3G NETWORK EVOLUTION

3G NETWORK EVOLUTION

NETWORK EVOLUTION
AGENDA
Evolution Overview
Roadmap
Evolution Strategy
WCDMA
Access and Interfaces
Cell Planning
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NETWORK EVOLUTION OVERVIEW

HSCSD GPRS EDGE

HO IP

UMTS
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ROADMAP - EDGE & UMTS

EDGE (hardware) EDGE (software)

UMTS (early systems) UMTS (system)

GPRS (system)

2001 2002 2003 2004

GPRS terminal

UMTS / EDGE / GPRS terminal

UMTS / GPRS terminal

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SERVICE EVOLUTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH UMTS

R8

R9 R10

R11
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EVOLUTIUON STRATEGIES
Target operator Scenario Choice

Full migration due

GPRS + EDGE + UMTS
to capacity demand
Migration within
GPRS + EDGE
existing spectrum
Evolution with
GPRS + UMTS
new spectrum

Customer feedback: EDGE must be no

effort
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WCDMA

PACKET AND CIRCUIT SWITCHED

SERVICES CAN BE FREELY MIXED,
WITH VARIABLE BANDWIDTHS, AND
DELIVERED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO
THE SAME USER, WITH SPECIFIC
QUALITY LEVELS
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WCDMA FREQUENCY SPECTRUM

UPLINK: 1920-1980 MHz

DOWNLINK: 2110-2170 MHz

DUPLEX DISTANCE: 190 MHz

THE CARRIER FREQUENCY WIDTH IS 5 MHz
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EDGE & WCDMA - Complementary 3G Technologies
APPLICATION LAYER
APPLICATION SERVERS

CONTROL,CONNECTIVITY LAYERS
CORE NETWORK

900/1800/1900 MHz 2 GHz

Radio Radio

EDGE WCDMA
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ACCESS AND INTERFACES
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ACCESS AND INTERFACES
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ACCESS AND INTERFACES

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UTRAN
UTRAN contains both the radio parts and the Access
Network inclusive the nodes

Manage Radio Access Bearers for user data

transport, manage and optimise the radio network
resources and control mobility while the BTS
provides the actual radio resources and maintains
the radio links
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CELL PLANNING

PLANNING PROCESS
Performance Analysis
Modelling
Planning
Optimisation
Integration
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CELL PLANNING

In comparison to a traditional TDMA system the

coverage of WCDMA depends on the traffic load
in the cells. In a system where the load changes
this will cause the cells to grow and shrink with
time.

Quality

Load
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CELL PLANNING

Capacity: It is well known that there is a trade off

between coverage and capacity in a CDMA
system.The cluster size is nearly determined by
the average level of the interference
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CELL PLANNING
Coverage, Capacity and Service Flexibility
Power is the shared resource which yields high
service flexibility
For a single user, multiple services with different
variability can be mixed easily on one terminal
Bit Service 1
rate Power
Level

Bit Service 2
rate CA
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CELL PLANNING
Coverage, Capacity and Service Flexibility
Example of power levels when different
services from different terminals are
combined
Power levels from MS
Received power levels at the base station
CA

CB

CC

CD
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CELL PLANNING

PLANNING TOOLS
WCDMA PLANNERS
-DESIGN
-PERFORMANCE
-DOWNLINK DRIVE TEST
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COMBINED POWER OF EDGE AND WCDMA

Reuse Installed base

stations
Launch day one
Minimized Risk
Fast Return on investment
2002 2003
Edge Edge
UMTS UMTS