LTE16

Impact on Baseband dimensioning

• 04-09-2015
• Krzysztof Cygan

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Agenda
LTE 16: Impact on Baseband dimensioning

Material covers impact from following features:

• FDD-LTE 16 Macro BTS:
o LTE2302 FDD-LTE 16 FSMr3 Capacity and Dimensioning
• FDD-LTE 16 FZM (Flexi Zone Micro):
o LTE2268 FDD-LTE 16 FZM Capacity and Dimensioning
• TDD-LTE 16 Macro BTS:
o LTE3211 TD-LTE 16 Performance and Capacity for FSM3
• TDD-LTE 16 FZM (Flexi Zone Micro):
o LTE2267 TD-LTE 16 FZM Capacity and Dimensioning

Note that above features are internal.

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FDD-LTE 16
Macro BTS

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FDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of Connected users 2x2 MIMO

• Table below shows maximum number of Connected users 2x2 MIMO per cell for FDD
FSMF, 2x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 2RX
(up to) 3 cells (up to) 6 cells
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 3MHz 1.4MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 3MHz 1.4MHz
per cell 840 720 600 480 120 40 - - 420 420 - -
FSMF + FBBA/C, 2x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 2RX
(up to) 3 cells (up to) 6 cells (up to) 12 cells
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
per cell 1500 1250 1000 840 840 720 600 480 - - 420 420
FSMF + 2FBBC (or +1FBBA +1FBBC), 2x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 2RX
(up to) 3 cells (up to) 6 cells (up to) 9 cells (up to) 18 cells
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
per cell *) *) *) *) *) *) *) *) 840 720 600 480 - - 420 420

*) configuration already supported with FSMF or FSMF+FBBA/C

Dual or Triple carrier configurations not considered
Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established

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FDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of Connected users 4x2 MIMO

• LTE16 FDD brings new capacity figures to max number of connected users for FSMF 20MHz and 15MHz
FSMF, 4x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 4RX
(up to) 3 cells (up to) 6 cells
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 3MHz 1.4MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 3MHz 1.4MHz
per cell 840 **) 720 **) 600 480 - - - - - - - -
FSMF + FBBA/C, 4x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 4RX
(up to) 3 cells (up to) 6 cells (up to) 12 cells
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
per cell 1500 1250 1000 840 - - 600 480 - - - -
FSMF + 2FBBC (or +1FBBA +1FBBC), 4x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 4RX
(up to) 3 cells (up to) 6 cells (up to) 9 cells (up to) 18 cells
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
per cell *) *) *) *) - - *) *) - - 600 480 - - - -

*) configuration already supported with FSMF or FSMF+FBBA/C

**) with LTE2605
Dual or Triple carrier configurations not considered
Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established

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FDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of supported cells 2x2 DL MIMO

• LTE16 FDD supports following number of cells per BTS HW

FSMF, 2x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 2RX
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 3MHz 1.4MHz

Number of supported cells 1-3 1-3 1-6 1-6 1-3 1-3

FSMF + FBBA/C, 2x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 2RX

20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
Number of supported cells 1-6 1-6 1-12 1-12

FSMF + 2FBBC (or +1 FBBA +1FBBC), 2x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 2RX
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
Number of supported cells 1-9 1-9 1-18 1-18

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FDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of supported cells 4x2 DL MIMO

• LTE16 FDD supports following number of cells per BTS HW

FSMF, 4x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 4RX
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 3MHz 1.4MHz

Number of supported cells - - 1-3 1-3 - -

FSMF + FBBA/C, 4x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 4RX

20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
Number of supported cells 1-3 1-3 1-6 1-6

FSMF + 2FBBC (or +1 FBBA +1FBBC), 4x2 DL MIMO, IRC for 4RX
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
Number of supported cells *) *) 1-9 1-9

*) configuration already supported with FSMF+FBBA/C

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FDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of 2-CC Connected users

• Maximum number of Connected users in eNB in Carrier Aggregation enabled deployment is

floating and depends on the number of UEs with configured Secondary Cell:

Max 420 Active

Cell 1 Max 100 CA UEs
Example configuration: SCell UEs Maximum number of

Cells in Carrier
 Cell 1 is SCell of Cell 2

aggregation
FSMF: CA 10 + 10 Max 100 CA PCell UEs  Cell 2 is SCell of Cell 1 Carrier Aggregation
configured users is the
Max 100 CA PCell UEs same as in LTE15A
Max 100 CA
Cell 2 SCell UEs
Max 420 Active
UEs

• At maximum 100 * 6 = 600 users could be configured with the Secondary Cell (assuming that
maxNumCaConfUeDc = 100 in all cells in this eNB)
• Total number of RRC Connected Users per eNB is then equal to: 6 * (420 – 100) = 1920
• If there are no UEs with Secondary Cell configured in the eNB, total number of Connected Users
per eNB is 6 * 420 = 2520
Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established
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FDD-LTE 16
Flexi Zone Micro (FZM)

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FDD-LTE 16 Flexi Zone Micro Maximum number of Connected users
Maximum number of Connected users per cell for FDD Flexi Zone Micro Outdoor and FDD Flexi Zone Micro Indoor

• NEW in LTE16: Intra-eNB CA LTE-L + LTE-U • NEW in LTE16: Inter-eNB CA

• Intra-eNB CA is supported only in FZM Indoor, Dual Band • Inter-eNB CA is supported in FZM Outdoor (continous Band)
Platform and FZM Indoor (Dual Band, continous Band)

FZM Indoor, Dual Band (LTE-L 1) + LTE-U 2) ), FZM Outdoor

values for licensed Cell Only values per cell
values per cell 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz 840 720 600 480
- - 300 240
FZM Indoor
For intra-eNB CA, the supported channel values per cell
combinations are:
• 5 MHz + 20 MHz 3) 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 5MHz
• 10 MHz + 20 MHz 3) 400 360 300 240

• 2x2 MIMO assumed. For inter-eNB CA, the supported channel

• Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer combinations are :
(DRB) established. • 10 MHz + 20 MHz
1) LTE-L - Licensed carrier,
• 15 MHz + 15 MHz
2) LTE-U - Unlicensed carrier
• 15 MHz + 20 MHz
3) 20MHz carrier is always LTE-U carrier (Secondary Component Carrier)
• 20 MHz + 20 MHz

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FDD-LTE 16 FZM Maximum number of 2-CC Connected users

• Maximum number of Connected users in eNB in Carrier Aggregation enabled deployment is

floating and depends on the number of UEs with configured Secondary Cell:

Cell 1 Max 300 Active UEs

Example configuration: eNB1

Cells in Carrier
Intra-eNB FZM Indoor Dual Primary Cell

aggregation
Band: CA 10 + 20 Max 100 CA PCell UEs

Cell 2 Max 100 CA Secondary Cell (LTE-U)

SCell UEs
eNB1

• At maximum 100 users from Primary Cell could be configured with the Secondary Cell
• Total number of RRC Connected Users per eNB is then equal to: 300

Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established
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FDD-LTE 16 FZM Maximum number of 2-CC Connected users

• Maximum number of Connected users in eNB in Carrier Aggregation enabled deployment is

floating and depends on the number of UEs with configured secondary cell:

Max 400 Active

Example configuration: Cell 1 Max 50 CA UEs Maximum number of
SCell UEs
Inter-eNB FZM Indoor: CA eNB 1

Cells in Carrier
 Cell 1 of eNB 1 is SCell Carrier Aggregation

aggregation
of eNB 2
20 + 20 Max 100 CA PCell UEs
configured users in
 Cell 1 of eNB2 is SCell
of eNB 1 continous band
Max 100 CA PCell UEs configuration
Cell 1 Max 50 CA
eNB 2 Max 400 Active
SCell UEs
UEs

• At maximum 50 * 2 = 100 users could be configured with the Secondary Cells (assuming that in
scenario with two eNBs 50 users is configured in Secondary Cells in Inter-eNB)
• Total number of RRC Connected Users per each eNB is then equal to: 400 – 50 = 350
• If there are no UEs with Secondary Cell configured in the Inter-eNB scenario, total number of
Connected Users per each one of the two eNBs is 400
Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established
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TDD-LTE 16
Macro BTS

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TDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of Connected users

• Table below shows maximum number of Connected users per cell for 10 MHz, 15 MHz and 20 MHz cell bandwidth for TDD DL/UL frame
configuration 1 (2:2) and 2 (3:1) in TD-LTE 16.

2/4 Tx DL MIMO/8-pipe BF, (including MRC/IRC 2/4/8 Rx)

TDD UL/DL conf1 TDD UL/DL conf2
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz
FSMF* 600** - 400 400 - 400
FSIH* 600** 600** 400 400 400 400

*with optional support of one or two extension cards

**DRX ON

Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established

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TDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of Connected users

• Maximum number of Connected users per cell with limited feature set

2/4 Tx DL MIMO, (including MRC/IRC 2/4 Rx)

TDD UL/DL conf1 TDD UL/DL conf2
20MHz 15MHz 10MHz 20MHz 15MHz 10MHz
FSMF* 800 - 550 550 - 550
FSIH* 800 800 550 550 550 550

*with optional support of one or two extension cards

Following features in TL16 are excluded:
• LTE1987 Downlink Adaptive Close Loop
SU MIMO (4x4) - TM9
• LTE2068 DL SU MIMO (8x4) with TM9
• LTE2105 TDD Uplink intra band carrier
aggregation - 2CC
• LTE2180 FDD-TDD downlink carrier
aggregation 2CCLTE568 DL 4x2 SU
MIMO
• LTE1068 S1/X2 satellite connection

Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established

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TDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of supported cells

• Table below shows actual available combinations supported with TD-LTE 16 for different HW and cell configuration variants dependently on
the MIMO/Beamforming schemes

Number of supported cells per BTS

12Tx
2Tx MIMO 2Tx MIMO 4Tx MIMO 8-pipe BF SuperCell
HW (2Rx div) (4Rx div) (4Rx div) (8Rx div) (12Rx)
FSMF + 2xFBBA 6 cells 6 cells 6 cells 3 cells 2 cells
FSMF + 1xFBBA 6 cells 4 cells 4 cells 2 cells -
Bolded:
FSMF 3 cells 2 cells 2 cells 1 cell 1 cell
updated
2xFSMF - 8 cells* 9 cells** - - since LTE15A
3xFSMF - - 12 cells** - -
FSIH+2xFBIH 12 cells - 9 cells 9 cells -
FSIH+1xFBIH 8 cells 6 cells 9 cells 6 cells 4 cells
FSIH 4 cells 2 cells 3 cells 3 cells 2 cells
2xFSIH+3xFBIH - - 12 cells - -
3xFSIH (1xFBIH per FSIH) - - 18 cells - -

*1xFBBA per FSMF ** 3xFBBA

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TDD-LTE 16 Maximum number of 2-CC Connected users

• Maximum number of RRC_Connected users in eNB in Carrier Aggregation enabled deployment is floating and depends
on the number of UEs with configured Secondary Cell:

Max 600 RRC

Max 100 CA Connected UEs
Cell 1 SCell UEs
 Cell 1 is SCell of Cell 2 Maximum number of
Exemple configuration: Max 100 CA PCell UEs  Cell 2 is SCell of Cell 1 Carrier Aggregation
FSMF+FBBA: CA 20 + 20,

Cells in Carrier
TDD frame conf 1 configured users is the

aggregation
Max 100 CA PCell UEs same as in LTE15A
Cell 2 Max 100 CA
SCell UEs
Max 600 RRC
Connected UEs

• At maximum 100 * 6 = 600 users could be configured with the Secondary Cells (assuming that maxNumCaConfUeDc
= 100 in all cells in this eNB)
• Total number of RRC_Connected Users per eNB is then equal to: 6 * (600 - 100) = 3000
• If there are no UEs with Secondary Cell configured in the eNB, total number of Connected Users per eNB is 6 * 600 =
3600
Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established

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TDD-LTE 16
Flexi Zone Micro (FZM)

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TDD-LTE 16 Flexi Zone Micro capacity numbers
• LTE16 TDD brings following capacity figures to max number of connected users for Flexi Zone Micro

Maximum Number of RRC_Connected UEs with DRB established per cell

10 MHz 15 MHz 20 MHz
Number of
HW TDD UL/DL TDD UL/DL TDD UL/DL TDD UL/DL TDD UL/DL TDD UL/DL
cells / CA*
conf 1 conf 2 conf 1 conf 2 conf 1 conf 2
2 / 2CA 356 356 356 356 356 356
Outdoor
1 / n.a. 400 400 600 400 600 400

2 / 2CA 150 150 180 180 200 200

Indoor
1 / n.a. 200 200 300 200 400 200

Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established.

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TDD-LTE 16 FZM Maximum number of 2-CC Connected users

• Maximum number of RRC_Connected users in eNB in Carrier Aggregation enabled deployment is floating and depends
on the number of UEs with configured Secondary Cell:

Max 200 RRC

Max 100 CA Connected UEs
Cell 1 SCell UEs
 Cell 1 is SCell of Cell 2 Maximum number of
Exemple configuration: Max 100 CA PCell UEs
 Cell 2 is SCell of Cell 1 Carrier Aggregation
Indoor 2CA: 20 + 20,

Cells in Carrier
configured users is the

aggregation
TDD frame conf 1
Max 100 CA PCell UEs same as in LTE15A
Cell 2 Max 100 CA
Max 200 RRC SCell UEs
Connected UEs

• At maximum 100 * 2 = 200 users could be configured with the Secondary Cells (assuming that maxNumCaConfUeDc
= 100 in all cells in this eNB)
• Total number of RRC_Connected Users per eNB is then equal to: 2* (200 - 100) = 200
• If there are no UEs with Secondary Cell configured in the eNB, total number of Connected Users per eNB is 2 * 200 =
400

Connected user = RRC connected with at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) established

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