Extra High Value NETWORK
Feature
ENGINEERING
LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with
Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
Network Engineering Information
• Doc ID: 59a3c615cc2bee76b774e38c
• Version: 1.0
• Pawel Gorzelewski
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• Status: Approved
• 20-09-2017
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LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
Table of contents
Introduction Inter – Benefits Deployment
dependenci and Gains Aspects
Motivation and es Benefits for the Activation,
Feature Overview Customer Configuration
Interdependencies Examples, Fault
with other features Mgmt, Trial Area
and functions
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Introduction
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Introduction
LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
• LTE3605 is an enhancement
of the legacy LTE2582 DL 4x4 Component Carrier 1
(MIMO layers)
Component Carrier 2
(MIMO layers)
Component Carrier 3
(MIMO layers)
LTE2582
MIMO with Carrier
Aggregation feature
- In the legacy LTE2582 feature,
10 MIMO layers
single UE in Carrier Aggregation
mode was allowed to use up to 10
spatial MIMO layers Component Carrier 1
(MIMO layers)
Component Carrier 2
(MIMO layers)
Component Carrier 3
(MIMO layers)
LTE3605
- LTE3605 introduces possibility to
use up to 12 spatial MIMO layers by
a single UE in Carrier Aggregation
mode 12 MIMO layers
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Introduction
LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
• Possibility of using more spatial MIMO layers leads to further increase of
maximum achievable peak user throughput
~900 Mbps ~900 Mbps
300 300 300 300 300 150 150
Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps
(4 layers) (4 layers) (4 layers) (4 layers) (4 layers) (2 layers) (2 layers)
~1170 Mbps ~1170 Mbps
390 390 390 390 390 195 195
Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps
(4 layers) (4 layers) (4 layers) (4 layers) (4 layers) (2 layers) (2 layers)
Note: Above peak data rates are given in the unit of "Maximum number of DL-SCH transport block bits received within a TTI“ (3GPP 36.306) and valid for 20
MHz cell bandwidth
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Introduction
LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
• In addition to increased maximum achievable DL peak user
throughput, LTE3605 enhances also throughput efficiency check
mechanism introduced in FL17A feature LTE2582 (LTERLCR-17635)
• Throughput efficiency check is based on twoLayerMimoAvSpectralEff
and fourLayerMimoAvSpectralEff parameter values and channel
bandwidths of particular Component Carriers
- Within LTE2582 feature, throughput efficiency check was performed for
step-wise SCell addition/configuration only (numTxWithHighNonGBR > 0)
- Starting from LTE3605, throughput efficiency check will be performed also
for one-step SCell addition/configuration (numTxWithHighNonGBR = 0)
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Introduction
Before & after
Before After
• There was possibility of using up to • Maximum number of spatial MIMO
10 spatial MIMO layers by a single layers to be used by a single UE in
UE in Carrier Aggregation mode Carrier Aggregation mode is
increased to 12, causing further
• Throughput efficiency check was improvements in achievable peak
performed for non-GBR buffer based user throughput
step-wise SCells configuration • Throughput efficiency check is
extended to cover one-step SCells
configuration cases as well
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Interdependencies
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Interdependencies
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1987 Downlink Adaptive Closed Loop SU MIMO (4x4)
prerequisites
This feature introduces adaptive closed loop SU MIMO 4x4
solution based on the transmission mode TM4 or TM9 for UEs
supporting up to 4 layers for spatial multiplexing.
More details available on WebNEI: link
LTE1332 DL Carrier Aggregation 2CC 40 MHz
LTE1804 DL Carrier Aggregation 3CC 60 MHz
LTE2531 DL Carrier Aggregation 4CC 80 MHz
Downlink Carrier Aggregation functionality is a prerequisite for
LTE3605 (as well as for legacy LTE2582). At least one of the
above listed legacy Downlink Carrier Aggregation features needs
to be enabled.
More details available on WebNEI: LTE1332 (link), LTE1804 (link), LTE 2531 (link)
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LTE2007 Inter eNode B Carrier Aggregation
extensions LTE2180/2316/2337/2623 FDD-TDD DL Carrier
Aggregation
These features enable FDD-FDD and FDD-TDD (2CC, 3CC, 4CC)
DL Carrier Aggregation functionality in the inter-eNB
deployments on two or three co-located and inter-connected
System Modules
More details available on WebNEI: LTE2007 (link), LTE2180 (link), LTE2316 (link), LTE
2337 (link), LTE2623 (link)
LTE2149 Supplemental downlink carrier
LTE2557 Supplemental downlink carrier extensions
These features allow to configure DL only FDD band to be used
by a cell playing a role of SCell in DL Carrier Aggregation
scenarios
More details available on WebNEI: LTE2149 (link), LTE2557 (link)
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LTE2006 Flexible SCell selection
extensions
LTE2006 selects the best one SCell among set of up to 12 SCell
candidates. A6 measurement based selection is used to point
the best SCell deployed on one our of two frequency layers.
More details available on WebNEI: link
LTE2233 N-out-of-M downlink carrier aggregation
LTE2233 indicates the best one SCell among a set of up to 12
SCell candidates in FDD (or 5 in TDD) defined on up to 6 (or 5
in TDD) frequency layers. Cell-load based selection is used to
point up the best SCell. This feature is activated together with
DL Carrier Aggregation functionality
More details available on WebNEI: link
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LTE1541 Advanced SCell Measurement Handling
extensions
This feature introduces non-GBR buffer status based triggers for
SCell(s) configuration and releasing. The SCell is configured only
if needed (i.e. when the current serving cell(s) cannot satisfy the
UE throughput needs) and may be released due to prolonged
inactivity or bad radio conditions.
More details available on WebNEI: link
LTE2479 256 QAM in downlink
LTE3073 256 QAM extensions
These features are required to allow 256 QAM modulation in
downlink. LTE3073 improves transmission efficiency of 256 QAM
capable UEs in poor radio conditions by introducing transmission
performance monitoring
More details available on WebNEI: LTE2479 (link), LTE3073 (link)
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Benefits and Gains
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Benefits and Gains
LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
• Primary benefit of LTE3608 is increase of achievable peak user
throughput
• Using 4 CC DL Carrier Aggregation with 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM
allows to reach over 1 Gbps of peak DL throughput* LTE3605
LTE2582
(max 10 spatial MIMO layers) (max 12 spatial MIMO layers)
64 QAM 256 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM
3 CC CA 716,8 934,9 859,5 1121,9
(20 MHz + 20 MHz + 20 MHz)
4 CC CA
(20 MHz + 20 MHz + 20 MHz + 20 718,0 935,0 860,7 1121,9
MHz)
* Acceptance test criteria of LTE2582 and LTE3605 for single UE per cell, UDP-Mean-Throughput in Mbits/s of 3 or 4 aggregated cells, ideal radio
conditions
Source: Ideal mean TP single UE (https://sharenet-ims.int.net.nokia.com/Overview/D540935315)
NOTE: AirScale platform is a must to reach peak DL throughput values exceeding 1 Gbps
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Deployment
Aspects
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Deployment Aspects
LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers
Feature LTE3605 DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation – 12 layers is active only
when the value of maxNumMimoLayerFdd(CAPDR) parameter is equal to 12
- For default parameter value of 10, legacy solution from LTE2582 with up to 10 spatial
MIMO layers per CA UE is used
Highest gains coming from support of up to 12 spatial MIMO layers (especially
increased peak DL user throughput) can be observed only under specific
conditions:
- There must be present UEs supporting both 4x4 MIMO and DL CA functionalities
simultaneously (especially Cat 14, Cat 16 and beyond UEs to reach over 1 Gbps
throughputs)
- AirScale System Module have to be used
• Due to transmission module interface limitations, in case of FSMr3 System Modules, it is
recommended to execute tests for 64QAM modulation in DL where expected maximum UDP t-put
is limited to 720Mbps. For 256QAM modulation expected max. UDP T-put is 890Mbps.
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Proper operation of LTE3605
can be checked via peak DL
user throughput Check content of
measurements or by sCellToAddModList-r10
IE within RRC
inspection of the content of Connection
Reconfiguration
RRC Connection message
…
Reconfiguration message used
to configure Secondary Cells Check entries for all
for particular UE configured Secondary
Cells
- Sum of the maximum number
of MIMO layers from all the
SCells configured in Sum of the maximum
number of MIMO layers
sCellToAddModList-r10 IE from all configured
should be equal to 12 SCell must be equal to
12
• Maximum number of MIMO
layers per SCell can be obtained
from
antennaInfoDedicatedSCell-
v10i0 IE
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Gains introduced by the LTE3605 feature in terms of increased achievable peak
user throughput can be observed using following legacy counters and KPIs:
Counter Full name Abbreviated name
ID
M8012C151 PCell RLC data volume in DL via SCell RLC_PDU_DL_VOL_CA_SCELL
M8012C25 PDCP Throughput DL Max PDCP_DATA_RATE_MAX_DL
M8010C115 The number of times when MIMO Rank Indication value 3 is reported by the
UE_REPORTED_RI_3
UE
M8010C114
KPI name / IDThe number of times when MIMODescription
Rank Indication value 4 is reported by the
UE_REPORTED_RI_4
UE
Average PDCP Layer Active Cell This KPI shows the active average PDCP layer throughput per cell in a
Throughput DL
LTE_5292d downlink direction
E-UTRAN RLC PDU Volume DL via SCell This KPI shows the RLC PDU volume per cell (in this cell with PCell role) in
LTE_5324a downlink direction which is transmitted via SCell
DL Spectral efficiency This KPI indicates how much of the user data volume is transmitted over the
LTE_5747a bandwidth of used PRBs
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twoLayerMimoAvSpectralEff (LNCEL_FDD)
The two layer MIMO average spectral efficiency is used by the throughput check during
step-wise SCell addition (numTxWithHighNonGBR>0) as follows.
If the throughput metric after the SCell addition is greater than the throughput metric
before the SCell addition then this SCell addition is admitted. Otherwise this SCell addition
is rejected. The throughput metric is the sum of xLayerMimoAvSpectralEff*bandwidth of the
UE’s serving cells. Where xLayerMimoAvSpectralEff is equal to twoLayerMimoAvSpectralEff
if the UE is configured with two layer MIMO on a given serving cell respectively
xLayerMimoAvSpectralEff is equal to fourLayerMimoAvSpectralEff if the UE is configured
with four layer MIMO on a given serving cell.
A reasonable value of the parameter can be derived from the existing KPI LTE_5747a "DL
Spectral efficiency" with dlMimoMode set to "Closed Loop Mimo" or "Closed Loop MIMO
(4x2)".
The throughput check is not used by setting the parameter value to "0.5" i.e. any SCell
addition will be always admitted by the check if twoLayerMimoAvSpectralEff =
fourLayerMimoAvSpectralEff in all involved cells.
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