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 RTWP Issue Clarification

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Questions

 How does RTWP affect uplink performance?

 Why is Lampsite RTWP higher than RRU+DAS?
 Why is uplink performance of Lampsite better than RRU+DAS?
 Cell RTWP of J-building

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How does RTWP affect uplink performance?

 RTWP is one of the factors affecting the uplink performance. When other characteristics settings are the same,
HSUPA depends on the uplink scheduling, which is based on the user’s signal-to-noise ratio. Therefore, Ec / No
determines HSUPA.

 In order to simplify the calculation, considering single user, Ec/No is :

RTWP is a measured value in traffic, BGN is the background noise (non-load RTWP), ROT is raise over thermal noise

 The formula describes that when other conditions are the same in 2 different system, HSUPA will be the same as
long as the UE transmit power achieved ROT requirement (in the power control range) .

ROT shows the uplink load status directly. It reflects that how RTWP affects uplink performance.

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Why is Lampsite RTWP higher than RRU+DAS(1)
Higher Noise figure and RF combining
 Noise figure of pRRU is higher than RRU.
 Background noise(non-load RTWP) of pRRU is about -102dBm，while RRU is about -106dBm.

 Multiple RUs using uplink RF Combining will result background noise raising:
 Cell RTWP equals to the SectorEquipment Group RTWP which have the most pRRUs .
 Each cell supports a maximum 6 distributed RRU groups, groups are independent demodulation in uplink, that
doesn’t add background noise.
 Multiple pRRUs in the same SectorEquipment Group use uplink RF Combiner, that brings background noise
raising as a formula 10 * lg(pRRU number)dB.
 A cell can contain a maximum of 96 pRRUs.
 In case of 96 pRRUs in one cell, background noise will raise 10*lg(16)=12dB.
Number of pRRU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Cell background noise raising 0 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12

RTWP of Lampsite with 16 pRRUs RF combined is 12dB higher than RRU+DAS system.

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Why is Lampsite RTWP higher than RRU+DAS(2)
Different Measurement Position of Lampsite and RRU+DAS
Due to the networking structural difference between Lampsite system and RRU+DAS system, background noise (RTWP)
measurement positions are different. RTWP cannot be directly used to compare the performance impact for uplink.
 RTWP measurement position of RRU+DAS:
The RTWP measurement position of RRU+DAS system is in RRU receiver, as point 1;
 RTWP measurement position of Lampsite:
The RTWP measurement position of Lampsite system is in pRRU receiver, same with the antenna, as point 2.
Loss_DL_DAS=Loss_UL Antenna
coverage radius
Point 1 d(m) -85dBm

P_DL_RRU=33dBm P_ANT
RRU+DAS UE
BBU RRU
Noise Figure :NFRRU=1.6dB

RRU Point 2
RRU background noise:(-106 ) dBm
Equivalent background noise of antenna

-85dBm
P_DL_pRRU
Lampsite BBU RHub pRRU
Noise Figure:NFpRRU=12dB UE
RHub pRRU
No equivalent RRU original background noise
Background noise of single pRRU:(-102) dBm

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Why is uplink performance of Lampsite better than RRU+DAS?
To obtain the same ROT, lower UE transmit power is needed
Analyze the difference of uplink performance in Lampsite(single pRRU) and single RRU+DAS:
 RTWP contains 2 parts: useful signal and noise, that is RTWP = PN (dBm) + ROT (dB) = PN (dBm) + Ec (dBm) = 10*lg(10^(PN/10)
+10^(Ec/10)), so Ec= PN + 10*lg (10^(ROT/10)-1). PN is the background noise, Ec is useful signal.
 Ec = UE transmit power – path loss
 Considering UE receives same RSCP( such as -85 dBm ) both in Lampsite and RRU+DAS.
Therefore, UE transmit power = Ec + path loss= PN + 10*lg(10^(ROT/10)-1) + path loss
 RRU+DAS: UE transmit power = PN + 10*lg(10^(ROT/10)-1) + [ 33 - ( -85 ) ] = 12 + 10*lg(10^(ROT/10)-1)
 Lampsite: UE transmit power = PN + 10*lg(10^(ROT/10)-1) + [ 10 – ( -85 ) ] = -7 + 10*lg(N) + 10*lg(10^(ROT/10)-1)

If there is only 1 pRRU, UE transmit power in Lampsite is 19dB lower

than RRU+DAS;
If there are 16 pRRUs RF combing, UE transmit power in Lampsite is
7dB lower than RRU+DAS.

Even pRRUs are RF combined, uplink performance of Lampsite is better than RRU+DAS.

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Conclusion :

1.Due to the networking structural difference between Lampsite and RRU+DAS system, background noise (RTWP)
measurement positions are different.

2. Reported ​RTWP values of Lampsite is higher than RRU+DAS.

1. The more pRRU in one SectorEquipment Group, the less advantage for Lampsite to RRU+DAS in uplink
performance.

2.Even in case of 16 pRRUs in one sector equipment group, uplink performance of Lampsite is better than that of
RRU+DAS.

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Cell RTWP of J-building
The monitored RTWP in J-building is as the follow figure:

That basically matches the counter --------RTWP= -102 + 10 * lg(pRRU number) :

Cell ID 1 2 3 4 5 6
Maximum number pRRU of 7 3 2 6 6 3
sectorequipment Group
Cell background noise raising 8 5 3 8 8 5
Calculated value -94dB -97dB -99dB -94dB -94dB -97dB
Monitored value -93dB -97dB -99dB -94dB -94dB -97dB

RPWT of cells in J-building is normal.

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TX Power of J-building (from benchmark test)
The TX Power of J-building is as the follow figure:

The DBS+DAS average TX Power is -34.7dBm, and Lampsite is -42.3dBm.

Although Lampsite RSCP is 12dBm lower than DBS+DAS, TX Power in Lampsite is still lower than DBS+DAS.

TX Power in Lampsite is lower than legacy.

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 Desensitization
Clarification

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Power mismatch causes Lampsite RTWP raise

Macro Downlink Lampsite

Lampsite Macro
balance point
RTWP coverage
issue issue
Uplink balance 1A event 1D event
point

UE moves forward to the

Lampsite

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Desensitization kills the power mismatch

Lampsite Macro
RWP issue coverage
issue

Macro Uplink Downlink Lampsite

balance point balance point

After desensitization

Macro Lampiste
Uplink & Downlink
point

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 P_PCPICH_ LampSite -TL_Lampsite_Downlink = P_PCPICH_macro - TL_Macro_Downlink

P_UE - TL_Lampsite_Uplink - NF_Lampsite - G_ULDiv_ LampSite = P_UE - TL_Macro_Uplink - NF_Macro - G_ULDiv_Macro + Des_Lampsite

Des_Lampsite =(P_PCPICH__macro-P_PCPICH_ LampSite)+ (NF_Macro- NF_LampSite)-(G_ULDiv_Macro-G_ULDiv_ LampSite)

P_PCPICH_ Macro=33dBm
G_ULDiv_Macro=G_ULDiv_ LampSite=3dB

Deslampsite=(33-P_PCPICH_ LampSite)+ [(-106)-(RTWP_LampSite_NoLoad)]

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 RTWP Issue Handling
Process

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1, Query the 0% Load cell RTWP

2, Calculate the desensitization intensity based on the formular of

Intensity_DESENS=(33-P_PCPICH_ LampSite)+ [(-106)-(RTWP_LampSite_NoLoad)]

3, Run MML to set the desensitization

SET ULOCELLDESENS: ULOCELLID=1111, DI=X;

4, Query the 0% Load cell RTWP again to check whether the Desensitization take effect

5, Based on the newly updated RTWP, calculate the value of the real background noise parameter
Background Noise = 1121+RTWP_LampSite_NoLoad *10

6, Deactivate the cell on RNC

DEA UCELL: CellID=XXXX

7. Run MML to modify the Background noise on RNC

MOD UCELLCAC：CELLID=XXXX， BackgroundNoise=XX；

8. Activate the cell again

ACT UCELL: CELLID=XXXX

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