5G Base Stations

• 8th of November 2018

• Peter Skov
• Principal Architect, RF
• Nokia Mobile Networks

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 End to end 5G capability based on Future X architecture

Digital Value Dynamic

7 Web, Enterprise 8
Platforms & Vertical apps Data Security
External data sources • New trust framework
• Ecosystem sharing
Augmented • Mass edge monitoring
6
Cognition Systems
Analytics Machine
learning
Open APIs
Management &
Orchestration
Programmable
5 SDN NFV
Network OS Dynamic customer Dynamic network Multi-operator
services optimization federation

4
Universal
Adaptive Core Access agnostic Modular, decomposed Common
converged core network functions data layer

Short
Autonomously waves
optimized coverage & wires
& capacity Long
Software- fibers
defined

Converged
0 Emerging Devices 1 Massive Scale 2 Converged 3 Smart Network Node
& Sensors Access Edge Cloud Fabric

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Flexible, innovative and open massive scale access
Common Cloud Native SW across Open Interfaces allowing multi- Zero touch and full automation through open
all different product types vendor capabilities API into analytics, AI and xRAN controller
Towards 4G
1 5 X2
Classical BTS Stand alone solution
for small scale 5G
Adaptive antenna Non cloud or virtualized AI & Analytics
Management &
Orchestration
1 2
Cloud BTS Radios connected via F1 Core Cloud –
vRAN1.0 AirScale to radio cloud Adaptive Airscale Data Center
Towards 4G
antenna RealTime BB
X2
3
Cloud 4
Radios connect directly E1 xRAN
Optimized to radio cloud – RT function F1 Controller Open
BTS embedded in the AAS Adaptive antenna Ecosystem
+ L2RT BB Data Center or
Edge Cloud Network
Full Cloud Radios connected directly to 1 Collaborat Co-create

radio cloud Edge Cloud – e

Innovate Customize
BTS RT enabled
vRAN2.0 LTE PoC ongoing Adaptive antenna
Open API
1 Adaptive Antenna 2 Airscale System module w. real-time baseband 3 Airframe with 5G VNF (non-realtime baseband)
Ethernet CPRI or Ethernet
4 Cloud optimized 5G RF + 5 Airscale System module w. real-time and non-real-time baseband
antenna (w. L1, L2 RT )
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5G Key Technology Components

#1 New spectrum #2 Beamforming #4 Multi-connectivity

90 GHz 5G
3 mm
LTE
30 GHz Wi-Fi
1 cm
10 GHz
#3 Slicing and flexibility #5 Edge computing
3 GHz time
Dt

10 cm User #3
Df
• Lean carrier
• Flexible size,
frequency

User #4 User #5

User #2
300 MHz User #2
control, TDD,
User #1
User #1

User #3 User #5
1m
One tile corresponds to the smallest user allocation
bandwidth etc Gateway
4
Massive MIMO Architecture Evolution

Legacy eCPRI
Highlights of Nokia eCPRI Fronthaul
CPRI
+ LTE/5G aligned architecture
+ Reduced fronthaul capacity need
Baseband + Reduced baseband capacity need
L2 L2 + Overall Reduced Site Solution TCO
L1High + Follows only available open standard
L1
- Slight increased weight, volume and
power consumption in RU
Fronthaul Physical Antenna MIMO Layers/Streams
Time domain Frequency Domain

RF + Antenna

L1Low L1Low Include beamforming and FFT.

RF RF

5
Confidential
Nokia and xRAN.org
Open to the future

Management &
Orchestration
A1
Management &
Orchestration
A1 xRAN
Introduce RU and Controller
open fronthaul.
B1

CU-CP CU-CP
5G 3GPP Rel 15
Open
c/u plane split E1 FH E1
DU F1 RU DU F1
CU-UP CU-UP

Also called lls-CU.

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Nokia eCPRI standardization and functional split

xRAN Fronthaul Open Specification

Nokia editor

CUS-Plane M-Plane

http://www.xran.org/specs-download

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Conventional Beamforming Massive MIMO
8T8R 64T64R

eCPRI
CPRI
Massive MIMO Antenna Unit
TD-LTE
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Solutions and Module 2017 AirScale Base Band
Conventional Beamforming Massive MIMO, 3D Beamforming, 3D MIMO

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 Optimal Massive MIMO Solution for all deployment scenarios
Site Solutions
Urban, Suburban – Dense Urban – Megacity –
Advanced Macro High Capacity Ultra Deployable Top Capacity

RFIC – Ultra dense deployment

Performance
focus 64TRX Massive MIMO – Ultra Capacity

Enhanced
coverage 16TRX Massive MIMO – Excellent Coverage with good TCO
with capacity

TCO focus CAA – Most advanced site solution with good & robust performance
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