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Barcelona Days
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Mauricio Ayala
September- 2015
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Nokia Solutions and Networks 2015

SRAN
Single RAN

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Why is SRAN a topic today?

Exponential traffic growth

GSM and WCDMA stay for foreseeable future

LTE: new spectrum, many bands

SRAN:
flexibility in spectrum use and investment
protection
longer life for GSM and WCDMA at lower
running costs while going for LTE

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Can we make multi-radio networks simpler to operate?

X
X
X
X

2G
cabinet
900
MHz

2G
cabine
t1800
MHz

TDM/SDH
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Typical Multi-RAT site today

Radio Head
900 MHz

Radio Head
2100 MHz

3G
Baseband

Radio Head
800 MHz

Radio Head
1800 MHz

4G
Baseband

Cell site routers, switches,

demarcation devices

IP/Eth

SRAN reduces site complexity

X
X
X
X

2 cabinets & 12 radios

3 separate basebands
GSM with TDM; IP for
WCDMA and LTE

4G 800 Radio
Module

2G/3G 900
Radio Module

Nokia SRAN :
Common/ Shared HW:
Radio and Baseband
Single SRAN SW Release
Common O&M & transport

2G/4G 1800
Radio Module

3G 2100 Radio
Module

FSMF: Common
2G/3G/4G
Baseband
4 radios and common baseband, all-IP

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SRAN simplifies networks

Less complexity: common & shared HW
Simpler operations: common SW and OAM
Lower TCO: OPEX savings

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Nokia is changing the Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station Software Architecture

RF
GSM BB
TRS

RF

RF

OAM

WCDMA BB
TRS

OAM

LTE BB
TRS

RF

RF

RF

GSM

WCDMA

OAM
TRS

TRS
backhaul

GSM

OSS
WCDMA

Site with traditional approach

RF Unit sharing
Dedicated System Modules for RATs
Dedicated RF fibres per RAT
Shared transport backhaul

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LTE

TRS
backhaul

OAM

LTE
System
Module

OSS

Site with Single RAN solution

New operability and SW architecture enables
Common BTS OAM
System Module sharing with shared RF fibres
Common Transport

Flexi Multiradio 10 BTS with SRAN Architecture support

System Module Sharing modes
Opt. PDU

WCDMA
(or GSM or LTE)

Opt. PDU

Opt.TRS ext

WCDMA

WCDMA

WCDMA
Opt. PDU

Single-RAT Mode

Opt.TRS ext

GSM/WCDMA
2nd Flexi MR 10(opt)

GSM&LTE

Flexi Multiradio 10
System Module
3 HU

Opt. PDU

Opt.TRS ext

LTE

Opt. PDU

FBBA/C

LTE

Opt. PDU

Standard Flexi Multiradio 10*) System Module as basis

Multi-RAT capable plug-in units: GSM, WCDMA, LTE

Opt.TRS ext

GSM/LTE

2nd Flexi MR 10(opt)

LTE

Opt.TRS ext

WCDMA/LTE

2nd Flexi MR 10(opt)

FSMF: GSM&WCDMA
WCDMA

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LTE

2-RAT
Modes

WCDMA

FSMF

FBBA/C

2nd Flexi MR 10(opt)

GSM&WCDMA

WCDMA

WCDMA

in dedicated mode with

SRAN architecture

Opt.TRS ext

LTE

GSM/LTE/
WCDMA

3-RAT
Mode

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(** GSM can be also Ultrasite without RF sharing

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(** GSM can be also Ultrasite without RF sharing

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