Change in DL

Coding Scheme in
Ack mode

RF Planning & Optimizatio

Proposed Settings
DL Coding Scheme in Acknowledgment mode (DCSA) was changed from
5 (LA with initial CS2) to 7 (LA with initial CS4) in 6 cells of
LGW751_BSC3.
MAR was implemented on 26th Feb in the morning. Day level ND reports
229 & 290 are used for benchmarking in addition to stats from Optima.

BSC
LGW751_BSC
3
LGW751_BSC
3
LGW751_BSC
3
LGW751_BSC
3
LGW751_BSC
3
LGW751_BSC

SEGME
NT
SEG ID
LMA002
5
326
LMA002
6
327
LMA002
7
328
LGW315
5
425
LGW315
6
426
LGW315

Parameter
DL Coding Scheme
mode(DCSA)
DL Coding Scheme
mode(DCSA)
DL Coding Scheme
mode(DCSA)
DL Coding Scheme
mode(DCSA)
DL Coding Scheme
mode(DCSA)
DL Coding Scheme

Curre
nt
Value

Proposed
Value

in Ack
in Ack
in Ack
in Ack
in Ack
in Ack

PI Benchmarking

DL RLC Block Share per CS

CCS4 RLC block share has almost doubled to reach a value of 55%
CS2 RLC Block share has reduced to 30%
CS1 and CS3 have RLC block share of only 6%

UL RLC Block Share per CS

Since initial coding scheme was changed only in DL, therefore no obvious change in
uplink RLC Block share is observed.
CS2 has highest RLC block share in uplink with a value of 75%

RLC Block Share per CS

Cumulative RLC-Block share per CS (UL, DL combined)is graphically compared
below

RLC Throughput

Small Increase in DL GPRS RLC throughput is observed

Current value at 13.8 kbps for downlink

RLC Throughput
GPRS RLC throughput for uplink is consistent at 12.2 kbps

Retransmission ratio

Low percentage of retransmission, both in uplink and downlink is observed for all CS
No change in retransmission ratio for any CS is observed after parameter change,
although Block share has increased for CS4.

Retransmission ratio

Low percentage of retransmission, both in uplink and downlink is observed for all CS
No change in retransmission ratio for any CS is observed after parameter change,
although Block share has increased for CS4.

TBF Success rate

After MAR implementation, TBF success rate decreased below 90% for LMA0023
and LMA0021
Very slight degradation in LGW3151 and slight improvement in LMA0022 is observed.

TBF Drops per 10 Kbyte

Average DL TBF drops per 10Kbytes increased in few RR segments two days after
MAR implementation. Affected cells are under observation.

Total RLC payload (Kbytes)

Total RLC payload for UL & DL has maintained consistent trend after MAR
implementation.

TBF Success rate (Updated)

TBF success rate was kept under observation after it degraded below 90% for
LMA0023 and LMA0021 after the change.
In last three days, it has improved for LMA0021 while its is still low for LMA0023.

Conclusion

After change in DCSA in six cells, CS4 Block share in downlink has increased by 25%
and CS2 has reduced by same percentage
No change in CS4 Block share is observed for uplink
DL RLC throughput has slightly increased to a value of 13.8 Kbps
No change in retransmission ratio which is maintaining a low value
RLC payload in Kbytes is maintaining consistent trend
DL TBF drops per 10Kbytes increased in two segments
TBF success rate was degraded for two segments at first, but later on improved for
one of the degraded segments while the other segment still has degraded TBF
success rate.

The results indicate that setting LA with initial CS4 has almost doubled the CS4 block
share in DL direction and also has increased the RLC throughput. However, after the
change, some decrease in TBF success rate has resulted in two segments.