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Date 2019-06-06
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Contents
1 5G RAN Capacity Management Guide..................................................................................... 1

1.1 Changes in 5G RAN Capacity Management Guide....................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Capacity Management Architecture and Process........................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Capacity Management Architecture............................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.2 Capacity Management Process.................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Capacity Management Stage.......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 eMBB Capacity Planning............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3.1.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3.1.2 Basic Capacity Planning........................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3.1.3 xMbps Planning........................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3.1.4 Service KPIs........................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.2 Dimensioning.............................................................................................................................................................11
1.3.3 Product Configuration............................................................................................................................................... 12
1.3.4 Capacity Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.5 Capacity Optimization............................................................................................................................................... 12
1.3.6 eMBB Network Capacity Expansion........................................................................................................................ 12
1.3.6.1 Air Interface Capacity Expansion...........................................................................................................................12
1.3.6.2 Device Capacity Expansion....................................................................................................................................16
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About This Chapter
Overview
Capacity is an important issue throughout the network life cycle, which covers capacity
planning, network dimensioning, and product configuration during new network construction,
and capacity monitoring, optimization, and expansion during existing network operation. This
document describes 5G network capacity management in each stage. It specifies the service
range and key work at each stage and presents the interfacing relationships among different
stages. In addition, this document introduces the basic principles of network construction
benchmarks (including basic capacity, xMbps, and service experience) and based on these
benchmarks, provides theoretical analysis of capacity expansion benchmarks.
Product Version
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.
Product Name Solution Version Product Version
BTS3900/BTS5900 l 5G RAN2.1 V100R015C10
BTS3900A/BTS5900A l SRAN15.1
BTS3900L/BTS5900L
BTS3900AL
DBS3900/DBS5900
DBS3900 LampSite/
DBS5900 LampSite
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
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l Field engineers
l Network planning engineers
1.1 Changes in 5G RAN Capacity Management Guide
This section describes changes in each version of this document.
1.2 Capacity Management Architecture and Process
This section describes the capacity management architecture and process.
1.3 Capacity Management Stage
This section describes capacity expansion solutions for newly deployed and existing
networks. Since 5G network deployment is still in the initial stage, this section provides only
a brief introduction to the capacity expansion solution for existing networks and will detail the
solution when existing 5G networks are available. Both solutions aim to meet network
capacity required by traffic demands, thereby improving end user experience.
1.1 Changes in 5G RAN Capacity Management Guide

This section describes changes in each version of this document.
01 (2019-06-06)
This is the first commercial release.
Compared with Draft A (2018-12-31), this issue does not include any new topics or changes,
or exclude any topics.
Draft A (2018-12-31)
This is a draft.
Compared with Issue 01 (2018-06-30) of V100R013C10, this issue does not include any new
topics or changes, or exclude any topics.
1.2 Capacity Management Architecture and Process

This section describes the capacity management architecture and process.
1.2.1 Capacity Management Architecture

This section describes the service range and supporting documents at each stage of capacity
management.
Capacity management is involved in the new network construction stage and existing network
operation stage. These two stages are not independent of each other. Network dimensioning
and product configuration are required for network capacity expansion to meet service
requirements at the existing network operation stage.
The following figure shows the key services and supporting documents at each network stage.

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Figure 1-1 Capacity management
1.2.2 Capacity Management Process

This section describes the capacity management process.
The capacity management process consists of the following six stages: capacity planning,
dimensioning, product configuration, capacity monitoring, capacity optimization, and network
capacity expansion. All stages are interdependent. The outputs of the previous stage are the
inputs of the next stage, as shown in the following figure.

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Figure 1-2 Capacity management process
1.3 Capacity Management Stage

This section describes capacity expansion solutions for newly deployed and existing
networks. Since 5G network deployment is still in the initial stage, this section provides only
a brief introduction to the capacity expansion solution for existing networks and will detail the
solution when existing 5G networks are available. Both solutions aim to meet network
capacity required by traffic demands, thereby improving end user experience.
1.3.1 eMBB Capacity Planning

Using LTE network capacity planning as a reference, Huawei puts forward a series of network
capacity planning solutions to better plan, build, and maintain an Enhanced Mobile

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Broadband (eMBB) network featured by large bandwidth, including basic capacity planning,
xMbps planning, and service KPI planning.
1.3.1.1 Overview
To meet users' traffic demands and satisfy user experience on the network, the network
capacity needs to be planned based on operators' original requirements (especially traffic
requirements and user experience) and Huawei's recommended solutions.
The following figure shows inputs and outputs at the capacity planning stage.
Figure 1-3 Inputs and outputs at the capacity planning stage
Huawei puts forward the following capacity planning solutions:

l Basic capacity planning
The network capacity is planned based on the live network loads and future capacity
demands to ensure basic network KPIs (such as KPIs related to accessibility and service
drops). This solution does not consider user-perceived rate and service experience.
l xMbps and service KPI planning
Web page browsing and video experience cannot be evaluated based on service KPIs.
The network grid capability needs to be evaluated based on xMbps and service KPIs to
generate advice on capacity planning.
Figure 1-4 Network capacity planning solutions

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1.3.1.2 Basic Capacity Planning

Basic capacity is a common criterion for evaluating and planning network capacity. Live
network congestion can be eliminated by analyzing the network capacity bottleneck. Future
capacity demands can be planned based on the network capacity prediction.
The following figure shows the procedure for basic capacity planning.
Figure 1-5 Procedure for basic capacity planning
l Perform the following steps to plan basic capacity at the network construction stage:
a. Understand operators' network construction requirements, including traffic demands
and user experience assurance solutions.
b. Plan network construction objectives.
c. Reach an agreement with operators in terms of network construction objectives and
service demands.
l Perform the following steps to plan basic capacity at the network operation stage:
a. Evaluate the device and air interface loads on the live network to decide the current
capacity status and bottleneck. Check whether the network is overloaded based on a
certain criterion. The criterion can be resource type-specific capacity expansion
thresholds or be defined based on the capacity load or congestion inflection curve of
the live network. For details, see 5G RAN Capacity Monitoring Guide.
b. If the usage of a type of resource exceeds the corresponding capacity expansion
threshold, perform capacity expansion for this type of resource and decrease the
target load to 10% less than the capacity expansion threshold. For example, if the
capacity expansion threshold of the main control board or baseband processing
board is 60%, the target load should be 50% or less. Predict the future capacity
demands based on the future traffic model and resource load growth factor.
c. If the usage of a type of resource does not exceed the corresponding capacity
expansion threshold, predict the future capacity demands based on the current
traffic model and service load. There are various factors causing an increase in
resource load. The following parameters are defined for predicting future capacity
demands:
n SubscriberFactor indicates the increase multiples of online users on the 5G
network during peak hours.

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n PSSigFactor indicates the increase multiples of a single user on the PS control

plane in 5G NSA networking.
n TrafficFactor indicates the increase multiples of traffic on the 5G network
during peak hours.
n DlSigUserThrp indicates the downlink single-user-perceived data rate
expected by operators. The rate must be determined by operators based on
actual network service demands. The default data rate is 10 Mbit/s, which can
meet most 5G service demands. Determine the access rate for WTTx users
based on operators' requirements.
When predicting future capacity demands, you can specify several load subitems
for each resource type based on consumption factors, and then sum up all load
subitems after each of them is multiplied by the corresponding growth factor to
calculate the total load. You can decide the quantities of required boards and
carriers based on the target load and board configurations on the live network.
Figure 1-6 Capacity prediction steps
1.3.1.3 xMbps Planning

xMbps planning aims to meet the data rate required by end users. It evaluates the data rates
supported by the air interface on a grid level to decide the difference between the current and
target data rates, and then provides advice on carrier capacity expansion and site planning by
means of simulation. The access data rates can be configured for WTTx users as required by
operators to serve as the planning target.
Mobile networks have entered the eMBB era from the voice era. In the eMBB era, media
streaming services are the leading services, and the next-stage high definition (HD) and ultra
high definition video services are taking the place of the currently leading low definition (LD)
and standard definition (SD) video services. eMBB service user experience greatly depends
on the bearer rate over the air interface, and a high bearer rate can ensure good user
experience.
xMbps Meaning
The xMbps bearer rate determines upper-layer user experience. Therefore, xMbps should be
customized during eMBB network construction based on user experience of the target service.
The customized xMbps is the minimum bearer capability for the target service on the eMBB
network and the minimum rate guaranteed for users.
xMbps for different types of services

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The bearer rate varies according to the service type. eMBB services can be classified into
web, video, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), social networking, instant message, cloud
services, email, file transfer, gaming, and machine-to-machine (M2M) services. xMbps for
different types of services to ensure good user experience is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1-7 xMbps for different types of services
User experience of a type of services needs to be evaluated in multiple dimensions. The

bearer rates to ensure good user experience may also vary depending on the specific
dimension. The highest bearer rate is selected as the bearer rate for a type of services.
For example, the bearer rate must exceed 0.8 Mbit/s to ensure smooth video experience for
LD (360p) video services. However, at least 1 Mbit/s is required for a short startup time at the
beginning of playing a video. Therefore, 1 Mbit/s is used as the bearer rate of LD video
services. Similarly, the bearer rates of SD video services (480p), HD video services (720p),
and ultra HD video services (1080p) are 3 Mbit/s, 5 Mbit/s, and 10 Mbit/s, respectively, as
listed in the following table.
Table 1-1 Bearer rates for different types of services

Format Resolution Code Bit Rate User Bearer Rate Required
(Mbit/s) Experience (Mbit/s) Rate (Mbit/s)
360p 480x360 H.264 0.5–0.8 Startup Time 1 1

< 4s
Interruption- 0.8
free Share >
95%
480p 640x480 H.264 1.2–2.3 Startup Time 3 3

< 4s
Interruption- 2.3
free Share >
95%
720p 1280x720 H.264 2.1–3.8 Startup Time 5 5

< 4s

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Format Resolution Code Bit Rate User Bearer Rate Required

(Mbit/s) Experience (Mbit/s) Rate (Mbit/s)
Interruption- 3.8
free Share >
95%
1080p 1920x1080 H.264 5–7.7 Startup Time 10 10

< 4s
Interruption- 7.7
free Share >
95%
NOTE
The bit rates of different videos vary greatly according to video resolution. The bit rates of videos of the same
video resolution also vary greatly with the proportion of dynamic pictures, video encoding level (profile and
level), and other factors. Data in the preceding table is a reference to the statistics of a mainstream video
website.
xMbps in different areas

The distribution of eMBB services is unbalanced. High data rate services account for a large
proportion in urban areas while low data rate services are the majority in rural areas.
Therefore, high xMbps on the entire network is unnecessary.
During network construction, the values of xMbps for different areas should be specified
separately based on the mainstream services and the xMbps baseline required for good user
experience in each area.
For example, areas can be classified into major areas and common areas based on traffic and
distribution of service demands and users. During network construction, 3 Mbit/s is used as
the target bearer rate in common areas where web services and LD video services are
mainstream services and 5 Mbit/s or 10 Mbit/s is used as the target bearer rate in major areas
where HD or ultra HD video services are mainstream services. Based on the distribution of
WTTx customer premise equipment (CPE), target xMbps is determined according to
operators' requirements. Area-oriented xMbps setting saves costs and balances experience and
investment, thereby achieving maximum return on investment.

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Figure 1-8 xMbps in different areas
xMbps engineering planning
A specific xMbps anywhere and anytime is not an absolute requirement. It can be defined as
follows from the perspective of engineering planning: The xMbps is reached in a specified
percentage (typical value: 95%) of places within a specified percentage (typical value: 90%)
of time to ensure user experience of a good level or above.
xMbps Planning Procedure

The xMbps planning procedure is as follows:
1. Deciding the target rate: A proper target rate is calculated based on the typical rate
required by services by analyzing service types and the ratio of each type of service. 10 Mbit/s
can meet 90% of service requirements on networks with non-video services. Therefore, 10
Mbit/s is used as the target rate during xMbps planning.
2. Evaluating grid-level rate capability: To evaluate the grid-level rate capability, calculate
the theoretical rate of each grid based on the channel quality indicator (CQI), number of users,
and available power in this grid, and then geographically display the rates in the grids.
3. Providing advice on planning: You can provide reasonable advice on carrier capacity
expansion and site planning through simulation and positioning based on the difference
between the current grid-level rate capability and the target rate. This method is also
applicable to multi-sector planning.
1.3.1.4 Service KPIs

Service KPI planning aims to meet video service demands. The key point for the planning is a
unified evaluation standard for video service quality, reflecting user experience. Therefore,
Huawei puts forward the vMOS standard.
According to the vMOS standard, user experience of video services is scored based on a
number of factors including video source quality, initial buffering delay, and video freeze rate.
The following table lists the MOSs of the vMOS standard.

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Table 1-2 vMOS standard

MOS Performance Impairment
5 Excellent Imperceptible
4 Good Perceptible but not annoying
3 Fair Slightly annoying
2 Poor Annoying
1 Bad Very annoying
vMOS is determined by the scores of sQuality, sLoading, and sStalling. sQuality, sLoading,
and sStalling indicate the video source quality, initial buffering latency, and video freeze rate,
respectively. sQuality determines the upper limit of vMOSs, and the scores of sLoading and
sStalling are related to the length of video watching time. The longer the time is, the smaller
the impact of the initial buffering latency.
Figure 1-9 vMOS scoring standard
1.3.2 Dimensioning
At the dimensioning stage, the iterative service demands of capacity planning are used to
predict the demands of critical resources (such as air interface resources) for network
construction. These resources required at the dimensioning stage are abstract and irrelevant to
the network topology and hardware type.
Figure 1-10 Dimensioning

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For details, contact Huawei technical support engineers.
1.3.3 Product Configuration

At the product configuration stage, the abstract resource demands output from dimensioning
are used as inputs for the configuration of base stations, cells, boards, and transport equipment
based on product specifications, capability, and other related parameters.
Figure 1-11 Product configuration stage
1.3.4 Capacity Monitoring

Major resources affecting network capacity must be monitored when a network is running
steadily. This allows for learning real-time network status and enables the network to keep in
the optimal status.
The resources to be monitored can be classified into device and air interface resources:
l If device resources are found to be insufficient, add devices.
l If air interface resources are found to be insufficient, check whether capacity
optimization can relieve the congestion. Then, perform capacity expansion if the
congestion persists.
For details on resources and methods for capacity monitoring, see 5G RAN Capacity
Monitoring Guide.
1.3.5 Capacity Optimization

Capacity optimization in this section indicates capacity optimization over the air interface. If
network capacity needs to be improved to meet increasing service demands, you are advised
to perform network optimization by preference.
For details about network optimization, contact Huawei engineers.
1.3.6 eMBB Network Capacity Expansion

eMBB networks are similar to LTE networks. This section describes the eMBB network
capacity expansion method by referring to the LTE network capacity expansion method.
Network capacity needs to be expanded when it cannot meet the capacity standard for
network construction. In general, the air interface capacity needs to meet traffic demands and
the device capability needs to meet the air interface capacity requirement. Capacity expansion
involves the air interface and devices.
On existing networks, traffic demands are affected by network capacity. That is, the traffic
demands may be not fully reflected due to network capacity restriction. Therefore, it is
required to decide whether the traffic demands are restrained before performing network
capacity expansion.
1.3.6.1 Air Interface Capacity Expansion

This section describes the standards for air interface capacity expansion and related solutions.

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Capacity Expansion Standards

The following figure shows the relationships between the number of users and system
capacity demand, system capacity capability, actual system capacity, as well as minimum
system capacity demand in typical eMBB traffic scenarios.
l In statistical sense, the traffic demand of each user is steady, but the capacity demand
increases with the number of users.
l 5G cells experience interference from neighboring cells. The interference increases with
the number of users covered by 5G cells, decreasing the actual system capacity.
The actual system capacity first increases with the number of users and then begins to
decrease after the number of users reaches the maximum limit allowed by the system capacity.
Figure 1-12 Relationships between the system capacity and the number of users
a: point at which the actual system capacity begins to b: minimum system capacity demand designed by
decrease the operator
The following figure shows the relationships between the number of users and required
throughput, perceived throughput, as well as xMbps in typical eMBB traffic scenarios.
l In statistical sense, the required throughput is basically steady in specified traffic
scenarios (relevant to user types, service types, and charging policies). The capacity
demand is not affected by the number of users.
l The perceived throughput is first steady and then begins to decrease after the number of
users reaches the maximum limit allowed by the system capacity.

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Figure 1-13 Relationships between the throughput and the number of users
c: target xMbps for the area where the network is constructed according to the xMbps standard
Capacity expansion focuses on system capacity and user throughput. The following table
describes the air interface capacity expansion standards.
Dimension Standard
System capacity Point at which the actual system capacity

begins to decrease (point a in Figure 1-12)
Minimum system capacity demand (point b

in Figure 1-12)
User throughput Target xMbps (point c in Figure 1-13)
Capacity Expansion Solutions

Adding carriers
Networks where the operator uses only one carrier during initial deployments cannot support
the growing number of users on the networks. Hotspot cells in densely populated urban areas
are experiencing heavy traffic, and capacity in these cells is likely to reach the system limit.
Adding carriers is the most desirable method to expand capacity because it does not affect live
networks and requires no additional devices.
This capacity expansion method is applicable when the number of users reaches the maximum
limit or the throughput is limited due to capacity insufficiency. Add carriers when the
following conditions are met:
l A second carrier is available.
l The signaling load is light.
For detailed operations, see 5G RAN Reconfiguration Guide.

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NOTE
l After carriers are added, new cells and their neighboring cells (existing cells) are working in different
frequencies. Therefore, inter-frequency handover parameters must be properly configured to ensure
successful inter-frequency handovers. In this way, adding carriers will not decrease the handover
performance.
l For example, you can enable inter-frequency load balancing to ensure even load distribution on multiple
carriers.
l The inter-frequency handover policies and related parameter settings are complicated. For details, see the
mobility management overview document.
Adding gNodeBs
You can add intra-frequency and inter-frequency gNodeBs for small-scale capacity expansion.
Adding intra-frequency gNodeBs is more common due to carrier and networking restrictions.
l Adding intra-frequency gNodeBs
In some hotspot areas, adding intra-frequency gNodeBs improves the capacity in these areas,
but it also causes interference, which affects the coverage of existing cells. Therefore, you
need to optimize RF and network parameters after adding intra-frequency gNodeBs so that the
addition has less negative impact on the live networks.
This capacity expansion method is applicable when coverage holes exist, the number of users
reaches the maximum limit, or the throughput is limited due to capacity insufficiency. Add
intra-frequency gNodeBs when the following conditions are met:
l A second carrier is unavailable but a new site can be acquired.
l The interference from newly added intra-frequency gNodeBs is controllable and has
little impact on live networks.
l Emergency communications are required at places where the traffic volume surges, for
example, railway stations during holidays and stadiums with major events.
There is a rare scenario where an intra-frequency gNodeB is added at the same site to share
load on cells served by the existing gNodeB. This solution can only be used when the high
load on the existing gNodeB cannot be relieved after a main control board of higher
specifications is installed. For example, assume that the existing gNodeB serves three cells 0,
1, and 2, among which cell 0 has the largest number of users and the other two cells have
smaller number of users. You can use the main control board of the existing gNodeB to serve
cell 0 and use the main control board of the added gNodeB to serve cells 1 and 2. This
solution does not require cell addition or RF parameter optimization.
l Adding inter-frequency gNodeBs
Adding inter-frequency gNodeBs is preferred for capacity expansion if carriers are sufficient.
Unlike capacity expansion through adding intra-frequency gNodeBs, adding inter-frequency
gNodeBs does not cause intra-frequency interference. Theoretically, adding inter-frequency
gNodeBs doubles cell capacity.
limit or the throughput is limited due to capacity insufficiency. Add inter-frequency gNodeBs
when the following conditions are met:
l A second carrier is available.
l A new site can be acquired. In this case, inter-frequency gNodeBs can be added in a
scattered way.
l The signaling load and user number reach the respective thresholds and capacity cannot
be expanded by adding inter-frequency cells.

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Both adding mixed inter-frequency gNodeBs and adding inter-frequency co-coverage

gNodeBs are supported.
Since inter-frequency handovers will occur between the added inter-frequency cells and their
neighboring cells, you need to optimize RF and handover parameters. For details, see the
mobility management overview document.
For details on data configuration for new gNodeBs, see 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station
Initial Configuration Guide.
For details on hardware installation for new gNodeBs, see related installation guides.
Splitting sectors
In sector splitting, sectors with narrow beam antennas are added to shrink the coverage area of
a sector. Currently, sector splitting can be implemented either by splitting an omnidirectional
sector into three sectors or splitting three sectors into six sectors.
The total capacity of a gNodeB increases with the number of sectors. However, this increase
is not linear increase. This is because radiation exists beyond the lobe width, which causes
interference to neighboring sectors. These neighboring sectors have overlapped coverage
areas. When the number of sectors increases, the handover areas also increase, which causes
more handover overheads, reduces the channel quality of the handover area, and decreases the
single-sector throughput.
Pay attention to the following to control inter-cell interference:
l Antennas should not directly face to each other to decrease interference between
neighboring cells.
l The pilot power should be decreased to avoid overshoot coverage because areas covered
by cells are reduced after the splitting.
limit or the throughput is limited due to capacity insufficiency. Split sectors when the
following conditions are met:
l No new carriers are available.
l New sites cannot be acquired.
Sector splitting requires adding antennas and cells. For detailed operations, see related
installation guides and 5G RAN Reconfiguration Guide.
1.3.6.2 Device Capacity Expansion
Device capacity expansion must match the demands for air interface capacity.
Theoretically, if the system resource usage is measured on an extremely small percentage
(such as 1%) basis, capacity expansion can be performed based on network tolerance levels
for the resource insufficiency ratio. For example, capacity expansion is recommended for
networks requiring a low device resource insufficiency ratio when the probability of resource
usage higher than 90% exceeds a certain percentage (such as 5%). Capacity expansion is
recommended for networks tolerant of a high device resource insufficiency ratio when the
probability of resource usage higher than 99% exceeds a certain percentage (such as 5%).
The actual granularity for measuring resource usage cannot be as small as the theoretical
granularity. Only the average resource usage and maximum resource usage on the live
network are available for determining whether to expand the system capacity. Considering the

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fluctuation in actual service demands, the measurement granularity is selected based on the
statistical data obtained during peak hours. The peak-to-average ratio should also be
considered to decrease the probability that device resources are insufficient.
For the capacity expansion thresholds for device resources, see 5G RAN Capacity Monitoring
Guide. The thresholds are the recommended values provided by Huawei based on empirical
network data and may be adjusted according to related experience and information.
Capacity Expansion Solutions

Device capability includes hardware, which must be considered when device capacity
expansion is performed as required by air interface capacity expansion.
Board specifications include items such as user number and signaling processing capability. If
an item reaches the specified threshold, replace existing boards or add new boards to expand
capacity.
Device capacity expansion methods vary with scenarios as follows:
l Replace the board when a new board with better performance is available.
l Add a baseband processing board when the main control board can bear additional load
but the load on the existing baseband processing board reaches the threshold.
The board to be replaced can either be a main control board or a baseband processing board.
If radio resources are sufficient after a baseband processing board is added, the cell with
heaviest load on the original baseband processing board is established on the new baseband
processing board, and the rest cells remain on the original baseband processing board.
If a gNodeB has been configured with multiple baseband processing boards and one of the
baseband processing boards is overloaded, cells on this baseband processing board are
reestablished on lightly loaded baseband processing boards.

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Product Name Solution Version Product Version

BTS3900/BTS5900 l 5G RAN2.1 V100R015C10

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1.2 Capacity Management Architecture and Process

1.2.1 Capacity Management Architecture

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Figure 1-1 Capacity management

1.2.2 Capacity Management Process

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Figure 1-2 Capacity management process

1.3 Capacity Management Stage

1.3.1 eMBB Capacity Planning

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Figure 1-3 Inputs and outputs at the capacity planning stage

Huawei puts forward the following capacity planning solutions:

Figure 1-4 Network capacity planning solutions

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1.3.1.2 Basic Capacity Planning

Figure 1-5 Procedure for basic capacity planning

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n PSSigFactor indicates the increase multiples of a single user on the PS control

Figure 1-6 Capacity prediction steps

1.3.1.3 xMbps Planning

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Figure 1-7 xMbps for different types of services

User experience of a type of services needs to be evaluated in multiple dimensions. The

Table 1-1 Bearer rates for different types of services

360p 480x360 H.264 0.5–0.8 Startup Time 1 1

480p 640x480 H.264 1.2–2.3 Startup Time 3 3

720p 1280x720 H.264 2.1–3.8 Startup Time 5 5

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Format Resolution Code Bit Rate User Bearer Rate Required

1080p 1920x1080 H.264 5–7.7 Startup Time 10 10

xMbps in different areas

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Figure 1-8 xMbps in different areas

xMbps engineering planning

xMbps Planning Procedure

1.3.1.4 Service KPIs

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Table 1-2 vMOS standard

4 Good Perceptible but not annoying

3 Fair Slightly annoying

1 Bad Very annoying

Figure 1-9 vMOS scoring standard

Figure 1-10 Dimensioning

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For details, contact Huawei technical support engineers.

1.3.3 Product Configuration

Figure 1-11 Product configuration stage

1.3.4 Capacity Monitoring

1.3.5 Capacity Optimization