ATM in UMTS

3G TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY
ATM in UMTS

3G transport technology
 Where is ATM used?
 Are there any alternatives to ATM?
 What is meant by an “adaptation layer”?
 Why is AAL 2 needed?
 What is the meaning of ALCAP?
 How can an ATM network be designed?
 What will be the future of ATM?

Rapid growth of mobile Internet and other mobile services will result in increasing demand for higher data transmission
capacity. Based on WCDMA, UMTS is one of the evolving 3G mobile communications systems designed to meet this

demand. High bit rates for both circuit- and packet switched services allow several mobile multimedia in the same call,
e.g. data, chat, video and voice.

ATM, (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a compromise between circuit- and packet switched technologies. ATM is the
standardized transmission technique for assuring QoS and for supporting the variety of services offered by UMTS.

Course description
ATM in UMTS is a 2-day course. The course gives the participant a thorough understanding of how ATM is applied in
UMTS. The course describes the ATM adaptation layers and how ATM is adapted to suite different UMTS services.
Theory along with simulation examples, explain the differences between AAL2 and AAL5, which are important for the
performance of ATM in UMTS. Exercises illustrate e.g. how the dimensioning of the required ATM link is performed.
 Contents
ATM Architecture
• Physical layer
• ATM layer
• ATM adaptation layer (AAL)
• AAL2
• AAL5
• AAL2/AAL5 comparison
UMTS Architecture
• Network nodes
• Protocols and interfaces
• Where is ATM used?
AAL2/AAL5 simulation examples
comparing
• Efficiency
• Throughput
• Overhead
• Capacity
• Set-up time
• Number of calls supported
• Required ATM rate
AAL2 in Iub
• Usage and demands in Soft Handover
• Why a new AAL layer?
ATM in UMTS
• Call SetUp
• Call Initiation
• Overview of signals and parameters (ex.
NSAP, CID, ALC, SUGR)
• Mapping of the RAB parameters to ATM
• ALCAP usage
QoS
• QoS and ATM parameters
• Mapping of QoS and RAB parameters
IP and ATM
• Simulation results
• Buffer sizes
• Data Length/Packet length
• Future trends
• Changes in new releases
• What happens with ATM?
Dimensioning
• Node B dimensioning from the ATM point
of view
Who should attend? • Calculation and dimension of the required
ATM link
ATM in UMTS is valuable to everybody involved in transmission network • Calculation of the total required bit rate
planning of the third generation mobile communication systems. Network design
• Design and structure of an ATM network
• Equipment and performance
Prerequisites
The course is advanced and should be regarded as a continuation of the
Widermind course ATM Survey. Hence it is recommended that the partici-
pants have a basic understanding of transmission network planning.

 For more information about in-house training events, please

send an email to Widermind at info@widermind.com. The
schedule for public training events is available at the Widermind
web site, www.widermind.com.
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