UMTS radio access network, UTRA or UTRAN was the name for the radio access network elements of the 3G UMTS mobile phone system .
Read moreWhat is Geran and UTRAN?
GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) is a radio access network architecture, based on GSM/EDGE radio access technologies . The GERAN is fully harmonised with the UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) through a common connectivity to the UMTS core network.
Read moreWhat are the major functions of the RNC in UTRAN architecture?
The Radio Network Controller (RNC) is a governing element in the UMTS radio access network (UTRAN) and is responsible for controlling the Node Bs that are connected to it .
Read moreWhat does UMTS stand for?
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Read moreWhat are the main components and functions of 3G architecture?
The 3G system consists of two main parts: the User Equipment (UE) and the UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) . The UE is the mobile phone and the UTRAN is the base station and the network intelligence. Both the UE and the UTRAN are composed of different layers.
Read moreWhat is the main features of UMTS architecture?
The UMTS network architecture is partly based on existing 2G network components and some new 3G network components. It inherits the basic functional elements from the GSM architecture on the core network (CN) side . The CN provides circuit switched (CS) functions as well as packet switched (PS) functions.
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