RF Congestion Control Measures

(Useful particularly to relieve congestion in heavy traffic special events) HW/

Reduce Quantity of RRC Retransmission

Quantity of RRC setup request Retransmissions: N300
(this can be set to a small value like 1 for special events that last only a temporary time, a ay or ! or so"

#300, time bet$een Retransmissions (maybe from %00 ms to ! s", for special events that last only a short time (a ay or so"

Re uce 'erio ic (ocation )rea *p ate

#imer #3!1! (maybe re uce from 10 minutes efault value to &0 minutes

) +ustin, -.R
/aybe a +ust -.R from %& kbps to 3! kbps
(for special events"

Relieving Congestion on FACH

) +ust timer #301 ( ef: %00 ms" an N301 (controls retransmissions of RRC Connection 1etup messa,es by the RNC
#he RNC starts #301 after sen in, the RRC C2NN3C#42N 13#*' (or C3(( *'5)#3 C2N64R/" messa,e7 4f the RRC C2NN3C#42N 13#*' C2/'(3#3 messa,e (or response messa,e of the C3(( *'5)#3 C2N64R/ messa,e" is not receive after #301 times out an the quantity of retransmissions of RRC setup requests is smaller than the value of N301, the RNC sen s the RRC C2NN3C#42N 13#*' messa,e (or response messa,e of the C3(( *'5)#3 C2N64R/ messa,e" a,ain an restarts #3017 5ef value is %00 ms7 #he efault an recommen values for N301 are 1 (ran,e 1:&"

.y limitin, the retransmission of RRC Connection setups, the loa of 6)C8s an CCC8s can be re uce (these can be set to small values particularly for special events lastin, only a ay or so"

#hreshol of *plink )ccess Control

#he RRC access is controlle by the 2(C threshol , the RRC setup requests an R). setup requests $ill be re+ecte $hen the uplink po$er is con,este 7 9e can a +ust the threshol of uplink equivalent subscriber quantity (/a: !00, 5ef: ;<" to achieve balance bet$een access failure an *plink po$er con,estion

Enable DOWNLINK Power Control Function

(in Con,estion times" #o prevent the si,nalin, storm resultin, from repeate subscriber attempts to access the net$ork in con,estion times to overloa the no e . #= po$er an hence cause po$er clippin, ($hich then affects the >'4s", enable this function7

Reducing RTWP
4f the po$er control comman issue by the No e. is not receive ($ithin the time the *3 releases the channel resources as controlle by timer #300", some *3s $ill increase the po$er by efault, causin, an increase in R#9' #his can be prevente by performin, the follo$in, comman s:

) +ust the 81*') '2:

1et R363#6C4 '21 to '2?1<@1< 1et R363#6C4 '2! to '2?%A@1< #his parameter specifies the po$er offset bet$een 3B5'5C8 an 5'CC8 associate $ith the reference 3B#6C4 in the case of the tar,et number of retransmissions on the 3B5C87 6or etails of this parameter, refer to the 3-'' #1 !<73!17

Reducing RTWP cont

) +ust the CQ4 fee back perio on the uplink 81B5'CC8 ( ef value is 5!" (9hen CQ4 6ee back Cycle (k" is not Cero, it must be ,reater than or equal to CQ4 Repetition 6actor D !ms"

R)C8 Relate parameters

'o$er2ffest'pm ( recomm values: B3 an B! ." 'reambleRetrans/a: ( ef an recomm value: !0" 'o$erRamp1tep ( ef an recomm valuesE ! ." #he above values can be optimiCe base on tra eoffs bet$een call set up elays an loa level in the no e .7

Reducing RTWP cont

2ptimiCin, CQ4 fee back perio by prolon,in, the CQ4 fee back perio
on the uplink 81B5'CC8, the impacts on the uplink channel po$er (R#9'" can be re uce