Update on the Evolution of the GERAN Family of Standards (GSM, GPRS, EDGE)

Andrew Howell TSG GERAN Chairman

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Contents

OverviewofTSGGERAN Release7Overview Release8Overview Release9Outlineofongoingwork Release10Outlineofongoingwork Conclusion

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OverviewofTSGGERAN(1/3) ObjectivesandOrganisation
TSGGERANObjectives:
GERAN=GSM/EDGERadioAccessNetwork Responsibleforthespecificationoftheradioaspectsof theGSM/EDGEtechnologiesandtheirevolutions.

TSGGERANOrganisation:
Threesubgroups:
WorkingGroup1:RadioAspects(andBTStesting); WorkingGroup2:ProtocolAspects; WorkingGroup3:TerminalTesting.

Around120 130delegatespermeeting.
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OverviewofTSGGERAN(2/3) LeadershipofTSGGERAN
TSGGERANofficialsare:
Chairman:
MrAndrewHowell
ResearchinMotionUKLtd/ETSI

Vicechairs:
DrJongsooChoi
SamsungElectronicsCoLtd/TTA

MrZhixiWang
HuaweiTechnologiesCoLtd/ATIS

MrLeoPatanapongpibul
VodafoneGroupPlc/ETSI

MCCsupport:PaoloUsai(MCC)
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OverviewofTSGGERAN(3/3) LeadershipofTSGGERANWGs
TheleadershipoftheTSGGERANWGsis:
TSGGERANWG1:
Chairman:MrWernerKreuzer (ResearchinMotionUKLtd/ETSI) MCCsupport:PaoloUsai(MCC)

TSGGERANWG2:
Chairman:MrGuillaumeSbire (NokiaCorporation/ETSI) MCCsupport:GertThomasen(MCC)

TSGGERANWG3:
Chairman:MrStoyanBaev (SamsungElectronicsCoLtd/TTA) MCCsupport:IngbertSigovich(MCC)
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Release7Overview(1/3)
Inclusionoflower700MHzintotheGERANspecifications(GSM710)
uplink:728746MHz;downlink698716MHz

AdditionofnewfrequencybandtoGSM(TGSM810):
uplink806821MHz;downlink:851866MHz

AdvancedGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(AGNSS):
introducesAssistedGalileoinadditiontoAssistedGPS. genericsolutionprovidedtoallowforintroductionofothersatellite constellationsinthefuture.

AssistedGPS(AGPS)minimumperformance:
specifiesaminimumperformancefortheGPSreceiverembeddedin mobile stationsusingAGPSoverGERAN.

EnhancementsofVoiceGroupCallService(VGCS)forpublicsecurity officials(e.g.,police,firebrigade,using"public"GSMnetworks):
endtoendciphering; SMSoverVGCS; emergencyhandling.
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Release7Overview(2/3)
AinterfacecontrolplanesignallingoverIP:
AinterfacesignallingoverM3UA/SCTP/IP. allowssimultaneoushandoverofCSandPSresourcesforagivenenduser.

DualTransferMode(DTM)handover: PSHandoverbetweenGERAN/UTRANmodeandGenericAccessNetwork(GAN) mode:

complementstheRel6GANwithPShandoversbetweentheunlicensedradiolinkandGSM/UMTS forimprovedservicecontinuity(e.g.,whenleavinghome). improveddownlinkperformance(qualityandspectralefficiency)viauseofdualantennaterminals. supportofsimultaneoustransmissionstoagivenuserovertwoindependentGSMcarriersonthe downlink,enablingtodoublethedownlinkthroughputforthisuser. reducesterminaltonetworkroundtriptimethroughtheuseoftwotechniques: factack/nackreporting; reducedTransmissionTimeInterval(RTTI=10msinsteadof20ms). pavesthewayforsupportofVoIPoverGERAN bettersupportofdelaysensitive"conversational"typeofapplications improvesthroughputofTCPbasedapplicationsduetothereductionoftheroundtriptime.
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MSReceiveDiversity(a.k.a.DARPPhaseII):

DownlinkDualCarrier: LatencyReductions:

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Release7Overview(3/3)
EGPRS2UL:
additionofQPSK,16QAM,32QAMandhighersymbolrateinuplink comesintwoflavours: versionA(EGPRS2AUL):GMSK,8PSK,16QAM,legacysymbolrate271 ksymbols/s; versionB(EGPRS2BUL):GMSK,QPSK,16QAMand32QAM,highersymbolrate 325ksymbols/s.

EGPRS2DL:
introductionofQPSK,16QAM,32QAM,highersymbolrateandturbocodingin downlink comesintwoflavours: versionA(EGPRS2ADL):GMSK,8PSK,16QAM,32QAM,turbocodes,legacy symbolrate271ksymbols/s; versionB(EGPRS2BDL):GMSK,QPSK,16QAM,32QAM,turbocodes,higher symbolrate325ksymbols/s.
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Release8Overview(1/3)
GERANLTEinterworking:
definescellreselectionandCS/PShandoverbetweenGERANandLTE.

MulticarrierBTS:
throughtherelaxationofcertainGSMBTSradiorequirements,allowsto conveyseveralGSMcarrierswithasinglewidebandtransceiver,inorderto bringcapexandopexsavingstotheoperators.

FeasibilitystudyonMUROS(MultiUserReusingOneSlot):
aimistodoublevoicecapacityofGERANperBTStransceiverbysharinga singletimeslotbetweenupto4users;

FeasibilitystudyonOptimizedTransmitPulseShapefordownlink EGPRS2B:
analysisofawiderBTStransmitmasktofurtherincreasethroughputsof EGPRS2Bdownlinkwhilstcheckingpotentialimpactonlegacybearersusing legacyterminals.
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Release8Overview(2/3)
AinterfaceoverIP:
supportofAoverIP(aftersupportofGboverIPinRel4); allowstomovethetranscodersfromtheBSStotheCoreNetwork(MGWs), allowingcapexandopexsavingsfortheoperators.

GANenhancements(GANIumode):
allowstoconnecttheGANCto3GCoreNetworksviatheIuinterface.

EnhancementsforVGCSApplications:
allowstosend/receiveasmallamountofdatato/fromgroupmembers; allowstotransfercriticaldatawithin500mswithoutimpacting voicequality ofthegroupcall; gathersinformationontheidentityofcurrentlistenersinthegroupcall.

UTDOAenhancements:
allowstheMStobepoweredatmaximumpowerduringthe(brief)location procedure,inordertoimprovelocationaccuracy.

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Release8Overview(3/3)
AGNSSperformanceandtestingprocedures: SpecifiesaminimumperformancefortheGalileoreceiverembedded inmobilestationsusingAGNSSoverGERANanddefinesatest frameworkforterminalsthatcouldbeextendedtothesupportof otherconstellations. AdditionalNavigationSatelliteSystems(ANSS)forLCS: ComplementstheGPSandGalileoconstellationswithother constellationssuchas:
GLONASS:
:

ModernizedGPS QuasiZenithSatelliteSystem(QZSS) SatelliteBasedAugmentationSystems

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Release9Outlineofongoingwork(1/3)
AGNSSminimumperformances
Clarificationsrelatingtosatelliteconstellationandassistancedata. LookingatalignmentofblockingrequirementsinmultiRAToperationandinGSM singleRAToperationforMSRequipment. ReviewofGERANrelatedchangestoTS37.104,TS37.113,TS37.141,andTR37.900. ShiftedSACCHagreedforVAMOSIImobilestations. FirstsetofperformancerequirementsforVAMOSIMSpresented Openissues
DecisiononsignallingofVAMOScapabilityinuplinkandVAMOSmodeindownlink Specificationofmaximumsubchannelpowerimbalanceratio(SCPIR)valuefordownlink Decisiononoptimisedpulseshapeindownlink. SpecificationofTXandRXperformancerequirementsindownlinkforVAMOSIandVAMOSII mobilesandforBSSinuplink.

RFRequirementsforMulticarrierandMultiRATBS,GERANpart

VoiceservicesoverAdaptiveMultiuserchannelsonOneSlot(VAMOS)

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Release9Outlineofongoingwork(2/3)
HomeNBandHomeeNBenhancements
CSGreporting:Agreedworkingassumptions
ThereportedCSGcellisthestrongestcellonafrequency. ThethresholdsforCSGreportingaredifferentfromtheonesfor macro cell. Ec/N0plusRSCP,RSCP,RSRQplusRSRP,andRSRQplusRSRPareusedto setthresholdsforCSGreportingforUTRANFDD,UTRANTDD,EUTRAN FDD,andEUTRANTDDrespectively.

HandovertoCSGcells
Changeshavebeenidentifiedandtechnicallyendorsedbutwillbe resubmittedforapprovalonceafullsetofchangesisavailable forH(e)NB Enhancements

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Release9Outlineofongoingwork(3/3)
BSCCBCInterface
SupervisionoftheBSC/CBCinterfaceisnowcompletewiththedefinitionofa KeepAliveprocedurein3GPPTS48.049 Ongoingimprovementsalsobeinglookedat

GeneralTechnicalEnhancementsandImprovements
PowerlevelforRACH ClarificationofDTMsupportforEFTAandinterpretationofmultislotclass parametersforEFTA Reviewoncellreselectionenhancements. SelfOptimisingNetworks(SON) MixofRTTI+BTTIforagivenTBF(MTTI) EnhancedFlexibleTimeslotAllocation(EFTA)

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Release10outlineofongoingwork (1/2)
Somegeneralobservations:
AsignificantpartoftheworkofTSGGERANistomaintain compatibilityoftheGSMbasedsystemswiththeother systemsbeingevolvedby3GPPandthisworkcontinues withintheRelease10setofspecifications. Fortheforeseeablefuture,especiallygiventhe widespreaddeploymentofGSMbasedsystems,itis expectedthatGERANwillneedtocontinuetoadaptto ensurecompatibilityofexistingequipmentwiththe evolvingnetworks GSMbasedsystemscontinuetoprovideanexcellentlow costplatformformanydevelopingservices
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Release10outlineofongoingwork (2/2)
InadditiontotheongoingworkofkeepingGERAN basedsystemscompatiblewithothersystems(i.e. UMTS,LTE)otherareasofworkwithinRelease10 include:
LocalCallLocalSwitch GERANImprovementsforMachinetypeCommunications TechnicalEnhancementsandImprovements,suchas:

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DynamicTimeslotReductiona.k.a.DTR OptimizedDRXmode EnhancedMultiplexingforsingleRLCentitya.k.a.EMSR PrecodedEGPRS

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Conclusions
TheGSMradiointerfacehasevolvedoverthepastfewyears andwillcontinuetoevolveinthefuturetobringadditional featuresandimprovementsattractivetobothoperatorsand subscribers. Evolutionisprimarilyfocusedaroundthefollowingareas:
Interworkingwithotheraccesstechnologies(e.g.LTE); Increasingthroughputs; Increasingcapacities(improvedspectralefficiencyandhardwareefficiency); Supportforadditionalfrequencybands; Supportof(additional)locationtechniques; SupportofIPbasedinterfaces.

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Conclusions(cont)
TheongoingworkwithinTSGGERANcontinuesto increasethesuitabilityofGSM/GERAN:
forstandalonenetworks; fornetworksusedinconjunctionwithotherradioaccess technologies(UMTS,LTE...)toprovideglobalcoverage whilstallowingexcellentservicecontinuity; asafutureproofplatformprovidingasmoothmigration pathtowardsother3GPPbasedsystems(UMTS,LTE).

GSMisanaliveandevolvingtechnologywhichwill continuetoprovidefortheneedsofoperatorsfor manyyearstocome

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