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Market conditions
Mobile data is growing at an exponential speed Mobile data in US & Europe expected to grow at a CAGR of 55% & 42% respectively Mobile data revenues expected to grow at a rate of 18% Mobile broadband connections will reach 1 billion by 2012 segmented between 3G & 4G technologies Highlights 1. Annual IP traffic will exceed a zettabyte in 4 years by 2012 (10 21 ) 2. Internet video (Youtube, DVD sharing ,IPTV) account for 30% of IP traffic 3. Video communication and 07/18/13 Tinniam V Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com 2 dynamic video will increase the

The explosion of mobile data

In the last 2 years 1 billion new mobile subscriptions added 2 billion wireless devices sold Device range from Mobile phones, Smartphones, Netbooks, PDAs, Wireless dongles and Tablets Currently there are 3.5 billion subscribers worldwide 3G accounts for 350 million with 30 million added every quarter LTE forecast to reach 32.6 million by 2013

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The rise and rise of data

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Growth in data traffic

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The birth of LTE

To handle the growth in mobile data traffic a feasibility study on the UTRA & UTRAN Long Term Evolution was started in December 2004. The objective was "to develop a framework for the evolution of the 3GPP radio-access technology towards a high-data-rate, low-latency and packetoptimized radio-access technology In 3GPP Rel 8 the specifications of the EPS (Evolved Packet Core) which consisted of the E-UTRAN (Enhanced UMTS Terrestial Radio Access Network) and EPC (Evolved Packet Core) was created.

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Elements of the LTE System

LTE encompasses the evolution of Radio access through E-UTRAN (eNodeB) Non-radio aspects under the term System Architecture Evolution (SAE) Entire system composed of LTE & SAE is called Evolved Packet System (EPS) At a high level a LTE network is composed of 1. Access network comprised of E-UTRAN 2. Core Network called Evolved Packet Core (EPC)

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LTE Network Elements

UE User Equipment used to connect to the EPS (Evolved Packet System). This is an LTE capable UE The LTE network is comprised of a) Access Network b) Core Network

Access network
ENB (eNodeB) The evolved RAN consists of single node, the eNodeB that interfaces with UE. The eNodeB hosts the PHY,MAC, RLC & RRC layers. It handles radio resource management & scheduling.

Core Network (Evolved Packet Core-EPC)

MME (Mobility Management Entity) Performs paging, chooses the SGW during UE attach S-GW (Serving Gateway) routes & and forwards user data packets 07/18/13 Tinniam V Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com 8 P-GW (Packet Gateway) provides connectivity between the

LTE Network Elements

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LTE Network Elements

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LTE Technologies
LTE uses OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) for lower latency and better spectral efficiency Uses MIMO (Mulitple In Multiple Out) LTE uses several transmit & receive paths reducing interference with increase in spectral efficiency and throughput. Flatter architecture Fewer Network elements in the LTE Evolved Packet Core(EPC). This results in lower latency because of lesser number of hops as compared to 3G. Absence of RNC like Network Element(NE).

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Operator strategies for LTE deployment

Voice & SMS are the main source of revenue for the telecom companies. LTE strategy should be one of the following 1. 2. 3. 4. Data only services on LTE Data only services on LTE with 2G 3G voice Data service on LTE and IMS based VOIP (VoLTE) Voice and data service on LTE (VoLGA)

The above 3 strategies are not alternatives but a path for evolution 1. Data only option targeted to customers with LTE dongles, netbooks, air cards etc 2. Voice will remain a major revenue generator for CSP. LTE for data an 2G3G network for voice calls. Operators will need to implement a CS-Fallback option (3GPP 23.272) to support voice on 2G-3G networks. The call will fall back to GSM-UMTS network for voice 3. Voice and data service on LTE uses the IMS for voice services and LTE for data. This is based on an all IP network. On Feb 15,2010 the One Voice was adopted by GSMA as the Voice over LTE (VoLTE). This is an end-to-end LTE ecosystem. 07/18/13 Tinniam V Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com 12

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2.5G GPRS Network Elements

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LTE Network Elements

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LTE & 3G Network Elements

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3.99G (4G) LT E
Upto 100 Mbps

2009+

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LTE

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The evolution of mobile technology

Year 1. 1999 Standards 3GPP Rel 99 Technological evolution GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS based (2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G) Minor upgrades to UMTS, radio interface HSDPA , IMS architecture (3.5G) Higher speeds HSPA+,PoC, Voice & Video over VOIP EPS (E-UTRAN/LTE) (3.99G/4G) Enhancement to EPS

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LTE Development Timeline

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Technological Evolution

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Evolutionary path for LTE

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Forecasted market share of various technologies

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LTE benefits

LTE provides download speeds of 100 Mbps downlink and 50Mbps uplink Reduced latency ( <10 ms ) for better user experience LTE has a better spectral efficiency (can squeeze more data) Lower cost per bit (flatter architecture) LTE base station cost is 1/5th of HSPA cost Backwards compatible o Works with GSM/EDGE/UMTS o Utilizes existing 2G, 3G and new spectrum Reduced CAPEX/OPEX via simple architecture In short LTE provides high throughput, low latency , better spectral efficiency and lower costper-bit. 07/18/13 Tinniam V QoE Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com 24 LTE provides for better (Quality of

LTE- Faster, Simpler & Cheaper

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LTE Benefits

1/3 rd of OpEx is Technical Operations. LTE by virtue of the fact that is a simpler network reduces this cost Operators will upgrade their legacy SONET/ATM based transport to Ethernet/IP based LTE/SAE packet core between 2010 - 2015 07/18/13 Tinniam V Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com 26

LTE Benefits

1. Superior QoE (Quality of Experience) 2. Improved Performance (faster throughput, lower latency 3. Better ROI

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LTE Services
Based on the features of LTE newer an richer services can be provided 1. Video services (high throughput) 2. Low Latency (Gaming) 3. Real time video conferencing (high quality) 4. M2M services

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LTE devices
Several considerations need to taken for LTE devices - Multi-mode (LTE,3G,2G,HSPA etc) - Multi-band (700 Mhz, 800 Mhz,900 Mhz) - Dual stack (IPv4/IPv6). Migration to LTE implies a transition to IPv6. Greater number of devices will be connected all the time. IPv4 exhaustion is a possibility. There is a need for dual stack (IPv4/IPv6) devices

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The future of LTE

The LTE networks for future will consist of many eNodeBs, femto cells and Home eNBs. This will be complex network that will have to monitored and controlled. 3GPP TR 36.902 addresses the issue of Self Optimizing/Self Organizing Network (SON). SONs comprises of 3 key aspects 1. Self configuring 2. Self optimizing 3. Self healing 4. LTE- Advanced based on 3GPP Release 10

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LTE Deployments worldwide

Commercial deployments will happen between 2010 - 2010 US, Europe, Japan are already mature 3G markets. LTE is a natural evolution in these markets Plans for LTE deployments are afoot in the following nations 1.Japan - KDDI, Softbank, NTT Docomo 2.USA - AT&T, Verizon & Telus 3.Australia - Telstra & Optus 4.Europe T-Mobile, Vodafone, Telefonica & FTOrange Clearwire is planning for LTE deployments India is to rollout 3G in the beginning of 2011. LTE may take a few years to enter India and will be 31 07/18/13 Tinniam V Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com based on the demands on the 3G network

LTE versus its competitors

The biggest rival of LTE in the 4G race is WiMAX (Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access) WiMAX is based of the IEEE 802.16e standard and promises high speed data access WiMAX may be popular in some niche areas However the LTE has a better evolution path as compared to WiMAX. LTE can co-exist with GSM,WCDMA,HSPA networks and provides a smooth ungrade LTA will improve the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) as compared to HSPA. LTE offers better through, reduced 07/18/13 32 latency and improved Tinniam spectral V Ganesh - http://gigadom.wordpress.com

Players in the LTE field

Access
eNodeB, Microcells, Picocells, Femtocells Huawei, Interphase, Airvana, Fujitsu, Motorola, ALU, Trillium

Enhanced Packet Core (EPC)

Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Huawei, Motorola, Trillium

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