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RAN16 3G New Features

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 Introduction
Introduction:
- RAN upgrade to be performance from version V900R015ENGC00SPH565 to V900R016C00SPC660.
- 14 RNCs to be upgraded for BSC69100 UMTS.
- 01 RNC to be upgraded for BSC6910 UMTS.

RAN Hardware version Current version Total Target Version ( 3G)

BSC6900 UMTS V900R015ENGC00SPH565 14 V900R016ENGC00SPH660
RNC
BSC6910 UMTS V900R015ENGC00SPH565 1 V900R016ENGC00SPH660

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Name Description Benefit Impact on Network Criteria Dependencies
TTI is switched from 2
TTI (Tranmsmission Time Interval) switch is It improves HSUPA Reduces the call drop
ms to 10 ms in case of
TTI Switch for BE Services Based required for need to ensure good coverage throughput rate WRFD-010614 HSUPA
poor coverage and from
on Coverage for the WCDMA network to improve HSUPA Improves quality of Phase 2 (Already enabled)
10 ms to 2 ms in case of
services service (QoS).
good coverage.

This feature improves cell HSUPA throughput

when the uplink load or UE transmit power is
limited by selection of multiple UEs for
This feature improves Improves HSUPA More than 30% of RFD-010612 HSUPA
Adaptive Adjustment of HSUPA adjustment (RTWP or RSCP based) to the
the uplink throughput throughput HSUPA UEs have low Introduction Package
Small Target Retransmissions small target number of retransmissions which
by 10% to 15%. throughputs (Already Enabled)
dynamically shift between the original fixed
number and the alternative number based on
the cell uplink load and UE rates

This feature is needed to enable downlink

SRBs to be carried on HSDPA or enables UE's
downlink signaling radio bearers (SRBs) to be Reduces cell load
Reduces call setup delay
carried on the HS-DSCH thereby making A- UE compatibility
SRB over HSDPA Increases HSDPA call NIL
DPCH to be replaced by an F-DPCH to
drop ratio
provides higher signaling rates and save
downlink code resources

Provides continuity of HSUPA service setup

WRFD-010612 HSUPA
This is a feature that enables HSUPA services HSUPA services for and dynamic channel
HSUPA over Iur RNC load will increase Introduction Package
to be carried on the Iur interface. UEs moving between configuration control
(Already Enabled0
RNCs. (DCCC)

This feature increases

the theoretical uplink
peak rate
This features enables a UE's uplink signaling Reduces call setup delay
It provides higher
SRB over HSUPA radio bearers (SRBs) to be carried on the E- Increases HSUPA call UE compatibility NIL
signaling rates,
DCH. drop ratio
thereby shortening
call setup delay.

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Name
CS Voice Precise Power Control
Garbled Noise Detection and Correction
of AMR Voice
Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of
PCPICH
HSDPA Scheduler Pool
RB Parking
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Description Benefit Network Impact Criteria Dependencies
This features Adjusts & Optimize the UE
It improves the MOS
Transmit Power. The purpose of power
This feature improves by 0.05 to 0.1 MOS need to be Depending on WBBPf or
control is to minimize the transmit power
quality of voice services. Increase CPU & DSP improved UBBP board.
while ensuring the service quality.
load.
Improves user experience
on AMR Calls.
This feature quickly detects and corrects Improves MOS from 1 No special requirement
Improves the ability to WRFD-011402
garbled voices (distortions) during AMR to 3. Increase CPU & to implement this
detect voice quality Encryption feature.
calls, thereby improving user experience. DSP load. feature.
problems.
Reduces downlink non-
HSPA power
This feature reduces downlink non-HSPA Increases Capacity.
consumption by 10% to High non-HS power
power load and increases downlink Impact on Call Drop None
15%. congestion
capacity of the cell. Rate
Increase number of UEs
It helps to reduce board
This feature Balance the load on WBBP Utilization & Improves system HSDPA UE number on WRFD-010610 HSDPA
boards accommodate more capacity WBBP exceeds 85% Introduction Package
HSDPA Users.
To prevent UE that are performing a
single PS service but fail to admit during In heavy traffic
RAB setup from repeatedly making RRC scenarios (for example, WRFD-021101 Dynamic
Increase the probability CS Traffic volume
connections. RB parking feature switches concerts, holidays, big Channel Configuration
of CS Service initiation. increases.
these UE to Cell_FACH state & parks them events, and large Control (DCCC)
there with no data transmission on gatherings)
common channel.
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Name Description Benefit Network Impact Criteria Dependencies

When a network suffers occasional

congestion as a result of large gatherings,
sports events, or festivals and network access
for a small number of users needs to be
guaranteed, you are advised to enable the •This reduces cell
Platinum User Prioritizing feature. It becomes •Allows platinum throughput.
vital to prioritize users’ network accessibility, users (VIP) to •If the proportion of
•The RNC identifies
hence mitigating the effect of resource preferentially access platinum users is high in a
platinum users and
Platinum User Prioritizing constraint (power, credit, code, and Iub the network cell, RLC retransmission None
maintains the IMSI-to-
transmission resources). The main •Improves voice rates and service
TMSI mapping table
mechanism adopted here is the concept of quality for platinum establishment delay
resource pre-emption based on implemented users increase.
quality of experience (QoE) differentiation
the RNC allocates resources to users based
on pre-set priorities. Users are classified
based on two different Network accessibility
level:

•In the scenarios of

When a network is highly loaded, one of the
•Improving the insufficient downlink power
resource constraint observed is Insufficient
experience of high- resources, the data rates of
downlink power resources. The user
priority users. At the users in a resource group
experience is being affected based on the
same time, however, may be lower than the •The Differentiated
user activity and priority. Activating the
this feature prevents guaranteed bit rate (GBR) if Service Based on
“Differentiated Service Based on Resource
Differentiated Service Based on high-priority users the resource group contains Resource Reservation
Reservation” feature helps to limits the None
Resource Reservation from totally excessive users feature yields obvious
amount of downlink resources consumed by
monopolizing •In severe conditions, low- gains only when downlink
low-priority users to reserve more power for
resources so a basic priority users in the resources are insufficient.
high-priority users. In this way, high-priority
quality of service resource group may
users experience improved service.
(QoS) to other users is experience call drops.
ensured.

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Name Description Benefit Network Impact Criteria Dependencies

when the uplink load is limited,

Adaptive Adjustment of multiple UEs are selected for
HSUPA Small Target adjustment to the small
Retransmissions target number of retransmissions. This
further improves the cell throughput.
Reduce the interference between UEs Increases HSUPA
& let more 2 ms TTI UEs simultaneously user number &
Turbo IC
transfer data in a cell.
improves the uplink When the uplink load of the cell is
Improve UL Cell throughput by 10% to 15%. not restricted. WRFD-010612 HSUPA
Throughput lowers the RTWP by around When More than 30% of HSUPA Introduction Package.
0.5 dB. UEs have a low throughput.
WRFD-150206 Turbo IC
50% to 100% increase in the
Impacted Features:
number of 2 ms TTI HSUPA When the penetration rate of 2 ms
WRFD-010695 UL Layer 2
UEs that can simultaneously TTI HSUPA UEs is high.
Improvement
transfer data. When Uu-interface resources are
increases Uplink WRFD-010690 TTI Switch
Increase the probability of call insufficient in the uplink.
Cell Throughput for BE Services Based on
drops.
Coverage
Improves RTWP.

This feature aims to ensure

that UEs transmit data during different
Reduces If the downlink transmit WRFD-01061403 HSUPA
time divisions that are not overlapping.
interference power of the carrier in a cell is When (RTWP) on the Uu interface 2ms TTI
HSUPA Time Division Compared with conventional code
between UEs and insufficient, the access success is insufficient.Also, This feature WRFD-010636 SRB over
Scheduling division scheduling, time division
increases the cell rate and call drop rate in the does not apply to multi-RRU cells. HSUPA
scheduling avoids interference between
uplink throughput cell may slightly deteriorate.
UEs and increases the cell's uplink
throughput.

When a cell serves a large number

This feature effectively controls the
DPCH Maximum Power maximum transmit power of the
Restriction downlink A-DPCH, which increases
downlink system capacity.
of HSDPA UEs, the A-DPCH will
Increases downlink Increases downlink system consume a large amount of power,
None
system capacity capacity greatly reducing the available
power for channels that transmit
HSDPA data.

The need to decrease the P-CPICH

transmit power for cells with high Increase 10% to
Load Based Dynamic downlink non-HSPA power
Adjustment of PCPICH consumption and save downlink non-
HSPA power while increasing downlink
cell capacity.
When Multiple carriers are used in
urban areas.
15% User numbers Impact on Access Rate, Call
When One carrier serves a large None
by increasing Drop Rate
number of UEs and there is a
capacity
higher possibility of downlink non-
HSPA power resource congestion.

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Name Description Benefit Network Impact Criteria Dependencies

When Uu-interface paging load on

a live network is heavy (the PCH
Layered Paging in Idle Mode reduces the usage exceeds 60%).
Reduces the Uu-interface
Layered Paging in Uu-interface paging load, relieves PCH Increases the system paging When Uu-interface paging load of
paging load of UEs in idle None
Idle Mode congestion, capacity. UEs in idle mode exceeds 20% of
mode.
and reduces costs of splitting LAs or RAs. the total Uu-interface
paging load.
If the second-layer paging

When areas requiring intensive

Multiband Direct Enabling this feature may increase the The number of DRD will increase coverage, if cell load which is 60%
Retry Based on UE number of UEs admitted into UMTS850 Inceases User Number which may reduces the RAB setup during busyhour. U850/U900 & None
Location and UMTS900 cells success rate U2100/U1900 ferquencies coexist.

To eliminate narrowband interference,

Narrowband Huawei has introduced the Narrowband when narrowband interference is
Enhances uplink coverage Improves the access success rate
Interference Interference Suppression feature that can strong None
capability. Reduces RTWP. and call drop rate
Suppression now work on UMTS 900 MHz, 850 MHz and interference bandwidth is low.
bands.

when:
the overall UMTS and LTE network
This feature allows UEs in congested Relieves the congestion in
Load Based PS performance is enhanced. For
UMTS cells to be redirected to LTE cells the current UMTS cell and The network serves UMTS/LTE
Redirection from example, the RRC congestion rate None
when UMTS cells are moderately decreases user admission multi-mode UEs.
UMTS to LTE declines.
congested failures The UMTS cell is heavily loaded.
LDR is required.

This feature allows UEs in congested overall UMTS and LTE network
Load Based PS Relieves the current UMTS When the LTE frequency selected
UMTS cells to be handed over to LTE cells performance is enhanced. For
Handover from cell and decreases user for UMTS-to-LTE handover does None
when UMTS cells are moderately example, the RRC congestion rate
UMTS to LTE admission failures not provide the strongest signals
congested declines
This feature is recommended in
Coverage Based This feature allows scenarios where UMTS and LTE are
Ensures the continuity of PS the overall UMTS and LTE network
PS Redirection the UE to be redirected to the LTE deployed together and UMTS None
services performance is enhanced.
from UMTS to LTE network coverage is weaker than LTE
coverage

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Name Description Benefit Network Impact Criteria Dependencies

Coverage Based This feature allows This feature is recommended when

Ensures the continuity of PS overall UMTS and LTE network
PS Handover from the UE to be handed over to the LTE the UMTS signal quality is poor but None
services performance is enhanced.
UMTS to LTE network the LTE signal quality is good

This feature is recommended for

This feature reduces the cell reselection
the areas that are jointly covered
Fast Return from delay within 500 ms from 8s, thereby Enhance over-all UMTS & LTE
Improves User Experience by LTE networks (not None
UMTS to LTE improving user Network Performance
supporting CS services) and UMTS
experience.
networks.

Transmission ports and

RNC provides a larger
interface boards are shared
The RNC uses a load balancing algorithm transmission capacity by using the When the Iub
Iub IP within the entire RNC
to evenly distribute calls coming into a equal number of interface boards. When the Iub interface uses IP interface uses IP
Transmission Congestion does not occur
transmission total capacity of interface boards transmission over the Ethernet transmission over
Based on Dynamic over the bandwidth
resource pool among the IP addresses in is sufficient, board congestion network the Ethernet
Load Balancing between subracks
the corresponding IP address pool. does not occur and the total user network
interconnected by means
throughput may increase.
of SCUs.

Transmission ports and

RNC provides a larger
interface boards are shared
The RNC uses a load balancing algorithm transmission capacity by using the When the Iu/Iub
Iu/Iur IP within the entire RNC
to evenly distribute calls coming into a equal number of interface boards. When the Iu/Iub interface uses IP interface uses IP
Transmission Congestion does not occur
transmission total capacity of interface boards transmission over the Ethernet transmission over
Based on Dynamic over the bandwidth
resource pool among the IP addresses in is sufficient, board congestion network the Ethernet
Load Balancing between subracks
the corresponding IP address pool. does not occur and the total user network
interconnected by means
throughput may increase.
of SCUs.

This feature improves the efficiency of the It is recommended that the RRU PA
multi-carrier PA by adopting a new- Decreases the RRU power Efficiency Improvement feature be
RRU PA Efficiency Improve the PA efficiency
generation PA consumption by used on all RRUs that None
Improvement and save energy.
and a higher-complexity PA pre-distortion 2% to 15%. support this feature to conserve
software algorithm. energy and reduce emissions.

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Name Description Benefit Network Impact Criteria Dependencies

It has 3 Sub Features:

In this scenario,
When only some macro and - WRFD-15020103 Micro Cell
the difference in the P-CPICH pilot power
micro cells operate at the same Dynamic Rx Sensitivity Control
Macro & Micro between the macro cell and micro cell is
Reduces Uplink Interference. Decreases Service Drop frequency band, at least one - WRFD-15020101 Macro &
Co-carrier Uplink greater than or equal to 6 dB. Therefore,
Improve HSDPA & HSUPA Rate and Increases macro Micro Joint Inter-frequency
Interference using the following three sub-features of
User Throughput. Access Success Rate cell must not be configured with Redirection
Control Macro & Micro Co-carrier
intra-frequency neighboring - WRFD-15020102 Macro &
Uplink Interference Control together is
micro cells. Micro Joint Inter-frequency
recommended to lower the interference
Handover
It is recommended that
Differentiated Service Based on
Resource Reservation be
In severe
Differentiated This feature limits the amount of deployed if
conditions, low-priority
Service Based on downlink resources consumed by low Improves High-Priority Users operators expect to provide WRFD-010611 HSDPA Enhanced
users in the resource
Resource priority users to reserve more power for Experience differentiated power resource Package
group may experience
Reservation high-priority users services for users of different
call drops
priorities
when downlink power resources
are insufficient.
Based on the measured CPU This feature effectively May increase Call Drop
RNC User Plane loads, the RNC adjusts the hardware balances CP and UP CPU Rate, May cause When the
Only the BSC6910 supports this
and Control Plane resources in the two resource pools to loads . temporary NodeB Out- CP and UP CPU loads are
feature.
Dynamic Sharing balance the CPU loads between the CP This improves system of-Service in some imbalanced
and UP. reliability. sinerios
Load sharing for smooth
This feature allows load sharing between RNC capacity expansion It depends on Iur-p interface
RNC in Pool Load May increase Data
existing RNCs and another RNC added for Traffic balancing between None which only supports IP
Sharing Transmission delay
capacity expansion. RNCs for bursts Improved transmission.
system reliability
RNC in Pool provides the node It depends on Iur-p interface
RNC in Pool Node Provides backup incase of May increase service
redundancy function for dual-homed None which only supports IP
Redundancy any failure drops
NodeBs under a logical RNC transmission.
This feature allows multiple logical RNCs one physical WRFD-150211 RNC in Pool Load
RNC in Pool Impact on Data The BSC6900 does not support
to be configured on a BSC6910 to provide RNC (BSC6910) can carry Sharing OR
Multiple Logical Transmission delay & this feature.
load sharing or node redundancy for services for multiple logical WRFD-150212 RNC in Pool Node
RNCs service drops
multiple BSC6900s or BSC6910s. RNCs Redundancy

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Days Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Friday

Week Week 2 After Upgrade Week 3 After Upgrade Week 4 After Upgrade

HSDPA Scheduler Pool CS Voice Precise Power Control

UMTS Feature
Making Final
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Days Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Friday

Week Week 4 After Upgrade Week 5 After Upgrade Week 6 After Upgrade

Garbled Noise Detection and Correction of AMR Voice Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH

UMTS Feature
Making Final
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Days Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Friday

Week Week 6 After Upgrade Week 7 After Upgrade Week 8 After Upgrade

TTI Switch for BE Services Based on Coverage Adaptive Adjustment of HSUPA Small Target Retransmissions

UMTS Feature
Making Final
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RB Parking Feature will be trialed before any big event e.g. Music Concert , football Match etc.
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