Tunable Solutions and Advanced Receivers for Multiband/Multimode Devices

Tour Registration: AT&T U-Verse Lab

Tour:  AT&T U-Verse Lab

Social and Networking

Reception and Registration

Opening Remarks and Self-Introductions

Each person will be asked to introduce him/herself share what they hope to learn and contribute to the process.

Host Keynote Opening Remarks and Presentation

• Objectives for the Workshop
• Local and Global Roaming Band Requirements
• Carrier Aggregation Scenarios

Networking Break

Mobile Operator Perspectives

• Challenges of Fragmented LTE Band in the World and 5-mode-10-band Terminals
• China Mobile's TD-LTE Roll Out Status and Future Roadmap Requirements
• What Solutions We'd Like to See in Both Terminals and Base Stations Side
• How Do We Improve RF Parametric Performance?
  • Examples Include: Sensitivity, Transmit Efficiency, Interference Sensitivity
• Exploring Standards Based Initiatives and Approaches
  • Update on Current Standards and Proposals
  • New Term Challenges
  • Looking 3-5 Years Out
• Consideration for Broadband Wireless Service Delivery
  • Techniques for Low and High Band Support
  • How Low Can We Go?
    • Is 600 MHz to 3.6 GHz Feasible?

Networking Lunch

Advanced Receivers

• MMMB RFIC Development

  • Challenges to RFIC Development

  • Increasing MMMB Band Support

  • Multi-mode Per Port Reconfiguration on the Fly

  • Challenges to Reference Designs

  • Tunable Antenna and CMOS PA/ET Development in Cellular FEM

• Assessing the Nature of Interference in LTE

• Active Interference Rejection - Interference Mitigation at the UE

  •  Benefits and Results 

Networking Break

Panel Session - Interference Coordination and Mitigation Techniques for LTE

• Understanding UE Based Advanced Interference Cancellation Techniques for Heterogeneous Networks including Macro and Small Cells

• Exploring Reconfigurable RF Transceivers

• Baseband Initiatives: Exploring Advanced LTE Techniques

• Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC/FeICIC) - 3GPP R10/R11

• Coexistence of Multiple Radio Technologies Within Same Device (LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS Receivers) - 3GPP R11

• Advanced Receivers for LTE

• Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation - 3GPP R12+

• What are the Realizable Benefits, Performance, Tradeoffs and Costs?

  • Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) Receivers

    • Symbol Level SIC vs. Code word Level SIC (Cost vs. Complexity)

  • Near Maximum-Likelihood (Near-ML) Realistic?

  • Network Assisted IC (R12 Study Item)

• Exploring Non-Standards Based Interference Cancellation Techniques

  • User Equipment Based?

  • RAN Based?

• Exploring Chip and Board Design Innovation

  • Can Isolation Techniques Eliminate Inter-Modulation Issues?

  • Considering Carrier Aggregation - How Do We Ensure Optimum Performance?

• What is the Impact of Advanced Receivers on Processor Needs and Power Management?

IWPC Tunable System Architectures - Project Overview and Panel Session

Adjourn for Day

Bus Leaves for Dinner - Steiner Ranch Steakhouse

Networking Breakfast

Host Keynote Presentation

• Form Factor Demands and Impact
• Addressing RF Front End Drivers
  • Band Expansion
  • Carrier Aggregation
  • Interference Mitigation - Antenna Tuning
  • Interaction with Small Cell Offloading
  • 2x4 and 4x4 MIMO (4 UE Rx)
  • Form Factor Demands and Impact
• Designing the RF Front End of the Future

OEM Perspectives

• What do OEMs Need From the RF Front End Community to Meet Continually Increasing Band Requirements?
• Assessing Potential for 2014-2015 Smartphones
• How Can We Minimize SKUs, but Still Meet Performance and Global Band Requirements?
• Multicore Processes - What Processing Power is Required?
  • Opportunities, Challenges, Tradeoffs
  • Power Considerations
• Multimode Multiband and Carrier Aggregation Requirements
• Challenges in Frontend Solutions
• Tunable Blocks
• Advanced Receivers
• System Optimized Frontend

Networking Break

RF Front End Components and Systems

• Global Portfolio Management

• Multiband-Multimode - How Many Bands Can Be Supported Without Impacting Performance?

• Exploring Baseband to Antenna Innovation

• Power Management Techniques to Support Multiband Requirements

• Examples of Use Cases to be Addressed:

  • Tunable Architectures - Benefits and Tradeoffs

  • Adding Strategic Bands

  • Dynamic Cases: TRP/TIS for Head/Hand Effect (User Effects)

  • TRP - TIS at Cell Edge & Over Other Use Cases

  • Power Saving Using Tuning vs. Not Using Tuning?

  • Drop Rate Improvement with or without Tuning (Use Tunability to Prevent Dropped Calls)

  • Smaller Devices (No Testing Required There)

  • Fewer Antennas (Just Count Them)

• How Can Tunable RFFE Help to Speed Up 600MHz Deployment Given the Limitation of Low Band?

• For a Band 12/17 Handset How Can Tunable RFFE Help to Mitigate the Interference from Ch51 and Lower E?

• How Can Tunable RFFE Help to Realize DL CA Between 600MHz Band and High Bands While Maintaining Excellent RF Performance?

• Can Tunable RFFE Help to Realize UL CA and UL MIMO?

• Exploring Self Certification of Devices Using Some Tuning Functions

• Impact on User Experience, Battery Life, Form, Fit and Function

• How can Tunable Solutions Enable Spectrum Agility?

Networking Lunch

Regulatory Perspectives

• Development of Recommendations to the FCC by the Technological Advisory Council (TAC)
• Proposed Approach for Improving Receiver Performance

Antenna Evolution Panel

• How Can 10+ LTE Bands be Supported Without Impacting Performance?

• What is the State of the Technology in Antennas, Tunable Components and Architectures?

• Where are We Today and What Does the Roadmap and Timescales Look Like?

• Exploring Performance, Cost and Size Requirements, Challenges, Tradeoffs and Opportunities

• How Can Tunable RFFE Antennas Help With 4z2 and 4x4 MIMO?

Networking Break

Testing Considerations

• Test Capabilities vs. Test System Complexity

• Meaning of MIMO Enhancement for CA Performance Testing

Closing Discussion - Next Steps

• Considering Key Findings from the Workshop and Next Steps

Takeaways and Closing Remarks

Adjourn

Dinner (Dutch*)
* = in this context, Dutch is a term which means that each person will be responsible for their own dinner costs.