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Huawei Access & Retainability performance improveme

nt Solution

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Author / ID

Wang Li/ 00132365

Co-author / ID

Li Xiao/00148426

Approver / ID

Zhao Xinchun/146689

Description

In this slide, it describes the overview solutions: Access performance solution, such as retainability
performance solution, Access improvement solution in resource congestion to expansion carrier in hot
spot sites, Access improvement solution in Network structure(RAB DRD Rollback), retainability
improvement solution in signaling optimization(SHO procedure optimization and PS 8k in CS call setup),
Retainability improvement solution in signal fluctuate(RRC Re-establishment), Retainability improvement
solution in weak coverage(HSUPA fall back to R99 DCH).

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The changing of network bring the changing of Access & Retainability perf
ormance
The Key performance of the
network affect the users
experience directly

Challenge

There is a coupling relation in

networks capacity, coverage
and quality.

Coverage
Capacity
Quality
User
User number
number increase
increase sharply
sharply in
in short-time
short-time brings
brings
the
the network
network heavy
heavy load,
load, Influence
Influence networks
networks
capacity
capacity &
& coverage
coverage

User
User behavior
behavior changing
changing bring
bring the
the traffic
traffic model
model
changing:
changing: from
from Single
Single service
service to
to combine
combine service.
service.
Influence
Influence networks
networks coverage
coverage &
& quality.
quality.

Analysis the cause of the poor

performance decreasing

Optimization

1200000
1000000
User
Number
800000
600000
400000
200000
0

User Number Increase

866585

1110467.5

527346

Average US
Cell phone User

Vs

Others 3%
Internet 3%
Games 3%
Music 2%

SM
S
15
%

602610

Sourc
e:
AT&T

Provide the solution to improve the

Access & Retainability performance. It
will improve users experience.

iPhone

Others 3%
Internet 11%

Games 9%

Voice Call
70%

Music 11%

Voice Call
40%
SMS
14
%

E-mail 13%
Use more

The Access & Retainability performance degrade and will be worse than
before
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Solution Overview

Access performance solution overview

Network
structure

Weak Coverage

RRC

RAB

RRC redirection based on

coverage
Select & reselect
parameter optimization
RRC channel type
optimization
Power control optimization
in Open-loop
FACH power optimization

Soft Handover optimization

in IUR
PS E2D Based on
Coverage
Downlink max power
optimization
RLC parameter
optimization
Activating timer
optimization in weak
coverage

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LAC optimization
Camp on strategy
optimization for IDEL user
Inter-frequency / intrafrequency / inter-rat
reselection optimization
Redirection due to resource
congestion

Camp on strategy
optimization for IDEL user
Access strategy optimization
RAB DRD Rollback
DRD trigger condition
optimization
RB setup channel type
optimization

resource
congestion

Site/ carrier expansion

Multi-sector
FACH congestion
optimization
CE overbooking
Dynamic CE
Power resource access
control optimization
UU capacity optimization
hardware expansion
NODEB Dynamic code
Uplink total ENU optimization
Access control threshold
optimization
CE overbooking
Dynamic CE
NODEB Dynamic code
Power resource access
control optimization
UU capacity optimization
CS RAB prefer
Site/ carrier expansion
Multi-sector
Hardware expansion
HSPA max user number
optimization

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Signaling
optimization

RRC setup command repeat

optimization
Timer and parameters
optimization for IDEL user
Timer optimization in
signaling process
RRC message length
optimization

Timer optimization in
signaling process
Activate timer optimization
Signaling overlap
optimization
Active Radio link re-establish
1A measure parameter carry
on system information block

Solution Overview

Retainability performance solution overview

CS

PS

Weak
Coverage
SHO
trigger condition
optimization
RLC parameter
optimization
RL synchronization
optimization
Timer and parameter
optimization for connect
mode
Downlink max power
optimization
PS DCH rate optimization
in CS+PS combine service
PS channel type
optimization in CS+PS
combine service
HSDPA CQI feed back
cycle optimization in
CS+PS combine service
Activating timer
optimization in combine
SHO trigger condition
service
optimization
RLC parameter
optimization
Timer and parameter
optimization for connect
mode
E2D based on coverage
HSDPA server cell update
optimization
HUSUPA TTI switch

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Network
structure

Multi-carrier strategy
optimization
Inter-frequency handover
strategy optimization
2G&3G interaction strategy
optimization
Handover parameter
optimization in combine
service
IUR-relocation optimization
in combine service

Heavy Cell
load

RF fluctuate

Ratio re-establish in
Downlink synchronization
fail
Active Ratio re-establish

Signaling
optimization

HSDPA CQI feed back

cycle dynamic modification
HSUPA PO optimization
HSDPA available power
optimization

Multi-carrier strategy
optimization
Inter-frequency handover
strategy optimization
PS inactive timer
optimization
PS state transfer
parameter optimization
FACH congestion
optimization

Ratio re-establish in
Downlink synchronization
fail
Active Ratio re-establish

HSDPA CQI feed back

cycle dynamic modification
HSUPA PO optimization
HSDPA available power
optimization
SCCPCH expansion

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State timer in signaling

process optimization
Active Ratio link reestablish in UE SRB reset
Neighbor parameter
optimization
Periodical DRD
optimization in CS+PS
combine service
DCCC strategy
optimization in CS+PS
combine service
HSUPA TTI optimization in
CS+PS combine service
Inter-frequency handover
rollback

State timer in signaling

process optimization
Active Ratio link reestablish in UE SRB reset
Neighbor parameter
optimization

Access improvement

Access improvement in weak coverage RRC Redirection based on coverage

Scenario/Challenge
RRC setup request sent with EcIo less than -18dB
occupies less than 2% of all attempt number, while
occupies nearly 20% of all failure number.

Benefit/ Influence
Improve RRC access successful rate in weak coverage
Improve RAB access successful rate follow on RRC
Influence:
Nome

Theory
Normally, 2G has a more better coverage than 3G.
Therefore, in these area, RNC to redirect UE which sent
RRC setup request with EcIo less than -18dB to 2G to
obtain better service.

Case
None

From simulation, the RRC setup successful rate is very

low while EcIo less than -18dB

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Access improvement in resource congestion Expansion carrier in hot spot sites

Scenario/Challenge

Access improvement

Benefit/ Influence
Reduce the UU congestion in hot spot sites
Influence:
Nome

UU resource such as power, code and so on is

congestion frequently
Optimization parameters had already been executed

Case
After expansion, both RRC and RAB fail due to congestion solved.
The traffic of hot spot sites increase

With 3rd carrier

activation

With 3rd carrier

activation

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Access improvement

Access improvement in Network structure RAB DRD Rollback

Scenario/Challenge

Benefit/ Influence

RAB setup fail due to Direct Retry Decision between

multi-carrier for service steering or load balancing.

Improve RAB access successful in multi-carrier sites

Influence:
Nome

Theory

Case

In RB SETUP signaling process with DRD, if UE can not

synchronize with UTRAN, it will send back RB SETUP
FAIL to RNC. Then, RNC will send RB SETUP to the cell
which has radio link with UE before and setup the RB
in this cell to avoid RB setup fail.

After executing RAB DRD Rollback, the PS RAB success

rate improve obviously

PS RAB Establish Success Rate

1000000

If Physical channel failed to

synchronize in cell2, it will retry in
cell1 again to improve RAB
assignment success rate.

PS Preferred Carrier; Cell2

CS Preferred Carrier; Cell1

HSDPA
Service

800000

Single Carrier

RAB DRD
Rollback

activated

600000

100.00%
99.50%
99.00%

400000

98.50%

200000

98.00%

97.50%

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2nd
Carrier

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VS.RAB.SuccEstabPS.Cell.Rate

Retainability improvement

Retainability improvement in signaling optimization - SHO procedure optimization

Scenario/Challenge
Call drop often occur in SHO process with poor RF
condition.

Benefit/ Influence
Improve the call drop rate in SHO
Influence:
Nome

Theory
In poor RF condition, while voice call maintain survive
but UU signaling will suffer lots of retransmission. if
signal radio bearer reset, the RRC connection will be
released. Therefore, during weak coverage scenario,
useless UU signaling should be reduced as more as
possible.
If radio quality of neighboring cell
is not good enough, there is no
need to add it into active set.

Case
After optimization the SHO triggering condition, the
call drop rate improvement

SHO triggering Optimization

120000

0.50%

100000

0.40%

80000

0.30%

60000

0.20%

40000

0.10%

20000
0

-24dB

-22dB
Number of Release

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-20dB
Voice drop rate

0.00%

Retainability improvement

Retainability improvement in signal fluctuate - RRC Re-establishment

Scenario/Challenge

Benefit/ Influence

Certain cell missing in the Best cells neighbor list

The signal fluctuate scenario, such as in elevator
scenario or tunnel areas

Improve the call drop rate in neighbor missing or

signal fluctuating
Influence:
During RL re-establish, there will be short
interrupt in communication

Theory

Case

While lost signal of cell where UE connected, it will

scan signal of new cell and send CELL UPDATE with
Radio Link Failure cause in new CELL. Then the radio
link will be reestablished in new cell. Therefore, the
call will be kept on

After optimization, both three RNCs call drop rate

improved( The blue bar is the CDR before, the red bar
is the CDR after RRC re-establishment
CDR before and after RRC Re-establishment

Voice Call Drop Rate

CELL B is not in CELL As
neighboring cell list or signal
fluctuating, UE will scan new cell .

CELL A

CELL B

0.50%
0.40%
0.30%
0.20%
0.10%
0.00%

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TBRNC

STCRNC

Retainability improvement

Retainability improvement in weak coverage HSUPA fall back to R99 DCH

Scenario/Challenge
The ratio of CS call drop in Multi-RAB scenario
increasing stably as the CS&PS combination service
increasing in the network. It infects the users
experience.

Benefit/ Influence
Improve the call drop rate in CS&PS Multi-RAB
Influence:
The PS throughput during CS call will be lower
than before.

Theory
the coverage of multi-RAB is smaller than single
service. It is easy to call drop for multi-RAB. Improve
the coverage gap can improve multi-RABs call drop.
As the signaling process in UU interface increasing
introduced by PS service in CS&PS multi-RABs, the call
drop possibility for multi-RABs is higher than single
RAB. Optimization PS signaling can improve multi-RAB
call drop.
Coverage
PS signaling
compare
Dow

Case
After optimization, HSUPA fall back to DCH during
CS&PS multi-RABs, the CS call drop rate improvement

nlink

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Retainability improvement

Retainability improvement in signaling optimization PS 8k in CS call setup

Scenario/Challenge
Low PS traffic volume requires in CS&PS multi-RABs
when the CS call setup with PS in PCH state.
CS & PS HSPA introduce more call drop rate in the
network

Benefit/ Influence
Improve the call drop rate in CS&PS HSPA
Influence:
none

Theory
When CS call happened with PS in PCH state, the RRC state
will change to DCH state. For PS service in PCH state before,
it means there is no data transfer, therefore, PS can be
reconfigured to DCH 8k when state transfer from PCH to
DCH. If user requires high PS traffic volume, PS can be
reconfigured to HSUPA/HSDPA.

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Case
After optimization, the CS call drop in multi-RAB
improve . Therefor the CS call drop rat improve

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Access & Retainability performance analysis input & output

Access & Retainability report

Analysis data
RNC configuration scrip

RNC performance date for a

week
RNC PCHR logs including all
Subracks for two hours
NODEB MML query result

Access & Retainability

performance analysis
Target signaling optimization
analysis and solution

Access
Access &
&
Retainability
Retainability
performance
performance
Analysis
Analysis

Reference script and influence

clarify
Gain evaluation after solution
executing

NODEB resource group

information
NODEB local cell
information
NODEB board configuration
information

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Input & Output

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