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UMTS Downlink Throughput

Improvement Solution Guide
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Date 2015-04-20
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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide Contents
Contents
1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1

1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Change History...............................................................................................................................................................1
2 Solution Overview........................................................................................................................2
2.1 Background.....................................................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Application Scenarios.....................................................................................................................................................2
2.3 Overall Solution..............................................................................................................................................................2
3 Solution Application Guidelines...............................................................................................4

3.1 Scenario 1: Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement.......................................................................................4
3.1.1 Scenario Description....................................................................................................................................................4
3.1.1.1 Light Load Scenario.................................................................................................................................................4
3.1.1.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario..............................................................................................................................................5
3.1.2 Solution Purpose..........................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3 Solution Description....................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3.1 Light Load Scenario.................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario..............................................................................................................................................9
3.1.4 Implementation..........................................................................................................................................................13
3.1.4.1 Light Load Scenario...............................................................................................................................................13
3.1.4.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario............................................................................................................................................14
3.2 Scenario 2: Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement......................................................................................16
3.2.1 Scenario Description..................................................................................................................................................16
3.2.2 Solution Purpose........................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.3 Solution Description..................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.4 Implementation..........................................................................................................................................................19
4 List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution....................................................21

5 Acronyms and Abbreviations...................................................................................................24
6 Reference Documents.................................................................................................................25
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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
1.1 Overview
This document describes downlink throughput improvement solutions for different application
scenarios in UMTS networks.
The purpose of this document is to help customers choose the appropriate features or feature
combination based on different network deployment scenarios. The technical principles,
deployment, and activation of each feature will not be described in this document and will be
included in the corresponding feature parameter description.
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
l Need to understand downlink throughput improvement solutions in UMTS networks
l Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.
RAN17.1 01 (2015-04-20)
Compared with Issue 01 (2014-05-15) of RAN16.0, Issue 01 (2015-04-20) of RAN17.1 includes
the following changes:
Added the feature WRFD-160251 HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing in 3.1 Scenario 1:
Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement.
Added the new feature WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality in 3.2
Scenario 2: Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement.
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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 2 Solution Overview
2 Solution Overview
2.1 Background
In recent years, intelligent terminals and mobile Internet services have developed rapidly.
Regarding user requirements, the users of intelligent terminals obtain services from mobile
Internet. Downlink traffic accounts for a large portion of the total traffic in the uplink and
downlink. Most of the downlink traffic comes from services such as web browsing, MP3/
ringtone downloads, software downloads, online video (video clips downloading), and online
shopping (a lot of pictures). Users expect high downlink rates and always online data services
with rapid response times and download speeds.
To meet these expectations, the downlink throughput improvement solution improves service
data rates and increases the number of online users.
2.2 Application Scenarios

The purpose of this solution is to increase single-user data rates in light load scenarios and
improve cell throughput in multi-user scenarios.
In accordance with these goals, the application scenarios of this solution can be classified into
single-user throughput improvement and multi-user throughput improvement.
The single-user throughput improvement solution is used to improve user throughput when the
downlink load is light. For details on scenario definitions, see 3.1.1 Scenario Description. This
solution applies to light load scenarios and multi-carrier scenarios.
The multi-user throughput improvement solution is used in scenarios where there are a large
number of online users and the downlink load is heavy. In such a scenario, the solution focuses
on improving the downlink throughput while enabling as many users as possible to be online.
For details about the scenario definition, see 3.2.1 Scenario Description.
2.3 Overall Solution

The downlink throughput improvement solution adapts to different application scenarios with
the purpose of improving user data rates and system capacity.

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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 2 Solution Overview
Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement

The downlink single-user throughput improvement solution can be used to improve user
throughput in light load scenarios and multi-carrier scenarios. In light load scenarios, downlink
single-user HSDPA throughput can be improved by using the techniques shown in Figure
2-1.
Figure 2-1 Solution for light load scenarios
In multi-carrier scenarios, HSPA+ techniques and resource sharing among multiple carriers are
used to increase the downlink throughput, as shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2 Solution for multi-carrier scenarios
Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement

The downlink throughput improvement solution enables HSDPA users to use more resources
by optimizing control channel power overhead, thereby increasing cell throughput in heavy load
scenarios, as shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3 Solution for heavy load scenarios

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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 3 Solution Application Guidelines
3 Solution Application Guidelines
3.1 Scenario 1: Downlink Single-User Throughput

Improvement
3.1.1 Scenario Description

The downlink single-user throughput improvement solution is used to improve burst service
rates and reduce service delay. In this application scenario, cell capacity and resources are
sufficient. The downlink single-user throughput improvement solution applies to two scenarios:
light load scenarios and multi-carrier scenarios.
3.1.1.1 Light Load Scenario

A cell is considered lightly loaded if the duration when non-HSPA load is less than 40% reaches
60% of the total time period and the value of VS.CellDCHUEs is smaller than 15. The non-
HSPA load can be calculated using the following formula:
Non-HSPA load = VS.MeanTCP.NonHS/CellMaxPower
where,
CellMaxPower indicates the maximum transmit power in a cell, which is specified by the
MAXTXPOWER(UMTS BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) parameter in the ADD
UCELLSETUP command.
The number of online users in the CELL_DCH state is measured by the VS.CellDCHUEs
counter.

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Figure 3-1 Load distribution in a live network
3.1.1.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario

In multi-carrier scenarios, the cells in a sector operate in frequencies in the same frequency band
or in different frequency bands. The command used to query the frequencies of cells varies
depending on the NodeB type. Details are as follows:
l 3900 series base stations

Run the NodeB MML command LST ULOCELL to query the local cells under a NodeB,
and the IDs and UTRA absolute radio frequency channel numbers (UARFCNs) of these
local cells.
l BTS3812E, BTS3812AE, and DBS3800
Run the NodeB MML command LST LOCELL to query the local cells under a NodeB,
and the IDs and UARFCNs of these local cells.
3.1.2 Solution Purpose

This solution improves user throughput and user peak data rate in light load and multi-carrier
scenarios, thereby improving downlink user experience. It is recommended that this solution be
enabled to improve downlink throughput.
3.1.3 Solution Description

A series of HSPA+ techniques have been introduced since 3GPP Release 7. Most of these HSPA
+ techniques are used to improve downlink throughput. In light load scenarios, this solution uses
HSPA+ techniques to improve capacity and uses non-HSPA+ techniques to improve HSDPA
performance.
This downlink single-user throughput improvement solution provides an obvious gain in light
load scenarios but does not provide an obvious gain in heavy load scenarios.

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List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution
Table 3-1 List of features and functions involved in the solution for light load scenarios
Cla Feature Feature/ Function Description Introd Referenc

ssif ID Function uced e
icat Name in… Docume
ion nt
Pea WRFD-01 HSPA+ Enables a peak single-user data RAN11. HSPA

k 0681 Downlink rate of 21 Mbit/s. 0 Evolution
rate 21Mbps per Feature
imp User Paramete
rove r
men Descriptio
t n
WRFD-01 Downlink Increases peak throughput by RAN11. Downlink

0683 64QAM applying a high-order 0 64QAM
modulation scheme to users at Feature
the center of a cell. Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
WRFD-01 Downlink All downlink HSPA+ RAN11. Downlink

0685 Enhanced techniques depend on downlink 0 Enhanced
L2 L2 enhancement. L2
Feature
Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
BL WRFD-03 CQI Enables the NodeB to learn and RAN13. HSDPA

ER 0010 Adjustment identify channel types and 0 Feature
cont Based on selects the optimal target BLER Paramete
rol Dynamic to improve the average r
BLER downlink user throughput. Descriptio
Target n
N/A BLER When the cell load is light and RAN14. HSDPA
Optimizatio there are burst services, the 0 Feature
n for NodeB reduces the BLER to Paramete
HSDPA decrease the delay of burst r
Burst services. Descriptio
Services n

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ion nt
HS WRFD-14 Dynamic Dynamically adjusts CQI RAN14. Dynamic

DP 0215 Configurati feedback period based on the 0 Configura
A on of uplink load. When the uplink tion Based
reso HSDPA load is light, this feature on the
urce CQI shortens the CQI feedback Uplink
allo Feedback period to improve downlink Load
cati Period performance. Feature
on Paramete
r
Descriptio
n
N/A Balanced The TRFC algorithm takes both RAN11. HSDPA

allocation power and code consumption 0 Feature
of power into consideration and performs Paramete
and codes as balanced power and code r
in the allocation as possible. This Descriptio
TRFC algorithm increases downlink n
algorithm cell throughput when multiple
users are scheduled in one TTI.
N/A HSDPA If there are remaining power RAN15. HSDPA

remaining resources after TFRC resources 0 Feature
power are allocated, the HSDPA Paramete
appending remaining power appending r
algorithm appends certain Descriptio
HSDPA transmit power to the n
last user scheduled in the current
TTI. In light load scenarios, this
function reduces the BLER of
burst services and the service
delay.
N/A Code Increases the HSDPA code RAN16. HSDPA

utilization usage, reduces the power usage 0 Feature
optimizatio and downlink load, and Paramete
n improves user throughput. r
Descriptio
n

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ion nt
N/A HS-SCCH When a small number of users RAN12. HSDPA

and E- are online, this function allows 0 Feature
RGCH the preemption of unused E- Paramete
code RGCHs to increase the r
allocation maximum number of HS- Descriptio
based on PDSCH codes to 15. This n
requiremen function improves the peak user
ts to data rate.
increase the
number of
available
HS-
PDSCH
codes
N/A H-RNTI Prevents the decrease of RAN13. HSDPA

allocation downlink throughput due to 0 Feature
implemente incorrect H-RNTI detection. Paramete
d by RM r
coding Descriptio
n
Mo N/A Optimized Shortens the HSDPA serving RAN16. HSDPA

bilit fast cell change delay and reduces 0 Feature
y HSDPA rate drops caused by handover Paramete
serving cell signaling procedures. r
change Descriptio
n
Imp N/A Scheduling Reduces the delay in the RNC RAN15. HSDPA
rove of UEs not sending data to NodeBs and 0 Feature
men based on increases HTTP service data Paramete
t of data rates rates and small-sized file r
the downloading speeds. Descriptio
buff n
ered
data
traff
ic

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ion nt
N/A RSCP/ When the uplink load and RAN16. Adaptive

RTWP- coverage are not limited, this 0 Adjustmen
based function reduces the uplink t of
Algorithm BLER and uplink feedback HSUPA
for delay, thereby improving the Small
Adaptively downlink throughput. Target
Adjusting Retransmi
the Little ssions
Retransmis Feature
sion Times Paramete
for HSUPA r
UEs Descriptio
n

The downlink throughput improvement solution applicable to multi-carrier scenarios mainly
uses HSPA+ techniques. As HSPA+ techniques require the support from UEs, this solution also
uses enhanced multi-carrier allocation features or functions that do not require support from
UEs.
Table 3-2 List of features and functions involved in the solution for multi-carrier scenarios
Cla Feature ID Feature/ Function Introduc Reference

ssif Function Description ed in… Document
icat Name
ion
Sing WRFD-01068 HSPA+ Enables a peak RAN11.0 HSPA Evolution

le- 0 Downlink single-user Feature
user 28Mbps per data rate of 28 Parameter
peak User* Mbit/s. Description
rate
WRFD-01068 HSPA+ Enables a peak RAN12.0 HSPA Evolution
9 Downlink single-user Feature
42Mbps per data rate of 42 Parameter
User* Mbit/s. Description
WRFD-01070 HSPA+ Enables a peak RAN13.0 HSPA Evolution

3 Downlink single-user Feature
84Mbps per data rate of 84 Parameter
User* Mbit/s. Description

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icat Name
ion
WRFD-01069 DC-HSDPA* Enables the RAN12.0 DC-HSDPA

6 use of two Feature
carriers in the Parameter
same Description
frequency
band to
transmit data
to a user,
improving the
average user
data rate.
WRFD-15020 DB-HSDPA* Enables the RAN15.0 DB-HSDPA

9 use of two Feature
carriers in Parameter
different Description
frequency
bands to
transmit data
to a user,
improving the
user data rate.
WRFD-15025 3C-HSDPA* Enables the RAN15.0 MC-HSDPA

0 use of three Feature
carriers to Parameter
transmit data Description
to a user,
improving the
average and
peak data rates.
WRFD-15020 4C-HSDPA* Enables the RAN15.0 MC-HSDPA

7 use of four Feature
carriers to Parameter
transmit data Description
to a user,
improving the
average and
peak data rates.

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icat Name
ion
Res WRFD-15020 Flexible Dual Enables the RAN15.0 Flexible Dual

ourc 8 Carrier HSDPA RNC to Carrier HSDPA
e flexibly select Feature
shar two carriers for Parameter
ing data Description
transmission.
It improves the
burst service
rates of DC-
HSDPA users.
WRFD-02011 Dynamic Power Enables HSPA RAN11.0 Flexible Dual

6 Sharing of carriers to use Carrier HSDPA
Multi-Carriers the remaining Feature
power of R99 Parameter
carriers, Description
improving the
burst service
throughput of
HSDPA users.
WRFD-16025 HSDPA Inter- Enables one RAN17.1 HSDPA Feature

1 Cell Power HSDPA cell to Parameter
Sharing dynamically Description
share the idle
power
resources of
another
HSDPA cell,
thereby
improving the
throughput of
HSDPA users'
burst services.

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icat Name
ion
Mac WRFD-15120 Macro-Micro Enables one RAN16.0 Macro-Micro

ro- 9 DC-HSDPA HSDPA cell to DC-HSDPA
micr dynamically Feature
o share the idle Parameter
mult power Description
iple resources of
carri another
ers HSDPA cell,
thereby
improving the
throughput of
HSDPA users'
burst services.
NOTE
*: indicates that the corresponding feature requires support from UEs
Description of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution

3GPP has introduced a lot of HSPA+ techniques. Figure 3-2 shows the development of these
HSPA+ techniques.
Figure 3-2 Development of HSPA+ techniques
All HSPA+ techniques depend on Downlink Enhanced L2. Based on this foundation, HSPA+
techniques have developed in three directions: high-order modulation, multiple antennas, and
multiple carriers.

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Each HSPA+ technique has its own gains. 64QAM increases the data rates of UEs only at the
cell center. MIMO can be used to improve spectral efficiency and user throughput. DC-HSDPA
enables the use of two carriers to transmit user data, thereby improving the user data rate. DC-
HSDPA can be used together with 64QAM or MIMO to further improve the data rates and
throughput of UEs at the cell center. 3C-HSDPA and 4C-HSDPA can further increase data rate
compared with DC-HSDPA. The Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers feature and the
HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing feature can be used with any of the preceding HSPA+
techniques to increase the available HSDPA power of carriers and further improve the downlink
user throughput. The Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers feature enables an inter-
frequency co-coverage HSDPA cell to use the remaining power resources of an R99 only cell.
When HSDPA is enabled in the R99 only cell, this feature becomes unavailable. Therefore, it
is recommended that the HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing feature be enabled.
3.1.4 Implementation

Two or more of the preceding functions and features can be used together. These functions and
features can be used in lightly loaded cells or heavily loaded cells. However, when used in heavily
loaded cells, these functions and features bring fewer gains. All the preceding features and
functions can be used together in light load conditions.
If the operator wants to reduce the delay of small-packet burst services, the following functions
can be enabled:
l HSDPA remaining power appending

l BLER Optimization for HSDPA Burst Services
l Scheduling of UEs not based on data rates
l H-RNTI allocation implemented by RM coding
l Balanced allocation of power and codes in the TRFC algorithm
If the operator expects to increase the single-user peak rate in the center of a cell, the following
functions and features can be enabled:
l HS-SCCH and E-RGCH code allocation based on requirements to increase the number of
available HS-PDSCH codes
l Code utilization optimization
l Downlink Enhanced L2
l Downlink 64QAM
l HSPA+ Downlink 21Mbps per User
In heavily loaded cells, it is recommended that the HSDPA remaining power appending
algorithm and HSDPA BLER optimization algorithm be disabled because they increase the
downlink load.
In light load scenarios, the WRFD-140215 Dynamic Configuration of HSDPA CQI Feedback
Period feature can be enabled to reduce the CQI feedback period and thereby improve downlink
performance. If the configured CQI feedback period is longer than 2 ms, the WRFD-140215
Dynamic Configuration of HSDPA CQI Feedback Period feature can be enabled, and the
CQIFBckBaseCellLoad(UMTS BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) and CQIFBckBaseCoverage

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(UMTS BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) parameters should be set to 4 ms. Otherwise, this feature
does not need to be enabled.

Multiple HSPA+ techniques can be used together. It is recommended that HSPA+ techniques
be deployed according to the HSPA+ development path.
The following describes the principles of deploying multi-carrier-related features. If the DC-
HSDPA-capable terminal penetration rate is high and adjacent carriers are used in the live
network, the DC-HSDPA feature is recommended. If the operator has deployed more than two
carriers and the DC-HSDPA-capable terminal penetration rate is high, the Flexible Dual Carrier
HSDPA feature is recommended. If the operator has deployed more than two carriers and expects
to further improve downlink user experience, the 3C-HSDPA feature is recommended.
If the operator has deployed carriers in different frequency bands, the DB-HSDPA feature can
be deployed. If the operator has deployed carriers in different frequency bands and there are
multiple carriers in each frequency band, the DB-HSDPA and Flexible Dual Carrier HSDPA
features are recommended.
To improve the experience of non-DC-HSDPA UEs, the HSDPA Inter-Cell Power Sharing
feature is recommended. If R99 only cells exist, the Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers
feature can also be deployed. The Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers feature is used
when traffic steering is required between R99 and HSDPA cells. With this feature, R99 only
cells share power with HSDPA cells.
Multi-carrier HSDPA features greatly increase user throughput in lightly loaded networks. If
the downlink load is heavy, the number of online users is large, and there are a small number of
available HSPA power resources, the gains provided by multi-carrier HSDPA features decrease.
The multi-carrier terminal penetration rate can be observed by using the following RNC
counters:
(VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT25.28 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT21.24)/
(VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT1.6 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT7.10 +
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT11.12 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT13.14 +
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT21.24) + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT25.28)
(VS.HSDPA.UE. Max.CAT25.28 + VS.HSDPA.UE. Max.CAT21.24)/

(VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT1.6 + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT7.10 +
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT21.24) + VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT25.28)
Table 3-3 describes these counters.
Table 3-3 Counter description
Counter Name Description
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.CAT1.6 Average Number of HSDPA UEs with Category 1-6

in a Cell

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VS.HSDPA.UE.Max.CAT1.6 Maximum Number of HSDPA UEs with Category 1-6

in a Cell

in a Cell
VS.HSDPA.UE.Max.CAT7.10 Maximum Number of HSDPA UEs with Category

7-10 in a Cell

in a Cell

11-12 in a Cell

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 13-14 support 64QAM.

13-14 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 13-14 support 64QAM.

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 15-16 support MIMO or
64QAM.

15-16 in a Cell

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 17-20 support MIMO+64QAM.

17-20 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 17-20 support MIMO+64QAM.

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 21-24 support DC-HSDPA.

21-24 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 21-24 support DC-HSDPA.

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25-28 in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 25-284 support DC-HSDPA
+MIMO.

in a Cell
Note: UEs of category 25-284 support DC-HSDPA
+MIMO.
3.2 Scenario 2: Downlink Multi-User Throughput

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3.2.1 Scenario Description

The downlink multi-user throughput improvement solution is mainly applicable to densely
populated urban areas and central business district (CBD) areas. The cells in these areas feature
a large number of online users and high downlink non-HSPA power and TCP power. The
following situation may occur in multi-user scenarios: downlink load is heavy, downlink
throughput is low but the TCP load is high, and the number of admission rejections due to power
limitation is greater than that in other cells.
The non-HSPA load can be calculated using the following formula:
Non-HSPA load = VS.MeanTCP.NonHS/CellMaxPower
where
CellMaxPower indicates the maximum transmit power in a cell, which is specified by the
MAXTXPOWER parameter in the ADD UCELLSETUP command.
The number of online users in the CELL_DCH state is measured by the VS.CellDCHUEs
counter.
A cell is considered heavily loaded if the duration when non-HSPA load is greater than 60%
exceeds 10% of the total time period and the value of VS.CellDCHUEs is greater than 40.
The number of HSDPA users can be observed by using the following RNC counters.
VS.HSDPA.UE.Max.Cell Maximum Number of HSDPA UEs in a Cell
VS.HSDPA.UE.Mean.Cell Average Number of HSDPA UEs in a Cell
Downlink load can be observed by using the following RNC counters.

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VS.MeanTCP Mean Transmitted Power of Carrier for Cell
VS.MeanTCP.NonHS Mean Non-HSDPA Transmitted Carrier Power for

Cell
3.2.2 Solution Purpose

In multi-user scenarios, the downlink multi-user throughput improvement solution increases the
downlink cell throughput and the number of online users and decreases the downlink load.
3.2.3 Solution Description

The downlink throughput improvement solution in multi-user scenarios involves improving
DCH power efficiency, common channel power efficiency, SRB power efficiency, and resource
specifications.
Table 3-4 List of features and functions involved in the solution for multi-user scenarios
Classific Feature/Function Function Introduced in… Reference Document

ation Name Description
DCH DPCH Pilot Power In heavy load RAN15.0 Power Control Feature
power Adjustment scenarios, this feature Parameter Description
efficiency decreases non-HSPA
improvem power by decreasing
ent the DPCH pilot
power, thereby
increasing available
HSDPA power and
HSDPA throughput.
DPCH Power Control In heavy load RAN17.1 Power Control Feature

Based on Radio Quality scenarios, this feature Parameter Description
reduces the transmit
power on the DPCH if
channel conditions
are satisfactory. Cell's
non-HSPA load is
reduced as a result.
Load-based DPCH Decreases DPCH RAN15.0 Power Control Feature

Maximum Power transmit power in Parameter Description
Adjustment congestion scenarios
to relieve power
congestion.

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DPCH Maximum Power Decreases non-HSPA RAN15.0 Power Control Feature

Restriction power by decreasing Parameter Description
the maximum DPCH
power, thereby
increasing available
HSDPA power and
HSDPA throughput.
DL DPCH Pilot power Decreases non-HSPA RAN14.0 Radio Bearers Feature

optimization power by decreasing Parameter Description
the downlink DPCH
pilot power offset,
thereby increasing
available HSDPA
power and HSDPA
throughput.
Common Load Based Dynamic Decreases HSDPA RAN15.0 Load Based Dynamic
channel Adjustment of PCPICH pilot power in heavily Adjustment of PCPICH
power loaded cells to Feature Parameter
efficiency increase available Description
improvem HSDPA power and
ent HSDPA throughput.
Resource HSDPA Scheduler Pool Enables the load in a RAN15.0 HSDPA Scheduler Pool
specificati cell to be shared Feature Parameter
on among HSDPA Description
improvem schedulers.
ent
SRB SRB over HSDPA Enables the downlink RAN11.0 HSDPA Feature
efficiency SRB to be carried on Parameter Description
improvem HSDPA channels and
ent the associated
HSDPA channel is the
F-DPCH.

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Blind detection + SRB With this function, the RAN15.0 Radio Bearers Feature
1*0 TFCI bit is not Parameter Description
transmitted on the
downlink DPCH, and
a transmission format
(TF) in length 0 is
added to the TFCS of
the SRB. This
function can reduce
the power overhead
on combined HSDPA
+DPCH and non-
HSDPA power, and
increase HSDPA
throughput.
3.2.4 Implementation
One or more features and functions involved in the solution for multi-user scenarios can be used
together. Each feature or function has different network impacts, depending on the load status.
If a feature or function has a larger network impact, it takes effect when the load is heavier.
The Load Control feature defines five load states based on the downlink non-HSPA load. The
effective threshold of each feature can be configured based on the load state threshold, as shown
in Figure 3-3. For details, see Load Measurement Feature Parameter Description.
Figure 3-3 Load status

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Figure 3-4 shows the relationships between features and load status. It is recommended that
features and functions be enabled in the following sequence:
l SRB over HSDPA

l Blind detection + SRB 1*0
l HSDPA Scheduler Pool
l DL DPCH pilot power optimization/DPCH Pilot power adjustment
l Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH
l DPCH Maximum Power Restriction
l Load-based DPCH Maximum Power Adjustment
Figure 3-4 Relationships between features and load status
If the network has not been upgraded to RAN15.0, the DPCH pilot power optimization function
can be used. If the network has been upgraded to RAN15.0, it is recommended that the DPCH
pilot power optimization function be disabled and DPCH Pilot power adjustment be enabled.
The Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH feature has negative impacts on network
coverage and KPIs. It is recommended that this feature be used when the non-HSPA load is
greater than 50%.

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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 4 List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution
4 List of Features and Functions Involved in

the Solution
Feature ID Feature Name Introduced Reference Document

in…
WRFD-010681 HSPA+ Downlink RAN11.0 HSPA Evolution Feature Parameter

21Mbps per User Description
WRFD-010683 Downlink 64QAM RAN11.0 Downlink 64QAM Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-010685 Downlink Enhanced L2 RAN11.0 Downlink Enhanced L2 Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-030010 CQI Adjustment Based on RAN13.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

Dynamic BLER Target
WRFD-140215 Dynamic Configuration of RAN14.0 Dynamic Configuration Based on the

HSDPA CQI Feedback Uplink Load Feature Parameter
Period Description
N/A Balanced allocation of RAN11.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

power and codes in the
TRFC algorithm
N/A HSDPA remaining power RAN15.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

appending
N/A BLER Optimization for RAN14.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

HSDPA Burst Services
N/A H-RNTI allocation RAN13.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

implemented by RM
coding
N/A Scheduling of UEs not RAN15.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

based on data rates

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N/A HS-SCCH and E-RGCH RAN12.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

code allocation based on
requirements to increase
the number of available
HS-PDSCH codes



WRFD-010696 DC-HSDPA RAN12.0 DC-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150209 DB-HSDPA RAN15.0 DB-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150208 Flexible Dual Carrier RAN15.0 Flexible Dual Carrier HSDPA Feature
HSDPA Parameter Description
WRFD-150250 3C-HSDPA RAN15.0 MC-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-150207 4C-HSDPA RAN15.0 MC-HSDPA Feature Parameter

Description
WRFD-020116 Dynamic Power Sharing RAN11.0 Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers

of Multi-Carriers Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-160251 HSDPA Inter-Cell Power RAN17.1 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

Sharing
WRFD-150230 DPCH Pilot Power RAN15.0 Power Control Feature Parameter

Adjustment Description
WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control RAN17.1 Power Control Feature Parameter

Based on Radio Quality Description
WRFD-150236 Load Based Dynamic RAN15.0 Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of

Adjustment of PCPICH PCPICH Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-150242 HSDPA Scheduler Pool RAN15.0 HSDPA Scheduler Pool Feature Parameter
Description
WRFD-150235 DPCH Maximum Power RAN15.0 Power Control Feature Parameter

Restriction Description
WRFD-010652 SRB over HSDPA RAN11.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

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N/A Blind detection + SRB 1*0 RAN15.0 Radio Bearers Feature Parameter
Description
N/A DL DPCH Pilot power RAN14.0 Radio Bearers Feature Parameter

optimization Description
N/A Load-based DPCH RAN15.0 Radio Bearers Feature Parameter

Maximum Power Description
Adjustment

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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym and Full Name

Abbreviation
3G The Third Generation
3GPP2 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
BOSS Business and Operation Support System

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UMTS Downlink Throughput Improvement Solution Guide 6 Reference Documents
6 Reference Documents
1. HSPA Evolution Feature Parameter Description

2. Downlink 64QAM Feature Parameter Description
3. Downlink Enhanced L2 Feature Parameter Description
4. HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
5. Dynamic Configuration Based on the Uplink Load Feature Parameter Description
6. Adaptive Adjustment of HSUPA Small Target Retransmissions Feature Parameter
Description
7. DC-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
8. DB-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
9. Flexible Dual Carrier HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
10. MC-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
11. Dynamic Power Sharing of Multi-Carriers Feature Parameter Description
12. Macro-Micro DC-HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
13. Power Control Feature Parameter Description
14. Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH Feature Parameter Description
15. HSDPA Scheduler Pool Feature Parameter Description
16. Radio Bearers Feature Parameter Description


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1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1

3 Solution Application Guidelines...............................................................................................4

4 List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution....................................................21

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1 About This Document

1.2 Intended Audience

1.3 Change History

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2.2 Application Scenarios

2.3 Overall Solution

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Downlink Single-User Throughput Improvement

Figure 2-1 Solution for light load scenarios

Figure 2-2 Solution for multi-carrier scenarios

Downlink Multi-User Throughput Improvement

Figure 2-3 Solution for heavy load scenarios

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3 Solution Application Guidelines

3.1 Scenario 1: Downlink Single-User Throughput

3.1.1 Scenario Description

3.1.1.1 Light Load Scenario

Non-HSPA load = VS.MeanTCP.NonHS/CellMaxPower

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Figure 3-1 Load distribution in a live network

3.1.1.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario

l 3900 series base stations

3.1.2 Solution Purpose

3.1.3 Solution Description

3.1.3.1 Light Load Scenario

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List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution

Cla Feature Feature/ Function Description Introd Referenc

Pea WRFD-01 HSPA+ Enables a peak single-user data RAN11. HSPA

WRFD-01 Downlink Increases peak throughput by RAN11. Downlink

WRFD-01 Downlink All downlink HSPA+ RAN11. Downlink

BL WRFD-03 CQI Enables the NodeB to learn and RAN13. HSDPA

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Cla Feature Feature/ Function Description Introd Referenc

HS WRFD-14 Dynamic Dynamically adjusts CQI RAN14. Dynamic

N/A Balanced The TRFC algorithm takes both RAN11. HSDPA

N/A HSDPA If there are remaining power RAN15. HSDPA

N/A Code Increases the HSDPA code RAN16. HSDPA

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Cla Feature Feature/ Function Description Introd Referenc

N/A HS-SCCH When a small number of users RAN12. HSDPA

N/A H-RNTI Prevents the decrease of RAN13. HSDPA

Mo N/A Optimized Shortens the HSDPA serving RAN16. HSDPA

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Cla Feature Feature/ Function Description Introd Referenc

N/A RSCP/ When the uplink load and RAN16. Adaptive

3.1.3.2 Multi-Carrier Scenario

List of Features and Functions Involved in the Solution

Cla Feature ID Feature/ Function Introduc Reference

Sing WRFD-01068 HSPA+ Enables a peak RAN11.0 HSPA Evolution

WRFD-01070 HSPA+ Enables a peak RAN13.0 HSPA Evolution

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Cla Feature ID Feature/ Function Introduc Reference