TDLTEIndustryBriefing

ChinaMobile
February,2011|No.8

Contents

TDLTEIndustryProgressSnapshot

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TDLTEE2EProductsProgress

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TDLTETest:FunctionalityandPerformanceReadyforLargeScaleDeployment

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TDLTEGlobalMarketBoostsin2011

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ChinaTDLTELargeScaleTrialOfficiallyKickedOffinBeijing

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BarcelonaLTETDD/FDDInternationalSummit CreationofGlobalTDLTEInitiative

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LTETDD/FDDDemoduringMWC2011

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GlobalTDLTEInitiative ABigSteptowardTDLTEGlobalization

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Introductionto2.6GHzTDLTETerminalFieldTestinTDLTETechnicalTrial

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SON TheKeytoImprovingthePerformanceofFutureNetwork

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TDLTEBackhaulAcceleratingPTNEvolution

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InBrief

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TDLTEConformanceTestCasesValidationMadeNewProgress

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3GPPApprovedtheOptimizedCSFBImplementationSolution

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WelcometoJoinGTI

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TDLTEIndustryProgressSnapshot

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TD-LTE E2E Products Progress

TDLTEInfrastructure
2010.Q2:2.3GHzproductsreleased
2010.Q3:2.6GHzproductsreleased
Features

TDLTETestEquipment
Mostinstrumentshavecommon
platformforLTETDD/FDD
TestEnvironmenthasbeenbuiltup

No.ofsupportvendors

GCF
Protocoltest:synchronizedwithFDD
RF/RRMtest:TobereadybeforeQ111
TestCase
ProtocolP1&P2
RFP1
RRMP1

FDD/TDDValidationProgress
FDD
TDD
>80%
>80%
>80%
>40%
>80%
/

TDLTETerminal&Chipsets
7precommercialDataCardsreleased
Qualcomm
Hisilicon

STEricsson
Innofidei

Sequans
Altair

ZTE

Varioustypesofotherdataterminalsreleased
GSM/TDLTEDualModeDualStandbyHandset
PadandBooklet

Quanta

CoolPad
Nokia

CPE

HiSilicon

Innofidei

TDLTEIndustry
Infrastructurevendors
Noofvendors=9

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Terminal&Chipsetvendors
Noofvendors>15

TestEquipmentvendors
Noofvendors>20

IncompleteListed

TD-LTE Test: Functionality and Performance

Ready for Large Scale Deployment
TDLTETechnicalTrialinChina
Progress

TestScope

7vendorscompleted
7vendorscompleted
8 pairs (4 infra 2 terminal chipset
vendors) completed, includinglaband
fieldtests
Over10pairs,involving5chipset
vendors,areongoing

7vendorscompleted
1infravendorstarted,andothersare
underpreparation, ,tobecompleted
inQ1Q22011

Underpreparation,tobe
completedinQ1Q22011

UpdatedbyMarch12,2011

TDLTELargeScaleTrialinChina
Cities
Spectrum
6+1Citieswith83Mpopulation:Shanghai Indoor:2350~2370 2570~2620MHz
GuangzhouShenzhenNanjingHangzhou Outdoor:2570~2620MHz
XiamenandBeijing
WorkingPlan
1 Phase1:2010.122011.Q3
Testcontents:Networkplanand
optimization,testofkeytechnology,
networkperformancetest.

Phase2:2011.Q42012.Q1
Testcontents:networkingtest,Inter
RATtest,e2eservices,userexperience.

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TD-LTE Global Market Boosts in 2011

TDLTEGlobalTrial/CommercialNetworks
TDLTETrialNetworks

TDLTEPotentialCommercialNetworks

28TrialNetworks* *Endof2010
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2
3

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NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Europe
Asia
Australia

2publiclyannouncedcommercialcontracts
forLTETDD/FDD
Hi3G:Sweden,Denmark
AERO2:Poland
10+commercialTDLTEnetworksin2011
(estimated)

TDLTEPotentialOperators
75%ofthe104 surveyedoperatorsconsiderdeploymentofTDLTE.

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China TD-LTE Large-Scale Trial

Officially Kicked Off in Beijing
Recently,TDLTElargescaletrialkickoffmeetingwas
heldinBeijingbyMIIT.Over80representativesfrom
MIIT,CATR,localtelecommunicationmanagement
bureausfromlargescaletrialcities,ChinaMobile,
ChinaTelecom,ChinaUnicomanddomestic&
internationalindustryattendedthemeeting.
Duringthemeeting,Mr.Wen Ku,Directorof
DepartmentofScience&TechnologyofMIIT,pointed
outthatthislargescaletrialwasorganizedbyMIITTD
LTEworkgrouponbehalfofChinesegovernment,
targetingtoboostthematureofTDLTEindustry.
ThesuccessfulkickoffofChinalargescaletrialwill
definitelyplaykeyrolesonthematureofTDLTE
industrializationandglobalization.Mr.Zhengmao Li,
EVPofChinaMobilesaid,ChinaMobilewillfully
contributetothedeploymentandtestingofthelarge
scaletrialfollowingtheleadofMIITandtryourbestto
promoteahealthyTDLTEecosystem.
Thesuccessofthiskickoffmeetingindicatesanofficial
launchofTDLTElargescaletrialprojectandmore
concentratedworkwouldbecarriedoutfromthis
moment.
Phase1:2010.12 2011.Q3
Testcontents:Networkplanandoptimization,test
ofkeytechnology,networkperformancetest.

Phase2:2011.Q4 2012.Q1
Testcontents:Networkingtest,InterRATtest,e2e
services,userexperience.

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Barcelona LTE TDD/FDD International

Summit Creation of Global TD-LTE Initiative
DuringtheperiodofBarcelonaMWC2011,aseriesofactivities
wereorganizedbyChinaMobiletofullyexhibitafastgrowingof
TDLTEglobalecosystemandtofurtherincreasetheconfidenceof
internationalindustries.

Activity1:LTETDD/FDDInternationalSummit
OnFeb.14,2011,over400topexecutiveofficersandrepresentatives
frommorethan60operators,30vendorsandseveralinternational
communicationorganizationswerepresentduringtheSummit.The
successfulorganizationofthissummitstatesthatTDLTE,asanew
technology,isgettingwellknownandacceptedbymoreandmoreglobal
industries.

Activity2:GlobalTDLTEInitiative(GTI)
AsoneofthekeyeventsattheSummit,GlobalTDLTEInitiative(GTI)was
kickedoffbyMr.Houlin Zhao,DeputySecretaryGeneralofITU,Mr.
Jianzhou Wang,ChairmanofChinaMobile,Mr.SunilMittal,Chairmanof
Bharti Airtel andMr.MasayoshiSon,ChairmanofSoftbankwhomwere
alsojoinedhandsbyrepresentativesfromVodafone,Clearwire,Aero2and
EPlustogetherwithMr.CraigEhrlich,formerchairmanofGSMAand
chairmanofGTISteeringCommittee.GTIannouncedtopromotethe
deploymentofTDLTEtechnologyandencouragecooperationamong
globaloperatorsandvendors.Otheroperatorsandtechnologyvendors
interestedinjoiningtheconvergenceinitiativewouldbewelcomed.(More
detailspleasemakereferencetoGlobalTDLTEInitiative ABigStep
towardTDLTEGlobalization inthisbriefingissue)

Activity3:LTETDD/FDDDemo
DuringMWC2011,ChinaMobileandVodafonesetupthefirstLTE
TDD/FDDconvergednetworklivedemoinBarcelonafordemonstrating
theexcellentperformanceofTDLTEnetworkinoutdoormobile
environmentanditsconvergencewithLTEFDDnetwork.Thedrivingtour
statesthatLTETDD/FDDtechnologywouldbeapromisingleading
standardfornextgenerationwirelesscommunicationtorealizeglobal
seamlessroaming.
Ontheotherhand,ChinaMobilealsoorganizedseveralgloballeading
terminal/chipsetvendorstoshowthenewprogressofTDLTEterminalson
thesamefloorastheSummitlocationonFeb.14.(Moredetailsplease
makereferencetoLTETDD/FDDDemoduringMWC2011 inthisbriefing
issue)

Activity4:HighlevelBilateralMeeting
ChinaMobilehadbilateralfacetofacemeetingsseparatelywithhighlevel
officersfrommorethan20operatorsallovertheworld,focusingon
differenttopicsrelatingTDLTE.ThesharingofTDLTEexperienceand
discussiononfurthercooperationalsostronglypromotedtheinternational
developmentofTDLTEtechnology.

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LTE TDD/FDD Demo during MWC 2011

TDLTETerminalDemoduringLTETDD/FDDinternationalSummit
DuringLTETDD/FDDInternationalSummitinBarcelona,12chipset/terminalvendorsfrom
Altair,Coolpad,Huawei Hisilicon,Innofidei,Nokia,Qualcomm,Quanta,Samsung,Sequans,
SonyEricsson,STEricssonandZTEdemonstratedtheirdiversifiedTDLTEproductsincluding
datacard,Pad,Booklet,dualmodedualstandbycellphoneandPCIE.Hundredsofguests
fromtheSummitvisitedthosestandsandhighlyevaluatedthedemoandthosemanufactures
contributiontothedevelopmentofLTETDD/FDDconvergence.
Thedemowasdividedintothreeparts:terminalstaticdisplay,applicationsdemoandGCF
testcasesdemowithRohdeSchwarzandAnite.BycoworkingwithMotorola,ZTE,Nokia
SiemensNetworks,EricssonandAlcatelLucent,multiplemobilebroadbandapplicationswere
exhibitedtotheguests,suchas24channelhighdefinitionVOD,3Dmovie,VoIP,TDLTE
conceptcar,mobilevideocallandhighspeedinternetsurfing.Particularlyapplications
runningonQualcommLTETDD/FDDcoplatformdatacardwonapplausesoftheguests.

LTETDD/FDDDrivingTourduringMWC2011
DuringBarcelonaMWC2011,CMCCandVodafone
deployedLTETDD/FDDconvergednetworklive
demotogetherinordertodisplaythenewest
achievementofTDD/FDDconvergencefrom
infrastructureandterminalsides.
InfrastructurevendorsHuawei (SingleBTS)and
NokiaSiemensNetworks(FlexiMultiRadio BTS),as
suppliersofnetworkequipments,provided
platformstosupportbothLTETDDandLTEFDD.
Ontheotherside,chipsetmanufactures
QualcommandHuawei Hisilicon alsoattendedthe
livedemoandbothcompaniesprovideddata
cardstosupportbothLTETDDandLTEFDD.
Over120VIPguestsandspecialistsfrommorethan30operators
andconsultingcompaniestookthedrivingtourtoexperience
severalattractivemobilebroadbandapplications,suchasHDVOD,
3partyHDvideoconference,IMSvideocall,onlinegameand3D
VOD.Duringthedrivingtour,highpeakrate,lowdelay,excellent
handoverperformanceandmatureofLTETDD/FDDconverged
terminalswerefullyverifiedbythenetwork.
Thesuccessofthelivedemoshowsthataconvergedglobal
wirelesscommunicationnetworkisbecomingtrue.Withthe
appearanceofamatureglobal4Gstandard,LTETDD/FDD
internationalmarketwillachievearapiddevelopmentinthenext
fewyears.

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Global TD-LTE Initiative A Big Step

toward TD-LTE Globalization
OnFeb.142011,aGlobalTDLTEInitiative(GTI)waskickedoffby7operators
includingBharti Airtel,ChinaMobile,Softbank,Vodafone,Clearwire,EPlusandAero2.
GTIisaplatformtoadvocatemultilateralcooperationamongglobaloperatorsand
vendorstopromoteTDLTE,astandardformobilebroadbanddevelopedbythe
standardsbody3GPP.

GTIObjectives GTIaimstobringtogethertheleadingoperatorsandvendorsto
steertheTDLTEecosystemasamajorstandardinmobilebroadbandtechnology
anddriveearlydevelopmentofnextgenerationmobilebroadbandnetworks.Its
objectivesare:
energizingthecreationofaworldclassandagrowthfocusedbusiness
environment
deliveringgreatcustomerexperienceandbringoperationalefficiencies
promotingconvergenceofTDD&FDDLTEmodesinordertomaximizethe
economyofscale
facilitatingmultilateralcooperationbetweenand/oramongoperatorsand
vendors.
GTIActivities GTIwillorganizeaseriesofactivitiestobringTDLTEoperators
andvendorstogetherforsharingstrategiesofdevelopmentandtechnology
knowhow,expeditingthedevelopmentofterminalsandfosteringtheglobal
roamingandlowcostterminals,etc.GTIwillhavecloserelationshipwithboth
GSMAandNextGenerationMobileNetworks(NGMN)tospeedthedevelopment
ofaglobalLTEecosystem.
Followingthekickoffceremony,GTIhasreceivedseveralapplicationsfrom
worldwideoperatorsandvendors.Asanopeninitiative,GTIwelcomesallthe
industrypartnerstojoinGTIandworktogether.

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Introduction to 2.6GHz TD-LTE Terminal

Field Test in TD-LTE Technical Trial
WithMIITs officialapprovaloflaunchingTDLTE
largescaletrialinChina,TDLTEtechnicaltrialledby
MIITalsospeedupthefieldtestof2.6GHzTDLTE
terminals.
Thetestisbasedonboth2.6GHzTDLTEtechnical
trialTerminalchipsetFieldTestSpecificationand
2.6GHzTDLTEtechnicaltrialUu IOTFieldTest
Specificationwiththemostimportanttestcontentsas
follows:
2.6GHzTDLTEtechnicaltrial
TerminalchipsetFieldTest
SingleUEtest
Accesssystemtest,Peakrate,
Timedelaytest,Service
maintenancetest

Multiusertest

2.6GHzTDLTEtechnicaltrial
Uu IOTFieldTest
Functiontest
Basicfunctionaltestofphysical
layer,Multiantennatechnology,
RRClayer,Servicecapabilitytest,
Mobilitymanagementtest

Atleast20donglesinonecell
Accesssystemtest,Service
maintenancetest

MoreandmoreTDLTEchipset/devicevendorshave
finishedlabtestandjoinedMIIT2.6GHzTDLTEFieldtest

Currentlythereareatleast7internationaland
domesticchipsetvendorsprovidingASICdonglesfor
TDLTEdemoandtestand5ofthemhaveofficially
kickedofflabtests.Amongthesevendors,2ofthem
havefinishedlabtestandjoinedTDLTEFieldtestin
Beijing.

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SON The Key to Improving the

Performance of Future Network
VisionofSON
SelfOrganizationNetwork

Alleviatenetworkoperationswhileimprovingnetworkquality
minimizemanualinterventioninnetworkoperations
Reducethedifficultyandcostofnetworkmaintenanceandoptimization

SelfPlanning

SelfConfiguration
Transmission set up, node

Site,capacityandcoverageplanni
ng

authentication, OAM link set up

NeweNBparametersplanning

Automatic asset management

Neighbornodedataplanning

Automatic SW download/update

SON
SelfMaintain

SelfOptimization
Cell/servicefaultdetection

Neighborcelllistoptimization

NEfaultmitigation

Interferencecoordination

Automaticalarmprocessing

Handoverparameteroptimization
loadbalancing

CMCCSONRoadmap&Trial
Havedone
9 eNB Selfconfiguration,PCIOptimization,ANR
havebeenspecifiedinCMCCSONspecification
9 LabTesthasbeendone andfeatures,self
configurationandPCIoptimizationhavebeen
verified

2010
CMCC
SON
Roadmap

9 eNB Selfconfiguration
9 PCIPlanning
9 PCIOptimization
9 AutomaticNeighbour
Relations(ANR)

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LabTest:2010.92011.Q2

1. eNB Selfconfiguration&PCIOptimization
Functionalitieshavebeentestedduringlabtest.
2. MainvendorsincludingAlcatelLucent,Datang,
Ericsson,Huawei,Motorola,NokiaSiemensNetworks
andZTEsupportthesefunctionalitieswell.
3. Ittakesabout5minsfromeNBpowerontoOAMlink
setup.
4. eNBcanbesetupalmostwithouthumanintervention.
5. eNBcantakeselftestduringitssetuptolocatethe
errorsquicklyandimprovethesuccessrateofsetup.
6. PCIconflictiondetectioncanbetriggeredbyevent.
7. PCIcanbeoptimizedwhenconflicted.

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2012

9 MobilityRobustness
Optimization(MRO)
9 SelfHealing
Functionality
9 InterRATANR
Lab Test

Tobedone
9 SolutionsofmoreSONfeatures,includingMRO
andselfhealingwillbediscussed.MoreSON
featureswillbespecifiedinCMCCSON
specification
9 CMCCurgesextensivecooperationonSONstudy

Later

9 MinimizationofDriveTrials(MDT)
9 EnergySavingsusingSON
9 Coverage&CapacityOptimization
9 RACHOptimization
9 LoadBalancing
Large-scale Trial

LargescaleTrial:2011.Q3

1. Testenvironment:thereareabout10testcells
surroundedby2030cellsinlargescaletrialtotestSON
performance
2. MainvendorsincludingAlcatelLucent,Datang,Ericsson,
Huawei,Motorola,NokiaSiemensNetworksandZTEwill
attendlargescaletrialtotesteNBperformancewith
SON
3. MoreSONFunctionalitiesincludingANRandMROwillbe
testedduringlargescaletrial
4. TheimpactonnetworkperformanceofSON
functionalitieswillbemainlyconcerned.Itwillprovide
practicalexperienceinfuturenetworkoperating

TD-LTE Backhaul Accelerating PTN Evolution

2possibleTDLTEBackhaulingSolutionsinChinaMobile
Layer2PTN+CERouter

E2EPTN(Layer2+Layer3)

PTNequipmentsinMetroCore,
AggregationandAccesslayerstill
applythetraditionalL2function.
PTNisconnectedtoSGW/MME
viaCErouterinMetroCore.
TrafficflowatS1&X2is
forwardedbyCErouters.

PTNequipmentsinMetroCore
areintroducedL3functionforIP
forwardingoverX2&S1flex.
L3PTNisconnectedto
SGW/MMEdirectlyiflocal,orvia
CErouter.
TrafficflowatS1&X2is
forwardedbyL3PTN.
Local

Local
PTN
Aggregation PTN
Core
Access

CE
SGW

MME

eNB

eNB

PTN
Aggregation PTN
Core
Access

L3 PTN
CE SGW

MME

Other Cities

Other Cities

LargescaletrialforTDLTEBackhaulingbasedonPTNTechnique
1

Phase1:Functionand
PerformanceTest

PTN+CEsolutionstests,PTNLayer3
functionandperformancetests,
backhaulingnetworkingperformance
tests
5PTN&CEvendorswith154testterms
3

Phase2:InteroperabilityTest

OAM,protection,QoS,Sync.
interoperabilitytestsbetweendifferent
PTNvendorsforL3networking
OnlyforE2EPTNscenario

Phase3:Largescaletrial

Testthefunction,E2Eperformance,timingsynchronizationandinteroperabilityoftwo
scenariosin6+1cities:Shanghai,Guangzhou,Shenzhen,Nanjing,Hangzhou,Xiamen
andBeijing

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In Brief
TDLTEConformanceTestCasesValidationMadeNewProgress
DuringCAG#25meetinginJan2011,severalvalidationand
revalidationreportsonTDLTEhavebeenapproved.Theobvious
progressisonRFconformancetestcasevalidation.Untilnow,
around40%ofRFpriority1testcaseshavebeenvalidatedfor
bothBand38andBand40.Theprotocolconformancetestcases
validationalsoprogresssmoothly.
Allthepriority3andpriority4testcaseshavebeenaddedinto
theGCFWIdescriptionsforWI091andWI092.InCAG#25
meeting,theworkitemcompletiondatewasadjustedtokeep
theTDDandFDDconsistent.SoformostTDDandFDDWIs,the
WIcompletiondateissettoQ22012.
ETSIMCCTF160haslaunchedpriority3testcasesverification.
Untillast3GPPRAN5#50meeting,36%ofTDLTEpriority3test
caseshavebeenverified,mostlyincludingTDLTEsinglemode
testcases.
3GPPApprovedtheOptimizedCSFBImplementationSolution
MTRoamingRetrywastheonlysolutiontosupportCSFB
scenariosduringwhichUEisredirectedtoadifferentMSCthan
theMSCwhichinitiatedSGs pagingrequest.Thisrequires
correspondingsupportinallGMSCs andHLRs,eveninpartsofthe
networksnotsupportingLTE.Meanwhilethisalsoimplieslong
callsetuptimeinparticularforinternationalcalls.
During3GPPCT4#52andSA2#83meetings,Itwasapprovedthat
anewMTRoamingForwardingfeatureshouldbespecifiedasan
alternativetoMTRoamingRetry.
ThenewMTRoamingForwardingfeatureonlyrequiresto
upgradeMSCs withinLTEcoverageinvisitingPLMN.Inaddition,
thisfeaturereducescallsetuptimeratherthanMTRoaming
Retry.Asaresult,operatorsareofferedabetterCSFB
performancebylittlenetworkupgrade.

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contactpersonsofChinaMobile.
Dr.XiaoyuLiu
Email:liuxiaoyu@chinamobile.com
Dr.JinxiaCheng
Email:chengjinxia@chinamobile.com
ChinaMobileResearchInstitute
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Beijing100053,China
Phone(8610)66006688

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