PRB CAC Relief Interim Guidance for Holiday Traffic

(VoLTE Markets)
HQ RAN Best Practices and Standards

Problem Statement
VoLTE QCI-1 bearer setups were rejected due to CAC of UL PRB load, mainly
in 5 MHz bandwidth. The number of RRC connected / default bearers have
not reached the maximum capacity, nor the VoLTE number of users.
No of RRC
Connected
users below
capacity limit

AR 1-5488783 AR opened for investigation

with ALU.

PRB
Utilization
beyond the
90% CAC
thresholds.

ERAB Set Up
Fail due to
CAC

Monitoring

Monitoring in place with ALU to identify chronic sites with the blocking on
the QCI-1 traffic.

Daily emails send with chronic sites exhibiting VoLTE CAC.

Send names of engineers who need to get on this monitoring list by COB
12/16.

Step Process
Site Identified as blocking
VoLTE due to PRB CAC

Apply Step-1 Parameter

Changes

Is the
blocking due
to no. of
users ?

Only Applicable to sites

exhibiting or expected to
congest due to holiday traffic
on eRAB blocking in VoLTE
Markets
Apply Step-2(a) Parameter
Changes

Blocking still
due to no. of
users ?

Apply Step-2(b) Parameter

Changes

VoLTE markets can use step 2(a) and 2(b) for relief on sectors blocking due to no
etween carriers.

Step1: Short Term Relief for Holiday Traffic-

VoLTE

Markets Only

Reduce the minimum bit rate for BE for UL and DL to reduce the PRB calculation.

Adjust the CAC thresholds for the four level PRB CAC to dimension for VoLTE + Video calls.

Cap the UL PRB consumption per kbps to 10 (spare parameter) based on the UE condition.

Disable the PRB consumption calculated per bearer type ( VoIP).

Possible Things to watch:

Reduced PRB utilization, which can reduce the PRB based offloading or load equalization.
Possibility of admitting more users (ones CACing before), delay offloading.

Class B..
requires
reset.

Step 2(a)- Utilize IFLB mechanism

Preventitive
Offloading

Step 2(b)- Utilize Idle Mode Load Balancing

Please do not change the qRxLevMin(-120dBm) access thresholds to
balance the traffic.
Idle Mode:
10+10, 10+5, 5+5, 5+10 High Priority
10+5 Equal Priority (optional)
sNonIntraSearch, ThreshServingLow (MB ->LB)
ThreshXhigh (LB -> MB)
Connected Mode:
Three pre-defined thresholds are available for
For moving traffic from 2C to 1C:
connected mode traffic balance from 2 nd carrier.
Adjust the sNonIntraSearch and

RrcMeasConf/1 InterLTE (Traffic balance).

ThreshServingLow on the 2C carrier to
determine at what serving RSRP we want to

RrcMeasConf/4 InterLTE (Traffic balance).

move the UEs from 2C into 1C.

For moving traffic from 1C to 2C:

RrcMeasConf/5 InterLTE (Traffic balance).

On 1C adjust the threshXhigh towards the 2C

at what target RSRP of 2C we want the UEs
to get back to 2C.

Market Expectation
The markets will have to identify the sites (from monitoring list) and fix on the need basis .

The short term relief should only be used in the markets with commercial VoLTE traffic.

Identify sites that will need the short term fix for the new year or holiday traffic.

Bowl stadiums ,Shopping Malls, Venues, All sites with 3G Hi-Cap

Implement the changes before the network freeze starts on 12/24 .

Utilize the steps 2(a) and 2(b) for further load balancing.
Follow the change management process (reduce POE risk) and open the CR as required.

The following NPO PM counters should be used to identify /

monitor the eNBs affected by the issue.

VS_PRB_PoolLoad_ModemRep_UL_rate_max(L13214_0_Max_31_CI)(%)
VS_PRB_PoolLoad_ModemRep_DL_rate_max(L13213_0_Max_31_CI)(%)
VS_ERABs_proc_setup_fail_CAC(L12603_0)(No unit)
VS_ERAB_QCI1_IaLTE_setup_fail(L126e5_20_CI)(No unit)
VS_ERABs_proc_setup_fail_CAC(L12603_0)(No unit)
VS_UE_RRC_connected_state_max(L13201_Max_CI)(No unit)

GNOC Network Restriction - 2014 End of Year Quiet Period.msg

Trial WO

Trial Data from OHL03526

UL PRB
Utilization
beyond the
90% CAC
thresholds.

ERAB Fail due

to CAC.

* Trial Values implemented on 12/11 in maintenance window.

DL PRB
Utilization
beyond the
90% CAC
thresholds.

QCI-1 Set Up
Failure

Some failures
still visible as
site is
reaching max
user limit