Transmission Mode 6

Red Area Green Area

Fact Finding
Currently, close loop adaptive transmission mode (TM4) is implemented in the network.
Outer city
Background Inner city

Outer city
TM6 is a special type of close loop spatial multiplexing (TM4). In contrast to TM4, only one layer is used. Analysis
Single layer is effective in low SINR, while dual layer give better throughput in high SINR

Pro : Throughput improved in low SINR

Inner city
Cons: Throughput possibly degraded in high SINR
Action Taken: Trial changes transmission mode from TM4 to TM6 on 19 Sites with creteria;
 Red area : Sites with low rank 2 rate (0-40%) in inner and outer city.
 Green area : Sites with high rank 2 rate (>40%) in inner and outer city.

TM4 TM4
 Supports spatial multiplexing with up to four layers
 UE report CQI, PMI & RI
 Better throughput in good radio condition (cell center UE)
 Better peak throughput because using multi layers (in good radio conditions))

TM6
TM6
 Single layer

 UE no need report RI, but feedback CQI & PMI only

 Better throughput in bad radio condition (cell edge UE)

 Peak throughput lower than TM4 because only used single layer
Transmission Mode 6 Result
AVERAGE CQI
10.5 100
256 QAM DL USER THP (MBps) PAYLOAD (GB) 10 90
525530.69 9.5 80
9 70

+7.98% 60

Number
8.5
9667628 50
8.92 8
40
7.5 30
7 20
IMPROVEMEN

6.5 10
+4704668 +2.10 +43.7 6 0
5/29 5/30 5/31 6/1 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 6/10 6/11 6/12 6/13 6/14 6/15

481737.98
RANK 2
T

3871344 18 100
7.72 90
16
14 80
12 -100% 70
60
10
50

%
8
40
6 30
Before After Before After Before After 4 *DT activity
20
2 10
0 0
5/29 5/30 5/31 6/1 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 6/10 6/11 6/12 6/13 6/14 6/15
IMPROVEMENT & ACTIVITY
SUMMARY

214%
256 QAM
2196254 to 6900922.00
28.3%
USER THP
7.42 to 9.52 MBps
+9.09%
PAYLOAD
481 to 525 GB
9 CELL EXECUTED
Transmission Mode 6 Result

+7.98% +28.30%
-100%
*DT activity

+9.78%

-7.74% +214%

SE, CQI and User DL Throughput significantly improve while BLER decrease.
In TM6 Rank Indicator doesn’t reported by UE.
Speed Test Comparison In Different SINR on Busy Hour
Spot 1 Spot 4
SINR < 5 SINR > 15
Before After Before After
Test no DL UL Test no DL UL Test no DL UL Test no DL UL
1 3.74 5.59 1 4.72 4.21 1 51.4 38.8 1 46.3 21.5
2 2.12 3.78 2 3.88 3.64 2 50.3 29.7 2 43.9 1.48
3 67.4 27.2 3 45.9 22.6
3 3.77 3.54 3 4.5 4.21
4 45.9 30.2 4 53.9 21.1
4 6.16 4.46 4 2.62 3.03 5 55.7 29.7 5 51.2 18.8
5 1.5 2.73 5 4.23 0.86 TM6 BETTER Average 54.14 31.12 Average 48.24 17.096 TM4 BETTER
Average 3.458 4.02 Average 3.99 3.19
Spot 5
Spot 2 Before After
Before After Test no DL UL Test no DL UL
1 75.8 28.9 1 49.2 22.2
Test no DL UL Test no DL UL
2 55 28.9 2 54.7 26.8
1 24.1 19 1 25.5 14.9 3 60.7 29.2 3 51.4 20.9
2 24.5 23.7 2 27.3 15.2 4 56.4 24.2 4 51.9 26.4
3 20 14.7 3 22.5 18.1 5 49 26.6 5 54.3 29.5
4 23.2 25.8 4 25.6 18.5 TM6 BETTER Average 59.38 27.56 Average 52.3 25.16 TM4 BETTER
5 24.7 24 5 26.3 17.4
Average 23.3 21.44 Average 25.44 16.82 Spot 6
Before After
Test no DL UL Test no DL UL
Spot 3 1 53 29.4 1 53.7 24.8
Before After 2 51.7 29.7 2 55.7 24.5
Test no DL UL Test no DL UL 3 54.9 28.9 3 52.5 29.9
1 17.4 1.83 1 19.5 1.53 4 48.7 28.9 4 52.6 22.9
2 14.5 1.79 2 14.5 1.54 5 54.7 25.5 5 48.9 26.1
Average 52.6 28.48 Average 52.68 25.64
3 18.9 2.23 3 13.7 1.64 MAINTAIN MAINTAIN
4 14.2 4.02 4 15.1 2.61
5 10.2 TM6 have more
5.99 5 downlink
12.2 throughput gain in low SINR as expected due to more robust data using single layer
1.87
Average 15.04 3.172 Average 15 1.838
Speed Test Comparison In Bad SINR on Busy Hour

Before After
Test no DL UL Test no DL UL
1 24.1 19 1 25.5 14.9
2 24.5 23.7 2 27.3 15.2
3 20 14.7 3 22.5 18.1
4 23.2 25.8 4 25.6 18.5
5 24.7 24 5 26.3 17.4
Average 23.3 21.44 Average 25.44 16.82
BEFORE AFTER

Downlink throughput improved 9.18% while uplink throughput degraded 21.54%

Drive Test Level Idle
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Drive Test SINR Idle
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Drive Test Band Idle
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Drive Test Tansmission Mode Idle
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Drive Test Level Dedicated
BEFORE AFTER
Drive Test SINR Dedicated
BEFORE AFTER
Drive Test DL Dedicated
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Drive Test Band Dedicated
BEFORE AFTER
Drive Test Tansmission Mode Dedicated
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