RACH OPTMIZATION

Optimize Msg (1)

All attributes related to Msg (1) [preambles, power, retrans) are received by the UE in SIB2

Optimize POWER :
PreambleInitRcvTargetPwr
PreambleTransMax
PwrRampingStep

Msg (1) Collision

RootSeqConflictDetSwitch
UeRaInforInqSwitch
Optimize Msg (2)

To improve the coding of PDCCH part : ComSigcongregLv

To improve coding of PDSCH part : RarAndPagingCR

To Improve Power
CellChPwrCfg. RaRspPwr
PDSchCfg.ReferenceSignalPwr

To Optimize Msg(2) for Handover :

HoRarPwrEnhancedSwitch (POWER)
HoSuccRateBoostOptSwitch (Coding for PDCCH)
Optimize Msg (3)

T300
ContentionResolutionTimer

Re-Trans
MaxHarqMsg3TX ---- Msg for contention
UlHarqMaxT --- Msg for Handover

Power :
DeltaPreambleMsg3
DeltaPreambleMsg2
CellUlPcDedic. DeltaMcsEnabled

Optimize Msg (4)

PdcchInitialCceAdjustValue
RACH Optimization Feature :
Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch RachAdjSwitch

Set this parameter to NOT_CFG.

If this parameter is set to CFG, the
eNodeB does not adaptively adjust
RACH resource RACH resources regardless of
whether the RachAdjSwitch option is
adjustment Indication of PRACH Configuration
Index
RACHCfg.PrachConfigIndexCfgInd None selected under
the CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch
parameter.

The purpose of RACH resource adjustment is to match the allocated PRACH resources with the access load. Though the access load varies with time, RACH resource adjustment can be
used as long as the network load within a specified period meets the trigger condition.
The PRACH resource period is 10 ms. Namely, each radio frame carries one PRACH. The default configured PRACH resources may be insufficient. Therefore, RACH resource adjustment is
recommended when the number of contention-based random access attempts is greater than 50 per second.
The PRACH resource period is 5 ms. Namely, each radio frame carries two PRACHs. The default configured PRACH resources are sufficient. RACH resource adjustment is recommended
only when the number of contention-based random access attempts is less than 50 per second and the number of non-contention-based random access attempts is less than 30 per
second.

When the performance of the RACH resource adjustment function is not as expected or the network condition does not meet the requirement for enabling the RACH resource
adjustment function, you are advised to disable this function. When the status of the RachAdjSwitch option of the RachAlgoSwitch parameter is changed from being selected to being
deselected, the PRACH configuration index and preamble group change based on the following principles:
RACH Optimization Feature :

Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

UE random access RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch UeRaInforInqSwitch Select this option.
information query

E random access information query enables the eNodeB to send UE Information Request messages to UEs, requesting the
UEs to report their random access information. This information includes the collision flag and the number of preambles
sent in the last successfully completed random access procedure. This function requires that the UEs comply with 3GPP
Release 9 or later and support RACH information reporting.

Using the reported information as an input to RACH resource adjustment, the eNodeB accurately estimates the preamble
collision probability and converges the probability to the target value.

The UE random access information query function is controlled by the UeRaInforInqSwitch option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter. This function is recommended when more than 80% of the UEs in a cell comply
with 3GPP release 9 or later and support RACH information reporting.
RACH Optimization Feature :
Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch PRACHFalseAlarmDetSwitch Select this option.

PRACH false alarm RACH algorithm switch

Select this option when there are UEs
configured with the 40 ms preamble
detection CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch PRACHFalseAlaDetRetxOptSwitch retransmission period and the PRACH
false alarm detection function has been
enabled.

If a UE does not send a preamble but the eNodeB detects a preamble from the UE during a random access
procedure, this falsely detected preamble is called a PRACH false alarm. If a received preamble is considered as a
PRACH false alarm, the eNodeB does not respond with a Random Access Response message or count the preamble
into the preamble-related counters.

This function is controlled by the PrachFalseAlarmDetSwitch option of the CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter,

and is recommended when the probability of PRACH false alarms is greater than expected.
RACH Optimization Feature :

Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

RachPwrAdjSwitch
PRACH power control RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch Select this option.
parameter adjustment
UeRaInforInqSwitch

The PRACH power control parameter adjustment function is controlled by the RachPwrAdjSwitch option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter and requires the UE-reported random access information. Therefore, PRACH power control
parameter adjustment requires the UE random access information query function to be enabled.

When the status of the RachPwrAdjSwitch option is changed from being selected to being deselected, the
preambleInitialReceivedTargetPower and powerRampingStep fields revert to their configured values if their values are changed when the
option is selected. Otherwise, the preambleInitialReceivedTargetPower and powerRampingStep fields revert to their default values.

This function is recommended when both of the following conditions are met:
Most UEs in a cell support RACH information reporting.
The contention-based access load and non-contention-based access load are greater than 10 or the uplink PRB usage is greater than 50%.
This function is not recommended if it does not perform as expected or the network condition is not suitable for implementing this
function.
RACH Optimization Feature :

Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

Select this option if the cell coverage areas
RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch
need to be controlled accurately.

Set this parameter based on the expected

Cell radius Cell.CellRadius None
cell radius.

UE random access Deselect this option in ultra-high-speed

scenarios.
control based on cell PUCCH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.PucchAlgoSwitch PucchSwitch
Select this option in other scenarios.
radius
PRACH Frequency Offset Strategy RACHCfg.PrachFreqOffsetStrategy None Set this parameter to AUTOMATIC.

It is recommended that this option be

Cell Counter Algorithm Switch CellCounterParaGroup.CellCounterAlgoSw RrcSetupSuccRateByRadiusOptSw selected if the RRC connection setup
itch success rate needs to be increased.

his function enables the eNodeB to accurately control the coverage scope of a cell by forbidding certain UEs, such as those beyond a country's border, from
accessing the cell. This function is recommended only when the coverage scope of a cell needs to be accurately controlled.

UE random access control based on cell radius is controlled by the ForbidAcByRadiusSwitch option under the CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter.

The RrcSetupSuccRateByRadiusOptSw option of the CellCounterParaGroup.CellCounterAlgoSwitch parameter can be configured to control the method for
measuring the RRC connection setup success rate when this function is enabled. If this option is selected, the number of rejected RRC connection setup
requests of UEs initiating access beyond the cell radius is not taken into account for RRC connection setup success rate measurements. If this option is
deselected, the number is taken into account for the measurements.

When the software version is upgraded, the RrcSetupSuccRateByRadiusOptSw option of the CellCounterParaGroup.CellCounterAlgoSwitch parameter is set as
follows:
RACH Optimization Feature :

Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

PRACH frequency- PRACH frequency-domain position adjustment takes ef

fect only when the PucchSwitch option is selected und
domain position RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch PrachFreqAdjSwitch er the CellAlgoSwitch.PucchAlgoSwitch parameter.
adjustment
It is recommended that this option be selected.

PRACH frequency-domain position adjustment is controlled by the PrachFreqAdjSwitch option of the

CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter. This function takes effect only when the PucchSwitch option of the
CellAlgoSwitch.PucchAlgoSwitch parameter is selected and the RACHCfg.PrachFreqOffsetStrategy parameter is set to
AUTOMATIC or FULLY_AUTOMATIC.

The following principles are recommended for determining the PRACH frequency-domain position:

The RACHCfg.PrachFreqOffset parameter is recommended when both of the following conditions are met:
The PRACH experiences strong interference and the interference is steady during a certain period.
Within the system bandwidth, interference on at least six PRBs used by the PUSCH is at least 5 dB lower than that on the
PRACH.
RACH Optimization Feature :

Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

PRACH root sequence Root Sequence Conflict Detect Switch ENodeBAlgoSwitch.RootSeqConflictDetSwitch Set this parameter to ON.
conflict detection

he PRACH root sequence conflict detection function enables the eNodeB to detect root sequence conflicts between the serving cell and inter-eNodeB or
intra-eNodeB neighboring cells over the X2 interface and notifies UEs of information about root sequence conflicts, if any.

The eNodeB detects PRACH root sequence conflicts based on the following principles:
When PRACH root sequence conflict detection is enabled, the eNodeB determines that a root sequence conflict occurs and reports ALM-26247
Configuration Failure if both of the following conditions are met:
The PRACH time-frequency resources of the serving cell overlap with those of neighboring cells.
Some or all root sequences used by the serving cell are the same as those used by neighboring cells.
When this function is disabled, the eNodeB determines that the root sequence conflict disappears. Then, ALM-26247 Configuration Failure is cleared.
This function is controlled by the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.RootSeqConflictDetSwitch parameter.

This function is enabled when the false alarm probability of a cell is greater than expected and no root sequence conflict check has been performed.

It is recommended that this function be disabled to decrease the eNodeB CPU usage after the root sequence conflict is eliminated.
When a UE sends a preamble in the serving cell in which the root sequence conflicts with that in a neighboring cell, ALM-26247 Configuration Failure is
reported even if the preamble has no impact on the neighboring cell. In this case, it is recommended that this function be disabled.
RACH Optimization Feature :

Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

flow control-based High Load Network Optimized Switch ENodeBAlgoSwitch.HighLoadNetOpt FlowCtrlTriBackoffSwitch Select this option.
backoff Switch

The eNodeB adjusts the backoff index based on statistics on Msg3 flow control collected every second, as shown in
Table 5-2.
Table 5-2 Flow control-based backoff index adjustment principles

This function is controlled by the FlowCtrlTriBackoffSwitch option of the ENodeBAlgoSwitch.HighLoadNetOptSwitch

parameter. After this function is enabled, any adjustment to backoff indexes will be recorded in the SON log.

It is recommended that this function be enabled in heavy-load scenarios, for example, the CPU usage of the BBP or
main control board is greater than 75%.
RACH Optimization Feature :
Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

detection of
contention-based RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitc ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw Select this option.
random access h
beyond cell radius

Detection of contention-based random access beyond cell radius is controlled by the ExceedRadiusRaDetectionSw option
of the CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter.

It is recommended that this function be enabled during off-peak hours when the contention-based random access success
rate in a cell is lower than expected. This function takes effect only when all of the following conditions are met:
The cell is a normal low-speed cell.
The distance between the UE and the eNodeB is greater than the cell radius and is less than twice the cell radius.
The distance between the UE and the eNodeB is less than or equal to 100 km.
RACH Optimization Feature :
Function Parameter Name Parameter ID Option Setting Notes

optimization of non-
contention-based random RACH algorithm switch CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch NonContRaOptSwitch Select this option.
access beyond cell radius

Optimization of non-contention-based random access beyond cell radius is controlled by the NonContRaOptSwitch
option of the CellAlgoSwitch.RachAlgoSwitch parameter.

This function is recommended during off-peak hours when the non-contention-based random access success rate in a
cell is lower than expected. This function takes effect only when all of the following conditions are met:
The cell is a normal low-speed cell.
The distance between the UE and the eNodeB is greater than the cell radius and is less than twice the cell radius.
The distance between the UE and the eNodeB is less than or equal to 100 km.
RACH Optimization Feature :
OPT Parameters
Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

Set this parameter based on the

calculation results of the following
formulas:

Urban areas: PRACH false alarm

PRACH False Alarm Detect Radius
PRACH false alarm detection CellRachAlgo.PrachFalseAlarmDet detection radius threshold =
Threshold RadThd Actual coverage radius + 1 km

Suburban areas: PRACH false

alarm detection radius threshold =
Actual coverage radius + 2 km
It is recommended that (False
Set this parameter to 20. To further alarm detection) be used with the
reduce false alarms, increase the CellRachAlgo.PrachFalseAlarmDet
RACH Threshold Boosting Ratio CellRachAlgo.RachThdBoostRatio RadThd and
value of this parameter with a step
of 5. CellRachAlgo.RachThdBoostRatio
parameters.
Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

PRACH power control parameter Preamble Initial Received Target

RACHCfg.PreambInitRcvTargetPwr Retain the default value.
adjustment Power Adjusts PRACH power control
parameters based on the target
value and expected range of
AP(m). The parameters to be
Power ramping step RACHCfg.PwrRampingStep Retain the default value. adjusted include
RACHCfg.PreambInitRcvTargetPwr
and RACHCfg.PwrRampingStep.
Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

UE random access control based Set this parameter based on the For cell radius R ≤ 14.5, the
Cell radius Cell.CellRadius
on cell radius expected cell radius. Preamble format is (0)
KPI for Monitoring:

KPI Calculation Formula

Dedicated-preamble allocation success rate L.RA.Dedicate.PreambleAssign.Num/L.RA.Dedicate.PreambleReq.Num
Dedicated-HO-preamble allocation success
L.RA.Dedicate.PreambleAssign.HO.Num/L.RA.Dedicate.PreambleReq.HO.Num
rate
Preamble collision probability L.RA.UeRaInfoRspWithCon.Num/L.RA.UeRaInfoRsp.Num
(L.RA.GrpA.Att + L.RA.GrpB.Att + L.RA.Dedicate.HO.Att – L.RA.GrpA.ContResolution –
Probability of false alarm reporting L.RA.GrpB.ContResolution – L.RA.Dedicate.HO.Msg3Rcv)/(Measurement duration
(s)/Measurement period (s))
Percentage of random access procedures
involving only one transmission of the L.RA.PreambleSentNum1/L.RA.UeRaInfoRsp.Num
preamble
Uplink PRB usage L.ChMeas.PRB.UL.Used.Avg/L.ChMeas.PRB.UL.Avail
Uplink throughput L.Thrp.bits.UL/L.Thrp.Time.UL
Contention-based random access success (L.RA.GrpA.ContResolution + L.RA.GrpB.ContResolution)/
rate (L.RA.GrpA.Att + L.RA.GrpB.Att) x 100%
Non-contention-based random access
L.RA.Dedicate.Msg3Rcv/L.RA.Dedicate.Att x 100%
success rate
Number of contention-based exceeding-cell- L.RA.ExceedRadiusContention.Access.Num
radius accesses
Number of times a cell sends Random
Access Response messages after L.RA.ExceedRadiusContention.Resp
contention-based exceeding-cell-radius
preamble receptions
Non-contention-based random access