TD-SCDMA

Uu

Fig. 1 TD-SCDMA (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 3)

 TD-SCDMA

Phase 1: Same Layer 1 Air Interface Phase 2:

TSM TDD LCR

• Connected to GSM CN • Connected to 3G CN

• Interface A and Gb • Interface Iu
• Standardised in China Smooth RAN migration • Standardised by 3GPP
• Similar to GSM System • Similar to UTRAN Systems

Fig. 2 TD-SCDMA (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 5)

 Release TD-SCDMA
by First Call
TD-SCDMA (voice)
3GPP
Forum TD-SCDMA
Accepted
Founded Customer
by
ITU Field Trials

09/00 03/01 04/01

1999 2000 2001 2002

12/00 07/01 10/01

SIEMENS TD-SCDMA
MOU with Drafted TD-SCDMA
CATT By CWTS Network
TD-SCDMA deployment
Trial start
In China
TD-SCDMA
First Call
(video)

Fig. 3 TD-SCDMA progress (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 5)

 TSM: TD-SCDMA@GSM / GPRS Core Network

Um

GSM BTSE
P
MS S
T
Abis
N
A
MSC
Abis* GSN
Uu T-RNC Gb
“TGCF”
NodeB I
HLR
P
TD-SCDMA
@ GSM MS

Radio
Commander

Fig. 4 TD-SCDMA architecture (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 7)

 FDMA

Carrier 1
CDMA

Code 16

Code 0

TDMA
TS0 TS1

Fig. 5 TD-SCDMA (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 9)

Spreading / De-Spreading
Binary Data Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 2

+1
SF = Rc / Rb
Bipolar
Data -1
x
+1
Spreading
Bit / Symbol 
Code -1 modulation principle
= +1
e.g.:
GMSK: 1 / 1 (Bit/Symbol)
Spreaded
BPSK: 1 / 1
Data -1 QPSK: 2 / 1
x 8PSK: 3 / 1
+1
Spreading
Code -1 B = bandwidth, spreaded
= W = bandwidth, un-spreaded
RS: Symbol Rate [symb/s]
+1
Bipolar RB: Bit Rate [bit/s]
Data -1 RC: Chip Rate [chip/s]
SF = Spreading Factor
Binary Data Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 2 GMSK: Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
BPSK: Binary Phase Shift Keying
1 Chip QPSK: Quadrature PSK
8PSK: Eight PSK
Fig. 6 Spreading and despreading (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 11)
 SF = 1 SF = 2 SF = 4 SF = 8 SF = 16
CC16,0
CC4,0 = (1,1,1,1) CC16,1
CC16,2
CC2,0 = (1,1)

CC4,1 = (1,1,-1,-1)
CC1,0 = (1)

CC4,2 = (1,-1,1,-1)

CC2,1 = (1,-1)

CC4,2 = (1,-1,-1,1) CC16,15

CC16,16

Spreading Codes (CCn,m) = OVSF Codes

OVSF =
CCn,m generation: 1 1 CCn/2 CCn/2
CC1 = (1) CC2 = CCn = Orthogonal Variable
from columns in CCn 1 -1 CCn/2 -CCn/2 Spreading Factor

Fig. 7 Spreading code generation (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 13)

 5 ms

3. Carrier (optional)
Power
density
2. Carrier (optional)

15 DL
Frequency

(CDMA
:
codes)
1.6 MHz

0
TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 Time
DL UL UL UL DL DL DL
GP

DwPTS UpPTS available RU

used RU
GP Guard Period
DwPTS Downlink Pilot Time Slot
UpPTS Uplink Pilot Time Slot

Fig. 8 TSM air interface (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 15)

 TS0 DwPTS GP UpPTS TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6

Always DL Always UL Switching

Point

GP
Data symbols Midamble Data symbols 16
Normal Burst 352 chips 144 chips 352 chips CP

675 µs

DwPTS
GP(32chips) SYNC(64chips)

75us

UpPTS SYNC1(128chips) GP(32chips)

125us

Fig. 9 Burst structure (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 17)

 TSM
time
structure • shortest information unit in CDMA

Chip duration  0,781 s

Time Slot 864 chips • each TS contains 1 Burst

• 4 types of TS
TS
675µs

Subframe f TS#0 ••• TS#i • 2 subframes = 1 TSM frame (10 ms)

••• TS#6 • contains 7 main TS
• 1 UpPTS, 1 DwPTS, 1GP

5 ms

• consist of multiframes
Superframe f#1 ••• f#i ••• f#720 • traffic multiframe (48 per superframe)
duration is 120ms as in GSM
• control multiframe (24 per superframe)
5,76 s

Fig. 10 Frames in TD-SCDMA (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 19)

 GSM Cells

Intersystem Handover Triggered by coverage

TD-SCDMA Macro Cells

Intrasystem Handover:
Triggered by cell size

Intercell Handover:

TD-SCDMA
Micro Cells TD-SCDMA
PICO Cells

Triggered by radio conditions

Intracell Handover

Fig. 11 GERAN and TD-SCDMA network (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 25)

 Um BSS GERAN NSS

Abis
BTSE EIR AC

A
MSC HLR
MS
TRAU
T-RNC
Uu PPXT VLR GR

NodeB Gb
SGSN GGSN
Abis*

UE RAN TSM
Fig. 12 GERAN and TSM RAN (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 27)
 s

COBA CTRLAC/DC
COBA SIPROC 0
AC/DC 0
COSA
COSA
FAN 0

AC/DC 1

FAN 4
FAN 2
NB430 TS

SIPROC 1
GPS
AC/DC 2
SIPROC 2

RF TRX U0
AC + DC Distribution
FAN 1

FAN 3

BATTERY BACKUP RF TRX U1

DC PANEL

Fig. 13 NodeB rack (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 31)

 3 x PROMO PANEL
Fuse and
Alarm DC PANEL GPS GPS
Panel Receiver
FAN FAN
R R
Radio F F
Backplane
T T
Frequency R R to install

Fig. 14 Base Rack NB450TS Extendable (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 33)

Transceiver X X RFTRXU
Units U U

FAN FAN
S S S S S S
C C C C I I I I I I Signaling
Core O O O O C B C B C B and
Modules B S B S A A A A A A
Processing
T S T S T S
A A A A E E E Units

FAN FAN
Backplane
to install
additional
SIPROCS
 Antenna
cover

Antenna
element
Calibration
dipole

Switching F F F F F F F F
Power
S S S S S S S S
Amplifier
W W W W W W W W Filter
I I I I I I I I
P P P P P P P P
A A A A A A A A
Cable
Distribution Lightning
and CDPC PROMOVA CDPC PROMOVA Protection unit
Protection
Circuit

Fig. 15 Antenna Subsystem (ASS) (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 35)

E
X S S S S P P P P P P
P T T T T P P P P P P
A L L L L X X X X X X
N P P P P X X X X X X
S
I 9 8 7 6 13 12 11 10 9 8
O
N
S S S S P P P P P P
R T T T T P P P P P P
A L L L L X X X X X X
C P P P P X X X X X X
K S
5 4 3 1 7 6 5 4 3 2

Fig. 16 BSC rack layout (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 37)

P P S S S S P P P P
W P T T T T P P P W
B R L L L L L X X L R
A H P P P P X X H
S S
E 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

R
A
C I U S T M M M M T S U I C
C
P X B N D E P P E D N B X P
K
E L E A P M C C M P A E L E
X T X P C T C C T C P X T X

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Line Termination Clock Line Termination
STLP PLLH STLP

Line Termination Line Termination

STLP STLP

Line Termination Line Termination

STLP Switching STLP
Network

SNAP

T T
P P P G P G L P C P
T T P D D P
P P P P P ... P A P C P
S ... S P P ... P P Peripheral
X X X R X R P X S X
M M X R R X Processors
T T P P S U S U D L 7 L
S S

Telephony Processors

MEMT TDPC

O&M Administrative
to LMT Interface Processor
MPCC CPEX
IXLT
UBEX

Fig. 17 Peripheral processor for TSM circuit switched (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 39)
 Gb:
standard interface
T-RNC

i/f i/f SGSN

PCU

PCU tasks
• Management of packet data radio resources
• Protocol conversion (packet data interworking)
Abis*: • Tasks comparable to “classical” BSC
proprietary • Remote (until now BTS tasks): PC, TA,...

Fig. 18 PCU functions (MN1707EU10MN_0003 TD-SCDMA, 40)