3-BSS Evolution SW Alcatel Mobile Day

B9 BSS Release
Corinne Cherpantier
All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

GSM Overall Roadmap
Up to 2008
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RELEASES B11 Release

B10 Release TBC
B9 Release TBC
2H07
IP transport
B8 Release
CS3/CS4 Video Streaming Services 3GPP R’6 Standard
EDGE EDGE capacity optimization
Data Optim 3GPP R’4 Standard
Available !
2005 2006 2007
MFS Evolution BSC/MFS Evolution

TRX EDGE+ High-Power Q1 (B8) Q3 (B9)
Q2 2005
60 W GMSK, 30 W 8-PSK
BSC 1000 TRX
Twin TRX ( B10)
TRX EDGE+ two TRX in the size of one
Available ! Q3 (B8/B9) Commercial dates
45W GMSK, 30 W 8-PSK
B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

B9 Telecom Features
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Enhanced Transmission
A-bis dynamic allocation
EDGE throughput GCH Statistical Multiplexing
• 8-PSK & IR in Uplink
GPRS/EDGE QoS
• R’99 QoS and PFC
• Streaming services...
Main
Telecom
2G <>3G
• Load based 3G
features Data Performances
handover filtering • Access time
Extended UL TBF Mode
• SI2quater scheduling
• Mobility improvement
NACC + (P)SI Status
NC2 Improv. (Load criteria)
Full support of E-GSM

EDGE Radio Features
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Incremental Redundancy
Combines information from successive transmissions of the same blocks
Link Adaptation
Enables automatic adaptation of Modulation&Coding Schemes (MCSs)
Adapts to local radio propagation conditions
B8 :
Support of Link Adaptation in Downlink & Uplink
Support of all MCS in Downlink / up to MCS-4 in Uplink
Support of Incremental Redundancy in Downlink X
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Support of 8-PSK in Uplink : MCS-5 to MCS-9 ca
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EDGE Transmission
B9 Key Features
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The goal : Reduce A-bis consumption

underdimension terrestrial transmission resources,
compared to full speed on Air interface on all TRX
Optimisation of A-bis is performed thanks to two features :
Dynamic A-bis & Statistical GCH Multiplexing
Dynamic A-bis
The BSS dynamically allocates A-bis nibbles to a TRX, depending on the
Packet traffic in this TRX
Packet Multiplexing
Aggregation of all data traffic of each TRX as one single “big pipe”
Îminimum A-bis consumption

ÎMaximum throughput
EDGE Transmission
B9 Key Principles
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No impact on voice quality

No dynamic Abis for voice
Minimum number of extra timeslots on the A-bis interface

Use all A-bis nibbles - including bonus nibbles
Maximum sharing
In case of A-bis congestion,

Equity mechanism to distribute transmission resources between TRX
Maximum radio throughput with the available transmission resources

Terminology for B9 Release
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“Basic” nibbles
Result from fixed mapping of radio timeslots (e.g.TCH) on the A-bis interface
Carry the CS (and part of the PS) traffic
“Extra” nibbles
Additional A-bis timeslots
Their number is defined by the operator: Full flexibility !
“Bonus” nibbles
Basic Nibbles corresponding to BCCH or SDCCH For free !
Up to B9, free unless used to transport TRX & O&M signalling links (RSL +OML)
A-bis
Radio
cell A basic nibbles
BCCH
SD
SD
cell A
bonus
nibbles
cell B basic nibbles
BCCH SD
SD
cell B
B9 BSS Release / April 05
TCH
extra nibbles
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Dynamic A-bis Feature
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Distributes a number transmission resources (nibbles) to each

TRX of the A-bis link
Extra and bonus nibbles are shared at BTS level
Basic nibbles are shared at cell level
This number is based on the actual packet demand in the
TRX
An equity mechanism ensures that all TRX of the BTS are
served with fairness
Played at each TBF establishment & on a regular basis
Extra/Bonus-nibbles are distributed with fairness to all TRX which
require A-bis resource

A-bis Packet Multiplexing
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MCS-9
MCS-8
EDGE data
GPRS data
With Abis Packet Multiplexing,
MCS-7
MCS-6
header
no round up !
MCS-5
MCS-4 Aggregation of all data traffic of each
MCS-3
MCS-2
TRX as one single “big (bit) pipe”
DL
MCS-1
CS-4
% i n
CS-3
o 4 0 b is
p t A
n: u mic
CS-2
a i n a
G f Dy
0 16 32 48 64 80
Throughput (kb/s) p o
to tel
On Al ca
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i a
f er ent
Example: one GPRS session with 4 PDCHs in CS-3 ey Dif
K
Without Abis Packet multiplexing: With Abis Packet multiplexing:

1 PDCH = 2 GCH* 1 PDCH = 1.22 GCH*
Total occupation : 8 GCH* Total occupation : 4.88 GCH*

* GCH = GPRS channel on Abis & Ater

throughput (kbit/s)
A-bis Packet Multiplexing Key Benefits
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Always efficient ... Whatever the load conditions:
Out of Congestion :
Reduced A-bis consumption
Aggregation of all data traffic of each TRX as one single “big pipe”
During A-bis Congestion:
Automatic adaptation of radio throughput to the size of the “TRX Packet pipe”
Resulting in a potential reduction of the radio throughput
No impact on Link Adaptation – the (M)CS is not changed
Instantaneous reaction to transmission variations inside a TRX
The TRX packet pipe is filled up as much as possible

Î maximum radio throughput

EDGE B9 Key Transmission Principles
Summary
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No impact on voice quality

Optimise radio throughput while minimising A-bis consumption
Full flexibility in the definition of A-bis extra timeslots
Use all A-bis TS including signalling TS
Maximum sharing at BTS level
In case of A-bis congestion :
Distribute transmission resources between all TRXs with fairness
Optimise usage of terrestrial resource to minimise radio throughput
degradation
Minimum A-bis consumption

Maximum Data throughput

B9 Telecom Features
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GPRS/EDGE QoS
Main
Telecom
2G <>3G
• Load based 3G
NACC + (P)SI Status

Full Support of 3 Classes Of QoS...
To Offer 3G Like QoS
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Streaming Audio, Video Streams

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Web Browsing, Gaming,

Interactive
WAP
Background Email download, FTP

Full Support of 3 Classes Of QoS...
Priority Management
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Interactive
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Subscription
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Priority given to Dataflows
for QoS management......
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Impact on TBF scheduling …

Each TBF is assigned a scheduling priority
Signaling
Streaming
Highest Priority
Traffic THP 1 TBFs
Handling THP 2 are scheduled
Priority THP 3 Interactive
first
Precedence (*)
Background
(*)Combination with ARP (Allocation and Retention Priority) not possible before R’6

Streaming handling:
BSS impacts ...
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For QoS negotiation ... Support of Packet Flow Context

feature
To guarantee a given bit rate ...

Impact on Call Admission Control
Definition of a minimum throughput per PDCH (on a per cell basis) +

margin to take into account radio fluctuations
Rejection of the PFC if the required throughput can not be satisfied
Support of Guaranteed Bit Rate QoS parameter (initially negotiated

between appli/MS & Core Network)
The required resources are then reserved and cannot be pre-empted

Streaming handling:
BSS impacts ...
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Example: Video clip - 60 kb/s is required

Assumptions / Cells conditions:
Radio Throughput available at cell border: 15 kb/s
4 TS dedicated to packet: used by a Non Real Time WAP user
TS with WAP user

TRX
CS TS
... The demand is accepted: 4 TS are allocated to the video service
If good radio conditions … If bad radio conditions …

Radio throughput >15 kb/s per TS All the packet bandwidth is used
the rest of the bandwidth is used by the WAP user by the streaming service

QoS Example:
Data Bandwidth On The Mobile Network
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Without QoS Management With QoS Management
MAX MAX
Video Stream 1
Video Stream 1 Video Stream 2
Web browsing
Web browsing Video Stream 1
Wap
Wap Web browsing
Email
download Wap
Email DL
Service Congestion
Video Streaming is ok!
Video Streaming NOK
Evolution

B9 Telecom Features
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GPRS/EDGE QoS
Main
Telecom
2G <>3G
• Load based 3G
NACC + (P)SI Status

Improve mobility ...
...Enhance Cell Re-Selection
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A B
Today ...
T0 Full Sys Info DL transmission resumed
• The MS decides to perform a cell re-selection: it stops listening to cell A

• It listens to full System Information in cell B, before accessing cell B
... With Packet

PSI status... Remaining Sys Info
T0 Partial Sys Info
• MS does not need to read full Sys-Info before accessing the new cell
•The new cell transmits remaining information afterward

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A B
Today ...
T0 Full Sys Info DL transmission resumed
• The MS decides to perform a cell re-selection: it stops listening to cell A

• It listens to full System Information in cell B, before accessing cell B
... With Packet Partial Sys Info Remaining Sys Info

PSI status +
NACC
•the MS informs the system that it wants to select a neighbour cell

•The BSS transmits the partial Sys-info of the neighbour cell

Data performances enhancement
To answer end-users expectations ...
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GPRS Mobility Improvement ...
NETWORK ASSISTED CELL CHANGE PACKET SYSTEM INFO STATUS

(NACC)* + PACKET (P)SI*
Reduce Time Duration from 4 to 1s for changing cell

when a handset performs a GPRS transfer
pa ct
ti o n im
e se le c 75 %
* Supported by R4 Handsets C e ll R u p to
u ce d
r e d
Improve end-user satisfaction by delivering non interrupted data

communication over GPRS !

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NACC + PACKET PSI STATUS in NC2* mode
Cell Change Order

Remaining Sys Info
Partial Sys Info
NC2 and NACC are fully complementary
NC2 reduces the number NACC reduces the transfer

of cell re-selections + interruption length
*NC2 = Network Controlled Cell-Reselection: feature available with B8 release

Enhanced Cell Re-Selection
NC2: cell re-selection considering load criteria
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Target ...
To increase Data QoS for high loaded cells with improvement of NC2 feature
Avoid to re-direct a mobile to a cell which is highly loaded, while other less loaded
cells could offer higher data rates
Choice of the target cell based on packet traffic load !

High loaded cell get a low priority, even if it is the best candidate cell for radio reasons
decision for
Improve QoS ! cell re-selection
A C (high load)

Data performances enhancement
To answer end-users expectations ...
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UL TBF*
Data
BSS
Data *TBF = Temporary Block Flow: GPRS session
DL TBF*
GPRS transfer running ...
UL TBF*
UL & DL Connexions simultaneously maintained
even for short GPRS traffic interruption
BSS
With Extended UL TBF mode
DL TBF*
Complement feature “Delayed DL TBF Release”
(available since B7 release)
Benefit: Supported by R4 handsets
Quick access to services (Web page, WAP service …)

Gain up to 33% Ping time
Estimated gain up to 30% for WAP first page

B9 Telecom Features
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GPRS/EDGE QoS
Main
Telecom
2G <>3G
• Load based 3G
NACC + (P)SI Status

Capacity Enhancing Features
Full Support of E-GSM
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E-GSM uplink
G1 band benefits: G1-GSM P-GSM band

band
> Offers additional capacity 880 890 915
> Decreases the interference
level of the P-GSM frequencies E-GSM downlink
G1-GSM P-GSM band

band
925 935 960
Management of TCH in G1 band available since B7 release

+
With B9 release: G1 band capability = primary band capability !
Signalling (BCCH/SDCCH) + Data (GPRS/EDGE) now supported in G1 band
= Full Flexibility !

B9 Operation & Maintenance evolutions
Equipment Management
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TRX/RSL mapping improvement SD = SDCCH

BC = BCCH
TRX 1 BC SD TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH
TRX 2 TCH SD TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH
TRX 3 TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH
TRX 4 TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH
Half Rate preferably affected on TRX with no signalling TS
Optimised number of simultaneous calls

B10 release: Main Candidate features (1/2)
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Reduce
Reduceyour
yourtransmission
transmissioncosts
costs IP
IPtransport
transport
BSC
TC
MSC
IP Backbone Core Network

SGSN
Gb over IP
MFS

B10 release: Main Candidate features (2/2)
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BSC •1000
•1000TRX
BSCEvolution
Evolution TRX
Capacity •Optimised
•OptimisedBSC
BSCconnectivity
connectivity
Capacity
Improvements •BSC
•BSC connectivitynot
connectivity notimpacted
impactedby
byHR
HRsupport
support…
…
Improvements
Radio
RadioPerformances
Performances ••SAIC
SAIC(Single
(SingleAntenna
AntennaInterference
InterferenceCancellation
Cancellation
improvements
improvements •Better
•Betterresistance
resistancetotointerference
interferenceininDL
DL
•More
•Morethan
than22TS
TSsupport
supportininULUL
•Increase
•IncreaseUL
ULdata
datathroughput
throughput(to
(tosend
sendMMS
MMS…)
…)
Data
DataPerformances
Performances •Multiple
•MultipleTBF
TBFsupport
support
improvements
improvements •Optimum
•Optimum supportseveral
support severaldata
dataservices
services
simultaneously
simultaneously
•Mobility
•MobilityImprovement:
Improvement:cellcellreselection
reselection
••DTM
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TransferMode)
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service •Simultaneous
•SimultaneousCircuit
Circuit&&Data
DataTransfer
Transfersupport
support

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B9 BSS Release

All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

RELEASES B11 Release

2005 2006 2007

MFS Evolution BSC/MFS Evolution

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

The goal : Reduce A-bis consumption

Îminimum A-bis consumption

No impact on voice quality

Minimum number of extra timeslots on the A-bis interface

In case of A-bis congestion,

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Distributes a number transmission resources (nibbles) to each

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Without Abis Packet multiplexing: With Abis Packet multiplexing:

Total occupation : 8 GCH* Total occupation : 4.88 GCH*

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Always efficient ... Whatever the load conditions:

The TRX packet pipe is filled up as much as possible

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

No impact on voice quality

Minimum A-bis consumption

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Streaming Audio, Video Streams

Web Browsing, Gaming,

Background Email download, FTP

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Impact on TBF scheduling …

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

For QoS negotiation ... Support of Packet Flow Context

To guarantee a given bit rate ...

Definition of a minimum throughput per PDCH (on a per cell basis) +

Support of Guaranteed Bit Rate QoS parameter (initially negotiated

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Example: Video clip - 60 kb/s is required

TS with WAP user

... The demand is accepted: 4 TS are allocated to the video service

If good radio conditions … If bad radio conditions …

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

Without QoS Management With QoS Management

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

T0 Full Sys Info DL transmission resumed

• The MS decides to perform a cell re-selection: it stops listening to cell A

... With Packet

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

T0 Full Sys Info DL transmission resumed

• The MS decides to perform a cell re-selection: it stops listening to cell A

... With Packet Partial Sys Info Remaining Sys Info

•the MS informs the system that it wants to select a neighbour cell

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

GPRS Mobility Improvement ...

NETWORK ASSISTED CELL CHANGE PACKET SYSTEM INFO STATUS

Reduce Time Duration from 4 to 1s for changing cell

Improve end-user satisfaction by delivering non interrupted data

B9 BSS Release / April 05 All rights reserved © 2005, Alcatel

NACC + PACKET PSI STATUS in NC2* mode

Cell Change Order

NC2 and NACC are fully complementary