Small Cell & UltraSONTM

Technology

UltraSON is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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1000x Vision: Technologies for Small Cells EverywhereAll venues; residential, enterprise, metro, indoor, outdoor and multiple deployment models

Interference Management

Capacity scales with additional small cells

Backhaul Solutions

Fixed, wireless, user provided

Highly integrated, low-cost Small Cells

Lower cost of LTE access

Self-organizing networks (UltraSON)

Enables cost-effective small cell deployments

End-to-End IntegrationNetwork interoperable and working smoothly with devices

Wi-Fi Integration

Driving convergence

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Products Based on Qualcomm® Chipsets*

Small Cells

Wireless Backhaul * Qualcomm chipsets are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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Self-Configuratio

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Backhaul SharingManagement

Unplanned Deployment

Hyper-Dense Networks

RobustMobility

Reliable Quality of Service

Stadium/

venues

Light post

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Metro/Picocells

Residential small cells

Enterprise small cells

UltraSONEnabling Small Cells Wherever Needed

Residential area Office buildings & business areas

Operate in licensed & unlicensed spectrum

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UltraSON Features

Self Configuration: Automatic cell parameter configuration

•  Automatic PCI selection & conflict resolution

•  Automatic neighbor discovery (including 3GPP ANR)

•  RACH Optimization •  Automatic Channel Selection

Backhaul Aware Operation: Handle backhaul constraints

•  Backhaul aware load management (BALM)

Category UltraSON Features

Mobility Management: Improve handover (HO) performance and reduce signaling load

•  Frequent Handover Mitigation •  Forward handover •  Mobility Robustness Optimization

(including 3GPP MRO)

Resource and Tx Power Management: Improve capacity, reduce pilot pollution and balance the load

•  Tx power management •  Resource management (including 3GPP

ICIC) •  Load balancing among LTE small cells

(including 3GPP MLB) and between WiFi and LTE

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Large Gains Observed in Small Cell & UltraSON Trials

Residential neighborho

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Outdoor hyperdense

network

Shopping mall

•  44x capacity gains •  60% signaling reduction •  4 dB median SINR gain

•  Up to 90% reduction in handover frequency

•  Up to 40% cell-edge throughput gain

•  3 dB median SINR gain

•  Reestablishment success rate increased from 44% to 92%

•  Up to 76% handover reduction

•  Up to 60% cell-edge throughput improvement

Trials performed with operators and vendors in North America, Europe and Asia

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Self-Organizing Small Cells: Over-the-air Demonstration of UltraSON

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