Overview of the in-building wireless toolkit including use case scenarios based on venue size and outcome goal scenarios. Presented at IWCE 2017 as part of the "In-Building Coverage: DAS, Small Cells and Other HetNets" workshop.
3. User Operator Building Owner Public Safety
Ubiquitous
Coverage &
Capacity
Macro Coverage
Macro Capacity
QoS
Cost per Bit
ROI
Public Relations
Lost Revenues
Legal Liabilities
BYOD
ROI
PS Compliance
Indoor Coverage
for PS Personnel
Stakeholder Drivers
4. Signal Boosters Active Analog DAS Active Digital DAS
(BDAs & Repeaters) Small Cells Hybrid SC + DAS
Passive DAS VoWiFi Centralized DAS
“Cloud” DAS
Unlicensed (LAA, LTE-U)
Shared (CBRS)
The IBW Toolkit
Legacy Current Emerging
In-Building Toolkit
5. Venue Use Scenarios
Solution Small
<100k
Middleprise
100k – 500k
Large
>500k
Signal Boosters
Passive DAS
Active Analog DAS
Small Cells
VoWiFi
Active Digital DAS
Hybrid SC + DAS
Centralized DAS
Cloud DAS
Unlicensed / Shared
YES PARTIAL NO
6. Signal Boosters
Passive DAS
Active Analog DAS
Small Cells
VoWiFi
Active Digital DAS
Hybrid SC + DAS
Centralized DAS
Cloud DAS
Unlicensed / Shared
Application & Outcome Scenarios
YES PARTIAL NO
7. Takeaways & Trends…
LEED Drives IBW Requirement
Wireless is a Utility
Increasing Public Safety Mandates
New Stakeholder Roles
No Silver Bullets – HetNet Toolkit
Densification = Antennas Closer to User
Platforms vs. Single Purpose Networks