08 - Ensuring Commercial 5G Deployments - NWS

Jason Yao
Technical Manager of Eagletek
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Introduction to 5G network deployment
Network deployment process Network deployment configurations

Real
Network
Traffic
LTE-NR split is dynamically changed to match traffic requirements
NR
LTE
frequency
Fixed LTE-NR split
time
Acceptance testing
User experience Coverage Mobility Throughputs Site planning VoLTE/NR concurrency Benchmarking
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Post-launch
Product Validation Site validation Network optimization
optimization
Site installation and

Lab & first field study Cluster tuning
integration
Site verification & Cluster verification

acceptance and acceptance
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LTE Primary – 20 MHz
CC 1 – 20 MHz NR Carrier NR primary Carrier
60 MHz 100 MHz
CC2 – 20 MHz
NR CC 1 – 100 MHz
MCG SCG
LTE Primary
NR CC 2 – 100 MHz
LTE Primary – 20 MHz NR CC 3 – 100 MHz
CC 1 – 20 MHz NR CC 4 – 100 MHz

NR Carrier
CC2 – 10 MHz 5 MHz
FR2 deployment example
CC3 – 10 MHz
Pcell + Scells PScell + Scells
FR1 deployment example
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Before 5G First Future
• First 5G spectrum deployments were in 3.5 GHz MHz 5G launch 2025
bands for capacity, and low bands (700 MHz) for
coverage, eventually with LTE refarming 3500 5G 5G
• Low-band LTE refarming enables CA between NR in 3.5
GHz and NR in low bands 2600 LT LT
• 800 MHz is normally left for coverage and VoLTE E E
2100 3G+LTE LT
• In a second phase, the refarming of 3G 2100 LTE/5G
MHz for LTE would leave 900 MHz only for E
1800 LT
2G/3G LTE E
• 2G switch off depends on M2M utilization 900 2G+3G 2G+3G
• Next step would be a gradual introduction of 800 LT LT LT
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing in the LTE Bands
E E E
between 1800-2600 MHz 700 LTE/5G LTE/5G
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Integrity Accessibility
Retainability Mobilit
y
Per cell Stationary tests:
• Beam coverage validation
• Peak throughputs Inter-site mobility tests:
• Latency • Inter-site handover success
• MIMO related issues • Handover interruption time
• Modulation • Cell coverage footprint
• Rank validation
• LTE + NR bearer utilization • Average throughput
• RACH • RACH
Intra-site mobility tests:

• Intra-site handovers success
• Handover interruption time
• RACH 5G Test Seminar
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Tier 1 operator 5G coverage map
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• Coverage
• SS-RSRP -98dBm used as out-of-coverage
threshold to filter all other results
• Mobility
• Successful handovers - clockwise and
counterclockwise
• Handover interruption time
Nemo Analyze 5G acceptance report with SSB Beam check
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• Beam patterns may be 3-dimensional –
verification requires 3D measurements
• 3D environment model helps to understand
mmWave coverage results
3D Visualizer of Nemo Analyze, SSB beam

coverage footprints visualisation from drone
measurement
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LTE – LTE HO with same
NR cell NR cells footprint – Low band
NR Cell 1 NR Cell 2
LTE LTE LTE Cell
LT 4
Cell 1 Cell
E 2 Cell 3
NR – NR HO within
LTE cells coverage on same LTE anchor
Band X
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UE 1: NR Serving RSRP UE 2: NR Serving RSRP
Significant areas
missing NR due
to LTE anchors
Same areas can

be seen having
NR configured on
UE that is forced
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UE 2– No forcing. User Experience 13
Beam sweeping: PSS, SSS, PBCH
Beam sweeping: minimum system information

over PBCH
Measure with Scanner

RACH request
UE-specific PDSCH beam: RACH response &

system information, RRC connection setup
qNB requests beam/CSI reporting
Data transmission on beamformed PDSCH

(with DMRS)
PSS = Primary Synchronization Signal SSS
UE responds with beam/CSI report = Secondary Synchronization Signal PBCH
= Primary Broadcast Channel
PSS/SSS/PBCH beam switch (handover) PBCH DMRS = PBCH Demodulation
Reference Signal
CSI-RS (DL) = Channel State Information Reference Signal TRS
= Tracking Reference Signal
Measure with Mobile SRS (UL) = Sounding Reference Signal PDSCH
= Physical
5G TestDownlink
Seminar Shared Channel
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Number of Beams Number of Strong Beams
Number of beams above coverage threshold Number of beams above coverage

by location threshold and within 5 dB of best server
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Config Customer/test Peak rate DL Avg rate DL (NR Avg rate UL (NR
case (NR only) only) only)
100MHz BW, Rank 4, MNO1 cell centre 1.2Gbps 800Mbps 195Mbps
256QAM, FR1
100MHz BW, Rank 4, MNO1 cell mid range 700Mbps 500Mbps 90Mbps
256QAM, FR1
100MHz BW, Rank 4, MNO1 cell edge 400Mbps 350Mbps 50Mbs
256QAM, FR1
60MHz BW, Rank 4, MNO2 900Mbps (1600Mbps
256QAM, FR2, MU- LTE + NR
MIMO LTE in use (60MHz+60MHz))
100MHz BW, Rank 4, Nemo test Sep 2019, 736Mbps
256QAM, FR1 Elisa live NW, Huawei
infra, Nemo Handy on
Oneplus Pro 5G
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L AT E N C Y, E M B B U S E C A S
E
Initial acceptance tests latency is tested as E2E

round trip with ping.
Criteria Max E2E Latency

NGNM 200km between 10-15ms
NR node and
EPC/NGCore
MNO1 cell centre 10ms
MNO1 cell mid range 13ms
MNO1 cell edge 15ms
MNO2 75ms
Nemo test, Elisa live NW, 15ms
Huawei infra, OnePlus Pro
5G Nemo Handy Source: NGNM
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Source: Huawei
Operator 1: Loss of 5G due to VoLTE call Operator 2: VoLTE – NR concurrency
UE maintains NR
during VoLTE call
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IMS call EPS FB - Redirection IMS call EPS FB - HO
Source: Huawei
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WNC 5G hotspot PcTel HBFlex Scanner
• FR1=3.5GHz
• FR2=28GHz
• Both FR1 and FR2 gNB antenna in the same
location, same direction, see picture
• gNB Tx power configuration
• FR1 total TX power: 1W
• FR2 total TX power: 2W
• FR1 BW: 100MHz, FR2 BW: 4x100MHz
•  SS-RS TX power ~-2dBm for both FR1 and FR2
• Measurement devices
• HBFlex scanner
• WNC router with Speedtest.net download active tests
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FR1: SS-RSRP Best FR2: SS-RSRP Best
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Samsung A90 Huawei Mate
Samsung S10 Samsung S20+
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Introduction to 5G network deployment
Network deployment process Network deployment configurations

Real
Network
Traffic
LTE-NR split is dynamically changed to match traffic requirements
NR
LTE
frequency
Fixed LTE-NR split
time
Acceptance testing
User experience Coverage Mobility Throughputs Site planning VoLTE/NR concurrency Benchmarking
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Measurement
Nemo
Nemo Handy Nemo Outdoor Nemo Nemo Intelligent Nemo Nemo Customer Nemo
Walker Air
Walker Air Device Interface Invex II Experience Monitor Autonomous Probe
Network Network Network

Network Rollout
Optimization Benchmarking Monitoring
Nemo Cloud Measurement Automation

Remote Control and Monitoring
Nemo Xynergy Nemo WindCatcher Nemo Analyze Analytics

Post-processing and
Network Analytics
Distributed Antenna Network Drive Geospatial
(DAS) / Small Cell Management Test Intelligence
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Resources:
Finding Nemo: https://www.keysight.com/en/pc-2767981/nemo-wireless-network-solutions?cc=US&lc=eng
Understand the quality and performance of your live 5G NR network with Keysight’s Nemo solutions: https://youtu.be/nPlpSKMiKjw Taking
5G network testing to another level with Nemo Handy and Nokia drone: https://youtu.be/l4Q4VaNz5SE
5G NR SA Field Measurements with Nemo Outdoor: https://youtu.be/5UehEPUOeSA
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ACRONYM
S
CSI-RS (DL): Channel state information reference signal PBCH DMRS: PBCH demodulation reference signal
CP: Control plane PBCH: Primary broadcast channel PDSCH:
CSFB: Circuit switched fallback Physical downlink shared channel PSS:
DL: Downlink Primary synchronization signal
EPS: Evolved Packet System RACH: Random access channel
eNB: LTE base station RRC: Radio resource control
ENDC: E-UTRAN NR dual connectivity SRS (UL): Sounding reference signal SSS:
gNB: 5G base station Secondary synchronization signal TRS:
MIB: Master information block Tracking reference signal
MIMO: Multiple input multiple output CPE: Customer premise equipment
MR: Measurement report UE: User equipment
MR-DC: Multi radio dual connectivity UL: Uplink
NR: New Radio UP: User plane
NSA: Non-standalone VoLTE: Voice over LTE
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Jason Yao

Technical Manager of Eagletek

Network deployment process Network deployment configurations

LTE-NR split is dynamically changed to match traffic requirements

Site installation and

Site verification & Cluster verification

LTE Primary – 20 MHz NR CC 3 – 100 MHz

CC 1 – 20 MHz NR CC 4 – 100 MHz

Intra-site mobility tests:

Nemo Analyze 5G acceptance report with SSB Beam check

3D Visualizer of Nemo Analyze, SSB beam

Same areas can

5G Test Seminar UE 1– Forced to LTE NSA anchor bands + NR

Beam sweeping: minimum system information

Measure with Scanner

UE-specific PDSCH beam: RACH response &

qNB requests beam/CSI reporting

Data transmission on beamformed PDSCH

Number of beams above coverage threshold Number of beams above coverage

Initial acceptance tests latency is tested as E2E

Criteria Max E2E Latency

Samsung S10 Samsung S20+

Network deployment process Network deployment configurations

LTE-NR split is dynamically changed to match traffic requirements

Network Network Network

Nemo Cloud Measurement Automation

Nemo Xynergy Nemo WindCatcher Nemo Analyze Analytics

Finding Nemo: https://www.keysight.com/en/pc-2767981/nemo-wireless-network-solutions?cc=US&lc=eng

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