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Key Parameters for 5G Mobile Communications [ITU-R WP 5D Standardization Status]
March 06, 2015 | By Dr. Heung-Ryeol You, General Manager, KT (heungryeol.you@kt.com)
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[Netmanias] Dr. Heung-Ryeol You, General Manager at KT's Network Strategy BU, is in charge of spectrum strategies, and is sharing here what he learned at the 21st ITU-R WP 5D meeting closed early February. One of the main topics at the meeting was the 8 key parameters for 5G. Below let's see what has been discussed at the meeting. Before we begin, we would like to thank Dr. You for sharing knowledge. 

 

​As of Q3 2014, LTE service had been launched in 124 countries around the world, and the number of the LTE subscribers reached around 373 million and still counting (source: GSA). This is still not much because, out of the total mobile subscribers, only 5.3% accounts for LTE subscribers. LTE is still in its initial stage, with a long way to go ahead.

 

Nevertheless, it has been already a year since ITU discussed this matter as a topic after some world's leading countries and companies in the mobile industry first raised concerns regarding the necessity of 5G standardization.  

 

A typical standardization process of IMT at ITU starts with discussing of visions, followed by recommending visions including some key objectives (parameters). For example, for IMT-Advanced (4G) standardization, ITU set a goal of up to approximately 100Mbps for high mobility such as mobile access and up to approximately 1 Gbit/s for low mobility such as nomadic/local wireless access through Recommendation ITU-R M.1645, to encourage research and investigation in the industry.   

 

Similarly, for 5G standardization, ITU first is setting its concept and vision, and also identifying key parameters that best describe 5G. In addition to the 7 parameters previously agreed (user experienced data rate, peak data rate, mobility, latency, connection density, energy efficiency, and spectrum efficiency), traffic volume density/area traffic capacity proposed by China at the 20th ITU-R WP  5D (IMT Working Party) meeting held in October 2014 was agreed as the last parameter.

 

Despite its initial plan to select just a few essential, indicative, easy-to-understand intuitive parameters, more parameters than in 4G standardization were considered during the actual discussion.

 

For instance, only two parameters - mobility and peak data rate - were included in 4G vision. In 5G vision, however, three usage scenarios - Enhanced Mobile Broadband than what is currently available, Massive machine type communications, and Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency communications - were proposed. As a result, other parameters that satisfy the additional scenarios were added in 5G vision.

 

That is, connection density and energy efficiency parameters were added for Massive machine type communications. Also for Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency communications, latency parameter was added and enhanced mobile speed was suggested.  

 

When determining the specific values of these parameters, major vendors and some countries who participated in the 21st ITU-R WP 5D meeting had a tendency to set lower targets for greater feasibility. As a result, they reached an agreement on the five parameters, and on deleting 'traffic volume density' from the 8th parameter, 'traffic volume density/area traffic capacity', except on the following three parameters:

  • Peak data rate: Korea proposed 50Gbps while Chinese and other operators proposed 10Gbps.  Tentatively agreed rate: 20Gbps. 
  • User experienced data rate: Korea proposed 1Gbps while other countries and operators proposed 100Mbps.
  • Spectrum efficiency: Most countries and operators wanted a 2~3 times greater efficiency than in 4G except for China who wanted 5 times greater efficiency.

​The 8 parameters and their values are as seen in the table below. Please note that the specific values in the table are not requirements, but only proposed values for drawing the figure and R&D, and thus are subject to change.

 

<Table 1> 8 Parameters in 5G* identified by ITU-R WP 5D

 

   Key Parameters

   Values for 5G* from 21th meeting

   Reference value for IMT-Advanced

 

   User Experienced Data  Rate 

   100 Mbps – 1 Gbps

   [100 Mbps (urban/suburban),

    1 Gbps (hotspots)]

   10 Mbps (urban/suburban)

 

   Peak Data Rate

   20 Gbps

   1 Gbps

 

   Mobility

   500 km/h

   350 km/h

 

   Latency

   1 ms (radio interface)

   10 ms (radio interface)

 

   Connection Density

   106 per km2 (scenario required)

   105 per km2 

 

   Energy Efficiency

   100 x greater than IMT-Advanced (for network)

    

 

   Spectrum Efficiency

   2/3/5 x greater than IMT-Advanced 

    

 

   Area Traffic Capacity

   10 Mbps/km

   0.1 Mbps/km

 

   blue: agreed at the 21st meeting

   * "IMT-2020" in ITU-R term  

 

In addition, ITU presented the following figure that compares enhancement of key capabilities from IMT-Advanced to 5G to help better understand the improvements to be achieved in 5G: 

 

 

Also, it presented the following figure that shows the importance of key capabilities in different usage scenarios:

 

 

5G vision that includes the foregoing 8 parameters is to be finalized at the 22nd ITU-R WP 5D meeting to be held in June 2015. Once it is finalized, minimum technical performance requirements of 5G will be suggested, and accordingly 5G specifications proposal will begin to be submitted at the end of 2017.

 

After evaluating the proposed 5G specifications proposal and consensus building, 5G specifications will be finalized in late 2020.

 

 

About author


Dr. Heung-Ryeol You (heungryeol.you@kt.com)

General Manager, KT 

  • In charge of Spectrum Strategies at KT's Network Strategy BU
  • Acting as chairman of TTA PG901(Radio Resource Project Group), Spectrum Forum Spectrum Usage and Cooperation Working Group, vice chairman of TTA WG9062(CJK IMT Working Group)
  • Participating in as a member of 5G Spectrum Policy Study Group, Korea WRC-15 Preparation Group, and Korea ITU-R WP5D Study Group of MISP, 5G Forum, Spectrum Forum, etc. 
  • Research interests: 700MHz, 5G & 4G spectrum, CR/TV White Space  

 

harish vadada 2015-04-29 08:24:15

Hello Dr.You, this is a good read, how would you measure these three user experience data rate, latency and connection density? In today's OSS/NMS systems that might not be possible unless you have a UE sourced metrics available? Thanks, Harish

Heung-Ryeol You 2015-04-30 23:02:52

Thank you for your qustion.

Actually, 8 key parameters are considered for 5G vision, so currently there is no detail description on how to measure each parameter.

Regarding the parameter, ITU-R WP5D will start to develop technical performance requirement document for 5G from Feb. 2016. Each parameter will be re-selected and defined in that technical performance requirement document and meaurement method will also be described in that document. Thank you.

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