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GPRS Impact
Will GPRS impact my GSM network?

Will I need more Radio Carriers?

Which software features will Motorola incorporate to help
me with the GPRS implementation?

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Single carrier site
Single carrier site
BCCH + 7 TCH TS
2.8 Erl.
Rural areas
Towns
In-Building, Corporations
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Timeslot sharing
BTS
BCCH GPRS

GPRS GPRS TCH TCH TCH
User rate at
CS2 = 40.2 kbps
TCH
A Voice call require the GPRS TS
Site with one carrier will be able to share time slots (Voice and GPRS)
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Timeslot sharing
BTS
BCCH GPRS

GPRS TCH TCH TCH TCH
User rate at
CS2 = 40.2 kbps
TCH
A Voice call takes the GPRS TS
User rate at
CS2 = 26.8 kbps
Site with one carrier will be able to share timeslots (Voice and GPRS)
The first GPRS service will not require additional radios
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High Density Traffic
European City
Medium to High
traffic load
City centre with
3/3/3 or 4/4/4
80 Erls/Km
2

Cell Radius =
200 meters
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How to guarantee quality of service in a real network
Voice
Data





Channel sharing
GPRS GPRS

S S S S S S
BCCH TCH

TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH BCCH
TCH
Two Carrier
Cell
Guaranteed GPRS
Bandwidth
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How to Guarantee quality of service in a real network
Voice
Data
Channel sharing
S S S S
TCH TCH

TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH 1
TCH 2
Three Carrier
Cell
The first GPRS service
might not require to add
more DRCU
BCCH
TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH BCCH
TCH
GPRS GPRS

GPRS GPRS
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Channel sharing
BTS
BCCH GPRS

GPRS GPRS GPRS GPRS GPRS GPRS
MAX
Bandwidth at
CS2 = 93.8 kbps
BTS
BCCH
TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH TCH
Bandwidth at
CS2 = 13.4 kbps
GPRS
Dynamic allocation of channels between circuit and packet:
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BSS Functionality
Includes the Base Site Controller (BSC), Base
Transceiver Station (BTS) and GPRS Packet Control
Unit (PCU)
Existing Radios will support GPRS without hardware
upgrades
GPRS Features Will Be Added to the BSC and the BTS by
Software Upgrades
BTS Radios Will Support CS1 & CS2
BTS Radios Are Expected to Support CS3 & CS4 With a future
Firmware (Software) Upgrade
Like Circuited Switched, GPRS Features Are Managed
From the OMC-R

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PCU performs new GPRS air functions
PCU manages Gb interface and performs Frame Relay
PCU is new hardware and new software
PCU manages new hardware devices
(Note that A-interface is not used for GPRS)
PCU
E1
(TRAU)
E1
(Frame
Relay)
To SGSN
(packet switch)
Air
Interface Gb Interface
Motorola
Abis
Interface
E1
(TRAU)
BTS
BSC
GPRS Hardware Architecture
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Main
card
area,
front
access
Power input module
Alarm Board
Fan Assembly
PSU positioned behind
Fan assemblies
19in rack mountable
Common Hardware Platform
GSN & PCU
Robust, Industry Standard Hardware Platform
CompactPCI
Standard Chassis: Rack Mountable
Specifies Cage, Power Supplies, Processor Cards, Plug-in Modules,
Physical Interface Modules
Hot Swappable Modules
Highly Scaleable, Shelves Interconnectable in a Frame
cPCI Hardware
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PCU architecture
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PCU Hardware Architecture
Compact-PCI based
MPROC: Master Processor (System) board
PPB: PCI to PCI Bridge board
DPROC: Data Processor board
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Left PCI
Bus
Right PCI
Bus
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PMC Board
PMC Board
PMC board
front panel
Cables are
plugged ito
transitions
modes
PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) Board
Location
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PCU Capacity
GPRS will be supported on all
Motorola BTS platforms
1:1 PCU to BSC
PCU to BSC: max 9 E1s
Manages up to 1080 RF
Timeslots
Interface with the SGSN
throughout the Gb interface






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BSC Enclosure
PCU Module
( 16 Slot cPCI Modules
MCG CPX8216 )
High level cable access
through enclosure top panels
Enclosure Dimensions
Height = 1900mm
Width = 600mm
Depth = 650mm
PCU Enclosure
Space for additional
PCU Modules
Low level cable access
through enclosure base
PCU System Hardware
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BSC Enclosure
PCU Modules
( 16 Slot cPCI Modules
MCG CPX8216 )
High level cable access
through enclosure top panels
Enclosure Dimensions
Height = 1900mm
Width = 600mm
Depth = 675mm
PCU Enclosure
Low level cable access
through enclosure base
PCU Site Layout
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S S S V V S S S S S R V V S S S
V = Voice Reserved
S = Switching (Voice or GPRS)
R = Reserved GPRS
Card Level Capacities
30 Timeslots (Capacity)
402 kbps at CS2
120 Timeslots (Coverage)
Last Shared
TS Feature
Applies Capacity to Cells
Allocates Radio Timeslots
Provides Fault Tolerance
-- Cells --
Cell
(Carrier)
Cell
(Carrier)
Dynamic
Allocation
Feature
Load Balancing
Feature
Cell Balancing
Feature
PCU
BSS Timeslot Management
Features
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A single Frame - Timeslots are All Idle
Cell B
Cell C
Cell A
Cell D
Cell E
4 Active Timeslots
In this example we have resources for 4 active timeslots
and 16 Inactive Timeslots
The Acrive Resources are used where they are needed.
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Active and Standby Timeslots
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How to Configure the PCU
Simple Rules
1 - Compact PCI Shelf Cabinet
1 - 16 Slot Compact PCI Shelf
1 - MPROC Compact PCI Board
1 - Bridge Board
2 - Packet Interface Control Processor Boards
1 - 9 Packet Resource Processor Boards
Equation:
PICP = Total Active Timeslots / 30
(Note: always round up)
An extra board may be added for redundancy

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