4G – MRFD-101222 FDD+TDD Downlink Carrier Aggregation(LTE FDD)

Vendor - Technology Huawei – LTE FDD

This feature allows aggregation of downlink FDD and TDD CCs. With this feature, up
Fact Findings / to four CCs can be aggregated to a maximum bandwidth of 80 MHz. This feature
Background deals with spectrum shortages by utilizing both FDD and TDD spectral resources,
addresses mobile broadband service competitions, and improves service quality.

• Improve DL throughput
Objective (Pros) • Allocates more resource/scheduling to CA users

Possible Drawback
• Power Consumption is higher
(Cons)

Parameter Changes • CaMgtCfg.CellCaAlgoSwitch.InterFddTddCaSwitch-1

(Ericsson) • FddTddCaDlMaxCcNum = 5 CCs

Prerequisites / Execution
• Carrier Aggregation capable cells
Criteria

• Standard KPIs
KPI to Monitor • Additional: CA Throughput
 4G – LAOFD-070201 Flexible CA from Multiple Carriers

Vendor - Technology Huawei – LTE FDD

• Intelligent selection of serving cell (PCell and SCell) combinations for

CA UEs is supported
• This Feature make An eNodeB selects the most suitable serving cell
Fact Findings / combination for a UE based on the CA capability reported by the UE
Background and factors such as the coverage overlap between cells, cell load
status, bandwidths, and spectral efficiency.

• This feature maximizes carrier utilization, It uses mobility load

Objective (Pros) balancing (MLB) to achieve efficient multi-carrier management.

Possible Drawback
•
(Cons)

• ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch.CaSmartSelectionSwitch-1
Parameter Changes • CellQciPara.QciAlgoSwitch.SMART_CA_ALLOWED-1
(Ericsson) • Sum of CellMLB.InterFreqMlbUeNumThd &
CellMLB.InterFrqUeNumOffloadOffset

Prerequisites /
• Carrier Aggregation capable cells
Execution Criteria

• Standard KPIs
KPI to Monitor • Additional: CA Throughput, Add SCELL Blind Success,
COMBINE MULTIPLE LTE CARRIER DATA STREAMS

Up to 5x CA for downlink

Up to 20 MHz LTE radio channel 1

Up to 20 MHz LTE radio channel 2 Aggregated

Up to 100 MHz
Up to 20 MHz LTE radio channel 3
Data Pipe of bandwidth
Up to 20 MHz LTE radio channel 4

Up to 20 MHz LTE radio channel 5 CA also possible in

the uplink

Higher peak data rate Better experience More capacity and better Maximize use of
and lower latency for all users network efficiency1 spectrum assets
Related Definitions:
•PCell:
A primary serving cell (PCell) is the cell on which a CA UE camps. In the PCell, the CA UE works in the same way as it does in a 3GPP Release 8 or Release 9 cell.
The physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the UE exists only in the PCell.

•SCell:
A secondary serving cell (SCell) is a cell that works at a different frequency from the PCell. The eNodeB configures an SCell for a CA UE through a RRC Connection
Reconfiguration message. ASCell provides the CA UE with more radio resources. The CA UE can have only downlink SCells or both downlink and uplink SCells. In
eRAN7.0, only downlink SCells are supported.

•CA Group:
A CA group is a logical set of cells. In CA-group-based configuration mode, only the cells in a CA group can be carrier-aggregated for a CA UE. It is recommended
that different PCell priorities be assigned to different cells within a CA group. The eNodeB selects a PCell for a CA UE in descending order of PCell priority. If the cell
that the UE initially accesses has the highest PCell priority, the UE stays in the cell.

•PCC Anchoring:
During PCC anchoring, the eNodeB selects a high-priority cell as the PCell for the UE.

•Related Events: Event Type Description

Event A1 Serving becomes better than threshold
Event A1 Event A2 Event A2 indicates that the signal quality of the serving cell becomes lower than a specific threshold
Event A3 Event A3 indicates that the signal quality of a neighboring cell becomes higher than that of the PCell.
Event A2 Event A4 Event A4 indicates that the signal quality of a neighboring cell becomes higher than a specific threshold
Event A3 Event A5
Event A5 indicates that the signal quality of the PCell becomes lower than a specific threshold and the signal quality of a
neighboring cell becomes higher than another threshold.
Event A4 Event A6 indicates that the signal quality of an SCell's intra-frequency neighboring cell becomes higher than that of the SCell. If the
Event A6
Event A5 eNodeB receives an event A6 report, it changes the SCell while keeping the PCell unchanged.
Event B1 Inter RAT neighbour becomes better than threshold
Event A6 Event B2 Serving becomes worse than threshold1 and inter RAT neighbour becomes better than threshold2
Event C1 CSI-RS resource becomes better than threshold
Event C2 CSI-RS resource becomes offset better than reference CSI-RS resource
CARRIER AGGREGATION CONFIG

• Case 1 = Intra band, contiguous. Rel 10

• Case 2 = Intra band, Non Contiguous, Rel 11
• Case 3 = Inter band, Rel 10
CARRIER AGGREGATION CONFIG

UE Cat 6
 CARRIER AGGREGATION CONFIG

3A_3A 3A_1A 40C 3C

Maximum Aggregated Bandwidth Max Number of

Type of CA and Duplex Type CA Configuration
(MHz) CC
Intra-band contiguous FDD CA_3C 40 2
Intra-band contiguous TDD CA_40C 40 2
CA_3A_3A 40 1+1
Inter-band FDD
CA_3A_1A 25 1+1
LICENSE REQUIRED
 HARDWARE REQUIRED (FDD+TDD CA)
 eX2-C requires an optical or electrical cable
between the UMPT of one eNodeB and the
UMPTb or UCIU of the other eNodeB.
 eX2-U requires an optical or electrical cable
between boards of the following
combinations:
LBBPd+LBBPd
UBBPd+UBBPd
LBBPd+UBBPd
LBBPd+UBBPe/UBBPei/UBBPeas
UBBPd+UBBPe/UBBPei/UBBPeas
UBBPe/UBBPei/UBBPeas+UBBPe/UBBPei/UB
BPeas
Make the hardware plan for FDD+TDD CA with the following principles taken into consideration:
 If an FDD cell on an LBBPd4 board acts as the PCell for a CA UE, aggregation of three or more downlink FDD and TDD CCs will not work.
 The peak data rate that CA can achieve for a CA UE is limited by the peak data rate capability of the board where the PCell for the CA UE is located. For
example, if the PCell of a CA UE is served by an LBBPd1 board that supports a downlink peak data rate of 450 Mbit/s, the peak downlink data rate that CA can
achieve for the CA UE will not exceed 450 Mbit/s.
 FDD+TDD CA cannot be used with cells on LBBPc boards. If a physical cell of an SFN cell is established on an LBBPc board, FDD+TDD CA cannot be used with
the SFN cell either.
 If a TDD cell for FDD+TDD CA has been configured with a non-zero value of frame offset, an identical value of frame offset must be set for the FDD cells in the
CA combination. However, only certain FDD RF modules of SRAN10.1 or later versions support frame offset setting. Therefore, frame offset setting capabilities of
FDD RF modules must be verified before FDD+TDD CA is activated.
 The following types of FDD RF modules support frame offset setting:
 Macro RF modules : all types of RRUs, RFUs, and AAUs
 Micro eNodeB : BTS3911E, BTS3912E, and BTS3202E
 Book RRU : RRU3230E, RRU3930E, and RRU3931E
 VillaRadio : RRU3936E
 LampSite eNodeB : pRRUs
 For FDD+TDD separate-BBU separate-MPT deployment, plan BBP interconnection with the following restrictions taken into consideration:
 The interconnection of only two BBUs is supported. Neither a single BBU nor interconnection of more BBUs is supported. The two interconnected
BBUs can be connected to other BBUs in USU3910-based centralized eNodeB coordination or relaxed backhaul scenarios.
 LBBPd, UBBPd, or UBBPe/UBBPei/UBBPeas boards can be connected to other BBPs through interconnection cables, but LBBPc boards cannot.
 If BBU3900s are used, each BBP must be installed in slot 2 or 3 and baseband interconnection cables connect only the BBPs in slot 2 or 3 of the BBUs. A
maximum of two baseband interconnection cables can be used for connecting two BBUs. For example, m LBBPd, UBBPd, or UBBPe/UBBPei/UBBPeas
boards are configured in one BBU and n LBBPd, UBBPd, or UBBPe/UBBPei/UBBPeas boards are configured in the other BBU. When either m or n is 1,
only one baseband interconnection cable can be used. When either m or n is equal to 3 or more, two baseband interconnection cables can be used. In
other situations, one baseband interconnection cable can be used. If m or n is equal to 3 or more and only one baseband interconnection cable is used,
the bandwidth for inter-BBU user-plane data transmission may be insufficient.
 If BBU3910s are used, BBPs can be installed in any slot and a maximum of two baseband interconnection cables can be used to connect two BBUs.
 An electrical cable used as a baseband interconnection cable cannot exceed 5 meters. An optical cable used this way cannot exceed 10 meters.
RELATED EVENTS
 PCC Anchoring
PCCFREQCFG
1. PCC anchoring : NE Name PccDlEarfcn PreferredPccPriority PccA4RsrpThd PccA4RsrqThd objId
Occurs only when CA UEs initially access networks. During PCC DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENONTSEL 1850 6 -105 -20 0
anchoring, an eNodeB selects a PCell for a CA UE based on PCell or DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENONTSEL 38750 5 -105 -20 0
PCC priorities.
IntraRatHoComm
There are two types of PCC anchoring:
1. CA Group based PCC Anchoring NE Name InterFreqHoA4TrigQuan InterFreqHoA4TrigQuan : RSRP~0, RSRQ~1, BOTH~2
2. Adaptive / Frequency Based PCC Anchoring DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENONTSEL 0

Adaptive / Frequency based PCC anchoring procedure is as follows:

Adaptive / Frequency based PCC Anchoring 1. The eNodeB checks whether carrier 1 has the highest PCC priority (specified by the PccFreqCfg.PreferredPccPriority parameter) among the carriers identified
by PccDlEarfcn in PccFreqCfg managed objects (MOs).

If carrier 1 has the highest PCC priority, the eNodeB retains the cell on carrier 1 as the PCell for the UE and does not perform further PCC anchoring.

If carrier 1 does not have the highest PCC priority, the eNodeB treats higher-priority carriers as candidate PCCs for the UE, arranges them in descending order of PCC
priority, and goes to the next step.

2- If the UE is capable of working at the top-priority candidate PCC (for example, carrier 2), the eNodeB delivers the A4 measurement configuration, instructing the UE to
measure carrier 2. The A4 measurement configuration varies depending on the IntraRatHoComm.InterFreqHoA4TrigQuan parameter setting.

If the parameter value is RSRP, the A4 measurement configuration includes only an RSRP configuration.
The RSRP threshold for CA is specified by the PccFreqCfg.PccA4RsrpThd parameter.

If the parameter value is RSRQ, the A4 measurement configuration includes only an RSRQ configuration. The RSRQ threshold for CA is specified by
the PccFreqCfg.PccA4RsrqThd parameter.

If the parameter value is BOTH, the A4 measurement configuration includes both RSRP and RSRQ configurations. The UE sends an A4 measurement report to the
eNodeB when either the measured RSRP or RSRQ exceeds the specified threshold for CA.

3- After the eNodeB receives an A4 measurement report that contains a cell on carrier 2, the eNodeB hands over the UE to the cell.

Notes:
•If the UE is incapable of working at carrier 2, the eNodeB skips to the next-priority candidate PCC.
•If the eNodeB does not receive a report or the handover to the cell fails, then the eNodeB deletes the A4 measurement configuration and evaluates the next-priority
candidate PCC in the same way.
•If no cells on the candidate PCCs meet the conditions for triggering event A4, the eNodeB terminates the PCC anchoring procedure and the cell on carrier 1 eventually
serves the UE as its PCell.
SCELL Configuration
There are four types of SCC Configuration :
1. CA Group Based Scell Configuration
2. Frequency Based Scell Configuration
3. Adaptive SCell Configuration
4. Load Based SCell Configuration
MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH:CAALGOSWITCH=FreqCfgSwitch-1, AdpCaSwitch-1, SccBlindCfgSwitch-1;
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=11, SCelleNodeBId=240495, SCellLocalCellId=12, SCellBlindCfgFlag=TRUE, SCellPriority=3, SCellA4Offset=0, SCellA2Offset=0;
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=21, SCelleNodeBId=240495, SCellLocalCellId=22, SCellBlindCfgFlag=TRUE, SCellPriority=3, SCellA4Offset=0, SCellA2Offset=0;
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=31, SCelleNodeBId=240495, SCellLocalCellId=32, SCellBlindCfgFlag=TRUE, SCellPriority=3, SCellA4Offset=0, SCellA2Offset=0;
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=12, SCelleNodeBId=240495, SCellLocalCellId=11, SCellBlindCfgFlag=TRUE, SCellPriority=5, SCellA4Offset=0, SCellA2Offset=0;
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=22, SCelleNodeBId=240495, SCellLocalCellId=21, SCellBlindCfgFlag=TRUE, SCellPriority=5, SCellA4Offset=0, SCellA2Offset=0;
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=32, SCelleNodeBId=240495, SCellLocalCellId=31, SCellBlindCfgFlag=TRUE, SCellPriority=5, SCellA4Offset=0, SCellA2Offset=0;

ADD CAMGTCFG:LocalCellId=11, CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp= -109, CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp=-105;

Adaptive SCell Configuration ADD CAMGTCFG :LocalCellId=21, CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp= -109, CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp=-105;
ADD CAMGTCFG :LocalCellId=31, CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp= -109, CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp=-105;

• An eNodeB can configure an SCell in adaptive mode when both FreqCfgSwitch and AdpCaSwitch under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch
parameter are ON, candidate PCells and their candidate SCells are configured, and the CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellBlindCfgFlag parameter is set to
TRUE(TRUE).

• In adaptive mode, the eNodeB attempts to configure SCells in a blind manner for a UE only when the UE accesses a cell at initial access, a handover, or an RRC
connection reestablishment.

• The eNodeB arranges all candidate SCells in descending order of SCell priority (specified by the CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellPriority parameter) and attempts to
select a candidate SCell as an SCell for the UE.

Cells with the priority value of 0 cannot be configured as SCells.

The SCell configuration procedure varies depending on the settings of the CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellBlindCfgFlag parameter and SccBlindCfgSwitch under
the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter.

If SccBlindCfgSwitch is on and CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellBlindCfgFlag is set to TRUE(TRUE) for a top-priority candidate SCell, the eNodeB does not send
the A4 measurement configuration.

Note: In CA-group-based configuration mode, it is recommended that blind configuration be enabled to facilitate SCell configuration.
The threshold for event A4 used in the preceding procedure is equal to CaMgtCfg.CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp plus CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellA4Offset.

• Instead, the eNodeB directly delivers an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message to configure this candidate cell as an SCell for the UE.If multiple candidate
SCells have the same top SCell priority and have their CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellBlindCfgFlag set to TRUE(TRUE), the eNodeB randomly selects one cell
from these candidate SCells and attempts to configure this cell as an SCell for the UE in a blind manner (that is, without measurements).

• If the SCell is configured successfully, the procedure ends. If the SCell fails to be configured, the eNodeB evaluates next-priority candidate SCells in the same way.

• If SccBlindCfgSwitch is off or if SccBlindCfgSwitch is on but CaGroupSCellCfg.SCellBlindCfgFlag is set to FALSE(FALSE) for a top-priority candidate
SCell, the eNodeB does not support blind SCell configuration.
SCELL Configuration (Cont.)
SCELL Activation
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=11, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, ActiveBufferLenThd=6, ActiveBufferDelayThd=10;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=21, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, ActiveBufferLenThd=6, ActiveBufferDelayThd=10;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=31, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, ActiveBufferLenThd=6, ActiveBufferDelayThd=10;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=12, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, ActiveBufferLenThd=6, ActiveBufferDelayThd=10;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=22, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, ActiveBufferLenThd=6, ActiveBufferDelayThd=10;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=32, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, ActiveBufferLenThd=6, ActiveBufferDelayThd=10;

When the SCell for a CA UE is configured but not activated, the eNodeB that serves the PCell checks the setting
of GbrAmbrJudgeSwitch under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter if both of the following traffic volume conditions are
met:

1. Data volume buffered at the RLC layer > max (Output data rate from the RLC layer
MO CaMgtCfg
x CaMgtCfg.ActiveBufferDelayThd, CaMgtCfg.ActiveBufferLenThd)
Parameter ID ActiveBufferDelayThd
2. Delay of the first RLC protocol data unit (PDU) > CaMgtCfg.ActiveBufferDelayThd
Parameter Name CA Active Buffer Delay Threshold
GUI Value Range 0~300
3. IF: Unit ms
A. GbrAmbrJudgeSwitch is off, the eNodeB sends a MAC control element (MCE) to quickly activate the SCell. Actual Value Range 0~300
B. GbrAmbrJudgeSwitch is on, the eNodeB performs the following: Default Value 50

If the UE has guaranteed bit rate (GBR) bearers in the PCell, the eNodeB checks the bit rates of the GBR services. The eNodeB activates
the SCell for the UE only if the bit rates of the GBR services do not reach the GBR. MO CaMgtCfg
Parameter ID ActiveBufferLenThd
If the UE has non-GBR bearers in the PCell, the eNodeB checks whether the total rate of non-GBR services on the UE has reached the Parameter Name CA Active Buffer Length Threshold
aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR). GUI Value Range 0~300
Unit kB
The eNodeB activates the SCell for the UE only if the total rate has not reached the AMBR. Actual Value Range 0~300
Default Value 9
SCELL Change
MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH:CAALGOSWITCH= SccModA6Switch-1
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=11, CarrAggrA6Offset=2;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=21, CarrAggrA6Offset=2;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=31, CarrAggrA6Offset=2;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=12, CarrAggrA6Offset=2;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=22, CarrAggrA6Offset=2; Measurement Event A6
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=32, CarrAggrA6Offset=2;

SCell changes occur only in frequency-based configuration mode.

If a CA UE whose SCell has been configured receives better signal quality from an intra-frequency neighboring cell of the SCell
than from the SCell, the eNodeB can change the SCell while keeping the PCell unchanged.

If SccModA6Switch under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter is on, the eNodeB sends an RRC Connection
Reconfiguration message to a CA UE after configuring an SCell (for example, cell 1) for the UE.

The message contains the A6 measurement configuration for the SCC of the UE. The threshold for event A6 is equal to
the CaMgtCfg.CarrAggrA6Offset parameter value specified for the PCell.

After receiving an A6 measurement report from the UE, the eNodeB arranges the reported candidate SCells in descending
order of RSRP and proceeds as follows:

If the PCell can set up a data link to the top-priority candidate SCell (for example, cell 2), the eNodeB sends an RRC Connection MO CaMgtCfg
Reconfiguration message to change the SCell from cell 1 to cell 2 for the UE. Parameter ID CarrAggrA6Offset
If the PCell cannot set up a data link to cell 2, the eNodeB tries the next-priority candidate SCell. Parameter Name Carrier Aggregation A6 Offset
If the PCell cannot set up a data link to any candidate SCell, the eNodeB does not change the SCell for the UE. GUI Value Range -30~30
Unit 0.5dB
NOTE: Actual Value Range -15~15
To maintain satisfactory SCell signal quality, it is recommended that SccModA6Switch under
the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter should always be on after CA is enabled. Default Value 2
 SCELL Deactivation
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=11, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, DeactiveThroughputThd =100, DeactiveBufferLenThd =1;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=21, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, DeactiveThroughputThd =100, DeactiveBufferLenThd =1;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=31, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, DeactiveThroughputThd =100, DeactiveBufferLenThd =1;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=12, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, DeactiveThroughputThd =100, DeactiveBufferLenThd =1;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=22, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, DeactiveThroughputThd =100, DeactiveBufferLenThd =1;
MOD CAMGTCFG: LocalCellId=32, CarrierMgtSwitch=ON, DeactiveThroughputThd =100, DeactiveBufferLenThd =1;

 Cell deactivation takes effect when CaMgtCfg.CarrierMgtSwitch is set to ON(On). The eNodeB that serves the PCell of a CA UE deactivates the SCell.
 The deactivation can be based on traffic volume or channel quality. The two methods can be enabled simultaneously.

A. Traffic Volume–triggered SCell Deactivation:

To deactivate SCells when the traffic volume of CA UEs is low, activate the traffic volume–triggered SCell deactivation function.
It is recommended that this function always be activated after CA is enabled.
If CaMgtCfg.CarrierMgtSwitch is set to ON for the PCell, the eNodeB sends an MCE to the UE to deactivate the SCell when each E-UTRAN radio access bearer (E-RAB) of the UE
meets both of the following conditions:
MO CaMgtCfg
Output data rate from the RLC layer ≤ CaMgtCfg.DeactiveThroughputThd Parameter ID DeactiveThroughputThd
Data volume buffered at the RLC layer ≤ CaMgtCfg.DeactiveBufferLenThd
Parameter Name CA Deactive Throughput Threshold
NOTE: GUI Value Range 10~1000
If CaTrafficTriggerSwitch under the EnodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter is on in the eNodeB that serves the PCell, the eNodeB sends an RRC Connection
Unit kbit/s
Reconfiguration message to remove the SCell immediately after deactivating the SCell based on the traffic volume.
Actual Value Range 10~1000
B. Channel Quality–triggered SCell Deactivation: Default Value 100
To deactivate SCells when the channel quality of CA UEs is low, activate the channel quality–triggered SCell deactivation function. It is recommended that this function be activated,
especially when blind SCell configuration is enabled or A2 measurements are disabled. The purpose is to prevent scheduling on the SCell where channel quality is low.
MO CaMgtCfg
If CaMgtCfg.CarrierMgtSwitch is set to ON(On) for the PCell, the eNodeB sends an MCE to deactivate the SCell for a CA UE when the spectral efficiency corresponding to the Parameter ID DeactiveBufferLenThd
SCell's channel quality indicator (CQI) reported by the UE falls below the spectral efficiency corresponding to theCaMgtCfg.SccDeactCqiThd parameter value specified for the SCell
Parameter Name CA Deactive Buffer Length Threshold
in single-codeword transmission. If CaMgtCfg.SccDeactCqiThd is set to 0 for the SCell, the eNodeB that serves the PCell does not deactivate the SCell based on channel quality.
GUI Value Range 1~10
C. Residual Block Error–triggered SCell Deactivation Unit kB
In the downlink, when an eNodeB detects that the residual block errors in an SCell for a CA UE have reached a certain level, the eNodeB delivers a MAC CE to deactivate the SCell.
In the uplink: Actual Value Range 1~10
If the SccDeactByUlDtxSwitch option of the EnodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoExtSwitch parameter is selected, the eNodeB delivers a MAC CE to deactivate an SCell for a CA UE Default Value 3
when the eNodeB detects that the eNodeB-maintained SCell activation status is different from the actual status.
If the SccDeactByUlDtxSwitch option of the EnodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoExtSwitch parameter is deselected, the eNodeB delivers a MAC CE to deactivate an SCell for a CA UE
when the eNodeB detects that the residual block errors in the SCell have reached a certain level.
 SCELL Removal
MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH:CAALGOSWITCH= SccA2RmvSwitch-1
ADD CAMGTCFG:LocalCellId=11, CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp= -109, CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp=-105;
ADD CAMGTCFG :LocalCellId=21, CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp= -109, CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp=-105;
ADD CAMGTCFG :LocalCellId=31, CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp= -109, CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp=-105;

ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=11,SCellA2Offset=0
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=21,SCellA2Offset=0
ADD CAGROUPSCELLCFG:LocalCellId=31,SCellA2Offset=0

SCell removal occurs in either CA-group-based or frequency-based configuration mode. The eNodeB that serves the PCell of a CA UE removes the SCell.

Adaptive SCell Removal

If SccA2RmvSwitch under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter is on, the eNodeB delivers the A2 measurement configuration to a CA UE
after configuring an SCell for the UE based on A4 measurements or in a blind manner. After receiving an A2 measurement report that contains the SCell, the
eNodeB sends an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message to remove the SCell.

When setting the parameters for these thresholds, ensure that the threshold for event A4 is higher than the threshold for event A2. If the threshold for event
A4 is not higher than the threshold for event A2 and SccA2RmvSwitch under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter is on, the eNodeB will remove
an SCell based on event A2 immediately after configuring the SCell. Then, if the traffic volume of the CA UE meets the SCell activation conditions throughout a
certain period of time, the eNodeB configures the SCell again. As a result, the SCell is configured and removed repeatedly. The two thresholds are defined as
follows:

 Threshold for event A4 = CaMgtCfg.CarrAggrA4ThdRsrp + SccFreqCfg.SccA4Offset. If the sum is greater than –43 dBm or less than –140 dBm, the
threshold takes the value –43 dBm or –140 dBm, respectively.
 Threshold for event A2 = CaMgtCfg.CarrAggrA2ThdRsrp + SccFreqCfg.SccA2Offset. If the sum is greater than –43 dBm or less than –140 dBm, the
threshold takes the value –43 dBm or –140 dBm, respectively.

If SccA2RmvSwitch is off, the eNodeB does not deliver the A2 measurement configuration.

If the CaSmartSelectionSwitch option of the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter is selected and the CaMgtCfg.FastScellSelAftScellRmvSw
parameter is set to ON, the eNodeB performs an SCell configuration procedure immediately after all SCells are removed for a CA UE based on coverage
conditions, increasing the CA UE throughput. This procedure is the same as the adaptive SCell configuration procedure that occurs when the
CaSmartSelectionSwitch option of the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CaAlgoSwitch parameter is selected.
Overall CA Procedure
 Scheduling in Carrier Aggregation
For GBR services, scheduling with CA enabled is almost the same as scheduling with CA disabled.
For Non GBR Services, Huawei has design Two Scheduling Method :
The scheduling method is specified by the CellDlschAlgo.CaSchStrategy parameter
1. BASIC_SCHEDULE~0
2. DIFF_SCHEDULE~1

• Differentiated scheduling
The data rate of a CA UE for priority calculation is defined as the data rate only on the current CC of the UE. On each CC, the CA UE is allocated the same number of RBs as a non-CA UE on the same CC.
Therefore, the number of RBs allocated to the CA UE is the sum of the average number of RBs allocated to a non-CA UE in each of the serving cells. The data rate of the CA UE served by n CCs is almost n
times the data rate of a non-CA UE, when the spectral efficiencies of the CCs are close to each other, UEs are evenly distributed on the CCs, and channel conditions are the same between the CCs.

In differentiated scheduling, a CA UE is treated as a common UE on each CC. It is scheduled separately in the CCs. Therefore, a CA UE can be assigned more PRBs and provide a better user experience than
a non-CA UE. However, radio resources for non-CA UEs decrease.

LocalCellI CaSchStrate MO CellDlschAlgo

NE Name CellName
d gy Parameter ID CaSchStrategy
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO DPR767IL1_TELKOMRENONTSELI
41 1 Parameter Name Downlink CA Schedule Strategy
NTSEL L1
BASIC_SCHEDULE(Basic Schedule),
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO DPR767ML1_TELKOMRENONTSEL GUI Value Range
11 1 DIFF_SCHEDULE(differentiation schedule)
NTSEL ML1
Enumeration Number/Bit BASIC_SCHEDULE~0, DIFF_SCHEDULE~1
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO DPR767ML1_TELKOMRENONTSEL
21 1 Unit None
NTSEL ML2
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO DPR767ML1_TELKOMRENONTSEL
31 1
NTSEL ML3
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO N_DPR767ME1_TELKOMRENONT
14 1
NTSEL SELME1
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO N_DPR767ME1_TELKOMRENONT
24 1
NTSEL SELME2
DPR767MM1_TELKOMRENO N_DPR767ME1_TELKOMRENONT
34 1
NTSEL SELME3
Case Handover at Carrier Aggregation (From sharenotes.com)

Remove SCC , HO for PCC, Add SCC all in single step

3GPP TS 36.300 :
"7.5 Carrier Aggregation
When CA is configured, the UE only has one RRC connection with the network. At RRC connection establishment/re-
establishment/handover, one serving cell provides the NAS mobility information (e.g. TAI), and at RRC connection re-
establishment/handover, one serving cell provides the security input. This cell is referred to as the Primary Cell (PCell).
In the downlink, the carrier corresponding to the PCell is the Downlink Primary Component Carrier (DL PCC) while in
the uplink it is the Uplink Primary Component Carrier (UL PCC).
Depending on UE capabilities, Secondary Cells (SCells) can be configured to form together with the PCell a set of
serving cells. In the downlink, the carrier corresponding to an SCell is a Downlink Secondary Component Carrier (DL
SCC) while in the uplink it is an Uplink Secondary Component Carrier (UL SCC).
The configured set of serving cells for a UE therefore always consists of one PCell and one or more SCells:
- For each SCell the usage of uplink resources by the UE in addition to the downlink ones is configurable (the number
of DL SCCs configured is therefore always larger than or equal to the number of UL SCCs and no SCell can be
configured for usage of uplink resources only);
- From a UE viewpoint, each uplink resource only belongs to one serving cell;
- The number of serving cells that can be configured depends on the aggregation capability of the UE (see subclause
5.5);
- PCell can only be changed with handover procedure (i.e. with security key change and RACH procedure);
- PCell is used for transmission of PUCCH;
- Unlike SCells, PCell cannot be de-activated (see subclause 11.2);
- Re-establishment is triggered when PCell experiences RLF, not when SCells experience RLF;
- NAS information is taken from PCell.
The reconfiguration, addition and removal of SCells can be performed by RRC. At intra-LTE handover, RRC can also
add, remove, or reconfigure SCells for usage with the target PCell. When adding a new SCell, dedicated RRC signalling
is used for sending all required system information of the SCell i."
36.331: SCells (Secondary cells) can be configured via RRCConnectionReconfiguration (sCellToAddModList), see 36.331
RRCConnectionReconfiguration IE.
After SCell(s) is (are) configured, they are deactivated and need to be activated. This takes place via
Activation/Deactivation MAC Control Element protocol (36.321 ch. 6.1.3.8). Deactivation of active SCell(s) take place
either via timer, the mentioned MAC CE, or in handover etc. Details can be found from 36.331 and 36.321.
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CASE :
Low UL Throughput
CA
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