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CE Efficiency Improvement For HSUPA TTI 2ms (RAN16.0 - 01) PDF
CE Efficiency Improvement For HSUPA TTI 2ms (RAN16.0 - 01) PDF
Issue 01
Date 2014-04-30
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Contents
2 Overview.........................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Background.....................................................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................3
2.3 Benefits...........................................................................................................................................................................3
3 Technical Description...................................................................................................................4
3.1 Principles........................................................................................................................................................................4
3.2 Feature Impacts...............................................................................................................................................................5
3.2.1 Dynamic CE Resource Management...........................................................................................................................5
3.2.2 Admission CE Consumption for HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI.................................................................................6
4 Related Features.............................................................................................................................8
5 Network Impact.............................................................................................................................9
6 Engineering Guidelines.............................................................................................................11
6.1 When to Use CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms................................................................................11
6.2 Required Information...................................................................................................................................................11
6.3 Deployment..................................................................................................................................................................12
6.3.1 Requirements.............................................................................................................................................................12
6.3.2 Data Preparation........................................................................................................................................................13
6.3.3 Activation..................................................................................................................................................................13
6.3.4 Activation Observation..............................................................................................................................................14
6.3.5 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................14
6.4 Performance Monitoring...............................................................................................................................................15
6.5 Parameter Optimization................................................................................................................................................20
6.6 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................20
7 Parameters.....................................................................................................................................21
8 Counters........................................................................................................................................22
9 Glossary.........................................................................................................................................23
10 Reference Documents...............................................................................................................24
1.1 Scope
This document describes the WRFD-160205 CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms
feature, including the technical principles, related features, network impact, and engineering
guidelines.
l Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
l Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the earlier version
RAN16.0 01 (2014-04-30)
This issue includes the following changes.
Micro BTS3803E
LampSite DBS3900
The features described in this document are implemented in the same way on macro, micro, and
LampSite base stations.
2 Overview
2.1 Background
Channel element (CE) resources are NodeB resources. The number of CEs supported by a NodeB
is determined by the capabilities of its baseband boards. Downlink CEs are used for encoding,
spreading, and modulation. Uplink CEs are used for demodulation and decoding.
CE resources are crucial for HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms transmission time interval (TTI) to
experience high rates and short service delays. An HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI consumes much
more uplink CE resources than an HSUPA UE with a 10 ms TTI. If CE resources are insufficient,
HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI cannot access the network unless they use a 10 ms TTI.
CE resource usage is somewhat low on live networks. This is because the traffic model has been
changed as a result of the increasingly high penetration rate of smartphones and therefore an
increased number of online HSUPA users. Although the data rate of these users is low (at around
20 kbit/s), they still consume considerable CE resources. To improve CE efficiency and adapt
to the reality of today's traffic models, Huawei introduces the WRFD-160205 CE Efficiency
Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms feature.
2.2 Introduction
This feature improves CE efficiency for HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI. With this feature, an
HSUPA UE consumes a minimum of one CE to keep online and transmit data at a minimum
uplink rate of 20 kbit/s.
2.3 Benefits
This feature provides the following benefits when CE resources are insufficient:
3 Technical Description
3.1 Principles
With CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms, an HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI uses
a single HARQ process to transmit one RLC PDU with a default size of 40 bytes in each TTI.
To implement this, the NodeB sends an absolute grant (AG) message to deactivate the other
seven HARQ processes. Figure 3-1 shows the technical principles.
Figure 3-1 Technical principles of CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms
Figure 3-2 shows the CE resources consumed in each TTI before this feature is enabled. The
active HARQ processes uses spreading factor (SF) 4 and consumes eight CEs, while each the
other inactive HARQ process consumes one CE. The average number of CEs consumed by a
HARQ process is 1.875.
After this feature is enabled, each HARQ process (active or inactive) consumes only one CE,
as shown in Figure 3-3.
NOTE
CE consumption of UEs not using the single HARQ process depends on the requirement of the SF used
by each TTI. For more information about how to calculate CE consumption for such UEs, see CE Resource
Management Feature Parameter Description.
To enable this feature, run the NodeB MML command SET NODEBALGPARA with
CEIMPROVEMENT2MSSW set to ON(ON).
l In dynamic CE scheduling, the scheduler can configure HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI to
use a single HARQ process to transmit one RLC PDU in each TTI when,
Uplink data rate required by the UEs is 20 kbit/s or lower.
CE resources are insufficient.
l Each HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI consumes only one admission CE.
CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms also increases the differentiation between
high-priority and low-priority UEs when CE resources are insufficient. High-priority HSUPA
UEs with a 2 ms TTI can enjoy a maximum rate of 5.44 Mbit/s at the RLC layer. Therefore, the
rate differentiation ratio between high-priority and low-priority UEs is increased from 34:1
(5440:160) to 272:1 (5440/20).
Figure 3-4 shows dynamic CE resource management when CE Efficiency Improvement for
HSUPA TTI 2ms is enabled.
NOTE
For detailed description about dynamic CE resource management, see HSUPA Feature Parameter
Description.
For information about CE consumption for a 2-ms-TTI HSUPA service, see Table 3-4 and Table 3-6 in
CE Resource Management Feature Parameter Description.
Figure 3-4 Dynamic CE resource management when CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA
TTI 2ms is enabled
In addition to CE resource congestion scenarios, you can also enable a UE to use a single HARQ
process by setting the InitSingleHARQSW parameter to ON in the SET NODEBALGPARA
command when the CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms is enabled.
After the switch is enabled, the NodeB sends a scheduling grant to all newly admitted HSUPA
UEs with a 2 ms TTI so that they use a single HARQ process to transmit one RLC PDU in each
TTI at 20 kbit/s. When CE resources are sufficient, the NodeB allows UEs that require higher
data rates to use all the eight HARQ processes to transmit data. The NodeB learns that a UE
requires higher data rate when the happy bit of the UE transmitted on the E-DCH Dedicated
Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH) is "unhappy" and the value of Total E-DCH Buffer Status
(TEBS) in Segmentation Indication (SI) field is larger than or equal to 20 kbit/s. The UE then
uses all the eight HARQ processes to transmit data even though it no longer requires such a high
rate. This situation lasts until the CE resources become insufficient and the NodeB instructs the
UE to use a single HARQ process to transmit the data.
This initial single HARQ function is recommended for NodeBs with insufficient CE resources
and a large number of UEs that require a low data rate (20 kbit/s). Using this function restricts
the instantaneous rate of UEs and therefore increases the uplink delay.
NOTE
For information about the WRFD-010638 Dynamic CE Resource Management feature, see HSUPA
Feature Parameter Description. For information about the WRFD-140212 CE Overbooking feature, see
CE Overbooking Feature Parameter Description.
CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms requires CE Overbooking, which allows the
NodeB to calculate consumed admission CE resources of admitted UEs and report the results
to the RNC through the common measurement report. The RNC then performs admission-CE-
based call access control (CAC), load reshuffling (LDR), and TTI switching.
Only the WBBPf and UBBPd boards support CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms.
Therefore, only UEs with services established on these boards during link establishment or
reestablishment will not be switched to use a 10 ms TTI when CE resources are insufficient. The
NodeB informs the RNC that these UEs do not support admission-CE-based or CE-
consumption-based TTI adjustments using the private fields in the RL Setup Response, RL
Reconfiguration Response Ready, or RL Add Response messages.
For UEs with services that are not established on the WBBPf or UBBPd boards, admission CE
consumption is calculated based on the UE data rate and the minimum number of CEs for
admitting UEs with a 2 ms TTI (specified by the CERSVFOR2MSUSER parameter) or MAX
(GBR, Rateone RLC PDU). If CE resources are insufficient, these UEs will be switched to use a 10
ms TTI.
4 Related Features
Prerequisite Features
l WRFD-010638 Dynamic CE Resource Management
l WRFD-140212 CE Overbooking
Impacted Features
l WRFD-010695 UL Layer 2 Improvement
When UL Layer 2 Improvement is enabled, the active HARQ process of a UE can use SF8
at most and the minimum RLC rate can be further reduced to 15 kbit/s.
l Admission-CE-based dynamic TTI adjustment for a single BE service over HSUPA
When admission-CE-based dynamic TTI adjustment for a single BE service over HSUPA
is enabled, HSUPA UEs with a 10 ms TTI with services established on the WBBPf or
UBBPd board can be switched to use a 2 ms TTI if uplink CE resources become insufficient.
For HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI and newly admitted UEs whose services are established
on the WBBPf or UBBPd board, 2ms-to-10ms TTI switching is not performed if uplink
CE resources become insufficient.
This is because the minimum rate of an HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI decreases from 160
kbit/s to 20 kbit/s at the RLC layer when CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms
is enabled, while the minimum rate of an HSUPA UE with a 10 ms TTI is 32 kbit/s. Both
HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI and those with a 10 ms TTI occupy one CE to transmit data.
As a result, it is not necessary to perform 2ms-to-10ms TTI switching when uplink CE
resources are insufficient.
For more information about the admission-CE-based dynamic TTI adjustment for a single
BE service over HSUPA, see HSUPA TTI Selection Feature Parameter Description.
5 Network Impact
System Capacity
l Increased number of HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI
When compared with CE Overbooking, this feature further increases the number of HSUPA
UEs with a 2 ms TTI that need to continuously transmit a large amount of data by two to
eight times when CE resources are insufficient.
l Higher HSUPA cell throughput
If you enable HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI requiring a low data rate to use a single HARQ
process from the beginning to transmit data in a cell loaded normally, UEs with data transfer
requirements can use more CE resources, which increases the uplink throughput. The
increased throughput depends on the number of HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI requiring a
low data rate and the number of such UEs that use a single HARQ process to transmit data.
Network Performance
When compared with CE Overbooking, this feature further decreases the amount of admission
CE resources consumed by HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI since they only use one admission
CE. The admission CE consumption for such UEs can now be precisely evaluated based on the
number of UEs on the live network. With CE Overbooking, admission CE consumption for UEs
with a 10 ms TTI can be precisely evaluated based on the rate required for transmitting one RLC
PDU. CE resources for R99 UEs are assigned and consumed in a fixed manner.
If the uplink CE resources are insufficient and admission-CE-based dynamic TTI adjustment is
not enabled, this feature allows more UEs to be admitted, increasing the cell access success rate.
When this feature is enabled, the number of times HSUPA UEs experience service drops due to
poor coverage may increase because a 2 ms TTI provides weaker coverage than a 10 ms TTI.
You are advised to enable coverage-based dynamic TTI adjustment to prevent this situation from
occurring.
When compared with an HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI that uses all the eight HARQ processes
to transmit data, an HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI that uses a single HARQ process has a lower
peak rate. Therefore, the service delay of such UEs may be prolonged.
6 Engineering Guidelines
l HSUPA UEs that support a 2 ms TTI account for more than 60% of all HSUPA UEs.
Admission-CE congestion occurs so that UE access requests are denied or switching to the
10 ms TTI is performed on UEs with a 2 ms TTI.
l Admission-CE congestion is about to occur when consumed CE resources account for 70%
of all configured CE resources for the NodeB.
6.3 Deployment
6.3.1 Requirements
Other Features
See section "Prerequisite Features" in chapter 4 Related Features.
Hardware
l The 3900 series base stations must be configured with the WBBPf or UBBPd board. The
WBBPa board must not be contained in any downlink resource groups within a NodeB.
You can run the NodeB MML command LST BASEBANDEQM to check the baseband
boards contained in the downlink resource groups and run the NodeB MML command
DSP BRDMFRINFO to query the type of a baseband board.
l The BTS3803E supports CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms.
License
The license controlling this feature has been activated. For details on how to activate the license,
see License Management Feature Parameter Description. For details about license items, see
License Control Item Description.
Others
l The UE is of HSUPA category 6 or higher.
l There are no non-scheduling services in the uplink.
l The maximum size of an RLC PDU is 336 bits.
Table 6-1 Data to prepare before activating CE Efficiency Improvement for HSUPA TTI 2ms
6.3.3 Activation
Using MML Commands
Run the NodeB MML command SET NODEBALGPARA with HSUPA 2ms CE Efficiency
Improvement Switch set to ON(ON).
When configuring the feature on the CME, perform a single configuration first, and then perform a batch
modification if required.
Configure the parameters of a single object before a batch modification. Perform a batch modification
before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Set parameters on the CME according to the operation sequence in Table 6-2. For instructions
on how to perform the CME single configuration, see CME Single Configuration Operation
Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects in batches, click on the CME to start the batch modification wizard. For
instructions on how to perform a batch modification through the CME batch modification center,
press F1 on the wizard interface to obtain online help.
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You can also run the DSP LOCELL command to check whether the feature has been enabled.
6.3.5 Deactivation
When configuring the feature on the CME, perform a single configuration first, and then perform a batch
modification if required.
Configure the parameters of a single object before a batch modification. Perform a batch modification
before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Set parameters on the CME according to the operation sequence in Table 6-3. For instructions
on how to perform the CME single configuration, see CME Single Configuration Operation
Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects in batches, click on the CME to start the batch modification wizard. For
instructions on how to perform a batch modification through the CME batch modification center,
press F1 on the wizard interface to obtain online help.
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With this feature activated, the number of UEs in the CELL_DCH state, HSUPA UEs, and UEs
with a 2 ms TTI is expected to increase. You can observe the counters listed in the following
table.
l Counter related to the number of UEs in the CELL_DCH state, HSUPA UEs, and UEs with
a 2 ms TTI
With this feature activated, the number of failed RRC/RAB setup attempts and the number of
times TTI switching and LDR are triggered due to insufficient CE resources are expected to
decrease. You can observe the counters listed in the following three tables.
l Counters related to the number of failed RRC/RAB setup attempts caused by insufficient
uplink CE resources
l Counters related to the number of times TTI switching is triggered due to insufficient CE
resources
l Counter related to the number of times LDR is triggered due to insufficient CE resources
With this feature activated, the number of times HSUPA UEs experience service drops due to
insufficient CE resources is expected to decrease. However, the number of times HSUPA UEs
experience service drops due to poor coverage will increase because 2 ms TTI provides weaker
coverage than 10 ms TTI. You can observe the counters listed in the following table.
With this feature activated, network load may raise due to the increased number of UEs with a
2 ms TTI. You can observe the counters listed in the following two tables.
With this feature activated, uplink HSUPA throughput in the case of insufficient CE resources
may increase. However, if cell load is heavy, uplink HSUPA throughput may decrease because
2 ms TTI results in more loads than 10 ms TTI. You can observe the counters listed in the
following table.
With this feature activated, you can check CE consumption and number of HSUPA UEs with a
2 ms TTI transmitting data at a low rate by observing the counters listed in the following two
tables.
l Counter related to the number of HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI transmitting data at a low
rate
After this feature is activated, you can check the number of times an HSUPA UE with a 2 ms
TTI stops using all the eight HARQ processes and begins to use a single HARQ process to
transmit data due to insufficient CE resources and vice versa by observing the counters listed in
the following table.
l Counters related to the number of times an HSUPA UE with a 2 ms TTI stops using all the
eight HARQ processes and starts to use a single HARQ process to transmit data due to
insufficient CE resources and vice versa (NodeB)
As the air-interface efficiency of UEs with a 2 ms TTI is lower than that of UEs with a 10 ms
TTI, cell load may increase after this feature is activated. As a result, congestion increases in
heavily loaded cells, leading to reduced uplink throughput, rejected uplink power admissions,
or call drops. To combat this effect, you are advised to enable Turbo IC Phase2. For detailed
operations, see HSUPA Data Channel Interference Cancellation Feature Parameter
Description. You can also enable TTI switching based on the RTWP to switch UEs from the 2
ms TTI or the 10 ms TTI when the uplink load is heavy.
When this feature is enabled, if the consumed CE resources accounts for 60% of all configured
CE resources for the NodeB and there are more than 10 HSUPA UEs with a 2 ms TTI requiring
a low data rate (indicated by the VS.HSUPA.LowRateTTI2msUserNumber counter), you can
enable such UEs to use an initial single HARQ process to save CE consumption. However, this
will prolong service delay. Therefore, you are not advised to do so unless the actual CE usage
still exceeds 60% of the congestion threshold after the feature is activated.
Once this feature is activated, if the number of denied access attempts caused by insufficient
downlink CE resources increases, run the NodeB MML command SET RESALLOCRULE
with Resource Allocate Rule set to CAPAFIRST(Capacity First Rule).
6.6 Troubleshooting
None
7 Parameters
CEIMP BTS390 None WRFD- CE Meaning: Indicates the switch for CE efficiency
ROVE 0, 160205 Efficien improvement for 2 ms TTI HSUPA users.
MENT2 BTS390 cy GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF), ON(ON)
MSSW 0 Improve
WCDM ment for Unit: None
A HSUPA Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
TTI 2ms Default Value: OFF(OFF)
INITSI BTS390 None WRFD- CE Meaning: Indicates the switch for initial activation of
NGLEH 0, 160205 Efficien single HARQ for 2 ms TTI HSUPA users. If this switch
ARQS BTS390 cy is turned on, single HARQ takes effect on newly
W 0 Improve admitted users.
WCDM ment for GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF), ON(ON)
A HSUPA
TTI 2ms Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
Default Value: OFF(OFF)
CERSV BTS390 None WRFD- CE Meaning: Indicates the minimum number of CEs for
FOR2M 0, 140212 Overboo admitting 2 ms users when CE Overbooking is enabled.
SUSER BTS390 king GUI Value Range: 1~8
0
WCDM Unit: None
A Actual Value Range: 1~8
Default Value: 4
8 Counters
9 Glossary
10 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 25.211, " Physical channels and mapping of transport channels onto physical
channels (FDD)"
2. 3GPP TS 25.321, " Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification"
3. CE Resource Management Feature Parameter Description
4. CE Overbooking Feature Parameter Description
5. HSUPA Feature Parameter Description
6. HSUPA TTI Selection Feature Parameter Description
7. HSUPA Data Channel Interference Cancellation Feature Parameter Description
8. License Management Feature Parameter Description