Small Cell Forum MWC 2016 Sponsor Presentation: Node-H

1. Paul Bruce
Director of Business Development

2. Node-H – Small Cell Solutions
 Turn-key software solutions for:
 Enterprise – LTE FDD/TDD or UMTS
 Residential – LTE or UMTS
 Dual-mode – Both UMTS and LTE
 Complete and configurable RRM and SON solutions for LTE and
UMTS
 Fully integrated Management and Timing/Sync solutions
 Node-H and OEMs are ready for immediate operator engagement
Security
Gateway
H(e)N
B-GW
Core
Network
/ePC
Iu/S1
H(e)NB
Mgmt.
System
Public
internet
Uu
HNB/
HeNBUE
Iu-h/S1
TR-069
TR-069
(TLS)

3. Node-H – Past and Future
 Over 2 Million Node-H-based small
cells, LTE and UMTS deployed
worldwide
 Tested to interoperate with leading
network equipment
 Node-H has participated in every
Small Cell Forum Plugfest
 Constant quality assurance with
automated S/W and H/W Reg. Tests
 Shorter customization cycle, e.g. IOT
support, operator features
 Quality assurance through built-in
verification suite
 LTE migrating to LTE-A providing a
seamless roadmap
 Higher user counts, dual-cells
 Carrier-Aggregation to enhance
data rates and capacity
 Licensed Assisted Access to
aggregate license-exempt spectrum
 Improved enterprise timing/synch
to enhance HetNet interference
mitigation
 Enhanced SON features
Widely deployed... Coming soon...

4. Why have a Self Organizing Network?
Macrocell Network
• Say, 18,000 cells for a national network
• Each cell sector has >1000 parameters
• Relatively static network
• Low scale speed – fewer handovers
• Relative length of cell boundary = 1
• Manual network planning possible (just)
Femtocell Network
• Say, 6 million cells (enterprise and residential)
• Each cell sector has >1000 parameters
• Fast changing network
• High scale speed – many handovers
• Relative length of cell boundary = 18
• Network must be automatically configured

5. What Benefit Does SON Bring?
 The features automate:
 Configuration
 Optimization
 Resilience
 These help to:
 Minimize operational costs, femtocells are effectively plug-n-play
 Offer a superior user experience – fewer dropped calls
 Tune the network for inside-out traffic (serving outdoor traffic from indoor cell)
 Maximize the traffic off-loaded from the macrocell network
 Turn individual femtocells into a huge capacity layer within a larger network

6. Key Features
 Auto-config. of Physical Cell ID (AutoPCI)
 Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR)
 Coverage and Capacity Optimization (CCO)
 Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO)
 Inter Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)
 Frequent Handover Mitigation (FHM)
 Self-Recovery of HeNB Software
All the above can operate with or without
X2 connectivity but efficiency may be
reduced

7. Challenges
 3GPP defines the SON mechanisms, but not the algorithms.
 Interoperability between different vendor SON implementations may
be limited; at best sub-optimal, at worst unstable.
 Small Cell Forum initiative will seek to ensure multiple compatible
solutions are available. The Node-H solution will be compliant.
 Need to avoid ‘lock-in’ that restricts supplier competition.
 Femtocell SON will be evolving for the foreseeable future as industry
seeks to refine operation.

8. Node-H Residential
UMTS femtocell
software
8-16 simultaneous users
Node-H Residential
LTE femtocell
software
8-16 simultaneous users
Node-H Enterprise
LTE femtocell
software
16-32 simultaneous users
Node-H Enterprise
UMTS femtocell
software
16-32 simultaneous users
Node-H Enterprise
dual-mode
LTE+UMTS femtocell
software
32+32 simultaneous users
Distributed SON Distributed SON Distributed SONDistributed SON Distributed SON
Proven interoperability for a wide range of UMTS and LTE femtocell gateways
Multiple Broadcom-
based hardware
platforms
Multiple Broadcom-
based hardware
platforms
Multiple Broadcom-
based hardware
platforms
Multiple Broadcom-
based hardware
platforms
Multiple Broadcom-
based hardware
platforms
Multiple Qualcomm-
based hardware
platforms
IuSIM
EPC emulator, EMS
provisioning and
management of small
networks
Trace-H
diagnostic tool suite
Node-H
Current
Portfolio
Coming soon:
32+64 user solutions,
Carrier Aggregation,
LTE-TDD (including
Phase Sync)