LTE engineering thresholds,

power parameters setting

and design under Asset

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 Bilan de liaison LTE
Coupling loss DL = RS power – MS Sensitivity (measured in Cévènnes Orange Labs)
Coupling loss UL = Puissance MS – eNB sensitivity (measured in Cévènnes Orange Labs)

 Reference Signal Received Power RSRP = RS power – [lab coupling loss – margins + gains]

Antenna
gain penetration loss
17.5dB

Fast Fading

Lognormal margin
Gain
MHA

Feeder loss
Point de
référence B
RRU Interference margin (noise rise)

FO Handover margin

Body loss
eNode-B
A

Coupling loss= attenuation between A and B Mobile category3

(23dBm)

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 Threshold calculation assumptions
LA 2.0 Thresholds
Lab tests measurements conditions [2010] 
Release UTRAN: ALU LA2.1
Cat 3 mobile : USB dongle LG G7
Environment: PA3kmph
Configuration MIMO: 2x2 closed loop
eNB power = 2x30W
RS power per antenna  = 14 dBm
Feature UL Fractional Power Control : activated
Feature «frequency selective scheduling» : activated

Thresholds calculation assumptions :

eNB Pwr= 2x40W
RS power per antenna  = 15.2 dBm
Surface coverage probability = 90%
Freq. Selective scheduling already taken into account in CL.
IoT margin of 3dB
Building loss updated with latest Orange Labs measurement.
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LTE LA2.0 thresholds
raster of 500kbps UL
outdoor inc ar indoor wind ow ind oor day light indoor deep
UL(Mbps ) DL(Mb ps ) UL CL brut DL_Los s RSRP DL_Los s RSRP DL_Los s RSRP DL_Los s RSRP DL_Los s RSRP
0.384 12.2 138.4 129.8 -114.6 120.8 -105.6 118.9 -103.7 112.9 -97.7 106.9 -91.7
0.5 13.6 137.4 128.8 -113.6 119.8 -104.6 117.9 -102.7 111.9 -96.7 105.9 -90.7
1 19.5 134.7 126.1 -110.9 117.1 -101.9 115.2 -100.0 109.2 -94.0 103.2 -88.0
1.5 22.2 133.1 124.5 -109.3 115.5 -100.3 113.6 -98.4 107.6 -92.4 101.6 -86.4
2 24.4 131.7 123.1 -107.9 114.1 -98.9 112.2 -97.0 106.2 -91.0 100.2 -85.0
2.5 26.4 130.5 121.9 -106.7 112.9 -97.7 111.0 -95.8 105.0 -89.8 99.0 -83.8
3 28.9 129.3 120.7 -105.5 111.7 -96.5 109.8 -94.6 103.8 -88.6 97.8 -82.6
3.5 31.8 128.1 119.5 -104.3 110.5 -95.3 108.6 -93.4 102.6 -87.4 96.6 -81.4
4 34.5 127.0 118.4 -103.2 109.4 -94.2 107.5 -92.3 101.5 -86.3 95.5 -80.3
4.5 36.7 126.1 117.5 -102.3 108.5 -93.3 106.6 -91.4 100.6 -85.4 94.6 -79.4
5 39.1 125.1 116.5 -101.3 107.5 -92.3 105.6 -90.4 99.6 -84.4 93.6 -78.4
5.5 42.0 124.1 115.5 -100.3 106.5 -91.3 104.6 -89.4 98.6 -83.4 92.6 -77.4
6 44.9 123.2 114.6 -99.4 105.6 -90.4 103.7 -88.5 97.7 -82.5 91.7 -76.5
6.5 55.0 119.9 111.3 -96.1 102.3 -87.1 100.4 -85.2 94.4 -79.2 88.4 -73.2
7 82.7 110.7 102.1 -86.9 93.1 -77.9 91.2 -76.0 85.2 -70.0 79.2 -64.0
7.5 85.7 106.6 98.0 -82.8 89.0 -73.8 87.1 -71.9 81.1 -65.9 75.1 -59.9
8 86.3 105.2 96.6 -81.4 87.6 -72.4 85.7 -70.5 79.7 -64.5 73.7 -58.5
8.5 86.9 103.8 95.2 -80.0 86.2 -71.0 84.3 -69.1 78.3 -63.1 72.3 -57.1
9 87.5 102.4 93.8 -78.6 84.8 -69.6 82.9 -67.7 76.9 -61.7 70.9 -55.7
9.5 88.1 101.0 92.4 -77.2 83.4 -68.2 81.5 -66.3 75.5 -60.3 69.5 -54.3
10 88.6 99.6 91.0 -75.8 82.0 -66.8 80.1 -64.9 74.1 -58.9 68.1 -52.9
10.5 88.9 98.2 89.6 -74.4 80.6 -65.4 78.7 -63.5 72.7 -57.5 66.7 -51.5
11 89.5 95.2 86.6 -71.4 77.6 -62.4 75.7 -60.5 69.7 -54.5 63.7 -48.5
11.5 90.6 89.6 81.0 -65.8 72.0 -56.8 70.1 -54.9 64.1 -48.9 58.1 -42.9

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LTE LA2.0 thresholds
raster of 5Mbps DL

o utdo o r inc ar indo o r window indo o r day lig ht indo o r de e p

DL(Mbps ) UL(Mbps ) DL CL brut DL_Los s RSRP DL_Loss RSRP DL_Los s RSRP DL_Los s RSRP DL_Los s RSRP
5 0.070 141.7 133.1 -117.9 124.1 -108.9 122.2 -107.0 116.2 -101.0 110.2 -95.0
10 0.3 139.9 131.3 -116.1 122.3 -107.1 120.4 -105.2 114.4 -99.2 108.4 -93.2
15 0.6 136.6 128.0 -112.8 119.0 -103.8 117.1 -101.9 111.1 -95.9 105.1 -89.9
20 1.1 134.4 125.8 -110.6 116.8 -101.6 114.9 -99.7 108.9 -93.7 102.9 -87.7
25 2.1 131.3 122.7 -107.5 113.7 -98.5 111.8 -96.6 105.8 -90.6 99.8 -84.6
30 3.2 128.8 120.2 -105.0 111.2 -96.0 109.3 -94.1 103.3 -88.1 97.3 -82.1
35 4.1 126.8 118.2 -103.0 109.2 -94.0 107.3 -92.1 101.3 -86.1 95.3 -80.1
40 5.2 124.8 116.2 -101.0 107.2 -92.0 105.3 -90.1 99.3 -84.1 93.3 -78.1
45 6.0 123.1 114.5 -99.3 105.5 -90.3 103.6 -88.4 97.6 -82.4 91.6 -76.4
50 6.4 121.5 112.9 -97.7 103.9 -88.7 102.0 -86.8 96.0 -80.8 90.0 -74.8
55 6.5 119.9 111.3 -96.1 102.3 -87.1 100.4 -85.2 94.4 -79.2 88.4 -73.2
60 6.6 118.6 110.0 -94.8 101.0 -85.8 99.1 -83.9 93.1 -77.9 87.1 -71.9
65 6.6 117.3 108.7 -93.5 99.7 -84.5 97.8 -82.6 91.8 -76.6 85.8 -70.6
70 6.7 116.0 107.4 -92.2 98.4 -83.2 96.5 -81.3 90.5 -75.3 84.5 -69.3
75 6.8 114.4 105.8 -90.6 96.8 -81.6 94.9 -79.7 88.9 -73.7 82.9 -67.7
80 6.9 112.0 103.4 -88.2 94.4 -79.2 92.5 -77.3 86.5 -71.3 80.5 -65.3
85 7.2 108.2 99.6 -84.4 90.6 -75.4 88.7 -73.5 82.7 -67.5 76.7 -61.5
90 11.2 92.5 83.9 -68.7 74.9 -59.7 73.0 -57.8 67.0 -51.8 61.0 -45.8

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Design objectives

 Major objectives are :

– 1Mbps Uplink / 20Mbps Downlink at cell Edge

– Indoor Day light
– 3G grid reuse
– Deployment Within marketing outlines

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 MaxTxPower and RS Power parameters setting
The theoretical Reference Signal power is calculated as follows :
PA ( W )
Theoritical RS Power 
1200 subcarriers

Suppliers advice to boost the RS by 3dB higher than the nominal value :
o Improve the HO performances and the cell accessibility
o Compensate the bad performances of Cat3 mobile characteristics

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Common channels offsets

 PDSCH attenuated by 3dB in order to keep the interference level to the same
level as before the boost .

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MHA parameters setting
(still under study)

antenne

antenne
 Reference point : @RU connector
19.6-FL 18.2

 Unbalance of Handover zones between Cell with MHA RRH

MHA and cell without if feeder loss exceeds :

 1dB for Ericsson
 1.4dB for ALU
20

TRDU (ALU) d2U (ALU)

 Main MHA parameters setting : Reference point

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LTE Parameters under Asset 7
Link between Max Tx Power and the RS Power

1- Set 2 PA en dBm
• CellDLTotalPower for E///
• CellDLTotalPower+3dB for ALU

Automatic
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 Simulation under Asset 6 is still possible

 Simple Methodology
– Reuse of UMTS2100 cells
– Choose the suitable antennas from the LTE 2.6GHz
catalogue

– Pilot Power = RS Power (ref. tab1)

– Feeder Length = Feeder loss (m)
– MHA Type

 CPICH RSCP = RSRP

NB : virtual feeder with linear insertion loss of 1dB/m

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LTE arrays
 A large panel of LTE arrays + their combination
through compound arrays

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Example : LTE Cell interferes

 Cell interferers = NBS (CMC>4)

RSRP
RS dominant

Intererence margin (4dB)

2th best server

….
nth best server  Cell interferes
n+1th best server

….….
mth best server

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Merci

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