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Inter-RAT Mobility Load Balancing

Feature Parameter Description
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Date 2016-03-07
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Description Contents
Contents
1 About This Document.................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Scope.............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Intended Audience.......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Change History............................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Differences Between eNodeB Types.............................................................................................................................. 4
2 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Benefits........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Architecture.................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Related Concepts........................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Cell Load........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.2 Source Cell and Target Cell............................................................................................................................................ 7
3.3 Overlapping Neighboring Cell....................................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 Type of UEs to Be Transferred....................................................................................................................................... 7
4 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN................................................................ 9

4.1 MLB Initiation and Termination...................................................................................................................................10
4.1.1 MLB by Transferring UL-Sync UEs......................................................................................................................... 10
4.1.2 MLB by Transferring RRC_REL UEs...................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Target Cell/Frequency Selection...................................................................................................................................11
4.2.1 Load Information Exchange...................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2.2 Target Cell/Frequency Determination....................................................................................................................... 12
4.3 UE Selection................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.4 Load Transfer................................................................................................................................................................15
4.4.1 UL-Sync UEs.............................................................................................................................................................15
4.4.2 RRC_REL UEs..........................................................................................................................................................16
5 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN.............................................................. 18

5.2 Load Information Exchange......................................................................................................................................... 19
5.3 Target Cell Selection.....................................................................................................................................................19
5.4 UE Selection and Load Transfer...................................................................................................................................19
6 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload.............................................................21
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6.2 Candidate Cell/Frequency Selection............................................................................................................................ 22
6.2.1 Load Information Exchange...................................................................................................................................... 22
6.2.2 Candidate Cell/Frequency Determination................................................................................................................. 22
6.3 UE Selection................................................................................................................................................................. 22
6.4 eCoordinator-assisted Target Cell Selection.................................................................................................................23
6.5 Load Transfer................................................................................................................................................................23
7 Related Features...........................................................................................................................25
7.1 Features Related to LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN....................................................................25
7.2 Features Related to LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN....................................................................25
7.3 Features Related to MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload....................................................................26
8 Network Impact........................................................................................................................... 27
8.1 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN....................................................................................................27
8.2 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN....................................................................................................27
8.3 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload....................................................................................................28
9 Engineering Guidelines............................................................................................................. 29
9.1 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN....................................................................................................29
9.1.1 When to Use LOFD-001044......................................................................................................................................29
9.1.2 Required Information................................................................................................................................................ 30
9.1.3 Planning..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
9.1.3.1 RF Planning............................................................................................................................................................ 30
9.1.3.2 Network Planning................................................................................................................................................... 31
9.1.3.3 Hardware Planning................................................................................................................................................. 31
9.1.4 Requirements............................................................................................................................................................. 31
9.1.5 Data Preparation and Feature Activation...................................................................................................................31
9.1.5.1 Data Preparation..................................................................................................................................................... 31
9.1.5.2 Using the CME....................................................................................................................................................... 46
9.1.5.3 Using MML Commands......................................................................................................................................... 46
9.1.5.4 MML Command Examples.................................................................................................................................... 48
9.1.6 Activation Observation..............................................................................................................................................48
9.1.7 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................52
9.1.8 Reconfiguration......................................................................................................................................................... 53
9.1.9 Performance Monitoring............................................................................................................................................53
9.1.10 Parameter Optimization........................................................................................................................................... 54
9.1.11 Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.2 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN....................................................................................................55
9.2.1 When to Use LOFD-001045......................................................................................................................................55
9.2.3 Planning..................................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.2.3.1 RF Planning............................................................................................................................................................ 55
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9.2.4 Requirements............................................................................................................................................................. 55
9.2.5.2 Using the CME....................................................................................................................................................... 66
9.2.7 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................68
9.2.9 Parameter Optimization............................................................................................................................................. 69
9.3 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload....................................................................................................69
9.3.1 When to Use MRFD-111402..................................................................................................................................... 69
9.3.3 Planning..................................................................................................................................................................... 70
9.3.3.1 RF Planning............................................................................................................................................................ 70
9.3.4 Requirements............................................................................................................................................................. 71
9.3.5.2 Using the CME....................................................................................................................................................... 80
9.3.7 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................81
9.3.8 Reconfiguration......................................................................................................................................................... 82
9.3.10 Parameter Optimization........................................................................................................................................... 83
10 Parameters................................................................................................................................... 84
11 Counters.................................................................................................................................... 122
12 Glossary..................................................................................................................................... 129
13 Reference Documents............................................................................................................. 130
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Description 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes inter-radio access technology mobility load balancing (inter-RAT
MLB), including its technical principles, related features, network impact, and engineering
guidelines.
This document covers the following features:
l LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN

l LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN
l MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload
This document applies to the following types of eNodeBs.
eNodeB Type Model
Macro 3900 series eNodeB
Micro BTS3202E
LampSite DBS3900 LampSite
Any managed objects (MOs), parameters, alarms, or counters described herein correspond to
the software release delivered with this document. Any future updates will be described in the
product documentation delivered with future software releases.
This document applies only to LTE FDD. Any "LTE" in this document refers to LTE FDD,
and "eNodeB" refers to LTE FDD eNodeB.
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
l Need to understand the features described herein
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l 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:
l Feature change
Changes in features and parameters of a specified version as well as the affected entities
l 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.
eRAN11.1 01 (2016-03-07)
This issue includes the following changes.
Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Type Entity
Feature Modified the MO design Replaced the Macro, micro,

change based on the newly added CellStandardQci MO with and LampSite
QCIs 65, 66, 69, and 70. the CellQciPara MO. eNodeBs
For details, see 4.3 UE
Selection.
Editorial None None N/A

change
eRAN11.1 Draft A (2015-12-07)

Compared with Issue 01 (2015-03-23) of eRAN8.1, Draft A (2015-12-07) of eRAN11.1
includes the following changes.

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Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Type Entity
Feature Added the MRFD-111402 Added the following Macro, micro,

change Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic parameters on the eNodeB: and LampSite
Offload feature. For l CellMlb.L2USmartOfflo eNodeBs
details, see 6 adThd
MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT
Adaptive Traffic Offload. l CellMlb.L2USmartOfflo
adOffset
Added the following
parameters on the ECO6910:
l L2USO.L2USOSw
l L2USO.CQIOffset
l L2USO.EvalTPFactor
l L2USOLCELL.LTECell
Index
Added the
PERFENH_L2U_SO_SWI
TCH option to the
UNBMPARA.PerfEnhance
Switch2 parameter on the
radio network controller
(RNC).
Added the support for a Added the following Macro, micro,

configurable maximum parameters: and LampSite
number of UEs that can be l CellMlb.InterRatMlbMa eNodeBs
transferred from the source xUeNum
cell in a single MLB
period and a penalty on a l CellMlb.InterRatMlbHo
neighboring cell due to FailPunish
handover failures. For
details, see 4.3 UE
Selection and 4.4.1 UL-
Sync UEs.
Editorial Revised the descriptions of None N/A

change CME-based feature
configuration in
engineering guidelines.

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1.4 Differences Between eNodeB Types

Feature Support by Macro, Micro, and LampSite eNodeBs
Feature ID Feature Name Supported Supporte Supported by
by Macro d by LampSite
eNodeBs Micro eNodeBs
eNodeBs
LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Yes Yes Yes

Sharing to UTRAN
LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Yes No Yes

Sharing to GERAN
MRFD-111042 Inter-RAT Adaptive Yes Yes Yes

Traffic Offload
Function Implementation in Macro, Micro, and LampSite eNodeBs

Function Difference
Carrier Micro eNodeBs do not support CA. For details, see 4.3 UE
aggregation (CA) Selection.

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Description 2 Overview
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
Inter-RAT MLB coordinates load distribution among inter-RAT cells. It performs preliminary
verification of the load status of cells, before completing the transfer of UEs from heavily to
lightly loaded inter-RAT cells.
2.2 Benefits
Inter-RAT MLB offers the following benefits:
l Relieves load imbalances among inter-RAT cells by transferring appropriate UEs to
inter-RAT neighboring cells.
l Improves user experience with telecommunication services and achieves better overall
resource utilization.
2.3 Architecture
Inter-RAT MLB supports categorical classification by triggering variables and specific UE
types to be transferred, as shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 Triggering variables and types of UEs to be transferred for inter-RAT MLB

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NOTE
For details about types of UEs to be transferred, see 3.4 Type of UEs to Be Transferred.

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3 Related Concepts
3.1 Cell Load

eNodeBs determine whether to initiate MLB based on the air interface load. The air interface
load is represented by the physical resource block (PRB) usage, average cell throughput, and
the number of uplink-synchronized (UL-sync) UEs in a cell.
NOTE
For details about how to calculate PRB usage, see section 4.1.1 "PRB usage" in 3GPP TS 36.314
V10.2.0.
Average cell throughput = L.Thrp.bits.DL/L.Thrp.Time.DL, where L.Thrp.bits.DL indicates the total
downlink (DL) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) traffic volume within a measurement period
in a cell and L.Thrp.Time.DL indicates the total DL PDCP transmission duration within the period in
the cell.
3.2 Source Cell and Target Cell

A source cell is the origin from which MLB transfers a load. In this document, a source cell is
also referred to as a serving cell. A target cell is a destination to which MLB initiates load
transfer.
3.3 Overlapping Neighboring Cell

In this document, an overlapping neighboring cell is a neighboring UTRAN cell for which the
UtranNCell.OverlapInd parameter is set to YES(YES). It is strongly recommended that this
parameter be set to YES(YES) for neighboring UTRAN cells whose coverage area is the
same as or overlaps a large portion of the serving cell's coverage area.
3.4 Type of UEs to Be Transferred

Inter-RAT MLB transfers UL-sync UEs and RRC_REL UEs.
l A UL-sync UE has its RRC connection established with a cell served by an eNodeB and
maintains uplink (UL) synchronization with the eNodeB. The eNodeB allocates physical

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uplink control channel (PUCCH) and sounding reference signal (SRS) resources to the
UE.
l An RRC_REL UE is a UE that an eNodeB is expected to release due to the expiration of
the UE inactivity timer specified by RrcConnStateTimer.UeInactiveTimer.
The transfer of RRC_REL UEs reduces the potential load (in terms of the number of UEs in
the source cell), without affecting user experience. The preceding two transfer methods are
implemented either separately or in conjunction.

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Description 4 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN
4 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to

UTRAN
This chapter describes the feature LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN,
referred to as MLB to UTRAN in this document.
l MLB to UTRAN transfers UL-sync UEs when the UtranMlbSwitch(UtranMlbSwitch)
option of the CellAlgoSwitch.MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected. MLB to UTRAN
by transferring UL-sync UEs can be triggered by different variables depending on the
setting of the CellMLB.InterRatMlbTriggerMode parameter.
– If this parameter is set to IRAT_PRB_ONLY(PRB Usage), the eNodeB initiates
MLB based on both the PRB usage and the number of UEs.
– If this parameter is set to IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY(UE Number), the
eNodeB initiates MLB based on the number of UEs.
– If this parameter is set to IRAT_PRB_OR_UE_NUMBER(PRB Usage or UE
Number), the eNodeB initiates MLB based on either the PRB usage or the number
of UEs.
l MLB to UTRAN transfers RRC_REL UEs when the
UtranIdleMlbSwitch(UtranIdleMlbSwitch) option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected.
If both MLB to UTRAN and MLB to GERAN are enabled, the two procedures work in
parallel. For details about MLB to GERAN, see 5 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing
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4.1 MLB Initiation and Termination

After MLB to UTRAN is enabled, an eNodeB periodically collects the PRB usage and the
number of UL-sync UEs in each cell.
The PRB usage can be classified into the following types:
l UL guaranteed bit rate (GBR) PRB usage
l DL GBR PRB usage
l UL total PRB usage (UL GBR + non-GBR)
l DL total PRB usage (DL GBR + non-GBR)
GBR PRB usage takes priority over total PRB usage in the initiation of MLB, and similarly
used in the termination of MLB. If the GBR PRB usage meets the specific triggering
condition, MLB is triggered by GBR PRB usage and the eNodeB will transfer GBR services.
If the GBR PRB usage does not meet the triggering condition but the total PRB usage does,
MLB is triggered by total PRB usage and the eNodeB will transfer non-GBR services.
4.1.1 MLB by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

PRB-Usage-based MLB
The eNodeB initiates a procedure for "PRB-usage-based MLB to UTRAN by transferring
UL-sync UEs" when a cell meets both of the following conditions throughout 5s:
l PRB usage of the cell ≥ CellMLB.InterRatMlbThd + CellMLB.LoadOffset
l Number of UL-sync UEs in the cell ≥ CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumThd +
CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumOffset
NOTE
The definitive value of the CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumThd is equal to the GUI value multiplied by
1% and then by a factor of 1000, except when the GUI value is 100 or 99. For example, when the GUI
value is 1, the definitive value is 10, provided by 1000 x 1%. When the GUI value is 10, the definitive
value is 100. There are two exceptions: When the GUI value is 100, the definitive value is 1. When the
GUI value is 99, the definitive value is 2.
The eNodeB terminates the MLB procedure when the cell meets one of the following
conditions throughout 5s:
l PRB usage of the cell < CellMLB.InterRatMlbThd
l Number of UL-sync UEs in the cell < CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumThd
User-Number-based MLB
The eNodeB initiates a procedure for "user-number-based MLB to UTRAN by transferring
UL-sync UEs" when a cell meets the following condition throughout 5s:
Number of UL-sync UEs in the cell ≥ CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd +
CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumOffset
The eNodeB terminates the MLB procedure when the cell meets the following condition
throughout 5s:
Number of UL-sync UEs in the cell < CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd

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4.1.2 MLB by Transferring RRC_REL UEs

The eNodeB initiates a procedure for "MLB to UTRAN by transferring RRC_REL UEs"
when a cell meets both of the following conditions throughout 5s:
l PRB usage of the cell ≥ CellMLB.InterRatMlbThd + CellMLB.LoadOffset
l Number of UL-sync UEs in the cell ≥ CellMLB.InterRatIdleMlbUeNumThd
+CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumOffset
The eNodeB terminates the MLB procedure when the cell meets either of the following
conditions throughout 5s:
l PRB usage of the cell < CellMLB.InterRatMlbThd
l Number of UL-sync UEs in the cell < CellMLB.InterRatIdleMlbUeNumThd
4.2 Target Cell/Frequency Selection

After MLB to UTRAN is initiated, the eNodeB selects target cells within each MLB period
specified by the CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd parameter. If the target cell list is empty in a
period, the eNodeB does not execute MLB in this period.
4.2.1 Load Information Exchange

If the MlbLoadInfoSwitch(MlbLoadInfoSwitch) option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected for an E-UTRAN cell, the eNodeB
selects a list of target cells based on the load status of UTRAN cells. If this option is
deselected, the eNodeB does not select a list of target cells based on the load status of
UTRAN cells.
The eNodeB obtains the load information of neighboring UTRAN cells through RAN
information management (RIM) procedures. This function requires that the UTRAN support
the RIM procedures for load information exchange as defined in 3GPP Release 10. This
function requires that the GlobalProcSwitch.UtranLoadTransChan parameter be set to
BASED_ON_RIM and the load information exchange function on the RNC be enabled. If
the peer RNC is a Huawei device, see Interoperability Between UMTS and LTE Feature
Parameter Description for details about how to enable the exchange function.
For details about load information exchange through the RIM procedure, see CS Fallback
Feature Parameter Description.
In a RIM procedure, the E-UTRAN cell requests the load information of neighboring UTRAN
cells in multiple-report mode. After the E-UTRAN cell sends a load information request
message to a UTRAN cell, the UTRAN cell responds with a load information response
message. When the load information of the UTRAN cell changes, the UTRAN cell
proactively reports its load information to the E-UTRAN cell.
In the RIM procedure, messages can be exchanged through the core network or the
eCoordinator, a Huawei-proprietary NE, depending on the
ENodeBAlgoSwitch.RimOnEcoSwitch parameter setting:
l If the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.RimOnEcoSwitch parameter is set to OFF(Off), messages
are exchanged through the core network, as shown in Figure 4-1. This requires that the
MME support the RIM procedures defined in 3GPP Release 9.
For details about the RIM procedures for load information exchange, see section 8c.2
"RIM procedures" in 3GPP TS 48.018 V10.6.0 and sections 8.13 "eNB Direct

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Information Transfer" and 8.14 "MME Direct Information Transfer" in 3GPP TS 36.413
V10.6.0.
Figure 4-1 RIM procedure through the core network
l If the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.RimOnEcoSwitch parameter is set to ON(On) and the RIM

function is enabled on the eCoordinator, messages are exchanged through the
eCoordinator, as shown in Figure 4-2.
This type of RIM procedure involves the eNodeB, eCoordinator, and RNC, and requires
activation of the RIM function on all these NEs.
Figure 4-2 RIM procedure through the eCoordinator
NOTE
In eCoordinator-based RIM procedures, the three NEs do not send RIM messages, or respond to RIM
messages sent from the core network.
4.2.2 Target Cell/Frequency Determination

Based on load information, the eNodeB filters out the following cells from the UTRAN
neighboring relation table (NRT) to generate a list of candidate cells:
l Congested or overloaded cells

l Cells for which the UtranNCell.NoHoFlag parameter is set to
FORBID_HO_ENUM(Forbid Ho)
If the MRFD-101401 UL Unified Video Steering feature is enabled, the eNodeB filters out
barred neighboring UTRAN cells. For the definition of a barred cell, see UL Unified Video
Steering Feature Parameter Description.
Target Cells for MLB by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

The eNodeB selects target frequencies from the operating frequencies of candidate cells. The
cells on the selected frequencies are the target cells within the current MLB period. The
selection policy is determined by the CellMLB.FreqSelectStrategy parameter:

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l If the parameter is set to FAIRSTRATEGY(FairStrategy), the eNodeB selects all the

operating frequencies of the candidate cells as target frequencies. If inter-frequency
MLB and MLB to UTRAN are simultaneously initiated, the two procedures operate in
parallel without influencing each other.
l If the parameter is set to PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased), the eNodeB selects one
or more frequencies with the highest priority defined by UtranNFreq.MlbFreqPriority
as target frequencies. If inter-frequency MLB and MLB to UTRAN are simultaneously
initiated, the eNodeB considers all frequency priorities defined by the
EutranInterNFreq.MlbFreqPriority and UtranNFreq.MlbFreqPriority parameters and
selects the highest-priority frequencies as target frequencies.
NOTE
An eNodeB imposes a penalty on a frequency selected based on MLB priorities if no UE is transferred

to the frequency within CellMLB.PunishJudgePrdNum MLB periods. The length of each MLB period
is defined by CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd. During the penalty, the eNodeB no longer selects the
frequency as a target frequency. The penalty duration starts from the next available MLB period and
lasts for CellMLB.PunishJudgePrdNum MLB periods.
Target Frequencies for MLB by Transferring RRC_REL UEs

After generating a list of candidate cells, the eNodeB selects target frequencies for RRC_REL
UEs. If the UtranNFreq.CellReselPriorityCfgInd parameter is set to CFG(Configure) for a
UTRAN frequency, the UTRAN frequency can be a target when either of the following
conditions is met:
l The neighboring cells on the frequency are overlapping neighboring cells, and the load
status of these cells is light or invalid.
l None of the neighboring cells on the frequency are overlapping neighboring cells, and
the load status of any of these neighboring cells is light or invalid.
4.3 UE Selection
PRB-Usage-based MLB by Transferring UL-Sync UEs
In PRB-usage-based MLB, the eNodeB selects a number of UEs not in the penalty state based
on target cell information, PRB usage type that triggers MLB, and PRB usage of UEs in the
serving cell. The maximum number of UEs to be selected is specified by
CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum. For details about UE penalty, see 4.4.1 UL-Sync UEs.
If the eNodeB is not a micro eNodeB, it preferentially selects non-CA UEs over CA UEs.
(Micro eNodeBs do not support CA and therefore not check UEs' CA capabilities.) For details
about the definition of CA UE, see Carrier Aggregation Feature Parameter Description.
When selecting non-CA UEs, the eNodeB may consider the QCIs of services running on UEs
as a primary criterion, depending on the CellMlbUeSel.UeSelectQciPrio parameter setting.
l If the CellMlbUeSel.UeSelectQciPrio parameter is set to 255, the eNodeB selects a type

of UEs that are running services for which the
INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED(INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED) option of the
CellQciPara.QciAlgoSwitch parameter is selected for all their QCIs. In addition, if the
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND(INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND)
option is deselected for all services on a UE of the selected type, the eNodeB
preferentially selects this UE.

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l If the CellMlbUeSel.UeSelectQciPrio parameter is set to a value ranging from 0 to 254,

the eNodeB does not consider QCIs as a criterion for MLB-oriented UE selection.
NOTE
In this document, parameters in the CellQciPara MO are recognized only when the
GlobalProcSwitch.QciParaEffectFlag parameter is set to ON(On).
For UEs configured with subscriber profile IDs (SPIDs), the eNodeB selects UEs for which
the SpidCfg.InterRatMlbSwitch parameter is set to TRUE(TRUE).
The eNodeB selects UEs based on the policy specified by the

CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeSelStrategy parameter:
l If the parameter is set to PRBRATIOHIGHMODE(PRB Ratio High Mode), the PRB

usage of UEs is the major contributing factor to the initiation of MLB. The MLB
algorithm imposes constraints on both UL and DL PRB usage of UEs to be selected.
Each of the UEs must meet all the following conditions:
– PRB usage of the UE in the direction (UL or DL) where MLB is triggered > 2%
– Total PRB usage of all UEs to be transferred in this direction <
CellMLB.LoadDiffThd/2
– PRB usage of the UE in the opposite direction ≤ 2%
The eNodeB evaluates both UL and DL PRB usage of individual UEs to prevent MLB
back to the source cell. If the UL or DL PRB usage of the selected UEs is excessively
high, a high probability exists for further initiating UL or DL MLB from the target cell.
If the UL or DL PRB usage of the selected UEs is too low, the source cell load may not
decrease to an expected level.
l If this parameter is set to PRBRATIOLOWMODE(PRB Ratio Low Mode), the
number of UEs is the major contributing factor to the initiation of MLB. The MLB
algorithm selects UEs with lower PRB usage to ensure that more UEs can rapidly be
transferred to inter-RAT neighboring cells and the impact on user experience is minimal.
The PRB usage of the selected UEs must be less than the
CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd parameter value.
PRB-Usage-based MLB by Transferring RRC_REL UEs

The eNodeB selects UEs that meet all of the following conditions:
l The cause of the RRC connection release is that the timer defined by
RrcConnStateTimer.UeInactiveTimer for the UE expires.
l The UE supports the selected target frequencies.
l The serving PLMN set of the UE and the home PLMNs of external cells on the target
frequencies intersect.
l If the UE is configured with SPID-specific dedicated cell-reselection priorities of
frequencies, the frequencies and target frequencies intersect.
User-Number-based MLB by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

The eNodeB calculates the maximum number of UEs to be transferred within an MLB period
by using the following formula:
Maximum number of UEs that can be transferred = Min{M –

CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd + 1, CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum}

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l M denotes the number of UL-sync UEs in the source cell.

l The CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum parameter specifies the user-configured
maximum number of UEs that can be transferred from the source cell in a single MLB
period.
l The result of "M – CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd + 1" indicates the
minimum number of UEs to be transferred to allow the source cell to exit MLB.
The eNodeB selects UEs whose PRB usage is less than or equal to the
CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd parameter value. In addition, other selection constraints
are identical to those in PRB-usage-based MLB to UTRAN. The eNodeB will deliver
measurement configurations to the selected UEs and determine target UEs based on
measurement reports.
4.4 Load Transfer

4.4.1 UL-Sync UEs
Handover is recommended for load transfer, because services are interrupted during
redirection. PS handover to UTRAN is controlled by the
UtranPsHoSwitch(UtranPsHoSwitch) option of the ENodebAlgoSwitch.HoModeSwitch
parameter.
l If PS handover is enabled and UEs support handover, the eNodeB transfers UEs to
UTRAN cells through handovers.
l If PS handover is disabled or UEs do not support handover, the eNodeB can redirect UEs
to UTRAN cells when redirection is enabled.
For details about inter-RAT handover procedures, see Overview of Mobility Management in
Connected Mode Feature Parameter Description.
There are two methods of transferring UEs that support inter-RAT handover: measurement-
based and blind handover. The eNodeB transfers these UEs from the E-UTRAN cell to the
target cells based on inter-RAT handover policies.
In inter-RAT handovers for MLB, the handover request message contains the cause value of
"Reduce Load in Serving Cell". If the CellMLB.InterRatMlbHoFailPunish parameter is set
to YES(YES) and a neighboring cell rejects a handover request from the source cell, the
eNodeB imposes a penalty on the neighboring cell. During the penalty, the eNodeB no longer
selects the neighboring cell as a target cell. The penalty starts from the current MLB period,
whose length is defined by CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd, and lasts for
CellMLB.CellPunishPrdNum MLB periods. For UEs whose handover requests have
succeeded, the eNodeB still transfers the UEs to the neighboring cell. An MLB monitoring
record provides an indication that the neighboring cell is in the penalty state, but handovers to
the neighboring cell are collected in performance counters.
If the MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetInd) option of the
QCIUTRANRELATION.MobilityTargetInd parameter is deselected for a UTRAN
frequency associated with a QCI, UEs that perform services with the QCI are prohibited from
being transferred to UTRAN cells on the frequency.
Measurement-based Handover
The MLB algorithm requires that the received signal code power (RSCP) of target UTRAN
cells be greater than the InterRatHoUtranGroup.LdSvBasedHoUtranB1ThdRscp parameter

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value or the Ec/No of target UTRAN cells be greater than the

InterRatHoUtranGroup.LdSvBasedHoUtranB1ThdEcn0 parameter value.
Based on measurement reports, the eNodeB performs inter-RAT handovers on UEs that meet
handover conditions. If a selected UE fails to be transferred to the target cell within the
current MLB period defined by CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd, the eNodeB imposes a
penalty on the UE. The eNodeB no longer selects the UE for MLB until the timer specified by
CellMLB.MlbUeSelectPunishTimer expires.
Blind Handover
Blind handovers work only if the InterRatMlbBlindHo(InterRatMlbBlindHo) option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.MlbHoMode parameter is selected. If UEs do not support inter-RAT
handovers, the eNodeB transfers the UEs by blind redirection.
4.4.2 RRC_REL UEs

If the UtranIdleMlbSwitch(UtranIdleMlbSwitch) option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected and the serving cell's load meets the
triggering conditions for MLB to UTRAN, the eNodeB instructs RRC_REL UEs to
preferentially camp on neighboring UTRAN cells.
The actual duration of MLB to UTRAN is calculated based on the initial duration specified by
CellMLB.InitValidPeriod and the number of UL-sync UEs. A larger value of this parameter
or a larger number of UL-sync UEs results in a longer actual duration. Within the actual
duration, RRC_REL UEs preferentially camp on neighboring UTRAN cells.
In MLB to UTRAN, the eNodeB delivers the priorities of certain frequencies to each target
UE as described in the following sections.
Selecting Frequencies
The eNodeB selects the E-UTRA and inter-RAT frequencies supported by the UE. The UTRA
frequencies are target UTRA frequencies selected as described in Target Frequencies for
MLB by Transferring RRC_REL UEs and other UTRA frequencies.
Determining the Cell-Reselection Priority Type

If SPID- or operator-specific dedicated cell-reselection priorities of frequencies are defined
for an RRC_REL UE, the eNodeB uses the priorities for the UE. For details about the
priorities, see Flexible User Steering Feature Parameter Description and RAN Sharing
Feature Parameter Description. If neither type of priorities is configured for the UE, the
eNodeB uses the common priorities of the frequencies.
Determining and Delivering Frequency Priorities

In the IdleModeMobilityControlInfo IE, the eNodeB includes the priorities of the frequencies
in descending order of frequency categories:
1. Target UTRA frequency

2. Non-target UTRA frequency
3. E-UTRA frequency
4. GERAN frequency

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If more than one frequency exists within a category, the priorities of these frequencies are
dependent on the SPID-specific dedicated priorities, operator-specific dedicated priorities, or
common priorities for cell reselection. The eNodeB delivers an RRCConnectionRelease
message, which contains the IE IdleModeMobilityControlInfo to a UE. The IE contains the
target frequencies, relative dedicated priorities, and T320 timer length (specified by the
RrcConnStateTimer.T320ForLoadBalance parameter).

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Description 5 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN
5 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to

GERAN
This chapter describes the feature LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN,
referred to as MLB to GERAN in this document.
MLB to GERAN transfers UL-sync UEs when the GeranMlbSwitch(GeranMlbSwitch)
option of the CellAlgoSwitch.MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected.
MLB to GERAN is initiated by different variables dependent upon the setting of the
CellMLB.InterRatMlbTriggerMode parameter.
l If this parameter is set to IRAT_PRB_ONLY(PRB Usage), the eNodeB initiates MLB
based on both the PRB usage and the number of UEs.
l If this parameter is set to IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY(UE Number), the eNodeB
initiates MLB based on the number of UEs.
l If this parameter is set to IRAT_PRB_OR_UE_NUMBER(PRB Usage or UE
Number), the eNodeB initiates MLB based on the PRB usage or the number of UEs.
If both MLB to UTRAN and MLB to GERAN are enabled, the two procedures operate in
parallel. For details about MLB to UTRAN, see 4 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing
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The mechanisms for initiating and terminating MLB to GERAN are identical to the function
of "MLB to UTRAN by transferring UL-sync UEs". For details, see 4.1.1 MLB by
Transferring UL-Sync UEs.
5.2 Load Information Exchange

MLB to GERAN does not support load information exchange.
5.3 Target Cell Selection

After MLB to GERAN is triggered, the eNodeB selects target cells within each MLB period
specified by the CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd parameter. If the target cell list is empty in a
period, the eNodeB does not execute MLB in this period.
The eNodeB determines target cells by filtering out neighboring GERAN cells for which the
GeranNcell.NoHoFlag parameter is set to FORBID_HO_ENUM(Forbid Ho).
5.4 UE Selection and Load Transfer

Handover is recommended for load transfer, due to the interruption of services whilst using
redirection. PS handover to GERAN is controlled by the
GeranPsHoSwitch(GeranPsHoSwitch) option of the ENodebAlgoSwitch.HoModeSwitch
parameter. If PS handover is enabled and UEs support handover, the eNodeB transfers UEs to
GERAN cells through handover. If PS handover is enabled but UEs do not support handover,
the eNodeB transfers UEs to GERAN cells through redirection. If PS handover is disabled
and redirection is enabled, the eNodeB can transfer UEs to GERAN cells through redirection.
MLB to GERAN does not support transfer of RRC_REL UEs.
The principles for UE selection in MLB to GERAN are identical to the selection of UL-sync
UEs in MLB to UTRAN. For details, see 4.3 UE Selection.
Load transfer in MLB to GERAN is similar to that in MLB to UTRAN. The difference is that
measurement-based handovers for MLB to GERAN require the received signal strength
indicator (RSSI) of the target GERAN cells to be greater than the value of the
InterRatHoGeranGroup.LdSvBasedHoGeranB1Thd parameter.
UEs performing services with a QCI are not allowed to be transferred to GERAN cells on a
frequency in the GERAN frequency group. This is when the MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetInd)
option of the QCIGERANRELATION.MobilityTargetInd parameter is deselected for a
GERAN frequency group associated with the QCI.
For details about MLB to UTRAN, see 4.4 Load Transfer. For details about inter-RAT
handovers, see Inter-RAT Mobility Management in Connected Mode Feature Parameter
Description.

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NOTE
If a GERAN cell in RAN sharing with common carrier mode complies with 3GPP Release 10 or earlier,
the cell is not regarded as a standard example cell. If such a cell exists in RAN sharing with common
carrier mode in E-UTRAN and GERAN, the GERAN broadcasts only one PLMN (the configured
primary PLMN). In this case, the target PLMN in the request messages such as handover or RIM request
messages sent from E-UTRAN to GERAN must be identical to the primary PLMN configured for
GERAN. This requires that the L2GPLMNChooseOptSwitch option of the
GlobalProcSwitch.ProtocolMsgOptSwitch parameter be selected. For details, see RAN Sharing Feature
Parameter Description.

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Description 6 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload
6 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic

Offload
This chapter describes MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload.

When the average throughput of an E-UTRAN cell is small, this feature preferentially
transfers UEs with relatively low modulation and coding scheme (MCS) indexes in the DL
from the E-UTRAN cell to UTRAN cells. This helps decrease the E-UTRAN cell load and
increase the average throughput of the E-UTRAN cell. When UE selection is implemented for
traffic offload, the eCoordinator estimates potential UE throughput in the UTRAN cells based
on the target cell's signal quality and resource availabilities. This ensures that throughput of
the UEs does not decrease in the UTRAN compared with the E-UTRAN.
To activate this feature, operators must set the L2USO.L2USOSw parameter to ON(On) on
the eCoordinator and select the PERFENH_L2U_SO_SWITCH option of the
UNBMPARA.PerfEnhanceSwitch parameter on the RNC.
Operators can specify the E-UTRAN cell on which this feature is implemented by setting the
L2USOLCELL.LTECellIndex parameter on the eCoordinator.
After this feature is implemented, the eNodeB reports information of neighboring UTRAN
cells of the serving cell to the eCoordinator. The eCoordinator sends the information of the
reported UTRAN cells to the RNC, and then the RNC periodically reports the resource status
of the UTRAN cells to the eCoordinator. For details about the deployment of this feature in
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After inter-RAT adaptive traffic offload is enabled for an E-UTRAN cell, the eNodeB
periodically measures the cell's average throughput.
The eNodeB initiates an offload procedure when the following condition is met throughout
5s:
Average throughput of the cell ≤ CellMLB.L2USmartOffloadThd
The eNodeB terminates the offload procedure when the following condition is met throughout
5s:
Average throughput of the cell > (CellMLB.L2USmartOffloadThd +
CellMLB.L2USmartOffloadOffset x CellMLB.L2USmartOffloadThd)
6.2 Candidate Cell/Frequency Selection

After inter-RAT adaptive traffic offload is initiated, the eNodeB performs candidate cell
selection within each MLB period specified by CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd. If the
candidate cell list is empty in a period, the eNodeB does not execute MLB in this period.
6.2.1 Load Information Exchange

The procedures for load information exchange are identical to those in MLB to UTRAN. For
details, see 4.2.1 Load Information Exchange.
6.2.2 Candidate Cell/Frequency Determination

The principles for the selection of candidate cells and frequencies in this feature are identical
to those in the function of "MLB to UTRAN by transferring UL-sync UEs". For details, see
4.2.2 Target Cell/Frequency Determination.
6.3 UE Selection
The eNodeB selects UEs that are not in the penalty or CA state. The maximum number of
UEs for selection is specified by CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum.
The UE selection principles are as follows:
l The eNodeB selects UEs who have MCS indexes in the DL lower than a specified
threshold. The initial value of the threshold is 10, and its value range is 0 to 28.
– If the number of UEs selected is less than CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum, the
threshold value increases by 3.
– If the total number of UEs selected within 10 consecutive MLB periods specified by
CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd is equal to CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum,
the threshold value decreases by 3.
l The CellMlbUeSel.UeSelectQciPrio parameter specifies whether the eNodeB considers
the UEs' QCI as a criterion for MLB-oriented UE selection.
– If the CellMlbUeSel.UeSelectQciPrio parameter is set to 255, an eNodeB selects a
type of UE when the

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INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED(INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED) option of
the CellQciPara.QciAlgoSwitch parameter is selected for all standardized QCIs of
a UE. In addition, if the
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND(INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IN
D) option is deselected for the UE, an eNodeB preferentially selects this type of
UE.
– If the CellMlbUeSel.UeSelectQciPrio parameter is set to a value from 0 to 254, an
eNodeB does not consider the UEs' QCI as a criterion for MLB-oriented UE
selection.
l (Optional) For UEs configured with subscriber profile IDs (SPIDs), the eNodeB selects
UEs for which the SpidCfg.InterRatMlbSwitch parameter is set to TRUE(TRUE).
6.4 eCoordinator-assisted Target Cell Selection

eCoordinator-assisted target cell selection is a unique procedure in inter-RAT adaptive traffic
offload. The procedure is as follows:
1. An eNodeB delivers a measurement configuration to a selected UE to measure and
report the Ec/No values of neighboring UTRAN cells.
2. After receiving the measurement reports, the eNodeB reports the Ec/No information and
throughput of the UE to the eCoordinator.
3. The eCoordinator calculates the potential CQI values of the UE, as if it were located in
the UTRAN cells. These potential UE CQI values are derived from the Ec/No
information, resource availabilities of the UTRAN cells periodically reported by the
RNC, and the L2USO.CQIOffset parameter value configured on the eCoordinator.
4. The eCoordinator estimates the potential average UE throughput, as if it were located in
the UTRAN cells, based on the CQI values and the UTRAN cell resources. The
eCoordinator determines whether the estimated average UE throughput in the UTRAN
cells is greater than the average UE throughput reported by the eNodeB multiplied by
L2USO.EvalTPFactor.
– If the estimated average UE throughput in a UTRAN cell meets the condition, this
UTRAN cell is a qualifying target cell.
– If the estimated average UE throughput in a UTRAN cell does not meet the
condition, this UTRAN cell is a non-qualifying target cell.
– If the UE throughput in a UTRAN cell cannot be approximated, subsequent cell
estimations cannot be discovered.
5. The eCoordinator sends the determination results to the eNodeB, and the eNodeB selects
the target cell for the UE based on the results.
6.5 Load Transfer

According to the eCoordinator's determination result, the eNodeB performs a UE transfer. If
qualifying neighboring UTRAN cells exist, the eNodeB selects the optimum signal quality as
the target cell. If non-qualifying neighboring UTRAN cells exist before the measurement
period expires, the eNodeB does not transfer the UE within the measurement period and
imposes a UE penalty. The eNodeB no longer selects the UE for MLB until the timer
specified by CellMLB.MlbUeSelectPunishTimer expires.
In this feature, PS handover, rather than redirection, is recommended for UE transfer. If the
UE does not support PS handover to UTRAN or the UtranPsHoSwitch(UtranPsHoSwitch)

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option of the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.HoModeSwitch parameter is deselected, the eNodeB uses

redirection to transfer UEs. Redirection decreases the E-UTRAN cell load and increases E-
UTRAN cell throughput, but cannot ensure UE throughput after the transfer is complete.
The principles for handover and redirection are identical to those in MLB to UTRAN by
transferring UL-sync UEs. For details, see 4.4.1 UL-Sync UEs.

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Description 7 Related Features
7 Related Features
7.1 Features Related to LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load

Sharing to UTRAN
Prerequisite Features
Feature ID Feature Name Description
LOFD-001019 PS Inter-RAT Mobility None

between E-UTRAN and
UTRAN
Mutually Exclusive Features

None
Impacted Features
None
7.2 Features Related to LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load

Sharing to GERAN

between E-UTRAN and
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Description 7 Related Features

None
Impacted Features
None
7.3 Features Related to MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive

Traffic Offload

between E-UTRAN and
UTRAN

None
Impacted Features
None

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Description 8 Network Impact
8 Network Impact
8.1 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN

System Capacity
The Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN feature transfers a partial load from an E-UTRAN
cell to neighboring UTRAN cells before the source E-UTRAN cell experiences congestion.
This produces a decrease in the E-UTRAN load and improves the user experience of UEs in
the E-UTRAN. However, this feature increases the UTRAN load and negatively affects the
user experience of UEs in the UTRAN.
If the RIM function is enabled in the E-UTRAN and UTRAN, the impact of MLB on UE
throughput decreases. After MLB to UTRAN is enabled, operators can evaluate feature gains
by monitoring eNodeB counters related to PRB usage, this is in conjunction with a list of
changes that must be observed. These are namely XPU board usage in Huawei RNCs,
UTRAN cells overall throughput, and E-UTRAN cells overall throughput. Assume that the
PRB usage of an E-UTRAN cell is 90%, and the PRB usage threshold for initiation of inter-
RAT MLB is 83%. After MLB to UTRAN is enabled, the PRB usage of the E-UTRAN cell
decreases by a maximum of 7%. The load decrease in the E-UTRAN cell is dependent on the
load of UTRAN cells. The load of a UTRAN cell can be evaluated based on the number of
times the cell enters the load reshuffling (LDR) state and the duration in which the cell stays
in the LDR state. The lower the load of the UTRAN cells, the higher the efficiency of the load
decrease in the E-UTRAN cell.
Network Performance
The Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN feature increases the number of inter-RAT handovers
from E-UTRAN to UTRAN and the L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.MoSig counter value.
8.2 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN

System Capacity
The Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN feature transfers a partial load from an E-UTRAN
cell to neighboring GERAN cells before the source E-UTRAN cell experiences congestion.

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Description 8 Network Impact
This produces a decrease in the E-UTRAN load and improves the user experience of UEs in
the E-UTRAN. However, this feature increases the GERAN load and negatively affects the
user experience of UEs in the GERAN.
Network Performance
The Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN feature increases the number of inter-RAT handovers
from E-UTRAN to GERAN and the L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.MoSig counter value.
8.3 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload

System Capacity
This feature transfers UEs from highly loaded E-UTRAN cells to lightly loaded UTRAN cells
to improve overall network capacity. This feature improves throughput of a single UE in the
E-UTRAN cells by transferring UEs with low MCS indexes in the DL.
Network Performance
This feature increases the total number of EUTRAN-to-UTRAN handovers.

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Description 9 Engineering Guidelines
9 Engineering Guidelines
9.1 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN
9.1.1 When to Use LOFD-001044

Use LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN when one of the following conditions
is met:
l The serving cell has no inter-frequency neighboring cells but overlapping neighboring
UTRAN cells.
l The serving cell has both overlapping neighboring E-UTRAN cells and overlapping
neighboring UTRAN cells, and the load of the serving cell is high.
l Multi-mode base stations are used, or base stations of different RATs provide contiguous
coverage.
l The PRB usage of E-UTRAN cells is high, and the number of UL-sync UEs in the cells
is large.
l The number of UEs in a cell is large but the PRB usage of the cell is not high. In this
case, user-number-based MLB to UTRAN is recommended.
l If an operator deploys Huawei devices in its UTRAN network and activates service- or
load-based UTRAN-to-EUTRAN PS redirection or handover in the UTRAN, it is
possible that MLB to UTRAN causes ping-pong load transfer between the UTRAN and
E-UTRAN, affecting MLB performance.
To improve performance of MLB to UTRAN, it is recommended that the eNodeB
impose a penalty on target cells to which handover preparations fail. This prevents the E-
UTRAN from still sending handover requests to the UTRAN, decreasing the number of
handover preparation failures.
In the UTRAN, it is recommended that:
– The UTRAN delivers dedicated cell-reselection priorities to UEs that are handed
over from the E-UTRAN for MLB. This prevents the UEs from being transferred to
the E-UTRAN through cell reselection within a short time.
– The UTRAN does not select the UEs to perform handovers or redirections to E-
UTRANs. This prevents inter-RAT ping-pong UE transfer.

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– When redirections to the E-UTRAN are triggered, the UTRAN contains a blacklist
of highly loaded E-UTRAN cells in the RRC Connection Release messages. This
prevents increase in the loads of E-UTRAN cells after UEs access them.
– For details about the functions mentioned above, see Interoperability Between GSM
and LTE Feature Parameter Description.
9.1.2 Required Information

Collect the following information:
l Information about each neighboring cell of the cells served by the local eNodeB
– Whether information about the neighboring cell is complete
– Whether the neighboring cell has been blacklisted
– Whether the No handover indicator parameter is set to
PERMIT_HO_ENUM(Permit Ho)
l Status of the X2 interfaces with neighboring eNodeBs
l UE capabilities
The proportion of UEs that support UTRAN measurements
l Whether the operator has purchased the required licenses
l PRB usage and number of UL-sync UEs in cells within the area where MLB is to be
activated
9.1.3 Planning
9.1.3.1 RF Planning
The live network must provide contiguous coverage:
l No holes exist in the coverage.

l Overshoot coverage is minimized.
l Pilot pollution is minimized.
l UL and DL imbalances are minimized.
UTRAN and E-UTRAN radio parameter settings must be properly planned:
l If coverage-based handover or redirection is enabled in the UTRAN, threshold

parameters for measurement quantities must be planned to prevent ping-pong handovers
between E-UTRAN and UTRAN cells. The measurement quantities include RSCP,
Ec/No, RSRP, and RSRQ.
l For MLB to UTRAN, it is recommended that the RIM function be enabled in both the E-
UTRAN and UTRAN. An eNodeB can obtain the load information of neighboring
UTRAN cells through RIM procedures, preventing UEs from being transferred to
heavily loaded neighboring UTRAN cells.
l If service- or load-based handover or redirection is enabled in the UTRAN, the RIM
function must be enabled in both the E-UTRAN and UTRAN, so that the E-UTRAN and
UTRAN can exchange load information with each other. This prevents ping-pong
handovers between E-UTRAN and UTRAN cells.

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9.1.3.2 Network Planning

N/A
9.1.3.3 Hardware Planning

N/A
9.1.4 Requirements
There are no requirements for the operating system and transmission networking. Before
deploying LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN, the operator must purchase
and activate the license for the feature listed in the following table.
Feature Feature Model License NE Sales Unit

ID Name Control Item
LOFD-001 Inter- LT1S0IRLS Inter-RAT eNodeB per RRC

044 RAT U00 Load Sharing Connected
Load to UTRAN User
Sharing (FDD)
to
UTRAN
9.1.5 Data Preparation and Feature Activation
9.1.5.1 Data Preparation

This section describes the data that you need to collect for setting parameters. Required data is
data that you must collect for all scenarios. Collect scenario-specific data when necessary for
a specific feature deployment scenario.

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Required Data
Table 9-1 Parameter in a CellMLB MO

Parameter Name Parameter ID Data Source Setting Notes
Load Offset CellMLB.LoadOffs Default/ This parameter

et Recommended specifies the offset
Value applied to the
threshold for
triggering MLB.
This mechanism
helps prevent load
fluctuations from
frequently initiating
and terminating
MLB. The
recommended value
is 8.
Table 9-2 Parameters in a CellAlgoSwitch MO

Load Balancing CellAlgoswitch.Mlb Engineering Design If the

Handover Policy HoMode InterRatMlbBlind-
Ho(InterRatMlbBli
ndHo) option of this
parameter is
selected, the
eNodeB
preferentially uses
blind inter-RAT
handovers for load
transfer to UTRAN
or GERAN cells. If
this option is not
selected, blind inter-
RAT handovers are
disabled.

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Table 9-3 Parameters in an InterRatHoUtranGroup MO

Load Service Based InterRatHoUtranG Default/ This parameter

UTRAN EventB1 roup.LdSvBasedHo Recommended specifies the RSCP
RSCP trigger UtranB1ThdRscp Value threshold for event
threshold B1 related to load-
or service-based
inter-RAT handovers
to UTRAN.
Inter-RAT
handovers to
UTRAN require that
the RSCP of target
UTRAN cells meet
certain signal quality
requirements.
When the measured
RSCP exceeds this
threshold, a UE
sends a
measurement report
to the eNodeB. The
recommended value
is -101.
Load Service Based InterRatHoUtranG Default/ This parameter

UTRANB1 ECN0 roup.LdSvBasedHo Recommended specifies the Ec/No
threshold UtranB1ThdEcn0 Value threshold for event
B1 related to load-
or service-based
inter-RAT handovers
to UTRAN.
Inter-RAT
handovers to
UTRAN require that
the Ec/No of target
UTRAN cells meet
requirements. When
the measured Ec/No
exceeds this
threshold, a UE
sends a
measurement report
to the eNodeB. The
recommended value
is -18.

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Table 9-4 Parameter in a UtranNCell MO

Overlap Indicator UtranNCell.Overla Default/ This parameter specifies

pInd Recommended whether to manually
Value identify the UTRAN cell
as an overlapping
neighboring cell. The
default value is NO(No).
If this parameter is set to
YES(Yes), the UTRAN
cell is manually
identified as an
overlapping neighboring
cell. If this parameter is
set to NO(No), the
UTRAN cell is not
manually identified as an
overlapping neighboring
cell.
Scenario-specific Data
Table 9-5 Parameter in a CellAlgoSwitch MO

Load balancing CellAlgoSwitch.Ml Engineering Design The

algorithm switch bAlgoSwitch UtranMlbSwitch(U
tranMlbSwitch)
option of this
parameter specifies
whether to enable
MLB to UTRAN.
This algorithm is
enabled only if this
option is selected.

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Engineering Design The

UtranIdleMlbSwitc
h(UtranIdleMlbSw
itch) option of this
parameter specifies
whether to enable
the algorithm of
"MLB to UTRAN
by transferring
RRC_REL UEs".
This algorithm is
option is selected.
Engineering Design The

MlbLoadInfoSwitc
h(MlbLoadInfoSwi
tch) option of this
parameter specifies
whether the eNodeB
considers the load
status of
neighboring
UTRAN cells when
evaluating MLB to
UTRAN. The
eNodeB considers
the load status of
neighboring
UTRAN cells only if
this option is
selected.

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Table 9-6 Parameters in the ENodeBAlgoSwitch MO

Support RIM by ENodeBAlgoSwitc N/A If this parameter is

eCoordinator Switch h.RimOnEcoSwitch set to ON(On), the
eNodeB obtains
UTRAN load
information through
an eCoordinator in
RIM procedures. If
this parameter is set
to OFF(Off), the
eNodeB obtains
UTRAN load
information through
the core network in
RIM procedures.
Handover Mode ENodeBAlgoSwitc Engineering Design If the

switch h.HoModeSwitch UtranPsHoSwitch(
UtranPsHoSwitch)
option of this
parameter is
selected, the
eNodeB can transfer
UEs to neighboring
UTRAN cells
through handovers.
If this option is
deselected, the
eNodeB cannot
perform handovers
for MLB to
UTRAN.
Table 9-7 Parameters in a CellMLB MO

Inter-RAT Mobility CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Load Balancing MlbThd (negotiation not specifies the PRB
Threshold required) usage threshold for
inter-RAT MLB.
The default value is
75.

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Inter-RAT Idle MLB CellMLB.InterRatI Network plan This parameter

UE Number dleMlbUeNumThd (negotiation not specifies the
Threshold required) threshold for the
number of UL-sync
UEs in a cell used to
evaluate triggering
of "MLB to UTRAN
by transferring
RRC_REL UEs". If
to a large value,
there is a low
probability of
triggering MLB,
resulting in low UE
throughput. If this
parameter is set to a
small value, the UE
throughput
decreases after inter-
RAT cell reselection.
Inter-RAT Mlb UE CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Number Offset MlbUeNumOffset (negotiation not specifies the offset
required) relative to the
number of UL-sync
UEs used to evaluate
triggering of inter-
RAT MLB. A small
value of this
parameter cannot
reduce the
probability of ping-
pong MLB.
UTRAN Idle Mode CellMLB.InitValid Network plan This parameter

Mobility Load Period (negotiation not specifies the initial
Balancing Initial required) duration for MLB to
Valid Period UTRAN by
transferring
RRC_REL UEs. A
larger value of this
parameter results in
a larger number of
RRC_REL UEs
transferred to
UTRAN upon an
overload in the E-
UTRAN cell. The
recommended value
is 10.

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Load Balancing UE MlbUeNumThd (negotiation not specifies the
Number Threshold required) threshold for the
number of UL-sync
UEs in the cell used
to evaluate
RAT MLB.
A larger value of
this parameter
results in a lower
probability of
triggering MLB to
UTRAN and a
greater decrease in
data transmission
delay after MLB.
However, a larger
value leads to a
longer period before
MLB during which
data transmission
delay is long
because of resource
insufficiency. If this
parameter is set too
small, UEs are
transferred even
when the serving
cell can provide
high-quality
services, leading to
more signaling
interaction and
handovers. This
increases the CPU
load and the MLB
algorithm produces
little gains.

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InterRAT MLB UE CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Select PRB MlbUeSelPrbThd (negotiation not specifies the UE
Threshold required) PRB usage threshold
for UE selection in
inter-RAT MLB. If
the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeSelStrategy
parameter is set to
PRBRATIOLOW
MODE(PRB Ratio
Low Mode), the
eNodeB selects UEs
whose PRB usage is
less than or equal to
the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeSelPrbThd
parameter value.

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Number Mode MlbUeNumModeTh (negotiation not specifies the
Threshold d required) threshold for the
number of UL-sync
triggering of user-
number-based inter-
RAT MLB. If the
number of UL-sync
UEs in a cell is
greater than or equal
to the sum of the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeNumModeTh
d and
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeNumOffset
parameter values,
user-number-based
inter-RAT MLB is
triggered. The
eNodeB terminates
MLB if the number
of UL-sync UEs in
the cell is less than
the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeNumModeTh
d parameter value.
The recommended
value is 150.

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InterRAT MLB CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Trigger Mode MlbTriggerMode (negotiation not specifies the
required) triggering variable
of inter-RAT MLB.
If this parameter is
set to
IRAT_PRB_ONL
Y(PRB Usage), the
eNodeB initiates
inter-RAT MLB
based on both the
PRB usage and the
number of UEs. If
to
IRAT_UE_NUMB
ER_ONLY(UE
Number), the
eNodeB initiates
inter-RAT MLB
based on only the
number of UEs. If
to
IRAT_PRB_OR_U
E_NUMBER(PRB
Usage or UE
Number), the
eNodeB initiates
inter-RAT MLB
based on either the
PRB usage or the
number of UEs.
The recommended
value is
IRAT_PRB_ONL
Y(PRB Usage).

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Inter-RAT MLB CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Maximum MlbMaxUeNum (negotiation not specifies the
Transferred UE required) maximum number
Number of UEs that can be
transferred from the
source cell within an
inter-RAT MLB
period. This
parameter is used to
prevent too many
UEs from being
transferred to
neighboring cells
within an MLB
procedure and the
load in inter-RAT
neighboring cells
from increasing
significantly.

Handover Failure MlbHoFailPunish (negotiation not specifies whether
Punish required) the eNodeB imposes
a penalty on a target
cell when an inter-
RAT load-based
handover fails.
When this parameter
is set to YES(YES),
the eNodeB imposes
a penalty on the
target cell to which
the load-based
handover fails. The
cell penalty period is
determined by the
CellMLB.CellPunis
hPrdNum
parameter. When
to NO(NO), the
eNodeB does not
impose a penalty on
the target cell to
which the load-
based handover
fails.
The configurations about a UTRAN frequency used in the target frequency selection for
"MLB to UTRAN by transferring RRC_REL UEs" must be specified.

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Table 9-8 Parameters in a UtranNFreq MO

Reselection priority UtranNFreq.C Network plan If MLB to UTRAN by

configure indicator ellReselPriorit (negotiation transferring RRC_REL UEs is
yCfgInd not required) enabled, the recommended
value is CFG(Configure).
Cell reselection UtranNFreq.C Network plan Set this parameter based on the
priority ellReselPriorit (negotiation network plan.
y not required)
Table 9-9 Parameter in a CellMlbUeSel MO

UE Select QCI CellMlbUeSel. Network plan This parameter specifies the

Priority UeSelectQciPri (negotiation not priority of the UEs' QCI as a
o required) criterion for MLB-oriented
UE selection. Parameter
values ranging from 0 to 254
indicates that the condition is
not regarded as a criterion for
MLB-oriented UE selection.
The parameter value 255
regarded as a mandatory
criterion for MLB-oriented
UE selection.
Table 9-10 Parameters in a CellQciPara MO

QoS Class CellQciPara.Q Network plan This parameter specifies a

Indication ci (negotiation not QCI. Set this parameter based
required) on the network plan.

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QCI Algorithm CellQciPara.Q Network plan This parameter specifies QCI-

Switch ciAlgoSwitch (negotiation not specific algorithm switches.
required) INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLO
WED(INTER_RAT_MLB_A
LLOWED): Inter-RAT MLB
is allowed to transfer UEs
performing services with the
QCI only if this option is
selected.
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_
PRIO_IND(INTER_RAT_M
LB_LOW_PRIO_IND): If
this option is selected, the
eNodeB does not
preferentially select UEs
QCI for inter-RAT MLB. If
this option is deselected, no
policy is applied to selection
of such UEs for inter-RAT
MLB.
QCI UTRAN CellQciPara.Q Network plan This parameter specifies the

Frequency Relation ciUtranFreqRe (negotiation not ID of the relationship group
ID lationId required) between the QCI and the
neighboring UTRAN
frequency. The actual value
range is 0–9. Set this
parameter if the operator does
not want UEs performing
services with a QCI to be
transferred to cells on a
neighboring UTRAN
frequency for MLB.

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Table 9-11 Parameters in a QCIUTRANRELATION MO

QCI UTRAN QCIUTRANR Network plan This parameter specifies the

Frequency Relation ELATION.Qci (negotiation not ID of the relationship group
ID UtranFreqRela required) between the QCI and the
tionId neighboring UTRAN
neighboring UTRAN
frequency for MLB.
UTRAN Downlink QCIUTRANR Network plan This parameter specifies the

EARFCN ELATION.Utr (negotiation not DL UTRA absolute radio
anDlArfcn required) frequency channel number
(UARFCN) associated with
the QCI. The actual value
range of this parameter is 0–
16383.
Mobility Target QCIUTRANR Network plan This parameter specifies

Indicator ELATION.Mo (negotiation not whether the UTRAN
bilityTargetInd required) frequency can be a target
frequency in QCI-specific
mobility management.
MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetIn
d): The UTRAN frequency
can be a target in QCI-specific
MLB only if this option is
selected.
(Optional) The following table describes the parameters related to the inter-RAT mobility
priority of UL-sync UEs and the SPID-specific inter-RAT MLB switch.
Table 9-12 Parameters in an SpidCfg MO

Spid SpidCfg.Spid Network plan This parameter

(negotiation not specifies an SPID.
required) The value range is 1
to 256.

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RAT frequency SpidCfg.RatFreqPr Network plan This parameter

priority indication iorityInd (negotiation not specifies whether to
required) configure a
frequency priority
group.

priority group ID iorityGroupId (negotiation not uniquely identifies a
required) frequency priority
group. The value
range is 0 to 255.
InterRat Mlb Switch SpidCfg.InterRatMl Network plan This parameter

bSwitch (negotiation not specifies whether to
required) allow inter-RAT
MLB by transferring
UEs with a specific
SPID. The values
TRUE(TRUE) and
FALSE(FALSE)
indicate that inter-
RAT MLB by
transferring UEs
with the SPID is
allowed and
prohibited,
respectively. This
parameter takes
effect only for UEs
that will access the
network after the
parameter is set.
9.1.5.2 Using the CME

l Fast Batch Activation
This feature can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and Maintenance
function of the CME. For detailed operations, see the following section in the CME
product documentation or online help: CME Management > CME Guidelines >
Enhanced Feature Management > Feature Operation and Maintenance.
l Single/Batch Configuration
This feature can be activated for a single eNodeB or a batch of eNodeBs on the CME.
For detailed operations, see CME-based Feature Configuration.
9.1.5.3 Using MML Commands

Scenario 1: PRB-Usage-based MLB to UTRAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

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Step 1 Run the MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH command with the

UtranPsHoSwitch(UtranPsHoSwitch) option of the Handover Mode switch parameter
selected.
Step 2 Run the MOD CELLMLB command with the InterRAT MLB Trigger Mode parameter set
to IRAT_PRB_ONLY(PRB Usage) and with the Inter-RAT Mobility Load Balancing
Threshold, Inter-RAT Mobility Load Balancing UE Number Threshold, Inter-RAT
MLB Maximum Transferred UE Number, and Inter-RAT MLB Handover Failure
Punish parameters set as required.
Step 3 Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command with the

UtranMlbSwitch(UtranMlbSwitch) option of the Load balancing algorithm switch
parameter selected.
Step 4 (Optional) Run the ADD SPIDCFG command with the InterRat Mlb Switch parameter set
to TRUE(TRUE) and other parameters specified for an SPID. If the SPID has already been
configured, run the MOD SPIDCFG command to modify the configuration.
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Scenario 2: User-Number-based MLB to UTRAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

UtranPsHoSwitch(UtranPsHoSwitch) option of the Handover Mode switch parameter
selected.
to IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY(UE Number) and with the InterRAT MLB UE Number
Mode Threshold, InterRAT MLB UE Select PRB Threshold, Inter-RAT MLB Maximum
Transferred UE Number, and Inter-RAT MLB Handover Failure Punish parameters set
as required.

parameter selected.
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Scenario 3: MLB to UTRAN by Transferring RRC_REL UEs
Step 1 Run the MOD CELLMLB command to set the Inter-RAT Mobility Load Balancing
Threshold, Inter-RAT Idle MLB UE Number Threshold, and UTRAN Idle Mode
Mobility Load Balancing Initial Valid Period parameters.
Step 2 Run the ADD CELLRESELUTRAN command with UTRAN cell reselection parameters
set.
Step 3 Run the MOD UTRANNFREQ command with the Reselection priority configure
indicator parameter set to CFG(Configure) and with the Cell reselection priority parameter
specified based on the network plan.

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UtranIdleMlbSwitch(UtranIdleMlbSwitch) option of the Load balancing algorithm
switch parameter selected.
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9.1.5.4 MML Command Examples

MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH: HoModeSwitch=UtranPsHoSwitch-1;
MOD CELLMLB: LocalCellId=0, InterRatMlbTriggerMode=IRAT_PRB_ONLY,
InterRatMlbThd=70, InterRatMlbUeNumThd=15, InterRatMlbMaxUeNum=3,
InterRatMlbHoFailPunish=NO;
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, MlbAlgoSwitch=UtranMlbSwitch-1;
ADD SPIDCFG: Spid=1, RatFreqPriorityInd=NOT_CFG, InterRatMlbSwitch=TRUE;

MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH: HoModeSwitch=UtranPsHoSwitch-1;
MOD CELLMLB: LocalCellId=0, InterRatMlbTriggerMode=IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY,
InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd=150, InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd=2, InterRatMlbMaxUeNum=3,

MOD CELLMLB: LocalCellId=0, InterRatMlbThd=70, InterRatIdleMlbUeNumThd=15,
InitValidPeriod=10;
ADD CELLRESELUTRAN: LocalCellId=0, TReselUtran=1, SpeedStateSfCfgInd=NOT_CFG;
MOD UTRANNFREQ: LocalCellId=0, UtranDlArfcn=10650, CellReselPriorityCfgInd=CFG,
CellReselPriority=3;
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, MlbAlgoSwitch=UtranIdleMlbSwitch-1;
9.1.6 Activation Observation
PRB-Usage-based MLB to UTRAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

To use SON logs to verify whether this MLB function has been activated, perform the
following steps:
Step 1 On the U2000 client, choose SON > SON Log.
Step 2 On the Query SON Log tab page, click LTE MLB Log on the Log Category drop-down list
in the upper left corner, and click Inter-RAT Handover Statistics in the Custom list under
Event Name. Then click Query to query SON logs. This MLB function has been activated if
the following information is displayed in the event description:
l Load status of the serving cell: inter-RAT MLB threshold, UL PRB usage, and DL PRB
usage
l Information about inter-RAT neighboring cells: MCC, MNC, RNC ID, UTRAN cell ID,
and RAT
l Handover information: number of UEs that have been successfully handed over from the
serving cell
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To use signaling tracing to verify whether this MLB function has been activated, perform the
following steps:

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Step 1 On the U2000 client, start a Uu interface tracing task, S1 interface tracing task, and a PRB
usage monitoring task.
Step 2 Check the S1 interface tracing result for an S1AP_HANDOVER_REQUIRED message, as

shown in Figure 9-1. If the S1AP_HANDOVER_REQUIRED message contains the cause
value of "reduce-load-in-serving-cell", this MLB function has been activated.
Figure 9-1 HANDOVER REQUIRED message
----End
You can also observe performance counters to evaluate whether this MLB function has been
activated. For the counters, see 9.1.9 Performance Monitoring.
User-Number-based MLB to UTRAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

following steps:
l Load status of the serving cell: inter-RAT user-number-based MLB threshold and
number of UL-sync UEs
and RAT
serving cell
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You can also observe performance counters to evaluate whether this MLB function has been
MLB to UTRAN by Transferring RRC_REL UEs

To verify whether this MLB function has been activated, start Uu interface tracing on the
U2000 client as follows:
Step 1 In the navigation tree on the left of the Signaling Trace Management tab page, double-click
Uu Interface Trace under LTE > Application Layer. The Uu Interface Trace dialog box is
displayed, as shown in Figure 9-2.
Figure 9-2 Uu Interface Trace dialog box
Step 2 Set the task name, select the eNodeB, and click Next. The Uu Interface Trace dialog box as
shown in Figure 9-3 is displayed. Then, click Finish.

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Figure 9-3 Entering information about a Uu interface tracing task
Step 3 After the Uu interface tracing task starts, view the tracing result, as shown in Figure 9-4.
Figure 9-4 Uu interface tracing result
This MLB function has been activated if the cell-reselection priority contained in the
RRC_CONN_REL message in the Uu interface tracing result meets the requirements and the
UE is successfully transferred to the UTRAN cell by cell reselection.
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9.1.7 Deactivation
The following table provides the parameter used to deactivate this feature.
Table 9-13 Parameters for MLB to UTRAN

MO Parameter ID Setting Notes
CellAlgoSwitch MlbAlgoSwitch l To disable "MLB to UTRAN by

transferring UL-sync UEs", deselect the
UtranMlbSwitch(UtranMlbSwitch)
option of this parameter.
l To disable "MLB to UTRAN by
transferring RRC_REL UEs", deselect the
UtranIdleMlbSwitch(UtranIdleMlbSwit
ch) option of this parameter.
This feature can be deactivated using the CME or MML commands.
Using the CME

Using MML Commands

Run the MOD CELLALGOSWITCH command with the
parameter deselected.
UtranIdleMlbSwitch(UtranIdleMlbSwitch) option of the Load balancing algorithm
switch parameter deselected.
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MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, MlbAlgoSwitch=UtranIdleMlbSwitch-0;
9.1.8 Reconfiguration
For measurement-based handovers, set the CellMLB.FreqSelectStrategy parameter to specify
the policy that an eNodeB uses to select target frequencies. If the parameter is set to
PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased), set the EutranInterNFreq.MlbFreqPriority and
UtranNFreq.MlbFreqPriority parameters to specify the E-UTRAN and UTRAN frequency
priorities based on which the eNodeB selects target frequencies. In addition, if both
neighboring E-UTRAN frequencies and neighboring UTRAN frequencies are defined, it is
required that the CellMLB.InterFreqLoadEvalPrd and CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd
parameters be set to the same value.
9.1.9 Performance Monitoring

Table 9-14 lists the counters used to monitor the performance of MLB to UTRAN.
Table 9-14 Performance counters related to the feature of MLB to UTRAN

Counter ID Counter Name Counter Description
1526728529 L.IRATHO.E2W.Load.Pre Number of load-based

pAttOut EUTRAN-to-WCDMA
handover preparation
attempts
1526728530 L.IRATHO.E2W.Load.Exe Number of load-based

cAttOut EUTRAN-to-WCDMA
handover execution attempts
1526728531 L.IRATHO.E2W.Load.Exe Number of successful load-

cSuccOut based EUTRAN-to-
WCDMA handover
executions
1526728535 L.RRCRedirection.E2W.L Number of load-based

oad EUTRAN-to-WCDMA
redirections
1526728443 L.RRCRel.DedicatedPri. Number of times WCDMA

WCDMA.High frequencies are assigned the
highest dedicated priority
1526729878 L.RRCRel.load.Dedicated Number of times WCDMA

Pri.WCDMA.High frequencies are assigned the
highest dedicated priority
when the cell load is heavy
1526732660 L.IRATHO.E2W.UeNumL Number of handover

oad.PrepAttOut preparation attempts for
user-number-based MLB
from E-UTRAN to
WCDMA networks

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1526732661 L.IRATHO.E2W.UeNumL Number of handover

oad.ExecAttOut execution attempts for user-
number-based MLB from E-
UTRAN to WCDMA
networks
1526732662 L.IRATHO.E2W.UeNumL Number of successful

oad.ExecSuccOut handover executions for
user-number-based MLB
from E-UTRAN to
WCDMA networks
NOTE
Deployment of the features LOFD-00105401 Camp & Handover Based on SPID and LOFD-001112
MOCN Flexible Priority Based Camping has an impact on the value of the
L.RRCRel.DedicatedPri.WCDMA.High counter.
9.1.10 Parameter Optimization

The following parameters may need to be adjusted for better performance:
l CellMLB.InterRatMlbThd
This parameter determines the probabilities and effect of inter-RAT MLB.
l CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumOffset
A larger value of this parameter results in a lower probability of ping-pong load transfer.
l CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumThd
This parameter controls the number of load-based E-UTRAN-to-UTRAN handovers and
the amount of load that is transferred. A smaller value of this parameter results in a
higher probability of triggering MLB to UTRAN. A larger value leads to a lower
probability.
l InterRatHoUtranGroup.LdSvBasedHoUtranB1ThdRscp or
InterRatHoUtranGroup.LdSvBasedHoUtranB1ThdEcn0
These two parameters control the signal level threshold and signal quality threshold for
target UTRAN cells in handovers.
l CellMLB.LoadDiffThd
This parameter controls the number and PRB usage of UEs that can be transferred within
an MLB procedure. A larger value of this parameter results in a larger number of UEs
that can be selected for load transfer within an MLB procedure.
l CellMLB.InterRatMlbMaxUeNum
This parameter controls the maximum number of UEs that can be transferred for MLB
within an inter-RAT MLB period. If this parameter is set to a large value, a large number
of UEs can be transferred within an MLB period, reducing the number of UL-sync UEs
in the serving cell quickly but increasing the number of UL-sync UEs in neighboring
cells quickly. This increases the neighboring cells' load. When a neighboring cell is
congested, the number of failed handover preparation attempts may increase.

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9.1.11 Troubleshooting
None
9.2 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN
9.2.1 When to Use LOFD-001045

Use LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN when neighboring GERAN cells but
not neighboring UTRAN cells provide the same coverage as E-UTRAN cells.

l UE capabilities
The proportion of UEs that support GERAN measurements
9.2.3 Planning
9.2.3.1 RF Planning
For details, see 9.1.3.1 RF Planning.

N/A

N/A
9.2.4 Requirements
deploying LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN, the operator must purchase

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Feature Feature Model License Control NE Sales Unit

ID Name Item
LOFD-00 Inter-RAT LT1S0IR Inter-RAT Load eNodeB per RRC

1045 Load Sharing LSG00 Sharing to Connected
to GERAN GERAN (FDD) User

Required Data

Load Offset CellMLB.LoadOffs Network plan This parameter

et (negotiation not specifies the offset
required) applied to the
threshold for
triggering MLB.
This mechanism
helps prevent load
fluctuations from
frequently initiating
and terminating
MLB. The
recommended value
is 8.

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Load Balancing CellAlgoswitch.Mlb Network plan If the

Handover Policy HoMode (negotiation not InterRatMlbBlind-
required) Ho(InterRatMlbBli
ndHo) option of this
parameter is
selected, the
eNodeB
preferentially uses
blind inter-RAT
handovers for load
transfer to UTRAN
or GERAN cells. If
this option is not
selected, blind inter-
RAT handovers are
disabled.
Table 9-17 Parameter in an InterRatHoGeranGroup MO

Load Service Based InterRatHoGeran Network plan This parameter

Geran EventB1 Group.LdSvBased (negotiation not specifies the RSSI
trigger threshold HoGeranB1Thd required) threshold for event
B1 related to load-
or service-based
inter-RAT handovers
to GERAN.
When the measured
RSSI exceeds this
threshold, a UE
sends a B1
measurement report
to the eNodeB. The
recommended value
is -98.

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Scenario-specific Data

Load balancing CellAlgoSwitch.Ml Network plan The

algorithm switch bAlgoSwitch (negotiation not GeranMlbSwitch(
required) GeranMlbSwitch)
option of this
parameter specifies
whether to enable
MLB to GERAN.
This algorithm is
option is selected.
Table 9-19 Parameter in the ENodeBAlgoSwitch MO

Handover Mode ENodeBAlgoSwitc Network plan If the

switch h.HoModeSwitch (negotiation not GeranPsHoSwitch(
required) GeranPsHoSwitch)
option of this
parameter is
selected, the
eNodeB can transfer
UEs to neighboring
GERAN cells
through handovers.
If this option is
deselected, the
eNodeB cannot
perform handovers
for MLB to
GERAN.


Load Balancing MlbThd (negotiation not specifies the PRB
Threshold required) usage threshold for
inter-RAT MLB.
75.

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Load Balancing UE MlbUeNumThd (negotiation not specifies the
Number Threshold required) threshold for the
number of UL-sync
UEs in the cell used
to evaluate
RAT MLB. The
actual threshold
equals the
percentage value of
this parameter
multiplied by 1000.
Inter-RAT Mlb UE CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Number Offset MlbUeNumOffset (negotiation not specifies the offset
required) relative to the
number of UL-sync
RAT MLB. A small
value of this
parameter cannot
reduce the
probability of ping-
pong MLB.
InterRAT MLB UE CellMLB.InterRat Network plan Set this parameter

Select Strategy MlbUeSelStrategy (negotiation not based on the
required) operator's strategy. If
the operator expects
that UEs with heavy
traffic be transferred
for MLB, set this
parameter to
PRBRATIOHIGH
MODE(PRBRATI
OHIGHMODE). If
the operator expects
that UEs with light
traffic be transferred
for MLB, set this
parameter to
PRBRATIOLOW
MODE(PRBRATI
OLOWMODE).

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Number Mode MlbUeNumModeTh (negotiation not specifies the
Threshold d required) threshold for the
number of UL-sync
triggering of user-
number-based inter-
RAT MLB. If the
number of UL-sync
UEs in a cell is
to the sum of the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeNumModeTh
d and
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeNumOffset
parameter values,
user-number-based
inter-RAT MLB is
triggered. The
eNodeB terminates
MLB if the number
of UL-sync UEs in
the cell is less than
the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeNumModeTh
d parameter value.
The recommended
value is 150.

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InterRAT MLB CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter

Trigger Mode MlbTriggerMode (negotiation not specifies the
required) triggering variable
of inter-RAT MLB.
If this parameter is
set to
IRAT_PRB_ONL
Y(PRB Usage), the
eNodeB initiates
inter-RAT MLB
based on both the
PRB usage and the
number of UEs. If
to
IRAT_UE_NUMB
ER_ONLY(UE
Number), the
eNodeB initiates
inter-RAT MLB
based on only the
number of UEs. If
to
IRAT_PRB_OR_U
E_NUMBER(PRB
Usage or UE
Number), the
eNodeB initiates
inter-RAT MLB
based on either the
PRB usage or the
number of UEs.

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Select PRB MlbUeSelPrbThd (negotiation not specifies the UE
Threshold required) PRB usage threshold
for UE selection in
inter-RAT MLB. If
the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeSelStrategy
parameter is set to
PRBRATIOLOW
MODE(PRB Ratio
Low Mode), the
eNodeB selects UEs
whose PRB usage is
less than or equal to
the
CellMLB.InterRat
MlbUeSelPrbThd
parameter value.

Maximum MlbMaxUeNum (negotiation not specifies the
Transferred UE required) maximum number
Number of UEs that can be
transferred from the
source cell within an
inter-RAT MLB
period. This
parameter is used to
prevent too many
UEs from being
transferred to
neighboring cells
within an MLB
procedure and the
load in inter-RAT
neighboring cells
from increasing
significantly.

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Handover Failure MlbHoFailPunish (negotiation not specifies whether
Punish required) the eNodeB imposes
a penalty on a target
cell when an inter-
RAT load-based
handover fails.
When this parameter
is set to YES(YES),
the eNodeB imposes
a penalty on the
target cell to which
the load-based
handover fails. The
cell penalty period is
determined by the
CellMLB.CellPunis
hPrdNum
parameter. When
to NO(NO), the
eNodeB does not
impose a penalty on
the target cell to
which the load-
based handover
fails.

UE Select QCI CellMlbUeSel. Network plan This parameter specifies the

Priority UeSelectQciPri (negotiation not priority of the UEs' QCI as a
o required) criterion for MLB-oriented
UE selection. Parameter
values ranging from 0 to 254
not regarded as a criterion for
MLB-oriented UE selection.
The parameter value 255
regarded as a mandatory
UE selection.

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QCI Algorithm CellQciPara.Q Network plan This parameter specifies QCI-

Switch ciAlgoSwitch (negotiation not specific algorithm switches.
required) INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLO
WED(INTER_RAT_MLB_A
LLOWED): Inter-RAT MLB
selected.
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_
eNodeB does not
MLB.
QCI GERAN CellQciPara.Q Network plan This parameter specifies the

Frequency Relation ciGeranFreqRe (negotiation not ID of the relationship group
neighboring GERAN
frequency group. The actual
value range is 0–9. Set this
frequency in the neighboring
GERAN frequency group for
MLB.

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Table 9-23 Parameters in a QCIGERANRELATION MO

QCI GERAN QCIGERANR Network plan This parameter specifies the

Frequency Relation ELATION.Qci (negotiation not ID of the relationship group
ID GeranFreqRel required) between the QCI and the
ationId neighboring GERAN
frequency group. The actual
value range is 0–9. Set this
frequency in the neighboring
GERAN frequency group for
MLB.
BCCH group ID QCIGERANR Network plan This parameter specifies the

ELATION.Bcc (negotiation not ID of the GERAN frequency
hGroupId required) group associated with the
QCI. The actual value range is
0–31.
Mobility Target QCIGERANR Network plan This parameter specifies

Indicator ELATION.Mo (negotiation not whether frequencies in the
bilityTargetInd required) neighboring GERAN
frequency can be a target
frequency in QCI-specific
mobility management.
MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetIn
d): Frequencies in the
neighboring GERAN
frequency group can be a
target in QCI-specific MLB
only if this option is selected.


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required) configure a
frequency priority
group.

required) frequency priority
group. The value
range is 0 to 255.

MLB by transferring
UEs with a specific
SPID. The values
TRUE(TRUE) and
FALSE(FALSE)
RAT MLB by
transferring UEs
with the SPID is
allowed and
prohibited,
respectively. This
parameter takes
effect only for UEs
network after the
parameter is set.

l Fast Batch Activation
This feature can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and Maintenance
function of the CME. For detailed operations, see the following section in the CME
product documentation or online help: CME Management > CME Guidelines >
Enhanced Feature Management > Feature Operation and Maintenance.
l Single/Batch Configuration
This feature can be activated for a single eNodeB or a batch of eNodeBs on the CME.

Scenario 1: PRB-Usage-based MLB to GERAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

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GeranPsHoSwitch(GeranPsHoSwitch) option of the Handover Mode switch parameter
selected.
to IRAT_PRB_ONLY(PRB Usage) and with the Inter-RAT Mobility Load Balancing
Threshold, Inter-RAT Mobility Load Balancing UE Number Threshold, Inter-RAT
MLB Maximum Transferred UE Number, and Inter-RAT MLB Handover Failure
Punish parameters set as required.
GeranMlbSwitch(GeranMlbSwitch) option of the Load balancing algorithm switch
parameter selected.
----End
Scenario 2: User-Number-based MLB to GERAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

GeranPsHoSwitch(GeranPsHoSwitch) option of the Handover Mode switch parameter
selected.
to IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY(UE Number) and with the InterRAT MLB UE Number
Mode Threshold, InterRAT MLB UE Select PRB Threshold, Inter-RAT MLB Maximum
Transferred UE Number, and Inter-RAT MLB Handover Failure Punish parameters set
as required.
parameter selected.
----End

Scenario 1: PRB-Usage-based MLB to GERAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs
MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH: HoModeSwitch=GeranPsHoSwitch-1;
MOD CELLMLB: LocalCellId=0, InterRatMlbTriggerMode=IRAT_PRB_ONLY,
InterRatMlbThd=70, InterRatMlbUeNumThd=15, InterRatMlbMaxUeNum=3,
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, MlbAlgoSwitch=GeranMlbSwitch-1;
Scenario 2: User-Number-based MLB to GERAN by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH: HoModeSwitch=GeranPsHoSwitch-1;
MOD CELLMLB: LocalCellId=0, InterRatMlbTriggerMode=IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY,
InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd=150, InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd=2, InterRatMlbMaxUeNum=3,

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To use SON logs to verify whether MLB to GERAN has been activated, perform the
following steps:
Event Name. Then click Query to query SON logs. MLB to GERAN has been activated if
l Load status of the serving cell: inter-RAT MLB threshold, UL PRB usage, and DL PRB
usage
l Information about inter-RAT neighboring cells: MCC, MNC, location area code (LAC),
GERAN cell ID, and RAT
serving cell
----End
You can also observe performance counters to evaluate whether MLB to GERAN has been
9.2.7 Deactivation
Table 9-25 Parameters for MLB to GERAN

CellAlgoSwitch MlbAlgoSwitch To disable the feature of MLB to GERAN,

deselect the
GeranMlbSwitch(GeranMlbSwitch) option of
this parameter.
Using the CME

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Table 9-26 lists the counters used to monitor the performance of MLB to GERAN.
Table 9-26 Performance counters related to the feature of MLB to GERAN

1526728532 L.IRATHO.E2G.Load.PrepAtt Number of load-based

Out EUTRAN-to-GERAN handover
preparation attempts
1526728533 L.IRATHO.E2G.Load.ExecAtt Number of load-based

Out EUTRAN-to-GERAN handover
execution attempts
1526728534 L.IRATHO.E2G.Load.ExecSuc Number of successful load-

cOut based EUTRAN-to-GERAN
handover executions

The following parameters may need to be adjusted for better performance:
l CellMLB.InterRatMlbThd
l CellMLB.InterRatMlbUeNumOffset
l CellMLB.InterRATMlbUeNumThd
None
9.3 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload
9.3.1 When to Use MRFD-111402

This feature requires that the eNodeB, RNC, and eCoordinator are provided by Huawei.

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Use MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload when one of the following conditions
is met:
l The serving cell has no inter-frequency neighboring cells but overlapping neighboring
UTRAN cells.
l The serving cell has both overlapping neighboring E-UTRAN cells and overlapping
neighboring UTRAN cells, and the load of the serving cell is high.
l The average throughput of the serving cell is small.
If an operator deploys Huawei devices in its UTRAN network and activates service- or load-
based UTRAN-to-EUTRAN PS redirection or handover in the UTRAN, it is possible that
inter-RAT adaptive traffic offload causes ping-pong load transfer between the UTRAN and E-
UTRAN, affecting MLB performance. To improve performance of MLB to UTRAN, it is
recommended that the eNodeB impose a penalty on target cells to which handover
preparations fail. This prevents the E-UTRAN from still sending handover requests to the
UTRAN, decreasing the number of handover preparation failures. In the UTRAN, it is
recommended that the UTRAN delivers dedicated cell-reselection priorities to UEs that are
handed over from the E-UTRAN for MLB. This prevents the UEs from being transferred to
the E-UTRAN through cell reselection within a short time. The UTRAN does not select the
UEs to perform handovers or redirections to E-UTRANs. This prevents inter-RAT ping-pong
UE transfer. When redirections to the E-UTRAN are triggered, the UTRAN contains a
blacklist of highly loaded E-UTRAN cells in the RRC Connection Release messages. This
prevents the UEs from accessing the E-UTRAN cells and increasing the E-UTRAN cells'
loads. For details about the functions mentioned above, see Interoperability Between GSM
and LTE Feature Parameter Description.

l Whether the eNodeB, RNC, and eCoordinator are provided Huawei
l UE capabilities
Proportion of UEs that support UTRAN measurements
l Average cell throughput in the feature deployment area
9.3.3 Planning
9.3.3.1 RF Planning
For details, see 9.1.3.1 RF Planning.

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N/A
9.3.4 Requirements
deploying MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload, the operator must purchase
Feature Feature Model License NE Sales Unit

ID Name Control Item
MRFD-111 Inter- LEC2L2US Inter-RAT ECO6910 Per cell

402 RAT O01 Adaptive
Adaptive Traffic
Traffic Offload (LTE)
Offload

Required Data
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Table 9-27 Parameters in an InterRatHoUtranGroup MO

Load Service Based InterRatHoUtranG Network plan Inter-RAT

UTRAN EventB1 roup.LdSvBasedHo (negotiation not handovers to
RSCP trigger UtranB1ThdRscp required) UTRAN require that
threshold the RSCP of target
UTRAN cells meet
requirements.
When the measured
RSCP exceeds this
threshold, a UE
sends a
measurement report
to the eNodeB. The
recommended value
is -101.
Load Service Based InterRatHoUtranG Network plan Inter-RAT

UTRANB1 ECN0 roup.LdSvBasedHo (negotiation not handovers to
threshold UtranB1ThdEcn0 required) UTRAN require that
the Ec/No of target
UTRAN cells meet
requirements. When
the measured Ec/No
exceeds this
threshold, a UE
sends a
measurement report
to the eNodeB. The
recommended value
is -18.

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Table 9-28 Parameters in the ENodeBAlgoSwitch MO

Support RIM by ENodeBAlgoSwitc Network plan If this parameter is

eCoordinator Switch h.RimOnEcoSwitch (negotiation not set to ON(On), the
required) eNodeB obtains
UTRAN load
information through
an eCoordinator in
RIM procedures. If
to OFF(Off), the
eNodeB obtains
UTRAN load
information through
the core network in
RIM procedures.
Handover Mode ENodeBAlgoSwitc Network plan If the

switch h.HoModeSwitch (negotiation not UtranPsHoSwitch(
required) UtranPsHoSwitch)
option of this
parameter is
selected, the
eNodeB can transfer
UEs to neighboring
UTRAN cells
through handovers.
If this option is
deselected, the
eNodeB cannot
perform handovers
for MLB to
UTRAN.

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Table 9-29 Parameters in a CellMLB MO

L2U Smart Offload CellMlb.L2USmart Network plan A smaller value of

Threshold OffloadThd (negotiation not this parameter
required) results in a lower
probability of
triggering inter-RAT
adaptive traffic
offload and a longer
time it takes to
improve cell
throughput. A larger
value of this
parameter results in
a higher probability
of triggering the
traffic offload but
increases the
number of invalid
throughput
decisions.
L2U Smart Offload CellMLB.L2USmar Network plan This parameter

Offset tOffloadOffset (negotiation not specifies the offset
required) applied to the
threshold for
triggering inter-RAT
adaptive traffic
offload. This
mechanism helps
prevent load
fluctuations from
frequently triggering
and stopping MLB.
20.
Inter-RAT MLB CellMLB.InterRat Network plan This parameter is

Maximum MlbMaxUeNum (negotiation not used to prevent too
Transferred UE required) many UEs from
Number being transferred to
neighboring cells
within an MLB
procedure and the
load in inter-RAT
neighboring cells
from increasing
significantly.

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UE Select QCI CellMlbUeSel. Network plan Parameter values ranging from

Priority UeSelectQciPri (negotiation not 0 to 254 indicates that the
o required) condition is not regarded as a
UE selection. The parameter
value 255 indicates that the
condition is regarded as a
mandatory criterion for MLB-
oriented UE selection.


QCI Algorithm CellQciPara.Q Network plan INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLO

Switch ciAlgoSwitch (negotiation not WED(INTER_RAT_MLB_A
required) LLOWED): Inter-RAT MLB
selected.
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_
eNodeB does not
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QCI UTRAN CellQciPara.Q Network plan This parameter specifies the

Frequency Relation ciUtranFreqRe (negotiation not ID of the relationship group
neighboring UTRAN
neighboring UTRAN
frequency for MLB.
Table 9-32 Parameters in a QCIUTRANRELATION MO

QCI UTRAN QCIUTRANR Network plan The actual value range is 0–9.
Frequency Relation ELATION.Qci (negotiation not Set this parameter if the
ID UtranFreqRela required) operator does not want UEs
tionId performing services with a
QCI to be transferred to cells
on a neighboring UTRAN
frequency for MLB.
UTRAN Downlink QCIUTRANR Network plan This parameter specifies the

EARFCN ELATION.Utr (negotiation not DL UTRA absolute radio
anDlArfcn required) frequency channel number
(UARFCN) associated with
the QCI. The actual value
range of this parameter is 0–
16383.
Mobility Target QCIUTRANR Network plan MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetIn

Indicator ELATION.Mo (negotiation not d): The UTRAN frequency
bilityTargetInd required) can be a target in QCI-specific
MLB only if this option is
selected.

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to 256.

required) configure a RAT/
frequency priority
group.

required) RAT/frequency
priority group. The
value range is 0 to
255.

MLB by transferring
UEs with a specific
SPID. The values
TRUE(TRUE) and
FALSE(FALSE)
RAT MLB by
transferring UEs
with the SPID is
allowed and
prohibited,
respectively. This
parameter takes
effect only for UEs
network after the
parameter is set.
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Table 9-34 Parameters in the L2USO MO

LTE-to-UMTS L2USO.L2USOSw Network plan Inter-RAT adaptive

Smart Offload (negotiation not traffic offload is
Switch required) enabled only if this
parameter is set to
ON(On).
CQI Offset L2USO.CQIOffset Network plan This parameter

(negotiation not specifies the CQI
required) offset used for
evaluating UE
throughput in a
target UTRAN cell.
The larger the value
of this parameter,
the higher the CQI
offset for a UTRAN
cell, and the higher
the evaluated
throughput for a
fixed amount of cell
resources.

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Evaluation L2USO.EvalTPFac Network plan This parameter

Throughput Factor tor (negotiation not specifies the
required) proportion factor
used for evaluating
UE throughput in a
target UTRAN cell.
If the potential
average UE
throughput
estimated in a
UTRAN cell is
to the average UE
throughput in the E-
UTRAN cell
multiplied by this
parameter value, this
UTRAN cell can be
a target cell in inter-
RAT adaptive traffic
offload. The larger
the value of this
parameter, the less
likely for a UTRAN
cell to become the
target cell, adversely
affecting target cell
selection and UE
selection.
Table 9-35 Parameters in the L2USOLCELL MO

LTE Cell Index L2USOLCELL.LT Network plan This parameter

ECellIndex (negotiation not specifies the index
required) of an E-UTRAN
cell.
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Table 9-36 Parameter in the UNBMPARA MO

LTE-to-UMTS UNBMPARA.Perf Network plan The RNC supports

Smart Offload EnhanceSwitch2:P (negotiation not inter-RAT adaptive
Switch ERFENH_L2U_SO required) traffic offload only
_SWITCH if the
PERFENH_L2U_S
O_SWITCH option
is selected.

Configuration on the eCoordinator

Step 1 Run the ADD L2USOLCELL command to add an E-UTRAN cell on which inter-RAT
adaptive traffic offload takes effect.
Step 2 Run the SET L2USO command with the LTE-to-UMTS Smart Offload Switch parameter
set to ON(On) and other parameters specified.
----End
Configuration on the eNodeB

Step 1 Run the MOD CELLMLB command with the L2U Smart Offload Threshold, L2U Smart
Offload Offset, Inter-RAT MLB Maximum Transferred UE Number, and Inter-RAT
MLB Handover Failure Punish parameters set.
----End
Configuration on the RNC

Run the SET UNBMPARA command with the PERFENH_L2U_SO_SWITCH option of
the Performance Switch2 parameter selected.

//Configuration on the eCoordinator
ADD L2USOLCELL: LTECellIndex=1;
SET L2USO: L2USOSw=ON, CQIOffset=0, EvalTPFactor=10;
//Configuration on the eNodeB

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MOD CELLMLB: LocalCellId=0, L2USmartOffloadThd=2000, L2USmartOffloadOffset=20,

InterRatMlbMaxUeNum=3, InterRatMlbHoFailPunish=NO;
//Configuration on the RNC

SET UNBMPARA: PerfEnhanceSwitch2=PERFENH_L2U_SO_SWITCH-1;

following steps:

l Load status of the serving cell: L2U Smart Offload Threshold and cell average
throughput
and RAT
serving cell
----End
9.3.7 Deactivation
Table 9-37 Parameters for inter-RAT adaptive traffic offload

L2USO L2USOSw Set this parameter to

OFF(Off)
UNBMPARA PerfEnhanceSwitch2 Deselect the

PERFENH_L2U_SO_SW
ITCH option.
Using the CME

Using MML Commands

l Configuration on the eCoordinator
Run the SET L2USO command with the LTE-to-UMTS Smart Offload Switch
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l Configuration on the RNC

Run the SET UNBMPARA command with the PERFENH_L2U_SO_SWITCH option
of the Performance Switch2 parameter deselected.

SET L2USO: L2USOSw=-1;
SET UNBMPARA: PerfEnhanceSwitch2=PERFENH_L2U_SO_SWITCH-0;
9.3.8 Reconfiguration
For measurement-based handovers, set the CellMLB.FreqSelectStrategy parameter to specify
the policy that an eNodeB uses to select target frequencies. If the parameter is set to
PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased), set the EutranInterNFreq.MlbFreqPriority and
UtranNFreq.MlbFreqPriority parameters to specify the E-UTRAN and UTRAN frequency
priorities based on which the eNodeB selects target frequencies. In addition, if both
neighboring E-UTRAN frequencies and neighboring UTRAN frequencies are defined, it is
required that the CellMLB.InterFreqLoadEvalPrd and CellMLB.InterRatLoadEvalPrd
parameters be set to the same value.

Table 9-38 lists the counters used to monitor the performance of MLB to UTRAN.
Table 9-38 Performance counters related to inter-RAT adaptive traffic offload

1526741871 L.IRATHO.E2W.SmartOf Number of EUTRAN-to-

fload.PrepAttOut WCDMA handover
preparation attempts for
inter-RAT adaptive traffic
offload
1526741872 L.IRATHO.E2W.SmartOf Number of EUTRAN-to-

fload.ExecAttOut WCDMA handover
execution attempts for inter-
RAT adaptive traffic offload
1526741873 L.IRATHO.E2W.SmartOf Number of successful

fload.ExecSuccOut EUTRAN-to-WCDMA
handover executions for
offload
73448314 VS.ELTECELL.eCoordin Average throughput of UEs

ator.L2USO.MeanThroug that the eCoordinator
hput.UE suggests being selected for
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73448315 VS.ELTECELL.eCoordin Estimated average

ator.L2USO.EvalMeanThr throughput of UEs that the
oughput.UE eCoordinator suggests being
selected for inter-RAT
adaptive traffic offload

eNodeB Parameters
l CellMLB.L2USmartOffloadThd
l CellMLB.L2USmartOffloadOffset
l InterRatHoUtranGroup.LdSvBasedHoUtranB1ThdRscp or
InterRatHoUtranGroup.LdSvBasedHoUtranB1ThdEcn0
These two parameters control the signal level threshold and signal quality threshold for
target UTRAN cells in handovers.
eCoordinator Parameters
L2USO.CQIOffset
This parameter control the estimated average UE throughput in the UTRAN, thereby affecting
the probability of triggering inter-RAT adaptive traffic offload.
L2USO.EvalTPFactor
This parameter controls the probability that a UTRAN cell can be a satisfying target cell.
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Description 10 Parameters
10 Parameters
Table 10-1 Parameters

MO Parame MML Feature Feature Description
ter ID Comma ID Name
nd
CellML L2USm MOD MRFD- Inter- Meaning: Indicates the threshold of cell throughput
B artOfflo CELLM 111402 RAT for triggering experience-based MLB to UTRAN. If
adThd LB Adaptiv cell throughput is less than the L2USmartOffloadThd
LST e Traffic parameter value, experience-based MLB to UTRAN is
CELLM Offload triggered. If cell throughput is greater than the sum of
LB the L2USmartOffloadThd and L2USmartOffloadOff-
set parameter values, experience-based MLB to
UTRAN stops.
GUI Value Range: 1~1000000
Unit: kbps
Actual Value Range: 1~1000000
Default Value: 2000
CellML L2USm MOD MRFD- Inter- Meaning: Indicates cell throughput offset of
B artOfflo CELLM 111402 RAT experience-based MLB to UTRAN. If cell throughput
adOffset LB Adaptiv is greater than the sum of the L2USmartOffloadThd
LST e Traffic and L2USmartOffloadOffset parameter values,
CELLM Offload experience-based MLB to UTRAN stops. The
LB threshold for stopping experience-based MLB to
UTRAN is equal to the L2USmartOffloadThd
parameter value plus the result of the
L2USmartOffloadThd parameter value multiplied by
the L2USmartOffloadOffset parameter value.
Unit: %
Default Value: 20

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nd
CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the maximum number of UEs that
B MlbMax CELLM 01044 / RAT can be transferred within an execution period of PRB-
UeNum LB TDLOF Load usage- or user-number-based inter-RAT MLB. This
LST D-00104 Sharing parameter is used to prevent excessive UEs from
CELLM 4 to being transferred to inter-RAT neighboring cells
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN within an MLB procedure and the load in inter-RAT
01045 / Inter- neighboring cells from increasing significantly.
TDLOF RAT GUI Value Range: 1~20
D-00104 Load Unit: None
5 Sharing
to Actual Value Range: 1~20
GERAN Default Value: 3
CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates whether to impose penalty on the
B MlbHoF CELLM 01044 / RAT target cell when a handover triggered by inter-RAT
ailPunis LB TDLOF Load MLB fails. When this parameter is set to YES, the
h LST D-00104 Sharing eNodeB imposes penalty on the target cell to which
CELLM 4 to the load-based handover fails. The cell penalty period
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN is determined by the CellPunishPrdNum parameter.
01045 / Inter- When this parameter is set to NO, the eNodeB does
TDLOF RAT not impose penalty on the target cell to which the
D-00104 Load load-based handover fails.
5 Sharing GUI Value Range: NO(NO), YES(YES)
to Unit: None
GERAN
Actual Value Range: NO, YES
Default Value: NO(NO)
UtranN OverlapI ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning:

Cell nd UTRAN 01044 / RAT Indicates whether the neighboring UTRAN cell is
NCELL TDLOF Load manually identified as a neighboring cell overlapping
MOD D-00104 Sharing the E-UTRAN cell. The default value is NO.
UTRAN 4 to
NCELL MRFD- UTRAN The parameter value YES indicates that the
231901 Multi- neighboring UTRAN cell is manually identified as a
LST neighboring cell overlapping the E-UTRAN cell. The
UTRAN RAT
Carrier parameter value NO indicates that the neighboring
NCELL UTRAN cell is not manually identified as a
Joint
Intellige neighboring cell overlapping the E-UTRAN cell.
nt GUI Value Range: NO(NO), YES(YES)
Shutdow Unit: None
n(eNode
B) Actual Value Range: NO, YES
Default Value: NO(NO)

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nd
RrcCon UeInacti MOD LBFD-0 RRC Meaning: Indicates the length of the UE inactivity
nStateTi veTimer RRCCO 02007 / Connect timer for UEs that have no QCI 1 bearers. If the
mer NNSTA TDLBF ion eNodeB detects that a UE has neither received nor
TETIM D-00200 Manage sent data for a period exceeding the value of this
ER 7 ment parameter, the eNodeB releases the RRC connection
LST for this UE. If this parameter is set to 0, the UE
RRCCO inactivity timer is not used. This parameter takes
NNSTA effect only for UEs that will access the network after
TETIM the parameter is set. If the QciParaEffectFlag
ER parameter is set to ON(ON), this parameter does not
take effect but the UeInactiveTimerForQci parameter
in the QciPara MO takes effect.
Unit: s
Default Value: 20

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nd
CellAlg MlbAlg MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning:

oSwitch oSwitch CELLA 01032 / LTE Indicates whether to enable mobility load balancing
LGOSW TDLOF Load (MLB) algorithms. This parameter provides the
ITCH D-00103 Balancin following options: InterFreqMlbSwitch,
LST 2 g InterFreqIdleMlbSwitch, InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch,
CELLA LOFD-0 Inter- UtranMlbSwitch, UtranIdleMlbSwitch,
LGOSW 01044 / RAT GeranMlbSwitch, MlbLoadInfoSwitch, and
ITCH TDLOF Load VoIPOffloadSwitch. If one option is selected, the
D-00104 Sharing corresponding algorithm is enabled to balance the
4 to loads between the serving cell and neighboring cells
LOFD-0 UTRAN of the specified category.
01045 / Inter- InterFreqMlbSwitch: Indicates whether to enable
TDLOF RAT inter-frequency MLB.
D-00104 Load
5 Sharing UtranMlbSwitch: Indicates whether to enable MLB to
LOFD-0 to UTRAN.
01057 GERAN GeranMlbSwitch: Indicates whether to enable MLB to
GERAN.
UtranIdleMlbSwitch: Indicates whether to enable
"MLB to UTRAN by transferring RRC_REL UEs."
MlbLoadInfoSwitch: Indicates whether the load of an
inter-RAT cell is considered when MLB is performed
between an E-UTRAN cell and an inter-RAT cell.
This inter-RAT cell must be a UTRAN cell in the
current version. If both the MlbLoadInfoSwitch and
UtranMlbSwitch options are selected, a UTRAN cell
whose load status has been obtained and is normal or
medium can be a candidate cell for MLB to UTRAN.
If both the MlbLoadInfoSwitch and
UtranIdleMlbSwitch options are selected, a UTRAN
cell whose load status has been obtained and is normal
can be a candidate cell for MLB to UTRAN.
InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch: Indicates whether to enable
inter-frequency MLB without load information
exchange.
InterFreqIdleMlbSwitch: Indicates whether to enable
inter-frequency MLB for UEs in idle mode. If this
option is selected, this type of MLB takes effect only
if at least one inter-frequency MLB mode is selected
for RRC_REL UEs.
VoIPOffloadSwitch: Indicates whether to enable the
VoIP offload function. If this option is selected,
satisfaction rate assessment is performed on VoIP
services. If the satisfaction rate of VoIP services is
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inter-RAT offload of VoIP services is triggered.This

option applies only to LTE FDD.
GUI Value Range:
InterFreqMlbSwitch(InterFreqMlbSwitch),
UtranMlbSwitch(UtranMlbSwitch),
GeranMlbSwitch(GeranMlbSwitch),
UtranIdleMlbSwitch(UtranIdleMlbSwitch),
MlbLoadInfoSwitch(MlbLoadInfoSwitch),
InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch(InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch),
InterFreqIdleMlbSwitch(InterFreqIdleMlbSwitch),
VoIPOffloadSwitch(VoIPOffloadSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: InterFreqMlbSwitch,
UtranMlbSwitch, GeranMlbSwitch,
UtranIdleMlbSwitch, MlbLoadInfoSwitch,
InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch, InterFreqIdleMlbSwitch,
VoIPOffloadSwitch
Default Value: InterFreqMlbSwitch:Off,
UtranMlbSwitch:Off, GeranMlbSwitch:Off,
UtranIdleMlbSwitch:Off, MlbLoadInfoSwitch:Off,
InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch:Off, InterFreqIdleMlbS-
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CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the triggering mode for inter-RAT
B MlbTrig CELLM 01044 / RAT load sharing by transferring RRC_CONNECTED
gerMod LB TDLOF Load UEs. If this parameter is set to IRAT_PRB_ONLY,
e LST D-00104 Sharing inter-RAT load sharing is triggered based on the
CELLM 4 to physical resource block (PRB) usage and the number
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN of UEs. If the PRB usage of the cell is greater than or
01045 / Inter- equal to the sum of the InterRatMlbThd and
TDLOF RAT LoadOffset parameter values and the number of
D-00104 Load uplink synchronized UEs in the cell is greater than or
5 Sharing equal to the sum of the InterRatMlbUeNumThd and
to InterRatMlbUeNumOffset parameter values, PRB-
GERAN usage-based inter-RAT load sharing is triggered. If
this parameter is set to IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY,
inter-RAT load sharing is triggered only based on the
number of UEs. If the number of uplink synchronized
UEs in the cell is greater than or equal to the sum of
the InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd and
InterRatMlbUeNumOffset parameter values, UE-
number-based inter-RAT load sharing is triggered. If
this parameter is set to
IRAT_PRB_OR_UE_NUMBER, inter-RAT load
sharing can be triggered based on either PRB usage or
the number of UEs when the related triggering
conditions are met.
GUI Value Range: IRAT_PRB_ONLY(PRB Usage),
IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY(UE Number),
IRAT_PRB_OR_UE_NUMBER(PRB Usage or UE
Number)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: IRAT_PRB_ONLY,
IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY,
IRAT_PRB_OR_UE_NUMBER
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CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the threshold of the PRB usage for
B MlbThd CELLM 01044 / RAT triggering inter-RAT load sharing. Inter-RAT load
LB TDLOF Load sharing is triggered if the number of synchronized
LST D-00104 Sharing UEs in the cell is greater than or equal to the sum of
CELLM 4 to the InterRatMlbUeNumThd and InterRatMlbUeNu-
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN mOffset parameter values and the PRB usage of the
01045 / Inter- cell is greater than or equal to the InterRatMlbThd and
TDLOF RAT LoadOffset parameter values. Inter-RAT load sharing
D-00104 Load stops if the number of synchronized UEs in the cell is
5 Sharing less than the InterRatMlbUeNumThd parameter value
to or the PRB usage of the cell is less than the
GERAN InterRatMlbThd parameter value.
Unit: %
Default Value: 75

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CellML LoadOff MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the offset of the PRB usage for
B set CELLM 01032 / LTE triggering inter-frequency load balancing. Inter-
LB TDLOF Load frequency load balancing is triggered if the number of
LST D-00103 Balancin synchronized UEs in the cell is greater than or equal
CELLM 2 g to the sum of the MlbMinUeNumThd and
LB LOFD-0 Inter- MlbMinUeNumOffset parameter values and the PRB
01044 / RAT usage of the cell is greater than or equal to the sum the
TDLOF Load InterFreqMlbThd and LoadOffset parameter values.
D-00104 Sharing Inter-frequency load balancing is triggered if the
4 to number of synchronized UEs in the cell is greater than
UTRAN or equal to the sum of the MlbMinUeNumThd and
LOFD-0 MlbMinUeNumOffset parameter values and the PRB
01045 / Inter- valuation in the cell is greater than or equal to the sum
TDLOF RAT of the PrbValMlbTrigThd and LoadOffset parameter
D-00104 Load values. Inter-RAT load sharing is triggered if the
5 Sharing number of synchronized UEs in the cell is greater than
to or equal to the sum of the InterRatMlbUeNumThd and
GERAN InterRatMlbUeNumOffset parameter values and the
PRB usage of the cell is greater than or equal to the
InterRatMlbThd and LoadOffset parameter values.
Inter-RAT load sharing to transfer to-be-released UEs
is triggered if the number of synchronized UEs is
greater than or equal to the sum of the
InterRATIdleMlbUeNumThd and InterRatMlbUeNu-
mOffset parameter values and the PRB usage of the
cell is greater than or equal to the sum of the
InterRatMlbThd and LoadOffset parameter values.
Unit: %
Default Value: 8

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CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the threshold for the number of
B MlbUeN CELLM 01044 / RAT uplink synchronized UEs in the cell used to trigger
umThd LB TDLOF Load PRB-usage-based inter-RAT load sharing. PRB-usage-
LST D-00104 Sharing based inter-RAT load sharing is triggered when the
CELLM 4 to PRB usage of the cell is greater than or equal to the
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN sum of the InterRatMlbThd and LoadOffset parameter
01045 / Inter- values and the number of uplink synchronized UEs in
TDLOF RAT the cell is greater than or equal to the sum of the
D-00104 Load InterRatMlbUeNumThd and InterRatMlbUeNumOff-
5 Sharing set parameter values. PRB-usage-based inter-RAT
to load sharing stops if the number of uplink
GERAN synchronized UEs in the cell is less than the
InterRatMlbUeNumThd parameter value or the PRB
usage of the cell is less than the InterRatMlbThd
parameter value. The actual threshold for the number
of uplink synchronized UEs equals the percentage
value of this parameter multiplied by 1000. For
example, the GUI value of 1 indicates that the
threshold for the number of uplink synchronized UEs
is 10 (1000 x 1%), the GUI value of 2 indicates a
threshold of 20, and the GUI value of 10 indicates a
threshold of 100. An exception is that if the parameter
value is 100 or 99, the threshold for the number of
uplink synchronized UEs is 1 or 2, respectively.
Unit: %
Default Value: 15

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CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the offset to the number of uplink
B MlbUeN CELLM 01044 / RAT synchronized UEs in the cell for triggering inter-RAT
umOffse LB TDLOF Load load sharing. When the PRB usage of the cell is
t LST D-00104 Sharing greater than or equal to the sum of the
CELLM 4 to InterRatMlbThd and LoadOffset parameter values and
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN the number of uplink synchronized UEs in the cell is
01045 / Inter- greater than or equal to the sum of the
TDLOF RAT InterRatMlbUeNumThd and InterRatMlbUeNumOff-
D-00104 Load set parameter values, PRB-usage-based inter-RAT
5 Sharing load sharing is triggered if the InterRatMlbTrigger-
to Mode parameter is set to IRAT_PRB_ONLY. When
GERAN the number of uplink synchronized UEs in the cell is
greater than or equal to the sum of the
InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd and InterRatMlbUeNu-
mOffset parameter values, UE-number-based inter-
RAT load sharing is triggered if the InterRatMlbTrig-
gerMode parameter is set to
IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY.
Unit: None
Default Value: 0
CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the threshold for the number of
B MlbUeN CELLM 01044 / RAT uplink synchronized UEs in the cell used to trigger
umMod LB TDLOF Load UE-number-based inter-RAT load sharing. If the
eThd LST D-00104 Sharing number of uplink synchronized UEs in the cell is
CELLM 4 to greater than or equal to the sum of the
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd and InterRatMlbUeNu-
01045 / Inter- mOffset parameter values, UE-number-based inter-
TDLOF RAT RAT load sharing is triggered. If the number of uplink
D-00104 Load synchronized UEs in the cell is less than the
5 Sharing InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd parameter value, UE-
to number-based inter-RAT load sharing stops. If the
GERAN InterRatMlbTriggerMode parameter is set to
IRAT_PRB_OR_UE_NUMBER, it is recommended
that the InterRatMlbUeNumModeThd parameter be
set to a value equal to or greater than the
InterRatMlbUeNumThd parameter value.
Unit: None
Default Value: 150

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CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the threshold of the number of
B IdleMlb CELLM 01044/ RAT synchronized UEs for triggering inter-RAT load
UeNum LB TDLOF Load sharing to transfer to-be-released UEs. Inter-RAT load
Thd LST D-00104 Sharing sharing to transfer to-be-released UEs is triggered if
CELLM 4 to the number of synchronized UEs is greater than or
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN equal to the sum of the InterRATIdleMlbUeNumThd
01045/ Inter- and InterRatMlbUeNumOffset parameter values and
TDLOF RAT the PRB usage of the cell is greater than or equal to
D-00104 Load the sum of the InterRatMlbThd and LoadOffset
5 Sharing parameter values. Inter-RAT load sharing to transfer
to to-be-released UEs stops if the number of
GERAN synchronized UEs is less than the
InterRATIdleMlbUeNumThd parameter value or the
PRB usage of the cell is less than of the
InterRatMlbThd parameter value.
Unit: None
Default Value: 150
CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the evaluation period for
B LoadEv CELLM 01044 / RAT determining whether to trigger inter-RAT load
alPrd LB TDLOF Load sharing. If the serving cell remains in the heavy load
LST D-00104 Sharing state within an evaluation period, inter-RAT load
CELLM 4 to sharing is triggered and certain UEs are transferred to
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN an inter-RAT neighboring cell. If the UtranMlbSwitch
01045 / Inter- or GeranMlbSwitch option of the MlbAlgoSwitch
TDLOF RAT parameter is selected, the InterFreqMlbSwitch or
D-00104 Load InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch option of the
5 Sharing MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected, and the
to FreqSelectStrategy parameter is set to
GERAN PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased), the values of the
InterRatLoadEvalPrd and InterFreqLoadEvalPrd
parameters must be the same. If the two parameters
are set to different values, the evaluation period
specified by the InterRatLoadEvalPrd parameter is
adapted when both cell-level inter-frequency load
balancing and inter-RAT load sharing are triggered at
the same time.
Unit: s
Default Value: 30

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GlobalP UtranLo MOD None None Meaning: Indicates the UMTS load transmission
rocSwitc adTrans GLOBA channel. The eNodeB sends RAN-INFORMATION-
h Chan LPROC REQUEST PDUs to UTRAN cells to request multiple
SWITC reports on the load status of UTRAN cells only when
H the parameter is set to BASED_ON_RIM.The
LST function specified by the parameter value
GLOBA BASED_ON_ECO is temporarily unavailable.
LPROC GUI Value Range: NULL, BASED_ON_RIM,
SWITC BASED_ON_ECO
H Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NULL, BASED_ON_RIM,
BASED_ON_ECO
Default Value: NULL

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ENodeB RimOnE MOD MRFD- eCoordi Meaning: Indicates whether the RAN information
AlgoSwi coSwitc ENODE 090211 nator management (RIM) procedure is initiated by the
tch h BALGO LOFD-0 based eCoordinator. If this parameter is set to ON, the RIM
SWITC 01052/ RIM procedure is initiated by the eCoordinator. If this
H TDLOF process parameter is set to OFF, the RIM procedure is initiated
LST D-00105 optimiza by the core network.
ENODE 2 tion GUI Value Range: OFF(Off), ON(On)
BALGO LOFD-0 Flash Unit: None
SWITC 01019/ CS
H Fallback Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
TDLOF
D-00101 to Default Value: OFF(Off)
9 UTRAN
LOFD-0 PS Inter-
01044/ RAT
TDLOF Mobility
D-00104 between
4 E-
UTRAN
LOFD-0 and
01033/ UTRAN
TDLOF
D-00103 Inter-
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Load
Sharing
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UtranN NoHoFl ADD LOFD-0 PS Inter- Meaning: Indicates whether to allow handover of UEs
Cell ag UTRAN 01019 / RAT to the neighboring cell that is determined by the
NCELL TDLOF Mobility neighboring relation.
MOD D-00101 between GUI Value Range: PERMIT_HO_ENUM(Permit Ho),
UTRAN 9 E- FORBID_HO_ENUM(Forbid Ho)
NCELL UTRAN
and Unit: None
DSP UTRAN Actual Value Range: PERMIT_HO_ENUM,
UTRAN FORBID_HO_ENUM
EXTEN
DEDNC Default Value: PERMIT_HO_ENUM(Permit Ho)
ELL
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CellML FreqSele MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the target frequency selection
B ctStrateg CELLM 70215 / LTE policy applied for inter-frequency MLB and inter-RAT
y LB TDLOF User MLB when candidate cells work at different
LST D-07021 Number frequencies. If this parameter is set to
CELLM 5 Load FAIRSTRATEGY(FairStrategy), a frequency among
LB Balancin all neighboring frequencies of candidate cells is
g randomly selected as the target frequency in inter-
frequency MLB, all inter-RAT neighboring
frequencies of candidate cells are selected as the target
frequencies in inter-RAT MLB, and a maximum of
three frequencies among all neighboring frequencies
of candidate cells are randomly selected as the target
frequencies in inter-frequency MLB by transferring
UEs with low spectral efficiency or heavy uplink
traffic load. If this parameter is set to
PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased), the frequency
with the high priority among all inter-RAT
neighboring frequencies and the frequency with the
high priority among all inter-RAT frequencies are
selected as target frequencies separately when either
inter-frequency MLB or inter-RAT MLB is triggered
or operator-level inter-frequency MLB and inter-RAT
MLB are triggered in parallel; the frequency with the
high priority among all neighboring frequencies when
cell-level inter-frequency MLB and inter-RAT MLB
are triggered in parallel; a maximum of three
frequencies with the high priorities among all different
frequencies can be selected as target frequencies when
inter-frequency MLB is triggered by transferring UEs
with low spectral efficiency or heavy uplink traffic
load. If this parameter is set to
LOADPRIORITY(LOADPRIORITY), frequencies of
neighboring cells that the load differences between
these neighboring cells and the serving cell are greater
than the average load difference between all
neighboring cells and the serving cell are selected as
target frequencies when inter-frequency MLB
transfers RRC_CONNECTED UEs or RRC_REL
UEs. When inter-RAT MLB transfers
RRC_CONNECTED UEs, a frequency among all
neighboring frequencies of candidate cells is
randomly selected as the target frequency. When inter-
frequency MLB is triggered by transferring UEs with
low spectral efficiency or heavy uplink traffic load, a
maximum of three frequencies among all different
frequencies are selected randomly as target
frequencies.triggered by transferring UEs with low
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maximum of three frequencies among all different

frequencies are selected randomly as target
frequencies.
GUI Value Range: FAIRSTRATEGY(FairStrategy),
PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased),
LOADPRIORITY(LOADPRIORITY)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: FAIRSTRATEGY,
PRIORITYBASED, LOADPRIORITY
Default Value: FAIRSTRATEGY(FairStrategy)
UtranNF MlbFreq ADD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the priority of the neighboring
req Priority UTRAN 01032/ LTE UTRAN frequency for load sharing with UTRAN.
NFREQ TDLOF Load The value 0 indicates the lowest priority. The
MOD D-00103 Balancin neighboring UTRAN frequency with the highest
UTRAN 2 g priority is selected as the target frequency for inter-
NFREQ RAT load sharing.
LST GUI Value Range: 0~7
UTRAN Unit: None
NFREQ Actual Value Range: 0~7
Default Value: 0
EutranIn MlbFreq ADD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the priority of the neighboring E-
terNFre Priority EUTRA 01032/ LTE UTRAN frequency for MLB. The value 0 indicates
q NINTE TDLOF Load the lowest priority. The eNodeB selects a high-priority
RNFRE D-00103 Balancin frequency as the target frequency for MLB. For LTE
Q 2 g TDD, if the eNodeB performs MLB that distinguishes
MOD between the uplink and downlink transmission
EUTRA directions, the parameter indicates the downlink
NINTE priority of the neighboring E-UTRAN frequency for
RNFRE MLB. The value 0 indicates the lowest priority. The
Q eNodeB selects a downlink high-priority frequency as
the target frequency for MLB in the downlink.
LST
EUTRA GUI Value Range: 0~15
NINTE Unit: None
RNFRE Actual Value Range: 0~15
Q
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CellML PunishJ MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the number of load balancing
B udgePrd CELLM 01032 / LTE periods used to determine whether to punish a
Num LB TDLOF Load frequency during load balancing.
LST D-00103 Balancin GUI Value Range: 1~127
CELLM 2 g
Unit: None
LB LOFD-0 Intra-
70215 / LTE Actual Value Range: 1~127
TDLOF User Default Value: 1
D-07021 Number
5 Load
LOFD-0 Balancin
01044 / g
TDLOF Inter-
D-00104 RAT
4 Load
Sharing
to
UTRAN
UtranNF CellRes ADD LBFD-0 Cell Meaning: Indicates whether to set the priority of a cell
req elPriorit UTRAN 0201803 Selectio assigned with the UARFCN used in cell reselection to
yCfgInd NFREQ / n and UTRAN. For details about how UEs process
MOD TDLBF Reselect frequency priorities during cell reselection, see section
UTRAN D-00201 ion / 5.2.4.1 of 3GPP TS 36.304 (V12.4.0).
NFREQ 803 Cell GUI Value Range: NOT_CFG(Not configure),
Selectio CFG(Configure)
LST n and
UTRAN Re- Unit: None
NFREQ selection Actual Value Range: NOT_CFG, CFG
Default Value: NOT_CFG(Not configure)
CellMlb UeSelec MOD TDLOF Intra- Meaning: Indicates the priority of the UEs' QCI as a
UeSel tQciPrio CELLM D-00103 LTE criterion for MLB-oriented UE selection. The
LBUES 2 Load parameter value 0 indicates that the QCI is not
EL Balancin regarded as a criterion for MLB-oriented UE
LST g selection, the parameter value 255 indicates that the
CELLM QCI is regarded as a mandatory criterion for MLB-
LBUES oriented UE selection, and the parameter value
EL ranging from 1 to 254 indicates that the QCI is
regarded as a preferential criterion for MLB-oriented
UE selection. A larger value indicates a higher
priority, and UEs meeting the criterion have a higher
priority to be selected for MLB.
Unit: None
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CellQci QciAlgo ADD LOFD-0 Operator Meaning:

Para Switch CELLQ 70204 Load Indicates QCI-specific algorithm switches.
CIPAR LOFD-0 Based
A 01057/ Intra- INTER_FREQ_MLB_ALLOWED: Inter-frequency
MOD TDLOF LTE mobility load balancing (MLB) is allowed to transfer
CELLQ D-00105 MLB UEs performing services with the QCI only if this
CIPAR 7 Load option is selected. You are advised to select this option
A Balancin for the default bearer. Otherwise, MLB may not
LOFD-0 transfer UEs.
LST 01032/ g based
CELLQ TDLOF on INTER_FREQ_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND: If this
CIPAR D-00103 Transpo option is selected, the eNodeB does not preferentially
A 2 rt QoS select UEs performing services with the QCI for inter-
LOFD-0 Intra- frequency MLB. If this option is deselected, no policy
70215/ LTE is applied to selection of such UEs for inter-frequency
TDLOF Load MLB. You are advised to deselect this option for the
D-07021 Balancin default bearer. Otherwise, QCI-based UE selection
5 g policies for MLB may not take effect.
LOFD-0 Intra- INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED: Inter-RAT MLB is

01044/ LTE allowed to transfer UEs performing services with the
TDLOF User QCI only if this option is selected.
D-00104 Number
4 Load INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND: If this option
Balancin is selected, the eNodeB does not preferentially select
LOFD-0 g UEs performing services with the QCI for inter-RAT
01045/ MLB. If this option is deselected, no policy is applied
TDLOF Inter-
RAT to selection of such UEs for inter-RAT MLB.
D-00104
5 Load HO_USE_VOIP_FREQ_ALLOWED: The setting of
Sharing this option determines the handover policy for UEs
to performing services with the QCI. If this option is
UTRAN selected and inter-frequency handovers of VoLTE
Inter- services to specified frequencies are enabled,
RAT frequency-priority-based handovers are disabled for
Load the UEs and the eNodeB considers the value of the
Sharing VoIPPriority parameter in the EutranInterNFreq MO
to when selecting target frequencies for the UEs. If this
GERAN option is deselected, frequency-priority-based
handovers are enabled for the UEs, and the eNodeB
does not consider the frequencies for which the
VoIPPriority parameter is specified when selecting
target frequencies for the UEs.
GUI Value Range:
INTER_FREQ_MLB_ALLOWED(INTER_FREQ_M
LB_ALLOWED),
INTER_FREQ_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND(INTER_FR
EQ_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND),
INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED(INTER_RAT_MLB
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INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND(INTER_RAT
_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND),
HO_USE_VOIP_FREQ_ALLOWED(HO_USE_VOI
P_FREQ_ALLOWED)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range:
INTER_FREQ_MLB_ALLOWED,
INTER_FREQ_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND,
INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED,
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND,
HO_USE_VOIP_FREQ_ALLOWED
Default Value: INTER_FREQ_MLB_ALLOWED:On,
INTER_FREQ_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND:Off,
INTER_RAT_MLB_ALLOWED:On,
INTER_RAT_MLB_LOW_PRIO_IND:Off,
HO_USE_VOIP_FREQ_ALLOWED:Off
GlobalP QciPara MOD None None Meaning: Indicates whether parameters in QciPara,
rocSwitc EffectFl GLOBA CellQciPara, and CnOperatorQciPara MOs take
h ag LPROC effect. The parameters do not take effect by default. If
SWITC this parameter is set to OFF, parameters in
H StandardQci, ExtendedQci, CellStandardQci,
LST CellExtendedQci, CnOperatorStandardQci, and
GLOBA CnOperatorExtendedQci MOs take effect and
LPROC parameters in QciPara, CellQciPara, and
SWITC CnOperatorQciPara MOs do not take effect. If this
H parameter is set to ON, parameters in QciPara,
CellQciPara, and CnOperatorQciPara MOs take effect
and parameters in StandardQci, ExtendedQci,
CellStandardQci, CellExtendedQci,
CnOperatorStandardQci, and CnOperatorExtendedQci
MOs do not take effect.
GUI Value Range: OFF(Off), ON(On)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
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SpidCfg InterRat ADD LOFD-0 Camp & Meaning: Indicates whether to enable or disable inter-
MlbSwit SPIDCF 0105401 Handov RAT load sharing for the SPID. The values TRUE or
ch G / er Based FALSE indicate that inter-RAT load sharing is
MOD TDLOF on SPID allowed or prohibited for UEs with the SPID,
SPIDCF D-00105 Inter- respectively.
G 401 RAT GUI Value Range: FALSE(FALSE), TRUE(TRUE)
LST LOFD-0 Load Unit: None
SPIDCF 01044 / Sharing
TDLOF to Actual Value Range: FALSE, TRUE
G
D-00104 UTRAN Default Value: TRUE(TRUE)
4 Inter-
LOFD-0 RAT
01045 / Load
TDLOF Sharing
D-00104 to
5 GERAN
CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the strategy for selecting UEs in
B MlbUeS CELLM 01044 / RAT inter-RAT MLB triggered by the PRB usage. If this
elStrateg LB TDLOF Load parameter is set to
y LST D-00104 Sharing PRBRATIOHIGHMODE(PRBRATIOHIGHMODE),
CELLM 4 to the eNodeB transfers UEs whose PRB usage is greater
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN than 2% but less than half of the LoadDiffThd
01045 / Inter- parameter value. If this parameter is set to
TDLOF RAT PRBRATIOLOWMODE(PRBRATIOLOWMODE),
D-00104 Load the eNodeB transfers UEs whose PRB usage is less
5 Sharing than or equal to the InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd
to parameter value.
GERAN GUI Value Range:
PRBRATIOHIGHMODE(PRBRATIOHIGHMODE),
PRBRATIOLOWMODE(PRBRATIOLOWMODE)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: PRBRATIOHIGHMODE,
PRBRATIOLOWMODE
Default Value:
PRBRATIOHIGHMODE(PRBRATIOHIGHMODE)

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CellML LoadDif MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the threshold of PRB usage
B fThd CELLM 01032 / LTE difference between the serving cell and a neighboring
LB TDLOF Load cell. When the result of the PRB usage of the serving
LST D-00103 Balancin cell minus that of a neighboring cell is greater than the
CELLM 2 g parameter value, this neighboring cell can be a target
LB LOFD-0 Inter- cell for mobility load balancing (MLB).
01044 / RAT GUI Value Range: 1~50
TDLOF Load Unit: %
D-00104 Sharing
4 to Actual Value Range: 1~50
LOFD-0 UTRAN Default Value: 15

01045 / Inter-
TDLOF RAT
D-00104 Load
5 Sharing
to
GERAN
CellML InterRat MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the PRB usage threshold for
B MlbUeS CELLM 01044 / RAT selecting UEs in inter-RAT load sharing. If the
elPrbTh LB TDLOF Load InterRatMlbTriggerMode parameter is set to
d LST D-00104 Sharing IRAT_PRB_ONLY and the InterRatMlbUeSelStrat-
CELLM 4 to egy parameter is set to PRBRATIOLOWMODE, UEs
LB LOFD-0 UTRAN whose PRB usage is less than or equal to the
01045 / Inter- InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd parameter value are
TDLOF RAT selected for PRB-usage-based inter-RAT load sharing.
D-00104 Load If the InterRatMlbTriggerMode parameter is set to
5 Sharing IRAT_UE_NUMBER_ONLY, UEs whose PRB usage
to is less than or equal to the InterRatMlbUeSelPrbThd
GERAN parameter value are selected for UE-number-based
inter-RAT load sharing.
Unit: %
Default Value: 2

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ENodeB HoMode MOD LOFD-0 SRVCC Meaning:

AlgoSwi Switch ENODE 01022 / to Indicates whether to enable or disable different types
tch BALGO TDLOF UTRAN of handovers, based on which the eNodeB determines
SWITC D-00102 SRVCC handover policies.
H 2 to
LST LOFD-0 GERAN UtranVoipCapSwitch: If this switch is on, UTRAN
ENODE 01023 / supports VoIP. If this switch is off, UTRAN does not
CS support VoIP.
BALGO TDLOF Fallback
SWITC D-00102 to Cdma1xRttVoipCapSwitch: If this switch is on,
H 3 UTRAN CDMA2000 1xRTT supports VoIP. If this switch is
LOFD-0 off, CDMA2000 1xRTT does not support VoIP.
CS
01033 /
Fallback UtranPsHoSwitch: If this switch is on, UTRAN
TDLOF
to supports PS handovers. If this switch is off, UTRAN
D-00103
GERAN does not support PS handovers.
3
PS Inter-
LOFD-0 GeranPsHoSwitch: If this switch is on, GERAN
RAT
01034 / supports PS handovers. If this switch is off, GERAN
Mobility
TDLOF does not support PS handovers.
between
D-00103
E- CdmaHrpdNonOptimisedHoSwitch: If this switch is
4
UTRAN on, non-optimized handovers to CDMA2000 HRPD
LOFD-0 and are enabled. If this switch is off, non-optimized
01019 / UTRAN handovers to CDMA2000 HRPD are disabled.
TDLOF
PS Inter-
D-00101 CdmaHrpdOptimisedHoSwitch: If this switch is
RAT
9 turned on, optimized handovers to CDMA2000 HRPD
Mobility
LOFD-0 are enabled. If this switch is off, optimized handovers
between
01020 / to CDMA2000 HRPD are disabled.
E-
TDLOF UTRAN GeranNaccSwitch: This switch does not take effect if
D-00102 and GeranCcoSwitch is off. If this switch is on, the
0 GERAN GERAN supports network assisted cell change
LOFD-0 PS Inter- (NACC). If this switch is off, the GERAN does not
01021 / RAT support NACC.
TDLOF Mobility
D-00102 GeranCcoSwitch: If this switch is on, the GERAN
between
1 supports cell change order (CCO). If this switch is off,
E-
the GERAN does not support CCO.
TDLOF UTRAN
D-00105 and UtranSrvccSwitch: If this switch is on, the UTRAN
2 CDMA2 supports SRVCC. If this switch is off, the UTRAN
TDLOF 000 does not support SRVCC.
D-00108 Flash GeranSrvccSwitch: If this switch is on, the GERAN
8 CS supports SRVCC. If this switch is off, the GERAN
TDLOF Fallback does not support SRVCC.
D-00104 to
3 UTRAN Cdma1xRttSrvccSwitch: If this switch is on, the
CS CDMA2000 1xRTT supports SRVCC. If this switch is
Fallback off, the CDMA2000 1xRTT does not support SRVCC.

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TDLOF Steering UtranRedirectSwitch: If this switch is on, redirection

D-00107 to to UTRAN is enabled. If this switch is turned off,
2 UTRAN redirection to UTRAN is disabled.
TDLOF Service GeranRedirectSwitch: If this switch is on, redirection
D-00104 based to GERAN is enabled. If this switch is off, redirection
6 Inter- to GERAN is disabled.
TDLOF RAT
D-00107 handove CdmaHrpdRedirectSwitch: If this switch is on,
3 r to redirection to CDMA2000 HRPD is enabled. If this
UTRAN switch is off, redirection to CDMA2000 HRPD is
Distance disabled.
based Cdma1xRttRedirectSwitch: If this switch is on,
Inter- redirection to CDMA2000 1xRTT is enabled. If this
RAT switch is off, redirection to CDMA2000 1xRTT is
handove disabled.
r to
UTRAN BlindHoSwitch: If this switch is on, blind handovers
for CSFB are enabled. If this switch is off, blind
Service
handovers for CSFB are disabled. If both this option
based
and the BlindHoSwitch option of the Handover Mode
Inter-
switch parameter of the CellHoParaCfg MO are
RAT
selected, blind CSFB handovers for CSFB are
handove
enabled.
r to
GERAN LcsSrvccSwitch: If this switch is on, an SRVCC
Distance procedure is triggered when a UE receives a CSFB
based instruction during a VoIP service. If this switch is off,
Inter- an SRVCC procedure is not triggered when a UE
RAT receives a CSFB instruction during a VoIP service.
handove
AutoGapSwitch: If this switch is on and UEs support
r to
automatic measurement gap configurations on the
GERAN
target frequency, the eNodeB does not deliver gap
configurations to UEs. If this switch is off, the
eNodeB delivers gap configurations to UEs during all
inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements.
UeVoipOnHspaCapSwitch: If this switch is on and the
eNodeB attempts to hand over UEs using voice
services to UTRAN, the eNodeB checks UE
capabilities when determining whether PS handover is
applied. UEs must support voiceOverPS-HS-UTRA-
FDD-r9 if the target UTRAN cell works in FDD mode
or voiceOverPS-HS-UTRA-TDD128-r9 if the target
UTRAN cell works in TDD mode. If this switch is off,
the eNodeB does not check UE capabilities when
handing over UEs to UTRAN based on PS handovers.
UtranFddB1CapSwitch: If this switch is on, the
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of event B1 measurement on FDD UTRAN cells must

be considered. If this switch is off, the setting of bit 41
of FGI does not need to be considered.
CdmaHrpdNonOptMeaHoSwitch: If this switch is on,

measurement-based non-optimized handovers to
CDMA2000 HRPD are enabled. If this switch is off,
measurement-based non-optimized handovers to
CDMA2000 HRPD are disabled.
GUI Value Range:
UtranVoipCapSwitch(UtranVoipCapSwitch),
Cdma1xRttVoipCapSwitch(Cdma1xRttVoipCapSwitc
h), UtranPsHoSwitch(UtranPsHoSwitch),
GeranPsHoSwitch(GeranPsHoSwitch),
CdmaHrpdNonOptimisedHoS-
witch(CdmaHrpdNonOptimisedHoSwitch),
CdmaHrpdOptimisedHoSwitch(CdmaHrpdOptimised-
HoSwitch), GeranNaccSwitch(GeranNaccSwitch),
GeranCcoSwitch(GeranCcoSwitch),
UtranSrvccSwitch(UtranSrvccSwitch),
GeranSrvccSwitch(GeranSrvccSwitch),
Cdma1xRttSrvccSwitch(Cdma1xRttSrvccSwitch),
UtranRedirectSwitch(UtranRedirectSwitch),
GeranRedirectSwitch(GeranRedirectSwitch),
CdmaHrpdRedirectSwitch(CdmaHrpdRedirectS-
witch),
Cdma1xRttRedirectSwitch(Cdma1xRttRedirectSwitch
), BlindHoSwitch(BlindHoSwitch),
LcsSrvccSwitch(LcsSrvccSwitch),
AutoGapSwitch(AutoGapSwitch),
UeVoipOnHspaCapSwitch(UeVoipOnHspaCapS-
witch),
UtranFddB1CapSwitch(UtranFddB1CapSwitch),
CdmaHrpdNonOptMeaHoS-
witch(CdmaHrpdNonOptMeaHoSwitch)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: UtranVoipCapSwitch,
Cdma1xRttVoipCapSwitch, UtranPsHoSwitch,
GeranPsHoSwitch, CdmaHrpdNonOptimisedHoS-
witch, CdmaHrpdOptimisedHoSwitch,
GeranNaccSwitch, GeranCcoSwitch,
UtranSrvccSwitch, GeranSrvccSwitch,
Cdma1xRttSrvccSwitch, UtranRedirectSwitch,
GeranRedirectSwitch, CdmaHrpdRedirectSwitch,
Cdma1xRttRedirectSwitch, BlindHoSwitch,
LcsSrvccSwitch, AutoGapSwitch,
UeVoipOnHspaCapSwitch, UtranFddB1CapSwitch,
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Default Value: UtranVoipCapSwitch:Off,
Cdma1xRttVoipCapSwitch:Off,
UtranPsHoSwitch:Off, GeranPsHoSwitch:Off,
CdmaHrpdNonOptimisedHoSwitch:Off,
CdmaHrpdOptimisedHoSwitch:Off,
GeranNaccSwitch:Off, GeranCcoSwitch:Off,
UtranSrvccSwitch:Off, GeranSrvccSwitch:Off,
Cdma1xRttSrvccSwitch:Off,
UtranRedirectSwitch:Off, GeranRedirectSwitch:Off,
CdmaHrpdRedirectSwitch:Off,
Cdma1xRttRedirectSwitch:Off, BlindHoSwitch:Off,
LcsSrvccSwitch:Off, AutoGapSwitch:Off,
UeVoipOnHspaCapSwitch:Off,
UtranFddB1CapSwitch:Off, CdmaHrpdNonOptMea-
HoSwitch:Off
CellML CellPuni MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the number of MLB punishment
B shPrdNu CELLM 01032 / LTE periods for a cell during which the cell cannot be
m LB TDLOF Load selected as the target cell in load balancing.
LST D-00103 Balancin GUI Value Range: 0~127
CELLM 2 g
Unit: None
LB LOFD-0 Intra-
70215 / LTE Actual Value Range: 0~127
TDLOF User Default Value: 4
D-07021 Number
5 Load
LOFD-0 Balancin
01044 / g
TDLOF Inter-
D-00104 RAT
4 Load
Sharing
to
UTRAN

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QCIUT Mobility ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning:

RANRE TargetIn QCIUT 01044/ RAT Indicates whether the UTRAN frequency can be a
LATIO d RANRE TDLOF Load target frequency in QCI-specific mobility
N LATIO D-00104 Sharing management.
N 4 to
MOD UTRAN MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetInd): The UTRAN frequency
QCIUT can be a target frequency in QCI-specific MLB only if
RANRE this option is selected.You are advised to select this
LATIO option for the default bearer. Otherwise, MLB may
N not transfer UEs.
LST GUI Value Range: MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetInd)
QCIUT Unit: None
RANRE
LATIO Actual Value Range: MlbTargetInd
N Default Value: MlbTargetInd:On
InterRat LdSvBa ADD LOFD-0 Service Meaning:

HoUtran sedHoUt INTER 01043 based Indicates the RSCP threshold for event B1 related to
Group ranB1Th RATHO TDLOF inter- load- or service-based inter-RAT handover to
dRscp UTRAN D-00102 RAT UTRAN.
GROUP 2 handove
MOD r to This parameter specifies the requirement for RSCP of
INTER UTRAN the target UTRAN cell.
RATHO SRVCC
UTRAN to When the measurement value exceeds this threshold, a
GROUP UTRAN measurement report will be sent.
LST GUI Value Range: -120~-25
INTER Unit: dBm
RATHO
Actual Value Range: -120~-25
UTRAN
GROUP Default Value: -101

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HoUtran sedHoUt INTER 01043 based Indicates the Ec/N0 threshold for event B1 related to
Group ranB1Th RATHO TDLOF inter- load- or service-based inter-RAT handover to
dEcn0 UTRAN D-00102 RAT UTRAN.
GROUP 2 handove
MOD r to This parameter specifies the requirement for Ec/N0 of
INTER UTRAN the target UTRAN cell. When the measurement value
RATHO SRVCC exceeds this threshold, a measurement report may be
UTRAN to sent. For a cell with large signal fading variance, set
GROUP UTRAN this parameter to a large value to prevent unnecessary
handovers. For a cell with small signal fading
LST variance, set this parameter to a small value to ensure
INTER timely handovers.
RATHO
UTRAN GUI Value Range: -48~0
GROUP Unit: 0.5dB
Actual Value Range: -24~0
Default Value: -18
CellML MlbUeS MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the length of the timer for
B electPun CELLM 01032 / LTE punishing UEs that are selected for MLB but fail to be
ishTime LB TDLOF Load transferred to target cells. Before the timer expires, the
r LST D-00103 Balancin UEs cannot be transferred for MLB.
CELLM 2 g GUI Value Range: 0~3600
LB Unit: s
Default Value: 120

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CellAlg MlbHo MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning:

oSwitch Mode CELLA 01032 / LTE Indicates whether to enable or disable handovers
LGOSW TDLOF Load triggered by mobility load balancing (MLB), based on
ITCH D-00103 Balancin which the eNodeB determines handover policies.
LST 2 g
CELLA LOFD-0 Inter- If the InterFreqMlbBlindHo check box under this
LGOSW 01044 / RAT parameter is selected, the eNodeB performs a blind
ITCH TD Load handover to an intra-RAT inter-frequency neighboring
LOFD-0 Sharing cell for load balancing. Otherwise, the eNodeB does
01044 to not perform the blind handover. If the
UTRAN InterFreqMlbRedirect check box under this parameter
LOFD-0 is selected, the eNodeB performs a load-based
01045 / Inter- redirection to an intra-RAT inter-frequency
TDLOF RAT neighboring cell. Otherwise, the eNodeB does not
D-00104 Load perform the redirection.
5 Sharing
to If the InterRatMlbRedirect check box under this
GERAN parameter is selected, the eNodeB performs a
redirection from an E-UTRAN cell to a UTRAN or
GERAN cell. Otherwise, the eNodeB does not
perform the redirection.
If the InterRatMlbBlindHo check box under this
parameter is selected, the eNodeB performs a blind
handover from an E-UTRAN cell to a UTRAN or
GERAN cell for load balancing. Otherwise, the
eNodeB does not perform the blind handover.
GUI Value Range: InterFreqMlbBlind-
Ho(InterFreqMlbBlindHo), InterRatMlbBlind-
Ho(InterRatMlbBlindHo), InterFreqMlbRedir-
ect(InterFreqMlbRedirect), InterRatMlbRedir-
ect(InterRatMlbRedirect)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: InterFreqMlbBlindHo,
InterRatMlbBlindHo, InterFreqMlbRedirect,
InterRatMlbRedirect
Default Value: InterFreqMlbBlindHo:Off,
InterRatMlbBlindHo:Off, InterFreqMlbRedirect:Off,
InterRatMlbRedirect:Off

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CellML InitValid MOD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the standard valid duration for
B Period CELLM 01044 / RAT load sharing with universal terrestrial radio access
LB TDLOF Load network (UTRAN) for UEs in idle mode. The actual
LST D-00104 Sharing duration increases on the basis of a standard valid
CELLM 4 to duration with the increase of the number of uplink-
LB UTRAN synchronized UEs.
Unit: s
Default Value: 10
RrcCon T320For MOD None None Meaning:

nStateTi LoadBal RRCCO Indicates the length of timer T320 for load balancing.
mer ance NNSTA T320 specifies the time period during which the
TETIM dedicated priorities (used for cell reselection) retain
ER valid. The time period is contained in the
LST RRCConnectionRelease message that is received by
RRCCO the UE. After T320 expires, the dedicated priorities
NNSTA become invalid.
TETIM
ER This timer is started when the UE receives an
RRCConnectionRelease message containing the t320
IE.
This timer is stopped when the UE enters the
RRC_CONNECTED mode.
GUI Value Range: min5(5), min10(10), min20(20),
min30(30), min60(60), min120(120), min180(180)
Unit: min
Actual Value Range: min5, min10, min20, min30,
min60, min120, min180
Default Value: min10(10)

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GeranN NoHoFl ADD LOFD-0 PS Inter- Meaning: Indicates whether handovers of UEs to the
cell ag GERAN 01020 / RAT neighboring cell are prohibited.
NCELL TDLOF Mobility GUI Value Range: PERMIT_HO_ENUM(Permit Ho),
MOD D-00102 between FORBID_HO_ENUM(Forbid Ho)
GERAN 0 E-
UTRAN Unit: None
NCELL
and Actual Value Range: PERMIT_HO_ENUM,
DSP GERAN FORBID_HO_ENUM
GERAN
EXTEN Default Value: PERMIT_HO_ENUM(Permit Ho)
DEDNC
ELL
LST
GERAN
NCELL

HoGera sedHoG INTER 01046 / based Indicates the RSSI threshold for event B1 related to
nGroup eranB1T RATHO TDLOF inter- load- or service-based inter-RAT handover to
hd GERAN D-00104 RAT GERAN.
GROUP 6 handove
MOD r to When the measured RSSI value exceeds this
INTER GERAN threshold, a measurement report will be sent.
RATHO GUI Value Range: -110~-48
GERAN Unit: dBm
GROUP
Actual Value Range: -110~-48
LST
INTER Default Value: -98
RATHO
GERAN
GROUP
QCIGE Mobility ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning:

RANRE TargetIn QCIGE 01045 / RAT Indicates whether the GERAN frequency group can be
LATIO d RANRE TDLOF Load a target frequency in QCI-specific mobility
N LATIO D-00104 Sharing management.
N 5 to
MOD GERAN MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetInd): The GERAN frequency
QCIGE group can be a target in QCI-specific MLB only if this
RANRE option is selected.You are advised to select this option
LATIO for the default bearer. Otherwise, MLB may not
N transfer UEs.
LST GUI Value Range: MlbTargetInd(MlbTargetInd)
QCIGE Unit: None
RANRE
LATIO Actual Value Range: MlbTargetInd
N Default Value: MlbTargetInd:On

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GlobalP Protocol MOD LOFD-0 SRVCC Meaning:

rocSwitc MsgOpt GLOBA 01022/ to Indicates whether to optimize protocol messages sent
h Switch LPROC TDLOF UTRAN by the eNodeB. This parameter includes the following
SWITC D-00102 SRVCC options:
H 2 to
LST LOFD-0 GERAN RrcSetupOptSwitch: If this option is selected, the
GLOBA 01023/ optimization of RRCConnectionSetup messages is
Ultra- enabled. In this case, IEs with protocol-defined default
LPROC TDLOF Flash
SWITC D-00102 values are no longer included in the
CSFB to RRCConnectionSetup message. For details about the
H 3 GERAN protocol-defined default settings, see 3GPP TS
LOFD-0 Flash 36.331.
81283/ CS
TDLOF Fallback IucsRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch: If this option is
D-08120 to selected, the eNodeB includes the radio resource
3 GERAN configuration and measurement configuration for a
LOFD-0 UE in one RRCConnectionReconfiguration message
PS Inter- during initial access.
01053/ RAT
TDLOF Mobility RcrpRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch: If this option is
D-00105 between selected, the eNodeB includes the radio resource
3 E- configuration and measurement configuration for a
LOFD-0 UTRAN UE in one RRCConnectionReconfiguration message
01020/ and during RRC connection reestablishment. The option
TDLOF GERAN will not take effect on the interaction of RRC
D-00102 connection reestablishment and other signaling
0 procedures.
RrcRecfgMcOptSwitch: If this option is selected, the
cell measurement configurations with the CIO of 0
(indicated by cellIndividualOffset) are no longer
included in the measurement configurations delivered
to UEs.
IdleCsfbRedirectOptSwitch: If this option is selected
and the preferred CSFB policy for UEs in idle mode is
redirection, the eNodeB no longer activates security
mode or performs RRC connection reconfiguration,
but sends a redirection message.
UlNasBufferSwitch: If this option is selected, the
eNodeB buffers uplink NAS messages sent by the UE
before the UE-associated logical S1 connection is
available and sends these messages after the UE-
associated logical S1 connection is available. If this
option is deselected, the eNodeB releases this UE after
the procedures finish.
IratMeasCfgTransSwitch: If this option is selected, the
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a BSC contains the IE IRAT Measurement

Configuration.
GeranAnrMcOptSwitch: This option controls whether
measurement configuration optimization takes effect
when ANR with GERAN is enabled. If this option is
deselected, the optimization does not take effect. That
is, when an eNodeB delivers measurement
configuration to UEs to perform CGI reading for ANR
with GERAN, the carrierFreqs IE can contain multiple
GERAN frequencies. If this option is selected, the
optimization takes effect, and the carrierFreqs IE
contains only one GERAN frequency.
InactDiscardSwitch: This option specifies whether to
terminate the ongoing signaling flow when the UE
inactivity timer expires. If this option is deselected,
the ongoing flow is terminated and the eNodeB
directly releases the UE. If this option is selected, the
ongoing flow is not terminated and the timer is
restarted.
SRVCCHoBasedUeCapSwitch: If this option is
selected, the eNodeB determines whether to trigger an
SRVCC based only on UE's SRVCC capabilities, not
the SRVCCOperationPossible IE that the MME sends
to the eNodeB. If this option is deselected, the
eNodeB determines whether to trigger an SRVCC-
based handover based on the SRVCCOperationPossi-
ble IE that the MME sends to the eNodeB.
L2GPLMNChooseOptSwitch: This option specifies
whether to enable target PLMN ID optimization for
handovers to GERAN. If this option is selected, the
eNodeB takes the NCL-defined PLMN IDs and
includes them in the handover request messages or
RIM request messages. If this option is deselected, the
optimization is not activated.
HoInRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch: If this option is
selected, after a UE is handed over to a cell, the cell
delivers the radio resource configuration and
measurement configuration in a single RRC
Connection Reconfiguration message to the UE
during the resource reconfiguration procedure.
GUI Value Range: RrcSetupOptSwitch,
IucsRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch,
RcrpRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch,
RrcRecfgMcOptSwitch, IdleCsfbRedirectOptSwitch,
UlNasBufferSwitch, IratMeasCfgTransSwitch,

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GeranAnrMcOptSwitch, InactDiscardSwitch,
SRVCCHoBasedUeCapSwitch,
L2GPLMNChooseOptSwitch,
HoInRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch,
UeCapEnquiryCombSwitch, UeTraceOptSwitch
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: RrcSetupOptSwitch,
IucsRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch,
RcrpRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch,
RrcRecfgMcOptSwitch, IdleCsfbRedirectOptSwitch,
UlNasBufferSwitch, IratMeasCfgTransSwitch,
GeranAnrMcOptSwitch, InactDiscardSwitch,
SRVCCHoBasedUeCapSwitch,
L2GPLMNChooseOptSwitch,
HoInRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch,
UeCapEnquiryCombSwitch, UeTraceOptSwitch
Default Value: RrcSetupOptSwitch:Off,
IucsRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch:Off,
RcrpRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch:Off,
RrcRecfgMcOptSwitch:Off, IdleCsfbRedirectOptS-
witch:Off, UlNasBufferSwitch:Off,
IratMeasCfgTransSwitch:Off,
GeranAnrMcOptSwitch:Off, InactDiscardSwitch:Off,
SRVCCHoBasedUeCapSwitch:Off,
L2GPLMNChooseOptSwitch:Off,
HoInRrcRecfgMcCombSwitch:Off,
UeCapEnquiryCombSwitch:Off,
UeTraceOptSwitch:Off

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UtranNF CellRes ADD LBFD-0 Cell Meaning:

req elPriorit UTRAN 0201803 Selectio Indicates the cell reselection priority of the
y NFREQ / n and neighboring UTRAN frequency. The value 0 indicates
MOD TDLBF Re- the lowest priority. The UE decides whether to
UTRAN D-00201 selection reselect a neighboring cell on the UTRAN frequency
NFREQ 803 Broadca based on the value of this parameter and the absolute
LST LBFD-0 st of priority of the serving cell.
UTRAN 02009 / system
TDLBF informat If the value of this parameter is larger than the
NFREQ absolute priority of the serving cell, the UE starts
D-00200 ion
9 measurements on neighboring cells on the UTRAN
S1-flex frequency; then if the signal quality of some
TDLOF neighboring cells meets the related conditions, the UE
D-00101 starts cell reselection.
8
If the value of this parameter is smaller than the
absolute priority of the serving cell, the UE starts the
measurements only when the signal quality of the
serving cell is poor; then if the signal quality of some
neighboring cells meets the related conditions, the UE
starts cell reselection. Frequencies used for different
RATs must be assigned different cell reselection
priorities. For details, see 3GPP TS 36.331.
Unit: None
Default Value: 1
CellQci Qci ADD LBFD-0 Basic Meaning: Indicates the QoS class identifier (QCI) of
Para CELLQ 02025 / Scheduli an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer. Different
CIPAR TDLBF ng QCIs indicate different QoS requirements, such as the
A D-00202 Dynami packet delay budget, packet error loss rate, and
LST 5 c resource type. For details, see Table 6.1.7 in 3GPP TS
CELLQ LOFD-0 Scheduli 23.203.
CIPAR 0101502 ng GUI Value Range:
A / 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10~64,65,66,67~68,69,70,71~254
MOD TDLOF Unit: None
CELLQ D-00101
502 Actual Value Range:
CIPAR 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10~64,65,66,67~68,69,70,71~254
A
Default Value: None
RMV
CELLQ
CIPAR
A

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CellQci QciUtra ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the ID of the QCI and UTRAN
Para nFreqRe CELLQ 01044 / RAT frequency relationship group.
lationId CIPAR TDLOF Load GUI Value Range: 0~9
A D-00104 Sharing
4 to Unit: None
MOD
CELLQ UTRAN Actual Value Range: 0~9
CIPAR Default Value: 0
A
LST
CELLQ
CIPAR
A
QCIUT QciUtra ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the ID of the QCI and UTRAN
RANRE nFreqRe QCIUT 01044/ RAT frequency relationship group.
LATIO lationId RANRE TDLOF Load GUI Value Range: 0~9
N LATIO D-00104 Sharing
N 4 to Unit: None
LST UTRAN Actual Value Range: 0~9

QCIUT Default Value: None
RANRE
LATIO
N
MOD
QCIUT
RANRE
LATIO
N
RMV
QCIUT
RANRE
LATIO
N

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QCIUT UtranDl ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the downlink (DL) UTRA
RANRE Arfcn QCIUT 01044/ RAT absolute radio frequency channel number (UARFCN)
LATIO RANRE TDLOF Load associated with the QCI.
N LATIO D-00104 Sharing GUI Value Range: 0~16383
N 4 to
UTRAN Unit: None
LST
QCIUT Actual Value Range: 0~16383
RANRE Default Value: None
LATIO
N
MOD
QCIUT
RANRE
LATIO
N
RMV
QCIUT
RANRE
LATIO
N
SpidCfg Spid ADD LOFD-0 Camp & Meaning: Indicates the subscriber profile ID (SPID).
SPIDCF 0105401 Handov GUI Value Range: 1~256
G / er Based
TDLOF on SPID Unit: None
LST
SPIDCF D-00105 UL Pre- Actual Value Range: 1~256
G 401 allocatio Default Value: None
MOD LOFD-0 n Based
SPIDCF 01059 / on SPID
G TDLOF
D-00105
RMV 9
SPIDCF
G
SpidCfg RatFreq ADD LOFD-0 Camp & Meaning: Indicates whether to set the priority for the
PriorityI SPIDCF 0105401 Handov intra-RAT frequency group. If this parameter is set to
nd G / er Based CFG(CFG), UEs select the target frequency based on
MOD TDLOF on SPID the priority setting. If this parameter is set to
SPIDCF D-00105 NOT_CFG(NOT_CFG), UEs do not select the target
G 401 frequency based on the priority setting.
LST GUI Value Range: NOT_CFG(NOT_CFG),
SPIDCF CFG(CFG)
G Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NOT_CFG, CFG
Default Value: NOT_CFG(NOT_CFG)

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SpidCfg RatFreq ADD LOFD-0 Camp & Meaning: Indicates the ID of the intra-RAT frequency
Priority SPIDCF 0105401 Handov priority group.
GroupId G / er Based GUI Value Range: 0~255
MOD TDLOF on SPID
D-00105 Unit: None
SPIDCF
G 401 Actual Value Range: 0~255
LST Default Value: 0

SPIDCF
G
CellML InterFre MOD LOFD-0 Intra- Meaning: Indicates the evaluation period for
B qLoadE CELLM 70215 / LTE determining whether to trigger inter-frequency load
valPrd LB TDLOF User balancing. If the serving cell remains in the heavy
LST D-07021 Number load state within an evaluation period, inter-frequency
CELLM 5 Load load balancing is triggered and certain UEs are
LB Balancin transferred for load balancing. If the UtranMlbSwitch
g or GeranMlbSwitch option of the MlbAlgoSwitch
parameter is selected, the InterFreqMlbSwitch or
InterFreqBlindMlbSwitch option of the
MlbAlgoSwitch parameter is selected, and the
FreqSelectStrategy parameter is set to
PRIORITYBASED(PriorityBased), the values of the
InterRatLoadEvalPrd and InterFreqLoadEvalPrd
parameters must be the same. If the two parameters
are set to different values, the evaluation period
specified by the InterRatLoadEvalPrd parameter is
adapted when both cell-level inter-frequency load
balancing and inter-RAT load sharing are triggered at
the same time.
Unit: s
Default Value: 30
CellQci QciGera ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the ID of the QCI and GERAN
Para nFreqRe CELLQ 01045 / RAT frequency relationship group.
lationId CIPAR TDLOF Load GUI Value Range: 0~9
A D-00104 Sharing
5 to Unit: None
MOD
CELLQ GERAN Actual Value Range: 0~9
CIPAR Default Value: 0
A
LST
CELLQ
CIPAR
A

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nd
QCIGE QciGera ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the ID of the relationship group of
RANRE nFreqRe QCIGE 01045 / RAT the QCI and the GERAN frequency group.
LATIO lationId RANRE TDLOF Load GUI Value Range: 0~9
N 5 to Unit: None
LST GERAN Actual Value Range: 0~9

QCIGE Default Value: None
RANRE
LATIO
N
MOD
QCIGE
RANRE
LATIO
N
RMV
QCIGE
RANRE
LATIO
N
QCIGE BcchGr ADD LOFD-0 Inter- Meaning: Indicates the ID of the GERAN frequency
RANRE oupId QCIGE 01045 / RAT group associated with the QCI.
LATIO RANRE TDLOF Load GUI Value Range: 0~31
N 5 to Unit: None
LST GERAN Actual Value Range: 0~31

QCIGE Default Value: None
RANRE
LATIO
N
MOD
QCIGE
RANRE
LATIO
N
RMV
QCIGE
RANRE
LATIO
N

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Description 11 Counters
11 Counters
Table 11-1 Counters

Counter ID Counter Name Counter Feature ID Feature Name
Description
1526728261 L.Thrp.bits.DL Total downlink Multi-mode: None Radio Bearer

traffic volume for GSM: None Management
PDCP SDUs in a Radio Bearer
cell UMTS: None
Management
LTE:
LBFD-002008 Basic Scheduling
TDLBFD-002008 Basic Scheduling
LBFD-002025
TDLBFD-002025
1526728262 L.Thrp.Time.DL Total transmit Multi-mode: None Radio Bearer

duration of GSM: None Management
downlink PDCP Radio Bearer
SDUs in a cell UMTS: None
Management
LTE:
LBFD-002008 Basic Scheduling
TDLBFD-002008 Basic Scheduling
LBFD-002025
TDLBFD-002025

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Description
1526728443 L.RRCRel.Dedicate Number of times Multi-mode: None Camp & Handover

dPri.WCDMA.High that the WCDMA GSM: None Based on SPID
network is Camp & Handover
configured as the UMTS: None
Based on SPID
highest frequency LTE:
priority in an LOFD-00105401 Inter-RAT Load
IMMCI IE Sharing to UTRAN
TDLOFD-0010540
1 Inter-RAT Load
Sharing to UTRAN
LOFD-001044
MOCN Flexible
TDLOFD-001044 Priority Based
LOFD-001112 Camping
TDLOFD-001112 MOCN Flexible
Priority Based
Camping
1526728529 L.IRATHO.E2W.Lo Number of inter- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.PrepAttOut RAT handover GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
preparation Inter-RAT Load
attempts from E- UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
UTRAN to LTE:
WCDMA network LOFD-001044 SRVCC to UTRAN
triggered because of TDLOFD-001044 SRVCC to UTRAN
high load
LOFD-001022
TDLOFD-001022
1526728530 L.IRATHO.E2W.Lo Number of inter- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecAttOut RAT handover GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
execution attempts Inter-RAT Load
from E-UTRAN to UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
WCDMA network LTE:
triggered because of LOFD-001044 SRVCC to UTRAN
high load TDLOFD-001044 SRVCC to UTRAN
LOFD-001022
TDLOFD-001022
1526728531 L.IRATHO.E2W.Lo Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecSuccOut successful inter- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
RAT handover Inter-RAT Load
executions from E- UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
UTRAN to LTE:
WCDMA network LOFD-001044 SRVCC to UTRAN
triggered because of TDLOFD-001044 SRVCC to UTRAN
high load
LOFD-001022
TDLOFD-001022

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Description
1526728532 L.IRATHO.E2G.Lo Number of inter- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.PrepAttOut RAT handover GSM: None Sharing to GERAN
preparation Inter-RAT Load
Sharing to GERAN
UTRAN to LTE:
GERAN triggered LOFD-001045 SRVCC to GERAN
because of high TDLOFD-001045 SRVCC to GERAN
load
LOFD-001023
TDLOFD-001023
1526728533 L.IRATHO.E2G.Lo Number of inter- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecAttOut RAT handover GSM: None Sharing to GERAN
execution attempts Inter-RAT Load
from E-UTRAN to UMTS: None
Sharing to GERAN
GERAN triggered LTE:
because of high LOFD-001045 SRVCC to GERAN
load TDLOFD-001045 SRVCC to GERAN
LOFD-001023
TDLOFD-001023
1526728534 L.IRATHO.E2G.Lo Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecSuccOut successful inter- GSM: None Sharing to GERAN
RAT handover Inter-RAT Load
executions from E- UMTS: None
Sharing to GERAN
UTRAN to LTE:
GERAN triggered LOFD-001045 SRVCC to GERAN
because of high TDLOFD-001045 SRVCC to GERAN
load
LOFD-001023
TDLOFD-001023
1526728535 L.RRCRedirection. Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

E2W.Load redirections from E- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
UTRAN to Inter-RAT Load
WCDMA network UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
triggered because of LTE:
high load LOFD-001044
TDLOFD-001044
1526728536 L.RRCRedirection. Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

E2G.Load redirections from E- GSM: None Sharing to GERAN
UTRAN to Inter-RAT Load
GERAN triggered UMTS: None
Sharing to GERAN
because of high LTE:
load LOFD-001045
TDLOFD-001045

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Description
1526728949 L.RIM.Load.E2W. Number of times Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

Req the eNodeB sends a GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
load information Inter-RAT Load
request to a UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
WCDMA network LTE:
LOFD-001044
TDLOFD-001044

Resp the eNodeB GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
receives a load Inter-RAT Load
information UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
response from a LTE:
WCDMA network LOFD-001044
TDLOFD-001044

Update the eNodeB GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
receives a load Inter-RAT Load
information update UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
from a WCDMA LTE:
network LOFD-001044
TDLOFD-001044
1526729878 L.RRCRel.load.Ded Number of times Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

icatedPri.WCDMA. that the WCDMA GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
High network is Inter-RAT Load
configured as the UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
highest frequency LTE:
priority in an LOFD-001044
IMMCI IE TDLOFD-001044
Triggered Because
of High Load
1526732660 L.IRATHO.E2W.U Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

eNumLoad.PrepAtt handover GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
Out preparation Inter-RAT Load
Sharing to UTRAN
UTRAN to LTE:
WCDMA network LOFD-001044
triggered by UE- TDLOFD-001044
number-based MLB

eNumLoad.ExecAtt handover execution GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
Out attempts from E- Inter-RAT Load
UTRAN to UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
WCDMA network LTE:
triggered by UE- LOFD-001044
number-based MLB TDLOFD-001044

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Description

eNumLoad.ExecSu successful handover GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
ccOut executions from E- Inter-RAT Load
UTRAN to UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
WCDMA network LTE:
triggered by UE- LOFD-001044
number-based MLB TDLOFD-001044
1526737721 L.IRATHO.E2T.Lo Number of times Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.MMEAbnormRs that the eNodeB GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
p receives responses Inter-RAT Load
from the MME due UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
to abnormal causes LTE:
during load-based LOFD-001044
LTE-to-TD- TDLOFD-001044
SCDMA handovers
1526741871 L.IRATHO.E2W.S Number of Multi-mode: Inter-RAT Adaptive

martOffload.PrepAt EUTRAN-to- MRFD-111402 Traffic Offload
tOut WCDMA handover GSM: None
preparation
attempts triggered UMTS: None
by experience- LTE: None
based load
balancing

martOffload.ExecA EUTRAN-to- MRFD-111402 Traffic Offload
ttOut WCDMA handover GSM: None
execution attempts
triggered by UMTS: None
experience-based LTE: None
load balancing

martOffload.ExecS successful MRFD-111402 Traffic Offload
uccOut EUTRAN-to- GSM: None
WCDMA handover
executions triggered UMTS: None
by experience- LTE: None
based load
balancing

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Description
1526742067 L.IRATHO.E2W.Lo Number of load- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.PrepAttOut.VoIP based E-UTRAN- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
to-WCDMA Inter-RAT Load
handover UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
preparation LTE:
attempts for UEs LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load
performing voice Sharing to GERAN
TDLOFD-001044
services
LOFD-001045
1526742068 L.IRATHO.E2G.Lo Number of load- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.PrepAttOut.VoIP based E-UTRAN- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
to-GERAN Inter-RAT Load
handover UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
preparation LTE:
attempts for UEs LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load
performing voice Sharing to GERAN
TDLOFD-001044
services
LOFD-001045
1526742069 L.IRATHO.E2W.Lo Number of load- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecAttOut.VoI based E-UTRAN- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
P to-WCDMA Inter-RAT Load
handover execution UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
attempts for UEs LTE:
performing voice LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load
services Sharing to GERAN
TDLOFD-001044
LOFD-001045
1526742070 L.IRATHO.E2G.Lo Number of load- Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecAttOut.VoI based E-UTRAN- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
P to-GERAN Inter-RAT Load
handover execution UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
attempts for UEs LTE:
TDLOFD-001044
LOFD-001045
1526742071 L.IRATHO.E2W.Lo Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecSuccOut.Vo successful load- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
IP based EUTRAN-to- Inter-RAT Load
WCDMA handover UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
executions for UEs LTE:
TDLOFD-001044
LOFD-001045

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Description
1526742072 L.IRATHO.E2G.Lo Number of Multi-mode: None Inter-RAT Load

ad.ExecSuccOut.Vo successful load- GSM: None Sharing to UTRAN
IP based EUTRAN-to- Inter-RAT Load
GERAN handover UMTS: None
Sharing to UTRAN
executions for UEs LTE:
TDLOFD-001044
LOFD-001045

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Description 12 Glossary
12 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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Description 13 Reference Documents
13 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 36.314: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN);

S1 Application Protocol (S1AP)"
2. 3GPP TS 36.423: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN);
X2 Application Protocol (X2AP)"
3. 3GPP TS 36.331: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio
Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification"
4. 3GPP TS 48.018: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Base Station System (BSS) -
Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN); BSS GPRS protocol (BSSGP)"
5. CS Fallback Feature Parameter Description
6. Inter-RAT Mobility Management in Connected Mode Feature Parameter Description


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1 About This Document.................................................................................................................. 1

4 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN................................................................ 9

5 LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to GERAN.............................................................. 18

6 MRFD-111402 Inter-RAT Adaptive Traffic Offload.............................................................21

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6.1 MLB Initiation and Termination...................................................................................................................................22

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9.2.3.3 Hardware Planning................................................................................................................................................. 55

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1 About This Document

This document covers the following features:

l LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to UTRAN

This document applies to the following types of eNodeBs.

eNodeB Type Model

Macro 3900 series eNodeB

LampSite DBS3900 LampSite

1.2 Intended Audience

l Need to understand the features described herein

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l Work with Huawei products

1.3 Change History

Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature Modified the MO design Replaced the Macro, micro,

Editorial None None N/A

eRAN11.1 Draft A (2015-12-07)

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Change Change Description Parameter Change Affected

Feature Added the MRFD-111402 Added the following Macro, micro,

Added the support for a Added the following Macro, micro,

Editorial Revised the descriptions of None N/A

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1.4 Differences Between eNodeB Types

LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Yes Yes Yes

LOFD-001045 Inter-RAT Load Yes No Yes

MRFD-111042 Inter-RAT Adaptive Yes Yes Yes

Function Implementation in Macro, Micro, and LampSite eNodeBs

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3.1 Cell Load

3.2 Source Cell and Target Cell

3.3 Overlapping Neighboring Cell

3.4 Type of UEs to Be Transferred

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4 LOFD-001044 Inter-RAT Load Sharing to

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4.1 MLB Initiation and Termination

4.1.1 MLB by Transferring UL-Sync UEs

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4.1.2 MLB by Transferring RRC_REL UEs

4.2 Target Cell/Frequency Selection

4.2.1 Load Information Exchange

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Figure 4-1 RIM procedure through the core network

l If the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.RimOnEcoSwitch parameter is set to ON(On) and the RIM

Figure 4-2 RIM procedure through the eCoordinator