Fronthaul solutions - 2016 Wireless fronthaul applications Technology & solutions Roadmap & value proposition Fronthaul use cases Annex: market trends Leading Fronthaul Technologies
Leading fronthaul solutions Recognized best-in-class fronthaul signal processing
Wireless fronthaul applications Facilitate outdoor network densification Improve indoor coverage & capacity Wireless fronthaul link Wireless fronthaul link Indoor DAS Remote sectors hooked to existing macro sites Ready for CoMP, eicic and V-RAN Cost-effective, quick and easy to install In-building extension of macro network Remote sectors + passive indoor antennas Cost-effective, quick & easy to install 3
Evolution of network topology Source: The HetNet Bible 2014-2020 Fronthaul Outdoor densification & Indoor coverage Backhaul 4
Market data points small cells & remote sectors Throughput of Mobile Data Traffic by Access Network Type 30% of traffic Source: The HetNet Bible 2014-2020 Outdoor network densification Indoor coverage & capacity Small cells backhaul AND/OR Remote sectors fronthaul 5
For outdoor densification and in-building coverage Wireless fronthaul Macro RRUs BBU CPRI CPRI For Feeding a DAS Micro RRUs 6
Technology and solutions 7
FrontLink 58 wireless fronthaul @ 7.5 Gbps Sector 3 Sector 2 RRU RRU BBU 3 CPRI 5.8GHz frequency band 3 CPRI RRU Sector 1 Tri-sectors Example S1: LTE 2600 S2: LTE 2600 S3: LTE 2600 Line of sight, up to 1.6 km Up to 7.5 Gbps - 3x LR3 RRU RRURRU 8kg per module, -48V or 220V 30x30cm integrated antenna 60x60cm external antenna Tri-bands Example B1: LTE 2600 B2: LTE 1800 B3: LTE 800 8
FrontLink 58 unrivaled spectral efficiency EBlink outperforms the industry by a factor of 20z 2.5 Gbps CPRI in 500Mhz Industry 2.5 1 LTE CPRI 1 x 2.5 Gbps BBU RRU Limited to 1 sector 1 band 3 LTE CPRI 7.5 3 x 2.5 Gbps RRU RRU 7.5 Gbps In 70 MHz BBU BBU BBU RRU Up to 3 sectors or 3 bands 9
Wireless fronthaul vs. fiber : similar performance Source: Orange France Fiber-based Fronthaul Wireless Fronthaul Fiber-based Fronthaul Wireless Fronthaul Network accessibility Network retainability Fiber-based Fronthaul Wireless Fronthaul On commercial network Network mobility 10
Wireless fronthaul vs. fiber : similar performance Source: Orange France Fiber-based Fronthaul Wireless Fronthaul RTT ping 32 bytes Network integrity RTT ping 1400 bytes On commercial network 11
Easy to install, configure and monitor 2-hour installation Remote monitoring Simple antenna alignment Multiple supervision options Not impacted by weather conditions Low power consumption 12
Fronthaul use cases 13
Fronthaul for network densification & optimization Remote macro & small sectors / Risk-free transition to local C-RAN 14
Offloading capacity from macro sites Macro sectors Wireless Fronthaul Small sector Small sector Small sector 15
Traditional architecture for indoor coverage 16
Cost-effective alternative for SME indoor coverage No technical room needed 17
Example of indoor coverage project with fronthaul Wireless fronthaul Macro site Remote sector with indoor antenna distribution 18
Example of indoor coverage project with fronthaul 19
Remote sector Macro site Remote sector Stadium parking lot Remote sector 20
Macro site Remote sector Coverage solution for hotels 21
Train station Remote sector Macro site Remote sector for indoor traffic congestion 22
Site sharing Remote sector BBU location 23
Daisy chaining and extended coverage 1 Macro site 2 24
Remote sector Macro site / DAS Remote sector Remote sector Campus wireless extension to DAS 25
Site integration with electric car charging station BBU Remote sectors Remote sector BBU 26
A solution for events & temporary usage Concerts/festivals Special events Post-disaster recovery Remote sector Remote sector strategically located Balanced traffic between remote sector and CoW Cell on wheel located at a distance Optimized coverage 27
Avoid 3G/4G repeaters Repeater Amp idas BH No supervision Not 4G optimized Unreliable Drains capacity of donor cell BH Existing Macro Site Existing Macro Site FrontLink Adding a 4 th sector RRU idas Better supervision Improved stability 4G ready Increased capacity Easier frequency planning Improved performance 28
EBlink roadmap & strategic drivers 29
Roadmap based on strong core patents Fronthaul optimization techniques applicable to any media: > fiber, wireless, copper Applicable to a range of frequency bands > 30Gbps wireless fronthaul Sub system integration through technology partnerships 30
Optical connectors Recognized fronthaul signal processing expertise CPRI Front-end I/Q Vendor Specific Fast C&M CPRI optimisation Pass through Radio WFM EBlink s CPRI processing Different processing for IQ and control data Focus on end-to-end performance and spectrum efficiency IOT with RAN vendors EBlink independent analysis fronthaul expertise and tolls Operators platforms or in RAN vendors labs Field validation and end-to-end performance Validated with operators on commercial network 31
Open platform 5.8GHz Legacy CPRI CPRI on Ethernet Next Gen. CPRI IN/OUT FPGA IN/OUT Wireless Domain 23GHz 60GHz 80GHz OBSAI Fiber Domain Radio over Fiber Core fronthaul processing platform - open architecture 32
EBlink in the ecosystem EBlink Tech Everywhere Today Tomorrow Today s wireless Fronthaul by EBlink Remote Accesses Core Network Cloud-RAN Baseband Unit Core Mutiplexer Edge Mutiplexer Fiber Fronthaul Backhaul Fronthaul 33
EBlink s fronthaul target roadmap 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018 Evolution FL58 Features ++ Cost -- FL230 Wireless fronthaul 23 GHz Long distance FL800 Wireless fronthaul 80 GHz High capacity From digital board => Multi Chip Module Wide integration capabilities Multi-media, multi- service 34
Engaged in Next Generation Fronthaul and 5G Fronthaul evolution Protocol options CPRI over Ethernet I/Q over Ethernet Native Ethernet Legacy CPRI support Radio over Fiber (ROF) Architecture Options All Fronthaul (FH) All Backhaul (BH) Hybrid FH / BH Functional split options Network layer (L3) MAC & RLC (L2) PHY (L1) Radis EBlink active in H2020 projects and 5G standardization 35
Application to fiber fronthaul Implementing EBlink s fronthaul signal processing algorithm for mix digital/analog fronthaul RoF Fiber Digital transport Optical connectors CPRI Front-end I/Q Vendor Specific Fast C&M CPRI optimisation Pass through Optical conversion Optical connectors Fiber Hybrid digital/analog transport Already demonstrated to leading operators Bandwidth efficiency driving cost-effective solution for fronthaul transport Endorsed through industry white papers 36
Annex: V-RAN & 5G market trends 37
Mobile networks evolution & drivers 38
Towards vran & 5G From distribution RRU Mobile core Backhaul (fiber / wireless) BBU Carrier aggregation CoMP, vran LTE A / 5G / SDN NFV Mobile core SDN/NFV Fronthaul (fiber / wireless) RRU Fronthaul & SDN/NFV to centralization 39
vran impact on backhaul / transport network Fronthaul throughputs and latency create dilemma: Upgrading the transport network or changing the fronthaul protocol/standard Options on the table not mutually exclusive: Dedicated WDM network to transport CPRI Next generation interface (CPRI evolution / functional split ) Radio over Ethernet (CPRI encapsulation) Radio over Fiber (RoF) 40
Towards a hybrid transport network Fiber Wireless vran SDN/NFV Fiber Fiber Wireless Digital + Analog Fiber + Wireless 0111011010 1011010001 + + 41
Optical transceiver market growth Source: LightCounting Nov. 2014 Mobile fronthaul market > 15x mobile backhaul market 42
Mobile fronthaul market size Source: The HetNet Bible 2014-2020 Market growing by 40% each year (2014-2020) 43
Fiber and wireless : the right chemistry for fronthaul Combining fiber and wireless is key to successful mobile fronthaul implementation. Thanks to Infinera and EBlink, we have been able to show the integration of mobile fronthaul with Orange RAN vendors and demonstrate E2E performance. Optical fronthaul Wireless fronthaul Philippe Chanclou Team Manager Orange Labs 44
Split optical fronthaul / wireless fronthaul Source: Lightwave & Nokia webinar : accelerating centralized RAN deployment with optical fronthaul 3 May 2016 45
Coverage & capacity as a service Technology Solution Outdoor densification In-building coverage Design Build Targeted area (outdoor or indoor) Radio planning Site negotiation / acquisition Site survey /conception Site preparation and installation Integration with macro network Radio optimization QoE measurements Project management Operate Manage Network monitoring Fault management Performance management Configuration management Change management 46
Leading fronthaul solutions Recognized best-in-class fronthaul signal processing
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