Introduction of GSM,

UMTS & WiMax

Technology

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 Network Architecture Comparison
GSM Architecture (1)
z Radio: TDMA Access
z Core: Circuit-Switched
Domain (PCM) and Packet-
Switched Domain (ATM)
z Services: Voice & Data call
z Limited Bandwidth Data
Access (2.5G)

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GSM Architecture (2)
Circuit- E1/T1
Switched
E1/T1 Platform

Cell-0 Cell-2 MSC- PSTN / Other

MSC
Gateway Operator
Cell-1

TRAU
HLR
BSC SMS EIR /AC

Internet / IP
SGSN GGSN Network Based
PCU

ATM

Radio Access Network Core Network

Packet Data Flow

Switched Data Flow

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GSM Architecture (3)

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Network Architecture Comparison
UMTS Architecture (1)
z Radio: WCDMA
z Core: ATM Platform in
both Circuit-Switched
Domain and Packet-
Switched Domain
z Services: Voice Call,
Video Call and Data Call
z Broadband Data Access
(3.5G)

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Network Architecture Comparison
UMTS Architecture (2)
ATM Switch
Platform ATM
ATM over T1
/FO/STM-1

Cell-0 Cell-2- MSC-

MSC PSTN / Other
Gateway
Operator
Cell-1

Service /
RNC Application EIR HLR
/AC

Internet/IP Based
SGSN GGSN
Network

ATM

Radio Access Network Core Network

Packet Data Flow

Switched Data Flow

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UMTS Architecture (3)

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Network Architecture Comparison
WiMAX Architecture (1)
z Radio: OFDM/OFDMA
z Core: All IP Platform
with Packet-Switched
Domain
z Services: Voice Call,
Video Call, Multimedia
Streaming & Data Call
z Broadband Data
Access

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Network Architecture Comparison
WiMAX 16e Architecture

INTERNET
PSTN
VOIP SIP SERVER

BTS ETHERNET
ETHERNET

IP-BASED-CORE NETWORK

ASN Gateway

MULTIMEDIA OTHER
SERVER APPLICATION
SERVER

Access Service Network

Core Service Network

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WiMAX 16d Architecture

INTERNET
PSTN
VOIP SIP SERVER

BTS
ETHERNET

IP-BASED-CORE NETWORK

MULTIMEDIA OTHER
SERVER APPLICATION
SERVER

Access Service Network Core Service Network

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Radio Access Comparison
Duplex Technology
BTS SUBSCRIBER
z FDD
-Dual Polarization Antenna
TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY X RECEIVER
(Different UL/DL Freq)
-Better Noise Floor AT THE SAME TIME
-Inefficient Spectrum RECEIVER TRANSMITTER
FREQUENCY
- Y

BTS SUBSCRIBER
z TDD
-Single Polarization Antenna
(The same UL/DL Freq) FREQUENCY-X
TRANSMITTER RECEIVER
- 3dB worse Noise Floor
- efficient Spectrum
AT THE DIFFERENT TIME

RECEIVER FREQUENCY-Y
- TRANSMITTER
z Half-FDD
-Single Polarization Antenna.
BTS SUBSCRIBER
(Different UL/DL Freq at Different Time)
- 3dB worse Noise Floor
- efficient Spectrum
TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY-X RECEIVER

AT THE DIFFERENT TIME

RECEIVER FREQUENCY-Y TRANSMITTER

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Radio Access Comparison
Physical Layer
z TDMA (GSM)
z CDMA (CDMA)
z WCDMA(3G)
z OFDM (WIFI,Pre-WiMAX,WiMAX)

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TDMA (GSM)
z 200 KHz Radio Channel
z Combine up to 24 Radio
Channels per cell
z Modulation: GMSK
(Voice & GPRS) and 8-
PSK (EDGE)

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WCDMA(3G)
z 5 MHz Radio Channel for
W-CDMA
z Single Radio Channel
per cell
z Modulation: QPSK(3G)
and 16-QAM(3.5G)

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Radio Access Comparison
OFDM/OFDMA (WiMAX)
z 1.25, 3.5, 5, 7, 8.75, 10, 14, 20,
25,and 28 MHz Radio Channel
z Single Radio Channel or
Combined Radio Channels per
cell
z Modulation:
BPSK,QPSK,16QAM, and
64QAM

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Radio Access Comparison
OFDM (16d) vs. OFDMA (16e)

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Radio Access Comparison
Bandwidth Per Tone
z Fixed WiMAX
BTone = (BW*SampliFreq)/(Tot.of Tones)
z Mobile WiMAX
BTone = fixed value as 10.94 Khz

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