UMTSR99Architecture

3GPPRelease99Reference Architecture

UMTSTerrestialRadioAccess Network(UTRAN)
WCDMARadioInterfaceKeyChangefrom GSM UTRANelementsarecomparabletoGSM BSC&BTS CommonInterface(Iu)forbothPSandCS Core Coreelementsdonotchangedramatically 3GSMSC/VLRprovidesATMbasedIuCS interface 3GSGSNsupportsATMbasedIuPSinterface
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UTRANArchitecture
HierarchicalArchitecture RadioNetworkSubsystem (RNS) UTRANElements: RadioNetworkController NodeB(BaseStation) OneRNCcontrolsnumberof NodeBs NodeBisonlyconnectedto oneRNC NewinterfaceIurfor Macrodiversity

UTRANFunctions
Functionsrelatedtooverallsystemaccesscontrol Systeminformationbroadcasting Functionsrelatedtoradiochannelciphering Radiochannelciphering Radiochanneldeciphering Functionsrelatedtohandover Radioenvironmentsurvey Handoverdecision Macrodiversitycontrol HandoverControl Handoverexecution Handovercompletion SRNSRelocation InterSystemhandover
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UTRANFunctions
Functionsrelatedtoradioresourcemanagementand control Radiobearerconnectionsetupandrelease(Radio BearerControl) Reservationandreleaseofphysicalradiochannels Allocationanddeallocationofphysicalradio channels Packetdatatransferoverradiofunction RFpowercontrol RFpowersetting Radiochannelcoding Radiochanneldecoding Channelcodingcontrol Initial(random)accessdetectionandhandling
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NodeB
Standardizationterm(normallycalledasBase Station) ComparabletoBaseTransceiverStationin GSM ResponsibleforAirInterfaceLayer1 KeyNodeBFunctions: Modulationandspreading RFProcessing Innerlooppowercontrol Ratematching Macrodiversitycombining/splittinginside NodeB
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RadioNetworkController(RNC)
ComparabletoBaseStationControllerinGSM

ResponsibleforL2processingofuserdata ResponsibleforRadioResourceManagement KeyRNCFunctions: Closedlooppowercontrol Handovercontrol Admissioncontrol Codeallocation Packetscheduling Macrodiversitycombining/splittingovernumberof NodeBs

LogicalroleofRNC
RNCcontrollingoneNodeBis

indicatedasControllingNRC (CNRC) RNCthatisinchargeof controllingamobileiscalled servingNRC(SNRC) AnyotherRNCcontrollinga cellusedbythemobileis calleddriftRNC(DRNC).Itcan performmacrodiversity combiningandsplittingofthe signals.Itdoesnotperform layer1processingoftheuser plane,butinsteadroutesthe datatransparentlyviaIurand Iub.
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MacroDiversity
SofterHandover 1BS 1RNC

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MacroDiversity
SoftHandover NumberofBSs 1RNC(MDC)

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MacroDiversity
SoftHandover NumberofBSs 1ServingRNC(MDC) NumberofDriftRNC

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MacroDiversity
SRNCAnchoring

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MacroDiversity
SRNCRelocation

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InterfacesofUTRAN
IubistheinterfacebetweenNodeBandRNC

UnlikeinAbisinterfaceofGSMinterfaceIubisopen interfaceandallowstheinteroperabilityofdifferent vendorsNodeBsandRNCs. IurdenotestheinterfacebetweentwoRNCsanditis utilizedtorelaydataandcontrolinformationincaseof intraRNShandover. IuinterfaceconnectsUTRANtoCN Itisnotablethatthesingleinterfacedealswithboth CSandPStraffic

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UMTSprotocolinternetworking architecture
Transportnetworklayerisresponsibleforprovidinga generalpurposetransportservice(userdataandcontrol data)forallUMTSnetworkelements. PhysicallayerinUuinterfaceisWCDMA Physicallayerfixednetworksideisbasedeitheron pleisochronousorsynchronousdigitalhierarchy (PLH/SDH) Radionetworklayerprotocolsensureinternetworking betweenUEandCNonallradioaccessbearerrelated aspects. SystemnetworklayerprotocolsextendfromUEuntil thetransitnetworkedgeofCN.Theyensure internetworkingonUMTScommunicationservicerelated aspects.
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UMTSprotocolinternetworking architecture
Layerscanfurtherbedividedinto Planes: Controlplane:Allprotocolsdealingwith controlaspects. Userplane:Allprotocolsdealingwithuser datatransfer. Domains Circuitswitched(CS) Packetswitched(PS)
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GeneralProtocolmodelforUTRAN

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RadioAccessNetworkApplication Part(RANAP)
KeyRANAPfunctions: RadioAccessBearer(betweenUECN) RABSetUP RABModification ClearingRAB IuBearerRelease SRNCRelocation PagingCommands
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IuCS

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IuPS

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IuBC
BetweenRNCand CommonBroadcast CenterCBC ServiceArea BroadcastProtocol (SABP)

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RadioNetworkSubsystem ApplicationPart(RNSAP)
KeyRNSAPFunctions: RadioLink Management(betweenSRNCandDRNC) Reconfiguration(betweenSRNCandDRNC) Supervision(reportsfromDRNCtoSRNC) CommonControlChannel(CCCH)Signalling Transfer Paging RelocationExecution
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Iur

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NodeBApplicationPart(NBAP)
KeyNBAPFunctions: CellConfigurationManagement CommonTransportChannelManagement SystemInformationManagement ConfigurationVerification/Alignment MeasurementsonCommonResources RadioLinkManagement&Supervision
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Iub

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