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ETSI GR Mwt 008 V1.1.1 (2018-08) ETSI GR mWT 008 V1.1.1 (2018-08) GROUP REPORT millimetre Wave Transmission (mWT); Analysis of Spectrum, License Schemes and Network Scenarios in the D-band Disclaimer The present document has been produced and approved by the millimetre Wave Transmission (mWT) ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members who participated in this ISG. It does not necessarily represent the views of the entire ETSI membership. 2 ETSI GR mWT 008 V1.1.1 (2018-08) Reference DGR/mWT-0008 Keywords D-band, license schemes, millimetre wave, mWT, network scenarios, spectrum ETSI 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16 Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - NAF 742 C Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° 7803/88 Important notice The present document can be downloaded from: http://www.etsi.org/standards-search The present document may be made available in electronic versions and/or in print. The content of any electronic and/or print versions of the present document shall not be modified without the prior written authorization of ETSI. 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ETSI 3 ETSI GR mWT 008 V1.1.1 (2018-08) Contents Intellectual Property Rights ................................................................................................................................ 5 Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Modal verbs terminology .................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 2 References ................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Normative references ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Informative references ........................................................................................................................................ 7 3 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................... 8 4 Introduction to the W-band and the D-band ............................................................................................. 9 5 ITU Regulations concerning the W-band and the D-band ..................................................................... 10 5.1 ITU Regulations concerning Frequency Allocation ......................................................................................... 10 5.2 ITU-R Regulations concerning Propagation Aspects ....................................................................................... 11 5.3 ITU-R Regulations concerning Error Performance and Availability objectives .............................................. 11 6 Characteristics of the W-band and the D-band ....................................................................................... 11 7 System Behaviour .................................................................................................................................. 12 7.1 D-band system simulation ................................................................................................................................ 12 8 Use cases and possible applications ....................................................................................................... 16 8.1 From current high capacity systems to future systems ..................................................................................... 16 8.2 D-band: Backhaul, fronthaul and fixed wireless access ................................................................................... 16 8.3 5G Mobile Backhaul Tail Link......................................................................................................................... 17 8.4 Internal Connection of a Data Centre (Inter-Server) ........................................................................................ 17 8.5 Requirements for future applications in mm-wave radio ................................................................................. 18 8.6 Applications and Use Cases ............................................................................................................................. 18 9 First Prototypes and Early Deployment ................................................................................................. 21 9.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 9.1 Huawei ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 9.1.1 First prototype and field trial in cooperation with Politecnico di Milano ................................................... 21 9.1.2 Preliminary evaluation of ITU model ......................................................................................................... 23 9.1.3 D-band trial with Telecom Italia for highly dense 5G backhaul network scenarios ................................... 24 9.2 Ericsson ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 9.3 NEC Europe Ltd (United Kingdom) ................................................................................................................ 29 9.3.1 OAM technology description ...................................................................................................................... 29 9.4 Nokia ................................................................................................................................................................ 33 9.4.1 The DREAM project ................................................................................................................................... 33 10 State of the Art of Technology ............................................................................................................... 33 10.1 Overview of Technological Maturity ............................................................................................................... 33 10.2 Semiconductor technology for D-band: technological maturity and component frequency limitations .......... 34 10.3 Challenges for volume manufacture of diplexers at D-band frequencies ......................................................... 36 11 Basic Considerations on Channel Arrangements ................................................................................... 38 12 Summary and Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 40 Annex A: Further considerations on technology ................................................................................. 41 A.1 SiGe:C BiCMOS .................................................................................................................................... 41 A.2 SiGe:C BiCMOS - Technology Features ............................................................................................... 41 ETSI 4 ETSI GR mWT 008 V1.1.1 (2018-08) A.3 SiGe HBT performance in the W and D bands .....................................................................................
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