129 Configuring DC-HSDPA

This section describes how to activate, verify, and deactivate the optional feature WRFD-
010696 DC-HSDPA.
Dependencies on Hardware
– For 3900 series base station, BBU3900 needs to be configured with the WBBPb or WBBPd.
– For DBS3800 base station, the BBU3806 needs to be configured with the EBBC or EBBCd,
the BBU3806C needs to be configured with the EBBM.
– The BTS3812E or BTS3812AE needs to be configured with the EBBI or EDLP board, and
the UL baseband resources of DC-HSDPA cells cannot be carried on the HBBI or HULP board.
They can be carried on the EBBI or EULP board.
– For the BSC6900, DPUe boards are recommended because the downlink 42 Mbit/s
throughput of DC-HSDPA users may be affected if the BSC6900 is configured with DPUb
boards.
Dependencies on Other Features
– WRFD-010610 HSDPA Introduction Package
– WRFD-010629 DL 16QAM Modulation
– WRFD-010685 Downlink Enhanced L2
License
– The license controlling this feature has been activated.
Other Prerequisites
– One local cell can belong to only one DC group.
– The two cells must belong to the same DL resource group.
– The two cells must belong to the same sector.
– For distributed cells, two local cells of the same DC group should be served by the same
RRU or by two cascaded RRUs respectively.
– The BSC6900 software version is RAN12.0 or later.
– The NodeB software version is RAN12.0 or later.
– The UEs must belong in categories 21 or later, as specified by the 3GPP specifications.

Context

CAUTION
Activate this feature when the traffic volume in a cell is low. The reason is that the cell must be
deactivated before this feature is activated; after the cell is deactivated, the services in this cell
are disrupted.
Dual Cell-HSDPA (DC-HSDPA) allows an UE to establish downlink connections
simultaneously to two inter-frequency co-coverage cells that are configured with consecutive
frequencies and controlled by one NodeB. The two cells can schedule the UE simultaneously,
therefore increasing the downlink peak throughput of the UE.
The gain of downlink throughput is higher when the UE is located at the cell edge.
NOTE
The CS service, IMS signaling, SRB signaling, or PS conversational service is carried on a single carrier instead
of DC-HSDPA because the amount of data is small and the gain is insignificant when DCHSDPA is used.
The BE or streaming service can be carried over the DC-HSDPA. The BE/streaming combined service is carried
over the DC-HSDPA preferentially.
Procedure

Activation Procedure
1. Run the BSC6900 MML command DEA UCELL to deactivate the logical cell of local cell 1.
2. Run the BSC6900 MML command DEA UCELL to deactivate the logical cell of local cell 2.

RNC:

3. Run the BSC6900 MML command SET UCORRMALGOSWITCH. In this step, select
CFG_HSDPA_DC_SWITCH from the Channel Configuration Strategy Switch list.
4. Run the BSC6900 MML command SET UFRC. In this step, set Prefered MIMO_64QAM
or DC_HSDPA character to DC_HSDPA.
NOTE
If the switch parameter is set to DC_HSDPA, the network preferentially configures DC_HSDPA for the UE.
Set this parameter to DC_HSDPA before the verification. After the verification is complete, set this parameter
according to actual network planning.
5. Optional: If streaming services need to use HSDPA, run the BSC6900 MML command SET
UCORRMALGOSWITCH. In this step, select
MAP_PS_STREAM_ON_HSDPA_SWITCH from the Service Mapping
Strategy Switch list.
6. Run the BSC6900 MML command SET UFRCCHLTYPEPARA.
– The parameter DL streaming traffic threshold on HSDPA is rate threshold for the
decision to set up a PS domain background/interactive service on the DCH in the uplink.
– The parameter DL BE traffic DCH decision threshold rate threshold for the decision to set
up a PS domain background/interactive service on the DCH in the downlink.

Cell:

7. Run the BSC6900 MML command MOD UCELLALGOSWITCH. In this step, select
DC_HSDPA and DL_L2ENHANCED from the Cell Hspa Plus function switch list.
8. Run the BSC6900 MML command MOD UCELLHSDPA.
– Set Allocate Code Mode to Automatic.
– Set Code Adjust Switch for HSDPA to ON.
– Set User Number for Code Adjust for HSDPA.
9. Ensure that the two cells in the DC-HSDPA work in the neighboring frequencies. Run
the BSC6900 MML command LST UCELL to view the UARFCNDownnlink of the two cells.
NOTE
With neighboring frequencies, the UARFCNDownnlinks of the two cells differ in the range of
a value that is greater than or equal to 19 to a value that is smaller than or equal to 25.

NOTE
If the switch parameter is set to DC_HSDPA, the network preferentially configures
DC_HSDPA for the UE.
Set this parameter to DC_HSDPA before the verification. After the verification is complete,
set this parameter according to actual network planning.
10. Optional: Run the BSC6900 MML command MOD UCELLFREQUENCY to
modify one of the two UARFCNDownnlink parameters.
11. Run the BSC6900 MML command LST UCELL to query the parameter Time Offset
(TCELL) of the two cells. Ensure that the parameter is set to the same value.
12. Optional: Run the BSC6900 MML command MOD UCELLSETUP to change the
time offset of a cell.
13. Run the NodeB MML command ADD DUALCELLGRP to add a DC group of local
cell 1 and local cell 2. In this step, set First Local Cell ID and Second Local Cell
ID respectively to the ID of local cell 1 and local cell 2.
14. Run the BSC6900 MML command ACT UCELL to activate the logical cell of local
cell 1.
15. Run the BSC6900 MML command ACT UCELL to activate the logical cell of local
cell 2.
Verification Procedure
1. Click Uu Interface Trace on the LMT, as shown in Figure 129-1.

2. For cells with Cell DC-HSDPA Function Switch turned on, trace
RRC_RB_SETUP messages on the Uu interface.
3. Perform dialing tests on FTP services for a UE to ensure that data is transmitted on
HSDPA channels.
4. On the Trace tab page of the LMT, check whether RRC_RB_SETUP messages
contain the dl-SecondaryCellInfoFDD information element.
– If the dl-SecondaryCellInfoFDD information element is contained, as shown in
Figure 129-2, it indicates that the feature is activated.
– If the dl-SecondaryCellInfoFDD information element is not contained, it
indicates that the feature is not activated.

Deactivation Procedure

1. Run the BSC6900 MML command MOD UCELLALGOSWITCH. In this step, deselect
CFG_HSDPA_DC_SWITCH from the Channel Configuration Strategy Switch list.
2. Run the BSC6900 MML command DEA UCELL to deactivate the logical cell of the local
cell 1.
3. Run the NodeB MML command RMV DUALCELLGRP to remove the DC-HSDPA cell
group.
NOTE
To remove a DC-HSDPA cell group, you only need to remove one local cell in the group.
4. Run the BSC6900 MML command ACT UCELL to activate the logical cell of the local cell
Example

//Activation procedure
//To deactivate cells, run the following command repeatedly:
DEA UCELL: CellId=1;
DEA UCELL: CellId=2;
//Setting channel configuration strategy switch
SET UCORRMALGOSWITCH: CfgSwitch=CFG_HSDPA_DC_SWITCH-1;
//Setting preferred MIMO_64QAM or DC_HSDPA character
SET UFRC: MIMO64QAMorDcHSDPASwitch= DC_HSDPA;
//Setting service mapping strategy switch
SET UCORRMALGOSWITCH: MapSwitch=MAP_PS_STREAM_ON_HSDPA_SWITCH-1;
//Setting DL streaming traffic threshold on HSDPA
SET UFRCCHLTYPEPARA: DlStrThsOnHsdpa=D64, DlBeTraffThsOnHsdpa=D64;

//Setting Cell Hspa Plus function switch

MOD UCELLALGOSWITCH: CellId=1, HspaPlusSwitch=DL_L2ENHANCED-1&DC_HSDPA-1
//Setting allocate code mode
MOD UCELLHSDPA: CellId=1, AllocCodeMode=Automatic,
CodeAdjForHsdpaSwitch=ON, CodeAdjForHsdpaUserNumThd=3;

//Querying the UARFCN of the cell

LST UCELL: LstType=ByCellId, CellId=1;
////Querying the parameter Time Offset (TCELL) of the cell
LST UCELL: LstType=ByCellId, CellId=1;
//Modifying the time offset of the cell
MOD UCELLSETUP: CellId=1, TCell=CHIP512;

//Configuring local cell 1 and local cell 2 as a DC-HSDPA cell group

ADD DUALCELLGRP: FIRSTLOCELL=1, SECONDLOCELL=2;
//Activating the cells
ACT UCELL: CellId=1;
ACT UCELL: CellId=2;

//Deactivation procedure
//To set Channel Configuration Strategy Switch, run the following
command:
MOD UCELLALGOSWITCH: CellId=1, HspaPlusSwitch=DC_HSDPA-0;
//To deactivate cell, run the following command:
DEA UCELL: CellId=1;
//To remove the DC-HSDPA cell group, run the following command:
RMV DUALCELLGRP: LOCELL=1;
//To activate cell, run the following command:
ACT UCELL: CellId=1;