RRU Types

LTE Power Audit

BP Boards Optimization
Interworking Strategy
RRU Types
Various types of RRUs being used in LTE technology having different power and antenna
support. Below mentioned are types of RRU used in our network.

RRU Total RRU Power (W) Antenna Support RRU Type

R8861 80 1 Normal
R8862 120 2 Normal
R8882 120 2 Normal
R8852E 160 2 HP RRU (2 ports)
R8872A 160 2 HP RRU (2 ports)
R8894E 320 4 HP RRU (4 ports)
R8854E 240 4 HP RRU (4 ports)

Cell Formation According to RRU (Sample)

• 71,72,73 RRU number used for L1800 (LTE) Click alarm- enter site ID Right click Site- Open Rack Chart
• 61,62,63 RRU number used for FE2100 (LTE)
• 51,52,53 RRU number used for L900 (LTE)

Band Cell SubNetwork MEID Cell Name ENodeB Cell ID RRU RRU Type Total RRU Power (W)
L1800 539 215 FSB6217L_1_Fatehabad 6217 1 71 R8862 S1800(B6A) 120 RRU type of any cell can be
L1800 539 215 FSB6217L_2_Fatehabad 6217 2 72 R8862 S1800(B6A) 120
checked from Netnumen in Rack
L1800 539 215 FSB6217L_3_Fatehabad 6217 3 73 R8862 S1800(B6A) 120
L2100 539 215 FSB6217L_101_Fatehabad 6217 101 61 R8861 S2100(B8B) 80
chart. For E.g. site 6217 Cell ID 1
L2100 539 215 FSB6217L_102_Fatehabad 6217 102 62 R8861 S2100(B8B) 80 (71 RRU) 8862 is deployed as
L2100 539 215 FSB6217L_103_Fatehabad 6217 103 63 R8861 S2100(B8B) 80 shown above
L900 539 215 FSB6217L_201_Fatehabad 6217 201 51 R8881 S9000(B8B) 80
L900 539 215 FSB6217L_202_Fatehabad 6217 202 52 R8881 S9000(B8B) 80
L900 539 215 FSB6217L_203_Fatehabad 6217 203 53 R8881 S9000(B8B) 80

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LTE Power Audit
Power audit is conducted to ensure better user perception (Better throughput/Better
coverage)

Types of Power Audit

• RRU Power audit (Power is evenly distributed between technologies (GL/Non GL mode)
• RS power , Pa & Pb audit to ensure better user perception

Pa=Power of RE in Type A / Power of RS in Type B

Pb=Power of RE in Type B / Power of RE in Type A
RS Power= Transmit power every resource element of cell-specific reference signals

There are two types of OFDM symbols

Type B which contains RS

Type A which do not contain RS

In two port antenna system two RE carry RS (Antenna 1) & two RE are empty (Antenna 2).
In case of evenly distributed power the two empty RE power is wasted (Pa=0 & Pb=1). So
in order to utilize empty RE power to enhance RS power (Pa=-3 & Pb=1) settings applied.

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LTE Power Audit (Power Parameters)
RS Power Calculator
Power audit is conducted to ensure better user perception (Better throughput/Better coverage)
MO maxCPTransPwr Details
50.7 Max RRU power (dBm)
cpTransPwr
ECellEquipmentFunct 50.6 Real transmit power (dBm)
ion
cpSpeRefSigPwr
19.9 Cell RS Power (dBm)
pb
1 Signal power Ratio
(long:0:0,1:1,2:2,3:3;default:1)
EUtranCellFDD
cellRSPortNum
1 Number of Tx Antenna Port in Cell
(long:0:1,1:2,2:4;default:1)
paForDTCH
PowerControlDL Power Offset Between PDSCH and Cell RS
2 (long:0:-6,1:-4.77,2:-3,3:-
1.77,4:0,5:1,6:2,7:3;default:4)

Power Audit sample

As mentioned below in audit delta between Max transmission and real transmission is high than 0.1 dBm (wastage of
power according to PaPb settings. So according to RS power we have the margin to modify Pa and Pb powers accordingly
for better user perception (better throughput & coverage)

MaxcpTransPower RealTransmi
PA Pb
Source RS Port Band Cell BW DL EARFCN tPower PA Pb RS Power Delta Pwr proposed proposed RS Power proposed

KWA41637L_103_BilalTownJaranwala 0 L2100 3 2115 46 42.9 3 1 16.9 3.1 4 same same

SRG6053L_101_MohammadiaColony 0 L2100 3 2115 46 42.9 3 1 16.9 3.1 4 same same
TTS41470L_102_ChchawatniRoadTTS 0 L2100 3 2115 46 42.9 3 1 16.9 3.1 4 same same
HWY7169L_3_NoulWazirabadRd 2 L1800 5 1844.7 50.7 47.7 1 2 18.7 3 3 1 same
RUR4806L_1_AkberAbad 2 L1800 5 1844.7 50.7 47.7 1 2 18.7 3 3 1 same
RUR4806L_3_AkberAbad 2 L1800 5 1844.7 50.7 47.7 1 2 18.7 3 3 1 same
SLK4203L_3_Muzaffarpur 2 L1800 5 1844.7 50.7 47.7 1 2 18.7 3 3 1 same

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Power Optimization :: ZTE Central Region (42 Cells)
Statistical Results ::
Highlights:

Pa/Pb audit has been conducted and and few discrepancies observed on 42 cells . Pa/Pb
can be optimized according to assigned RS power for better user perception and below are
the observations.

Benchmarking observations ::

1. Improvement in PS traffic.
2. Reduction in DL PRB usage & improvement in DL user throughput.
3. Improvement in quality KPIs (CQI & 64QAM share).
4. Improvement in Cell DL throughput.
5. Better CFI=1 proportion .
6. Rest KPIs following stable trend

Tabular Benchmark ::

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Power Optimization :: ZTE Central Region (16 Cells)
Statistical Results ::
Highlights:

Pa/Pb audit has been conducted and and few discrepancies observed on 16 cells . Pa/Pb
can be optimized according to assigned RS power for better user perception and below are
the observations.

Benchmarking observations ::

1. Improvement in PS traffic.
2. Reduction in DL PRB usage & improvement in DL user throughput.
3. Improvement in quality KPIs (CQI & 64QAM share).
4. Improvement in Cell DL throughput.
5. Better CFI=1 proportion .
6. Rest KPIs following stable trend

Tabular Benchmark ::

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Power Optimization :: ZTE Central Region (16 Cells)
Highlights: Cell level Congested Hours Reduction

Significant reduction in congested hours up to 49% with 12% increase in daily PS Traffic

Congested Hours Summary

Congested Hours Trend

Congested Hours Criteria

Cell PRB Utilization >=85% & User Throughput <=3 Mbps & RRC
Connected Users >=37 for 28 or more hours in last 7 days (at least 1
hour each day)

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BP Boards Optimization
There are different BP boards being used in our network which supports 2G, 3G & 4G cells. Exceeding
cells limit of boards can lead into low DL throughput , low traffic and camping issues BP Boards View

BP Boards Cells capacity

Tech Card Cells Capacity

BPN0 6
BPN2 6
LTE
BPL 6
BPQ2 12
UMTS Bpk 6
GSM UBPG 12TRx

Sample Case (BPN board exceeding limit)

As mentioned in below audit BPN2 board exceeding cell limit (Currently having 9 cells rather
than 6). So performance of the cells in this board will be affected due to board over utilization.
Load shifting is suggested to Slot 6 BPQ2 having 8 cells currently and having capacity of 12 cells

3G Cells Count 4G Cells Count 3G+4G Cells Count Cards SlotWise

ENB Region Slot5 Slot6 Slot7 Slot8
5 6 7 8 Grand Total 5 6 7 8 Grand Total 5 Sum 6 Sum 7 Sum 8 Sum 5 6 7 8

0 0 5 1 6 0 8 4 0 12 0 8 9 1 BPQ2 BPN2 3628 Central-5 UBPG,2,0 BPQ2,16,4104 BPN2,1;16,8392968 BPK_e,1,0

Remarks Suggesstion Final

Slot 7 (BPN2) having more than 6 cells Load shifting to Slot 6 (BPQ2=8) Load Shifting

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BP Boards Optimization (Case Study)
Rack Chart
In recent past there was a case regarding low throughput and traffic was reported for site SRG 6033

Issue
DL user THP is low despite low PRB utilization specifically between intervals 9:00AM to 22:00PM for cells
1,101,103,113,12 & 3

Analysis

Root cause of low DL throughput was BPN2 board over capability .3G (5 cells)+4G (6 cells)

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BP Boards Optimization (Case Study)
Results

Improvement observed DL user throughput and traffic after board optimization as shown below

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Interworking Strategy
Interworking strategy for current 4G technology mentioned below

Current Strategy
Data Traffic Ratio (3G & 4G)
4G Interworking Strategy (Idle/Connected)
Strategy Current Setting
Start Measurements RSRP<=-112 dBm 3G & 4G Data Traffic Ratio
L2U Reselection Triggering RSRP<=-116 dBm
4G Data Traffic Ratio 3G Data Traffic Ratio
Target UMTS Ncell RSCP RSCP =>-99 dBm
94.00% 9.00%
Stop Measurements RSRP<=-112 dBm 8.15% 8.09%
7.65% 8.00%
Triggering RSRP<=-116dBm 7.33%
L2U Redirection 93.50% 6.99% 6.76% 6.58% 7.00%
Target UMTS Ncell RSCP RSCP =>-98 dBm
Blind Redirection RSRP<=-118 dBm 93.00% 6.00%

4G Traffic Ratio

3G Traffic Ratio
U2L Reselection Threshold Target Neighbor cell RSRP=>-118 dBm 5.00%
92.50%
4.00%
93.42%
93.24%
Parameter Settings 92.00% 93.01% 3.00%
92.67%
92.35% 2.00%
Idle/Connected MO Parameter Value 91.50% 91.85% 91.91%
1.00%
EUtranReselection selQrxLevMin -118
91.00% 0.00%
EUtranReselection snonintrasearch 6 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21
L2U Reselection EUtranReselection threshSvrLow 2
UtranReselectionFDD utranRslPara_qRxLevMin -115
UtranReselectionFDD utranRslPara_threshXLow 16
UeEUtranMeasurement thresholdOfRSRP (Inter Rat Measure) 30 -112
Major focus of CMPAK is to enhance 4G camping ratio for
UeRATMeasurement rsrpSrvTrd (B2) Measured Redirection -116 which interworking strategy (parameter settings) are modified
L2U Redirection
UeRATMeasurement rscpSysNbrTrd -98 accordingly
UeEUtranMeasurement thresholdOfRSRP (Blind Redirection) A2 (40) -118
UPriSel qrxlevminEUTRA -118
U2L Reselection
UPriSel eutranHighThresh 0
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