UMTS900 Deployment Strategy V1.0

Huawei UMTS900M Solution and
Deployment Strategy
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Agenda
UMTS900 Solution & 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
falls of voice revenue and
becomes the key driver to
growth
Voice ARPU falls in 4 countries
Coverage
Requirement
No 3G service in rural area

Coverage gap between 2.1GHz and 900MHz
Service
Requirement
Poor or No data service in rural area

(inc. fixed data access)
Capacity
Requirement
2.1GHz spectrum insufficient for 3G capacity
Cost
Requirement
TCO (UMTS 900MHz) << TCO (UMTS 2.1GHz)
Evolution
Requirement
partial 900MHz frequencies spared as GSM subscribers

moving to UMTS gradually
UMTS grows as GSM turns down
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Refarming Get Better Network on Lower Cost

n
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
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Feasibility Analysis of UMTS900 Refarming
Challenges
& Solution
Deployment Strategy and RNP

Spectrum
Availability
Technical
Feasibility
Configurable Band
width of UMTS carrier
frequency allocation
More Valuable spectrum

left to GSM retained
GU adjacent frequency
interference impact
Voice
Migration
Cost
Affordability
Migration of existing
GSM traffic
TFR Solution
Evolution from2G to 3G
co-site
co-antenna
co-cabinet
co-accessories
co-transmission
Industry
Chain
Inter-RAT Operation
Industry Maturity ( Product and terminal industry)
License Permission on UMTS900
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Huawei, Major Contributor to Refarming Industry

Phase 1
Pioneer for technical trials

- Orange, France
- Proximus, Belguim
- Globe, Bulgaria, etc.
1st verify Buffer Zone theory

1st test in-build U900 performance
1st verify negligent impact to G900
Trial
- Optus, Australia
- SFR, France
- VDF, Romania
- Teliasonera, Finland
- AIS, Thailand, etc.
Deployment
1st Tighter Frequency Reuse

1st Single-RAN refarming
1st antenna sharing
Phase 3
Phase 2
Leader in commercialization
1st to deploy G/U SDR850MHz and SDR900MHz

1st to deploy U900 on 4.2MHz Bandwidth
1st to deploy Tighter Frequency Reuse
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Typical Deployment Strategy for Refarming

Extend
Extend 3G
3G Coverage
Coverage
In
In
Sub-urban
Sub-urban &
& Rural
Rural
n
n
Initial
Initial 3G
3G Roll-out
Roll-out
In
In
All
All areas
areas
Improve
Improve 3G
3G Coverage
Coverage
in
in
Urban
Urban area
area
No UMTS service coverage yet

voice traffic is low, easy to
release frequencies for UMTS
Poor or No fixed broadband
n
n
n
Indoor coverage is not good

Blind spots in dense urban
Frequent handover between UMTS
2.1Ghz and GSM 900Mhz due to
coverage quality difference
n
n
n
No 3G service yet anywhere

No 2.1Ghz spectrum
Sufficient 900Mhz spectrum for
network-wide refarming
U900
U2100
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Typical UMTS900 Deployment Scenarios

Extend
Extend 3G
3G Coverage
Coverage
in
in
Suburban
Suburban &
& Rural
Rural
Network character
n
n
No UMTS coverage yet

low voice traffic, easy to release
frequencies for UMTS
Poor or no data service
RNP Focus on
n
n
n
Coverage Requirement
Service Requirement
Cost Requirement
UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

UMTS900 refarming for Suburban and Rural coverage
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Improve
Improve 3G
3G Coverage
Coverage
in
in
Urban
Urban area
area
Network character
n
n
n
Indoor coverage not good

Blind spots in Dense Urban
Capacity supplementary for
UMTS 2.1GHz
RNP Focus on:

n
n
Capacity Requirement
UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

UMTS900 refarming for urban coverage and capacity
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Initial
Initial 3G
3G Roll-out
Roll-out
in
in
All
All areas
areas
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
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
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Agenda
Co-Antenna Solution
Flexible Huawei UMTS Refarming Solution

n 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 solutiontwo adjacent 4.2M UMTS carriersis ready from SRAN releas3.0
3.8MHz solution can be designed for a network
according to actual conditions.
guard
n More valuable spectrum left to GSM use
GSM
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GSM
Flexible Huawei UMTS Refarming Solution

n Sandwich frequency solution
Sandwich frequency solution
Sandwich allocation flexibly puts U900 carrier

into the proper spectrum location based on the
UU solution and interference consideration
with other operators.
n Edge allocation solution

Edge allocation solution has lower frequency
utilization since the more frequency guard
bandwidth 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
Edge frequency solution
n Sandwich frequency solution is preferred

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Huawei Refarming Solution highlights

Tighter Frequency Reuse
4.2MHz for UMTS

less spectrum bandwidth needed
for UMTS
nUp
n16%
Reuse of Legacies
Guarantee better coverage
n Maximize value of investment
n
SingleRAN/ SDR
Refarming
Solutions
Sandwich & Buffer Zone

nNo
Negative Impact to GSM

Coverage/Load/Service Intersystem
Balance
nReduce CS block rate
n Improve data throughput
n
Easy to maintenance
n Improve 2G/3G performance
n
to 44% less spectrum bandwidth needed

for GSM
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UMTS 900 Refarming RNP Procedure

Start
Refarming key points:
UMTS900 frequency allocation Strategy
2G capacity Migration and G900

frequency re-plan
Interference Analysis among

UMTS900 & other Systems
Capacity Analysis to meet both

GSM & UMTS traffic requirement
UMTS900 Dimension and Plan

Inter-RAT Operation design
GSM900 Frequency Planning

between GSM900 & UMTS900
GU antenna solution
End
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Agenda
Antenna Solution
2G Traffic Transfer Procedure

Y
Reduce
Reducethe
the
Configuration
Configuration
A>B
A>B
A:
A:Existing
Existing
Configured
Configuredcapacity
capacity
N
User
Userincreasing
increasing
prediction
prediction
B:
B:Traffic
Traffic
requirement
requirement
Frequency
Frequencybandwidth
bandwidth
After
Refarming
After Refarming
2G
2GTraffic
Traffictransfer
transfer
G900->U900
G900->U900
G900->G1800
G900->G1800
Required
RequiredFrequency
Frequency
reuse
Density
reuse Density
Meet
MeetRequired
Required
frequency
frequencyreuse
reuse
G900
G900TFR
TFR
density
density
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Final
FinalG900
G900site
site
configuration
configuration
2G traffic migration Strategy-1G900->G1800)

n Scenarios
GSM 900M
GSM 900M
GSM 1800M is available and continuously covered;
GSM 900M
GSM 1800M has rich frequency;

G900 and G1800 are deployed with Co-site
n Migration Strategy
GSM1800
GSM1800
Active HR, raise its proportion configured up to

50%~70%
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
GSM1800
n Traffic sharing Strategy

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

Load balance handover
Coverage edge handover
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2G traffic migration Strategy-2G900->U900)

n Scenarios
GSM 900M
GSM 900M
U900 is continuously covered;
GSM 900M
There is no 1800 spectrum

G900 and U900 are deployed with co-site
UMTS 900M

UMTS 900M
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
n Traffic sharing Strategy
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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
UMTS Dimension Consideration

UMTS Voice Capacity Comparison

U900 is also continuously covered;
Suggested Strategy:
U900 R99
+HSPA
F2
F2
U2100R99
+HSPA
F1
F1
Randomly Camping
With loading Balancing

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

With service delaminating
F1
2G traffic migration Strategy-3 (G900 TFR)

n Scenarios
GSM 900M
GSM 900M
There is no 1800 spectrum
GSM 900M
The U900 service for the existing 2G users needs

special application
2G users 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
Maintain the existing G900 configuration with the less
frequency
The quality will deduce and Huawei TFR( tight frequency
reuse) solution will slower the trend

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Tighter Frequency Reuse solution for G900 capacity

4.8MHz Frequency Available
Huawei TFR solution Case study:

nBandwidth
:4.8MHz@900M( 63~86) after
S4/4/4
reframing
S4/3/3
S3/3/2
nBCCH
nAMR
layer : 63~76, TCH layer:77~86
penetration:90%
S2/2/2
Industry
Capacity target:: traffic increase 10%, HR

50%, Site Configuration shall be S444
Anti-Interference
tech.
nE-ICCSpatial-Temporal
Interference
Cancellation Combining
nUISSUm
Interface Software
Synchronization
nIBCAInterference
n
n
n
DTX
Power control
TFO
DL Rx Qaul
(0-4)
UISS (w/o GPS)
Enhanced UISS
ICC/EICC
IBCA
AMR
AMR
SDCC
H
drop
rate
SDCC
H
Blocki
ng
rate
TCH
Blocki
ng
rate
Assign
ment
succes
s rate
Hand
over
succe
ss
rate
1.20%
98.00
%
95.50
%
97.00
%
1.00
%
0.35
%
1.50%
94.00
%
1.50%
97.70
%
94.80
%
96.55
%
1.15
%
0.40
%
1.00%
91.00
%
2.00%
96.20
%
93.00
%
95.00
%
1.70
%
0.80
%
1.00%
UL Rx
Qaul
(0-4)
feature
S222
DTX/PC/AMR
93.50%
94.00
%
S332
DTX/PC/AMR
/EICC/TFO
/UISS+IBCA
93.50%
S444
DTX/PC/AMR
/EICC/TFO
/UISS+IBCA
90.50%
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FR LOAD 90%
n Enhanced ICC
SD
assig
n
succe
ss
rate
Site
Type
Based Channel
Allocation
FR LOAD 70%
n IBCA
FR LOAD 50%
call
drop
rate
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Agenda
Antenna Solution
Interference Type Between GSM and UMTS

nHow to calculated the interference
ACIR represents the interference between GSM900 and
UMTS900
nMain interference introduce

nUMTS NodeB to GSM UE interference
nGSM UE to UMTS NodeB interference
nUMTS UE to GSM BTS interference
nGSM BTS to UMTS UE interference
nHow to minimize the interference

nCarrier separation minimize interference caused by adjacent carrier between GSM900 and UMTS900;
nIsolation distance minimize interference caused by same frequency between GSM900 and UMTS900.
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GU Network Level Performance loss from GU adjacent frequency

2.2MHz
GU900 Co-Site
Urban: ISD=750m
Rural: ISD=7500m
UMTS
4.2MHz
GSM
GSM
4x3 frequency reuse for BCCHs, and 4x3 for TCHs

GU Frequency
Gap
GSM Voice Call Drop

increase
EDGE DL Throughput
Loss
UMTS HSDPA
Throughput Loss
UMTS DL R99 Capacity

Loss (voice Sub.)
UMTS HSUPA
Throughput Loss
UMTS UL Coverage 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
Gap
GSM Voice Call Drop

increase
EDGE DL Throughput
Loss
UMTS HSDPA
Throughput Loss
UMTS DL R99 Capacity

Loss (voice Sub.)
UMTS HSUPA
Throughput Loss
UMTS UL Coverage
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%
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%
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Cell Level Performance loss from GU adjacent frequency
2.2MHz
GU900 Co-Site
Urban: ISD=750m
Rural: ISD=7500m
GSM
UMTS
4.2MHz
GSM
The worst performance of worst cells are shown as follows:

GU Frequency
Gap
GSM Voice Call Drop

increase
EDGE DL Throughput
Loss
UMTS HSDPA
Throughput Loss
UMTS DL R99
Capacity Loss (voice
Sub.)
UMTS HSUPA
Throughput Loss
UMTS UL Coverage
Loss (Cell Radius)
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
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%
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Adjacent frequencies plan consideration for G900

l
2.6MHz frequency guard bandwidth between

l
BCCH and UMTS is recommended.

l
Frequency hopping, DTX & power control

enabled for TCH in adjacent carriers
PDCH assign to adjacent carriers

adjacent
channels
GSM
carrier
Both adjacent frequencies in the sandwich

l
schedule shall be not assigned in a cell.
Adjacent carrier will be assigned to the

Underlay of Concentric Cell
Overlay
Underlay
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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
B
GSM sites
A area is corresponding to GSM

coverage.
Buffer zone
B area is the frequency isolation

area, the frequencies of G900 is
different from both A and C area
GSM900
GSM900
UMTS sites
GSM900
Proposal for buffer zone plan:

nBuffer
nRF
co-frequency interference signal received in the A or C shall below -110dBm
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GSM900
Spectrum allocation
zone distance is commonly 2~3 layer sites or the distance of twice cell diameter,
optimization or obstructed topography will deduce the size of buffer zone
nThe
GSM900
C area is corresponding to UMTS

coverage.
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Buffer Zone Case Study

nBasic
CASE: Optus, Australia
Info
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
nAchievement for Buffer Zone
GSM900
UE -> Node B Impact
Node B -> UE Impact
RTWP Rise (dB)
UE Interference Rise (dB)
Buffer Zone (one site)
0.1
0.3
No Buffer Zone
2.2
3.2
UL interference reduces 2.1 dB

DL interference reduces about 3dB
UMTS900 (Cell 0)
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Buffer zone Impact to Performance of GU sites

n GSM MS C/I distribution compare
n UMTS
GSM topology mode:4X3;
GSM UE C/I Distribution Compare(BCCH:4X3)
100%
80%
UMTS UE Ec/Io Distribution compare
60%
40%
100
20%
0%
C/I>=9
C/I>=12
None Interference
Tw o Layer Isolation
One Layer Isolation
GSM UE C/I Distribution Compare(TCH:4X3)
C/I Progressive Statistic
UE Ec/Io distribution compare
UMTS cell radius: 4Km;
100%
G900 Sites
U900 Sites
80%
Ec /Io P rogr es s iv e
Statis tic %
C/I Progressive Statistic
GSM topology mode:4X3;
80
60
40
20
0
One layer
Isolation zone
60%
40%
>=-8
>=-10
>=-12
No Isolation
20%
>=-14 >=-16
>=-18
Ec/Io
One Layer Isolation
0%
C/I>=9
None Interference
C/I>=12
Two Layer Isolation
One Layer Isolation
The impact between Base Station and UE can be ignored with 2~3 layer isolation zone.
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Case Study: 10MHz Spectrum for Refarming

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

Operator C
V operator
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
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Case Study: Frequency Planning for VF Italy

50 channels
Operator C
1 channel
TCH
V operator
10 channels
15 channels
BCCH
Operator B
23 channels
TCH
1 channel
UMTS900
TCH
BCCH
U900
min. 2 CHs
min. 1 CH
min. 2 CHs
l 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.
l
2 CHs (1 TCH + 1 guard CH) between UMTS of V
operator and BCCH of Operator B.
l 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

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Agenda
Antenna Solution
Inter-RAT Operation Strategy 1

--U900 for Rural coverage and U2100 for Urban coverage
n UMTS2100 intra-freq soft
handover
n UMTS2100-UMTS900 inter-freq
hard handover
n Coverage zone HSPA

/R99
n UMTS900 intra-freq soft
handover
UMTS2100
UMTS900
GSM900
GSM900
n UMTS900/GSM inter-RAT
handover
Suburban & rural
Urban
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Inter-RAT Operation Strategy 2

--U900 for continuous coverage and U2100 for hot area capacity expansion
UMTS
900 UMTS
T Uni-directional blind Handover

from UMTS 2100 cell to
UMTS900 cell based on load
UMTS
900
T Users camp on UMTS 2100 layer

to establish R99 + HSDPA
services
UMTS 2100 Cell
UMTS 900
Cell
T Continuous UMTS layer for

coverage
GSM Cell
UMTS
900
UMTS
900
UMTS
900
UMTS
2100
be mainly for coverage continuity and

UMTS2100 absorb load in hot spot areas.
UMTS 900 Cell
T Uni-directional blind Handover

from UMTS 900 cell to GSM900
cell based on load
GSM Cell
UMTS
900
UMTS
2100
The first phase of UMTS900 deployment will
T Uni-directional Handover from

UMTS 2100 cell to UMTS900 cell
based on coverage
UMTS 900 Cell
2100
UMTS
900
GSM Cell
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All UMTS layers provide R99+HSPA

service
Users camp on 2100 layer when available

According to the cell load the call will be
established in 2100 layer or re-directed to
900 layer.
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Mobility Management:
Roaming strategy between GSM and UMTS
3G subscribers configured to camp on
WCDMA network with the higher priority by
choosing the UTRAN ACCESS
TECHNOLOGY in the USIM file
UMTSGSM
cell reselection
WCDMA
GSMUMTS
PLMN or cell reselection
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
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Mobility Management:
Inter-RAT handover between GSM and UMTS
CS
Services
Camping on UMTS in idle

mode
Handover to 2G
Staying in 2G during the

call
Call ends, Cell Reselection to

3G
Service begins
Packet
Services
Cell Reselection or cell
Change Order to GPRS
UMTS cell
Cell Reselection
to UMTS
Cell Reselection
to GPRS
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
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Summary for GU Mobility Startegy

R AB s etup
RRC s etup
Idle Mode
C onnected
UMTS 2100
S HO
LDR
IFHO
RAB DRD
Inter-R AT HO
LDR
R AB DRD
RRC R-Dir
RRC R-Dir
RR C DR D
DRD to GS M
C ell R e-s election
S HO
UMTS 900
GS M
Full flexibility for Traffic Management

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Agenda
Antenna Solution
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
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Case 1: Huawei SDR Product RRU3908

RRU3908 Solution (1 RRU = GSM900 + UMTS900 modes)
GSM900
now
GU900
UMTS 900
UMTS900 Rollout
Switch on
GSM900
RRU3908
SDR
swap
Add UMTS Card
BBU3900
BBU3900
GSM900
GSM900 Modernization
With SDR Module
G+U 900
UMTS900 Switch on
l Multi mode (GSM/UMTS) supported simultaneously in one module.

l The specifications of RRU3908 are fully Compliant with ETSI.
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Case 1: Huawei SDR Product MRFU

MRFU Solution (1 MRFU = GSM900 + UMTS900 mode)
GSM900
now
GU900
UMTS 900
UMTS900 Rollout
Switch on
GSM900
BTS3900
swap
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
New-add: 3G
900M + 2G
900M
G G G
/ / /
U U U
With SDR Module
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U
M
T
S
U
M
T
S
Add MRFU modules
Existing: 3G
2100M
GSM900
l Max. 2*80W output power in one MRFU module

l 6 Carriers for GSM only, 4 Carriers for UMTS only
l For dual mode: UMTS 1C + GSM 1~5C, UMTS 2C + GSM 1~4C
U
M
T
S
G+U 900
UMTS900 Switch on
l Software upgrade to UMTS900
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Case 1: Huawei SDR Product MRFU

MRFU Solution (1 MRFU = GSM900 or UMTS900 mode)
GSM900
now
SR
M
g
n
i
t
r
o
p
p
u
s
t
GU900
UMTS 900
UMTS900 Rollout
Switch on
GSM900
no
s
ri e
t
n
swap
ou
c
n
a
e
rop
u
eE
BTS3900
M
R
F
U
Fo
om
S
r
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
Add MRFU modules
GSM900
With SDR Module
l Max. 2*80W output power in one MRFU module
l 8 Carriers for GSM only, 8 Carriers for UMTS only
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
G+U 900
UMTS900 Switch on
l Software upgrade to UMTS900
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R
F
U
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Case 1: Antenna solution with Huawei SDR Product

900MHz antenna
easy
difficult
Optimization
Separate tilt & azimuth tuning for network optimization

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

feeder system
Separate Antenna Solution
Fast deployment for easy engineering

Low cost for sharing the legacy devices
High difficulty for network optimization
GSM900 +
UMTS900
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
M
R
F
U
difficult
easy
Multi mode (GSM/UMTS) supported

GSM900 +
UMTS900
simultaneously in one module.

Only one antenna is needed to support GSM and
UMTS.
BTS3900
DBS3900
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Case 2Sharing Existing GSM900 Antenna
GSM TX
GSM&UMTS
RXM
UMTS TX
GSM&UMTS
RXD
GSM TX
GSM&UMTS RXM
UMTS TX
GSM&UMTS RXD
SASU
3dB
3dB
SASA
TX/RXM
GSM900
GSM900
UMTS900
Co-antenna with
SASU and SASA
RXD
TX/RXM
TX/RXD
UMTS900
Co-antenna with
3dB combiner
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SASU: Same band Antenna Sharing Unit
Install on the wall
Install on the pole
SASU Characteristic:
lSolution for the shared antenna between GSM and UMTS system or
between two UMTS systems on the same band.
l 6-port unit for antenna & feeder, 1 Tx port for GSM & UMTS respectively
SASU Advantage:
l No extra loss in the uplink
l Maximum 0.6dB insertion loss in the downlink
l No impact on frequency planning for GSM & UMTS
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Huawei SASU for GU900 Co-antenna Solution
SASU
(Same band Antenna Sharing Unit)
Install on the wall
SASU Characteristic
6-port unit for antenna & feeder
sharing between GSM900 and UMTS900
Install on the pole

SASU Advantages
n
No extra loss in the uplink
Maximum 0.6dB insertion loss in the downlink
No impact on frequency planning for GSM & UMTS
1 Tx port for GSM & UMTS respectively
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SASA: Same band Antenna Sharing Adapter

Principles of the SASA
GSM_M
GSM_D
SASA:
lCombine the TX carriers on two antennas into
the carriers on one antenna,
lNo affecting the performance of the existing
GSM network.
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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
antenna
Cable attenuator
3dB insertion loss (DL/UL)
30% coverage reduced
Not support RET
antenna
Cable attenuator
Advantage of SASU
combiner
G900
BTS
combiner
U900
Node B
(SASU: Same Antenna Sharing Unit)
SASU
Negligible Impacts to GSM
n negligible loss on UL
n
G900
BTS
< 0.6 dB loss on DL
Support RET function (with 10dB

Gain)
n
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U900
Node B
Case 3: Independent Antenna for U900
In case of high configuration, 2 independent antennas

can be used.
GSM900
UMTS900
Independent antenna
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Disadvantage of Independent Antenna U900&G900

Additional equipment cost
New antenna
New pole
New feeder
New TMA
Sites renegotiation
New antenna and pole
Limitation of evolution
lack of installation space for LTE/SAE
evolution
Additional
Cost
Additional installation cost

New antenna
New pole
New feeder
Slow the pace of site deployment
Longer time to market
Additional maintenance cost

New antenna
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Antenna Solution Summary

Solution
Independent antenna
Co-antenna with SASU
Co-antenna with 3dB

combiner
Advantages
Disadvantages
Easy to implement RF optimization

respectively.
Save the installation space and cost for
antenna and feeder
much additional cost needed

1) 3G and 2G system can not adjust the down tilt angle and
azimuth independently;
2) downlink increase less than 0.6dB loss.
Save the installation space and cost for

antenna and feeder
1) 3G and 2G system can not adjust the down tilt angle and
azimuth independently;
2) downlink increase more than 3 dB loss.
1) save the space and cost of antennas

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

n
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
n
Refarming Solution
2.2MHz
Swap and Refarming with Single RAN3.0 MRRU for

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

Frequency re-plan area shall be separated
into refarming area, buffer zone & RF
URBAN
Channels:
64-124
optimization zone;
G900 cell BCCH shall has a frequency guard
Area to refarm : 4.2Mhz

Channels: 76 - 89 and 111 - 124
over 2.6MHz with UMTS channel, available

range is 7687 and 113124TCH of
Zone de garde: Replan in
10Mhz
G900 Co-sited with U900 shall not use the
Channels: 76 - 124
adjacent frequenies(89,111), while TCH of

separate G900 site can use them.
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Buffer Zone Frequency Planning
Sites in
Refarming zone
Sites in buffer zone
Sites in RF
optimization zone
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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.
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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.
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Swap and Refarming flow - Refarming
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Swap and Refarming flow - Swapping
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Swap and Refarming flow - Swapping
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Performance Overview- GSM CS

Taux echec QoS Nokia1-CSSR
5
Bef ore R efa rm ing (NS N)
4. 5
Aft er
Ref arm in g&B ef ore (NS N)
Aft er SW AP( HW )
4
3. 5
3
Erl
CS Traffic
90 00
85 00
80 00
75 00
70 00
65 00
60 00
55 00
50 00
45 00
40 00
35 00
30 00
2. 5
2
1. 5
Be for e Ref ar min g( NSN )
Af ter R efa rm ing &B efo re

SW AP( NS N)
Af ter S WAP (H W)
0. 5
0
Mon .
Mo n.
Tu es.
Wed .
Th urs .
Fr i.
Sa t.
Tue s.
Taux de coupure radio(DCR

2
Sat .
S un.
B efore Ref armi ng(N SN)

3
After Refa rming &Befo re

SWAP( NSN)
After SWAP (HW)
A fter Refa rmin g&Be fore

S WAP(N SN)
A fter SWAP (HW)
2. 5
1.2
Fri .
SDCCH Drops
1.8
1.4
Thu rs .
3. 5
Befor e Ref armin g(NSN )
1.6
W ed .
Sun .
1. 5
0.8
0.6
0.4
0. 5
0.2
0
Mo n.
Tu es.
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Fri.
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Performance Overview- GSM PS

% Out Inter BSC Handover Failures with Blocks
% I n I n te r B S C H a n do v er F ai l u re s wi t h B l oc k s
14
Before Refarming(NSN)
12
After Refarming&Before
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
10
4
%
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
2
0
0
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Mon.
% In Intar BSC Handover Failures with Blocks
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
% Out Intar BSC Handover Failures with Blocks
6
6
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
Sat.
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
0
M o n.
Tu es .
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Fri.
Sat.

%TBFFAILUL
%TBFFAILDL
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20
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SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
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SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
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5
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Mon.
Tues.
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Fri.
Sat.
Mon.
Sun.
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% EDGE Retransmission DL
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
% EDGE Retransmission UL
10
20
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
10
6
%
15
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
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Mon.
Tues.
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Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
% MCS5_9
100
95
90
SWAP(NSN)
After SWAP(HW)
85
80
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Huawei UMTS900M Solution and

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Why Refarming? Demands from Data Growth

No 3G service in rural area

Poor or No data service in rural area

2.1GHz spectrum insufficient for 3G capacity

TCO (UMTS 900MHz) << TCO (UMTS 2.1GHz)

partial 900MHz frequencies spared as GSM subscribers

UMTS grows as GSM turns down

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Refarming Get Better Network on Lower Cost

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Feasibility Analysis of UMTS900 Refarming

Deployment Strategy and RNP

More Valuable spectrum

Industry Maturity ( Product and terminal industry)

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

License Permission on UMTS900

Huawei, Major Contributor to Refarming Industry

Pioneer for technical trials

1st verify Buffer Zone theory

1st Tighter Frequency Reuse

1st to deploy G/U SDR850MHz and SDR900MHz

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Typical Deployment Strategy for Refarming

No UMTS service coverage yet

Indoor coverage is not good

No 3G service yet anywhere

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Typical UMTS900 Deployment Scenarios

No UMTS coverage yet

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UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

Typical UMTS900 Deployment Scenarios

Indoor coverage not good

RNP Focus on:

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UMTS2100 for Urban coverage

Typical UMTS900 Deployment Scenarios

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U2100 is mainly covered in the urban and core towns

Flexible Huawei UMTS Refarming Solution

n More valuable spectrum left to GSM use

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Flexible Huawei UMTS Refarming Solution

Sandwich frequency solution

Sandwich allocation flexibly puts U900 carrier

n Edge allocation solution

Edge frequency solution

n Sandwich frequency solution is preferred

Huawei Refarming Solution highlights

4.2MHz for UMTS

Sandwich & Buffer Zone

Negative Impact to GSM

2G Traffic Transfer Strategy

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

to 44% less spectrum bandwidth needed

UMTS 900 Refarming RNP Procedure

Refarming key points:

UMTS900 frequency allocation Strategy

2G capacity Migration and G900

Interference Analysis among

Capacity Analysis to meet both

UMTS900 Dimension and Plan