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Address: Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518128 People’s Republic of China Website: http://www huawei,com Email: support@huawei.com Issue 02 QO19-0720) ‘Copyright © Huawel Technologies Co,, 14deRAN ‘Scheduling Feature Parameter Description Contents Contents 1 Change History. 1.1 eRANIS.1 62 (2019-07-20), 1.2 eRANIS.1 01 (2019-06-06), 1.3 eRANIS.1 Draft B (2019-03-18), 14 eRANIS.1 Draft A (2019-01-08), 2 About This Document. 2.1 General Statements 2.2 Applicable RAT. 2,3 Features in This Document, 3 General Principles. 7 3.1 Basie Coneepts and Definitions 7 5.2 Basic Procedure 9 3.2.1 Downlink Scheduling Procedure. 9 3.2.1.1 Downlink Control Information. ss sensed 3.2.1.2 Downlink HARQ 1B 3.2.1.3 Basie Downlink Scheduling Policies. 15, 3.2.2 Uplink Scheduling Procedure 16 2.2.1 Uplink Scheduling Triggering 9 3.2.2.2 Uplink HARQ. 1» 3.2.23 Basic Uplink Scheduling Policies. a1 4 Downlink Scheduling. 4.1 Downlink Scheduling Resource Acquisition 23 4.1, Principles. 23 4.1.2 Network Analysis. 2B 4.12.1 Benefit. 23 4.1.22 Impacts 2s 4.1.3 Requirements 2B 4.1.3.1 Licenses. . “ . - “ - 24 4.1.3.2 Sofware 24 4.133 Hardware oy 4.134 Others, ~ - 24 4.1.4 Operation and Maintenance. 24 Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 aeRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Description Contents 4.1.4.1 Data Preparation, 24 4.1.4.2 Using MML Commands, as 4.1.43 Using the CME. 2s 4.144 Activation Verification 2s 4.1.45 Network Monitoring. 2s 4.2 Optimization of Downlink HARQ Retransmissions vs 25 4.2.1 TBS Index Rise for Downlink HARQ Retransmissions (EDD). 2s 42.1.1 Principles 26 42.12 Nework Analysis, 26 42.1.2. Benefits, 26 4.2.1.2.2 Impac 26 4.2.1.3 Requirements 26 42.1.3. Licenses, 26 42.1.3. Software 21 42.1.3, Hardware, 21 42.134 Others, 2a 4.2.1.4 Operation and Maintenance. 27 42.1.4, Data Preparation, 27 42.1.4.2 Using MML Commands. 28 42.1.43 Using the CME, 28 42.1.4 Activation Verification, 28 4.2.1.4.5 Network Monitoring. 7 7 28 4.2.2 TBS Index Reduction for Downlink HARQ Retransmissions. 28 42.2.1 Principles 28 42.2.2 Nework Analysis, 28 42.2.2.1 Benefits, 28 42.2.2.2 Impact 29 4.2.2.3 Requirements... 29 42.23. Licenses, 29 42.2.3. Software. 29 42.2.3, Hardware, 29 4223.4 Others. 29 4.2.2.4 Operation and Maintenanee. 29 4.2.2.4, Data Preparation, 30 42.2.4. Using MML Commands, 30 42.243 Using the CME, 30 42.2.44 Activation Verification, 30 4.2.2.4,5 Network Monitoring. 30 4.3 UB Selection for Downlink Scheduling, 30 43.1 Downlink Scheduling Termination for Abnormal UES. 30 43.1.1 Principles a 43.12 Nework Analysis, 31 Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1eRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Description Contents 43.1.2. Benefits 31 43.1.2.2 Impacts 31 43.1.3 Requirements M 43.1.3. Licenses, 31 43.1.2 Software. 31 43.1.3.3 Hardware, os “ soon boson von 32 43.134 Others 32 43.1.4 Operation and Maintenance. 2 43.1.4.1 Data Preparation, 2 43.1.4.2 Using MML Commands. so ns a ne) 43.1.4. Using the CME. boson “ boss ' ' so 3 43.1.44 Activation Verification soos soos 33 4.1.4.5 Network Monitoring. 33 43.2 PDCCH and PDSCH Resource Allocation Optimization, 3 43.2.1 Principles a sos sos 33 43.2.2. Network Analysis. 3 43.2.2. Benefits... 34 43.2.2. Impacts. 34 43.2.3 Requirements 35 43.2.3. Licenses, 35 4323.2 Software 35 43.2.3.3 Hardware, 7 : soon sos von 38 43.23.4 Others 35 43.2.4 Operation and Maintenance, 35 43.2.4.1 Data Preparation, 36 43.2.4. Using MML Commands. 36 43.2.4.3 Using the CME, 36 43.2.4 Activation Verification. .oi sonommnsnsnnensnnnnnensnsennsnnnsnnnonnnnnnnnes 36 43.2.4.5 Network Monitoring. 37 4.4 UB Service Priorities in Downlink Scheduling. 37 44.1 Downlink GBR and Non-GBR Service Priority Calculation, 37 44.1.1 Principles... ses sn so os ves 37 4.4.1.2 Network Analysis. 39 441.21 Benefits, 7 7 39 44.1.2.2 Impacts 39 44.1.3 Requirements 39 44.1.3. Licenses, sons sons sons 39 44.1.3. Software 39 44.13.3 Hardware 39 4413.4 Others 40 44.1.4 Operation and Maintenance, 40 4.1.4.1 Data Preparation, 40 Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 ©eRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Description Contents 4.41.42 Using MML Commands, 40 44.1.4 Using the CME, 40 44.144 Activation Verification 40 44.L.4.5 Network Monitoring. 4 4.4.2 MBR-based Downlink Rate Control 41 44.2.1 Principles. “ 41 44.2.2 Network Analysis, 41 4422.1 Benefits Al 44.2.2.2 Impacts Al 44.2.3 Requitements ero sos — so a wll 44.2.3. Licenses. 41 4423.2 Software... soos a sonnel 44.2.3. Hardware 2 442.34 Others a 44.2.4 Operation and Maintenance. sos sos rn 44.2.4.1 Data Preparation... 2 44.2.4.2 Using MML Commands, 2 44.2.4.3 Using the CME, 4B 442.44 Activation Verification a 44.245 Network Monitoring. 3 4.423 Downlink Scheduling Based on Maximum Bit Rates. 43 443.1 Principles . 43 443.2 Network Analysis, “4 443.21 Benefits, 44 43.2.2 Impacts As 44.3.3 Requirements “4 44.3.3. 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Data Preparation... 48 4444.2 Using MML Commands. 49 444.43 Using the CME, 49 444.44 Activation Verification, 50 44.4.4.5 Network Monitoring. 50 4.4.5 Downlink Non-GBR Packet Bundling 50 4.4.5.1 Principles 50 445.2 Network Analysis, 50 4452.1 Benefis, so 445.2.2 Impacts 50 44.53 Requirements... st 4453.1 Licenses, st 4453.2 Software st 445.33 Hardware, st 4453.4 Others 32 44.5.4 Operation and Maintenance. 52 445.4,1 Data Preparation... 2 4.5.4.2 Using MML Commands. 32 445.43 Using the CME, 52 44544 Activation Verification, 32 4454.5 Network Monitoring. 33 4.4.6 Delayed Scheduling of Downlink RLC Status Repors.. 33 44.6.1 Principles... 33 44.6.2 Network Analysis, 33 44.6.2.1 Benefits 33 4.6.2.2 Impacts st 4.4.6.3 Requirements 34 44.63. 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Network Monitoring, 137 5.7 RB Allocation for Uplink Scheduling, os 137 5.7.1 Uplink Frequeney Selective Scheduling. 137 5.7.1 Principles. 137 5.7.1.2 Network Analysis. 158 STAD. Benenson a a ns a se SB 5.7.1.2.2 Impact 158 5.7.1.3 Requirements, soso sos “ sna BSD 5.7.1.3.1 Licenses. 159 5.7.1.3.2 Software 159 S.TA.3.3 HardWate cnn sos ns os 159 57.134 Others, vo 5.7.14 Operation and Maintenance (EDD). 5.7.1 4.1 Data Preparation 5.7.1.4.2 Using MML Commands, 5.T.14.3 Using the CME. 5.7.1.4 Activation Verification, 161 5.7.1.4 Network Monitoring, 7 7 vs 7 soso IL 5.7.2. UL Malti-Cluster (FDD). 161 5.7.21 Principles. 161 5.7.2.2 Network Analysis. 162 5.7.2.2.1 Benelits, 162 5.7.2.2.2 Impac 162 5.7.2.3 Requirements... boson “ so a 163 5.7.23.1 Licenses 163 5.7.2.3.2 Software 163 5.7.2.3.3 Hardware 164 5.7.234 OthetS 0 . o sos vo sod 64 5.7.2.4 Operation and Maintenance, sos soon sol 5.7.2.4.1 Data Preparation 7 164 5.1.2.4.2 Using MML Commands, 165 5.1.2.4. Using the CME. 16s 5..2.44 Activation Verification, ee soon 165 5.7.2.4 Network Monitoring, : “ vs : soon 166 5.8 MCS Seleation for Uplink Scheduling. 166 5.8.1 Uplink AMC, 166 5.8.11 Principles. 165 5.8.1.2 Network Analysis. 166 Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 wileRAN ‘Scheduling Feature Parameter Description Contents 5.8.1.2.1 Benefits 166 5.8.1.2.2 Impacts 167 5.8.1.3 Requirements 167 5.8.1.3.1 Licenses. 167 5.8.1,3.2 Software, 167 5.8.1,3.3 Hardware 167 5.8.13.4 Others 167 5.8.1.4 Operation and Maintenance, 167 5.8.2 Uplink Target IBLER Setting Policies. 168 5.8.21 Principles. 168 8.2.2 Network Analysis. 169 5.8.2.2.1 Benefits 169 5,8.2.2.2 Impacts 170 5.8.2.3 Requirements 170 5.8.23.1 Licenses. 170 5.8.2.3.2 Software 179 5.8.2.3. Hardware 1 5.8.2.34 Others, im 5.8.24 Operation and Maintenance (FDD). im 5.8.24.1 Data Preparation, 17 5.8.2.4.2 Using MML Commands. m 5.8.2.4 Using the CME m 5,8.2.44 Activation Verification, 17 5.8.2.4.5 Network Monitoring. 173 5.8.3 PAMC, im 5.8.31 Principles. m3 5.8.3.2 Network Analysis. m4 5.8.3.2.1 Benefits 14 5,8.3.2.2 Impacts 174 5.8.3.3 Requirements, m4 5.8.3.1 Licenses. 174 5.8.3.3.2 Software 175 5.8,3.3.3 Hardware 15 5.8.3.3 Others, 175 5.8.3.4 Operation and Maintenance, 175 5.8.3.4.1 Data Preparation 1s 5.8,3.4.2 Using MML Commands. 176 5.8.3.4. Using the CME. 176 5,8.3.44 Activation Verification 176 5.8.3.4. Network Monitoring. 176 5.84 MCS Adjustment. 116 5.84.1 Principles. 176 Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 xeRAN ‘Scheduling Feature Parameter Description Contents 5.8.4.2 Network Analysis 7 7 5.8.4.2.1 Benefit 7 5.84.22 Impacts 7 5.84.3 Requirements, 7 5.8.4.3.1 Licenses. 7 5.8.43.2 Software 7 5.8.4.3.3 Hardware 178 5.84.34 Others, 178 5.8.44 Operation and Maintenance. 178 6 Parameters. 79 7 Counters. 180 82 8 Gl0s8ary. nnn 9 Reference Documents. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 cdeRAN Scheduling 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 eRAN15.1 02 (2019-07-20) This issue includes the following changes. Technical Changes None Editorial Changes Revised descriptions in this document 1.2 eRAN15.1 01 (2019-06-06) This issue includes the following changes. Technical Changes None Editorial Changes Revised descriptions in this document. 1.3 eRAN15.1 Draft B (2019-03-18) This issue includes the following changes. Tue BOAT) ‘Copyright © Huawel Technologies Co,, [00 TeRAN ‘Scheduling Feature Parameter Description L Change History Technical Changes Change Description | Parameter Change RAT | Base Station Model ‘Added the Fast Uplink | Added parameters FDD_ | © 3900 and 5900 series ‘Access feature and its subordinate function of uplink short-interval SPS, For details, soe 8.3.6 Uplink Short- Interval SPS (FDD). © CellUIschAlgo.tnvt OfttSpsWithSkip- ping © CellUIschAlgo.ThsF orUlSpsWithSkip- ping base stations ‘© DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite © BIS3912E © BIS3911E Editorial Changes Revised deseriptions in this document, 1.4 eRANI5.1 Draft A (2019-01-05) This issue introduces the following changes to eRANI3.1 03 (2018-08-27). Technical Changes Change Description | Parameter Change RAT | Base Station Model ‘Added the funetion of | Added the FDD | @ 3900 and 5900 series optimized downlink EPF | CellDischAlgo.£p/Enka base stations scheduling enhancement. | ncedSchOptSwitch © DBS3900 Lampsite Fordetals, see 4.4.1 | parameter. 0d DBSSSOO Downlink GBR and LampSite © Brss912E © BISI9IIE ‘Added parameter control | Added the FDD | @ 3900and 5900 series over preferential CellintefCtriPar- base stations allocation of high- am DiRbAllocationDir- © prssone frequency resources. For details, see 4.5.3, Preferential Allocation of High-Frequency Resources (FDD). ection parameter, Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Deseription L Change History see 48.1 Downlink Frequency Selective Scheduling. CellAlgoSwitch.DISchE xtSwitch parameter, Change Description | Parameter Change | RAT | Base Station Model ‘Added parameter control | Added parameters DD. | # 3900 and $900 series over restricted allocation | @ CettnterCtriPar base stations of downlink RBs. For am.LowIntrfStateRb © BIS3911E details, soe 4.5.4 Trage hid Restricted Allocation of, Downlink RBs (FDD), | ® CelllntrfCtriPar- am.LowIntrfStateDu ration © CellintetCtrtPar- am HightntrfStateR- bUsageThld © CellintrfCtrtPar- am.HighIntefStateD uration ‘Added downlink smart | Added the FDD | @ 3900 and $900 series frequency selective SMART_FSS_SWITC base stations scheduling. For details, | H option to the © DBS3900 Lampsite and DBS5900 LampSite © BIS3912E © BISI9IE Editorial Changes Revised deseriptions in this document Tue BOAT) ‘Copyright © Huawel Technologies Co,, [00eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 2 About This Document 2 About This Document 2.1 General Statements Purpose This document is intended to acquaint readers wit ‘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 COnore This document only provides guidance for feature activation, Feature deployment and feature gins depend on the specifies ofthe network scenario where the the desited gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers sare i deployed. To achieve 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. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 qeRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 2 About This Document Feature ID Feature Name Section LBFD-00101502 | Dynamic Scheduling | 4.4.1 Downlink GBR and Non-GBR Service Priority Calculation 4.4.4 AMBR-based Downlink Rate Control Over Non-GBR Services 5.3.5 Preallocation 5.4.1 Uplink GBR and Non-GBR Service Priority Calculation 5.8.2 Uplink Target IBLER Setting Policies LBFD-002005, DL Asynchronous _| 4.2.2 TBS Index Reduction for HARQ Downlink HARQ Retransmissions LBFD.070106 | PDSCHEfficiency _| 4.3.2 PDCCH and PDSCH Resource Improvement Allocation Optimization 4.6.3 MCS Selection with Prioritized RBs LBFD-060103 | Enhanced DL 4.5.1 Downlink Frequency Selective Frequency Selective | Scheduling Scheduling LBFD-002025 Basie Scheduling, 3.2.1.3 Basic Downlink Scheduling licies 3.2.2.3 Basic Uplink Scheduling Policies LBFD-070102 | MBR>GBR 4.4.2 MBR-based Downlink Rate Configuration Control 5.4.3 MBR-based Uplink Rate Control LOFD-131213 | Scheduling Based on | 4.4.3 Downlink Scheduling Based on Max Bit Rate ‘Maximum Bit Rates 5.4.2 Uplink Scheduling Based on Maximum Bit Rates LOFD-001109 | DLNon-GBR Packet | 4.4.5 Downlink Non-GBR Packet Bundling Bundling LOFD-110205 | Traffic Model Based _ 4.4.7 Downlink Traffic-Model-based Performance Performance Optimization Optimization 5.44 Uplink Traffic- Model-based Performance Optimization LBFD-002006 | UL Synchronous 5.2.2 Uplink HARQ Retransmission HARQ Tue BOAT) ‘Copyright © Huawel Technologies Co,, [00 3eRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Deseription 2 About This Document Feature ID Feature Name Section LBFD-060102 Enhanced UL. 5.7.1 Uplink Frequeney Selective Frequency Selective | Scheduling Scheduling LBFD-001006 | AMC. 4.6.1 Downlink AMC ‘5.8.1 Uplink AMC LEOFD-151313 Fast Uplink Access 5.3.6 Uplink Short-Interv: SPS (FDD) Tue BOAT) ‘Copyright © Huawel Technologies Co,, [00 6eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles General Principles 3.1 Basic Concepts and Definitions The LTE system uses shared-channel data transmissions. Time-frequency resources are dynamically shared by UEs. eNodeBs schedule the allocation of timesfrequency resources for uplink and downlink transmissions. Schedulers Schedulers are located at the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The basic function of a scheduler isto allocate appropriate system resources to UEs in each subframe for uplink and downlink transmissions, without which the UEs would be unable to transmit and receive data REs and RBs Resource elements (REs) are the smallest time-frequency resource units in the LTE system. ‘An RE occupies one subcarrier in the frequency domain and one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in the time domain, A resource block (RB) includes 12 subcarriers (180 kHz wide), and lasts for one 0.5 ms timeslot. The minimum scheduling unit, is two RBs (12 subcarriers and one 1 ms subframe). This minimum scheduling unit is illustrated in Figure 3-1 Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 7eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles McS Figure 3-1 Minimum scheduling unit Resource block 1 subframe Resource element 12 subcarriers Multiple RBs can be allocated to the same UE in each transmission time interval (TTT) The maximum number of available RBs in the frequency domain in a cell depends on the cell bandwidth. The details are in Table 3-1 Table 3-1 Number of available RBs per bandwidth Bandwidth (MHz) ‘Number of Available RBs 1 6 3 15 5 25 0 30 15 75 20 100 Modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) are selected during scheduling. Each MCS represents a specific combination of a modulation scheme and a channel code rate. The modulation schemes include quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM), 64QAM, and 256QAM. Among them: © QPSK modulates two information bits into each modulation symbol. © 16QAM modulates four information bits into each modulation symbol. © 4QAM modulates six information bits into each modulation symbol Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 ¥eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles © 256QAM modulates eight information bits into each modulation symbol, Channel code rates, which are typically less than 1, indicate the proportion of information bits among physical channel bits after redundancy has been applied. The scheduler provides a high-order modulation scheme and a high code rate when channel conditions are favorable, The higher the modulation order and code rate, the higher the transmission efficiency. 3.2 Basic Procedure Scheduling isthe process where the scheduler allocates RBs and selects MCSs for UEs or common information, In terms of service direction, there are two types of scheduling: uplink and downlink 3.2.1 Downlink Scheduling Procedure Figure 3-2 shows the basie process of downlink scheduling. The inputs to the scheduler include the results of: ‘© Physical-tayer measurement and reporting © MAC protocol data unit (PDU) sending (© Upper-layer configuration and UE capability information processing Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 9eRAN, ‘Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles Figure 3-2 Downlink scheduling procedure Tv inaser oe tr ——— aa canon stare are enminsein nbesenes rete comguton Techni ade OSS. sce ore maton goss 0 Physical-Layer Measurement and Reporting Physice-layer measurement and reporting involve channel state information (CSI) and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback, © cs CSI mainly includes channel quality indicator (CQN and precoding matrix indication (PMD. CQL indicates downlink channel quality. PMI is reported by the UE in closed- loop spatial multiplexing transmission mode to recommend a precoding matrix. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 16eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles © HARQ feedback HARGQ feedback indicates whether data has been correctly transmitted or retransmitted. There are three types of HARQ feedback: acknowledgement (ACK), negative acknowledgement (NACK), and discontinuous transmission (DTX), MAC PDU Sending After scheduling a UE and transmitting data, the scheduler caleulates and updates the UE data rate and delay statistics, which are used subsequently to calculate the scheduling priority for the UE, Upper-Layer Configuration and UE Capability Upper-layer configuration mainly refers to the quality of service (QoS) requirements of UE services. The QoS information about an LTE bearer includes: © A.QoS class identifier (QCD) © A guaranteed bit rate (GBR) of GBR services © A maximum bit rate (MBR) of GBR services © An aggregate maximum bitrate (AMBR) of non-GBR services For details on standardized QCls, see 3GPP TS 23.203. Huawei eNodeBs also support extended QCIs, For details, see QoS Management. During scheduling, the scheduler considers UE capabilities such as the maximum number of bits and layers that a U E can transmit in exch TTT, Processing by the Scheduler In the downlink, after the scheduler obtains required inputs, it checks downlink scheduling resources and then performs different types of scheduling in descending order of scheduling priority: scheduling of control information, semi-persistent scheduling, HARQ retransmission scheduling, and scheduling of initial transmission services, © For details on control information, see 3.2.1.1 Downlink Control Information. (© For details on semi-persistent scheduling, see VoLTE. © For details on HARQ retransmission, see 3.2.1.2 Dowalink HARQ. ‘© For details on the basic scheduling policies for initial transmission services, see 3.2.1.3 Basic Downlink Scheduling Policies. ‘When scheduling initial transmission services, the scheduler performs the following steps: 1, ‘The scheduler selects UEs, ‘The scheduler selects or does not select UEs meeting certain conditions. For details, see 4.3 UE Selection for Downlink Scheduling. 2. The scheduler calculates priorities and manages scheduling queues. During multi-UE scheduling, the scheduler determines which UEs to schedule within the specific TTI based on UE priarities. The methods used to calculate the UE priorities depend on the services. For priority descriptions, see 4.4 UE Service Priorities in Downlink Scheduling. 3. The scheduler determines the amounts of data to be scheduled for the UEs. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 17eRAN ‘Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles For downlink scheduling, the scheduler uses the downlink buffer status to determine the amounts. 4, The scheduler determines the number of RBs to allocate The scheduler estimates the number of RBs to allocate to a UE based on information such as the amount of data to be scheduled within the specifie TTT, number of unused RBs, and remaining power of the cel. Ifthe estimated number of RBs is not equivalent to an integer number of resource block groups (RBGs), the scheduler determines a final number of RBs based on the CellDIschAlgo.Rbg AllocStrategy parameter setting. The scheduler allocates RB resources. The scheduler determines which RBs, among the remaining RBs, to allocate based on a ‘number of factors, For details, see 4.5 RB Allocation to UEs in Downlink Scheduling, 6. The scheduler selects MCSs. ‘The scheduler selects an MCS for a UE mainly based on the UE-reported CQI. For details on CQI reporting and processing, see Channel State Management. The eNodeB ‘maps the CQI to a transport block size index (Iygs) and then maps the Iyps € an Iycs, “which identifies the MCS used for the UE. For details about the mapping from Irs 0 Ics, See section 7.1.7 in 3GPP TS 36.213 VI2.8.0. In certain scenarios, other information also needs to be considered for MCS selection. For details, see 4.6 MCS. Selection During Downlink Scheduling. 1 Downlink Control Information Downlink control information consists of common control information and dedicated control information, Common Control Information Downlink common control information includes broadcast messages (such as system information block 1 [SIB1] and other system information), paging messages, and random access responses (RARS). Common control information is reliably transmitted using QPSK and low code rates. SGP TS 36,213 defines the following downlink allocation types: © Resource allocation type 0 © Resource allocation type 1 © Resource allocation type 2 Resource allocation type 2 is used for allocating resources to downlink common control information. In this allocation type, the allocated resources fall into two types: distributed virtual resource blocks (DVRBs) and localized virtual resource blocks (LVRBS). © DVRBs are non-contiguous resoutce blocks. DVRB allocation enhances the coverage of common control information in the cell. However, the amount of system resources ‘occupied by common control information inereases, which decreases UE throughput. © LVRBs are contiguous resource blocks. LVRB allocation decreases the amount of system resources occupied by common control information, increasing UE throughput. However, the coverage of common control information in the cell is smaller than when DVRB allocation is used. Huawei eNodeBs use LVRB allocation. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 %eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles Dedicated Control Information Dedicated control information refers to UE-specific information carried on signaling radio bearer 0 (SRBO), SRBI, and SRB2. 3. 2 Downlink HARQ Overview Huawei eNodeBs use asynchronous adaptive HARQ in the downlink. In this HARQ scheme, UE sends HARQ feedback i TTIs after the initial downlink transmission. Ifthe feedback is an NACK, the eNodeB retransmits the data at least & TTIs after receiving the NACK. In FDD, both /and kare equal to 4. Downlink HARQ Retransmission Procedure Figure 3-3 shows the downlink HARQ retransmission procedure in a TTI Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 reeRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles Figure 3-3 Downlink HARQ retransmission procedure No ‘are tere UES Teeling HARQ relransmission conditions? Yes The scheduler selects one of the UES, ie tne number oP Consecutive retransmission fears tess Crate extn allowod number of reiransmissions? No. No Arethere remaining downlink resources? rolvansimissions. ‘The transport block size (TBS) used for downlink HARQ retransmissions is the same as the ‘TBS used for initial transmissions. The scheduling priorities of different HARQ retransmissions are determined by the wait time, A longer wait time indicates a higher scheduling priority, Ifall retransmissions have the same wait time, a retransmission is selected at random, ‘The eNodeB adaptively selects MCSs for downlink HARQ retransmissions. When soft combining is used with HARQ, ITARQ retransmissions can use MCSs with higher indexes than initial transmissions based on CQI adjustment values. Downlink HARQ retransmissions for an initial retransmission are stopped when the number ‘of downlink HARQ retransmissions reaches a maximum value, which is specified by the CellDIsehAlgo.DidfargMaxTxNum parameter, Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 roeRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles The eNodeBB does not perform HARQ retransmissions for a UE in any of the following (© The UE is in a measurement gap, or enters a measurement gap atthe time when it sends HARQ feedback, © The UE isin the sleep time of discontinuous reception (DRX) and the HARQ operating status is DTX, (© The UE is not synchronized with the eNodeB or a radio link failure (RLF) has occurred. 3 Basic Downlink Scheduling Policies Four basic downlink scheduling algorithms are available: © | Maximum carrier-to-interference ratio (Max Ci) © Round robin (RR) © Proportional fair (PF) ‘© Enhanced proportional fair (EPF) The four scheduling algorithms consider different factors in calculating UE priorities, Details are as follows! © Max cil ‘The Max C/ algorithm takes only channel quality into account when allocating air interface resources and schedules UEs with the best channel quality at that moment. This algorithm maximizes system throughput. However, it cannot ensure that UEs in the same cell are scheduled equally because the UEs in a cell do not all experience the same channel conditions. A UE may never be scheduled itis constantly experiencing poor channel conditions. As a result, user experience is poor. This scheduling algorithm does not consider QoS for UE services. © RR ‘The RR algorithm allows UES to take tums using shared resources. RR ensures that UE scheduling is fairer than when Max Ci is used. However, this faimess is atthe expense of system throughput, This scheduling algorithm does not consider QoS for UE services. °F The PF algorithm is a compromise between Max Ci and RR. This algorithm takes scheduling faimess, channel quality, and the historical number of bits transmitted into account, However, this algorithm does not take QoS requirements into account and therefore cannot ensure satisfactory user experience. © EPE ‘The EPF algorithm is an enhanced version of the PF algorithm. EPF also considers user experience and ensures QoS requirements. In addition, six capacity factors are available for scheduling priority selection oriented towards capacity of resource fairness in EPE. Figure 3-4 shows the relationships between the four scheduling algorithms. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 rseRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles Figure 3-4 Relationships between the scheduling algorithms 208 / JL PF _ Throughput } 4 Feimess PF Max cit RR. ‘An operator can select an appropriate scheduling algorithm by setting the CellDIschAlgo.DischStrategy parameter, In general, the EPF algorithm is recommended 3.2.2 Uplink Scheduling Procedure Figure 3-5 shows the basic process of uplink scheduling, The inputs to the scheduler include the results of the following actions: (© Physical-layer measurement and reporting © MAC PDU reception © Upper-layer configuration and UE capability information processing Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 16eRAN, Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles Figure 3-5 Uplink scheduling procedure [som anne Pryce [resus org i i Cw Physical-Layer Measurement and Reporting Physical-layer measurement and reporting involve uplink signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) measurement, uplink interference measurement, cyclical redundancy check (CRC), and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) DTX detection. © Uplink SINR measurement Uplink SINRs directly reflect the uplink channel quality of UEs. The eNodeB measures sounding reference signals (SRSs) or demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) to obtain SINR. © Uplink imerference measurement Uplink interference reflects the amount of interference there is across the entire bandwidth of a cell, The scheduler considers the interference when it allocates RB resources to UES. Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 7eRAN Scheduling Feature Parameter Description 3 General Principles © cre Uplink data is correctly re © PUSCH DTX detection Ifthe CRC fails and DTX is detected on the PUSCH, the UE did not receive uplink grant _messages from the eNodeB and consequently did not send uplink data, It is not the case that the UE has sent uplink data but data demodulation at the eNodeB failed cived only if the CRC results are correct. MAC PDU Reception MAC PDU reception includes data reception and MAC control element (CE) reception. © After the scheduler receives uplink data from a UE, the scheduler calculates and updates the UE data rate, which is used subsequently to calculate the scheduling priority for the UE, © The MAC CEs of a UE mainly include: = Buffer status reports (BSRs). A UE sends BSRs to the eNodeB to indicate how much data isin the uplink buffer of the UE. The scheduler allocates uplink resources to the UE based on the size of this buffer, = Power headroom reports (PHRs). A PHR reflects the power status of a UE. Power headroom isthe difference between the maximum allowed transmit (IX) power and the TX power currently being used in the uplink. Based on the PHR, the scheduler works with uplink power control to maintain an appropriate power spectral density for uplink signals. For details about uplink power contro, see Power Contra Upper-Layer Configuration and UE Capability See Upper-Layer Configuration and UE Capability in 3.2.1 Downlink Scheduling Procedure, Processing by the Scheduler In uplink scheduling, after the scheduler obtains required inpuls, it frst checks uplink scheduling resources and then performs different types of scheduling in descending order of scheduling priority: semi-persistent scheduling, HARQ retransmission scheduling, and scheduling of initial transmission services © For details on semi-persistent scheduling, see VoLTE. © For details on HARQ retransmission, see 3.2.2.2 Uplink HARQ. ‘© For details on the basic scheduling policies for intial transmission services, see 3.2.2.3 Basic Uplink Scheduling Policies. When scheduling intial transmission services, the scheduler performs the following steps: 1. The scheduler selects UEs, ‘The scheduler selects or does not select UEs mecting certain conditions. For details, see 5.3 UE Selection for Uplink Scheduling. ‘The scheduler calculates priorities and manages scheduling queues. During multi-UE scheduling, the scheduler determines which UEs to schedule within the specific TTI based on UE priorities. The methods used to calculate the UE priorities, depend on the services. For priority descriptions, see 5.4 UE Serviee Priorities in Uplink Scheduling, Tue BOAT) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., 1 18