Training Report On Telecom Networks

A
Industrial Training Report on

“CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION”

Submitted for partial fulfillment of award of

Diploma Degree
In
Electronics and Communication Engineering
By
MS. SANIA TANZEEL

Submitted to

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

PRINCE INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
GREATER NOIDA

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the seminar report which is being presented in the entitled,

“TELECOM NETWORKS” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

award of degree of Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering in the

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering from PRINCE INSTITUTE

OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, GREATER NOIDA, is an authentic record of my

own carried out under the supervision of Mr. Rahul Yadav Dy. HOD., Department of

ECE.

Ms. SANIA TANZEEL

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I have taken efforts in this Industrial Training. However, it would not have been possible
without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I am grateful to
the staff and management for letting me pursue my four weeks industrial training at the
department of control and instrumentation.

I am grateful for the explanation given to me by the staff of BHARAT SANCHAR

NIGAM LIMITED and helping me become aware of the technology in the real
world .The training I had received here has helped me immensely in understanding the
practical concepts of communication. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of
them.

I am highly indebted to Mr. S.K Sharma (S.D.E) and Ms. Kumud (J.T.O) for their
guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information
regarding the Industrial Training Report.

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INDEX

ABOUT BSNL 5

An Overview Of Telecommunication Networks 6

PCM Principle 19

Advanced Optical Networks: DWDM 23

CDMA Technology 28

MLLN 36

Overview Of Intranet 43

Wi-Max 46

Wi-Fi 52

Conclusion 59

Bibliography 60

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1. ABOUT BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Formed in oct. 2000, is world’s 7th largest
telecommunications company providing comprehensive range of telecom services in
India: wire line, CDMA mobile, GSM mobile, internet, broadband, carrier services.
Within a span it has become the one of the largest public sector unit in India.
BSNL is the only service provider, making focused efforts and planned initiatives to
bridge the rural –urban digital divide ICT sector. In fact there is no telecom operator in
the country to beat it reach with its wide network giving services I every nook & corner
of country and operates across India except Delhi & Mumbai.
BSNL cellular service cellone, has more than 20.7 million cellular customers, garnering
24 % of all mobile users as its subscribers. That means that almost every fourth mobile
user in the country has a BSNL connection. In basic services, BSNL is miles ahead of its
rivals, with 35.1 million Basic Phone Subscribers i.e. 85 % share of the subscribers and
92 % share in revenue terms.

BSNL has set up a world class multi-gigabit, multi-protocol convergent IP infrastructure

that provides convergent services like voice, data and video through the same Backbone
and broadband access network. At present there are 0.6 million Data one broadband
customers.
The company has vast experience in Planning, Installation, network integration and
Maintenance of Switching & Transmission Networks and also has a world class ISO
9000 certified Telecom Training Institute. BSNL plans to expand its customer base from
present 73 millions lines to 125 million lines and infrastructure investment plan to the
tune of Rs. 733 crores (US$ 16.67 million) in the next three years. Today, BSNL is
India's largest Telco and one of the largest Public Sector Undertaking with estimated
market value of $ 100 Billion. The company is planning an IPO with in 6 months to
offload 10% to public in the Rs 300-400 range valuing the company at over $100 billion.

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The turnover, nationwide coverage, reach, comprehensive range of the telecom services
and the desire to excel has made BSNL the no. 1 telecom company of India.

2. AN OVERVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATION
NETWORK

Institutional Mechanism and Role

Introduction: All industries operate in a specific environment which keeps changing and
the firms in the business need to understand it to dynamically adjust their actions for best
results. Like minded firms get together to form associations in order to protect their
common interests. Other stake holders also develop a system to take care of their issues.
Governments also need to intervene for ensuring fair competition and the best value for
money for its citizens. This handout gives exposure on the Telecom Environment in India
and also dwells on the role of international bodies in standardizing and promoting
Telecom Growth in the world.
Institutional Framework: It is defined as the systems of formal laws, regulations, and
procedures, and informal conventions, customs, and norms, that broaden, mold, and
restrain socio-economic activity and behaviour. In India, The Indian telegraph act of 1885
amended from time to time governs the telecommunications sector. Under this act, the
government is in-charge of policymaking and was responsible for provisioning of
services till the opening of telecom sector to private participation. The country has been
divided into units called Circles, Metro Districts, Secondary Switching Areas (SSA), and
Long Distance Charging Area (LDCA) and Short Distance Charging Area (SDCA).
Major changes in telecommunications in India began in the 1980s. The initial phase of
telecom reforms began in 1984 with the creation of
Center for Department of Telematics (C-DOT) for developing indigenous technologies
and private manufacturing of customer premise equipment. Soon after, the Mahanagar
Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) were
set up in 1986. The Telecom Commission was established in 1989. A crucial aspect of
the institutional reform of the Indian telecom sector was setting up of an independent
regulatory body in 1997 - the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), to assure

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investors that the sector would be regulated in a balanced and fair manner. In 2000, DoT
corporatized its services wing and created Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Further
changes in the regulatory system took place with the TRAI Act of 2000 that aimed at
restoring functional clarity and improving regulatory quality and a separate disputes
settlement body was set up called Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
(TDSAT) to fairly adjudicate any dispute between licensor and licensee, between service
provider, between service provider and a group of consumers. In October 2003, Unified
Access Service Licenses regime for basic and cellular services was introduced. This
regime enabled services providers to offer fixed and mobile services under one license.
Since then, Indian telecom has seen unprecedented customer growth crossing 600 million
connections. India is the fourth largest telecom market in Asia after China, Japan and
South Korea. The Indian telecom network is the eighth largest in the world and the
second largest among emerging economies. A brief on telecom echo system and various
key elements in institutional framework is given below:

Department of Telecommunications: In India, DoT is the nodal agency for taking care
of telecom sector on behalf of government. Its basic functions are:
 Policy Formulation
 Review of performance

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 Licensing
 Wireless spectrum management
 Administrative monitoring of PSUs
 Research & Development
 Standardization/Validation of Equipment
 International Relations

Main wings within DoT:

 Telecom Engineering Center (TEC)
 USO Fund
 Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC)
 Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell
 Telecom Centers of Excellence (TCOE)

Public Sector Units:

 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL)
 Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI)
 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL)
 Telecommunications Consultants India Limited(TCIL)

R & D Unit:
 Center for development of Telematics (C-DoT)

The other key governmental institutional units are TRAI & TDSAT. Important units are
briefed below:

Telecom Engineering Center (TEC): It is a technical body representing the interest of

Department of Telecom, Government of India. Its main functions are:
 Specification of common standards with regard to Telecom network equipment,
services and interoperability.

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 Generic Requirements (GRs), Interface Requirements (IRs).

 Issuing Interface Approvals and Service Approvals.
 Formulation of Standards and Fundamental Technical Plans.
 Interact with multilateral agencies like APT, ETSI and ITU etc. for
standardization.
 Develop expertise to imbibe the latest technologies and results of R&D.
 Provide technical support to DOT and technical advice to TRAI & TDSAT.
 Coordinate with C-DOT on the technological developments in the Telecom Sector
for policy planning by DOT.

Universal Service Obligation Fund (USO): This fund was created in 2002. This fund is
managed by USO administrator. All telecom operators contribute to this fund as per
government policy. The objective of this fund is to bridge the digital divide i.e. ensure
equitable growth of telecom facilities in rural areas. Funds are allocated to operators who
bid lowest for providing telecom facilities in the areas identified by USO administrator.

Wireless Planning & Coordination (Wpc): This unit was created in 1952 and is the
National Radio Regulatory Authority responsible for Frequency Spectrum Management,
including licensing and caters for the needs of all wireless users (Government and
Private) in the country. It exercises the statutory functions of the Central Government and
issues licenses to establish, maintain and operate wireless stations. WPC is divided into
major sections like Licensing and Regulation (LR), New Technology Group (NTG) and
Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA). SACFA makes
the recommendations on major frequency allocation issues, formulation of the frequency
allocation plan, making recommendations on the various issues related to International
Telecom Union (ITU), to sort out problems referred to the committee by various wireless
users, Sitting clearance of all wireless installations in the country etc.

Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell: In order to ensure

that service providers adhere to the license conditions and for taking care of telecom
network security issues, DoT opened these cells in 2004 and at present 34 cells are

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operating in various Circles and big districts in the country. Key functions of these units
are Inspection of premises of Telecom and Internet Service Providers, Curbing illegal
activities in telecom services, Control over clandestine / illegal operation of telecom
networks by vested interests having no license, To file FIR against culprits, pursue the
cases, issue notices indicating violation of conditions of various Acts in force from time
to time, Analysis of call/subscription/traffic data of various licensees, arrangement for
lawful interception / monitoring of all communications passing through the licensee's
network, disaster management, network performance monitoring, Registration of OSPs
and Telemarketers in License Service Areas etc..

Telecom Centers of Excellence (TCOE): (www.tcoe.in) The growth of Indian

Telecommunications sector has been astounding, particularly in the last decade. This
growth has been catalyzed by telecommunications sector liberalization and reforms.
Some of the areas needing immediate attention to consolidate and maintain the growth
are:
 Capacity building for industry talent pool
 Continuous adaptation of the regulatory environment to facilitate
induction/adaptation of high potential new technologies and business models
 Bridging of high rural - urban teledensity /digital divide
 Faster deployment of broadband infrastructure across the country
Centers of Excellence have been created to work on:
(i) Enhancing talent pool,
(ii) Technological innovation,
(iii) Secure information infrastructure and
(iv) Bridging of digital divide.
These COEs are also expected to cater to requirements of South Asia as regional leaders.
The main sponsor (one of the telecom operators), the academic institute where the
Centers are located and the tentative field of excellence are enumerated in the table
below:
Field of Excellence in Associated Institute Sponsor
Telecom

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Next Generation Network & Network IIT, Kharagpur Vodafone Essar

Technology
Telecom Technology & Management IIT, Delhi Bharti Airtel
Technology Integration, Multimedia & IIT, Kanpur BSNL
Computational Math
Telecom Policy, Regulation, Governance, IIM, Ahmadabad IDEA Cellular
Customer Care & Marketing
Telecom Infrastructure & Energy IIT, Chennai Reliance
Disaster Management of Info systems & IISc, Bangalore Aircel
Information Security
Rural Application IIT Mumbai Tata Telecom
Spectrum Management (Proposed) WPC, Chennai Govt with Industry
consortium

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): TRAI was established under TRAI
Act 1997 enacted on 28.03.1997. The act was amended in 2000. Its Organization setup
consists of One Chairperson, Two full-time members & Two part-time members. Its
primary role is to deals with regulatory aspects in Telecom Sector & Broadcasting and
Cable services. TRAI has two types of functions as mentioned below:
 Mandatory Functions :
o Tariff policies
o Interconnection policies
o Quality of Service
o Ensure implementation of terms and conditions of license
 Recommendatory Functions
 New license policies
 Spectrum policies
 Opening of sector
Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): TDSAT was established in
year 2000 by an amendment in TRAI act by transferring the functions of dispute handling
to new entity i.e. TDSAT. The organization setup consists of one Chairperson & two full-
time members. Its functions are:

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1. Adjudicate any dispute between

 licensor and licensee
 two or more licensees
 group of consumers
2. Hear & dispose off appeal against any direction, decision or order of the Authority
under TRAI Act
Key International Standardization Bodies for Telecom sector:

ITU: It is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication
technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in
developing networks and services. For nearly 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared
global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite
orbits, worked to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world,
established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range
of communications systems and addressed the global challenges of our times, such as
mitigating climate change and strengthening cyber security. Vast spectrum of its work
area includes broadband Internet to latest-generation wireless technologies, from
aeronautical and maritime navigation to radio astronomy and satellite-based meteorology,
from convergence in fixed-mobile phone, Internet access, data, voice and TV
broadcasting to next-generation networks. ITU also organizes worldwide and regional
exhibitions and forums, such as ITU TELECOM WORLD, bringing together the most
influential representatives of government and the telecommunications and ICT industry
to exchange ideas, knowledge and technology for the benefit of the global community,
and in particular the developing world. ITU is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and its
membership includes 191 Member States and more than 700 Sector Members and
Associates. On 1 January 2009, ITU employed 702 people from 83 different countries.
The staff members are distributed between the Union's Headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland and eleven field offices located around the world. Www.itu.int
Asia Pacific Telecommunity: Headquartered at Bangkok, the APT is a unique
organization of Governments, telecom service providers, manufactures of
communication equipment, research & development organizations and other stake

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holders active in the field of communication and information technology. APT serves as
the focal organization for communication and information technology in the Asia Pacific
region. The APT has 34 Members, 4 Associate Members and 121 Affiliate Members. The
objective of the Telecommunity is to foster the development of telecommunication
services and information infrastructure throughout the region with a particular focus on
the expansion thereof in less developed areas. APT has been conducting HRD Program
for developing the skills of APT Members to meet the objectives of APT. The topics
include Information Communication Technologies (ICT), Network and Information
Security, Finance and Budget, Telecommunication Management, Mobile
communications, Multimedia, Satellite Communication, Telecommunications and ICT
Policy and Regulation, Broadband Technologies, e-Applications, Rural
Telecommunications Technologies, IP Networks and Services, Customer Relations, etc.
Www.aptsec.org

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute: (ETSI) produces globally-

applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including
fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies. It is officially
recognized by the European Union as a European Standards Organization. ETSI is a not-
for- profit organization with more than 700 ETSI member organizations drawn from 62
countries across 5 continents world-wide. ETSI unites Manufacturers, Network operators,
National Administrations, Service providers, Research bodies, User groups,
Consultancies. This cooperation has resulted in a steady stream of highly successful ICT
standards in mobile, fixed, and radio communications and a range of other standards that
cross these boundaries, including Security, Satellite, Broadcast, Human Factors, Testing
& Protocols, Intelligent transport, Power-line telecoms, e-Health, Smart Cards,
Emergency communications, GRID & Clouds, Aeronautical etc. ETSI is consensus-based
and conducts its work through Technical Committees, which produce standards and
specifications, with the ETSI General Assembly and Board. Www.etsi.org

BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited was formed in year 2000 and took over the
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the fourth largest integrated telecom operator in the country. BSNL is the market leader
in Broadband, landline and national transmission network. BSNL is also the only
operator covering over 5 lakh village with telecom connectivity. Area of operation of
BSNL is all India except Delhi & Mumbai.

MTNL: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, formed in 1984 is the market leader in
landline and broadband in its area of operation. Www.mtnl.net.in

TCIL: TCIL, a prime engineering and consultancy company, is a wholly owned

Government of India Public Sector Enterprise. TCIL was set up in 1978 for providing
Indian telecom expertise in all fields of telecom, Civil and IT to developing countries
around the world. It has its presence in over 70 countries. Www.tcil-india.com

ITI: Indian telephone Industries is the oldest manufacturing unit for telephone
instruments. To keep pace with changing times, it has started taking up manufacturing of
new technology equipment such as GSM, OFC equipment, Invertors, Power plants,
Defense equipments, Currency counting machines etc. Www.itiltd-india.com

Centre for Development of Telematics (cdot): This is the R & D unit under dot setup in
1984. The biggest contribution of this centre to Indian telecom sector is the development
of low capacity (128 port) Rural automatic Exchange (RAX) which enabled provisioning
of telephone in even the smallest village. This was specially designed to suit Indian
environment, capable of withstanding natural temperature and dusty conditions.

Prominent Licenses provided by DoT:

o Access Service (CMTS & Unified Access Service): The Country is divided into
23 Service Areas consisting of 19 Telecom Circle Service Areas and 4 Metro
Service Areas for providing Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS).
Consequent upon announcement of guidelines for Unified Access (Basic&
Cellular) Services licenses on 11.11.2003, some of the CMTS operators have been
permitted to migrate from CMTS License to Unified Access Service License

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(UASL). No new CMTS and Basic service Licenses are being awarded after
issuing the guidelines for Unified access Service License (UASL). As on 31
March 2008, 39 CMTS and 240 UASL licenses operated.
o 3G & BWA (Broadband Wireless Access): Department of Telecom started the
auction process for sale of spectrum for 3G and BWA (WiMax) in April 2010 for
22 services areas in the country. BSNL & MTNL have already been given
spectrum for 3G and BWA and they need to pay the highest bid amount as per
auction results. BSNL & MTNL both are providing 3G services. BSNL has rolled
out its BWA service by using WiMax technology.
o Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Service: Licenses have been awarded to two
operators to provide MNP in India. DoT is ensuring the readiness of all mobile
operators and expects to start this service any time after June 2010.
o Infrastructure Provider: There are two categories IP-I and IP-II. For IP-I the
applicant company is required to be registered only. No license is issued for IP-I.
Companies registered as IP-I can provide assets such as Dark Fiber, Right of
Way, Duct space and Tower. This was opened to private sector with effect from
13.08.2000. An IP-II license can lease / rent out /sell end to end bandwidth i.e.
digital transmission capacity capable to carry a message. This was opened to
private sector with effect from 13.08.2000. Issuance of IP-II License has been
discontinued w.e.f. 14.12.05
o INMARSAT: INMARSAT (International Maritime Satellite Organization)
operates a constellation of geo-stationary satellites designed to extend phone, fax
and data communications all over the world. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL)
is permitted to provide Inmarsat services in India under their International
Long Distance(ILD) license granted by Department of
Telecommunications(dot). VSNL has commissioned their new Land Earth
Station (LES) at Delhi, Pune compatible with 4th generation INMARSAT
Satellites (I-4) and INMARSAT-B, M, Mini-M & M-4 services are now
being provided through this new LES after No Objection Certificate (NOC) is
issued by dot on case by case basis.
o National Long Distance: There is no limit on number of operators for this

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service and license is for 20 years.

o International Long Distance: This was opened to private sector on 1st April
2002 with no limit on number of operators. The license period is 20 years.
o Resale of IPLC: For promoting competition and affordability in
International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC) Segment, Government permitted
the "Resale of IPLC" by introducing a new category of License called as -
"Resale of IPLC" Service License with effect from 24th September 2008. The
Reseller can provide end-to-end IPLC between India and country of destination
for any capacity denomination. For providing the IPLC service, the Reseller has
to take the IPLC from International Long Distance (ILD) Service Providers
licensed and permitted to enter into an arrangement for leased line with Access
Providers, National Long Distance Service Providers and International Long
Distance Service Providers for provision of IPLC to end customers.
o Sale of International Roaming SIM cards /Global Calling Cards in India:
The cards being offered to Indian Customers will be for use only outside India.
However, if it is essential to activate the card for making test calls/emergent calls
before the departure of customer and /or after the arrival of the customer, the
same shall be permitted for forty eight (48) hours only prior to departure from
India and twenty four (24) hours after arrival in India.
o Internet without Telephony: The Internet Service Provider (ISP) Policy was
announced in November, 98. ISP Licenses, which prohibit telephony on
Internet ,are being issued starting from 6.11.98 on non-exclusive basis. Three
category of license exist namely A,B and C. A is all India, B is telecom Circles,
Metro Districts and major districts where as C is SSA wide.
o Internet with Telephony: Only ISP licensees are permitted, within their service
area, to offer Internet Telephony service. The calls allowed are PC to PC in
India, PC in India to PC/Telephone outside India, IP based calls from India to
other countries.
o VPN: Internet Service Providers (isps) can provide Virtual Private Network
(VPN) Services. VPN shall be configured as Closed User Group (CUG) only and
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traffic shall be carried on the VPN. VPN shall not have any connectivity with
PSTN / ISDN / PLMN except when the VPN has been set up using Internet
access dial-up facility to the ISP node. Outward dialing facility from ISP node is
not permitted.
o VSAT & Satellite Communication: There are two types of CUG VSAT
licenses : (i) Commercial CUG VSAT license and (ii) Captive CUG VSAT
license. The commercial VSAT service provider can offer the service on
commercial basis to the subscribers by setting up a number of Closed User
Groups (cugs) whereas in the captive VSAT service only one CUG can be set up
for the captive use of the licensee. The scope of the service is to provide data
connectivity between various sites scattered within territorial boundary of India
via INSAT Satellite System using Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs).
However, these sites should form part of a Closed User Group (CUG). PSTN
connectivity is not permitted.
o Radio Paging: The bids for the Radio Paging Service in 27 cities were invited in
1992, the licenses were signed in 1994 and the service was commissioned in
1995. There was a provision for a fixed license fee for first 3 years and review of
the license fee afterwards. The license was for 10 years and in 2004 Govt offered
a extended 10 years license with certain license fee waivers but with the wide
spread use of mobile phones, this service has lost its utility.
o PMRTS: Public Mobile Radio Trunking service allows city wide connectivity
through wireless means. This service is widely used by Radio Taxi operators and
companies whose workforce is on the move and there is need to locate the present
position of employee for best results. PSTN connectivity is permitted.
o INSAT MSS: INSAT Mobile Satellite System Reporting Service (INSAT MSS
Reporting Service) is a one way satellite based messaging service available
through INSAT. The basic nature of this service is to provide a reporting channel
via satellite to the group of people, who by virtue of their nature of work are
operating from remote locations without any telecom facilities and need to send
short textual message or short data occasionally to a central station.
o Voice Mail/ Audiotex/ UMS (Unified Messaging Service): Initially a seprate

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license was issued for these services. For Unified Messaging Service, transport of
Voice Mail Messages to other locations and subsequent retrieval by the subscriber
must be on a non- real time basis. For providing UMS under the license, in
addition to the license for Voice Mail/Audiotex/UMS, the licensee must also have
an ISP license. The ISP license as well as Voice Mail/Audiotex/ UMS license
should be for the areas proposed to be covered by UMS service. Since start of
NTP-99, all access provider i.e. CMTS, UASL, Fixed service providers are also
allowed to provide these services as Value Added Service (VAS) under their
license conditions.
o Telemarketing: Companies intending to operate as Telemarketes need to obtain
this license from DoT.
o Other Service Provider (including BPO): As per New Telecom Policy (NTP)
1999, Other Service Providers (OSP), such as tele-banking, tele-medicine, tele-
trading, e- commerce, Network Operation Centers and Vehicle Tracking Systems
etc are allowed to operate by using infrastructure provided by various access
providers for non-telecom services.

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3. PCM PRINCIPLE

Introduction
A long distance or local telephone conversation between two persons could be
provided by using a pair of open wire lines or underground cable as early as early as
mid of 19th century. However, due to fast industrial development and increased
telephone awareness, demand for trunk and local traffic went on increasing at a rapid rate.
To cater to the increased demand of traffic between two stations or between two
subscribers at the same station we resorted to the use of an increased number of pairs on
either the open wire alignment, or in underground cable. This could solve the problem for
some time only as there is a limit to the number of open wire pairs that can be installed on
one alignment due to headway consideration and maintenance problems. Similarly
increasing the number of open wire pairs that can be installed on one alignment due to
headway consideration and maintenance problems. Similarly increasing the number of
pairs to the underground cable is uneconomical and leads to maintenance problems.

It, therefore, became imperative to think of new technical innovations which

could exploit the available bandwidth of transmission media such as open wire lines or
underground cables to provide more number of circuits on one pair. The technique used
to provide a number of circuits using a single transmission link is called Multiplexing.

Multiplexing Techniques
There are basically two types of multiplexing techniques

i. Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)

ii Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)

 Frequency Division Multiplexing Techniques (FDM)

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The FDM technique is the process of translating individual speech circuits (300-
3400 Hz) into pre-assigned frequency slots within the bandwidth of the transmission
medium. The frequency translation is done by amplitude modulation of the audio
frequency with an appropriate carrier frequency. At the output of the modulator a filter
network is connected to select either a lower or an upper side band. Since the intelligence
is carried in either side band, single side band suppressed carrier mode of AM is used.
This results in substantial saving of bandwidth mid also permits the use of low power
amplifiers. Please refer Fig. 1.

FDM techniques usually find their application in analogue transmission systems. An

analogue transmission system is one which is used for transmitting continuously varying
signals.

Fig. 1 FDM Principle

 Time Division Multiplexing

Basically, time division multiplexing involves nothing more than sharing

a transmission medium by a number of circuits in time domain by establishing a
sequence of time slots during which individual channels (circuits) can be transmitted. Thus
the entire bandwidth is periodically available to each channel. Normally all time slots1 are
equal in length. Each channel is assigned a time slot with a specific common repetition
period called a frame interval. This is illustrated in Fig. 2.

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Fig. 2 Time Division Multiplexing

Each channel is sampled at a specified rate and transmitted for a fixed duration. All
channels are sampled one by, the cycle is repeated again and again. The channels are
connected to individual gates which are opened one by one in a fixed sequence. At the
receiving end also similar gates are opened in unison with the gates at the transmitting
end.

The signal received at the receiving end will be in the form of discrete
samples and these are combined to reproduce the original signal. Thus, at a given
instant of time, only one channel is transmitted through the medium, and by sequential
sampling a number of channels can be staggered in time as opposed to transmitting all
the channel at the same time as in EDM systems. This staggering of channels in time
sequence for transmission over a common medium is called Time Division
Multiplexing (TDM).

Pulse Code Modulation

It was only in 1938; Mr. A.M. Reaves (USA) developed a Pulse Code
Modulation (PCM) system to transmit the spoken word in digital form. Since then
digital speech transmission has become an alternative to the analogue systems.

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PCM systems use TDM technique to provide a number of circuits on the same
transmission medium viz. open wire or underground cable pair or a channel provided by
carrier, coaxial, microwave or satellite system.

Basic Requirements for PCM System

To develop a PCM signal from several analogue signals, the following

processing steps are required

• Filtering

• Sampling

• Quantization

• Encoding

• Line Coding

Signaling In Telecommunications

The term signaling, when used in telephony, refers to the exchange of control
information associated with the establishment of a telephone call on a
telecommunications circuit. An example of this control information is the digits dialed by
the caller, the caller's billing number, and other call-related information.

When the signaling is performed on the same circuit that will ultimately carry the
conversation of the call, it is termed Channel Associated Signaling (CAS). This is the
case for earlier analogue trunks, MF and R2 digital trunks, and DSS1/DASS PBX trunks.

In contrast, SS7 signaling is termed Common Channel Signaling (CCS) in that the
path and facility used by the signaling is separate and distinct from the
telecommunications channels that will ultimately carry the telephone conversation. With
CCS, it becomes possible to exchange signaling without first seizing a facility, leading to
significant savings and performance increases in both signaling and facility usage.

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5. CDMA Technology
Access Network:
Access network, the network between local exchange and subscriber, in the
Telecom Network accounts for a major portion of resources both in terms of capital and
manpower. So far, the subscriber loop has remained in the domain of the copper cable
providing cost effective solution in past. Quick deployments of subscriber loop, coverage
of inaccessible and remote locations coupled with modern technology have led to the
emergence of new Access Technologies. The various technological options available are
as follows:
1. Multi Access Radio Relay
2. Wireless in Local Loop
3. Fiber in the Local Loop

Wireless in Local Loop (WILL)

Fixed Wireless telephony in the subscriber access network also known as Wireless in
Local Loop (WLL) is one of the hottest emerging market segments in global
telecommunications today. WLL is generally used as “the last mile solution” to deliver
basic phone service expeditiously where none has existed before. Flexibility and
expediency are becoming the key driving factors behind the deployment of WILL.
WLL shall facilitate cordless telephony for residential as well as commercial complexes
where people are highly mobile. It is also used in remote areas where it is uneconomical
to lay cables and for rapid development of telephone services. The technology employed
shall depend upon various radio access techniques, like FDMA, TDMA and CDMA.
Different technologies have been developed by the different countries like CT2 from
France, PHS from Japan, DECT from Europe and DAMPS & CDMA from USA. Let us
discuss CDMA technology in WLL application as it has a potential ability to tolerate a
fair amount of interference as compared to other conventional radios. This leads to a
considerable advantage from a system point of view.

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Spread Spectrum Principle:

Originally Spread spectrum radio technology was developed for military use to counter
the interference by hostile jamming. The broad spectrum of the transmitted signal gives
rise to “Spread Spectrum”. A Spread Spectrum signal is generated by modulating the
radio frequency (RF) signal with a code consisting of different pseudo random binary
sequences, which is inherently resistant to noisy signal environment.
A number of Spread spectrum RF signals thus generated share the same frequency
spectrum and thus the entire bandwidth available in the band is used by each of the users
using same frequency at the same time.

Fig-1 CDMA ACCESS – A CONCEPT

On the receive side only the signal energy with the selected binary sequence code is
accepted and original information content (data) is recovered. The other users signals,
whose codes do not match contribute only to the noise and are not “despread” back in
bandwidth (Ref Fig-1) This transmission and reception of signals differentiated by
“codes” using the same frequency simultaneously by a number of users is known as Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Technique as opposed to conventional method of
Frequency Division Multiple Access and Time Division Multiple Access.
In the above figure, it has been tried to explain that how the base band signal of 9.6 Kbps
is spread using a Pseudo-random Noise (PN) source to occupy entire bandwidth of 1.25
MHz. At the receiving end this signal will have interference from signals of other users of
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signals get combined with the desired signal but using a correct PN code the original data
can be reproduced back. CDMA channel in the trans and receive direction is a FDD
(Frequency Division Duplexing) channel. The salient features of a typical CDMA system
are as follows:
Frequency of operation: 824-849Mhz and 869-894 MHz
Duplexing Method: Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)
Access Channel per carrier: Maximum 61 Channels
RF Spacing: 1.25 MHz
Coverage: 5 Km with hand held telephones and approx.
20 Km with fixed units.

Introduction to CDMA 2000-1X

Network entity description: Base station subsystem (BSS) Base station subsystem is the
general term for the wireless devices and wireless channel control devices that serve one
or several cells. Generally, a BSS contains one more base station controllers (BSC) and
base transmitter stations (BTS).

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Mobile switch center (MSC)

MSC is a functional entity that performs control and switching to the mobile stations
within the area that it serves, and an automatic connecting device for the subscriber
traffic between the CDMA network and other public networks or other MSCs. MSC is
the kernel of the CDMA cellular mobile communication system, and it is different from a
wired switch in that an MSC must consider the allocation of the wireless resources and
the mobility of subscribers, and at least it must implement the follows processing
activities:

1. Location Registration processing;

2. Handoff.

Gateway MSC (GMSC)

When a non-CDMA subscriber calls a CDMA subscriber, the call will first be routed to
an MSC, which will inquires the corresponding HLR and further route the call to the
called party’s MSC. This kind of MSC is called Gateway MSC (GMSC). It is up to the
network operator to select which MSCs as GMSCs.

Visitor location register (VLR)

VLR is responsible for the storage and updating of the subscriber data of mobile stations
that roamed to the service area of this VLR. The VLR is generally configured together
with the MSC. When the mobile station enters a new location area, the MSC will notice
the VLR, which will initiate registration processing to the HLR to update the subscriber
location information. The VLR also stores necessary information for the establishment of
calls in the database for the MSC to search. One VLR can cover one or more MSC areas.

Home location register (HLR)

The HLR provides subscriber information storage and management functions for the
mobile network, including mobile subscriber subscription and cancellation and service
authorization and cancellation. At the same time, it helps in the implementation of
subscriber’s call and service operations. A CDMA can contain one or more HLRs based
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multi-HLR mode realized in the form of virtual HLRs. The subscriber information stored
in the HLR includes the following two types in information:

1. Subscription information

2. Subscriber-related information stored in the HLR

Authentication center (AUC)

Authentication center is a function entity for the management of authentication

information related to the mobile station. It implement mobile subscriber authentication,
stores the mobile subscriber authentication parameters, and is able to generate and
transmit the corresponding authentication parameters based on the request from
MSC/VLR. The authentication parameters in the AUC can be stored in the encrypted
form. The authentication center is generally configured together with the HLR. The
authentication parameter stored in the AUC includes:

1. Authentication key (A_KEY);

2. Share secret data (SSD);

3. Mobile identification number/international mobile subscriber identity (MIN/IMSI);

4. Authentication algorithm (AAV);

5. Accounting (COUNT).

Short message center (MC or SC)

As an independent entity in the CDMA cellular mobile communication system, the short
message center works in coordination with other entities such as MSC, HLR to
implement the reception, storing and transfer of the short messages from CDMA cellular
mobile communication system subscribers, and store subscriber-related short message
data.
Short message entity (SME)
SME is a function entity for synthesis and analysis of short messages.
Operation and maintenance Center (OMC)
The OMC provides the network operator with network operation and maintenance
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enhance the overall working efficiency and service quality of the system. There two type
of operation and maintenance centers: OMC-S and OMC-R. An OMC-S is mainly used

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6. LEASED LINES
And
MLLN- MANAGED LEASED LINE NETWORK

Leased Lines

A leased line is a permanent fiber optic or telephone connection between two

points set up by a telecommunications carrier. A leased line is also sometimes referred to
as a dedicated line. They can be used for telephone, data, or Internet services. Oftentimes
businesses will use a leased line to connect to geographically distant offices because it
guarantees bandwidth for network traffic. For example, a bank may use a leased line in
order to easily transfer financial information from one office to another. A leased line can
span long or short distances and customers generally pay a flat monthly rate for the
service depending on the distance between the two points. Leased lines do not have
telephone numbers because each side of the line is always connected to one another, as
opposed to telephone lines which reuse the same lines for numerous conversations
through a process called "switching." The information sent through the leased line travels
along dedicated secure channels, eliminating the congestion that occurs in shared
networks.

MLLN – MANAGED LEASED LINE NETWORK

The MLLN service is specially designed mainly for having effective control and
monitoring on the leased line so that the down time is minimized and the circuit
efficiency is increased. This mainly deals with data circuits ranging from 64 Kbps to
2048 Kbps.

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NETWORK ARCHITECTURE:

Main DXC
256 Ports

DXC-64 DXC-64 DXC-128

VMUXs
Fig. 1 Network Architecture of MLLN
DXC

Modems Capacity

 DXC (64 ports upgradeable to 128 ports)

 DXC (96 ports upgradeable to 128 ports)

 DXC (128 ports upgradeable to 256 ports)

 DXC (256 ports)

1/0 cross-connect capability

Non-Blocking Architecture

Redundancy

 Power Supply

 Switching Matrix

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 Cross-connect Memory

Expansion to be made possible by addition of cards only.

Fully Managed from Centralized NMS

VMUX

Type - I, Type - II, Type - III with the configurations given below

64 kbps N*64 kbps E1 Links

VMUX Type I 32 8 12

VMUX Type II 16 4 4

VMUX Type III 8 4 4

Expansion to be made possible on the same chassis by addition of cards

Type III VMUX

> 230V AC Powered

> -48V DC Powered

VMUX to be able to extend hotline circuits

> Point to point and Point to Multi-point circuit routing should be

possible

HDSL Driving Distance:

> 3.5km at 2Mbps

> 5 km at 1Mbps

> 7km for 64/128kbps (at 0.5mm dia copper cable

NTU (Network Terminating Unit)

Capacity

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> 64/128kbps NTU with V.35

> 64/128kbps NTU with G.703

> N x 64kbps NTU with V.35

> N x 64kbps NTU with G.703

> N x 64kbps NTU with Ethernet Interface

Line Loop Testing as per ITU-T Rec V.54

64kbps NTU to work up to 128kbps

N x 64kbps NTU to work up to 2Mbps

NTU to send power off signal to the NMS at the time of NTU getting switched off.

STU-160 works up to 128kbps

CTU-S and CTU-R works up to 2Mbps on a single pair of copper

All NTU’s support V.54 line loop testing and support dying gasp to send power off signal
at time of power off condition.

NMS (Network Management System)

o MLLN NMS

o Billing and Accounting System

o Web Self-care system

o We have offered Tellabs Network Manager Release 13 to meet the requirements

o MLLN NMS performs all the management functions on the network

o Supports regional partitioning and VPN capabilities

o Offered Performance Monitoring, Recovery, Reporting Packages

o Offered HP Open view and Cisco works which would reside on SNMP server for
managing the servers and IT elements

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Different Nodes Used in MLLN

A node can be described as a digital multiplexer equipped with several trunk

interfaces and as a digital cross-connect device equipped with several channel interfaces.

The cluster node is used in the network as a high capacity cross-connection device with
several subracks. The basic nodes and midi nodes are used as flexible multiplexers or
medium capacity cross-connect equipment. They have both one subrack.

Cluster Node:-

It is built in Master-slave architecture. The cluster node represents the largest

node of the System. It is built in master-slave architecture. It consists of a master sub rack
and 1 - 8 slave sub racks. Slave sub racks can be either double (32 unit slots), single (16
unit slots) or midi (8 unit slots) sub racks.

The maximum cross-connect port capacity of a cluster node is

8 * 64 Mbit/s = 512 Mbit/s = 256 * 2048 kbit/s port = 64 * 8448 kbit/s port. Each slave
sub rack brings 64 Mbit/s to the cross-connect port capacity. The cluster node can be
expanded without disturbing the existing traffic. The cluster node cross-connects at TS
(64 kbit/s) level. The cluster node’s master subrack is mechanically similar to the double
subrack in the basic node. The difference is that the motherboard and bus extender cards
are different.

Basic Node:-

The Basic Node is the basic building block of the system. (16 unit slot). It is used
in local exchange or backbone networks or customer premises networks, depending on
the needed services and application. The cross connect port capacity of a Basic node is 64
Mbps = 32*2048 kbps port = 8*8448 kbps port

Midi Node:-

It is a small size flexible access node for customer premises. Midi node has the
same cross-connect functionality as the basic node (64 Mbps) One slot wide
multifunctional interface unit XCG designed for the Midi node. Midi node supports
mainly the same interface units as the basic node.

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Mini Node:-

The mini node is a small cross-connect device, which can operate as either part of
the network connected to the network manager or as a separate cross-connect device
controlled and supervised locally. The mini node is functionally very close to the basic
node. The main difference is that in the mini node the common units (Control Unit,
Cross-connection Unit and Power Supply Unit) are integrated to the node.

The cross-connect port capacity of a mini node is 64 Mbit/s. It supports 2-4

interface modules with 1, 2, 5 or 10 interfaces each. Due to this limitation of the number
of interfaces, it is impossible to use all the cross-connection capacity available. The
cross-connection capabilities of a mini node are the same as in SXU-A unit in a basic
node. mini nodes can make cross-connections both at 64 kbit/s and 8 kbit/s level, the bit
level cross-connection capacity is 95 TS and CAS cross-connection capacity is 32 TS.
Typically mini nodes are used as an access level node in a network or as base station
transmission equipment in mobile networks.

Tellabs 8170 cluster node

Tellabs 8160
accelerator node A111
Tellabs 8150 basic node
Tellabs 8140 midi node

Tellabs 8110 network terminating unit

Tellabs 8120 mini node
Tellabs 8130 micro node

Fig. 3 Different Nodes

Micro node : The total cross-connection capacity of a micro node is 64 Mbit/s. The
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at bit level. The bit level cross-connection capacity is 127 TS (8128 kbit/s). micro nodes
do not support CAS signalling. The cross-connection delay is one frame (125 s).

The accuracy of the internal clock is ± 30 ppm and it supports both fallback list
and quality levels. The micro node does not have a build-in test generator or a receiver
for circuit loop testing.

Accelerator Node:-

It is an access node combining PDH and SDH technologies.

PDH features:-

-Support for many existing interfaces units

-Two X-buses and consequently 2 x 64 Mbps = 128 Mbps capacity

Application e.g. DSLAM

Cross connections are done only at TS level, 64 kbps.

7. OVERVIEW OF INTRANET

WHAT IS INTRANET

 Smaller private version of Internet. It uses Internet protocols to create enterprise-

wide network which may consists of interconnected LANs.

 It may or may not include connection to Internet.

 Intranet is an internal information system based on Internet technology and web

protocols for implementation within a corporate organization.

 This implementation is performed in such a way as to transparently deliver the

immense informational resources of an organization to each individual’s desktop
with minimal cost, time and efforts.

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 The Intranet defines your organization and display it for everyone to see.

If everyone knows

 what the company stands for,

 what the company’s strategic vision is,

 what the guiding company principles are,

 who the clients and partners are,

then they can focus more clearly on what their own contributions are to the organization.

Every organization can constantly refer to the central messages and develop their own
supporting sites accordingly. Use the Web as an information, communications, and
project-management tool across the organization.

Who needs an Intranet?

In an Intranet environment is used to communicate over two or more networks across

different locations.

1. Users having multi-locations with multi-networks.

2. Users having single locations with multi-networks.

3. Users having single locations with single networks.

What’s really HOT about Intranets?

From a technology point of view, an Intranet is simply beautiful. because:

1. It is scaleable.

2. It is Interchangeable.

3. It is platform independent

4. It is Hardware independent.

5. It is vendor independent.

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Why Intranet for an Organization:

 Quick access to voice, video, data and other resources needed by users.

 Variety of valuable applications of Intranet applications improve communication

and productivity across all areas of an enterprise.

An Intranet can give immediate access to products specifications, pricing charts and new
collateral’s, sales lead, competitive information and list of customer wins including
profit/loss analysis, thus boosting the success of the business.

A Typical Intranet setup

Technical Overview Of The Intranet Technology

Intranet runs on open TCP/IP network, enable companies to employ the same type of
servers and browser used for World Wide Web for internal applications distributed over
the corporate LAN.

A typical Intranet implementation involves a high end machine called a server which can
be accessed by individual PCs commonly referred to as clients, through the network.

The Intranet site setup can be quite inexpensive, especially if your users are already
connected by LAN. Most popular Intranet web servers can run on a platform widely
found in most organizations. Basic requirements for setting up an intranet site are:

Requirements:

Software:

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 Server : OS can be Windows server, Unix, LINUX .Web Server s/w should be
installed

 Client : OS can be Windows workstation, LINUX .Web Browser software

Hardware:

 Server: 4 GB RAM, 360 GB secondary storage, Pentium processor with CD

ROM.

 Client: 1GB RAM, 180 GB Secondary storage, Pentium processor.

8. Wi-MAX
Introduction:

Broadband wireless sits at the confluence of two of the most remarkable growth stories of
the telecommunications industry in recent years. Both wireless and broadband have on
their own enjoyed rapid mass-market adoption. The staggering growth of the Internet is
driving demand for higher-speed Internet-access services, leading to a parallel growth in
broadband adoption.

So what is broadband wireless? Broadband wireless is about bringing the

broadband experience to a wireless context, which offers users certain unique benefits
and convenience. There are two fundamentally different types of broadband wireless
services. The first type attempts to provide a set of services similar to that of the
traditional fixed-line broadband but using wireless as the medium of transmission. This
type, called fixed wireless broadband, can be thought of as a competitive alternative to
DSL or cable modem. The second type of broadband wireless, called mobile broadband,
offers the additional functionality of portability, nomadicity and mobility. Mobile
broadband attempts to bring broadband applications to new user experience scenarios and
hence can offer the end user a very different value proposition. Wi-MAX is an acronym
that stands for World-wide Interoperability for Microwave Access and this technology
is designed to accommodate both fixed and mobile broadband applications.

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EVOLUTION OF BROADBAND WIRELESS

WiMAX technology has evolved through four stages, albeit not fully distinct or
clearly sequential: (1) narrowband wireless local-loop systems, (2) first-generation line-
of-sight (LOS) broadband systems, (3) second-generation non-line-of-sight (NLOS)
broadband systems, and (4) standards-based broadband wireless systems.

Wimax And Other Broadband Wireless Technologies

WiMAX is not the only solution for delivering broadband wireless services. WiMAX
occupies a somewhat middle ground between Wi-Fi and 3G technologies when compared
in the key dimensions of data rate, coverage, QoS, mobility, and price. Table provides a
summary comparison of WiMAX with 3G and Wi-Fi technologies.

Table Comparison of WiMAX with Other Broadband Wireless Technologies

Parameter Fixed WiMAX Mobile WiMAX HSPA 1x EV-DO Wi-Fi

Rev A

Standards IEEE 802.16- IEEE 802.16e-2005 3GPP Release 6 3GPP2 IEEE 802.11a/g/n
2004

Parameter Fixed WiMAX Mobile WiMAX HSPA 1x EV-DO Wi-Fi

Rev A

14.4Mbps 3.1Mbps; 54 Mbpsshared

9.4Mbps in 46Mbps with 3:1 DL-
Rev.
3.5MHz with to-UL ratio TDD; using all 15 using 802.11a/g;
Peak down 3:1 DL-to-UL 32Mbps with 1:1 codes; B will support
link data ratio more than
TDD;
rate 7.2Mbps with 10 4.9Mbps 100Mbps peak
6.1Mbps with
codes layer 2 throughput
1:1
using 802.11n

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1.4Mbps
Peak uplink 3.3Mbps in 7Mbps in 10MHz 1.8Mbps
initially;
data rate 3.5MHz using using 3:1 DL-to-UL
3:1 DL-to-UL ratio; 4Mbps using 5.8Mbps later
ratio; 6.5Mbps 1:1
with 1:1

20MHz for
Bandwidth 3.5MHz and 3.5MHz, 7MHz, 5MHz 1.25MHz
802.11a/g;
7MHz in 5MHz, 10MHz, and
3.5GHz band; 8.75MHz initially 20/40MHz for
10MHz in 802.11n
5.8GHz band

QPSK,
Modulation QPSK, 16 QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QPSK, 16 QAM BPSK, QPSK, 16
QAM, 64 QAM QAM 8 PSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM
QAM

Multiplexin TDM TDM/OFDMA TDM/CDMA TDM/CDMA CSMA

g

Duplexing TDD, FDD TDD initially FDD FDD TDD

Frequency 3.5GHz and 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, and 800 / 900 / 1,800 800/900/1,80 2.4GHz, 5GHz
5.8GHz 3.5GHz initially / 1,900/ 2,100 0/1,900MHz
initially MHz

Coverage 3–5 miles < 2 miles 1–3 miles 1–3 miles < 100 ft indoors; <
(typical) 1000 ft outdoors

Mobility Not applicable Mid High High Low

A broad industry consortium, the WiMAX Forum has begun certifying broadband
wireless products for interoperability and compliance with a standard. WiMAX is based

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on wireless metropolitan area networking (WMAN) standards developed by the IEEE

802.16 group and adopted by both IEEE and the ETSI HIPERMAN group.

WiMAX NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

The WiMAX NWG has developed a network reference model to serve as an architecture
framework for WiMAX deployments and to ensure interoperability among various
WiMAX equipment and operators. The network reference model envisions a unified
network architecture for supporting fixed, nomadic, and mobile deployments and is based
on an IP service model. Below is simplified illustration of an IP-based WiMAX network
architecture. The overall network may be logically divided into three parts:
1. Mobile Stations (MS) used by the end user to access the network.
2. The access service network (ASN), which comprises one or more base stations
and one or more ASN gateways that form the radio access network at the edge.
3. Connectivity service network (CSN), which provides IP connectivity and all the
IP core network functions.

The network reference model developed by the WiMAX Forum NWG defines a number
of functional entities and interfaces between those entities. Fig below shows the logical
representation of the network architecture.

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NSP
R2 NAP

Mobile
BS ASN HA AAA
Subscriber
GW
Station (FA)
R1 BS R3
CSN
R6
ASN

R5
R4
Another
Another Operator’s
ASN CSN

ASN-ACCESS SERVICES NETWORK

NAP-NETWORK ACCESS PROVIDER
CSN- CORE SERVICES NETWORK
NSP- NETWORK SERVICES PROVIDER
BS- BAS STATION
HA-HOME AGENT
FA-FOREGN AGENT
AAA-AUTHENTICATION AUTHONZATION & ACCOUNTING

Fig. WiMAX Network Reference Model

Base Station (Bs): The BS is responsible for providing the air interface to the MS.
Additional functions that may be part of the BS are micro mobility management
functions, such as handoff triggering and tunnel establishment, radio resource
management, QoS policy enforcement, traffic classification, DHCP (Dynamic Host
Control Protocol) proxy, key management, session management, and multicast group
management.

Access Service Network Gateway (Asn-Gw): The ASN gateway typically acts as a
layer 2 traffic aggregation point within an ASN. Additional functions that may be part
of the ASN gateway include intra-ASN location management and paging, radio

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resource management and admission control, caching of subscriber profiles and

encryption keys, AAA client functionality, establishment and management of
mobility tunnel with base stations, QoS and policy enforcement, foreign agent
functionality for mobile IP, and routing to the selected CSN.

Reference Points: The WiMAX NWG defines a reference point as a conceptual link
that connects two groups of functions that reside in different functional entities of the
ASN, CSN or MS. Reference points may not be a physical interface except when the
functional entities on either side of it are implemented on different physical devices.

Reference point End points Description

R1 MS and CSN Implements the air interface ( IEEE
802.16e ) specifications.
R2 MS and CSN For authentication, authorization, IP host
configuration management and mobility
management, only a logical interface
between MS and CSN
R3 ASN and CSN Supports AAA, policy enforcement,and
mobility mgmt. capabilities
R4 ASN and ASN A set of protocols originating/terminating
in various entities within the ASN. In
Release I , R4 is the only interoperable
interface between different ASNs or
heterogenous ASNs.
R5 CSN and CSN A set of protocols for interworking
between home and visited network.
R6 BS and ASN-GW A set of control and bearer plane
protocols for communication between BS
and ASN-GW. It may serve as a conduit
for exchange of different MAC states
information between neighboring BSs.
R7 ASN-GW-DP An optional set of control plane protocols

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and ASN-GW- for co-ordination between two group of

EP functions identified in R6.
R8 BS and BS A set of control plane message flows and
bearer plane data flows between BSs to
ensure fast and seamless handover.

9. AN INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS-FIDELITY (WI-FI)

Scope:
Wi-Fi is a registered trademark by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The products tested and approved
as "Wi-Fi Certified" are interoperable with each other, even if they are from different
manufacturer. It is Short form for “Wireless-Fidelity” and is meant to generically refer
to any type of ‘802.11’ network, whether ‘802.11’b, ‘802.11’a, dual-band, etc.

General description of Wi-Fi Network:

A Wi-Fi network provides the features and benefits of traditional LAN technologies such
as Ethernet and Token Ring without the limitations of wires or cables. It provides the
final few metres of connectivity between a wired network and the mobile user thereby
providing mobility, scalability of networks and the speed of installation.
WIFI is a wireless LAN Technology to deliver wireless broad band speeds up to 54 Mbps
to Laptops, PCs, PDAs , dual mode wifi enabled phones etc.

In a typical Wi-Fi configuration, a transmitter/receiver (transceiver) device, called the

Access Point (AP), connects to the wired network from a fixed location using standard
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network traffic, usually from Ethernet to the airwaves, where it routes to computers with
wireless adapters. The AP can reside at any node of the wired network and acts as a
gateway for wireless data to be routed onto the wired network as shown in Figure-1. It
supports only 10 to 30 mobile devices per Access Point (AP) depending on the network
traffic. Like a cellular system, the Wi-Fi is capable of roaming from the AP and re-
connecting to the network through another AP. The Access Point (or the antenna attached
to the Access Point) is usually mounted high but may be mounted essentially anywhere
that is practical as long as the desired radio coverage is obtained.

Figure -1: A typical Wi-Fi Network.

Like a cellular phone system, the wireless LAN is capable of roaming from the AP and
re-connecting to the network through other APs residing at other points on the wired
network. This can allow the wired LAN to be extended to cover a much larger area than
the existing coverage by the use of multiple APs such as in a campus environment as
shown in Figure 2.

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Figure -2: Extending Wi-Fi coverage with multiple APs.

An important feature of the wireless LAN is that it can be used independent of a wired
network. It may be used as a stand alone network anywhere to link multiple computers
together without having to build or extend a wired network. Then a peer to peer
workgroup can be established for transfer or access of data. A member of the workgroup
may be established as the server or the network can act in a peer to peer mode as Shown
in Figure-3.

Figure-3: Wireless LAN workgroup.

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End users access the Wi-Fi network through Wi-Fi adapters, which are implemented as
cards in desktop computers, or integrated within hand-held computers. Wi-Fi wireless
LAN adapters provide an interface between the client Network Operating System (NOS)
and the airwaves via an antenna. The nature of the wireless connection is transparent to
the NOS. Wi-Fi deals with fixed, portable and mobile stations and of course, the physical
layers used here are fundamentally different from wired media.
Wi-Fi Network Configuration:
A Wireless Peer-To-Peer Network: This mode is also known as ADHOC mode. Wi-Fi
networks can be simple or complex. At its most basic, two PCs equipped with wireless
adapter cards can set up an independent network whenever they are within range of one
another. This is called a peer-to-peer network. It requires no administration or pre-
configuration. In this case, each client would only have access to the resources of the
other client and not to a central server as shown in Figure-4.

Figure-4: A Wi-Fi Peer-To-Peer Network.

Client and Access Point:

This is known as INFRASTUCTURE mode and is normally employed. However,

wireless gateway can be configured to enable peer to peer communication in this mode as
well.

In this mode, one Access Point is connected to the wired network and each client would
have access to server resources as well as to other clients. The specific number client
depends on the number and nature of the transmissions involved. Many real-world
applications exist where a single Access Point services from 15 to 50 client devices as
shown in Figure-5.

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Figure-5: A Server and Clint Wi-Fi Network.

Multiple Access Points and Roaming:

Access points can be connected to each other through UTP cable or they can be
connected to each other over radio through wireless bridging. There is an option to
connect access points in a mesh architecture where in event of a fault in an access point
the network heals itself and connectivity is ensured through other access point. This
changeover takes place dynamically.

Access Points have a finite range, of the order of 500 feet indoor and 1000 feet outdoors.
In a very large facility such as a warehouse, or on a college campus, it will probably be
necessary to install more than one Access Point. Access Point positioning is done by a
site survey. The goal is to blanket the coverage area with overlapping coverage cells so
that clients might range throughout the area without ever losing network contact. The
ability of clients to move seamlessly among a cluster of Access Points is called roaming.
Access Points hand the client off from one to another in a way that is invisible to the
client, ensuring unbroken connectivity as shown in Fig-6.

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Figure-6: Multiple Access Points and Roaming.

Use of an Extension Point: To solve particular problems of topology, the network

designer some times uses Extension Points (EPs) to augment the network of Access
Points (APs). Extension Points look and function like Access Points, but they are not
tethered to the wired network as are APs. EPs function just as their name implies: they
extend the range of the network by relaying signals from a client to an AP or another EP.
EPs may be strung together in order to pass along messaging from an AP to far-flung
clients as shown in Figure-7.

Figure -7: Wi-Fi network with Extension Point (EP).

The Use of Directional Antennae: One last item of wireless LAN equipment to consider
is the directional antenna. Let’s suppose you had a Wi-Fi network in your building-A and
wanted to extend it to a leased building-B, one mile away. One solution might be to
install a directional antenna on each building, each antenna targeting the other.

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The antenna on ‘A’ is connected to your wired network via an Access Point. The antenna
on ‘B’ is similarly connected to an Access Point in that building, which enables Wi-Fi
network connectivity in that facility as shown in Figure-8.

Figure-8: A Wi-Fi network using Directional Antennae.

Abbreviations:

1. LAN: Local Area Network.

2. AP: Access Point.
3. EP: Extension Point.
4. ISM: Industrial scientific & medical
5. MAC: Media Access Control.
6. CSMA/CA: Carrier Sense multiple Access with
Collision Avoidance.
7. CDMA 2000 1x EV-DO: CDMA 2000 1x Evolution Version Data
Only.
8. IEEE: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers.
9. OSI: Open systems Interconnect.
10. WEP: Wireless Equivalent Privacy.

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CONCLUSION

I saw various division of C.T.O. Compound Lucknow Exchange and tried to group as
much as I could, which switched my knowledge and logic. As a student of ECE. I learned
Telecom Networks which is mainly concerned with my focus area.
At last, I would like to say thanks again all staff of the unit who helped me
through my training period.

THANKS!

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KRISHAN KUMAR
ECE
NIU

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