RachRoot Planning

Random access preamble transmission

• First step in the random access procedure is the transmission
of a random access preamble

• Indicates to the eNodeB the presence of a random access

attempt and to allows the eNodeB to estimate the delay
between the eNodeB and the UE

• Random access preamble is transmitted on Physical Random

Access Channel (PRACH)

• In a first step of the random access procedure, the UE selects

one preamble to transmit on the PRACH
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• It can be beneficial to plan rachRootSequence such that the same root
sequences are not used in neighboring cells
– If the same root sequences are used in neighboring cells, and the PRACH
allocation overlaps, this will lead to an increased false alarm ratio, where a
random access preamble transmitted by a UE in the neighboring cell could be
detected by the eNodeB
– This is mainly a problem when the random access load is high
– In cells, where UEs are traversing with high speed, the restricted set of root ZC
sequences should be used
• It could be applicable for cells that cover railways and highways
• It is not applicable in USA because speeds on railways and highways do not
exceed 105 mph (limit for 1900 MHz)
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RECOMENDATION
› It is recommended to set the parameter
rachRootSequence to different values in neighboring
cells to reduce the probability for false RACH
detections

› The values must differ by at least 10 between any

two neighbors (and at most 827 since there is a
wrap-around between the first and last value in the
value range)
 rachRootSequence GROUPING
Group  rachRootSequence  Group rachRootSequence
1 5 15 25 15 425 435 445

2 35 45 55 16 455 465 475

3 65 75 85 17 485 495 505

4 95 105 115 18 515 525 535

5 125 135 145 19 545 555 565

6 155 165 175 20 575 585 595

7 185 195 205 21 605 615 625

8 215 225 235 22 635 645 655

9 245 255 265 23 665 675 685

10 275 285 295 24 695 705 715

11 305 315 325 25 725 735 745

12 335 345 355 26 755 765 775

13 365 375 385 27 785 795 805

14 395 405 415 28 815 825 835

 rachRootSequence PLANNING Process
› PN planning tool in Planet will be used to generate a PN plan and then
convert the PN plan to the rachRootSequence plan

1. Best server layer will be generated

2. Neighbor list will be created by utilizing best server layer in Planet
3. A PN plan with an increment of 7 will be generated
– Gives 24 groups, no reserves
– rachRootSequence grouping includes 28 groups (see slide 6)
4. Take the first 24 groups and replace the PN Plan created in Planet with values listed on
slide 6
– 4 spare groups left
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