5G RAN

CoMP (Low-Frequency TDD)

Feature Parameter Description

Issue 02
Date 2020-05-21

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Contents

1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 5G RAN3.1 02 (2020-05-21)............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 5G RAN3.1 01 (2020-04-07)............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 5G RAN3.1 Draft B (2020-03-09)...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 5G RAN3.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)...................................................................................................................................... 2

2 About This Document.............................................................................................................3

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.3 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD................................................................................................................... 4
2.4 Differences Between NSA and SA..................................................................................................................................... 4
2.5 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and Low Frequency Bands............................................................ 4

3 Overview....................................................................................................................................5
4 UL CoMP.................................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
4.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................12
4.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.1 Precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.2 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.2.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 13
4.4.2.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.3 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.4 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 15

5 DL CoMP.................................................................................................................................. 17
5.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

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5.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 21

5.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
5.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................24
5.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
5.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 26
5.4.1 Precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.4.2 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.4.2.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 26
5.4.2.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 27
5.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 28
5.4.3 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.4.4 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 28

6 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 30
7 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 31
8 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 32
9 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................33

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1 Change History

This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

"Glossary", and "Reference Documents" chapters. These changes include:
● Technical changes
Changes in functions and their corresponding parameters
● Editorial changes
Improvements or revisions to the documentation

1.1 5G RAN3.1 02 (2020-05-21)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
None

Editorial Changes
Added impacted functions related to DL CoMP.

Revised descriptions in this document.

1.2 5G RAN3.1 01 (2020-04-07)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
None

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.

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1.3 5G RAN3.1 Draft B (2020-03-09)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
None

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.

1.4 5G RAN3.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)

This is the first release of this document.

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2 About This Document

2.1 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.

2.2 Features in This Document

This document describes the following features.

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Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/

Section

FOFD-030204 CoMP 4 UL CoMP

5 DL CoMP

2.3 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD

Function Difference Chapter/
Name Section

UL CoMP This function is supported only by NR TDD. 4 UL CoMP

DL CoMP This function is supported only by NR TDD. 5 DL CoMP

2.4 Differences Between NSA and SA

Function Difference Chapter/Section
Name

UL CoMP None 4 UL CoMP

DL CoMP None 5 DL CoMP

2.5 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and

Low Frequency Bands
In this document, low frequency bands refer to those belonging to FR1 (410–7125
MHz), and high frequency bands refer to those belonging to FR2 (24250–52600
MHz). For details about FR1 and FR2, see section 5.1 "General" in 3GPP TS 38.104
V15.5.0.

Function Difference Chapter/

Name Section

UL CoMP This function is supported only in low 4 UL CoMP

frequency bands.

DL CoMP This function is supported only in low 5 DL CoMP

frequency bands.

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Description 3 Overview

3 Overview

UEs at the cell edge, referred to as cell edge users (CEUs), experience limited
throughput due to poor signal quality and low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
Coordinated multipoint transmission/reception (CoMP) enables a gNodeB to use
the antennas of the serving cell and intra-frequency neighboring cells of CEUs to
jointly process traffic channel data of these UEs, increasing the throughput of
these UEs.
CoMP is divided into uplink (UL) CoMP and downlink (DL) CoMP.
● UL CoMP allows multiple cells to jointly receive data from a UE, as shown in
Figure 3-1.
● DL CoMP allows multiple cells to jointly transmit data to a UE, as shown in
Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-1 UL CoMP

Figure 3-2 DL CoMP

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The concepts involved in Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 are defined as follows:
● A cooperating cell is an intra-frequency cell that works with the serving cell
for joint reception or transmission.
● A CoMP UE is a UE for which the serving and cooperating cells perform joint
reception or transmission.
● An overlapping area is an overlap between cell coverage areas.
When the INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter is selected, the gNodeB
measures the performance of UEs in overlapping areas. The performance
counters all have the same suffix CellOverlap, such as
N.ThpVol.UL.CellOverlap.
Currently, only intra-base-station CoMP is supported between a UE's serving and
intra-frequency neighboring cells; inter-base-station CoMP is not supported.

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4 UL CoMP

4.1 Principles
A gNodeB uses the antennas of the serving cell and intra-frequency neighboring
cells of a UE to jointly receive PUSCH signals from the UE. The gNodeB then
combines and decodes the received signals in the serving cell to achieve gains. For
each UE, its serving cell can work with only one cooperating cell for joint
reception. This function is controlled by the INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW option of
the NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter.
Currently, the following two types of UL CoMP are supported:
● Joint reception by common cells
● Joint reception by TRPs in a hyper cell
In this document, TRPs are mentioned only when a hyper cell is described. In
other scenarios, TRPs are referred to as cells.

Joint Reception by Common Cells

Figure 4-1 shows the processing procedure for a UE when the involved cells are
common cells (with the NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode parameter set to
NORMAL_CELL).

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Figure 4-1 Joint reception by common cells

1. SSB measurement for UL CoMP

A UE starts synchronization signal and PBCH block (SSB) RSRP measurement
after setting up a service and sends an event A3 measurement report when a
certain condition is met.
The condition for sending an event A3 measurement report is that the signal
quality of a neighboring cell is higher than that of the serving cell by a certain
threshold (that is, Mn + Ofn + Ocn – Hys > Ms + Ofs + Ocs + Off) during the
TimeToTrigger. The variables are described as follows:
– TimeToTrigger indicates the period in which the condition is met.
TimeToTrigger for CoMP A3 is specified by the
NRCellComp.TimeToTrigger parameter.
– Ms and Mn are the measurement results of the serving and neighboring
cells, respectively.
– Ofs and Ofn are the frequency-specific offsets of the serving and
neighboring cells, respectively. The frequency-specific offsets of intra-
frequency cells are 0.
– Ocs and Ocn are the cell individual offsets (CIOs) of the serving and
neighboring cells, respectively. Ocs is set to 0. Ocn is specified by the
NRCellRelation.CellIndividualOffset parameter, which is generally
configured during neighboring cell planning. However, the parameter
does not need to be adjusted because this function does not require
neighboring cell replanning.
– Hys is the hysteresis for this event. Hys for CoMP A3 is specified by the
NRCellComp.Hysteresis parameter.
– Off is the offset for this event. The value of UL CoMP A3 Off is specified
by the NRCellComp.UlcompRsrpOffset parameter.

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For details about event A3, see section 5.5 "Measurements" in 3GPP TS 38.331
V15.5.0.
2. Cooperating cell and UE determining for UL CoMP
The gNodeB selects intra-base-station neighboring cells that meet both of the
following conditions from the A3 measurement report.
– UL CoMP is enabled in these cells.
– The TX/RX modes of the cells meet the following requirements:

▪ If the serving cell is a 32T32R or 64T64R cell, the cooperating cell

must also be a 32T32R or 64T64R cell.

▪ If the serving cell uses a TX/RX mode other than 32T32R and
64T64R, the serving cell and cooperating cell must use the same
TX/RX mode (specified by the NRDUCellTrp.TxRxMode parameter).
– These cells and the serving cell have the same values set for the
following parameters:

▪ NRDUCell.DuplexMode

▪ NRDUCell.DlNarfcn

▪ NRDUCell.UlBandwidth

▪ NRDUCell.SlotAssignment

▪ NRDUCell.CyclicPrefixLength

▪ NRDUCell.SubcarrierSpacing

▪ PUSCH DMRS parameters: NRDUCellPusch.UlDmrsType and

NRDUCellPusch.UlAdditionalDmrsPos
If there are neighboring cells that meet the preceding conditions, the
neighboring cell with the highest signal quality is treated as a UL CoMP
cooperating cell and the UE (which sends the A3 measurement report) is
treated as a UL CoMP UE. If there are no such neighboring cells, the
procedure ends.
3. SRS measurement for UL CoMP
The gNodeB measures the SRS RSRP in the serving and cooperating cells of
the UL CoMP UE.
4. Joint reception by multiple cells
a. The serving cell instructs the cooperating cell to jointly receive data from
the UL CoMP UE when the UE meets the following condition:
Cooperating cell RSRP – Serving cell RSRP > Threshold (specified by the
NRCellComp.UlcompRsrpOffset parameter)
b. The cooperating cell preferentially processes the data of UEs in itself. It
then processes the CoMP UE data if still having sufficient capabilities.
c. The serving cell combines and decodes the data received by both the
serving cell and cooperating cell.

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Joint Reception by TRPs in a Hyper Cell

Figure 4-2 shows the processing procedure for a UE when the involved cells are
hyper cells (with the NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode parameter set to
HYPER_CELL).

Figure 4-2 Joint reception in a hyper cell

1. SRS measurement for UL CoMP

The gNodeB measures the UE SRS RSRP at each TRP in the hyper cell.
2. Cooperating TRP and UE determining for UL CoMP
If there are TRPs that meet the following conditions, the TRP with the best
signal quality is treated as a UL CoMP cooperating TRP and the UE is treated
as a UL CoMP UE.
– The TX/RX mode of the TRP meets the following requirements:

▪ If the serving TRP is a 32T32R or 64T64R TRP, the cooperating TRP

must also be a 32T32R or 64T64R TRP.

▪ In other cases, different TRPs must use the same TX/RX mode.
– The signal quality meets the following requirement: Non-serving TRP
RSRP – NRCellComp.Hysteresis – Serving TRP RSRP > Threshold
(specified by the NRCellComp.UlcompRsrpOffset parameter)
3. Joint reception by multiple TRPs
a. The cooperating TRP preferentially processes the data of UEs in itself. It
then processes the CoMP UE data if still having sufficient capabilities.
b. The serving TRP combines and decodes the data received by both the
serving TRP and cooperating TRP.

4.2 Network Analysis

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4.2.1 Benefits
In intra-frequency continuous networking, enabling UL CoMP increases the
average uplink UE throughput by up to 30% in the overlapping area between
intra-base-station cells. The specific gain depends on the number of UL CoMP UEs,
RSRP difference (cooperating cell RSRP – serving cell RSRP), traffic model, network
load, and interference. The gain is higher in the case of more UL CoMP UEs,
greater RSRP difference, larger data packets, lighter network load, or weaker
interference.

For details about benefit evaluation, see 4.4.4 Network Monitoring.

4.2.2 Impacts

Network Impacts
None

Function Impacts
Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch

Intra-band CA INTRA_BAND Carrier When CA is enabled, UL CoMP

(TDD) _CA_SW Aggregation cannot be performed for CA
option of the UEs in their SCell.
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.CaAl
goSwitch
parameter

Intra-FR inter- INTRA_FR_IN Carrier

band CA TER_BAND_C Aggregation
A_SW option
of the
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.CaAl
goSwitch
parameter

Power saving BWP2_SWITC UE Power UL CoMP is not performed on

BWP H option of Saving UEs using bandwidth part 2
the (BWP2) for energy saving.
NRDUCellUe
PwrSaving.B
wpPwrSavin
gSw
parameter

RAN sharing gNBSharing Multi- The PLMN list of a

with common Mode.gNBM Operator cooperating cell of a UE must
carrier ultiOpSharin Sharing contain the ID of the PLMN
gMode

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Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

RAN sharing with which the UE has

with registered.
dedicated
carrier

High-speed NRDUCell.Hi High Speed UL CoMP can be performed

Railway ghSpeedFlag Mobility between TRPs in a high-speed
Superior (Low- cell only when the cell is a
Experience Frequency hyper cell.
TDD)
UL 256QAM NRDUCellAlg Modulation UL CoMP cannot be
oSwitch.Ul25 Schemes performed for UEs using UL
6QamSwitch 256QAM.

4.3 Requirements

4.3.1 Licenses
Feature ID Feature Model Sales Unit
Name

FOFD-030204 CoMP NR0S000CMP per Cell

00

4.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

Prerequisite Functions
None

Mutually Exclusive Functions

None

4.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models
3900 and 5900 series base stations. 3900 series base stations must be configured
with the BBU3910.

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Boards
For cells working in 32T32R mode or higher, all NR TDD-capable baseband
processing units support this function. For cells working in 8T8R mode or lower, all
NR TDD-capable baseband processing units except UBBPfw support this function.
All NR-capable main control boards support UL CoMP. To learn which main control
boards are NR-capable and baseband processing units are NR TDD-capable, see
the related BBU technical specifications in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station
Product Documentation.

RF Modules
All NR TDD-capable RF modules that comply with the eCPRI protocol and adopt
the 32T32R mode or higher support this function. All NR TDD-capable RF modules
that adopt the 8T8R mode or lower support this function. For details about such
RF modules, see the technical specifications of the related RRUs and AAUs in 3900
& 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation.

4.3.4 Others
The NRDUCell.DuplexMode parameter must be set to CELL_TDD.

4.4 Operation and Maintenance

4.4.1 Precautions
Throughput-related counters for UEs in overlapping areas take effect only when
the INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter is selected. It is recommended that
the NRCellComp.OverLappingRsrpOffset and NRCellComp.UlcompRsrpOffset
parameters be set to the same value for precise estimation of the gains of UL
CoMP. For details about counters, see 4.4.4 Network Monitoring. To compare the
throughput before and after UL CoMP is enabled, it is good practice to perform
the preceding configurations one week before UL CoMP is enabled. This ensures
that sufficient statistics can be collected for comparison purposes.

4.4.2 Data Configuration

4.4.2.1 Data Preparation

Table 4-1 describes the required parameters. This section does not describe
parameters related to cell establishment.

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Table 4-1 Required parameters

Parameter Parameter ID Option Setting Notes
Name

CoMP Switch NRDUCellAlg INTRA_GNB_ UL CoMP can be performed

oSwitch.Com UL_COMP_S on a UE only when this option
pSwitch W has been selected in the
serving and cooperating cells.

Hysteresis NRCellComp. None Retain the default value.

Hysteresis
Time to NRCellComp. None Retain the default value.
Trigger TimeToTrigge
r
UL CoMP NRCellComp. None Retain the default value.
RSRP Offset UlcompRsrp
Offset
CoMP Switch NRDUCellAlg INTRA_GNB_ It is recommended that this
oSwitch.Com OVERLAPPIN function be enabled one week
pSwitch G_MEAS_SW before UL CoMP is enabled to
observe the throughput
changes before and after UL
CoMP is enabled.

Overlapping NRCellComp. None It is recommended that the

RSRP Offset OverLapping NRCellComp.OverLappingRsr
RsrpOffset pOffset and
NRCellComp.UlcompRsrpOffs
et parameters be set to the
same value for precise
estimation of the gains of UL
CoMP.

4.4.2.2 Using MML Commands

To compare the throughput before and after UL CoMP is enabled, you are advised
to turn on the following switches one week before UL CoMP is enabled. This
ensures that sufficient statistics about the throughput in the overlapping area can
be collected for comparison purposes.
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-20, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-20, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;

Activation Command Examples

//Enabling UL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-1;
//Setting CoMP-related parameters
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, UlCompRsrpOffset=-20, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, UlCompRsrpOffset=-20, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;

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Deactivation Command Examples

//Disabling UL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-0;
//Turning off the switches for intra-base-station overlapping area measurement to reduce signaling
exchange over the air interface (recommended when UE throughput observation in the overlapping area is
not required)
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;

4.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.

4.4.3 Activation Verification

● Using counters
Check the N.IntragNB.UL.CoMP.SchUser.Sum counter value. If the value is
greater than 0, UL CoMP has taken effect.
● Using monitoring items
On the MAE-Access, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management > NR > Cell Performance Monitoring > UL CoMP
Statistic(Cell) Monitoring. Check the total numbers of UEs and RBs involved
in data combining and decoding of UL CoMP in slots. If the values are not 0,
UL CoMP has taken effect.

4.4.4 Network Monitoring

To evaluate the gains of UL CoMP, you can compare the values of the following
performance indicators before and after this function is enabled. Because the
counter values depend on parameter settings, set related parameters before the
evaluation by referring to 4.4.1 Precautions.
● There will be an increase in the uplink throughput of UEs in overlapping areas
excluding small-packet throughput.
Uplink throughput of UEs in overlapping areas excluding small-packet
throughput = (N.ThpVol.UL.CellOverlap –
N.ThpVol.UL.SmallPkt.CellOverlap)/
N.ThpTime.UL.RmvSmallPkt.CellOverlap
● The value of User Uplink Average Throughput (DU) will not decrease.

The following table lists related counters.

Counter ID Counter Name Counter Description

1911820692 N.ThpVol.UL.CellOverla Total uplink data volume

p of UEs in overlapping
areas in a cell

1911820693 N.ThpVol.UL.SmallPkt.C Total uplink data volume

ellOverlap of small packets of UEs
in overlapping areas in a
cell

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Counter ID Counter Name Counter Description

1911820696 N.ThpTime.UL.RmvSma Uplink data transmission

llPkt.CellOverlap duration except that for
small packets of UEs in
overlapping areas in a
cell

1911820751 N.IntragNB.UL.CoMP.Sc Total number of UEs

hUser.Sum scheduled for intra-
gNodeB UL CoMP in a
cell

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5 DL CoMP

5.1 Principles
A gNodeB uses the antennas of the serving cell and intra-frequency neighboring
cells of a UE to jointly transmit the same or different PDSCH data to the UE.
When the same data is transmitted, diversity gain and power gain are achieved.
When different data is transmitted, spatial multiplexing gain is achieved.
For each UE, its serving cell can work with a maximum of two cooperating cells
for joint processing. This function is controlled by the INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW
option of the NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter.
Currently, the following two types of DL CoMP are supported:
● Joint transmission by common cells
● Joint transmission by TRPs in a hyper cell
In this document, TRPs are mentioned only when a hyper cell is described. In
other scenarios, TRPs are referred to as cells.

Joint Transmission by Common Cells

Figure 5-1 shows the processing procedure for a UE when the involved cells are
common cells (with the NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode parameter set to
NORMAL_CELL).

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Figure 5-1 Joint transmission by common cells

1. SSB measurement for DL CoMP

The UE starts SSB RSRP measurement after setting up a service and sends an
event A3 measurement report when a certain condition is met.
The A3 offset used in DL CoMP is specified by the
NRCellComp.DlcompRsrpOffset parameter. Other information is the same as
that for UL CoMP. For details, see 1.
2. Cooperating cell and UE determining for DL CoMP
The gNodeB selects intra-base-station neighboring cells that meet both of the
following conditions from the A3 measurement report.
– DL CoMP is enabled in these cells.
– The TX/RX modes of the cells meet the following requirements:

▪ If the serving cell is a 32T32R or 64T64R cell, the cooperating cell

must also be a 32T32R or 64T64R cell.

▪ If the serving cell uses a TX/RX mode other than 32T32R and
64T64R, the serving cell and cooperating cell must use the same
TX/RX mode (specified by the NRDUCellTrp.TxRxMode parameter).
– These cells and the serving cell have the same values set for the
following parameters:

▪ NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode

▪ NRDUCell.FrequencyBand

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▪ NRDUCell.DlNarfcn

▪ NRDUCell.DlBandwidth

▪ NRDUCell.SubcarrierSpacing

▪ NRDUCell.SlotAssignment

▪ NRDUCell.CyclicPrefixLength

▪ NRDUCellPdsch.DlDmrsConfigType,
NRDUCellPdsch.DlDmrsMaxLength, and
NRDUCellPdsch.DlAdditionalDmrsPos

▪ NRDUCellPdcch.OccupiedSymbolNum

▪ NRDUCellCoreset.CommonCtrlResRbNum

▪ NRDUCellCsirs.TrsPeriod
If there are neighboring cells that meet the preceding conditions, neighboring
cells with the highest signal quality and satisfied PRB usage are treated as DL
CoMP cooperating cells and the UE (which sends the A3 measurement report)
is treated as a DL CoMP UE. If there are no such neighboring cells, the
procedure ends.
3. SRS and CSI-RS measurement for DL CoMP
The gNodeB performs SRS measurement in the serving and cooperating cells
of the identified DL CoMP UE.
The gNodeB instructs the identified DL CoMP UE to perform joint
measurement of CSI-RS on the antenna ports corresponding to the serving
and cooperating cells. The specific measurement object is channel state
information-reference signal for channel measurement (CSI-RS for CM).
4. Joint transmission by multiple cells
If the reported SRS and CSI-RS measurement results indicate that joint
transmission offers higher performance than independent transmission, the
serving and cooperating cells jointly transmit data to the DL CoMP UE.

Joint Transmission by TRPs in a Hyper Cell

Figure 5-2 shows the processing procedure for a UE when the involved cells are
hyper cells (with the NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode parameter set to
HYPER_CELL).

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Figure 5-2 Joint transmission in a hyper cell

1. SRS measurement for DL CoMP

The gNodeB measures the UE SRS RSRP at each TRP in the hyper cell.
2. Cooperating TRP and UE determining for DL CoMP
If there are TRPs that meet the following conditions, the TRPs with the
highest signal quality are treated as DL CoMP cooperating TRPs and the UE is
treated as a DL CoMP UE.
– The TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the following requirements:

▪ If the serving TRP is a 32T32R or 64T64R TRP, the cooperating TRPs

must also be 32T32R or 64T64R TRPs.

▪ In other cases, different TRPs must use the same TX/RX mode.
– The signal quality meets the following requirement: Non-serving TRP
RSRP – NRCellComp.Hysteresis – Serving TRP RSRP > Threshold
(specified by the NRCellComp.DlcompRsrpOffset parameter)
3. SRS and CSI-RS measurement for DL CoMP
The gNodeB performs SRS measurement in the serving and cooperating TRPs
of the identified DL CoMP UE.
The gNodeB instructs the identified DL CoMP UE to perform joint
measurement of CSI-RS on the antenna ports corresponding to the serving
and cooperating TRPs. The specific measurement object is CSI-RS for CM.
4. Joint transmission by multiple TRPs
If the reported SRS and CSI-RS measurement results indicate that joint
transmission offers higher performance than independent transmission, the
serving and cooperating TRPs jointly transmit data to the DL CoMP UE.

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5.2 Network Analysis

5.2.1 Benefits
In intra-frequency continuous networking mode, DL CoMP increases the receive
power and the number of receive paths for UEs in overlapping areas between
intra-base-station cells. This increases the MCS index, number of data streams,
and downlink throughput of these UEs. This function takes effect only for UEs
performing full buffer services. A UE with lower spectral efficiency (indicated by a
smaller MCS index or fewer layers) in data transmission using a single cell can
benefit more from joint transmission. The average downlink throughput of UEs
benefiting from DL CoMP in overlapping areas increases by up to 20%.
For details about how to evaluate the gains brought by this function, see 5.4.4
Network Monitoring.

5.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
After DL CoMP is enabled, more CSI-RS resource elements (REs) are consumed for
joint measurement and fewer PDSCH REs are available. When joint transmission is
not performed, the peak throughput decreases slightly.

Function Impacts
Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch

Intra-band CA INTRA_BAND Carrier When CA is enabled, DL CoMP

(TDD) _CA_SW Aggregation cannot be performed for CA
option of the UEs in their SCells.
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.CaAl
goSwitch
parameter

Intra-FR inter- INTRA_FR_IN Carrier

band CA TER_BAND_C Aggregation
A_SW option
of the
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.CaAl
goSwitch
parameter

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Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

High-speed NRDUCell.Hi High Speed When the High-speed Railway

Railway ghSpeedFlag Mobility Superior Experience function is
Superior (Low- enabled, DL CoMP can be
Experience Frequency performed only between TRPs
TDD) within a hyper cell.

Remote RIM_ADAPT_ Remote If atmospheric duct

interference AVOID_SW Interference interference is detected in a
management option of the Management cell, DL CoMP will become
NRDUCellAlg (Low- invalid for UEs that have been
oSwitch.Rim Frequency involved in DL CoMP in the
AlgoSwitch TDD) cell. In addition, DL CoMP will
parameter not take effect on UEs that are
newly admitted to this cell. If
atmospheric duct interference
disappears in the cell, DL
CoMP will take effect again.

RF channel RF_SHUTDO Energy If either of the channel

intelligent WN_SW Conservation shutdown functions has taken
shutdown option of the and Emission effect in a cell, DL CoMP will
NRDUCellAlg Reduction become invalid for UEs that
oSwitch.Pow have been involved in DL
erSavingSwit CoMP in the cell and will not
ch parameter take effect on UEs that are
newly admitted to the cell.
Multi-RAT MULTI_RAT_ After the cell exits the channel
coordinated RF_SHUTDO shutdown state, DL CoMP
channel WN_SW takes effect again.
shutdown option of the
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.Pow
erSavingSwit
ch parameter
CSI-RS NRDUCellCsir Channel If DL CoMP is enabled in a cell
resource s.CsiAlgoSwit Management and the CSI reporting period is
management ch set to 5 ms, the probability
that DL CoMP takes effect
decreases. You are advised to
change the CSI reporting
period to another value.
DL CoMP cannot be applied
on UEs that support only one
resource set for aperiodic CSI
reporting.

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Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

MU-MIMO on DL_MU_MIM MIMO DL CoMP UEs do not support

PDSCH O_SW option MU-MIMO on PDSCH.
of the
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.Mu
MimoSwitch
parameter

Power saving BWP2_SWITC UE Power DL CoMP is not performed on

BWP H option of Saving UEs that use BWP2 for power
the saving.
NRDUCellUe
PwrSaving.B
wpPwrSavin
gSw
parameter

DRX BASIC_DRX_S DRX ● After the DRX function is

W option of enabled, the probability of
the UEs being identified as DL
NRDUCellUe CoMP UEs is reduced.
PwrSaving.Nr ● DL CoMP UEs adopt
DuCellDrxAlg aperiodic reporting of CSI-
oSwitch RS for CM measurement
parameter results. After the DL CoMP
function is enabled, DL
CoMP UEs cannot enter the
DRX sleep state.

Operator- MAX_RB_LIM Multi- When both operator-specific

specific IT_SW option Operator limitation on the maximum
limitation on of the Sharing number of available RBs and
the maximum NRDUCellAlg DL CoMP are enabled, if the
number of oSwitch.RanS NRDUCellRes.DlRbMaxRatio
available RBs haringAlgoS parameter is set to a small
witch value (for example, less than
parameter 50%) for a secondary
operator, UEs of this operator
may not be identified as DL
CoMP UEs, which are not
limited by the maximum
number of RBs.

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Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

RB adaptation PUCCH_RBRE Channel When DL CoMP takes effect, it

in long S_ADAPTIVE_ Management is recommended that both
PUCCH SWITCH functions be enabled to
formats option of the prevent non-CoMP UE service
NRDUCellPuc drops caused by preemption
ch.PucchAlgo of non-CoMP UEs' resources
Switch by DL CoMP UEs.
parameter

CSI reporting CSI_REPORT_

period PERIOD_ADA
adaptation PT_SWITCH
option of the
NRDUCellPuc
ch.CsiResoure
AlgoSwitch
parameter

5.3 Requirements

5.3.1 Licenses
Feature ID Feature Model Sales Unit
Name

FOFD-030204 CoMP NR0S000CMP per Cell

00

5.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

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Prerequisite Functions
Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch

TRS rate TRS_RATEMA Scheduling Enabling DL CoMP affects the

matching TCH_SW use of tracking reference
option of the signal (TRS) resources. To
NRDUCellPds prevent this impact, the
ch.RateMatc gNodeB reserves TRS
hSwitch resources for cells after TRS
parameter rate matching is enabled.

Mutually Exclusive Functions

Function Name Function Switch Reference

UE-specific UE_PDCCH_SYM_NUM_ADAPT_SW option Channel

PDCCH symbol of the Management
number NRDUCellPdcch.PdcchAlgoExtSwitch
adaptation parameter

5.3.3 Hardware

Base Station Models

● 3900 and 5900 series base stations. 3900 series base stations must be
configured with the BBU3910.
● DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite. DBS3900 LampSite must be
configured with the BBU3910.

Boards
All NR-capable main control boards and NR TDD-capable baseband processing
units support this function. To learn which main control boards are NR-capable
and baseband processing units are NR TDD-capable, see the related BBU technical
specifications in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation.

RF Modules
For common cells, NR TDD-capable 8T8R RF modules and NR TDD-capable RF
modules that support the eCPRI protocol and use the 32T32R mode or higher
support this function. For details about such RF modules, see the technical
specifications of the related RRUs and AAUs in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station
Product Documentation.

Hyper cells have no additional requirements for RF modules.

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5.3.4 Others
Duplex mode: Cells must work in TDD mode, that is, the NRDUCell.DuplexMode
parameter must be set to CELL_TDD.

Requirements for UE moving speeds are as follows:

● When the High-speed Railway Superior Experience function is enabled, DL
CoMP can be performed only between TRPs within a hyper cell. In this case,
DL CoMP has no requirements for UE moving speeds.
● When the High-speed Railway Superior Experience function is disabled, pre-
correction of the downlink frequency shift is not supported. In this case, the
moving speeds of DL CoMP UEs must be less than or equal to 60 km/h to
avoid negative impacts of DL CoMP.

UEs must support aperiodic CSI-RS measurement. If a UE is incompatible with

aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, the UE may not work properly when DL CoMP is
enabled. For details, contact Huawei engineers and engineers from the UE vendor.

5.4 Operation and Maintenance

5.4.1 Precautions
Throughput-related counters for UEs in overlapping areas take effect only when
the INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter is selected. It is recommended that
the NRCellComp.OverLappingRsrpOffset and NRCellComp.DlcompRsrpOffset
parameters be set to the same value for precise estimation of the gains of DL
CoMP. For details about counters, see 5.4.4 Network Monitoring. To compare the
throughput before and after DL CoMP is enabled, it is good practice to perform
the preceding configurations one week before DL CoMP is enabled so that
statistics can be collected in advance.

5.4.2 Data Configuration

5.4.2.1 Data Preparation

Table 5-1 describes the required parameters. This section does not describe
parameters related to cell establishment.

Table 5-1 Required parameters

Parameter Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

Name

CoMP Switch NRDUCellAlg INTRA_GNB_ DL CoMP can be performed

oSwitch.Com DL_JT_SW on a UE only when this option
pSwitch has been selected in the
serving and cooperating cells.

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Parameter Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

Name

Hysteresis NRCellComp. None Retain the default value.

Hysteresis
Time to NRCellComp. None Retain the default value. This
Trigger TimeToTrigge parameter is not involved in
r hyper cells.

DL CoMP NRCellComp. None Retain the default value.

RSRP Offset DlcompRsrp
Offset
CoMP Switch NRDUCellAlg INTRA_GNB_ It is recommended that this
oSwitch.Com OVERLAPPIN function be enabled one week
pSwitch G_MEAS_SW before DL CoMP is enabled to
observe the throughput
changes before and after DL
CoMP is enabled.

Overlapping NRCellComp. None It is recommended that the

RSRP Offset OverLapping NRCellComp.OverLappingRsr
RsrpOffset pOffset and
NRCellComp.DlcompRsrpOffs
et parameters be set to the
same value for precise
estimation of the gains of DL
CoMP.

5.4.2.2 Using MML Commands

To compare the throughput before and after DL CoMP is enabled, you are advised
to turn on the following switches one week before DL CoMP is enabled. This
ensures that sufficient statistics about UE throughput in the overlapping area can
be collected for comparison purposes.
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-12, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-12, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;

Activation Command Examples

//Enabling DL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-1;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, DlCompRsrpOffset=-12, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, DlCompRsrpOffset=-12, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;

Deactivation Command Examples

//Disabling DL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-0;
//Turning off the switches for intra-base-station overlapping area measurement to reduce signaling
exchange over the air interface (recommended when UE throughput observation in the overlapping area is
not required)

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MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;

MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;

5.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.

5.4.3 Activation Verification

● Using counters
Check the N.IntragNB.DL.JT.SchUser.Sum counter value. If the value is
greater than 0, DL CoMP has taken effect.
● Using monitoring items
On the MAE-Access, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management > NR > Cell Performance Monitoring > DL JT Statistic(Cell)
Monitoring. Check the total number of DL CoMP UEs and the number of RBs
used by DL CoMP UEs accumulated in slots. If the values are not 0, DL CoMP
has taken effect.

5.4.4 Network Monitoring

To evaluate the gains of DL CoMP, you can compare the values of the following
performance indicators before and after this function is enabled. Because the
counter values depend on parameter settings, set related parameters before the
evaluation by referring to 5.4.1 Precautions.
● There will be an increase in the downlink throughput of UEs in overlapping
areas.
Downlink throughput of UEs in overlapping areas =
(N.ThpVol.DL.CellOverlap – N.ThpVol.DL.LastSlot.CellOverlap)/
N.ThpTime.DL.RmvLastSlot.CellOverlap
● The value of User Downlink Average Throughput (DU) will not decrease.
The following table lists related counters.
Counter ID Counter Name Counter Description

1911820651 N.ThpVol.DL.CellOverla Total downlink data

p volume of UEs in the
overlapping area in a cell

1911823024 N.ThpVol.DL.LastSlot.Ce Downlink volume of RLC

llOverlap data sent in the last
timeslot during which
the buffer becomes
empty for UEs in the
overlapping area in a cell

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Counter ID Counter Name Counter Description

1911823026 N.ThpTime.DL.RmvLast Data transmission

Slot.CellOverlap duration for UEs in the
overlapping area
excluding the last
timeslot during which
the downlink buffer
becomes empty in a cell

1911820752 N.IntragNB.DL.JT.SchUs Total number of UEs

er.Sum scheduled for intra-
gNodeB DL joint
transmission in a cell

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6 Parameters

The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter reference match the software
version with which this document is released.
● Node Parameter Reference: contains device and transport parameters.
● gNodeBFunction 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 used 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, FBFD-020100.
Step 3 Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.

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7 Counters

The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
● Node Performance Counter Summary: contains device and transport counters.
● gNodeBFunction 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, FBFD-020100.
Step 3 Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.

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8 Glossary

For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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9 Reference Documents

● 3GPP TS 38.104: "NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception"
● 3GPP TS 38.331: "NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification"
● Carrier Aggregation
● UE Power Saving
● Multi-Operator Sharing
● Hyper Cell (Low-Frequency TDD)
● High Speed Mobility (Low-Frequency TDD)
● Remote Interference Management (Low-Frequency TDD)
● Channel Management
● Scheduling
● Technical Specifications in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product
Documentation

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