www.cdg.org Supporting Operators with LTE Roaming CDG International Roaming Team Robert Duncan Transaction Network Services +1 (303) 810-2634 [email protected] 1 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 1 www.cdg.orgCDMA2000 Operators Leading the Way Towards LTE Roaming CDG I nt’l R oam ing T eam (IRT) is assisting these CDMA2000 operators to enable their LTE Roaming capabilities 2 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 2 www.cdg.orgCDG Global Roaming Services • International Roaming Team (IRT): Provides the planning, tools, networking and training to assist operators in deploying CDMA2000/LTE global roaming services • Roaming Forum: A forum to exchange ideas and communicate with industry experts • CDMA Roaming Info A single, secure interface for access, storage and Exchange Tool (C-RIET): selective distribution of CDMA and LTE roaming information • Preferred Roaming List Tool: To develop, test and maintain preferred roaming lists • Frequency Selection: To assist operators in specifying CDMA2000/LTE roaming devices • CDMA Roaming Hub: Simplifies and expands an operator’ roaming footprint through multilateral agreements – Including LTE, in the future CDMA Roaming Hub – One Stop Global Roaming Solution Today Tomorrow Bilateral Agreements Multilateral Agreements MNO 2 MNO 3 MNO 2 MNO 3 MNO 1 MNO 4 MNO 1 MNO 4 Hub PidProvider Other Hubs MNO 6 MNO 5 MNO 6 MNO 5 3 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 3 www.cdg.orgCurrent IRT Focus in CDMA - LTE Roaming Planning – Handset capabilities, present and future – Frequency planning – Solution “How To” – Design & Options – Trouble Areas, and Solutions Operation – Training 4 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 4 www.cdg.orgBarrier: LTE Frequency Band Fragmentation So far, up to 26 FDD and 12 TDD bands have been defined for LTE … more to come E-UTRA Uplink (UL) operating band Downlink (DL) operating band Duplex Operating BS receive BS transmit Mode Band UE transmit UE receive FUL_low – FUL_high FDL_low – FDL_high 1 1920 MHz – 1980 MHz 2110 MHz – 2170 MHz FDD No fewer than 11 bands are expected to be 2 1850 MHz – 1910 MHz 1930 MHz – 1990 MHz FDD 3 1710 MHz – 1785 MHz 1805 MHz – 1880 MHz FDD 4 1710 MHz – 1755 MHz 2110 MHz – 2155 MHz FDD used for LTE in Asia Pacific alone. All regions 5 824 MHz – 849 MHz 869 MHz – 894MHz FDD 61 830 MHz – 840 MHz 875 MHz – 885 MHz FDD will see deployments in multiple bands.” 7 2500 MHz – 2570 MHz 2620 MHz – 2690 MHz FDD 8 880 MHz – 915 MHz 925 MHz – 960 MHz FDD Julian Bright, Senior Analyst, Networks, Informa 9 1749.9 MHz – 1784.9 MHz 1844.9 MHz – 1879.9 MHz FDD 10 1710 MHz – 1770 MHz 2110 MHz – 2170 MHz FDD 11 1427.9 MHz – 1447.9 MHz 1475.9 MHz – 1495.9 MHz FDD DD 12 699 MHz – 716 MHz 729 MHz – 746 MHz FDD 13 777 MHz – 787 MHz 746 MHz – 756 MHz FDD FF 14 788 MHz – 798 MHz 758 MHz – 768 MHz FDD 15 Reserved Reserved FDD 16 Reserved Reserved FDD 17 704 MHz – 716 MHz 734 MHz – 746 MHz FDD 18 815 MHz – 830 MHz 860 MHz – 875 MHz FDD 19 830 MHz – 845 MHz 875 MHz – 890 MHz FDD Lack of global LTE coverage and 20 832 MHz – 862 MHz 791 MHz – 821 MHz FDD 21 1447. 9 MHz – 1462. 9 MHz 1495. 9 MHz – 1510. 9 MHz FDD 22 3410 MHz – 3490 MHz 3510 MHz – 3590 MHz FDD LTE spectr u m fragmentation has created 23 2000 MHz – 2020 MHz 2180 MHz – 2200 MHz FDD 24 1626.5 MHz – 1660.5 MHz 1525 MHz – 1559 MHz FDD a significant barrier to LTE roaming 25 1850 MHz – 1915 MHz 1930 MHz – 1995 MHz FDD 26 814 MHz – 849 MHz 859 MHz – 894 MHz FDD 27 807 MHz – 824 MHz 852 MHz – 869 MHz FDD 28 703 MHz – 748 MHz 758 MHz – 803 MHz FDD ... Fall back to 3G roaminggy will be necessary 33 1900 MHz – 1920 MHz 1900 MHz – 1920 MHz TDD 34 2010 MHz – 2025 MHz 2010 MHz – 2025 MHz TDD 35 1850 MHz – 1910 MHz 1850 MHz – 1910 MHz TDD 36 1930 MHz – 1990 MHz 1930 MHz – 1990 MHz TDD 37 1910 MHz – 1930 MHz 1910 MHz – 1930 MHz TDD 38 2570 MHz – 2620 MHz 2570 MHz – 2620 MHz TDD 39 1880 MHz – 1920 MHz 1880 MHz – 1920 MHz TDD TDD 40 2300 MHz – 2400 MHz 2300 MHz – 2400 MHz TDD 41 2496 MHz 2690 MHz 2496 MHz 2690 MHz TDD 42 3400 MHz – 3600 MHz 3400 MHz – 3600 MHz TDD 43 3600 MHz – 3800 MHz 3600 MHz – 3800 MHz TDD 44 703 MHz – 803 MHz 703 MHz – 803 MHz TDD 5 • www.cdg.org Source: Radio Electronics, www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecoms/lte-long-term-evorluiont/lte-frequency-spectrum.phpPresentation Title • Date • Confidential • 5 www.cdg.orgSolution: Use of Common LTE Bands The two dominant LTE frequency band assignments are 1800 MHz FDD (Band 3) and 2.5GHz FDD (Band 7) Band 7 Band 3 (2600MHz) Use of the1800 MHz and 2600 MHz bands accounts for 62% of all commercial LTE deployments today 6 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 6 www.cdg.orgHandset Limitations: Being Removed TODAY: No LTE Roaming 2013: LTE Roaming CDMA + GSM/UMTS CDMA + GSM/UMTS with LTE f1 with LTE f1 to LTE f6 Single LTE Band Multi-Band LTE 4-band 2G GSM ADDED: (850/900/1, 800/1, 900 MHz ) 6 LTE bands 4-band 3G GSM UMTS (850/900/1,900/2,100 MHz) 2-band 3G CDMA (800/1,900 MHz) 7 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 7 www.cdg.orgSolution Implementation: Key Issues Team of Subject Matter Experts in CDG IRT “How can CDMA Operators Roam with LTE?” – Key Requirements (Step 1) Handset and Radio planning SIM & Provisioning planning Packet Core network planning (bearer, signaling) Inter-Operator services – Recommended eHRPD Solution (Step 2) Roaming capabilities & limitations White paper available at CDG WiKi (Public) https://wiki.cdg.org/w/images/0/02/CDMA_to_LTE_Roaming_White_Paper.docx 8 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 8 www.cdg.orgFuture: Simplify CDMA - LTE Roaming Deliver what is needed, when it is needed – Network Implementation details LTE Roaming band selection – Share Best In Class experiences – Simplify Roaming process eHRPD Technical data exchange Stand ardi ze eHRPD Agreemen t Focus on most effective handset multimode configuration (radio thlitechnologies an dfd frequenc i)ies) 9 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 9 www.cdg.org For further information: CDG International Roaming Team Technical Working Group Co-LdNLeads: Neys hVél&DWittkidha Vélez & Dave Wittekind Public: http://wiki. cdg. org/ Members: http://www.cdg.org/roaming/IRT/ 10 • www.cdg.org Presentation Title • Date • Confidential • 10.