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Power Control (GBSS14.0 02)
Power Control (GBSS14.0 02)
GBSS14.0
Issue 02
Date 2012-08-30
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Contents
2 Overview.........................................................................................................................................3
3 Technical Description...................................................................................................................4
3.1 Working Principles.............................................................................................................................................4
3.1.1 Overview...................................................................................................................................................4
3.1.2 Measurement Report Processing...............................................................................................................5
3.1.3 Power Control Algorithms.........................................................................................................................7
3.1.4 Power Control Procedures.........................................................................................................................7
3.2 Huawei II Power Control Algorithm..................................................................................................................9
3.2.1 Measurement Report Processing.............................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Power Control Decision...........................................................................................................................11
3.3 Huawei III Power Control Algorithm...............................................................................................................13
3.3.1 Power Control Activation........................................................................................................................14
3.3.2 Measurement Report Processing.............................................................................................................14
3.3.3 Power Control Decision...........................................................................................................................15
3.4 Optimized Huawei III Power Control Algorithm.............................................................................................17
3.4.1 Measurement Report Processing.............................................................................................................17
3.4.2 Calculation of the Power Control Adjustment Step................................................................................19
3.5 Related Features...............................................................................................................................................19
3.5.1 Active Power Control..............................................................................................................................19
3.5.2 SAIC-based Power Control Optimization...............................................................................................21
4 Engineering Guidelines.............................................................................................................23
4.1 Scenarios...........................................................................................................................................................24
4.2 Key Parameters.................................................................................................................................................26
4.2.1 Algorithm Selection Parameters..............................................................................................................26
4.2.2 Common Parameters................................................................................................................................27
4.2.3 Huawei II Power Control Parameters......................................................................................................28
4.2.4 Huawei III Power Control Parameters.....................................................................................................35
4.2.5 Optimized Huawei III Power Control Parameters...................................................................................41
5 Parameters.....................................................................................................................................46
6 Counters......................................................................................................................................151
7 Glossary.......................................................................................................................................153
8 Reference Documents...............................................................................................................154
1.1 Scope
This document describes the functions of and technologies regarding the power control feature,
including:
l Feature change: refers to a change in the power control feature of a specific product version.
l Editorial change: refers to a change in wording or the addition of the information that was
not described in the earlier version.
Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
l 02 (2012-08-30)
l 01 (2012-04-28)
l Draft A (2012-02-15)
02 (2012-08-30)
This is the second commercial release of GBSS14.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2012-04-28), 02 (2012-08-30) incorporates the changes described in
the following table.
01 (2012-04-28)
This is the first commercial release of GBSS14.0.
Compared with issue Draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0, issue 01 (2012-04-28) has no change.
Draft A (2012-02-15)
This is a draft.
Compared with issue 01 (2011-03-31) of GBSS13.0, Draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0
incorporates the changes described in the following table.
2 Overview
Power control is used to reduce the MS or BTS transmit power after radio links are established.
The power control feature is introduced to:
l Reduce interference.
l Improve stability of link quality, especially reduce the number of poor-quality calls.
l Reduce power consumption
3 Technical Description
3.1.1 Overview
Power control aims to improve the quality of radio links over the Um interface. After power
control is enabled, the BSS adjusts the MS and BTS transmit power based on specified thresholds
and measurement reports (MRs) that contains:
l Uplink receive level
l Downlink receive level
l Uplink receive quality
l Downlink receive quality
The BSS then determines appropriate MS and BTS transmit power by using the power control
algorithm.
Power control is performed to achieve the desired link quality with minimum possible transmit
power. This reduces adjacent-channel interference and power consumption. The reduced
interference can help improve the quality of links to other connections.
There are two types of power control:
l Uplink power control
Uplink power control is used to adjust the MS transmit power. With this function, the BTS
obtains stable receive signal strength, reducing adjacent-channel interference and MS
power consumption.
l Downlink power control
Downlink power control is used to adjust the BTS transmit power. With this function, MSs
obtain stable receive signal strength, reducing adjacent-channel interference and BTS
power consumption.
Uplink and downlink power control use the same algorithm, although different parameters are
involved. Unless otherwise specified, the algorithm described in this document applies to both
uplink and downlink power control.
Figure 3-1 shows the power control process.
1. The MS or BTS measures receive level and receive quality and stores the information in
MRs. Then, the MS or BTS reports the MRs to the BTS or BSC.
2. The BSS preprocesses the MRs, including performing MR interpolation and filtering.
3. The BSS uses the power control algorithm to calculate the MS or BTS transmit power and
then makes a power control decision.
4. The BTS sends an MS Power Control message to the MS, informing the MS of the power
control decision. Alternatively, the BSC sends a BS Power Control message to the BTS,
informing the BTS of the power control decision
5. The MS or BTS transmits signals at the power specified in the message.
NOTE
The MRs are used for both power control and handover.
The operator can choose to have filtering preprocessing performed on the BTS or BSC.
Only certain BTS products allow the power control algorithm to be used on the BTS side. If a
BTS supports the power control algorithm, the operator can choose to use the power algorithm
either on the BTS or BSC.
The power control processes on the BTS and BSC are implemented in the same manner.
As MRs are always forwarded to the BSC for handover or cell reselection processing, the BSC
is responsible for receiving the MRs and performing power control.
Setting the preceding parameters leads to changes in the signaling flow over the Abis interface
and the CPU load of the BSC.
If the BTS sends original MRs to the BSC, the BSC performs MR interpolation and filtering.
Power control is therefore triggered on the BSC. If the BTS sends proprecessed MRs to the BSC,
power control is triggered on the BTS.
The BTS preprocesses MRs and performs power control only when the BTS supports the power
control algorithm.
NOTE
If the BSC does not receive or ignores MRs, handover performance deteriorates.
Measurement Type
The BSC processes the information in MRs based on the setting of the MEASURETYPE
parameter. Measurement results contain the following information:
MR Interpolation
If any MRs are lost, MR interpolation is performed before filtering. The interpolation algorithm
is different between PCII and PCIII/PCIII Opt.
MR Filtering
The PCII algorithm uses the sliding window filtering algorithm.
The PCIII and PCIII Opt. algorithms use both the sliding window and exponential filtering
algorithms.
the third period, the MS notifies the BTS of the adjusted power. Figure 3-2 shows the uplink
power control procedure.
The maximum speed for an MS to adjust its power is 2 dB every 13 frames or 60 ms. Even if a large
adjustment step is used, for example 14 dB, power control cannot be done all at once. The power
adjustment value is increased in small steps within an SACCH frame. This affects the average receive
level and quality reported in MRs from the SACCH frame.
3. In the third SACCH MR period, the current MS transmit power, that is, the power level
used by the last burst in the SACCH MR period, is saved. The power level is then reported
to the BTS in the next uplink MR from the SACCH.
The downlink power control takes only two SACCH MR periods. Figure 3-3 shows the
downlink power control procedure.
1. MR interpolation
The PCII algorithm is related to MR processing. If an MR is lost, the PCII algorithm is not
executed and the BSC does not send new power commands until the next MR is received.
If the number of lost MRs exceeds the value of the MRMISSCOUNT parameter, the current
MR queue is cleared and the current power control level remains unchanged. If a new MR
is received before the number of lost MRs exceeds the value of the MRMISSCOUNT
parameter, MR interpolation is performed. In the PCII algorithm, the linear interpolation
is used.
If the value of MS transmit power (MSPwr) is missing from MRs, it is not interpolated,
MR filtering proceeds properly.
2. MR compensation
Because MRs may be obtained by the BTS or MS at varying transmit power, the PCII
algorithm takes into account the transmit power used to compensate for receive level and
receive quality. MR compensation is controlled by the MRCOMPREG parameter.
In the PCII algorithm, power control decisions involve the following stages:
The procedures for power control for AMR calls is the same as that for non-AMR calls but different
parameters are involved. For details, see section "AMR Power Control" in AMR Feature Parameter
Description.
NOTE
MRs are not discarded when active power control is enabled by setting the PWRBCDALLOWD parameter
to YES.
MR processing in the PCIII algorithm involves the following stages:
1. MR interpolation
l If the RXLEV value (k) is missing, the missed value is replaced by the value of the last RxLev (k – 1).
l If the RXQUAL value is missing, the missed value is replaced by a worst possible value RXQUAL=7.
l The value of MS or BTS transmit power missing from MRs is not interpolated. In such a case, MR
filtering is not affected, and power control proceeds properly.
l The interpolation is not performed if measurement results are lost.
l If the number of continuously lost MRs is greater than the value of the MRMISSNUM parameter,
power control stops. The power control will resume when a new MR is received.
2. MR filtering
Receive quality is converted into a carrier-to-interference ratio (CIR) during calculation. In MR filtering,
exponential filtering and sliding window filtering are performed on both the CIR and receive level.
In the PCIII algorithm, filtering periods are specified by the following parameters:
Uplink power control:
l ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN
l ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN
l ULREXLEVSLDWINDOW
l ULREXQUALSLDWINDOW
Downlink power control:
l DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN
l DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN
l DLREXLEVSLDWINDOW
l DLREXQUALSLDWINDOW
In the PCIII algorithm, different quality level thresholds are set for different speech coding schemes.
The symbol ** represents full-rate service (FS), half-rate service (HS), AMR full-rate service (AFS),
or AMR half-rate service (AHS).
2. Calculation of the adjustment step
The PCII algorithm uses dual thresholds. The power is increased if the channel power is
lower than the lower threshold, and the power is decreased if the channel power is higher
than the upper threshold.
The PCIII algorithm is different from the PCII algorithm. In the PCIII algorithm, adjusted
power is simply proportional to the difference between the current power and the configured
target power.
where
l SthrUp indicates the upper threshold for uplink receive level and is specified by the
ULRexLevHighThred parameter.
l SThrDown indicates the lower threshold for uplink receive level and is specified by the
ULRexLevLowthred parameter.
l QThrUp is specified by the UL**RexQualHighThred parameter.
l QThrDown is specified by the UL**RexQualLowThred parameter.
l Sfactor is specified by the ULREXLEVADJFCTR parameter.
l MsTxMaxPower indicates the maximum transmit power in the MS classmark
l Qfactor is specified by the ULREXQUALADJFCTR parameter.
l g(k) indicates the gain of the radio channel (referred to as path loss of the channel).
l qa_filtered (k) indicates the filtered receive quality (converted to CIR).
l ca_filtered(k) indicates the filtered receive level.
l p(k) indicates the MS transmit power.
To prevent excessive power adjustment, control the range of step (k) by setting
theULMAXUPSTEP or ULMAXDOWNSTEP parameter.
If the value of step(k) is greater than the allowed maximum step, power is controlled according
to the maximum allowed step set in the ULMAXUPSTEP or ULMAXDOWNSTEP parameter.
By default, the minimum power adjustment step is 2 dB, but some BTSs support higher-precision
power control, in 0.2 dB steps. This is controlled by the FINESTEPPCALLOWED parameter
and provides enhanced performance.
The PCIII Opt. algorithm is implemented in the same manner as the PCIII algorithm, including
MR processing, MR filtering, calculation of the power adjustment step, and power control
execution. The PCIII Opt. algorithm takes effect when the PWRCTRLSW parameter is set to
PWR3(Power Control III) and the PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN parameter is set to YES
(Yes).
This section focuses on the improvements of the PCIII Opt. algorithm over the PCIII algorithm.
MR power control compensation aims to compensate for receive level and receive quality so
that they reach the measured values at the maximum transmit power. In the PCIII Opt. algorithm,
the receive level and receive quality in the reported MRs are compensated. Subsequently, the
receive level and receive quality after compensation are used as inputs for MR filtering.
The formula for calculating the quality compensation value is as follows: Quality compensation
value = 2 x Power control level The formula for calculating the level compensation value is as
follows:
If baseband FH is used and the BCCH frequency is involved, you are advised to set the
PCHOCMPCON parameter to NO(No) to improve power control accuracy. This also reduces the number
of ping-pong handovers caused by the inconsistency between power control compensation and handover
compensation.
2.Dual-coefficient MR filtering
The PCIII Opt. algorithm uses the dual-coefficient filtering algorithm, that is, the exponential
filtering and MR filtering. The dual-coefficient filtering algorithm concerns both receive level
and receive quality.
This algorithm involves the filtering period (indicated by K) and the filter adjustment factor
(indicated by FiltAdjustFactor).
l K for the measured receive level: ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN for uplink power control and
DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN for downlink power control
l K for the measured receive quality: ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN for uplink power control
and DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN for downlink power control
l FiltAdjustFactor: ULFILTADJFACTOR for uplink power control and
DLFILTADJFACTOR for downlink power control
l When the quality of the radio environment deteriorates, the filter length K is used to quicken
the filter response.
l When the quality of the radio environment improves, the filter length (K x FiltAdjustFactor)
is used to slacken the filtering value increase.
maximum power when the connection is initially established. To achieve this, the Active Power
Control feature must be enabled.
This feature enables the BSC to control uplink and downlink power promptly after an MS
successfully accesses the network or an intra-BSC handover is successfully performed.
Therefore, both the BTS and the MS transmit signals at a proper power. This helps reduce system
interference, improve service quality, and decrease MS and BTS power consumption.
The Active Power Control feature is enabled by setting the PWRBCDALLOWD parameter to
YES(Yes).
1. The BSC obtains the uplink and downlink path loss based on the level of the BCCH in the
target cell, the MS and BTS transmit power, and the value of the PATHLOSS parameter.
2. The BSC estimates the transmit power that the BTS and MS should use on the channel of
the target cell based on the uplink and downlink path loss and the values of the
EXPULRXLEV and EXPULRXLEV parameter.
l Uplink transmit power = EXPULRXLEV – 110 dBm + Estimated path loss of the uplink
channel
l Downlink transmit power = EXPDLRXLEV – 110 dBm + Estimated path loss of the
downlink channel
3. The MS uses the previously mentioned power as the transmit power when it initially
accesses a TCH. This reduces the initial transmit power.
Single Antenna Interference Cancellation (SAIC) uses a signal processing technology to reduce
the impact of interference on the reception of downlink signals.
An MS enabled with SAIC has strong anti-interference capabilities. When SAIC is enabled,
power control thresholds are adjusted to improve the radio performance of the BSS.
l When the PCII algorithm is applied, add the value of the SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE
parameter to that of the DLQHIGHTHRED and DLQLOWTHRED parameters.
l When the PCIII or PCIII Opt. algorithm is applied, deduct the value of the
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE parameter from that of the following parameters:
– UL**REXQUALHIGHTHRED
– DL**REXQUALHIGHTHRED
– UL**REXQUALLOWTHRED
– DL**REXQUALLOWTHRED
NOTE
The symbol ** represents full-rate service (FS), half-rate service (HS), AMR full-rate service (AFS), or
AMR half-rate service (AHS).
4 Engineering Guidelines
This chapter gives guidelines for setting parameters in different scenarios in the live network
4.1 Scenarios
Scenarios vary from one network to another. The main scenarios are described in Table 4-1.
l The PWRCTRLSW parameter specifies whether to enable the PCII or PCIII algorithm.
When PWRCTRLSW is set to PWR3(Power control III), the PCIII algorithm is enabled.
l The PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN parameter specifies whether to enable the PCIII Opt.
algorithm. This parameter is valid only when PWRCTRLSW in the SET
GCELLPWRBASIC command is set to PWR3(Power control III). When
PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN is set to YES(Yes), the PCIII Opt. algorithm is enabled.
The PCADJPERIOD parameter specifies the minimum interval between two consecutive
power control commands. If this parameter is set to a value that is too large, power control
may be delayed. If this parameter is set to a value that is too small, radio performance may
be improved but more Abis resources will be consumed.
Note that power control may become unstable if power control is frequently performed
(this parameter is set to a value that is too small) and the power adjustment factor is too
large.
PCADJPERIOD 1 to 15 3
AMRPCADJPERIOD 1 to 15 3
l MR interpolation parameter
The MRMISSCOUNT parameter specifies the number of MRs sampled for averaging the
signal strength on a speech channel. Averaging the signal strength in multiple MRs helps
avoid a sharp signal level drop due to Rayleigh fading and ensures the comprehensiveness
of a handover decision. If this parameter is set to a value that is too large, historical MRs
cannot reflect the current network conditions. If this parameter is set to a value that is too
small, power control information will be initialized, which will delay power control
responses.
MRMISSCOUNT 0 to 31 4
l MR compensation parameters
When signals are transmitted at different transmit powers, different receive level and
receive quality are generated. To ensure that correct receive level and receive quality are
used in filtering, compensation should be applied to the receive level and receive quality
in historical MRs obtained when the transmit power was different from the current value.
The MRCOMPREG parameter specifies whether the PCII algorithm allows MR
compensation.
MR filtering parameters (as listed in Table 4-7) specify the number of MRs sampled for
averaging the downlink signal strength before the BTS power adjustment. It is
recommended that these parameters be set to 5 to balance between MR stability and power
control responses. For high-rate scenarios, these parameters should be reduced to a small
value (3 is recommended) to increase power control response time.
ULLEVFILTL 1 to 20 3 5 5
EN
DLLEVFILTL 1 to 20 3 5 5
EN
ULQUAFILTL 1 to 20 3 5 5
EN
DLQUAFILTL 1 to 20 3 5 5
EN
AMRULLEVFTLE 1 to 20 3 5 5
N
AMRDLLEVFTLE 1 to 20 3 5 5
N
AMRULQUAFTLE 1 to 20 3 5 5
N
AMRDLQUAFTLE 1 to 20 3 5 5
N
The objective of power control is to keep the receive level and receive quality at the
optimum level (the central zone in the following figure where no further action is needed).
When network quality deteriorates because of low receive level, the PCII algorithm increases
the MS or BTS transmission power. When network quality deteriorates due to high interference
caused by increased transmission power, the PCII algorithm reduces the MS or BTS transmission
power.
Non-AMR AMR
Non-AMR AMR
Non-AMR AMR
ULSSHIGHTHRED 0 to 63 30
ULSSLOWTHRED 0 to 63 18
ULQHIGHTHRED 0 to 7 0
ULQLOWTHRED 0 to 7 3
DLSSHIGHTHRED 0 to 63 45
DLSSLOWTHRED 0 to 63 28
DLQHIGHTHRED 0 to 7 0
DLQLOWTHRED 0 to 7 2
AMRULSSHTHRED 0 to 63 30
AMRULSSLTHRED 0 to 63 18
AMRULQHTHRED 0 to 7 0
AMRULQLOWTHRED 0 to 7 3
AMRDLSSHTHRED 0 to 63 33
AMRDLSSLTHRED 0 to 63 25
AMRDLQHTHRED 0 to 7 0
AMRDLQLTHRED 0 to 7 3
MAXSTEP1 AMRMAXSTEP1
MAXSTEP2 AMRMAXSTEP2
Power control is not performed when the receive level is greater than UL/DL RX_LEV Upper
Threshold or AMR UL/DL RX_LEV Upper Threshold and the receive quality is lower than UL/
DL Qual Lower Threshold or AMR UL/DL Qual. Lower Threshold. In this case, zones that do
not need power control can be minimized by setting UL/DL Qual. Bad Trig Threshold or AMR
UL/DL Qual. Bad Trig Threshold.
UL/DL Qual. Bad Trig Threshold or AMR UL/DL Qual. Bad Trig Threshold increases the
receive level upper threshold when the receive quality is poor. UL/DL Qual. Bad UpLEVDiff
and AMR UL/DL Qual. Bad UpLEVDiff are used to increase the receive level upper threshold
scale when the receive quality is poor.
ULQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 3
ULQUALBADUPLEV 0 to 63 5
DLQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 2
DLQUALBADUPLEV 0 to 63 10
AMRULQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 3
AMRULQUALBADU- 0 to 63 6
PLEV
AMRDLQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 2
AMRDLQUALBADU- 0 to 63 8
PLEV
MAXADJPCVAL 0 to 32 8
AMRMAXVALADJRX 0 to 32 8
MAXSTEP0 0 to 30 2
MAXSTEP1 0 to 30 0
MAXSTEP2 0 to 30 0
QUALSTEP 0 to 4 2
AMRMAXADJPCVAL 0 to 32 8
AMRMAXVALADJRX 0 to 32 8
AMRMAXSTEP0 0 to 30 2
AMRMAXSTEP1 0 to 30 0
AMRMAXSTEP2 0 to 30 0
AMRQUALSTEP 0 to 4 4
ULADJPRD 0 to 255 3
DLADJPRD 0 to 255 3
l MR interpolation parameter
If MRs are lost while transmitted over links, the PCIII algorithm uses the worst interpolation
algorithm to interpolate new MRs. If too many MRs are lost, interpolated MRs cannot
accurately reflect the Um interface quality. When the number of lost MRs exceeds a specific
threshold, power control is initialized.
MRMISSNUM 1 to 255 5
l MR compensation parameters
None
l Parameters related to discarding MRs in the initial connection phase
The MRs generated in the initial connection phase must be discarded because of their low
accuracy. The discarded MRs do not participate in filtering. The following parameters
specify the number of MRs discarded from the SDCCH and TCH in the initial connection
phase.
Table 4-20 Parameters related to discarding MRs in the initial connection phase
SDMRCUTNUM 0 to 5 1
TCHMRCUTNUM 0 to 10 3
l MR filtering parameters
The PCIII algorithm uses exponential filtering and sliding-window filtering algorithms.
Exponential filtering is performed on MRs before sliding-window filtering.
In the exponential filtering algorithm, as the filter length becomes longer, power control
stability increases while power control response speed decreases. In densely-populated
urban scenarios, the filter length should be reduced to ensure a more responsive power
control in door slam and corner scenarios.
DLREXLEVEXPFLT- 0 to 19 3 3 3
LEN
DLREXQUALEXPFLT- 0 to 19 3 3 3
LEN
ULREXLEVEXPFLT- 0 to 19 3 3 3
LEN
ULREXQUALEXPFLT- 0 to 19 3 3 3
LEN
The overall filtering effect in the PCIII algorithm is determined by the sliding-window and
exponential components. Using a filter length that is too long will result in excessive filtering,
which will degrade the performance of power control. The recommended tuning is to use a
moderate filter length for the exponential component and set the sliding-window filter length to
1 so that the sliding-window filtering does not take effect.
DLREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 to 20 1
DLREXQUALSLDWIND- 1 to 20 1
OW
ULREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 to 20 1
ULREXQUALSLDWIND- 1 to 20 1
OW
The PCIII algorithm calculates the power control step based on both receive level and receive
quality. The level factor and quality factor are used to control the balance between level
adjustment and quality adjustment. The level threshold and quality threshold are used to control
the level and quality adjustment steps, respectively.
ULHSREXQUAL- ULAHSREXQUAL-
HIGHTHRED HIGHTHRED
DLHSREXQUAL- DLAHSREXQUAL-
HIGHTHRED HIGHTHRED
l Relationship between the level adjustment factor and the quality adjustment factor
– As the fluctuation of receive quality is usually smaller than the fluctuation of the receive
level, the quality adjustment factor is usually set to a value greater than the level
adjustment factor. This increases the change in receive quality caused by power control,
to balance the quality adjustment and level adjustment.
– The sum of the quality adjustment factor and level adjustment factor is not always 1. If
the sum is significantly greater than 1, power control is unstable.
– The sum of the quality adjustment factor and level adjustment factor determines the
power control amplitude. When signals have high level and quality, increasing the
power control amplitude reduces power consumption.
l Differences in quality thresholds for different voice codec schemes
Calls using different voice codec schemes can be configured with different power control
quality thresholds because their demodulation capabilities differ. Calls using a voice codec
scheme with a high demodulation capability (for example AMR FR) can be configured
with a receive quality threshold lower than the calls using a scheme with a low demodulation
capability (for example HR). This ensures the satisfaction of users performing HR calls but
moderately reduces the voice quality of AMR FR calls. Network interference is decreased
in this way.
l Comparison between dual thresholds and a single threshold
Unlike the PCII algorithm, the PCIII algorithm uses a single threshold to indicate both the
upper and lower thresholds. It is recommended that the upper and lower thresholds be set
to the same value.
l Parameter adjustment strategies for different scenarios
– Scenarios with severe interference (for example urban areas)
The quality factor can be increased and the receive level threshold can be decreased
moderately.
– Scenarios with insufficient coverage
The level adjustment factor and receive level threshold can be increased moderately.
– Densely-populated urban scenarios
Densely-populated scenarios require responsive power control, especially when the
transmission power should be increased in the case of poor measured quality. The filter
can be set to a shorter length and the power control thresholds can be increased to
increase the power margin.
The primary parameters of the PCIII algorithm are the receive quality threshold (varies according
to service type), the receive level threshold, the quality adjustment factor, and the level
adjustment factor. Other parameters such as the filter length and filter adjustment factor, are also
taken into account and are usually set to default values. Table 4-25 lists the parameters which
should be different in the various scenarios.
DLREXLEVADJFCTR 4 3 3 3
DLREXQUALADJFCTR 6 6 6 6
DLREXLEVHIGHTHRED 22 20 18 25
DLREXLEVLOWTHRED 22 20 18 25
DLFSREXQUAL- 16 16 16 18
HIGHTHRED
DLFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16 18
DLHSREXQUAL- 18 18 18 20
HIGHTHRED
DLHSREXQUAL- 18 18 18 20
LOWTHRED
DLAFSREXQUAL- 14 14 14 16
HIGHTHRED
DLAFSREXQUAL- 14 14 14 16
LOWTHRED
DLAHSREXQUAL- 16 16 16 18
HIGHTHRED
DLAHSREXQUAL- 16 16 16 18
LOWTHRED
DLMAXDOWNSTEP 6 6 6 6
DLMAXUPSTEP 8 8 8 8
DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
ULREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
ULREXQUALSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
DLREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
DLREXQUALSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
ULREXLEVADJFCTR 4 3 3 3
ULREXQUALADJFCTR 6 6 6 6
ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED 20 18 16 23
ULREXLEVLOWTHRED 20 18 16 23
ULFSREXQUAL- 16 16 16 18
HIGHTHRED
ULFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16 18
ULHSREXQUAL- 18 18 18 20
HIGHTHRED
ULHSREXQUAL- 18 18 18 20
LOWTHRED
ULAFSREXQUAL- 14 14 14 16
HIGHTHRED
ULAFSREXQUAL- 14 14 14 16
LOWTHRED
ULAHSREXQUAL- 16 16 16 18
HIGHTHRED
ULAHSREXQUAL- 16 16 16 18
LOWTHRED
ULMAXDOWNSTEP 6 6 6 6
ULMAXUPSTEP 8 8 8 8
DLREXLEVADJFCTR 3 3 3
DLREXQUALADJFCTR 4 4 4
DLREXLEVHIGHTHRED 20 22 25
DLREXLEVLOWTHRED 20 22 25
DLFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 18 18 18
DLFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18
DLHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 17 17 17
DLHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 17 17 17
DLAFSREXQUAL- 18 18 18
HIGHTHRED
DLAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18
DLAHSREXQUAL- 18 18 18
HIGHTHRED
DLAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18
DLMAXDOWNSTEP 30 30 30
DLMAXUPSTEP 30 30 30
ULREXLEVADJFCTR 3 3 3
ULREXQUALADJFCTR 4 4 4
ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED 20 22 25
ULREXLEVLOWTHRED 20 22 25
ULFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16
ULFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16
ULHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16
ULHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16
ULAFSREXQUAL- 15 15 15
HIGHTHRED
ULAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 15 15 15
ULAHSREXQUAL- 16 16 16
HIGHTHRED
ULAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16
ULMAXDOWNSTEP 30 30 30
ULMAXUPSTEP 30 30 30
ULFILTADJFACTOR 3 3 3
DLFILTADJFACTOR 3 3 3
ULRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR 30 30 30
ULRXQUALPROTECTFAC- 75 75 75
TOR
DLRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR 20 20 20
DLRXQUALPROTECTFAC- 60 60 60
TOR
BTS then transmit signals at an appropriate power. Otherwise, the MS and BTS transmit signals
at full power.
COMBINERLOSS 0~100 45
DOUBLEANTENNA- 0~255 30
GAIN
PATHLOSS 0~255 79
EXPDLRXLEV 0~63 30
EXPULRXLEV 0~63 30
PwrBCDAssOffset 0~30 2
PwrBCDHoOffset 0~30 2
The SAICALLOWED parameter specifies whether an MS supports the SAIC function. SAIC
uses a signal processing technology to reduce the impact of interference on the reception of
downlink signals. An MS enabled with SAIC has strong anti-interference capabilities. After
SAIC is enabled, the BTS or MS power control thresholds are adjusted to improve the radio
performance of the BSS.
5 Parameters
reports. This
parameter
specifies the
number N.
GUI Value
Range:0~3
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~3
Default Value:0
MAX Down
Adj. Value
Qual. Zone 2"
according to the
quality zone.
GUI Value
Range:0~63
Unit:dB
Actual Value
Range:0~63
Default Value:
33
in several
history
measurement
reports. The MS/
BTS transmit
power varies
over these
measurement
reports. To
ensure the
accuracy of the
received signal
level and quality
to be weighted,
the power
control
algorithm needs
to compensate
the received
signal level and
quality in the
history
measurement
reports where
the transmit
power differs
from the current
transmit power.
GUI Value
Range:NO(No),
YES(Yes)
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:NO, YES
Default
Value:YES
(Yes)
and "AMR
MAX Down
Adj. Value
Qual. Zone 2"
according to the
quality zone.
GUI Value
Range:0~63
Unit:dB
Actual Value
Range:0~63
Default Value:
30
specifies the
number N.
GUI Value
Range:0~3
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~3
Default Value:0
Adj.Value
Qual.Zone 2"
according to the
quality zone.
GUI Value
Range:0~63
Unit:dB
Actual Value
Range:0~63
Default Value:
45
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:NO, YES
Default
Value:YES
(Yes)
measurement
reports are
received.
GUI Value
Range:0~31
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~31
Default Value:4
6 Counters
7 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
8 Reference Documents