Load Control

Load Control
RAN12.0
Feature Parameter Description
Issue 03
Date 2011-12-30
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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience......................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1
2 Overview of Load Control .......................................................................................................2-1

2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Load Control in Different Scenarios .............................................................................................. 2-1
2.3 Function Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.4 Priorities Involved in Load Control ................................................................................................ 2-3
2.4.1 User Priority .......................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.4.2 RAB Integrated Priority ......................................................................................................... 2-4
2.4.3 User Integrated Priority......................................................................................................... 2-4
3 Load Measurement ...................................................................................................................3-1

3.1 Load-Related Measurement Quantities ........................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Reporting Period ........................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.3 Load Measurement Filtering ......................................................................................................... 3-2
3.3.1 Layer 3 Filtering on the NodeB Side .................................................................................... 3-2
3.3.2 Smooth Filtering on the RNC Side ....................................................................................... 3-3
3.4 Auto-Adaptive Background Noise Update Algorithm ..................................................................... 3-4
4 Potential User Control .............................................................................................................4-1

5 Intelligent Access Control ......................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Overview of Intelligent Access Control .......................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 IAC During RRC Connection Setup .............................................................................................. 5-3
5.2.1 Procedure of IAC During RRC Connection Setup ................................................................ 5-3
5.2.2 RRC Redirection based on Distance .................................................................................... 5-5
5.2.3 RRC Redirection for Service Steering .................................................................................. 5-6
5.2.4 RRC DRD ............................................................................................................................. 5-7
5.2.5 RRC Redirection After DRD Failure ..................................................................................... 5-8
5.3 Directed Retry Decision ................................................................................................................ 5-9
5.4 Rate Negotiation at Admission Control ......................................................................................... 5-9
5.4.1 PS MBR Negotiation ............................................................................................................. 5-9
5.4.2 PS GBR Negotiation ............................................................................................................. 5-9
5.4.3 Initial Rate Negotiation ....................................................................................................... 5-10
5.4.4 Target Rate Negotiation ...................................................................................................... 5-12
5.5 Admission Decision ..................................................................................................................... 5-12
5.6 Preemption .................................................................................................................................. 5-12
5.6.1 Common Preemption .......................................................................................................... 5-12
5.6.2 Forced Preemption ............................................................................................................. 5-13
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5.7 Queuing ....................................................................................................................................... 5-14

5.8 Low-Rate Access of the PS BE Service ...................................................................................... 5-15
5.9 IAC for Emergency Calls ............................................................................................................. 5-17
5.9.1 RRC Connection Setup Process of Emergency Calls ........................................................ 5-17
5.9.2 RAB Process of Emergency Calls ...................................................................................... 5-17
6 Intra-Frequency Load Balancing ..........................................................................................6-1

7 Load Reshuffling.......................................................................................................................7-1
7.1 Basic Congestion Triggering ......................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1.1 Power Resource ................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1.2 Code Resource ..................................................................................................................... 7-2
7.1.3 Iub Resource ........................................................................................................................ 7-2
7.1.4 NodeB Credit Resource........................................................................................................ 7-2
7.2 LDR Procedure.............................................................................................................................. 7-3
7.3 LDR Actions ................................................................................................................................... 7-6
7.3.1 Inter-Frequency Load Handover .......................................................................................... 7-6
7.3.2 BE Rate Reduction ............................................................................................................... 7-9
7.3.3 QoS Renegotiation for Uncontrollable Real-Time Services ................................................. 7-9
7.3.4 Inter-RAT Handover in the CS Domain .............................................................................. 7-10
7.3.5 Inter-RAT Handover in the PS Domain............................................................................... 7-10
7.3.6 AMR Rate Reduction .......................................................................................................... 7-11
7.3.7 Code Reshuffling ................................................................................................................ 7-11
7.3.8 MBMS Power Reduction .................................................................................................... 7-13
7.3.9 UL and DL LDR Action Combination of a UE ..................................................................... 7-13
8 Overload Control .......................................................................................................................8-1

8.1 Overload Triggering ....................................................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 General OLC Procedure ............................................................................................................... 8-2
8.3 OLC Actions .................................................................................................................................. 8-3
8.3.1 Performing TF Control of BE Services ................................................................................. 8-3
8.3.2 Switching BE Services to Common Channels ..................................................................... 8-4
8.3.3 Adjusting the Maximum FACH TX Power ............................................................................. 8-5
8.3.4 Releasing Some RABs ......................................................................................................... 8-5
9 Parameters..................................................................................................................................9-1
10 Counters..................................................................................................................................10-1
11 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................11-1
12 Reference Documents .........................................................................................................12-1
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Load Control 1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the features related to the load control. It also describes the related
parameters.
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
 Personnel who are familiar with WCDMA basics
 Personnel who need to understand load control
 Personnel who work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.
There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
 Feature change: refers to the change in the load control feature.
 Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not
described in the earlier version.
Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
 03 (2011-12-30)
 02 (2010-12-20)
 01 (2010-03-30)
 Draft (2009-12-05)
03 (2011-12-30)
This is the document for the third commercial release of RAN12.0.
Compared with issue 02 (2010-12-30) of RAN12.0, adding the description of parameter RsvdPara1 in
the chapter 9 “Parameters.”
02 (2010-12-20)
This is the document for the second commercial release of RAN12.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2010-03-30) of RAN12.0, this issue incorporates the changes described in the
following table.
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature change The description about RRC redirection for None.
service steering is optimized. For details, see
5.2.3 "RRC Redirection for Service Steering."
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The information about forced preemption is None.
added. For details, see 5.6 “Preemption.”
Editorial change The description of this document is optimized. None.
01 (2010-03-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN12.0.
Compared with issue Draft (2009-12-05) of RAN12.0, this issue incorporates the changes described in
the following table.

Feature change The description about RRC redirection The added parameters are listed as
based on distance is added. For details, follows:
see 5.2.2 "RRC Redirection based on  RedirSwitch
Distance."
 DelayThs
 RedirFactorOfNorm
 RedirFactorOfLDR
The description about PS GBR None.
negotiation is optimized. For details, see
5.4.2 "PS GBR Negotiation."
Editorial change None. None.
Draft (2009-12-05)
This is the draft of the document for RAN12.0.
Compared with issue 02 (2009-06-30) of RAN11.0, this issue incorporates the changes described in the
following table.

Feature change The information about the algorithms in load None.
control describing how to deal with
DC-HSDPA users, is added.
The criterion of selecting UEs for The added parameters are listed as
inter-frequency load handover is changed in follows:
section 7.3.1 "Inter-Frequency Load InterFreqLdHoForbidenTC
Handover."
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The inter-frequency load handover based on The added parameters are listed as
measurement is added. For details, see follows:
section 7.3.1 "Inter-Frequency Load  InterFreqLDHOMethodSelection
Handover."
 DrdOrLdrFlag
 PrdReportInterval
 TargetFreqThdRscp
 TargetFreqThdEcN0
 InterFreqMeasTime
Editorial change The information about Directed Retry Decision The information about the related
(DRD) is transferred to the Directed Retry parameters are also transferred to the
Decision Feature Parameter Description. Directed Retry Decision Feature
Parameter Description.
The information about Call Admission Control The information about the related
(CAC) is transferred to the Call Admission parameters are also transferred to the
Control Feature Parameter Description. Call Admission Control Feature
Parameter Description.
The information about dynamic power sharing The information about the related
among carriers is transferred to the Dynamic parameters are also transferred to the
Power Sharing Among Carriers Feature Dynamic Power Sharing Among Carriers
Parameter Description. Feature Parameter Description.

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2 Overview of Load Control

2.1 Overview
The WCDMA system is a self-interfering system. As the load of the system increases, the interference
rises. A relatively high interference can affect the coverage of cells and QoS of established services.
Therefore, the capacity, coverage, and QoS of the WCDMA system are mutually affected.
By controlling the key resources, such as power, downlink channelization codes, channel elements
(CEs), Iub transmission resources, which directly affect user experience, load control aims to maximize
the system capacity while ensuring coverage and QoS.
Load control function controls the load in a cell. Each cell has its own set of load control functions that
are responsible for monitoring and controlling the resources of the cell. The load control functions
monitor the load condition of the cell through load measurement, make the admission decision for
services through intelligent access control and call admission control, and thus relieve congestion in a
cell.
2.2 Load Control in Different Scenarios

Depending on the actual phase of UE access, different load control functions are used, as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 2-1 Load Control functions in different UE access phases
The load control functions are applied to different UE access phases as follows:
 Before UE access: Potential User Control (PUC)
 During UE access: Intelligent Access Control (IAC) and Call Admission Control (CAC)
 After UE access: intra-frequency Load Balancing (LDB), Load Reshuffling (LDR), and Overload
Control (OLC)
The following sections will provide detailed information about the load control functions performed in the
different UE access phases.
2.3 Function Introduction

„Load control is implemented in the RNC after obtaining measurement reports from the NodeBs.

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Figure 2-2 Load control function in the WCDMA system
The load control functions are described as follows:

 Potential User Control (PUC)
The function of PUC is to balance traffic load between cells on different frequencies. The RNC uses
PUC to modify cell selection and reselection parameters, and broadcasts them through system
information. In this way, UEs are led to cells with light load. The UEs can be in idle mode, CELL_FACH
state, CELL_PCH state, or URA_PCH state.
 Intelligent Access Control (IAC)
The function of IAC is to increase the access success rate with the current QoS guaranteed through
rate negotiation, queuing, preemption, and Directed Retry Decision (DRD). For details about DRD, see
the Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description.
 Call Admission Control (CAC)
The function of CAC is to decide whether to accept resource requests from UEs, such as access,
reconfiguration, and handover requests, depending on the resource status of the cell.
For details about CAC, see the Call Admission Control Feature Parameter Description.
 Intra-frequency Load Balancing (LDB)
The function of intra-frequency LDB is to balance the cell load between neighboring intra-frequency
cells to provide better resource usage. When the load of a cell increases, the cell reduces its coverage
to lighten its load. When the load of a cell decreases, the cell extends its coverage so that some traffic
is off-loaded from its neighboring cells to it.
 Load Reshuffling (LDR)
The function of LDR is to reduce the cell load when the cell enters the basic congestion state. The
purpose of LDR is to increase the access success rate by taking the following actions:
− Inter-frequency load handover
− Code reshuffling
− BE service rate reduction
− AMR voice service rate reduction
− QoS renegotiation for uncontrollable real-time services
− CS inter-RAT load handover
− PS inter-RAT load handover
− MBMS power reduction
 Overload Control (OLC)
The function of OLC is to reduce the cell load rapidly when the cell is overloaded. The purpose of OLC
is to ensure the system stability and the QoS of most UEs in the following ways:

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− Restricting the Transport Format (TF) of the BE service

− Switching BE services to common channels
− Adjusting the maximum transmit power of FACHs
− Releasing some RABs
Table 2-1 lists the resources that are considered by different load control functions.
Table 2-1 Resources considered by different load control functions
Load Control Function Resources
Power Code NodeB Credits Iub Bandwidth

CAC √ √ √ √
IAC √ √ √ √
PUC √ - - -
LDB √ - - -
LDR √ √ √ √
OLC √ - - √
NOTE
- : not considered
√: considered
2.4 Priorities Involved in Load Control

Different types of priorities are used in load control to preferentially ensure the QoS of the services or
users with high priorities.
The priorities involved in load control are user priority, Radio Access Bearer (RAB) integrated priority,
and user integrated priority.
2.4.1 User Priority

User priorities are adopted to provide differentiated services for users. For ease of application, the RNC
maps the 15 levels of Allocation/Retention Priority (ARP) that is carried in the RAB ASSIGNMENT
REQUEST message from the core network (CN) onto three user priorities, that is, gold (high priority),
silver (medium priority), and copper (low priority). The relation between user priority and ARP can be set
by running SET UUSERPRIORITY command; the typical relation is shown in Table 2-2.
Table 2-2 Typical relation between user priority and ARP
ARP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
User Priority Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver
ARP 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
User Priority Silver Silver Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper

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If ARP is not received in messages from the Iu interface, the user priority is regarded as copper.
2.4.2 RAB Integrated Priority

The priority of a RAB is determined by its traffic class, ARP, and carrier type. Such a priority is called
RAB integrated priority. When resources are insufficient, services with the highest integrated priority are
preferentially processed.
The values of RAB integrated priority are set according to the integrated priority configuration reference
parameter (PriorityReference):
 If PriorityReference is set to Traffic Class, the integrated priority abides by the following rules:
− Traffic classes: conversational > streaming > interactive > background
− Services
of the same traffic class: priority based on ARP, that is, ARP1 > ARP2 > ARP3 > ... >
ARP14 > ARP15
− Serviceof the same traffic class and ARP (only for interactive services): priority based on Traffic
Handling Priority (THP) that is carried in the RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message, that is,
THP1 > THP2 > THP3 > ... > THP14 > THP15
− Servicesof the same traffic class, ARP and THP (only for interactive services): High Speed Packet
Access (HSPA) or Dedicated Channel (DCH) service preferred depending on CarrierTypePriorInd.
 If PriorityReference is set to ARP, the integrated priority abides by the following rules:
− ARP: ARP1 > ARP2 > ARP3 > ... > ARP14 >ARP15
− Services of the same ARP: priority based on traffic classes, that is, conversational > streaming >
interactive > background
− Onlyfor the interactive service of the same ARP value: priority based on Traffic Handling Priority
(THP), that is, THP1 > THP2 > THP3 > ... > THP14 > THP15
− Services of the same ARP, traffic class and THP (only for interactive services): HSPA or DCH
service preferred depending on CarrierTypePriorInd.
2.4.3 User Integrated Priority

A user may have multiple RABs, and the RABs may have different priorities. In this case, the highest
priority is considered as the priority of this user. Such a priority is called user integrated priority. User
integrated priority is used in user-specific load control. For example, the selection of R99 users during
preemption, the selection of users during inter-frequency load handover for LDR, and the selection of
users during switching of BE services to common channels are performed according to the user
integrated priority.

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3 Load Measurement
This chapter describes the WRFD-020102 Load Measurement Feature.
The load control functions, such as OLC and CAC, use load measurement values in the uplink and the
downlink. A common Load Measurement (LDM) function is used to control load measurement in the
uplink and the downlink separately.
Load measurement is implemented by the NodeB. The filtering of measurement quantities is
implemented by the NodeB and the RNC.
3.1 Load-Related Measurement Quantities

The major load-related measurement quantities are as follows:
 Uplink Received Total Wideband Power (RTWP)
 Downlink Transmitted Carrier Power (TCP)
 Non-HSPA power: TCP excluding the power used for transmission on HSPA channels. For the detailed
information about HSPA channels, see the HSDPA Feature Parameter Description and the HSUPA
Feature Parameter Description
 Provided Bit Rate (PBR) on HS-DSCH. For details about PBR, see the 3GPP 25.321.
 Power Requirement for GBR (GBP) on HS-DSCH: minimum power required to ensure the GBR on
HS-DSCH
 PBR on E-DCH
 Received Scheduled E-DCH Power Share (RSEPS): power of the E-DCH scheduling service in the
serving cell
The NodeB measures the major quantities related to load control. After layer 1 and layer 3 filtering, the
measurement values are reported to the RNC through the COMMON MEASUREMENT REPORT
message.
The RNC performs smooth filtering of the measurement values reported from the NodeB and then
obtains the measurement values, which further serve as data input for the load control algorithms.
The measurement procedure is shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 LDM procedure

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3.2 Reporting Period

The NodeB periodically reports each measurement quantity to the RNC. The following table lists the
reporting period parameters for setting different measurement quantities.
Measurement Quantity Reporting Period Parameter
RTWP ChoiceRprtUnitForUlBasicMeas
TenMsecForUlBasicMeas
RSEPS
MinForUlBasicMeas
TCP ChoiceRprtUnitForDlBasicMeas
Non-HSDPA power TenMsecForDlBasicMeas
MinForDlBasicMeas
GBP ChoiceRprtUnitForHsdpaPwrMeas
TenMsecForHsdpaPwrMeas
MinForHsdpaPwrMeas
HS-DSCH PBR ChoiceRprtUnitForHsdpaRateMeas
TenMsecForHsdpaPrvidRateMeas
MinForHsdpaPrvidRateMeas
E-DCH PBR ChoiceRprtUnitForHsupaRateMeas
TenMsecForHsupaPrvidRateMeas
MinForHsupaPrvidRateMeas
3.3 Load Measurement Filtering

3.3.1 Layer 3 Filtering on the NodeB Side
The following figure shows the measurement model at the physical layer that is compliant with 3GPP
25.302.
Figure 3-2 Measurement model at the physical layer
In Figure 3-2:
 A is the sampling value of the measurement.
 B is the measurement value after layer 1 filtering.

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 C is the measurement value after layer 3 filtering.

 C' is another measurement value (if any) for measurement evaluation.
 D is the reported measurement value.
Layer 1 filtering is not standardized by protocols and it depends on vendor equipment. Layer 3 filtering is
standardized. The filtering effect is controlled by a higher layer. The alpha filtering that applies to layer 3
filtering is calculated according to the following formula:
Here:
 Fn is the new post-filtering measurement value.
 Fn-1 is the last post-filtering measurement value.
 Mn is the new measurement value from the physical layer.
 α = (1/2)k/2, k is the measure filter coefficient which is specified by the following parameters.
− Forload control algorithms (excluding OLC), k is specified by the UlBasicCommMeasFilterCoeff
or DlBasicCommMeasFilterCoeff parameter.
− ForOLC algorithm, k is specified by the UlOlcMeasFilterCoeff or DlOlcMeasFilterCoeff
parameter.
3.3.2 Smooth Filtering on the RNC Side

After the RNC receives the measurement report, it filters the measurement value through the smooth
window method.
Assuming that the reported measurement value is Qn and that the length of the smooth window is N, the
filtered measurement value is
LDM must apply different smooth window length and measurement periods to PUC, CAC, LDR, and
OLC to obtain appropriate filtered values.
The following table lists the smooth window length parameters for setting different functions.
Function Smooth Window Length Parameter

PUC PucAvgFilterLen
CAC UlCacAvgFilterLen
DlCacAvgFilterLen
LDB LdbAvgFilterLen
LDR UlLdrAvgFilterLen
DlLdrAvgFilterLen
OLC UlOlcAvgFilterLen
DlOlcAvgFilterLen

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GBP measurements have the same smooth window length in all related functions. The filter length for GBP measurement
is specified by the HsdpaNeedPwrFilterLen parameter.
The length of the PBR smooth filter window is specified by the HsdpaPrvidBitRateFilterLen /
HsupaPrvidBitRateFilterLen parameter.
3.4 Auto-Adaptive Background Noise Update Algorithm

Uplink (UL) background noises are sensitive to environmental conditions, and the fluctuation of the
background noises has a negative impact on the RTWP measurement value. Therefore, the LDM
function incorporates an auto-adaptive update algorithm to restrict the background noise within a
specified range, as described here:
 If the temperature in the equipment room is constant, the background noise changes slightly. In this
case, the background noise requires no adjustment after initial correction.
 If the temperature in the equipment room varies with the ambient temperature, the background noise
changes greatly. In this case, the background noise requires auto-adaptive upgrade.
The following figure shows the procedure of auto-adaptive background noise update, which is enabled
by the BGNSwitch parameter.
BGNSwitch is set to ON by default.

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Figure 3-3 Procedure of auto-adaptive background noise update

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 The Alpha filter formula is: Fn = (1 - α) x Fn-1 + α x Mn (n≥1). For details about this formula, see section 3.3.1 "Layer 3
Filtering on the NodeB Side."
 Counting threshold = (Duration of background noise)/(RTWP reporting period). The duration of background noise is
used in auto-adaptive upgrade decision and is set by the BGNAdjustTimeLen parameter. For the setting of RTWP
reporting period, see section 3.2 "Reporting Period."
The procedure of auto-adaptive background noise update is as follows:

1. The RNC initializes the counter and filter that are used for auto-adaptive upgrade and sets the initial
value (F0) of the filter to BackgroundNoise.
2. The RNC receives the latest RTWP measurement value (Mn) from the physical layer.
3. The RNC checks whether the current time is within the effective period of the algorithm, that is,
whether the current time is later than BgnStartTime and earlier than BgnEndTime. If the current
time is within the effective period, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC waits for the
next RTWP measurement value.
4. The RNC determines whether the current Equivalent Number of Users (ENU) in the cell is greater
than the value of BGNEqUserNumThd:
− If the current ENU is greater than this threshold value, the RNC infers that Mn includes other noises
in addition to the background noise, and therefore it does not feed Mn to the filter. In addition, the
RNC sets the counter to zero, retains the current background noise, sets the initial value of the filter
to the current background noise, and waits for the next RTWP measurement value.
− If the current ENU in the cell is smaller than or equal to the threshold value, the RNC feeds Mn to the
filter and performs the next step.
5. The RNC checks whether |Mn - Fn-1| is smaller than the value of BgnAbnormalThd. If it is smaller
than this threshold value, the RNC increments the counter by one, calculates F n according to the
Alpha filter formula, and performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC waits for the next RTWP
measurement value.
6. The RNC checks whether the counter reaches the counting threshold. If it reaches the counting
threshold, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC waits for the next RTWP
measurement value.
7. The RNC checks whether |Fn - BackgroundNoise| is smaller than the value of BgnAbnormalThd.
The purpose is to prevent burst interference and RTWP spike. If it is smaller than the value of
BgnAbnormalThd, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC sets the counter to zero
and waits for the next RTWP measurement value.
8. The RNC checks whether |Fn - current background noise| is greater than the value of
BgnUpdateThd. The purpose is to prevent frequent background noise upgrades on the Iub interface.
If it is greater than the value of BgnUpdateThd, the RNC sets the current background noise to Fn,
sets the counter to zero, and waits for the next RTWP measurement value. Otherwise, the RNC sets
the counter to zero and waits for the next RTWP measurement value.

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4 Potential User Control

This chapter describes the WRFD-020105 Potential User Control feature.
The Potential User Control (PUC) function controls the cell selection and cell reselection of a UE that is
in idle mode, in the CELL_FACH state, CELL_PCH state, or URA_PCH state and prevents the UE from
camping on a heavily loaded cell.
The PUC is valid only for inter-frequency cells, and it takes effect only in the downlink.
Figure 4-1 shows the PUC procedure.
Figure 4-1 PUC procedure
The PUC function is enabled only when the PUC subparameter of the NBMLdcAlgoSwitch parameter
is set to 1.
For a cell not supporting DC-HSDPA, the RNC periodically monitors the downlink load of the cell.
 If the cell load is higher than the upper threshold (SpucHeavy) plus the load level division hysteresis
(SpucHyst), the cell load is considered heavy.
 If the cell load is lower than the lower threshold (SpucLight) minus SpucHyst, the cell load is
considered light.
For a cell supporting DC-HSDPA, the RNC concurrently monitors the load state of each single cell and
load state of the cell group.
 The checking of load state of a single cell is the same as that of a cell not supporting DC-HSDPA.
 The checking of load state of the cell group is as follows:
− Ifthe load of the two cells is higher than their upper thresholds (SpucHeavy) plus their load level
division hystereses (SpucHyst), the load of the cell group is considered heavy.
− Ifthe load of the two cells is lower than their lower thresholds (SpucLight) minus their load level
division hystereses (SpucHyst), the load of the cell group is considered light.
The load state of a cell supporting DC-HSDPA is determined based on the following table.

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Load of Single Cell Load of Cell Group Load of Cell Supporting DC-HSDPA
Heavy Heavy, normal, or light Heavy
Heavy, normal, or light Heavy Heavy

Normal Normal, or light Normal
Normal, or light Normal Normal
Light Light Light
The states of a cell load are heavy, normal, and light, as shown in Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-2 Cell load states
Based on the cell load, the PUC works as follows:

 If the cell load becomes heavy, the PUC modifies cell selection and reselection parameters and
broadcasts them through system information. In this way, the PUC leads UEs to the neighboring cells
with light load.
 If the cell load becomes normal, the PUC uses the cell selection and reselection parameters
configured on the RNC LMT.
 If the cell load becomes light, the PUC modifies cell selection and reselection parameters and
broadcasts them through system information. In this way, the PUC leads UEs to this cell.
The variables related to cell selection and reselection are Qoffset1(s,n) (load level offset), Qoffset2(s,n)
(load level offset), and Sintersearch (start threshold for inter-frequency cell reselection). The following
table describes PUC-related variables and their impacts on UEs.

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Table 4-1 PUC-related variables and their impacts on UEs

Item Description
Implementation The NodeB periodically reports the transmit power of the cell, and the PUC periodically
triggers the following activities:
 Assessing the cell load level based on the non-HSPA power and HS-DSCH GBP
 Setting Sintersearch, Qoffset1(s,n), and Qoffset2(s,n) based on the cell load level
 Updating the parameters in system information SIB3 and SIB11
Adjustment Based on the characteristics of inter-frequency cell selection and reselection, the UE
makes the corresponding adjustments:
 Sintersearch
- When this value is increased by the serving cell, the UE starts inter-frequency cell
reselection ahead of schedule.
- When this value is decreased by the serving cell, the UE delays inter-frequency
cell reselection.
 Qoffset1(s,n): applies to R (reselection) rule with CPICH RSCP
- When this value is increased by the serving cell, the UE has a lower probability of
selecting a neighboring cell.
- When this value is decreased by the serving cell, the UE has a higher probability of
 Qoffset2(s,n): applies to R (reselection) rule with CPICH Ec/I0
- When this value is increased by the serving cell, the UE has a lower probability of
- When this value is decreased by the serving cell, the UE has a higher probability of
Depending on the load status of the serving cell, the cell reselection parameters Sintersearch are
adjusted up or down or kept unchanged. Changes to the variable Sintersearch are carried out as shown
in Table 4-2.
Table 4-2 Changes to Sintersearch according to the load state
Load State of the S'intersearch Change to Sintersearch
Serving Cell
Light S'intersearch = Sintersearch + OffSinterLight 
Normal S'intersearch = Sintersearch →
Heavy S'intersearch = Sintersearch + OffSinterHeavy 
→: indicates that the parameter value remains unchanged.

: indicates that the parameter value increases.
: indicates that the parameter value decreases.

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The configurations of Qoffset1 and Qoffset are related to the load of the serving cell and the load of the
neighboring cells. Changes to Qoffset1 and Qoffset2 are carried out as shown in Table 4-3.
Table 4-3 Changes of Qoffset1 and Qoffset2 according to the load state
Load State of Load State of Q'offset1 Change to Q'offset2 Change to
the Neighboring the Serving Qoffset1 Qoffset2
Cells Cell
Light Light Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 → Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 →

Light Normal Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 → Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 →
Light Heavy Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 +  Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 + 
OffQoffset1Light OffQoffset2Light
Normal Light Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 → Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 →

Normal Normal Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 → Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 →
Normal Heavy Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 +  Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 + 
OffQoffset1Light OffQoffset2Light
Heavy Light Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 +  Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 + 

OffQoffset1Heavy OffQoffset2Heavy
Heavy Normal Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 +  Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 + 

OffQoffset1Heavy OffQoffset2Heavy
Heavy Heavy Q'offset1 = Qoffset1 → Q'offset2 = Qoffset2 →
The prerequisite for the changes of the preceding parameters is that these parameters retain their default values.

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Load Control 5 Intelligent Access Control
5 Intelligent Access Control

5.1 Overview of Intelligent Access Control
The purpose of IAC is to increase the access success rate, that is, RRC connection success rate and
RAB setup success rate.
There are two types of IAC, namely, IAC for RRC connection processing and IAC for RAB connection
processing.
 IAC for RRC connection processing is used to select a suitable cell for a UE to access through
redirection and RRC DRD. It also implements load balancing and service steering.
 IAC for RAB connection processing is used to select a suitable cell for a UE to access through DRD
and CAC. It also implements load balancing and service steering. Preemption, queuing, and low-rate
access are used to further improve the RAB setup success rate.
In addition, IAC provides differentiated services for users with different priorities. For example, when the
system resources are insufficient, procedures such as direct admission, preemption, and redirection can
be performed to ensure the successful access of emergency calls to the network.
Figure 5-1 shows a typical procedure of service access control.
Figure 5-1 Service access control procedure

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As shown in Figure 5-1, the procedure of service access includes the procedures for RRC connection
setup and RAB setup. The successful setup of the RRC connection is one of the prerequisites for the
RAB setup.
 During the RRC connection processing, the RNC performs the following steps.
1. Performs the RRC redirection based on distance (only for UE-originating AMR services). For details,
see section 5.2.2 "RRC Redirection based on Distance". If the RNC decides to obtain UE access
from another cell, it sends an RRC connection reject message to the UE; otherwise, the RNC
performs the next step.
2. Performs RRC redirection for service steering. For details, see section 5.2.3 "RRC Redirection for
Service Steering."
− Ifthe RNC decides to obtain UE access from the current cell, it then makes a resource-based
admission decision. If the resource-based admission fails, the RNC performs directed retry decision
(DRD) and redirection.
− If
the RNC decides to obtain UE access from another cell, it then sends an RRC connection reject
message to the UE. The message carries the information about the cell and instructs the UE to set
up an RRC connection to the cell.
For details, see5.2 "IAC During RRC Connection Setup."
 During the RAB connection processing, the RNC performs the following steps:
1. Performs inter-frequency DRD to select a suitable cell for service steering or load balancing. For
details about DRD, see the Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description
2. Performs rate negotiation according to the service requested by the UE. For details, see 5.4 "Rate
Negotiation."
3. Makes cell resource-based admission decision. If the admission is successful, UE access is granted.
Otherwise, the RNC performs the next step. For details about admission decision, see the Call
Admission Control Feature Parameter Description.
4. Selects a suitable cell, according to the inter-frequency DRD, from the cells where no admission
attempt has been made, and then go to 2. If all the attempt fails, the RNC performs the next step.
5. Selects a suitable cell according to the inter-RAT DRD. If the inter-RAT admission is successful, UE
access is granted in the inter-RAT cell. If the inter-RAT DRD fails or is not supported, the RNC
performs the next step.
6. Makes a preemption attempt. For details about preemption, see 5.6 "Preemption" If the preemption is
successful, UE access is granted. If the preemption fails or is not supported, the RNC performs the
next step.
7. Makes a queuing attempt. For details about queuing, see 5.7 "Queuing." If the queuing is successful,
UE access is granted. If the queuing fails or is not supported, the RNC performs the next step.
8. Performs low-rate access. For details about low-rate access, see 5.8 "Low-Rate Access of the PS BE
Service." If the low-rate access is admitted, UE access is granted. If the low-rate access is
unsuccessful, the RNC performs the next step.
9. Rejects UE access.
After the admission attempts of an HSPA service request fail in all candidate cells, the service falls back to the DCH. Then,
the service reattempts to access the network.

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Table 5-1 IAC procedure supported by services

Service Low-Rate Rate Negotiation Preemption Queuing DRD
Type Access
Target Rate
Negotiation
Negotiation
Negotiation
Negotiation
Frequency
Initial Rate
Inter-RAT
Inter-
MBR
GBR
DCH √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
HSUPA - √ √ √ √ √ √ √ -
HSDPA - √ √ - - √ √ √ -
5.2 IAC During RRC Connection Setup

5.2.1 Procedure of IAC During RRC Connection Setup
Before a new service is admitted to the network, an RRC connection must be set up.
As shown in Figure 5-2, when the switch DrSwitch: DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH is set to ON, the RRC
connection setup procedure is performed as follows.

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Figure 5-2 RRC connection setup procedure
After receiving an RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message from the UE, the RNC performs the RRC
redirection based on distance (only for UE-originating AMR services). For details, see section 5.2.2
"RRC Redirection based on Distance". If the RNC decides to obtain UE access from another cell, it
sends an RRC connection reject message to the UE; otherwise, the RNC performs the next step.
Then, the RNC uses the RRC redirection algorithm for service steering to decide whether the UE can
access the network from the current cell:

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 If the UE can access the network from the current cell according to the decision result, the RNC uses
the CAC algorithm to decide whether an RRC connection can be set up between the UE and the
current cell.
− If
the RRC connection can be set up between the UE and the current cell, the RNC sends an RRC
CONNECTION SETUP message to the UE.
− Ifthe RRC connection cannot be set up between the UE and the current cell, the RNC attempts to
select a cell for RRC connection setup through RRC DRD. If the RRC DRD fails, RRC redirection
will be performed.
 If the UE needs to access the network from another cell according to the decision result, the RNC
sends an RRC CONNECTION REJECT message to the UE. The message carries the information
about this cell.
DrSwitch: DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH is the general switch of the following four algorithms:
 RRC Redirection based on Distance
 RRC Redirection for Service Steering
 RRC DRD
 RRC Redirection After DRD Failure
Before enabling the four algorithms, turn on the DrSwitch: DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH.
5.2.2 RRC Redirection based on Distance

This section describes the WRFD-020401 Inter-RAT Redirection Based on Distance feature.
In actual situations, a UE may receive signals from a distant cell and subsequently access the cell.
However, the cells that are adjacent to this cell are not configured as its neighboring cells. If the UE
moves out of this cell, call drops may occur. To solve this problem, RRC redirection based on distance is
introduced.
The RRC redirection based on distance technique estimates the distance between the UE and the cell
center by considering the propagation delay. Based on the estimation result, the RNC checks whether to
perform RRC redirection. The propagation delay is the one-way propagation delay of the radio signal
from the UE to the NodeB. The NodeB measures the propagation delay and then reports it to the RNC.
The propagation delay is directly proportional to the distance between the UE and the NodeB.
The switch of RRC redirection based on distance can be set through the RedirSwitch parameter. RRC
redirection based on distance is applicable only to the UE-originating AMR services.
The procedure of RRC redirection based on distance is as follows:
1. Upon receiving an RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message from the UE, the RNC checks whether
the requested service is the UE-originating AMR service. If yes, the RNC performs the next step. If no,
the RNC does not perform RRC redirection based on distance, and handles the RRC connection
setup request of the UE in the current cell.
2. The RNC obtains the propagation delay from the NodeB and compares it with DelayThs.
− If the propagation delay is greater than DelayThs, the RNC performs the next step.
− Ifthe propagation delay is equal to or less than DelayThs, the RNC does not perform RRC
redirection based on distance, and handles the RRC connection setup request of the UE in the
current cell.
3. The RNC checks the load status of the current cell and checks whether to perform RRC redirection
based on distance by considering the load status.
− Ifthe cell is in the normal state, the RNC generates a random value ranging from 0 to 1 and
compares the value with the RedirFactorOfNorm parameter. If the random value is equal to or

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smaller than the parameter, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC does not perform
RRC redirection based on distance, and handles the RRC connection setup request of the UE in the
current cell.
− If the cell is in the basic congestion state or is overloaded, the RNC generates a random value
ranging from 0 to 1 and compares the value with the RedirFactorOfLDR parameter. If the random
value is equal to or smaller than the parameter, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the
RNC does not perform RRC redirection based on distance, and handles the RRC connection setup
request of the UE in the current cell.
4. The RNC sends the UE an RRC CONNECTION REJECT message containing information on the
neighboring GSM cells of the current cell.
If the current cell does not have any neighboring GSM cell, the UE spontaneously selects a proper cell to access.
5.2.3 RRC Redirection for Service Steering

Overview
This section describes the WRFD-020120 Service Steering and Load Sharing in RRC Connection Setup
feature.
The purpose of RRC redirection for service steering is to enable the successful RRC connection setup
by selecting an appropriate cell for the UE based on the requested service. This algorithm is not
applicable to combined services.
During the RRC connection setup, the RNC implements service steering between inter-frequency or
inter-RAT cells according to the service type requested by the UE. In addition, the RNC considers the
load of the cell for access and the redirection factors to control the degree of load sharing. Therefore,
this function also can also be called service steering and load sharing in RRC connection setup.
Procedure of RRC Redirection for Service Steering

The procedure of RRC redirection for service steering is as follows:
1. The RNC obtains the information about the service requested by the UE and the capability of the UE.
− If the DR_ RRC_DRD_SWITCH is set to 1, the RNC determines the service type requested by the
UE. If the RNC succeeds in determining the service type requested by the UE and the switch of
RRC direction for service steering (RedirSwitch) is set to ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY or
ONLY_TO_INTER_RAT, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC handles the RRC
connection setup request of the UE in the current cell.
− If the DR_ RRC_DRD_SWITCH is set to 0, the RNC handles the RRC connection setup request of
the UE in the current cell.
2. Based on the cell load and the redirection factors, the RNC decides whether to perform RRC
redirection for service steering.
− If the cell is in the normal state, the RNC generates a random number between 0 and 1 and
compares it with the corresponding unconditional redirection factor (RedirFactorOfNorm). If the
random number is smaller than this factor, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC
handles the RRC connection setup request of the UE in the current cell.
− If the cell is in the basic congestion or overload state, the RNC generates a random number
between 0 and 1 and compares it with the value of RedirFactorOfLDR. If the random number is
smaller than this factor, the RNC performs the next step. Otherwise, the RNC handles the RRC
connection setup request of the UE in the current cell.
3. Based on the setting of RedirSwitch, the RNC takes the corresponding actions:

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− If
RedirSwitch is set to ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY, the RNC sends an RRC CONNECTION
REJECT message to the UE, redirecting the UE to the target frequency carried in the message.
 The frequency information carried in the message can be set by running the SET UREDIRECTION command.
 If the RedirBandInd parameter is set to DependOnNCell, only intra-band inter-frequency neighboring cell can be
selected as target frequency.
− If
RedirSwitch is set to ONLY_TO_INTER_RAT, the RNC sends an RRC CONNECTION REJECT
message to the UE. The message carries the information about inter-RAT neighboring cells.
Service Identification Rule

The RNC identifies requested services according to the relevant information elements (IEs) in the RRC
CONNECTION REQUEST message received from the UE. The identification is successful only when all
the conditions described in Table 5-2 are met. Otherwise, the identification fails.
Table 5-2 Service identification rule
Identified Reference IE
Service
Type Establishment cause Domain Call type UE capability Access stratum
indicator indication release indicator
AMR Originating Conversational Call CS domain Speech N/A REL-6
REL-7
AMR Originating Conversational Call N/A N/A N/A R99
REL-4
REL-5
VP Originating Conversational Call CS domain Video N/A REL-6
REL-7
PS R99 Originating Interactive Call N/A N/A N/A R99
Originating Background Call REL-4
PS R99 Originating Interactive Call PS domain N/A Not HS-DSCH REL-6
Originating Background Call or HS-DSCH REL-7
+E-DCH
PS HSPA Originating Interactive Call PS domain N/A HS-DSCH or REL-6
Originating Background Call HS-DSCH REL-7
+E-DCH
 PS R99 and PS HSPA services for UEs of the REL-5 version cannot be identified by the RNC because these UEs do
not carry the Domain indicator, Call type, or UE capability indication IEs in the RRC CONNECTION REQUEST
message.
 In order to reduce the waiting time of the peer UE and ensure that the terminated call can be admitted as soon as
possible, the RRC redirection based on service steering is not applicable to the terminated call.
5.2.4 RRC DRD

If the UE fails to access the current cell, the RNC performs RRC DRD. The purpose is to instruct the UE
to set up an RRC connection in an inter-frequency neighboring cell with better signal quality.

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The RNC performs the following steps:

1. The RNC selects the intra-band inter-frequency neighboring cells of the current cell. These
neighboring cells are suitable for blind handovers. Whether the neighboring cells support blind
handover is specified by the parameter BlindHoFlag.
2. The RNC generates a list of candidate DRD-supportive inter-frequency cells according to the
following condition:
(CPICH_EcNo)RACH > DRD_EcNOnbcell
Here:
− (CPICH_EcNo)RACH is the cached CPICH Ec/N0 value included in the RACH measurement report.
Note that this value is of the current cell.
− DRD_EcNOnbcell is the DRD threshold (DRDEcN0Threshhold) of the neighboring cell.
3. The RNC selects a target cell from the candidate cells for UE access. If the candidate cell list is
empty, the RRC DRD fails. The RNC performs RRC redirection. If the candidate cell list contains
more than one cell, the UE tries a cell randomly.
− If the admission is successful, the RNC continues the RRC connection setup procedure.
− If
the admission to a cell fails, the UE tries admission to another cell in the candidate cell list until an
admission is successful or all admission attempts fail.
− If all the admission attempts fail, the RNC makes an RRC redirection decision.
5.2.5 RRC Redirection After DRD Failure

This section describes the WRFD-02040003 Inter System Redirect feature.
The purpose of RRC redirection after DRD failure is to instruct the UE to set up RRC connection in an
inter-frequency or an inter-RAT cell.
When the RRC DRD fails, the RNC performs RRC redirection as follows:
The RNC selects another frequency for redirection based on the setting of the ReDirBandInd parameter.
If the ReDirBandInd parameter is set to a specific band, the RNC selects the configured target
frequency number and redirects the UE. The target frequency number is configured by the following
parameters: ReDirUARFCNUplinkInd, ReDirUARFCNUplink, ReDirUARFCNDownlink2.
If the ReDirBandInd parameter is set to DependOnNCell, the RNC selects the target frequency number
from the target frequency numbers corresponding to the intra-band inter-frequency neighboring cells of
the current cell. In addition, the RNC excludes the target frequency numbers corresponding to the cells
that have carried out inter-frequency RRC DRD attempts.
 If more than one target frequency number is available, the RNC selects a target frequency number
randomly. Then, the RNC sent an RRC CONNECTION REJECT message to the UE, redirecting the
UE to the selected target frequency carried in the message.
 If no target frequency number is available, the RNC continues to perform RRC redirection according to
the setting of the ConnectFailRrcRedirSwitch parameter.
− IfConnectFailRrcRedirSwitch is set to Only_To_Inter_Frequency, the RRC connection setup
fails.
− IfConnectFailRrcRedirSwitch is set to Allowed_To_Inter_RAT and there is a neighboring GSM
cell, the RNC sends the information about the neighboring GSM cell to the UE and redirects the UE
to GSM system. If ConnectFailRrcRedirSwitch is set to Allowed_To_Inter_RAT but there is no
neighboring GSM cell, the UE automatically searches for GSM cells and then selects one of them
for RRC connection setup attempts.

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5.3 Directed Retry Decision

Traffic steering and load sharing during RAB setup will be performed through Directed Retry Decision
(DRD).
During the RAB connection processing, non-periodic DRD is used to select a suitable cell for a UE to
access according to the HSPA+ technological satisfaction, service priority, and cell load. Non-periodic
DRD is performed during RAB setup, RAB modification, or DCCC channel reconfiguration.
Non-periodic DRD involves inter-frequency DRD and inter-RAT DRD.
By using inter-frequency DRD, the RNC selects the qualified candidate cells by considering HSPA+
technological satisfaction, cell service priority, and cell load. Then, the RNC sequences the candidate
cells according to the priority. According to the sequence from the highest to the lowest, the UE tries
accessing the cells until it is admitted or it fails to access any cell.
If the UE fails to access any cell in the case of inter-frequency DRD, inter-RAT DRD will be triggered.
For details about non-periodic DRD, see the Directed Retry Decision Feature Parameter Description.
5.4 Rate Negotiation at Admission Control

Rate negotiation at admission control (WRFD-010507 Rate Negotiation at Admission Control) includes
MBR negotiation, GBR negotiation, initial rate negotiation, and target rate negotiation.
For a streaming service, the RNC performs resource admission based on the negotiated MBR.
For a new PS BE service, the RNC performs resource admission based on the negotiated initial rate.
For AMR and AMR-WB speech services in the CS domain, see the AMR Feature Parameter Description.
5.4.1 PS MBR Negotiation

If the IE "Alternative RAB Parameter Values" is present in the RANAP RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST or
the RELOCATION REQUEST message when a PS service is set up, reconfigured, or handed over, then
the RNC and the CN negotiate the rate according to the UE capability to obtain the MBR while ensuring
a proper QoS.
 For the PS streaming service, when PS_STREAM_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH subparameter of the
PsSwitch parameter is set to 1, the Iu QoS negotiation function is enabled for MBR negotiation.
 For the PS BE service:
− When both PS_BE_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH and PS_BE_STRICT_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH
subparameters of the PsSwitch parameter are set to 1, the Iu QoS negotiation function is enabled,
and the RNC determines the MBR of Iu QoS negotiation based on the information about UE
capability, cell capability and rate requested by the CN.
− When PS_BE_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH is set to 1 and PS_BE_STRICT_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH
is set to 0, the Iu QoS negotiation function is enabled, and the RNC determines the MBR of Iu QoS
negotiation based on the maximum rate supported by the UE rather than the cell capability and
other settings.
5.4.2 PS GBR Negotiation

During the setup, reconfiguration, or handover of a PS real-time service, if the subparameter
PS_STREAM_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH of the parameter PsSwitch is set to 1, the RNC will negotiate
with the CN about the GBR as follows:
 If the IE "Type of Alternative Guaranteed Bit Rate Information" in the RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST
message is set to "unspecified", the GBR negotiation will not be performed. In such a case, the GBR

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contained in the IE "RAB Parameters" of the RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message is used. In
addition, the subsequent RAB ASSIGNMENT RESPONSE message does not contain the GBR.
message is set to "value range", the sole GBR contained in the IE "Alternative Guaranteed Bit Rates"
is used. In addition, the subsequent RAB ASSIGNMENT RESPONSE message contains the GBR.
message is set to "Discrete values", the largest GBR contained in the IE "Alternative Guaranteed Bit
Rates" is used. In addition, the subsequent RAB ASSIGNMENT RESPONSE message contains the
GBR.
If the subparameter PS_STREAM_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH of the parameter PsSwitch is set to 0, the
GBR negotiation will be not performed. In such a case, the GBR contained in the IE "RAB Parameters" in
the RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message is used.
For details about GBR negotiation, see 3GPP 25.413.
5.4.3 Initial Rate Negotiation

Overview
Initial rate is classified into initial admission rate and initial access rate.
 Initial admission rate: The RNC allocates bandwidths based on the initial admission rate and then
performs cell-resource-based admission based on the allocated bandwidths.
 Initial access rate: Initial configured rate after service admission is successful, which means the
current maximum data transmission rate before any other reconfiguration.
For PS BE services, the RNC performs initial rate negotiation when a new service is being set up or the
UE is changing from the CELL_FACH state to CELL_DCH. The initial rate negotiation policy varies,
depending on the services carried on different channels.
Initial Rate Definition for DCH Services

For DCH services, the initial admission rate and the initial access rate are the same.
Initial rate is negotiated according to the following table:

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DCCC Switch PS BE Initial Rate Actual Initial Rate

(DCCC_SWIT Dynamic
CH) Configuration Switch
(PS_BE_INIT_RATE_
DYNAMIC_CFG_SWIT
CH)
ON ON In the uplink, the initial rate is the smaller one of the MBR and
384 kbit/s.
In the downlink, the initial rate is dynamically set on the basis of
Ec/N0. The specific method is as follows:
When receiving an RRC connection setup request, the RNC
starts the timer EcN0EffectTime.
Before the timer expires, the RNC dynamically sets the initial rate
based on the Ec/N0. The value of Ec/N0 comes from the latest
RACH measurement report or latest intra-frequency
measurement report.
 If the cell Ec/N0 reported from the UE is above the Ec/N0
threshold (EcN0Ths), the RNC sets the actual initial rate to the
smaller one of the MBR and 384 kbit/s.
Note that if the UE is in the soft handover state, the RNC sets
the actual initial rate to the smaller one of the MBR and 384
kbit/s when any of the cells in the active set meets the
threshold.
 If the cell Ec/N0 is below or equal to the Ec/N0 threshold
(EcN0Ths) or the RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message
does not carry the information about Ec/N0, the RNC sets the
actual initial rate to the smaller one of the MBR and the initial
rate of the downlink BE service (DlBeTraffInitBitrate).
ON OFF In the uplink, the initial rate is the smaller one of the MBR and the
initial rate of the uplink BE service (UlBeTraffInitBitrate).
In the downlink, the initial rate is the smaller one of the MBR and
the initial rate of the downlink BE service (DlBeTraffInitBitrate).
OFF - MBR
If the DCCC function is enabled and PS_RAB_Downsizing_Switch subparameter of the PsSwitch parameter is set to 1,
the RNC can decrease the rate through the RAB rate decrease function when the admission based on the initial rate fails.
Initial Rate Definition for HSPA Services

For the HSUPA service,
 The initial admission rate is GBR.
 The initial access rate is defined as follows:
− If
the DRA_HSUPA_DCCC_SWITCH subparameter of the DraSwitch parameter is set to 1, the
actual initial access rate is the initial rate of the HSUPA BE service (HsupaInitialRate).

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− If
the DRA_HSUPA_DCCC_SWITCH subparameter of the DraSwitch parameter is set to 0, the
initial access rate is the MBR for there won't be any rate upsizing reconfiguration when the
DRA_HSUPA_DCCC_SWITCH subparameter of the DraSwitch parameter is set to 0.
For the HSDPA service, the initial admission rate and the initial access are both GBR.
5.4.4 Target Rate Negotiation

For a BE service in the PS domain, if the cell resource-based admission at the initial rate fails, the RNC
selects a target rate to allocate bandwidth for the service based on cell resource in following cases:
 Service setup
 Soft handover
 DCCC rate upsizing
If the cell has sufficient code and CE resources, the RNC sets the candidate target rate to the one that
matches the cell resource surplus. Then, the RNC sets the target rate to the greater one of the candidate
target rate and the GBR.
In the case of DCCC rate upsizing, if the rate upsizing fails, the target rate is the greater one of the
candidate target rate and the pre-upsizing DCCC rate.
5.5 Admission Decision

A radio link sends a resource request to the CAC functional module when additional resources are
required. On receipt of the resource request, the CAC functional module determines whether the request
can be accepted by measuring the cell load and the request resources.
The admission decision performed by CAC is based on resources, such as code resources, power
resources, NodeB credits, and Iub resources. In the case of HSPA resource request, the admission
decision is also based on the number of HSPA users. The admission succeeds only when the resources
on which CAC is based are available.
For details about CAC, see the Call Admission Control Feature Parameter Description.
5.6 Preemption
5.6.1 Common Preemption
This section describes the pre-emption algorithm in the WRFD-010505 Queuing and Pre-Emption
feature.
By forcibly releasing the resources of lower-priority users, the preemption (pre-emption) function
increases the access success rate of higher-priority users.
After cell/cell group resource-based admission fails, the RNC performs preemption if the following
conditions are met:
 The RNC receives a RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message indicating that preemption is
supported.
In the RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message sent by the CN, the Pre-emption Capability IE
specifies whether a service can trigger preemption and the Pre-emption Vulnerability IE specifies
whether a service can be preempted. Service priorities and the Pre-emption Capability and
Pre-emption Vulnerability IEs determine whether to perform preemption.
 The preemption algorithm switch (PreemptAlgoSwitch) is set to ON.
Preemption is applicable to the following scenarios:

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 Setup or modification of a service

 Hard handover or SRNS relocation
 UE state transition from CELL_FACH to CELL_DCH
The procedure of preemption is as follows:
1. The RNC selects the target cell for preemption. For DC-HSDPA services, the RNC selects the
primary cell in the DC-HSDPA cell group as the target cell. For non-DC-HSDPA services, the RNC
selects a suitable cell with higher service priority or lower load.
2. The preemption algorithm determines the radio link sets to be preempted.
a. Selects SRNC users first. If no user under the SRNC is available, the algorithm selects users under
the DRNC.
b. Sorts the preemptable users by user integrated priority, or sorts the preemptable RABs by RAB
c. Determines candidate users or RABs.
For RABs of streaming or BE services, if PriorityReference is set to Traffic Class and
PreemptRefArpSwitch is set to ON, only the ones with lower priority than the RAB to be established
are selected.
Selects as many users or RABs as necessary in order to match the resource needed by the RAB to be
established. When the priorities of two users or RABs are the same, the algorithm selects the user or
RAB that can release the most resources.
Preemptable users or RABs must have lower priories than RABs to be established. The type of
preemptable user or RAB varies, depending on the type of resource that triggers the preemption.
 The preemption algorithm checks whether the resources released by preempted UEs or RABs are sufficient for setting
up new RABs. It does not consider the remaining resources in the cell, because they may be used by other UEs during
the preemption.
 For the preemption triggered for power, the preempted objects can be R99 users, R99 + HSPA combined users, or
HSPA RABs.
 For the preemption triggered for the Iub bandwidth, the preempted objects can only be RABs.
 For the preemption triggered for the credit resource, more than one user or RAB can be preempted.
 For the preemption triggered for the code, only one user can be preempted.
3. The RNC releases the resources occupied by the candidate users or RABs.
4. The requested service directly uses the released resources to access the network without admission
decision.
For details about preemption of MBMS services, see the MBMS Feature Parameter Description.
5.6.2 Forced Preemption

Common preemption requires that RABs have been set up or are being set up for preempting users and
that preempting users have higher priorities than preemptable users. Therefore, CS services cannot
trigger preemption in the RRC connection setup phase. Even in the RAB-related phases, CS services
may fail to preempt PS services because of insufficient priorities. When PS traffic volume is high and
radio resources are insufficient, the success rate for CS service setup may decrease. To address this
problem, forced preemption is introduced. This function ensures preferred access of AMR services and a
high success rate for AMR service setup.
In forced preemption, only CS conversational services can trigger preemption and only PS BE services
can be preempted.

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This function is determined by the RsvdPara1 parameter. This parameter consists of two subparameters:
RSVDBIT4 and RSVDBIT5.
Table 5-3 describes how these two subparameters determine preemption.
Table 5-3 Forced preemption
RsvdPara1: RsvdPara1: RRC Connection Setup Phase RAB-Related Phases
RSVDBIT5 RSVDBIT4
On Off CS conversational services cannot If RAB admission for CS
preempt PS BE services. conversational services fails, PS BE
services can be preempted
unconditionally.
On On If RRC admission for CS If RAB admission for CS
conversational services fails, PS BE conversational services fails, PS BE
services can be preempted services can be preempted
unconditionally. unconditionally.
Off On If RRC admission for CS Common preemption is performed.
conversational services fails, PS BE That is, service priorities and the
services whose Pre-emption Pre-emption Capability and
Vulnerability IE is set to Pre-emption Vulnerability IEs
"pre-emptable" can be preempted. determine whether to perform
preemption.
Off Off CS conversational services cannot Common preemption is performed.
preempt PS BE services. That is, service priorities and the
Pre-emption Capability and
Pre-emption Vulnerability IEs
determine whether to perform
preemption.
In the RRC connection setup phase, if an RRC setup request is from the CS domain and the cause of RRC setup is
Originating Conversational Call or Terminating Conversational Call, the RNC regards the corresponding service as CS
conversational service.
In the case of unconditional preemption, the RNC does not compare the priority of CS conversational
services with that of PS BE services. In addition, it does not consider the Pre-emption Capability or
Pre-emption Vulnerability IE delivered by the CN. In this case, PS BE services can be preempted by any
CS conversational services and only PS BE services can be preempted. Preempted PS BE services are
ranked by priority and PS BE services with the lowest priority are preempted.
5.7 Queuing
This section describes the queuing algorithm in the WRFD-010505 Queuing and Pre-Emption feature.
For PS services, after preemption fails, the RNC performs queuing if the following conditions are met:
 The RNC receives a RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message indicating that queuing is supported.
 The queuing algorithm switch (QueueAlgoSwitch) is set to ON.
The queuing function is triggered by the heartbeat timer that is set by the PollTimerLen parameter. Each
time the timer expires, the RNC selects the service that meets the requirement to make an admission
attempt.

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The UE requesting DC-HSDPA services will be queued in the selected anchor-carrier cell.
The queuing function performs the following functions:

 The queuing algorithm checks whether the queue is full, that is, whether the number of service
requests in the queue exceeds QueueLen.
 The queuing algorithm decides whether to put the request into the queue, as described in the following
table.
Table 5-4 Putting the new request into the queue
If the queue is... Then the queuing algorithm...
Not full  Stamps this request with the request time (T_request)
 Puts this request into the queue
 Starts the heartbeat timer if it is not started
Full Checks whether the integrated priority of any existing request is lower than that
of the new request
 If yes, then the queuing algorithm:
- Checks the queuing time of each request. The algorithm removes the
request with the longest queuing time from the queue
- Stamps the new request with the request time (T_request) and then puts it
into the queue
- Starts the heartbeat timer if it is not started
 If no, then the queuing algorithm rejects the new request directly
After the heartbeat timer expires, the queuing algorithm performs resource-based admission attempts as
follows:
 Rejects the request if the queuing time of the request(Telapsed ) is longer than the maximum queuing
time (MaxQueueTimeLen). Here, Telapsed is equal to the current time minus the request time
(T_request).
 Selects the request with the highest integrated priority for a resource-based admission attempt.
 If more than one service has the highest integrated priority, the RNC selects the request with the
longest queuing time.
 If the attempt is successful, the heartbeat timer is restarted for the next processing.
 If the attempt fails, the queuing algorithm proceeds as follows:
− Putsthe service request back into the queue with the request time (T_request) unchanged for the next
attempt.
− Selectsthe request with the longest queuing time from the rest and makes another attempt until a
request is accepted or all requests are rejected.
5.8 Low-Rate Access of the PS BE Service

If the PS_BE_EXTRA_LOW_RATE_ACCESS_SWITCH subparameter of the PsSwitch parameter is
set to 1, to increase the access success rate, the PS BE service can access the target cell at a low rate
in the case of a preemption or queuing failure. Low-rate access means access from the DCH at 0 kbit/s,
FACH, or enhanced FACH (E-FACH).

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Low-rate access is used in the following scenarios:

 RAB setup
 Hard handover or SRNS relocation
After a service request is rejected, the low-rate access actions in different scenarios are as follows:
Scenario Scenario Description FACH/E_FACH DCH at 0 kbit/s

RAB setup The RRC connection is set up on the FACH or √ ×
E-FACH.
The RRC connection is set up on the DCH. × √
The RRC connection is set up on the HSPA × √
channel.
The CS service is set up, and a new PS × √
service is to be set up.
The existing PS service is set up on the √ ×
FACH/E-FACH, and a new PS service is to be
set up.
The existing PS service is set up on the DCH, × √
and a new PS service is to be set up.
The existing PS service is set up on the HSPA × √ (the new PS service
channel, and a new PS service is to be set up. can be admitted at 0
kbit/s)
The PS service is set up, and a new CS × ×
service is to be set up.
Hard Hard handover or relocation is performed for × √ (only the PS service
handover or the CS+PS combined services. can be admitted at 0
relocation kbit/s)
Hard handover or relocation is performed for × √
the PS+PS combined services.
After an appropriate access action is determined, the service attempts to access the network.
 If the action of access from the DCH at 0 kbit/s is determined, the service attempts to access the
network at 0 kbit/s for traffic and at the normal rate for signaling. For details about the methods of
resource-based admission decision, see the Call Admission Control Feature Parameter Description.
 If the action of access from the FACH/E-FACH is determined, the service attempts to access the
network from the FACH/E-FACH.
If the attempt fails, this service is rejected.
For the service that accesses the network at 0 kbit/s, the ZeroRateUpFailToRelTimerLen timer is
started after the service rate fails to increase for the first time. If the rate fails to increase even when the
timer expires, the service is released, and the connection is also released for a single service.
If no data is transmitted during a period after the access, the UE state changes to another state. For
details about state transition, see the State Transition Feature Parameter Description.

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5.9 IAC for Emergency Calls

This section describes the WRFD-021104 Emergency Call feature.
To guarantee successful access of emergency calls, the RNC takes special measures for emergency
calls.
5.9.1 RRC Connection Setup Process of Emergency Calls

Compared with the RRC connection setup process of common services, the RRC connection setup
process of emergency calls incorporates the preemption due to hard resource-based admission failure.
Hard resources include code, Iub, and CE resources. The following figure shows the RRC connection
setup process of an emergency call.
Figure 5-3 RRC connection setup process of an emergency call
The RNC does not perform RRC redirection for service steering.
In the case of power-based admission, the emergency call is admitted regardless of whether the CAC
function is enabled or not.
In the case of hard resource-based admission, the emergency call is admitted if the current remaining
resources are sufficient for RRC connection setup. If the admission fails, preemption is performed
regardless of whether the preemption is enabled or not. The emergency call that triggers preemption has
the highest priority. The range of users who can be preempted is specified by the
EmcPreeRefVulnSwitch parameter.
 If EmcPreeRefVulnSwitch is set to ON, all non-emergency users who have accessed the network
can be preempted, regardless of the preemption-prohibited attribute of the users.
 If EmcPreeRefVulnSwitch is set to OFF, only the non-emergency users with preemption-allowed
attribute can be preempted.
The principles for selection of specific users to be preempted are the same as those for common
services. For details, see 5.6 "Preemption."
5.9.2 RAB Process of Emergency Calls

Compared with the RAB process of common services, the RAB process of emergency calls incorporates
special processing of resource-based admission and preemption.
RAB Admission of Emergency Calls

In case of power resources:
 If the CAC function is enabled, regardless of which algorithm is selected, the admission decision is
made as follows:

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− Whenthe EMC_UU_ADCTRL subparameter of the NBMCacAlgoSwitch parameter is set to 1,

power-based admission fails if the system is in the overload congestion state. Otherwise, the
admission succeeds.
− When this subparameter is set to 0, the emergency calls are directly admitted.
 If the CAC function switch is off, the emergency calls are directly admitted.
For hard resources (that is, code, Iub, and CE), the resource-based admission is successful if the
current remaining resources are sufficient for the request.
Preemption of Emergency Calls

If cell resource-based admission fails, preemption is performed regardless of whether the preempt
function is enabled or not. The emergency calls that trigger preemption have the highest priority. The
range of users who can be preempted is specified by the EmcPreeRefVulnSwitch parameter.
 If EmcPreeRefVulnSwitch is set to ON, all non-emergency users who have accessed the network
can be preempted, regardless of the preemption-prohibited attribute of the users.
 If EmcPreeRefVulnSwitch is set to OFF, only the non-emergency users with preemption-allowed
attribute can be preempted.
The principles for selection of specific users to be preempted are the same as those for common
services. For details, see 5.6 "Preemption."

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Load Control 6 Intra-Frequency Load Balancing
6 Intra-Frequency Load Balancing

This chapter describes the WRFD-020104 Intra-Frequency Load Balance feature.
Intra-frequency Load Balancing (LDB) is performed to adjust the coverage areas of cells according to the
measured values of cell load. The intra-frequency LDB function is applicable only to the downlink.
LDB between intra-frequency cells is implemented by adjusting the transmit power of the Primary
Common Pilot Channel (P-CPICH) according to the downlink load of the associated cells. When the load
of a cell increases, the cell reduces its coverage to lighten its load. When the load of a cell decreases,
the cell extends its coverage so that some traffic is off-loaded from the neighboring cells to it.
When the intra-frequency LDB function is active, that is, when the INTRA_FREQUENCY_LDB
subparameter of the NBMLdcAlgoSwitch parameter is set to 1, the RNC checks the load of cells
periodically and adjusts the transmit power of the P-CPICH in the associated cells based on the cell
load.
The following figure shows the procedure of intra-frequency LDB.
Figure 6-1 Procedure of intra-frequency LDB
The intra-frequency LDB is described as follows:

 If the downlink load of a cell is higher than the cell overload threshold (CellOverrunThd), it is an
indication that the cell is heavily overloaded. In this case, the transmit power of the P-CPICH needs to
be reduced step by step. The step is specified by the PCPICHPowerPace parameter.
If the current transmit power is equal to the minimum transmit power of P-CPICH (MinPCPICHPower),
the current transmit power is not adjusted.
Because of the reduction in the pilot power, the UEs at the edge of the cell can be handed over to
neighboring cells, especially to those with a relatively light load and with relatively high pilot power.
After that, the downlink load of the cell is lightened accordingly.

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6 Intra-Frequency Load Balancing Load Control
 If the downlink load of a cell is lower than the cell underload threshold (CellUnderrunThd), it is an
indication that the cell has sufficient remaining capacity for more load. In this case, the transmit power
of the P-CPICH can be increased step by step to help lighten the load of neighboring cells. The step is
specified by the PCPICHPowerPace parameter.
If the current transmit power is equal to the maximum transmit power of P-CPICH ( ), the current
transmit power is not adjusted.

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Load Control 7 Load Reshuffling
7 Load Reshuffling
This chapter describes the WRFD-020106 Load Reshuffling feature.
When the usage of cell resource exceeds the basic congestion triggering threshold, the cell enters the
basic congestion state. In this case, Load Reshuffling (LDR) is required to reduce the cell load and
increase the access success rate.
7.1 Basic Congestion Triggering

The basic congestion of a cell is caused by insufficient power resource, code resource, Iub resource, or
NodeB credit resource.
For power resource, the RNC performs periodic measurement and checks whether the cells are
congested. For code, Iub, and NodeB credit resources, the RNC checks whether the cells are congested
when resource usage changes.
If the congestion of all resources is triggered in a cell, the basic congestion triggered by different
resource will be relieved in order of resource priority for load reshuffling as configured by running the
SET ULDCALGOPARA command.
7.1.1 Power Resource

Congestion control based on power resource can be enabled through the DL_UU_LDR and
UL_UU_LDR subparameters of the NBMLdcAlgoSwitch parameter.
If the parameter NBMUlCacAlgoSelSwitch / NBMDlCacAlgoSelSwitch is set to ALGORITHM_SECOND, the load

reshuffling algorithm will trigger basic congestion based on Equivalent Number of Users (ENU).
The following figure shows the triggering and relieving of basic congestion.
Figure 7-1 Triggering and relieving of basic congestion

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7 Load Reshuffling Load Control
As shown in Figure 7-1, if the UL/DL load of the cell is higher than or equal to the UL/DL LDR trigger
threshold (UlLdrTrigThd or DlLdrTrigThd) for a hysteresis time, the cell is in the basic congestion state,
and the related load reshuffling actions, as listed in Table 7-2, are taken. If the current UL/DL load of the
cell is lower than the UL/DL LDR relief threshold (UlLdrRelThd or DlLdrRelThd) for a hysteresis time,
the cell backs to the normal state and the related load reshuffling actions are stopped.
For the downlink, the hysteresis time is specified by the DlLdTrnsHysTime parameter; for the uplink, the hysteresis time
is 600ms
The UL or DL LDR trigger threshold of a DC-HSDPA cell group equals the sum of the UL or DL LDR
trigger thresholds of the two cells in this group. The UL or DL LDR relief threshold of a DC-HSDPA cell
group equals the sum of the UL/DL LDR relief thresholds of the two cells in this group. If a DC-HSDPA
cell group is in the basic congestion state, the related LDR actions are performed in each cell separately.
The uplink load of an HSUPA cell is calculated based on the uncontrollable load of the cell. The downlink
load of an HSDPA cell is calculated based on the load of non-HSPA power and GBP in the cell.
7.1.2 Code Resource

Congestion control based on code resource can be enabled through the CELL_CODE_LDR
subparameter of the NBMLdcAlgoSwitch parameter.
If the SF corresponding to the current remaining code of the cell is larger than the value of
CellLdrSfResThd, code congestion is triggered and the related load reshuffling actions, as listed in
Table 7-2, are taken.
7.1.3 Iub Resource

Congestion control based on Iub resource can be enabled through the IUB_LDR subparameter of the
NodeBLdcAlgoSwitch parameter.
Iub congestion control in both the uplink and downlink is NodeB-oriented. In the case of Iub congestion,
LDR actions are applied to congestion resolution. Iub congestion is detected in a separate processing
module. For details about the decision on Iub congestion detection, see the Transmission Resource
Management Feature Parameter Description.
For the basic congestion caused by Iub resource, all UEs under the NodeB are the objects of related
LDR actions.
7.1.4 NodeB Credit Resource

The basic congestion caused by NodeB credit resource is of the following types:
 Type A: Basic congestion at local cell level
If the cell UL/DL current remaining SF (mapped to credit resource) is higher than
UlLdrCreditSfResThd or DlLdrCreditSfResThd (set by running the ADD UCELLLDR command),
credit congestion at cell level is triggered and related load reshuffling actions are taken in the current
cell.
 Type B: Basic congestion at local cell group level (if any)
 Type C: Basic congestion at NodeB level
If the cell group or NodeB UL/DL current remaining SF (mapped to credit resource ) is higher than
UlLdrCreditSfResThd or DlLdrCreditSfResThd (set by running the ADD UNODEBLDR command),
credit congestion at cell group or NodeB level is triggered and related load reshuffling actions are
taken. The range of LDR actions is the same as the first type, but the range of UEs to be sorted by
priority is different. All the UEs in the normal cells that belong to the cell group or NodeB will be sorted.

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The following table lists the LDR switches that need to be set to 1 for different algorithm types.
Table 7-1 LDR switches to be set to 1
Algorithm Load Control Algorithm Switch LDC Algorithm Switch
Type A LC_CREDIT_LDR_SWITCH CELL_CREDIT_LDR
Type B LCG_CREDIT_LDR_SWITCH LCG_CREDIT_LDR

Type C NODEB_CREDIT_LDR_SWITCH NODEB_CREDIT_LDR
7.2 LDR Procedure

When the cell is in the basic congestion state, the RNC takes one of the following actions in each period
(specified by the LdrPeriodTimerLen parameter by running the SET ULDCPERIOD command) until the
congestion is relieved. These procedures apply to HSPA cells and R99 cells.
For R99 cells, only DCH UEs are selected by LDR actions.
The GoldUserLoadControlSwitch parameter specifies whether the users of gold priority are selected by LDR actions..
 Inter-frequency load handover
 Code reshuffling
 BE service rate reduction
 AMR rate reduction
 Inter-RAT load handover in the CS domain, which involves the following actions:
− Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover in the CS Domain
− Inter-RAT Should Not Be Load Handover in the CS Domain
The difference between the "Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover In the CS/PS Domain" and "Inter-RAT Should Not Be
Load Handover In the CS/PS Domain" actions lies in the selection of users. The former only involves CS/PS users with
the "service handover" IE in RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST set to "handover to GSM should be performed", while the
latter only involves CS/PS users with the "service handover" IE set to "handover to GSM should not be performed". For
details about the "service handover" IE, see the Handover Feature Parameter Description.
 Inter-RAT load handover in the PS domain, which involves the following actions:
− Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover in the PS Domain
− Inter-RAT Should Not Be Load Handover in the PS Domain
 QoS Renegotiation for Uncontrollable Real-Time Services
 MBMS power reduction
The LDR actions concerning DC-HSDPA are inter-frequency load handover and inter-RAT handover in
PS domain.
The sequence of LDR actions can be changed by running the ADD UCELLLDR command.
The following figure illustrates the detailed LDR procedure. In this example, the sequence of LDR
actions is fixed to inter-frequency load handover, code reshuffling, BE rate reduction, inter-RAT handover
in CS domain, inter-RAT handover in PS domain, AMR rate reduction, QoS Renegotiation for
Uncontrollable Real-Time Services, and MBMS power reduction.

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Figure 7-2 LDR procedure
As shown in the preceding figure, when the system is congested, the inter-frequency load handover is
initiated first.
 If the handover succeeds, the algorithm continues to check whether the system is congested. If the
system is still congested, the inter-frequency load handover is initiated again.
 If the handover fails, code reshuffling is performed:
− If the code reshuffling succeeds, the algorithm continues to check whether the system is congested.
If the system is still congested, the code reshuffling is initiated again.
− If the code reshuffling fails, the next action, that is, BE rate reduction, is taken.
The rest actions to be performed may be deduced by analogy. For details about LDR actions, see
section 7.3 "LDR Actions."
The LDR actions that are triggered by basic congestion caused by different resources are different.
Table 7-2describes the LDR actions intended for different resources.
When the basic congestion is triggered by different resources, the congestion can be relieved in a order
set by running the SET ULDCALGOPARA command.

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Table 7-2 LDR actions intended for different resources

Resource UL/DL Channel LDR Actions
MBMS Power Reduction

QoS Renegotiation for
Inter-RAT Handover in
Inter-RAT Handover in
Inter-Frequency Load
AMR Rate Reduction
Real-Time Services
BE Rate Reduction
Code Reshuffling
Uncontrollable
CS Domain
PS Domain
Power UL DCH √ Handover √ √ √ √ √
HSUPA √ √ √
DL DCH √ √ √ √ √* √
HSDPA √ √ √
DC-HSDPA √ √
FACH √*
(MBMS)
Iub UL DCH √ √ √
HSUPA √ √
DL DCH √ √ √
HSDPA √ √
FACH
(MBMS)
Code - -
DL DCH √ √ √
HSDPA
FACH
(MBMS)
Credit UL DCH √ √ √ √
HSUPA √ √ √
DL DCH √ √ √ √
HSDPA
FACH
(MBMS)
In the Table 7-2, there are several attentions described in the following.

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 The Inter-RAT Handover in CS Domain action can be performed for the HSUPA services that are in the
non-scheduling mode.
 The Inter-RAT Handover in CS Domain action can be performed for the HSDPA services only when
the HsdpaCMPermissionInd parameter is set to TRUE.
 If the downlink power-based admission uses the ENU algorithm, the basic congestion can also be
caused by the ENU. In this situation, LDR actions do not involve AMR rate reduction or MBMS power
reduction, as indicated by the symbol "*" in the preceding table.
 In the same environment, different rates have different downlink transmit powers. The higher the rate,
the greater the downlink transmit power. Therefore, the load can be reduced by bandwidth
reconfiguration.
 For HSUPA services, the CE consumption, which is calculated on the basis of the Maximum Bit Rate
(MBR), can be reduced through rate downsizing. Therefore, the BE service rate downsizing for
HSUPA is applicable only for reduing CE resource congestion.
7.3 LDR Actions

7.3.1 Inter-Frequency Load Handover
Inter-frequency load handover is also called inter frequency load balance (WRFD-020103
Inter-Frequency Load Balance).
If the UE is in the soft handover state, inter-frequency load handover can be performed only when the
HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH subparameter of the HoSwitch parameter is set to 1.
The CodeCongSelInterFreqHoInd parameter can be set so that the inter-frequency handover can
relieve the basic congestion caused by code resource.
The inter-frequency load handover can be performed based on blind handover or measurement, which
can be decided by the InterFreqLDHOMethodSelection parameter.
Inter-Frequency Load Handover Based on Blind Handover

If the InterFreqLDHOMethodSelection parameter is set to BLINDHO, the inter-frequency load
handover based on blind handover performs the following steps:
1. The algorithm checks whether cells for inter-frequency blind handover are available. If available, the
algorithm goes to the next step. Otherwise, the action fails, and the algorithm takes the next action.
Whether the neighboring cells support blind handover is specified by the parameter BlindHoFlag.
2. The algorithm selects the target cell according to the type of resource that causes the basic
congestion:
− If the basic congestion is caused by power resource:
If the candidate cell does not support DC-HSDPA, the algorithm checks whether the load margin of
the target cell is higher than both UlInterFreqHoCellLoadSpaceThd and
DlInterFreqHoCellLoadSpaceThd and whether the load of the target cell is normal.
If the candidate cell supports DC-HSDPA, the concerned cell group and the candidate cell must have
sufficient power margin.
The load margin refers to the difference between the load of the target cell and the basic congestion triggering
threshold of the target cell.
If the margin is no higher than the threshold, the action fails, and the algorithm takes the next action.
If there is more than one cell meeting the requirements, the first one is selected as the blind
handover target cell.

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− If the basic congestion is caused by code resource:

Whether there are blind handover target cells meeting the requirements is decided by the following
conditions:
a. The minimum SF of the target cell is not greater than that of the current cell.
b. The difference of code usage between the current cell and the target cell is greater than
LdrCodeUsedSpaceThd.
c. The state of target cell is normal.
If there is no such cell, this action fails and the algorithm takes the next action. If there is more than
one cell meeting the requirements, the first cell is selected as the blind handover target cell.
3. The algorithm selects the UEs to be handed over according to the setting of
InterFreqLdHoForbidenTC and NbmLdcUeSelSwitch:
− IfNbmLdcUeSelSwitch is set to NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_ONLY, the algorithm performs the
following steps:
a. Selects the UEs that meet the following conditions as candidate UEs.
The service types of UEs are not forbidden for LDR handover by parameter
InterFreqLdHoForbidenTC.
The service types of UEs are supported by the target cell.
b. Sorts the candidate UEs whose rates are no higher than the handover bandwidth thresholds,
based on the integrated priority.
c. Selects the UE with the lowest integrated priority for handover.
− IfNbmLdcUeSelSwitch is set to NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_FIRST, the algorithm performs the
following steps:
The service types of UEs are supported by the target cell.
b. Sorts the candidate UEs whose rates are no higher than the handover bandwidth thresholds,
based on the integrated priority.
If the rates of all the candidate UEs are higher than the handover bandwidth thresholds, the
algorithm performs the following steps:
The service types of UEs are not supported by the target cell.
b. Sorts the UEs whose rates are no higher than the handover bandwidth threshold, based on the
− If NbmLdcUeSelSwitch is set to NBM_LDC_ALL_UE, the algorithm performs the following steps:
a. From the current cell, selects the UEs whose service types are not forbidden for LDR handover by
InterFreqLdHoForbidenTC parameter.
b. Sorts the UEs whose rates are no higher than the handover bandwidth thresholds, based on the
b. Selects the UE with the lowest integrated priority for handover.

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If multiple UEs have the same lowest integrated priority, the algorithm selects the one with the highest rate for handover.
The UL and DL handover bandwidth thresholds are specified by UlInterFreqHoBWThd and DlInterFreqHoBWThd
respectively. Both the thresholds are considered in the selection of the target UE.
4. After selecting the target cell and the UE, the RNC makes blind handover decision. For details, see
the Handover Feature Parameter Description.
Inter-Frequency Load Handover Based on Measurement

Only when the basic congestion is caused by power resource, the inter-frequency load handover based
on measurement can be performed.
If the InterFreqLDHOMethodSelection parameter is set to MEASUREHO, the inter-frequency load
handover is performed based on measurement. The LDR algorithm is implemented by performing the
following steps:
1. The RNC selects the UE whose service types are not forbidden for LDR handover by parameter
InterFreqLdHoForbidenTC, and then sorts the selected UEs according to their integrated priority
and performs inter-frequency load handover based on measurement on the UE with the lowest
2. The RNC selects the candidate cells that meet the following conditions:
− The cell must be an inter-frequency neighboring cell of the current cell. The cell must not be a
DRNC inter-frequency neighboring cell.
− The frequency of the cell is within the band supported by the UE.
− The cell must meet the following conditions on load margin:
If the cell does not support DC-HSDPA, the algorithm checks whether the load margin of the target
cell is higher than both UlInterFreqHoCellLoadSpaceThd and DlInterFreqHoCellLoadSpaceThd
and whether the load of the target cell is normal.
If the cell supports DC-HSDPA, the concerned cell group and the cell must have sufficient load
margin.
− The DrdOrLdrFlag parameter of the cell is set to True, indicating that the cell can be measured.
− If the NbmLdcUeSelSwitch parameter is set to NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_ONLY, the cell must
support the service requested by the UE.
If such candidate target cells do not exist, the inter-frequency load handover action fails and the
algorithm takes the next action.
If such candidate cells exist, the following step is performed.
3. The RNC issues a measurement control message to the UE, requesting the UE to measure the
signal quality of all candidate cells.
4. The UE measures the RSCP and Ec/No of the candidate cells and periodically reports the
measurement results to the RNC. The reporting period is specified by the PrdReportInterval
parameter.
5. Based on the received measurement results, the RNC selects the candidate target cells. The
candidate target cells must meet the following conditions:
− The cell is not in the basic congestion state.
− The measured RSCP is higher than the RSCP threshold that is specified by the
TargetFreqThdRscp parameter.
− The measured Ec/No is higher than the Ec/No threshold that is specified by the
TargetFreqThdEcN0 parameter.
If such candidate target cells do not exist, the inter-frequency load handover action fails and the
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If such candidate target cells exist, the following step is performed.

6. The RNC selects the cell with the highest priority from the candidate target cells to perform
inter-frequency hard handover.
− If the handover succeeds, the LDR action is complete.
− Ifthe handover fails, the RNC tries accessing the cell with the second highest priority to perform
inter-frequency hard handover until the handover succeeds or it has tried accessing all the
candidate target cells.
If the compressed mode is required for the UE to perform inter-frequency measurement, the RNC starts the
inter-frequency measurement timer (specified by the InterFreqMeasTime parameter) as soon as the measurement
control message is issued. If inter-frequency handover remains unsuccessful until the timer expires, the RNC stops the
inter-frequency measurement and cancels the compressed mode.
7.3.2 BE Rate Reduction
When admission control of Power/NodeB Credit is disabled, it is not recommended that the BE Rate Reduction be
configured as an LDR action in order to avoid ping-pong effect.
BE rate reduction can only be performed when the DRA_DCCC_SWITCH subparameter of the
DraSwitch parameter is set to 1.
The LDR algorithm operates as follows:
1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts the BE RABs in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the BE RABs that meet the following condition:
− Thecurrent rate of the BE RAB is higher than the GBR specified by running the SET USERGBR
command.
− The BE RAB has the lower integrated priorities.
The number of selected RABs is specified by the UlLdrBERateReductionRabNum or
DlLdrBERateReductionRabNum parameter.
If the integrated priorities of some RABs are identical, the RAB with the highest rate is selected.
3. If services can be selected, the action is successful. If services cannot be selected, the action fails.
The algorithm takes the next action.
4. The bandwidth of the selected services is reduced to the specified rate. For details about the rate
reduction procedure, see the DCCC Feature Parameter Description.
5. The reconfiguration is complete as indicated by the RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION
message on the Uu interface and through the synchronized radio link reconfiguration procedure on
the Iub interface.
7.3.3 QoS Renegotiation for Uncontrollable Real-Time Services

This section describes the WRFD-010506 RAB Quality of Service Renegotiation over Iu Interface
feature.
Uncontrollable real-time services refer to PS streaming services. The load can be reduced by adjusting
the rates of real-time services through QoS renegotiation.
The uncontrollable real-time service cannot perform rate down automatically like BE service due to the
QoS requirement. That is, GBR is specified in RAB assignment procedure and must be guaranteed.
When the system needs to adjust service rate to relieve the system load, the RNC has to initiate a rate
renegotiation over the Iu interface by requesting a new RAB parameters with a lower bit rate for real time
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The RNC will request a new MBR and GBR that are the lowest ones among the alternative
configurations in the RAB ASSIGNMENT message from the CN. However, the CN can decide how to
react to the request upon reception of the RAB MODIFY REQUEST message.
1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts the RABs for real-time services in the PS domain
in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the RABs with the lowest integrated priorities for QoS renegotiation. The
number of selected RABs is specified by the UlLdrPsRTQosRenegRabNum or
DlLdrPsRTQosRenegRabNum parameter. If the RNC cannot find an appropriate service for the
QoS renegotiation, the action fails. The algorithm takes the next action.
3. The algorithm performs QoS renegotiation for the selected services. The GBR during the service
setup is the minimum rate of the service after the QoS renegotiation.
4. The RNC initiates the RAB MODIFY REQUEST message to the CN for the QoS renegotiation. Upon
reception of the RAB MODIFY REQUEST message, the CN sends the RAB ASSIGNMENT
REQUEST message to the RNC for RAB parameter reconfiguration.
7.3.4 Inter-RAT Handover in the CS Domain

This action can only be performed when the CS inter-RAT handover algorithm is enabled.
The size and coverage mode of a 2G cell are different from those of a 3G cell. Therefore, inter-RAT blind
handover is not considered.
Inter-RAT handover in the CS domain involves the following actions.
Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover in the CS Domain

1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts the UEs with the "service handover" IE set to
"handover to GSM should be performed" in the CS domain in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the UEs with the lowest integrated priorities. The number of selected UEs is
specified by the UlCSInterRatShouldBeHOUeNum or DlCSInterRatShouldBeHOUeNum
parameter.
3. For the selected UEs, the LDR module sends the load handover command to the inter-RAT handover
module, requesting the inter-RAT handover module to hand over the UEs to the 2G system.
4. The handover module decides to trigger the inter-RAT handover, depending on the capability of the
UE to support the compressed mode.
5. If a UE that meets the handover criteria is not found, the algorithm takes the next action.
Inter-RAT Should Not Be Load Handover in the CS Domain

The algorithm for this action is the same as that for the action "Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover in
the CS Domain". The difference is that this action only involves CS users with the "service handover" IE
set to "handover to GSM should not be performed".
The number of selected UEs is specified by the UlCSInterRatShouldNotHOUeNum or
DlCSInterRatShouldNotHOUeNum parameter.
7.3.5 Inter-RAT Handover in the PS Domain

This action can only be performed when the PS inter-RAT handover algorithm is enabled.
Inter-RAT handover in the PS domain involves the following actions.

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Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover in the PS Domain

The algorithm for this action is the same as that for the action "Inter-RAT Should Be Load Handover in
the CS Domain". The difference is that this action involves only PS users with the "service handover" IE
set to "handover to GSM should be performed".
The number of controlled UEs is determined by the UlPSInterRatShouldBeHOUeNum or
DlPSInterRatShouldBeHOUeNum parameter.
Inter-RAT Should Not Be Load Handover in the PS Domain

The algorithm for this action is the same as that for the action "Inter-RAT Should Not Be Load Handover
in the CS Domain". The difference is that this action involves only PS users with the "service handover"
IE set to "handover to GSM should not be performed".
The number of controlled UEs is specified by the UlPSInterRatShouldNotHOUeNum or
DlPSInterRatShouldNotHOUeNum parameter.
HSPA services can be selected only when HsdpaCMPermissionInd is set to TRUE and HsupaCMPermissionInd is not
set to Limited.
For details about the two parameters, see the Handover Feature Parameter Description.
7.3.6 AMR Rate Reduction

This action can only be performed when the CS_AMRC_SWITCH subparameter of the parameter
CsSwitch parameter is set to 1.
In the WCDMA system, voice services work in eight AMR modes. Each mode has its own rate. Therefore,
mode control is functionally equivalent to rate control.
AMR Rate Reduction in the Downlink

In the downlink, the LDR algorithm operates as follows:
1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts the RABs in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the RABs with the lowest integrated priorities and with the rates higher than the
GBR for AMR services (conversational). The number of selected RABs is specified by the
DlLdrAMRRateReductionRabNum parameter. If the RNC cannot find an appropriate RAB for the
AMR rate reduction, the action fails. The algorithm takes the next action.
3. The RNC sends the Rate Control request message through the Iu interface to the CN to adjust the
AMR rate to the GBR.
AMR Rate Reduction in the Uplink

In the uplink, the LDR algorithm operates as follows:
2. The algorithm selects the RABs with the lowest integrated priorities and with the rates higher than the
GBR for AMR services (conversational). The number of selected RABs is determined by the
UlLdrAMRRateReductionRabNum parameter. If the RNC cannot find an appropriate RAB for the
AMR rate reduction, the action fails. The algorithm takes the next action.
3. The RNC sends the TFC CONTROL command to the UE to adjust the AMR rate to the GBR.
7.3.7 Code Reshuffling

This section describes the WRFD-020108 Code Resource Management feature .

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To optimize the code usage efficiency, the "left most" principle is adopted in initial code allocation
procedure, that is, the code with minimum SF is reserved to ensure that the codes are available for use
continuously. However, the code tree may not obey the "left most" principle during actual use. Code
reshuffling can be used to make the code tree obey "left most"‟ principle.
When the cell is in the basic congestion state caused by code resource, code reshuffling can be
performed to reserve sufficient code resources for subsequent services. Code subtree adjustment refers
to the switching of users from one code subtree to another. It is used for decreasing the code fragments
to release smaller codes first..
The algorithm operates as follows:
1. Initializes SF_Cur to CellLdrSfResThd.
2. Traverses all the subtrees with this SF_Cur at the root node except the subtrees occupied by
common channels and HSDPA channels, and takes the subtrees in which the number of users is not
larger than the value of MaxUserNumCodeAdj as candidate subtrees for code reshuffling.
− If such candidate subtrees are available, the algorithm goes to step 3.
− If no such candidate subtree is available, subtree selection fails. This procedure ends.
3. Selects a subtree from the candidate subtrees according to the setting of LdrCodePriUseInd.
− Ifthis parameter is set to TRUE, the algorithm selects the subtree with the largest code number from
the candidates.
− Ifthis parameter is set to FALSE, the algorithm selects the subtree with the smallest number of
users from the candidates. if multiple subtrees have the same number of users, the algorithm
selects the subtree with the largest code number.
4. Treats each user in the subtree as a new user and allocates code resources to each user.
5. Initiates the reconfiguration procedure for each user in the subtree and reconfigures the
channelization codes of the users to the newly allocated code resources.
The reconfiguration procedure on the UU interface is initiated through the PHYSICAL CHANNEL
RECONFIGURATION message and that on the Iub interface through the RL RECONFIGURATION
message.
The following figure shows an example of code reshuffling. In this example, CellLdrSfResThd is set to
SF8, and MaxUserNumCodeAdj is set to 1.
Figure 7-3 Code reshuffling

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7.3.8 MBMS Power Reduction

The downlink power load can be reduced by lowering power on MBMS traffic channels.
The algorithm operates as follows:
2. The algorithm selects an RAB with the lowest integrated priority and with the current power higher
than the minimum transmit power of the corresponding MTCH. That is, it selects an RAB whose ARP
value is higher than MbmsDecPowerRabThd.
3. The algorithm triggers a reconfiguration procedure to set the power to the minimum transmit power of
the FACH onto which the MTCH is mapped.
The reconfiguration procedure on the Iub interface is implemented through the COMMON
TRANSPORT CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message.
7.3.9 UL and DL LDR Action Combination of a UE

LDR actions in the uplink and the downlink are independent. Sometimes, the actions in both directions
are applied to the same UE. In this situation, the actions are combined as follows:
 If the actions in the two directions are identical, the actions are combined. For example, if BE rate
reduction actions in both the uplink and the downlink need to be applied to the same UE, then only a
single RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION message is sent out.
 If the actions in the two directions are different and if one direction requires inter-frequency handover,
the UE undergoes the inter-frequency handover. The action in the other direction is not taken.
 If the actions in the two directions are different and if one direction requires the inter-RAT handover,
the UE undergoes the inter-RAT handover. The other action is not taken.
 If the action in one direction requires inter-frequency handover, and the action in the other direction
requires inter-RAT handover, the UE undergoes the UL LDR action. The DL LDR action is not taken.

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Load Control 8 Overload Control
8 Overload Control
This chapter describes the WRFD-020107 Overload Control feature.
After the UE access is allowed, the power consumed by a single link is adjusted by the single link power
control function. The power varies with all kinds of factors such as the mobility of the UE and the
changes in the environment. In some situations, the total power load of the cell can be higher than the
target load. To ensure the system stability, Overload Control (OLC) must be performed.
8.1 Overload Triggering

Only the power resource and Iub bandwidth may result in the overload congestion state. Hard resources
such as the ENU and credit resources do not cause overload congestion.
For details about overload congestion caused by Iub bandwidth and details about user release, see the Transmission
Resource Management Feature Parameter Description.
OLC can be enabled through the UL_UU_OLC and DL_UU_OLC subparameters of the
NBMLdcAlgoSwitch parameter.
The following figure shows the triggering and release of cell power overload.
Figure 8-1 Triggering and release of cell power overload
As shown in Figure 8-1, if the UL/DL load of the cell is higher than or equal to the UlOlcTrigThd or
DlOlcTrigThd for a hysteresis time, the cell is in the overload state, and the related overload handling
action is taken. If the current UL/DL load of the cell is lower than the UlOlcRelThd or DlOlcRelThd for a
hysteresis time, the overload state of the cell is released and the related overload handling is stopped.
For the downlink, the hysteresis time is specified by the DlLdTrnsHysTime parameter; for the uplink, the hysteresis time
is 600ms.

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8 Overload Control Load Control
The UL or DL OLC trigger threshold of a DC-HSDPA cell group equals the sum of the UL or DL OLC
trigger thresholds of the two cells in this group. The UL or DL OLC relief threshold of a DC-HSDPA cell
group equals the sum of the UL or DL OLC relief thresholds of the two cells in this group. If a DC-HSDPA
cell group is overloaded, the related overload handling is performed in each cell separately.
The uplink load of an HSUPA cell is calculated based on the uncontrollable load of the cell. The downlink
load of an HSDPA cell is calculated based on the load of non-HSPA power and GBP in the cell.
In addition to periodic measurement, event-triggered measurement is applicable to OLC.
If OLC_EVENTMEAS is set to 1, the RNC sends the NodeB a request for event measurement based on
power resource. In the associated request message, the reporting criterion is specified, including
UlOlcTrigHyst / DlOlcTrigHyst, UlOlcTrigThd / DlOlcTrigThd, and UlOlcRelThd / DlOlcRelThd. Then
the NodeB checks the current power load in real time according to this criterion and reports the status to
the RNC periodically if the conditions of reporting are met.
Limited by 3GPP, the NodeB cannot check the total load of the non-HSDPA power and the GBP. Therefore, the
recommended setting of OLC_EVENTMEAS is 0 for HSDPA cells.
8.2 General OLC Procedure

When the cell is overloaded, the RNC takes one of the following actions in each period specified by the
OlcPeriodTimerLen parameter until the congestion is relieved:
 Performing TF Control of BE Services
 Switching BE Services to Common Channels
 Adjusting the Maximum FACH TX Power
 Releasing Some RABs
The following figure shows the OLC procedure.
Figure 8-2 OLC procedure

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As shown in the preceding figure, the OLC procedure is as follows:

1. The OLC takes the first action to perform TF control.
− If
the TF control succeeds, the OLC checks whether the system is overloaded. If yes, the OLC
performs TF control again.
− If the TF control fails, go to 2.
2. The OLC takes the second action to switch BE services to common channels.
− If
the switching succeeds, the OLC checks whether the system is overloaded. If yes, the OLC
switches BE services to common channels again.
− If the switching fails, go to 3.
3. The OLC takes the third action to adjust the maximum FACH transmit power.
− If
the adjustment succeeds, the OLC checks whether the system is overloaded. If yes, the OLC
adjusts the power again.
− If the adjustment fails, the OLC takes the fourth action to release some RABs.
For details about OLC actions, see section 8.3 "OLC Actions."
When the cell is in the overload congestion state:

 The state transition from FACH to DCH is prohibited.
 Whether the admission for users over FACH channels is permitted can be set through FACH_UU_ADCTRL
subparameter of NBMCacAlgoSwitch parameter. Except this, only resources requests of RRC connection setup
whose cause is emergency call, detach, or registration are permitted, because the priority of such requests is very high.
8.3 OLC Actions

8.3.1 Performing TF Control of BE Services
OLC Algorithm for TF Control in the Downlink
For the TF control in the downlink, the OLC algorithm operates as follows:
2. The algorithm selects the following RABs:
− DCHRABs with the rates higher than DlDcccRateThd. For details about the parameter, see the
DCCC Feature Parameter Description.
− RABs with the lowest integrated priorities.
The number of RABs selected is smaller than or equal to DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum.
If the RNC cannot find an appropriate service for the TF control, the OLC takes the next action.
3. The RNC sends the TF control indication message to the MAC. Each MAC of the selected RABs will
receive one TF control indication message and will restrict the transport format combination (TFC)
selection of the BE services to reduce the data rate step by step.
The MAC restricts the TFC selection according to the following formula:
TFmax(N+1) = TFmax(N) x Ratelimitcoeff
Here:
− TFmax(0) is the maximum TB number of the BE service before the service is selected for TF
control.
− TFmax(N+1) is the maximum TB number during the period from (T0 + RateRstrctTimerLen x N) to
(T0 + RateRstrctTimerLen x (N + 1)), where T0 is the time when the MAC receives the TF control
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− Ratelimitcoeff is specified by the RateRstrctCoef parameter.

4. If the number of times that TF control is performed exceeds DlOlcFTFRstrctTimes, the action fails.
The OLC takes the next action.
5. If the congestion is relieved, the RNC sends the congestion relief indication to the MAC. At the same
time, the rate recovery timer (RateRecoverTimerLen) is started. When this timer expires, the MAC
increases the data rate step by step.
MAC recovers the TFC selection by calculating the maximum TB number according to the following
formula:
TFmax(N+1) = TFmax(N) x RateRecoverCoeff
Here:
− TFmax(0) is the maximum TB number of the BE service before congestion relief indication is
received.
− TFmax(N+1) is the maximum TB number during the period from (T1 + RateRecoverTimerLen x N)
to (T1 + (RateRecoverTimerLen x (N + 1)), where T1 is the time when the MAC receives the
congestion relief indication message.
− RateRecoverCoeff is specified by the RecoverCoef parameter.
OLC Algorithm for TF Control in the Uplink

For a UE with the DCH service, the RNC sends a TRANSPORT FORMAT COMBINATION CONTROL
message to the UE to restrict the TFC of the UE, according to the 3GPP TS25.331. The UE does not
reply to the RNC befor the procedure is performed successfully.
For the TF control in the uplink, the OLC algorithm operates as follows:
1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts the DCH RABs in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the following RABs:
− RABs with the rates higher than UlDcccRateThd. For details about the parameter, see the DCCC
Feature Parameter Description.
− RABs with the lowest integrated priorities.
The number of selected RABs is specified by the UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum parameter.
If the RNC cannot find an appropriate service, the OLC performs the next action.
3. The RNC sends the TRANSPORT FORMAT COMBINATION CONTROL message to the UE that
accesses the specified service. This message contains the following IEs:
− Transport Format Combination Set Identity: defines the available TFC that the UE can select, that is,
the restricted TFC sub-set. It is always the two TFCs corresponding to the lowest data rate.
− TFC Control Duration: defines the period the restricted TFC sub-set is to be applied. It is set to a
random value (integer multiples of 10 ms) from the range of 10 ms to 5120 ms to avoid data rate
upsizing at the same time.
After the TFC control duration expires, the UE can apply any TFC of TFCS before the TF control.
4. If the number of times that TF control is performed exceeds UlOlcFTFRstrctTimes, the action fails.
The OLC takes the next action.
8.3.2 Switching BE Services to Common Channels

Whether the selected UEs can be switched to common channels depends on the setting of
DRA_PS_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH, DRA_HSDPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH, or
DRA_HSUPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH in the parameter DraSwitch.
For the switching of uplink BE services to common channels, if the control RTWP anti-interference
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whether the uplink equivalent user load proportion of the cell is lower than 40%. If it is lower than 40%,
the RNC does not perform this operation.
For switching BE services to common channels, the OLC algorithm operates as follows:
1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts all the UEs in the PS domain in descending
order.
2. The algorithm selects the UEs with the lowest integrated priorities. The number of selected UEs is
specified by TransCchUserNum. If the selection fails, the OLC takes the next action.
This function is disabled when the TransCchUserNum parameter is set to 0.

3. The OLC switches the selected UEs to common channels.
8.3.3 Adjusting the Maximum FACH TX Power

The procedure for adjusting the maximum FACH transmit power is as follows:
1. Set the maximum FACH transmit power to the target maximum transmit power. The target maximum
transmit power is calculated according to the following formula:
Ptarget = Pmax - Delta
− Ptarget is the target maximum transmit power.
− Pmax is the maximum FACH transmit power (MaxFachPower).
− Delta is the FACH power reduction step (FACHPwrReduceValue).

2. If the congestion is relieved after the power adjustment, the system starts the FACH power recovery
timer, which is set to 5s. When the timer expires, the maximum FACH transmit power is increased to
the original maximum FACH transmit power if the system is always in the normal state before the
timer expires.
The preceding power adjustment is applicable to only the FACH carrying common services rather than MBMS services.
8.3.4 Releasing Some RABs

OLC Algorithm for the Release of Some RABs in the Uplink
If the Control RTWP Anti-interference algorithm switch (NBMCacAlgoSwitch:
RTWP_RESIST_DISTURB) is enabled, the RNC checks whether the uplink equivalent user load
proportion of the cell is lower than 40% before performing this operation. If it is lower than 40%, the RNC
does not perform this operation.
For the release of some RABs in the uplink, the OLC algorithm operates as follows:
1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts all RABs including HSUPA and DCH services in
descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the RABs with the lowest integrated priorities. If the integrated priorities of
some RABs are identical, it selects the RAB with a higher rate (that is, the current rate for DCH RAB
or the GBR for HSUPA RAB) in the uplink. The number of selected RABs is specified by
UlOlcTraffRelRabNum.
3. The selected RABs are released directly.
OLC Algorithm for the Release of Some RABs in the Downlink

For the release of some RABs in the downlink, the OLC algorithm operates as follows:

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 If the SeqOfUserRel parameter is set to USER_REL, then:

1. Based on the integrated priority, the algorithm sorts all non-MBMS RABs in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the RABs with the lowest integrated priorities. If the integrated priorities of
some RABs are identical, it selects the RAB with a higher rate (that is, the current rate for DCH RAB
or the GBR for HSDPA RAB) in the downlink. The number of selected RABs is specified by
DlOlcTraffRelRabNum.
3. The selected RABs are directly released.
4. If all non-MBMS RABs are released but congestion persists in the downlink, MBMS RABs are
selected.
 If the SeqOfUserRel parameter is set to MBMS_REL, then:
1. Based on the ARP, the algorithm sorts all MBMS RABs in descending order.
2. The algorithm selects the RABs with the lowest integrated priorities. The number of selected RABs is
specified by MbmsOlcRelNum.
3. The selected RABs are directly released.
4. If all MBMS RABs are released but congestion persists in the downlink, non-MBMS RABs are
selected.
This function is disabled when all the UlOlcTraffRelRabNum, DlOlcTraffRelRabNum, and MbmsOlcRelNum
parameters are set to 0.
The higher the value of UlOlcTraffRelRabNum or DlOlcTraffRelRabNum is, the more the cell load decreases, which will
affect the users experience negatively.

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Load Control 9 Parameters
9 Parameters
Table 9-1 Parameter description
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
Background BSC690 ADD Meaning: If [Auto-Adaptive Background Noise Update Switch]

Noise 0 UCELLCAC(Opti is set to OFF, it is used to set background noise of the cell. If
onal) [Auto-Adaptive Background Noise Update Switch] is set to ON,
MOD new background noise is restricted by this parameter and
UCELLCAC(Opti "BgnAbnormalThd". For detailed information of this parameter,
onal) refer to the 3GPP TS 25.133.
GUI Value Range: 0~621

Actual Value Range: -112~-50, step:0.1
Unit: dBm
Default Value: 61
BgnAbnorma BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter is applied when "BGNSwitch" is set
lThd 0 UCELLCAC(Opti to ON. (1) If the difference of measured background noise
onal) without filtered and the current background noise is larger than
MOD the RTWP threshold, the background noise will not be
UCELLCAC(Opti updated. (2) If the difference of new background noise and the
onal) configured value is larger than the RTWP threshold, the
background noise will not be updated.

Actual Value Range: 0.1~40, step:0.1
Unit: dB
Default Value: 100
BGNAdjustTi BSC690 ADD Meaning: Only when the measured background noise's
meLen 0 UCELLCAC(Opti duration reaches this parameter, the output of the
onal) auto-adaptive background noise update filter could be
MOD regarded as effect background noise, and the current value is
UCELLCAC(Opti replaced with the new one. At the same time, the
onal) auto-adaptive status should be restarted; otherwise, the output
could not be regarded as the effective background noise.

Actual Value Range: 1~6000
Unit: s
Default Value: 120

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BgnEndTime BSC690 ADD Meaning: (1) This parameter, along with the [Algorithm start
0 UCELLCAC(Man time], is used to limit the validation time of the background
datory) noise automatic update algorithm. If [Algorithm stop time] is
MOD greater than [Algorithm start time], and the background noise
UCELLCAC(Man automatic update algorithm is enabled, then the algorithm is
datory) activated during the period of [Algorithm stop time] to
[Algorithm start time] each day. In other periods, the algorithm
fails. If [Algorithm stop time] is less than [Algorithm start time],
and the background noise automatic update algorithm is
enabled, then the algorithm is activated during the period of
[Algorithm stop time] each day to [Algorithm start time] of the
next day. In other periods, the algorithm fails
(2) Input format: HH&MM&SS
GUI Value Range: hour, min, sec

Actual Value Range: hour{0~23}, min{0~59}, sec{0~59}
Unit: None
Default Value: None
BGNEqUser BSC690 ADD Meaning: When the number of uplink equivalent users is not
NumThd 0 UCELLCAC(Opti larger than this parameter, the RTWP could be regarded as
onal) background noise. Therefore, the measured RTWP could be
MOD input to the auto-adaptive background noise update filter;
UCELLCAC(Opti otherwise, the RTWP could not be regarded as background
onal) noise, and should not be input to the filter, and at the same
time, the auto-adaptive status should be reset.

Unit: None
Default Value: 0
BgnStartTim BSC690 ADD Meaning: (1) This parameter, along with the [Algorithm stop
e 0 UCELLCAC(Man time], is used to limit the validation time of the background
datory) noise automatic update algorithm. If [Algorithm stop time] is
MOD greater than [Algorithm start time], and the background noise
UCELLCAC(Man automatic update algorithm is enabled, then the algorithm is
datory) activated during the period of [Algorithm stop time] to
[Algorithm start time] each day. In other periods, the algorithm
fails. If [Algorithm stop time] is less than [Algorithm start time],
and the background noise automatic update algorithm is
enabled, then the algorithm is activated during the period of
[Algorithm stop time] each day to [Algorithm start time] of the
next day. In other periods, the algorithm fails.
(2) Input format: HH&MM&SS
GUI Value Range: hour, min, sec

Actual Value Range: hour{0~23}, min{0~59}, sec{0~59}
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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BGNSwitch BSC690 ADD Meaning: When the parameter is 'OFF', the auto-adaptive
0 UCELLCAC(Opti background noise update algorithm is switched off. Otherwise,
onal) the algorithm is switched on.
MOD
UCELLCAC(Opti GUI Value Range: OFF, ON
onal) Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
Unit: None
Default Value: ON
BgnUpdateT BSC690 ADD Meaning: The difference of RTWP that trigger the update of
hd 0 UCELLCAC(Opti background noise. If the difference is larger than the threshold,
onal) the background will be updated.
MOD
UCELLCAC(Opti GUI Value Range: 1~100
onal) Actual Value Range: 0.1~10, step:0.1
Unit: dBm
Default Value: 5
CarrierTypeP BSC690 ADD Meaning: Decide which carrier is prior when ARP and
riorInd 0 UOPERUSERPRI TrafficClass are both identical.
ORITY(Optional)
MOD GUI Value Range: NONE, DCH, HSPA
UOPERUSERPRI Actual Value Range: NONE, DCH, HSPA
ORITY(Optional) Unit: None
Default Value: NONE
CellLdrSfRes BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the Cell SF reserved
Thd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio threshold used for judging whether the code load reshuffling
nal) (LDR) is allowed. The code load reshuffling could be triggered
MOD only when the minimum available SF of a cell is higher than
UCELLLDR(Optio this threshold
nal)
GUI Value Range: SF4(SF4), SF8(SF8), SF16(SF16),
SF32(SF32), SF64(SF64), SF128(SF128), SF256(SF256)
Actual Value Range: SF4, SF8, SF16, SF32, SF64, SF128,
SF256
Unit: None
Default Value: SF8
CellOverrunT BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the cell downlink load exceeds this threshold, the
hd 0 UCELLLDB(Optio algorithm will decrease the pilot transmit power of the cell so
nal) as to increase the whole system's capacity. This parameter is
MOD based on network planning.
UCELLLDB(Optio
nal) GUI Value Range: 0~100
Actual Value Range: 0~1, step:0.01
Unit: %
Default Value: 90

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CellUnderrun BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the cell downlink load is lower than this threshold,
Thd 0 UCELLLDB(Optio the algorithm will increase the pilot transmit power of the cell
nal) so as to share load of other cells. This parameter is based on
MOD network planning.
UCELLLDB(Optio
Unit: %
Default Value: 30
ChoiceRprtU BSC690 SET Meaning: If you set this parameter to TEN_MSEC, use [DL
nitForDlBasic 0 ULDM(Optional) basic meas rprt cycle,Unit:10ms] to specify the measurement
Meas report period. If you set this parameter to MIN, use [DL basic
meas rprt cycle,Unit:min] to specify measurement report
period. For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
3GPP TS 25.433.
GUI Value Range: TEN_MSEC, MIN

Actual Value Range: TEN_MSEC, MIN
Unit: None
Default Value: TEN_MSEC
ChoiceRprtU BSC690 SET Meaning: If you set this parameter to TEN_MSEC, use
nitForHsdpa 0 ULDM(Optional) [HSDPA need pwr meas cycle,Unit:10ms] to specify the
PwrMeas measurement report period. If you set this parameter to MIN,
use [HSDPA need pwr meas cycle,Unit:min] to specify
measurement report period. For detailed information of this
parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: None
nitForHsdpa 0 ULDM(Optional) [HSDPA bit rate meas cycle,Unit:10ms] to specify the
RateMeas measurement report period. If you set this parameter to MIN,
use [HSDPA bit rate meas cycle,Unit:min] to specify

Unit: None

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nitForHsupa 0 ULDM(Optional) [HSDPA bit rate meas cycle,Unit:10ms] to specify the
RateMeas measurement report period. If you set this parameter to MIN,
use [HSDPA bit rate meas cycle,Unit:min] to specify

Unit: None
ChoiceRprtU BSC690 SET Meaning: If you set this parameter to TEN_MSEC, use [UL
nitForUlBasic 0 ULDM(Optional) basic meas rprt cycle,Unit:10ms] to specify the measurement
Meas report period. If you set this parameter to MIN, use [UL basic
meas rprt cycle,Unit:min] to specify measurement report
period. For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: None
CodeCongSe BSC690 ADD Meaning: This switch is valid only when the inter-frequency
lInterFreqHoI 0 UCELLLDR(Optio handover switch is enabled. TRUE means that inter-frequency
nd nal) handover is selected in code resource congestion. FALSE
MOD means that inter-frequency handover is not selected in code
UCELLLDR(Optio resource congestion. This parameter should be set based on
nal) network resource usage. In the case of multi-frequency
coverage, if code resources present a bottleneck, such as
indoor environment, the parameter is recommended to be set
to TRUE.
GUI Value Range: FALSE(FALSE), TRUE(TRUE)

Actual Value Range: FALSE, TRUE
Unit: None
Default Value: False

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ConnectFail BSC690 SET Meaning: RRC redirection switch used in the case of
RrcRedirSwit 0 UDRD(Optional) admission failure. It is valid only when the
ch "DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH" parameter is set to ON.
- OFF indicates that the RRC redirection is not allowed.
- Only_To_Inter_Frequency indicates that only RRC
redirection to inter-frequency cells is allowed.
- Allowed_To_Inter_RAT indicates that both RRC redirection
to inter-frequency cells and redirection to inter-RAT cells are
allowed.
GUI Value Range: OFF, Only_To_Inter_Frequency,

Allowed_To_Inter_RAT
Actual Value Range: OFF, Only_To_Inter_Frequency,
Allowed_To_Inter_RAT
Unit: None
Default Value: Only_To_Inter_Frequency
CsSwitch BSC690 SET Meaning: CS algorithm switch group.
0 UCORRMALGOS 1) CS_AMRC_SWITCH: When the switch is on and the AMRC
WITCH(Optional) license is activated, the AMR control function is enabled for
AMR services.
2) CS_HANDOVER_TO_UTRAN_DEFAULT_CFG_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the default configurations of signaling
and RABs, which are stipulated in 3GPP 25.331, are used for
relocation of the UE from GSM to WCDMA. When the switch is
not on, the default configurations are not used. Instead, the
complete information of RB, TrCH, and PhyCH, which are in
the HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND message is used.
3) CS_IUUP_V2_SUPPORT_SWITCH: When the switch is on
and the "Support IUUP Version 2" license is activated, the
RNC supports the TFO/TRFO function.
GUI Value Range: CS_AMRC_SWITCH,

CS_HANDOVER_TO_UTRAN_DEFAULT_CFG_SWITCH,
CS_IUUP_V2_SUPPORT_SWITCH
Actual Value Range: CS_AMRC_SWITCH,
CS_HANDOVER_TO_UTRAN_DEFAULT_CFG_SWITCH,
CS_IUUP_V2_SUPPORT_SWITCH
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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DlBasicCom BSC690 SET Meaning: L3 filtering coefficient. The larger the value of this
mMeasFilter 0 ULDM(Optional) parameter, the stronger the smoothing effect and the higher
Coeff the anti-slow-fading capability, but the lower the signal change
tracing capability. For detailed information of this parameter,
refer to 3GPP TS 25.433.
GUI Value Range: D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9,
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
Actual Value Range: D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9,
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
Unit: None
Default Value: D6
DlBeTraffInit BSC690 SET Meaning: DL initial access rate of PS background or interactive
Bitrate 0 UFRC(Optional) service. When DCCC function is enabled, the downlink initial
access rate will be set to this value if the downlink maximum
rate is higher than the initial access rate.
GUI Value Range: D8, D16, D32, D64, D128, D144, D256,
D384
Actual Value Range: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 144, 256, 384
Unit: kbit/s
Default Value: D64
DlCacAvgFilt BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of downlink CAC.
erLen 0 ULDM(Optional)
Unit: None
Default Value: 5
DlCSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a DL LDR CS domain
ShouldBeHO 0 UCELLLDR(Optio inter-RAT SHOULDBE load handover. The target subscribers
UeNum nal) of this parameter are the CS domain subscribers. Because the
MOD CS domain subscribers are session subscribers in general and
UCELLLDR(Optio they have little impact on load, you can set this parameter to a
nal) comparatively high value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3
DlCSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a DL LDR CS domain
ShouldNotH 0 UCELLLDR(Optio inter-RAT SHOULDNOTBE load handover. The target
OUeNum nal) subscribers of this parameter are the CS domain subscribers.
MOD Because the CS domain subscribers are session subscribers
UCELLLDR(Optio in general and they have little impact on load, you can set this
nal) parameter to a comparatively high value.

Unit: None

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Default Value: 3
DlDcccRateT BSC690 SET Meaning: For a BE service that has a low maximum rate, the
hd 0 UDCCC(Optional) DCCC algorithm is not obviously effective yet it increases
algorithm processing. Thus, the traffic-based DCCC algorithm
is applied to BE services whose maximum DL rate is greater
than the threshold.
D384
Unit: kbit/s
Default Value: D64
DlInterFreqH BSC690 ADD Meaning: The UE can be selected to process load handover
oBWThd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio only when its bandwidth is less than this threshold.
nal)
MOD GUI Value Range: 0~400000
UCELLLDR(Optio Actual Value Range: 0~400000
nal) Unit: bit/s
Default Value: 200000
DlInterFreqH BSC690 ADD Meaning: The inter-frequency neighboring cell could be
oCellLoadSp 0 UCELLLDR(Optio selected as the destination of load handover only when its load
aceThd nal) remaining space is larger than this threshold. The lower the
MOD parameter is, the easier it is to find a qualified target cell for the
UCELLLDR(Optio blind handover. Excessively small value of the parameter,
nal) however makes the target cell easily enter the congestion
status. The higher the parameter is, the more difficult it is for
the inter-frequency blind handover occurs.

Unit: %
Default Value: 20

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DlLdrAMRRa BSC690 ADD Meaning: The mechanism of the LDR is that an action is
teReduction 0 UCELLLDR(Optio performed in each [LDR period] and some services are
RabNum nal) selected based on the action rules to perform this action. This
MOD parameter defines the maximum number of RABs selected in
UCELLLDR(Optio executing downlink LDR-AMR voice service rate reduction. If
nal) the parameter value is too high, the LDR action may fluctuate
greatly and over control may occur (the state of basic
congestion turns into another extreme--under load). If the
parameter value is too low, the LDR action has a slow
response and the effect is not apparent, affecting the LDR
performance.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
DlLdrAvgFilte BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of downlink LDR.
rLen 0 ULDM(Optional)
Unit: None
Default Value: 5
DlLdrBERate BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of RABs selected in a DL LDR BE traffic
ReductionRa 0 UCELLLDR(Optio rate reduction. In the actual system, this parameter can be set
bNum nal) on the basis of the actual circumstances. If the high-rate
MOD subscribers occupy a high proportion, set the parameter to a
UCELLLDR(Optio comparatively low value. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a
nal) low proportion, set the parameter to a comparatively high
value. Because the basic congestion control algorithm is
designed to slowly decrease cell load, you need to set this
parameter to a comparatively low value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
DlLdrCreditSf BSC690 ADD Meaning: Reserved SF threshold in downlink credit LDR. The
ResThd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio downlink credit LDR could be triggered only when the SF
nal) factor corresponding to the downlink reserved credit is higher
MOD than the uplink or downlink credit SF reserved threshold.
UCELLLDR(Optio
nal) GUI Value Range: SF4(SF4), SF8(SF8), SF16(SF16),
SF256
Unit: None
Default Value: SF8

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DlLdrPsRTQ BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of RABs selected in a DL LDR uncontrolled

osRenegRab 0 UCELLLDR(Optio real-time traffic QoS renegotiation. The target subscribers of
Num nal) this parameter are the PS domain real-time subscribers. The
MOD setting of this parameter is analogous to the setting of BE
UCELLLDR(Optio service rate reduction subscriber number. Because the
nal) number of subscribers performing QoS renegotiation may be
smaller than the value of this parameter, for example, the
candidate subscribers selected for downlink LDR do not meet
the QoS renegotiation conditions, you must leave some
margin when setting this parameter to ensure the success of
load reshuffling.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
DlLdrRelThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of DL load of the cell to the downlink
0 UCELLLDM(Opti capacity is lower than this threshold, the DL load reshuffling
onal) function of the cell is stopped. After the basic congestion state
MOD of the cell load is released, the system no longer implements
UCELLLDM(Opti the LDR action. Because the load fluctuates, the difference
onal) between the LDR release threshold and trigger threshold
should be higher than 10%. The ping-pong effect of the
preliminary congestion state may occur.

Unit: %
Default Value: 60
DlOlcAvgFilt BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of downlink OLC.
Unit: None
Default Value: 5

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DlOlcFTFRst BSC690 ADD Meaning: DL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

rctRabNum 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the downlink TF
nal) can be adjusted to restrict the number of blocks transported in
MOD each TTI at the MAC layer and the rate of user data, thus
UCELLOLC(Optio reducing the cell downlink load.
nal) The mechanism of the OLC is that an action is performed in
each [OLC period] and some services are selected based on
the action rules to perform this action. This parameter defines
the maximum number of RABs selected in executing downlink
OLC fast restriction.
Selection of RABs of the OLC is based on the service priorities
and ARP values and bearing priority indication. The RAB of
low priority is under control. In the actual system,
UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum and DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum can be
set on the basis of the actual circumstances. If the high-rate
subscribers occupy a high proportion, set
UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum and DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum to
comparatively low values. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a
low proportion, set UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum and
DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum to comparatively high values. The
higher the parameters are, the more users are involved in fast
TF restriction under the same conditions, the quicker the cell
load decreases, and the more user QoS is affected.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3

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DlOlcFTFRst BSC690 ADD Meaning: DL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

rctTimes 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the downlink TF
UCELLOLC(Optio reducing the cell downlink load.
the maximum number of downlink OLC fast TF restriction
performed in entering/exiting the OLC status.
After the overload is triggered, the RNC immediately executes
OLC by first executing fast TF restriction. The internal counter
is incremented by 1 with each execution. If the number of
overloads does not exceed the OLC action threshold, the
system lowers the BE service rate by lowering TF to relieve the
overload. If the number of overloads exceeds the OLC action
threshold, the previous operation has no obvious effect on
alleviating the overload and the system has to release users to
solve the overload problem. The lower the parameters are, the
more likely the users are released, resulting in negative effect
on the system performance. If the parameters are
excessively high, the overload status is released slowly.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3
DlOlcMeasFil BSC690 SET Meaning: L3 filtering coefficient. The larger the value of this
terCoeff 0 ULDM(Optional) parameter, the stronger the smoothing effect and the higher
the anti-slow-fading capability, but the lower the signal change
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
Unit: None
Default Value: D3

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DlOlcRelThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of DL load of the cell to the downlink
0 UCELLLDM(Opti capacity is lower than this threshold, the DL overload and
onal) congestion control function of the cell is stopped. The value of
MOD the OLC release threshold should not be much lower than or
UCELLLDM(Opti close to the OLC trigger threshold, or the system state may
onal) have a ping-pong effect. The recommended difference
between the OLC release threshold and the OLC trigger
threshold is higher than 10%. It is desirable to set the two
parameters a bit higher given that the difference between OLC
trigger threshold and OLC release threshold is fixed.

Unit: %
Default Value: 85
DlOlcTraffRel BSC690 ADD Meaning: User release is an extreme method in reducing the
RabNum 0 UCELLOLC(Optio cell load and recovering the system when the cell is
nal) overloaded and congested.
MOD The mechanism of the OLC is that an action is performed in
UCELLOLC(Optio each [OLC period] and some services are selected based on
nal) the action rules to perform this action. This parameter defines
the maximum number of RABs released in executing downlink
OLC service release.
For the users of a single service, the releasing of RABs means
the complete releasing of the users. The releasing of RABs
causes call drops, so UlOlcFTFRstrctTimes or
DlOlcFTFRstrctTimes should be set to a low value. Higher
values of the parameter get the cell load to decrease more
obviously, but the QoS will be affected.

Unit: None
Default Value: 0
DlOlcTrigHys BSC690 SET Meaning: DL OLC trigger hysteresis.This parameter can avoid
t 0 ULDM(Optional) touching off OLC event continually.

Actual Value Range: 10~60000, step:10
Unit: None
Default Value: 100

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DlOlcTrigThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of DL load of the cell to the downlink
0 UCELLLDM(Opti capacity is not lower than this threshold, the DL overload and
onal) congestion control function of the cell is triggered. The value
MOD of the OLC release threshold should not be much lower than or

Unit: %
Default Value: 95
DlPSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a DL LDR PS domain

UeNum nal) of this parameter are the PS domain subscribers. In the actual
MOD system, this parameter can be set on the basis of the actual
UCELLLDR(Optio circumstances. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a high
nal) proportion, set the parameter to a comparatively low value. If
the high-rate subscribers occupy a low proportion, set the
parameter to a comparatively high value. Because the basic
congestion control algorithm is designed to slowly decrease
cell load, you need to set this parameter to a comparatively low
value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
DlPSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a DL LDR PS domain

OUeNum nal) subscribers of this parameter are the PS domain subscribers.
MOD In the actual system, this parameter can be set on the basis of
UCELLLDR(Optio the actual circumstances. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a
nal) high proportion, set the parameter to a comparatively low
value. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a low proportion, set
the parameter to a comparatively high value. Because the
basic congestion control algorithm is designed to slowly
decrease cell load, you need to set this parameter to a
comparatively low value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1

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DraSwitch BSC690 SET Meaning: Dynamic resource allocation switch group.

0 UCORRMALGOS 1) DRA_AQM_SWITCH: When the switch is on, the active
WITCH(Optional) queue management algorithm is used for the RNC.
2) DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm for
admission CE-based BE services applies to the UE with the
UL enhanced L2 feature. This parameter is valid when
DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH(DraSwitch
) is set to ON.
3) DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm is
supported for admission CE-based BE services.
4) DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm for
coverage-based BE services applies to the UE with the UL
enhanced L2 feature. This parameter is valid when
DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH(DraSwitch)
is set to ON.
5) DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm is
supported for coverage-based BE services.
6) DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm for
differentiation-based BE services applies to the UE with the UL
enhanced L2 feature. This parameter is valid when
DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH(DraSwitch) is
set to ON.
7) DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm is
supported for differentiation-based BE services.
8) DRA_DCCC_SWITCH: When the switch is on, the dynamic
channel reconfiguration control algorithm is used for the RNC.
9) DRA_HSDPA_DL_FLOW_CONTROL_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, flow control is enabled for HSDPA services in AM
mode.
10) DRA_HSDPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the status of the UE RRC that carrying HSDPA
services can be changed to CELL_FACH at the RNC. If a PS
BE service is carried over the HS-DSCH, the switch
PS_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH should be on
simultaneously. If a PS real-time service is carried over the
HS-DSCH, the switch
PS_NON_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH should be on
simultaneously.
11) DRA_HSUPA_DCCC_SWITCH: When the switch is on,
the DCCC algorithm is used for HSUPA. The DCCC switch
must be also on before this switch takes effect.
12) DRA_HSUPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the status of the UE RRC that carrying HSUPA
services can be changed to CELL_FACH at the RNC. If a PS
BE service is carried over the E-DCH, the switch
PS_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH should be on
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E-DCH, the switch PS_NON_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH
should be on simultaneously.
13) DRA_IP_SERVICE_QOS_SWITCH: Switch of the
algorithm for increasing the quality of subscribed services.
When this parameter is set to ON, the service priority weight of
the subscriber whose key parameters (IP Address, IP Port,
and IP Protocol Type) match the specified ones can be
adjusted. In this way, the QoS is improved.
14) DRA_PS_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, UE RRC status transition
(CELL_FACH/CELL_PCH/URA_PCH) is allowed at the RNC.
15) DRA_PS_NON_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the status of the UE RRC that carrying real-time
services can be changed to CELL_FACH at the RNC.
16) DRA_R99_DL_FLOW_CONTROL_SWITCH: Under a
poor radio environment, the QoS of high speed services drops
considerably and the TX power is overly high. In this case, the
RNC can set restrictions on certain transmission formats
based on the transmission quality, thus lowering traffic speed
and TX power. When the switch is on, the R99 downlink flow
control function is enabled.
17) DRA_THROUGHPUT_DCCC_SWITCH: When the switch
is on, the DCCC based on traffic statistics is supported over
the DCH.
18) DRA_VOICE_SAVE_CE_SWITCH: when the switch is on,
the TTI selection based on the voice service type (including
VoIP and CS over HSPA) is supported when the service is
initially established.
19) DRA_VOICE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH: when the switch is
on, the TTI adjustment based on the voice service type
(including VoIP and CS over HSPA) is supported.
GUI Value Range: DRA_AQM_SWITCH,

DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH,
DRA_DCCC_SWITCH,
DRA_HSDPA_DL_FLOW_CONTROL_SWITCH,
DRA_HSDPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_HSUPA_DCCC_SWITCH,
DRA_HSUPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_IP_SERVICE_QOS_SWITCH,
DRA_PS_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_PS_NON_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_R99_DL_FLOW_CONTROL_SWITCH,
DRA_THROUGHPUT_DCCC_SWITCH,
DRA_VOICE_SAVE_CE_SWITCH,
DRA_VOICE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH
Actual Value Range: DRA_AQM_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH,

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DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_COVER_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_L2_OPT_SWITCH,
DRA_BASE_RES_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH,
DRA_DCCC_SWITCH,
DRA_HSDPA_DL_FLOW_CONTROL_SWITCH,
DRA_HSDPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_HSUPA_DCCC_SWITCH,
DRA_HSUPA_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_IP_SERVICE_QOS_SWITCH,
DRA_PS_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_PS_NON_BE_STATE_TRANS_SWITCH,
DRA_R99_DL_FLOW_CONTROL_SWITCH,
DRA_THROUGHPUT_DCCC_SWITCH,
DRA_VOICE_SAVE_CE_SWITCH,
DRA_VOICE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH
Unit: None
Default Value: None
DRDEcN0Th BSC690 ADD Meaning: DRD Ec/No threshold for determining whether to
reshhold 0 U2GNCELL(Optio perform the blind handover. The DRD is permitted if Ec/No of
nal) the current cell is greater than the DRD Ec/No threshold of a
MOD inter-RAT/inter-frequency neighboring cell.
U2GNCELL(Optio
nal) GUI Value Range: -24~0
Actual Value Range: -24~0
Unit: dB
Default Value: -18

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DrdOrLdrFla BSC690 ADD Meaning: Specify the flags of the cells that the DRD
g 0 UINTERFREQNC measurement or LDR measurement is performed.
ELL(Optional) The value "TRUE" indicates that the cell can be considered as
MOD the measurement object in the DRD measurement algorithm
UINTERFREQNC or LDR measurement algorithm. The value "FALSE" indicates
ELL(Optional) that the cell is invalid.
GUI Value Range: FALSE(Do not send), TRUE(Send)

Unit: None
DrSwitch BSC690 SET Meaning: Direct retry switch group.
0 UCORRMALGOS 1) DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH(DRD switch for RRC connection):
WITCH(Optional) When the switch is on, DRD and redirection is performed for
RRC connection if retry is required.
2) DR_RAB_SING_DRD_SWITCH(DRD switch for single
RAB): When the switch is on, DRD is performed for single
service if retry is required.
3) DR_RAB_COMB_DRD_SWITCH(DRD switch for combine
RAB): When the switch is on, DRD is performed for combined
services if retry is required.
GUI Value Range: DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH,

DR_RAB_SING_DRD_SWITCH,
DR_RAB_COMB_DRD_SWITCH
Actual Value Range: DR_RRC_DRD_SWITCH,
DR_RAB_SING_DRD_SWITCH,
DR_RAB_COMB_DRD_SWITCH
Unit: None
Default Value: None
EcN0EffectTi BSC690 ADD Meaning: Time duration when the reported Ec/No is valid. The
me 0 UCELLFRC(Optio reported Ec/No is valid for the period (starting from the time
nal) when the Ec/No report is received) specified by this parameter.
MOD
UCELLFRC(Optio GUI Value Range: 0~65535
nal) Actual Value Range: 0~65535
Unit: ms
Default Value: 5000
EcN0Ths BSC690 ADD Meaning: Threshold for determining the signal quality in a cell.
0 UCELLFRC(Optio If the reported Ec/No exceeds the value of this parameter, you
nal) can infer that the signal quality in the cell is good and a high
MOD code rate can be set for initial access.
UCELLFRC(Optio
Actual Value Range: -24.5~0, step: 0.5
Unit: dB
Default Value: 41

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EcN0Ths BSC690 SET Meaning: Threshold for determining the signal quality in a cell.
0 UFRC(Optional) If the reported Ec/No exceeds the value of this parameter, you
can infer that the signal quality in the cell is good and a high
code rate can be set for initial access.

Actual Value Range: -24.5~0, step:0.5
Unit: dB
Default Value: 41
EmcPreeRef BSC690 SET Meaning: When the switch is enabled, users attempting
VulnSwitch 0 UQUEUEPREEM emergency call can preempt the resources from all the
PT(Optional) accessed users for non emergency call. When the switch is
disabled, users attempting emergency call can only preempt
resources from the users for non emergency call when they
are configured with the preempted attributes and ARP
information element.
GUI Value Range: OFF, ON

Actual Value Range: OFF, ON
Unit: None
Default Value: ON
FACHPwrRe BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter defines the reduce value in
duceValue 0 UCELLOLC(Optio reducing FACH power Action.
nal)
UCELLOLC(Optio Actual Value Range: 0~3, step:0.1
nal) Unit: dB
Default Value: 0
GoldUserLoa BSC690 ADD Meaning: Indicates whether gold users involve in the switch of
dControlSwit 0 UCELLLDR(Optio congestion control. According to the policy set for gold users
ch nal) by operators, if service quality of gold users should be
MOD guaranteed even in resource congestion, the switch should be
UCELLLDR(Optio disabled. If the switch is enabled, LDR such as rate reduction
nal) and handover also occurs on gold users even in cell resource
congestion, which impacts user service quality. If the switch is
disabled, no action is performed on gold users.
GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF), ON(ON)

Unit: None
Default Value: OFF

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HoSwitch BSC690 SET Meaning: HandOver switch group.

0 UCORRMALGOS 1) HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH: When the switch
WITCH(Optional) is on, the RNC evaluates the UE's moving speed in the HCS
and initiates fast intra-layer or slow inter-layer handover.
2) HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the LDR inter-frequency handover is allowed
during soft handover.
3) HO_ALGO_MBMS_FLC_SWITCH: When the switch is on,
the UE requires that the redirection strategy be used for
frequency layer convergence.
4) HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH: When the switch is on,
the associated receiving and mobility algorithms of the overlay
network are used. When the switch is not on, the associated
algorithms are not used. Overlay network is an UTRAN
network covering present network, it supports HSPA, MBMS
and other new features. To satisfy new requirements of
operator and restrictions of present network, overlay network
realizes operation distribution and load sharing between new
network and present network, also gives special handling for
mobility management of network verge.
5) HO_INTER_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH: When the switch
is on, the RNC is allowed to initiate inter-frequency measure
control or the load-based inter-frequency hard handover upon
the handover decision on inter-frequency load.
6) HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH: When the switch is
on, the RNC is allowed to initiate inter-frequency measure
control and the CS inter-RAT hard handover from the 3G
network to the 2G network.
7) HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the NACC function is supported during
the PS inter-RAT handover from the 3G network to the 2G
network in the cell change order process. When the switch is
not on, the NACC function is not supported. When
PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH is ON, this switch is
useless. When the NACC function is supported, the UE skips
the reading procedure as the SI/PSI of the target cell is
provided after the UE accesses the 2G cell. Thus, the delay of
inter-cell handover is reduced.
8) HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the PS inter-RAT handover from the 3G
network to the 2G network is performed in the relocation
process. When the switch is not on, the PS inter-RAT
handover from the 3G network to the 2G network is performed
in the cell change order process.
9) HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH: When the switch is
on, the RNC is allowed to initiate inter-frequency measure
control and the PS inter-RAT hard handover from the 3G
network to the 2G network.
10) HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, the attributes of inter-RAT handover of the
services are based on the configuration of RNC parameters.
When the switch is not on, the attributes are set on the basis of
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are then based on the RNC parameters.
11) HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the cells in the detected set from which
the RNC receives their valid event reports can be added to the
active set. The cells allowed to be added to the active set must
be the neighboring cells of the cells in the active set.
12) HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, statistics on the intra-frequency measurement
reports of the detected set are taken.
13) HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the RNC is allowed to initiate the intra-frequency
hard handover.
14) HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH: When the switch
is on, the event 1J is included in the delivery of intra-frequency
measurement control if the UE version is R6.
15) HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the cells on the RNC can active the soft
handover. When the RNC receives reports on the events 1A,
1B, 1C, or 1D, associated addition, removal, and replacement
of handover cell of the soft handover are initiated.
16) HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the neighboring cell whose frequency band is
beyond the UE's capabilities can also be delivered in the
inter-frequency measurement list.
17) HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH: When the switch is
on, the neighboring cell combined algorithm is used during the
delivery of the objects to be measured. When the switch is not
on, the optimal cell algorithm is used.
18) HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, intra-frequency handover is allowed over the Iur
interface if the UE has only signaling.
19) HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH: When the switch is on, quality
measurement on the active set is delivered after signaling
setup but before service setup. If the UE is at the cell verge or
receives weak signals after accessing the network, the RNC
can trigger inter-frequency or inter-RAT handover when the
UE sets up the RRC.
20) HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH: When the switch
is on, the RNC controls the UEs in the connected state based
on the configurations on the CN. The UEs can only access and
move in authorized cells.
GUI Value Range: HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH,

HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_MBMS_FLC_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH,

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HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH,
HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH,
HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH
Actual Value Range:
HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_MBMS_FLC_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH,
HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH,
HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH
Unit: None
Default Value: None
HsdpaCMPer BSC690 SET Meaning: Whether the compressed mode (CM) can coexist
missionInd 0 UCMCF(Optional) with the HSDPA service. If this parameter is set to TRUE: 1.
the RNC can enable the CM for HSDPA services. 2. The
HSDPA services can be enabled when the CM is enabled. If
this parameter is set to FALSE: 1. the CM for HSDPA services
can be enabled only after the H2D (HS-DSCH to DCH)
channel switch. 2. The HSDPA services cannot be enabled
when the CM is enabled.
This switch is used for the compatibility of the HSDPA
terminals that do not support CM when HSDPA is enabled.
GUI Value Range: FALSE(Forbidden), TRUE(Permit)

Unit: None
Default Value: True

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HsdpaNeedP BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of HSDPA power
wrFilterLen 0 ULDM(Optional) requirement.

Unit: None
Default Value: 5
HsdpaPrvidB BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of HSDPA bit rate.
itRateFilterLe 0 ULDM(Optional)
n GUI Value Range: 1~32
Unit: None
Default Value: 5
HsupaCMPer BSC690 SET Meaning: Whether the compressed mode (CM) can coexist
missionInd 0 UCMCF(Optional) with the HSUPA service. If this parameter is set to Permit: 1.
the RNC can enable the CM for HSUPA services. 2. The
HSUPA services can be enabled when the CM is enabled. If
this parameter is set to Limited: 1. the CM for HSUPA services
can be enabled only after the E2D (E-DCH to DCH) channel
switch. 2. The HSUPA services cannot be enabled when the
CM is enabled. If this parameter is set to BasedonUECap, the
RNC determines whether CM can be enabled for HSUPA
services and whether HSUPA services can be enabled when
the CM is enabled by considering the UE capability.
This switch is used for the compatibility of the HSUPA
terminals that do not support CM when HSUPA is enabled.
GUI Value Range: Limited, Permit, BasedOnUECap(Based

On UE Capability)
Actual Value Range: Limited, Permit, BasedOnUECap
Unit: None
Default Value: BasedOnUECap
HsupaInitialR BSC690 SET Meaning: HSUPA BE traffic initial bit rate. When DCCC
ate 0 UFRC(Optional) algorithm switch and HSUPA DCCC algorithm switch are
enabled, the uplink initial bit rate will be set to this value if the
uplink max bit rate is higher than the initial bit rate.
D384, D608, D1280, D2048, D2720, D5440
Actual Value Range: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 144, 256, 384, 608,
1280, 2048, 2720, 5440
Unit: kbit/s
Default Value: D256

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HsupaPrvidB BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of HSUPA bit rate.
itRateFilterLe 0 ULDM(Optional)
n GUI Value Range: 1~32
Unit: None
Default Value: 5
InterFreqLdH BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the forbidden traffic classes
oForbidenTC 0 UCELLLDR(Optio when perform inter-frequency handover, in order to prevent
nal) disarranging of the layers.
MOD
UCELLLDR(Optio GUI Value Range: R99_CONVERSATIONAL(R99
nal) Conversational), R99_STREAMING(R99 Streaming),
R99_BE(R99 BE), HSDPA_CONVERSATIONAL(HSDPA
Conversational), HSDPA_STREAMING(HSDPA Streaming),
HSDPA_BE(HSDPA BE), HSPA_CONVERSATIONAL(HSPA
Conversational), HSPA_STREAMING(HSPA Streaming),
HSPA_BE(HSPA BE)
Actual Value Range: R99_CONVERSATIONAL,
R99_STREAMING, R99_BE, HSDPA_CONVERSATIONAL,
HSDPA_STREAMING, HSDPA_BE,
HSPA_CONVERSATIONAL, HSPA_STREAMING, HSPA_BE
Unit: None
Default Value: None
InterFreqLD BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies load handover

HOMethodS 0 UCELLLDR(Optio method.When network is composed of same frequency
election nal) band,Blind Handover method is
MOD suggested .Otherwise,Measure handover is suggested .
UCELLLDR(Optio
nal) GUI Value Range: BLINDHO(BLINDHO),
MEASUREHO(MEASUREHO)
Actual Value Range: BLINDHO, MEASUREHO
Unit: None
Default Value: BLINDHO
InterFreqMea BSC690 ADD Meaning: Length of the timer for the inter-frequency
sTime 0 UCELLINTERFR measurement.
EQHOCOV(Optio If the inter-frequency handover is not performed before this
nal) timer expires, the inter-frequency measurement is stopped and
MOD the compression mode is disabled (if enabled before). The
UCELLINTERFR value 0 indicates that this timer is not to be started.
EQHOCOV(Optio This parameter is used to prevent the long duration of the
nal) inter-frequency measurement state (compression mode) due
to unavailability of a target cell that meets the handover
criteria.

Unit: s
Default Value: 60

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InterFreqMea BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter defines the timer length for
sTime 0 UCELLMCLDR(O inter-frequency measurement.
ptional) After inter-frequency measurement starts, if no inter-frequency
MOD handover is performed when this timer expires, the
UCELLMCLDR(O inter-frequency measurement and the compressed mode (if
ptional) started) are stopped.
This parameter is used to prevent the long inter-frequency
measurement state (compressed mode) due to unavailable
measurement of the target cells that meet the handover
requirements.

Unit: s
Default Value: 6
LdbAvgFilter BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of intra-frequency
Len 0 ULDM(Optional) load balancing (LDB).

Unit: None
Default Value: 6
LdrCodePriU BSC690 ADD Meaning: FALSE means not considering the code priority
seInd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio during the code reshuffling. TRUE means considering the
nal) code priority during the code reshuffling. If the parameter is
MOD TRUE, the codes with high priority are reserved during the
UCELLLDR(Optio code reshuffling. It is good for the code resource dynamic
nal) sharing, which is a function used for the HSDPA service.
GUI Value Range: FALSE(FALSE), TRUE(TRUE)

Unit: None
LdrCodeUse BSC690 ADD Meaning: Code resource usage difference threshold.
dSpaceThd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio Inter-frequency handover is triggered when the difference of
nal) the resource usage of the current cell and that of the target cell
MOD is greater than this threshold.
UCELLLDR(Optio
Unit: %
Default Value: 13

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LdrPeriodTim BSC690 SET Meaning: Identifying the period of the LDR execution. When
erLen 0 ULDCPERIOD(O basic congestion occurs, execution of LDR can dynamically
ptional) reduce the cell load. The lower the parameter value is, the
more frequently the LDR action is executed, which decreases
the load quickly. If the parameter value is excessively low, an
LDR action may overlap the previous one before the previous
result is displayed in LDM. The higher the parameter value is,
the more likely this problem can be prevented. If the parameter
value is excessively high, the LDR action may be executed
rarely, failing to lower the load timely.
The LDR algorithm aims to slowly reduce the cell load and
control the load below the admission threshold, each LDR
action takes a period (for example the inter-RAT load
handover needs a delay of about 5 s if the compressed mode
is needed), and there is a delay for the LDM module responds
to the load decreasing (the delay is about 3 s when the L3 filter
coefficient is set to 6), so the parameter value should be higher
than 8s.

Unit: s
Default Value: 10
MaxFachPo BSC690 ADD Meaning: The offset between the FACH transmit power and
wer 0 UFACH(Optional) P-CPICH transmit power in a cell.
GUI Value Range: -350~150

Actual Value Range: -35~15, step: 0.1
Unit: dB
Default Value: 10
MaxQueueTi BSC690 SET Meaning: Maximum queue time of users. When a user initiates
meLen 0 UQUEUEPREEM a call, it joins the queue due to cell resource insufficiency. This
PT(Optional) parameter defines the maximum length of time required for
queuing of a user. If cell resources are still insufficient after
expiration, access fails.

Unit: s
Default Value: 5

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MaxUserNu BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the number of users
mCodeAdj 0 UCELLLDR(Optio selected in code reshuffling. Code reshuffling can be triggered
nal) only when the number of users on a code is no greater than
MOD the threshold. Code reshuffling has a big impact on the QoS. In
UCELLLDR(Optio addition, the reshuffled subscribers occupy two code
nal) resources during code reshuffling. Thus, the parameter should
be set to a comparatively low value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
MbmsDecPo BSC690 ADD Meaning: When the priority of the RAB of MBMS services
werRabThd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio exceeds this threshold, reconfigure the MBMS power to the
nal) minimum power. The MBMS service at each rate is set on the
MOD basis of two power levels. The power set for an MBMS service
UCELLLDR(Optio is determined according to cell load during the service access.
nal) In addition, the FACH power of the MBMS service must be
decreased as required in the duration of cell congestion. Some
services with high priority, for example the disaster pre-alert,
however, do not need the coverage shrink caused by cell load.
In such a case, you can adjust the service priority threshold to
protect the services with high priority against the impact of the
service access failure and the load control algorithm.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
MbmsOlcRel BSC690 ADD Meaning: MBMS service release is an extreme method in

Num 0 UCELLOLC(Optio reducing the cell load and recovering the system when the cell
nal) is overloaded and congested.
The mechanism of the OLC is that an action is performed in
the maximum number of MBMS services released in executing
downlink OLC service release.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
MinForDlBasi BSC690 SET Meaning: DL basic common measurement report cycle. For
cMeas 0 ULDM(Mandatory detailed information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS
) 25.433.

Unit: min

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Default Value: 20
MinForHsdpa BSC690 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies the HSDPA bit rate
PrvidRateMe 0 ULDM(Mandatory measurement report period. For detailed information of this
as ) parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: min
Default Value: 10
MinForHsdpa BSC690 SET Meaning: HSDPA power requirement measurement report
PwrMeas 0 ULDM(Mandatory period For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
) 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: min
Default Value: 10
MinForHsupa BSC690 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies the HSUPA bit rate
PrvidRateMe 0 ULDM(Mandatory measurement report period. For detailed information of this
as ) parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: min
Default Value: 1
MinForUlBasi BSC690 SET Meaning: UL basic common measurement report cycle. For
cMeas 0 ULDM(Mandatory detailed information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS
) 25.433.

Unit: min
Default Value: 20
MinPCPICH BSC690 ADD Meaning: Minimum TX power of the PCPICH in a cell. This
Power 0 UPCPICH(Option parameter should be set based on the actual system
al) environment such as cell coverage (radius) and geographical
environment. Ensure that MinPCPICHPower is set under the
condition of a proper proportion of soft handover area, or
under the condition that no coverage hole exists.

Actual Value Range: -10~50, step: 0.1
Unit: dBm

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Default Value: 313
NBMCacAlgo BSC690 ADD Meaning: "The above values of the algorithms represent the
Switch 0 UCELLALGOSWI following information:
TCH(Optional) CRD_ADCTRL: Control Cell Credit admission control
MOD algorithm
UCELLALGOSWI Only when NODEB_CREDIT_CAC_SWITCH which is set by
TCH(Optional) the SET UCACALGOSWITCH command and this switch are
on,the Cell Credit admission control algorithm is valid.
HSDPA_UU_ADCTRL: Control HSDPA UU Load admission
control algorithm
HSDPA_GBP_MEAS: Control HSDPA HS-DSCH Required
Power measurement
HSDPA_PBR_MEAS: Control HSDPA HS-DSCH Provided Bit
Rate measurement
HSUPA_UU_ADCTRL: Control HSUPA UU Load admission
control algorithm
MBMS_UU_ADCTRL: Control MBMS UU Load admission
control algorithm
HSUPA_PBR_MEAS: Control HSUPA Provided Bit Rate
measurement
HSUPA_EDCH_RSEPS_MEAS: Control HSUPA Provided
Received Scheduled EDCH Power Share measurement
EMC_UU_ADCTRL: Control power admission for emergency
user
RTWP_RESIST_DISTURB: Control algorithm of resisting
disturb when RTWP is abnormal
FACH_UU_ADCTRL: The switch for resource admission to the
FACH over the Uu interface (FACH_UU_ADCTRL) is used to
enable or disable the user admission function to FACH.
1. If this switch is enabled: if the current cell is congested
due to overload, and the users are with RAB connection
requests or RRC connection requests(except the cause of
""Detach"", ""Registration"", or ""Emergency Call""), the users
will be rejected. Otherwise FACH user admission procedure is
initiated. A user can access the cell after the procedure
succeeds.
2. If this switch is disabled: FACH user admission
procedure is initiated without the consideration of cell state.
MIMOCELL_LEGACYHSDPA_ADCTRL: Legacy HSDPA
admission control algorithm in MIMO cell.
FAST_DORMANCY_ADCTRL: Whether to enable or disable
state transition of users in the CELL-DCH state, who are
enabled with fast dormancy, to ease FACH congestion in a

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cell. If this switch is turned off in a cell, state transition of such
users is disabled. Note that when this switch is turned off in
multiple cells under an RNC, signaling storm may occur. As a
result, the CPU usage of the RNC, NodeB, and SGSN
increases greatly, leading to service setup failure.
If switches above are selected, the corresponding algorithms

will be enabled; otherwise, disabled."
GUI Value Range: CRD_ADCTRL(Credit Admission Control

Algorithm), HSDPA_UU_ADCTRL(HSDPA UU Load
Admission Control Algorithm), HSUPA_UU_ADCTRL(HSUPA
UU Load Admission Control Algorithm),
MBMS_UU_ADCTRL(MBMS UU Load Admission Control
Algorithm), HSDPA_GBP_MEAS(HSDPA GBP Meas
Algorithm), HSDPA_PBR_MEAS(HSDPA PBR Meas
Algorithm), HSUPA_PBR_MEAS(HSUPA PBR Meas
Algorithm), HSUPA_EDCH_RSEPS_MEAS(HSUPA EDCH
RSEPS Meas Algorithm), EMC_UU_ADCTRL(emergency call
power admission), RTWP_RESIST_DISTURB(RTWP Resist
Disturb Switch), FACH_UU_ADCTRL(FACH power cac
switch), MIMOCELL_LEGACYHSDPA_ADCTRL(Legacy
HSDPA Admission Control Algorithm in MIMO Cell),
FAST_DORMANCY_ADCTRL(Fast Dormancy User
Admission Control Algorithm)
Actual Value Range: CRD_ADCTRL, HSDPA_UU_ADCTRL,
HSUPA_UU_ADCTRL, MBMS_UU_ADCTRL,
HSDPA_GBP_MEAS, HSDPA_PBR_MEAS,
HSUPA_PBR_MEAS, HSUPA_EDCH_RSEPS_MEAS,
EMC_UU_ADCTRL, RTWP_RESIST_DISTURB,
FACH_UU_ADCTRL,
MIMOCELL_LEGACYHSDPA_ADCTRL,
FAST_DORMANCY_ADCTRL
Unit: None
Default Value: None
NBMDlCacAl BSC690 ADD Meaning: The algorithms with the above values represent are
goSelSwitch 0 UCELLALGOSWI as follow:
TCH(Mandatory) ALGORITHM_OFF: Disable downlink call admission control
MOD algorithm.
UCELLALGOSWI ALGORITHM_FIRST: The load factor prediction algorithm will
TCH(Optional) be used in downlink CAC.
ALGORITHM_SECOND: The equivalent user number
algorithm will be used in downlink CAC.
ALGORITHM_THIRD: The loose call admission control
algorithm will be used in downlink CAC.
GUI Value Range: ALGORITHM_OFF, ALGORITHM_FIRST,

ALGORITHM_SECOND, ALGORITHM_THIRD
Actual Value Range: ALGORITHM_OFF,
ALGORITHM_FIRST, ALGORITHM_SECOND,
ALGORITHM_THIRD
Unit: None

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Default Value: None
NBMLdcAlgo BSC690 ADD Meaning: The algorithms with the above values represent are
Switch 0 UCELLALGOSWI as follow:
TCH(Optional) INTRA_FREQUENCY_LDB: Intra-frequency load balance
MOD algorithm. It is also named cell breathing algorithm.Based on
UCELLALGOSWI the cell load, this algorithm changes the pilot power of the cell
TCH(Optional) to control the load between intra-frequency cells.
PUC: Potential user control algorithm. Based on the cell load,
this algorithm changes the selection/reselection parameters of
a cell to lead the UE to a lighter loaded cell.
UL_UU_OLC: UL UU overload congestion control algorithm.
When the cell is overloaded in UL, this algorithm reduces the
cell load in UL by quick TF restriction or UE release.
DL_UU_OLC: DL UU overload congestion control algorithm.
When the cell is overloaded in DL, this algorithm reduces the
cell load in DL by quick TF restriction or UE release.
UL_UU_LDR: UL UU load reshuffling algorithm. When the cell
is heavily loaded in UL, this algorithm reduces the cell load in
UL by using inter-frequency load handover, BE service rate
reduction, uncontrollable real-time service QoS renegotiation,
CS should be inter-RAT, PS should be inter-RAT handover,
CS should not be inter-RATand, PS should not be inter-RAT
handover and AMR service rate reduction.
DL_UU_LDR: DL UU load reshuffling algorithm. When the cell
is heavily loaded in DL, this algorithm reduces the cell load in
DL by using inter-frequency load handover, BE service rate
reduction, uncontrollable real-time service QoS renegotiation,
CS should be inter-RAT, PS should be inter-RAT handover,
CS should not be inter-RATand, PS should not be inter-RAT
handover, AMR service rate reduction and MBMS service
power decrease.
OLC_EVENTMEAS: Control OLC event measurement. This
algorithm starts the OLC event measurement.
CELL_CODE_LDR: Code reshuffling algorithm. When the cell
CODE is heavily loaded, this algorithm reduces the cell CODE
load by using BE service rate reduction and code tree

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reshuffling.
CELL_CREDIT_LDR:Credit reshuffling algorithm. When the
cell credit is heavily loaded, this algorithm reduces the credit
load of the cell by using BE service rate reduction,
uncontrollable real-time service QoS renegotiation, CS should
be inter-RAT, PS should be inter-RAT handover, CS should
not be inter-RATand and PS should not be inter-RAT
handover.
If INTRA_FREQUENCY_LDB, PUC, ULOLC, DLOLC, ULLDR,
UDLLDR, OLC_EVENTMEAS, CELL_CODE_LDR and
CELL_CREDIT_LDR are selected, the corresponding
algorithms will be enabled; otherwise, disabled.
GUI Value Range: INTRA_FREQUENCY_LDB(Intra

Frequency LDB Algorithm), PUC(Potential User Control
Algorithm), UL_UU_LDR(Uplink UU LDR Algorithm),
DL_UU_LDR(Downlink UU LDR Algorithm),
UL_UU_OLC(Uplink UU OLC Algorithm),
DL_UU_OLC(Downlink UU OLC Algorithm),
OLC_EVENTMEAS(OLC Event Meas Algorithm),
CELL_CODE_LDR(Code LDR Algorithm),
CELL_CREDIT_LDR(Credit LDR Algorithm)
Actual Value Range: INTRA_FREQUENCY_LDB, PUC,
UL_UU_LDR, DL_UU_LDR, UL_UU_OLC, DL_UU_OLC,
OLC_EVENTMEAS, CELL_CODE_LDR,
CELL_CREDIT_LDR
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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NbmLdcUeS BSC690 ADD Meaning: The algorithms with the above values represent are
elSwitch 0 UCELLALGOSWI as follow:
TCH(Optional) NBM_LDC_ALL_UE: When inter-freq handover select user
MOD occurs, no need to consider whether target cell support Ue.
UCELLALGOSWI NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_ONLY: When inter-freq handover
TCH(Optional) select user occurs, only consider Ues supported by target cell.
NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_FIRST: When inter-freq handover
select user occurs, first consider Ues supported by target cell.
GUI Value Range: NBM_LDC_ALL_UE(Select all users),

NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_ONLY(Select users match target cell
support only), NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_FIRST(Select users
match target cell support first)
Actual Value Range: NBM_LDC_ALL_UE,
NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_ONLY,
NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_FIRST
Unit: None
Default Value: NBM_LDC_MATCH_UE_ONLY
NBMUlCacAl BSC690 ADD Meaning: The algorithms with the above values represent are
goSelSwitch 0 UCELLALGOSWI as follow:
TCH(Mandatory) ALGORITHM_OFF: Disable uplink call admission control
MOD algorithm.
UCELLALGOSWI ALGORITHM_FIRST: The load factor prediction algorithm will
TCH(Optional) be used in uplink CAC.
ALGORITHM_SECOND: The equivalent user number
algorithm will be used in uplink CAC.
ALGORITHM_THIRD: The loose call admission control
algorithm will be used in uplink CAC.
GUI Value Range: ALGORITHM_OFF, ALGORITHM_FIRST,

ALGORITHM_SECOND, ALGORITHM_THIRD
Actual Value Range: ALGORITHM_OFF,
ALGORITHM_FIRST, ALGORITHM_SECOND,
ALGORITHM_THIRD
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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NodeBLdcAl BSC690 ADD Meaning: IUB_LDR (Iub congestion control algorithm): When
goSwitch 0 UNODEBALGOP the NodeB Iub load is heavy, users are assembled in priority
ARA(Optional) order among all the NodeBs and some users are selected for
MOD LDR action (such as BE service rate reduction) in order to
UNODEBALGOP reduce the NodeB Iub load.
ARA(Optional) NODEB_CREDIT_LDR (NodeB level credit congestion control
algorithm): When the NodeB level credit load is heavy, users
are assembled in priority order among all the NodeBs and
some users are selected for LDR action in order to reduce the
NodeB level credit load.
LCG_CREDIT_LDR (Cell group level credit congestion control
algorithm): When the cell group level credit load is heavy,
users are assembled in priority order among all the NodeBs
and some users are selected for LDR action in order to reduce
the cell group level credit load.
IUB_OLC (Iub Overload congestion control algorithm): When
the NodeB Iub load is Overload, users are assembled in
priority order among all the NodeBs and some users are
selected for Olc action in order to reduce the NodeB Iub load.
To enable some of the algorithms above, select them.
Otherwise, they are disabled.
GUI Value Range: IUB_LDR(IUB LDR Algorithm),

NODEB_CREDIT_LDR(NodeB Credit LDR Algorithm),
LCG_CREDIT_LDR(LCG Credit LDR Algorithm),
IUB_OLC(IUB OLC Algorithm)
Actual Value Range: IUB_LDR, NODEB_CREDIT_LDR,
LCG_CREDIT_LDR, IUB_OLC
Unit: None
Default Value: None
OffQoffset1H BSC690 ADD Meaning: Offset of Qoffset1 when neighboring cell load is
eavy 0 UCELLPUC(Opti heavier than that of the center cell (Note: Qoffset1 is used as a
onal) priority to decide which cell will be selected in cell selection or
MOD reselection) For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
UCELLPUC(Opti 3GPP TS 25.304.
onal)
Unit: dB
Default Value: 4
OffQoffset1Li BSC690 ADD Meaning: Offset of Qoffset1 when neighboring cell load is
ght 0 UCELLPUC(Opti lighter than that of the center cell (Note: Qoffset1 is used as a
onal)
Unit: dB
Default Value: -4

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OffQoffset2H BSC690 ADD Meaning: Offset of Qoffset2 when neighboring cell load is
eavy 0 UCELLPUC(Opti heavier than that of the center cell (Note: Qoffset2 is used as a
onal)
Unit: dB
Default Value: 4
OffQoffset2Li BSC690 ADD Meaning: Offset of Qoffset2 when neighboring cell load is
ght 0 UCELLPUC(Opti lighter than that of the center cell (Note: Qoffset2 is used as a
onal)
Unit: dB
Default Value: -4
OffSinterHea BSC690 ADD Meaning: Offset of Sintersearch when center cell load level is
vy 0 UCELLPUC(Opti "Heavy" (Note: Sintersearch is used to decide whether to start
onal) the inter-frequency cell reselection). For detailed information of
MOD this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.
UCELLPUC(Opti
onal) GUI Value Range: -10~10
Actual Value Range: -20~20, step:2
Unit: dB
Default Value: 2
OffSinterLigh BSC690 ADD Meaning: Offset of Sintersearch when center cell load level is
t 0 UCELLPUC(Opti "Light" (Note: Sintersearch is used to decide whether to start
onal) the inter-frequency cell reselection). For detailed information of
MOD this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.
UCELLPUC(Opti
onal) GUI Value Range: -10~10
Actual Value Range: -20~20, step:2
Unit: dB
Default Value: -2

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OlcPeriodTi BSC690 SET Meaning: Identifying the period of the OLC execution. When
merLen 0 ULDCPERIOD(O overload occurs, execution of OLC can dynamically reduce the
ptional) cell load. When setting the parameter, consider the hysteresis
for which the load monitoring responds to the load change. For
example, when the layer 3 filter coefficient is 6, the hysteresis
for which the load measurement responds to the step-function
signals is about 2.8s, namely that the system can trace the
load control effect about 3 s later after each load control. In this
case, the OLC period timer length cannot be smaller than 3s.
OlcPeriodTimerLen along with ULOLCFTFRstrctUserNum,
DLOLCFTFRstrctUserNum, ULOLCFTFRSTRCTTimes,
DLOLCFTFRSTRCTTimes, ULOLCTraffRelUserNum, and
DLOLCTraffRelUserNum determine the time it takes to release
the uplink/downlink overload. If the OLC period is excessively
long, the system may respond very slowly to overload. If the
OLC period is excessively short, unnecessary adjustment may
occur before the previous OLC action has taken effect, and
therefore the system performance is affected.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 3000
PCPICHPow BSC690 ADD Meaning: Pilot power adjustment step increased or decreased
erPace 0 UCELLLDB(Optio in each increase of the cell breathing algorithm or decrease of
nal) cell pilot. For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
MOD 3GPP TS 25.433.
UCELLLDB(Optio
Unit: dB
Default Value: 2

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PollTimerLen BSC690 SET Meaning: Timer length of the queue poll. The queue is polled
0 UQUEUEPREEM for every time specified in this parameter. During each poll, all
PT(Optional) the expired users are removed from the queue and this user
fails in access. Among all the unexpired users, resources are
allocated in the order of high priority to low priority. If resource
allocation is successful, the user succeeds in access and
traverse of this queue is stopped. Otherwise, the rest users are
traversed until all the unexpired users go through this.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 50
PrdReportInt BSC690 ADD Meaning: Interval between periodic reporting for the
erval 0 UCELLINTERFR inter-frequency handover.
EQHOCOV(Optio In periodic reporting mode, the inter-frequency handover
nal) attempts is reported at the preset interval. It is not
MOD recommended that this parameter be set to
UCELLINTERFR "NON_PERIODIC_REPORT" since the UE behavior may be
EQHOCOV(Optio unknown. This parameter has impact on the Uu signaling flow.
nal) If the interval is too short and the frequency is too high, the
RNC may have high load when processing signaling. If the
interval is too long, the network cannot detect the signal
changes in time. This may delay the inter-frequency handover,
thus causing call drops.
GUI Value Range: NON_PERIODIC_REPORT(Non periodical

reporting), D250~1 D500~2 D1000~3 D2000~4 D3000~5
D4000~6 D6000~7 D8000~8 D12000~9 D16000~10
D20000~11 D24000~12 D28000~13 D32000~14 D64000
Actual Value Range: NON_PERIODIC_REPORT, 250, 500,
1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000, 12000, 16000, 20000,
24000, 28000, 32000, 64000
Unit: ms
Default Value: D500
PreemptAlgo BSC690 SET Meaning: Determines whether preemption is supported. When

Switch 0 UQUEUEPREEM this switch is enabled, the RNC allows privileged users or
PT(Optional) services to preempt cell resources from the users or services
with the preempted attributes and lower priority in the case of
cell resource insufficiency. When the switch is disabled, the
RNC terminates the service for the user due to the failure in
cell resource application.

Unit: None
Default Value: OFF

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PreemptRefA BSC690 SET Meaning: Indicating whether ARP-based preemption between

rpSwitch 0 UQUEUEPREEM TCs is supported. This switch only has impact on the
PT(Optional) TC-based priorities. When the priority is based on the TC and
the switch is enabled, for the following two situations, the
preempting service should have a higher priority and ARP
priority than the preempted service does: 1.The preempting
service is the streaming service and the preempted service is
the interactive or background service. 2. The preempting
service is the interactive service and the preempted service is
the background service.

Unit: None
Default Value: ON
PriorityRefer BSC690 ADD Meaning: Reference used to determine which priority is
ence 0 UOPERUSERPRI arranged first in the priority sequence.
ORITY(Optional) If the ARP is preferably used, the priority sequence is gold >
MOD silver > copper. If the ARPs are all the same, the TrafficClass
UOPERUSERPRI is used and the priority sequence is conversational >
ORITY(Optional) streaming > interactive > background.
If the TrafficClass is preferably used, the priority sequence is
conversational > streaming > interactive > background. If the
TrafficClass factors are all the same, the ARP factor is used
and the priority sequence is gold > silver > copper.
GUI Value Range: ARP, TrafficClass

Actual Value Range: ARP, TrafficClass
Unit: None
Default Value: ARP

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PsSwitch BSC690 SET Meaning: PS rate negotiation switch group.

0 UCORRMALGOS 1) PS_BE_EXTRA_LOW_RATE_ACCESS_SWITCH: When
WITCH(Optional) the switch is on, access at a rate of 0 kbit/s or on the FACH is
determined according to the current connection state of the
RRC if the PS BE admission and the later preemption and
queuing fail.
2) PS_BE_INIT_RATE_DYNAMIC_CFG_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the initial rate of the service should be
dynamically configured according to the value of Ec/No
reported by the UE when the PS BE service is established.
3) PS_BE_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH: When the switch is on,
the Iu QoS Negotiation function is applied to the PS BE service
if Alternative RAB Parameter Values IE is present in the
RANAP RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST or RELOCATION
REQUEST message.
4) PS_RAB_DOWNSIZING_SWITCH: When the switch is on
and the RAB downsizing license is activated, the initial speed
is determined on the basis of cell resources. Downsizing is
implemented for BE services.
5) PS_STREAM_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH: When the switch is
on, the Iu QoS Negotiation function is applied to the PS
STREAM service if Alternative RAB Parameter Values IE is
present in the RANAP RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST or
RELOCATION REQUEST message.
6) PS_BE_STRICT_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the strict Iu QoS Negotiation function is applied to
the PS BE service,RNC select Iu max bit rate based on UE
capacity,cell capacity,max bitrate and alternative RAB
parameter values in RANAP RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST
or RELOCATION REQUEST message. When the switch is not
on, the loose Iu QoS Negotiation function is applied to the PS
BE service,RNC select Iu max bit rate based on UE
capacity,max bitrate and alternative RAB parameter values in
RANAP RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST or RELOCATION
REQUEST message,not consider cell capacity,this can avoid
Iu QoS Renegotiation between different cell.The switch is valid
when PS_BE_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH is set to ON.
GUI Value Range:

PS_BE_EXTRA_LOW_RATE_ACCESS_SWITCH,
PS_BE_INIT_RATE_DYNAMIC_CFG_SWITCH,
PS_BE_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH,
PS_RAB_DOWNSIZING_SWITCH,
PS_STREAM_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH,
PS_BE_STRICT_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH
Actual Value Range:
PS_BE_EXTRA_LOW_RATE_ACCESS_SWITCH,
PS_BE_INIT_RATE_DYNAMIC_CFG_SWITCH,
PS_BE_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH,
PS_RAB_DOWNSIZING_SWITCH,
PS_STREAM_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH,
PS_BE_STRICT_IU_QOS_NEG_SWITCH
Unit: None

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Default Value: None
PucAvgFilter BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of potential user
Len 0 ULDM(Optional) control (PUC).

Unit: None
Default Value: 6
QueueAlgoS BSC690 SET Meaning: Indicating whether queue is supported. When a user
witch 0 UQUEUEPREEM initiates a call, if cell resources are insufficient and the user is
PT(Optional) queue supportive, the RNC tries to arrange this user to join the
queue to increase access success ratio.

Unit: None
Default Value: OFF

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QueueLen BSC690 SET Meaning: Queue length. The total number of users in queue of
0 UQUEUEPREEM each cell should not exceed the value specified in this
PT(Optional) parameter. When a new user needs queuing, 1) If the queue
has vacancy, the user joins the queue immediately. 2) If the
queue is full and there is a user whose queue time exceeds
the allowed maximum queue time, this user is out of the queue
and access fails. At the same time, the new user joins the
queue. 3) If the queue has a user whose priority is lower than
that of the new user, the user in the queue with the lowest
priority is out of the queue and access fails. At the same time,
the new user joins the queue. 4)For other situations, the user
cannot join the queue.

Unit: None
Default Value: 5
RateRecover BSC690 ADD Meaning: DL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

TimerLen 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the downlink TF
UCELLOLC(Optio reducing the cell downlink load. This parameter defines the
nal) downlink data rate recover timer length in fast TF restriction.
RateRstrctTimerLen and RateRecoverTimerLen are effective
only to the downlink. The uplink fast TF restriction is performed
by the UE. For the uplink fast TF restriction, the RNC only
delivers a new TFCS and randomly selects a comparatively
bigger time length in the signaling value scope. The UE
automatically release the TF restriction once the time expires.
The higher RateRecoverTimerLen is, the more slowly the BE
service rate recovers, while the lower probability that the
overload is triggered again in a short period. The lower
RateRecoverTimerLen is, the more quickly the BE service rate
is recovered, but more overloads occur.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 5000

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RateRstrctCo BSC690 ADD Meaning: DL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

ef 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the downlink TF
nal) downlink data rate restrict coefficient in fast TF restrict The
smaller this parameter is, the larger the TF restrict effect. The
lower the parameter is, the more severe the rate is restricted.
An excessive low parameter value, however, may affect the
BE transmission delay. A high parameter value means loose
restriction, which may be ineffective in alleviating the overload.

Actual Value Range: 0.01~0.99, step:0.01
Unit: %
Default Value: 68
RateRstrctTi BSC690 ADD Meaning: DL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

merLen 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the downlink TF
nal) time length of the downlink OLC fast TF restriction.
RateRstrctTimerLen and RateRecoverTimerLen are effective
only to the downlink. The uplink fast TF restriction is performed
by the UE. For the uplink fast TF restriction, the RNC only
delivers a new TFCS and randomly selects a comparatively
bigger time length in the signaling value scope. The UE
automatically release the TF restriction once the time expires.
The higher RateRstrctTimerLen is, the more slowly the BE
service rate decreases. The lower RateRstrctTimerLen is, the
harder it is to receive the overload release instruction.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 3000
RecoverCoef BSC690 ADD Meaning: DL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the downlink TF
nal) downlink OLC fast TF rate recovery coefficient. The greater
this parameter is, the larger the TF restrict effect.

Unit: %
Default Value: 130

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RedirBandIn BSC690 ADD Meaning: Frequency band of the target UL and DL UARFCNs
d 0 UCELLREDIREC to which the UE is redirected. It is recommended that this
TION(Optional) parameter is set to Depending on the configuration of
MOD neighboring cells without the consideration of NRNC
UCELLREDIREC neighboring cells, that is, in the non-overlapped network. This
TION(Optional) helps avoid auto-redirection. Auto-redirection is a case in
which redirection is initiated in the current cell when the
UARFCN to which the UE is redirected is the same as that of
the current cell.
GUI Value Range: Band1, Band2, Band3, Band4, Band5,

Band6, Band7, Band8, Band9, DependOnNCell,
BandIndNotUsed
Actual Value Range: BAND1, BAND2, BAND3, BAND4,
BAND5, BAND6, BAND7, BAND8, BAND9, DependOnNCell,
BANDINDNOTUSED
Unit: None
Default Value: None
ReDirUARFC BSC690 ADD Meaning: Target DL UARFCN for the RRC redirection.
NDownlink 0 UCELLDRD(Opti Different values of "RedirBandInd" correspond to different
onal) value ranges of the UARFCN.
MOD
UCELLDRD(Opti GUI Value Range: 0~16383
onal) Actual Value Range: 0~16383
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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ReDirUARFC BSC690 ADD Meaning: Target uplink UARFCN of a cell for RRC redirection.
NUplink 0 UCELLDRD(Opti The value range of the UL UARFCN depends on the value of
onal) "RedirBandInd". The relation between "RedirBandInd" and the
MOD value range of the UL UARFCN is as follows:
UCELLDRD(Opti BAND1
onal) Common UARFCNs: [9612-9888]
Special UARFCNs: none
BAND2
Common UARFCNs: [9262-9538]
Special UARFCNs: {12, 37, 62, 87, 112, 137, 162, 187, 212,
237, 262, 287}
BAND3
BAND4
Special UARFCNs: {1662, 1687, 1712, 1737, 1762, 1787,
1812, 1837, 1862}
BAND5
Special UARFCNs: {782, 787, 807, 812, 837, 862}
BAND6
Special UARFCNs: {812, 837}
BAND7
Special UARFCNs: {2362, 2387, 2412, 2437, 2462, 2487,
2512, 2537, 2562, 2587, 2612, 2637, 2662, 2687}
BAND8
BAND9
BandIndNotUsed: [0-16383]
If the UL UARFCN is not manually configured, if RedirBandInd
is set to BAND1, BAND2, BAND3, BAND4, BAND5, BAND6,
BAND7, BAND8, or BAND9, and if the DL UARFCN is valid,
then the target UL UARFCN of the redirection is automatically
configured according to the following principles:
If the DL UARFCN is a common UARFCN, the relation
between the UL UARFCN and the DL UARFCN is as follows:
BAND1: UL UARFCN = DL UARFCN - 950
If the DL UARFCN is a special UARFCN, the relation between
the UL UARFCN and the DL UARFCN is as follows:

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Unit: None
Default Value: None
ReDirUARFC BSC690 ADD Meaning: Whether the target UL UARFCN to which the UE is
NUplinkInd 0 UCELLDRD(Opti redirected needs to be configured. TRUE indicates that the UL
onal) UARFCN needs to be configured. FALSE indicates that the UL
MOD UARFCN need not be manually configured and it is
UCELLDRD(Opti automatically configured according to the relation between the
onal) UL and DL UARFCNs.
GUI Value Range: TRUE, FALSE

Actual Value Range: TRUE, FALSE
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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ReDirUARFC BSC690 ADD Meaning: Whether the target UL UARFCN to which the UE is
NUplinkInd 0 UCELLREDIREC redirected needs to be configured. TRUE indicates that the UL
TION(Optional) UARFCN needs to be configured. FALSE indicates that the UL
MOD UARFCN need not be manually configured and it is
UCELLREDIREC automatically configured according to the relation between the
TION(Optional) UL and DL UARFCNs.
GUI Value Range: FALSE, TRUE

Unit: None
Default Value: None
RedirFactorO BSC690 ADD Meaning: When the UL load state or DL load state of the
fLDR 0 UCELLDISTANC serving cell is LDR(basic congestion) or OLC(overload
EREDIRECTION( congestion), a UE may be redirected to another cell according
Optional) to the distance between UE and current cell. This parameter
MOD specifies the possibility of redirecting the UE to another cell.
UCELLDISTANC When this parameter is set to 0, the distance based RRC
EREDIRECTION( redirection is not performed if the load state on the serving cell
Optional) is LDR or OLC.

Unit: %
Default Value: 50
RedirFactorO BSC690 ADD Meaning: When the load of the serving cell is within the normal
fNorm 0 UCELLDISTANC range, a UE may be redirected to another cell according to the
EREDIRECTION( distance between UE and current cell. This parameter
Optional) specifies the possibility of redirecting the UE to another cell.
MOD When this parameter is set to 0, the RRC redirection is not
UCELLDISTANC performed if the load of the serving cell is within the normal
EREDIRECTION( range.
Optional)
Unit: %
Default Value: 0

WCDMA RAN
RedirSwitch BSC690 ADD Meaning: Whether the RRC redirection algorithm is valid for
0 UCELLREDIREC the specified service. The algorithm is valid only when the
TION(Optional) RRC direct redirection switch is enabled and when this
MOD parameter is set to ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY or
UCELLREDIREC ONLY_TO_INTER_RAT.
TION(Optional) - OFF indicates that RRC redirection is not allowed.
redirection to inter-frequency cells is allowed.
redirection to inter-RAT cells is allowed.
GUI Value Range: OFF, ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY,

ONLY_TO_INTER_RAT
Actual Value Range: OFF, ONLY_TO_INTER_FREQUENCY,
ONLY_TO_INTER_RAT
Unit: None
Default Value: None
SeqOfUserR BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter indicates whether the MBMS service
el 0 UCELLOLC(Optio is released first or user first when the overload occurs.
nal)
GUI Value Range: MBMS_REL(MBMS service),
USER_REL(UE)
Actual Value Range: MBMS_REL, USER_REL
Unit: None
Default Value: MBMS_REL
SpucHeavy BSC690 ADD Meaning: It is used to decide whether the cell load level is
0 UCELLPUC(Opti "Heavy" or not. It is denoted by the ratio of NodeB TX power to
onal) the maximum TX power.
MOD If the load of a cell is equal to or higher than this threshold, the
UCELLPUC(Opti load level of this cell is heavy.
onal) If the load level of a cell is heavy, the PUC algorithm will
configure selection/reselection parameters for this cell to lead
the UE camping on this cell to reselect another inter-frequency
neighboring cell with light load.

Unit: %
Default Value: 70
SpucHyst BSC690 ADD Meaning: Hysteresis used to determine the cell load level. It is
0 UCELLPUC(Opti denoted by the ratio of NodeB TX power to the maximum TX
onal) power. It is used to avoid the unnecessary ping-pong effect of
MOD a cell between two load levels due to tiny load change. For
UCELLPUC(Opti detailed information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS
onal) 25.304.

Unit: %

WCDMA RAN

Default Value: 5
SpucLight BSC690 ADD Meaning: It is used to decide whether the cell load level is
0 UCELLPUC(Opti "Light" or not. It is denoted by the ratio of NodeB TX power to
onal) the maximum TX power.
MOD If the load of a cell is equal to or lower than this threshold, the
UCELLPUC(Opti load level of this cell is light.
onal) If the load level of a cell is light, the PUC algorithm will
configure selection/reselection parameters for this cell to lead
the UE to reselect this cell rather than the previous
inter-frequency neighboring cell with heavy load.

Unit: %
Default Value: 45
TargetFreqT BSC690 ADD Meaning: Ec/No Threshold for the target cell. This parameter is
hdEcN0 0 UCELLMCDRD( used to estimate the signal quality of the periodic reports. The
Optional) DRD is triggered only when the signal quality of the target cell
MOD is higher than this parameter. If this parameter is set to a
UCELLMCDRD( greater value, it is difficult for subscribers to re-access another
Optional) cell with a higher priority; however, the re-attempt success rate
is high. If this parameter is set to a lower value, it is easy for
subscribers to re-access another cell with a higher priority;
however, the re-attempt success rate however is low. Note:
The threshold can be reached only when RSCP and Ec/No of
the target cell are above the RSCP and EcNo that are set in
the command.In order to increase the successful rate of
handover, inner protection mechanism keep Ec/No of target
cell larger than -16.

Unit: dB
Default Value: -12

WCDMA RAN
TargetFreqT BSC690 ADD Meaning: RSCP Threshold for the target cell. This parameter
hdRscp 0 UCELLMCDRD( is used to estimate the signal quality of the periodic
Optional) reports.The DRD is triggered only when the signal quality of
MOD the target cell is higher than this parameter. If this parameter is
UCELLMCDRD( set to a greater value, it is difficult for subscribers to re-access
Optional) another cell with a higher priority; however, the re-attempt
success rate is high. If this parameter is set to a lower value, it
is easy for subscribers to re-access another cell with a higher
priority; however, the re-attempt success rate however is low.
Note: The threshold can be reached only when RSCP and
Ec/No of the target cell are above the RSCP and Ec/No that
are set in the command.
GUI Value Range: -115~-25

Actual Value Range: -115~-25
Unit: dBm
Default Value: -92
TenMsecFor BSC690 SET Meaning: DL basic common measurement report cycle. For
DlBasicMeas 0 ULDM(Mandatory detailed information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS
) 25.433.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 100
TenMsecFor BSC690 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies the HSDPA bit rate
HsdpaPrvidR 0 ULDM(Mandatory measurement report period. For detailed information of this
ateMeas ) parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 100
TenMsecFor BSC690 SET Meaning: HSDPA power requirement measurement report
HsdpaPwrMe 0 ULDM(Mandatory period For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
as ) 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 100
TenMsecFor BSC690 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies the HSUPA bit rate
HsupaPrvidR 0 ULDM(Mandatory measurement report period. For detailed information of this
ateMeas ) parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.433.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 100

WCDMA RAN
TenMsecFor BSC690 SET Meaning: UL basic common measurement report cycle. For
UlBasicMeas 0 ULDM(Mandatory detailed information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS
) 25.433.

Unit: ms
Default Value: 100
TransCchUs BSC690 ADD Meaning: Transfer Common Channel User number
erNum 0 UCELLOLC(Optio Value range: 0~10
nal) Content: When the system is overloaded and congested,
MOD users on the DCH can be reconfigured to the CCH in order to
UCELLOLC(Optio reduce the cell load and recover the system.
the maximum number of users selected in executing
reconfiguration to the CCH.
If the parameter value is too high, the OLC action may
fluctuate greatly and over control may occur (the state of
overload and congestion turns into another extreme--under
load). If the parameter value is too low, the OLC action has a
slow response and the effect is not apparent, affecting the
OLC performance.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
UlBasicCom BSC690 SET Meaning: L3 filtering coefficient. The larger the value of this
mMeasFilter 0 ULDM(Optional) parameter, the stronger the smoothing effect and the higher
Coeff the anti-slow-fading capability, but the lower the signal change
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
Unit: None
Default Value: D6

WCDMA RAN
UlBeTraffInit BSC690 SET Meaning: UL initial access rate of PS background or interactive

Bitrate 0 UFRC(Optional) service. When DCCC function is enabled, the uplink initial
access rate will be set to this value if the uplink maximum rate
is higher than the initial access rate. A higher value indicates
that it takes shorter time for BE services to reach the maximum
rate. Note that the rate will be decreased through negotiation
when congestion occurs. A smaller value indicates that BE
services is easier to be accessed. It is not recommended to set
a too small value, because it will take longer time for BE
services to adjust to a higher rate when needed.
D384
Unit: kbit/s
Default Value: D64
UlCacAvgFilt BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of uplink CAC.
Unit: None
Default Value: 5
UlCSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a UL LDR CS domain
UeNum nal) of this parameter are the CS domain subscribers. Because the
MOD CS domain subscribers are session subscribers in general and
UCELLLDR(Optio they have little impact on load, you can set this parameter to a
nal) comparatively high value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3
UlCSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a UL LDR CS domain
OUeNum nal) subscribers of this parameter are the CS domain subscribers.
MOD Because the CS domain subscribers are session subscribers
UCELLLDR(Optio in general and they have little impact on load, you can set this
nal) parameter to a comparatively high value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3

WCDMA RAN
UlDcccRateT BSC690 SET Meaning: For a BE service that has a low maximum rate, the
hd 0 UDCCC(Optional) DCCC algorithm is not obviously effective yet it increases
algorithm processing. Thus, the traffic-based DCCC algorithm
is applied to BE services whose maximum UL rate is greater
than the threshold.
D384
Unit: kbit/s
Default Value: D64
UlInterFreqH BSC690 ADD Meaning: The UE can be selected to process load handover
oBWThd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio only when its bandwidth is less than this threshold.
nal)
UCELLLDR(Optio Actual Value Range: 0~400000
nal) Unit: bit/s
Default Value: 200000
UlInterFreqH BSC690 ADD Meaning: The inter-frequency neighboring cell could be
oCellLoadSp 0 UCELLLDR(Optio selected as the destination of load handover only when its load
aceThd nal) remaining space is larger than this threshold. The lower the
MOD parameter is, the easier it is to find a qualified target cell for the
UCELLLDR(Optio blind handover. Excessively small value of the parameter,
nal) however makes the target cell easily enter the congestion
status. The higher the parameter is, the more difficult it is for
the inter-frequency blind handover occurs.

Unit: %
Default Value: 20
UlLdrAMRRa BSC690 ADD Meaning: The mechanism of the LDR is that an action is
teReduction 0 UCELLLDR(Optio performed in each [LDR period] and some services are
RabNum nal) selected based on the action rules to perform this action. This
MOD parameter defines the maximum number of RABs selected in
UCELLLDR(Optio executing uplink LDR-AMR voice service rate reduction. If the
nal) parameter value is too high, the LDR action may fluctuate
greatly and over control may occur (the state of basic
congestion turns into another extreme--under load). If the
parameter value is too low, the LDR action has a slow
response and the effect is not apparent, affecting the LDR
performance.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1

WCDMA RAN
UlLdrAvgFilte BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of uplink LDR.
rLen 0 ULDM(Optional)
Unit: None
Default Value: 5
UlLdrBERate BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of RABs selected in a UL LDR BE traffic
ReductionRa 0 UCELLLDR(Optio rate reduction. In the actual system, this parameter can be set
bNum nal) on the basis of the actual circumstances. If the high-rate
MOD subscribers occupy a high proportion, set the parameter to a
UCELLLDR(Optio comparatively low value. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a
nal) low proportion, set the parameter to a comparatively high
value. Because the basic congestion control algorithm is
designed to slowly decrease cell load, you need to set this
parameter to a comparatively low value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
UlLdrCreditSf BSC690 ADD Meaning: Reserved SF threshold in uplink credit LDR. The
ResThd 0 UCELLLDR(Optio uplink credit LDR could be triggered only when the SF factor
nal) corresponding to the uplink reserved credit is higher than the
MOD uplink or downlink credit SF reserved threshold.
UCELLLDR(Optio
nal) GUI Value Range: SF4(SF4), SF8(SF8), SF16(SF16),
SF256
Unit: None
Default Value: SF8
UlLdrPsRTQ BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of RABs selected in a UL LDR uncontrolled

osRenegRab 0 UCELLLDR(Optio real-time traffic QoS renegotiation. The target subscribers of
Num nal) this parameter are the PS domain real-time subscribers. The
MOD setting of this parameter is analogous to the setting of BE
UCELLLDR(Optio service rate reduction subscriber number. Because the
nal) number of subscribers performing QoS renegotiation may be
smaller than the value of this parameter, for example, the
candidate subscribers selected for downlink LDR do not meet
the QoS renegotiation conditions, you must leave some
margin when setting this parameter to ensure the success of
load reshuffling.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1

WCDMA RAN
UlLdrRelThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of UL load of the cell to the uplink capacity
0 UCELLLDM(Opti is lower than this threshold, the UL load reshuffling function of
onal) the cell is stopped. After the basic congestion state of the cell
MOD load is released, the system no longer implements the LDR
UCELLLDM(Opti action. Because the load fluctuates, the difference between
onal) the LDR release threshold and trigger threshold should be
higher than 10%. The ping-pong effect of the preliminary
congestion state may occur.

Unit: %
Default Value: 45
UlLdrTrigThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of UL load of the cell to the uplink capacity
0 UCELLLDM(Opti is not lower than this threshold, the UL load reshuffling function
onal) of the cell is triggered. After the basic congestion state of the
MOD cell load is released, the system no longer implements the
UCELLLDM(Opti LDR action. Because the load fluctuates, the difference
onal) between the LDR release threshold and trigger threshold
should be higher than 10%. The ping-pong effect of the
preliminary congestion state may occur.

Unit: %
Default Value: 55
UlOlcAvgFilt BSC690 SET Meaning: Length of smoothing filter window of uplink OLC.
Unit: None
Default Value: 5

WCDMA RAN
UlOlcFTFRst BSC690 ADD Meaning: UL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

rctRabNum 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the uplink TF can
nal) be adjusted to restrict the number of blocks transported in
UCELLOLC(Optio reducing the cell uplink load.
the maximum number of RABs selected in executing uplink
OLC fast restriction.
Selection of RABs of the OLC is based on the service priorities
and ARP values and bearing priority indication. The RAB of
low priority is under control. In the actual system,
UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum and DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum can be
set on the basis of the actual circumstances. If the high-rate
subscribers occupy a high proportion, set
UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum and DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum to
comparatively low values. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a
low proportion, set UlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum and
DlOlcFTFRstrctRabNum to comparatively high values.
The higher the parameters are, the more users are involved in
fast TF restriction under the same conditions, the quicker the
cell load decreases, and the more user QoS is affected.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3

WCDMA RAN
UlOlcFTFRst BSC690 ADD Meaning: UL fast TF restriction refers to a situation where,

rctTimes 0 UCELLOLC(Optio when the cell is overloaded and congested, the uplink TF can
nal) be adjusted to restrict the number of blocks transported in
UCELLOLC(Optio reducing the cell uplink load.
the maximum number of uplink OLC fast TF restriction
performed in entering/exiting the OLC status.
After the overload is triggered, the RNC immediately executes
OLC by first executing fast TF restriction. The internal counter
is incremented by 1 with each execution. If the number of
overloads does not exceed the OLC action threshold, the
system lowers the BE service rate by lowering TF to relieve the
overload. If the number of overloads exceeds the OLC action
threshold, the previous operation has no obvious effect on
alleviating the overload and the system has to release users to
solve the overload problem.
The lower the parameters are, the more likely the users are
released, resulting in negative effect on the system
performance. If the parameters are excessively high, the
overload status is released slowly.

Unit: None
Default Value: 3
UlOlcMeasFil BSC690 SET Meaning: L3 filtering coefficient. The larger the value of this
terCoeff 0 ULDM(Optional) parameter, the stronger the smoothing effect and the higher
the anti-slow-fading capability, but the lower the signal change
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
Unit: None
Default Value: D3

WCDMA RAN
UlOlcRelThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of UL load of the cell to the uplink capacity
0 UCELLLDM(Opti is lower than this threshold, the UL overload and congestion
onal) control function of the cell is stopped. The value of the OLC
MOD release threshold should not be much lower than or close to
UCELLLDM(Opti the OLC trigger threshold, or the system state may have a
onal) ping-pong effect. The recommended difference between the
OLC release threshold and the OLC trigger threshold is higher
than 10%. It is desirable to set the two parameters a bit higher
given that the difference between OLC trigger threshold and
OLC release threshold is fixed.

Unit: %
Default Value: 85
UlOlcTraffRel BSC690 ADD Meaning: User release is an extreme method in reducing the
RabNum 0 UCELLOLC(Optio cell load and recovering the system when the cell is
nal) overloaded and congested.
MOD The mechanism of the OLC is that an action is performed in
UCELLOLC(Optio each [OLC period] and some services are selected based on
nal) the action rules to perform this action. This parameter defines
the maximum number of RABs released in executing uplink
OLC service release.
For the users of a single service, the releasing of RABs means
the complete releasing of the users. The releasing of RABs
causes call drops, so UlOlcFTFRstrctTimes or
DlOlcFTFRstrctTimes should be set to a low value. Higher
values of the parameter get the cell load to decrease more
obviously, but the QoS will be affected.

Unit: None
Default Value: 0
UlOlcTrigHys BSC690 SET Meaning: UL OLC trigger hysteresis.This parameter can avoid
t 0 ULDM(Optional) touching off OLC event continually.

Unit: None
Default Value: 100

WCDMA RAN
UlOlcTrigThd BSC690 ADD Meaning: If the ratio of UL load of the cell to the uplink capacity
0 UCELLLDM(Opti is not lower than this threshold, the UL overload and
onal) congestion control function of the cell is triggered. The value
MOD of the OLC release threshold should not be much lower than or

Unit: %
Default Value: 95
UlPSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a UL LDR PS domain

UeNum nal) of this parameter are the PS domain subscribers. In the actual
MOD system, this parameter can be set on the basis of the actual
UCELLLDR(Optio circumstances. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a high
nal) proportion, set the parameter to a comparatively low value. If
the high-rate subscribers occupy a low proportion, set the
parameter to a comparatively high value. Because the basic
congestion control algorithm is designed to slowly decrease
cell load, you need to set this parameter to a comparatively low
value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1
UlPSInterRat BSC690 ADD Meaning: Number of users selected in a UL LDR PS domain

OUeNum nal) subscribers of this parameter are the PS domain subscribers.
MOD In the actual system, this parameter can be set on the basis of
UCELLLDR(Optio the actual circumstances. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a
nal) high proportion, set the parameter to a comparatively low
value. If the high-rate subscribers occupy a low proportion, set
the parameter to a comparatively high value. Because the
basic congestion control algorithm is designed to slowly
decrease cell load, you need to set this parameter to a
comparatively low value.

Unit: None
Default Value: 1

WCDMA RAN
ZeroRateUp BSC690 SET Meaning: For the PS BE service at a rate of 0 kbit/s, this
FailToRelTim 0 UCOIFTIMER(Op parameter is used for the rate upsizing for DCCC triggered by
erLen tional) event 4A. Unsuccessful rate upsizing indicates that the
resources are insufficient in the cell. The service may run at a
rate of 0 kbit/s for a long time. If the timer is started, the 0 kbit/s
service of the UE is released after the timer expires. If the
length is set to 0, the timer is not started.

Unit: s
Default Value: 180
RsvdPara1 BSC690 SET Meaning: Reserved Parameter1.
0 UCACALGOSWI GUI Value Range: RSVDBIT1(Reserved Switch 1),
TCH(Optional) RSVDBIT2(Reserved Switch 2), RSVDBIT3(Reserved Switch 3),
RSVDBIT4(Reserved Switch 4), RSVDBIT5(Reserved Switch 5),
RSVDBIT10(Reserved Switch 10), RSVDBIT11(Reserved Switch
11), RSVDBIT12(Reserved Switch 12), RSVDBIT13(Reserved
Switch 13), RSVDBIT14(Reserved Switch 14),
RSVDBIT15(Reserved Switch 15), RSVDBIT16(Reserved Switch
16)
Actual Value Range: RSVDBIT1, RSVDBIT2, RSVDBIT3,
RSVDBIT4, RSVDBIT5, RSVDBIT6, RSVDBIT7, RSVDBIT8,
RSVDBIT9, RSVDBIT10, RSVDBIT11, RSVDBIT12,
RSVDBIT13, RSVDBIT14, RSVDBIT15, RSVDBIT16
Default Value: None

WCDMA RAN
Load Control 10 Counters
10 Counters
For details, see the BSC6900 UMTS Performance Counter Reference and the NodeB Performance
Counter Reference.

WCDMA RAN
Load Control 11 Glossary
11 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

WCDMA RAN
Load Control 12 Reference Documents
12 Reference Documents
[1] 3GPP TS 25.133: Requirements for Support of Radio Resource Management (FDD)
[2] 3GPP TS 25.215: Physical layer - Measurements (FDD)
[3] 3GPP TS 25.321: Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification
[4] 3GPP TS 25.331: Radio Resource Control (RRC)
[5] 3GPP TS 25.413: UTRAN Iu Interface RANAP Signaling
[6] AMR Feature Parameter Description
[7] DCCC Feature Parameter Description
[8] State Transition Feature Parameter Description
[9] MBMS Feature Parameter Description
[10] HSDPA Feature Parameter Description
[11] HSUPA Feature Parameter Description
[12] Transmission Resource Management Feature Parameter Description
[13] Handover Feature Parameter Description


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2 Overview of Load Control .......................................................................................................2-1

3 Load Measurement ...................................................................................................................3-1

4 Potential User Control .............................................................................................................4-1

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5.7 Queuing ....................................................................................................................................... 5-14

6 Intra-Frequency Load Balancing ..........................................................................................6-1

8 Overload Control .......................................................................................................................8-1

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1.2 Intended Audience

1.3 Change History

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

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Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Editorial change The description of this document is optimized. None.

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

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Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

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2 Overview of Load Control

2.2 Load Control in Different Scenarios

2.3 Function Introduction

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Figure 2-2 Load control function in the WCDMA system

The load control functions are described as follows:

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− Restricting the Transport Format (TF) of the BE service

Power Code NodeB Credits Iub Bandwidth

2.4 Priorities Involved in Load Control

2.4.1 User Priority

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2.4.2 RAB Integrated Priority

2.4.3 User Integrated Priority

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3.1 Load-Related Measurement Quantities

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3.2 Reporting Period

Measurement Quantity Reporting Period Parameter

3.3 Load Measurement Filtering

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 C is the measurement value after layer 3 filtering.

3.3.2 Smooth Filtering on the RNC Side

Function Smooth Window Length Parameter

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3.4 Auto-Adaptive Background Noise Update Algorithm

BGNSwitch is set to ON by default.

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Figure 3-3 Procedure of auto-adaptive background noise update

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The procedure of auto-adaptive background noise update is as follows:

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4 Potential User Control

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Heavy, normal, or light Heavy Heavy

Normal, or light Normal Normal

Light Light Light

Based on the cell load, the PUC works as follows:

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Table 4-1 PUC-related variables and their impacts on UEs

Light S'intersearch = Sintersearch + OffSinterLight 