LTE 6-Sectors + Virtual 4T4R

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Virtual 4T4R in macro cells
Virtual 4T4R in macro cells

• In Virtual 4T4R cells, left and right beams are formed to implement
differentiated scheduling for UEs in different beam areas.

• The eNodeB measures uplink reference signal received power

(RSRP) based on sounding reference signals (SRSs) sent by UEs. It
then determines whether to independently or jointly schedule the
UEs based on the uplink RSRP difference between left and right
beams.
Example of areas for scheduling
Network Impact

• In overlapping areas, Virtual 4T4R provides a maximum of 4-

stream gains, increases the peak rate for 4R UEs, and increases the
peak cell throughput. The RS overhead increases because four CRS
ports are simultaneously used for signal transmission. As a result,
the peak rate of 4R UEs fails to reach the theoretical value.
• In non-overlapping areas, Virtual 4T4R brings resource reuse
gains, improves the user-perceived rate, and increases the average
cell throughput.
Trial Results
Trial Results