HS-SCCH codes: 3 Versus 4

A trial has been completed to estimate the gain or loss when implementing HS-SCCH=3 & 4

Summary
The trial was conducted on 2 sites :
F1128: low load site F1415: high load site

The change from HS-SCCH =4 to 3 was implemented on July 26th We observe a significant gain in HS throughput in case of high load site in both cell and user levels Only the KPIs with relevant variation will be described in next slides

4 users/TTI disabled

DT results
Before Implement Changes CELL ID 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128A 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 B 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C 1128 C # of Attemps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 HSDPA AVG 13.4 Mbps 12.3 Mbps 12.9 Mbps 13.0 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 12.5 Mbps 14.1 Mbps 12.5 Mbps 12.3 Mbps 13.2 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 15.0 Mbps 12.0 Mbps 13.9 Mbps 13.1 Mbps 12.9 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 15.4 Mbps 12.3 Mbps 14.9 Mbps 15.3 Mbps 17.1 Mbps 16.3 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 17.1 Mbps HSDPA MAX 20.3 Mbps 18.7 Mbps 18.1 Mbps 16.9 Mbps 19.6 Mbps 21.4 Mbps 19.3 Mbps 19.0 Mbps 17.7 Mbps 17.1 Mbps 18.9 Mbps 22.4 Mbps 34.8 Mbps 22.5 Mbps 21.1 Mbps 21.5 Mbps 20.3 Mbps 19.4 Mbps 21.4 Mbps 22.2 Mbps 17.7 Mbps 23.2 Mbps 21.3 Mbps 21.9 Mbps 19.9 Mbps 24.0 Mbps 21.5 Mbps 21.5 Mbps 20.0 Mbps 22.7 Mbps After Implement Changes HSDPA AVG 14.8 Mbps 13.5 Mbps 15.4 Mbps 14.4 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 16.0 Mbps 15.4 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 14.7 Mbps 14.9 Mbps 14.2 Mbps 19.5 Mbps 14.9 Mbps 16.5 Mbps 13.3 Mbps 16.7 Mbps 17.0 Mbps 16.7 Mbps 19.3 Mbps 15.3 Mbps 15.3 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 14.7 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 14.7 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 15.7 Mbps HSDPA MAX 24.1 Mbps 22.1 Mbps 26.2 Mbps 24.3 Mbps 27.5 Mbps 30.1 Mbps 21.0 Mbps 22.4 Mbps 26.7 Mbps 23.2 Mbps 24.7 Mbps 24.1 Mbps 42.6 Mbps 20.1 Mbps 24.5 Mbps 21.6 Mbps 26.6 Mbps 23.5 Mbps 28.8 Mbps 24.8 Mbps 25.4 Mbps 25.7 Mbps 22.6 Mbps 23.9 Mbps 22.4 Mbps 22.6 Mbps 25.5 Mbps 23.9 Mbps 25.6 Mbps 22.2 Mbps

Average
Before 13.11 After 15.02

Before 13.64

After 16.03

Before 15.06

After 15.16

DT results
Average
Before 2.1 After 16.64

Before 2.1

After 18.41

CELL ID 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 A 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 B 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C 1415 C

Before Implement Changes # of Attemps HSDPA AVG HSDPA MAX 1 2.1 Mbps 3.4 Mbps 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 3.3 Mbps 4.7 Mbps 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2.5 Mbps 4.0 Mbps 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

After Implement Changes HSDPA AVG HSDPA MAX 16.2 Mbps 34.1 Mbps

16.9 Mbps 18.5 Mbps 18.1 Mbps 17.8 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 16.0 Mbps 15.7 Mbps 14.0 Mbps 17.7 Mbps 16.2 Mbps 16.9 Mbps 18.5 Mbps 18.1 Mbps 17.8 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 16.0 Mbps 15.7 Mbps 14.0 Mbps 17.7 Mbps 12.4 Mbps 21.1 Mbps 20.0 Mbps 20.6 Mbps 21.0 Mbps 21.5 Mbps 20.0 Mbps 17.2 Mbps 14.3 Mbps 16.0 Mbps

23.9 Mbps 28.0 Mbps 27.2 Mbps 30.0 Mbps 22.2 Mbps 22.8 Mbps 18.5 Mbps 21.3 Mbps 23.4 Mbps 34.1 Mbps 23.9 Mbps 28.0 Mbps 27.2 Mbps 30.0 Mbps 22.2 Mbps 22.8 Mbps 18.5 Mbps 21.3 Mbps 23.4 Mbps 31.7 Mbps 30.8 Mbps 34.3 Mbps 30.3 Mbps 31.6 Mbps 27.0 Mbps 26.6 Mbps 30.9 Mbps 27.2 Mbps 26.9 Mbps

RNC_609a HSDPA Retainability for NRT Traffic comparable trend

RNC_605a HSDPA Accessibility for NRT Traffic from User point of View comparable trend

HS throughput

There is a gain after implementing HS-SCCH=3, more obvious on site 1415 which is high load site

F1128 throughput

There is a gain after implementing HS-SCCH=3 but obvious in all sectors

F1415 throughput

There is a gain after implementing HS-SCCH=3, obvious in all sectors of F1

F1415 throughput

There is a gain after implementing HS-SCCH=3, obvious in all sectors of F2

HS data volume trend

The HS data volume is not really taking an increasing trend

reported CQI comparable trends

active HS-SCCH power comparable trends

Avg Schd HSDPA UEs per TTI

Code tree blocking rate

Some of the cells are showing a an improvement in the code blocking rate

Code tree blocking rate- F1415

Sector E is showing a significant improvement in the code blocking rate

MAC hs Efficiency (Scheduled TTI) This confirms the load between the 2 sites

HSDPAUsers

F1415 is having higher HS users than F1128 as expected

HSDPA CH code DG

Slight decrease of HS channels downgrade due to RT & NRT in F1128 The decrease is seen as well for the site 1415 in the first days after the change.

Original MAC-hs transmissions, XX code, 16QAM increase of usage for 5-6-10-15 codes

Direct SWI from DCH x/x kbps to HS-DSCH increase of direct switch to HSDPA in F1415

CH SWI from HS-DSCH/DCH to DCH/DCH (xx/yy) slight increase of channel switch

CH SWI from HS-DSCH/E-DCH to HS-DSCH/DCH decrease of downswitch EDCH to DCH in F1415

RAN1509: RAB Bit Rate Counters

KPI Alias RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_1_DL (M1001C659) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_2_DL (M1001C660) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_3_DL (M1001C661) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_4_DL (M1001C662) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_5_DL (M1001C663) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_6_DL (M1001C664) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_7_DL (M1001C665) BITRATE BITRATE<= 384 kbps 384 kbps< BITRATE<= 1.8 Mbps (1.8 Mbps <= 3.6 Mbps 3.6 Mbps <= 7.2 Mbps 7.2 Mbps <= 10 Mbps 10 Mbps <= 14 Mbps BITRATE> 14.4 Mbps

RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_1_UL (M1001C666)
RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_2_UL (M1001C667) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_3_UL (M1001C668) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_4_UL (M1001C669) RAB_STP_ATT_BR_CLASS_5_UL (M1001C670)

BITRATE<= 128 kbps

(128 kbps <= 384 kbps 384 kbps <= 1 Mbps 1 Mbps <= 2 Mbps BITRATE> 2 Mbps

RAN1509: RAB Bit Rate Counters- F1415 increase of sample with bit-rate between
7.2 Mbps < < 10 Mbps

RAN1509: RAB Bit Rate Counters F1128 slight increase of sample with bit-rate between
7.2 Mbps < < 10 Mbps

User DL throughput distribution class ranges

KPI Alias USER_DL_THRP_DIST_CLASS_8 (M1017C41) USER_DL_THRP_DIST_CLASS_9 (M1017C42) The number of connections with XX Mbit/s downlink RLC PDU gross throughput 256...512 kbit/s 512 kbit/s...1 Mbit/s

USER_DL_THRP_DIST_CLASS_10 (M1017C43) 1 Mbit/s...2 Mbit/s

USER_DL_THRP_DIST_CLASS_11 (M1017C50) 2 Mbit/s...4 Mbit/s

USER_DL_THRP_DIST_CLASS_12 (M1017C51) 4 Mbit/s...8 Mbit/s

USER_DL_THRP_DIST_CLASS_13 (M1017C52) larger than the 8 Mbit/s

USER_DL_THRP_DIST F1415 increase of samples with bit-rate between

4 Mbps < < 8 Mbps

USER_DL_THRP_DIST F1128 increase of samples with bit-rate between

4 Mbps < < 8 Mbps

Conclusion
The gain is showing in a more evident way for the high load site The DT is showing very good improvement for HS user throughput in high loaded site We observed an increase of HS throughput in both cell and user levels when decreasing the HS-SCCH to 3 in high load site