This document discusses small cell backhaul and wireless technologies for backhauling small cells. It makes three key points: 1) small cell backhaul has unique requirements compared to traditional mobile backhaul due to the large number of small cells, their non-traditional locations, and bursty traffic; 2) no single wireless technology is optimal for all small cell backhaul needs, requiring a "toolbox" approach using different technologies; 3) multipoint microwave solutions can provide a cost-effective backhaul option for many small cell deployments.
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Tools of the Trade for Small Cell Backhaul
1. www.cbnl.com
Tools of the trade
for small cell backhaul
The essential role of wireless technologies
Dr John Naylon
CTO, Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited
Small Cell World Summit, 26 June 2012
2. Agenda
• What’s different about
small cell backhaul?
• Wireless technology
fundamentals
• Three tools for every toolbox
• Current CBNL
small cell backhaul trials
• Conclusion
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3. About Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited (CBNL)
• Founded in 2000
• Specialists in innovative microwave
backhaul for data-centric mobile networks
• Leaders in the small cells backhaul space:
• Lead NGMN LTE Provisioning
Guidelines project
• Leading Small Cell Backhaul
Requirements project
• Vice Chair of Backhaul SIG
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4. Agenda
• What’s different about
small cell backhaul?
• Wireless technology
fundamentals
• Three tools for every toolbox
• Current CBNL
small cell backhaul trials
• Conclusion
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5. What’s different about small cell backhaul?
• Location, location, location
− Outdoor small cells aren’t in
traditional locations
− Consequence: fibre is much less
of an option
• The numbers
− Many more units to backhaul
− Consequence: sharing backhaul
more attractive
• The traffic
− Fewer UEs in the cell, which means…
− Less aggregation in the RAN, which means…
− Peak-to-mean ratio of small cell traffic is higher
− Consequence: aggregation desirable in backhaul
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6. Traffic characteristics of mobile backhaul traffic
• Mobile backhaul traffic is already quite bursty, because it is data dominated:
HSPA+ Macro Node B backhaul traffic
Peak: 23.31 Mbps
Mean: 5.54 Mbps
Ratio: 4.20 Mbps
Mbps
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7. Bursty traffic is hard to carry efficiently
mean channel utilisation 1
• Efficiency = = = 25% average
peak channel capacity peak to mean ratio
HSPA+ Macro Node B backhaul traffic
Peak: 23.31 Mbps
Mean: 5.54 Mbps
Ratio: 4.20 Mbps
Mbps
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8. Small cell mobile backhaul traffic is even burstier
• Higher peak data rates (better user geometries); lower mean data rates (fewer
users), so…
• peak-to-mean ratio of traffic goes up, estimate for mature networks ~10:1, so…
• dedicated backhaul link efficiency goes down to ~10%, so…
• much more equipment running at much lower efficiency, so…
• CFO has a heart attack!
Western European small cell backhaul traffic
Peak: 31.17 Mbps
Mean: 0.49 Mbps
Ratio: 63.61Mbps
Mbps
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9. Agenda
• What’s different about
small cell backhaul?
• Wireless technology
fundamentals
• Three tools for every toolbox
• Current CBNL
small cell backhaul trials
• Conclusion
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10. Wireless fundamentals: Capacity versus Coverage
Requirement: Capacity Coverage
Aggregating 10 cells to a PoP Cells in cluttered locations
requires 10 × mean cell demand Uncertain LOS to PoPs
High capacity ⇒ high frequency NLOS ⇒ low frequency
Implications: Spectrum plentiful, inexpensive Spectrum scarce, expensive
High frequency ⇒ LOS only Low frequency ⇒ low capacity
Coverage not uniform Very low aggregation factor
High capacity and NLOS capability are
mutually exclusive requirements
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11. Wireless fundamentals: Point-to-Point versus Point-to-Multipoint
Point-to-Point (PTP) Point-to-Multipoint (PMP)
2 ODUs / truck rolls / rentals per link 1 ODU / truck roll / rental per link (+1)
Zero aggregation on-air On-air aggregation
Complex installation Simpler “single-ended” installation
Dedicated capacity Shared capacity
Higher TCO per link Lower TCO per link
PTP and PMP cost scales differently versus density
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13. The story so far
• Given the requirements and the fundamentals of wireless technology, is there
a one-size-fits-all backhaul panacea for small cells? No (or not yet anyway).
one size fits all backhaul panacea for small cells?
Capacity
Aggregating 10 cells to a PoP
Coverage
Cells in cluttered locations
requires 10 × mean cell demand Uncertain LOS to PoPs
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High capacity ⇒ high frequency NLOS ⇒ low frequency
Spectrum plentiful, inexpensive Spectrum scarce, expensive
High frequency ⇒ LOS only Low frequency ⇒ low capacity
Coverage not uniform Very low aggregation factor
Cost
Density
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14. Agenda
• What’s different about
small cell backhaul?
• Wireless technology
fundamentals
• Three tools for every toolbox
• Current CBNL
small cell backhaul trials
• Conclusion
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15. Three tools for every toolbox
E-Band
Non-LOS Microwave
Point-to-
Multipoint Multipoint
Point
Capacity Low High Very High
Very good, Good, area Point
Coverage area coverage coverage coverage
Efficiency Good Good Poor
Ease of install
Very easy Easy Hard
and licensing
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16. Non-LOS Multipoint: use it when…
High E-Band
Non-LOS
Frequency Point-to-
Multipoint
Multipoint Point
• Motivation for small cells is increased
Capacity Low RAN High
coverage (‘not-spots’) rather
Very High
than capacity
Very good, • Density of small cells is low (limit of
Good, area Point
Coverage area coverage 1—2 sites per backhaul sector)
coverage coverage
• Lower quality of experience
Efficiency Good acceptable
Yes No
• Position of small cell is particularly
Ease of install adverse
Very easy Easy Hard
and licensing
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17. E-Band Point-to-Point: use it when…
E-Band High E-Band
Point-to- Frequency Point-to-
Point Multipoint Point
• Very high capacity sites (more like
Capacity Very High macro)
High Very High
• Middle-mile solution when traffic is
Point already aggregated
Good, area Point
Coverage
coverage • Difficulty of installation coverage –
coverage not an issue
e.g. low number of sites
Efficiency Poor Yes No
Ease of install
Hard Easy Hard
and licensing
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18. Microwave Multipoint: use it when…
High E-Band
Microwave
Frequency Point-to-
Multipoint
Multipoint Point
• Motivation for small cells is increased
Capacity High network capacity
High Very High
• Good quality of experience is
Good, area required area
Good, Point
Coverage
coverage • Density of small cells is coverage
coverage high
Efficiency Good Yes No
Ease of install
Easy Easy Hard
and licensing
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19. Small cell backhaul toolbox summary
Fibre if accessible
E-Band
Non-LOS Microwave
Point-to-
Multipoint Multipoint
Point
Number of small cell sites
Low capacity High capacity Extreme capacity
Adverse location Normal Middle mile
small-cell
Cost effective locations Most expensive
Cost effective
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20. Agenda
• What’s different about
small cell backhaul?
• Wireless technology
fundamentals
• Three tools for every toolbox
• Current CBNL
small cell backhaul trials
• Conclusion
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21. Current CBNL small cell backhaul trials
• Building on years of macro backhaul experience, CBNL are actively
trialling small cell backhaul with numerous operators and vendors
LTE Picocell
Metro lightRadio
Antennas
WiFi
VectaStar
Backhaul
VectaStar
VectaStar Backhaul
Backhaul
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22. Conclusions
•Small cell backhaul is different: • No single technology matches the
many more cells to backhaul, non- requirements for small cell backhaul
traditional locations and even perfectly, so a toolbox approach is
burstier data needed
• Good end-user quality of • Multipoint microwave is a cost
experience requires much more effective, rapidly deployable
backhaul capacity than there is low solution for small cell backhaul in
frequency backhaul spectrum many use cases
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