RNC & 3G Interfaces Dimensioning

Ramesh Babu

Nokia Networks
3G&IP Network Planning - APAC

AGENDA

Dimensioning of 3G Interfaces & RNC Common Issues Example Dimensioning

3G Network Architecture
Other PLMN BG

PS Domain 3G-SGSN Gn Um Node B Iub RNC Iu ATM Iu Gr Gd IP

Backbone

Internet GGSN

Node B

Iur Iu

Packet SS7 network Network

Charging Center

SMSC HLR

DNS DHCP RADIUS

CG NMS

Iu

Service & subscriber management Packet network PSTN MSC/VLR CS Domain GMSC

3G Interfaces in RAN
3G MSC and/or 3G SGSN RAN RNC Iub BS BS BS 3G MSC and/or 3G SGSN Iu Iur RNC Iub Iur

Iur
Iur

Iu

Iu RNC Iub

Iu
RNC Iub BS BS BS

BS BS BS

BS BS BS

Uu
User Equipment (UE)

ATM is used as a transport solution in Radio Access Network (3GPP Rel.99) ATM is standardised as transport bearer in Iub, Iur and Iu ATM can be over PDH or SDH links

Required Inputs for Dimensioning

Radio Network Planning Output: Number of Node Bs Node B Configuration Total number of Subscribers in each area RF Planning assumptions (Blocking %, Soft Handover %,..) Rollout Plan Geographical Area Distribution or Regions

Different Type of Traffic Usage Real-time traffic (Voice and Circuit Switched Data) Non real-time traffic (All kind of packet data) Number of active PDP contexts per subscriber
Simultaneous Data Subscribers during busy hour

Equipment Location

RAN & Core dimensioning Steps

INTERFACES
Iub_Voice

Iub_CS

Total_Iub

Iub_PS

RNC 3G-MSC MSS / GW xGSN DNS, CG, ....

Iu_CS
Iur

INPUTS
Traffic

Iu_PS

Hypothesis/Assumptions

Circuit Core Dimensioning

Packet Core Dimensioning

Interfaces 3G PP Standards
I u-cs

Nokia MSC ATM Module

Iub
O&M on AAL5

Nokia UltraSite WDCMA BTS

AAL2 SIG on AAL5 AAL2 USER PLANE

Nokia RNC

Nokia 3G SGSN

I u-ps

Different OH for Different Traffic Classes Iub/Iur/Iu-CS Interface Overhead

Each different service require different overhead
Voice services RT12.2 (AMR) UL RT12.2 (AMR) DL Activity Service bit rate Bit rate below ATM kbps 12.76% active 12.2 18.9 silent 0 4.5 active 12.2 18.0 silent 0 0.0 active silent active silent active active active active active active 7.95 0 7.95 0 14.4 28.8 32 33.6 56.7 64 64 128 256 320 384 13.5 4.1 12.6 0.0 18.7 36.3 39.9 41.7 69.8 78.7 85.7 166.9 329.3 410.4 491.6 TOTAL OH 73.00% 47.88%

RT7.95 (AMR) UL

RT7.95 (AMR) DL

RT14.4 RT28.8 RT32 RT33.6 RT56.7 RT64 NRT64 NRT128 NRT256 NRT256 NRT384

23% 34%

28%

ATM Overhead in Iub

Real Time Voice @ 12.2 kbps
For Voice Activity Factor of 65% ((18.9 x 65%) + (4.5 x 35%)) ((12.2 x 65%) + (0 x 35%)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------((12.2 x 65%) + (0 x 35%)) = 73.7 % For Voice Activity Factor of 50%

((18.9 x 50%) + (4.5 x 50%)) ((12.2 x 50%) + (0 x 50%)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------((12.2 x 50%) + (0 x 50%))
= 92 %

ATM Overhead in Iub

Real Time CS Data 64 kbps
(78.7 64) -------------64 = 23 %

Non Real Time PS Data 128 kbps

(166.9 128) ----------------128

= 30 %

Iub Dimensioning
BS RNC BS Iub RNC Iur BS Iub

Iub

Iub is the interface between Base Station and Radio Network Controller Iub Traffic is the total of both Circuit Switched (Voice & data) and Packet Switched data

Iub dimensioning 1/4 (Voice )

* Input :

Traffic ( mErl / cell / region ) BSConfig/ region

@ BH

* Method :

Traffic ( Erl) / BS
Using Erlang B Table

# TCh / BS
Activity Factor SHO factor 50% 40%

# TCh (voice) / BS
AMR rate 12.2 kbit/s

Bit rate (kbps) / BS

ATM OH voice +73%

* Output :

VoiceIub Bit rate (kbps) / BS

Iub dimensioning 2/4 (CS Data 64 kbps)

* Input : Traffic ( mErl / cell / region ) BSConfig/ region

@ BH

* Method :

Traffic ( Erl) / BS
# TCh / BS
Activity Factor SHO factor 100% 40%

# TCh (CS_data) / BS
Line rate 64 kbps

Bit rate (kbps) / BS

ATM OH 64k +23%

* Output :

CSIub Bit rate (kbps) / BS

Iub dimensioning 3/4 (PS Data)

* Input :
For each service

Traffic ( kbits / cell / region ) BSConfig/ region

@ BH

* Method :

Bit rate (kbps) / BS

Activity Factor SHO factor ATM OH 100% 40% (64k +28%, 128k +25%, 384k +23%)

L1 adaptation rate 26.5%

* Output :

PSIub Bit rate (kbps) / BS

Iub Throughput Calculation

Circuit Switched Traffic (RT) Voice AMR Data Rate - 12.2 Kbps Packet Switched Traffic (NRT) Data Bearer 128 Kbps
X Kbps

12.2 Kbps

Soft Handover - 40%

17.08 Kbps

Soft Handover - 40%

X Kbps

ATM Overhead - 73%

29.54 Kbps

L1 Data Rate 26.5%

X Kbps

DTX - 50%
14.77 Kbps

ATM Overhead - 25%

X Kbps

Total Traffic = 14.77 X Physical Channels required

Total Traffic = No of Subscribers X Traffic

Iub Throughput Calculation

Circuit Switched Traffic (CS Voice and CS Data) = X Physical Channels required

Packet Switched Traffic = X Subscribers

Total Iub Traffic

= Circuit Switched Traffic + Packet Switched Traffic

10% Signalling Overhead in BSS

Iur Dimensioning
RNC

RNC

Iur

Iub RNC Iur

Iur interface is the traffic between two different RNCs. Eg for Soft Handover

Soft Handover
S S D S D S

Base Station

Serving RNC

Drifting RNC

Soft Handover
Soft Handover is assumed to be 40 %

Assumption 35% of the Mobiles are connected to two or more Base Stations at the same time. 30% of the Mobiles are in two way SHOs 5% of the Mobiles are in three way SHOs Consequently on average every Call occupies

65% x 1 + 30% x 2 + 5% x 3 = 1.4 Physical Channels

If One RNC handles 100 Voice Calls, it needs 140 Physical Channels (100 x 1.4)

Iur Dimensioning
MSC SGSN MSC

Iu RNC Iub BS BS BS

Iu

Iu Iur Iub RNC Iub BS BS BS

Iur

RNC

BS BS BS

Iur traffic mainly depends on the pattern of RNC to RNC handover traffic Parameters involved - Velocity of the Mobile, RNC area etc. Each RNC will be connected to the adjacent RNC directly. One RNC could be connected to many different RNCs. Studies inside Nokia shows that Iur is about 7 8 % of Iub (user plane traffic). For dimensioning Nokia adopts 7.5 %.

Example RNC Iur Interface Connection

RNC4 RNC3 RNC1 RNC2

RNC Region 2
RNC Region 1

RNC5

Example RNC Iur Interface Connection Real Case Example

RNC4

RNC3
RNC1

RNC5

RNC2
RNC Region 2 RNC Region 1

SINGAPORE

Why No Iur Connection between RNC2 RNC4 RNC3 RNC1

Iu Interface Dimensioning (1/3)

MGW SGSN

Iu interface

RNC
Iu interface is split in to two parts > Between RNC and MGW for Circuit Switched Traffic - Payload carried over AAL2 > Between RNC and SGSN for Packet Switched Traffic - Payload carried over AAL5

Protocol Stack (Iu CS / Iu PS)

Uu UE
E.g., Vocoder RLC-U MAC
WCDMA L1

Iub

Iu

IWU RNC
RLC-U law PCM, UDI, Iu-CS UP etc. AAL2 ATM PHY Link Layer PHY E.g., Vocoder

MSC
law PCM, UDI, etc. Link Layer PHY PHY

Node B
FP
WCDMA L1

MAC FP AAL2 ATM PHY

Iu-CS UP AAL2 ATM PHY

PSTN/ N-ISDN

AAL2 ATM PHY

Circuit Switched Services Iu CS

UE
E.g., IPv4, IPv6

Uu

Iub RNC
PDCP RLC-U GTP-U UDP IP
LLC/SNAP

Iu 3GSGSN GTP-U
UDP IP
LLC/SNAP

Gn

GGSN
E.g., IPv4, IPv6

Gi

PDCP RLC-U MAC

GTP UDP IP Link Layer PHY

GTP UDP IP Link Layer PHY PHY

Node B
FP
WCDMA L1

MAC FP AAL2 ATM PHY

WCDMA L1

AAL2 ATM PHY

AAL5 ATM PHY

AAL5 ATM PHY

Packet Switched Services Iu PS

Iu Interface Dimensioning (2/3) (Iu CS traffic)

For each service (voice, CS 64 k, ..)

* Input :

Traffic (Erl / BS / region ) # BSs& Config/ region

@ BH

* Method :

Total Traffic (Erl) / RNC area

ErlangB (GOS0.5% ) # TCh/ RNC area Line rate (12,2; 64 k; ) Activity Factor for voice: 50% ATM OH (as in ) Iub Signalling overhead1% +
* Output :

Bit rate (kbps) / clutter

Iu Interface Dimensioning (3/3) (Iu PS traffic)

* Input :

Traffic (kbits / BS / region ) # BSs& Config/ region

@ BH

* Method :

Bit rate (kbps) / clutter ATM, AAL5, IP, UDP, GTP OH + 25% Signalling overhead1% +

* Output :

Bit rate (kbps) / region

For packet size Of 512 bytes

Iu-PS Calculation Example

For Packet Switched traffic, OH varies with the length of the IP packet
ATM AAL5 Encap IP 8 20 UDP 8 GTP .Data 12 (packet length)

1. Packet length = 128 Bytes 2. AAL5 PDU = (128 + 8 Encap+20 IP+ 8 UDP+ 12 GTP ) = 176 bytes

3. AAL5 PDU + trailer = (176+8) = 184

4. AAL5 Padding = roundup(184/48) x 48 = 192 (11 bytes padding) 5. Including ATM headers = 192/48 x 53 = 212 Bytes Total OH required = 69% ((212-128)/128)

Iu-PS Overhead - Example (1/3)

128 bytes
8 bytes encapsulation
8 bytes UDP

128 bytes
20 bytes IP Header 12 bytes GTP

176 bytes

8 bytes Trailer Bits

184 bytes

Iu-PS Overhead - Example (2/3)

48 bytes 48 bytes 48 bytes 48 bytes 48 bytes ATM Cells 48 bytes 48 bytes 48 bytes

48

48

48

40

184 bytes
8 bytes Padding

48 bytes

48 bytes

48 bytes

48 bytes

48 bytes

48 bytes

48 bytes

48 bytes

192 bytes

212 bytes

5 bytes ATM Overhead

Iu-PS Overhead - Example (3/3)

128 bytes

212 bytes

Increase from Original 128 bytes to 212 bytes Percentage of Increase (212 128 / 128) * 100

65 % of Overhead for a IP Packet size of 128 Bytes

Iu-PS relative OH = (Packet size)

Iu Throughput Calculation
Circuit Switched Traffic to MSC Voice AMR Data Rate - 12.2 Kbps Packet Switched Traffic to SGSN Data Bearer 128 Kbps
X Kbps

12.2 Kbps

ATM Overhead - 73%

23.54 Kbps

IP, ATM Overhead - 65%

X Kbps

Signalling OH in MSC - 1%
23.78 Kbps

Signalling OH in SGSN - 1%
X Kbps

DTX - 50%
11.89 Kbps

Total Traffic = 11.89 X Physical Channels required

Total Traffic = No of Subscribers X Traffic

Radio Network Controller (RNC)

Based on Nokia ATM Platform

3G Network Architecture
Other PLMN

PS Domain 3G-SGSN Gn Um Node B Iub RNC Iu ATM Iu Gr Gd IP

BG

Backbone

Internet GGSN

Node B

Iur Iu

Packet SS7 network Network

Charging Center

SMSC HLR

DNS DHCP RADIUS

CG NMS

Iu

Service & subscriber management Packet network PSTN MSC/VLR CS Domain GMSC

RNC Role
Mobility Management Connection and Radio link Management Ciphering and Integrity Checking ATM and IP traffic management

Integrated Transmission Interfaces

Radio Network Controller (RNC)

Rel.1 Release: 26-130 Mbit/s Dynamic Traffic Capacity

2
Release1 Phase 1

3
Config.

Max. capacity in different configurations Iub traffic capacity Interfaces Iub Mbit/s Node Bs Carriers 26 256 85 52 384 128 78 512 170 104 640 213 130 768 256 STM-1 4 4 4 4 4 E1 64 96 128 160 192

1 2 3 4 5

Radio Network Controller (RNC)

Rel.2 Release: 48-196 Mbit/s Dynamic Traffic Capacity

2
Release 1 Phase 1.5

3 4
1 2 3 4 5

Config.

Max. capacity in different configurations Iub traffic capacity Interfaces Iub Mbit/s Node Bs Carriers 384 48 128 576 85 192 768 122 256 960 159 320 1152 196 384 STM-1 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 E1 6*16 8*16 10*16 12*16 14*16

RNC Area Planning

GGSN SGSN

BS RNC BS RNC Region-2 BS

MSC

BS RNC BS BS RNC Region-1

ATM Module

RNC Dimensioning
Key limiting factors in RNC Dimensioning
Maximum Throughput - Rel 1 130 Mbit/s - Rel 2 196 Mbit/s - Rel 3 400 Mbit/s

Maximum number or carriers

- Rel 1 768 Carriers - Rel 2 1152 Carriers - Rel 3 2304 Carriers

Maximum number of Node Bs

Rel 1 256 BTS Rel 2 384 BTS

- Rel 3 768 BTS

depending on the case, one of the above limitations will apply

RNC Dimensioning Principle Summary

Capacity Almost Independent of the Traffic Mix

Check the number of carriers per RNC

Carriers to be connected Carriers connectivity per RNC * Fillrate

Check the number of NodeBs per RNC

BTS to be connected BTS connectivity capacity per RNC * Fillrate

RNC nominal traffic capacity

Voice erlangs * 16kbit/s

* SHO overhead

CS-data erlangs * data rate * SHO overhead

PS-data volume (busy hour) * SHO overhead

Total user traffic in the area

RNC Dimensioning
Dimensioning Crietria

Total throughput against the maximum throughput capacity of RNC Total Carriers against the maximum carrier capacity of RNC

Total Base Stations against the maximum Node B capacity of RNC

Fill rate of 90%

Final No of RNC - Maximum value attained by the above three Criteria

Common Issues

Throughput Capacity of RNC

MGW Iu Iub

SGSN 196 Mbps

RNC throughput capacity expressed only in one direction and also represents only the Capacity of DMCU. O & M signalling is handled separately in OMU. Nokia RNC could support 196 Mbps on UL and also 196 Mbps on DL.

Other Vendors mention the RNC throughput as 392 Mbps (UL + DL)

Traffic split between Voice & Data

Throughput capacity of Nokia RNC is 196 Mbps. What is the Traffic split between Voice and Data ?
Voice Data

Combination of any percentage of Voice and Data

RNC upgrade from 196 400 Mbps

Upgrade Path

196 Mbps

400 Mbps

No Upgrade path and cost defined yet. 400 Mbps RNC is provided as new boxes for the additional traffic for Later phases.

Voice Channels - 16 kbps in RNC

MGW
12.2 or lesser Voice Channel at 12.2 kbps or lesser

Voice Channel at 16 kbps

Even lower bitrates requires as much processing capacity (user and control plane) Within RNC as a 16kbps channels.

In the Transmission it is taken as original bit rates.

Iur carried over Iu Interface

GGSN SGSN

BS RNC BS RNC Region-2 BS

MSC

MGW BS RNC BS BS RNC Region-1

RNC linked directly for Iur connection Iur Traffic is carried through Iu over to core and then to RNC

Interface Ports on RNC

Total Traffic (Iub + Iu + Iur) must be considered to calculate the interface Requirement in RNC.

Daisy Chain Configuration

50 X 0.66 E1 50 Node B- DU

50 X 0.33 E1 80 X 0.88 E1 80 Node B- U 80 X 0.44 E1 50 Node B- DU 80 Node B- U

Interface Ports on RNC

50 X 0.33 E1 50 Node B- DU
AXC

Star Configuration
1 X STM1

1 X STM1

AXC

1 X STM1

50 X 0.33 E1

AXC AXC

80 X 0.44 E1

80 X 0.44 E1 80 Node B- U 50 Node B- DU 80 Node B- U

No of E1 Interface required at RNC = 260

Available E1 Interface at RNC

= 192

What is the Solution

Introduce Multiplexing Equipment to Groom the Traffic

RNC Dimensioning Criteria

Nokias Dimensioning criteria for RNC Throughput Carriers Node B Some Operators specify RNC to be dimensioned based on Subscribers Number of Soft Handovers Number of Hard Handovers UE Positioning Request Cell broadcast message Iub, Iu, Iur and O&M Traffic

ATM Overhead in RNC

ATM OH added at NIU

ATM OH stripped off at the Interface unit of RNC

Node B ATM Transmission Medium

RNC

ATM Overhead is considered only on the Transmission The ATM OH is stripped off at the NIU of RNC Hence traffic to RNC will not include ATM overhead.

Dimensioning Exercise

Case Study

Objective Dimension the Interfaces Iub, Iu & Iur

Determine the number of RNCs required

Understand the output format from an IP Planner

3G RAN Network Dimensioning for an Operator in Singapore

Case Study
..

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SU U

.
U SU

. DU . . . . . . . .

SINGAPORE Singapore classified in to four different regions Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural

Indoor considered to be with in Dense Urban

Inputs from Operator

Subscriber Information
Subscribers Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural Total Phase 1 17477 15421 1495 5607 40000 Phase 2 45567 49055 7674 32703 135000 Phase 3 82478 109027 20811 72685 285000

Services to be offered
Circuit Switched Voice CS Data CS Data Packet Switched PS Data PS Data PS Data PS Data 12.2 kbps 14.4 kbps 64 kbps 16 kbps 64 kbps 128 kbps 384 kbps

Traffic for different Services

kbps UL, PS 16 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural kbps UL, PS 64 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural kbps UL, PS 128 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural kbps UL, PS 384 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural CS Voice 12.2 mE/sub Data 14.4 mE/sub Data 64 mE/sub Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 0.1760 0.3911 0.1956 0.2347 0.2372 0.3954 0.2175 0.2768 0.2778 0.3704 0.2223 0.2963 kbps DL, PS 16 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural kbps DL, PS 64 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural kbps DL, PS 128 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural kbps DL, PS 384 kbps/sub kbps/sub Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 0.0176 0.0391 0.0196 0.0235 0.0237 0.0395 0.0217 0.0277 0.0278 0.0370 0.0222 0.0296

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

0.0320 0.0712 0.0356 0.0427

0.0608 0.1014 0.0557 0.0709

0.1134 0.1513 0.0817 0.1210

0.1681 0.3735 0.1867 0.2241

0.2231 0.3718 0.2045 0.2603

0.3821 0.5095 0.3057 0.4076

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

0.1596 0.3547 0.1773 0.2128

0.5543 0.9239 0.5081 0.6467

1.6394 2.1859 1.3115 1.7487

0.6185 1.3745 0.6873 0.8247

0.0 2.0361 1.1199 1.4253

0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1681

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1.2217 0.0 0.0 0.0

2.9701 3.9602 2.3761 0.0

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 27.0 32.0 56.0

CS

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 4.0 8.0 10.0

CS

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 0.0 0.0 8.0

Radio Planning Output

Region Base Station Type Dense Urban UltraSite Optima Compact ROC UltraSite Optima Compact CEC Urban Suburban Rural UltraSite Optima Compact CEC UltraSite Optima Compact CEC MetroSite Node B Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 145 215 0 0 0 215 302 131 100 604 221 190 900 429 290

Other Radio Planning Parameters

Radio Blocking Voice Activity Factor (DTX) Soft Handover Factor Voice AMR Data Rate 2% 67% 40% 12.2 kbps

Iub Calculation
CS Voice Traffic
Dense Urban Subs and BTS Sites BTS Configuration Number of Sites Total Number of Sites CS Voice No of Subs Total Subs / BS Total Erl / BS Phy CH Req. SHO Bit Rate (Kbps) DTX Bit Rate (Kbps)+ATM O_H Phase 1 Urban Suburban Rural

111 145 145

111 302 302

111 131 131

111 100 100

17,477 120.53 3.25 8 11.20 136.64 91.55 158.38

15,421 51.06 1.38 5 7.00 85.40 57.22 98.99

1,495 11.41 0.31 3 4.20 51.24 34.33 59.39

5,607 56.07 1.51 5 7.00 85.40 57.22 98.99

Voice Traffic of 27mErl Erlang B Using multiplied by the with Table SHO Addingsubs. Blocking factor of 40% Multiplied by probability rate AMR data into of Taking of 2% 12.2 kbps account only 67% ADD ATM OH for ofVoice 73% to traffic due DTX.

Iub Calculation
CS Data Traffic
Dense Urban CS Data @ 14.4 kbps Simultaneous Subscribers Subscribers per BS Total Erl / BS Phy CH Req SHO Bit Rate (Kbps) Bit Rate (Kbps)+ATM O_H 7119 49.10 0.20 2 2.80 40.32 49.59 Phase 1 Urban Suburban 13959 46.22 0.18 2 2.80 40.32 49.59 677 5.17 0.02 2 2.80 40.32 49.59 Rural 3046 30.46 0.12 2 2.80 40.32 49.59

CS Data of 4mErl multiplied by the Using Erlang B subs. Table SHO Adding with Blocking factor of 40% Multiplied by data probabilityOH2% rate ATM kbps ADD of 144of for CS Data 25%

Total CS Voice Total CS Data Total CS Traffic + Sig.OH

158.38 49.59 210.05

98.99 49.59 150.07

59.39 49.59 110.08

98.99 49.59 150.07

Voice + CS Data + 1% Sig OH in MSC

Iub Calculation
PS Data Traffic (16 kbps)
PS Data 16 Kbps Simultaneous Subscribers Subscribers per BTS site Data Rate Kbps L1 Data Rate Kbps SHO Bit Rate (Kbps) + O_H

17477 120.53 21.21 28.28 39.60 62.56

15421 51.06 19.97 26.63 37.28 58.90

1495 11.41 2.23 2.98 4.17 6.58

5607 56.07 13.16 17.55 24.56 38.81

PS 16 kbps data traffic. Max of UL 26.5% OH for or DL retransmission & Adding SHO buffering factor of 40% ADD ATM OH for PS Data 16 kbps 58%

Total CS Traffic + Sig.OH

210.05

150.07

110.08

150.07

Iub Calculation
PS Data Traffic (64 kbps)
PS Data 64 kbps Simultaneous Subscribers Subscribers per BTS site Data Rate Kbps L1 Data Rate Kbps SHO Bit Rate (Kbps) + O_H 17477 120.53 20.26 27.01 37.82 50.30 15421 51.06 19.07 25.43 35.60 47.35 1495 11.41 2.13 2.84 3.98 5.29 5607 56.07 12.57 16.75 23.46 31.20

PS 64 kbps data traffic. Max of UL 33% OH for or DL retransmission & Adding SHO buffering factor of 40% ADD ATM OH for PS Data 64 kbps 33%

Total CS Traffic + Sig.OH Total PS Data 16 kbps

210.05 62.56

150.07 58.90

110.08 6.58

150.07 38.81

Iub Calculation
PS Data Traffic (128 kbps)
PS 128 kbps data traffic. Max of UL 33% OH for or DL retransmission & Adding SHO buffering factor of 40% ADD ATM OH for PS Data 64 kbps 30%

PS Data 128 kbps Simultaneous Subscribers Subscribers per BTS site Data Rate Kbps L1 Data Rate Kbps SHO Bit Rate (Kbps) + O_H

17477 120.53 74.55 99.40 139.15 180.90

15421 51.06 70.19 93.58 131.01 170.32

1495 11.41 7.84 10.46 14.64 19.03

5607 56.07 46.24 61.66 86.32 112.22

Total CS Traffic + Sig.OH Total PS Data 16 kbps Total PS Data 64 kbps

210.05 62.56 50.30

150.07 58.90 47.35

110.08 6.58 5.29

150.07 38.81 31.20

Iub Calculation
Total CS Traffic + Sig.OH Total PS Data 16 kbps Total PS Data 64 kbps Total PS Data 128 kbps Total Traffic Per BS kbps 210.05 62.56 50.30 180.90 503.82 150.07 58.90 47.35 170.32 426.63 110.08 6.58 5.29 19.03 140.98 150.07 38.81 31.20 112.22 332.29

Total CS + PS

Total Iub + 10% Signalling OH

BS Traffic + Sig OH in Mbps 0.55 0.47 0.16 0.37

0.55 Mbps

RNC

0.37 Mbps 0.16 Mbps

0.47 Mbps

DU

SU

Rural

Iu Calculation
Iu CS Voice
Total Voice Traffic irrespective of No Using Erlang B of Table with BS as in Iub Multiplied by Blocking rate of AMR data OH of ADD ATMprob for 0.5% 12.2 73% Voicekbps
CS Voice No of Subscribers Total V_Erl (Erl) CSV_CH Total Voice in kbps Total traffic + O_H Mbps

17477 471.88 508 6197.6 10.72

15421 416.37 451 5502.2 9.52

1495 40.37 56 683.2 1.18

5607 151.39 176 2147.2 3.71

Note : No Soft Handover in Iu interface.

Iu Calculation
Iu CS Data
CS Data @ 14.4 Kbps Subscribers Total V_Erl (Erl) CSD_CH Total CS Data in kbps Total CS Data + O_H Mbps

7119 28.48 42.00 604.80 0.74

13959 55.84 73.00 1051.20 1.29

677 2.71 8.00 115.20 0.14

3046 12.18 22.00 316.80 0.39

Total CS Data Traffic Using Erlang B irrespective of No Table with Multiplied by of BS as rate of Blocking OH of AMR data in Iub ADD ATMprob for 0.5% 12.2 23% Voicekbps

Total Iu CS Traffic
Total Iu CS Voice Total Iu CS Data RNC ---> MSC Mbps 10.72 0.74 8.01 9.52 1.29 7.75 1.18 0.14 0.94 3.71 0.39 2.91

Voice with DTX + CS Data & 1& Sig in MSC

Total Iu CS Traffic for Singapore for Phase 1 = 19.61 Mbps

Iu Calculation
Iu PS Data
Iu PS Traffic RNC to SGSN Traffic PD Traffic + O_H Mbps Traffic to SGSN + Sig OH

16.82 18.67 18.86

14.84 16.48 16.64

1.44 1.60 1.61

5.40 5.99 6.05

Total PS Data of allAdd IP/ATM services. Max of OH based Traffic UL/DL Add 1% on Packet size Signalling OH in SGSN

Total Iu PS Traffic for Singapore for Phase 1 = 43.16 Mbps

Iu CS 19.61 Mbps

MGW

RNC

Iu PS 43.61 Mbps

SGSN

RNC Dimensioning
Projected Time Schedule

Phases Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Roll Out 2H 2002 2H 2003 2H 2004

RNC 196 Mbps 196 Mbps 400 Mbps

What Release of RNC to be proposed ?

RNC Dimensioning
Area Total BS Total Iub traffic BS Type #Sites (BS) per site to RNC (Mbps) Mbps Total RNC Traffic (Mbps) Total Carriers

# RNC Limited Carriers

Type without ATM for DU which is only 1 Overhead Carrier

216.5 1,744

# RNC #RNC Limited Limited by Required # of RNC Processing NodeB Note: Total Traffic ROC BS Capacity Full 2.21

RNC 1 RNC 2 Total Config on Last RNC 2 1 0 3

Phase 1 DU U SU Rural Phase 2 DU U SU Rural Phase 3 DU U SU Rural

1.89

1.38

2.21

111 ROC 111 111 111

145 302 131 100 678 215 604 221 195 1235 215 900 429 310 1854

0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4

63.23 107.58 17.07 28.67 897.4 3,705

4.02

5.72

4.02

5.72

111 CEC 111 111 111

1.7 0.9 0.3 1.3

270.16 387.93 55.75 183.57 3893.6 5,562

111 111 111 111

6.4 2.8 0.9 3.2

1,005.36 1,863.35 295.42 729.50

Addl Traffic 2982.4

Addl Traffic after deducting the capacity of RNC in Phase2

9.32 9.32

10

16

1 1

Fill Rate of 80% Used

5 5 4 4
3 2 2

5 4 3 4 3 2

1 4 3
PhasePhase 3 Config 1 Configuration Phase 2 Configuration

X 5 5 X

2 X 10 - 400 Mbps