EDGE
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EDGE
Wireless Technology Seminar: EDGE/GPRS Basics Paul Robertson Wireless MSU Agilent Technologies Innovating the HP Way Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies Market Demand for Data Services 1800 y Demand for wireless D e-mail/messaging D m-commerce D location-based services D entertainment WW Subscribers data services expected to grow significantly y Driven by new services: 1600 1400 1200 Total Mobile Subscribers Mobile Data Subscribers Fixed Data Users 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2000 2003 2005 Source: Arc Group, Oct. 2000 y Low availability of applications will limit the customer use of data services y Network Operators are looking to promote data services to increase revenues Agilent Technologies Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies Standards Update y HSCSD - All standards work complete. Actively under development. Service has started. y GPRS - Standards work complete. Nokia, Ericsson & Motorola very active. Service introduction Q3’00. y ECSD (Enabled by EDGE) - Standardisation process well underway. Service could start mid ‘01. y EGPRS (Enabled by EDGE) - Standardisation process well underway. Service could start late ‘01. ‘More exciting than ECSD’ Agilent Technologies Roadmap to Higher Date Rates 2Mbps 3G WCDMA 384k - 2Mbps Data Rate (kbps) 500 400 2.5G 300 200 100 GPRS max. 171.2kbps 2G GSM 14.4kbps EDGE max. 384kbps HSCSD max. 57.6kbps 1999 Agilent Technologies 2000 2001 2002 Wireless Technology Roadmap - EDGE 1999 EDGE GPRS GSM TDMA 2000 2001 2002 2003 EDGE Standards Release HSCSD GPRS EDGE EDGE Classic EDGE Compact System Launch GPRS Europe / Asia EDGE EDGE U.S. / Americas Europe / Asia GPRS Development GPRS Field Trials GPRS Deployment EDGE Development Agilent Technologies EDGE Field Trials EDGE Deployment Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies The Acronyms.. y HSCSD - High Speed Circuit Switched Data y GPRS - General Packet Radio Service y EDGE - Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution These new technologies provide solutions to increase the data rates over existing GSM and IS-136 Networks HSCSD, GPRS & EDGE are collectively called 2.5G, however EDGE is regarded by many as a 3G technology. Agilent Technologies Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies 2nd to 3rd Generation Migration IS-95A/B PDC GSM IS-136 2G HSCSD GPRS EDGE EDGE 2.5G IS2000 SR1 1xEV-DO 3GPP2 Agilent Technologies W-CDMA TD-SCDMA 3GPP EDGE 3G GSM FDMA and TDMA Time 7 6 Amplitude 5 4 Timeslot # 3 2 1 1 2 Agilent Technologies 3 ARFCN # 4 0 5 Frequency 6 Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies HSCSD y High Speed Circuit Switched Data - HSCSD y HSCSD is a circuit switched technology y All today's cellular networks are circuit switched y A physical channel is assigned for the duration of the call y Physical channel connection is maintained even if data is not being transferred Agilent Technologies GPRS y General Packet Radio Service - GPRS y GPRS is a packet switched technology y This is very different to today’s cellular network architectures y A physical channel is only assigned when data needs to be transmitted or received y Physical channels can be shared between different mobile users Agilent Technologies Circuit versus Packet Switched Circuit Switched y i.e. HSCSD y Each physical channel is assigned y Suitable for.. - Time critical apps - e.g. videophone y Complements.. - PSTN & ISDN y Charged by… - The minute Agilent Technologies Packet Switched y i.e. GPRS y Each physical channel is shared y Suitable for.. - Web browsing - Email - Stock Values, etc y Complements.. - TCP/IP, X25 y Charged by.. - The BIT (& QoS) Physical Layer Aspects of HSCSD & GPRS y Most changes to ‘conventional’ GSM are above layer 1 (i.e. protocol) y However at the physical layer both HSCSD & GPRS… = ‘Multi-slot’ y In other words, for the first time Mobile Stations can transmit during more than one slot per frame. Agilent Technologies Multi-slot = More data throughput HSCSD & GPRS mobiles can transmit and receive on multiple GSM timeslots per frame. 1 GSM Frame BCH TCH TCH Downlink e.g. 2 x 14.4Kbps = 28.8Kbps TCH TCH Uplink e.g. 2 x 14.4Kbps Agilent Technologies Multi-slot Combinations Many combinations of Uplink and Downlink data rates are possible. For example a Web browser will require much higher downlink data rates than uplink. 1 GSM Frame BCH TCH TCHTCH Downlink e.g. 3 x 14.4Kbps TCH Uplink e.g. 1 x 14.4Kbps Agilent Technologies Multi-slot Power Levels In addition, each uplink and downlink slot can be at different power levels! 1 GSM Frame BCH TCHTCH 6dB max HSCSD 30dB max GPRS Downlink TCHTCH Uplink Agilent Technologies Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies Mobile Transmitter Power Requirements HSCSD & GPRS mobile’s can now transmit on multiple uplink slots and these can be at different power levels. 34 us (approx) Agilent Technologies Multislot Receiver Requirements The mobile can also receive on multiple downlink slots and these too can be at different power levels. -70dBm First Timeslot -85dBm Incoming signal Agilent Technologies Second Timeslot E.g. Does the receiver adjust the gain control at the right time and quickly enough to avoid BER issues in the next timeslot? Multi-slot Test Requirements The key RF measurements for multislot: BCH TCHTCH Transmitter Measurements: Power P&F P vs T ORFS Downlink TCHTCH Receiver Measurements: Bit Error Rate Block Error Rate* *GPRS *GPRS Only Only ..,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,1,0,.. Agilent Technologies Uplink Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies What is EDGE? y EDGE = Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution y EDGE is an extension to HSCSD and GPRS HSCSD GPRS EDGE ECSD EGPRS y EDGE defines a new modulation format (8PSK) that allows services such as HSCSD & GPRS to go faster Agilent Technologies Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies EDGE Classes DOWNLINK UPLINK MS BTS Class Downlink Uplink A 8 PSK B 8 PSK GMSK 8PSK Class A services may come first, however most mobiles will be Class B from the start Agilent Technologies EDGE Physical Layer y 8PSK constellation rotates 3PI/8 radians per symbol period y Rotation prevents zero crossings, reducing peak-to-average power (1,1,1) t = 1 (1,1,1) t = 2 3π/8 radians (1,1,1) t = 0 (symbols) (1,1,1) t = 3 Standard 8PSK Constellation Agilent Technologies ... Agenda y Technology Drivers y Technology Roadmap y Acronym Definitions y Technology Migration y HSCSD & GPRS - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges y EDGE - Technology Implementation - Implementation Challenges Agilent Technologies The challenge of moving to EDGE for physical layer developers EDGE 3π/8 Shifted 8PSK GSM 0.3 GMSK 1 Bit / Symbol Constant Envelope 3 Bits / Symbol - -3X Data! Amplitude Changes 16+ dB y EDGE is a Non constant amplitude signal! y This introduces significant RF design & test challenges Agilent Technologies New Measurement for EDGE y New EVM measurement has been defined for EDGE EVM = Error Vector Magnitude y Provides a solution for measuring non-constant amplitude signals y Agilent is playing lead role in EVM measurement definition at ETSI Agilent Technologies IS-136 EDGE EDGE Compact EDGE Classic GPRS - 136HS EDGE (High Speed Packet Data) y IS-136 EDGE Consists of 2 formats: y EDGE Compact = 3 Carriers y EDGE Classic = Standard EDGE U.S. IS-136 Operators are aggressively pursuing EDGE EDGE is needed to to enable IS-136 operators to compete directly with IS-95 and IS-2000 Agilent Technologies Market Summary - Dec 00 y HSCSD y Considered a niche market, only a few operators plan to introduce an HSCSD service y Orange (UK) planning to release HSCSD videophone Q1’01 (over 18 months later than planned) y GPRS y Late introduction of mobiles has delayed service intro. y Trials having problems delivering promised data rates y EDGE y Unclear if EDGE will happen in Europe y Recent AT&T announcement has put question mark over EDGE in US y Long term EDGE seen as a compliment to W-CDMA Agilent Technologies Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) 3G Agilent Technologies CDMA Frequency Reuse The Key to Channel Capacity 1 3 2 6 1 4 2 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 FDMA Reuse CDMA Reuse Agilent Technologies Example of MSK (CDMA) y 1200 bits/sec baseband MSK data signal y Frequency spacing = 600Hz Agilent Technologies CDMA spec. Only key features are cited below. y Radio channels are 5 MHz wide. y Chip rate of 3.84 Mcps y Supported mode of duplex: frequency division (FDD) y Employs coherent detection on both the uplink and downlink based on the use of and channels[2]. y Supports inter-cell asynchronous operation. y Variable mission on a 10 ms frame basis. y Adaptive power control based on SIR (Signal-to-Interference Ratio). y Multiuser detection and smart antennas can be used to increase capacity and coverage. y Multiple types of handoff (or handover) between different cells including soft handoff, softer handoff and hard handoff. Agilent Technologies