Dynamic Adjustment of

FACH Power
Feature Guide
 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

Version Date Author Reviewer Notes

Compared with UR14, modified the

feature number from "ZWF21-04-043" to
V1.00 2016/06/15 WuZexian
"ZWF21-04-045" according to Ec
614005321049

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Feature Attribute ............................................................................................... 4

2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
2.1.1 ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power .......................................... 4
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Correlation With Other Features .......................................................................... 5

3 Technical Description ....................................................................................... 6

3.1 ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power .......................................... 6

4 Parameters......................................................................................................... 8
4.1 ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power .......................................... 8

5 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 10

5.1 Related Counters ............................................................................................... 10
5.2 Related Alarms .................................................................................................. 10

6 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 11

6.1 Application Scenario .......................................................................................... 11
6.2 Feature Activation Procedure ............................................................................. 11
6.3 Feature Validation Procedure ............................................................................ 13
6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure......................................................................... 14
6.5 Impact on the Network ....................................................................................... 14

7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 14

8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 15

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Figures

Figure 6-1 Parameters Configuration Interface 1 ...............................................................11

Figure 6-2 Parameters Configuration Interface 2 ...............................................................12
Figure 6-3 Parameters Configuration Interface 3 ...............................................................13

TABLES
Table 2-1 License Control List ............................................................................................... 5
Table 3-1 Transmit Power Level Configuration ...................................................................... 7
Table 4-1 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power related Parameters................................... 8
Table 5-1 Counter List .......................................................................................................10
Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure.............................................................................13
Table 6-2 Feature Deactivation Procedure.........................................................................14

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1 Feature Attribute
RNC version: [ZXWR RNC V3.15.10.20/ZXUR 9000 V4.15.10.20]

Node B version: [ZXSDR V4.15.10]

Attribute: [Optional]

Involved NEs:
NE Name Related or Not Special Requirement

UE √ None

Node B √ None

RNC √ None

iTC - None

MSC - None

MGW - None

SGSN - None

GGSN - None

HLR - None
“√”: involved
“-”: not involved

2 Overview

2.1 Feature Introduction

2.1.1 ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

When RRC Connection Setup and Cell Update Confirm messages are transmitted on the
FACH, increasing the FACH power can improve the RRC connection establishment
success rate and the cell update success rate. However, increasing the FACH power
also increases the cell load, and it is unnecessary to increase the FACH power in some

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scenarios. Therefore, Transmit Power Level in the FACH DATA FRAME can be used to
achieve different FACH power configurations for different scenarios.

2.2 License Control

This feature is controlled by a license. Authorization must be granted through the OMCR
before this feature is enabled.

Table 2-1 License Control List

License Configured Sales

Feature ID Feature Name
Control Item NE Unit

ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment Dynamic RNC RNC

of FACH Power Adjustment of
FACH Power

2.3 Correlation With Other Features

1. Required Features

None.

2. Mutually Exclusive Features

None.

3. Affected Features

None.

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3 Technical Description

3.1 ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

The power for transmitting PDUs (including the signaling RB and traffic RB) on the
FACH is determined by the following formula:

fachPduPower = MAX_FACH_Power + Transmit_Power_Level (3.3-1)

Where,

 MAX_FACH_Power refers to the MAX FACH Power configured in the COMMON

TRANSPORT CHANNEL SETUP REQUEST message. It is obtained from the
USccpch.maxFachPwr parameter.

 Transmit_Power_Level refers to the Transmit Power Level in the FACH DATA

FRAME, and it is the negative power offset relative to MAX_FACH_Power.

In order to improve the RRC connection establishment success rate and cell update
success rate in the area where the radio quality is poor, you can take the following
measures. When the cell load is normal, if the radio quality is poor during the
retransmission of RRC connection setup messages and cell update confirm
messages, the maximum FACH power is used to transmit the messages. In other cases,
the small FACH power can be used to transmit the messages. This principle considers
both system capacity and the RRC connection establishment success rate and cell
update success rate. In formula 3.3-1, the FACH power difference is reflected in the
Transmit Power Level configuration.

The configuration principle of the Transmit_Power_Level for different scenarios is as

follows:

When the URncFunction.fachPwrUpdSwi switch is off, the Transmit Power Level in

FACH DATA FRAME is 0.

And when the URncFunction.fachPwrUpdSwi switch is on, the Transmit Power Level in
FACH DATA FRAME is configured in accordance with the scenarios.. In this way,

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different FACH power is used in different scenarios. Thereby, the FACH power is
different for different use cases. The details are described in the following table.

Table 3-1 Transmit Power Level Configuration

Transmit
Category Transmission on the FACH
Power Level

i. Emergency call

ii. Transmitting an RRC CONNECTION SETUP

message on the FACH should satisfy all of the
following conditions:

 The downlink load of the cell does not exceed

the upper limit.

 CPICH Ec/N0 in the RRC CONNECTION

REQUEST message is lower than the
threshold UExtCelInfoFDD.ecN0ThrRrcFach.

 The RRC CONNECTION SETUP message is

retransmitted after the T300 timer is expired.
iii. Transmitting a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM
Signaling message on the FACH should satisfy all of the 0
following conditions:

 The downlink load of the cell does not exceed

the upper limit..

 CPICH Ec/N0 in the CELL UPDATE message

is lower than the threshold
UExtCelInfoFDD.ecN0ThrCelUpdFach.

 A CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message is

retransmitted after the T302 timer is expired
when the UE transits from CELL_PCH state to
CELL_DCH state. Or, a CELL UPDATE
CONFIRM message is transmitted when the
UE transits from CELL_PCH state to

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Transmit
Category Transmission on the FACH
Power Level
CELL_FACH state.
iv. Other FACH transmissions on the CCCH, CTCH, USccpch.max
PCCH or BCCH. FachPOSig

USccpch.max
Traffic /
FachPOTrf

4 Parameters

4.1 ZWF21-04-045 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

Table 4-1 Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power related Parameters

Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value

This parameter indicates the

switch of FACH power
adaptive configuration
function. When the switch is
on, the FACH power will be
FACH
configured differently for
URncFunct Power
signaling and traffic, and if 0: Off
ion.fachPw Adaptive NA 0: Off 1: On
the retransmission of RRC 1: On
rUpdSwi Configuratio
CONNECTION SETUP or
n Switch
CELL UPDATE CONFIRM
happened in the poor cell
coverage area, the bigger
FACH power than normal
signaling will be used.

CPICH This parameter indicates the

UExtCelInf
Ec/N0 CPICH Ec/N0 threshold, (-24..0)d
oFDD.ecN
Threshold when the CPICH Ec/N0 B,step1d dB -13dB -13dB
0ThrRrcFa
for smaller than this threshold, B
ch
Determining and if the retransmission of

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Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
the FACH RRC CONNECTION
Power When SETUP happened because
RRC Setup timeout, the FACH power
will be a bigger value.

UExtCelInf This parameter indicates the

CPICH
oFDD.ecN CPICH Ec/N0 threshold,
Ec/N0
0ThrCelUp when the CPICH Ec/N0
Threshold
dFach smaller than this threshold, (-24..0)d
for
and if the retransmission of B,step1d dB -13dB -13dB
Determining
CELL UPDATE CONFIRM B
the FACH
happened because timeout,
Power When
the FACH power will be a
Cell Update
bigger value.

This parameter indicates the

maximum transmit power of
USccpch. Maximum (-35..15)d
the FACH mapped to the
maxFachP FACH B, step: dB 1dB 3dB
SCCPCH (based on the
wr Power 0.1dB
relative transmit power of
the PCPICH.

USccpch. This parameter indicates the

Power
maxFachP power offset relative to the
Offset
OSig maximum FACH power for
Relative to (0 .. 25.5
signalling. The maximum
the dB)dB,
FACH power configured for dB 2dB 2dB
Maximum step
the physical channel minus
FACH 0.1dB
this power offset will be the
Power for
actual FACH power for
Signalling
singalling transmission.

USccpch. Power This parameter indicates the

maxFachP Offset power offset relative to the
OTrf Relative to maximum FACH power for (0 .. 25.5
the traffic. The maximum FACH dB)dB,
dB 3dB 3dB
Maximum power configured for the step
FACH physical channel minus this 0.1dB
Power for power offset will be the
Traffic actual FACH power for

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Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
traffic transmission.

5 Related Counters and Alarms

5.1 Related Counters

Table 5-1 Counter List

Counter ID Name

300824 Average Cell TCP Utilization Ratio

300020 Ratio of successful RRC connection establishment

Ratio of successful RRC connection establishment(service

300021
relative)

C310080248 Number of failed RRC re-establishment, CS Service

C310080249 Number of failed RRC re-establishment, Single PS Service

C310080250 Number of failed RRC re-establishment, Multi PS Service

C310080251 Number of failed RRC re-establishment, CS + PS Service

5.2 Related Alarms

This feature has no related alarm.

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6 Engineering Guide

6.1 Application Scenario

1. The goal of the dynamic adjustment of the FACH power function is to increase the
RRC connection establishment success rate and the cell update success rate, so
USccpch.maxFachPwr (the maximum FACH power) needs to be changed to a large
value. However, this may increase the FACH power in some scenarios and
increase the downlink load of the cell. Therefore, this function is not applicable to
the cell with a high downlink load.

6.2 Feature Activation Procedure

This procedure describes how to locate the parameters related to this feature in the GUI.
The parameter values on the screenshots in the procedure are for reference only. Refer
to Chapter 4 for the recommended values of the related parameters.

In the configuration resource tree, open the Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration interface and set the parameter “FACH Power
Adaptive Configuration Switch”, as shown in Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1 Parameters Configuration Interface 1

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In the configuration resource tree, open the Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration interface and set the parameter “FACH Power
Adaptive Configuration Switch”, as shown in Figure 6-2.

Figure 6-2 Parameters Configuration Interface 2

In the configuration resource tree, open the Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > Channel Configuration >SCCPCH Configuration
interface and set the parameter “Maximum FACH Power”, “Power Offset Relative to
the Maximum FACH Power for Signalling” and “Power Offset Relative to the
Maximum FACH Power for Traffic”, as shown in Figure 6-3.

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Figure 6-3 Parameters Configuration Interface 3

6.3 Feature Validation Procedure

Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure

Test Item Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

Prerequisite 1. WCDMA system is ready.

2. Cell1 supports HSUPA, HSDPA and DCH.
3. UE1 camps on Cell1 in Idle mode.
4. Configure "T300" as "100ms".
5. "FACH Power Adaptive Configuration Switch" was switched on.
6. "Power Offset Relative to the Maximum FACH Power for
Signalling" was configured as 2dB.
7. “CPICH Ec/N0 Threshold for Determining the FACH Power
When RRC Setup” was configured as 0 dB.
8. Both RNLC and RNLU signalling log were traced.
Steps 1. UE1 establishes a PS service.
2. Check "Transmit Power Level" in IUB FACH FP frame using RNLU
analysis tool.

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Test Item Dynamic Adjustment of FACH Power

Expected Result “Transmit Power Level” to transmit "RRC Connection Setup" for the
first time is 2 dB. “Transmit Power Level” to re-transmit "RRC
Connection Setup" is 0 dB.

6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure

Table 6-2 Feature Deactivation Procedure

Managed Object. Logic Default Deactivati

GUI Name
Name Value on Value

URncFunction.fachPwrUpdS FACH Power Adaptive

0: Off 0: Off
wi Configuration Switch

For detailed information about the above parameters, refer to section 6.2.

6.5 Impact on the Network

1. Impact on Equipment Performance

None.

2. Impact on Network KPIs

i. The goal of the dynamic adjustment of the FACH power function is to increase
the RRC connection establishment success rate and the cell update success
rate, so USccpch.maxFachPwr (the maximum FACH power of the cell) is
changed to a large value. This may increase the FACH power in some
scenarios, and may cause the downlink load of the cell to increase.

7 Abbreviation
Abbreviation Full Name

FACH Forward Access Channel

OMCR Operations & Maintenance Center-radio

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RB Radio Bearer

RNC Radio Network Controller

UE User Equipment

UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System

WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

8 Reference Document
[1] ZXUR 9000 UMTS (V4.15.10.20) Radio Network Controller Radio Parameter
Reference

[2] ZXWR RNC (V3.15.10.20) Radio Network Controller Radio Parameter Reference

[3] ZXUR 9000 UMTS (V4.15.10.20) Radio Network Controller Performance Counter
Reference

[4] ZXWR RNC (V3.15.10.20) Radio Network Controller Performance Counter Reference

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