TDLTEIndustryBriefing

ChinaMobile August,2010|No.5

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TDLTEchipsettobereadyforChinaMobilelargescaletrial 2.6GHz8pathTDLTEeNodeB productreleased TDLTEmultiantennamultibandproductreleased TDLTEindoorcoverage performanceevaluationbyfieldtesting WelcometojoinTDLTEWebinarinSeptember

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TD-LTE chipset to be ready for China Mobile large-scale trial

WiththecomingdeploymentofChinaMobileTDLTElargescaletrial network,moreandmoreterminalchipsetvendorsspeeduptheirproduct developmentplanstocatchupwithotherlinksinTDLTEindustrychain. Qualcomm,theworldslargestfabless semiconductorproducerandthe largestwirelessproviderofchipset,hasjustprovideditsfirstTDLTEUSB dongle(FFA)basedonMDM9200withbandwidthof10MHz.MIMOspatial multiplexingfunctionwasalsoimplementedinthisFFA.Thephotobelow demonstratedhighdefinitionvideowall(simultaneous24videostreams ) withtheQualcommUSBdongle. Duringthesameperiod,AltairhasalsoreleaseditsfirstTDLTE/LTEFDDdata cardbasedonFourGeeTM 3100,which iscurrentlyunderverification. Sequans hascompletedthe2ndtapeout andachievedmorestableTDLTE basebandchipsetcomparedwiththefirstversion.

MoreTDLTEchipset/devicevendorsarejoiningMIIT TDLTEtechnicaltrials
AsapreparationstageforChinaMobileTDLTElargescaletrial,terminal equipmenttestingandUu interfaceinteroperabilitytesting(IOT)for2.3GHz bandarebothinprogress,whichareorganizedbyTDLTElabofMinistryof Industry&InformationTechnology(MIIT).Ontheotherhand,thetestfor 2.6GHzbandisexpectedtostartinearlyOctoberof2010.

2.3GHztestongoing
Testbasedon2specifications
2.3GHzTerminalEquipment TestingSpec. 2.3GHzUu InterfaceIOTSpec.

2.6GHztestcomingsoon
Testbasedon2specifications
2.6GHzTerminalEquipment TestingSpec. 2.6GHzUu InterfaceIOTSpec.

Aboutvendors
5vendorsjointhetest,including Hisilicon,Innofidei,Samsung, Sequans andZTE(byalphabet order) 3vendorscompletedthetestand 2vendorsarestillongoing

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2.6GHz8pathTDLTEeNodeB productreleased
Sevenworldwideleadinginfrastructurevendorsincluding AlcatelLucent,Datang,Ericsson,Huawei,Motorola,Nokia SiemensandZTE(byalphabetorder)successivelyreleased8 pathTDLTEeNodeB productsfor2.6GHz(band38:2570 2620MHz),only2monthsafterthereleaseof2.3GHzversion products.TDLTEeNodeB productserieswithmultiple configurationswillfulfillmostpotentialTDLTEdeployment requirementsfromEuropean,NorthAmerican,IndiaandChina markets.

Dec. 2009
the 1st 2-path TD-LTE eNodeB product

June 2010
the 1st 2.3GHz 8-path TD-LTE eNodeB product

Aug. 2010
the 1st 2.6GHz 8-path TD-LTE eNodeB product (band 38)

TheseTDLTEmultipatheNodeB productsforboth2.3GHzand 2.6GHzbandsreleasedrecentlyaretailoredforbeamforming featureandoptimizedattheformfactor(weightandvolume) andproductcost,arenowreadytosupportRelease8beam forming(transmissionmode7)andRelease9duallayer beamforming enhancement(transmissionmode8).Bothwillbe usedinthecomingMIIT/ChinaMobilelabandfieldtrialsin September,servingasonevitalstepofTDLTEcommercialization. Internationallyharmonized2.6GHzfrequency
Withtherecentspectrumauction,TDDspectrumin2.6GHzband(band38) hasbeenacquiredbymanyoperators.Clearwire,thebiggestWiMAX operator,isactivelyworkingtostandardizeTDDspectrumin2.6GHzband asthebandX,theassociatedworkitemapprovedby3GPP.Allof these representthestrongdemandfor2.6GHzbandTDLTE.

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TDLTEmultiantennamultibandproductreleased
Multiantennatechnologysignificantlyincreasesthecell throughputinTDLTEsystem,especiallyimprovesuser experienceincelledge,thusmultiantennaproductis regardedasoneofthemostimportantseriesamongall theTDLTEproducts. InordertosatisfyLTErequirement,tremendousworkhas beendevelopedtooptimizethedesignofmultiantenna productbasedonoriginalsmartantennatechnology, suchasthedesignof65degreebeamwidth columnfor flexiblesupportofMIMO/beamforming andmultisystem sharing. ChinaMobilehasfinishedthethird roundofprototypetestingafter oneyearofjointdevelopmentwith severalindustrialcompanies.Test resultsstatethatmultiantenna productbasicallysatisfiesthe requirementofmultiplefrequency bandsincluding25002690MHz, 20102025MHzand18801920MHz. Multiantennatechnologies including22MIMO,82single layerbeamforming,82dual layerbeamforming and4TxSFBC arefullysupportedbythisproduct. Becauseoftheapplicationof miniaturizationtechnologylike dualpolarization,currentantennas arefairlycompactwithheightof 1.3mandwidthof0.3m.Antenna andRRUarealsoeasilyconnected throughtwobundlecables. TDLTEproductwithmultiplefrequencybandsbringsa flexiblechoiceofnetworksolutionsandpromotes commercialdeploymentinthefuture.

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TDLTEindoorcoverage performance evaluationbyfieldtesting

SinceApril2010,ChinaMobile hasconductedfieldtestingof TDLTEindoorcoveragein bothChinaMobileResearch InstituteandInformationand CommunicationHallof ShanghaiWorldExpoPark. Severalworldwide infrastructurevendorsactively jointhetest.Allkindsof typicaltestcasesand scenariosareinvolvedinthe testforacomprehensive performanceevaluation.
TestCases: Celldownlinkthroughput SingleUEmaximumdownlinkthroughput MultiUEdownlinkthroughput Mobilitytesting Obstructiontesting Penetratingtesting TestScenarios: Smalloffice Bigofficewithpartitionwall Assemblyroom Corridor Hall MIMOscenariosandSISOscenarios

CellDownlinkMaximumThroughput
Inbothtypicalofficebuildingsandexpositionscenarios,TDLTEdownlink maximumthroughoutexceeds80Mbps(DL:ULratiois2:2).

PerformanceComparisonBetweenMIMOandSISO
Inallscenarios,MIMOsystemshavegreatperformanceimprovementcompared withSISOsystems.Accordingtothetestresults,theaveragedownlink throughputinMIMOsystemsis1.6timesofthatinSISOsystems. WhenallUEs randomlylocateinonecell,theaveragedownlinkthroughputinMIMOsystems exceeds44Mbpsbutonly27MbpsinSISOsystems.ItindicatesthatMIMOmight beabetterchoiceforindoorcoveragewithoutconsiderationofdeployment convenience.
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Cell downlink throughput with 5 UEs (Mbps)

SISO MIMO (2Tx)

MobilityandObstructionTesting
TestresultsshowthatMIMOperformanceismucheasiertobeaffectedby movingthanSISOsystems.Inaddition,obstructionslightlyworsensthe performancebothinMIMOsystemsandSISOsystems,whichdecreasesaverage downlinkthroughputbylessthan5%.

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WelcometojoinTDLTEWebinarinSeptember

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