LTE 2x2 CL – MIMO / Delta Offset CQI Index to Improve DL

performance -Trial Proposal

CMPak 4G North Optimization Team

Feb 2015

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Content
1 Executive Summary

2 Parameter/Switch Description

3 Expected Outcome

4 Implementation Plan

5 Conclusion

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 Executive Summary
• To improve DL Average Throughput in CMPAK North Network a trial 2x2 CL – MIMO is proposed to improve LTE Network
Performance in North Region.

• When Closed-loop adaptive MIMO transmission mode is used. UEs report RI, CQI, and PMI values to the eNodeB.

• Close loop adaptive MIMO is Optimized for user-specific channel condition and mainly applicable to low mobility.

• Delta Offset CQI Index mapped to the MCS offset for channel quality indicators (CQIs) transmitted with data on PUSCH and the
uplink throughput degradation can be avoided by modifying the CQI offset on PUSCH.

• It is expected that this trial will improve the DL Performance.

• Currently 2x2 OL – MIMO is enable and CQI offset value is 12 in our LTE North Network .

MML command for PDCCH Symbol Number Adjust Switch:

• MOD MIMOADAPTIVEPARACFG: MimoAdaptiveSwitch=CL_ADAPTIVE;

• MOD PUSCHPARAM: DeltaOffsetCqiIndex=8;

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Parameter/Switch Description:
RI (Rank Indicator):

UE indicates to eNB, the number of layers (mean eNodeb send 1 data stream or multiple stream) that should be used for downlink
transmission to the UE.

PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator):

UE indicates to eNB , which precoding matrix should be used for downlink transmission which is determined by RI. So data in port
0 and 1 are not correlated.

Note: RI and PMI can be configured to support MIMO operation (closed loop and open loop spatial multiplexing). These both
transmission modes use precoding from a defined codebook. In case of transmit diversity PMI and RI need not to be reported to
eNB.

CQI (Channel Quality Indicator):

Reported by UE to eNB. UE indicates modulation scheme and coding scheme to eNB. To predict the downlink channel condition,
CQI feedback by the UE is an input. CQI reporting can be based on PMI and RI. Higher the CQI value (from 0 to 15) reported by
UE, higher the modulation scheme (from QPSK to 64QAM ) and higher the coding rate will be used by eNB to achieve higher
efficiency. 

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 Parameter/Switch Description:
• OL_ADAPTIVE:

When the open-loop adaptive MIMO transmission mode is used. In this mode, UEs report RI and CQI values but do not
report PMI values to the eNodeB.

If this parameter is set to OL_ADAPTIVE, the eNodeB adaptively uses open-looped MIMO schemes for individual UEs. UEs report
RI and CQI values but do not report PMI values to the eNodeB. Open-loop MIMO adaptation brings the highest robustness under
high UE mobility among all MIMO schemes.

X O

Open loop MIMO Closed loop MIMO

• CL_ADAPTIVE:

When the closed-loop adaptive MIMO transmission mode is used. In this mode, UEs report RI, CQI, and PMI values to the
eNodeB.

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Parameter/Switch Description:
If this parameter is set to CL_ADAPTIVE, the eNodeB adaptively uses closed-loop MIMO schemes for individual UEs. UEs
report RI, PMI, and CQI values to the eNodeB. When 2-way transmission is enabled on the network, closed-loop MIMO
adaptation is suitable for UEs that are static or moving in slow speed. Compared with open-loop MIMO adaptation, closed-
loop MIMO adaptation increases downlink throughput.

Throughput

Closed loop MIMO

Open loop MIMO

mobile speed

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Parameter/Switch Description:
• 2x2 closed-loop (CL-) MIMO can improve the downlink average throughput by about 3~10%.
• 2x2 CL-MIMO does not impact the network KPI, and the uplink throughput degradation can be avoided by
modifying the CQI offset on PUSCH.

• So CL-MIMO requires PMI reporting from terminals, which may degrade the uplink performance, if the coding rate is
increased due to additional PMI feedback on PUSCH.

Delta Offset CQI Index

Indicates the index mapped to the MCS offset for channel quality indicators (CQIs) transmitted with data on PUSCH. A larger
value leads to better detection performance of CQIs transmitted with data on PUSCH, but more occupied uplink resources
and lower uplink throughput.

• If CQI offset is modified from 12 to 8, no degradation happens in the uplink.

• Modifying CQI offset from 12 to 8 does not impact the DL OL-MIMO performance.

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 Expected Outcome:

1. It is expected that this trial will increase DL throughput gain for the CMPAK North Network Sites Improve User
Experience.

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Implementation Plan:
Trial Areas.

It is recommended to implement this trial in following steps.

1) In First step, we will select 1 TAC (Proposal TAC: 5041) and Switch on 2x2 CL – MIMO and check the Pre & Post KPI’s, If
any degradation is observed in UL Throughput then we will change DeltaOffsetCqiIndex value from 12 to 8.
2) After analysis of outcomes of first steps, we can decide to roll-back or implement the trial globally.

Monitoring Method:

• 1-3 days monitoring is required to benchmark the impact of the changes.

• The DL/UL KPIs will be checked to see if any improvement/degradation is observed.
• Complete KPI benchmark will be shared after the implementation with recommendations and way forward.

Roll-Back criteria:

If there is any major degradation the trial will be rolled back.

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Conclusion:
• This will increase overall User Experience and Network Performance.

• If trial results are successful, improvement in DL-KPIs will be observed.

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