1. UMTS Long Term Evolution (LTE)
technology intro + evolution
measurement aspects
Reiner Stuhlfauth
Reiner.Stuhlfauth@rohde-schwarz.com
Training Centre
Rohde & Schwarz, Germany
Subject to change – Data without tolerance limits is not binding.
R&S® is a registered trademark of Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG. Trade names are trademarks
of the owners.
2011
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG
Test & Measurement Division
- Training Center ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH reserves the copy right to all of any part of these course notes.
Permission to produce, publish or copy sections or pages of these notes or to translate them must first
be obtained in writing from
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG, Training Center, Mühldorfstr. 15, 81671 Munich, Germany
3. Why LTE?
Ensuring Long Term Competitiveness of UMTS
l LTE is the next UMTS evolution step after HSPA and HSPA+.
l LTE is also referred to as
EUTRA(N) = Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (Network).
l Main targets of LTE:
l Peak data rates of 100 Mbps (downlink) and 50 Mbps (uplink)
l Scaleable bandwidths up to 20 MHz
l Reduced latency
l Cost efficiency
l Operation in paired (FDD) and unpaired (TDD) spectrum
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
3
4. Peak data rates and real average throughput (UL)
100
58
11,5
Data rate in Mbps
10
15
5,76
5
2
2
1,8
2
0,947
1
0,473
0,7
0,5
0,174
0,153
0,2
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,03
0,01
GPRS
(Rel. 97)
EDGE
(Rel. 4)
1xRTT
WCDMA
(Rel. 99/4)
E-EDGE
(Rel. 7)
1xEV-DO
Rev. 0
1xEV-DO
Rev. A
HSPA
(Rel. 5/6)
HSPA+
(Rel. 7)
LTE 2x2
(Rel. 8)
Technology
max. peak UL data rate [Mbps]
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
max. avg. UL throughput [Mbps]
4
6. Round Trip Time, RTT
•ACK/NACK
generation in RNC
TTI
~10msec
MSC
Iu
Iub/Iur
Serving
RNC
Node B
SGSN
TTI
=1msec
MME/SAE Gateway
eNode B
•ACK/NACK
generation in node B
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
6
7. Major technical challenges in LTE
New radio transmission
schemes (OFDMA / SC-FDMA)
FDD and
TDD mode
MIMO multiple antenna
schemes
Throughput / data rate
requirements
Timing requirements
(1 ms transm.time interval)
Multi-RAT requirements
(GSM/EDGE, UMTS, CDMA)
Scheduling (shared channels,
HARQ, adaptive modulation)
System Architecture
Evolution (SAE)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
7
8. Introduction to UMTS LTE: Key parameters
Frequency
Range
Channel
bandwidth,
1 Resource
Block=180 kHz
UMTS FDD bands and UMTS TDD bands
1.4 MHz
3 MHz
5 MHz
10 MHz
15 MHz
20 MHz
6
Resource
Blocks
15
Resource
Blocks
25
Resource
Blocks
50
Resource
Blocks
75
Resource
Blocks
100
Resource
Blocks
Modulation
Schemes
Downlink: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
Uplink: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (optional for handset)
Multiple Access
Downlink: OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)
Uplink: SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access)
MIMO
technology
Downlink: Wide choice of MIMO configuration options for transmit diversity, spatial
multiplexing, and cyclic delay diversity (max. 4 antennas at base station and handset)
Uplink: Multi user collaborative MIMO
Peak Data Rate
Downlink: 150 Mbps (UE category 4, 2x2 MIMO, 20 MHz)
300 Mbps (UE category 5, 4x4 MIMO, 20 MHz)
Uplink: 75 Mbps (20 MHz)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
8
11. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
l OFDM is
the modulation scheme for LTE in downlink and
uplink (as reference)
l Some technical explanation about our physical base: radio
link aspects
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
11
12. What does it mean to use the radio channel?
Using the radio channel means to deal with aspects like:
C
A
D
B
Transmitter
Receiver
MPP
Time variant channel
Frequency selectivity
Doppler effect
attenuation
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
12
13. Still the same “mobile” radio problem:
Time variant multipath propagation
A: free space
A: free space
B: reflection
B: reflection
C: diffraction
C: diffraction
D: scattering
D: scattering
C
A
D
B
Transmitter
Multipath Propagation
and Doppler shift
Receiver
reflection: object is large
compared to wavelength
scattering: object is
small or its surface
irregular
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
13
14. Multipath channel impulse response
The CIR consists of L resolvable propagation paths
L 1
h , t ai t e
i 0
path attenuation
ji t
i
path phase
path delay
|h|²
delay spread
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
14
15. Radio Channel – different aspects to discuss
Bandwidth
or
Wideband
Symbol duration
Channel estimation:
Pilot mapping
t
Short symbol
duration
Frequency?
Narrowband
or
t
Long symbol
duration
Time?
frequency distance of pilots? Repetition rate of pilots?
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
15
16. Frequency selectivity - Coherence Bandwidth
power
Here: substitute with single
Scalar factor = 1-tap
Frequency selectivity
How to combat
channel influence?
f
Narrowband = equalizer
Can be 1 - tap
Wideband = equalizer
Must be frequency selective
Here: find
Math. Equation
for this curve
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
16
17. Time-Invariant Channel: Scenario
Fixed Scatterer
ISI: Inter Symbol
Interference:
Happens, when
Delay spread >
Symbol time
Successive
symbols
will interfere
Fixed Receiver
Transmitter
Channel Impulse Response, CIR
Transmitter
Signal
Receiver
Signal
collision
t
t
Delay
Delay spread
→time dispersive
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
17
18. Motivation: Single Carrier versus Multi Carrier
|H(f)|
f
TSC
Source: Kammeyer; Nachrichtenübertragung; 3. Auflage
B
B
1
TSC
t
|h(t)|
t
l Time Domain
l Delay spread > Symboltime TSC
→ Inter-Symbol-Interference (ISI) → equalization effort
l Frequency Domain
l Coherence Bandwidth Bc < Systembandwidth B
→ Frequency Selective Fading → equalization effort
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
18
19. Motivation: Single Carrier versus Multi Carrier
|H(f)|
f
TSC
Source: Kammeyer; Nachrichtenübertragung; 3. Auflage
B
B
1
TSC
t
|h(t)|
t
f
|H(f)|
f
B
t
TMC N TSC
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
B
1
N TMC
19
20. What is OFDM?
Single carrier
transmission,
e.g. WCDMA
Broadband, e.g. 5MHz for WCDMA
Orthogonal
Frequency
Division
Multiplex
Several 100 subcarriers, with x kHz spacing
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
20
21. Idea: Wide/Narrow band conversion
H(ƒ)
h(τ)
…
S/P
…
…
ƒ
t / Tb
h(τ)
t / Ts
„Channel
Memory“
τ
τ
One high rate signal:
Frequency selective fading
N low rate signals:
Frequency flat fading
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
21
22. OFDM signal generation
e.g. QPSK
00 11 10 10 01 01 11 01 ….
h*(sinjwt + cosjwt)
h*(sinjwt + cosjwt)
=> Σ h * (sin.. + cos…)
Frequency
time
OFDM
symbol
duration Δt 2012 |
November
LTE Introduction |
22
24. Fourier Transform, Discrete FT
Fourier Transform
H ( f ) h(t )e 2
j ft
dt ;
h(t )
H ( f )e 2
j ft
df ;
Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
N 1
H n hk e
2 j k n / N
k 0
1
hk
N
N 1
H e
n 0
n
2 j k
N 1
N 1
n
n
hk cos(2 k ) j hk sin(2 k );
N
N
k 0
k 0
n
N
;
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
24
26. Inter-Carrier-Interference (ICI)
10
SMC f
0
-10
-30
S
xx
-20
-40
-50
-60
-70
-1
f-2
f-1
f0
f1
f2
-0.5
0
0.5
1
f
Problem of MC - FDM
ICI
Overlapp of neighbouring subcarriers
→ Inter Carrier Interference (ICI).
Solution
“Special” transmit gs(t) and receive filter gr(t) and frequencies fk allows orthogonal
subcarrier
→ Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
26
29. ISI and ICI due to channel
Symbol
l
l-1
l+1
h n
Receiver DFT
Window
n
Delay spread
fade out (ISI)
fade in (ISI)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
29
30. ISI and ICI: Guard Intervall
Symbol
l
l-1
l+1
h n
TG Delay Spread
Receiver DFT
Window
n
Delay spread
Guard Intervall guarantees the supression of ISI!
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
30
31. Guard Intervall as Cyclic Prefix
Cyclic Prefix
Symbol
l
l-1
l+1
h n
TG Delay Spread
Receiver DFT
Window
n
Delay spread
Cyclic Prefix guarantees the supression of ISI and ICI!
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
31
33. DL CP-OFDM signal generation chain
l
Data
source
OFDM signal generation is based on Inverse Fast Fourier Transform
(IFFT) operation on transmitter side:
QAM
Modulator
1:N
N
symbol
streams
IFFT
Frequency Domain
OFDM
symbols
Time Domain
l On receiver side, an FFT operation will be used.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
33
N:1
Useful
OFDM
symbols
Cyclic prefix
insertion
34. OFDM: Pros and Cons
Pros:
scalable data rate
efficient use of the available bandwidth
robust against fading
1-tap equalization in frequency domain
Cons:
high crest factor or PAPR. Peak to average power ratio
very sensitive to phase noise, frequency- and clock-offset
guard intervals necessary (ISI, ICI) → reduced data rate
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
34
35. MIMO =
Multiple Input Multiple Output Antennas
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
35
36. MIMO is defined by the number of Rx / Tx Antennas
and not by the Mode which is supported
1
SISO
1
Mode
Typical todays wireless Communication System
Single Input Single Output
1
MISO
1
Multiple Input Single Output
M
1
1
SIMO
Single Input Multiple Output
M
1
1
MIMO
M
M
Multiple Input Multiple Output
Definition is seen from Channel
Multiple In = Multiple Transmit Antennas
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
Transmit Diversity
l
Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)
l
Matrix A also known as STC
l
Space Time / Frequency Coding (STC / SFC)
Receive Diversity
l
Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)
Receive / Transmit Diversity
Spatial Multiplexing (SM) also known as:
l
Space Division Multiplex (SDM)
l
True MIMO
l
Single User MIMO (SU-MIMO)
l
Matrix B
Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) also known as:
l
Multi User MIMO (MU MIMO)
l
Virtual MIMO
l
Collaborative MIMO
Beamforming
36
37. MIMO modes in LTE
-Tx diversity
-Beamforming
-Rx diversity
Better S/N
-Spatial Multiplexing
-Multi-User MIMO
Increased
Throughput per
UE
Increased
Throughput at
Node B
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
37
38. RX Diversity
Maximum Ratio Combining depends on different fading of the
two received signals. In other words decorrelated fading
channels
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
38
39. TX Diversity: Space Time Coding
Fading on the air interface
data
space
*
s2
*
s1
time
s1
S2
s2
Alamouti Coding
The same signal is transmitted at differnet
antennas
Aim: increase of S/N ratio
increase of throughput
Alamouti Coding = diversity gain
approaches
RX diversity gain with MRRC!
-> benefit for mobile communications
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
39
40. MIMO Spatial Multiplexing
C=B*T*ld(1+S/N)
SISO:
Single Input
Single Output
Higher capacity without additional spectrum!
S
MIMO:
C T B ld (1 ) ?
N
Multiple Input
Multiple Output
min( N T , N R )
i
i
i 1
i
Increasing
capacity per cell
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
40
41. The MIMO promise
l
Channel capacity grows linearly with antennas
Max Capacity ~ min(NTX, NRX)
l
l
Assumptions
l
l
Perfect channel knowledge
Spatially uncorrelated fading
Reality
l Imperfect channel knowledge
l Correlation ≠ 0 and rather unknown
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
41
42. Spatial Multiplexing
Coding
Fading on the air interface
data
data
Throughput:
<200%
200%
100%
Spatial Multiplexing: We increase the throughput
but we also increase the interference!
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
42
43. Introduction – Channel Model II
Correlation of
propagation
pathes
h11
h21
s1
r1
hMR1
h12
s2
h22
Transmitter
NTx
antennas
hMR2
h1MT
sNTx
s
estimates
r2
Receiver
h2MT
hMRMT
rNRx
H
NRx
antennas
r
Rank indicator
Capacity ~ min(NTX, NRX) → max. possible rank!
But effective rank depends on channel, i.e. the
correlation situation of H
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
43
44. Spatial Multiplexing prerequisites
Decorrelation is achieved by:
difficult
l
Decorrelated data content on each spatial stream
l
Large antenna spacing
l
Environment with a lot of scatters near the antenna
(e.g. MS or indoor operation, but not BS)
Channel
condition
Technical
assist
l Precoding
l Cyclic Delay Diversity
But, also possible
that decorrelation
is not given
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
44
45. MIMO: channel interference + precoding
MIMO channel models: different ways to combat against
channel impact:
I.: Receiver cancels impact of channel
II.: Precoding by using codebook. Transmitter assists receiver in
cancellation of channel impact
III.: Precoding at transmitter side to cancel channel impact
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
45
46. MIMO: Principle of linear equalizing
R = S*H + n
Transmitter will send reference signals or pilot sequence
to enable receiver to estimate H.
n
^
r
r
s
Tx
H-1
Rx
H
LE
The receiver multiplies the signal r with the
Hermetian conjugate complex of the transmitting
function to eliminate the channel influence.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
46
47. Linear equalization – compute power increase
h11
H = h11
SISO: Equalizer has to estimate 1 channel
h11
h12
H=
h21
h11 h12
h21 h22
h22
2x2 MIMO: Equalizer has to estimate 4 channels
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
47
48. transmission – reception model
noise
s
A
transmitter
•Modulation,
•Power
•„precoding“,
•etc.
H
+
R
receiver
channel
•detection,
•estimation
•Eliminating channel
impact
•etc.
Linear equalization
at receiver is not
very efficient, i.e.
noise can not be cancelled
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
r
48
49. MIMO – work shift to transmitter
Transmitter
Channel
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
Receiver
49
50. MIMO Precoding in LTE (DL)
Spatial multiplexing – Code book for precoding
Code book for 2 Tx:
Codebook
index
Number of layers
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
2
1
0
0
1
1 1 0
2 0 1
1 1 1
2 1 1
1 1
2 1
Additional multiplication of the
layer symbols with codebook
entry
1 1 1
2 j j
1 1
2 1
1 1
2 j
1 1
2 j
-
-
-
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
50
52. MIMO – codebook based precoding
Precoding
codebook
noise
s
A
transmitter
H
+
R
receiver
channel
Precoding Matrix Identifier, PMI
Codebook based precoding creates
some kind of „beamforming light“
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
52
r
53. MIMO: avoid inter-channel interference – future outlook
e.g. linear precoding:
Y=H*F*S+V
V1,k
S
+
Link adaptation
Transmitter
F
H
Space time
receiver
+
xk
yk
VM,k
Feedback about H
Idea: F adapts transmitted signal to current channel conditions
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
53
54. MAS: „Dirty Paper“ Coding – future outlook
l
Multiple Antenna Signal Processing: „Known Interference“
l Is like NO interference
l Analogy to writing on „dirty paper“ by changing ink color accordingly
„Known
„Known
Interference
Interference
is No
is No
Interference“
Interference“
„Known
Interference
is No
Interference“
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
54
„Known
Interference
is No
Interference“
55. Spatial Multiplexing
Codeword
Fading on the air interface
data
Codeword
data
Spatial Multiplexing: We like to distinguish the 2 useful
Propagation passes:
How to do that? => one idea is SVD
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
55
56. Idea of Singular Value Decomposition
s1
MIMO
r1
know
r=Hs+n
s2
r2
channel H
Singular Value
Decomposition
wanted
~
~ ~
r=Ds+n
~
s1
SISO
~
s2
~
r2
channel D
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
~
r1
56
57. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)
r=Hs+n
H = U Σ (V*)T
U = [u1,...,un] eigenvectors of (H*)T H
V = [v1,...,vm] eigenvectors of H (H*)T
1 0 0
0
0
2
0 0 3
0
0
0
i eigenvalues of (H*)T H
singular values i i
~ = (U*)T r
r
~
s = (V*)T s
~ = (U*)T n
n
~= Σ s + n
~ ~
r
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
57
58. MIMO: Signal processing considerations
MIMO transmission can be expressed as
r = Hs+n which is, using SVD = UΣVHs+n
n1
σ1
s1
V
s2
U
Σ
VH
n2
σ2
r1
UH
r2
Imagine we do the following:
1.) Precoding at the transmitter:
Instead of transmitting s, the transmitter sends s = V*s
2.) Signal processing at the receiver
Multiply the received signal with UH, r = r*UH
So after signal processing the whole signal can be expressed as:
r =UH*(UΣVHVs+n)=UHU Σ VHVs+UHn = Σs+UHn
=InTnT =InTnT
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
58
59. MIMO: limited channel feedback
H
Transmitter
s1
s2
Receiver
n1
σ1
V
U
Σ
VH
σ2
n2
UH
r1
r2
Idea 1: Rx sends feedback about full H to Tx.
-> but too complex,
-> big overhead
-> sensitive to noise and quantization effects
Idea 2: Tx does not need to know full H, only unitary matrix V
-> define a set of unitary matrices (codebook) and find one matrix in the codebook that
maximizes the capacity for the current channel H
-> these unitary matrices from the codebook approximate the singular vector structure
of the channel
=> Limited feedback is almost as good as ideal channel knowledge feedback
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
59
60. Cyclic Delay Diversity, CDD
A2
Amp
litud
e
A1
D
Transmitter
B
Delay Spread
Time
Delay
Multipath propagation
precoding
+
+
precoding
No multipath propagation
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
60
Time
Delay
61. „Open loop“ und „closed loop“ MIMO
Open loop (No channel knowledge at transmitter)
r Hs n
Channel
Status, CSI
Rank indicator
Closed loop (With channel knowledge at transmitter
r HWs n
Channel
Status, CSI
Adaptive Precoding matrix („Pre-equalisation“)
Feedback from receiver needed (closed loop)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
61
Rank indicator
62. MIMO transmission modes
Transmission mode1
SISO
Transmission mode4
Closed-loop spatial
multiplexing
Transmission mode2
TX diversity
Transmission mode3
Open-loop spatial
multiplexing
7 transmission
modes are
defined
Transmission mode5
Multi-User MIMO
Transmission mode7
SISO, port 5
= beamforming in TDD
Transmission mode6
Closed-loop
spatial multiplexing,
using 1 layer
Transmission mode is given by higher layer IE: AntennaInfo
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
62
63. Beamforming
Closed loop precoded
beamforming
Adaptive Beamforming
•Classic way
•Kind of MISO with channel
•Antenna weights to adjust beam
knowledge at transmitter
•Directional characteristics
•Specific antenna array geometrie
•Dedicated pilots required
•Precoding based on feedback
•No specific antenna
array geometrie
•Common pilots are sufficient
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
63
64. Spatial multiplexing vs beamforming
Spatial multiplexing increases throughput, but looses coverage
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
64
65. Spatial multiplexing vs beamforming
Beamforming increases coverage
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
65
66. Basic OFDM parameter
LTE
f 15 kHz
1
T
Fs N FFT f
Fs
f
NFFT
N FFT
3.84Mcps
256
2048
Coded symbol rate= R
S/P
N
TX
Sub-carrier
Mapping
IFFT
Data symbols
Size-NFFT
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
66
CP
insertion
67. LTE Downlink:
Downlink slot and (sub)frame structure
Symbol time, or number of symbols per time slot is not fixed
One radio frame, Tf = 307200Ts=10 ms
One slot, Tslot = 15360Ts = 0.5 ms
#0
#1
#2
#3
#18
#19
One subframe
We talk about 1 slot, but the minimum resource is 1 subframe = 2 slots !!!!!
Ts 1 15000 2048
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
67
Ts = 32.522 ns
68. Resource block definition
1 slot = 0,5msec
12 subcarriers
Resource block
=6 or 7 symbols
In 12 subcarriers
Resource element
UL
DL
N symb or N symb
6 or 7,
Depending on
cyclic prefix
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
68
69. LTE Downlink
OFDMA time-frequency multiplexing
QPSK, 16QAM or 64QAM modulation
1 resource block =
180 kHz = 12 subcarriers
frequency
UE4
UE5
UE3
UE2
UE6
Subcarrier spacing = 15 kHz
UE1
*TTI = transmission time interval
** For normal cyclic prefix duration
1 subframe =
1 slot = 0.5 ms = 1 ms= 1 TTI*=
7 OFDM symbols** 1 resource block pair
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
69
time
70. LTE: new physical channels for data and control
Physical Control Format Indicator Channel PCFICH:
Indicates Format of PDCCH
Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH:
Downlink and uplink scheduling decisions
Physical Downlink Shared Channel PDSCH: Downlink data
Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel PHICH:
ACK/NACK for uplink packets
Physical Uplink Shared Channel PUSCH: Uplink data
Physical Uplink Control Channel PUCCH:
ACK/NACK for downlink packets, scheduling requests, channel quality info
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
70
71. LTE Downlink: FDD channel mapping example
Subcarrier #0
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
RB
71
72. LTE Downlink:
baseband signal generation
code words
Scrambling
layers
Modulation
Mapper
OFDM
Mapper
Avoid
constant
sequences
For MIMO Weighting
Split into
data
Several streams for
streams if
MIMO
needed
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
OFDM signal
generation
Precoding
Modulation
Mapper
QPSK
16 QAM
64 QAM
OFDM signal
generation
OFDM
Mapper
Layer
Mapper
Scrambling
antenna ports
72
1 OFDM
symbol per
stream
1 stream =
several
subcarriers,
based on
Physical
ressource
blocks
73. Adaptive modulation and coding
Transportation block size
User data
FEC
Flexible ratio between data and FEC = adaptive coding
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
73
75. Automatic repeat request, latency aspects
•Transport block size = amount of
data bits (excluding redundancy!)
•TTI, Transmit Time Interval = time
duration for transmitting 1 transport
block
Transport block
Round
Trip
Time
ACK/NACK
Network
UE
Immediate acknowledged or non-acknowledged
feedback of data transmission
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
75
76. HARQ principle: Multitasking
Δt = Round trip time
Tx
Data
Data
Data
Data
Data
Data
Data
Data
Data
ACK/NACK
Rx
process
Demodulate, decode, descramble,
FFT operation, check CRC, etc.
ACK/NACK
Processing time for receiver
Rx
process
Demodulate, decode, descramble,
FFT operation, check CRC, etc.
t
Described as 1 HARQ process
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
76
Data
78. HARQ principle: Soft combining
1st transmission with puncturing scheme P1
l T i is a e am l o h n e co i g
2nd transmission with puncturing scheme P2
l hi i n x m le f cha n l c ing
Soft Combining = Σ of transmission 1 and 2
l Thi is an exam le of channel co ing
Final decoding
lThis is an example of channel coding
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
78
79. Hybrid ARQ
Chase Combining = identical retransmission
Turbo Encoder output (36 bits)
Systematic Bits
Parity 1
Parity 2
Transmitted Bit
Rate Matching to 16 bits (Puncturing)
Original Transmission
Retransmission
Systematic Bits
Parity 1
Parity 2
Punctured Bit
Chase Combining at receiver
Systematic Bits
Parity 1
Parity 2
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
79
81. LTE Physical Layer:
SC-FDMA in uplink
Single Carrier Frequency Division
Multiple Access
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
81
82. LTE Uplink:
How to generate an SC-FDMA signal in theory?
Coded symbol rate= R
DFT
Sub-carrier
Mapping
IFFT
CP
insertion
NTX symbols
Size-NTX
Size-NFFT
LTE provides QPSK,16QAM, and 64QAM as uplink modulation schemes
DFT is first applied to block of NTX modulated data symbols to transform them into
frequency domain
Sub-carrier mapping allows flexible allocation of signal to available sub-carriers
IFFT and cyclic prefix (CP) insertion as in OFDM
Each subcarrier carries a portion of superposed DFT spread data symbols
Can also be seen as “pre-coded OFDM” or “DFT-spread OFDM”
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
82
83. LTE Uplink:
How does the SC-FDMA signal look like?
In principle similar to OFDMA, BUT:
In OFDMA, each sub-carrier only carries information related to one specific symbol
In SC-FDMA, each sub-carrier contains information of ALL transmitted symbols
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
83
84. LTE uplink
SC-FDMA time-frequency multiplexing
1 resource block =
180 kHz = 12 subcarriers
Subcarrier spacing = 15 kHz
frequency
UE1
UE2
UE3
1 slot = 0.5 ms =
7 SC-FDMA symbols**
1 subframe =
1 ms= 1 TTI*
UE4
UE5
UE6
*TTI = transmission time interval
** For normal cyclic prefix duration
time
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
QPSK, 16QAM or 64QAM modulation
84
85. LTE Uplink:
baseband signal generation
UE specific
Scrambling code
Scrambling
Avoid
constant
sequences
Modulation
mapper
QPSK
16 QAM
64 QAM
(optional)
Transform
precoder
Discrete
Fourier
Transform
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
Resource
element mapper
Mapping on
physical
Ressource,
i.e.
subcarriers
not used for
reference
signals
85
SC-FDMA
signal gen.
1 stream =
several
subcarriers,
based on
Physical
ressource
blocks
87. The LTE evolution
Rel-9
eICIC
enhancements
Relaying
Rel-10
In-device
co-existence
Diverse Data
Application
CoMP
Rel-11
Relaying
eICIC
eMBMS
enhancements
Carrier
Aggregation
SON
enhancements
MIMO 8x8
Positioning
MIMO 4x4
Public Warning
System
Home eNodeB
Self Organizing
Networks
eMBMS
DL
Dual Layer
Beamforming
Enhanced
SC-FDMA
UL
DL
UL
Multi carrier /
Multi-RAT
Base Stations
LTE Release 8
FDD / TDD
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
87
88. What are antenna ports?
l
3GPP TS 36.211(Downlink)
“An antenna port is defined such that the channel over which a symbol on the
antenna port is conveyed can be inferred from the channel over which another
symbol on the same antenna port is conveyed.”
l
What does that mean?
l
The UE shall demodulate a received signal – which is transmitted over a
certain antenna port – based on the channel estimation performed on the
reference signals belonging to this (same) antenna port.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
88
89. What are antenna ports?
l
Consequences of the definition
l
There is one sort of reference signal per antenna port
l Whenever a new sort of reference signal is introduced by 3GPP (e.g. PRS),
a new antenna port needs to be defined (e.g. Antenna Port 6)
l
3GPP defines the following antenna port / reference signal
combinations for downlink transmission:
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Port 0-3: Cell-specific Reference Signals (CS-RS)
Port 4:
MBSFN-RS
Port 5:
UE-specific Reference Signals (DM-RS): single layer (TX mode 7)
Port 6:
Positioning Reference Signals (PRS)
Port 7-8: UE-specific Reference Signals (DM-RS): dual layer (TX mode 8)
Port 7-14: UE specific Referene Signals for Rel. 10
Port 15 – 22: CSI specific reference signals, channel status info in Rel. 10
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
89
90. What are antenna ports?
l
Mapping „Antenna Port“ to „Physical Antennas“
Antenna Port
1
AP0
AP1
AP2
AP3
AP4
AP5
AP6
AP7
AP8
Physical Antennas
1
1
1
PA0
W5,0
PA1
W5,1
W5,2
PA2
W5,3
…
PA3
…
…
…
The way the "logical" antenna ports are mapped to the "physical" TX antennas lies
completely in the responsibility of the base station. There's no need for the base station
to tell the UE.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
90
91. LTE antenna port definition
Antenna ports are linked to the reference signals
-> one example:
Normal CP
Cell Specific RS
PA -RS
PCFICH /PHICH /PDCCH
PUSCH or No Transmission
UE in idle mode, scans for
Antenna port 0, cell specific RS
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
UE in connected mode, scans
Positioning RS on antenna port 6
to locate its position
91
92. Multimedia Broadcast Messaging Services, MBMS
Broadcast:
Public info for
everybody
Unicast:
Private info for dedicated user
Multicast:
Common info for
User after authentication
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
92
94. MBMS in LTE
MBMS
GW
|
MME
MBMS GW: MBMS Gateway
MCE: Multi-Cell/Multicast Coordination Entity
M3
|
M1
M1: user plane interface
M2: E-UTRAN internal control plane interface
M3: control plane interface between E-UTRAN and EPC
MCE
M2
|
eNB
Logical architecture for MBMS
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
94
95. MBSFN – MBMS Single Frequency Network
Mobile communication network
each eNode B sends individual
signals
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
Single Frequency Network
each eNode B sends identical
signals
95
96. MBSFN
If network is synchronised,
Signals in downlink can be
combined
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
96
97. evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services
Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area
l
l
Useful if a significant number of users want to consume the same data
content at the same time in the same area!
Same content is transmitted in a specific area is known as MBSFN area.
l
l
Each MBSFN area has an own identity (mbsfn-AreaId 0…255) and can consists of
multiple cells; a cell can belong to more than one MBSFN area.
MBSFN areas do not change dynamically over time.
MBSFN area 255
MBSFN area 0
11
3
MBSFN reserved cell.
A cell within the MBSFN
area, that does not support
MBMS transmission.
1
13
8
4
2
14
9
13
7
5
15
12
6
10
MBSFN area 1
A cell can belong to
more than one MBSFN
area; in total up to 8.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
97
98. eMBMS
Downlink Channels
l
Downlink channels related to MBMS
l
l
l
l
MCCH
MTCH
MCH
PMCH
Multicast Control Channel
Multicast Traffic Channel
Multicast Channel
Physical Multicast Channel
l
MCH is transmitted over MBSFN in
specific subrames on physical layer
l
MCH is a downlink only channel (no HARQ, no RLC repetitions)
l
l
Higher Layer Forward Error Correction (see TS26.346)
Different services (MTCHs and MCCH) can be multiplexed
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
98
99. eMBMS channel mapping
Subframes 0,4,5 and 9 are not MBMS, because
Of paging occasion can occur here
Subframes 0 and 5 are not MBMS, because
of PBCH and Sync Channels
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
99
100. eMBMS allocation based on SIB2 information
011010
Reminder:
Subframes
0,4,5, and 9
Are non-MBMS
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
100
102. LTE Release 9
Dual-layer beamforming
l
3GPP Rel-8 – Transmission Mode 7 = beamforming without
UE feedback, using UE-specific reference signal pattern,
l
l
l
l
Estimate the position of the UE (Direction of Arrival, DoA),
Pre-code digital baseband to direct beam at direction of arrival,
BUT single-layer beamforming, only one codeword (TB),
3GPP Rel-9 – Transmission Mode 8 = beamforming with or
without UE feedback (PMI/RI) using UE-specific reference
signal pattern, but dual-layer,
l
l
l
l
Mandatory for TDD, optional for FDD,
2 (new) reference signal pattern for two new antenna ports 7 and 8,
New DCI format 2B to schedule transmission mode 8,
Performance test in 3GPP TS 36.521 Part 1 (Rel-9) are adopted to
support testing of transmission mode 8.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
102
103. LTE Release 9
Dual-layer beamforming – Reference Symbol Details
l
Cell specific
antenna port 0 and
antenna port 1
reference symbols
Antenna Port 0
l
Antenna Port 1
Antenna Port 7
Antenna Port 8
UE specific antenna
port 7 and antenna
port 8 reference
symbols
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
103
104. 2 layer beamforming
throughput
Spatial multiplexing: increase throughput but less coverage
1 layer beamforming: increase coverage
SISO: coverage and throughput, no increase
2 layer beamforming
Increases throughput and
coverage
coverage
Spatial multiplexing increases throughput, but looses coverage
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
104
105. Location based services
l Location Based Services“
l Products and services which need location
information
l Future Trend:
Augmented Reality
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
105
107. Location based services
The idea is not new, … so what to discuss?
Satellite based services
Location
controller
Network based services
Who will do the measurements? The UE or the network? = „assisted“
Who will do the calculation? The UE or the network? = „based“
So what is new?
Several ideas are defined and hybrid mode is possible as well,
Various methods can be combined.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
107
109. E-UTRA supported positioning network architecture
Control plane and user plane signaling
LCS4)
Client
SUPL / LPP
Serving
Gateway
(S-GW)
S1-U
LPPa
LPP
S1-MME
LTE-capable device
User Equipment, UE
(LCS Target)
S5
Packet
Gateway
(P-GW)
Mobile
Management
Entity (MME)
Lup
SLP1)
LCS
Server (LS)
SLs
E-SMLC2)
SLs
GMLC3)
LTE base station
eNodeB (eNB)
Location positioning
protocol LPP =
control plane
signaling
Secure User Plane
SUPL= user plane
signaling
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
SLP – SUPL Location Platform, SUPL – Secure User Plane Location
E-SMLC – Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center
3) GMLC – Gateway Mobile Location Center
4) LCS – Location Service
5) 3GPP TS 36.455 LTE Positioning Protocol Annex (LPPa)
6) 3GPP TS 36.355 LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP)
1)
2)
109
110. E-UTRAN UE Positioning Architecture
l
l
In contrast to GERAN and UTRAN, the E-UTRAN positioning
capabilities are intended to be forward compatible to other access
types (e.g. WLAN) and other positioning methods (e.g. RAT uplink
measurements).
Supports user plane solutions, e.g. OMA SUPL 2.0
UE = User Equipment
SUPL* = Secure User Plane Location
OMA* = Open Mobile Alliance
SET = SUPL enabled terminal
SLP = SUPL locaiton platform
E-SMLC = Evolved Serving Mobile
Location Center
MME = Mobility Management Entity
RAT = Radio Access Technology
*www.openmobilealliance.org/technical/release_program/supl_v2_0.aspx
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
110
Source: 3GPP TS 36.305
111. Global Navigation Satellite Systems
l
GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems; autonomous
systems:
l GNSS are designed for
l
GPS – USA 1995.
continuous
l
GLONASS – Russia, 2012.
reception, outdoors.
l
Gallileo – Europe, target 201?.
Compass (Beidou) – China, under
development, target 2015.
IRNSS – India, planning process.
l
l
l
Challenging environments:
urban, indoors, changing
locations.
E1
E5a
L5
L5b
1164
L2
1215
G2
1237
L1
E6
1260
1300
1559
1591
1563
GALLILEO
GPS
G1
1587
f [MHz]
1610
GLONASS
Signal
fCarrier [MHz]
Signal
fCarrier [MHz]
Signal
fCarrier [MHz]
E1
1575,420
L1C/A
1575,420
G1
1602±k*0,562
5
E6
1278,750
L1C
1575,420
G2
1246±k*0,562
5
E5
1191,795
L2C
1227,600
E5a
1176,450
L5
1176,450
E5b
1207,140
k = -7 … 13
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijno/2010/812945/
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
111
112. LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) 3GPP TS 36.355
LPP position methods
- A-GNSS Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System
- E-CID Enhanced Cell ID
- OTDOA Observed time differerence of arrival
LTE radio
signal
*GNSS and LTE radio signals
eNB
Measurements based on reference sources*
Target
Device
Location
Server
LPP
Assistance data
UE
SUPL enabled
Terminal
LPP over RRC
Control plane solution
E-SMLC
SET
LPP over SUPL
User plane solution
SLP
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
112
Enhanced Serving
Mobile Location Center
SUPL location
platform
113. GNSS positioning methods supported
l
Autonomeous GNSS
l
Assisted GNSS (A-GNSS)
l
The network assists the UE GNSS receiver to
improve the performance in several aspects:
– Reduce UE GNSS start-up and acquisition times
– Increase UE GNSS sensitivity
– Allow UE to consume less handset power
l
UE Assisted
– UE transmits GNSS measurement results to E-SMLC where the position calculation
takes place
l
UE Based
– UE performs GNSS measurements and position calculation, suppported by data …
– … assisting the measurements, e.g. with reference time, visible satellite list etc.
– … providing means for position calculation, e.g. reference position, satellite ephemeris, etc.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
113
Source: 3GPP TS 36.305
115. GPS and GLONASS satellite orbits
GPS:
26 Satellites
Orbital radius 26560 km
GLONASS:
26 Satellites
Orbital radius 25510 km
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
115
116. Why is GNSS not sufficent?
Critical scenario
Very critical scenario
GPS Satellites visibility (Urban)
l
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) have restricted
performance in certain environments
l
Often less than four satellites visible: critical situation for GNSS
positioning
support required
(Assisted GNSS)
alternative required
(Mobile radio positioning)
Reference [DLR]
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
116
117. (A-)GNSS vs. mobile radio positioning
methods
(A-)GNSS
Mobile radio systems
Low bandwidth (1-2 MHz)
High bandwidth (up to 20 MHz for LTE)
Very weak received signals
Comparatively strong received signals
Similar received power levels from all satellites
One strong signal from the serving BS,
strong interference situation
Long synchronization sequences
Short synchronization sequences
Signal a-priori known due to low data rates
Complete signal not a-priori known to
support high data rates, only certain pilots
Very accurate synchronization of the satellites
by atomic clocks
Synchronization of the BSs not a-priori guaranteed
Line of sight (LOS) access as normal case
not suitable for urban / indoor areas
Non line of sight (NLOS) access as normal case
suitable for urban / indoor areas
3-dimensional positioning
2-dimensional positioning
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
117
118. Measurements for positioning
l
UE-assisted measurements.
l
l
l
Reference Signal Received
Power
(RSRP) and Reference Signal
Received Quality (RSRQ).
RSTD – Reference Signal Time
Difference.
UE Rx–Tx time difference.
UL radio frame #i
l
eNB-assisted measurements.
l
l
eNB Rx – Tx time difference.
TADV – Timing Advance.
– For positioning Type 1 is of
relevance.
l
l
Neighbor cell j
RSTD – Relative time difference
between a subframe received from
neighbor cell j and corresponding
subframe from serving cell i:
TSubframeRxj - TSubframeRxi
AoA – Angle of Arrival.
UTDOA – Uplink Time Difference
of Arrival.
TADV (Timing Advance)
= eNB Rx-Tx time difference + UE Rx-Tx time difference
= (TeNB-RX – TeNB-TX) + (TUE-RX – TUE-TX)
DL radio frame #i
UL radio frame #i
DL radio frame #i
Serving cell i
UE Rx-Tx time difference is defined
as TUE-RX – TUE-TX, where TUE-RX is the
received timing of downlink radio frame
#i from the serving cell i and TUE-TX the
transmit timing of uplink radio frame #i.
RSRP, RSRQ are
measured on reference
signals of serving cell i
eNB Rx-Tx time difference is defined
as TeNB-RX – TeNB-TX, where TeNB-RX is the
received timing of uplink radio frame #i
and TeNB-TX the transmit timing of
downlink radio frame #i.
Source: see TS 36.214 Physical Layer measurements for detailed definitions
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
118
119. Observed Time difference
Observed Time
Difference of Arrival
OTDOA
If network is synchronised,
UE can measure time difference
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
119
120. Methods‘ overview
CID
E-CID (AOA) [Triangulation]
E-CID (RSRP/TOA/TADV)
E-CID (RSRP/TOA/TADV) [Trilateration]
Downlink / Uplink (O/U-TDOA) [Multilateration]
RF Pattern matching
To be updated!!
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
120
121. Cell ID
l
Not new, other definition: Cell of Origin (COO).
l
l
UE position is estimated with the knowledge of the geographical
coordinates of its serving eNB.
Position accuracy = One whole cell .
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
121
122. Enhanced-Cell ID (E-CID)
l
UE positioning compared to CID is specified more
accurately using additional UE and/or E UTRAN radio
measurements:
l
E-CID with distance from serving eNB position accuracy: a circle.
– Distance calculated by measuring RSRP / TOA / TADV (RTT).
l
E-CID with distances from 3 eNB-s position accuracy: a point.
– Distance calculated by measuring RSRP / TOA / TADV (RTT).
l
E-CID with Angels of Arrival position accuracy: a point.
– AOA are measured for at least 2, better 3 eNB‘s.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
122
RSRP – Reference Signal Received Power
TOA – Time of Arrival
TADV – Timing Advance
RTT – Round Trip Time
123. Angle of Arrival (AOA)
l
AoA = Estimated angle of a UE with respect to a reference
direction (= geographical North), positive in a counterclockwise direction, as seen from an eNB.
l
l
Determined at eNB antenna based
on a received UL signal (SRS).
Measurement at eNB:
l
l
l
l
l
eNB uses antenna array to estimate
direction i.e. Angle of Arrival (AOA).
The larger the array, the more
accurate is the estimated AOA.
eNB reports AOA to LS.
Advantage: No synchronization
between eNB‘s.
Drawback: costly antenna arrays.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
123
124. OTDOA – Observed Time Difference of
Arrival
l
UE position is estimated based on measuring TDOA of
Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) embedded into overall
DL signal received from different eNB’s.
l
l
Each TDOA measurement describes a hyperbola (line of constant
difference 2a), the two focus points of which (F1, F2) are the two
measured eNB-s (PRS sources), and along which the UE may be
located.
UE’s position = intersection of hyperbolas for at least 3 pairs of
eNB’s.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
124
125. Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) for OTDOA
Definition
l
Cell-specific reference signals (CRS) are not sufficient for
positioning, introduction of positioning reference signals
(PRS) for antenna port 6.
l
l
SINR for synchronization
and reference signals of
neighboring cells needs to
be at least -6 dB.
PRS is a pseudo-random
QPSK sequence similar
to CRS; PRS pattern:
l
l
Diagonal pattern with time
varying frequency shift.
PRS mapped around CRS to avoid collisions;
never overlaps with PDCCH; example shows
CRS mapping for usage of 4 antenna ports.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
125
126. Uplink (UTDOA)
l
l
UTDOA = Uplink Time Difference of Arrival
UE positioning estimated based on:
– measuring TDOA of UL (SRS) signals received in different eNB-s
– each TDOA measurement describes a hyperbola (line of constant difference 2a),
the 2 focus points of which (F1, F2) are the two receiving eNB-s (SRS
receiptors), and along which the UE may be located.
– UE’s position = intersection of hyperbolas for at least three pairs of eNB-s
(= 3 eNB-s)
– knowledge of the geographical coordinates of the measured eNode Bs
l
Method as such not specified for LTE Similarity to 3G assumed
- eNB-s measure and
report to eNB_Rx-Tx to LS
-LS calculates UTDOA
and estimates the UE
position
Location
Server
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
126
127. IMT-Advanced Requirements
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
A high degree of commonality of functionality worldwide while
retaining the flexibility to support a wide range of services and
applications in a cost efficient manner,
Compatibility of services within IMT and with fixed networks,
Capability of interworking with other radio access systems,
High quality mobile services,
User equipment suitable for worldwide use,
User-friendly applications, services and equipment,
Worldwide roaming capability; and
Enhanced peak data rates to support advanced services and
applications,
l
l
100 Mbit/s for high and
1 Gbit/s for low mobility
were established as targets for research,
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
127
128. Do you Remember?
Targets of ITU IMT-2000 Program (1998)
IMT-2000
The ITU vision of global wireless access
in the 21st century
Global
Satellite
Suburban
Macrocell
Urban
Microcell
In-Building
Picocell
Basic Terminal
PDA Terminal
Audio/Visual Terminal
l
Flexible and global
– Full coverage and mobility at 144 kbps .. 384 kbps
– Hot spot coverage with limited mobility at 2 Mbps
– Terrestrial based radio access technologies
l
The IMT-2000 family of standards now supports four different multiple
access technologies:
l
FDMA, TDMA, CDMA (WCDMA) and OFDMA (since 2007)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
128
131. IMT – International Mobile Communication
l
IMT-2000
l
l
l
l
Was the framework for the third Generation mobile communication
systems, i.e. 3GPP-UMTS and 3GPP2-C2K
Focus was on high performance transmission schemes:
Link Level Efficiency
Originally created to harmonize 3G mobile systems and to increase
opportunities for worldwide interoperability, the IMT-2000 family of
standards now supports four different access technologies, including
OFDMA (WiMAX), FDMA, TDMA and CDMA (WCDMA).
IMT-Advanced
l
l
l
Basis of (really) broadband mobile communication
Focus on System Level Efficiency (e.g. cognitive network
systems)
Vision 2010 – 2015
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
131
132. LTE-Advanced
Possible technology features
Relaying
technology
Wider bandwidth
support
Enhanced MIMO
schemes for DL and UL
Cooperative
base stations
Interference management
methods
Cognitive radio
methods
Radio network evolution
Further enhanced
MBMS
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
132
137. Overview
l
Carrier Aggregation (CA)
enables to aggregate up to 5 different
cells (component carriers CC), so that a
maximum system bandwidth of 100 MHz
can be supported (LTE-Advanced
requirement).
l
Each CC = Rel-8 autonomous cell
l
CC-Set is UE specific
– Registration Primary (P)CC
– Additional BW Secondary (S)CC-s 1-4
l
UE1
UE4
UE3
Network perspective
– Same single RLC-connection for one UE
(independent on the CC-s)
– Many CC (starting at MAC scheduler)
operating the UE
l
Cell 2
Cell 1
– Backwards compatibility
U3
CC1
UE1
CC2
For TDD
– Same UL/DL configuration for all CC-s
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
UE4
137
CC2
CC1
UE3
UE4
UE2
U2
139. LTE-Advanced
Carrier Aggregation – Initial Deployment
l
l
Initial LTE-Advanced deployments will likely be limited to
the use of two component carrier.
The below are focus scenarios identified by 3GPP RAN4.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
139
140. Bandwidth
l
BWChannel(1) BWChannel( 2) 0.1 BWChannel(1) BWChannel( 2)
Nominal channel spacing
0.6
General
– Up to 5 CC
– Up to 100 RB-s pro CC
– Up to 500 RB-s aggregated
l
Aggregated transmission
bandwidth
– Sum of aggregated channel
bandwidths
– Illustration for Intra band
contiguous
– Channel raster 300 kHz
l
Bandwidth classes
– UE Capability
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
140
0.3 MHz
141. Bands / Band-Combinations (II)
l
Under discussion
l
25 WI-s in RAN4 with
practical interest
– Inter band (1 UL CC)
– Intra band cont (1 UL CC)
– Intra band non cont
(1 UL CC)
– Inter band (2 UL CC)
l
Release independency
l
Band performance is
release independent
– Band introduced in Rel-11
– Performance tested for Rel10
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
141
142. Carrier aggregation - configurations
l
CA Configurations
l
E-UTRA CA Band + Allowed BW
= CA Configuration
– Intra band contiguous
– Most requirements
– Inter band
– Some requirements
– Main interest of many companies
– Intra band non contiguous
– No configuration / requirements
– Feature of later releases?
l
CA Requirement applicability
– CL_X
Intra band CA
– CL_X-Y Inter band
– Non-CA no CA
(explicitely stated for the Test point
which are tested differently for CA
and not CA)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
142
143. UE categories for Rel-10 NEW!
UE categories 6…8 (DL and UL)
UE
Category
Maximum number
of DL-SCH transport
block bits received
within a TTI
Maximum number of bits
of a DL-SCH transport
block received within a TTI
Total number of
soft channel bits
Maximum number of
supported layers for
spatial multiplexing in DL
…
…
…
…
…
Category 6
301504
149776 (4 layers)
75376 (2 layers)
3654144
2 or 4
Category 7
301504
149776 (4 layers)
75376 (2 layers)
3654144
2 or 4
Category 8
2998560
299856
35982720
8
~3 Gbps peak
DL data rate
for 8x8 MIMO
UE
Category
Maximum number
of UL-SCH
transport
block bits
transmitted
within a TTI
Maximum number
of bits of an UL-SCH
transport block
transmitted within a
TTI
Support
for
64Q
AM
in UL
…
…
…
…
Category 6
51024
51024
No
Category 7
102048
51024
No
Category 8
1497760
149776
Yes
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
143
~1.5 Gbps peak
UL data rate, 4x4 MIMO
Total layer 2
buffer size
[bytes]
…
3 300 000
3 800 000
42 200 000
144. Deployment scenarios
3) Improve coverage
l
l
l
l
#1: Contiguous frequency aggregation
–
–
Co-located & Same coverage
Same f
#2: Discontiguous frequency aggregation
–
–
Co-located & Similar coverage
Different f
#3: Discontiguous frequency aggregation
–
–
–
Co-Located & Different coverage
Different f
Antenna direction for CC2 to cover blank spots
#4: Remote radio heads
–
–
–
–
l
F1
Not co-located
Intelligence in central eNB, radio heads = only transmission
antennas
Cover spots with more traffic
Is the transmission of each radio head within the cell the
same?
#5:Frequency-selective repeaters
–
–
–
Combination #2 & #4
Different f
Extend the coverage of the 2nd CC with Relays
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
144
F2
145. Physical channel arrangement in downlink
Each component
carrier transmits PSCH and S-SCH,
Like Rel.8
Each component
carrier transmits
PBCH,
Like Rel.8
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
145
146. LTE-Advanced
Carrier Aggregation – Scheduling
Contiguous
Non-Contiguous spectrum allocation
RLC transmission buffer
Dynamic
switching
Channel
coding
Channel
coding
Channel
coding
Channel
coding
HARQ
HARQ
HARQ
HARQ
Data
mod.
Data
mod.
Data
mod.
Data
mod.
Mapping
Mapping
Mapping
Mapping
e.g. 20 MHz
Each component
Carrier may use its
own AMC,
= modulation + coding
scheme
[frequency in MHz]
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
146
147. Carrier Aggregation – Architecture downlink
1 UE using carrier aggregation
Radio Bearers
Radio Bearers
ROHC
...
ROHC
Security
RLC
ROHC
...
ROHC
...
Security
Segm.
ARQ etc
...
Segm.
ARQ etc
Security
PDCP
Security
...
ROHC
Security
ROHC
...
PDCP
...
Security
Segm.
ARQ etc
...
Segm.
ARQ etc
Segm.
Segm.
RLC
Segm.
ARQ etc
...
Segm.
ARQ etc
CCCH
CCCH BCCH PCCH
MCCH
Logical Channels
Unicast Scheduling / Priority Handling
Multiplexing UE1
...
MTCH
HARQ
...
HARQ
Multiplexing
Multiplexing UEn
HARQ
...
Scheduling / Priority Handling
MBMS Scheduling
MAC
Logical Channels
Multiplexing
MAC
HARQ
HARQ
...
HARQ
Transport Channels
Transport Channels
DL-SCH
on CC1
DL-SCH
on CCx
DL-SCH
on CC1
DL-SCH
on CCy
BCH
PCH
UL-SCH
on CC1
MCH
UL-SCH
on CCz
In case of CA, the multi-carrier nature of the physical layer is only exposed
to the MAC layer for which one HARQ entity is required per serving cell
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
147
148. Common or separate PDCCH per Component Carrier?
l
l
PDCCH on a component carrier
can assign PDSCH or PUSCH
resources in one of multiple component
carriers using the carrier indicator field.
Rel-8 DCI formats extended with
3 bit carrier indicator field.
Reusing Rel-8 PDCCH structure (same
coding, same CCE-based resource
mapping).
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
PDSCH
PDSCH
PDSCH
No cross-carrier
scheduling
148
PDCCH
1 slot = 0.5 ms
PDCCH
PDCCH
1 subframe = 1 ms
PDCCH
l
PDCCH
Cross-carrier scheduling.
Time
PDCCH
l
PDCCH on a component carrier
assigns PDSCH resources on the
same component carrier (and
PUSCH resources on a single
linked UL component carrier).
Reuse of Rel-8 PDCCH structure
(same coding, same CCE-based
resource mapping) and DCI formats.
Frequency
l
l
up to 3 (4) symbols
per subframe
No cross-carrier scheduling.
PCC
l
PDSCH
PDSCH
PDSCH
Cross-carrier
scheduling
149. Carrier aggregation: control signals + scheduling
Each CC has
its own control
channels,
like Rel.8
Femto cells:
Risk of interference!
-> main component
carrier will send
all control information.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
149
150. DCI control elements: CIF field
New field: carrier indicator field gives information,
which component carrier is valid.
=> reminder: maximum 5 component carriers!
Carrier Indicator Field, CIF, 3bits
f
Component carrier 1
f
f
Component carrier N
Component carrier 2
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
150
151. PDSCH start field
e.g. PCC
Primary component
carrier
PCFICH
R
PCFICH
R
PCFICH
R
Example: 1 Resource block
Of a component carrier
PDCCH
e.g. SCC
Secondary component
carrier
PDSCH start
field indicates
position
In cross-carrier scheduling,the UE does not read the PCFICH
andPDCCH on SCC, thus it has to know the start of the
PDSCH
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
151
152. Component Carrier – RACH configuration
Downlink
Asymmetric carrier
Aggregation possible,
e.g. DL more CC than UL
Uplink
All CC use same RACH preamble
Each CC has its own RACH Network responds on all CCs
Only 1 CC contains RACH
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
152
153. Carrier Aggregation
l
The transmission mode is not constrained to be the same
on all CCs scheduled for a UE
l
A single UE-specific UL CC is configured semi-statically for
carrying PUCCH A/N, SR, and periodic CSI from a UE
l
Frequency hopping is not supported simultaneously with
non-contiguous PUSCH resource allocation
l
UCI cannot be carried on more than one PUSCH in a given
subframe.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
153
154. Carrier Aggregation
l
Working assumption is confirmed that a single set of PHICH
resources is shared by all UEs (Rel-8 to Rel-10)
l
If simultaneous PUCCH+PUSCH is configured and there is
at least one PUSCH transmission
l
l
UCI can be transmitted on either PUCCH or PUSCH with a
dependency on the situation that needs to be further discussed
All UCI mapped onto PUSCH in a given subframe gets mapped onto
a single CC irrespective of the number of PUSCH CCs
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
154
155. UE Architectures
l
Possible TX architectures
l
l
Same / Different antenna (connectors) for each CC
D1/D2 could be switched to support CA or UL MIMO
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
155
157. LTE–Advanced solutions from R&S
R&S® FSQ Signal Analyzer
RBW 2 MHz
VBW 5 MHz
Ref
-20 dBm
Att
5 dB
SWT 2.5 ms
-20
A
-30
1 AP
CLRWR
-40
-10 dB
-50
-60
20 MHz
-70
E-UTRA carrier 2
20 MHz
E-UTRA carrier 2
fc,E-UTRA carrier 2 = 2135 MHz
fc,E-UTRA carrier 2 = 2205 MHz3DB
-80
-90
-100
-110
-120
Center
2.17 GHz
Date: 8.OCT.2009
EXT
10 MHz/
LTE-Advanced – An introduction
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
14:13:24 Roessler | October 2009 | 157
A.
Span
157
100 MHz
158. Enhanced MIMO schemes
l
Increased number of layers:
l
l
l
Up to 8x8 MIMO in downlink.
Up to 4x4 MIMO in uplink.
In addition the downlink reference signal structure has been
enhanced compared with LTE Release 8 by:
l
Demodulation Reference signals (DM-RS) targeting PDSCH demodulation.
– UE specific, i.e. an extension to multiple layers of the concept of Release 8 UEspecific reference signals used for beamforming.
l
Reference signals targeting channel state information (CSI-RS) estimation
for CQI/PMI/RI/etc reporting when needed.
– Cell specific, sparse in the frequency and time domain and punctured into the data
region of normal subframes.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
158
159. Cell specific Reference Signals vs. DM-RS
LTE Rel.8
LTE-Advanced (Rel.10)
CRS0
s1
CRS0 + CSI-RS0
s1
s2
s2
........
........
Precoding
sN
Precoding
sN
Cell specific
Reference signalsN
l
DM-RS0
DM-RSN
Cell specific
reference signalsN +
Channel status information
reference signals 0
Demodulation-Reference signals DM-RS and data are precoded
the same way, enabling non-codebook based precoding and
enhanced multi-user beamforming.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
159
160. Ref. signal mapping: Rel.8 vs. LTE-Advanced
l
LTE (Release 8)
Example:
l
LTE-A (Release 10)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
PDSCH PDCCH CRS
x
x
x
x
DM-RS
R E L E A S E
x
l
CRS sent on all RBs; DTX sent
for the CRS of 2nd antenna
port.
l
DM-RS sent only for scheduled
RBs on all antennas; each set
coded differently between the
two layers.
l
CSI-RS punctures Rel. 8 data;
sent periodically over allotted
REs (not more than twice per
frame)
x
8
x
x
x
l
1 0
x
R E L E A S E
x
2 antenna ports, antenna port 0,
CSI-RS configuration 8.
PDCCH (control) allocated in the
first 2 OFDM symbols.
CSI-RS
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
160
161. DL MIMO
Extension up to 8x8
Codeword to layer mapping for spatial multiplexing
l
l
Max number of transport blocks: 2
Number of MCS fields
l
l
l
l
l
layer
i 0,1, M symb 1
x ( 0) (i) d ( 0) (2i)
x (1) (i) d ( 0) (2i 1)
1 bit per transport block for evaluation
as a baseline
5
2
x (i) d (3i )
x (3) (i ) d (1) (3i 1)
x ( 4) (i) d (1) (3i 2)
( 2)
Rely on precoded dedicated
demodulation RS (decision on DL RS)
Conclusion on the codeword-tolayer mapping:
l
Codeword-to-layer mapping
one for each transport block
Closed-loop precoding supported
l
l
Number
of code
words
ACK/NACK feedback
l
l
Number
of layers
DL spatial multiplexing of up to eight
layers is considered for LTE-Advanced,
Up to 4 layers, reuse LTE codeword-tolayer mapping,
Above 4 layers mapping – see table
(1)
layer
( 0)
(1)
M symb M symb 2 M symb 3
x ( 0) (i ) d ( 0) (3i)
x (1) (i ) d ( 0) (3i 1)
x ( 2) (i) d ( 0) (3i 2)
6
layer
( 0)
(1)
M symb M symb 3 M symb 3
2
x (3) (i) d (1) (3i)
x ( 4) (i) d (1) (3i 1)
x (5) (i ) d (1) (3i 2)
x ( 0) (i ) d ( 0) (3i)
x (1) (i ) d ( 0) (3i 1)
x ( 2) (i) d ( 0) (3i 2)
7
2
Discussion on control signaling
details ongoing
x (3) (i ) d (1) (4i )
x ( 4) (i ) d (1) (4i 1)
x (5) (i ) d (1) (4i 2)
x ( 6) (i ) d (1) (4i 3)
x ( 0) (i ) d ( 0) (4i )
x (1) (i ) d ( 0) (4i 1)
x ( 2) (i ) d ( 0) (4i 2)
x (3) (i ) d ( 0) (4i 3)
8
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
2
161
x ( 4) (i) d (1) (4i)
x (5) (i) d (1) (4i 1)
x ( 6) (i ) d (1) (4i 2)
x ( 7 ) (i) d (1) (4i 3)
layer
( 0)
(1)
M symb M symb 3 M symb 4
layer
( 0)
(1)
M symb M symb 4 M symb 4
162. MIMO – layer and codeword
101
Codeword 1:
111000011101
101
Codeword 1:
111000011101
100
011
ACK
000
Codeword 2:
010101010011
Codeword 2:
010101010011
111
001
111
ACK
Up to 8 times
the data ->
8 layers
Receiver only
Sends
2 ACK/NACKs
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
162
163. Uplink MIMO
Extension up to 4x4
l
Rel-8 LTE.
l
l
l
UEs must have 2 antennas for reception.
But only 1 amplifier for transmission is available (costs/complexity).
UL MIMO only as antenna switching mode (switched diversity).
l
4x4 UL SU-MIMO is needed to fulfill peak data rate requirement of
15 bps/Hz.
l
Schemes are very similar to DL MIMO modes.
l
l
l
UL spatial multiplexing of up to 4 layers is considered for LTE-Advanced.
SRS enables link and SU-MIMO adaptation.
Number of receive antennas are receiver-implementation
specific.
l
At least two receive antennas is assumed on the terminal side.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
163
164. UL MIMO – signal generation in uplink
Similar to Rel.8 Downlink:
layers
codewords
Scrambling
Modulation
mapper
antenna ports
Transform
precoder
Layer
mapper
Scrambling
Avoid
periodic bit
sequence
Modulation
mapper
QPSK
16-QAM
64-QAM
Resource element
mapper
Resource element
mapper
SC-FDMA
signal gen.
Precoding
Transform
precoder
Up to
4 layer
SC-FDMA
signal gen.
DFT,
as in Rel 8,
but noncontiguous
allocation possible
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
164
165. LTE-Advanced
Enhanced uplink SC-FDMA
l
l
l
The uplink
transmission
scheme remains
SC-FDMA.
The transmission of
the physical uplink
shared channel
(PUSCH) uses DFT
precoding.
Two enhancements:
l
l
Control-data
decoupling
Non-contiguous
data transmission
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
165
166. Physical channel arrangement - uplink
Clustered-DFTS-OFDM
= Clustered DFT spread
OFDM.
Simultaneous transmission of
PUCCH and PUSCH from
the same UE is supported
Non-contiguous resource block allocation => will cause higher
Crest factor at UE side
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
166
167. LTE-Advanced
Enhanced uplink SC-FDMA
Due to distribution we get active subcarriers beside
non-active subcarriers: worse peak to average ratio,
e.g. Crest factor
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
167
168. What are the effects of “Enhanced SC-FDMA”?
Source: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG4_Radio/TSGR4_54/Documents/R4-101056.zip
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
168
169. Simultaneous PUSCH-PUCCH transmission, multicluster transmission
l
Remember, only one UL carrier in 3GPP Release 10;
scenarios:
l
Feature support is indicated by PhyLayerParameters-v1020 IE*).
PUCCH and
allocated PUSCH
PUCCH and fully
allocated PUSCH
f [MHz]
PUCCH
f [MHz]
PUSCH
partially
allocated PUSCH
PUCCH and partially
allocated PUSCH
f [MHz]
f [MHz]
*) see
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
169
3GPP TS 36.331 RRC Protocol Specification
170. Benefit of localized or distributed mode
„static UE“: frequency selectivity is not time variant -> localized allocation
Multipath causes frequency
Selective channel,
It can be time variant or
Non-time variant
„high velocity UE“: frequency selectivity is time variant -> distributed allocation
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
170
171. Significant step towards 4G: Relaying ?
Source: TTA‘s workshop for the future of IMT-Advanced technologies, June 2008
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
171
172. Radio Relaying approach
No Improvement of SNR resp. CINR
Source: TTA‘s workshop for the future of IMT-Advanced technologies, June 2008
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
172
173. L1/L2 Relaying approach
Source: TTA‘s workshop for the future of IMT-Advanced technologies, June 2008
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
173
174. Present Thrust- Spectrum Efficiency
Momentary snapshot of frequency spectrum allocation
Why not use this
part of the spectrum?
l
FCC Measurements:- Temporal and geographical variations in the utilization of the assigned
spectrum range from 15% to 85%.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
174
175. ODMA – some ideas…
BTS
Mobile devices behave as
relay station
ODMA = opportunity driven multiple access
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
175
176. Cooperative communication
How to implement antenna arrays in mobile handsets?
Multi-access
Independent
fading paths
Each mobile
is user and relay
3 principles of aid:
•Amplify and forward
•Decode and forward
•Coded cooperation
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
176
178. LTE, UMTS Long Term Evolution
LTE measurements – from RF to
application testing
Reiner Stuhlfauth
Reiner.Stuhlfauth@rohde-schwarz.com
Training Centre
Rohde & Schwarz, Germany
Subject to change – Data without tolerance limits is not binding.
R&S® is a registered trademark of Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG. Trade names are trademarks
of the owners.
2011
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG
Test & Measurement Division
- Training Center This folder may be taken outside ROHDE & SCHWARZ facilities.
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH reserves the copy right to all of any part of these course notes.
Permission to produce, publish or copy sections or pages of these notes or to translate them must first
be obtained in writing from
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG, Training Center, Mühldorfstr. 15, 81671 Munich, Germany
179. Mobile Communications: Fields for testing
l RF testing for mobile stations and user equipment
l RF testing for base stations
l Drive test solutions and verification of network
planning
l Protocol testing, signaling behaviour
l Testing of data end to end applications
l Audio and video quality testing
l Spectrum and EMC testing
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
179
182. LTE RF Testing Aspects
UE requirements according to 3GPP TS 36.521
Power
Transmit signal quality
Maximum
output power
Maximum power reduction
Additional Maximum Power
Reduction
Minimum output power
Configured Output Power
Power Control
Absolution
Power Control
Relative Power Control
Aggregate Power Control
ON/OFF
Power time mask
36.521: User Equipment (UE) radio
transmission and reception
Frequency
error
Modulation quality, EVM
Carrier Leakage
In-Band Emission for non allocated RB
EVM equalizer spectrum flatness
Output RF spectrum emissions
Occupied
bandwidth
Out of band emissions
Spectrum emisssion mask
Additional Spectrum emission mask
Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio
Transmit Intermodulation
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
182
183. LTE RF Testing Aspects
UE requirements according to 3GPP, cont.
Receiver characteristics:
Reference
sensitivity level
Maximum input level
Adjacent channel selectivity
Blocking characteristics
In-band Blocking
Out of band Blocking
Narrow Band Blocking
Spurious response
Intermodulation characteristics
Spurious emissions
Performance
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
183
185. RF power
Tests performed at “low, mid and highest frequency”
Nominal frequency
described by EARFCN
(E-UTRA Absolute
Radio Frequency
Channel Number)
lowest EARFCN possible
and 1 RB at position 0
RF power
Frequency = whole LTE band
mid EARFCN
and 1 RB at position 0
RF power
Frequency
Highest EARFCN
and 1 RB at max position
Frequency
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
185
187. LTE Transmitter Measurements
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
3
3.1
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
4
4.1
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
5
Transmit power
UE Maximum Output Power
Maximum Power Reduction (MPR)
Additional Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR)
Configured UE transmitted Output Power
Output Power Dynamics
Minimum Output Power
Transmit OFF power
ON/OFF time mask
General ON/OFF time mask
PRACH time mask
SRS time mask
Power Control
Power Control Absolute power tolerance
Power Control Relative power tolerance
Aggregate power control tolerance
Transmit signal quality
Frequency Error
Transmit modulation
Error Vector Magnitude (EVM)
Carrier leakage
In-band emissions for non allocated RB
EVM equalizer spectrum flatness
Output RF spectrum emissions
Occupied bandwidth
Out of band emission
Spectrum Emission Mask
Additional Spectrum Emission Mask
Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio
Spurious emissions
Transmitter Spurious emissions
Spurious emission band UE co-existence
Additional spurious emissions
Transmit intermodulation
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
187
188. UE Signal quality – symbolic structure of
mobile radio tester MRT
Test equipment
Rx
…
…
…
DUT
RF
correction
l
l
l
l
l
IDFT
FFT
…
…
…
l
TxRx
equalizer
Inbandemmissions
Carrier Frequency error
EVM (Error Vector Magnitude)
Origin offset + IQ offset
Unwanted emissions, falling into non allocated resource blocks.
Inband transmission
Spectrum flatness
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
188
EVM
meas.
189. UL Power Control: Overview
UL-Power Control is a
combination of:
l Open-loop:
UE estimates the DL-Pathloss and compensates it
for the UL
l Closed-loop:
in addition, the eNB
controls directly the ULPower through powercontrol commands
transmitted on the DL
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
189
190. PUSCH power control
l
Power level [dBm] of PUSCH is calculated every subframe i based on the following
formula out of TS 36.213
MPR
Maximum allowed UE power
in this particular cell,
but at maximum +23 dBm1)
Combination of cell- and UE-specific
components configured by L3
Number of allocated
resource blocks (RB)
Transmit power for PUSCH
in subframe i in dBm
Bandwidth factor
1)
Cell-specific
parameter
configured by L3
PUSCH transport
format
Downlink
path loss
estimate
Power control
adjustment derived
from TPC command
received in subframe (i-4)
Basic open-loop starting point Dynamic offset (closed loop)
+23 dBm is maximum allowed power in LTE according to TS 36.101, corresponding to power class 3bis in WCDMA
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
190
191. LTE RF Testing: UE Maximum Power
UE transmits
with 23dBm ±2 dB
QPSK modulation is used. All channel bandwidths are
tested separately. Max power is for all band classes
Test is performed for varios uplink allocations
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
191
192. RF power
Resource Blocks number and maximum RF power
1 active resource block
(RB),
Nominal
band width
10 MHz
= 50 RB’s
RF power
Frequency
One active resource block
(RB) provides maximum
absolute RF power
More RB’s in use will be at
lower RF power in order to
create same integrated
power
RF power
Frequency
MPR
Additionally, MPR (Max.
Power Reduction) and AMPR are defined
Frequency
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
192
193. UE maximum power
PPowerClass + 2dB
23dBm
PPowerClass - 2dB
FUL_low
maximum output
power for any
transmission bandwidth
within the channel bandwidth
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
193
FUL_high
194. UE maximum power – careful at band edge!
PPowerClass + 2dB
23dBm
PPowerClass - 2dB
-1.5dB
FUL_low
FUL_low+4MHz
FUL_high- 4MHz
-1.5dB
FUL_high
For transmission bandwidths confined within FUL_low and FUL_low + 4 MHz or
FUL_high – 4 MHz and FUL_high, the maximum output power requirement is relaxed
by reducing the lower tolerance limit by 1.5 dB
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
194
195. LTE RF Testing: UE Minimum Power
UE transmits
with -40dBm
All channel bandwidths are tested separately.
Minimum power is for all band classes < -39 dBm
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
195
196. LTE RF Testing: UE Off Power
The transmit OFF power is defined as the mean power in a duration of at least one
sub-frame (1ms) excluding any transient periods. The transmit OFF power shall not
exceed the values specified in table below
Channel bandwidth / Minimum output power / measurement bandwidth
1.4
MHz
3.0
MHz
10
MHz
15
MHz
20
MHz
13.5 MHz
18 MHz
-50 dBm
Transmit OFF power
Measurement
bandwidth
5
MHz
1.08 MHz
2.7 MHz
4.5 MHz
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
9.0 MHz
196
197. Configured UE transmitted Output Power
IE P-Max (SIB1) = PEMAX
To verify that UE follows rules sent via
system information, SIB
Test: set P-Max to -10, 10 and 15 dBm, measure PCMAX
Channel bandwidth / maximum output power
1.4
MHz
3.0
MHz
5
MHz
10
MHz
PCMAX test point 1
-10 dBm ± 7.7
PCMAX test point 2
10 dBm ± 6.7
PCMAX test point 3
15 dBm ± 5.7
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
197
15
MHz
20
MHz
198. LTE Power versus time
RB allocation
is main source for
power change
Not scheduled
Resource block
PPUSCH (i) min{PMAX ,10 log10 (M PUSCH (i)) PO_PUSCH ( j ) PL TF (TF (i)) f (i)}
Bandwidth allocation
Given by higher layers TPC commands
or not used
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
198
199. Accumulative TPC commands
TPC Command Field
In DCI format 0/3
Accumulated
PUSCH [dB]
0
-1
1
0
2
1
3
3
2
minimum
power in LTE
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
199
200. Absolute TPC commands
PPUSCH (i) min{ PMAX ,10 log 10 ( M PUSCH (i)) PO_PUSCH ( j ) PL TF (TF (i)) f (i)}
TPC Command Field
In DCI format 0/3
Absolute PUSCH [dB]
only DCI format 0
0
-4
1
-1
2
1
3
4
Pm
-1
-4
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
200
201. Relative Power Control
Power pattern B
Power pattern A
RB change
RB change
0 ..
1
9
sub-frame#
2
3
4
radio frame
Power pattern C
9
sub-frame#
2
3
9
sub-frame#
2
3
4
radio frame
l The purpose of this test is to verify
RB change
0 ..
1
0 ..
1
4
radio frame
the ability of the UE transmitter to set
its output power relatively to the
power in a target sub-frame, relatively
to the power of the most recently
transmitted reference sub-frame, if the
transmission gap between these subframes is ≤ 20 ms.
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
201
202. Power Control – Relative Power Tolerance
l
Various power ramping patterns are defined
ramping down
alternating
ramping up
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
202
203. UE power measurements – relative power change
Power
Power
FDD test patterns
0 1
Sub-test
TDD test patterns
9 sub-frame#
Uplink RB allocation
0
TPC command
2 3
7
8
Expected power
step size
(Up or
down)
test for
each
bandwidth,
here 10MHz
9 sub-frame#
Power step size
range (Up or
down)
PUSCH/
ΔP [dB]
ΔP [dB]
[dB]
1
ΔP < 2
1 ± (1.7)
A
Fixed = 25
Alternating TPC =
+/-1dB
B
Alternating 10 and 18
TPC=0dB
2.55
2 ≤ ΔP < 3
2.55 ± (3.7)
C
Alternating 10 and 24
TPC=0dB
3.80
3 ≤ ΔP < 4
3.80 ± (42.)
D
Alternating 2 and 8
TPC=0dB
6.02
4 ≤ ΔP < 10
6.02 ± (4.7)
E
Alternating 1 and 25
TPC=0dB
13.98
10 ≤ ΔP < 15
13.98 ± (5.7)
F
Alternating 1 and 50
TPC=0dB
16.99
15 ≤ ΔP
16.99 ± (6.7)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
203
204. UE aggregate power tolerance
Aggregate power control tolerance is the ability of a UE to maintain its power in
non-contiguous transmission within 21 ms in response to 0 dB TPC commands
TPC command
UL channel
Aggregate power tolerance within 21 ms
0 dB
PUCCH
±2.5 dB
0 dB
PUSCH
±3.5 dB
Note:
1. The UE transmission gap is 4 ms. TPC command is transmitted via PDCCH 4 subframes preceding
each PUCCH/PUSCH transmission.
Tolerated UE power
deviation
P
UE power with
TPC = 0
Time = 21 milliseconds
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
204
205. UE aggregate power tolerance
Power
Power
FDD test patterns
0
5
sub-frame#
0
5
TDD test patterns
0
3
8
sub-frame#
3
8
3
Test performed with scheduling gap of 4 subframes
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
205
206. UE power measurement – timing masks
Start Sub-frame
Start of ON power
End sub-frame
End of ON power
End of OFF power
requirement
Start of OFF power
requirement
* The OFF power requirements does not
apply for DTX and measurement gaps
20µs
20µs
Transient period
Transient period
Timing definition OFF – ON commands
Timing definition ON – OFF commands
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
206
207. Power dynamics
PUSCH = OFF PUSCH = ON PUSCH = OFF
Please note: scheduling cadence for power dynamics
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
207
time
208. Tx power aspects
RB power = Ressource Block Power, power of 1 RB
TX power = integrated power of all assigned RBs
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
208
209. Resource allocation versus time
PUCCH
allocation
No resource
scheduled
PUSCH allocation, different #RB and RB offset
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
209
210. LTE scheduling impact on power versus time
TTI based scheduling.
Different RB allocation
Impact
on UE
power
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
210
211. Transmit signal quality – carrier leakage
Frequency error
fc
f
Fc+ε
Carrier leakage (The IQ origin offset) is an additive sinusoid waveform
that has the same frequency as the modulated waveform carrier frequency.
Parameters
Relative Limit (dBc)
Output power >0 dBm
-25
-30 dBm ≤ Output power ≤0 dBm
-20
-40 dBm Output power < -30 dBm
-10
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
211
212. Impact on Tx modulation accuracy evaluation
l
3 modulation accuracy requirements
l EVM for the allocated RBs
l LO leakage for the centred RBs
! LO spread on all RBs
l I/Q imbalance in the image RBs
LO leakage
level
RF carrier
signal
I/Q imbalance
noise
RB0
RB1
RB2
RB3
RB4
EVM
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
212
RB5
frequency
213. Inband emissions
3 types of inband emissions: general, DC and IQ image
Used
allocation <
½ channel
bandwidth
channel bandwidth
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
213
214. Carrier Leakage
Carrier leakage (the I/Q origin offset) is a form of interference caused by crosstalk or DC offset.
It expresses itself as an un-modulated sine wave with the carrier frequency.
I/Q origin offset interferes with the center sub carriers of the UE under test.
The purpose of this test is to evaluate the UE transmitter to verify its modulation quality in
terms of carrier leakage.
DC carrier leakage
due to IQ offset
LO
Leakage
Parameters
Relative
Limit (dBc)
Output power >0 dBm
-25
-30 dBm ≤ Output power ≤0 dBm
-20
-40 dBm Output power < -30 dBm
-10
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
214
215. Inband emmission – error cases
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
215
DC carrier leakage
due to IQ offset
216. Inband emmission – error cases
Inband image
due to IQ inbalance
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
216
217. DC leakage and IQ imbalance in real world …
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
217
218. UL Modulation quality: Constellation diagram
LTE PUSCH uses
QPSK, 16QAM
and 64 QAM (optional)
modulation schemes.
In UL there is only 1 scheme
allowed per subframe
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
218
219. Error Vector Magnitude, EVM
Q
Magnitude Error (IQ error magnitude)
Error Vector
Measured
Signal
Ideal (Reference) Signal
Φ
Phase Error (IQ error phase)
I
Reference Waveform
Demodulator
011001…
Ideal
Modulator
-
Input Signal
Σ
Difference Signal
+
Measured Waveform
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
219
220. Error Vector Magnitude, EVM
7 symbols / slot
time
0123456 0123456 0123456 0123456
PUSCH symbol
frequency
Demodulation Reference
symbol, DMRS
Limit values
Unit
Level
QPSK
%
17.5
16QAM
%
12.5
64QAM
%
[tbd]
Parameter
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
220
221. Error Vector Magnitude, EVM
CP center
1 SC-FDMA symbol, including Cyclic Prefix, CP
OFDM
Symbol
Part equal
to CP
Cyclic
prefix
FFT Window size
FFT window size depends
on channel bandwidth and
extended/normal CP length
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
221
222. Cyclic prefix aspects
We can observe a phase shift
CP
part
CP
OFDM symbol n-1
Content is
different in each
OFDM symbol
CP
part
CP
OFDM symbol n
OFDM symbol is periodic!
Cyclic prefix does not provoque
phase shift
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
222
223. Time windowing
1 SC-FDMA symbol, including Cyclic Prefix, CP
1 SC-FDMA symbol, including Cyclic Prefix, CP
Cyclic
prefix
OFDM
Symbol Cyclic
Part equal prefix
to CP
OFDM
Symbol
Part equal
to CP
Continuous phase shift
Difference in phase shift
Phase shift between SC-FDMA
symbols will cause side lobes
in spectrum display!
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
223
224. Time windowing
Tx time window creates
some kind of clipping in
symbol transitions
Tx Time window
Tx Time window
Cyclic
prefix
OFDM
Symbol Cyclic
Part equal prefix
to CP
OFDM
Symbol
Part equal
to CP
Continuous phase shift
Difference in phase shift
Tx time window can be used
to shape the Tx spectrum in
a more steep way, but ….
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
224
225. Time windowing
Tx time window creates
some kind of clipping in
symbol transitions
Tx Time window
Tx Time window
Cyclic
prefix
OFDM
Symbol Cyclic
Part equal prefix
to CP
OFDM
Symbol
Part equal
to CP
Continuous phase shift
Difference in phase shift
Tx time window will create
a higher Error Vector Magnitude!
Here the Tx time window of 5µsec causes
Some mismatch between the 2 EVM
Measurements of the first SC-FDMA symbol
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
225
226. EVM vs. subcarrier
Nominal subcarriers
Each subcarrier
Modulated with
e.g. QPSK
f
f0
f1
f2
f3
Error vector
....
Error vector
Note: simplified figure: in reality you
compare the waveforms due to SC-FDMA
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
226
Integration of all
Error Vectors to
Display EVM curve
228. EVM Equalizer Spectrum Flatness
The EVM equalizer spectrum flatness is defined as the variation in dB of the equalizer coefficients
generated by the EVM measurement process.
The EVM equalizer spectrum flatness requirement does not limit the correction applied to the signal
in the EVM measurement process but for the EVM result to be valid,
the equalizer correction that was applied must meet the
EVM equalizer spectral flatness minimum requirements.
Nominal subcarriers
Amplitude Equalizer
coefficients
f
f0
f1
Integration of all
amplitude equalizer
coefficients to display
spectral flatness curve
f2
f3
Subcarriers before
equalization
1
| A( EC ( f )) |2
12 * N RB 12* N RB
P( f ) 10 * log
| A( EC ( f ) |2
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
228
229. Spectrum flatness calculation
1-tap equalization =
Interpreting the frequency
Selectivity as scalar factor
Equalizer tries to
set same power level for
all subcarriers
A(f)
1
| A( EC ( f )) |2
12 * N RB 12* N RB
P( f ) 10 * log
| A( EC ( f ) |2
1-tap equalization =
Calculating scalar to
amplify or attenuate
f
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
229
233. Occupied Bandwidth - OBW
Occupied bandwidth is defined
as the bandwidth containing 99 %
of the total integrated mean power
of the transmitted spectrum
99% of mean power
Channel Bandwidth [MHz]
Transmission Bandwidth Configuration [RB]
Channel edge
Resource block
Channel edge
Transmission
Bandwidth [RB]
Active Resource Blocks
DC carrier (downlink only)
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
233
234. Impact on SEM limit definition
Limits depend
on channel
bandwidth
Spectrum emission limit (dBm)/ Channel bandwidth
ΔfOOB
(MHz)
3.0
M
Hz
5
M
Hz
10
M
Hz
15
M
Hz
20
M
Hz
Measurement
bandwidth
0-1
-10
-13
-15
-18
-20
-21
30 kHz
1-2.5
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
1 MHz
2.5-5
Limits vary
dependent on offset
from assigned BW
1.4
MH
z
-25
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
1 MHz
-25
-13
-13
-13
-13
1 MHz
-25
-13
-13
-13
1 MHz
-25
-13
-13
1 MHz
-25
-13
1 MHz
-25
1 MHz
5-6
6-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
234
238. RX Measurements – general setup
AWGN
Blockers
Adjacent channels
Receive Sensitivity Tests
User
definable
DL
assignment
Table
(TTI based)
Specifies DL scheduling
parameters like
RB allocation
Modulation, etc.
for every TTI (1ms)
Transmit data
according to
table on PDSCH
Use both
Rx Antennas
+
Receive feedback
on PUSCH
or PUCCH
ACK/NACK/DTX
Counting
requirements in terms of throughput (BLER) instead of BER
November 2012 | LTE Introduction |
238