Jul 23rd 2007

UMTS Dimensioning Workshop

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UMTS Network Dimensioning Overview Logical Interface Dimensioning

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UMTS Network Architecture (Rel. 4)

User Equipment Radio Access Network Core Network Co-operating Networks
MSC/VLR SCF MGW Server Mc Nb G E Nc
BTS BSS

Um
SIM

ME

Abis BSC
A

MGW MSC/VLR Mc Server

Nb MGW
TMc S Nc GMSC G C Server W F D C HSS H SMS (HLR) Gf Gr Gd
ISDN PSTN PSPDN CSPDN PDN: - Intranet - Extranet - Internet

SIM-ME i/f MS

Iu-CS
Uu
USIM

Cu
or ME

NodeB

RNS Iub

RNC Iur Iu-PS

Gs Gb

SIM

SIM-ME i/f

MS
NodeB

RNS Iub

SGSN Gn SGSN

PS
Gn

GGSN Gi Gp

RNC Iur

UTRAN

SCF

AUC

CS

EIR

Gc

Note: Not all interfaces are shown and named

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UMTS Network Dimensioning Step

Iu-CS Iu-PS RNC Iur Transmission Iub
UTRAN Dimensioning

Output

Input
Network Scale Traffic Profile Assumptions CS Traffic PS Signaling PS Traffic
PS Dimensioning

Channel Element
CS Dimensioning

NodeB

MSC Server MGW HLR SGSN GGSN CG BG DNS DHCP Firewall Router

CS Signaling

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UMTS Network Dimensioning Overview Logical Interface Dimensioning

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Iub Interface Dimensioning

RNC NodeB

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure - Traffic Profile for UTRAN

Network Parameter
Voice (12.2kbps) Traffic per Subs. in BH Voice active factor CS Data (64kbps) Traffic per Subs. in BH CS Data Active Factor % CS Data Subs. PS Data-64kbps/64kbps Traffic per Subs. in BH PS Data-64kbps/128kbps Traffic per Subs. in BH PS Data-64kbps/384kbps Traffic per Subs. in BH % PS Data Subs. Average HSDPA throughput per HSDPA Subs. Average HSUPA throughput per HSUPA Subs. %HSxPA Subs PS Traffic Ratio for uplink and downlink Kbps Kbps Kbps Kbps Kbps

Unit
mErl mErl

Value
25 60% 2 100% 20% 0.04 0.06 0.08 100% 1.0 0.45 5% 1:4

Comment

UL: 64kbps, DL: 64kbps UL: 64kbps, DL: 128kbps UL: 64kbps, DL: 384kbps

PS Traffic Peak Ratio

Data Retransmission=1%

1.2
1%

Total number of UTRAN subscriber Type of NodeB Number of NodeB Soft handover factor GOS in TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. HUAWEIUu Interface

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Iub Interface Dimensioning

Iub Interface Throughput

Control Plane Throughput

User Plane Throughput

T_NBAP

T_ALCAP

T_O&M

T_HSxPA Service

T_CCH

T_DCH

T_FP Control Frame

T_ HSUPA Data

T_ HSDPA Data

Iub interface capacity factors:

Protocol stack Overheads Soft handover factor for macro diversity Data Retransmission Ratio Engineering margin for Peak capacity Transmission Overhead
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Iub Interface Protocol Stack (ATM)

Control Plane
Transport Network Radio Network

User Plane RRC BMC PDCP RLC MAC

CPCHFP USCHFP DSCHFP PCH FP FACHFP RACHFP DCHFP

Traffic Type

Service Bit Rate (kbps)

12.2 64 64 128 384 768 384 3.4 32 32 32

Throughput in ATM Layer (kbps)

18.55 78.18 81.71 161.21 481.42 938.1 484.07 5.97 47.7 37.1 53.89

Usage Factor
66% 82% 78% 79% 80% 82% 79% 57% 67% 86% 59%

ALCAP STC SSCF-UNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM L1PHY

CS Voice CS Data PS64K PS128K PS384K HSDPA HSUPA

NBAP SSCF-UNI SSCOP AAL5

AAL2

RLC MAC FP AAL2 ATM PHY

Bit Rate Under ATM Service Bit Rate

Associated Signaling
FACH (Data) PCH RACH

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Iub Interface Capacity Factor (ATM)

FP & AAL2/AAL5 Overhead ATM Overhead

Signalling + O&M (10%) CCH Traffic HSxPA Traffic DCH Traffic +macro diversity + Peak Capacity

Physical layer

Physical Port

+a%

+b%

+c%

+d%

SHO Factor e.g. 30-40%

Data Retransmission Only for PSe.g. 1% Engineering Margin e.g. 10-20%

Transmission Overhead (e.g. E1, STM-1)

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM)- CS Part

INPUT
25 mErl (Voice-12.2kbps) 2 mErl (CS Data-64kbps) SHO = 30% Voice Active Factor (VAF) = 60% CS Data Active Factor = 100% Subs./NodeB = 500

Voice Traffic
= Voice (Erl) * Voice Bit Rate * VAF = 0.025 * 12.2 * 60% = 0.183 kbps
Protocol stack Overhead

CS Data Traffic
= CS Data (Erl) * CS Data Service Bit Rate * CS Data Active Factor = 0.002 * 64 * 100% = 0.128 kbps
Protocol stack Overhead

Voice Traffic under ATM Layer = Voice Traffic / Usage Factor = 0.183 / 66% = 0.277 kbps
SHO factor = 30%

CS Data Traffic under ATM Layer = CS Data Traffic / Usage Factor = 0.128 / 82% = 0.156 kbps
SHO factor = 30%

T_Voice/Subs. = Voice Traffic under ATM Layer *(1+SHO) = 0.277 * (1+30%) = 0.36 kbps

T_ CS Data/Subs. = CS Data Traffic under ATM Layer *(1+SHO) = 0.156 * (1+30%) = 0.203 kbps

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM)- CS Part (Cont.)

% Voice Subs. = 100%

% CS Data Subs. = 20%

Voice Subs./NodeB = Subs./ NodeB * % Voice Subs. = 500 * 100% = 500

CS Data Subs./NodeB = Subs./ NodeB * % CS Data Subs. = 500 * 20% = 100

T_Voice/NodeB
= T_Voice/Subs. * Voice Subs./NodeB = 0.36 * 500 = 180 kbps = 0.18 Mbps

T_ CS Data/NodeB
= T_ CS Data/Subs. * CS Data Subs./NodeB = 0.203 * 100 = 20.3 kbps = 0.02 Mbps

End of Voice

End of CS Data

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM)- CS Part

Note for Voice Traffic Dimensioning
Voice Active Total 18.55kbps Voice Silent Total 4.5kbps

Active 12.2kbps

Overhead

Silent

Overhead

Average Voice Bit Rate under ATM Layer= Voice Bit Rate_ Active * VAF + Voice Bit Rate_ Silent * (1-VAF)=18.55*60%+4.5*40%=12.93kbps In Huaweis case, the throughput for Silent parts is neglected due to the small value. Thus, in slide Page13, only the active voice is considered.

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM) - PS Part

PS Data-64 Traffic/Subs. = 0.04kbps PS Data-128 Traffic/Subs. = 0.06kbps PS Data-384 Traffic/Subs. = 0.08kbps PS Traffic Ratio for UL and DL = 1:4 PS Traffic Peak Ratio = 1.2 % PS Data Subs.=100% Data Retransmission=1% Subs./NodeB=500 PS Data-384 Traffic for DL = 0.08 * 80% = 0.064 kbps
FP&AAL2&ATM Overhead

INPUT

PS Data-64 Traffic for DL = 0.04 * 80% = 0.032 kbps

PS Data-128 Traffic for DL = 0.06 * 80% = 0.048 kbps

PS Data-64 Traffic (DL) under ATM Layer = PS Data-64 Traffic (DL) /Usage Factor = 0.032/78% = 0.041 kbps

PS Data-128 Traffic (DL) under ATM Layer = PS Data-128 Traffic (DL) /Usage Factor = 0.048/79% = 0.061 kbps

PS Data-384 Traffic (DL) under ATM Layer = PS Data-384 Traffic (DL) /FP&AAL2 Usage Factor = 0.064/80% = 0.08 kbps

Total PS Data Traffic (DL) under ATM Layer = 0.041 + 0.061 + 0.08 = 0.182 kbps

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM) - PS Part (Cont.)

SHO factor = 30%

Total PS Data Traffic with SHO = Total PS Data Traffic (DL) under ATM Layer * (1+ SHO) = 0.182 * (1+30%) = 0.237 kbps
PS Traffic Peak Ratio = 1.2 Data Retransmission = 1%

T_ PS Data/Subs. = Total PS Data Traffic with SHO * PS Traffic Peak Ratio * (1 + Data Retransmission) = 0.237 * 1.2 * ( 1 + 1%) = 0.287 kbps

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM) - PS Part (Cont.)

% PS Data Subs. = 100% (Assumption)

PS Data Subs./NodeB = Subs./NodeB * % PS Data Subs. = 500 * 100% = 500

T_ PS Data / NodeB = T_PS Data/Subs. * PS Data Subs./ NodeB = 0.287 * 500 /1000 = 0.144 Mbps

End of PS

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM)HSxPA Part

HSDPA per HUDPA Subs.=1.0kbps HSUPA per HSUPA Subs.=0.45kbps PS Traffic Peak Ratio = 1.2 PS Traffic Peak Ratio = 1.2 Data Retransmission=1% %HSxPA Subs.=5% Subs./NodeB=500

INPUT
FP&AAL2&ATM Overhead

HSDPA under ATM Layer = HSDPA per HSDPA Subs. / Usage Factor = 1/82% = 1.220 kbps

HSUPA under ATM Layer = HSUPA per HSUPA Subs. / Usage Factor = 0.45/79% = 0.570 kbps

Total HSxPA Traffic under AAL2 Layer = 1.220+ 0.570 = 1.79 kbps

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM)HSxPA Part (Cont.)

PS Traffic Peak Ratio = 1.2 Data Retransmission = 1%

T_ HSxPA Data / HSxPA Subs. = Total HSxPA Traffic under ATM Layer * Traffic Peak Ratio * (1 + Data Retransmission) = 1.79 * 1.2 * ( 1 + 1%) = 2.169 kbps
% HSxPA Subs. = 5% (Assumption)

HSxPA Subs./NodeB = Subs./NodeB * % PS Data Subs. = 500 * 5% = 25 T_ HSxPA Data / NodeB = T_ HSxPA Data/ HSxPA Subs. * HSxPA Subs. / NodeB = 2.169 * 25 /1000 = 0.054 Mbps

End of HSxPA

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM)-Common Channel Traffic

INPUT
CCH Bit rate under ATM Layer * No. of CCH/Cell

1 FACH (Data) / Cell 1 RACH / Cell 1 PCH / Cell NodeB 1/1/1

T_ FACH (Data)/Cell
= 47.7 * 1 = 47.7 kbps

T_ PCH/Cell
= 37.1 * 1 = 37.1 kbps

T_ RACH/Cell
= 53.89 * 1 = 53.89 kbps

T_ CCH (DL)/Cell = 47.7 + 37.1= 84.8kbps

T_ CCH (UL)/Cell = T_RACH/Cell = 53.89 kbps

T_CCH / Cell = MAX ( T_CCH (Downlink) / Cell, T_CCH (Uplink) / Cell ) = MAX ( 84.8, 53.89) = 84.8 kbps
3 Cells / NodeB

T_CCH / NodeB = T_CCH/Cell * Cell / NodeB = 84.8 kbps * 3 = 254.4kbps = 0.254 Mbps

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Iub Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM) - Summary

T_ Voice T_ CS Data T_ PS Data

Iub Traffic (Main) = 0.18 + 0.02 + 0.144+ 0.054 + 0.254 = 0.652Mbps

10%

T_ HSxPA Data T_ CCH

Iub Interface Throughput / NodeB = 0.717 Mbps

Engineering Margin = 20%

T_ signalling + OM = 0.065 Mbps

Iub Interface Throughput / RNC

= 0.86 * 100 = 86 Mbps

# NodeB/RNC = 100

Iub Interface Throughput / NodeB

= 0.717 * (1+20%) = 0.86 Mbps

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Iur Interface Dimensioning

RNC RNC

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Iur Interface Dimensioning Procedure

Throughput in Iur interface
Estimated to be 10% of Iub interface throughput Iub Interface Throughput / RNC
= 86 Mbps
10%

Iur Interface Throughput / RNC

= 86 * 10% = 8.6 Mbps

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Iu-CS Interface Dimensioning

RNC MGW

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Iu-CS Interface Dimensioning (ATM)

Iu-CS Interface Throughput
Control Plane Throughput 1.28Mbps/sR User Plane Throughput 33.9Mb /sR

60% AMR

T_ Control plane

T_ Voice

T_ CS Data

Iu CS throughput factors:
Signalling Overhead in control plane Protocol Overhead in user plane Iuup Overhead AAL2 Overhead ATM Cell Overhead

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Iu-CS Interface Protocol Stack (ATM)

Control Plane RANAP Q.2630.2 SCCP Q.2150.1 MTP3-b SSCOP AAL5 MTP3-b SSCOP AAL5 ATM AAL2 User Plane IUUP
Service bit rate IUUP Usage Factor AAL2 Usage Factor ATM Usage Factor subtotal of protocol Usage Factor Extension Ratio Service Bit Rate Service Type CS Voice 12.2Kbps 88.57% 90.19% 90.6% 72.37% 1.38 CS Data 64Kbps 90.91% 91.67% 90.6% 75.50% 1.32

SSCF-NNI SSCF-NNI

L1PHY

IUUP AAL2 ATM PHY

Bit Rate under ATM

Note: 1. Subtotal of Usage Factor = IUUP Usage Factor* AAL2 Usage Factor * ATM Usage Factor 2. Extension Ratio = 1 / Usage Factor

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Iu-CS Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM) - User Plane

INPUT
25 mErl (voice-12.2kbps) 2 mErl (CS Data-64kbps) Voice active factor = 60% CS Data active factor = 100% Subs./RNC = 50000 max 62500 16 en 1rnc % CS Data Subs=20%

Voice Traffic
= Voice (Erl) * voice bit rate * VAF = 0.025 * 12.2 * 60% = 0.183 kbps
Protocol stack Overhead

CS Data Traffic
= CS Data (Erl) * CS Data service bit rate * CS Data active factor = 0.002 * 64 * 100% = 0.128 kbps
Protocol stack Overhead

Voice Traffic under ATM = Voice Traffic * Extension Ratio of Voice = 0.183 * 1.38 = 0.253 kbps

CS Data Traffic under ATM = CS Data Traffic * Extension Ratio of CS Data = 0.128 * 1.32 = 0.169 kbps

20% CS_ Data Subs.

T_ user plane/ RNC. = T _voice + T _CS Data = 0.253 * 50,000 + 0.169 * 50,000 * 20% = 14.34 Mbps End of User Plane
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Iu-CS Interface Dimensioning Procedure (ATM) - Summary

T_ Voice T_ User Plane = 14.34 Mbps T_ CS Data
1%

Iu-CS Interface Throughput /RNC = 14.34 + 0.14 = 14.48 Mbps

T_ control plane = 0.14 Mbps

Procedure
MO CALL MT CALL Location Update IMSI Detach CS Relocation (Originated) CS Relocation (Terminated) MO SMS

Signalling Overhead in Iu CS interface

Estimated to be 1-2% compared to user Data

MT SMS

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IuCS ConfigurationUser Plane

For example: Transmission Bandwidth estimated: Total throughput is 40000kbps If we keep 100% more bandwidth for margin, then the total bandwidth is 40000*(1+100%)= 80000kbps According to ATM protocol stack: One ATM path is just support 248 CID , The traffic for one AAL2PATH: Roundup(248cid*1600,0)=4mbps

Each AAL2 Path,PCR=1.2*SCR, RTVBR, CDVT=10240*0.1us

Total PATH Number: Roundup(80000/4000,0)=20

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Radio Network Layer

Control Plane RANAP

User Plane Iu UP Protocol Layer

Transport Network Layer

Transport Network User Plane

SCCP MTP3-B M3UA SCTP SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 IP IP M3UA SCTP

Transport Network Control Plane

Transport Network User Plane

GTP-U UDP IP AAL5

GTP-U UDP

IP

ATM

Data Link

ATM

Data Link

Physical Layer

Physical Layer

IU-CS(ATM): MTP-3B/SSCF/SSCOP/AAL5/ATM /Physical IU-PS(IP): M3UA/SCTP/IP/MAC/Physical

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Iu-CS Interface Dimensioning Procedure Control Plane

Signaling Procedure
MO-CALL MT-CALL Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour) Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

Iu-CS Relocation

location update

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

IMSI Detach

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

Signal Throughput per Subscriber (Kbps)

Iu-CS Signal Throughput

MO-SMS MT-SMS Others.

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour) Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour) Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

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Iu-CS Interface Lay Consumption

Message Length (ATM(Bytes): (MTP MSU length 12 8)/ 48 * 53 ATM:- / 48 * 53

AAL5:- 8
SAAL+MTP-3B - 12

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Iu-PS Interface Dimensioning

RNC SGSN

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Iu-PS Interface Dimensioning

Iu-PS Interface Throughput

Control Plane Throughput

User Plane Throughput

T _Control Plane

T _User Plane

Iu-PS throughput factors:

Signalling Overhead in control plane Protocol Overhead in user plane Packet size Peak Ratio

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Iu-PS Interface Dimensioning Procedure (IP) - Summary

T_ User Plane Iu-PS Interface Throughput /RNC

1%

Procedure
Attach Detach Service Request PDP Activate PDP Deactivate PDP Modification Paging Iu Release Routing Area Update

T_ control plane

Signalling Overhead in Iu PS interface

Estimated to be 1-2% compared to user Data

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Iu-PS Interface Protocol Stack (IP over Ethernet)

Control Plane RANAP SCCP M3UA SCTP UDP
Total 56

User Plane IUUP

GTP-U UDP IP MAC

Payload (Bytes)
8 8 20 18

IP

IP

Data Link
L1PHY GTP-U UDP IP MAC
Bit Rate under IP over Ethernet
Service Bit Rate

Assume: GTP packet length is X bytes

Extension Ratio (ER) = (X + 56)/X

Note: Only the protocol stack and overhead ratio are provided for reference.

PHY
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Iu-PS Interface Dimensioning Procedure Control Plane

Signaling Procedure
Attach Detach Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour) Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

Service Request

PDP Activate

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

PDP Deactivate

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

Signal Throughput per Subscriber (Kbps)

Iu-PS Signal Throughput

PDP Modification Routing Area Update Others.

Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour) Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour) Message Throughput (Bytes/Hour)

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Iu-PS(IP) Interface Layer Consumption

Overhead (LAN)= M3UA + SCTP + IP + Eth
Payload (Bytes)
M3UA
SCTP IP ETHERNET

Overhead (WAN)= M3UA + SCTP + IP + MPLS+TE+FRR+VPN+PPP

Payload (Bytes)
M3UA
SCTP IP MPLS

36
24 20 4

36
24 20 38

TE+FRR
VPN PPP

4
4 8

Msg Length = MTP MSU+ 36 + 24 + 20 + 38

Msg Length = MTP MSU + 36 + 24 + 20 + 20

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