2012-1-16 Security Level: Open

LTE Frequency Planning

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 CONTENTS

Part 1. Key factor for frequency planning

Part 2. LTE typical networking mode
Part 3. Different networking mode Comparison
Part 4. Co-existence
existence between WiMAX & LTE

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 Global Spectrum Distribution
istribution of LTE
Europe
800MHz,2.5GHz

USA China Japan

700MHz,AWS 2.3G&2.5GHz 800M/1.5G/2.5GHz

ME
2.5GHz
Asia Pacific
2.1/2.3/2.5GHz

LA
2.5GHz,AWS

Australia
1.8GHz/2.3GHz

• 3GPP 36.101 defined the frequency range 700MHz ~ 2.6GHz

• Each regional and national distribution of the spectrum is different, such as the Asia-Pacific
Asia is
the 700MHz ,2.1GHz 2.3GHz 2.5GHz, in Europe is 800MHz and 2.5GHz and the United States is
700MHz

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Flexible and Variable Channel
hannel Bandwidth

LTE channel bandwidth can be set between 1.4MHz to

GSM 200KHz 20MHz depend on actual demand Data
400 chips

CDMA 1.2288MHz

1.4MHz - 20MHz
WCDMA 3.84MHz

The flexible and variable channel bandwidth allocation is one of the major differences between
LTE and traditional 2G/3G

Network Planners can select bandwidth flexible base on the frequency resource
and capacity requirement

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 Frequency Reuse Mode

N×S×K
Red lines in the figure indicates the
same frequency interference directio

The network is divided into clusters of N cells, S sector per cell, and K different frequency allocations per cell.

The overall balance between frequency resource and system interference is

needed when select the frequency reuse mode

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 ode - FDD Vs TDD
Frequency Duplex Mode
Advantage of FDD Mode
TDD
• Lower requirement of synchronization, suitable for wide coverage
• Smaller Doppler frequency shift than TDD, better mobility performance

UUDDDD • Synchronously transmit and receive, the system delay is a magnitude

lower than TDD
• Lower system overhead, No extra time reserved needed between
transmit and receive
FDD
DDD DDD Advantage of TDD Mode

• More convenient options, can make use of scattered spectrum resources

UU U U U U • More suitable for asymmetry transmission, high spectral efficiency

• More easy to appl
apply the new technology like smart antenna
• Same frequency for UL and DL, the power control is more exactly
U Uplink D Downlink
• Can support BF technology
• CMCC and some operators in India &Japan are focusing on the TDD LTE

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Inter-system Reserved Guard Band Strategy

• LG, LU, LL guard band analyses is according to the latest specification of R4-092109.
R4 Since CDMA is not
3GPP system, the LC should reference to 3GPP protocol and our UC test results equivalent analysis
• The required guard band is associated with specific scenario, the actual application needs further analysis of
the specific situation

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FDD LTE Bandwidth Distribution
E-UTRA Band Uplink Downlink Duplex Mode

1 1920MHz–1980MHz 2110MHz–2170MHz FDD

2 1850MHz–1910MHz 1930MHz–1990MHz FDD
3 1710MHz–1785MHz 1805MHz–1880MHz FDD
4 1710MHz–1755MHz 2110MHz–2155MHz FDD
5 824MHz–849MHz 869MHz–894MHz FDD
6 830MHz–840MHz 875MHz–885MHz FDD
7 2500MHz–2570MHz 2620MHz–2690MHz FDD
8 880MHz–915MHz 925MHz–960MHz FDD
9 1749.9MHz–1784.9MHz 1844.9MHz–1879.9MHz FDD
10 1710MHz–1770MHz 2110MHz–2170MHz FDD
11 1427.9MHz–1452.9MHz 1475.9MHz–1500.9MHz FDD
12 698MHz–716MHz 728MHz–746MHz FDD
13 777MHz–787MHz 746MHz–756MHz FDD
14 788MHz–798MHz 758MHz–768MHz FDD
17 704MHz–716MHz 734MHz–746MHz FDD

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TDD LTE Bandwidth Distribution

E-UTRA Band Uplink Downlink Duplex Mode

33 1900 MHz –1920 MHz 1900 MHz –1920 MHz TDD

34 2010 MHz –2025 MHz 2010 MHz –2025 MHz TDD

35 1850 MHz –1910 MHz 1850 MHz –1910 MHz TDD

36 1930 MHz –1990 MHz 1930 MHz –1990 MHz TDD

37 1910 MHz –1930 MHz 1910 MHz –1930 MHz TDD

38 2570 MHz –2620 MHz 2570 MHz –2620 MHz TDD

39 1880 MHz –1920 MHz 1880 MHz –1920 MHz TDD

40 2300 MHz –2400 MHz 2300 MHz –2400 MHz TDD

• 2.3/2.5 GHz: Preferred bands for TD-LTE. Typical bandwidth resource > =20 MHz
• 1.9/2.0 GHz: Some bands which are applicable to TD-LTE
LTE are mainly used in Europe
• Most bands lower than 1 GHz are not applicable to TD-LTE.
TD

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Satisfying The Minimum
inimum SINR Required
• Both uplink and downlink minimum SINR should be
considered ：
Simulation example：
•The SINR of system requirement should be less Networking mode 1××3×
×1

than the cell edge SINR of actual commercial

network ( or simulation result) for seamless network
planning

DL SINR of 2×2 SFBC ETU3 (Source :Huawei Link Simulation Result)

QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK 16-QAM 16-QAM 64-QAM 64-QAM 64-QAM 64-QAM
MCS
0.12 0.16 0.25 0.37 0.52 0.48 0.64 0.51 0.65 0.75 0.93
SINR
-5.10 -4.34 -2.70 -0.64 1.48 6.51 9.32 11.03 14.27 17.00 23.33
(dB)

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 CONTENTS

Part 1. Key factor for frequency planning

Part 2. LTE typical networking mode
Part 3. Different networking mode Comparison
Part 4. Co-existence
existence between WiMAX & LTE

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 ×3×
1× ×1

×3×
1× ×1 Mode Advantage
F1 F1
F1 F1
• High Spectrum efficiency over the entire
F1 F1
network , high throughput per sector
• No complex Scheduling Algorithm , less system
F1 F1 F1
overhead F1 F1 F1
F1 F1 F1
×3×
1× ×1 Mode Disadvantage F1 F1
• High interference in the same band and hard to F1 F1
control F1 F1
• Hard to realize seamless network due to the low
cell edge throughput Means one S111 site

Applicable to Operators of limited frequency resources or at the initial phase

where network coverage can be non continuous

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 Reuse)1×3×
SFR (Soft Frequency Reuse)1× ×1
4
×3×
SFR 1× ×1 ICIC Introduction 2
2
76 3
3
1
• DL&UL ICIC: District cell center using 2/3 of the 1
6
5 48
bandwidth and the cell edge using 1/3 bandwidth; 5
9
• Difference cell edge spectrum is stagger; 7

• The transmitting power of center bandwidth is lower

than the cell edge transmitting power SFR 1×3×1

Cell 1,4,7 Power

×3×
SFR 1× ×1 Mode Characteristic
Frequency

Power
• Decrease the interference by using ICIC Cell 2,5,8
Frequency
• High Spectrum efficiency
Power
• Include dynamic ICIC and static ICIC Cell 3,6,9
Frequency

SFR 1×3×1
1 is the mode recommended by HUAWEI

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 ×3×
SFR 1× ×1 Vs FFR 1×
×3×
×1

×3×
WiMAX FFR (Fractional Frequency Reuse ) 1× ×1 Similarity
• Reduce interference by time or
frequency division
• Cell center using more bandwidth
resource, the cell edge using 1/3
bandwidth

Difference

• FFR is based mainly on time division;

×3×
LTE SFR (Soft Frequency Reuse)1× ×1 while SFR is based on frequency division
• With FFR, the cell center will be using
all sub-carriers; SFR only allow the use
Power Sector 0 of about 2/3 bandwidth at cell center
Frequency

Power Sector 1
• FFR sub channel generally fixed at 1/3
Frequency
of overall bandwidth ; SFR is adjustable
Power Sector 2
Frequency at or around 1/3 BW by using dynamic
ICIC

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 ×3×
1× ×3

×3×
1× ×3 Mode Advantage
F3 F3
F1 F1
• Make full use of the scattered spectrum resources
F2 F2
• Same frequency interference low providing effective
coverage F3 F3 F3
• High cell throughput F1 F1 F1
F2 F2 F2
×3×
1× ×3 Mode Disadvantage F3 F3
• Low Spectrum efficiency F1 F1
• More Spectrum resource needed F2 F2

Means one S111 site

Applicable for the operator with rich spectrum resource or scattered spectrum

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 CONTENTS

Part 1. Key factor for frequency planning

Part 2. LTE typical networking mode

Part 3. Different networking mode Comparison

Part 4. Co-existence
existence between WiMAX & LTE

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Different Networking
etworking Interference Comparison
×3×
- 1× ×3 Vs 1×
×3×
×1
×3×
1× ×3
The downlink service channel SINR of 1×3×1
and 1×3×3
1
0.8
0.6
CDF

• 90％ area: SINR>8dB

0.4
0.2 ×3×
1× ×1
0
-10 0 10 20 30 40
SINR
1×3×1 1×3×3

Source：Huawei System Simulation Result

(Based on 100% loading, outdoor scenario)
• 90％ area: SINR>-2dB

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Throughout Comparison When ICIC ON and OFF
SFR(ICIC) improve the cell edge
user’s throughput

• ICIC reduce the center

users SINR to improve the
cell edge user's SINR and
enhance the probability of
cell edge coverage.
• From downlink throughput
perspective, ICIC decrease
the average cell throughput
by 10% , but improve the cell
edge user throughput by
20% ~ 30%
Power distribution parameters (x, y) : indicates the cell center user Pa value and
cell edge user Pa values Source：Huawei System Simulation Result

ICIC is introduced into 1×3×1 1 planning to reduce inter cell interference. Higher cell edge
service throughput enhances users experience.

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 CONTENTS

Part 1. Key factor for frequency planning

Part 2. LTE typical networking mode

Part 3. Different networking mode Comparison

Part 4. Co-existence
existence between WiMAX & LTE

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WiMAX & FDD LTE Co-
Co-existence: Co-
Co-site Scenario
• Receive sensitivity decrease by 1dB.
• Analysis is based on Huawei actual LTE & WiMAX RRU with narrow band filter.
Offset
f0
RBW
BW
10m

TDD
LTE WiMAX OR 0.7m

5M GD

Antenna horizontal Isolation

Guard Band + Narrow Band Filter Antenna vertical Isolation

• Guard and antenna isolation requirement

Only Antenna vertical Only Antenna horizontal Isolation
Guard Band Isolation
Isolation (Meter) (Meter)
(MHz) requirement(dB)
5 66.86 0.7 10
10 61.7 0.5 5

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WiMAX & FDD LTE Co-
Co-existence: Non Co-
Co-site Scenario
• Receive sensitivity decrease by 1dB.
• Analysis is based on Huawei actual LTE & WiMAX RRU with narrow band filter.
Offset
f0
RBW Inter-site Distance
BW

TDD
LTE WiMAX

5M GD LTE Site WiMAX Site

Keep LTE & WiMAX Inter-site distance

Guard Band + Narrow Band Filter

• Guard and sites isolation distance requirement

Guard Band Isolation WiMAX & LTE Sites
(MHz) requirement(dB) Isolation (Meters)

5 76.1 60
10 70.1 32

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WiMAX&
WiMAX& TDL Co-
Co-existence: Synchronization Scenario
☺ Huawei Recommendation

TD-LTE DL/UL
WiMAX DL/UL
configuration/ Special WiMAX Performance TD-LTE Performance
configuration
frame configuration)
LTE DwPTS length is changed
to 9os, about 2% DL capacity
☺ 35:12 3:1 /(9:3:2) No impact to WiMAX network
loss (compare with special
frame configuration 7:10:2:2)

The last two symbols of WIMAX downlink

☺ 29:18 2:2 /(10:2:2) need to be punctured, about 6% DL
capacity loss
No impact to LTE

LTE DwPTS length is changed

to 3os, about 13% DL capacity
☺ 32:15 3:1 /(3:9:2) No impact to WiMAX network
loss (compare with special
frame configuration 7: 10:2:2)

• Guard band &sites isolation is not needed due to existing system ynchronization

Huawei Recommend 3 WiMAX/

WiMAX TD-LTE configuration
Synchronized both UL/ DL , Frame synchronization or Symbol puncturing.

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Wi MAX& TDL Co-
Co-existence: Co-
Co-site + Non-
Non-Synchronization
• Receive sensitivity decrease by 1dB as reference.
• Analysis is based on Huawei actual LTE & WiMAX RRU with narrow band filter.
Offset
f0
RBW
BW 10m

TDD
LTE WiMAX
OR 0.7m

5M GD

Antenna horizontal Isolation

Antenna vertical Isolation

Guard Band + Narrow Band Filter
• Guard and antenna isolation requirement
Only Antenna vertical Only Antenna horizontal Isolation
Guard Band Isolation
Isolation (Meter) (Meter)
(MHz) requirement(dB)
5 66.86 0.7 10
10 61.7 0.5 5

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WiMAX & TDL Co-
Co-existence: Non Co-
Co-Site + Non Synchronization
• Receive sensitivity decrease by 1dB as reference.
• Analysis is based on Huawei actual LTE & WiMAX RRU with narrow band filter.
Offset
f0
RBW Inter-site Distance
BW

TDD
LTE WiMAX

5M GD LTE Site WiMAX Site

Keep LTE & WiMAX Inter-site distance

Guard Band + Narrow Band Filter

• Guard and sites isolation distance requirement
Guard Band Isolation WiMAX & LTE Sites
(MHz) requirement(dB) Isolation (Meters)

5 76.1 60
10 70.1 32

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