CE & IuB Capacity Dimensioning

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CE Dimensioning
IuB Dimensioning
Example of CE & IuB Dimensioning Exercise
Recommended Node B Configuration
In Practice: Dimensioning based on HSDPA Subs

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CE Dimensioning

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CE Dimensioning
Common channel CE requirement
# cells/BTS
13
46
79
1012

CE
required for CCCH
Ultrasite
(WSPC)
Flexi
16
26
32
52
48
RU10
64
RU10

HSDPA CE requirement
HSDPA

Channel Elements required

Ultrasite
Flexi

5 codes

32

32

10 codes

64

80

15 codes

64

80

Shared Scheduler
10/15 codes

Cell Specific
Scheduler

64 to support
HSDPA in 3
cells
64/cell

80 to support
HSDPA in 3
cells
80/cell

+ 1 CE per HSDPA user for signalling channels

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CE Dimensioning
R99 CE Requirement
Bit rate

CE required for R99

Ultrasite (WSPC)
Flexi
16kbps / voice
1
1
32kbps
2
2
4
64kbps
4
4
128kps
4
256kps
8
8
384kbps
16
16

HSUPA CE requirement
# HSUPA users
CE required for HSUPA
Ultrasite (WSPC)
Flexi
/BTS
0
8
8
1-4
32
32
5-8
48
56
9-12
64
80
13-16
88
112
17-20
108
132
21-24
128
160
+ 1 CE per HSUPA user for signalling
channels

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R99

Illustration of CE Usage
Configuration
Ultra Site Supreme Node B
3 cells
1x5code HSDPA
3 WSPC (192 CE)
3 WSPCs in this case can
accommodate simultaneously:
12 HSDPA users w 64 kbps UL
3 R99 PS 384DL/64UL users
5 R99 PS 128DL/64UL users
8 Video users
32 AMR users

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IuB Dimensioning

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IuB Dimensioning
IuB required size is determined by the following factors
Bandwidth allocation for control plane
Bandwidth reserved for HSDPA
Bandwidth for carrying R99 traffic

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IuB Bandwidth for various services

R99 IuB BW

HSDPA IuB BW

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Example of IuB and CE Dimensioning Exercise

With Flexi WCDMA BTS (FSMB)

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CE & IuB Dimensioning (With FSMB)

Assumptions

R99 traffic mix and HSDPA requirement is given

CS (video and voice) is assumed with GOS 5%
Node B type: Flexi WCDMA BTS (FSMB)
HSDPA QoS: 512 kbps/user
Soft Handover Overhead: 30%

Node B & HSDPA Config

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CE & IuB Dimensioning (With FSMB)

Traffic Carried

SHO and CS Trunking Calculation

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CE Dimensioning (With FSMB)

CE Calculation

CE Required
DL: 118, UL: 116
CE required: 118

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IuB Dimensioning (With FSMB)

R99 Traffic to be carried in the IuB

IuB Capacity Required

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Example of IuB and CE Dimensioning Exercise

With Flexi WCDMA BTS (FSMC/FSMD/FSME)

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CE Dimensioning (With FSMC/FSMD/FSME)

Assumptions

R99 traffic mix and HSDPA requirement is given

CS (video and voice) is assumed with GOS 5%
Node B type: Flexi WCDMA BTS (FSMC/FSMD/FSME)
HSDPA QoS: 512 kbps/user
Soft Handover Overhead: 30%

Node B & HSDPA Config

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CE Dimensioning (With FSMC/FSMD/FSME)

Traffic Carried

SHO and CS Trunking Calculation

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CE Dimensioning (With FSMC/FSMD/FSME)

CE Calculation

CE Required
DL: 92, UL: 90
CE required: 92

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IuB Dimensioning (With FSMC/FSMD/FSME)

R99 Traffic to be carried in the IuB

IuB Capacity Required

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Dimensioning Based on HSDPA Subs

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HSDPA Driven Capacity Dimensioning

Factor considered

HSDPA Bandwidth (1x3.6, 3x3.6, 3x7.2, 3x14.4)

User predefined QoS (512 kbps/user, 256 kbps/user, 128 kbps/ser)
Contention Ratio
# Subs to be supported

Example for 512 kbps /user QoS

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Node B CE & IuB Configuration Examples

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Node B Requirements
HSDPA 1x7.2 Mbps (10 code w shared scheduler)
CE Requirement

IuB Requirement
HSDPA ATM level throughput max 8,350 kbps ~ 5 E1(7% control plane)
IuB requirement for HSDPA only traffic w/o R99 = 5 E1
Recommended IuB size = 7 E1
5 E1 for HSDPA
2 E1 for R99
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Node B Requirements
HSDPA 3x7.2 Mbps (10 code w/o shared scheduler)
CE Requirement

IuB Requirement
HSDPA ATM level throughput max 3x8,350 kbps = 25,050 kbps (6% control plane)
From HSDPA counters, ratio of WBTS level throughput to sum cell throughput (HSDPA
overbooking) is 48% 48%*25,050 = 12,024 kbps ~ 7 E1
IuB requirement for HSDPA only traffic w/o R99 = 7 E1
Recommended IuB size = 10 E1
7 E1 for HSDPA
2 E1 for R99
1 E1 for HSDPA overbooking buffer

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Node B Requirements
HSDPA 3x14.4 Mbps (15 code w/o shared scheduler)
CE Requirement

IuB Requirement
HSDPA ATM level throughput max 3x16,700 kbps = 50,100 kbps (6% control plane)
From HSDPA counters, ratio of WBTS level throughput to sum cell throughput (HSDPA
overbooking) is 48% 48%*50,100 = 24,048 kbps ~ 14 E1
IuB requirement for HSDPA only traffic w/o R99 = 14 E1
Recommended IuB size = 18 E1
14 E1 for HSDPA
2 E1 for R99
2 E1 for HSDPA overbooking buffer

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