Load Balance

Content
Feature Description
Function Introduction
Load Evaluating Factors
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
Load Balance in Call Holding Procedure
Function Introduction
Why to Perform Load Balance
Deploy the inter-cell traffic appropriately
Enhance the system capacity and QoS
What Load to Balance
Uplink interference (RTWP)
Downlink power (TCP)
Downlink code resources
When to Perform Load Balance
Initial RRC procedure
RAB assignment procedure
Call holding procedure
Where to Perform Load Balance
Intra-system or Inter-RAT neighboring cell configured (ShareCover,
GsmShareCover)
Content
Feature Description
Function Introduction
Load Evaluating Factors
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
Load Balance in Call Holding Procedure
Load Evaluating Factors
Three evaluating factors: uplink interference,
downlink power, and downlink code resources
Switches: UlLdBalPwrSwch, DlLdBalPwrSwch, and
LdBalCdSwch
Weight: DlLdBalPwrWeight, UlLdBalPwrWeight, and
LdBalCdWeight
Threshold: DlLoadNeedBal2U, UlLoadNeedBal2U, and
DlCdLdNeedBal2U
Difference: ExtraCDeltaTrd, ExtraCDeltaTru, and
ExtraCDeltaCdTrd
Uplink interference
Uplink payload = Load generated by uplink DCH
+
Load generated by non-scheduling E-DCH
+
Load generated by the throughput of GBR
services of scheduling E-DCH

Downlink power
0
NOHSDSCHPower HSDSCHRequiredPower
Snum
i
i

downl i nk payl oad

Code resource
Code Usage=number of Non HS-PDSCH occupied
SF128+MinHspdschNum*128/16
Where,
MinHspdschNum = Max(MinHspdschNum in OMCR,
MinHspdschNumbyGBR)

Coupling Operation of These Factors



kthe number of factors opened for load Balance
Loadi source cell-actual load subtracts Delta
target cells- the actual load
ThrdLoadi load Balance threshold
Weighti the weight of each factor
The sum of weight of each factor is 1. If all three
factors are switched OFF, load Balance is not
performed.

k
1 i
i i i
Weight * ThrdLoad Load LoadWeight
Content
Feature Description
Function Introduction
Load Evaluating Factors
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
Load Balance in Call Holding Procedure
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
In case of:
InitRrcLBSw switch is set to ON
Serving cell reaches the threshold
Neighbor cells with Overlap or Covers
Load balance, select cell with the lowest load to access
The neighbor cell must be same frequency band
with original cell.
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
F1 (HSPA)
PS prefer
F2 (R99+HSPA)
CS+PS prefer
UE camping
F1 (HSPA)
PS prefer
F2 (R99+HSPA)
CS+PS prefer
Content
Feature Description
Function Introduction
Load Evaluating Factors
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
Load Balance in Call Holding Procedure
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
In case of:
RabAssLBSw switch is set to ON (for CS service,
CsBalSwch should be also considered)
Serving cell reaches the threshold
Neighbor cells with Overlap or Covers
Load balance, select cell with the lowest load to
access
Service properties and UE capabilities should be
considered in selecting the target cell.
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
F1 (R99+HSPA)
CS+PS prefer
F2 (R99)
CS prefer
UE registers
Voice call
F1 (R99+HSPA)
CS+PS prefer
F2 (R99)
CS prefer
HS call
Content
Feature Description
Function Introduction
Load Evaluating Factors
Load Balance in Initial RRC Procedure
Load Balance in RAB Assignment
Load Balance in Call Holding Procedure
Load Balance in Call Holding Procedure
In case of CallHoldLBSw being set to ON, when:
Handover, relocation from other system
Handover, relocation from other RNC
Call re-establishment triggered by CELL UPDATE
State transition from non-CELL_DCH to CELL_DCH
Load balance, select cell with lowest load to
access