Cloud RAN Introduction

Huawei

The 4th CJK International Workshop Technology Evolution and Spectrum

September 6th, 2011, Bundang, Korea

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Outlines

Background
Network Architecture Evolution
Cloud RAN Key Challenges Studies
Scenarios of Cloud BB Deployment
Summary

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 Background

Cloud Computing has become a hot topic on the Internet

for IT industrial magnates such as Microsoft and Google.
As a result, they are boosting their data services and
tailored applications.

Wireless networks today need to supply not only voice

services, email, Video, Gaming and GPS, but also future
oriented service extensions. The number of voice users
and mobile broadband users will significantly increase
due to the HSPA Evolution and LTE/-A technologies. To
meet this trend, mobile operators must pay full attention
to future development strategies and ways to save on
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Email Video TV Video Gaming GPS

Can Cloud Concept be used in Wireless network?
Personal How to use?

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Outlines

Background
Network Architecture Evolution
Cloud RAN Key Challenges Studies
Scenarios of Cloud BB Deployment
Summary

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 Network Architecture: MBB Evolution Concept Direction
Now Next Expansion
Internet Internet Internet

EPC GGSN P-SGW

P-S GW/GSN MME/SGSN P-S GW/GGSN MME/SGSN
SGSN EPC
MME
BSC/RNC BSC/RNC Cloud BB

BSC/RNC

IP IP + Fiber

Femto Femto Femto

Macro Macro Macro

Micro Micro RRU Pico RRU

Pico

SingleRAN, 5 band 3 mode in 1 site HetNet: Pico/Micro + Macro Flat architecture

Small cell offload Cloud BB

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Outlines

Background
Network Architecture Evolution
Cloud RAN Key Challenges Studies
Scenarios of Cloud BB Deployment
Summary

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TCO Analysis required

BBU location Transport Resource requirement

CPRI Data
Network Configuration
BW(Mbps)
UMTS S1/1/1 614.4
UMTS S2/2/2 1167.36
LTE S1/1/1 20MHz 7372.8

Application scenario
Legacy network change to BBU integrated
installation
New build network (eg. LTE)

Assumption:500m cell radius Cost expenditure

4 Types of BBU : Fiber leasing cost
Fiber civil work cost

Site rental saving

Site rental saving

7BBU 19BBU 37BBU 91BBU

Site visit cost saving

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Current limitation and suggestion

Macro BTS w/
equipment room
One access loop, ten BTS One Aggregation Ring, One Backbone Ring, six
fifteen Access Rings Aggregation Rings

Aggregation Lab RNC

New site Backbone Lab Core Lab
Short distance, no loop
protection Traditional mode

R R R
R R R R
R
R R U U
U
Site with Legacy U U
Macro BTS equipment
room

One Aggregation Ring, One Backbone Ring, six

R Aggregation Lab Aggregation Rings
fifteen Access Rings
R
U BBU
RNC
New site Backbone Lab Core Lab
R R R
R R
R R R
long distance, loop U U U
U
protection needed BBU center in Aggregation Lab /RRU

For operators with abundant optical fibers, BBU center solution can be deployed, otherwise the cost will be high

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Outlines

Background
Network Architecture Evolution
Cloud RAN Key Challenges Studies
Scenarios of Cloud BB Deployment
Summary

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Scenario of Cloud BB Deployment

Scenario 2 BB Cloud Scenario 3

~10 Site, 5~10km2 BB Cloud

>10 Sites, >10 Km2

Access Ring Aggregation Ring WDM

Scenario 1
BB Cloud Scenario 1
Macro + SmallCell
20%~50% capacity Increase by coordination

Fiber request
Scenario 2
~90% Equipment room saved
51% TCO decrease
Scenario 3
Scalable to 200 BBUs
More

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Cloud BB Improve HetNet Capacity by Interference Mitigation

Interference analysis eICIC

Macro

Micro

Protected Subframe

CoMP (CBF/CS, JP)

Cloud BB

Signal Interference

More Cell-Edge UEs, More Intereference, More block

Interference control by Mother-Child Sites

Adaptive ICIC, eICIC, CoMP

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Outlines

Background
Network Architecture Evolution
Cloud RAN Key Challenges Studies
Scenarios of Cloud BB Deployment
Summary

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Summary

Because the wireless network performance benefit will come from BB pool
solution for LTE-A, and cloud computing BB pool is far from commercial
application, the proper time for ultimate Cloud-RAN may be LTE volume
construction

From the current Technology and Application limitation, the Mother-Child Sites
deployment is the best one of Cloud RAN scenarios for improving capacity
based on interference control

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