Huawei UMTS900M Refarming Deployment Strategy and RNP: Huawei Technologies Co., LTD

Huawei UMTS900M Refarming Deployment
Strategy and RNP
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Agenda
• UMTS900 Deployment Strategy
• Huawei Refarming Solution
• 2G Traffic Transfer Strategy
• GSM900 Frequency re-plan and performance
• Inter-RAT Operation Solution
• Antenna Solution
• UMTS Refarming Application
Why Refarming? Demands from Data Growth
Data services offset the Coverage • No 3G service in rural area

falls of voice revenue and Requirement • Coverage gap between 2.1GHz and 900MHz
becomes the key driver to
growth
• Voice ARPU falls in 4 countries Service • Poor or No data service in rural area
Requirement (inc. fixed data access)
Capacity
• 2.1GHz spectrum insufficient for 3G capacity
Requirement
• UMTS grows as GSM turns down

Cost
• TCO (UMTS 900MHz) << TCO (UMTS 2.1GHz)
Requirement
Evolution • partial 900MHz frequencies spared as GSM subscribers

Requirement moving to UMTS gradually
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 4

Refarming Get Better Network on Lower Cost
 Radio planning U900 vs. U2100: about 6dB better link budget in U900, Cell Coverage of U900 2.5~3
times larger than U2100
 Radio planning U900 vs. G900: Link budget +6-9dB, Better receiver sensitivity
 Capacity planning: Co-site for higher capacity sharing, 50% fewer sites with U900 than U2100
Cell Coverage Comparison

Feasibility Analysis of UMTS900 Refarming
Deployment Strategy and RNP

Spectrum Technical Voice Cost
Availability Feasibility Migration Affordability
Challenges
& Solution
• Configurable Band width •frequency allocation •Migration of existing • co-site

of UMTS carrier GSM traffic • co-antenna
•GU adjacent frequency •TFR Solution • co-cabinet
•More Valuable spectrum interference impact •Evolution from2G to 3G • co-accessories
left to GSM retained
• co-transmission
•Inter-RAT Operation
Industry
Industry Maturity ( Product and terminal industry)

Chain
License Permission on UMTS900

Huawei, Major Contributor to Refarming Industry
• Pioneer for technical trials
- Orange, France
- Proximus, Belguim
- Globe, Bulgaria, etc.
Phase 1
• 1st verify “Buffer Zone” theory
• 1st test in-build U900 performance
• 1st verify negligent impact to G900
Trial
• Leader in commercialization
- Optus, Australia
- SFR, France
- VDF, Romania Deployment
- Teliasonera, Finland
- AIS, Thailand, etc.
Phase 2
• 1st Tighter Frequency Reuse

• 1st Single-RAN refarming
• 1st antenna sharing
• 1st to deploy G/U SDR850MHz and SDR900MHz

Phase 3
• 1st to deploy U900 on 4.2MHz Bandwidth Enhancement

• 1st to deploy Tighter Frequency Reuse

Typical Deployment Strategy for Refarming
Extend 3G Coverage Improve 3G Coverage Initial 3G Roll-out

In in In
Sub-urban & Rural Urban area All areas
 No UMTS service coverage yet  Indoor coverage is not good  No 3G service yet anywhere
 voice traffic is low, easy to  Blind spots in dense urban  No 2.1Ghz spectrum
release frequencies for UMTS  Frequent handover between UMTS  Sufficient 900Mhz spectrum for networ
 Poor or No fixed broadband 2.1Ghz and GSM 900Mhz due to k-wide refarming
coverage quality difference
U900
U2100

Typical UMTS900 Deployment Scenarios
Extend 3G Coverage
in
Suburban & Rural
Network character
 No UMTS coverage yet
 low voice traffic, easy to release
frequencies for UMTS
 Poor or no data service
RNP Focus on
 Coverage Requirement
 Service Requirement
 Cost Requirement
• UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

• UMTS900 refarming for Suburban and Rural coverage

Improve 3G Coverage
in
Urban area
Network character
 Indoor coverage not good
 Blind spots in Dense Urban
 Capacity supplementary for
UMTS 2.1GHz
RNP Focus on:

 Capacity Requirement
• UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

• UMTS900 refarming for urban coverage and capacity

Initial 3G Roll-out
in
All
All areas
areas
 Network character
 No 3G service yet anywhere
 No 2.1GHz spectrum
 Sufficient 900MHz spectrum for
network-wide refarming
 RNP Focus on
 Cost Requirement
• U2100 is mainly covered in the urban and core towns

• Refarming the GSM900 all over the network

Agenda
• Co-Antenna Solution
Flexible Huawei UMTS Refarming Solution
 Configurable Bandwidth of UMTS carrier
 Flexible Between 4.2MHz and 5MHz from RAN Release12.0

with 0.1MHz steps for both downlink and uplink
 Efficiently suitable for 850,900,1700,1800 and 1900MHz frequency
 UU4.2M solution （ two adjacent 4.2M UMTS carriers ） is ready from SRAN releas3.0
 3.8MHz solution can be designed for a network
according to actual conditions.
guard
 More valuable spectrum left to GSM use
UMTS
GSM GSM

Flexible Huawei UMTS Refarming Solution
 Sandwich frequency solution Sandwich frequency solution

 Sandwich allocation flexibly puts U900 carrier i
nto the proper spectrum location based on the
UU solution and interference consideration wit
h other operators.
 Edge allocation solution

 Edge allocation solution has lower frequency ut
ilization since the more frequency guard bandw Edge frequency solution
idth shall be reserved to avoid the risk.
 Min. frequency gap (f1): 2.2MHz separation
 Min. frequency gap (f2): 2.6MHz between
UMTS900 and the GSM900 of neighbour
operator
 Sandwich frequency solution is preferred

Huawei Refarming Solution highlights
4.2MHz for UMTS Tighter Frequency Reuse

16% Upto 44% less spectrum bandwidth needed for
less spectrum bandwidth needed for
UMTS 1 2 GSM
Reuse of Legacies
Refarming Sandwich & Buffer Zone
 Guarantee better coverage 6 3
 Maximize value of investment Solutions No Negative Impact to GSM
5 4 2G Traffic Transfer Strategy

SingleRAN/ SDR
 Coverage/Load/Service Intersyst
 Easy to maintenance
em Balance
 Improve 2G/3G performance
Reduce CS block rate
 Improve data throughput

UMTS 900 Refarming RNP Procedure
Start
UMTS900 frequency allocation Strategy Refarming key points:

 Interference Analysis among
2G capacity Migration and G900 UMTS900 & other Systems
frequency re-plan
 Capacity Analysis to meet both
GSM & UMTS traffic requirement
UMTS900 Dimension and Plan
 GSM900 Frequency Planning
Inter-RAT Operation design  Inter-RAT Operation Solution

between GSM900 & UMTS900
GU antenna solution
End

Agenda
2G Traffic Transfer Procedure
Y
Reduce
Reducethe
the
A: A>B
A:Existing
Existing A>B
Configuration
Configuration
Configured
Configuredcapacity
capacity
N
User B:
B:Traffic
Userincreasing
increasing Traffic
prediction requirement
requirement
prediction
2G
2GTraffic
Traffictransfer
transfer
Frequency
Frequencybandwidth
bandwidth G900->G1800 G900->U900
G900->U900
After G900->G1800
AfterRefarming
Refarming
Required
RequiredFrequency
Frequency
reuse
reuseDensity
Density N Y Final
Meet
MeetRequired
Required FinalG900
G900site
site
frequency configuration
G900
G900TFR
TFR frequencyreuse
reuse configuration
density
density
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2G traffic migration Strategy-1 （ G900->G1800)
 Scenarios
 GSM 1800M is available and continuously covered;
GSM 900M GSM 900M GSM 900M
 GSM 1800M has rich frequency;
 G900 and G1800 are deployed with Co-site
 Migration Strategy
 Active HR, raise its proportion configured up to
50%~70%
GSM1800 GSM1800 GSM1800
 Transfer traffic from G900 to G1800 by add site configuration
depend on the required frequency reuse factor from 9~12
 Increase 1800M sites co-sited with G900
 Traffic sharing Strategy

Better cell handover  Camp on G1800 and G900 randomly in the idle state,
Load balance handover
UE prefers to make the cell selection to G1800.
 Allow intra-frequency better cell handover;
Coverage edge handover
 Load handover is performed according to the traffic

2G traffic migration Strategy-2 （ G900->U900)
 Scenarios
GSM 900M GSM 900M GSM 900M  U900 is continuously covered;
 There is no 1800 spectrum
 G900 and U900 are deployed with co-site
 Active automatically the U900 service for all the existing 2G users
 Dual-mode terminal and 3G rate policies appeal to the transferred 2G user
 Voice traffic shared on UMTS900 shall be dimensioned, and the experience shall be good.
 Transfer traffic from G900 to UMTS900 with the above preconditions.
UMTS 900M UMTS 900M UMTS 900M
 Traffic sharing Strategy
 Terminal camp on UMTS as long as it support G/U dual-mode
 Dual-mode UE camp on GSM in no UMTS coverage area
 Voice calls remain in individual RAT cells
 PS service on dual-mode UE shall perform Cell Reselection or HO if it enter into UMTS coverage area
Better cell handover
Load balance handover
Coverage edge handover

UMTS Dimension Consideration
U2100 is continuously covered;
UMTS Voice Capacity Comparison
U900 is also continuously covered;
Suggested Strategy:
U900 R99 F2 F2 Randomly Camping

+HSPA With loading Balancing
U2100R9 F1 F1
9+HSPA
U900 is continuously covered;

U2100 is NOT continuously
covered;
Suggested Strategy:
U2100R99 F2 Force to camp on F1,
+HSPA With service delaminating
U900 F1 F1
R99+HSP
A

2G traffic migration Strategy-3 (G900 TFR)
 Scenarios
GSM 900M GSM 900M GSM 900M  There is no 1800 spectrum
 The U900 service for the existing 2G users needs
special application
 2G user’s will to migration is very low for the tough
Dual-mode terminal and 3G rate policies.
UMTS 900M UMTS 900M UMTS 900M
 Active HR, raise its proportion configured up to
50%~70% to reduce the existing G900 configuration
Better cell handover  Maintain the existing G900 configuration with the less
Load balance handover frequency
Coverage edge handover  The quality will deduce and Huawei TFR( tight frequency
reuse) solution will slower the trend

Tighter Frequency Reuse solution for G900 capacity
Huawei TFR solution Case study: 4.8MHz Frequency Available

Bandwidth :4.8MHz@900M( 63~86) after S4/4/4
reframing S4/3/3
S3/3/2
BCCH layer : 63~76, TCH layer:77~86 S2/2/2
AMR penetration:90% Industry FR LOAD 50% FR LOAD 70% FR LOAD 90%
 IBCA  Enhanced ICC
 Capacity target:: traffic increase 10%, HR  UISS (w/o GPS)  Enhanced UISS
Anti-Interference  DTX
50%, Site Configuration shall be S444  Power control  ICC/EICC  IBCA
tech.
 TFO  AMR  AMR
Assign Hand SD SDCC SDCC

E-ICC
： Spatial-Temporal Interference Site DL Rx Qaul
UL Rx
call drop ment over assign H H
TCH
feature Qaul Blocki
Type (0-4) rate success succes succe drop Blocki
Cancellation Combining (0-4)
rate s rate ss rate rate ng rate
ng rate
94.00 98.00 95.50 97.00 1.00

UISS ： Um Interface Software Synchron S222 DTX/PC/AMR 93.50%
%
1.20%
% % % %
0.35% 1.50%
ization S332
DTX/PC/AMR
/EICC/TFO 93.50%
94.00
1.50%
97.70 94.80 96.55 1.15
0.40% 1.00%
% % % % %
/UISS+IBCA
IBCA ： Interference Based Channel All DTX/PC/AMR
91.00 96.20 93.00 95.00 1.70
ocation S444 /EICC/TFO
/UISS+IBCA
90.50%
%
2.00%
% % % %
0.80% 1.00%

Agenda
Interference Type Between GSM and UMTS
How to calculated the interference

UMTS NodeB
UMTS UE
GSM BS
ACIR represents the interference between GSM900 and

GSM UE UMTS900
Same Co
verage
Area
Main interference introduce

UMTS NodeB to GSM UE interference
GSM UE to UMTS NodeB interference
UMTS UE to GSM BTS interference
GSM BTS to UMTS UE interference
How to minimize the interference

Carrier separation minimize interference caused by adjacent carrier between GSM900 and UMTS900;
Isolation distance minimize interference caused by same frequency between GSM900 and UMTS900.

GU Network Level Performance loss from GU adjacent frequency
2.2MHz
GU900 Co-Site
Urban: ISD=750m
Rural: ISD=7500m GSM UMTS GSM
4.2MHz
4x3 frequency reuse for BCCHs, and 4x3 for TCHs
GU Frequency GSM Voice Call Drop EDGE DL Throughput UMTS HSDPA UMTS DL R99 Capacity UMTS HSUPA UMTS UL Coverage Loss
Gap increase Loss Throughput Loss Loss (voice Sub.) Throughput Loss (Cell Radius)
Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural
2.2MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.83% 0.48% 0.43% 0.63% 0.89% 0.86% 1.63% 0.79%
2.4MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.29% 0.14% 0.21% 0.52% 0.13% 0.15% 0.00% 0.00%
2.6MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
4x3 frequency reuse for BCCHs, and 1x3 for TCHs

GU Frequency GSM Voice Call Drop EDGE DL Throughput UMTS HSDPA UMTS DL R99 Capacity UMTS HSUPA UMTS UL Coverage
Gap increase Loss Throughput Loss Loss (voice Sub.) Throughput Loss Loss (Cell Radius)
2.2MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.48% 1.39% 1.28% 1.89% 2.66% 2.68% 5.01% 3.80%
2.4MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.86% 0.43% 0.21% 0.52% 0.38% 0.46% 0.00% 0.00%
2.6MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% 0.13% 0.16% 0.00% 0.00%

Cell Level Performance loss from GU adjacent frequency
2.2MHz
GU900 Co-Site
Urban: ISD=750m
Rural: ISD=7500m GSM UMTS GSM
4.2MHz
The worst performance of worst cells are shown as follows:

GU Frequency GSM Voice Call Drop EDGE DL Throughput UMTS HSDPA UMTS DL R99 UMTS HSUPA UMTS UL Coverage
Gap increase Loss Throughput Loss Capacity Loss (voice Throughput Loss Loss (Cell Radius)
Sub.)
2.2MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.22% 0.00% 4.86% 4.70% 3.85% 5.68% 6.84% 6.65% 7.71% 5.31%
2.4MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.58% 2.50% 1.62% 4.32% 0.76% 0.89% 0.90% 0.69%
2.6MHz 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.10% 0.38% 0.49% 0.65% 0.64%

Adjacent frequencies plan consideration for G900
 2.6MHz frequency guard bandwidth between BCCH and
UMTS is recommended.  Frequency hopping, DTX & power control enabled for
 PDCH assign to adjacent carriers TCH in adjacent carriers
adjacent
channels
GSM
carrier … … x y……
 Both adjacent frequencies in the sandwich

 Adjacent carrier will be assigned to the U
schedule shall be not assigned in a cell.
nderlay of Concentric Cell
Overlay
Underlay

Buffer Zone: GU co-frequency interference guard
 HUAWEI buffer zone solution to solve the interference when UMTS900 sites and GSM900 sites
are assigned the same frequency , but in different regions
A GSM sites A area is corresponding to GSM

coverage.
GSM900
B area is the frequency isolation
B Buffer zone area, the frequencies of G900 is
different from both A and C area
GSM900 GSM900
UMTS sites C area is corresponding to UMTS
coverage.
C
GSM900 UMTS900 GSM900
Proposal for buffer zone plan:

Buffer
Spectrum allocation
zone distance is commonly 2~3 layer sites or the distance of twice cell diameter,
RF optimization or obstructed topography will deduce the size of buffer zone
The co-frequency interference signal received in the A or C shall below -110dBm

Buffer Zone Case Study
Basic Info
CASE: Optus, Australia • Buffer zone locates at the edge of urban area
• ISD: 5.5km
UMTS900 Cell0
Buffer Zone
GSM900 (Cell 2)
GSM900 Cell2
GSM900 (Cell 1) GSM900(Cell 1)

GSM900 Cell1
GSM900 GSM900
UMTS900 (Cell 0)
Achievement for Buffer Zone UE -> Node B Impact Node B -> UE Impact
• UL interference reduces 2.1 dB RTWP Rise (dB) UE Interference Rise (dB)

• DL interference reduces about 3dB Buffer Zone (one site) 0.1 0.3
No Buffer Zone 2.2 3.2

Buffer zone Impact to Performance of GU sites
 GSM MS C/I distribution compare  UMTS UE Ec/Io distribution compare
 GSM topology mode:4X3;
 UMTS cell radius: 4Km;
GSM UE C/I Distribution Compare(BCCH:4X3)  GSM topology mode:4X3;
100%
C/I Progressive Statistic
80%
60% UMTS UE Ec/Io Distribution compare
40% 100
20%
80
Ec/Io Progressive
0%
Statistic%
C/I>=9 C/I>=12
60
None Interference Tw o Layer Isolation One Layer Isolation
40
GSM UE C/I Distribution Compare(TCH:4X3)
20
C/I Progressive Statistic
100% U900 Sites

G900 Sites
80% 0
60% One layer >=-8 >=-10 >=-12 >=-14 >=-16 >=-18 Ec/Io
40% Isolation zone
No Isolation One Layer Isolation
20%
0%
C/I>=9 C/I>=12
None Interference Two Layer Isolation One Layer Isolation
 The impact between Base Station and UE can be ignored with 2~3 layer isolation zone.

Case Study: 10MHz Spectrum for Refarming
Example: Spectrum Assignment in 900MHz
V Operator
Operator C Operator B
10MHz
How to perform GSM and UMTS refarming?

Case Study: Assignment of GSM TRX and UMTS Carrier
V operator
Operator C Operator B
10MHz
4.6MHz
4.6MHz bandwidth allocated for UMTS900

5.4MHz spectrum available for GSM900
Sandwich Solution recommended.

No interference to neighboring operators.
UMTS GSM

Case Study: Frequency Planning for VF Italy
Operator C 50 channels V operator Operator B
1 channel 10 channels 23 channels 1 channel

15 channels
TCH BCCH TCH UMTS900 TCH
U900 BCCH
min. 2 CHs min. 1 CH min. 2 CHs
 Minimum 1 CH (200kHz) between UMTS900 and BCCH.
 2 CHs (1 TCH + 1 guard CH) between BCCH of V operator and UMTS900 of Operator C.
 2 CHs (1 TCH + 1 guard CH) between UMTS of V operator and BCCH of Operator B.
 GSM frequency planning: SFH to spread the interference in the network.

15 channels for BCCH, 1 SFH group for all TCH, i.e. MA={CH1, CH2, CH3, …, CH12}.
Frequency Planning: 1+2+2+SFH

Agenda
Inter-RAT Operation Strategy 1
--U900 for Rural coverage and U2100 for Urban coverage
 UMTS2100-UMTS900 inter-freq  UMTS2100 intra-freq soft
 Coverage zone HSPA hard handover handover
/R99
 UMTS900 intra-freq soft

handover
UMTS2100
UMTS900
GSM900 GSM900
 UMTS900/GSM inter-RAT
handover
Suburban & rural Urban Hot Spot & Dense

Urban

Inter-RAT Operation Strategy 2
--U900 for continuous coverage and U2100 for hot area capacity expansion
UMTS
UMTS
900
900 UMTS UMTS
 Uni-directional blind Handover UMTS 2100 2100 UMTS
from UMTS 2100 cell to 900 UMTS 900
UMTS
UMTS900 cell based on load  Users camp on UMTS 2100 layer UMTS 900
900
to establish R99 + HSDPA servic 900 UMTS
es 2100
UMTS 2100 Cell •The first phase of UMTS900 deployment wil

 Uni-directional Handover from l be mainly for coverage continuity and U
UMTS 2100 cell to UMTS900 cell MTS2100 absorb load in hot spot areas.
based on coverage
UMTS 900 Cell UMTS 900 UMTS 900 Cell

Cell
 Uni-directional blind Handover • All UMTS layers provide R99+HSPA serv

 Continuous UMTS layer for ice
from UMTS 900 cell to GSM900
coverage • Users camp on 2100 layer when availabl
cell based on load
e
GSM Cell GSM Cell • According to the cell load the call wi
GSM Cell
ll be established in 2100 layer or re-
directed to 900 layer.

Mobility Management:
Roaming strategy between GSM and UMTS
3G subscribers configured to camp on
3G subscribers configured to camp on
WCDMA network with the higher priority by
WCDMA network with the higher priority by
choosing the UTRAN ACCESS
choosing the UTRAN ACCESS UMTSGSM GSMUMTS
TECHNOLOGY in the USIM file
TECHNOLOGY in the USIM file cell reselection PLMN or cell reselection
WCDMA WCDMA
GSM
 Cell reselection from UMTS to GSM networks

 via Inter-system Cell Reselection : No upgrade for GSM networks
 Cell reselection from GSM to UMTS networks
 via Inter-system Cell Reselection: GSM BSS need to be upgraded to support SI2quater
 via PLMN/Access Technology Reselection: No upgrade for GSM networks

Mobility Management:
Inter-RAT handover between GSM and UMTS
Camping on UMTS in idle Staying in 2G during the Call ends, Cell Reselection to
CS Handover to 2G 3G
mode call
Services
Service begins…
Packet
Services
Cell Reselection or cell Cell Reselection
Cell Reselection
Change Order to GPRS to GPRS
UMTS cell to UMTS
GSM/GPRS cell
 Unidirectional handover from UMTS to GSM is proposed for CS services.
 Bidirectional handover between UMTS and GSM by cell reselection is proposed for PS services
Note: No upgrade of GSM network for handover from 3G to 2G

Summary for GU Mobility Startegy
Idle Mo de RRC s e tup RAB s e tup Co nne c te d
S HO UMTS 2100
RRC DRD
RRC R-Dir
RAB DRD
IFHO
LDR
DRD to GS M
Ce ll Re -s e le c tio n
RRC R-Dir
RAB DRD
Inte r-RAT HO
LDR
UMTS 900
S HO
GS M
Full flexibility for Traffic Management

Agenda
Contents of Antenna Solution
Case 1: Antenna Solution with Huawei SDR Product

One Antenna is needed to support GSM and UMTS simultaneously.
Case 2: Sharing Existing GSM900 Antenna

Co-antenna with SASU
Co-antenna with 3dB combiner
Case 3: Independent Antenna for U900

Case 1: Huawei SDR Product RRU3908
RRU3908 Solution (1 RRU = GSM900 + UMTS900 modes)
now GSM900 GU900
UMTS900 Rollout UMTS 900

Switch on
GSM900
RRU3908
SDR
swap
Add UMTS Card
BBU3900 BBU3900
GSM900 G+U 900
GSM900 Modernization
UMTS900 Switch on
With SDR Module
 Multi mode (GSM/UMTS) supported simultaneously in one module.

 The specifications of RRU3908 are fully Compliant with ETSI.

Case 1: Huawei SDR Product MRFU
MRFU Solution (1 MRFU = GSM900 + UMTS900 mode)
now GSM900 GU900

Switch on
GSM900 BTS3900
U U U
G G G
New-add: 3G M M M
/ / /
M M M T T T
R R R
900M + 2G U U U
S S S
swap F F F 900M
U U U
Add MRFU modules
Existing: 3G
2100M
GSM900 G+U 900
UMTS900 Switch on
With SDR Module
 Max. 2*80W output power in one MRFU module  Software upgrade to UMTS900
 6 Carriers for GSM only, 4 Carriers for UMTS only
 For dual mode: UMTS 1C + GSM 1~5C, UMTS 2C + GSM 1~4C

Case 1: Huawei SDR Product MRFU
MRFU Solution (1 MRFU = GSM900 or UMTS900 mode)
S R
now GSM900
g M
GU900
r t in
po
up
GSM900 BTS3900
ot s Switch on
s n
tr ie
n
M M M M M M M M M
swap
ou R R R R R R R R R
nc
F F F F F F F F F
U U U U U U U U U
Add MRFU modules
pe a
E uro
me
o
Fo rS GSM900 G+U 900
UMTS900 Switch on
With SDR Module
 Max. 2*80W output power in one MRFU module  Software upgrade to UMTS900
 8 Carriers for GSM only, 8 Carriers for UMTS only

Case 1: Antenna solution with Huawei SDR Product
900MHz antenna
1 Separate Antenna Solution difficult

easy
Separate tilt & azimuth tuning for network optimization

High cost for adding new antennas & feeders
Optimization
Slow deployment for additional engineering
Engineering
No change for antenna and
feeder system
2 Co-feeder, co-antenna Solution
Fast deployment for easy engineering

Low cost for sharing the legacy devices
High difficulty for network optimization
GSM900
GSM900 + difficult easy
UMTS900
UMTS900
M M M M M M
R R R R R R  Multi mode (GSM/UMTS) supported
F F F F F F
GSM900
GSM900 ++
U U U U U U
UMTS900
UMTS900
simultaneously in one module.
Only one antenna is needed to support GSM and
UMTS.
BTS3900 DBS3900

Case 2 ： Sharing Existing GSM900 Antenna
GSM TX UMTS TX GSM TX UMTS TX

GSM&UMTS GSM&UMTS RXD GSM&UMTS RXM GSM&UMTS RXD
RXM
SASU
3dB 3dB
SASA
TX/RXM TX/RXM RXD

TX/RXD
GSM900
GSM900 UMTS900
UMTS900
Co-antenna with Co-antenna with

SASU and SASA 3dB combiner

SASU: Same band Antenna Sharing Unit
Install on the wall Install on the pole

SASU Characteristic:
Solution for the shared antenna between GSM and UMTS system or betwe
en two UMTS systems on the same band.
 6-port unit for antenna & feeder, 1 Tx port for GSM & UMTS respectively
SASU Advantage:
 No extra loss in the uplink
 Maximum 0.6dB insertion loss in the downlink
 No impact on frequency planning for GSM & UMTS

Huawei SASU for GU900 Co-antenna Solution
SASU
(Same band Antenna Sharing Unit)
Install on the pole
Install on the wall  SASU Advantages
 SASU Characteristic  No extra loss in the uplink
 6-port unit for antenna & feeder  Maximum 0.6dB insertion loss in the downlink
sharing between GSM900 and UMTS900  No impact on frequency planning for GSM & UMTS
 1 Tx port for GSM & UMTS respectively

SASA: Same band Antenna Sharing Adapter
Principles of the SASA
SASA:
Combine the TX carriers on two antennas into
the carriers on one antenna,
No affecting the performance of the existing
GSM network.
GSM_M
GSM_D

SASU Solution Helps to Retain GSM Coverage
Best Co-Antenna Solution for Overlap Mode
Traditional Combiner SASU Solution

Disadvantage of Combiner
New sites needed to retain existing GSM
coverage
 3dB insertion loss (DL/UL)
antenna antenna
 30% coverage reduced
 Not support RET
Cable attenuator Cable attenuator
Advantage of SASU
(SASU: Same Antenna Sharing Unit)
combiner combiner
SASU
Negligible Impacts to GSM
 negligible loss on UL
G900 U900 G900 U900
BTS Node B  < 0.6 dB loss on DL BTS Node B
 Support RET function (with 10dB
Gain)

Case 3: Independent Antenna for U900
In case of high configuration, 2 independent antennas

can be used.
GSM900
UMTS900
Independent antenna

Disadvantage of Independent Antenna U900&G900
Additional equipment cost Limitation of evolution
•New antenna • lack of installation space for LTE/SAE
•New pole
evolution
•New feeder
•New TMA
Sites renegotiation Slow the pace of site deployment

•New antenna and pole Additional • Longer time to market
Cost
Additional installation cost Additional maintenance cost

•New antenna •New antenna
•New pole
•New feeder

Antenna Solution Summary
Solution Advantages Disadvantages
Easy to implement RF optimization

Independent antenna much additional cost needed
respectively.
1) 3G and 2G system can not adjust the down tilt angle and
Save the installation space and cost for
Co-antenna with SASU azimuth independently;
antenna and feeder
2) downlink increase less than 0.6dB loss.
1) 3G and 2G system can not adjust the down tilt angle and
Co-antenna with 3dB Save the installation space and cost for
azimuth independently;
combiner antenna and feeder
2) downlink increase more than 3 dB loss.
1) save the space and cost of antennas

and feeders;
Co-antenna 3G and 2G system can not adjust the down tilt angle and azimuth
2) No insertion loss;
with GU mRRU/mRFU independently;
3) Easy RF tuning for 2G/3G co-coverage
objectives;

Agenda
• Co-Antenna Solution
Refarming Solution case study – S Operator
 Network Information for Refarming

 Scenario :Suburban& Rural
 G900 and G1800 and U2100 , total 45 Sites
 Bandwidth : 9.8MHz(76-124) @900M,
23.8MHz (512-525, 647-751)@ 1800MHz
 UMTS900 Refarming : 1 U900 carrier
 Refarming Solution 2.2MHz
 Swap and Refarming with Single RAN3.0 MRRU for G90

0/G1800&U900
 Sandwich allocation, 4.2MHz of total 12.4MHz for UMTS
 G900:76~89,111~124; U900:90~110
GSM89 UMTS 110 GSM
 Traffic migration :GSM900-> GSM1800M 4.2MHz

Huawei frequency Refarming
 Frequency re-plan area shall be separated in

URBAN
to refarming area, buffer zone & RF optimizat
Channels: 64-124
ion zone;
Area to refarm : 4.2Mhz

 G900 cell BCCH shall has a frequency guard
Channels: 76 - 89 and 111 - 124
over 2.6MHz with UMTS channel, available r

ange is 76 ～ 87 and 113 ～ 124 ， TCH of G
Zone de garde: Replan in
10Mhz
Channels: 76 - 124 900 Co-sited with U900 shall not use the adja
cent frequenies(89,111), while TCH of separ
ate G900 site can use them.

Buffer Zone Frequency Planning Sites in
Refarming zone
Sites in buffer zone
Sites in RF
optimization zone

Inter-RAT Operation Solution in Refarming Area
Adjacent cell relationship

 G900 Adjacent cells: D1800, U900(co-site),U2100 F0(no
co-site),
U900 Adjacent cells:G900,,U2100 F0
U2100 F0 Adjacent cells: U2100 F1, U2100 F2,
U900(GU co-site), G900(no co-site)
Mobile strategy
In idle state, bidirectional reselection
between GSM and UMTS
In connection state, handover from
UMTS to GSM, but not allowed from
GSM to UMTS.

Intra-UMTS Multi- carrier Solution
Adjacent cell relationship

 G900 Adjacent cells: D1800, U900(co-site),U2100 F0(no
co-site),
U900 Adjacent cells:G900, U2100 F0
U2100 F0 Adjacent cells: U2100 F1, U2100 F2
( overlapped coverage cell ), U900(GU co-site), G900(no
co-site)
Mobile strategy
In idle state, bidirectional reselection between U900
and U2100, Bidirectional handover based on coverage
from UMTS2100 to UMTS900 is recommended
In only U2100 F0,F1,or F2 overlapped coverage area,
UE camp on UMTS2100 F0 as preference.
 U2100 F1 and F2 have higher priority for HSPA service
than U2100 F0, and such service accessing to F0 will
DRD to F1,F2.

Swap and Refarming flow - Refarming

Swap and Refarming flow - Swapping

Swap and Refarming flow - Swapping

Performance Overview- GSM CS
CS Traffic T a u x e c h e c Q o S N o k i a （1 - C S S R ）
9000 5
Before Refarming(NSN)
8500 4.5
8000 4 After
7500 Refarming&Before(NSN)
3.5 After SWAP(HW)
7000
3
6500
2.5
Erl
%
6000
5500 2
5000 Before Refarming(NSN) 1.5

4500 1
After Refarming&Before
4000 0.5
SWAP(NSN)
3500 After SWAP(HW) 0
3000 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Taux de coupure radio(DCR） SDCCH Drops

2 3.5
1.8 Before Refarming(NSN)
After Refarming&Before 3
1.6 After Refarming&Before
SWAP(NSN)
1.4 2.5 SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
After SWAP(HW)
1.2
2
1
%
%
0.8 1.5
0.6 1
0.4
0.5
0.2
0 0
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.

Performance Overview- GSM PS
% Out I nter BSC Ha ndover Fai lures with Blocks % In Inter BSC Handover Failures with Blocks
Before Refarming(NSN) 6
14
12 After Refarming&Before 5
SWAP(NSN)
10 After SWAP(HW) 4
8
%
%
6
2
4
2 1 SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
0 0
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
% In Intar BSC Handover Failures with Blocks % Out Intar BSC Handover Failures with Blocks
8 8
Before Refarming(NSN) Before Refarming(NSN)

6 6
After Refarming&Before After Refarming&Before
SWAP(NSN) SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW) After SWAP(HW)
4 4
%
%
2 2
0 0
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

%TBFFAILUL
%TBFFAILDL
10
8
After Refarming&Before Before Refarming(NSN)
15
SWAP(NSN)
6 After SWAP(HW) After Refarming&Before
%
10 SWAP(NSN)
%
4
After SWAP(HW)
5
2
0
0
% EDGE Retransmission DL % EDGE Retransmission UL

10
20
15
6
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
%
%
10 Before Refarming(NSN)
4
5
2 SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
0 0
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.

% MCS5_9
100
95
90
%
85
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
80

06.April 2006
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Huawei UMTS900M Refarming Deployment

Strategy and RNP

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Data services offset the Coverage • No 3G service in rural area

• UMTS grows as GSM turns down

Evolution • partial 900MHz frequencies spared as GSM subscribers

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 4

Cell Coverage Comparison

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 5

Deployment Strategy and RNP

• Configurable Band width •frequency allocation •Migration of existing • co-site

Industry Maturity ( Product and terminal industry)

License Permission on UMTS900

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 6

• 1st Tighter Frequency Reuse

• 1st to deploy G/U SDR850MHz and SDR900MHz

• 1st to deploy U900 on 4.2MHz Bandwidth Enhancement

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 7

Extend 3G Coverage Improve 3G Coverage Initial 3G Roll-out

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 8

• UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 9

RNP Focus on:

• UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 10

• U2100 is mainly covered in the urban and core towns

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 11

 Flexible Between 4.2MHz and 5MHz from RAN Release12.0

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 13

 Sandwich frequency solution Sandwich frequency solution

 Edge allocation solution

 Sandwich frequency solution is preferred

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 14

4.2MHz for UMTS Tighter Frequency Reuse

5 4 2G Traffic Transfer Strategy

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 15

UMTS900 frequency allocation Strategy Refarming key points:

Inter-RAT Operation design  Inter-RAT Operation Solution

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 16

HUAWEI Confidential Page 18

 Traffic sharing Strategy

HUAWEI Confidential Page 19

Better cell handover

Load balance handover

Coverage edge handover

HUAWEI Confidential Page 20

U900 R99 F2 F2 Randomly Camping

U900 is continuously covered;

HUAWEI Confidential Page 21

HUAWEI Confidential Page 22

Huawei TFR solution Case study: 4.8MHz Frequency Available

Assign Hand SD SDCC SDCC

94.00 98.00 95.50 97.00 1.00

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 23

How to calculated the interference

ACIR represents the interference between GSM900 and

Main interference introduce

How to minimize the interference

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 25