From Wireless LAN to Access, from Proprietary to Standard Solutions

Evolution of Broadband Wireless

The WiMAX Vision

2004 Fixed Outdoor
Solution Characteristics Fixed location Installed outside of subscribers house Requires truck roll Applications E1/T1 Level Service for Enterprises Backhaul for Hotspots Fractional E1/T1 for SMB Limited residential broadband access (early adopters, rural, developing countries)

2005 Fixed Indoor & Portable

Solution Characteristics Consumer self install, auto provisioning Portable can move CPE to another location in service area Applications Last Mile Broadband access for consumers Portable broadband access

2006 Mobile
Solution Characteristics CPE Native in Mobile PC User can roam within the service area at varying speeds\ Always Best Connected (Simplified Network Selection) Applications Mobile Broadband access for consumers

WiMAX Vision: Broadband Everywhere

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FRACTIONAL E1 BACKHAUL for for SMALL HOTSPOTS BUSINESS

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Mobile Backhaul RESIDENTIAL & SoHo DSL LEVEL SERVICE

1 4

E1+ LEVEL SERVICE ENTERPRISE

802.16d

802.16d

WMAN Nomadic Coverage --> handoff from HOT SPOTS H H H H H H H H = wide area coverage outside of Hot Spots H

802.16e

INTERNET BACKBONE BWA Operator Network Backbone

Mobility

WiMAX Deployment Scenario An Example

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Internet Backbone
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Indoor Unit
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MAC Addr. R Indoor UTP CAT5 cable

Subscriber Unit connected to LAN Hub of a Large Enterprise

Outdoor Unit

MAC Addr. G MAC Addr. H

Access Unit (Base Station) location

Indoor to outdoor CAT5 cable MAC Addr. E MAC Addr. F

Antenna Attached

Outdoor Unit

Indoor UTP CAT5 cable Indoor to outdoor CAT5 cable MAC Addr. C

MAC Addr. D

Indoor Unit
MAC Addr. B
10 / 100 Base T output

MAC Addr. A

With integrated 802.11 Wi-Fi Access Point

Indoor Unit

10/100 BaseT output

Hub

Subscriber Unit connected to a hub in a Multistorey / Multi-tenant Apartment Building

Subscriber Unit with integrated Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 Access Point in a Hotel, Caf, Airport etc.

E 1 T ra ns m is s io n N etw o rk ing
E1 SU GSM base station SU GSM base station E1

BTS E1 SU GSM base station N E1 BSC

BTS E1 N E1 SU GSM base station

SDH transmission network

System Architecture

System Components
Base Station
Controller
Macro Base station Micro Base station

RF Units CPE
Outdoor Unit Indoor Self-Install PC Card (ODMs) Laptop integrated (Intel)

Network Management

Base Station Performance:

High Performance

18 Mbps net capacity with 3.5 MHz channels IEEE 802.16 highly efficient MAC BST radios operate in full duplex mode BST radios support up to 14 MHz channel bandwidth enables up to 72 Mbps net capacity per single sector

CPE Performance:
10Mbps net throughput per unit Multiple connections and SLAs per unit

 Multi Channel BST radios

High Capacity Scalable BST

Increase capacity over the same RF infrastructure Scalable pay as you grow solution
Modem #1 Modem #1 Radio Unit
RF

Scalable Growth

Modem #2 Modem #3

IF Mux

Radio Unit
RF

1x3.5MHz Channel = 18 Mbps Net Capacity

Modem #4 4x3.5MHz Channel = 72 Mbps Net Capacity

Scalable BST Design Benefits

Pay as you grow cost effective BST design Applies for Macro and Micro BST Fits rural market that requires high coverage with moderate capacity

Base Station Description

Multiple Backbone types:
100BaseT/1Gigabit Ethernet interface V5.2/ Multi-E1 interfaces to Local Exchange

Multiple RF unit configurations

Multi sectors Multi channels Multiple antenna per sector (smart antenna)

Base Station Controller

NPU Network Processing Unit card (1+1) AU Access Unit card (4+2) NIU Network Interface Unit - 12 x E1/T1 interface card (port
redundancy)

PIU Power Interface Unit card with redundancy AVU Air Ventilation Unit controllable fans (9+1) PSU Power Supply Unit (3+1)
PIU PSU Network Processing Unit (NPU) Access Unit (AU) or Network Interface Unit (NIU)

AVU

 Smart antenna 2nd, 4th order diversity Full duplex multi-carrier radio - connects to an external antenna High system gain and interference robustness utilizing high
transmit power and low noise figure

RF Units

Support for up to 10MHz channel bandwidth Increased capacity - multiple RF channels per sector through IF
Mux

Cell coverage using a 60o, 90o or 120o sectorized antennas

Outdoor Configuration

Micro Base Station

1U rack mounted base-station controller 1,2 or 4 RF units configurations Two deployment configurations:
Sectorial - single sector coverage Omni-type - for area coverage
Micro Base Station RFU Integrated with a Sector Antenna

Configuration & Scalability Base station

Increased capacity
3,4 & 6 sectors base station configuration Multi-channel (1-4 channels per sector) 1-4 base station controllers per base station

Increased coverage
1,2 & 4 antennas per sector

Range + Capacity

Micro base station

Omni / sector antennas Small isolated applications Increased coverage / capacity in specific

Non - LOS Functionality

Extended coverage and reach increase market share and revenue Easier installation reduce operation & installation cost, enabler for zero install
OFDM Modulation overcomes multi-path and deep fades in parts of the spectrum

Adaptive modulation

Multi-Rate

8 data rates supported Optimizes throughput to respond to various radio link conditions

Standard based technology

Multiple vendors Lower investment risk for operators Sets the foundation for competitive, cost effective solution:
Standard chip sets Leverage economy of scale in production to drive down the cost Integration with laptops and PDAs zero cost CPE

Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)

CPE types:

Indoor self installed CPE (integrated antennas) Integrated outdoor CPE PC Card Laptop integrated
Outdoor Self Install

CPE benefits:

Interoperability and multiple vendor Support Low cost through mass production
Laptop PC Card

Interfaces at BTS
The following interfaces shall be supplied on each BS: Name Number 10/100 mbps 100 baseT 2 full duplex interface Gbps SX 2 V5.2 E1 Interfaces 10 G.703 E1 Interfaces 10

Interfaces at CPE
The following interfaces shall be supplied on each CPE: Name No. of interfaces Type A B C 10/100 mbps 100 baseT 1 4 4
Ethernet interface USB interface G.703 E1 Interfaces POTS interface VOIP interface 1 0 2 4 0 2 4

Thank You