Comba iCell Solution

WABU 2015

Contents
About Us
iCell Background
iCell Introduction
iCell Case Study

Development History
- No1 shipment of LTE Small Cells in China
- Small Cell deployed in Romania & Pakistan
- Supplies solutions for World Cup Brazil and Sochi
Winter Games

2014

- Released LTE Small Cell Solution

- Deploys first High Speed Railway Solutions

- Launch of Small Cell Solutions

- Revenues grew 17% to $667m+ in FY 2
- Recognized No.1 TMA vendor by ABI Re

2012
2010

- Approved Supplier status in Vodafone

2008
CALA office opened in Brazil
- Launched worlds 1st 3G MCPA for AWS band

2006

2004

- Europe office opened in Sweden

- Listed on the HKSE board (2342.HK)

2003

Small Cell(iCell) Application20 Provinces Commercial Usage

80% Provinces Application
24+ Months Failure-free Operation
No1 shipment Small Cell in China
200K+ Small Cells, 37 Gateways
shipment
Pakistan: Small Cell & Gateway
deployment
Romania: iCell System deployment
Commercial Application
Trial

China
Pakistan

Romania

Interoperability

Interoperability with Mainstream EPC & UE

Interoperability with Multiple Backhaul

Interoperability with 2G/3G network

Interoperability with Synchronization

4G

System

CS
FB

2G/3
G

Contents
About Us
iCell Background
iCell Introduction
iCell Case Study

Challenges and Solutions

User
Demands

Rollout
Operatio
n

High Speed
& Ubiquitous access

Cost effective
in-building solution

High effi cient

management system

Improve user
experience
Increase data rate
Increase spectrum
efficiency

Especially indoor
users
Ubiquitous Coverage
High Speed Access
Easy Site Acquisition
Fast Rollout
End to end
monitoring and
management

Target: Small to Medium

Scenarios

Small

Going from home to enterprise

or public spaces.
A new approach for small to
medium situations, where no
cost-effective solution
Cell previously existed.

80%
5%
15%

m2
Small: <3000
Medium:
3000~4500
m2

m2

Floor Space of Commercial Building in US

Cost-effective Small to Medium inbuilding solution

Contents
About Us
iCell Background
iCell Introduction
iCell Case Study

iCell Solution Overview

Gateway
Security GW: Simplify
Network
Signalling GW: Resource
Saving
(Optional)
Office,
Business Hall

Campus,
Commercial
Buildings

iCell

IP
PON/PTN
/ Ethernet

E-iCell

IP-Based Backhaul
(PON/PTN/TV Cable/Satellite )

Firewal
l

Gatewa
y
NMS

NMS End to end

management

EPC

OSS

E-iCell for Medium Scenario

High
Speed
Access

Flexible
Backhaul

Coverage
Extension

PON
PTN
ADS
L
Etherne
t

Ethernet Cable, POE

Ubiquitous
Coverage

Coverage
Access
Speed

Fast
Rollout

$/m2

Network
Utilization

E2E
Managemen
t

E-iCell Architecture
E-iCell

iCell
Full function unit of eNB, Baseband + RF + Antenna
Supports 96 active users and 288 connection users

DP(Distributed Part)
Mini RRH integrated with dual polarized antenna for
MIMO 2T2R
Active device: RF power software controllable, POE
Multi mode selectable, TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE
Multi band selectable

iCell

Fiber
Cat5e
(POE)

DP

CP(Convergence Part)

CP

DP

DP

Port extender: extend 8 Ports

Software defined switch, converge, compress
PSE integrated
Daisy chain supported

Application
Cat5E roll out, easy site acquisition
High flexibility for small to medium scenarios

E-iCell: Ubiquitous coverage with high Performance

Low Output Power, Multiple Active
Nodes, Reducing II (Inter-modulation
Interference)
Active System

Passive System

Single Cable, Full Speed

MIMO
Passive
DAS MIMO

MIMO

No need to design/deploy 2 paths for

balanced output in passive DAS for MIMO high
data
access
RSRP

VS
Single high power

Multiple low

PA

power active radio

With passive

heads

Power of each node can be regenerated

antenna

Low

which brings evenly distributed signal

E-iCell: Fast Rollout

E-iCell
IT Network-like

P=13dBm

TX Power_DP1

13 dBm

Deployment
Connection Auto Detect
POE, Plug and Play

OK

Software Controlled RF TX Power

Traditional DAS

V
S

P1

Link Budget
Power Distribution
Passive Device Connection

P2

P1=A-B-???

P2=A--???

E-iCell: E2E Management

NMS

IP
Backhaul

Building #1
DP_1

DP_2

4F West Wing 1F Main Entrance

IP
Backhaul

DP_3

DP_4

iCell

3F

2F East Wing

4F East Wing

Full monitoring and Control:

Radiohead/Antenna Level
Cable eNB Backhaul
Ant/DP

Single entity management:

iCell acts asa management proxy for multiple

nodes
RAN end to end management:

Product Overview

E-iCell

iCell O&M

KPI Report

Gateway

Gateway O&M
Security

NMS

AAA O&M

Failure
Detect

Product Introduction-iCell
LTE iCell
SFP
(IP
Backhaul)

Ethernet
Extension Port to
DP x 4

SFP
Extension
Port to CP

Operating
Frequency
LTE Output Power
Supported Users
Extension Port
Mobility

Ethernet (IP
Backhaul)

Local
Managemen
t

Synchronization

2300MHz-2370MHz(TDD)
(Frequency/FDD mode can
be customized)
2 x 125mW MIMO
96 active users and 288
RRC users
4 x 1Gbps RJ45 Port to DP
1 x SFP Port to CP
Handover & reselection with
Macro Cell and other Small
Cells
1588v2
GPS/A-GPS
Interception synchronization
(Radio listen/ Sniffer)

Product Overview-DP
DP(Distributed Part)
Operating Frequency
2300
(Frequency & Mode can be
MHz~2370MHz(TDD)
customized)
LTE Bandwidth
5/10/15/20MHz
2 x125mW MIMO 2 x
LTE Output Power
2
Interface
2 x 1Gbps RJ45 Port
POE power supply

Ethernet Port to
Extension Small Cell
or CP

Reserved
Port for CA

Product Overview-CP

CP (Convergence Part)
SFP Port 1
Optical port
To Source Donor1
SFP Port 2
Optical port
To Source Donor2(CA or cell splitting)
SFP Port 3
Optical port
To Relay CP, Support up to 4 CP
Daisy Chain
SFP4
Reserved Port
LMT port
Local management port
ETH1~ETH8 8 x1 Gbps RJ45 Port To
Extension Ports
SFP Port to
SFP Port to
DP
Ethernet Extension
Source
Relay CP
Ports x 8 To CP
Donor

SFP Port to Signal

Donor2,
for CA
or Cell Splitting

Reserved

Local
Management

E-iCell for CoverageFiber

Cat5e(POE
)

Extend Coverage

CP1
ore
nd M
Exte 32 DP
o
Up t

Backhau
l To
ECP/GW

CP2
CP3
CP4

DP x 8

DP x 8

DP x 8

DP x 8

E-iCell for Capacity

1

CP1

Cell
Splitting

CP2

CP3

1
1

CP4

Cell1

Cell2

DP x 8

DP x 8

DP x 8

DP x 8

Contents
About Us
iCell Background
iCell Introduction
iCell Case Study

iCell Application Scenarios

Librar
y

Shopping
Mall

Super
Market

Hotel

Departme
nt

Case Study 1: Office Ubiquitous Coverage & High

Speed Access
Application
Scenario
Site Info:
Shopping Hall &
Office
Coverage : 2300 , 90 users(
average)
Features:
Multiple wall and barriers insides
Intensive building surrounding
High speed for 4G Smart Phone
demo

Solution
MIMO DAS is hard to deploy
1 * iCell + 3* DP ;

PoE + Wi-Fi footprint=Easy

Rollout
PTN
Backhaul
Ceiling
Mount

Wall Mount

Wall Mount

Ceiling Mount

Continue(Case 1)

TES
T
P1
P2
P3

RSRP coverage

Speed test
TDD-LTE
FTP
FTP
RSR
UL
DL
P
(Mbps (Mbps
)
)
-65 8.50 93.39
-87
4.2
56.5
-73 7.56 81.3

Range
[-140,110]
[-110,100]
[-100,90]
[-90,-80]
[-80,-70]
[-70,-60]
[-60,-40]

Interoperability with
PDF%
0.00%

Cell reselection
with macro cell
Macro
cell

Attempted time Successful rate

20

0.00%

100.00%

Cell handover with macro

Attempted time

9.14%
22.59%
32.82%
25.00%
10.46%

20

CSFB

Successful
rate
100%

Latency
0.047

Successful
rate
100.00%

4G->2G

1
2
3
4
5
Requir
ement

2G->4G

Call
established
latency(s)

Return to 4G

6.5
6.4
6.7
6.3
6.8

1.1
1
0.9
1.2
1.3

7.1
7.2
7.1
7.3
7.2

1.1
0.9
1.6
1.2
1.5

10s

10s

latency(s)

Call
Return to
Established 4G
latency(s) latency(s)

Case Study 2: Campus High Capacity

Requirement
Solution

Application Scenario

Site Info: Campus

Coverage : 6 floors,

1300 /floor
Features:
Wi-Fi interference
Multiple dorms
High capacity
requirement
6 floors with
denseusers

6 * iCell + 24* DP
Cell Spilling in each Floor
Design Throughput = 100 * 6 =600

Mbps

Rollout
Ceiling &
POE

Support Active User = 96 * 6 = 576

Backhau
GPON
l

Front haul
Cat5e

Continue(Case 2)
3F

2F

Ubiquitous indoor coverage with

high speed
Great performance:
Single Ethernet cable for LTE 2x2 MIMO
Ubiquitous coverage and high speed access, greatly improve capacity and

user experience
Cell reselection/handover, CSFB works well

Case Study 3: GovernmentOffice Site Acquisition

Solution

Application Scenario
Site Info: Government

Building
Coverage : 4 Floors *
700 @ 100 users
Features:
IBS construction is not
allowed
Multiple wall and
barriers
Poor 4G signal cause of
wall barriers
Weekend deploy only

1 iCell + 2CP + 10 DP
GPON backhaul
Cat5E, Wall/Ceiling mount, PoE power

Gateway Deployed
connecting between GPON
to EPC

supply
iCell
CP

DP

1F

2F
CP

1
DP

3F

1588V2
Synchronizatio
n

4F

CP1 deployed in
1F
CP2 deployed in
3F
(weak current
well)
Smart footprint DP
PoE Connection
Only

Continue(Case 3)
LTE RSRP and Throughput

1F

3F

Distance
to DP
Near
Middle

RSR
P
67.9
85.8
93.0

RSRQ SINR
-9.9

31.7

-9.9

27.9

RSS
I
38.0
55.7
62.8

FTP DL
(Mbps)

Distance
to DP

95.08

Near

93.75

Middle

RSR
P
72.9
88.4
96.3

Far
-9.9
23.5
85.25
Far
Easy landlord negotiation: Wi-Fi footprint devices (DP)

RSR
Q

SINR

RSSI

FTP UL
(Mbps)

-6.0

34.4

-46.8

7.9

-6.0

25.4

-62.0

7.8

-6.1

15.2

-70.0

7.7

Fast deployment: IT-like equipment (CP)

Quick Roll out: Cat5E and fiber deploy

Finished all the deployment within 2 days (Weekend ) with full MIMO LTE
indoor coverage

Savings Summary
Passive
Passive
components
components is
is
70-75%
70-75% less
less

Project
Project arrangement
arrangement
and
and design
design are
are 252530%
30% less
less
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi footprint
footprint Vs.
Vs. Radio
Radio equip
equip
Difference
Difference in
in site
site surveys,
surveys, site
site

2000M
2000M Cat5e
Cat5e Vs.
Vs. 4200M
4200M
RF
RF Cable+
Cable+ 70
70 Splitters
Splitters +
+

acquisition,
acquisition, landlord
landlord
negotiation,
negotiation, rollout
rollout time
time

55
55 Antenna
Antenna +
+ 65
65 Coupler
Coupler

Labor
Labor is
is 70-85%
70-85%
less
less
IT
IT Vs.
Vs. RF
RF
Cat5E
Cat5E Vs.
Vs. Coax
Coax

OPEX
OPEX Savings
Savings
Smaller
Smaller space
space
Energy
Energy saving
saving

Remote
Remote control
control &
& monitor
monitor
GUI
GUI &
& Web
Web based
based

maintenance
maintenance
End
End to
to end
end management
management

THANKS!

Appendix-Gateway Introduction(Security Gateway)

GPON
Aggregation
PTN
Cable TV

Satellite

-Routing-transfer
EPC
-Network aggregation
-IP Sec IKEv2
-Mutual authentication (bidirectional
authentication)
-Efficient Packet Filtering
-Integrity protectionand ciphering
-Network Attack Detection and Defense

[Suggestion] Security Gateway is suggested to deploy in the consideration of different

network aggregation

Appendix-Gateway Introduction(Signaling
Gateway)
Efficient
Network Convergence:
Up to 256 S1 links can be combined as 1
Resource saving: MME Signaling and Data compressed

1 S1 link
256 S1 links

System Efficiency*: Without Convergence vs. With Convergence

Efficiency in each layer
Transport layer
IP layer (IPSec)
Application layer(S1 signaling)
EPC S1-Flex connections

Without

With

Improvement

100
100
100
100

10.55
10
10.44
10

89.45%
90%
89.56%
90%

*Assumptions : MME Pool with 6 MME inside; Each cell serves 32 users at the same time

[Suggestion] Signaling Gateway is suggested to deploy when iCell volume is

more than 300