Nokia 3G User Manual

WESTLAKE COMMUNICATIONS 3G Terminology  Your Guide to 3G

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CONTENTS

Making Mobile Multimedia a reality 4 3G Terminals 5 3G Networks 8 1G,2G,3G 12 3G Harmonisation, 3G.IP, 3GPP 13 3GPP 2, 3GPP Release 99, MC, AMPS 14 AMR, ANSI, ARIB 15 ATM, Bearer, Bluetooth, BTS 16 CDMA, cdmaOne/lS-95, CIF, Circuit switched service .17 CODEC, EDGE, EPOC 18 ETSI, FDD, GGSN, GIF 19 GPRS, GPS, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GSM9OO 20 H.323, H.324M, HIPERLAN 21 HIPERLAN/2, HLR, HSCSD 22 IMAP4, i-mode, IMT-2000 23 IP, IPv6, IrDA 24 IrMC, IrTranP, ISDN, ITU 25 Iu, lub, lur, IWF, Java 26 JPEG, MC-CDMA, MMM 27 MMS, MPEG4, MSC, NMT 28 Packet switching service, PCN, PCS 29 PDC, PHS 30 PSTN, QCIF, QoS 31 RNC, Roaming, RRM, SGSN, SMS 32 SOHO, Streaming 33 Symbian, TACS, UC 34 TD/CDMA, TDD, TDMA 35 UMTS, URL, USIM, US-TDMA/lS-136, UTRA 36 UTRAN, VoIP, W3C 37 WAP, WCDMA-DS 38 WLAN,WML 39 XML, Digital Signature 40 Digital cash, Protocol, VHF 41

MAKING MOBILE MULTIMEDIA A REALITY

With mobile communications and the Internet coming ever closer together, the world is quickly evolving towards the Mobile Information Society. In the very near future, most personal communications - phone calls, images and multimedia messaging - will be mobile.

Did you know that estimates suggest that the milestone of one billion people in the world using a mobile phone will be reached by the end of year 2002? It is expected that 2000 10-15% of all mobile phones sold will be Internet capable, exceeding the sales volume of portable computers. In 2003, the number of mobile devices capable of Internet access will exceed the number of PCs connected to the Internet. This will have an effect on your daily life and business, and maybe even sooner than you think.

Third Generation (3G) mobile networks will be taken into use in the beginning of year 2002 in Europe and even earlier in Japan. From the beginning of 1990’s we witnessed how 2G phones we becoming indispensable throughout the world. Now we predict that in the first years of the next millennium, we will see the same happening with 3G terminals. Do you know what you need to know in order to make the best out of 3G?

Keeping up with the latest 3G technology and service development can be really frustrating sometimes. One of the main reasons is that no one seems to use real words anymore. It’s like the whole world can be explained with acronyms and nothing but acronyms. Westlake Offer this booklet in order to provide you with a guide to 3G terminology. We hope that it helps you to identify what is relevant in 3G and what you need to know when living and managing your 3G life and business. Remember that 3G is the Internet in everyone’s pocket, and much more...

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MOBILE INTERNET

3G migration to high-speed, packet-based data creates the conditions for the mobile and Internet worlds to converge, providing mobile users with new opportunities to access Internet-based services and applications. This in turn will stimulate demand for high data rate connectivity as well as helping reduce subscriber management costs.

Making Internet accessible through mobile devices opens a huge new business opportunity. But because much of this information is freely available, the value provided by the operator is based on pinpointing what is relevant. For example, frequently used applications can be made easily accessible through personalised portal services, where the operator can advertise new services and attract users to test them. Location-specific data will prove to be even more useful in offering here-and-now relevance.Another key business area for operators will be providing secure access for employees to their own business Intranet. Operators providing services in this segment need high-capacity solutions with guaranteed service quality and security.

MOBILE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING

The development of imaging and video technologies, together with the evolution of multimedia standards, creates the environment for new messaging services. Our multimedia messaging concept will provide users with new ways of communicating while operators gain additional service revenue opportunities. Soon images will enrich both voice calls and text messaging, allowing the user not only to “listen to what I say” but also to “see what I mean”. Messaging is similarly enhanced through images, music or video clips.

OPEN STANDARDS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

The development of new content and application will be an important driver in 3G. That’s why we have strongly encouraged the establishment of open standards and operating systems for mobile terminals, as well as the foundation of third-party developer forums. Crucially we support three key technology platform building blocks that provide the foundations to translate the Mobile Information Society vision into commercial reality: WAP to provide access to Internet content and, ultimately, the development of Multimedia Messaging Services; Bluetooth to enable seamless interconnection with other electronic devices; and FPOC to create an open mobile operating system that stimulates the creation of third-party mass market applications.

3G NETWORKS

Be the first with the first

The Nokia 3G system is a world-class combination of network technologies, products, operational support systems, and competent local people. Nokia can provide operators with complete end-to-end solutions, from phones to servers, such as roll-out and customer care services, systems integration and end-user applications. Nokia provides 3G systems for both WCDMA and EDGE technologies. These systems include Base Station Subsystems, Circuit and Packet Switching Systems, Service and Network Management Systems including Service Provisioning and Billing, and 3G Terminals.

Our position as a major supplier of infra-structure and terminals means that we can bring in-depth experience to help those GSM and cellular network operators that require a smooth evolution, thus protecting network investments. The Nokia 3G system fully conforms to global standards and consequently can minimise time to market.

As the networks evolve, it is vital that the supporting systems can be fully trusted. It must be possible to operate any given system by using the same processes and tools, whatever technology or end user services are deployed. Also, it is equally vital that users experience the same or better levels of quality when new services are introduced in the networks. With Nokia, continuity in the management of systems and services is fully assured.

Nokia can help you plan, deploy, manage and enhance your 30 system with a full house of service solutions. And we can offer all this with Roll-out and Nokia Care Packages, allowing you to mix and match service options to meet your exact needs-providing you with differentiation in the marketplace.

Nokia assures full continuity in the management of systems and services, ensuring investment protection today and tomorrow. Our full service offering ranges from developing end-to-end applications, to running and managing the underlying network, to sophisticated customer care, service provision and billing. Local service support is complemented by Nokia Online Services, a global web-based eBusiness concept.

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1st Generation Mobile Telecommunications. First generation systems are analog and were designed for voice transfer. AMPS, NMT, TACS, etc are included among first generation systems. With the recent proliferation of PDC/PHS in Japan, post-analog technology has advanced rapidly and consequently only a very few analog systems remain in existence.

2nd Generation Mobile Telecommunications. Second generation systems are digital and are capable of providing voice/data/fax transfer as well as a range of other value-added services. At present, second generation systems are still evolving with ever-increasing data rates via new technologies such as HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). Second generation systems include GSM, US-TDMA (lS136), cdmaOne lS-95) and PDC. US-TDMA/PDC have been structured atop existing first generation analog technology and are premised on compatibility and parallel operation with analog networks. GSM/IS-95, on the other hand, are based on an entirely new concept, and have been subject to increasing adoption worldwide.

3rd Generation Mobile Telecommunications. Third generation mobile communication systems are scheduled for operational startup in Japan and Europe in 2001-2002. Applying high-speed data transfer and state-of-the-art radio terminal technology, third generations systems enable multimedia and are currently in the process of being standardised under 3GPP. Among the three types of system to be standardised (i.e. WCDMA-DS, MC-CDMA, UTRA TDD), Japan and Europe will adopt WCDMA-DS in a strategy to take the lead through superior service.

3G HARMONISATION

Harmonising of UTRA and cdma2OOO (third generation system in the US). At present, there are three coinciding technologies under third generation systems: DS-CDMA (UTRA FDD), MC-CDMA and UTRA TDD. Current chip rate for both UTRA FDD and TDD is 3.s8Mchips. MC-CDMA adopts the previous

3.8sMchips as is. As a result, transition from the existing 2G to 3G will be facilitated on a worldwide level. Despite the fact that it will not comprise one uniform system, convergence of 3G into three systems with maximum compatibility will still enable achieving the primary 3G goal of service to users over a seamless worldwide network.

3G.IP

Third generation internet project which will become a part of 3GPP with release 2000.

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3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project. 3GPP’s organisational partners have agreed to cooperate in the formulation of technical specifications for a third generation mobile system based on further evolved GSM core networks and radio access technologies.

3GPP2

3rd Generation Partnership Project 2. 3GPP 2 is an effort spearheaded by the International Committee of the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) board of directors to establish a 3G Partnership Project (3GPP) for evolved ANSI/JIA/EIA-41 “Cellular Radio Communication Intersystem Operations” network and related RTT.

3GPP RELEASE 99

3rd Generation Partnership Project specification scheduled for release at the end of 1999. The first commercial UMTS systems will essentially be implemented according to this specification.

AAC

The MPEG-2 AAC (Adaptive Audio Coding) is a new audio coding standard used in digital television systems. According to listening tests, AAC provides the same sound quality as MP3 (MPEG1 Layer 3) with only 70% of the MP3 bit rate.

AMPS

Advanced Mobile Phone Service. Analogue cellular communications system developed and used in the US, and which operates in the 8OOMz band. AMPS covers the entire country, and is utilised by 80% of US mobile phone subscribers. It has been introduced into the UK and Japan in slightly modified form as the TACS system.

AMR

Advanced Multi Rate codec. During 1999, ETSI standardised this new speech codec for GSM. The codec adapts its bit-rate allocation between speech and channel coding, thereby optimising speech quality in various radio channel conditions. For this reason, 3GPP (under which the next stage GSM speech quality will be realised) has selected the AMR codec as an essential speech codec for the next generation system. AMR was jointly developed by Nokia, Ericsson and Siemens.

ANSI

American National Standards Institute. ANSI is a nonprofit organisation in the US which pursues standardisation within the industrial sector. It is also a member of ISO (International Standard Organisation). ANSI itself, however, does not establish standards. Instead, it assists in reviewing proposals put forth by various standardising bodies in the US and accordingly assigns a category code and number after approval.

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ARIB

Association of Radio Industries and Businesses. An incorporated body designated by the Ministry of Posts and Communication of the Japanese government to pursue effective radio utilisation in the radio communication and broadcast sector. With regard to standardisation, ARIB is currently primarily engaged in standardising procedures for IMT-2000 (next generation mobile communication system) and digital TV broadcasting.

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Technology for high-speed transport (up to 6.22 megabytes per second) and switching of various types of data, voice and signals. In contrast to Synchronous Transfer Mode (STM) which always transfers a frame whether or not data for transmission is present, ATM transfers a cell to the network only when data to be transmitted actually exists. Hence the dubbing “asynchronous”.

BEARER

The name of the ‘virtual bit pipe’ carrying a particular end user service

BLUETOOTH

Short range radio technology expanding wireless connectivity to personal and business mobile devices enabling users to connect their mobile phones, computers, printers, digital cameras and other electronic devices to one another without cables. Bluetooth has begun to experience rapid proliferation, and is fast becoming a defacto world-wide standard. Nokia participates as a founding member in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Current membership inSlG comprises over 1300 firms from all over the world.

BTS

Base Transceiver Station. Although specifications differ for each system, the BTS effects radio communication with mobile stations (MS) via its respective radio access system and transmits/receives signals to/from connected radio network controllers (RNC) located along transmission routes.

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access is one type of multiple access system used in radio communication. Other multiple access methods include TDMA, FDMA, etc.

CDMAONE/IS-95

Interim Standard-95 is one type of digital mobile phone system which applies CDMA to realise large volume traffic and enable numerous users to access a limited bandwidth. Also known as cdmaOne, this system is used in Hong Kong, North and South America, Korea and Japan.

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