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Uplink Coordinated Scheduling

Feature Parameter Description

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Date 2022-03-08

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Contents

1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 eRAN18.1 01 (2022-03-08)..................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 eRAN18.1 Draft B (2022-02-08)........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 eRAN18.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)........................................................................................................................................ 1

2 About This Document.............................................................................................................3

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Applicable RAT......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 3

3 Overview....................................................................................................................................5
4 UL CRA (FDD)........................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Network Analysis..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.1 Benefits.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................11
4.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.3.4 Cells........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.3.5 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 14
4.4.1 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.1.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.4.1.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.2 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.3 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 17

5 UL CPC (FDD)......................................................................................................................... 18
5.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
5.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 22

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5.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
5.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................25
5.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.3.4 Cells........................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
5.3.5 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 27
5.4.1 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.4.1.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 27
5.4.1.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 28
5.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 29
5.4.2 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.4.3 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 29

6 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 31
7 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 32
8 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 33
9 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................34

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1 Change History

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

"Glossary", and "Reference Documents" chapters. These changes include:
● Technical changes
Changes in functions and their corresponding parameters
● Editorial changes
Improvements or revisions to the documentation

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

This issue does not include any changes.

1.2 eRAN18.1 Draft B (2022-02-08)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
None

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.
Changed the function name "uplink coverage boost" to "uplink full-antenna
reception". For details, see 4.3.2 Software.

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

This issue introduces the following changes to eRAN17.1 05 (2021-11-27).

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Technical Changes
Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station
Model

Added the mutually None FDD ● 3900 and 5900

exclusive relationship series base
between UL CRA and stations
uplink full-antenna ● DBS3900
reception. For details, see LampSite and
4.3.2 Software. DBS5900
LampSite
● BTS3912E
● BTS3911E

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.

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2 About This Document

2.1 General Statements

Purpose
This document is intended to acquaint readers with:

● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

● The scenarios where these features are used, the benefits they provide, and
the impact they have on networks and functions
● Requirements of the operating environment that must be met before feature
activation
● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature
activation, and monitoring of feature performance
NOTE

This document only provides guidance for feature activation. Feature deployment and
feature gains depend on the specifics of the network scenario where the feature is
deployed. To achieve optimal gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.

Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in this
document apply only to the corresponding software release. For future software
releases, refer to the corresponding updated product documentation.

2.2 Applicable RAT

This document applies to FDD.

2.3 Features in This Document

This document describes the following FDD features.

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Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section

LOFD-081206 Uplink Coordinated 4 UL CRA (FDD)

Scheduling
5 UL CPC (FDD)

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3 Overview

The uplink performance of LTE networks is determined by legacy algorithms such

as uplink scheduling and uplink power control. These algorithms operate
separately for different E-UTRAN cells and inter-cell impact is seldom considered.
However, inter-cell interference is a crucial issue affecting the overall performance
of intra-frequency LTE networks. The Uplink Coordinated Scheduling feature
introduces the following functions, which take the inter-cell interference into
consideration. They improve the way information is shared between cells and
enable the cells to cooperate with each other, promoting the overall uplink
performance of LTE networks. The shared information includes the interference on
each RB and uplink scheduling resources allocated for each UE.

RAT Function Function Overview

Name

FDD Uplink UL CRA adjusts resource allocation for UEs in the

coordinated serving cell based on the exchange of interference and
resource load information between the serving cell and its
allocation (UL cooperating cells. This reduces the amount of
CRA) interference generated by high-interference UEs on
neighboring cells in interference-limited scenarios.

FDD Uplink UL CPC determines how the power spectral density

coordinated (PSD) needs to be adjusted based on UE scheduling
power control information and interference on cooperating cells. This
(UL CPC) decreases interference on networks with medium-to-
heavy load and improves the average user-perceived
throughput.

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4 UL CRA (FDD)

4.1 Principles
To use UL CRA for it to yield expected gains, the operator must first turn on the
UL CRA switch for all intra-frequency same-bandwidth cells in a planned area. This
minimizes the number of border cells. There are two terms of special relevance to
UL CRA as follows:
● Border cell
A border cell is a cell with an excessively high proportion of neighboring cells
where UL CRA is not in effect in a UL CRA cluster.
● UL CRA cluster
A UL CRA cluster of a cell is the set of all the neighboring cells cooperating
for UL CRA.
When the UL_COORD_RES_ALLOC_SWITCH option of the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsSw
parameter is selected, UL CRA is enabled, and the UL CRA procedure is performed,
as shown in Figure 4-1.

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Figure 4-1 UL CRA procedure

1. The eNodeB determines which cells will be in the UL CRA cluster of the local
cell.
The eNodeB selects cells that meet all of the following conditions:
– The UL CRA switch is on.
– The cells operate on the same frequency and have the same bandwidth
as the local cell.
– The cells are not high-speed cells (cells configured for UEs moving at
high speed).
– The cells are deployed on non-LBBPc baseband processing units (BBPs).
– The cells are served by the same type of base stations as the local cell.
For example, if both the local cell and neighboring cells are served by
macro base stations, they are of the same type.
– The cells are included in event A3 reports generated for UL CRA by UEs of
the local cell.
Except for the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsA3Offset parameter, event A3 for UL
CRA uses the same A3 parameters as those of event A3 for UL CoMP.
The eNodeB arranges the cells in descending order based on the differences
between their RSRP values and that of the local cell and selects cells to
generate the UL CRA cluster.
2. The eNodeB determines whether the CPU usage of its main control board has
reached the flow control threshold.
– If it has, the eNodeB disables UL CRA and uses the basic scheduling
policy to allocate resources. For details about resource allocation
principles, see Scheduling.

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– If it has not, the eNodeB proceeds with 3.

3. The eNodeB obtains the average load information of the local cell and
neighboring cells from the information exchanged in the UL CRA cluster. The
eNodeB compares the average cell load with the threshold configured using
UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoResAllocRbLoadThld parameter.
– If the load is less than or equal to the parameter value, the eNodeB
preferentially allocates resources within the service-protecting bands to
UEs. This reduces the probability of reallocating the same physical
resource block (PRB) resources for neighboring cells.
– If the load is greater than the parameter value, the eNodeB allocates
resources within the service-protecting bands to interference-sensitive
UEs in the local cell to avoid resource allocation conflicts with the
corresponding high-interference UEs in neighboring cells. Interference-
sensitive UEs have low signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR)
values and limited power. It is recommended that this policy be used in
high-load cells with more than 100 uplink-synchronized UEs.
Service-protecting bands are a part of the band where PUSCH PRB resources
are reserved for high-interference UEs and interference-sensitive UEs. The
positions of service-protecting bands are specified by the
UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoResAllocBandMode parameter.

UL CRA generally does not take effect even if the

UL_COORD_RES_ALLOC_SWITCH option of the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsSw parameter
is selected in RAN sharing with common carrier or hybrid RAN sharing modes. The
two modes are enabled by setting the
ENodeBSharingMode.ENodeBSharingMode parameter to SHARED_FREQ or
HYBRID_SHARED, respectively. When the following conditions are met, however,
UL CRA can take effect:

● The UlCsAlgoPara.UlCraSupportMocnSwitch parameter is set to ON.

● The CellAlgoSwitch.RanShareModeSwitch parameter is set to OFF and the
LicRatio.TrafficSharingType parameter is set to SHARING.

4.2 Network Analysis

4.2.1 Benefits
UL CRA decreases the interference of high-interference UEs to neighboring cells. It
increases the average uplink user throughput and edge-user throughput by up to
5% and 30% respectively when the following conditions are met:

● The average uplink interference and noise (IN) is more than –110 dBm.
● The PUSCH resource block (RB) usage is more than 10%.
● There are fewer than 200 uplink-synchronized UEs.

The following are the main factors affecting UL CRA performance:

● Number of uplink-synchronized UEs
Fewer uplink-synchronized UEs result in a lower load, less interference, and
lower gains.

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● Inter-site distance
A larger distance results in less interference and lower gains. In general, the
average inter-site distance tends to be less than 500 m.
● Amount of uncontrollable interference
If there is strong uncontrollable interference, better resource allocation will be
unable to eliminate interference, so UL CRA will not yield gains in such
scenarios. Generally, the uncontrollable interference should be less than –115
dBm. Uncontrollable interference includes:
– Inter-RAT interference
– Interference generated by repeaters
– Interference from cells where UL CRA is not in effect
– Intermodulation interference
– Intra-RAT adjacent-channel interference such as that caused by a Double
Deck cell group described in Flexible Bandwidth based on Overlap
Carriers Feature Parameter Description
● Physical cell identifier (PCI)
When the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoResAllocBandMode parameter is set to
INVALID, the eNodeB adaptively selects a service-protecting band mode to
determine the positions of service-protecting bands. When this setting is used,
UL CRA is less likely to be effective and UL CRA gains will be lower if the PCI
modulo 3 results of the local cell and its neighboring cells are more likely to
conflict.

4.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
● The gains in the throughput calculated using (L.Thrp.bits.UL –
L.Thrp.bits.UE.UL.LastTTI)/L.Thrp.Time.UE.UL.RmvLastTTI may be negative
when the average uplink IN is greater than –110 dBm, the average uplink
MCS index is greater than 15, and the uplink residual block error rate (RBLER)
is high.
● UL CRA relies on A3 reporting, and therefore there are the following
additional impacts:
– New A3 reports increase the signaling processing overhead. The value of
L.Signal.Num.Uu will go up and the CPU usage of the main control
board will increase by less than 5%.
– User-plane resources will be preempted for A3 reporting. If the uplink and
downlink RBs and control channel elements (CCEs) are insufficient, the
Cell Downlink Average Throughput value will drop by less than 5% and
the downlink packet delay will increase by less than 5%.
Therefore, UL CRA is not recommended under any of the following conditions:
– The downlink PRB usage is over 90%.
– The uplink PRB usage is over 90%.
– The CCE usage is more than 80%.
– The CPU usage is more than 80%.
● In relaxed backhaul scenarios, when UL CRA and other features involving the
coordination of multiple eNodeBs (such as UL CoMP and CA) are enabled

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together, they share transmission bandwidths. If the transmission bandwidths

are insufficient, the delays increase and the gains of these features are
affected.

Function Impacts
Function Function Switch Reference Description
Name

UL CoMP cell UlJointReceptionS- UL CoMP UL CRA reduces inter-

witch, cell interference by
UlJointReception- adjusting resource
PhaseIISwitch, and allocation based on
UlHetnetJointRecep- information
tionSwitch options of exchanged between
the the cells. UL CoMP
CellAlgoSwitch.Uplin further reduces UE-
kCompSwitch level interference. The
parameter total gains obtained
by using both features
UL CoMP UlJointReceptionO- UL CoMP are greater than when
based on verBBUsSwitch only UL CRA or UL
eNodeB option of the CoMP is enabled, but
coordination ENodeBAlgoSwitch.O less than the sum of
verBBUsSwitch the gains separately
parameter obtained.
Inter-eNodeB UlVoiceJROverRelax- VoLTE
VoLTE CoMP edBHSw option of the
ENodeBAlgoSwitch.O
verBBUsSwitch
parameter

Uplink CA CaUl2CCSwitch Carrier Heavy load or

option of the Aggregation interference limitation
CaMgtCfg.CellCaAlgo seldom occurs in
Switch parameter secondary cells
(SCells) when uplink
carrier aggregation
(CA) is enabled.
Therefore, UL CRA is
currently not used for
SCells.

PAMC UlPAMCSwitch Scheduling If UL CRA and the

option of the PAMC function are
CellAlgoSwitch.UlSch both enabled, the
ExtSwitch parameter number of
interference-sensitive
UEs will decrease,
reducing UL CRA
gains.

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Function Function Switch Reference Description

Name

Manual CellRbReserve.RbRsv Scheduling UL CRA does not take

blocking of Mode effect when the
PUSCH RBs CellRbReserve.RbRsv
Mode parameter is
set to either
RB_MASKING or
RB_MASKING_WITH_
SRS.

Flexible None Flexible UL CRA does not take

bandwidth Bandwidth effect when PUSCH
based on based on resources are not
overlapping Overlap contiguous or the
carriers Carriers available system
(FDD) bandwidth is less than
5 MHz.
Compact None Compact
bandwidth Bandwidth
(FDD)
Superior CellAlgoExtSwitch.Ul Superior UEs under enhanced
uplink CoverageEnhance- Uplink coverage do not
coverage mentSw Coverage support UL CRA or
(FDD) use resources in
service-protecting
bands when UL CRA
takes effect.

4.3 Requirements

4.3.1 Licenses
Feature ID Feature Name Model Sales Unit

LOFD-081206 Uplink Coordinated LT1SICUAMC0 Per Cell

Scheduling 0

4.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

Prerequisite Functions
None

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Mutually Exclusive Functions

Function Function Switch Reference Description
Name

Frequency CellUlschAlgo.UlHop None None

hopping pingType
In-band relay InBandRelayDeNbS- Relay None
witch and
InBandRelayReNbS-
witch options of the
CellAlgoSwitch.Relay
Switch parameter
High speed Cell.HighSpeedFlag High Speed The functions cannot
mobility Mobility work with UL CRA.
This is because UL
Ultra high Cell.HighSpeedFlag High Speed CRA does not deliver
speed Mobility gains in high-speed
mobility cells due to their
high-speed moving
UEs.

Cell radius None Extended Cell The functions cannot

greater than Range work with UL CRA.
15 km This is because UL
CRA does not deliver
Cell radius None Extended Cell gains in cells with a
greater than Range radius exceeding 15
100 km km due to their low
traffic volume and
limited coverage.

CDMA and AvoidCDMAInterfS- CDMA and None

LTE Zero witch option of the LTE Zero
Bufferzone CellAlgoSwitch.Avoid Bufferzone
(LTE FDD) InterfSwitch
parameter

GSM and LTE GLDynSpectrumShar GSM and LTE

FDD Dynamic eSwitch option of the FDD Dynamic
Spectrum CellAlgoSwitch.DynS Spectrum
Sharing (LTE pectrumShareSwitch Sharing
FDD) parameter

Flexible PucchFlexCfgSwitch Physical The functions cannot

PUCCH option of the Channel work with UL CRA
configuration CellAlgoSwitch.Pucch Resource because they affect
AlgoSwitch Management the positions of
parameter allocated resources
and will cause UL CRA
performance to
deteriorate.

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Function Function Switch Reference Description

Name

PUSCH RB UlVoipRbRsvSwitch VoLTE

reservation option of the
for voice CellAlgoSwitch.UlSch
service UEs ExtSwitch parameter
LTE FDD and SpectrumCloud.Spect LTE FDD and None
NR Uplink rumCloudSwitch set NR Uplink
Spectrum to Spectrum
Sharing LTE_NR_UPLINK_SPE Sharing
CTRUM_SHR

Hybrid DSS LNR_SPECTRUM_SHR LTE FDD and None

Based on _ASYM_SW option of NR Spectrum
Asymmetric the Sharing
Bandwidth SpectrumCloud.Spect
rumCloudEnhSwitch
parameter with
SpectrumCloud.Spect
rumCloudSwitch set
to
LTE_NR_SPECTRUM_S
HR

LTE FDD and SpectrumCloud.Spect LTE FDD and None

NR Flash rumCloudSwitch set NR Spectrum
Dynamic to Sharing
Spectrum LTE_NR_SPECTRUM_S
Sharing HR

Short TTI SHORT_TTI_SW Short TTI None

option of the (FDD)
CellShortTtiAlgo.Stti
AlgoSwitch
parameter

Uplink full- UL_COVERAGE_BOOS Massive When uplink joint

antenna T_SW option of the MIMO (FDD) scheduling is enabled,
reception SectorSplitGroup.Sec uplink coordinated
torSplitSwitch resource allocation
parameter (UL CRA) cannot be
enabled

4.3.3 Hardware

Base Station Models

For FDD, the following base stations are compatible with this function:

● 3900 and 5900 series base stations

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● DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite

● BTS3912E
● BTS3911E

Boards
Non-LBBPc BBPs

RF Modules
No requirements

4.3.4 Cells
● The cell bandwidth is greater than or equal to 5 MHz.
● The RX mode of the antenna is 1R, 2R, or 4R.
● eNodeBs providing the cells in a cluster are all macro eNodeBs, micro
eNodeBs, or LampSite eNodeBs.
● An X2 interface that supports coordination-based services in non-ideal
backhaul scenarios, or an eX2 interface, is available.
The one-way delay for the interface must be less than 50 ms. For details
about X2 interface support for coordination-based services in non-ideal
backhaul scenarios, see S1 and X2 Self-Management.
In addition, IP Performance Monitor (PM) sessions of forward activation type
are recommended for delay detection.
Configuring an IP PM session of bidirectional activation at either end of an
eX2 interface needs to be avoided. This is because eNodeBs automatically
create IP PM sessions to detect eX2 link status. An IP PM session of
bidirectional activation type may conflict with an automatically created
session. If this is the case, the eX2 interface will fail to work properly.
● There are no PCI conflicts.
PCI conflicts can occur when two involved cells have the same PCI. If there is
a PCI conflict, the eNodeB may incorrectly select a cell in the UL CRA cluster
because it cannot differentiate between the two cells based on the
measurement reports from the UE. You are advised to set the
ENodeBAlgoSwitch.PciConflictAlmSwitch parameter to ON so that PCI
conflicts can be reported.
● There is no intermodulation interference.
If there is intermodulation interference, the eNodeB cannot eliminate the
interference or prevent its impact by using resource coordination.

4.3.5 Others
No requirements

4.4 Operation and Maintenance

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4.4.1 Data Configuration

4.4.1.1 Data Preparation

Table 4-1 and Table 4-2 describe the parameters used for function activation and
optimization.

Table 4-1 Parameters used for activation

Parameter Parameter ID Option Setting Notes
Name

UL CS Switch UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsSw UL_COORD_R Select this option.

ES_ALLOC_S
WITCH

Table 4-2 Parameters used for optimization

Parameter Parameter ID Setting Notes
Name

UL CS A3 UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsA3 Set this parameter to the

Offset Offset recommended value.

UL UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoRe The value INVALID is recommended.

Coordinated sAllocBandMode If this parameter is not set to
Resource INVALID, set this parameter differently
Allocation for the local cell and its neighboring
Band Mode cells.

UL UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoRe Set this parameter to the

Coordinated sAllocRbLoadThld recommended value.
Resource
Allocation RB
Load Thld

UL UlCsAlgoPara.UlCraIn Set this parameter to the

Coordinated Thld recommended value.
Resource
Alloc IN
Threshold

UL CRA User UlCsAlgoPara.UlCraU Set this parameter to the

Number serNumThld recommended value.
Threshold

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4.4.1.2 Using MML Commands

Activation Command Examples

Before using MML commands, refer to 4.2.2 Impacts and 4.3.2 Software and
complete the parameter configurations for related functions based on the impact,
dependency, and mutually exclusive relationships between the functions, as well
as the actual network scenario.
//Turning on the UL CRA switch only when the configured cell radius is less than 15 km
MOD ULCSALGOPARA: LocalCellId=0, UlCsSw=UL_COORD_RES_ALLOC_SWITCH-1;

Optimization Command Examples

The parameter specifying the A3 reporting interval and that specifying the number
of A3 reporting times are shared by UL CRA and other features such as UL CoMP,
UL CPC, adaptive ICIC, eICIC, DL CoMP, CSPC, and GSM and LTE FDD Dynamic
Spectrum Sharing. When these features are all disabled, the A3 reporting interval
can be increased or the number of A3 reporting times can be reduced to decrease
signaling overhead. When any of these features is enabled, the influences of A3-
related parameter settings on these features must be considered. For details, see
the related feature parameter descriptions.
//Setting the A3 reporting interval to 6 minutes
MOD CELLMCPARA: LocalCellId=0, ReportInterval=6min;
//Setting the number of A3 reporting times to one
MOD CELLMCPARA: LocalCellId=0, ReportAmount=r1;

The eNodeB obtains the average load information of the local cell and
cooperating neighboring cells according to the information exchanged in the
coordinated set and then determines the interference control resource allocation
policy.
//Setting UlCoResAllocBandMode and UlCoResAllocRbLoadThld
MOD ULCSALGOPARA: LocalCellId=0, UlCoResAllocBandMode=INVALID, UlCoResAllocRbLoadThld=40;

Deactivation Command Examples

The following provides only deactivation command examples. You can determine
whether to restore the settings of other parameters based on actual network
conditions.
//Turning off the UL CRA switch
MOD ULCSALGOPARA: LocalCellId=0, UlCsSw=UL_COORD_RES_ALLOC_SWITCH-0;

4.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

● Fast batch activation
This function can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and
Maintenance function of the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see
the following section in the MAE-Deployment product documentation or
online help: MAE-Deployment Operation and Maintenance > MAE-
Deployment Guidelines > Enhanced Feature Management > Feature
Operation and Maintenance.
● Single/Batch configuration
This function can be activated for a single base station or a batch of base
stations on the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see Feature
Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.

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Description 4 UL CRA (FDD)

4.4.2 Activation Verification

● Run the DSP ULCSNCELLINFO command to query neighboring cells in the UL
CRA cluster.
If the cluster is not empty, UL CRA has been activated.
● Check the value of the counter
L.ChMeas.PRB.UL.CoordResAllocProtectUser.Used.Avg. If the value is not 0,
UL CRA has taken effect.

4.4.3 Network Monitoring

Monitor the average uplink edge-user throughput and average uplink user
throughput.
● Average uplink edge-user throughput
The average uplink edge-user throughput can be calculated using:
(L.Thrp.bits.UL.BorderUE – L.Thrp.bits.UL.SmallPkt.BorderUE)/
L.Thrp.Time.UL.RmvSmallPkt.BorderUE
This throughput is expected to increase after UL CRA is activated.
NOTE

Before monitoring edge-user-related counters, turn on the A3-based edge-user

identification switch and set an A3 offset for edge-user identification.
● This switch is specified by the BasedA3EdgeUserSwitch option of the
CellCounterParaGroup.CellCounterAlgoSwitch parameter.
● The A3 offset for edge-user identification is specified by the
CellCounterParaGroup.EdgeUserA3Offset parameter. It is recommended that this
parameter be set to the same value as the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsA3Offset parameter.
● Average uplink user throughput
The average uplink user throughput can be calculated using:
(L.Thrp.bits.UL – L.Thrp.bits.UE.UL.SmallPkt)/
L.Thrp.Time.UE.UL.RmvSmallPkt
This throughput is expected to either remain the same or slightly increase
after UL CRA is activated.

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5 UL CPC (FDD)

5.1 Principles
To use UL CPC for it to yield expected gains, the operator must first turn on the UL
CPC switch for all intra-frequency same-bandwidth cells in a planned area. This
minimizes the number of border cells. There are two terms of special relevance to
UL CPC as follows:
● Border cell
A border cell is a cell with an excessively high proportion of neighboring cells
where UL CPC is not in effect in a UL CPC cluster.
● UL CPC cluster
A UL CPC cluster of a cell is the set of all the neighboring cells cooperating for
UL CPC.
When the UL_COORD_PC_SWITCH option of the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsSw
parameter is selected, UL CPC is enabled, and the UL CPC procedure is performed,
as shown in Figure 5-1.

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Figure 5-1 UL CPC procedure

1. The eNodeB determines which cells will be in the UL CPC cluster of the local
cell.
The eNodeB removes all cells from the UL CPC cluster if the local cell meets
either of the following conditions:
– The cell is deployed on an LBBPc.
– The cell is a single frequency network (SFN) or adaptive SFN cell.
The eNodeB obtains a list of candidate neighboring cells from event A3
reports and arranges the cells in descending order based on the number of
event A3 reports that contain each cell. From these cells, the eNodeB selects
up to 14 cells that meet all of the following conditions and adds them to the
UL CPC cluster:
– The cells are served by the same type of eNodeB (for example macro
eNodeBs) as the local cell.
– The cells operate on the same frequency and have the same bandwidth
as the local cell.
– The UL CPC switch is on.

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– The cells are deployed on non-LBBPc BBPs.

– The serving eNodeBs of the cells are connected to the local eNodeB
through X2 or eX2 interfaces, on which the one-way delay is less than 8
ms. The X2 interfaces must be configured to support coordination-based
services in non-ideal backhaul scenarios.
– The cells are not high-speed cells.
– The cells are not SFN or adaptive SFN cells.
UL CPC uses the same event A3 parameters as those for UL CRA, including
the UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsA3Offset parameter.
2. The eNodeB determines whether the local cell meets the following UL CPC
conditions:
– The cell is a hotspot cell or within the cluster of a hotspot cell.
A cell is a hotspot cell when both of the following conditions are met:

▪ The number of UEs in the cell is greater than the

UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPcUserNumThd parameter value.

▪ The interference of the cell is higher than the

UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPcInThd parameter value.
– The CPU load on the main control board is low for the cell.
A low CPU load is one that meets the following conditions:

▪ The average CPU usage is less than 70%.

▪ The maximum CPU usage is less than 75%.

– The cell is not a border cell.
If all of these conditions are met, the eNodeB proceeds with 3. If any of them
is not met, the eNodeB uses the PUSCH closed-loop power control policy to
adjust the power of UEs in the local cell. For details, see 4.
3. The eNodeB determines the power control policy for the UEs.
– The eNodeB uses the PUSCH closed-loop power control policy to adjust
the power of:

▪ UEs that have not reported event A3

▪ UEs running guaranteed bit rate (GBR), Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP), or push to talk (PTT) services
– The eNodeB uses UL CPC to adjust the power of other UEs.
eNodeBs exchange scheduling and measurement information for
cooperating cells through the X2 or eX2 interfaces. The serving eNodeB
determines whether to increase or decrease the power of UEs in the local
cell based on the exchanged information and then delivers the relevant
commands to the UEs. This optimizes the overall scheduling performance
of the cells in the cluster.
4. The eNodeB checks whether the PuschRsrpHighThdSwitch option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.UlPcAlgoSwitch parameter is selected.
If UL CPC is used, the eNodeB performs the following operations:
– Option not selected
The procedure ends.

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– Option selected
The eNodeB uses the CellPcAlgo.PuschRsrpHighThd parameter value as
the RSRP upper limit. This corresponds to upper limit c in Figure 5-1.
If UL CPC does not take effect in the local cell or the UEs in the local cell do
not meet UL CPC conditions, the eNodeB uses PUSCH closed-loop power
control and performs the following operations:
– Option not selected

▪ If there are no hotspot cells in the cluster, the procedure ends.

▪ If there are hotspot cells in the cluster, the eNodeB uses the
UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPcRbkRsrpThd parameter value as the RSRP
upper limit. This corresponds to upper limit b in Figure 5-1.
– Option selected

▪ If there are no hotspot cells in the cluster, the eNodeB uses the
CellPcAlgo.PuschRsrpHighThd parameter value as the RSRP upper
limit. This corresponds to upper limit c in Figure 5-1.

▪ If there are hotspot cells in the cluster, the eNodeB uses the smaller
value between the CellPcAlgo.PuschRsrpHighThd and
UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPcRbkRsrpThd parameter values as the RSRP
upper limit. This corresponds to upper limit a in Figure 5-1.
For details about the RSRP upper limit function, see Power Control.

5.2 Network Analysis

5.2.1 Benefits
UL CPC controls interference and increases the average uplink user-perceived
throughput by up to 20% when the average uplink IN is greater than –105 dBm
and there is a medium-to-heavy load. In hotspot cells where UL CPC has taken
effect, gains vary with the average uplink RB usage:
● RB usage of approximately 40%
UL CPC increases the average uplink user-perceived throughput by
approximately 5%.
● RB usage of approximately 80%
UL CPC increases the average uplink user-perceived throughput by
approximately 20%.
● RB usage of greater than 90% and MCS index of 20 or higher selected for
more than 20% UEs
UL CPC increases the average uplink user-perceived throughput by up to 5%.

The following are the main factors affecting UL CPC performance:

● Number of uplink-synchronized UEs
When there are fewer uplink-synchronized UEs, the load is lower and there is
less interference. The gains are lower because UL CPC is less likely take effect.
UL CPC is generally recommended only when there are:

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– Over 150 uplink-synchronized UEs and at least 10 MHz of bandwidth

– Over 80 uplink-synchronized UEs and 5 MHz of bandwidth
– Over 60 uplink-synchronized UEs and 3 MHz of bandwidth
– Over 40 uplink-synchronized UEs and 1.4 MHz of bandwidth
● Inter-site distance
When the sites are farther apart, there is less interference and the gains will
be lower because UL CPC is less likely to take effect. In general, the average
inter-site distance tends to be less than 500 m.
● One-way delay
When the one-way delay over the X2 interface supporting coordination-based
services or eX2 interface is less than 8 ms for information exchange between
cells, a shorter delay indicates better UL CPC performance.
● BBP capability
When the BBP is less powerful, UL CPC is less likely to take effect, which
lowers the gains.
● Amount of uncontrollable interference
If there is strong uncontrollable interference, UL CPC cannot help reduce
interference through power control and therefore cannot yield gains.
Uncontrollable interference includes:
– Inter-RAT interference
– Interference generated by repeaters
– Interference from cells where UL CPC does not take effect
– Intermodulation interference
– Intra-RAT adjacent-channel interference such as that caused by a Double
Deck cell group described in Flexible Bandwidth based on Overlap
Carriers (FDD)

5.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
● The throughput decreases significantly because cell center user (CCU) power
drops in cells that meet all of the following conditions:
– The cell causes interference on hotspot cells.
– The sum of the values of the counters L.UL.RSRP.PUSCH.Index20 to
L.UL.RSRP.PUSCH.Index23 exceeds 80% of the values of all similar
counters.
– The uplink PRB usage exceeds 90%.
In this situation, UL CPC does not necessarily increase the overall average
uplink user-perceived throughput of the UL CPC deployment area even if
average uplink user-perceived throughput increases significantly in hotspot
cells.
● UL CPC relies on A3 reporting, and therefore there are the following
additional impacts:
– New A3 reports increase the signaling processing overhead. The value of
L.Signal.Num.Uu will go up and the CPU usage of the main control
board will increase by less than 5%.

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– User-plane resources will be preempted for A3 reporting. If the uplink and

downlink RBs and control channel elements (CCEs) are insufficient, the
Cell Downlink Average Throughput value will drop by less than 5% and
the downlink packet delay will increase by less than 5%.
● In relaxed backhaul scenarios, when UL CPC and other features involving the
coordination of multiple eNodeBs (such as UL CoMP and CA) are enabled
together, they share transmission bandwidths. When the transmission
bandwidths are insufficient, the delays increase and the gains of these
features are affected.

Function Impacts
Function Function Switch Reference Description
Name

Uplink MU- UlVmimoSwitch MIMO UL CPC has a high

MIMO option of the probability of
CellAlgoSwitch.UlSch reducing the power of
Switch parameter the CCUs, and
therefore decreasing
the chance that UEs
will be paired for
multi-user multiple-
input multiple-output
(MU-MIMO).

SFN cell Cell.MultiRruCellMo SFN UL CPC does not take

de effect in SFN or
adaptive SFN cells.
This is because:
● SFN or adaptive
SFN is generally
used in low-load
scenarios, which
are not the target
application
scenarios of UL
CPC.
● The uplink
interference
estimated by UL
CPC based on
event A3
measurement is
not accurate for
SFN or adaptive
SFN cells.
Therefore, the
percentage of SFN or
adaptive SFN cells in
the target area must
be less than 20%.

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Function Function Switch Reference Description

Name

Automatic FDD_ACH_SWITCH Automatic If UL CPC and

congestion option of the Congestion limitation on PUSCH
handling ParaAutoOptCfg.Ach Handling power (an intelligent
EffectiveType optimization function
parameter in automatic
congestion handling)
are both enabled, the
intelligent
optimization function
affects UL CPC
performance. This
occurs when the
ParaAutoOptCfg.PUS
CHRsrpHighThd4Aut
oOpt parameter value
is less than –82 dBm.
A smaller parameter
value leads to a
greater impact, and
UL CPC will not take
effect when the
parameter is set to a
sufficiently small
value.

eMTC CellEmtcAlgo.EmtcAl eMTC UL CPC does not take

introduction goSwitch effect for eMTC UEs.

Uplink CA CaUl2CCSwitch Carrier Heavy load or

option of the Aggregation interference limitation
CaMgtCfg.CellCaAlgo seldom occurs in
Switch parameter SCells when uplink CA
is enabled. Therefore,
UL CPC is currently
not used for SCells.

5.3 Requirements

5.3.1 Licenses
Feature ID Feature Name Model Sales Unit

LOFD-081206 Uplink Coordinated LT1SICUAMC0 Per Cell

Scheduling 0

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5.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

Prerequisite Functions
Function Function Switch Reference
Name

Scheduler- SchedulerCtrlPo- Scheduling

controlled werSwitch option of
power the
CellAlgoSwitch.UlSch
Switch parameter
PUSCH InnerLoopPuschS- Power Control
Transmit witch option of the
Power CellAlgoSwitch.UlPcA
Adjustment lgoSwitch parameter
with Dynamic
Scheduling
Applied

Mutually Exclusive Functions

Function Function Switch Reference Description
Name

High speed Cell.HighSpeedFlag High Speed The functions cannot

mobility Mobility work with UL CPC.
This is because UL
Ultra high Cell.HighSpeedFlag High Speed CPC does not deliver
speed Mobility gains in high-speed
mobility cells due to their
high-speed moving
UEs.

Cell radius None Extended Cell The functions cannot

greater than Range work with UL CPC.
15 km This is because UL
CPC does not deliver
Cell radius None Extended Cell gains in cells with a
greater than Range radius exceeding 15
100 km km due to their low
traffic volume and
limited coverage.

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Function Function Switch Reference Description

Name

In-band relay InBandRelayDeNbS- Relay None

witch and
InBandRelayReNbS-
witch options of the
CellAlgoSwitch.Relay
Switch parameter
LTE FDD and SpectrumCloud.Spect LTE FDD and None
NR Uplink rumCloudSwitch set NR Uplink
Spectrum to Spectrum
Sharing LTE_NR_UPLINK_SPE Sharing
CTRUM_SHR

Hybrid DSS LNR_SPECTRUM_SHR LTE FDD and None

Based on _ASYM_SW option of NR Spectrum
Asymmetric the Sharing
Bandwidth SpectrumCloud.Spect
rumCloudEnhSwitch
parameter with
SpectrumCloud.Spect
rumCloudSwitch set
to
LTE_NR_SPECTRUM_S
HR

LTE FDD and SpectrumCloud.Spect LTE FDD and None

NR Flash rumCloudSwitch set NR Spectrum
Dynamic to Sharing
Spectrum LTE_NR_SPECTRUM_S
Sharing HR

Short TTI SHORT_TTI_SW Short TTI None

option of the (FDD)
CellShortTtiAlgo.Stti
AlgoSwitch
parameter

5.3.3 Hardware

Base Station Models

For FDD, the following base stations are compatible with this function:

● 3900 and 5900 series base stations

● DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite
● BTS3912E
● BTS3911E

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Boards
Non-LBBPc BBPs

RF Modules
No requirements

5.3.4 Cells
● The RX mode of the antenna is 1R, 2R, or 4R.
● eNodeBs providing the cells in a cluster are all macro eNodeBs, micro
eNodeBs, or LampSite eNodeBs.
● An X2 interface that supports coordination-based services in non-ideal
backhaul scenarios, or an eX2 interface, is available.
The one-way delay for the interface must be less than 8 ms. For details about
X2 interface support for coordination-based services in non-ideal backhaul
scenarios, see S1 and X2 Self-Management.
In addition, IP PM sessions of forward activation type are recommended for
delay detection.
Configuring an IP PM session of bidirectional activation at either end of an
eX2 interface needs to be avoided. This is because eNodeBs automatically
create IP PM sessions to detect eX2 link status. An IP PM session of
bidirectional activation type may conflict with an automatically created
session. If this is the case, the eX2 interface will fail to work properly.
● There are no PCI conflicts.
PCI conflicts can occur when two involved cells have the same PCI. If there is
a PCI conflict, the eNodeB may incorrectly select a cell in the UL CPC cluster
because it cannot differentiate between the two cells based on the
measurement reports from the UE. You are advised to set the
ENodeBAlgoSwitch.PciConflictAlmSwitch parameter to ON so that PCI
conflicts can be reported.
● There is no intermodulation interference.
If there is intermodulation interference, the eNodeB cannot eliminate the
interference or prevent its impact by using resource coordination.

5.3.5 Others
No requirements

5.4 Operation and Maintenance

5.4.1 Data Configuration

5.4.1.1 Data Preparation

Table 5-1 and Table 5-2 describe the parameters used for function activation and
optimization.

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Table 5-1 Parameters used for activation

Parameter Parameter ID Option Setting Notes
Name

UL CS Switch UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsSw UL_COORD_P Select this option.

C_SWITCH

Table 5-2 Parameters used for optimization

Parameter Parameter ID Setting Notes
Name

UL UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPc Set this parameter to the

Coordinated InThd recommended value.
PC IN
Threshold

UL UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPc Set this parameter to the

Coordinated UserNumThd recommended value.
PC User
Number
Threshold

UL UlCsAlgoPara.UlCoPc Set this parameter to the

Coordinated RbkRsrpThd recommended value.
PC Rollback
RSRP
Threshold

UL CS A3 UlCsAlgoPara.UlCsA3 Set this parameter to the

Offset Offset recommended value.

PUSCH RSRP CellPcAlgo.PuschRsrp If the PuschRsrpHighThdSwitch

High HighThd option of the
Threshold CellAlgoSwitch.UlPcAlgoSwitch
parameter is selected, set this
parameter to –82 dBm or above to
reduce the impact of the RSRP upper
limit function on UL CPC.

5.4.1.2 Using MML Commands

Activation Command Examples

Before using MML commands, refer to 5.2.2 Impacts and 5.3.2 Software and
complete the parameter configurations for related functions based on the impact,
dependency, and mutually exclusive relationships between the functions, as well
as the actual network scenario.

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//Turning on the UL CPC switch only when the configured cell radius is less than 15 km
MOD ULCSALGOPARA: LocalCellId=0, UlCoPcInThd=-105, UlCoPcRbkRsrpThd=-96,
UlCoPcUserNumThd=150, UlCsA3Offset=-20, UlCsSw=UL_COORD_PC_SWITCH-1;

Optimization Command Examples

The parameter specifying the A3 reporting interval and that specifying the number
of A3 reporting times are shared by UL CPC and other features such as UL CoMP,
UL CRA, adaptive ICIC, eICIC, DL CoMP, CSPC, and GSM and LTE FDD Dynamic
Spectrum Sharing. When these features are all disabled, the A3 reporting interval
can be increased or the number of A3 reporting times can be reduced to decrease
signaling overhead. When any of these features is enabled, the influences of A3-
related parameter settings on these features must be considered. For details, see
the related feature parameter descriptions.
//Setting the RSRP upper limit for the PUSCH
MOD CELLPCALGO: LocalCellId=0, PuschRsrpHighThd=-82;
//Setting the A3 reporting interval to 6 minutes
MOD CELLMCPARA: LocalCellId=0, ReportInterval=6min;
//Setting the number of A3 reporting times to 1
MOD CELLMCPARA: LocalCellId=0, ReportAmount=r1;

Deactivation Command Examples

The following provides only deactivation command examples. You can determine
whether to restore the settings of other parameters based on actual network
conditions.
//Turning off the UL CPC switch
MOD ULCSALGOPARA: LocalCellId=0, UlCsSw=UL_COORD_PC_SWITCH-0;

5.4.1.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

● Fast batch activation
This function can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and
Maintenance function of the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see
the following section in the MAE-Deployment product documentation or
online help: MAE-Deployment Operation and Maintenance > MAE-
Deployment Guidelines > Enhanced Feature Management > Feature
Operation and Maintenance.
● Single/Batch configuration
This function can be activated for a single base station or a batch of base
stations on the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see Feature
Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.

5.4.2 Activation Verification

● Run the DSP ULCSNCELLINFO command to query neighboring cells in the UL
CPC cluster.
If the cluster is not empty, UL CPC has been activated.
● Check the value of the counter L.ULCPC.User.Avg. If the value is not 0, UL
CPC has taken effect.

5.4.3 Network Monitoring

Monitor the uplink interference, RSRP, and throughput.

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● Uplink IN and RSRP

For long-term (≥ 24 hours) measurements using L.UL.Interference.Avg and
L.UL.Interference.Max, the average and maximum interference levels are
expected to decrease after UL CPC is activated.
The numbers of times the eNodeB detects UE-level RSRP within the ranges
(L.UL.RSRP.PUSCH.Index0 to L.UL.RSRP.PUSCH.Index23) with relatively large
indexes are expected to decrease.
● Average uplink user-perceived throughput and uplink throughput distribution
in different ranges
– Average uplink user-perceived throughput
The average uplink user-perceived throughput can be calculated using:
L.Thrp.bits.UE.UL.Experienced/L.Thrp.Time.UE.UL.Experienced
This throughput is expected to increase after UL CPC is activated.
– Uplink throughput distribution in different ranges
The uplink throughput distribution in different ranges can be found using
the counters L.Thrp.UL.BitRate.Samp.Index0 through
L.Thrp.UL.BitRate.Samp.Index9.
In the measurement results, the number of samples is expected to
decrease in the ranges with relatively smaller indexes after UL CPC is
activated.

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6 Parameters

The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter documents match the

software version with which this document is released.

● Node Parameter Reference: contains device and transport parameters.

● eNodeBFunction Parameter Reference: contains all parameters related to
radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
● eNodeBFunction Used Reserved Parameter List: contains the reserved
parameters that are in use and those that have been disused.
NOTE

You can find the EXCEL files of parameter reference and used reserved parameter list for
the software version used on the live network from the product documentation delivered
with that version.

FAQ 1: How do I find the parameters related to a certain feature from

parameter reference?

Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of parameter reference.

Step 2 On the Parameter List sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text Filters and
choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, LOFD-001016 or
TDLOFD-001016.

Step 3 Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.

----End

FAQ 2: How do I find the information about a certain reserved parameter

from the used reserved parameter list?

Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of the used reserved parameter list.

Step 2 On the Used Reserved Parameter List sheet, use the MO, Parameter ID, and BIT
columns to locate the reserved parameter, which may be only a bit of a parameter.
View its information, including the meaning, values, impacts, and product version
in which it is activated for use.

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7 Counters

The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
● Node Performance Counter Summary: contains device and transport counters.
● eNodeBFunction Performance Counter Summary: contains all counters related
to radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
NOTE

You can find the EXCEL files of performance counter reference for the software version used
on the live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.

FAQ: How do I find the counters related to a certain feature from

performance counter reference?

Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of performance counter reference.

Step 2 On the Counter Summary(En) sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text
Filters and choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, LOFD-001016 or
TDLOFD-001016.
Step 3 Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.

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Description 8 Glossary

8 Glossary

For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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9 Reference Documents

1. 3GPP TS 36.331: "RRC Protocol Specification"

2. UL CoMP
3. Scheduling
4. S1 and X2 Self-Management
5. Carrier Aggregation
6. High Speed Mobility
7. Physical Channel Resource Management
8. MIMO
9. VoLTE
10. Flexible Bandwidth based on Overlap Carriers (FDD)
11. Compact Bandwidth (FDD)
12. Extended Cell Range
13. CDMA and LTE Zero Bufferzone
14. GSM and LTE FDD Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
15. Relay
16. Power Control
17. SFN
18. Automatic Congestion Handling
19. eMTC
20. Short TTI (FDD)
21. LTE FDD and NR Uplink Spectrum Sharing
22. Superior Uplink Coverage (FDD)
23. LTE FDD and NR Spectrum Sharing
24. Massive MIMO (FDD)

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