Handling traffic classes at AAL2/ATM layer over the logical interfaces of the UMTS terrestrial radio access network

Author

Isnard, Olivier ; Calmel, Jean-Marie ; Beylot, André-Luc ; Pujolle, Guy

Author_Institution

RNC Archit., Nortel Networks-Wireless Solutions, Yvelines, France

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1464

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate two approaches to handle UMTS traffic classes at the AAL2 and ATM layer over the Iub and Iur interfaces in the UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). The first method is proposed to improve the (AAL2-) CPS scheduler by introducing the notion of traffic priority. The second method consists of multiplexing each UMTS traffic class into separate ATM connections with specific QoS. We present some simulation results on ATM/AAL2 performance to evaluate the two methods in terms of mean transmit delays, bounds of transmit delay and bandwidth efficiency

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; cellular radio; delays; quality of service; radio access networks; scheduling; telecommunication traffic; AAL2 layer; AAL2-CPS scheduler; ATM layer; ATM/AAL2 performance; Iub interface; Iur interface; QoS; UMTS terrestrial radio access network; UTRAN; bandwidth efficiency; logical interfaces; mean transmit delays; multiplexing; traffic classes; traffic priority; 3G mobile communication; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bit rate; Buffer storage; Delay; Quality of service; Radio access networks; Speech; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2000. PIMRC 2000. The 11th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6463-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2000.881661

Filename

881661