Umts Architecture Overview
Umts Architecture Overview
Umts Architecture Overview
Access Modes
UMTS and GSM
UMTS
Terrestrial
User Equipment Core Network
Radio Access
Network
UE UTRAN CN
UU IU
Functions of the CN
Switching
Service Provision
Transmission of user traffic between UTRAN(s) and/or fixed
network
Mobility Management
Operations, Administration and Maintenance
Gr Gc
G
External
i Packet
Iu-ps Serving GSN
Gateway
UTRAN GSN Switched
SGSN GGSN
Gn Networks
Gn CN
IU Other SGSN
Functions of UTRAN
Provision of Radio Coverage
System access control
Security and privacy
Handover
Radio resource management and control
Elements of UTRAN
Radio Network Controller
! Owns and controls radio resources in its domain
! Service Access point for all services that UTRAN provides the CN
Node B
! Acts as the radio basestation
! Converts the data flow between the Iub and Uu interfaces
UE
IUr
IUb
Node B
Radio Network
Controller CN (SGSN)
RNC
Node B Iu-ps
UTRAN
UU IU
Functions of the UE
Display and user interface
To hold the authentication algorithms and keys
User end termination of the air interface
Application platform
Elements of the UE
Mobile Equipment
! The radio terminal used for radio communication over the Uu interface
UMTS Subscriber Identity Module
! The smartcard that holds the subscriber identity, authentication and
encryption keys etc
Additionally one can define a Terminal Equipment item that sits
with the UE
! This carries the application specific user interface
! The interface for the TE may be provided by Bluetooth for example
General UE Architecture
UMTS SIM
USIM
CU
Mobile
Terminal Equipment
UTRAN
Equipment ME
UE
UU
SGSN
Node B
RNC
Node B
Iub
Iu_cs
Iu_ps RNC
Iur
Node B Node B
UTRAN
Iu-ps
Iu-cs A
Iu-ps Iu-cs
Gb
BSS/
UTRAN Iur
RNC RNC BSC
End-to-End Service
CN Bearer
Radio Access Bearer Service Service
Access Stratum
! Non-access Stratum L2 L2 L2 L2
"Encompasses layers 4 to 7 of
the OSI 7 layer model, and the L1 L1 L1 L1
upper part of layer 3
UE Uu UTRAN Iu CN
Questions
What elements does UTRAN consist of?
What is the primary role of UTRAN?
What additional access modes does UMTS support over UMTS
FDD?
Session Summary
In this session we have discussed the major elements of the
UMTS network architecture
In following sessions we will discuss each element in more
detail