UMTS Congestion

1-Code Congestion
2-Power Congestion
3-CE Congestion
4- IUB Congestion
There are many Parameters by which we can optimize the congestion
Code congestion will cause low CSSR of both CS and PS service.
We can check counters as below to find code congestion:
VS.RRC.Rej.Code.Cong
VS.RAB.FailEstCs.Code.Cong
VS.RAB.FailEstPs.Code.Cong
VS.RAC.SHO.Fail.OVSF.Cong
VS.RAC.DCCC.Fail.OVSF.Cong
VS.RAC.HHO.CodeAssignRej.DL

Solution
Code congestion will happen in single carrier cell or F1 cell. If single carrier cell experience
very serious code congestion, expanding 2 carriers is recommended.
To solve code congestion, we recommend using LDR algorithm also. The MML configuration
is as follows:
Switch on the LDR switch:
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: CellId=0, NBMLdcAlgoSwitch= CELL_CODE_LDR -1;
Setting LDR action:
MOD CELLLDR: CellId=0, DLLDRFIRSTACTION=CodeAdj,
DLLDRSECONDACTION=BERateRed, DlLdrBERateReductionRabNum=1,
GoldUserLoadControlSwitch=ON;
Then we can monitor the counters as follows to check the effect of LDR action:
VS.LCC.LDR.BERateDL
VS.LCC.LDR.CodeAdj
VS.LCC.LDR.CodeAdj.Succ
-HS PDSCH utilization set Automatic, HS PDSCH Min Code define from 5 to 1 and Max 15

-Reduce Quantity of RRC Retransmission

Quantity of RRC setup request Retransmissions: N300 (this can be set to a small value like 1
for special events that last only a temporary time, a day or 2 or so)
T300, time between Retransmissions (maybe from 600 ms to 2 s), for special events that
last only a short time (a day or so)
-Adjust the CQI feedback period on the uplink HS-DPCCH
(def value is D2)
(When CQI Feedback Cycle (k) is not zero, it must be greater than or equal to CQI Repetition
Factor * 2ms)

-RACH Related parameters

PowerOffestPpm ( recomm values: -3 and -2 dB)
PreambleRetransMax (def and recomm value: 20)
PowerRampStep (def and recomm values; 2 dB)
-Enable LDR
-Code based DRD
-Power Based DRB
For CE UL Congestion
-disable 2mms TTI
-Shift R99 users to HSPA or reducing PS384 to PS 256
-enable CE Overbooking feature to enhance and information of actual CE credit availability
Below given CE utilization in UL/DL
OVSF and CE Consumption for DL DCH service
Rate
(kbps)

SF

CE
Consumption

3.4

256

13.6

128

128

16

128

32

64

64

32

128

16

144

16

256

384

Note: Even HS-PDSCH will not utilize DL CE but A HSDPA User will consume 1*SF256 (1 CE)
in DL for A-DCH.

OVSF and CE Consumption for UL DCH service

Rate (kbps)

SF

CE Consumption

3.4

256

13.6

64

64

16

64

32

32

1.5

64

16

128

144

256

10

384

10

OVSF and CE Consumption for HSUPA

Rate (kbps)

SF

CE Consumption

256

16

64

32

64

1.5

64

64

1.5

128

32

144

256

384

10

608

10

1450

2SF2

32

2048

2SF2

32

2890

2SF2+2SF4

48

5760

2SF2+2SF4

48