3G Wireless Technology Quick Guide

CDMA2000 Network Architecture

E12 E5/E12: Positioning Service
CDMA2000 1xRTT Access Network T1/T5: Intelligent Network Interface Intelligent Network Interface (Ref: J-STD-036)
(Ref: IS-771/IS-826)
T1 SCP T5 IP PDE E5 MPC
Um: Air Interface LPDE

Um A8/A9
PCF MSC Provides a framework to create Positioning Service
Abis BSC MC SME
N M1 various services(e.g. 800/400 Provides position information such
BTS and prepaid) as emergency call positioning
MS N/M1: Short Message Service
E Interface (Ref: ANSI-41)

A1 A2 A5 E GMSC Ai
A3/A7 PSTN
Z1: Number Portability Ai: GMSC to PSTN
Interface (Ref: IS-756) Interface
Um: Air Interface LPDE Z NPDB
MSC Pi: GMSC to PDN Interface
Z1
Um (Ref: IS-835)
Abis BSC VLR Z1: Voice Message Pi
BTS A8/A9 PCF Interface (Ref: ANSI-41)

MS A10 C VMS
F

PDN MRFP
EIR MGW
HLR H AC
CDMA2000 EV-DO Access Network
Circuit Switched Core Network
Um: Air Interface
LPDE
A11 Provides voice connection between mobile stations or
PCF PSTN network by dedicated network resource
Um Abis AN A8/A9/A14/Ax
ANTS Packet Switched Core Network MRFC MGCF
Provide end-to-end IP data service to
AT mobile station base on packet switch

PDSN P-H Pi
A13/A15 A13
HA
Home
Ax: Authentication AAA P1 CSCF
Um: Air Interface
LPDE Interface P-H Pi
Um Abis AN A8/A9/A14/Ax PCF
AN
Multimedia Domain
ANTS Visited FA Provides multimedia services(e.g.
AAA AAA P1 Instant Message, Presence, PoC)
AT A12 base on IP/SIP

UMTS Network Architecture

UTRAN-3G Radio Network Packet Switched Domain(GPRS) Other GPRS in PLMN Operator ISP
Provides end-to-end IP data service to mobile station
(To P-CSCF) base on packet switch E-Mail apps Contents
Gm Associated
LMU SMLC
BG Gp GGSN BG
Uu Node B
Iub RNC AAA DNS RADIUS DHCP

Standalone
Gp Gp
LMU MMSC
Iur
IP IP
SGSN GGSN Gi
Gn PDN
SMLC
IuPS
RNC

(To P-CSCF)
IP Multimedia Subsystem
Associated
Lg Provides multimedia services
Gm (e.g. Instant Message, Presence,
LMU (From Handset)
Gr Gm
PoC) base on IP/SIP

Uu Node B Iub Gs P-CSCF

Gb GMLC Lh Gc
Standalone Gf Gm/Mw: Multimedia
Call Control (SIP)
LMU
Le
I-CSCF
IuCS
EIR Lg Lc Cx
LCS client Cx: IMS User
HSS Register
Broadcast Ge
CBC IuBC SCP
Cx
Services S-CSCF MRFC
(gsmSCF)
F gsmSRF
C MGCF
MGCF
VLR MRFP
GERAN-2G/3G Radio Network Mw
MSC D MSC Sig-GW
server Nc server
Mp
Um LMU(b)
SMSC
BTS Abis Mb IMS
LMU(a) Circuit Switch Domain Mc MGW
Provides voice connection between voice Mb: IMS IP Other IMS
Based Voice
mobile stations or PSTN network by mail
Mc dedicated network resource

LMU(b) Packet-switched voice

Um
BTS Abis BSC A MGW MGW PSTN
Nb
LMU(a)
IP
Lb SMLC

AAA Authentication, Authorization, Accounting GSM Global System for Mobile Communications MPC Mobile Position Center RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
AC Authentication Center HA Home Agent MRFC Multimedia Resource Function Controller RAN Radio Access Network
AN Access Network HLR Home Location Register MRFP Multimedia Resource Function Processor RNC Radio Network Controller
BGCF Breakout Gateway Control Function HSS Home Subscriber Server MS Mobile Station SCP Service Control Point
BSC Base Station Controller IP Intelligent Peripheral MSC Mobile Switching Center SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
BTS Base Transceiver Station IMS IP MUltimedia Subsystem NPDB Number Portability Data Base SIG-GW Signalling Gateway
CBC Cell Broadcast Center LCS Location Service OSA-SCS OSA-Service Capability Server SIP-AS SIP-Application Server
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access LMU Location Measurement Unit P-CSCF Proxy-Call Session Control Function SMLC Serving Mobile Location Center
CSCF Call Session Control Function LMSD Legacy Mobile Station Domain PCF Packet Control Function SMSC Short Message Service Center
EIR Equipment Identity Register LPDE Local Position Determining Entity PDE Position Determining Entity SME Short Message Entity
FA Foreign Agent MC Message Center PDF Policy Decision Function UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
GERAN GPRS/EDGE Radio Access Network MGCF Media Gateway Control Function PDN Packet Data Network UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node MGW Media Gateway PDSN Packet Data Serving Node VLR Visitor Location Register
GMSC Gateway MSC MMD Multimedia Domain PLMN Public Land Mobile Network VMS Voice Mail Service
GPRS General Packet Radio Service MMSC Multimedia Message Service Center PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network WCDMA Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access

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 UMTS / CDMA2000 Radio Access Network Standards
W-CDMA(FDD) HSDPA/HSUPA cdma2000 (1xRTT) 1xEV-DO 1xEV-DV

Frequency range Bands: (MHz)

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DL: 2110 -2170
(UL) =uplink/reverse
��� UL: 1850 - 1910
(DL) =downlink/forward DL: 1930 - 1990
(BS) =base station
���� UL: 1710 - 1785
(MS)=mobile station DL: 1805 - 1880
��� UL: 1710 - 1755
DL: 2110 - 2155
�� UL: 824 - 849
DL: 869 - 894
Bands: (MHz) BC7) UL:776 - 794 DL: 746 - 764
��� UL: 830 - 840
DL: 875 - 885 BC0) UL: 824 - 849 DL: 869 - 894 US Cellular North American 700 MHz Cellular
BC1) UL: 1890 - 1910 DL: 1930 - 1990 BC8) UL:1710 - 1785 DL: 1805 - 1880 1800 MHz
���� UL: 885 - 915
DL: 925 -960 North American PCS BC9) UL: 880 - 915 DL: 925 - 960 900 MHz
BC2) UL: 872 - 915 DL:917 - 960 TACS-Band BC10) UL: 806 - 901 DL: 851- 940
����� UL: 2500 - 2570
DL: 2620 - 2690 BC3) UL: 887 - 925 DL: 832 - 870 JTACS-Band Secondary 800 MHz
��� UL: 1749.9 - 1784.9 BC4) UL: 1750 - 1780 DL: 1840 - 1870 Korean PCS BC11) UL: 410 - 458 DL: 420 - 468
DL: 1844.9 - 1879.9 400 MHz European PAMR Band
BC5) UL: 411 - 483 DL: 421 - 493 NMT-490 BC12) UL: 870 - 876 DL: 915 - 921
BC6) UL: 1920 - 1980 DL: 2110 - 2170 IMT2000 800 MHz PAMR Band

Multiple Access
CDMA/TDMA CDMA/TDMA CDMA CDMA CDMA
Technology

HPSK with RRC filter (a=0.22) HPSK with RRC filter

(a=0.22)(UL) Chebychev low pass(FIR) Chebychev low pass(FIR) Chebychev low pass(FIR)
Modulation and 1 bit/symbol(UL)
QPSK and 16QAM with QPSK/HPSK,2 bit/symbol(UL) QPSK/HPSK,2 bit/symbol(UL) QPSK/HPSK,2 bit/symbol(UL)
filter type QPSK with RRC filter (a=0.22)
RRC filter (a=0.22)(DL) QPSK,2 bit/symbol(DL) QPSK,8PSK,160AM(DL) QPSK,8PSK,160AM(DL)
2 bit/symbol(DL)

Channel spacing 1.23 MHz(US Cellular band) 1.23 MHz(US Cellular band) 1.23 MHz(US Cellular band)
5MHz 5MHz
1.25 MHz(other bands) 1.25 MHz(other bands) 1.25 MHz(other bands)

Symbol rate/chip rate 3.84 Mcps 3.84 Mcps 1.2288 Mcps 1.2288 Mcps 1.2288 Mcps

Frequency reuse
pattern (cell x sector)
Single user date rate
1x1 1x1 1x1 1x1 1x1
Up to 153.6 kbps (Rel 0)(UL)
HSDPA(DL):Up to 13.976 Mbps 95A: 9.6 or 14.4 kbps Up to 153.6 kbps (Rel 0)(UL) Up to 2.5 Mbps (Rel 0)(DL)
384 kbps (single code)
HSDPA(UL):Up to 5.76 Mbps 95B: Up to 115 kbps Up to 307.2 kbps (Rel A)(DL) Up to 1.8 Mbps (Rel A)(UL)
Up to 3.1 Mbps (Rel A)(DL)

WCDMA Logical / Transport / Physical Channel Mapping

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CDMA2000 Logical / Physical Channel Mapping

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CDMA2000 Network Protocol Stack

A1 Signaling A2 User Traffic P1 P-H A12 User
A3/A7 Singaling A3 User Traffic A13/A15
DTAP/BSSMAP 56/64 Kbps PCM 64 Kbps UDI RADIUS / DIAMETR MIP RADIUS
User Application Data
IOS Application User Traffic A13/A15 Signaling
SCCP DS0 UDP UDP (IP/TCP, HTTP, etc.) UDP
TCP SSSAR TCP/UDP
MTP 3 A5 User Traffic IP IP IP
IP AAL2 IP
MTP 2 Data Octet Stream Link Layer MAC Link Layer
AAL5 ATM Link Layer
MTP 1 ISLP Physical Layer Physical Layer Physical Layer
ATM Physical Layer Physical Layer
Physical Layer DS0
Physical Layer
Interface in Mobile IP Network
P1: Signaling between AAA and HA/FA
Interface between BSC and MSC Interface between
P-H: Mobile IP user application data between HA and FA
A1: Signaling for Call Control and Mobility Management BSCs/ANs/PCFs A12: Signaling between AN/PCF and AN AAA
A2: Circuit Switched Voice Traffic
A5: Circuit based IP traffic (to the IWF and PDN) A3: User data and signaling between the
source BSC SDU function and target BSC A9 User Signaling A14
A7: Signaling(Handover control) between A8 User Traffic
A10 User Traffic A11 Signaling A9 Signaling A14 Signaling
source/target BSCs GRE
GRE A11 Signaling A13: Signaling(SC/MM function) between TCP/UDP TCP/UDP
C/E
source/target ANs/PCFs IP
IP UDP A15: Signaling(inter-AN paging control) IP IP
MAP
between source/target ANs Link Layer
PPP IP Link Layer Link Layer
TCAP Physical Layer
Link Layer Link Layer Physical Layer Physical Layer
SCCP/SCMG
Physical Layer Physical Layer
Transport Interface for Circuit Switched Interface between AN and PCF
A8: User Traffic between AN and PCF
Interface between BSC and PDSN Physical Layer
C: Signaling between MSC and HLR
A9: Signaling between AN and PCF
A10: IP user data between the BSC and PDSN E: Signaling between MSC and GMSC
A14: Signaling between AN(SC/MM function) and PCF
A11: Signaling between the BSC and PDSN
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Radio Network Transport Netw. PS Data Broadcast Data CS Data CS Voice Radio Network Transport Netw. CS Data CS Voice
Control Plane Control Plane User Plane User Plane User Plane User Plane Control Plane Control Plane User Plane User Plane
MM/SM/CC Application Application MM/SM/CC Application ������������������
AMR AMR
ALCAP TAF Codec TAF SABP
RRC PDCP BMC RANAP Codec
NBAP STC RLP ALCAP RLP TCP
RLC MTP3-B RLC SCCP STC IP
MAC SSCF-UNI SSCF-UNI MAC MTP3-B MTP3-B AAL5
IuUP
FP SSCOP SSCOP FP SSCF-NNI SSCF-NNI ATM
AAL2 AAL5 AAL5 AAL2 SSCOP SSCOP AAL2-SAR SSCS Physical Layer
ATM AAL5 AAL5 AAL2
Physical Layer ATM
Physical Layer

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Iub: Interface between RNC and NodeB
Radio Network Transport Network PS Data CS Data CS Voice Radio Network PS Data (Management of Iub Transport Resources,
Control Plane Control Plane User Plane User Plane User Plane Control Plane User Plane Logical O&M of Node B, Common/Dedicated
MM/SM/CC Application Application MM/SM/CC Channels traffic management, Timing and
Synchronization Management)
RNSAP ALCAP TAF AMR Codec RANAP Application Iur: Interface between RNCs
RRC PDCP
SCCP STC RLP SCCP (Transport Network Management,
Common/Dedicated Channels traffic
RLC MTP3-B M3UA MTP3-B M3UA RLC MTP3-B M3UA GTP-U management)
MAC SSCF-NNI SCTP SSCF-NNI SCTP MAC SSCF-NNI SCTP UDP IuCS: Interface between BSC/RNC and MSC
(BSC/RNC management, call handling,
FP SSCOP IP SSCOP IP FP SSCOP IP IP mobile management)
AAL2 AAL5 AAL5 AAL5 AAL5 AAL2 AAL5 AAL5 AAL5 IuPS: Interface between BSC/RNC and SGSN
(Packet data transmission, mobile
ATM ATM management)
Physical Layer Physical Layer IuBC: Interface between BSC and CBC

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Control Plane User Plane User Plane
Application Application
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AMR, GSM, AMR, GSM, BICC MEGACO H.248 Soft-Switch Interface
TAF TAF
PCM Codec PCM Codec Mc: Interface between
M3UA MTP3-B M3UA M3UA
ALCAP RLP RLP MTP3-B MSC Server and CS-MGW
(optional) (optional) Nb: Interface between
STC MTP SCTP SSCF-NNI
SSCF-NNI SCTP SCTP CS-MGW and CS-MGW
Nb UP Nb UP
MTP3-B IP SSCOP/SSCOPMCE Nc: Interface between
SSCOP IP MSC Server and GMSC
SSCF-NNI RTPv2/RTCP AAL5 Server
AAL5 - I.363.5 IPv4 or IPv6
AAL2-SAR SSCS
SSCOP UDP TDM
ATM ATM
AAL5 AAL2 Physical Layer Physical Layer
IPv4 or IPv6
ATM
Physical Layer

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GPRS control and user plane GSM CS user plane GSM signaling plane ��
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Application LLP RRLP SUPS GSM Interface
MAP Abis: Interface between BTS and BSC
GMM/SM SMS SNDCP SMS BSSAP DTAP A: Interface between BSC and MSC/MSC Server
DTAP-LE TCAP
LLC speech RRLP SUPS BSSMAP C: Interface between HLR and MSC/MSC Server
CS SCCP D: Interface between HLR and VLR
RLC data (TFR, EFR, RRCP DTAP SMS SCCP E: Interface between MSC/MSC Servers
HFR, AMR) MTP
MAC RSL O&M F: Interface between MSC/MSC Server and EIR
MTP Physical Layer H: Interface between HLR and AuC
PCU TRAU frame LAPD Physical Layer
Physical Layer

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Transmission Control Plane GPRS Interface
����� �� ��� ���������� Gs: Interface between SGSN and MSC
Application
Application CAP MAP Gb: Interface between BSC and SGSN
SNDCP SM GMM/SM BSSAP+ (Packet data transmission, Mobile Management)
GTP-U TCAP TCAP
Gn/Gp: Interface between SGSN and GGSN
LLC
UDP/TCP SCCP SCCP IP
SCCP Ge: Interface between gprsSSF and gsmSCF
BSSGP Gc: Interface between GGSN and HLR
IP MTP MTP MTP Gr: Interface between SGSN and HLR
Network Service
Physical Layer Physical Layer Physical Layer Physical Layer Gf: Interface between SGSN and EIR
Frame Relay / IPv4 / IPv6
Physical Layer

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Location Service Interface �� ��
Lh: Interface between SLMC and HLR
RRLP MAP Lg: Interface between GMLC and MSC/MSC Server Control Plane Control Plane User Plane
BSSLAP LLP SMLCPP TCAP Ls: Interface between SLMC and MSC/MSC Server RR/MM/CM MM/SM/CC AMR IP/PPP CBS
Lb: Interface between BSC and SLMC
BSSAP-LE (BSSMAP-LE/DTAP-LE) SCCP Lp: Interface between Peer SMLCs RRC PDCP BMC
SCCP MTP RLC
MTP Physical Layer
Air Interface
Um: Interface between MS and BTS LAP-Dm MAC
Physical Layer Uu: Interface between UE and NodeB Physical Layer (GSM) Physical Layer (WCDMA)

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 3GPP IMS / 3GPP2 MMD Common Reference Model

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MRFP
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MRFC PSTN/PLMN

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CSCF
Packet Data ������
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Radio Accsss
Network AAA
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Databases
3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
3GPP2 Multimedia Domain(MMD)

GSM/UMTS Network Evolution

2G 2.5G EDGE
3G 3GPP
Standards

IMS Phase2
473.6kbps Bearer Independant CS IP Multimedia Subsystem WLAN Interconnection QoS Improvement
Core Network IP Transport in UTRAN PoC EDGE Evolution
IP Support for CN protocols Gb over IP MBMS SIM High speed

GSM GPRS 3GPP 3GPP 3GPP 3GPP 3GPP

Release 99 Release 4 Release 5 Release 6 Release 7
Circuit Switched Voice/Data Packet Switched Data WCDMA UTRAN HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+
9.6/14.4kbps 171.2kbps Down Link: 2Mbps Down Link: 14.4Mbps Up Link: 5.76Mbps Up Link: 11Mbps
Down Link: 42Mbps

CDMA Network Evolution

Core Network All IP Architecture
Legacy CS upgrade to NGN Multimedia Services
Packet Core Network

IS-41D LMSD MMD

Signaling over IP
Circuit Switched Network Legacy Mobile Subscriber Domain Multimedia Domain
3GPP2
1xEV-DO 1xEV-DO 1xEV-DO
Standards Forward Link: 2.4Mbps Forward Link: 3.1Mbps Forward Link: 75.3Mbps
Radio Network Reverse Link: 153kbps Reverse Link: 1.8Mbps Reverse Link: 27Mbps

1xRTT 1xEV-DO 1xEV-DV 1xEV-DV

14.4kbps 115.2kbps 307.2kbps Revision 0 Revision A Revision B
Circuit Switch Data Circuit Switch Data Packet Switch Data
1xEV-DV 1xEV-DV
cdma2000
IS-95A IS-95B Forward Link: 307.2kbps Forward Link: 3.1Mbps FL:3.1Mbps
Revision 0 Reverse Link: 307.2kbps Reverse Link: 307.2kbps RL:1.8Mbps

2G 2.5G 3G
cdma2000 cdma2000 cdma2000
Revision A Revision C Revision D

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