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UMTS

UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

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WHY UMTS?

The 3G standard proposed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute(ETSI) with much joint work with Japanese standardization bodies is referred to as the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS). The UMTS standard is specified as a migration from the 2G GSM standard to UMTS via the general packet radio service (GPRS) and enhanced data rates for global evolution (EDGE) [ WLAN also complements 3G systems]

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What is UMTS?
UMTS is one of the major new 'third generation' (3G) mobile communications systems being developed within the framework defined by the ITU and known as IMT-2000. UMTS will enable the wireless Information Society, delivering high-value broadband information, commerce and entertainment services to mobile users via fixed, wireless and satellite networks. UMTS will speed convergence between telecommunications, IT, media and content industries to deliver new services and create fresh revenue-generating opportunities.

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Convergence of media, data & telecom

Contents Internet

Internet access E-mail Real-time images transfer Multimedia documents transfer

Video on-demand Interactive video services Radio and television Entertainment services Location based services

UMTS

Telecommunications
Mobility Circuit switching services Packet switching services

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UMTS BASIC ARCHITECTURE RELEASE 99

M EMS
BTS BSC

Circuit Domain MSC/VL R HLR GMSC

PSTN/ISD N

GSM BSS
UE
Node RNC

Other

INTERNE
SGSN GGSN T INTRANE TS Packet Domain

M E

UTRAN

Radio Access Network

Core Network

UMTS BASIC ARCHITECTURE RELEASE 99

UMTS architecture Release 99 is an evolution of GSM/GPRS system, with a new radio interface based on WCDMA technology, that allows to offer new services with high capacity. Despite UMTS radio access network is new, UMTS core network is similar to GSM/GPRS core network. UMTS core network is split into two different switching domains: Circuit switching (CS): Based on GSM model. Packet switching (PS): Based on GPRS model.

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INFRASTRUCTURE DOMAIN
The Infrastructure Domain is split into:

Access Network Domain: Consists of the physical entities which manage the resources of the access network and provides the user with a mechanism to access to Core Network Domain. In UMTS the access network is the UTRAN (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network). Core Network Domain: Consists of the physical entities which provide support for the network features and telecommunications services.

ACCESS NETWORK DOMAIN - 2/11/2012 UTRAN

UTRAN (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) is the radio access network in UMTS. UTRAN consists of a set of Radio Network Subsystems (RNS) connected to Core Network.
1. A RNS consists of the Radio Network Controller (RNC) and one or more Node Bs. Each RNS is responsible for the resources of its set of cells. 2. RNC is responsible for the handover decisions that require signalling to the UE. It is equivalent to BSC in GSM network. 3. Node B is responsible for radio transmission/reception in one or more cells to/from UE. It is equivalent to BTS in GSM network. Node B Node B

RNS
RNC RNC

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CORE NETWORK DOMAIN

The Core Network Domain consists of the physical entities which provide support for the network features and telecommunications services. The support provided includes functionality such as:

Management of user location. Control of network features and services. Transfer (switching and transmission) mechanisms for signalling and user generated information.

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CORE NETWORK DOMAIN The Core Network Domain is sub-divided into:

Serving Network Domain: Represents functions that are local to the users access point and thus their location changes when the user moves. It is responsible for routing calls and for the transport of user data/information from source to destination. Home Network Domain: Represents functions that are conducted at a permanent location regardless of the location of the users access point. It contains at least permanently user specific data and is responsible for management of subscription information. Transit Network Domain: It is located on the communication path between the serving network domain and the remote party.

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IMT2000

The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has introduced a new framework of standards by the name IMT2000, which is a federation of systems for third-generation mobile telecommunications. IMT2000 aims to provide: (a) high-speed access, (b) support for broadband multimedia services, and (c) universal mobility. Frequency spectrum has been allocated for IMT2000 by the ITU. Several multiple-access protocols based on code division have been proposed by many different countries. The ITU has approved the CDMA2000 radio access system as the CDMA multicarrier member of the IMT2000 family of standards.

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IS-95

IS-95 networks use one or more 1.25 MHz carriers and operate within the 800 and 1900 MHz frequency bands

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CDMAONE
cdmaOne networks provide soft handoffs and higher capacity than traditional AMPS networks, with data rates up to 14.4 kbps. CdmaOne is based on IS-95A technology. IS-95B improves this technology further by providing higher data rates for packet- and circuit-switched CDMA data, with data rates up to 115 kbps