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Qualcomm — Qualcomm and Light Reading 5G mmWave Webinar (June 2016)
28 slides from Qualcomm's conference presentation, Jun 22, 2016
Slide 1: The Promise of 5G mmWave – How Do We Make It Mobile?
The Promise of 5G mmWave – How Do We Make It Mobile? June 22, 2016 Sponsored by Qualcomm
Slide 2: Today's Presenters
Today’s Presenters Gabriel Brown Ozge Koymen Matt Branda Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading Principal Engineer, Qualcomm Director, Technical Research, Qualcomm Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Technologies, Inc.
Slide 3: Agenda
Agenda • Background to mmWave in 5G – Heavy Reading • Mobilizing MmWave – Qualcomm • A Unified 5G New Radio (NR) – Qualcomm • Q&A Session
Slide 4: IMT-2020 Performance Targets
IMT-2020 Performance Targets Relative to IMT Advanced (4G) Relative to Major Use Case Categories Hybrid SON to combine distributed optimization (from eNB vendors) with centralized control and management (from specialists) Source: ITU Recommendation ITU-R M.2083-0, September 2015
Slide 5: MmWave Bands (>24 GHz)
MmWave Bands (>24 GHz) <6GHz Bands cmWave Bands mmWave Bands 24-27 28 32-33 40 60 70 90 300 MHz 3GHz 30 GHz λ = 1m λ = 100 mm λ = 10 mm Massive MIMO Large amount of Wider channels WRC-19 to possible at spectrum above (up to 1GHz) harmonize shorter λ 24 GHz 3G ------- 5 MHz (+CA) 4G ------- 20 MHz (+
Slide 6: Enabling Mobile MmWave
Enabling Mobile MmWave Better Understanding of MmWave Miniaturization • Academic research & corporate R&D driving • Highly complex antenna processing functions a rethink of mmWave applications embedded in silicon • Previously limited to point-to-point short- • Can be integrated into battery-powered
Slide 7: Operator MmWave Field Tests & Trials
Operator MmWave Field Tests & Trials AT&T (U.S.) DOCOMO (Japan) • Trials at 15 GHz & 28 GHz • Trials at multiple frequencies • Test beds at multiple U.S. locations • Indoor, outdoor & mobile • Initial focus on fixed access • • Results published in Trials to Inform DOCOMO Technical Journal 3GPP Stand
Slide 8: Making mmWave a reality for 5G enhanced mobile broadband
Making mmWave a reality for 5G enhanced mobile broadband With adaptive beamforming and beam tracking
Slide 9: The large bandwidth opportunity for mmWave
The large bandwidth opportunity for mmWave The next frontier of mobile broadband for extreme throughput and capacity 5G proposed 6GHz 24GHz 100GHz 4G 5G mmWave (e.g. 24.25-27.5 GHz, 27.5-29.5 GHz) Multi-Gbps data rates Much more capacity Flexible deployments With large bandwidths (100s of MHz) With
Slide 10: Realizing the mmWave opportunity for mobile broadband
Realizing the mmWave opportunity for mobile broadband The challenges in • Robustness due to high path loss and susceptibility to blockage mobilizing mmWave • Device cost/power and RF challenges at mmWave frequencies mmWave sub6Ghz Smart beamforming Tight interworking Optimized mmWave and beam tracki
Slide 11: Mobilizing mmWave requires a new system design
Mobilizing mmWave requires a new system design Direction antennas with adaptable beamforming and beam tracking Massive MIMO with 3D beamforming NLOS operation Tight integration with sub-6 GHz Seamless Mobility Intelligent beam search Tight integration with Coordinated scheduling for and tracking alg
Slide 12: Directional beamforming improves mmWave coverage and reduces interference
Directional beamforming improves mmWave coverage and reduces interference ~150m line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) coverage possible in dense urban outdoor deployment 28GHz: Outdoor-to-Outdoor Path Loss & Coverage * Manhattan 3D map, Results from ray-tracing 12
Slide 13: Qualcomm Research 5G mmWave prototype system
Qualcomm Research 5G mmWave prototype system TDD synchronous system operating in the 28 GHz band mmWave User Equipment (UE) mmWave Base Station (eNB) Four selectable sub-arrays, each a phased 128 antenna elements1 with 16 controllable array with 4 controllable RF channels RF channels; design to supp
Slide 14: 5G mmWave prototype system GUI
5G mmWave prototype system GUI Showcasing adaptive beamforming and beam tracking techniques UE intelligently selects the best sub-array on which to receive and transmit Selected sub-array uses beam-tracking and beam- steering to track the associated beam from eNB Demonstrates robust mobile broadband
Slide 15: Demonstrating LOS and NLOS coverage
Demonstrating LOS and NLOS coverage In diverse locations and with device mobility NLOS coverage Indoor mobility and Outdoor through reflection eNB handover mobility 15
Slide 16: Performing extensive channel measurements & simulations
Performing extensive channel measurements & simulations Across mmWave Across deployment Across different frequencies scenarios materials From 22 GHz to 67 GHz, Outdoor – both high and low density; Different foliage/trees, including comparisons with Indoor – e.g. venue, residential; various construct
Slide 17: Outdoor mmWave propagation measurements
Outdoor mmWave propagation measurements Channel response from Key mmWave Transmitter omni-directional antennas observations made (Example measurement) • Additional reflections at 7x10-5 LOS mmWave band provide Direction 6 2.9 GHz alternative paths when LOS Received Signal (V) 5 is blocked 4 Receiver
Slide 18: Spherical Scan measurements
Spherical Scan measurements Indoor Office Diversity in elevation Diversity in Azimuth Numerous resolvable paths in elevation Significant path diversity in azimuth → Ability to withstand blockage events Outdoor Reflection Diffraction Foliage obstructed diffracted path → Energy spread across wide azim
Slide 19: Measuring effect of hand blocking and the role of diversity
Measuring effect of hand blocking and the role of diversity No Hand Y Both corner Phi antennas are X operating Theta Z With Hand Hand Blockage 19
Slide 20: Making mmWave a reality for mobile
Making mmWave a reality for mobile Qualcomm is driving 5G mmWave 60 GHz chipset commercial Developing robust 5G mmWave today for mobile devices for extreme mobile broadband 0.705 inch 0.28 inch Qualcomm® VIVE™ 802.11ad technology Qualcomm Research 28 GHz end-to-end prototype system with a 32-antenna
Slide 21: Flexible deployments with 5G mmWave
Flexible deployments with 5G mmWave Integrated access and backhaul simplifies deployment of small cells mmWave backhaul mmWave access Fully flexible resource allocation between access and backhaul 21
Slide 22: 5G mmWave is part of a unified, more capable 5G New Radio (NR)
5G mmWave is part of a unified, more capable 5G New Radio (NR) Unified design across all spectrum types/bands
Slide 23: Our 5G vision: a unifying connectivity fabric
Our 5G vision: a unifying connectivity fabric Enhanced Mission-critical Massive Internet mobile broadband services of Things • Multi-Gbps data rates • Uniformity • Ultra-low latency • High availability • Low cost • Deep coverage • Extreme capacity • Deep awareness • High reliability • Strong securit
Slide 24: 5G NR: A unified air interface for the next decade+
5G NR: A unified air interface for the next decade+ OFDM adapted to an extreme variation of requirements Optimized OFDM-based A common, flexible Advanced wireless waveforms framework technologies With scalable numerology and To efficiently multiplex services Such as massive MIMO, robust TTI, plus op
Slide 25: A unified 5G design for all spectrum types/bands
A unified 5G design for all spectrum types/bands Addressing a wide range of use cases and deployment scenarios Licensed Spectrum Shared Licensed Spectrum Unlicensed Spectrum Cleared spectrum Complementary licensing Multiple technologies EXCLUSIVE USE SHARED EXCLUSIVE USE SHARED USE Below 1 GHz: long
Slide 26: Qualcomm, leading the world to 5G
Qualcomm, leading the world to 5G Driving 5G from standardization to commercialization Qualcomm 5G activities Designing 5G, e.g. OFDM-based unified air interface Contributing to 3GPP, e.g. massive MIMO simulations, new LDPC code designs Delivering advanced prototypes, e.g. 5G mmWave demo at MWC’16 P
Slide 27: Thank you
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Slide 28: Q&A
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