5G RAN

CoMP Feature Parameter

Description

Issue 02
Date 2022-04-27

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Contents

1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 5G RAN6.1 02 (2022-04-27)............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 5G RAN6.1 01 (2022-03-08)............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 5G RAN6.1 Draft B (2022-02-08)...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 5G RAN6.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)...................................................................................................................................... 2

2 About This Document.............................................................................................................9

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.2 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD.................................................................................................................10
2.4 Differences Between NSA and SA................................................................................................................................... 10
2.5 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and Low Frequency Bands..........................................................10

3 Overview................................................................................................................................. 12
4 Intra-Base-Station UL CoMP............................................................................................... 14
4.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1 Joint Reception by Common Cells............................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.2 Joint Reception by TRPs in a Combined Cell or Hyper Cell................................................................................ 17
4.1.3 Joint Reception by a Combined Cell in Joint Transmission Mode and a Common Cell............................ 19
4.1.4 Enhanced Functions.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 26
4.4.1 Precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.4.2 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.4.2.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 26
4.4.2.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 28
4.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 29

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4.4.3 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 29

4.4.4 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 29

5 Intra-Base-Station DL CoMP............................................................................................... 30
5.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.1.1 Joint Transmission by Common Cells......................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.2 Joint Transmission by TRPs in a Hyper Cell.............................................................................................................. 34
5.1.3 Joint Transmission by a Combined Cell in Joint Transmission Mode and a Common Cell...................... 36
5.1.4 Enhanced Functions.......................................................................................................................................................... 37
5.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 39
5.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
5.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
5.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
5.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
5.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................50
5.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 52
5.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
5.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 53
5.4.1 Precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
5.4.2 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.4.2.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 54
5.4.2.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 58
5.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 60
5.4.3 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 60
5.4.4 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 61

6 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 62
7 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 63
8 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 64
9 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................65

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CoMP Feature Parameter Description 1 Change History

1 Change History

This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

"Glossary", and "Reference Documents" chapters. These changes include:
● Technical changes
Changes in functions and their corresponding parameters
● Editorial changes
Improvements or revisions to the documentation

1.1 5G RAN6.1 02 (2022-04-27)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
None

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.

Modified the requirements on the TX/RX mode combinations for intra-base-station

joint interference rejection combining (JIRC). For details, see 4.1.4 Enhanced
Functions.

1.2 5G RAN6.1 01 (2022-03-08)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
None

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.

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1.3 5G RAN6.1 Draft B (2022-02-08)

This issue includes the following changes.

Technical Changes
Change Description Parameter RAT Base Station
Change Model

Added support for intra-base- None FDD 3900 and 5900

station UL CoMP by CPRI- series base
compliant FDD-capable stations
32T32R RF modules. For
details, see 4.3.3 Hardware.

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.

1.4 5G RAN6.1 Draft A (2021-12-30)

This issue introduces the following changes to 5G RAN5.1 07 (2021-11-27).

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Technical Changes
Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station
Model

Added support for None FDD 3900 and 5900

intra-base-station UL Low- series base
CoMP in more frequen stations
scenarios. For details, cy TDD DBS3900
see 4.1 Principles. LampSite and
● Added support for DBS5900
intra-base-station LampSite
UL CoMP between a
combined cell in
joint transmission
mode and a
common cell.
● Added support for
intra-base-station
UL CoMP by FDD
32T32R cells: The
serving and
cooperating cells can
work in the same or
different TX/RX
modes.
● Added support for
UL CoMP with both
the serving and
cooperating TRPs
working in 8T8R
mode in FDD high-
speed railway
scenarios where
combined cells or
hyper cells are
deployed.
● Added support for
intra-base-station
JIRC in FDD when
the serving and
cooperating cells all
work in 8T8R mode.

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Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station

Model

Added support for None FDD 3900 and 5900

intra-base-station DL Low- series base
CoMP in more frequen stations
scenarios. For details, cy TDD DBS3900
see 5.1 Principles. LampSite and
● Added support for DBS5900
intra-base-station DL LampSite
CoMP between a
combined cell in
joint transmission
mode and a
common cell.
● Added support for
DL CoMP by
common FDD cells
that work with
additional TX/RX
mode combinations.
● Added support for
DL CoMP with both
the serving and
cooperating TRPs
working in 8T8R
mode in FDD high-
speed railway
scenarios where
hyper cells are
deployed.

Added support for PMI Modified parameter: FDD 3900 and 5900
bit optimization by Added the series base
intra-base-station DL JT_PMI_BIT_OPT_SW stations
CoMP in FDD. For option to the DBS3900
details, see 5.1.4 NRDUCellComp.DlCom LampSite and
Enhanced Functions. pAlgoSwitch DBS5900
parameter. LampSite

Added support for 3- Added the FDD 3900 and 5900

TRP coordination by NRDUCellComp.JtMult Low- series base
intra-base-station DL iPointTransmitMode frequen stations
CoMP. For details, see parameter. cy TDD DBS3900
5.1.4 Enhanced LampSite and
Functions. DBS5900
LampSite

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Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station

Model

Added real-time None FDD 3900 and 5900

baseband resource Low- series base
allocation mode to the frequen stations
list of mutually cy TDD DBS3900
exclusive functions for LampSite and
intra-base-station UL DBS5900
CoMP and intra-base- LampSite
station DL CoMP. For
details, see 4.3.2
Software and 5.3.2
Software.

Added TRS rate None Low- 3900 and 5900

matching optimization frequen series base
to the list of mutually cy TDD stations
exclusive functions for DBS3900
intra-base-station DL LampSite and
CoMP. For details, see DBS5900
5.3.2 Software. LampSite

Simplified parameter Modified parameter: FDD 3900 and 5900

configurations for some Added the Low- series base
functions of intra-base- JT_LOSSLESS_CSIRS_M frequen stations
station DL CoMP. For APPING_SW option of cy TDD DBS3900
details, see 5.1.4 the LampSite and
Enhanced Functions. NRDUCellComp.DlCom DBS5900
pAlgoSwitch parameter LampSite
to the disuse list.
Added parameters to
the parameter disuse
list:
● NRDUCellComp.JtRa
nkLoweringMcsThld
● NRDUCellComp.JtRa
nkRaisingMcsThld
Removed the impact None Low- 3900 and 5900
relationships of intra- frequen series base
base-station DL CoMP cy TDD stations
with remote DBS3900
interference adaptive LampSite and
avoidance and DBS5900
enhanced remote LampSite
interference adaptive
avoidance. For details,
see 5.2.2 Impacts.

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Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station

Model

Added the impact None Low- 3900 and 5900

relationship of intra- frequen series base
base-station DL CoMP cy TDD stations
with LTE TDD and NR
Flash Dynamic Power
Sharing. For details, see
5.2.2 Impacts.

Added the impact None FDD 3900 and 5900

relationship of intra- Low- series base
base-station DL CoMP frequen stations
with NR inter-carrier cy TDD
dynamic power sharing.
For details, see 5.2.2
Impacts.

Added support for SRS- None Low- 3900 and 5900

based weight frequen series base
enhancement for joint cy TDD stations
transmission in 4T4R DBS3900
and 8T8R common cell LampSite and
scenarios. For details, DBS5900
see 5.1.4 Enhanced LampSite
Functions.

Added support for None FDD 3900 and 5900

intra-base-station DL series base
CoMP in more FDD stations
scenarios with DBS3900
additional cell TX/RX LampSite and
mode combinations. DBS5900
For details, see 5.1 LampSite
Principles.

Added support for joint None FDD 3900 and 5900

transmission by TRPs in series base
a hyper cell in FDD stations
intra-base-station DL DBS3900
CoMP. For details, see LampSite and
5.1 Principles. DBS5900
LampSite

Added support for PMI- Modified parameter: FDD 3900 and 5900
based weight Added the series base
optimization by intra- JT_PMI_WEIGHT_ENH_ stations
base-station joint SW option to the DBS3900
transmission in FDD. NRDUCellComp.DlCom LampSite and
For details, see 5.1 pAlgoSwitch DBS5900
Principles. parameter. LampSite

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Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station

Model

Added support for Modified parameter: FDD 3900 and 5900

phase compensation by Added the series base
intra-base-station joint JT_PHASE_COMPENSA stations
transmission in FDD. TION_SW option to the DBS3900
For details, see 5.1.4 NRDUCellComp.DlCom LampSite and
Enhanced Functions. pAlgoSwitch DBS5900
parameter. LampSite

Added support for UL None FDD 3900 and 5900

CoMP in more FDD series base
scenarios with stations
additional cell TX/RX DBS3900
mode combinations. LampSite and
For details, see 4.1 DBS5900
Principles. LampSite

Added the impact None FDD 3900 and 5900

relationship of intra- series base
base-station joint stations
transmission in FDD DBS3900
with Power LampSite and
Aggregation Level. For DBS5900
details, see 5.2.2 LampSite
Impacts.

Added the Added the Low- 3900 and 5900

NRDUCellComp.DlCom NRDUCellComp.DlCom frequen series base
pCellPwrDiffThld pCellPwrDiffThld cy TDD stations
parameter to the parameter to the DBS3900
parameter disuse list. parameter disuse list. LampSite and
DBS5900
LampSite

Added the Added the Low- 3900 and 5900

NRDUCellComp.JtSrsW NRDUCellComp.JtSrsW frequen series base
tEnhRsrpDiffThld tEnhRsrpDiffThld cy TDD stations
parameter to the parameter to the DBS3900
parameter disuse list. parameter disuse list. LampSite and
DBS5900
LampSite

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Change Description Parameter Change RAT Base Station

Model

Simplified parameter Modified parameter: Low- 3900 and 5900

configurations for some Added the frequen series base
functions of intra-base- JT_WEIGHT_ADAPT_S cy TDD stations
station joint W, JT_LAYER_ENH_SW, DBS3900
transmission. For and LampSite and
details, see 5.1.4 JT_SPCT_EFF_CALC_OP DBS5900
Enhanced Functions. T_SW options of the LampSite
NRDUCellComp.DlCom
pAlgoSwitch parameter
to the disuse list.

Added support of intra- None FDD 3900 and 5900

base-station JIRC in series base
more scenarios. This stations
function is supported DBS3900
when an LTE/NR LampSite and
multimode BBP is used DBS5900
and the serving and LampSite
cooperating cells work
in the same TX/RX
mode (2T4R or 4T4R).
For details, see 4.1.4
Enhanced Functions.

Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.
Renamed section "UL CoMP" as "Intra-Base-Station UL CoMP".
Renamed section "Intra-Base-Station Joint Transmission for DL CoMP" as "Intra-
Base-Station DL CoMP".
Moved descriptions of coordinated interference management from this document
to Coordinated Interference Management (Low-Frequency TDD).
Added descriptions of the impact relationship between intra-base-station UL
CoMP and RF channel intelligent shutdown. For details, see 4.2.2 Impacts.
Deleted descriptions of the impact relationship between intra-base-station UL
CoMP and UL 256QAM because intra-base-station UL CoMP is supported by UEs
using UL 256QAM.

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2 About This Document

2.1 General Statements

Purpose
Feature Parameter Description documents are intended to acquaint readers with:
● The technical principles of features and their related parameters
● The scenarios where these features are used, the benefits they provide, and
the impact they have on networks and functions
● Requirements of the operating environment that must be met before feature
activation
● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature
activation, and monitoring of feature performance
NOTE

This document only provides guidance for feature activation. Feature deployment and
feature gains depend on the specifics of the network scenario where the feature is
deployed. To achieve optimal gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.

Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in Feature
Parameter Description documents apply only to the corresponding software
release. For future software releases, refer to the corresponding updated product
documentation.

2.2 Features in This Document

This document describes the following features.

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Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section

FOFD-030204 CoMP 4 Intra-Base-

Station UL CoMP

5 Intra-Base-
Station DL CoMP

2.3 Differences Between NR FDD and NR TDD

Function Difference Chapter/
Name Section

Intra-base- Supported in both NR TDD and NR FDD, 4 Intra-Base-

station UL with the following differences: Station UL
CoMP Different RF modules and scenarios are CoMP
supported between NR TDD and NR FDD.

Intra-base- Supported in both NR TDD and NR FDD, 5 Intra-Base-

station DL with the following differences: Station DL
CoMP Different RF modules and scenarios are CoMP
supported between NR TDD and NR FDD.

2.4 Differences Between NSA and SA

Function Difference Chapter/
Name Section

Intra-base- None 4 Intra-Base-

station UL Station UL
CoMP CoMP

Intra-base- None 5 Intra-Base-

station DL Station DL
CoMP CoMP

2.5 Differences Between High Frequency Bands and

Low Frequency Bands
This document refers to frequency bands belonging to FR1 (410–7125 MHz) as
low frequency bands, and those belonging to FR2 (24250–52600 MHz) as high
frequency bands. For details about FR1 and FR2, see section 5.1 "General" in 3GPP
TS 38.104 V15.5.0.

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Function Difference Chapter/

Name Section

Intra-base- Supported only in low frequency bands 4 Intra-Base-

station UL Station UL
CoMP CoMP

Intra-base- Supported only in low frequency bands 5 Intra-Base-

station DL Station DL
CoMP CoMP

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CoMP Feature Parameter Description 3 Overview

3 Overview

Intra-frequency networking is generally used for NR networks to improve

spectrum resource utilization. However, user experience of cell edge users (CEUs)
is poor in intra-frequency networking due to high inter-cell interference.
Coordinated multipoint transmission/reception (CoMP) can be used to improve
user experience of such UEs. CoMP enables the serving cell and intra-frequency
neighboring cells of CEUs in the overlapping area to jointly process their traffic
channel data, increasing user experience of CEUs.
CoMP is classified into UL CoMP and DL CoMP based on the data transmission
direction.
● UL CoMP allows multiple cells to jointly receive data from a UE, as shown in
Figure 3-1. For details, see 4 Intra-Base-Station UL CoMP.
● DL CoMP allows multiple cells to jointly transmit data to a UE, as shown in
Figure 3-2. For details, see 5 Intra-Base-Station DL CoMP.

Figure 3-1 UL CoMP

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Figure 3-2 DL CoMP

Table 3-1 lists the concepts related to CoMP.

Table 3-1 Related concepts

Name Definition

Serving cell Cell where a UE accesses

Cooperating cell An intra-frequency neighboring cell that works with the

serving cell for joint transmission or reception

Overlapping area Coverage overlap between cells

CoMP UE A UE for which the serving and cooperating cells perform

joint reception or transmission

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4 Intra-Base-Station UL CoMP

4.1 Principles
With intra-base-station UL CoMP, a gNodeB uses the antennas of the serving cell
for a UE in the overlapping area and intra-base-station intra-frequency
neighboring cells to jointly receive PUSCH signals from the UE and then performs
combining in the serving cell.

This function is controlled by the INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW option of the

NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter. For each UE, its serving cell can
work with only one cooperating cell for joint reception.

Intra-base-station UL CoMP involves the following scenarios:

● Joint reception by common cells
● Joint reception by transmission reception points (TRPs) in a combined cell or
hyper cell
● Joint reception by a combined cell in joint transmission mode and a common
cell

For ease of description, the term TRP is used in the context of combined cell or
hyper cell scenarios where one cell includes multiple TRPs, while the term cell is
used in common cell scenarios where one cell corresponds to one TRP.

NOTE

● For details about common cells and TRPs, see Cell Management.
● For details about combined cells in joint transmission mode and combined cells, see Cell
Combination.
● For details about hyper cells, see Hyper Cell.

4.1.1 Joint Reception by Common Cells

When a UE is served by a common cell (with
NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to NORMAL_CELL), an intra-base-
station common cell can be selected as a cooperating cell for joint reception.
Figure 4-1 shows the joint reception procedure.

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Figure 4-1 Joint reception by common cells

1. SSB measurement for UL CoMP

A UE starts synchronization signal and PBCH block (SSB) RSRP measurement
after setting up a service and sends an event A3 measurement report when a
certain condition is met.
The condition for a UE to send an event A3 measurement report is that the
signal quality of a neighboring cell is continuously higher than that of the
serving cell by an offset (Mn + Ofn + Ocn – Hys > Ms + Ofs + Ocs + Off) for a
period specified by TimeToTrigger. The variables are described as follows:
– TimeToTrigger indicates the period in which the condition is met.
TimeToTrigger for event A3 in UL CoMP is specified by the
NRCellComp.TimeToTrigger parameter.
– Ms and Mn are the measurement results of the serving and neighboring
cells, respectively.
– Ofs and Ofn are the frequency offsets of the serving and neighboring
cells, respectively. The frequency offsets of intra-frequency cells are 0.
– Ocs and Ocn are the cell individual offsets (CIOs) of the serving and
neighboring cells, respectively. Ocs is set to 0. Ocn is specified by the
NRCellRelation.CellIndividualOffset parameter and generally
configured during neighboring cell planning. However, the parameter
value does not need to be adjusted because this function does not require
neighboring cell replanning.
– Hys is the hysteresis for this event. Hys for event A3 in UL CoMP is
specified by the NRCellComp.Hysteresis parameter.
– Off is the offset for this event. Off for event A3 in UL CoMP is specified
by the NRCellComp.UlCompRsrpOffset parameter.
For details about event A3, see section 5.5 "Measurements" in 3GPP TS 38.331
V15.5.0.

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2. Cooperating cell and UE determining for UL CoMP

The gNodeB selects intra-base-station neighboring cells that meet all of the
following conditions from the A3 measurement report:
– UL CoMP is enabled in the cells.
– The cells are configured as intra-frequency neighboring cells of the
serving cell.
– The number of valid uplink RBs for the cells is the same as that for the
serving cell.
– In TDD, the TX/RX modes of the cells meet the requirements described in
Table 4-1.

Table 4-1 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating cells for UL CoMP in TDD common cells

TX/RX Mode of the Serving Cell TX/RX Mode of the Cooperating

Cell

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R, 8T8R, 32T32R, or 64T64R

4T4R 4T4R, 8T8R, 32T32R, or 64T64R

8T8R, 32T32R, or 64T64R 2T2R, 4T4R, 8T8R, 32T32R, or

64T64R

– In FDD, the TX/RX modes of the cells meet the requirements described in
Table 4-2.

Table 4-2 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating cells for UL CoMP in FDD common cells

TX/RX Mode of the Serving Cell TX/RX Mode of the Cooperating

Cell

2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R, 8T8R, or 2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R, 8T8R, or

32T32R 32T32R

– The following parameters of the cells have the same settings as those of
the serving cell:

▪ NRDUCell.DuplexMode

▪ NRDUCell.DlNarfcn

▪ NRDUCell.UlNarfcn (only for FDD cells)

▪ NRDUCell.UlBandwidth

▪ NRDUCell.SlotAssignment (only for TDD cells)

▪ NRDUCell.CyclicPrefixLength

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▪ NRDUCell.SubcarrierSpacing

▪ NRDUCellPusch.UlDmrsType and
NRDUCellPusch.UlAdditionalDmrsPos

▪ LTE_NR_FDD_SPCT_SHR_SW option of the

NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.SpectrumCloudSwitch parameter (only for
FDD cells)
If there are neighboring cells that meet all the preceding conditions, the
neighboring cell with the optimal signal quality is treated as a UL CoMP
cooperating cell and the UE that sends the event A3 measurement report is
treated as a UL CoMP UE. Otherwise, the procedure ends.
3. SRS measurement for UL CoMP
The gNodeB measures the SRS RSRP in the serving and cooperating cells of
the UL CoMP UE.
4. Joint reception by multiple cells
The serving and cooperating cells jointly receive PUSCH data from the UL
CoMP UE if the SRS RSRP of the cooperating cell minus that of the serving
cell is greater than the NRCellComp.UlCompRsrpOffset parameter value.
The cooperating cell sends the data obtained after demodulation to the
serving cell, which then performs combining and decoding.
The cooperating cell preferentially processes the data of UEs in itself. It then
processes the coordinated data if still having sufficient capabilities.

4.1.2 Joint Reception by TRPs in a Combined Cell or Hyper Cell

If a UE is served by a combined cell or a hyper cell (with
NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to HYPER_CELL_COMBINE_MODE or
HYPER_CELL), other TRPs in the combined cell or hyper cell can be selected for
joint reception. Figure 4-2 shows the joint reception procedure.

Figure 4-2 Joint reception by TRPs in a combined cell or hyper cell

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1. SRS measurement for UL CoMP

The gNodeB measures the UE SRS RSRP at each TRP in the combined cell or
hyper cell.
2. Cooperating TRP and UE determining for UL CoMP
If there are TRPs that meet all of the following conditions, the TRP with the
optimal signal quality is treated as a UL CoMP cooperating TRP and the UE is
treated as a UL CoMP UE.
– In low-speed scenarios:

▪ In TDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 4-3.

Table 4-3 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for UL CoMP in low-speed TDD combined cells or
hyper cells

TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the

TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R or 8T8R

4T4R 4T4R or 8T8R

8T8R 2T2R, 4T4R, or 8T8R

32T32R or 64T64R 32T32R or 64T64R

▪ In FDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 4-4.

Table 4-4 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for UL CoMP in low-speed FDD combined cells or
hyper cells

TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the

TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R or 4T4R

2T4R 2T4R or 4T4R

4T4R 2T2R, 2T4R, or 4T4R

– In high-speed railway scenarios:

▪ In TDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 4-5.

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Table 4-5 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for UL CoMP in TDD combined cells or hyper cells
in high-speed railway scenarios
TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the
TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

4T4R 4T4R

2T2R or 8T8R 2T2R or 8T8R

▪ In FDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 4-6.

Table 4-6 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for UL CoMP in FDD combined cells or hyper cells
in high-speed railway scenarios
TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the
TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R or 4T4R 2T2R or 4T4R

8T8R 8T8R

– The signal quality meets the following requirements: Cooperating TRP

RSRP – NRCellComp.Hysteresis – Serving TRP RSRP >
NRCellComp.UlCompRsrpOffset.
If no TRP meets the preceding conditions, the procedure ends.
3. Joint reception by multiple TRPs
The cooperating TRP sends the data obtained after demodulation to the
serving TRP, which then performs combining and decoding. The cooperating
TRP preferentially processes the data of UEs in itself. It then processes the
coordinated data if still having sufficient capabilities.

4.1.3 Joint Reception by a Combined Cell in Joint Transmission

Mode and a Common Cell
In low-speed scenarios, when a UE is served by a combined cell in joint
transmission mode (with NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to
HYPER_CELL_COMBINE_MODE and NRDUCellMultiTrp.DataTransMode set to
JOINT_MODE), an intra-base-station common cell (with
NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to NORMAL_CELL) can be selected as
a cooperating cell for joint reception. The processing procedure is the same as that
for joint reception by common cells. For details, see 4.1.1 Joint Reception by
Common Cells.
In TDD, all TRPs in a combined cell in joint transmission mode must work in 2T2R
mode, and the cooperating cell must work in 32T32R or 64T64R mode.

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In FDD, all TRPs in a combined cell in joint transmission mode must work in 2T2R
mode, and the cooperating cell must work in 2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R, 8T8R, or 32T32R
mode.

4.1.4 Enhanced Functions

For FDD intra-base-station UL CoMP, the following functions can be used to
improve joint reception performance:
● Intra-base-station joint interference rejection combining (JIRC): This function
is controlled by the INTRA_GNB_JIRC_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.UlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. When this function is
enabled, the cooperating cell sends the original data of a UL CoMP UE to the
serving cell, which then performs combining and decoding. In this way, uplink
JIRC benefits are generated, and the uplink throughput of the UL CoMP UE is
further increased. This function is supported only in low-speed scenarios. The
requirements for TX/RX mode combinations in different networking modes
are as follows:
– Table 4-7 describes the requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving
and cooperating cells in common cell scenarios.

Table 4-7 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating cells for intra-base-station JIRC

TX/RX Mode of the Serving Cell TX/RX Mode of the Cooperating

Cell

2T2R 2T2R

2T4R 2T4R or 4T4R

4T4R 2T4R or 4T4R

8T8R 8T8R

– Table 4-8 describes the requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving
and cooperating TRPs in Cell Combination or Hyper Cell scenarios.

Table 4-8 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for intra-base-station JIRC

TX/RX Mode of the Serving TRP TX/RX Mode of the Cooperating

TRP

2T2R 2T2R

2T4R 2T4R or 4T4R

4T4R 2T4R or 4T4R

● Intra-base-station UL CoMP based on A3 measurement: This function is

controlled by the INTRA_GNB_A3_MEAS_UL_COMP_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.UlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. When this function is
enabled, whether UL CoMP takes effect depends on only the event A3

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measurement result, instead of the SRS measurement result. This increases

the probability that UL CoMP takes effect. This function is supported only in
common cell scenarios.

4.2 Network Analysis

4.2.1 Benefits
In intra-frequency continuous networking, enabling UL CoMP increases the
average uplink UE throughput by up to 30% in the overlapping area between
intra-base-station cells. The specific gain depends on factors such as the SRS RSRP
difference (cooperating cell SRS RSRP – serving cell SRS RSRP), traffic model,
network load, and interference. The gain is higher in the case of greater RSRP
difference, larger data packets, lighter network load, or weaker interference.

4.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
After UL CoMP is enabled, the demodulation performance and spectral efficiency
of UL CoMP UEs improve, and the uplink PRB usage (Uplink Resource Block
Utilizing Rate (DU)) of the cell slightly decreases.

Function Impacts
RAT Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch

FDD Downlink INTRA_BAND Carrier When carrier

Low- intra-band CA _CA_SW Aggregation aggregation (CA)
frequ option of the takes effect, UL CoMP
ency NRDUCellAlg cannot be performed
TDD oSwitch.CaAl for CA UEs in their
goSwitch SCells.
parameter

FDD Downlink INTRA_FR_IN Carrier When CA takes effect,

Low- intra-FR inter- TER_BAND_C Aggregation UL CoMP cannot be
frequ band CA A_SW option performed for CA UEs
ency of the in their SCells.
TDD NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.CaAl
goSwitch
parameter

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

Low- Power saving BWP2_SWITC UE Power UL CoMP is not

frequ BWP H option of Saving performed on UEs
ency the using bandwidth part
TDD NRDUCellUe 2 (BWP2) for energy
PwrSaving.B saving.
wpPwrSavin
gSw
parameter

FDD RAN sharing gNBSharing Multi- The PLMN list of a

Low- with common Mode.gNBM Operator cooperating cell of a
frequ carrier ultiOpSharin Sharing UE must contain the
ency gMode ID of the PLMN with
TDD which the UE has
registered.
FDD RAN sharing
Low- with
frequ dedicated
ency carrier
TDD

FDD High-speed NRDUCell.Hi High Speed High-speed cells

Low- Railway ghSpeedFlag Mobility support UL CoMP only
frequ Superior in Hyper Cell or Cell
ency Experience Combination
TDD networking.

FDD Compact NRDUCell.Cu Scalable UL CoMP does not

bandwidth stomizedBwC Bandwidth take effect in an FDD
onfigInd set cell with a compact
to CONFIG bandwidth if the
serving and
cooperating cells have
a different number of
valid RBs.

FDD Network Multiple Network The network slices

Low- slicing parameters Slicing configured for a
frequ are required cooperating cell must
ency for network include UEs' activated
TDD slicing network slices.
deployment.
For details,
see Network
Slicing.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD Hyper Cell NRDUCell.Nr Hyper Cell UL CoMP is supported

Low- DuCellNetwo only between TRPs in
frequ rkingMode a hyper cell, but not
ency set to between hyper cells.
TDD HYPER_CELL

FDD Cell NRDUCell.Nr Cell UL CoMP is supported

Low- Combination DuCellNetwo Combination only between TRPs in
frequ rkingMode a combined cell, but
ency set to not between
TDD HYPER_CELL_ combined cells.
COMBINE_M
ODE

Low- SRS SRS_INTRF_C Channel When SRS

frequ interference OORD_S_U_S Management interference
ency coordination LOT_SW coordination based on
TDD based on self- option of the self-contained and
contained and NRDUCellSrs. uplink slots and UL
uplink slots SrsAlgoExtSw CoMP are both
itch enabled:
parameter ● If the UBBPfw is
used, only SRS
interference
coordination based
on self-contained
and uplink slots
takes effect, and
UL CoMP does not
take effect.
● If the UBBPg is
used, both UL
CoMP and SRS
interference
coordination based
on self-contained
and uplink slots
can take effect, but
the number of UEs
for which UL CoMP
takes effect may
decrease in the cell.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

Low- SRS remote SRS_RIM_INT Remote When SRS remote

frequ interference RF_AVOID_S Interference interference avoidance
ency avoidance W option of Management is enabled in the
TDD the (Low- serving cell but
NRDUCellSrs. Frequency disabled in the
SrsAlgoExtSw TDD) cooperating cell, UL
itch CoMP does not take
parameter effect.

4.3 Requirements

4.3.1 Licenses
RAT Feature ID Feature Model Sales Unit
Name

FDD FOFD-0302 CoMP NR0S000CMP Per Cell

Low- 04 00
frequency
TDD

4.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

Prerequisite Functions
RAT Function Function Switch Referen Description
Name ce

Low- Slot NRDUCell.SlotAssi Standar The

frequency configura gnment ds NRDUCell.SlotAssign
TDD tion Complia ment parameter must
nce be set to 4_1_DDDSU,
8_2_DDDDDDDSUU,
7_3_DDDSUDDSUU,
or
8_2_DDDSUUDDDD.

FDD None None None None

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Mutually Exclusive Functions

RAT Function Function Switch Reference
Name

Low-frequency Distributed DM_MIMO_SERVICE_SWITC MIMO

TDD massive H option of the (TDD)
MIMOa NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.DmMi
moSwitch parameter
Low-frequency U-TDOA UTDOA_SW option of the None
TDD Positioning NRCellAlgoSwitch.LcsSwitc
Measurement h parameter
Switch

Low-frequency SRS RSRP SRS_RSRP_LOCATION_SW None

TDD Positioning option of the
Measurement NRCellAlgoSwitch.LcsSwitc
Switch h parameter
FDD Real-time gNodeBParam.BbResAllocat None
Low-frequency baseband eMode set to REAL_TIME
TDD resource
allocation
mode

a: The mutually exclusive relationship exists only in DBS3900 LampSite and

DBS5900 LampSite.

4.3.3 Hardware

Base Station Models

● 3900 and 5900 series base stations. 3900 series base stations must be
configured with the BBU3910.
● DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite. DBS3900 LampSite must be
configured with the BBU3910.

Boards
In TDD: For cells working in 32T32R mode or higher, all NR TDD-capable
baseband processing units support this function; for cells working in 1T1R, 2T2R,
4T4R, or 8T8R mode, all NR TDD-capable baseband processing units except
UBBPfw support this function.

In FDD: The UBBPg series boards support this function. The intra-base-station JIRC
function requires that the UBBPg series boards work in NR FDD only mode or in
LTE 2600 MHz and NR 700 MHz concurrency mode. When these boards work in
LTE 2600 MHz and NR 700 MHz concurrency mode, the serving and cooperating
cells must work in the same TX/RX mode (2T4R or 4T4R).

All NR-capable main control boards support this function.

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RF Modules
In TDD: For cells that work in 32T32R mode or higher, all NR TDD-capable RF
modules that comply with the eCPRI protocol support this function; for cells that
work in 1T1R, 2T2R, 4T4R, or 8T8R mode, all NR TDD-capable RF modules support
this function.
In FDD: All NR FDD-capable RF modules that work in 1T1R, 2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R,
8T8R, or 32T32R mode support this function.

4.3.4 Others
None

4.4 Operation and Maintenance

4.4.1 Precautions
Throughput-related counters for UEs in the overlapping area are measured only
when the INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter is selected. In addition, the
NRCellComp.OverlappingRsrpOffset parameter needs to be configured, and its
value must be equal to that of either NRCellComp.UlCompRsrpOffset or
NRCellComp.DlCompRsrpOffset.
To ensure precise estimation of the gains of UL CoMP, the
NRCellComp.OverlappingRsrpOffset and NRCellComp.UlCompRsrpOffset
parameters must be set to the same value.
For details about counters, see 4.4.4 Network Monitoring. To compare the
throughput before and after UL CoMP is enabled, it is good practice to perform
the preceding configurations one week before UL CoMP is enabled. This ensures
that sufficient statistics can be collected for comparison purposes. To evaluate
whether UL CoMP can be enabled, monitor the average number of UEs in
RRC_CONNECTED mode in the overlapping area between common cells by using
the N.User.RRCConn.Avg.CellOverlap counter, and monitor the average number
of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode in the overlapping area between TRPs in a
hyper cell by using the N.HyperCell.TRP.User.RRCConn.Avg.CellOverlap counter.

4.4.2 Data Configuration

4.4.2.1 Data Preparation

Table 4-9 describes the parameters used for function activation.

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Table 4-9 Parameters used for activation

RAT Paramete Parameter Option Setting Notes
r Name ID

FDD CoMP NRDUCellAl INTRA_GNB_ To enable UL CoMP, select

Low- Switch goSwitch.Co UL_COMP_S this option for both the
freque mpSwitch W serving and neighboring
ncy cells involved in joint
TDD processing.

FDD CoMP NRDUCellAl INTRA_GNB_ It is recommended that this

Low- Switch goSwitch.Co OVERLAPPIN option be selected one
freque mpSwitch G_MEAS_SW week before UL CoMP is
ncy enabled to observe the
TDD throughput changes before
and after UL CoMP is
enabled.

FDD Overlappi NRCellCom None It is recommended that this

Low- ng RSRP p.Overlappi parameter be set to the
freque Offset ngRsrpOffse value of
ncy t NRCellComp.UlCompRsrp
TDD Offset.

FDD Hysteresis NRCellCom None Retain the default value.

Low- p.Hysteresis
freque
ncy
TDD

FDD Time to NRCellCom None Retain the default value.

Low- Trigger p.TimeToTri
freque gger
ncy
TDD

FDD UL CoMP NRCellCom None Retain the default value.

Low- RSRP p.UlCompRs
freque Offset rpOffset
ncy
TDD

FDD UL CoMP NRDUCellCo INTRA_GNB_ To enable intra-base-station

Algorithm mp.UlComp JIRC_SW JIRC, select this option for
Switch AlgoSwitch both the serving and
neighboring cells involved
in joint processing.

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RAT Paramete Parameter Option Setting Notes

r Name ID

FDD UL CoMP NRDUCellCo INTRA_GNB_ To enable intra-base-station

Algorithm mp.UlComp A3_MEAS_U UL CoMP based on A3
Switch AlgoSwitch L_COMP_SW measurement, select this
option for both the serving
and neighboring cells
involved in joint processing.

4.4.2.2 Using MML Commands

Before using MML commands, refer to 4.2.2 Impacts and 4.3.2 Software and
complete the parameter configurations for related functions based on the impact,
dependency, and mutually exclusive relationships between the functions, as well
as the actual network scenario.
To compare the throughput before and after UL CoMP is enabled, you are advised
to turn on the following switches one week before UL CoMP is enabled. This
ensures that sufficient statistics about the UE throughput in the overlapping area
can be collected for comparison purposes.
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-20, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-20, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;

Activation Command Examples

//Enabling UL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-1;
//Configuring the UlCompRsrpOffset parameter
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, UlCompRsrpOffset=-20;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, UlCompRsrpOffset=-20;
//(Only for FDD) Enabling intra-base-station JIRC
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, UlCompAlgoSwitch=INTRA_GNB_JIRC_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, UlCompAlgoSwitch=INTRA_GNB_JIRC_SW-1;
//(Only for FDD) Enabling intra-base-station UL CoMP based on A3 measurement
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, UlCompAlgoSwitch=INTRA_GNB_A3_MEAS_UL_COMP_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, UlCompAlgoSwitch=INTRA_GNB_A3_MEAS_UL_COMP_SW-1;

Deactivation Command Examples

The following provides only deactivation command examples. You can determine
whether to restore the settings of other parameters based on actual network
conditions.
//Disabling UL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_UL_COMP_SW-0;
//Turning off the switches for intra-base-station overlapping area measurement to reduce signaling
exchange over the air interface (recommended when UE throughput observation in the overlapping area is
not required)
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;

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4.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.

4.4.3 Activation Verification

● Using counters
Check the N.IntragNB.UL.CoMP.SchUser.Sum counter value. If the value is
greater than 0, UL CoMP has taken effect.
● Using monitoring items
On the MAE-Access, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management > NR > Cell Performance Monitoring > UL CoMP
Statistic(Cell) Monitoring. Check the values of UL CoMP Combine Users
Num and UL CoMP Combine RB Num. If neither of the values is 0, UL CoMP
has taken effect.
On the MAE-Access, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management > NR > Cell Performance Monitoring > UL CoMP
Statistic(Cell) Monitoring. Check the values of UL CoMP JIRC Users Num
and UL CoMP JIRC RB Num. If neither of the values is 0, intra-base-station
JIRC has taken effect.

4.4.4 Network Monitoring

To evaluate the gains of UL CoMP, you can compare the values of the following
indicators before and after this function is enabled. Given that the indicator values
depend on parameter settings, set related parameters before the evaluation by
referring to 4.4.1 Precautions.
● Uplink throughput of UEs in the overlapping area excluding small-packet
throughput, which will increase
Uplink throughput of UEs in the overlapping area excluding small-packet
throughput (Mbit/s) = (N.ThpVol.UL.CellOverlap –
N.ThpVol.UL.SmallPkt.CellOverlap)/
N.ThpTime.UL.RmvSmallPkt.CellOverlap x 1000 Table 4-10 lists the related
performance counters.
● User Uplink Average Throughput (DU), which will not decrease

Table 4-10 Uplink performance counters for UEs in the overlapping area
Counter ID Counter Name

1911820692 N.ThpVol.UL.CellOverlap

1911820693 N.ThpVol.UL.SmallPkt.CellOverlap

1911820696 N.ThpTime.UL.RmvSmallPkt.CellOverlap

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5 Intra-Base-Station DL CoMP

5.1 Principles
With intra-base-station DL CoMP, a gNodeB uses the antennas of the serving cell
for a UE in the overlapping area and intra-base-station intra-frequency
neighboring cells to jointly transmit PDSCH signals to the UE. This function
increases UE throughput. In this document, intra-base-station DL CoMP is also
called intra-base-station joint transmission.

This function is controlled by the INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW option of the

NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter. For each UE, its serving cell can
work with a maximum of two cooperating cells for intra-base-station joint
transmission.

Intra-base-station joint transmission involves the following scenarios:

● Joint transmission by common cells
● Joint transmission by TRPs in a hyper cell
● Joint transmission by a combined cell in joint transmission mode and a
common cell

For ease of description, the term TRP is used in the context of hyper cell scenarios
where one cell includes multiple TRPs, while the term cell is used in common cell
scenarios where one cell corresponds to one TRP.

NOTE

● For details about common cells and TRPs, see Cell Management.
● For details about hyper cells, see Hyper Cell.
● For details about combined cells in joint transmission mode, see Cell Combination.

5.1.1 Joint Transmission by Common Cells

Figure 5-1 shows the processing procedure when a UE is served by a common cell
(with NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to NORMAL_CELL).

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Figure 5-1 Joint transmission by common cells

1. SSB measurement for joint transmission

The UE starts SSB RSRP measurement after setting up a service and sends an
event A3 measurement report when a certain condition is met.
Off for event A3 in DL CoMP is specified by NRCellComp.DlCompRsrpOffset.
Other information is the same as that for UL CoMP. For details, see 4.1.1 Joint
Reception by Common Cells.
2. Cooperating cell and UE determining for joint transmission
The gNodeB selects intra-base-station neighboring cells that meet the
following conditions from the A3 measurement report:
– Intra-base-station joint transmission is enabled in the cells.
– The cells are configured as intra-frequency neighboring cells of the
serving cell.
– The PRB usage of the cells is less than the value of
NRDUCellComp.DlCompCoCellPrbThld.
– The number of valid downlink RBs for the cells is the same as that for the
serving cell.
– In TDD, the TX/RX modes of the cells meet the requirements described in
Table 5-1.

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Table 5-1 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating cells for intra-base-station joint transmission in TDD
common cells

TX/RX Mode of the Serving Cell TX/RX Mode of the Cooperating

Cell

2T2R 2T2R, 8T8R, 32T32R, or 64T64R

4T4R 4T4R, 8T8R, 32T32R, or 64T64R

8T8R 8T8R, 32T32R, or 64T64R

32T32R or 64T64R 32T32R or 64T64R

– In FDD, the TX/RX modes of the cells meet the requirements described in
Table 5-2.

Table 5-2 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating cells for intra-base-station joint transmission in FDD
common cells

TX/RX Mode of the Serving Cell TX/RX Mode of the Cooperating

Cell

2T2R or 2T4R 2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R, 8T8R, or

32T32R

4T4R 4T4R, 8T8R, or 32T32R

8T8R 8T8R or 32T32R

32T32R 32T32R

– Basic configurations specified by the following parameters of the cells are

the same as those of the serving cell:

▪ NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode

▪ NRDUCell.FrequencyBand

▪ NRDUCell.DlNarfcn

▪ NRDUCell.UlNarfcn (only for FDD cells)

▪ NRDUCell.DlBandwidth

▪ NRDUCell.UlBandwidth (only for FDD cells)

▪ NRDUCell.SubcarrierSpacing

▪ NRDUCell.SlotAssignment (only for TDD cells)

▪ NRDUCell.CyclicPrefixLength

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▪ NRDUCellPdsch.DlDmrsConfigType,
NRDUCellPdsch.DlDmrsMaxLength, and
NRDUCellPdsch.DlAdditionalDmrsPos

▪ NRDUCellCsirs.TrsPeriod

▪ JT_TRS_RES_SW option of the

NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CoordTrsResourceSwitch parameter

▪ JT_TRS_ALIGNMENT_SW option of the

NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CoordTrsResourceSwitch parameter (only for
FDD cells)

▪ CSIRS_SCH_ENH_SW option of the

NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter

▪ NRDUCellChnPwr.CsirsMaxPwrOffset

▪ UE_BW_ADAPTIVE_SW option of the

NRDUCellBwp.BwpConfigSwitch parameter
If there are neighboring cells that meet all the preceding conditions, the
neighboring cell with the optimal signal quality is treated as a cooperating
cell for intra-base-station joint transmission and the UE that sends the A3
measurement report is treated as an intra-base-station joint transmission UE.
Otherwise, the procedure ends.
3. SRS and CSI-RS measurement for joint transmission
The gNodeB performs SRS measurement in the serving and cooperating cells
of the identified intra-base-station joint transmission UE. If a cooperating cell
fails to offer the SRS resources corresponding to those allocated in the serving
cell of the UE, intra-base-station joint transmission cannot take effect.
The gNodeB instructs the identified intra-base-station joint transmission UE to
perform joint measurement of CSI-RS on the antenna ports corresponding to
the serving and cooperating cells. In this document, the specific measurement
object is channel state information-reference signal for channel measurement
(CSI-RS for CM).
The NRDUCellComp.DlCompEnhancedTransmitMode parameter specifies
the measurement transmission mode.
4. Joint transmission by multiple cells
If the reported SRS and CSI-RS measurement results indicate that joint
transmission delivers better performance than single-cell transmission (for
example, the ratio of the spectral efficiency obtained based on joint
measurement to that obtained based on single-cell measurement is greater
than the value configured using the NRDUCellComp.JtSpctEfficiencyThld
parameter), the serving and cooperating cells jointly transmit data to the
intra-base-station joint transmission UE.
In addition, the comparison of spectral efficiency between different
measurement modes continues. If the ratio of the spectral efficiency obtained
based on joint measurement to that obtained based on single-cell
measurement is less than the value configured using the
NRDUCellComp.JtQuickRollbackSpctEffThld parameter, a switchover from
joint transmission to single-cell transmission is triggered. In single-cell
transmission, if the ratio of the spectral efficiency obtained based on single-

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cell measurement to that obtained based on joint measurement is less than

the value configured using the NRDUCellComp.JtQuickRollbackSpctEffThld
parameter, a quick switchover to joint transmission is triggered.

5.1.2 Joint Transmission by TRPs in a Hyper Cell

Figure 5-2 shows the processing procedure when a UE is served by a hyper cell
(with NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to HYPER_CELL).

Figure 5-2 Joint transmission by TRPs in a hyper cell

1. SRS measurement for joint transmission

The gNodeB measures the UE SRS RSRP at each TRP in the hyper cell.
2. Cooperating TRP and UE determining for joint transmission
If there are TRPs that meet all of the following conditions, the TRPs with the
optimal signal quality are treated as cooperating TRPs for intra-base-station
joint transmission and the UE is treated as an intra-base-station joint
transmission UE.
– In low-speed scenarios:

▪ In TDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 5-3.

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Table 5-3 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for intra-base-station joint transmission in low-
speed TDD hyper cells
TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the
TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R or 8T8R

4T4R 4T4R or 8T8R

8T8R 8T8R

32T32R or 64T64R 32T32R or 64T64R

▪ In FDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 5-4.

Table 5-4 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for intra-base-station joint transmission in low-
speed FDD hyper cells
TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the
TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R or 4T4R

2T4R 2T4R or 4T4R

4T4R 4T4R

– In high-speed railway scenarios:

▪ In TDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 5-5.

Table 5-5 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for intra-base-station joint transmission in TDD
hyper cells in high-speed railway scenarios
TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the
TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R or 8T8R

4T4R 4T4R

8T8R 8T8R

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▪ In FDD, the TX/RX modes of the TRPs meet the requirements

described in Table 5-6.

Table 5-6 Requirements on the TX/RX modes of the serving and

cooperating TRPs for intra-base-station joint transmission in FDD
hyper cells in high-speed railway scenarios
TX/RX Mode of the Serving TX/RX Mode of the
TRP Cooperating TRP

1T1R 1T1R

2T2R 2T2R or 4T4R

4T4R 4T4R

8T8R 8T8R

– The signal quality meets the following requirements: Cooperating TRP

RSRP – NRCellComp.Hysteresis – Serving TRP RSRP >
NRCellComp.DlCompRsrpOffset.
– The PRB usage of the TRPs is less than the value of
NRDUCellComp.DlCompCoCellPrbThld.
3. SRS and CSI-RS measurement for joint transmission
The gNodeB performs SRS measurement in the serving and cooperating cells
of the identified intra-base-station joint transmission UE. If a cooperating cell
fails to offer the SRS resources corresponding to those allocated in the serving
cell of the UE, intra-base-station joint transmission cannot take effect.
The gNodeB instructs the identified intra-base-station joint transmission UE to
perform joint measurement of CSI-RS on the antenna ports corresponding to
the serving and cooperating cells. In this document, the specific measurement
object is CSI-RS for CM.
The NRDUCellComp.DlCompEnhancedTransmitMode parameter specifies
the measurement transmission mode.
4. Joint transmission by multiple TRPs
If the reported SRS and CSI-RS measurement results indicate that joint
transmission delivers better performance than independent transmission (for
example, the ratio of the spectral efficiency of joint measurement to that of
single-cell measurement is greater than that configured using the
NRDUCellComp.JtSpctEfficiencyThld parameter), the serving and
cooperating TRPs jointly transmit data to the joint transmission UE. When the
ratio of the spectral efficiency obtained based on joint measurement to that
obtained based on single-TRP measurement becomes less than the value
configured using the NRDUCellComp.JtQuickRollbackSpctEffThld, a
switchover from joint transmission to single-TRP transmission is triggered.

5.1.3 Joint Transmission by a Combined Cell in Joint

Transmission Mode and a Common Cell
In low-speed scenarios, when a UE is served by a combined cell in joint
transmission mode (with NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to

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HYPER_CELL_COMBINE_MODE and NRDUCellMultiTrp.DataTransMode set to

JOINT_MODE), an intra-base-station common cell (with
NRDUCell.NrDuCellNetworkingMode set to NORMAL_CELL) can be selected as
a cooperating cell for joint transmission. The processing procedure is the same as
that for joint transmission by common cells.
In TDD, all TRPs in a combined cell in joint transmission mode must work in 2T2R
mode, and the cooperating cell must work in 32T32R or 64T64R mode.
In FDD, all TRPs in a combined cell in joint transmission mode must work in 2T2R
mode, and the cooperating cell must work in 2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R, 8T8R, or 32T32R
mode.

5.1.4 Enhanced Functions

The following functions can be used to improve the performance of intra-base-
station joint transmission:
● Function controlled by the NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.MultiTrsMeasSwitch
parameter: When this parameter is set to ON, the UE performs timing and
demodulation based on the TRSs sent by the serving and cooperating cells to
precisely match the channel conditions of the serving and cooperating cells,
thereby improving UE throughput.
● CSI-RS power compensation: This function can be performed for intra-base-
station joint transmission UEs in periodic time-division CSI-RS measurement
scenarios (with NRDUCellComp.JtCsirsTxMode set to
PERIODIC_TD_MODE_ABN or PERIODIC_TD_MODE_ALL). The
DL_COMP_CSIRS_PWR_CMP_SW option of the
NRDUCellChnPwr.ChnPwrAlgoSwitch parameter controls whether to enable
CSI-RS power compensation in CoMP scenarios with periodic time-division
measurements. In FDD, if periodic time-division CSI-RS measurement is
required, the ZP_TRS_MODE_SW option of the
NRDUCellPdsch.RateMatchSwitch parameter must be selected.
● RMSI enhancement for joint transmission: This function is controlled by the
JT_RMSI_ENH_SW option of the NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch
parameter. With this function enabled, the RMSI RB resources can be
dynamically adjusted based on actual conditions to increase UE throughput.
● Delay compensation: Delay compensation is performed to improve UE
throughput when the NRDUCellComp.JtDelayCompensationThld parameter
is set to a non-zero value that is less than or equal to the absolute value of
the measured TA difference between the serving and cooperating cells.
● Optimization of decision on using single-cell transmission or joint
transmission: This function is controlled by the JT_JUDGE_OPT_SW option of
the NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. This function improves
the accuracy in joint transmission mode evaluation and increases UE
throughput.
● 3-TRP coordination: When NRDUCellComp.JtMultiPointTransmitMode is set
to COV_MULTIPLEX_ENH_HYBRID_MODE and two cooperating TRPs are
available, the serving TRP and the two cooperating TRPs can transmit data for
an intra-base-station joint transmission UE at the same time, improving UE
throughput. In TDD, this function is supported only in hyper cells. In FDD, this
function is supported in both common cells and hyper cells. This function
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COMPLEXING_ENH_MODE. NRDUCellComp.JtMultiPointTransmitMode can

only be set to DEFAULT in periodic time-division CSI-RS measurement
scenarios (with NRDUCellComp.JtCsirsTxMode set to
PERIODIC_TD_MODE_ABN or PERIODIC_TD_MODE_ALL).
In TDD, the following functions can also be used to improve intra-base-station
joint transmission performance:
● CSI-RS measurement optimization: When the JT_CSI_MEAS_OPT_SW option
of the NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter is selected and
NRDUCellComp.UserCsirsBeamType is set to TYPE8, TYPE9, or TYPE10, the
CSI-RS measurement can be optimized to obtain more accurate CSI-RS
measurement results, thereby increasing UE throughput. This function applies
only to low-speed low-frequency TDD cells with at least 32T32R.
● SRS-based weight enhancement for joint transmission: This function is
controlled by the JT_SRS_WEIGHT_ENH_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. It helps mitigate inter-layer
interference between the serving and cooperating cells and increase the signal
to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), thereby improving UE throughput. This
function applies only to low-frequency TDD common cells with at least 4T4R,
not Hyper Cell networking.
● Rank adaptation: This function is controlled by the JT_RANK_ADAPT_SW
option of the NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. For antenna
selection UEs, this function allows the gNodeB to select the number of layers
that better match the signal quality based on the rank indication (RI)
reported by antenna selection UEs.
● When NRDUCellComp.JtSrsRsrpDiffThld is set to a value other than 0 and
the SRS RSRP difference between the serving and cooperating cells is greater
than the parameter value, the power of cells with strong signal strength is
reduced (by an amount specified by NRDUCellComp.JtPwrBackoffOffset).
This reduces inter-layer interference for joint transmission UEs and increases
UE throughput.
● Transmission mode probing: When NRDUCellComp.JtModeProbeOffset and
NRDUCellComp.SingleCellTransProbeOffset are both set to a value other
than 0, probing between single-cell transmission and joint transmission is
triggered. This function improves the accuracy in joint transmission mode
evaluation and increases UE throughput.
● The NRDUCellComp.JtModeSpecEffThld parameter setting can be modified
to adjust the spectral efficiency threshold for the base station to determine
whether to adaptively change the joint transmission mode of antenna
selection UEs from coverage enhancement mode to multiplexing
enhancement mode. With the modification, an optimal joint transmission
mode can be obtained, improving UE throughput.
In FDD, the following functions can also be used to improve intra-base-station
joint transmission performance:
● PMI-based weight optimization: This function is controlled by the
JT_PMI_WEIGHT_ENH_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. When this option is selected,
PMI-based weight optimization is enabled for joint transmission UEs,
improving the demodulation capability of UEs. This function requires that
NRDUCellComp.JtCsirsTxMode be set to APERIODIC_MODE or
NULL_MODE.

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● Phase compensation for joint transmission: This function is controlled by the

JT_PHASE_COMPENSATION_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter. This function performs phase
compensation on the traffic channels of cooperating TRPs based on the
frequency offset between the serving and the cooperating TRPs before
transmitting data, increasing UE throughput.
● PMI bit optimization: When the JT_PMI_BIT_OPT_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.DlCompAlgoSwitch parameter is selected, PMI bit
optimization for joint transmission is enabled to optimize the mappings
between CSI-RS ports and antennas, improving UE throughput. This function
requires that both the serving and cooperating cells work in 4T4R mode.

5.2 Network Analysis

5.2.1 Benefits
In intra-frequency continuous networking mode, intra-base-station joint
transmission increases the receive power and the number of receive paths for UEs
in the overlapping area between intra-base-station cells. This increases the MCS
index, number of streams, and downlink throughput of these UEs. This function
takes effect only for UEs performing full-buffer services. A UE with lower spectral
efficiency (indicated by a smaller MCS index or fewer layers) in data transmission
using a single cell can benefit more from joint transmission. The average downlink
user-perceived rate (average downlink throughput) of UEs benefiting from intra-
base-station joint transmission in the overlapping area increases by up to 20%.
For details about how to evaluate the gains brought by this function, see 5.4.4
Network Monitoring.

5.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
After intra-base-station joint transmission is enabled, the number of REs used for
CSI-RS measurement increases due to joint measurement, and the number of REs
available for the PDSCH decreases. In this case, if joint transmission is not used,
the peak throughput decreases slightly; if joint transmission is used, the UE
throughput increases but the downlink PRB usage slightly decreases.
When intra-base-station joint transmission and other functions that require
aperiodic CSI-RS measurement are enabled at the same time, the number of RRC
connection reconfiguration messages increases if the UE supports only one set of
resources for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement.

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Function Impacts
RAT Function Function Reference Description
Name Switch

FDD Downlink INTRA_BAND Carrier When CA is enabled,

Low- intra-band CA _CA_SW Aggregation intra-base-station
frequ option of the joint transmission
ency NRDUCellAlg cannot be performed
TDD oSwitch.CaAl for CA UEs in their
goSwitch SCells.
parameter

FDD Downlink INTRA_FR_IN Carrier When CA is enabled,

Low- intra-FR inter- TER_BAND_C Aggregation intra-base-station
frequ band CA A_SW option joint transmission
ency of the cannot be performed
TDD NRDUCellAlg for CA UEs in their
oSwitch.CaAl SCells.
goSwitch
parameter

FDD Inter-gNodeB INTER_GNOD Carrier When inter-gNodeB

Low- CA EB_CA_SW Aggregation CA is enabled, intra-
frequ option of the base-station joint
ency NRDUCellAlg transmission cannot
TDD oSwitch.CaAl be performed for CA
goSwitch UEs in their SCells.
parameter

FDD High-speed NRDUCell.Hi High Speed When the High-speed

Low- Railway ghSpeedFlag Mobility Railway Superior
frequ Superior Experience function is
ency Experience enabled, only intra-
TDD base-station joint
transmission by TRPs
in a hyper cell is
supported.

Low- SRS remote SRS_RIM_INT Remote When SRS remote

frequ interference RF_AVOID_S Interference interference avoidance
ency avoidance W option of Management is enabled in the
TDD the (Low- serving cell but
NRDUCellSrs. Frequency disabled in
SrsAlgoExtSw TDD) cooperating cells,
itch intra-base-station
parameter joint transmission
does not take effect.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD RF channel RF_SHUTDO Energy When RF channel

Low- intelligent WN_SW Conservation intelligent shutdown
frequ shutdown option of the and Emission takes effect in a cell,
ency NRDUCellAlg Reduction intra-base-station
TDD oSwitch.Pow joint transmission will
erSavingSwit become invalid for
ch parameter UEs that have been
involved in intra-base-
station joint
transmission in the
cell. In addition, intra-
base-station joint
transmission will not
take effect on UEs
that are newly
admitted to this cell.
After the cell exits the
RF channel intelligent
shutdown state, intra-
base-station joint
transmission takes
effect again.

FDD LNR MULTI_RAT_ Multi-RAT When LNR

Low- coordinated RF_SHUTDO Coordinated coordinated channel
frequ channel WN_SW Energy Saving shutdown takes effect
ency shutdown option of the in a cell, intra-base-
TDD NRDUCellAlg station joint
oSwitch.Pow transmission will
erSavingSwit become invalid for
ch parameter UEs that have been
involved in intra-base-
station joint
transmission in the
cell. In addition, intra-
base-station joint
transmission will not
take effect on UEs
that are newly
admitted to this cell.
After the cell exits the
LNR coordinated
channel shutdown
state, intra-base-
station joint
transmission takes
effect again.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

Low- PDSCH MU- DL_MU_MIM MIMO (TDD) The UEs enabled with
frequ MIMO O_SW option intra-base-station
ency of the joint transmission do
TDD NRDUCellAlg not support PDSCH
oSwitch.Mu MU-MIMO.
MimoSwitch
parameter

FDD PDSCH MU- DL_MU_MIM Smart 8T8R The UEs enabled with
MIMO O_SW option (FDD) intra-base-station
of the joint transmission do
NRDUCellAlg not support PDSCH
oSwitch.Mu MU-MIMO.
MimoSwitch
parameter

Low- Power saving BWP2_SWITC UE Power Intra-base-station

frequ BWP H option of Saving joint transmission is
ency the not performed on UEs
TDD NRDUCellUe that use BWP2 for
PwrSaving.B power saving.
wpPwrSavin
gSw
parameter

Low- Coordinated INTRA_GNB_ Coordinated Coordinated

frequ interference DL_CS_CBF_S Interference interference
ency management W and Management management is not
TDD INTER_GNB_ (Low- performed for UEs
DL_CS_CBF_S Frequency enabled with intra-
W options of TDD) base-station joint
the transmission.
NRDUCellAlg
oSwitch.Com
pSwitch
parameter

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD DRX BASIC_DRX_S DRX ● After discontinuous

Low- W option of reception (DRX) is
frequ the enabled, the
ency NRDUCellUe probability of UEs
TDD PwrSaving.Nr being identified as
DuCellDrxAlg intra-base-station
oSwitch joint transmission
parameter UEs is reduced.
● After DRX is
enabled: if the
function of DRX
exit of UEs
performing full-
buffer services
(controlled by the
FULL_BUFFER_UE_
EXIT_DRX_SW
option of the
NRDUCellUePwrS
aving.NrDuCellDrx
AlgoSwitch
parameter) is
enabled, DRX
(regardless of the
DRX sleep or active
time) does not
take effect for a UE
identified as an
intra-base-station
joint transmission
UE; if the function
of DRX exit of UEs
performing full-
buffer services is
disabled, the UE
identified as an
intra-base-station
joint transmission
UE cannot enter
the DRX sleep time
because the
aperiodic CSI-RS
for CM is used.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD Operator- MAX_RB_LIM Multi- ● When both

Low- specific IT_SW option Operator operator-specific
frequ limitation on of the Sharing limitation on the
ency the maximum NRDUCellAlg maximum number
TDD number of oSwitch.RanS of available RBs
available RBs haringAlgoS and intra-base-
witch station joint
parameter transmission are
enabled, intra-
base-station joint
transmission UEs
are subject to the
limitation on the
maximum number
of RBs.
● When both
operator-specific
limitation on the
maximum number
of available RBs
and intra-base-
station joint
transmission are
enabled, if the
NRDUCellRes.DlRb
MaxRatio
parameter is set to
a small value (for
example, less than
50%) for a
secondary operator,
UEs of this
operator may not
be identified as
intra-base-station
joint transmission
UEs.

FDD PUCCH RB PUCCH_RBRE Channel When intra-base-

Low- adaptation S_ADAPTIVE_ Management station joint
frequ SWITCH transmission takes
ency option of the effect, it is
TDD NRDUCellPuc recommended that
ch.PucchAlgo the following
Switch functions be enabled:
parameter PUCCH RB adaptation
(specified by the
PUCCH_RBRES_ADAP
TIVE_SWITCH option

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD CSI reporting CSI_REPORT_ of the

Low- period PERIOD_ADA NRDUCellPucch.Pucc
frequ adaptation PT_SWITCH hAlgoSwitch
ency option of the parameter) and CSI
TDD NRDUCellPuc reporting period
ch.CsiResoure adaptation (specified
AlgoSwitch by the
parameter CSI_REPORT_PERIOD
_ADAPT_SWITCH
option of the
NRDUCellPucch.CsiR
esoureAlgoSwitch
parameter). Enabling
these functions
protects UEs not
involved in joint
transmission against
service drops that
occur due to resource
preemption by joint
transmission UEs.

FDD PDCCH UE_PDCCH_S Channel When physical

Low- symbol YM_NUM_AD Management downlink control
frequ number APT_SW channel (PDCCH)
ency adaptation option of the symbol number
TDD NRDUCellPdc adaptation is enabled,
ch.PdcchAlgo the number of
ExtSwitch symbols occupied by
parameter the PDCCH in the
serving cell may be
different from that in
a neighboring cell.
Therefore, intra-base-
station joint
transmission by these
cells does not take
effect.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

Low- Full-buffer NRDUCellCsir Channel Intra-base-station

frequ UE-specific s.CsiUserPeri Management joint transmission
ency CSI-RS for CM od takes effect only when
TDD NRDUCellComp.JtCsir
sTxMode is set to
PERIODIC_TD_MODE
_ABN or
PERIODIC_TD_MODE
_ALL and
NRDUCellCsirs.CsiUse
rPeriod is set to
SLOT20, SLOT40, or
SLOT80.

FDD Compact NRDUCell.Cu Scalable Intra-base-station

bandwidth stomizedBwC Bandwidth joint transmission
onfigInd set does not take effect in
to CONFIG an FDD cell with a
compact bandwidth if
the serving and
cooperating cells have
a different number of
valid RBs.

FDD Network Multiple Network The network slices

Low- slicing parameters Slicing configured for a
frequ are required cooperating cell must
ency for network include UEs' activated
TDD slicing network slices.
deployment.
For details,
see Network
Slicing.
FDD Hyper Cell NRDUCell.Nr Hyper Cell Intra-base-station
Low- DuCellNetwo joint transmission is
frequ rkingMode supported only
ency set to between TRPs in a
TDD HYPER_CELL hyper cell, but not
between hyper cells.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD Rate- PDCCH_RATE Scheduling When rate-matching-

Low- matching- MATCH_SW pattern-configuration-
frequ pattern- option of the based PDCCH rate
ency configuration- NRDUCellPds matching and intra-
TDD based PDCCH ch.RateMatc base-station joint
rate matching hSwitch transmission are both
parameter enabled: if the
JT_PDCCH_RM_COOR
D_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.DlCo
mpAlgoSwitch
parameter is selected,
both functions take
effect; if the
JT_PDCCH_RM_COOR
D_SW option of the
NRDUCellComp.DlCo
mpAlgoSwitch
parameter is
deselected, either
function adaptively
takes effect in the
overlapping area.

Low- External UL_UE_LEVEL Interference After external

frequ interference _INTRF_AVOI Avoidance interference avoidance
ency avoidance D option of is enabled, there is no
TDD the SRS transmission in
NRDUCellIntr the interference
fIdent.IntrfO range. As a result, the
ptimizationM probability that intra-
ethod base-station joint
parameter transmission takes
and effect decreases.
NRDUCellIntr
fIdent.IntrfId
entificationM
ethod set to
UL_MANUAL
or UL_AUTO

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

Low- Frequency INTRF_FREQ Interference After frequency offset

frequ offset OFFSET_OPT_ Avoidance measurement
ency measurement SW option of optimization based on
TDD optimization the interference
based on NRDUCellPus suppression takes
interference ch.PuschMea effect, the average
suppression sSw downlink cell
parameter throughput may
increase in scenarios
where intra-base-
station joint
transmission is
enabled.

Low- SRS SRS_INTRF_C Channel When SRS

frequ interference OORD_S_U_S Management interference
ency coordination LOT_SW coordination based on
TDD based on self- option of the self-contained and
contained and NRDUCellSrs. uplink slots and intra-
uplink slots SrsAlgoExtSw base-station joint
itch transmission are both
parameter enabled:
● If the UBBPfw is
used, only SRS
interference
coordination based
on self-contained
and uplink slots
takes effect, and
intra-base-station
joint transmission
does not take
effect.
● If the UBBPg is
used, both intra-
base-station joint
transmission and
SRS interference
coordination based
on self-contained
and uplink slots
can take effect, but
the number of UEs
for which intra-
base-station joint
transmission takes
effect may
decrease in the cell.

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RAT Function Function Reference Description

Name Switch

FDD Power NRDUCellCh None When intra-base-

Aggregation nPwr.PwrAgg station joint
Level Level transmission takes
effect for a UE, the UE
will exit intra-base-
station joint
transmission if the
value of the
NRDUCellChnPwr.Pw
rAggLevel parameter
changes for a
cooperating cell.

FDD NR inter- NR_DYN_PO NR Inter- When intra-base-

Low- carrier WER_SHARIN Carrier station DL CoMP and
frequ dynamic G_SW option Dynamic NR inter-carrier
ency power sharing of the Power dynamic power
TDD NRDUCellAlg Sharing sharing are both
oSwitch.Dyn enabled, the gains
PowerSharin provided by NR inter-
gSwitch carrier dynamic power
parameter sharing may decrease.

Low- LTE TDD and LTE_NR_DYN_ LTE and NR When intra-base-

frequ NR Flash POWER_SHA Power station DL CoMP and
ency Dynamic RING_SW Sharing LTE TDD and NR Flash
TDD Power option of the Dynamic Power
Sharing NRDUCellAlg Sharing are both
oSwitch.Dyn enabled, the power
PowerSharin sharing gains on the
gSwitch NR side may decrease.
parameter

FDD LTE FDD and LTE_NR_DYN_ LTE and NR When intra-base-

NR Flash POWER_SHA Power station DL CoMP and
Dynamic RING_SW Sharing LTE FDD and NR Flash
Power option of the Dynamic Power
Sharing NRDUCellAlg Sharing are both
oSwitch.Dyn enabled, the power
PowerSharin sharing gains on the
gSwitch NR side may decrease.
parameter

5.3 Requirements

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5.3.1 Licenses
RAT Feature Feature Name Model Sales Unit
ID

FDD FOFD-030 CoMP NR0S00 Per Cell

Low- 204 0CMP00
frequency
TDD

5.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.

Prerequisite Functions
RAT Function Function Switch Reference Description
Name

FDD TRS rate TRS_RATEMATCH Scheduling Enabling intra-base-

Low- matching _SW option of the station joint
frequenc NRDUCellPdsch.R transmission affects
y TDD ateMatchSwitch the use of TRS
parameter resources. To prevent
this impact, the
gNodeB reserves
TRS resources for
cells after TRS rate
matching is enabled.

Low- Slot NRDUCell.SlotAssi Standards The

frequenc configura gnment Compliance NRDUCell.SlotAssig
y TDD tion nment parameter
must be set to
4_1_DDDSU,
8_2_DDDDDDDSUU,
7_3_DDDSUDDSUU,
or
8_2_DDDSUUDDDD.

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Mutually Exclusive Functions

RAT Function Function Switch Reference
Name

FDD LTE FDD LTE_NR_FDD_SPCT_SHR_SW LTE FDD and NR

and NR option of the Spectrum Sharing
Flash NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.Spectru
Dynamic mCloudSwitch parameter
Spectrum
Sharing

FDD Hybrid LTE_NR_FDD_SPCT_SHR_SW LTE FDD and NR

DSS option of the Spectrum Sharing
Based on NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.Spectru
Asymmetr mCloudSwitch parameter and
ic LTE_NR_FDD_SPCT_SHR_ASY
Bandwidt M_SW option of the
h NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.Spectru
mCloudEnhSwitch parameter
FDD SRS SRS_SEND_ADAPT_SW option Channel Management
transmissi of the
on NRDUCellSrs.SrsAlgoSwitch
adaptatio parameter
n

Low- U-TDOA UTDOA_SW option of the None

frequency Positionin NRCellAlgoSwitch.LcsSwitch
TDD g parameter
Measure
ment
Switch

Low- SRS RSRP SRS_RSRP_LOCATION_SW None

frequency Positionin option of the
TDD g NRCellAlgoSwitch.LcsSwitch
Measure parameter
ment
Switch

Low- TRS rate TRS_RATEMATCH_OPT_SW Scheduling

frequency matching option of the
TDD optimizati NRDUCellPdsch.RateMatchS
on witch parameter
FDD Real-time gNodeBParam.BbResAllocate None
Low- baseband Mode set to REAL_TIME
frequency resource
TDD allocation
mode

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RAT Function Function Switch Reference

Name

FDD VMIMO NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.Vmimo Indoor Coverage

Low- in DAS- Switch
frequency based
TDD indoor
coverage

Low- Distribute DM_MIMO_SERVICE_SWITCH MIMO (TDD)

frequency d massive option of the
TDD MIMOa NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.DmMi
moSwitch parameter
FDD SSB beam NRDUCellCsirs.SsbBeamSwit Channel Management
Low- switching chingMode
b
frequency
TDD

a: The mutually exclusive relationship exists only in DBS3900 LampSite and

DBS5900 LampSite.
b. After intra-base-station joint transmission is enabled, SSB beam switching is
not supported. That is, NRDUCellCsirs.SsbBeamSwitchingMode can only be set
to NO_SWITCHING.

5.3.3 Hardware

Base Station Models

● 3900 and 5900 series base stations. 3900 series base stations must be
configured with the BBU3910.
● DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite. DBS3900 LampSite must be
configured with the BBU3910.

Boards
In TDD:
● Joint transmission by common cells: For cells working in 8T8R mode or higher,
all NR TDD-capable baseband processing units support this function. For cells
working in 1T1R, 2T2R, or 4T4R mode, all NR TDD-capable baseband
processing units except the UBBPfw support this function.
● Joint transmission by TRPs in a hyper cell: If all TRPs adopt the same TX/RX
mode or if some TRPs work in 32T32R mode and others work in 64T64R
mode, all NR TDD-capable baseband processing units support this function. In
other conditions, all NR TDD-capable baseband processing units except the
UBBPfw support this function.

In FDD: The UBBPg series boards support this function.

All NR-capable main control boards support this function.

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RF Modules
In TDD: For cells that work in 32T32R mode or higher, all NR TDD-capable RF
modules that comply with the eCPRI protocol support this function; for cells that
work in 1T1R, 2T2R, 4T4R, or 8T8R mode, all NR TDD-capable RF modules support
this function.
In FDD: All NR FDD-capable RF modules that work in 1T1R, 2T2R, 2T4R, 4T4R,
8T8R, or 32T32R mode support this function.

5.3.4 Others
Requirements for the moving speeds of UEs are as follows:
● When the High-speed Railway Superior Experience function is enabled, only
intra-base-station joint transmission by TRPs in a hyper cell is supported. In
this case, intra-base-station joint transmission has no requirements for the UE
moving speed.
● When the High-speed Railway Superior Experience function is disabled, pre-
correction of the downlink frequency shift is not supported. In this case, the
moving speeds of intra-base-station joint transmission UEs must be less than
or equal to 60 km/h to avoid negative impacts of intra-base-station joint
transmission.
UEs must support aperiodic CSI-RS measurement. If the value of the
maxNumberAperiodicCSI-PerBWP-ForCSI-Report IE in CSI-Report of the
UECapabilityInformation message is not 0, the UE supports this function. If a UE is
incompatible with aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, the UE may not work properly
when intra-base-station joint transmission is enabled. In this case, contact
engineers from Huawei or the UE vendor.
Intra-base-station joint transmission cannot take effect if UEs do not support
related CSI-RS capabilities (such as the number of CSI-RS ports, CSI-RS resources,
and CSI-RS reporting).

5.4 Operation and Maintenance

5.4.1 Precautions
Throughput-related counters for UEs in the overlapping area are measured only
when the INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.CompSwitch parameter is selected. In addition, the
NRCellComp.OverlappingRsrpOffset parameter needs to be configured, and its
value must be equal to that of either NRCellComp.UlCompRsrpOffset or
NRCellComp.DlCompRsrpOffset.
To ensure precise estimation of the gains of intra-base-station joint transmission,
the NRCellComp.OverlappingRsrpOffset and NRCellComp.DlCompRsrpOffset
parameters must be set to the same value.
For details about counters, see 5.4.4 Network Monitoring. To compare the
throughput before and after intra-base-station joint transmission is enabled, it is
good practice to perform the preceding configurations one week before intra-
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be collected for comparison purposes. To evaluate whether intra-base-station joint

transmission can be enabled, monitor the average number of UEs in
RRC_CONNECTED mode in the overlapping area between common cells by using
the N.User.RRCConn.Avg.CellOverlap counter, and monitor the average number
of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode in the overlapping area between TRPs in a
hyper cell by using the N.HyperCell.TRP.User.RRCConn.Avg.CellOverlap counter.

5.4.2 Data Configuration

5.4.2.1 Data Preparation

Table 5-7 and Table 5-8 describe the parameters used for function activation and
optimization, respectively. This section does not describe parameters related to cell
establishment.

Table 5-7 Parameters used for activation

RAT Paramet Parameter Option Setting Notes
er Name ID

FDD CoMP NRDUCellAl INTRA_GNB To enable intra-base-station

Low- Switch goSwitch.Co _DL_JT_SW joint transmission, select
freque mpSwitch this option for both the
ncy serving and neighboring
TDD cells involved in joint
processing.

Table 5-8 Parameters used for optimization

RAT Paramet Parameter Option Setting Notes
er Name ID

FDD CoMP NRDUCellAl INTRA_GNB It is recommended that this

Low- Switch goSwitch.Co _OVERLAPPI option be selected one
freque mpSwitch NG_MEAS_S week before intra-base-
ncy W station joint transmission is
TDD enabled to observe the
throughput changes before
and after intra-base-station
joint transmission is
enabled.

FDD DL CoMP NRCellComp None Retain the default value.

Low- RSRP .DlCompRsrp
freque Offset Offset
ncy
TDD

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RAT Paramet Parameter Option Setting Notes

er Name ID

FDD Overlappi NRCellComp None It is recommended that this

Low- ng RSRP .Overlapping parameter be set to the
freque Offset RsrpOffset value of
ncy NRCellComp.DlCompRsrp
TDD Offset.

FDD Hysteresi NRCellComp None Retain the default value.

Low- s .Hysteresis
freque
ncy
TDD

FDD Time to NRCellComp None Retain the default value.

Low- Trigger .TimeToTrig This parameter is not
freque ger involved in Hyper Cell
ncy networking scenarios.
TDD

FDD JT NRDUCellCo None Retain the default value.

Low- Spectral mp.JtSpctEff
freque Efficiency iciencyThld
ncy Threshold
TDD

FDD JT Quick NRDUCellCo None Retain the default value.

Low- Rollback mp.JtQuickR
freque Spectral ollbackSpctEf
ncy Efficiency fThld
TDD Thld

FDD DL CoMP NRDUCellCo None Retain the default value.

Low- Coordinat mp.DlComp
freque ing Cell CoCellPrbTh
ncy PRB ld
TDD Threshold

FDD DL CoMP NRDUCellCo None Use the recommended

Low- Enhanced mp.DlCompE value.
freque Transmit nhancedTra
ncy Mode nsmitMode
TDD

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RAT Paramet Parameter Option Setting Notes

er Name ID

FDD DL CoMP NRDUCellCo JT_RMSI_EN It is recommended that this

Low- Algorith mp.DlComp H_SW option be selected for a
freque m Switch AlgoSwitch TDD cell when any of the
ncy following conditions is met:
TDD ● The cell adopts the dual-
period 8:2 slot
configuration.
● The cell adopts a slot
configuration other than
dual-period 8:2, and the
cell bandwidth is less
than 70 MHz.
It is recommended that this
option be selected for FDD
cells.

JT_JUDGE_O It is recommended that this

PT_SW option be selected. This
function is supported in
both common cell and
Hyper Cell networking
scenarios.

FDD JT Multi- NRDUCellCo None Use the recommended

Low- Point mp.JtMultiP value.
freque Transmiss ointTransmit
ncy ion Mode Mode
TDD

FDD Multi-TRS NRDUCellAl None It is recommended that this

Low- Measure goSwitch.M switch be turned on in high-
freque ment ultiTrsMeasS speed scenarios (UEs must
ncy Switch witch support the single-DCI dual-
TDD TRS function).

FDD JT Delay NRDUCellCo None Retain the default value. For

Low- Compens mp.JtDelayC sites that have been
freque ation ompensatio upgraded from a version
ncy Threshold nThld earlier than V100R005C10,
TDD this parameter needs to be
manually set to the default
value 15.

FDD JT CSI-RS NRDUCellCo None Use the recommended

Low- Transmit mp.JtCsirsTx value.
freque Mode Mode
ncy
TDD

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RAT Paramet Parameter Option Setting Notes

er Name ID

FDD Downlink NRDUCellPd RMSI_RES_R Select this option.

Low- PDSCH sch.DlPdsch SV_OPT_SW
freque Algorith AlgoSwitch
ncy m Switch
TDD

FDD JT Mode NRDUCellCo None For TDD, when

Low- Spectral mp.JtModeS NRDUCellTrp.TxRxMode is
freque Eff pecEffThld set to 32T32R or 64T64R,
ncy Threshold the value 200 is
TDD recommended; when
NRDUCellTrp.TxRxMode is
set to any other value, the
value 100 is recommended.
For FDD, the value 100 is
recommended in high-
speed scenarios.

FDD Channel NRDUCellCh DL_COMP_C Select this option when

Low- Power nPwr.ChnPw SIRS_PWR_C NRDUCellComp.JtCsirsTxM
freque Algorith rAlgoSwitch MP_SW ode is set to
ncy m Switch PERIODIC_TD_MODE_ABN
TDD or
PERIODIC_TD_MODE_ALL.

Low- DL CoMP NRDUCellCo JT_SRS_WEI It is recommended that this

freque Algorith mp.DlComp GHT_ENH_S option be selected for the
ncy m Switch AlgoSwitch W serving and neighboring
TDD cells involved in joint
processing. Note: In 4T4R
and 8T8R scenarios, this
function takes effect only
when the UBBPg series
boards are used.

JT_RANK_A It is recommended that this

DAPT_SW option be selected when
there are antenna selection
UEs on the network. This
function is supported in
both common cell and
Hyper Cell networking
scenarios.

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RAT Paramet Parameter Option Setting Notes

er Name ID

JT_CSI_MEA It is recommended that this

S_OPT_SW option be selected for the
serving and neighboring
cells involved in joint
processing. This function is
supported only in cells that
work in 32T32R mode or
higher.

Low- User CSI- NRDUCellCo None The value TYPE10 is

freque RS Beam mp.UserCsirs recommended.
ncy Type BeamType
TDD

Low- JT Power NRDUCellCo None The value 6 is

freque Backoff mp.JtPwrBac recommended.
ncy Offset koffOffset
TDD

Low- JT SRS NRDUCellCo None Retain the default value.

freque RSRP mp.JtSrsRsrp
ncy Differenc DiffThld
TDD e
Threshold

Low- JT Mode NRDUCellCo None Use the recommended

freque Probe mp.JtModeP value.
ncy Offset robeOffset
TDD

Low- Single NRDUCellCo None Use the recommended

freque Cell Trans mp.SingleCe value.
ncy Probe llTransProbe
TDD Offset Offset
FDD DL CoMP NRDUCellCo JT_PMI_WEI Use the recommended
Algorith mp.DlComp GHT_ENH_S value.
m Switch AlgoSwitch W

JT_PHASE_C Use the recommended

OMPENSATI value.
ON_SW

JT_PMI_BIT_ Use the recommended

OPT_SW value.

5.4.2.2 Using MML Commands

Before using MML commands, refer to 5.2.2 Impacts and 5.3.2 Software and
complete the parameter configurations for related functions based on the impact,

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dependency, and mutually exclusive relationships between the functions, as well

as the actual network scenario.
To compare the throughput before and after intra-base-station joint transmission
is enabled, you are advised to turn on the following switches one week before
intra-base-station joint transmission is enabled. This ensures that sufficient
statistics about UE throughput in the overlapping area can be collected for
comparison purposes.
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-1;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-12, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, OverlappingRsrpOffset=-12, TimeToTrigger=320MS, Hysteresis=2;

Activation Command Examples

//Enabling intra-base-station joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-1;

Optimization Command Examples

//Setting the DlCompRsrpOffset parameter
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=0, DlCompRsrpOffset=-12;
MOD NRCELLCOMP: NrCellId=1, DlCompRsrpOffset=-12;
//Setting the JtSpctEfficiencyThld parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, JtSpctEfficiencyThld=110;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, JtSpctEfficiencyThld=110;
//Setting the JtQuickRollbackSpctEffThld parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, JtQuickRollbackSpctEffThld=95;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, JtQuickRollbackSpctEffThld=95;
//Setting the DlCompCoCellPrbThld parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompCoCellPrbThld=30;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompCoCellPrbThld=30;
//Setting the DlCompEnhancedTransmitMode parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompEnhancedTransmitMode=ADAPTIVE_ENH_MODE;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompEnhancedTransmitMode=ADAPTIVE_ENH_MODE;
//Enabling RMSI enhancement for joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_RMSI_ENH_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_RMSI_ENH_SW-1;
//Enabling optimization of decision on using single-cell transmission or joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_JUDGE_OPT_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_JUDGE_OPT_SW-1;
//Enabling measurement of multiple sets of TRSs (recommended in high-speed scenarios)
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, MultiTrsMeasSwitch=ON;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, MultiTrsMeasSwitch=ON;
//Setting the JtDelayCompensationThld parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, JtDelayCompensationThld=15;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, JtDelayCompensationThld=15;
//Setting the JtCsirsTxMode parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, JtCsirsTxMode=APERIODIC_MODE;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, JtCsirsTxMode=APERIODIC_MODE;
//Enabling RMSI resource reservation optimization
MOD NRDUCELLPDSCH: NrDuCellId=0, DlPdschAlgoSwitch=RMSI_RES_RSV_OPT_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLPDSCH: NrDuCellId=1, DlPdschAlgoSwitch=RMSI_RES_RSV_OPT_SW-1;
//Setting the JtModeSpecEffThld parameter (Value 200 is recommended for 32T32R or 64T64R scenarios,
and value 100 is recommended for other scenarios. The following are MML command examples in other
scenarios.)
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0,JtModeSpecEffThld=100;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1,JtModeSpecEffThld=100;
//Enabling CSI-RS power compensation in DL CoMP
MOD NRDUCELLCHNPWR: NrDuCellId=0, ChnPwrAlgoSwitch=DL_COMP_CSIRS_PWR_CMP_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCHNPWR: NrDuCellId=1, ChnPwrAlgoSwitch=DL_COMP_CSIRS_PWR_CMP_SW-1;
//(Only for TDD) Enabling SRS-based weight enhancement for joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_SRS_WEIGHT_ENH_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_SRS_WEIGHT_ENH_SW-1;
//(Only for TDD) Enabling rank adaptation for joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_RANK_ADAPT_SW-1;

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MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_RANK_ADAPT_SW-1;

//(Only for TDD) Enabling CSI-RS measurement optimization for joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_CSI_MEAS_OPT_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_CSI_MEAS_OPT_SW-1;
//(Only for TDD) Setting the UserCsirsBeamType parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0,UserCsirsBeamType=TYPE10;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1,UserCsirsBeamType=TYPE10;
//(Only for TDD) Setting the JtPwrBackoffOffset parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, JtPwrBackoffOffset=6;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, JtPwrBackoffOffset=6;
//(Only for TDD) Setting the JtSrsRsrpDiffThld parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, JtSrsRsrpDiffThld=6;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, JtSrsRsrpDiffThld=6;
//(Only for TDD) Setting the JtModeProbeOffset parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0,JtModeProbeOffset=100;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1,JtModeProbeOffset=100;
//(Only for TDD) Setting the SingleCellTransProbeOffset parameter
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, SingleCellTransProbeOffset=100;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, SingleCellTransProbeOffset=100;
//(Only for FDD) Enabling PMI-based weight enhancement for joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_PMI_WEIGHT_ENH_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_PMI_WEIGHT_ENH_SW-1;
//(Only for FDD) Enabling phase compensation for joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_PHASE_COMPENSATION_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_PHASE_COMPENSATION_SW-1;
//(Only for FDD) Enabling PMI bit optimization
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=0, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_PMI_BIT_OPT_SW-1;
MOD NRDUCELLCOMP: NrDuCellId=1, DlCompAlgoSwitch=JT_PMI_BIT_OPT_SW-1;

Deactivation Command Examples

The following provides only deactivation command examples. You can determine
whether to restore the settings of other parameters based on actual network
conditions.
//Disabling intra-base-station joint transmission
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_DL_JT_SW-0;
//Turning off the switches for intra-base-station overlapping area measurement to reduce signaling
exchange over the air interface (recommended when UE throughput observation in the overlapping area is
not required)
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=1, CompSwitch=INTRA_GNB_OVERLAPPING_MEAS_SW-0;

5.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.

5.4.3 Activation Verification

● Using counters
Check the N.IntragNB.DL.JT.SchUser.Sum counter value. If the value is
greater than 0, the intra-base-station joint transmission function has taken
effect.
● Using monitoring items
On the MAE-Access, choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management > NR > Cell Performance Monitoring > DL JT Statistic(Cell)
Monitoring. Check the values of DL JT Schedule Users Num and DL JT
Schedule RB Num. If the values are not 0, intra-base-station joint
transmission has taken effect.

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5.4.4 Network Monitoring

To evaluate the gains of intra-base-station joint transmission, you can compare
the values of the following indicators before and after this function is enabled.
Given that the indicator values depend on parameter settings, set related
parameters before the evaluation by referring to 5.4.1 Precautions.
● Downlink throughput of UEs in the overlapping area, which will increase
Downlink throughput of UEs in the overlapping area (Mbit/s) =
(N.ThpVol.DL.CellOverlap – N.ThpVol.DL.LastSlot.CellOverlap)/
N.ThpTime.DL.RmvLastSlot.CellOverlap x 1000 Table 5-9 lists the related
performance counters.
● User‧Downlink‧Average‧Throughput‧(DU), which will not decrease

Table 5-9 Downlink performance counters for UEs in the overlapping area
Counter ID Counter Name

1911820651 N.ThpVol.DL.CellOverlap

1911823024 N.ThpVol.DL.LastSlot.CellOverlap

1911823026 N.ThpTime.DL.RmvLastSlot.CellOverlap

When the probability that intra-base-station joint transmission takes effect in a

cell is low due to a small overlapping coverage area between cells or a small
number of UEs on which this function takes effect, the gains monitored using the
preceding indicators are not significant. In this case, the gains after this function is
enabled can be monitored by using the single-UE monitoring method. The
procedure is detailed as follows: On the MAE-Access, choose Monitor > Signaling
Trace > Signaling Trace Management > NR > User Performance Monitoring >
User Common Monitoring, and check the changes of the downlink RLC
throughput of UEs.
The single-UE monitoring method can be used to observe the gains provided by
this function in the following scenarios:
● Joint transmission between common 32T32R or 64T64R TDD cells
● Joint transmission by common FDD cells
● Joint transmission by TRPs in a hyper cell
In scenarios of joint transmission by 8T8R, 4T4R, or 2T2R common TDD cells, the
preceding single-UE monitoring method can be used to observe the gains provided
by this function when UEs are stationary.

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6 Parameters

The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter reference match the software
version with which this document is released.
● Node Parameter Reference: contains device and transport parameters.
● gNodeBFunction Parameter Reference: contains all parameters related to
radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
NOTE

You can find the EXCEL files of parameter reference for the software version used on the
live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.

FAQ: How do I find the parameters related to a certain feature from

parameter reference?

Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of parameter reference.

Step 2 On the Parameter List sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text Filters and
choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, FBFD-010011.
Step 3 Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.

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7 Counters

The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
● Node Performance Counter Summary: contains device and transport counters.
● gNodeBFunction Performance Counter Summary: contains all counters related
to radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
NOTE

You can find the EXCEL files of performance counter reference for the software version used
on the live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.

FAQ: How do I find the counters related to a certain feature from

performance counter reference?

Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of performance counter reference.

Step 2 On the Counter Summary(En) sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text
Filters and choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, FBFD-010011.
Step 3 Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.

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8 Glossary

For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

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9 Reference Documents

● 3GPP TS 38.104: "NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception"
● 3GPP TS 38.331: "NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification"
● Cell Management
● Carrier Aggregation
● UE Power Saving
● Multi-Operator Sharing
● Hyper Cell
● Cell Combination
● High Speed Mobility
● Remote Interference Management (Low-Frequency TDD)
● Channel Management
● Scheduling
● Scalable Bandwidth
● Network Slicing
● Standards Compliance
● DRX
● Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
● Multi-RAT Coordinated Energy Saving
● Interference Avoidance
● LTE FDD and NR Spectrum Sharing
● Coordinated Interference Management (Low-Frequency TDD)
● MIMO (TDD)
● LTE and NR Power Sharing
● Smart 8T8R (FDD)

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