3G GSM OVERVIEW

STRENGTH OF GSM (2G MOBILE)

It provides wide ranges of services Open Standard User friendly System Widely accepted in major parts of the World Technical support is available easily Integration with other systems is not complex

WEAKNESS OF GSM ( 2G MOBILE)

Accessing method is TDMA which is not very secure. RF Channel Bandwidth is less Data Speed supported is very less and present day customers demand higher speed It is not capable to provide multi-media Traffic handling capacity is limited.

3G MOBILE EVOLUTION
Third Generation-IMT-2000 is the 3rd Generation Mobile Communication System defined by ITU. -Prominent Technologies chosen for IMT-2000 are-UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecom System) -CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000) -UWC (Universal Wireless Consortium)

NAMING IMT-2000
The Figure 2000 after IMT is perhaps for the following reasons-The year 2000 was taken as the takeoff year. -The Frequency Bands allotted for IMT-2000 was around 2000 Mhz. -The Data Communication speed was to be made 2000 kbps.

Evolution from GSM to 3G

GSM Growth PhasesUMTS 3G
EDGE 2.75G GPRS 2.5G HSCSD 2.25G

GSM 2G

UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecom System)

UMTS is the term used in Europe for 3rd Generation Mobile Networks Intention of UMTS is to make replace/transition from 2nd Generation Mobile Networks. UMTS is supposed to converge contents from Telecom Industry & IT industry.

UMTS & WCDMA

UMTS uses WCDMA ( Wideband Code Division Multiple Access ) for its 3G Mobile Network. It provides traditional Telecom services & new Internet based services It accommodates interconnections for varieties of networks WCDMA is a high bit rate Network

WCDMA N/W COMPONENTS

WCDMA is standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). WCDMA Network major components-User Equipments (UE) -WCDMA Radio Access Network (RAN) -WCDMA Core Network (CN)

WCDMA RADIO ACCESS NETWORK

WCDMA Radio Access Network (RAN) consists of RBS & RNC RBS ( Radio Base Station ) Also Known as Node B within 3GPP Converts data flow between UE & RNC

RNC ( Radio Network Controller ) RNC controls the RBS & the Radio Resources RNC is the access point for getting into Core Network

WCDMA CORE NETWORK

The WCDMA Core Network architecture consistsMSC Server (Soft-switch) Mobile Media Gateway (M-MGW) MSC(GSM) Gateway MSC Server (GMSC Server) Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

CORE NETWORK (Contd.)

7. Home Location Register (HLR) 8. Authentication Centre (AUC) 9. Equipment Identity Register (EIR) 10. Signaling Gateway (SGW) 11. Flexible Number Register (FNR) 12. IP Multimedia Sub-System (IMS)

A TYPICAL 3G NETWORK
Application Servers
Service enablers Application Servers

Services/applications
MSC Server HLR/AuC/FNR GMSC/Transit Server SGW

Control

MGW MGW WCDMA EDGE GSM SGSN

PSTN/ISDN PLMN

Connectivity
GGSN

Internet Intranets Control User data

3G USER EQUIPMENTS
WCDMA Mobile Phone has two broad units-USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) -ME (Mobile Equipment) USIM is the user dependent part of the UE and is provided by the Service provider. ME on the other hand is manufacturer dependent.

3G MAIN APPLICATIONS
Main Applications of 3G GSM are-Video Calling -Mobile Broadband -Movie Streaming -Video Downloading -Full Track Song Downloading -Gaming -Multi-Media Messaging

ADVANTAGES OF 3G MOBILE
Availability of new Radio spectrum. More Bandwidth, Security & Reliability. Interoperability between different service providers. Fixed and variable data rates. Backward compatibility of Services with existing Networks. Always ON connectivity. Rich Multi-Media Services.

DISADVANTAGES OF 3G MOBILE

Up-gradation cost of Base Stations and Cellular infrastructure is likely to be higher. 3G requires different Handsets and the issue is complex. Roaming and making voice/data call not yet been fully and been seamlessly operational. Higher power consumptions for handsets.

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