SpiderCloud Wireless SCWS World 2016 presentation

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RF Planning Incorporating
Enterprise Small Cells
SCWS
May 2016

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ABOUT US
Scalable small cell systems for Mobile Operators to deliver coverage, capacity & services
in Enterprises and Venues
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BASED IN SILICON VALLEY (USA)
 Founded in early 2008
 Deploying scalable enterprise small cell systems
since 2011
 First to market with dual-band 3G/LTE and LTE/LTE
Small Cell Systems (June 2014)
Mobile Operator customers
Business Partners

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Recognition
INDUSTRY

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Scalable Small Cell Systems
 One system of 1 Services Node and 100 PoE+ powered Radio Nodes can deliver 200 Sectors of
capacity and scale to cover 1.5 Million Square Feet
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Site Overview
 Call Center
– 140,000 square feet
– 500 SIMS in each outer User area
– Unlimited data plans on devices
– 100% of devices on single operator
– (4) BC 4/13 RN-310’s per User area
– (5) RN-310 - Training area in middle
– Backhaul - 1 Gb port/100Mb CIR
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User Area User Area
 Test Strategy
– Normal usage by employees
– This site has never allowed devices on
Wi-Fi.
– 10 hour workday
– VoLTE & Video are used extensively

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INDOOR PERFORMANCE RESULTS
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 Analysis
– Usage is much higher than normally expected as 100% of devices are on same operator
– System Scalability
• RF link and Ethernet fronthaul capacity have plenty of headroom
• Backhaul capacity is the controlling factor for system scaling
 Average Daily Backhaul Usage
– Downlink: 125Gb (this is very large volume)
– Uplink: 10Gb
– Traffic Average: 50Mbps
 Average RAB’s
– 530,000 per day
– ERAB Drop Rate 0.50%
 CSSR and HO
– Consistent 99% or better range
 RF Link Capacity
– Operating peaks don’t exceed 20-30%

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E-RAN Offloaded 45% Users from Macro Network
 RRC Connected Users Average
– BC 4 RRC Connected Users Average
dropped about 45% after E-RAN enabled
– BLUE = BC 4 (1700 Mhz)
• Note: BC 4 is preferred on macro
– RED = BC 13 (700 Mhz)
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E-RAN Increased Average Data Rate on Macro
 Downlink Throughput
– BC 4 DL dropped about 16% after E-RAN
enabled
– BLUE = BC 4 (1700 Mhz)
• Note: BC 4 is preferred on macro
– RED = BC 13 (700 Mhz)
 Downlink Usage
– RRC Connected Users dropped by 45% but DL
Throughput dropped by only 16%
– Conclusion: Less users consuming more
bandwidth means better user experience
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Situation
 Enterprise hotspots vs. Freeway commuters
 Consider: use E-RAN to offload macro capacity
 Goal: defer macro upgrades by making smaller investments in E-RAN
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Re-Thinking RF Planning
 Optimize Capital Utilization
– Macro and Indoor together
– Removal of Enterprise or Venue “hotspots” may be more cost effective
 Budgeting Thoughts
– Certain sites that are not complaining about service (Macro offload is benefit)
– Complaining enterprise sites that meet “investment threshold”
– Complaining sites that have their own budget available
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