The document discusses 5G RAN equipment evolution, including:
1) 5G standard progress and forecasts, with initial 5G focusing on eMBB and future enhancements for uRLLC and mMTC.
2) Diverse solutions for different coverage scenarios, including macro cells using sub-6GHz and mmWave bands, and small cells for indoor and hotspot coverage.
3) The 5G RAN roadmap showing the planned development and releases of macro cell and small cell products supporting sub-6GHz and mmWave bands between 2018-2021.
2. Agenda
… 5G Standard Progress and Forecast
… Diverse Solution Based on Coverage Scenarios
… 5G Available Timeline
5G RAN Equipment Evolution
… One Core for All
… 5G RAN Roadmap
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3. 5G Standard Progress and Forecast
2017 2018 2019 2020+
R15 WI Phase 1
R16 WI Phase 2 R17
eMBB
URLLC
mMTC
NSA SA (5GC) Continuous Enhancement
Continuous Enhancement
Enhancement
UR
Initial 5G launch will mainly focus on eMBB.
LLC
Last drop
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4. Diverse Solution Based on Coverage Scenarios
Dense residence
U N I V E R S I T Y
U N I V E R S I T Y
DU
MU
SU/RU
MU
SU/RU
Ad. center
64TR@3.5GHz
Macro
32TR@3.5GHz
Macro
Small cell
Indoor hot spot
Micro/Pad
Small hot/blind spot
4TR@sub1G
Macro
Campus
CBD
Shopping
mall
4TR@26&28GHz
Hot spot + FWA
32TR@3.5GHz
Macro
4TR@sub1G
Macro
• Phase1: mmWave for hot spot in DU and FWA areas.
• Phase2: 3.5G@64TR for urban, 3.5G@32TR for SU, 700M for urban and suburban.
• Phase3: 3.5G@64TR for urban expansion, 3.5G@32TR for SU and RU expansion, 700M for RU.
• Meanwhile, small cell for indoor hot spot and pad site for small hot/blind spot in phase 2 and phase 3.
Diverse solution based on coverage scenarios will realize fast 5G deployment.
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7. One Core for All
Multi Access UPF
2/3/4/5G
Multi Access UDM
4G …
Multi Access AMF
5G
Multi Access SMF
Multi Access PCF
NRF NSSF SMSF …
5G
2/3/4/5G 2/3/4/5G
2/3G 2/3/4G
eMBB uRLLC mMTC
MBB
NB-IoT eMTC
vRouter
HTTP
MQ
…
CDB
2G/3G/4G scenario 5G scenario
User plane
Control plane
Public services
Non-3GPP
LTE NR
eLTE
eLTE
NR
LTE
NR
eLTE
NR
UMTS
GSM
Support both SA and NSA
No repeated upgrade, with reusable resources
• Micro-service architecture
• CUPS
• Stateless design
2G/3G/4G/5G/Fixed full convergence
Reduce signaling & latency
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14. V9200
BBU
• Industry leading BBU platform, supporting 5G SA/NSA and 2G/3G/4G
• Highest integrated level, largest capacity (15 x 100 MHz x 64T64R Cells)
and smallest size (2U)
• Powerful interfaces: 2 x 25 Gbps + 2 x 100 Gbps
The ZXRAN V9200
UMTS
FDD LTE
5G TD-LTE GSM NB-IoT
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15. AAU
A9611
Large-capacity, wide-bandwidth, compact
64T64R 5G NR AAU - A9611
High integration, small
windward area, convenient
to deploy on the tower
Large IBW: 200 MHz
High output power: 200 W
The A9611 can be deployed
in various scenarios, such as
sector coverage, hotspot,
and high rise building
coverage.
Advantages
Application scenarios
Volume 57 L
Weight 40 kg
Output Power 200 W
IBW 200 MHz
OBW 100 MHz
Operating Band
S35: 3400-3700 MHz
S37: 3600-3800 MHz
Antenna Gain 25 dBi
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16. RRU
R9212E
2G/3G/4G/5G NR multi-mode
2T4R RRU - R9212E
Large capacity
Faster deployment
High Efficiency, Lower TCO
eMBB and uRLLC
2G/3G/4G/5G NR multi-
mode RRU
Volume 12 L
Weight 15 kg
Output Power 2 x 80 W
Channel Bandwidth
(LTE)
S9000: 1.4/3/5/10 MHz
S7200: 3/5/10/15/20 MHz
Channel Bandwidth
(NR)
S9000: 5/10 MHz
S7200: 5/10/15/20 MHz
Operating Band
S9000: B8/n8
S7200: B28/n28
The R9212E is deployed for
low latency, wide coverage,
and multimode macro cell
areas.
Advantages
Application scenarios
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17. AAU
A9611A
Large-capacity, wide-bandwidth, compact
64T64R 5G NR AAU - A9611A
Volume 76 L
Weight 43 kg
Output Power 240 W
IBW 194 MHz
OBW 160 MHz
Operating Band S26: 2496-2690 MHz
Antenna Gain 24.5 dBi
• The A9611A can be
deployed in large capacity
macro scenarios.
Advantages
Application scenarios
High integration, small
windward area, convenient
to deploy on the tower
Large IBW: 194 MHz
High output power: 240 W
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18. RRU
R8998E
5G NR 8T8R RRU – R8998E
Large Capacity
High Spectrum Efficiency
Highly Integrated, Easy Site
Acquiring
Cost-effective
Volume
M3537/S3700: 30 L
S2600: 25 L
Weight
M3537/S3700: 28 kg
S2600: 23 kg
Output Power
M3537/S3700: 8x30W
S2600: 8x40W
IBW
M3537: 210 MHz
S3700: 200 MHz
S2600: 194 MHz
OBW
M3537/S3700: 120 MHz
S2600: 160 MHz
Operating Band
M3537:3400-3700 MHz
S3700:3600-3800 MHz
S2600:2496-2690 MHz
The R8998E can be deployed
for cost-effective, large
capacity, and wide coverage
macro cell areas.
Advantages
Application scenarios
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19. AAU
A9815
Large Capacity, Wide Bandwidth, Compact
4T4R 5G NR AAU - A9815
Volume 20 L
Weight 18 kg
Output Power EIRP = 62 dBm
IBW 800 MHz
OBW 800 MHz
Operating Band
S28: 26500-29500 MHz
S26: 24250-27500 MHz
• The A9815 can be deployed
in hot area scenario for
capacity absorption.
Advantages
Application scenarios
• High gain
• High integration
• Large Capacity
• Large IBW: 800 MHz
• Millimeter wave band
communication
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20. R8139
PB1124F
Small
Cell
Remote Radio Unit
(PicoRRU) of the Qcell – R8139
Quick deployment, low cost
4G and NR Compatible
Smallest Pico RRU
Optical and electrical cable
compatible
Cascading capability
Volume 1.6 L
Weight 1.6 kg
Output Power 4 x 250 mW
IBW 100 MHz
OBW 100 MHz
Operating Band 3300-3600 MHz
The Qcell is used for indoor
large-area coverage, such as
railway stations, airports,
commercial centers,
gymnasiums, etc.
Advantages
Application scenarios
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21. R8139
PB1124F
Small
Cell
P-Bridge - PB1124F
The Qcell is used for indoor
large-area coverage, such as
railway stations, airports,
commercial centers,
gymnasiums, etc.
Volume 11.6 L
Weight 9 kg
Capacity 16 x PicoRRU
Cascade level 4
Maximum PicoRRU 192
Interface
10 x 10G SFP interfaces
2 x 10G/25G SFP interfaces
2 x 100G QSFP interfaces
8 x 10G RJ45 interfaces
Meeting the requirement of
coverage and capacity
flexibly
Optical and electrical cable
compatible
Advantages
Application scenarios
Editor's Notes
LLC 低时延, UR超可靠 ,两个不同的功能 ,有的业务需要同时满足。
Slide give a general picture on 5G eco-system.
About 19 verdors provides 7 categories totally 34 commercial terminals, including 11 5G smart phones, mainly based on Qualcomm X50.
19家供应商提供7大类大概34款终端,其中11款5G智能手机,6款5G热点,9款5G CPE,5款5G模块,2款5G dongles,1款USB可插拔终端。
From system side, products are ready in 18Q3 for both SA and NSA architecture.
Bottleneck is mainly in terminal side.
The chipset for NSA will be available in Q4 2018 from Qualcomm and Hisense.
The SA chipset will be available in Q1 2019, from Qualcomm, Intel and MTK
The commercial 5G CPEs are expected in Q2 2019, based on chipset from Qualcomm, Intel or MTK
The 5G smart phone will be one quarter later in Q3 2019
It is expected that the terminal voice solution will only support EPS Fallback in 2019 and support VoNR in 2020.