Analysis of bandwidth gain over various Timer/spl I.bar/CU of AAL2 for voice traffic multiplexing

An asynchronous transfer mode adaptation layer type 2 (AAL2) transmission scheme commonly is used to deliver the voice and the data traffic between Node-B and the radio network controller on the universal mobile terrestrial device network. To predict the AAL2 multiplexing performance, we analyzed the bandwidth gain and the cell-packing density using discrete Markov chain model for the voice service and validated these results with simulations. We also performed a detailed simulation for the voice and the data services in a concentrator. Based on the analysis, we proposed an engineering guideline for selecting the optimal Timer/spl I.bar/CU in a Node-B. We found that there is no major benefit in using the AAL2 multiplexing in a concentrator. The benefit of the AAL2 multiplexing in I/sub ub/ for the data service was much less than that for the voice service. They also depended heavily on the traffic load.