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Capacity Limit Problem in 3G Networks: by Fahd Ahmad Saeed

The document discusses the capacity limit problem in 3G networks and proposes a solution to use a combination of WiFi and 3G networks with smart antennas. It notes that 3G networks alone cannot support increasing bandwidth demands, but integrating WiFi can help avoid bottlenecks. The solution has been successfully tested and standards are being developed to allow seamless handoffs between the networks. However, issues around pricing models and security between the networks would need to be addressed for the solution to be fully viable.

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Capacity Limit Problem in 3G Networks: by Fahd Ahmad Saeed

The document discusses the capacity limit problem in 3G networks and proposes a solution to use a combination of WiFi and 3G networks with smart antennas. It notes that 3G networks alone cannot support increasing bandwidth demands, but integrating WiFi can help avoid bottlenecks. The solution has been successfully tested and standards are being developed to allow seamless handoffs between the networks. However, issues around pricing models and security between the networks would need to be addressed for the solution to be fully viable.

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Capacity Limit Problem in 3G

Networks
By
Fahd Ahmad Saeed
Problem
• 3G network will not be able to withstand the bandwidth intensive
services being planned to be offered by mobile operators, even with
only a small number of subscribers utilizing the service within a
service area.

• 3G wireless technology was never built to deliver the streaming


media services

• The bandwidth consumed for a certain media will increase


exponentially as users requesting the certain media increases within
a cell. As more subscribers start using these services, more base
stations are needed to boost the shared bandwidth.

• Currently mobile operators have to depend on additional overlay


networks to broadcast high bandwidth media
Background
• 3G networks
– W-CDMA
• UMTS
• FOMA
– cdma2000 1x EVDO, 3x
– TD-SCDMA
– UMA
– EDGE
• Supports data rates from 384kbps to 2Mbps
• Packet switched data services
• Use Licensed spectrum, no spare spectrum
• No proven mathematical formula on how to handle capacity
problems
• Network divided into cells
• Each cell shares bandwidth
Background

http://www.us.anritsu.com/downloads/files/11410-00378.pdf
Background

http://www.ieee-infocom.org/Posters/1568980522_Passive%20Tomography%20of
%20a%203G%20Network/ricciato-proposal_infocom06.pdf
Possible Solutions
• 3GPP/3GPP2 is working on modifying 3G, called MBMS
(Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Standard), will be available in
networks in 2007.
– Doesn’t require additional spectrum or licensing. coverage will be
identical to conventional 3G networks.
– Capacity needs to be set aside that could be used to sell end to end
voice and data. Limited number of channels, due to capacity limitation.
• Building dedicated broadcast networks to add additional channels,
such as DVB-H, DMB and MediaFlo.
– Will require mobile operators to upgrade equipment and consumers to
buy new handsets.
• Add more cells to the network to decrease cells covered area to
support more bandwidth. Expensive.
• Using Smart Antennas: directs radio signal to intended target, rather
than broadcasting it to everyone. Utilizes spatial separation.
Proposed Solution
• Use a combination of WiFi, 3G with strategically
placing Smart Antennas in dense cell usage
areas.
• Seamless handshaking between WiFi and 3G.
• Pricing: Volume of Data transmitted through
WiFi is tracked within the handheld device and
transmitted to the operator with a certain delay –
End of session?
Research
• After extensive research on the problem, it was found that the
proposed solution has already been looked at and the technology
developed by Nortel and has been successfully tested in Japan.
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164901785

• Lucent Technologies also successfully tested the handoff


between 3G networks and WiFi seamlessly.
http://www.mobile.commerce.net/story.php?story_id=2195

• IEEE 802.21 standard will try to make it possible to roam from


any 802- based network to another, and will also let them roam
to 3G cellular network.

• Nokia demonstrated its seamless handoff of voice and data


services between WiFi and 3G networks at the CTIA Wireless
2006.
http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2006/4/2006-4-14-Nokia-Demos-Cellular.html
Handoff

http://web.ptc.org:8080/library/proceedings/PTC2003/program/private/wednesday/w13/w132_waters.pdf
3G vs. WiFi
• Combination of the two technologies prevents
the capacity bottleneck associated with 3G
network. If a 3G cell is being overloaded, the
call or data connection can be handed off to a
WiFi Access Point.
• WiFi is less expensive to deploy then 3G
networks and can be deployed for thousands of
dollars vs. millions.
• Since WiFi has a short range, but more
bandwidth compared to 3G, each technology will
compliment each other.
Problems with the Proposed
Solution
• Pricing model between WiFi and mobile
operators (3G). How is the consumer
going to get billed.
• Security within unsecured WiFi networks.
• Seamless handoff will not occur between
secured WiFi networks and 3G networks,
if the network key (WPA, WEP) is not pre-
programmed.
• Maintaining Qos between networks.
Conclusion
• The proposed solution attractive, if the pricing and security problems
are resolved between handoffs between networks.

• A fair pricing model is needed to address roaming between


networks.

• A secure public key encryption scheme supported between WiFi


and 3G networks is needed to allow seamless roaming between the
two networks.

• Some good article about integrated support between heterogeneous


networks are
http://middleware05.objectweb.org/WSProceedingsMPAC05/a15-bellavista.pdf

http://web.ptc.org:8080/library/proceedings/PTC2003/program/private/wednesday/w13/w132_wat
ers.pdf
References
• http://www.medialab.co.nz/assets/downloads/Seamless%20Handoff%20Between%20802.11b%20a
nd%20CDMA2000%20Networks.pdf

• http://middleware05.objectweb.org/WSProceedingsMPAC05/a15-bellavista.pdf

• http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2006/4/2006-4-14-Nokia-Demos-Cellular.html

• http://www.mobile.commerce.net/story.php?story_id=2195

• http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164901785

• http://www.ieee-infocom.org/Posters/1568980522_Passive%20Tomography%20of%20a%203G%20
Network/ricciato-proposal_infocom06.pdf

• http://www.us.anritsu.com/downloads/files/11410-00378.pdf

• http://www.ecsl.cs.sunysb.edu/tr/handoff.pdf

• http://www.x-changemag.com/articles/321coverstory.html

• http://web.ptc.org:8080/library/proceedings/PTC2003/program/private/wednesday/w13/w132_waters.pdf

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