CH 10 - Dcc10e
CH 10 - Dcc10e
CH 10 - Dcc10e
Data Communication
and Networking
CHAPTER 10
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Principles of Cellular Networks
Developed to increase the capacity
available for mobile radio telephone service
Prior to cellular radio:
Mobile service was only provided by a high
powered transmitter/receiver
Typically supported about 25 channels
Had an effective radius of about
80km
Cellular Network Organization
Key for mobile technologies
Based on the use of multiple low power
transmitters
Area divided into cells
In a tiling pattern to provide full coverage
Each one with its own antenna
Each is allocated its own range of frequencies
Served by a base station
• Consisting of transmitter, receiver, and control unit
Adjacent cells are assigned different frequencies to
avoid interference or crosstalk
• Cells sufficiently distant from each other can use the same
frequency band
Frequency Reuse
Increasing Capacity
Add new channels
Not all channels used to start with
Frequency borrowing
Taken from adjacent cells by congested cells
Assign frequencies dynamically
Cell splitting
Non-uniform topography and traffic distribution
Use smaller cells in high use areas
Increasing Capacity
Cellular System Channels
Other Functions
Call blocking
After repeated attempts, if all traffic channels are busy,
a busy tone is returned
Call termination
When a user hangs up channels at the BS are
released
Call drop
When BS cannot maintain required signal strength
Calls to/from fixed and remote mobile subscriber
MTSO connects to the PSTN
Mobile Radio
Propagation Effects
Signal strength Fading
Strength of signal Time variation of
between BS and received signal
mobile unit needs to Caused by changes
be strong enough to in transmission
maintain signal path(s)
quality Even if signal
Not too strong so as strength is in
to create co-channel effective range,
interference signal propagation
Must handle effects may disrupt
variations in noise the signal
Design Factors
Propagation effects:
Desired maximum transmit power level at BS and
mobile units
Typical height of mobile unit antenna
Available height of the BS antenna
Propagation effects are dynamic and difficult to
predict
Use model based on empirical data
• Widely used model developed by Okumura and refined by
Hata
Detailed analysis of Tokyo area
Produced path loss information for an urban environment
Hata's model is an empirical formulation that takes
into account a variety of conditions
Types of Fading
Error Compensation
Mechanisms
Forward error Adaptive equalization
correction Applied to
Applicable in digital transmissions that
transmission carry analog or digital
applications information
The ratio of total bits Used to combat
sent to data bits sent intersymbol
is between 2-3 interference
Involves gathering the
dispersed symbol
energy back together
into its original time
interval
Error Compensation
Mechanisms
Table 10.1
Wireless Network Generations
First Generation (1G)
Original cellular telephone networks
Analog traffic channels
Designed to be an extension of the public
switched telephone networks
The most widely deployed system was the
Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS)
Also common in South America, Australia,
and China
Second Generation (2G)
Developed to provide higher quality signals,
higher data rates for support of digital services,
and greater capacity
Key differences between
1G and 2G include:
Digital traffic channels
Encryption
Error detection and correction
Channel access
• Time division multiple access (TDMA)
• Code division multiple access (CDMA)
Third Generation (3G)
Objective is to provide high-speed wireless
communications to support multimedia, data,
and video in addition to voice
CDMA
Dominant technology for 3G systems
Chip rate
Given bandwidth, chip rate depends on desired data
rate, need for error control, and bandwidth limitations
Chip rate of 3 Mcps or more is reasonable
CDMA – Multirate
Provision of multiple fixed-data-rate channels to user
Different data rates provided on different logical channels
Logical channel traffic can be switched independently
through wireless and fixed networks to different
destinations
Can flexibly support multiple simultaneous applications
Can efficiently use available capacity by only providing the
capacity required for each service
Fourth Generation (4G)
LTE - Advanced
Based on use of orthogonal frequency
division multiple access (OFDMA)
Table 10.2
Comparison of Performance Requirements
for LTE and LTE-Advanced
Femtocells
A low-power, short
range, self-contained
base station Key attributes include:
Term has expanded to
encompass higher IP backhaul
capacity units for Self-optimization
enterprise, rural and
metropolitan areas
Low power
By far the most consumption
numerous type of small Ease of deployment
cells
Now outnumber
macrocells
LTE-Advanced
Relies on two key technologies to achieve
high data rates and spectral efficiency:
Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
(OFDM)
• Signals have a high peak-to-average power ratio
(PAPR), requiring a linear power amplifier with
overall low efficiency
• This is a poor quality for battery-operated handsets
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas
Table 10. 3
Characteristics
of
TDD and FDD
for
LTE-Advanced