Cell Channel Power Distribution Parameters

The common configurable cell channel power distribution parameters are listed here.
Table 1 List of cell channel power distribution parameters
No
.

Parameter ID

Parameter Meaning

Default
Value

Relevant Command

Level

MaxTxPower

Maximum cell
transmit power

430, that is,

43 dBm

ADD CELLSETUP
MOD CELLSETUP

PCPICHPower

PCPICH transmit
power

330, that is,

33 dBm

ADD PCPICH
LST PCPICH
MOD CELL

PSCHPower
SSCHPower

Transmit power of
PSCH and SSCH

-50, that is,

-5 dB

PSCHPower
ADD PSCH
LST PSCH
MOD CELL
SSCHPower
ADD SSCH
LST SSCH
MOD CELL

BCHPower

BCH transmit power

-20, that is,

-2 dB

ADD BCH
LST BCH
MOD CELL

MaxFachPower

Maximum FACH
transmit power

10, that is, 1 ADD FACH

dB
LST FACH
MOD SCCPCH

FACH

PCHPower

PCH transmit power

20, that is, 2 ADD PCH

dB
LST PCH
MOD SCCPCH

Cell

PICHPowerOffset PICH transmit power -3 dB

ADD
CHPWROFFSET
LST PICH
MOD
PICHPWROFFSET

Cell

Table 1 List of cell channel power distribution parameters

No
.
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Parameter ID

Parameter Meaning

Default
Value

AICHPowerOffse AICH transmit power -6 dB

t

Relevant Command

Level

ADD
CHPWROFFSET
LST AICH
MOD
AICHPWROFFSET

Maximum Cell Transmit Power

This parameter is the maximum downlink transmitting power of the NodeB.

Cell PCPICH Transmit Power

It is used to determine the power of Primary CPICH of a cell. The reference point is the
antenna connector of NodeB. Its value is related to the downlink coverage in the
network planning.

PSCH and SSCH Transmit Power

These parameters are the transmit powers of P-SCH and S-SCH in relation to PCPICH.

BCH Transmit Power

This parameter is the transmit power of PCCPCH bearing BCH in relation to PCPICH.

Maximum FACH Transmit Power

This parameter defines the maximum FACH transmit power MaxFachPower (In MOD
SCCPCH, the maximum transmit powers of the two FACH channels are respectively
FACH1MaxPower and FACH2MaxPower) in relation to PCPICH.

PCH Transmit Power

This parameter defines the transmit power of the PCH channel in relation to PCPICH.

PICH Transmit Power

This parameter is the transmit power of the PICH channel in relation to PCPICH.

AICH Transmit Power

This parameter defines the transmit power of AICH in relation to PCPICH.

Parent topic: Miscellaneous Topic Parameters

Document form some other source on CPICH optimization
Finally, in networks with very good inter-site distance a gain based approach is
utilized. The idea is as simple as we decrease the CPICH power for highly loaded
cells and decrease it for less loaded cell. For example, if the optimization engineer
desires that the network power load is controlled at 80% he then might think that

he sets CPICH power to 33 dBm if the traffic power load is around 60% and to 36
dBm whenever the traffic power load of the cells drops down to 40%. The gain
based approach is quite intuitive for the network optimizer and it significantly
enhances network power utilization for highly loaded network provided that the
network is well designed physically. It outperforms the uniform solution as well in
the sense that it achieves a load balancing strategy. However, this approach cannot
be used generally for any network and cannot guarantee adequate performance
especially that it doesnt take into account soft/softer handover gain and overhead.