LTE - PRACH – RSI

Planning with Atoll

Version 1.0
17 February 2014
Hans Jörg Hamers / TSO-A

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Content

1. Atoll Version / Setup

2. AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation
3. PRACH RSI allocation audit
4. Test Allocation
5. Vodafone Requirements
6. BACKUP

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 Atoll Version / Setup

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Atoll Version / Setup (1)
PRACH RSI capable Atoll version

Atoll 3.2.1 first version with PRACH RSI capabilities

required data fields to be defined by user

PRACH RSI allocation done by AFP module

(no automated allocation available without AFP module)

Atoll >3.2.1 PRACH RSI capabilities by default

no user setup required
(no automated allocation available without AFP module)

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Atoll Version / Setup (2)
Atoll 3.2.1

• technical note on “Automatic PRACH RSI Planning” available (TN015)

• technical note will be provided by Forsk on request

• overall Atoll technical manual does not contain PRACH RSI planning

• script to enable Atoll templates for PRACH RSI planning available

• script will be provided by Forsk on request

PRACH / RSI
scripts

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Atoll Version / Setup (3)
Atoll 3.2.1 PRACH RSI setup

• add required data fields to the cells table

• add required data field to station template table

only required in case templates are used

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Atoll Version / Setup (4)
Atoll 3.2.1 cells table setup (1) input for AFP to be defined by user

Number of required PRACH RSI:

- number of required PRACH / RSI for this cell, depending on the PRACH preamble format and cell size
- default / minimum value = 1
- values of 1 will be considered by AFP as 1 value
- none standard values will be considered just higher than the entered value (please see standard value list in the backup)

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Atoll Version / Setup (5)
Atoll 3.2.1 cells table setup (2) input for AFP to be defined by user

PRACH RSI allocation status:

- Not allocated: the AFP considers a “Not Allocated” PRACH / RSI modifiable without cost
- Allocated: the AFP considers an “Allocated” PRACH / RSI modifiable but only if absolutely necessary
- Locked: the AFP considers a “Locked” PRACH / RSI not modifiable (required for border coordination)

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Atoll Version / Setup (6)
Atoll 3.2.1 cells table setup (3) result of automated allocation by AFP

List of PRACH RSIs:

- the list of logical PRACH RSI allocated to the cells
- PRACH RSI are always consecutive values listed x-y, with “x” being the smallest and “y” being the largest

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 AFP – automated PRACH RSI
allocation

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (1)
AFP Start

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (2)
AFP Setup (1) select PRACH RSI allocation

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Relation types to be considered:

Existing neighbours: AFP will try to allocate different PRACH RSI to a cell and its neighbours (Vodafone = default)
Reuse distance: relations based on distance considered, cell within reuse distance will not get the same PRACH RSI
Default: minimum reuse distance to be considered
Interference matrix: select interference matrix to be considered (Vodafone: not required due to frequency reuse = 1)
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 AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (3)
AFP Setup (2) - Weights
Relation weights:

1st order neighbour: relative weight assigned to 1st order neighbour relation violation

2nd order neighbour: relative weight assigned to 2nd order neighbour relation violation

Neighbour of a common cell:

relative weight assigned to a violation of an indirect neighbour
relation between neighbours and common cells

Interference matrix: relative weight assigned to a interference matrix based relation

violation
(Vodafone = 0, due to frequency reuse = 1)

weights pending on network configuration, density Distance: relative weight assigned to distance based relation violation
and topology

Reset: reset values to default

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (4)
AFP Events

Events: window to follow AFP internal events

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (5)
AFP Progress

Progress: window to follow cost function progress within allocation process

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (6)
AFP Distribution

Distribution: window to follow PRACH RSI distribution within allocation process

initial: initial distribution

current: current distribution within allocation

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (7)
AFP Results

Results: window to follow PRACH RSI allocation results

(Atoll 3.2.1 not supported in this version)

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AFP – automated PRACH RSI allocation (8)
AFP Workflow

Start / Restart: start automated allocation

restart automated allocation after “Pause”
Pause / Continue: pause automated allocation
continue automated allocation after “Pause” (Æ error within Atoll 3.2.1, AFP restart required)
Commit: commit allocation results
Close: close AFP window dialogue
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 PRACH RSI allocation audit

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (1)
Start Audit

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (2)
Audit Setup (1)

see over next slide Note: define settings as defined

within allocation setup!

start audit

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Relation Types to be considered:

Neighbours: neighbour relations to be considered within audit
Reuse distance: reuse distance to be considered within audit
Default: define general overall reuse distance
Interference Matrix: select interference matrix to be considered (Vodafone: not required due to frequency reuse = 1)

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (3)
Audit Setup (2)

Note: define weights as defined

within allocation setup!

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (5)
Audit Result (1)

Number of required PRACH RSIs: required PRACH RSI as defined within the allocation cycle
Validity of … PRACH RSIs: required number is valid or not x
List of PRACH RSIs: allocated PRACH RSIs
Compliance … PRACH RSIs: number of allocated PRACH RSI matches required number or not x

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (6)
Audit Result (2)

Cell 1 / Cell 2: cell pair relation

PRACH RSI 1 / 2 list of PRACH RSI allocated to cell 1 and cell 2
PRACH RSI Collision: wether the PRACH RSI for cell 1 and cell 2 collide or not x
Reuse Distance: reuse distance defined for cell 1

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (7)
Audit Result (3)

whether a neighbour / second neighbour or common cell neighbour relations exists or not x and the related importance

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PRACH RSI allocation audit (8)
Audit Result (4)

histogram of current allocation plan

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 Test Allocation

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Test Allocation
Network Configuration:

Sites: 536

Transmitter / Cells: 1608

Frequency band: LTE 800

# of required PRACH RSI: 10

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Neighbours: considered

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Test Allocation
AFP setup:

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Test Allocation
Allocation Results:

Distribution

Allocation
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Test Allocation
Allocation Results from different weights

Distribution impacted by weights,

different strategies can be applied
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 Vodafone Requirements

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Vodafone Requirements
Based on the PRACH RSI Allocation Evaluation different additional request have been addressed to Forsk:
Vodafone Requirements:
• limitation to a user-defined range of RSI
• group and domains required for border
coordination
• RSI indicator to be listed separately
• add table field for restricted / unrestricted
scenario
• rename “PRACH RSI” table header
• defining “Common Neighbours” ???
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Forsk Feedback:
available with next release of Atoll 3.2.1
planned for Atoll 3.3.0
can be done by custom field / Forsk can provide Macro if required
rejected by Forsk
Forsk will disable defining not existing PRACH RSI length
Forsk will provide Macro to calculate cell range and number of
required PRACH RSI
also requested by other user, final Forsk decision open
no need, will be fixed with next release
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 Backup

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Backup
Mapping of cell size to required number of PRACH RSIs (1)

unrestricted set for nominal cells

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Backup
Mapping of cell size to required number of PRACH RSIs (2)

restricted set for high speed cells

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Backup
Mapping of cell size to required number of PRACH RSIs (3)

TDD specific set

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 Thank you

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