Presented by Mark Barrett, CMO, Blu-Wireless Technology at the UK Spectrum Policy Forum Cluster 2 meeting on 16th Dec.

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Millimetre Wave Technology for
Gigabit Wireless Infrastructure
TechUK mmW Spectrum Workshop
London, 16th December 2015
Mark Barrett, CMO

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Blu Wireless Technology Ltd
 Founded 2009 in Bristol, UK
 Licensing the scalable HYDRA System IP for Gigabit mmWave
communications
 Low cost backhaul for 4G small cell densification
 WiGig (WiFi .11ad) for wireless Personal Area Networks
 Emerging 5G mobile mmW standard
 40nm prototype demoed at MWC15
 Strategic partnerships with US corporates
 Involved in H2020 and 5G IC R&D projects
 Production licensees for HYDRA IP signed for volume
deployments in 2017
 Members of WiFi Alliance, ETSI mWT ISG and
UK 5G Innovation Centre
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Infrastructure
Consumer
Electronics
HYDRA System IP – What we do….
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300
10
<1
1 10 20
HYDRA2.0
(future)HYDRA1.0
(now)
Datarate (Gbps)Range(metres)
Uniquely
Flexible & Scalable
HYDRA System IP
End Product
“Chip”
Position in the
‘Value Chain’

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10 20 30 40 50
60 70 80 90 100
6 7/8 11 13 15 18 23 26 28 32 38 42
FDD
50
50 - 55 57 - 64
WiGig .11ad
64 - 71
*New* FCC
71 - 76
E Band E Band
81 - 86
W
92 - 95
FCC Oct-15 : 5G @ mmW
28, 37, 39 , 64 – 71 GHz
New mmWave Bands Emerging
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Millimetre band usage for communications use – current and future
China 802.11aj ‘WiGig’ operating in 42–48 GHz and 59-63 GHz (total of 8 GHz B/W)
US FCC and new band 64–71 GHz for future gigabit wireless (total of 14 GHz B/W)
OFCOM March 2015 5G #1 recommendation 66–71 GHz (total of 12 GHz BW)
China 802.11aj
42.3-47, 47.2-48.4 GHz
802.11aj

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Progressing to 5G
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WiGig Usage Models
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mmWave Wireless Networking
 Worldwide unlicensed spectrum
 Oxygen attenuation supports improved
spectrum reuse
 Compact unit with phased array
antenna for low impact
 Mesh network for ease of deployment
with SDN control
 Joint Back Haul/Access possible
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E-Band
60 GHz
Andy Sutton: Access Network Connectivity
for Ultra Dense Urban LTE-A and 5G
networks

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Millimetre Wave Phased Array Technology
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 IBM : Millimetre RF at 60, 70/80 and 94 GHz RF on CMOS
and SiGe BiCMOS
 16+16 Phased Array can reach FCC EIRP limit
 IMEC: PHARA 60 GHz Phased Array RF in 28nm CMOS
 Infrastructure demonstrator MWC 2015
 SiBeam: 12+12 60 GHz Phased Array in 65nm RF CMOS
 Infrastructure and CE applications
17-Dec-15
Mainstream volume semiconductor technology

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HYDRA2.0 Infra
 Support for 802.11ay NG60
 Data Rate >10 Gbps
 Multi-RF compliant DFE
 RF Channel bonding plus
MIMO support
Application
Configuration
Baseband : Application Flexibility
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Range
DataRate
100M
1G
10G
1m 20m 1km
HYDRA2.0 WGA
 Support for 802.11ay NG60
 RF Channel bonding plus MIMO support
 Target Data up to 20 Gbps
 support
HYDRA1.0 Infra
 4G Back Haul
 Data Rate 0.5 – 2 Gbps
 PAA RF DFE + 4 PPUs
 Programmable Channel
width
 SC-FDE QPSK, 16/64QAM,
HYDRA1.0 WGA
 802.11ad WiGig
 Data Rate 1 – 4.6 Gbps
 Multi-RF compliant DFE + 4 PPUs
 SC-FDE QPSK, 16/64QAM
100m
4G
4m

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HYDRA Baseband for mmW Wireless
HYDRA PHY
Heterogeneous
Processor
HYDRA Data
Parallel Processor
FFT
TX Data
Subcarrier
demapping
Equalise
Demodulate
FFT
Subcarrier
mapping
Modulate
LDPC decodeLDPC encode
RX Data
HYDRA PHY
HYDRA PHY
Heterogeneous
Processor
HYDRA Data
Parallel Processor
FFT
TX Data
Subcarrier
demapping
Equalise
Demodulate
Synchronise
FFT
Subcarrier
mapping
Modulate
Cyclic Prefix
LDPC decodeLDPC encode
RF RF
RX Data
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Distributed Vector Data Channel
Micro
Sequencer
Network
I/O
Heterogeneous Controller
Micro
Sequencer
Control
Distribution P
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CPU
CPU
I/O
Micro
Sequencer
FIE
MSFE
Interf
ace
Control
Distribution P
EV
M
P
EV
M
P
EV
M
P
EV
MData Distribution
HYDRA PHY
HYDRA PHY
Heterogeneous
Processor
HYDRA Data
Parallel Processor
FFT
TX Data
Subcarrier
demapping
Equalise
Demodulate
Synchronise
FFT
Subcarrier
mapping
Modulate
Cyclic Prefix
LDPC decodeLDPC encode
RF RF
RX Data
Parallel Processor Unit (PPU)
of >0.5 TeraOp/s at 500MHz
X4 configuration gives >2 TeraOp/s
Distributed Vector Data Channel
FFTLDPC
Network
I/O
Heterogeneous Controller
Distributed Vector Data Channel
FFTLDPC
Network
I/O
Heterogeneous Controller
Distributed Vector Data Channel
FFTLDPC
Network
I/O
Heterogeneous Controller
Distributed Vector Data Channel
FFTLDPC
Networ
k
I/O
Heterogeneous Controller
Flexible Digital Front End (DFE)
SPU
• Scalable vector parallel processor targeting 802.11ad ‘WiGig’ requirements
• PHY1 40nm prototype with 2 Terap HYDRA and integrated 2.6GHz ADC/DAC (2014)
• Integrated with 60 GHz RF and MAC in Lightning Platform as demonstrated at MWC 2015

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Frequency (GHz)58.32 60.48 62.64 64.80
HYDRA : Flexible Channelisation
 Flexible Channel Widths
 1.76GHz (.11ad)
 880 MHz (.11ad/2)
 440 MHz (.11ad/4)
 Scalable Data Rates
 2.3 Gbps (QPSK ¾ FEC)
 4.6 Gbps (16QAM ¾ FEC)
 1.15 Gbps (QPSK ½ ch)
 2.3 Gbps (16QAM ½ ch)
 575 Mbps (QPSK ¼ ch)
 1.15 Gbps (16QAM ¼ ch)
 TDD : dynamic up/down link traffic
assignment
 Able to adapt channel bandwidth &
datarate on a per link basis (SDN)
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Frequency (GHz)58.32 60.48 62.64 64.80
Frequency (GHz)58.32 60.48 62.64 64.80
Frequency (GHz)58.32 60.48 62.64 64.80
4 x 1.76 GHz
8 x 880 MHz
16 x 440 MHz
Mix : 6 x 440 + 3x880 + 1x1760 MHz
US / Korea
EU
Japan
China

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Lightning Evaluation Platform
 ‘PHY1’ based prototype
 Integrated 2.6 GHz ADC/DAC
 Phased array 60 GHz RF
 20 dBi gain antenna
 MAC in FPGA (ARM+Linux)
 Linux API for product development
 GigE Ethernet bridge support
 Power over Ethernet (~10W)
 Integrated 128G SSD option
 1Gbps connectivity at >200m range for
infrastructure applications
 Weatherproof enclosure 18x13x5 cm
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‘Bristol is Open’ City Wide Test Bed
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 Blu Wireless ‘Lightning’ PHY1 based prototype
 OpenFlow Enabled
 Mesh & Tree topologies
 1Gbps connectivity over 200m+
 JV between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council.
 To be extended under the scope of the European Union H2020 ‘5G-Xhaul’ project

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V Band Phased Array : EU vs FCC rules
 US FCC Part 15.255 specifies +40 dBmi EIRP (max +27 dBm power) with
extension to 82 dBmi minus 2 dB for every dB that the antenna gain is less than
51 dBi
 EN 302 217 for Fixed Wireless (Back Haul) specifies gain (>30 dBi) & (<+10 dBm)
power separately > not optimum for phased array
 EN 302 567 for Wireless Access(WLAN) specifies EIRP +40 dBmi > similar to FCC
Part 15.255 up to +40 dBmi – applicable for wireless access in EU?
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Dynamic steering (SDN) with
low impact & cost
Fixed high gain beam with
high(er) impact & cost

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Summary
 Flexible millimetre wireless platform
 Phased array RF using mainstream semiconductors
 Flexible baseband able to scale up/down from WiGig
 Demand for Gigabit wireless broadband access & back haul
 Roadmap to >10 Gbps with 802.11ay
 Standards and regulations
 Harmonise US and EU regulations in 57 – 64 GHz ?
 New rules for 5G bands 64 – 71 GHz ?
 Would allow wireless gigabit access in EU !
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Thank you
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