NOKIA
UMTS Releases
UMTS Release 99
1999 2001
UMTS CN = enhanced GSM NSS UTRAN & WCDMA
UMTS Release 4
Bearer independent CS domain Low chip rate TDD mode UTRA repeater MMS LCS enhancements etc. IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) RNC connectivity to multiple CN nodes HSCSP etc. WLAN-3GPP feasibility study Network sharing feasibility study Security enhancements Push services etc.
2002
UMTS Release 5
2003
UMTS Release 6
NOKIA
EIR
HLR AC
UTRAN
IPbackbone
BGF
Inter-PLMN Network
corporate networks
NOKIA
UTRAN
UE Uu
UTRAN
Radio Network Subsystem (RNS)
CN
MSC/VLR Iub circuit switched (cs) domain
RNC
Uu Iur UE
Iu-CS
RNC
Iu-PS SGSN
NOKIA
WCDMA radio resource management incl. Radio resource management of channel configurations, traffic and control channels, handovers, power control. Telecom functionality incl. Location & connection management, ciphering, Iu and Iub channel management, ATM switching and multiplexing Maintenance incl. Fault localisation and reconfiguration Operation incl. RNC and Node B parameter modification
NOKIA
Uu Interface WCDMA
RNC
Iub Interface ATM
NOKIA
CN Iu edge node
UTRAN RNC
Access Stratum Signalling (Uu Stratum) RRC Access Stratum Signalling (Iu Stratum)
RANAP
NOKIA
End-to-End Service
TE/MT Local Bearer Service External Bearer Service
MT
Adm/ Cap. Control
UTRAN
Adm/ Cap. Control
CN Iu edge node
Adm/ Subscr Cap. Control Control
CN Gateway
Adm/ Cap. Control Translation
ext. network
UMTS BS Manager
UMTS BS Manager
Local BS Manager
Radio BS Manager
Radio BS Manager
Iu BS Manager
Iu BS Manager
CN BS Manager
CN BS Manager
Ext. BS Manager
Iu NS Manager
Iu NS Manager
BB NS Manager
BB NS Manager
Node B
RNC 3G-MSC/VLR
Iur: RNSAP
3G-SGSN
RNC
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RNS
Conversational class
Streaming class
Interactive class
Background class
ALCAP
Signalling Bearer(s)
Data Bearer(s)
14
NOKIA
PDCP
RLC
RLC RLC
RLC
RLC
LogCHs
MAC Layer
TrCHs PHY Layer
(copied from TS 25.301 chap. 5.1)
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PhyCHs