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The Road to 4G: Wireless Drive Test Deployment/Optimization for WiMAX, LTE and HSPA+ Networks
Matthew Simmons Marketing Manager Drive Test Products Agilent Technologies
4G Wireless World Conference Chicago, Illinois Sept 16, 1:00 PM Target Audience: Wireless Service Providers, Hardware Vendors and Network Infrastructure Developers Summary: Agilent’s latest tools for 3.5 and 4G Network deployments
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Agenda • 4G Industry status • Agilent 4G Solutions – WiMAX /LTE • Current 4G Market Status – WiMAX / LTE
• Agilent Drive Test Deployment/Optimization Capabilities • Latest WiMAX Deployment/Optimization Capabilities • Latest LTE Deployment/Optimization Capabilities • HSPA+ Deployment/Optimization Capabilities • New Product Announcements
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Agilent WiMAX™ Solutions www.agilent.com/find/wimax
Software Solutions – Fixed and Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX 89601A VSA Software
HH SA FrameScope N9340 A N2620A
DV and Pre-RCT Battery Drain
N8300A Mobil WiMAX Mfg
E7613/15B Signal Studio ADS WiMAX Design Libraries
More Coming Soon!
VSA, PSA, ESG, Scope, Logic MXA/MXG R&D and Production
RCT system Mobile WiMAX Test Set & PCT E6651A
(AT4 wireless)
Network Analyzers, Power supplies, and More!
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Drive Test E6474
WiMAX Protocol Analyzer In Circuit, Automated Optical, X-Ray Inspection, and More!
Digital VSA
R&D
MXZ-1000
HH CAT N9330 A
Conformance
Mfg
I&M
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WiMAX Roll-out and Market Timing 2005
2006
2007
IEEE 802.16d
2008
802.16e Corr 2
2009
802.16e Rev 2
2010
2011
802.16m
WiMAX R&D -> Design Validation Certification Rel 1.0 Wave 1- Wave 2 - Rel 1.5 WiMAX Production Wave 1
Rel 2.0
Wave 2
Network Deployment
Agilent introduces first OFDM signal generation and analysis Agilent Introduces first WiMAX Design Tools Agilent intros OFDMA signal generation and analysis First Mfg and RCT Systems First Mobile WiMAX test set and 2-channel MIMO analysis Agilent introduces MIMO receiver tester Agilent introduces hand held RF Analyzer
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What’s happening in the Mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) Optimization market? The Technology is maturing – Commercial service in 2008/2009 Market Growth
802.16m Mobile WiMAX Fixed WiMAX 802.16d
C
Growth Market
WiBro
Mature Market
B A
D Declining Market
End of Life
Deployments
Trials 2006
2008
2010
Copyright © Geoffrey A. Moore, 2005, from the book “DEALING WITH DARWIN”
Chipsets continue improving – “Wave2” in commercial devices
Beceem, Intel, Samsung, Sequans, GCT,TI (in >90% of devices) Page 5
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What’s happening in the Mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) Optimization market? Increasing Interoperability Testing (IOT) NEMS are testing with more devices • • • •
Increases the number of potential WiMAX devices that can be used to test the Service Every Chipset has a different interface – Requires careful investment before adding Each Chipset provides different level of engineering data – Must choose wisely Next Generation of Chipsets are now appearing and the Cycle is starting again
Acknowledged requirement to have WiMAX Receiver Measurements (not just a Commercial CPE Device for phone measurements) • Phone reporting rates not frequent enough – inherent in how WiMAX functions • Developers, NEMS, Operators all want an independent perspective.
In this environment of change, Agilent Drive Test continues to evolve to meet the needs Page 6
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www.agilent.com/find/lte
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LTE Roll-out and Market Timing 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Rel-7 Feasibility study Rel-8 Specification development Rel-8 Test development GCF Test validation LSTI Proof of Concept
First GCF UE certification
LSTI IODT LSTI IOT
LSTI Friendly Trials
Agilent Introduces first LTE Design Tools First LTE Signal Generator
First Trial Networks
First Further Commercial Commercial Networks Networks
Demonstrates first LTE signal analysis First protocol development tools with Anite Agilent introduces MIMO receiver tester
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What’s happening in the LTE Optimization market?
Market Growth
LTE is maturing rapidly– Commercial service expected in 2010 Very Early Trials
First Networks Launch
C
Growth Market
3GPP
Mature Market
B A
D Declining Market
End of Life
Deployments
Trials 2006
2008
2010
Copyright © Geoffrey A. Moore, 2005, from the book “DEALING WITH DARWIN”
Multiple Chipsets in development - commercial devices expected in early 2010
Expected by LG, Samsung, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Qualcomm, WiMAX Silicon Vendors, and others based on public domain records from leading LTE operators, NEMs and Device makers Page 9
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What’s happening in the LTE Optimization market? Chipsets are Maturing to meet 3GPP standards Increasing amount of Interoperability Testing (IOT) NEMS are testing with more devices • • • •
Increases the number of potential LTE devices that can be used to test the Service Every Chipset has a different interface – Requires careful investment before adding Each Chipset provides different level of engineering data – Must choose wisely First Generation likely to be LTE only or LTE and one technology based on WiMAX Experiences
Band Clearing is required for new LTE bands , Enhanced Geo-Coded Spectrum Analysis capability is needed for Trials and Deployments Expect LTE Receiver Measurements required base on WiMAX experiences (not just a Commercial UE Device for phone measurements) • Phone reporting rates not frequent enough – Inherent in how LTE functions • Developers, NEMS, Operators all want an independent perspective. Page 10
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Innovative Solutions for 4G Drive Test Agilent’s Wireless Network Optimization Platform http://www.agilent.com/Find/drivetest Single solution can be used anywhere in the World – All Technologies supported on a single scaleable platform – Extensive Handset/Test Mobile support Operations & Maintainence
Simple, Integrated Application Data Testing
Network & Service Optimization
– Wireless Industry’s Most Complete Suite of Data Tests – Automate User Experience Testing with Data Usage Profiles – Test more services concurrently – Parallel Testing is most Efficient
Deployment IOT & System Test RF Design
Worlds Most Advanced Multi-Technology Receiver – Simultaneously measure multiple technologies with a single receiver – Integrated components minimize cabling (improved reliability)
Customizable User Interface, Automated Testing, Integrated Real-Time Analysis Handsets / USB Dongles
RF
GPS
Handsets / Data Cards/ USB Dongles/ Ethernet CPEs
USB 2.0
USB (Charging) User Devices
Notebook (Windows XP)
W1314A
E6474A
User Devices
Mobile WiMAX + HSPA + UMTS + TD-SCDMA + GSM + EGPRS + CDMA2000 + 1xEVDO + iDEN Page 11
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Application Tests – Confirm Delivery and Gain insight into User Experience of Actual Services Link to 3rd Party Applications like iPERF for UDP testing
Video MOS VoIP R-factor MOS • Use UDP to validate service capability – Raw sustained (Throughput) • Use FTP Get to validate actual User Download Speeds (Throughput) • Use FTP Put to validate actual User Upload Speeds (Throughput) • Use VoIP to confirm VoIP Connectivity Statistics and Voice Quality • Use Video Streaming to confirm user experience of Video and Audio Page 12
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E6474A Integrated RF/VoIP Testing
VoIP Statistics – parameters calculated based on incoming RTP packets Page 13
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Mean Opinion Score Round trip delay (ms) Packet loss ratio (%) Inter-arrival jitter (ms) The Road to 4G Agilent Restricted September 2009
E6474A WiMAX Applications (Phone Based)
Visualize Server Understand Video and Neighbors Quality and Impairments - Correlated to RF (via RX or phone)
Isolate RF issues vs. IP issues with VoIP Services Page 14
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E6474A WiMAX Applications (Receiver Based) WiMAX Devices in Scanning Mode
•Use for Basic WiMAX coverage verification
W1314A Receivers
•Use for Enhanced coverage verification and detailed troubleshooting and interference analysis `
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E6474A WiMAX Applications (Receiver Based) Time Domain Analysis
Preamble MAP RTG Downlink Data
5 MS Frame
TTG Uplink Data Page 16
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Summary – WiMAX Optimization Requirements Phone Based
Receiver Based
Subscriber performance validation Spectrum Clearing (DL and UL) Protocol message verification
Missing Neighbor Analysis Interference Analysis
RF coverage verification Idle mode reselection optimization Handover optimization Network access optimization Connectivity and Availability Issue Troubleshooting
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Agilent Drive Test for LTE LTE is an extension to the existing drive test platform. • Agilent W1314A Receiver based and Phone Based Measurements • Seamless integration with existing HSPA / UMTS / CDMA / EV DO/ WiMAX • Leverage of existing Data Test suite including: – FTP, HTTP, Video Streaming – Voice Quality / VOIP – Extensions for IPV6 – Customizable for external applications • Indoor and Outdoor Test capability. • Flexible Data Export for post processing.
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W1314A NGR LTE Measurements Summary E6474A-645 LTE Receiver Measurements Phase 1 - LTE Channel Analyzer:
(NiXT 14.0 March 2009 SHIP)
• P-SS RSSI ( formerly P-SCH RSSI) • S-SS RSSI (formerly S-SCH RSSI) • LTE Physical Layer Cell-ID
450MHz to 3.8GHz frequency range (not contiguous)
Phase 2 - LTE Reference Signal Analyzer: • Reference Signal RSRP • Reference Signal RSRQ • Reference Signal CINR (RS-CINR)*
• LTE Measurements will run in all bands supported on the W1314A Receiver. • LTE Measurements will run together with other technologies: – UMTS, GSM, CDMA, EVDO, WiMAX
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LTE Channel Analyzer Used for LTE Coverage Measurements – User will enter the E-UTRA ARFCN(s) to monitor – Operates in Channel Bandwidths 5MHz, 10MHz, 20MHz – Select Frame Trigger to be Frame Synchronized (with GPS) or Not
User List Measurement, TopN Measurement – P-SS RSSI (Formerly P-SCH RSSI (Primary Sync Channel RSSI [dBm]) • LTE Physical Layer Identity [0-2]
– S-SS RSSI (Formerly S-SCH RSSI (Secondary Sync Channel RSSI [dBm]) • Physical Layer Identity Group [0-167]
– LTE Physical Layer Cell Identity [0-503] – LTE RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power) [dBM] – LTE RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality [dB] – RS-CINR (Reference Signal - Carrier/Interference/Noise Ratio [dB] Page 20
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LTE Channel Analyzer SS-RSSI, RSRP.RSRQ
Composite of S-SS RSSI, RSRP and RSRQ coverage over drive
RSRP Map showing entire drive
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S-SS RSSI map only to show where LTE devices can synch to the network
RSRQ map showing entire drive
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TD-LTE Channel Analyzer
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End to End Call Analysis using both Drive Test and Signaling Analyzer Integrated Radio-Network Analysis Tool for 3G, 3.5G and 4G Wireless Networks
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•UMTS & CDMA2000 today •LTE Subject to UE availability Page 23
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Summary - LTE Optimization Requirements
Phone Based*
Receiver Based
Subscriber performance validation Spectrum Clearing (DL and UL) Protocol message verification
Missing Neighbor Analysis Interference Analysis
RF coverage verification Idle mode reselection optimization Handover optimization Network access optimization Connectivity and Availability Issue Troubleshooting *Subject to UE availability
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HSPA + Support Initial Devices Supported: • Qualcomm MDM 8200
New for HSPA+
Includes Current HSDPA and HSUPA functionality
• MIMO CQI Status
• HSPA+ Decode Status • DL 64 QAM Status Info • HS-SCCH Info (Type 0-3) • MAC Configuration Info • Rake Finger Info • Rake Index • Lock Status • CPICH Energy
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Agilent Handheld Network Monitor Nov 2009 Feature Summary: • Low cost alternative to standard collection tools • Provides a ‘Pocket Multi-Meter’ type capability for quick network verification • FTP / HTTP / Voice Testing built in • Network Scanning capability • Uses the devices inbuilt GPS • Data Capture to Memory Card • Allows post collection transfer of data to E6474A for replay and analysis • Initially supplied with the Nokia N85 (HSDPA/UMTS/E-GPRS/GSM) • Can be used as a full trace mobile with E6474A
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Agilent Network Analysis Tool Nov 2009
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What Is It? • Agilent Companion Post Processing Tool • Directly read the collected drive files • Merging of multiple collected drives
Functionality Summary • First level post processing • Built-In Analysis Functions – Missing Neighbour • User Customizable Reports – Cell Based Statistics Page 28
Multiple Technology Tracks • HSPA / UMTS • cdma / 1xEV DO • iDEN • WiMAX • LTE The Road to 4G Agilent Restricted September 2009
4G Deployment/Optimization Tools Requirements •
Flexible and scalable to keep up with still evolving standards and devices
Agilent’s platform is the industry’s most flexible, customizable and scalable solution for 3G and 4G technologies, including WiMAX™ and LTE.
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Multi-Band, Multi-Technology scanning to address interference, channel planning and handover issues
The W1314A RF measurement receiver is the most powerful and portable multi-band, multitechnology solution in the industry.
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Powerful and easy to use data testing capabilities to cover the myriad of IPbased user services 4G will offer
Agilent B9990A and E6474A Option 700 series provide a comprehensive set of tools for testing data and video connections over your network including Voice and VoIP quality measurements. Agilent’s parallel sequencing enables the full exercising of 3G and 4G broadband data capabilities.
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End-to-end visibility for complete network troubleshooting
Agilent’s The J7839A and E6474A provide a unique integrated Radio-Network Analysis Tool for 3G, 3.5G and 4G Wireless Networks
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Thank You
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