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Contents
1- FAQs
Frame Structure//Throughput Calculations etc
2- Reselection
3- SIBs
3- Registration
IDLE Mode
4-Paging
5-Handover
6-DL Power
Connected Mode
Control
7-DL Scheduling
Self Optimization Network
8-ANR
9-ICIC
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FAQs
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Related Concept
1- Radio Frame
2-Subframe
3-Slot
4- Subcarrier
5- Resource Block (Scheduling Minimum Unit)
6- Resource Element
Channel
BW (MHz)
RB
Number
Subcarrier
Number
1.4
72
15
180
25
300
10
50
600
15
75
900
20
100
1200
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Downlink Calculation
Downlink maximum throughput = Number of RB 12 (Number of Sub-carrier with
one RB) 14 (Number of Symbols with a Sub-frame) [ 1 (RS overhead and PDCCH
overhead) ] Modulation symbols efficiency MIMO 1000 (Number of Sub-frame
in one second) Coding rate
Example:
Calculate the FDD LTE system 10M, 2 * 2 MIMO, 64QAM, the Coding rate is 1.
The single cell downlink physical layer theory rate = 50*12*14*(1-(2/21+1/21))*6*2*1000*1 =82.4Mbps
50 50 RB
12 One RB includes 12 sub-carrier
14 A sub-frame 14 symbol
6 64QAM each symbol represents 6 bits
2 2*2 MIMO
1000 1s=1000ms
2/21 RS overhead (total symbol of one RB=12*14=168, RS symbol number=16, 16/168=2/21)
1/21 PDCCH overhead (If downlink sub-frame PDCCH accounted for only a symbol, and the PDCCH symbol is the first
symbol of the sub-frame, this is the minimal overhead in PDCCH, a downlink sub-frame occupies 8 subcarriers, so the
minimal PDCCH overhead is 8 symbols, 8 / (14 * 12) =8/168= 1/21.
82.4Mbps this is an ideal value, because the SCH, BCH also take up some of the resources, and consider the coding rate,
the actual Downlink peak rate around 70Mbps
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Uplink Calculation
Uplink maximum throughput = Number of RB 12 (Number of Sub-carrier with one RB)
14 (Number of Symbols with a Sub-frame) ( 1 RS overhead ) Modulation symbols efficiency
1000 (Number of Sub-frame in one second) Coding rate
Example:
Calculate the FDD LTE system 10M, None MIMO, 16QAM, the Coding rate is 1.
The UE uplink physical layer theory rate = 46*12*14*(1-1/7)*4*1000*1=26.5Mbps
46 46 RB
12 One RB includes 12 sub-carrier
14 A sub-frame 14 symbol
4 16QAM each symbol represents 4 bits
1 Coding rate
1/7Pilot overhead
1000 1s=1000ms
UE cat4 does not support 64QAM and MIMO in uplink, and consider the PUCCH occupied 4RB, the pilot overhead is 1/7,
the uplink can reach the peak rate 25.6Mbps, in fact should also consider the impact of sounding and PRACH, the uplink
peak rate around 25Mpbs
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Downlink
Uplink
E-UTRA
FDL_low [MHz]
NOffs-DL
Range of NDL
FUL_low [MHz]
NOffs-UL
Range of NUL
Operating
Band
1
2110
0
0 599
1920
18000 18000 18599
2
1930
600
600 - 1199
1850
18600 18600 19199
3
1805
1200
1200 1949
1710
19200 19200 19949
4
2110
1950
1950 2399
1710
19950 19950 20399
5
869
2400
2400 2649
824
20400 20400 20649
6
875
2650
2650 2749
830
20650 20650 20749
7
2620
2750
2750 3449
2500
20750 20750 21449
8
925
3450
3450 3799
880
21450 21450 21799
9
1844.9
3800
3800 4149
1749.9
21800 21800 22149
10
2110
4150
4150 4749
1710
22150 22150 22749
11
1475.9
4750
4750 4949
1427.9
22750 22750 22949
12
728
5000
5000 5179
698
23000 23000 23179
13
746
5180
5180 5279
777
23180 23180 23279
14
758
5280
5280 5379
788
23280 23280 23379
17
734
5730
5730 5849
704
23730 23730 23849
18
860
5850
5850 5999
815
23850 23850 23999
19
875
6000
6000 6149
830
24000 24000 24149
20
791
6150
6150 - 6449
832
24150
24150 - 24449
21
1495.9
6450
6450 6599
1447.9
24450 24450 24599
33
1900
36000
36000 36199
1900
36000 36000 36199
34
2010
36200
36200 36349
2010
36200 36200 36349
35
1850
36350
36350 36949
1850
36350 36350 36949
36
1930
36950
36950 37549
1930
36950 36950 37549
37
1910
37550
37550 37749
1910
37550 37550 37749
38
2570
37750
37750 38249
2570
37750 37750 38249
39
1880
38250
38250 38649
1880
38250 38250 38649
40
2300
38650
38650 39649
2300
38650 38650 39649
NOTE:
The channel numbers that designate carrier frequencies so close to the operating band edges that the carrier
extends beyond the operating band edge shall not be used. This implies that the first 7, 15, 25, 50, 75 and 100
channel numbers at the lower operating band edge and the last 6, 14, 24, 49, 74 and 99 channel numbers at the
upper operating band edge shall not be used for channel bandwidths of 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz respectively.
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Example
FDL (center Freq) = FDL_low + 0.1(NDL (EARFCN) NOffs-DL)
Or
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PLMN Selection
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During cell selection, a UE needs to check whether a cell fulfills the cell selection criteria. The cell selection is based
on the RSRP of the E-UTRAN cell. Before a UE can select a cell to camp on, the RSRP of the cell must be higher than
the user-defined minimum receive (RX) level Qrxlevmin of the cell.
Srxlev > 0
Qrxlevmeas is the measured RX level in the cell (RSRP), expressed in decibels with reference to one milliwatt (dBm).
Qrxlevmin is the minimum required RX level (set in the eNodeB) in the cell, expressed in units of dBm.
Qrxlevminoffset is the offset to Qrxlevmin. This offset is taken into account when the UE attempts to camp on a cell in
a higher-priority PLMN. That is, when camped on a cell in a VPLMN, the UE considers this offset parameter, which
was signaled from the associated cell in the higher-priority PLMN, in the Srxlev evaluation.
Pcompensation is generated according to the function max(PMax - UE Maximum Output Power, 0). The value is
expressed in decibels (dB).
PMax is the maximum allowed transmit power of the UE in the cell, expressed in units of dBm. It is used in uplink
transmission.
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Cell Reselection
The signal strength of both serving cell and neighboring cells varies with the
movement of UE and so the UE need to select the most suitable cell to camp on.
This process is called cell reselection.
Intra frequency
Interfrequency (within LTE)
InterRAT ( LTE to Other RAT)
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If the threshold is not configured , the UE always perform inter frequency/RAT measurement
If threshold is configured:
When Srxlev > SNonIntraSearch, UE does not perform inter frequency / RAT
measurement
From SIB, UE can get the serving cell & inter frequency / RAT neighbors priority
For the high priority cells, UE measure them always, for low priority cells, UE measure them incase of serving cell signal is lower
Than threshold.
The intra frequency cells have the same frequency priority, frequencies of different RATs must have different priorities
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A UE makes a cell reselection decision according to cell reselection criteria. When making a decision on reselection to an intra-
frequency or equal-priority inter-frequency cell, the UE checks whether the signal quality of a neighboring cell is higher than that of the
serving cell. The UE evaluates the neighboring cell only after the cell meets the cell selection criteria.
The cell-ranking criteria R_s for the serving cell and R_n for neighboring cells are defined as follows:
where:
Qmeas,s is the measured RSRP of the serving cell, expressed in units of dBm.
Qhyst is the hysteresis for the serving cell used in the ranking criteria, expressed in units of dB. It is set in the eNodeB.
Qmeas,n is the measured RSRP of the neighboring cell, expressed in units of dBm.
CellQoffset is the offset for the neighboring cell used in the ranking criteria, expressed in units of dB. It is set in the eNodeB.
According to the cell reselection criteria, the UE should reselect the new cell only if both the following conditions are met:
The new cell is ranked higher than the serving cell during the cell reselection time.
More than one second has elapsed since the UE camped on the serving cell.
During cell reselection, the UE needs to check whether access to that cell is allowed according to the cellAccessRelatedInfo Information
Element (IE) in the SIB1. If the cell is barred, it must be excluded from the candidate list, and the UE does not consider the cell as a
candidate for cell reselection. If the cell is unsuitable because it is part of the list of forbidden TAs for roaming or it does not belong to
the registered PLMN or an EPLMN, the UE does not consider this cell and other cells on the same frequency as candidates for
reselection for a maximum of 300 seconds.
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For the high priority cells, the UE perform cell reselection if following conditions
are met:
More than one second has elapsed since the UE camped on the serving cell.
Note: If the highest cell is unsuitable because is part of list of forbidden Tac for roaming or it does
not belong to registered PLMN or an EPLMN, the UE does not consider this cell as candidate for
reselection for a maximum of 300 seconds.
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For low priority cells, the UE perform cell reselection if the following condition are
met:
In reselection time, Srxlev of the serving cell is lower than ThrshServLow, but Srxlev
value of the evaluated neighbor cell is greater than ThreshXLow
More than one second has elapsed since the UE camped on the serving cell.
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Content
MIB
Downlink bandwidth of a cell, Physical HARQ Indication Channel (PHICH) parameters, and System Frame
Number (SFN)
SIB1
SIB2
SIB3
SIB4
Parameters related to cell access and cell selection and scheduling information of SI messages
Common radio parameters used by all the UEs in a cell
Common cell reselection parameters for all the cells and intra-frequency cell reselection parameters
Intra-frequency neighboring cell list, reselection parameters of each neighboring cell used for cell
reselection, and intra-frequency cell reselection blacklist
SIB5
Inter-frequency E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN) list and reselection
parameters of each EARFCN used for cell reselection
Inter-frequency cell list and reselection parameters of each neighboring cell used for cell reselection
Inter-frequency cell reselection blacklist
SIB6
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) neighboring EARFCN list and
reselection parameters of each EARFCN used for cell reselection
UTRA Time Division Duplex (TDD) neighboring EARFCN list and reselection parameters of each EARFCN
used for cell reselection
SIB7
SIB8
GERAN neighboring EARFCN list and reselection parameters of each EARFCN used for cell reselection
CDMA2000 pre-registration information
CDMA2000 neighboring frequency band list and reselection parameters of each band used for cell
reselection
SIB9
SIB10
SIB11
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MIB
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1- MCC/MNC
2- Tracking area code: TAC
3- Cell identity
Scheduling information of other SIBs
SIB1
Parameters related to cell access and cell selection and scheduling information of SI messages
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SIB3
Common cell reselection parameters for all the cells and intra-frequency cell reselection parameters
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System Information(Sib-4//Sib-6)
SIB6
SIB4
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TA in SIB1:
Attach/Detach
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Attach//Detach
When a UE needs to obtain service from a network but is not registered to the
network, the UE perform an attach procedure for TA registration
When the UE fails to access the EPC or the EPC doesnt allow the access of the
UE, a detach procedure is initiated. After the detach procedure, EPC no longer
pages the UE.
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SFN for PF
SFN mod T = (T div N) x (UE_ID mod N)
For Subframe PO
The subframe number i_s of a PO is derived from the following formula:
i_s =Floor (UE_ID/N) mod Ns
*Occasion (PO) is a subframe where there may be P-RNTI transmitted on PDCCH addressing the
paging message.
* Paging Frame (PF) is one Radio Frame, which may contain one or multiple Paging Occasion(s).
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SFN for PF
SFN mod T = (T div N) x (UE_ID mod N)
Meaning of Parameters
For Subframe PO
The subframe number i_s of a PO is derived from the following formula:
i_s =Floor (UE_ID/N) mod Ns
T=DRX Cycle
N=N is min(T,NB). The NB parameter specifies the number of PO subframes in a DRX cycle. Based on the actual
configuration on the eNodeB, NB can be set to 4T, 2T, T, T/2, T/4, T/8, T/16, or T/32.
Ns =max(1,NB/T).
UE_ID is IMSI mod 1024.
SIB-2
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Understanding of NB
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SFN for PF
SFN mod T = (T div N) x (UE_ID mod N)
Example
IMSI: IMSI(448835805669362)
N=N is min(T,NB) N=min(T,T) T=128
Ns =max(1,NB/T) Ns=max(1,NB/T) Ns=max(1,T/T) 1
UE_ID is IMSI mod 1024 (448835805669362) mod 1024=1010
For Subframe PO
The subframe number i_s of a PO is derived from the following formula:
i_s =Floor (UE_ID/N) mod Ns
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Connected Mode
Handover
Scheduling (DL)
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Handover Procedure
Mobility Management Overview
Intra Frequency handover
Inter Frequency handover
Inter RAT handover
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Measurement Triggering
Only voice
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Handover Events
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Key Concept
RRC Connection Reconfiguration is use to
Modify/establish/release RB/to perform
Handover, to setup/modify/release measurement
Main IE:
Measurementconfiguration
Mobilitycontrolinformation
Nas-DedicatedInformation
RadioResourceConfiguration
Securityconfiguration
Ue-RelatedInformation
Step
Direction
Message
Target Cell
UE <---> SS
Cell 1
UE <---> SS
Cell 1
UE <--- SS
Paging
Cell 1
UE ---> SS
Cell 1
UE <--- SS
Cell 1
UE ---> SS
Cell 1
UE <--- SS
Cell 1
UE ---> SS
Cell 1
UE <--- SS
Cell 1
10
UE ---> SS
RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete
Cell 1
11
UE <--- SS
Cell 1
12
UE ---> SS
RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete
Cell 1
13
UE ---> SS
Measurement Report
Cell 1
14
UE <--- SS
Cell 1
15
UE ---> SS
PRACH
Cell 2
16
UE <--- SS
RACH Response
Cell 2
17
UE ---> SS
RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete
Cell 2
18
UE <--- SS
ueCapabilityEnquiry
Cell 2
19
UE ---> SS
ueCapabilityInformation
Cell 2
20
UE ---> SS
Cell 2
21
UE <--- SS
Cell 2
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Memo
reactivating default
EPS Bearer
Measurement Control
for Target Cell
Handover Command
PASS/FAIL
Gap Mode
A measurement gap is a time period during which the UE
performs measurements on a neighboring frequency of the
serving frequency. Measurement gaps are applicable to interfrequency and inter-RAT measurements. The UE performs
inter-frequency or inter-RAT measurements only within the
measurement gaps. One UE normally has only one receiver,
and consequently one UE can receive the signals on only one
frequency at a time.
When inter-frequency or inter-RAT measurements are
triggered, the eNodeB delivers the measurement gap
configuration, and then the UE starts gap-assisted
measurements accordingly. As shown above, Tperiod denotes
the repetition period of measurement gaps, and TGAP denotes
the gap width, within which the UE performs measurements
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Intra-Frequency handover
Event A3 will be trigger for Intra-frequency handover.
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Handover Procedure
LTE Vs WCDMA Jargon
RRC Connection Reconfiguration == Measurement Control
Measurement Report == Measurement Report
RRC Connection Reconfiguration == Physical Channel
Reconfiguration or ActiveSetUpdate
RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete == Physical
Channel Reconfiguration Complete or
ActiveSetUpdateComplete
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Inter-Frequency Measurement
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Inter-RAT Measurement
Measurement Trigger
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Measurement Object
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Power Control
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The offset of the power for the PBCH against the power for the
cell-specific reference signal is set through the PbchPwr
parameter.
The PCFICH carries the number of OFDM symbols used for
PDCCH transmission in a subframe. The PCFICH is always
mapped to the first OFDM symbol of each subframe.
The power for the PCFICH is set through the PcfichPwr
parameter, which indicates an offset of the power for the
PCFICH against the power for the cell-specific reference signal.
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ANR classifications
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NCL
An NCL of a cell contains the information about the neighboring cells of a cell. Unless
otherwise stated, neighboring cells mentioned in this document exclude intra-eNodeB
neighboring cells. NCLs are classified into intra-RAT NCLs and inter-RAT NCLs. Each
cell has one intra-RAT NCL and multiple inter-RAT NCLs.
An NCL includes the ECGIs (for E-UTRAN cells) or CGIs (for inter-RAT cells), PCIs, and
EARFCNs of the neighboring cells.
The eNodeB adds newly detected neighboring cells to the NCL. The NCL is used as a
basis for creating neighbor relations. Neighboring cells in the NCL can be automatically
managed (for example, added, deleted, or modified) by ANR. They can also be
managed manually.
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NRT
An NRT of a cell contains the information about the neighbor relations between a cell and its neighboring cells
NRTs are classified into intra-RAT NRTs and inter-RAT NRTs. Each cell has one intra-RAT intra-frequency NR
one intra-RAT inter-frequency NRT, and multiple inter-RAT NRTs. The intra-RAT intra-frequency NRT and intra
intra-frequency NRT are referred to as the intra-RAT NRT in this document.
shows an example of the NRT. The information in this table is for reference only.
Table 3-1 An example of the NRT
SN
LCI
Local Cell
PLMN
TCI
No Remove
No HO
LCI#1
46001
TCI#1
TRUE
TRUE
LCI#1
46001
TCI#2
FALSE
FALSE
LCI#1
46001
TCI#3
TRUE
TRUE
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TempNRT
A TempNRT is a temporary NRT. It has the same data structure as the NRT. Each cell has an intra-RAT intra-frequency
TempNRT and an intra-RAT inter-frequency TempNRT but does not have an inter-RAT TempNRT. The Intra-RAT intrafrequency TempNRT and intra-RAT intra-frequency TempNRT are referred to as the intra-RAT TempNRT in this document.
After detecting a new intra-RAT neighbor relation, the eNodeB adds it to the intra-RAT TempNRT. Then, the eNodeB
regularly maintains the neighbor relation in the TempNRT. If the new neighbor relation is normal, the eNodeB adds it to the
intra-RAT NRT.
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Blacklist
HO Blacklist
An HO blacklist contains the information about neighbor relations that cannot be used for a handover or removed automatically
from the NRT by ANR. The neighbor relations in the HO blacklist must meet the following conditions:
NO Remove = TRUE
NO HO = TRUE
A neighbor relation can be added to the HO blacklist manually.
X2 Blacklist
An X2 blacklist contains the information about an eNodeB and its neighboring eNodeBs. X2 interfaces cannot be set up
automatically between the eNodeB and the neighboring eNodeBs. If an X2 interface has been set up, it will be removed
automatically.
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Whitelist
HO Whitelist
An HO whitelist [1] contains the information about neighbor relations that can be used for a handover but cannot be removed
automatically from the NRT by ANR. The neighbor relations in the HO whitelist must meet the following conditions:
NO Remove = TRUE
NO HO = FALSE
A neighbor relation can be added to the HO whitelist manually.
X2 Whitelist
An X2 whitelist contains the information about an eNodeB and its neighboring eNodeBs. The X2 interfaces established between
the eNodeB and the neighboring eNodeBs cannot be removed automatically
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PCI
A PCI is the identifier of a physical cell. A maximum of 504 PCIs are supported, according to reference document. Therefore, PCI
collisions occur inevitably. PCI collisions negatively affect handover performance and the handover success rate. For details about
PCI collision handling,
The PCI of an E-UTRAN cell corresponds to:
The primary scrambling code (PSC) of a UTRAN FDD cell
The cell ID of a UTRAN TDD cell
The base transceiver station identity code (BSIC) of a GSM/EDGE radio access network (GERAN) cell
The pseudo number (PN) offset of a CDMA cell
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Abnormal neighboring cell coverage (also called cross-cell coverage) refers to the coverage of a cell that is not a neighboring cell
of the serving cell but can be detected by a UE in the serving cell. The eNodeB regards this cell as a neighboring cell of the
serving cell and therefore attempts to add the neighbor relation to the NRT,. The signals of an abnormal neighboring cell are
generally unstable and therefore the success rate of handovers to this cell is low. The coverage of neighboring cells may be
abnormal in any of the following scenarios:
l The antenna tilt or orientation changes because of improper installation or a natural phenomenon such as strong wind.
l In mountains, the signals of the umbrella cell cover lower cells.
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Classification of ANR
Intra-RAT ANR
Inter-RAT ANR
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Intra-RAT ANR
1. The source eNodeB delivers the inter-frequency measurement
configuration to the UE and requests the UE to measure inter-frequency
neighboring cells that meet the measurement configuration.
Source
2. The UE detects that the PCI of cell B meets the measurement configuration and
reports it to the source eNodeB. Then, the source eNodeB checks whether the intraRAT NCL of cell A includes the PCI of cell B. If yes, the procedure ends. If no, the
following steps continue.
3. The source eNodeB instructs the UE, using the newly discovered PCI as a
parameter, to read the ECGI, Tracking Area Code (TAC), and PLMN ID list of cell B.
4. The source eNodeB schedules appropriate idle periods to allow the UE to read
the ECGI, TAC, and PLMN ID list of cell B over the broadcast channel (BCH).
5. The UE reports the detected ECGI, TAC, and PLMN ID list of cell B to the source
eNodeB.
The source eNodeB adds the newly detected neighboring cell of cell B to the intra-RAT NCL of
cell A and adds the neighbor relation to the intra-RAT TempNRT
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Neighbor
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Inter-RAT ANR
1. The source eNodeB delivers the inter-RAT measurement configuration
(including target RATs and EARFCNs) to the UE, activates the measurement
gap mode, and instructs the UE to measure the neighboring cells that meet
the measurement configuration.
2. The UE detects that the PCI of cell B meets the measurement
configuration and reports it to cell A. If the source eNodeB detects that its
NCL does not include the PCI of cell B, it proceeds to the following step.
3. The source eNodeB instructs the UE, using the newly discovered PCI as a
parameter, to read other parameters of cell B, such as CGI.
4. The source eNodeB schedules appropriate measurement gaps to allow the UE to
read the CGI and other parameters of cell B over the BCH.
5. The UE reports the source eNodeB the CGI and other parameters of cell B.
The source eNodeB adds the newly detected neighboring cell to its inter-RAT NCL and
adds the neighbor relation to the inter-RAT NRT.
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Overview ICIC
All physical resource blocks (PRBs) occupied by user equipment (UEs) in
a cell are mutually orthogonal in the frequency domain; therefore,
intra-cell interference is very low. However, inter-cell interference is
relatively high because the frequency reuse factor is 1, in which case
every cell can provide services over the entire system band. For cell
edge users (CEUs), the impact of the inter-cell interference is especially
severe. Therefore, to increase the cell capacity and CEU throughput,
inter-cell interference must be mitigated.
ICIC
UL
DL
Static
Dynamic
Static
Dynamic
ICIC is a technology that collaborates with power control and media access control (MAC) scheduling technologies to
mitigate inter-cell interference. ICIC divides the entire system band into three frequency bands and uses different
frequency bands at the edge of neighboring cells. CEUs, which cause high interference or may be sensitive to
interference, are preferentially scheduled in the cell edge bands to mitigate inter-cell interference. The interference
mitigation enhances the network coverage and improves the CEU throughput
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CEU/CCU Identification
Principles
When initially accessing a network, a UE is recognized as a CCU by the serving cell; after a handover, the UE is recognized as a
CEU by the target cell. After a short period following the initial access or handover, the eNodeB starts to use event A3 for ICIC
(referred to as ICIC event A3 in this document) to determine whether the UEs are CEUs or CCUs.
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Scheduling
The eNodeB implements scheduling at the media access control (MAC) layer and provides time-frequency resources for uplink
and downlink through scheduling. On the premise of guaranteed quality of service (QoS), scheduling aims to transmit data on
the channel with better quality and maximize system throughput by using different channel qualities among UEs.
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Scheduling Policies
Max C/I
Scheduling Policy
Max C/I
Effect Factor
Channel quality
Scheduling Priority
The UE with better channel quality has a higher priority in
scheduling.
Usage Scenario
To verify the maximum system
throughput
RR
None
PF
The UE with a small ratio between the service rate and channel
quality has a higher priority in scheduling.
EPF
In operating networks
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Scheduling Scheme
Semi Persistent
Dynamic
Semi-Persistent Scheduling
Semi-persistent scheduling is introduced to reduce the overhead of control signaling. Semi-persistent scheduling is a
process where one user uses the same time-and-frequency resources in a specified semi-persistent scheduling period (20
ms in Huawei eNodeB) until they are released. Semi-persistent scheduling is mainly used for processing services with a
constant rate, regular packet arrival, and low delay requirements, such as the Voice over IP (VoIP). By adopting semipersistent scheduling, VoIP services can save the overhead of control signaling and increase the VoIP capacity.
Dynamic Scheduling
In dynamic scheduling, scheduling is performed every Transmission Time Interval (TTI) of 1 ms and all the UEs to be
scheduled are notified with the scheduling information through control signaling within this TTI. Dynamic scheduling has
no requirements on the size and arrival time of data packets. Therefore, dynamic scheduling is applicable for all services.
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DL Scheduler
Downlink scheduling allocates time-and-frequency resources at
the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) for transmission
of system messages and downlink data. Downlink scheduling
described in this chapter is based on the EPF scheduling
strategy.
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DL Scheduling
VoIP service
The VoIP service experiencing semi-persistent scheduling has the highest
priority. Semi-persistent scheduling is used in the talk spurts of the VoIP
services.
Control-plane data and IMS signaling
Control-plane data consists of common control messages and UE-level control
messages. Common control messages consist of broadcast messages, paging
messages, and random access response messages. UE-level control messages
consist of Signaling Radio Bearer 0 (SRB0), SRB1, and SRB2.
The scheduling of IMS signaling is the same as that of UE-level control
messages.
HARQ retransmission data
Other initial transmission services
Other initial transmission services refer to the initial transmission services of
other QCIs excluding VoIP services and IMS signaling.
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The scheduling priority of control-plane data is only lower than that of VoIP services. Control-plane data is subject to
dynamic scheduling. Control-plane data consists of common control messages and UE-level control messages. The
scheduling of IMS signaling is the same as that of UE-level control messages. Handover and Power control is also UELevel Control messages.
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TTI
*UEs that experience HARQ retransmission scheduling in the current TTI
*UEs that run out of HARQ process numbers
*UEs that enter the measurement gap
*UEs that enter the DRX dormant period
*UEs that stay out of synchronization and have failed radio links
Rate of non-GBR service > Min_GBR (DLMINGBR)
Within Time T:
Rate of GBR service > T*{Maximum number of DL-SCH
transport block bits received within a TTI}
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Max C/I
PF
UE differentiation factor
The UE differentiation factor reflects the priority of UEs of different levels. The UE with
a higher level set by operators has a higher priority in scheduling.
ARP
Allocation Retention Priority
SPI
Service Priority Indicator
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Prioritization of GBR
Prioritization of GBR Service
Channel quality
The instantaneous channel quality of the UE is taken into account. The UE with
better instantaneous channel quality has a higher priority. In the case of the same
channel quality, the GBR service with QCI of 1 has a higher priority than other GBR
services.
Max C/I
Delay
The closer the waiting time of the first packet in the buffer is to the Packet Delay
Budget (PDB), the higher the priority is. The PDB value depends on the QCI.
PF
Relative priority
The prioritization of GBR services is different from that of non-GBR services. This
factor is added to compare the priority of GBR services with that of non-GBR
services.
SPI
Service Priority Indicator
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If you know the MCS index, you can calculate the throughput for that specific MCS index as follows:
ii) get I_TBS for using MCS value (ex, I_TBS is 21 if MCS is 23)
vi) you would get 51024 (if the number of RB is 100 and I_TBS is 21)
Same as the downlink as above except that you have to refer to 36.213 Table 8.6.1-1 at step i)
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