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Contents
1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 eRAN18.1 01 (2022-03-08)..................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 eRAN18.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 About This Document.............................................................................................................2

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Applicable RAT......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 2
3 General Principles....................................................................................................................4
4 Adaptive ICIC............................................................................................................................ 8
4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1.1 Related Concepts................................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.1.1.1 CEUs and CCUs.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.1.1.2 ICIC Working Modes..................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.2 Principles of Adaptive ICIC............................................................................................................................................. 13
4.1.2.1 Working Process for Adaptive ICIC (FDD)............................................................................................................. 14
4.1.2.2 Identification of Areas with High Interference and Heavy Load................................................................... 14
4.1.2.3 Automatic Configuration and Optimization of ICIC Working Modes and Edge Band Modes............ 15
4.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 25
4.4.1 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.4.1.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 25
4.4.1.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 39
4.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 40
4.4.2 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.4.3 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 43
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5 Adaptive ICIC Plus (FDD).....................................................................................................44

5.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
5.1.1 Identifying CEUs.................................................................................................................................................................44
5.1.2 Implementation of Adaptive ICIC Plus....................................................................................................................... 44
5.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 47
5.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
5.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
5.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
5.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
5.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................49
5.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
5.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 51
5.4.1 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.4.1.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 51
5.4.1.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 53
5.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 54
5.4.2 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.4.3 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 55
6 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 56
7 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 57
8 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 58
9 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................59
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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter 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 eRAN18.1 01 (2022-03-08)

This issue does not include any changes.
1.2 eRAN18.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)

This issue introduces the following changes to eRAN17.1 01 (2021-03-05).
Technical Changes
Change Description Parameter RAT Base
Change Station
Model
Added the impact None FDD 3900 and

relationship between 5900 series
adaptive ICIC and Flexible base
TM4 MU-MIMO. For details, stations
see 4.2.2 Impacts and 5.2.2
Impacts.
Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.
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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 2 About This Document
2 About This Document
2.1 General Statements

Purpose
This document is 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 optimal gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.
Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in this
document 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 FDD.
2.3 Features in This Document

This document describes the following FDD features.

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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 2 About This Document
Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section
LOFD-060201 Adaptive Inter-Cell 4 Adaptive ICIC

Interference 5 Adaptive ICIC Plus (FDD)
Coordination

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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles
3 General Principles
Introduction
ICIC is a technology that operates in conjunction with scheduling and power
control to reduce inter-cell interference. ICIC divides the frequency bands of a cell
into edge bands and center bands, and classifies UEs into cell edge users (CEUs)
and cell center users (CCUs). It then uses different band scheduling policies for
and allocates different power to different types of UEs.
Huawei eNodeBs provide the static ICIC and adaptive ICIC functions. This
document describes adaptive ICIC.
Table 3-1 Adaptive ICIC
RAT Adaptive ICIC Description

Technology
FDD Adaptive ICIC Adaptive ICIC combines centralized

TDD management on the eCoordinator with
distributed control on eNodeBs. This
technology automatically collects inter-
cell interference and cell edge load data
to classify users into CEUs and CCUs.a
FDD Adaptive ICIC plus Adaptive ICIC plus combines centralized

management on the eCoordinator with
distributed control on eNodeBs. This
technology automatically collects inter-
cell interference and cell power data to
adjust cell transmit power accordingly,
which effectively controls inter-cell
interference.b
a: The eCoordinator automatically adjusts the cell edge bands and center bands
based on the data to implement different frequency band scheduling policies for
CEUs and CCUs so that inter-cell interference can be effectively controlled.

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b: Both adaptive ICIC and adaptive ICIC plus are used in intra-frequency cells with
the same bandwidth. The differences between them are as follows:
● Adaptive ICIC automatically uses alternative band scheduling policies for and
allocates different power for CEUs and CCUs based on the load and
interference data in a specific area.
● Adaptive ICIC plus automatically adjusts the transmit power in each cell based
on the interference data in a specific area.
Architecture
Adaptive ICIC requires the coordination of the MAE-Access, eCoordinator, and
eNodeBs. Figure 3-1 shows the architecture.
Figure 3-1 Network architecture
In Figure 3-1:
● The black lines depict the connections between the eNodeBs and the MAE-
Access before adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus is enabled.
● The red lines depict the connections between the eCoordinator, eNodeBs, and
MAE-Access after adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus is enabled.
Table 3-2 describes the functions of each component in the network architecture
shown in Figure 3-1.

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Table 3-2 Functions of the components in the architecture
Component Function
UE Measures and reports reference signal received power (RSRP) of

its serving and neighboring cells.
eNodeB Provides cell-related information to the eCoordinator for

optimization, and updates related parameter configurations
according to the configuration data delivered from the
eCoordinator.a
eCoordinato For adaptive ICIC, the eCoordinator configures ICIC working

r modes and edge band modes based on the cell-related
information provided by the eNodeB and then delivers the
configuration results to the eNodeB.b
MAE-Access Displays the status of adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus. Users
can activate or deactivate adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus on
the MAE-Access.
LMT Displays the status of adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus. Users
can activate or deactivate adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus on
the eCoordinator LMT (LMT for short).
a: For adaptive ICIC, cell-related information includes inter-cell interference and

cell edge load data, and the related parameters are the ICIC working mode and
edge band mode. For adaptive ICIC plus in FDD, cell-related information includes
transmit power in neighboring cells and inter-cell interference data, and the
related parameter is the cell transmit power.
b: Specifically, the eCoordinator:
● Maintains network-level interference and cell edge load information.

● Implements the optimization algorithm of adaptive ICIC. Generates
configuration suggestions on ICIC working modes and edge band modes
based on cell interference and edge load data.
● Delivers configuration suggestions to the eNodeB, allowing the eNodeB to
optimally configure ICIC working modes and edge band modes.
● Allows users to query the adaptive ICIC running status after this function is
activated.
For adaptive ICIC plus in FDD, the eCoordinator optimizes and configures cell
power based on the cell-related information provided by the eNodeB and then
delivers the configuration results to the eNodeB. Specifically, the eCoordinator:
● Maintains network-level interference and cell power information.

● Implements the optimization algorithm of adaptive ICIC plus. Generates
proper transmit power configuration suggestions based on cell interference
and power information.
● Delivers configuration suggestions to the eNodeB, allowing the eNodeB to
optimize the downlink transmit power in cells.

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● Allows users to query the adaptive ICIC plus running status after this function
is activated.
NOTE
Huawei eCoordinator serves as a coordinator in a radio network that provides a platform

for the implementation of adaptive ICIC and adaptive ICIC plus.

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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 4 Adaptive ICIC
4 Adaptive ICIC
4.1 Principles
4.1.1 Related Concepts
4.1.1.1 CEUs and CCUs

Adaptive ICIC classifies UEs into CEUs and CCUs.
● After each UE accesses a cell, adaptive ICIC first sets a preliminary UE
attribute (CEU or CCU) as follows:
– A UE that initially accesses a cell or a UE for which an RRC connection is
reestablished to the cell is recognized as a CCU.
– A UE that is newly handed over to the target cell is recognized as a CEU.
● After 4 seconds following the initial access or handover, the eNodeB uses ICIC
event A3 or A6 to determine whether a UE is a CEU or CCU.
– In non-carrier aggregation (non-CA) scenarios, the eNodeB determines
CEUs and CCUs based only on ICIC event A3.
– In CA scenarios, the eNodeB determines CEUs and CCUs based on ICIC
event A3 in primary serving cells (PCells) and based on ICIC event A6 in
secondary serving cells (SCells).
ICIC Events A3 and A6

Sections 5.5.4.4 "Event A3 (Neighbour becomes offset better than PCell)" and
5.5.4.6a "Event A6 (Neighbour becomes offset better than SCell)" in 3GPP TS
36.331 V10.4.0 describe the principles and trigger mechanisms of events A3 and
A6, respectively. This section only provides a brief introduction. Measurements and
configurations for ICIC event A3 are independent of those for event A3 used in
handovers. Therefore, parameter settings and adjustments for ICIC event A3 have
no impact on handovers.
UEs perform measurements based on parameter settings from eNodeBs and
report the RSRP of the serving and neighboring cells to the eNodeBs. This process

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is ICIC event A3 and A6 reporting and is implemented in event-triggered periodic

reporting mode. In this mode, UEs periodically report the measurement results
associated with an event to the eNodeB after the event is triggered.
The entering and leaving conditions for ICIC event A3 are as follows:
● Entering condition: Mn + Ofn + Ocn – Hys > Ms + Ofs + Ocs + Off
● Leaving condition: Mn + Ofn + Ocn + Hys < Ms + Ofs + Ocs + Off
The entering and leaving conditions for ICIC event A6 are as follows:
● Entering condition: Mn + Ocn – Hys > Ms + Ocs + Off
● Leaving condition: Mn + Ocn + Hys < Ms + Ocs + Off
ICIC events A3 and A6 share the preceding parameter values except the Off
parameter. The parameters are described as follows:
Parameter Description
Mn RSRP measurement result of a neighboring cell
Ms RSRP measurement result of the serving cell
Hys Hysteresis for ICIC event A3 or A6. The CellMcPara.Hysteresis

parameter specifies the hysteresis values for both downlink and
uplink ICIC events A3 or A6.
Ofn Frequency offset for a neighboring cell in intra-frequency

measurements
Ofs Frequency offset for a serving cell in intra-frequency

measurements
Ocn Cell-specific offset for a neighboring cell
Ocs Cell-specific offset for a serving cell
Off Offseta
a: The following parameters are used only to adjust the probability of reporting
ICIC events A3 and A6:
● For adaptive ICIC:
The CellMcPara.A3Offset and CellULIcicMcPara.A3Offset parameters
specify the offset for downlink and uplink ICIC events A3, respectively.
The CellMcPara.A6Offset parameter specifies the offset for ICIC event A6.
● For adaptive ICIC plus:
The CellDlIcic.AIcIcPlusA3Offset parameter specifies the offset for both ICIC
events A3 and A6.
The CellMcPara.TriggerQuantity parameter specifies the triggering quantity for

Mn and Ms in both downlink and uplink ICIC events A3. In this function, the
triggering quantity is RSRP. The CellMcPara.ReportQuantity parameter specifies
the reporting quantity for ICIC events A3 when the reporting conditions are met.

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Downlink or uplink ICIC event A3 for UEs is initially reported only if the entering
or leaving condition is met within a certain specified period of time, which is
referred to as time-to-trigger. The CellMcPara.TimetoTrigger parameter specifies
the time-to-trigger for downlink and uplink ICIC events A3 and prevents a
situation known as ping-pong effect.
● If the RSRP measurement result of a neighboring cell meets the entering
condition for ICIC event A3, the UE reports the RSRP measurement results of
the serving and neighboring cells to the eNodeB. The
CellMcPara.MaxReportCells parameter specifies the maximum number of
neighboring cells to be included in a report for both downlink and uplink ICIC
events A3.
● If the RSRP measurement result of a neighboring cell meets the leaving
condition for ICIC event A3, the UE reports only the RSRP measurement result
of the serving cell to the eNodeB.
Event A3 is reported periodically after the first report. The
CellMcPara.ReportInterval parameter specifies the interval between periodic
measurement reports that are sent after downlink or uplink ICIC event A3 is
triggered. A larger parameter value indicates a longer interval between periodic
measurement reports and accordingly a lower frequency of updating UE location
information. A smaller parameter value indicates a higher frequency of reporting
measurement results and more radio resources occupied.
The CellMcPara.ReportAmount parameter specifies the number of periodic
reports for both downlink and uplink ICIC events A3. A larger value results in
greater UE power consumption and a larger increase in the CEU throughput. A
smaller value results in less UE power consumption, but also a less timely
reflection of the interference from neighboring cells on CEUs. This has a negative
impact on CEU throughput gains during uplink dynamic ICIC.
Principles of Identifying CEUs and CCUs

Adaptive ICIC identifies CEUs and CCUs using ICIC events A3 and A6 as follows:
● The eNodeB calculates the G factor based on the RSRP of the serving and
neighboring cells contained in the event. This occurs when a UE reports ICIC
event A3 or A6 and the event contains the measurement result of at least one
neighboring cell of the serving cell. If the G factor is less than the sum of
CellDlIcic.DlIcicUserAttrGfactorThd and AICIC.UajGFactorHyst, the eNodeB
identifies the UE as a CEU. Otherwise, the eNodeB identifies the UE as a CCU.
● If a UE does not report the RSRP of the serving and neighboring cells to the
eNodeB, the eNodeB identifies the UE as a CCU. This occurs when the eNodeB
has configured ICIC event A3 or A6 for a UE, but the event trigger condition is
not met.
Scheduling Policies for CEUs and CCUs

There are two types of scheduling policies for CEUs and CCUs:
● Band allocation
– An eNodeB preferentially schedules CCUs on the center band. If there are
remaining resources on the center band after the CCU scheduling is
complete, the eNodeB can schedule CEUs on the center band.

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– An eNodeB preferentially schedules CEUs on the edge band. If edge band

resources remain after the CEU scheduling is complete or CCUs have a
higher scheduling priority on the edge band than CEUs, eNodeBs can
schedule CCUs on the edge band.
● Power allocation
eNodeBs allocate higher power for CEUs and lower power for CCUs.
4.1.1.2 ICIC Working Modes

Adaptive ICIC can work in three modes: Reuse1, Reuse3, and Reuse6. The division
of a cell band into center and edge bands varies according to the ICIC working
mode. If the cell bandwidth changes, the eCoordinator adjusts the ICIC working
mode in the next period.
Reuse1
In Reuse1 mode, the cell band is not divided into center and edge bands. UEs are
not classified into CCUs and CEUs, and all UEs share the cell band. In the
downlink, all UEs are allocated the same power. In the uplink, the transmit power
of each UE is determined by the uplink power control algorithm. For details about
power control, see Power Control.
All cells initially work in Reuse1 mode. The following cells can work only in Reuse1
mode:
● Neighboring cells with the same frequency but different bandwidths
● Neighboring cells with the same bandwidth but different frequencies
● Cells each with a bandwidth of 1.4 MHz or 3 MHz
Reuse3
The Reuse3 mode is classified into Type-1 and Type-2, which are selected based on
cell load.
In Type-1 Reuse3 mode, a third of the cell band is configured as the edge band,
and the remainder of the cell band is configured as the center band. Figure 4-1
shows the Type-1 Reuse3 mode, where the edge bands of different cells do not
overlap with each other.
Figure 4-1 Type-1 Reuse3 mode

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There are three edge band patterns in Type-1 Reuse3 mode: Pattern3-1,
Pattern3-2, and Pattern3-3. The three patterns correspond to low, medium, and
high sub-bands, respectively. In each pattern, the edge band occupies a third of
the cell band. For example, Pattern3-1 indicates that the lowest cell band works as
the edge band.
Figure 4-2 shows the Type-2 Reuse3 mode, where the edge bands of different
cells partially overlap with each other. CEUs in this mode use wider bands than in
Type-1 Reuse3 mode.
Figure 4-2 Type-2 Reuse3 mode
There are also three edge band patterns in Type-2 Reuse3 mode: Pattern3-1,
Pattern3-2, and Pattern3-3. Each pattern occupies two-thirds of the cell band. For
example, if a cell uses Pattern3-1, the lowest two-thirds of the cell band works as
the edge band.
Corresponding to the two types of Reuse3 modes, the eCoordinator can work in
two modes: dynamic mode and static mode.
● In dynamic mode, the eCoordinator instructs cells to work in Type-1 Reuse3
mode. It periodically and automatically configures and optimizes the ICIC
working modes and edge band modes.
● In static mode, the eCoordinator instructs cells to work in Type-2 Reuse3
mode. It periodically and automatically configures the ICIC working modes
and edge band modes but does not perform automatic optimization.
Operators can manually configure the working mode of the eCoordinator.
Reuse6
In Reuse6 mode, a sixth of the cell band is configured as the edge band, and the
remainder of the cell band is configured as the center band. Figure 4-3 shows the
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Figure 4-3 Reuse6 mode
There are six edge band patterns (Pattern6-1 to Pattern6-6) in Reuse6 mode. The
six patterns correspond to six sub-bands in ascending order of frequency. In each
pattern, the edge band occupies a sixth of the cell band. For example, if a cell uses
Pattern6-6, the highest sixth of the cell band works as the edge band. The Reuse6
mode is used only in dynamic mode.
The LTE system uses single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA)
in the uplink. Therefore, UEs can work only on continuous uplink bands. To
prevent the uplink band from being too fragmented, the Reuse6 mode is not used
in the uplink. In addition, to ensure sufficient bandwidth of the edge band in the
downlink, cells with a bandwidth of 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, or 5 MHz cannot work in
Reuse6 mode in the downlink.
4.1.2 Principles of Adaptive ICIC

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4.1.2.1 Working Process for Adaptive ICIC (FDD)

After adaptive ICIC is enabled in FDD cells, the eCoordinator configures and
optimizes ICIC working modes and edge band modes based on inter-cell
interference and cell load. Figure 4-4 shows the working process for adaptive ICIC.
Figure 4-4 Working process for adaptive ICIC
4.1.2.2 Identification of Areas with High Interference and Heavy Load
Identification of Areas with High Interference

In each optimization period, the eCoordinator identifies areas with high
interference based on cell load and inter-cell interference information reported by
eNodeBs. The eCoordinator configures and optimizes ICIC working modes and
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Areas with high interference are identified as follows:

1. UEs send ICIC A3 or A6 measurement reports to eNodeBs. Each report
contains the RSRP values of the UEs' serving and neighboring cells.
2. The eNodeB calculates weights of interference the neighboring cells causes to
a local cell based on the reported RSRP values, records them in an intra-
frequency neighboring relation table (NRT), and periodically reports the NRT
to the eCoordinator.
3. The eCoordinator summarizes the cell-level intra-frequency NRTs, generates
network-level NRTs, calculates inter-cell interference weights based on the
interference weights in the network-level NRTs, and identifies areas with high
interference. Areas with cells whose average interference weights are greater
than a specified threshold are identified as high-interference areas.
Identification of Areas with Heavy Load

The eCoordinator determines whether the load conditions in highly interfered
areas meet certain conditions as follows:
1. An eNodeB reports cell load information to the eCoordinator, including the
average physical resource block (PRB) usage and the average number of to-
be-scheduled UEs.
2. The eCoordinator determines that the load conditions in highly interfered
areas for adaptive ICIC optimization are met when both the following
conditions are met: 1) The average PRB usage is greater than the value of the
HighInterCellRbUsageThd parameter in more than 30% of the cells. 2) The
average number of to-be-scheduled UEs is greater than the value of the
HighInterCellUserNumThd parameter in more than 30% of the cells. Both
HighInterCellRbUsageThd and HighInterCellUserNumThd are parameters
on the eCoordinator.
4.1.2.3 Automatic Configuration and Optimization of ICIC Working Modes

and Edge Band Modes
Automatic Configuration
The eCoordinator periodically configures ICIC working modes and edge band
modes based on cell load and inter-cell interference information.
● For cells in a non-high-interference area or in a high-interference area where
load conditions are not met, the eCoordinator sets the ICIC working mode to
Reuse1.
● In static mode, for an area with high interference and whose load meets the
conditions, the eCoordinator sets the ICIC working mode to Type-2 Reuse3
and configures the edge band mode for each cell.
● In dynamic mode, for an area with high interference and whose load meets
the conditions, the eCoordinator sets the ICIC working mode to Type-1 Reuse3
and configures the edge band mode for each cell. If two cells have the same
edge band mode, the eCoordinator checks whether the inter-cell interference
weights have exceeded a specified threshold. If yes, the eCoordinator changes
the ICIC working modes of the two cells to Reuse6 and configures different
edge band modes for the two cells. If no, the eCoordinator retains the ICIC
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Automatic Optimization
For FDD, inter-cell interference changes with cell load and UE type distribution.
Therefore, adaptive ICIC periodically optimizes ICIC working modes and edge band
modes for FDD cells.
For cells working in Reuse3 and Reuse6 modes:
● If the average PRB usage is less than or equal to the value of the
AICIC.CellStatusJudgeRbUsageThd parameter on the eCoordinator, the cells
work in interference randomization state.
In interference randomization state, the actual ICIC working mode of the cells
is Reuse1. However, the start position of the edge band delivered by the
eCoordinator is used as the start position for RB resource allocation.
● If the PRB usage of the cells is greater than the value of the
AICIC.CellStatusJudgeRbUsageThd parameter on the eCoordinator in
dynamic mode, the eCoordinator determines per second whether to
reconfigure the cell edge band modes based on the average number of PRBs
used by CEUs.
– If the average number of PRBs used by CEUs in a cell is less than a sixth
of the total number of PRBs on the entire cell band, the eCoordinator sets
the ICIC working mode of the cell to Reuse6 to shrink the cell edge band.
– If the average number of PRBs used by CEUs in a cell is greater than a
third of the total number of PRBs on the entire cell band, the eNodeB
attempts to expand the edge band of this cell to that of a neighboring
cell. The eNodeB does so when the edge band of the neighboring cell is
shrunk and there are spare edge bands available. If the edge band of the
neighboring cell has not been shrunk, the eNodeB retains a fixed edge
band equivalent to a third of the entire cell band for the local cell.
– If the average number of PRBs used by CEUs in a cell is greater than a
sixth but less than a third of the total number of PRBs on the entire cell
band, the eCoordinator sets the ICIC working mode of the cell to Reuse3.
4.2 Network Analysis
4.2.1 Benefits
Adaptive ICIC simplifies ICIC configurations and reduces O&M costs. This function
automatically reduces co-channel interference and increases throughput for CEUs.
4.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
Adaptive ICIC increases CEU throughput on the entire network by reducing
interference between CEUs among cells.
The values of Cell Downlink Average Throughput, User Uplink Average
Throughput, and User Downlink Average Throughput decrease because
adaptive ICIC reduces the transmit power for CCUs. The degree of throughput
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Adaptive ICIC increases the CEU throughput and enhances network coverage
accordingly.
The initial block error rate (IBLER) and residual block error rate (RBLER) increase
because downlink adaptive ICIC reduces the transmit power for CCUs. The degree
of increase depends on UE distribution.
Adaptive ICIC requires that UEs measure and report the RSRP values of
neighboring cells to eNodeBs in event A3 or A6 to identify CEUs and CCUs in a
cell. eNodeBs send RRC Connection Reconfigurations messages to inform UEs
about the transmit power. This increases the amount of signaling over the air
interface and may increase the service drop rate of CEUs.
NOTE
Adaptive ICIC optimizes areas in an FDD network if there is high interference and heavy
load, and lets these areas work in interference randomization state if the interference and
load is insufficient.
Function Impacts
RAT Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch
FDD ● Basic CellAlgoSwit Scheduling Adaptive ICIC provides

Scheduling ch.UlSchSwit edge band ranges and
● Uplink ch UE types (CCU and
frequency CellAlgoSwit CEU) for scheduler.
selective ch.DlSchSwit When adaptive ICIC is
scheduling ch enabled, CEUs are
preferentially
● Downlink scheduled on the edge
frequency band and CCUs are
selective preferentially
scheduling scheduled on the
center band.a
FDD Power None Power Control Adaptive ICIC provides

allocation for UE type information
the PDSCH for downlink power
carrying UE- control. The eNodeB
specific allocates proper
information power resources for
CCUs and CEUs based
on the UE types and
the PA values
configured for CCUs
and CEUs during
downlink power
control.b

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Name Switch
FDD GSM and LTE CellAlgoSwit GSM and LTE When MRFD-090202
FDD Dynamic ch.DynSpectr FDD Dynamic GSM and LTE FDD
Spectrum umShareSwit Spectrum Dynamic Spectrum
Sharing(LTE ch Sharing Sharing (LTE FDD)
FDD) and adaptive ICIC are
both enabled,
adaptive ICIC divides
only the LTE-
dedicated spectrum
into center and edge
bands. The entire
spectrum bands
shared by GSM and
LTE are used as the
center band.
FDD eMTC CellEmtcAlgo eMTC When adaptive ICIC

introduction .EmtcAlgoSw takes effect, the
itch eNodeB does not
identify eMTC UEs as
CCUs or CEUs.
FDD Zero Guard ContigIntraB Seamless Adaptive ICIC cannot

Band andCarr.Cont Intra-Band be enabled in a cell
Between igIntraBandC Carrier where subcarriers
Contiguous arrSw Joining (FDD) transmitting CRS are
Intra-Band blocked in seamless
Carriers intra-band carrier
joining scenarios.
FDD DL CoMP with Tm9JtSwitch DL CoMP Adaptive ICIC is based

TM9 option of the (FDD) on the eCoordinator
CellAlgoSwit architecture. DL CoMP
ch.DlCompS with TM9 cannot
witch obtain the frequency
parameter band divisions of
neighboring cells
where adaptive ICIC
takes effect. In this
case, DL CoMP with
TM9 cannot
coordinate UEs to
neighboring cells for
scheduling. Therefore,
DL CoMP with TM9
cannot take effect
when it is enabled
together with
adaptive ICIC.

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Name Switch
FDD Flexible TM4 FLEX_TM4_M Low-Band Enabling adaptive ICIC

MU-MIMO U_MIMO_SW Booster will lower the
option of the probability of UE
CellMimoPar pairing for MU-MIMO.
aCfg.MimoS
witch
parameter
a: If uplink adaptive ICIC has been enabled and the

CellUlschAlgo.UlRbAllocationStrategy parameter (which indicates the uplink
resource allocation strategy) has been set to FS_INRANDOM_ADAPTIVE, this
parameter value is automatically changed to FS_NONFS_ADAPTIVE when the
eNodeB enters the adaptive ICIC state. Adaptive ICIC significantly increases
downlink CEU throughput but slightly decreases average downlink UE throughput.
Therefore, it is recommended that the following functions be enabled on the
network where adaptive ICIC is enabled:
● Frequency selective scheduling. In addition, the policy of rounding up the
number of required RBGs needs to be adopted to achieve larger average
downlink throughput.
● Enhanced UL frequency selective scheduling, interference randomization, and
enhanced uplink scheduling based on mobility speed estimation to obtain
uplink performance gains
b: In Reuse1 mode, all UEs use the same PA value. For details about the
description and configuration of PA, see Power Control.
4.3 Requirements
4.3.1 Licenses
RAT Feature ID Feature Name NE Model Sales Unit
FDD None ECO6910 Basic ECO69 LEC2LCEL0 per Cell

Software-LTE 10 1
FDD
FDD None Hardware ECO69 LEC2HWL0 per 50 Cell

Capacity of LTE 10 1
FDD and LTE
TDD
Coordinated
Cell

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FDD LOFD-060201 Adaptive Inter- ECO69 LEC2LAICIC per Cell

Cell 10 01
Interference
Coordination
The Adaptive Inter-Cell Interference Coordination license limits the total number
of LTE FDD cells that can be optimized by adaptive ICIC. If the number of selected
cells exceeds the licensed limit, the eCoordinator reports ALM-20741 Configuration
Data Exceeding License Capacity.
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
Name Switch
FDD Basic CellUlschAlg Scheduling If the maximum

scheduling o.UlschStrate carrier-to-interference
gy power ratio (max C/I),
CellDlschAlg proportional fair (PF),
o.DlschStrate or round robin (RR)
gy scheduling policy is
used on the live
network, adaptive
ICIC depends on this
function.
FDD Dynamic EpfEnhanced Scheduling If the enhanced

Scheduling Switch option proportional fair (EPF)
of the scheduling policy is
CellAlgoSwit used on the live
ch.DlSchSwit network, adaptive
ch parameter ICIC depends on this
function.
FDD Uplink Power CellAlgoSwit Power Control This function enables

Control ch.UlPcAlgoS the eNodeB to select
witch proper power for
CCUs and CEUs.
FDD PDCCH power CellAlgoSwit Power Control
control ch.DlPcAlgoS
witch

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Mutually Exclusive Functions

Name Switch
FDD SFN cell Cell.MultiRru SFN None

CellMode
FDD Coordinated CspcAlgoPara CSPC Coordinated
Scheduling .CspcAlgoSwi Scheduling based
based Power tch Power Control
Control determines the
downlink transmit
power of each
individual cell, and
therefore does not
work with power-
control-related
functions.
FDD Out-of-band CellAlgoSwit Relay The relay remote

relay ch.RelaySwit node (RRN) provides
ch backhaul for ReBTSs.
It has high throughput
and high QoS
requirements,
exhausting the power
in relay subframes.
Therefore, the relay
subframes cannot be
used for inter-cell
interference
coordination.
FDD In-band relay CellAlgoSwit Relay RRNs provide

ch.RelaySwit backhaul for ReBTSs
ch and have high
throughput and high
QoS requirements.
Therefore, power in
relay subframes will
be exhausted. RRNs
cannot be used for
inter-cell interference
coordination. (Neither
the DeNB nor ReNB
supports this feature.)

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Name Switch
FDD GSM and LTE SpectrumClo GSM and LTE None

Spectrum ud.Spectrum Spectrum
Concurrency CloudSwitch Concurrency
(LTE FDD) parameter
with the value
of
GL_SPECTRU
M_CONCURR
ENCY
FDD CDMA and AvoidCDMAI CDMA and None

LTE Zero nterfSwitch LTE Zero
Bufferzone option of the Bufferzone
(LTE FDD) CellAlgoSwit
ch.AvoidInter
fSwitch
parameter
FDD UL Refarming AvoidUtranIn UL Refarming None

Zero terfSwitch Zero
Bufferzone option of the Bufferzone
CellAlgoSwit
ch.AvoidInter
fSwitch
parameter
FDD Adaptive ICIC AICIC.AreaTy Adaptive ICIC In FDD, either

plus pe (on the adaptive ICIC or
eCoordinator) adaptive ICIC plus can
be enabled because
they do not work with
each other.
FDD Dynamic CellDynPowe Dynamic None

Power rSharing.Dyn Power
Sharing amicPowerSh Sharing
Between LTE aringSwitch Between LTE
Carriers Carriers

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Name Switch
FDD UMTS and UMTS_LTE_D UMTS and None

LTE Dynamic YN_POWER_S LTE Dynamic
Power HARING_SW Power
Sharing (LTE and Sharing
FDD) LTE_DYN_PO
WER_SHARIN
G_SW options
of the
CellDynPowe
rSharing.Dyn
amicPowerSh
aringSwitch
parameter
FDD UMTS and UMTS_LTE_ZE UMTS and None

LTE zero RO_BUFFER_ LTE Zero
bufferzone ZONE_SW Bufferzone
option of the
ULZeroBuffer
Zone.ZeroBuf
ZoneSwitch
parameter
FDD UMTS and SpectrumClo UMTS and The UMTS and LTE
LTE Spectrum ud.Spectrum LTE Spectrum Spectrum Sharing
Sharing Based CloudSwitch Sharing Based Based on DC-HSDPA
on DC-HSDPA parameter on DC-HSDPA function punctures
with the value RBs available to LTE,
of consequently reducing
DC_HSDPA_B the range of RBs
ASED_UL_SPE available for adaptive
CTRUM_SHR ICIC deployment.
FDD LTE FDD and SpectrumClo LTE FDD and None

NR Uplink ud.Spectrum NR Uplink
Spectrum CloudSwitch Spectrum
Sharing parameter Sharing
with the value
of
LTE_NR_UPLI
NK_SPECTRU
M_SHR
FDD Energy saving SymbolPwrS Energy Downlink adaptive

based on aving.TrigBn Conservation ICIC and bundled
proactive dlSchDlAvgPr and Emission scheduling cannot
scheduling bThld Reduction both take effect.

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Name Switch
FDD LTE FDD and SpectrumClo LTE FDD and None

NR Flash ud.Spectrum NR Spectrum
Dynamic CloudSwitch Sharing
Spectrum parameter
Sharing with the value
of
LTE_NR_SPEC
TRUM_SHR
4.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models
3900 and 5900 series base stations are compatible with this function.
Boards
No requirements
RF Modules
No requirements
Cells
Adaptive ICIC applies only to LTE cells served by macro eNodeBs in eRAN6.0 or
later, including:
● Cells served by an LTE-only 3900 or 5900 series LTE base station
● Cells served by a multi-mode 3900 or 5900 series base station supporting LTE
It is recommended that the neighboring cells in an optimization area use the same
frequency and bandwidth, and the cell bandwidth must be greater than or equal
to 5 MHz.
● Adaptive ICIC does not take effect in neighboring cells with different
frequencies and the same bandwidth.
● Adaptive ICIC does not take effect in neighboring cells with the same
frequency and different bandwidths. The neighboring cells work in Reuse1
mode.
4.3.4 Others
The eCoordinator and MAE-Access must be deployed.
Adaptive ICIC deployment has the following hardware requirements:
The eCoordinator has been installed, initially configured, and commissioned. The
eCoordinator is functioning properly and is connected to eNodeBs.

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NOTE
● For details about how to install the eCoordinator, see ECO6910 Installation Guide.
● For details about how to perform the initial configuration on the eCoordinator, see
ECO6910 Initial Configuration Guide.
● For details about how to commission the eCoordinator, see ECO6910 Commissioning
Guide.
4.4 Operation and Maintenance
4.4.1 Data Configuration

Adaptive ICIC can be enabled when an LTE network has severe co-channel
interference in the downlink. It is recommended that this function be activated on
the hour to facilitate performance measurement. The Reuse3 mode in static mode
is recommended on a commercial network.
4.4.1.1 Data Preparation
Data Preparation on the eCoordinator

The following parameters are required on the eCoordinator for configuring
adaptive ICIC.
Table 4-1 describes the parameters for configuring adaptive ICIC areas.
Table 4-1 Parameters for configuring adaptive ICIC areas

Parameter Parameter ID Setting Notes
Name
Area Identifier AreaId This parameter specifies the ID of an

area, which uniquely identifies an
area within the system.
Area Name AreaName This parameter specifies the name of

an area, which uniquely identifies the
area. The name must not contain the
comma (,), semicolon (;), equal sign
(=), double quotation marks ("),
single quotation mark ('), two or
more consecutive percent signs (%),
two or more consecutive spaces, or
three or more consecutive plus signs
(+). The name cannot consist of
spaces only.

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Name
Cell Type CellType This parameter specifies the type of

cell in which adaptive ICIC is to be
enabled. The values are FDD, TDD,
and BOTH. When this parameter is
set to FDD, adaptive ICIC can be
enabled only in FDD cells. When this
parameter is set to TDD, adaptive
ICIC can be enabled only in TDD
cells. When this parameter is set to
BOTH, adaptive ICIC can be enabled
in both FDD and TDD cells.
Running Type RunningType This parameter specifies the type of

running adaptive ICIC within an area.
The parameter values are as follows:
UL(UpLink): indicates that uplink
adaptive ICIC is running.
DL(DownLink): indicates that
downlink adaptive ICIC is running.
ULDL(UpLink/DownLink): indicates
that both uplink adaptive ICIC and
downlink adaptive ICIC are running.
The recommended value is
DL(DownLink).
Running Period RunningPeriod This parameter specifies the period

for calculating the cell edge band
mode within an area. The cell edge
band mode is calculated each time
the calculation period arrives.
HOUR_1(1 Hour).
Start Mode StartMode This parameter specifies the mode

for starting adaptive ICIC. If this
parameter is set to NOW(Now),
adaptive ICIC starts immediately. If
this parameter is set to
DELAY(Delay), adaptive ICIC starts
when the time specified by
StartTime arrives.
Start Time StartTime This parameter specifies the start

time of adaptive ICIC. This parameter
takes effect when the StartMode
parameter is set to DELAY(Delay).

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Name
Running Mode RunningMode This parameter specifies the running

mode of adaptive ICIC. The
bandwidth at edge bands varies in
different running modes. If this
parameter is set to
DYNAMIC_EDGE_BAND(DynamicEd
geBand), the eCoordinator instructs
cells to work in Type-1 Reuse3 mode.
If this parameter is set to
STATIC_EDGE_BAND(StaticEdgeBan
d), the eCoordinator instructs cells to
work in Type-2 Reuse3 mode.
STATIC_EDGE_BAND(StaticEdgeBan
d).
High Interference HighInterCellIn- This parameter specifies the

Cell Threshold terThd interference threshold used to
determine whether to add a cell to a
high-interference area. When
activating adaptive ICIC, adjust this
parameter value to specify the area
in which adaptive ICIC takes effect. A
smaller value results in a larger
application area, and a larger value
results in a smaller application area.
The recommended value is 100.
Average ICICAreaAvgInterTh This parameter specifies the average

Interference d interference threshold of an adaptive
Threshold of ICIC ICIC area. The threshold is used to
Area determine whether to combine two
areas into one high-interference area.
When activating adaptive ICIC, adjust
this parameter value to specify the
area in which adaptive ICIC takes
effect. A smaller value results in a
larger application area, and a larger
value results in a smaller application
area.

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Name
RB Usage HighInterCellRbU- This parameter specifies the

Threshold for sageThd threshold of RB usage for cells in
High Interference high-interference areas. A smaller
Cell value results in a higher probability
that ICIC areas are generated. A
larger value results in the opposite
effects.
UE Number HighInterCellUser- This parameter specifies the

Threshold for NumThd threshold of UE number for cells in
High Interference high-interference areas. A smaller
Cell value results in a higher probability
that ICIC areas are generated. A
larger value results in the opposite
effects.
Area Divide and RegionIdentifySwit This parameter specifies the switch

Identify Switch ch for area division and identification.
When this parameter is set to
ON(On), areas with high
interference and heavy loads are
identified and ICIC takes effect only
in these areas. When this parameter
is set to OFF(Off), no actions are
performed to identify areas with high
interference and heavy loads and
ICIC takes effect in the entire
optimization area.
User Attr Judge UeAttribJudgeMod This parameter specifies the mode

Mode e for judging UE attributes. If this
parameter is set to BasedFreEff(Base
on frequency efficiency), the
eNodeB judges UE attributes based
on spectral efficiency. If this
parameter is set to
BasedGFactor(Base on G factor),
the eNodeB judges UE attributes
based on the G factor.
User Attr Judge UeAttribJudgeFreEf This parameter specifies the spectral

Spectral fThd efficiency threshold for judging UE
Efficiency Thld attributes. If UeAttribJudgeMode is
set to BasedFreEff(Base on
frequency efficiency), the eNodeB
selects UEs whose spectral efficiency
is less than this threshold as CEUs.

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Name
User Attr Judge UeAttribJudgeFreEf This parameter specifies the spectral

Spectral fHyst efficiency hysteresis for judging UE
Efficiency Thld attributes. If UeAttribJudgeMode is
Hyst set to BasedFreEff(Base on
frequency efficiency), this
parameter helps alleviate the UE
attribute fluctuation arising from the
spectral efficiency fluctuation around
the UeAttribJudgeFreEffThd
parameter value.
Cell State Judge CellStatusJudgeR- This parameter specifies the RB

RB Usage bUsageThd usage threshold for determining the
Threshold FDD cell working mode. The eNodeB
periodically calculates the average RB
usage of each cell. If the average RB
usage is less than or equal to this
threshold, the eNodeB sets the cell
working mode to Reuse1 and
allocates resources according to the
start position of the cell edge band
delivered from the eCoordinator.
Cell State Judge CellStatusJudgeR- This parameter specifies the RB

RB Usage bUsageHyst usage hysteresis for determining the
Threshold Hyst FDD cell working mode. If the
average RB usage of a cell fluctuates
around the value specified by
CellStatusJudgeRbUsageThd, this
parameter helps alleviate the cell
working mode fluctuation arising
from the average RB usage
fluctuation.
UE Attribute- UajGFactorOptSwit This parameter specifies whether to

based G Factor ch enable UE attribute-based G factor
Optimize Switch optimization. When this parameter is
set to OFF(Off), the UE attribute-
based G factor optimization solution
does not take effect on the eNodeB.
When this parameter is set to
ON(On), the UE attribute-based G
factor optimization solution takes
effect on the eNodeB.

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Name
UE Attribute- UajGFactorHyst This parameter specifies the

based G Factor hysteresis for the G factor threshold
Thld Hysteresis on the eNodeB. If the G factor of a
CEU is less than the sum of the G
factor threshold and the value of this
parameter, the UE is considered as a
CEU to be scheduled. If the G factor
of a CCU is less than the difference
between the G factor threshold and
the value of this parameter, the UE is
considered as a CEU to be scheduled.
UE Attribute- UajGFactorOffset This parameter specifies the offset

based G Factor for the G factor threshold on the
Thld Offset eNodeB. When a UE is allocated a G
factor and the G factor value is less
than or equal to the difference
between the G factor threshold and
the value of this parameter, the UE is
considered as a CEU to be scheduled.
UE Attribute- UajAdjustedWbCqi This parameter specifies the

based CQI Thd wideband CQI threshold on the
Threshold eNodeB. This parameter is used to
determine the attribute (CEU or
CCU) of a UE that does not report
event A3.
UE Attribute- UajAdjustedWbCqi- This parameter specifies the

based CQI Hyst hysteresis for the wideband CQI
Threshold threshold on the eNodeB. If the
Hysteresis wideband CQI value of a CEU after
the UE attribute is adjusted is less
than the sum of the values of
UajAdjustedWbCqiThd and this
CEU to be scheduled. If the wideband
CQI value of a CCU after the UE
attribute is adjusted is less than the
difference between
UajAdjustedWbCqiThd and this
CEU to be scheduled.

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Name
RSRP Filtering RSRPFilterType This parameter specifies the RSRP

Type filtering type for UEs who report
event A3. If this parameter is set to
Adaptive(Adaptive), the eNodeB
adaptively calculates the filtering
coefficient for each UE. If this
parameter is set to Fixed(Fixed), the
eNodeB filters UE-reported RSRP
values based on the value of the
RSRPFilterCoefficient parameter.
RSRP Filtering RSRPFilterCoeffi- This parameter specifies the RSRP

Coefficient cient filtering coefficient used by the
eNodeB. The eNodeB filters the UE-
reported RSRP values based on the
value of this parameter.
Table 4-2 describes the parameters for configuring adaptive ICIC cells.
Table 4-2 Parameters for configuring adaptive ICIC cells

Name
Area Identifier AreaId This parameter specifies the ID of an

area, which uniquely identifies an
area within the system.
Cell Index Type QueryCellIdType This parameter specifies a cell index

type used for query.
LTE Cell Index LTECellIndex This parameter specifies the index of

an LTE cell, which uniquely identifies
an LTE cell within the network.
LTE Cell Name LTECellName This parameter specifies the name of

an LTE cell. The name must not
contain the comma (,), semicolon (;),
equal sign (=), double quotation
marks ("), single quotation mark ('),
two or more consecutive percent
signs (%), two or more consecutive
spaces, or three or more consecutive
plus signs (+). The name cannot
consist of spaces only.

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Name
Mobile Country MCC This parameter specifies the mobile

Code country code (MCC) that identifies
the country to which a mobile user
belongs.
Mobile Network MNC This parameter specifies the mobile

Code network code (MNC) that identifies
the public land mobile network
(PLMN) to which a mobile user
belongs.
eNodeB ID eNodeBId This parameter specifies the ID of an

eNodeB, which uniquely identifies an
eNodeB on the network.
Cell ID CellId This parameter specifies the ID of a

cell, which uniquely identifies a cell
within an eNodeB.
Data Preparation on the eNodeB

The following parameters are required on the eNodeB for configuring adaptive
ICIC.
Table 4-3 describes the measurement control parameters for ICIC events A3 and
A6.
Table 4-3 Measurement control parameters

Name
A3 Offset CellMcPara.A3Offse This parameter specifies the signal

t quality offset for event A3 between a
neighboring cell and the serving cell.
A larger value of this parameter
results in a higher requirement on
neighboring-cell signal quality for
reporting the event.
Hysteresis CellMcPara.Hystere This parameter specifies the

sis hysteresis for reporting an event. This
parameter is used to prevent the
ping-pong triggering of
measurements related to an event
and decision-making errors due to
radio signal fluctuation. For details,
see 3GPP TS 36.331.

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Name
Time to Trigger CellMcPara.Timeto This parameter specifies the time-to-

Trigger trigger for reporting an event. When
detecting that the signal quality in
the serving cell and that in at least
one neighboring cell meets the
entering condition, the UE does not
report the event to the eNodeB
immediately. Instead, the UE reports
the event only when the signal
quality continuously meets the
entering condition during the time-
to-trigger.
Max Report Cell CellMcPara.MaxRe This parameter specifies the

Number portCells maximum number of cells to be
included in each measurement report
after an event is triggered. For
details, see 3GPP TS 36.331.
Report Amount CellMcPara.Report This parameter specifies the number

Amount of periodic measurement reports that
are sent after an event is triggered.
For details, see 3GPP TS 36.331.
Report Interval CellMcPara.ReportI This parameter specifies the interval

nterval between periodic measurement
reports that are sent after an event is
triggered. For details, see 3GPP TS
36.331.

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Name
Report Quantity CellMcPara.Report This parameter specifies the type of

Quantity measurement quantity to be included
in the measurement report after an
event is triggered, which can be set
to SAME_AS_TRIG_QUAN(Same as
Trig Quan) or BOTH(Both). The
value SAME_AS_TRIG_QUAN(Same
as Trig Quan) indicates that the type
of measurement quantity to be
included in the measurement report
is the same as that specified by the
TriggerQuantity parameter. The
value BOTH(Both) indicates that
both RSRP and RSRQ values are
included in the measurement report.
The measured RSRP values are
stable, slightly varying with the load,
and therefore there is little signal
fluctuation. The measured RSRQ
values vary with the load and are
likely to reflect the signal quality of
the cell in real time. For details, see
3GPP TS 36.331.
Trigger Quantity CellMcPara.Trigger This parameter specifies the

Quantity measurement quantity to be used for
triggering an event. The values are
RSRP and RSRQ. The measured RSRP
values are stable, slightly varying
with the load, and therefore there is
little signal fluctuation. The
measured RSRQ values vary with the
load and are likely to reflect the
signal quality of the cell in real time.
A6 Offset CellMcPara.A6Offse This parameter specifies the signal

t quality offset for event A6 between a
neighboring cell and the serving cell.
A larger value of this parameter
results in a higher requirement on
neighboring-cell signal quality for
reporting the event.
Table 4-4 describes the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) power control
algorithm parameters for a cell.

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Table 4-4 PDSCH power control algorithm parameters for a cell

Name
Center UE PA CellDlpcPdsch.CcuP This parameter specifies the PA value

a for CCUs when downlink ICIC is
enabled.
Edge UE PA CellDlpcPdsch.CeuP This parameter specifies the PA value

a for CEUs when downlink ICIC is
enabled.
Table 4-5 describes downlink ICIC algorithm parameters for a cell.
Table 4-5 Downlink ICIC algorithm parameters for a cell

Name
User Attribution CellDlIcic.DlIcicUser This parameter specifies the G factor

Gfactor AttrGfactorThd threshold for UE attribute
Threshold determination in downlink adaptive
ICIC. When downlink adaptive ICIC is
enabled, the eNodeB selects CEUs
from the UEs whose G factors are
less than this threshold. Determine
the parameter value based on the
distribution of UEs' modulation and
coding scheme (MCS) indexes within
an area so that about one third of
the UEs are determined to be CEUs.
For example, if an area is covered by
155 cells and the percentages of UEs
whose MCS indexes are less than 6
and 7 are about 30% and 40%,
respectively, you can set this
parameter to 1. (The G factors
corresponding to MCS indexes 6 and
7 are 0.5 dB and 1.45 dB,
respectively.) The G factors
corresponding to MCS indexes 0 to
28 are -5.65, -4.5, -3.55, -2.35, -1.5,
-0.5, 0.5, 1.45, 2.45, 3.4, 3.7, 4.4, 5.4,
6.3, 7.25, 8.3, 8.95, 9.6, 10.15, 11.15,
12.1, 13.15, 14.05, 15.1, 16, 17, 18.1,
19, and 20.1, respectively.
Table 4-6 describes the downlink ICIC scheduling policy parameter.

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Table 4-6 Downlink ICIC scheduling policy parameter

Name
Downlink ICIC CellDlschAlgo.DlIcic This parameter specifies the

Schedule Mode SchMode scheduling policy used when
downlink ICIC is enabled. If this
parameter is set to
EDGE_USER_NO_PRIO, both CCUs
and CEUs can preempt edge bands,
thereby improving CCUs'
performance. If this parameter is set
to EDGE_USER_PRIO, CCUs are
scheduled at both the center band
and the edge band only after CEUs
have been scheduled at the edge
band, thereby improving CEUs'
performance.
Table 4-7 describes the cell-level algorithm parameters.
Table 4-7 Cell-level algorithm parameters

Name
DL schedule CellAlgoSwitch.DlS This parameter specifies the switches

switch chSwitch related to downlink scheduling in the
cell. The switches are used to enable
or disable specific downlink
scheduling functions.
FreqSelSwitch: Indicates whether to
enable frequency selective
scheduling. If this option is selected,
data is transmitted on the frequency
band of good signal quality.

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Name
Uplink schedule CellAlgoSwitch.UlS This parameter specifies the switches

switch chSwitch related to uplink scheduling in the
cell. The switches are used to enable
or disable specific uplink scheduling
functions.
UlEnhancedFssSwitch: Indicates
whether to enable uplink load-based
enhanced frequency selective
scheduling.
UlEnhancedDopplerSwitch:
Indicates whether to enable
enhanced uplink scheduling based on
mobility speed. If this option is
selected, enhanced uplink scheduling
based on mobility speed is enabled
and the uplink performance of low-
mobility UEs can be further
improved. The eNodeB determines
whether a UE is a low-mobility UE
based on the Doppler measurements
at the physical layer. If this option is
deselected, enhanced uplink
scheduling based on mobility speed is
disabled. Enhanced uplink scheduling
based on mobility speed takes effect
only when the
CellUlschAlgo.DopMeasLevel
parameter is set to CLASS_1. This
option does not take effect on cells
established on an LBBPc.
Table 4-8 describes the uplink scheduling algorithm parameter for a cell.

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Table 4-8 Uplink scheduling algorithm parameter for a cell

Name
Uplink Resource CellUlschAlgo.UlRb This parameter specifies the strategy

Block Allocation AllocationStrategy for allocating resource blocks (RBs)
Strategy in the uplink of a cell. If this
parameter is set to
FS_NONFS_ADAPTIVE, this strategy
adaptively switches between
frequency selective scheduling and
non-frequency selective scheduling. If
this parameter is set to
FS_INRANDOM_ADAPTIVE, this
strategy adaptively switches between
frequency selective scheduling and
interference-randomization-based
scheduling.
Table 4-9 describes the PDCCH algorithm parameter for a cell.
Table 4-9 PDCCH algorithm parameter for a cell

Name
PDCCH Symbol CellPdcchAlgo.Pdcc This parameter specifies whether to

Number Adjust hSymNumSwitch enable dynamic adjustment on the
Switch number of orthogonal frequency
division multiplexing (OFDM)
symbols occupied by the physical
downlink control channel (PDCCH). If
this parameter is set to OFF, the
number of OFDM symbols occupied
by the PDCCH is fixed and cannot be
dynamically adjusted. If this
parameter is set to ON, the number
of OFDM symbols occupied by the
PDCCH is dynamically adjusted based
on the number of control channel
elements (CCEs) required by the
PDCCH. If this parameter is set to
ECFIADAPTIONON, the number of
OFDM symbols occupied by the
PDCCH is dynamically adjusted based
on the cell downlink throughput, and
the adjustment performance is the
best among the three methods.

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4.4.1.2 Using MML Commands
Adding eNodeBs to the eCoordinator

Configurations are required on both the eCoordinator and eNodeBs.
1. On the eCoordinator:
a. Run the ADD SCTPLNK command to add Stream Control Transmission
Protocol (SCTP) links.
NOTE
For each SCTP link, the local SCTP port No. on the eCoordinator must be the
same as the peer SCTP port No. on the eNodeB.
The peer SCTP port No. on the eCoordinator must be the same as the local SCTP
port No. on the eNodeB.
b. Run the ADD ENODEB command to add eNodeBs.
c. Run the ADD EENODEBCONN command to add the connections
between the eCoordinator and eNodeBs.
d. Run the ADD ELTECELL command to add LTE cells.
2. On the eNodeBs:
a. Run the ADD SCTPTEMPLATE command to add SCTP parameter
templates.
b. Run the ADD EPGROUP command to add endpoint groups.
c. Run the ADD SCTPHOST command to add SCTP hosts.
d. Run the ADD SCTPPEER command to add SCTP peers.
e. Run the ADD SCTPHOST2EPGRP command to add each SCTP host to the
corresponding endpoint group.
f. Run the ADD SCTPPEER2EPGRP command to add each SCTP peer to the
corresponding endpoint group.
g. Run the ADD ECO command to add eCoordinator configurations.
Optimizing Adaptive ICIC Cells

On the eCoordinator:
Run the ADD AICIC command to add an area where adaptive ICIC is to be
activated.
Run the ADD AICICCELL command to add adaptive ICIC cells.
Run the ACT AICIC command to activate adaptive ICIC.
On the eNodeB:
Run the MOD CELLMCPARA command to configure event A3 or A6 measurement
control parameters.
Run the MOD CELLDLPCPDSCH command to configure the PA values of CCUs and
CEUs for adaptive ICIC.
Run the MOD CELLDLSCHALGO command to configure the downlink ICIC
scheduling policy for each cell.

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Run the MOD CELLDLICIC command to configure the G factor threshold for
determining UE attributes.
Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command to configure downlink scheduling

algorithm parameters.
Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command to configure uplink scheduling

algorithm parameters.
Run the MOD CELLPDCCHALGO command to configure PDCCH algorithm

parameters.
Run the following commands on the eCoordinator:

ADD AICIC: AreaId=1, AreaName="area1", CellType=Both, RunningType=DL,
RunningMode=STATIC_EDGE_BAND, StartMode=NOW, RegionIdentifySwitch=OFF,
HighInterCellRbUsageThd=0, HighInterCellUserNumThd=0, UeAttribJudgeMode=BasedGFactor,
CellStatusJudgeRbUsageThd=35, CellStatusJudgeRbUsageHyst=8;
ADD AICICCELL: AreaId=1, QueryCellIdType=BYID, LTECellIndex=940;
ACT AICIC: AreaId=1;
Run the following commands on the eNodeB:

MOD CELLMCPARA:LOCALCELLID=1,A3OFFSET=-6,A6OFFSET=-6;
MOD CELLDLPCPDSCH: LocalCellId=1, CcuPa=PA_NEG6, CeuPa=PA_NEG1DOT77;
MOD CELLDLSCHALGO: LocalCellId=1, DlIcicSchMode=EDGE_USER_PRIO;
MOD CELLDLICIC: LocalCellId=1, DlIcicUserAttrGfactorThd=3;
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=1, DlSchSwitch=FreqSelSwitch-1;
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=1, UlSchSwitch=UlEnhancedFssSwitch-1&UlEnhancedDopplerSwitch-1;
MOD CELLPDCCHALGO: LocalCellId=1, PdcchSymNumSwitch=ECfiAdaptionON;
Deactivation Command Examples

RMV AICICCELL: AreaId=1, QueryCellIdType=BYID, LTECellIndex=940;
DEA AICIC: AreaId=1;
4.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.
4.4.2 Activation Verification
Using MML Commands

Run the DSP AICIC command on the eCoordinator LMT to check the running
status of adaptive ICIC. If the command output shows that the value of Task
Status is Running, adaptive ICIC has taken effect.
Using Counters
After an optimization period, check on the MAE-Access the running status of
adaptive ICIC using the eCoordinator counters listed in Table 4-10. If not all
counter values are 0, adaptive ICIC has taken effect.

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Table 4-10 Performance counters related to adaptive ICIC on the eCoordinator

Counter ID Counter Name Counter Description
73428861 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.Config.Succ Number of successful

deliveries of edge band
mode configuration
73428293 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.Config.Fail Number of unsuccessful

deliveries of edge band
mode configuration
73428858 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.Config.Att Number of attempts to

deliver edge band mode
configuration
73428857 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.Config.RspTimeout Number of timeout

deliveries of the edge
band mode configuration
73428860 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.DL.Mode.1 Number of times the

downlink edge band
mode is set to Reuse1
73428859 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.DL.Mode.3.1 Number of times the

downlink edge band
mode is set to Reuse3-1

downlink edge band

downlink edge band

downlink edge band

downlink edge band

downlink edge band

downlink edge band

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downlink edge band
73428869 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.UL.Mode.1 Number of times the

uplink edge band mode
is set to Reuse1
73428868 VS.ELTECELL.AICIC.UL.Mode.3.1 Number of times the

is set to Reuse3-1

is set to Reuse3-2

is set to Reuse3-3

is set to Reuse6-1

is set to Reuse6-2

is set to Reuse6-3

is set to Reuse6-4

is set to Reuse6-5

is set to Reuse6-6
Using an Se Interface Trace Task

On the eCoordinator LMT, start an Se interface trace task to check whether
adaptive ICIC has taken effect:
Step 1 Choose Trace > Coordinating Services > Se Interface Trace. Double-click Se
Interface Trace.

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Step 2 In the displayed dialog box, click the Basic tab, select SCTPAP in the Trace Type
area, select the messages related to adaptive ICIC, and set related parameters.
Step 3 Click Submit. An Se interface trace task is created.
Step 4 Check the trace result. If the result includes the AICIC_DATA_RPT, AICIC_CONFIG,
and AICIC_CONFIG_ACK messages shown in Figure 4-5, adaptive ICIC has taken
effect.
Figure 4-5 Adaptive ICIC–related messages
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4.4.3 Network Monitoring

5.4.3 Network Monitoring describes the network monitoring methods for FDD.

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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 5 Adaptive ICIC Plus (FDD)
5 Adaptive ICIC Plus (FDD)
5.1 Principles
5.1.1 Identifying CEUs

Adaptive ICIC plus classifies UEs into CEUs and CCUs and determines power
adjustment policies based on interference data of CEUs. eNodeBs determine
whether a UE is a CEU based on the UE-reported ICIC event A3 or A6. In non-CA
scenarios, eNodeBs only use event A3 for the determination. In CA scenarios,
eNodeBs use event A3 for determination in the PCell and use event A6 in the
SCell. For details about ICIC event A3 or A6, see ICIC Events A3 and A6.
The principle of identifying CEUs based on ICIC event A3 or A6 is as follows: If a
UE reports ICIC event A3 or A6 and the measurement report contains the
measurement result of at least one neighboring cell of a serving cell, the eNodeB
identifies the UE as a CEU.
5.1.2 Implementation of Adaptive ICIC Plus

After adaptive ICIC plus is enabled, the eCoordinator automatically optimizes the
downlink transmit power of each cell based on cell interference. Figure 5-1 shows
the working process for adaptive ICIC plus.

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Figure 5-1 Working process for adaptive ICIC plus
The working process is as follows:

1. The eNodeB selects an interference coordination set.
The eNodeB collects UEs' neighboring cell information that meets A3/A6
reporting conditions within a period of time. It calculates the number of times
each cell is contained in event A3 or A6 and selects the top 10 cells as cells
causing strong interference to the local cell. The eNodeB periodically updates
information about highly interfering neighboring cells.
– In non-CA scenarios, the eNodeB determines these neighboring cells
based only on event A3.
– In CA scenarios, the eNodeB determines these neighboring cells based on
event A3 in the PCell and based on event A6 in the SCells.
2. The eNodeB collects cell interference information.
The eNodeB calculates inter-cell interference based on the RSRP of serving
and neighboring cells contained in event A3 or A6.
3. The eCoordinator optimizes the downlink transmit power on the entire
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The eNodeB sends cell interference information to the eCoordinator over the
Se interface. The eCoordinator delivers the optimized cell power to each
eNodeB over the Se interface.
4. The eNodeB updates the downlink transmit power.
The eNodeB updates the cell-level transmit power of each cell based on the
latest power delivered from the eCoordinator.
5. The eNodeB updates the PA value for UEs.
If the downlink transmit power of a cell changes, the latest PA value is used to
transmit data to newly accessed UEs in the downlink. The PA value is
reconfigured to transmit data to online non-extreme-edge UEs with heavy
traffic in the downlink.
Adaptive ICIC Plus Activation

The eCoordinator can select all or some cells served by multiple eNodeBs as an
optimization area for adaptive ICIC plus, and optimize the downlink adaptive ICIC
plus algorithm. A larger optimization area with more continuous coverage enables
adaptive ICIC plus to provide better optimization performance.
Users can enable or disable adaptive ICIC plus by running MML commands on the
LMT. After adaptive ICIC plus is enabled, the eCoordinator automatically optimizes
the downlink transmit power of each cell based on cell interference.
Automatic Downlink Transmit Power Optimization

Inter-cell interference changes with cell load and UE type distribution. Adaptive
ICIC plus can periodically optimize cell downlink transmit power. The working
process is as follows:
1. UEs send ICIC A3 or A6 measurement reports to eNodeBs. Each report

contains the RSRP values of the UEs' serving and neighboring cells.
2. eNodeBs calculate the weight of interference a neighboring cell causes to the
local cell based on the CellDlIcic.AIcIcPlusA3Offset setting and the RSRP
contained in the measurement report, and periodically report the interference
weight and cell transmit power to the eCoordinator.
3. The eCoordinator summarizes the cell interference weights and transmit
power reported from each eNodeB, periodically calculates the optimal
downlink transmit power of each cell, and sends the results to the eNodeBs.
4. eNodeBs then adjust cell downlink transmit power based on the power
adjustment instructions sent from the eCoordinator and the power
adjustment range configured on the eNodeB.
The cell downlink power adjustment range is specified by the
CellDlIcic.AIcicPlusPCAdjRange parameter, and the parameter value must be
less than the CellDlpcPdschPa.PaPcOff parameter value. That is, the cell
downlink transmit power can only be tuned downwards based on the preset
baseline power.
UEs complying with 3GPP Release 8 change PDSCH PA values as instructed by
RRC signaling messages. More cell power adjustment ranges and finer
adjustment result in more RRC signaling. Therefore, adaptive ICIC plus
provides a maximum of three power adjustment ranges.

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The following provides examples of setting cell power adjustment ranges:

– If the CellDlpcPdschPa.PaPcOff parameter is set to DB_3_P_A(-3 dB)
and the DB_6_P_A and DB_4DOT77_P_A options of the
CellDlIcic.AIcicPlusPCAdjRange parameter are selected, power is
adjusted in the range of [–6 dB, –4.77 dB, –3 dB].
– If the CellDlpcPdschPa.PaPcOff parameter is set to DB_3_P_A(-3 dB)
and the DB_4DOT77_P_A option of the CellDlIcic.AIcicPlusPCAdjRange
parameter is selected, power is adjusted in the range of [–4.77 dB, –3 dB].
5.2 Network Analysis
5.2.1 Benefits
Adaptive ICIC plus increases UE throughput in heavy load cells by reducing co-
channel interference among these cells, thereby increasing CEU throughput on the
entire network.
5.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
Adaptive ICIC plus has the following impacts on the network-wide downlink
throughput and downlink data rates in the deployment area:
● If the average PRB usage is about 30%, the CEU throughput increases by
about 10% and the average UE throughput (indicated by User Uplink
Average Throughput and User Downlink Average Throughput) does not
decrease.
● If the average PRB usage reaches 70%, the CEU throughput increases by
about 30% and the average UE throughput increases by about 15%.
● If loads of cells in the area are balanced, the average UE throughput and CEU
throughput do not increase.
● The network-wide cell throughput (indicated by Cell Uplink Average
Throughput and Cell Downlink Average Throughput) decreases slightly due
to a decrease in the throughput of lightly loaded cells. Radio and transmission
resources are sufficient in lightly loaded cells, and more frequency domain
resources can be used to compensate long transmission time issues.
Therefore, the total downlink traffic volume of such cells and UE experience
will not deteriorate.
The preceding impacts depend on the following factors:

● Inter-cell interference on the network
Smaller inter-cell RRU distances result in more gains.
● Load distribution on the network
On live networks, cell load is represented by the downlink PRB usage in
individual cells. More imbalanced load distribution between cells results in
more gains.

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NOTE
If CA is enabled, the data rate gains of CEUs are determined by the coverage of the
PCell and SCells. If the PCell and SCells cover the same area, the data rate gains of
CEUs are not affected by CA. If the PCell and SCells cover different areas, the data rate
gains of CEUs are mainly determined by the data rate at the edge of the PCell and the
gains do not sufficiently reflect the data rate at the edge of the SCells.
● Overall network load
The gains in average downlink UE throughput initially increase, and then
decrease as the total network load increases.
Adaptive ICIC plus requires that UEs measure and report the RSRP values of
neighboring cells to eNodeBs in event A3 or A6 to identify CEUs in a cell. eNodeBs
send RRC Connection Reconfigurations messages to inform UEs about the transmit
power. This increases the amount of signaling over the air interface.
Function Impacts
Function Name Function Reference Description
Switch
High speed Cell.HighSpe High Speed Adaptive ICIC plus is

mobility edFlag Mobility triggered based on UE-
reported event A3. The event
A3 report cannot promptly
reflect channel quality of
high-speed UEs, reducing
gains of adaptive ICIC plus. It
is not recommended that
adaptive ICIC plus be
enabled in these scenarios.
Cell radius None Extended Cell Inter-cell interference is not

greater than 15 Range severe among cells with
km large radii. It is not
recommended that adaptive
ICIC plus be enabled in this
scenario because it provides
low gains.
eMTC CellEmtcAlg eMTC When adaptive ICIC plus

introduction o.EmtcAlgoS takes effect, the eNodeB
witch does not identify eMTC UEs
as CCUs or CEUs.
Flexible TM4 FLEX_TM4_ Low-Band Enabling adaptive ICIC will

MU-MIMO MU_MIMO_ Booster lower the probability of UE
SW option of pairing for MU-MIMO.
the
CellMimoPa
raCfg.Mimo
Switch
parameter

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5.3 Requirements
5.3.1 Licenses
FDD None ECO6910 Basic ECO69 LEC2LCEL0 per Cell

Software-LTE 10 1
FDD
FDD None Hardware ECO69 LEC2HWL0 per 50 Cell

Capacity of LTE 10 1
FDD and LTE
TDD
Coordinated
Cell
FDD LOFD-060201 Adaptive Inter- ECO69 LEC2LAICIC per Cell

Cell 10 01
Interference
Coordination
The Adaptive Inter-Cell Interference Coordination license limits the total number
of LTE FDD cells that can be optimized by adaptive ICIC plus. If the number of
selected cells exceeds the licensed limit, the eCoordinator reports ALM-20741
Configuration Data Exceeding License Capacity.
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.
Prerequisite Functions
Switch
Dynamic EpfEnhance Scheduling Adaptive ICIC plus optimizes

Scheduling dSwitch the downlink transmit power
option of the of cells on the entire
CellAlgoSwit network based on dynamic
ch.DlSchSwi scheduling and therefore
tch depends on this function.
parameter

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Mutually Exclusive Functions

Switch
Adaptive inter- None Adaptive ICIC Either adaptive ICIC or

cell interference adaptive ICIC plus can be
coordination enabled, because they do
not work with each other.
Coordinated CspcAlgoPar CSPC Coordinated Scheduling

Scheduling a.CspcAlgoS based Power Control
based Power witch determines the downlink
Control transmit power of each
individual cell, and therefore
does not work with power-
control-related functions.
UMTS and LTE UMTS_LTE_D UMTS and None

Dynamic Power YN_POWER_ LTE Dynamic
Sharing (LTE SHARING_S Power
FDD) W and Sharing
LTE_DYN_PO
WER_SHARI
NG_SW
options of
the
CellDynPow
erSharing.D
ynamicPowe
rSharingSwi
tch
parameter
Energy saving SymbolPwrS Energy Downlink adaptive ICIC and

based on aving.TrigBn Conservation bundled scheduling cannot
proactive dlSchDlAvgP and Emission both take effect.
scheduling rbThld Reduction
5.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models
3900 and 5900 series base stations are compatible with this function.
Boards
The LBBPd or UBBP board is compatible with this function.
RF Modules
No requirements

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Cells
Ensure that neighboring cells in the selected optimization area use the same
frequency and bandwidth. Otherwise, adaptive ICIC plus does not take effect.
It is recommended that a large continuous area be selected as an optimization

area.
5.3.4 Others
The eCoordinator and MAE-Access must be deployed.
Adaptive ICIC plus can be deployed only on a stand-alone eCoordinator. The

eCoordinator has been installed, initially configured, and commissioned. The
eCoordinator is functioning properly and is connected to eNodeBs.
NOTE
● For details about how to install the eCoordinator, see ECO6910 Installation Guide.
● For details about how to perform the initial configuration on the eCoordinator, see
ECO6910 Initial Configuration Guide.
● For details about how to commission the eCoordinator, see ECO6910 Commissioning
Guide.
5.4 Operation and Maintenance
5.4.1 Data Configuration

Either adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus can be enabled, and adaptive ICIC plus is
recommended.
Adaptive ICIC plus increases downlink CEU throughput and does not negatively
affect average downlink UE throughput.
Adaptive ICIC plus measures interference based on downlink RSRP. If the network
interference characteristics change rapidly, the RSRP-based measurement cannot
sufficiently reflect interference. It is therefore recommended that the UE mobility
rate be lower than 10 km/h on the network where adaptive ICIC plus is to be
enabled.
5.4.1.1 Data Preparation
Data Preparation on the eNodeB

The following parameters are required on the eNodeB for configuring adaptive
ICIC plus.
Table 5-1 describes the measurement control parameters for ICIC event A3.

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Table 5-1 Measurement control parameters for ICIC event A3

Name
AICIC Plus A3 CellDlIcic.AIcIcPl The recommended value is –12.

Offset usA3Offset
AICIC Plus CellDlIcic.AIcicPl This parameter specifies the cell power
Power Control usPCAdjRange adjustment range for adaptive ICIC plus.
Adjustment This parameter is mandatory for activating
Range adaptive ICIC plus.
This parameter must be set to a PDSCH PA
value that is less than the value of the
CellDlpcPdschPa.PaPcOff parameter
(baseline PA value). At most two values
can be selected for the
CellDlIcic.AIcicPlusPCAdjRange
parameter.
● If one value is selected, the power is
adjusted between the baseline PA value
and the preset value.
● If two values are selected, the power is
adjusted between the baseline PA value
and the two preset values.
Data Preparation on the eCoordinator

The following parameters are required on the eCoordinator for configuring
adaptive ICIC plus.
Table 5-2 describes the parameters for configuring adaptive ICIC plus areas.
Table 5-2 Parameters for configuring adaptive ICIC plus areas

Name
Area Identifier AICIC.AreaId This parameter specifies the ID of an area,

which uniquely identifies an area within
the system.

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Name
Area Name AICIC.AreaName This parameter specifies the name of an

area, which uniquely identifies the area.
The name must not contain the comma
(,), semicolon (;), equal sign (=), double
quotation marks ("), single quotation
mark ('), two or more consecutive percent
signs (%), two or more consecutive spaces,
or three or more consecutive plus signs
(+). The name cannot consist of spaces
only.
Area Type AICIC.AreaType To deploy adaptive ICIC plus, set this

parameter to AICICPlus(AICICPlus).
Cell configurations of adaptive ICIC plus are the same as those of adaptive ICIC.
For details, see Table 4-2.
5.4.1.2 Using MML Commands
Activation Command Examples

On the eNodeB:
Run the MOD CELLDLICIC command to configure event A3 offset and power
adjustment range.
On the eCoordinator:
Run the ADD AICIC command to add an adaptive ICIC plus area.
Run the ADD AICICCELL command to add adaptive ICIC plus cells.
Run the ACT AICIC command to activate adaptive ICIC plus.
Run the following command on the eNodeB:

MOD CELLDLICIC: LocalCellId=0, AIcIcPlusA3Offset=-12,
AIcicPlusPCAdjRange=DB_6_P_A-1&DB_4DOT77_P_A-1;

ADD AICIC: AreaId=1, AreaName="aicic_plus", AreaType=AICICPlus;
ADD AICICCELL: AreaId=1, QueryCellIdType=BYNAME, LTECellName="lte_0";
ACT AICIC: AreaId=1;
Deactivation Command Examples

RMV AICICCELL: AreaId=1, QueryCellIdType=BYNAME, LTECellName="lte_0";
DEA AICIC: AreaId=1;

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5.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.
5.4.2 Activation Verification
Using MML Commands

Run the DSP AICIC command on the eCoordinator LMT to check the running
status of adaptive ICIC plus. If the command output shows that the value of Task
Status is Running, adaptive ICIC plus has taken effect.
Run the DSP CELLAICICPLUSSTATUS command on the eNodeB to query

information about the coordinating neighboring cells for which adaptive ICIC plus
has been activated.
Using Counters
After an optimization period, check on the MAE-Access the running status of
adaptive ICIC plus using the eNodeB counters listed in Table 5-3. If
L.Traffic.PdschPA.Samp.Index0 to L.Traffic.PdschPA.Samp.Index7 counter values
are not unique for a cell, adaptive ICIC plus has taken effect.
Table 5-3 Counters related to adaptive ICIC plus
1526741772 L.Traffic.PdschPA.Sa Numbers of samples with downlink

to mp.Index0 to PDSCH PA values equal to Index0 to
1526741779 L.Traffic.PdschPA.Sa Index7, which are used to analyze cell
mp.Index7 PDSCH PA value distribution.
Using an Se Interface Trace Task

On the eCoordinator LMT, start an Se interface trace task to check whether
adaptive ICIC plus has taken effect:
Step 1 Choose Trace > Coordinating Services > Se Interface Trace. Double-click Se
Interface Trace.
Step 2 In the displayed dialog box, click the Basic tab, select SCTPAP in the Trace Type
area, select the messages related to adaptive ICIC plus, and set related
parameters.
Step 3 Click Submit. An Se interface trace task is created.
Step 4 Check the trace result.
If the result includes the AICIC PLUS POWER ADJUST and AICIC PLUS MEASURE
RPT messages, adaptive ICIC plus has taken effect.
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5.4.3 Network Monitoring

Check the changes in the following items after adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus
is activated: uplink and downlink CEU throughput, average uplink and downlink
edge spectral efficiency, and number of times different MCS indexes are scheduled
in the uplink and downlink. These changes reflect the effect of adaptive ICIC or
adaptive ICIC plus. The average edge spectral efficiency can be calculated using
the following formula: Average edge spectral efficiency = Total bits of user data
from CEUs in a cell/(Total duration for transmission of CEU data in a cell x
Average number of PRBs used by CEUs in a cell). Table 5-4 describes the related
performance counters.
Table 5-4 Performance counters related to adaptive ICIC or adaptive ICIC plus
1526737759 L.Thrp.Time.DL.Rmv Data transmission duration for CEUs

LastTTI.BorderUE except the last TTI before the downlink
buffer is empty
1526737755 L.Thrp.bits.DL.Borde Downlink PDCP-layer traffic volume sent

rUE for CEUs in a cell
1526741760 L.Thrp.Time.DL.Bord Total duration of sending data to cell

erUE edge UEs in the downlink at the PDCP
layer in a cell
1526737758 L.Thrp.bits.DL.LastT Downlink PDCP-layer traffic volume sent

TI.BorderUE in the last TTI for CEUs before the buffer
is empty in a cell
1526741767 L.ChMeas.PRB.PDSC Average number of PDSCH PRBs occupied

H.Avg.BorderUE by CEUs in a cell
1526741888 L.Traffic.User.Borde Average number of CEUs in a cell

rUE.Avg
1526741889 L.Traffic.User.Borde Maximum number of CEUs in a cell

rUE.Max
1526737710 L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.Bo Accumulated value of wideband CQIs

rderUE.Total reported by CEUs
1526737711 L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.Bo Number of times wideband CQIs are

rderUE.Num reported by CEUs
1526741768 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB. Number of TBs initially transmitted to cell

BorderUE edge UEs on the downlink SCH
1526741770 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.Err Number of downlink erroneous TBs after

TB.Rbler.BorderUE the maximum number of retransmissions
to cell edge UEs is reached
1526741769 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.Err Number of downlink erroneous TBs after

TB.Ibler.BorderUE initial transmission to cell edge UEs

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Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 6 Parameters
6 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.
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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.
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eRAN
Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 7 Counters
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.
● 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.
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eRAN
Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 8 Glossary
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

eRAN
Adaptive ICIC Feature Parameter Description 9 Reference Documents
9 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 36.331, "RRC Protocol Specification"

2. Power Control
3. High Speed Mobility
4. DL CoMP (FDD)
5. Scheduling
6. GSM and LTE FDD Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
7. eMTC
8. SFN
9. CSPC
10. Relay
11. UMTS and LTE Zero Bufferzone
12. GSM and LTE Spectrum Concurrency
13. CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone
14. UL Refarming Zero Bufferzone
15. UMTS and LTE Dynamic Power Sharing
16. LTE FDD and NR Uplink Spectrum Sharing
17. UMTS and LTE Spectrum Sharing Based on DC-HSDPA
18. Extended Cell Range
19. Seamless Intra-Band Carrier Joining (FDD)
20. Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
21. LTE FDD and NR Spectrum Sharing
22. Low-Band Booster

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5 Adaptive ICIC Plus (FDD).....................................................................................................44

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

1.1 eRAN18.1 01 (2022-03-08)

1.2 eRAN18.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)

Added the impact None FDD 3900 and

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2 About This Document

2.1 General Statements

● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

2.2 Applicable RAT

2.3 Features in This Document

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Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section

LOFD-060201 Adaptive Inter-Cell 4 Adaptive ICIC

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Table 3-1 Adaptive ICIC

RAT Adaptive ICIC Description

FDD Adaptive ICIC Adaptive ICIC combines centralized

FDD Adaptive ICIC plus Adaptive ICIC plus combines centralized

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Figure 3-1 Network architecture

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Table 3-2 Functions of the components in the architecture

UE Measures and reports reference signal received power (RSRP) of

eNodeB Provides cell-related information to the eCoordinator for

eCoordinato For adaptive ICIC, the eCoordinator configures ICIC working

a: For adaptive ICIC, cell-related information includes inter-cell interference and

b: Specifically, the eCoordinator:

● Maintains network-level interference and cell edge load information.

● Maintains network-level interference and cell power information.

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Huawei eCoordinator serves as a coordinator in a radio network that provides a platform

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4.1.1 Related Concepts

4.1.1.1 CEUs and CCUs

ICIC Events A3 and A6

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is ICIC event A3 and A6 reporting and is implemented in event-triggered periodic

Mn RSRP measurement result of a neighboring cell

Ms RSRP measurement result of the serving cell

Hys Hysteresis for ICIC event A3 or A6. The CellMcPara.Hysteresis

Ofn Frequency offset for a neighboring cell in intra-frequency

Ofs Frequency offset for a serving cell in intra-frequency

Ocn Cell-specific offset for a neighboring cell

Ocs Cell-specific offset for a serving cell

The CellMcPara.TriggerQuantity parameter specifies the triggering quantity for

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Principles of Identifying CEUs and CCUs

Scheduling Policies for CEUs and CCUs

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– An eNodeB preferentially schedules CEUs on the edge band. If edge band

4.1.1.2 ICIC Working Modes

Figure 4-1 Type-1 Reuse3 mode

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