LTE TDD CA:

Aggregation Improving
Experience

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Leading LTE-Advanced technology

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Carrier Aggregation is Technology Trend
TDD+：
LTE-Advanced： 10Gbps
LTE：100Mbps+ 1Gbps • Massive MIMO
• CA • 256QAM
• OFDMA • High order MIMO • ……
• TM8 • DL CoMP
• UL CoMP • Hetnet
efficiency
1G+bps
4*4 per user
Carrier Aggregation can provide a higher MIMO
rate, is the technology trend for LTE 220Mbps per
2*2
evolution. MIMO user
Spectrum

40MHz 100MHz
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CA Standard Development

Release 10 Release 11 Release 12

• Up to 100M Aggregation • CA with CC of different • TDD + FDD CA

• Intra/Inter-Band CA subframe assignment • UL CA
• UE Category 6 • Band 41 CA • DL Massive CA

• Cat 6 UE starts to support 20+20M CA.

• A CA-capable UE can access to multiple CC for higher data rate.
• A CA-incapable UE can access one of the component carriers.

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Globally Deployed

60+
LTE networks have been
commercial or trial CA.

According to the statistics of GSA

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Unique Values for TDD Operator
Intra-band CA is more economical
Intra-band CA Inter-band CA
Easy to provide higher rate

330Mbps Economic • 1 RF • 2 RF R R
al Device • Easy to R
F F F
develop
Baseband Baseband
220Mbps
High
Peak Most TDD operators have abundant
112Mbps Rate spectrum
CMCC 130
Abundant Optus 98
Spectrum STC 52
Globe 50
Softbank 50
20MHZ 40MHZ 60MHZ Swift 40
TDD TDD CA TDD CA Smart 40
Internux 30
Mobily 30
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CMCC Devotes to TDD CA Commercial
Mandatory Feature Commercial launch CA

Beijing
DL intra-band 2CC CA
2.3G/2.6G 20+20M intra-band CA is mandatory Tianjin
request from CMCC since 2014.
Hangzhou

Customize TDD CA Devices

Xiamen

Shenzhen

• CMCC’s is commercial launch CA

Data devices
2.3/2.6G 20+20M CA
Commercial • CMCC is doing CA trial in more than 20 cities with
smartphone
Band 38/39/40/41 CA Huawei’s assistant.

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World’s 1st Cat6 LTE-A Device E5186s
• Chipset: HiSilicon Balong720
• LTE cat6
• LTE TDD & FDD/UMTS/GSM
• LTE TDD CA up to 40MHz
• 802.11ac/b/g/n
• VoLTE/CSFB/VoIP
• SON

Type Frequency CA Band

LTE TDD 2600MHz Band 38
E5186s-22a LTE FDD 2600/2100/1800/900/800MHz 20+20M
UMTS 900/2100MHz (Contiguous)
LTE TDD 2300MHz Band 40
E5186s-61a LTE FDD 700/1800/2600MHz 20+20M/20+10M
UMTS 900/2100MHz (Contiguous)

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Cat6 LTE-A Mobile WiFi E5786s
• Chipset: HiSilicon Balong720
• LTE cat6
• LTE TDD & FDD/UMTS/GSM
• LTE TDD CA up to 40MHz
• 802.11ac/b/g/n
• SON

Type Frequency CA Band

Band 40
LTE TDD 2300MHz
20+20M/20+10M
E5786s-63a LTE FDD 2600/2100/1800/900/700MHz
(Contiguous &
UMTS 900/2100MHz
Non-Contiguous)
LTE TDD 1900/2300/2600MHz
E5786s-63bs Band 38 + 39
LTE FDD 1800/2600MHz
(Trial) 20+20M/20+10M
UMTS 900/2100MHz

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CA: 1+1 > 2

What’s the VALUE of CA?
Double peak rate

That’s it?

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1 + 1 > 2, CA Improves Network Quality and QoE
Edge User
Brand Effect Experience

Cell Capacity Quick Service

Expanded Response Sonic MLB

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 Values of CA 1: High Rate Building Brand Effect
40MHz Spectrum ≈ 220Mbps, helping TDD operator building ‘super fast 4G’ brand effect.
20M TDD vs. 40M TDD CA

• More than 200Mbps peak rate in Telkom's • Driving test throughput is significantly
TDD commercial network. improved by CA in CMCC Hangzhou.
• 20M+20M CA，2.3G band 40, 2T2R。 • 20M+20M CA，2.6G band 41, 8T8R。
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Values of CA 2: Edge User’s Rate 200%+

Normal UE CA UE

Carrier 1 Carrier 2 Carrier 1 Carrier 2

CA off CA on
user1 user2 user1 user2 user1 user2

• Spectrum: 2 times spectrum = 2 times rate

• Efficiency: user’s data can be scheduled in the RBs of best quality from 2 carriers, getting
higher frequency diversity gain.

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Values of CA 3: Cell Capacity Expanded
Frequency diversity gain improves cell average and cell edge user’s throughput.

Cell average throughput

5.6%↑
Cell edge user’s throughput

15.3%↑

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 Values of CA 4: Quick Service Response
CA off: 2 single lanes CA on: two-lane
Reduce service
service 2 response delay
response delay

user1 user1
Sudden burst service is 1 Channel multiplexing gain:
distributed randomly
in time domain. instantaneous capacity increases 100%
user2 user2

• High probability to occupy the 2 carriers' bandwidth: 100% instantaneous capacity gain.

• Service response delay: significantly shortened reduces the give up due to waiting long time.

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Values of CA 5: Sonic Load Balancing
User's data can be scheduled fast while keeping the flexibility on the 2 carriers it camping during
each TTI. Comparing with MLB, it is more efficient.

BS prefers to Busy cell

send user's More users CC1
data via the Lower experience
not busy cell to
adjust load Item MLB CA
difference Not busy cell Period x min x ms
between 2 CA Less users CC2 Scheduling after
carriers. Higher experience Method Scheduling
handover
Signaling 14 0
Time delay long short
Impact on user Fluctuant None

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Aggregation Spectrum into a Resultant Force

1. Branding Effect
2. Edge User’s Rate Improved 200%+
3. Cell Capacity Expanded
4. Quick Service Response
5. Sonic Load Balancing
Multi-carrier CA

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Huawei LTE TDD CA Solution Introduction

Intra-eNodeB CA: the Most Common Scenarios
Co-RRU Not co-RRU

• Inter-board or intra-board
• Inter-RRU or intra-RRU
• Up to 4 TDD carriers
• Wide bandwidth RRU325x series: 1 RRU
supporting 4 cells.

BBU3900/3910

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2CC CA from 4 Carriers Making CA More
Flexible
CA cell A
CA cell B
CA cell C
CA cell D

• eNodeBs can flexibly select carriers from

multiple carriers for aggregation.
B D
• Cells of best signal for CA UE. A B

A C B C

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Architecture of CA in 3GPP

One PDCP and RLC entity for each bearer

Separate MAC layer data

Independent HARQ process

• RRC connection on PCC only: No more user license occupied.

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CA Service: Quality Based, Data Demanded
Measurement report
(Event A4)

Broadcasting

Carrier 2#
SCC

Step1: eNodeB configures the cell meeting measurement criteria as the SCC of the UE.

Step2: When the UE's traffic increases, the SCC is activated. Then, CA is implemented.

Step3: When the UE's traffic decreases, the SCC is deactivated, which can save the UE's power.

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Globally Commercial
Optus : 1st TDD CA Commercial Network
Dec 2013, Optus launched CA on its 2.3G LTE TDD network, which is
world's 1st LTE TDD CA commercial network.

CA E2E by Huawei
RRU3256 CPE E5186s
Super Wideband World’s 1st TDD CA device
IBW/OBW: 80M HiSilicon Balong720
4 Carriers 2.3G CA up to 40MHz

220Mbps Peak Rate

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CMCC Beijing Launching TDD CA
CMCC Beijing launches TDD CA in Dongzhimen Demonstration
Area, including indoor and outdoor coverage.

Indoor: 2.3G 40M CA

Outdoor: 2.6G 40M CA
Peak rate: more than 210Mbps

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Softbank’s 1Gbps Field Shocking Japan
June. 2014, Softbank showcased 3.5G 4CC CA on its' commercial
Network in Ginza Tokyo.

4CC CA × 4*4 MIMO = 1Gbps

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 Summary
1. CA is the trend of LTE network.
2. 1 + 1 > 2，CA Improves Network Quality and QoE.
3. Huawei LTE TDD CA solution is widely accepted and deployed
by global operators.

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