5G: Next-Generation

Mobile Communications
System

Contents
1. 5G mobile communications system
2. 5G real-time simulator

Evolution of Mobile Communications

2020 & Beyond

System
performance

5G

Steady evolution toward

higher system capacity
and user data rates

LTE-Advanced

LTE (Long Term Evolution)

HSPA (HSDPA / HSUPA)
W-CDMA
2000

2010

2015

2020

Advanced C-RAN Architecture

Advanced C-RAN architecture as an enabler of LTE-Advanced
Further evolution of RAN architecture toward 5G
Core
Network

5G

System
Performance

EPC

>10Gbps
New
frequency
bands
LTE
- 150Mbps WiFi Offload

LTE-Advanced
>1Gbps
-1Gbps-

LTE/LTE-Advanced(4G)

2020

RRH

RRH
RRH

Macro cell

2015

eNodeB

RRH

Advanced C-RAN

LTE Femto
3G
-14Mbps -

Today 2014

BBU
BBU
BBU

RRH

Add-on cells

5G Mobile Communications
Global discussion on 5G continues to gain momentum
ITU-R WP5Ds discussion on future IMT vision
National and international projects targeting 5G
Special sessions in international technical conferences

DOCOMO is actively working on the proof of concept for

its 5G system, and is contributing to 5G related activities
(e.g., METIS project in Europe, 2020 and Beyond AdHoc
group in Japan, NGMN, etc.)

Targets & Requirements of DOCOMOs 5G

1,000x capacity/km2

10x-100x data rates

Higher system
capacity

(even when highly mobile)

Higher data rates

100x connected devices

(even in crowded areas)

Connectivity for
massive devices

RAN latency: < 1ms

Support wider range of services
Reduced Latency

5G

Energy savings for networks & devices

Reduced network costs, incl. backhaul
Energy savings &
cost reduction

Technical Concept of DOCOMOs 5G

Combined usage of lower and higher frequency bands
Current cellular Bands

(high-power density for coverage)

Higher frequency bands

(wider bandwidth for higher data rates)

Wide
(e.g. > 3GHz)

Further cellular
enhancements

Super-wide
(e.g. > 10GHz)

Frequency

Exploitation of higher
frequency bands

EIGHT

Small Cells & Higher Frequency Bands

More small cells can be added flexibly
Existing cellular bands

Higher frequency bands

(saturated)

(wider bandwidth for higher data rates)

Wide
(e.g. > 3GHz)

Connectivity and mobility

maintained by macro cells using
lower frequency bands

Macro cell

Super-wide
(e.g. > 10GHz)

Efficient, high-data-rate
transmissions

Small cells

Frequency

NINE

Very Large Number of Transmit Antennas

Compensation for path loss
Range extension of small cells

20GHz
/2

2GHz

d
20cm

Massive simultaneous connections

Stable connectivity in crowded areas

/2
L

min

20cm

More than 100 antenna

elements per small cell

min /10
10G

Massive MIMO

TEN

Real-time Simulator of 5G World

More than 1000 times system capacity and 100 times faster data rates

Real-time emulation of DOCOMOs 5G system performance and

demonstration of download & play of high-resolution movies (4K)

Confirmation of DOCOMO candidate 5G technologies in real propagation

environment (Shinjuku area of Tokyo)