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RAN18.1
Virtual Grid-Based
Multiband DRD

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Version: V1.0(20151225)
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Objectives

 After completing this course, you are supposed to:

 Learn about the value and application scenarios of the Virtual
Grid-Based Multiband DRD feature.
 Learn about the specifications of the Virtual Grid-Based Multiband
DRD feature.
 Explain the basic principles of the Virtual Grid-Based Multiband
DRD feature.
 Be able to configure and verify the Virtual Grid-Based Multiband
DRD feature and to install and commission the products related to
the feature according to the manual.

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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 Feature Description – Background
 This feature is an enhancement of WRFD-020110 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management. For details,
see section 3.2.6 in Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management Feature Parameter Description.
 Multiband DRD is important for multi-frequency band networking scenarios (for example, UMTS900
MHz+UMTS2100 MHz) because it can be used for load balancing, UE capability steering, and service steering.
 Signal fading and cell azimuths vary with frequency bands, and the coverage areas are different among
multiband cells, resulting in low success rate of blind handover-based inter-frequency DRDs.
 In multiband separate-site or separate-coverage scenarios, users cannot configure blind-handover neighboring
cells, and therefore cannot use the blind handover-based multiband DRD function.

UMTS2100 MHz

U2100 Intra-band DRD

UMTS900 MHz Success Rate = 96%
Separate-site or
separate-
coverage
Co-site co-
coverage, different U900->U2100 DRD
coverage radius
Success Rate = 65%

Co-site co-
coverage, U2100 Intra-band U900->U2100 Inter-band
azimuth
difference less
than 15°

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 Feature Description – Technical Principles
 Virtual grids refer to signal grids. Different from traditional geographical grids, virtual grids are not
defined based on geographical locations but on the RAT-specific measurement quantities, such as
the RSCP. The grid-level historical KPI statistics are saved in the virtual grid for grid-level radio
network performance optimization.
 With the virtual grid-based multiband DRD function, a virtual grid can be defined based on the cell
ID and RSCP of a maximum of three intra-frequency cells, and the grid-level historical DRD
success rate is recorded in the grid, which helps check the inter-frequency coverage in the grid
where the UE is located and determine whether the UE can perform a blind handover-based DRD.

RSCP Segment
[-115,-112) 0
[-112,-109) 1
… …
[-28,-25] 29

Multiband
RSCP RSCP RSCP DRD Blind
CellID#1 CellID#2 CellID#3
Seg#1 Seg#2 Seg#3 Success NC
Rate
50051 8 53002 6 56085 5 99% 55002
50051 7 53002 7 56085 6 80% 55003
50053 8 53001 5 56084 9 65% 55011
50053 5 53001 7 56084 8 95% 55014

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 Feature Description – Technical Principles –
Co-Site Co-Coverage Scenario
In the multiband co-site co-coverage scenarios, if blind-handover neighboring cells
have been configured for users, perform the following operations:
Step 1: Build virtual grids.
DRD success rate in a virtual grid: Based on the intra-frequency periodic MR and DRD

information, the RNC measures the number of inter-frequency DRD attempts and the number
of successful inter-frequency DRDs and calculates the inter-frequency DRD success rate.
Step 2: Obtain the grid information used by the RRM algorithm.
1. Before the DRD, the RNC delivers the intra-frequency measurement control message, and

the UE reports periodic intra-frequency MR.

2. The RNC determines the grid where the UE is located and performs the following

operations based on the historical grid information:

 In the grid where the DRD success rate is higher than the threshold, perform blind
handover-based inter-frequency DRD.
 In the grid where the DRD success rate is lower than the threshold, do not perform
DRD (allow only a few users to perform DRD to learn neighboring cells).

U2100

Virtual
Grid
U900

Multi-Band DRD No DRD

This function is mutually exclusive with the blind handover-based DRD coverage decision function in RAN17.1.

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 Feature Description – Technical Principles –
Separate-Site or Separate-Coverage Scenario
In multiband separate-site or separate-coverage scenarios, blind-handover neighboring cells cannot be
configured for users. The function supports self-learning of grid-level blind-handover neighboring cell,
making it possible to perform blind handover-based multiband DRD in dual-band separate-coverage
scenarios. Detailed processes are listed as follows:
Step 1: When the UE enters the CELL_DCH state or the best cell changes, the RNC starts periodic intra-

frequency measurement control, and the intra-frequency MR is reported at an interval of 2s.

Step 2: Upon receiving the intra-frequency MRs, the RNC queries the grid-level blind-handover neighboring

cell decision identifier in the grid where the UE is located. If the grid-level blind-handover neighboring cell is not
determined, the RNC instructs the UE to perform self-learning of grid-level blind-handover neighboring cells.
Step 3: When the UE performs PS services only and is in the low traffic state, the RNC instructs the UE to

perform inter-frequency compressed mode measurement if all the following conditions apply:
 The number of UEs starting the compressed mode in each SRNC cell in the active set is smaller
than the threshold for the number of UEs in compressed mode when the blind handover
neighboring cell learning function triggers the UMTS inter-frequency measurement
(BNCellLearnCmUeNumThd), and the user is not in the compressed mode at present;
 The total TCP power load of the best cell meets requirements;
 The best cell is not congested.
After receiving the inter-frequency MR, the RNC filters the inter-frequency neighboring cells with low RSCP

and retains only inter-frequency neighboring cells whose signal strength is greater than –92 dBm.
The RNC records the inter-frequency MR information in the grid where the UE is located and checks whether

the grid-level blind handover neighboring cell is determined based on the following conditions:
 The total number of MRs in a grid is greater than or equal to the value of
BNCellLearnMaxMrNum (Blind HO NCell Learn Max MR Number).
 The MR proportion (Number of MRs that contains the neighboring cell/Total number of MRs in a
grid) of a candidate inter-frequency neighboring cell is greater than or equal to the value of
BNCellLearnMrRatioThd (Blind HO NCell Learn MR Ratio Threshold).
If the preceding conditions are not met, other UEs learn blind-handover neighboring cells when they move to

this grid.

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Feature Description – Application Scenarios

 Typical Scenarios
 This feature applies to UMTS multiband scenarios, including co-site co-
coverage scenarios and separate-site or separate-coverage scenarios.
 If the load is imbalanced between frequency bands, or technological
satisfaction steering between frequency bands is required, it is good
practice to enable virtual grid-based multiband DRD together with the
inter-band load balancing DRD and technological satisfaction steering
DRD functions, facilitating the self-learning of grid-level blind-handover
neighboring cells and increasing the multiband blind-handover DRD
success rate.

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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Feature Benefits and Network Impact
 Feature Benefits
 In multiband co-site co-coverage scenarios, the coverage areas of cells supported by
different frequency bands are not the same, and therefore the success rate of blind
handover-based inter-frequency DRD is low. When the virtual grid-based multiband DRD
function is enabled, the RNC checks the historical DRD success rate in the virtual grid and
allows for multiband DRDs in grids with high DRD success rate while limits multiband DRDs
in grids with low DRD success rate, thereby improving the multiband DRD success rate.
 In multiband separate-site or separate-coverage scenarios, users cannot configure blind-
handover neighboring cells, and therefore cannot use the blind handover-based multiband
DRD function. The function supports self-learning of grid-level blind-handover neighboring
cell, making it possible to perform blind handover-based multiband DRD in dual-band
separate-coverage scenarios. Specifically, the inter-band load balancing DRD and
technological satisfaction steering DRD function can be implemented.
 Network Impact
 None

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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Feature Deployment – Prerequisites
 Prerequisite feature
 This feature is an enhancement of WRFD-020110 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management. The
prerequisite features are the same as those of WRFD-020110 Multi-Frequency Band Networking
Management.
 Mutually exclusive features
 None.
 Impacted features
 None.
 Dependencies on hardware
 None
 Dependencies on other NEs
 None
 License planning
 This feature is an enhancement of WRFD-020110 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management, and
therefore is under the license control of WRFD-020110 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management.

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Feature Deployment – Deployment
Suggestions and Required Information (1)

• Deployment suggestions
 In multiband networking scenarios, the multiband DRD success
rate is low. It is good practice to enable Virtual Grid-based
Multiband DRD to improve the multiband DRD success rate.
 In multiband separate-site or separate coverage scenarios, to
enable the blind handover-based multiband load balancing DRD
and technological satisfaction steering DRD, enable the virtual grid-
based multiband DRD function, which supports self-learning of grid-
level blind-handover neighboring cells.

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Feature Deployment – Deployment
Suggestions and Required Information (2)
 Required Information
 Area where UMTS multiband networking is deployed (The BandInd parameter in the
ADD UCELLSETUP command specifies the cell frequency band).
 Current inter-frequency DRD policy on the live network.
 Performance counters to be backed up or collected before the feature is enabled:

Counter Description
VS.DRD.RBSetup.AttOut Number of RB Setup DRDs out of a Cell
VS.DRD.RBSetup.SuccOut Number of Successful RB Setup DRDs out of a Cell
VS.DRD.RBRecfg.AttOut Number of RB Reconfiguration DRDs out of a Cell
VS.DRD.RBRecfg.SuccOut Number of Successful RB Reconfiguration DRDs out of a Cell
Number of Outgoing DRD Attempts through Physical Channel
VS.DRD.PhyRecfg.AttOut
Reconfiguration
Number of Successful Outgoing DRDs through Physical Channel
VS.DRD.PhyRecfg.SuccOut
Reconfiguration for Cell

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Feature Deployment – Network Planning

 Network Planning
 N/A
 RF planning
 N/A

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Feature Deployment – Parameter
Preparation

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes Data Source

Virtual Grid Filter and VirtualGridFilterBackupSw(UMTS To activate the virtual grid-based multiband Radio network plan
Backup Switch BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) function, set this parameter to ON. (internal)
Multiband DRD
MBDRDBasedGridSwitch(UMTS To activate the virtual grid-based multiband Radio network plan
Based on Virtual Grid
BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) function, set this parameter to ON. (internal)
Switch
Virtual Grid Based Configure this parameter when the virtual grid-
GridBasedDRDSRThd(UMTS Default/recommended
DRD Success Rate based multiband DRD function is enabled. The
BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) value
Threshold default value is recommended.
Configure this parameter when the virtual grid-
Probability of DRD for ProbaofDRDforClassIIGrid(UMTS Default/recommended
based multiband DRD function is enabled. The
Class II Grid BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) value
default value is recommended.
Blind HO NCell Learn Configure this parameter when the virtual grid-
BNCellLearnCmUeNumThd(UMT Default/recommended
Total CM UE No. based multiband DRD function is enabled. The
S BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) value
Threshold default value is recommended.
Configure this parameter when the virtual grid-
Blind HO NCell Learn BNCellLearnMaxMrNum(UMTS Default/recommended
based multiband DRD function is enabled. The
Max MR Number BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) value
default value is recommended.
Configure this parameter when the virtual grid-
Blind HO NCell Learn BNCellLearnMrRatioThd(UMTS Default/recommended
based multiband DRD function is enabled. The
MR Ratio Threshold BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) value
default value is recommended.
Configure this parameter when the virtual grid-
Blind HO NCell Learn BNCellLearnMinRscpThd(UMTS Default/recommended
based multiband DRD function is enabled. The
Min RSCP Threshold BSC6900,UMTS BSC6910) value
default value is recommended.

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Feature Deployment – Activation

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Feature Deployment – Activation Observation

 Observe the following counters. If the counters do not return 0,

the feature takes effect.
 VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.AttOut
 VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.SuccOut

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Feature Deployment – Deactivation

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Feature Deployment – Troubleshooting

 None

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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Performance Monitoring – New Counter

Counter Description

This parameter specifies the number of outgoing virtual

VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.AttOut
grid-based multiband DRD attempts.

This parameter specifies the number of successful

VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.SuccOut
outgoing virtual grid-based multiband DRDs.

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 Performance Monitoring – Evaluation
 In co-site co-coverage scenarios, this function is based on self-learning, and therefore increases the multiband DRD success rate gradually. It is
recommended that data of at least three days after feature activation be excluded before estimating the benefits provided by this feature.
 In separate-site or separate-coverage scenarios, this function enables UEs to learn grid-level blind-handover neighboring cells in light-traffic
scenarios and limits the learning speed to prevent affecting network performances. It is recommended that the multiband DRD success rate be
evaluated at least seven days after this feature is enabled.
 If this feature is enabled in a UMTS900 MHz or UMTS850 MHz cell, observe the performance counters related to inter-frequency DRD and calculate
the multiband DRD success rate in the cell using the following formulas:
 RB setup DRD success rate = (VS.DRD.RBSetup.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.DRD.RBSetup.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 RB reconfiguration DRD success rate = (VS.DRD.RBRecfg.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.DRD.RBRecfg.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 Physical channel reconfiguration DRD success rate =
(VS.DRD.PhyRecfg.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.DRD.PhyRecfg.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 Virtual grid-based multiband DRD success rate =
(VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 If this feature is enabled in a UMTS2100 MHz or UMTS1800 MHz cell, observe the performance counters related to inter-frequency DRD and
calculate the multiband DRD success rate in the cell using the following formulas:
 RB setup DRD success rate = (VS.DRD.RBSetup.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.DRD.RBSetup.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 RB reconfiguration DRD success rate = (VS.DRD.RBRecfg.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.DRD.RBRecfg.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 Physical channel reconfiguration DRD success rate =
(VS.DRD.PhyRecfg.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.DRD.PhyRecfg.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))
 Virtual grid-based multiband DRD success rate =
(VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.SuccOut(BSC6900,BSC6910)/VS.Grid.MultiBand.DRD.AttOut(BSC6900,BSC6910))

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Performance Monitoring – Parameter
Optimization

 None

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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Application Cases
1 、 Poland P4 Beta
Multiband co-sector scenarios: Turn on multiband DRD and Multiband separate-site or separate-coverage scenarios
virtual grid at the same time, the multiband DRD success rate ： There is no multiband DRD before. After the feature
improve from 60% to about 77%. turned on, it self-learned grid-level blind-handover
neighboring cell, and the multiband DRD success rate was
about 95% .

2 、 The United Arab Emirates Beta

multiband co-sector scenarios: Multiband DRD had been turned on before trial, the multiband DRD success rate was
64%; After virtual grid turned on, the multiband DRD success rate improve from 64% to about 80%.

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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Precautions

 None

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Contents
 Feature Description
 Feature Benefits
 Feature Deployment
 Feature Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 Reference Documents & Glossary

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Reference Documents

 Multi-Frequency Band Networking Management Feature

Parameter Description

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Glossary

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