LTE/LTEA

SelfOptimizationNetwork
Jungshin Park
JungshinPark
shin02.park@samsung.com

DMCR&DCenter
Samsung Electronics Co
SamsungElectronicsCo.
June28,2011

Contents
0 Introduction
0.Introduction
I.

3GPPSON
3GPPSONFeatures
Release10Enhancements

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0 Introduction
0.

SON (Self Optimization Network)

SON (Self Optimization Network)

SON(SelfOptimizationNetwork)

SelfOrganizingNetworks(SON)isaprocessthatinvolvesNetworkElements(NEs)inRadioAccessNetworks(RAN)
andCorenetworkstoenableautomaticconfiguration,tomeasure/analyzeperformancedata,andtofinetune
networkattributesinordertoachieveoptimalperformance.

SONArchitecture
CentralizedSONModel
ClientServertype:clientcollectsandreportsinformationtotheserver;
yp
p
serverdecidesanddistributesoptimizedparameters
Signalinghappensbetweenserverandcliententity

DistributedSONModel
Peertopeertype:eachentityoptimizesandinformsneighboringentityofits
p
parameters
Signalinghappensbetweenpeerentities

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SON Framework

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I 3GPP SON
I.3GPPSON

3GPP SON Features

RELEASE
REL8
[~2009.03]

REL9
[~2010.03]

REL10
REL
10
(LTEA)

Feature

Descriptions

Automatic PCIselection

ToavoidPCIcollision/confusion

AutomaticNeighborRelations

Toease neighborrelationtablesetup

NeighboreNBIPAcquisition

ToautomateX2setup

Loadbalancing*

Toavoid handovertotheloadedcell

InterCellInterferenceCoordination*

g
Tosmart schedulingtoreduceinterference

RACHOptimization

Tominimize RACHcollisions

MobilityLoad Balancing

Tokeeptheloadevenlythroughthenetwork

MobilityRobustOptimization

Toidentifytheerror casesrelatedtohandover

EnergySaving*

Toturnoffthecellfor energysaving

MRO Enhancement InterRAT

MROEnhancement,Inter
RATMLB
MLB

To improve SONfeature
Toimprove
SON feature

EnergySaving*

Toimprove energysavingfeature

Minimization ofDriveTest*

Todetectthecoverage holewithminimaleffort

[~2011.06]
*NotpartofSONworkitem

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Automatic PCI Selection

PCI(PhysicalCellIdentity)isdeterminedbyeNB
PCI (Physical Cell Identity) is determined by eNB
1) TheOAMsystemprovidesaninitiallistofPCIvalues.
2) TheeNBmayshortenthelistbyremovingthefollowingPCIswhich
arealreadyusedbyneighbors:
PCIsreportedbyUEs;
PCIsreportedovertheX2interfacebyneighboring
PCI s reported over the X2 interface by neighboring eNBs
PCIsacquiredthroughotherimplementationdependentmethods
(e.g.,byselfscanningfordownlinksignals)

3)) TheeNBselectsaPCIvaluerandomlyfromtheupdatedlist
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Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR)

Neighbor
NeighborRelationTable(NRT)isconfigured/updated
Relation Table (NRT) is configured/updated
automatically
1)UEreportsneighboringcellinformation(RRCsignaling)
2)eNBmayconsultwithOAMtoupdateitstable
cf.O&MmayaddordeleteNRsatanytime

ComponentsofNRT
TCI(TargetCellInformation)
ECGI,TAI,PCI
PLMNIDs,etc
PLMN IDs, etc

NeighborRelationAttribute
NoRemove,,NoHO,NoX2,etc
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Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR)

ReportofneighboringcellinformationbyUE
Report of neighboring cell information by UE

Cell A
Phy-CID=3
Global-CID =17

Cell B
Phy-CID=5
Global-CID
=19

1) New Phy-CID is detected

0) report(Phy-CID=5,
strong signal)
3) Report
GlobalCID 19
CID=19
(TAC, PLMN
ID, )

2b) Read BCH()

2) Report GlobalCID Request (Target

Phy-CID=5)

<Procedures>[TS36.300]
1. UEsendsameasurementreport
regardingcellB(PCI) butnotECGI.
2. ENBinstructstheUEusingPCIto
read ECGI (e.g. PLMN ID, CSG
readECGI(e.g.PLMNID,CSG
indicator,CellID)
3. WhentheUEfoundECGI,itreports
thedetectedECGI,thetrackingarea
code PLMN IDs
code,PLMNIDs
4. ENBdecidestoaddPCI,ECGIinto
theNeighborRelationTable(ERT)

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Lookupaddress
Update
Ifneeded,performsX2SETUP

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Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR)

UpdateofNRT
Update of NRT

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Neighbor eNB IP Acquisition

The
TheIPaddressofanewneighboreNBisacquiredthrough
IP address of a new neighbor eNB is acquired through
backhaulcommunication
0)UEisservedbyeNB01
1)eNB02isinstalled,setsupS1withMME02,
andstartsactivatingitsRadio
d
i i i
di
2)UEdetectsandreportseNB02(PCI)
3)ANRisperformed
4) 6)SONInfoRequest
4)
6) SON Info Request (eNB02IP)is
(eNB02 IP) is transmitted
toeNB01
7) 9)SONInfoReply (eNB02IP)is sentbackto
eNB01

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Load Balancing
eNB
eNBmaycontrolUEHOsbasedontheloadinformationofits
may control UE HOs based on the load information of its
neighboreNBs
eNB1

eNB2

<X2SupportforLoadBalancing>

RESOURCE STATUS REQUEST

SubscriptionforMeasurements

RESOURCE STATUS RESPONSE

eNB
NB1

eNB
NB2

RESOURCE STATUS UPDATE

DonebyRESOUCESTATUSREQUEST/RESPONSE

PeriodicUpdatedMeasurements

DonebyRESOURCESTATUSUPDATE
MeasurementInformation

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StartandStoptherequestedmeasurements
Subscriberequiredmeasurements
SpecifytheperiodicityoftheUPDATE

RadioResourceStatus(DL/ULtotal/GBR/nonGBRPRB
usages percentages)
UL/DLS1TNLLoadIndicator(Low/medium/high/)
HardwareLoadIndicator(Low/medium/high/overload)

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Inter-Cell
Inter
Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)
To
Tomitigateintercellinterference,loadandinterferenceco
mitigate inter cell interference load and interference co
ordinationinformationaresharedbetweenNeighboreNBs in
the same FA band
thesameFAband
<X2SupportforInterferenceManagement>
eNB1

eNB2

UL Hi h I t f
ULHighInterferenceIndicator(HII)
I di t (HII) proactiveindicator
ti i di t
o

LOAD INFORMATION

ULInterferenceOverloadIndicator(IOI) reactiveindicator
o

interferencelevelexperiencedbytheindicatedcellonall
interference
level experienced by the indicated cell on all
resourceblocks

DLRelativeNarrowbandTx Power(RNTP) proactive

indicator?
o

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ThereceivingeNBshouldtrytoavoidschedulingcelledgeUEs
initscellsfortheconcernedPRBs

whetherdownlinktransmissionpowerislowerthanthevalue
indicatedbytheRNTPThresholdIE

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Inter-Cell
Inter
Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)
Examplescenario
Example scenario
Cell1generatesandreportsloadandinterferencecoordination
informationtoCell2
1) ULHIIbitset:UEattheedgemaycauseinterferencetoCell2
2) ULIOI:APRBofCell1suffersinterference{high,medium,low,}
3) RNTPbitset:ThepowerforaDLPRBmayexceedRNTPthreshold
RNTP bit set: The power for a DL PRB may exceed RNTP threshold

Potential interference
to Cell2 by the UE
1) PRB resource allocated to the edge UE
Cell2

(target)

Cell1

Cell4

UL traffic from the UE

Cell3

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RACH Optimization
To
ToreducepossibleRACH(RandomAccessChannel)resources
reduce possible RACH (Random Access Channel) resources
collisions,configurationinformationissharedbetweeneNBs
RACHResourcesInformation
RACH Resources Information
1)RadioresourceinformationforRACHprocedures(time/freqinformation)
:PRACHFrequencyOffset,PRACHConfigurationIndex

2) P
2)ParametersforgeneratingRACHPreambles
t f
ti RACH P
bl
:RootSequenceIndex,ZeroCorrectionZoneConfiguration,HighSpeedFlag

X2SupportforRACHoptimization
PRACHConfigurationinformationisdeliveredbytheX2Setupand NB
ConfigurationUpdatemessages

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Mobility Load Balancing (MLB) (1/3)

To
Tobalancetheloadbetweenneighborcells,capacityand
balance the load between neighbor cells capacity and
handoverparametersinformationaresharedbetweeneNBs
MLBFramework
1)Loadreportingfunction
1)
Load reporting function
2)Handoverfunction
3)AdaptingHOparameters

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Mobility Load Balancing (MLB) (2/3)

LoadReportingFunction
Load Reporting Function
ExchangescapacityinformationusingX2ResourceStatusUpdate msg.
IE/Group Name
IE/GroupName

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

IEtypeandreference

Semantics description
Semanticsdescription

CompositeAvailableCapacityDownlink

CompositeAvailable
Capacity9.2.45

FortheDownlink

CompositeAvailableCapacityUplink

CompositeAvailable
Capacity9.2.45

FortheUplink

IE/GroupName

Presence

Range

IEtypeandreference

Semanticsdescription
Value1shallindicatetheminimumcell
capacity,and100shallindicatethe
maximumcellcapacity.Thereshouldbe
li
linearrelationbetweencellcapacity
l i b
ll
i
andCellCapacityClassValue

CellCapacityClassValue

INTEGER(1..100,...)

CapacityValue

INTEGER(0..100)

Value0shallindicatenoavailable
capacity,and100shallindicate
maximumavailablecapacity.Capacity
Valueshouldbemeasuredonalinear
scale.
l

cf.FortheInterRATMLB,S1ENB/MMEDirectInformationTransfer messageis
used instead
usedinstead
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Mobility Load Balancing (MLB) (3/3)

AdoptingHandoverParameters
Adopting Handover Parameters
eNBrequestsitsneighborstoadjustmobilityparameters
UsingX2MobilityChangeRequest/Acknowledge
Using X2 Mobility Change Request/Acknowledge message
Mobilityloadbalancingparameters:
IE/GroupName

Presence

MessageType
Message
Type
eNB1CellID

M
M

eNB2CellID

eNB1 Mobility Parameters

eNB1MobilityParameters

eNB2ProposedMobilityParameters

Cause

IE/GroupName
HandoverTriggerChange

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Range

IEtypeandreference
9.2.13
9
2 13
ECGI
9.2.14
ECGI
9.2.14
Mobility Parameters Information
MobilityParametersInformation
9.2.48
MobilityParametersInformation
9.2.48
9.2.6

IEtypeandreference
INTEGER(20..20)

Semanticsdescription

Configuration change in
Configurationchangein
eNB1cell.
Proposedconfiguration
changeineNB2cell.

Semanticsdescription
TheactualvalueisIEvalue*0.5dB.
CellSpecificOffset

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Mobility Robust Optimization

To
ToenableadjustmentofHOparameters,HOerrors,reported
enable adjustment of HO parameters HO errors reported
byUE,canbenotifiedtoeNBs bybackhaulsignaling
3TypesofHOerrorsarereported
3 Types of HO errors are reported
Toolatehandover
Tooearlyhandover
Handovertothewrongcell

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Mobility Robust Optimization

ReportofHOerrors:
Report of HO errors
1)TooLateHandover

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Mobility Robust Optimization

ReportofHOerrors
Report of HO errors
2)TooEarlyHandover

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Mobility Robust Optimization

ReportofHOerrors
Report of HO errors
3)HOtothewrongCell

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MRO Enhancement (1/2)

MROforRRCreestablishmentfailure
MRO for RRC re establishment failure
UEprovidestheRLFReporttoaneNB duringRRCconnectionsetup
afterthereestablishmentfailure
AvailabilityoftheRLFReportattheRRCconnectionsetupprocedureis
theindicationthattheUErecoversfromaconnectionfailure
TheeNB
Th NB receivingtheRLFReportmayforwardthereporttotheeNB
i i th RLF R
t
f
d th
t t th NB
thatservedtheUEbeforethereportedconnectionfailureortothe
eNB wherethemobilityconfigurationcausedthefailure
RLFReportmaybeusedtoidentifycoveragehole

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MRO Enhancement (2/2)

InterRATMROEnhancement
Inter RAT MRO Enhancement
FordetectionoftooearlyinterRAThandoverwithnoRLF
TargetisconfiguredwiththresholdsduringHOpreparationphase
g
g
g
p p
p
RSRP,RSRQ,timer,Frequency

TargeteNB detectsandreportsunnecessaryHOeventstosourceeNB

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MLB Enhancement
InterRATMLBSupport
Inter RAT MLB Support
EventtriggeredInterRATcellloadreporting
Reportsaresentwhencrossingcellloadthreshold
epo ts a e se t e c oss g ce oad t es o d
Reportscanhaveinformationformultiplecells

Reportingparameters
CellCapacityClassvalue
UL/DLrelativecapacityindicator

Capacityvalue
UL/DLavailablecapacityaspercentageoftotalcellcapacity

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