Path Balance (Huawei)

Path balance stats are used to identify hardware issues in the base station. Therefore it is important to check path balance stats when you suspect hardware issues with degradation of KPIs. Following equation should be satisfied if up link and down link is balanced (Huawei .
Downlink receiving level - Uplink receiving level (MS sensitivity - BTS sensitivity) ! "B

The equation will be changed as per Huawei !T" sensiti#ity and $" sensiti#ity% Downlink receiving level - uplink receiving level - # ! ($ank#) Following table is used to matching path balance difference and &anking% Uplink an" "ownlink &alance level &ank ' &ank + &ank , &ank * &ank 1 $ank # &ank 0 &ank / &ank 2 &ank '. &ank '' Downlink receiving level - uplink receiving level - # ("B) ()'* )', - )'' )'. - )/ )0 - )1 )* - )+ -' ( ' + -* 1-0 / - '. '' - ', 3'*

In ideal case when all the samples should be &ank 4 if path is balance. !ut in actual case sample distribution will be as follows.

Sample distribution (TRX with balanced uplink & downlink)

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High path loss in "own link If there is high path loss in "own link% then downlink recei#er le#el ($" recei#er signal strength will be low. Then path balance formula will result negati#e #alues. Downlink receiving level - uplink receiving level - # ) ! Then high portions of samples will ha#e rank ' to rank 1.
Sample distribution (TRX with high downlink loss)
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Sample distribution (TRX with high downlink loss)

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High path loss in up link If there is high path loss in up link% then uplink recei#er le#el (!T" recei#er signal strength will be low. Then path balance formula will result positi#e #alues. Downlink receiving level - uplink receiving level - # * ! Then high portions of samples will ha#e rank 0 to rank ''.
Sample distribution (TRX with high uplink loss)
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Sample distribution (TRX with high uplink loss)

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