Co-channel Interference

Cancellation (CCIC)

Why Is CCIC Used?

In microwave transmission, the more spectrum resources there are, the larger the bandwidth is. However,
spectrum resources are difficult to obtain and their costs are usually high. Therefore, utilizing the existing
spectrum resources to solve the bandwidth issue is a top priority.
For existing hub sites, the frequency reuse angle of two links that use the same frequency band in different
directions must be no less than 90°. However, many sites do not meet this requirement when using the existing
spectrum resources to expand bandwidth or add new directions.
How do we implement the following scenarios?

f1+f3 56 MHz

Tail 1

f2
Scenario 1 28 MHz
＜90°
Tail 2

f3
28 MHz

Tail 3

28 MHz
f1 Tail 1
28 MHz

f3 Tail 4

Scenario 2 28 MHz
＜90° f2
Tail 2

28 MHz
f3
Tail 3

Huawei proposes the CCIC solution.

What Is CCIC?
CCIC is a solution that eliminates interference between signals of the same frequency band. After CCIC is used,
different methods can be used in the uplink and downlink directions of a site to eliminate interference and restore
the original signals. In the downlink direction of a site, pre-cancellation signals can be preset to eliminate
co-channel interference (CCI) between different links. In the uplink direction of a site, a modem is used to
generate cancellation signals to eliminate CCI. It can effectively minimize the frequency reuse angle between two
antennas using the same frequency band, thereby improving spectrum utilization.
 Downlink Direction
Signal interference that may be generated by downlink channels can be estimated using a specific algorithm.
When signals are transmitted, pre-cancellation signals can be set to eliminate interference signals in the downlink
direction.
Hub site Interference signal
Pre-cancellation signal
Tail 1
IDU
Sets pre-cancellation
signals.
IDU
Modem Modem

Pre-cancellation
Interference
reference information
Tail 2
IDU
Sets pre-cancellation
signals. IDU
Modem Modem

Uplink Direction
A modem is used to restore the original signals by eliminating interference from the same frequency band.

Interference signal
Hub site
Cancellation signal
Tail 1
IDU
Cancels co-channel
interference. IDU
Modem Modem

Cancellation Interference
Signal Tail 2

IDU
Cancels co-channel
interference. IDU
Modem
Modem

Advantages of CCIC

Given the same spectrum and network topology, CCIC doubles network transmission capacity.
Given the same network topology and transmission capacity, CCIC doubles spectrum utilization.