UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide (RAN17.1 - 01)

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UMTS Downlink Throughput

Improvement Solution Guide
Issue
01
Date
2015-04-20
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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide
Contents
Contents
1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Change History...............................................................................................................................................................1
2 Solution Overview........................................................................................................................2
2.1 Background.....................................................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Application Scenarios.....................................................................................................................................................2
2.3 Overall Solution..............................................................................................................................................................2
3 Solution Application Guidelines...............................................................................................4

3.1 Scenario 1: Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement.......................................................................................4
3.1.1 Scenario Description....................................................................................................................................................4
3.1.1.1 Light Load Scenario.................................................................................................................................................4
3.1.1.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario..............................................................................................................................................5
3.1.2 Solution Purpose..........................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3 Solution Description....................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3.1 Light Load Scenario.................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario..............................................................................................................................................9
3.1.4 Implementation..........................................................................................................................................................13
3.1.4.1 Light Load Scenario...............................................................................................................................................13
3.1.4.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario............................................................................................................................................14
3.2 Scenario 2: Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement......................................................................................16
3.2.1 Scenario Description..................................................................................................................................................16
3.2.2 Solution Purpose........................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.3 Solution Description..................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.4 Implementation..........................................................................................................................................................19
4 List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution....................................................21

5 Acronyms and Abbreviations...................................................................................................24
6 Reference Documents.................................................................................................................25
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1 About This Document
About This Document
1.1 Overview
This document describes downlink throughput improvement solutions for different application
scenarios in UMTS networks.
The purpose of this document is to help customers choose the appropriate features or feature
combination based on different network deployment scenarios. The technical principles,
deployment, and activation of each feature will not be described in this document and will be
included in the corresponding feature parameter description.
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
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Need to understand downlink throughput improvement solutions in UMTS networks
Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.
RAN17.1 01 (2015-04-20)
Compared with Issue 01 (2014-05-15) of RAN16.0, Issue 01 (2015-04-20) of RAN17.1 includes
the following changes:
Added the feature WRFD-160251 HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing in 3.1 Scenario 1:
Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement.
Added the new feature WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality in 3.2
Scenario 2: Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement.
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2 Solution Overview
Solution Overview
2.1 Background
In recent years, intelligent terminals and mobile Internet services have developed rapidly.
Regarding user requirements, the users of intelligent terminals obtain services from mobile
Internet. Downlink traffic accounts for a large portion of the total traffic in the uplink and
downlink. Most of the downlink traffic comes from services such as web browsing, MP3/
ringtone downloads, software downloads, online video (video clips downloading), and online
shopping (a lot of pictures). Users expect high downlink rates and always online data services
with rapid response times and download speeds.
To meet these expectations, the downlink throughput improvement solution improves service
data rates and increases the number of online users.
2.2 Application Scenarios

The purpose of this solution is to increase single-user data rates in light load scenarios and
improve cell throughput in multi-user scenarios.
In accordance with these goals, the application scenarios of this solution can be classified into
single-user throughput improvement and multi-user throughput improvement.
The single-user throughput improvement solution is used to improve user throughput when the
downlink load is light. For details on scenario definitions, see 3.1.1 Scenario Description. This
solution applies to light load scenarios and multi-carrier scenarios.
The multi-user throughput improvement solution is used in scenarios where there are a large
number of online users and the downlink load is heavy. In such a scenario, the solution focuses
on improving the downlink throughput while enabling as many users as possible to be online.
For details about the scenario definition, see 3.2.1 Scenario Description.
2.3 Overall Solution

The downlink throughput improvement solution adapts to different application scenarios with
the purpose of improving user data rates and system capacity.
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2 Solution Overview
Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement

The downlink single-user throughput improvement solution can be used to improve user
throughput in light load scenarios and multi-carrier scenarios. In light load scenarios, downlink
single-user HSDPA throughput can be improved by using the techniques shown in Figure
2-1.
Figure 2-1 Solution for light load scenarios
In multi-carrier scenarios, HSPA+ techniques and resource sharing among multiple carriers are
used to increase the downlink throughput, as shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2 Solution for multi-carrier scenarios
Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement

The downlink throughput improvement solution enables HSDPA users to use more resources
by optimizing control channel power overhead, thereby increasing cell throughput in heavy load
scenarios, as shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3 Solution for heavy load scenarios
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3 Solution Application Guidelines
Solution Application Guidelines
3.1 Scenario 1: Downlink Single-User Throughput

Improvement
3.1.1 Scenario Description
The downlink single-user throughput improvement solution is used to improve burst service
rates and reduce service delay. In this application scenario, cell capacity and resources are
sufficient. The downlink single-user throughput improvement solution applies to two scenarios:
light load scenarios and multi-carrier scenarios.
3.1.1.1 Light Load Scenario

A cell is considered lightly loaded if the duration when non-HSPA load is less than 40% reaches
60% of the total time period and the value of VS.CellDCHUEs is smaller than 15. The nonHSPA load can be calculated using the following formula:
Non-HSPA load = VS.MeanTCP.NonHS/CellMaxPower
where,
CellMaxPower indicates the maximum transmit power in a cell, which is specified by the
MAXTXPOWER(UMTS BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) parameter in the ADD
UCELLSETUP command.
The number of online users in the CELL_DCH state is measured by the VS.CellDCHUEs
counter.
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Figure 3-1 Load distribution in a live network
3.1.1.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario

In multi-carrier scenarios, the cells in a sector operate in frequencies in the same frequency band
or in different frequency bands. The command used to query the frequencies of cells varies
depending on the NodeB type. Details are as follows:
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3900 series base stations

Run the NodeB MML command LST ULOCELL to query the local cells under a NodeB,
and the IDs and UTRA absolute radio frequency channel numbers (UARFCNs) of these
local cells.
BTS3812E, BTS3812AE, and DBS3800

Run the NodeB MML command LST LOCELL to query the local cells under a NodeB,
and the IDs and UARFCNs of these local cells.
3.1.2 Solution Purpose

This solution improves user throughput and user peak data rate in light load and multi-carrier
scenarios, thereby improving downlink user experience. It is recommended that this solution be
enabled to improve downlink throughput.
3.1.3 Solution Description

A series of HSPA+ techniques have been introduced since 3GPP Release 7. Most of these HSPA
+ techniques are used to improve downlink throughput. In light load scenarios, this solution uses
HSPA+ techniques to improve capacity and uses non-HSPA+ techniques to improve HSDPA
performance.
This downlink single-user throughput improvement solution provides an obvious gain in light
load scenarios but does not provide an obvious gain in heavy load scenarios.
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List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution

Table 3-1 List of features and functions involved in the solution for light load scenarios
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ssif
icat
ion
Feature
ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Pea
k
rate
imp
rove
men
t
WRFD-01
0681
BL
ER
cont
rol
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Function Description
Introd
uced
in
Referenc
e
Docume
nt
HSPA+
Enables a peak single-user data
Downlink
rate of 21 Mbit/s.
21Mbps per
User
RAN11.
0
HSPA
Evolution
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
WRFD-01
0683
Downlink
64QAM
Increases peak throughput by

applying a high-order
modulation scheme to users at
the center of a cell.
RAN11.
0
Downlink
64QAM
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
WRFD-01
0685
Downlink
Enhanced
L2
All downlink HSPA+

techniques depend on downlink
L2 enhancement.
RAN11.
0
Downlink
Enhanced
L2
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
WRFD-03
0010
CQI
Adjustment
Based on
Dynamic
BLER
Target
Enables the NodeB to learn and

identify channel types and
selects the optimal target BLER
to improve the average
downlink user throughput.
RAN13.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
N/A
BLER
Optimizatio
n for
HSDPA
Burst
Services
When the cell load is light and

there are burst services, the
NodeB reduces the BLER to
decrease the delay of burst
services.
RAN14.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n

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ssif
icat
ion
Feature
ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Introd
uced
in
Referenc
e
Docume
nt
HS
DP
A
reso
urce
allo
cati
on
WRFD-14
0215
Dynamic
Configurati
on of
HSDPA
CQI
Feedback
Period
Dynamically adjusts CQI

feedback period based on the
uplink load. When the uplink
load is light, this feature
shortens the CQI feedback
period to improve downlink
performance.
RAN14.
0
Dynamic
Configura
tion Based
on the
Uplink
Load
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
N/A
Balanced
allocation
of power
and codes
in the
TRFC
algorithm
The TRFC algorithm takes both

power and code consumption
into consideration and performs
as balanced power and code
allocation as possible. This
algorithm increases downlink
cell throughput when multiple
users are scheduled in one TTI.
RAN11.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
N/A
HSDPA
remaining
power
appending
If there are remaining power

resources after TFRC resources
are allocated, the HSDPA
remaining power appending
algorithm appends certain
HSDPA transmit power to the
last user scheduled in the current
TTI. In light load scenarios, this
function reduces the BLER of
burst services and the service
delay.
RAN15.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
N/A
Code
utilization
optimizatio
n
Increases the HSDPA code

usage, reduces the power usage
and downlink load, and
improves user throughput.
RAN16.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n

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ssif
icat
ion
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Feature
ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Introd
uced
in
Referenc
e
Docume
nt
N/A
HS-SCCH
and ERGCH
code
allocation
based on
requiremen
ts to
increase the
number of
available
HSPDSCH
codes
When a small number of users

are online, this function allows
the preemption of unused ERGCHs to increase the
maximum number of HSPDSCH codes to 15. This
function improves the peak user
data rate.
RAN12.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
N/A
H-RNTI
allocation
implemente
d by RM
coding
Prevents the decrease of

downlink throughput due to
incorrect H-RNTI detection.
RAN13.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
Mo
bilit
y
N/A
Optimized
fast
HSDPA
serving cell
change
Shortens the HSDPA serving

cell change delay and reduces
rate drops caused by handover
signaling procedures.
RAN16.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
Imp
rove
men
t of
the
buff
ered
data
traff
ic
N/A
Scheduling
of UEs not
based on
data rates
Reduces the delay in the RNC

sending data to NodeBs and
increases HTTP service data
rates and small-sized file
downloading speeds.
RAN15.
0
HSDPA
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n

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Cla
ssif
icat
ion
Feature
ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Introd
uced
in
Referenc
e
Docume
nt
N/A
RSCP/
RTWPbased
Algorithm
for
Adaptively
Adjusting
the Little
Retransmis
sion Times
for HSUPA
UEs
When the uplink load and

coverage are not limited, this
function reduces the uplink
BLER and uplink feedback
delay, thereby improving the
downlink throughput.
RAN16.
0
Adaptive
Adjustmen
t of
HSUPA
Small
Target
Retransmi
ssions
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n

The downlink throughput improvement solution applicable to multi-carrier scenarios mainly
uses HSPA+ techniques. As HSPA+ techniques require the support from UEs, this solution also
uses enhanced multi-carrier allocation features or functions that do not require support from
UEs.

Table 3-2 List of features and functions involved in the solution for multi-carrier scenarios
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ssif
icat
ion
Feature ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduc
ed in
Reference
Document
Sing
leuser
peak
rate
WRFD-01068
0
HSPA+
Downlink
28Mbps per
User*
Enables a peak
single-user
data rate of 28
Mbit/s.
RAN11.0
HSPA Evolution
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-01068
9
HSPA+
Downlink
42Mbps per
User*
Enables a peak
single-user
data rate of 42
Mbit/s.
RAN12.0
HSPA Evolution
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-01070
3
HSPA+
Downlink
84Mbps per
User*
Enables a peak
single-user
data rate of 84
Mbit/s.
RAN13.0
HSPA Evolution
Feature
Parameter
Description

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ssif
icat
ion
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Feature ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduc
ed in
Reference
Document
WRFD-01069
6
DC-HSDPA*
Enables the
use of two
carriers in the
same
frequency
band to
transmit data
to a user,
improving the
average user
data rate.
RAN12.0
DC-HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-15020
9
DB-HSDPA*
Enables the
use of two
carriers in
different
frequency
bands to
transmit data
to a user,
improving the
user data rate.
RAN15.0
DB-HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-15025
0
3C-HSDPA*
Enables the
use of three
carriers to
transmit data
to a user,
improving the
average and
peak data rates.
RAN15.0
MC-HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-15020
7
4C-HSDPA*
Enables the
use of four
carriers to
transmit data
to a user,
improving the
average and
peak data rates.
RAN15.0
MC-HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description

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ssif
icat
ion
Feature ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduc
ed in
Reference
Document
Res
ourc
e
shar
ing
WRFD-15020
8
Flexible Dual
Carrier HSDPA
Enables the
RNC to
flexibly select
two carriers for
data
transmission.
It improves the
burst service
rates of DCHSDPA users.
RAN15.0
Flexible Dual
Carrier HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-02011
6
Dynamic Power
Sharing of
Multi-Carriers
Enables HSPA
carriers to use
the remaining
power of R99
carriers,
improving the
burst service
throughput of
HSDPA users.
RAN11.0
Flexible Dual
Carrier HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description
WRFD-16025
1
HSDPA InterCell Power

Sharing
Enables one
HSDPA cell to
dynamically
share the idle
power
resources of
another
HSDPA cell,
thereby
improving the
throughput of
HSDPA users'
burst services.
RAN17.1
HSDPA Feature
Parameter
Description

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Cla
ssif
icat
ion
Feature ID
Feature/
Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduc
ed in
Reference
Document
Mac
romicr
o
mult
iple
carri
ers
WRFD-15120
9
Macro-Micro
DC-HSDPA
Enables one
HSDPA cell to
dynamically
share the idle
power
resources of
another
HSDPA cell,
thereby
improving the
throughput of
HSDPA users'
burst services.
RAN16.0
Macro-Micro
DC-HSDPA
Feature
Parameter
Description
NOTE
*: indicates that the corresponding feature requires support from UEs
Description of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution

3GPP has introduced a lot of HSPA+ techniques. Figure 3-2 shows the development of these
HSPA+ techniques.
Figure 3-2 Development of HSPA+ techniques
All HSPA+ techniques depend on Downlink Enhanced L2. Based on this foundation, HSPA+
techniques have developed in three directions: high-order modulation, multiple antennas, and
multiple carriers.
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Each HSPA+ technique has its own gains. 64QAM increases the data rates of UEs only at the
cell center. MIMO can be used to improve spectral efficiency and user throughput. DC-HSDPA
enables the use of two carriers to transmit user data, thereby improving the user data rate. DCHSDPA can be used together with 64QAM or MIMO to further improve the data rates and
throughput of UEs at the cell center. 3C-HSDPA and 4C-HSDPA can further increase data rate
compared with DC-HSDPA. The Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers feature and the
HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing feature can be used with any of the preceding HSPA+
techniques to increase the available HSDPA power of carriers and further improve the downlink
user throughput. The Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers feature enables an interfrequency co-coverage HSDPA cell to use the remaining power resources of an R99 only cell.
When HSDPA is enabled in the R99 only cell, this feature becomes unavailable. Therefore, it
is recommended that the HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing feature be enabled.
3.1.4 Implementation
Two or more of the preceding functions and features can be used together. These functions and
features can be used in lightly loaded cells or heavily loaded cells. However, when used in heavily
loaded cells, these functions and features bring fewer gains. All the preceding features and
functions can be used together in light load conditions.
If the operator wants to reduce the delay of small-packet burst services, the following functions
can be enabled:
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HSDPA remaining power appending
BLER Optimization for HSDPA Burst Services
Scheduling of UEs not based on data rates
H-RNTI allocation implemented by RM coding
Balanced allocation of power and codes in the TRFC algorithm
If the operator expects to increase the single-user peak rate in the center of a cell, the following
functions and features can be enabled:
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HS-SCCH and E-RGCH code allocation based on requirements to increase the number of
available HS-PDSCH codes
Code utilization optimization
Downlink Enhanced L2
Downlink 64QAM
HSPA+ Downlink 21Mbps per User
In heavily loaded cells, it is recommended that the HSDPA remaining power appending
algorithm and HSDPA BLER optimization algorithm be disabled because they increase the
downlink load.
In light load scenarios, the WRFD-140215 Dynamic Configuration of HSDPA CQI Feedback
Period feature can be enabled to reduce the CQI feedback period and thereby improve downlink
performance. If the configured CQI feedback period is longer than 2 ms, the WRFD-140215
Dynamic Configuration of HSDPA CQI Feedback Period feature can be enabled, and the
CQIFBckBaseCellLoad(UMTS BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) and CQIFBckBaseCoverage
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(UMTS BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) parameters should be set to 4 ms. Otherwise, this feature
does not need to be enabled.

Multiple HSPA+ techniques can be used together. It is recommended that HSPA+ techniques
be deployed according to the HSPA+ development path.
The following describes the principles of deploying multi-carrier-related features. If the DCHSDPA-capable terminal penetration rate is high and adjacent carriers are used in the live
network, the DC-HSDPA feature is recommended. If the operator has deployed more than two
carriers and the DC-HSDPA-capable terminal penetration rate is high, the Flexible Dual Carrier
HSDPA feature is recommended. If the operator has deployed more than two carriers and expects
to further improve downlink user experience, the 3C-HSDPA feature is recommended.
If the operator has deployed carriers in different frequency bands, the DB-HSDPA feature can
be deployed. If the operator has deployed carriers in different frequency bands and there are
multiple carriers in each frequency band, the DB-HSDPA and Flexible Dual Carrier HSDPA
features are recommended.
To improve the experience of non-DC-HSDPA UEs, the HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing
feature is recommended. If R99 only cells exist, the Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers
feature can also be deployed. The Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers feature is used
when traffic steering is required between R99 and HSDPA cells. With this feature, R99 only
cells share power with HSDPA cells.
Multi-carrier HSDPA features greatly increase user throughput in lightly loaded networks. If
the downlink load is heavy, the number of online users is large, and there are a small number of
available HSPA power resources, the gains provided by multi-carrier HSDPA features decrease.
The multi-carrier terminal penetration rate can be observed by using the following RNC
counters:
(VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT25.28 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT21.24)/
(VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT1.6 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT7.10 +
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT11.12 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT13.14 +
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT21.24) + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT25.28)
(VS.HSDPA.UE. Max.CAT25.28 + VS.HSDPA.UE. Max.CAT21.24)/
(VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT1.6 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT7.10 +
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT21.24) + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT25.28)
Table 3-3 describes these counters.
Table 3-3 Counter description
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Description
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT1.6
Average Number of HSDPA UEs with Category 1-6

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Counter Name
Description
VS.HSDPA.UE.Max.CAT1.6
Maximum Number of HSDPA UEs with Category 1-6

in a Cell

in a Cell
Maximum Number of HSDPA UEs with Category

7-10 in a Cell

in a Cell

11-12 in a Cell

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 13-14 support 64QAM.

13-14 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 13-14 support 64QAM.

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 15-16 support MIMO or
64QAM.

15-16 in a Cell

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 17-20 support MIMO+64QAM.

17-20 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 17-20 support MIMO+64QAM.

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 21-24 support DC-HSDPA.

21-24 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 21-24 support DC-HSDPA.
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Counter Name
Description

25-28 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 25-284 support DC-HSDPA
+MIMO.

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 25-284 support DC-HSDPA
+MIMO.
3.2 Scenario 2: Downlink Multi-User Throughput

Improvement
3.2.1 Scenario Description
The downlink multi-user throughput improvement solution is mainly applicable to densely
populated urban areas and central business district (CBD) areas. The cells in these areas feature
a large number of online users and high downlink non-HSPA power and TCP power. The
following situation may occur in multi-user scenarios: downlink load is heavy, downlink
throughput is low but the TCP load is high, and the number of admission rejections due to power
limitation is greater than that in other cells.
The non-HSPA load can be calculated using the following formula:
Non-HSPA load = VS.MeanTCP.NonHS/CellMaxPower
where
CellMaxPower indicates the maximum transmit power in a cell, which is specified by the
MAXTXPOWER parameter in the ADD UCELLSETUP command.
The number of online users in the CELL_DCH state is measured by the VS.CellDCHUEs
counter.
A cell is considered heavily loaded if the duration when non-HSPA load is greater than 60%
exceeds 10% of the total time period and the value of VS.CellDCHUEs is greater than 40.
The number of HSDPA users can be observed by using the following RNC counters.
VS.HSDPA.UE.Max.Cell
Maximum Number of HSDPA UEs in a Cell
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.Cell
Average Number of HSDPA UEs in a Cell
Downlink load can be observed by using the following RNC counters.

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VS.MeanTCP
Mean Transmitted Power of Carrier for Cell
VS.MeanTCP.NonHS
Mean Non-HSDPA Transmitted Carrier Power for

Cell
3.2.2 Solution Purpose

In multi-user scenarios, the downlink multi-user throughput improvement solution increases the
downlink cell throughput and the number of online users and decreases the downlink load.
3.2.3 Solution Description

The downlink throughput improvement solution in multi-user scenarios involves improving
DCH power efficiency, common channel power efficiency, SRB power efficiency, and resource
specifications.

Table 3-4 List of features and functions involved in the solution for multi-user scenarios
Classific
ation
Feature/Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduced in
Reference Document
DCH
power
efficiency
improvem
ent
DPCH Pilot Power

Adjustment
In heavy load
scenarios, this feature
decreases non-HSPA
power by decreasing
the DPCH pilot
power, thereby
increasing available
HSDPA power and
HSDPA throughput.
RAN15.0
Power Control Feature

Parameter Description
DPCH Power Control

Based on Radio Quality
In heavy load
scenarios, this feature
reduces the transmit
power on the DPCH if
channel conditions
are satisfactory. Cell's
non-HSPA load is
reduced as a result.
RAN17.1

Load-based DPCH
Maximum Power
Adjustment
Decreases DPCH
transmit power in
congestion scenarios
to relieve power
congestion.
RAN15.0

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Classific
ation
Feature/Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduced in
Reference Document
DPCH Maximum Power

Restriction
Decreases non-HSPA
power by decreasing
the maximum DPCH
power, thereby
increasing available
HSDPA power and
HSDPA throughput.
RAN15.0

DL DPCH Pilot power

optimization
Decreases non-HSPA
power by decreasing
the downlink DPCH
pilot power offset,
thereby increasing
available HSDPA
power and HSDPA
throughput.
RAN14.0
Radio Bearers Feature

Common
channel
power
efficiency
improvem
ent
Load Based Dynamic

Adjustment of PCPICH
Decreases HSDPA
RAN15.0
pilot power in heavily
loaded cells to
increase available
HSDPA power and
HSDPA throughput.
Load Based Dynamic

Feature Parameter
Description
Resource
specificati
on
improvem
ent
HSDPA Scheduler Pool
Enables the load in a

cell to be shared
among HSDPA
schedulers.
RAN15.0

Feature Parameter
Description
SRB
efficiency
improvem
ent
SRB over HSDPA
Enables the downlink

SRB to be carried on
HSDPA channels and
the associated
HSDPA channel is the
F-DPCH.
RAN11.0
HSDPA Feature
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Classific
ation
Feature/Function
Name
Function
Description
Introduced in
Reference Document
Blind detection + SRB

1*0
With this function, the

TFCI bit is not
transmitted on the
downlink DPCH, and
a transmission format
(TF) in length 0 is
added to the TFCS of
the SRB. This
function can reduce
the power overhead
on combined HSDPA
+DPCH and nonHSDPA power, and
increase HSDPA
throughput.
RAN15.0
Radio Bearers Feature

3.2.4 Implementation
One or more features and functions involved in the solution for multi-user scenarios can be used
together. Each feature or function has different network impacts, depending on the load status.
If a feature or function has a larger network impact, it takes effect when the load is heavier.
The Load Control feature defines five load states based on the downlink non-HSPA load. The
effective threshold of each feature can be configured based on the load state threshold, as shown
in Figure 3-3. For details, see Load Measurement Feature Parameter Description.
Figure 3-3 Load status
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Figure 3-4 shows the relationships between features and load status. It is recommended that
features and functions be enabled in the following sequence:
l
SRB over HSDPA
Blind detection + SRB 1*0
DL DPCH pilot power optimization/DPCH Pilot power adjustment
Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH
DPCH Maximum Power Restriction
Load-based DPCH Maximum Power Adjustment
Figure 3-4 Relationships between features and load status
If the network has not been upgraded to RAN15.0, the DPCH pilot power optimization function
can be used. If the network has been upgraded to RAN15.0, it is recommended that the DPCH
pilot power optimization function be disabled and DPCH Pilot power adjustment be enabled.
The Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH feature has negative impacts on network
coverage and KPIs. It is recommended that this feature be used when the non-HSPA load is
greater than 50%.
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4 List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution
List of Features and Functions Involved in

the Solution
Feature ID
Feature Name
Introduced
in
Reference Document
WRFD-010681
HSPA+ Downlink
21Mbps per User
RAN11.0
HSPA Evolution Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-010683
Downlink 64QAM
RAN11.0
Downlink 64QAM Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-010685
Downlink Enhanced L2
RAN11.0
Downlink Enhanced L2 Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-030010
CQI Adjustment Based on

Dynamic BLER Target
RAN13.0
HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-140215
Dynamic Configuration of
HSDPA CQI Feedback
Period
RAN14.0
Dynamic Configuration Based on the

Uplink Load Feature Parameter
Description
N/A
Balanced allocation of
power and codes in the
TRFC algorithm
RAN11.0
N/A
HSDPA remaining power

appending
RAN15.0
N/A
BLER Optimization for

HSDPA Burst Services
RAN14.0
N/A
H-RNTI allocation
implemented by RM
coding
RAN13.0
N/A
Scheduling of UEs not

based on data rates
RAN15.0
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Feature ID
Feature Name
Introduced
in
Reference Document
N/A
HS-SCCH and E-RGCH

code allocation based on
requirements to increase
the number of available
HS-PDSCH codes
RAN12.0
WRFD-010680
HSPA+ Downlink
28Mbps per User
RAN11.0

Description
WRFD-010689
HSPA+ Downlink
42Mbps per User
RAN12.0

Description
WRFD-010703
HSPA+ Downlink
84Mbps per User
RAN13.0

Description
WRFD-010696
DC-HSDPA
RAN12.0
DC-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150209
DB-HSDPA
RAN15.0
DB-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150208
Flexible Dual Carrier

HSDPA
RAN15.0
Flexible Dual Carrier HSDPA Feature

WRFD-150250
3C-HSDPA
RAN15.0
MC-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150207
4C-HSDPA
RAN15.0
MC-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-020116
Dynamic Power Sharing

of Multi-Carriers
RAN11.0
Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers

Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-160251
HSDPA Inter-Cell Power

Sharing
RAN17.1
WRFD-150230
DPCH Pilot Power

Adjustment
RAN15.0
Power Control Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-171204
DPCH Power Control

Based on Radio Quality
RAN17.1

Description
WRFD-150236
Load Based Dynamic

RAN15.0
Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of

PCPICH Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-150242
RAN15.0
HSDPA Scheduler Pool Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150235
DPCH Maximum Power

Restriction
RAN15.0

Description
WRFD-010652
SRB over HSDPA
RAN11.0
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Feature ID
Feature Name
Introduced
in
Reference Document
N/A
Blind detection + SRB 1*0
RAN15.0
Radio Bearers Feature Parameter

Description
N/A
DL DPCH Pilot power

optimization
RAN14.0

Description
N/A
Load-based DPCH
Maximum Power
Adjustment
RAN15.0

Description
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5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym and
Abbreviation
Full Name
3G
The Third Generation
3GPP2
3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
BOSS
Business and Operation Support System

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6 Reference Documents
Reference Documents
1.
HSPA Evolution Feature Parameter Description
2.
Downlink 64QAM Feature Parameter Description
3.
Downlink Enhanced L2 Feature Parameter Description
4.
5.
Dynamic Configuration Based on the Uplink Load Feature Parameter Description
6.
Adaptive Adjustment of HSUPA Small Target Retransmissions Feature Parameter

Description
7.
DC-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
8.
DB-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
9.
Flexible Dual Carrier HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
10. MC-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

11. Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers Feature Parameter Description
12. Macro-Micro DC-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
13. Power Control Feature Parameter Description
14. Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH Feature Parameter Description
15. HSDPA Scheduler Pool Feature Parameter Description
16. Radio Bearers Feature Parameter Description
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