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Huawei LTE
Overview
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Agenda
LTE Market Update
Advancing LTE Commercialization
Leading LTE Solution
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Increasingly Global LTE Commitments

Global LTE Commitments

6X

increase in
past 18 months

156 operators in 64 countries are investing in LTE

113 LTE network commitments in 46 countries, 43 additional pre-commitment LTE

trials
22 expected launch by end of 2010, and at least 55 LTE networks are anticipated
to
Source: GSA, Oct. 2010
be in commercial service by end 2012

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Widely Available Spectrums for LTE

Deployment
-- By Introducing new spectrums or refarming
spectrums

North
NorthAmerica:
America:

Major
MajorininAWS/700M
AWS/700M
PCS(1900M),
PCS(1900M),850M
850Mrefarming
refarming

Europe:
Europe:

Major
Majorinin2.6G/800M
2.6G/800M
1.8G
1.8GRefarming
Refarming

C.I.S
C.I.S

China:
China:

2.6G
2.6G
1.8G
1.8GRefarming
Refarming

Major
MajorininTD,
TD,2.3
2.3oror2.6G
2.6G
TD/FDD
TD/FDDConvergence
Convergence

Latin
LatinAmerica:
America:

Japan:
Japan:

Africa:
Africa:

Asia
AsiaPacific:
Pacific:

Major
Majorinin2.6G/AWS
2.6G/AWS
Roaming
Roamingfor
forU.S
U.Sand
andEU
EU

Major
Majorinin2.6G
2.6G
1.8G
Reframing
1.8G Reframing

MENA:
MENA:

Major
Majorinin2.6G
2.6G
1.8G
Refarming
1.8G Refarming

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License Issued

Auction in 2010

Auction after 2010

Spectrum License Progress

2009:
2010:
2011:

10 countries, 38 Operators
20+ countries, 50+ operators
30+ countries, 60+ operators

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TBD

1.5G/800M/1.7G/2.1G
1.5G/800M/1.7G/2.1Gby
by
NTT/KDDI/SBM
NTT/KDDI/SBM

2.6G
2.6G
1.8G,
1.8G,2.1G
2.1GRefarming
Refarming

India:
India:

BWA
BWA(TD-LTE)
(TD-LTE)2.3G
2.3G

LTE Take-up Roadmap: From Data offload to Full

Services
Phase1
(2010/11)

Phase2
(2011/12)

Data Only

Phase3
(2012/13)

Data Only + CSFB

Phase4
(>2013)

IMS VoIP & SR-VCC

IMS
G/U/L
handsets
launch

LTE: Offload USB Dongle Traffic

UMTS: Full Services to Smart-phones
Migrating 2G Voice to 3G Voice
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Full multimedia

All-IP
network

VoIP
PCC &
handsets QoS
launch

VoIP over IMS for Operator Voice

Internet VoIP (Skype alike) Prohibited, or provided
with specific package
DPI/QoS solution for service differentiation
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Commercially Available LTE Terminals

Chipset
Vendors

Terminal
Vendors

Terminal
USB
LTE only

USB
Multi-mode: GUL, CL

2009

2010

Multiple Commercial Devices:

USB, MID, Netbook, etc.

Handset
2012

2011

Mainstreaming chipset and terminal vendors will launch

commercial terminals since 2010, accelerating LTE commercial
program dramatically.
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LTE will be the Single Global Standard

700M

>1.2Gbps
/80MHz

GSM
GSM
Spectral Efficiency

800M

CA
CA

850M
900M

Title

UMTS
UMTS

1500M
1700M
1800M

84Mbps
/10MHz

CDMA
CDMA

1900M
2100M
2300M

TD-SCDMA
TD-SCDMA
21Mbps
/5MHz

2600M

LTE

42Mbps
/5MHz

WiMAX
WiMAX

64QAM

28Mbps
/5MHz
2x2
MIMO

2x2
MIMO
64QAM

DC

150Mbps
/20MHz

2x2
MIMO

2x2
MIMO

OFDM

64QAM

64QAM

300Mbps
/20MHz

CoMP

FDD
FDD LTE
LTE

Relay
4x4
MIMO

4x4
MIMO

OFDM

OFDM

64QAM

64QAM

TDD
TDD LTE
LTE

will be the natural migration choice for mobile

operators.

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Agenda
LTE Market Update
Advancing LTE Commercialization
Leading LTE Solution
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Persistent Investment on LTE

Global LTE Patent Share

Worldwide LTE R&D Centers

Stockholm
Moscow
Core algorithm RF technology
ASIC, algorithm
Dallas
San Diego

Beijing
Chengdu
Shanghai
Terminal,
chipset
eNodeB, RF,
eNodeB, SAE,
Terminal, ASIC

7 R&D centers dedicated to LTE

2500 engineers dedicated to LTE

R&D

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Source: ETSI
(Oct. 2010)

No.1 LTE patents share among

infrastructure vendors, holding 270+
essential patents

5800+ LTE/SAE standard proposals to

3GPP
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Leading Position in LTE Field

Best Contribution to
Research & Development
for LTE

LTE World Summit

2010

Significant Progress for a

Commercial Launch of LTE

Best Contribution to R&D

for LTE in North America

Huawei is leading in INNOVATION and COMMERCIALIZATION of LTE

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Huawei LTE Global References

70+ Trials

20 Commercial Contracts (as of Nov. 2010)

Spain
Norway

Norway , Serbia

Sweden

Belgium

Spain

Chili

Austria

Australia

Germany

Malaysia

Poland

Singapor
e

Italy
Germany

Germany

Latvia

Austria

Uzbekistan
& Armenia

(*) 8 commercial contracts are not listed due to NDA with customers.

Portugal

Philippine

Greece

Saudi
Arabia

Switzerland

Worlds 1st LTE commercially launched

network
Worlds 1st GL 900MHz and 1st LTE RAN Sharing
network
Worlds 1st LTE 800M commercial
network
Worlds 1st LTE 1800M and LTE TDD
commercial network
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USA

UAE

USA

South
Africa
Kenya

China
China HK

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Saudi
Arabia

Nigeria

TeliaSonera, the Worlds 1st LTE Commercial

Network

Oslo

Quality Proved
Commercial Capability

DL data rate:

90.6 Mbps

Fastest MBB network since the beginning

of launch
Twice than another in Stockholm, Sweden

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Significant performance
enhancement : 10Mbps higher
throughput after upgrade
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Worlds 1st LTE on Multi-Mode, Multi-Band and RAN

Sharing
99%
99% national
national LTE
LTE coverage
coverage
with
with GSM
GSM Modernization
Modernization

Worlds 1st GL Multi-Mode: GL900

Worlds 1st LTE RAN Sharing: Telenor &
Tele2
Worlds 1st Multi-Band LTE: 2.6G &
900MHz

Co-site LTE on different frequency

GSM+LTE

Operator A

2.6GHz cell

Shared eRAN
Operator B

RAN
RAN sharing:
sharing: MOCN
MOCN

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GSM

900MHz cell

LTE

Multi-Mode:
Multi-Mode: LTE900
LTE900 &
& GSM900
GSM900

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Multi-Band:
Multi-Band: 2.6G
2.6G &
& 900M
900M

Vodafone D2, the Worlds 1st DD800 LTE Commercial

Network
Challenges and Needs
Commitment to German Government for universal
broadband coverage with DD800M in rural area
Reducing OPEX (energy, leasing and rental cost, Q&M,
etc.)
Minimizing Complexity with One Site, One Vendor
strategy
All IP Network for MBB service booming
3M RRU:
LTE 800MHz

Solutions and Benefits

UMTS 2100MHz

LTE 2600MHz

E2E LTE 800MHz solution to support the MBB business

Fast deployment with world's smallest and lightest RF
unit (Huawei 3MRRU)
Leading SingleRAN solution to reduce OPEX greatly
One Site for 3 technologies (GUL) and 5 frequency
bands (800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz)
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fiber

BBU
GSM 900MHz

GSM 1800MHz

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Worlds 1st LTE 1800MHz and LTE TDD Commercial

Network
Challenges and Needs
New mobile operator in Poland telecom market, finding
differentiated services to compete with existing
operators
Fast growing data service requirement and saturated
voice service market
Making best use of 19.8MHz available bandwidth on
1800M

Solutions and Benefits

RRU: SDR capable RF

modules supporting
software upgrade from GSM
1800 to LTE 1800

The worlds 1 LTE 1800 commercial network

E2E LTE1800 solutions to meet MBB requirement
LTE1800 RAN sharing ensures fast deployment with
lower TCO
Deploy the worlds 1st LTE TDD 2.6G commercial
network
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LTE 1800 USB

Worlds 1st TD-LTE Field Trial Network

Sole vendor to cover the whole
out field areas of Shanghai Expo
End-to-End TD-LTE Solution
High performance TD-LTE
services

TD-LTE covers the whole expo campus

20MHz bandwidth in 2.3GHz

Peak rate: DL 75Mbps/UL 25Mbps
Avg. rate: DL 40Mbps/UL 15Mbps

Delivering large varieties of

mobile broadband services

17 eNodeBs, 5.28km2

End-to-End TD-LTE Solution

RRU
BBU

HD video-ondemand

HD video
conference

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HD video
monitoring

TD-LTE CPE
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TD-LTE
eNodeB

SAE

Agenda
LTE Market Update
Advancing LTE Commercialization
Leading LTE Solution
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Leading LTE Solution

Challenges
Spectrum

E2E Readiness

Backhaul
Performance
Interoperability
Network
operation

Smooth
Evolution

Performan
ce
Enhancem
ent

Device
availability

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Cost
Effectiveness
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End-to-End LTE Readiness

Terminal

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Backhaul

Radio

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Core

End-to-End LTE Solution

Terminal

eRAN

EPC

Backhaul

Distributed
MME
IP Backhaul
or MSTP

SGW/PGW
HSS

Outdoor
Macro

Terminal

PCRF

Indoor
Macro

SingleRAN

SingleBackhaul

SingleEPC

Self-developed

Unified Platform

Multiple Access Interface

Unified Platform

Various Types

Flexible Installation

Future Oriented Platform

Intelligent Capability

Customized Multi band

Green Base Station

Cost-efficient Transport

Highest Throughput

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LTE Product Portfolio

Common Modules

1
RRU

RFU

BBU3900

Distributed
eNodeB
DBS3900

Common Platform
Well-proven SingleRAN platform
Common platform for G/U/L
Common platform for FDD & TDD

Indoor Macro
eNodeB
BTS3900/L

Micro eNodeB
Outdoor Macro
eNodeB BTS3900A

Common Modules
One RF module for MIMO
Flexible bandwidth: 1.4M/3M/5M/10M/15M/20MHz
Full 3GPP bands: 2.6G/2.1G/1800M/900M/800M/AWS/700M, etc.

orld 1st LTE Commercial Release in Q209, 1 Year Ahead in Industry!

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Huawei LTE Terminal Roadmap

Commercial

USB Modem
E2701

USB Modem
E398

LTE CPE - B593

LTE/HSPA/EDGE multimode
FE/WIFI 802.11n,b,g
Commercial: Jun. 2011

LTE CPE - B390

LTE/HSPA/EDGE multimode
For friendly trial

LTE/HSPA/EDGE multimode
USB rotator with inner antenna
Commercial Phase 1: Dec. 2010
Commercial Phase 2: Apr. 2011

LTE DD800
WLAN 802.11n,b,g
Commercial: 2011Q2

Test UE

LTE FDD 2.0

DL/UL: 150/75 Mbps
DL 4*2 MIMO

Test UE FDD 1.0

DL/UL: 50/50Mbps
DL 2*2 MIMO

2009
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LTE TDD 2.0

DL: 135Mbps, UL: 45Mbps
DL 4*2 MIMO
2.3G, 2.6G

2010

2011
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Performance Enhancement
Improving cell
throughput
Increasing cell edge
user data rate
Heterogeneous
architecture

Capacity

Seamless service
Experienc experience
e
Service continuity
+
solution

Coverage
UL/DL coverage enhancement solution
+

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Multi-band combination to enlarge LTE coverage

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MIMO, the Key to Improve Cell

Throughput
eNode
B

UE 1

Macr
o L LL
TTT
EEE

eNode
B

2x2 MIMO

Throughput (Mbps)

-- System1x2
Gain:
2X2 MIMO over SIMO
SIMO

Capacity +

18.15%
20

16.4

15

28.34%
12.09

14.23
12.36

9.42

10
5

ISD:500m
Speed:3km/h

xx.xx%: Gain
Throughput (Mbps)

46.94%

In typical urban
area:
15%~28% gain over SIMO @

15.12%

13.88

UE 1

Micro

SIMO
MIMO

xx.xx%: Gain

ISD:500m
Speed:30km/h

ISD:1732m
Speed:3km/h

SIMO
MIMO

46.40%
35.18

34.15

56.68%

30

26.87
23.24

24.03

20

17.15

10

Macro
~50% gain over SIMO @ Micro
Outdoor-to-Indoor
Speed: 3km/h

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Outdoor-to-Outdoor
Speed: 3km/h

Outdoor-to-Outdoor
Speed: 30km/h

More Gains through Higher-order MIMO

UL 24 MU-MIMO

DL 44 MIMO

eNodeB

UE 1

eNodeB

UE 1

UE 2

4x4 MIMO v.s. 2x2 MIMO:

~ 50% gain
in average
23%~90%
increasing
in edge cell
user
throughput
throughput

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2x4 MU-MIMO v.s. 1x2 SIMO:

23%~90% increasing in edge user
~50% gain in average cell
throughput
throughput
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Capacity +

Mobility Velocity (km/h)

Adaptive MIMO Increasing Cell Throughput

Cell Center

Cell Edge

Open Loop
DL:OL-SM
UL:MUMIMO

DL:SFBC
UL:Rx
Diversity

Benefits:
Different MIMO modes fit different
scenarios

DL:CL-Tx Diversity
UL:Rx Diversity

SFBC and CL Tx Diversity (rank=1)

increase link reliability and coverage
OL SM and CL-SM (rank=2) increase
throughput

Channel Quality (SINR)

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Adaptive MIMO
Adjust MIMO mode according to
channel quality and users velocity

Closed Loop
DL:CL-SM
UL:MUMIMO

Capacity +

10% gain in average cell throughput

over non-adaptive MIMO.
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Increasing Cell Edge User Data Rate with IRC and

ICIC
IRC Interference Rejection
Combining
Interfering

ICIC Inter-Cell Interference

Coordination
4

Cell 1,4,7

Power

2
2
76

Victim cell

antenna 1

Frequency

3
3
1
1

Interfering cell

Noise
Evaluated

Capacity +

6
5

Cell 2,5,8

Power

48

Frequency

5
9
combining

Power

Cell 3,6,9
Frequency

antenna 2

Noise
Evaluate
d

3dB gain in uplink coverage

15% higher uplink capacity

50% higher throughput for cell edge users

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Different subband allocated for different cell edge users among cells

Reducing the DL inter-cell interference

among neighbor cells

30~50% throughput increased for cell

edge users (<50% load)

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Heterogeneous Architecture to Improve System

Capacity
Heterogeneous Architecture

Solutions
Pico / Femto for indoor coverage

Relay

LTE Layer

Intra
frequency
mobility
control
Inter
frequency
mobility
control

Femto

Micro

Pico

Macro

Inter-RAT Mobility
Control

Micro BTS for hot-spot coverage

Macro / DBS for macro-cell coverage

GGGL L L
/ / / TTT
UUUEEE

GSM / UMTS Layer

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One network
one deployment
one maintenance

Capacity +

Coverage Enhancement Solution

40%
40%
Coverage
Coverage
Increased
Increased

3~5dB
3~5dB
gain
gain

Coverage +

TTI bundling, 30% coverage enhancement

coverage enhancement solutions

TTI bundling can be introduced:

IRC - 3dB gain

Uplink

TTI bundling - 4dB

gain
RRU close to Antenna - 3dB
gain

30%

Before Bundling

Limited by uplink coverage

VoIP or PS data services with

low data rate

High Rx Sensitivity : 0.5-1 dB gain

4 Antenna Receive Diversity (MIMO) 3dB gain

Radius

Bundle 4 TTIs together

Downlink

After Bundling

4*2/4*4 MIMO - 3dB gain

RRU close to Antenna - 3dB

gain
High Output Power 3dB gain

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Same UL resource transmitted 4 times

4dB gain in UL coverage

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Multi-band Deployment to Enlarge LTE

Coverage

Coverage +

Multi-band LTE Deployment Strategy

Coverage Gain with Low Frequency

3d
B

L-1800 (>10
MHz)

Hot
spot

DD
1800MHz 800MHz
2.6GH
z

L-2600 (20
MHz)
L-800 (5, 10, 15
MHz)
L-900 (5 MHz)

Urban
Sub-Urban

10d
B

Rural

2600 MHz: LTE coverage in hotzones / cities

1800 MHz: migrate from GSM to LTE, covering
Suburban
1800M: 3~5dB Gain, 30%~50% Site Reduction
900MHz: LTE national coverage with L-900 when
DD 800: 10 dB Gain
possible
800MHz:to
LTEmeet
nationalboth
coverage
Combination of lower and higher
bands
coverage and
Urba
n

Wide Coverage

Distance

capacity challenges.
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Seamless User Experience in High Speed

Scenario

Experience+

Core algorithms guarantee performance:

In shanghai
HQ

Shanghai Meglev Train

8 eNodeBs, 11 cells, 20km

AFC (Auto Frequency

Correction) algorithm to eliminate
Doppler effect
High speed scheduling
algorithm to reduce the inter-cell
interference

Excellent Performance in high-speed coverage:

RRU Co-cell to largely reduce

Cell coverage
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Data Rate for Single UE @ 120 Km/H

hand over
High speed: up to 431 Km/H
Handover success rate: >99.5%
Handover interruption latency.
100ms
Average DL rate for single UE:
>20Mbps120Km/H
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Service Continuity with Inter-RAT Interworking

Solution
PS connectivity

CS connectivity

LTE

LTE

Heavy
Load

Heavy
Load

CS Fall back (CSFB)

SRVCC

Cell Reselection
PS Handover
Heavy
Load

GSM/UMTS

GSM/UMTS

Service-based
Service-based
Handover
Handover

Coverage-based
Coverage-based
Handover
Handover
Initial Phase
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Load-based
Load-based
Handover
Handover

Load-based
Load-based
Handover
Handover

Coverage-based
Coverage-based
Handover
Handover

Coverage-based
Coverage-based
Handover
Handover

Developing Phase
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Developed

Phase

Heavy
Load

LTE Voice Service Continuity

Initial Phase: Data
only

Experience+

Migration Solution: CS Fall

Back

Target Solution: VoIP +

SRVCC
Internet

Internet

Internet

VoIP
Voice

IMS
LTE Core
LTE Core

2G3G
PS Core

2G3G
CS Core
LTE Core
2G/3G
Access

LTE Access
PS Data

LTE Access

If Voice

Voice

LTE Access

HSPA
Access

VoIP
over LTE

CSFB

PS Data

2G/3G
PS Core

VoIP
Over HSPA

PS HO

Legend:

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PS Data

SRVCC
SRVCC

CS Voice

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2G3G
CS Core
2G/3G
Access
Voice

Cost-Effectiveness Solution
1
Green

Site Solution

Ultra coverage solution

Flexible site solution

Site Cost
Saving

Dynamic Tx ON/OFF
Dual-band Intelligent
Shutdown
Dynamic PA Voltage
Adjustment

Power
Savin
g

TCO
Saving
4

LTE RAN Sharing

Dedicated Carrier RAN
Sharing
Common Carrier RAN
Sharing

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k
Sharing

Operatio
n
Efficiency

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Green eNodeB

SON

More Automatic Planning

Self-Configuration
Self-Optimization
Self-Maintenance

Cost Saving with Flexible Site Solution

Macro Site Solution

Distribute Site Solution

800/900MHz
1800/2100MHz
2.6GHz

RRU

RRU
2.6GHz
GGGU UU 2100MHz
LLLL LL

1800MHz

LLL
GGG
TTT
900MHz
E E EUUU

800MHz

8XMacro:

BTS3900L

5 Bands, 3 Modes @ 1 cabinet

No combiner, no insert loss

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Close to antenna

3MRRU
Multi-band/Multimode/MIMO
Smallest RRU: <15 kg

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Centralized
installation

Power Consumption Saving by Green eNodeB

Dynamic Tx Configuration
Power off
PA2 during
low load

PA2
PA1

>15%

power consumption saving

Dual-band Intelligent
Shutdown
Power on
off F2 during low load
when load
increasing

>20%

power saving

F2: hot
spot

F1: seamless
at coverage
hot

spot

voltage according to
output power,
modulation mode, etc.
5% PA Efficiency
Improvement

eNodeB Power Consumption:

>10% Y-o-Y

Power Consumption

Dynamic PA Voltage
Adjustment Dynamically adjust PA

16% reduction
11%

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2011

SON Improving Operation Efficiency

MISS

LTE SON Trial in T-Mobile Austria

Minimize Configuration
Improve Network KPI
Shorten Expertise Education
Simplify Network management

Planning
Phase

ON

Deployment
Phase

Automatic Network Planning

Automatic Config. Planning
Automatic Parameter Planning

Maintenance
Phase

Optimization
Phase

Automatic PCI/TA Optimization

Automatic Neighbor Relation
Inter-RAT ANR,MRO, System Load
Balance, RACH Optimization

Self- configuration (Plug & Play)

Auto Software Management

Inventory Management
Sleeping Cell detection
Antenna Fault Detection
Cell/interface/sub. trace

Test
scenari
o

Handover
success
rate

Total
automatic
added
neighbors

Round
1

91%

74

Round
2

97%

94

SON makes LTE network more efficient and solves new challenges when network architecture
changes
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Typical SON Features at Initial Stage

ANR: Automatic Neighbor
Relation

Self-Config.: Quick
Deployment
File Server
S/W
Config
Config
Config

EMS + DHCP

Config
S/W

New

eNodeB

Save cost & Improve exactness

Avoid first HO failure due to missing neighbor relation

MLB: Mobility Load Balancing

Cell A

CellBB
Cell

Cell B

Cell C

parameters
Reduce call drop rate, handover failure rate,
Reduce unnecessary redirection

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unnecessary HO Rate

HO successful rate

Cell C

Optimizing cell reselection and handover

Plug & Play Installation

Shorten deployment duration

MRO: Mobility Robust

Optimization
Value

Cell A

More reliable
Improve network KPI by HO optimization

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40% Saving with RAN Sharing Solution

Sweden

MOCN

Poland

eRAN Sharing

Dedicated Carrier RAN Sharing

Common Carrier RAN Sharing

f1
Mobyland

Tele2
Carrier Shared

f1/F2

f2

F1/F2
F1/F2

Centern
et

Telenor

Independent Service Deployment

Independent PM/FM/CM (cell level)

Aggregated Spectrum for High Bandwidth

Site reduction for rural coverage

Shared FM/CM, partly Independent PM

Independent expansion

Shared optimization and expansion

Shared optimization

UE compliant to 3GPP R8

No requirement for UE

Supporting both MOCN and dedicated carrier RAN

Sharing
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Smooth Evolution

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SDR Facilitating Smooth Evolution

Spectrum for LTE

Smooth Transition to LTE

GSM+UMTS

LTE

2600MHz
2100MHz

UMTS

LTE

GSM

LTE

1800MHz

GSM
UMTS

900MHz

2010
800M

900M

mRRU

GSM
UMTS
LTE
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LTE

2011
1800M

LTE

GSM

SDR

LTE

800MHz

Technolo
gy

SDR

SDR

2012
2100M

2.6G

SDR

GSM+LTE

Spectrum refarming starts from

900M/1800M, which can be utilized for LTE
deployment.
SDR technology supports flexible and
smooth transition from 2G/3G to LTE.
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GL Refarming Solution
-- Supporting Smooth Evolution from GSM to LTE
GSM
GSM
Software
upgrade

MRRU

900M/1800
M
2*2 MIMO

GSM

GSM

900M/1800
M
2*2 MIMO

LTE

LTE MIMO

Software
upgrade

LTE

Software
upgrade

L
T
E

LTE

GSM

L
T
E

L
T
E

LTE
MIMO

F
A
N

LTE Board

Software
upgrade

LTE
GSM

MRFU

Multi-mode
BBU GSM Board

LTE
LTE

GSM+LTE
GSM+LTE

GTMU

Power
Power

Add
LTE Board
F
A
N

LBBP

GTMU
LMPT

Power
Power

Software
Upgrade

F
A
N

LTE
Board

Significant cost-saving without acquiring new spectrum license

Software upgrade for smooth evolution from GSM to LTE, protecting
investment

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Power
LBBP

LMPT

Power

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