Service Differentiation

Introduction
ALU RAN Team
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Introduction
1. In LA6, it is possible to implement the throughput differentiation between
QCIs of
same bearer type.
2. This Feature allows tuning the throughput differentiation between different
QCIs of the same type (GBRs and nGBRs). The higher the ratio of the settings of
dlQCISchedulingWeight for 2 different bearers, the higher the throughput ratio
between these QCIs.

Standardized QCI characteristics

Source: 3GPP TS 23.203

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Test Settings

Results
Summary

Note: values shown above are measured in Mbps

Conclusion

Service Differentiation was successfully achieved by using Bearer-level QCI

weights

3 different Grade of Service (GoS) or profiles can be created (e.g Gold, Silver
and Bronze) by mapping each GoS to a distinct QCI (e.g QCI6, QCI8 & QCI9)
and setting different weights associated with these QCIs

Weights can be tuned as per the customer requirement to adjust the degree of
service differentiation