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Simon Browne
April 2011

Optimizing Uplink Noise
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Problem description

Many networks are currently suffering from performance
issues resulting from high uplink loading/power spiking
This leads to uplink AC failures (RRC, RAB, PS user plane..)
and call drops
WCDMA UL is not orthogonal i.e. the UE transmission
interferes the other UEs causing a snowball effect and high
uplink rise
PrxTargets were generally increased but tighter control is
now needed to prevent excessive cell shrinkage

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Example Noise Profiles
Short duration spikes can be seen in addition to more general, longer-
term, noise rises.

6 sec
5 sec
6 sec
NR = 5-6 dB
NR = 1-2 dB
14 sec
1-2 sec
Spikes on high loaded cell
Spikes on low/medium loaded cell
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Power spiking source categorization
Network allocates too much traffic in the cell
Non-optimal network parameterization
SW bugs
Network configuration
Missing neighbors cause high interference as the UE is not power controlled by
the best cell
Antenna/feeder issues can cause interference and coverage holes in the
network affecting traffic distribution
Network signaling load
Delayed handover has a similar effect as a missing neighbour
UE behaviour
UE using only partially the capacity allocated to it and suddenly starts
transmitting with full rate
UE continues power ramp-up on RACH w/o noticing AICH
UE acknowledging RRC Connection Setup erroneously
Fast dormancy highlights this as RRC Connection Setup happens more often
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RNC SW enhancements for UL admission control (1/2)

The following are covered in Technical Note TN159 available
from NOLS.
Power estimation improvements
Better power estimator adaption to the reported RTWP
Power estimator scaling fixes
Inter cell interference accommodation within one BTS
System noise update improvements
Power based Admission Control for the HSUPA call setups
Overload control improvements for faster spiking elimination
Candidate prioritization and bit rate selection in PBS
Prioritization of high R99 bit rate users for overload control
Preferring TFC method for limiting bit rate during high noise

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RNC SW enhancements for UL admission control
(2/2)
Radio link handling improvements
HSUPA maximum SIR target decrease
Limited value of UL DPCCH power offset for the first RL setup during high noise
Faulty RRC Connection Setup Request filtering
Additional state transfer command before RL release in case of RLC error
Mobility handling improvements
Downgrading the PS NRT DCH for the soft handover branch addition
congestion handling
PRFILE parameter control for triggering the channel type switching from the
SIR error
Counter corrections
Cell resource counter fixes



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Parameter Recommendations
TN159 provides many parameter recommendations to better
control uplink load.
L
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Prx_nc
Load factor L
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Prx_nc
Prx_nc
Load factor
Current load L and
current received
Non-Controllable
power P
rx_nc
are
measured
Parameter recommendations are
focused on the key areas:
Load reduction (RACH, Initial SIRs,
retransmission timers)
Control over the load curve, right.
Optimum AC operation requires the
system to have a clear view of the
location of the load on the curve, i.e.
accurate estimation of Prx_nc > the
non-controllable load.
Load control PrxTargets..
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Decrease of the UL load by decrease of the RACH
power
Lower RACH message power
Faster preamble power ramp-up Less preambles
Higher minimum waiting time for RACH transmission
Higher AICH power
Example of frequency analysis of
spikes caused by P-RACH
preamble caught by a spectrum
analyzer. The narrow spikes caused
by the preamble are clearly visible.
Object Parameter Default Recommended
WCEL PowerOffsetLastPreamblePRACHMessage 2 dB -3 dB
WCEL PowerRampStepPRACHPreamble 2 dB 3 dB
WCEL RACH_Tx_Max 8 4
WCEL RACH_Tx_NB01min 0 20 - 30
WCEL PtxAICH -8 dB -3 dB
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Minimum and initial bit rate parameterization
RNC-HSDPAinitialBitrateUL; Default value: 64 kbps


RNC- HSDPAminAllowedBitrateUL; Default value: 64 kbps


Initial and minimum bit rate values are subjects for radio
network planning. Lower values allow naturally more capacity
but throughput of certain user is then more limited. Lower
parameter values improve call setup success rate.
Enhanced Priority Based Scheduling RN40_MAINT_028
(allocated bit rate is lowered in case of congestion) shall be
enabled by setting the Bit1 (BTS and TRS congestion) and
Bit2 (power congestion).
These two parameters will be cell-based objects in RU30.
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1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
64 kbps 64 kbps 16 kbps
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
16 kbps 16 kbps 16 kbps
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Initial SIR target parameterization O2 UK Trial

The WRAB changes are highlighted below. Reduced SIR targets are implemented for
DPCCH for HS return channels together with the general setting for DPDCH.
The Phase 5 configuration was that selected as the most appropriate for rollout and
included the Phase 3 SIR settings with RRMULDCHActivityFactor setting of 50%
for PS NRT bearers, increased from 35%.








Parameter Default Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 4 12.0 9.0 9.5 10.0 11.0 10.0
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 8 11.0 8.0 8.5 9.0 10.0 9.0
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 16 10.5 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.5 8.5
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 32 9.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 8.0 7.0
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 64 7.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.5 5.5
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 128 7.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.5 5.5
UL SIR target with HS-DPCCH - DPDCH SF 256 7.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.5 5.5
SIR target for UL outerloop power control with DPDCH 0.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0
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Initial SIR Setting: HSDPA Return Channel
The SIR target for the DPCCH influences HS-DPCCH and DPDCH power by means
of the relative power setting of these to the DPCCH. The Initial SIR target for
DPCCH is calculated as follows.
The uplink outer loop controller of the RNC is configured by the initial uplink SIR
target value in [dB]:
targetSIRDPCCH = targetSIRRx + offsetSIRNRx + offsetDCH

targetSIRRx = SIRDPCCHInitialDCHHSsf + SIRDPCCHInitialDCHRxDiv2 (assuming 2-way
diversity, default value = -3dB)
SIRDPCCHInitialDCHHSsf is given by the parameter associated with the return channel
minimum spreading factor, e.g. SIRDPCCHInitialDCHHS16.

offsetSIRNRx is given by:
0 dB if RxDivIndicator = 1 antenna
3 dB if RxDivIndicator = 2 antennas
6 dB if RxDivIndicator = 4 antennas

offsetDCH = SIRDPCCHInitialDCHOffset if E-DCH is not configured. Note that this parameter
is also used in an equivalent calculation of initial SIR for all non-E-DCH DPDCH links,
including AMR and SRB setup. E-DCH initial SIR targets are hard-coded.

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Average RTWP Class
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RTWP Results
The below shows the hourly average RTWP class across the RNC. A reduction of ~1.3 in class
is seen comparing the first two trial phase results with the pre-trial values and ~1 in phase 3.
This translates to an average noise rise reduction of at least the same amount in dB (the low
RTWP classes spanning a 1dB range, but the higher classes spanning wider ranges).
Some increases in RTWP occurred in late Phase 3 and early Phase 4, however the levels
have settled down since, indicating local site issues were likely to have been the cause.

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RTWP Hourly Distribution
The RNC-level distribution across the different RTWP classes in PDF format is below.
The curves represent the distribution for the busy hours of 1200 and 1300 on Jan 25
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classes 0-7 ( <=-101dBm) and a reduction in classes 8 and above (> -101dBm). Results from P1 and P2
are indistinguishable,P3 shows a very small increase and with P4 the results are seen to increase more
strongly in the direction of the pre-trial results. P5 shows very low values which is in part influenced by the
school holiday traffic reduction.
The knee at class 11 is a result of this range spanning 3dB rather than 1dB with all the lower classes.

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HSDPA Active Throughput (kb/s)
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HSDPA Performance
The CQI decoding failure rate has apparently increased by ~0.4% (absolute) with
phases 1 and 2, however the increase is reduced with phase 3. With phase 4
the level has returned to pre-trial values.
In phases 1 and 2, the HSDPA active user throughput has shown a very small
reduction (~2%), probably resulting from the smaller power in the ACK/NACK
messaging. In phases 3, 4 and 5 the results show values similar to the pre-
trial levels.
P1
P2 P1 P2
P3
P3
P4
P4
P5
P5
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G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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Parameterization for wait time in RRC Connection
Reject

RNC- WaitTimeRRCconversational; Default value: 3 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCstreaming; Default value: 3 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCinteractive; Default value: 5 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCbackground; Default value: 5 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCsubscribed; Default value: 3 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCemergency; Default value: 1 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCinterRATreselection; Default value: 3 s
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 4 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 4 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
8 s 8 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
8 s 8 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
1 s 1 s 1 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
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R 255
G 211
B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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Parameterization for wait time in RRC Connection
Reject

RNC- WaitTimeRRCregistration; Default value: 1 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRChighPrioritySignalling; Default value: 1 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRClowPrioritySignalling; Default value: 5 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCunknown; Default value: 1 s


RNC- WaitTimeRRCother; Default value: 0 s



Above mentioned parameter value changes increase call setup success rate. Longer wait time in RRC
connections setup for various types of RRC connection requests decreases rush in the RACH.
Defines the value of the Wait Time included in the RRC: RRC Connection Reject message, when the
Establishment Cause value received originally in the RRC is one of the following: Originating Conversational Call,
Terminating Conversational Call, Originating Streaming Call, Terminating Streaming Call, Originating Interactive
Call, Terminating Interactive Call, Originating Background Call, Terminating Background Call, Originating
Subscribed Traffic Call, Emergency Call, Inter-RAT cell re-selection, Inter-RAT cell change order, Registration,
Detach, Originating high priority signalling, Terminating high priority signalling, Originating low priority signalling,
Terminating low priority signalling, Terminating - cause unknown, Call re-establishment

Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
8 s 8 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
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R 255
G 211
B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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PRX Noise autotuning parameterization

RNC-PrxNoiseMaxTuneAbsolute; Default value: 255



Wrong Prx Noise level causes error to estimated power in PIE
(Power Increase Estimation) and PDE (Power Decrease
Estimation) algorithms. Erroneous estimation results in turn causes
power spiking in the uplink spectrum.
Recommended parameter value is 2 dB. Value 2 dB allows 4 dB
range in Prx Noise autotuning functionality. In this case PrxNoise
should have default value -105 dBm. It is important to verify that
prxnoise in the unloaded cell is close to -105 dBm. If that is not the
case the cell needs further investigation.
Value 0 switches Prx Noise autotuning functionality off. Parameter
PrxNoise defines then directly Prx Noise level.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
2 dB 2 dB 2 dB
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R 255
G 211
B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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PRX Noise autotuning parameterization

Values 0-2 dB may require adjustment of parameters
PrxTarget, PrxTargetPSMin, PrxTargetPSMax. Furthermore
it is very important that PrxLoadmarginDCH>0, see chapter
5.5. When recommended parameter value is used autotuning
of PrxNoise does not provide capacity increase in the cell
anymore. Capacity increase occurred when PrxNoise
autotuning tuned PrxNoise to higher value and because
PrxTarget is relational to PrxNoise also absolute target load
threshold increased.
If capacity increase is wanted, then values of the above
mentioned parameters must be increased. That can however
cause power spiking and shrinking of cell coverage.
If call setup success rate decreases when parameter values
02 dB is used, then values of the above mentioned
parameters may need to be increased.
Presentation / Author / Date
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R 255
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R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
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G 0
B 51
R 52
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B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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UL Accessibility: Reduction of the activity factor
for HSDPA return channel and efficient UL PS
UL activity factor on the HSDPA
return channel is typically far below
the 95% used in NSN default
configuration. They were reduced
to 50%, following PL
recommendation, in order allow for
the DPCCH overhead.
Allocated channel usage
49.3 %
4.6 %
6.4 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Activity - Speech Activity - NRT_PS Activity - NRT_PS_HS
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The lower activity factor
values are used by AC and
PS and reduce rejection
rates in cells where the
actual traffic is low but Prx
is high. Therefore an
improvement of HSPA
accessibility is expected.
Object Parameter Default Recommended
WBTS RRMULDCHActivityFactorCSAMR 50 % 50 %
WBTS RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSBackgr 95 % 50 %
WBTS RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSStream 95 % 50 %
WBTS RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSTHP1 95 % 50 %
WBTS RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSTHP2 95 % 50 %
WBTS RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSTHP3 95 % 50 %
WCEL PrxLoadMarginDCH 2 dB 2 dB 5.8 dB
WCEL DeltaPrxMaxdown 0.8 dB 2 dB
WBTS RRIndPeriod 400 ms 200ms
WBTS PrxMeasAveWindow 10 Frames 20 Frames
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Activity factor parametrization
WBTS- RRMULDCHActivityFactorCSAMR; Default value: 95 %
WBTS- RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSBackgr; Default value: 95 %
WBTS- RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSStream; Default value: 95 %
WBTS- RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSTHP1; Default value: 95 %
WBTS- RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSTHP2; Default value: 95 %
WBTS- RRMULDCHActivityFactorPSTHP3; Default value: 95 %



Activity factor is used in load evaluation of a certain service when AC decision is
made. Parameter values are used in both power and throughput based load
evaluation. Lower value provides lower estimated load value and thus allows more
allocations. Activity factor 50% describes better the actual utilisation of the UL DCH as
the return channel for HSDPA.
The accuracy of the value used is dependent on the bit-rate influencing features
deployed, such as TBO (Throughput based optimization), TBT (Transport bearer
tuning) and FU (Flexible upgrade). Without these features, lower activity factors will be
found than in networks with these enabled. 50% has been found appropriate in some
networks but that it should be adapted locally to the network configuration.
Recommended value may improve call setup success rate.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
50 % 50 % 50 %
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Admission Control and Packet Scheduling control
parameterization
WCEL- DeltaPrxMaxUp
Default value: 1.2 dB


This parameter defines the maximum received uplink power
increase in a cell, used when bit rates are allocated or
increased by the packet scheduler. PrxTotal shall be used as
reference (007:0283 RN40_MAINT_013, Bit13=0). Lower
values may limit the DCH bit rates so that the share of the
utilized DCH bit rates shift to the lower bit rates.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
1.2 dB 1.2 dB 1.2 dB
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B 8
R 255
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R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
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G 0
B 51
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B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
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B 255
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Admission Control and Packet Scheduling control
parameterization
WCEL- DeltaPrxMaxdown
Default value: 0.8 dB


This parameter defines the maximum received uplink power
decrease in a cell, used when bit rates are decreased by the
packet scheduler. Parameter value 2 dB correlates better
with fast decrease of the interference.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
2 dB 2 dB 2 dB
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R 255
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B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
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G 0
B 51
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G 0
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Admission Control and Packet Scheduling control
parameterization
WBTS- SchedulingPeriod
Default value: 100 ms


This parameter defines the period of the resource allocation
for the resource requests of the PS interactive and
background services. Default value 100ms improves the
accuracy of packet scheduling and admission control
decisions compared to 200ms setting.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
100 ms 100 ms 100 ms
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Admission Control and Packet Scheduling control
parameterization
WCEL- OCULNRTDCHGrantedMinAllocT
Default value: 10 s


This parameter defines the limit time for the NRT DCH
allocation after which the DCH is allowed to be downgraded
by reconfiguring it in the overload of the UL NRT DCH
resources when an E-DCH MAC-d flow is established in the
cell. Higher value increases probability that transport format
combination control (TFCC) procedure is used first instead of
RL reconfiguration. TFCC is faster and more reliable in high
load conditions.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
20 s 20 s 20 s
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B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
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G 0
B 51
R 52
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B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
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B 255
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Traffic volume measurement parameterization

RNC- TrafVolPendingTimeUL
Default value: 2 s


This parameter indicates the time (in seconds) during which
UE is forbidden to send any new traffic volume measurement
reports with the same traffic volume event identity, even if the
triggering condition is fulfilled again. Recommended
parameter value decreases amount of uplink capacity
requests.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
4 s 4 s 8 s
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R 255
G 211
B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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Admission Control and Packet Scheduling control
parameterization
WCEL- PrxLoadMarginDCH
Default value: 2 dB


This parameter defines guaranteed load level in the cell.
Below this load threshold no power based admission
decision is done. 2 dB corresponds to load factor 0.369.
Higher value like 5.8 dB corresponds to load factor 0.737 and
can be used in mass events to guarantee higher load without
power based AC/PS evaluation. Higher parameter values
increase RTWP spiking and may increase the call drops and
setup failures due to radio reasons.
With a value of 0 very high AC blocking can result in periods
of high load leading to extended service degradation
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
2 dB 2 dB 25.8 dB
For internal use only
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R 255
G 211
B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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Uplink interference target parameterization

WCEL- PrxMaxTargetBTS; Default value: 6 dB



WCEL- PrxTarget; Default value: 4 dB
WCEL- PrxTargetPSMin; Default value: 4 dB
WCEL- PrxTargetPSMax; Default value: 4 dB



Higher values than default 6 dB and 4 dB can be used. However,
too high interference level in the cell shrinks its coverage. It is
recommended to use equal values in PrxTarget, PrxTargetPSMin
and PrxTargetPSMax (dynamic resource allocation should be
based on downlink functionality only).
The mass events should be run using throughput based RRM as
RACH may cause heavy noise rise. See parameter
PrxLoadMarginDCH.
Presentation / Author / Date
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
8 dB 8 dB 8 dB
1-antenna cells 2- or 4-antenna cells Mass events
NSN recommended
parameter value
6 dB 6 dB 12 dB
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R 255
G 211
B 8
R 255
G 175
B 0
R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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HSUPA Considerations (1)
The HSUPA layer-1 (E-DPCCH) can contribute significant uplink load. On cells with high
numbers of HSUPA users we can see very high noise rises.
By changing MaxTotalUplinkSymbolRate (3840/1920/960) we can influence the uplink rise.
The graph shows a current example from a cell with over 40 HSUPA users with noise rise
plotted against the number of active users for the settings of 1920 and 3840 ksps. A
reduction to 960ksps can be considered for special-event or hotspot situations.


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G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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HSUPA Considerations (2)
Forthcoming changes in RNC sw will help with the HSUPA high
load case.
In RU20 MP3 -> Dynamic HSUPA Power Offset feature (basic
sw, enabled with PRFILE)
This reduces the bit rate via the power offset when high load
conditions are experienced.
In RU40 EP, Dynamic HSUPA BLER is introduced.

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R 127
G 16
B 162
R 163
G 166
B 173
R 137
G 146
B 155
R 175
G 0
B 51
R 52
G 195
B 51
R 0
G 0
B 0
R 255
G 255
B 255
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Summary
The recommendations in TN159 should be considered as a
means of helping with uplink load problems.
The vast majority of the changes have been proven in the field,
including the UL AC Task Force project at SFR.
The main focus so far has been R99 uplink, however the focus
is likely to change to HSUPA as penetration of HSUPA-
capable devices increases. The HSUPA L1 overhead is
greater than the R99 overhead (16k bit rate) and so higher
noise rises can be anticipated for the same number of active
users.