Cdma and Lte Zero Bufferzone Feature Parameter Description: Singleran

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CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone

Feature Parameter Description
Issue Draft A
Date 2020-12-29
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CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone Feature Parameter
Description Contents
Contents
1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 SRAN17.1 Draft A (2020-12-29)........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 About This Document.............................................................................................................2

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Applicable RAT......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 3
3 Overview....................................................................................................................................4
4 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone........................................................................................... 5
4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Network Analysis..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.1 Benefits.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................13
4.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.3.4 Networking.......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.3.5 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 20
4.4.1 When to Use....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.2 Precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.3 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.3.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 22
4.4.3.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.4 Using the MAE-Deployment.......................................................................................................................................... 24
4.4.5 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.4.6 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 24
5 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 26
6 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 27
7 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 28
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Description 1 Change History
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 SRAN17.1 Draft A (2020-12-29)

This issue introduces the following changes to SRAN16.1 01 (2020-04-07).
Technical Changes
Change Description Parameter Base Station
Change Model
Added the mutually exclusive None 3900 and 5900

relationships with the following series base
functions on the LTE side. For details, stations
see 4.3.2 Software.
● Dynamic Dedicated Beam
● RF channel dynamic muting
● Hybrid DSS Based on Asymmetric
Bandwidth
● Static Shared Beam
Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.
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Description 2 About This Document
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
NOTE
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 Applicable RAT

This document applies to CDMA and LTE FDD.
For definitions of base stations described in this document, see section "Base
Station Products" in SRAN Networking and Evolution Overview Feature Parameter
Description.

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Description 2 About This Document
2.3 Features in This Document

This document describes the following LTE FDD features.
Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section
LOFD-11120 CDMA and LTE Zero 4 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone
5 Bufferzone (LTE FDD)

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Description 3 Overview
3 Overview
As networks evolve from CDMA to LTE, inter-RAT intra-frequency interference may

occur at the coverage edges of these two networks. To reduce the interference, the
conventional solution is to geographically isolate LTE coverage areas from CDMA
coverage areas by planning a buffer zone in between. However, LTE cells working
on the same frequency as nearby CDMA cells cannot be deployed in the buffer
zone, which leads to a significant waste of spectrum resources.
The CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone (LTE FDD) feature has been introduced to
optimize uplink and downlink scheduling for LTE, reducing the inter-RAT intra-
frequency interference between CDMA and LTE networks. This allows the use of
spectrum resources in the buffer zone to deploy LTE cells, improving spectral
efficiency.
This document involves the following concepts:
● Dedicated spectrum
During the refarming of the existing CDMA spectrum, CDMA and LTE have
their dedicated spectrums.
● Shared spectrum
During the refarming of the existing CDMA spectrum, CDMA and LTE have
shared spectrums.
An LTE cell with a bandwidth of 5 MHz is used as an example, as shown in Figure

3-1.
Figure 3-1 Dedicated and shared spectrums

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Description 4 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone
4 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone
4.1 Principles
This function is enabled by selecting the AvoidCDMAInterfSwitch option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.AvoidInterfSwitch parameter. This function is only available for
macro base stations. This function cannot be deployed on a cell with the 1.4 MHz
bandwidth.
This function supports a maximum of two shared spectrums (in the buffer zone
before this function is enabled). The start RB position and end RB position of the
first shared spectrum are specified by the
CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqStartRb1 and
CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqEndRb1 parameters, respectively. The start RB
position and end RB position of the second shared spectrum are specified by the
CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqStartRb2 and
CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqEndRb2 parameters, respectively.
The eNodeB optimizes uplink and downlink scheduling for the UE, which reduces
the inter-RAT intra-frequency interference between CDMA and LTE networks.
● If the eNodeB determines that a UE is a cell edge user (CEU), the UE can
occupy the RBs only on the LTE-dedicated spectrum during physical uplink
shared channel (PUSCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)
scheduling.
● If the eNodeB determines that a UE is a cell center user (CCU), the UE can
occupy the RBs on both the LTE-dedicated spectrum and shared spectrum
during PUSCH or PDSCH scheduling.
Reducing PUSCH Interference

The eNodeB uses different PUSCH RB scheduling solutions for UEs based on the
configuration policy of the shared spectrum, the uplink physical resource block
(PRB) usage, and the UE location to reduce mutual interference between an LTE
PUSCH and a CDMA carrier. Figure 4-1 shows the PUSCH RB scheduling process.

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Figure 4-1 PUSCH RB scheduling process
In Figure 4-1:
● The CL Zero Buffer Zone UL Shared Freq Indication parameter is specified
by CLZeroBufferzone.ClZeroBufzoneUlSharedInd.
● The CL Zero Buffer Zone Uplink PRB Threshold parameter is specified by
CLZeroBufferzone.ClZeroBufferZoneUlPrbThd.
● If the RSRP of a UE is greater than the value of the
CLZeroBufferzone.UlNearPtUserRsrpThd parameter, the eNodeB considers
the UE a CCU.

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Reducing PDSCH Interference

The eNodeB uses different PDSCH RB scheduling solutions for UEs based on the
configuration policy of the shared spectrum and the UE location to reduce mutual
interference between an LTE PDSCH and a CDMA carrier. Figure 4-2 shows the
PDSCH RB scheduling process.
Figure 4-2 PDSCH RB scheduling process
In Figure 4-2:
● The CL Zero Buffer Zone DL Shared Freq Indication parameter is specified
by CLZeroBufferzone.ClZeroBufzoneDlSharedInd.
● If the RSRP of a UE is greater than the value of the
CLZeroBufferzone.DlNearPtUserRsrpThd parameter, the eNodeB considers
the UE a CCU.

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4.2 Network Analysis
4.2.1 Benefits
Increased LTE Network Capacity

This function uses the shared spectrum in the buffer zone to deploy LTE cells,
which increases spectral efficiency and improves the network capacity and user
experience for LTE.
Take a 10 MHz spectrum for example. The spectrum consists of the CDMA-
dedicated spectrum (5 MHz), the CDMA & LTE shared spectrum (one or two
CDMA carriers), and the LTE-dedicated spectrum. If this function is not used, only
a 1.4 or 3 MHz spectrum can be used to deploy LTE cells in the buffer zone.
With this function, there will be a 5 MHz spectrum available to deploy LTE cells.
● Compared with when LTE cells are deployed on a 1.4 MHz spectrum, the
deployment of LTE cells on a 5 MHz spectrum increases Cell Downlink
Average Throughput and Cell Uplink Average Throughput by over 110%
and 200%, respectively.
● Compared with when LTE cells are deployed on a 3 MHz spectrum, the
deployment of LTE cells on a 5 MHz spectrum increases Cell Downlink
Average Throughput and Cell Uplink Average Throughput by over 25%
and 45%, respectively.
Figure 4-3 Application in the 10 MHz spectrum scenario

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NOTE
The capacity gains mentioned above are obtained under the assumption that all remaining
resource block (RB) resources can be scheduled. On live networks, the capacity gains may
decrease by up to 20%.
Decreased Buffer Zone Planning Requirements

This function lowers requirements on planning the CDMA and LTE buffer zone,
simplifying CDMA-to-LTE refarming and accelerating the evolution towards LTE.
4.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
This function can improve the spectral efficiency. If there is no inter-RAT intra-
frequency interference between CDMA and LTE networks before the function is
enabled, enable this function may generate the interference, impacting the key
performance indicators (KPIs) of LTE and CDMA networks.
The data rates of LTE UEs at the coverage edge may decrease because the PDCCH
experiences more interference and the coverage area of the LTE cell shrinks. To
avoid this problem, configure CDMA pilot beacons (PBs) to isolate the interference
or hand over the LTE UEs at the coverage edge to LTE high-frequency cells quickly.
This function will have a negative impact on the following KPIs, for LTE cells
operating in the buffer zone with 5 MHz of bandwidth instead of 1.4 or 3 MHz.
The KPIs may decrease by 5% to 10%.
● E-RAB Setup Success Rate

● Service Drop Rate
● Intra-Frequency Handover Out Success Rate
● Inter-Frequency Handover Out Success Rate
This function will have a negative impact on the following KPIs for CDMA cells:
● Call Drop Ratio Of CS[%]
● Connection Drop Ratio[%]
● CS Call Setup Success Ratio[%]
● Connection Success Ratio[%]
● Intra-BS Soft HO Success Ratio[%]
● Inter-BS Soft HO Success Ratio[%]
● Main RSSI[dBm]
● Diversity RSSI[dBm]
The last eight KPIs may deteriorate by 10% to 15% for 1X cells and by 10% to
30% for EV-DO cells. The RSSI may increase by less than 1 dB.
The uplink and downlink capacities may decrease by 5% to 15%.

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Function Impacts
Function Function Switch Reference (eRAN Description
Name Feature
Documentation)
Intra-BBP UL UlJointReception UL CoMP When cells enabled

CoMP Switch option of with the CDMA and
the LTE Zero Bufferzone
CellAlgoSwitch.U function and other
plinkCompSwitch common cells are
parameter involved in UL CoMP,
the benefits provided
Intra-eNodeB UlJointReception UL CoMP by UL CoMP may be
inter-BBP UL PhaseIISwitch affected if the uplink
CoMP option of the spectrums available
CellAlgoSwitch.U for these cells are
plinkCompSwitch inconsistent.
parameter
Only the LTE-
UL CoMP UlJointReceptio- UL CoMP dedicated spectrum
Based on nOverBBUsSwitc can be scheduled at
Coordinated h option of the the edge of cells
eNodeB ENodeBAlgoSwit enabled with CDMA
ch.OverBBUsSwit and LTE Zero
ch parameter Bufferzone. If the
proportion of the LTE-
Inter-eNodeB UlVoiceJROverRe VoLTE dedicated spectrum to
VoLTE CoMP laxedBHSw all spectrums is 75%
option of the and these cells and
ENodeBAlgoSwit other common cells
ch.OverBBUsSwit are involved in UL
ch parameter CoMP, only the LTE-
dedicated spectrum
can obtain
combination gains,
which are lower than
those obtained in
normal situations.

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Name Feature
Documentation)
Carrier None Carrier In the carrier

aggregation Aggregation aggregation (CA)
scenarios, if the
CDMA and LTE Zero
Bufferzone function is
enabled for the
secondary serving
cells (SCells) and only
the downlink SCells
are configured with
secondary component
carriers (SCCs), the UE
cannot estimate the
path loss based on the
uplink RSRP
measurement. As a
result, the base
station cannot
determine whether
the CA UE is a CCU. In
this case, the CA UE
cannot schedule the
uplink and downlink
shared spectrum even
if it is a CCU.
Static Shared None 3D Beamforming The CDMA and LTE

Beam (FDD) Zero Bufferzone
function affects
channel calibration
and therefore affects
the performance of
the static shared
beam (SSB) function.
The CDMA and LTE
Zero Bufferzone
function is not
recommended for
cells where SSB is
used.

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Name Feature
Documentation)
eMTC EMTC_SWITCH eMTC After the CDMA and

Introduction option of the LTE Zero Bufferzone
CellEmtcAlgo.Em function is enabled,
tcAlgoSwitch this function does not
parameter take effect on eMTC
UEs. Co-channel
interference may
occur between
neighboring CDMA
and LTE sites because
the uplink or
downlink scheduling
for eMTC UEs is not
restricted.
Precise AMC PreciseAmcSwitc eMIMO (FDD) This function affects

h option of the the accuracy of
CellAlgoSwitch.E neighboring cell
mimoSwitch interference
parameter calculation and the
performance of
precise AMC in
eMIMO. The larger
the proportion of the
downlink RBs shared
by LTE and CDMA to
the RBs in the
configured LTE
bandwidth, the lower
the gains of precise
AMC.
NPREO CellDlpcPdschPa. Channel State This function affects

Constant CellNpreoAdjThr Management the accuracy of
Optimization eshold or neighboring cell
CellDlpcPdschPa. interference
UeNpreoAdjThre calculation and the
shold performance of UE-
level NPREO constant
optimization. The
larger the proportion
of the downlink RBs
shared by LTE and
CDMA to the RBs in
the configured LTE
bandwidth, the lower
the gains of NPREO
constant optimization.

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4.3 Requirements
4.3.1 Licenses
Feature Feature Model License NE Sales Unit
ID Name Control Item
Name
LOFD-11 CDMA and LT1SCL0B CDMA and eNodeB per cell

1205 LTE Zero UZ00 LTE Zero
Bufferzone Bufferzone
(LTE FDD) (LTE FDD)
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

Name Feature
Documentation)
Dynamic TDM CellAlgoSwitch.E TDM eICIC (FDD) This function applies

eICIC icicSwitch set to only to macro base
DYNAMIC stations. Therefore, it
cannot be used
FeICIC CellAlgoSwitch.F TDM eICIC (FDD) together with eICIC-
eicicSwitch set to related functions.
ABS
Adaptive Activated using Adaptive ICIC This function cannot

Inter-Cell the ACT AICIC be used together with
Interference command on the Adaptive ICIC- and
Coordination eCoordinator SFN-related functions
in terms of uplink and
SFN Cell Cell.MultiRruCell SFN downlink spectrum
Mode allocation for
scheduling.

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Name Feature
Documentation)
Adaptive SFN/ CellAlgoSwitch.S SFN

SDMA fnUlSchSwitch
and
CellAlgoSwitch.S
fnDlSchSwitch
Inter-eNodeB Cell.EuCellStand SFN
SFN Based on byMode
Coordinated
eNodeB
Inter-eNodeB CellAlgoSwitch.S SFN

Adaptive SFN/ fnUlSchSwitch,
SDMA Based CellAlgoSwitch.S
on fnDlSchSwitch,
Coordinated and
eNodeB Cell.EuCellStand
byMode
Flexible DdCellGroup.DdB Flexible This function cannot
Bandwidth andwidth Bandwidth based be used together with
based on on Overlap Flexible Bandwidth
Overlap Carriers (FDD) based on Overlap
Carriers Carriers. For details,
see Table 4-1.
Massive Cell.TxRxMode Massive MIMO This function cannot

MIMO set to 32T32R or (FDD) be used together with
Introduction 64T64R basic massive MIMO
functions.
CSPC CspcAlgoPara.Cs CSPC This function cannot

pcAlgoSwitch be used together with
the CSPC function.
UL CRA UL_COORD_PC_S Uplink This function cannot

WITCH option of Coordinated be used together with
the Scheduling the UL CRA function.
UlCsAlgoPara.Ul
CsSw parameter
GSM and LTE SpectrumCloud.S GSM and LTE This function cannot
Spectrum pectrumCloudSw Spectrum be used together with
Concurrency itch Concurrency the GSM and LTE
Spectrum Concurrency
function in the same
frequency band.

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Name Feature
Documentation)
UMTS and SpectrumCloud.S UMTS and LTE This function cannot

LTE Spectrum pectrumCloudSw Spectrum Sharing be used together with
Sharing itch the UMTS and LTE
Spectrum Sharing
frequency band.
UMTS and UMTS_LTE_ZERO UMTS and LTE This function cannot

LTE Zero _BUFFER_ZONE_S Zero Bufferzone be used together with
Bufferzone W option of the the UMTS and LTE
ULZeroBufferZon Zero Bufferzone
e.ZeroBufZoneSw function in the same
itch parameter frequency band.
UMTS and SpectrumCloud.S UMTS and LTE This function cannot

LTE Spectrum pectrumCloudSw Spectrum Sharing be used together with
Sharing Based itch Based on DC- the UMTS and LTE
on DC-HSDPA HSDPA Spectrum Sharing
Based on DC-HSDPA
frequency band.
LTE FDD and SpectrumCloud.S LTE FDD and NR This function cannot
NR Uplink pectrumCloudSw Uplink Spectrum be used together with
Spectrum itch Sharing the LTE FDD and NR
Sharing Uplink Spectrum
Sharing function in
the same frequency
band.
LTE FDD and SpectrumCloud.S LTE FDD and NR This function cannot
NR Flash pectrumCloudSw Spectrum Sharing be used together with
Dynamic itch the LTE FDD and NR
Spectrum Flash Dynamic
Sharing Spectrum Sharing
frequency band.
Dynamic None 3D Beamforming This function cannot

Dedicated (FDD) be used together with
Beam the Dynamic
Dedicated Beam
function.
Static Shared None Smart 8T8R None

Beam (FDD)
Dynamic None Smart 8T8R None
Dedicated (FDD)
Beam

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Name Feature
Documentation)
RF channel RF_CHN_DYN_M Energy None

dynamic UTING_SW Conservation and
muting option of the Emission
CellRfChnDynMu Reduction
ting.RfChnDynM
utingAlgoSwitch
parameter
Hybrid DSS LNR_SPECTRUM_ LTE FDD and NR None

Based on SHR_ASYM_SW Spectrum Sharing
Asymmetric option of the
Bandwidth SpectrumCloud.S
pectrumCloudEn
hSwitch
parameter with
SpectrumCloud.S
pectrumCloudSw
itch set to
LTE_NR_SPECTRU
M_SHR
Table 4-1 Scenarios where the CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone function and the
Flexible Bandwidth based on Overlap Carriers function are mutually exclusive
Scenario Description of the Mutually Exclusive Relationship
Scenario 1 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone can be enabled for neither cells
in the Double Deck cell group (for short referred to as Double
Deck cells) if any of the following non-standard bandwidths is
used: 8.9 MHz, 8.6 MHz, 7.6 MHz, 7.3 MHz, and 5.7 MHz
Scenario 2 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone cannot be enabled for Double
Deck cells with a standard bandwidth of 3 MHz if any of the
following non-standard bandwidths is used: 17.1 MHz, 12.2
MHz, and 4 MHz
Scenario 3 CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone cannot be enabled for Double
Deck cells with a standard bandwidth of 10 MHz if either of the
following non-standard bandwidths is used: 28.5 MHz and 27.6
MHz
4.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models
3900 and 5900 series base stations

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Boards
No requirements
RF Modules
5 MHz LTE is used as an example. The bandwidth of one CDMA carrier is 1.23
MHz, and the bandwidth of four CDMA carriers is only 4.92 MHz. Therefore, the
non-standard bandwidth scenario is involved. In dual-mode scenarios, radio
frequency (RF) modules must support the Compact Bandwidth function. At
present, only the CRFUe and RRU3653 support the Compact Bandwidth function
in CDMA/LTE dual-mode scenarios.
In LTE single-mode scenarios, 5 MHz LTE can be configured directly. There is no
special requirement for RF modules.
4.3.4 Networking
None
4.3.5 Others
Before the function is enabled, plan the buffer zone based on the engineering
parameters and the operator's CDMA/LTE spectrum usage rules. Buffer zone
planning is the same as normal CDMA-to-LTE refarming planning. For details,
contact Huawei technical support.
● It is recommended that spectrum distribution be performed for CDMA-to-LTE
refarming in the following order: LTE-dedicated spectrum, shared spectrum,
and CDMA-dedicated spectrum.
● It is recommended that the proportion of the LTE-dedicated spectrum be
greater than or equal to 50% and that the number of consecutive RBs on the
LTE-dedicated spectrum be greater than or equal to 12 in 3 MHz scenarios.
This is to prevent LTE uplink resource insufficiency due to a large difference
between the shared spectrum and the LTE-dedicated spectrum.
● For a CDMA cell where there is a PB at the coverage edge, it is recommended
that you keep the PB. For a CDMA cell where there is no PB, it is
recommended that you configure a PB at the coverage edge to improve the
KPIs.
● This function is recommended if the spectrum in which the CDMA intra-
frequency carrier is at the edge of the LTE spectrum, as shown in Figure 4-4,
Figure 4-5, and Figure 4-6.

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Figure 4-4 Spectrum in which the CDMA EV-DO intra-frequency carrier

operates being at the edge of the LTE spectrum
Figure 4-5 Spectrum in which the CDMA 1X intra-frequency carrier being at

the edge of the LTE spectrum
Figure 4-6 Spectrum in which the CDMA 1X and EV-DO intra-frequency

carriers being at the edge of the LTE spectrum
This function is not recommended if the spectrum in which the CDMA 1X and
EV-DO intra-frequency carriers are both in the middle of the LTE spectrum, as
shown in Figure 4-7.

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Figure 4-7 Spectrums in which the CDMA 1X and EV-DO intra-frequency

carriers being in the middle of the LTE spectrum
● Figure 4-8 and Figure 4-9 show recommended solutions for deploying this
function in the buffer zone (in yellow) and the coverage edge.
Figure 4-8 Recommended deployment solution I
Figure 4-9 Recommended deployment solution II

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When a CDMA UE moves from a CDMA cell to the original buffer zone during
the handover between CDMA carriers at the coverage edge, it will be handed
over to a CDMA carrier that operates in a different frequency from LTE 800
MHz on the guidance of a CDMA PB.
When an LTE UE moves from an LTE 800 MHz cell to an LTE 1800 MHz cell
during the handover between LTE carriers at the coverage edge, it will be
handed over to an interference-free LTE 1800 MHz carrier through an inter-
frequency handover.
4.4 Operation and Maintenance
4.4.1 When to Use

Recommended Application Scenarios
This function is recommended if the following conditions are all met:
● CDMA-to-LTE refarming is required.
● At least 3 MHz of contiguous spectrum is available in the buffer zone.
● The proportion of the LTE-dedicated spectrum to all spectrum is greater than
or equal to 50%.
For example, there are four CDMA carriers. If two of them work in the shared
spectrum and the other two carriers work in the LTE-dedicated spectrum after
CDMA-to-LTE refarming, then the proportion of the LTE-dedicated spectrum
to all spectrum is 50%.
NOTE
It is recommended that the number of consecutive RBs on the LTE-dedicated spectrum

be greater than or equal to 12 in 3 MHz scenarios.
● The inter-site distance is greater than 1 km.
If the inter-site distance is less than or equal to 1 km, network performance
may decrease due to the mutual interference between CDMA and LTE. This is
because there is a small difference in the loss between the path from the UE
to the serving cell and that from the UE to the neighboring cell. Therefore,
this function is recommended when the inter-site distance is greater than 1
km.
Required Information
Table 4-2 lists the information required for enabling this function.

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Table 4-2 Required information

Required Information Purpose
Spectrum plan on the live network, To provide the basis to set the
including the LTE-dedicated spectrum, following parameters:
shared spectrum, and CDMA-dedicated ● CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqSt
spectrum. artRb1
● CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqEn
dRb1
● CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqSt
artRb2
● CLZeroBufferzone.ClSharedFreqEn
dRb2
Engineering parameters on the live To determine the LTE cells that must
network, including base station be enabled with this function
longitude and latitude, cell azimuth,
antenna height, and downtilt.
Table 4-3 lists the counters required to evaluate the performance of LTE and
CDMA cells before and after the function is enabled. After the function is enabled,
it is recommended that you use the baseline values of the counters obtained when
the LTE cell is under specific load to perform an acceptance test on the LTE
network.
Table 4-3 Required counters

Counter ID Counter Name Counter Remarks
Description
1526728261 L.Thrp.bits.DL Total downlink Downlink

traffic volume for throughput =
PDCP SDUs in a Total downlink
cell traffic volume for
PDCP SDUs in a
1526728262 L.Thrp.Time.DL Total transmit cell/Total transmit
duration of duration of
downlink PDCP downlink PDCP
SDUs in a cell SDUs in a cell
1526728259 L.Thrp.bits.UL Total uplink traffic Uplink throughput

volume for PDCP = Total uplink
PDUs in a cell traffic volume for
PDCP PDUs in a
1526728260 L.Thrp.Time.UL Total receive cell/Total receive
duration of uplink duration of uplink
PDCP PDUs in a PDCP PDUs in a
cell cell

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Counter ID Counter Name Counter Remarks

Description
1157632849 Call Drop Ratio Of CS call drop rate CDMA KPIs

CS[%]
1157631254 Connection Drop Connection drop CDMA KPIs

Ratio[%] rate
1157629373 CS Call Setup Success rate of CS CDMA KPIs

Success Ratio[%] call setup
1157631250 Connection Success rate of all CDMA KPIs

Success Ratio[%] connections
1157628225 Intra-BS Soft HO Success rate of CDMA KPIs

Success Ratio[%] intra-BS soft HOs
for adding legs
and deleting legs
1157628257 Inter-BS Soft HO Success rate of CDMA KPIs

Success Ratio[%] inter-BS soft HOs
for adding legs
and deleting legs
1157628134 Main RSSI[dBm] Average of CDMA KPIs

received signal
strength indicator
(RSSI) values of
carriers in the
main operation
1157628135 Diversity Average of RSSI CDMA KPIs

RSSI[dBm] values of carriers
in the diversity
operation
4.4.2 Precautions
The uplink and downlink bandwidths of the LTE cell may be modified when the
function is enabled, which may cause short-term service interruption. Therefore, it
is recommended that you enable this function when the number of users in the
cell is small, for example, at midnight.
4.4.3 Data Configuration
4.4.3.1 Data Preparation

Table 4-4 describes the parameters used for function activation. This section does
not describe parameters related to cell establishment.

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Table 4-4 Parameters used for activation

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes
Interference CellAlgoSwitch.Avoid Select the

avoidance switch InterfSwitch AvoidCDMAInterfSwitch
option of this parameter.
CL Zero Buffer Zone CLZeroBufferzone.Cl Set these parameters to

UL Shared Freq ZeroBufzoneUlShare- CCU_SCHEDULING(CCU
Indication dInd Scheduling Shared
Spectrum) if the interference
CL Zero Buffer Zone CLZeroBufferzone.Cl from the CDMA intra-
DL Shared Freq ZeroBufzoneDlShare- frequency neighboring cell is
Indication dInd acceptable. This is to improve
the spectral efficiency of the
LTE cell.
LocalCellId CLZeroBufferzone.Lo Set this parameter based on

calCellId the network plan.
CL Shared Spectrum CLZeroBufferzone.Cl Set this parameter based on

Start RB1 SharedFreqStartRb1 the network plan.

End RB1 SharedFreqEndRb1 the network plan.

Start RB2 SharedFreqStartRb2 the network plan.

End RB2 SharedFreqEndRb2 the network plan.
CL Zero Buffer Zone CLZeroBufferzone.Cl The default value is

Uplink PRB Threshold ZeroBufferZoneUlPrb recommended.
Thd
CL Zero Buffer Zone CLZeroBufferzone.Cl The default value is
Uplink PRB Offset ZeroBufferZoneUlPr- recommended.
bOst
Ul Near Point User CLZeroBufferzone.Ul The default value is
Rsrp Threshold NearPtUserRsrpThd recommended.
Dl Near Point User CLZeroBufferzone.Dl The default value is

Rsrp Threshold NearPtUserRsrpThd recommended.
4.4.3.2 Using MML Commands
Activation Command Examples

//Configuring parameters for CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone on the eNodeB
MOD CLZEROBUFFERZONE: LocalCellId=1, ClZeroBufzoneUlSharedInd=CCU_SCHEDULING,
ClZeroBufzoneDlSharedInd=CCU_SCHEDULING, ClSharedFreqStartRb1=0, ClSharedFreqEndRb1=5,
ClSharedFreqStartRb2=0, ClSharedFreqEndRb2=0, ClZeroBufferZoneUlPrbThd=25,
ClZeroBufferZoneUlPrbOst=5, UlNearPtUserRsrpThd=-75, DlNearPtUserRsrpThd=-85;

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//Activating CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone on the eNodeB

MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=1, AvoidInterfSwitch=AvoidCDMAInterfSwitch-1;
Deactivation Command Examples

//Deactivating CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone on the eNodeB
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=1, AvoidInterfSwitch=AvoidCDMAInterfSwitch-0;
4.4.4 Using the MAE-Deployment

● Fast batch activation
This function can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and
Maintenance function of the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see
the following section in the MAE-Deployment product documentation or
online help: MAE-Deployment Management > MAE-Deployment
Guidelines > Enhanced Feature Management > Feature Operation and
Maintenance.
● Single/Batch configuration
This function can be activated for a single base station or a batch of base
stations on the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see Feature
Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.
4.4.5 Activation Verification

This function has taken effect if all the following conditions are met:
● Uplink
The CLZeroBufferzone.ClZeroBufzoneUlSharedInd parameter is set to
CCU_SCHEDULING(CCU Scheduling Shared Spectrum).
The actual uplink PRB usage is greater than the value of
CLZeroBufferzone.ClZeroBufferZoneUlPrbThd parameter. The value of the
L.ChMeas.PRB.Shared.UL.Used.Avg counter is not zero.
● Downlink
The CLZeroBufferzone.ClZeroBufzoneDlSharedInd parameter is set to
CCU_SCHEDULING(CCU Scheduling Shared Spectrum) or
SCHEDULING(Scheduling Shared Spectrum).
The value of the L.ChMeas.PRB.Shared.DL.Used.Avg is not zero.
4.4.6 Network Monitoring

Compare the values of the counters in Table 4-3 before and after the function is
enabled. In addition, observe the values of the counters listed in Table 4-5.
Table 4-5 Counters for performance monitoring
Counter Name Counter Description
L.Thrp.bits.DL Total downlink traffic volume for PDCP

SDUs in a cell
L.Thrp.Time.DL Total transmit duration of downlink

PDCP SDUs in a cell

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Counter Name Counter Description
L.Thrp.bits.UL Total uplink traffic volume for PDCP

PDUs in a cell
L.Thrp.Time.UL Total receive duration of uplink PDCP

PDUs in a cell
L.ChMeas.PRB.Shared.UL.Used.Avg Average number of used uplink PRBs

in the shared spectrum in an LTE cell
L.ChMeas.PRB.Shared.DL.Used.Avg Average number of used downlink

PRBs in the shared spectrum in an LTE
cell
Use the counters in Table 4-5 to calculate the uplink and downlink throughputs
and shared RBs in a cell as follows:
Downlink throughput in a cell = L.Thrp.bits.DL/L.Thrp.Time.DL
Uplink throughput in a cell = L.Thrp.bits.UL/L.Thrp.Time.UL

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Description 5 Parameters
5 Parameters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter documents match the

software version with which this document is released.
● Node Parameter Reference: contains device and transport parameters.

● eNodeBFunction Parameter Reference: contains all parameters related to
radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
● eNodeBFunction Used Reserved Parameter List: contains the reserved
parameters that are in use and those that have been disused.
NOTE
You can find the EXCEL files of parameter reference and used reserved parameter list for
the software version used on the live network from the product documentation delivered
with that version.
FAQ 1: 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, LOFD-001016 or
TDLOFD-001016.
Step 3 Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.
----End
FAQ 2: How do I find the information about a certain reserved parameter

from the used reserved parameter list?
Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of the used reserved parameter list.
Step 2 On the Used Reserved Parameter List sheet, use the MO, Parameter ID, and BIT
columns to locate the reserved parameter, which may be only a bit of a parameter.
View its information, including the meaning, values, impacts, and product version
in which it is activated for use.
----End

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Description 6 Counters
6 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.
● eNodeBFunction Performance Counter Summary: contains all counters related
to radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
NOTE
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, LOFD-001016 or
TDLOFD-001016.
Step 3 Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.
----End

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Description 7 Glossary
7 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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Description 8 Reference Documents
8 Reference Documents
● SRAN Networking and Evolution Overview

● GSM and LTE Spectrum Concurrency
● UMTS and LTE Spectrum Sharing
● UMTS and LTE Spectrum Sharing Based on DC-HSDPA
● LTE FDD and NR Uplink Spectrum Sharing
● Feature parameter description documents in eRAN Feature Documentation
– UL CoMP
– VoLTE
– Carrier Aggregation
– eMTC
– eMIMO (FDD)
– Channel State Management
– TDM eICIC (FDD)
– Adaptive ICIC
– SFN
– Flexible Bandwidth based on Overlap Carriers (FDD)
– Massive MIMO (FDD)
– CSPC
– Uplink Coordinated Scheduling
– UMTS and LTE Zero Bufferzone
– 3D Beamforming (FDD)
– Smart 8T8R (FDD)
– Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
– LTE FDD and NR Spectrum Sharing

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Adaptive SFN/ CellAlgoSwitch.S SFN

Inter-eNodeB CellAlgoSwitch.S SFN

Massive Cell.TxRxMode Massive MIMO This function cannot

CSPC CspcAlgoPara.Cs CSPC This function cannot