Dynamic Power Sharing with Flexi Multiradio

RG301555 and BSS21507

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Dynamic Power Sharing in Multiradio

RG301555 : Higher Average Power per TRX

BSS21507 : Flexible MCPA TX Power Pooling

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Background
Multi Carrier Power Amplifier in Flexi Multiradio BTS

• Each pipe in the RF module is equipped with Multi Carrier

Power Amplifier (MCPA) that amplifies simultaneously all
the GSM/EDGE carriers defined in that cell

• Up to six GSM/EDGE carriers can be defined in one pipe

• In static Allocation, MCPA’s total output power is shared

666 between all carriers defined in that pipe
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– Max o/p per carrier is directly determined by the number of defined
carriers in the pipe
444 – Max o/p per TRX = 60 W / No of carriers defined in the MCPA
333

• More than one pipe per sector is needed for High capacity
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and high coverage sites,
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Config
10W 12W 15W 20W 30W 60W Coverage area
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Dynamic Power Sharing in Flexi Multiradio BTS (1/3)

• Dynamic Power Sharing enables unused power from different

TRXs to be used dynamically between other TRXs of the
same cell
– BCCH carrier has statically allocated power
– MaxBCCH o/p ≥ 60 W / No of carriers defined in the MCPA
– Remaining MCPA power is dynamically allocated for TCH carriers
– MaxTCH o/p = MaxBCCH o/p

6 carriers / MCPA 6 carriers / MCPA

4 carriers / MCPA 4 carriers / MCPA

Cell
range Cell
range

Static Allocation Dynamic Power Sharing

Max o/p per carrier decreases with increasing
no of defined carriers  Cell coverage is
reduced
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Max o/p per carrier does not need to be reduced
with increasing no of defined carriers  Cell
coverage is unchanged
Dynamic Power Sharing in Flexi Multiradio BTS (2/3)

Example of DL power levels usage on TS basis among TRXs

Energy Optimized TCH Allocation

to steer calls requiring max power
Permanently to BCCH TRX
Allocated
BCCH Power
BCCH SD/8 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W P0
BCCH@20W

TRX1: Pmax=20W 20W 20W 8W 12W 20W

TRX2: Pmax=20W 20W 20W 12W 20W 08W 20W PC active

Idle
TRX3: Pmax=20W 20W 20W 20W 8W 12W 20W 20W

Admission Control to allocate the best possible channel with the available MCPA power
Three TRXs with
pooled 40W power Instantaneous aggregate power not exceeding 40W
due to use of DTX & PC & Idle / Energy optimized
TCH Allocation feature reducing Pmax need

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Dynamic Power Sharing in Flexi Multiradio BTS (3/3)

• Benefits
– Capacity Enhancement : More CS and PS connections can be served
– Coverage Enhancement : More distant and weak CS&PS connection can
be served
– Cost saving: Needed less radio modules for almost same DL coverage

• Implementation
– Step 1 : RG301555 Higher average Power per TRX, Available in RG10
EP 5.1 and EX3.1, MP1,0
– Step 2 : BSS21507 Flexible MCPA TX Power Pooling, Available in RG20
EP2 and BTS SW release : EX4.2

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 RG301555 : Higher Average Power per TRX (1/2)
• This is the first step towards Dynamic Power Sharing in which the gains of idle
channels, DL Power control, DTX are utilised to increase the average output
power per TRX.
• The BCCH Power is permanently allocated and the other TRXs use the remaining
pooled power
• In case of temporary demand for high transmit power on all TCH carriers TX
power compression in BTS is done  e.g. there is a lower power used for the call
than it comes from the Power Control algorithm demand
• Planned Configurations:

Config Tx power No. of pipes No of Modules No. of

antennas
4+4+4 20W 1 1 6

5+5+5 15W 1 1 6

6+6+6 15W 1 1 6

8+8+8 20W 2 2 6/12

10+10+10 15W 2 2 6/12

12+12+12 15W 2 2 6/12

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 RG301555 : Higher Average Power per TRX (2/2)
• Implications:
– In case of many Distant & Weak connections (need full DL power) the latest
connection needs to be suppressed and may undergo abnormal connection
release
– Try to avoid BCCH attenuation with this feature. Both still work, but the full
power of RM (=gain) is not available.

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 RG301555 : Visibility to BSS Level KPIs
• Calls density will increase with the increase in coverage (weaker connections can
also be served) or capacity (busy hours volume increase)

• Calls performance will remain unchanged until high load appears, then slight
degradation may be observed for a single connection that undergoes suppression

• Calls abnormal releases unchanged until high load appears, then slight increase
will be observed

Once this feature has been implemented and simulated average busy hour traffic
profile is taken, the KPI changes can be provided. Now only the theory about
changes can be presented here

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 BSS21507 : Flexible MCPA TX Power Pooling (1/2)
• This feature introduces Admission and Congestion control algorithms in BSC
– Users with different DL power needs are allocated the most optimum TCH within a cell so that the max TX power of MCPA is not exceeded
– In case that BSC overbooks power BTS uses an algorithm to compress power of the mobiles so that power can be kept in the limit
– In case higher power is needed of ongoing call, BSC performs intracell handover to make sure that total MCPA TX power is not exceeded
• Supported Configurations
• RFM

• RRH

Config Tx power Ant opt N:o of No. of No.of

Modules antennas
3+3+3 30W No 1 1 6
5+5+5 20W No 1 1 6
6+6+6 20W No 1 1 6
10+10+10 20W Yes 2 2 6/12
12+12+12 20W Yes 2 2 6/12

Single pipe Two pipes

TRXs Tx Power TRXs Tx Power
3 20W 6 20W
4 13.3W 8 13.3W
5 10W / 13.3W 10 10W / 13.3W
6 10W / 13.3W 12 10W / 13.3W

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 BSS21507 : Flexible MCPA TX Power Pooling (2/2)
• In case of many distant &weak connections (need full DL power) all or
several the adjacent connections (reside on same pipe and on the same
timeslot) may need to be equally suppressed and may more rarely
undergo abnormal connection release

• Try to avoid BCCH attenuation with this feature. Both still work, but the full
power of RM (=gain) is not available.

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BSS21507 : Visibility to BSS Level KPIs
Compared to RG310555

• Calls density will increase with the increase in coverage (weaker connections
can also be served) or capacity (busy hours volume increase)

• Calls performance will remain unchanged until high load appears, then slight
degradation will be observed equally shared to all adjacent connections (scoped
both CS and PS)

• Calls abnormal releases unchanged until high load appears, then no increase
will be observed as suppression is equally shared and in more radical case
BSC rescues the critical calls to other cell that have more space at that
moment.

Once this feature has been implemented and simulated average busy hour
traffic profile is taken, the KPI changes can be provided. Now only the
theory about changes can be presented here

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Other Related Features

• BSS20958 Energy Saving Mode for BCCH TRX

– Reduces electricity consumption by reducing the transmit power of the BCCH TRX
– The dummy bursts on idle circuit switched channels of the BCCH carrier are
transmitted at 2 dB lower power level
– Additionally, the feature enables a 2 dB dynamic power control on active dedicated
circuit switched channels of the BCCH TRX.
– This saved power can be used with the Flexible MCPA TX power pooling feature in
other TRXs than BCCH TRX

• BSS21222 Energy Optimized TCH Allocation

– This feature steers the users requiring higher DL power to BCCH TRX
– This means that MS requiring higher DL power is served by BCCH TRX and the
remaining users for TCH TRXs may not need higher DL power resulting in better
KPIs

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