Single Antenna Interference Cancellation (SAIC)

Overview
Benefits
Functionality

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SAIC Overview
SAIC = Single Antenna Interference Cancellation
Generic term for a receiver algorithm utilising one
antenna (in a handset)
Nokias phase 1 SAIC is a proprietary algorithm
DARP = Downlink Advanced Receiver Performance
3GPP standardized feature for 2G utilising SAIC and
uplink signalling
Introduced in Rel-6 as release independent feature
Can be introduced to terminals supporting earlier 3GPP
releases

Nokias phase 2 SAIC is 3GPP compliant DARP feature

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SAIC Overview
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Power
Powercontrol
control
DTX
DTX

AMR
AMR

DARP/SAIC
DARP/SAIC

SAIC
SAICdoes
doesnot
notrequire
require
any
anynetwork
networkchanges.
changes.

SAIC
Benefits
SAIC will improve call quality (better FER) at low SAIC terminal penetration rate
(specially when DL Power Control is not used)
When DL PC is used, the transmission power for SAIC terminals can be reduced
Overall DL interference in network is decreased
Call quality of legacy terminals is improved
SAIC terminals perform in quality conditions that would not be good enough for
legacy terminals, i.e. DL Power Control is not any more usable nor are the
quality based handovers possible
When the terminal penetration rates grow, SAIC starts to provide system
capacity gain
The spectral efficiency can be improved by increasing the frequency reuse (with DL
PC) in DL interference limited network
Simulated capacity gain with full SAIC penetration is 50-60 %

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SAIC Operating Principle

SAIC/DARP terminals tolerate higher interference
Modulations:
GMSK

FR, HR and EFR speech

AMR speech
GPRS
EDGE (MCS1-4)
Control channel

8-PSK

EDGE (MCS5-9)
Neighbor
BTS

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today'snetwork
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signalprocessing
processing
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which
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interferer
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loss
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onboth
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synchronizedand
andnonnonsynchronized
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networks.
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notimprove
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coverage.

How are DARP/SAIC gains are utilised in Networks?

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utilizethe
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performancegain
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the
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optionsexists:
exists:

1)
1)Reduce
ReduceDL
DLTx
Txpower
power

2)
2)Improve
ImproveDL
DLRx
Rxquality
quality

Utilize BTS power control

mechanism to reduce the DL Tx
power.

Maintain similar DL Tx power

as for a conventional terminal

Maintain similar DL Rx quality

as a conventional terminal, but
with less emitted power
This strategy is chosen when
Rx quality is already good.

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Utilize DARP gain to improve

DL Rx quality (e.g. speech
quality or throughput).
This strategy is chosen when
Rx quality needs to be improved.

Nokia SAIC capable terminals

Phase 1: Nokia proprietary SAIC

First products in 4Q 2004
Since then, several products in all
segments
Phase 1 was introduced already before
3GPP specifications, as capacity gain
depends largely on SAIC penetration.

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DARP is a continuation of Nokia SAIC phase 1

Phase 1: Phase 2:
SAIC
DARP

Phase 2: 3GPP compliant DARP

Improved performance by using
more advanced algorithms

Full rate speech

Support for all GMSK modulated

traffic channels, including packet
data

Half rate speech

Support for 3GPP signalling

AMR
GPRS

First DARP products were launched in

2Q/2006

EGPRS MSC1-4
DARP Classmark

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SAIC in Networks Support in S12

SAIC is terminal algorithm, however there is also a need for
network support for SAIC terminals
Signaling and statistics support in networks enable operators
to optimize and follow up behavior of SAIC mobiles
This is valid for situation, where high SAIC penetration has been
achieved

Statistics for SAIC mobiles (84 counters)

MS Capability Indication, RX Quality Statistics, FER and
Packet Control Unit measurement, Power Control
measurement
One new measurement
DFCA SAIC measurement (77 counters)

One new Parameter

SAIC DL C/I offset (SCIO) defines how much lower downlink C/I
values can be used for SAIC calls than for non-SAIC calls in
DFCA TCH allocation
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SAIC in Networks Support in S12

BSC recognizes SAIC MSs by DARP field included in
MS Classmark 3 (CS connection)
MS Radio Access Capability (PS connection) information
elements

The best system performance is achieved with SAIC when

the uplink and downlink interference cancellation is balanced
This can be accomplished by using diversity techniques, such
as Interference Rejection Combining (IRC) and Space Time
Interference Rejection Combining (ST-IRC), in the uplink (in the
BTS).

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SAIC
SAIC gain in synchronized network

Overallgain
gain
**Overall

50-60%with
withfull
full
50-60%
SAICpenetration
penetration
SAIC

*GPRSthroughput
throughput
*GPRS
gainup
upto
to37%
37%
gain

* Simulation results based on 2.4 MHz bandwidth with 12 hopping

frequencies. The traffic consisted of 70 % speech (AMR 5.9) and 30
% GPRS (CS1/CS2). Multislot class 3+1 was used. Synchronized BSS
(implication of synchronization as such not evaluated).
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SAIC
Exercises

What is the benefit if SAIC in

Low SAIC terminal penetration?

High SAIC terminal penetration?

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