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A Platform Approach to 5GFrom Design – Prototyping – Test
Eric StarkloffEVP, National Instruments
The Race to 5G
40-Company Coalition Agrees To Accelerate 3GPP 5G NR Specs for 2019 Deployments Wireless week
Long-Term Track Record of Growth
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System-Level Test
Component-Level Test
Cyber Physical Test Hardware in the Loop
Device characterization Semiconductor ATE
A Unified Platform for Concurrent Design and Test
Shared IP
Shared IPSystem-Level
Prototyping
Component-Level Design
System Implementation
Requirements for 5G Prototype and Test
Design / PrototypeReal time processing
Tightly integrated I/O
Synchronization
Agile RF front ends
Scalability
TestReal time processing
Tightly integrated I/O
Synchronization
Agile RF front ends
Scalability
System Implementation
Shared IP
Shared IP
PXI Modular Hardware
NI’s Platform Approach to 5G Prototyping and Test
Vector Signal Transceiver (VST)
• 1GHz bandwidth and 9 kHz – 6.5 GHz • FPGA for real-time processing
mmWave Extensions
• External mmWave – 60GHz, 28GHz, …• Cabled and OTA RF ports
LabVIEW for host and FPGA signal
processing
RFmx Measurement Libraries
Unified Software Architecture (LabVIEW)
LabVIEWCommunications System Design
Application frameworksLTE, Wifi, …
Requirements for 5G Prototype and Test
Design / PrototypeReal time processing
Tightly integrated I/O
Synchronization
Agile RF front ends
Scalability
TestReal time processing
Tightly integrated I/O
Synchronization
Agile RF front ends
Scalability
System Implementation
Shared IP
Shared IP
Prototyping Key Technologies to Drive 5G Standards
Improve bandwidth utilization through
evolving PHY Level and flexible numerology
Multi Radio AccessTechnologies (RAT)
Utilize potential of extremely wide bandwidths at frequency ranges once
thought impractical for commercial wireless.
mmWave
Dramatically increased number of antenna elements
on base station enabling beamforming.
Massive MIMO
Consistent connectivity meeting the 1000x
traffic demand for 5G
Wireless Networks
Densification SDN
NFV CRAN
ReconfigurableInstruments
High Performance IO
USRP RIOSDR
USRPSDR
Massive MIMO Wireless NetworksMulti-RATmmWave
Prototyping Key Technologies to Drive 5G Standards
Unified Software Architecture
USRP RIOSDR
High Performance IO
USRPSDR
ReconfigurableInstruments
Massive MIMO Wireless NetworksMulti-RATmmWave
Prototyping Key Technologies to Drive 5G Standards
“In its demonstration, the team used a flexible prototyping platform from National Instruments built with LabVIEW system design software and PXI hardware.”
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University of Bristol Sets New World Record for Spectrum Efficiency – May 20163.51 GHz
128 antennas
256 QAM
145.6 bits/s/Hz for 22 users
”This joint venture between the University, British Telecom and Bristol City Council aims to make Bristol the first open programmable city in the world”
Full Duplex MIMO, LTE UE
Emulation
Samsung
Other Massive MIMO examples
CRAN-Massive MIMO
Intel
96-Antenna Massive
MIMO System
Facebook ARIES Testbed
128 antenna Massive MIMO
Bristol & Lund
3RD PARTY SOFTWARE
USRP RIOSDR
High Performance IO
USRPSDR
ReconfigurableInstruments
mmWaveMassive MIMO Wireless NetworksMulti-RAT
Prototyping Key Technologies to Drive 5G Standards
“It took about 1 calendar year, less than half the time it would have taken with other tools”
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NI and Nokia Demonstrate 14.5 Gbps 73 GHz
2 GHz bandwidth
2x2 MIMO
64 QAM
—Dr. Amitava Ghosh, Head of Broadband Wireless Innovation
Nokia mmWave Prototype Timeline Using NI’s Platform
Brooklyn 5G Summit 2014 NIWeek 2015 MWC 2016
Frequency 73 GHz 73 GHz 73 GHz
Bandwidth 1 GHz 2 GHz 2 GHz
Streams 1x1 2x2 2x2
Modulation 16 QAM 16 QAM 64 QAM
Peak rate 2.3 Gbps >10 Gbps >14.5 Gbps
3RD PARTY SOFTWARE
USRP RIOSDR
High Performance IO
USRPSDR
ReconfigurableInstruments
Multi-RATmmWaveMassive MIMO Wireless Networks
Prototyping Key Technologies to Drive 5G Standards
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Verizon and 5G NR – New Generation of Standards
28 GHz mmWave TRX Head with
horn antennaUE Interface with video streaming
64-antenna phased arrays
Vertical polarization
28 GHz mmWave TRX Head
2x2 BB/IFChassis
Horizontalpolarization
BeamsteeringInterface
• 2x2 MIMO, 8 CC, 100 MHz per carrier • 75 kHz sub carrier spacing, 64 QAM• Hybrid beamforming• > 5 Gbps scalable to 20 Gpbs
Requirements for 5G Prototype and Test
TestReal time processing
Tightly integrated I/O
Synchronization
Agile RF front ends
Scalability
Design / PrototypeReal time processing
Tightly integrated I/O
Synchronization
Agile RF front ends
Scalability
System Implementation
Shared IP
Shared IP
5G Test System Architectural Requirements
Add performance as future requirements emerge
Integrate non-RF I/O into same system to maintain small footprint
Modularity
Flexible mmWave head configurations for Multi-DUT, multi-frequency and beamforming test
Tight timing and synchronization for MIMO configurations
Frequency and Channel Agility
Accelerated measurements using real-time FPGA processors programmed with LabVIEW FPGA
Achieve demanding EVM requirements through more sophisticated calibration techniques
Software-defined Signal Processing
Key Open Issues for Test:• Over the air access• Test cost of millimeter wave and MIMO
Test Challenge – Complexity vs. CostIncreasing Complexity
WiGig Chipset ASP: Historical & Forecast32 Antenna Element Radio
2015 2017 2019
Average Selling Price
2013
$30
$10
Source: ABI Research, 2015.
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Lower Test Costs
Release10
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Release12
Release13
Release14
Number of CA Combinations per 3GPP Release (Order of
Magnitude)
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The Old Method for High Frequency Test Continuous frequency coverage Separate Rx and Tx Aggregation of single-function boxes Fixed processing resources
Too Big
Too Expensive
Insufficient Performance
Analog IQ
Wideband IF
The Future of mmWave Test System ArchitecturesIntense Signal Processing• Accelerated measurements using real-time FPGA processors
programmed with LabVIEW FPGA
• Achieve demanding EVM requirements through more sophisticated calibration techniques
Modular Functionality• Add performance as future requirements emerge
• Integrate non-RF I/O into same system to maintain small footprint
• Tight timing and synchronization for MIMO configurations
• High throughput data movement using data buses like PCI Express (PXI)
Custom, mmWave Port Extension• Custom in-house designs deliver top-notch calibration and performance
• Flexible mmWave head configurations for Multi-DUT, multi-frequency and beamforming test
• Calibrated IF & mmWave interfaces
Example mmWave Test System ArchitectureModular approach allows designs to scale with new test configurations for 11adwider bandwidths for 11ay, and different frequencies for 5G test and automotive radar.
Baseband Receiver
ADC
FPGA Processing
Data
Modular mmWave
Tx/Rx head
IF Upconverter
IF Downconverter
Baseband Transmitter
DAC
FPGA Processing
IF
Data
PXI Baseband
PXI-based baseband options scale from 200MHz bandwidth to 2GHz bandwidth with
path to higher bandwidths.
PXI-based IF Up/Down Converter to interface with mmWave head or
also with DUT’s IF.
Flexible remote head configuration withsupport for 60GHz WiGig, 28GHz 5G,
70GHz vehicular radar, and others.
PXI IF Software Processing
World’s Most AdvancedChannel Sounder1x4, MIMO configuration7 x 64 permutations
Very fast measurement and switch timeWithin in the coherence time of the channel
Joint work between NI and AT&T
A Single Platform from Characterization to Production Enables Measurement Correlation
Characterization ProductionMeasurement Automation Software
Test and Measurement Hardware
Common Measurement Science
TXP
ACPSEM
EVM
A Unified Platform for Concurrent Design and Test
System-Level Test
Component-Level Test
Cyber Physical Test Hardware in the Loop
Device characterization Semiconductor ATE
Shared IP
Shared IPSystem-Level
Prototyping
Component-Level Design
System Implementation
Reduce time to market
Lower design and test costs
Iterate as technology evolves
