【资料名称】：3GPP Mobile Broadband innovation path to

【资料作者】：3G American

【资料日期】：2010-2

【资料语言】：英文

【资料格式】：PDF

【资料目录和简介】：

PREFACE……………………………………………………………...……………………………… 5

1 NTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 10

2 PROGRESS OF RELEASE 99, RELEASE 5, RELEASE 6, RELEASE 7 UMTS-HSPA ...12

2.1 PROGRESS
IMELINE ......................................................................................................... 12

3 PROGRESS AND PLANS FOR RELEASE 8: EVOLVED EDGE, HSPA EVOLVED/HSPA+ AND LTE/EPC ....................................................................................................................... 19

4 THE GROWING DEMANDS FOR WIRELESS DATA APPLICATIONS ............................ 26

4.1 WIRELESS DATA TRENDS AND FORECASTS .......................................................................... 28

4.2 WIRELESS DATA REVENUE ................................................................................................. 29

4.3 3G DEVICES....................................................................................................................... 31

4.4 3G APPLICATIONS .............................................................................................................. 34

4.5 FEMTOCELLS ..................................................................................................................... 41

4.6 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 42

5 STATUS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF RELEASE 8: HSPA+ AND LTE/EPC ............................ 43

6 STATUS OF RELEASE 9: HSPA+ AND LTE/EPC ENHANCEMENTS ............................. 45

6.1 HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................................... 45

6.1.1 Non-Contiguous Dual-Cell HSDPA (DC-HSDPA) ......................................................... 45

6.1.2 MIMO + DC-HSDPA ...................................................................................................... 46

6.1.3 Contiguous Dual-Cell HSUPA (DC-HSUPA).................................................................. 46

6.1.4 Transmit Diversity Extension for Non-MIMO UEs .......................................................... 47

6.2 LTE ENHANCEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 47

6.2.1 IMS Emergency over EPS.............................................................................................. 47

6.2.2 Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) over EPS ..................................................... 49

6.2.3 Location Services over EPS .......................................................................................... 54

6.2.4 Circuit-Switched (CS) Domain Services over EPS ........................................................ 58

6.2.5 MBMS for LTE ............................................................................................................... 63

6.2.6 Self-Organizing Networks (SON) .................................................................................. 67

6.2.7 Enhanced Downlink Beamforming (Dual-Layer) ........................................................... 68

6.2.8 Vocoder Rate Adaptation for LTE .................................................................................. 69

6.3 OTHER RELEASE 9 ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................... 71

6.3.1 Architecture Aspects for Home NodeB/eNodeB ............................................................ 71

6.3.2 IMS Service Continuity .................................................................................................. 74

6.3.3 IMS Centralized Services .............................................................................................. 74

6.3.4 UICC: Enabling M2M and Femtocells ........................................................................... 75

7 STATUS OF IMT-ADVANCED, LTE-ADVANCED, HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS AND RELEASE 10…………………………………………………………….………………………….. 76

7.1 SPECIFYING IMT-ADVANCED – THE ITU-R ROLE ................................................................. 76

7.2 THE 3GPP ROLE ............................................................................................................... 77

7.3 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 78

7.3.1 ITU-R Publications ........................................................................................................ 79

7.4 TARGET REQUIREMENTS FOR IMT-ADVANCED ..................................................................... 79


7.4.1 Cell Spectral Efficiency .................................................................................................. 79

7.4.2 Peak Spectral Efficiency................................................................................................. 80

7.4.3 Bandwidth ..................................................................................................................... 81

7.4.4 Cell Edge User Spectral Efficiency ................................................................................ 81

7.4.5 Latency .......................................................................................................................... 82

7.4.6 Mobility .......................................................................................................................... 82

7.4.7 Handover ....................................................................................................................... 84

7.4.8 VoIP Capacity ................................................................................................................ 84

7.5 IMT-ADVANCED CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BY ITU-R AND FUTURE WORK ...................................................................................................................................... 85

7.6 TARGET REQUIREMENTS FOR 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED TO MEET/EXCEED ITU-R IMT-ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................................ 86

7.6.1 Establishing the 3GPP Work on Satisfying IMT-Advanced – The Creation of LTE-Advanced ....................................................................................................................... 86

7.6.2 Defining the LTE-Advanced Capability Set and Technology Views .............................. 90

7.7 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED TIMELINE AND SUBMISSION PLANS TO ITU-R FOR IMT-ADVANCED ... 90

7.7.1 The ITU-R IMT-Advanced Process and Timelines as Relates to IMT-Advanced Candidate Technology Submissions ..................................................................................... 90

7.7.2 The 3GPP Workplan in Response to ITU-R IMT-Advanced Timelines and Process .... 94

7.8 POTENTIAL FEATURES/TECHNOLOGIES BEING INVESTIGATED FOR 3GPP LTE RELEASE 10 AND BEYOND (LTE-ADVANCED) ...................................................................................................... 96

7.8.1 Support of Wider Bandwidth........................................................................................... 96

7.8.2 Uplink Transmission Scheme ........................................................................................ 98

7.8.3 Downlink Transmission Scheme ................................................................................. 100

7.8.4 Coordinated Multiple Point Transmission and Reception ............................................ 101

7.8.5 Relaying....................................................................................................................... 105

7.8.6 Enhancements ............................................................................................................ 109

7.8.7 Other Release 10 and Beyond System and Service Enhancements .......................... 111

7.9 DETAILS OF THE 3GPP CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSION OF 3GPP LTE RELEASE 10 AND BEYOND (LTE-ADVANCED) AS ACCEPTED BY THE ITU-R ......................................................... 113

7.10 HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS FOR RELEASE 10 ..................................................................... 115

8 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 116 APPENDIX A: DETAILED VENDOR PROGRESS ON RELEASE 99, RELEASE 5, RELEASE 6, RELEASE 7, HSPA EVOLVED/HSPA+ & SAE/LTE ..................................... 117

APPENDIX B: FURTHER INFORMATION ON WIRELESS DATA DEMAND .................... 129


APPENDIX C: UPDATE OF RELEASE 8 EVOLVED HSPA/HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS AND EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS): SEA/EPC AND LTE/E-UTRAN ............................... 141

APPENDIX D: GLOBAL 3G DEPLOYMENT STATUS / DECEMBER 31, 2009 ................ 204

APPENDIX E: GLOBAL LAUNCHES OF HSPA+ (DECEMBER 2009) ............................. 214

APPENDIX F: GLOBAL LTE DEPLOYMENT STATUS – DECEMBER 2009 .................... 215

APPENDIX G: SELF EVALUATION OF THE 3GPP LTE RELEASE 10 AND BEYOND (IMT-ADVANCED) CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSION TO ITU-R ...................... 219

APPENDIX H: ACRONYM LIST .......................................................................................... 230

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................... 230