Next Generation Wireless (5G and Unlicensed)
Unlicensed Spectrum LTE
PROJECT LEADERS
Florin Baboescu
Mark Hamilton
Sasha Siroktin
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project information
As the technologies for LTE in unlicensed bands approach readiness for operational deployment, the use cases and real-world deployment considerations will become more clear and targeted by vendors
and operators.
This, in turn, will provide more clarity about how the technology
will impact the wireless market, and impact incumbent technologies (especially Wi-Fi) in nearby deployments.
The recommendation is to update the sections in previous WBA work outlining the anticipated deployment of unlicensed LTE on its
LTE – Wi-Fi RAN interworking variations (.e.g LWA, LWIP, MulteFire), and discussing these impacts, in situations such as:
• LTE/Wi-Fi RAN Interworking and Carrier Wi-Fi coverage
overlapping scenarios
– Indoor/Outdoor deployment
– Macro and Small Cell usage and interaction
– Integrated (into licensed nodes) or standalone unlicensed nodes
• Neutral host support
Outcomes / Target Audience
Current Unlicensed LTE work streams are evolving in the
following order:
1 Market Drivers
2 Deployment Guidelines
3 Trial (LWA, LWIP, MulteFire)
Keywords
Unlicensed Spectrum, LTE-U, LAA, LWA, LWIP, Standalone access, Policy, Use Cases, End-to-end trial
Business objectives
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Validate business opportunity of uLTE technologies
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Capitalize on Wi-Fi investments to augment range of services provide to LTE providers as offload
MAIN AREAS COVERED
- Overview of Proposals for LTE Operation in Unlicensed Spectrum (LTE-U; LAA-LTE; LWA; LWA IP; Standalone)
- System Objectives
- Deployment scenarios
- Regulatory aspects
- Coexistence topics
- General description of LTE-WLAN Aggregation and its implications
- Relation with Carrier Wi-Fi
- Anticipated Deployment Scenarios for Unlicensed Spectrum LTE Proposals
- Expected Timelines for the Various Proposals
WBA RELATED WORK
Available for download from the Resource Centre
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