D2.6.1 Communication technologies Copyright TeleFOT PU (state-of-the art and trends) Contract N. 224067 Large Scale Collaborative Project 7th Framework Programme INFSO-ICT 224067 Communication technologies (state-of-the art and trends) 2.6.1 Communication technologies (state-of- Deliverable n. the art and trends) SP 2 FOT Framework Sub Project WP 2.6 Technology and Service Observatory Workpackage T 2.6.1 Communications technologies Task n. Isaac Barona (TID)/ Author(s) File TeleFOT_D2.6.1_Communicatio Alma Solar (ETRA) / name nsTechnologies_v1.2.doc T2.6.1 partners Status Final Distribution Public (PU) Issue date 2011-07-27 Creation 2011-09-0912 date Project start 1st of June, 2008 – 48 months and duration Project co-funded by the European Commission DG-Information Society and Media in the 7th Framework Programme [2011/07/27] ETRA D2.6.1 Communication technologies Copyright TeleFOT PU (state-of-the art and trends) Contract N. 224067 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................ 2 LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................. 7 LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................... 8 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................ 10 REVISION CHART AND HISTORY LOG ................................................ 15 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................... 16 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 18 CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS.......................................................... 20 2. GSM - GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION .................. 21 2.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 21 2.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 22 2.2.1. GSM Architecture ........................................................................................................ 23 3. GPRS - GENERAL PACKET RADIO SYSTEM ..................................... 24 3.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 24 3.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 25 4. EDGE – ENHANCED DATA RATES FOR GSM OF EVOLUTION ............. 26 4.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 26 4.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 27 4.2.1. EDGE Architecture. ...................................................................................................... 27 4.2.2. EDGE technology. ....................................................................................................... 28 5. UMTS– UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM .......... 29 5.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 29 5.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 29 5.2.1. UMTS Architecture ...................................................................................................... 30 2011/07/27 Page 2 [ETRA/TID] of 141 D2.6.1 Communication technologies Copyright TeleFOT PU (state-of-the art and trends) Contract N. 224067 5.2.2. Technology................................................................................................................. 32 5.2.3. Interoperability and global roaming ............................................................................... 33 6. HSDPA - HIGH SPEED DOWNLINK PACKET ACCESS ........................ 34 6.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 34 6.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 35 6.2.1. New transport and physical channels ............................................................................. 36 6.2.2. Hybrid automatic repeat-request (HARQ) ....................................................................... 37 6.2.3. MAC layer .................................................................................................................. 37 6.2.4. Roadmap ................................................................................................................... 38 7. HSUPA– HIGH SPEED UPLINK PACKET ACCESS .............................. 38 7.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 38 7.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 39 7.2.1. Architecture ............................................................................................................... 39 7.2.2. Transport Channel ....................................................................................................... 40 7.2.3. Physical channels ........................................................................................................ 40 7.2.4. Roadmap ................................................................................................................... 41 8. LTE – LONG TERM EVOLUTION .................................................... 41 8.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 41 8.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 44 8.2.1. System Architecture .................................................................................................... 44 8.2.2. LTE Physical layer ....................................................................................................... 45 8.2.3. LTE deployment .......................................................................................................... 51 NOMAD TECHNOLOGIES ................................................................. 55 9. IEEE 802.11 (WIFI) ................................................................... 55 9.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 55 9.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 56 9.2.1. Operation modes ........................................................................................................ 58 9.2.2. Wi-Fi certification ........................................................................................................ 58 2011/07/27 Page 3 [ETRA/TID] of 141 D2.6.1 Communication technologies Copyright TeleFOT PU (state-of-the art and trends) Contract N. 224067 9.2.3. Advantages and limitations .......................................................................................... 59 9.2.4. Range ........................................................................................................................ 59 9.2.5. Mobility ...................................................................................................................... 60 10. 802.16E - MOBILE WIMAX .......................................................... 61 10.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 61 10.1.1. 802.16 standard characteristics ........................................................................... 61 10.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 62 10.2.1. 802.16e (Mobile WiMAX) characteristics ................................................................ 62 10.2.2. Physical layer description .................................................................................... 63 10.2.1. MAC layer description ......................................................................................... 64 10.2.2. Mobile WiMAX architecture .................................................................................. 65 AD-HOC NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES ................................................. 68 11. NGN (NEW GENERATION NETWORK) AND IMS (IP MULTIMEDIA SYBSYSTEM) ................................................................................. 68 11.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 68 11.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 69 11.2.1. Control Layer for NGN Networks ........................................................................... 70 11.2.2. Capability Layer ................................................................................................. 75 12. VEHICULAR AD-HOC NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES ............................ 76 12.1. Summary .......................................................................................................... 76 12.2. Detailed description ............................................................................................ 76 12.3. Routing algorithms ............................................................................................