2. Page1
Contents
1. LTE Industry Briefing
2. LTE Network Architecture
3. LTE Air Interface Principles
4. eNodeB Product Overview
3. Evolution of Radio Technologies
Page2
1Gbps
LTE-A
EV-DO Rel. 0
DL: 2.4Mbps
UL:153.6kbps
cdma2000 1x
153.6kbps
DO Rel. A
DL: 3.1Mbps
UL: 1.8Mbps
DO Rev B
DL:46.5Mbps
UL: 27Mbps
HSPA+
DL>42M
UL>11MWCDMA
384Kbps
HSDPA
DL:14.4Mbp
s
HSPA
DL:14.4Mbps
UL:5.8Mbps
LTE FDD
DL:100Mbps
UL:50Mbps
GSM EDGE
TD-HSDPA
DL:2.8Mbps
TD-HSUPA
UL:2.2Mbps
LTE TDD
DL:100Mbps
UL:50Mbps
TD-HSPA+
DL:>25.2Mbps
UL:>19.2MbpsTD-SCDMA
384Kbps
GPRS
3GPP
3GPP2
R97 R99 R5 R6 R7 R8/R9 R10
4. 3GPP Evolution : From LTE to LTE-A/B/C
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HomoNet
LTE-A
LTE-B
LTE-C
OFDMA, MIMO
Small Cell
CA, CoMP
HO MIMO,
eICIC
50xSmall Cell
Per Macro,
(4G certif.,
1Gpbs DL Peak .)
Fundamental
(Capacity
Boosting)
(Optimized diverse
service support)
Performance
3GPP
Time
2005~2007 2008~2012 2013~2016 2017~2020
10xSmall Cell Per
Macro,
256QAM
LTE
HetNet Fusion-Net
5. LTE Technical Objectives
Page4
LTE Requirements from ITU LTE Technical Features from 3GPP
Flexible bandwidth 1.4MHz, 3MHz, 5MHz, 10Mhz, 15Mhz, 20MHz
Higher spectrum efficiency
DL: 5(bit/s)/Hz, 3~4 times than R6HSDPA
UL: 2.5(bit/s)/Hz, 2~3 times than R6HSDPA
Higher peak throughput (@20MHz)
DL:100Mbps, UL: 50Mbps
DL:100Mbps, UL: 50Mbps
Control plane:< 100ms, User plane: <
10ms
Control plane:< 100ms, User plane: < 10ms
Shall support
stationary/pedestrian/vehicular/high
speed vehicular
Shall support high speed vehicular(>350km/h) for
100kbps access service.
Support inter-system handover
Support interoperability between 3GPP existed and non-
3GPP
VoIP Capacity
Remove CS domain, CS service realized in PS domain
which can support multiple service, especially voice
service (such as VoIP).
Decrease network evolution cost Remove BSC/RNC
Reduce CAPEX and OPEX SON
6. LTE Global Spectrum Distribution
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•1.8GHz is the most popular for
commercialization
•GL1800 refarming is hot in Europe and Asia
Pacific area
•Low frequency could be used for coverage
•TD-LTE global main frequency bands:
2.3/2.6(Band 38/40);
•Typical bandwidth resource≥20MHz
•1.9/2.0GHz: Some bands which are applicable
to TD-LTE are mainly used in Europe.
7. Type Function Appearance Application Scenarios
Dongle Data card B323 is a wireless
signal converter of which the
size is similar to a USB flash
drive. It can be inserted into a
SIM card to receive and
transmit data signals.
CPE(Custo
mer
Premise
Equipment)
Data services,VoIP services
Safety services (firewall and
PIN protection mechanism)
Local O&M management
(equipment management and
network configuration)
Optional functions: printing
and faxing
MiFi
(Mobile
WiFi)
Functions of the modem,
router, and access point
Used for nomadic
wireless access
for individual
subscriber.
PAD or
mobile
phone
User equipment that
support circuit service and
packet service
Anywhere, anytime, anyone
LTE Main Terminal Type
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Wi-Fi
RJ45
RJ11
LAN switch
or Hub
Used for LTE network access in
areas covered with strong signals
for individual and enterprise
customers.
Used for
broadband access
for home or
enterprise
customers
8. LTE Mobile Services
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P2P
communications
HD VoIP
HD video call
MIM
Mobile community
Dynamic and connected address book
High-speed data access, such as
mobile Internet services
Social multimedia
Mobile HD music
Online gaming
MBB
connection
Mobile
HD video
Mobile 3DTV, IPTV
Video surveillance
Video conference
Video sharing and transferring, such
as instant transferring after shooting
MBMS
M2M
Public affairs, such as automatic data
recording and electric meter
Transportation, such as vehicle
communications, navigation, and tracing
Health care, such as remote medical
treatment
Financial services, such as mobile vending
and automatic selling
Smart homing, such as smart buildings and
smart homes
Industrial manufacturing: such as equipment
tracing and management
Enhanced
positioning
services
Ubiquitous
mobile trade
Mobile payment and electronic money
Mobile advertisement
Mobile office
Interactive digital signs and virtual stylists
Cloud
computing
Cloud storage (photo
storage and data backup)
Cloud services, such as
public, private, community,
and hybrid cloud services
Local
MobileSocial
GPS
LBS (Location based services)
AR (Augmented Reality)
9. LTE Voice Solution
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IMS/SR-VCC: Voice over IMS
over LTE; handover &
roaming to 2G/3G is
supported
Data on LTE
Voice on CS
Voice & Data
on LTE
CS Fallback: UE is attached
on LTE, and fallback to
2G/3G for voice calls (MTC
and MOC)
OTT Mode: To rely on OTT
applications for voice service
offering
SVLTE (Dual Standby): Dual
simultaneously radio access running on the
same UE allowing data on LTE and voice
on 2G/3G CS in parallel
LTE Voice
Solution
10. Page10
Contents
1. LTE Industry Briefing
2. LTE Network Architecture
3. LTE Air Interface Principles
4. eNodeB Product Overview
12. EPS Network Architecture
EPC is based on packet domain, and does not support circuit
domain any longer.
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S1-U
MME
SGi
E-UTRAN
S1-C
S11
Operator’s
IP Service
S6a
HSS
SGW
S5
PDN-GW
Rx
Gx
PCRF
UE
Uu
S1-C
S1-U
X2
UE
EPCUE
Control Plane
User Plane
GERAN
/UTRAN
CS CN
PS CN
E-UTRAN EPC
“LTE” “SAE”
EPS
23. Division Multiplexing Overview
Division Multiplexing (DM)
Multiplexed data streams can be used for one or multiple UEs.
Page 23
Frequency
Power Time
Datastream1
Datastream2
Datastream3
Datastream4
Frequency
Power
Time
Data stream 1
Data stream 2
Data stream 3
Data stream 4
Frequency
Power
Time
Data stream 3
Data stream 4
Data stream 2
Data stream 1
FDM:
Multiplex multiple data
streams in the frequency
domain
TDM:
Multiplex multiple
data streams in the
time domain
CDM:
Multiplex multiple
data streams in
the code domain
24. OFDM Overview
OFDM (Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) is essentially a FDM.
Multiple orthogonal frequencies are used to achieve data transmission
on a greater bandwidth.
OFDM subcarriers are overlapping and orthogonal, greatly improving
the spectral efficiency.
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FDM OFDM
27. Multiple Access Technology:
Distinguishing Users
Page 27
OFDMA
FDMA TDMA
CDMA
Frequency
Power Time
FDMA
Each user is
allocated with a
specific sub-
frequency band or
channel.
Frequency
Power
Time
TDMA
Each user is
allocated with a
specific time on a
channel.
Frequency
Power
Time
CDMA
Each user is
allocated with a
specific code on a
channel.
Frequency
Power
Time
OFDMA
Each user is allocated with a
specific resource, which
varies in the time domain
and frequency domain.
28. Comparison between DM and DMA
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Frequency
Code
Time
DS1
DS2
DS4
DS3
CDM: Reuse data streams in
code domain
Frequency
Time
TDMA: Reuse users in time domain
U1
U2
U3
U4
Code
Frequency
Time
U1
U2
U4
U3
CDMA: Reuse users in code domain
Code
Frequency
Code Time
U
1
U
2
U
3
U
4
FDMA: Reuse users in frequency domain
Multiplex data streams mapping to different users separately
Frequency
Time
DS
1
DS
2
DS
3
DS
4
FDM: Reuse data streams in
frequency domain
Code
Frequency
Code
Time
TDM: Reuse data streams in
time domain
DS4
DS3
DS2
DS1
DS: Data Stream
U: User
29. From FDM/FDMA to OFDM/OFDMA
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f1 f2
Traditional FDM Spectrum
f3 f4
Frequency
Time
D
1
D
2
D
3
D
4
Traditional FDM
Code
Frequency
Code Time
U
1
U
2
U
3
U
4
Traditional FDMA
Time
Frequency
D
1
D
2
D
3
D
4
D
5
D
6
D
7
D
8
D
9
D
10
D
11
D
12
OFDM
Code
Time
Frequency
U
1
U
2
U
3
U
4
U
5
U
6
U
7
U
8
U
9
U
10
U
11
U
12
OFDMA
Code
Frequency
Bandwidth
High spectrum efficiency
30. LTE DL Multiple Access - OFDMA
OFDMA defines the technology of orthogonal frequency
division multiple access.
OFDMA is essentially the combination of TDMA and FDMA.
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Subcarrier
TTI: 1 ms
Frequency
Time
Time and frequency resources allocated to user 1
System bandwidth
Sub-frequency band: 12 subcarriers
Time and frequency resources allocated to user 2
Time and frequency resources allocated to user 3
31. LTE UL Multiple Access - SC-FDMA
To eliminate the limitation of the high PAPR on the PA, LTE
uses single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-
FDMA) in the uplink.
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Single carrier
TTI: 1 ms
Frequency
Time
Frequency bandwidth
Sub-frequency band: 12 subcarriers
Time and frequency resources allocated to user 1
Time and frequency resources allocated to user 2
Time and frequency resources allocated to user 3
33. Duplex Technologies:
Distinguishing UL/DL Signals
TDD: The uplink and
downlink use different
slots.
Applications: LTE TDD,
TD-SCDMA, and
WiMAX
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FDD: The uplink and
downlink use different
frequencies.
Applications: LTE
FDD, WCDMA,
CDMA2000
36. LTE Frame Structure Type2-TDD
Special subframe = DwPTS+GP+UpPTS=1ms
GP is reserved for downlink to uplink transition.
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Type 2 Radio Frame Tf = 307200 x Ts = 10ms
0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9
One half-frame, 153600Ts=5ms
One subframe, 30720Ts=1ms
DwPTS
(Downlink Pilot
Time Slot)
GP (Guard
Period)
UpPTS (Uplink
Pilot Time Slot)
Special Subframe Special Subframe
37. Type 2 Radio Frame DL/UL Subframe
Allocation
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DL-UL
Configuration
Switch-point
periodicity
Subframe number
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 5 ms D S U U U D S U U U
1 5 ms D S U U D D S U U D
2 5 ms D S U D D D S U D D
3 10 ms D S U U U D D D D D
4 10 ms D S U U D D D D D D
5 10 ms D S U D D D D D D D
6 5 ms D S U U U D S U U D
D: Downlink subframe
U: Uplink subframe
S: Special subframe
38. Special Subframe Configuration
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Special
Subframe
Configuration
Special Subframe Length in
Normal CP(Symbol Number ) RTD max
(us)
Largest coverage
distance by
theory (km)DwPTS GP UpPTS
0 3 10 1 677.06 101.56
1 9 4 1 248.42 37.26
2 10 3 1 177.06 26.56
3 11 2 1 105.71 15.86
4 12 1 1 34.35 5.15
5 3 9 2 605.71 90.86
6 9 3 2 177.06 26.56
7 10 2 2 105.71 15.86
8 11 1 2 34.35 5.15
39. GP Functions in TDD system
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DwPTSDwPTS
UpPTS
L
UpPTS
DL
subframe
Gp
UL
subframe
UL
subframe
DL
subframe
DwPTS
T=2 △t
UpPTS
47. Page47
Location of LTE Physical Channels
RLC
MAC
PHY
Logical
Channels
Transport
Channels
Physical
Channels Radio
Channel
Logical channels
indicate the type of
information transferred.
Transport channels
describe what typical
configuration the physical
layer uses to provide
transport services on the
air interface.
Physical channels
describe the physical
features of signals, such
as coding and
modulation.
eNB
UE
Radio
Channel
FDD
Radio
Channel
UE
TDD
Radio channel
49. • Sounding Reference Signal
Provides the eNB with uplink channel quality information(CQI) which
can be used for scheduling.
Reference Signals
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• Cell Specific Reference Signals (non-MBSFN)
• MBSFN Reference Signals(only for MBSFN)
• UE Specific Reference Signals (It is typically used for beamforming)
• Demodulation Reference Signal
Used for channel estimation to help the demodulation of the control
and data channels in the eNB.
CRS
DMRS
SRS
UL
RS
DL
RS
50. Cell Specific Reference Signals
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It is worth nothing that the position
of the reference signals is
dependent on the value of the
Physical Cell ID.
0l
0R
0R
0R
0R
6l 0l
0R
0R
0R
0R
6l
OneantennaportTwoantenna
ports
Resource element (k,l)
Not used for transmission
on this antenna port
Reference symbols on
this antenna port
0l
0R
0R
0R
0R
6l 0l
0R
0R
0R
0R
6l 0l
1R
1R
1R
1R
6l 0l
1R
1R
1R
1R
6l
0l
0R
0R
0R
0R
6l 0l
0R
0R
0R
0R
6l 0l
1R
1R
1R
1R
6l 0l
1R
1R
1R
1R
6l
Fourantennaports
0l 6l 0l
2R
6l 0l 6l 0l 6l
2R
2R
2R
3R
3R
3R
3R
even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots
Antenna port 0
even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots
Antenna port 1
even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots
Antenna port 2
even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots
Antenna port 3
R1:The RS of NO.1 antenna port
R2: The RS of NO.2 antenna port
R3: The RS of NO.3 antenna port
R4: The RS of NO.4 antenna port
51. RS Measurement
After receiving all necessary system messages, UE starts to
measure RS for cell selection and reselection
The following quantity should be evaluated for UE idle
status measurement
RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power
RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality
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52. eNodeB DL Data Transmission and
Channel State Acquisition
Page52
PDCCH: DL UEscheduling
&PDSCH: DL UEdata
eNB
UE
PUCCH/PUSCH: CQI, PMI, RI ReportC-RS
PUCCH/PUSCH: ACK/NACK feedback
53. eNodeB UL Data Transmission and
Channel State Acquisition
Page53
PDCCH: UL Grant
eNB
UE
Sounding RS
PHICH: ACK/NACK feedbackPUSCH: User UL Data
PUCCH: SRor PUSCH: BSR&PHR
54. Page54
Questions
True / False. A cyclic prefix is used to combat multipath
delays.
a. True.
b. False.
58. LTE Cell Search Procedure
Page58
Power On
Cell
Search
PLMN/Cell
Selection
RACH
Process
Downlink
Synchronization
Complete
Uplink
Synchronization
Complete
59. Downlink Synchronization Signals
eNB
UE
Page59
Cell Search and Downlink
Synchronization
cell (1) (2)
(1)
(2)
Where:
NID = 3NID + NID
NID = 0,…..167
NID = 0, 1, or 2
eNB
eNB
eNB
PSS- One of 3 Identities
SSS- One of 168
Group Identities
504 Unique Cell
Identities
60. System Information
Page60
System
Information
MIB
SIB1
SI
An MIB contains SFN (8 bits), cell bandwidth, and
PHICH configuration parameters.
PLMN ID, Cell ID, TAC, Cell barred, cell
selection parameters, SI scheduling information.
SI message carriesSIB2~SIB13
SIB2
SIB10
SIB11
SIB12
SIB13
SIB3
SIB4
SIB5
SIB6
SIB7
SIB8
SIB9
Radio parameters shared by all UE in the cell: Access parameters,
UE timer and common channel parameter configuration (RACH,
PRACH, BCCH, PCCH, PDSCH, PUCCH, PUSCH, SRS…)
cell reselection information
intra-frequency neighboring cell information
inter-frequency neighboring cell information
UMTS neighboring cell information
GSM neighboring cell information
CDMA neighboring cell information
Name of Home eNodeB
primary notification of ETWS
secondary notification of ETWS
CMASnotification
Information to request MBSFN control
information related to one or more region
The first three are
key SIBs, including
PLMN ID, cell
selection
parameters, etc.
61. PLMN Selection
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Last RPLMN
HPLMN & EHPLMN
User Controlled PLMN Selector
with Access Technology
Operator Controlled PLMN Selector
with Access Technology
The PLMN with signals of high
received quality
Other PLMN Based On Wireless
Quality
Stored in UE
Set in SIM
Set in SIM
Set in UE
Suggested PLMN List in
SIM card:
PLMN + E-UTRAN
PLMN + UTRAN
PLMN + GSM
PLMN Select
When UE
Switch On
The Timer of
HPLMN Reselection
is Saved in SIM
Card (no less 6 min)
63. Page63
Random Access Procedure
UE eNB
PRACH Preamble Sequence
RACH
MACScheduling Grant
RRCConnection Request
UL-SCH
RRCConnection Setup Complete
UL-SCH
Signalling Radio Bearer
(RRCConnected)
RRC Connection Setup
DL-SCH
MAC
Contention
Resolution
If two UEs send their
s-TMSIs simultaneously,
the eNodeB needs to
choose a UE to connect.
66. Radio Channel Access Mode
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Diversity receiving
mode
Diversity transmitting
mode
MIMO mode
Transmitting
antenna
Receiving
antenna
Physical
channel
SISO
MISO
SIMO
MIMO
Traditional antenna
mode
67. Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO)
Page 67
Two-channel stereo, feel so good.
Two speakers + two ears
MIMO doubles network access rate
Two receive antennas + two
transmit antennas
68. Forms of MIMO
Page 68
Spatial
multiplexing
UE
A (f)
I J K L M N O P
Transmit Diversity
A (f)
A (f)
A (f)
UE
Cell A
Cell B
Cell C
Beamforming
Attention please!
Attention please!
Attention please! Attention please!
70. Benefits of MIMO
Improve the system capacity
Increase the peak rate
Optimize the system coverage
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71. High Order MIMO
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Provide Peak Data Rate
DL:
300 ~600 Mbps (4x4
MIMO, 8x8 MIMO) in
20MHz
>1Gbps (4x4 MIMO) with
CA.
UL:
150 ~300 Mbps (2x4
MIMO, 4x4 MIMO) in
20MHz
>1Gbps (4x4 MIMO) with
Increase system capacity
and spectral efficiency
DL HO MIMO up to 8x8,
enhanced DL MU-MIMO
UL SU-MIMO up to 4T,
enhanced UL MU-MIMO
75. CA Spectrum Schemes and Benefits
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Carrier 1 Carrier 2
Intra-band CA non-continuous
Carrier 1 Carrier 2
Intra-band CA continuous
Carrier 1
Inter-band CA
Carrier 2
Band 1
Band 2
Spectrum Schemes for CA Peak Rate per User Doubled
150Mbps
150Mbps
300Mbps
R10 UE
Better Experience in Cell Edge
DL 2*2MIMO @ 20MHz, CA: 40MHz
Assign
more RB
for cell
edge UE
cente
r
edge
Carrier 2
Carrier 1
No-CA
CA
Mbp
s
CA requires R10 UE
Up to 5 Component Carriers defined in 3GPP
R10
77. CoMP Introduction
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Benefits:
Interference from other
transmission points is utilized to
improve transmission
Improve Cell Edge User SNR
Reduce inter-cell-interference
Downlink
CoMP
Intra-eNB
CoMP
Inter-eNB
CoMP
Features
Uplink
CoMP
Homogeneous network with intra-site CoMP
Homogeneous network with inter-site CoMP
Cloud BB
• UL intra-site
CoMP has
no
dependency
with UE and
Backhaul
• Inter-site
CoMP
bases on
Cloud BB
Architectur
e
78. Without CoMP Intra-eNB CoMP
Cell0
Cell1
Cell2
UE1
UE2
Uplink Intra-eNodeB CoMP
Intra-site UL CoMP
2Rx (eRAN 3.0)
UL CoMP from Joint Reception
Signal combination Including
Receiving diversity gain and Array gain
Interference rejection
Performance gain
2Cell CoMP@2Rx(vs. Non-CoMP 2Rx)
7% Cell Capacity,
up to 130% Edge Throughput
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79. Site1
Site2
Cloud BB
Uplink Inter-eNodeB CoMP@Cloud
BB
Intra-site UL CoMP
2Rx (2 Cells)
Inter-Site Joint Receiving is coherently
Not base on X2 but Cloud BB:
Latency of Inter-site CoMP should be ~us
level which is much less than X2’s ~ms
level.
X2 Capacity is insufficient to bear CoMP
Data.
performance gain
2Cell CoMP@2Rx(vs. Non-CoMP 2Rx)
up to 220% Edge Throughput
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83. Huawei eMBMS Network Architecture
NEs working for Huawei eMBMS feature:
NE for higher layer: Content Provider, BM-SC, MBMS GW and
MME
NE for eRAN: MCE, eNodeB and UE
Content
Provider
M3
M2
Sm
S11
S1-User Plane
S1-Control Plane
SG-mb
SGi-mb
M1
S5
SGi
Service Gateway PDN Gateway
MBMS Gateway BM-SCeNodeBUE
MME
MCE
84. MBMS Areas
Page85
•MBMS also utilize a number of “areas“. These include the MBSFN
Synchronization Area, MBSFN Area and MBSFN Area Reserved
Cell.
85. Page 86
Comparison between Unicast
Transmission and MBSFN
Transmission
MBSFN: Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network
SINR =
P1
P1+P2+P3
N
P2 P3
SINR =
P1
P1
P2+P3+N
P2 P3
Unicast transmission
The signal of neighbor cells (P2,P3) and
noise(N) can be a interference resource to
the useful signal(P1).
MBSFN transmission
The UE combine signals of neighbor cells
(P2,P3) and serving cell (P1), get a high
MBSFN gain compare with uni-cast.
Unicast transmission is used for normal LTE service
MBSFN transmission is used for eMBMS service.
87. LTE-A Key Technogies
Page88
Carrier
Aggregation
HetNet
High Order
MIMO
[06-
2012]
Av. DL
3.7bps/Hz
Av. UL
2.0bps/Hz
Coordinate
d Multi-
Point
1. To boost LTE radio capacity
and spectrum efficiency
2. To fulfill ITU-R “IMT-
Advanced” recommendation
95. SingleRAN Blade Site
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Blade RRU
Blade BBU
Seamless Installation
“0” Footprint
All RATs, all bands with high
capacity
Fast installation, saving 80%
deployment time
Blade Battery
Blade Power
12 L
12 L
12 L
28 L
96. Page97
Micro eNodeB BTS3203E
The BTS3203E is an integrated base
station
Low power consumption, simple
installation, easy deployment, and
loose site conditions
Supports LTE and WLAN accesses
Eliminate coverage holes and
expand capacity for network
hotspots in both indoor and
outdoor
97. LampSite Solution
The LampSite
solution is used for
providing indoor
coverage in heavy-
traffic indoor
scenarios, such as
office buildings,
shopping malls, and
hotels.
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103. Page104
Questions
Which of the following comprise an O&M function?
a. Configuration Management.
b. Performance Management.
c. RF Management.
d. Deployment Management.
e. Access Control Management..
104. Summary
1. LTE Industry Briefing
2. LTE Network Architecture
3. LTE Air Interface Principles
4. eNodeB Product Overview
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