5G RAN3.

1 Beam Management
(Low-Frequency TDD)

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 Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Describe principles of Basic Beam Management.
 Understand basic functions of 3D Coverage Pattern.
 Figure out enhanced functions of 3D Coverage Pattern. (Confidential. For Internal Use
Only.)
 Understand parameter settings of beam management.

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Change History
20B introduces the following changes to 20A:
1. Added TDD 1T/2T/4T beam management.
2. Added the downtilt adjustment ranges for massive MIMO AAUs in scenarios 1 to 11.
3. Deleted NR FDD beam management, which is described separately in other documents.
4. Revised descriptions in this document.

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 Contents
1. Basic Beam Management
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
3. Feature Activation
4. Related Monitoring Items

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Beam Management Overview
Beam management definition
Beam management involves sweeping, reporting, and maintenance of static beams. It extends the coverage area
and reduces system overheads. Beam management aims to select appropriate static beams for each
channel/signal.
Beamforming and beam management
Beamforming (BF) uses weighting for transmit signals and forms them into narrow beams directed at target UEs
or in other specific directions. If the weighting used for beamforming is preset, beam management is required. If
dynamic weighting is used, beam management is not required. For details about beamforming, see MIMO.
Beam Classification Applicable Channel and Signal Description
Static beam Broadcast Physical broadcast channel (PBCH) and This slide mainly describes management of broadcast
beam synchronization signal (SS) beams.
Control beam Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), physical
downlink control channel (PDCCH), channel state
information-reference signal (CSI-RS), and tracking
reference signal (TRS)

Dynamic beam Physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and physical For details, see MIMO Feature Parameter Description.
downlink shared channel (PDSCH)

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 Beam Management and Its
Subitems
In an LTE TDD network, a single wide beam is used to
cover an entire cell. In low-frequency NR TDD network,
Cell-Level the cell is covered using a series of narrow beams
broadcast at different moments
Beam in different directions, as shown in the figure on the right.
Management A UE sweeps each of these individual narrow beams to
identify the best beam for synchronization messages and
system information demodulation.

Beam
Management
Beams for the PUCCH, PDCCH, and CSI-RS are static  Static beams for uplink channels/signals
beams. The UE needs to sweep these narrow beams to (PUCCH) are selected based on SRS
identify the best beam set. The gNodeB then maintains measurements. After SRS measurement,
UE-Level the best beam set reported by the UE and selects the the reference signal received power
Beam best beams for each type of channel/signal. (RSRP) values are organized and the
Beams for the PDSCH and PUSCH are dynamic beams. beams with the largest RSRP values are
Management
Weights are calculated based on the UE-reported PMI selected for these channels/signals.
values and the SRS from the UE, and the gNodeB
transmits dynamic beams to the UE.  The SRS is used to measure the RSRPs
of static beams for downlink
Note: channels/signals (PDCCH/CSI-RS). The
1. Currently, TRS beams belong to cell-level beams. beams with the largest RSRP values are
2. User-level beams cannot be adjusted on the customer selected for downlink channels/signals.
interface.

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 Contents
1. Basic Beam Management
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
3. Feature Activation
4. Related Monitoring Items

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 Contents
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
2.1 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
2.2 Tilt and Azimuth Adjustment
2.3 Broadcast Beam Densification
2.4 Customized Beam Scenarios
2.5 Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
2.6 SSB Power Aggregation

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Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
Broadcast beams can be used in various scenarios, such as buildings or public squares.

In public squares, wide beams are used near the

cell center to ensure more UEs access the network.
Narrow beams are used at the cell edge to improve For high-rise buildings, beams with wide vertical
coverage. coverage are used to improve the vertical coverage.

Massive MIMO cell

Neighboring cell

In business districts, there are both public In inter-cell interference scenarios, beams with
squares and high-rise buildings. Beams providing narrow horizontal sweeping scope are used to
large horizontal and vertical coverage are used. avoid strong interference sources.

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 Broadcast Beam Protocol
NR control channels support narrow beams, greatly improving coverage.

Full BCH, SCH, and CSI-RS channels support beamforming.

Narrow beams for the NR the control channel provide
significantly larger coverage than LTE wide beams.

Wide LTE PBCH beam

NR beamforming
and sweeping
NR broadcast channel:
 The sweeping of a maximum of 8
beams is supported on C-band or
2.6 GHz band.

Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4

       DL                 DL             DL          DL             UL       

Beam Beam Beam Beam Beam Beam Beam
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 When NR beam sweeping uses narrow beam polling, broadcast beams can be
combined to provide different coverage scopes but deliver the same maximum
gains.

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Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
5G RAN3.1 supports a large number of massive MIMO AAUs. The following table lists supported coverage scenarios in addition
to the DEFAULT scenario.
Note: A maximum of eight beams are supported when the subframe configuration is 8:2 (a maximum of seven beams are supported when the guard
period is 5 or 6); a maximum of seven beams are supported when the subframe configuration is 4:1 or 7:3.
Coverage Scenario ID Horizontal 3 dB Beamwidth Vertical 3 dB Beamwidth Tilt Adjustment Range Azimuth Adjustment Range For details, see 5G RAN3.1 FPD.
SCENARIO_1 110° 6° –2°to +13° 0°
SCENARIO_2 90° 6° –2°to +13° –10° to +10°
 –22° to +22°
SCENARIO_3 65° 6° –2°to +13°  32T 8H4V (AAU5310): The azimuth cannot be adjusted in this scenario.
 8T 8H1V (RRU5258): –10° to +10°
 –32° to +32°
SCENARIO_4 45° 6° –2°to +13°
 8T 8H1V (RRU5258): –22° to +22°
 –42° to +42°
SCENARIO_5 25° 6° –2°to +13°
 8T 8H1V (RRU5258): –32° to +32°
SCENARIO_6 110° 12° 0°to 9° 0°
 –10° to +10°
SCENARIO_7 90° 12° 0°to 9°
 32T 16H2V (AAU5324): The azimuth cannot be adjusted in this scenario.
SCENARIO_8 65° 12° 0°to 9° –22° to +22°
SCENARIO_9 45° 12° 0°to 9° –32° to +32°
SCENARIO_10 25° 12° 0°to 9° –42° to +42°
SCENARIO_11 15° 12° 0°to 9° –47° to +47°
SCENARIO_12 110° 25° 6° 0°
 –22° to +22°
SCENARIO_13 65° 25° 6°  32T 8H4V (AAU5310): The azimuth cannot be adjusted in this scenario.
 32T 16H2V (AAU5324): –10° to +10°
 –32° to +32°
SCENARIO_14 45° 25° 6°
 32T 16H2V (AAU5324): –22° to +22°
 –42° to +42°
SCENARIO_15 25° 25° 6°
 32T 16H2V (AAU5324): –32° to +32°
SCENARIO_16 15° 25° 6° –47° to +47°

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Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
AAU/RRU Model Coverage Scenario Support for FOFD-010100 3D Coverage Pattern
• DEFAULT
8T (RRU5258 and other 8T RRUs) Yes
• SCENARIO_3 to SCENARIO_5
64T: For details, see 5G
• AAU5612 n77/n78
• AAU5613 • DEFAULT
RAN3.1 FPD.
Yes
• AAU5257 n41 • SCENARIO_1 to SCENARIO_16
• AAU5619 n41
• AAU5639
64T (AAU5613 n79) DEFAULT No
• DEFAULT
• SCENARIO_1
• SCENARIO_6
• SCENARIO_7
32T 16H2V (AAU5310, AAU5313,
• SCENARIO_8 Yes
AAU5336, and AAU5339)
• SCENARIO_12
• SCENARIO_13
• SCENARIO_14
• SCENARIO_15
• DEFAULT
• SCENARIO_7
• SCENARIO_8
32T 16H2V (AAU5324) Yes
• SCENARIO_13
• SCENARIO_14
• SCENARIO_15
• DEFAULT
32T 8H4V (AAU5310) Yes
• SCENARIO_3, SCENARIO_13

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 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
Users can configure coverage as required based on the details of the live network. The coverage scenario can be configured using the
NRDUCellTrpBeam.CoverageScenario parameter. Setting notes are as follows:
 Generally, it is recommended that this parameter be set to DEFAULT, which is suitable for typical 3-sector networking.
 If significant horizontal coverage is required, SCENARIO_1, SCENARIO_6, or SCENARIO_12 is recommended to improve beam gains and coverage at the
cell edge.
 If any fixed interference sources are present at the cell edge, SCENARIO_2, SCENARIO_3, SCENARIO_7, SCENARIO_8, or SCENARIO_13 can be used to
narrow down the horizontal coverage area and reduce the interference.
 If there are only isolated buildings, SCENARIO_4, SCENARIO_5, SCENARIO_9, SCENARIO_10, SCENARIO_11, SCENARIO_14, SCENARIO_15, or
SCENARIO_16 is recommended to provide small horizontal coverage. These scenarios are not suitable for continuous coverage.
 If there are only low-rise buildings, you can set the parameter to a value from SCENARIO_1 to SCENARIO_5.
 If there are mid-rise buildings, you can set the parameter to a value from SCENARIO_6 to SCENARIO_11.
 If there are high-rise buildings, you can set the parameter to a value from SCENARIO_12 to SCENARIO_16.

If the base station needs to cover floors below 30 m (H) and a horizontal scope within 30 m (B), perform the following steps to
calculate the ID of the scenario to be configured:

Step 1: Calculate the vertical Step 2: Calculate the horizontal

sweeping scope of the beam. sweeping scope of the beam.
If D is 70 m and h is 15 m, C If B is 30 m and D is 70 m, β is
is 15 m (C = H - h). Then, α 25°. According to configurations
is 25°. According to in non-default scenarios, the
configurations in non-default horizontal 3 dB beamwidth in
scenarios, the vertical 3 dB SCENARIO_5,
beamwidth in SCENARIO_10, and
SCENARIO_12 to SCENARIO_15 is 25°.
SCENARIO_16 is 25°.
Step 3 Based on the intersection of scenario choices in Step 1 and Step 2, SCENARIO_15 can meet both horizontal and vertical coverage requirements.

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 TDD 1T, 2T, and 4T Beam Management
• In 1T, 2T, and 4T cells, the management of broadcast beams is as follows: Configuration Scenario AntPolarization Number of
• A 1T cell transmits only one SSB beam. Transmitted
SSB Beams
• In a 2T cell, the management is related to the NRDUCellTrp.AntPolarization
parameter setting. 2T + single polarized Single_Polarization 7 or 8 SSB
antenna beams
• If this parameter is set to SINGLE_POLARIZATION, a cell transmits
the maximum number of SSB beams supported by the current slot 2T + dual-polarized Double_Polarization One SSB beam
assignment. This extends the coverage area of broadcast channels antenna 
and synchronization signals but consumes more time-frequency 2T + unknown antenna Default Two SSB beams
resources.
4T + single polarized Single_Polarization 7 or 8 SSB
• If this parameter is set to DEFAULT, a cell sequentially transmits one antenna beams
SSB beam on two RF channels.
4T + dual-polarized Double_Polarization 7 or 8 SSB
• If this parameter is set to DOUBLE_POLARIZATION, a cell
antenna  beams
simultaneously transmits one SSB beam on two RF channels.
• In a 4T cell, the management is related to the NRDUCellTrp.AntPolarization 4T + unknown antenna Default Four SSB beams
parameter setting.
• If this parameter is set to SINGLE_POLARIZATION or
DOUBLE_POLARIZATION, a cell transmits the maximum number of
SSB beams supported by the current slot assignment. This extends the 1T/2T/4T cell configurations can be configured in the 1T (unavailable in the
coverage area of broadcast channels and synchronization signals but 20B version) /2T (RRU5262/4T (RRU5836E)/8T (RRU5258) modules. For
consumes more time-frequency resources. details, see
• If this parameter is set to DEFAULT, a cell sequentially transmits one https://support.huawei.com/onlinetoolweb/wireless/Info_zh.jsp?fir_url=4
SSB beam on four RF channels.

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 Contents
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
2.1 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
2.2 Tilt and Azimuth Adjustment
2.3 Broadcast Beam Densification
2.4 Customized Beam Scenarios
2.5 Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
2.6 SSB Power Aggregation

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Broadcast Beam Tilt and Azimuth
To reduce the difficulty in site selection planning and site optimization and to save optimization and coordination costs, remote tilt and azimuth
adjustment is required. The tilts and azimuths of broadcast channel narrow beams can be entirely adjusted in the unit of 1°through parameter settings.
In scenarios where the interference from neighboring cells is severe, users can adjust the tilt and azimuth to make the beams target at UEs in the local
cell. This reduces the overshoot coverage in neighboring cells. In addition, more beam directions can be achieved by adjusting the tilt and azimuth,
meeting different coverage requirements and implementing flexible networking.

Part of the
The beam gain
The beam gain is The beam gain beam gain
is the greatest
the greatest decreases when decreases
when the
when the preset the preset tilt is when the
preset azimuth
tilt is used. not used. preset azimuth
is used.
is not used.
Tilt adjustment is not supported (in scenarios 12 to 16) because the vertical sweeping range has reached the upper limit.

Azimuth adjustment is not supported (in scenarios 0, 1, 6, and 12) because the horizontal sweeping range has reached the upper limit.

The adjustment range is based on the parameter setting. Then, the parameter is substituted into the steering vector. The steering vector is multiplied by
the initial weight matrix to obtain the final steering vector, which is then sent to the baseband part.

Note: Only the maximum adjustment capability is provided here. In actual situations, when the tilt is adjusted to a certain degree, the side lobe
suppression may not be sufficient.

The tilt adjustment range in scenarios 1 to 5 (with a vertical beamwidth of 6°) is –2° to +13°.

The tilt adjustment range in scenarios 6 to 11 (with a vertical beamwidth of 12°) is 0° to 9°.

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Broadcast Beam Tilt and Azimuth
The method for calculating the actual direction angle of a broadcast beam is as follows:
Actual direction angle of a broadcast beam (vertical) = Value of NRDUCellTrpBeam.Tilt + Mechanical tilt
Default value of NRDUCellTrpBeam.Tilt = Preset tilt (The preset tilts of different AAUs are different.)
That is, the actual direction angle of a broadcast beam is calculated as described in the following table. (The
azimuth is similar, and the default value is 0°.).
Feature Purchasing Actual Direction Angle of a Broadcast Beam
The operator has not purchased the FOFD-010100 3D Actual direction angle of a broadcast beam = Default
Coverage Pattern feature. value of NRDUCellTrpBeam.Tilt + Mechanical tilt
The operator has purchased the FOFD-010100 3D Actual direction angle of a broadcast beam = Value of
Coverage Pattern feature. NRDUCellTrpBeam.Tilt + Mechanical tilt

Note:
1. The direction angle of a broadcast beam does not affect that of a traffic beam. That is, the direction of a traffic beam
envelope or a user-level static beam (SRS/CSI beam) is not affected by NRDUCellTrpBeam.Tilt (except for
AAU5310/AAU5313).
2. If the setting DEFAULT, SCENARIO_1, SCENARIO_6, or SCENARIO_12 is used, horizontal azimuth adjustment is not
supported because the horizontal sweeping scope has reached its upper limit.
3. If SCENARIO_12 to SCENARIO_16 are used, tilt adjustment is not supported because the vertical sweeping scope has
reached its upper limit. In scenarios where the interference from neighboring cells is severe, tilts and azimuths can be
adjusted to make the beams target users in a local cell. This reduces overshoot coverage in neighboring cells.

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 Contents
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
2.1 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
2.2 Tilt and Azimuth Adjustment
2.3 Broadcast Beam Densification (Confidential. For Internal Use Only.)
2.4 Customized Beam Scenarios
2.5 Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
2.6 SSB Power Aggregation

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Broadcast Beam Densification
Broadcast beam densification is added to 5G RAN2.1. In some scenarios, the number of broadcast beams can be maximized to 7 or
8. Broadcast beam densification can improve coverage at the junction of beams with an overhead of less than 1%.

NR traffic beams are dynamic (red envelope

without coverage deterioration at the beam
junction).
Broadcast beam densification can reduce Before the densification After the densification
the probability of abrupt coverage
deterioration and is more suitable for traffic The junction of beams is filled.
channels.
Note: In 5G RAN2.1, when the broadcast beam densification switch is turned on, no cell needs to be reestablished for scenario
modification. In addition, no UE is disconnected from the network (except for handovers caused by coverage scope changes and
when the UE does not meet camping conditions).
The following slides will introduce the scenario when the switch is turned off.

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Broadcast Beam Densification
64T 32T (16H2V) 32T (16H2V) 32T (8H4V)
Scenario ID 8T (8H1V) (RRU5258)
(AAU5612/AAU5613/AAU5257/AAU5619) AAU5313/AAU5310 AAU5324 AAU5310

H105V6 H105V6 H90V6 H65V12 H90V6*

DEFAULT Tilt: –2° to +9° Tilt: –2° to +9° Tilt: –2° to +9° Tilt: 0° to 6° Tilt: 0°
Azimuth: 0° Azimuth: 0° Azimuth: 0° Azimuth: 0° Azimuth: 0°
SCENARIO_1 Y Y N N N
SCENARIO_2 Y* N N N N
SCENARIO_3 Y* N N Y Y*
SCENARIO_4 Y* N N N Y*
SCENARIO_5 Y* N N N Y*
SCENARIO_6 Y Y N N N
SCENARIO_7 Y* Y* Y N N
SCENARIO_8 Y* Y* Y N N
SCENARIO_9 Y N N N N
SCENARIO_10 Y* N N N N
SCENARIO_11 Y* N N N N
SCENARIO_12 Y Y N N N
SCENARIO_13 Y* Y* Y* Y N
SCENARIO_14 Y* Y* Y N N
SCENARIO_15 Y Y* Y* N N
SCENARIO_16 Y* N N N N

Note:
• "Y" indicates that beam densification is supported in this scenario.
• "N" indicates that beam densification is not supported in this scenario.
• "*" indicates that densification is supported in the scenario.

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 Contents
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
2.1 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
2.2 Tilt and Azimuth Adjustment
2.3 Broadcast Beam Densification
2.4 Customized Beam Scenarios (Confidential. For Internal Use Only.)
2.5 Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
2.6 SSB Power Aggregation

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Customized Beam Scenarios
In 5G RAN2.1, beam scenarios can be customized by customers using the parameter
NRDuCellTrpCustBeam. The tilt and azimuth of a single beam can be set. In RAN2.1, the
customized beam scenario can take effect only after all beam directions are configured.

Note:
In 5G RAN2.1, customized beam
scenarios are only supported by 64T
AAUs. They can work with mAOS AI smart
O&M.
The following table shows the adjustment
range of a beam.

Default Adjustment Range

64T Azimuth –47° to +47°

16H4V
The tilt and azimuth of each beam can be defined Tilt –3° to +15°
separately to form a new broadcast beam pattern.

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Customized Beam Scenarios
In addition to automatic tools, customized scenarios support manual and batch configuration by
customers.

For example: Run the following commands when the beam coverage scope is required to be 90°
and 6° in horizontal and vertical planes, respectively. The beams also need to cover the high
buildings in the normal direction of the base station.

//Changing the broadcast scenario to a customized one when slot configuration is 4:1
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=0 ， Tilt=6 ， Azimuth=-40 ；
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=1 ， Tilt=6 ， Azimuth=-22 ；
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=2 ， Tilt=6 ， Azimuth=-7 ；
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=3 ， Tilt=6 ， Azimuth=7 ；
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=4 ， Tilt=6 ， Azimuth=22 ；
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=5 ， Tilt=6 ， Azimuth=40 ；
ADD NRDUCELLTRPCUSTBEAM ： NrDuCellTrpId=1 ， BeamId=6 ， Tilt=-2 ， Azimuth=0 ；

MOD NRDUCELLTRPBEAM: NrDuCellTrpId=1, CoverageScenario=

CUSTOMIZED_BEAM_SCENARIO, Tilt=0 ， Azimuth=0, MaxSsbPwrOffset=0;

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 Contents
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
2.1 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
2.2 Tilt and Azimuth Adjustment
2.3 Broadcast Beam Densification
2.4 Customized Beam Scenarios
2.5 Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
2.6 SSB Power Aggregation

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Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
5G RAN2.1 supports online adjustment of scenario-based beams without cell reestablishment. (For
beam scenario modification in 5G RAN1.0/RAN2.0, cell deactivation is required. As a result, all UEs
are disconnected from the network.)
When the broadcast beam coverage scenario (specified by NRDUCellTrpBeam.CoverageScenario)
and the broadcast beam densification switch (specified by
NRDUCellTrpBeam.ScenarioBeamAlgoSw) are modified, the following performance losses occur:
 Resynchronized UEs will experience service drops.
 The peak performance deteriorates.
 UEs perform random access again.
 The incoming handover success rate of handover or resynchronized UEs decreases.
The preceding issues are temporary. It is recommended that the interval between two scenario
modifications be longer than 10 minutes.

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 Contents
2. 3D Coverage Pattern
2.1 Scenario-based Broadcast Beams
2.2 Tilt and Azimuth Adjustment
2.3 Broadcast Beam Densification
2.4 Customized Beam Scenarios
2.5 Online Scenario-based Beam Adjustment
2.6 SSB Power Aggregation (Confidential. For Internal Use Only.)

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SSB Power Aggregation
5G RAN2.1 supports SSB power aggregation. (This function is removed from Full-Channel Coverage
Enhancement and added to 3D Coverage Pattern.)`
PSD
PSD Power

PDSCH SSB PDSCH PDSCH SSB PDSCH

F F
 Principle: The power of some PDSCHs can be transferred to the SSB.
 The quantity of transferred power depends on the configuration of a cell parameter (MaxSsbPwrOffset).
 Selection of PDSCH RBGs depends on scheduling. Scheduled RBGs consume power first. If the RB has no power, scheduling is
not performed.
 Scenario: It is recommended that SSB power aggregation be enabled in scenarios where the SSB power is limited in scenarios with a
large inter-site distance, using supplementary uplink (SUL), or with small SSB gains in coverage scenarios 6 to 8 and scenarios 12 to
14.
 Gain: The gain depends on the configuration. For example, if the loss of PDSCH PRBs is 3% to 5%, the gain in SSB RSRP will be 3
to 6 dB, given a bandwidth of 80 MHz and slot configuration of 4:1.
 The gain for the Mount Wuyi platform can be up to 3 dB and that for the Tianshan platform can be up to 6 dB.

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Feature Configuration
 Recommended scenarios

 It is recommended that SSB power aggregation be enabled in scenarios where the SSB power is limited in
scenarios with a large inter-site distance, using SUL, or where the vertical half-power bandwidth is greater
than 6.

 Feature activation

 //Configuring maximum SSB power offset

MOD NRDUCellTrpBeam: MaxSsbPwrOffset=3;

 Feature deactivation

 MOD NRDUCellTrpBeam: MaxSsbPwrOffset=0;

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 Contents
1. Basic Beam Management
2. 3D Coverage
3. Feature Activation
4. Related Monitoring Items

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Beam Management Parameters
3D Coverage Pattern (scenario-based broadcast beams)
Parameter
MO Parameter ID Setting Notes
Meaning
TRP ID NRDUCellTrpBeam NrDuCellTrpId This parameter is set to the TRP ID.

By default, only the default scenario is supported. Licenses are required for the configuration of other scenarios.
Before the configuration, run the DSP NRDUCELLTRP command to query the scenarios supported by the AAU.
Scenario NRDUCellTrpBeam CoverageScenario If the scenario ID is changed, random access may be re-initiated for NSA UEs and service drops may occur; for SA
UEs, the success rate of incoming handovers and resynchronization may decrease. Cells will not be re-established
but the throughput will decrease for a period of time (about 5 minutes).

In low frequency bands, it is recommended that this parameter be set to the preset downtilt (255) to obtain the
Tilt NRDUCellTrpBeam Tilt
maximum beam gains.
Azimuth NRDUCellTrpBeam Azimuth It is recommended that this parameter be set to 0°.
Maximum offset of the power used for sending all SSBs of the specific TRP for a specific cell relative to the
Power NRDUCellTrpBeam MaxSsbPwrOffset
reference power
Algorithm It is recommended that this switch be turned on in the target coverage scenario where there are pits between SSB
NRDUCellTrpBeam ScenarioBeamAlgoSw
switch beams.
NR DU cell
NRDUCellTrpCustBeam NrDuCellTrpId This parameter must be configured.
TRP ID
Beam ID NRDUCellTrpCustBeam BeamId This parameter must be configured.
This parameter applies only to low-frequency TDD 64T modules. For a low-frequency 64T AAU, the tilt value ranges
Tilt NRDUCellTrpCustBeam Tilt
from –3° to +15°.
This parameter applies only to low-frequency TDD 64T modules. For low-frequency 64T AAUs, the adjustable
Azimuth NRDUCellTrpCustBeam Azimuth
azimuth range is –47° to +47°.

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 Beam Management Feature Observation
This feature is enabled by default. You can run LST NRDUCELLTRPBEAM command to query the configured beam scenario and tilt.
Trace the UE and observe the RSRP corresponding to the optimal beam. Then, determine whether the beam scenario takes effect.
For example, if the UE is located at the normal direction of the vertical beam as shown in the following figure and when the H105V6 scenario
is changed to the H45V25 scenario, you can observe that the RSRP reported by the UE decreases and the beam is also changed from 3 to
1.
Observe the change in the SSB index of ServingCell on the Probe to obtain the best beam. Note: To avoid interference from broadcast
channels between different cells, the start positions of beam sweeping are staggered, and PCI mod 3 is used, that is, the beam ID of
different mod 3 cells is different from the SSB Index measured by the UE.

2 3 4
1 5 1 2
0 3
0 6

H105V6 H45V25
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 Contents
1. Basic Beam Management
2. 3D Coverage
3. Feature Activation
4. Related Monitoring Items

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External CHRs for Beam Management
Cell Tracing Event Description
Recording Mode Event Name Event & Parameter Meaning
Event ID and Parameters

Statistics on downlink service traffic at the MAC layer collected based

Private event |
PERIOD_PRIVATE_B Fixed period: 15 on beams (including initial transmission and retransmission service
0x01008002 real-time stream |
EAM_TRAFFIC CELL minutes traffic, which is calculated based on cell-level beams) (TDD only)
SIG log
For unused beams, this field is set to an invalid value.

Private event |
BEAM_NOISE_TRAC Fixed period: 15 Average and maximum values of beam-based interference (cell-level)
0x01008003 real-time stream |
KING minutes (TDD only)
SIG log

Private event |
PERIOD_PRIVATE_B Fixed period: 15 Number of synchronized UEs using the static beams ID 0 to ID 127.
0x01008005 real-time stream |
EAM_SYN_UE_NUM minutes Each UE is counted only in the optimal beam.
SIG log

User-defined periodic L2 measurement event in a gNodeB

After the event is subscribed, the measurement results of the following
　 will be recorded based on the L2 user instance period.
Private period | BeamSwitchNum: optimal beam switchover times
PERIOD_PRIVATE_U
0x01000003 real-time stream | CsiRs_Beam1_ID: ID of the first beam reported by the UE (four in total)
E_MEASUREMENT
SIG log CsiRs_Beam1_Rsrp: RSRP of the first beam reported by the UE (four
in total)
Ssb_Beam_ID: ID of the SSB beam reported by the UE
Ssb_Rsrp: RSRP of the SSB beam reported by the UE

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