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Applying SDR in Mobile Base Stations

Zhongping Zhang
ZTE Europe Marketing
zhongping.zhang@zte.com.cn
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Agenda
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
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Co-existence of Multi-frequency Bands
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Operators to get more frequency
bands
To increase the spectrum
efficiency
Operators to get more frequency
bands
To increase the spectrum
efficiency
700 MHz
850 MHz
900 MHz
1800 MHz
1900 MHz
2.1 GHz
2.3 GHz
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz

Increased user traffic
leads to
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Co-existence of Multiple Standards
2G 2.5G 2.75G 3G 3.5G 3.75G 3.9G
GPRS EDGE eEDGE
HSDPA
R5
HSUPA
R6
MBMS
4G
MBMS
CDMA 2000
1X EV-DO
802.16 e 802.16 m
HSDPA
HSPA+
R7
FDD/
TDD
4G
GSM
TD-
SCDMA
WCDMA
R99
802.16 d
CDMA
IS95
CDMA
2000 1x
LTE
EV-DO
Rev. A
EV-DO
Rev. B
HSUPA
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Pressure on Operators to reduce the TCO
SDR related
Lower TCO
Decrease
Sites
Site
Rental
Power
Saving
RAN
Total Cost of Ownership
CAPEX
OPEX
Site Rental
Leasing Line
Power
consumption
O&M
RAN
Infra-
structure
Trans-
mission
Core
Network
Service
Platform
Service
Trans-
mission
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Agenda
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
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Technological Challenges for SDR Applications
3G
Wimax
2G
LTE
OFDM
MIMO
SDR Platform
supporting
all standards
GPRS EDGE
HSPA HSPA+
Smart
Antenna
IP Transport
SDR accommodating:
- Standards for 2G/3G/4G
- All IP, Smart Antenna, OFDM, MIMO
G/W/C/L/W BB
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Agenda
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
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ZTE SDR Platform started in 2007
BP slots supports WCDMA, GSM, CDMA,
WIMAX, TD-SCDMA
Re-use concept for power, main control,
interface CPRI
Achieved:
Multiple standards
Multiple frequency bands
Small unified module for Macro, Micro
and Pico base stations
High interface capacity (10G*12+1G*12)
Flexibility in multi-tile, multi-size and
multi-shelf)
SDR BS Platform SDR BS Platform
WCDMA
TD-SCDMA
CDMA
WiMAX
LTE
UMB
ZTE BTS Platform Evolution ZTE BTS Platform Evolution
All In One All In One
RF technology:
CFR
DPD (Doherty)
High efficiency
amplifier
Broad bandwidth
Supporting multi-
standards
ZTE is a member of SDR FORUM, started early research in SDR
GSM
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ZTE SDR Solution
Advantages
Easy capacity increase
Smooth evolution
Low TCO
Compact structure
Distributed Base Station
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BBU for
Multi-
standards
Optical Fiber
RRU supports multi-
standards on the
same frequency band
RF Unit
Base Band
Unit
2U
One Cabinet Base Station
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TCA Platform
Control and Ethernet i/f: keep
GE i/f keep
SW upgrading to support LTE
Same architecture for TD-SCDMA and LTE
Unified Network management
TD-SCDMA R4
HSPA TDD
HSPA+ TDD
SW Upgrade
SW Upgrade
TD-LTE
SW Upgr.
Add UPB & BP
BBU Platform Supports Multi-standards
Cellular band AWS band 700M band
BBU
RRU
GSM Band TD Band
LTE Band
GSM, TD-SCDMA TD-LTE
Add LTE BP board
Add LTE UPB board
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ZTEs SDR Implementation Structure
Frequency selective Frequency independent
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ZTEs SDR Base Station Supporting Multi-standards
OneNetwork OneNetwork
TM TM
Solution:
Meet the operators needs in frequency
sharing and network sharing
Improved network management and
ease the network evolution to future 4G
Iub/Abis
RRU @900/1.8GHz
BBU
RRU @2.3GHz
Dual-mode RNC
RRU@2.6GHz
S1
IP based
backhaul
Core Network
& SAE
LTE
LTE & GSM
LTE&TD-SCDMA
CDMA&LTE
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Decreasing TCO in Transmission
Decreased CAPEX and OPEX
GE E1 GE
High speed interface
SRIO
BB - RF interface
CPRI standard
Support distributed mode
Flexible installation, easier to
acquire sites
Improve the quality of network
planning
Transmission interface
Support Ethernet (2*FE/GE)
10/100/1000M Electrical
1000M Optical
Support PacketOver E1/T1
16*E1/T1
Support STM-1
Flexible connection via standard i/f
for expansion across regions
Flexible connection via standard i/f
for expansion across regions
Synchronization via Ethernet
Synchronization via Ethernet
Standardized interfaces enable large
scale application and decrease cost
Standardized interfaces enable large
scale application and decrease cost
CPRI
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Agenda
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
Motivation and requirements from the market
Technological challenges for SDR application
The SDR solution in ZTE mobile base stations
Achievements and success
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5 Switching Centers:
12 RNC/47 BSC/8CS/6 PS/4HLR
Hong Kong CSL Network Structure 2008
Over 2000 sites with 3 sets of equipments
3 separate RAN layers
2 separate CN networks
3 separate O&M systems
Separate transmission network
Large Large- -scale & Complex scale & Complex
SGSN
CN CN
Iub
TDM Network
UMTS 2.1G
CN CN
CSL CSL
NWM NWM
GSM 1800M
MSCS
HLR
SGSN
MSCS
HLR
TDM Network
Abis
Abis
VAS Platform VAS Platform
GSM 900/1800M
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SGSN
Core Network Core Network
ZTE
Iub
UMTS 2.1G/900M
CSLNWM
MSCS
HLR
Abis
GSM 900/1800M
IP
Network
O&M system O&M system
ZTE VAS Platform ZTE VAS Platform
1 site, 1 set of equipments for multi-mode/band
1 consolidated CN network for 2G/3G
1 consolidated O&M system for 2G/3G
All-IP transmission, 1 link/ 1site
Efficiency & Simplicity Efficiency & Simplicity
ZTE One Network Solution for Hong Kong CSL
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CSL Network TCO Saving - Before and After
After Before
Antenna pole
BTS rack
8,674 3,465
5,019
1,500
BBU in power rack, size
E1
FE
7,679 -
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1,500
Include future expansion
Remark Index
Power
Over 4KW 1.98KW Include new additional 900MHz UMTS
60.1%
70.1%
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90 %
50.5%
MSCs rack
4 (6.4M Subs)
SGSN rack
HLR rack
75%
90%
12%
4 (6.4M Subs)
2 (7.7M Subs)
8 (3.1M Subs)
6 (0.79M Subs)
8 (3.5M Subs)
ZTE SDR Series
Node Bs Family
Saved %
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Over 200,000 SDR Base Stations by ZTE
GSM
(GSM, EDGE)
UMTS
(WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+)
CDMA2000
TD-SCDMA
FDD LTE
WiMAX
TDD LTE
November 16, 2009
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