In-Building Networks

Deployment and Evolution of DAS, Small Cells, and Unlicensed Technologies Within a Heterogeneous Environment  

 

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When

October 19-20, 2015

Where

Hyatt Regency LaJolla

San Diego, CA USA

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Limited to 100 seats

First Registered, First Served!

Attendance open to All IWPC Members


Introduction

This workshop will consider indoor cellular demands and large venue requirements. How can carriers address network evolution and the challenge of cost-effectively delivering increased capacity and performance, utilizing distributed antenna systems, small cells, and unlicensed networks to enhance customer experience

Workshop Goals

  • Explore how DAS, Small Cells, and unlicensed solutions can meet evolving network demands
  • Understanding changing in-building network dynamics and business models
  • Debate challenges of backhaul and permitting for small cells?

Agenda (Subject to Change)

     

DAY 1
October 19

Monday

9:00 AM 

 

Networking Breakfast and Registration

 

 

10:00 AM

 

Opening Remarks and Self Introductions

Each person will be asked to introduce himself/herself and show how they can contribute to the process.

 

Hotel

 

10:30 AM

 

Service Provider Perspectives

  • Deployment scenarios, services, and applications
  • Exploring evolving in-building network dynamics and business models
  • How do carriers achieve cost effective service delivery closer to the customer
  • what challenges are faced by carriers deploying today's DAS and small cell solutions?
  • How does DAS need to evolve
  • How do carriers plan to use unlicensed band technologies
  • Alternative to DAS and emerging technologies - what is the projected data growth for indoor vs. outdoor?
  • What does the DAS and Small Cell end to end deployment, commissioning, verification, and optimization process look like?
  • Should the enterprise, property owner, or carriers build or own the In-building networks
  • Considering which technologies carriers can utilize for in-building service deployment
  • Pros, Cons, Trade-offs of DAS, Small Cells, Wi-Fi, etc
  • What is the impact of Wi-Fi calling deployments by carriers for indoor licensed solutions?

Wireless Ecosystem Evolution and Challenges

 

PMTS Maintenance Engineering

 

The Right Solution: A Host Service Provider Perspective

 

Director, Integration and Operations

 

12:00 Noon

Networking Lunch

 

 

1:00 PM

DAS Deployment and Evolution

  • Vendor Case Studies

  • Deployment scenarios, services, and applications

  • The shift in technology

    • DAS to small cells
    • Analog to digital interconnection
    • WiFi integration (or apprehension of WiFi integration)
  • The changes in the business model
    • Carrier-funded to mix of carrier-and-venue-funded solutions
  • Serving multiple customers

    • Carrier requirements
    • Carrier requirements and restrictions
  • What to expect in the future
  • Evolution roadmap
  • Required support from eco-system
  • Considering which technologies carriers can utilize for in-building service deployment
    • Pros, Cons, Trade-offs
  • Coping with data growth in-building

  • Overcoming DAS capacity limitations

  • Dealing with multi-carriers, multi-RAT in high density indoor and outdoor networks

  • Strategies being developed to overcome NAW challenges for deployment and Evolution of DAS and Small Cells

  • The migration of cloud "basements"

  • How important if re-use of existing Cat5/Cat6cabling/ remote powering (PoE)

  • Is Simultaneous support for cellular and WiFi important?

  • Considering the importance of DAS vs. per-carrier networks

  • What strategies and new technologies will facilitate cost effective solutions for Tier 2 properties in different vertical markets, such as hospitality, healthcare, etc.?

  • Public Safety DAS

Indoor Network Evolution: The Neutral Host Perspective

 

VP Network Design

 


  

Evolution from DAS to a Converged Distributed Access System


 

 VP Commercial Technology

 

Advanced In-Building Wireless Solutions

 

 

 Embedded Product Line Manager




The Merits of C-DAS and HetNet Solutions with Digital Electricity

 

 

 Corporate VP, Product/Marketing Strategy

 

 

 

3:00 PM

Networking Break

 

3:40 PM

Technology Enablers  

  • Technology and standards update
  • System innovation
  • Assessing new coverage solutions
  • How will 600mHz and 3.5 mHz deployments affect existing DAS, Macro and Small Cell deployments?
  • What should the antenna OEM's plan for as these new frequencies become available?

Antenna and Interconnect Solutions for Small Cell/DAS

 

 Field Application Engineer

 

 

WSP's Dilemma: Future-Proofing My Network

 

 

 COO

 

4:40 PM

Panel Session - Drivers, Opportunities, and Overcoming Challenges

 

5:30 PM

Adjourn for Day

 

7:00 PM

Networking Dinner

The Marine Room, La Jolla, CA 

Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel

DAY 2

October 20

Tuesday

7:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

Hotel

8:00 AM

 

HetNet Deployment and Evolution

 

Embracing the Complex Indoor HetNet Solution  

 

General Manager  

 

In-Building Deployment Challenges

 

VP, Emerging Technologies

9:00 AM

Small Cell Deployment and Evolution

  • Vendor Case Studies and Deployments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Evolution Roadmap
  • Addressing demand for scalability
  • New procurement and deployment models
  • Achieving neutral host capabilities with Small Cells
  • What support is needed from an eco-system
  • how important is the coverage/signal ingress of macro cells when planning an in-building system?
  • Do Small Cells become the #1 solution for in-building wireless networks? Why?
  • How can RF planning be simplified?
  • Real World Examples
  • Future development and services
  • Wi-Fi perspectives and case studies
  • Status of Wi-Fi deployment
  • Standards evolution

Premise Funded Coverage using Small Cells  

 

Manager Small Cells Business 

 

Small Cell Deployment Today - and 5G Outlook

 

Head of System Concepts and Standards

 
 

Small Cells Concepts and Case Study  

 

Director of Enterprise 

 

 

 

10:30 AM

Networking Break

 

11:10 AM

Technology Enablers

  • What is the media mix for indoor wired networks, CAT5/6, Coax, or fiber?
  • Methods and procedures for testing fiber in a DAS

Successful Deployment of In-Building Active DAS Solutions

 

Group Manager - Business Development

 

Passive Intermodulation Concerns in Distributed Antenna Systems

 

Senior Product Manager

 

12:10 PM

Networking Lunch

1:10 PM

Technology Enablers  

  • Technology and Standards Update
  • System innovation
  • Interference mitigation, inter-cell coexistance requirements, and expected UE Tx power distribution of small cell vs. macro
  • What is the impact of IoT
  • What provisions for IoT are needed that are not currently present
  • Can Wi-Fi and cellular run over the same time infrastructure / cabling?
  • How can Existing in-building cabling like CAT5/6be re-used?
  • How are software defined network (SDN), software defined radio (SDR) capabilities applicable to DAS?
  • Small Cell neutral host capabilities and possibilities
  • Integration of Wi-Fi and wireless carrier services

Deciphering DAS Deployment Challenges

 

Solutions and Product Marketing Manager

  

 

 

Neutral Hosting for Managed Service via Indoor Small Cells 

 

VP, Engineering

 

LTE MIMO Antennas for Optimizing In-Building Networks

  

Director, Engineering

 

 

2:40 PM

Networking Break

 

3:20 PM

Technology Enablers and Drivers

  • Use cases for transmission and reception modes that affect the radio design. eg: small cells require dual connectivity and therefor UL CA?
  • How do carriers overcome the challenges of backhaul and permitting for small cells
  • How can third party backhaul deliver 5/9s reliability?

 

The In-Building Wireless Standard Indoor Design Tool Challenges and Solutions  

 

Research Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can Virtual Base Stations and Digital DAS Solve In-Building RAN Challenges  

 

VP Products and Marketing

 

 

4:20 PM

Closing Panel, Takeaways, and Closing Remarks

  • DAS vs. small cell, where DAS, where small cells, or where both?

  • Considering licensed and unlicensed technology

 

5:10 PM

Adjourn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workshop 2: Extending LTE Advanced to Unlicensed Spectrum
Registration, Reception, and Welcome

 

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  3. Who are the attendees?
  4. What are the costs/registrations fees?
  5. Hotel information?
  6. What are the travel options from the airport to the hotel?
  7. Are there any audiovisual requirements?
  8. Will business cards be collected?
  9. What is the dress code?
  10. How will handout materials be provided?
  1. What is the deadline for presentation/handout materials?

    Deadline for electronic version of presentation/handout materials: Friday, October 9th, 2015.

  2. What can I do to prepare for speaking an at IWPC workshop?

    Click on the link below for a short video guide regarding preparing for and improving your IWPC presentation:

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  3. Who are the attendees?
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    • We do not permit Analysts.
    • We do not permit Consultants.
    • We do not permit 3rd party sales reps.
    • We only permit "first hand knowledge experts" in business and technology issues, prepared to contribute to the discussion.
  4. What are the costs/registrations fees?

    ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out-of-pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus Breaks), audio/visual costs, etc.

    These costs will be $863 (USD) per person. (For IWPC Members only.)

    ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, MasterCard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check. Make checks payable to IWPC.

  5. Hotel information?

    Hyatt Regency LaJolla
    3777 LaJolla Village Drive
    San Diego, CA 92122
    Phone: 858-552-1234
    Hotel Website

    You may call hotel reservations at +1 858-552-1234; please mention 'IWPC' when you do so. The IWPC room block rate is $195.00.

    The cut-off date for reservations is Friday,  October 2, 2015. After that date, rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate.

  6. What are the travel options from the airport to the hotel?

    Directions and transportation options will be posted as soon as possible.

  7. Are there any audiovisual requirements?

    A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers.

    In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “recordings” of all presentations and panel sessions.

  8. Will business cards be collected?

    Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.

  9. What is the dress code?

    Business casual suggested. No ties, please!

  10. How will handout materials be provided?

    For ALL IWPC members:

    All IWPC members are invited to submit materials to be included in the online workshop folder in the IWPC Research Library. This should NOT BE SALES MATERIALS. Rather, we suggest it contain technical information about your technology as it relates to the workshop topics.

    For all companies who will be making a presentation at the Workshop:

    You are invited to submit an advance copy of your presentation, complete with graphics and illustrations.

    These materials will be included on the IWPC website Research Library.

    Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.

    SUBMISSION OF PRESENTATION:

    • Go to www.iwpc.org
    • Click on IWPC Activities Tab
    • Under Workshops: In-Building Networks
    • Click on Submit Presentation Proposal. Complete the form and attach your presentation.
    • Once we receive your presentation we will send an email confirmation.

    AS BACKUP, PLEASE BRING AN ELECTRONIC COPY USB STICK WITH YOU!