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Subject Code : 10EC81 IA Marks : 25
No. of Lecture Hrs/Week : 04 Exam Hours : 03
Total no. of Lecture Hrs. : 52 Exam Marks : 100
PART - A
UNIT – 1
Introduction to wireless telecommunication systems and Networks, History and evolution
Different generations of wireless cellular networks 1G, 2g,3G and 4G
etworks.
6 Hours
UNIT - 2
Common Cellular System components, Common cellular network components, Hardwareand software, views of cellular networks, 3G cellular systems components, Cellular
component identification Call establishment.
6 Hours
UNIT - 3
Wireless network architecture and operation, Cellular concept Cell fundamentals, Capacityexpansion techniques, Cellular backbone networks, Mobility management, Radio resources
andpowermanagementWirelessnetwork
6 Hours
UNIT - 4
GSM and TDMA techniques, GSM system overview, GSM Network and system
Architecture,GSMchannelconcepts,GSM
6 Hours
PART - B
UNIT - 5
GSM system operation, Traffic cases, Cal handoff, Roaming, GSM protocol architecture.
TDMA systems
6 Hours
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CDMA technology, CDMA overview, CDMA channel concept CDMA operations.
8 hours
UNIT - 7
Wireless Modulation techniques and Hardware, Characteristics of air interface, Path loss
models, wireless coding techniques, Digital modulation techniques, OFDM, UWB radio
techniques, Diversity techniques, Typical GSM Hardware.
6 Hours
UNIT - 8
Introduction to wireless LAN 802.11X technologies, Evolution of Wireless LAN
Introduction to 802.15X technologies in PAN Application and architecture Bluetooth
Introduction to Broadband wireless MAN, 802.16X technologies.
8 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.
2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2
nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.
3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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INDEX SHEET
Sl.No Unit & Topic of Discussion Page no.
UNIT --- 1
1 Introduction to wireless telecommunication systems
5 to 19
2 Introduction to wireless telecommunication Networks
3 History of different generations of wireless cellular
networks
4 Evolution of different generations of wireless cellularnetworks
5 1G,2G networks
6 3G and 4G networks
UNIT — 2
7 Common Cellular System components
20 to 30
8 Common cellular network components
9 Hardware and software
10 Views of cellular networks
11 3G cellular systems components
12 Cellular component identification Call establishment
13 Call release
UNIT – 3
14 Wireless network architecture and operation
31 to 42
15 Cellular concept , Cell fundamentals
16 Capacity expansion techniques, Cellular backbonenetworks
17 Mobility management
18 Radio resources and power management
19 Wireless network security
UNIT --4
43 to 54
20 GSM and TDMA techniques
21 GSM system overview
22 GSM Network
23 system Architecture
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24 GSM channel concepts
25 GSM identifiers
UNIT – 5
26 GSM system operation
55 to 67
27 Traffic cases
28 Call handoff
29 Roaming
30 GSM protocol architecture
31 TDMA systems
32 NA TDMA
UNIT--6
33 CDMA technology
68 to 81
34 CDMA overview
35 CDMA channel concept CDMA operations
36 CDMA channel concept CDMA operations
37 CDMA channel concept
38 CDMA channel assignement
UNIT-7
40 Wireless Modulation techniques and Hardware
82 to 94
41 Characteristics of air interface , Path loss models
42 Wireless coding techniques
43 Digital modulation techniques, OFDM, UWB radio
techniques
44 Diversity techniques
45 Typical GSM Hardware
UNIT-7
46 Introduction to wireless LAN 802.11X technologies
95 to 108
47 Evolution of Wireless LAN
48 Introduction to 802.15X technologies in PAN
architecture
49 802.16X technologies
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UNIT - 1
Introduction to wireless telecommunication systems and Networks, History and Evolution
Different generations of wireless cellular networks 1G, 2g,3G and 4G networks.
6 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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UNIT-1
Introduction to wireless telecommunication systems and networks
1.1 Introduction to wireless telecommunication systems and networks
Communication is the transfer of information form one point to another. Invention
of telephone by Bell in 1876 was the first manually switched wireline network.
Radio or wireless was invented during 20th
century which had the convenience of
mobile operation to electronic communication. Advances in IC technology gave thecordless telephones during late 1970s , and in 1983 the public had the opportunity
to subscribe for cellular telephone systems. These wireless systems gave access to
public switched telephone network which had mobile access.
The wireless and mobile communications was found useful in commerce,
education, defense etc., according to the nature of particular application they can be
used in home based, industrial, commercial, military environment. For example, incommercial wireless communications can be employed for purchase or selling of
goods, services , playing audio and video, payment of telephone bills , airline , bus
reservations etc.,
1.2 History and Evolution of Wireless Radio Systems
In 1887 , Heinrich Hertz performed laboratory experiments which proved the
existence of EM waves .
From 1895 to 1901 Marconi experimented with a wireless telegraph system who
built several radio telegraph stations in England and started commercial service between England and France in 1899.
Early AM wireless systems
The early wireless transmitter consists of inductance and capacitance which is used
to tune the output frequency of the spark gap. Max power is generated at lower freq
and longer wavelength. The transmitter emits the signal either long or short
duration depending on length of time telegraph key is closed. The transmitter
signal is the EM noise produced by the spark gap discharge.
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Fig 1. Typical early wireless transmitter
The transmitter signal propagates through the air to a receiver which is located at somedistance . At the receiver the detected signal is interpreted by the operator as either a dot or
dash depending upon its duration by use of Morse code.
Modern AM :
Amplitude modulation is used for low frequency radio broadcasting the AM include
quadrature amplitude modulation which is used for high speed data transmission at RFfrequencies.
1.2 The Development of Modern Telecommunications Infrastructure
The early days of telecommunications
The public switched telephone network
• The local exchange• Intraoffice calls
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Fig: 1.2 A PSTN intraoffice call through a local exchange
– Circuit-switched calls – Interoffice calls – T-carrier transport
Fig: 1.3 A PSTN intraoffice call over an inter-exchange trunk line
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Signaling System #7
• Signal transfer points• Service switching points• Service control points• Operations support systems
Signalling System No. 7 (SS7) is a set of telephony signaling protocols which are used to
set up most of the world's public switched telephone network telephone calls. The main
purpose is to set up and tear down telephone calls. Other uses include number translation,local number portability, prepaid billing mechanisms, short message service (SMS), and a
variety of other mass market services.
It is usually referenced as Signalling System No. 7 or Signalling System #7, or simplyabbreviated to SS7. In North America it is often referred to as CCSS7, an abbreviation for
Common Channel Signalling System 7. In some European countries, specifically the
United Kingdom, it is sometimes called C7 (CCITT number 7) and is also known as
number 7 and CCIS7 (Common Channel Interoffice Signaling 7). In Germany it is oftencalled as N7 (Signalisierungssystem Nummer 7).
There is only one international SS7 protocol defined by ITU-T in its Q.700-series
recommendations.[1]
There are however, many national variants of the SS7 protocols. Most
national variants are based on two widely deployed national variants as standardized byANSI and ETSI, which are in turn based on the international protocol defined by ITU-T.
Each national variant has its own unique characteristics. Some national variants with rather
striking characteristics are the China (PRC) and Japan (TTC) national variants.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has also defined level 2, 3, and 4 protocols
that are compatible with SS7:
Message Transfer Part (MTP) level 2 (M2UA and M2PA)
Message Transfer Part (MTP) level 3 (M3UA)
Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP) (SUA)
The public data network• Connectionless systems• Private data networks• Virtual private data networks• Tunneling protocols
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Fig: 1.4 Network elements of the SS7 system
1.3 Different Generations of wireless cellular networks:
1G Cellular Systems
– AMPS system components and layout• Radio base stations• Communications links• Mobile switching office
First-generation cellular systems have been around for a few decades now, and we expect
them to remain in place for some time because of the significant infrastructure investmentsmade by operators. All of these systems support circuit data services and may be utilizedfor various forms of mobile VPN, albeit not without difficulties. This section provides a
high-level overview of the air interfaces utilized by most widely deployed 1G systems.
AMPS
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All 1G cellular systems rely on analog frequency modulation for speech and data
transmission and in-band signaling to move control information between terminals and the
rest of the network during the call. Advanced Mobile Phone
System is a good example of first-generation analog technology mostly used in the United
States. AMPS is based on FM radio transmission using the FDMA principle where everyuser is assigned their own frequency to separate user channels within the assigned spectrum
(see Figure 3.2). FDMA is based on narrowband channels, each capable of supporting one
phone circuit that is assigned to a particular user for the duration of the call. Frequencyassignment is controlled by the system, and transmission is usually continuous in both
uplink and downlink directions. The spectrum in such systems is allocated to the user for
the duration of the call, whether it is being used to send voice, data, or nothing at all.
As with other 1G technologies, in AMPS a circuit — represented by a portion of spectrum —
is allocated to the user and must remain available for this user, similar to the telephone
copper pair used for voice communications. Similar to the analog wireline connection, a
modem is also used for data access (see Chapter 4 for more on this). Error correction protocols used by wireless modems tend to be more robust than their landline counterparts,
because of the necessity of dealing with a more challenging physical environment withinherently higher interference and signal-to-noise ratios than copper or fiber. The peak datarate for an AMPS modem call under good conditions is usually up to 14.4 Kbps, and as low
as 4.8 Kbps under poor conditions. It can take anywhere up 20 seconds or more to establish
an AMPS data connection.
Fig 1.5 An early AMPS cellular system
Information flow over AMPS channels
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– Analog color codes – Digital color codes – Transponder – Signaling tones
Fig 1.6 AMPS forward and reverse control and voice channels
– Typical AMPS operations – AMPS security and identification – Summary of basic AMPS operations
• Initialization
Fig 1.7 AMPS mobile phone initialization
– AMPS ongoing idle mode tasks
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– Mobile-to-land calls• Handshaking operations• Signaling operations• Service requests
Fig 1.8 AMPS mobile originated call
Land-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile calls
• Paging• ID information exchange• Signaling• Control messages
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Fig 1.9 AMPS mobile terminated call
AMPS network operations
• Radio base station operations• Base station control operations• Mobile switching center operations
Fig 1.10 AMPS network operations for a mobile originated call
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Handoff operations
• Handshaking operations• Signal strength measurements• MSC operations during handoff• Confirmation messages
Fig 1.11 AMPS handoff operation
2G Cellular Systems
Second-generation (2G) digital cellular systems constitute the majority of cellularcommunication infrastructures deployed today. 2G systems such as GSM, whose rollout
started in 1987, signaled a major shift in the way mobile communications is used
worldwide. In part they helped fuel the transition of a mobile phone from luxury tonecessity and helped to drive subscriber costs down by more efficient utilization of air
interface and volume deployment of infrastructure components and handsets.
Major geographical regions adopted different 2G systems, namely TDMA and CDMA in
North America, GSM in Europe, and Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) in Japan.
cellular systems. It effectively shows how the GSM system has been successful and why it
is now being adopted in geographical areas other than Europe (such as North America,
China, the Asia-Pacific region, and more recently, South America). CDMA, which
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originated in North America, has also proliferated in South America and later in the Asia-
Pacific region. TDMA remains to be widely deployed in North and South America regions,
but it is expected to decline mostly because of the decisions taken by few major NorthAmerican carriers to convert their TDMA networks to GSM.
This second-generation system, widely deployed in the United States, Canada, and SouthAmerica, goes by many names, including North American TDMA, IS-136, and D-AMPS(Digital AMPS). For the sake of clarity, we will refer to it as North American TDMA, as
well as simply TDMA, when the context makes it clear. TDMA has been used in North
America since 1992 and was the first digital technology to be commercially deployed there.As its name indicates, it is based on Time Division Multiple Access. In TDMA the
resources are shared in time, combined with frequency-division multiplexing (that is, when
multiple frequencies are used). As a result, TDMA offers multiple digital channels using
different time slots on a shared frequency carrier. Each mobile station is assigned both aspecific frequency and a time slot during which it can communicate with the base station.
The TDMA transmitter is active during the assigned time slot and inactive during othertime slots, which allows for power-saving terminal designs, among other advantages. North
American TDMA supports three time slots, at 30 kHz each, further divided into three or six
channels to maximize air interface utilization. A sequence of time-division multiplexed
time slots in TDMA makes up frames, which are 40 ms long. The TDMA traffic channeltotal bit rate is 48.6 Kbps. Control overhead and number of users per channel, which is
greater than one, decrease the effective throughput of a channel available for user traffic to
13 Kbps. TDMA is a dual-band technology, which means it can be deployed in 800-MHzand 1900-MHz frequency bands. In regions where both AMPS and TDMA are deployed,
TDMA phones are often designed to operate in dual mode, analog and digital, in order to
offer customers the ability to utilize coverage of the existing analog infrastructure.
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
There are still some analog cellular systems in operations in Europe, but their number is
declining, and some regional networks are being completely shut down or converted to
Global System for Mobile Communications. The GSM cellular system initiative wasinitiated in 1982 by the Conference of European Posts and Telecommunications
Administrations (CEPT) and is currently governed by European Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI), which in turn has delegated GSM specifications maintenance
and evolution to 3GPP (reviewed in part in Chapter 1). The intent behind GSMintroduction was to have a common approach to the creation of digital systems across
European countries, to allow — among other advantages of a common standard — easy
international roaming and better economies of scale by decreasing handset andinfrastructure components costs through mass production. In hindsight, this was a smart
political decision, which contributed to the worldwide success of European cellular
infrastructure providers and equipment manufacturers.
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• 2.5g Cellular Systems
"2.5G" is an informal term, invented solely for marketing purposes, unlike "2G" or "3G"
which are officially defined standards based on those defined by the InternationalTelecommunication (ITU). The term "2.5G" usually describes a 2G cellular system
combined with General Packet Radio Services (GPRS), or other services not generally
found in 2G or 1G networks.Wireless telecommunication technology like CDMA200 1x-RTT, Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) or Enhanced General Packet
Radio Service (EGPRS), since they have data transmission rates of 144 kbps or higher,
may qualify as 3G technology. However, they are usually classified as 2.5G technology
because they have slower network speeds than most 3G services.
GPRS is a service commonly associated with 2.5G technology. It has data transmissionrates of 28 kbps or higher. GPRS came after the development of the Global System for
Mobile (GSM) service, which is classified as 2G technology, and it was succeeded by thedevelopment of the Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service (UMTS), which is
classified as 3G technology.A 2.5G system may make use of 2G system infrastructure, but
it implements a packet-switched network domain in addition to a circuit-switched domain.This does not necessarily give 2.5G an advantage over 2G in terms of network speed,
because bundling of timeslots is also used for circuit-switched data services (HSCSD).
The services and infrastructure of a 2.5G network may be used on a per-transaction basis
rather than a per-minute-of-use basis, thanks to its packet-switched domain. This makes its
infrastructure more efficient and improves the service delivery. This impetus is known asthe "always-on" capability.2.5G networks may support services such as WAP, MMS, SMSmobile games, and search and directory.
3G Cellular Systems
Cell phones and systems are classified by the generation they belong to. Third generation
(3G) phones were developed in the late 1990s and 2000s. The goal was to improve the data
capability and speed. 3G phones were defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project(3GPP) and later standardized by the ITU-T. Generally known as the Universal Mobile
Telecomunications System (UMTS), this 3G system is based on wideband CDMA that
operates in 5 MHz of bandwidth and can produce download data rates of typically 384 kb/sunder normal conditions and up to 2 Mb/s in some instances. Another 3G standard,
cdma2000, was developed by Qualcomm. It uses 1.25 MHz bands to produce data rates to
2 Mb/s. Another version of cdma2000 is an improved IS-95 version. It is a 3GPP2
standard. It can transmit data at a rate to 153 kb/s and up to 2 Mb/s in some cases.
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3G phone standards have been expanded and enhanced to further expand data speed and
capacity. The WCDMA phones have added high speed packet access (HSPA) that use
higher level QAM modulation to get speeds up to 21 or 42 Mb/s downlink (cell site to phone) and up to 7 and/or 14 Mb/s uplink (phone to cell site). AT&T and T-Mobile use
HSPA technology. The cdma2000 phones added 1xRTT as well as Rev. A and Rev B
modifications that boost speed as well. Verizon and Sprint use cdma2000 3G standardtechnology. Virtually all standard and smartphone models and most tablets still use someform of 3G.
Fig 1.12 3G operating environments
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Table 1.1 3G characteristics by cell size and mobile speed
• 4G Cellular Systems and Beyond
The fourth generation has been defined but we are not in it, yet. Yes, many if not most ofthe mobile carriers and the various phone and equipment manufacturers actually advertise
4G now. The formal definition of 4G as declared by the 3GPP and the ITU-T is something
called Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A). The standard has not been fullycompleted but basically it is an improved and enhanced version of LTE that uses wider
bandwidth channels and a greater number of MIMO antennas. The theoretical upper data
rate is 1 Gb/s. That remains to be seen in practice.
As for what the various companies are calling 4G, Verizon says that their LTE network is
4G. AT&T promotes their LTE and HSPA networks as 4G. T-Mobile indicates that their
HSPA+ networks are 4G. Furthermore Sprint and Clearwire say that their WiMAXnetwork is 4G. As mentioned, WiMAX is actually defined as a 3G technology by ITU-T
like LTE.
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UNIT - 2
Common Cellular System components, Common cellular network components, Hardware
and software, views of cellular networks, 3G cellular systems components, Cellularcomponent identification Call establishment.
6 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.
2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2
nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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UNIT-2
COMMON CELLULAR SYSTEM COMPONENTSIt is very much essential to implement increased system functionality to meet the demands
of the increasing number of subscribers with the more sophisticated wireless cellular
network. To achieve this the various hardware network elements used to create the wireless
cellular network plays an important role.The network element scan be divided into three basic groups
1.The mobile or subscriber device (providers the user link to the wireless network.
2.Base station ( provides wireless system links to the subscriber over air interface)3.Network switching system (provides interface to the PSTN and PDN )
2.1 COMMON CELLULAR NETWORK COMPONENTS
Fig 2.1 Typical wireless cellular system components During 1G wireless cellular system , it consists of several subsystems to perform certain
operations in support of the entire system. For 2G and 2.5G cellular networks , the air
interface functions are performed by fixed Radio Base Station and Mobile Station orSubscriber device that provide user mobility. The radio base station is controlled by a base
station controller which is referred as base station system.The base station system is connected to a fixed switching system that handles the routing of
both voice calls and data services to and from the mobile switching centre and various
databases and functional nodes to support the mobility management and security operations
of the system. The switching system is usually connected to the PSTN , the PDN , other public land mobile networks(PLMN ) and various data messaging networks through gate
way switches.
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The various network elements that make up the wireless system are interconnected by
communication links that transport system messages between network elements to facilitate
network operations and deliver the actual voice call or data services information.SUBSCRIBER DEVICES:
The subscriber device is the link between the customer and the wireless network. The SD
must be able to provide a means for the subscriber to control and input information to the phone and display its operation status.
Fig 2.2 subscriber device
The subscriber device must be able to sample , digitize and process audio and othermultimedia signals, transmit and receive RF signals, process system control messages and
provide the power needed to operate the complex electronics subsystems .
A SD consists of man machine interface, an RF transceiver section a signal processingsection , a system control processor and a power supply/ management section.
BASE STATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS:
The Base station system handles all radio interface related functions for the wirelessnetwork .The BSS consists of several to many radio base stations , a base station
contr5oller , Transcoder controller .The radio equipment required to serve one cell is
typically called a base transceiver system. A single radio base station might contain three
base transceiver systems which is used to serve a cell site that consists of three 120 degreesectors or cells.
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Fig 2.3 components of base station system
Typical CDMA wireless system
The base station controller functions as the interface between mobile switching centre and
packet core network and all the radio base stations controlled by BSC. The BSC system provides timing signals and connectivity to every subsystem within it and computer
interfaces to the entire system. The BSC will supply signaling towards the MSC usingmessage transfer part protocol to transfer the message over a PCM link connected to SS7signaling terminals located within MSC and the BSC.
The TRC consists of subsystems that perform transcoding and rate adaptation which can be
either stand alone or combined.REGISTERS IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS: VISITOR LOCATION REGISTER :It is a database that temporarily stores information about any mobile station that attaches to
a RBS in the area services by a particular MSC. This temporary subscriber information is
required by the MSC to provide service to a visiting subscriber .HOME LOCATION REGISTER:
It is a data base that stores information about every user that has a cellular service contractwith specific wireless service provider . This database stores permanent data about the
networks subscribers, information about the subscribers present location. The HLR also plays a major role in the process of handling calls terminating at the MS. The HLR
analyzes the information about the incoming call and controls the routing of the call.
AUC Interconnection:
The AUC provides authentication and encryption information for the MS being used in thecellular network. Upon a request from a VLR the HLR will be delivered a triplet for a
particular mobile subscriber .the HLR receives the triplet information in response to a
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request to the AUC for verification of a subscriber. The HLR forwards the random
number and returns it to the MSC/VLR and from there to the HLR .The AUC contains a
processor, a database for the storage of key information for each subscriber maintenancefunctions for subscriber and an interface fro communication with HLR.
EQUIPMENT IDENTITY REGISTER:
Then EIR database is used to validate then status of mobile equipment . This globaldatabase is updated daily to reflect the current status of an MS. The MS can be black listedindicating that it has been reported stolen or missing and does not approve for network
operation.
INTERWORKING UNITS:
IWUs are required to provide an interface to various data networks. These nodes are used
to connect the base station controller and hence the radio base stations to various data
services networks.
GATEWAYS and its types
1. Gateway MSC: (GMSC)gateway MSC is an MSC that interfaces the wirelessmobile network to other telecommunication networks. A cellular network will have
numerous MSCs to facilitate coverage of large area but all switching centers need to
be connected to other wireline network .to support its function as gateway the
GMSC will have ability to reroute a call to an MS using the information provided
by the HLR of a subscriber.
2. Billing gateway : (BGW) this collects billing information from various wireless
network elements which becomes a file use by customer administrative system to
generate billing information for the system subscribers like monthly access fees,
home usage , roaming , data and special services etc.,
3. Service order Gateway :(SOG) It is used to connect a customer administrative
system to the switching system. This system is used to input new subscriber data to
the HLR or to update current subscriber data already contained in the HLR. The
SOG allows access to the AUC and EIR for equipment administration. When a
customer signs a service contract with cellular service provider the information
about the contract is entered into the customer administrative system.
2.2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE VIEWS OF CELLULAR NETWORK: – Hardware view of a cellular network
• Serving areas
• Cells
MSC boundaries
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Fig 2.4 Hardware view of cellular network
– Software view of a cellular network
• Location area identity
• Cell global identity
• Mobile country code and network code
Fig 2.5 Software view of Cellular system
2.3 3G Cellular System Components – Core network
– Radio access network
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– Radio network controller
– Radio base station
Fig 2.6 The 3G radio network controller
2.4
Cellular Component Identification
– Subscriber device identification
• Mobile station ISDN identification number
– North American version
– The rest of the world
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Fig 2.6 Formation of MSISDN number • Cellular Component Identification
– International mobile subscriber identity
Fig 2.7 Formation of IMSI number
– International mobile equipment identity
Fig 2.8 Formation of IMEI number
Cellular system component addressing
• Location area identity
• Cell global identity
• Radio base station identity code
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• Location numbering
• Addressing cellular network switching nodes
• Global title and global title translation
•
2.5 Call Establishment
– Mobile-terminated call
• PSTN messages
• GMSC operations
• MSC/VLR operations
• BSC operations
Fig 2.9 Mobile terminated call operations
Mobile-originated call
• Mobile operations
• Radio base station operations
• Base station controller operations
• MSC operations
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Fig 2.10 Mobile originated call operations – Call release
• Connection management operations
• Radio resource operations
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Fig 2.11 Call release
The above figure shows the operation during release of a mobile call through MSC . the
steps involved as shown in detail which is self explanatory.
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UNIT - 3
Wireless network architecture and operation, Cellular concept Cell fundamentals, Capacity
expansion techniques, Cellular backbone networks, Mobility management, Radio resources
and power management Wireless network security
6 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.
2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.
3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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UNIT-3
WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND OPERATION
3.1 The Cellular Concept
Solves the problem of spectral congestion and user capacity,Offer very high capacity ina limited spectrum without major technological changes,Reuse of radio channel in
different cells.Enable a fix number of channels to serve an arbitrarily large number of
users by reusing the channel throughout the coverage region.Simplex and duplex
Each cellular base station is allocated a group of radio channels within a smallgeographic area called a cell .Neighboring cells are assigned different channel groups.
By limiting the coverage area to within the boundary of the cell, the channel groups
may be reused to cover different cells.Keep interference levels within tolerable limits.Frequency reuse or frequency planning seven groups of channel from A to G.footprint
of a cell - actual radio coverage ,omni-directional antenna v.s. directional antenna
Steps for frequency reuse:
Consider a cellular system which has a total of S duplex channels.• Each cell is allocated a group of k channels, .• The S channels are divided among N cells.• The total number of available radio channels
• The N cells which use the complete set of channels is called cluster .• The cluster can be repeated M times within the system. The total number of
channels, C , is used as a measure of capacity
• The capacity is directly proportional to the number of replication M .• The cluster size, N , is typically equal to 4, 7, or 12.• Small N is desirable to maximize capacity.• The frequency reuse factor is given by• Hexagonal geometry has
– exactly six equidistance neighbors – the lines joining the centers of any cell and each of its neighbors are
separated by multiples of 60 degrees.
• Only certain cluster sizes and cell layout are possible.• The number of cells per cluster, N , can only have values which satisfy• Co-channel neighbors of a particular cell, ex, i=3 and j=2.
• The Cellular Concept – Cellular hierarchy
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• Picocells• Microcells• Macrocells• Megacells and femtocells
Fig 3.1 Cellular concept
3.2 Cell Fundamentals – The use of hexagons
– Reuse number• Cellular reuse patterns
Fig 3.2 Frequency reuse concept
• Frequency reuse scheme – increases capacity
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– minimize interference• Channel assignment strategy
– fixed channel assignment – dynamic channel assignment
• Fixed channel assignment
– each cell is allocated a predetermined set of voice channel – any new call attempt can only be served by the unused channels – the call will be blocked if all channels in that cell are occupied
• Dynamic channel assignment – channels are not allocated to cells permanently. – allocate channels based on request. – reduce the likelihood of blocking, increase capacity.
• Cell Fundamentals – Reuse number
• Frequency reuse distance – The reuse distance can be calculated by using the equation:
Fig 3.3 Frequency Reuse number
• Cell Fundamentals – Cellular interference issues
• Signal-to-interference ratio• Channel assignments
Fig 3.4 Cellular calculations
3.3 Capacity Expansion Techniques
Cell splitting
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• Split congested cell into smaller cells. – Preserve frequency reuse plan. – Reduce transmission power.
• Transmission power reduction from to Examining the receiving power at the new
and old cell boundary
• If we take n = 4 and set the received power equal to each other
• The transmit power must be reduced by 12 dB in order to fill in the originalcoverage area.
• Problem: if only part of the cells are splited – Different cell sizes will exist simultaneously
• Handoff issues - high speed and low speed traffic can be simultaneouslyaccommodated
Fig 3.5 cell splitting
• Capacity Expansion Techniques – Cell sectoring
• Sectoring concept
• Decrease the co-channel interference and keep the cell radius R unchanged – Replacing single omni-directional antenna by several directional antennas – Radiating within a specified sector
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Fig 3.6 Cell sectoring
• Capacity Expansion Techniques – Overlaid cells
• Overlay concept
Fig 3.7 Cell overlaid
• Capacity Expansion Techniques – Channel allocation – Other capacity expansion schemes
• Lee’s microcell technology • Smart antenna technology• Migration to digital technology•
3.4 Cellular Backhaul Networks – Introduction – Standards for PSTN carriers
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Fig 3.8 cellular backhaul network
Fig 3.9 cellular backhaul network
3.5 Mobility Management
– Location management• Need• Frequency• Location updating
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Fig 3.10 Location management in cellular network
• Mobility Management – Paging messages – Different paging schemes – Transmission of the location information between network elements
• Mobility Management – Handoff management
• Handoff control• Handoff operation
• Handoff algorithm
• When a mobile moves into a different cell while a conversation is in progress, theMSC automatically transfers the call to a new channel belonging to the new base
station.
• Handoff operation – identifying a new base station – re-allocating the voice and control channels with the new base station.
• Handoff Threshold – Minimum usable signal for acceptable voice quality (-90dBm to -100dBm) – Handoff margin cannot be too large or too small.
– If it is too large, unnecessary handoffs burden the MSC – If it is too small, there may be insufficient time to complete handoff before
a call is lost.
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Fig 3.10 Mobility management in cellular network
• Handoff must ensure that the drop in the measured signal is not due to momentaryfading and that the mobile is actually moving away from the serving base station.
• Running average measurement of signal strength should be optimized so thatunnecessary handoffs are avoided.
– Depends on the speed at which the vehicle is moving. – Steep short term average -> the hand off should be made quickly – The speed can be estimated from the statistics of the received short-term
fading signal at the base station
• Dwell time: the time over which a call may be maintained within a cell without
handoff.
• Dwell time depends on – propagation – interference – distance – speed
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• Handoff measurement – In first generation analog cellular systems, signal strength measurements
are made by the base station and supervised by the MSC. – In second generation systems (TDMA), handoff decisions are mobile
assisted, called mobile assisted handoff (MAHO)
• Intersystem handoff: If a mobile moves from one cellular system to a differentcellular system controlled by a different MSC.• Handoff requests is much important than handling a new call.
• Different type of users
High speed users need frequent handoff during a call.
Low speed users may never need a handoff during a call.
• Microcells to provide capacity, the MSC can become burdened if high speed users
are constantly being passed between very small cells.• Minimize handoff intervention – handle the simultaneous traffic of high speed and low speed users.
• Large and small cells can be located at a single location (umbrella cell) – different antenna height – different power level
• Cell dragging problem: pedestrian users provide a very strong signal to the basestation
– The user may travel deep within a neighboring cell
Handoff for first generation analog cellular systems ,10 secs handoff time, is in theorder of 6 dB to 12 dB,Handoff for second generation cellular systems, e.g., GSM 1 to
2 seconds handoff time, mobile assists handoff , is in the order of 0 dB to 6 dB
Handoff decisions based on signal strength, co-channel interference, and adjacentchannel interference.
IS-95 CDMA spread spectrum cellular system ,Mobiles share the channel in every
cell.No physical change of channel during handoff ,MSC decides the base station withthe best receiving signal as the service station Handoff within a cell, No channel re-
assignment, Switch the channel to a different zone site, Reduce interference, Low
power transmitters are employed
• Frequency reuse - there are several cells that use the same set of frequencies – co-channel cells – co-channel interference
• To reduce co-channel interference, co-channel cell must be separated by aminimum distance.
• When the size of the cell is approximately the same
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– co-channel interference is independent of the transmitted power – co-channel interference is a function of
• R: Radius of the cell• D: distance to the center of the nearest co-channel cell•
• Increasing the ratio Q=D/R, the interference is reduced.
• Q is called the co-channel reuse ratio
Fig 3.11 Handoff management
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Fig 3.12 analysis of handoff operation
3.6 Radio Resources and Power Management
– Power control – Power saving schemes
• Discontinuous transmission• Sleep modes
• Energy efficient designs – Radio resource management
• Need• Schemes
3.7 Wireless Network Security
– Wireless network security requirements – Network security requirements – Network security
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UNIT - 4
GSM and TDMA techniques, GSM system overview, GSM Network and systemArchitecture, GSM channel concepts, GSM identifiers
6 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.
2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.
3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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Unit-4
GSM AND TDMA TECHNOLOGIES
4.1 Introduction to GSM and TDMA
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) services are a standard collection of
applications and features available to mobile phone subscribers all over the world. TheGSM standards are defined by the 3GPP collaboration and implemented in hardware andsoftware by equipment manufacturers and mobile phone operators. The common standard
makes it possible to use the same phones with different companies' services, or even roam
into different countries. GSM is the world's most dominant mobile phone standard.
The design of the service is moderately complex because it must be able to locate a moving
phone anywhere in the world, and accommodate the relatively small battery capacity,
limited input/output capabilities, and weak radio transmitters on mobile devices.
In order to gain access to GSM services, a user needs three things:
A billing relationship with a mobile phone operator. This is usually either where
services are paid for in advance of them being consumed (prepaid), or where billsare issued and settled after the service has been consumed (postpaid).
A mobile phone that is GSM compliant and operates at the same frequency as the
operator. Most phone companies sell phones from third-party manufacturers.
A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, which is activated by the operator oncethe billing relationship is established. After activation the card is then programmed
with the subscriber's Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network
Number (MSISDN) (the telephone number). Personal information such as contactnumbers of friends and family can also be stored on the SIM by the subscriber.
After subscribers sign up, information about their identity (telephone number) and whatservices they are allowed to access are stored in a "SIM record" in the Home Location
Register (HLR).
Once the SIM card is loaded into the phone and the phone is powered on, it will search for
the nearest mobile phone mast (also called a Base Transceiver Station/BTS) with the
strongest signal in the operator's frequency band. If a mast can be successfully contacted,
then there is said to be coverage in the area. The phone then identifies itself to the networkthrough the control channel. Once this is successfully completed, the phone is said to be
attached to the network.
The key feature of a mobile phone is the ability to receive and make calls in any area where
coverage is available. This is generally called roaming from a customer perspective, but
also called visiting when describing the underlying technical process. Each geographic areahas a database called the Visitor Location Register (VLR), which contains details of all the
mobiles currently in that area. Whenever a phone attaches, or visits, a new area, the Visitor
Location Register must contact the Home Location Register to obtain the details for that phone. The current cellular location of the phone (i.e., which BTS it is at) is entered into
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the VLR record and will be used during a process called paging when the GSM network
wishes to locate the mobile phone.
Every SIM card contains a secret key, called the Ki, which is used to provide authentication
and encryption services. This is useful to prevent theft of service, and also to prevent "over
the air" snooping of a user's activity. The network does this by utilising the AuthenticationCenter and is accomplished without transmitting the key directly.
Every GSM phone contains a unique identifier (different from the phone number), calledthe International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI). This can be found by dialing *#06#.
When a phone contacts the network, its IMEI may be checked against the Equipment
Identity Register to locate stolen phones and facilitate monitoring.
TDMA
It can be easily adapted to the transmission of data and voice communication.TDMA offers the ability to carry data rates of 64 kbps to 120 Mbps (expandable in
multiples of 64 kbps). This enables operators to offer personal communication-likeservices including fax, voiceband data, and short message services (SMSs) as well as
bandwidth-intensive applications such as multimedia and videoconferencing.
It will not experience interference from other simultaneous transmissions
Unlike spread-spectrum techniques which can suffer from interference among the
users all of whom are on the same frequency band and transmitting at the same time,TDMA’s technology, which separates users in time, ensures that they will not
TDMA is the only technology that offers an efficient utilization
of hierarchical cell structures (HCSs) offering pico, micro, and macrocells. HCSsallow coverage for the system to be tailored to support specific traffic and service
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needs. By using this approach, system capacities of more than 40-times AMPS can
be achieved in a cost-efficient way. TDMA allows service compatibility with the use of
dual-mode handsets because of its inherent compatibility with FDMA analog systems.
4.2
GSM Network and System Architecture
Mobile station
• Subscriber identity module
Base station system
– Network switching system
• SMS gateway
• Flexible numbering register
– Operation and support system and other nodes
• Administrative and control system
Fig 4.1 components of GSM network
GSM network interfaces and protocols
• GSM interfaces
– Abis interface
– A interface
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– Um interface
– Layered structure/OSI model
Fig 4.2 interfaces in GSM
GSM network interfaces and protocols
• GSM protocols and signaling model
– Um interface
– Abis interface
– A interface
– Ater interface
The network structure is defined within the GSM standards. Additionally each interface
between the different elements of the GSM network is also defined. This facilitates the
information interchanges can take place. It also enables to a large degree that network
elements from different manufacturers can be used. However as many of these interfaceswere not fully defined until after many networks had been deployed, the level of
standardisation may not be quite as high as many people might like.
1. Um in terf ace The "air" or radio interface standard that is used for exchanges between a mobile (ME) and a base station (BTS / BSC). For signalling, a modifiedversion of the ISDN LAPD, known as LAPDm is used.
2. Abis interf ace This is a BSS internal interface linking the BSC and a BTS, and ithas not been totally standardised. The Abis interface allows control of the radio
equipment and radio frequency allocation in the BTS.
3. A interf ace The A interface is used to provide communication between the BSSand the MSC. The interface carries information to enable the channels, timeslots
and the like to be allocated to the mobile equipments being serviced by the BSSs.
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The messaging required within the network to enable handover etc to be undertaken
is carried over the interface.
4. B in terf ace The B interface exists between the MSC and the VLR . It uses a protocol known as the MAP/B protocol. As most VLRs are collocated with an
MSC, this makes the interface purely an "internal" interface. The interface is used
whenever the MSC needs access to data regarding a MS located in its area.5. C in terf ace The C interface is located between the HLR and a GMSC or a SMS-G.When a call originates from outside the network, i.e. from the PSTN or another
mobile network it ahs to pass through the gateway so that routing information
required to complete the call may be gained. The protocol used for communicationis MAP/C, the letter "C" indicating that the protocol is used for the "C" interface. In
addition to this, the MSC may optionally forward billing information to the HLR
after the call is completed and cleared down.
6. D in terf ace The D interface is situated between the VLR and HLR. It uses theMAP/D protocol to exchange the data related to the location of the ME and to the
management of the subscriber.
7. E in terf ace The E interface provides communication between two MSCs. The Einterface exchanges data related to handover between the anchor and relay MSCsusing the MAP/E protocol.
8. F interface The F interface is used between an MSC and EIR. It uses the MAP/F protocol. The communications along this interface are used to confirm the status ofthe IMEI of the ME gaining access to the network.
9. G interf ace The G interface interconnects two VLRs of different MSCs and usesthe MAP/G protocol to transfer subscriber information, during e.g. a locationupdate procedure.
10. H interface The H interface exists between the MSC the SMS-G. It transfers shortmessages and uses the MAP/H protocol.
11. I interf ace The I interface can be found between the MSC and the ME. Messagesexchanged over the I interface are relayed transparently through the BSS.
Although the interfaces for the GSM cellular system may not be as rigorously defined asmany might like, they do at least provide a large element of the definition required,
enabling the functionality of GSM network entities to be defined sufficiently.
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Fig 4.3 GSM network interfaces and protocols
4.3 GSM Channel Concept – Time division multiple access
– Frames
Multiframes
A single GSM RF carrier can support up to eight MS subscribers simultaneously. Eachchannel occupies the carrier for one eighth of the time.
This is a technique called Time Division Multiple Access. Time is divided into discrete periods called “timeslots― . The timeslots are arranged in sequence and are
conventionally numbered 0 to 7. Each repetition of this sequence is called a “TDMA
frame― . Each MS telephone call occupies one timeslot (0–7) within the frame until the
call is terminated, or a handover occurs.
The TDMA frames are then built into further frame structures according to the type ofchannel. We shall later examine how the information carried by the air interface builds into
frames and multi-frames and discuss the associated timing. For such a system to work
correctly, the timing of the transmissions to and from the mobiles is critical. The MS or
Base Station must transmit the information related to one call at exactly the right moment,or the timeslot will be missed. The information carried in one timeslot is called a
“burst― . Each data burst, occupying its allocated timeslot within successive TDMA
frames, provides a single GSM physical channel carrying a varying number of logicalchannels between the MS and BTS.
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Fig 4.4 TDMA time frame structure
GSM Channel Concept
– Logical channels
• Broadcast channels
– Broadcast control channel
– Frequency correction channel
Synchronization channel
– Logical channels
• Common control channels
– Paging channel
– Random access channel
– Access grant channel
– Dedicated control channels
• Stand-alone dedicated control channel
• Slow associated control channel
• Fast associated control channel
• Cell broadcast channel
– Speech processing
• Operations
Bit rate
GSM speech processing
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Fig 4.5 GSM processing of speech
Timeslots and TDMA frames
• TDMA frames
TDMA multiframes
– Hyperframes
– Superframes
– Multiframes
• 26 frame
• 51 frame
– Timeslot bursts
• Normal burst
• Frequency correction burst
• Synchronization burst
• Access burst
Dummy burst
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Fig 4.6 TDMA Hyperframe structure
A hyperframe is a multiframe sequence that is composed of 2048 superframes and is
largest time interval in the GSM system (3 hours, 28 minutes, 53 seconds). Every time slotduring a hyperframe has a sequential number (represented by an 11 bit counter) that is
composed of a frame number and a time slot number. This counter allows the hyperframe
to synchronize frequency hopping sequence, encryption processes for voice privacy ofsubscribers' conversations. The hyperframe in an IS-136 TDMA system consists of 192
frames.
The basic GSM frame defines the structure upon which all the timing and structure of theGSM messaging and signalling is based. The fundamental unit of time is called a burst
period and it lasts for approximately 0.577 ms (15/26 ms). Eight of these burst periods are
grouped into what is known as a TDMA frame. This lasts for approximately 4.615 ms(i.e.120/26 ms) and it forms the basic unit for the definition of logical channels. One
physical channel is one burst period allocated in each TDMA frame.
In simplified terms the base station transmits two types of channel, namely traffic andcontrol. Accordingly the channel structure is organised into two different types of frame,
one for the traffic on the main traffic carrier frequency, and the other for the control on the beacon frequency.
GSM multiframe
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The GSM frames are grouped together to form multiframes and in this way it is possible to
establish a time schedule for their operation and the network can be synchronised.
There are several GSM multiframe structures:
Traff ic multifr ame: The Traffic Channel frames are organised into multiframesconsisting of 26 bursts and taking 120 ms. In a traffic multiframe, 24 bursts are used
for traffic. These are numbered 0 to 11 and 13 to 24. One of the remaining bursts is
then used to accommodate the SACCH, the remaining frame remaining free. Theactual position used alternates between position 12 and 25.
Control mul tif rame: the Control Channel multiframe that comprises 51 bursts and
occupies 235.4 ms. This always occurs on the beacon frequency in time slot zero
and it may also occur within slots 2, 4 and 6 of the beacon frequency as well. Thismultiframe is subdivided into logical channels which are time-scheduled.
GSM Superframe
Multiframes are then constructed into superframes taking 6.12 seconds. These consist of 51traffic multiframes or 26 control multiframes. As the traffic multiframes are 26 bursts long
and the control multiframes are 51 bursts long, the different number of traffic and control
multiframes within the superframe, brings them back into line again taking exactly the
same interval.
GSM Hyperframe
Above this 2048 superframes (i.e. 2 to the power 11) are grouped to form one hyperframewhich repeats every 3 hours 28 minutes 53.76 seconds. It is the largest time interval within
the GSM frame structure.
Within the GSM hyperframe there is a counter and every time slot has a unique sequential
number comprising the frame number and time slot number. This is used to maintainsynchronisation of the different scheduled operations with the GSM frame structure. These
include functions such as:
Frequency hopping: Frequency hopping is a feature that is optional within the
GSM system. It can help reduce interference and fading issues, but for it to work,
the transmitter and receiver must be synchronised so they hop to the samefrequencies at the same time.
Encryption: The encryption process is synchronised over the GSM hyperframe
period where a counter is used and the encryption process will repeat with eachhyperframe. However, it is unlikely that the cellphone conversation will be over 3
hours and accordingly it is unlikely that security will be compromised as a result.
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UNIT - 5
GSM system operation, Traffic cases, Cal handoff, Roaming, GSM protocol architecture.
TDMA systems
6 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.
2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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UNIT-5
GSM SYSTEM OPERATIONS
5.1
GSM Identities
To switch a call to a mobile subscriber, the right identities need to be involved. It istherefore important to address them correctly. Followings are those identities;
Mobile Station ISDN Number (MSISDN)
The MSISDN is a number, which uniquely identifies a mobile telephone
subscription in the public switched telephone network numbering plan. These arethe digits dialed when calling a mobile subscriber.
The MSISDN is consisted with followings;
Country Code (CC)
National Destination Code (NDC)
Subscriber Number (SN)
MSISDN = CC + NDC + SN
International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)
The IMSI is a unique identity allocated to each subscriber to allow correct
identification over the radio path and through the network and is used for allsignaling in the PLMN. All network-related subscriber information is connected to
the IMSI. The IMSI is stored in the SIM, as well as in the HLR and in the servingVLR.
The IMSI is consisted with followings;
Mobile Country Code (MCC)
Mobile Network Code (MNC)
Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (MSIN )
IMSI = MCC + MNC + MSIN
Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI)
The TMSI is a temporary number used instead of IMSI to identify an MS. The
TMSI is used for the subscriber’s confidentiality on the air interface. The TMSI has
only local significance (that is, within the MSC/VLR area) and is changed at certain
events or time intervals.
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International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)
The IMEI is used for equipment identification and uniquely identifies a MS as a
piece or assembly of equipment.
The IMEI is consisted with followings;
Type Approval Code (TAC), determined by a central GSM body
Final Assembly Code (FAC), identifies the manufacture
Serial Number (SNR ), uniquely identifies all equipment within each TAC &
FAC
Spare, a spare bit for future use.
IMEI = TAC + FAC + SNR + Spare
Mobile Station Roaming Number (MSRN)
A MSRN is used during the call setup phase for mobile terminating calls. Each
mobile terminating call enters the GMSC in the PLMN. The call is then re-routed by the GMSC, to the MSC where the called mobile subscriber is located. For this
purpose MSRN is allocated by the MSC and provided to the GMSC.
The MSRN is consisted with followings;
Country Code (CC)
National Destination Code (NDC)
Subscriber Number (SN)
MSRN = CC + NDC + SN
Location Area Identity (LAI)
The LAI is used for paging, to indicate to the MSC in which Location Area (LA)the MS is currently situated and also for location updating of mobile subscribers.
The LAI is consisted with followings;
Mobile Country Code (MCC)
Mobile Network Code (MNC)
Location Area Code (LAC)
LAI = MCC + MNC + LAC
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Cell Global Identity (CGI)
Each cell is identified by cell identity (CI). A CI is unique within a location area(LA).
CGI is consisted with following;
Mobile Country Code (MCC)
Mobile Network Code (MNC)
Location Area Code (LAC)
Cell Identity (CI)
CGI = MCC + MNC + LAC + CI
Base Station Identification Code (BSIC)
In GSM, the mobile station uses BSIC to distinguish between neighboring basestation.
The BSIC is consisted with
Network Colour Code (NCC)
Base Transceiver Colour Code (BCC).
5.2 GSM System Operations (Traffic Cases)Registration, call setup, and location updating
• Call setup
– Interrogation phase
– Radio resource connection establishment
– Service request
– Authentication
• GSM System Operations (Traffic Cases)
– Call setup
• Ciphering mode setting
• IMEI check
• TMSI reallocation
• Call initiation procedure
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• Assignment of a traffic channel
• Call confirmation, call accepted, and call release
• GSM System Operations (Traffic Cases)
– Other aspects of call establishment
• Location updating
– Normal location updating (idle mode)
– IMSI detach/attach location updating
– Periodic location updating
Fig 5.1 GSM channel assignment
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Fig 5.2 GSM channel establishment
GSM System Operations (Traffic Cases)
Call handoff
• Intra-BSC handover
The process that occurs during the handover intra BSC as follows:
A). During the call, MS will measure the strength and quality of the signal on the
TCH and the signal strength from the neighboring cell. MS to evaluate and assessthe average for each cell.
MS send the results to the BTS measurements every two times in one second cell
not only on their own but also the results of measurements from the BTS
neighboring cell.
B). The BTS will send the results of measurements on the TCH to the BSC. In the
BSC, the function is activated when the placement is required to handover to
another cell.
C). When the handover is done, BSC will check whether the channel had requested
be met by another cell, if not the BSC will be the new BTS to enable TCH.
D). BSC will ask the BTS for a long time to send a message to MS with information
about the frequency, time slot, and the output power for the change.
E). MS choose a new frequency handover and access to the appropriate time slot.
F). When the BTS to detect the handover, the BTS will send the informationcontains the physical "timing advance" (the distance between MS to the BTS) to
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MS. BTS also inform the BSC to send a "message HO detection" so that point on
the new GS is connected.
G). MS send a "HO complete message."
H). Last time the BTS ordered not to activate the old TCH.
Fig 5.3 Intra BSC handover
Inter-BSC handoverIn this case BSC1, (old BSC) does not control the better cell which is the target for
the handover. This means that the MSC will be part of the link procedure between
BSC1 and BSC2 (new BSC).Handover request - BSC1 will use the MSC to send a handover request to
BSC2. The MSC will know which BSC controls that cell.Activation of new channel - BSC2 will allocate a TCH in the targetcell and thenorder the BTS to activate it. The chosen HO ref. no. will be part of the activation
message. The BTS will acknowledge that the activation has been made.
Handover command - After the activation the new BSC commands the MS tochange to the new channel. The message is sent on FACCH via the old channel and
will contain a full description of the new channel and the HO ref. no.
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3. Handover bursts - When the MS has changed to the new channel, it will send
handover bursts on the new channel. The information content is the HO ref. no.
The bursts are as short as the access bursts. This is because the MS does not knowthe new Timing Advance (TA) value yet. On the detection of the handover bursts,
and check of HO ref. no., the new BTS will send the new TA.
4. Handover complete - Now the MS is ready to continue the traffic and willsend a handover complete message, which will be addressed to the old BSC as
a clear command.
5. Release of old channel - When the old BSC receives the clear command
from the MSC, the BSC knows that the handover was successful. The BSC
orders the BTS to release the TCH and the BTS will acknowledge.
Fig 5.4 Inter BSC handover
Inter-MSC handover
Handing over a GSM call is a complicated procedure. It is even more so when thesource and target GSM cells are controlled by different MSCs. The following call flows
analyze the different steps involved in a inter-MSC handover:
The source BSC analyzes the signal quality measurement reports and initiates a
handover.
The source MSC finds that the call needs to be handed over to a cell controlled by adifferent MSC.
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The source MSC and target MSC interact and then command the UT to move to the
new cell.
The target MSC informs the source MSC when the call has been successfullyhanded over.
The source MSC releases the radio resources for the call. Note that the call is still
routed via the source MSC
Fig 5.5 Inter MSC handover
GSM Infrastructure Communications (Um Interface)
A GSM network is a bearer data communication protocol families. Any protocol stackfor data communication, for example TCP/IP, can be implemented to use a bearer.
GSM protocol architecture is - as for ISDN - structured into three independent planes .
User plane ,Control plane,Management plane
The user plane defines protocols to carry connection oriented voice and user data. At
the radio interface Um, user plane data will be carried by the logical traffic channel
called TCH. The control plane defines a set of protocols for controlling these
connections with signalling information, for example signalling for connection setup.Such signalling data is carried over logical control channels called D-channels (Dm-
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channels). As the control channels often have spare capacities, also user data, the
packet oriented SMS data, is transported over these channels (see Figure gsm8). All
logical channels, however, will be finally multiplexed onto the physical channel.
Management plane function are:
plane management functions related to the system as a whole including planecoordination
functions related to resources and parameters residing in the layers of the control
and/or user plane.
Management of network element configuration and network element faults are
examples of management plane functionality
The basic GSM bearer service, Circuit Switched Data (CSD), simply consists of
transmitting and receiving signals representing data instead of voice across the airinterface. Modems are used for the conversion between data bit streams and modulated
radio signals. Data transmission is either transparent or non-transparent.
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Fig: 5.6 Three layers of interface in GSM
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Fig: 5.7 Linking of Three layers of interface in GSM
• GSM Infrastructure Communications (Um Interface)
– Layer 3: Networking layer operations
• Connection management
• Mobility management
• Radio resource management
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Fig: 5.8 Linking of RR, RM and MM in GSM
• GSM Infrastructure Communications (Um Interface)
– Layer 2: Data Link layer operations
• LAPD operations
• Service access points
• Data link procedures
• Physical services required by the Data Link layer
• Data link timers
• North American TDMA
– TIA/EIA-136 basics
– TIA/EIA-136 channel concept
– TIA/EIA-136 timeslots and frame details
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Fig: 5.9 NA -TDMA structure
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UNIT - 6
CDMA technology, CDMA overview, CDMA channel concept CDMA operations.
8 Hours
TEXT BOOK:
1. Wireless Telecom Systems and networks, Mullet: Thomson Learning 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mobile Cellular Telecommunication, Lee W.C.Y, MGH, 2002.
2. Wireless communication - D P Agrawal: 2
nd
Edition Thomson learning 2007.3. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, David Tse, Pramod Viswanath,
Cambridge 2005.
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UNIT- 6
CDMA TECHNOLOGY
6.1 Introduction to CDMA
Cellular services are now being used every day by millions of people worldwide. Thenumber of customers requiring such services is increasing exponentially, and there is a
demand for integration of a variety of multimedia services. The range of services includes
short messaging, voice, data, and video. Consequently, the bit rate required for the services
varies widely from just 1.2 kbps for paging up to several Mbps for video transmission.Furthermore, supporting such a wide range of data rates with flexible mobility management
increases network complexity dramatically.
The CDMA is a digital modulation and radio access system that employs signature codes(rather than time slots or frequency bands) to arrange simultaneous and continuous access
to a radio network by multiple users. Contribution to the radio channel interference inmobile communications arises from multiple user access, multipath radio propagation,
adjacent channel radiation and radio jamming.
The spread spectrum system’s performance is relatively immune to radio interference. Cell
sectorisation and voice activity used in CDMA radio schemes provide additional capacity
compared to FDMA and TDMA. However, CDMA still has a few drawbacks, the main one being that capacity (number of active users at any instant of time) is limited by the access
interference. Furthermore, Near-far effect requires an accurate and fast power control
scheme. The first cellular CDMA radio system has been constructed in conformity with IS-95 specifications and is now known commercially as cdmaOne.
Fig 6.1 comparison of different techniques
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Fig 6.2 channel allocation
6.2 CDMA Network and System Architecture
There is increasing demand for data traffic over mobile radio. The mobile radio industry has toevolve the current radio infrastructures to accommodate the expected data traffic with the efficientprovision of high-speed voice traffic. The General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is being introduced
to efficiently support high-rate data over GSM. GPRS signalling and data do not travel throughGSM network. The GPRS operation is supported by new protocols and new network nodes:Serving GPRS support node (SGSN) and Gateway GPRS support node (GGSN). One prominentprotocol used to tunnel data through IP backbone network is the GPRS tunnel protocol (GTP).GPRS obtains user profile data using location register database of GSM network. GPRS supportsquality of service and peak data rate of up to 171.2 kbps with GPRS using all 8 timeslots at thesame time. GPRS uses the same modulation as that used in GSM, that is Gaussian Minimum ShiftKeying (GMSK) with 4 coding schemes. GPRS packetises the user data and transports it over 1 to8 radio channel timeslots using IP backbone network.
The Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) employs an Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS) tosupport data rate up to 384 kbps through optimised modulation. EGPRS support 2 modulationschemes, namely GMSK with 4 coding schemes and 8-PSK with 5 coding schemes. Unlike GPRS
where header and data are encoded together, headers are encoded separately in EGPRS.
Fig 6.3 Network architecture of CDMA
CDMA Network and System Architecture
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– Mobile-services switching center and visitor location register• Interworking function• Mobile positioning system• Unified messaging/voice mail service• HLR/AC, PPCS, and other nodes
Fig 6.3 Packet Network architecture of CDMA
6.2 CDMA Network and System Architecture
– Base station subsystem• Base station controller• Radio base station
– PLMN subnetwork• Circuit core network• CDMA radio access network
• CDMA Network and System Architecture
– PLMN subnetwork• Packet core network
• AAA server• Home agent• Packet data serving node• Foreign agent
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Fig 6.5 Packet core Network architecture of CDMA
• CDMA Network and System Arch