Telecom Network Evolution

Dr. Mohamed Tahar MISSAOUI

SupCom

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 Network Evolution
From Vertical to Horizontal Architecture
TS TS
MSC MSC
PS NW
TS

MSC
SN

TDM TDM
TX TX
DSLAM
BSC RNC LE

PABX

EBU
BTS NodeB
2G/3G Network Entreprise Fixed Network
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 Radio sites upgrade to Ethernet

BSC BSC

STM1 10GE
E1 2G/BTS FE/GE IP MPLS

RNC RNC

E1 FE/GE STM1 10GE

3G/NodeB

S/GGSN S/PGW

10GE 10GE

FE/GE FE/GE
MME
LTE/WiFi
10GE

Cell sites Backhaul / Transport Network Controller /

Gateway sites
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 Network Evolution
From Vertical to Horizontal Architecture
Services
Control

BSC/ IMS MME S/PGW

RNC
10GE
Transport

IPMPLS
Access

EBU
Router OLT
MSAN
IP-2G/3G LTE eNodeB RDSLAM
BTS

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 Radio sites upgrade to single RAN

2G 3G 2G 3G 4G
RU RU RU RU RU
2G 3G 2G/3G/LTE
BBU BBU BBU

• Instead to install many shelves (many technologies) the

single RAN consists at unifying all RAT in one BTS 
one Ethernet interface with the network,

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 Radio sites upgrade to feederless Configuration

RRU

BBU

Feederless Configuration: Radio Unit installed near the antenna

• No need of feeder and then no feeder loss,
• RRU is connected to BBU via Fiber (CPRI interface)
• Unique BBU for multi-RAT (2G/3G/LTE) to serve multi RRU installed on tower top

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 Radio sites upgrade to distributed antenna/
CRAN
RRU
RRU

Centralized
GE/10GE

BBU

RRU
RRU

• CRAN: distributed antenna with Centralized BBU

• RRU :Radio Remote Unite
• Fronthaul: Link between BBU and RRU
• Backhaul: link between BBU and the Network

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 RAN Backhauling and Access
Network Evolution

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 Backhauling Technologies

Most of technologies providing Ethernet/IP interfaces, enough bandwidth, admissible

delay (according to target KPIs) can be used as backhaul network to connected New Access
Nodes Generation

• Drak fiber can be used to connect the target access Node

Fiber P2P (BTS, IPDSLAM, MSAN…) Directly to the nearest PE-aggr
Fiber P2MP • Sites can be served via Fiber GPON connection with suitable
Macro cell

(GPON) splitters/BW
• As per today MW links are the most used as backhaul TX of
IP MW mobile sites
• Free Space Optical Communication proposed as new
FSO emergent technology
• Mainly VDSL and new versions (bonding, vectoring, MIMO…) that
xDSL provide high BW are proposed to serve Mobile sites (small Cells)
Small
cell

• Proposed in standard 3GPP as fast solution to deploy small

eRelay cells
• Drone for Mobile NW, Google Loon Project (ballon),
Satellite, Drone, Broadband Satellite (Amazon Kuiper, SpaceX Starlink…)
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 2.5-GPON: Description and Architecture
With FTTH concept everything within the CCC area will be served by Fiber (Homes,
Enterprises, Mobile sites, WiFi AP…)

Exchange Side Customer Side

Fiber
Distribution
Terminal
200 Mbps
ON Home
GPON 2.5 Gbps T
Average
Downlink Splitte
Secondary
1.2 Gbps r 1:2 Feeder Cable
Fiber
Uplink 288 Fiber `
1:32 Splitter in
OLT Outdoor Cabinet ON EBU-KA
T
ONT

Standardization • Full standardized

status
• 2.5Gbit/s per GPON port with an average speed of 80 Mbps per customer (1:32) and
Expected throughput 600 Mbps per Mobile site (1:4)

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VDSL2 Technology: Description and impact on Network

VDSL can provide triple-play service over the existing copper network with a lower
investment and faster time-to-market compared to FTTH.

• VDSL cabinet are planned near the

customer in order to minimize copper
length and then to maximize the speed
• VDSL cabinets can be coupled with
P2P Fiber Existing CCC

Fiber VDSL Cabinet

MSAN
Copper -primary Copper -
Secondary

CCC ~ 1km
Standardization • Full standardized (ITU-T G.993.2)
status
• Average 40 Mbps/s (Max 55 Mbps VDSL, 100 Mbps for VDSL2, 300 Mbps for
Throughput VDSL2+)
Deployment • VDSL Cabinet can be installed closed to CCC, in street corner, in-building (MDU)…
scenarios • Can be used as backhaul solution for WiFi AP and LTE Small Cell

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 VDSL Bonding Technology: Description and impact on
Network
Bonding combines 2 or more VDSL2 lines allowing operators to double the bit rate for
existing subscribers and providing the same bitrates over longer distances

Double the speed Extend coverage range

Offer more bandwidth to existing customers Cover more customers

VDSL2
VDSL2

VDSL Bonding VDSL VDSL Bonding

VDSL
Cabinet
Cabinet

Bonding solution: 2 or more pairs will be

used to serve one customer

Standardization status Completed (ITU-T 998.2 PTM Bonding)

Throughput up to 200 Mbps (50Mbps @ 1.5Kms)

Expected date to be
ready for deployment Bonding solution can be integrated to Operators network immediately

Impact on existing Bonding solution does not require changes in existing Network equipment nodes just CPE need to be
Network changed, but it will consume secondary copper network, and should be targeting special cases

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 VDSL Vectoring Technology: Description and
impact on Network
DSL Vectoring solution is using advanced signal processing techniques to eliminate
interference or crosstalk between different VDSL lines or copper pairs and providing
enhanced system performance

NEXT FEXT • DSL lines performance is limited by

NEXT/FEXT interference

• Vectoring
solution=Noise/interference
cancellation technique
VDSL
Cabinet • Improvement of the copper/line
quality and data throughput

NEXT: Near End Crosstalk , FEXT Far End Crosstalk,

Standardization Standardized G.993.5 (G.vector),

status

throughput Average of 100 Mbps

Impact on existing Vectoring will require New CPE and New DSLAM Equipment
Network

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