3GPP 2012

Thewhy,when,where,whatandhowof 5GStandards

Adrian Scrase
Head of 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre

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Why?
TheEconomicandPoliticalneedsfor5G
OECD(CommitteeonDigitalEconomicPolicy)hasstatedclear
objectivesfor5G:
IncreasingGDP
Creatingemployment
Digitizingtheeconomy 3GPP 2012
EuropeanCommission(DigitalSingleMarket)alsosetsclear
objectivesfor5G:
DigitalTransformationofIndustry
Maximisingeconomicgrowth
Note:Theseaimswillonlybeachievableif5Gisdesigned
suchthatitmeetstherequirementsofallindustrysectors

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 TheTechnicalNeedsfor5G
Existing3GPPtechnologiesarecapableofmeetingtodays
needs,but: Keytakeaways
FirstLTEnetworksweredeployed8yearsago
Thereareeconomic,politicaland
Dataconsumptioncontinuestogrowasconsumersmakemoreuse technicalneedsfor5G
ofmobilebroadbandservices
TheInternetofThingswillresultinbillionsofconnecteddevices
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Existingtechnologiesarecapableof
satisfyingtodaysrequirementsbut
New(andunforeseen)usersof3GPPtechnologiescontinueto notthoseoftomorrow
emerge(e.g.,publicsafetyandautomotive)
Thereisaconstantdemandtoimprovespectrumandenergy Ittakesalongtimetodesignand
efficiencyandtoleveragethebenefitsofmodernresearch buildanextgenerationsystem

Ittakesseveralyearstodesignandbuildanextgeneration
system(andevenlongertoobtainspectrum)

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What?
 Muchmorethatjustpeople
Keytakeaways
5G:

haswidelyvaryingusecases
haswidelyvaryingperformance
3GPP 2012 requirements
isnotreallyaboutconnecting
TransportHealthcare people,butmoreaboutconnecting
Utilities,
Agriculture
things
Aviation
EducationEntertainment Nosingletechnologywillsatisfyall
Factoryautomation
etc
oftheserequirements

Theserequirementswillnotallbe
metatthesamepointintime

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Thethreehighlevel5Gusecasefamilies
EnhancedMobile
Broadband

MassiveMachineType
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Communications

UltraReliableand
LowLatency
Communications

Source: ITU-R

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 PerformanceRequirements
Keytakeaways
Tomeettheserequirements,3GPPwillspecify:
anewradiointerface(NR)
anevolvedLTEradiointerface
anewcorenetwork(NextGen)
AnevolvedLTEcorenetwork(EPC)
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UseCaseorderofpriority:

Enhancementofkeycapabilities Theimportanceofkeycapabilitiesin First:EnhancedMobileBroadbandandsome

fromIMTAdvancedtoIMT2020 differentusagescenarios
UltraReliable/LowLatencyfunctionality
Source: ITU-R M.2083

Later:MassiveMachineTypecommunications
andmorecomprehensiveUltraReliable/Low
Latencyfunctionality

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Where?
 3GPPspecifyingacomplete5Gsystem
Developinginternet
protocolspecs
Developing Recommendations
Referringtospecs

ITUR/T DevelopingMobile
applicationspecs
Cross Crossreference
referenceof
specs

3GPPMarket
Requirements Partners
Referenceto
3GPPspecs

Terminal
Partners certificationbased
referringto on3GPPspecs
3GPPspecs
forthelocal
use

EU Japan Korea China NorthAmerica India

 3GPP:Somekeyfacts
50000delegatedaysperyear
40000meetingdocumentsperyear
ProjectCoordinationGroup(PCG) 10000changerequests(CRs)peryear
1200specificationsperRelease
TSGRAN TSGCT TSGSA
RadioAccessNetwork CoreNetwork&Terminals Service&SystemsAspects 530Companiesfrom45Countries
RANWG1 CTWG1 SAWG1 NewReleaseevery~18months
RadioLayer1spec MM/CC/SM(lu) Services
RANWG2 CTWG3 SAWG2
RadioLayer2spec 3GPP 2012
Architecture
Interworkingwithexternalnetworks
RadioLayer3RRspec
RANWG3 CTWG4 SAWG3
lubspec,lurspec,luspec Security
MAP/GTP/BCH/SS
UTRANO&Mrequirements
SAWG4
RANWG4 CTWG6 Codec
RadioPerformance SmartCardApplicationAspects
Protocolaspects SAWG5
TelecomManagement
RANWG5
MobileTerminal SAWG6
ConformanceTesting Missioncriticalapplications

RANWG6
GSMEDGE
RadioAccessNetwork

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 ETSI:5Gbuildingblocks
ETSIispreparingsignificant5Gbuildingblocks: Keytakeaways
NetworkFunctionsVirtualization(ISGNFV)
OpenSourceMANO(OSGOSM) Therewillbemanycontributorsto
MobileEdgeComputing(ISGMEC) the5Gstandard,itcannotallbe
Millimetre WaveTransmission(ISGwWT) doneinoneplace
NextGenerationProtocols(ISGNGP)
3GPP 2012 ETSIisalreadydeveloping
Mobile/BroadcastConvergence(ISGMBC)
significantbuildingblockswhichwill
..aswellasexistingactivities,e.g.: formcornerstonesof5G
Useofwhitespacespectrum,SpectrumSharing(licensedandunlicensed)(TC
RRS) 3GPPisspecifyingacomplete 5G
QuantumSafeCryptology(ISGQSC) systemdescription,usingbuilding
EnergyEfficiency(TCEE) blocksfromotherSDOswhere
UseofSatellitesin5G(TCSES) appropriate
andmanymore

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When?
 Whenwill5Gbeready?
2020istheheadlinedatefor5G
Thisdatehasbeenchosenmoreforpoliticalratherthantechnical
reasons
ItisalsohappenstocoincidewiththeOlympicGamesinJapan,July
2020
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However,thereisapushtobringthedateforwardbecauseof:
MobileOperatorrushtobethefirst
WinterOlympicGamestobeheldinKorea,February2018
RugbyWorldCuptobeheldinJapan,September2019
5GOpenTrialSpecificationAllianceformedbySKTelecom,KT,NTT
DoCoMoandVerizon:
Tospeedupdeployment
Tomeetthe20172018earlydeploymentobjective
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The5Gtrainhasalreadyleftthestation.

Keytakeaways
3GPPwillspecify:

APhase1releaseof
3GPP 2012 specificationssufficienttoenable
early5Glaunchin2018
(Release15)

APhase2releaseof
specificationscontainingacomplete
5Gsystemdescriptiontoenable5G
launchin2020(Release16)

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How?
 3GPPpre5Gactivities
AlreadyinRelease13,featurescompletedthatareaddressing5G
objectives.MorewillfollowinRelease14:

Examples(Radio)
ProximityServicesEnhancement(13,14)
InternetofThingsRATs(NBIoT,enhancedLTE,ECGSMIoT)(13)
LTECarrierAggregationEnhancement(13,14)
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SupportforV2VservicesbasedonLTEsidelink(14)
OngoingfurtherenhancementofLTEandeMBMS(13,14)

Examples(System)
CellularInternetofThingsSystemEnhancements(13)
DedicatedCoreNetworks(13),EnhancedDedicatedCoreNetworks(14)
UserPlaneandControlPlaneSeparation(14)
SupportforVirtualNetworkFunction(ManagementandOperation)(14)
BroadbandMissionCriticalapplications VideoandData(14)
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 5Grequirementscapturein3GPP

Stage 1 SMARTER studies on

Services and Markets
Technology Enablers

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Studies contain
Use Cases
Scenarios
Potential Requirements

All studies complete June 2016

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 Barrierstosuccess
For5Gtobesuccessful,thetelcoindustrymustengagewithotherindustry
sectorssuchastransport,healthcare,miningandexploration,utilities,
agriculture,aviation(drones),entertainment,factoryautomation,etc

Wecannotexpectthemtocometous,wemustbepreparedtogotothemand
tomeetthemonlevelterms

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ICTStandardsbodiesmustengagewithStandardsBodiesfromothersectors

WithineachGovernment,5Gmustbecoordinatedacrossall ministries(e.g.,
transport,health,industryetc)andnotjustwithinacommunicationsorICT
ministry

Regulationwillneedtoberevisited,especiallywheretheyimpactonmarket
conditions

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 Conclusions
5Gpresentsahugeopportunityforthedigitizationoftheeconomyand
modernizationofallindustrysectors

Toachievethefullpotential,allactorsneedtoworktogethertowardscommon
objectives
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The5Gtimelineisverydemanding

3GPPhassetdetailedplanswhichwillenablethattimelinetobemet

3GPPwillspecifyacomplete5Gsystemdescription,makinguseofbuildingblocks
developedinotherSDOswhereappropriate

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 FormoreInformation:

3GPP 2012

info@3gpp.org www.3gpp.org

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