LTE Radio Parameters RL60

Power Control

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Module Objectives

After comletin! t"is module# t"e articiant s"ould $e a$le to

descri$e# discuss and anal%&e'

()rinciles of L*E )+
(,L oen loo )+ art
(,L closed loo )+ art

(-L ower settin!s

()S-
()+ imacts on network erformance
()arameters related to Graceful S"utdown

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Solutions Density
and Networks 2014
Module Contents
(O ve rvie w
(,L/)+'eriew
(,L/)+'),S+
(,L/)+'),++
,L/)+'+lo sedLoo
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( 3nt erferenceaware
,Lower cont rol 60
RL
(-L/)+'RL0
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Graceful +ell S"ut down

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Overview
Objective
3mroe cell ed!e $e"aiour# reduce inter/cell interference and ower consumtion5
Downlink (DL)
-L Semi/static )ower Settin!
eNode8 !ies fed !ower densit" !er PR# sc"eduled for transort5
*otal *9 ower is ma95 w"en all )R8s are sc"eduled
No adatie:d%namic ower control
;<= arameter> +ell )ower Reduction leel ?055510@ d8 attenuation in 051 d8 stes

-L )ower +ontrol on )-++

dlCellPwrRed
Reduction of DLmax.
deducted from Tx power;
antenna TX
power.
LN!L; "..#"; ".#; 0 dB

$!link ($L)
Slow ,link )ower +ontrol
/ +om$ination of oen loo )+ and closed loo )+
/ O!en Loo! Power Control (OLPC)
•+alculated at t"e ,E $ased on at"loss measurements
/ Closed Loo! Power Control (CLPC)
•8ased on e9c"an!e of feed$ack data and commands $etween ,E and eNode8
•S/licensed en"ancement ;can $e switc"ed on and oB>

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(eriew
($L % P C &O v e r v iew
(,L/)+'),S+
(,L/)+'),++
(
,L/)+'+losedLoo
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Loo
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(-L/)+
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Gracef ul+ellS"utdown

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 UL-PC: Overview

LT!: ort$o%onal &L Tx' i.e. near(far(pro)lem muc$ less se*ere t$an +D,- 
• &L: dynamic' slow P  /pen Loop 0/L1 2 losed Loop 0L1
• need for PL 3 s$adowin% etc. compensation  /L P
• need for correction3 ad4ustments of e.%. open loop inaccuracies  L P
Si%nal stren%t$ S:
Depends on PL' indoor loss etc.'
i.e. location

Low
6e
ry
lo
w
7i%$

5nterference 051
6ery
$i%$
( main cause: inter(cell

Noise 0N1 <  9 T ∆f = N>eN9

Power control does not control t$e a)solute &! Tx power )ut t$e Power Spectral Density
0PSD1' power per 78' for a de*ice.T$e PSDs at t$e eNode9 from different users $a*e to
)e close to eac$ ot$er so t$e recei*er doesnt wor o*er a lar%e ran%e of powers.
Different data rates mean different Tx )andwidt$s so t$e a)solute Tx power of t$e &! will
also c$an%e. P maes t$at t$e PSD is constant independently of t$e Tx )andwidt$.

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 Overview

Proced're or low $L Power Control

/ ,E controls t"e *9 ower to kee t"e transmitted !ower s!ectral densit"
(PD) constant indeendent of t"e allocated transmit $andwidt" ;)R8s>

/ 3f no feed$ack from eNode8 ; in t"e )-++ ,L )+ command> t"e ,E erforms

oen loo )+ $ased on at" loss measurements

/ 3f feed$ack from eNode8 t"e ,E corrects t"e )S- w"en receiin! )+ commands
from eNode8 ; in t"e )-++ ,L PC command>
/ )+ commands ;u and down> $ased on ,L Fualit% and si!nal leel
measurements

/ *!!lied se!aratel" or P$C+, P$CC+

/ Scoe of ,L )+ is ,E leel ; erformed searatel% for eac" ,E in a cell>

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(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
($L % P C &P $ C +
(,L/)+'),++
,L/)+'+lose dLoo
(
( 3nterferenceaware,L ower controlRL60
(-L/)+'RL0
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Graceful+ellS"utdown

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 UL-PC: PUSCH O&en Loo& (OL) Closed Loo& (CL)

PPUSCH (i ) = min {PCMAX ,10 log10 ( M PUSCH (i )) + PO_PUSCH ( j ) + α ( j ) ⋅ PL + ∆ TF (i ) + f (i )} [ dBm]

PH (i ) = PCMAX − { 10 log10 ( M PUSCH (i )) + PO_PUSCH ( j ) + α ⋅ PL + ∆ TF (i ) + f (i ) } [ dB ]

PPUSCH (i) :PUSCH Power in subr!"e i

PCM#$: max. allowed &! power 0?@ d9m for class @1
MPUSCH: num)er of sc$eduled R9s 0T$e &! Tx. Power increases proportionally to A of PR9s1
PO%PUSCH(j) < P/BN/,5N-LBP&S7041 = 041
P/B&!BP&S7

PL: &!t'loss dB * reerenceSi+n!lPower , 'i+'er l!er iltered RSRP

∆T> 0i1 < #" lo% #" 0 ?,PR Cs  #1 for Cs < #.? else "' ,PR < T9S3NR!' N R! : num)er of R!
Cs defined )y deltaMCS-Enabled' &! specific
(i): .PC (Closed Loo& !djust"ent)
Se"i-&ersist!nt: j*0 / dn!"ic sc'edulin+: j*
P/BN/,5N-LBP&S70"'#1: cell specific 0Sys5nfo1
P/B&!BP&S70"'#1: &! specific 0RR1
α0"'#1 < "."' ".E' ".' ".F' ".G' ".H' ".I' #." 0partial PL compensation )y open loop1
R!ndo" !ccess +r!nt: j*1
P/BN/,5N-LBP&S70?1: P/BPR! = ∆Pream)leB,s%@ P/B&!BP&S70?1 < "
α 0?1 < #." 0i.e. full PL compensation1
JP7 < Power 7eadroom

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O&en Loo& PC vs2 Closed Loo& PC

O&en Loo& Power Control

Tar%et: pro*ide a )asic operatin% point for a suita)le PSD for an !ver!+e
MCS (!ver!+e S34R):
Basic _ Operating _ Po int = PO_PUSCH ( j ) + α ( j ) ⋅ PL

• /pen Loop Power ontrol taes into account effects lie inter(cell
interference and s$adowin%
• 9ased on PL 0Pat$loss1

Closed Loo& Power Control

(i) !djust"ents
Tar%et: >ine tunin% around t$e )asic operatin% point
• -dapt dynamically to t$e c$annel conditions 0tae into account e.%. fast

fadin%1
• orrect t$e estimations of power from t$e open loop P

PSD: Power Spectral Density

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 O&en Loo& PC

PPUSCH (i ) = min {PCMAX ,10 log10 ( M PUSCH (i)) + PO_PUSCH ( j ) + α ( j ) ⋅ PL + ∆ TF (i ) + f (i )} [ dBm]

)0G),S+2;H> I )0GN0=3NALG),S+2;H> J )0G,EG),S+2 ;H>

HI0 /K ),S+ transmission wit" semi/ersistent !rant ;not in RL.0>

HI1 /K ),S+ transmission wit" d%namic sc"edulin!
HI2 /K ),S+ transmission for random access !rant

)0GN0=3NALG),S+2;H> /K cell secic comonent si!naled from s%stem information for HI0#
1
*"is term is a common ower leel for all mo$iles in t"e cell ;used to control S3NR>
&04o"Pusc'
Nominal Power for &! P&S7 Tx
Power alculation
LN!L; (#?F..?Ed)m; #; -50 dB"

)0G,EG),S+2;H> /K ,E secic comonent roided $% "i!"er la%ers ;RR+> for HI0#1

*"is term is a ,E secic oBset used to correct t"e errors from t"e estimation of t"e
at"loss5
p"NomPusc$ ( T$is parameter defines t$e &!(specific nominal power for t$e P&S7. &sed for P"BP&S7 calculation in
&! uplin power control eKuation 0P#1 for controllin% t$e mean recei*ed SNR for user data durin% 0re1transmission
correspondin% to a recei*ed PD7 wit$ D5 format " associated wit$ a new pacet transmission. T$is parameter is used
to control mean recei*ed SNR for user data.

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 PUSCH 6or"ul!

PPUSCH (i ) = min {PCMAX ,10 log10 ( M PUSCH (i)) + PO_PUSCH ( j ) + α ( j ) ⋅ PL + ∆ TF (i ) + f (i )} [ dBm]

PL: &!t'loss dB * reerenceSi+n!lPower ,

'i+'er l!er iltered RSRP

T$is pat$ loss compensation factor a is ad4usta)le )y

/2,. 7 is a cell ( specific parameter 0)roadcasted on
#l&'! 971.

7 ∈ "."' ".E' ".' ".F' ".G' ".H' ".I' 20M

7 * 0 8 no co"&ens!tion
7 *  8 ull co"&ens!tion
ul&c#l&'! 7 9  0 8 ; 8 r!ction!l co"&ens!tion
LN!L; "' ".E..#."; ".#; 20

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 Convention!l < 6r!ction!l PC

( Conventional PC sc-emes&
• Attemt to maintain a constant S3NR at t"e receier
• ,E increases t"e *9 ower to full% comensate for increases in t"e at"
loss
/ .ractional PC sc-emes&
• Allow t"e receied S3NR to decrease as t"e at" loss increases5
• ,E *9 ower increases at a reduced rate as t"e at" loss increases5
3ncreases in at" loss are onl% artiall% comensated5
• /1& 3mroe air interface eMcienc% < increase aera!e cell t"rou!"uts$%
reducin! 3nter/cell interference
/ G)) secies fractional ower control for t"e ),S+ wit" t"e otion to
disa$le it < reert to conentional&L$ased on  &L >ractional Power
S5NR
S5NR ontrol:  O  " '#Q
on*entional Power 5f Pat$ Loss
ontrol: <# &! Tx increases )y #" d9
Power &! Tx
5f Pat$ Loss increases Power t$e &! Tx power
)y #" d9 t$e &! Tx increases )y  #"
power increases )y #" d9
d9

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 MCS de&endent co"&onent

PPUSCH (i ) = min {PCMAX ,10 log10 ( M PUSCH (i)) + PO_PUSCH ( j ) + α ( j ) ⋅ PL + ∆ TF (i ) + f (i )} [ dBm]

MPR∗ K s
∆ TF (i ) = 10 log10 ( 2 − 1) for KS = 1.25
delt!.=n!bled
!na)led TB size (MCS) impact to
" /t$erwise &! P&S7 power calculation
LN!L; false "' true #- !lse

MPR * .BS/4R= wit$ NR! : num)er of R!' T9S < Transport 9loc Si8e

• T> < Transport >ormat

• Cs ( !na)lin%3disa)lin% of t$e transport format dependent offset on a per &! )asis
• 5f t$is parameter is ena)led' P&S7 power calculation in &! uplin power control
eKuation taes t$e Transport 9loc si8e in account durin% t$e power calculation
• ould )e seen as dynamic offset of t$e TX power: w$en t$e 9TS c$an%es t$e
,S for t$e &! t$en t$e &! indirectly may adapt t$e power
• 5ncrease t$e power if t$e Transport >ormat 0,S' T9S si8e' Num)er of Resource
9locs1 it is so selected to increase t$e num)er of )its per Resource !lement

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Module Contents
(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
(,L/)+'),S+
($L % P C &P $C C +
,L/)+'+lose dLoo
(
( 3nterferenceaware,L ower controlRL60
(-L/)+'RL0
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Graceful+ellS"utdown

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 UL-PC: PUCCH

PPUCCH (i ) = min{ PMAX , P0_PUCCH + PL + h( nCQI , nHARQ ) + ∆ F_PUCCH ( F ) + g (i )} [ dBm ]

PPUCCH: PUCCH Power in subr!"e i
Pmax: max. allowed power &04o"Pucc'
Nominal Power for &!
P"BP&7 < P"BN/,5N-LBP&7 = P"B&!BP&7 P&7 Tx Power alculation
LN!L; (#?F..(IF; #; -->dB
P"BN/,5N-LBP&7 : cell specific 0Sys5nfo1
P"B&!BP&7 : &! specific 0RR1
PL: &!t'loss dB * reerenceSi+n!lPower , 'i+'er l!er iltered RSRP J >or P&7 $i%$er de%ree of
ort$o%onality could )e assumed
70n5' n7-R 1 due to t$e usa%e of t$e ort$o%onal
codes so !l&'!* 0full
• P&7 format #' #a' #): $0n1 < " compensation1
• P&7 format ?' ?a' ?) and :
$0n1 < " if n5  E
$0n1 < #"lo%#" 0n53E1 ot$erwise
0$ere: normal P' for extended P also n 7-R to )e considered' n:num)er of information )its 1

6%PUCCH (6) : d6ListPUCCH

ompensation >actor for different
0see next slide1 P&7 formats
>or example if format #a 0#-C1 is
$a*in% offset " t$en format #)
+(i): .PC (closed loo& !djust"ent) 0?-C1 could $a*e offset @d9

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delt!6ListPUCCH P!r!"eters

4 !" e Ob j ec t #b b r e v i ! t i o n R !n+ e ? e scr i& t i o n ? e ! u lt

Delta> P&7 List LN!L d>ListPucc$ n3a d>ListPucc$: S!&!N! 0see *alues )elow1 n3a

Delta> P&7 LN!L d>pucc$># (?'"'?d9 &sedtodefinet$eP&7 format# "d9

>ormat #

Delta> P&7 LN!L d>pucc$>#) #' @'  d9 &sed to define t$e P&7 format #) # d9
>ormat #)

Delta> P&7 LN! d>pucc$>? (?' "' #' ? d9 &sed to define t$e P&7 format ? " d9
>ormat ?

Delta> P&7 LN! d>pucc$>?a (?' "' ? d9 &sed to define t$e P&7 format ?a " d9
>ormat ?a

Delta> P&7 LN!L d>pucc$>?) (?' "' ? d9 &sed to define t$e P&7 format ?) " d9
>ormat ?)

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(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
(,L/)+'),S+
(,L/)+'),++
$ L%P C& Clo s e d Lo o !
(
( 3nt erferenceaware
,Lower cont rol 60
RL
(-L/)+'RL0
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Graceful +ell S"ut down

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UL-PC: Closed loo& - PUSCH (e@!"&le)

Closed loo& !djust"ents:

(i) * (i-) A PUSCH (i - PUSCH) i.e. recursi*e determination
or
(i) * PUSCH (i - PUSCH) i.e. a)solute settin%
w$ere PUSCH is t'e si+n!led .PC in subr!"e i- PUSCH
>or >DD: PUSCH * 

P (closed loo&)

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 UL-PC: Closed Loo& - Process
ul&cU&Du!lSc' dB Decision matrix
7i%$ T$res$. >or S5NR for P&S7
LN!L; (EG...H"d9; #d9 ; 10dB

ul&cU&Du!lCc'
7i%$ T$res$. >or S5NR for P&7
LN!L; (EG...H"d9; #d9 ; 1dB

ul&cLowDu!lSc' dB
Low T$res$. >or S5NR for P&S7 Decision
LN!L; (EG...H"d9; #d9 ; 0dB w$et$er to
=#d9 or =@d9
ul&cLowDu!lCc'
Low T$res$. >or S5NR for P&7
LN!L; (EG...H"d9; #d9 ; (#dB

ul&cLowlevCc' ul&cU&levCc'
Low T$res$. >or RSS5 for P&7 7i%$ T$res$. >or RSS5 for P&7
LN!L; (#?G..."d9m;#d9m ;-5dB" LN!L; (#?G..."d9m;#d9m ;-EdB"

ul&cLowlevSc' ul&cU&levSc'
Low T$res$. >or RSS5 for P&S7 7i%$ T$res$. >or RSS5 for P&S7
LN!L; (#?G..."d9m;#d9m ;-0EdB" LN!L; (#?G..."d9m;#d9m ;-55dB"

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Module Contents
(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
(,L/)+'),S+
(,L/)+'),++
$ L%P C& Clo s e d Lo o !
(
( 2nt e re re nc e a wa re $L!o we rc o nt ro lRL60
(-L/)+'RL0
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Graceful +ell S"ut down

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 RL>0
2ntererence aware $L !ower control

L*E16 otimi&es tradeoB $etween t"e t"rou!"ut ac"ieed in t"e own cell
and t"e ulink interference inHected to nei!"$or cells

,L ower control is trade%o3 $etween inter%cell

intererence and own cell t-ro'4-!'t UL &ower-control dile""!
/ 3ncrease of ,L ower $rin!s additional useful si!nal
for own cell ,Es# $ut adds additional interference
for nei!"$orin! cells
/ Reduction of ,L ower decrease useful si!nal $ut

also lowers t"e interference

2ntererence%aware $LPC ;2*wPC> feature uses ,L
closed/loo ower control

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T

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M!@i"iGed U= t'rou+'&ut wit' &ro&ortion!l !ir sc'eduler

3"&roved !ver!+e !nd cell-ed+e t'rou+'&ut

&L power
Bre!F&oint

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 RL>0
2ntererence aware $L !ower control

wn
cell wn t"er
,E cells

)own #)L DL )ot"er #)L

25R

25R -L +O3
Tar4et

,L
= 3nterfer
Power ence
( command

,L
Si!nal

RSS3

,L
$L 25R 3nterferenc
e

!xistin% closed loop al%orit$m

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LTE776& 2ntererence aware $L !ower control RL>0
25R tar4et orm'la adj'stment
*"e 25RTar4et formula "as t"ree !arameters w"ic" allow for al!orit"m $e"aiour
adHustment'
/ L5CEL&'l!cRePwr2*w - roides an eFual s"ift of *ar!et S3NR for all ,Es in t"e cell# re!ardless of
t"eir at"loss ratios (dea'lt %80 d#m)
/ L5CEL&'l!cCE#alance2*w - "i!"er alues increase cell/center t"rou!"ut at t"e cost of cell/ed!e
t"rou!"ut# and ice ersa (dea'lt )
/ L5CEL&'l!c9in:'al2*w – denes t"e minimum tar!et S3NR for er% small at"loss ratios5 (dea'lt
linear  0d#)
ul&cRePwr3# ul&cC=B!l!nce3#w ul&cMinu!l3#w
Ref &L power for 5- &L P ell(center3ed%e )alancin% for 5- &L ,in &L Kual for 5- &LP
LN!L; (##"...(G"d9m; ".d9m; P LN!L; "...' step ".?; 
-I0dB" LN!L; "....#.E; ".#; 

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r
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.
!
.
ul&cC=B!l!nce3#w= 1
w R R
# 34 Slope = #- ul&cC=B!l!nce3#w w 34 Slope = 0
3r S 3# S
r
w w
P
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as in% sin Decre
rDL Cell-ed+e as in% sin Cell-ed+e
rDL

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 RL>0
LTE776& 2ntererence aware $L !ower control

S3NR tar!et is calculated er ,E $asis and it "as redened $oundaries

+ell/ed!e ,Es are allowed a minim'm 25R een if t"e% create e9cessie
interference ;more t"at would $e allowed $% at"loss ratio>
/ -ened $% Qmin I LNCEL:ulpcMinQualIAw# determines t"e lower limit for
S3NR*ar!et in linear scale
9aim'm 25R ;sinr > is t"e uer limit for S3NR*ar!et and indicates t"e
max

S3NR reFuired to ac"iee t"e "i!"est allowed =+S in ,L

/ 3ts alue deends on t"e eN8 con!uration ul&cMinu!l3#w
,in &L Kual for 5- &LP
LN!L; "...' step ".?; 

-enes t"e e9tent to w"ic"

cell/ed!e ,Es can $e toned
down to reduce -enes ma9imum S3NR
interference into nei!"$or ,imimum ,aximum w"ic" is reFuired to ac"iee
cells S5NR S5NR t"e "i!"est allowed =+S in
;also t"e e9tent to w"ic" ,L
t"eir ,L t"rou!"ut is
reduced>
S34R%.!r+et

Cell-center S5NR d9mM

Cell-ed+e

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LTE776& 2ntererence aware $L !ower control
9aim'm 25R (sinr ) calc'lation max

25R;tar4et calculation considers additional mar!in so t"at ,Es can

successfull% transmit wit" t"is -i4-est allowed 9C ;ma9Allowed=cs>
/ *"e "i!"est allowed =+S in ,link# can $e found from t"e arameter
actModulationSchemeUL# w"ic" restricts it to eit"er 9C0# 9C<0# or
9C<=
/ it" LTE44 64 QAM in UL# ma9Allowed=cs is 9C<> for *--

eN8 kees a static ta$le ;from real c"annel estimates> of =+S s5 reFuired
S3NR main!# called Pideal S3NRP# for =+S K .
/ S3NR=a9=cs is t"e S3NR t"at corresonds to ma9Allowed=cs in t"is ta$le
/ *"e ta$le of is $ased on a least/sFuare linear t erformed on t"e simulation
result for an "!@#llowedMcs S34RM!@Mcs

E*,70 cell# at 2. )R8 allocation si&e# 2 antennas# S3NR I 05D1. Q =+S /.5D0D
Deviations between t-e ?ideal 25R@ table and feld !erormance
;due to e5!5 diBerent con!uration# of antennas or c"annel
c"aracteristics> are coered durin! 25Rdelta calculation
S3NR=a9=cs is calculated for eac" ),S+ transmission t"at uses an =+S
in t"e available ran4e ;.  =+S I ma9Allowed=cs  1>

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LTE776& 2ntererence aware $L !ower control
Decisions on Power%'!Adown Commands& calc'lation

*"e )+ decision ;t"e content of t"e ower command> is constructed from a runnin! sum of
diBerence alues $etween meas'red $L 25R and calc'lated 25R;Tar4et w"ic" is udated in
eac" **3

Diference = SINR_Target - UL SINR

*"e followin! constrains s"ould $e noted

/
nl% **3s wit" detected ;i5e5# non/-*T> ),S+ transmission are considered
/ Uor ,Es in **3 8undlin! mode# no ower commands are sent
*"en t"e diBerence is comared to t"e decision arra%'

RSSIAvg + !B ≦ ulpcRssiMaxIAw

Power co""!nd
AE dB
-dB 0dB AdB RSSIAvg > ulpcRssiMaxIAw
- dB
-02J " 02J # 1
?ierence
UL S34R *s S34R%.!r+et difference

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 RL>0
LTE776& 2ntererence aware $L !ower control
Decisions on Power%'!Adown Commands& tri44erin4

),S+ ower commands are sent at times t"at are determined $% t"e two
arametersV
/ n'mber o P$C+ transmissions t"at occurred ater t-e last command
• ardcoded to  recetions
and
/ t"e time di3erence rom t-at last ),S+ ower command transmission
• Secied $% t"e arameter ulpcMinWaitForPc ;default .0 ms>

*"e num$er of ),S+ recetions ;,L

ulpcMinWaitForPc **3s "ae elased -ND S3NR samles> since t"e last decision is
since t"e last suc" decision
"i!"er or eFual to 

ulpcMi"#ait$%&'c " TT5s Tri44e

>ull
9uffer &!
r
ul&cMinK!it6orPc
,inimum waitin% time for
@ TT5s
.i"e (..3s) next &L(P decision
LN!L; F...H" TT5; #; 1J ..3

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Module Contents
(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
(,L/)+'),S+
(,L/)+'),++
,L/)+'+lose dLoo
(
( 3nterferenceaware,L ower controlRL60
(DL % P C &RL 70
(-L/)+')+on)-++
(Graceful+ellS"utdown

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 ?L-PC
dlCellPwrRed
RL10: (st!tic) cell &ower reduction Reduction of DL Tx power; deducted
from max. antenna TX power.
• )ased on sin%le parameter !LLBP+RBR!D < "."' ".#  ?"." d9 LN!L; "..?"; ".#; 0 dB
•  cell si8e ad4ustment and co*era%e control
&M!@
• flat Power Spectral Density 0PSD1 ,aximum output power
LN!L; @G." 0"1' @I." 0#1' E"." 0?1' E#.H
• semi(static ,5,/B/,P 0if ena)led1 0@1' E@." 0E1' EE.H 01' EF." 0F1' EG.H 0G1;-
RLE0: o&tion!l &ower boost: PC63CH8 PH3CH8 ?L RS #"." d9m < #" m+
@G." d9m <  +
@I." d9m < H +
E"." d9m < #" +
PSD PSD E#.H d9m < # +
E@." d9m < ?" +
EE.H d9m < @" +
EF."
EG.H d9m
d9m <
< E"
F" +
+
EI." d9m < H" +
PSD < 0,axBTXBPwr . !LLBP+RBR!D1 . #"Jlo%#"0 #?JA PR9s1 PSD < 0,axBTXBPwr . !LLBP+RBR!D1 . #"Jlo%#"0 #?JA PR9s1

>reKuency Time
#lloc!ted ?L PRBs P?CCH
?L Pilots P?SCH8 PCH BCH8 SCH

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Cell Power Reduction

PSD < 0p,ax ( !LLBP+RBR!D1 ( #"Jlo%#"0 A PR9sBDL J#?1 ( ,5,/B/,P d9mM

PSD: Power Spectral Density' w$ic$ specifies t$e constant a)solute Power &er JFHG Resource =le"ent (R=)
• p,ax: maximum eNode9 transmit power per -ntenna in d9mM
•  !LLBP+RBR!D: /2, parameter
• A PR9sBDL: maximum Num)er of downlin PR9s in %i*en LT! arrier 9andwidt$
• ,5,/B/,P: ompensation >actor
• MIMCM' = * !B %& SIS,SIM dl&cMi"oCo"&
Determines t$e power
• MIMCM' = *1 !B %& MIM .ive&sit/ a"! %& MIM Spatial Multiplexi"gcompensation factor for
antenna(specific maximum
- PSD given per antenna (RF amplifier output power in case of a downlin
transmission usin% at least two
- PR!s not sc"eduled are blan#ed
TX antennas
LN!L; "..#"; "."#; 0 dB
#&&lied to U= / cell s&eciic c'!nnels !nd si+n!ls:
• PS?%C=LL%C.RL or BCCH i2e2 PBCHAP?SCH8 PC63CH !nd PCH
• PS?%C=LL%RS or reerence si+n!ls (RS) / &ilots
dlCellPwrRed
• PS?%C=LL%S4C or snc'roniG!tion c'!nnel Reduction of DL Tx power; deducted
from max. antenna TX power.
• PS?%U=%P?SCH or U= s&eciic &!rt o P?SCH LN!L; "..?"; ".#; 0 dB
• PS?%U=%C.RL or P?CCH !nd PH3CH

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 ?L-PC: ?L &ower boostin+ or control c'!nnels

• Power osets to t'e PC63CH8 PH3CH8 ?L RS2

• 3ntroduced wit' RLE0 ($%E&')
• 9etter detection of P>57 indicatin% t$e num)er of />D, sym)ols for t$e PD7.
• 9etter c$annel estimation in case of RS )oostin% may impro*e 7/ performance.
• 7i%$er relia)ility of -C3N-C transmission *ia P757. P>57
/>D,
sym)ols

T0e eB e"su&es t0at t%tal Tx p%we& is "%t excee!2 ie

t0e sum p%we& %& a"/ $.M s/m3%l must "%t excee!
t0e c%mmitte! maximum p%we&2 %t0e&wise all t0e
c%"igu&e! 3%%sts ('4IC4) ma/ "%t 3e applie!
Su3ca&&ie& p%we& 3%%sti"g is %"l/ all%we! i t0e excess
p%we& is wit0!&aw" &%m t0e &emai"i"g su3ca&&ie&s

C%ve&age i" 5T6 is ve&/ %te" limite! 3/ 752 a"! i"

suc0 cases it !%es "%t ma8e muc0 se"se t% imp&%ve
t0e c%ve&age i" .5 75 c%ve&age s0%ul! 3e c0ec8e!
3e%&e appl/i"g .5 c%"t&%l c0a""els p%we& 3%%st
RS
/>D,
sym)ols
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dlPcic'Boost
PC63CH &ower boostin+ Downlin P>57 transmission
P>57 pro*ides information a)out t$e num)er of />D, sym)ols for t$e PD7. power )oost
T$e eN9 supports dedicated power control settin%s for t$e P>57 in order to LN!L; "..F; ".#; 0 dB
ensure t$at especially cell ed%e &!s can properly recei*e t$e P>57.
- relati*e offset )etween t$e flat PSD 0Power Spectral Density1 on PDS7 and
P>57 can )e confi%ured )y /2, on cell le*el.

PH3CH &ower boostin+

dlP'ic'Boost
T$e P757 pro*ides -C3N-C information for t$e uplin transmission.
Downlin P757 transmission power
T$e eN9 supports dedicated power control settin%s for t$e P757 in order to
)oost
ensure
t$at t$e &! can properly recei*e t$e P757. LN!L; "..F; ".#; 0 dB
P757 power )oost may not )e 0fully1 applied if PD7 PSD %oes too low in t$e
first />D, sym)ol. 5n
t$at case' t$e eN9 rises t$e P757 Power 9oost not applied warnin%.
- maximum relati*e offset )etween t$e flat PSD on PDS7 and P757 can )e
confi%ured )y /2, on cell le*el.

?ownlinF reerence si+n!l boostin+

T$e downlin reference sym)ols are used )y t$e &! for dlRsBoost
c$annel estimation and cell measurements 0Le*el' uality1 for mo)ility. Downlin RS transmission power
T$e eN9 supports relati*e RS 3 PDS7 power control settin%s. )oost
- relati*e offset )etween t$e PDS7 and RS LN!L; "d9 0"1' #.GGd9 0#1' @d9
can )e confi%ured )y /2, on cell le*el. 0?1' E.GGd9 0@1' Fd9 0E1; 0 dB
T$e eN9 ensures t$at total Tx power is not exceed.
T$e sum power for any />D, sym)ol must not exceed t$e committed maximum
power' ot$erwise all t$e confi%ured )oosts 0P7571 may not )e applied.

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(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
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(,L/)+'),++
(
,L/)+'+losedLoo
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(,L/)+')arameters
(-L/)+
(DL % P C &P C o n P DC C +
(Gracef ul+ellS"utdown

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M!in t!r+et o ?L-PC-CCH

/ -L )ower +ontrol for )-++ is an additional mec"anism interactin! wit" -L A=+

for )-++ in order to make t-e si4nalin4 as rob'st as !ossible
/ -L/)+/++ aims at 1W tar!et 8LER $ut cannot modif% AGG assi!nments
/ =ain actions erformed $% -L/)+/++
• Power red'ction on ++Es wit" assi!ned AGG leel "i!"er t"an reFuired;or
eFual>
• Power boostin4 on ++Es wit" assi!ned AGG leel lower t"an reFuired
• EB'al !ower relocation amon! all sc"eduled ++Es

• ,acro cell case A#

 er +ood CC=s 05 $i%$ly a)o*e
• &niform &! distri)ution
#U 9L!R tar%et1
 B!d CC=s 0-VV le*el too $i%$ to
meet #U 9L!R tar%et1
 3 still so"e &ower !v!il!ble '
relocate eKually amon% all !s

-CC= en!bleLow#++
!na)le lower a%%re%ation selection
5-CC= 1-CC= -CC=
for PD7 L- .
LN!L; True3>alse; 6!lse

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/ )-++ )ower +ontrol can $e enabledAdisabled b" O9 switc-

/ =a9imum transmit !ower o t-e Power *m!lifer cannot be eceeded ;pMaxV
<=>
/ Reduction and $oostin! ran!e is strictl% dened and is alwa%s considered as t-e limit
or !ower level modifcation
/ -L/)+/++ oerates to!et"er wit" -L/A=+/++ on TT2 basis
/ -+3 messa!es wit" more t"an one ++E ;AGG/XK1> "ae a Yat )S-#
t"us all CCEs belon4in4 to one sc-ed'led $E are transmitted wit- t-e same
!ower

S'ort R!n+e/ ?e!ult P!r!"eter

?escri&tion Re"!rF
4!"e Ste& !lue Sco&e
en!blePcPdcc' !na)lin%3disa)lin% P for PD7. true' false true ell $an%in% parameter
5n case t$e parameter is disa)led' reKuires o)4ect locin%.
a flat downlin PSD is used. /perator confi%ura)le.

&dcc'PcBoost ,aximumpower)oostper!. Ed9 9TS 7ardcoded

&dcc'PcRed ,aximum power reduction per Fd9 9TS 7ardcoded

!.
&dcc'PcReloc ,aximum limit on t$e eKual power @d9 9TS 7ardcoded
relocation per !.

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(eriew
(,L/)+'eriew
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( 3nterferenceaware,L ower controlRL60
(-L/)+'RL0
(-L/)+')+on )-++
(r a c e ' lC e ll  - ' t d o wn

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Nr!ceul Cell S'utdown

Reduced Ser*ice 5mpact

• Stepwise downlin power reduction in order to enforce acti*e

and idle mode mo)ility to ot$er cells layers
en!bleNrlS'dn
• /perator confi%ura)le settin%s T$e parameter ena)les t$e
feature WVraceful ell S$utdownW.
LN9TS; Disa)led 0"1' !na)led
DL power 0#1; =n!bled ()

time
$ando*er or
cell reselection

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• T$e eNode 9 reduces stepwise t$e DL power to a minimum power le*el

• T$e num)er of steps and t$e s$utdown time is operator confi%ura)le
• T$e )roadcasted power for t$e reference sym)ols is not c$an%ed' i.e.
&! assumes t$at t$e eNode 9 power is unc$an%ed
• - wait timer of #" seconds is applied after t$e last power down step
)efore t$e administrati*e state is set to loced and t$e operational state
is set to disa)led.

s'utdownSte&#"ount
Num)er of Steps for Vraceful
ell S$utdown
LN9TS; #...#F;#; >
s'utdownKindow
Time 5nter*al for Stepwise
/utput Power Reduction for
Vraceful ell S$utdown
LN9TS; F...#H";F; >0

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