Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving (SRAN16.1 - Draft A)

SingleRAN
Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol

Power Saving Feature Parameter
Description
Issue Draft A
Date 2020-01-20
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Feature Parameter Description Contents
Contents
1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 SRAN16.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 About This Document.............................................................................................................2

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Applicable RAT......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.4 Differences................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
3 Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving................................................................. 5

3.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Network Analysis..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 Benefits.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Requirements............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.2 Software.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.3.3 Hardware................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.4.1 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4.1.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 10
3.4.1.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4.2 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4.3 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 12
4 LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling........................................................................................13

4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.2.2 Impact................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................18
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4.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 20
4.4.1 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.1.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.4.1.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.2 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.3 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 23
5 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 24
6 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 25
7 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 26
8 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................27
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Feature Parameter Description 1 Change History
1 Change History
This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

"Glossary", and "Reference Documents" chapters. These changes include:
● Technical changes
Changes in functions and their corresponding parameters
● Editorial changes
Improvements or revisions to the documentation
1.1 SRAN16.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)

This is the first release of this document.
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Feature Parameter Description 2 About This Document
2 About This Document
2.1 General Statements

Purpose
Feature Parameter Description documents are intended to acquaint readers with:
● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

● The scenarios where these features are used, the benefits they provide, and
the impact they have on networks and functions
● Requirements of the operating environment that must be met before feature
activation
● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature
activation, and monitoring of feature performance
This document only provides guidance for feature activation. Feature deployment and
feature gains depend on the specifics of the network scenario where the feature is
deployed. To achieve the desired gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.
Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in Feature
Parameter Description documents apply only to the corresponding software
release. For future software releases, refer to the corresponding updated product
documentation.
2.2 Applicable RAT

This document applies to LTE FDD, LTE TDD, NB-IoT, and NR.
For definitions of base stations described in this document, see section "Base
Station Products" in SRAN Networking and Evolution Overview Feature Parameter
Description.

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2.3 Features in This Document

This document describes the following features.
Feature ID Feature Name Section
MRFD-161225 Multi-RAT Coordinated 3 Multi-RAT

Symbol Power Saving Coordinated Symbol
(LTE FDD) Power Saving
MRFD-161255 Multi-RAT Coordinated

Symbol Power Saving
(NB-IoT)

Symbol Power Saving
(LTE TDD)

Symbol Power Saving
(NR)
2.4 Differences
Table 2-1 Differences between NR FDD and NR TDD
Function Name Difference Section
Multi-RAT Coordinated None 3 Multi-RAT

(NR) Power Saving
Table 2-2 Differences between NSA and SA

Multi-RAT Coordinated None 3 Multi-RAT

(NR) Power Saving

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Table 2-3 Differences between high frequency bands and low frequency bands
Multi-RAT Coordinated This function is 3 Multi-RAT

Symbol Power Saving supported only in low Coordinated Symbol
(NR) frequency bands. Power Saving
In this document, low frequency bands refer to those that belong to FR1 (410
MHz – 7125 MHz), and high frequency bands refer to those that belong to FR2
(24250 MHz – 52600 MHz). For details about the definitions of FR1 and FR2, see
section 5.1 "General" in 3GPP TS 38.104 (V15.5.0).

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Feature Parameter Description 3 Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving
3 Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power

Saving
3.1 Principles
Power amplifiers (PAs) consume most energy in a base station and have static
energy consumption even when there is no signal output. Multi-RAT Coordinated
Symbol Power Saving is introduced to reduce system energy consumption without
compromising data transmission integrity. As shown in Figure 3-1, when LTE and
NR share RF modules:
● After detecting that no data is carried in LTE and NR symbols, the base
stations shut down the PAs in real time to reduce system energy consumption.
● After detecting that there is data to be carried in LTE or NR symbols, the base
stations turn on the PAs in real time to ensure data transmission integrity.
Figure 3-1 Working principles of Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving
To enable this function, the following switches must be turned on:

● On the LTE side: SymbolPwrSaving.MultiRatSymbolShutdownSw
● On the NR side: MULTI_RAT_SYMBOL_SHUTDOWN_SW option of
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.PowerSavingSwitch
Multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving can take effect on RF modules
working in LN, TN, or LMN mode and requires that RF channels be shared by
different modes. See Figure 3-2. When GSM or UMTS carriers are configured on
RF channels, multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving takes effect only after
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Figure 3-2 Working modes of a multimode RF module
3.2 Network Analysis
3.2.1 Benefits
If LTE and NR share RF modules and no data is transmitted in LTE and NR
symbols, PAs are dynamically shut down to reduce system energy consumption.
3.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
None
Function Impacts
None

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3.3 Requirements
3.3.1 Licenses
RAT Feature ID Feature Model NE Sales
Name Unit
LTE FDD MRFD-16122 Multi-RAT LT1SMRJSPS0 eNodeB per Cell

5 Coordinat 0
ed
Symbol
Power
Saving
(LTE FDD)
LTE FDD MRFD-16122 Multi-RAT LT1SFDMRCS LampSite per

5 Coordinat 00 eNodeB Carrier
ed per pRRU
Symbol
Power
Saving
(LTE FDD)
NB-IoT MRFD-16125 Multi-RAT ML1SMRCSPS eNodeB per Cell

5 Coordinat 00
ed
Symbol
Power
Saving
(NB-IoT)
NB-IoT MRFD-16125 Multi-RAT ML1SMRCSPS LampSite per

ed per pRRU
Symbol
Power
Saving
(NB-IoT)
LTE TDD MRFD-16023 Multi-RAT LT4SMRCSPT Macro per Cell

6 Coordinat DD eNodeB
ed
Symbol
Power
Saving
(LTE
TDD)

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RAT Feature ID Feature Model NE Sales

Name Unit
LTE TDD MRFD-16023 Multi-RAT LT1STDMRCS LampSite per

ed per pRRU
Symbol
Power
Saving
(LTE
TDD)
NR MRFD-16026 Multi-RAT NR0SMRCSPS gNodeB per Cell

6 Coordinat 00
ed
Symbol
Power
Saving
(NR)
NR MRFD-16026 Multi-RAT NR0SMRCSPS LampSite per

6 Coordinat 01 gNodeB Carrier
ed per pRRU
Symbol
Power
Saving
(NR)
NOTICE
Before enabling Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving, prepare the licenses
for Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving and Single-mode Symbol Power
Saving for the corresponding RATs. For details about the license requirements for
Single-mode Symbol Power Saving, see Energy Conservation and Emission
Reduction in eRAN Feature Documentation and 5G RAN Feature Documentation.
3.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

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Prerequisite Functions
RAT Function Name Function Switch Reference
LTE FDD Symbol power ENodeBAlgoSwit Energy

saving ch.PowerSaveSwi Conservation and
tch Emission
Reduction in
eRAN Feature
Documentation
LTE TDD Symbol power ENodeBAlgoSwit Energy
saving ch.PowerSaveSwi Conservation and
tch Emission
Reduction in
eRAN Feature
Documentation
NR Symbol power NRDUCellAlgoSw Energy
saving itch.SymbolShut Conservation and
downSwitch Emission
Reduction in 5G
RAN Feature
Documentation
Mutually Exclusive Functions

RAT Function Name Function Switch Reference (5G
RAN Feature
Parameter
Description
Document)
NR Hyper Cell HYPER_CELL Hyper Cell

option of the
NRDUCell.NrDuC
ellNetworkingM
ode parameter
3.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models
● LTE: 3900 and 5900 series base stations, and DBS3900 and DBS5900 LampSite
base stations
● NR: 3900 and 5900 series base stations, and DBS3900 and DBS5900 LampSite
base stations. 3900 series base stations must be configured with the
BBU3910.

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Boards
Main control board: UMPT
Baseband processing unit: LBBP or UBBP
RF Modules
● This function can be provided by all AAUs/RRUs that support RF module
sharing between LTE and NR. To learn which AAUs/RRUs support RF module
sharing between LTE and NR, see the following documents in 3900 & 5900
Series Base Station Product Documentation:
– AAU Technical Specifications
– RRU Technical Specifications
● This function can be provided by all pRRU596Xs and subsequent pRRUs. For
details, see LampSite pRRU&RRU Technical Specifications in 3900 & 5900
Series Base Station Product Documentation.
3.3.4 Others
None
3.4 Operation and Maintenance
3.4.1 Data Configuration

Before enabling this function, collect statistics on the counters used for gain
analysis. For details, see 3.4.3 Network Monitoring.
3.4.1.1 Data Preparation
Table 3-1 Parameters used for configuration on the LTE side
Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes
Multi-RAT Symbol Power SymbolPwrSaving.Multi Set this parameter to

Saving Switch RatSymbolShutdownSw ON.
Table 3-2 Parameters used for configuration on the NR side
Power Saving Switch NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.P Select the

owerSavingSwitch MULTI_RAT_SYMBOL_S
HUTDOWN_SW option
of this parameter.

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NOTICE
Multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving takes effect only when the switch for
this function is turned on for all activated cells of all RATs that share the same RF
channel.
3.4.1.2 Using MML Commands
Activation Command Examples

//LTE configurations
//Enabling multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving
MOD SYMBOLPWRSAVING: LocalCellId=0, MultiRatSymbolShutdownSw=ON;
//NR configurations
//Enabling multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, SymbolShutdownSwitch=ON,
PowerSavingSwitch=MULTI_RAT_SYMBOL_SHUTDOWN_SW-1;
Deactivation Command Examples

//Disabling multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving
MOD SYMBOLPWRSAVING: LocalCellId=0, MultiRatSymbolShutdownSw=OFF;
//NR configurations
//Disabling multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0,
PowerSavingSwitch=MULTI_RAT_SYMBOL_SHUTDOWN_SW-0;
NOTICE
After multi-RAT coordinated symbol power saving feature is disabled, single-mode

symbol power saving also becomes invalid.
3.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.
3.4.2 Activation Verification

● To check whether the Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving feature
has taken effect in an LTE cell, perform the following steps:
Run the DSP SYMBOLPWRSAVING command on the eNodeB side. If the
value of Multi-RAT Symbol Shutdown Status is STARTED, this feature has
taken effect.
● To check whether the Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving feature
has taken effect in an NR cell, perform the following steps:
Run the DSP NRDUCELL command on the gNodeB side. If the value of Power
Saving State is MULTI_RAT_SYMBOL_SHUTDOWN: Enabled, this feature
has taken effect.

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3.4.3 Network Monitoring

Compare the values of the following counters one week before and after the
Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving feature is enabled to evaluate the
energy conservation gains.
● Counters measuring the energy consumption of the entire base station
Counter ID Counter Name
1593835637 VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.LTE
1593835804 VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.NR
● Counters measuring the energy consumption of RF modules

1593835836 VS.EnergyCons.BTSBoard

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Feature Parameter Description 4 LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling
4 LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling
4.1 Principles
To further save energy, the LTE and NR bundled scheduling function is introduced.
This function adjusts LTE and NR services based on the delay and load. It delays
scheduling of small-packet services that can be transmitted within one TTI in the
downlink and aggregates the services to the TTI corresponding to common
messages or data services of the peer RAT for transmission. In this way, more time
windows without data transmission are obtained, and symbol power saving is
performed within these time windows, as shown in Figure 4-1. Currently, bundled
scheduling is supported only between LTE TDD and NR, and between LTE FDD and
NR.

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Figure 4-1 LTE and NR bundled scheduling
To enable this function, the following switches must be turned on:

● On the LTE side: LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING_SW option of the
SymbolPwrSaving.SymbolShutdownEnhancedSw parameter
● On the NR side: LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.PowerSavingSwitch parameter

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LTE and NR bundled scheduling is triggered when all of the following conditions
are met:
● The time falls within the LTE and NR bundled scheduling period specified by
the NRDUCellPowerSaving.StartTime and
NRDUCellPowerSaving.StopTime parameters.
● The average downlink PRB usage of the LTE cell is less than the value of
SymbolPwrSaving.TrigBndlSchDlAvgPrbThld.
● The average downlink PRB usage of the NR cell is less than the value of
NRDUCellPowerSaving.DlPrbThld.
LTE and NR bundled scheduling is terminated when any of the following

conditions is met:
● The time is beyond the LTE and NR bundled scheduling period specified by
the NRDUCellPowerSaving.StartTime and
NRDUCellPowerSaving.StopTime parameters.
● The average downlink PRB usage of the LTE cell is greater than or equal to
SymbolPwrSaving.TrigBndlSchDlAvgPrbThld + PRB threshold offset (10%
by default, unconfigurable).
● The average downlink PRB usage of the NR cell is greater than or equal to
NRDUCellPowerSaving.DlPrbThld + PRB threshold offset (10% by default,
unconfigurable).
4.2 Network Analysis
4.2.1 Benefits
When LTE and NR share an RF module, the LTE and NR bundled scheduling
function is enabled to increase the proportion of idle time for LTE and NR
scheduling, further reducing power consumption.
4.2.2 Impact
Impact on the Network

● Table 4-1 describes the impacts on counters on the LTE side.
Table 4-1 Counters on the LTE side
Counter Name Impact
L.RLC.FirstPacketDelay.NonGBR.In After bundled scheduling is enabled,

dex0 the delay of the first packet
increases by a maximum of 30 ms.
As a result, the number of times
that the delay falls into range 0
decreases.

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Counter Name Impact
L.RLC.FirstPacketDelay.NonGBR.In After bundled scheduling is enabled,

dex1 the delay of the first packet
increases by a maximum of 30 ms.
As a result, the number of times
that the delay falls into range 1
increases.
L.Traffic.DL.PktDelay.Time.QCI.2 After bundled scheduling is enabled,

the delay increase is less than or
equal to 10% of the maximum delay
allowed by the bearer (150 ms).






L.Traffic.DL.PktDelay.Time After bundled scheduling is enabled,

allowed for all bearers (300 ms).
● Impact on the NR side

– Table 4-2 describes the impacts on counters.

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Table 4-2 Counters on the NR side
Counter Name Impact
N.QoS.DL.PktDelaygNBDU.Time When power saving scheduling

takes effect for a cell, the access
N.QoS.DL.PktDelayAirInter- delay of UEs in idle mode
face.Time camping on this cell increases
N.Traffic.DL.RlcFirstPktDelay.Ti slightly, the maximum waiting
me delay of UEs in connected mode in
the cell reaches 10% of the packet
delay budget (PDB) corresponding
to the QoS class identifier (QCI) of
the bearer carrying the data
packets, and the cell-level and UE-
level data rates decrease slightly.
– After this function is enabled, downlink scheduling of NR cells is aligned

with that of LTE cells, increasing the slot scheduling proportion of NR
cells. As a result, the average downlink throughput of NR cells (Cell
Downlink Average Throughput) decreases.
Function Impacts
RAT Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch
LTE Dynamic None Scheduling in LTE and NR bundled

FDD scheduling eRAN Feature scheduling delays
Documentatio scheduling when
n certain conditions are
met, which is different
from the original
scheduling
mechanism.
LTE Dynamic None Scheduling in LTE and NR bundled

TDD scheduling eRAN Feature scheduling delays
Documentatio scheduling when
n certain conditions are
met, which is different
from the original
scheduling
mechanism.
NR Basic None Scheduling in LTE and NR bundled

functions of 5G RAN scheduling delays
downlink Feature scheduling when
scheduling Documentatio certain conditions are
n met, which is different
from the original
scheduling
mechanism.

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4.3 Requirements
4.3.1 Licenses
None
4.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.
Prerequisite Functions
Name Switch
LTE FDD Multi-RAT SymbolPwrS Multi-RAT None

Coordinated aving.MultiR Coordinated
Symbol Power atSymbolShu Symbol Power
Saving (LTE tdownSw Saving
FDD)
LTE TDD Multi-RAT SymbolPwrS Multi-RAT None

Coordinated aving.MultiR Coordinated
Symbol Power atSymbolShu Symbol Power
Saving (LTE tdownSw Saving
TDD)
NR Multi-RAT MULTI_RAT_S Multi-RAT None

Coordinated YMBOL_SHU Coordinated
Symbol Power TDOWN_SW Symbol Power
Saving (NR) option of the Saving
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.Pow
erSavingSwit
ch parameter
NR Power Saving POWER_SAVI Energy The time
Scheduling NG_SCHEDUL Conservation period set for
E_SW option and Emission the power
of the Reduction in saving
NRDUCellAlg 5G RAN scheduling
oSwitch.Pow Feature function must
erSavingSwit Documentatio include the
ch parameter n time period
set for this
function.

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Mutually Exclusive Functions

Name Switch (5G RAN
Feature
Parameter
Description
Document)
NR Hyper Cell HYPER_CELL Hyper Cell None

option of the
NRDUCell.Nr
DuCellNetwo
rkingMode
parameter
NR Timing carrier TIMING_CAR Energy The timing

shutdown RIER_SHUTD Conservation carrier
OWN_SW and Emission shutdown
option of the Reduction period cannot
NRDUCellAlg overlap that
oSwitch.Pow of LTE and NR
erSavingSwit intelligent
ch parameter carrier
shutdown. It
is
recommended
that the
timing carrier
shutdown
period be
preferentially
planned.
4.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models
● LTE: 3900 and 5900 series base stations
● NR: 3900 and 5900 series base stations. 3900 series base stations must be
configured with the BBU3910.
LampSite base stations do not support this function.
Boards
Main control board: UMPT
Baseband processing unit: UBBP

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RF Modules
This function can be provided by all AAUs/RRUs that support RF module sharing
between LTE and NR. To learn which AAUs/RRUs support RF module sharing
between LTE and NR, see the following documents in 3900 & 5900 Series Base
Station Product Documentation:
● AAU Technical Specifications
● RRU Technical Specifications
The pRRU does not support this function.
Cells
This function is not supported in two-RRU combination scenarios.
4.3.4 Others
None
4.4 Operation and Maintenance
4.4.1 Data Configuration
4.4.1.1 Data Preparation
Table 4-3 Parameters used for configuration on the LTE side
LTE and NR Bundled SymbolPwrSaving.Symb Select the

Scheduling Switch olShutdownEnhan- LNR_BUNDLED_SCHED
cedSw ULING_SW option of
this parameter.
Trig Bundled Scheduling SymbolPwrSaving.TrigB Set this parameter to its

DL Avg PRB Thld ndlSchDlAvgPrbThld recommended value.
Stop Bundling DL TTI- SymbolPwrSaving.Stop Set this parameter to its

Level PRB Thld BundlingDlTtiPrbThld recommended value.
Table 4-4 Parameters used for configuration on the NR side
Power Saving Switch NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.P Select the

owerSavingSwitch LNR_BUNDLED_SCHED
ULING_SW option of
this parameter.

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Start Time NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter based

ing.StartTime on the network plan. The
LTE and NR bundled
Stop Time NRDUCellPowerSav- scheduling period must
ing.StopTime be a subset of the power
saving scheduling period
on the NR side.
Power Saving Type NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter to

ing.PowerSavingType LNR_BUNDLED_SCHED
ULING.
Downlink PRB Threshold NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter to its

ing.DlPrbThld recommended value.
NOTICE
The LTE and NR bundled scheduling function takes effect only when the switch for
this function is turned on for all activated cells of all RATs that share the same
channel.
4.4.1.2 Using MML Commands

//Enabling LTE and NR bundled scheduling
MOD SYMBOLPWRSAVING: LocalCellId=0,
SymbolShutdownEnhancedSw=LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING_SW-1, TrigBndlSchDlAvgPrbThld=50,
StopBundlingDlTtiPrbThld=60;
//NR configurations
//Enabling LTE and NR bundled scheduling
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, PowerSavingSwitch=LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING_SW-1;
ADD NRDUCELLPOWERSAVING: NrDuCellId=0, PowerSavingPolicyIndex=0, StartTime=00&00&00,
StopTime=06&00&00, PowerSavingType=LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING, DlPrbThld=50;
Deactivation Command Examples

//Disabling LTE and NR bundled scheduling
MOD SYMBOLPWRSAVING: LocalCellId=0,
SymbolShutdownEnhancedSw=LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING_SW-0, TrigBndlSchDlAvgPrbThld=0;
//NR configurations
//Disabling LTE and NR bundled scheduling
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, PowerSavingSwitch=LNR_BUNDLED_SCHEDULING_SW-0;
//Removing the LTE and NR bundled scheduling policy
RMV NRDUCELLPOWERSAVING: NrDuCellId=0, PowerSavingPolicyIndex=0;
4.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

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4.4.2 Activation Verification

Perform the following operations to check whether the LTE and NR bundled
scheduling mode has taken effect:
LTE side:
1. Run the DSP SYMBOLPWRSAVING command on the eNodeB when this

function is being implemented.
2. Query the cell status. If the value of LNR Bundled Scheduling Status is
STARTED, the LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling feature has taken effect.
NR side:
● Method 1:
a. Run the DSP NRDUCELL command on the gNodeB when this function is
being implemented.
b. Query the cell status. If the value of Power Saving State is LTE and NR
Bundled Scheduling: Enabled, the LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling
feature has taken effect.
● Method 2:
Run the DSP NRDUCELLPOWERSAVING command to query the status of the
LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling feature.
– If the value of Power Saving Type parameter is LTE and NR Bundled
Scheduling and that of Current State is Enabled, the LTE and NR
Bundled Scheduling feature has taken effect.
– If the value of Power Saving Type parameter is LTE and NR Bundled
Scheduling and that of Current State is Disabled, the LTE and NR
Bundled Scheduling feature has not taken effect and the cause needs to
be further determined. For details about the possible causes, see Table
4-5.
Table 4-5 Possible causes of the ineffective LTE and NR Bundled

Scheduling feature
Cause Description
SWITCH_OFF The function switch for the cell

has not been turned on.
CELL_UNAVAILABLE The cell is blocked or deactivated,

fails to be set up, or is unavailable
due to other reasons.
NOT_IN_SHUTDOWN_TIME The current time is not within the

time range specified for the
function.
IMPACTED_FEATURE_TAKEN_EFFE None
CT

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Cause Description
DEPENDENT_FEATURE_DISABLED ● Single-mode symbol power

saving does not take effect.
● Multi-RAT coordinated symbol
power saving does not take
effect.
● Power saving scheduling does
not take effect.
NOT_IN_DL_PRB_THRESHOLD The downlink PRB usage of the

cell does not reach the threshold
for triggering this function.
OTHERS ● The downlink PRB usage of

other co-channel cells does not
reach the threshold for
triggering this function.
● The time for triggering this
function for other co-channel
cells is not reached.
● Internal software or other
reasons cause the function not
to take effect.
4.4.3 Network Monitoring

Compare the values of the following counters one week before and after the LTE
and NR Bundled Scheduling feature is enabled to evaluate the energy saving
gains.
● Counters measuring the energy consumption of the entire base station
1593835637 VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.LTE
1593835804 VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.NR
● Counters measuring the energy consumption of RF modules

1593835836 VS.EnergyCons.BTSBoard

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Feature Parameter Description 5 Parameters
5 Parameters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter reference match the software
version with which this document is released.
● Node Parameter Reference: contains device and transport parameters.
● gNodeBFunction Parameter Reference: contains all parameters related to
radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
You can find the EXCEL files of parameter reference for the software version used on the
live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.
FAQ: How do I find the parameters related to a certain feature from

parameter reference?
Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of parameter reference.

Step 2 On the Parameter List sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text Filters and
choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, FBFD-020100.
Step 3 Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.
----End

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Feature Parameter Description 6 Counters
6 Counters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
● Node Performance Counter Summary: contains device and transport counters.
● gNodeBFunction Performance Counter Summary: contains all counters related
to radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
You can find the EXCEL files of performance counter reference for the software version used
on the live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.
FAQ: How do I find the counters related to a certain feature from

performance counter reference?
Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of performance counter reference.

Step 2 On the Counter Summary(En) sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text
Filters and choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, FBFD-020100.
Step 3 Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.
----End

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Feature Parameter Description 7 Glossary
7 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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Feature Parameter Description 8 Reference Documents
8 Reference Documents
● Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction in eRAN Feature Documentation

● Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction in 5G RAN Feature
Documentation

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2 About This Document.............................................................................................................2

3 Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving................................................................. 5

4 LTE and NR Bundled Scheduling........................................................................................13

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This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

1.1 SRAN16.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)

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2 About This Document

2.1 General Statements

● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

2.2 Applicable RAT

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2.3 Features in This Document

Feature ID Feature Name Section

MRFD-161225 Multi-RAT Coordinated 3 Multi-RAT

MRFD-161255 Multi-RAT Coordinated

MRFD-160236 Multi-RAT Coordinated

MRFD-160266 Multi-RAT Coordinated

Multi-RAT Coordinated None 3 Multi-RAT

Table 2-2 Differences between NSA and SA

Multi-RAT Coordinated None 3 Multi-RAT

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Multi-RAT Coordinated This function is 3 Multi-RAT

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3 Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power

Figure 3-1 Working principles of Multi-RAT Coordinated Symbol Power Saving

To enable this function, the following switches must be turned on:

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Figure 3-2 Working modes of a multimode RF module

3.2 Network Analysis

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LTE FDD MRFD-16122 Multi-RAT LT1SMRJSPS0 eNodeB per Cell

LTE FDD MRFD-16122 Multi-RAT LT1SFDMRCS LampSite per

NB-IoT MRFD-16125 Multi-RAT ML1SMRCSPS eNodeB per Cell

NB-IoT MRFD-16125 Multi-RAT ML1SMRCSPS LampSite per

LTE TDD MRFD-16023 Multi-RAT LT4SMRCSPT Macro per Cell

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RAT Feature ID Feature Model NE Sales

LTE TDD MRFD-16023 Multi-RAT LT1STDMRCS LampSite per

NR MRFD-16026 Multi-RAT NR0SMRCSPS gNodeB per Cell

NR MRFD-16026 Multi-RAT NR0SMRCSPS LampSite per

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LTE FDD Symbol power ENodeBAlgoSwit Energy

Mutually Exclusive Functions

NR Hyper Cell HYPER_CELL Hyper Cell

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Baseband processing unit: LBBP or UBBP

3.4 Operation and Maintenance

3.4.1 Data Configuration

3.4.1.1 Data Preparation

Table 3-1 Parameters used for configuration on the LTE side

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

Multi-RAT Symbol Power SymbolPwrSaving.Multi Set this parameter to

Table 3-2 Parameters used for configuration on the NR side

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

Power Saving Switch NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.P Select the