ZTE RAN Sharing Solution-MOCN

ZTE RAN Sharing Solution
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Overview of Network Sharing
Case Studies
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Driving Forces of Network Sharing

• Challenges of cutting cost when ARPU decreases continuously
Cost Driven • Network sharing saves the rental and number of sites dramatically
• Coverage in rural areas is unprofitable
• Hard to acquire sites

• Fast deployment in the initial stage
Market Driven
• Obtaining additional revenue through network sharing
• Green and environmental concerns
• Government encourages sharing to protect resources & environment

Regulation
• Government encourages sharing to save investment.
Driven • Operators share one 3G license in some countries

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Network Sharing Application Scenarios
Rural Area Network sharing solution applies to rural areas with

unprofitable services but coverage requirement.
Network sharing solution applies to dense urban areas

Dense Urban Area
with soaring capacity but hard to acquire sites.
Network sharing solution applies to market newcomers

Newcomer
facing fierce competition and long deployment period.

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Network Sharing Options

Infrastructure MORAN MOCN GWCN Roaming
HLR/
HSS/
PGW
MSC/MME/
SGW
GERAN/
UTRAN/
E-UTRAN
Carrier/
Cell
Infrastructure Shared Operator A Operator B Shared

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Network Sharing Options — Infrastructure

Physical sites, Site infrastructures
including buildings, are shared while
Operator A Operator B Popular solution
shelters, towers, keeping the
with limited CAPEX
masts, power supply, independence of
saving
and antenna & feeder networks and
systems are shared services.
Cost Civil work

Shared Cooling System
Equipment
RAN A RAN B
Backhaul
Shared Power & Battery
Shared Site Room Shared Tower
Site sharing Individual network

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Network Sharing Options — MORAN

A network sharing
Operator A Operator B
configuration in which
Core networks and Popular solution
only the RAN is
services are kept with limited CAPEX
shared, where carriers
Operator A
independent saving
are dedicated to
Operator B
Shared Carrier operators
Cost Civil work
Equipment
Backhaul
f1
f2
Shared RAN
Shared Infrastructure
MORAN Individual network

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Network Sharing Options — MOCN
A network sharing
Core networks and Popular solution
configuration in which
services are kept with limited CAPEX
only the RAN is
Operator A
independent saving
shared.
Operator B
Shared Carrier
Cost Civil work
Equipment
Backhaul
f1
Shared RAN
MOCN Individual network

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Network Sharing Options — GWCN

A network sharing Core gateway

PGW HSS/HLR PGW
configuration in which Deep sharing
HSS/HLR elements are
part of the core solution with less
shared and route
Shared
networks independence,
(MSCs/SGSNs/MMEs) messages to the more cost saving.
Operator A MME MSC MME/MSC
Operator B are also shared right operator.
Shared Carrier
Cost Civil work
Equipment
Backhaul
f1
Shared RAN
GWCN Individual network
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Network Sharing Options — Roaming

Networks with
Individual regional different
Deep sharing
Operator A Operator B networks are built geographic
solution with least
and shared with other coverage provide
independence but
operators via national services to other
Roaming operators through most cost saving.
roaming.
agreements.
Cost Civil work
Equipment
Backhaul
Roaming Individual network
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Tradeoff Between Cost and Network Independence

3-way sharing 2-way sharing Full Sharing(Single
Entity Netco/ServCo)
40%
50%
Greenfield National Roaming
(Regional split or scattered)
network
40% 30% Telco Equipment
Sharing(RF, TX)
30% Legacy Infrastructure Sharing

20% network (Power, Aircon, Antennas)
20%
Site Sharing
(Tower, Rooftop)
10%
10%
No Sharing
Cost Savings Fully Consolidated Network Depth of Sharing Fully Separated Network
Source: Vodafone
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Carrier Strategies in RAN Sharing

MORAN MOCN/GWCN
 Different carriers for different operators  One carrier for multiple operators
 Carriers are not shared between operators  Transmit power is shared between operators
 System information carries unique PLMN to UE  System Information carries a PLMN list to UE
Dedicated Carrier Configuration Shared Carrier Configuration
CN CN
Operator A
Shared RAN
f1 f1 f1 f1
f2 f2 Shared RAN
Operator B

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Message Routing with Lower Version UE in a Shared Carrier

Non-support
HLR C MSC/SGSN C MSC/SGSN B MSC/SGSN A RNC
UE
1.RRC Connection
Established
3.Initial UE
2.Initial Direct
(Attach request,
Transfer
Redirect attempt flag)
4.Identity Req
4.Identity Req
IMSI
Not allowed for HPLMN of IMSI
5.Re-router
command
6.Initial UE (Attach request,
Redirect attempt flag, IMSI…)
Not allowed for HPLMN of IMSI
7.Re-router command
8.Initial UE (Attach request, Redirect attempt flag, IMSI…)
9.Authraction & Ciphering t
10.Re-router completed
11.Attach accpet
12. Attach Completed
Lower version UE cannot indicate the correct core network that it belongs to because it cannot resolve the PLMN list.
Possibly network name display is a problem, and NITZ or SIM card customization should be used.
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Network Name Display with Lower Version UE in a Shared Carrier
Network Name Display in PLMN List pre-stored in UE
Carrier Sharing Solution: UE pre-stores the PLMN list of almost all operators worldwide
 The Network Name or Operator
Name is mapped from the PLMN
SIM Card Customization
ID(MCC+MNC).
 Pre-R6 UE needs NITZ (MM For customized SIM cards, only 10-20 PLMNs can be stored
information from CN)or its own
PLMN to display the operator logo.
NITZ Method
 R6 UE can recognize home PLMN ID
from PLMN List in broadcast Msg. The Network Identity and Time Zone (NITZ) function is enabled
☞Notes: NITZ is an optional feature in 3GPP Release R99 (refer to TS22.042 for more details).
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Summary of the RAN Sharing Solution

ZTE supports Network RAN(GUL) Core Network
Infrastructure
Sharing Mode RRU BBU Controller （SGW，MME）
Infrastructure Shared Independent Independent
GWCN Shared Shared Shared Shared Partly Shared
MORAN/MOCN Shared Shared Shared Shared Independent
Equipment Strategy Performance

Details Controller/ PLMN Service Radio User Impact on
RRU BBU Transmission QoS speed
O&M ID Differentiation Resource experience RAN
Within
Shared:
IBW:
Dedicated Dedicated
Shared;
MORAN /Shared Shared (Only LTE) / Unique Fixed Fixed Dedicated Excellent Excellent Medium
Outside
Baseband Shared
IBW:
Resource
Dedicated
Dedicated
MOCN/ Shared,
Shared Shared (Only LTE)/ 4 Fixed Fixed Shared Good Good High
GWCN include PA
Shared
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Case Studies

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Overview of ZTE RAN Sharing Solution

O&M Controller Backhaul Base Station
Controller Resource Radio Resource

Spectrum Resource
Interface
Transmitting Power
Control Plane
Transmission Resource GSM TRX
CS Traffic Capacity
Bandwidth Code Resource
PS Data Throughputs
O&M Differentiated IP message CE Resource
Configuration PRB
Fault & Alarm RRC Connect Users
KPI & Counter
License

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Operators Share One RRU

A&B Sharing
Operator A Dedicated carrier:
Operator B
One RRU can be shared by multiple operators on
TRX/Carrier/Cell level
Shared carrier:
One TRX/Carrier/Cell can be shared by multiple
UMTS/LTE operators.
PLMN Qty for Shared

Mode PLMN Qty for Dedicated Carrier
Carrier
1 GSM Cell with 1 PLMN,
GSM maximum number of BSC PLMN Maximum：4
is 16
1 Carrier with 1 PLMN, maximum
UMTS Maximum：4
number of RNC PLMN is 4
1 Cell with 1 PLMN, maximum
LTE Maximum：4
number of eNodeB PLMN is 4
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Operators Share One BBU

FS Baseband Board UBPG3: GSM Baseband Board
BPK_d: UMTS Baseband Board
PM
BPN0: LTE Baseband Board
FAM BPN2: GUL Baseband Board
SA CC
Module Name Dedicated Carrier Shared Carrier Details

Total GSM/UMTS/LTE processing
capacity
CC Board Shared Shared
Transmission interface
Ethernet switch processing capacity
Dedicated Carrier: cells of multi-
operators can be in the same baseband
Baseband Board Dedicated/Shared Shared pool or in different baseband pools
GSM/UMTS/LTE processing capacity
Data throughput
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Radio Resource Allocation Mode

Radio resources like CE, RRC connect users, PRB, and transmit power proportion
which belong to an operator can be configured by the OMC. The division of radio
resources between operators by proportion can be achieved as shown below.
All radio resources can be shared by operators.
Case 1 Operators occupy resources based on QoS.
Each operator owns reserved resources which can

Case 2 X% Y% Z% only be used by itself. Only part of the resources
can be shared. Z can be zero.
Dynamic
Each operator is allocated with a certain proportion
Case 3 X% Shared Y% of radio resources. Under some conditions, operators
Area
can share part of the resources dynamically.
100%
Operator A Operator B Shared
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Policy of Resource Sharing in Case 3

Resource usage of operator A is less than X%, and the
Dynamic remaining resource is bigger than the slide window. New
X% Y%
Shared Area access users from operator A will be granted access using its
own resources. Operator B has the same processing flow.
Resource usage of operator A is bigger than X%, resource usage

of operator B is less than Y%, and the remaining resource is
X% Dynamic
Y% bigger than the slide window. New access users from operator A
Shared Area
will be granted access at the dynamic shared area and vice
versa.
Resource usage of operator A is bigger than X%, and resource
usage of operator B is nearly Y%. New access users from
Dynamic Y%
X% operator B will be granted access while operator A releases the
Shared Area
resource beyond the ratio by reducing user rate or releasing
users by QoS defined by operate A.
Operator A Operator B Shared
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Shareable Radio Resources in Base Stations

Dedicated Carrier Shared Carrier
Mode
Baseband Resource Radio Interface Baseband Resource Radio Interface
GSM TRX N/A TRX TRX
Channel Elements Channel Elements DL: Transmit Power
UMTS N/A
Channel Codes Channel Codes UL: HSUPA current user
RRC Connected
LTE N/A RRC Connected Users Physical Resource Block
Users
Resource Management Highlights:

 Resource Allocation supports static allocation and dynamic sharing in one resource pool
 Pre-emption available to guarantee higher priority services
 Inter-PLMN QoS strategy can be defined by operators.

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Resource Sharing Based on QoS

PLMN Based Operator QoS Priority
Different operators can be set to
…… Operator A …… different priorities. System resources
Streaming Operator B Streaming will be distributed to the high-priority
operator first.
Voice/Video …… Voice/Video
For each operator, service priorities
Service Priority A Service Priority B can be defined separately.
Operator A Traffic Class
ARP SIP GBR 1 GBR 2 GBR 3 NGBR 1 NGBR 2 NGBR 3
A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
1~5
15 15 14 13 11 11 8 9 5 5 3 4 1 2
（Golden）
6~10
15 15 13 12 10 11 7 8 4 4 2 2 0 0
（Silver）
11~15
15 15 12 11 9 11 6 7 4 3 2 2 0 0
（Bronze）
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Mobility Management
RAN Sharing
Operator A
Operator B
UE of
In RAN sharing, the principle of neighbor cell operator B UE in a RAN sharing cell will only be handed
configuration follows the policies for 2/3/4G over to a shared cell or a non-shared cell of the
UE of
neighbor cell configuration defined by 3GPP operator A operator that the UE belongs to.

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Flexible Transmission Resource Sharing

x%
Operator A
Physical link
Each operator is
Case 1
allocated with a certain
Operator B y%
proportion of
transmission resources.
Physical link Operator

100%
Under some special
A+B
Case 2 policies, operator A can
use a part or all of
transmission resources
Operator A
of operator B with the
m%
same working mode,
Case 3 Physical link
OverBooking and vice versa.
Operator B n%

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Policy of Transmission Messages Service DSCP

SCTP EF
OMC EF
2G CS CS2 CN A
2G PS CS4
VLAN1 3G
CS6
Service DSCP
Streaming
SCTP EF
3G voice AF12
OMC EF
HSUPA AF41
2G CS CS4
……
Backhaul 2G PS CS3
QCI=7 AF14
3G
CS5 QCI=9 DF
Streaming
3G voice AF13 CN B
RAN Sharing VLAN2 HSUPA AF43
……
QCI=7 AF13
☞Notes: DSCP is mapped on QoS defined by operator A and B QCI=9 DF

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Independent Transmission Network for LTE

New-generation
EPC A EPC B
control & clock board
CCE1
 Two Ethernet interfaces
 Supporting two operator backhauls
Backhaul A Backhaul B  Supporting L2 Ethernet switch
General CC board
with UES board
UES
 Six Ethernet interfaces, including 4 electrical interfaces and 2 optical interfaces
 Supporting four operator backhauls
RAN Sharing  Supporting synchronous Ethernet clock

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Operator Specific Controller Resources

Control Plane
Dedicated carriers can be configured with dedicated control plane boards.
Shared carriers share the control plane board.
User Plane
Operators can purchase controller hardware processing resources, including CS traffic capacity and PS data throughput
based on licenses
Operators can buy different quantity of capacity licenses.
Interface
Interface to the base station should be shared
Interface to the CN can be dedicated in MOCN mode, but shared in GWCN mode
CS Service Capacity(Erlang) PS Service Capacity(Mbps) Carrier/TRX

Operator
Purchase/Total Purchase/Total (Dedicated+1/2Shared)/Total
Operator A 40% 70% 68%
Operator B 60% 30% 32%

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O&M Architecture of RAN Sharing
NMS NMS
Operator B MSC SGSN HLR MSC SGSN HLR
Operator A
Northbound
Interface to CN
Interface
Southbound
GERAN/UTRAN/e-UTRAN
Interface
EMS Operator A (Host )
Remote client
Operator B (Guest)
Shared Carrier Dedicated Carrier

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O&M Options of RAN Sharing

Pros High-efficiency O&M
High-efficiency coordination
Option 1 Joint Venture Low investment risk
Operators build up a joint venture to plan, deploy, Cons Less service difference
and maintain the shared network High penetration
High dependency
Pros Simple cooperative relationship

Differentiated market segments avoid competition
Option 2 Renting The secondary operator can expand coverage and
users rapidly
The primary operator can manage all network
resources. The secondary operator only has the
Cons The primary operator leads the marketing strategy
read permission of the shared network resources. The secondary operator is heavily dependent
on the primary operator

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Operator Level CM/PM/FM in the Renting Option

Primary Operator Secondary Operator Details
Different operators can independently configure
Dedicated
Read/Write the parameters related to the cell that belongs to
Carrier
Configuration only one operator
Management Read/Write Only the primary operator can configure
parameters on the OMC
Shared Carrier Only Read
Secondary operators configure parameters through
the primary operator
PM can be distinguished by operators
Performance statistics, related counters, and KPIs
Performance can be distinguished by operators
Read/Write Read/Write
Management Measurement task management, and performance
data collection and query
Data without PLMN information is invalid
FM can be distinguished by operators
Fault Different operators can set independent alarm
Read/Write Read/Write
Management filtering rules
Alarms are collected with PLMN information
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Main KPIs & Counters

Name Name
Maximum CS used number of exclusive Abis Maximum Number of RRC Connection User
Minimum CS used number of exclusive Abis Mean Number of RRC Connection User
Maximum PS used number of exclusive Abis Average Number of UE that can be simultaneously
Minimum PS used number of exclusive Abis Average Active User Number on User Plane
Statistics of cell user number PRB Number Used on Uplink Channel
Statistics of NodeB cell group CE PRB Number Available on Uplink Channel

PRB Number Used on Downlink Channel
Statistics of logic cell HSPA service setup
PRB Number Available on Downlink Channel
Statistics of logic cell VIP user
Number of RRC Connection Release by ENB due to
Number of including HSUPA user in best cell admission failure for RRC User Number of Operator in
Number of rejected users, E-DCH uplink user limit Network Sharing

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License Control in a Shared Network

License Control based on PLMN ID
Feature authorization Capacity authorization
Cell/Carrier Level Controller Level EMS Level RAN Level
 Feature authorization: Different cell, carrier, controller can be

authorized with different function based on PLMN ID.
Operator A EMS Operator B
Features: Features:  Capacity authorization: Restricts authorized network hardware
 E-EDGE  GSM HR capacity based on cell/carrier. Supports capacity reconfiguration
 Precise Paging  eMLPP
without reactivation.
HSDPA MBMS
HSUPA AMR
Vo-let BSC/RNC/eNodeB CSFB Example:
…… …… Item Level Operator A Operator B
Capacity EMS Level 20K Cells/Carriers 10K Cells/Carriers
Feature Cell Level HSPA/EDGE/Vo-let MBMS/HR/CA

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Case Studies

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GU RAN Sharing of Telenor Pakistan – Project Overview

MOCN TP Sites
CMPaK
Sites
UMTS Sites Integrated .
GSM Sites Integrated.
500erl of Daily Voice Traffic is on 2G MOCN
Sharing Sites.
500erl of Daily Voice Traffic is on 3G MOCN
Sharing Sites.
 300Gb of Daily Data Traffic is on 3G MOCN
Sharing Sites.
Project Milestones delivered in time.
3G Sites 2G Sites Commercial

DT Benchmark
Integrated Integrated launch
10th July, 2015 22nd Sep., 2015 30th Sep., 2015 03rd Nov.,2015
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Frequency Allocation Strategy of Telenor Pakistan

1800M
ZXSDR R8882
PA PA PA PA
900M
R8882:
 2T4R, supporting 2 sectors or 2*2 MIMO
 Broad bandwidth, for 900M, R8882 can cover both EGSM and PGSM
 One R8882 can be used for 2 operator without any extra equipment
 Uplink sensitivity enhanced by 3dB
900M(925~960MHz):
- CMPaK: EGSM
2100M - Telenor: PGSM
1800M(Band A :1805~1860, Band B 1825~1880):
- CMPaK: Band B
- Telenor: Band A
2100M(2110~2170MHz):
Fastest Best
- CMPaK: 2110-2120MHz Deployment
Experience
- Telenor: 2120-2125MHz
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Strategy and Highlights of Telenor Pakistan

 Sharing site infrastructure and base stations with no carrier
Telenor EPC
BTS ZTE sharing, while keeping the independence of core networks
(ZTE)
and services.
Transmission  BSC/RNC shared CMP/DMP board, dedicated EGPB port
Network
 EMS to different NMS
BSC/RNC
(ZTE) CMPAK EPC  Supports FM/CM/PM for shared sites via separate NBIs
NodeB Huawei
(ZTE)  Different operator QoS
 Transport resource sharing
 Multi-PLMN support
RSCP Improved after RAN Sharing

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GUL RAN Sharing of H3G Austria — Phase I

Spectrum A1 A2 H1 H2 H3 O1 O2 O3 A3 T1 T2 T3
1st PLMN (MIB) PLMN1 PLMN-A PLMN-H PLMN-H PLMN-H PLMN-O PLMN-O PLMN-O PLMN-A PLMN-T PLMN-T PLMN-T
2nd PLMN (MIB) PLMN-T PLMN-T PLMN-T
H3G Austria T-Mobile

Strong
H3GA T-Mobile Points Best UMTS in Austria Mature GSM coverage in Austria
ZTE NSN
 Legacy equipment, limited
performance
Improve voice services in indoor
Motivation  Legacy NodeBs lower competition
and rural areas
 High ARPU need higher
Shared RAN of H3GA throughput
Shared RNC Coverage and performance of data
Voice continuity improved by
Solution roaming to T-Mobile’s network
services can be greatly improved by
Shared Node B using H3G Austria’s UMTS network
(H3G f1 as Shared
Carriers ) Node B
RAN
f1 f1 MOCN (H3GA f1 used as the shared carrier)
f2 Sharing
f3 Protect investment
Benefit Better user experiences and higher service continuity
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GUL RAN Sharing of H3G Austria — Phase II

Spectrum A1 A2 H1 H2 H3 O1 O2 O3 A3 T1 T2 T3
1st PLMN (MIB) PLMN1 PLMN-A PLMN-H PLMN-H PLMN-H PLMN-O PLMN-O PLMN-O PLMN-A PLMN-T PLMN-T PLMN-T
2nd PLMN (MIB) PLMN-T PLMN-T PLMN-T
Subscribers Fast Rollout

Orange H3GA T-Mobile
Information
More than 9000 cells in 5 weeks
Wide Coverage
Shutdown of Shared RAN of H3GA PLMN-H 90%+ of Austrian population

PLMN-T
Orange Node B PLMN-O
Traffic Migration Shared RNC 75%+ of Austrian territory
to H3GA Broadcasting Better Experiences, More Traffic
Orange PLMN
Node B Node B Better experiences in rural areas
f1 f1
f2 60%+ CS traffic increased
f3
Shared Node B 10%+ PS traffic increased and still increasing
(H3G f1 as Shared
Carriers )

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LTE RAN Sharing of Telenor Hungary – Project Overview

Project Information
Geo split
 The RAN sharing network is deployed in the 800M LTE
network.
 The West is constructed by Telenor. The East is
constructed by DT.
 Until now 1600+ LTE 800M RAN sharing sites have
been deployed. 800+ sites belong to Telenor. 800+
sites belong to DT.
 Nearly 2,000,000 4G registered users in this network.
 A RAN sharing agreement has been reached between
Telenor and DT in Feb. 2015.
Shared
Network from  Equipment : B8200 + R8882 S8000
ZTE

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Strategy and Highlights of Telenor Hungary

Project Information
Telenor CN DT CN
Cisco  Spectrum: 10M(Telenor)+10M(DT) continuous 20M
ZTE
bandwidth in 800M.
 eNodeB：MOCN ( Shared Carrier)
 OSS： Shared EMS, separate NMS
 Transmission：Shared transmission.
 In the capital, 800M eNodeBs are not shared.
Transmission Transmission
Benefits
 TCO saving and faster deployment
 Quickly enlarging network coverage and improving user
experiences
 Shared carriers are from both Telenor & DT, and
Non-shared eNode
Shared 800M eNode B discrete spectrums are combined to a contiguous
Shared Infrastructure spectrum, improving performance and spectrum usage.

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Summary
Requirements
Limited Frequency Resource Benefits
Improve Coverage Area Resource sharing
Strengthen Market Competition Environment protection
Solution
TCO saving
Case
Beeline Russia
Uni-RAN Solution
Telenor Hungary
RAN Resource Sharing
H3G Austria
Multi PLMN in RRU
U-Mobile Malaysia
Transmission Sharing
Telenor Pakistan
CTCC & CUCC

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