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TD-LTE Overview

November 2012
Bong Youl (Brian) Cho,
brian.cho@nsn.com

Contents
Why TD-LTE?
NSN with TD-LTE
TD-LTE technology overview

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Why TD-LTE?

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Difference b/w 3G-TDD and 4G-TDD


1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

GSM/GPRS/EDGE enhancements

Rel 99

W-CDMA
Rel 4

1.28Mcps TDD
Rel 5

HSDPA, IMS
Rel 6

HSUPA, MBMS, IMS+


Rel 7

OFDM
MIMO

HSPA+ (MIMO, HOM etc.)


Rel 8

LTE, SAE
Small LTE/SAE

Rel 9 enhancements

Rel 10 LTE-Advanced
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Rel 11 LTEAdvanced

Global TDD Situation

4+
Frequencies
2.3
2.6
1.9
2.5

Global
Global
Russia, China
Japan

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50+
Countries

60%
World Pops

50%
Land-Mass

Informa
Over 50% of operators
planning to deploy TDLTE

3GPP E-UTRA TDD frequency bands

E-UTRA
Operating
Band

Uplink (UL) operating band


BS receive UE transmit

Downlink (DL) operating band


BS transmit UE receive

FUL_low FUL_high

FDL_low FDL_high

Duplex
Mode

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1900 MHz

1920 MHz

1900 MHz

1920 MHz

TDD

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2010 MHz

2025 MHz

2010 MHz

2025 MHz

TDD

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1850 MHz

1910 MHz

1850 MHz

1910 MHz

TDD

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1930 MHz

1990 MHz

1930 MHz

1990 MHz

TDD

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1910 MHz

1930 MHz

1910 MHz

1930 MHz

TDD

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2570 MHz

2620 MHz

2570 MHz

2620 MHz

TDD

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1880 MHz

1920 MHz

1880 MHz

1920 MHz

TDD

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2300 MHz

2400 MHz

2300 MHz

2400 MHz

TDD

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2496 MHz

2690 MHz

2496 MHz

2690 MHz

TDD

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3400 MHz

3600 MHz

3400 MHz

3600 MHz

TDD

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3600 MHz

3800 MHz

3600 MHz

3800 MHz

TDD

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703 MHz

803 MHz

703 MHz

803 MHz

TDD

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LTE-FDD, TD-LTE Integration


Fully integrated over time
FDD-LTE

TD-LTE

TD-LTE / FDD-LTE
Transparent hand over

Global Roaming

FDD-LTE & TD-LTE


Standards Integration
Product Integration

Maximized commonality b/w FDD and TDD


for high level of integration/interworking
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TD-LTE Capacity

Similar spectral efficiency for TD-LTE and LTE-FDD


Mbps

Similar
Spectrum
Efficiency

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FDD-LTE
DL = 10MHz
UL = 10MHz

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TD-LTE
config.1
DL/UL = 4/4
timeslots
Similar DL
and UL
capacity as in
FDD

TD-LTE
config.2
DL/UL = 6/2
timeslots
Optimized
for very
asymmetric
traffic

FDD-LTE
DL = 20MHz
UL = 20MHz
Double spectrum
= double capacity

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20
15

DL/UL
Ratio
Flexibility

10

Downlink
Uplink

FDD 2 x 10MHz

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TD-LTE 1 x 20MHz TD-LTE 1x20MHz

( FDD 2 x 20MHz )

TD-LTE a very relevant tool for every operator


True 4G performance
Comparable Performance FDDLTE

Traditional CSP Augment FDD-LTE


Increased Capacity (Overlay/Underlay)
or specific Apps (M2M, Video Broadcast)

Global & Local


Roaming
TD-LTE / FDD-LTE / 3GPP /
3GPP2

Greenfield TD-LTE main LTE network

Affordable Spectrum

Global roaming + potential MVNO capability with


other 3GPP/3GPP2 operators for underlay in
early deployment stage with transparent

Sold for 10x less than FDD


equivalent

Economy of Scale
LTE Momentum Driving
Common Network Hardware
TD-LTE
Early Market Opportunity

Large Operators TD-LTE

Opportunities Driving the


Device
Economy of Scale

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WiMAX CSP Possible migration path


Leverage current spectrum asset
Scope for evolution to TD-LTE when time is
right

TD-LTE Applications

Leveraging Flexible DL/UL Ratio


Transport On-Board Infotainment

DL Bias Use Case

- Layer coverage of transport networks for added capacity and supporting the
infotainment nature of the likely applications used during transport
- Leverage Very High Downlink Capacity for fixed line BB like service for
supporting more subscribers and high quality and innovative applications

Surveillance & Video based M2M

UL Bias Use Case

Spot Coverage of Crowd Based Events/Gathering, Public Safety Incidents /


Traffic Monitoring, Hazardous places access, Remote People monitoring, ...
- Leverage HD quality video uplink, responsive service with very long distance
remote control capabilities

Mobile Reporter

UL Bias Use Case


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- TD-LTE enable report to leverage the power of now in the field and with HD
Quality and instantaneity for live studio-like dialog
- Avoid Complex, Slow & Costly deployment of TV vehicles on site

NSN with TD-LTE

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Nokia Siemens Networks LTE references


67 commercial LTE customers
Canada

Canada

Sweden

Sweden

Latvia

Korea

Latvia
TD-LTE

USA

Denmark

Denmark

Finland

Finland

Lithuania

Russia

Korea

Poland

South
Korea

IMS
USA

USA

Germany

Germany

Estonia

Estonia

TD-LTE

Brazil

TD-LTE

France

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LTE radio deals


(incl. 8 TD-LTE)

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LTE EPC deals

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commercially launched
networks
(incl. 5 TD-LTE)

Croatia

Austria

Slovenia

India

Singapore

Japan

Portugal

Italy

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Australia

Japan

TD-LTE

UAE

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LTE supplier to the


largest operators in
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Japan and Korea

Japan

TD-LTE Developments
Award
The Economic Figure of the
Year of the China Information
Industry

Progress

Demos since 2009

Commercial deals since 2011

Significant deployments 2012

7 commercial deals to date


(leading)

for NSN innovation & leadership in TD-LTE

Worlds 1st
Simultaneou
s multiple
UE TD-LTE
connection

Worlds 1st
TD-LTE
drive tour at
ITU Geneva

Worlds 1st
3GPP R8
TD-LTE call
& HO

1st CMCC/
VDF proof of
tech.

Worlds 1st

Worlds 1st

1st TD-LTE
Femto cell
demo

3GPP R8
TD-LTE
E2E L3 call
with comm.
EPC

2009
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China Information Industry Economic


Conference
Beijing, Dec 1st 2011

100% pass
MIIT lab test
E2E call with
throughput
>80Mbps
end-to-end

1st TD-LTE
trial network
parallel
connecting
to CMCC,
Shanghai
Expo

1st TaiwanMainland
TD-LTE live
HD video

1st TD LTETD SCDMA


video call
controlled
by IMS

Worlds 1st
1st TD-LTE
Open Lab

2010

Worlds 1st

1st TD-LTE
TDSCDMA
concurrent
mode

2011

We are here
2.3GHz
MIIT field
trial test

1st TD-LTE
demo in
India &
Russia
IOT with UE
vendors
(incl. Altair,
Sequans,
HiSilicon,
Innofidei,
Qualcomm)

3 Large
scale trials
slots in
CMCC large
field trial

Successful
trials in
India and
Russia
Leading
vendor in
MIT 2.6 GHz
field trial

First
1.3Gbps
demo for
LTE-A with
CMCC
First to finish
CMCC Ph1
large scale
testing
(97%)

2012

NSN extends TD-LTE speed record in China

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TD-LTE technology overview

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Duplexing

FDD

TDD

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Duplexing contd

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LTE FDD vs TD-LTE


Same RF Structure, Same Resource Block => Same RF Power/Time/Bandwidth Density

Same Power Transmitted during the Same amount of time as FDD-LTE

LTE FDD

TD-LTE

Power
Spectrum
Time

Single UL Frame
Resource Block

DL
10W

DL
UL

10ms

5W

1/5 W
5MHz
5MHz

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UL

10ms
1/5 W
5ms

10MHz

3GPP LTE FDD vs. LTE TDD


High degree of commonality
Features

LTE FDD

LTE TDD

Frame structure

1ms sub-frame

1ms sub-frame

Switching points

N/A

5ms periodicity and 10 ms periodicity

BS Synchronization

Asynchronous/Synchronous

Synchronous

DL Control Channel

Can schedule 1 DL and 1 UL


sub-frame at a time

Can schedule 1 DL and multiple


UL sub-frame at a time

UL Control Channel

Single ACK/NAK corresponding


to 1 DL sub-frame

Multiple ACK/NAK corresponding


to multiple DL sub-frame

PRACH

0,1,2,3

0,1,2,3,4 (Short RACH)

Special slot usage

N/A

DwPTS: RS, Data and Control


UpPTS: SRS and Short RACH

Numerology, Coding, Multiple Same


Access, MIMO support, RS
etc.

Same

HARQ Timing

TBD
DL: Async, UL: Sync

High Degree of Commonality

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N=8 stop-and-wait protocol


DL: Async, UL: Sync

LTE FDD vs. TDD performance comparison


TD-LTE

FDD-LTE

Spectral Efficiency

DL/UL Balancing

TD-LTE can adapt to DL/UL traffic ratio


(typical of internet traffic)

Real Life Performance

+
+
+

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Better in big-sized cells

Paired-band is not needed, no duplexing gap


Coexistence requirement for adjacent
frequency in the same geographic area

Coexistence
New Spectrum Pricing

Dedicated UL/DL pipes (no need to wait for


UL or DL slot)

Comparable Subscriber Experience

Coverage
Spectrum Flexibility

Fix bandwidth for DL & UL


(typical of voice traffic)

Slightly longer latency

Latency

Negligible advantage (No need of switching)

TDD Spectrum had traditionally auctioned for


lower $/MHz

+
Because of higher demand FDD has so far
sold for higher $/MHz

Frame Structure
Type 1 for FDD
One radio frame, Tf = 307200Ts=10 ms
One slot, Tslot = 15360Ts = 0.5 ms
#0

#1

#2

#3

#18

#19

One subframe

Type 2 for TDD


One radio frame, Tf = 307200Ts = 10 ms
One half-frame, 153600Ts = 5 ms

One slot,
Tslot=15360Ts

30720Ts

Subframe #0

Subframe #2

Subframe #3

Subframe #4

Subframe #5

Subframe #7

One subframe,
30720Ts
DwPTS

GP

UpPTS

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DwPTS

GP

UpPTS

Subframe #8

Subframe #9

Frame Structure: FDD/TDD

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TD-LTE: UL/DL configurations

Subframe number
Configuration

Switch-point periodicity
0

5 ms

5 ms

5 ms

10 ms

10 ms

10 ms

5 ms

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TD-LTE: UL/DL configurations

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TD-LTE:

Special subframe config for max cell range

* assuming Normal CP

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Mapping of control channels to TDD config #1

<cf> FDD LTE

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Coexistence among neighboring TDD systems

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Typical RF interference scenario for a TDD

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Coexistence b/w TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE

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Coexistence b/w WiMAX (16e) and TD-LTE

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System Information
Master information block (MIB) includes the following information:
Downlink cell bandwidth [4 bit]
System Frame Number (SFN) except two LBSs
Etc

LTE defines different SIBs:


SIB1 includes info mainly related to whether an UE is allowed to camp on the cell. This includes info
about the operator(s) and about the cell (e.g. PLMN identity list, tracking area code, cell identity,
minimum required Rx level in the cell, etc), DL-UL subframe configuration in TDD case, and the
scheduling of the remaining SIBs. SIB1 is transmitted every 80ms.

SIB2 includes info that UEs need in order to be able to access the cell. This includes info about the UL
cell BW, random access parameters, and UL power control parameters. SIBs also includes radio
resource configuration of common channels (RACH, BCCH, PCCH, PRACH, PDSCH, PUSCH,
PUCCH, and SRS).

SIB3-4 mainly includes info related to cell-reselection.


SIB5-8 include neighbor-cell-related info. (E-UTRAN, UTRAN, GERAN, cdma2000)
SIB9 contains a home eNB identifier
SIB10/11 contains ETWS (Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System) notification
SIB12: CMAS
SIB13: eMBMS
More to be added

MIB mapped to PBCH, Other SIBs mapped to PDSCH


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Coexistence b/w TDD and FDD

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MIMO Spatial Multiplexing (SM)


Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
Multiple antennas at both transmitter and receiver
MIMO uses multipath to advantage to multiply data rate
Transmits different data along different paths (simplified view)
MxN MIMO can multiply data rate by M or N (whichever is less) if there is enough multipath.

Best in urban high-multipath environment (and indoors)


Less effective in suburban and rural low-multipath environments

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How can we get multiplexing?


Simple concept

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Transmit one data in one link (1 Tx & 1 Rx antenna)


Transmit two data in two links far away from each other (1 Tx & 1 Rx antenna, respectively)
Transmit two data in one link (1 Tx & 1 Rx antenna) ??

Transmit two data in one link (2 Tx & 2 Rx antenna) ??

(4) is just the special case of (2)!!

Simple linear algebra


Matrix ()
Rank

Favorable channel condition for MIMO SM?


Rich scattering (i.e. multipath) for high rank
High SINR for reliable decoding
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SVD MIMO as a closed-loop MIMO


In CL-SU-MIMO, SVD-MIMO is the optimum

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MIMO Channel Decomposition

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MIMO Channel Decomposition


~
w
1

x
~
x

VH
n

UH

~
w
nmin

min

Channel

Pre-processing

Post-processing

With number of transmitting antenna=nt and receiving antenna=nr,

y Hx w
x C nt , y C nr , w ~ (0, N 0 I nr )
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~
y

Channel Diagonalization
H
~
yU y

U (Hx w )
H

U H (UDV H x w )
U H (UDV H V~
x w)
D~
x UHw

~
~
y D~
xw

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Codebook for Precoding 2 ports

For transmission on two antenna ports, p 0,1 , the precoding matrix W (i) shall be
selected from Table 6.3.4.2.3-1 or a subset thereof.

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Codebook for Precoding 4 ports

The quantity Wn denotes the matrix defined by the columns given by the set {s}
from the expression Wn I 2ununH unH un where I is the 4x4 identity matrix and the
vector u n is given by Table 6.3.4.2.3-2.
{s}

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3GPP Release 8 DL transmission modes


Two approaches to multi-antenna transmission
MIMO
CQI
PMI
Rank

Beamforming

CQI
SRS
CRS

DRS
MCS
PMI
Rank

If UE uses multiple receive


antennas, it also has to
transmit SRS on multiple
antennas in order for UL
measurements to fully
reflect DL channel state

MCS

PDSCH Channel estimation based on


common reference signal (CRS)

PDSCH Channel estimation based on


dedicated reference signal (DRS)

Closed loop, codebook precoding (TM4)

Open loop, non-codebook precoding (TM7)

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Multi-Antenna Technology Summary


Diversity
Same data on all the pipes (mode 2)
Increased coverage and link quality
But, the all pipes can be combined to make a kind-of beamforming

MIMO
Different data streams on different pipes (mode 4)
Increased spectral efficiency (increased overall throughput)
Power is split among the data streams

Beamforming
Data stream on only the strongest pipe (mode 7)
Utilize different amplitude/phase at all pipes to optimally match per-UE
radio condition

Increased coverage and signal SNR

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3GPP Release 9/10 DL transmission modes


Enhanced beamforming: dual-layer beamforming (TM8)
Multi-layer (TM9)

With cross polar antennas in mind TDD


operators have been eager to extend Rel8
Beamforming to support two streams.
Spatial multiplexing supported
- Up to 2 layers per user (SU-MIMO)
- Up to 4 layer in total (MU-MIMO)

CQI
PMI
Rank
SRS
DRS
MCS
Rank

PDSCH Channel estimation


based on DRS
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CRS based PMI and rank reporting supported


for beamforming
- Similar feedback schemes as for Rel-8 SUMIMO
(tx-mode 4)
- TxD CQI also supported
- One CRS per polarization via sector beam
virtualization (as in Rel-9)

PDSCH Transmission Modes


Mode

Details

Single-antenna transmission

Transmit diversity

Open-loop codebook-based precoding in the case of more than one layer,


transmit diversity in the case of rank-one transmission

Closed-loop codebook-based precoding

Multi-user-MIMO version of transmission mode 4

Special case of closed-loop codebook-based precoding limited to single-layer


transmission

Release-8 non-codebook-based precoding supporting only single-layer


transmission

Release-9 non-codebook-based precoding supporting up to two layers

Release-10 non-codebook-based precoding supporting up to eight layers

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Cell-Specific RS Mapping
RS Overhead
One antenna port

R0

R0

R0

R0

R0

R0

R0

R0

l0

l6 l0

Normal CP

Extended CP

1 Tx ant

4.76%

5.56%

2 Tx ant

9.52%

11.11%

4 Tx ant

14.29%

15.87%

l6

Resource element (k,l)

Two antenna ports

R0

R0

R0

R0

R1

R0

R0

R0

Four antenna ports

R0

R0

l0

R0

odd-numbered slots

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Antenna portNetworks
0

l0

R2

R1

R3

R2

R1
l6 l0

even-numbered slots

R3

R2
l6

odd-numbered slots

Antenna port 1

R3

R2

R1

R1
l6

l6

R1

R1

R0
l6 l0

even-numbered slots

R1

R1

R0

Reference symbols on this antenna port

l6 l0

R1

R0

R0

l0

l6

Not used for transmission on this antenna port

R1

R1

l6 l0

R0

R1

R1

R0

l0

R1

R1

l0

R3
l6 l0

even-numbered slots

l6

odd-numbered slots

Antenna port 2

l0

l6 l0

even-numbered slots

l6

odd-numbered slots

Antenna port 3

UE-specific RS (R5) on top of CRS


UE-specific RS (antenna port 5)
12 symbols per RB pair
DL CQI estimation is always based on cell-specific RS (common RS)

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New DM-RS for scalability

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Multi-Antenna Technology Summary


Diversity
Same data on all the pipes (mode 2)
Increased coverage and link quality
But, the all pipes can be combined to make a kind-of beamforming

MIMO
Different data streams on different pipes (mode 4)
Increased spectral efficiency (increased overall throughput)
Power is split among the data streams

Beamforming
Data stream on only the strongest pipe (mode 7)
Utilize different amplitude/phase at all pipes to optimally match per-UE
radio condition

Increased coverage and signal SNR


Not any more focusing on the strongest pipe in transmission mode 8 in
R9 and mode 9 in R10

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LTE FDD vs TD-LTE link budget comparison


(700MHz example)

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3GPP Defined LTE CA Band Combinations


Release 10

Band1 + Band5 LG U+

Release 11 Work Items

LTE_CA_B1_B7: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 7


LTE_CA_B1_B18: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 18
LTE_CA_B1_B19: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 19
LTE_CA_B1_B21: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 21
LTE_CA_B2_B17: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 2 and Band 17
LTE_CA_B3_B5: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 5 SK Telecom
LTE_CA_B3_B7: LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 7
LTE_CA_B3_B8: LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 8 KT

LTE_CA_B3_B20: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 20


LTE_CA_B4_B5: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 5
LTE_CA_B4_B7: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 7
LTE_CA_B4_B12: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 12
LTE_CA_B4_B13: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 13
LTE_CA_B4_B17: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 17
LTE_CA_B5_B12: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 5 and Band 12
LTE_CA_B5_B17: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 5 and Band 17
LTE_CA_B7_B20: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 7 and Band 30
LTE_CA_B8_B20: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 8 and Band 20
LTE_CA_B11_B18: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation of Band 11 and Band 18

Carrier aggregation is supported for


both FDD and TDD, although all
component carriers need to have
the same duplex scheme.
In the case of TDD, the uplink
downlink configuration should be
the same across component carriers.
The special subframe configuration
can be different for the different
components carriers though, as long
as the resulting downlinkuplink
switch time is sufficiently large.

LTE_CA_B7: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation in Band 7


LTE_CA_B25: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation Intra-Band, Non-Contiguous in Band 25

LTE_CA_B38: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation in Band 38


LTE_CA_B41: LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation in Band 41

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CA for TD-LTE

* CA Band Combination

HARQ Retransmission Timing


Acknowledgement of a transport block in subframe n is transmitted in subframe
n + k , where k 4 and is selected such that n + k is an uplink subframe

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HARQ Acknowledgement Bundling


For DL transmissions, there are some configurations where DL-SCH receipt in multiple DL
subframes needs to be acknowledged in a single UL subframe
Multiplexing

Independent acknowledgements for each of the received transport blocks are fed back to the
eNodeB. This allows independent retransmission of erroneous transport blocks. However, it also
implies that multiple bits need to be transmitted from the terminal.

Bundling of acknowledgements
The outcome of the decoding of DL transport blocks from multiple DL subframes can be combined
into a single hybrid-ARQ acknowledgement transmitted in UL. Only if both of the DL transmissions
in subframes 0 and 3 in the example below are correctly decoded will a positive acknowledgement
be transmitted in UL subframe 7.
The downlink assignment index in the scheduling assignment on the PDCCH is used to avoid
confusion

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UL Grant Timing
For TDD configurations 16, the uplink transmission occurs in subframe n + k , where k is
the smallest value larger than or equal to 4 such that subframe n + k is an uplink
subframe.

For TDD configuration 0 there are more UL subframes than DL subframes, which calls for
the possibility to schedule transmissions in multiple UL subframes from a single DL
subframe. For DL-UL configuration 0, the index field specifies which UL subframe(s) a
grant received in a DL subframe applies to.

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Random Access
Short PRACH preamble (format 4) only for TD-LTE (to utilize UpPTS in small cells)

For TDD, multiple random-access regions can be configured in a single subframe.


The reason is the smaller number of uplink subframes per radio frame in TDD. To
maintain the same random-access capacity as in FDD, frequency-domain
multiplexing is sometimes necessary.

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Better Utilization of SRS


SRS (Sounding Reference Signal)
SRS can be used for both DL beamforming and UL CAS

Calibration needed for channel reciprocity


Model to illustrate the impact from RF units to channel reciprocity
(capital letters indentify matrixes)

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FDD-TDD Handover
FDD - TDD mobility
Network controlled
Event triggered based on DL
measurement RSRP and RSRQ
Inter frequency measurements
triggered by events A1/A2
Configurable thresholds for
coverage based (A5),
best cell based (A3) handover

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S-GW MME

TD-LTE is IMT-Advanced approved too!

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TD-LTE is IMT-Advanced approved too!

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TD-LTE Summary
Market potential

High level of commonality b/w FDD LTE and TD-LTE


Slight difference in frame structure (FDD vs. TDD)
Time synchronized network

Need to ensure coexistence b/w neighboring TDD systems


Better beamforming performance with channel reciprocity
Smaller link budget which fits to capacity networks
Flexible DL/UL capacity for various applications

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Thank you !
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Nokia Siemens Networks
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Yeoksam-Dong, Kangnam-Gu
Seoul 135-080, Korea

Bong Youl (Brian) Cho


Lead Product Manager Korea, Ph.D.
LTE Business Line, MBB
brian.cho@nsn.com
Mobile 010-4309-4129
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