August 2014

D-RAN

C-RAN

Full Backhaul Architecture

Hybrid BH/FH Architecture

Full Fronthaul Architecture

Marco RRHs

Marco eNB
Macro Site 1

Marco RRHs
Macro Site

Macro Site
Master
Macro Site 1

BBU Pool 1
CO

CO
CO

BBU Pool
Backhaul
Backhaul

Backhaul

BBU Pool 2
Master Macro Site 2

Macro Site 14

14 macro sites, 14 eNB (1 eNB / 1 macro site)

3 cells (RRHs) per eNB
42 cells on 14 eNBs
14 backhaul connectivities

14 macro sites, 2 BBU pools (1 BBU pool / 7 macro sites)

21 cells (RRHs) per BBU pool
42 cells on 2 BBU pools
2 backhaul connectivities
36 CPRI connectivities (12 site x 3 RRHs per site)

Cell 2
Cell 1
Cell 3

Site (Macro)
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eNB (BBU+RRHs)

RRHs

BBU Pool

14 macro sites, 1 BBU pool (1 BBU pool / 14 macro sites)

42 cells (RRHs) per BBU pool
42 cells on 1 BBU pool
0 backhaul connectivities
42 CPRI connectivities (=14 sites x 3 RRHs per site)

CPRI Connectivity
(Dark Fiber, WDM)
BH Connectivity
(DSL, Cable, PON, etc.)

Interference Area
Intra-Site CoMP
Inter-Site CoMP

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D-RAN

C-RAN

Full Backhaul Architecture

Hybrid BH/FH Architecture

One BH i/f per eNB

Full Fronthaul Architecture

One CPRI i/f per RRH

One CPRI i/f per RRH

LTE BW: 20MHz

CPRI

CPRI

CPRI

3x2.45Gbps

Ethernet
450Mbps

3x2.45Gbps

Fronthaul
Fronthaul

BBUs

3.1
5G
bps

CO

CO
CO
BBUs
Backhaul

ps
5G b
3.1

Backhaul

Backhaul

BBUs

14 macro sites, 14 eNB (1 eNB / 1 macro site)

3 cells (RRHs) per eNB
42 cells on 14 eNBs
14 backhaul connectivities

14 macro sites, 2 BBU pools (1 BBU pool / 7 macro sites)

21 cells (RRHs) per BBU pool
42 cells on 2 BBU pools
2 backhaul connectivities
36 CPRI connectivities (12 site x 3 RRHs per site)

Cell 2
Cell 1
Cell 3

Site (Macro)
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eNB (BBU+RRHs)

RRHs

BBU Pool

14 macro sites, 1 BBU pool (1 BBU pool / 14 macro sites)

42 cells (RRHs) per BBU pool
42 cells on 1 BBU pool
0 backhaul connectivities
42 CPRI connectivities (=14 sites x 3 RRHs per site)

CPRI Connectivity
(Dark Fiber, WDM)
BH Connectivity
(DSL, Cable, PON, etc.)

Interference Area
Intra-Site CoMP
Inter-Site CoMP

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D-RAN

C-RAN

Full Backhaul Architecture

Hybrid BH/FH Architecture

Full Fronthaul Architecture

Intra-Site CoMP (Rel. 11)

Inter-Site CoMP (Rel.11)
CoMP Cluster
(21 cells)

Intra-Site CoMP (Rel.11)

CoMP Cluster
(3 cells)

Intra-Site CoMP (Rel. 11)

Inter-Site CoMP (Rel.11)
CoMP Cluster
(42 cells)

Fronthaul

Fronthaul

CO
CO

CO
BBUs
Backhaul

X2
CoMP with Non-Ideal
Backhaul (Rel.12)
Backhaul

Backhaul

14 macro sites, 14 eNB (1 eNB / 1 macro site)

3 cells (RRHs) per eNB, CoMP Cluster = 3 cells
42 cells on 14 eNBs
14 backhaul connectivities

14 macro sites, 2 BBU pools (1 BBU pool / 7 macro sites)

21 cells (RRHs) per BBU pool, CoMP Cluster = 21 cells
42 cells on 2 BBU pools
2 backhaul connectivities
36 CPRI connectivities (12 site x 3 RRHs per site)

Cell 2
Cell 1
Cell 3

Site (Macro)
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eNB (BBU+RRHs)

RRHs

BBU Pool

14 macro sites, 1 BBU pool (1 BBU pool / 14 macro sites)

42 cells (RRHs) per BBU pool, CoMP Cluster = 42 cells
42 cells on 1 BBU pool
0 backhaul connectivities
42 CPRI connectivities (=14 sites x 3 RRHs per site)

CPRI Connectivity
(Dark Fiber, WDM)
BH Connectivity
(DSL, Cable, PON, etc.)

Interference Area
Intra-Site CoMP
Inter-Site CoMP

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D-RAN

C-RAN

Full Backhaul Architecture

Hybrid BH/FH Architecture

Full Fronthaul Architecture

Fronthaul

Fronthaul

CO
CO

CO
BBUs
Backhaul

X2
CoMP with Non-Ideal
Backhaul (Rel.12)
Backhaul

Backhaul

eICIC
Space rental, A/C, UPS
BBU, RRH

Cluster Size (CoMP Performance)

Cell Site Cost (CAPEX/OPEX)

CoMP (JP, DPS)

Ideal BH

RRH
WDM, I/Q data compression

Fiber Cost

Site (Macro)
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eNB (BBU+RRHs)

RRHs

BBU Pool

CPRI Connectivity
(Dark Fiber, WDM)
BH Connectivity
(DSL, Cable, PON, etc.)

Interference Area
Intra-Site CoMP
Inter-Site CoMP
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D-RAN

C-RAN

Full Backhaul Architecture

Hybrid BH/FH Architecture

KT case

Full Fronthaul Architecture

SK Telecom case
Marco RRHs
CPRI over Passive WDM

Marco RRHs
Macro Site

Macro Site

CPRI over Dark Fiber

RT

COT

COT

RT

8300

8300

8300

CPRI over Active WDM Ring

CO

CO
RT

COT

8300
8500

BBU Pool

RT

Backhaul

CPRI over Dark Fiber

Abundant Dark Fibers (p2p)

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8500

8300

BBU Pool
COT

RT

BBU Pool

COT

RT

8300

Backhaul

8300

COT

8300

Active WDM

CPRI

BBU Pool

CPRI over Active WDM

Smart Aggregation (ring and p2p)

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