LTE eRAN3.

0 Subframe
Configuration Feature

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 Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Describe the LTE TDD frame and subframe

 Detail subframe configuration principle

 Perform subframe configuration

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 Contents
1. LTE Radio Frame Structure

2. Uplink-Downlink Subframe Configurations

3. Special Subframes Configurations

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 Radio Frame Structures Defined in LTE
 Frame Structure type 1 for FDD

2640 MHz

D D D D D D D D D D
2620 MHz

2520 MHz

U U U U U U U U U U
2500 MHz

10ms
t
An Example Band 7 (FDD)

 Frame Structure type 2 for TDD

f
2590 MHz

D S U D D D S U D D
2570 MHz

10ms
t
An Example of Band 38 (TDD)

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 Frame Structure of Type2
One radio frame, Tf = 307200Ts = 10 ms

One half-frame, 153600Ts = 5 ms

Downlink Speccial Uplink Downlink Downlink Downlink Speccial Uplink Downlink Downlink
subframe subframe subframe subframe subframe subframe subframe subframe subframe subframe

Subframe #0 Subframe #1 Subframe #2 Subframe #3 Subframe #4 Subframe #5 Subframe #6 Subframe #7 Subframe #8 Subframe #9

One subframe,
30720Ts
Example of frame structure of type2
•Uplink-downlink subframe configuration:
-Related to the uplink and downlink rate

•Special subframe configuration:

-Related to the coverage

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 Contents
1. LTE Radio Frame Structure

2. Uplink-Downlink Subframe Configurations

3. Special Subframes Configurations

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Uplink-downlink Subframe
Configuration Ratio
Downlink-to- Subframe number
Uplink-
Uplink
downlink
Switch-point 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
configuration
periodicity
0 5 ms(2:6) D S U U U D S U U U
1 5 ms(4:4) D S U U D D S U U D
2 5 ms(6:2) D S U D D D S U D D
3 10 ms(6:3) D S U U U D D D D D
4 10 ms(7:2) D S U U D D D D D D
5 10 ms(8:1) D S U D D D D D D D
6 5 ms(3:5) D S U U U D S U U D
D: Downlink subframe U: Uplink subframe S: Special subframe
HUAWEI eRAN3.0 support:
Basic features: Configuration 1 and configuration 2
Optional features: Configuration 0 and configuration 5

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Recommended Subframe
Configurations
 Uplink-downlink subframe configuration type 1&2
 Configuration 1 or 2 is recommended in scenarios where downlink
rates are required to be slightly higher than uplink rates, such as
video conferencing.
 In configuration 1, the ratio of uplink subframes to downlink subframes is
4:4 in a radio frame.

 In configuration 2, the ratio of uplink subframes to downlink subframes is

2:6 in a radio frame.

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Recommended Subframe
Configurations (Cont.)
 Uplink-downlink subframe configuration type 0&5
 Configuration 0 is recommended in scenarios where high uplink
rates are required, such as real-time monitoring.
 In this configuration, the ratio of uplink subframes to downlink
subframes is 6:2 in a radio frame.

 Configuration 5 is recommended in scenarios where high downlink

rates are required, such as file downloading.
 In this configuration, the ratio of uplink subframes to downlink
subframes is 1:8 in a radio frame.

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MML of Subframe Configurations

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 Contents
1. LTE TDD Radio Frame

2. Uplink-Downlink Subframe Configurations

3. Special Subframes Configurations

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Structure of a Subframe in Time
Domain slot0 slot1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

1ms

LTE subframe for normal CP

slot0 slot1

0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

1ms

LTE subframe for extended CP

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 Structure of a Special Subframe
DwPTS GAP UpPTS

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

1ms
Example of a LTE Special subframe in case
of normal CP

Time Duration
Classification Description
(Symbol)
Can be used as:
DwPTS 3~~12 Control channel(PHICH/PCFICH/PDCCH)
Shared channel(PDSCH) and physical signal(PSS/RS)
GP 1~~10 Guard Period
Can be used as PRACH(Format 4) and sounding RS
UpPTS 1~~2
(For the PRACH, 2 symbols are required)
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Use of the Guard Period
GP

Downlink Uplink
transmission Reception

Uplink
Downlink Reception
transmission

Downlink time delay Time advance to

covercome uplink
transition time time delay

The duration of Guard is related to the RTD of the cell edge user, that is
the cell radius
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Special Subframe Configuration Ratio
Special-subframe Normal CP Extended CP
configuration DwPTS GP UpPTS DwPTS GP UpPTS

0 3 10 1 3 8 1
1 9 4 1 8 3 1
2 10 3 1 9 2 1
3 11 2 1 10 1 1
4 12 1 1 8 7 2
5 3 9 2 8 2 2
6 9 3 2 9 1 2
7 10 2 2 - - -
8 11 1 2 - - -

HUAWEI eRAN3.0 support (Normal CP) :

Basic features: Configuration 7
Optional features: Configuration 4 and configuration 5

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Recommended Special Subframe
Configurations
 Special subframe configuration type 4
 This configuration is used when the maximum cell radius is not
greater than 10 km.

 Special subframe configuration type 7

 This configuration is used when the maximum cell radius is greater
than 10 km and less than or equal to 20 km.

 Special subframe configuration type 5

 This configuration is used when the maximum cell radius is greater
than 20 km and less than or equal to 90 km.

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MML of Special Subframe
Configurations

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Transport Block Size in DwPTS
 In UpPTS, no TB could be scheduled for uplink transmission

 In DwPTS , like in the PDSCH, one or two TBs could be

scheduled

 The TBs scheduled in DwPTS are smaller than that scheduled in

a normal subframe:

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 Question
 Can we configure different subframe ratio or different special
subframe pattern on the neighboring sites? Why?

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