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The document discusses the architecture and capabilities of 3G UMTS, highlighting its full packet-driven system for voice and data transmissions. It outlines the types of services offered, their Quality of Service specifications, and factors affecting intended data rates. Additionally, it details the various types of cells and base stations, as well as the 3G spectrum auction results in the UK.

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The document discusses the architecture and capabilities of 3G UMTS, highlighting its full packet-driven system for voice and data transmissions. It outlines the types of services offered, their Quality of Service specifications, and factors affecting intended data rates. Additionally, it details the various types of cells and base stations, as well as the 3G spectrum auction results in the UK.

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3G UMTS

• UMTS
– Full packet driven architecture
• For voice and for data transmissions.
• Packet based networks allow for an increased amount of
traffic on a medium.
• The only time part of that medium is blocked is when a
device is transmitting or receiving.
– Consider how often in your phone calls you actually say nothing
» Natural pause between words
» Taking a breath
» Waiting for a response
» Thinking of something to say
3G UMTS
• UMTS
– Offers voice and data services the same as EDGE
• Services offered will be classed into one of the following
Conversational Streaming Interactive Background

Real-Time Best-effort, guarantee of quality


delivery
Voice Streaming Video Web Pages MMS, SMS,
emails
• From these classes certain defined Quality of Service (QOS) specifications
are guaranteed like packet delay time
3G UMTS

• Intended Data Rates


– Actual data rates will be effected by
• Interference (other devices, background, buildings)
• Over use of the frequency
• Weather!
• Amount of other traffic
• Base station / cell actually attached to
• Speed you are moving at !
3G UMTS

• Types of Cells and Base station to use them


– Macro Cell
• These cover a large area and will give slow access
• 144 Kbps – max speed of 500 Km/h
– Micro Cell
• These should cover a medium area
• 384 Kbps max speed 120 Km/h
– Pico Cell
• Less than 100 metres
• 2 Mbps – max speed of 10 Km/h
• Difficult to predict
– Actual distances and bandwidth depend on local conditions
3G UMTS
• Types of Cells and Base station to use them
– Cells will operate in a hierarchy overlaying each other

Global

Satellite
Suburban
Urban
In-Building

Micro-Cell Pico-Cell
Macro-Cell
3G UMTS
• Radio Interface
– Allocated Frequencies
3G
• 3G spectrum auction
– License shows the size of the spectrum with A being the largest
• Part of the auction rules was a new company in the UK won the License type ‘A’
• Auction closed on the 27th April 2000
– The UK phone companies in June, 2003 said that they would claim the VAT back
on the license purchases! About £3.35 Billion pounds
• European Court case started the 6th October 2004
License Company Paid (Pounds)
A TIW (3) 4,384,700,000
B Vodafone 5,964,000,000
C MM02 4,030,100,000
D One2One (T-Mobile) 4,003,600,000
E Orange 4,095,000,000

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