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UMTS U900 and U850 Network Solution

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3.4.6 UMTS U900 and U850 Network Solution
WCDMA RAN
UMTS U900 and U850 Network Solution
Guide
Issue 01
Date 2017-03-20
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4.6 Contents
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
1.2 Intended Audience
1.3 Change History
2 Solution Overview
2.1 Background
2.2 Application Scenarios
2.3 Overall Solution
3 Solution Application Guidelines

3.1 Application Scenarios
3.1.1 Scenario 1: Wide Suburban Coverage
3.1.1.1 Scenario Description
3.1.1.2 Solution Purpose
3.1.1.3 Solution Description
3.1.1.4 Implementation
3.1.2 Scenario 2: Offloading for Hotspots in Urban Areas
3.1.3 Scenario 3: Urban Intensive Coverage
3.1.4 Scenario 4: Overlay Networking
3.2 Main Challenges
3.2.1 Challenge 1: Scarce Spectrum Resources
3.2.2 Challenge 2: Unsatisfactory System Capacity
3.2.3 Challenge 3: Severe External Interference
3.2.4 Challenge 4: Unsatisfactory User Throughput

4 Features Involved in the Solution
5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
6 Reference Documents
1 About This Document
Scope
This document describes the U900 and U850 network solution, which is used to improve user experience for UMTS networks.
It helps customers choose one or more features to better suit network deployment requirements. The technical principles,
deployment, and maintenance of each feature are beyond the scope of this document. For details, see the corresponding feature
parameter description.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for personnel who:
Need to understand the U900 and U850 network solution

Work with Huawei products
Change History
This section provides information about the changes in different document versions.
AN19.1 01 (2017-03-20)
This issue does not include any changes.
AN19.1 Draft A (2016-12-30)
This is the first commercial release of RAN19.1.

Compared with Issue 02 (2016-03-28) of RAN18.1, Draft A (2016-12-30) of RAN19.1 includes the following changes:
Added the Downlink Capacity Enhancement on Dual-Band Networks feature. For details, see 3.1.2 Scenario 2: Offloading for Hotspots
in Urban Areas.
2 Solution Overview
Background
The core UMTS frequency bands are UMTS 2100 MHz (band I) and UMTS 1900 MHz (band II) frequency bands, which are used in
multiple commercial UMTS networks around the world. UMTS networks require spectrums with satisfactory transmission
performance because of rapid packet switched (PS) service development and the exponential growth of smartphone use in recent
years. To satisfy this need, the UMTS 900 MHz (band VIII) and UMTS 850 MHz (band V) frequency bands are put to use.
Table 2-1 lists all of the UMTS frequency bands supported by the 3GPP TS 25.101 protocol.
Table 2-1 UMTS frequency bands
Band Center Bandwidth Uplink Frequency Downlink Frequency Main District

Frequency (MHz) (MHz) (MHz)
I 2100 2 x 60 1920 - 1980 2110 - 2170 -
II 1900 2 x 60 1850 - 1910 1930 - 1990 PCS band in Americas
III 1800 2 x 75 1710 - 1785 1805 - 1880 Europe, Asia, and Brazil
IV 1700/2100 2 x 45 1710 - 1755 2110 - 2155 A new band in USA and

Americas

Band Center Bandwidth Uplink Frequency Downlink Frequency Main District

Frequency (MHz) (MHz) (MHz)
V 850 2 x 25 824 - 849 869 - 894 USA, Americas, and Asia
VI 800 2 x 10 830 - 840 875 - 885 Japan
VII 2600 2 x 70 2500 - 2570 2620 - 2690 -
VIII 900 2 x 35 880 - 915 925 - 960 Europe and Asia
IX 1700 2 x 35 1749.9 - 1784.9 1844.9 - 1879.9 Japan
X 1700/2100 2 x 60 1710 - 1770 2110 - 2170 -
XI 1500 2 x 25 1427.9 - 1452.9 1475.9 - 1500.9 Japan
XII 700 2 x 18 698 - 716 728 - 746 -
XIII 700 2 x 10 777 - 787 746 - 756 -
XIV 700 2 x 10 788 - 798 758 - 768 -
In this document, the networks using either UMTS band I or UMTS band II or both are referred to as U2100 networks, the networks
using UMTS band VIII are referred to as U900 networks, and the networks using UMTS band V are referred to as U850 networks.
Application Scenarios
A U900/U850 network has the following advantages over a U2100 network:
Wider coverage
A U900/U850 network, which works in low frequency bands, has less path loss and propagates signals farther than a U2100
network.
A U900/U850 network is based on the Okumura-Hata model and a U2100 network based on COST231-Hata. Theoretically,
the propagation loss of a U900/U850 network is 12 dB less than that of a U2100 network. Therefore, a U900/U850 network
provides wider coverage and requires fewer sites. A U900/U850 network applies to suburban areas requiring wide
coverage, where network deployment costs can be reduced.
Intensive coverage
Test results show that both the penetration and propagation losses of a U900/U850 network are less than those of a U2100
network with the same outdoor signal level. The penetration loss of a U900/U850 network is about 1-3 dB less than that of a
U2100 network. Therefore, a U900/U850 network is also applicable to urban areas requiring deep coverage.
Overlay networking
With the development of the network, overlay networking may occur. For example, to protect existing investment, the
operator can deploy a U900/U850 network in the coverage area of an existing U2100 network. Then, the two UMTS
networks work together to form an overlay network.
Based on the analysis above, a U900/U850 network applies to the following scenarios:

A U900/U850 network must be commercially deployed in one of these scenarios. However, there may be several challenges.

The spectrums in the U900/U850 frequency bands specified by 3GPP are scarce. If most of these spectrums are occupied
by GSM and CDMA networks, each of the spectrums available for U900/U850 networks may be less than 5 MHz. In this
case, U900/U850 networks have to support non-standard frequency spacing.
Operators prefer deploying the 900/850 MHz band to meet the service requirements of increasing number of UMTS users,
and therefore the U900/U850 band needs to evolve to support dual carriers.

Studies of numerous networks around the globe have shown that U900/U850 networks experience interference from many
objects, such as street lights, walkie-talkies, TV amplifiers, and even electronic billboards. The external interference
negatively affects the coverage and capacity of U900/U850 networks.
A U900/U850 network may also face the following challenge in scenarios 2 and 3:

When the U900/U850 and U2100 networks cover the same area, the U900/U850 network uses a single carrier and the
U2100 network uses multiple carriers in most cases. In this scenario, it is best practice to make multi-carrier UEs to perform
services on multiple carriers, so as to improve user throughput.
This document provides solutions to the challenges on a U900/U850 and U2100 dual-band network in these scenarios.
The terminals must support the U900/U850 band. As of 2008, mainstream terminals support the U900/U850 band.
Overall Solution
Table 2-2 shows the major processes that are employed by the solution to improve the experience of UEs in the URA_PCH,
CELL_PCH, CELL_FACH, CELL_DCH, or system access state and of UEs in idle mode.
The major processes are the same for UEs in the CELL_PCH state and UEs in the URA_PCH state. Therefore, this document does
not cover UEs in the URA_PCH state.
Dual-band networks refer to those operate on both low bands and high bands. In this document, high bands refer to those greater
than 1200 MHz, and low bands refer to those less than or equal to 1200 MHz.
Table 2-2 Major processes
Application Major Process

Scenario
UEs in Idle Mode and UEs in Access Mode UEs in the CELL_DCH State
UEs in the CELL_PCH or
CELL_FACH State
Wide suburban Cell reselection - Inter-frequency-band handover

coverage (IFHO)
Offloading for Cell reselection - Blind handover (BlindHO), IFHO,

hotspots in urban load-based inter-frequency handover
areas based on measurement (MCLDR)
Urban intensive Cell reselection BlindHO, directed retry BlindHO, IFHO, MCLDR
coverage decision (DRD), RRC inter-
frequency redirection
Overlay Cell reselection RRC inter-frequency Inter-frequency load balancing (CLB),

networking redirection IFHO
3 Solution Application Guidelines
This section provides guidelines about how to use features or feature combinations in each application scenario. The methods of
activating these features are omitted in this document. For details about these methods, see the corresponding feature parameter
description.
Application Scenarios

In this scenario, U2100 networks already provide contiguous coverage in urban and other densely populated areas. To expand
UMTS coverage to rural areas, U900/U850 networks are deployed. Because U900 and U850 networks are less costly, deploying
them reduces the deployment costs in rural areas.
Figure 3-1 shows this scenario.
Figure 3-1 Scenario 1

U900/U850 networks are deployed in suburban areas and they overlap the existing U2100 networks in urban areas.
In this scenario, the solution is used to ensure that UEs can be successfully handed over between cells in U900/U850 networks
(referred to as U900/U850 cells) and cells in U2100 networks (referred to as U2100 cells).
In addition, this solution is also used to avoid call drops caused by coverage overlap in suburban areas, where the terrain is
complex and special sites, such as mountain-top sites, may exist.

The following are the major processes that are used by the solution to hand over UEs between U2100 cells and U900/U850 cells:
For UEs in idle mode and UEs in the CELL_PCH or CELL_FACH state:
Coverage-based cell reselections
For UEs in the CELL_DCH state:
Coverage-based inter-band inter-frequency handovers
Figure 3-2 Major processes in scenario 1
atures and Functions Involved in the Solution
Table 3-1 lists the features and functions involved in this solution.
Table 3-1 Features and functions involved in this solution
Feature ID Feature Name Feature Description Introduced In... Reference Document
WRFD- System Information This feature enables UEs to RAN2.0 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode
010401 Broadcasting perform cell reselections Feature Parameter Description
between different frequency
bands.
WRFD- UE State in Connected This feature is used to support RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010202 Mode (CELL-DCH, UEs in the URA_PCH, Parameter Description
CELL-PCH, URA-PCH, CELL_PCH, CELL_FACH, or
CELL-FACH) CELL_DCH state.
WRFD- Intra RNC Cell Update This feature is used to support RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010801 intra-RNC cell update triggered Parameter Description
by the causes specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Inter RNC Cell Update This feature is used to support RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010802 inter-RNC cell update triggered Parameter Description
by the causes specified by 3GPP.

WRFD- Inter Frequency Hard This feature is used to support RAN2.0 Handover Feature Parameter
020302 Handover Based on coverage-based inter-frequency Description
Coverage handover.
WRFD- Multi Frequency Band This feature enables inter- RAN10.0 Multi-Frequency Band
020110 Networking Management frequency-band mobility Networking Management
Feature Parameter Description
management.
WRFD- Inter-RAT Redirection If a UE initializes a voice call with RAN12.0 Intelligent Access Control
020401 Based on Distance a long distance to the antenna, Feature Parameter Description
UMTS RAN can consider it as a
call attempt in the pilot
contaminated area, and redirect
it to GSM to avoid handover drop
in the subsequent call procedure.
WRFD- Inter-Frequency This feature solves the coverage RAN14.0 Intelligent Access Control
02040005 Redirection Based on overlap problem for UMTS Feature Parameter Description
Distance networks. Upon receiving an
RRC CONNECTION REQUEST
message from a UE, the RNC
calculates the propagation delay
for the UE. The RNC then
compares the propagation delay
with the inter-frequency
redirection threshold and
performs inter-frequency
redirection based on the distance
between the NodeB and the UE.
The features WRFD-02040005 Inter-Frequency Redirection Based on Distance and WRFD-020401 Inter-RAT Redirection Based
on Distance must be activated on a per scenario basis. Other features in Table 3-1 can be all activated in one scenario.
WRFD-02040005 Inter-Frequency Redirection Based on Distance

If coverage overlap falls into U2100 coverage areas, activate this feature only in the following scenarios:
U900/U850 ultra-high sites
Cells prone to coverage overlap
WRFD-020401 Inter-RAT Redirection Based on Distance

If coverage overlap falls into the coverage areas of a different system, activate this feature only in the following scenarios:
U900/U850 ultra-high sites
Cells prone to coverage overlap
If you cannot determine whether inter-frequency or inter-RAT coverage exists in coverage overlap areas, you can enable both Inter-
Frequency Redirection Based on Distance and Inter-RAT Redirection Based on Distance. In this situation, the RNC preferentially
performs the inter-frequency redirection.
When planning and configuring data, configure U900/U850 cells as mutual neighboring cells for U2100 cells on the boarder of the
U2100 networks and U900/U850 networks. In addition, set HOCovPrio (BSC6900, BSC6910) to 1 or 3 and SIB11Ind (BSC6900,
BSC6910) to TRUE, respectively.
The HOCovPrio (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter indicates the priority of coverage-based inter-frequency handover in a neighboring
cell. When the parameter is set to 0, the neighboring cell does not support coverage-based inter-frequency handover. When the
parameter is set to 1, coverage-based inter-frequency handover has the highest priority in the neighboring cell. When the
parameter is set to 3, coverage-based inter-frequency handover has the lowest priority in the neighboring cell.
For details about parameters involved, see BSC6900 UMTS Parameter Reference or BSC6910 UMTS Parameter Reference.

U2100 networks with contiguous coverage are deployed in urban areas. To expand UMTS capacity, U900/U850 networks are
deployed in some hot spots and some of the load from the U2100 networks is shifted to the U900/U850 networks. The coverage in
the U900/U850 networks is not contiguous. As a result, coverage-triggered inter-frequency handovers as well as ping-pong
handovers are easily triggered.


In this scenario, the objective of the solution is to ensure that U900/U850 networks can offload a certain amount of traffic from
U2100 networks.
The coverage in the U900/U850 networks in this scenario is not contiguous. As a result, coverage-triggered inter-frequency
handovers as well as ping-pong handovers are easily triggered. In this case, another objective of the solution is to control
coverage-triggered inter-frequency handovers and prevent ping-pong handovers.

The following are the major processes used by the solution:
DRD is included in "BlindHO" and is not separately indicated.
Enabling UEs to randomly camp on U2100 or U900/U850 cells using cell-reselection parameters
(Recommended) Setting a threshold for camping on the target cell to reduce the number of UEs that camp on U2100 cell
edges and the number of coverage-based inter-frequency handovers
When U900/U850 cells are co-sectored with U2100 cells:
Shifting PS UEs in U2100 cells in the basic congestion state to U900/U850 cells using load-triggered inter-frequency
blind handover
When U900/U850 cells are not co-sectored with U2100 cells:
Shifting PS UEs in U2100 cells in the basic congestion state to U900/U850 cells using load-triggered measurement-
based inter-frequency handover. This operation prevents UEs from being blindly handed over to incorrect
U900/U850 cells when U2100 cells and U900/U850 cells use different frequencies but cover the same area.
Mobility management
Perform the following operations to prevent ping-pong handovers between U2100 cells and U900/U850 cells:
Enable UEs in U900/U850 cells to be shifted to U2100 cells that do not share a site with the U900/U850 cells using
coverage-based inter-frequency handovers.
Enable UEs in U2100 cells to be shifted to U900/U850 cells that share a site with U2100 cells using coverage-based
inter-frequency handovers.
Parameter self-optimization
The RNC on a dual-band network adjusts parameter settings for reselections and handovers and rejects soft handovers,
based on average downlink cell loads, or based on the Ec/Io distributions and uplink interference strength of low-band cells.
These functions balance cell loads, improve spectral efficiency, reduce downlink non-HSPA power consumption, and
increase downlink system capacity by 5%–15%.

In this document, "co-sector" indicates that a U2100 cell and a U900/U850 cell share the same site and azimuth, and "not co-
sector" indicates that a U2100 cell and a U900/U850 cell do not share the same site or azimuth.
Feature ID Feature Name Feature Description Introduced Reference Document

In...
WRFD- System Information This feature enables UEs to perform RAN2.0 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode
010401 Broadcasting cell reselections between different Feature Parameter
frequency bands. Description
WRFD- UE State in Connected This feature is used to support UEs in RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010202 Mode (CELL-DCH, the URA_PCH, CELL_PCH, Parameter Description
CELL-PCH, URA- CELL_FACH, or CELL_DCH state.
PCH, CELL-FACH)
WRFD- Intra RNC Cell Update This feature is used to support intra- RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010801 RNC cell update triggered by the Parameter Description
causes specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Inter RNC Cell Update This feature is used to support inter- RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010802 RNC cell update triggered by the Parameter Description
causes specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Inter Frequency Hard This feature is used to support RAN2.0 Handover Feature
020302 Handover Based on coverage-based inter-frequency Parameter Description
Coverage handover.
WRFD- Load Reshuffling This feature provides multiple load RAN2.0 Load Reshuffling Feature
020106 reshuffling policies that a cell in the Parameter Description
basic congestion state can use to
decrease the cell load and increase
the access success rate.
WRFD- Inter Frequency Load This feature enables some UEs in a RAN2.0 Inter Frequency Load
020103 Balance cell in the basic congestion state to be Balance Feature Parameter
Description
handed over to an inter-frequency co-
coverage cell to reduce the load of the
source cell. This feature employs
load-triggered inter-frequency blind
handover and load-triggered
measurement-based inter-frequency
handover.
WRFD- DRD Introduction This feature supports inter- RAN3.0 Directed Retry Decision
020400 Package frequency/inter-RAT DRD and Feature Parameter
Description
redirection.
WRFD- Multi Frequency Band This feature enables inter-frequency- RAN10.0 Multi-Frequency Band
020110 Networking band mobility management on UEs in Networking Management
Feature Parameter
Management co-coverage cells.
Description
WRFD- Enhanced Multiband This feature is used to support load- RAN12.0 Multi-Frequency Band
020160 Management triggered measurement-based inter- Networking Management
frequency-band handover. Feature Parameter
Description


In...
WRFD- Downlink Capacity This feature allows the RNC on a RAN19.1 Downlink Capacity
191201 Enhancement on Dual- dual-band network to adjust Enhancement on Dual-Band
Networks Feature
Band Networks parameter settings for reselections
Parameter Description
and handovers and reject soft
handovers, based on average
downlink cell loads, or based on the
Ec/Io distributions and uplink
interference strength of low-band
cells. These functions balance cell
loads, improve spectral efficiency,
reduce downlink non-HSPA power
consumption, and improve downlink
system capacity.
Activate all of the features listed in Table 3-2. These features can be activated simultaneously. When planning and configuring data,
note the following for UEs in different states.
For UEs in idle mode:

You are advised to set the IdleSintersearch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to a large value (for example 6 or 127)
for U900/U850 cells to enable UEs to initiate signal quality measurement on inter-frequency cells as early as
possible.
You are also advised to set the IdleQoffset2sn (BSC6910, BSC6900) parameter to 3 to enable UEs in idle mode to
preferentially camp on U2100 cells. This reduces the load of U900/U850 cells.
For UEs in the CELL_PCH or CELL_FACH state:

You are advised to set the ConnSintersearch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to the recommended value for U900/U850
cells. If the FACHs in the U900/U850 cells are congested, set this parameter to a large value (for example, 6) to enable UEs
to initiate signal quality measurement on U2100 cells as early as possible. Doing so allows UEs in U900/U850 cells to be
shifted to U2100 cells in time through cell reselection.
Table 3-3 lists the cell selection/reselection parameter settings generally recommended for UEs in idle mode and UEs in the
CELL_PCH or CELL_FACH state.
Table 3-3 Cell-reselection parameter settings generally recommended for UEs in idle mode and UEs in the CELL_PCH
or CELL_FACH state
Parameter ID Recommended Value for U900/U850 Cell Recommended Value for U2100 Cell
Command: ADD UCELLSELRESEL
Qqualmin (BSC6900, BSC6910) -18 -18
Qrxlevmin (BSC6900, BSC6910) -58 -58
IdleQhyst2s (BSC6900, BSC6910) 1 1
IdleSintrasearch (BSC6900, 127 5

BSC6910)
IdleSintersearch (BSC6900, 127 4

BSC6910)
ConnSintrasearch (BSC6900, 5 5
BSC6910)
ConnSintersearch (BSC6900, 4 4
BSC6910)
Command: MOD UCELLSIBSWITCH
SibCfgBitMap (BSC6900, BSC6910) SIB4-1 SIB4-0
Command: ADD UINTERFREQNCELL
InterNCellQualReqFlag (BSC6910, TRUE N/A

BSC6900)
Qqualmin (BSC6900, BSC6910) -12 N/A

Qrxlevmin (BSC6900, BSC6910) -51 N/A

For U2100 cells, set the BlindHoFlag (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to TRUE to ensure that UEs in U2100
cells can be blindly handed over to U900/U850 cells.
For U900/U850 cells, you are advised to select InterFreqLDHO under the parameters related to uplink or
downlink LDR actions in the ADD UCELLLDR command.

For U900/U850 cells, select the InterFreqLDHO check box under the parameters related to uplink or downlink LDR
actions in the ADD UCELLLDR command. Then, set the InterFreqLDHOMethodSelection (BSC6900, BSC6910)
and DrdOrLdrFlag (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters to MEASUREHO and TRUE, respectively.
If the solution Offloading for Hotspots in Urban Areas is applied, pay attention to the following during planning and configuration:
Inter-frequency neighboring cell settings

Table 3-4 provides the recommended settings for parameters related to inter-cell interoperability between U900/U850 cells
and U2100 cells.
Table 3-4 Recommended settings for parameters related to inter-cell interoperability between U900/U850 cells
and U2100 cells
Cell Neighboring Cell SIB11Ind IdleQoffset2sn HOCovPrio BlindHoFlag DrdOrLdrFlag

Cell Relationship (BSC6900, (BSC6900, (BSC6900, (BSC6900, (BSC6900,
BSC6910) BSC6910) BSC6910) BSC6910) BSC6910)
U2100 U900/U850 Co-Sector TRUE 3 2 TRUE FALSE

cells cells
CoSite TRUE 3 2 FALSE TRUE
No-CoSite TRUE 3 0 FALSE FALSE
U900/U850 U2100 cells Co-Sector TRUE -3 2 FALSE TRUE

cells
CoSite TRUE -3 2 FALSE TRUE
No-CoSite TRUE -3 0 FALSE TRUE
In this document, "Co-Sector" indicates that cells operating on the U2100 and U900/U850 bands are deployed on the same site
with the same azimuth; "CoSite" indicates that cells operating on the U2100 and U900/U850 bands are deployed on the same site
with different azimuths; "No-CoSite" indicates that cells operating at the U2100 and U900/U850 bands are separately deployed on
different sites.
Automatic parameter optimization

In RAN19.1, the Downlink Capacity Enhancement on Dual-Band Networks feature is introduced. This feature allows the
RNC on a dual-band network to adjust parameter settings for reselections and handovers and reject soft handovers, based
on average downlink cell loads, or based on the Ec/Io distributions and uplink interference strength of low-band cells. These
functions balance cell loads, improve spectral efficiency, reduce downlink non-HSPA power consumption, and increase
downlink system capacity by 5%–15%.

U2100 networks provide contiguous coverage in urban areas. To achieve intensive coverage in these areas, U900/U850 networks
providing contiguous coverage are deployed. Figure 3-5 shows this scenario.

In this scenario, the objective of the solution is to ensure that U900/U850 networks can address the weak coverage issue and
provide services in coverage holes. Another objective of the solution is to prevent U900/U850 cells from being overloaded by loads
from the U2100 cells.

The following are the major processes used by the solution:
DRD is included in "BlindHO" and is not separately indicated.
(Recommended) Setting a threshold for camping on the target cell to reduce the number of UEs that camp on U2100 cell
edges and the number of coverage-based inter-frequency handovers
For UEs in the system access state:
Some UEs that camp on U900/U850 cells access and perform services in U2100 cells.
Shifting HSDPA UEs in U900/U850 cells to U2100 cells through load-balancing-triggered DRD-based blind handover.
Using UE-location-based multi-frequency-band directed retry to prevent UEs on U900/U850 cell edges from being
blindly handed over to U2100 cells. This operation can prevent UEs from U2100 cell access failures.
Redirecting PS UEs in U900/U850 cells to U2100 cells

Shifting PS UEs in U900/U850 cells in the basic congestion state to U2100 cells using load-triggered inter-frequency
blind handover.
Shifting PS UEs in U900/U850 cells in the basic congestion state to U2100 cells using load-triggered measurement-
based inter-frequency handover. This operation can prevent UEs from being blindly handed over to incorrect U2100
cells when U900/U850 cells and U2100 cells use different frequencies but cover the same area.
For UEs whose services are released:

After the services of UEs in U900/U850 cells are released, the UEs are redirected to U2100 cells as soon as possible.
Mobility management
To prevent ping-pong handover between U2100 cells and U900/U850 cells, you are advised to ensure that UEs in U2100
cells can be shifted to U900/U850 cells through coverage-based inter-frequency handover. Furthermore, you are not
advised to allow UEs in U900/U850 cells to be shifted to U2100 cells through coverage-based inter-frequency handover.
Parameter self-optimization
In the inter-band load balancing mechanism, the RNC automatically adjusts parameter settings for UEs in idle mode, access
mode, and connected mode based on load differences between U900/U850 cells and U2100 cells on live networks. The
adjustment is to avoid heavy load in U900/U850 cells.

WRFD- System Information This feature enables UEs to RAN2.0 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode
010401 Broadcasting perform cell reselections between Feature Parameter
different frequency bands. Description
WRFD- UE State in This feature is used to support UEs RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010202 Connected Mode in the URA_PCH, CELL_PCH, Parameter Description
(CELL-DCH, CELL- CELL_FACH, or CELL_DCH state.
PCH, URA-PCH,
CELL-FACH)
WRFD- Intra RNC Cell This feature is used to support RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010801 Update intra-RNC cell update triggered by Parameter Description
the causes specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Inter RNC Cell This feature is used to support RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010802 Update inter-RNC cell update triggered by Parameter Description
the causes specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Inter Frequency Hard This feature is used to support RAN2.0 Handover Feature Parameter
020302 Handover Based on coverage-based inter-frequency Description
Coverage handover.
WRFD- Load Reshuffling This feature provides multiple load RAN2.0 Load Reshuffling Feature
020106 reshuffling policies that a cell in the Parameter Description
basic congestion state can use to
decrease the cell load and increase
the access success rate.
WRFD- Inter Frequency Load This feature enables some UEs in RAN2.0 Inter Frequency Load Balance
020103 Balance a cell in the basic congestion state Feature Parameter
Description
to be handed over to an inter-
frequency co-coverage cell to
reduce the load of the source cell.
This feature employs load-triggered
inter-frequency blind handover and
load-triggered measurement-based
inter-frequency handover.
WRFD- DRD Introduction This feature is used to ensure that RAN3.0 Directed Retry Decision
020400 Package UEs can perform directed retry and Feature Parameter
Description
redirection between inter-frequency
co-coverage cells.
WRFD- Multi Frequency Band This feature enables inter- RAN10.0 Multi-Frequency Band
020110 Networking frequency-band mobility Networking Management
Management management. Feature Parameter
Description
WRFD- Traffic Steering and This feature provides load- RAN10.0 Directed Retry Decision
02040004 Load Sharing During balancing-based directed retry for Feature Parameter
Description
RAB Setup HSDPA UEs. In addition, this
feature allows the UTRAN to
consider cell loads and service
types during RAB assignment to
implement traffic steering and load
sharing between different
frequencies or frequency bands.
WRFD- Service Steering and This feature allows the UTRAN to RAN11.0 Intelligent Access Control
020120 Load Sharing in RRC consider cell loads and service Feature Parameter
Connection Setup types during RRC connection setup Description
to implement service steering and
load sharing between different
frequencies through redirection.
WRFD- Enhanced Multiband This feature is used to support RAN12.0 Multi-Frequency Band
020160 Management load-triggered measurement-based Networking Management
inter-frequency-band handover. Feature Parameter
Description

WRFD- Multiband Direct This feature allows the UTRAN to RAN15.0 Directed Retry Decision
150232 Retry Based on UE consider path loss during service Feature Parameter
Location setup or service reconfiguration Description
when multi-band networking is
applied. In this way, this feature
allocates UEs to different frequency
bands and U900/U850 cells can
serve cell edge UEs.
WRFD- System Improvement The function Redirection at RRC RAN16.0 Redirection at RRC
160101 for RAN16.0 Connection Release enables the Connection Release Feature
RRC connection release message Parameter Description
to carry frequency information, so
that UEs preferentially attempt to
camp on frequency specified by
operators after RRC connection is
released.
WRFD- Inter-Band Load This feature is used to RAN17.1 Inter-Band Load Balancing
171214 Balancing automatically adjust parameter Feature Parameter
Description
settings for UEs in idle mode,
access mode, and connected
mode, so as to achieve load
balancing between high and low
bands.
Activate the features listed in Table 3-5. These features can be activated simultaneously except the three described in the following
paragraphs. The activation of these three features depends on the scenario.
WRFD-02040004 Traffic Steering and Load Sharing During RAB Setup

You are advised to activate this feature for carriers within the same frequency band.
WRFD-020120 Service Steering and Load Sharing in RRC Connection Setup
You are advised to activate this feature when U900/U850 cells are not co-sectored with U2100 cells.
WRFD-150232 Multiband Direct Retry Based on UE Location
You are advised to activate this feature when U900/U850 cells are co-sectored with U2100 cells.
When planning and configuring data, note the following:

possible.

Table 3-6 lists the cell-reselection parameter settings generally recommended for UEs in idle mode and UEs in the CELL_PCH or
CELL_FACH state.
Table 3-6 Cell-reselection parameter settings generally recommended for UEs in idle mode and UEs in the CELL_PCH
or CELL_FACH state


BSC6910)

BSC6910)
BSC6910)
BSC6910)
SibCfgBitMap (BSC6900, SIB4-1 SIB4-0

BSC6910)
InterNCellQualReqFlag TRUE N/A

(BSC6900, BSC6910)

To enable UEs in U900/U850 cells to access and perform services in U2100 cells, you are advised to configure parameters
as follows:
You are advised to set the BlindHoFlag (BSC6910, BSC6900) parameter to TRUE to enable UEs in
U900/U850 cells to be blindly handed over to neighboring U2100 cells sharing the same sector.
Set the BlindHOQualityCondition (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to prevent UEs on U900/U850 cell edges
from failing to be blindly handed over to U2100 cells. This prevents UE access failures.
Set the LdbDRDSwitchHSDPA (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to ON for U900/U850 cells to activate the
load-balancing-triggered directed retry algorithm for HSDPA services.
Select RNC_RBSETUP_DRD_FAIL_ROLLBACK_SWITCH under the PROCESSSWITCH2 (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter to ensure that UEs can fall back to their source cells if they fail to set up radio bearers
(RBs).
Configure the following parameters related to the feature Multiband Direct Retry Based on UE Location, as listed in
Table 3-7.
Table 3-7 Recommended settings for parameters related to Multiband Direct Retry Based on UE Location
for UEs in the system access state
Parameter ID Recommended Value for Recommended Value for

U900/U850 Cell U2100 Cell
Command: SET UDRD or ADD UCELLDRD
BasedUELocDRDSwitch ON OFF
TraffTypeForBasedUELoc RT-0&NRT-1 RT-0&NRT-0
BasedUELocDRDRemainThd 30 60
PathlossThdForEdge 133 133
PathlossThdForCenter 113 113
BlindHoFlag (BSC6900, BSC6910) Collocated U2100 F2/F3/F4 Collocated U2100 F2/F3/F4
BlindHOQualityCondition (BSC6900, -85 -92 (default)

BSC6910)

For U900/U850 cells, configure the following parameters related to the feature Service Steering and Load Sharing in
RRC Connection Setup:
Set the TrafficType (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to PSHSPA.
Set the RedirSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY.
Set the RedirFactorOfNorm (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter based on the quantity of loads that are planned
to be shifted from U2100 cells to U900/U850 cells.

For U900/U850 cells, you are advised to set the BlindHoFlag (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to TRUE to
ensure that UEs in U900/U850 cells can be blindly handed over to U2100 cells.

Set the InterFreqLDHOMethodSelection (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to MEASUREHO.
Set the DrdOrLdrFlag (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to TRUE.
Inter-frequency neighboring cell settings

Inter-frequency neighboring cell settings apply to idle mode, access mode, connected mode, and mobility management.
Table 3-8 provides the recommended settings for parameters related to inter-cell interoperability between U900/U850 cells
and U2100 cells.
Table 3-8 Recommended settings for parameters related to inter-cell interoperability between U900/U850 cells and
U2100 cells
Cell Neighboring Cell SIB11Ind IdleQoffset2sn HOCovPrio BlindHoFlag DrdOrLdrFlag

Cell Relationship (BSC6900, (BSC6900, (BSC6900, (BSC6900, (BSC6900,
BSC6910) BSC6910) BSC6910) BSC6910) BSC6910)
U2100 U900/U850 CoSector TRUE 3 2 TRUE FALSE

cells cells
CoSite TRUE 3 2 FALSE TRUE
No-CoSite TRUE 3 0 FALSE FALSE
U900/U850 U2100 cells CoSector TRUE -3 0 TRUE FALSE

cells
CoSite TRUE -3 0 FALSE TRUE
No-CoSite TRUE -3 0 FALSE TRUE
Automatic parameter optimization

The Inter-Band Load Balancing feature is intended to adjust parameter settings for UEs in idle mode, in access mode, and
in connected mode. Based on the recommended solution, it adaptively adjusts parameter settings to achieve load balancing
between high and low frequency bands.

An operator already deploys a U2100 network using a vendor's devices in an area and wants to deploy a U900/U850 network using
another vendor's devices in the same area to form an overlay network.


In this scenario, the objective of the solution is to ensure the following:
Services are properly allocated between U2100 and U900/U850 networks.

The resource utilization in U2100 and U900/U850 networks is high.
The deployment of the U900/U850 networks does not cause key performance indicator (KPI) values to deteriorate or
increase network reconstruction costs.
UEs can be handed over between U2100 and U900/U850 networks.
Load sharing can be achieved between U2100 and U900/U850 networks.

The following are the major processes that are used by the solution to hand over UEs that are located in weak-coverage areas or
coverage holes in U2100 cells to U900/U850 cells:
Redirecting PS UEs in U900/U850 cells to U2100 cells
Compatibility tests are required because UEs in the CELL_DCH state are to be handed over between U900/U850 and
U2100 cells. To prevent compatibility issues, enable UEs in these cells to shift to GSM cells through coverage-based inter-
RAT handover and then fall back to UMTS cells through cell reselection.
Inter-Frequency Load Balancing Based on Configurable Load Threshold (CLB) can be performed to shift PS UEs in
U900/U850 cells that are in the basic congestion state to U2100 cells.
Major processes used by the solution to prevent ping-pong handovers between U2100 and U900/U850 cells are as follows:
If U900/U850 cells provide contiguous coverage, the recommended process is coverage-based inter-frequency
handover for UEs in U2100 cells to shift to U900/U850 cells. However, you are advised to prohibit UEs in U900/U850
cells from shifting to U2100 cells through coverage-based inter-frequency handover.
If U900/U850 cells do not provide contiguous coverage, the recommended process is coverage-based inter-
frequency handover for UEs in U900/U850 cells to shift to U2100 cells that do not share sites with U900/U850 cells
and for UEs in U2100 cells to shift to U900/U850 cells that share a site with U2100 cells.


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WRFD- System Information This feature enables UEs to perform cell RAN2.0 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode
010401 Broadcasting reselections between different frequency Feature Parameter
Description
bands.
WRFD- UE State in This feature is used to support UEs in the RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010202 Connected Mode URA_PCH, CELL_PCH, CELL_FACH, or Parameter Description
(CELL-DCH, CELL- CELL_DCH state.
PCH, URA-PCH,
CELL-FACH)
WRFD- Intra RNC Cell This feature is used to support intra-RNC RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010801 Update cell update triggered by the causes Parameter Description
specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Inter RNC Cell This feature is used to support inter-RNC RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature
010802 Update cell update triggered by the causes Parameter Description
specified by 3GPP.
WRFD- Service Steering and During RRC connection setup, this RAN11.0 Intelligent Access Control
020120 Load Sharing in feature implements inter-frequency Feature Parameter
RRC Connection service steering based on connection Description
Setup setup causes. Based on the load and
redirection proportion of the target cell,
this feature implements load sharing
between inter-frequency cells that cover
different areas.
WRFD- Inter-Frequency On an overlay network, this feature can RAN14.0 Inter-Frequency Load
140217 Load Balancing implement CS/PS load balancing Balancing Based on
Based on between inter-frequency cells under Configurable Load
Threshold Feature
Configurable Load different RNCs. Parameter Description
Threshold
Activate all of the features listed in Table 3-9. These features can be activated simultaneously.
When planning and configuring data, note the following:

possible.

Table 3-10 lists the cell-reselection parameter settings generally recommended for UEs in idle mode and UEs in the CELL_PCH or
CELL_FACH state.
Table 3-10 Cell-reselection parameter settings generally recommended for UEs in idle mode and UEs in the
CELL_PCH or CELL_FACH state


BSC6910)

BSC6910)
BSC6910)
BSC6910)
SibCfgBitMap (BSC6900, SIB4-1 SIB4-0

BSC6910)
InterNCellQualReqFlag TRUE N/A

(BSC6900, BSC6910)

For U900/U850 cells, configure the following parameters related to the feature Service Steering and Load Sharing in RRC
Connection Setup:
Set the TrafficType (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to PSHSPA.
Set the RedirSwitch (BSC6910, BSC6900) parameter to ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY.
Set the RedirFactorOfNorm (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter based on the quantity of loads that are planned to be
shifted from U2100 cells to U900/U850 cells.

For U900/U850 cells, select UL_UU_CLB, DL_UU_CLB, CELL_CODE_CLB, or CELL_CREDIT_CLB under the
NBMLdcAlgoSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
For U2100 cells, set the CLBFlag (BSC6900, BSC6910) and CLBPrio (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters to appropriate
values.
Main Challenges

The standard bandwidth for a UMTS carrier is 5 MHz. However, the limited spectrum resources cannot meet the growing demands
caused by UMTS service expansion. The conflict between resource limitation and service expansion is especially evident in the 900
MHz and 850 MHz frequency bands. Some telecom operators cannot reserve a standard bandwidth of 5 MHz from the 900 MHz or
850 MHz frequency band.
In this case, UMTS carriers are configured with a non-standard channel bandwidth (for example, 3.8 MHz or 4.2 MHz). The non-
standard frequency spacing is implemented in the following scenarios:
UMTS and UMTS (UU) carriers

The non-standard frequency spacing between UU carriers is less than 5 MHz, as shown in Figure 3-9.
Figure 3-9 Non-standard frequency spacing between UU carriers

GSM and UMTS (GU) carriers
The non-standard frequency spacing between GU carriers is less than 2.6 MHz, as shown in Figure 3-10.
Figure 3-10 Non-standard frequency spacing between GU carriers
GU@5 MHz scenarios

The GSM traffic volume is extremely high, and UMTS networks with a 3.8 MHz channel bandwidth cannot be deployed.
Figure 3-11 Diagram for GU@5 MHz

In this scenario, the purpose of the solution is to ensure that U900/U850 networks can operate on a non-standard channel
bandwidth (typically 3.8 or 4.2 MHz).
In RAN19.1, the WRFD-191209 GU@5 MHz Phase 1 feature is introduced. This feature allows for the deployment of U900/U850
networks in scenarios where the GSM traffic is extremely high and UMTS networks with a 3.8 MHz channel bandwidth cannot be
deployed.
In RAN20.1, the WRFD-191212 Dual Carriers over Narrowband feature is introduced. This feature allows for the deployment of two
UMTS carriers on a U900/U850 spectrum ranging from 7.4 MHz to 8.6 MHz.

This solution allows UMTS networks to be deployed with a non-standard channel bandwidth (3.8 MHz or 4.2 MHz). The GU@5
MHz solution helps deploy U900/U850 networks together with GSM networks.
In RAN20.1, the WRFD-191212 Dual Carriers over Narrowband feature is introduced, allowing the solution to deploy two UMTS
carriers on a spectrum ranging from 7.4 MHz to 8.6 MHz.
WRFD- Flexible frequency This feature flexibly provides a bandwidth RAN12.0 GU 900 MHz Non-
021001 bandwidth of within the range of 4.2 to 5 MHz for UMTS standard Frequency
Spacing Feature
UMTS carrier carriers.
MRFD- GSM Power The power of the GSM center frequency SRAN7.0 GU 900 MHz Non-
221804 Control on that is spaced 2.0 MHz away from the standard Frequency
Spacing Feature
Interference UMTS center frequency is lowered,
Frequency for GU decreasing GSM-to-UMTS interference in
Small Frequency the downlink.
gap (UMTS)

MRFD- 2.0MHz Central This feature provides the 2.0 MHz SRAN6.0 GU 900 MHz Non-
221703 Frequency point frequency spacing between a GSM carrier standard Frequency
Spacing Feature
separation and a UMTS carrier.
between GSM and
UMTS
mode(UMTS)
WRFD- CQI Adjustment This feature can increase the downlink RAN13.0 HSDPA Feature
030010 Based on throughput of HSDPA cells against small Parameter Description
Dynamic BLER bandwidth interference.
Target
WRFD- GU@5 MHz This feature helps deploy U900/U850 RAN19.1 GU@5 MHz Feature
191209 Phase 1 networks in scenarios where the GSM Parameter Description
traffic volume is extremely high and UMTS
networks with a 3.8 MHz channel
bandwidth cannot be deployed.
WRFD- Dual Carriers over This feature allows contiguous deployment RAN20.1 Dual Carriers over
191212 Narrowband of two UMTS carriers on a spectrum Narrowband Feature
ranging from 7.4 MHz to 8.6 MHz.
Activate all of the features listed in Table 3-11 according to the following instructions.
WRFD-021001 Flexible frequency bandwidth of UMTS carrier

Activate this feature when the UMTS carrier bandwidth is between 4.2 MHz and 5 MHz. You do not have to activate this
feature when the UMTS carrier bandwidth is 5 MHz.
MRFD-221703 2.0MHz Central Frequency point separation between GSM and UMTS mode(UMTS)
Activate this feature when the UMTS carrier bandwidth is 3.8 MHz.
MRFD-221804 GSM Power Control on Interference Frequency for GU Small Frequency gap (UMTS)
Activate this feature when the UMTS carrier bandwidth is less than 5 MHz.
WRFD-030010 CQI Adjustment Based on Dynamic BLER Target
Activate this feature when the UMTS carrier bandwidth is less than 5 MHz.
WRFD-191209 GU@5 MHz Phase 1
This feature helps deploy U900/U850 networks in scenarios where the GSM traffic volume is extremely high and UMTS
networks with a 3.8 MHz channel bandwidth cannot be deployed.
WRFD-191212 Dual Carriers over Narrowband
Activate this feature when a 7.4–8.6 MHz UMTS spectrum needs to accommodate two UMTS carriers.
Before using the non-standard UMTS bandwidth solution, ensure that the RF modules support the WRFD-021001 Flexible
frequency bandwidth of UMTS carrier and MRFD-221703 2.0MHz Central Frequency point separation between GSM and UMTS
mode(UMTS) features. For details, see GU 900 MHz Non-standard Frequency Spacing Feature Parameter Description.
To reduce the impact of non-standard frequency spacing on network KPI values, you are advised to purchase Huawei professional
services.

UMTS users are growing while GSM users are shrinking. Operators prefer deploying the 900/850 MHz band to meet service
requirements of the increasing UMTS users. Therefore, the U900/U850 network must support dual-carrier deployment.
Figure 3-12 shows dual-carrier deployment on U900/U850 networks. Due to differences between spectrums available for operators,
dual-carrier U900/U850 networking can be deployed with a standard bandwidth of 5 MHz or a non-standard bandwidth less than 5
MHz.
Figure 3-12 Dual-carrier deployment on U900/U850 networks

This solution provides dual-carrier deployment on the U900/U850 band. Typical scenarios are as follows:
Reconfiguration from a single-carrier U900/U850 network to a dual-carrier U900/U850 network

Dual-carrier U900/U850 network deployment

This section describes the dual-carrier U900/U850 networking policy and GU900/GU850 spectrum allocation principles.
Difference between the dual-carrier and single-carrier U900/U850 networking policies

For users in idle mode
Intra-RAT reselection policy: Only reselection to the U900/U850 F1 is allowed for users carried over the
U900/U850 F2. For the F1 reselection policy, see the reselection policies specific for various scenarios
described in 3.1 Application Scenarios.
Inter-RAT reselection policy: Reselection to the G900 carrier is allowed for users carried over the U900/U850
F1 and F2.
Figure 3-13 Reselection policy for users in idle mode in dual-carrier networking
For users in connected mode

Coverage-based handover: Cell edge users carried over the U900/850 F1 and F2 can all be handed over to
the U2100 F1 and the G900 carriers.
Load balancing: LDR based on blind handovers and DRD for load balancing are allowed between the
U900/U850 F1 and F2. Measurement-based LDR is allowed only from the U900 F1 to the U2100 F1. The
U900 F2 does not support load sharing for the U2100 carriers.
Figure 3-14 Handover and load balancing policies for users in connected mode in dual-carrier networking

GU900/GU850 spectrum allocation principles
The GU900/GU850 spectrum allocation principles are as follows:
Deploying dual continuous carriers is preferred.
Most UEs support only DC-HSDPA on two continuous carriers. The spacing between the central frequencies of two
continuous carriers is not greater than 5 MHz. If scattered spectral resources are available for an operator, DC-
HSDPA is not supported after dual carriers are configured on the U900/U850 network.
Both carriers use the same bandwidth.
Reconfiguration from a single-carrier network to a dual-carrier network: If the UMTS bandwidth needs to be
decreased due to spectral resources, the original carrier bandwidth must also be decreased and throughput
of non-DC-HSDPA users decreases.
Deployment of a dual-carrier network: Deploy the carriers based on spectral resources available for
operators.
ature List
This solution applies to the scenarios described in section 2.2. The following table lists the feature involved in this solution.
WRFD- DC-HSDPA This feature allows a UE to RAN12.0 Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature

010696 establish downlink connections to Parameter Description
two adjacent same-coverage cells
on the same frequency band. With
this feature, the UE can use the
resources in both cells that work
on different carriers, increasing the
peak throughput of the UE.
During the implementation, activate the features involved in related scenarios described in 3.1 Application Scenarios and pay
attention to the following:
If the spacing between central frequencies of the two U900/U850 carriers is not greater than 5 MHz, activate the WRFD-
010696 DC-HSDPA feature.
If the UMTS carrier needs the non-standard bandwidth less than 5 MHz after spectrum planning, activate features involved
in 3.2.1 Challenge 1: Scarce Spectrum Resources.

Many objects cause external interference to U900/U850 networks. These objects include street lights, walkie-talkies, TV amplifiers,
and even electronic billboards. In most cases, the external interference occurs in the uplink. Figure 3-15 shows external interference
on U900/U850 networks from many objects. The external interference negatively affects the coverage and capacity of U900/U850
networks.
Figure 3-15 External interference that affects U900/U850 networks

If there is external interference, this solution improves user experience and network performance in the following ways:
Identifies uplink narrowband interference

Eliminates uplink strong narrowband interference
Improves coverage against uplink strong interference
Improves system capacity against uplink strong interference
Improves network performance against uplink strong interference

This solution can improve the performance of cells with external interference and reduce the impact of external interference on
these cells. This solution thereby reduces the difficulty in deploying U900/U850 cells against interference.

N/A Auto-Adaptive This feature ensures high RAN12.0 Load Measurement Feature
Background Noise HSUPA throughput in the cells of Parameter Description
Update sites that experience strong
uplink interference from external
sources. Under optimal
conditions, applying this feature
can raise the HSUPA throughput
in a cell with strong external
interference to the level of a cell
with no interference.
WRFD- Anti-Interference This function updates RAN13.0 HSUPA Feature Parameter

020136 Scheduling for background noise in real time, Description
HSUPA thereby improving the uplink
throughput of a cell in the event
of external interference.
WRFD- Narrowband With this feature, the NodeB RAN15.0 Narrowband Interference
140225 Interference scans the frequency spectrum Suppression Feature Parameter
Description
Suppression within the receive bandwidth of a
UMTS carrier to rapidly identify
stable narrowband interference
(with millisecond-level changes
in frequency or power) and
dynamically configures a filter
stopband on the receiver to
suppress narrowband
interferences.
N/A Activation of the This function prevents UEs from RAN15.0 Self Optimization Under Uplink
Inter-Frequency being handed over to the edge Interference Feature Parameter
Description
Handover of the uplink coverage of a cell
Algorithm with external interference, so as
Considering the to reduce the number call drops
Target RTWP caused by handover failures.

N/A UMTS Uplink Narrowband interference RAN16.0&GENEX Nastar professional service

Narrowband detection is performed in the Nastar
Interference time domain and the frequency V600R014C00
Detection domain.
Narrowband interference
detection in the time
domain can detect the
interference signals that
increase the background
noise by an average of
over 6 dB in a
measurement period.
detection in the
frequency domain is
more precise. It can
detect the interface
signals of less than 2
MHz bandwidth,
increasing the
instantaneous RTWP
value by over 5 dB in a
consecutive period of
15s.
detection can automatically
identify the cells with
interference in batches and
output a narrowband
interference spectrum graph for
each cell.
WRFD- Interference This feature mitigates strong RAN16.0 Interference Rejection Combining
160250 Rejection interference in a cell that is Feature Parameter Description
Combining (IRC) caused by its neighboring cells
or other external sources,
thereby improving the cell
throughput.
WRFD- Coverage This feature enables cells with RAN17.1 Coverage Expansion Under
171212 Expansion Under strong interference to use the Interference Feature Parameter
Description
Interference resources of cells with weak or
no interference, thereby
combining the links of multiple
cells in the uplink. This
enhances the detection
performance and improves the
uplink coverage of cells with
strong interference.
WRFD- Self Optimization This feature monitors the uplink RAN17.1 Self Optimization Under Uplink
171213 Under Uplink received total wideband power Interference Feature Parameter
Description
Interference (RTWP) of a cell in real time and
identifies scenarios in which
uplink interference occurs. If
uplink interference occurs in a
cell, this feature automatically
adjusts the settings of related
parameters to avoid imbalance
between uplink and downlink
caused by uplink interference
and thereby improves network
performance.

WRFD- Adaptive The Adaptive Interference RAN18.1 Adaptive Interference Rejection

181219 Interference Rejection (AIR) feature de- Feature Parameter Description
Rejection correlates non-UMTS
interference between antennas
to improve the receive (RX)
performance, which effectively
suppresses the strong wideband
non-UMTS interference and
improves the uplink coverage
performance.
In Table 3-12, all features except those described in the following paragraphs can automatically identify application scenarios and
can be activated on the entire U900/U850 network.
RF modules must be configured for WRFD-140225 Narrowband Interference Suppression. This feature enables the NodeB
to rapidly identify stable narrowband interference that lasts for more than 40 ms, has a bandwidth of less than 400 kHz, and
produces noise 7 dB to 35 dB louder than the background noise of the NodeB. After this feature is activated, a filter
stopband is added to a remote radio unit (RRU). This prolongs the uplink delay and slightly affects uplink demodulation
performance. Therefore, it is recommended that this feature be activated only when there is external narrowband
interference.
The prolonged delay may decrease the success rate of softer handovers between cells with this feature enabled and cells
without this feature. Therefore, it is recommended that this feature be enabled for all the cells that use the same frequency
and belong to the same NodeB.
For details about how to activate and use UMTS Uplink Narrowband Interference Detection, contact Huawei technical
support for professional services.
The features WRFD-171212 Coverage Expansion Under Interference is recommended for cells with interference.
UBBP boards must be configured for WRFD-160250 Interference Rejection Combining (IRC) and WRFD-171212 Coverage
Expansion Under Interference.
The WRFD-181219 Adaptive Interference Rejection feature significantly suppresses strong external wideband interference,
reduces RTWP, and increases uplink coverage in the presence of interference.
It is recommended that this feature be activated when strong external interference occurs (interference is 12 dB to 30
dB higher than the noise floor) and the interference bandwidth of an uplink receive carrier is greater than 400 kHz.
The improvements provided by this feature are proportional to external interference strength.
The improvements provided by this feature are also proportional to correlation of interference signals.
Only UBBP boards support this feature. A UBBP board working only in UMTS mode must be configured as the
interface board, and the uplink resource group serving the cell using this feature includes only UBBP boards.

A typical scenario of U900/U850 network deployment is as follows: The coverage area of the U900/U850 network overlaps that of a
U2100 network. The U900/U850 network uses a single carrier and the U2100 network uses multiple carriers. In addition, the U2100
network supports DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA. Figure 3-16 shows an example. DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA UEs should perform
services on carriers that support DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA as much as possible. DB-HSDPA UEs should use the DB-HSDPA
technology as much as possible. The purpose is to improve user throughput.
Figure 3-16 U900/U850 (a single carrier) + U2100 (dual carrier)

This solution applies to scenarios where the coverage area of a U900/U850 network overlaps that of a U2100 network, so as to
improve the downlink throughput of UEs served by the U900/U850 network.

This solution can increase the downlink throughput of UEs served by a U900/U850 network if the coverage area of the U900/U850
network overlaps that of a U2100 network. This solution uses the following methods:
Migrating DC-HSDPA UEs from U900/U850 carriers to inter-band DC-HSDPA carriers

This method uses technological satisfaction-based directed retry decision (DRD) to migrate DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-
HSDPA UEs to DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA carriers. It also uses the BlindHOQualityCondition (BSC6900,
BSC6910) and DRDTargetUlCoverLimitThd (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameters to reduce the probability that the cell
edge UEs (CEUs) of the U900/U850 network are migrated to the weak coverage area of the U2100 network through
DRD.
This method uses terminal capability-based RRC inter-frequency redirection to redirect DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA
UEs on the U900/U850 network to the DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA carriers on the U2100 network.
Making DB-HSDPA UEs on U900/U850 carriers use the DB-HSDPA technology as much as possible
Activate the DB-HSDPA feature.
In addition to DB-HSDPA, activate inter-site DB-HSDPA for more UEs to use DB-HSDPA.

In...
WRFD- Multi Frequency This feature allows inter-band DRD RAN10.0 Multi-Frequency Band Networking
020110 Band Networking and RRC redirection for DC-HSDPA or Management Feature Parameter
Description
Management 3C/4C-HSDPA UEs.
WRFD- DB-HSDPA Dual-band HSDPA (DB-HSDPA) allows RAN15.0 Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature
150209 a UE to set up a downlink connection Parameter Description
in each of the two co-coverage inter-
band cells so that the UE can use the
radio resources of both cells.
Therefore, the UE's peak throughput is
increased.
WRFD- Inter-NodeB DB- This feature allows a UE to use the cell RAN18.1 Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature
180212 HSDPA resources of different NodeBs to Parameter Description
perform DB-HSDPA data transmission
in the same coverage area of inter-
NodeB inter-band cells.
To implement this solution, the following conditions must be met:
If there are DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA UEs on the live network and the DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA feature is
activated, enable DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA carriers to carry DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA UEs as much as possible, by
following the method below. Otherwise, this method is not required.
For UEs in connected mode, if U2100 carriers support DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA but U900/U850 carriers cannot be
configured to support DC-HSDPA or 3C/4C-HSDPA, DC-HSDPA and 3C/4C-HSDPA UEs should be migrated to different
carriers from SC-HSDPA UEs. The implementation method varies according to the scenario.
In addition to technological satisfaction-based DRD, the anti-DRD failure mechanism is recommended. Table 3-14
provides suggested parameter configurations.
Table 3-14 Suggested parameter configurations for the anti-DRD failure mechanism
Parameter ID U900/U850 Cell
CellConnAlgoSwitch1 (BSC6900, ON
BSC6910):IDLE_DRD_BASED_COVER_SWITCH
BSC6910):C2D_DRD_BASED_COVER_SWITCH

BSC6910):CONN_DRD_BASED_COVER_SWITCH
BlindHOQualityCondition (BSC6900, BSC6910) -86 (for neighboring U2100 cells of the serving
U900/U850 cell)
DRDTargetUlCoverLimitThd (BSC6900, BSC6910) 9 (for neighboring U2100 cells of the serving

U900/U850 cell)

Terminal capability-based inter-frequency RRC redirection is recommended. Table 3-15 provides suggested
parameter configurations.
Table 3-15 Suggested parameter configurations for terminal-capability-based inter-frequency RRC
redirection
RedirSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) ON
RedirFactorOfLDR (BSC6900, BSC6910) 50
RedirFactorOfNorm (BSC6900, BSC6910) 50
RedirBandInd (BSC6900, BSC6910) DependOnNCell
If there are DB-HSDPA UEs on the live network, WRFD-150209 DB-HSDPA and WRFD-180212 Inter-NodeB DB-HSDPA
can be activated. Otherwise, do not activate WRFD-150209 DB-HSDPA or WRFD-180212 Inter-NodeB DB-HSDPA.
4 Features Involved in the Solution
Feature ID Feature Name Introduced In... Reference Document
WRFD-010401 System Information RAN2.0 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Feature Parameter

Broadcasting Description
WRFD-010202 UE State in Connected RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature Parameter Description

Mode (CELL-DCH, CELL-
PCH, URA-PCH, CELL-
FACH)
WRFD-010801 Intra RNC Cell Update RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-010802 Inter RNC Cell Update RAN2.0 URA-Cell Update Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-020302 Inter Frequency Hard RAN2.0 Handover Feature Parameter Description

Handover Based on
Coverage
WRFD-020110 Multi Frequency Band RAN10.0 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management Feature
Networking Management Parameter Description
WRFD-020401 Inter-RAT Redirection RAN12.0 Intelligent Access Control Feature Parameter

Based on Distance Description
WRFD-02040005 Inter-Frequency Redirection RAN14.0 Intelligent Access Control Feature Parameter

Based on Distance Description
WRFD-020106 Load Reshuffling RAN2.0 Load Reshuffling Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-020103 Inter Frequency Load RAN2.0 Inter Frequency Load Balance Feature Parameter
Balance Description
WRFD-020400 DRD Introduction Package RAN3.0 Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description

WRFD-020160 Enhanced Multiband RAN12.0 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management Feature

Management Parameter Description
WRFD-171214 Inter-Band Load Balancing RAN17.1 Inter-Band Load Balancing Feature Parameter
Description
WRFD-02040004 Traffic Steering and Load RAN10.0 Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description
Sharing During RAB Setup
WRFD-020120 Service Steering and Load RAN11.0 Intelligent Access Control Feature Parameter
Sharing in RRC Connection Description
Setup
WRFD-150232 Multiband Direct Retry RAN15.0 Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description
Based on UE Location
WRFD-160101 System Improvement for RAN16.0 Redirection at RRC Connection Release Feature
RAN16.0 Parameter Description
WRFD-140217 Inter-Frequency Load RAN14.0 Inter-Frequency Load Balancing Based on Configurable

Balancing Based on Load Threshold Feature Parameter Description
Configurable Load
Threshold
N/A Auto-Adaptive Background RAN12.0 Load Measurement Feature Parameter Description

Noise Update
WRFD-020136 Anti-Interference Scheduling RAN13.0 HSUPA Feature Parameter Description

for HSUPA
WRFD-140225 Narrowband Interference RAN15.0 Narrowband Interference Suppression Feature

Suppression Parameter Description
N/A Activation of the Inter- RAN15.0 Self Optimization Under Uplink Interference Feature
Frequency Handover Parameter Description
Algorithm Considering the
Target RTWP
N/A UMTS Uplink Narrowband GENEX Nastar Nastar professional service

Interference Detection V600R014C00
WRFD-160250 Interference Rejection RAN16.0 Interference Rejection Combining Feature Parameter

Combining (IRC) Description
WRFD-171212 Coverage Expansion Under RAN17.1 Coverage Expansion Under Interference Feature
Interference Parameter Description
WRFD-171213 Self Optimization Under RAN17.1 Self Optimization Under Uplink Interference Feature
Uplink Interference Parameter Description
WRFD-021001 Flexible frequency RAN12.0 GU 900 MHz Non-standard Frequency Spacing Feature
bandwidth of UMTS carrier Parameter Description
MRFD-221804 GSM Power Control on SRAN7.0 GU 900 MHz Non-standard Frequency Spacing Feature
Interference Frequency for Parameter Description
GU Small Frequency gap
(UMTS)
MRFD-221703 2.0MHz Central Frequency SRAN6.0 GU 900 MHz Non-standard Frequency Spacing Feature
point separation between Parameter Description
GSM and UMTS
mode(UMTS)
WRFD-030010 CQI Adjustment Based on RAN13.0 HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

Dynamic BLER Target
WRFD-010696 DC-HSDPA RAN12.0 Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-150209 DB-HSDPA RAN15.0 Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-180212 Inter-NodeB DB-HSDPA RAN18.1 Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature Parameter Description

WRFD-181219 Adaptive Interference RAN18.1 Adaptive Interference Rejection Feature Parameter

Rejection Description
WRFD-191201 Downlink Capacity RAN19.1 Downlink Capacity Enhancement on Dual-Band

Enhancement on Dual-Band Networks Feature Parameter Description
Networks
WRFD-191209 GU@5 MHz Phase 1 RAN19.1 GU@5 MHz Feature Parameter Description
WRFD-191212 Dual Carriers over RAN20.1 Dual Carriers over Narrowband Feature Parameter
Narrowband Description
5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym and Abbreviation Full Name
Blind HO Blind Handover
DRD Directed retry decision
GSM Global system for mobile communications
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSPA High Speed Packet Access
IFHO Inter-Frequency Handover
KPI Key performance indicator
LDB Load Control Balancing
LDR Load Reshuffling
MSC Mobile switching center
RNC Radio network controller
SGSN Serving GPRS support node
SHO Soft Handover
UE User equipment
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
NBIS Narrowband Interference Suppression
IRC Interference Rejection Combining
AIR Adaptive Interference Rejection
6 Reference Documents
1. UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Feature Parameter Description

2. URA-Cell Update Feature Parameter Description
3. Handover Feature Parameter Description

4. Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management Feature Parameter Description
5. Load Reshuffling Feature Parameter Description
6. Inter Frequency Load Balance Feature Parameter Description
7. Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description
8. Intelligent Access Control Feature Parameter Description
9. Inter-Frequency Load Balancing Based on Configurable Load Threshold Feature Parameter Description
10. Narrowband Interference Suppression Feature Parameter Description
11. GU 900 MHz Non-standard Frequency Spacing Feature Parameter Description
12. HSUPA Feature Parameter Description
13. HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
14. Load Measurement Feature Parameter Description
15. Redirection at RRC Connection Release Feature Parameter Description
16. Interference Rejection Combining Feature Parameter Description
17. Coverage Expansion Under Interference Feature Parameter Description
18. Self Optimization Under Uplink Interference Feature Parameter Description
19. Inter-Band Load Balancing Feature Parameter Description
20. Multi-Carrier HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
21. Adaptive Interference Rejection Feature Parameter Description
22. Downlink Capacity Enhancement on Dual-Band Networks Feature Parameter Description
23. GU@5 MHz Feature Parameter Description
24. Dual Carriers over Narrowband Feature Parameter Description

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3 Solution Application Guidelines

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4 Features Involved in the Solution

5 Acronyms and Abbreviations

1 About This Document

Need to understand the U900 and U850 network solution

This issue does not include any changes.

AN19.1 Draft A (2016-12-30)

This is the first commercial release of RAN19.1.

Table 2-1 UMTS frequency bands

Band Center Bandwidth Uplink Frequency Downlink Frequency Main District

I 2100 2 x 60 1920 - 1980 2110 - 2170 -

II 1900 2 x 60 1850 - 1910 1930 - 1990 PCS band in Americas

IV 1700/2100 2 x 45 1710 - 1755 2110 - 2155 A new band in USA and

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Band Center Bandwidth Uplink Frequency Downlink Frequency Main District

V 850 2 x 25 824 - 849 869 - 894 USA, Americas, and Asia

VI 800 2 x 10 830 - 840 875 - 885 Japan

VII 2600 2 x 70 2500 - 2570 2620 - 2690 -

VIII 900 2 x 35 880 - 915 925 - 960 Europe and Asia

IX 1700 2 x 35 1749.9 - 1784.9 1844.9 - 1879.9 Japan

X 1700/2100 2 x 60 1710 - 1770 2110 - 2170 -

XI 1500 2 x 25 1427.9 - 1452.9 1475.9 - 1500.9 Japan

XII 700 2 x 18 698 - 716 728 - 746 -

XIII 700 2 x 10 777 - 787 746 - 756 -

XIV 700 2 x 10 788 - 798 758 - 768 -

3.1.1 Scenario 1: Wide Suburban Coverage

3.2.1 Challenge 1: Scarce Spectrum Resources

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3.2.4 Challenge 4: Unsatisfactory User Throughput

Table 2-2 Major processes

Application Major Process

Wide suburban Cell reselection - Inter-frequency-band handover

Offloading for Cell reselection - Blind handover (BlindHO), IFHO,

Overlay Cell reselection RRC inter-frequency Inter-frequency load balancing (CLB),

3 Solution Application Guidelines

3.1.1 Scenario 1: Wide Suburban Coverage

3.1.1.1 Scenario Description

3.1.1.2 Solution Purpose

3.1.1.3 Solution Description

atures and Functions Involved in the Solution

Table 3-1 Features and functions involved in this solution

Feature ID Feature Name Feature Description Introduced In... Reference Document

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Feature ID Feature Name Feature Description Introduced In... Reference Document

WRFD-02040005 Inter-Frequency Redirection Based on Distance

WRFD-020401 Inter-RAT Redirection Based on Distance

3.1.2 Scenario 2: Offloading for Hotspots in Urban Areas

3.1.2.1 Scenario Description

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3.1.2.2 Solution Purpose

3.1.2.3 Solution Description

DRD is included in "BlindHO" and is not separately indicated.

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atures and Functions Involved in the Solution