GBSS Feature Documentation GBSS21.1 - 08 20210309215650

Power Control
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3.3.11 Power Control
GSM BSS
GBSS21.1
Power Control Feature Parameter

Description
Issue 01
Date 2019-06-06
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3.3.11 Contents
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
1.2 General Statements
1.3 Change History
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature
3 Technical Description
3.1 Working Principles
3.1.1 Overview
3.1.2 Measurement Report Processing
3.1.3 Power Control Algorithms
3.1.4 Power Control Procedures
3.2 Huawei II Power Control Algorithm
3.2.2 Power Control Decision
3.3 Huawei III Power Control Algorithm
3.3.1 Power Control Activation
3.4 Optimized Huawei III Power Control Algorithm
3.4.2 Calculation of the Power Control Adjustment Step
3.5 Features Related to Power Control
3.5.1 Active Power Control
3.5.2 SAIC-based Power Control Optimization
3.5.3 Power Control When the BCCH TRX Participates in BFH
4 Related Features
4.1 GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm
4.2 GBFD-117602 Active Power Control
4.3 GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC
4.4 GBFD-117601 HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm
5 Engineering Guidelines
5.1 Scenarios
5.2 Key Counters
5.2.1 TRX-level Counters Related to Receive Level Rank and Receive Quality Rank
5.2.2 TRX-level Counters Related to Interference Band
5.2.3 BSC-level Counters Related to Receive Quality
5.2.4 Counters Related to Transmit Power Level
5.3 Key Parameters
5.3.1 Algorithm Selection Parameters
5.3.2 Common Parameters
5.3.3 Huawei II Power Control Parameters
5.3.4 Huawei III Power Control Parameters
5.3.5 Optimized Huawei III Power Control Parameters
5.3.6 Active Power Control Parameters
5.3.7 SAIC-based Power Control Parameters
5.4 Other Parameters
5.5 Deploying Enhanced Power Control Algorithm
5.5.1 Deployment Requirements
5.5.2 Activation
5.5.3 Activation Observation
5.5.4 Deactivation
5.6 Deploying Active Power Control
5.6.2 Activation
5.6.4 Deactivation
5.7 Deploying Network Support SAIC
5.7.2 Activation
5.7.4 Deactivation
5.8 Deploying HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm
5.8.2 Activation
5.8.4 Deactivation
6 Parameters
7 Counters
8 Glossary
9 Reference Documents
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes Power Control, including its technical principles, related features,
and engineering guidelines.
This document covers the following features:
 GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm
 GBFD-117602 Active Power Control
 GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC
 GBFD-117601 HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm
1.2 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.
1.3 Change History
This section provides information about the changes in different document versions. There
are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
 Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
 Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the earlier version
01 (2019-06-06)
This issue does not include any changes.
Draft A (2018-12-30)
Compared with Issue 02 (2017-10-20) of GBSS20.1, Draft A (2018-12-30) of GBSS21.1

includes the following changes.
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature change Changed the name of None

Huawei mobile element
management system from
U2000 to U2020.
Editorial change None None
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
Power control is used to reduce the MS or BTS transmit power after radio links are
established.
The Power Control feature is introduced to:
 Reduce interference.
 Improve stability of link quality, especially reduce the number of poor-quality calls.
 Reduce power consumption
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature
Table 2-1 NEs supporting the feature
Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 GBTS eGBTS
Enhanced Power √ √ √ √
Control
Algorithm
Active Power √ √ √ √
Control
Network Support √ √ √ √
SAIC
HUAWEI III √ √ √ √
Power Control
Algorithm
√ indicates that the NE supports this feature. × indicates that the NE does not support this feature.
3 Technical Description
3.1 Working Principles
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:
 Uplink receive level
 Downlink receive level
 Uplink receive quality
 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:
 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.
 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.
Figure 3-1 Power control process
As shown in Figure 3-1, power control is implemented as follows:

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 interpolation and filtering on
lost MRs.
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.
The MS or BTS measures receive level and receive quality and reports them to the BTS or
BSC in MRs. The BTS or BSC then makes additional measurements on the uplink level and
quality in the MRs.
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.
Processing on the BTS or BSC
 The BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter controls whether MRs

are preprocessed on the BSC or BTS. If BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900, BSC6910) is
set to BTS_Preprocessing(BTS preprocessing), the MRs are preprocessed on the BTS. If
the parameter is set to BSC_Preprocessing(BSC preprocessing), the MRs are
preprocessed on the BSC.
 The PRIMMESPPT (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter controls whether the original
MRs are sent to the BSC.
 The BSMSPWRLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter controls whether the BTS sends
the BTS or MS power level to the BSC.
 The MRPREPROCFREQ (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter controls how often the
BTS reports the preprocessed MRs to the BSC.
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 will perform MR interpolation and
filtering and the original MRs will trigger power control on the BSC. If the BTS does not
send any original MRs to the BSC, the preprocessed MRs will trigger power control is on the
BTS.
The BTS preprocesses MRs and performs power control only when the BTS supports the
power control algorithm.
If BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to BTS_Preprocessing(BTS preprocessing), and
PRIMMESPPT(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910) is set to YES, the BTS will send original MRs to the BSC,
which will use the original MRs in subsequent service procedures.
If the BSC receives original MRs from the BTS, the original MRs will be used for repaid-
level-drop handovers, jeopardizing handover performance. Otherwise, the BSC cannot
determine whether to trigger repaid-level-drop handovers.
.
If BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to BTS_Preprocessing(BTS
preprocessing), the BTS performs MR filtering. Otherwise, the BSC performs MR filtering.
The power control processes on the BTS and BSC are implemented in the same manner.
Measurement Type
The BSC processes the information in MRs based on the setting of the MEASURETYPE
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter. Measurement results contain the following information:
 Uplink and downlink receive level (RxLev)
 Uplink and downlink receive quality (RxQuality)
 MS power level
 BTS power level
Bursts may not be decoded for several reasons, for example because bursts are sent but
experience severe interference, or because bursts are not sent at all due to the discontinuous
transmission (DTX) function. Therefore, the measurement values in the MRs are classified
into FULL SET and SUB SET.
 When all the bursts are measured, FULL SET is used, indicating the average
measurement value.
 When only some bursts are measured, SUB SET is used.
The MRs from the MS and BTS also indicate whether the DTX function is enabled. If the
MRs indicate that DTX is enabled, the measurement value SUB SET is selected. If the MRs
indicate that DTX is disabled, the measurement value FULL SET is selected. For details
about DTX, see Discontinuous Transmission and Discontinuous Reception Feature Parameter Description.
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.
3.1.3 Power Control Algorithms
Huawei power control algorithms consist of the PCII, PCIII, and PCIII Opt. algorithms.
The PCII algorithm is a dual-threshold algorithm, including the following aspects:
 MR compensation
 Predictive filtering
 Variable-step power control
 Fixed-step power control
 Adjustment of the upper threshold for signal strength in the case of bad signal quality
 Separate configuration of the power control step for uplink and downlink
The PCIII and PCIII Opt. algorithms are single-point approximation algorithms for level and
quality, incorporating the following functions:
 Exponential filtering and sliding window filtering
 Interpolation optimization
 Comprehensive decision-making based on receive level and receive quality
 Different thresholds for different speech versions
3.1.4 Power Control Procedures
Uplink power control takes three SACCH MR periods. In the first period, the BTS sends a
power control command message to an MS. In the second period, the MS adjusts its power
level. In the third period, the MS notifies the BTS of the adjusted power. Figure 3-2 shows the
uplink power control procedure.
Figure 3-2 Uplink power control procedure
The detailed procedure is as follows:

1. In the first SACCH MR period, the BTS sends a power and TA adjustment command
in an SACCH header to an MS. Upon receiving the command, the MS starts to perform
power control in the second MR period.
2. In the second SACCH MR period, the MS adjusts its power level. The speed at which
the MS can adjust its power level is limited to 16 dB per SACCH period.
 If the power is adjusted in one step 16 dB or less, only one MR period (104
frames; 480 ms) is required for the power adjustment process.
 If the power is adjusted in one step more than 16 dB, two or more MR periods
are required for the power adjustment process.
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.
Figure 3-3 Downlink power control procedure
The detailed procedure is as follows:

1. In the first SACCH MR period, the BTS performs power control upon receiving a
power control command from the BSC. In addition, the MS collects downlink MRs that
contain the information such as downlink receive level and downlink receive quality. The
MS then reports the downlink MR data to the BTS.
2. In the second SACCH MR period, the BTS receives the downlink MRs that are
reported by the MS.
 For Huawei II power control algorithm:
The PCADJPERIOD (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies the frequency at which
power control is performed. The default value of this parameter is 3, in units of MR
periods.
If this parameter is set to a value significantly greater than 3, power control is delayed.
If this parameter is set to a value significantly less than 3, power control is performed
frequently, consuming extra process resources.
Setting to an appropriate value improves the power control efficiency. However,
frequent power control results in system instability.
 For Huawei III power control algorithm:
The ULADJPRD (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies the minimum interval
between two consecutive uplink power control commands. The DLADJPRD
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies the minimum interval between two
consecutive downlink power control commands. If the two parameters are set to small
values, power control speeds up but the signaling traffic on the Abis interface
increases.
3.2 Huawei II Power Control Algorithm
This section describes the GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm feature, that is,
the Huawei II power control (PCII) algorithm.
The PCII algorithm involves MR processing, predictive filtering, and the calculation of the
adjustment step based on receive level and receive quality. Figure 3-4 shows the procedures for
using the PCII algorithm.
Figure 3-4 Procedures for using the PCII algorithm
The MR processing in the PCII algorithm consists of the following aspects:

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
(BSC6900, BSC6910) 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 (BSC6900, BSC6910) 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 (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter.
3. MR discarding in the initial connection phase

In the initial connection phase, the PCII algorithm does not perform power control until
the connection has been established and is stable.
The PCII algorithm discards the first four MRs.
4. MR filtering
Power control decisions are based on filtered values derived from historical MRs.
The PCII algorithm uses the sliding window filtering, which gives an output equal to the
average of the last n values, where n is the length of the sliding window. The filtering
length can be configured independently for level and quality. Uplink uses the
ULLEVFILTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) and ULQUAFILTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameters, while downlink uses the DLLEVFILTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) and
DLQUAFILTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters.
Due to the delay between the power control decision and power adjustment, the filtered
MR data does not accurately indicate real-time receive level and receive quality. To
minimize the inaccuracy, predictive compensation is applied to extrapolate any trend in
the historical MRs to estimate what the real-time receive level and receive quality would
be if there was no delay.
The interval between the power control decision and power adjustment is usually three
MR periods for uplink and two MR periods for downlink. The uplink and downlink
lengths of predictive compensation are controlled by the ULPREDLEND (BSC6900,
BSC6910) and DLPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters, respectively.
After interpolated and predicted MRs are filtered out, the PCII algorithm makes a
decision on power control.
Predictive filtering applies only to receive level.

If ULPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910) or DLPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910) is 0, predictive filtering is
not performed.
If ULLEVFILTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) or DLLEVFILTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) is less than 5, mean-
value filtering is applied. Otherwise, predictive filtering (weighted filtering for most recent MRs and mean-
value filtering for earlier MRs) is applied.
In the PCII algorithm, power control decisions take into account upper and lower thresholds
for both receive level and quality. Uplink and downlink power control are performed
separately.
The involved parameters are as follows:
 Uplink power control
 ULSSHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULQHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULQLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 Downlink power control
 DLSSHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLQHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLQLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Figure 3-5 shows how the power adjustment is derived given particular level and quality.
Figure 3-5 Power adjustment
In the PCII algorithm, power control decisions involve the following stages:
1. Calculating the power adjustment step based on receive level (RxLev)
If signals are transmitted at full power, power control is constrained and power cannot be
increased any further.
The calculations of the power adjustment step are the same for both uplink and downlink.
This section uses calculating the uplink power adjustment step as an example.
 If RxLev is lower than the value of the ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900,
BSC6910)parameter, the power needs to be increased. The formula for calculating how
much power should be increased is as follows:
Power adjustment step = min {abs(0.5 x ( ULSSHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910) +
ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)) – RxLev), MaxValAdjrx (BSC6900,
BSC6910) }
 If RxLev is lower than the value of the ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900,

BSC6910) parameter, that is, if the receive level threshold is set to a value lower than
an appropriate margin power above the noise floor, power cannot be reduced further.
In the PCII algorithm, receive quality is classified into three quality zones (0, 1-2, ≥3).
The maximum step for power adjustment on the uplink may be different for the three
quality zones, which are specified by the MAXSTEP0 (BSC6900, BSC6910),
MAXSTEP1 (BSC6900, BSC6910), and MAXSTEP2 (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters,
respectively.
 If RxLev is higher than the value of the ULSSHIGHTHRED (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter, the power needs to be decreased based on receive quality. The
formula for calculating how much power should be decreased is as follows:
Power adjustment step = min {abs(0.5 x ( ULSSHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910) +
ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910) ) – RxLev), MAXSTEPx}
where, x in MAXSTEPx indicates 0, 1, or 2.
2. Calculating the power adjustment step based on receive quality (RxQual)
 If RxQual is higher than or equal to the value of the ULQLOWTHRED
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter, power needs to be increased at the step specified by the
MAXADJPCVAL (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter, which must meet the following
requirements:
RxQual + MAXADJPCVAL (BSC6900, BSC6910) ≤ ULSSHIGHTHRED (BSC6900,
BSC6910)
 If RxQual is higher than or equal to the value of the ULQUALBADTRIG

(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter, an offset specified by the ULQUALBADUPLEV
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter must be added to the uplink signal strength so that
power can be increased.
 If RxQual is lower than the value of the ULQUALBADTRIG (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter, power needs to be decreased at the step specified by the
QUALSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter, which must meet the following
requirements:
(RxLev – QUALSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910)) ≥ ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900,
BSC6910)
3. Calculating the power adjustment step based on both RxQual and RxLev
To ensure that the power adjustment is stable, both RxQual and RxLev are taken into
account.
The procedures for power control for AMR calls are 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.
3.3 Huawei III Power Control Algorithm

This section describes the GBFD-117601 HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm feature,
that is, the PCIII algorithm.
The PCIII algorithm involves MR interpolation, MR filtering, and the calculation of the
power adjustment step. Figure 3-6 shows the procedures for using the PCIII algorithm.
Figure 3-6 Procedures for using the PCIII algorithm.
3.3.1 Power Control Activation
Power control can be activated or deactivated for AMR and non-AMR calls independently
using the AMRCALLPCALLOWED (BSC6900, BSC6910) and
NONAMRCALLPCALLOWED (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter, respectively. Signals for
calls with power control disabled are transmitted at full power.
When the PCIII algorithm is applied, a fixed number of MRs are discarded during the initial
MS access to the network. This is done to prevent the impact of inaccurate MRs on the PCIII
algorithm. The number of MRs to be discarded on the SDCCH is specified by the
SDMRCUTNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter and on the TCH is specified by the
TCHMRCUTNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
MRs are not discarded when active power control is enabled by setting the PWRBCDALLOWD (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter to YES.
MR processing in the PCIII algorithm involves the following stages:
1. MR interpolation
 If the RXLEV value (k) is missing, the missed value is replaced by the value of the last RxLev (k – 1).
 If the RXQUAL value is missing, the missed value is replaced by a worst possible value RXQUAL=7.
 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.
 The interpolation is not performed if measurement results are lost.
 If the number of continuously lost MRs is greater than the value of the MRMISSNUM (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter, power control stops. The power control will resume when a new MR is received.
2. MR filtering
MR filtering in the PCIII algorithm involves exponential filtering and sliding window 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:
 ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULREXLEVSLDWINDOW (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULREXQUALSLDWINDOW (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Downlink power control:
 DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLREXLEVSLDWINDOW (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLREXQUALSLDWINDOW (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Power control decisions in the PCIII algorithm involve the following stages:
1. Decision on whether power control should be performed
Power control is not required when the following conditions are met:
 ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910) ≥ Rxlev ≥
ULREXLEVLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 UL**REXQUALHIGHTHRED ≥ RxQual ≥
UL**REXQUALLOWTHRED.
Otherwise, the calculation of the adjustment step starts.
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.
Calculating the BTS Power Control Adjustment Step

In each power control period, the power control adjustment step is calculated on the basis of
the receive level and receive quality. The detailed calculation is as follows:
1. g(k) = p(k) – (ca_filtered(k) + qa_filtered(k) – 10 x log10 (1 +
10^(qa_filtered(k)/10)))
where
 g(k) indicates the gain of the radio channel (referred to as path loss of the
channel).
 qa_filtered (k) indicates the filtered receive quality (converted to CIR).
 ca_filtered(k) indicates the filtered receive level.
 p(k) indicates the BTS transmit power
You can calculate the valid level based on the CIR and the receive level (including the
level for both wanted signals and interfering signals), then calculate the channel gain by
extracting the valid level from the transmit power.
2. SThr = (SThrUp + SThrDown)/2, QThr = (QThrUp + QThrDown)/2
where
 SthrUp indicates the upper threshold for downlink receive level and is
specified by the DLRexLevHighThred (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
 SThrDown indicates the lower threshold for downlink receive level and is
specified by the DLRexLevLowthred (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
 QThrUp is specified by the DL**RexQualHighThred parameter.
 QthrDown is specified by the DL**RexQualLowThred parameter.
** represents FS (full rate), HS (half rate), AFS (AMR full rate), or AHS (AMR half rate).
3. step(k) = –(sfactor x (BsTxMaxPower – g(k) – SThr) + qfactor x (qa_filtered(k) –

QThr))
where
 Sfactor is specified by the DLREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
 BsTxMaxPowe indicates the maximum transmit power of the TRX used for
the current call.
 Qfactor is specified by the DLREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
If the value of step(k) is greater than 0, the value is considered 0. No power adjustment is
performed.
During BTS power control, if the value of step(k) is different from the value of step(k–1), the BSC sends a
power control command to the BTS:
P = BsTxMaxPower + step(k)
If the value of step(k) is greater than 0, the value of P is greater than the maximum BTS transmit power.
Therefore, if the value of step(k) is greater than 0, the value is considered 0. No power adjustment is performed.
To prevent excessive power adjustment, restrict the power control adjustment as follows:
1. Restrictions on power control adjustment within a power control period:
When DlMaxDownOptiSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On):
 The value of MaxBtsPwrNum (BSC6900, BSC6910) multiplied by 2 is used as
the power control adjustment step if the following condition is met: | step (k) | ≥ 2 x
Value of MaxBtsPwrNum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 step (k) is used as the power control adjustment step if the following condition
is met: | step (k) | < 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
When DlMaxDownOptiSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to OFF(Off):
 Power control is not performed if the following condition is met: | step (k) | ≥
2 x Value of BTSPWRNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 step (k) is used as the power control adjustment step if the following condition
is met: | step (k) | < 2 x Value of BTSPWRNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910)
2. Restrictions on power control adjustment difference in two consecutive power control
periods:
The step (k-1) and step (k) indicate the power control adjustment steps in the previous power control period
and current power control period, respectively.
 For power increase, if the difference between step (k-1) and step (k) is greater
than the value of DLMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910), the sum of step (k-1) and
value of DLMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910) is used as the power control
adjustment step.
 For power decrease, if the difference between step (k-1) and step (k) is greater
than the value of DLMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910), the sum of step (k-1)
and value of DLMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910) is used as the power control
adjustment step.
Calculating the MS Power Control Adjustment Step
In each power control period, the power control adjustment step is calculated on the basis of
the receive level and receive quality. The detailed calculation is as follows:
1. g(k) = p(k) – (ca_filtered(k) + qa_filtered(k) – 10 x log10 (1 +
10^(qa_filtered(k)/10)))
where
 g(k) indicates the gain of the radio channel (referred to as path loss of the
channel).
 qa_filtered (k) indicates the filtered receive quality (converted to CIR).
 ca_filtered(k) indicates the filtered receive level.
 p(k) indicates the MS transmit power.
2. SThr = (SThrUp + SThrDown)/2, QThr = (QThrUp + QThrDown)/2
where
 SthrUp indicates the upper threshold for uplink receive level and is specified
by the ULRexLevHighThred (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
 SThrDown indicates the lower threshold for uplink receive level and is
specified by the ULRexLevLowthred (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
 QThrUp is specified by the UL**RexQualHighThred parameter.
 QThrDown is specified by the UL**RexQualLowThred parameter.
** represents FS (full rate), HS (half rate), AFS (AMR full rate), or AHS (AMR half rate).
3. step(k) = –(sfactor x (MsTxMaxPower– g(k) – SThr) + qfactor x (qa_filtered(k) –

QThr))
where
 Sfactor is specified by the ULREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
 MsTxMaxPower indicates the maximum transmit power in the MS classmark
 Qfactor is specified by the ULREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
If the value of step(k) is greater than 0, the value is considered 0. No power adjustment is
performed.
During MS power control, if the value of step(k) is different from the value of step(k–1), the BTS sends a power
control command to the MS:
P = MsTxMaxPower + step(k)
If the value of step(k) is greater than 0, the value of P is greater than the maximum MS transmit power.
Therefore, if the value of step(k) is greater than 0, the value is considered 0. No power adjustment is performed.
To prevent excessive power adjustment, control the range of step (k) by setting the
ULMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910) or ULMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910)
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 (BSC6900, BSC6910) or
ULMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, BSC6910) 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 (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter and provides enhanced
performance.
3.4 Optimized Huawei III Power Control Algorithm
This section describes the optimized Huawei III power control algorithm, that is, the PCIII
Opt. algorithm.
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 (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter is set to PWR3(Power Control III) and the
PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6910, BSC6900) parameter is set to YES(Yes).
This section focuses on the improvements of the PCIII Opt. algorithm over the PCIII
algorithm.
1. MR power control compensation

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:
 When the current call is carried on the BCCH TRX:
 If frequency hopping (FH) is not used or the BCCH frequency is not involved
in FH, power control compensation is not performed.
 If the BCCH frequency is involved in FH and the CANPC (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter is set to YES:
Level compensation value = 2 x Power control level

BSC6910) parameter is set to NO:
Level compensation value = (N – 1)/N x Power control level x 2

where N is the number of frequencies involved in FH.
 When the current call is carried on a non-BCCH TRX:
 If the BCCH frequency is not involved in FH:
BSC6910) parameter is set to YES:

BSC6910) parameter is set to NO:
Level compensation value = (N – 1)/N x Power control level x 2

where N is the number of frequencies involved in FH.
If PwrFineCtlOptimizeSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), in addition to
2 dB power control compensation, 0.2 dB power control compensation is used, that is,
the power control adjustment step is 0.2 times the original.
If baseband FH is used and the BCCH frequency is involved, you are advised to set the PCHOCMPCON
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to YES(Yes) 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).
The values of K and FiltAdjustFactor vary with the measured value:
 K for the measured receive level: ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) for
uplink power control and DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) for downlink
power control
 K for the measured receive quality: ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
for uplink power control and DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) for
downlink power control
 FiltAdjustFactor: ULFILTADJFACTOR (BSC6900, BSC6910) for uplink power
control and DLFILTADJFACTOR (BSC6900, BSC6910) for downlink power control
In the dual-coefficient exponential filtering algorithm:
 When the quality of the radio environment deteriorates, the filter length K is used to
quicken the filter response.
 When the quality of the radio environment improves, the filter length (K x
FiltAdjustFactor) is used to slacken the filtering value increase.
3. Periodic update of downlink DTX
During MR processing, the BSC determines the downlink DTX update mode based on the
SUBSET/FULLSET and DLDTXUPDATESWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910):
 If the DLDTXUPDATESWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to YES(Yes),
the SCP updates the value of dtx-downlink in uplink MRs in real time based on the BTS
DTX identifier reported by the DSP and obtains the corresponding measurement values
based on the value of dtx-downlink.
 If the DLDTXUPDATESWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to NO(No)
and the SUBSET in the previous MR uses the DTX, the measurement value of SUBSET is
always used during the call regardless of whether the DTX is used in the subsequent MRs.
Otherwise, the measurement value of FULLSET is used during the call.
3.4.2 Calculation of the Power Control Adjustment Step
In the PCIII Opt. algorithm, the power control adjustment step is calculated on the basis of
two step factors: output1(k) and output2(k). The methods for calculating the power
adjustment step are similar for both uplink and downlink. This section uses uplink as an
example.
The formula for calculating output1(k) is as follows:
output1(k) = – {RexLev_pf x (ca_filtered(k) – STarget) + RexQual_pf x(qa_filtered(k) –
QTarget)}
where,
 RexLev_pf is specified by the ULRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
 ca_filtered(k) indicates the measured receive level after filtering.
 STarget is specified by the ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
 RexQual_pf is specified by the ULRXQUALPROTECTFACTOR (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter.
 qa_filtered(k) indicates the measured receive quality after filtering.

 QTarget is specified by the ULFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
The formula for calculating output2(k) is as follows:
output2(k) = – {sfactor x (ca_filtered(k) – STarget) + qfactor x (qa_filtered(k) – QTarget)}
where,
 sfactor indicates the receive level adjustment factor and is specified by the
ULREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
 ca_filtered(k) indicates the measured receive level after filtering.
 STarget is specified by the ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
 qfactor indicates the receive quality adjustment factor and is specified by the
ULREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
 qa_filtered(k) indicates the measured receive quality after filtering.
 QTarget indicates the receive quality setpoint and is specified by the
ULFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
The step factor output(k) is determined according to the following formula:
output(k) = max(output1(k), output2(k)).
If output(k) is greater than 0, 0 is used. In this case, power control is not performed.
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 (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter and provides enhanced
performance.
When calculating the power control step, the BSC needs to map quality ranks onto CIRs. The
CIRUPDATESWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies the rules for mapping
quality ranks onto CIRs.
After calculating the power control step, the BSC rounds off the power control step.
 The DLPCSTEPOPTSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies the method
for rounding off the downlink power control step.
 The PCSTEPOPT (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies the method for rounding
off the uplink power control step.
To prevent excessive power adjustment, restrict the power control adjustment as follows:
 When DlMaxDownOptiSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On):
 The value of MaxBtsPwrNum (BSC6900, BSC6910) multiplied by 2 is used as
the power control adjustment step if the following condition is met:
|output(k) | ≥ 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 output(k) is used as the power control adjustment step if the following
condition is met:
|output(k) | < 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 When DlMaxDownOptiSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to OFF(Off):
 Power control is not performed if the following condition is met:
|output(k) | ≥ 2 x Value of BTSPWRNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 output(k) is used as the power control adjustment step if the following
condition is met:
|output(k) | < 2 x Value of BTSPWRNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910)
3.5 Features Related to Power Control
3.5.1 Active Power Control
This section describes the GBFD-117602 Active Power Control feature.

Power control is used to control the MS or BTS transmit power during a connection. For
better power control, the MS and BTS should transmit signals at optimized power instead of
the 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 proper power. This helps reduce
system interference, improve service quality, and decrease MS and BTS power consumption.
The Active Power Control feature can be enabled by setting the PWRBCDALLOWD
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to YES(Yes).
The active power control optimization function can be enabled to improve the active power
control accuracy by setting the PwrBCDProcOptSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to
ON(On).
TheSigChPwrBCDSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether to enable the
signaling channel active power control function.
Active Power Control During the MS Access
The procedures for active power control during the MS access are as follows:
The BSC obtains the uplink and downlink path loss based on the following information:
 Receive level in the MR from the MS on the signaling channel.
 MS and BTS transmit power
 Values of the DOUBLEANTENNAGAIN (BSC6900, BSC6910), COMBINERLOSS
(BSC6900, BSC6910), and PATHLOSS (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters.
The methods for estimating the path loss of the uplink and downlink channels are as follows:
 If the BCCH and TCH belong to the same frequency band (for example, both work on
the GSM850/GSM900 or DCS1800/PCS1900 frequency band):
 Estimated path loss of the uplink channel = Maximum MS transmit power in
the cell – Uplink receive level.
 Estimated path loss of the downlink channel = BTS transmit power –
Downlink receive level + COMBINERLOSS (BSC6900, BSC6910) +
DOUBLEANTENNAGAIN (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 If the BCCH and TCH belong to different frequency bands, a compensation for path
loss is required.
 If the TCH works on the GSM850/GSM900 frequency band while the BCCH works
on the DCS1800/PCS1900 frequency band:
the cell – Uplink receive level – PATHLOSS (BSC6900, BSC6910)
DOUBLEANTENNAGAIN (BSC6900, BSC6910) – PATHLOSS (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 If the TCH works on the DCS1800/PCS1900 frequency band while the BCCH works
on the GSM850/GSM900 frequency band:
the cell – Uplink receive level + PATHLOSS (BSC6900, BSC6910)
DOUBLEANTENNAGAIN (BSC6900, BSC6910) + PATHLOSS (BSC6900, BSC6910)
The BSC estimates the transmit power that the BTS and MS should use on the allocated TCH
based on the uplink and downlink path loss and the values of the EXPULRXLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) and EXPDLRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters.
 Uplink transmit power = EXPULRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) – 110 dBm + Estimated

path loss of the uplink channel
 Downlink transmit power = EXPDLRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) – 110 dBm +
Estimated path loss of the downlink channel
The MS uses the previously mentioned power as the transmit power when it initially accesses
a TCH, reducing the initial transmit power.
If the PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(On), active
power control can be performed independently for signaling and voice by setting the
PwrBCDAssOffset (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter. Before the ASSIGNMENT
COMPLETE message is received, active power control is performed at a step minus the
value of the PwrBCDAssOffset (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to prevent KPIs from
deteriorating. After the ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE message is received, active power
control is performed at the original step to reduce interference.
If SigChPwrBCDSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the BSC predicts the uplink
power using the same algorithm as that for traffic channels based on the MS receive level on
the RACH when activating a signaling channel in the immediate assignment procedure. The
BSC then sends the predicted initial power to the BTS in the Channel Activation message so
that the MS transmits at appropriate power based on the value of
SigChPwrBCDExpULRxLev (BSC6900, BSC6910).
To prevent excessive power adjustment for downlink active power control, restrict the power
control adjustment as follows:
 When DlMaxDownOptiSw is set to ON(On):
 The value of MaxBtsPwrNum multiplied by 2 is used as the power control
adjustment step if the following condition is met:
Obtained power adjustment (difference between the downlink maximum transmit power
and the calculated downlink transmit power) ≥ 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum
 The obtained power adjustment is used as the power control adjustment step if the
following condition is met:
Obtained power adjustment (difference between the downlink maximum transmit power
and the calculated downlink transmit power) < 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum
 When DlMaxDownOptiSw is set to OFF(Off), the maximum power control
adjustment is not restricted.
Active Power Control During an Intra-BSC Handover
The procedure for active power control during an intra-BSC handover is as follows:
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
(BSC6900, BSC6910) 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 (BSC6900, BSC6910) and EXPDLRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
 Uplink transmit power = EXPULRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) – 110 dBm +
Estimated path loss of the uplink channel
 Downlink transmit power = EXPDLRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) – 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.
If the PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(On), active
power control can be performed independently for signaling and voice by setting the
PwrBCDHoOffset (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter. Before the HANDOVER COMPLETE
message is received, active power control is performed at a step minus the value of the
PwrBCDHoOffset (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to prevent KPIs from deteriorating. After
the HANDOVER COMPLETE message is received, active power control is performed at the
original step to reduce interference.
If SigChPwrBCDSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the BSC predicts the uplink
power using the same algorithm as that for traffic channels when activating a signaling
channel in the call handover on signaling channel procedure. The BSC then sends the
predicted initial power to the BTS in the Channel Activation message so that the MS
transmits at appropriate power based on the value of SigChPwrBCDExpULRxLev
(BSC6900, BSC6910).
To prevent excessive power adjustment for downlink active power control, restrict the power
control adjustment as follows:
 When DlMaxDownOptiSw is set to ON(On):
 The value of MaxBtsPwrNum multiplied by 2 is used as the power control
adjustment step if the following condition is met:
Obtained power adjustment (difference between the downlink maximum transmit
power and the calculated downlink transmit power) ≥ 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum
 The obtained power adjustment is used as the power control adjustment step if
the following condition is met:
Obtained power adjustment (difference between the downlink maximum transmit
power and the calculated downlink transmit power) < 2 x Value of MaxBtsPwrNum
 When DlMaxDownOptiSw is set to OFF(Off), the maximum power control
adjustment is not restricted.
3.5.2 SAIC-based Power Control Optimization
This section describes the GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC feature.

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.
SAIC-based power control optimization is enabled by setting the SAICALLOWED
(BSC6900, BSC6910) and BTSSAICPCADJSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters to Yes.
The policies for adjusting power control thresholds are as follows:
 When the PCII algorithm is applied, add the value of the
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to that of the
DLQHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910) and DLQLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameters.
 When the PCIII or PCIII Opt. algorithm is applied, deduct the value of the
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter from that of the following
parameters:
 DLREXLEVHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLREXLEVLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)
3.5.3 Power Control When the BCCH TRX Participates in BFH
Introduction
When traffic channels (TCHs) occupy the non-BCCH timeslots on the BCCH TRX that
participates in BFH, the frequencies used by the TCHs are not fixed. If the operating
frequency is a BCCH frequency, power control is not performed. If the operating frequency is
a non-BCCH frequency, power control is performed to reduce network interference.
Working Principles
When BBFHPoweCtrlSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On):

 If the BCCH TRX participates in BFH and TCHs occupy the non-BCCH timeslots on
the BCCH TRX, the BTS transmit signals according to the power control level delivered
by the BSC. In this situation, the power control compensation varies depending on the
setting of the CANPC (BSC6900, BSC6910) and PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameters:
 If PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to NO(No), power control is
not performed.
 If PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) and CANPC (BSC6900, BSC6910) are
both set to YES(Yes), power control is performed, and the power control compensation
value is calculated using the following formula:
Power control compensation value = Power control level x 2
 If PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to YES(Yes) but CANPC
(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to NO(No), power control is performed, and the power
control compensation value is calculated using the following formula:
Power control compensation value = (N – 1)/N x Power control level x 2
where
N represents the number of frequencies involved in BFH.
It is recommended that PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) be set to YES(Yes) to prevent ping-pong

handovers caused by the inconsistency between power control and handover compensation modes.
It is recommended that CANPC (BSC6900, BSC6910) be set to YES(Yes) to improve the power control effect.
 If the BCCH TRX participates in BFH and TCHs occupy the timeslots on a non-
BCCH TRX, the BTS transmit signals according to the power control level delivered by
the BSC. In this situation, the power control compensation varies depending on the setting
of the CANPC (BSC6900, BSC6910) and PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters:
performed, and the power control compensation value is calculated using the following
formula:
where
where
When BBFHPoweCtrlSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to OFF(Off):
 If TCHs occupy the non-BCCH timeslots on the BCCH TRX, power control is not
performed, regardless of whether the BCCH TRX participates in BFH.
 If TCHs occupy the timeslots on a non-BCCH TRX, the BTS transmits signals
according to the power control level delivered by the BSC. In this situation, the power
control compensation varies depending on the setting of the CANPC (BSC6900, BSC6910)
and PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters:
performed, and the power control compensation value is calculated using the following
formula:
where
where
If PwrFineCtlOptimizeSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the 0.2 dB power control

optimization function is enabled, and the power control compensation value is calculated using the following
formula:
Power control compensation value = step(t) x 0.2
Impact on Network Performance
When the BCCH TRX participates in BFH, setting BBFHPoweCtrlSwitch (BSC6900,

BSC6910) to ON(On) enables power control on MSs working on the BCCH TRX. This
reduces the overall network interference and improves network performance.
When BBFHPoweCtrlSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to OFF(Off), power control is not performed on
MSs working on the BCCH TRX.
Protocol Compliance
This function complies with the 3GPP TS 05.08 protocol.

For each assigned bi-directional channel, on all bursts of the associated physical channel (see
GSM 05.02), including those of the SACCH. If frequency hopping is being used on the
associated physical channel and if, in the BCCH Cell Options, the Power Control Indicator
PWRC is set, measurements on the bursts on the BCCH frequency shall not be used in the
RXLEV averaging process.
4 Related Features
4.1 GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm
Prerequisite Features
None.
Mutually Exclusive Features
None.
Impacted Features
None.
4.2 GBFD-117602 Active Power Control
None.
None.
Impacted Features
None.
4.3 GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC
None.
None.
Impacted Features
Feature ID Feature Name Description
GBFD-118201 Soft-Synchronized It is recommended that the Network

Network Support SAIC feature be used together
with the GBFD-118201 Soft-
Synchronized Network feature.
4.4 GBFD-117601 HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm
None.
None.
Impacted Features
Feature ID Feature Name Description
GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC It is recommended that HUAWEI III

Power Control Algorithm be used
together with Network Support SAIC.
5 Engineering Guidelines
This chapter gives guidelines for setting parameters in different scenarios in the live network
5.1 Scenarios
Scenarios vary from one network to another. The main scenarios are described in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1 Main scenarios
Scenario Reference Value Description Power Control Policy
Densely-  Effective The BTS spacing is Power control is performed

populated Frequency Loading set to a small value based on link quality.
urban areas (EFL) = 16 during network In densely-populated urban
 BTS spacing: 420 planning in large- areas where the BTS
m capacity and indoor spacing is about 400 m and
coverage to ensure 4 x 3 or a tighter frequency
 Frequency band: that the outdoor
900 MHz reuse pattern is used, if the
signal level is high PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch
 BCCH frequency and the outdoor (BSC6900, BSC6910)
reuse pattern: 4x3 coverage is large. parameter is set to ON(On),
 TCH frequency In such a scenario, the target signal levels for
reuse pattern: 1x3 a tight frequency assignment and handover
 Four TCH reuse pattern is are set independently. This
frequencies randomly used, the EFL is helps increase the
participating in FH high, and the assignment and handover
interference is success rates.
 Full-rate AMR strong. Therefore,
version 3 used when power control is
DTX is enabled required to provide
 Antenna height: better quality.
25 m
 Channel model:
TU3
 Power control
algorithm: Huawei II
power control
algorithm
Urban areas  EFL = 14 The BTS spacing is Power control is performed

 BTS spacing: set to small value based on link quality.
during network
1200 m planning in large-

 Frequency band: capacity and indoor
900 MHz coverage so that
the outdoor level is
 BCCH frequency
high and the
reuse pattern: 4x3
coverage is large.
 TCH frequency In such a scenario,
reuse pattern: 1x3 a tight frequency
 Four TCH reuse pattern is
frequencies randomly used, the EFL is
participating in FH high, and the
 Full-rate AMR interference is
version 3 used when strong. Therefore,
DTX is enabled power control is
required to provide
 Antenna height:
better quality.
30 m
 Channel model:
TU3
 Power control
power control
algorithm
Suburb  EFL = 12 The coverage of Power control is performed

 BTS spacing: the BTS based on both receive level
5300 m surrounding areas and receive quality.
should be as large
 Frequency band: as possible to
900 MHz ensure good
 BCCH frequency coverage and
reuse pattern: 4x3 appropriate
 TCH frequency capacity.
reuse pattern: 1x3 Therefore, the
 Four TCH coverage level is of
frequencies randomly great importance.
participating in FH Generally, the
indoor-and-outdoor
 Full-rate AMR cooperation policy
version 3 used when is not
DTX is enabled recommended.
 Antenna height: This scenario is
30 m generally not an
 Channel model: area with
TU3 insufficient
 Power control coverage.
power control
algorithm
Rural areas  EFL = 12 The BTS spacing is Power control is performed

 BTS spacing: large and the based on receive level.

15000 m capacity is small.
 Frequency band: Therefore, the
900 MHz coverage signal
level is the
 BCCH frequency determinant factor.
reuse pattern: 4x3 The focus is to
 TCH frequency ensure good
reuse pattern: 4x3 network coverage.
 Four TCH Generally, the
frequencies randomly indoor-and-outdoor
participating in FH cooperation policy
 Full-rate AMR is not
version 3 used when recommended.
DTX is enabled This scenario
 Antenna height: generally has low
30 m signal level.
 Channel model:
TU3
 Power control
power control
algorithm
5.2 Key Counters
5.2.1 TRX-level Counters Related to Receive Level Rank and Receive Quality Rank
TRX-level counters related to receive level rank and receive quality rank can be used to
assess changes in MRs before and after a parameter adjustment.
This type of counter belongs to the following measurement units:
 MR.RecvLevlOrigFullRate.TRX
 MR.RecvLevlOrigHalfRate.TRX
5.2.2 TRX-level Counters Related to Interference Band
The BTS measures the receive levels of idle channels to assess uplink interference. The
interference is divided into five interference bands: 1 to 5. The higher the proportion of
channels in interference bands 4 and 5 to all channels, the more severe the interference is.
When traffic is heavy, only a small number of channels are idle, and the precision of
measured interference band-related counters is low. This type of counter belongs to the
MR.Iterf.TRX measurement unit. Table 5-2 lists these counters.
Table 5-2 TRX-level counters related to interference band
Counter Description
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR1.AVR.NUM.SD AS4200A:Mean Number of SDCCHs in

Interference Band 1
Counter Description
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR2.AVR.NUM.SD AS4200B:Mean Number of SDCCHs in

Interference Band 2
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR3.AVR.NUM.SD AS4200C:Mean Number of SDCCHs in

Interference Band 3
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR4.AVR.NUM.SD AS4200D:Mean Number of SDCCHs in

Interference Band 4
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR5.AVR.NUM.SD AS4200E:Mean Number of SDCCHs in

Interference Band 5
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR1.AVR.NUM.FR AS4207A:Mean Number of TCHFs in

Interference Band 1
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR2.AVR.NUM.FR AS4207B:Mean Number of TCHFs in

Interference Band 2
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR3.AVR.NUM.FR AS4207C:Mean Number of TCHFs in

Interference Band 3
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR4.AVR.NUM.FR AS4207D:Mean Number of TCHFs in

Interference Band 4
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR5.AVR.NUM.FR AS4207E:Mean Number of TCHFs in

Interference Band 5
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR1.AVR.NUM.HR AS4208A:Mean Number of TCHHs in

Interference Band 1
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR2.AVR.NUM.HR AS4208B:Mean Number of TCHHs in

Interference Band 2
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR3.AVR.NUM.HR AS4208C:Mean Number of TCHHs in

Interference Band 3
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR4.AVR.NUM.HR AS4208D:Mean Number of TCHHs in

Interference Band 4
TRX.CH.IN.INTFR5.AVR.NUM.HR AS4208E:Mean Number of TCHHs in

Interference Band 5
5.2.3 BSC-level Counters Related to Receive Quality
BSC-level counters related to receive quality belong to the BSC.TrxRxQualRatio.BSCRPT

measurement unit, which consists of four parts:
 Number of MRs on Uplink TCHF (Mean Receive Quality Rank 0-7) per BSC
 Number of MRs on Downlink TCHF (Mean Receive Quality Rank 0-7) per BSC
 Number of MRs on Uplink TCHH (Mean Receive Quality Rank 0-7) per BSC
 Number of MRs on Downlink TCHH (Mean Receive Quality Rank 0-7) per BSC
5.2.4 Counters Related to Transmit Power Level
The percentage of duration when MSs or BTSs work at the maximum transmit power can be
used to assess the power consumption reduction brought by the Power Control feature. Table
5-3 lists this type of counter.
Table 5-3 Counters related to transmit power level

Counter Description
CELL.TIME.WHEN.MAX.DOWN.PWR.AVR RS327B:Rate of Duration (Maximum

Downlink Transmit Power) (%)
CELL.TIME.WHEN.MAX.UP.PWR.AVR RS327A:Rate of Maximum Uplink Power

Duration (%)
5.3 Key Parameters
5.3.1 Algorithm Selection Parameters
The PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910) and PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900,

BSC6910) parameters determine which power control algorithm to select.
 The PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether to enable the

PCII or PCIII algorithm. When PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
PWR3(Power control III), the PCIII algorithm is enabled.
 The PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether to
enable the PCIII Opt. algorithm. This parameter is valid only when PWRCTRLSW
(BSC6900, BSC6910) in the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command is set to PWR3(Power
control III). When PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to YES(Yes),
the PCIII Opt. algorithm is enabled.
The power control algorithms can be switched in the following ways:
 From PCII to PCIII
 From PCII to PCIII Opt.
 From PCIII to PCIII Opt.
The detailed operations are as follows:
 From PCII to PCIII
1. Run the SET GCELLPWR3 command with PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900,
BSC6910) set to NO(No).
2. Run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900,

BSC6910) set to PWR3(Power control III).
 From PCII to PCIII Opt.

1. Run the SET GCELLPWR3 command with PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900,
BSC6910) set to YES(Yes).
2. Run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900,

BSC6910) set to PWR3(Power control III).
 From PCIII to PCIII Opt.
Run the SET GCELLPWR3 command with PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900,
BSC6910) set to YES(Yes).
5.3.2 Common Parameters
The MEASURETYPE (BSC6900, BSC6910) and BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900,

BSC6910) parameters are used by more than one algorithm.
 MEASURETYPE (BSC6900, BSC6910)

If this parameter is set to EnhMeasReport(Enhanced Measurement Report),
neighboring UMTS cells can be measured to enable interoperability between GSM and
UMTS systems and therefore ensures service continuity. Additionally, information such as
BER and FER can be measured.
However, power control and handover algorithms usually use common measurement
reports. This requires that this parameter is set to ComMeasReport(Common
Measurement Report).
 BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900, BSC6910)
If the BSC is overloaded or the Abis capacity is limited, processing MRs on the BTS, that
is, setting this parameter to BTS_Preprocessing(BTS preprocessing), helps reduce the
BSC CPU load but slightly deteriorates handover performance. It is recommended that
operators review the BSC CPU load and Abis capacity before determining where MR
processing should be performed.
If the BSC CPU load can afford MR processing for power control, processing MRs on the
BSC, that is, setting this parameter to BSC_Preprocessing(BSC preprocessing), is
recommended because this helps improve handover performance.
If operators choose the BTS to process MRs, they need to specify the frequency at which
the BTS sends processed results to the BSC. During MR processing, handover
performance may be affected by the loss of certain historical MRs. Therefore, operators
must balance between the CPU load and reduced accuracy in measurement history due to
lost MRs.
Table 5-4 Key parameters for MR processing
Parameter ID Value Range Recommended Value
MEASURETYPE (BSC6900, EnhMeasReport(Enhanced ComMeasReport

BSC6910) Measurement Report)
ComMeasReport(Common
Measurement Report)
BTSMESRPTPREPROC BSC_Preprocessing(BSC BSC_Preprocessing

(BSC6900, BSC6910) preprocessing)
BTS_Preprocessing(BTS
preprocessing)
PRIMMESPPT (BSC6900, NO(No) YES

BSC6910) YES(Yes)
BSMSPWRLEV (BSC6900, NO(No) YES

BSC6910) YES(Yes)
MRPREPROCFREQ NOreport(Do not report) Twice_ps

(BSC6900, BSC6910) Twice_ps(Twice every
second)
Once_ps(Once every
second)
Once_2s(Once every two
second)
Once_4s(Once every four
second)
5.3.3 Huawei II Power Control Parameters
 PCII algorithm activation parameters

To activate the PCII algorithm, set the PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to
PWR2(Power control II). Huawei recommends the Optimized Huawei III Power Control
algorithm.
The UPPCEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) and DNPCEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters specify
whether to activate uplink power control and downlink power control for a cell,
respectively.
Table 5-5 PCII algorithm activation parameters
PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, PWR2(Power control II), PWR3

BSC6910) PWR3(Power control III)
UPPCEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) NO(No), YES(Yes) YES
DNPCEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) NO(No), YES(Yes) YES
 Power control period parameters

The PCADJPERIOD (BSC6900, BSC6910) 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.
Table 5-6 Power control period parameters
PCADJPERIOD (BSC6900, 1 to 15 3
BSC6910)
AMRPCADJPERIOD 1 to 15 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
 MR interpolation parameter
The MRMISSCOUNT (BSC6900, BSC6910) 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.
Table 5-7 MR interpolation parameter
MRMISSCOUNT (BSC6900, 0 to 31 4
BSC6910)
 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 (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether the PCII algorithm
allows MR compensation.
Table 5-8 MR compensation parameters
MRCOMPREG (BSC6900, NO(No), YES(Yes) YES

BSC6910)
AMRMRCOMPREG NO(No), YES(Yes) YES

(BSC6900, BSC6910)
 Parameters related to discarding MRs in the initial connection phase

None
 MR filtering parameters
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.
Table 5-9 MR filtering parameters for non-AMR
Densely-Populated Urban Area Rural Area

Area
ULLEVFILTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900,
BSC6910)
DLLEVFILTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900,
BSC6910)
ULQUAFILTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900,
BSC6910)
DLQUAFILTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900,
BSC6910)
Table 5-10 MR filtering parameters for AMR

Parameter ID Value Recommended Value
Range
Densely-Populated Urban Area Rural
Area Area
AMRULLEVFTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLLEVFTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRULQUAFTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLQUAFTLEN 1 to 20 3 5 5
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
 Key algorithm parameters

The PCII algorithm divides the overall Um interface quality into nine zones according to
the receive level and receive quality over the Um interface. The nine zones are divided by
upper and lower thresholds of receive level and receive quality. The Um interface quality
during a call is determined based on the measured receive level and receive quality.
Different adjustment directions and adjustment steps are then selected for the nine zones.
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.
Table 5-11 PCII algorithm threshold parameters (uplink)
Threshold Type Non-AMR AMR
Quality Upper threshold ULQHIGHTHRED AMRULQHTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Lower threshold ULQLOWTHRED AMRULQLOWTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Level Upper threshold ULSSHIGHTHRED AMRULSSHTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Lower threshold ULSSLOWTHRED AMRULSSLTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Table 5-12 PCII algorithm threshold parameters (downlink)

Quality Upper threshold DLQHIGHTHRED AMRDLQHTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Lower threshold DLQLOWTHRED AMRDLQLTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Level Upper threshold DLSSHIGHTHRED AMRDLSSHTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Lower threshold DLSSLOWTHRED AMRDLSSLTHRED

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
When setting parameters, pay attention to the following:

 Setting parameters for different scenarios
The receive level threshold in scenarios with severe interference, for example, in densely-
populated urban areas, should be set lower than that in common urban scenarios. The
receive level threshold in scenarios with insufficient coverage, for example, in rural areas,
should be set higher than that in common urban scenarios.
In high-speed scenarios, an increased margin should be provided to allow for more rapid
changes in the path loss. In such scenarios, therefore, the receive level and receive quality
threshold should be set to a bit higher than those in common scenarios. In addition, the
power control filter length can be set to a smaller value to enhance the transient response
of the PCII algorithm.
 Setting parameters for uplink and downlink
The demodulation capability of the BTS is higher than that of the MS, therefore the BTS
receive level can be lower than the MS receive level. In common urban scenarios, it is
recommended that the uplink power control threshold be set to a value equal to or lower
than the downlink power control threshold.
 Setting parameters for AMR and non-AMR calls
AMR calls have better speech encoding/decoding capability than common calls, therefore
the receive level threshold can be set to a smaller value for AMR calls and the receive
quality threshold to a higher level (worse) to reduce network interference. The PCII
algorithm supports separate power control threshold configurations for non-AMR calls
and AMR calls.
 Setting parameters for upper and lower thresholds
If the difference between upper and lower receive level thresholds and the difference
between upper and lower receive quality thresholds are both small, or if the power
adjustment step is scaled up or down too much within a power control period, power
control may become unstable. The recommended separation between upper and lower
receive level thresholds is 8-18 dB.
Table 5-13 Basic PCII algorithm parameters
ULSSHIGHTHRED 0 to 63 30
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 63 18
BSC6910)
ULQHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 0
BSC6910)
ULQLOWTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 3
BSC6910)
DLSSHIGHTHRED 0 to 63 45
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 63 28
BSC6910)
DLQHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 0
BSC6910)
DLQLOWTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 2
BSC6910)
AMRULSSHTHRED 0 to 63 30
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRULSSLTHRED 0 to 63 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRULQHTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 0
BSC6910)
AMRULQLOWTHRED 0 to 7 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLSSHTHRED 0 to 63 33
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLSSLTHRED 0 to 63 25
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLQHTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 0
BSC6910)
AMRDLQLTHRED (BSC6900, 0 to 7 3
BSC6910)
Table 5-14 PCII algorithm parameters

Power Control Control By Non-AMR Call AMR Call
Increase power Receive level MAXVALADJRX AMRMAXVALADJRX

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Receive quality MAXADJPCVAL AMRMAXADJPCVAL

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Decrease power Receive level MAXSTEP0 AMRMAXSTEP0

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Power Control Control By Non-AMR Call AMR Call
MAXSTEP1 AMRMAXSTEP1
(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
MAXSTEP2 AMRMAXSTEP2
(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Receive quality QUALSTEP AMRQUALSTEP

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Table 5-15 PCII algorithm bad quality threshold parameters

Power Control Triggering Non-AMR Call AMR Call
Direction Threshold or
Offset
Uplink Threshold and ULQUALBADUPLEV AMRULQUALBADUPLEV

offset (BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Threshold ULQUALBADTRIG AMRULQUALBADTRIG

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Downlink Threshold and DLQUALBADUPLEV AMRDLQUALBADUPLEV

offset (BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Threshold DLQUALBADTRIG AMRDLQUALBADTRIG

(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
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.
Table 5-16 Bad quality threshold improvement parameters
ULQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULQUALBADUPLEV 0 to 63 5
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 2
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLQUALBADUPLEV 0 to 63 10
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRULQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRULQUALBADUPLEV 0 to 63 6
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLQUALBADTRIG 0 to 7 2
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRDLQUALBADUPLEV 0 to 63 8
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
Table 5-17 Maximum adjustment step parameters

MAXADJPCVAL (BSC6900, 0 to 32 8
BSC6910)
AMRMAXVALADJRX 0 to 32 8
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
MAXSTEP0 (BSC6900, 0 to 30 2
BSC6910)
BSC6910)
BSC6910)
QUALSTEP (BSC6900, 0 to 4 2
BSC6910)
AMRMAXADJPCVAL 0 to 32 8
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRMAXVALADJRX 0 to 32 8
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
AMRMAXSTEP0 (BSC6900, 0 to 30 2
BSC6910)
BSC6910)
BSC6910)
AMRQUALSTEP (BSC6900, 0 to 4 4
BSC6910)
5.3.4 Huawei III Power Control Parameters

 PCIII algorithm activation parameters
To activate the PCIII algorithm, set the PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to
PWR3(Power control III). Huawei recommends the PCIII Opt. algorithm.
The UPPCEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) and DNPCEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specify
whether to activate uplink and downlink power control for a cell, respectively.
To enable the PCIII algorithm for AMR calls, set the PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter to PWR3(Power control III) and the AMRCALLPCALLOWED (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter to ON(Allowed).
To enable the PCIII algorithm for non-AMR calls, set the PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter to PWR3(Power control III) and the
NONAMRCALLPCALLOWED (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to ON(Allowed).
Table 5-18 PCIII algorithm activation parameters

AMRCALLPCALLOWED OFF(Not Allowed), ON

(BSC6900, BSC6910) ON(Allowed)
NONAMRCALLPCALLOWED OFF(Not Allowed), ON

 0.2 dB power control parameter

The FINESTEPPCALLOWED (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether to
activate 0.2 dB-step downlink power control. This power control improves the precision of
power control.
Table 5-19 0.2 dB-step downlink power control parameter
FINESTEPPCALLOWED NO(No), YES(Yes) NO

(BSC6900, BSC6910)
 Power control period parameters

The ULADJPRD (BSC6900, BSC6910) and DLADJPRD (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters
specify the minimum intervals between two consecutive uplink and downlink power
control commands, respectively. If the value of this parameter is decreased, power control
accelerates, but the signaling traffic on the Abis interface increases.
Table 5-20 Power control period parameters
ULADJPRD (BSC6900, 0 to 255 3

BSC6910)
DLADJPRD (BSC6900, 0 to 255 3

BSC6910)
 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.
Table 5-21 MR interpolation parameter
MRMISSNUM (BSC6900, 1 to 255 5

BSC6910)
 MR compensation parameters
None
 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 5-22 Parameters related to discarding MRs in the initial connection phase
SDMRCUTNUM (BSC6900, 0 to 5 1
BSC6910)
TCHMRCUTNUM (BSC6900, 0 to 10 3
BSC6910)
 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.
Table 5-23 Exponential filtering algorithm parameters
Parameter ID Value Recommended Value
Range
Densely-Populated Urban Rural
Area Area Area
DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN 0 to 19 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN 0 to 19 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN 0 to 19 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN 0 to 19 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
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 results 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.
Table 5-24 Sliding-window filtering algorithm parameters
DLREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 to 20 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXQUALSLDWINDOW 1 to 20 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 to 20 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXQUALSLDWINDOW 1 to 20 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)

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.
Table 5-25 PCIII algorithm parameters (uplink)
Factor or Threshold Non-AMR Call AMR Call
Level adjustment ULREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)

factor
Quality adjustment ULREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)

factor
Quality upper ULFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED ULAFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED

threshold (BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED ULAHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED
(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Quality lower ULFSREXQUALLOWTHRED ULAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED

ULHSREXQUALLOWTHRED ULAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED
(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Level upper ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)

threshold
Level lower ULREXLEVLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)

threshold
Table 5-26 PCIII algorithm parameters (downlink)

Level adjustment DLREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)

factor
Quality adjustment DLREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, BSC6910)

factor
Quality upper DLFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED DLAFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED

DLHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED DLAHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED
(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Quality lower DLFSREXQUALLOWTHRED DLAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED

DLHSREXQUALLOWTHRED DLAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED
(BSC6900, BSC6910) (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Level upper DLREXLEVHIGHTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)

threshold
Level lower DLREXLEVLOWTHRED (BSC6900, BSC6910)

threshold
When setting parameters, pay attention to the following:

 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
Table 5-27 Basic PCIII algorithm parameters
Parameter ID Suburban Urban Densely-Populated High-Speed
Area Area Urban Area Area
DLREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, 4 3 3 3
BSC6910)
DLREXQUALADJFCTR 6 6 6 6
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXLEVHIGHTHRED 22 20 18 25
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXLEVLOWTHRED 22 20 18 25
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 18 18 18 20
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18 20
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 14 14 14 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 14 14 14 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, 6 6 6 6
BSC6910)
DLMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, 8 8 8 8
BSC6910)
DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN 3 3 3 3
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXQUALSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXLEVSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLREXQUALSLDWINDOW 1 1 1 1
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, 4 3 3 3
BSC6910)
ULREXQUALADJFCTR 6 6 6 6
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED 20 18 16 23
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVLOWTHRED 20 18 16 23
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 18 18 18 20
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18 20
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 14 14 14 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 14 14 14 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, 6 6 6 6
BSC6910)
ULMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, 8 8 8 8
BSC6910)
5.3.5 Optimized Huawei III Power Control Parameters
The PCIII Opt. algorithm is basically the same as the PCIII algorithm in procedures such as
MR processing, filtering, calculation of the power adjustment step, and power control
execution.
The PCIII Opt. algorithm is achieved as follows:
1. The receive level and receive quality are compensated for power control.
2. The exponential non-linear filtering algorithm is used to filter MRs to eliminate
various temporary interferences.
3. The calculation of the power adjustment step uses dual factors in low-level areas
4. The formula for calculating the power adjustment step is optimized.
 PCIII Opt. algorithm activation parameters
To activate the PCIII Opt. algorithm, set the PWRCTRLSW (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter to PWR3(Power control III) and the PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter to YES(Yes).
Table 5-28 PCIII Opt. algorithm switch parameters


AMRCALLPCALLOWED OFF(Not Allowed), ON

NONAMRCALLPCALLOWED OFF(Not Allowed), ON

PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN NO(No), YES(Yes) YES

(BSC6900, BSC6910)
5. Key algorithm parameters

The PCIII Opt. algorithm is basically the same as the PCIII algorithm in working principles
and parameters. Table 5-29 lists the key algorithm parameters.
Table 5-29 Basic PCIII Opt. algorithm parameters
Parameter ID Densely-Populated Urban Area Rural Area
Urban Area
DLREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, 3 3 3
BSC6910)
DLREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, 4 4 4
BSC6910)
Urban Area
DLREXLEVHIGHTHRED 20 22 25
(BSC6910, BSC6900)
DLREXLEVLOWTHRED (BSC6900, 20 22 25
BSC6910)
DLFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 18 18 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 17 17 17
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 17 17 17
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 18 18 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 18 18 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 18 18 18
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, 30 30 30
BSC6910)
DLMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, 30 30 30
BSC6910)
ULREXLEVADJFCTR (BSC6900, 3 3 3
BSC6910)
ULREXQUALADJFCTR (BSC6900, 4 4 4
BSC6910)
ULREXLEVHIGHTHRED 20 22 25
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULREXLEVLOWTHRED (BSC6900, 20 22 25
BSC6910)
ULFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
Urban Area
ULFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAFSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 15 15 15
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAFSREXQUALLOWTHRED 15 15 15
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAHSREXQUALHIGHTHRED 16 16 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULAHSREXQUALLOWTHRED 16 16 16
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULMAXDOWNSTEP (BSC6900, 30 30 30
BSC6910)
ULMAXUPSTEP (BSC6900, 30 30 30
BSC6910)
ULFILTADJFACTOR (BSC6900, 3 3 3
BSC6910)
DLFILTADJFACTOR (BSC6900, 3 3 3
BSC6910)
ULRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR 30 30 30
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
ULRXQUALPROTECTFACTOR 75 75 75
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR 20 20 20
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
DLRXQUALPROTECTFACTOR 60 60 60
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
5.3.6 Active Power Control Parameters
 Active power control activation parameters

To activate active power control, set the PWRBCDALLOWD (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter
to YES(Yes). In the active power control algorithm, power forecast is performed when traffic
channels are activated during the initial access assignment or inter-BSC handover. The
forecast initial power is contained in the channel activation message and the message is sent
to the BTS. The MS and BTS then transmit signals at appropriate power. Otherwise, the MS
and BTS transmit signals at full power.
If the PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(On) and the
PwrBCDAssOffset (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is specified, active power control is
performed independently for signaling and voice. Active power control for signaling is
performed at a step minus PwrBCDAssOffset (BSC6900, BSC6910) to prevent KPIs from
deteriorating. Active power control for voice is performed at the original step to reduce
interference.
Table 5-30 Active power control activation parameters
PWRBCDALLOWD NO(No), YES(Yes) NO

(BSC6900, BSC6910)
PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch NO(No), YES(Yes) NO

(BSC6900, BSC6910)
SigChPwrBCDSw (BSC6900, ON(ON), OFF (OFF) OFF

BSC6910)

Table 5-31 Key active power control parameters
COMBINERLOSS (BSC6900, 0~100 45

BSC6910)
DOUBLEANTENNAGAIN 0~255 30
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
PATHLOSS (BSC6900, 0~255 79

BSC6910)
EXPDLRXLEV (BSC6900, 0~63 30

BSC6910)
EXPULRXLEV (BSC6900, 0~63 30

BSC6910)
PwrBCDAssOffset 0~30 2
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
PwrBCDHoOffset (BSC6900, 0~30 2

BSC6910)
SigChPwrBCDExpULRxLe 0~63 45
v (BSC6900, BSC6910)
5.3.7 SAIC-based Power Control Parameters
 SAIC-based power control activation parameter

The SAICALLOWED (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether to enable power
control for SAIC-capable MSs. 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 BSC or BTS adjusts the
power control threshold for SAIC-capable MSs to improve radio performance of the system.
Table 5-32 SAIC-based power control activation parameter
SAICALLOWED (BSC6900, NO(No), YES(Yes) NO

BSC6910)

Table 5-33 Key SAIC-based power control algorithm parameters
Parameter ID Value Range Recommended Value Remarks
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE 0 to 2 1 This parameter is

(BSC6900, BSC6910) used in the PCII
algorithm.
BTSSAICPCADJSWITCH OFF(Off), ON(On) ON (for double- None

(BSC6900, BSC6910) transceiver BTSs
5900 series base
stations and 3900
series base stations)
OFF (for other BTSs)
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE 0 to 4 3 This parameter is

(BSC6900, BSC6910) used in the PCIII
algorithm.
5.4 Other Parameters
The following parameters are provided to allow system flexibility. It is recommended that
operators use the default values.
 AMRSADLUPGRADE (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 ULPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 DLPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 AMRULPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 AMRDLPREDLEND (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 BTSPWRNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910)
 AMRBTSPWRNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910)
5.5 Deploying Enhanced Power Control Algorithm
Table 5-34 Deployment requirements

Aspect Requirement
Related features None
BSC None
BTS None
GSM networking None
MS None
MSC None
License None
Others The BSC that serves the cell is connected to

the U2020, and cell-level counters can be
retrieved on the U2020.
5.5.2 Activation
Using MML Commands
On the BSC LMT, perform the following steps:

1. Run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with Power Control Switch set to
PWR2(Power control II).
2. Run the SET GCELLPWR2 command with its parameters set as follows:
Set both MR. Compensation Allowed and AMR MR. Compensation Allowed to
YES(Yes).
Adjust Huawei II power control parameters based on actual conditions or set them to
their default values.
3. (Optional) To improve handover and power control effects when the BCCH TRX
participates in baseband frequency hopping, run the SET GCELLCCCH command with
PWRC set to YES(Yes) and run the SET GCELLOTHEXT command with Power
Control and Handover CMP CON Sw set to YES(Yes).
MML Command Examples
SET GCELLPWRBASIC: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PWRCTRLSW=PWR2;

SET GCELLPWR2: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, MRCOMPREG=YES,
AMRMRCOMPREG=YES;
SET GCELLOTHEXT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PCHOCMPCON=YES;
Using the CME
When configuring the Enhanced Power Control Algorithm feature on the CME, you must perform a single
configuration first, and then perform batch modifications if required.
You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the
parameter. You are advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the
parameter setting interface.
1. Configure a single object on the CME. (CME single configuration)
Set parameters on the CME configuration interface according to the operation sequence
described in Table 5-35.
For detailed operations, see CME-based Feature Configuration.
2. (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the icon
on the CME configuration interface to start the batch modification wizard.
For instructions on how to perform a batch modification, click on the wizard

interface to obtain online help.
Table 5-35 Configuring parameters on the CME
SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter ID Configurable

Object (MO) Name in CME Batch
Modification
Center
1 GCELLPWRB BSC6900/BS Power PWRCTRLS Yes

ASIC C6910 Control W
Switch
2 GCELLPWR2 BSC6900/BS MR. MRCOMPRE Yes

C6910 Compensatio G
n Allowed
BSC6900/BS AMR MR. AMRMRCOM

C6910 Compensatio PREG
n Allowed
3 (Optional) GCELLCCCH BSC6900/BS PWRC CANPC Yes

C6910
4 (Optional) GCELLOTHE BSC6900/BS Power PCHOCMPC Yes

XT C6910 Control and ON
Handover
CMP CON
Modification
Center
Sw
1. On the BSC LMT, configure two cells (cells 0 and 1) on the BSC. Set the BCCH
TRXs of the two cells to frequencies other than co- or adjacent-channel frequencies, and
set the non-BCCH TRXs as co- or adjacent-channel frequencies.
2. On the U2020, retrieve the counters related to cell 0 for verifying this feature. Table 5-
36 lists these counters.
Table 5-36 Counters for verifying Enhanced Power Control Algorithm
Function Subset Counter Description
Power Control Message Measurement <per Average MS Power Level of Non-AMR Call
Cell>
Average BTS Power Level of Non-AMR Call
Ratio of Maximum Downlink Power Duration

(%)
Ratio of Maximum Uplink Power Duration

(%)
Mean Strength of Downlink Signals
Mean Strength of Uplink Signals
Mean Quality of Downlink Signals
Mean Quality of Uplink Signals
Interference Band Measurement <per TRX> Mean Number of SDCCHs in Interference

NOTE: Band 1
The eGBTS does not support this measurement unit. Mean Number of SDCCHs in Interference
Therefore, ignore the counters in this measurement
Band 2
unit if an eGBTS is used.
Mean Number of SDCCHs in Interference
Band 3

Band 4

Band 5
Mean Number of TCHFs in Interference

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

Band 5
Mean Number of TCHHs in Interference

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

Band 5
Receive Quality Measurement <per TRX> Number of MRs on Uplink TCHF (Mean
Receive Quality Rank 0)
Number of MRs on Uplink TCHF (Mean







Number of MRs on Downlink TCHF (Mean








Number of MRs on Uplink TCHH (Mean








Number of MRs on Downlink TCHH (Mean








3. On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLBASICPARA command with both UL PC
Allowed and DL PC Allowed set to NO(No) for cells 0 and 1.
4. Initiate a large number of calls in cells 0 and 1.
5. Monitor the counters for one hour and save the values.
6. On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLBASICPARA command with both UL PC
Allowed and DL PC Allowed set to YES(Yes) for cells 0 and 1.
7. On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with Power Control
Switch set to PWR2(Power control II) for cells 0 and 1.
8. On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLPWR2 command with both MR.
Compensation Allowed and AMR MR. Compensation Allowed set to YES(Yes) for
cells 0 and 1.
11. Compare the measured counter values obtained in 10 with those obtained in 5.
Expected result: For the counters related to power level, the power level obtained in step
10 is larger than that obtained in step 5. For the counters related to interference band, the
value of a counter with lower quality rank obtained in step 10 is larger than that obtained
in step 5. For the counters related to receive quality, the value of a counter with lower
quality rank obtained in step 10 is larger than that obtained in step 5.
5.5.4 Deactivation
This feature does not need to be deactivated.

5.6 Deploying Active Power Control

Aspect Requirement
BSC None
BTS Only the 3900 series base stations and 5900 series base stations
supports the active power control optimization function.
GSM networking None
MS None
MSC None
License The license controlling this feature has been activated. For details on
how to activate the license, see License Management Feature Parameter
Description. For details about license items, see License Control Item
Description.
Others None
5.6.2 Activation
Using MML Commands

1. Run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with its parameters set as follows:
 Set Power Forecast Allowed to YES(Yes).
 Set Active Power Control Algorithm Optimize to ON(On).
 Set Active Power Control Assign Power Offset and Active Power Control
HO Power Offset to appropriate values.
2. Run the SET GCELLBASICPARA command with both UL PC Allowed and DL
PC Allowed set to YES(Yes).
3. (Optional) Enable signaling channel active power control. Run the SET
GCELLPWRBASIC command with Signaling Channel Active Power Control Switch
set to ON(On) and Expected UL RX Level for Active Power Control set to an
appropriate value.
SET GCELLPWRBASIC:IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PWRBCDALLOWD=YES,

PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch=ON, PwrBCDAssOffset =2, PwrBCDHoOffset=2;
SET GCELLBASICPARA: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, UPPCEN=YES, DNPCEN=YES;
//(Optional) Enabling signaling channel active power control
SET GCELLPWRBASIC: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PWRBCDALLOWD=YES,
SigChPwrBCDSw =ON, SigChPwrBCDExpULRxLev=45;
Using the CME
When configuring the Active Power Control feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration first,
and then perform batch modifications if required.


Modification
Center
1 GCELLPWRB BSC6900/BS Power PWRBCDAL Yes

ASIC C6910 Forecast LOWD
Allowed
BSC6900/BS Active Power PwrBCDOpti

C6910 Control mizeSwitch
Algorithm
Optimize
BSC6900/BS Active Power PwrBCDAss

C6910 Control Offset
Assign Power
Offset
BSC6900/BS Active Power PwrBCDHoO

C6910 Control HO ffset
Power Offset
BSC6900/BS Signaling SigChPwrBC

C6910 Channel DSw
Active Power
Control
Modification
Center
Switch
BSC6900/BS Expected UL SigChPwrBC

C6910 RX Level for DExpULRxL
Active Power ev
Control
2 GCELLBASIC BSC6900/BS UL PC UPPCEN Yes

PARA C6910 Allowed
DL PC DNPCEN
Allowed
1. On the BSC LMT, run the SET GTRXCHANADMSTAT command. In this step, set
TRX ID and Channel No. to appropriate values. Then, set Administrative State to
Lock(Lock) to block all TCHs on the BCCH TRX of cell 0. Meanwhile, keep all
SDCCHs of cell 0 available.
2. Start a Single User CS Trace task in cell 0.
3. Use an MS to initiate a call.
4. Check the results for cell 0 in Single User CS Trace window.
Expected result: The call has been set up and the voice quality is good. The TCH
occupied by the call is on a non-BCCH TRX, and the Measurement Result message
regarding the call is present before the Channel Activation message is sent over the TCH.
In addition, the values of bs power, ms power, phase-ii-bs-power, and phase-ii-ms-power
contained in the Channel Activation message are not the maximum values.
If signaling channel active power control is enabled, the ms power contained in the
Channel Activation message on the SDCCH is not the maximum power level.
5.6.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands
On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with Power Forecast
Allowed set to NO(No) and Active Power Control Algorithm Optimize set to OFF(Off).
SET GCELLPWRBASIC:IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PWRBCDALLOWD=NO,

PwrBCDOptimizeSwitch=OFF;
Using the CME

When configuring the Active Power Control feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration first,
and then perform batch modifications if required.
SN MO NE Parameter Parameter ID Configurable

Name in CME Batch
Modification
Center
1 GCELLPWRB BSC6900/BS Power PWRBCDAL Yes

ASIC C6910 Forecast LOWD
Allowed
BSC6900/BS Active Power PwrBCDOpti

C6910 Control mizeSwitch
Algorithm
Optimize
5.7 Deploying Network Support SAIC

Aspect Requirement
BSC None
BTS None
GSM networking None
MS MSs supports SAIC.
MSC None
License None
Others None
5.7.2 Activation
Using MML Commands

1. Run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with SAIC Allowed set to YES(Yes).
2. Set power control adjustment.
 When the Huawei II power control algorithm is used:
 Run the SET GCELLPWR2 command with Power Control Threshold
Adjust for SAIC set to 1.
 Run the SET GCELLSOFT command with Switch for BTS Supporting
SAIC PC Adjust set to ON(On).
 When the Huawei III power control algorithm is used:
Run the SET GCELLPWR3 command with Power Control threshold Adjust for
SAIC set to 3.
SET GCELLPWRBASIC: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, SAICALLOWED=YES;

\\When the Huawei II power control algorithm is used:
SET GCELLPWR2: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE=1;
SET GCELLSOFT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, BTSSAICPCADJSWITCH=ON;
\\When the Huawei III power control algorithm is used:
SET GCELLPWR3: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE=3;
Using the CME
When configuring the Network Support SAIC feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration
first, and then perform batch modifications if required.
You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the parameter. You are
advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the parameter setting interface.


SN Managed Object (MO) NE Parameter Name Parameter Configurable in
ID CME Batch
Modification
Center
1 GCELLPWRBASIC BSC690 SAIC Allowed SAICALLO Yes

0/BSC69 WED
10
2 GCELLPWR2 BSC690 Power Control SAICTHRE Yes

NOTE: 0/BSC69 Threshold Adjust DAPDTVA
10 for SAIC LUE
Configure this MO when the
Huawei II power control
algorithm is used.
GCELLSOFT BSC690 Switch for BTS BTSSAICP Yes

NOTE: 0/BSC69 Supporting SAIC CADJSWIT
10 PC Adjust CH
Huawei II power control
algorithm is used.
GCELLPWR3 BSC690 Power Control SAICTHRE Yes

NOTE: 0/BSC69 threshold Adjust DAPDTVA
10 for SAIC LUE
Huawei III power control
algorithm is used.

1. Start an A Interface CS Trace task. Use an MS to initiate a call. Check the value of
Downlink Advanced Receiver Performance in the "classmark-information-type3"
information element (IE) of the Classmark Update message to obtain the MS's SAIC
capability.
Expected result: The value of Downlink Advanced Receiver Performance is Support
SAIC.
2. Start an Abis Interface CS Trace task to trace RSL messages over the Abis interface.
Check the value of the user-defined MS Capability IE in the channel activation command
sent from the BSC to the BTS during the assignment request procedure.
Expected result: The value of the saic field in MS Capability is 1. This indicates that the
MS supports SAIC.
5.7.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands

1. Run the SET GCELLPWRBASIC command with SAIC Allowed set to NO(No).
2. (Optional) When the Huawei II power control algorithm is used, run the SET
GCELLSOFT command with Switch for BTS Supporting SAIC PC Adjust set to
OFF(Off).
SET GCELLPWRBASIC: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, SAICALLOWED=NO;

SET GCELLSOFT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, BTSSAICPCADJSWITCH=OFF;
Using the CME
When configuring the Network Support SAIC feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration
first, and then perform batch modifications if required.

SN MO NE Parameter Parameter ID Configurable

Name in CME Batch
Modification
Center
1 GCELLPWRB BSC6900/BS SAIC Allowed SAICALLOW Yes

ASIC C6910 ED
2 (Optional) GCELLSOFT BSC6900/BS Switch for BTSSAICPC Yes

NOTE: C6910 BTS ADJSWITCH
Supporting
Configure this
SAIC PC
MO when the
Huawei II power
Adjust
control
algorithm is
used.
5.8 Deploying HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm

Aspect Requirement
Related features See 4 Related Features.

Aspect Requirement
BSC None
BTS None
GSM networking None
MS None
MSC None
License None
Others The BSC that serves the cell is connected to

the U2020, and cell-level counters can be
retrieved on the U2020.
5.8.2 Activation
Using the LMT

1. Run the SET GCELLPWR3 command with its parameters set as follows:
 Adjust Huawei III power control parameters based on actual conditions or set
them to their default values.
 Set both Allow III Power Control For AMR and Allow III Power Control
For Non-AMR to ON(Allowed).
 Set III Power Control Optimized Enable to YES(Yes).
 Allow III Power Control For AMR is set to OFF(Not Allowed) by default. Allow III
Power Control For Non-AMR is set to ON(Allowed) by default.
 PC Step Calculation Optimization is set to NO(No) by default. Set this parameter to
YES(Yes) if required to optimize power control effects.
PWR3(Power control III).
PWRC set to YES(Yes) and run the SET GCELLOTHEXT command with Power
Control and Handover CMP CON Sw set to YES(Yes).
4. (Optional) To activate 0.2 dB power control, run the SET GCELLPWR3 command
with 0.2dB Power Control Enable set to YES(Yes) and 0.2 dB Power Control
Optimization set to ON(On).
MML Examples
SET GCELLPWR3: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0,PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN=YES,
AMRCALLPCALLOWED=ON, NONAMRCALLPCALLOWED=ON, PCSTEPOPT=YES;
SET GCELLOTHEXT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PCHOCMPCON=YES;
Using the CME (Method 1)
When configuring the HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm feature on the CME, you must perform a single
configuration first, and then perform batch modifications if required.


SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter ID Supports CME

Object (MO) Name Batch
Modification
Center
1 GCELLPWRB BSC6900/BS Power PWRCTRLS Yes

ASIC C6910 Control W
Switch
2 GCELLPWR3 BSC6900/BS Allow III AMRCALLP Yes

C6910 Power CALLOWED
Control For
AMR
BSC6900/BS Allow III NONAMRCA

C6910 Power LLPCALLO
Control For WED
Non-AMR
BSC6900/BS III Power PWRCTRLO

C6910 Control PTIMIZEDEN
Optimized
SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter ID Supports CME
Object (MO) Name Batch
Modification
Center
Enable
3 (Optional) GCELLCCCH BSC6900/BS PWRC CANPC Yes

NOTE: C6910
Configure this
MO if you need
to improve
handover and
power control
effects when the
BCCH TRX
participates in
baseband
frequency
hopping.
GCELLOTHE BSC6900/BS Power PCHOCMPC Yes

XT C6910 Control and ON
NOTE: Handover
CMP CON
Configure this
Sw
MO if you need
to improve
handover and
power control
effects when the
BCCH TRX
participates in
baseband
frequency
hopping.
4 (Optional) GCELLPWR3 BSC6900/BS 0.2dB Power FINESTEPP Yes

NOTE: C6910 Control CALLOWED
Enable
Configure this
MO to enable
BSC6900/BS 0.2 dB Power PwrFineCtlO Yes
0.2 dB power
control. C6910 Control ptimizeSwitc
Optimization h
Using the CME (Method 2)
This feature can be batch activated using the CME. For detailed operations, see the following
section in the CME product documentation or online help: CME Management > CME
Guidelines > Enhanced Feature Management > Feature Operation and Maintenance.
1. On the BSC LMT, configure two cells (cells 0 and 1) on the BSC. Set the BCCH
TRXs of the two cells to frequencies other than co- or adjacent-channel frequencies, and
set the non-BCCH TRXs as co- or adjacent-channel frequencies.
2. On the U2020, retrieve the counters related to cell 0 for verifying this feature. Table 5-
45 lists these counters.
Table 5-45 Counters for verifying HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm
Power Control Message Measurement <per Average MS Power Level of Non-AMR Call
Cell>
Average BTS Power Level of Non-AMR Call
Ratio of Maximum Downlink Power Duration

(%)
Ratio of Maximum Uplink Power Duration

(%)
Mean Strength of Downlink Signals
Mean Strength of Uplink Signals
Mean Quality of Downlink Signals
Mean Quality of Uplink Signals
Interference Band Measurement <per TRX> Mean Number of SDCCHs in Interference

NOTE: Band 1
The eGBTS does not support this measurement unit. Mean Number of SDCCHs in Interference
Therefore, ignore the counters in this measurement
Band 2
unit if the BTS is an eGBTS.
Band 3

Band 4

Band 5

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

Band 5

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

Band 5
Receive Quality Measurement <per TRX> Number of MRs on Uplink TCHF (Mean































Switch set to PWR2(Power control II) for cells 0 and 1.
4. On the BSC LMT, run the LST GCELLPWRBASIC command to query the values
of Power Control Switch for cells 0 and 1.
Expected result: The values of Power Control Switch for cells 0 and 1 are both Power
control II.
Switch set to PWR3(Power control III) for cells 0 and 1.
8. On the BSC LMT, run the LST GCELLPWRBASIC command to query the values
of Power Control Switch for cells 0 and 1.
Expected result: The values of Power Control Switch for cells 0 and 1 are both Power
control III.
9. On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLPWR3 command with both Allow III
Power Control For AMR and Allow III Power Control For Non-AMR set to
ON(Allowed) for cells 0 and 1.
10. On the BSC LMT, run the LST GCELLPWR3 command to query the values of
Allow III Power Control For AMR and Allow III Power Control For Non-AMR for
cells 0 and 1.
Expected result: The values of Allow III Power Control For AMR and Allow III
Power Control For Non-AMR are both ON(Allowed) for cells 0 and 1.
13. Compare the measured counter values obtained in step 12 with those obtained in step
6.
Expected result: For the counters related to power level, the power level obtained in step
12 is larger than that obtained in step 6. For the counters related to interference band, the
value of a counter with lower quality rank obtained in step 12 is larger than that obtained
in step 6. For the counters related to receive quality, the value of a counter with lower
quality rank obtained in step 12 is larger than that obtained in step 6.
14. (Optional) On the BSC LMT, run the LST GCELLPWR3 command to query the
values of 0.2dB Power Control Enable and 0.2 dB Power Control Optimization for
cells 0 and 1.
Expected result: The values of 0.2dB Power Control Enable are YES(Yes) and the
values of 0.2 dB Power Control Optimization are ON(On) for cells 0 and 1.
15. (Optional) On the BSC LMT, start a Single User CS Trace task in cell 0. Use an MS
to initiate a call.
16. (Optional) Check the results for cell 0 in Single User CS Trace window.
Expected result: The call has been set up and the voice quality is good. In a BS Power
Control message, the value of fine-pwr-ctrl is 1, and the value of fine-pwr-ctrl-value is
not the maximum value. In addition, the 0.2 dB power level is reported in the
measurement report. The BSC sends BS Power Control messages to the BTS even when
the 2 dB power control steps in two BS Power Control messages are the same but 0.2 dB
power control steps are different.
5.8.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands

PWR2(Power control II).
PWRC set to NO(No) and run the SET GCELLOTHEXT command with Power
Control and Handover CMP CON Sw set to NO(No).
3. (Optional) To deactivate 0.2 dB power control, run the SET GCELLPWR3
command with 0.2dB Power Control Enable set to NO(No) and 0.2 dB Power Control
Optimization set to OFF(Off).
Using the CME
The method of feature deactivation using the CME is the same as that of feature activation
using the CME. For detailed operations, see Using the CME (Method 1) and Using the CME (Method
2).
6 Parameters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter reference match the software version
with which this document is released.
Base station controller parameter reference
 BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference: contains the parameters related to the BSC6900
equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
 BSC6910 GSM Parameter Reference: contains the parameters related to the BSC6910
equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
eGBTS Parameter reference
 Node Parameter Reference: contains base station equipment and transport parameters.
 GBTSFunction 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 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, GBFD-200201.
Step 3: Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.
7 Counters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
Base station controller performance counter reference
 BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference:
contains the counters related to the
BSC6900 equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
 BSC6910 GSM Performance Counter Reference: contains the counters related to the
BSC6910 equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
eGBTS performance counter reference
 Node Performance Counter Summary: contains base station equipment and transport
counters.
 GBTSFunction 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, GBFD-200201.
Step 3: Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.
9 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 04.08: "Mobile radio interface layer 3: specification"

2. 3GPP TS 05.08: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Radio
subsystem link control"
3. BSC6900 Feature List
4. BSC6900 Optional Feature Description
5. BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference
6. BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference
7. BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference

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Power Control Feature Parameter

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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

1 About This Document

Feature Parameter Description documents are intended to acquaint readers with:

This issue does not include any changes.

Compared with Issue 02 (2017-10-20) of GBSS20.1, Draft A (2018-12-30) of GBSS21.1

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature change Changed the name of None

Editorial change None None

Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 GBTS eGBTS

3.1 Working Principles

As shown in Figure 3-1, power control is implemented as follows:

Processing on the BTS or BSC

 The BTSMESRPTPREPROC (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter controls whether MRs

The PCII algorithm uses the sliding window filtering algorithm.

The detailed procedure is as follows:

The detailed procedure is as follows:

3.2.1 Measurement Report Processing

The MR processing in the PCII algorithm consists of the following aspects:

3. MR discarding in the initial connection phase

Predictive filtering applies only to receive level.

3.2.2 Power Control Decision

 If RxLev is lower than the value of the ULSSLOWTHRED (BSC6900,

 If RxQual is higher than or equal to the value of the ULQUALBADTRIG

3.3 Huawei III Power Control Algorithm

3.3.1 Power Control Activation

3.3.3 Power Control Decision

2. Calculation of the adjustment step

Calculating the BTS Power Control Adjustment Step

3. step(k) = –(sfactor x (BsTxMaxPower – g(k) – SThr) + qfactor x (qa_filtered(k) –

Calculating the MS Power Control Adjustment Step

3. step(k) = –(sfactor x (MsTxMaxPower– g(k) – SThr) + qfactor x (qa_filtered(k) –

1. MR power control compensation

Level compensation value = 2 x Power control level

Level compensation value = (N – 1)/N x Power control level x 2

Level compensation value = 2 x Power control level

Level compensation value = (N – 1)/N x Power control level x 2

 qa_filtered(k) indicates the measured receive quality after filtering.

3.5.1 Active Power Control

This section describes the GBFD-117602 Active Power Control feature.

Active Power Control During the MS Access

 Uplink transmit power = EXPULRXLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) – 110 dBm + Estimated

Active Power Control During an Intra-BSC Handover

This section describes the GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC feature.

When BBFHPoweCtrlSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On):

It is recommended that PCHOCMPCON (BSC6900, BSC6910) be set to YES(Yes) to prevent ping-pong

If PwrFineCtlOptimizeSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the 0.2 dB power control

Impact on Network Performance

When the BCCH TRX participates in BFH, setting BBFHPoweCtrlSwitch (BSC6900,

This function complies with the 3GPP TS 05.08 protocol.

4.1 GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm

Mutually Exclusive Features

Mutually Exclusive Features

Mutually Exclusive Features

Feature ID Feature Name Description

GBFD-118201 Soft-Synchronized It is recommended that the Network

4.4 GBFD-117601 HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm

Mutually Exclusive Features

GBFD-118103 Network Support SAIC It is recommended that HUAWEI III

Densely-  Effective The BTS spacing is Power control is performed

Urban areas  EFL = 14 The BTS spacing is Power control is performed