WCDMA RAN Roadmap: Martin Högberg

WCDMA RAN Roadmap
Lagos 7th March 2007
Martin Högberg
Access Solution Manager
MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

1 WCDMA RAN P5 Overview 2006-07-06
Strong momentum for HSPA
All continents
53 countries
97 commercial launches
47 networks powered by Ericsson

HSPA
Over 500 million subscribers in HSPA enabled networks

HSPA part of GSM/WCDMA family
4500
Gartner Forecast for 2011
4000
HSPA = 617m subs
Active subscriptions (Millions)
3500 WIMAX = 30m subs
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
Year End
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Analogue & Other CDM A TDM A PDC M obile WiM AX GSM HSPA/WCDM A/GSM Source: Ericsson and Gartner
Enormous economy of scale advantage

WCDMA RAN P5 offers
Higher Speed,Lower cost per GByte
14/1.4 Mbps Speed

2 x HSPA capacity
2 x Voice capacity
4 dB Coverage
200 Km Cell range

WCDMA RAN Roadmap Overview Legend:
Released
Ready for contract
Planned/Indicative
Candidate
P4 P5 P6
Enhanced Uplink, EUL • MBMS broadcast for P7
• HSDPA introduction •
efficient mobile TV
• HSPA evolution providing
• More RAB combinations • HSDPA Phase 2
• HSPA enhancements higher peak rates & capacity
• Observability enhancements • Service based HO to
• High quality voice AMR-WB
• IP Multimedia Telephony
• Streaming 128 GSM
• General IP transport
• MBMS Enhancements
• 850 MHz Support • Extended RAB portfolio
• 900 MHz supp.
• IP transport enhancements
• IP pseudo wire for Iub
• 1700 and 17/2100
support
P4 P5 P6 P7
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
All dates are GA dates

Now! (P5)
P7
HSPA evolution P8 candidates
Higher speed, Lower cost per GByte

Downlink Speed
[Mbps]
64QAM+
40
2x2 MIMO
i on
t
Rel. 7 olu
28
2x2 MIMO Ev
Rel. 7
21
64QAM Rel. 7
16QAM
14 Rel. 5
Rel. 6
2ms TTI
Rel. 6
10 ms TTI
Uplink Speed
1.4 5.8 12 [Mbps]
Maintained leadership
BS position
28 Mbps Downlink Drive route

BLER < 15% @ 8Mbps
SW upgrade (P7) & 6 PAs BLER < 15% @ 10Mbps
2x2 MIMO MISO

(UE RX div)
MIMO-GRAKE GRAKE-2
10Mbps 10Mbps
500m 500m
Higher Speed over the cell area

WCDMA FWT Roadmap Overview Released Indicative
HSDPA HSDPA Low end HSPA 7.2/1.4
Ready for contract Candidate
1.8 Mbps 7.2 Mbps HSPA 7.2/1.4 and 900 MHz
W20 W25 W26 W30

3G 3G
W35 Evolved LTE
W21 W22 W300
W200
Sotware Releases
1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 3.0
RAN RAN RAN

P5 P6 P7
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
2006 2007 2008 2009

Application performance
14 internet radio stations encoded at 320 kbps (VBR) each

Live WCDMA R99 + HSDPA, One carrier
HSDPA 3.6 Mbps performance

Asia, August 2006
Good Coverage
Median bitrate
3.1 Mbps
Mobile
App Throughput Distribution (Between Fast & Slow Mov ing UE) Bad Coverage
14.00% 120.00%
Median bitrate
12.00%
pdf (W alking)
pdf (Fast Moving)
cdf (W alking)
Median bitrate
100.00%
2.1 Mbps walking 1.5 Mbps

cdf (Fast Moving)
10.00%
80.00%
1.7 Mbps 60 km/h

8.00%
pdf (%)
cd f (%)
60.00%
6.00%
40.00%
4.00%
20.00%
2.00%
0.00% 0.00%
100 500 900 1300 1700 2100 2500 2900 3300 3700
App Throughput (kbits/s)
High Peak rates in Macro NWs

HSDPA 10 codes
(7.2 Mbps+Dynamic Code Allocation)
Sweden: September 2006

Codes
HSDPA + R99 HS codes
10
7
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps user
14 R99 PS users

Enhanced Uplink 1.4 Mbps
Sweden, December 2006 (P5)
Capacity
EUL + R99
EUL
R99
EUL:1 EUL:2 EUL:3 EUL:4 R99:1 R99:2 R99:3 R99:4

Time
Higher Speed, Higher Capacity: No Carrier upgrade

Enhanced Uplink 1.4 Mbps
Sweden, December 2006 (P5)
IP throughput Speed vs coverage

kbps Drive test
1400
1200
1000
800 EUL
600 R99
400
200
0
-70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120
RSCP
Peak rate down to very low coverage levels

Further Latency reductions
Measured Ping time with enhanced uplink
core/
UE 13 ms RBS RNC 2 ms service
NW
From received in Out of the 13 ms - 2

RBS to start ms was in
transmit core/service NW
Radio
interface UE  Total measured ping time 47 ms
– 17 ms radio interface (TTI, TTI alignment)
– 17 ms due to UE
CN/SN
RAN
Ericsson RAN contribution – Only 11 ms

Mobility phase 2
HSDPA phase 2
 Supports un-interrupted services at

– RNC border crossings (Iur)
– Inter frequency handover
– 3G to 2G transition HS
HS DCH
DCH
– HSDPA to non-HSDPA area transition
Common
Common
 Mobility of the HSDPA multi-RAB SRB

SRB
(CS+PS)
Idle
Idle
Improved HS service perception

11 new RABs
Interactive UL, 128 kbps

Interactive UL, 384 kbps
Speech+PS (3 types)
Two times PS I/B
Speech+Two times PS I/B
Multimode AMR
Speech + HSDPA 64
Speech + HSDPA 384
EUL RAB
Speech + Interactive UL, 128 kbps
Speech + Interactive UL, 384 kbps

R99 RABs example
 R99 UL 128 Kbps and UL 384 Kbps

– Faster to send e-mail, and photos from the mobile
– Interesting for R99 smart phones and when R99 is used as
modem
– Bridge the gap before volumes of HSDPA smart phones

PS Interactive RAB in P5
EUL/HSDPA Interactive in P5
 EUL/HSDPA interactive EUL/HSDPA
RAB
 Improved 64/HSDPA and DCH/HSDPA Interactive in P5
384/HSDPA 64/HSDPA 384/HSDPA
– Up to 15 codes
DCH/DCH Interactive in P5
– Included in channel 64/384 128/384 384/384
switching
64/128 128/128 384/128
– Fall back to release 99
64/64 128/64 384/64
 Several new interactive
rates on DCH FACH
 URA_PCH
Idle URA

Speech + PS I/B RAB in P5
 A number of new speech

Speech + Speech +
and PS interactive data 64/HSDPA 384/HSDPA
combinations
– Could be established from
speech Speech+
64/384
– Could also be from release of
interactive from speech + Speech+
64/128
2xinteractive
– Channel switching between Speech+ Speech+
64/64 128/64
the data rates
Speech+
0/0

UTRAN Registration Areas Handling
HSPA EUL/HSDPA
DCH/HSDPA
64/HSDPA 384/HSDPA
 Speech call set up times and PS re-activation time DCH/DCH

are shorter when an UE are in URA_PCH state, 64/384 128/384 384/384
compared with from Idle 64/128 128/128 384/128
64/64 128/64 384/64
 RB setup time from URA_PCH and CELL_FACH are ~1s CELL_FACH
comparable URA_PCH
 RAN resources saved by having the UE in CELL_FACH for ~2-2.5s
shorter periods Idle
 Reduced battery consumption in UE
 No radio/RBS resources consumed for a UE in

URA_PCH
 Possible to keep UE in URA_PCH state for long periods
resulting in improved end user performance
RNC
URA 1
URA 3
URA 2

Multi mode AMR-NB
 RAB with several rates (12.2, 7.95, 5.9, 4.75 kbps)
 Co-exists with today's AMR 12.2 kbps RAB
– Selection based on rates in RAB assignment from MSC
 For multi mode AMR-NB, the RNC selects the rate over the radio
– Selection based on load - operator configurable
– Rate selected at call set up - only minor additional gain to change
also during the call
 12.2 kbps is used together with data – otherwise very many data
combinations
 Gives the possibility to serve more users
30% capacity increase for 7.95 kbps mode

50-60% capacity increase for 5.9 kbps mode
80% capacity increase for 4.75 kbps mode
Dynamic code Allocation
Dynamic Code Allocation
HSDPA phase 2
60
50 # Voice Users / cell

10 2 40
# HSDPA codes 30
20
3 # HSDPA codes
10
0
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Time of Day
Efficient pooling of baseband resources to

adapt to busy hour for Speech and HSDPA
Dynamic Code allocation
– HSDPA dynamic in P5 (1-15 codes)
Dynamic HSDPA code

allocation (0-15 codes)
SF=1
Allocated code CCH
SF=2
R99
SF=4
SF=8 Blocked code
SF=16
HSDPA
SF=32
SF=64
SF=128
DL CCH R99 traffic HSDPA

Equivalent to 6 10 codes, SF=16
voice or 5% of
code tree

Dynamic HSDPA code

SF=1
Allocated code CCH
SF=2
R99
SF=4
SF=8 Blocked code
SF=16
HSDPA
SF=32
SF=64
SF=128
HSDPA
DL CCH R99 traffic
3 codes, SF=16
Equivalent to 6
voice or 5% of
code tree

Dynamic HSDPA code

SF=1
Allocated code CCH
SF=2
R99
SF=4
SF=8 Blocked code
SF=16
HSDPA
SF=32
SF=64
SF=128
DL CCH R99 traffic HSDPA

Equivalent to 6 7 codes, SF=16
voice or 5% of
code tree

Dynamic HSDPA code

SF=1
Allocated code CCH
SF=2
R99
SF=4
SF=8 Blocked code
SF=16
HSDPA
SF=32
SF=64
SF=128
R99 traffic HSDPA

13 codes, SF=16

Dynamic Code Allocation
(Incl. Code multiplexing) Sweden, August 2006
Codes
R99 + HSDPA
15
HS codes
6-8
4 HSDPA
1.8 Mbps users
9 R99 PS users
10 codes fixed allocation. => ~ 30 voice calls left.

Gain: 30 additional calls, 100% gain.
Code multiplexing
HSDPA Code Multiplexing and HS-SCCH
Power Control
 Complement to time multiplexing
 Share the HS-DSCH resource among

users in the code domain
 Transmit information to up to 4 users per

2ms TTI by using separate codes to the
users
 HS-SCCH power control reduces the

RBS output power needed for the HS-
SCCHs and thereby increases the
system capacity
10-20% increased cell capacity for HSDPA users

2x HSDPA & Voice capacity
Superior carrier efficiency
Voice HSDPA
- AMR 5.9 kbps - Code Multiplexing
- Advanced UE receivers - Dynamic code allocation
from EMP & Qualcomm - Advanced UE receivers
from EMP & Qualcomm
- 6x2 supports 1000
Erlangs per RBS
Lower cost per GByte

Enhanced Admission Control
Admission Control (enh)
 Enhancement
– Soft congestion functionality is enhanced whereby a voice
call is admitted by lowering the bit rate of a packet users
 Up to 30% more users admitted

Improved Downlink Coverage
Allowing UEs to access down to -119 dBm (instead of

previous -115 dBm), thereby increasing the accessibility
and coverage of the RAN (requires 3GPP rel 5 UEs).
Increased accessibility
Improved indoor coverage
Reduced number of sites

• Today wo Improved DL Coverage: UE can hold call but is not allowed to
make a call.
• Why can it not make a call? Because Idle mode signal level < -115 dBm
• Why can it hold a call? Quality is still good because of little interference
from other cells

Mobile Broadband Downunder
WCDMA – the solution for serving an entire continent
Telstra An incumbent's strategy...
• WCDMA – urban and rural

• Nation wide coverage (98% population)
• Broadband to fixed and mobile users
• Voice, video and multimedia communication
One network, one technology, one service offering –

Everywhere!
10 dB coverage, 200 km cell range
 Mobile and Wireless broadband services
– for all and everywhere
 The RAN solution (freq band independent)

– 40W RBS output power, 6dB higher pilot
– UE access allowed down to -119 dBm, 4dB gain
– Best in class RBS sensitivity
– 80 & 200 km extended range feature
Measurement:
3dB points (blue lines)
2.3 Mbps DL, 384 kbps UL

at 200 km range 200km
160km
150km
100km
50km (144.75938,-36.51694)
MT BURRUMBOOT_CDMA
HORSHAM_CDMA
(141.83222,-36.75167)
MT ARAPILES _CDMA
Bacchus Marsh Airfield

(144.4231,-37.7313)

Service based HO to GSM
for speech
Service Based Handover
 Description:
– Divide subscribers in service categories
when setting up a voice call
– Gold members stay in WCDMA
– Silver members handed over to GSM
 Benefit
– Balancing load between UMTS and GSM
– Possible to off-load WCDMA cells

Basic features
New or enhanced in P5
Radio Network HSDPA & EUL features
– Emergency call (enh) – Fast HSDPA dynamic power allocation
– Admission control (enh)
– Channel switching DL (enh)
– Statistical Observability (enh)
– License control for features
– Service differentiated congestion handling (enh)
– Channel switching UL
– Throughput based downswitch
– Configurable priority of neighbour cell relations
– Fast power congestion control RABs & Services
– Active TX chain gain calibration … no basic features …
Transport Network
– ATM PVC/PVP support
– Dynamic AAL2 Connections
– Link redundancy (enh)
– ATM interfaces in RAN (enh) RAN Management & System Improvements
– Mub routing – Performance management (enh)
– AAL2 Quality of service separation (enh) – Configuration management (enh)
– AAL2 path with UBR (enh) – Accessibility (enh)
– Simplified Transport configuration – Product Inventory (enh)
– IP interfaces in RAN – Backup (enh)
– Iub optimazition – WCDMA RAN P5 System improvements
Optional features
Radio Network HSDPA & EUL features
– GSM handover and cell reselection (enh) – HSDPA mobility ph2
– Inter-frequency handover and cell reselection (enh) – HSDPA Dynamic Code Allocation
– Utran Registration Area Handling – HSDPA flexible scheduler
– RES – HSDPA Code Multiplex. & HS-SCCH power control
– Emergency call redirect – High DL Bit rate support up to 10 codes
– Service based Handover – Very High DL Bit rate support up to 15 codes
– Core Network Hard Handover – HSDPA TN optimization (enh)
– Multiband suport (enh) – HSDPA upgrade from 16 to 32 users
– Domain Specific Access Class Barring – EUL introduction
– Support for MSC in pool – EUL Mobility
– Support for SGSN in pool – EUL up to 4 users per cell
– Shared RAN (MOCN) – EUL up to 16 users per cell
– Extended range 80km – 1.4 Mbps EUL
– Extended range 200km – Enhanced UL TN optimization
– A-GPS positioning for commercial services – Channel Element capacity ladder for E-UL
– Improved downlink coverage
– Max bit rate capability for QoS profiling (enh)
RAN Management & System Improvements
– Recording Observability for General Performance
Event Handling

Optional features (cont)
Transport Network RABs & Services
– Transport Aggregation Hub for WCDMA RAN (enh) – HSDPA interactive 384/HS RAB, (enh)
– AAL2 Switching for Transport Aggregation (enh) – HSDPA interactive 64/HS RAB, (enh)
– AAL2 Switching Capacity Expansion (enh) – Two times PS I/B
– DL flow control for PS I/B on DCH – Speech and Two times PS I/B RAB for packet data
– SS7 over IP – Speech and 0 kbps packet data rate
– Iu_PS user plan over IP – Interactive RAB for 128 kbps UL
– IMA bandwidth adaptation – Interactive RAB for 384 kbps UL
– AAL2 QoS handling – Conversational RAB for multimode AMR speech
– Speech 12.2 and HSDPA 64/HS RAB combination
– Speech 12.2 and HSDPA 384/HS RAB combination
– EUL RAB
– Speech and Interactive RAB for 128 kbps UL
– Speech and Interactive RAB for 384 kbps DL


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WCDMA RAN Roadmap

Lagos 7th March 2007

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

47 networks powered by Ericsson

Over 500 million subscribers in HSPA enabled networks

3500 WIMAX = 30m subs

Enormous economy of scale advantage

14/1.4 Mbps Speed

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

Higher speed, Lower cost per GByte

28 Mbps Downlink Drive route

2x2 MIMO MISO

Higher Speed over the cell area

W20 W25 W26 W30

1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 3.0

RAN RAN RAN

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

HSDPA 3.6 Mbps performance

2.1 Mbps walking 1.5 Mbps

1.7 Mbps 60 km/h

High Peak rates in Macro NWs

Sweden: September 2006

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

EUL:1 EUL:2 EUL:3 EUL:4 R99:1 R99:2 R99:3 R99:4

Higher Speed, Higher Capacity: No Carrier upgrade

IP throughput Speed vs coverage

Peak rate down to very low coverage levels

From received in Out of the 13 ms - 2

Ericsson RAN contribution – Only 11 ms

 Supports un-interrupted services at

 Mobility of the HSDPA multi-RAB SRB

Improved HS service perception

Interactive UL, 128 kbps

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

 R99 UL 128 Kbps and UL 384 Kbps

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

384/HSDPA 64/HSDPA 384/HSDPA

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

 A number of new speech

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

 Speech call set up times and PS re-activation time DCH/DCH

compared with from Idle 64/128 128/128 384/128

64/64 128/64 384/64

 RB setup time from URA_PCH and CELL_FACH are ~1s CELL_FACH

 Reduced battery consumption in UE

 No radio/RBS resources consumed for a UE in

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

30% capacity increase for 7.95 kbps mode

50 # Voice Users / cell

Efficient pooling of baseband resources to

Dynamic HSDPA code

SF=8 Blocked code

DL CCH R99 traffic HSDPA

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

Dynamic HSDPA code

SF=8 Blocked code

MTN RBS meeting 6 th July Commercial in confidence

Dynamic HSDPA code

SF=8 Blocked code

DL CCH R99 traffic HSDPA