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Why are RACH parameter VERY important? Because it impacts strongly user experience (also
called E2E=end-to-end user experience)
No performance
indicators. Only
estimation by RTWP,
load of the RACH
channel etc..
Enough performance
counters
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Power_Ramp_Step :
Preamble_Initial_Power :
Uplink/UE/PRACH
Preamble 1
Pp-m :
Message
part
Preamble n
AICH_Transmission_Timing
Preamble_Retrans_Max :
MMax
Parameters for RACH/PRACH:
NBO1( 0 NBO1min NBO1 NBO1max ) is the time between 2 ramping power of the preamble within the same preamble cycle.
Preamble_Retrans_Max is the maximum number of preamble that can be sent in a cycle.
Mmax is the maximum number of preamble cycles.
Preamble_Initial_Power = Primary CPICH TX power CPICH_RSCP + UL interference + Constant Value
Constant value is an initial value to start the first preamble power usually is -24.
UL interference is the latest value broadcasted by the NodeB in SIB7. Ue needs to decode this value before being able to transmit RACH.
Power_Ramp_Step is the how much the preamble power should be increased after each No ack received on AICH.
Power offset P p-m = Pmessage-control Ppreamble, measured in dB, between the power of the last transmitted preamble and the control part of
the random-access message.
AICH_Transmission_Timing is the time when the RACH message must be transmitted after positive AICH was received( there are other
parameters too)
RACH is a common type transport channel in the uplink. RACHs are always mapped one-to-one onto physical channels (PRACHs), i.e. there is no physical
layer multiplexing of RACHs, and there can only be one RACH TrCH and no other TrCH in a RACH CCTrCH. Service multiplexing is handled by the MAC
layer. In one cell several RACHs/PRACHs may be configured. If more than one PRACH is configured in a cell, the UE performs PRACH selection
RACH message mandatory parameters:
-UE identity( IMSI,IMSI+LAI, TMSI, IMEI-when no USIM is inserted)
-RRC establishment cause (31 causes)
-radio bearer ID( AS or NAS, UM or TM or AM)
-release5 indicator
-measurements results on RACH(like EcNo of the serving cell).
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Cell radius is now at 29.000 km. Make sure there are no UE from a
larger distance(path distance) else will fail on RACH.
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