2. Application Coverage
@
SMS
10 Mbps
1 Mbps
0.1 Mbps
>10 Mbps
PERFORMANCE DRIVES LOYALTY
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Source: Ericsson Consumer Lab “Global network performance study 2013”
3. Mobile Networks in Enterprise
› Bring your own device
– Security: private devices
connected via Internet
› Workforce
– Mobility: access company’s
information from anywhere via
Internet
› Partners/Suppliers
– Share: partners accessing
company’s information via Internet
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Mobile
Broadband
Internet available
everywhere
Cloud
Centralized services
delivery
4. 1
2
3
Indoor solutions
do not meet future
demand
Today’s solutions are
built mainly for
coverage and voice
Lack of
deployment
flexibility
Not cost efficient to
cover majority of
building sizes
Limited scalability
Costly to add
capacity, frequency
and new technology
e.g. LTE, MIMO
Number of buildings
The Indoor Challenge
Building size
?
Outside-in
Pico
No optimum solution
DAS
Source: Ericsson. Illustrative picture
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5. Macro base station
Architecture
Antenna
Radio Unit
RF (3GPP)
Digital Unit, Baseband
CPRI
Packet
Backhaul
Feeder
RF power and Band
defined by Radio Unit (RU)
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Fiber
Capacity defined by
Digital Unit (DU), Baseband
6. Antenna Integrated Radio
architecture
Antenna
and Radio Unit
Digital Unit,
Baseband
CPRI
Packet
Backhaul
Fiber
RBS architecture optimized
for high power RF performance
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7. Radio Dot System
Architecture
Radio
and Power
CPRI
Packet
Backhaul
CAT 5/6/7 Cable
New architecture optimized
for low power indoor configurations
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Fiber
8. Comparing Complexity
Radio Dot System
…
Typical Coax Based DAS
Radio Dots (RD or Dots)
…
Active Power Amplifier –
Not a Radio Unit
Passive Antenna
Indoor Radio Unit (IRU)
Baseband/
Radio
Digital Unit (DU)
Interim - Passive Interface Module
Fiber cable
LAN cable (CAT5/6/7)
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Feeder cable
9. Hitting the Sweet Spot
Medium to Large Buildings
Subtending nearby RBS
DU and IRU centrally co-located
with star configuration to Radio
Dots
DU baseband resources shared
with nearby rooftop RBS or wall
mount mRBS
Common configuration for single
tenant enterprise buildings
Enables advanced LTE
coordination between outdoor
and indoor coverage
Large to Very Large Buildings
DU centrally located in the
building
IRU distributed to floor or building
segment level
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Campus or Large Venues
Multiple installations cover multiple
buildings or a large venue (university,
enterprise campus, stadium)
Centralized DU baseband can be
shared among facilities, supporting
expansions over time
DU
IRU
Dot
Fiber cable
LAN cable (CAT5/6/7)
10. 100% Network Integrated
› 3G and LTE outdoor and indoor
networks evolve and grow in lockstep
› Common processes and tools drive
operational efficiencies
› Network optimization benefits accrue
to users wherever they are
LTE Combined Cell
High Order Modulation
3G soft handover
VoLTE and
HD voice
FUNCTIONAL PARITY AND SYNCHRONIZED
EVOLUTION ACROSS RADIO PORTFOLIO
Interference
management
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Carrier Aggregation
11. Connecting
the Dots
Elegant, ultra compact
and high capacity indoor
small cell
Quick and easy
deployment
100% integrated with
existing radio network
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