Simply Better W ireless.

Proposals for LTE Operation

In Unlicensed Spectrum
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Dave Wright
Advanced Technologist
Ruckus Wireless

Wi~Fi
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has seen unprecedented succes.s

Simple integration - over 10 Billion Wi-Fi enabled devices

Widespread adoption across virtually every market segment

Massive scale with .-v$140B/year economic impact in US

LTE is jumping into 5 GHz spectrum

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LTE-U, LAA-LTE, LWA

Fair sharing is the future

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F'a ir Access is critical to protecting

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Listen before talk (LBT) is not supported in pre-standard LTE-U proposals

CSAT is an optional best effort technique
LBT must be mandatory to ensure fair sharing for L E-' &_A
~ Wi -Fi community will lobby for LBT as part of 3GPP standard
LWA utilizes 802.11 CSMIA/CA for medium access

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LTE-U and LAA-LTE

What are they?
Require a licensed band 'anchor'
,. Unlicensed for opportunistic data boost
linked to Small Cell architectures
Initially downlink only, uplink to follow
LTEU w/o LBT, CSATtype access (prestandard)
, LAA w LBT (Rei 13 proposed standard)
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What are the expected benefits?

,, Native Integration to Mobile Core
, Improvements in user experience
,. No additional spectrum cost

LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum using 802.11

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Based on PDCP splitting/combining capabilities in LTE

eNB and UE modem
eNB and AP enhanced to support "X2-like" interface
fo r bot h control and data plane forwarding
AP also provides Unlicensed Environment info rmat ion
to eNB as t raffic balancing metric
AP encapsulates LTE PDCP datagrams in 802.11 MAC
f rames for t ransmission over t he air
Wi-Fi coexistence via 802.ll(CSMA/CA?)
3GPP Release 13 Study Item

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UE Supporting:
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Connectivity
PDCP
Aggregation

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Duty Cycle

LTE
E-UTRA
802.11

None

Downlink
(S,DL)

LTE-U
Capable eNB

Rei 13 Downlink
Future +Uplink

LAA

3.5 GIHz?

3GPP
{Rei 13 SI)

Capable eNB.

5 GHz
2.4 GHz*

3GPP
{Rei 13 SI)

Downlink
and Uplink

Wi-Fi AP
with LWA

(e.9. CSAT)

5 GHz
3.5 GIHz?

LBT

5 GHz

(specifics TBO)

802.11
(CSMA-CA?)

Common

arac eri ties

A Licensed Spectrum 'iAnchor''

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at the RAN! stan,d ard EPC interlaces
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.laMHJirl Series of liai,sons
between IEEE and 3GPP on
LAA-LTE
3GPP Approves LWA
Study 1em (Release 13/

Jan: 1 s1 3GPP Workshop

on LTE in Un licensed

)~C:,~t~un'::l 3GPP Workshop

FCC opens LTE -

on L TE in Unlicensed

~]F. ffi>p Approves LAA

St udy Item ~:Release 13 .~
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Nov: Initi al L TE in Unlicensed

Spectrum Proposal

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IJ/LA.A Public

lice or Filings

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approve LAA Work Item
Jun: 3GPP

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GPP Expected t o
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finalize Release 13 (wi th LAA

and LWA)

LWA

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Dec: LTE -U Forum

11t1e:..iairc Vand ors and

Operators plan L TE-U Trials

announced

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Spectrum Sharing highly favored by regulatory agencies

Sharing regimes can provide:,

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Access Flexibility: e.g. 3.5 GHz Incumbent, priority, and general authorized

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Frequency Flexibility: e.g. Priority access to 10 MHz paired in various areas

Time Flexibility: e.g. Long-term, short-term, or on-demand

Sharing regimes require careful coordination

3.5 GHz is a high priority for shared access, dense deployments

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Biog series at www.theruckusroom.net

Recent Webinars:
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Dan Rabinovitsj with Qualcomm

http://www. fiercewi re less .corn/offer/apri I?sou rce=I isti ng

Dave Wright with Cablelabs

http://www. wbal'l1iance. com/events/webi nars/ruckus-wi reless-andwlba-webi nar-2/
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