DECT technology for radio in the local loop

Presented by, Student name : KIRAN.M Roll No : 1127108

DECT technology for radio in the local loop

Area of the paper
Mobile Computing - Vehicular Technology

Year of publication
1994

Authors
Dag Akerberg
[Ericsson Radio Systems S-164 80 Stockholm Sweden]

Frank Brouwer, P.H.G. van de Berg, Jan Jager

[Ericsson Business Mobile Networks The Netherlands]

Terminologies

DECT - Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication RLL - Radio in the Local Loop FREP - Fixed Repeater GFSK - Gaussian Frequency-Shift Keying GMSK - Gaussian minimum-shift keying

Outline

Abstract Introduction Architecture or block diagram Existing System Proposed System Conclusion References

Abstract

There is an increasing interest in radio in the local loop (RLL) applications due to technology advancements and the liberalisation of the telecommunications markets. This paper describes the properties of DECT RLL applications. DECT offers toll quality digital speech, voice band transparency and ISDN services. All user information is encrypted. The DECT continues dynamic channel selection procedures provide efficient utilisation of the spectrum and avoid the need for traditional frequency planning. The maximum range for a line of sight fixed RLL subscriber unit is much larger than for a non line of sight mobile RLL pocket unit. The DECT repeater concept makes it possible to combine the longer range of fixed RLL with mobility, which gives added value to a DECT RLL solution. The rapid advent of other private and public DECT services provide a platform both for service integration and for economy of scale. Estimates on traffic capacity and ranges has been supported by simulations and field trails.

Introduction

There is an increasing interest in radio in the local loop (RLL) applications due to the liberalisation of the telecommunications markets. Radio access has earlier mainly been used to reach a low number of subscribers, otherwise difficult to access. With new technology RLL has become an interesting economic alternative to wired access for rapid increase of the subscriber density e.g. in Eastern Europe, or for a second operator to quickly reach large potential customer groups with subscription offers.

Introduction (Contd)

Other potential applications are new residential and industrial sites, and replacement of worn and out-of-date local networks. In addition, a radio access technology based on mobile radio or cordless telecommunications technologies can provide mobility in a local or wider context. This paper describes services and properties of DECT RLL applications, including the Unique DECT repeater concept which combines extended range and local mobility.

Architecture

Architecture (Contd)
The DECT Standard - A General Radio Access Technology
DECT [Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication] is a modem and complete standard Within the area of cordless telecommunications. Figure 1 gives an overview of applications and features of DECT. DECT consists of the fixed part, FP, and the portable parts, PPs. It is a high capacity, picocellular digital technology, for cell radii ranging from about 10 m to 1 km depending on application and environment. It provides telephony quality voice services, and a broad range of data services, including ISDN. It can be effectively implemented as a simple residential cordless telephone.

Existing System

DECT is a general radio access technology suitable for a variety of local and global networks. For each specific network, local or global, the specific services and features of that network are made available via the DECT air interface to the users of DECT terminals. Except for the cordlessness and mobility, DECT as an access technology does not offer a specific service, but it is transparent to the services provided by the connected network.

Existing System (Contd)

The DECT radio interface is based on Multi Carrier, Time Division Multiple Access, Time Duplex Division MC/TDMA/TDD. Each carrier supports 12 time divided duplex access channels, each providing typically 32 kbps of user information in each direction. In Europe, 10 Carriers are defined on the European wide allocated frequency band 1880-1900 MHz. The DECT standard is also introduced in countries outside Europe.

Proposed System
A. Fixed RLL
The basic RLL application uses a fixed subscriber unit providing a tethered standard telephone socket to the subscriber. We call this a fixed RLL service. The range and traffic capacity of this service is increased by employing directional gain antennas on the subscriber units, PPs, and sectorised antennas with gain at the radio fixed parts, RFPs (base stations). This combined with the DECT real time dynamic channel selection procedures could provide reuse at each base station site of as much 50 - 80 % of total spectrum available for the RLL system.

Proposed System (Contd)

B. RLL with mobility
As indicated above mobile RLL is very attractive. The problem is that an RLL application must offer a very reliable service. To access an RLL handset, arbitrarily placed in a house, with the same reliability (0.1%-1% blocking) as a fixed RLL unit with a roof top high gain antenna, would typically require 40 dB more transmitted power for the same range or 10 times shorter range than for fixed RLL. DECT however has a Unique component that makes it possible to combine the efficient spectrum utilisation and long range of fixed RLL with mobility. This component is the DECT fixed repeater part, FREP.

Proposed System (Contd)

C. The DECT repeater function.
A DECT repeater, FREP, is a normal single DECT radio including an interworking function where user information received in one slot on one antenna is shifted and retransmitted in an other slot on an other antenna. The FREP provides up to 12 independent duplex links. The principle for a repeater function between a RFP and a PP is shown in Fig. 2.

Conclusion

Radio in the local loop applications based on the DECT standard have been presented. DECT provides required services as toll speech quality, encryption and ISDN. It has been demonstrated that the DECT real time dynamic channel selection process provide high utilisation of spectrum, a low cost infrastructure and easy installation by simple 12 channel single radio self planning modules.

Conclusion (Contd)

Furthermore, the DECT repeater function combines mobility with the spectrum efficiency and long ranges of a fixed RLL implementation, which gives added value to the DECT solution. The rapid advent of other private and public DECT services accessible by a common handset provides a platform both for service integration and for economy of scale.

References
[1] ETSI European Telecommunication Standard ETS 300 175-1 to - 9, "Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Common Interface. Part 1 to part 9. [2] ETSI Technical Report ETR 043,DECT Services and Facilities Requirements Specification. [3] ETSl Technical Report ETR 042, "A Guide to DECT Features that Influence the Traffic Capacity and the Maintenance of High Radio Link Transmission Quality, including Results of Simulations.

[4] D. Akerberg, "Novel radio access principles useful for third generation mobile radio systems", Proceedings of the Third IEEE Symposium on Personal. Indoor and Mobile Communications, PRIM'92, Boston, October 19-21 1992.
[5] P.E.Morgensen, C.M. Verholt, M.Olsen, "Measurement results from using DECT in RLL application", Proceedings of the IEEE/VTS 44th Vehicular Technology conference, Stockholm, June 7-10 1994.