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RAN18.1

Message Size Reduction

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Objectives

 After completing this course, you are supposed to:

 Learn about the value and application scenarios of the Message
Size Reduction feature.
 Learn about the specifications of the Message Size Reduction
feature.
 Explain the basic principles of the Message Size Reduction
feature.
 Be able to configure and verify the Message Size Reduction
feature and to install and commission the products related to the
feature according to the manual.

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Gains
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary
 Feature Description - Background
 This feature is part of the UMTS Network KPI Improvement Solution Guide. For details about this feature, see sections 3.1 and
3.7 of Procedure Optimization Feature Parameter Description.
 If a network experiences many weak coverage points, some UEs cannot access the network, affecting user experience. This
feature enables the RNC not to send some unnecessary information elements (IEs), improving the access success rate and
state transition success rate.
 RAN14.0 and RAN15.1 introduce RRC CONNECTION SETUP message size reduction, and RADIO BEARER SETUP
message size reduction and state transition message optimization, respectively, and decrease the sizes of RRC
CONNECTION SETUP message, RADIO BEARER SETUP message, and F2D/P2D messages respectively.

RRC CONNECTION SETUP Message

Version RB SETUP Message Size Reduction
Size Reduction State Transition Message Optimization

If all the SRBs in the message contain the

RAN14 same value for the "RLC Info" IE, "Same as None None
RB" is used.

1. If RB Mapping Info of the SRB numbered 1, 2, 3, or 4 in

the RB SETUP message is consistent with that in the RRC
connection setup, the message will not be delivered. The RNC determines whether DCH information stored in P2D/F2D for
2. If TFS SignallingMode of the channels with the same DCH PS BE services is consistent with the previous DCH information. If it is,
RAN15.1 None
ID is consistent in DL AddReconfTransChInformation and UL P2D and F2D messages do not contain RB MAPPING and TRCH
AddReconfTransChInformation, TFS SignallingMode in the information.
DL AddReconfTransChInformation is configured as
"sameAsULTrCH".

The RNC does not include the "rb-identity
IE"in the message and does not send the
RAN18.1 "cell-id" IE to UEs complying with 3GPP
Release 5 or later if RRC connections are
established on the DCH.
1. During the D2F state transition, the RNC adds the DCH-related RB
Mapping Info to the SRB information for which RB identity is
numbered 1, 2, 3, or 4 in RB RECFG messages, and the message
does not include the optional IEs in the messages: utran-DRX-
None CycleLengthCoeff, maxAllowedUL-TX-Power, and cell-id.
2. CS RB SETUP messages in F2D state transitions for combined
services do not contain RB Mapping Info of the SRB numbered 1, 2,
3, or 4, and do not contain the optional IEs: utran-DRX-
CycleLengthCoeff, maxAllowedUL-TX-Power, and cell-id.

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Feature Description - Technical Principles
 RRC CONNECTION SETUP Message Size Reduction
The RNC does not include the "rb-Identity" IE in RRC CONNECTION SETUP messages. In addition, the RNC does not send the
"cell-id" IE to UEs complying with 3GPP Release 5 or later if RRC connections are established on the DCH. This
mechanism helps reduce the message size and increase the RRU connection setup success rate.
For details, see section 3.1 "RRC CONNECTION SETUP Message Size Reduction" of Procedure Optimization
Feature Parameter Description.

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Feature Description - Technical Principles
Message Optimization in D2F and F2D State Transitions
 D2F state transition
The RNC optimizes IEs in RB RECFG messages sent to UEs as follows:
 Adds the DCH-related RB Mapping Info to the signaling radio bearer (SRB) information for which RB identity is
numbered 1, 2, 3, or 4 in RB-informationReconfigList, to optimize the subsequent F2D state transition messages
for combined services and PS BE services.
 Does not include the following optional IEs in the messages: utran-DRX-CycleLengthCoeff, maxAllowedUL-TX-
Power, and cell-id.

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 Feature Description - Technical
Principles
Message Optimization in D2F and F2D State
Transitions
 F2D state transition
 CS RB SETUP messages in F2D state transitions for
combined services do not contain RB Mapping Info of the
SRB numbered 1, 2, 3, or 4.
 If RB RECFG messages for PS BE services in F2D state
transitions switch the SRBs to DCH, RB Mapping Info is not
delivered over the SRB numbered 1, 2, 3, or 4.
 The following optional IEs are not contained in the
messages: utran-DRX-CycleLengthCoeff, maxAllowedUL-
TX-Power, and cell-id.

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Gains
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases

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Feature Gains
 RRC CONNECTION SETUP Message Size Reduction helps increase the RRC
connection setup success rate.
 Message Optimization in D2F and F2D State Transitions
 For UEs performing CS services in the CELL_FACH state, this feature helps increase
the CS RAB setup success rate and decreases the setup delay.
 For UEs with SRB over DCH enabled in F2D state transition, this feature helps
increases the PS RAB setup success rate.

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 Feature Description
 Feature Gains
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases

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Feature Deployment - Prerequisites

 Prerequisite Features
 None
 Mutually Exclusive Features
 None
 Impacted Features
 None
 Dependency on Hardware
 None
 Dependency on Other NEs
 None
 License Planning
 None

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Feature Deployment - Activation
 Activating RRC CONNECTION SETUP Message Size Reduction
 Run the RNC MML command SET URRCTRLSWITCH. In this step, select the
RRC_CONN_SETUP_MSG_ENH_OPT_SWITCH check box under the Process Control Switch 5
parameter.
SET URRCTRLSWITCH:ProcessSwitch5=RRC_CONN_SETUP_MSG_ENH_OPT_SWITCH-1;
 Activating Message Optimization in D2F and F2D State Transitions
 Run RNC MML command SET UCORRMPARA. In this step, select
PERFENH_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH check box under the Performance Enhance Switch 6
parameter.
 Run RNC MML command ADD UIMEITAC. In this step, set The function of the TAC to
Special_User_Enhance, set the Type Allocation Code and Description parameters to appropriate
values, and select the SPECUSER_NONSPT_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH check box under the
Special User Function Switch parameter.
"SPECUSER_NONSPT_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH"。
SET UCORRMPARA: PerfEnhanceSwitch6=PERFENH_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH-1;
SET URRCTRLSWITCH: ProcessSwitch2=RNC_PS_QUERY_UE_IMEI_SWITCH-1;
ADD UIMEITAC: TAC_FUNC=Special_User_Enhance, TAC=12345678, Description="Smart Phone",
SpecUserFunctionSwitch=SPECUSER_NONSPT_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH-1;

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Feature Deployment - Deactivation
 Deactivating RRC CONNECTION SETUP Message Size Reduction
 Run the RNC MML command SET URRCTRLSWITCH. In this step, deselect the
RRC_CONN_SETUP_MSG_ENH_OPT_SWITCH check box under the Process Control Switch 5
parameter.
SET URRCTRLSWITCH:ProcessSwitch5=RRC_CONN_SETUP_MSG_ENH_OPT_SWITCH-0;
 Deactivating Message Optimization in D2F and F2D State Transitions
 Run the RNC MML command SET UCORRMPARA. In this step, deselect
PERFENH_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH check box under the Performance Enhance Switch 6
parameter.
 Run the RNC MML command ADD UIMEITAC. In this step, set The function of the TAC to
Special_User_Enhance, set the Type Allocation Code and Description parameters to
appropriate values, and deselect the SPECUSER_NONSPT_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH
check box under the Special User Function Switch parameter.
SET UCORRMPARA: PerfEnhanceSwitch6=PERFENH_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH-0;
SET URRCTRLSWITCH: ProcessSwitch2=RNC_PS_QUERY_UE_IMEI_SWITCH-0;
ADD UIMEITAC: TAC_FUNC=Special_User_Enhance, TAC=12345678, Description="Smart Phone",
SpecUserFunctionSwitch=SPECUSER_NONSPT_D2F_F2D_MSG_OPT_SWITCH-0;

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Feature Deployment - Activation
Observation

 None

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 Feature Description
 Feature Gains
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases

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Feature Performance Monitoring –
Performance Evaluation (1)
After the Message Size Reduction feature is enabled, check the values of the following counters on the live
network, and observe gains provided by this function by querying the values of these counters:
RRC connection setup success rate
AMR Call Drop Ratio (Cell)=RRC.SuccConnEstab.sum/VS.RRC.AttConnEstab.Sum*100%
AMR RAB setup success rate
AMR RAB Setup Success Ratio(Cell)=(VS.RAB.SuccEstaCS.AMR/ VS.RAB.AttEstab.AMR)*100%
CS RAB setup delay
VS.OrigCall.EstabMeanTime.AMRNB
VS.OrigCall.EstabMeanTime.AMRWB
VS.TermCall.EstabMeanTime.AMRNB
VS.TermCall.EstabMeanTime.AMRWB
VS.OrigCall.EstabMeanTime.AMRNB.FACH
VS.OrigCall.EstabMeanTime.AMRWB.FACH

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Feature Performance Monitoring –
Performance Evaluation (2)
PS R99 RAB setup success rate (CCH)
PS RAB Setup Success Ratio (Cell)
= (VS.RAB.SuccEstab.PSR99 +VS.SuccRecfg.F2D.DataTransTrig +VS.SuccRecfg.P2D.DataTransTrig）/
(VS.RAB.AttEstab.PSR99 +VS.AttRecfg.F2D.DataTransTrig +VS.AttRecfg.P2D.DataTransTrig）*100%
HSDPA RAB setup success rate (CCH)
HSDPA RAB Setup Success Ratio with CCH (Cell)=
(VS.HSDPA.RAB.SuccEstab + VS.SuccRecfg.F2H.DataTransTrig + VS.SuccRecfg.P2H.DataTransTrig)/
(VS.HSDPA.RAB.AttEstab +VS.AttRecfg.F2H.DataTransTrig +VS.AttRecfg.P2H.DataTransTrig) * 100%
HSUPA RAB setup success rate (CCH)
HSUPA RAB Setup Success Ratio with CCH (Cell)=
(VS.HSUPA.RAB.SuccEstab +VS.SuccRecfg.F2E.DataTransTrig +VS.SuccRecfg.P2E.DataTransTrig)/
(VS.HSUPA.RAB.AttEstab +VS.AttRecfg.F2E.DataTransTrig +VS.AttRecfg.P2E.DataTransTrig) *100%

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 Feature Description
 Feature Gains
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases

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Application Cases

Beta result as follows.

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Message Size Reduction Benefit(1/3)

Due to access success rate has been very good, there

is no gain through RNC ORH91 in the RRC connection
setup success rate, the CS RAB setup success rate
and PS RAB setup success rate

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Message Size Reduction Benefit(2/3)

There is only a slight gain through top cells of

ORH91 in the RRC connection setup success rate,
the CS RAB setup success rate and PS RAB setup
success rate

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Message Size Reduction Benefit(3/3)

The CS RAB setup delay is decreased through

RNC ORH91 and top cells after the feature is
enabled

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