UMTS Flashcards
Acronyms, Channel protocols, Codes
The first release version of UMTS
Rel. 99
What was introduced in Rel. 4?
Circuit Switched Media Gateways (CS-MGW)
What was introduced in Rel. 5?
The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)
What was introduced in Rel. 7?
MIMO antenna technology and higher data speeds
Rel. 8-10 introduced what?
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
What are the three entities that make up the UMTS network?
UTRAN, GERAN, and CORE Network
What components make up the UTRAN?
NodeB and RNC
What are the three domains in the CORE Network?
Circuit Switched Domain, Packet Switched Domain, Multi Media Domain
What does the Cell ID consist of?
RNC ID and the Short (Local) Cell ID
What is Hierarchical Cell Structure (HCS) used for?
HCS is a fake power applied to Cells by the Network that helps control which cells an UE will re-select to.
What are the two types of Power Control?
Forward and Reverse
What is Forward Closed Inner loop Power control?
Communication between the NodeB and UE to keep the Signal-Interference-Ratio (SIR) at the target level. The UE tells the NodeB to increase/decrease its power by 1dB up to 1500 times/second.
What is Forward Closed Outer loop Power control?
The UE requests a different T-SIR from the NodeB if it has Frame Error Rate (FER) trouble.
What is Reverse Open loop Power control?
The UE adjusts transmit power for preamble PRACHs based on the received CPICH (Common Pilot Channel).
What is Reverse Closed Inner loop Power control?
Communication between the NodeB and UE to keep the Signal-Interference-Ratio (SIR) at the target level. The NodeB tells the UE to increase/decrease its power by 1dB up to 1500 times/second.
What is Reverse Closed Outer loop Power control?
TSIR adjustment at the RNC level based on FER trouble
What are the two main components of a UE?
ME (Mobile Equipment), UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card)
What is contained on the UICC?
Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), IMS Identity Module (ISIM)
What is the purpose of the Circuit Switched Media Gateway?
It establishes a P2P pipeline for voice traffic.
Is responsible for the delivery of data packets from and to the UEs within its geographical service area.
Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
Geographical Service area for an SGSN.
Routing Area Code (RAC)
Responsible for accessing the external network on the Packet Switched Domain
Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
Area that falls under the Routing Area (RA)
UTRAN Registration Area (URA)
Multi Media Domain consists of?
IP Multi Media Subsystem (IMS)