Massive MIMO

Boosting network
throughput

Ali Cheema
Ericsson AB
2018-March
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Drivers for Massive MIMO

Coverage Capacity
At high frequency (mmWave) Improve SINR, Multi user MIMO

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Massive MIMO: Functionality

— Cell Shaping — Single-User MIMO — Multi-User MIMO

— Define cell shape to fit UE — Sharp beam follows UE — Multiple UEs reuse same
distribution — Higher SINR increases data rate frequency-time resources
— Benefit irrespective of load — Capacity gain in high load
and when channel is suitable

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Antenna Terminology

One dual-polarized antenna element consisting of two antenna

elements

One Subarray of dual-polarized antenna elements

An antenna array of subarrays

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Advanced antenna system

— TRXs integrated in the antenna array

sub-array
— One PA per sub-array
— Baseband controls each sub-array
— Adaptable & flexible weighting
— Full dimension beamforming PA
— ‘User’ and ‘Cell’ specific beamforming in

Sub-array weights
PA

Baseband
horizontal and vertical domain

Increased opportunities to
adapt the weights

Baseband Active array antenna Adaptable

horizontally &
vertically
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Antenna configurations
and positioning
Arrays of Subarrays

Subarray +15°
The subarray determines the angular coverage
area
+60°
— Beam width is inversely proportional to
-60°
antenna size

-15°

Array of subarrays
An array of subarrays has more narrow UE +15°
specific beams but same angular coverage area
as each of the subarrays +60°
-60°

-15°
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Arrays of Subarrays

+15°
More subarrays +15°

(TRX’s) will not -60° +60° -60° +60°

always give higher

capacity -15° -15°

Choose array size +30° +30°

based on the UE
angular distribution Unused
-60°
-60° +60° +60° beam
directions

-30°
-30°

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Elevation Beam width
Dense Urban High rise environment

64T/64R
Vertical angular coverage 30°

Large angular
spread of users in
vertical domain
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Elevation Beam width
Dense Urban High rise environment

64T/64R
Vertical angular coverage 30°

Large angular
spread of users in
vertical domain
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Elevation Beam width
Suburban flat environment
Large unused
potential in vertical
domain
64T/64R
Vertical angular coverage 30°
Small angular
spread of users in
vertical domain

Not using the full potential of vertical beam steering

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Elevation Beam width
Suburban flat environment

64T/64R
Vertical angular coverage 30°
Down tilting: 15° Small angular
spread of users in
vertical domain

Down tilting does not increase gain

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Elevation Beam width
Suburban flat environment
Large unused
64T/64R potential in vertical
domain
Cell shape: Macro (HPBW: H = 65°, V= 10°)

Small angular
spread of users in
vertical domain

Macro cell shape is not utilizing the full potential of 64T64R

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Elevation Beam width
Suburban flat environment
64T/64R
Vertical angular coverage 30°
Down tilting: 30°

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Capacity simulations
TDD Massive MIMO
Comparison of 2 -> 64 TRX TDD
Asian Scenario High-rise ISD=200
— Asian Scenario High-rise Relative capacity gain
10x
— ISD 200 m
— Antenna height ~40-75m
— 80% indoor 8x
— 20% outdoor @ 3km/h ISD = 200
— Non-full-buffer traffic: 6x
FTP model 1

4x
— Large gain going from
8 -> 16 -> 32 -> 64 TRX
2x

Baseline

2TRX* 4TRX* 8TRX* 16TRX 32TRX 64TRX

*SU-MIMO
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Antenna configuration
Product positioning
V= 30° Short ISD 200-500m
High rise buildings

64T64R

V= 15°

32T32R

V= 8°
16T16R

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Comparison of 2 -> 64 TRX TDD
Urban Macro (ISD=500m)
— 3GPP UMA 500 Relative capacity gain
10x
— ISD 500 m
— Antenna height 25m
— 80% indoor 8x
— 20% outdoor @ 3km/h ISD = 500
— Non-full-buffer traffic: 6x
FTP model 1

4x
— Small gain going from
16 -> 32 -> 64 TRX
2x

Baseline

2TRX* 4TRX* 8TRX* 16TRX 32TRX 64TRX

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Antenna configuration
Product positioning
V= 30°

64T64R

V= 15° Mid ISD 500-1000m

Mid rise buildings

32T32R

V= 8°
16T16R

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Comparison of 2 -> 64 TRX TDD
Suburban Macro (ISD=1000m)
— 3D Modified Suburban Relative capacity gain
Macro 10x

— ISD 1000 m
— Antenna height 25m 8x
— 80% indoor
ISD = 1000
— 20% outdoor @ 3km/h 6x
— Non-full-buffer traffic:
FTP model 1
4x
— No gain going from
16 -> 32 -> 64 TRX 2x

Baseline

2TRX* 4TRX* 8TRX* 16TRX 32TRX 64TRX

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Antenna configuration
Product positioning
V= 30°

64T64R

V= 15°

32T32R

Large ISD >1000m

V= 8° Flat buildings

16T16R

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Antenna configuration
Product positioning
V= 30° Short ISD ~200-500m
High rise buildings

64T64R

V= 15° Mid ISD ~500-1000m

Mid rise buildings
32T32R

Large ISD >1000m

V= 8° Flat buildings

16T16R

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