Intel 5G VisionTakashi Shono, Intel Corporation

DOCOMO’s 5G Tokyo Bay Summit23 July, 2015

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Semiconductor Technology Evolution

Moore’s Law and Wireless Communications

1995 20152005

GSM SpecComplexity

1X(10 Kbps)

WCDMA SpecComplexity

10X(2 Mbps)

LTE/HSPA SpecComplexity

100X(300 Mbps)

3BTransistors/IC

300MTransistors/IC

5MTransistors/IC

3D TransistorsHi-K Metal GateStrained Silicon

90nm 65nm 45nm 32nm 22nm 14nm 10nm 7nm(Y1994) (Y2014)

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Semiconductor Architectural Innovation

2D Integration 3D Integration

LogicMemoryPower Reg.RadioSensorsPhotonics

Heterogeneous System Integration1

1. IEDM 2011, The Evolution of Scaling from the Homogeneous Era to the Heterogeneous Era, M. Bohr2. IEDM 2012, Uniform Methodology for Benchmarking Beyond-CMOS Logic Devices, D. Nikonov, I. Young3. IEDM 2012, The Ultimate CMOS Device and Beyond, K. Kuhn et al.

Beyond CMOS Devices2,3

Advanced Interconnect

Cu Wires at 17nm.Colour indicatescrystal orientation.

Planar FinFET

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USER EQUIPMENT

RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY

ACCESS NETWORK

CORE NETWORK

INTERNET / CLOUD

Network function virtualization

Hypervisor

Operating System

C-RAN (Remote Radio Heads)

Small cells

Securi

ty

4G

3G/2G

WiFi

5G licensed + unlicensed + cm/mmW

licensed + unlicensed

Integrated heterogeneous

connections

IoT

5G: Network Transformation

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• cmWave/mmWave• Licensed/unlicensed• RF component challenges for high bands

• Ultra-reliable and available• Ultra-low latency and responsive

• Long range • Small data• Low power consumption• Massive number of devices

• Higher data rate• Uniform user experience with higher data rate• Higher traffic density• Improved power efficiency

Massive

Connectivity

Mobile

Broadband

New

Spectrum

Mission

Critical

Services

• Narrow bands/simple radio• Extended link budget• Lightweight connections

• Large bandwidth• High number of antenna elements• Advanced BF and tracking• Opportunistic access• Multi-RAT interworking

• Scalable TTI for latency and reliability

• Multiplexing of normal and low latency regions

• Scalable numerology• Massive MIMO/BF/CoMP• Ultra-dense network• Large bandwidth aggregation

4 Pillars for 5G System Design

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5G Core Technologies

5G

Ke

y

Te

chn

olo

gie

sEvolved

Multi-Antenna Processing

Very Large or Massive MIMO Systems

CoordinatedSystems

C-RAN Topologies and Silicon Photonics

New Modulation and Coding

Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

NetworkVirtualization

Software Defined Network

New Access to Spectrum

Unlicensed, LicensedShared Access, cmW,

mmW

Multi-RATOperation

Intelligence Traffic Routing

Low Energy Systems

Devices and Infrastructure

D2DCommunications

MTC and V2VApplications

5G

Ke

y

Ra

dio

Ba

nd

s

cmWave100-500 MHz+ BW

SU/MU-MIMO

mmWave500MHz+ BW

Hybrid MU-MIMO-BF

μWave~100-200 MHz BW

SU/MU-MIMO

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Global Timeline of 5G

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

WRC-15(<6 GHz)

WRC-19(>6 GHz)

Rel-14 Rel-15 Rel-16

Initial 5G Commercialization

Industry 5G Standards

ITU’s 5G Standards

Global Spectrum Allocation for 5G

5G scope & requirements SI

>6GHz ch. model SI

SI: New RAT; Phase 1: <6 GHz scalable to ~30 GHz; Phase 2: >30 GHz

5G RATeMBB

5G RATMTC

WI(s): <6 GHz scalable to ~30GHz

WI(s): >30 GHz

WI(s): Enh. For <6 GHz ~ 30 GHz

WI(s): Mission critical MTC

5G preparation

Networkevolution SI->WI: RAN/CN architecture evolution

WI(s): Massive MTC

5G RAT+

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Device Technology Evolution

5

10

15

20

25

2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Estimated AP Node vs. Year (PQR)

AP Geometry (nm)

AP

Ge

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etr

y (

nm

)

Year

22nm

14nm 10nm

7nm

Source: Fudzilla

Q3 Q4Q2Q1

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Q3 Q4Q2Q1 Q3 Q4Q2Q1 Q3 Q4Q2Q1 Q3 Q4Q2Q1 Q3 Q4Q2Q1 Q3 Q4Q2Q1

Design

Cycle #1

Design

Cycle #2

Design

Cycle #3

Design

Cycle #4

7160 726040nm R10R9 28nm

Atom Z24xx

Cat-6Cat-4

32nm

1-Core 32-Bit

Atom Z25xx32nm

2-Core 32-Bit

2020SoFIA LTE4-Core 64-Bit

Atom Z37xx4-Core 64-Bit

22nm

28nm

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

LTE Downlink Data Rate vs. Year

Downlink Data Rate (Mbps)

Do

wn

lin

k D

ata

Ra

te (

Mb

ps

)Year

7160(Cat-4)

7260(Cat-6)

1Gbps

Potential Design Region – Ultra Premium Devices

Example Design Cycle Iteration

Simple Linear Extrapolation

Design, Product and Process predictions are speculative and not to be relied upon. Design cycles and process nodes may be realized more or less quickly than noted.

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5G Device

RF Proc

FEMWCDMA Rel-15

LTE Rel-15

WiFi – 802.11ax

WiGig – 802.11ay

GSM/EDGE

“5G”

BT 5.x

GNSS

Location Core

CommsCore

Media Cores

PHY Processing

Sensors

ApplicationCores

Auto Interference Suppression (AIS)

- Suppress inter-CA or GNSS harmonic

and inter-RAT self-interference

Multiple RATs (Radio Access Technologies)

- Evolution of LTE, HSPA, WiFi, BT basebands,

addition of 5G RAT(s)

Multiple GNSS Evolution

- Multiple waveforms – GPS,

Glonass, Galileo, Beidou,

IRNSS, Ancillary Terrestrial

Systems

Multi-Band Support

- Variable Frequency Operation

- >40 LTE bands, >10 HSPA bands,

plus WiFi, BT, GNSS bands

- 5G mm-wave (10-100GHz) Support

Multi-Antenna Operation

- 4-Port+ Operation

- Multi-Band, Multi-RAT Port Sharing

- Active Impedance Matching

Advanced Baseband Signal Processing

- Blind co-channel suppression

- Multiple MIMO modes

- MU-MIMO co-scheduled interference suppression

Inter-RAT Connection Management

- WiFi Offloading

- Multi-RAT Aggregation

PA Efficiency

- Envelope Tracking

- Digital Predistortion

Very Low Power Operation

- Advanced Power Management

- Delegated Cores

Location Processing

- A-GNSS Computation

- Sensor Fusion

Advanced Sensors

- MEMS

Integration

4G-5G

Transition

Impact

High

Medium

Low

IntegrationRF

Baseband

Low Frequency

RF (<6GHz)

FEM

mm-Wave

DSP

cm- and mm-wave Antennas

- Low power, low cost operation

Note: Critical technologies indicated in red.

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Intel to Partner with DOCOMO on 5G Device

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5G Network

Virtual Core Network (VNC)

Multi-RAT: LTE (FDD/TDD), HSPA+, 5G

Centralised SchedulerFast scheduler, inc.

interference coordination

E-Net & CPRI Fiber DistributionDark or operator fiber – Multi- l CWDM/

DWDM, Tbps Backhaul

Multi-Band Remote Radio Head (RRH)

Full-band, multi-band operation, arbitrary

waveform transmission

Star Topology

Cascade Topology

Processing HubEnterprise core, central

office, stadium or venue

Internet

Virtualized Cells

mm-Wave Array

m-Wave Array

5G Small Cell

5G M-MIMOmm-wave

LTE MIMOm-wave

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Affordable Way to Achieve1000x

Achieve 1000x network capacity enhancement while trying not to increase network deployment cost, i.e. CapEx/OpEx.

…To This, the Vision

Functions implemented in virtualized software

Commercial Off-The-Shelf server hardware

Open standard solutions

From This, Today…

Traditional networking topology

Monolithic vertical integrated box

TEM proprietary solutions

vIPS vEPC C-RAN

NFV

Firewall VPN IPS

IA CPUChipset

Acceleration

SwitchSilicon

NICSilicon Linux/AppsTEM/OEM Proprietary OS ASIC, DSP, FPGA, ASSP

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

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Wireless Access on COTS Server: C-RANMobile service provider demanding efficiency & lower

TCO/TTM enabling best user experience

Foster Innovations in vRAN, C-RAN, Cloud Services, Real Time Virtualizations

Innovative Services

Small Cell to Edge Cloud to C-RAN

Virtualizations, Industry Innovations

x86 Platform

Hypervisor

L2 VMs

L3 VMs

Services VMs

1st Cloud RAN PoC in China Mobile1st ETSI NFV Cloud RAN Virtualization PoC1st OTA Cloud RAN Virtualization PoC

Optimized and Validated Software

Co-Marketing Programs

TEM/OEM/OSV/ISV

Network Builders

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