- Case #1 Homogeneous deployment where LTE cell and NR cells provide the similar coverage, this will happen when NR is operating in the same band as LTE is operating. In this deployment, cells are co-located cells
- Case #2 Heterogeneous deployment where LTE and NR cells are a different size. In this kind of deployment LTE cell is large cell size to meet coverage requirement while NR cell size is small to meet the capacity requirements. Here the NR cell can be deployed as a co-located cell or a non-located cell as a hot spot.
- Case#3 Heterogeneous deployment where LTE and NR cells are a different size. In this kind of deployment NR cell is large cell size to meet coverage requirement while LTE cell size is small to meet the capacity requirements. Here the NR cell can be deployed as a co-located cell or a non-located cell as a hot spot.
4G LTE and 5G NR Radio Network Architecture
The deployment scenarios in terms of Core Network-RAN connection can be the following:
LTE eNB is a master node
This network topology is going to be
most famous for the Phase 1 non-standalone deployments. LTE eNB will be
master and anchor the NR cell. All the signaling procedure shall be done
at LTE cell.
gNB is a master node
This network deployment shall be part of
phase 2 where NR cell shall have stand-alone operational capabilities
and it shall capable of anchoring the eLTE eNB. All signaling procedure
shall be done at NR cell.
eLTE eNB is a master node
An eLTE eNB shall have capabilities to
communicate the Next Gen Core network. A release 14/release 15 LTE cell
can be considered as eLTE eNB. Here eLTE cell can be deployed standalone
with Next Gen Core or eLTE eNB connected with Next Gen Core anchoring a
non-stand alone NR cell.
Individual RAT with Inter Mobility
In this network topology, both LTE and
NR Radio access network are connected to their respective Core network
to operated in a standalone environment and supporting mobility for LTE
to NR cell and visa verse.
Inter-working with WLAN
In phase 2 , when NR is capable to work
as a standalone cell , it can be further enhanced to inter work with
WLAN for Wi-Fi offloading and to utilize the benefits of the unpaid
spectrum.
Sources :
http://www.techplayon.com/deployments-scenarios-for-5g-nr/