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Explosive Traffic Growth Beyond Imagination

Global Mobile Data Monthly Traffic

30.6
EB

Source: Cisco, Feb. 2016

3.7EB

More traffic-intense services

Ultra HD Video
Internet of Things
VR and AR

and even more to come on

the horizon
0.24EB

2010

2015
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Ultra HD Video Consumes Much More Bandwidth

Standard Definition (240P/360P)
1 Mbps

High Definition (480P/720P)

2.5-4Mbps

Full High Definition (1080P)

4-6 Mbps

Ultra High Definition (4K)

>25 Mbps

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Virtual Reality Is Becoming Reality

VR and AR bring new immersive experience

The market (equipment/content) is growing rapidly
Display and interaction are the key challenges

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Connect Everything & Communicate With Everything

Consumer Electronics
Connected Cars

By 2018, 6 billion connected things will be

requesting support.

By 2018, 20% of all business content will be

authored by machines.

Security and Surveillance

Smart Metering & Smart Grid

By 2018, 50% of the fastest-growing

companies will have fewer employees than
instances of smart machines.

By 2020, smart agents will facilitate 40% of

mobile interactions, and the post-app era
will begin to dominate.
Source: Gartner, 2016

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Characters of Pre5G Network to 2020

Peak Data Rate

> 1Gbps

Enhanced Mobile
Broadband

Video/Voice Experience

MOS> 4.0, V-QoE>90

4G

Pre5G FDD

5G in 2020

IoT Connections

> 100,000

Network Architecture

5G Ready

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Diversified and
Massive Connection

Critical and Ultra

Reliable Mission

ZTE Pre5G Solution - the Road to 2020

Architecture
Cloudization

Experience

Connection

Massive IoT

HD Voice&Video

Capacity
Giga+ MBB

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ZTE Pre5G FDD Solution

I. Capacity - Giga+ MBB

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Comprehensive Technologies for Giga+ MBB

2CC

3CC

5CC

As much frequency
as we obtained

2*2 MIMO
4*4 MIMO
8*8 MIMO
Massive MIMO

DL: 64QAM
UL: 16QAM

5 Carrier Aggregation + 2*2MIMO + 256QAM

= 1Gbps
3 Carrier Aggregation + 4*4MIMO + 256QAM
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32CC

256QAM
64QAM

Massive CA, Capacity Accelerate to xGbps

More frequency resources available, not yet been fully utilized:

FDD C1

FDD C2

CA

FDD: 700MHz, 800MHz, 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 2.1GHz, 2.6GHz and 1.5GHz(SDL)

TDD: 1.7GHz, 2.3GHz, 2.5/2.6GHz, 3.5GHz
Unlicensed: 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz

FDD C1

Massive
Carrier Aggregation

FDD C2

Licensed

TDD C1

FDD/
TDD
CA

Unlicensed

LAA
Up to 32 Carriers Aggregation

xGbps

Massive
CA

ZTE Intelligent CA combination is allowed UE to choose the optimal PCC dynamically.

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LAA&LWA, Throughput Acceleration By Unlicensed Resource

LAA (Non-Standalone CA-based candidate solutions)
Licensed
LTE

Primary
Carrier

DL peak rate
improvement

Unlicensed Carriers
DL only

DL-only
Secondary
Carrier

3~10X

3X

Based on R13

to EPC
LAA
Aggregation in
MAC layer

20MHz LTE +
2*20M Unlicensed

20MHz LTE +
n*20M Unlicensed

Qcell Plus

LWA Solution Network Architecture

UE

Uu

eNB

EPC

wifi
LTE

Licensed Carrier #1
Licensed Carrier #N
Unlicensed Carrier #1

WLAN
STA

Wi-Fi

WLAN
AP

Internet

Aggregated
Data Pie

Unlicensed Carrier #N

Qcell Plus

Unlicensed LTE

Multi mode &

multi frequency:
L1.8+U2.1+

LAA(5.8G)+ WiFi
Target on Indoor Hotspot

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LWA
Aggregation in
PDCP layer

BBU

P-Bridge

1X
20MHz LTE

Qcell Plus based LAA & LWA

256QAM Improving Spectrum Efficiency

256QAM Availability
@50% Neighbor cell load

20%
10%
<5%
SINR>18dB(MCS>20)

30%

Peak Throughput
Improvement

SINR>20dB(MCS>23)

SINR>22dB(MCS>25)

UE Requirement
R12 UE

Application Scenario

64QAM

256QAM

Hotspot and indoor

Good channel condition with high SINR

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Full Dimension MIMO, Capacity Boosting in Various Scenarios

Based on LTE-A Pro, support legacy UE

FDD

Full Dimension: Horizontal and vertical freedom

FD(3D)-MIMO

TDD Massive MIMO:

Adaptive beamforming
High order space multiplexing
3D MIMO

Legacy UE compatible,
100% 4G UE penetration

Elevation beamforming, realize dynamic user tracing

Narrow beam, reduce interference, improved SINR

Capacity Improvement
Max Gain
Ave Gain

700%
600%
500%
400%
300%
200%

6X

100%
0%

4*4 MIMO

Massive MIMO
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MWC Award
On the MWC2016 the Pre5G Massive
MIMO from ZTE was rewarded with the
highest honor by GSMA
Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
Outstanding overall Mobile
Technology-The CTOs Choice 2016

ZTE Pre5G Solution

II. Experience HD Voice/Video

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Pre5G Brings Premium Experience

V-QoE > 90

MOS > 4.0

User

Network

Cell

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Cloud CA - Higher Throughput , Better User Experience

Cloud CA
FDD High band

Intra-Site CA

FDD Low band

Cloud CA(Centralized)

Cloud CA(Distributed)

IP
Network

IP
Network

EPC

EPC

Switch

IBP2000
XC

S1

S1

XC

Latency: <= 0.2ms Bandwidth: 10Gbps

S1 /X2

S1 /X2

Latency: <= 4ms Bandwidth: 150Mbps

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Switch

Latency Reduction for Better Experience

Fast Uplink Access
Reducing user plane latency for the scheduled UL transmission and
getting a more resource efficient solution with protocol and signaling
enhancements.
TTI Shortening and Reduced Processing Time
Reduced TTI time from 14 OFDM symbol(1ms) to 1~7 OFDM symbol

Traditional LTE TTI 14 OFDM symbols

E2E latency < 10ms

Higher Data Throughput

Target : 1 to 7 OFDM symbols

Better User Experience

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New Latency-critical Services

eVoLTE - Brings Enhanced and Evolved VoLTE Performance

Better User Experience

E2E
Convenient
OAM

More Subscriptions

Fewer Sites

+1.15%

Smooth

Evolution

Better Performance
98.85%

3.21s

Traditional

+11%

4.01

3.61

MOS

Users

- 20% Sites

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- 0.54%
0.54%

eVoLTE

+ 50%

3.17s

Call Setup Success Rate Call Setup Delay

Enhanced KPI

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- 1%

100%

0%

Call Drop Rate

25% Improved

EVS Enhanced Voice Service

Quality

AMR
4.7512.2kbps

AMR
1995

AMRWB

EVS

2002

2014

AMR

AMR-WB
6.623.85kbps
EVS
5.9128kbps

Call qualities determine user experiences

Ensuring voice quality with new VoLTE
deployments.
EVS addresses all networks-mobile VoIP
with QoS, best effort VoIP, CS.
AMR-WB

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EVS

eVideo- Big Video Era is Coming

Video Business
Training period

Video Business
Maturity

Video Business
Outbreak

Super video Era

Year 2020~

Year 2016~2020

Year 2005~2015

We are here now!

Year 1995~2005

Big Content

Big Network

Big Data

Big Ecology

Core value of Big Video

Bearing of Big Video

Enhancement of Big Video

Extend of Big Video

High-definition video

Cable network upgrade

Video service experience

Content Provider

Polymerized content

Wireless Network Upgrade

Video Business Operations

Video providers

Personalized Demand

Fixed Mobile Convergence

Video operations

Network provider

Internet-based business

Cloud-based Business

Data Operations

The terminal provider

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V-QoE - Evaluation Criteria of Video Quality

Initial
Waiting &
Time

Average
Download &
Rate

Stalling and
Recovery
Time

Video Perception Evaluation by ZTE vMAX

Automatic Quality
Assessment

Network Planning &

Optimization

End to End Technical

Solution

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V-QoE >90 by End to End eVideo Solution

M3
M2

Access
Layer

UE

Aggregation
Layer

MCE

IP Core
Layer

Optimizing the access

ring and convergence
ring
SDN architecture
evolution

DPI optimizing the

video business
TCP optimizing
SDN architecture
evolution

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CP
BM-SC

Core

Bearer

MML

SGi-mb/SGmb

M1

MBMS-GW

RAN
HetNet and Small Cell
Interference
Cancelling
Scheduling and TCP
optimization

Zh

Sm

eNodeB

HSS

MME

CDN

Video gateway
functional optimization
Edge distributed
deployed

ZTE Pre5G Solution

III. Connections Massive IoT

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Machine Type Communication

MTC / MMC (Massive Machine Communication) / M2M (Machine to Machine)
Abundant Applications
i-Healthy

Various Requirements

Smart Grid
Huge
Quantity

i-Industry

i-Agriculture

Smart Home Smart Logistic

Broad
Distribution

Small Data
Low Mobility

Low
Latency

Optimization of
Macro Network

High
Reliability

M2M Gateway +Macro

Network

Low
Cost

M2M Gateway +App

Layer +Macro Network

High Energy
Efficiency

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Flexible Networking

Multi-Hop,
Mesh Network

MTC - Key Features

Anytime Anywhere Anything
can connect with other

Goal
M2M Devices &
Module

Reduce

Lower
cost

H-FDD

the system maximum peak rate

half-duplex

Reduce

the maximum bandwidth supported by

Reduce

the downlink transmission modes

terminal

Core Network

Lager

Coverage

HARQ
TTI

retransmission/Repetition

bundling

Power

Boosting

M2M Applications &

Contents Server
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NB-IoT to Connect Everything

Characteristics
Broad coverage
Massive Number of devices

Lowest possible cost

Enhanced power efficiency

Low throughput
Low mobility

Scenarios
Smart homes

Environment

Agritech

Wearable
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Smart Logistics

Smart cities

D2D Makes the Communication More Direct

Device to Device Communication
Local Social Network

In Coverage
D2D

Location Based
Promotion

Relay

Out of Coverage
D2D

Emergency
Communication

Spectrum Efficiency Improvement

Better User Experience
More applicable scenarios

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V2X Makes the World Safer and More Efficient

Security
V2V/V2P/V2I

Monitoring and Control System

Efficiency
V2I/V2V/V2P

V2I

V2V

Vehicle
Immanent
System

Entertainment
V2I/V2V

V2P

50-100ms
Data packageex. 40bytes
Coverage <300m
Anti-collisionaccident alarming, etc.
Latency

500ms
Data package ex. 300 bytes
Coverage1000m - everywhere
Navigation traffic light , etc.
Latency

1-10s
Data package ex. 1Mbps+
Coverage everywhere
Public info serviceroad situation
Latency

IEEE802.11p
D2D

Public Mobile Network

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LTE

LTE-PS, Enabling LTE Public Safety Services

Leverage the vast LTE ecosystem for

Key Features

robust public safety Communications

Crime &Terrorism

Fire

Medical Services

Natural Disaster

System Features
Proximity services (ProSE)
Group call on LTE enablers
(GCSE_LTE)
IoPS
MCPTT
Instant Communication
Push-To-Talk
Rapid Deployment
High Security
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ZTE

ZTE Pre5G Solution

IV. Architecture - Cloudization

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A 5G-Oriented Architecture
Cloud Core
Central Unit
High Layer
Control Plane Resource
Pool Coordinated
NGFI

Centralized
BBU
Distributed
BBU

L1/L2/L3
Layer

Low Layer
Processing

L1/L2/L3 Distributed
Unit
Layer

5G

RRU

2G/3G/4G

2G/3G/4G
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ZTE Cloud RAN

Introduce Virtualization to RAN

Common Hardware Platform
Multiple NEs share hardware resources
Powerful in scalability, flexibility

Core

Virtualized Network Functions

Decouples hardware from software
More convenient software deployment

O&M

Telecom-Level Reliability
Supports backup at multiple layers
Multiple backup modes:1+1, N+1, and
Pool

Controller

Flexible Service Provisioning

Different services on the same network
Various applications can be quickly
deployed

BBU

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Elastic for Multi Access Technologies and Massive Connection

Ethernet Switch
CPU
Pool

Storage
Pool

Accelerator Pool
2G/3G/4G/IoT
IQ Switch

Centralized processing pool for control

plane of all access modes
The accelerator support GSM, 3G, LTE,
and IoT.
Software-defined and can be upgraded
by software downloading
Smooth evolution to 5G

2G 3G 4G IoT
Multimode RAT (Radio Slicing)

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MEC Capability and Open API for Various Service Deployment

Agile deployment of
various services

vBBU

VR/AR

Caching

Location

MEC

3rd Party API

Virtual Software Layer

Hardware Infrastructure
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ZTE Cloud RAN Next Generation Radio Access Network

Video

IOT Location VR

OTT

Various Services
2G/3G

LTE FDD

LTE TDD

WiFi

5G

Versatile Connections
Virtual Platform

ZTE Cloud RAN Architecture

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ZTE FDD Pre5G Deployment Vision

FDD Pre5G
Enhanced
Capacity
Premium
Experience

2016 and Before

2018
Massive
CA

256QAM
FDD/TDD
Convergence

LAA/LWA

eVoLTE
Cloud
Radio

Massive
Connection
Cloud
RAN

2017

eVideo

UDN

EVS

Neat Cell
Cloud CA

vEMS

eMTC

vBBU

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Reduced
Latency

Dual
Connectivity

NB-IoT

vCN

FDD MM

V2X
D2D

vController

PS-LTE

Summary

Architecture

Cloudization
Virtualization & Open

ZTE Pre5G, the Future Starts FromConnection

Here
Experience

HD Voice/HD Video
Cloud Coordination

Thanks
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NB-IoT/LTE-M
D2D/V2X
Public Safety

Capacity

Giga+ MBB
3D-MIMO/UDN