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Alcatel-Lucent9360 Small Cell Solutionfor the Enterprise

Delivering big gains all around


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Alcatel-Lucent 9360 Small Cell Solution for the Enterprise2

The Alcatel-Lucent 9360 Small Cell solution for

the enterprise (SCE) cost-effectively extends

W-CDMA network coverage to businesses while

simultaneously offloading voice and data traffic

from the mobile service providers macronetwork. The enterprise simply connects an

Alcatel-Lucent 9362 Enterprise Cell (EC) to a

broadband Internet service. Using self-organizing

network (SON) technology, the 9362 EC comes

into service automatically, without requiring

further intervention. With the 9362 ECs higher

throughput and faster, more reliable data con-

nections, the uptake of 3G services is driven up,

providing increased revenues from the servicesthat mobile service providers already offer. The

Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE greatly enhances the

potential for new, innovative business service

creation by providing APIs that integrate easily

with enterprise applications.


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Alcatel-Lucent 9360 Small Cell Solution for the Enterprise

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Small cells for big gainsMany enterprises today use 3G mobile handsets, smartphones and 3G-enabled

laptops to improve the mobility and efficiency of their workforces. The conve-

nience afforded by these devices has quickly made anytime, anywhere multimedia

communications an integral part of everyday life. And many business users

increasingly rely on their mobile devices even when they are in the office

often accessing e-mail and other crucial information needed to conduct business.

Unfortunately, many business subscribers cannot make simple voice calls or access

mobile data services while at work, due to coverage limitations.

Recent surveys show that over 60 percent of mobile subscribers complain about

poor service in the workplace, and this problem is going to get worse as 3G datausage increases among business users.

How to provide cost-effective in-building business coverage has always been a

challenge for mobile service providers. Penetrating buildings from the outside is

difficult because signal strength significantly decreases when travelling through

the walls and windows. This leads to poor voice and data service quality.


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to backhaul mobile voice and data traffic to the service

providers core network. Flexible enough to meet any

business need, the 9360 SCE scales from a single 9362 EC,

handling up to 16 simultaneous calls, to a meshed network

of self-organizing Enterprise Cells that can blanket any size

business, whether it is small, medium or large. Because

small cells are part of the wireless network infrastructure,

transmission is always secure, and handovers between

9362 ECs in the same enterprise group and between

9362 ECs and the macro network are seamless.

Several in-building coverage solutions exist, including

Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and picocells, but they

have not been widely deployed because of the large upfront

investment they require. This includes site surveys, frequency

planning and installation by highly-trained engineers.

Because of this, DAS and picocells are targeted primarily at

large enterprises, leaving small office/home office (SOHO)

and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) without a readily

available coverage solution.

Enterprise small cells provide a cost-efficient, cost-effective

option for in-building coverage. Because they are self-

installed devices, they completely eliminate the engineering

and installation expenses associated with DAS and picocells.

With their built-in efficiencies, enterprise small cells are

suitable for the smallest of businesses.

As a carrier-grade, end-to-end solution, the Alcatel-Lucent

9360 Small Cell solution for the enterprise (SCE) integrateseasily into mobile service providers existing 3G networks.

With it, high-capacity, low-power Alcatel-Lucent 9362

Enterprise Cell (EC) access points are placed inside the

business premises, using existing broadband connections


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Cost-effectively extending network coverage and capacity

With the Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE, service providers can blanket any enterprise

with W-CDMA, HSDPA and HSUPA coverage quickly and cost-effectively, providing

five-bar signal strength throughout the office. This occurs because Alcatel-Lucent

9362 ECs bring the base station closer to the end-user device, improving signal to

noise ratio (SINR), and allowing employees to experience crystal clear voice and

faster, more reliable data services.

Alcatel-Lucent 9362 ECs increase network capacity too. As 9362 ECs are added

to enterprises, they offload traffic from the macro network, effectively increasing

available network capacity. The need to deploy new cell sites and Radio Network

Controllers (RNCs) to accommodate growing 3G capacity demands is lessened,

reducing CAPEX. Also, with the deployment of fewer cell sites, savings are

realized from reduced backhaul costs, lower cell-site real-estate rental fees and

smaller power bills.

According to a recent Bell Labs study, incorporating small cells into the network

can save service providers 12% to 53% in CAPEX and 5% to 10% in OPEX,

depending on traffic loading and projections.

Improving Quality of Experience

The Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE dramatically improves the end users Quality of

Experience (QoE). Through improved SINR, the higher quality air interface pro-

vides faster, more reliable data connections and higher data throughput. The flat

IP architecture of the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC ensures low latency, resulting in a

full HSPA experience. High-bandwidth services, such as streaming video, can be

viewed comfortably with no quality degradation.

Excellent indoor coverage means employees experience better voice quality with

no lost calls. It also means employees remain reachable on one phone and one

phone number at all times, simplifying business communications. Mobile device

batteries also last longer because they only need to transmit at very low power.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE also improves QoE for users of the macro network.

By offloading heavy users from the macro network, the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC

frees up limited resources for subscribers on the move. With fewer users per cell,

there is more bandwidth available for all.


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Increasing revenue

Excellent in-building coverage results in increased business productivity. Moremobile calls are completed and usage is increased for services such as file sharing,

multimedia messaging, video conferencing and simultaneous voice and data.

With the higher bandwidth and exceptional data connectivity provided by the

Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC, the uptake of value-added 3G services is increased,

including applications specific to the enterprise, such as workforce management

and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

For small and medium enterprises, the Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE enables service

providers to offer fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services that may include

on-premises lower tariffs to capture fixed-line revenues. Employees gain the

simplification and convenience of managing one handset, phone book and voice

mail. Service continuity is also a reality, with seamless transfers to and from the

macro network as employees travel to and from their workplaces.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE can increase revenues from the services that

network providers are already offering and from new innovative services

developed specifically for the enterprise.

More channels to market

Unlike DAS or picocells, Alcatel-Lucent 9362 ECs do not require any special

radio frequency (RF) planning, engineering or installation by trained technicians.

As off-the-shelf self-configurable products that can be installed and maintainedby the enterprises regular IT staff, the 9362 ECs are ideal for distribution through

the mobile service providers existing value-added resellers who distribute business

communications products. Because these channels have already cultivated relation-

ships with most enterprise customers, they can offer the service provider a readily

accessible market of potential business customers.


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Deployment flexibility

The Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE, consisting of one-to-many Alcatel-Lucent 9362 ECs

deployed in autonomous, self-organizing groups, delivers cost-effective coverage

suited to both the smallest of offices and larger multisite enterprises. In the same

manner as modular building blocks, the 9362 ECs can be arranged flexibly to

cover any size or shape of business space, including irregularly shaped, multifloor

and shared-occupancy buildings.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9362 ECs are suitable for filling in coverage holes within

manufacturing facilities, providing coverage for high-use hotspots, such as lobbies,

cafeterias and conference rooms, or for wholly blanketing an enterprise withsuperior 3G coverage. As the enterprise changes and grows, the Alcatel-Lucent

9360 SCE has the flexibility to adapt to the enterprises needs.

Operating in closed, open or semi-open mode, the solution provides the enterprise

owner with the flexibility to determine who can access the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC

network. Access can be given to all visitors, to only the employees of the enterprise,

or to both employees and visitors, with priority being given to employees.

42 Key Features


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Plug and play

The enterprise simply connects the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC to a broadband Internet service. Using

Alcatel-Lucent self-organizing/self-optimizing algorithms (a Bell Labs innovation), the 9362 EC

automatically comes into service without any further intervention required.

When a group of Alcatel-Lucent 9362 ECs is required to satisfy a large coverage area, the

Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC plug-and-play auto-configuration feature ensures that overlapping

9362 ECs do not use the same scrambling codes, removing the need for manual setup and

eliminating potential service degradation due to interference.

Plug-and-play reduces Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC deployment costs, decreasing the need for large

customer support teams, and lessening the need for massive reprovisioning following typical

macro network replanning.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC also allows the mobile service provider to control the 9362 ECs locationautomatically, which is critical for emergency calling and other location-based services. Its location is

initially determined during the auto-configuration process and later changed whenever the 9362 EC

detects a change to its environment through periodical monitoring.

Self-organizing/self-optimizing

Alcatel-Lucent Self-Organizing Network (SON) technology, powered by our W-CDMA experience and

Bell Labs innovations, significantly reduces operational expenses while improving network performance.

It enables auto-configuration used by plug-and-play and network optimization for coverage, capacity

and handovers.

SON enables the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC to continuously adjust its transmit power to the surrounding

environment to deliver the best possible coverage. It also enables the 9362 EC to mitigate interference

from other cells, either from within enterprise groups or within the macro network, improving spectral

efficiency and network capacity.

SON also eliminates unwanted handovers within the same enterprise group, to other groups, or to the

macro network by enabling the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC to periodically monitor and update information

regarding its neighboring cells.


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Enabling applications development

The Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE enables service providers to leverage unique network

capabilities, such as location, presence, Quality of Service (QoS) and trusted security

for application development. This can be done by the service provider or third parties.

Through the use of the following APIs, the Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE significantly

enhances the potential to create innovative services, such as localized push-to-talk,

enterprise notes, localized broadcasting and find-me:

Small Cell Locate enables localized services by providing mobile location updates.

Small Cell Inform delivers presence information associated with one or more users.

Small Cell Local Connect redirects user trafc from the core network to the corpo-

rate network, enabling higher throughputs for applications, such as file sharing.

Small Cell Intelligent Notication enables audio, text or video notication messages

to be sent based on presence.

Small Cell Mobile Extension allows an IP private branch exchange (PBX) connection

to be made between the Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC and the PBX, enabling services

such as extension dialing and virtual company number.

Small Cell Net allows a group of Alcatel-Lucent 9362 ECs to self-organize into a

meshed network of extended coverage that continuously monitors and adjusts to

other small cells neighbors and changes in the surrounding macro network.

Alcatel-Lucent also provides a developer platform and program that simplifies

application creation by allowing developers to leverage the unique assets of multiple

service providers in one place. This eliminates inconsistent policies, practices,

capabilities and requirements across multiple networks that make applicationdevelopment costly and lengthy.

As part of this service, developers conveniently enter into a single contractual agree-

ment with Alcatel-Lucent, receive technical support for connecting to applications

servers, and gain secure access to easy-to-use APIs. For mobile service providers, this

program eliminates the expense of registering, provisioning and supporting a plethora

of developers.


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Best-in-class network management

By combining the strengths of Alcatel-Lucent 9353 Wireless Management System (WMS),

9352 Wireless Provisioning System (WPS) and the Motive Femtocell Device Management Solution,

the small cells management and customer care ecosystem provides a single, integrated system for

managing the Alcatel-Lucent 9360 SCE.

A dedicated version of the widely deployed Alcatel-Lucent 9353 WMS for W-CDMA networks

the Alcatel-Lucent WMS for small cells performs Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC auto-configuration and

macro-network synchronization while the Alcatel-Lucent 9352 WPS ensures configuration data

consistency across all solution elements.

The Motive Femtocell Device Management Solution is based on the Motive Home Device Manager.

Motive is a division of Alcatel-Lucent and a leading provider of TR-069-based device management

solutions, with over 30 million devices under active management. This solution provides zero-touch

service provisioning and real-time Alcatel-Lucent 9362 EC troubleshooting capabilities. Moreover,it provides all necessary integration to back office systems and customer care. This comprehensive

small cells management system reduces deployment, maintenance and support costs, and increases

revenue by accelerating time-to-market for new services.

With the Alcatel-Lucent 9360 Small Cell solution for the enterprise, mobile service providers are

well equipped to cost-effectively extend network coverage to the smallest of enterprises. The

9360 SCE provides immediate cost-effective coverage where subscribers work and dedicated

capacity for a better multimedia experience that is sure to drive the uptake of revenue-generating

3G services. Using Alcatel-Lucent Application Enablement APIs, the mobile service provider also

has the flexibility to create new innovative services targeted at business users, building sustainable

revenue opportunities for years to come.

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