A Review on Evolution of 3GPP Systems Interworking with WLAN

Authors

  • Rajavelsamy R Samsung R&D Institute India – Bangalore (SRI-B), Bangalore, India
  • Manoj Choudhary Samsung R&D Institute India – Bangalore (SRI-B), Bangalore, India
  • Debabrata Das International Institute of Information Technology – Bangalore (IIITB), Bangalore, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245-800X.322

Keywords:

Mobile

Abstract

Evolution of Radio Access Technologies (RATs) is succeeding on its fifth generation (5G). Over the past decade, interworking between heterogeneous RATs has undergone remarkable growth, as there is explosive growth in mobile devices such as smartphones supporting multiple RATs, especially Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code division multiple access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). WLAN is complementary options available to mobile operators when they consider expanding the user data traffic capacity further from the unlicensed spectrum. Since 2004 (Release-6), the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) [1] has initiated to develop a 3GPPWLAN interworking architecture to allow 3GPP service providers to offload data traffic from wide area wireless spectrum to WLANs in indoor locations, hotspots, and other areas with high user density. The initial work in 3GPP specified loose integration (at the core network) and progressively introduced potential enhancements for tighter integration (at the radio access network) based on market trends and demands. This paper provides an insight on the evolution of 3GPP systems interworking with WLAN from 3GPP Release-6 to Release-13.

 

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Author Biographies

Rajavelsamy R, Samsung R&D Institute India – Bangalore (SRI-B), Bangalore, India

Rajavelsamy R is a group engineering manager (principal engineer) in the Advanced Research and Standards Division of Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore, focusing on research and standardization activities for next generation mobile communication security aspects (LTE, LTE-A, LTE-WLAN interworking, HeNB, Machine Type Communications, Small Cell Enhancements (SCE), Proximity Services (ProSe), Mission Critical communications) and has publications in these areas. He received his B.E. degree in electronics and communication engineering from Bharathiar University, India, in 1999. He worked as a project engineer at the Indian Institute of Science from 1999 to 2003. His area of work is wireless networks, security, and IP technologies. He joined Samsung Electronics at its Bangalore office in 2003. Since 2004, he has been actively participating and contributing to 3GPP SA3 – Security Working Group, where he served as Vice Chairman (2007–2009) and Rapporteur of Machine Type Communication (TS 33.187, TR 33.868, TR 33.889) work items.

Manoj Choudhary, Samsung R&D Institute India – Bangalore (SRI-B), Bangalore, India

M. Choudhary is currently the Director of Research Strategy at Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore. Prior to this assignment, he was the Director of Digital Media & Communication (DMC R&D) and SAIT (SamsungAdvanced Institute of Technology) India at Bangalore for 5 years.

He received his Ph.D from IIT Kanpur. Prior to Samsung, he worked with Texas Instruments (India) as Development Unit Manager of modem software development for mobile handsets.

His earlier work at Samsung has been towards research and standardization of emerging wireless technologies such as Ultra Wide Band and 3G-WLAN interworking. He has been one of the authors of Ultra Wide Band MAC specification at the WiMedia Alliance and also served as co-chair of Technical Steering Committee for the WiMedia Alliance.

Dr. Manoj has delivered numerous talks and tutorials in national/international conferences and industry forums. He has 20 granted patents (and 10+ pending applications) in US, Korea, European Union and India. Dr. Manoj is also co-author of the book “Ultra Wideband Demystified: Technologies, Applications, and System Design Considerations” published by River Publishers, Denmark. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Debabrata Das, International Institute of Information Technology – Bangalore (IIITB), Bangalore, India

D. Das is serving as Dean – Academic and R&D as well as Hewlett Packard Chair Professor at IIIT-Bangalore (IIIT-B). Before joining IIIT-B, he had served at G S Sanyal School of Telecommunication at IIT Kharagpur and later at Kirana Networks in New Jersey, USA. At present, he is Principal Investigator (PI) of projects from Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India on Green Broadband Wireless Network and Nokia Research on IoT. He was PI of sponsored projects from Intel, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Motorola Research, Nokia, Govt. of India on areas of IMS and Broadband Wireless MAC/QoS/Energy-saving, TVWS. He has more than 85 peer reviewed papers in different journals and International conferences. His 7 patents are under process. Dr. Das received his Ph.D. degree from IIT-Kharagpur and MTech from IIT-Varanasi. He is Board Member of IIIT-Bhubaneswar; Technical and Empower Committee member of e-Governance, Govt. of Karnataka; He is Fellow of Institution of Electronics& Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). Dr. Das is recipient of Global IEEE MGA Achievement Award 2012.

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Published

2016-03-20

How to Cite

R, R. ., Choudhary, M. ., & Das, D. . (2016). A Review on Evolution of 3GPP Systems Interworking with WLAN. Journal of ICT Standardization, 3(2), 133–156. https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245-800X.322

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2015: Vol 3 Iss 2

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