Architectural portfolios and their true purpose life of. Atm core network independent of access network the specificity of the access network due to mobile system should be transparent to the core network. Umts architecture umts system uses the same core network as the gprs and uses entirely new radio interface. While a clever and attractive business card might help you initially get a firms attention, and a well. It is used on the go interface between the ggsn and the packet data function pdf. Additionally, i know from industry experience that for ggsn interop testing release 8. Pdf umts networks architecture, mobility and services. Architectural portfolios and their true purpose may 6, 20 by bob borson 50 comments at one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating.
Evolving core networks from gsm to umts r4 version. Section ii discuss about the security system in gsm. Building on the success of the first edition, umts networks second edition allows readers to continue their journey through umts up to the latest 3gpp standardization phase, release 5. The chapter structure has been reworked for improved usability for readers, as well as including many new features and updates. Umts architecture wcdma local area network server router local area network server router corporate 2 corporate 1 intraplmn backbone network ip based serving gprs support node sgsn gateway gprs support node ggsn gprs infrastructure hlr auc msc rnc node b packet networkpstn packet ss7network network packet network data network. Analysis of data services performance in umts networks using data. It specifies a complete network system and the technology described in it is popularly referred as freedom of mobile multimedia access foma. The course provides indepth knowledge of the protocols and procedures found on the umts ehspa radio access network through theory combined with case studiesand self solved handson exercises using monitoring tools such as tems investigation which will be useful in various network maintenance, troubleshooting and optimization activities. The cross reference between gsm, umts, 3gpp and etsi identities can be. This course provides an endtoend overview of umts hspa ran performance monitoring and optimization.
Additionally, i know from industry experience that for ggsn interop testing release 8 is usually used as the base for comparison. The iu is the utran interface between the radio network controller rnc and cn. Cn core network is responsible for transport functions such as switching and routing calls and data, tracking users usim me. The umts terrestrial radio access network utran consists in bs node the 3g term for bts and radio network controllers rncs connected by atm network. These are detailed in the lte feasibility study, 3gpp technical report 25. Umts network architectur e cn and an entities and procedures. The course provides indepth knowledge of the protocols and procedures found on the umtsehspa radio access network through theory combined with case studiesand self solved handson exercises using monitoring tools such as tems investigation which will be useful in various network maintenance, troubleshooting and optimization activities. Short for universal mobile telecommunications system, a 3g mobile technology that will deliver broadband information at speeds up to 2mbitssec besides voice and data, umts will deliver audio and video to wireless devices anywhere in the world through fixed, wireless and satellite systems. Developed and maintained by the 3gpp 3rd generation partnership project, umts is a component of the international telecommunications union imt2000 standard set and compares with the cdma2000 standard set for networks based on the competing. As shown in the figure there are three main components in umts network architecture, user equipments is composed of mobile equipment me and usim.
Building on the success of the first edition, umts networks, second edition allows readers to continue their journey through umts up to the latest 3gpp standardization phase, release 5. The extended service portfolio includes locationbased services, music. Participants are required to have a windows laptop. The aim of this thesis is to propose di erent logical indoor 4g femtocell architectures based on 3gpp speci cations that will also be capable of providing lipa functionality.
Ws 0304, tkn tu berlin, cornelia kappler course umts networks, iii. Several milestones now increase capacity and speed by ten times since the start of lte. The impact of the far smaller gsm patent portfolio identified by bekkers 2001 were not publicly visible until more than a decade later. Umts services overview standardisation, ituimt2000, etsi and 3gpp umts bearers umts teleservices, service capabilities and supplementary services multimedia services role of incamel and toolkits imt2000 spectrum umts architecture assumptions for network standardisation overall umts.
Containing revised, updated and brand new material, it provides a comprehensive view on the umts network architecture and its latest developments. Redon services core network utran rns cbc sgsn msc server mgw rnc rnc nodeb nodeb nodeb nodeb nodeb nodeb nodeb. This course provides an endtoend overview of umtshspa ran performance monitoring and optimization. The user equipment or ue is a major element of the overall 3g umts network architecture. Section iii explains about the security architecture of umts and 3gpp. The successful trial, deployment, operation and troubleshooting of 3g or umts infrastructures and applications is the. Troubleshooting of the umtsehspa radio interface apis. Contains heavily revised sections on the evolution from gsm to umts multiaccess, the umts radio access network, the umts core network and services. You will find the various different type of sae diagram from various source ranging from very simple to extremly complicated one.
The umts network architecture has three main entities. This completely revised and updated edition of the highly successful umts signaling provides a deep insight into all aspects of umts signalling. Umts architecture 2 umts architecture basics principles of network architectures for comparison. The 4g core shall support an open framework, allowing any kind of mobility protocol, quality of service qos, and authentication, figure 1. I got into great grad schools w an 80 page portfolio a lot of single image pages. Troubleshooting of the umtsehspa radio interface apis training. Umts system architecture ue user equipment that interfaces with the user utran umts terrestrial radio access network handles all radio related functionality wcdma is radio interface standard here. Umts services overview standardisation, ituimt2000, etsi and 3gpp umts bearers umts teleservices, service capabilities and supplementary services multimedia services role of incamel and toolkits imt2000 spectrum umts architecture assumptions for network standardisation. Design your portfolio so that it conveys your design thinking or anything else you want the committee to get from it. Undergraduate architectural portfolio by varsha kolur issuu. When applying for an architecture job, you need to make sure you have the perfect portfolio. The main function of the core network is to provide switching, routing and transit for user traffic. Commercial radio networks implementing the thirdgeneration 3g wireless radio.
Core network also contains the databases and network management functions. Gprs architecture conceptual umts architecture ue utran ps domain cs domain ims. Includes updated versions on services in the umts environment, security in the umts environment and umts protocols. This tutorial on umts covers network architecture in umts system. Circuit switched cs and packet switched ps which reuse the infrastructure of gsm and gprs respectively. Umtshspa ran performance and optimization apis training. To support the evolved umts terrestrial radio access network utran with ofdm at radio access, the core has adopted a flatter ipbased architecture that gives better data performance. Umts offers more bandwidth and spectral efficiency to the network operators by using wideband code division multiple access wcdma technology. Umts network architecture ran corenetwork ue umts tutorial. Core network cn, umts terrestrial radio access network utran and user equipment ue. Atm core network independent of access network the specificity of the access network due to mobile system should be transparent to the core network, which may potentially.
American institute of aeronautics and astronautics service scenarios and system architecture for satellite umts ip based netw ork satin. Exploration of gsm and umts security architecture with aka. Not possible to transfer service information between networks. The universal mobile telecommunications system umts is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the gsm standard. Ericsson lte ran continues to bring a great experience for mobile broadband. The universal mobile telecommunications system umts, based on the gsm standards, is a mobile cellular system of third generation that is maintained by 3gpp 3rd generation partnership project.
Developed and maintained by the 3gpp 3rd generation partnership project, umts is a component of the international telecommunications union imt2000 standard set and compares with the cdma2000 standard set for networks based on the competing cdmaone. Radio access network architecture ip multimedia subsystem. Umts network architectur e cn and an entities and procedures 3gpp ts 23. Prerequisites a basic understanding of gsm architecture and procedures would be an advantage, but not essential. Universal mobile telecommunication system umts presented by m mateen shahid 2. Network concepts and features are analysed against available network measurements and call traffic signalling flows, to infer the use of different counters and kpis. If i represent it graphically, it looks as follows. Umts networks architecture, mobility and services kaaranen, ahtianen. It inherits the basic functional elements from the gsm. Femtocellular aspects on umts architecture evolution. The aim of this paper is to understand the architecture of the gprs and focus primarily on the issue come up while migrating from existing gsm network to that. Gsm, edge, umts, utran, lte, sae, femtocell, architecture, home nodeb, home enodeb, lteadvanced, local ip access ii.
In recent years, architecture firms and students alike have been switching from paper portfolios to digital presentations. Lte development lifecycle a timeline for lte development is shown in figure 1. Gprs architecture conceptual umts architecture ue utran ps domain. This enables network operators to enjoy the improved costefficiency of umts while protecting their 2g investments and reducing the risks of implementation. Sae service architecture evolved simply put, sae is just a terminology representing lte network architecture. Course contents the need for 3rd generation systems standardisation umts services and applications umts architecture core network architecture and protocols wcdma applied to umts. Umts architecture a umts network consist of three interacting domains. The new radio network in umts is called utran umts terrestrial radio access network and is connected to the core network cn of gprs via iu interface. You can always just use release 11 or even 12, but 8 should be enough. Introduction umts is developed by 3gpp 3 generation partnership project a joint venture of several organization 3g umts is a thirdgeneration 3g. The core network is then the overall entity that interfaces to external networks including the public phone network and other cellular telecommunications networks. Nearly every firm today has a website to display their past projects.