PDCCH Power Boost

Feature Description

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Contents

1 PDCCH Power Boost Overview 1

1.1 Additional Information 1

2 Feature Operation 2
2.1 Network Requirements 2
2.2 Feature Operation 2
2.3 Process Steps 2
2.4 Supported Bandwidth 3

3 Parameters 4
3.1 Introduced Parameters 4
3.2 Affected Parameters 4

4 Network Impact 5
4.1 Capacity 5
4.2 Coverage 5

5 Associated Features and Affected Functions 6

5.1 Prerequisite Features 6
5.2 Affected Features 6
5.3 Related Features 6
5.4 Affected System Functions 6

6 Performance 7
6.1 KPIs 7
6.2 Counters 7
6.3 Events 8

7 Activate PDCCH Power Boost 11

8 Deactivate PDCCH Power Boost 12

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 PDCCH Power Boost Overview

1 PDCCH Power Boost Overview

Identity: FAJ 121 3057

Licensing: Licensed feature. One license per
node.
Introduced in: DU: L14A, Baseband: L15B
Replaces: N/A
Belongs to: High Load Handling, FAJ 801 0415

Summary

The PDCCH Power Boost feature benefits the user in the following ways:

• Improved system capacity due to an increased number of scheduled users

per TTI, especially for the VoIP traffic.

• Increased cell coverage for, for example beam-forming (TM7 and TM8)
and heterogeneous network scenarios due to increased PDCCH
coverage.

1.1 Additional Information

More information about this feature and related topics can be found in the
following documentation:

• Power Control

• FDD only: Enhanced PDCCH Link Adaptation

• Radio Network

• LTE RAN Feature Status

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2 Feature Operation

This section describes the PDCCH Power Boost feature in more detail,
including network configuration requirements and operation flows.

2.1 Network Requirements

The following must be fulfilled at feature activation:

• The PDCCH Power Boost feature license must be installed.

2.2 Feature Operation

PDCCH Control Channel Element (CCE) and Power are key resources of
PDCCH transmission. Without this feature, only CCE resources are taken into
account. PDCCH power is a fixed value, which enables PDCCH power but
CCE resources are wasted. The PDCCH Power Boost feature calculates the
power boost value and CCE aggregation level, so PDCCH resources
efficiency are increased, and the system capacity is also improved.
Furthermore, when the maximum aggregation level and maximum boost
power are allocated, PDCCH cell coverage is improved.

2.3 Process Steps

This section describes the main process steps for the feature flow.

2.3.1 CCE Aggregation Level and Boost Power Pre-calculation

This function calculates the CCE aggregation level and the boost value based
on CCE cost and PDCCH Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR) from
the PDCCH link Adaptation feature. A User Equipment (UE) at any cell
position is supported to calculate the corresponding CCE aggregation level
and boost power.

2.3.2 Boost Value and PDCCH Power per OFDM Symbol Checking
The requested maximum boost power level, given by the MOM parameter
pdcchPowerBoostMax, is validated against the available PDCCH power in the
control region.

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2.3.3 CCE Allocation

CCE allocation is a basic function introduced as part of LTE basic, which is the
baseline of the PDCCH Power Boost feature.

2.4 Supported Bandwidth

The PDCCH Power Boost feature supports bandwidth of 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20
MHz.

The boost is for UE specific search space rather than common search space.

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3 Parameters

This section describes parameters introduced by the PDCCH Power Boost

feature and parameters affected by activating the feature.

3.1 Introduced Parameters

Table 1 describes the parameters introduced by the feature.

Table 1 Introduced Parameters

Parameter Description
pdcchPowerBoostMax This MOM attribute indicates the maximum power boost in dB
applied to PDCCHs that require more than the maximum CCE
aggregation level.
This MOM attribute is only used for UE specific search space
boosting.
0 means no boost on the max CCE aggregation level .
Exists for MO classes:

• EUtranCellFDD.pdcchPowerBoostMax

• EUtranCellTDD.pdcchPowerBoostMax

3.2 Affected Parameters

The implementation of this feature affects no parameters.

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4 Network Impact

This section describes how the PDCCH Power Boost feature impacts the
network functions and capabilities.

4.1 Capacity
This section provides information on the impact of the feature on network
capacity.

If the feature is activated, the cell capacity measured as the average number
of scheduled PDCCHs per Transmission Time Interval (TTI) is increased in
typical high load VoIP scenarios/conditions.

4.2 Coverage
This section provides information on the impact of the feature on network
coverage.

If the feature is activated to increase the PDCCH Power Spectral Density

(PSD) level for CCE aggregation level 4 or 8, i.e. if the MOM parameter
pdcchPowerBoostMax> 0, PDCCH cell coverage is increased, The feature is
especially suitable for a TM7/TM8 scenario where Physical Downlink Shared
Channel (PDSCH) does not limit cell coverage, but it is not confined to these
two transmission modes. The feature can also be applied to all other
transmission modes.

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5 Associated Features and Affected

Functions

This section describes how the PDCCH Power Boost feature affects other
features and functions.

5.1 Prerequisite Features

This feature has no prerequisite features to be activated.

5.2 Affected Features

Table 2 lists features that are affected by the PDCCH Power Boost feature.

Table 2 Affected Features

Feature Description
Enhanced PDCCH Link Adaptation FDD only: The feature improves PDCCH capacity and
robustness.

• Improved VoIP capacity

• Improved throughput in case of downlink frequency selective

scheduling with large bandwidth

• Reduced PDCCH interference

• Better control and monitoring of PDCCH error rate

Both the Enhanced PDCCH Link Adaptation feature and the

PDCCH power boost feature will increase the PDCCH capacity.
Both of the features can be activated simultaneously, or
activated respectively. The total capacity gain when both
features are activated, will, however, in most cases be less than
the sum of the separate feature gains.

For TDD, this feature affects no other feature.

5.3 Related Features

This feature is not related to any other feature.

5.4 Affected System Functions

This feature affects no system functions.

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6 Performance

This section describes performance indicators, counters, and events

associated with the PDCCH Power Boost feature.

6.1 KPIs
This feature has no associated Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

6.2 Counters
Table 3 lists the counters associated with the PDCCH Power Boost feature.

Table 3 Counters
Counter Description
pmPdcchTxAggressive FDD only: Counts the total number of times where the PDCCH
transmissions are considered to be aggressive, that is, the
number of CCEs allocated is much lower than the number of
CCEs required.
pmPdcchTxConservative FDD only: Counts the total number of times where PDCCH
transmissions are considered to be conservative, that is, (the
number of CCEs allocated is much higher than the number of
CCEs required.
pmPdcchCceAggregationDistr This counter indicates the distribution of PDCCH CCE
aggregation levels selected during the PDCCH allocation phase.
Counts the number of samples with corresponding PDCCH CCE
aggregration level.
Exists for MO classes:

• EUtranCellFDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

• EUtranCellTDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive
pmPdcchSym0PwrUtil This counter counts the Physical Downlink Control Channel
(PDCCH) symbol 0 power utilization for PDCCHs transmitted on
the air interface. It counts the PDCCH power % utilized in OFDM
symbol 0, compared to the total available PDCCH power in the
same symbol, while considering bandwidth and antenna
configuration.
Exists for MO classes:

• EUtranCellFDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

• EUtranCellTDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive
pmPdcchSym1PwrUtil This counter counts the Physical Downlink Control Channel
(PDCCH) symbol 1 power utilization for PDCCHs transmitted on
the air interface. It counts the PDCCH power % utilized in OFDM
symbol 1, compared to the total available PDCCH power in the
same symbol, while considering bandwidth and antenna
configuration.
Exists for MO classes:

• EUtranCellFDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

• EUtranCellTDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

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Counter Description
pmPdcchSym2PwrUtil This counter counts the Physical Downlink Control Channel
(PDCCH) symbol 2 power utilization for PDCCHs transmitted on
the air interface. It counts the PDCCH power % utilized in OFDM
symbol 2, compared to the total available PDCCH power in the
same symbol, while considering bandwidth and antenna
configuration.
Exists for MO classes:

• EUtranCellFDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

pmPdcchSym3PwrUti1
• EUtranCellTDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive
This counter counts the Physical Downlink Control Channel
(PDCCH) symbol 3 power utilization for PDCCHs transmitted on
the air interface. It counts the PDCCH power % utilized in OFDM
symbol 3, compared to the total available PDCCH power in the
same symbol, while considering bandwidth and antenna
configuration.
Exists for MO classes:

• EUtranCellFDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

• EUtranCellTDD.pmPdcchTxAggressive

More information about counters can be found in Managed Object Model

(MOM).

6.3 Events
Table 4 lists the events are introduced by PDCCH Power Boost feature.

Table 4 Events
Event Event Parameter Description
INTERNAL_PER_CELL_TR EVENT_PARAM_PDCCH_CCE_REQU Counter the number of times each
AFFIC_REPORT ESTED_DISTR_0..11 PDCCH requested CCEs range
used during the PDCCH allocation
phase in the current TTI.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
[0]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of (0,50].
[1]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of (50,75].
[2]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of (75,100].
[3]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(100,150].
[4]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(150,200].
[5]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(200,300].
[6]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(300,400].
[7]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(400,600].
[8]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(600,800].

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Event Event Parameter Description

[9]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(800,1200].
[10]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(1200,1600].
[11]: PDCCH required number of
CCEs*100 in the range of
(1600,MAX).
INTERNAL_PER_CELL_TR EVENT_PARAM_PDCCH_CCE_AGGR Count the number of times of
AFFIC_REPORT EGATION_LEVEL1_DISTR PDCCH CCE aggregation level 1
used during the PDCCH allocation
phase in the current TTI.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_CELL_TR EVENT_PARAM_PDCCH_CCE_AGGR Count the number of times of
AFFIC_REPORT EGATION_LEVEL2_DISTR PDCCH CCE aggregation level 2
used during the PDCCH allocation
phase in the current TTI.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_CELL_TR EVENT_PARAM_PDCCH_CCE_AGGR Count the number of times of
AFFIC_REPORT EGATION_LEVEL4_DISTR PDCCH CCE aggregation level 4
used during the PDCCH allocation
phase in the current TTI.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_CELL_TR EVENT_PARAM_PDCCH_CCE_AGGR Count the number of times of
AFFIC_REPORT EGATION_LEVEL8_DISTR PDCCH CCE aggregation level 8
used during the PDCCH allocation
phase in the current TTI.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_RADIO_U EVENT_PARAM_PER_PDCCH_SYM0 Incremented with 1 depending on
TILIZATION _PWR_UTIL_0..9 the percentage of used PDCCH
Power referenced to the available
PDCCH power in the current TTI
and symbol.
Each bin corresponds to a 10%
usage i.e. bin 0 indicates 0%~9%,
bin 1 indicates 10%~19% and so
on.
The percentage shall be calculated
based on used versus available
power for PDCCH per symbol.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_RADIO_U EVENT_PARAM_PER_PDCCH_SYM1 Incremented with 1 depending on
TILIZATION _PWR_UTIL_0..9 the percentage of used PDCCH
Power referenced to the available
PDCCH power in the current TTI
and symbol.
Each bin corresponds to a 10%
usage i.e. bin 0 indicates 0%~9%,
bin 1 indicates 10%~19% and so
on.
The percentage shall be calculated
based on used versus available
power for PDCCH per symbol.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_RADIO_U EVENT_PARAM_PER_PDCCH_SYM2 Incremented with 1 depending on
TILIZATION _PWR_UTIL_0..9 the percentage of used PDCCH
Power referenced to the available
PDCCH power in the current TTI
and symbol.
Each bin corresponds to a 10%
usage i.e. bin 0 indicates 0%~9%,
bin 1 indicates 10%~19% and so
on.

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Event Event Parameter Description

The percentage shall be calculated
based on used versus available
power for PDCCH per symbol.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.
INTERNAL_PER_RADIO_U EVENT_PARAM_PER_PDCCH_SYM3 Incremented with 1 depending on
TILIZATION _PWR_UTIL_0..9 the percentage of used PDCCH
Power referenced to the available
PDCCH power in the current TTI
and symbol.
Each bin corresponds to a 10%
usage i.e. bin 0 indicates 0%~9%,
bin 1 indicates 10%~19% and so
on.
The percentage shall be calculated
based on used versus available
power for PDCCH per symbol.
This PDF counter is instantiated per
Cell.

For a full list with detailed information about PM events, see the list files in the
List Files library folder.

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7 Activate PDCCH Power Boost

Prerequisites

• The license key is installed in the node.

• Continuous Cell Trace Recording (CCTR) is activated since at least one

week. This ensures there is troubleshooting data available if something
goes wrong.

Steps

1. Set the attribute featureState to ACTIVATED in the applicable MO

instance, depending on node type:

Node Type License Control MO

DU Radio Node OptionalFeatureLicense=PdcchPowerBo
ost
Baseband-based Node FeatureState=CXC4011515

After This Task

Let the CCTR be active for one week, for continued collection of
troubleshooting data.

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8 Deactivate PDCCH Power Boost

Prerequisites

Continuous Cell Trace Recording (CCTR) is activated since at least one week.
This ensures there is troubleshooting data available if something goes wrong.

Steps

1. Set the attribute featureState to DEACTIVATED in the applicable MO

instance, depending on node type:

Node Type License Control MO

DU Radio Node OptionalFeatureLicense=PdcchPowerBo
ost
Baseband-based FeatureState=CXC4011515

After This Task

Let the CCTR be active for one week, for continued collection of
troubleshooting data.

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