WCDMA RAN Cell Resource MEASUREMENT

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Cell Resource Table

Used to measure the load status of the cells based on UL interference and DL power. Average power for CCH, NRT and RT traffic

SCCPCH load
Used to measure the Code utilisation on a cell Used to check the cell availability

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PrxTotal measurements
PrxTotal values are presented according to: BTS reports total UL interference (RSSI) with a resolution of 0.1 dB with the range [-112, ...,-50] dBm

X = collected sample of PrxTotal measurement

Sample 1 : Unloaded Sample 2 : Feasible load area 1 Sample 3 : Feasible load area 1 Sample 4 : Feasible load area 2 Sample 5 : Marginal load area Sample 6 : Overload area
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RSSI_LEV _000: RSSI < -112.0 dBm RSSI_LEV _001: -112.0 dBm <= RSSI < 111.9 dBm RSSI_LEV _002: -111.9 dBm <= RSSI < 111.8 dBm RSSI_LEV _619: -50.2 dBm <= RSSI < -50.1 dBm RSSI_LEV _620: -50.1 dBm <= RSSI < -50.0 dBm RSSI_LEV _621: -50.0 dBm <= RSSI

The counters are already average value (no need to divide by the
denom) in Watt

The value in dBm can be obtained by formula: -112.0dBm + (RSSI_LEV)/10

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Class 0

Selection of class 0 is driven by LOAD NOT by POWER LEVEL

X = collected sample of PrxTotal measurement

Due to external and inter-cell interference the measurement PrxTotal in Class O might result to be higher than that in the other load classes

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Average PrxTotal KPI

The Average PrxTotal KPI is the average uplink received interference power in absolute terms. The Node B sends uplink received interference power measurements to the RNC every radio resource indication period (typically every 200 ms).
k All _ Classes

AVE _ PRXTOT _ CLASS _ k PRXTOT _ DENOM _ k dBm PRXTOT _ DENOM _ k

k All _ Classes

Average done in Watt!

This KPI may be used to identify sites which are experiencing:

high uplink traffic load, high background interference, high uplink intercell interference problems with PrxTotal measurements. wrong commisioning (MHA)

Not possible to distinguish between them -> not usefull for busy hour

The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis

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Time in Class X KPI

The Time in class X KPI is the percentage of time the cell has been in class X .

k All _ Classes

PRXTOT _ DENOM _ X 100% PRXTOT _ DENOM _ k

This KPI can be used for: Percentage of time in class 3-4: useful for detecting cell overload problems Percentage of time in class 0: useful for detecting hanging load in the cell The KPI is dependent on the parameters PrxTarget and PrxOffset The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis

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Average PrxNoise
AVE_PRX_NOISE (M1000C10)

In case the PrxTotal result is in the unloaded area i.e. Lrt<UnloadedRT and Lnrt<UnloadedNRT, the received PrxTotal value is used to update the PrxNoise counter

X = collected sample of PrxTotal measurement

This counter is a sum over a measurement period divided by a denominator (already averaged value) UPDATED: In every radio resource indication period

The KPI is meaningfull only for cell level and on hour basis The KPI is dependent on parameters: PrxNoise and autotuning algorithm
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Min and Max PrxNoise

Usefull for detecting UL power spikes

X = collected sample of PrxTotal measurement

MAX_PRX_NOISE_VALUE (M1000C12) This counter is updated if the value of the counter PrxTotal is smaller than the current value of PrxNoise threshold but Lrt<UnloadedRT and Lnrt<UnloadedNRT

MIN_PRX_NOISE_VALUE (M1000C13) This counter is updated if the value of the counter PrxTotal is bigger than the current value of PrxNoise threshold but Lrt<UnloadedRT and Lnrt<UnloadedNRT

The KPI is meaningfull only for cell level and on hour basis The KPI is dependent on parameters: PrxNoise and autotuning algorithm
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PrxNoise
Impact of Inaccurate Parameter Setting
PrxNoise set too high PrxNoise set too low

Calc. Interf. floor increase PrxTotal

Actual interf.floor increase PrxTotal

Actual interf.floor increase

Calc. Interf. floor increase

PrxNoise

Actual Noise Floor

Actual Noise Floor Uplink Load

PrxNoise Uplink Load

AC likely to admit more capacity requests than it should

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AC likely to deny more capacity requests than it should

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PrxNoise Autotuning
PrxTarget+ PrxOffset PrxTarget PrxTargetPrxOffset New prx noise

The auto-tuning algorithm moves the rference point of the load curve and this means that all the areas can be shifted up and down during the day this means that a certain value of PrxTotal (which is measured by the bts) may trigger different areas during the day. For example the sample 4 triggers in the first case the class 2 while in the second case the class 1, but its the same value of power!
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PtxTotal measurements
PtxTotal means the total transmitted power in a cell the counter value is already average in Watt dBm and real value is obtained dividing by 100
Ptx CCHs

PtxTotal values are presented as follows:

X = collected sample of PtxTotal measurement

CLASS CLASS 0 CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3

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AREA Unloaded Feasible_Load_Area_ 1 Feasible_Load_Area_ 2 Marginal_Load_Area

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INCREMENTED IF PtxTotal = power of all CCHs on (no Ues in cell_dch) PtxTarget -PtxOffset > PtxTotal > (PtxCPICH + PtxPCCPCH) PtxTarget > PtxTotal >= PtxTarget - PtxOffset PtxTarget + PtxOffset > PtxTotal >= PtxTarget
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Average PtxTotal KPI

The Average PtxTotal KPI is the average downlink transmitted power in absolute terms. The result includes the transmit power assigned to both common and dedicated physical channels. The Node B sends total downlink transmit power measurements to the RNC every radio resource indication period (typically every 200 ms)
k All _ Classes

AVE _ PTXTOT _ CLASS _ k PTXTOT _ DENOM _ k dBm PTXTOT _ DENOM _ k

k All _ Classes

Average done in Watt!

This KPI addresses only the total downlink transmit power requirement. It does not address the transmit power requirement on a per radio link basis. The RNC counter AVE_TRX_FOR_RL_IN_CELL provides the measurement on a per radio link basis. This KPI may be used to identify sites which are experiencing: WPA expansion, Carriers expansion High DL path loss / interference (check AC failures) DL power is linked to user The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis mobility -> not usefull for
busy hour

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Time in Class X KPI

The Time in class X KPI is the percentage of time the cell has been in class X .

k All _ Classes

PTXTOT _ DENOM _ X 100% PTXTOT _ DENOM _ k

40 W NodeB

Class 0 means power for DL Common Channel (example: BTS reports 18% of Power used for CCH for 20 W and 9% for 40 W nodeB) Common Channel Power parameters have impact on the KPI Class 0 is not triggered if BTS is not active This KPI can be used for: Percentage of time in class 3-4: useful for detecting cell overload problems The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis

20 W NodeB

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DL Power KPI for RT and NRT KPI

4 AVE_P TX_RT_CLASS_i P TX_RT_DENOM_i i 0 DL_PTX_RT dBm 4 P TX_RT_DENOM_i i 0

Linear value must be used! These KPI migth be used to estimate the cell busy hour for cell capacity point of view

4 AVE_P TX_NR T_CLASS_i P TX_NRT_DENOM_i i 0 DL_PTX_NRT dBm 4 P TX_NRT_DENOM_i i 0

The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis

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Code Tree Occupancy KPI

A single downlink scrambling code supports an OVSF code tree containing 508 codes (based upon spreading factors from 4 to 256). The Channelisation Code Occupancy KPI provides an indication of the perecentage of codes which are either used or blocked. Channelisation codes assigned to both the common and dedicated downlink channels are included by the KPI. The codes used by the common channels are: Primary CPICH - Cch,256,0, Primary CCPCH - Cch,256,1, AICH - Cch,256,2, PICH - Cch,256,3, Secondary CCPCH - Cch,64,1 (if a second S-CCPCH is configured, an additional channelisation code will be assigned). The use of these common channel channelisation codes blocks 1 SF4 code, 1 SF8 code, 1 SF16 code, 1 SF32 code, 1 SF64 code, 4 SF128 codes and 4 SF256 codes. The total number of codes used by the common channels is thus 18 (based upon a single SCCPCH). It should be recognised that the Secondary CCPCH and AICH are not always active.

CODE_CAPAC ITY 100 % DENOM_CODE _CAPACITY

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Min and Max Code Occupancy

Counters for minimum and maximum code occupancy already in percentage Max code occupancy can be used to detect busy hour

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Code Blocking KPI

There are counters triggered when no codes of SF X (X=4,8, 256) are available There is a counter incremented when the code is successfully allocated The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis KPI for Code Blocking:
C 2 (0)=(1,1,1,1) C1 (0)=(1,1) C3 (0)=() C3 (1)=() C3 (2)=() C3 (3)=() C3 (4)=() C3 (5)=() C3 (6)=() C3 (7)=()

NO _ CODES _ AVAILABLE_ SFx

x4

256

NBR _ SUCC _ CODE _ TREE _ ALLO

100%

C 2 (1)=(1,1,-1,-1) C 0 (0)=(1) C2 (2)=(1,-1,1,-1) C1 (1)=(1,-1) C2 (3)=(1,-1,-1,1)

NO _ CODES _ AVAILABLE_ SFx

x4

256

Code Order 0 (SF 1)

Code Order 1 (SF 2)

Code Order 2 (SF 4)

Code Order 3 (SF 8)

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Cell Availablity KPI

The counter "DENOM_CODE_CAPACITY" (incremented every 20sec). The counter is incremented only if the cell is in WORKING state Cell Avail. Formula should be "DENOM_CODE_CAPACITY"/3*(number of minutes of received statistics)

Cell _ Availability

DENOM _ CODE _ CAPACITY 3 * min_ of _ statistics

Nokia official formula for cell availability

The KPI is meaningful only for cell level and on hour basis

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