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 Module Objectives
After completing this learning element, the participant should be able to analyze and
configure:

• Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD

• Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)
• TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs
• Connected mode mobility for Mixed Mode CA

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 Index
5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as
PCell)
CB007922: TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs
CB008015: Connected mode mobility for Mixed Mode CA

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5GC001765 5GC001167
FR1 specific solutions

SCell Addition for Inter FDD DL CA up to 3 CCs

band CA based on intra
frequency UE CB007873
measurement (event A1) Inter-band DL CA FDD -TDD
FR1 NSA (Option 3x)
5GC001390
Inter-band DL CA FDD- CB007516
TDD FR1 (SA) NR CA aware Idle mode
mobility (SA)
FR2 specific solutions

5GC001725
Intra-band CA TDD 4CC

5GC000527
Intra-band CA TDD 2CC
5GC001726
5GC000720 Intra-band CA TDD
Asymmetric CA 8CC DL 2CC UL

5G19A (…) 5G19B (…) 5G21A (…) 5G21B

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CB006138

FR1 specific solutions

CB008015
Extended Inter band DL
Connected mode mobility
TDD FR1 + FDD CA up
for Mixed Mode CA
to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)

CB008131 5GC002329
Aperiodic CSI reporting Inter-band DL CA TDD
for FR1 CA deployments FR1 - FDD
with FDD as PCell

CB007922
TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2
FR2 specific solutions

CCs

22R1-5G

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD

Before After

• No support for CA band combinations
with FR1 TDD cells as PCell and FR1
FDD cells as SCells
• Limited possibilities to use CA between
cells operating with different frequency
range and duplex
• No PCell switch mechanism
• 5GC002329 allows the use of FR1 TDD
cells as PCell in inter-band DL CA
scenario
• Up to 2 CC CA is supported
• DL CA configuration is more flexible
• A2 measurement based PCell switch
introduced

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
FR1 Carrier Aggregation
combinations
PCell SCells

5GC001390/CB007873 FDD TDD SA/NSA

5GC001167 FDD FDD FDD SA

CB007922 TDD TDD NSA/SA

5GC002329 TDD FDD SA

TDD FDD FDD

CB006138 SA
TDD TDD FDD

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD Intra-gNB
Intra-DU
TDD-FDD inter-
• 5GC002329 extends support for using inter-band band FR1 CA
DL CA by allowing the use of TDD cells as primary
cells 2CC CA
• Only intra-gNB intra-DU deployment
supported

• Up to 2CCs can be configured per UE

• 5GC002329 also allows the use of LTE-NR DSS

cells as SCell
2CC CA

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD

• Supported carrier bandwidths for FR1 TDD PCell: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
70, 80, 90 and 100 MHz

• Supported carrier bandwidths for FR1 FDD SCell: 5, 10, 15, 20, 30*
MHz Inter-band FDD-TDD CA deployments
(with 2 carriers)
• 5GC002329 can be deployed in cells:
• Enabled or disabled beamforming
• Enabled long PUCCH on PCell
• All frame structure features: 5G001208, 5GC001116 Frequency

and 5GC001070 Band FDD Band TDD

• FDD SCell can work in LTE-NR DSS mode (SCell) (PCell)
• LTE-NR DSS cannot be enabled with 30 MHz
carrier BW
• Inter-band DL CA FR1 TDD+FDD can be enabled only on gNBs
working in SA or SA+NSA (22R1) deployment mode

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
A2 measurement triggered PCell switch

• In addition to extending supported DL CA configuration 5GC002329 also introduces A2

measurement PCell switch

• If PCell becomes worse than configured threshold, then PCell switch is triggered

• PCell switch based on A2 measurements

UE
gNB-DU

PCell switch trigger

PCell

PCell after switching

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A2 measurement based SCell release

• Before PCell switch can be used it is required, that A2 measurement SCell release need to be
enabled and configured
• This is required to receive RSRP/RSRQ measurements of SCell and compare them with PCell
• For more details on A2 measurement based SCell release, see feature 5GC001765 (SCell
Addition for Inter-Band CA Based on Intra-Frequency UE Measurement (Event A1)) .

NRCELL: a2MeasSCellRelEnabled
A2 measurement configuration for
secondary cell release enabled
0: none 1: rsrp 2: rsrq 3: rsrpAndRsrq 4:
rsrpCombined 5: rsrqCombined
Default: 0

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A2 measurement triggered PCell switch

• PCell switch target FDD cell must fulfill following conditions:

• In TDD cell/ NRHOIF, related A2 RSRP/RSRQ
a2BasedPCellSwitchEnabled =TRUE Threshold for PCell switch
• In FDD cell/ NRCELL, related
a2MeasPCellSwitchEnabled must Not equal None UE
• CA relation between TDD PCell and FDD SCell is
created (created NRREL object and selected SCell gNB
configuration method)
• PCell switch related parameters (threshold, hysteresis,
time to trigger and offset) must be configured
FR1 TDD Cell
• PCell switch can be based on RSRP, RSRQ or both
FR1 FDD Cell

NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchEnabled
A2 measurement configuration for primary cell
switch enabled
0: none 1: rsrp 2: rsrq 3: rsrpAndRsrq 4:
rsrpCombined 5: rsrqCombined
Default: 0
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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
A2 measurement triggered PCell switch – key parameters
PCell
RSRP/RSRQ PCell switch trigger
• RSRP/RSRQ A2 measurements are configured by
parameters located under Time to
NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp and trigger PCell switch
NRCRLL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrq structures threshold
Hysteresis
• Both structures contain similar set of parameters:
• PCell switch threshold
• Time to trigger
• Hysteresis
Time, when PCell switch
• Measurement offset conditions are met

Meaning a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrq

PCell switch threshold a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrp a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrq

Hysteresis a2HysteresisPCellSwitchSsbRsrp a2HysteresisPCellSwitchSsbRsrq

Time to trigger a2TimeToTriggerPCellSwitchSsbRsrp a2TimeToTriggerPCellSwitchSsbRsrq

Measurement offset pCellSwitchOffsetSsbRsrp pCellSwitchOffsetSsbRsrq

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
A2-based PCell change
• Note: current (22R1) restriction in 5GC002329 allows PCell change from TDD to FDD only.
• When A2 measurement report is received indicating a weak TDD PCell, gNB can select a target FDD PCell for HO from
currently configured FDD SCells.
• PCell change is enabled at PCell if NRBTS.NRCELL.NRHOIF.a2BasedPCellSwitchEnabled =true for at least one FDD
Scell and NRBTS.NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchEnabled is configured.
• Threshold for the PCell change A2 measurement, must be higher than the threshold for mobility HO A2 measurement.

FDD 1 SCell TDD PCell

FDD 2 SCell
TDD PCell

A2 measurement Threshold for mobility

for PCell switch HO A2 measurement
FDD PCell

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
A2-based PCell change
• To trigger the PCell change A2 event without SCell release A2 event while UE moves out of FR1 TDD cell, it’s
recommended to configure the low threshold for the FDD SCell release A2 measurement.
• Note: configuring A2 based SCell release is a precondition for the A2 based PCell change.
• When UE moves towards the PCell bad coverage area, it sends A2 measurement report on PCell for PCell change to FDD
SCells for which a2BasedPCellSwitchEnabled is set to true.
• A2 measurement for PCell switch, triggers admission control and radio condition check for FDD SCells allowed to become
PCell. Measurements are RSRP/RSRQ or both depending on a2MeasPCellSwitchEnabled parameter.
• Note: Any TDD SCells will be ignored and not considered as candidates for target PCell.

FDD 1 SCell TDD PCell

FDD 2 SCell

RSRP/RSRQ or both
measurements
TDD PCell

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
A2-based PCell change
• Radio condition of SCell is suitable, if the RSRP or/and RSRQ value of SCell is > RSRP or/and RSRQ of PCell plus measurement
specific offset (4) and the RSRP/RSRQ of SCell is > the target RSRP/RSRQ thresholds for SCell.

• RSRP/RSRQ measurements for PCell change are configured under PCell with dedicated structures:
– RSRP – NRBTS.NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp:

RSRP/RSRQ
1. a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrp RSRP/RSRQ + hysteresis
value goes under the

PCell
2. a2HysteresisPCellSwitchSsbRsrp threshold
3. a2TimeToTriggerPCellSwitchSsbRsrp 3
4. pCellSwitchOffsetSsbRsrp
1 2
– RSRQ – NRBTS.NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrq:
1. a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
2. a2HysteresisPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
3. a2TimeToTriggerPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
PCell switch
4. pCellSwitchOffsetSsbRsrq
conditions are met
Time

NRHOIF:thresholdPCellSwitchTargetRsrp NRHOIF:thresholdPCellSwitchTargetRsrq
Threshold RSRP for target in primary cell switch Threshold RSRQ for target in primary cell switch
0…127 0..127
Default: Default:

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
A2-based PCell change

• If both SCells pass the radio quality and admission control check, gNB selects the SCell with higher priority. Priority is defined by
a2BasedPCellSwitchPriority (the higher value of the parameter, the lower priority). If priorities are the same, gNB selects the
SCell with better radio conditions.
• If both candidates have the same priority and radio conditions, gNB randomly selects one SCell as target cell.
• CA is configured on the target PCell depending on target PCell configuration settings. All SCells on the source TDD PCell are
released during the inter-frequency HO.
• TDD SCell is excluded from the target PCell candidate list for the TDD-TDD-FDD 3CC CA.

Higher priority, worse radio conditions

FDD 1 SCell

Lower priority, better radio conditions

NRHOIF:a2BasedPCellSwitchPriority
A2 based primary cell switch priority FDD 2 SCell
1…10
Default:

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MRBTS.NRBTS
sCellActivationMethod
Secondary cells Activation Method
….
MRBTS.NRBTS.NRDU
carrierAggregationSupportList
List of supported 5G carrier
aggregations
refNrCellGroup
Reference to cell group
….
CA relations between PCell and SCell(s)
In FR1 FDD one NRCELL are made in NRREL object by pointing
exsits under one lcrId of corresponding NRCELL
NRCELLGRP instance
MRBTS.NRBTS.NRCELL
lcrId
Local cell resource ID
….
MRBTS.NRBTS.NRCELL
lcrId
Local cell resource ID
….

MRBTS.NRBTS.NRCELLGRP

nrCellList
List of NR cells assigned to cell MRBTS.NRBTS.NRCELL.NRREL
group lcrId
Local cell resource ID
MRBTS.NRBTS.NRCELLGRP sCellAdditionMethod
nrCellList Secondary cells Addition Method
List of NR cells assigned to cell ….
group

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NRBTS.NRCEL NRBTS.NRCEL.NRHOIF
a2MeasPCellSwitchEnabled a2BasedPCellSwitchEnabled
A2 measurement configuration for primary cell switch enabled A2 measurement configuration for primary cell switch enabled
a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp ….
A2 measurement SSB RSRP for primary cell switch
a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
A2 measurement SSB RSRQ for primary cell switch
….
NRBTS.NRCEL. a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp
a2HysteresisPCellSwitchSsbRsrp
A2 hysteresis SSB RSRP for primary cell switch
a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrp
A2 threshold SSB RSRP for primary cell switch
NRBTS.NRCEL. a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
a2TimeToTriggerPCellSwitchSsbRsrp
a2HysteresisPCellSwitchSsbRsrq A2 time to trigger SSB RSRP for primary cell switch
A2 hysteresis SSB RSRQ for primary cell switch
a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
A2 threshold SSB RSRQ for primary cell switch
a2TimeToTriggerPCellSwitchSsbRsrq
A2 time to trigger SSB RSRQ for primary cell switch

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New counters - measurement groups with enabling parameters

• New counters are under following measurement groups:

• NR RAN Sharing
• NR Slice

Counter groups per measurement

Measurement Default
Measurement Parameter Object level on which counters are incremented
ID value

NR Ran Sharing 55145 NRPMRNL.miNrRANS 15 (15 min) NRCELL

NR Slice 55149 NRPMRNL.miNrSlicingCuCp 15 (15 min) NRBTS

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New counters - NR RAN Sharing
Counter ID NetAct name Network element name
M55145C03001 ATT_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SA_PLMN Nbr of A2 based inter-frequency intra-DU HO attempts for SA per
PLMN-ID
M55145C03002 SUCC_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SA_PLMN Nbr of A2 based successful inter-frequency intra-DU HOs for SA per
PLMN-ID
M55145C03003 FAI_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HOP_AC_SA Nbr of A2 based inter-freq intra-DU HO prep failures due to
Admission Control for SA per PLMN-ID

M55145C03004 FAI_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HOP_OTH_SA Nbr of A2 based inter-freq intra-DU HO prep failures due to Other
Reasons for SA per PLMN-ID

M55149C02501 ATT_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SLICE Attempted A2 based Inter-Frequency Intra-gNB Intra-DU HO per

PLMN, per slice

M55149C02502 SUCC_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SLICE Successful A2 based Inter-Frequency Intra-gNB Intra-DU HO, per

PLMN, per slice

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New KPIs proposals
A2 based inter-Frequency intra-DU HO success ratio

A2 based inter-Frequency intra-DU HO SUCC_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SA_PLMN

= ∗100% [%]
success ratio for SA per PLMN [%] ATT_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SA_PLMN

A2 based inter-Frequency intra-DU HO SUCC_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SLICE

= ∗100 [%]
success ratio for SA per slice [%] ATT_A2_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_SLICE

Use-cases:
• Reliability verification of A2 measurement based PCell switch

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 Index
5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD
as PCell)
CB007922: TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs
CB008015: Connected mode mobility for Mixed Mode CA

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CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)

CB006138

FR1 specific solutions

CB008015
Extended Inter band DL
Connected mode mobility
TDD FR1 + FDD CA up
for Mixed Mode CA
to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)

CB008131 5GC002329
Aperiodic CSI reporting Inter-band DL CA TDD
for FR1 CA deployments FR1 - FDD
with FDD as PCell

CB007922
TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2
FR2 specific solutions

CCs

22R1-5G

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CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)

Before After

• Maximum achievable DL CA for different • It’s possible to achieve 3 CCs DL CA for

duplex modes was 2 CCs. different duplex modes with TDD PCell.
• More efficient spectrum usage by CA
capable UEs served by TDD FR1 + FDD
DL CA band combinations.
• Higher peak and average DL UE
throughput comparing to non-CA case
and legacy CA features (depending on
configuration).

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CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)
5G TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CC
• CB006138 Extended Inter band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to
3CCs (TDD as PCell) introduces inter-band DL Carrier
Aggregation (CA) in mixed TDD-FDD scenarios, up to 3
Component Carriers (CCs), where TDD CC is the PCell.

• The following new CC combinations can be aggregated in DL by

5G CA capable UE:
- TDD PCell + 2 FDD SCells
- TDD PCell + TDD SCell + FDD SCell

• All CCs need to be intra-DU (Classical gNB only with eCPRI or

CPRI based solutions).
• ABIL and ABIO and mixed ABIL/ABIO configurations are
supported.
SA gNB
• Applicable for SA Option 2 only.

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CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)
5G TDD FR1 + FDD CA

• To make the aggregation of carriers possible,

a regular CC is paired with another CCs that are collocated
and providing partially overlaid coverage.
• All CCs can be PCell and SCell at the same time for different
UEs.
- One cell can be SCell of multiple PCells:
• Max 2 TDD PCells for FDD SCell
• Max 1 TDD PCell for TDD SCell
- One PCell can have max 3 FDD SCell candidates and max
1 FR1 TDD SCell candidate configured.
- Only DL non-GBR data can be sent via SCells.
• There is no CA in the uplink direction – all UL traffic
is sent via single carrier of PCell. SA gNB
• A mix of non carrier aggregation UEs and carrier aggregation
UEs is supported for individual cells.

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CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)
Supported configurations

• CA is applicable to different FR1 TDD frame structures. Two TDD CCs can be deployed on different or the same
band, but they must be deployed with the same frame structure and same slot configuration as for CB007922 TDD
FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs.
– Supported TDD FR1 frame structures (aligned for both TDD CCs):
• 5GC001208 (semiStatic frame configuration 1:4)
• 5GC001116 (tdLte aligned with 0 or 3 ms shift)
• 5GC001070 (semiStatic frame structure 3:7)

• TDD FR1 CCs support beamforming (BF) and they can be configured with or without BF independently
(NRBTS.NRDU.actNonBfAndBfCa = true).

• FDD SCells do not support BF.

• FDD CCs can be configured in DSS mode with LTE cell when acting as SCell same as in 5GC001167 FDD DL CA
up to 3CCs.

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CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)
Supported band combinations

• CB006138 does not support the full list of 3CC band combinations
specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1. SCell

• TDD FR1 and FDD Cell BWs are supported in accordance with RU FR1 frequency

and RRM SW availability in current release.

• Supported BWs: SCell
- FDD BWs: 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20 MHz, 30 MHz FR1 frequency

- TDD BWs: 20 MHz, 30 MHz, 40 MHz, 50 MHz, 60 MHz, 70 MHz,

80 MHz, 90 MHz, 100 MHz
SCell
• For up-to-date information about supported band combinations,
FR1 frequency
please check MN RAN Specification or dedicated CA dashboard.

PCell
FR1 frequency

Inter-band TDD FR1 + FDD 3CC/4CC DL CA deployment

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SCell change (1/2)

• CB006138 does not support SCell change function, but legacy TDD-TDD 2CC and TDD-FDD 2CC CA can still support
SCell change function as per legacy design. As a result, if a 3CC CA capable UE falls back to 2CC CA due to partial
admission control, or in case of A2-based SCell release, SCell change function still can be enabled.
• SCell change is only supported when A1 measurement based SCell addition is configured, and different A1 thresholds are
set for TDD and FDD cells.
• SCell change is triggered when the UE enters good coverage area of cells with higher thresholds and sends A1
measurement report for SCell change.
• SCell change may occur if the gNB selects a new SCell that provides a better conditions based on calculated SCell weight
factors. The candidate technology type must differ from the current SCell.

Lower A1 threshold FDD SCell

Higher A1 threshold TDD FR1 cell

A1 measurement
for SCell switch

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UE configuration (1/2)
UE configuration includes following steps:
1. UE is attached to one TDD FR1 cell as PCell.
2. gNB obtains UE capabilities at initial UE context setup.
3. gNB performs blind or A1 measurement based SCell addition.
4. gNB initiates blind/buffer based SCell activation.
5. UL data and SRB3 data are transferred via PCell only. DL data transfer for DRBs using data split mode between
PCell and SCells.
Postconditions:
• The scheduling of CSI-RS for UE specific Channel acquisition starts in the SCell for the CA UE right after the MAC
SCell activation process is completed successfully.

3CC CA capable UE

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UE configuration (2/2)

• UE is configured to perform CSI Measurements and reports CQI measurements via PUCCH on the PCell for all 3
carriers:
• UE periodically reports CQI measurements of PCell and SCell via dedicated PUCCH Format3 resource on PCell;
• Periodic CSI is multiplexed with PUSCH data on PUSCH when there is PUSCH scheduling at the periodic CSI
reporting slot.

• If beamforming functionality on TDD FR1 cells is activated:

• UE is configured to perform periodic CSI report based on CSI-RS resource for TDD FR1 cells via dedicated PUCCH
Format3 resource on PCell.
• When CB007827 Long PUCCH capacity enhancement for FR1 TDD is activated, periodic CSI reports for channel
acquisition and beam management reports are multiplexed in one PUCCH slot for each TDD FR1 cell separately.
• Beam change can be performed on the TDD FR1 cells based on UE CSI report for beam management.

• In both SCells, after SCell activation and before the first CQI report is received from UE, DL scheduling may start and LA
function will schedule data applying default MCS. Once CQI report is received, LA function will take it into account for dynamic
MCS selection

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New Counters

Counter ID Full name Abbreviation Description

The number of radio admission Total number of radio admission requests for 2 SCells in addition
M55139C01501 requests for 2 SCells in SA GNB_DU_SCELL_2_ADMI_REQ_SA of PCell in SA mode. Updated to the PCell whenever there is an
mode admission request for the UE in SA mode.

The number of successful Total number of successful radio admissions for 2 SCells additions
M55139C01502 radio admissions for 2 SCells GNB_DU_SCELL_2_ADMI_SUCC_SA in SA mode. Updated to the PCell whenever there is successful
additions in SA mode radio admissions for 2 SCells additions in SA mode.

Number of CA UEs in the
current cell configured as a
M55118C07002
SCell, which have 2 configured
SCells in DL
UE_SCELL_2_CONF_SCELL_DL_SA
Total number of CA UEs in the current cell configured as a SCell,
which have 2 configured SCells in DL in SA mode.
This is a sample type of a counter. Instantaneous value by
"sample interval" is taken and sum of the instantaneous values
over the reporting period is reported.

Samples for UE amount Number of samples taken to "user amount" counters.

M55118C01000 SAMPLES_UE_AMOUNTS
counters Used to calculate "average number of UEs".

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KPI proposals

DU Admission Control (AD) counters related to SCell requests

Calculated in
5G SA DU SCell GNB_DU_SCELL_2_ADMI_SUCC_SA SCell
admission success ratio = * 100
for two SCells in PCell [%] GNB_DU_SCELL_2_ADMI_REQ_SA

Use-cases:
• Information about success ratio of two SCells admission by Distributed Unit Admission Control in PCell

Number of UEs with configured 2 SCells

5G SA Average number of SCell UEs with UE_SCELL_2_CONF_SCELL_DL_SA Calculated in
= [#] SCell
configured two SCells in DL SAMPLES_UE_AMOUNTS

Use-cases:
• This number can be compared with average number of SA UEs in the cell (e.g. NR_5127)

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as
PCell)
CB007922: TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs
CB008015: Connected mode mobility for Mixed Mode CA

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CB006138

FR1 specific solutions

CB008015
Extended Inter band DL
Connected mode mobility
TDD FR1 + FDD CA up
for Mixed Mode CA
to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)

CB008131 5GC002329
Aperiodic CSI reporting Inter-band DL CA TDD
for FR1 CA deployments FR1 - FDD
with FDD as PCell

CB007922
TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2
FR2 specific solutions

CCs

22R1-5G

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FR1 Carrier Aggregation combinations

PCell SCells
5GC001390/CB007873 FDD TDD SA/NSA

5GC001167 FDD FDD FDD SA

5GC002329 TDD FDD SA

CB007922 TDD TDD NSA/SA

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5G TDD FR1 2CC Carrier Aggregation with CB007922
• CB007922 TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs (22R1-5G)
allows TDD CC in cmWave.
- 2 TDD FR1 carriers can be aggregated
for downlink by 5G Carrier Aggregation (CA)
capable UE.
- 2 TDD FR1 carriers can be deployed TDD FR1 2CC
on different bands or the same band, but the capable UE
numerology and frame structure must be aligned.
• Purpose of CB007922 is to boost peak and mean
Intra-gNB
downlink user throughput via sending user data PCell Intra-DU
PCell
simultaneously over 2 TDD FR1 CCs. TDD FR1 2CC inter-

• Applicable to SA, NSA and mixed deployment, SCell

SCell band or intra-band DL
CA

NSA Option 3x
SA Option 2
Mixed

NR TDD FR1 carriers with unified numerology and frame structure involved in 2CC DL CA with CB007922

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5G TDD FR1 2CC Carrier Aggregation with CB007922
• TDD P(S)Cell) is paired with another cell (TDD SCell) TDD FR1 2CC
capable UE
serving the same sector.
- Both cells must be deployed on the same DU
(Classical gNB with eCPRI or CPRI based solutions).
• Intra-band CA is supported for CCs that are
collocated and overlaid, providing the same coverage. TDD FR1 2CC
• Inter-band CA is supported for CCs that are capable UE
collocated and providing partially overlaid coverage.
• CB007922 allows any of 2 TDD cells of CA pair to be
Intra-gNB
configured for different CA UEs as P(S)Cell or SCell. The Intra-DU
role of these carriers for CA is not fixed. TDD FR1 2CC inter-
• Only downlink non-GBR data can be sent via SCell. band or intra-band DL
CA
• No CA in the uplink direction – all UL traffic is sent via single
carrier of P(S)Cell.
• All cells handling CA Ues, simultaneously serve regular, NSA Option 3x
non-CA UEs. SA Option 2
Mixed

Both carriers can be P(S)Cell and SCell at the same time for different UEs

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Supported band combinations for TDD FR1 2CC (3GPP 38.101)
• Intra-band (contiguous and non-contiguous) TDD 2CC combinations are
supported by 22R1-5G CB007922:
CC CC TDD FR1 band
- CA_n41B, CA_n41C, CA_n41(2A) DL CA
- CA_n48B, CA_n48C, CA_48(2A) Intra-band contiguous TDD-FR1 2CC DL CA deployment

- CA_n77C, CA_n77(2A)
- CA_n78B, CA_n78C, CA_n78(2A)
- CA_n79C
• Inter-band TDD 2CC combinations are supported by 22R1-5G DL CA TDD FR1 band
CC CC
CB007922: DL CA
- CA_n40A-n41A, CA_n40A-n78A, CA_n40A-n79A Intra-band non-contiguous TDD-FR1 2CC DL CA deployment

- CA_n41-n78A, CA_n41A-n79A
- CA_n77A-n78A, CA_n77A-n79A
- CA_n78A-n79A
TDD FR1 band
CC

CC TDD FR1 band

Inter-band TDD-FR1 2CC DL CA deployment

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Radio resources applicable to TDD FR1 2CC

• TDD FR1 2CC functionality allows for aggregation of TDD cmWave carriers deployed with the same subcarrier spacing and
the same frame structure (including same Guard Period).
– Supported TDD FR1 frame structures (aligned for both CCs):
• 5GC001208 (semiStatic frame configuration 1:4)
• 5GC001116 (tdLte aligned with 0 or 3 ms shift)
• 5GC001070 (semiStatic frame structure 3:7)
• TDD FR1 CCs operate with or without digital beamforming :
– both P(S)Cell and SCell can independently have beamforming configured or not at the same time;
– CNI-68632 added possibility to configure non-beamforming cell and beamforming cell CA (parameter
actNonBfAndBfCa).
• Cell bandwidth of CCs can be different or the same. The following values are applicable to CB007922:
– 20 MHz, 30 MHz, 40 MHz, 50 MHz, 60 MHz, 70 MHz, 80 MHz, 90 MHz, 100 MHz
• In CB007922 only long PUCCH is supported.
• 8x4 MIMO is supported with activated 5GC002200 Support 4x8 port CSI-RS codebook for SU-MIMO.

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Counters, KPIs

• There are no new counters or KPIs introduced by the feature.

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5GC002329: Inter-band DL CA TDD FR1 – FDD
CB006138: Extended Inter Band DL TDD FR1 + FDD CA up to 3CCs (TDD as
PCell)
CB007922: TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2 CCs
CB008015: Connected mode mobility for Mixed Mode CA

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CB006138

FR1 specific solutions

CB008015
Extended Inter band DL
Connected mode mobility
TDD FR1 + FDD CA up
for Mixed Mode CA
to 3CCs (TDD as PCell)

CB008131 5GC002329
Aperiodic CSI reporting Inter-band DL CA TDD
for FR1 CA deployments FR1 - FDD
with FDD as PCell

CB007922
TDD FR1 DL CA up to 2
FR2 specific solutions

CCs

22R1-5G

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Before & after
Before
• Before CB008015 the flexibility of CA
configurations in FR1 was limited.
• It was not possible to freely configure CA
relations between P(S)Cells and SCells, due
to limited support of what can be configured
as P(S)Cell and SCell .
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• Feature supports mixed mode CA for gNB
configured with multiple FDD and TDD
carriers on same DU.
• CB008015 feature introduces the handling of
mobility between different CA modes for CA
capable UEs.
• CB008015 feature allows customers to mix
FDD and TDD carriers on the same gNB, and
maximize the DL throughput.
• Feature allows SCell change and P(S)Cell
change.
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CB0080015 extends the support of mixed mode CA, introduced by 5GC002546 (5G21B) for gNB configured with multiple FDD
and TDD CC carriers:
The following CA configurations can be set up in the same gNB and any cell can be P(S)cell and/or Scell.
• TDD-FDD 2CCs (*)
• FDD-FDD 2CCs or 3CCs (*)
• FDD-TDD 2CCs
• TDD-TDD 2CCs

• One P(S)cell can have multiple FR1-TDD Scell and multiple FDD Scell.
• One cell can be Scell of multiple P(S)cells

To limit the configuration complexity, the feature supports only:

• one FDD P(S)cell can have max two FDD Scell candidates and max two TDD Scell candidates
• one TDD P(S)cell can have max one TDD Scell candidate and max three FDD Scell candidates

Feature introduces handling of mobility between different CA modes for capable UEs. Mobility between carriers is handled by
SCell addition, SCell change, P(S)Cell change and SCell release;

• SA and NSA (different CA configurations supported)

• Feature can be activated/deactivated by O&M flag: NRBTS/NRDU.actConnectedModeMobilityCA

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Supported CA configurations

The P(S)Cell and SCell can interwork between different types of CA:

• One P(S)Cell can have multiple TDD SCells and multiple FDD SCells.
• One cell can be SCell of multiple P(S)Cells
• one FDD P(S)cell can have max two candidate FDD SCells and max two candidate TDD SCells configured in gNB.
• one TDD P(S)cell can have max one candidate TDD SCell and max three candidate FDD SCells configured in gNB.

Max 3 FDD carriers and max 2 TDD carriers can be configured simultaneously in one gNB per each sector

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Supported CA configurations
Supported CA in one classical gNB with CB008015:

• Inter/intra-band carrier aggregation between one FDD PCell and one or two FDD SCells
• F-F and F-F-F
• Supported only in SA deployment

• Inter band carrier aggregation between one FDD P(S)Cell and one FR1 TDD SCell
• F-T

• Inter/intra-band carrier aggregation between one FR1 TDD P(S)Cell and one FR1 TDD SCell
• T-T

• Inter-band carrier aggregation between one FR1 TDD PCell and one FDD SCell
• T-F
• Supported only in SA deployment

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CA configurations available with CB008015

Shown with max configuration

SA only supported in CB008015:
2 TDD cells + 3 FDD cells
Blue box in FDD cell
indicates the PCell

SA only

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What is new with CB008015
Before CB008015 (as per 5GC002546)
All CA features can be activated in gNB in parallel, but with following restrictions:
• The P(S)Cell or SCells of F-F or F-F-F cannot be P(S)Cell of F-T
• The P(S)Cell or SCell of T-T cannot be SCell of F-T
• For F-T, one FDD cell cannot be P(S)Cell of two TDD cells.
• For one P(S)Cell, it is not possible to have both FDD SCell and TDD SCell at same time.

CA configurations available both in 5GC002546 and CB008015:

• F-T, F-F *, F-F-F*
• T-T, T-F *

NEW in CB008015
All CA features can be activated in gNB in parallel, any cell can be P(S)cell and/or SCell.
• In total 3 FDD cells and 2 FR1 TDD cells.
• One TDD cell can be SCell of max three FDD P(S)Cells
• It is possible to control the SCell selection criteria - choosing FDD cell or TDD cell as SCell.
• It is possible to change the SCell - change SCell between different technologies (F to T or T to F).
• It is possible to make P(S)cell change** to configured SCell

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SCell addition
There are two types of SCell addition methods:
• blind SCell addition
• A1 measurement based SCell addition
• A1 measurements at the P(S)cell
• A1 = Serving becomes better than threshold.

Only one type of Scell addition method can be configured for all Scell of one given P(S)cell
• one FDD P(S)Cell cell can have max two candidate FDD SCells and max two candidate TDD SCells

• One TDD P(S)Cell can have at most three candidate FDD SCells and at most one candidate FR1 TDD
SCell configured

• the SCell addition method is limited: only one SCell addition method can be configured for all SCells for one
P(S)Cell (blind or A1 coverage based).

• for A1 measuremement-based Scell addition, two different thresholds can be added, one for FDD SCell
candidates, the other for TDD SCell candidates

NRBTS/NRCELL/NRREL. sCellAdditionMethod = blind or covBasedA1

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SCell selection

• FDD P(S)Cell may have to choose between max two candidate FDD SCells and max two candidate TDD SCells
• TDD P(S)Cell may have to choose between at most three candidate FDD SCells and max one candidate TDD SCell
Blind SCell addition
• SCell selection will be done based on weight&load algorithm (considering the number of UEs, cell bandwidth and
configurable cell weight *).
• The selection will be done at first DRB is setup for SA call or when SgNB addition is triggered for NSA call or for
incoming handover

Coverage based SCell addition

• the SCell selection will be triggered by UE measurement report.
• There are separate thresholds for FDD SCell addition and TDD SCell addition (both thresholds can also be equal).
• This means that the candidate SCells can be: only FDD candidates, only TDD candidates or both (if
thresholds are equal)
• If several SCell candidates sets meet the A1 measurement threshold, SCell selection will be done based on
weight&load algorithm (considering the number of UEs, cell bandwidth and configurable cell weight *).
NRCELL.weightForSCellSelection
Weight factor of the cell for secondary cell selection
1…100
Default:50
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SCell change

• If SCell addition method = blind, the SCell selection is done during blind SCell addition, and SCell will not change (but
can be released)
• SCell change only applicable to A1 measurement based configuration
• For a given P(S)Cell, all TDD SCells share one RSRP threshold to trigger SCell addition and all FDD SCells will
share another RSRP threshold (unless the same threshold values are configured)

• It is possible to change the current SCell to another (depending on UE capabilities)

• if A1 measurement P(S)cell based SCell addition is configured
• and different A1 thresholds are configured for SCells candidate sets with different access technology
• SCell change is triggered only between SCells with different technology - from FDD SCell to TDD SCell or from FR1
TDD to FDD SCell.

SCell change can be triggered only when

NRBTS/NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpTDD and
NRBTS/NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpFDD have different value.

The current SCell can be released if A2 measurement (SCell) based SCell release is configured.

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Measurement-based P(S)Cell change

Current P(S)cell can be changed to one of current SCells based on

• A1 measurement (SCell)
• or A2 measurement at (P(S)cell

P(S)Cell change options:

• P(S)Cell change to configured SCell for F-T or F-F CA if UE has SCell added and A1 (SCell) measurement event is
triggered (based on 5GC001765, CB007877 and CB008015)
• F -> T and F -> F PCell changes are possible (in SA mode)
• in NSA: only F -> T PSCell change is possible (F-F CA is not supported)

• PCell change to configured SCell for T-F CA if UE has SCell added and A2 (PCell) measurement event is triggered
(based on 5GC002329)
• only T -> F PCell change is possible (SA mode)

SCell selection in mixed CA mode will be done after P(S)Cell change to current configured SCell.

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Measurement thresholds
Following CA related thresholds are defined:
• A1 measurement based SCell addition and change - configured at the P(S)Cell.
- A1 threshold for TDD SCell addition,
• NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpTDD* These two thresholds
- A1 threshold for FDD SCell addition are new, introduced by
• NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpFDD* CB008015**
• A2 measurement based SCell release - configured at the SCell.
- A2 threshold for SCell release
• NRCELL.a2MeasSCellRelSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdSCellRelSsbRsrp
• A1 measurement based P(S)Cell change to configured SCell - configured at the SCell.
- A1 threshold for P(S)Cell change
• NRCELL.a1MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrp
• A2 measurement based P(S)Cell change to configured SCell - configured at the P(S)Cell.
- A2 threshold for P(S)Cell change
• NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsrp

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Measurement thresholds
Out-in

In-out

FDD Cell1

FDD Cell2

TDD Cell 3

TDD Cell 4

NRCELL.a1MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRs NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsr
NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpTD NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpFDD
NRCELL.a2MeashoSsbRsrqSA.a2ThresholdhoSsbRsrqSA NRCELL.a2MeasSCellRelSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdSCellRelSsbRsrp

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Out-in (example for 2CC UE) Out-in
SCell

PCell change from SCell change from FDD#2 is added as

FDD#1 added as
FDD#2 to TDD#3 (if FDD#1 to TDD#3 (if SCell for F-F CA
TDD#4 is added as SCell for F-F CA
TDD#3 is chosen) TDD#3 is chosen)
SCell for T-T CA FDD#1 is PCell

FDD Cell1 PCell

FDD Cell2

TDD Cell 3
PCell change from
FDD#1 to FDD#2
TDD Cell 4

NRCELL.a1MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRs NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsr
NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpTD NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpFDD
NRCELL.a2MeashoSsbRsrqSA.a2ThresholdhoSsbRsrqSA NRCELL.a2MeasSCellRelSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdSCellRelSsbRsrp

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In-out (example for 2CC UE) In-out
SCell

Coverage TDD#3 added as

TDD#4 is added as FDD#1 added as FDD#2 is added as
handover from SCell for F-T CA (if
SCell for T-T CA SCell for F-F CA SCell for F-F CA
TDD#3 to FDD#2 TDD#3 is chosen)

FDD Cell1

FDD Cell2

TDD Cell 3 PCell FDD#2 Scell

PCell change from is released
TDD#3 SCell FDD#2 to FDD#1
TDD Cell 4 is released

NRCELL.a1MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRs NRCELL.a2MeasPCellSwitchSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdPCellSwitchSsbRsr
NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpTD NRCELL.a1MeasSCellAddSsbRsrp.a1ThresholdSCellAddSsbRsrpFDD
NRCELL.a2MeashoSsbRsrqSA.a2ThresholdhoSsbRsrqSA NRCELL.a2MeasSCellRelSsbRsrp.a2ThresholdSCellRelSsbRsrp

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Weight & load algorithm NRCELL: weightForSCellSelection
Weight factor of the cell for secondary
cell selection
1..100
Default:50

• Weight and load selection algorithm introduced by CB008015

• Algorithm used for SCell candidate selection during SCell addition and for SCell candidate selection during SCell change

• For each supported frequency layer set "i" (FLSi) the gNB-CU calculates the aggregated DL available channel bandwidth
(aggrDlAvailChBW_FLSi) as follows:
– aggrDlAvailChBW_FLSi = SUM (weightForCellSelection_SCell(k)*DlChBw_SCell(k)*100/(ServedUEs_Scell(k)+1))
• SUM is an aggregation of all contributions from all SCells (SCell(k) – with „k” from 1 to „N”)
• N is the numer of cells assigned to FLSi
• ServedUEs_SCell(k) is the number of UEs currently served by SCell(k) – both as P(S)Cell and SCell
• DLChBW_SCell(k) is the downlink channel bandwidth (CellChBw) of SCell (in MHz)
– Calculate the weight/load value for the current serving cell
– Calculate the weight/load value for the candidate SCells
– compare the current value vs value for the candidate SCells
• Final SCell(s) will be selected based on the highest calculated value, and SCell(s) will only be changed if
the calculated value of new SCell(s) is equal or larger than the calculated value of current SCell(s)

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New parameters

Abbreviated name Full name MO

Activate mobility support for mixed carrier aggregation in connected
actConnectedModeMobilityCA NRBTS/NRDU/
mode
weightForSCellSelection Weight factor of the cell for secondary cell selection NRBTS/NRCELL
actK1OptForDPA Activate K1 optimization for DPA NRBTS/NRCELL/

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New counters related to CB008015

Counter ID Abbreviation Full name

M55118C06506 SCELL_CHANGE_ATT_SA RRC Reconfiguration attempts in SA mode to change SCell(s)

M55118C06507 SCELL_CHANGE_SUCC_SA Successful RRC Reconfigurations in SA mode to change SCell(s)

M55145C02005 ATT_A1_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_NSA_MNB A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change attempts for NSA 3x via MeNB

M55145C02006 ATT_A1_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_NSA_SRB3 A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change attempts for NSA 3x via SRB3

A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change for NSA 3x failures due to
M55145C02007 FAI_A1_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_TDC_EXP
TDCoverall expiry

M55145C02008 FAI_A1_IF_INTRADU_HOPRE_ENBREF A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change failures due to MeNB refusal

A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change for NSA 3x failures due to resource
M55145C02009 FAI_A1_IF_INTRADU_HOPR_RES_NSA
failure

A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change for NSA 3x failures due to T304
M55145C02010 FAI_A1_IF_INTRA_DU_HO_T304_NSA
expiry

A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change for NSA 3x failures due to E1
M55145C02011 FAI_A1_IF_INTRADU_HOPRE_E1_NSA
failure

A1 based inter frequency intra DU P(S)Cell change for NSA 3x failures due to F1
M55145C02012 FAI_A1_IF_INTRADU_HOPRE_F1_NSA
failure

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