determining the optimum way to deploy small cells within the network
DESCRIPTION
-How have small cells evolved from early femtocell deployments? -How can macro cells be effectively divided into small cells? -How many small cells are needed to match the capacity of the micro? -Topology: where should small cells be placed? -Overcoming municipalities queries of ‘ugly equipment’ -Do residential femtocells make sense? -What do operators need to be mindful of when planning future small cell deployments?TRANSCRIPT
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MIKE SCHABEL
Nov. 14th, 2012
DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM WAY TO DEPLOY SMALL CELLS WITHIN THE NETWORK
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SMALL CELLS THE EVOLVING STORY
Femto Small Cells HetNet
Home Office Public
Private indoor Public indoor Public outdoor
Churn Market share TCO
Coverage Capacity Services
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METRO CELLS CHANGING THE OPERATIONAL MODEL
MACRO RESIDENTIAL METRO / ENTERPRISE
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VOLUME OF CELL SITES NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
3x-10x the number of sites
LOCATION OF CELL SITES BACKHAUL ACCESS
Variety - site selection & access More diversity
SMALL CELLS WRITING A NEW PLAYBOOK
DEPLOYMENT & OPERATIONS
INTEGRATION
PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
REGULATION
Need to Educate
&
Expanding group of players
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VOLUME OF CELL SITES NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
3x-10x the number of sites
LOCATION OF CELL SITES BACKHAUL ACCESS
DEPLOYMENT & OPERATIONS
INTEGRATION
PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
REGULATION
Need to Educate
&
SMALL CELLS WRITING A NEW PLAYBOOK
Variety - site selection & access More diversity Expanding group of players
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Site Selection:
• Stop guessing
• Maximize offload
• Maximize capacity
Site Access:
• Land grab (time?)
• Wi-Fi
• Multi-host
• Lease costs
• Co-locate
LOCATION OF CELL SITES
It’s no longer all about RF
positioning.
RF
Interference
Mitigation
Site + Power
+ Backhaul
Availability
Footfall
RF
INTERFERENCE
MITIGATION
SITE + POWER
+ BACKHAUL
AVAILABILITY
FOOTFALL
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BACKHAUL BIT RATE LATENCY DOWN
GPON/XGPON via OLT 10 Gbps 0.2 / 0.3 ms
VDSL 25-100 Mbps 2.5 ms + backhaul
Leased Ethernet/Fibre 10 Gbps ~25msec
Hybrid Fibre Coax 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps ~30msec
Pt to Pt 802.11 Up to 200 Mbps <3ms
Pt to Pt Up to 10 Gbps <50µsec
Pt to Pt Microwave 800 Mbps <50µsec
Stacked XGPON to BBU 10 Gbps 0.15 ms
overlay on PON ~WDM-PON 10 Gbps 0.15 ms
G.Fast 100-500 Mbps 0.5-1 ms +
backhaul
• Flexibility
• Scalability
• Simplicity
• Low-cost
BACKHAUL AVAILABLE OPTIONS
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Small Cell Deployment
completed in 2017
Wireline Op.
Builds & Ops
MNO
Leases
MNO Builds
& Ops
PARTNER ECOSYSTEM AND ECONOMICS
Mobile
operator
Backhaul
provider
Site
owner
Leasing &
brokering co.
Installation &
maintenance
End-user “The Four P’s”
• Poles
• People
• Power
• Ports
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IMPROVED BROADBAND
COVERAGE TO CITIZENS
GREEN - REDUCES
POWER CONSUMPTION
BLENDS IN WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT
SAFE – NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT THAN Wi-Fi
• Improved in-building coverage
• Improved network capacity
• Eliminates dead-zones
• Lower transmit power required
• Reduce macro power
• Greater signal strength at lower UE power
• 70% less power than macro cells
• Smaller footprint
• Lower UE power consumption
• More aesthetic then macro towers
• Unobtrusive – “blends in”
• Installed in discreet locations
INDUSTRY REQUIRES: 1) DEFINED GUIDELINES, 2) FAST TRACK PERMITTING, 3) TRADE ASSOCIATION PROMOTION
REGULATION COMMUNITY BUY-IN
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