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LTE RAN Access Transport Network Dimensioning Overview

The document provides an overview of dimensioning the LTE access transport network. It describes the LTE access transport network and the protocol layers used. It explains that the network carries different types of traffic like web browsing, email, video streaming, file transfer and voice. The objectives are to describe the LTE access transport network, explain its protocols, describe the traffic types, and perform dimensioning. Dimensioning is needed to understand the required transport network capacity to meet LTE's high bit rates and determine backbone network costs.

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LTE RAN Access Transport Network Dimensioning Overview

The document provides an overview of dimensioning the LTE access transport network. It describes the LTE access transport network and the protocol layers used. It explains that the network carries different types of traffic like web browsing, email, video streaming, file transfer and voice. The objectives are to describe the LTE access transport network, explain its protocols, describe the traffic types, and perform dimensioning. Dimensioning is needed to understand the required transport network capacity to meet LTE's high bit rates and determine backbone network costs.

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LTE RAN Access Transport

Network Dimensioning Overview


Introduction

Introduction
Why learn about LTE Access Transport Network
Dimensioning?

› Vital to understand
Transport Network capacity
required to meet LTE high
bit rates.

› Important to understand
types of traffic carried by
LTE Networks.

› Backbone Network cost


saving.
Scope and Objectives
Objectives

› Describe LTE Access Transport Network.


› Explain the protocol layers used in the LTE
Access Transport Network.
› Describe the type of traffic carried by LTE
Networks.
› Perform LTE Access Transport Network
dimensioning.
Scope
› LTE Access Transport Network Introduction
› LTE Access Transport Network Protocols
› LTE Traffic
› LTE Access Transport Network Dimensioning
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LTE Access Transport
Network Introduction
Evolved packet system

EPC

eUTRAN

EPS
LTE Access Transport Network
EPC MME SGW
OSS-RC

LTE RAN S1-MME S1-U Mul

IP/Ethernet Transport

Mul S1 X2 Mul S1 X2 Mul S1 X2

eNodeB eNodeB eNodeB


LTE Transport Network
Protocols
EPS Control Plane Protocols
LTE Uu S1-MME
NAS NAS S11 S5/S8
Relay
RRC RRC S1AP GTP-C GTP-C GTP-C
S1AP
PDCP PDCP SCTP SCTP UDP UDP UDP
RLC RLC IP IP IP IP IP
MAC MAC L2 L2 L2 L2 L2
L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1

UE eNodeB MME SGW PGW


X2 S10

X2AP X2AP GTP-C GTP-C

SCTP SCTP UDP UDP


IP IP IP IP
L2 L2 L2 L2

L1 L1 L1 L1

eNodeB eNodeB MME MME


EPS User Plane Protocols
LTE Uu S1-U S5/S8 SGi
Application

IP IP

UE eNodeB X2* SGW PGW

Protocols
considered in * X2 User plane used
to support ‘Data
LTE Link forwarding at intra
Dimensioning LTE handover’

eNodeB eNodeB
GTP-U Header
UDP Header
IPv4 Header
IPv6 Base Header
IP Security (IPsec)

LAN SeGw SeGw LAN


Host Host
A B

secure network un-secure network (Internet) secure network

Tunnel

S IP H S A B

IPSec Header Protected SeGw source and


and Tail IP payload + header destination IP address

IPv4 => 45 Bytes, IPv6=> 65 Bytes


Ethernet Frame
LTE Traffic
Web Browsing Traffic

www.ericsson.com Protocol Stack


Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP
Internet Protocol
IP
Email Traffic

Protocol Stack
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP
Internet Protocol
IP
Video Streaming Traffic

Protocol Stack
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP
Internet Protocol
IP
File Transfer Traffic

Protocol Stack
File Transfer Protocol
FTP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP
Internet Protocol
IP
Voice Traffic

3 minutes of speech:
(21.4 + 24.7) X 103 X 60 X 3
≈ 1 MB
8 X 220
Protocol Stack
User Datagram Protocol
UDP
Internet Protocol
IP
LTE Link Dimensioning
Interfaces that need to be Dimensioned
EPC MME SGW
OSS-RC

LTE RAN S1-MME S1-U Mul

IP/Ethernet Transport

Mul S1 X2 Mul S1 X2 Mul S1 X2


Uses UL

<2% S1 load
Common
physical
eNodeB connection eNodeB eNodeB
eNodeB Downlink Load (20 MHz BW)
Cell Peak Throughput in an unloaded Network (e.g. 150 Mbps)

eNodeB Maximum Throughput in a loaded Network (~ 100 Mbps)


Throughput

eNodeB Busy Hour Average Throughput (~ 50 Mbps)

Target Average Rate (~ 2 Mbps)

S1 and X2 signaling load Peak (250 kbps)

Average Mul Load (22 kbps)

Busy Hour Time


LTE Link Dimensioning Principle
∑A2 X 0.8 (BH Displacement Factor*)
EPC

eNodeB Busy Hour Average Throughput


S1 and X2 signalling load Peak
A3
Average Mul Load
Target Average
LTE RAN
Backhaul
eNodeB Maximum A2 A2
Throughput in a loaded
Network
Cell Peak
Throughput in A1 A1
an unloaded Last
Network Mile
TN Overhead (Leased Line)
700 Bytes 700 Bytes User data
GTP-U Header (8)

UDP Header (8)

IP Header (IPv4=20/IPv6=40)

Ethernet Header with preamble and inter-frame gap excluded (22)


TN Overhead (Leased Line)
700 Bytes 700 Bytes User data
GTP-U Header (8)

UDP Header (8)

IP Header (IPv4=20/IPv6=40)

Ethernet Header with preamble and inter-frame gap excluded (22)

IPv4 TN overhead = (700+8+8+20+22)/700 = 758/700 = 1.08


Total expansion factor (95% transmission efficiency) = 1.08/0.95 = 1.14
With IPSec => extra 45 Bytes of Overhead => 803/700 = 1.15/0.95 = 1.21
IPv6 TN overhead = (700+8+8+40+22)/700 = 778/700 = 1.11
Total expansion factor (90% transmission efficiency) = 1.11/0.95 = 1.17
With IPSec => extra 65 Bytes of Overhead => 843/700 = 1.2/0.95 = 1.26
TN Overhead (Own Build)
700 Bytes 700 Bytes User data
GTP-U Header (8)

UDP Header (8)

IP Header (IPv4=20/IPv6=40)

Ethernet Header with preamble and inter-frame gap included (42)


TN Overhead (Own Build)
700 Bytes 700 Bytes User data
GTP-U Header (8)

UDP Header (8)

IP Header (IPv4=20/IPv6=40)

Ethernet Header with preamble and inter-frame gap included (42)

IPv4 TN overhead = (700+8+8+20+42)/700 = 778/700 = 1.11


Total expansion factor (95% transmission efficiency) = 1.11/0.95 = 1.17
With IPSec => extra 45 Bytes of Overhead => 823/700 = 1.18/0.95 = 1.24
IPv6 TN overhead = (700+8+8+40+42)/700 = 798/700 = 1.14
Total expansion factor (90% transmission efficiency) = 1.14/0.95 = 1.2
With IPSec => extra 65 Bytes of Overhead => 863/700 = 1.23/0.95 = 1.29
Traffic Model Link Dimensioning Example
CPT= Cell Peak Throughput in an unloaded Network (e.g. 150 Mbps) TAR= Target Average Rate (~ 2 Mbps)
EMT= eNodeB Maximum Throughput in a loaded Network (~ 100 Mbps) SLP= S1 & X2 signaling load Peak (250 kbps)
EBT= eNodeB Busy Hour Average Throughput (30 Mbps)–Traffic Model EPC TNO= Transport Network Overhead (1.17)
n= eNodeBs under each aggregator (nA1= 10, nA2=100, nA3= 200) AML= Average Mul Load (22 kbps)

∑A2 = (3.54 + 3.54) = 7.08 Gbps

Max[((EBT + SLP + AML) X nA2) + TAR; CPT] X TNO A3


= MAX [((30 + 0.250 + 0.022) X 100) + 2; 150] XTNO
= 3.54 Gbps

Max[((EBT + SLP + AML) X nA2) +TAR;CPT]XTNO A2 A2


= MAX [((30+0.250+0.022)X10)+2;150]XTNO
= 357 Mbps

A1 10 A1s 10 A1s
CPT X TNO= 150 X 1.17
= 176 Mbps

10 eNodeBs
System Method Link Dimensioning Example
CPT= Cell Peak Throughput in an unloaded Network (e.g. 150 Mbps) TAR= Target Average Rate (~ 2 Mbps)
EMT= eNodeB Maximum Throughput in a loaded Network (~ 100 Mbps) SLP= S1 & X2 signaling load Peak (250 kbps)
EBT= eNodeB Busy Hour Average Throughput (50 Mbps)–System EPC TNO= Transport Network Overhead (1.17)
n= eNodeBs under each aggregator (nA1= 10, nA2=100, nA3= 200) AML= Average Mul Load (22 kbps)

∑A2 = (5.85 + 5.85) X 0.8 = 9.36 Gbps

A3
EBT X TNO X nA2= 50 X 1.17 X 100
= 5.85 Gbps
A2 A2
EMT X TNO X nA1= 100 X 1.17 X 10
= 1.17 Gbps
A1 10 A1s 10 A1s
CPT X TNO= 150 X 1.17
= 176 Mbps

10 eNodeBs
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