scope:

The present document investigates the possible impacts to standard documentations in charge to ETSI TM4 working group.

The starting point is represented by the definition of Small Cell coming from Standards, Mobile Operators and Technical Literature and the characterization of one or more (maximum three) deployment scenario(s).

Preliminary studies, based on recognized Small Cell backhauling requirements, would be carried on within TM4 and, whenever encouraging results happen, other SDO's, e.g. ECC SE19, will be involved for possible review of the issues from regulatory point of view.

Frequency bandwidths from sub 6 GHz, trough traditionally coordinated MW bands (6 GHz to 56 GHz) and up to mmWV (above 57 GHz) are inside the scope of the present document.

Satellite, White Space, WiFi applications and frequency bands together with Wired solutions are considered out of the scope of the present document.

Backhaul carried on by Point to Multipoint systems, and backhaul realized by means of complex system mechanisms (e.g. multiple distributed MIMO) are outside the scope of the present document.