delivering integrated hetnets: small cell forum’s expanded mission

Delivering integrated HetNetsSmall Cell Forum’s expanded mission

We continue to drive market understanding and growth

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Future market growth indications are strong – reinforced by positive silicon shipments

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Network evolution isaccelerating


Industry is moving towards an integrated HetNet

• Small cells and HetNet critical for densification

• C-RAN, DAS, and all flavors of Wi-Fi, all part an industry-wide transition

• Macro becoming smarter


CARRIER REQUIREMENTS DEMAND AN EXPANDED REMIT

Virtualization of small cells

Smarter Wi-Fi integration – LAA & Wi-Fi calling

Smarter SON

Small cells and M2M

Integration of small cells into 5G standards evolution

HetNet interoperability

Our mission is to drive the wide-scale adoption of small cells and accelerate

the delivery of integrated HetNets

In order to ensure our role in this journey is clear – we have evolved our mission statement

• Expanded remit reflected in current focus on virtualization of small cell layer

• Carriers need to understand how small cell roadmap aligns with centralizing and virtualizing macro RAN

Enabling future network transformations


DRAN PDCP Split MAC MAC/PHY Split PHY CPRI

Our virtualization analysis investigates benefits versus costs of different split options

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Lower MAC

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Centralization Benefits

RF Benefits

Transport Costs



• MAC/PHY well aligned with current small cell multi-vendor FAPI – Functional Application Platform Interface

• PDCP split also has potential, as some benefits are available with no transport cost increase

• Standardization of a transportable interface for the chosen split will establish a scalable ecosystem with interchangeability of remote and centralized parts from different suppliers – requires the development of a IP network transportable version of FAPI, or nFAPI

Release 5.1: Key findings

Announcement: Release identifies a clear opportunity to support an accelerated industry transition to virtualized small cells with a virtualized FAPI (nFAPI) based on a MAC/PHY split.

Virtualization Foundations – SCF Release 5.1


Release Program


scf.io

What’s next: Release Program


Driving the wide-scale adoption of small cells and accelerating the delivery of integrated HetNets

Major HetNet release

Be part of the journey


We are a carrier-led organization. Our operator

members feed us their requirements and we respond.

OPERATORS

We do this for you


In summary:

Our next major release - Release 6 : HetNet

Our future work plan covers activities in virtualization, unlicensed and HetNet

Cemented our leadership role on HetNet in our Mission Statement

Identified a clear opportunity for virtualized MAC/PHY with nFAPI

delivering integrated hetnets: small cell forum’s expanded mission

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