5G RAN3.

0 NR FDD Feature Introduction

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 Change History

Version Description Date Owner

Chen Jie
0.1 Draft 2019-08-01
(employee ID: 00217008)

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 Contents
• 1. Feature Information

• 2. Solution Introduction

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 1. Feature Information E
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Enhanced
New

Version Feature Name Change Remarks

5G RAN3.0 NR FDD N

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 2. Solution Introduction – Why

Background & Pain Points Key Reliance

 C-band allocation at some sites is too slow to catch  Wuyi and Kunlun RRUs evolve to support NR FDD.
up with the 5G progress.  The HiSilicon Balong 5000 C20 supports NR FDD.
 The sub-1 GHz spectrum in Europe is idle.
 C-band provides weak coverage in high frequency
bands and requires more site deployment costs.

Scenarios & Benefits

 FDD offering the first 5G frequency band helps

build brands for customers.
 Sub-1 GHz helps build low-cost 5G coverage
layers in low frequency bands.

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• The following table lists the frequency bands, bandwidths, modules, and
board types supported by NR FDD in 20A.

Frequency band n1, n3, n7, n28, n66, and n71

Bandwidth 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, and 20 MHz

RRU5508t, RRU5509T, RRU5909, RRU5301cw, RRU5901, RRU5904,

RRU3959, RRU3953, RRU3971, RRU3959, RRU5309, RRU3971,
Module
RRU5304, RRU5502, RRU5508, RRU5505, and RRU5505w (no new
modules for NR FDD)
Baseband processing unit: UBBPg2, UBBPg2a, and UBBPg3
Board type
Main control board: UMPTe and UMPTg

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• Theoretical peak of NR FDD performance (SA):
Bandwidth
RAT Base Station Type
20 MHz 15 MHz 10 MHz 5 MHz

4T4R (4 layers) 450 320 183 86

NR
2T2R (2 layers) 230 160 95 45

4T4R (4 layers) 398 293 201 98

LTE
2T2R (2 layers) 201 146 98 49

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• FDD SSB beams: wide beam
sending (see the figure on the
right). TDD uses 7 or 8 narrow
beams for SSB sending.

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• NR FDD supports the following functions in 20A:
Rate matching Supported
PDCCH 1–2 symbols
NSA/SA Both NSA and SA are supported.
Support full band PMI weight of type 1 and PMI weight of type 2. (TDD
PMI weight
supports PMI+SRS.)
Only SU-MIMO is supported. MU-MIMO is not supported. (TDD supports SU-
MIMO
MIMO and MU-MIMO.)
Modulation scheme UL/DL 256QAM
TX/RX mode 2T2R/2T4R/4T4R
FDD L&NR dynamic
Supported (SRAN)
spectrum sharing
Supported: DAGC, 2:1 for 20/15 MHz, 3:2 for 10 MHz, and no compression for
CPRI compression
5 MHz
Simulated load Supported

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• NR FDD does not support the following functions in 20A:
Feature Status Quo Future Plan

F+F CA Not supported by 3GPP specifications Supported in 20B

(TS 38.101)
F+T CA Not supported in 20A Supported in 20B

SUL Not supported by 3GPP specifications To be supported by 3GPP

(TS 38.101) specifications
UL CoMP Not supported in 20A Supported in 21A

DL CoMP Not supported in 20A Not supported in 21A

Power aggregation Not supported in 20A Supported in 20B

CPRI MUX Inter-BBU CPRI MUX not supported in Supported in 20B

20A

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• Typical configuration differences of FDD/TDD NR cells (Add NrDucell):
Typical Configurations of FDD Typical Configurations of TDD
NrDucell Remarks
Cells Cells (Low Frequency Bands)
FrequencyBand
n1, n3, n7, n28, n66, and n71 n77, n78, n79, n41, and n38 See TS 38.104.
(Frequency Band)
UlBandwidth/
20 MHz, 30 MHz, 40 MHz, 50
DlBandwidth (Uplink 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, and 20 See TS 38.104.
MHz, 60 MHz, 70 MHz, 80 MHz,
Bandwidth/Downlink MHz
90 MHz, and 100 MHz
Bandwidth)
DPLXMOD (Duplex
FDD TDD N/A
Mode)
SubcarrierSpacing See TS 38.104.
15 kHz 30 kHz
(Subcarrier Spacing)
UlNarfcn/DlNarfcn
(Uplink Configured based on the Configured based on the See TS 38.104.
NARFCN/Downlink frequency band frequency band
NARFCN)
SlotAssignment (Slot
Not configured Configuration required N/A
Assignment)

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2T:
 Hardware:
- The antenna and RRU are not involved in reconstruction.
- The NR-capable baseband processing units UBBPg2 and UBBPg3 are added. The NR-capable main
control boards UMPTe2 and UMPTg2 are used for replacement. Whether NR shares baseband processing
units and main control boards with LTE depends on product line policies.
 Software: Software upgrade is needed.

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4T:
 Hardware:
- Integrated 4T4R RRU: The NR codebook structure requires that port 0 and port 1 be
in the same polarization direction, and port 2 and port 3 be in the same polarization
direction. In 20A, by default, port 0, port 1, port 2, and port 3 are mapped to TRX A,
TRX B, TRX C, and TRX D of the integrated RRU, respectively. Therefore, the
antenna and RRU must be connected based on connections shown in the right
figure.
Note: TRX A, TRX B, TRX C, and TRX D of the integrated RRU are arranged in the
ACDB sequence. The function of configuring the mapping between ports 0 to 3 and
TRXs A to D can be added later. Therefore, the preceding connection requirements
are not required.
- 2T2R combined with 4T4R: Similarly, the 20A version requires the connections
shown in the right figure. The connections are required when phase difference
stability within an RRU is used for phase compensation between polarization
directions or air interface coupling is used for channel calibration.
- The NR-capable baseband processing units UBBPg2 and UBBPg3 are added. The
NR-capable main control boards UMPTe2 and UMPTg2 are used for replacement.
Whether NR shares baseband processing units and main control boards with LTE
depends on product line policies.
 Software: Software upgrade is needed.

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Time synchronization Frequency synchronization
GPS GPS IPCLK

SSB period: 20 ms SSB period: 20 ms

GPS
SMTC SMTC SMTC SMTC
Cell 1 SFN 100 101 102 103 104 Cell 1 SFN 100 101 102 103 104
Time difference
Cell 2 SFN 100 101 102 103 104 Cell 2 SFN 100 101 102 103
Time difference
Cell 3 SFN 100 101 102 103 104 Cell 3 SFN 100 101 102 103

The neighboring cell SSB can be measured. The neighboring cell SSB may not be measured.

NR FDD networking requires time synchronization (GPS or 1588v2) to avoid inter-site neighboring cell measurement
faults. In the future, NR FDD will share the same site and clock with TDD C-band.

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