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LTE Radio Interface Procedures

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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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Frame Structure (FDD)

Related Concept
1- Radio Frame
2-Subframe
3-Slot
4- Subcarrier
5- Resource Block (Scheduling Minimum Unit)
6- Resource Element

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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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Number of Scheduled User in 1 TTI


Scheduling information is in PDCCH frame.
1- Total Number of RE for PDCCH=100(RB for 100Mhz)*12(SC)*3
2- Total Number of bits for PDCCH in 1 TTI=100*12*3*Modulation

2bits for QPSK


4bits for 16QAM
6bits for 64QAM
Based on CQI
Take 6 as example:
Total Number of bits for PDCCH in 1 TTI=100*12*3*6=21600
Number of bits required by each user for scheduling= 17
Total User support for scheuding =21600/17=1270 Users
Note : Actually need to consider PCFICH+PHICH (from diagram)
i.e. (1270-PCFICH-PHICH)/17 ~~ 1000 users approx

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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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Carrier Frequency EARFCN Calculation(3GPP : 36.104)


Channel raster

Table 5.7.3-1 E-UTRA channel numbers

The channel raster is 100 kHz for all bands, which


means that the carrier centre frequency must be an
integer multiple of 100 kHz.

Carrier frequency and EARFCN


The carrier frequency in the uplink and downlink is
designated by the E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency
Channel Number (EARFCN) in the range 0 - 65535.
The relation between EARFCN and the carrier frequency
in MHz for the downlink is given by the following equation,
where FDL_low and NOffs-DL are given in table 5.7.3-1 and
NDL is the downlink EARFCN.

FDL = FDL_low + 0.1(NDL NOffs-DL)


The relation between EARFCN and the carrier frequency
in MHz for the uplink is given by the following equation
where FUL_low and NOffs-UL are given in table 5.7.3-1 and
NUL is the uplink EARFCN.

FUL = FUL_low + 0.1(NUL NOffs-UL)

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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

NDL (EARFCN)= 10*(FDL (center Freq) - FDL_low ) + NOffs-DL


Say FDL (center Freq) = 1815
NDL (EARFCN)=10*(1815-1805)+1200
NDL (EARFCN)=1300

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IDLE Mode Behavior


Idle Mode Overview
PLMN Selection
Cell selection & cell reselection
System Information reception
Tracking area registration
Paging monitoring procedure

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Idle Mode Overview


A UE that is powered on but does not have an RRC connection to the radio network
is defined as being in idle mode. In the case of idle mode management, the eNodeB
sends configurations by broadcasting system information, and accordingly, UEs select
suitable cells to camp on. Idle mode management can increase the access success rate,
improve the quality of service, and ensure that UEs camp on cells with good signal
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PLMN Selection

A PLMN identity consists of a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and


a Mobile Network Code (MNC).
When a UE is powered on or recovers from lack of coverage,
after the cell search, the UE first selects the last registered
PLMN and attempts to register on that PLMN. If the registration
on the PLMN is successful, the UE shows the selected PLMN on
the display, and now it can obtain service from an operator. If
the last registered PLMN is unavailable or the registration on
the PLMN fails, another PLMN can be automatically or
manually selected according to the priorities of PLMNs stored
in the USIM.

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Cell Selection & Reselection


Cell search is a procedure in which a UE achieves time and frequency
synchronization with a cell, obtains the physical cell ID, and learns the
signal quality and other information about the cell based on the
physical cell ID. Before selecting or reselecting a cell, a UE performs
a cell search on all carrier frequencies.
In the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, Synchronization Channels
(SCHs) are specially used for cell search. There are two types of
SCH: Primary Synchronization Channel (P-SCH) and
Secondary Synchronization Channel (S-SCH).
The cell search procedure on SCHs is as follows:
The UE monitors the P-SCH to achieve clock synchronization with a
maximum synchronization error of 5 ms. Physical cell IDs have
one-to-one mapping with primary synchronization signals. Therefore,
the UE acquires the physical cell ID by monitoring the P-SCH.
The UE monitors the S-SCH to achieve frame synchronization, that is, time synchronization with the cell.
Cell ID groups have a one-to-one relation with secondary synchronization signals. Therefore, the UE acquires the number
of the cell ID group to which the physical cell ID belongs by monitoring the S-SCH. The UE monitors the downlink reference
signal to acquire the signal quality in the cell. The UE monitors the Broadcast Channel (BCH) to acquire other information
about the cell.
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Cell Selection Criteria

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.

The formula for cell selection decision is as follows:

Srxlev > 0

where Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas - (Qrxlevmin + Qrxlevminoffset) - Pcompensation

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.

Cell reselection process:

Measurement Start criteria

Cell reselection criteria

Intra frequency
Interfrequency (within LTE)
InterRAT ( LTE to Other RAT)
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Intra frequency Measurement

If the intra frequency measurement triggering threshold is not configured, the UE


performs intra frequency measurements always.

If the intra frequency measurement triggering threshold is configured:

Srxlev > SintraSearch,

the UE does not perform intra frequency measurement.

Srxlev <= SintraSearch,

the UE perform intra frequency measurement.

Srxlev = Smeas - SMin


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Inter Frequency // RAT Measurement

For the neighbor with higher priority

The UE always perform inter frequency / RAT measurement

For the neighbor with Low or equal priority

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

When Srxlev <=SNonIntraSeach, UE 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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Intra Frequency//Same Priority Cell Reselection


Decision

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:

R_s = Qmeas,s + Qhyst

R_n = Qmeas,n - CellQoffset

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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Inter-RAT/Inter Frequency High Priority Cell


Reselection Decision

For the high priority cells, the UE perform cell reselection if following conditions
are met:

In reselection time, Sxlev of a neighbor is higher than ThreshXHigh

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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Inter-RAT/Inter-Frequency low Priority Cell


Reselection Decision

For low priority cells, the UE perform cell reselection if the following condition are
met:

No cell on a higher priority frequency meets the criteria

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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System Information Block Contents


SI Block

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

CDMA2000 neighboring cell list of neighboring frequency band


Name of the home eNodeB
Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) primary notification
ETWS secondary notification

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MIB

i) MIB is transmitted at a fixed cycles (every 4 frames starting from SFN 0)

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System Information Type-1

1- MCC/MNC
2- Tracking area code: TAC
3- Cell identity
Scheduling information of other SIBs

i) SIB1 is also transmitted at the fixed cycles (every 8 frames


starting from SFN 0).

SIB1

Parameters related to cell access and cell selection and scheduling information of SI messages

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System Information (Sib-3)

SIB3

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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

Intra-frequency neighboring cell list, reselection parameters of


each neighboring cell used for cell reselection, and intrafrequency cell reselection blacklist

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UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)


neighboring EARFCN list and reselection parameters of each EARFCN
used for cell reselection

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UTRA Time Division Duplex (TDD) neighboring EARFCN list and


reselection parameters of each EARFCN used for cell reselection

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Tracking Area Registration


EPC send paging messages to all enodeB in the TA. A TA is identified by
Tracking area identifier (TAI), which consist of MCC+MNC+TAC

TA in SIB1:

A UE informs the EPC of its Tracking area in 2 ways.

Attach/Detach

TA update (Periodic + Normal)

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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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TA Update (Periodic + Normal)

TA update are performed in the following situations:

The UE detects a new TA

The periodic TA update timer expires(T3412)

The UE perform reselection to an E-UTRAN cell from another RAT

The RRC connection is released because of load balancing

The information on UE capabilities stored in the ECP changes

The DRX parameter changes

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Paging Monitoring Procedure


Key Concept
1- DefaultPagingCycle (T), DRX Cycle Coefficient.
2- Paging Frame (PF)
Function of IMSI
3- Paging Occasion (PO)
Paging Parameters in SIB2

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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BCCH-DL-SCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE


+-message ::= CHOICE [c1]
+-c1 ::= CHOICE [systemInformation]
+-systemInformation ::= SEQUENCE
+-criticalExtensions ::= CHOICE [systemInformation-r8]
+-systemInformation-r8 ::= SEQUENCE [0]
+-sib-TypeAndInfo ::= SEQUENCE OF SIZE(1..maxSIB[32]) [1]
| +- ::= CHOICE [sib2]
| +-sib2 ::= SEQUENCE [00]
......
| | +-pcch-Config ::= SEQUENCE
| | | +-defaultPagingCycle ::= ENUMERATED [rf128]
| | | +-nB ::= ENUMERATED [oneT]

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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

SFN mod T=(128 div 128) x (1010 mod 128)= 114


i_s=Floor(UE_ID/N) mod Ns= Floor(1010/128) mod 1= Floor(7.890625) mod 1=7 mod 1= 0

9 10 11 12 13 . . 114 123 124 125 126 127


P
PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF F PF PF PF PF PF PF
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Connected Mode

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Handover

Power Control (DL)

Scheduling (DL)

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Handover Procedure
Mobility Management Overview
Intra Frequency handover
Inter Frequency handover
Inter RAT handover

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Mobility Management Overview

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Handover Procedures Entities

mobility robust optimization (MRO)

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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

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Step

Direction

Message

Target Cell

UE <---> SS

< Power On and Registration >

Cell 1

UE <---> SS

< Now UE is in IDLE mode >

Cell 1

UE <--- SS

Paging

Cell 1

UE ---> SS

RRC Connection Request

Cell 1

UE <--- SS

RRC Connection Setup

Cell 1

UE ---> SS

RRC Connection Setup Complete

Cell 1

UE <--- SS

Security Mode Command

Cell 1

UE ---> SS

Security Mode Complete

Cell 1

UE <--- SS

RRC Connection Reconfiguration

Cell 1

10

UE ---> SS

RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete

Cell 1

11

UE <--- SS

RRC Connection Reconfiguration

Cell 1

12

UE ---> SS

RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete

Cell 1

13

UE ---> SS

Measurement Report

Cell 1

14

UE <--- SS

RRC Connection Reconfiguration

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

ulInformationTransfer + Detach Request

Cell 2

21

UE <--- SS

RRC Connection Release

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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The data forwarding process is as follows: After the source


eNodeB sends a handover command to the UE, the UE
detaches the connection from the source eNodeB. The source
eNodeB then forwards the uplink (UL) data that is received out
of order and the DL data to be transmitted, to the target
eNodeB.
Data forwarding prevents a decrease in the data transfer ratio
and an increase in the data transfer delay that are caused by
user data loss during the handover.
Intra-eNodeB handovers do not require data forwarding. In
the case of inter-eNodeB handover, the source eNodeB selects
a data forwarding path by using the X2/S1 adaptation
mechanism.

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When a handover fails, the UE performs a cell selection


procedure and then initiates a procedure of RRC connection reestablishment towards the selected cell. The eNodeB makes a
decision based on whether the context of the UE is present or
not. If the eNodeB accepts the re-establishment request, the
UE accesses the selected cell, thus avoiding drop of the call
caused by the handover failure.

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Inter-Frequency Measurement

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Event A2 Triggering Algorithm


In a coverage-based inter-frequency handover, event A2 triggers
inter-frequency measurements. The triggering of this event
indicates that the signal quality in the serving cell is lower
than a specified threshold.
Ms: The measurement result of the serving cell
Hys: The hysteresis for event A2
Thresh: The threshold for event A2, it can be
defined separately with RSRP or RSRQ

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Event A1 Stop Algorithm


Ms: The measurement result of the serving cell
Hys: The hysteresis for event A1

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Event A4 Handover Execution

Mn: The measurement result of the neighboring cell.


Ofn: The frequency-specific offset for the frequency of the
neighboring cell.
Ocn: The cell-specific offset for the neighboring cell.
Hys: The hysteresis for event A4
Thresh: The threshold for event A4

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Inter-RAT Measurement
Measurement Trigger

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Measurement Object

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Handover Trigger B1 Event


Mn: The measurement result of the neighboring cell
Ofn: The frequency-specific offset for the frequency of the
neighboring cell
Hys: The hysteresis for event B1. The hysteresis values for
inter-RAT handovers to UTRAN,

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LTE UMTS PS Handover Flow

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Power Control

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Classification of Power Control

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Downlink Power Control Classification


The configured power must meet the requirements for the
downlink coverage of the cell

Fixed power assignment


Fixed power assignment is applicable to the cell-specific
reference signal, synchronization signal, PBCH, PCFICH, and
the PDCCH and PDSCH that carry common information of the
cell. Users configure fixed power based on channel quality.
The configured power must meet the requirements for the
downlink coverage of the cell.

Dynamic power control


Dynamic power control is applicable to the PHICH and the
PDCCH and PDSCH that carry dedicated information sent to
UEs. Dynamic power control lowers interference, expands cell
capacity, and increases coverage while meeting users'
QoS requirements. However, these channels can also support
fix power assignment, and in fact, this is our recommendation because the AMC function can also meet the requirement of QoS.
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Cell Specific RS Power Setting


The cell-specific reference signal is transmitted in all downlink
subframes. The signal serves as a basis for downlink channel
estimation, which is used for data demodulation.
The power for the cell-specific reference signal is set through
the ReferenceSignalPwr parameter, which indicates the Energy
Per Resource Element (EPRE) of the cell-specific reference
signal.

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Synchronization Signal Power Setting


The synchronization signal is used for cell search and system
synchronization. There are two types of synchronization signals,
the Primary Synchronization Channel (P-SCH) and the
Secondary Synchronization Channel (S-SCH).
The offset of the power for the P-SCH and S-SCH against the
power for the cell-specific reference signal is set through the
SchPwr parameter.

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PBCH/PCFICH Power Setting


On the PBCH, broadcast messages are sent in each frame. The
messages carry the basic system information of the cell, such as
the cell bandwidth, antenna configuration, and frame number.

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
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PDCCH/PDSCH Power Setting

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Dynamic Power Control - PHICH

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Dynamic Power Control - PDCCH


When PDCCH carry the following dedicate info,
power control should be performed to ensure the receive
reliability
Uplink scheduling information (DCI format 0)
Downlink scheduling information
(DCI format 1/1A/1B/2/2A)
PUSCH/PUCCH TPC commands
(DCI format 3/3A)

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PDSCH Power Presentation


Regarding power control for the PDSCH, the
OFDM symbols on one slot can be classified
into two types. Above table shows the
OFDM symbol indexes within a slot where
the ratio of the EPRE to the EPRE of RS is
denoted by A or B.

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Automatic Neighbor Relation


ANR is a self-optimization function. It automatically maintains the integrity and effectiveness of neighbor cell lists (NCLs) to
increase handover success rates and improve network performance. In addition, ANR does not require manual intervention,
which reduces the costs of network planning and optimization.
Neighbor relations are classified into normal and abnormal neighbor relations. Abnormal neighbor relations exist in the
cases of missing neighboring cells, unstable neighbor relations, PCI collisions, and abnormal neighboring cell
coverage. ANR automatically detects missing neighboring cells, PCI collisions, and abnormal neighboring cell coverage
and maintains neighbor relations.

ANR classifications

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Concepts Related to ANR


-NCL
-NRT
-TempNRT
-BlackList
-HO Black List
-X2 Black List
-WhiteList
-HO White List
-X2 White List
-PCI Collision
-Abnormal Neighbor Cell
coverage
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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

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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

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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

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

Intra-RAT Fast ANR

Inter-RAT ANR

Inter-RAT Fast 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

Intra-RAT Fast ANR


Before a UE performs handovers, the eNodeB can obtain the information about all neighboring cells with the signal quality
reaching or exceeding certain RSRP (it is specified by the FastAnrRsrpThd parameter) based on the reporting of periodic UE
measurements. This reduces the impact of event-triggered UE measurements on handover performance when the UE
performs handovers.

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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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Inter-RAT Fast ANR


After inter-RAT fast ANR is activated, the eNodeB delivers the inter-RAT measurement configuration to the UE and instructs the
UE to detect neighboring GERAN, UTRAN, and CDMA cells by using periodic measurements.
The principles of inter-RAT fast ANR are the same as those of intra-RAT fast ANR

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PCI Collision Handling


A PCI collision occurs if two cells in an NCL have the same PCI but different ECGIs. PCI collisions may be caused by improper
network planning or abnormal neighboring cell coverage (also known as cross-cell coverage). If two intra-frequency neighboring
cells have the same PCI, interference will be caused.
When a PCI collision occurs, the eNodeB cannot determine the target cell for a handover. This deteriorates the handover
performance and reduces the handover success rate. Therefore, eliminating PCI collisions is an important issue in network
optimization.
After a PCI collision is eliminated, the PCI is unique in the coverage area of the cell and unique in the neighbor relations of the
cell.
PCI collision detections are triggered after intra-RAT ANR updates neighboring cells. PCI collision handling involves automatically
detecting PCI collisions and reallocating PCIs.
PCI reallocation is a process of allocating a new PCI to a cell whose PCI collides with the PCI of another cell. This aims to
eliminate PCI collisions.
If Optimization Analysis Mode is set to Immediate or Scheduled, the M2000 triggers PCI reallocation in the mode specified
by the value of Optimization Analysis Mode. The M2000 also provides suggestions on PCI reallocation upon receiving a PCI
collision alarm.

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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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Technical Principles of ICIC


Key Concept:
A3 Event for ICIC
CEU/CCU
Power Control
MAC Scheduling
The relationships between the key techniques are described
as follows:
i) CEU/CCU identification is a technique of identifying the UE
type (CEU or CCU) based on event A3.
ii) Edge band mode assignment is a technique of allocating
different edge bands to neighboring cells. Edge band
adjustment is a technique of expanding or shrinking the edge
band of a cell based on inter-cell interference and the cell
load. Edge band mode assignment and edge band adjustment
collaborate to determine the edge band of each cell.
iii) Power control and MAC scheduling collaborate to allocate
PRBs to UEs based on cell edge bands and UE types. PRBs in
edge bands are mainly allocated to CEUs, and those in center
bands are mainly allocated to CCUs.
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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.

eNodeBs identify CEUs and CCUs based on ICIC event A3 as follows:


i) If an ICIC event A3 report contains the measurement result only about the
serving cell of a UE, the eNodeB treats the UE as a CCU. An example of this is
when the UE moves from the cell edge to the cell center.
ii) If an ICIC event A3 report contains the measurement result about at least one
neighboring cell, the eNodeB treats the UE as a CEU.

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ICIC Event A3 Based on RSRP Measurement

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Entering Condition for ICIC Event A3

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Leaving Condition for ICIC Event A3

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More Parameter of ICIC Event A3

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Edge Band Mode Assignment


Edge band mode assignment is a technique of allocating
different edge bands to neighboring cells. There are three edge
band modes: MODE1, MODE2, and MODE3, whichrepresent
low-, medium-, and high-frequency bands, respectively. The
bandwidth of each band is about 1/3 of the physical downlink
shared channel (PDSCH) or physical uplink shared channel
(PUSCH) bandwidth. The PRBs available to CEUs in a cell using a
specific edge band mode correlate with the ICIC policy and
system bandwidth. The policy can be either dynamic ICIC or
static ICIC.
If there are three cells per eNodeB, as shown in Figure 3-2,
neighboring cells use different edge band modes so that CEUs
in the cells are served by different frequency bands in the
system band. Theoretically, the use of three edge band modes
can eliminate inter-cell interference in the frequency domain.

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Edge Band Adjustment (Only in Dynamic ICIC)


There are two ICIC policies: static ICIC and dynamic ICIC. The difference between them is that only dynamic ICIC adjusts edge
bands.
i) Edge band expansion condition
The current cell expands its edge band if its edge band is heavily loaded while the edge bands in its neighboring cells are lightly
loaded. Figure is used as an example to describe edge load evaluation: Yellow grids for the current cell represent the PRBs
defined in static ICIC, and green grids with Y denote the PRBs that CEUs in the current cell actually use beyond the edge band
defined in static ICIC. In this situation, the current cell determines that the number of PRBs required by CEUs is greater than the
number of cell edge PRBs defined in static ICIC. The edge load of the current cell is high while the edge load of the neighboring
cell is low.
ii) Edge band shrinking condition
Active shrinking: The current cell actively shrinks its edge
band if its edge load is relatively low.
Passive shrinking: When the neighboring cell expands its
actual edge band within the edge band defined in static ICIC,
the current cell shrinks its edge band if the PRBs used by the
current and neighboring cells collide. Figure shows an example
of passive shrinking.

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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

l Round robin (RR)

l Proportional fair (PF)

l Enhanced proportional fair (EPF)

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

Each UE has equal opportunity to be scheduled.

To verify the upper limit of


scheduling fairness

PF

Service rate and channel quality

The UE with a small ratio between the service rate and channel
quality has a higher priority in scheduling.

To verify the system throughput


and fairness

EPF

Service rate, channel quality, and QoS


requirement

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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.

Downlink scheduling calculates available scheduling resources


based on the current remaining power. In addition, the
scheduling priority and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS)
are determined based on the amount of data at the Radio Link
Control (RLC) layer, QoS requirements of bearers, and UE
channel quality. In downlink scheduling, the UE channel quality
information is obtained through the CQIs reported by the UE.
The prioritization and MCS selection of scheduling depend on
the CQI information. Therefore, if reported CQIs cannot
properly reflect the actual channel conditions, the downlink
resource efficiency is low.

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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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VOIP

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Control-Plane Data and IMS Signaling

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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HAQR Retransmission Data

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Total Process of Other Services Prioritization


*UEs that experience semi-persistent scheduling in the current

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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Prioritization of Remaining Services


Prioritization of Non-GBR Service
CQI
The service with higher spectral efficiency of the corresponding wideband CQI has a
higher priority.

Max C/I

Average rate of non-GBR services


The non-GBR service with a larger average rate has a lower priority.

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

Weight factor {Bit Torrent Vs Non-Bit Torrent And/Or QCI}


Weight factors in downlink scheduling are classified into QCI class weight factors and
service type-based weight factors. Huawei eNodeB can distinguish between Bit Torrent
(BT) and non-BT services using a switch under the DlSchSwitch parameter.
Larger weight factor leads to higher priority of scheduling

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SPI
Service Priority Indicator

Max C/I + PF+ARP+SPI=ePF

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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.

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SPI
Service Priority Indicator

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MCS Selection & Resource Allocation

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Calculation of Throughput based on MCS

If you know the MCS index, you can calculate the throughput for that specific MCS index as follows:

Calculation Procedure for downlink(PDSCH) is as follows :

i) refer to TS36.213 Table 7.1.7.1-1

ii) get I_TBS for using MCS value (ex, I_TBS is 21 if MCS is 23)

iii) refer to TS36.213 Table7.1.7.2.1

iv) go to column header indicating the number of RB

v) go to row header 21 which is I_TBS

vi) you would get 51024 (if the number of RB is 100 and I_TBS is 21)

vii) (This is Transfer Block Size per 1 ms for one Antenna)

If we use 2 antenna, it is 51024 bits * 2 Antenna * 1000 ms = about 100 Mbps

Calculation Procedure for uplink(PUSCH) is as follows :

Same as the downlink as above except that you have to refer to 36.213 Table 8.6.1-1 at step i)

Uplink Analysis Parameter Calculation


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