The Role of E-band and V-band Backhaul Technologies in HetNets Webinar, April 30, 2013 Gerardo Chavez, Regional Sales Director Caribbean and Latin America
Aug 15, 2015
The Role of E-band and V-band Backhaul Technologies in HetNets
Webinar, April 30, 2013
Gerardo Chavez,
Regional Sales Director Caribbean and Latin America
Evolving to a Macrocell, Microcell Layered Access Network
• Due to the exploding growth in data mobile the mobile network
architecture is evolving from a single layer access network to a multiple
layer access network
o The macrocells provide the capacity and coverage
o The small cells provide the high capacity hotspots
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Source: Heterogeneous Networks –Capacity Issues and Alternate Solutions Zhongrong Liu, Head of Radio Networks Strategy, Deutsche Telekom IWPC Heterogeneous Networks Workshop, March 2010
Backhaul is One of the Key Challenges for HetNets
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Millimeter Waves for Macrocell and Microcell Backhaul
• The 70/80 GHz E-band is optimized for last mile, zero-footprint macrocell backhaul
• The 57-66 GHz band is optimized for microcell backhaul
• Capacity
o Optimized for high capacity, short range backhaul links
o Large allocated spectrum and channels allows Gigabit-per-second (and above)
solutions
• Relieve the spectrum bottleneck
o “Virgin” spectrum relieves the spectrum availability bottleneck of exhausted
“traditional” spectrum particularly in urban deployments
• Size
o All-outdoor, zero-footprint, low power consuming solutions
• Cost
o Low cost solutions are achievable
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Zero-Footprint Macrocells Backhaul Requirements
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Form factor “Low profile”, all-outdoor, zero-footprint
Installation Plug and Play - quick and easy, wall or pole mount
Minimal cabling
Capacity Scalable to high capacity – supporting today's capacity and
scalable to provide the required capacity for the future microcells
underlay
3G / 4G ready - packet based
Topologies P-t-P, ring, mesh to provide resiliency and flexibly deployment
Power consumption Low power consumption
Frequency planning &
acquisition
Easy and fast for quick deployment and
site changes
Cost Low cost
E-band - Introduction
• 10GHz of spectrum: 71-76GHz and 81-86GHz
• Requires Line of Sight
• Large spectrum Gigabit throughputs
• Uncongested
• Pencil-beams (beam-width < 1˚): o Good spectral reuse and minimum interference from neighboring links o Secure (hard to detect and intercept)
• Lightly licensed
o Protection against interference o Quick and simple registration o Inexpensive
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E-band: <1
5.8GHz: >10
70/80 GHz Optimized for Last Mile, Zero-Footprint Macrocell Backhaul • Spectrum characteristics allow all-silicon integrated design
o Very Low Cost All-Outdoor Products
o Small, all-outdoor, zero-footprint form factor
o Small, high-gain antennas
o Low power consumption utilizing standard PoE
o Effective range of up to 3 km with high
availability (depending on rain zone)
• Additional advantages
o Relives the “traditional” spectrum availability bottleneck
o High Capacity, scalable Gigabit-per-second (and above) solutions
o Simple, quick and cheaper frequency planning and acquisition
o “Pencil beams” – reduced risk of interference and high spectrum reuse
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Small Cell Backhaul Requirements
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Form factor “Invisible” - all-outdoor, zero-footprint
Installation Flexible deployment in street-level level
environment and furniture
Seamless installation with the small cell
Zero cabling – small cell integrated (optional)
Capacity Scalable to high capacity – allows daisy-chain of the
microcells
4G ready - packet based
Topologies P-t-P, ring, mesh to provide resiliency and flexibly
deployment
Power consumption Very low power consumption
Frequency planning & acquisition Easy and fast for quick deployment and
site changes
Cost Very low cost
Enabling Small Cell Deployment with V-band (60 GHz) Backhaul
• 57-66 GHz, millimeter-wave technology enables small cells wireless
backhaul solutions which are:
o “Invisible” in sized and weight
o Plug & play; easy and quick installation and
commissioning … yet flexible and scalable for
different types of use cases and scenarios today,
tomorrow and the future
o Low power consumption (PoE)
o Ultra low cost
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Siklu
E-band and V-band for the Small Cell Backhaul
• E-band:
o Last mile macro-cell backhaul
o Small cell aggregation to macro-cell offload
• V-band - Wide and healthy small cell “backbone” complemented
• Simple installation and
commissioning procedures are
key to large scale deployments
of small cell backhaul QUICKLY
and on BUDGET
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Fiber Backbone
60GHz LOS
70/80 GHz LOS
NLOS
Small Cell
Macro-cell Roof Top Hub
Small Cell Street Level
Hub
To Conclude …
• Mobile networks are evolving to a multi-layered access network to cope with the exploding
demand for data-intensive services
• The backhaul is one of the key challenges to overcome to enable the evolution to multi-
layered access mobile networks
• Millimeter-wave backhaul will play an important role in answering the backhaul challenge
o The 71-76 / 81-86 GHz E-band is optimized for last mile, zero-footprint macrocell
backhaul
o The 57-64 GHz spectrum is optimized for microcell backhaul
• Millimeter-wave backhaul solutions provide dominant advantages in:
o Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
o Scalability
o Form-factor and size
o Environmentally friendliness
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Siklu at a Glance
• Siklu redefines wireless backhaul by optimizing every aspect of millimeter-wave system design to enable service providers to boost network capacity and performance, while dramatically reducing equipment and operational costs
• Siklu builds high capacity gigabit wireless backhaul solutions that support next generation 4G/LTE and the heterogeneous networks of the future, ranging from macro-base station through pico cell connectivity
• Siklu’s EtherHaul™ Highlights: o Operates in the licensed, uncongested and
inexpensive 71-76/81-86 GHz E-band spectrum as well as the non-licensed 57-66 GHz spectrum
o Provide Gigabit-per-second capacity to meet the growing needs of new data services
o Plug & Play - Out of the Box and into your SON network
o Revolutionary all-silicon-based design results in the industry’s lowest TCO
o Green design – extremely low power consumption, small form factor, easy installation
o Perfect wireless backhaul solution for mobile operators, business service providers and enterprises
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Siklu – The #1 Millimeter-wave Company
• Same technology platform and system architecture for all models: o Same HW design and building blocks o Same SW
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Optimized for: TDD FDD
LTE ready, mobile backhaul EH-1200T EH-1200F
Small Cell Backhaul EH-600T
Carrier-class, best-value EH-1200TL
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