xCEM Introduction in Vodafones Network

UA05.1.1

Heino Maul UMTS Access PLM 22 October 2007

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Agenda

1. xCEM Improvements vs. iCEM

2. xCEM Engineering
3. xCEM Order Information 4. iCEM/xCEM Configuration 5. New Features related to xCEM

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xCEM Improvements vs. iCEM

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Why xCEM ?
xCEM is next generation of Channel Element Module board for Alcatel-Lucent macro Node-B, substituting existing iCEM R99, HSDPA & HSUPA support provided on one module Actual capacity increase even more significant with Multi-mode BBU in UA06 Compatible with existing macro iBTS cabinets and modules xCEM BBU
DCH

CEM BBU
DCH

iCEM
BBU
DCH

BBU
DCH or HSDPA or HSUPA

BBU
DCH

Second form factor will also be available for d-NodeB 2U product xCEM replaces current iCEM module and is introduced with new ordering code No End Of Life declared on existing iCEM

BBU
DCH or HSDPA

BBU
DCH or HSDPA or HSUPA

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The xCEM Board

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xCEM Configurations & Target Capacity based on iCEM Capacity Model

xCEM

xCEM

D-BBU
Initial Configurations

D-BBU D-BBU

D-BBU
xCEM

256 CE 6 cells

D-BBU
D-BBU
xCEM

D-BBU
H-BBU

192 CE 64 HSDPA connections with 28.8 Mbps shared throughput 6 cells 128 CE 64 HSDPA connections with 28.8 Mbps shared throughput 64 HSUPA connections with 7.7 Mbps decoder throughput 6 cells

D-BBU H-BBU

D-BBU H-BBU

128 CE 96 HSDPA connections with 28.8 Mbps shared throughput 6 cells

D-BBU E-BBU

D-BBU H-BBU

xCEM

m-BBU
(Multi-mode)

256 CE, including: 128 HSPA connections with - 28.8 Mbps shared throughput (DL) - 7.7 Mbps decoder throughput (UL) 6 cells

Multi-mode

Doubled capacity for voice and HSPA connections !

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iCEM vs. xCEM in UA05.1.1 (UA06)

iCEM128 iCEM128 64 4.5 up to 48 up to 10.8 up to 3 15 10 + 10 7+7+7 4 10 ms only up to 15 up to 2.1 up to 3 up to 2 1 up to 20 iCEM128 xCEM 256 2 up to 96 (128) up to 28.8 up to 6 15 15 + 15 15 + 15 + 15 4 10 ms (& 2 ms) up to 64 (128) up to 7.7 up to 6 up to 4 up to 4 up to 40 -125,6 dBm up to 60 km yes yes

DCH

# of CE Cost of CCH per cell # of connections DL shared Throughput MAC-hs (Mbps) # of Cells # of SF16 Codes 1 active cell 2 active cells 3 active cells # of HS-SCCH TTI # of connections UL shared Throughput MAC-e (Mbps) # of Cells # of E-AGCH # of E-HICH/E-RGCH # of signatures Receive Sensitivity
(Macro BTS w ith RX Div)

64 4.5 up to 48 up to 10.8 up to 3 15 10 + 10 7+7+7 4

Resource sharing
Service DCH HSDPA E-DCH Frequency sharing (2 carriers) Up to 6 HSPA cells

HSDPA

Hardware efficiency
No more HSDPA SF16 code limitation with 3 active cells High capacity board

10 ms only up to 15 up to 2.1 up to 3 up to 2 1 up to 20 -125,5 dBm up to 30 km no no

HSUPA

Future proof readiness

2 ms TTI up to 5.7 Mbps HW prepared for HSPA+ HW prepared for LTE (Up to 20MHz or 2x10MHz DL)

Features

Cell range HW ready for HSPA+ HW ready for LTE

Node-B processing resources dynamically shared over 6 HSPA cells

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xCEM Engineering
UA05.1.1

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Supported Configurations in Node B with CEM Mixity

1 Carrier
xCEM R99 R99 + HSDPA R99 + HSDPA + HSUPA R99 R99 + HSDPA R99 + HSDPA + HSUPA HSDPA + HSUPA R99 R99 R99 iCEM R99 HSDPA R99 + HSDPA HSDPA + HSUPA R99 + HSUPA R99 R99 R99 R99 HSDPA R99 + HSDPA HSDPA + HSUPA

iCEM only

xCEM only

Mixed configurations

In case of mixed configurations (NodeB equipped with iCEMs & xCEMs): For a given carrier, HSDPA/HSUPA traffic either all on iCEM(s) or all on xCEM(s)

No mixed

In case of NodeB equipped with multiple xCEMs: Max. 2 xCEM boards per NodeB are supported with initial release for HSPA 1 Carrier cannot be distributed across xCEM boards (UA05.1 / UA06)
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Supported Configurations in Node B with CEM Mixity

2 Carriers with mixed configurations
xCEM R99 (f1+f2) HSDPA (f1+f2) R99 + HSDPA (f1+f2) HSDPA (f1+f2) + HSUPA (f1+f2) R99 + HSDPA (f1+f2) + HSUPA (f1+f2) HSDPA (f1) + HSUPA (f1)* HSDPA (f1) + HSUPA (f1)*
* R99 not represented (on iCEM or/and xCEM)

iCEM R99 (f1+f2) R99 (f1+f2) R99 (f1+f2) R99 (f1+f2) R99 (f1+f2) HSDPA (f2)* HSDPA (f2) + HSUPA (f2)*

In case of mixed configurations: For a given carrier, HSDPA/HSUPA traffic either all on iCEM(s) or all on xCEM(s) In case of NodeB equipped with multiple xCEMs

No mixed

Max. 2 xCEM boards per NodeB are supported with initial release
A Carrier cannot be distributed across xCEM boards (UA05.1 / UA06)
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xCEM resource management UA5.1 with dedicated BBU mode

xCEM
D-BBU D-BBU H-BBU E-BBU D-BBU D-BBU

iCEM128

HSDPA HSUPA

HSPA Connection on xCEM: The associated DCH can be managed on xCEM or iCEM (D-BBU). 1(n) CE consumed on D-BBU out of 4x64
128 CE (xCEM) + 128 CE (iCEM) including up to 64 HSPA connections up to 28.8 Mbps shared throughput (DL) and 7.7 Mbps shared throughput (UL) 6 cells

1 HSDPA connection out of 64 on H-BBU

1 HSUPA connection out of 64 on E-BBU

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xCEM Order Information

UA05.1.1

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xCEM - Pay as you grow scheme (UA5.1.1) xCEM capacity = xD+yH+zE

Meaning # of D tokens # of H tokens # of E tokens max. # 1 Token represents of Tokens* 16 DCH 16 8 HSDPA Users / 1.8 Mbps Throughput 16 8 HSUPA Users / 480 kbps Throughput 16
* depending on BBU configuration

x y z

Order codes:
1. 2. 3. 4. xCEM Board without capacity license (i.e. HW only) License for additional R99 Capacity (16 CE) License for additional HSDPA Capacity (8 HSDPA connections and 1.8 Mbit/s throughput) License for additional HSUPA Capacity (8 HSUPA connections and 480 kbit/s throughput) 109642710 3BK 33910 AA 3BK 33910 BA 3BK 33910 CA

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xCEM - Sample configurations

Configuration
(D+H+E)

Capacity
(R99/HSD/HSU) 48+16+0 64+32+0 128+96+0 64+48+16 128+64+64

Max. Throughput
(HSDPA/HSUPA) 3.6+0 7.2+0 21.6+0 10.8+0.96 14.4+3.84

xCEM d-BBU
h-BBU

xCEM 3+2+0

d-BBU e-BBU

xCEM 4+4+0 xCEM 8+12+0 xCEM 4+6+2 xCEM 8+8+8

xCEM 16+16+16*
* UA6.0 configuration

256/128/128

28.8+7.7

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iCEM/xCEM Configuration
UA05.1.1

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xCEM Introduction (Scenario 1) Low capacity configuration : 1 carrier with 1 D-BBU + 1 HBBU

iCEM
D-BBU F1
H-BBU F1

iCEM
D-BBU F1 D-BBU F1 H-BBU F1

xCEM

D-BBU F1

iCEM
D-BBU F1

D-BBU F1

H-BBU F1

D-BBU F1

E-DCH activation

H-BBU F1

xCEM
Additional D-BBU capacity needed to support higher HSPA user number
E-BBU F1
H-BBU F1

Red = added capacity; Blue = moved capacity

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H-BBU F1

Additional DCH capacity reqd

H-BBU moved to xCEM for increased capacity. More DCH CE managed by iCEM

xCEM Introduction (Scenario 2) Medium capacity configuration : 1 carrier with 2 D-BBU + 1 HBBU

iCEM128 iCEM64
D-BBU F1 D-BBU F1 H-BBU F1

Additional DCH capacity reqd

iCEM 128 iCEM64

D-BBU F1 D-BBU F1
H-BBU F1 D-BBU F1

xCEM
D-BBU F1 H-BBU F1

H-BBU moved to xCEM for better performance. More DCH CE managed by iCEM

Red = added capacity; Blue = moved capacity

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xCEM Introduction (Scenario 2) Medium capacity configuration : 1 carrier with 2 D-BBU + 1 HBBU
iCEM128 iCEM64
H-BBU F1 D-BBU F1
D-BBU F1

E-DCH activation

iCEM128 iCEM64
D-BBU F1 D-BBU F1 H-BBU F1 D-BBU F1

xCEM
D-BBU F1

E-BBU F1

H-BBU F1

Alternative 1: 1 carrier supports DCH and HSPA

Additional D-BBU capacity needed to support higher HSPA user number

Alternative 2: 2 carriers (F1 DCH / F2 HSPA or F1&F2 support HSPA) xCEM iCEM128 iCEM64
H-BBU F2(+F1) E-BBU F2(+F1)

Alternative 3: 2 carriers (F1 : DCH+HSDPA / F2 : HSPA) xCEM iCEM128 iCEM64

H-BBU F1 D-BBU F1+F2 E-BBU F2 D-BBU F1 D-BBU F1+F2 H-BBU F2 H-BBU F1

D-BBU F1+F2

D-BBU F1+F2

D-BBU F1

Red = added capacity; Blue = moved capacity

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D-BBU F1+F2

H-BBU F1

xCEM introduction (scenario 2 with HSUPA already enabled on iCEM) Medium capacity configuration : 1 or 2 carriers with 2 D-BBU + 1 HBBU +1 EBBU
iCEM128
D-BBU F1(+F2) D-BBU F1(+F2)

iCEM128
H-BBU F1 E-BBU F1

D-BBU F1(+F2)

D-BBU F1(+F2)

D-BBU F1(+F2)

D-BBU F1(+F2)

H-BBU F1(+F2)

E-BBU F1(+F2)

D-BBU F1+F2 D-BBU F1+F2

HSPA capacity requirement (2 carriers)

iCEM128
D-BBU F1+F2 D-BBU F1+F2

iCEM128
E-BBU F1 H-BBU F2 H-BBU F1

xCEM
E-BBU F2 D-BBU F1+F2

Red = added capacity; Blue = moved capacity

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D-BBU F1+F2

Additional DCH capacity reqd

iCEM128

iCEM128

xCEM

xCEM Introduction (Scenario 3) High capacity configuration : 2 carriers (one HSDPA) with initially 3 D-BBU + 1 HBBU
iCEM 128 iCEM 128
H-BBU F1(+F2) D-BBU F1+F2 D-BBU F1+F2 D-BBU F1+F2 D-BBU F1+F2

iCEM 128 iCEM 128

D-BBU F1+F2

D-BBU F1

D-BBU F1+F2

D-BBU F1+F2

H-BBU F1

iCEM 128 iCEM 128

D-BBU F1+F2 D-BBU F1+F2 H-BBU F1 H-BBU F2 D-BBU F1+F2

H-BBU F1

xCEM HSPA can be activated on F2 on xCEM. HSDPA still managed on iCEM on F1

D-BBU F1 E-BBU F2 H-BBU F1

HSPA activation on F2

Red = added capacity; Blue = moved capacity

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H-BBU F1

DCH capacity requirement

xCEM H-BBU moved to xCEM for increased capacity. More DCH CE managed by iCEM. HSDPA can be activated on F2

New Features related to xCEM

UA05.1.1

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#33481 E-DCH Signalling Channels Power Control

Power control for AGCH is based on CQI
AGCH is only sent by the serving radio leg Since HS-DSCH is the DL RAB for HSUPA CQI is always available

Power is updated each HSDPA TTI = 2ms

Initial Tx power PCQI is given by a hard-coded LUT using the CQI and the mean square error of the CQI, i.e. PCQI = LUT(CQI, MSE(CQI))
MSE takes the channel variations into account

OMC Parameter eagchPowerOffSet allows further control of the Tx power

This offset is a positive or negative constant offset across all CQI values Parameter range 45 dB to +65 dB

Final AGCH Tx power PAGCH is then given by PAGCH = PCQI + eagchPowerOffSet

Save DL resources, improve performances!

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Power control of E-AGCH channels

E-AGCH power control Simulated impact on power consumption as a percentage of total power
(1% BLER target, Ior/Ioc = -4 as a worst case, TTI = 10ms)

Channel typical 1 AGCH PA3 5.60 %

PC off max 5.60 % typical 0.92 %

PC on max 1.63 %

Significant power saving

E-AGCH power control becomes critical as more than one E-AGCH and 2 ms TTI will be supported in UA06. Moreover larger HSUPA mobile penetration will be available

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#34102 Flexible HSDPA modulation usage versus codes

Enhancements Modulation 16QAM is preferred when

number of remaining codes is

limited. Increase the transport block size in order to use remaining unused codes

by preferring QPSK modulation

High benefits for cat 8 UE

Implementation Define new TFRC tables according to

the number of available HS-DSCH

codes For the same Transport burst size, QPSK modulation is more robust but requires more codes iCEM (UA06) xCEM (UA05.1.1)

Higher throughput in code limited situation and for category 8 handsets

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Flexible HSDPA modulation / code : Example

max #codes = 2 default morethan5
CQI TBsz #codes mod power 8 699 2QPSK 0 9 699 2QPSK -1 10 1036 3QPSK 0 11 1380 3QPSK 0 12 1711 3QPSK 0 13 2046 4QPSK 0 14 2404 4QPSK 0 15 3090 5QPSK 0 16 3440 5QPSK 0 17 4115 516QAM 0 18 4420 516QAM 0

default

code limited

CQI TBsz #codes mod power 8 699 2QPSK 0 9 699 2QPSK -1 10 1036 216QAM 3 11 1380 216QAM 4 12 1711 216QAM 5 13 2046 216QAM 6 14 2404 216QAM 7 15 16 17 18

Same TBS using less codes

16QAM prefered

max #codes = 14
QPSK instead of 16QAM

default
-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CQI TBsz #codes 6 365 1 14 2404 4 15 3090 5 16 3440 5 17 4415 5 18 4420 5 19 5101 5 22 7168 5 23 9546 7 24 11216 8 25 14155 10 26 17237 12 27 20251 15 mod QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM power -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TBsz too big for QPSK

QPSK 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM

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remaining codes

High gain for UE category 7 to 10

CQI TBsz #codes 6 365 1 14 2404 4 15 3090 5 16 3440 5 17 5101 13 18 5480 14 19 6101 14 22 8886 14 23 9546 7 24 11216 8 25 14155 10 26 17237 12 27 20251 15

mod QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK

power

QPSK already used

QPSK prefered

TBS increased from 5101 to 6101 with same power

#33589 Joint Channel Estimation

FEATURE DESCRIPTION Joint Channel estimation: the estimated non pilot bits can be used for channel amplitude estimation and data bits demodulation.

pilot
Non pilot estimation data estimation

FEATURE VALUE Joint channel estimation provides approx. 0.3 dB gain in uplink for all radio conditions

+ 4% cell coverage Or +8% cell UL capacity

Applicable in uplink to all services (speech and data)

~4% cell coverage increase (surface)

~8% uplink RF capacity increase Enhanced Node B sensitivity

Coverage and capacity enhancements

DEPENDENCIES xCEM (default)

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Backup

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xCEM Architecture Overview

DSP

OneChip ASIC 3 OneChip ASIC 2 OneChip ASIC 1 OneChip ASIC 0 Rel99 Channel Processing
UL Chips
Compressed Mode Flag generation Emif B Interf

Tx Bus Rx Bus

E-DCH TPR Calculation CRC check & MAC-e Flow De-multiplexing E-DPDCH Decoding EMIF A Bus Interf

PQ2

FPGA A
HSDPA Tx Bus

HSDPA Processing

PQ3
MAC-hs schedulers MAC-e schedulers

FPGA C FPGA B HSUPA Processing HSUPA Processing

HSUPA Tx Bus Rx Bus

XXX

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xCEM Resource Management with Multi-mode (UA6.0)

xCEM
64 CE 64 CE 64 CE 64 CE

HSDPA (128 connections)

HSUPA (128 connections)

256 CE including up to 128 HSPA connections with up to 28.8 Mbps shared throughput (DL) and 7.7 Mbps shared throughput (UL) 6 cells

HSPA Connection on xCEM with Multi-mode: If DCH demodulated on xCEM : If DCH demodulated on iCEM :

1(n) CE is consumed out of 4x64

1 HSDPA connection out of 128 1 E-DCH connection out of 128

1(n) CE is consumed out of 2x64 on iCEM

1 CE is consumed on xCEM 1 HSDPA connection out of 128 1 E-DCH connection out of 128

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xCEM CE resource usage in UA05.1.1 (Dedicated BBU)

D-BBU

HSDPA Resource

H-BBU
CQI Info for E-DCH Pwr ctrl

HSUPA Resource

E-BBU

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xCEM CE resource usage in UA06 (Multi-mode BBU)

m-BBU

HSxPA Resource

m-BBU

m-BBU

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