IP transport in 3G radio access networks: an MPLS-based approach

Author

Guo, Yile ; Antoniou, Zoe ; Dixit, Sudhir

Author_Institution

Nokia Res. Center, Burlington, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

17-21 Mar 2002

Firstpage

11

Abstract

An IP transport scheme for third generation radio access networks (3G RAN) based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) technology is proposed. The basic idea is to establish and manage label switched paths for interconnecting base stations and radio network controllers. This scheme incorporates constraint-based routing and Diffserv to provide transport bears that can support bandwidth provisioning and a variety of QoS requirements in the RAN.

Keywords

cellular radio; packet radio networks; radio access networks; telecommunication control; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; 3G RAN; 3G radio access networks; Diffserv; IP transport; MPLS; QoS; bandwidth guarantees; bandwidth provisioning; base stations; constraint-based routing; delay performance; label switched paths management; multiprotocol label switching; radio network controllers; smart scheduling; software simulation platform; third generation radio access networks; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Delay; Diffserv networks; Intelligent networks; Multiaccess communication; Multiprotocol label switching; Quality of service; Radio access networks; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2002. WCNC2002. 2002 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7376-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCNC.2002.993454

Filename

993454