Huawei LTE Roadmap and Solution: Wang Wanli, Senior LTE Marketing Manager

Huawei LTE Roadmap and
Solution
www.huawei.com
Author: Wang Wanli, Senior LTE marketing manager

Email: wangwanli@huawei.com
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Contents
LTE Industry Updates
Huawei LTE Roadmap and Solution
Case Study
LTE Deployment Booming in Global MBB Market
159 Commercial Launches in 12Q4 All Bands Evolve to LTE

160 159 MHz
Forecast
140 2600 43
Forecast
The fastest
120
developing wireless 1800 39
100 technology ever
800 8
Oct. 1 # of commercial LTE
80 105
700 13 networks in different
60 bands
47
2100 4
40
20
17 2300 4
2
0 AWS 10
2009 2010 2011 2012
October 1, 2012 © GSA Oct. 1, 2012 © GSA
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 3

LTE Devices Rapidly Increasing with Superstar Products
300% Growth of LTE Device Superstar UE support LTE
Oct. 2012 ~800

Dec 2012 iPhone 5:
Forecast 5 Million sold in 3 days
>300%
137 467 Oct. 2012
Huawei
2012 Ascend P1
Jun 2011
2 16 Tablet Multi-band / Multi-mode is the trend

28 Router
104 4-Core, GUL-FDD/TDD, Chipsets for all major bands
108 Module
USB modem
36 26 Phone
Femtocell
Notebook K3V2 Snapdragon

GL1800 Refarming: Key to Success of LTE
39 Commercially launched • Total 75MHz in 1800M Band

• Most operators owns10~25MHz
• 1800M spectrum underused
• GL1800 co-site, co-coverage

• Larger capacity than HSPA+
Continents with commercial LTE1800MHz • Frequency ready

• 30%~50% TCO saving by
Source: GSA report. Oct 2012 SingleRAN
 39 LTE1800 networks commercially

• Eco-system is mature
launched ... • 98 LTE1800 announced devices
 18 LTE1800 on-going deployment
23 were built by Huawei • iPHone5 support L1800

Contents
Case Study
Released
LTE eRAN FDD Feature Roadmap Overview Ready for Contract

Planned
Planning
eRAN2.x eRAN3.0 eRAN6.0 eRAN7.0 and Later

3GPP Release 9 3GPP Release 10 3GPP Release 10 3GPP Release 11
Radio Performance Radio Performance LTE Advanced LTE Advanced

• Compact Bandwidth • UL Intra-eNB CoMP • Carrier Aggregation • DL 4x2 MU-MIMO
• Flexible User Steering • Adaptive ICIC • Static TDM eICIC • DL CoMP
• Distance based Handover • Carrier Aggregation (>2 CC)
Service Radio Performance • UL SU-MIMO
• Flash CSFB Service • Advanced Receiver • eICIC (CA based)
• ETWS • LAI based CSFB • Control Channel IRC
Radio Performance
SON SON Service • PUCCH CoMP
• RACH Optimization • Network Geographic Observation • CMAS
Service
• Coverage Evaluation • Dynamic DRX • eMBMS
Transport and Security • Traffic Map
• Offload (SIPTO / LIPA)
• IPv6 & IPv4 Dual Stack SON
• Intelligent Access Class Control
• S1, X2 over IPv6 Transport and Security • Network Geographic Observation
• IPSec for IPv6 • Drop Call Analysis SON
Energy Saving • Integrated Firewall (L2 & L3) • Sniffer based Rapid Self Configuration • HetNet MLB
• PSU Intelligent Sleep Mode
(for Pico & Atom) Transport and Security
Transport and Security • Security Operation Center
• Ethernet OAM (Y.1731)
2011Q3 2012Q3 2013Q3 >2014

Huawei LTE Key Values Overview
No-Edge Network Efficient Network

• Enhanced user experience in cell edge • Efficient spectrum utilization
• Smooth user experience in Multi- • Efficient smart device usage
RAT/layer network • Efficient operation
• Deep indoor coverage
SingleRAN LTE • Broad Pipe

• Smooth evolution
• Quick deployment

SingleRAN LTE
No.1 SingleRAN Convergence  One Cabinet
 Baseband Convergence
 Blade RRU

SingleRAN New Cabinet Highlights
 900M
 1.8G
 2.1G
2 BBU
6 RFU
6+3 RRU 2*60W
2*40W
BTS3900A
1 High capacity to support up to 6RFUs+9RRUs
96 %
PLUS
Power
Efficiency
2 3 4
Easy expansion with stackable installation. Energy Saving with high power efficiency Improved heat dissipation

Baseband Evolution to Multi-mode Convergence
Saving Boards
SingleOM
Saving Boards GSM UMTS LTE
UBBP
SingleOM
Saving BBU UMPT
GSM UMTS LTE
future
WBBP LBBP
SingleOM
GSM UMTS LTE UMPT
Co-UBBP
WBBP LBBP
eRAN6.0
• Unified base band processing
GTMU UMPT LMPT
card.
Co-UMPT • Baseband support multi-mode
eRAN3.0 concurrent.
• Unified control card.
• Unified maintenance
Co-BBU
• GU, GL, UL in same BBU with

different boards
• GUL co-transmission

Blade RRU: Flexible Assembled RRU
RRU3938
……
1.8G
12L/2*40W
IBW:35M
GA:2013Q2
5 minutes for new RRU installation
 Faster for new RF installation: 12L/14KG, smaller size, standardized shape.

 Seamlessly assembled as One Box, easier site acquisition.
 Flexible combination for multiple bands : 2.6G ,900M, 1800M, 2.1G, and more.
 Separated installation and maintenance for each module.

No-Edge Experience
100+% more throughput on cell edge
 Better experience in cell edge
 Better experience indoor
 Better experience Cross-Layer

eRAN3.0 2012Q3
UL Intra-eNodeB CoMP: 10% Cell Edge Throughput Gain

UL CoMP with Co-demodulation & 2*Rx Gain (eRAN3.0, LBBPd1)
Interference Rejection Without CoMP With CoMP
7% ~ 10%
Without CoMP
10% ~ 16%
Cell2
Cell0
Cell average throughput (Mbps) Cell Edge throughput (Mbps)
Intra-eNB CoMP (* Simulation assumption: 10MHz, 2-Sector CoMP)
UE1
UE2 4*Rx Gain (eRAN6.0, LBBPd2)

Cell1
Without CoMP With CoMP
3%
 Gain for UE1: Co-demodulated.
 Gain for UE2: Interference (UE1) Rejection.
5%
 Improve capacity, coverage, and compatible with legacy UE Cell average throughput (Mbps) Cell Edge throughput (Mbps)
(* Simulation assumption: 10MHz, 2-Sector CoMP)

eRAN3.0 2012Q3
Adaptive ICIC: 30% Cell Edge Throughput Increase
Cell edge interference lead to low With Adaptive ICIC

throughput eCoordinator2.0
(2013Q3)
Frequency: reuse=1 Frequency: reuse=3
 Adaptive ICIC switch on/off

 Support cell edge frequency
reuse (1, 3, 6)
High
Low Low 30%
improved
Cell Edge Cell Edge Cell Edge Cell Edge
Interference Throughput Interference Throughput
Unique cell edge frequency reuse 6 in telecom industry

eRAN6.0 2013Q3
Uplink Control Channel IRC: 30% Gain in UL Coverage

IRC: Interference Rejection Combining
Scenario: Urban area’ small ISD (Inter Site Distance) sites Control Channel
IRC vs. MRC
UEs Interfering on PRACH and PUCCH
PUCCH IRC
 2.5~3dB gain in 2Rx

 3.7~4.2dB gain in 4Rx
Victim cell Interfering cell
PRACH IRC

Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH/PRACH) IRC
 Increase UL control channel coverage
 Improve network access success rate
 Support of adaptive switch between MRC and IRC

eRAN6.0 2013Q3
Advanced Receiver (PSIC): 16% Gain in UL Cell Average Throughput
AR(PSIC) Applied Scenarios:

16% UL cell average throughput
Huawei ASIC UL MU-MIMO + LMMSE UL MU-MIMO+ SIC
16%
Parallel Soft
• UL MU-MIMO
Interference
Cancellation
BBU
• Symbols of one UE Uplink Cell Average Throughput

(2Rx, UL MU-MIMO+SIC vs. UL MU-MIMO+LMMSE)
 Based on Huawei ASIC

 PSIC handles interference for UL MU-MIMO and symbols of one UE
 Supported by LBBPd1/LBBPd2/LBBPd3 PSIC: Parallel Soft Interference Cancellation

AtomCell for Deep Coverage in Various Scenarios
1 BTS3202E 2 BTS3202B 3 BTS3203E

Outdoor hotspots or blind spot Indoor hotspots Outdoor hotspots
(2011Q4 GA) ( 2012Q3 GA) (2013Q2 GA)
2.6G/2.1G(2013Q1)
2.6G: 2.6G/2.1G
2*5W@9.7L/11.5kg
2*125mW@2.6L/2kg 4*1W@ 5.2L/6.5Kg
( support external
antenna/ internal ( support external ( internal antenna)
antenna/ internal
external)
antenna)
Flexible Backhaul Solution
FE/GE Macro site

xDSL AtomCell site
Microwave/Wi-Fi/eRelay xPON

eRAN6.0 2013Q3
Static TDM eICIC: 30% Coverage Extension for Small Cell

 Macro and Micro LTE HetNet Sub-frames
 Coverage of micro is limited by interference of macro
Coverage with eICIC Time

Almost Blank Sub-frame ( ABS)
Synchronized Sub-frames
Coverage without eICIC
ABS allocated for cell edge UEs of

Micro eNodeB
30% expansion
Cell Range Expansion (CRE) Area

30% gain
 eICIC requires R10 UE

No eICIC (ABS + RE) eICIC (ABS + RE)
 Macro and micro cells must be time-synchronized

Efficient Network
30+% more efficiency
 Efficient Spectrum Utilization

 Efficient smart device usage
 Efficient operation
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Compact Bandwidth: 22% More Capacity in GL1800 Refarming
Compact
200KHz Guard Band (Standard) bandwidth
GSM LTE GSM carriers LTE carrier Normal
18.4MHz bandwidth
Sharper Filter
15MHz
Edge RB squeezed 6MHz 3.4MHz 15MHz
Case: Total bandwidth = 24.4MHz
Compact Bandwidth
Compact Capacity +22% GL1800 Co-RRU@10MHz is planning

Bandwidth Available RB
number Compact
(MHz)
4.8 25 Sharper Filter
• No impact to UE
• Full use of frequency
18.22 92 6RB squeezed
15M (75RB) 18.4M (92RB) • Unique value to operators
18.58 94 4RB squeezed
18.94 96 2RB squeezed with limited spectrum

eRAN6.0 2013Q3
LTE-A CA Enhances Multi-Carrier Spectrum Efficiency

Carrier Aggregation Scenarios  Peak Rate per User Doubled
Carrier 1 Carrier 2 150Mbps
 Intra-band CA continuous
300Mbps
150Mbps R10 UE
Carrier 1 Carrier 2 DL 2*2MIMO @ 20MHz, CA: 40MHz
 Intra-band CA non-continuous  Better Experience in Cell Edge
Carrier 1 Band 1 Carrier 2

Assign more RB
Carrier 2 Band 2 for cell edge UE Carrier 1
edge center
 Inter-band CA
Mbps
CA
2600M + 800M No-CA
2.6G
dual-carrier dual-band …
eRAN3.0 2012Q3
Enhanced CSFB: Shorten CSFB Time 30%
Flash CSFB LAI Based CSFB

 CSFB 1.3s
to UMTS saving  CSFB 1~2s
to UMTS saving
 CSFB to GSM saving 2s  CSFB to GSM saving 2~3s
GSM/UMTS CN LTE CN
RAN Info Fallback to same

LAI, avoid location
update procedure GUL
No need to read GUL

SIB in G/U
TA3/LA1
GU RAN GUL
LTE RAN

GSM/UMTS Fast Return to LTE , Delay Reduced 90%
Without fast return

PS PS Ready LTE
cell
LTE CSFB GSM/UMTS
reselection
CSFB Fast Return 8s after UE idle

With fast return
PS PS Ready LTE
CSFB GSM/UMTS
GSM / UMTS
• CSFB from LTE to GSM/UMTS for voice 500ms after CS call

• UE is redirected to LTE immediately after CSFB ends
• Huawei GBSS14.0 / RAN14.0 supported fast return 7.5s delay reduced
• UE should be GSM/UMTS/LTE multi-mode
improves the PS service users experience

eRAN6.0 2013Q3
Dynamic DRX Saves 60% of UE RF Power
Smartphone Challenge
Frequent Data VOD VoIP

Heartbeat No DRX Traffic
High Traffic Low traffic Heartbeat
Avoid Signaling DRX 25% Saving
Traditional
Strom Method
Dynamic 60% Saving
DRX
Always Online
Dynamic
DRX
Short Battery Life
DRX Ultra-long DRX
Cycle Cycle
 Always online: 70% less signaling for heartbeat Save 60% UE RF power
Continuous Save 25% UE
 Ultra-Long DRX cycle: Up to 60% UE RF power Receive RF power Always online: resolve
signaling storm
saved in heartbeat-only period.
 Fast out-of –sync: Reduce PUCCH resource
 Availabe in eRAN6.0 Adaptive switch between different modes

Integrated OSS：ATAE 1200 eNE
Unified Hardware Platform for All OSS Products Soft Expansion

eNE 1200
(M2000/PRS/TranSight/Nastar…)
800
400 17
11
9 Add Add
2 Blades 6 Blades
iManager 11 iManager 12 iManager 13
Example: One Cabinet for 1200 eNE (M2000+PRS)
Advanced Telecommunications 1200 eNE (M2000+PRS)

Application Environment
+ 253% - 75% - 80% - 50%
Capacity Power Footprint Delivery
1200 eNE ， Max. 60000 Ucells (KPI-counter, 60 minutes) ATAE vs. Traditional Server

Typical Configuration : M2000+PRS, 800 eNE
800 eNE:
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
M2000-Standby
PRS-Standby
DB-Standby
M20000-DB
M2000-DB
PRS-DB
M2000
M2000
M2000
OSMU
LSW
LSW
PRS
TS
M2000+PRS
Typical Configuration Add New Blade from 400 eNE
NE Type Conversion Number of Total Number of Total Number of eNE

Unit Equivalent NEs Unit of Mobitel of Mobitel
GBSS 1 TRX 1/75 15,000 200
WRAN 1 Cell 1/35 8,000 230
eRAN 1 Cell 1/42 180 5
Based on the conditions: All-counter, 30 minutes, if 15 minutes, the Number of eNB is 1.7 times

SingleSON Improve Multi-RAT/Layer Network Operation Efficiency
SingleSON Architecture
SingleSON features are distributed at multiple
M2000 Professional products like
Auto configuration
Auto maintenance Service SingleRAN, eCoordinator, and OSS.
Human involved
network analysis
and optimization
Response Process
Scale
Time Complexity
SingleRAN eCoordinator
Multi-RAT/Multi-layer Slow Large High
Self-optimization
• GSM Fast Small Low

• UMTS
• LTE Auto optimization
Satisfy different requirement of response time
(milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours level)

PnP: Improving Commissioning Efficiency up to 50%
 Commissioning and planning  Marco Site and AtomCell PnP

occupy 41% of rollout cost.
1. Auto IPSec 2. Auto SW
Tunnel Setup Download
Commissioning
M2000
Planning
23% 18%
Security AtomCell Marco Site
11%
GW
3. Auto Planning 4. Auto
7% (AtomCell Only) Configuration
30%
11%
 Up to 50% commissioning efficiency improved
 Up to 90% Planning efficiency improved for AtomCell
Huawei wireless intelligence
 IPSec tunnel automatic setup to enhance the security of data
transmission PnP: Plug and Play

Multi-RAT ANR: Save 90% Manual Neighbor Configuration
 More neighbor cells, modes and  Multi-RAT ANR :

frequencies
MR Generate neighboring cell
18x
108 relations automatically
60
10x G-Cell A U-Cell 1 L-Cell B
6
U-Cell 1 … …
LTE
L-Cell B G-Cell A G-Cell A
UMTS GSM … L-Cell B U-Cell 1
GSM GSM/UMTS GSM/UMTS/LTE
eCoordinator
Number of faults generated by neighbor cells:
More  Unique bi-directional inter-RAT ANR in telecom industry
30%
 Industry 1st commercial ANR (German Operator)
GSM/UMTS GSM/UMTS/LTE ANR: Automatic Neighbor Relation; MR: Measurement Report
Multi-RAT ANR should be realized by both eCoordinator and eRAN features and supported by UE

CODR: Fast Detection and Recovery of Cell Outage
Cell Outage Problems Cell Outage

Call Drop
Access Failure M2000
Poor Experience
Detect
Recovery
Scenario 1: Activate Cell Scenario 2: Handover
CODR: Cell outage detect

and recovery
CODR should be realized by both

M2000 and NE features
Shorten Service Failure Duration and Ensure End User Experience

Contents
Case Study
Everything, Everywhere in UK: World’s Largest GL1800 Network
Challenge and Need Nationwide coverage
 High OPEX & poor performance on legacy
GSM1800 network
 Quickly provide a competitive LTE service
(10,000+ sites) Dense Urban Sub-urban Rural
 50MHz+ in 1800M, difficult to cover such wide
spectrum
RRU
Indoor Distributed
Solution and Benefit GigaSite BTS3900L DBS3900
BBU
 GigaSite solution: High integration, easy
deployment, lower power consumption and
12 RFU + 6 RRU 9 RRU
maintenance cost
MSR RRU3929
 High Performance MSR RF modules: High Tx MRFUd
GSM+LTE (2X80W) （2×60W）
Power and wide IBW (2X80W) support GSM+LTE
dual-mode
 E2E GL1800 Refarming: greatly save CAPEX and Huawei Huawei
OPEX, fast time-to-market GL1800 UE
Ascend P1 E392

M1 Singapore : LTE Introduction and GSM Modernization
Excellent Performance in LTE1800 Network
Challenges and Needs
• Fast growth mobile data and low growth service
revenue
• Boosting in data traffic bring hotspot congesting and
effect experience
• Keep leading in Singapore MBB market
Solutions and Benefits

• Innovative DBS solution L2600 and GL1800 --From M1 advertisement on straits times
• Huawei E2E LTE1800 solutions meet MBB
Southeast Asia’s 1st LTE launched on Jun. 21th 2011
 Tailored L2600/1800 dual band device provided by Huawei
E398 E392
 Refarming Buffer Zone can eliminate GL interference on
the same frequency
 HetNet (Multi-Layer Coverage) to improve spectrum
efficiency and offload Hotspot Traffic
FDD LTE 2600 FDD LTE: D800/900/1800/2100/2600
• Multi-band combination to meet both capacity and coverage HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS 2100 HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS 900/2100
requirements 5 FDD Bands all-in-one
The First Multimode
LTE Modem in the world Multimode LTE Stick

Australia OPTUS: GL1800 Refaring with GU Swap
Optus is the NO.2 VHA

mobile operator in 5463 25%
Telstra
10437
Challenges and Needs Australia with 27% 3G Optus 48%
market share 5960 27%
• Compete in MBB market. Competitor already launched
LTE service
• Lack of new spectrum for LTE 3G Sub. includes WBB （Jun 2011） k subs
Benefits
• TCO saving is needed for multi-RAT network operation
• TCO Saving
– Synergy GSM/UMTS swap rollout by co-cabinet solution
Solutions – MSR Ready, GU900 & GL1800 simultaneously, Co-
• SingleRAN large capacity site: BTS3900L OAM and resource reuse
for GUL • Fastest
– MBB speeds up to 21Mbps for UMTS，
• Mature MSR module: mRFUd for GU900 &
150Mbps for LTE
GL1800
– Delivery in time
• Most Advanced Mobile Network
– Field-Proven best LTE network (Optus is running an
BTS3900L LTE1800 trial for over 1,000 users in Newcastle and the
mRFUd Hunter Valley areas of New South Wales )

Thank you
www.huawei.com
Singapore M1: Desirable Capacity Gain of UL Intra-eNB CoMP
Single UE Throughput in Cell Edge Single UE Throughput in Cell Middle
CoMP CoMP
CoMP CoMP Off
On Off On
CoMP Verified in Orchard Road,

CBD of Singapore
UL 2Rx CoMP Cell Middle Cell Edge

eRAN3.0
(Intra-Site, 2cells) Throughput (Mbps) Throughput (Mbps)
CoMP On 12 4.5
Single User CoMP Off 6.5 2
CoMP Gain 84.6% 125%

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Author: Wang Wanli, Senior LTE marketing manager

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

LTE Industry Updates

Huawei LTE Roadmap and Solution

159 Commercial Launches in 12Q4 All Bands Evolve to LTE

October 1, 2012 © GSA Oct. 1, 2012 © GSA

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 3

300% Growth of LTE Device Superstar UE support LTE

Oct. 2012 ~800

2 16 Tablet Multi-band / Multi-mode is the trend

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 4

39 Commercially launched • Total 75MHz in 1800M Band

• GL1800 co-site, co-coverage

Continents with commercial LTE1800MHz • Frequency ready

 39 LTE1800 networks commercially

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 5

LTE Industry Updates

Huawei LTE Roadmap and Solution

LTE eRAN FDD Feature Roadmap Overview Ready for Contract

eRAN2.x eRAN3.0 eRAN6.0 eRAN7.0 and Later

Radio Performance Radio Performance LTE Advanced LTE Advanced

2011Q3 2012Q3 2013Q3 >2014

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 7

No-Edge Network Efficient Network

SingleRAN LTE • Broad Pipe

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 8

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 9

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 10

• GU, GL, UL in same BBU with

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 11

5 minutes for new RRU installation

 Faster for new RF installation: 12L/14KG, smaller size, standardized shape.

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 12

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 13

UL Intra-eNodeB CoMP: 10% Cell Edge Throughput Gain

UE2 4*Rx Gain (eRAN6.0, LBBPd2)

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 14

Adaptive ICIC: 30% Cell Edge Throughput Increase

Cell edge interference lead to low With Adaptive ICIC

Frequency: reuse=1 Frequency: reuse=3

 Adaptive ICIC switch on/off

Unique cell edge frequency reuse 6 in telecom industry

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 15

Uplink Control Channel IRC: 30% Gain in UL Coverage

 2.5~3dB gain in 2Rx

 3.5~4.5dB gain in 2Rx

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 16

Advanced Receiver (PSIC): 16% Gain in UL Cell Average Throughput

AR(PSIC) Applied Scenarios:

• Symbols of one UE Uplink Cell Average Throughput

 Based on Huawei ASIC

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 17

1 BTS3202E 2 BTS3202B 3 BTS3203E

Flexible Backhaul Solution

FE/GE Macro site

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 18

Static TDM eICIC: 30% Coverage Extension for Small Cell

Coverage with eICIC Time

ABS allocated for cell edge UEs of

Cell Range Expansion (CRE) Area

 eICIC requires R10 UE

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Page 19