UMTS Congestion

1-Code Congestion
2-Power Congestion
3-CE Congestion
4- IUB Congestion

There are many Parameters by which we can optimize the congestion

Code congestion will cause low CSSR of both CS and PS service.

We can check counters as below to find code congestion:

VS.RRC.Rej.Code.Cong
VS.RAB.FailEstCs.Code.Cong
VS.RAB.FailEstPs.Code.Cong
VS.RAC.SHO.Fail.OVSF.Cong
VS.RAC.DCCC.Fail.OVSF.Cong
VS.RAC.HHO.CodeAssignRej.DL

Solution
Code congestion will happen in single carrier cell or F1 cell. If single carrier cell experience
very serious code congestion, expanding 2 carriers is recommended.
To solve code congestion, we recommend using LDR algorithm also. The MML configuration
is as follows:
Switch on the LDR switch:

MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: CellId=0, NBMLdcAlgoSwitch= CELL_CODE_LDR -1;

Setting LDR action:

MOD CELLLDR: CellId=0, DLLDRFIRSTACTION=CodeAdj,

DLLDRSECONDACTION=BERateRed, DlLdrBERateReductionRabNum=1,
GoldUserLoadControlSwitch=ON;
Then we can monitor the counters as follows to check the effect of LDR action:

VS.LCC.LDR.BERateDL
VS.LCC.LDR.CodeAdj
VS.LCC.LDR.CodeAdj.Succ

-HS PDSCH utilization set Automatic, HS PDSCH Min Code define from 5 to 1 and Max 15
-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 day or 2 or so)
T300, time between Retransmissions (maybe from 600 ms to 2 s), for special events that
last only a short time (a day or so)

-Adjust the CQI feedback period on the uplink HS-DPCCH

(def value is D2)

(When CQI Feedback Cycle (k) is not zero, it must be greater than or equal to CQI Repetition
Factor * 2ms)

-RACH Related parameters

PowerOffestPpm ( recomm values: -3 and -2 dB)
PreambleRetransMax (def and recomm value: 20)
PowerRampStep (def and recomm values; 2 dB)

-Enable LDR
-Code based DRD
-Power Based DRB

For CE UL Congestion
-disable 2mms TTI
-Shift R99 users to HSPA or reducing PS384 to PS 256
-enable CE Overbooking feature to enhance and information of actual CE credit availability
Below given CE utilization in UL/DL
OVSF and CE Consumption for DL DCH service
Rate SF CE
(kbps) Consumption

3.4 256 1

13.6 128 1

8 128 1

16 128 1

32 64 1

64 32 2

128 16 4

144 16 4

256 8 8

384 8 8
Note: Even HS-PDSCH will not utilize DL CE but A HSDPA User will consume 1*SF256 (1 CE)
in DL for A-DCH.
 OVSF and CE Consumption for UL DCH service

Rate (kbps) SF CE Consumption

3.4 256 1

13.6 64 1

8 64 1

16 64 1

32 32 1.5

64 16 3

128 8 5

144 8 5

256 4 10

384 4 10

OVSF and CE Consumption for HSUPA

Rate (kbps) SF CE Consumption

8 256 1

16 64 1

32 64 1.5

64 64 1.5

128 32 3

144 8 3

256 4 5

384 4 10

608 4 10

1450 2SF2 32

2048 2SF2 32

2890 2SF2+2SF4 48

5760 2SF2+2SF4 48