RF Factor

No.

RF interference

Networking
configuration

Sub-category

Description of Sub-category

External RF
interference

RF interference from another

non-communication system

Internal RF
Interference caused by
interference
nonlinearity of RF components
(intermodulation
in the system
interference)
Multiple RRUs
in one cell

Rise due to pedestal noise

accumulation when distributed
RRUs are located in one cell

Line
amplifier/Tower
mounted
amplifier

The tower mounted amplifier

amplifies uplink signals.

Interference from a neighboring

cell, especially when the
neighboring cell configuration
Neighboring cell
is missing and the pilot power
interference
of the neighboring cell is
different from pilot power of
this cell
Scenario

Strong coverage

The minimum transmit power

of the UE is 50 dBm. When
the UE is very close to the
antenna of the NodeB and the
coupling loss is too small, the
transmit power of the UE
reduces to 50 dBm and cannot
be reduced any more, which
cause extra uplink interference.

Service volume

RTWP rise due to too large

service volume

Signaling
(access)

RTWP rise due to preamble

open loop power control

Traffic

Access power
control

When the access parameter

configuration is improper, the
path loss is small. In this case,
the open loop power control
process during initial user
access may cause the UE to rise
the transmit power because of
the preamble conflict.

RF parameters

The RTWP is abnormal because

the RF parameter configuration
is inconsistent with the baseline.

HSUPA users in
the same site but
in different
resource groups
cannot be softswitched.

HSUPA users can be softerswitched but cannot be softswitched. Untimely switch leads
to neighboring cell interference.

Abnormal delay
configuration

The abnormal delay

configuration affects the uplink
search range and may lead to
the UE access difficulty.

Abnormal
channel
configuration

The configuration of the uplink

channel on the baseband side is
incorrect. As a result, the uplink
access/demodulation
performance reduces.

Searching
abnormality of
four antennas in
0.5/0.5 ordinary
mode

The Tp calculation during the

access process is incorrect. As a
result, messages cannot be
detected, and the UE is difficult
to access the system.

Parameter
configuration

Product defect

Algorithm defect
Messages cannot be detected
of window
when the UE switches among
switch in a highRRUs in a distributed cell.
speed scenario

iPhone terminal
compatibility

When releasing the link, the

iPhone terminal always sends
two RRC_REL_COMP
messages. The wireless link on
the baseband side is deleted
when the second message is
sent. The terminal is out of
synchronization in the uplink
direction, the transmit power is
high, and the RTWP rises.

The Betac and Betad parameters

are misplaced. As a result, when
Misplacement of
the UE does not transmit data,
the Betac and
the SIR estimation keeps very
Betad parameters
low, and the power control leads
to power rise of the UE.
Due to CE withdrawal of users
of small traffic, the first block
or first several blocks are
CE occupation of erroneous block when the user
users of small
performs data transmission
traffic
again. In this case, the SIRTarget may be adjusted to be too
high, which causes the RTWP to
rise.

Bug of SIR
estimation
optimization

In the SIR estimation

optimization algorithm,
different antenna quantities are
all considered as 2. As a result,
in the case of a single antenna,
the obtained N0 value is greater
than the actual N0 value, and
the SIR estimation value is less
than the actual value. This
causes RTWP rise.

DAGC noise
filter

During switch between the

high-speed service rate and the
low-speed service rate, the noise
power jumps before and after
the switch due to the changes of
the DAGC factor. If the noise is
filtered, the SIR estimation is
inaccurate. When the low-speed
service rate switches to the
high-speed service rate, the SIR
estimation is lower than the
actual value, and the RTWP
rises.

Algorithm defect

RF Factor Troubleshooting List

Symptom Description

Pedestal Noise
Symptom

RTWP Symptom in Idle

Hour

The symptom and the time range of external RF

interference are not fixed. Therefore, during
troubleshooting of all RTWP abnormalities, the
external RF interference must be troubleshooted.

Both stable rise and

unstable rise are
possible.

Both stable rise and

unstable rise are
possible.

The intermodulation interference is generated by

downlink transmit signals, and increases as the
increase of the downlink load.

The pedestal noise

may rise stably.

The RTWP fluctuates

along with the downlink
load.

The pedestal noise rises stably, rise degree = 10 x

log(N).

The pedestal noise

rises stably.

N/A

When the tower mounted amplifier is configured,

the RTWP rises only when the RF parameters
(uplink channel attenuation quantity) is incorrectly
The pedestal noise
configured.
rises stably.
The pedestal noise rises stably, rise volume (X) =
TMA gain antenna feeder/jumper attenuation
, and X ranges from 0 to 22.

The pedestal noise rises

X dB, and the RTWP
also rises X dB. The rise
is not closely related to
sessions.

The neighboring cell interference leads to RTWP

rise of the cell, and reduces the capacity and
coverage of the cell. Rise between neighboring
cells is closely related. Generally, a cell with low
pilot power is more greatly interfered with. The
neighboring cell missing configuration causes an
especially large neighboring cell interference and
may also cause call drop.

When no traffic is
available or the traffic is
low, the RTWP
fluctuates, but the rise
degree is not large.

N/A

Such interference occurs only when the user is

located in an area with strong coverage (RSCP >
40 dBm). Generally, it is considered that the
N/A
interference greater than 100 dBm is not caused
by strong coverage.

The interference is not

stable, and the RTWP
rises not greater than 100
dBm.

The RTWP fluctuates with the traffic. When the

mean RTWP of the traffic is greater than the
threshold, the RTWP fluctuates unstably and
continuously according to the real-time tracing
result.

N/A

N/A

N/A

In the case of low traffic

in idle hour, the RTWP
peak may occur during
user access, and
continuous rise may not
occur.

With the current open loop power control

parameter, the RTWP may still rise during user
access. Therefore, such interference has a
significant traffic feature, and more particularly,
the interference is closely related to the access
count.

The open loop power control process during initial

user access probably leads to the access peak. The
ROT before and after the peak in busy hour is large
(about 10 dB). The rise of the peak on the basis of
N/A
the ROT reaches 15 dB to a maximum. The
symptom is similar to the symptom of signaling
(access). Such RTWP rise mainly occurs in indoor
sites.

During low traffic in idle

hour, the RTWP peak
may occur during user
access. When the ROT is
small, the RTWP peak
caused by the RACH is
also small. Such RTWP
rise mainly occurs in
indoor sites.

The RF parameter configuration is improper. As a

result, the pedestal noise rises X dB, and the
RTWP also rises X dB.

The pedestal noise rises

X dB, and the RTWP
also rises X dB. The rise
is not closely related to
the traffic.

The pedestal noise

may rise stably by X
dB.

HSUPA users in the same site cannot be softswitched. A large number of "Rl ADD fail" occurs.
From the traffic measurement, it can be seen that
RLM.SuccRLAddIub is much less than
N/A
RLM.AttRLAddIub. The effect on the RTWP
cannot be evaluated, and you can determine
whether such problem exists based on the NodeB
configuration file.

N/A

The UE is difficult to access the system; the

N/A
RTWP fluctuates strongly; the coverage is shrunk.

RTWP peak

A small number of users access the system, and the

RTWP rises greater than 10 dB; or no user can
N/A
access the system.

RTWP peak

This configuration problem always occurs in

versions earlier than DBS3900R012C00SPC400:
The RTWP fluctuates strongly, or even no user can N/A
access the system; the RRC success ratio reduces
greatly.

RTWP peak

For the versions earlier than

DBS3900R012C00SPC400, the RRU delay
difference in a high-speed scenario is large. The
RTWP peak occurs when an access UE moves
among RRUs.

N/A

RTWP peak

When the iPhone releases the link, the RTWP peak

occurs, and the RTWP on the NodeB rises greater N/A
than 5 dB.

RTWP peak

The RTWP peak is frequent, and the average

RTWP value is not high.

N/A

RTWP peak

When more than 10 HSDPA users download data,

the uplink data is born on the HSUPA for 2 ms,
N/A
and the ROT rises about several dozens of dB,
which causes call drop of the users.

The RTWP change is not

closely related to the
traffic change, and the
peak is about several
dozens of dB. The
RTWP does not rise
continuously.

In the case of a single antenna (common in the

indoor coverage scenario), the bug causes the
transient SIR estimation value to be less than the
actual value, and the RTWP rises a little.

N/A

The RTWP change is not

closely related to the
traffic change, and the
RTWP only rises a little.

In the single-user scenario or multiple-user

scenario, when the switch from the low-speed rate
service to the high-speed rate service, the RTWP
rises. The RTWP may reach 40 dB, and the
N/A
duration is several dozens of ms. The specific
RTWP rise amplitude and duration are related to
the user quantity, ROT, and rate jump amplitude.

The RTWP change is not

closely related to the
traffic change, and the
RTWP rises in idle hour
in a smaller amplitude
and probability than
those in busy hour.

List
RTWP Symptom in Busy
hour
Both stable rise and
unstable rise are possible.

The RTWP fluctuates along

with the downlink load.

N/A

The pedestal noise rises X

dB, and the RTWP also
rises X dB. The rise is not
closely related to sessions.

The RTWP of this cell

fluctuates along with the
traffic or RTWP of the
neighboring cell.

The interference is not

stable, and the RTWP rises
not greater than 100 dBm.
In busy hour, it is most
likely that the user is
located in an area with
strong coverage, and
therefore, such interference
must have the traffic
feature.
The RTWP fluctuates with
the traffic. When the mean
RTWP of the traffic is
greater than the threshold,
the RTWP fluctuates
unstably and continuously
according to the real-time
tracing result.
A large volume of user
access occurs in busy hour.
Similar to RTWP rise
caused by too heavy traffic
volume, RTWP rise caused
by a large volume of access
is unstable and continuous.

Check
Record

Problem

Solution

There are two many access

users in busy hour, and
therefore, the ROT before
and after the peak in busy
hour is large (about 10 dB).
The rise of the peak on the
basis of the ROT reaches
15 dB to a maximum.
Similar to the RTWP rise
caused by too heavy traffic
volume in terms of
symptom, such RTWP rise
is unstable and continuous.
Such RTWP rise mainly
occurs in indoor sites.
The pedestal noise rises X
dB, and the RTWP also
rises X dB. The rise is not
closely related to the traffic.

N/A

Continuous peak

Continuous peak

Continuous peak

Frequent peak

Frequent peak

Frequent peak

The RTWP change is not

closely related to the traffic
change, and the peak is
about several dozens of dB.
The RTWP does not rise
continuously. The peak is
most likely to occur when
the traffic is busy.

The RTWP change is not

closely related to the traffic
change, and the RTWP only
rises a little.

The RTWP change is not

closely related to the traffic
change, and rises in larger
amplitude and probability
in busy hour.

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