LTE standards

Status for this work in 3GPP and what next for the Future Francois COURAU 3GPP TSG RAN Chairman

LTE STANDARDS
1 2 3 4 5 Status of the work within 3GPP TSG RAN Detailed information Introduction to LTE advanced Timescale for LTE Advanced Conclusion

Status of the work in 3GPP

3GPP TSG RAN Organization

TSG RAN

RAN WG1 RAN WG2 RAN WG3 RAN WG4 RAN WG5 Layer 1 Layer 2/3 Layer 2/3 Layer 1 P/R UE Tests

General Introduction to the work in 3GPP

 Work in 3GPP is organized around the concept of release which can be defined as a complete set of functionalities for a full cellular network allowing new set of services to be deployed by operators After completing a long evolution of the Wideband CDMA radio technology, 3GPP decided to work on a new concept of radio technology to allow further evolution having in mind a long term evolution. LTE was born. But this does not stop completely parallel evolution of the WCDMA
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Detailed information on the development of LTE

LTE Access Network Architecture

MME / S-GW

MME / S-GW

X2
eNB eNB

S1

eNB

X2

S1
S1
X2

S1
E-UTRAN

LTE Standard
Layer 1 specification
It can be separated in 2 parts
First part resulting from the work in RAN WG1 dealing with the description of the physical layer is now subject to the correction phase since last term. Functionalities described are complete and no major changes are expected. Set of specification contained in 36.2xx series Second part mainly concerning the Requirement and the Performances still need to be completed but this is already considered as complete at 60% level. It is anticipated that this should be completed in December 2008. This work is mainly in the hand of WG4. This is a key activity as it is the premises for the tests activities. Set of specification contained in 36.1xx series
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 Layer 2 and Layer 3 (Signaling over Interfaces)

Over the radio interface:
Mainly under responsibility of RAN WG2 It covers all aspects related to the MAC, RLC and RRC Set of specification contained in 36.3xx series

In between the Core and the Access Network

Covers all the aspects from physical layer of the interfaces S1, X1 and X2 Set of specification contained in 36.4xx series

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 User Equipment Testing activities

WG5 is in charge of defining the test specification for the User Equipment designed by 3GPP. This covers the two following aspects:
Tests of the User Equipment part covering the Radio Interface (Access Stratum) Tests of the User Equipment part covering the User/Core Network interface (Non Access Stratum) Work has already started. Discussion on the priority of test development between TSG RAN and the Working Group started in June and are still under way

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LTE Standards
TS 36.201 36.211 36.212 Title LTE Physical Layer General Description Physical channels and modulation Multiplexing and channel coding Physical layer procedure Physical layer measurements
Completion Functional level at freezing RAN#38 date

Completed Dec. 07 Completed Dec. 07 Completed Dec. 07

36.213
36.214

Completed Dec. 07
Completed Dec. 07
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TS

Title

Compl. level at RAN#41

Functional freezing date

Services provided by 36.302 the physical layer UE procedures in Idle 36.304 mode UE Radio Access 36.306 capabilities 36.321 MAC 36.322 RLC 36.323 PDCP 36.331 RRC

95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95%

Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Jun. 08 Jun. 08 Jun. 08 Dec. 07

MAR. 09 for ASN.1
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TS 36.401 36.410 36.411 36.412 36.413

Title
EUTRAN Architecture Description S1 General Aspects and Principles S1 Layer 1 S1 Signaling Transport S1 Protocol Specification

Compl. level at RAN#40

95% 95% 95% 95% 95%

Functional freezing date Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Mar. 08

Sep. 08
ASN.1 for

36.414 36.420 36.421 36.422 36.423

36.424

S1 Data Transport X2 General Aspects and Principles X2 Layer 1 X2 Signaling Transport X2 Protocol Specification
X2 Data Transport

95% 95% 95% 95% 95%

95%

Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Mar. 08 Mar. 08

March 09
ASN.1

for

Mar. 08
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TS

Title
Core requirements Performance requirements Core requirements Performance requirements Core requirements Performance requirements Core requirements Performance requirements

Compl. level at RAN#41

Function freezing

UE radio 36.101 transmission and reception

90% 60% 95% 70% 90% 60% 80% 60%

Mar. 08

BS radio 36.104 transmission and reception

Requirements for support of 36.133 radio resource management BS 36.141 conformance testing

Mar. 08

Sep. 08

Sept. 08
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TS

Title

Completio n level at RAN#38

Date for Approval

Functiona l freezing date

Common test 36.508 environments for UE conformance testing

10%

Dec. 08

TBD

UE conformance specification Radio 36.521 transmission and reception (RF) UE conformance 36.523 specification (Sig)

20%

Sep. 08

TBD

15%

Dec. 08*

TBD

This date was set considering work plan for AS(LTE) signaling only. Work plan that includes NAS signaling still needs to be confirmed in the RAN5 work plan (awaiting progress in CT1 mainly).

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Introduction to LTE advanced

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LTE Advanced
ITU-R is currently investigating 4G and has solicited all organization for proposing technology as candidate for radio interface 3GPP had recently organized two workshops to examine this request At the last plenary it has been decided to answer to ITU-R with an evolution of the radio technology already proposed in as an IMT 2000 technology: LTE Here follows the foreseen evolutions already under study in 3GPP
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 Main Characteristics for LTE Advance

The objective of Further Advancements for EUTRA is as follows:
Define a framework for further advancements of EUTRA and E-UTRAN (to be referred to as Advanced E-UTRA and Advanced EUTRAN considering: The time schedule of ITU-R That the work on Advanced E-UTRA and Advanced E-UTRAN must not introduce any delay to the completion of the Release 8 specification of E-UTRA and E-UTRAN That the general enhancements of specifications for Release 8 E-UTRA and E-UTRAN are maintained and progressed in a focused and efficient manner.
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 Define requirements for Advanced E-UTRA and Advanced EUTRAN based on the ITU-R requirements for IMT-Advanced as well as 3GPP operators own requirements for advancing Release 8 E-UTRA AND E-UTRAN considering: E-UTRA radio technology and architecture improvements Support for all radio modes of operation Interworking with legacy RATs (scenarios and performance requirements) Backward compatibility of Advanced E-UTRA and Advanced EUTRAN with Release 8 E-UTRA and E-UTRAN i.e.
an Release 8 E-UTRA terminal can work in an Advanced E-UTRAN, an Advanced E-UTRA terminal can work in an Release 8 E-UTRAN and non-backward compatible elements could be considered based on RAN decision

Newly identified frequency bands and existing frequency bands, and their advantages and limitations, in particular, the consideration of the WRC-07 conclusions, to ensure that Advanced E-UTRA can accommodate radio channel bandwidths commensurate with the availability in parts of the world of wideband channels in the spectrum allocations (above 20 MHz) and at the same time being mindful on the need to accommodate those parts of the world where the spectrum allocations will not have availability of wideband channels

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 Identify potential solutions, technologies for the Advanced E-UTRA and Advanced E-UTRAN. The study areas include: Physical layer Radio interface layer 2 and RRC E-UTRAN architecture RF, including Aspects of wider channel bandwidth than 20 MHz Advanced system concepts To develop documents that will serve as a basis for the documentation to be submitted to ITU-R to provide the 3GPP proposals for IMT-Advanced: An Early Proposal submission that would be sent to ITUR, to be agreed at RAN #41 (9-12 September 2008), for submission to WP 5D #3 (8-15 October 2008).

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 A Complete Technology submission that would be sent to ITU-R, to be agreed at RAN #44 (26-29 May 2009), for submission to WP 5D #5 (planned for 10-17 June 2009). A Final submission to incorporate updates, additional specific details or feature additions, and the required self-evaluation that would be sent to ITU-R, to be agreed at RAN #45 (22-25 September 2009), for submission to WP 5D #6 (planned for 13-20 Oct 2009).

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RAN#41

9-12 September 2008 in Kobe, JP

Have a verification that the 3GPP requirements are equal or exceeding the ITU-R requirements Update 3GPP LTE-Advanced requirements according to the verification results if needed Make an early submission of the 3GPP concept to the ITU-R IMT-Advanced process

2007
LTE
#38 WS

2008
CR phase
#39 #40 #41 #42

2009

2010

2011

#43 #44

#45

#46

#47

#48

#49

2nd WS

Study Item

Work Item

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

Circular letter amendment with requirements and eval. methodology from WP 5D #2

Proposals Evaluation Consensus Specification

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Conclusion
As can be seen from the previous slide 3GPP is fully busy for a certain number of years with covering at the same time:
Evolution of WCDMA Completion of the development of LTE Definition of LTE advance LTE is part of IMT advance process in ITU-R and 3GPP will provide the SDO with the evaluation of the technology

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Thank you!
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