LTE PARAMETERS OF THE SECTOR

When the user selects this service (technology) for the study, all LTE parameters of mobile terminal are initially
configured by default with suitable or typical values for the type or simulation to be performed. Yet, it is
recommended to review and specify them for adapting the simulation to the reality of the equipment that are
intended to simulate.

- PCI (Phisical Cell ID): This code identifies the cell uniquely. It is recognized by the mobile terminal during the
"network attach" and "handover" proccesses among others. It is equivalent to SC (Scrambling Code) of UMTS.
- Scheduler: The algorithm that implements the scheduler distributes the LTE channel resources (frequency and
time) dynamically between users of the system. In Xirio-Online there are three kinds of scheduler theoretical
algorithms for capacity calculations: Proportional Fair, Round Robin and Maximum Rate.
ICIC configuration
The main objective of the inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC), is to avoid high interference due to users
located at the edges of adjacent cells.
Static ICIC
The resources used by each cell are preset. Xirio-Online provides different frequency reuse schemes based on
the location of users on the center or on the edge of the cell.

- Static ICIC type : The user can simulate the following frequency reuse schemes [ 1]:
- Frequency Reuse of 1, FR1
Home

- Frequency Reuse of 3, FR3

- Partial Frequency Reuse, PFR

- Soft Frequency Reuse, SFR

- Static ICIC label: The static ICIC label defines the resource group that a base station dedicates to users in the
cell border, therefore, two stations who share the same static ICIC label, spend the same resources to their
users.
- Cell edge power (%): This parameter sets the amount of power dedicated to resources for users at the cell
edge.
- Cell edge threshold: It determines whether a user is in the center or the edge of the cell. It is considered that
the user is in the center of the cell when the margin of the desired signal with respect to the interferent is
bigger than this value. Otherwise it is considered that the user is on the edge.
- Cell edge number of PRBs: The number of PRBs (Physical Radio Blocks) reserved for the cell edge. This
parameter is only configurable for PFR schemes. The frequency reuse schemes in Xirio-Online only use 3 sectors
so this parameter must be a multiple of three.
The following table shows the total usable number of PRBs for different bandwidths:
Bandwidth 1.4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz 20 Mhz
N. of PRBs 6 15 25 50 75 100
Dynamic ICIC
The resources used by each cell are evaluated dynamically to improve inter-cell interference.

- Dynamic ICIC efficiency (%): It is posible to manage the resources in a totally dynamic way instead of a static
way. This is an improvement of the intercellular interference present in the communications. Dynamic ICIC
efficiency defines this interference reduction, taking values from 0% (the whole signal is considered interfering)
up to 100% (no interference).
Downlink parameters

- P
b
Configuration: In LTE there are some resources that can be assigned more power, typically the reference
signals (RS). This is achieved by a power offset that establishes a relationship between the power allocated to
the traffic channels and the signals allocated to the RS.

The following table summarizes the power ratio for the different configurations available in Xirio--Online:
P
b
Configuration
p
a
/p
b

1 antenna 2 or 4 antennas
0 1 5/4
1 4/5 1
2 3/5 3/4
3 2/5 1/2
- PDCCH number of symbols: Indicates the number of symbols dedicated to the control channel per subframe.
For bandwidths from 3 MHz to 20 MHz it can take the values 1, 2 or 3. For 1.4 MHz it can take the values 2, 3 or
4.
- MIMO: Enables or disables the use of MIMO. In Xirio-Online the options MIMO 2x2 and 4x2 are available. The
use of these techniques allows to obtain very high data rates by using multiple channels in parallel.

- MIMO Gain: This parameter quantifies the gain in the case of using MIMO techniques.
- Traffic load (%): It defines the percentage of all available resources used in the sector. This parameter is used
to model the effect of cell interference between stations. In Xirio-Online results are offered to study three
scenarios:
- Stations with no load (0 %)
- Stations with load defined by user
- Stations at full load (100 %)
Xirio-Online uses this parameter to calculate the SINR interference . If the user does not have estimations of this
value, it is recommended to set it at 100%, for the worst case scenario. After performing a calculation of the
capacity, the user will obtain traffic load values that will feed back SINR interference calculations, obtaining a
final coverage estimation.
Uplink parameters

- Noise increase: This parameter quantifies the interference received at the base station in the upstream.
- P
0
and (power control): The power transmitted by the mobile terminal is limited, due to a power control
mechanism, to a value of P
0
+ PL
DL
, where PL
DL
are looses along the path, is the compensating factor for
these losses and P
0
is the desired power at the base station which is obtained from the objetive SINR defined by
the user.
- Noise factor (dB). Noise factor of the sector.
References
[1] 4GPP, WP4, "Inter-Cell Interference Coordination".