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Beamforming
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7.4.1 Beamforming
eRAN TDD
Beamforming Feature Parameter
Description
Issue 07
Date 2017-09-30
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7.4.1 Contents
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
1.2 Intended Audience
1.3 Change History
1.4 Differences Between eNodeB Types
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Benefits
3 Principles
3.1 Overall Procedure
3.2 RRU Channel Calibration
3.3 Weight Calculation
3.4 Weighting
3.5 Beamforming Implementation
3.6 Demodulation
3.7 Related Concepts
3.7.1 Antenna Patterns
3.7.2 CSI-RSs
4 Technical Description
4.1 Overview
4.2 SU Beamforming
4.3 MU Beamforming
4.3.1 2-Layer MU Beamforming
4.3.1.1 Overview
4.3.1.2 Principles
4.3.2.1 Overview
4.3.2.2 Principles
4.3.3 Parameter Control for MU Beamforming
4.4 Interaction Between Different Types of Beamforming
4.4.1 Adaptive Switching Between Single- and Dual-Stream Beamforming
4.4.2 Adaptive Switching Between Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, and MU Beamforming
4.4.3 Adaptive Switching Between Beamforming and MIMO
5 Related Features
5.1 TDLOFD-001049 Single Streaming Beamforming
5.2 TDLOFD-001061 Dual Streaming Beamforming
5.3 TDLOFD-001077 MU-Beamforming
5.4 TDLAOFD-00100114 DL 2-Layer MIMO Based on TM9
5.6 TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer MU-Beamforming
6 Network Impact
6.6 TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer MU-Beamforming (Trial)
7 Engineering Guidelines
7.1 When to Use
7.2 Required Information
7.3 Planning
7.4 Deployment
7.4.1 Requirements
7.4.2 Hardware Adjustment
7.4.3 Precautions
7.4.4 Data Preparation and Feature Activation
7.4.4.1 Data Preparation
7.4.4.1.1 Scenario A: Adaptive Switching Between Single- or Dual-Stream Beamforming and
MIMO
7.4.4.1.2 Scenario B: Adaptive Switching Between Single- or Dual-Stream Beamforming, TM9,
and MIMO
7.4.4.1.3 Scenario C: MU Beamforming Enabled on the Basis of Scenario A or B
7.4.4.1.4 Scenario D: Network Reconstruction Scenario
7.4.4.2 Using the CME
7.4.4.3 Using MML Commands
MIMO
and MIMO
7.4.4.4 MML Command Examples
MIMO
and MIMO
7.4.5 Activation Observation
7.4.6 Deactivation
7.5 Performance Monitoring
7.6 Parameter Optimization
7.7 Possible Issues
8 Parameters
9 Counters
10 Glossary
11 Reference Documents
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes the beamforming feature, including its technical principles, related
features, network impact, and engineering guidelines.
This document covers the following beamforming features:
 TDLOFD-001049 Single Streaming Beamforming
 TDLOFD-001061 Dual Streaming Beamforming
 TDLOFD-001077 MU-Beamforming
 TDLAOFD-00100114 DL 2-Layer MIMO Based on TM9
 TDLAOFD-081409 DL 4-Layer MIMO Based on TM9
 TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer MU-Beamforming
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described herein apply only
to the corresponding software release. For future software releases, refer to the
corresponding updated product documentation.
This document applies only to LTE TDD. Any "LTE" in this document refers to LTE TDD,
and "eNodeB" refers to LTE TDD eNodeB.
This document applies to the following type of eNodeBs.
eNodeB Type Model
Macro DBS3900 LTE TDD

DBS5900 LTE TDD
1.2 Intended Audience
This document is intended for personnel who:

 Need to understand the features described herein
 Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History
This section provides information about the changes in different document versions. There
are two types of changes:
 Feature change
Changes in features and parameters of a specified version as well as the affected
entities
 Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information and any related parameters affected by
editorial changes. Editorial change does not specify the affected entities.
eRAN TDD 12.1 07 (2017-09-30)
This issue includes the following changes.
Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Type Entity
Feature Added support for DBS5900. For None Macro

change details, see 1.1 Scope. eNodeBs
Type Entity
Editorial Revised the description in 5.5 None N/A

change TDLAOFD-081409 DL 4-Layer MIMO Based
on TM9.
eRAN TDD 12.1 06 (2017-08-29)

Type Entity
Feature Added hardware installation None Macro

change suggestions in RRU split scenarios. eNodeBs
For details, see 7.4.2 Hardware
Adjustment.
Editorial Revised descriptions in the following None N/A

change sections:
 5.6 TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer MU-
Beamforming
 7.4.4.1.1 Scenario A: Adaptive
Switching Between Single- or Dual-
Stream Beamforming and MIMO
eRAN TDD 12.1 05 (2017-07-29)

Type Entity
Feature None None Macro

change eNodeBs

change sections:
 5.3 TDLOFD-001077 MU-Beamforming
 7.4.4.1.3 Scenario C: MU Beamforming
Enabled on the Basis of Scenario A or B
eRAN TDD 12.1 04 (2017-06-29)


Type Entity
Feature Removed the dependency of None Macro

change downlink 4-layer MIMO based on TM9 eNodeBs
on downlink 2-layer MIMO based on
TM9.
Editorial Revised the description in 7.6 Parameter None N/A

change Optimization.
eRAN TDD 12.1 03 (2017-05-25)

Type Entity
Feature None None N/A

change
Editorial Revised the description in 3.1 Overall None N/A

change Procedure.
eRAN TDD 12.1 02 (2017-04-27)

Type Entity
Feature Changed TDLOFD-001060 DL 4x4 None Macro

change MIMO Based on TM3 and TM4 from a eNodeBs
trial feature to a commercial feature.
For details, see 5 Related Features.
Editorial Revised the description in 5.3 TDLOFD- None N/A

change 001077 MU-Beamforming.
eRAN TDD 12.1 01 (2017-03-08)

Type Entity
Feature None None N/A

change

change sections:
 7.4.4 Data Preparation and Feature
Activation
 7.6 Parameter Optimization
eRAN TDD 12.1 Draft C (2017-02-08)
Chan Change Description Parameter Change Affect

ge ed
Type Entity
Featu Revised the setting Added the Macro

re notes of the USERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING(USERIDENTIF eNode
chan CELLBF.QualUEPortA YRANK2PAIRING) option to the Bs
ge voidMode parameter. CELLBF.QualUEPortAvoidMode parameter.
For details, see
7.4.4.1.3 Scenario C: MU
Beamforming Enabled on
the Basis of Scenario A or
B.
Added the function of Added the Macro

quick entry into INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF(INITIAL_ACCESS_T eNode
beamforming during O_BF) option to the Bs
initial network CellBfMimoParaCfg.TmAccelerationSwitch
access. For details, parameter.
see the following
sections:
 4.4.3 Adaptive
Switching Between
Beamforming and
MIMO
 7.4.4 Data
Preparation and
Feature Activation
Editor None None N/A

ial
Chan Change Description Parameter Change Affect
ge ed
Type Entity
chan
ge
eRAN TDD 12.1 Draft B (2017-01-15)

Type Entity
Feature None None Macro

change eNodeBs
Editorial Revised the description in 4.4.3 None N/A

change Adaptive Switching Between Beamforming
and MIMO.
eRAN TDD 12.1 Draft A (2016-12-30)
Draft A (2016-12-30) of eRAN TDD 12.1 introduces the following changes to Issue 01
(2016-09-05) of eRAN TDD 12.0.
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Typ Entit
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following sections:
 5.1 TDLOFD-001049 Single Streaming
Beamforming
 5.2 TDLOFD-001061 Dual Streaming
Beamforming
 5.3 TDLOFD-001077 MU-
Beamforming
Beamforming
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Typ Entit
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feature to a commercial feature. eNo
deBs
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TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch(Tdd o
AckFbModeCfgOptSwitch) option eNo
under the HarqAlgoSwitch deBs
parameter to shorten the time within
which the throughput of the third and
fourth paired UEs reaches the peak
in downlink 4-layer MU beamforming
mode.
Optimized the switching between Added the Macr

transmission modes so that TM8 can CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAlgoOptS o
be ignored during full switching and witch parameter, which consists of eNo
that a UE can switch directly from the deBs
beamforming to TM3 rank 2. For BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH(BFT
details, see the following sections: OMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH) and
 4.4 Interaction Between Different BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8(BFMI
Types of Beamforming MOADAPWITHOUTTM8) options.
 7.4.4 Data Preparation and Feature
Activation
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orial sections:
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nge Beamforming
 5.4 TDLAOFD-00100114 DL 2-Layer
MIMO Based on TM9
Beamforming
1.4 Differences Between eNodeB Types
The features described in this document apply only to macro eNodeBs.

2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
Beamforming is a downlink multiple-antenna feature introduced in 3GPP Release 8.

When beamforming is enabled, the eNodeB weights physical downlink shared channel
(PDSCH) data to form a narrow beam aimed at target UEs, increasing the signal-to-noise
ratio (SNR) for demodulation and improving user experience at the cell edge.
Figure 2-1 Beamforming
2.2 Benefits
Power Gains
The total transmit power achieved when N transmit channels are used is N times that
achieved when a single transmit channel is used. When N transmit channels are used, the
power gain of 10log(N) is received.
Array Gains
The white noise produced on different antennas tends to be orthogonal and therefore it
tends to cancel itself out. Carrier signals, in contrast, overlap, which makes the carrier
signals stronger. When multiple antennas are used on an eNodeB, the receive signal to
interference plus noise ratio (SINR) increases, improving user experience.
An M x 1 multiple-input single-output (MISO) system can offer the array gain of 10log(M)
dB when compared with a single-input single-output (SISO) system.
Diversity Gains
Beamforming enables multiple antennas to simultaneously transmit the same data by taking
advantage of variations in signal attenuations across different spatial channels. This reduces
the impact of SINR fluctuations when channel quality deteriorates.
Multiplexing Gains
When signal quality is satisfactory, beamforming enables an eNodeB to transmit multiple

data streams using the same time-frequency resources, increasing the cell throughput and
peak capacity.
Beamforming Gains
Beamforming enables beams to be directed at target UEs, increasing the received signal
strength for the UEs, especially for cell edge users (CEUs).
3 Principles
3.1 Overall Procedure
The overall beamforming procedure is as follows:

1. RRU channel calibration
2. Weight calculation
3. Weighting
4. Beamforming implementation
5. Demodulation
Figure 3-1 shows the overall beamforming procedure.
Figure 3-1 Overall beamforming procedure
Transmission mode 9 (TM9) is introduced in 3GPP Release 10. There are two types of
TM9: precoding matrix indication (PMI) feedback-dependent TM9 and PMI feedback-
independent TM9. Compared with TM7 and TM8, TM9 uses a different weighting
mechanism and different reference signals for channel state information (CSI)
measurement. Table 3-1 compares the transmission modes.
Table 3-1 Comparison between different transmission modes
Transmission Weighting Reference Signal Demodulation Antenna Port Used
Mode Mechanism Used for CSI Mechanism for Demodulation
Measurement
TM7 SRS-based Cell-specific Based on 5

weighting reference demodulation
signals (CRSs) reference signals
(DMRSs)
TM8 SRS-based Cell-specific Based on DMRSs Antenna port 7 or 8

weighting reference
signals (CRSs)
PMI SRS-based CRSs Based on DMRSs Antenna ports 7 to

feedback- weighting 14
independent
TM9
PMI PMI-based Channel state Based on DMRSs Antenna ports 7 to

feedback- weighting information- 14
dependent reference
TM9 signals (CSI-
RSs)
3.2 RRU Channel Calibration
Background
Unlike LTE FDD, LTE TDD uses the same frequency in the uplink and downlink. This
enables LTE TDD eNodeBs to estimate downlink channel characteristics based on uplink
channel characteristics. Accurate channel estimation requires that the amplitude and phase
be consistent between uplink and downlink LTE TDD channels.
Complete reciprocity between the uplink and downlink channel characteristics is
impossible due to the amplitude and phase differences between RRU transmit and receive
channels. Such differences vary with transmit and receive channels. To improve the
reciprocity between RRU transmit and receive channels, channel calibration is required.
Procedure
1. The eNodeB uses a channel calibration algorithm to calculate the variations of the
phase and amplitude of known signals transmitted on different transmit and receive
channels.
2. The eNodeB compensates the phase and amplitude based on the calculations,
improving the reciprocity between transmit and receive channels.
Application
The eNodeB initiates channel calibration based on the following principles:

 The eNodeB automatically starts channel calibration within 10 minutes after a cell is
set up.
 If the initial channel calibration fails, the eNodeB initiates another channel calibration,
and keeps trying until channel calibration is successful or three consecutive attempts
have failed.
 The eNodeB initiates channel calibration for an 8T8R cell configured with two CRS
antenna ports and working in a frequency ranging from 1880 MHz to 1920 MHz or
from 2010 MHz to 2025 MHz, immediately after the cell exits the RF channel
intelligent shutdown mode. For details about the RF channel intelligent shutdown
feature, see Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Feature Parameter Description .
For details about how to check whether channel calibration is successful, see 7.4.5 Activation
Observation.
3.3 Weight Calculation
During weight calculation, the eNodeB obtains a vector to adjust the shape and
directionality of beams based on downlink channel characteristics. Downlink channel
characteristics are key to improving the weight calculation accuracy. The methods for
obtaining downlink channel characteristics vary with transmission modes.
TM7, TM8, and PMI Feedback-independent TM9
1. The eNodeB obtains the SRSs sent by the UE and then estimates the downlink
channel characteristics.
2. The eNodeB uses a beamforming weight calculation algorithm to calculate the
weighting based on the downlink channel characteristics.
PMI Feedback-dependent TM9
1. The UE estimates the downlink channel characteristics based on the received CSI-
RSs.
The CSI-RS has been introduced for CSI measurement in 3GPP Release 10. For
details about CSI-RSs, see 3.7.2 CSI-RSs.
2. The UE selects the most appropriate weight from the predefined codebook at the very
moment based on the downlink channel characteristics, and then provides CSI
feedback to the eNodeB on the PUCCH.
 CSI data includes the PMI, rank indication (RI), and channel quality indicator
(CQI).
 For details about CSI feedback modes, see sections 7.2.1 "Aperiodic
CQI/PMI/RI Reporting using PUSCH" and 7.2.2 "Periodic CSI Reporting using
PUCCH" in 3GPP TS 36.213 V10.5.0.
3. The eNodeB uses a beamforming weight calculation algorithm to calculate the
weighting based on CSI data.
3.4 Weighting
During weighting, the eNodeB uses the vector addition function to add the calculated
weighting and the data to be transmitted, including data streams and DMRSs. The width
and directionality of the beam are adjusted based on the calculations. Weighting is applied
as follows:
Assume that the noise, N, is generated when an input signal, x(i), passes through channel H.
The output signal, y(i), is calculated using the following formula:
y(i) = Hx(i) + N
When weighting is applied, input signal x(i) is multiplied by complex vector w(i) to change
the amplitude and phase of output signal y(i). Output signal y(i) is calculated using the
following formula:
y(i) = Hw(i) x (i) + N
If each input signal x(i) in input signal group X is weighted using a different complex vector
w(i) when passing through channel H, output signal group Y is directional, as shown in
Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Weighting in 4T4R networking scenarios
3.5 Beamforming Implementation
After weighting, the data is transmitted in a narrow beam directed towards target UEs.
Beamforming uses the interference principle, as shown in Figure 3-3. The arcs indicate
carrier signal peaks. The signal strength increases when two wave peaks intersect each
other and decreases when a wave peak intersects with a wave bottom.
If beamforming is not used, the beam shape and lobe positions are fixed. When a UE
resides between two beams at the cell edge, signals are weak.
When beamforming is enabled, the eNodeB imposes weighting on and adjusts the transmit
power and phase of signals to be transmitted through each antenna array to change the
beam shape and direct the main lobe at target UEs, improving the signal strength.
Figure 3-3 Beamforming principles
NOTE:
For details about the main and side lobes, see 3.7.1 Antenna Patterns.
3.6 Demodulation
During demodulation, the UE demodulates PDSCH data based on DMRSs.

According to 3GPP Release 10, up to eight layers of data can be demodulated based on the
DMRSs and up to eight antenna ports can be used for DMRS demodulation. Table 3-2 lists
which antenna ports are available for DMRS demodulation and transmission modes defined
in different 3GPP releases.
Table 3-2 Antenna ports available for DMRS demodulation and transmission modes defined in
different 3GPP releases
3GPP Transmission Mode Antenna Port Used for DMRS
Specifications Demodulation
3GPP Release 8 TM7: single-stream beamforming Antenna port 5

3GPP Transmission Mode Antenna Port Used for DMRS
Specifications Demodulation
TM8: adaptive switching between Antenna port 7 or 8

single-stream beamforming and
dual-stream beamforming
TM8: adaptive switching between Antenna port 7 or 8

single-stream beamforming and
dual-stream beamforming
TM9: up to eight layers Antenna ports 7 to 14
Figure 3-4 shows the mapping from the layers for transmitting DMRSs to antenna ports.
Figure 3-4 Mapping of layers to antenna ports for DMRSs
When TM9 is used, DMRSs are precoded at the same time as data in the downlink
precoding phase, and PMI feedback is not required. This greatly improves the flexibility of
downlink precoding and decreases PDCCH overheads.
NOTE:
 For details about the DMRS pattern, see section 6.10.3.2 "Mapping to resource elements" in 3GPP TS
36.211 V10.5.0.
 For details about DMRS power allocation, see section 5.2 "Downlink power allocation" in 3GPP TS
36.213 V10.5.0.
3.7 Related Concepts
3.7.1 Antenna Patterns
Figure 3-5, Figure 3-6, and Figure 3-7 show antenna patterns.
Antenna patterns usually have two or more lobes on the same main plane. The one with the
largest radiation strength is the main lobe and the other lobes are side lobes. The beamwidth
(also known as lobewidth) is the angle between the half-power (-3 dB) points of the main
lobe. A wide beam indicates a large azimuth and scattered energy. A narrow beam indicates
good directionality and centralized energy.
Figure 3-5 Three-dimensional antenna pattern
Figure 3-6 Vertical antenna pattern
Figure 3-7 Horizontal antenna pattern
3.7.2 CSI-RSs
CSI-RS has been introduced in 3GPP Release 10 to replace cell-specific reference signals
(CRSs) for CSI measurements, thereby decreasing the amount of time-frequency resources
required by CRS transmissions in 8T8R networking scenarios.
Table 3-3 Comparison between CSI-RSs and CRSs
CSI Measurement Signal CRS CSI-RS
Number of Supported 1, 2, or 4 1, 2, 4, or 8
Antenna Ports
Number of Available 1, 2, or 4 1, 2, 4, or 8
Antennas
Antenna Port Antenna ports 0 to 3 Antenna ports 15 to 22

Applicable Transmission TM1 to TM8, and PMI PMI feedback-dependent
Mode feedback-independent TM9
TM9
Number of REs in a Single  8 when one antenna  2 when one or two

RB Used for Reference port is used antennas are used
Signal Transmission  16 when two antenna  4 when four antenna
ports are used ports are used
 24 when four antenna  8 when eight antenna
ports are used ports are used
CSI-RS-related parameters belong to the CELLCSIRSPARACFG MO.
NOTE:
For details about resource mappings related to CSI-RSs, see section 6.10.5.2 "Mapping to resource elements"
in 3GPP TS 36.211 V10.5.0.
4 Technical Description
4.1 Overview
Table 4-1 Overview of beamforming features

Classification Beamforming Feature Transmission Antenna Number of
Mode Port Supported
Data Streams
SU TDLOFD-001049 Single TM7 Antenna 1

beamforming Streaming Beamforming port 5
(known as single-stream
beamforming) TM8 Antenna
port 7 or 8
TDLOFD-001061 Dual TM8 Antenna 2

Streaming Beamforming ports 7 and
(known as dual-stream 8
beamforming)
TDLAOFD-00100114 DL 2- TM9 Antenna 1 or 2

Layer MIMO Based on TM9 ports 7 and
8
Classification Beamforming Feature Transmission Antenna Number of
Mode Port Supported
Data Streams
TDLAOFD-081409 DL 4- TM9 Antenna 1 to 4

Layer MIMO Based on TM9 ports 7 to
10
Multi-user TDLOFD-001077 MU- TM7, TM8, Antenna 2,

(MU) Beamforming (known as 2- or TM9 port 5, 7, or corresponding
beamforming layer MU beamforming) 8 to two UEs
TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer TM7, TM8, Antenna 2 to 4,

MU-Beamforming (known as or TM9 port 5, 7, or corresponding
4-layer MU beamforming) 8 to two to four
UEs
In this document, downlink 2-layer MIMO based on TM9 and downlink 4-layer MIMO
based on TM9 are referred to as TM9 for short.
4.2 SU Beamforming
Single-Stream Beamforming
Single-stream beamforming enables an eNodeB to transmit one data stream to each UE

using the same OFDM time-frequency resource, as shown in Figure 4-1. This feature is
suitable when the channel quality is poor.
Figure 4-1 Single-stream beamforming
The BfSwitch option under the CELLALGOSWITCH.BfAlgoSwitch parameter specifies

whether single-stream beamforming is enabled.
Dual-Stream Beamforming
Dual-stream beamforming enables an eNodeB to transmit two separate data streams using
the same OFDM time-frequency resource for spatial multiplexing, as shown in Figure 4-2.
This feature is suitable when the channel quality is satisfactory and antenna channels are
not highly correlated.
Figure 4-2 Dual-stream beamforming
Dual-stream beamforming requires single-stream beamforming to be enabled and the
CellBf.MaxBfRankPara parameter to be set to DUAL_LAYER_BF(Dual-Layer BF).
Downlink 2-Layer MIMO Based on TM9
This feature enables the eNodeB to transmit up to two data streams using the same OFDM
time-frequency resource in TM9, as shown in Figure 4-3. Adaptive switching between rank 1
and rank 2 is supported based on UE conditions and channel environments.
Figure 4-3 Downlink 2-layer MIMO based on TM9
PMI feedback-dependent TM9 offers beamforming gains and increases the average cell
throughput in carrier aggregation (CA) scenarios when SRSs are not configured.
TM9 requires single-stream beamforming to be enabled and the TM9Switch(TM9Switch)
option to be selected under the CELLALGOSWITCH.EnhMIMOSwitch parameter.
Downlink 4-Layer MIMO Based on TM9
This feature enables the eNodeB to transmit up to four data streams using the same OFDM
time-frequency resource in TM9, as shown in Figure 4-4. Adaptive switching between ranks
(ranks 1 to 4) is supported based on UE conditions and channel environments.
Figure 4-4 Downlink 4-layer MIMO based on TM9
This feature offers the following benefits:

 TM9 increases the peak throughput and average cell throughput when three or four
data streams are transmitted using the same OFDM time-frequency resource.
 PMI feedback-dependent TM9 offers beamforming gains in CA scenarios when SRSs
are not configured.
TM9 requires single-stream beamforming to be enabled and the TM9Switch(TM9Switch)
option to be selected under the CELLALGOSWITCH.EnhMIMOSwitch parameter.
4.3 MU Beamforming
4.3.1.1 Overview
2-layer MU beamforming enables the eNodeB to pair two UEs so that two separate data
streams can be transmitted using the same OFDM time-frequency resources. This feature
increases the average cell throughput. Figure 4-5 shows 2-layer MU beamforming.
Figure 4-5 2-layer MU beamforming
When 2-layer MU beamforming is enabled, the eNodeB selects the UEs with high antenna
channel correlations for the same UE and low radio channel correlations between different
UEs for pairing due to the following reasons:
 If antenna channels are highly correlated, dual-stream beamforming generates severe
interference between data streams. In 2-layer MU beamforming mode, the eNodeB
pairs UEs with low UE channel correlations, achieving spatial multiplexing gains.
 If antenna channels are not highly correlated, multiple data streams can be transmitted
to the same UE. In this situation, 2-layer MU beamforming offers lower gains than
dual-stream beamforming.
If single- or dual-stream beamforming has been enabled, 2-layer MU beamforming can be
enabled or disabled by selecting or clearing the MuBfSwitch(MuBfSwitch) option under
the CELLALGOSWITCH.MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter, respectively, and by setting the
CELLBF.HighOrderMubfMaxLayer parameter. For details about the relationships between the
parameters, see 4.3.3 Parameter Control for MU Beamforming.
4.3.1.2 Principles
If 2-layer MU beamforming is enabled, the eNodeB performs the channel processing

procedure as follows:
1. Starts the UE pairing procedure and generates beamforming weights for two data
streams.
2. Imposes weights on each of the paired data streams and DMRSs, and then transmits
the data streams and DMRSs over the antenna ports.
UE Pairing
Within each TTI, the eNodeB selects UEs, pairs them, and schedules resources for them as
follows:
1. Selects TM7, TM8, or TM9 UEs whose CQI value is greater than the internally
specified threshold for MU beamforming pairing. UE pairing for PMI feedback-
dependent TM9 requires that the TM9MuBfSwitch(TM9MuBfSwitch) option be
selected under the CELLALGOSWITCH.MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter.
2. Selects two candidate UEs for a pairing attempt. If pairing-related counters of the two
UEs (such as spectral efficiency improvements and UE channel correlations after UE
pairing) reach their specified thresholds, the eNodeB attempts to pair the UEs.
Otherwise, the eNodeB does not pair them.
The parameters related to UE pairing thresholds for MU beamforming can be
optimized. For details, see Parameter Optimization for the UE Pairing Threshold in 7.6 Parameter
Optimization.
MU Beamforming Resource Adjustment
When the downlink PRB usage is less than 100% and MU beamforming is enabled, the
local cell adjusts its resources to mitigate the interference to neighboring cells or to
minimize the number of residual small packets generated during UE scheduling when two
UEs are paired for MU beamforming.
With MU beamforming resource adjustment, the local cell arranges free resource blocks
(RBs) using MU beamforming pairing to minimize the number of resource block groups
(RBGs) when layer-1 or layer-2 RBGs are not fully used within a TTI. In this way, the PRB
usage of the local cell decreases and interference to neighboring cells is mitigated.
The MU beamforming resource adjustment function is controlled by the
MubfResAdjSwitch(MubfResAdjSwitch) option under the
CELLALGOSWITCH.MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter.
4.3.2.1 Overview
4-layer MU beamforming enables an eNodeB to pair two to four UEs using the same
OFDM time-frequency resources and to transmit a separate data stream to each UE, as
shown in Figure 4-6. To improve the performance of 4-layer MU beamforming, it is
recommended that this feature be used on a macro eNodeB equipped with eight antennas.
4-layer MU beamforming increases spatial multiplexing gains and downlink throughput,
reduces network load, and improves user experience.
Figure 4-6 4-layer MU beamforming
The CELLBF.HighOrderMubfMaxLayer parameter determines whether 4-layer MU

beamforming is enabled when the MuBfSwitch(MuBfSwitch) option has been selected
under the CELLALGOSWITCH.MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter. For details about the
relationships between the parameters, see 4.3.3 Parameter Control for MU Beamforming.
4.3.2.2 Principles
After 4-layer MU beamforming is enabled, the eNodeB performs the channel processing
procedure as follows:
1. Starts the UE pairing procedure and generates beamforming weights for the
corresponding data streams.
2. Imposes weights on each of the paired data streams and demodulation reference
signals (DM-RSs), and then transmits them data streams and DM-RSs over antenna
ports.
UE Pairing
Within each TTI, the eNodeB selects UEs, pairs them, and schedules resources for them as
follows:
1. Selects TM7, TM8, or TM9 UEs whose CQI value is greater than the internally
specified threshold for MU beamforming pairing.
NOTE:
To enable PMI feedback-dependent TM9, select the TM9MuBfSwitch(TM9MuBfSwitch) option
under the MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter.
2. Selects the candidate UE with the highest spectral efficiency for layer-1 scheduling,
and then selects another UE that meets the pairing requirements, such as spectral
efficiency improvement after UE pairing and UE channel correlation, to enter layer 2.
In this way, layer-3 and layer-4 UEs are paired. Figure 4-7 shows the UE pairing
principles for MU beamforming.
UE pairing thresholds for MU beamforming can be optimized during parameter
optimization. For details, see 7.6 Parameter Optimization.
Figure 4-7 UE pairing principles for 4-layer MU beamforming
MU Beamforming Resource Adjustment
4-layer MU beamforming uses the same resource adjustment mechanism as 2-layer MU

beamforming. For details about the resource adjustment mechanism, see 4.3.1.2 Principles.
4.3.3 Parameter Control for MU Beamforming
The eNodeB uses the MuBfSwitch(MuBfSwitch) option under the

CELLALGOSWITCH.MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter and the
CELLBF.HighOrderMubfMaxLayer parameter to control the MU beamforming selection
process. The following figure shows the MU beamforming selection process.
Figure 4-8 MU beamforming selection process
4.4 Interaction Between Different Types of Beamforming

4.4.1 Adaptive Switching Between Single- and Dual-Stream Beamforming
If dual-stream beamforming is enabled for the UEs compliant with 3GPP Release 9 or later,
the eNodeB adaptively performs single- or dual-stream beamforming based on radio
channel conditions. Figure 4-9 shows the switching between single- and dual-stream
beamforming.
 Single-stream beamforming applies when the SINR is lower than the switching
threshold.
 Dual-stream beamforming applies when the SINR is greater than the switching
threshold.
The threshold for triggering the switching between single- and dual-stream beamforming is
specified by the CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfSingleToDualThdOffset parameter. For details, see
7.6 Parameter Optimization.
Figure 4-9 Switching between single- and dual-stream beamforming
4.4.2 Adaptive Switching Between Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, and MU Beamforming
Adaptive Switching Between Single-Stream Beamforming and MU Beamforming
If single-stream beamforming and MU beamforming are enabled, the eNodeB can perform
adaptive switching between the two transmission modes based on radio conditions.
During the adaptive switching, the eNodeB selects two appropriate single-stream
beamforming UEs for pairing based on radio channel conditions.
Compared with single-stream beamforming, adaptive switching between single-stream
beamforming and MU beamforming obviously increases the average cell throughput.
Adaptive Switching Between Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, and MU Beamforming

If single-stream, dual-stream, and MU beamforming are enabled, the eNodeB can perform
adaptive switching between them based on radio channel conditions.
During the adaptive switching, the eNodeB adaptively performs single- or dual-stream
beamforming based on radio channel conditions, and then selects single-stream
beamforming UEs or dual-stream beamforming UEs for MU beamforming pairing. For
details, see Figure 4-10.
Adaptive switching between single-stream, dual-stream, and MU beamforming increases
the average cell throughput.
Figure 4-10 Adaptive switching between single-stream, dual-stream, and MU beamforming
4.4.3 Adaptive Switching Between Beamforming and MIMO
Adaptive switching between beamforming and MIMO enables UEs to use a transmission
mode with the highest spectral efficiency under the same channel conditions. Compared
with beamforming and MIMO, the adaptive switching obviously increases the average cell
throughput.
Transmission Mode Selection
When adaptive switching between transmission modes is enabled, the initial transmission
mode used during network access is subject to the setting of the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.InitialBfMimoType parameter. For details about the setting notes of this
parameter, see 7.4.4.1.1 Scenario A: Adaptive Switching Between Single- or Dual-Stream Beamforming and
MIMO.
A UE can adaptively enter TM2, TM3, TM4, TM7, TM8, or TM9 based on the parameter
settings, UE type, and SINR. Table 4-2 provides the transmission mode selection results, and
Figure 4-11 shows the principles of adaptive switching between beamforming and MIMO.
TM9 is not compatible with TM4. When the Cell.CrsPortNum parameter is set to
CRS_PORT_2(2 ports) in adaptive transmission mode switching scenarios, the
transmission mode can adaptively switch between TM3, TM8, and TM9, not between
TM3, TM4, and TM8. When this parameter is set to CRS_PORT_4(4 ports) in adaptive
transmission mode switching scenarios, the transmission mode can adaptively switch
between TM3, TM4, and TM8, not between TM3, TM8, and TM9.
The thresholds for switching between different transmission modes can be adjusted. For
details, see 7.6 Parameter Optimization.
Table 4-2 Transmission mode selection results when adaptive switching between transmission
modes is used
Value of the Value of the UE Type SIN Transmission Mode

BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch CrsPortNum R
Parameter Parameter
NO_ADAPTIVE N/A N/A N/A Adaptive switching between

transmission modes is not
enabled. The actual transmission
mode is specified by the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.FixedBfMimo
Mode parameter.
This value is recommended only
in test scenarios.
TxD_BF_ADAPTIV N/A High- N/A Transmit diversity (TM2)

E speed
UEs
Low- N/A Single-stream beamforming (TM7)

speed
UEs
complia
nt with
3GPP
Release
8
Low- Low  Single-stream beamforming

speed (TM7 or TM8)
UEs  PMI feedback-independent
complia TM9 rank 1
nt with
3GPP High Dual-stream beamforming (TM8)
Release
9 or
later
MIMO_BF_ADAPTI CRS_PORT High- Low Transmit diversity (TM2)

VE _2 speed
UEs High Spatial multiplexing (TM3 rank 2)
Parameter Parameter
Low- Low Single-stream beamforming (TM7)

speed
UEs High Spatial multiplexing (TM3 rank 2)
complia
nt with
3GPP
Release
8
Low- Low Single-stream beamforming (TM7

speed or TM8)
UEs
complia High  Dual-stream beamforming
nt with (TM8)
3GPP  Spatial multiplexing (TM3
Release rank 2)
9

speed or TM8)
UEs
complia High  Dual-stream beamforming
nt with (TM8)
3GPP  Spatial multiplexing (TM3
Release rank 2)
10 or  PMI feedback-dependent
later TM9 rank 3 or 4
MIMO_BF_ADAPTI CRS_PORT High- Low Transmit diversity (TM2)

VE _4 speed
UEs High Spatial multiplexing (TM3 rank 2
to rank 4)
Low- Low Single-stream beamforming (TM7)

speed
UEs High Spatial multiplexing (TM3 or TM4
complia rank 2 to rank 4)
nt with
3GPP
Release
8

speed or TM8)
Parameter Parameter
UEs High  Dual-stream beamforming

complia (TM8)
nt with  Spatial multiplexing (TM3 or
3GPP TM4 rank 2 to rank 4)
Release
9 or
later
Figure 4-11 Adaptive switching between beamforming and MIMO when the CrsPortNum parameter is set
to CRS_PORT_2(2 ports) and low-speed UEs compliant with 3GPP Release 8 or 9 exist
NOTE:
The multiple-antenna solutions and switching points shown in Figure 4-11 are explained as follows:
 Multiple-antenna solution for 3GPP Release 8-compliant UEs: Only single-stream beamforming is
supported.
 Multiple-antenna solution for 3GPP Release 9-compliant UEs: Dual-stream beamforming is supported.
 Transmission mode switching point for 3GPP Release 8-compliant UEs: refers to the switching point
between single-stream beamforming and TM3 rank 2.
 Transmission mode switching point for 3GPP Release 9-compliant UEs: refers to the switching point
between single-stream beamforming and dual-stream beamforming or between dual-stream
beamforming and TM3 rank 2.
Optimized Switching Between Transmission Modes
Switching between transmission modes has been optimized as follows:

 Accelerated determination on transmission mode switching: When the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.TmAccelerationSwitch parameter is set to ON(On), the eNodeB
adapts the period for determining transmission modes to UE signal quality, which
facilitates switching to an appropriate transmission mode and increases the UEs'
spectral efficiency.
This function accelerates transmission mode switching when the UE initially accesses
the network or is online, and may affect the stability of the switching. Therefore, this
function requires sufficient verification on the live network before being enabled.
 Quick entry into beamforming during initial network access: When the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.TmAccelerationSwitch parameter is set to
INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF(INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF), the eNodeB instructs
the UEs with good beamforming performance to quickly switch from MIMO to
beamforming after initial network access. This function increases the proportion of
beamforming UEs and beamforming-related gains in burst scenarios. This function is
recommended in scenarios where beamforming performance is good, such as DMIMO
scenarios.
 Single- and dual-stream beamforming detection: When the
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch(BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch) option under the
CELLDLSCHALGO.DlRankDetectSwitch parameter is selected, the eNodeB detects
single-stream beamforming performance in dual-stream beamforming so that the
optimal transmission mode can be selected promptly, increasing the UEs' spectral
efficiency.
 Adaptive switching between transmission modes without TM8
Selecting the BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8(BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8)
option under the CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAlgoOptSwitch parameter enables the
eNodeB to adaptively switch the transmission mode between TM2, TM3, and TM7 or
between TM2 and TM7 without considering TM8 during adaptive switching between
beamforming and MIMO or between open-loop beamforming modes (as shown in
Table 4-2) when either of the following conditions is met:
 4T4R RRUs are configured and one or more UEs compliant with 3GPP Release 9
or later do not support transmit antenna selection.
 The CellBf.MaxBfRankPara parameter is set to SINGLE_LAYER_BF(Single-
Layer BF).
This increases the number of RBs available for scheduling in a cell and improves the
throughput.
 Direct switching from dual-stream beamforming (TM8) to TM3 rank 2: Optimize
switching from beamforming to MIMO and optimized MIMO rank detection are
enabled to increase the rank 2 entry success rate when the
BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH(BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH) option is
selected under the CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAlgoOptSwitch parameter. This
function improves throughput.
5 Related Features
Prerequisite Features
Feature ID Feature Name Description
TDLBFD- 3GPP R8 Single-stream beamforming (TM7) requires TDLBFD-

001001 Specifications 001001 3GPP R8 Specifications.
TDLBFD- 3GPP R9 Single-stream beamforming (TM8) requires TDLBFD-

001008 Specifications 001008 3GPP R9 Specifications.
Mutually Exclusive Features
TDLOFD- High Speed None

001007 Mobility
TDLOFD- Extended CP None

001031
TDLBFD- 5MHz None

00100301 Bandwidth
Impacted Features
Feature ID Feature/Function Description
Name
N/A SFN If beamforming is enabled and joint-scheduling UEs

exist in an SFN cell, the phases of the receive signals
on the UE side are random. This may compromise the
gains offered by beamforming, but system gains are still
increased.
TDLAOFD- Carrier  Beamforming is available only on the PCC, not on

081407 Aggregation for SCCs when uplink CA is not supported and
Uplink 2CC TDLAOFD-00100115 Beamforming in Scell is not
enabled.
 Beamforming is available on both the PCC and
SCCs when either of the following conditions is
met:
 Uplink CA is not supported and TDLAOFD-
00100115 Beamforming in Scell is enabled.
 Uplink CA is supported.
TDLBFD- 3GPP R9 None

001008 Specifications
TDLOFD- Single None

001049 Streaming
Beamforming

001007 Mobility

001031
TDLBFD- 5MHz None

00100301 Bandwidth
Impacted Features

Name

increased.

enabled.
met:
TDLOFD- Single TDLOFD-001049 Single Streaming Beamforming is

001049 Streaming required if single-stream beamforming UEs are to be
Beamforming paired.
TDLOFD- Dual TDLOFD-001061 Dual Streaming Beamforming is

001061 Streaming required if dual-stream beamforming UEs are to be
Beamforming paired.
TDLAOFD- DL 2-Layer TDLAOFD-00100114 DL 2-Layer MIMO Based on TM9

00100114 MIMO Based is required if TM9 UEs are to be paired.
on TM9

001007 Mobility

001031
TDLBFD- 5MHz None

00100301 Bandwidth
Impacted Features

Name

increased.

enabled.
met:
 The number of PRBs paired on each layer for MU
beamforming may fluctuate by 5% or less when
uplink CA is enabled and the
Name
Dl2CCAckResShareSw(Dl2CCAckResShareSw)
option is selected under the
CellAlgoSwitch.PucchAlgoSwitch parameter.
TDLOFD- Single Streaming Beamforming None

001049
TDLBFD- 3GPP R10 Specifications This feature requires 3GPP Release

001009 10 or later.
TDLBFD- 3GPP R11 Specifications

080101
TDLBFD- Support of UE Category 2/3/4 This feature requires one of the

001030 features.
TDLAOFD- Support for UE Category 6

00100102

00100104

00100105

00100106

001007 Mobility

001031
TDLOFD- LoCation None

001047 Services
(LCS)
TDLOFD- DL 4x4 MIMO None

001060 Based on TM3
and TM4
Impacted Features
TDLOFD- SFN When the CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsPortNum parameter is

001075 set to CSI_RS_PORT_4(CSI_RS_PORT_4) or
CSI_RS_PORT_8(CSI_RS_PORT_8) in SFN scenarios,
TDLOFD- Adaptive independent-scheduling and joint-scheduling TM9 UEs
002008 SFN/SDMA perform CSI measurement for CQI, PMI, and RI
feedback based on the CSI-RS sent by the SFN cell,
thereby increasing the average cell throughput and
improving user experience.
TDLAOFD- Intra-band When CSI-RSs are configured on the SCC, the UE

00100111 Carrier performs CSI measurements based on the received
Aggregation CSI-RSs. In this situation, PMI feedback-dependent
for Downlink TM9 is used on the SCC, increasing the average cell
2CC in 30MHz throughput and improving user experience.
TDLAOFD- Carrier
001002 Aggregation
for Downlink
2CC in 40MHz
TDLOFD- Symbol Power In the subframes where symbol power saving is

001070 Saving implemented, no PDSCH data is transmitted regardless
of whether the UE works in TM9 or not, but CSI-RSs can
be transmitted for CSI measurements in PMI feedback-
dependent TM9.
TDLAOFD- Intra-eNodeB TM9 UEs can be treated as DL CoMP UEs, and UEs
003002 DL CoMP in working in PMI feedback-independent TM9 mode can be
Adaptive Mode treated as DL CoMP coordinating UEs.
TDLAOFD- Inter-eNodeB
081411 DL CoMP
Based on
Relaxed
Backhaul
TDLOFD- eMBMS Phase When evolved multimedia broadcast/multicast service

070220 1 based on (eMBMS) services are provided and physical multicast
Centralized channel (PMCH) data is transmitted in the same
MCE subframes as CSI-RSs, 3GPP specifications-compliant
Architecture CSI-RSs are not transmitted and no UEs are scheduled
for TM9. In this case, TM9 services are affected.
TDLAOFD- Out of Band In the out-of-band relay network, when a downlink relay
080405 Relay subframe conflicts with a subframe used for CSI-RS
Introduction transmission, no CSI-RS is transmitted, ensuring that
the impact on relay BTS (ReBTS) transmissions is
minimized. In this case, TM9 services are affected.
TDLOFD- Single Streaming Beamforming None

001049

001007 Mobility

001031
TDLOFD- LoCation None

001047 Services
(LCS)
TDLOFD- DL 4x4 MIMO None

001060 Based on TM3
and TM4
Impacted Features
TDLOFD- SFN When the CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsPortNum parameter is

001075 set to CSI_RS_PORT_4(CSI_RS_PORT_4) or
CSI_RS_PORT_8(CSI_RS_PORT_8) in SFN scenarios,
TDLOFD- Adaptive independent-scheduling and joint-scheduling TM9 UEs
002008 SFN/SDMA perform CSI measurement for CQI, PMI, and RI
feedback based on the CSI-RS sent by the SFN cell,
thereby increasing the peak cell throughput and
improving user experience.
TDLAOFD- Intra-band When CSI-RSs are configured on the SCC, the UE

00100111 Carrier performs CSI measurements based on the received
Aggregation CSI-RSs. In this situation, PMI feedback-dependent
for Downlink TM9 is used on the SCC, increasing the average cell
2CC in 30MHz throughput and improving user experience.
TDLAOFD- Carrier
001002 Aggregation
for Downlink
2CC in 40MHz
TDLOFD- Symbol Power In the subframes where symbol power saving is

001070 Saving implemented, no PDSCH data is transmitted regardless
of whether the UE works in TM9 or not, but CSI-RSs can
be transmitted for CSI measurements in PMI feedback-
dependent TM9.
TDLAOFD- Intra-eNodeB TM9 UEs can be treated as DL CoMP UEs, and UEs
003002 DL CoMP in working in PMI feedback-independent TM9 mode can be
Adaptive Mode treated as DL CoMP coordinating UEs.
TDLAOFD- Inter-eNodeB
081411 DL CoMP
Based on
Relaxed
Backhaul
TDLOFD- eMBMS Phase When evolved multimedia broadcast/multicast service

070220 1 based on (eMBMS) services are provided and physical multicast
Centralized channel (PMCH) data is transmitted in the same
MCE subframes as CSI-RSs, 3GPP specifications-compliant
Architecture CSI-RSs are not transmitted and no UEs are scheduled
for TM9. In this case, TM9 services are affected.
TDLAOFD- Out of Band In the out-of-band relay network, when a downlink relay
080405 Relay subframe conflicts with a subframe used for CSI-RS
Introduction transmission, no CSI-RS is transmitted, ensuring that
the impact on ReBTS transmissions is minimized. In this
case, TM9 services are affected.
5.6 TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer MU-Beamforming
TDLOFD- Single None

001049 Streaming
Beamforming
TDLOFD- Dual None

001061 Streaming
Beamforming
TDLOFD- MU- None

001077 Beamforming

Name
N/A Downlink None

frequency-
selective
scheduling
Impacted Features
Name

increased.

enabled.
met:
 The number of PRBs paired on each layer for MU
beamforming may fluctuate by 5% or less when
uplink CA is enabled and the
Dl2CCAckResShareSw(Dl2CCAckResShareSw)
option is selected under the
CellAlgoSwitch.PucchAlgoSwitch parameter.
6 Network Impact
System Capacity
This feature improves the downlink cell throughput and spectral efficiency.
Network Performance
None
System Capacity
This feature enables an eNodeB to transmit two data streams using the same time-
frequency resource, increasing the downlink cell throughput and spectral efficiency.
Network Performance
None
System Capacity
Network Performance
None
System Capacity
Network Performance
None
System Capacity
This feature enables an eNodeB to transmit two to four data streams using the same time-
Network Performance
None
6.6 TDLOFD-110221 DL 4-Layer MU-Beamforming (Trial)
System Capacity
This feature increases the number of transmitted data streams and the downlink cell
throughput and spectral efficiency.
Network Performance
MU beamforming resource adjustment mitigates interference of the local cell to

neighboring cells and minimizes the number of residual small packets generated during UE
scheduling.
7 Engineering Guidelines
This document covers the following network reconstruction scenarios:

 Replacement of 2T2R or 4T4R RRUs on the live network with 4T4R or 8T8R RRUs,
respectively
 Change of the transmit/receive mode of a 4T4R or 8T8R RRU (which is originally
split into two 2T2R or 4T4R RRUs, respectively) to 4T4R or 8T8R, respectively
7.1 When to Use
Table 7-1 Suggestions for feature activation

RRU Recommended SU Recommended Recommended TM9 Recommended
Specifications Beamforming MU Feature MIMO Feature
Feature Beamforming
Feature
4T4R Single-stream Enable 2-layer Downlink 4-layer 4x4 MIMO

beamforming, MU MIMO based on (recommended
and dual-stream beamforming TM9 if a specified
beamforming when both of (recommended if a proportion of
(recommended if the following specified proportion TM3 rank 4-
UEs support conditions are of TM9-capable capable UEs
transmit antenna met: UEs exists) exists)
selection)  The
downlink
PRB
usage is
greater
than 50%
in busy
hours.
 Two or
more UEs
are active
in the
downlink.
The preceding
conditions are
more easily
satisfied in
WTTx
scenarios.
RRU Recommended SU Recommended Recommended TM9 Recommended
Specifications Beamforming MU Feature MIMO Feature
Feature Beamforming
Feature
8T8R Dual-stream Enable 4-layer Downlink 4-layer 4x4 MIMO

beamforming MU MIMO based on (recommended
beamforming TM9 if a specified
when both of (recommended if a proportion of
the following specified proportion TM3 rank 4-
conditions are of TM9-capable capable UEs
met: UEs exists) exists)
 The
downlink
PRB
usage is
greater
than 50%
in busy
hours.
 Three or
more UEs
are active
in the
downlink.
The preceding
conditions are
more easily
satisfied in
WTTx
scenarios.
NOTE:
 TM9 cannot be used with 4x4 MIMO.
 The possibility of UE pairing and the gain of beamforming increase when the downlink PRB usage is
high and a large number of UEs with ongoing services exist.
7.2 Required Information
Check whether the following information meets the requirements provided in 7.4.1
Requirements:
 RRU information, including the number of transmit and receive channels provided by
an RRU
 BBP information, including BBP types and available working modes
 Sector information and sector equipment information, including the number of
antennas and the transmit/receive mode of a cell
 Cell configurations, including the cell bandwidth and cyclic prefix (CP) length
 UE specifications
The maximum transmit power of an RRU and the number of CRS ports also need to be
collected in network reconstruction scenarios.
7.3 Planning
None
7.4 Deployment
7.4.1 Requirements
Operating Environment
 Macro eNodeBs are deployed.

 The UE speed is less than 120 km/h.
 The cell bandwidth is not 5 MHz.
 The normal CP is used.
Hardware
Table 7-2 Hardware requirements
Feature Name RRU Type BBP Model
Single-stream 4T4R or 8T8R UBBPei, UBBPe, UBBPd, UMDU, LBBPd, or

beamforming RRUs LBBPc
Dual-stream
beamforming
2-layer MU 4T4R or 8T8R UBBPei, UBBPe, UBBPd, UMDU, or LBBPd

beamforming RRUs
Downlink 2-layer
MIMO based on
TM9
Downlink 4-layer
MIMO based on
TM9
Downlink 4x4
MIMO
4-layer MU 8T8R RRUs UBBPei, UBBPe, UBBPd, or UMDU

beamforming
NOTE:
 For the LBBPc and LBBPd, the BBP.WM parameter must be set to TDD_ENHANCE in 4T4R
scenarios and to TDD_8T8R in 8T8R scenarios.
 When the BBP.WM parameter is set to TDD_ENHANCE for an LBBPc, LBBPc+LBBPc convergence
is not supported.
 In LBBPc+LBBPd, LBBPc+UBBPd, LBBPc+UBBPe, or LBBPc+UBBPei convergence scenarios, the
converged board must be the LBBPd, UBBPd, UBBPe, or UBBPei, instead of LBBPc.
 Beamforming is not supported when the RRU3278 is split into two 4T4R RRUs.
Other NEs
Table 7-3 UE requirements
Feature Name UE Requirement
Single-stream Both of the following conditions are met:

beamforming, 2-layer MU  The UE complies with 3GPP Release 8 or later.
beamforming, and 4-layer
 At least two receive antennas exist.
MU beamforming
Dual-stream All of the following conditions are met:

beamforming  The UE complies with 3GPP Release 9 or later.
 The UE category is greater than or equal to 2.
 In 4T4R networking scenarios, the UE supports transmit
antenna selection or the UE has two transmit antennas
and SRS resources are allocated over two antenna
ports.
NOTE:
Perform the following operations to verify that the UE has been
allocated SRS resources over two antenna ports:
1. Select the
ULSUMIMO2LayersSwitch(ULSUMIMO2LayersSwitch)
option under the CellAlgoSwitch.UlSuMimoAlgoSwitch
parameter.
2. Perform Uu interface signaling tracing on the U2000. If the
following information is displayed, the UE has been allocated
SRS resources over two antenna ports.
Downlink 2-layer MIMO All of the following conditions are met:

based on TM9  The UE complies with 3GPP Release 10 or later.
 Bit 103 or 104 of the feature group indicators (FGIs) is
set to 1.
Feature Name UE Requirement

 The UE category is greater than or equal to 2.
Downlink 4-layer MIMO All of the following conditions are met:

based on TM9  The UE complies with 3GPP Release 10 or later.
 Bit 103 or 104 of the feature group indicators (FGIs) is
set to 1.
 The UE category is equal to 5, or is greater than 5 and
the value of the MIMO-CapabilityDL-r10 field is
fourLayers or eightLayers.
Downlink 4x4 MIMO Either of the following conditions is met:

 The UE category is equal to 5.
 The UE category is greater than 5 and the
fourLayerTM3-TM4-r10 field is supported.
License
The following table lists the license control items required by each beamforming feature.
Table 7-4 License requirements
Feature ID Feature Name Model License Control Item NE Sales Unit
TDLOFD- Single LT1SSGSTRB00 Single Streaming eNodeB Per cell

001049 Streaming Beamforming(TDD)
Beamforming
TDLOFD- Dual LT1SDUALSB01 Dual Streaming eNodeB Per cell

001061 Streaming Beamforming(TDD)
Beamforming
TDLOFD- MU- LT1STMUBMF00 MU- eNodeB Per cell

001077 Beamforming Beamforming(TDD)
TDLAOFD- DL 2-Layer LT1SLTEAID01 LTE-A eNodeB Per cell

00100114 MIMO Based Introduction(TDD)
on TM9
TDLAOFD- DL 4-Layer LT1S44TTM900 DL 4-Layer MIMO eNodeB Per cell

081409 MIMO Based Based on
on TM9 TM9(TDD)
Feature ID Feature Name Model License Control Item NE Sales Unit
TDLOFD- DL 4-Layer LT1SDL4LMB00 DL 4-Layer MU- eNodeB Per cell

110221 MU- Beamforming(TDD)
Beamforming
TDLOFD- DL 2x2 LT1STD2I2O00 DL 2x2 MIMO(TDD) eNodeB Per cell

001001 MIMO
TDLOFD- DL 4x4 LT1STD4I4O01 DL 4x4 MIMO eNodeB Per cell

001060 MIMO Based Based on TM3 and
on TM3 and TM4(TDD)
TM4
7.4.2 Hardware Adjustment
Common Scenarios
Antennas and RRUs must be connected according to the diagrams shown in Figure 7-1 to
Figure 7-4. Otherwise, multiple-antenna performance may be affected.
Figure 7-1 4-antenna cross-polarization mapping
Figure 7-2 4-antenna linear-polarization mapping

Figure 7-3 4-antenna circular-polarization mapping
Figure 7-4 8-antenna cross-polarization mapping
Reconstruction Scenarios
A 4T4R sector can also be served by part of an 8T8R RRU. Four RRU ports and four
antenna ports can be selected to set up a 4T4R sector, as shown in Figure 7-5 and Figure 7-6.
 Preferentially select two pairs of cross-polarized antennas that are functional and
closest to each other.
 Randomly select four functional RRU ports, and connect these ports in ascending
order of sequence number to the antennas.
 Connect the RRU's CAL calibration port and the antenna's CAL calibration port.
Figure 7-5 Port connection for configuring a 4T4R sector served by part of an 8T8R RRU (1)
Figure 7-6 Port connection for configuring a 4T4R sector served by part of an 8T8R RRU (2)
7.4.3 Precautions
 UEs must reaccess the network to make beamforming take effect after the
beamforming algorithm is enabled.
 The cell will reset after SRS configurations are modified by running the MOD
SRSCFG command.
 The cell will reset after the CSI-RS period is changed by running the MOD
CELLCSIRSPARACFG command.
 The parameter settings under the CellMimoParaCfg MO do not take effect in
beamforming mode. Adaptive switching between beamforming and MIMO requires
the CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter to be set to
MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE).
7.4.4 Data Preparation and Feature Activation
7.4.4.1 Data Preparation
In most cases, beamforming is used with MIMO. The following table lists the typical
scenarios.
Table 7-5 Typical scenarios
Scenario MIMO Mode Available Transmission
Mode
Scenario A: adaptive switching between Downlink 2x2 TM2, TM3, TM7, or TM8
single- or dual-stream beamforming and MIMO
MIMO
Downlink 4x4 TM2, TM3, TM4, TM7, or
MIMO TM8
Scenario B: adaptive switching between Downlink 2x2 TM2, TM3, TM7, TM8, or
single- or dual-stream beamforming, MIMO TM9
TM9, and MIMO
Scenario C: MU beamforming enabled Same as scenario A or B

on the basis of scenario A or B
Scenario D: network reconstruction on Same as scenario A, B, or C

the basis of scenario A, B, or C
7.4.4.1.1 Scenario A: Adaptive Switching Between Single- or Dual-Stream Beamforming and MIMO
The following tables describe the MOs and parameters that must be set to activate
beamforming.
Table 7-6 Parameter in the Cell MO
Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes
CRS Port CELL.CrsPortNum  Set this parameter to CRS_PORT_2(2 ports)

Number in 2x2 MIMO scenarios.
 Set this parameter to CRS_PORT_4(4 ports)
in 4x4 MIMO scenarios.
For details about the transmission mode selection
result, see Table 4-2.
NOTE:
When the CELL.CrsPortNum parameter is set to

CRS_PORT_4(4 ports), the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.InitialBfMimoType parameter is set to
TM2(TM2) by default.
Table 7-7 Parameter in the BBP MO

Work Mode BBP.WM This parameter specifies the working mode of the
LBBP. Set this parameter to
TDD_ENHANCE(Support TDD BF) when
beamforming is used in 4T4R scenarios and to
TDD_8T8R(Support CPRI ports) when
beamforming is used in 8T8R scenarios.
This parameter is not required for the UBBPd,
UBBPe, UBBPei, or UMDU.
NOTE:
The cell will reset after SRS configurations are modified by running the MOD SRSCFG command.
Table 7-8 Parameters in the SRSCFG MO

Parameter Parameter ID Setting Notes
Name
SRS SRSCFG.SrsCfgInd To improve beamforming performance, set this

Configuration parameter to BOOLEAN_TRUE(True). In this
Indicator situation, however, the uplink peak throughput
may decrease.
TDD SRS SRSCFG.TddSrsCfgMode The default value

Configuration ACCESS_ENHANCED(Access Enhanced) is
Mode recommended.
Table 7-9 Parameter in the CELLALGOSWITCH MO

Name
BF CELLALGOSWITCH.BfAlgoSwitch Select the BfSwitch option under this

algorithm parameter.
switch
Table 7-10 Parameters in the CELLBF MO

Paramete Parameter ID Setting Notes
r Name
Beamfor CELLBF.MaxBfRa Set this parameter to DUAL_LAYER_BF(Dual-Layer BF)

ming nkPara if dual-stream beamforming is required.
maximu
m
number
of layers
Dual CELLBF.DualLaye  Set this parameter to

Layer rBFAlgType CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BFALG(CIRCULA
Beamfor R_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BFALG) when 8T8R
ming omnidirectional antennas are used.
Algorith  Set this parameter to
m Type AUTO_CONFIG(AUTO_CONFIG) for other types of
antennas.
Table 7-11 Parameters in the CELLDLSCHALGO MO

Paramet Parameter ID Setting Notes
er Name
maximu CELLDLSCHALGO.MaxMimoRa  Retain the default value

m nkPara SW_MAX_SM_RANK_2(Rank2) in
number downlink 2x2 MIMO scenarios.
of  Set this parameter to
MIMO SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4(Rank4) in
layers downlink 4x4 MIMO scenarios.
Downlin CELLDLSCHALGO.DlRankDete Select the

k Rank ctSwitch BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch(BfDetectRank1A
Detect djSwitch) option under this parameter when
Switch dual-stream beamforming takes effect.
When the
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch(BfDetectRank1A
djSwitch) option is selected under this
parameter, the eNodeB detects the
performance of single-stream beamforming
when dual-stream beamforming takes effect.
The defection improves the accuracy of
switching between single- and dual-stream
beamforming and increases the spectral
efficiency.
Table 7-12 Parameters in the CellBfMimoParaCfg MO

er Name
BfMIMO CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAd Set this parameter to

adaptive aptiveSwitch MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_ADAPTIV
switch E).
Fixed CellBfMimoParaCfg.FixedBfMi This parameter applies only when a

BfMIMO moMode transmission mode is tested. This parameter
mode is valid only when the
CELLBFMIMOPARACFG.BfMimoAdaptive
Switch parameter is set to
NO_ADAPTIVE(NO_ADAPTIVE).
Bf Mimo CELLBFMIMOPARACFG.BfMi Set this parameter to ON(On).

Adaptiv moAdapWithoutTm2 When this parameter is set to ON(On), TM2
e is no longer used after the UE switches from
Without TM2 to other transmission modes.
Tm2
Transmi CellBfMimoParaCfg.TmAcceler Set this parameter to

ssion ationSwitch INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF(INITIAL_ACCES
Mode S_TO_BF) when eight or more antennas are
Acceler configured and single-stream beamforming is
ation enabled. Set this parameter to OFF(OFF) in
Switch other situations.
NOTE:
 In SFN scenarios, the antennas mentioned above
refer to those connected to the target RRUs of the
UE.
 In DMIMO scenarios, the antennas mentioned
above refer to those connected to the
coordinating RRUs of the UE.
BfMIMO CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAd This parameter specifies whether TM4 is

Adaptiv apWithTm4Switch available during adaptive switching between
e with beamforming and MIMO.
TM4  Set this parameter to ON if downlink 4x4
MIMO is required.
 Set this parameter to OFF when the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdaptiveSwit
ch parameter is set to
NO_ADAPTIVE(NO_ADAPTIVE).
Initial CellBfMimoParaCfg.InitialBfMi This parameter specifies the transmission

BFMIM moType mode used during initial network access.
O Mode  TM3 does not take effect and this
parameter is set to TM2(TM2) by default
er Name
when the CELL.CrsPortNum parameter is

set to CRS_PORT_4(4 ports) and the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdapWithTm4
Switch parameter is set to ON(On).
 When the CELL.CrsPortNum parameter is
set to CRS_PORT_4(4 ports) and the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdapWithTm4
Switch parameter is set to OFF(Off), the
initial transmission mode is determined
as follows:
 TM2 is used in non-CA scenarios.
 TM2 is used on the PCC and on the
SCC that supports beamforming in
CA scenarios.
 TM3 is used on the SCC that does
not support beamforming in CA
scenarios.
Antenna CellBfMimoParaCfg.AntBased  Set this parameter to 0 when 8T8R

Type- BfMimoAlgoSelect cross-polarization antennas are used.
based  Set this parameter to 1 when 8T8R
BF and omnidirectional antennas are used.
MIMO  Set this parameter to 2 for other types of
Algo antennas.
Selectio
n
BfMimo CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAl  BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH(BFTO

Algorith goOptSwitch MIMOALGOOPTSWITCH): It is
m recommended that this option be
Optimiz selected for full adaptive switching
ation between beamforming and MIMO.
Switch  BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8(BFMIMO
ADAPWITHOUTTM8): It is
recommended that this option be
selected for full adaptive switching
between beamforming and MIMO or
open-loop beamforming adaptation.
Table 7-13 Parameter in the eNodeBAlgoSwitch MO

r Name
Compati eNodeBAlgoSwitch.Compatib Select the

bility ilityCtrlSwitch Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch(Tm3Tm4Max
r Name
Control 4LayerCtrlSwitch) option under this

Switch parameter in 4x4 MIMO scenarios.
7.4.4.1.2 Scenario B: Adaptive Switching Between Single- or Dual-Stream Beamforming, TM9, and
MIMO
TM9 cannot work with 4x4 MIMO. In addition to the MOs and parameters required in
scenario A, scenario B requires the following MOs and parameters.
CRS Port CELL.CrsPortNum Retain the default value CRS_PORT_2(2 ports).

Number
Table 7-15 Parameter in the CELLBFMIMOPARACFG MO

Name
BfMIMO CELLBFMIMOPARACFG.BfMimoAdapWithTm4Switch Retain the default value

Adaptive OFF(Off).
with TM4
Scc Bf CellBfMimoParaCfg.SccBfMimoAdaptiveSwitch Set this parameter to

Mimo ON(On) when PMI
Adaptive feedback-dependent
Switch TM9 is enabled in
downlink CA scenarios
or when uplink CA is
enabled.
TM3 and CellBfMimoParaCfg.Tm3AndTm9ThdOffset A smaller value of this

TM9 parameter leads to a
Switching lower probability that a
Threshold UE switches from TM3
Offset to PMI feedback-
dependent TM9. The
value -30 is
recommended.
TM3 CellBfMimoParaCfg.Tm3Rank2ToTm9Rank4Offset This parameter affects

Rank2 To the switching of the UE
TM9 transmission mode
Rank4 from TM3 rank 2 to 4-
Offset layer TM9. The value 9
is recommended.
Name
 When this
parameter is set to
a large value, the
possibility that the
UE switches from
TM3 rank 2 to 4-
layer TM9
decreases.
 When this
parameter is set to
a small value, the
UE switches from
TM3 rank 2 to 4-
layer TM9
increases. The
optimal
performance can
be obtained only
when the value of
this parameter
matches
application
scenarios.
Otherwise, the
throughput and
coverage
decrease.
TM9 CellBfMimoParaCfg.Tm9Rank4ToTm3Rank2Offset This parameter affects

Rank4 To the switching of the UE
TM3 transmission mode
Rank2 from 4-layer TM9 to
Offset TM3 rank 2. The value
40 is recommended.
 When this
parameter is set to
a large value, the
UE switches from
4-layer TM9 to
TM3 rank 2
increases.
 When this
parameter is set to
a small value, the
Name
UE switches from
4-layer TM9 to
TM3 rank 2
decreases. The
optimal
performance can
be obtained only
when the value of
this parameter
matches
application
scenarios.
Otherwise, the
throughput and
coverage
decrease.
Table 7-16 Parameters in the CellAlgoSwitch MO

Name
Enhanced CellAlgoSwitch.EnhMIMOSwitch Select the

MIMO TM9Switch(TM9Switch) option if
Switch TM9 is required.
SFN DL CellAlgoSwitch.SfnDlSchSwitch Set this parameter to

Scheduling ADAPTIVE(Adaptive
Switch scheduling) when TM9 is
required in SFN scenarios.
SFN Load- CellAlgoSwitch.SfnLoadBasedAdptSwitch Set this parameter to ON(On)

based when TM9 is required in SFN
Adaptive scenarios.
Switch
Table 7-17 Parameters in the CellDlschAlgo MO

r Name
maximu CellDlschAlgo.MaxMimoRank Set this parameter to

m Para SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4(Rank4).
number
of MIMO
layers
r Name
CSI-RS CellDlschAlgo.CsiRsSfSchStr The setting notes of the

Subfram Switch UnCfgCsiRsUESchSwitch option under this
e parameter are as follows:
Scheduli  Select this option when TM9 is enabled.
ng  Clear this option when most UEs on the
Strategy live network comply with 3GPP Release
Switch 10 and the
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfigCt
rlSwitch) option is selected under the
ENODEBALGOSWITCH.CompatibilityCtrlS
witch parameter.
Table 7-18 Parameters in the CellCsiRsParaCfg MO

r Name
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSwitch  Set this parameter to

Switch ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_C
FG) when TM9 is enabled.
 Set this parameter to
NOT_CFG(Not configure) when
TM9 is disabled.
CsiRs CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsPortNum  If the transmit/receive mode of a

Port normal cell or an SFN cell is
Number 8T8R or 2T2R+8T8R, set this
parameter to
CSI_RS_PORT_8(CSI_RS_PO
RT_8).
 Set this parameter to
RT_4) if a normal cell or an SFN
cell is configured with four
antennas. TM9 takes effect only
when this parameter is set to
RT_4).
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsPeriod Set this parameter to ms10(ms10).

Period The cell will reset if the value is
changed.
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsConfigUserNu Set this parameter to 10.

Config mTh When the
User CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSwitch
Number parameter is set to
r Name
Threshol ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_CFG),
d TM9 is unavailable if the number of
TM9 UEs is less than the value of this
parameter.
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsUnconfigUserN Set this parameter to 200.

Unconfig umTh
User
Number
Threshol
d
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsConfigUserRati  Set this parameter to 30 when

Config oTh four CSI-RS antenna ports are
User configured.
Ratio  Set this parameter to 50 when
Threshol eight CSI-RS antenna ports are
d configured.
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsUnconfigUserR  Set this parameter to 20 in LTE

Unconfig atioTh TDD 4T4R networking
User scenarios.
Ratio  Set this parameter to 40 in LTE
Threshol TDD 8T8R networking
d scenarios.
 Set this parameter to 50 in LTE
TDD adaptive SFN networking
scenarios.
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSetJudgeTimer A small value of this parameter

Set quickens the switching between the
Judge CSI-RS configured state and the CSI-
Timer RS unconfigured state and increases
the throughput of the cell in which the
proportion of TM9 UEs changes
quickly. The setting also increases
the number of RRC connection
reconfigurations and the service drop
rate.
It is recommended that the timer
length be greater than or equal to 5s.
length be 600s.
CSI-RS CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSetJudgeHysTi This timer starts after the cell enters

Set mer the CSI-RS configured state. The
Judge eNodeB starts to determine whether
r Name
Hysteres to enter the CSI-RS unconfigured

is Timer state after this timer expires.
A small value of this parameter
quickens the switching between the
CSI-RS configured state and the CSI-
RS unconfigured state and increases
the throughput of the cell in which the
proportion of TM9 UEs changes
quickly. The setting also increases
the number of RRC connection
reconfigurations and the service drop
rate.
length be greater than or equal to
60s. It is recommended that the timer
length be 600s.
Table 7-19 Parameters in the eNodeBAlgoSwitch MO

er Name
Compati eNodeBAlgoSwitch.Compatibi  Select the

bility lityCtrlSwitch UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfigCt
Control rlSwitch) option under this parameter.
Switch  Clear the
Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch(Tm3Tm
4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch) option under
this parameter.
Operato eNodeBAlgoSwitch.OperatorS Select the

r pecificAlgoSwitch CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch(CsiRsCfgSpe
Specific cificAlgoSwitch) option under this parameter
Algorith if the operator wants to use the customized
m identification method to specify whether to
Switch configure CSI-RSs for certain 3GPP Release
10-compliant UEs. This parameter is valid only
when the
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSw
itch) option is selected under the
CompatibilityCtrlSwitch parameter.
The following MOs and parameters need to be configured if MU beamforming is required

on the basis of scenario A or B.
Table 7-20 Parameters in the CELLALGOSWITCH MO
Parame Parameter ID Setting Notes
ter
Name
MUBF CELLALGOSWITCH.MuBfA  Select the MuBfSwitch(MuBfSwitch) and

algorit lgoSwitch MubfResAdjSwitch(MubfResAdjSwitch)
hm options under this parameter.
switch  The TM9MuBfSwitch(TM9MuBfSwitch)
option is cleared under this parameter by
default. To enable pairing of UEs working in
PMI feedback-dependent TM9, select this
option.
For details about the relationships between the
options, see 4.3.3 Parameter Control for MU
Beamforming.
Harq CELLALGOSWITCH.HarqAl It is recommended that the

Algorit goSwitch TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch(TddAckFbMode
hm CfgOptSwitch) option be selected under the
Switch CELLALGOSWITCH.HarqAlgoSwitch parameter
to enable downlink HARQ feedback mode
adaptation if 4-layer MU beamforming is required
at uplink-downlink subframe configuration 2. The
setting shortens the time within which the
throughput peaks after more than two UEs are
paired for 4-layer MU beamforming.
For details about the impact of the selection of the
TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch(TddAckFbMode
CfgOptSwitch) option on network performance,
see Scheduling Feature Parameter Description.
Table 7-21 Parameters in the CELLBF MO

er Name
Max CELLBF.HighOrderMubf  Set this parameter to

Number MaxLayer TWO_LAYERS(TWO_LAYERS) if 2-layer MU
of beamforming is required.
MUBF  Set this parameter to
Layers FOUR_LAYERS(FOUR_LAYERS) if 4-layer MU
beamforming is required.
MUBF CELLBF.HighOrderMubf Set this parameter to

Pairing PairRule POST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE(POST_MU_PF_PR
Rule I_PAIR_RULE).
NOTE:
er Name
Set this parameter to POST_MU_EFF_PRI_PAIR_RULE only

in testing scenarios.
Port CELLBF.QualUEPortAv  When both dual-stream beamforming and MU

Allocati oidMode beamforming are enabled in eRAN TDD 12.0 or
on later, set this parameter to
Avoid USERIDENTIFY(USERIDENTIFY) to prevent the
for service drop rate of abnormal UEs from
Continu increasing.
ous  If abnormal UEs in dual-stream beamforming
NACK need to be paired for MU beamforming or
UEs DMIMO, set this parameter to
USERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING(USERIDENTI
FYRANK2PAIRING).
Table 7-22 Parameter in the CellBfMimoParaCfg MO

Name
Multi- CellBfMimoParaCfg.MultiLayerPairIsoThd Set this parameter to the

Layer recommended value.
Pairing
Isolation
Threshold
The following tables describe the MOs and parameters that must be set to activate
beamforming and MIMO in network reconstruction scenarios.
CRS Antenna Cell.CrsPortMap Set this parameter to NOT_CFG(Not configure) to

Port Mapping maximize MIMO performance.
Table 7-24 Parameter in the CELLALGOSWITCH MO

er
Name
Antenn CellAlgoSwitch.AntCalibration Select the

a AlgoSwitch CrossPolaCalibrationSwitch(CrossPolaCali
calibrati brationSwitch) option under this parameter to
on improve the virtual antenna mapping
er
Name
algorith performance of antennas when two sets of

m 4T4R cross-polarization antennas are used.
switch Otherwise, the accumulative number of used
PRBs in rank 2 may decrease.
Table 7-25 Parameter in the PDSCHCFG MO

Name
Reference PDSCHCFG.REFERENCESIGNALPWR If the value of this parameter remains

signal unchanged during network
power reconstruction, the total power of the
cell may exceed the maximum transmit
power of RRUs and network coverage
may overlap after network
reconstruction. Therefore, check
whether to change the value of this
parameter based on the network plan.
Table 7-26 Parameter in the CELLDLSCHALGO MO

er Name
Downlin CELLDLSCHALGO.DlRankDetect Select the

k Rank Switch DetectRank2AdjSwitch(DetectRank2Adj
Detect Switch) option under this parameter in
Switch network reconstruction scenarios.
7.4.4.2 Using the CME
For detailed operations, see CME-based Feature Configuration.

7.4.4.3 Using MML Commands
In most cases, beamforming is used with MIMO. The following table lists the typical
scenarios.
Table 7-27 Typical scenarios
Mode
Scenario A: adaptive switching between Downlink 2x2 TM2, TM3, TM7, and
single- or dual-stream beamforming and MIMO TM8
MIMO
Downlink 4x4 TM2, TM3, TM4, TM7,
MIMO and TM8
Mode
Scenario B: adaptive switching between Downlink 2x2 TM2, TM3, TM7, TM8,
single- or dual-stream beamforming, MIMO and TM9
TM9, and MIMO
Scenario C: MU beamforming enabled Same as scenario A or B

on the basis of scenario A or B
Scenario D: network reconstruction on Same as scenario A, B, or C

the basis of scenario A, B, or C
1. (Optional) Perform the following operations in downlink 4x4 MIMO scenarios:

a. Run the MOD CELL command with the Cell.CrsPortNum parameter set to
CRS_PORT_4(4 ports).
b. Run the MOD CELLDLSCHALGO command with the
CellDlschAlgo.MaxMimoRankPara parameter set to
SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4(Rank4).
c. Run the MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdapWithTm4Switch parameter set to ON(On).
d. Run the MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH command with the
Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch(Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch) option
selected under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CompatibilityCtrlSwitch parameter.
2. (Optional) When the BBP is not a UBBP, run the MOD BBP command with the
BBP.WM parameter set as follows:
 Set this parameter to TDD_ENHANCE(Support TDD BF) when beamforming
is used in 4T4R scenarios.
 Set this parameter to TDD_8T8R(Support CPRI ports) when beamforming is
used in 8T8R scenarios.
3. Run the MOD SRSCFG command with the SrsCfgInd parameter set to
BOOLEAN_TRUE(True).
4. Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command with the BfSwitch option selected
under the CellAlgoSwitch.BfAlgoSwitch parameter.
5. Run the MOD CELLBF command with the CellBf.MaxBfRankPara parameter set to
DUAL_LAYER_BF(Dual-Layer BF).
6. Run the MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter set to
MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE), the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAdapWithoutTm2 parameter set to ON(On), and the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.TmAccelerationSwitch parameter set to
INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF(INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF).
7. (Optional) When dual-stream beamforming UEs exist, run the MOD
CELLDLSCHALGO command with the
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch(BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch) option selected under the
CellDlschAlgo.DlRankDetectSwitch parameter to improve the accuracy of switching
between single- and dual-stream beamforming.
8. (Optional) When 8T8R omnidirectional antennas are used, run the MOD
CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.AntBasedBfMimoAlgoSelect parameter set to 1(1), and run the
MOD CELLBF command with the DualLayerBFAlgType parameter set to
CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BFALG(CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY
_BFALG).
9. (Optional) If dual-stream beamforming UEs exist, run the MOD
CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH(BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH) option
selected under the CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAlgoOptSwitch parameter to enable
adaptive switching between dual-stream beamforming and TM3 rank 2.
10. (Optional) If 4T4R RRUs are configured and some UEs compliant with 3GPP
Release 9 or later do not support transmit antenna selection or if the
CellBf.MaxBfRankPara parameter is set to SINGLE_LAYER_BF(Single-Layer BF),
run the MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8(BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8) option
selected under the CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfMimoAlgoOptSwitch parameter to enable
adaptive switching between TM2 and TM7 or between TM2, TM3, and TM7.
MIMO
1. Perform 2 through 8 required in scenario A.

2. To enable TM9, perform the following operations:
a. Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command with the
TM9Switch(TM9Switch) option selected under the
CellAlgoSwitch.EnhMIMOSwitch parameter.
b. Run the MOD CELLCSIRSPARACFG command with the
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSwitch, CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsPortNum, and
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsPeriod parameters set to desired values.
If the CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSwitch parameter is set to
ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_CFG), configure the following data:
 Timers for determining adaptive switching between transmission modes
specified by the CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSetJudgeTimer and
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSetJudgeHysTimer parameters
 Thresholds for determining adaptive switching between transmission
modes specified by the CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsConfigUserNumTh,
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsConfigUserRatioTh,
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsUnconfigUserNumTh, and
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsUnconfigUserRatioTh parameters
 CSI-RS configuration policies specified by the
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch) option under the
eNodeBAlgoSwitch.CompatibilityCtrlSwitch parameter and the
CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch(CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch) option
under the eNodeBAlgoSwitch.OperatorSpecificAlgoSwitch parameter
c. Run the MOD CELLDLSCHALGO command with the
CellDlschAlgo.MaxMimoRankPara parameter set to a desired value.
d. (Optional) To enable the scheduling of CSI-RS-unconfigured UEs in the
subframes where CSI-RSs are being transmitted, run the MOD
CELLDLSCHALGO command with the UnCfgCsiRsUESchSwitch option
selected under the CellDlschAlgo.CsiRsSfSchStrSwitch parameter.
e. (Optional) To configure the CSI-RS policy for TM9-incapable UEs compliant
with 3GPP Release 10 or later, run the MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH
command with the UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch) option
selected under the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.CompatibilityCtrlSwitch parameter. If UE
incompatibility issues arise, the operator needs to check whether the UE
complies with 3GPP specifications. Select the
CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch(CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch) option under
this parameter based on site requirements.
f. (Optional) Run the MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.SccBfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter set to ON(On) when
PMI feedback-dependent TM9 is enabled in downlink CA scenarios or when
uplink CA is enabled.
g. (Optional) Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command with the
CellAlgoSwitch.SfnDlSchSwitch parameter set to ADAPTIVE(Adaptive
scheduling) and the CellAlgoSwitch.SfnLoadBasedAdptSwitch parameter set to
ON(On) if TM9 is required in SFN scenarios.
h. Run the MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the parameters
CellBfMimoParaCfg.Tm3AndTm9ThdOffset,
CellBfMimoParaCfg.Tm3Rank2ToTm9Rank4Offset,
CellBfMimoParaCfg.Tm9Rank4ToTm3Rank2Offset set to desired values.
To enable MU beamforming, perform the following operations in addition to the operations

required in scenarios A and B:
1. Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command with the following parameter
settings:
 MuBfSwitch(MuBfSwitch) and MubfResAdjSwitch(MubfResAdjSwitch)
selected under the CellAlgoSwitch.MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter
Select the TM9MuBfSwitch(TM9MuBfSwitch) option when UEs working in
PMI feedback-dependent TM9 exist. By default, this option is cleared. For
details about the relationship between the options, see 4.3.3 Parameter Control for MU
Beamforming.
 TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch(TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch) selected
under the CellAlgoSwitch.HarqAlgoSwitch parameter if 4-layer MU beamforming
is required at uplink-downlink subframe configuration 2.
2. Run the MOD CELLBF command with the following parameter settings:
 CELLBF.HighOrderMubfMaxLayer set to TWO_LAYERS(TWO_LAYERS) and
CELLBF.QualUEPortAvoidMode set to USERIDENTIFY(USERIDENTIFY)
when 2-layer MU beamforming is enabled
 CELLBF.HighOrderMubfMaxLayer set to FOUR_LAYERS(FOUR_LAYERS)
and CELLBF.QualUEPortAvoidMode set to
USERIDENTIFY(USERIDENTIFY) when 4-layer MU beamforming is
enabled
3. Run the MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG command with the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.MultiLayerPairIsoThd parameter set to a desired value.
Perform the following operations in addition to the operations required in scenario A, B, or

C:
1. (Optional) Add the sector and sector equipment when a 4T4R RRU originally split
into two 2T2R RRUs is used as a whole to serve a cell or when a 2T2R antenna is
replaced with a 4T4R antenna.
2. (Optional) Change the reference signal power based on the network plan.
3. (Optional) Run the MOD CELLDLSCHALGO command to enable downlink rank
detection.
4. (Optional) Enable antenna calibration when two sets of 4T4R cross-polarization
antennas are used.
7.4.4.4 MML Command Examples
1. (Optional) Configure the number of CRS antenna ports. This step is required only in
downlink 4x4 MIMO scenarios.
MOD CELL: LOCALCELLID=0, CRSPORTNUM=CRS_PORT_4;
2. (Optional) Configure the maximum number of MIMO layers. This step is required
only in downlink 4x4 MIMO scenarios.
MOD CELLDLSCHALGO: LOCALCELLID=0, MAXMIMORANKPARA=SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4;
3. (Optional) Enable MIMO at up to four layers based on TM3 and TM4.

MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH:
CompatibilityCtrlSwitch=Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch-1;
4. (Optional) Query the working mode of the BBP when a UBBP is not used. If the
value of the Word Mode parameter is not TDD_ENHANCE(Support TDD BF) in
4T4R scenarios or TDD_8T8R(Support CPRI ports) in 8T8R scenarios, change it.
5. LST BBP:;
6. MOD BBP: CN=0, SRN=0, SN=3, WM=TDD_ENHANCE;
7. Configure SRS resources.

MOD SRSCFG: LocalCellId=0, SrsCfgInd=BOOLEAN_TRUE;
8. Enable beamforming.
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LOCALCELLID=0, BFALGOSWITCH=BfSwitch-1;
9. Configure the maximum number of beamforming layers.

MOD CELLBF: LOCALCELLID=0, MAXBFRANKPARA=DUAL_LAYER_BF;
10. Enable adaptive switching between transmission modes.

 In downlink 2x2 MIMO scenarios:
MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG:
LOCALCELLID=0,BFMIMOADAPTIVESWITCH=MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE,
BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM2=ON, TmAccelerationSwitch=INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF;
 In downlink 4x4 MIMO scenarios (TM4 availability needs to be configured):

MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG: LOCALCELLID=0,
BFMIMOADAPTIVESWITCH=MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE, BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM2=ON,
BFMIMOADAPWITHTM4SWITCH=ON,
TmAccelerationSwitch=INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF;
11. (Optional) Set the corresponding parameters when 8T8R omnidirectional antennas
are used.
12. MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG: LOCALCELLID=0, ANTBASEDBFMIMOALGOSELECT=1;
MOD CELLBF: LocalCellId=0,
DUALLAYERBFALGTYPE=CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BFALG;
13. (Optional) Enable beamforming detection for rank 1 if dual-stream beamforming UEs
exist.
MOD CELLDLSCHALGO: LOCALCELLID=0, DlRankDetectSwitch=
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch-1;
14. (Optional) Enable optimized switching between beamforming and MIMO if dual-
stream beamforming UEs exist.
MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG:LOCALCELLID=0, BfMimoAlgoOptSwitch=
BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH-1;
15. (Optional) Enable TM8-ignored full adaptive switching between transmission mode
if 4T4R RRUs are configured and some UEs compliant with 3GPP Release 9 or later
do not support transmit antenna selection or if the CellBf.MaxBfRankPara parameter is
set to SINGLE_LAYER_BF(Single-Layer BF).
MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG:LOCALCELLID=0, BfMimoAlgoOptSwitch=
BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8-1;
MIMO
1. Perform step 1 through step 10 required in scenario A.

2. Enable TM9.
a. Turn on the TM9 algorithm switch.
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, ENHMIMOSWITCH=TM9Switch-1;
b. Turn on the CSI-RS configuration switch and configure the CSI-RS period and
the number of CSI-RS ports. If the CsiRsSwitch parameter is set to
ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_CFG), the timer length and threshold for
determining the CSI-RS state and the CSI-RS configuration policy need to be
configured.
c. MOD CELLCSIRSPARACFG:LOCALCELLID=0,
CSIRSSWITCH=ADAPTIVE_CFG,CSIRSPERIOD=ms10, CsiRsPortNum=
CSI_RS_PORT_4, CSIRSCONFIGUSERNUMTH=10,
CSIRSUNCONFIGUSERNUMTH=200, CSIRSUNCONFIGUSERRATIOTH=20,
CsiRsSetJudgeTimer=600, CsiRsSetJudgeHysTimer=600,
CsiRsConfigUserRatioTh=30;
OperatorSpecificAlgoSwitch=CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch-1,
CompatibilityCtrlSwitch=UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch-1;
d. Configure the maximum number of MIMO layers.

MOD CELLDLSCHALGO:LOCALCELLID=0,
MAXMIMORANKPARA=SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4;
e. (Optional) Enable scheduling of the UEs that are not configured with CSI-RSs
in the CSI-RS subframes.
MOD CELLDLSCHALGO: LOCALCELLID=0, CSIRSSFSCHSTRSWITCH=
UNCFGCSIRSUESCHSWITCH-1;
f. (Optional) If the CS-RS configuration policy is configured for TM9-incapable

UEs compliant with 3GPP Release 10 or later, select the
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch) option under the
CompatibilityCtrlSwitch parameter.
CompatibilityCtrlSwitch=UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch-1;
g. (Optional) If PMI feedback-dependent TM9 is required in downlink CA

scenarios or uplink CA is enabled, enable SCC-specific adaptive switching
between MIMO and beamforming.
MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG: LOCALCELLID=0,
SccBfMimoAdaptiveSwitch=ON;
h. (Optional) If TM9 is required in SFN scenarios, set the SfnDlSchSwitch

parameter to ADAPTIVE(Adaptive scheduling) and the
SfnLoadBasedAdptSwitch parameter to ON(On).
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LOCALCELLID=0, SfnDlSchSwitch=ADAPTIVE,
SfnLoadBasedAdptSwitch=ON;
i. Configure the threshold offsets for triggering switching between TM3 and
TM9, from TM3 rank 2 to 4-layer TM9, and from 4-layer TM9 to TM3 rank 2.
MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG: LOCALCELLID=0, Tm3AndTm9ThdOffset=-30,
Tm3Rank2ToTm9Rank4Offset=9, Tm9Rank4ToTm3Rank2Offset=40;
The following operations need to be performed if MU beamforming is required on the basis

of scenario A or B.
1. Enable 2-layer MU beamforming.
2. MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LOCALCELLID=0, BFALGOSWITCH=BfSwitch-1,
MUBFALGOSWITCH=MUBFSWITCH-1&MUBFRESADJSWITCH-1;
MOD CELLBF: LOCALCELLID=0, HighOrderMubfMaxLayer=TWO_LAYERS,
QualUEPortAvoidMode=USERIDENTIFY;
3. (Optional) Enable 4-layer MU beamforming.

4. MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LOCALCELLID=0, BFALGOSWITCH=BfSwitch-1,
MUBFALGOSWITCH=MUBFSWITCH-1&MUBFRESADJSWITCH-1, HarqAlgoSwitch=
TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch-1;
MOD CELLBF: LOCALCELLID=0, HighOrderMubfMaxLayer=FOUR_LAYERS,
QualUEPortAvoidMode=USERIDENTIFY;
5. Configure the isolation threshold for triggering multi-layer pairing.

MOD CELLBFMIMOPARACFG: LocalCellId=0, MultiLayerPairIsoThd=444;
Perform the following operations in addition to the operations required in scenario A, B, or

C:
1. (Optional) Add the sector and sector equipment when a 4T4R RRU originally split
into two 2T2R RRUs is used as a whole to serve a cell or when a 2T2R antenna is
replaced with a 4T4R antenna.
2. RMV EUCELLSECTOREQM:LOCALCELLID=0,SECTOREQMID=0;
3. RMV SECTOR:SECTORID=0;
4. ADD
SECTOR:SECTORID=0,ANTNUM=4,ANT1CN=0,ANT1SRN=60,ANT1SN=0,ANT1N=R0A,A
NT2CN=0,ANT2SRN=60,ANT2SN=0,ANT2N=R0B,ANT3CN=0,ANT3SRN=60,ANT3SN=0,
ANT3N=R0C,ANT4CN=0,ANT4SRN=60,ANT4SN=0,ANT4N=R0D,CREATESECTOREQM=TR
UE,SECTOREQMID=0;
5. ADD EUCELLSECTOREQM:LOCALCELLID=0,SECTOREQMID=0;
MOD CELL:LOCALCELLID=0,TXRXMODE=4T4R;
6. (Optional) Change the reference signal power based on the network plan.
MOD PDSCHCFG:LOCALCELLID=0,REFERENCESIGNALPWR=92;
7. Enable downlink rank detection.

MOD CELLDLSCHALGO:
LocalCellId=0,DlRankDetectSwitch=DETECTRANK2ADJSWITCH-1;
8. (Optional) Enable antenna calibration when two sets of 4T4R cross-polarization

antennas are used.
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH:
LOCALCELLID=0,AntCalibrationAlgoSwitch=CrossPolaCalibrationSwitch-
1;
7.4.5 Activation Observation
After adaptive switching between beamforming and MIMO is initially configured, perform
the following steps to verify it:
1. Run the ACT CELL command to activate the cell in which beamforming is used,
and run the DSP CELL command to check the cell status.
If the value of the Cell instance state parameter is Normal, the cell has been
activated.
2. Run the DSP CELLCALIBRATION command to check the channel calibration
results. If the value of the Calibration Result parameter is Success in the latest
calibration, channel calibration is successful.
NOTE:
The query results include historical calibration results. Identify the calibration record based on the
activation time of the corresponding cell and the calibration time to determine the calibration result.
Figure 7-7 Channel calibration results
3. To verify the transmission mode, perform the following operations:

a. Start downlink services on a UE that complies with 3GPP Release 8 or later
and has accessed the network from the cell, and move the UE away from the
cell center.
b. On the U2000, perform a Uu interface tracing task and check the UE
transmission mode. Figure 7-8 shows the Uu interface tracing result.
c. Check whether the changes of transmission modes during the UE movement
comply with the rule provided in Table 7-28. If yes, beamforming and the related
adaptive switching between transmission modes have taken effect.
Figure 7-8 Signaling tracing result
Table 7-28 Changes in transmission modes during the UE movement
3GPP Release Channel Condition Transmission Mode

Version
High SINR TM3 or TM4

3GPP Release Channel Condition Transmission Mode
Version
3GPP Low SINR TM7, TM2, or TM3

Release 8
3GPP High SINR and low TM8, TM4, or TM3

Release 9 spatial correlation
Low SINR and high TM8

spatial correlation
Low SINR and spatial TM2 or TM3

correlation
3GPP High SINR and low TM8, TM3, TM4, or TM9

Release 10 spatial correlation
Low SINR and high TM8 or TM9

spatial correlation
Low SINR and spatial TM2 or TM3

correlation
4. To verify MU beamforming, perform the following operations:

a. Perform downlink services on four or more UEs compliant with 3GPP Release
8 or later. It is recommended that the UEs reside at different positions.
b. Perform signaling tracing on the U2000. For details, see Signaling Tracing for MU
Beamforming. If the tracing result shows that UEs or RBs are successfully paired,
MU beamforming has taken effect.
7.4.6 Deactivation
Using the CME to Perform Single Configuration
For detailed operations, see CME-based Feature Configuration.
Using MML Commands
1. Before TM9 is disabled, run the MOD CELLCSIRSPARACFG command with the
CsiRsSwitch parameter set to NOT_CFG(Not configure).
2. To deactivate beamforming, MU beamforming, and TM9, run the MOD

CELLALGOSWITCH command with the corresponding options deselected under
the BfAlgoSwitch, MuBfAlgoSwitch, and EnhMIMOSwitch parameters.
MML Command Examples
Disable beamforming, MU beamforming, and TM9.

MOD CELLCSIRSPARACFG: LocalCellId=0, CSIRSSWITCH= NOT_CFG;
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, BfAlgoSwitch=BfSwitch-0,
ENHMIMOSWITCH=TM9Switch-0, MUBFALGOSWITCH=MuBfSwitch-0;
7.5 Performance Monitoring
Counter-based Monitoring
 Monitor resource usages in different transmission modes based on the following

counters:
 L.ChMeas.MIMO.PRB.CL.Rank1 (total number of used downlink PRBs in closed-loop
rank 1 mode)
rank 2 mode)
rank 3 mode)
rank 4 mode)
 L.ChMeas.MIMO.PRB.OL.Rank1 (total number of used downlink PRBs in open-loop
rank 1 mode)
rank 2 mode)
rank 3 mode)
rank 4 mode)
 L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Succ (number of RBs that are successfully paired for
MUBF UEs in a cell)
 L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Tot (number of RBs that can be paired for MU-MIMO
UEs in a cell)
NOTE:
In the current version, the L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Succ counter has been replaced by the
L.ChMeas.MUBF.2ndLayer.PairPRB.Succ, L.ChMeas.MUBF.3rdLayer.PairPRB.Succ, and
L.ChMeas.MUBF.4thLayer.PairPRB.Succ counters, but is still measured. In later versions, the
L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Succ counter will be deleted. This counter is not recommended.
In the current version, the L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Tot counter has been replaced by the
L.ChMeas.MUBF.1stLayer.PairPRB.Tot counter, but is still measured. In later versions, the
L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Tot counter will be deleted. This counter is not recommended.
 L.ChMeas.MUBF.1stLayer.PairPRB.Tot (average number of PRBs for MUBF layer 1

UEs that can be paired)
 L.ChMeas.MUBF.2ndLayer.PairPRB.Succ (average number of PRBs for MUBF layer 2
 L.ChMeas.MUBF.3rdLayer.PairPRB.Succ (average number of PRBs for MUBF layer 3
 L.ChMeas.MUBF.4thLayer.PairPRB.Succ (average number of PRBs for MUBF layer 4
 L.ChMeas.BF.PRB.OL.Rank1 (total number of used downlink PRBs in BF rank 1
mode)
 L.ChMeas.BF.PRB.OL.Rank2 (total number of used downlink PRBs in BF rank 2
mode)
 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.TM1.bits (number of bits transmitted in the downlink in TM1)
 L.ChMeas.PRB.TM1 (total number of used downlink PRBs in TM1)
 L.Traffic.User.TM9.Avg (average number of TM9 UEs in a cell)
 (average number of UEs that apply TM9
L.CellSectorEQUIP.SFN.Traffic.User.TM9.Avg
under the sector equipment of an SFN cell)
 L.ChMeas.RI.Rank1 (number of times a UE reports rank 1)
 Compare the traffic statistics obtained in the same period of time before and after the
feature deployment. The counters and expected results are as follows:
 Uplink and downlink UE throughput: increase after the network reconstruction.
 Downlink user experience rate = (L.Thrp.bits.DL –
L.Thrp.bits.DL.LastTTI)/L.Thrp.Time.DL.RmvLastTTI/1000
 Uplink user experience rate = (L.Thrp.bits.UL –
L.Thrp.bits.UE.UL.SmallPkt)/L.Thrp.Time.UE.UL.RmvSmallPkt/1000
 Basic air-interface counters: remain unchanged after the network reconstruction.
 RRC connection setup success rate = 100 x
L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ/L.RRC.ConnReq.Att
 Average CQI in the downlink = http://localhost:7890/(L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.0
x 0 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.1 x 1 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.2 x 2 +
L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.3 x 3 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.4 x 4 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.5
x 5 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.6 x 6 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.7 x 7 +
L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.8 x 8 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.9 x 9 +
L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.14 x 14 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.15 x
15)/(L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.0 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.1 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.2 +
L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.3 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.4 + L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.5 +
L.ChMeas.CQI.DL.15)
 Downlink IBLER = (L.Traffic.DL.SCH.QPSK.ErrTB.Ibler +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.16QAM.ErrTB.Ibler +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.64QAM.ErrTB.Ibler)/(L.Traffic.DL.SCH.QPSK.TB +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.16QAM.TB + L.Traffic.DL.SCH.64QAM.TB) x 100
 Service drop rate = 100 x L.E-RAB.AbnormRel/(L.E-RAB.AbnormRel +
L.E-RAB.NormRel)
 Proportion of rank 2 in the downlink = http://localhost:7890/100 x
(L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.CL.Rank2 + L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.OL.Rank2 +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.BF.Rank2)/(L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.CL.Rank1 +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.OL.Rank1 + L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.BF.Rank1 +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.CL.Rank2 + L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.OL.Rank2 +
L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.BF.Rank2)
Basic air-interface counter values must not obviously deteriorate. If the counter values
deteriorate, perform the following operations:
1. Check whether the network structure is changed during the network reconstruction or
upgrade. Operations, such as antenna tilt adjustment, may affect network coverage.
2. Check whether the RRU is connected to antennas properly during the network
reconstruction. For details, see 7.4.2 Hardware Adjustment.
3. Check whether configurations, especially the maximum transmit power of RRUs, are
modified after the upgrade.
4. Check whether the number of UEs served by a cell changes obviously after the
upgrade. If the number of UEs changes obviously due to objective reasons, continue
the observation. Compare the data when the difference of UE quantities before and
after the upgrade is small.
Signaling Tracing for MU Beamforming
 Monitor UE pairing results of a cell in MU beamforming mode as follows:

1. On the U2000 client, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management. The Signaling Trace Management page is displayed.
2. From the navigation tree of the Signaling Trace Management page, choose Trace
Type > LTE > Cell Performance Monitoring, and double-click Multi-User BF
(Cell) Monitoring. The Multi-User BF (Cell) Monitoring dialog box is displayed.
3. In the displayed dialog box, enter the tracing task name in the Trace Name text box,
select the eNodeB to be monitored, and click Next.
4. In the displayed dialog box, enter the local cell ID in the Local Cell ID text box, and
click Finish. The U2000 starts the tracing task.
5. On the Signaling Trace Management page, double-click the tracing task that you
have created to view the monitoring result. For the detailed description of the
monitoring result, press F1 to obtain the online help.
 Monitor the number of RBs that are successfully paired for MU beamforming as
follows:
1. On the U2000 client, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management. The Signaling Trace Management page is displayed.
2. From the navigation tree of the Signaling Trace Management page, choose Trace
Type > LTE > Cell Performance Monitoring, and double-click Multi-User BF
(User) Monitoring. The Multi-User BF (User) Monitoring dialog box is displayed.
3. In the displayed dialog box, enter the tracing task name in the Trace Name text box,
select the eNodeB to be monitored, and click Next.
4. In the displayed dialog box, enter the values in the MMEc and mTMSI text boxes,
and click Finish. The U2000 starts the tracing task.
5. On the Signaling Trace Management page, double-click the tracing task that you
have created to view the values of the measurement items Indep-Indep Number of
successful MUBF paring RB and Indep-Joint Number of successful MUBF paring
RB in the monitoring result. For the detailed description of the monitoring result,
press F1 to obtain the online help.
Observation by Conducting a Fixed-Point or Mobile Test on a Single UE
A fixed-point test or mobile test can be conducted on a single UE to check the network
construction effect.
 Fixed-point test
1. Perform uplink and downlink multi-thread FTP services at five to ten points
separately selected near the center, middle, and edge of a cell.
2. Record the uplink and downlink transmission rates measured at the points before
and after the upgrade.
Expected result: The transmission rates increase in both the uplink and downlink.
 Mobile test
1. Perform FTP packet injection in both the uplink and downlink along the same
route in the network reconstruction area.
2. Compare the uplink and downlink transmission rates measured before the
network reconstruction with those measured after the network reconstruction.
Expected result: The transmission rates increase in both the uplink and downlink.
7.6 Parameter Optimization
Parameter Optimization of the Threshold for Triggering Adaptive Switching Between

Beamforming and MIMO
When adaptive switching between beamforming and MIMO is enabled, the threshold for
triggering the adaptive switching may need to be optimized. Perform the following steps to
optimize the threshold for triggering the adaptive switching:
1. Conduct a network test to obtain the relationship between the SINR and throughput.
2. Determine the cross point of the curves representing transmission modes such as
TM3 rank 2 and dual-stream beamforming. The cross point represents the optimal
spectral efficiency threshold for triggering the switching between transmission
modes.
3. If the optimal threshold differs from the actual one, adjust the related parameter
values based on the differences.
NOTE:
The settings of the parameters have a great impact on system performance. Therefore, exercise caution
when setting these parameters. You are advised to set these parameters according to the suggestions
provided in the following table.
Table 7-29 Setting notes on the threshold for triggering switching between transmission
modes
Type of UE Parameter ID Set

Switching Movement
Between Status
Transmission
Modes
Switching The low- CellBfMimoParaCfg.DualBfToTM3Rank2Offset A large value increases

between speed UE from dual-stream beamfo
dual-stream moves is triggered.
Switching Movement
Between Status
Transmission
Modes
beamforming fast and The value of this parame

and TM3 does not to the value of the
rank 2 support CellBfMimoParaCfg.TM
transmit parameter plus 4. In mos
antenna the value of the
selection. CellBfMimoParaCfg.TM
parameter.
CellBfMimoParaCfg.TM3Rank2ToDualBfThdOffset A large value decreases

switching is triggered.
The low- CellBfMimoParaCfg.AsUeDualBfToTM3Rank2Offset A large value increases

speed UE from dual-stream beamfo
moves is triggered.
fast and The value of this parame
supports to the value of the
transmit CellBfMimoParaCfg.As
antenna parameter plus 4. In mos
selection. the value of the
CellBfMimoParaCfg.As
parameter.
CellBfMimoParaCfg.AsUeTM3Rank2ToDualBfOffset A large value decreases

from TM3 or TM4 rank 2
is triggered.
The UE CellBfMimoParaCfg.HighLowSpeedUeThdOffset When the UE is moving

moves at stationary, beamforming
walking Besides the preceding fo
speed or recommended that the v
is adjusted to increase the
stationary. transmission mode switc
beamforming.
This parameter applies o
polarization antennas ar
 When this paramete
threshold is used fo
UEs.
 A large value decre
speed UEs switch f
to TM3 or TM4 rank
Optimal performance ca
value of this parameter m
Switching Movement
Between Status
Transmission
Modes
conditions. Otherwise, th
performance may deterio
Switching The UE CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfSingleToDualThdOffset In beamforming scenario

between does not large value increases the
single- support single-stream beamform
stream transmit to a small value increase
beamforming antenna enters dual-stream beam
and dual- selection. value of this parameter.
stream
beamforming The UE CellBfMimoParaCfg.AsUeBfSingleToDualOffset In beamforming scenario
supports large value increases the
transmit single-stream beamform
antenna to a small value increase
selection. enters dual-stream beam
value of this parameter.
Parameter Optimization for the UE Pairing Threshold
UE pairing for MU beamforming succeeds when the spectral efficiency after the UE
pairing exceeds its threshold. The spectral efficiency threshold can be adjusted using the
following parameters to control the number of successfully paired UEs.
Parameter ID Setting Notes
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfTo2LayerMubfThdOffset A small value increases the possibility of

UE pairing. Retain the default value 20.
CellBfMimoParaCfg.BfTo4LayerMubfThdOffset A small value increases the possibility of

UE pairing. Retain the default value 0.
CSI-RS Adaptation Parameter Optimization
When TM9 is enabled and the CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSwitch parameter is set to

ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_CFG), the CSI-RS adaptation threshold may not be the
optimal one. In this situation, the threshold needs to be optimized. Perform the following
steps to optimize the threshold for triggering the adaptive switching:
1. Conduct a network test, and observe the signaling overheads and the increase of the
average cell throughput after TM9 is enabled.
2. Adjust the value of the following parameters to reduce the signaling overheads and
increase the average cell throughput.
Parameter ID Setting Notes
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsConfigUserNumTh When this parameter is set to a small

value, the possibility that CSI-RSs are
configured increases.
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsUnconfigUserNumTh When this parameter is set to a small

value, the possibility that CSI-RS
configurations are removed decreases.
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsConfigUserRatioTh When this parameter is set to a small

value, the possibility that CSI-RSs are
configured increases.
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsUnconfigUserRatioTh When this parameter is set to a small

value, the possibility that CSI-RS
configurations are removed decreases.
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSetJudgeTimer A small value of this parameter quickens

the switching between the CSI-RS
configured state and the CSI-RS
unconfigured state and increases the
throughput of the cell in which the
proportion of TM9 UEs changes quickly.
The setting also increases the number of
RRC connection reconfigurations and the
service drop rate.
CellCsiRsParaCfg.CsiRsSetJudgeHysTimer A small value of this parameter quickens

the switching between the CSI-RS
configured state and the CSI-RS
unconfigured state and increases the
throughput of the cell in which the
proportion of TM9 UEs changes quickly.
The setting also increases the number of
RRC connection reconfigurations and the
service drop rate.
Handover-specific Beamforming Threshold Adjustment
It is recommended that the CELLBFMIMOPARACFG.HoBFThdAdjSwitch parameter be

set to ON(On) when a large number of PCI mod 3 conflicts occur and beamforming is
enabled.
7.7 Possible Issues
If the transmission mode cannot switch to beamforming, rectify the fault by performing the
following steps:
1. Verify that the operating environment, hardware, UE, and license meet the
requirements provided in 7.4.1 Requirements.
2. Verify that activation operations are performed as described in 7.4.4 Data Preparation and
Feature Activation.
3. Run the DSP CELLCALIBRATION command to check the channel calibration

results. If channel calibration fails, check for uplink interference.
4. If a UE cannot switch to TM7 or TM8, check the RSRP of the UE. If the RSRP is
low, move the UE and then retry the network access. If the UE cannot switch to TM9,
run the DSP CELLCSIRSPARACFG command to check the value of the CsiRs
State parameter. If the value is Normal, rectify the fault based on the cause value.
8 Parameters
Table 8-1 Parameters

MO Parameter MML Feature Feature Description
ID Comman ID Name
d
CellBf QualUEPortA MOD TDLOF DL 4- Meaning: Indicates whether to

voidMode CELLBF D- Layer identify UEs with consecutive bit
LST 110221 MU- errors and whether to implement the
CELLBF
TDLEO Beamfo dedicated port allocation policy. If
FD- rming this parameter is set to OFF(Off),
111505 DL the eNodeB does not identify and
TDLOF DMIMO protect UEs with consecutive bit
D- Dual- errors. If this parameter is set to
001061 streami USERIDENTIFY(USERIDENTIFY),
ng the eNodeB protects only the UEs
TDLEO
Beamfo with consecutive bit errors, and
FD- dual-stream beamforming UEs with
121604 rming
such errors cannot be paired for MU
TDLEO DL 8- beamforming and DMIMO. If this
FD- Layer parameter is set to
121605 MU- ALLUSERPROTECT(ALLUSERPR
TDLOF Beamfo OTECT), the eNodeB protects all
D- rming
UEs, and dual-stream beamforming
001077 DL 16- UEs cannot be paired for MU
Layer beamforming and DMIMO. If this
MU- parameter is set to
ID Comman ID Name
d
Beamfo USERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING(U
rming SERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING),
MU- the eNodeB protects only UEs with
Beamfo consecutive bit errors, and dual-
rming stream beamforming UEs with such
errors can be paired for MU
beamforming and DMIMO. This
parameter applies only to LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF),
USERIDENTIFY(USERIDENTIFY),
ALLUSERPROTECT(ALLUSERPR
OTECT),
USERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING(U
SERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF,
USERIDENTIFY,
ALLUSERPROTECT,
USERIDENTIFYRANK2PAIRING
Default Value: OFF(OFF)
CellBfMi TmAccelerati MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning:

moPara onSwitch CELLBFMI D- MIMO Indicates whether to accelerate the
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 Single determination of transmission mode
LST TDLOF Streami switching for UEs when adaptation
CELLBFMI D- ng between beamforming and MIMO is
MOPARA 001049 Beamfo enabled. If this parameter is set to
CFG
TDLOF rming ON(On), the eNodeB adaptively
D- Dual accelerates the determination of
001061 Streami transmission mode switching for all
TDLAO ng UEs based on the signal quality of
FD- Beamfo UEs. In this way, the spectral
081401 rming efficiency improves in scenarios with
14 DL 4x2 traffic burst. If this parameter is set
MIMO to OFF(Off), the acceleration
TDLAO function is disabled. If this
FD- based
on TM9 parameter is set to
081409 INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF(INITIAL_
TDLAO DL 4x4 ACCESS_TO_BF), the eNodeB
FD- MIMO accelerates the determination of the
081410 based switching from MIMO to
on TM9 beamforming during initial network
DL 8x4 access and accelerates the first
MIMO update of the working RRU attribute
of UEs after initial network access or
ID Comman ID Name
d
based incoming handovers in DMIMO or

on TM9 SFN scenarios.
This parameter applies only to LTE
TDD.
GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF),
ON(ON),
INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF(INITIAL_
ACCESS_TO_BF)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF, ON,
INITIAL_ACCESS_TO_BF
Default Value: OFF(OFF)
CellBfMi BfMimoAlgo MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning:

moPara OptSwitch CELLBFMI D- MIMO BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH:
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 Indicates whether to switch from
LST TDLOF MIMO beamforming to optimized MIMO
CELLBFMI D- Based mode and optimized rank detection
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 for MIMO. If this option is selected,
CFG
TDLOF and the transmission mode can be
D- TM4 switched from beamforming to
001061 Dual optimized MIMO and optimized rank
TDLAO Streami detection for MIMO to increase the
FD- ng rank 2 success rate. If this option is
081401 Beamfo deselected, the transmission mode
14 rming cannot be switched from
DL 4x2 beamforming to optimized MIMO or
TDLAO optimized rank detection for MIMO.
FD- MIMO
based This option applies only to LTE
081409 TDD.
TDLAO on TM9
DL 4x4 BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8:
FD-
MIMO Indicates whether TM8 is available
081410 during adaptive switching between
based
on TM9 beamforming and MIMO or open-
loop beamforming adaptation. If this
DL 8x4 option is selected and the
MIMO
BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter in
based the CellBfMimoParaCfg MO is set to
on TM9 MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_A
DAPTIVE) or
TxD_BF_ADAPTIVE(TxD_BF_ADA
PTIVE), the transmission mode
cannot be switched to TM8. If this
option is deselected and the
BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter in
ID Comman ID Name
d
the CellBfMimoParaCfg MO is set to

MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_A
DAPTIVE) or
PTIVE), the transmission mode can
be switched to TM8. This option
applies only to LTE TDD.
FIXEDTM9WPMIOPTSWITCH:
Indicates whether UEs can enter
closed-loop TM9 mode that always
requires PMI feedback from UEs,
regardless of channel calibration
results. If this option is selected,
UEs can enter TM9 mode that
always requires PMI feedback from
UEs even when the channel
calibration results fail to meet
requirements. If this option is
deselected, UEs cannot enter this
transmission mode when the
channel calibration results fail to
meet requirements. This option
GUI Value Range:
BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH(BF
TOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH),
BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8(BFMI
MOADAPWITHOUTTM8),
FIXEDTM9WPMIOPTSWITCH(FIX
EDTM9WPMIOPTSWITCH)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH,
BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8,
FIXEDTM9WPMIOPTSWITCH
Default Value:
BFTOMIMOALGOOPTSWITCH:Off,
BFMIMOADAPWITHOUTTM8:Off,
FIXEDTM9WPMIOPTSWITCH:Off
CellAlgo BfAlgoSwitch MOD TDLOF Single Meaning: Indicates whether to

Switch CELLALG D- Streami enable the beamforming algorithm.
OSWITCH
001049 ng BfSwitch: If this option is selected,
LST
CELLALG Beamfo the beamforming algorithm is
OSWITCH rming enabled for all UEs in the cell. If this
ID Comman ID Name
d
TDLOF Dual option is deselected, the

D- Streami beamforming algorithm is disabled
001061 ng for any UEs in the cell. This option is
TDLEO Beamfo deselected by default. If a cell
FD- rming supporting beamforming is
121615 DL established, manually select this
TDLEO Flexible option. This option applies only to
FD- 3D- LTE TDD.
121603 Beamfo GUI Value Range: BfSwitch
rming Unit: None
DL 64- Actual Value Range: BfSwitch
Antenn Default Value: BfSwitch:Off
a 3D-
Beamfo
rming
CellBf MaxBfRankP MOD TDLOF Single Meaning: Indicates the maximum

ara CELLBF D- Streami number of beamforming layers, that
LST 001049 ng is, the rank of beamforming. The
CELLBF
TDLOF Beamfo value SINGLE_LAYER_BF
D- rming indicates single-stream
001061 Dual beamforming (that is, beamforming
TDLEO Streami with the rank of 1), and the value
FD- ng DUAL_LAYER_BF indicates dual-
121615 Beamfo stream beamforming (that is,
rming beamforming with the rank of 2).
DL This parameter applies only to LTE
Flexible FDD and LTE TDD.
3D- GUI Value Range:
Beamfo SINGLE_LAYER_BF(Single-Layer
rming BF), DUAL_LAYER_BF(Dual-Layer
BF)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
SINGLE_LAYER_BF,
DUAL_LAYER_BF
Default Value:
SINGLE_LAYER_BF(Single-Layer
BF)
CellAlgo EnhMIMOSwi MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the switch used
Switch tch CELLALG 001001 MIMO to enable or disable enhanced
OSWITCH
LOFD- DL 4*2 MIMO. Admitted UEs are allowed to
LST
CELLALG 001003 MIMO enter TM9 or TM10 mode only if the
OSWITCH TM9Switch or TM10Switch option is
ID Comman ID Name
d
LOFD- DL 4x4 selected. The

001060 MIMO TM4TM9AdaptiveSwitch option can
TDLAO DL 2- be selected only after the
FD- Layer TM9Switch option is selected. If the
001001 MIMO TM4TM9AdaptiveSwitch option is
14 Based selected, UEs meeting certain
TDLAO on TM9 conditions are allowed to adaptively
FD- DL 4- enter TM4 and TM9 mode.
081409 Layer Otherwise, UEs are prohibited from
MIMO adaptively entering TM4 and TM9
LAOFD mode. Enhanced MIMO does not
- Based
on TM9 apply to the LBBPc. The
111204 TM4TM9AdaptiveSwitch and
LEOFD Adaptiv TM10Switch options apply only to
- e LTE FDD. If the ChannelRecSwitch
111307 SFN/S option is selected, channel
DMA reconstruction optimization is
with enabled. If the ChannelRecSwitch
TM10 option is deselected, channel
eMIMO reconstruction optimization is
disabled. This parameter applies
only to LTE FDD.
GUI Value Range:
TM9Switch(TM9Switch),
TM4TM9AdaptiveSwitch(TM4TM9A
daptiveSwitch),
TM10Switch(TM10Switch),
ChannelRecSwitch(ChannelRecSwit
ch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: TM9Switch,
TM4TM9AdaptiveSwitch,
TM10Switch, ChannelRecSwitch
Default Value: TM9Switch:Off,
TM4TM9AdaptiveSwitch:Off,
TM10Switch:Off,
ChannelRecSwitch:Off
CellAlgo MuBfAlgoSwi MOD TDLOF MU- Meaning:

Switch tch CELLALG D- Beamfo
OSWITCH Indicates whether to enable multi-
001077 rming user beamforming (MU
LST
CELLALG TDLOF DL 4- beamforming). This parameter is
OSWITCH D- Layer valid only if the BfSwitch option of
110221 MU- the BfAlgoSwitch parameter is
selected.
ID Comman ID Name
d
TDLEO Beamfo MuBfSwitch: Indicates whether to

FD- rming enable MU beamforming in the
121604 DL 8- downlink for a cell. If this option is
TDLEO Layer selected, MU beamforming in the
FD- MU- downlink is enabled for a cell (or an
121605 Beamfo SFN physical cell). If this option is
rming deselected, MU beamforming in the
DL 16- downlink is disabled for a cell (or an
Layer SFN physical cell). This option
MU- applies only to LTE TDD.
Beamfo TM9MuBfSwitch: Indicates whether
rming to enable MU beamforming in the
downlink for closed-loop TM9 UEs
in a cell. The setting of this option
takes effect only when the
MuBfSwitch option of this parameter
or the SfnCbfSwitch option of the
SfnAlgoSwitch parameter is
selected. If this option is selected,
the MuBfSwitch option of this
parameter or the SfnCbfSwitch
option of the SfnAlgoSwitch
parameter is selected, and the
TM9Switch option of the
EnhMIMOSwitch parameter is
selected, MU beamforming in the
downlink is enabled for closed-loop
TM9 UEs in a cell. If this option is
deselected, MU beamforming in the
downlink is disabled for closed-loop
TM9 UEs in a cell. This option
HighOrderMubfSwitch: Indicates
whether to enable high-order MU
beamforming for a cell. The setting
of this option takes effect only when
parameter is selected. If this option
is selected and the MuBfSwitch
option of this parameter or the
SfnCbfSwitch option of the
selected, high-order MU
beamforming in the downlink is
ID Comman ID Name
d
enabled for a cell. If this option is

deselected, high-order MU
beamforming is disabled for a cell.
MubfResAdjSwitch: Indicates
whether to enable MU beamforming
resource adjustment. The setting of
this option takes effect only when
parameter is selected. If this option
is selected and the MuBfSwitch
option of this parameter or the
SfnCbfSwitch option of the
selected, downlink resource
adjustment for MU beamforming is
enabled for the cell. If this option is
deselected, downlink resource
adjustment for MU beamforming is
disabled for the cell. This option
HarqRetranPairSwitch: Indicates
whether to enable MU beamforming
for UEs subjected to HARQ
retransmissions. This option is valid
only if the MuBfSwitch option of this
parameter is selected. If the
MuBfSwitch option and this option
are selected, MU beamforming is
enabled for UEs subjected to HARQ
retransmissions in the cell. If this
option is deselected, MU
beamforming is disabled for UEs
subjected to HARQ retransmissions
in the cell. This option applies only
to LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range:
MuBfSwitch(MuBfSwitch),
TM9MuBfSwitch(TM9MuBfSwitch),
HighOrderMubfSwitch(HighOrderMu
bfSwitch),
MubfResAdjSwitch(MubfResAdjSwit
ch),
HarqRetranPairSwitch(HarqRetranP
airSwitch)
ID Comman ID Name
d
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: MuBfSwitch,
TM9MuBfSwitch,
HighOrderMubfSwitch,
MubfResAdjSwitch,
HarqRetranPairSwitch
Default Value: MuBfSwitch:Off,
TM9MuBfSwitch:Off,
HighOrderMubfSwitch:Off,
MubfResAdjSwitch:Off,
HarqRetranPairSwitch:Off
CellBf HighOrderMu MOD TDLOF MU- Meaning: Indicates the maximum

bfMaxLayer CELLBF D- Beamfo number of layers of UEs that can be
LST 001077 rming paired for MU beamforming. This
CELLBF
TDLOF DL 4- parameter takes effect only when
D- Layer the MuBfSwitch option of the
110221 MU- MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter is
TDLEO Beamfo selected. This parameter applies
FD- rming only to LTE TDD.
121604 DL 8- GUI Value Range:
TDLEO Layer TWO_LAYERS(TWO_LAYERS),
FD- MU- FOUR_LAYERS(FOUR_LAYERS),
121605 Beamfo EIGHT_LAYERS(EIGHT_LAYERS),
rming TWELVE_LAYERS(TWELVE_LAYE
DL 16- RS),
Layer SIXTEEN_LAYERS(SIXTEEN_LAY
MU- ERS)
Beamfo Unit: None
rming Actual Value Range:
TWO_LAYERS, FOUR_LAYERS,
EIGHT_LAYERS,
TWELVE_LAYERS,
SIXTEEN_LAYERS
Default Value:
TWO_LAYERS(TWO_LAYERS)
CellBfMi BfSingleToD MOD TDLOF Single Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara ualThdOffset CELLBFMI D- Streami threshold for switching of the UE
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001049 ng transmission mode from single-
LST /TDLO Beamfo stream beamforming mode to dual-
CELLBFMI FD- rming/D stream beamforming mode. This
MOPARA 001061 ual parameter applies only to LTE TDD.
CFG Streami GUI Value Range: -337~345
ng Unit: 0.01bit/RE
ID Comman ID Name
d
Beamfo Actual Value Range: -3.37~3.45

rming Default Value: 0
CellBfMi InitialBfMimo MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the beamforming

moPara Type CELLBFMI D- MIMO and MIMO mode used during initial
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x2 network access. This parameter
LST TDLOF MIMO applies only to LTE TDD. When the
CELLBFMI D- DL 4x4 CrsPortNum parameter in the Cell
MOPARA 001003
MIMO MO is set to CRS_PORT_4(4 ports)
CFG and the
TDLOF Single
D- BfMimoAdapWithTm4Switch
Streami
001060 parameter in the
ng CellBfMimoParaCfg MO is set to
TDLOF Beamfo ON(On), the value TM3(TM3) of this
D- rming
parameter does not take effect. If
001049 Dual this value is set in this case, TM2 is
TDLOF Streami used as the beamforming and
D- ng MIMO mode during initial network
001061 Beamfo access.
rming GUI Value Range: TM2(TM2),
TM3(TM3)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: TM2, TM3
Default Value: TM2(TM2)
Cell CrsPortNum ADD CELL LOFD- DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the number of
MOD 001001 MIMO ports for transmitting cell-specific
CELL / reference signal (CRS). As defined
DL 4x2
LST CELL TDLOF in 3GPP specifications, this
MIMO
D- DL 4x4 parameter can be set to
001001 MIMO CRS_PORT_1, CRS_PORT_2, or
LOFD- CRS_PORT_4. The value
DL 4x4 CRS_PORT_1 indicates that one
001003 MIMO
/ CRS port (port 0) is configured. The
Based value CRS_PORT_2 indicates that
TDLOF on TM3
D- two CRS ports (ports 0 and 1) are
and configured. The value
001003 TM4
LOFD- CRS_PORT_4 indicates that four
DL 64- CRS ports (ports 0, 1, 2, and 3) are
001060 Antenn configured.
TDLOF a 3D-
D- GUI Value Range: CRS_PORT_1(1
Beamfo port), CRS_PORT_2(2 ports),
001060 rming CRS_PORT_4(4 ports)
Unit: None
ID Comman ID Name
d
TDLEO Actual Value Range:

FD- CRS_PORT_1, CRS_PORT_2,
121603 CRS_PORT_4
Default Value: CRS_PORT_2(2
ports)
CellBfMi BfMimoAdapt MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning:

moPara iveSwitch CELLBFMI D- MIMO Indicates the type of adaptive
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x2 selection between beamforming and
LST TDLOF MIMO MIMO for a multi-antenna eNodeB.
CELLBFMI D- DL 4x4 The values are described as follows:
MOPARA 001003
CFG
MIMO NO_ADAPTIVE: A fixed
TDLOF Based beamforming or MIMO transmission
D- on TM3 mode is used. That is, transition
001060 and between the beamforming and
TDLOF TM4 MIMO transmission mode is not
D- Single supported.
001049 Streami TxD_BF_ADAPTIVE: The
TDLOF ng transmission mode changes
D- Beamfo adaptively between TM2 and TM7
001061 rming or between TM2 and TM8,
TDLAO Dual depending on the version of 3GPP
FD- Streami release with which UEs comply.
081401 ng MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE: The
14 Beamfo transmission mode changes
rming adaptively between TM2, TM3, and
TDLAO TM7, between TM2, TM3, and TM8,
FD- DL 4x2 or between TM2, TM3, TM8, and
001001 MIMO TM9, depending on the version of
15 based 3GPP release with which UEs
TDLAO on TM9 comply. The TM9Switch option must
FD- DL 8x2 be selected if the TM9 mode is
081409 MIMO required. This parameter applies
TDLAO based only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
FD- on TM9 GUI Value Range:
081410 NO_ADAPTIVE(NO_ADAPTIVE),
PTIVE),
DAPTIVE)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
NO_ADAPTIVE,
TxD_BF_ADAPTIVE,
MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE
ID Comman ID Name
d
Default Value:
DAPTIVE)
CellBfMi FixedBfMimo MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning:

moPara Mode CELLBFMI D- MIMO Indicates the fixed beamforming or
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x2 MIMO transmission mode
LST TDLOF MIMO configured for a multi-antenna
CELLBFMI D- DL 4x4 eNodeB. This parameter is valid
MOPARA 001003 only when BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch is
CFG
MIMO
TDLOF Based set to NO_ADAPTIVE. The values
D- on TM3 are described as follows:
001060 and TM2: Transmission mode 2 is
TDLOF TM4 always used for UEs.
D- Single TM3: Transmission mode 3 is
001049 Streami always used for UEs.
TDLOF ng TM7: Transmission mode 7 is
D- Beamfo always used for UEs.
001061 rming TM8: Transmission mode 8 is
TDLAO Dual always used for UEs.
FD- Streami TM4: Transmission mode 4 is
081401 ng always used for UEs.
14 Beamfo
TM9w/oPMI: Transmission mode 9
TDLAO rming
without PMI reporting is always
FD- DL 4x2 used for UEs.
001001 MIMO
based TM9wPMI: Transmission mode 9
15 with PMI reporting is always used
TDLAO on TM9
for UEs. This parameter applies only
FD- DL 8x2 to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
081409 MIMO
based GUI Value Range: TM2(TM2),
TDLAO TM3(TM3), TM7(TM7), TM8(TM8),
FD- on TM9
TM4(TM4),
081410 DL 4x4 TM9w/oPMI(TM9w/oPMI),
MIMO TM9wPMI(TM9wPMI)
based
on TM9 Unit: None
Actual Value Range: TM2, TM3,
DL 8x4
MIMO TM7, TM8, TM4, TM9w/oPMI,
based TM9wPMI
on TM9 Default Value: TM3(TM3)
CellDlsc DlRankDetec MOD LOFD- DL 2X2 Meaning:

hAlgo tSwitch CELLDLS 001001 MIMO
CHALGO Indicates whether to perform rank
/ DL 4x4 detection.
TDLOF MIMO
ID Comman ID Name
d
LST D- Based DetectRank2AdjSwitch: If this option

CELLDLS 001001 on TM3 is deselected, the eNodeB does not
CHALGO
LOFD- and perform rank 2 detection for UEs
001060 TM4 reporting rank 1. In this case, the
/ Dual eNodeB performs single-codeword
TDLOF streami scheduling. If this option is selected:
D- ng (1) The eNodeB performs rank 2
001060 Beamfo detection upon reception of rank 1
TDLOF rming reported by any UEs if the UE
D- whitelist has not been configured.
001061 (2) The eNodeB performs rank 2
detection only upon reception of
rank 1 reported by whitelisted UEs if
configured. The
StartRankDetectEffThd parameter in
the CellDlschAlgo MO, the
StartRankDetectCntThd parameter
in the CellDlschAlgo MO, the
RankDetectSuccessCntThd
parameter in the CellDlschAlgo MO,
and the RankReverseDetectCntThd
parameter in the CellDlschAlgo MO
take effect only when the
DetectRank2AdjSwitch option is
selected.
DetectRank1AdjSwitch: If this option
is deselected, the eNodeB does not
perform rank 1 detection for UEs
reporting rank 2. In this case, the
eNodeB performs dual-codeword
scheduling. If this option is selected,
the eNodeB performs rank 1
detection for UEs reporting rank 2.
This option applies only to LTE
TDD. The setting of this option does
not take effect for LTE FDD but
takes effect for LTE TDD.
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch: If this
option is deselected, the eNodeB
switches between the single-stream
beamforming and dual-stream
beamforming modes based on the
spectral efficiency. If this option is
selected, the eNodeB attempts to
switch to the single-stream
beamforming mode when it is in
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dual-stream beamforming mode.

This option applies only to LTE
TDD.
GUI Value Range:
DetectRank2AdjSwitch(DetectRank
2AdjSwitch),
DetectRank1AdjSwitch(DetectRank
1AdjSwitch),
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch(BfDetectR
ank1AdjSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
DetectRank2AdjSwitch,
DetectRank1AdjSwitch,
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch
Default Value:
DetectRank2AdjSwitch:Off,
DetectRank1AdjSwitch:Off,
BfDetectRank1AdjSwitch:Off
CellAlgo PucchAlgoS MOD LBFD- Physica Meaning:

Switch witch CELLALG 002003 l
OSWITCH PucchSwitch: Indicates whether to
/ Channe enable PUCCH resource
LST
CELLALG TDLBF l adjustment. If this option is selected,
OSWITCH D- Manag the eNodeB initiates PUCCH
002003 ement resource adjustment when PUCCH
LEOFD Breathi resources are insufficient or
- ng Pilot excessive. If this option is
111306 PUCCH deselected, the eNodeB cannot
LOFD- Flexible adjust PUCCH resource.
001093 Configu PucchFlexCfgSwitch: Indicates
LOFD- ration whether to enable flexible PUCCH
002015 RACH configuration. This option does not
Optimiz take effect if an LBBPc is used or
ation the cell bandwidth is 1.4 MHz or 3
MHz. If flexible PUCCH
configuration is enabled, frequency-
domain uplink ICIC and uplink
frequency hopping scheduling do
not take effect. If this option is
selected, the same number of RBs
(specified by the
PucchExtendedRBNum parameter
in the PUCCHCfg MO) are
separately added to both ends of
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the uplink band allocated for the

PUCCH. The total number of
extension PUCCH RBs equals the
PucchExtendedRBNum parameter
value multiplied by 2, and the
extension RBs can be used for
PUSCH scheduling. If this option is
deselected, flexible PUCCH
configuration is disabled. This option
applies only to LTE FDD.
Dl2CCAckResShareSw: Indicates
whether to enable PUCCH ACK
channel resource sharing for
downlink 2CC CA. The eNodeB
divides the ACK code channel
resources on the PCC for downlink
2CC CA into four groups. If this
option is deselected, CA UEs
scheduled on each SCC associated
with this PCC are allowed to use the
ACK channel resources in only one
group. If this option is selected, CA
UEs scheduled on each SCC
associated with this PCC can use
the ACK channel resources in any
group. This option applies only to
LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
SCCAckResourceCfgSW: Indicates
whether to enable SCC ACK
resource configuration. If this option
is selected, the eNodeB controls the
maximum number of RBs that can
be used by PUCCH format 3 and
the maximum number of code
channels that can be used by SCC
ACKs in 2CC CA scenarios
according to the settings of the
Format3RBNum and
Max2CCAckChNum parameters in
the PUCCHCfg MO, respectively. If
this option is deselected, the
eNodeB controls the maximum
number of RBs that can be used by
PUCCH format 3 and the maximum
number of code channels that can
be used by SCC ACKs in 2CC CA
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scenarios. This option applies only

to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
EmtcAckModeSw: Indicates the
ACK feedback mode of eMTC UEs.
If this option is deselected, eMTC
UEs always send ACKs in bundling
mode. If this option is selected,
eMTC UEs always send ACKs in
multiplexing mode when the
eNodeB sends all the csi-
NumRepetitionCE, mPDCCH-
NumRepetition, and pucch-
NumRepetitionCE-format1 IEs only
once. If the eNodeB repeatedly
sends any of these IEs, eMTC UEs
send ACKs in bundling mode. This
option is deselected by default. This
option applies only to LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range:
PucchSwitch(PucchSwitch),
PucchFlexCfgSwitch(PucchFlexCfg
Switch),
Dl2CCAckResShareSw(Dl2CCAckR
esShareSw),
SCCAckResourceCfgSw(SCCAckR
esourceCfgSw),
EmtcAckModeSw(EmtcAckModeSw
)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: PucchSwitch,
PucchFlexCfgSwitch,
Dl2CCAckResShareSw,
SCCAckResourceCfgSw,
EmtcAckModeSw
Default Value: PucchSwitch:On,
PucchFlexCfgSwitch:Off,
Dl2CCAckResShareSw:On,
SCCAckResourceCfgSw:Off,
EmtcAckModeSw:Off
CellCsi CsiRsPortNu MOD TDLAO DL 2- Meaning: Indicates the number of

RsPara m CELLCSIR FD- Layer CSI-RS ports. This parameter
SPARACF
Cfg G 001001 MIMO applies only to LTE TDD.
LST 14 Based GUI Value Range:
CELLCSIR on TM9 CSI_RS_PORT_4(CSI_RS_PORT_
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SPARACF TDLAO DL 4- 4),

G FD- Layer CSI_RS_PORT_8(CSI_RS_PORT_
081409 MIMO 8)
Based Unit: None
on TM9 Actual Value Range:
CSI_RS_PORT_4,
CSI_RS_PORT_8
Default Value:
CSI_RS_PORT_4(CSI_RS_PORT_
4)
BBP WM ADD BRD None None Meaning: Indicates the working

MOD BBP mode of the baseband processing
LST BBP board. There are nine working
modes: FDD, TDD, HYBRID,
TDD_ENHANCE, TDD_8T8R,
TDD_TL, FDD_ATG, FDD_NBIOT
and NBIOT. The Frequency Division
Duplex (FDD) mode carries the
traditional voice and data services.
TDD is short for Time Division
Duplex. The HYBRID mode is a
combination of FDD and IMB
modes. In Integrated Mobile
Broadcasting (IMB) mode, the
baseband processing board carries
the mobile TV services. The value
TDD_ENHANCE indicates the TDD
mode integrated with the
BeamForming (BF) function. The BF
function provides the data
transmission service in transmission
modes 7 and 8 defined in protocols.
For details, see 3GPP TS 36.213. In
TDD_8T8R mode, the baseband
processing board supports TD-LTE
single-mode 8T8R. In addition, the
baseband processing board
supports the BF function and CPRI
specifications are applied between
the BBU and RRU. In TDD_TL
mode, the baseband processing
board supports the TD-LTE&TDS-
CDMA dual mode and the TD-LTE
single mode. In addition, the
baseband processing board
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supports 8T8R BF and 2T2R

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
(MIMO) and CMCC TD-LTE IR
specifications are applied between
the BBU and RRU. In FDD_ATG
mode, the baseband processing
board supports communication
between Air and Ground. The
FDD_ATG mode applies only to
communication between air and
ground. The value FDD_NBIOT
indicates that the baseband
processing board supports both LTE
FDD and NB-IoT. The value NBIOT
indicates that the baseband
processing board supports NB-IoT.
GUI Value Range: FDD(Frequency
Division Duplex), TDD(Time Division
Duplex), HYBRID(HYBRID),
TDD_ENHANCE(Support TDD BF),
TDD_8T8R(Support CPRI ports),
TDD_TL(Support CMCC TDS and
TDL dual modes),
FDD_ATG(Support air-ground
communication),
FDD_NBIOT(FDD_NB-IoT),
NBIOT(NB-IoT)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: FDD, TDD,
HYBRID, TDD_ENHANCE,
TDD_8T8R, TDD_TL, FDD_ATG,
FDD_NBIOT, NBIOT
Default Value: FDD(Frequency
Division Duplex)
CellAlgo UlSuMimoAlg MOD TDLOF UL SU- Meaning:

Switch oSwitch CELLALG D- MIMO
OSWITCH Indicates whether to enable single-
120201 user MIMO in the uplink for the cell.
LST
CELLALG ULSUMIMO2LayersSwitch: If this
OSWITCH option is deselected, SU MIMO is
disabled, and single-codeword
scheduling is performed for all UEs.
If this option is selected, single-user
MIMO is enabled, and the eNodeB
performs dual-codeword scheduling
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for SU-MIMO-capable UEs. This

GUI Value Range:
ULSUMIMO2LayersSwitch(ULSUMI
MO2LayersSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
ULSUMIMO2LayersSwitch
Default Value:
ULSUMIMO2LayersSwitch:Off
SRSCfg SrsCfgInd MOD LBFD- Physica Meaning: Indicates whether to

SRSCFG 002003 l configure sounding reference signal
LST / Channe (SRS) resources for UEs in a cell.
SRSCFG
TDLBF l The value BOOLEAN_TRUE
D- Manag indicates that SRS resources are
002003 ement available in the cell and can be
TDLAO DL 4- configured for UEs in the cell. The
FD- Layer value BOOLEAN_FALSE indicates
081409 MIMO that no SRS resource is available in
TDLEO Based the cell, and therefore no UE in the
FD- on TM9 cell is configured with SRS
121615 DL resources. This parameter does not
Flexible take effect on: (1) FDD cell that is
TDLOF established on an LBBPc and uses
D- 3D-
Beamfo four or more RX antennas. (2) FDD
001049 cell that is established on an LBBPc
rming
and uses extended cyclic prefix
Single (CP) in the uplink. (3) TDD cell
Streami established on an LBBPc. If this
ng parameter does not take effect on a
Beamfo cell but SRS resources are available
rming in the cell, SRS resources can be
configured for UEs in the cell. This
parameter applies only to LTE FDD
and LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range:
BOOLEAN_FALSE(False),
BOOLEAN_TRUE(True)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
BOOLEAN_FALSE,
BOOLEAN_TRUE
Default Value:
BOOLEAN_TRUE(True)
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SRSCfg TddSrsCfgM MOD TDLBF Physica Meaning: Indicates the SRS

ode SRSCFG D- l configuration for LTE TDD. If this
LST 002003 Channe parameter is set to
SRSCFG
TDLAO l ACCESS_FIRST(Access First), the
FD- Manag SRS configuration designed to
081409 ement preferentially guarantee the number
TDLEO DL 4- of accessed UEs and CAPS is used.
FD- Layer If this parameter is set to
121615 MIMO EXPERIENCE_FIRST(Experience
Based First), the SRS configuration
TDLOF designed to preferentially guarantee
D- on TM9
DL user experience (for example,
001049 beamforming performance) is used.
Flexible
3D- If this parameter is set to
Beamfo EXPERIENCE_ENHANCED(Experi
rming ence Enhanced), downlink
experience improves compared with
Single that obtained when this parameter is
Streami set to ACCESS_FIRST(Access
ng First). If this parameter is set to
Beamfo ACCESS_ENHANCED(Access
rming Enhanced), more UEs can access
the network compared with that
obtained when this parameter is set
to
EXPERIENCE_ENHANCED(Experi
ence Enhanced). The values
ence Enhanced) and
ACCESS_ENHANCED(Access
Enhanced) are not supported by the
LBBPc. If this parameter is set to
ence Enhanced) or
Enhanced) for a cell established on
an LBBPc board, the value is
automatically changed to
ACCESS_FIRST(Access First)
when this parameter takes effect.
This parameter applies only to LTE
TDD.
GUI Value Range:
ACCESS_FIRST(Access First),
EXPERIENCE_FIRST(Experience
First),
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ence Enhanced),
Enhanced)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
ACCESS_FIRST,
EXPERIENCE_FIRST,
EXPERIENCE_ENHANCED,
ACCESS_ENHANCED
Default Value:
Enhanced)
CellBf DualLayerBF MOD TDLOF Dual Meaning: Indicates the weight type
AlgType CELLBF D- Streami used for dual-stream beamforming
LST 001061 ng based on the type of 8T8R
CELLBF
TDLEO Beamfo antennas. This parameter applies
FD- rming only to 8T8R physical antennas.
121615 DL This parameter applies only to LTE
Flexible TDD.
3D- GUI Value Range:
Beamfo AUTO_CONFIG(AUTO_CONFIG),
rming CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_B
FALG(CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARR
AY_BFALG),
LINEAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BFAL
G(LINEAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BF
ALG)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
AUTO_CONFIG,
CIRCULAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_B
FALG,
LINEAR_ANTENNA_ARRAY_BFAL
G
Default Value:
AUTO_CONFIG(AUTO_CONFIG)
CellDlsc MaxMimoRa MOD LOFD- DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the maximum

hAlgo nkPara CELLDLS 001001 MIMO number of layers (the rank) in the
CHALGO
/ DL 4x2 implementation of multiple-input
LST
CELLDLS TDLOF MIMO multiple-output (MIMO) in DL
CHALGO D- scheduling. This parameter applies
001001 only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
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LOFD- DL 4X4 GUI Value Range:

001003 MIMO SW_MAX_SM_RANK_1(Rank1),
/ DL 4x4 SW_MAX_SM_RANK_2(Rank2),
TDLOF MIMO SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4(Rank4)
D- Based Unit: None
001003 on TM3 Actual Value Range:
LOFD- and SW_MAX_SM_RANK_1,
001060 TM4 SW_MAX_SM_RANK_2,
TDLOF SW_MAX_SM_RANK_4
D- Default Value:
001060 SW_MAX_SM_RANK_2(Rank2)
CellBfMi BfMimoAdap MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning:

moPara WithoutTm2 CELLBFMI D- MIMO Indicates whether TM2 can be
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 adaptively selected when the
LST TDLOF MIMO BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter is
CELLBFMI D- Based set to
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_A
CFG
TDLOF and DAPTIVE).
D- TM4 If this parameter is set to ON(On)
001049 Single and the BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch
TDLOF Streami parameter in the
D- ng CellBfMimoParaCfg MO is set to
001061 Beamfo MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_A
rming DAPTIVE):
Dual 1. When the
Streami BfMimoAdapWithTm4Switch
ng parameter in the
Beamfo CellBfMimoParaCfg is set to
rming OFF(Off), TM3 is initially used for
handovers of the cell, and then the
transmission mode is adaptively
selected between TM3 and TM7,
between TM3 and TM8, or among
TM3, TM8, and TM9 based on the
version of 3GPP release that UEs
comply with. If TM9 needs to be
adaptively selected, the TM9Switch
option of the EnhMIMOSwitch
parameter must be selected.
2. When the
BfMimoAdapWithTm4Switch
parameter in the
CellBfMimoParaCfg is set to
ON(On), TM2 is initially used for
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selected among TM2, TM4 and
TM7, among TM2, TM4, and TM8,
or among TM2, TM4, TM7, and TM8
based on the version of 3GPP
release that UEs comply with.
If this parameter is set to OFF(Off)
and the BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch
parameter in the
CellBfMimoParaCfg MO is set to
DAPTIVE):
1. When the
parameter in the
OFF(Off), TM2 is initially used for
selected among TM2, TM3, and
release that UEs comply with. If
TM9 needs to be adaptively
selected, the TM9Switch option of
the EnhMIMOSwitch parameter
must be selected.
2. When the
parameter in the
ON(On), TM2 is initially used for
selected among TM2, TM4 and
release that UEs comply with. This
parameter applies only to LTE FDD
and LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range: OFF(Off),
ON(On)
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Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
Default Value: OFF(Off)
CellBfMi BfMimoAdap MOD TDLOF DL 4x4 Meaning: Indicates whether TM4

moPara WithTm4Swit CELLBFMI D- MIMO can be selected during the
ch MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001060 Based adaptation between beamforming
LST TDLOF on TM3 and MIMO when the
CELLBFMI D- and BfMimoAdaptiveSwitch parameter is
MOPARA 001049 TM4 set to
CFG MIMO_BF_ADAPTIVE(MIMO_BF_A
TDLOF Single
D- Streami DAPTIVE). If this parameter is set to
001061 ng ON(On), TM4 can be selected
Beamfo during the adaptation between
rming beamforming and MIMO. If this
Dual parameter is set to OFF(Off), TM4
Streami cannot be selected during the
ng adaptation between beamforming
Beamfo and MIMO. This parameter applies
rming only to LTE TDD.
ON(On)
Unit: None
CellBfMi AntBasedBfM MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning:

moPara imoAlgoSelec CELLBFMI D- MIMO Indicates the antenna type on which
t MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 adaptive selection between
LST TDLOF MIMO beamforming and MIMO can be
CELLBFMI D- Based performed. This parameter applies
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 only to LTE TDD.
CFG
TDLOF and Value 0(0) indicates 8T8R cross
D- TM4 polarization antennas.
001061 Dual Value 1(1) indicates 8T8R
TDLOF streami omnidirectional circular antennas.
D- ng Value 2(2) indicates other antenna
001049 Beamfo types.
rming
Set this parameter based on the
Single antenna type in use.
Streami
ng GUI Value Range: 0(0), 1(1), 2(2)
Beamfo Unit: None
rming Actual Value Range: 0, 1, 2
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Default Value: 0(0)
ENodeB Compatibility MOD LBFD- Covera Meaning:

AlgoSwi CtrlSwitch ENODEBA 002018 ge
LGOSWIT Indicates whether to enable
tch CH 02 / Based compatibility solutions, based on
LST TDLBF Inter- which the eNodeB determines
ENODEBA D- frequen whether to handle compatibility
LGOSWIT 002018 cy issues. This parameter includes the
CH 02 Handov following options:
LBFD- er UECapRprtAbnormalCtrlSwitch: If
002018 Service this option is selected, the eNodeB
05 / Based handles compatibility issues of UEs
TDLBF Inter- that cannot report their capabilities.
D- frequen This option applies only to LTE FDD
002018 cy and LTE TDD.
05 Handov ApCqiRptAbnormalCtrlSwitch:
LBFD- er Indicates whether to apply a
002031 Support compatibility solution to abnormal
/ of aperiodic channel quality indicator
TDLBF aperiodi (CQI) reporting. If this option is
D- c CQI selected, the compatibility solution
002031 reports takes effect. The configuration IEs
LOFD- PS related to aperiodic CQI reporting
001019 Inter- are always included in RRC
/ RAT Connection Reconfiguration
TDLOF Mobility messages used to reconfigure CQIs
D- betwee regardless of whether the IEs are
001019 n E- changed or not. If this option is
LOFD- UTRAN deselected, the compatibility
001020 and solution does not take effect. The
/ UTRAN configuration IEs related to
TDLOF PS aperiodic CQI reporting are not
D- Inter- included in RRC Connection
001020 RAT Reconfiguration messages used to
LAOFD Mobility reconfigure CQIs if the IEs remain
- betwee unchanged. This option applies only
001002 n E- to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
01 / UTRAN UeInterRatMeasCtrlSwitch:
TDLAO and Indicates whether the eNodeB
FD- GERAN checks the QCI-specific inter-RAT
001002 Carrier handover policies when evaluating
LBFD- Aggreg an inter-RAT handover. This
002008 ation function does not allow the eNodeB
/ for to deliver inter-RAT measurement
TDLBF Downlin configurations to some special UEs
anymore and applies to the
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D- k 2CC following types of inter-RAT

002008 in handovers: coverage-based
LOFD- 40MHz handover, distance-based
001060 Radio handover, uplink-quality-based
TDLOF Bearer handover, service-based handover,
D- Manag and SPID-specific handover back to
001060 ement the HPLMN. If this option is
DL 4x4 selected, the eNodeB determines
LOFD- whether to deliver inter-RAT A1/A2,
001001 MIMO
blind A1/A2, and inter-RAT B1/B2
/ DL 4x4 measurement configurations to the
TDLOF MIMO UE for a measurement-based or
D- Based blind inter-RAT handover based on
001001 on TM3 the setting of the NoHoFlag
LOFD- and parameters in the
001003 TM4 InterRatPolicyCfgGroup MO for
TDLAO DL 2*2 QCIs of services running on the UE.
FD- MIMO If this option is deselected, the
001001 DL 4*2 eNodeB does not perform the
14 MIMO evaluation based on the values of
TDLAO DL 2- the NoHoFlag parameters in the
FD- Layer InterRatPolicyCfgGroup MO.
081409 MIMO VoipExProtSwitch: Indicates
LAOFD Based whether to enable service-request-
- on TM9 based inter-frequency handover
001001 DL 4- protection when a VoLTE exception
/ Layer occurs. If this option is selected and
TDLAO MIMO the eNodeB does not support
FD- Based VoLTE, the eNodeB can set up
001001 on TM9 bearers for QCI-1 services and
TDLAO LTE-A other services when both of the
FD- Introdu following conditions are met: (1) The
110401 ction EPC delivers information about
bearers with QCI 1 and other QCIs;
TDLAO Inter-
(2) The UE exits the idle mode. After
FD- eNode
the QCI-1 service bearers are set
081402 B CA
up, the UE is handed over to an
LBFD- Based
inter-frequency cell. This option
060101 on
applies only to LTE FDD and LTE
MRFD- Coordin
TDD.
101222 ated
BBU ApCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch:
MRFD- Indicates whether to enable a
111222 Inter-
workaround of problems that may
eNode
occur when aperiodic CQI reports in
B CA
3-1 reporting mode and
Based
ACKs/NACKs are transmitted
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on simultaneously in a cell. If this

Relaxe option is selected, the eNodeB
d performs preallocation for aperiodic
Backha CQI reports. If this option is
ul deselected, the eNodeB performs
Optimiz CQI_ONLY scheduling on aperiodic
ation of CQI reports. This option applies only
Periodi to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
c and UeSRSAntSelectCtrlSwitch:
Aperiod Indicates whether to disable
ic CQI antenna selection for SRS
Reporti transmission. If this option is
ng selected, antenna selection is
FDD+T disabled. This option applies only to
DD LTE TDD.
Downlin CaCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch:
k Indicates whether to enable a
Carrier workaround of problems that may
Aggreg occur when periodic CQI reports
ation(L and ACKs/NACKs are transmitted
TE simultaneously in a cell in CA
FDD) scenarios. If this option is selected,
FDD+T the eNodeB sets the
DD SimulAckNackAndCqiSwitch
Uplink parameter to OFF(Off) for CA UEs.
Carrier If this option is deselected, the
Aggreg eNodeB sets the
ation SimulAckNackAndCqiSwitch
(LTE parameter based on the original
FDD) algorithm for CA UEs.
HoRlcSnSizeSwitch: Controls the
configuration of RLC sn-FieldLength
during handovers. If this option is
selected, the configuration of RLC
sn-FieldLength for the target cell is
the same as that for the source cell.
If this option is deselected, RLC sn-
FieldLength for the target cell is set
to the value configured at the target
side.
FddTddCaPcellDuplexFdd:
Indicates whether the eNodeB
regards that a UE supports
FDD+TDD CA with an LTE FDD cell
serving as its PCell when the UE
reports the FDD+TDD CA band
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combination but does not report IE

tdd-FDD-CA-PCellDuplex-r12. If this
option is selected, the eNodeB
regards that the UE supports this
type of CA. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB regards
that the UE does not support this
type of CA. This option applies only
FddTddCaPcellDuplexTdd:
Indicates whether the eNodeB
regards that a UE supports
FDD+TDD CA with an LTE TDD cell
serving as its PCell when the UE
reports the FDD+TDD CA band
combination but does not report IE
tdd-FDD-CA-PCellDuplex-r12. If this
option is selected, the eNodeB
regards that the UE supports this
type of CA. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB regards
that the UE does not support this
type of CA. This option applies only
Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch:
Indicates whether UEs of category 6
and above (excluding category 5)
support four-layer MIMO based on
TM3/TM4. If this option is selected,
UEs of category 6 or above
(excluding category 5) support
MIMO at a maximum of four layers
based on TM3/TM4. If this option is
deselected, UEs of category 6 or
above (excluding category 5)
support MIMO at a maximum of two
layers based on TM3/TM4. This
option applies only to LTE FDD and
LTE TDD.
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch: Indicates
whether to configure CSI-RSs for
TM9-incapable and TM10-incapable
UEs complying with 3GPP Release
10 or later after the cell sends CSI-
RSs. If this option is selected, CSI-
RSs are configured for such UEs. If
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this option is deselected, CSI-RSs

are not configured for such UEs.
This option applies only to LTE FDD
and LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range:
UECapRprtAbnormalCtrlSwitch(UE
CapRprtAbnormalCtrlSwitch),
ApCqiRptAbnormalCtrlSwitch(ApCqi
RptAbnormalCtrlSwitch),
UeInterRatMeasCtrlSwitch(UeInterR
atMeasCtrlSwitch),
VoipExProtSwitch(VoipExProtSwitc
h),
UeSRSAntSelectCtrlSwitch(UeSRS
AntSelectCtrlSwitch),
ApCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch(ApCqiA
ndAckAbnCtrlSwitch),
CaCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch(CaCqi
AndAckAbnCtrlSwitch),
HoRlcSnSizeSwitch(HoRlcSnSizeS
witch),
FddTddCaPcellDuplexFdd(FddTdd
CaPcellDuplexFdd),
FddTddCaPcellDuplexTdd(FddTdd
CaPcellDuplexTdd),
Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch(Tm3
Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch),
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch(UeCsiRsCfi
gCtrlSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
UECapRprtAbnormalCtrlSwitch,
ApCqiRptAbnormalCtrlSwitch,
UeInterRatMeasCtrlSwitch,
VoipExProtSwitch,
UeSRSAntSelectCtrlSwitch,
ApCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch,
CaCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch,
HoRlcSnSizeSwitch,
FddTddCaPcellDuplexFdd,
FddTddCaPcellDuplexTdd,
Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch,
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch
Default Value:
UECapRprtAbnormalCtrlSwitch:Off,
ApCqiRptAbnormalCtrlSwitch:On,
ID Comman ID Name
d
UeInterRatMeasCtrlSwitch:Off,
VoipExProtSwitch:Off,
UeSRSAntSelectCtrlSwitch:Off,
ApCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch:Off,
CaCqiAndAckAbnCtrlSwitch:On,
HoRlcSnSizeSwitch:On,
FddTddCaPcellDuplexFdd:On,
FddTddCaPcellDuplexTdd:Off,
Tm3Tm4Max4LayerCtrlSwitch:Off,
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch:Off
CellBfMi SccBfMimoA MOD TDLAO Intra- Meaning:

moPara daptiveSwitc CELLBFMI FD- band Indicates whether to enable
h MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 Carrier transmission mode adaptation for
LST 11 Aggreg the SCC.
CELLBFMI TDLAO ation If this parameter is set to ON(On),
MOPARA FD- for the eNodeB selects a transmission
CFG Downlin
001002 mode for the SCC based on the
TDLAO k 2CC beamforming and MIMO mode of
FD- in the SCell.
001002 30MHz
If this parameter is set to OFF(Off)
02 Carrier for non-multi-RRU cells, the
LAOFD Aggreg transmission mode of the SCC is
- ation fixed to TM3 in multi-antenna
070201 for scenarios and TM1 in single-
/ Downlin antenna scenarios.
TDLAO k 2CC
in If this parameter is set to OFF(Off)
FD- for multi-RRU cells, the transmission
070201 40MHz
mode of the SCell is TM1 or TM2,
TDLAO Support which depends on the number of
FD- for UE CRS ports in scenarios where all
081405 Categor RRUs serving the SCell work in
y6 1T1R mode, and is TM3 in other
TDLAO
FD- Flexible scenarios. This parameter applies
081406 CA only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
from GUI Value Range: OFF(Off),
TDLAO
Multiple ON(On)
FD- Carriers
081407 Unit: None
Carrier
TDLAO Aggreg Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
FD- ation Default Value: OFF(Off)
001001 for
14 Downlin
TDLAO k 3CC
FD-
081409
ID Comman ID Name
d
TDLAO
FD-
081406
CA for
Downlin
k 3CC
from
Multiple
Carriers
Carrier
Aggreg
ation
for
Uplink
2CC
DL 2-
Layer
MIMO
Based
on TM9
DL 4-
Layer
MIMO
Based
on TM9
CellBfMi Tm3AndTm9 MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara ThdOffset CELLBFMI D- MIMO threshold for switching the UE
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 2- transmission mode between TM9
LST TDLAO Layer with PMI and TM3 when adaptation
CELLBFMI FD- MIMO between TM3, TM8, and TM9 is
MOPARA 001001 Based enabled in a cell. This parameter
CFG applies only to LTE TDD.
14 on TM9
TDLAO DL 4- GUI Value Range: -30~50
FD- Layer Unit: 0.1bit/RE
081409 MIMO Actual Value Range: -3~5
Based Default Value: 0
on TM9
CellBfMi Tm3Rank2To MOD TDLOF DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara Tm9Rank4Of CELLBFMI D- MIMO threshold for switching from TM3
fset MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4- dual-stream mode to TM9
LST TDLAO Layer quadruple-stream mode. This
CELLBFMI FD- MIMO parameter controls the probability of
081409 switching the UE transmission mode
ID Comman ID Name
d
MOPARA Based from TM3 dual-stream mode to TM9

CFG on TM9 quadruple-stream mode. This
GUI Value Range: -120~120
Unit: 0.1bit/RE
Actual Value Range: -12~12
Default Value: 0
CellBfMi Tm9Rank4To MOD TDLOF DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara Tm3Rank2Of CELLBFMI D- MIMO threshold for switching from TM9
fset MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4- quadruple-stream mode to TM3
LST TDLAO Layer dual-stream mode. This parameter
CELLBFMI FD- MIMO controls the probability of switching
MOPARA 081409 Based the UE transmission mode from
CFG TM9 quadruple-stream mode to
on TM9
TM3 dual-stream mode. This
Unit: 0.1bit/RE
Default Value: 0
CellAlgo SfnDlSchSwit MOD LOFD- SFN Meaning: Indicates the SFN

Switch ch CELLALG 003029 downlink scheduling mode. The
OSWITCH Adaptiv
/ e downlink scheduling modes include
LST
CELLALG TDLOF SFN/S the joint scheduling mode, and the
OSWITCH D- DMA auto-selection mode between joint
001075 Inter- scheduling and independent
/ BBU scheduling. This parameter applies
MLOF SFN only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
D- GUI Value Range:
121204 Inter-
BBU ADAPTIVE(Adaptive scheduling),
LOFD- Adaptiv JOINT(Joint scheduling)
070205 e Unit: None
/ SFN/S Actual Value Range: ADAPTIVE,
TDLOF DMA JOINT
D-
002008 Default Value: JOINT(Joint
scheduling)
TDLOF
D-
001080
TDLOF
D-
001082
ID Comman ID Name
d
CellAlgo SfnLoadBase MOD TDLOF Adaptiv Meaning: Indicates whether to

Switch dAdptSwitch CELLALG D- e enable load-based adaptive
OSWITCH
002008 SFN/S adjustment in the adaptive
LST
CELLALG DMA SFN/SDMA feature. If this
OSWITCH parameter is set to ON(On), load-
based adaptive adjustment is
enabled, which increases the
proportion of joint-scheduling UEs
and improves user experience when
the network load is light, and
increases the proportion of
independent-scheduling UEs and
ensures the spectral efficiency when
the network load is heavy. If this
parameter is set to OFF(Off), load-
based adaptive adjustment in the
adaptive SFN/SDMA feature cannot
be enabled. This parameter applies
only to LTE TDD.
ON(On)
Unit: None
CellDlsc CsiRsSfSchS MOD TDLAO DL 2- Meaning:

hAlgo trSwitch CELLDLS FD- Layer
CHALGO Indicates the scheduling policy of
001001 MIMO subframes transmitting CSI-RSs.
LST
CELLDLS 14 Based UnCfgCsiRsUESchSwitch: Indicates
CHALGO TDLAO on TM9 whether UEs that do not support
FD- DL 4- CSI-RSs can be scheduled in
081409 Layer subframes transmitting CSI-RSs.
LEOFD MIMO These UEs can be scheduled in
- Based these subframes only when this
121207 on TM9 option is selected. UEs that do not
LOFD- eMIMO support CSI-RSs refer to the CSI-
003029 Phase RSs that cannot identify the
LOFD- 2 subframes transmitting CSI-RSs.
070205 SFN This option applies only to LTE
Adaptiv TDD.
LOFD-
081208 e UnCfgCsiRsUEDeOrderSchSwitch:
SFN/S Indicates whether UEs that do not
LOFD- support CSI-RSs can be scheduled
081209 DMA
in subframes transmitting CSI-RSs
using the newly configured MCS
ID Comman ID Name
d
LAOFD Inter- index decreasing policy. This option

- eNode applies only to LTE FDD and LTE
120201 B SFN TDD.
Based GUI Value Range:
on UnCfgCsiRsUESchSwitch,
Coordin UnCfgCsiRsUEDeOrderSchSwitch(
ated UnCfgCsiRsUEDeOrderSchSwitch)
eNode Unit: None
B
Actual Value Range:
Inter- UnCfgCsiRsUESchSwitch,
eNode UnCfgCsiRsUEDeOrderSchSwitch
B
Adaptiv Default Value:
e UnCfgCsiRsUESchSwitch:Off,
SFN/S UnCfgCsiRsUEDeOrderSchSwitch:
DMA Off
Based
on
Coordin
ated
eNode
B
DL
CoMP
CellCsi CsiRsSwitch MOD TDLOF DL 4*2 Meaning: Indicates whether to

RsPara CELLCSIR D- MIMO configure CSI-RSs for UEs. If this
SPARACF
Cfg G 001003 DL 2- parameter is set to NOT_CFG(Not
LST TDLAO Layer configure), the eNodeB does not
CELLCSIR FD- MIMO configure CSI-RSs for UEs. If this
SPARACF 001001 Based parameter is set to
G FIXED_CFG(Fixed configure), the
14 on TM9
TDLAO DL 4- eNodeB configures CSI-RSs for
FD- Layer UEs that support CSI-RSs. If this
081409 MIMO parameter is set to
Based ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_CFG),
on TM9 the eNodeB determines whether to
configure CSI-RSs for UEs that
support CSI-RSs based on the
proportion of TM9 UEs. When
SfnLoadBasedAdptSwitch is
deselected in a TDD cell with
adaptive SFN enabled, neither
FIXED_CFG nor ADAPTIVE_CFG
takes effect. This parameter applies
only to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
ID Comman ID Name
d
GUI Value Range: NOT_CFG(Not

configure), FIXED_CFG(Fixed
configure),
ADAPTIVE_CFG(ADAPTIVE_CFG)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NOT_CFG,
FIXED_CFG, ADAPTIVE_CFG
Default Value: NOT_CFG(Not
configure)
CellCsi CsiRsPeriod MOD LAOFD DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the channel

RsPara CELLCSIR - MIMO state information (CSI) reference
SPARACF
Cfg G 080210 based signal (RS) measurement period.
LST LAOFD on TM9 This parameter applies only to LTE
CELLCSIR - DL 4*2 FDD and LTE TDD.
SPARACF 080205 MIMO GUI Value Range: ms5(ms5),
G
/ based ms10(ms10), ms20(ms20),
TDLAO on TM9 ms40(ms40), ms80(ms80)
FD- DL 8x2 Unit: None
001001 MIMO Actual Value Range: ms5, ms10,
13 based ms20, ms40, ms80
TDLAO on TM9 Default Value: ms5(ms5)
FD- DL 4x4
001001 MIMO
14 based
TDLAO on TM9
FD- DL 8x4
080406 MIMO
TDLAO based
FD- on TM9
080407 DL 4-
TDLAO Layer
FD- MIMO
081409 Based
on TM9
CellCsi CsiRsConfig MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the threshold for
RsPara UserNumTh CELLCSIR 001001 MIMO the number of RRC_CONNECTED
SPARACF
Cfg G / DL 4*2 UEs supporting CSI_RS that is used
LST TDLOF MIMO to evaluate a change from the CSI-
CELLCSIR D- DL 4x4 RS unconfigured state to the CSI-
SPARACF 001001 MIMO RS configured state when adaptive
G CSI-RS configuration is adopted.
LOFD- DL 2-
001003 This parameter applies only to LTE
Layer FDD and LTE TDD.
/
ID Comman ID Name
d
TDLOF MIMO GUI Value Range: 1~1200

D- Based Unit: None
001003 on TM9 Actual Value Range: 1~1200
LOFD- DL 4- Default Value: 10
001060 Layer
/ MIMO
TDLOF Based
D- on TM9
001060
TDLAO
FD-
001001
14
TDLAO
FD-
081409
CellCsi CsiRsUnconfi MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the threshold for
RsPara gUserNumTh CELLCSIR 001001 MIMO the number of RRC_CONNECTED
SPARACF
Cfg G / DL 4*2 UEs supporting CSI_RS that is used
LST TDLOF MIMO to evaluate a change from the CSI-
CELLCSIR D- DL 4x4 RS configured state to the CSI-RS
SPARACF 001001 MIMO unconfigured state when adaptive
G CSI-RS configuration is adopted.
LOFD- DL 2-
001003 This parameter applies only to LTE
Layer FDD and LTE TDD.
/ MIMO
TDLOF Based GUI Value Range: 1~1200
D- on TM9 Unit: None
001003 Actual Value Range: 1~1200
DL 4-
LOFD- Layer Default Value: 200
001060 MIMO
/ Based
TDLOF on TM9
D-
001060
TDLAO
FD-
001001
14
TDLAO
FD-
081409
ID Comman ID Name
d
CellCsi CsiRsConfig MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the threshold of

RsPara UserRatioTh CELLCSIR 001001 MIMO the proportion of
SPARACF
Cfg G LOFD- DL 4*2 RRC_CONNECTED UEs supporting
LST 001003 MIMO CSI_RS that is used to determine a
CELLCSIR LOFD- DL 4x4 change from the CSI-RS
SPARACF
001060 MIMO unconfigured state to the CSI-RS
G configured state when adaptive CSI-
TDLAO DL 2- RS configuration is adopted. This
FD- Layer parameter applies only to LTE FDD
001001 MIMO and LTE TDD.
14 Based
on TM9 GUI Value Range: 0~100
TDLAO
FD- DL 4- Unit: %
081409 Layer Actual Value Range: 0~100
MIMO Default Value: 50
Based
on TM9
CellCsi CsiRsUnconfi MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the threshold of

RsPara gUserRatioT CELLCSIR 001001 MIMO the proportion of
h SPARACF
Cfg G LOFD- DL 4*2 RRC_CONNECTED UEs supporting
LST 001003 MIMO CSI_RS that is used to determine a
CELLCSIR LOFD- DL 4x4 change from the CSI-RS configured
SPARACF
001060 MIMO state to the CSI-RS unconfigured
G state when adaptive CSI-RS
TDLAO DL 2- configuration is adopted. This
FD- Layer parameter applies only to LTE FDD
001001 MIMO and LTE TDD.
14 Based
on TM9 GUI Value Range: 0~100
TDLAO
FD- DL 4- Unit: %
081409 Layer Actual Value Range: 0~100
MIMO Default Value: 40
Based
on TM9
CellCsi CsiRsSetJud MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning: Indicates the length of the
RsPara geTimer CELLCSIR 001001 MIMO, timer for determining a switch
SPARACF
Cfg G LOFD- DL 4*2 between the CSI-RS unconfigured
LST 001003 MIMO, state and the CSI-RS configured
CELLCSIR LOFD- DL 4x4 state when adaptive CSI-RS
SPARACF
001060 MIMO, configuration is adopted. This
G parameter applies only to LTE FDD
TDLAO DL 2- and LTE TDD.
FD- Layer
001001 MIMO GUI Value Range: 1~3600
14 Based Unit: s
ID Comman ID Name
d
TDLAO on Actual Value Range: 1~3600

FD- TM9, Default Value: 600
081409 DL 4-
Layer
MIMO
Based
on TM9
CellCsi CsiRsSetJud MOD LOFD- DL 2*2 Meaning:

RsPara geHysTimer CELLCSIR 001001 MIMO,
SPARACF Indicates whether to trigger the
Cfg G LOFD- DL 4*2 hysteresis timer for a switch to the
LST 001003 MIMO, CSI-RS unconfigured state for UEs
CELLCSIR LOFD- DL 4x4 in the CSI-RS state when adaptive
SPARACF CSI-RS configuration is adopted.
G
001060 MIMO,
TDLAO DL 2- The timer is triggered when a UE
FD- Layer enters the CSI-RS configured state
001001 MIMO and the decision mechanism for a
14 Based switch to the CSI-RS unconfigured
TDLAO on state is triggered after the timer
FD- TM9, expires. This parameter applies only
081409 DL 4- to LTE FDD and LTE TDD.
Layer GUI Value Range: 1~3600
MIMO Unit: s
Based Actual Value Range: 1~3600
on TM9 Default Value: 600
ENodeB OperatorSpe MOD LOFD- LoCatio Meaning:

AlgoSwi cificAlgoSwitc ENODEBA 001047 n
h LGOSWIT Indicates whether to enable
tch CH / Service algorithms customized by operators.
LST TDLOF s(LCS) LcsInterRatMeasSwitch: Indicates
ENODEBA D- DL 2- whether the eNodeB is allowed to
LGOSWIT 001047 Layer
CH
respond to inter-RAT measurement
TDLAO MIMO requests from the evolved serving
FD- Based mobile location center (E-SMLC).
001001 on TM9 The response action is allowed only
14 DL 4- if this option is selected. This option
TDLAO Layer applies only to LTE FDD and LTE
FD- MIMO TDD.
081409 Based CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch:
on TM9 Indicates whether to configure CSI-
RSs for UEs based on the
customized identification algorithm.
If this option is selected, CSI-RSs
are configured for UEs based on the
ID Comman ID Name
d
customized identification algorithm.

If this option is deselected, the
customized identification algorithm
is not used to configure the CSI-RS
for UEs. This option takes effect
only when the
UeCsiRsCfigCtrlSwitch option of the
CompatibilityCtrlSwitch parameter in
the ENodeBAlgoSwitch MO is
selected. This option applies only to
LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range:
LcsInterRatMeasSwitch(LcsInterRat
MeasSwitch),
CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch(CsiRs
CfgSpecificAlgoSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
LcsInterRatMeasSwitch,
CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch
Default Value:
LcsInterRatMeasSwitch:Off,
CsiRsCfgSpecificAlgoSwitch:Off
CellAlgo HarqAlgoSwit MOD TDLBF DL Meaning:

Switch ch CELLALG D- Asynch
OSWITCH Indicates whether to enable HARQ-
002005 ronous related algorithms.
LST
CELLALG TDLOF HARQ TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch:
OSWITCH D- DL 4- Indicates whether to optimize the
110221 Layer HQRQ-ACK feedback mode for LTE
MU- TDD. If this option is selected, the
Beamfo HARQ-ACK feedback mode is
rming reconfigured for a UE based on
service conditions of the UE. If this
option is deselected, the HARQ-
ACK feedback mode is not
reconfigured for a UE based on
service conditions of the UE. This
GUI Value Range:
TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch(TddA
ckFbModeCfgOptSwitch)
Unit: None
ID Comman ID Name
d
Actual Value Range:

TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch
Default Value:
TddAckFbModeCfgOptSwitch:Off
CellBf HighOrderMu MOD TDLAO DL 4- Meaning: Indicates the rule of high-

bfPairRule CELLBF FD- Layer order MU beamforming pairing. This
LST 090405 MU- parameter takes effect only when
CELLBF
Beamfo the MuBfSwitch option of the
rming MuBfAlgoSwitch parameter is
selected in non-Massive MIMO
scenarios. This parameter can be
set to any of the following values:
PRE_MU_PRI_PAIR_RULE:
Indicates that UEs are paired based
on the scheduling priority of UEs
used before they are paired. The
impact on the network performance
of this rule is similar to the impact of
the scheduling algorithm used
before UE pairing for MU
beamforming.
POST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE:
Indicates that UEs are paired based
on the UE's scheduling priorities
and channel quality difference
generated after UEs are paired for
MU beamforming. This rule
increases the system capacity after
pairing for MU beamforming.
POST_MU_EFF_PRI_PAIR_RULE:
Indicates that UEs are paired by
considering whether the spectral
efficiency is maximized after they
are paired. This pairing rule helps
maximize the system throughput
after UE pairing, but the scheduling
fairness among UEs may
deteriorate. This parameter applies
only to LTE TDD.
GUI Value Range:
PRE_MU_PRI_PAIR_RULE(PRE_
MU_PRI_PAIR_RULE),
POST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE(P
OST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE),
ID Comman ID Name
d
POST_MU_EFF_PRI_PAIR_RULE(
POST_MU_EFF_PRI_PAIR_RULE)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
PRE_MU_PRI_PAIR_RULE,
POST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE,
POST_MU_EFF_PRI_PAIR_RULE
Default Value:
POST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE(P
OST_MU_PF_PRI_PAIR_RULE)
CellBfMi MultiLayerPai MOD TDLOF MU- Meaning: Indicates the UE isolation

moPara rIsoThd CELLBFMI D- Beamfo threshold for triggering multi-layer
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 110221 rming pairing. This parameter must be set
LST TDLOF (DL 4- based on UE conditions in the cell.
CELLBFMI D- Layer) This parameter applies only to LTE
MOPARA 001077 MU- TDD.
CFG
Beamfo GUI Value Range: 0~999
rming Unit: None
Actual Value Range: 0~999
Default Value: 444
Cell CrsPortMap ADD CELL LOFD- DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the mapping
MOD 001001 MIMO between a cell-specific reference
CELL / signal (CRS) port and a transmit
DL 4x2
LST CELL TDLOF (TX) channel in an RRU. In cells
MIMO
D- DL 4x4 with one or two TX channels, this
001001 MIMO parameter cannot be set. In cells
LOFD- with four or eight TX channels, this
DL 4x4 parameter can be set. As defined in
001003 MIMO
/ 3GPP specifications, the
Based CrsPortNum parameter can be set
TDLOF on TM3
D- to CRS_PORT_1, CRS_PORT_2,
and or CRS_PORT_4. The value
001003 TM4
LOFD- CRS_PORT_1 indicates that one
DL 4- CRS port (port 0) is configured. The
001060 Antenn value CRS_PORT_2 indicates that
TDLOF a two CRS ports (ports 0 and 1) are
D- Transm configured. The value
001060 it CRS_PORT_4 indicates that four
MLBFD Diversit CRS ports (ports 0, 1, 2 and 3). In
- y values of this parameter, mTnP
121002 indicates that the number of TX
40 channels configured for a cell is "m"
and the number of CRS ports is "n".
ID Comman ID Name
d
The parameter value 4TnP_abcd

indicates that reference signals
transmitted over CRS ports a, b, c,
and d are mapped to TX channels 1,
2, 3, and 4 in an RRU, respectively
(The TX channel number here is for
reference only, and is determined
based on the R0A to R0D, or
others). The parameter value
8TnP_abcdefgh indicates that
reference signals transmitted over
CRS ports a to h are mapped to TX
channels 1 to 8 in an RRU,
respectively. Duplicate numbers of
abcd or abcdefgh indicates that
virtual antenna mapping (VAM) is
applied, that is, the reference
signals transmitted over the CRS
port are mapped to corresponding
TX channels. The parameter value
NOT_CFG indicates that the
mapping between a CRS port and a
TX channel in an RRU is not
configured, and CRS ports are
mapped to TX channels in an RRU
in a default manner. In TDD cells,
"n" in mTnP must be equal to the
CrsPortNum parameter value. For
cells established on LBBPc boards,
the parameter value NOT_CFG
takes effect regardless of the actual
parameter setting. This parameter
applies only to LTE FDD and LTE
TDD.
GUI Value Range: NOT_CFG(Not
configure),
4T4P_0213(4T4P_0213),
4T4P_0231(4T4P_0231),
4T4P_0123(4T4P_0123),
4T4P_0132(4T4P_0132),
4T4P_0312(4T4P_0312),
4T4P_0321(4T4P_0321),
4T2P_0011(4T2P_0011),
4T2P_0101(4T2P_0101),
4T2P_0110(4T2P_0110),
8T2P_00001111(8T2P_00001111),
ID Comman ID Name
d
8T2P_00110011(8T2P_00110011),
8T2P_01010101(8T2P_01010101),
8T4P_00112233(8T4P_00112233),
8T4P_01230123(8T4P_01230123)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NOT_CFG,
4T4P_0213, 4T4P_0231,
4T4P_0123, 4T4P_0132,
4T4P_0312, 4T4P_0321,
4T2P_0011, 4T2P_0101,
4T2P_0110, 8T2P_00001111,
8T2P_00110011, 8T2P_01010101,
8T4P_00112233, 8T4P_01230123
Default Value: NOT_CFG(Not
configure)
CellAlgo AntCalibratio MOD TDLOF Single Meaning:

Switch nAlgoSwitch CELLALG D- Streami
OSWITCH Indicates whether to enable the
001049 ng antenna calibration algorithm. This
LST
CELLALG TDLOF Beamfo parameter applies only to TDD cells.
OSWITCH D- rming CrossPolaCalibrationSwitch: If this
001061 Dual option is selected, virtual antenna
TDLOF Streami mapping (VAM) performance is
D- ng improved for two groups of 4T
001060 Beamfo cross-polarized antennas. If this
rming option is deselected, the antenna
DL 4x4 calibration algorithm is disabled. It is
MIMO recommended that this option be
Based selected for two groups of 4T cross-
on TM3 polarized antennas. This option
and applies only to LTE TDD.
TM4 GUI Value Range:
CrossPolaCalibrationSwitch(CrossP
olaCalibrationSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
CrossPolaCalibrationSwitch
Default Value:
CrossPolaCalibrationSwitch:Off
PDSCH ReferenceSig MOD LBFD- Dynami Meaning: Indicates the cell

Cfg nalPwr PDSCHCF 002016 c reference signal power of each
G
/ Downlin physical antenna. The cell reference
TDLBF k signal power delivered in SIB2 is
Power that of each logical antenna. If the
ID Comman ID Name
d
LST D- Allocati EMTC_SWITCH option of the

PDSCHCF 002016 on EmtcAlgoSwitch parameter in a
G
LBFD- Broadc CellEmtcAlgo MO is selected and
002009 ast of the value of this parameter is
/ system changed, eMTC UEs that already
TDLBF informa accessed the cell will be proactively
D- tion released.
002009 GUI Value Range: -600~500
/ Unit: 0.1dBm
MLBFD Actual Value Range: -60~50
-
120002 Default Value: 182
29
CellBfMi DualBfToTM MOD None None Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara 3Rank2Offset CELLBFMI threshold for switching the UE
MOPARA
Cfg CFG transmission mode from dual-
LST stream beamforming mode to TM3
CELLBFMI dual-stream mode. This parameter
MOPARA applies only to LTE TDD.
CFG
Unit: 0.1bit/RE
Actual Value Range: -7.0~5.0
Default Value: 0
CellBfMi TM3Rank2To MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara DualBfThdOff CELLBFMI D- MIMO threshold for switching the UE
set MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 transmission mode from TM3 dual-
LST TDLOF MIMO stream mode to dual-stream
CELLBFMI D- Based beamforming mode. This parameter
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 applies only to LTE TDD.
CFG
TDLOF and GUI Value Range: -70~50
D- TM4 Unit: 0.1bit/RE
001061 Dual Actual Value Range: -7.0~5.0
streami Default Value: 0
ng
Beamfo
rming
CellBfMi AsUeDualBfT MOD TDLOF Dual Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara oTM3Rank2 CELLBFMI D- Streami threshold for switching the
Offset MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001061 ng transmission mode of an antenna
LST Beamfo selection-enabled UE from dual-
CELLBFMI rming stream beamforming mode to TM3
dual-stream mode. This parameter
ID Comman ID Name
d
MOPARA applies only to LTE FDD and LTE

CFG TDD.
Unit: 0.1bit/RE
Actual Value Range: -7.0~5.0
Default Value: 0
CellBfMi AsUeTM3Ra MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara nk2ToDualBf CELLBFMI D- MIMO threshold for switching the
Offset MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 transmission mode of an antenna
LST TDLOF MIMO selection-enabled UE from TM3
CELLBFMI D- Based dual-stream mode to dual-stream
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 beamforming mode. This parameter
CFG applies only to LTE TDD.
TDLOF and
D- TM4 GUI Value Range: -70~50
001061 Dual Unit: 0.1bit/RE
streami Actual Value Range: -7.0~5.0
ng Default Value: 0
Beamfo
rming
CellBfMi HighLowSpe MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the difference

moPara edUeThdOffs CELLBFMI D- MIMO between the threshold for triggering
et MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 low-speed UE switching between
LST TDLOF MIMO beamforming mode and MIMO
CELLBFMI D- Based mode and that for triggering high-
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 speed UE switching between
CFG beamforming mode and MIMO
TDLOF and
D- TM4 mode. This parameter takes effect
001049 Single only when adaptation between
Streami beamforming and MIMO is enabled.
TDLOF This parameter can be used for
D- ng
Beamfo optimization if low-speed UEs
001061 cannot select an optimal
rming
transmission mode by using the
Dual S
adaptive selection function. If this
parameter is set to 0, the same
threshold for switching between
beamforming and MIMO modes is
adopted for low-speed and high-
speed UEs. This parameter applies
only to LTE TDD cells using 8T
cross polarization antennas.
GUI Value Range: 0~70
Unit: 0.1bit/RE
ID Comman ID Name
d
Actual Value Range: 0~70

Default Value: 0
CellBfMi AsUeBfSingl MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara eToDualOffs CELLBFMI D- MIMO threshold for switching the
et MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 DL 4x4 transmission mode of an antenna
LST TDLOF MIMO selection-enabled UE from single-
CELLBFMI D- Based stream beamforming mode to dual-
MOPARA 001060 on TM3 stream beamforming mode. This
CFG parameter applies only to LTE TDD.
TDLOF and
D- TM4 GUI Value Range: -70~50
001061 Dual Unit: 0.1bit/RE
TDLOF streami Actual Value Range: -7.0~5.0
D- ng Default Value: 0
001049 Beamfo
rming
Single
Streami
ng
Beamfo
rming
CellBfMi BfTo2LayerM MOD TDLOF MU- Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara ubfThdOffset CELLBFMI D- Beamfo threshold for triggering UE pairing in
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 110221 rming dual-stream MU BF mode for
LST TDLOF (DL 4- beamforming UEs. In
CELLBFMI D- Layer) omnidirectional antenna-based or
MOPARA 001077 MU- directional antenna-based MU BF
CFG pairing scenarios, you are advised
Beamfo
rming to set this parameter to the
recommended value. A value that is
close to the recommended value is
also applicable. This parameter
Unit: 0.01bit/RE
Default Value: 20
CellBfMi BfTo4LayerM MOD TDLOF MU- Meaning: Indicates the offset to the
moPara ubfThdOffset CELLBFMI D- Beamfo threshold for triggering UE pairing in
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 110221 rming four-stream MU BF mode for
LST (DL 4- beamforming UEs. In
CELLBFMI Layer) omnidirectional antenna-based or
directional antenna-based high-
ID Comman ID Name
d
MOPARA order MU BF pairing scenarios, you

CFG are advised to set this parameter to
the recommended value. A value
that is close to the recommended
value is also applicable. This
Unit: 0.01bit/RE
Default Value: 0
CellBfMi HoBfThdAdjS MOD TDLOF DL 2x2 Meaning: Indicates whether to

moPara witch CELLBFMI D- MIMO increase the probability of the
MOPARA
Cfg CFG 001001 Dual handover UE entering the
LST TDLOF streami beamforming mode in the target cell
CELLBFMI D- ng when the source cell and target cell
MOPARA 001061 Beamfo for an intra-frequency handover
CFG have the same calculation results of
rming
PCI mod 3. If this parameter is set
to ON(On) and the source cell and
target cell for an intra-frequency
handover have the same calculation
result of PCI mod 3, the eNodeB
increases the probability of the
handover UE entering the
beamforming mode in the target
cell, therefore increasing the
downlink throughput. If this
parameter is set to OFF(Off), the
orginal mechanism is used. This
ON(On)
Unit: None
9 Counters
Table 9-1 Counters
Counter ID Counter Name Counter Feature Feature
Description ID Name
15267273 L.ChMeas.MIMO.PRB.CL.Rank1 Total Multi- Basic

91 number of mode: Scheduling
used None Basic
downlink GSM: Scheduling
PRBs in None DL 2x2
closed- UMTS: MIMO
loop rank 1 None
mode DL 4x2
LTE: MIMO
LBFD- DL 4x4
002025 MIMO
TDLBFD- Adaptive
002025 SFN/SDMA
LOFD- Virtual
001001 4T4R
LOFD-
001003
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 2x2
closed- UMTS: MIMO
loop rank 2 None
mode DL 4x2
LTE: MIMO
LBFD- DL 4x4
002025 MIMO
TDLBFD- Adaptive
002025 SFN/SDMA
LOFD- Virtual
001001 4T4R
LOFD-
001003
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
Description ID Name
LEOFD-
111305
15267273 L.ChMeas.MIMO.PRB.OL.Rank1 Total Multi- Basic

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 2x2
open-loop UMTS: MIMO
rank 1 None DL 4x2
mode
LTE: MIMO
LBFD- DL 4x4
002025 MIMO
TDLBFD- Adaptive
002025 SFN/SDMA
LOFD- DL 2x2
001001 MIMO
LOFD- Virtual
001003 4T4R
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
TDLOFD-
001001
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 2x2
rank 2 None
mode DL 4x2
LTE: MIMO
LBFD- DL 4x4
002025 MIMO
TDLBFD- Adaptive
002025 SFN/SDMA
LOFD- DL 2x2
001001 MIMO
LOFD- Virtual
001003 4T4R
Description ID Name
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
TDLOFD-
001001
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 4x4
closed- UMTS: MIMO
loop rank 3 None
mode Adaptive
LTE: SFN/SDMA
LBFD- Virtual
002025 4T4R
TDLBFD-
002025
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 4x4
closed- UMTS: MIMO
loop rank 4 None
mode Adaptive
LTE: SFN/SDMA
LBFD- Virtual
002025 4T4R
TDLBFD-
002025
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
Description ID Name
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 4x4
rank 3 None Adaptive
mode
LTE: SFN/SDMA
LBFD- Virtual
002025 4T4R
TDLBFD-
002025
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
PRBs in None DL 4x4
rank 4 None
mode Adaptive
LTE: SFN/SDMA
LBFD- Virtual
002025 4T4R
TDLBFD-
002025
LOFD-
001060
LOFD-
070205
LEOFD-
111305
15267283 L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Succ Number of Multi- MU-

51 RBs that mode: Beamformi
are None ng
successfull
Description ID Name
y paired for GSM:

MUBF UEs None
in a cell UMTS:
None
LTE:
TDLOFD-
001077
15267283 L.ChMeas.MUBF.PairPRB.Tot Number of Multi- MU-

52 RBs that mode: Beamformi
can be None ng
paired for GSM:
MUBF UEs None
in a cell UMTS:
None
LTE:
TDLOFD-
001077
15267288 L.ChMeas.BF.PRB.OL.Rank1 Total Multi- Basic

used None Basic
PRBs in None Single
BF rank 1 UMTS: Streaming
mode None Beamformi
LTE: ng
LBFD- Dual
002025 Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD- Virtual
001049 4T4R
TDLOFD-
001061
LEOFD-
111305
15267288 L.ChMeas.BF.PRB.OL.Rank2 Total Multi- Basic

used None Basic
PRBs in None Single
BF rank 2 Streaming
mode
Description ID Name
UMTS: Beamformi
None ng
LTE: Dual
LBFD- Streaming
002025 Beamformi
TDLBFD- ng
002025 Virtual
TDLOFD- 4T4R
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
LEOFD-
111305
15267292 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.BF.Rank1 Number of Multi- Basic

89 TBs mode: Scheduling
transmitted None Single
in downlink GSM: Streaming
BF rank 1 None Beamformi
mode UMTS: ng
None Dual
LTE: Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
15267292 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.BF.Rank2 Number of Multi- Basic

BF rank 2 None Beamformi
mode UMTS: ng
None Dual
LTE: Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
Description ID Name
15267294 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.TM7 Number of Multi- Basic

TM7 mode. None Beamformi
TDD Only. UMTS: ng
None Dual
LTE: Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
15267294 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.TM8 Number of Multi- Basic

TM8 mode. None Beamformi
TDD Only. UMTS: ng
None Dual
LTE: Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
15267301 L.ChMeas.RI.Rank1 Number of Multi- Basic

41 times rank mode: Scheduling
1 is None DL 2x2
reported GSM: MIMO
None DL 4x2
UMTS: MIMO
None Basic
LTE: Scheduling
LBFD- DL 2x2
002025 MIMO
LOFD-
001001
LOFD-
001003
Description ID Name
TDLBFD-
002025
TDLOFD-
001001

42 times a UE mode: Scheduling
reports None DL 2x2
rank 2 GSM: MIMO
None DL 4x2
UMTS: MIMO
None Basic
LTE: Scheduling
LBFD- DL 2x2
002025 MIMO
LOFD-
001001
LOFD-
001003
TDLBFD-
002025
TDLOFD-
001001
15267327 L.Traffic.User.TM9.Avg Average Multi- RRC

23 number of mode: Connection
UEs that None Manageme
apply TM9 GSM: nt
in a cell None RRC
UMTS: Connection
None Manageme
LTE: nt
LBFD- DL 4x2
002007 MIMO
TDLBFD- DL 2x2
002007 MIMO
LOFD- DL 4x4
001003 MIMO
LOFD-
001001
LOFD-
001060
Description ID Name

reports None DL 4x4
rank 3 GSM: MIMO
None Basic
UMTS: Scheduling
None
LTE:
LBFD-
002025
LOFD-
001060
TDLBFD-
002025

reports None DL 4x4
rank 4 GSM: MIMO
None Basic
UMTS: Scheduling
None
LTE:
LBFD-
002025
LOFD-
001060
TDLBFD-
002025
15267328 L.CellSectorEQUIP.SFN.Traffic.User.TM9.Avg Average Multi- SFN

88 number of mode: Adaptive
UEs that None SFN/SDMA
apply TM9 GSM:
under a None
sector UMTS:
equipment None
of an SFN
cell LTE:
LOFD-
003029
LOFD-
070205
Description ID Name
15267378 L.Traffic.DL.SCH.TB.TM1.bits Number of Multi- Transport

31 bits mode: Channel
transmitted None Manageme
in the GSM: nt
downlink in None Transport
TM1 UMTS: Channel
None Manageme
LTE: nt
LBFD-
002002
TDLBFD-
002002

in the GSM: nt
TM2 UMTS: Channel
None Manageme
LTE: nt
LBFD-
002002
TDLBFD-
002002

in the GSM: nt
TM3 UMTS: Channel
None Manageme
LTE: nt
LBFD-
002002
TDLBFD-
002002

in the GSM: nt
downlink in None
TM7
Description ID Name
UMTS:
None
LTE:
TDLBFD-
002002

in the GSM: nt
downlink in None
TM8 UMTS:
None
LTE:
TDLBFD-
002002
15267378 L.ChMeas.PRB.TM1 Total Multi- Basic

used None Basic
PRBs in None Virtual
TM1 UMTS: 4T4R
None
LTE:
LBFD-
002025
TDLBFD-
002025
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
TM2 UMTS: 4T4R
None
LTE:
LBFD-
002025
TDLBFD-
002025
Description ID Name
LEOFD-
111305

used None Basic
TM3 UMTS: 4T4R
None
LTE:
LBFD-
002025
TDLBFD-
002025
LEOFD-
111305

used None
downlink GSM:
PRBs in None
TM7 UMTS:
None
LTE:
TDLBFD-
002025

used None
downlink GSM:
PRBs in None
TM8 UMTS:
None
LTE:
TDLBFD-
002025
15267397 L.ChMeas.MUBF.1stLayer.PairPRB.Tot Average Multi- MU-

77 number of mode: Beamformi
PRBs for None ng
MUBF GSM: DL 4-Layer
layer 1 None MU-
Description ID Name
UEs that UMTS: Beamformi

can be None ng
paired LTE: DL 8-Layer
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605
15267397 L.ChMeas.MUBF.2ndLayer.PairPRB.Succ Average Multi- MU-

PRBs for None ng
layer 2 None MU-
can be None ng
paired DL 8-Layer
LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605
15267397 L.ChMeas.MUBF.3rdLayer.PairPRB.Succ Average Multi- MU-

PRBs for None ng
layer 3 None MU-
can be None ng
paired DL 8-Layer
LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
ng
Description ID Name
TDLOFD- DL 16-
110221 Layer MU-
TDLEOF Beamformi
D- ng
121604
TDLEOF
D-
121605
15267397 L.ChMeas.MUBF.4thLayer.PairPRB.Succ Average Multi- MU-

PRBs for None ng
layer 4 None MU-
can be None ng
paired DL 8-Layer
LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605
15267437 L.ChMeas.BF.TM7.PRB.OL.Rank1 Total Multi- Basic

PRBs used None Basic
for GSM: Scheduling
downlink None Single
beamformi UMTS: Streaming
ng in TM7 None Beamformi
rank1 ng
mode LTE:
LBFD- Dual
002025 Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
Description ID Name

for GSM: Scheduling
rank 1 ng
mode LTE:
LBFD- Dual
002025 Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061

for GSM: Scheduling
rank 2 ng
mode LTE:
LBFD- Dual
002025 Streaming
TDLBFD- Beamformi
002025 ng
TDLOFD-
001049
TDLOFD-
001061
15267457 L.ChMeas.DL.Succ.Pair.TTI Number of Multi- MU-

07 TTIs during mode: Beamformi
which UEs None ng
are GSM: DL 4-Layer
successfull None MU-
y paired in UMTS: Beamformi
the None ng
downlink DL 8-Layer
LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077
Description ID Name
TDLOFD- Beamformi
110221 ng
TDLEOF DL 16-
D- Layer MU-
121604 Beamformi
TDLEOF ng
D- DL DMIMO
121605
TDLEOF
D-
111505
15267457 L.ChMeas.MassiveMIMO.MUBF.Avg.PairLayer Average Multi- MU-

layers None ng
paired for GSM: DL 4-Layer
massive None MU-
MIMO MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
ng DL 8-Layer
LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
successfull GSM: DL 4-Layer
y paired for None MU-
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
ng at layer DL 8-Layer
5 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
Layer MU-
Description ID Name
TDLEOF Beamformi
D- ng
121604
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
LTE:
6 MU-
TDLOFD-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
7 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605
Description ID Name

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
8 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
9 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU Beamformi
beamformi ng
Description ID Name
ng at layer UMTS: DL 8-Layer

10 None MU-
LTE: Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
001077 DL 16-
TDLOFD- Layer MU-
110221 Beamformi
TDLEOF ng
D-
121604
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
11 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
12 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
ng
Description ID Name
TDLOFD- DL 16-
110221 Layer MU-
TDLEOF Beamformi
D- ng
121604
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
13 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
14 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
Description ID Name
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
LTE:
15 MU-
TDLOFD-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605

PRBs None ng
MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
16 LTE:
TDLOFD- MU-
001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605
15267457 L.ChMeas.MUBF.17thLayerto24thLayer.PairP Average Multi- MU-

38 RB.Succ number of mode: Beamformi
PRBs None ng
Description ID Name

MU UMTS: Beamformi
beamformi None ng
ng at LTE: DL 8-Layer
layers 17 TDLOFD- MU-
to 24 001077 Beamformi
TDLOFD- ng
110221 DL 16-
TDLEOF Layer MU-
D- Beamformi
121604 ng
TDLEOF
D-
121605
10 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.
11 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 36.213: "Physical layer procedures"

2. 3GPP TS 36.306: "User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities"
3. 3GPP TS 36.331: "Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification"
4. MIMO Feature Parameter Description

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1 About This Document

eNodeB Type Model

Macro DBS3900 LTE TDD

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:

eRAN TDD 12.1 07 (2017-09-30)

This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature Added support for DBS5900. For None Macro

Editorial Revised the description in 5.5 None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 06 (2017-08-29)

This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature Added hardware installation None Macro

Editorial Revised descriptions in the following None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 05 (2017-07-29)

This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature None None Macro

Editorial Revised descriptions in the following None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 04 (2017-06-29)

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature Removed the dependency of None Macro

Editorial Revised the description in 7.6 Parameter None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 03 (2017-05-25)

This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature None None N/A

Editorial Revised the description in 3.1 Overall None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 02 (2017-04-27)

This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature Changed TDLOFD-001060 DL 4x4 None Macro

Editorial Revised the description in 5.3 TDLOFD- None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 01 (2017-03-08)

This issue includes the following changes.

Feature None None N/A

Editorial Revised descriptions in the following None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 Draft C (2017-02-08)

This issue includes the following changes.

Chan Change Description Parameter Change Affect

Featu Revised the setting Added the Macro

Added the function of Added the Macro

Editor None None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 Draft B (2017-01-15)

This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature None None Macro

Editorial Revised the description in 4.4.3 None N/A

eRAN TDD 12.1 Draft A (2016-12-30)

Cha Change Description Parameter Change Affec

Feat Modified the relationship between None Macr

Changed TDLOFD-110221 DL 4- None Macr

Added the setting notes of the None Macr

Optimized the switching between Added the Macr

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1.4 Differences Between eNodeB Types

The features described in this document apply only to macro eNodeBs.

Beamforming is a downlink multiple-antenna feature introduced in 3GPP Release 8.

When signal quality is satisfactory, beamforming enables an eNodeB to transmit multiple