Mobile Communication Systems: DECT

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication

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Overview
DECT (Digital European Cordless Telephone) standardized by
ETSI (ETS 300.175-x) for cordless telephones

standard describes air interface between base-station and
mobile phone

DECT has been renamed for international marketing reasons
into "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication"

Characteristics

frequency: 1880-1900 MHz

channels: 120 full duplex

duplex mechanism: TDD (Time Division Duplex) with 10 ms frame
length

multplexing scheme: FDMA with 10 carrier frequencies,
TDMA with 2x 12 slots

modulation: digital, Gaussian Minimum Shift Key (GMSK)

power: 10 mW average (max. 250 mW)

range: aprox. 50 m in buildings, 300 m open space
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 System architecture

D4 D3
VDB
D2
PA PT
FT
local HDB
network
PA PT D1
global
FT network

local
network

PA - Portable Application
PT - Portable radio Transmission
FT - Fixed radio Transmission
HDB - Home Data Base
VDB - Visitor Data Base

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Reference model
C-Plane U-Plane

close to the OSI reference
signaling, application
interworking processes model

management plane over
all layers

several services in
network C(ontrol)- and U(ser)-
management

OSI layer 3
layer plane
data link data link
control control
OSI layer 2
medium access control

physical layer OSI layer 1

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 DECT layers I

Physical layer

modulation/demodulation

generation of the physical channel structure with a guaranteed
throughput

controlling of radio transmission

channel assignment on request of the MAC layer

detection of incoming signals

sender/receiver synchronization

collecting status information for the management plane

MAC layer

maintaining basic services, activating/deactivating physical
channels

multiplexing of logical channels

e.g., C: signaling, I: user data, P: paging, Q: broadcast

segmentation/reassembly

error control/error correction

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DECT time multiplex frame

1 frame = 10 ms

12 down slots 12 up slots

slot guard 420 bit + 52 µs guard time („60 bit“)

0 419
in 0.4167 ms
sync D field
0 31 0 387
A: network control
B: user data A field B field X field
0 63 0 319 0 3
X: transmission quality

protected DATA C DATA C DATA C DATA C

25.6 kbit/s 64 16 64 16 64 16 64 16
mode
simplex bearer
unprotected
32 kbit/s mode DATA

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 DECT TDD

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DECT layers II

Data link control layer

creation and keeping up reliable connections between the mobile
terminal and base station

two DLC protocols for the control plane (C-Plane)

Lb protocol - connectionless broadcast service:
paging functionality

Lc+LAPC protocol - point to point similar to LAPD within ISDN:
in-call signaling, adapted to the underlying MAC service

several services specified for the user plane (U-Plane)

null-service: offers unmodified MAC services

frame relay: simple packet transmission

frame switching: time-bounded packet transmission

error correcting transmission: uses FEC, for delay critical, time-
bounded services

bandwidth adaptive transmission

„Escape“ service: for further enhancements of the standard

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 DECT layers III

Network layer

similar to ISDN (Q.931) and GSM (04.08)

offers services to request, check, reserve, control, and release
resources at the base station and mobile terminal

resources

necessary for a wireless connection

necessary for the connection of the DECT system to the fixed network

main tasks

call control: setup, release, negotiation, control

call independent services: call forwarding, accounting, call redirecting

mobility management: identity management, authentication,
management of the location register

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Enhancements of the standard

Several „DECT Application Profiles“ in addition to the DECT specification

GAP (Generic Access Profile) standardized by ETSI in 1997

assures interoperability between DECT equipment of different manufacturers
(minimal requirements for voice communication)
DECT DECT DECT
basestation Common Portable Part
Air Interface
fixed network

GAP

DECT/GSM Interworking Profile (GIP): connection to GSM

ISDN Interworking Profiles (IAP, IIP): connection to ISDN

Radio Local Loop Access Profile (RAP): public telephone service

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