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C-Ran Current C-RAN: Going Advanced

1) Current C-RAN architecture keeps RRHs at macro cell sites separated from centralized BBUs. Advanced C-RAN adds small cells and carrier aggregation. 2) Advanced C-RAN will integrate small cells and carrier aggregation between macro-small and small-small cells for higher capacity. 3) NTT Docomo aims to develop and deploy advanced C-RAN by 2015, utilizing technologies like multi-band carrier aggregation and fiber/wireless fronthaul.

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C-Ran Current C-RAN: Going Advanced

1) Current C-RAN architecture keeps RRHs at macro cell sites separated from centralized BBUs. Advanced C-RAN adds small cells and carrier aggregation. 2) Advanced C-RAN will integrate small cells and carrier aggregation between macro-small and small-small cells for higher capacity. 3) NTT Docomo aims to develop and deploy advanced C-RAN by 2015, utilizing technologies like multi-band carrier aggregation and fiber/wireless fronthaul.

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Feb.

2014

~2014.02 2015
Current C-RAN Going Advanced Advanced C-RAN
C-RAN = 1. C-RAN + 2. Small Cell/Hetnet + 3. Carrier Aggregation
Kept RRHs away/separate from BBUs, by moving all BBUs to NTT’s CO and More distance between Making Small RRHs lighter CA between Macro and Small cells
leaving RRHs at their current location in Macro cell sites BBUs and RRHs and cheaper CA between Small cells
R Macro RRH R Small RRH CA between Macro cells
R Macro RRH (Remote Radio Head) C-RAN: Centralized/Cloud RAN Low power small optical
BBU: Baseband Unit remote radio equipment
RRH: Remote Radio Head Band A NTT Docomo’s LTE bands
Macro cell Macro cell 1) 700MHz band (LTE: 10MHz)
3. Carrier 2) 800MHz band (LTE)
Band B 3) 1.5GHz band (LTE: 15MHz)
Aggregation 4) 1.7GHz band (LTE: 20MHz)
RR
R R Band C 5) 2GHz band (LTE: 10MHz)
CPRI R CPRI
pico
R
NTT CO NTT CO

eNB 2. Add on Small cell


High-density BS:
BBU BBU a single BBU covers up
BBU BBU to 48 RRHs
WD M
Band A Band B eNB
R RRH
RU
RU RRH
RU
RU
CPRI Band C
CA between macro and small cell
RRH
- no interference from macro cell to small
Carrier cell and enhanced data speed and capacity
CPRI
Aggregation by small cell
All processing (CA and Hand-Over) within
eNodeB (BBU)

Current Fronthaul Enhanced Fronthaul


• P2P CPRI transmission • Fronthaul Options currently under reviewed by NTT: Fiber per RRH, Active WDM, WDM-PON,
• CPRI Rate: ~ 2.5Gbps (2x2, 20MHz: IP rate = 150Mbps) TDM-PON, …
• Dedicated fiber (dark fiber) • Key Parameters: i) Capacity & Latency for CPRI Transmission, ii) Cost

n No Carrier Aggregation has been employed yet (commercialization scheduled n In Feb. 2013, Advanced-RAN Plan announced (equipment development and commercialization to be
in 2015) completed by 2015)
n Launched 150 Mbps service using 20 MHz (wideband) at 1.7 GHz in Oct. 2013 Deploying more small cells to cover local areas with high traffic (e.g. highly crowded areas) in macro cells covering
wide areas à building HetNet environment and employing inter-cell carrier aggregation à enhanced capacity
n In Feb ~ March, 2013, vendors selected: Panasonic, Fujitsu, NEC, NSN, etc. to develop
1) BBUs (48 RRHs/BBU) and 2) small RRHs

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Source: NTT Docomo, “Development of LTA-Advanced”, CTIA 2013

References
[2013/11] NTT Docomo, “Examining the fronthaul opportunities for future radio access”, Cellular Backhaul Summit
[2013/09] NTT Docomo, “The Dawn of 5G”, IEEE 78th Vehicular Technology Conference
[2013/05] NTT Docomo, “Development of LTA-Advanced”, CTIA 2013
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