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Re^6: Account Manager

Surmust

Yes you are absolutely right; I think we are talking about two different areas. You can easily separate CS and PS data even at RNC level. You can split your Iu interface into IuPS and IuCS straight to MGW, or SGSN and GGSN directly (depends on the vendor).
But if you talk from the Access network point of view it is not possible to split the User traffic into CS and PS at the Node B level. Ideally we should have signed the contracts for both AAL2 and AAL5. But signalling on NodeB is using AAL5 with UBR contract. Though all UserPlane traffic is running on AAL2/CBR.
I thought this thread was started on the topic of backbone. Anyway I am working in one of the new UMTS operators based in EU. My email address is nsurmust@yahoo.com.
cheers

On 26/ 7/01, Saulle Mattei wrote
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>In fact, if I am not in error, CS and PS are splitted in 3G-MSC block, CS, that in a first step will be only speech services, redirect to another 3G-MSC, EIR (VLR and HLR), RNC and Node B, instead PS (that I suppose that in a first step will mean internet services and broadcasting services) across 3G-SGSN and 3G-GGSN direct to PSTN.
>Can I ask you in which company are you working? If is possible to have this information.
>Regards

>Saulle Mattei
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>On 25/ 7/01, Surmust wrote
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>>Iub interface coming out from Node B is not able to separate CS and PS data. The reason is that in every WAM (part of NodeB) got two UserPlane modules, working on load sharing basis. This so called feature is part of RAN1 and RAN1.5.
>>cheers

>>On 18/ 7/01, Saulle Mattei wrote
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>>>It is right, for the moment, because service providers give only speech services, but for the future, where will be broadcasting, video on demand and video conferecing services, I think that AAL 5 became usefull. I want remember to you that video over ATM use AAL 5 because is VBR, and somebody told me that AAL 2 will use for Speech (as now) and for video signalling.
>>>I Know that some big carrier are building their optical backbone from 10 lambda to 80 lambda.......I think that it will be sufficient for video services.
>>>Regards
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>>>On 17/ 7/01, Surmust wrote
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>>>>Between NodeB and RNC, vendors are offering only AAL2. It is very difficult to use AAL5 at this time. RNC can distinguish between AAL2 and AAL5. ATM cells are generated directly from NodeB so it is highly likely to use ATM over SDH in the backbone.

>>>>On 6/ 7/01, Saulle Mattei wrote
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>>>>>On 6/ 7/01, Ruben Oliveira wrote
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>>>>>>Anybody knows how will be the UMTS backbone? By MicroWaves?
>>>>>>Thanks.

>>>>>I know, that UMTS backbone is based on SDH or DWDM backbone, because in the 3gpp release '99 all is ATM based, so propably all will be ATM over SDH. Infact between Node B and RNC there are AAL2 and AAL 5 interfaces so it will be ATM.
>>>>>Instead in the 3gpp release '00 (or R4 and R5) all will be over IP.
>>>>>Regards.

>>>>>Saulle Mattei
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27/ 7/01