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Channel Element (CE) Resource
Channel Element (CE) Resource
CE resources are a type of NodeB hardware resource. The number of CEs supported by single NodeB
indicates the channel demodulation capabilities resource of the NodeB. The more CEs a NodeB
supports, the more powerful the channel demodulation and service processing capabilities for serving
the customers. Services at different rates require different numbers of CEs to ensure proper channel
demodulation.
In a RAN, CE resources are managed by both the RNC and NodeB. The NodeB reports its CE capacity to
the RNC. The RNC determines whether to admit a new service based on the number of CEs that need to
be consumed and controls CE resources during CE congestion. This ensures the proper use of CE
resources. The NodeB dynamically manages CE resources and rapidly adjusts the number of CEs that
can be consumed based on the actual service rate. This increases CE resource usage.
A proper use of CE resources increases the number of UEs that can be admitted and improves the
service quality of the admitted UEs.
If only 3.4 kbit/s signaling traffic is carried on a DCH or HSPA channel, one CE still needs to be
consumed. The number of CEs that need to be consumed by services of other types can be calculated
by analogy.
The number of UL and DL CEs supported by a NodeB is determined by the NodeB hardware capabilities
and the licensed CE capacity. The number of UL and DL CEs supported by the NodeB hardware is called
the physical CE capacity. The licensed CE capacity may differ from the physical CE capacity. The
smaller determines the number of CEs that can be used by an operator.
CE is a concept of the NodeB side. On the RNC side, it is called NodeB credit. The RNC performs
admission and congestion control based on the NodeB credit. In the UL, the number of Node credit
resources is twice that of CEs. In the DL, the number of NodeB credit resources equals that of CEs.
CE Sharing in a Resource Group
To facilitate baseband resource management, NodeB baseband resources fall into UL and DL resource
groups. The UL and DL resource groups are independent with each other.
• UL Resource Group
UL resource group is a UL resource pool shared on a per-channel basis, more than one cell can be setup
in one UL resource group, One UL resource group can have multiple baseband boards, but one board
can belong to only one UL resource group. CE resources in one UL resource group can be shared by
baseband boards. This means that UEs in a cell in a UL resource group can set up services on any board
in the group. The physical CE capacity of a UL resource group is the total CE capacity of baseband
boards in the group.
• DL Resource Group
Different from a UL resource group, a DL resource group is shared on a per-cell basis. Resources in a DL
resource group are allocated to each baseband board based on cells; one board can be configured to
multiple DL resource groups. DL CE resources for UEs in the same cell can be provided by any baseband
board in the DL resource group. CE resources in one DL resource group can be shared only within a
baseband board.