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Magic Radio Solution Overview

GSM/LTE GSM/LTE Band-in

Multi Spectrum Overlay
Mode Realizes minimized GL GSM/LTE Dynamic
guard band Bandwidth Extension
GSM Extends LTE bandwidth flexibly
Single based on GSM traffic load
Mode
Dynamic Frequency Allocation GSM/LTE Collaborated
Spectrum Scheduling
Improves GSM spectrum
utilization Supports scheduling in 200KHz
Saves more spectrum granularity at G/L dynamic
resource for LTE sharing spectrum

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Traffic Based GSM Dynamic Frequency Allocation
50
Traffic (Erlang)

40
30
Traffic Tide
20
10
0
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Time
Business Area Residential Area
Business Area S666 S222 Residential Area

Traffic Tide

Improving frequency resource utilization

Reducing traffic congestion Business Area S222 S666 Residential Area

Enhancing user satisfaction

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More than 10% Spectrum Gain by GSM DFA
Same Network Capacity, Less Frequency Points
Performance Loss : 1.04%
Traffic Model: 6TRX@80% load 14 100.00%

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11.6 11.6
11 Frequency Saving Gain>10%
99.00%
Bandwidth DFA SFA GB 10.4
9.8
10 9.2 98.00%
11.6M 0 57
8 97.00%
11.6M 18
6 96.00%
11M 15 39
(BCCH 1 4 95.00%
10.4M 12
4*3) 2 94.00%
9.8M 9
0 93.00%
9.2M 6 S57+D0 S39+D18 S39+D15 S39+D12 S39+D9 S39+D6
SFA: Static Frequency Allocation Bandwidth DL RQ(0~3) UL RQ(0~3)
GB: Guard Band
DFA: Dynamic Frequency Allocation

At same network capacity, configuration bandwidth reducing from 11.6MHz to 10.4MHz will bring
negligible network performance loss (around 1%), by which frequency points saving gain is more than 10%
Uplink RQ drop rate is obviously better than downlink because of uplink interference cancelling technology
Uplink interference cancelling technology is suggested , like IRC/EIRC

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DFA Test Case in CMCC - Network Configuration
Network Configuration
Test area is configured as DFA zone and buffer zone
DFA zone are located at central area with high traffic load
Buffer zone are used to isolate DFA sites from interference
For the frequencies
Used only in DFA zone as dynamic frequency
Used both in DFA zone as dynamic frequency and buffer zone
Frequency hopping should be disabled

Site Cells TRX Max Site

Number Number Number Configuration
DFA 193
13 39 S4/10/6
Zone (BCCH+TCH) DFA zone (13 sites) Buffer zone(10 sites)

Buffer
10 - - - Test Location: Hunan Jishou, CMCC
Zone

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DFA Test Case in CMCC - Frequency Allocation
Before DFA After DFA
Frequency Allocation
BCCH Frequency Allocation 23 23
Before
DFA Cell1 Cell2 Cell3
TCH Frequency Allocation 71 38

BCCH Frequency1 BCCH Frequency2 BCCH Frequency3

Frequency Numbers(BCCH+TCH)
100
35%
90
TCH Frequency1 TCH Frequency2 TCH Frequency3
80
Frequency
70 Saving Gain
60
50

After
40
30
DFA Cell1/Cell2/Cell3 20
10
0
BCCH Frequency1 BCCH Frequency2 BCCH Frequency3 Before DFA After DFA

Dynamic Frequency pool for TCH TRX All no-BCCH TRX are using frequency in dynamic frequency pool
More frequency can be used for LTE to improve user experience

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DFA Test Case in CMCC - Test Result
0.50% Voice Service Test Result 99.50% 100.00% Data Service Test Result
99.00%
0.40% 99.50%
98.50%
99.00%
0.30%
Before DFA After DFA 98.00%
97.50%
0.20% 98.50%
97.00%
0.10% 96.50% 98.00%
Before DFA After DFA
96.00%
0.00% 97.50%
95.50%
-0.10% 95.00% 97.00%

Call Drop Rate (Including Handover) DL RQ(0~3) Ratio DL EGPRS TBF Establishment Success Rate DL GPRS TBF Establishment Success Rate

For Voice service, CDR and DL RQ(0~3) kept stable

For data service, DL GPRS/EDGE TBF establishment success rate

Drive Test Route has a bit fluctuate with negligible performance loss
with CMCC Drive Test
Equipment ATU

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GSM/LTE Band-in Spectrum Overlay
LTE LTE

GSM GSM GSM GSM

200KHz Guard 200KHz Guard Zero Zero
Band Band Guard Band Guard Band

Traditionally, 200KHz guard band is used between GSM

and LTE network to reduce interference.

LTE
ZERO guard band
&
Minus guard band
GSM GSM
Available without performance degradation Minus Minus
Guard Band Guard Band

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GSM/LTE Band-in Spectrum Overlay
Example
Traditional LTE 20MHz
GSM/LTE GSM 200KHz 1MHz BW 18MHz 100RB 1MHz 200KHz GSM
Bandwidth
GL Guard Band LTE reserved Guard Band
Allocation
LTE 20MHz
GL
Band-in GSM GSM GSM BW 18MHz 100RB GSM GSM GSM
Spectrum
Overlay 200KHz 700KHz 700KHz 200KHz
Solution
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LTE central frequency can be adjusted in 100KHz step

LTE RF LTE Rb LTE Rise/Decline transition Minimum

Minimum Frequency interval Minimum Carrier Offset Between
Bandwidth Bandwidth Bandwidth Carrier Offset
to LTE Spectrum Edge* (KHz)
(MHz) (MHz) (KHz) ( Center to Center) GSM&LTE
1.4 MHz 1.08 MHz 160 kHz 0.7MHz+100kHz 0KHz @Different LTE Bandwidth
3 MHz 2.7 MHz 150 kHz 1.5MHz+100kHz 0KHz
5 MHz 4.5 MHz 250 kHz 2.5MHz+0kHz -100KHz
10 MHz 9 MHz 500 kHz 5MHz-200kHz -300KHz Frequency interval :
15MHz 13.5MHz 750 kHz 7.5MHz-400kHz -500KHz + means GSM center frequency is outside the LTE frequency
20MHz 18MHz 1000 kHz 10MHz-600kHz -700KHz - means GSM center frequency is inside the LTE frequency

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Performance Test of GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay
LTE Throughput GSM PDCH Throughput

Both LTE upload and download rate reach theoretical value Both GSM PDCH upload and download rate reach
at 3 kinds of GL guard band theoretical value at 3 kinds of GL guard band

LTE Throughput @Different GL Guard Band PDCH Throughput @ Different GL Guard Band
160 149.9 149.9 149.9 70
57.35 57.23 57.35

PDCH Throughput (kbps)

140 60 54.7 54.6 54.6
Throughput (Mbps)

120 50
100 40
80 30
60 51 50.6 49.7
20
40
10
20
0
0 Download Upload
Download Upload
1MHz Guard Band 0KHz Guard Band -700KHz Guard Band 1MHz Guard Band 0KHz Guard Band -700KHz Guard Band

GSM and LTE upload and download service works well at 0 GL guard band and minus guard band with
2*(20M LTE+4 GSM) dual mode configuration

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GSM/LTE Dynamic Bandwidth Extension (DBE)
C-SON is ZTEs SON system
C-SON server predicts GSM and LTE required DBE Principle
BW according to history traffic load
eNB decide whether to extend BW based on
current traffic load when GSM released BW
LTE eNB for sharing
eNB MUST release extended BW when GSM
traffic load increases
BSC decide whether to release or recycle
BW based on current traffic load and
Note: iCS server will replace C-SON server from Jan. 2016 BSS CSONs suggestion

When GSM released shared BW, LTE will decide whether to extend
LTE 10M
its BW

GSM/LTE GSM/LTE The candidate LTE BW extension set is

Dynamic LTE Dynamic [3MHz,5MHz],[5MHz,10MHz],[10MHz,15MHz] and
Sharing Sharing [15MHz,20MHz]
GSM GSM
LTE 5M When GSM traffic load increases, eNB MUST release the shared
BW for GSM
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GSM/LTE Dynamic Bandwidth Extension (DBE)

GSM LTE 5M GSM Dynamic GSM LTE 10M GSM

Sharing

Daytime Nighttime
Voice Focus Between Data Focus
GSM/LTE

LTE 5M LTE 10M

GSM LTE GSM GSM LTE GSM

Working Hour Data Traffic Busy Hour

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GSM/LTE Collaborated Spectrum Scheduling
CSS Principle

GSM cell frequency

usage status BTS/eNB
co-site
iCS GSM decides whether to use GSM/LTE
collaborated scheduling spectrum
(CSS Module) When GSM released the spectrum, LTE can
decide whether to use it

GSM is prior to LTE when using GSM/LTE collaborated

scheduling spectrum
GSM can schedule in 200KHz granularity at GSM/LTE
collaborated scheduling spectrum
GSM GSM/LTE LTE GSM/LTE GSM In GSM/LTE collaborated scheduling spectrum, when GSM
Dedicated Collaborated Dedicated Collaborated Dedicated released spectrum, LTE can decide whether to use it
Scheduling Scheduling

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Magic Radio Improving Spectrum Efficiency
20M@1800MHz
GSM
GSM LTE GSM LTE BW
LTE GSM + LTE
Static Configuration
5.8 M 5M 5.8M 5M
DFA + GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay 5M 10 M 5M
10M
DFA + GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay + GL DBE 2.5 M 15 M 2.5 M

DFA + GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay + GL CSS 2.5M 15M 2.5 M 15M

GL Cell
Throughput
(Mbps)
DFA + GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay + GL CSS
150%
DFA + GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay + GL DBE
93% 115%
39.2M
DFA + GL Band-in Spectrum Overlay

GSM/LTE Static Configuration (20M)

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