4G Wireless System Report
4G Wireless System Report
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COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Session 2009-10
Submitted By
TARUNA SINGH
060385
FINAL YEAR , 8th SEM
I would like to thank everyone who helped to see this seminar to completion.
In particular, I would like to thank my seminar coordinator Mr. Dinesh Khunteta
for her moral support and guidance to complete my seminar on time.
TARUNA SINGH
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ABSTRACT
Fourth generation wireless system is a packet switched wireless system with wide
area coverage and high throughput. It is designed to be cost effective and to provide
high spectral efficiency . The 4g wireless uses Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing (OFDM), Ultra Wide Radio Band (UWB),and Millimeter wireless. Data
rate of 20mbps is employed. Mobile speed will be up to 200km/hr.The high
performance is achieved by the use of long term channel prediction, in both time and
frequency, scheduling among users and smart antennas combined with adaptive
modulation and power control. Frequency band is 2-8 GHz. it gives the ability for
world wide roaming to access cell anywhere.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
TOPIC
NO. NO.
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
1 Introduction 1
2 Features 2
3 History 3
4 About 4G 4-5
6 Transmission 8
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7.6.1 Among sectors 13
8 Issues 15-16
9 Mobility management 17
10 Applications 18
10.1 4G Car 19
11 Future 21
12 Conclusion 22
13 References 23
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE
FIGURE NAME PAGE NO.
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6.1 TRANSMISSION 8
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 2
FEATURES
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CHAPTER 3
HISTORY
The history and evolution of mobile service from the 1G(first generation) to fourth
generation are as follows. The process began with the designs in the 1970s that have
become known as 1G. The earliest systems were implemented based on analog
technology and the basic cellular structure of mobile communication.
Many fundamental problems were solved by these early systems. Numerous
incompatible analog systems were placed in service around the world during the
1980s.The 2G (second generation) systems designed in the 1980s were still used
mainly for voice applications but were based on digital technology, including digital
signal processing techniques. These 2G systems provided circuit switched data
communication services at a low speed. The competitive rush to design and
implement digital systems led again to a variety of different and incompatible
standards such as GSM (global system mobile), TDMA (time division multiple
access); PDC (personal digital cellular) and CDMA (code division multiple
access).These systems operate nationwide or internationally and are today s
mainstream systems, although the data rate for users in these system is very limited.
During the 1990’s the next, or 3G, mobile system, which would eliminate
previous incompatibilities and become a truly global system. The 3G system would
have higher quality voice channels, as well as broadband data capabilities, up to 2
Mbps.An interim step is being taken between 2G and 3G, the 2.5G. It is basically an
enhancement of the two major 2G technologies to provide increased capacity on the
2G RF (radio frequency) channels and to introduce higher throughput for data service,
up to 384 kbps.
A very important aspect of 2.5G is that the data channels are optimized for
packet data, which introduces access to the Internet from mobile devices, whether
telephone, PDA (personal digital assistant), or laptop. However, the demand for
higher access speed multimedia communication in todays society, which greatly
depends on computer communication in digital format, seems unlimited. According to
the historical indication of a generation revolution occurring once a decade, the
present appears to be the right time to begin the research on a 4G mobile
communication system
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CHAPTER 4
ABOUT 4G
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Table 4.1. HISTORY OF 4G
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CHAPTER 5
IMPLEMENTATION USING 4G
The goal of 4G is to replace the current proliferation of core mobile networks with a
single worldwide core network standard, based on IP for control, video, packet data,
and voice. This will provide uniform video, voice, and data services to the mobile
host, based entirely on IP.
The objective is to offer seamless multimedia services to users accessing an
all IP‐based infrastructure through heterogeneous access
technologies. IP is assumed to act as an adhesive for providing global connectivity
and mobility among networks.
An all IP‐based 4G wireless network has inherent advantages over its
predecessors. It is compatible with, and independent of the underlying radio access
technology. An IP wireless network replaces the old Signaling System 7 (SS7)
telecommunications protocol, which is considered massively redundant. This is
because SS7 signal transmission consumes a larger part of network bandwidth even
when there is no signaling traffic for the simple reason that it uses a call setup
mechanism to reserve bandwidth, rather time/frequency slots in the radio waves. IP
networks, on the other hand, are connectionless and use the slots only when they have
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data to send. Hence there is optimum usage of the available bandwidth.
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Today, wireless communications are heavily biased toward voice, even though studies
indicate that growth in wireless data traffic is rising exponentially relative to demand
for voice traffic. Because an all IP core layer is easily scalable, it is ideally suited to
meet this challenge. The goal is a merged data/voice/multimedia network.
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CHAPTER 6
TRANSMISSION
An OFDM transmitter accepts data from an IP network, converting and encoding the
data prior to modulation. An IFFT (inverse fast Fourier transform) transforms the
OFDM signal into an IF analog signal, which is sent to the RF transceiver. The
receiver circuit reconstructs the data by reversing this process. With orthogonal sub‐
carriers, the receiver can separate and process each sub‐carrier without interference
from other sub‐carriers. More impervious to fading and multi‐path delays than other
wireless transmission techniques, ODFM provides better link and communication
quality.
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CHAPTER 7
Wireless Technologies Used In 4G
1. OFDM
2. UWB
3. MILLIMETER WIRELESS
4. SMART ANTENNAS
5. LONG TERM POWER PREDICTION
6. SHEDULING AMONG USERS
7. ADAPTIVE MODULATION AND POWER CONTROL
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combining of two or more constituent codes (such as a Reed‐Solomon and a
convolutional code) into one concatenated code. The combination can improve error
correction or combine error correction with error detection (useful, for example, for
implementing an Automatic Repeat Request if an error is found). FEC using
concatenated coding allows a communications system to send larger block sizes while
reducing bit error rates.
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part of the signal may go directly to the receiver while another; deflected part will
encounter delay and take longer to reach the receiver.
Multi‐path delay causes the information symbols in the signal to overlap,
confusing the receiver—this is known as inter‐symbol interference (ISI). Because the
signals shape conveys transmitted information, the receiver will make mistakes when
demodulating the information in the signal. For long‐enough delays, bit errors in the
packet will occur since the
receiver cant distinguish the symbols and correctly interpret the corresponding bits.
The short time span of UWB waveforms typically hundreds of picoseconds to
a few nanoseconds—means that delays caused by the transmitted signal bouncing off
objects are much longer than the width of the original UWB pulse, virtually
eliminating ISI from overlapping signals. This makes UWB technology particularly
useful for intra structure and mobile communications applications, minimizing S/N
reduction and bit errors.
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diagram of a MIMO system. Some systems may not employ the signal‐processing
block on the transmitter side.
Multiple antennas at both the transmitter and the receiver provide essentially
multiple parallel channels that operate simultaneously on the same frequency band
and at the same time. This results in high spectral efficiencies in a rich scattering
environment (high multi‐path), since you can transmit multiple data streams or signals
over the channel simultaneously. Field experiments by several organizations have
shown that a MIMO system, combined with adaptive coding and modulation,
interference cancellation, and beam forming technologies, can boost useful channel
capacity by at least an order of magnitude.
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time‐frequency regions are then allocated to the different users by a scheduling
algorithm according to some criterion.
7.6.1 Among sectors :‐In order to cope with co‐channel interference among
neighboring sectors in adjacent cells, time slots are allocated according to the traffic
load in each sector .Information on the traffic load is exchanged infrequently via an
inquiry procedure. In this way the interference can be minimized and higher capacity
be obtained.
After an inquiry to adjacent cells, the involved base stations
determine the allocation of slots to be used by each base station in each sector.
The inquiry process can also include synchronization information to align the
transmission of packets at different base stations to further enhance
performance.
7.6.2 Among users :‐Based on the time slot allocation obtained from inquiry process,
the user scheduler will distribute time‐frequency regions among the users of each
sector based on their current channel predictions. Here different degrees of
sophistication can be used to achieve different transmission goals.
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aggressive power control scheme, while keeping the interference on an acceptable
level.
For every timeslot, the time‐frequency bins in the grid represent separate
channels. For such channels the optimum rate and power allocation for maximizing
the throughput can be calculated under a total average power constraint. The optimum
strategy is to let one user, the one with best channel, transmit in each of the parallel
channels.
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CHAPTER 8
ISSUES
The first issue deals with optimal choice of access technology, or how to be
best connected. Given that a user may be offered connectivity from more than one
technology at any one time, one has to consider how the terminal and an overlay
network choose the radio access technology suitable for services the user is accessing.
There are several network technologies available today, which can be viewed
as complementary. For example, WLAN is best suited for high data rate indoor
coverage. GPRS or UMTS, on the other hand, are best suited for nation wide
coverage and can be regarded as wide area networks, providing a higher degree of
mobility. Thus a user of the mobile terminal or the network needs to make the optimal
choice of radio access technology among all those available.
A handover algorithm should both determine which network to connect to as
well as when to perform a handover between the different networks. Ideally, the
handover algorithm would assure that the best overall wireless link is chosen. The
network selection strategy should take into consideration the type of application being
run by the user at the time of handover. This ensures stability as well as optimal
bandwidth for interactive and
background services.
The second issue regards the design of a mobility enabled IP networking
architecture, which contains the functionality to deal with mobility between access
technologies. This includes fast, seamless vertical (between heterogeneous
technologies) handovers (IP micro‐mobility), quality of service (QoS), security and
accounting. Real‐time applications in the future will require fast/seamless handovers
for smooth operation.
Mobility in IPv6 is not optimized to take advantage of specific mechanisms
that may be deployed in different administrative domains. Instead, IPv6 provides
mobility in a manner that resembles only simple portability. To enhance Mobility in
IPv6, ‘micro‐mobility’ protocols (such as Hawaii[5], Cellular IP[6] and Hierarchical
Mobile IPv6[7]) have been developed
for seamless handovers i.e. handovers that result in minimal handover delay,
minimal packet loss, and minimal loss of communication state.
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The third issue concerns the adaptation of multimedia transmission across 4G
networks. Indeed multimedia will be a main service feature of 4G networks, and
changing radio access networks may in particular result in drastic changes in the
network condition. Thus the framework for multimedia transmission must be
adaptive. In cellular networks such as UMTS, users compete for scarce and expensive
bandwidth.
Variable bit rate services provide a way to ensure service provisioning at
lower costs. In addition the radio environment has dynamics that renders it difficult to
provide a guaranteed network service. This requires that the services are adaptive and
robust against varying radio conditions.
High variations in the network Quality of Service (QoS) leads to significant
variations of the multimedia quality. The result could sometimes be unacceptable to
the users. Avoiding this requires choosing an adaptive encoding framework for
multimedia transmission. The network should signal QoS variations to allow the
application to be aware in real time of the network conditions. User interactions will
help to ensure personalized adaptation of the multimedia presentation.
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CHAPTER 9
MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER 10
APPLICATIONS
4G technology is significant because users joining the network add mobile routers to
the network infrastructure. Because users carry much of the network with them,
network capacity and coverage is dynamically shifted to accommodate changing user
patterns.
As people congregate and create pockets of high demand, they also create
additional routes for each other, thus enabling additional access to network capacity.
Users will automatically hop away from congested routes to less congested routes.
This permits the network to dynamically and automatically self‐balance capacity, and
increase network utilization.
What may not be obvious is that when user devices act as routers, these
devices are actually part of the network infrastructure. So instead of carriers
subsidizing the cost of user devices (e.g., handsets, PDAs, of laptop computers),
consumers actually subsidize and help deploy the network for the carrier. With a
cellular infrastructure, users contribute nothing to the network. They are just
consumers competing for resources. But in wireless ad hoc peer‐topeer networks,
users cooperate – rather than compete – for network resources. Thus, as the service
gains popularity and the number of users increases, service likewise improves for all
users. And there is also the 80/20 rule.
With traditional wireless networks, about 80% of the cost is for site
acquisition and installation, and just 20% is for the technology. Rising land and labor
costs means installation costs tend to rise over time, subjecting the service providers’
business models to some challenging issues in the out years. With wireless peer‐to‐
peer networking, however, about 80% of the cost is the technology and only 20% is
the installation. Because technology costs tend to decline over time, a current viable
business model should only become more profitable over time. The devices will get
cheaper, and service providers will reach economies of scale sooner because they will
be able to pass on the infrastructure savings to consumers, which will further increase
the rate of penetration.
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10.1 4G Car
With the hype of 3G wireless in the rear view mirror, but the reality of truly
mobile broadband data seemingly too far in the future to be visible yet on the
information super highway, it may seem premature to offer a test drive 4G. But the
good news is, 4G is finally coming to a showroom near you.
10.2 4G and public safety
There are sweeping changes taking place in transportation and intelligent
highways, generally referred to as “Intelligent Transportation Systems” (ITS). ITS is
comprised of a number of technologies, including information processing,
communications, control, and electronics. Using these technologies with our
transportation systems, and allowing first responders access to them, will help prevent
or certainly mitigate future disasters.
Communications, and the cooperation and collaboration it affords, is a key
element of any effective disaster response. Historically, this has been done with bulky
handheld radios that provide only voice to a team in a common sector. And this
architecture is still cellular, with a singular point of failure, because all transmissions
to a given cell must pass through that one cell. If the cell tower is destroyed in the
disaster, traditional wireless service is eliminated.
4G wireless eliminates this spoke‐and‐hub weakness of cellular architectures
because the destruction of a single node does not disable the network. Instead of a
user being dependent on a cell tower, that user can hop through other users in
dynamic, self roaming, self‐healing rings. This is reason enough to make this
technology available to first responders. But there is more: mobility, streaming audio
and video, high‐speed Internet, real‐time asset awareness, geo‐location, and in‐
building rescue support.
All this , at speeds that rival cable modems and DSL. Combining 4G with ITS
infrastructure makes both more robust. In 4G architectures, the network improves as
the number of users increases .ITS offers the network lots of users, and therefore more
robustness. Think of every light pole on a highway as a network element, a “user” that
is acting as a router/repeater for first responders traveling on those highways. Think of
every traffic light as a network element, ideally situated in the center of intersections
with a 360‐degree view of traffic. This is the power of the marriage between 4G
networks and ITS.
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10.3 Sensors in public vehicle
Putting a chemical biological nuclear (CBN) warning sensor on every
government owned vehicle instantly creates a mobile fleet that is the equivalent of an
army of highly trained dogs. As these vehicles go about their daily duties of law
enforcement, garbage collection, sewage and water maintenance, etc., municipalities
get the added benefit of early detection of CBN agents. The sensors on the vehicles
can talk to fixed devices mounted on light poleshroughout the area, so positive
detection can be reported in real time.
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CHAPTER 11
FUTURE
We do have are good reasons for 4G development and a variety of current and
evolving technologies to make 4G a reality. Highlighting the primary drivers for 4G
wireless systems are cost, speed, flexibility, and universal access. Both service
providers and users want to reduce the cost of wireless systems and the cost of
wireless services.
The less expensive the cost of the system, the more people who will want to
own it. The high bandwidth requirements of upcoming streaming video necessitates a
change in the business model the service providers use—from the dedicated channel
per user model to one of a shared‐use, as‐packets‐are‐needed model. This will most
likely be the model service providers use when 4G systems are commonplace (if not
before).
Increased speed is a critical requirement for 4G communicationssystems.
Data‐rate increases of 10‐50X over 3G systems will place streaming audio and video
access into the hands of consumers who, with each wireless generation, demand a
much richer set of wireless‐system features. Power control will be critical since some
services (such as streaming video) require much more power than do others (such as
voice).
4Gs flexibility will allow the integration of several different LAN and WAN
technologies. This will let the user apply one 4G appliance, most likely a cell‐
phone/PDA hybrid, for many different tasks—telephony, Internet access, gaming,
real‐time information, and personal networking control, to name a few. A 4G
appliance would be as important in home‐networking applications as it would as a
device to communicate with family, friends, and co‐workers.
Finally, a 4G wireless phone would give a user the capability of global
roaming and access—the ability to use a cell phone anywhere worldwide. At this
point, the 4G wireless system would truly go into a one size fits all category, having a
feature set that meets the needs of just about everyone.
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CHAPTER 12
CONCLUSION
It is always dangerous to predict too far ahead in a fast- moving field such as mobile
communications. Almost by definition the eventual 2010 scene will not match exactly
that depicted in the 4G vision described herein. However, the key elements—fully
converged services, ubiquitous mobile access, diverse user devices, autonomous
networks and software dependency—will persist. The 4G Vision is a living document
which intends to update and amend as time and knowledge progress. It will act as the
umbrella vision to a large research programme and place in context the detailed
research work that will take place in the various areas. In this respect it will help to
continuously steer the research as it progresses and, therefore, to make it more
relevant and beneficial.
The mobile technology though reached only at 2.5G now, 4G offers us to provide
with a very efficient and reliable wireless communication system for seamless
roaming over various network including internet which uses IP network. The 4G
system will be implemented in the coming years which are a miracle in the field of
communication engineering technology.
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CHAPTER 13
REFERENCES
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