Base station system configurations for future universal mobile telecommunication systems

Author

Nijhof, Jos A M ; Dewantara, Irvan S. ; Roovers, Ad J M ; Prasad, Ramjee

Author_Institution

Telecommun. & Traffic-Control Syst. Group, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

659

Lastpage

665

Abstract

This paper presents a study of base station system configurations for the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). The base station system (BSS), being the interface between the mobile terminal and fixed network, should be capable of handling a huge amount of traffic, mobility, and a high signaling load which is expected in the UMTS. Several functions that should be supported by BSS are envisaged. Special attention is given to the mobility functions (e.g., handover). Functions that are needed to perform a handover are identified. This results in a generic handover functional model. Possible allocation scenarios are examined, taking into account the interconnection methods for the BSS and considering the efficiency and processing delay. The possible scenarios are further evaluated for given traffic and mobility models in different areas and environments

Keywords

frequency allocation; mobile radio systems; radio stations; telecommunication traffic; UMTS; allocation scenarios; base station system configurations; fixed network; handover; handover functional mode; interconnection methods; mobile terminal; mobility functions; processing delay; signaling load; traffic; universal mobile telecommunication systems; 3G mobile communication; Base stations; Bit rate; Delay; Digital systems; Helium; Personal communication networks; Telecommunication traffic; Telephony; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/25.312784

Filename

312784