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U106 UTRAN Architecture and Protocols

UTRAN Architecture & Protocols Training Notes

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Index

Page Introduction Day 1 UMTS Architecture Overview

Major Network Elements Core Network CS Circuit Switched PS Packet Switched UTRAN UE User Equipment Interface Definitions Iu, Iur, Iub, Uu UMTS Bearer Services UMTS Protocol Stratums UMTS QoS Classes

i - vi

1.1.1 1.1.35

UTRAN
RNS Radio Network Subsystem RNC Radio Network Controller Node B Handover in UMTS Macrodiveristy Protocol Model for UTRAN Interfaces Horizontal Layers Vertical Planes ALCAP Protocol structure of Interfaces Iu, CS, PS and RANAP Iur, RNSAP Iub, NBAP-C, NBAP-D

1.2.1 1.2.16

DIRECT - Cellular Appetiser

Practical Hands-on exercises using DIRECT Using 3G Cellular Module Applying mixed traffic, voice, real-time and non real-time. Examine the interfaces

1.3.1 1.3.20

UTRAN Signals & Signalling

Frame Structure Common Pilot Channel CPICH Primary and Secondary Synchronisation Channel Paging Indicator Channel PICH Initial call set-up, RACH and AICH RACH and AICH signature patterns

1.4.1 1.4.20

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UTRAN Synchronisation
Node Synchronisation Time Alignment Synchronisation RNC-Node B Synchronisation Counters and Parameters Frame Numbers, CFN, SFN, BFN Transport Channel Synchronisation FDD Radio Interface Synchronisation

1.5.1 1.5.22

Day 2 ATM Overview

ATM concepts Virtual Circuits ATM UNI and NNI interfaces Cell Format Cell Header GFC Generic Flow Control VPI Virtual Path Identifier VCI Virtual Circuit Identifier PT Payload Type CLP Cell Loss Probability HEC Header Error Check Permanent Virtual Circuits PVC Switched Virtual Circuit SVC VCC Virtual Channel Connection VPC Virtual Path Connection ATM Reference Model Control Plane User Plane ATM Layer ATM Adaptation Layers AALs AAL2 in detail Common Part Sublayer CPS Packet Header Error Control HEC generator polynomial CPS-PDU header structure

2.1.1 2.1.17

ATM Segmentation & Assembly

Specification and Description Language SDL AAL2 Packet Assembly Practical Exercise on packet construction

2.2.1 2.2.18

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DIRECT - ATM Appetiser

Practical exercises using DIRECT Configuring an ATM network Allocating VCCs, and VPCs Analysing cross-connect information Ingress and Egress User plane and Control Plane 3G protocol carrying

2.3.1 2.3.14

Power Control & Radio Management Admission Control

Packet Access Common Channels RACH and FACH Dedicated Channels DCH Shared Channels Downlink DSCH Uplink CPCH Packet Scheduler Algorithms

2.4.1 2.4.12 2.5.1 2.5.10

Other Access Networks

DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephony DECT/GSM Dual mode DECT Packet Radio Service HiperLAN/2 Network configuration Bluetooth Network Configuration

2.6.1 2.6.14

Appendix ATM Assembly Exercise Allocation of S-SCH code groups ATM traffic Excel Slotted Aloha Glossary of Terms Enterprise project setup Bluetooth Ericsson Chatpen Review Test A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8