Wireless Fronthaul Technology as a key component of 5G-PPP Walner SAINT-AUBIN 5G-PPP workshop 2014- Paris June 17th 2014 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 5G-GPP workshop EBlink at a glance Pioneering Wireless Fronthaul since 2005 • Focus on Fronthaul solution for faster and easier mobile networks deployment • Offices in Paris , France and Silicon Valley, US • 1st generation deployed with tier 1 in Europe, Africa, etc. • 2nd generation (wireless CPRI), field-proven solution and demonstrated radio KPIs similar to fiber RRH • Industry leading spectral efficiency EBlink leading Wireless Fronthaul Fiber & wireless Wireless Fronthaul is required For C-RAN success 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 5G-GPP workshop 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 EBlink 5G-PPP positioning • Radio network architecture and technologies P4: 5G New Spectrum and mm-Wave Air Interface for Access, Backhaul and Fronthaul • P4: Objective To research and design mm-wave air interface, its key technology components , and system architecture as an integral component of 5G, enabling Superior user experience of UHD/3D TV, immersive and cloud –based services on future generation mobile devices Flexible and dynamic utilization of wide bands of contiguous spectrum in mmWave region to support economically viable access, backhaul and front haul solutions for ultra-dense deployment • Examples of Fronthaul requirements to reach P4 objective Very high speed data connectivity (10-100x data-rate ) mmWave frequency bands High spectral efficiency 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 5G-GPP workshop 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 EBlink 5G-PPP positioning • Radio network architecture and technologies P7: Backhaul and Fronthaul Integration • P7: Objective This project focuses on the analysis and design of heterogeneous backhaul and fronthaul technologies for 5G and their joint optimization with the access, aiming at an energyefficient, scalable, highly modular, flexible, reconfigurable and with reduced cost 5G design • Examples of Fronthaul requirements to reach P7 objective Ultra low latency Fronthaul for Cloud-based network architectures (Multi-RAT, Multi antenna) Fronthaul design for very dense small cell deployments Reduce energy consumption 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 5G-GPP workshop 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 How C-RAN can be connected to various RRHs Wireless Fronthaul will be complementary to fiber for the very last miles 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 5G-GPP workshop 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 FrontLink™ solution overview WFM WFM RRH RRH Antenna BBU Antenna 3 CPRI links over the air interface on a single wireless link RRH Antenna Low latency enabled by EBlink’s Wireless Fronthaul FrontLink™ 58 Product Digital Interfaces RF Interface • • • • • • • Supports up to 3 RRHs on a single link Multi-techno access: UMTS and LTE Transparent to RAN frequency band Line Of Sight (LOS) Link range : up to 400m (depend local regulation Bandwidth : 5725-5875MHz Capacity : Up to 3x20 LTE carrier 2x2 MIMO and up to 3x(4x5MHz) UMTS Using Wireless Fronthaul for C-RAN Centralized BB processing High speed fronthaul (fibre) Wireless Fronthaul benefits Complementary to fiber for the very last miles Faster and easier deployment High spectral efficiency Greater flexibility Lower TCO 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved High speed Wireless fronthaul C-RAN benefits Improvement of DL CoMP, latency, CA, eICIC, O&M, etc. Lower OPEX/CAPEX Energy saving Simplify Upgrade and maintenance 5G-GPP workshop 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 EBlink’s FrontLink ™ solution FL58 microwave • Commercially available FL58 microwave Wireless Fronthaul link 2,4576 Gbps, 4,9152 Gbps, 7,3728 Gbps in Less than 70 MHz BW 12’’ / 30 cm Future mm-wave mm-wave Wireless Fronthaul link >10 Gbps 6’’/ 15 cm 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 5G-GPP workshop 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 Thank you 2014 - EBlink and affiliates - all rights reserved 2014- Paris May 17th 2014 5G-GPP workshop