Overview of 5G

5G Ecosystem are Getting Mature from 2018~2019

2017 2018 2019 2020

R15 R15
R15 NSA R16 …
SA Late Drop

Standard

Huawei 5G RAN 2.0,

1st NSA Version

Network E2E

Device
Smartphone
3GPP Standard Milestones and Huawei 5G RAN Roadmap
2017 2018 2019 2020
17-12 18-03 18-06 18-09 18-12

R15 Phase1.1 frozen R15 Phase1.2 frozen

Rel.15 Rel.16
(5G Phase 1, focus on eMBB） (5G Phase 2, focus on mMTC & uRLLC)

Trial only in limited countries

5G RAN1.0 (NSA) GA (2018.Q2)

Global
Launch
Small scale commercialization
5G RAN2.0 (NSA) GA(2018.Q4)

Massive commercialization
5G RAN2.1 (SA)
GA(TBD)
From Single Band to Multi-Band Optimization Required in 5G Era
Dense Urban Urban Suburban Rural

 5G supports full spectrum

access. The new spectrum of
mmWave
C-band and millimeter wave,
High and the legacy spectrum
(TDD)
Capacity Sub3GHz can be used for 5G.
Limited  Multi-band optimization is
C-Band (TDD) Coverage required in the 5G era: C-band
and millimeter wave can
greatly improve capacity, but
2.6GHz (T+F)
the coverage is limited, and
Sub3GHz can provide good
1.8GHz / 2.1GHz (FDD) Good
coverage, how can we achieve
1400MHz (SDL)
Coverage mutually reinforcing through
multi-band optimization.
700MHz/800MHz/900MHz (FDD)
5G NR Based Tele-operated Driving(ToD) Trial

10ms 5G NR

E2E Latency
0.12m Break Distance

Transmission
50Mbps UL Live Video
For HD FoV Uploading DL Remote Control

Application Scenario

Load truck Shuttle bus Mine truck 52.3 km

Car & Cameras Remote Control

Exploring 5G New Business Opportunities

271+ 5 47+
Industry partners Research directions On-going projects

Connected Vehicles Wireless Robotics Cloud VR/AR

Connected Drones Wireless eHealth

 5G Key Solutions

Architecture Coverage Huawei 5G Product

• NSA & SA • UL & DL Decoupling (UL Coverage)
• 5G Massive MIMO (DL Coverage)
 Architecture

Option3x Preferred in NSA，Option 2 Preferred in SA

Option 3x/7x in NSA Option 4/2 in SA
Option 3 Option 3a Option 3x Option 4 Option 4a
EPC EPC EPC 5GC 5GC

S1-C S1-U S1-C S1-U S1-U S1-C S1-U S1-U NG-C NG-U NG-U NG-C NG-U

LTE NR LTE NR LTE NR eLTE NR eLTE NR

Option 7 Option 7a Option 7x Option 2

5GC 5GC 5GC 5GC

NG-C NG-U NG-C NG-U NG-U NG-C NG-U NG-U NG-C NG-U

eLTE NR eLTE NR eLTE NR NR

CP Anchor UP Split

5G architecture:
5G architecture includes NSA and SA, both Share the Same Ecosystem.
As the early deployment architecture of 5G, NSA focuses on the eMBB scenario, reusing the current EPC and LTE as the
anchor, which enables the quick introduction of 5G NR. Most operators choose NSA as the early deployment of 5G. SA is
the 5G target architecture, which support 5G full scenarios, 5G New Core is required to support network slicing
C-band Continuous Coverage Enables xGbps Outdoor Experience

C-band DL Drive Test C-band Provides xGbps Outdoor Experience

DL THP
(Mbps)
2500
5G DL Average Rate*
2000
3.5GHz, 64T64R, 100MHz
*1.1Gbps with 4T8R UE
1500
~600Mbps with 2T4R UE

1000

500
LTE DL Average Rate

16 Cells Time
>1Gpbs 0 (s)
[0.7,1] 0 200 400 600 800 1000
[0.5, 7]
<0.5Gbps 5G(100MHz) LTE (20MHz)

C band is the primary capacity layer for 5G. With large bandwidth and Massive MIMO, C-band can greatly improve cell
capacity and user experience
C-band Uplink Coverage Limited in Outdoor Scenario
Outdoor C-Band & 1.8GHz Field Trial Experience Limitation for Cell Edge Users

3.5GHz 1.8GHz
BS Antennas 64T64R 4T4R THP
[Mbps]
2~3x Gap
TUE Power 26dBm 23dBm Edge user UL Experience
Bandwidth 100MHz 10MHz 20 3.5GHz vs. 1.8GHz
DL/UL Conf. 3:1 NA 18

UE Antennas 2T4R 1T2R 16

14
TUE
12
P2 P3 P7 P9
10

8
590m
370m
6
P1
550m P4 P5 P6 P8 4

2
730m Point
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
BS: 3.5GHz & 1.8GHz 1.8GHz UL THP 3.5GHz UL THP

*Field Trial in Shanghai, China

C-band Uplink Coverage Limited in Indoor Scenario
Indoor C-Band & 1.8GHz Field Trial Experience Limitation for Cell Edge Users

BS Antennas
3.5GHz
64T64R
1.8GHz
4T4R THP
3~5x Gap
TUE Power 26dBm 23dBm [Mbps] Edge user UL Experience
Bandwidth 100MHz 10MHz
20 3.5GHz vs. 1.8GHz
18
DL/UL Conf. 3:1 NA
UE Antennas 2T4R 1T2R 16

14

TUE 12
Glass
wall 10
P7
P6 8
P5
200m P4 6
P3
Wall P2 Window 4
P1
Door
2

0 Point
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
BS: 3.5GHz & 1.8GHz
1.8GHz UL THP 3.5GHz UL THP

*Field Trial in Shanghai, China

UL & DL Decoupling Enables 3.5 & 1.8GHz Co-Site & Co-Coverage
UL&DL Decoupling Extends C-band
Coverage

UL@1.8GHz/3.5GHz

DL@3.5GHz

1.8GHz

3.5GHz 64T64R 1.8GHz

Coverage

3.5GHz Coverage Extended Coverage

Live Demo of UL & DL Decoupling in Shenzhen
73% C-band Coverage Extended Gain in Coverage

Penetration Loss across the Building

200

180

160

140
245m 15Mbps
120 @ 1.8G UL
Uplink <5Mbps
as Switch point 100

80 <5Mbps
@ 3.5G
60 UL
3.5GHz 64T64R (100MHz)
1.8GHz 2T2R (20MHz) 40
With UL&DL
O2I Scenario
20 Decoupling

0
Distance

*Trial in Shenzhen, China

5G Massive MIMO Narrow Beam Design for 3D-Shaping

All Channels Beamforming for 5G NR 3D-Shaping Improves H+V Coverage

64T64R/32T32R
Horizontal Beamforming Vertical Beamforming
××××××××
××××××××
××××××××
××××××××
×××××××× 5G
×××××××× LTE Narrow
××××××××
××××××××
Wide Beam-forming
×××××××× Beam
××××××××
××××××××
××××××××

• Narrow beam by massive dipoles • More precise beam & scanned area
• Beamforming for BCH, SCH, CSI-RS to improve • Higher user SINR and Better interference control
common channel coverage
3D-Shaping is the Most Important Tech to Improve Vertical Coverage

High Building Indoor Coverage Test 3D-Shaping Significantly Improve Coverage

RSRP
8~20dB
BS [dB] RSRP Gain
3.5GHz -90
Floor 9
& 2.6GHz -95

Floor 7 -100

-105
Floor 5
-110

-115
Floor 3
-120

Floor 1 -125

-130

-135 Point
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
CPE in Floor 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
RSRP 3.5GHz RSRP 2.6GHz

256m Indoor test from floor 9 to 1

 Huawei 5G Product

5G RF Modules: 64T & 32T to Build C-Band Continuous Coverage

64T64R：AAU5613 32T32R：AAU5313 8T8R：RRU5258 4T4R：HAAU5213

• 3.5GHz, 3.7GHz • 3.5GHz, 3.7GHz • 3.5GHz, 3.7GHz • 26GHz, 28GHz

• 64T64R • 32T32R • 8T8R • EIRP: 65dBm
• 200MHz BW • 200MHz BW • 200MHz BW • 1GHz BW
• 200W • 200W • 8x30W • 25Gbps
• 25Gbps • 25Gbps • 25Gbps • <25kg
• ~40kg • 25kg • 25kg

• C-Band 64T64R is the best choice for 5G coverage & capacity layer
• C-band 32T32R & 8T8R for scenario-based deployment
• mmWave to boost capacity for hotspot areas
Thank you