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    Nokia Siemens Networks expects five

    billion people to be connected to theweb and a 100-fold traffic increase in

    the networks by 2015. Wireless access

    to the Internet will be in step with

    wireline access. Access via mobile

    phone supporting enhanced data

    applications will complement notebook

    based usage. Wireless networks will be

    used to extend broadband penetration

    beyond the reach of wireline networks.

    More and more user communities will

    enjoy multimedia services, driving total

    bandwidth demand. This affords

    mobile network operators a businessopportunity they can capitalize on by

    improving their networks performance

    and efficiency.

    With a view to taking the next step up

    the evolutionary ladder beyond HSPA,3GPP Rel8 has standardized a

    technology called Long Term Evolution/

    System Architecture Evolution (LTE/

    SAE). It is designed to

    Makethemostofscarcespectrum

    resources: Deployable in paired and

    unpaired spectrum allocations with

    bandwidths ranging from 1.4 MHz

    to 20 MHz, LTE/SAE offers up to

    fourtimesthespectralefciency

    of HSDPA Release 6

    Affordusersanexperienceonpar with todays best residential

    broadband access: LTE/SAE

    delivers peak user data rates

    ranging up to 173 Mbps and

    reduces latency to as low as 10 ms

    Leverageatall-IPnetwork

    architecture and a new air interface

    tosignicantlycutper-Mbytecosts,

    with later product innovations

    improving performance even further:

    For instance a 4x4 Multiple Input/

    Multiple Output (MIMO) scheme

    will boost downlink data rates upto 326 Mbps

    Nokia Siemens Networks takes a cost-

    effective approach to introducing LTE/

    SAE, enabling GSM-/WCDMA-, CDMA-,

    and greenfield network operators to

    grow their business and margins in

    the fast-approaching era of ubiquitous

    mobile broadband.

    Executive Summary

    Contents

    02 Executive Summary

    03 Background

    04 Market drivers and expectations

    05 User benefits

    06 Operator expectations

    08 System approach

    09 Standardization of the LTE air

    interface and enhanced packet

    system

    10 Optimizing total value ofownership with Nokia Siemens

    Networks LTE/SAE

    14 Conclusions

    15 Abbreviations

    15 References

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    The Internet has changed many

    peoples lives in the last decade.Services delivered across the web

    now supplant many offline processes.

    The Internet has become a major

    delivery platform for text, music, video,

    and other multimedia content. All this

    has spurred broadbands growth. With

    broadband adoption outpacing cellular

    voice, Nokia Siemens Networks predicts

    that five billion people will enjoy Internet

    access by 2015 and traffic in the

    networks will increase 100-fold.

    Whats more, mobile broadband is

    tracing mobile telephonys trajectory,

    becoming a widespread service to be

    enjoyed by the user anywhere, anytime.

    More and more people are embracing

    mobile broadband and enjoying data-

    heavy video and other multimedia

    content. This coincidental development

    presents a promising business

    opportunity for network operators,

    who responded by launching HSDPA

    and flat rates in 2006, attracting many

    business users. And while this user

    segment may be small compared to

    the huge consumer market, overall

    mobile data traffic grew up to 400%

    within 6 months after service

    introduction in many networks.

    Mobile broadband users will expect

    services, data rates, VoIP and multimediacapabilities similar to those enjoyed

    by fixed broadband users today, at

    affordable prices. This is why NGMN

    Ltd., a group of globally active mobile

    operators determined to match DSL

    offerings performance and cost, has

    raised the bar for the next generation

    of mobile networks (NGMN) and

    described their requirements in a

    white paper [1]. Seeking to satisfy

    these demands, Nokia Siemens

    Networks and its parent companies

    participated in the Long Term Evolution

    (LTE) and System Architecture Evolution

    (SAE) studies conducted by the Third

    Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

    LTE/SAE aims to improve performance

    and cost-efficiency with a more efficient

    air interface, more flexible use of radio

    spectrum, and flat, packet based

    network architecture. The ultimate

    goal is to enable wireless broadband

    communication commensurate with

    DSL in fixed networks.

    The study phase of 3GPP work on

    LTE and SAE ended in mid-2006,

    transitioning to the specification phase

    for the new radio access system (LTE)

    and the enhanced packet-based core

    network (SAE).

    3GPP plans to complete the first set

    of specifications by the end of 2008,

    enabling friendly user trials in 2009

    and the first commercial network

    rollouts at the beginning of 2010.

    Background

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    While many consumers have no

    particular interest in technology, they

    do expect unimpeded access to theInternet and personalized services,

    at anytime and in any place.

    Todays residential broadband access

    shapes consumers expectations of

    Internet access and their perceptions

    of network performance.

    This perceived network performance,

    in turn, is formed by a blend of the

    peak user data rate, average user

    throughput, cell throughput, signaling

    delays, and user data latency. Oneof the keys to differentiating mobile

    products is boosting perceived mobile

    broadband performance.

    User benefitsAdvances in technology

    Optimizing digital signal processing

    algorithms and advances in antenna

    technologies will push the air interfaces

    spectral efficiency ever closer to its

    theoretical limits.

    Improved IP transport (pervasive

    Gbit Ethernet) and QoS assurance

    technologies boost packet-centric

    networks data and voice performance,

    efficiency and carrier-grade reliability.

    Together with advances in IP

    integration in network equipment and

    implementation of spectrally efficient

    VoIP techniques, this all will soon make

    the all-IP vision a reality. LTE/SAE

    enables operators to implement all

    services on a single IP-centric, purely

    packet based network. This will makeIP applications as genuinely mobile

    as voice is in todays mobile networks.

    These advances, alongside a simplified

    architecture, will also reduce

    operational expenditures and,

    consequently the networks lifecycle

    costs.

    Figure 3 compares LTE/SAEs peak

    data rates, average cell throughput,

    VoIP capacity and latency with earlierWCDMA/HSPA releases. On the

    physical layer, LTE/SAE with 2x2

    MIMO delivers peak downlink data

    rates ranging up to about 173 Mbps,

    and even 326 Mpbs with 4x4 MIMO.

    Coexistence, interoperability, roaming,

    and handover between LTE/SAE and

    existing 2G/3G networks and services

    are inherent design goals, so full mobility

    support is given from day one.

    min. max.

    U

    Downlink

    Uplink

    Maximum peak data rate *

    Average cell throughput

    (marco cell, 2x20MHz or equivalent) *

    Latency (Roundtrip delay) **

    LTE

    HSPAevo

    (Rel 8)

    GSM/EDGE

    0

    HSPA Rel6

    20 40 60 80 100 120 160 200 ms

    HSPA R6 HSPAevo

    (2x2 MIMO

    + 64QAM)

    LTE

    (4x4 MIMO/

    64 QAM)

    LTE

    (2x2 MIMO/

    16 QAM)

    HSPA R6

    4 carriers,

    each 2x5MHz

    2x5MHz

    2x5MHz

    2x20MHz

    2x20MHz

    4 carriers,

    each 2x5MHz

    1 carrier,

    2x20MHz

    1 carrier,

    2x20MHz

    LTE

    (4x4/1x4

    MIMO)

    HSPAevo

    Rel8

    LTE

    (2x2/1x2

    (MIMO)

    0

    40

    50

    20

    10

    30

    Mbps/cell

    60

    70

    0

    100

    300

    350

    200

    50

    150

    250

    Mbps

    DSL (~ 20 - 50 ms, depending on operator)

    180140

    ** Server near RAN

    Downlink

    Uplink

    Downlink

    Uplink

    VoIP capacity *

    HSPA R6

    0

    20

    60

    70

    80

    40

    10

    30

    50

    Calls/MHz/Cell

    LTE FDD

    * LTE values according to Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks

    simulations for NGMN performance evaluation report V1.3

    (marco cell, full buffer, 500m ISD, pedestrian speed)

    Figure 3: Comparison of throughput (maximum, typical) and latency: LTE shows excellent performance

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    Service provisioning

    Recent surveys indicate that user

    expectations are difficult to predict

    over the long-term. In reality, analysts

    expect services to become a short-term

    business offering. This means operators

    need to consider:

    Themeanstocreatehighly

    personalized services, and deliver

    every type of service, including

    end-user self-provisioning

    Individualsupportforeverytypeof

    access based on a common servicecontrol and provisioning platform

    Animproveduserexperience

    for every service offering and

    diversiedofferings,including

    exibleservicebundlingacross

    all breeds of access

    Simpleandtransparentbilling

    procedures which foster

    subscriber loyalty

    Asset reuse

    When introducing new network

    technologies, operators expect that their

    existing investment will be protected

    and that deployed infrastructure can be

    re-used to the greatest possible extend.

    The main focus is thereby directed to

    topics representing a major part of

    operators total cost of ownership,

    such as:

    DeploymentofLTEonexisting

    sites and sharing of common

    infrastructure (e.g. antenna masts;site infrastructure like power supply,

    air conditioning, and security

    equipment; feeder cables and even

    antennas)

    Sharingofbackhaulingequipment

    between LTE/SAE and existing

    network technologies provided

    at the same site

    Commonnetworkmanagement

    platforms

    Dependingontheimplementation

    of existing network elements, the

    upgradability of their HW platforms toLTE/SAE or even a sharing of parts

    of the network element HW platform

    with existing 2G/3G technologies

    offers opportunities for CAPEX and

    OPEX savings.

    Size of the ecosystem

    Mobile systems based on 3GPP

    standards represent with a market

    share of more than 85% by far the

    greatest ecosystem in the mobileindustry, which provides enormous

    cost advantages to operators and

    end users:

    Ahugevarietyofdifferentterminals,

    starting from simple and cheap

    voice only terminals up to real

    multimedia terminals

    Costbenetsforterminalsand

    network infrastructure products due

    to the huge quantity of produced

    products and the amount of different

    vendors offering such products.

    Operators expect that this huge

    ecosystem can be leveraged forLTE/SAE as most terminals will

    be UMTS/LTE or GSM/UMTS/LTE

    multimode terminals offering cost

    advantages from the common terminal

    platform and production quantities.

    Interworking with and

    migration from non-3GPP

    radio access systems

    Optimal interworking with existing

    GSM/WCDMA networks, includingservice continuity when roaming

    between LTE/SAE and such networks,

    is a natural expectation of operators

    and inherent design goal for the LTE/

    SAE standard. However, operators of

    non-3GPP radio access systems, like

    CDMA, also expect an easy evolution

    of their networks to LTE/SAE, in order

    to benefit from the scale of the 3GPP

    ecosystem representing more than

    85% market share in the mobile industry.

    3GPP acknowledged this need by

    specifying an improved interworkingbetween LTE/SAE and non-3GPP radio

    access systems. In particular the

    standard supports seamless mobility

    and handover between LTE and

    CDMA2000.

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    Standardization of theLTE air interface andenhanced packet system

    3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership

    program) is standardizing the LTE/SAE

    system for their Release 8.

    Their RAN working groups started LTE/SAE standardization in December 2004

    with a feasibility study for an evolved

    UTRAN and the System Architecture

    Evolution (SAE) for the all IP based,

    flat core network architecture. This

    was transformed into the Work Item

    phase in June 2006. In December

    2007 all LTE functional specifications

    (stage 2) were finished. SAE functional

    specifications reached major milestones,

    both for interworking to 3GPP and

    CDMA networks.

    Now 3GPP working groups are working

    hard on finishing all protocol (stage 3)

    and performance specifications.

    It is expected that all LTE/SAEspecifications will be finished by

    end of 2008, the specification of the

    physical layer of the air interface

    (forming the basis of the chip design)

    for the FDD mode of operation by

    mid-2008 already.

    NACK

    Rx Buffer

    ACK

    Combined

    decoding

    2

    1

    2

    Hybrid ARQ

    1

    64 QAM

    Modulation

    Short TTI =1 ms

    Transmission time interval

    DL: OFDMA UL: SC-FDMA

    scalable Fast Link Adaptation

    MIMO

    Channel RXTX

    RXTX

    Available bandwidth

    ...

    Frequency

    OFDMsymbols

    Sub-carriers

    ...

    Guard

    intervals

    TimeAdvanced Scheduling

    Time & Frequency

    (Frequency Selective Scheduling)

    Figure 6: The beauties of LTE

    Channel only changes amplitude and phase of sub-carriers

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    Optimizing total value ofownership with NokiaSiemens Networks LTE/SAE

    LTE/SAE will provide a mobile multimedia

    network that delivers broadband wireless

    services with fixed-line quality and the

    cost efficiency of IP technologies. Nokia

    Siemens Networks leverages leading

    architectural and systems expertise to

    allow operators to seamlessly evolve

    their networks to LTE/SAE.

    Nokia Siemens Networks has ample

    experience in implementing andupgrading complex system architectures.

    The company is committed to enabling

    smooth migration, and is preparing its

    products to accommodate LTE/SAE

    technology. The track record of Nokia

    Siemens Networks in efficient system

    migration includes:

    EasyintroductionofEDGE

    without system downtime

    HSPA(HSDPAandHSUPA),where

    a software download upgrades the

    entire installed base Combined2G/3Gnetworksenabling

    smooth migration from 2G to 3G and

    ensuringcost-efcientoperations

    TheSGSNandGGSNforthepacket

    core, which today can handle both

    2Gand3Gtrafc

    For many years, Nokia Siemens

    Networks and its parent companies

    have driven radio access and network

    technology innovation by:

    Participatingininternational

    research programs

    Pursuingmanyjointresearch

    activities in these areas with diverse

    industry and academic partners

    Driving3GPPseffortstostandardize LTE/SAE

    The worlds first live demonstrations of

    the LTE air interfaces capabilities at

    the 3G World Congress in Hong Kong

    in December 2006 and 3GSM World

    Congress in Barcelona in February

    2007 underscore Nokia Siemens

    Networks leadership in LTE/SAE.

    In this demonstration (refer to figure 7)

    a High Definition Television (HDTV)

    video was sent with a peak data rate of

    160 Mbps over an air interface based onthe preliminary LTE specifications and

    handed over in real time to an HSPDA

    air interface.

    Video applicationIMS client

    Multimode UE

    MIMO

    Access

    IPv6

    luB

    IPv6

    eNode B

    HSPANode B

    Core

    IMS(control node and AS)

    Access Gateway(packet core)

    Services

    Video application(IMS-controlledvideo supervision)

    Video application(Real-time videostreaming HDTV)

    Figure 7: Nokia Siemens Networks` LTE demonstrator: First live NGMN air interface

    with applications and interworking with legacy 3G system service continuity in one equipment

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    Further Nokia Siemens Networks initiated

    together with Nokia and six other vendors

    and operators the so-called LTE-SAE

    Trial Initiative (LSTI). The goal is to early

    demonstrate the capabilities of LTE/

    SAE through performing a series of

    joint tests including radio transmission

    performance tests, early interoperability

    tests, field tests and full customer trials

    (refer to figure 8). By giving early feed-

    back about the LTE-SAEperformance and interoperability to

    standardization and industry, the time

    for commercial product availability is

    expected to be significantly reduced.

    In the meantime further operators,

    terminal- and chipset vendors joined

    the group, which is open to any

    organisation that is committed to

    actively contribute to above goals.

    Nokia Siemens Networks drives LSTI.

    Schedule & Program Office Activities:

    Trials

    PR

    Interoperability

    Proof of Concept

    20102007 2008 2009

    Test of OFDM Air Interface

    Test of basic functions

    Friendly customer trials

    Public Relation work

    IODT

    IOT

    Figure 8: LSTI program and schedule

    The first proof of concept tests on

    physical layer performance of the LTE

    air interface (performed independently

    by several companies) where already

    finished by the end of 2007 and

    successfully demonstrated that the

    physical layer of the LTE air interface

    specifications can be implemented and

    fulfils the performance expectations.

    In December 2007 Nokia Siemens

    Networks demonstrated LTE in a multi-

    user field trial under realistic urban

    deployment scenarios in the center of

    Germanys capital Berlin, reaching with

    a 2x2 MIMO antenna system peak

    data rates of up to 173 Mbps and still

    more than 100 Megabits per second

    over distances of several hundred

    meters (refer to figure 9). This trial

    also successfully demonstrated that

    future LTE networks can run on

    existing base station sites.

    An operators strategy for gaining the

    competitive edge in mobile broadband

    builds on three fundamental insights:

    Thekeytosustainingfastsubscriber

    growth is being part of a large

    ecosystem that accommodates

    many different as well as the

    latest user devices, as is evident

    from the recent churn from

    CDMA to GSM networks. GSM/

    WCDMA is by far the largest

    mobile communications ecosystem

    worldwide.

    Oncetrafcattainscriticalvolume,

    there is only one way to achieve

    cost-efcientscalenetworkcapacity

    viaatnetworkarchitectureand

    Ethernet based transport network.

    Untilnow,xedbroadbandnetworks

    provided the blueprint; now I-HSPA

    (Internet-HSPA)introducesat

    architecture to cellular networks.

    Ubiquitousmobilebroadband

    demands optimum use of scarce

    spectrumresources,cost-efcient

    networks, and high network

    performance as perceived by users.

    600 m

    900 m

    300 m

    120 Mbps

    100 Mbps80 Mbps

    60 Mbps

    40 Mbps

    20 Mbps

    DLink

    MIMO/SIMO

    eNB Site: HHI Building

    Figure 9: Nokia Siemens Networks multi-user LTE field trial in the

    centre of Berlin

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    Operatorsrunning2Gnetworks

    (GSM/GPRS) can introduce LTE/

    SAE directly or via one of the above

    WCDMA/HSPA paths, depending

    on their timetables for introducing

    mobile broadband services and

    the spectrum they have available.

    Because LTE supports bands assmall as 1.4 MHz, spectrum may be

    re-farmed smoothly and gradually

    from GSM to LTE.

    CDMAoperatorscanintroduceLTE/

    SAE networks directly or follow one

    of the above paths. GSM/EDGE

    may be a good choice for strategies

    more immediately focused on voice

    centric business. The same applies

    to Greenfield operators. Operators

    opting to take the I-HSPA path

    can capitalize on the ecosystem

    of HSPA terminals, benefit from

    the flat architecture today, and

    quickly optimize mobile broadband

    performance.

    OperatorswithTD-SCDMA

    networks, which are currently

    deployed in China only, will probably

    migrate directly to LTE, preferably

    using the TDD mode of LTE.

    LTE

    TD-SCDMA

    CDMA

    Enabling flat broadband architectureGSM/WCDMAhandset base

    GSM/

    (E)GPRS

    WCDMA/HSPA

    I-HSPA

    Figure 10: The architectural evolution of existing 2G/3G networks to LTE

    Nokia Siemens Networks is committed

    to providing a smooth evolutionary

    path for every operator, following a

    roadmap that factors each operators

    installed base and strategy into the

    equation (see figure 10).

    3GoperatorswhohavedeployedI-HSPAhaveatnetwork

    architecture similar to LTE/SAE in

    place,andcanthuscost-efciently

    introduce LTE/SAE.

    3Goperatorswithadeployed

    WCDMA/HSPA network can

    migrate directly to LTE/SAE.

    Migratingtotheatnetwork

    architecture of Internet High

    Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA)

    mayalsobebenecialbecause

    itaccommodatesLTE/SAEsat

    IP-based network architecture while

    supporting legacy WCDMA/HSPA

    handsets. The operator can thus

    enjoy the transport and network

    scalingbenetsimmediatelyand

    easily upgrade the network to LTE/

    SAE later.

    Nokia Siemens Networks provides all

    products of a mobile network end-to-end

    solution using innovative technologies

    and future-proof platforms:

    NokiaSiemensNetworksdesigns

    innovative base stations enabling

    operators to flexibly upgrade to futureradio standards while reusing legacy

    modules and without adding to the

    footprint. This affords operators total

    investment protection. One example

    is the innovative Flexi-Multimode

    BTS platform, designed to support

    different radio standards and being

    SW upgradable to LTE. It is modular,

    with the flexibility required to upgrade a

    2G/3G site to support LTE. To this end,

    it shares LTE-ready equipment in the

    RF chain the antenna, the feeder, as

    well as given deployment in the same

    spectrum RF modules. Different radio

    standards supported at the same site

    can also share the backhaul system.

    Dedicated but identical hardware

    baseband and control modules serve

    to run the different radio standards

    smoothly and independently. All this

    minimizes the operators spare parts

    inventory, logistics costs and

    installation efforts.

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    PSdomainnetworknodesconnect

    multiple access technologies and

    interfaces to service control and

    database functions. The SGSN and

    GGSN will evolve to serve as the

    SAE networks MME and SAE GW.

    Operators may also install SGSN-

    and MME-functions on separate

    physical nodes

    (refer to fgure 11).

    Apowerfulmeansofmigrating

    all services, the IP Multimedia

    Subsystem (IMS), providescommon service control.

    TheNokiaSiemensNetworks

    network management system

    supports common operational

    procedures.

    These products feature high

    performance technologies that

    configure and adapt flexibly to suit

    deployment requirements. They

    also bring to the table all the benefits

    of reliable carrier-grade systems.

    This approach ensures cost-effective

    network migration, early system

    availability and stability, and protects

    investments in the overall LTE/SAE

    solution.

    BTS

    GSM

    SGSN/MME

    SAE Gateway

    Serving

    GWRNC

    BSC

    PDN

    GW

    Contentand servicenetworks

    SGSN

    MME HSSControl plane

    User plane

    PCRF

    NodeB

    WCDMA

    eNodeB

    LTE

    Evolved Packet Core (EPC)RAN

    Figure 11: 3GPP Rel8 LTE/SAE network architecture (simplified)

    The Nokia Siemens Networks LTE/

    SAE solution enables operators to cost-

    efficiently introduce and run LTE/SAE:

    Noadditionalsitepreparations

    required: Nokia Siemens Networks

    BTS platforms enable LTE radios to

    be easily added to legacy equipment

    without enlarging the footprint

    Flexibleapproach:Ifnecessary,

    operators may run LTE alongside

    GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA or

    other radio access systems suchas CDMA, WLAN or WiMAX

    Painlessmigration:LTE/SAEfully

    supports security, roaming, QoS,

    and similar features

    Reusableinfrastructure:Current

    2G/3G applications may be used

    again in LTE

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    Conclusions

    The evolving mobile broadband business

    opportunity calls for high performance

    all-IP mobile broadband networks.The motivations, requirements and the

    solution based on the LTE/SAE standard

    have been discussed. Several user

    studies lead to the conclusion that

    traffic in mobile networks will snowball

    in the years ahead. The driving forces

    behind this growth are:

    BroadbandInternetaccessoffering

    a DSL-like user experience

    Ondemandvideocontentand

    Web2.0 applications

    Fixedvoicesubstitution Serviceconvergenceacross

    multiple access technologies

    While WCDMA/HSPA has made

    significant strides towards efficient

    mobile data and multimedia information

    exchange, LTE/SAE will provide

    extended network performance and

    reduced cost per MB that are able

    to deliver on the promise of future

    broadband mobile wireless

    communications.

    LTE/SAE charts a natural evolutionary

    course for 2G/3G operators because

    it offers:

    Investmentprotectionbyreusing

    sites and network elements to the

    maximum

    Asuperioruserexperience

    enhanced by high throughput and

    low latency, offering rich potential

    for subscriber uptake

    LowcostperMBcourtesyofaat,

    IP-based network architecture and

    highspectralefciency,enabling

    operatorstocost-efciently

    introduceatrates Scalablebandwidthranging

    from 1.4 up to 20 MHz, enabling

    operators to exploit lower and

    other economically-attractive

    frequency bands where relatively

    little spectrum is available, achieving

    nationwide coverage at far lower

    costs

    As an industry pacemaker, Nokia

    Siemens Networks has a clear vision

    and strategy for implementing LTE/

    SAE. Geared to reuse as many systemcomponents as possible, Nokia Siemens

    Networks LTE/SAE solution will

    enable early migration to flat network

    architecture, optionally with I-HSPA as

    an intermediate step. Complying fully

    with the 3GPP LTE/SAE standard, this

    high performance mobile broadband

    network will be reliable and interoperable.

    By enabling its smooth, early introduction,

    Nokia Siemens Networks will optimize

    the LTE/SAE solutions total value of

    ownership.

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    Abbreviations

    3GPP Third Generation

    Partnership Project

    AAA Authentication,Authorization, Accounting

    aGW Access Gateway

    AS Application Server

    ASN Access Service Network

    BS Base Station

    BSC Base Station Controller

    BSS Base Station Subsystem

    BTS Base Transceiver Station

    CDMA Code Division Multiple

    Access

    DSL Digital Subscriber Line

    EDGE Enhanced Data rates

    for GSM EvolutionEGPRS Enhanced General Packet

    Radio Service

    eNode B enhanced Node B

    ePDG Evolved Packet Data

    Gateway

    FDMA Frequency Division Multiple

    Access

    FMC Fixed Mobile Convergence

    FTP File Transfer Protocol

    GGSN Gateway GPRS Service

    Node

    GSM Global System for Mobile

    CommunicationsHA Home Agent

    HLR Home Location Register

    HSDPA High-Speed Downlink

    Packet Access

    HSPA High-Speed Packet Access

    HSUPA High-Speed Uplink Packet

    Access

    HDTV High-Definition Television

    HSS Home Subscriber Server

    I-HSPA Internet High-Speed Packet

    Access

    IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem

    IP Internet ProtocolISD Inter Site Distance

    LTE Long-Term Evolution

    LSTI LTE-SAE Trial Initiative

    m2m Machine-to-Machine

    MGW Media GatewayMIMO Multiple Input / Multiple

    Output

    MME Mobility Management Entity

    NGMN Next Generation of Mobile

    Networks

    OFDM Orthogonal Frequency

    Division Multiplexing

    PCF Policy Control Function

    PCRF Policy and Charging Rule

    Function

    PDN-GW Packet Data Network

    Gateway

    PDSN Packet Data Serving NodePS Packet-switched

    PSTN Public Switched

    Telephone Network

    QAM Quadrature Amplitude

    Modulation

    QoS Quality of service

    RAN Radio Access Network

    RF Radio Frequency

    RNC Radio Network Controller

    SAE System Architecture

    Evolution

    SAE GW System Architecture

    Evolution GatewaySC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency

    Multiple Access

    SGSN Service GPRS Service

    Node

    SMS Short Message Service

    UE User Equipment

    UL Uplink

    UMTS Universal Mobile

    Telecommunications

    System

    VoIP Voice over IP

    WCDMA Wideband Code Division

    Multiple Access

    References[1] NGMN white paper version 3.0:

    Next Generation Mobile Networks Beyond HSPA and EVDO

    http://www.ngmn.org/fileadmin/content/documents/downloads/

    White_Paper_-_Beyond_HSPA_and_EVDO.pdf

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