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RAN15.0
Turbo IC
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Objectives

 After completing this course, you will be able to:

 Understand the value and application scenarios of Turbo IC.
 Understand the specifications of Turbo IC.
 Explain the basic principles of Turbo IC.
 Install, configure, commission, and verify services.

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Contents
 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations
Background Information
 The CDMA system is an uplink self-
interfering system. Its uplink capacity is
limited by the multi-access interference
(MAI) from UEs in and outside the system.
Therefore, how to effectively manage
interference suppression, cancellation,
avoidance, and allocation is the key
technology to improving system
performance.
 Interference cancellation (IC) reduces or
eliminates interference between UEs to
UE A effectively improve UE receive
performance, which is an effective method
to improve uplink capacity. Turbo IC, also
called decode IC, executes signal
The higher UE data rate reconstruction and cancellation based on
results in higher interference to the decoded UE information and greatly
other UEs. reduces interference between UEs and
inter-path interference of UE itself to
improve UE demodulation performance.

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Technical Principles
 Turbo IC executes signal reconstruction and cancellation based on decoded UE information to
eliminate interference of this UE to another UE and to improve UE demodulation performance.
Decode IC reconstructs signals using decoded information. Compared with demodulation IC,
decode IC improves reconstruction accuracy and IC efficiency.

PIC (Parallel IC) SIC(Successive IC)

Total Interference Total Interference Total Interference Total Interference

Demodulate or decode
Total Interference Signal reconstruction and cancellation

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Application Scenario

 Recommended Application Scenarios

 The percentage of High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) 2 ms
transmission time interval (TTI) UEs for continuous data transmission
is high (such as 50%).
 High speed 2 ms TTI UEs (such as no less than one at least 1 Mbit/s
UEs, or no less than two at least 640 kbit/s UEs) exist.

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Contents
 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations

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 Feature Gains and Network Impact
 Feature Gains
 Only WBBPf Boards Configured in Resource Group
(In Mode A)
 In the scenario of four 2 ms full buffer UEs, the cell uplink
throughput increases by 10% to 30% compared with that of
RAN14.0 IC, and by 30% to 70% compared with that of
non-IC.
 In the scenario of twelve 2 ms full buffer UEs, the cell
uplink throughput increases by 15% to 30% compared with
that of RAN14.0 IC, and by 30% to 60% compared with that
of non-IC.
 In the scenario of 2ms full buffer UEs and burst UEs
coexistence, the cell uplink throughput increases by 10% to
25% compared with that of RAN14.0 IC, and by 25% to
50% compared with that of non-IC.
 Mixed Configuration of WBBPf Boards and Old
Boards (in Hybrid IC Mode)
 In the scenario of four 2 ms full buffer UEs, the cell uplink
throughput increases by 5% to 20% compared with that of
RAN14.0 IC, and by 25% to 60% compared with that of
non-IC.
 In the scenario of twelve 2 ms full buffer UEs, the cell
uplink throughput increases by 5% to 25% compared with
that of RAN14.0 IC, and by 25% to 60% compared with that
of non-IC.
 In the scenario of 2ms full buffer UEs and burst UEs
coexistence, the cell uplink throughput increases by 5% to
15% compared with that of RAN14.0 IC, and by 20% to
50% compared with that of non-IC.
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 Network Impact
 Impact on System Capacity
 In the scenario of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs for
continuous data transmission or HSUPA 2
ms TTI UEs exist, Turbo IC can improve the
cell uplink throughput.
 In the coexistence scenario of 2 ms burst
and full buffer services, Turbo IC can
improve the number of cell uplink UEs with
the same full buffer throughput.
 Impact on Network Performance
 Improve cell uplink capacity (number of UEs
and uplink throughput).
 In a resource pool consisting of
WBBPa/WBBPb board and WBBPd/WBBPf
board, a UE whose data channel is
established on the WBBPa/WBBPb board
must establish a DPCCH ONLY channel on
the WBBPd/WBBPf board to enjoy IC gains
of WBBPd/WBBPf board (set ICMODE to
FULL_IC). Limited DPCCH ONLY channel
resources on the WBBPd/WBBPf board
may result in limited number of UEs and
reduce the access success rate.
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Contents
 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Prerequisites
 Feature Dependency
 HSUPA 2 ms TTI
 HSUPA UL IC
 Mutually Exclusive Feature
 None
 Affected Feature
 Time Division Scheduling
The prerequisite for Turbo IC gains is interference exists between UEs or multipath interference exists
in a UE. The time division scheduling function enables a UE to transmit data in different timeslots to
avoid interference between UEs. Therefore, gains will be reduced when the Turbo IC and time
division scheduling are enabled at the same time. In addition, when the time division scheduling is
enabled, some UEs must have consistent chip offsets. When the number of UEs is smaller compared
with the chip processing speed and the number of UE iterations is limited, the UE can benefit from
parallel interference cancellation (PIC) instead of from successive interference cancellation (SIC)
high-efficiency processing, resulting in no benefit from Turbo IC.
 Hardware Dependency
 Only DBS3900, BTS3900, BTS3900A, and BTS3900AL support this feature and must be configured
with the WBBPf board. If these NodeBs support IC gains between boards, at least one WBBPd or
WBBPf board must be configured in slot 2 or slot 3 as interface boards. If these NodeBs support
Turbo IC between boards, WBBPf boards must be configured in the whole uplink resource group.
 License Planning
 This feature introduces cell-level Turbo IC license to the NodeB.

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Deployment Suggestions

 Deployment Suggestions
 The received total wideband power (RTWP) over the Uu interface
in a cell is high.

 The percentage of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs for continuous data

transmission is high or high speed 2 ms TTI UEs exist.

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Required Information
 Counters on the RNC
 VS.MeanRTWP (Mean Power of Totally Received Bandwidth for Cell): It is used for checking
whether the cell RTWP is limited and evaluating whether Turbo IC is suitable for the cell.
 VS.HSUPA.UE.Mean.TTI2ms (Average Number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs in a Cell) and
VS.CellDCHUEs (Number of UEs in CELL_DCH State for Cell): It is used for checking the proportion
of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs and evaluating whether Turbo IC is suitable for the cell.

 Counters on the NodeB

 VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMorX and VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMorX: They are used for evaluating
the cell throughput and throughput rate gains of Turbo IC.
 VS.HSUPA.LoadOutput.X: It is used for evaluating the load gains of Turbo IC.
 VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.X: It is used for checking whether HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs exist in
the cell and evaluating whether Turbo IC is suitable for the cell.
 VS.HSUPA.Ic.MeanEff (Average Efficiency of IC in the cell) and VS.HSUPA.Ic.MaxEff (Max
efficiency of IC in the cell): It is used for evaluating the IC gains of Turbo IC.

Note: VS.HSUPA.MeanBitRate.WithData, VS.HSUPA.MeanBitRate, VS.HSUPA.Thruput, and

VS.MeanRTWP can also be used for evaluating feature gains (available if necessary).

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Parameter Preparation

Parameter
NE MML Command Description
Name
Added cell-level parameter
TURBO_IC_SW Radio Data ADD LOCELL /MOD switch. When this switch is
ITCH Configuration LOCELL turned on, the cell supports
Turbo IC.

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Activation and Deactivation

 Activation
 Activate HSUPA UL IC and HSUPA 2 ms TTI.
 Activate the license of Turbo IC.
 Activate Turbo IC (set TURBO_IC_SWITCH to ON) by running the NodeB
MML command ADD LOCELL /MOD LOCELL command or configure the
parameters of Turbo IC on the Configuration Management Express (CME).

 Deactivation
 Method 1: Deactivate the license of the cell Turbo IC.
 Method 2: Disable Turbo IC by running the NodeB command ADD LOCELL
/MOD LOCELL and set TURBO_IC_SWITCH to OFF.

Note: If HSUPA UL IC or HSUPA 2 ms TTI is activated because Turbo IC is activated, HSUPA UL IC and
HSUPA 2 ms TTI need to be deactivated for deactivating Turbo IC.

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Activation Observation

 Activation Check
 Check whether Turbo IC is activated by adding a cell-level counter
VS.HSUPA.TurboIC.Number. If the number of UEs enabled with Turbo IC in
a statistics period is greater than 0, Turbo IC is activated. During the test in
the lab, check whether Turbo IC is activated using UE IC types collected by
call data tracing (CDT).

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Contents
 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations

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 New Counters
Counter Name
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTAll
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor3
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor6
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor7
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor9
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor10
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor13
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMor20
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor3
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor6
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor7
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor9
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor10
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor13
VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMor20
VS.HSUPA.TurboIC. Number
VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.0
VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.1
VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.2
VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.3
VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.4
VS.HSUPA.TTI2msUserNumber.5
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Counter Description
HSUPA UE throughput under all Uu interface loads in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 3 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 6 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 7 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 9 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 10 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 13 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
HSUPA UE throughput under the 20 dB or above Uu interface load in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 3 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 6 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 7 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 9 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 10 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 13 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Number of TTIs in which HSUPA UEs have data to transmit under the 20 dB or above Uu interface load
in a cell
Average number of UEs enabled with Turbo IC in a cell
Average number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs at a rate of below 150 kbit/s in a cell
Average number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs at a rate in the range of [150 kbit/s,700 kbit/s) in a cell
Average number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs at a rate in the range of [700 kbit/s,1500 kbit/s) in a cell
Average number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs at a rate in the range of [1500 kbit/s,3000 kbit/s) in a cell
Average number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs at a rate in the range of [3000 kbit/s,4000 kbit/s) in a cell
Average number of HSUPA 2 ms TTI UEs at a rate in the range of [4000 kbit/s,12000 kbit/s) in a cell
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Performance Monitoring
 IC Efficiency
 VS.HSUPA.Ic.MeanEff and VS.HSUPA.Ic.MaxEff: The counters on the NodeB indicate
the Turbo IC efficiency.
 When HSUPA UL IC and Turbo IC are enabled for the first time, the preceding
counters are not zero. When Turbo IC is enabled based on the enabled HSUPA UL IC,
the values of the preceding counters will increase.

 Uplink System Capacity

 VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMorX and VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMorX: The counters
on the NodeB indicate the Turbo IC capacity gains.
 When the Turbo IC is enabled, the value of VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMorX and
VS.HSUPA.Thruput.ROTMorX/VS.HSUPA.DataTtiNum.ROTMorX will increase.

 Uplink RTWP
 VS.HSUPA.LoadOutput.X: The counter on the NodeB indicates the RTWP gains of
Turbo IC.
 Turbo IC is enabled, the cell uplink load distribution indicated by the preceding
counters becomes smaller.

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Parameter Optimization

 Parameter Optimization: NodeB IC mode(ICMODE)

 If no WBBPa/WBBPb board is configured for the NodeB uplink resource group, the
parameter optimization is not involved.
 If the WBBPa/WBBPb board is configured for the NodeB uplink resource group and
ICMODE is set to PART_IC, ICMODE can be changed from PART_IC to FULL_IC to
further improve Uu interface capacity. This change will reduce the number of UEs.
Therefore, this parameter optimization is unavailable for the limited number of UEs.
Because of the limit to the number of UEs, parameter optimization is not
recommended. If uplink capacity needs to increase, it is recommended that the
WBBPa/WBBPb board should be replaced with the WBBPd/WBBPf board to enjoy
complete inter-board IC gains.

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Contents
 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations

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 Application Cases

 Beta test
Portugal Optimus network:Turbo IC vs
HSUPA UL IC
 Total 15 cells, counter compara between before
and after deployed Turbo IC, total one week, and
date from 10:00 to 22:00 every day.
 After open Turbo IC feature, in the scenario of high
uplink load, the cell uplink throughput increases
16%(the percentage of uplink load limited is 3%).
Koweit network: Turbo IC vs no IC
 Total 2 cells, counter compara between before
and after deployed Turbo IC, total one week,
and date from 10:00 to 22:00 every day.
 After open Turbo IC feature, in the scenario of
high uplink load, the cell uplink throughput
increases 34%(the percentage of uplink load
limited is 5%).

HSUPA UL IC Turbo IC Turbo IC/IC Turbo IC

counter Gain counter gain
(Turbo IC OFF) ON OFF ON
The cell uplink The cell uplink
throughput when throughput when
138.19 161.45 16.83% 335.8 452.5 34.8%
ROT is limited ROT is limited
（kbps） （kbps）
Average uplink Average uplink
-104.66 -104.65 -0.23% -100.2 -103.6 54.3%
RTWP（dB） RTWP（dB）

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 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations

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FAQs

 None

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Contents
 Introduction
 Gains
 Deployment
 Performance Monitoring
 Application Cases
 FAQs
 References/Acronyms and Abbreviations

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References

 RAN15.0 Turbo IC Feature Parameter Description

 RAN15.0 Turbo IC Feature Design Specification

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Acronym or Abbreviation

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