RachAlgoSwit RACH Meaning: RACHAdjSwitch: Indicates whether to enable random

ch algorith access channel (RACH) resource adjustment, which adaptively

m adjusts the RACH resources in the cell based on the access type
switch and the number of access attempts. If this option is deselected,
RACH resource adjustment is disabled. When the eMTC function
takes effect, adaptive adjustment of PRACH period in the RACH
resource adjustment algorithm no longer takes effect on LTE and
eMTC UEs. Adjustment on the numbers of random preambles and
dedicated preambles applies only to LTE UEs. This option applies
only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

HoRaSwitch: Indicates whether the random access mode is

applied during handovers. If this option is selected, the eNodeB
instructs UEs to use the non-contention-based random access
mode during handovers. If this option is deselected, the eNodeB
instructs UEs to use the contention-based random access mode
during handovers. This option applies only to LTE FDD and LTE
TDD.

UnsyncRaSwitch: Indicates whether the random access mode is

applied when UEs are out of synchronization in the uplink. If this
option is selected, the eNodeB instructs UEs to use the non-
contention-based random access mode upon downlink data
arrivals in the case of out-of-synchronization. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB instructs UEs to use the contention-based
random access mode upon downlink data arrivals in the case of
out-of-synchronization. This option applies only to LTE FDD and
LTE TDD.

MaksIdxSwitch: Indicates whether to reuse dedicated preambles

among UEs. If this option is selected, the eNodeB enables reuse of
dedicated preambles among UEs based on the MaskIndex
parameter. If this option is deselected, the eNodeB allocates a
dedicated preamble to only one UE at a time. When the eMTC
function takes effect, dedicated preamble reuse does not take
effect on LTE and eMTC UEs. This option applies only to LTE
FDD and LTE TDD.

BackOffSwitch: Indicates whether to enable backoff control. If

this option is selected, backoff control is enabled. If this option is
deselected, backoff control is disabled.

UeRaInforInqSwitch: Indicates whether the query of UE random

access information is enabled. If this option is selected, the query
of UE random access information is enabled, and the eNodeB
sends the UEInformationRequest message to the UE complying
with 3GPP Release 9 and later and requires the UE to report
random access information. The eNodeB uses the reported random
access information for RACH resource adjustment. If this option
is deselected, the query of UE random access information is
disabled. The eNodeB uses the self-collected random access
information for RACH resource adjustment. This option applies
only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch: Indicates whether to enable

PRACH false alarm detection. If this option is selected and the
PrachFalseAlarmDetRadThd or RachThdBoostRatio parameter is
not set to 0, PRACH false alarm detection is enabled. If the
eNodeB considers the initial contention-based preamble sent by a
UE as a PRACH false alarm, the eNodeB does not send the UE a
Random Access Response message, nor records the preamble on
the performance counter L.RA.GrpA.Att or L.RA.GrpB.Att if the
preamble belongs to group A or B, respectively. If this option is
selected and the PrachFalseAlarmDetRadThd and
RachThdBoostRatio parameters are set to 0, PRACH false alarm
detection is disabled. If this option is deselected, PRACH false
alarm detection is disabled. When the eMTC function takes effect,
PRACH false alarm detection takes effect only on LTE UEs. This
option applies only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

RachPwrAdjSwitch: Indicates whether to enable power

adjustment for the RACH. If both this option and
UeRaInforInqSwitch are selected, the eNodeB dynamically
adjusts the parameters related to power control for the RACH
based on the number of random access preamble transmissions,
probability of successful random accesses, and target probability
of successful random accesses. If either this option or
UeRaInforInqSwitch is deselected, power adjustment for the
RACH is disabled. When the eMTC function takes effect, power
adjustment for the RACH takes effect only on LTE UEs.

ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch: Indicates whether the eNodeB restricts

contention-based random access of UEs based on the distance
from UEs to the eNodeB. If this option is selected, only UEs
whose distance to the eNodeB is less than the cell radius are
allowed to use the contention-based random access mode in the
cell. If this option is deselected, the eNodeB does not restrict
contention-based random access of UEs based on the distance.
When the eMTC function takes effect, this function takes effect
only on LTE UEs. This option applies only to LTE FDD and LTE
TDD.

PrachFreqAdjSwitch: Indicates whether to enable PRACH

frequency-domain position adaptation. If the PucchSwitch option
of the PucchAlgoSwitch parameter is selected, the
PrachFreqOffsetStrategy parameter is set to AUTOMATIC, this
option is selected, and minimum PUCCH resources are
configured, the PRACH frequency-domain position is adaptively
adjusted based on the PUCCH resource usage. When the eMTC
function takes effect, this function takes effect only on LTE UEs.
This option applies only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOptSwitch: Indicates whether to allow

the access from abnormal UEs that retransmit preambles at an
interval of 40 ms when PRACH false alarm detection is enabled.
When this option is selected, the eNodeB can identify preambles
retransmitted at an interval of 40 ms and allow the access of UEs
transmitting these preambles. When this option is deselected, the
eNodeB cannot identify preambles retransmitted at an interval of
40 ms. When the eMTC function takes effect, this function takes
effect only on LTE UEs. This option applies only to LTE FDD
and LTE TDD.

PrachFreqAbsAdjSwitch: Indicates whether to select a frequency

domain position adjacent to the PUCCH for the PRACH,
regardless of the amount of allocated PUCCH resources. If the
PucchSwitch option of the PucchAlgoSwitch parameter is selected
and the PrachFreqOffsetStrategy parameter in the RACHCfg MO
is set to AUTOMATIC, the eNodeB selects a frequency domain
position adjacent to the PUCCH for the PRACH. This option
applies only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw: Indicates whether the eNodeB

checks the access of UEs whose distance to the eNodeB is greater
than the cell radius. The eNodeB checks the access of UEs whose
distance to the eNodeB is greater than the cell radius only when
this option is selected. This option does not apply to cells
established on the LBBPc. When the eMTC function takes effect,
this option takes effect only on LTE UEs. This option applies only
to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

NonContRaOptSwitch: Indicates the access (non-contention)

function for UEs whose distance to the eNodeB is greater than the
cell radius. If this option is selected, non-contention-based random
access optimization is performed on the UEs whose distance to the
eNodeB is greater than the cell radius. This ensures the access of
such UEs. If this option is deselected, non-contention-based
random access optimization is disabled. This option does not
apply to cells established on the LBBPc. When the eMTC function
takes effect, this option takes effect only on LTE UEs. This option
applies only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.

GUI Value Range: RachAdjSwitch(RachAdjSwitch),

HoRaSwitch(HoRaSwitch), UnsyncRaSwitch(UnsyncRaSwitch),
MaksIdxSwitch(MaksIdxSwitch),
BackOffSwitch(BackOffSwitch),
UeRaInforInqSwitch(UeRaInforInqSwitch),
PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch(PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch),
RachPwrAdjSwitch(RachPwrAdjSwitch),
ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch(ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch),
PrachFreqAdjSwitch(PrachFreqAdjSwitch),
PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOptSwitch(PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOpt
Switch), PrachFreqAbsAdjSwitch(PrachFreqAbsAdjSwitch),
ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw(ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw),
NonContRaOptSwitch(NonContRaOptSwitch)

Unit: None

Actual Value Range: RachAdjSwitch, HoRaSwitch,

UnsyncRaSwitch, MaksIdxSwitch, BackOffSwitch,
UeRaInforInqSwitch, PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch,
RachPwrAdjSwitch, ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch,
PrachFreqAdjSwitch, PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOptSwitch,
PrachFreqAbsAdjSwitch, ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw,
NonContRaOptSwitch

MML Default Value: None

Recommended Value: RachAdjSwitch:Off, HoRaSwitch:On,

UnsyncRaSwitch:On, MaksIdxSwitch:Off, BackOffSwitch: The
recommended value of this option is Off for LTE cells, the default
and recommended values of this option are On for NB-IoT cells,
UeRaInforInqSwitch:Off, PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch:Off,
RachPwrAdjSwitch:Off, ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch:Off,
PrachFreqAdjSwitch:Off,
PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOptSwitch:Off,
PrachFreqAbsAdjSwitch:Off, ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw:Off,
NonContRaOptSwitch:Off

Parameter Relationship:

-Others:

 If the PrachConfigIndexCfgInd parameter in the

RACHCfg MO is set to NOT_CFG(Not configure) and the
RachAdjSwitch option is selected, the eNodeB adaptively
adjusts RACH resources for a cell based on the random
access type and number of accesses.

Service Interrupted After Modification: No (And no impact on the

UE in idle mode)

Impact on Radio Network Performance: RachAdjSwitch: If this

option is selected, based on the number of UEs that have accessed
the cell, the eNodeB increases the efficiency of using dedicated
preambles while ensuring a low probability (lower than or equal to
1%) that a UE is not allocated a dedicated preamble for random
access triggered by handovers (case 3) or downlink data arrivals
(case 4). In addition, the eNodeB increases the PRACH utilization
efficiency while ensuring a low probability (lower than or equal to
1%) that multiple UEs send the same preambles to initiate random
access procedures triggered by initial accesses (case 1), radio link
failures (case 2), or uplink data arrivals (case 5) at the same time.
If this option is deselected, a fixed amount of RACH resources are
allocated for contention-based and non-contention-based random
accesses and the gains of the algorithm are unavailable.

HoRaSwitch: If this option is selected, the eNodeB instructs UEs

to perform non-contention-based random access during handovers.
As a result, the handover delay is shorter than that introduced
when contention-based random access is used. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB instructs UEs to perform contention-based
random access during handovers, increasing the handover delay
compared to that introduced when non-contention-based random
access is used.

UnsyncRaSwitch: If this option is selected, the eNodeB instructs

UEs to perform non-contention-based random access to switch
from the out-of-synchronization state to the synchronized state. As
a result, the state transition delay is shorter than that introduced
when contention-based random access is used. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB instructs UEs to perform contention-based
random access to switch from the out-of-synchronization state to
the synchronized state, increasing the transition delay compared to
that introduced when non-contention-based random access is used.

MaksIdxSwitch: If this option is selected, the eNodeB reuses

dedicated preambles among UEs at different time, increasing the
dedicated preamble utilization efficiency but prolonging the
random access delay. If this option is deselected, the preamble
utilization efficiency decreases but the random access delay also
decreases compared to that introduced when this option is
selected.

BackOffSwitch: If this option is selected, UEs that experience

contention resolution failures retransmit preambles after a period
of time. This relieves RACH congestion but increases the random
access delay. If this option is deselected, RACH congestion cannot
be relieved, but the random access delay decreases compared to
that introduced when this option is selected.

PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch: If this option is deselected, the

network performance is not affected. If this option is selected and
the PrachFalseAlarmDetRadThd and RachThdBoostRatio
parameters in the CellRachAlgo MO are set to 0, the network
performance is not affected. If this option is selected and the
PrachFalseAlarmDetRadThd or RachThdBoostRatio parameter in
the CellRachAlgo MO is not set to 0, impacts on network
performance are determined based on settings of the
PrachFalseAlarmDetRadThd or RachThdBoostRatio parameter in
the CellRachAlgo MO.

RachPwrAdjSwitch: If this option is selected, the eNodeB

dynamically adjusts the transmit power of UEs during random
access procedures based on the number of UEs that have accessed
the cell. In this way, the random access delay can meet the preset
condition, and the interference to intra-frequency neighboring
cells can be controlled. If this option is deselected, the
PreambInitRcvTargetPwr and PwrRampingStep parameters in the
RACHCfg MO are used to control the transmit power of UEs. In
this case, the gains brought by selecting this option cannot be
obtained.

ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch: If this option is selected, the eNodeB

determines whether to allow UE to use the contention-based
random access mode based on the distance from UEs to the
eNodeB. In this case, only UEs whose distance from the eNodeB
is smaller than the cell radius are allowed to use the contention-
based random access mode for the cell. However, the RACH
access success rate and RRC connection setup success rate may
decrease. If this option is deselected, the network performance is
not affected.

PrachFreqAdjSwitch: If the PucchSwitch option of the

PucchAlgoSwitch parameter is selected, the
PrachFreqOffsetStrategy parameter is set to
AUTOMATIC(AUTOMATIC), and this option is selected, the
PRACH frequency-domain position is adaptively adjusted based
on the PUCCH resource usage. This slightly improves cell
capacity when the cell serves a small number of UEs and the
service type is full buffer or the service type is burst but UEs
require a large volume of traffic.

PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOptSwitch: If this option is selected, the

eNodeB identifies preambles retransmitted at an interval of 40 ms
and allows UEs transmitting these preambles to access the
network, increasing the probability of UE accesses and false
alarms but decreasing the RACH success rate. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB does not identify preambles retransmitted
at an interval of 40 ms and considers such preambles as initially
transmitted preambles. As a result, the eNodeB does not allow
UEs retransmitting preambles at an interval of 40 ms to access the
network, increasing the difficulty of UE accesses. This lowers the
probability of UE accesses and false alarms but increases the
RACH success rate.

PrachFreqAbsAdjSwitch: If this option is selected, the

PucchSwitch option of the PucchAlgoSwitch parameter is
selected, and the PrachFreqOffsetStrategy parameter in the
RACHCfg MO is set to AUTOMATIC, the eNodeB selects a
frequency domain position adjacent to the PUCCH for the
PRACH, increasing the cell throughput when a small number of
UEs perform packet injection in the uplink. However, the access
success rate and handover success rate decrease. If this option is
deselected, the network performance is not affected.

ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw: When this option is selected, the

eNodeB checks the access of UEs whose distance to the eNodeB
is greater than the cell radius. The physical resource consumption
increases, the numbers of times preamble messages are received
and the number of times RAR messages are sent in response to
preambles increase, and the random access success rate
deteriorates. Deselecting this option does not have impact on
physical resource consumption and KPIs.

NonContRaOptSwitch: When this option is selected, the number

of RRC connection reestablishments decreases if UEs whose
distance to the eNodeB is greater than the cell radius attempt to
access the cell. In addition, the physical resource consumption
increases. Deselecting this option does not have impact on
network performance.

Applicable Mode: L