Massive MIMO

Trial

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Massive MIMO Trial Scenario
2T6S 4T6S MM
2T6S Dualband 4T6S Dualband Massive MIMO
3 3 3 AAU
8-Ports
Antenna
Dual beam 8-Ports
Antenna Dual Band MM
Antenna Dual beam AAU
Antenna

3 RRU
6 RRU
4T4R dual
band 4T4R dual
RRU5502 band
RRU5502

On this trial we are comparing 2T6S vs 4T6S vs Massive Mimo Dual band on the same location site (601778)
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Massive MIMO Trial Summary Result
Traffic Busy Hour (GB) DL Speed (Mbps) Maximum RB Utilization (%)
10.00 120.00
Increase 8% Increase 44% Reduce 24%
100.00 9.00
90.08 100.00
8.00 94.40
83.12 90.02
80.00
7.00
71.27 80.00
5.18
47.50 6.00
60.00 47.67 65.95
5.00 60.00
41.28 4.55
3.85
4.00 97.11
40.00 91.69 91.4988.55
40.00
3.00 3.16
2.74 68.18
63.72

20.00 42.58 2.00 2.06 3.92

35.46 20.00
29.99
1.00 2.47
1.38
0.00 0.00 0.00
2T6S 4T6S MM Dual Band 2T6S 4T6S MM Dual Band 2T6S 4T6S MM Dual Band

Traffic BH L1800 (GB) Traffic BH L2100 (GB) DL Speed 1800 DL Speed 2100 RB Utilization BH L1800 (%) RB Utilization BH L2100 (%)
Total Traffic BH (GB) Average DL Speed Average RB Utilization (%)

Var Var DL RB MM Var Var

Traffic BH MM Dual MM Dual Var 2T6S Var 4T6S Utilization 2T6S 4T6S Dual 2T6S vs 4T6S vs
2T6S 4T6S 2T6S 4T6S Speed 2T6S 4T6S
(GB) Band Band vs MM vs MM (%) Band MM MM
vs MM vs MM (Mbps)
L1800 29.99 35.46 42.58 42% 20% L1800 1.38 2.47 3.92 185% 59% L1800 97.11 91.49 68.18 -28.94 -23.32
L2100 41.28 47.67 47.50 15% 0% L2100 2.74 3.85 5.18 89% 34% L2100 91.69 88.55 63.72 -27.97 -24.83
Total Traffic 71.27 83.12 90.08 26% 8% Average 2.06 3.16 4.55 121% 44% Average 94.40 90.02 65.95 -28.45 -24.07

Total Traffic increase 8% between 4T6S vs MM while PRB Utilization reduce 24% and DL Speed improve 44%
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Massive MIMO Trial Summary Result

Traffic (WD) vs DL Speed (Mbps) RRC User vs RB Utilization (%)

1800 2T6S 4T6S MM 6

1800
2T6S 4T6S MM
120

1600
1600
100
5
1400
1400

1200 4 1200 80

RB Utilization (%)
DL Speed (Mbps)
1000

Number of User
Traffic WD (GB)

1000
3 60
800 800

600 2 600 40

400 400
1 20
200 200

0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02 02 02 02 2 02 2 02 2 02 2 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02
/2 /2 /2 /2 2/ 4/ 6/ 8/ /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
25 27 29 31 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 25 27 29 31 2/ 4/ 6/ 8/ 0/ 2/ 4/ 6/ 8/ 0/ 4/
5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/1 6/1 6/1 6/1 6/1 6/2 6/2

Sum of 4G_Total_Traffic_WD(GB) Average of DL Speed RRC User L1800 RRC User L2100 Average of RB Util

Traffic WD and RRC User not increase due to 2 June 2020 there are packet adjustment and impact to user behaviour
While DL Speed and RB Utilization improve meaning there are additional capacity

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Traffic vs PRB Utilization (Capacity Enhancement)
100

90

80

70

60
Traffic (GB)

50

40

30

20
Saving PRB = 25%
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0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

PRB Utilization (%)

2T6S Linear (2T6S) 4T6S

Linear (4T6S) MM Linear (MM)

To create similar traffic pattern

MM generated PRB Utilization smaller 25% than 4T6S
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Traffic vs PRB Utilization (Capacity Enhancement)

120

110
Forecast if PRB Utilization
100
reach 90%
90 Traffic will increase
80 82 GB – 105GB = 23GB
70 (28%)
Traffic (GB)

60

50

40

30

20 Saving PRB = 25%

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0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

PRB Utilization (%)

2T6S Linear (2T6S) 4T6S

Linear (4T6S) MM Linear (MM)

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User Experience Improvement
23% 32% 41%
100%
Throughput Range 2T6S 4T6S MM
90% Range0 ：（ 0,512Kpbs ） 26% 19% 14%

80% Range1 ： [512Kpbs,1Mbps ） 15% 13% 10%

Range2 ： [1Mbps,2Mbps ） 16% 15% 13%

70%
Range3 ： [2Mbps,5Mbps ） 20% 21% 21%
60%
Range4 ： [5Mbps,10Mbps ） 12% 15% 20%
50% Range5 ： [10Mbps,15Mbps ） 5% 7% 11%

40% Range6 ： [15Mbps,20Mbps ） 3% 4% 6%

30% Range7 ： [20Mbps,40Mbps ） 3% 5% 5%

Range8 ： [40Mbps,80Mbps ） 0% 1% 0%
20%
Range9 ： [80Mbps,infinity ） 0% 0% 0%
10%
% Throughput > 5 Mbps 23% 32% 41%
0%
2T6S 4T6S MM

Range0 ：（ 0,512Kpbs ） Range1 ： [512Kpbs,1Mbps ） Range2 ： [1Mbps,2Mbps ） %Throughput > 5 Mbps improve 9% from 32% to 41%
Range3 ： [2Mbps,5Mbps ） Range4 ： [5Mbps,10Mbps ） Range5 ： [10Mbps,15Mbps ）
Range6 ： [15Mbps,20Mbps ） Range7 ： [20Mbps,40Mbps ） Range8 ： [40Mbps,80Mbps ）
Range9 ： [80Mbps,infinity ）

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Massive MIMO Trial Summary Result – RF Quality
CQI DL SE (Bits / Hz)
2T6S 4T6S MM 4T6S
10.5 2.5 2T6S MM
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9.5 2
9
8.5 1.5
8
1
7.5
7 0.5
6.5
6 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02
5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 4/ 2
2 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 / 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ /
6 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 2 6/ 2 6/ 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 / / / / / / / / /
6 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 1 6/ 2 6/ 2 6/ 2
5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Average of 4G_CQI_BH_L1800 Average of 4G_CQI_BH_L2100 Average of 4G_MS_SE_DL_WD_L1800 Average of 4G_MS_SE_DL_WD_L2100

Rank Ratio (%) 64QAM Ratio (%)

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2T6S 4T6S MM 35
2T6S 4T6S MM
60 30
50 25
40
20
30
20 15
10 10
0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02
5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 5/ 2 6/ 2 7/ 2 8/ 2 9/ 2 0/ 2 1/ 2 4/ 2 0
2 2 2 2 2 3 3 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2
5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
25/ 26/ 27/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 31/ / 1/ / 2/ / 3/ / 4/ / 5/ / 6/ / 7/ / 8/ / 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 21/ 24/
5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/
Average of 4G_MS_Rank2_Ratio_BH_L1800
Average of 4G_MS_Rank2_Ratio_BH_L2100 Average of 4G_QAM_BH_L2100 Average of 4G_QAM_BH_L1800

After MM implementation all RF Quality indicator degraded due to more beam and lead more interference
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Capacity Calculation
Total Capacity – 2,128 TB RB Utilization

Current Traffic (WD) Current PRB (%)

540 Potential
Capacity 34.05 Headroom
1,587.28 65.95
RB

Additional Traffic Headroom PRB (%)

540.47 34.05

1,587
Actual Actual
Traffic 65.95
RB
Total Capacity (WD) Final PRB (%)

2,127.75 100.00

If we assume remaining PRB will be occupy , total capacity for MM dualband become 2.128 TB

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Thank You

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