Feature Description for HLD
1. FAJ 121 1033: HSDPA Introduction Package
HSDPA introduction package is a group of eight features (HSDPA Introduction, HSDPA TN
Optimization, HSDPA Admission Control, HSDPA Interactive 64/HS RAB 5 codes, HSDPA users for
each cell - up to 4 users, Fast HSDPA Dynamic Power Allocation, HSDPA cell carriers - up to 3 cell
carriers and HSDPA codes for each cell - up to 5 codes), that improves the system capabilities to
handle downlink packet switched data. The functionality provides significantly higher peak bit
rates, higher system capacity and at the same time the round trip delay in the network is
reduced.
This feature requires FAJ 121 148: Interactive RAB up to 384 kbps Packet Data.
Benefits
The benefits can be divided into three main areas:
Higher bit rate in the downlink
Higher system capacity
Reduced round trip time
2. FAJ 121 801: HSDPA Mobility
HSDPA Mobility enables the HSDPA user to change cell with a minimum of user data interruption.
The HS-DSCH channel carrying the downlink user data is a shared channel and therefore not
eligible for soft/softer handover. The mobility procedure is instead Serving HS-DSCH Cell Change,
which enables the system to direct the UE to a chosen target cell and reserve resources in this
cell before the transmission in the source cell is stopped and the bit-stream redirected to the
target cell. In addition to HS Cell Change, the feature also supports HS Cell Selection on a
separate frequency.
This feature requires the feature FAJ 121 1033 HSDPA Introduction Package.
Benefits
Maintains mobility for UEs using HSDPA
Reduces user data interrupt for HSDPA mobility, thereby improving
subscriber perceived quality
Supports networks where HSDPA is deployed on separate frequency
layers only, as well as networks in which not all UEs are capable of HSDPA
3. FAJ 121 967: HSDPA Dynamic Code Allocation
Dynamic Code Allocation automatically adapts the HSDPA code allocation to the DCH traffic load,
favoring for instance voice traffic in busy hour. For RBS base band hardware configurations where
15 HSDPA codes are shared in several sectors this feature also adapts to asymmetric sector
capacity, that is by automatically allocating more HSDPA codes to a sector with more HSDPA
users.
This feature requires the feature FAJ 121 1033, HSDPA Introduction Package. The feature is
enhanced with the optional RAN feature FAJ 121 400 or FAJ 121 401: HSDPA Codes per Cell using
10 or 15 codes.
Benefits
automatically reduces the HSDPA code allocation to increased DCH
traffic, favoring e.g. voice traffic in busy hour
automatically increases the HSDPA code allocation to decreased DCH
traffic, favoring HSDPA peak rates in e.g. non-busy voice traffic hour
automatically adapts HSDPA code allocation to asymmetric sector traffic
4. FAJ 121 968: HSDPA Flexible Scheduler
Scheduling strategy is of fundamental importance when using a shared channel. The HSDPA
Flexible Scheduler allows for operator specific trade of system capacity and fairness among users
on cell level.
This feature requires the feature FAJ 121 1033, HSDPA Introduction Package.
Benefits
This feature provides the flexibility of trading system capacity with fairness among users
on cell level
5. FAJ 121 1331: Support for 64 QAM
This feature provides support for 64 QAM in the downlink. This means that users in good radio
conditions can utilize a more advanced modulation method and as a result will experience a
higher bit rate.
The feature requires the optional feature: FAJ 121 903, HSDPA 16 QAM and FAJ 121 1328,
Enhanced Layer 2.
Benefits
Higher bit rates, up to 21 Mbps. The function will also increase the cell capacity.
6. FAJ 121 154: GSM Handover and Cell Reselection
The feature GSM Handover and Cell Reselection provides support for Inter Radio Access
Technology Handover, Cell Change and Cell Reselection for interoperability with GSM, whereby
Circuit Switched and/or Packet Switched calls can be transferred to and from GSM networks
without loss of context.
This feature requires support in both the Core Network and the GSM BSS.
Benefits
Maintains intersystem mobility with retained UE calls and PDP contexts
Allows use of GSM Networks as a fall back in case of lost coverage in the
WCDMA network.
Allows use of the WCDMA network to offload the GSM network in case of high traffic load
in that network.
7. FAJ 121 1441: Multi Carrier
The Multi Carrier (corresponds to Dual-Cell HSDPA operation in the 3GPP Release 8 standard)
enables simultaneous downlink HS DSCH transmission to a UE from two cells, with adjacent
carriers. The downlink L1 data rate for a UE in MC mode is increased by a factor of two
throughout the sector. Specifically, the HS PDSCH peak bit rate in MC mode, exploiting 64 QAM
and 15 codes on each carrier, equals 43.2 Mbps. This corresponds to a L1 transport block bit rate
of 42.2 Mbps.
This feature requires the optional RAN features:
FAJ 121 1328 Enhanced Layer 2
FAJ 121 1023 Enhanced Uplink Introduction Package
Benefits
The multi carrier provides three main benefits:
Higher peak bit rate
Higher bit rate in all parts of the cell
Higher spectral efficiency, primarily from increased trunking gain
8. FAJ 121 1356: Load Based Handover to GSM
This feature provides the possibility to move speech users to GSM when the load in a cell is at
admission level or above. If admission control detects high load when evaluating an admission
request in a cell, then LBHO to GSM for speech users is triggered.
This feature requires the optional RAN features FAJ 121 154, GSM Handover and Cell Reselection
If the FAJ 121 1340, Soft Congestion based on Iub, are active, a load based handover can be
performed in case of Iub congestion.
The feature enables targeting Speech + PS Interactive 0/0 calls for handover.
Benefits
The feature improves the capacity as the operator wil l be able to offload the UTRAN system, by
moving speech traffic to GSM from WCDMA cells where the load is high. The released capacity in
the WCDMA cell can be used for additional HSPA users and increased bitrates for existing HSPA
users.
9. FAJ 121 405: Inter Frequency Handover& Cell Reselection
Inter-frequency handover allows for an ongoing call to be transferred from one WCDMA frequency
to another in a case where a UE is moving out of coverage of the source frequency. The feature
covers functions for both inter-frequency handover for UEs on dedicated channel and for inter-
frequency cell reselection in connected mode on common channel and in idle mode.
Benefits
This feature maintains UE radio connections in a situation where the radio environment requires
that the connection is moved to another frequency.
10. FAJ 121 1467: HSDPA Inter-frequency Load Sharing
This feature enables that HSDPA users are divided between several HSDPA enabled carriers based
on operator configurations. Multi Carrier, MIMO and EUL capability is also considered. The load on
HSDPA is measured as number of users. This feature is triggered when a user is setting up a RAB
on HSDPA or having channel switching to HSDPA.
This feature requires the optional RAN feature FAJ 121 405, Inter Frequency Handover and Cell
Reselection.
This feature includes following improvements:
Considering EUL congestion state at Inter-frequency load sharing (IFLS) decisions.
This enhancement requires optional feature FAJ 121 1584 UL efficiency - DCH/EUL
load balancing.
Recalculation of Margin parameter (UtranCell::hsIflsMarginUsers) in congested
situations.
Re-attempting load sharing evaluations for lower capabilities in congested scenarios.
More coverage-relations (up to eight), and pathloss-threshold per relation.
Improved cell load measurements and the introduction of an Ec/No threshold for IFLS
features triggered from the FACH/URA state.
Benefits
The Operator will be able to configure how the HSDPA load shall be divided between several inter-
frequency HSDPA capable carriers. Also the operator will be able to re-direct Multi Carrier capable
devices to Multi Carrier cells, and re-direct EUL capable devices to EUL cells. This will give a better
use of the total HSDPA resources and better HSDPA performance.
11. FAJ 121 1106: IF/IRAT mobility on HSPA
This feature introduces support for Inter-frequency and Inter-RAT mobility for RAB combinations
mapped on DCH/HS and EUL/HS without channel down switch to DCH before triggering
Compressed Mode.
This feature requires the optional RAN features:
FAJ 121 154 GSM Handover and Cell Reselection
FAJ 121 405 Inter Frequency Handover & Cell Reselection
Benefits
The feature improves end-user throughput in case of mobility between EUL/HSDPA cells on
different frequencies or to GSM, as no need to down switch to DCH/DCH is required.
12. FAJ 121 1328: Enhanced layer 2
This feature provides two enhancements to layer 2, the RLC and MAC that have been introduced
in 3GPP rel-7 and the flexible RLC and enhanced MAC-hs. The main benefit is that higher bit rates
can be efficiently supported.
The feature requires the optional feature FAJ 121 842: HSDPA to be installed. This feature is part
of the feature FAJ 121 1033 "HSDPA Introduction Package.
Benefits
Support of higher bit rates, facilitated by 64 QAM and MIMO features (separate FEDs).
This feature is prerequisite of many other features
13. FAJ 121 244: Positioning Service, Cell Accuracy
The positioning service allows a G-MLC to request the position of a UE. If not complemented with
other optional features enhancing the accuracy, the provided accuracy corresponds to cell the
size. The positioning information requested and made available over the Iu interface.
This feature is still licensed and requires activation.
Benefits
This feature provides a rough estimate on the UE position, which allows:
Positioning and localization services not requiring high-resolution e.g. localized yellow
pages.
Services to be supported in a roaming environment
14. FAJ 121 1046: A-GPS Positioning for Commercial Services
The A-GPS functionality for commercial services provides high accuracy positioning by using UE
based A-GPS.
This feature requires the optional RAN feature FAJ 121 244, Positioning Service, Cell Accuracy.
Benefits
The function provides high accuracy positioning in order to allow for accurate positioning services
for all users having A-GPS capable phones.
15. FAJ 121 406: Directed Retry to GSM
The feature enables speech users in a WCDMA network to be redirected to GSM at call set up, in
case the load in the WCDMA cell is above an operator configurable threshold.
Benefits
The directed retry feature:
Relieves radio resources in WCDMA by moving voice traffic to GSM
Protects GSM investments
Increases the total system capacity by increasing the common radio resource pool and
thereby exploiting the trunking gain of the combined GSM/WCDMA network
Enables service based traffic separation between GSM and WCDMA
16. FAJ 121 1352: Find faulty antenna, data
This feature makes it possible to measure the performance of the antenna system at every
cell/sector. The data is collected from the antenna receive branches in RBS, and shall be
processed in OSS-RC, thereby enabling the system to identify poor performing antenna
installations as well as providing an indication of the type of fault.
This feature needs the OSS-RC feature FAJ 121 1285, Find Faulty Antenna Expert for WCDMA.
Benefits
The feature measures the signal over interference ratio at both branches of the antenna. By
analyzing the measurements it is possible to detect a number of common faults, including broken
feeders/connectors, corrosion over time, swapped feeder cables, misaligned receive antennas
(including electrical tilt). Many of these faulty faults usually go unnoticed for long periods of time,
causing much lower coverage and performance in the system. Correctly working antennas are
needed to benefit full y from the receiver diversity functionality and are totally essential for all
high bit rate services, especially for the transmitter diversity functionality and MIMO.
The feature gives the following benefits:
Antenna systems that perform below their optimum are detected
The system can benefit fully from the functionalities receiver diversity, transmitter
diversity and MIMO
Data is collected with an absolute minimum of effort as well as very quickly for an
entire network avoiding costly drive tests or other type of on-site investigations
Reduction of the time needed between problem detection and correction (e.g. same
day depending on site location). The feature enables operators to send personnel
on site with knowledge of what needs to be fixed.
More efficient acceptance procedure for operators if third party resources are used
for e.g. installation or site maintenance
Areas which suffers from natural disaster e.g. storms or hurricanes can be
monitored proactively
17. FAJ 121 1503: EUL TD Scheduling
This feature increases the cell throughput in a multi user scenario through the introduction of
time orthogonal transmissions by assigning different HARQ processes to the 2ms TTI users. EUL
TD scheduling requires that the uplink transmissions are almost synchronized between the TD
users; otherwise the overlap causes too high uplink Uu load and HW allocation problems. The
timing scheduling algorithm is modified to achieve proper time-alignment of the DL DPCH/F-
DPCH.
Benefits
The feature enables higher EUL cell throughput for multi-user scenarios, almost on par with
single-user performance. For stationary conditions and if there is no DCH or CDM load, this means
almost single-user capacity with 2 or more active TD scheduled users, slightly decreasing with
increasing number of users due to intra-cell interference from the UL DPCCHs that is constantly
transmitting.
The feature gives the following other benefits:
The gain from TD Scheduling is highest when it is possible to schedule all users in the cell
as TD users.
In an indoor environment, the gain is higher assuming less soft/softer handover overhead.
This in turn will lead to higher fraction of TD Scheduled users compared to CDM users
compared to a macro outdoor environment.
Another case where the gain from TD Scheduling will be high is in deployment scenarios
with one Rx-antenna.
The gain is dependent on the traffic model and the highest gain is obtained for stationary
users with stable high data rate applications, e.g. FTP transfer.
18. FAJ 121 0895/1: WCDMA RAN Support
The new feature WCDMA RAN Support (FAJ 121 0895/1) replaces the features shown in Table 11.
Table 11 Features replaced by WCDMA RAN Support (FAJ 121 0895/1)
Feature Name FAJ Number
Combined cell re-selection triggering GSM to WCDMA 121 933/1
Combined handover triggering GSM to WCDMA 122 967/1
GSM UMTS Cell Reselection and Handover 121 57/4
GSM-WCDMA Active BA List Recording 121 815/1
Handover with Usage of Service Indicator 121 835/1
Optimized Throughput at GSM to WCDMA Cell Change 122 601/1
Smooth GSM to WCDMA Unloading 121 840/1
19. FAJ 123 155: GSM-LTE Cell Reselection
When the feature GSM-LTE Cell Reselection is available, it is possible to define system information
needed for cell reselection to LTE. Cell reselection to LTE uses the algorithm based on priority
between RATs. If cell reselection to UMTS and LTE shall be supported in parallel, the priority
based cell reselection to UMTS must also be used and different priorities must be set for all RATs
20. LTE Features: WCDMA Session continuity, coverage triggered
FAJ 121 0493 R2 FDD / FAJ 221 0968 R1 TDD
In idle mode, system information includes information, priority and thresholds, about WCDMA
carriers which is needed for efficient idle mode mobility. The system information is included in SIB
6.
In connected mode, the serving cell is evaluated and in case of bad coverage a release with
redirect information is performed. The redirect information includes the WCDMA carrier frequency.
The information is preconfigured in eNodeB.
Optionally, measurement on target WCDMA carrier, to secure existence of WCDMA coverage, may
be configured.
Benefits
Without requiring a complex relation to WCDMA the feature improves outage time when
the UE is moving out of LTE coverage but still within WCDMA coverage.
With the optionally measurement on WCDMA before release, potential ping-pong due to
lack of WCDMA coverage is avoided.
21. LTE Features: CS Fallback for Dual-Radio UEs
FAJ 121 0845 R1 - FDD
FAJ 221 0993 R1 - TDD
This feature allows a dual Rx 1xRTT - LTE voice capable terminal to suspend the LTE data session
when it switches to 1xRTT to handle CS traffic. This allows graceful release of the RRC Connection
and indicates to the MME that the UE is unreachable.
The call flows described in 3GPP TS 23.272, Annex B are supported. Essentially, to suspend the
UE sends an Extended Service Request to the MME, resulting in a UE Context Modification with
cause CSFB (CS Fallback) to the eNodeB to release the UE. To resume, the UE sends a Tracking
Area Update (TAU) or Service Request (SR) to the MME. This is transparent to the eNodeB.
Benefits
This feature allows an operator to have a service where the data service is suspended rather than
detached while handling a voice call. If the UE is detached, the UE may get a different IP address
when reattached and recover all the data bearers.
Missing feature:
OSS-RC feature FAJ 121 1285: Find Faulty Antenna Expert for WCDMA
Overview
With this feature, it is possible to visualize the performance of the antenna system at every
cell/sector. The data is collected from the antenna receive branches in RBS and processed in
OSS-RC, thereby enabling the system to identify poor performing antenna installations as well as
provide an indication of the type of fault.
Benefits
The feature visualizes data that will indicate a number of common faults known from commercial
networks, including broken feeders/connectors, corrosion over time, swapped feeder cables,
misaligned receive antennas (including electrical tilt). Many of these faulty antenna systems today
go unnoticed for long periods of time, causing lower traffic and revenues for the operator.
The feature gives the following benefits:
Antenna systems that perform below their optimum are detected
Categorization of type of fault is enabled
Data is collected with an absolute minimum of effort as well as very quickly for an entire
network
Description
Find Faulty Antenna Expert for WCDMA (FFAX-W) is a statistical recording function producing
statistics based on RBS measurements. The RBS measures signal level per branch, compares the
difference in a cell, and provides the difference in SIR per branch as pdf counters.
FFAX-W starts/stops the RBS measurements and collects the result in the form of XML files from
the network elements (3GPP compliant XML files). FFAX-W parses, post-processes the data and
presents results in pre-defined reports.
Following pre-defined reports are provided:
Overview report providing fault indication based on the absolute and standard deviation on
branch difference. The expert function is able to pin-point faults related to swapped
feeders, losses in RF path and antenna diagram mismatch. The overview report gives
hence the user possibility to quickly find the RBSs to be investigated further.
Cell histogram, which is a graphical display on cell level of the complete distribution of
each the average SIR Branch difference.
All measurement data is stored in an open database, so it is easy to access it and create own
reports.
Enhancement
This is a new feature in OSS-RC 6.3.
Following enhancement is included in OSS-RC 7.0:
The possibility to give filename as input when exporting to tab separated files will be
added. This makes locating and transferring of files much easier compared to
automatically named files.
The following enhancements are included in OSS-RC 10.0:
Increase capacity to 1000 active traces in the network.
Strengthen authority and access control for the RTT application and its stored data.
Make it easier for the user to find problem traces quickly by introducing new relevant fields
to sort the trace list upon.
Note: Specific hardware may require for this feature.
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Reference:
Alex Library WCDMA RAN W14.0.1
Alex Library BSS G13B
