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Feature Guide
Fast Dormancy
Fast Dormancy
Version Date Author Reviewer Notes
Zhang
V1.00 2014/03/13 Wu He First edition
Haiyan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 5
2.1.1 ZWF21-01-027 Fast Dormancy ............................................................................ 5
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................... 6
4 Parameters....................................................................................................... 13
4.1 ZWF21-01-027 Fast Dormancy .......................................................................... 13
4.1.1 R8 Fast Dormancy Related Parameters............................................................. 13
4.1.2 Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing Related Parameters ................................. 16
7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 35
8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 35
FIGURES
TABLES
Table 4-1 Parameters List (R8 Fast Dormancy Related Parameters) .................................13
Table 4-2 Parameters List (Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing Related Parameters) .....16
Table 5-1 Counter List .......................................................................................................19
Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure for Release 8.......................................................26
Table 6-2 RNC parameter list 2 .........................................................................................26
1 Feature Attribute
RNC Version: [ZXWR RNC V3.13.10.15/ZXUR 9000 V4.13.10.15]
Attribute: [Mandatory]
Involved NEs:
NE Name Related or Not Special Requirement
UE -
Node B - -
RNC -
iTC - -
MSC - -
MGW - -
SGSN - -
GGSN - -
HLR - -
: involved, -: not involved
2 Overview
This feature includes R8 Fast Dormancy and Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint
functions. The R8 Fast Dormancy function can extend UE battery usage and enhance
user experience. The Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint function greatly decreases the
signaling traffic caused by smart phones on the control plane but still guarantees user
experience.
1. Required Features
None
3. Affected Features
3 Technical Description
This feature includes R8 Fast Dormancy and Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint
functions that are respectively described in the following sections.
To save battery consumption, for some smart phones whose versions are 3GPP Release
7 or Pre-Release 7, once the data transmission ends, they send a SIGNALLING
CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION (SCRI) message. Upon receiving the SCRI
message, the network releases the Iu signaling and RRC connection. This process is
called Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy. When there are data packages to be transmitted again,
the RRC connection and RB/RAB are reestablished. This frequent data transmission
causes frequent network connection and release, and produces many signaling
messages, and it is easy to cause a signaling storm. An example of the channel switch
with Pre-R7 fast dormancy is shown in the following figure.
Data Packet
CELL_DCH
CELL_FACH
URA_PCH
IDLE
The specification requires that the network controls the UE by broadcasting the T323
timer in the SIB1. Whether the UE uses the SCRI message whose "Signaling
The RNC controls whether timer T323 can be broadcast in the SIB1 by using switch
UUeCnst.t323Swch. If the switch is enabled, timer T323 is broadcast in the SIB1. The
value of T323 is determined by UUeCnst.t323.
When the UE sends an SCRI message with the IE "Signaling Connection Release
Indication Cause" being set to "UE Requested PS Data session end", timer T323 is
started. During the running of timer T323, the UE is inhibited from sending the SCRI
message with the IE "Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause" being set to "UE
Requested PS Data session end" again.
If timer T323 is not broadcast in the SIB1, the UE does not send the SCRI with the cause
UE requested PS data session end.
An example of the channel switch with R8 fast dormancy is shown in the following figure.
Data Packet
CELL_DCH
CELL_FACH
T323 T323
URA_PCH
IDLE
R8 Fast Dormancy
4B causes UE switch 4B causes UE switch
causes UE switch to
to FACH to FACH
PCH
Note:
According to 3GPP 25.331, when timer T323 expires, if the condition for reporting an
SCRI message is still met, the UE triggers the transmission of a SCRI message again.
Note:
The value of the PCH switch that the UEs version corresponds to is On. For
details, refer to 3.3.5 UE PCH Compatibility Strategy in ZTE UMTS Dynamic
Radio Bearer Control Feature Guide.
The value of the PCH switch that the UEs version corresponds to is On. For
details, refer to 3.3.5 UE PCH Compatibility Strategy in ZTE UMTS Dynamic
Radio Bearer Control Feature Guide.
3.1.1.5 The Coupling Relation Between the SCRI Trigger Channel Switching to
CELL_FACH/CELL_PCH/URA_PCH
When the RNC receives the SCRI message with the IE "Signaling Connection Release
Indication Cause" being set to "UE Requested PS Data session end", the following three
scenarios should be considered respectively:
1. If the CELL_PCH and the CELL_FACH functions of the system are enabled, or if
the URA_PCH and the CELL_FACH functions of the system are enabled, the RNC
determines the state to which the UE is transmitted according to the value of
URncFunction.gResPara4 corresponding to the UE version:
Note:
As described in the above section, when the RNC receives an SCRI message with the IE
"Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause" being set to "UE Requested PS Data
session end", and if neither CELL_PCH/URA_PCH nor CELL_FACH is enalbed, the
RNC switches the UE to the IDLE state.
To solve this problem, the user plane Heart Beat strategy is added to this function. With
this strategy, the signaling connection is not disconnected because of the SCRI
messages sent by the UE, and thus frequent signaling connection and release can be
avoided. This function is called Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing.
To prevent the UEs of version 3GPP Release 7 or Pre-Release 7 from sending the
Signaling Connection Release Indication message, and avoid frequent signaling
connection and release, the heartbeat strategy is applied to UEs that meet the following
conditions:
When the following conditions are satisfied, and there is no data interaction between the
CN and the RNC, the RNC user plane performs the heartbeat detection periodically. The
interval is determined by URncFunction.heartBeatFreq. The heartbeat data is not
included in the traffic volume measurement result of the user plane. When there are data
package interactions between the CN and the RNC, the heartbeat detection is stopped.
So, based on the heartbeat detection, it prevents the UE from sending the SCRI
message, and avoids frequent signaling connection and release. When the UE does not
have data transmission for a long time, it can be switched to the CELL_PCH/URA_PCH
or Idle state by the 4B0 traffic volume measurement report.
1. The control switch for heartbeat corresponding to the UE version is set to True;
where for the R4 and for the R4 and pre-R4 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR4; for the R5 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR5; for the R6 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR6; for the R7 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR7; for the R8 and post-R8 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR8;.
Because of the heartbeat detection, the UE sends an acknowledge data package after it
receives the heartbeat data. This may cause that the RNC cannot correctly make
judgment of event 4B0 for uplink traffic volume measurement, and it causes that the
channel cannot be switched to the CELL_PCH/URA_PCH or idle state based on the
Note:
Tests confirm that the UE does not send uplink data packages after it receives the
heartbeat data, and the channel switching to CELL_PCH/URA_PCH or idle state based
on the downlink and uplink traffic volume measurement can be normally performed, so
the parameter URncFunction.onlyDnOnHB can be set to 0:Off.
4 Parameters
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
(R5). or to LL_PC LL_PC
bit5: The Target RRC CELL_FA H H
State of Fast Dormancy CH. bit4: bit4:
(R6). bit4: 0:prior 0:prior
Bit6 The Target RRC 0:prior to to to
State of Fast Dormancy URA_PC URA_P URA_P
(R7). H/CELL_ CH/CE CH/CE
bit7: The Target RRC PCH,1:pri LL_PC LL_PC
State of Fast Dormancy or to H H
(R8). CELL_FA bit5: bit5:
CH. 0:prior 0:prior
bit5: to to
0:prior to URA_P URA_P
URA_PC CH/CE CH/CE
H/CELL_ LL_PC LL_PC
PCH,1:pri H H
or to bit6: bit6:
CELL_FA 0:prior 0:prior
CH. to to
bit6: URA_P URA_P
0:prior to CH/CE CH/CE
URA_PC LL_PC LL_PC
H/CELL_ H H
PCH,1:pri bit7: bit7:
or to 0:prior 0:prior
CELL_FA to to
CH. URA_P URA_P
bit7: CH/CE CH/CE
0:prior to LL_PC LL_PC
URA_PC H H
H/CELL_
PCH,1:pri
or to
CELL_FA
CH.
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
to channels can be
CELL_FACH transferred to
CELL_FACH.
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Broadcasting Dormancy is enabled.
On: RNC sends T323 to
UE by using SIB1 and
UTRAN mobility
information.
Off: RNC does not send
T323 to UE.
Table 4-2 Parameters List (Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing Related Parameters)
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
beat detection is executed.
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Heart Beat for consider the restriction of
Channel uplink traffic on heart beat
Switching to for the channel switching
PCH/IDLE to PCH/IDLE.
If it is off: the channel
switching to PCH/IDLE
needs to consider the
uplink measurement report
restriction on heart beat
detection.
Counter ID Name
C311340001 CPU_MEAN
None
6 Engineering Guide
This feature includes R8 Fast Dormancy and Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint
functions.
The R8 Fast Dormancy function can extend UE battery usage and enhance user
experience. You are recommended to enable this function.
The Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint function greatly decreases the signaling traffic
caused by smart phones on the control plane but still guarantees user experience.
Because additional pings are needed to maintain the RRC connection for online users,
the uplink and downlink load may be increased, so it is suggested that this function
should be enabled only when there are too many smart phones in the network and the
control plane is heavily loaded.
This chapter guides readers to find the GUI location of the parameters that are related to
the deployment of this feature. The values on figures are only examples. For the practical
configuration value, refer to the last column of table in section 3.1 .
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element->UMTS
Logical Function Configuration. Check the configuration of gResPara4, see Figure 6-1.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > Global Information Configuration > Dynamic
Radio Bearer Control Information Profile > Dynamic Radio Bearer Control
Information. Check the configuration of fachSwch and pchSwch, see Figure 6-2.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > Global Information Configuration > UE Timers
and Constants Information. Check the configuration of t323Swch and t323, see Figure
6-3.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > UTRAN Cell > Extended Info of UTRAN Cell.
Check the configuration of pchCellSwch, see Figure 6-4.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration. Check the configuration of heartBeatUeVerR4,
heartBeatUeVerR5, heartBeatUeVerR6, heartBeatUeVerR7, heartBeatUeVerR8,
heartBeatFreq, onlyDnOnHB, and deviceTypeInd, see Figure 6-5.
None.
The R8 Fast Dormancy function can extend UE battery usage and enhance user
experience The UE state is controlled by the network, which avoids signaling storms
caused by the release of the UE.
The Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint function greatly decreases the signaling traffic
caused by smart phones on the control plane but still guarantees user experience.
Because additional pings are needed to maintain the RRC connection for online users,
the uplink and downlink loads may be increased.
ii. The following performances are deteriorate after this feature is turned on:
ZTE has the following detailed conclusions on the commercial network that enables the
fast dormancy function. Because different operators have different strategies, the
following network KPI figures are only for reference:
Because the fast dormancy can avoid network signaling storms, the load of the signaling
processor boards (CMP/DMP) of the RNC is reduced.
The UEs who stayed in idle state before the feature is enabled are switched to the
CELL_PCH/URA_PCH state now. This increases the number of on-line users, which
further increases the load of user plane boards (RUP) of the RNC.
After the Fast Dormancy function is enabled, the number of PCH users is three times of
the number of users when this function is not enabled.
After introducing the fast dormancy, the following key KPIs should be also focused on.
The fast dormancy feature prevents users from being transferred to the idle state
frequently, so the number of RRC connection establishment attempts and the number of
PS RAB establishment attempts are decreased obviously. The Ratio of successful RRC
connection establishment, the Ratio of successful CS/PS RAB establishment and the
Number of CS RAB establishment Attempt almost remain unchanged.
After activating URA_PCH and fast dormancy, the number of concurrent CS+PS users
increases obviously, which increases the CS call drop rate. Meanwhile, the PS call drop
rate increases obviously because the number of the channel switch is increased.
The Number of RRC connection establishment attempt decrease obviously, the Ratio of
successful RRC connection establishment decrease slightly.
The Ratio of CS call drop rate increases slightly. The increase depends on the change of
the number of concurrent CS+PS users.
The Ratio of PS call drop rate increases obviously, mainly because of the increase of the
number of the channel switch.
After activating URA_PCH and fast dormancy, the number of PS domain paging
message decreases a lot, and the number of paging messages initiated by RNC
increases a lot, because in the URA_PCH state, when a user has some downlink
packets, the SGSN does not send paging message to the user. Instead, the RNC sends
the paging messages to the user.
Due to the increase of the PCH channel utilization rate, the paging success rate of SGSN
may change. When users are switched from the URA_PCH state to the IDLE state, some
UEs do not respond to the paging messages, which results in that these UEs still stay in
the URA_PCH state, but the IU-PS connection is released. Therefore, these UEs cannot
respond to the paging messages sent by the SGSN and the paging success rate
decreases. Considering that users are not sensitive to the paging of the PS domain, it
does not affect user experience so much. According to the practical situation of the
commercial networks for which URA_PCH and fast dormancy are enabled, the
complaints from users do not increase.
The paging success rate of the MSC and the paging number of the CS Domain remain
unchanged.
The paging success rate of the SGSN and the paging number of the PS domain is
decreased.
7 Abbreviation
Abbreviation Full Name
ACK Acknowledgement
AM Acknowledged Mode
CN Core Network
CS Circuit Switched
PS Packet Switched
RB Radio Bearer
UE User Equipment
8 Reference Document
[1]ZXWR RNC (V3.13.10.15) Radio Network Controller Radio Parameter Reference