Multi-Sector Evolution (5G RAN6.1 - Draft A)

5G RAN
Multi-Sector Evolution Feature

Parameter Description
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Date 2021-12-30
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Description Contents
Contents
1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 5G RAN6.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)...................................................................................................................................... 1
2 About This Document.............................................................................................................2

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Differences Between NSA and SA..................................................................................................................................... 3
2.4 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and Low Frequency Bands............................................................ 3
3 Overview....................................................................................................................................4
4 Multi-Sector Evolution........................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Network Analysis..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2.1 Benefits.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Site Survey................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
4.4 Requirements............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.4.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.4.2 NR Scenarios.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.4.2.1 2T6S Hardware............................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.4.2.1.1 Boards............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
4.4.2.1.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.4.2.1.3 RF Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.4.2.2 4T6S Hardware............................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.4.2.2.1 Boards............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4.2.2.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.4.2.2.3 RF Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.4.3 LN Scenario......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.3.1 2T6S Hardware............................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.3.1.1 Boards............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.3.1.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.3.1.3 RF Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.3.2 4T6S Hardware............................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.3.2.1 Boards............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
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4.4.3.2.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.4.3.2.3 RF Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.4 GLN/ULN Scenarios.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.4.1 2T6S Hardware............................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.4.1.1 Boards............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.4.4.1.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.4.1.3 RF Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.4.2 4T6S Hardware............................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.4.2.1 Boards............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.4.4.2.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.4.4.2.3 RF Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.4.5 Network Planning............................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.4.5.1 Cell ID Planning Principles.......................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.5.2 Neighboring Cell Planning Principles...................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.5.3 PCI Planning Principles................................................................................................................................................. 22
4.4.6 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.5 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 22
4.5.1 Using MML Commands................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.5.2 Using the MAE-Deployment.......................................................................................................................................... 23
4.5.3 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.5.4 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 23
5 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 24
6 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................25
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Description 1 Change History
1 Change History
This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

"Glossary", and "Reference Documents" chapters. These changes include:
● Technical changes
Changes in functions and their corresponding parameters
● Editorial changes
Improvements or revisions to the documentation
1.1 5G RAN6.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)

This issue is the first release.
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Description 2 About This Document
2 About This Document
2.1 General Statements

Purpose
Feature Parameter Description documents are intended to acquaint readers with:
● The technical principles of features and their related parameters
● The scenarios where these features are used, the benefits they provide, and
the impact they have on networks and functions
● Requirements of the operating environment that must be met before feature
activation
● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature
activation, and monitoring of feature performance
NOTE
This document only provides guidance for feature activation. Feature deployment and
feature gains depend on the specifics of the network scenario where the feature is
deployed. To achieve optimal gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.
Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in Feature
Parameter Description documents apply only to the corresponding software
release. For future software releases, refer to the corresponding updated product
documentation.
2.2 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD

Function Name Difference Chapter/Section
Multi-sector Supported only in NR FDD 4 Multi-Sector

evolution Evolution

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Description 2 About This Document
2.3 Differences Between NSA and SA

Multi-sector None 4 Multi-Sector

evolution Evolution
2.4 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and

Low Frequency Bands
This document refers to frequency bands belonging to FR1 (410–7125 MHz) as
low frequency bands, and those belonging to FR2 (24250–52600 MHz) as high
frequency bands. For details about FR1 and FR2, see section 5.1 "General" in 3GPP
TS 38.104 V15.5.0.
Multi-sector Supported only in low frequency bands 4 Multi-Sector

evolution Evolution

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Description 3 Overview
3 Overview
Background
With the development of MBB services, LTE FDD multi-sector solutions are
introduced to improve capacity without adding carriers or sites. During the
evolution from LTE FDD to NR FDD, LTE FDD multi-sector solutions evolve to NR
FDD multi-sector solutions through software upgrade without changing network
hardware connections.
Application Scenarios
NR FDD multi-sector solutions apply to the same scenarios as LTE FDD multi-
sector solutions, as the former is evolved from the latter. The solutions are mainly
used in densely populated urban areas. The application scenarios include capacity
expansion in urban areas and xMbps improvement in urban areas.
● Capacity expansion in urban areas
In densely populated urban areas, a large number of UEs access the network,
causing network congestion. As a result, user experience is poor and
operators' revenues are affected. In this case, multi-sector reconstruction is
required on congested sites to improve capacity.
● xMbps improvement in urban areas
In densely populated urban areas, there are a large number of UEs but
insufficient air interface resources. As a result, user experience is poor. In this
case, multi-sector solutions are required to add air interface resources and
increase UE throughput.

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Description 4 Multi-Sector Evolution
4 Multi-Sector Evolution
4.1 Principles
Multi-sector solutions include 2T6S and 4T6S. 2T6S is used to split the original
sectors of a base station into four to six 2T sectors, and 4T6S is used to split the
original sectors of a base station into four to six 4T sectors. Figure 4-1 provides an
example, where the original sectors are split into six sectors.
Figure 4-1 Multi-sector split
Based on the RAT and frequency band, multi-sector solutions can be deployed in
the following scenarios. For details about deployment requirements, see 4.4.2 NR
Scenarios, 4.4.3 LN Scenario, and 4.4.4 GLN/ULN Scenarios.
● NR scenarios: Only NR FDD is involved in multi-sector reconstruction.
● LN scenarios: LTE is implemented on some carriers of a multi-mode RF
module while NR is implemented on the other carriers.
● GLN/ULN scenarios: Both GSM and LTE/NR are implemented on a multi-mode
RF module, or both UMTS and LTE/NR are implemented on a multi-mode RF
module.
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4.2.1 Benefits
Multi-sector solutions increase the user-perceived rate and spectral efficiency. To
achieve the best benefits of multi-sector solutions, adhere to the following
principles when selecting a site:
● The average physical resource block (PRB) usage in busy hours is greater than
or equal to 70%, and the capacity expansion requirements of customers are
met.
● UEs in the new overlapping area after the split account for no more than 20%
of all UEs in the entire area.
● UEs are evenly distributed in left and right beams. UEs in the left or right
beam account for 30% to 70% of all UEs.
● The difference between the to-be-split sector azimuth and its adjacent sector
azimuth is greater than or equal to 90 degrees.
● High-speed railway and highway scenarios should be avoided.
In multi-carrier co-antenna scenarios, preferentially consider whether the primary
carrier (which carries main services, such as the 1800 MHz carrier) meets the
deployment requirements and then consider other carriers (such as the 2100 MHz
carrier). If all carriers meet the requirements, multi-sector solutions can be used. If
a carrier does not meet the requirements, the expected benefits may not be
achieved.
4T6S offers the gains of 4T4R compared with 2T6S. Therefore, 4T6S is
recommended and preferred for customers with high rate and capacity
requirements.
Assuming that one sector is split into two sectors, compare the one pre-split sector
and the two post-split sectors for gain analysis. For details about the gains
provided by multi-sector solutions in different scenarios, contact Huawei to
evaluate the gains based on actual network conditions.
4.2.2 Impacts
If the single-channel power after the reconstruction is the same as that before the
reconstruction, network KPIs remain stable and the number of users increases
slightly.
4.3 Site Survey

Site survey for multi-sector deployment is similar to common site survey, including
hardware equipment survey and RF parameter planning.
● Hardware equipment survey involves the baseband processing unit (BBP)
model, RF module model, antenna model, antenna connection, and feeder
connection. In multi-sector deployment, check whether sufficient space is
reserved between the multi-beam antenna and the adjacent antennas to
prevent obstacles and whether the bearing capacity of the pole can meet the
requirements.
● RF parameters that require planning include antenna location, longitude,
latitude, model, azimuth, mechanical downtilt angle, electrical downtilt angle,
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Photographing Method
To ensure that the antenna azimuth and downtilt angle are consistent before and
after the reconstruction, take photos during site survey. In addition, you are
advised to take photos of the coverage area for future problem analysis. The
following describes how to take photos.
● Azimuth photographing
Use an azimuth test instrument to measure the azimuth. It is recommended
that the instrument be about 20 cm apart from the antenna and be vertical
to the antenna backplane to avoid interference to the pointer. In this case, the
data displayed on the indicator is the antenna azimuth.
● Mechanical downtilt angle photographing
Use a downtilt angle test instrument to measure the mechanical downtilt
angle. Ensure that the instrument is attached to the antenna backplane. In
this case, the data displayed on the indicator is the antenna downtilt angle or
its supplementary angle.
● Electrical downtilt angle photographing
In remote electrical tilt (RET) scenarios, you can query the electrical downtilt
angle from the base station configurations. In non-RET scenarios, you need to
take photos and record the electrical downtilt angle on site.
● Surrounding environment photographing
You are advised to take photos every 30°. Take photos of the coverage area
from the base station side, with some antennas included for future check.
RF Engineering Parameter Record Table

After the site survey is complete, output the RF engineering parameter record
table, which includes the following contents:
● Site name
● Site ID
● Site type
● Site address or contact person
● Type of the building where the site is located (such as government agency,
private house, or commercial building)
● Alternative number of the site (for example, A, B, or C)
● Type of the cluster to which the site belongs (such as dense urban area or
urban area)
● Longitude and latitude of the site
● Type of the tower or pole
● Height of the tower or pole
● Height of the building where the site is located
● Sector information
● Sector name
● Antenna installation mode (tower- or pole-mounted)
● Height of the antenna (= Height of the building + Height of the tower or
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● Azimuth
● Antenna gain
● Downtilt angle
4.4 Requirements
The principles for deploying multi-sector solutions are as follows:
● Modules are reused as much as possible.

● Multiple antennas are integrated together as much as possible.
● Features of the live network are not affected.
● 4T4R RRUs and broadband RRUs are preferred, and existing 4T RRUs can be
reused.
Based on the preceding principles, specific solutions can be determined. For

LTE/NR, 4T6S is recommended. For UMTS, 2T6S or the multi-RRU cell solution can
be used. For GSM, the multi-site cell solution is preferred and the 2T4R solution
can be used in some scenarios.
Table 4-1 Recommended multi-sector solutions
Frequency RAT Before After Reconstruction

Band Reconstruction
GLN1800 GSM Three sectors Solution priorities:

multi-site cell solution
> 2T4R solution > 6-
sector solution
● If the features or
functions that are
mutually exclusive
with the multi-site
cell solution of
GSM cannot be
disabled, use the
2T4R solution.
● If the Concentric
Cell function of
GSM is enabled,
use the 2T4R
solution.
LTE Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

sectors
LTE Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors
NR Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

sectors
NR Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors

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Frequency RAT Before After Reconstruction

Band Reconstruction
ULN2100 UMTS Three sectors Three sectors (multi-

RRU cells) in UL non-
CloudAIR scenarios
Six sectors in UL
CloudAIR scenarios
Six sectors Six sectors
LTE Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

sectors
LTE Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors

sectors
NR Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors
LN2600 LTE Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

sectors

sectors
This document describes multi-sector solutions on the NR side. For the solutions
on the LTE side, see eRAN Multi-Sector Solutions (FDD). For the solutions on the
GSM side, see GBSS GSM Multi-Sector Solution Guide. For the solutions on the
UMTS side, see RAN UMTS Multi-Sector Solution Guide.
4.4.1 Licenses
The following are NR feature license requirements.
Feature ID Feature Model Sales Unit

Name
FOFD-010020 SU-MIMO NR0S0PREUM00 per Cell

Multiple
Layers
For GSM feature license requirements, see GBSS Multi-site Cell, Transmit Diversity,
and Four-Way Receive Diversity. For UMTS feature license requirements, see RAN
Multiple RRUs in One Cell. For LTE feature license requirements, see eRAN Multi-
Sector Solutions (FDD).
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4.4.2.1 2T6S Hardware
4.4.2.1.1 Boards
2T6S has no restriction on BBPs. For details about boards, see 3900 & 5900 Series
Base Station Product Documentation.
4.4.2.1.2 CPRI Bandwidths

When a CPRI interface supports multiple RATs or multiple frequencies, its CPRI
bandwidth is the sum of the CPRI bandwidths of all cells. If the CPRI bandwidth
requirements listed below are not met on the live network, the CPRI compression
function can be used. For details about CPRI compression, see CPRI Compression.
Table 4-2 CPRI bandwidth requirements
Cell Bandwidth MIMO Mode CPRI Bandwidth

Requirement
40 MHz Downlink 2x2 MIMO 4.9 Gbit/s
4.4.2.1.3 RF Modules
4T4R or 2T2R RRUs can be selected for 2T6S.
During deployment, replace the original 65° antenna with a 4-port multi-beam
antenna and use one 4T4R RRU or two 2T2R RRUs. Figure 4-2 and Figure 4-3
show the typical hardware connections.

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Figure 4-2 4T4R hardware connections
4.4.2.2.1 Boards
BBPs must support downlink 4x2 MIMO or downlink 4x4 MIMO. For details about
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The CPRI bandwidth required by downlink 4x2 or 4x4 MIMO is about twice that
required by downlink 2x2 MIMO in the same CPRI networking. Assume that the
single-carrier bandwidth of NR is 20 MHz in the CPRI cascading networking. Then,
the CPRI bandwidth required by downlink 4x2 or 4x4 MIMO is 4.9 Gbit/s while
that required by downlink 2x2 MIMO is 2.5 Gbit/s.
When two RRUs are combined for use , the CPRI ports can be deployed in the star
topology or cascading networking. The CPRI bandwidth in the star topology is half
of that in the cascading networking. The star topology may lead to cross-
connections. Therefore, the CPRI cascading networking is recommended.
If the CPRI bandwidth requirements listed in Table 4-2 are not met on the live
network, the CPRI compression function can be used. For details about CPRI
compression, see CPRI Compression.
NOTE
For combined RRUs, the fiber length difference between each RRU and the BBU must not
exceed 100 m.
Integrated or combined RRUs can be selected for 4T6S. Integrated 4T4R RRUs are
recommended. The four jumpers connecting the RRU and the physical antenna
should be of the same length. Sequential connection is recommended. The feeder
length difference is less than 1 m. The feeder loss difference is less than 1 dB.
During deployment, replace the original 65° antenna with an 8-port multi-beam
antenna and use two 4T4R RRUs or four 2T2R RRUs.
Figure 4-4 shows the hardware connections when two 4T4R RRUs are deployed.
Figure 4-4 Integrated RRU hardware connections

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Figure 4-5 shows the hardware connections when four 2T2R RRUs are deployed.
Figure 4-5 Combined RRU hardware connections
4.4.3 LN Scenario
Requirements in LN scenarios are similar to those in NR scenarios. In addition, LTE
carriers can be converted into NR carriers; in this case, requirements are the same
as those in NR scenarios. Multi-RAT interaction policies in LN scenarios after the
reconstruction are the same as those in LTE scenarios before the reconstruction.
4.4.3.1.1 Boards
2T6S has no restriction on BBPs. For details about boards, see 3900 & 5900 Series
Base Station Product Documentation.

CPRI bandwidth requirements in LN scenarios are the same as those in LTE or NR
scenarios. In non-co-AxC scenarios, the CPRI bandwidths of LTE and NR carriers
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the RAT with a larger bandwidth needs to be calculated. Here, AxC is short for
antenna-carrier.
When two RRUs are combined for use, the CPRI ports can be deployed in the star
NOTE
exceed 100 m.
RF modules must meet the requirements in 4.4.2.1.3 RF Modules. In addition, RF
modules must support LTE and NR concurrency.
4.4.3.2.1 Boards
BBPs must support downlink 4x2 or 4x4 MIMO. For details about boards, see 3900
& 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation.

CPRI bandwidth requirements in LN scenarios are the same as those in LTE or NR
scenarios. In non-co-AxC scenarios, the CPRI bandwidths of LTE and NR carriers
need to be calculated separately. In co-AxC scenarios, only the CPRI bandwidth of
the RAT with a larger bandwidth needs to be calculated.
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NOTE
exceed 100 m.
RF modules must meet the requirements in 4.4.2.1.3 RF Modules. In addition, RF
modules must support LTE and NR concurrency.
4.4.4 GLN/ULN Scenarios

In GLN scenarios, if the multi-site cell solution is used for GSM, the features and
functions that are mutually exclusive with this solution must be disabled on the
GSM side. For details about the mutually exclusive features and functions, see
GBSS Multi-site Cell.
In ULN CloudAIR scenarios, UMTS does not support the multi-RRU cell solution
but support only 2T6S. In ULN scenarios, sector split (if required) must be
performed for all of LTE, UMTS, and NR, but cannot be performed only for some
of them.
In GLN/ULN scenarios, multi-RAT interaction policies after the reconstruction are
the same as those before the reconstruction.

The following describes the reconstruction solutions recommended for 2T6S.
Scenario Antenna RRU Reconstruction Solution for Each

Reconstruc Reconstruc RAT
tion tion
GLN1800 Replace the Two ● NR: 2T6S

ULN2100 original 65° broadband ● LTE: 2T6S
antenna SDR 2T2R
with a 4- RRUs or ● UMTS: 2T6S or multi-RRU cell
port multi- one solution
beam broadband ● GSM: multi-site cell solution (using
antenna. SDR 4T4R two 2T2R RRUs) or 2T4R solution
RRU (using one 4T4R RRU)
4.4.4.1.1 Boards
For details, see 4.4.2.1.1 Boards.

For details, see 4.4.2.1.2 CPRI Bandwidths.
Two SDR 2T2R RRUs or one SDR 4T4R RRU can be selected for 2T6S.

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Figure 4-6 shows the typical hardware connections when two SDR 2T2R RRUs are
deployed.
NOTE
In this deployment mode, the multi-site cell solution is recommended for GSM and the
2T4R solution cannot be used.
Figure 4-7 shows the typical hardware connections when one SDR 4T4R RRU is
deployed.

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NOTE
In this deployment mode, only the 2T4R solution can be used for GSM.

The following describes the reconstruction solutions recommended for 4T6S.
Scenario Antenna RRU Reconstruction Solution for Each

Reconstruc Reconstruc RAT
tion tion
GLN1800 Replace the Two ● NR: 4T6S

ULN2100 original 65° broadband ● LTE: 4T6S
antenna SDR 4T4R
with an 8- RRUs ● UMTS: 2T6S or multi-RRU cell
port multi- (recommen solution
beam ded) or ● GSM: multi-site cell solution (using
antenna. four two 4T4R RRUs or four 2T2R
broadband RRUs) or 2T4R solution (using two
SDR 2T2R 4T4R RRUs)
RRUs

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4.4.4.2.1 Boards
For details, see 4.4.2.2.1 Boards.

For details, see 4.4.2.2.2 CPRI Bandwidths.
Two SDR 4T4R RRUs or four SDR 2T2R RRUs can be used for 4T6S.
Figure 4-8 shows the typical hardware connections when two SDR 4T4R RRUs are
deployed.
NOTE
Figure 4-9 shows the typical hardware connections when four SDR 2T2R RRUs are
deployed.

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NOTE
If the Concentric Cell function of GSM is enabled, only the 2T4R solution can be
used. Figure 4-10 shows the hardware connections.

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In this case, one 4T4R RRU is used to deploy a 2T4R cell on the GSM side, and two
4T4R RRUs are used to deploy 4T4R cells (where each RRU provides two channels
for a cell) on the NR side. Figure 4-11 shows the feeder connections.

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Figure 4-11 Feeder connections
4.4.5 Network Planning
4.4.5.1 Cell ID Planning Principles

For a new cell, the cell ID must be an ID unused within the site. For an original
cell, the cell ID inherits the original cell ID after the reconstruction.
4.4.5.2 Neighboring Cell Planning Principles

For a new cell, plan its neighboring cells according to the neighboring cell
planning principles for new cells. For an original cell, its original neighbor
relationships need to be inherited and the neighbor relationships with new cells
need to be added after the reconstruction.

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4.4.5.3 PCI Planning Principles

For new cells, physical cell identifier (PCI) planning is the same as that for three
common sectors. For the original cells, PCI planning should ensure that PCIs mod
3 do not conflict with each other. This is because the number of PCI reuse times
increases, the PCI reuse distance decreases, and the probability of PCI conflict
increases after the reconstruction.
4.4.6 Others
None
4.5 Operation and Maintenance

This section describes only the MML commands, activation verification, and
network monitoring on the NR side.
4.5.1 Using MML Commands

Reconstructing 2T3S to 4T6S (Using Integrated 4T4R RRUs)
//Adding a sector and sector equipment, with the SECTOR.ANTNUM parameter set to 4
ADD SECTOR: SECTORID=0, SECNAME="0", USERLABEL="0", ANTNUM=4, ANT1CN=0, ANT1SRN=60,
ANT1SN=0, ANT1N=R0A, ANT2CN=0, ANT2SRN=60, ANT2SN=0, ANT2N=R0B, ANT3CN=0, ANT3SRN=60,
ANT3SN=0, ANT3N=R0C, ANT4CN=0, ANT4SRN=60, ANT4SN=0, ANT4N=R0D, CREATESECTOREQM=TRUE,
SECTOREQMID=0;
//Adding baseband equipment
ADD BASEBANDEQM: BASEBANDEQMID=0, BASEBANDEQMTYPE=ULDL, UMTSDEMMODE=NULL, SN1=0;
//(Optional) Adding operator and tracking area information (if not added previously)
//Adding an operator
ADD GNBOPERATOR: OperatorId=0, OperatorName="CMCC", Mcc="460", Mnc="00",
NrNetworkingOption=SA;
//Adding a tracking area
ADD GNBTRACKINGAREA: TrackingAreaId=0, Tac=1;
//Adding an NR cell with a duplex mode of FDD
ADD NRCELL: NrCellId=0, CellName="CELL1", CellId=1, FrequencyBand=N3, DuplexMode=CELL_FDD;
//Adding an NR DU cell with a duplex mode of FDD
ADD NRDUCELL: NrDuCellId=0, NrDuCellName="DUCELL1", DuplexMode=CELL_FDD, CellId=1,
PhysicalCellId=1, FrequencyBand=N3, DlNarfcn=370000, UlBandwidth=CELL_BW_20M,
DlBandwidth=CELL_BW_20M, SubcarrierSpacing=15KHZ, LogicalRootSequenceIndex=80, TrackingAreaId=0,
SsbDescMethod=SSB_DESC_TYPE_GSCN, SsbFreqPos=4625, SsbSubcarrierSpacing=15KHZ;
//Adding a TRP for the NR DU cell, and binding the baseband equipment to the TRP (if required)
ADD NRDUCELLTRP: NrDuCellTrpId=0, NrDuCellId=0, TxRxMode=4T4R, BasebandEqmId=0,
PowerConfigMode=TRANSMIT_POWER, MaxTransmitPower=320, CpriCompression=NO_COMPRESSION,
FrAndDuplexMode=FDD;
//(Optional) Setting the transmit power for each channel
MOD NRDUCELLCOVERAGE: NrDuCellTrpId=0, NrDuCellCoverageId=0, TransmitPowerOffsetChn0=0,
TransmitPowerOffsetChn1=0, TransmitPowerOffsetChn2=0, TransmitPowerOffsetChn3=0;
//Adding an NR DU cell coverage area, and binding the sector equipment to the TRP of the NR DU cell
ADD NRDUCELLCOVERAGE: NrDuCellTrpId=0, NrDuCellCoverageId=0, SectorEqmId=0;
//Activating the cell
ACT NRCELL: NrCellId=0;
Reconstructing 2T3S to 4T6S (Using Combined 4T4R RRUs)

//Adding a sector
ADD SECTOR: SECTORID=0, SECNAME="0", USERLABEL="0", ANTNUM=4, ANT1CN=0, ANT1SRN=61,
ANT1SN=0, ANT1N=R0A, ANT2CN=0, ANT2SRN=61, ANT2SN=0, ANT2N=R0B, ANT3CN=0, ANT3SRN=62,
ANT3SN=0, ANT3N=R0A, ANT4CN=0, ANT4SRN=62, ANT4SN=0, ANT4N=R0B, CREATESECTOREQM=FALSE;
//Adding sector equipment
ADD SECTOREQM: SECTOREQMID=0, SECTORID=0, ANTCFGMODE=ANTENNAPORT, ANTNUM=4,
ANT1CN=0, ANT1SRN=61, ANT1SN=0, ANT1N=R0A, ANTTYPE1=RXTX_MODE, ANT2CN=0, ANT2SRN=61,

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ANT2SN=0, ANT2N=R0B, ANTTYPE2=RXTX_MODE, ANT3CN=0, ANT3SRN=62, ANT3SN=0, ANT3N=R0A,

ANTTYPE3=RXTX_MODE, ANT4CN=0, ANT4SRN=62, ANT4SN=0, ANT4N=R0B, ANTTYPE4=RXTX_MODE;
//Adding baseband equipment
ADD BASEBANDEQM: BASEBANDEQMID=0, BASEBANDEQMTYPE=ULDL, UMTSDEMMODE=NULL, SN1=0;
//(Optional) Adding operator and tracking area information (if not added previously)
//Adding an operator
ADD GNBOPERATOR: OperatorId=0, OperatorName="CMCC", Mcc="460", Mnc="00",
NrNetworkingOption=SA;
//Adding a tracking area
ADD GNBTRACKINGAREA: TrackingAreaId=0, Tac=1;
//Adding an NR cell with a duplex mode of FDD
ADD NRCELL: NrCellId=0, CellName="CELL1", CellId=1, FrequencyBand=N3, DuplexMode=CELL_FDD;
//Adding an NR DU cell with a duplex mode of FDD
ADD NRDUCELL: NrDuCellId=0, NrDuCellName="DUCELL1", DuplexMode=CELL_FDD, CellId=1,
PhysicalCellId=1, FrequencyBand=N3, DlNarfcn=370000, UlBandwidth=CELL_BW_20M,
DlBandwidth=CELL_BW_20M, SubcarrierSpacing=15KHZ, LogicalRootSequenceIndex=80, TrackingAreaId=0,
SsbDescMethod=SSB_DESC_TYPE_GSCN, SsbFreqPos=4625, SsbSubcarrierSpacing=15KHZ;
//Adding a TRP for the NR DU cell, and binding the baseband equipment to the TRP (if required)
ADD NRDUCELLTRP: NrDuCellTrpId=0, NrDuCellId=0, TxRxMode=4T4R, BasebandEqmId=0,
PowerConfigMode=TRANSMIT_POWER, MaxTransmitPower=320, CpriCompression=NO_COMPRESSION,
FrAndDuplexMode=FDD;
//Adding an NR DU cell coverage area, and binding the sector equipment to the TRP of the NR DU cell
ADD NRDUCELLCOVERAGE: NrDuCellTrpId=0, NrDuCellCoverageId=0, SectorEqmId=0;
//Activating the cell
ACT NRCELL: NrCellId=0;
4.5.2 Using the MAE-Deployment

Multi-sector solutions can be configured using the MAE-Deployment. For details,
contact Huawei engineers.
4.5.3 Activation Verification

For NR 2T6S, activation verification is similar to that for common 2T cells. For
4T6S, check whether 4R takes effect after the deployment. Specifically, monitor
uplink RSSI statistics to determine whether the four channels have RX power.
For the GSM multi-site cell solution, see GBSS Multi-site Cell for activation
verification. For the GSM 2T4R solution, see GBSS Transmit Diversity and Four-Way
Receive Diversity for activation verification.
For the UMTS multi-RRU cell solution, see RAN Multiple RRUs in One Cell for
activation verification. For the UMTS 2T6S solution, see RAN UMTS Multi-Sector
Solution Guide for activation verification.
For multi-sector solutions on the LTE side, see eRAN Multi-Sector Solutions (FDD).
4.5.4 Network Monitoring

Obtain the cell-level counter values within at least one week before and after a
multi-sector solution is deployed, calculate KPIs, and estimate capacity gains. The
related indicators are as follows:
● User Uplink Average Throughput (DU)
● User Downlink Average Throughput (DU)
● N.ThpVol.UL
● N.ThpVol.DL

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Description 5 Glossary
5 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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Description 6 Reference Documents
6 Reference Documents
1. 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation

2. GBSS Multi-site Cell
3. GBSS Transmit Diversity
4. GBSS Four-Way Receive Diversity
5. RAN Multiple RRUs in One Cell
6. GBSS GSM Multi-Sector Solution Guide
7. RAN UMTS Multi-Sector Solution Guide
8. eRAN Multi-Sector Solutions (FDD)

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4.4.3.2.2 CPRI Bandwidths......................................................................................................................................................... 14

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This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

1.1 5G RAN6.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)

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2.1 General Statements

2.2 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD

Multi-sector Supported only in NR FDD 4 Multi-Sector

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2.3 Differences Between NSA and SA

Multi-sector None 4 Multi-Sector

2.4 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and

Function Name Difference Chapter/Section

Multi-sector Supported only in low frequency bands 4 Multi-Sector

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Figure 4-1 Multi-sector split

4.2 Network Analysis

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4.3 Site Survey

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RF Engineering Parameter Record Table

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● Modules are reused as much as possible.

Based on the preceding principles, specific solutions can be determined. For

Table 4-1 Recommended multi-sector solutions

Frequency RAT Before After Reconstruction

GLN1800 GSM Three sectors Solution priorities:

LTE Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

LTE Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors

NR Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

NR Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors

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Frequency RAT Before After Reconstruction

ULN2100 UMTS Three sectors Three sectors (multi-

Six sectors Six sectors

LTE Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

LTE Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors

NR Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

NR Six 2T2R sectors Six 4T4R sectors

LN2600 LTE Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

NR Three 2T2R or 4T4R Six 4T4R sectors

Feature ID Feature Model Sales Unit

FOFD-010020 SU-MIMO NR0S0PREUM00 per Cell

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4.4.2.1 2T6S Hardware

4.4.2.1.2 CPRI Bandwidths

Table 4-2 CPRI bandwidth requirements

Cell Bandwidth MIMO Mode CPRI Bandwidth

40 MHz Downlink 2x2 MIMO 4.9 Gbit/s

40 MHz Downlink 4x2 MIMO 9.8 Gbit/s

40 MHz Downlink 4x4 MIMO 9.8 Gbit/s

30 MHz Downlink 2x2 MIMO 4.9 Gbit/s

30 MHz Downlink 4x2 MIMO 9.8 Gbit/s