OMO131030 BSC6900 GSM V9R11 Power Control Algorithm and Parameters ISSUE1

GSM Power Control
Algorithm and
Parameters
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Contents
1. Power Control Overview
2. HW Power Control Algorithm
4. Other Algorithms
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Power Control Overview
Power control
Adjust the transmitting power of BTS and MS when needed.
Based on measurement reports of BTS and MS
Purpose
Save the power of BTS and MS
Reduce the interference of the network
Increase the quality of the network
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Power control includes uplink power control and downlink

power control, Which are performed independently
Uplink power control: Adjust TX power of MS to let BTS receive

stable signal, reduce the uplink co-channel and adjacent
channel interference, reduce power consumption of MS
Downlink power control: Adjust BTS TX power to let MS receive

stable signal, reduce the downlink co-channel and adjacent
channel interference, reduce power consumption of BTS
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Up link and Down link power

control can be enabled
independently
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Process of power control commands
It takes 3 measurement report periods(480ms/period) from

command sending to getting the feedback.
BTS sends the command for power

control and TA in SACCH header.
SACCCH report period:

26X4=104 frames (480ms)
BTS receives the

measurement report
SA0 SA1 SA2 SA3 SA0 SA1 SA2 SA3 SA0 SA1 SA2 SA3
MS adopts the new
power level and TA
In the 26 multi-frames,
frame 12 sends
SACCH.
MS obtains SACCH
block
MS begins to send the

measurement report of the
last multi-frame.
MS begins to set up a new SACCH header

to report the new TA and power control
message.
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Data Configuration of Power Control Period
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Power control judgment
Power control judgment is controlled by BTS measurement

report pre-processing item which can be selected in handover
control data table
MR. Pre-process (measurement report pre-processing): This

switch decide where power control be processed. If
measurement report pre-processing is BSC_Preprocessing,
power control is processed in BSC, and when setting it
BTS_Preprocessing, power control is processed in BTS
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Data Configuration of MR
Preprocessing(1)
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Preprocessing(1)
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Contents
4. Other Algorithms
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HW II Power Control
Power control judgment process

MR. preprocessing
The power control

demand according to
receiving level
The power control

demand according to
receiving quality
General power control

judgment
Send the power control
command
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HW II Power Control
Original data of power control -- Measurement Report(MR)

or Enhanced Measurement Report(EMR)
Uplink MR
BTS
Network
Downlink MR
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HW II Power Control
Measurement report
Uplink
measurement
report
Downlink
measurement
report
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HW II Power Control
MR. preprocessing in HW II PC algorithm consists of four

steps
Interpolation
Compensation (optional)
Prediction (optional)
Filter
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HW II Power Control
MR Interpolation recover the lost measurement report
BTS may fail to receive the MR from MS, and it needs to

recover the lost measurement reports. If the lost MR amount is
within the allowed range (Allowed MR Number Lost), then
recovers the lost MR according to the specific algorithm.
Service cell: linear algorithm
Neighboring cell: the lowest value defined in GSM specification (110dBm)
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HW II Power Control
MR Interpolation recover the lost measurement report
MR
MR
MR
No. n+4
MR
MR
No. n
Missing by
some reasons
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Preprocessing
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HW II Power Control
MR. compensation
Purpose: Ensure the accuracy of selection of the history measurement

report before filter.
Implementation steps:
1. Put the current receiving measurement report into the measurement report
compensation queue.
2. Record the changed information of the transmitting power according to the
MS and BTS power levels in the measurement report.
3. After finish the measurement report interpolation, system will compensate
the receiving level of the history measurement report according to the power
change information. The compensated measurement reports will be the
original data in the filter process.
4. Filter the compensated measurement reports.
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Data Configuration of MR.

Compensation
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HW II Power Control
MR. prediction
Purpose: Avoid power control later than needed, the delay is

dangerous in case of poor level or bad quality
Implementation procedure
1. Analyze the tendency of MR by the historical measurement
reports after interpolation.
2. Guide by the tendency, to predict the values of measurement
report to be received. There are 0~3 measurement reports
prediction, which are configured on LMT.
3. Filter the interpolated, compensated and predicted measurement
reports, and implement power control judgment.
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Data Configuration of MR. Prediction
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HW II Power Control
MR. filter Smooth the instantaneous fading point
Calculate the average value within the filter window
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Filter----Average several
consecutive MRs
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Data Configuration of MR. filter
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Refer to the notes
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HW II Power Control Judgment
Power control demand based on receiving level.
After measurement report pre-processing, the power control

module makes a comparison between the expected signal
level and the current receiving signal level.
Calculate the transmitting power level step size to be adjusted,

making the receiving level value closer to the expected value.
Adopt variable step size when decreasing the transmitting

power according to the receiving level, so as to achieve the
expected level as soon as possible.
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Power control demand based on receiving quality
After measurement report pre-processing, the power control

module makes comparison between the expected quality level
and the current receiving quality level.
Calculate the step size of the transmitting power level to be
adjusted: increase the transmitting power in case of poor
receiving quality, and decrease the transmitting power in case
of good receiving quality.
Adopt fixed step size when adjust the transmitting power
according to the receiving quality.
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General power control judgment
Power control by receiving

level
Power control by receiving

quality
Power control by signal level and

quality
AdjStep_Lev
AdjStep_Qul
max(AdjStep_Lev,AdjStep_Qul)
AdjStep_Lev
AdjStep_Qul
No action
AdjStep_Lev
No action
AdjStep_Lev
AdjStep_Lev
AdjStep_Qul
AdjStep_Lev
AdjStep_Lev
AdjStep_Qul
AdjStep_Lev
No action
AdjStep_Lev
No action
AdjStep_Qul
AdjStep_A
No action
AdjStep_Qul
AdjStep_B
No action
No action
No action
max(AdjStep_Lev,AdjStep_Qul)
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HW II Power Control Feature
Adaptive power control:
Adaptive power control refers to changeable power control

strategy according to the communication environment, it makes
power control more effective and stable.
Automatically change the adjustable maximum step size of power

control according to different communication environment
(different receiving quality).
Adopt different power control strategies according to different

communication environments (different receiving quality and level).
Max. step is different between increase and decrease.
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HW II Power Control Feature
Power control within the upper/lower thresholds
Power control will not execute if the signal level and quality
is within the threshold bands.
Avoid the signal level fluctuation caused by power control.
The upper threshold can be increased dynamically in case of

bad quality.
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Data Configuration for UL Rx_Lev

Upper/Lower Threshold
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Refer to the notes
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Data Configuration for UL Upper/Lower

Quality Threshold
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Data Configuration for DL Rx_Lev

Upper/Lower Threshold
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Refer to the notes
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Data Configuration for DL Upper/Lower

Quality Threshold
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Data Configuration of Power Control

(Rx_Lev)
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See the notes
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(Rx_Lev)
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(Rx_Lev)
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Data Configuration for UL/DL Bad

Quality
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HW II Power Control Advantages
Measurement report compensation to makes power control

judgment more accurate
Measurement report prediction --to avoid power control later

than needed, the delay is dangerous in case of poor level or
bad quality
Power control expected signal level and quality threshold

falls within a band, this avoids receiving signal level
fluctuate up and down frequently
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Exercise
Exercises for HW II power control
Given conditions:
The uplink receiving level is -55dBm, the quality is level 0. Power control algorithm is
HW II.
Data configuration is as follows: Uplink signal level upper threshold: -60dBm, uplink
signal level lower threshold: - 80dBm. Uplink signal upper quality threshold: level 1.
Uplink signal lower quality threshold: level 2. The downward adjustable step size of
quality band 0 is 16dB, of quality band 1 is 8dB, and of quality 2 is 4 dB. The upward
adjustable step size of receiving level is 16dB. The upward or downward adjustable
step size for power control by quality are both 4dB.
Question: What will be the uplink stable receiving level after power control?
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Exercise
Answer.
First, transmitting power to be reduced according to receiving level =

actual receiving level -(uplink signal level upper threshold + uplink signal
level lower threshold)/2 -55- (-60 + (-80))/2(-55)-(-70)15dB. As the
receiving quality is level 0, downward adjustable step size of quality band 0
can be used -- decrease 16dB.
Second, the transmitting power to be decreased according to receiving
quality = as power control adjustment step size by quality is 4dB, thus
decrease 4dB.
Therefore, according to the general judgement on power control, 15dB
should be decreased.
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Exercise
Answer .
After the implementation of step 1 power control, the receiving

level becomes: -55dBm-15dB= -70dBm, Suppose the quality reach
already in level 1 here.
First: the receiving level value is between -80dBm~-60dBm,

neednt adjust.
Second: the receiving quality value is between 0 and 2, neednt

adjust.
Therefore, the uplink stable receiving level =-70dBm.
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Content
4. Other Algorithms
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Contents
3. HW III Power Control Algorithm
3.1 HW III Power Control Algorithm
3.2 HW III Power Control Optimization Algorithm
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HW III Power Control Flow

HW III PC
YES
RXLEV and RXQUAL

are both within the
expected window?
Is active PC
allow?
NO
End
NO
Calculate the PC step
The number of
MRs[SdMrCutNum/
TchMrCutNum]?
NO
YES
The new transmit

power is higher than
the current one?
YES
Is PC allowed?
MR.
Preprocessing
YES
YES
New transmit powercurrent one>[MAXUpStep]
NO
NO
Current transmit powernew one>[MAXDownStep]?
YES
YES
New transmit
power=current
one+[MAXUpStep]
Interpolated MRs
NO
New transmit power=current

one-[MAXDownStep]
Exponential filtering
Adjust transmit power
Slide window filtering
PC interval >
[PwrCtrlAdjPeriod]
NO
End
If the active PC is allowd & MRs number

<[SdMrCutNum/TchMrCutNum] & the transmit
power will be decreased?
YES
NO
Implement PC
YES
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End
Measurement Report Preprocessing
For the measurement report preprocessing, there are three

differences between HW II and HW III power control
Initial discarded MR. number
Interpolation method
Filter calculation
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Initial discarded MR. number
Avoiding the access period measurement report influence power

control accuracy, system discards some initial measurement report.
HW II: discard 4 initial MR. fixedly.
HW III: set it via [SdMrCutNum/TchMrCutNum]
MR. interpolation method
Rx_lev: If Rx_lev(k) is lost, recover it as Rx_lev(k-1).
Rx_qual: If Rx_qual is lost, recover it as quality lever 7.
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Data Configuration of Initial Discarded

MR. Number
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MR. filter calculation
Quality filter
Quality class value will be converted to BER and set up the

correspondence relationship with CIR as below table.
Calculate the average CIR according to the selected filter method.
Quality Class
CIR (dB)
22
18
16
14
12
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MR. filter calculation
Filter algorithm: exponent filter and slide window filter
Exponent filter
ca_filtered1 (1)=ca(1)
k=1
ca_filtered1 (k)=a*ca(k)+(1-a)*ca_filtered1 (k-1)
k>1
~ ca: original receiving level or quality

~ ca_filtered1: receiving level or quality after exponent filter calculation
~ k: serial number of measurement report
~ a: exponent filter coefficient, a=1 / (2^(w/2)), and w is exponent filter length
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Filter algorithm
Filter algorithm: exponent filter and slide window filter
Slide window filter

ca_filtered (1) = ca_filtered1 (1)
k=1
ca_filtered (k) = [ca_filtered 1(1)++ca_filtered1 (k)] / k
1<k<w
ca_filtered (k) = [ca_filtered1 (k-w+1)+...+ca_filtered1 (k)] / w
k>=w
~ ca_filtered1: receiving level or quality after exponent filter

~ ca_filtered: receiving level or quality after slide window filter
~ k: serial number of measurement report
~ w: slide filter window
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Data Configuration of Filter (DL)
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Data Configuration of Filter (UL)
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Power Control Judgment
During HW III power control judgment, system will calculate

radio channel gain.
Suppose: In SACCH period k, useful signal is c(k), interference

is I(k), radio channel gain is g(k) and transmit power for BTS or
MS is p(k). The below formulas are calculated by logarithm:
10
ca _ filtered( k )
10
Rx_lev
10
c(k )
10
10
Useful signel
I (k )
10
(1)
Interference
C/I qa_filtered(k) = c(k) I(k)
(2)
c(k) = p(k) g(k)
(3)
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Radio channel gain calculation:
According to (1) and (2), we can get c(k)
c(k ) ca _ filter (k ) qa _ filter (k ) 10 lg(1 10
qa _ filtered ( k )
10
Input c(k) to (3), get g(k) = p(k) c(k). So calculate the g(k)
for BTS and MS
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BTS power control step calculation:

step(k) = - ( sfactor*( BsTxMaxPower - g(k) - SThr)
+ qfactor*( qa_filtered(k) - QThr) )
If step(k) >0, so step(k) =0;
sfactor[HWIII DL RexLev Adjust Factor]
qfactor[HWIII DL Rex Qual. Adjust Factor]
BsTxMaxPowerthe maximum power level of occupied carrier
SThrUp[HwIII DL Rexlev Upper Threshold]
SThrDown: [HwIII DL Rexlev Lower Threshold]
SThr = (SThrUp + SThrDown) / 2; the mean level of expected receiving level window.
QThrUp[HwIII DL FS/HS/AFS/AHS Rex Qual. Upper Threshold(dB)]
QThrDown: [HwIII DL FS/HS/AFS/AHS Rex Qual. Lower Threshold(dB)]
QThr = (QThrUp + QThrDown) / 2; the mean level of expected receiving quality window.
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MS power control step calculation:

step(k) = - ( sfactor*( MsTxMaxPower - g(k) - SThr)
+ qfactor*( qa_filtered(k) - QThr) );
SThr = (SThrUp + SThrDown) / 2;
QThr = (QThrUp + QThrDown) / 2;
If step(k) >0then step(k) =0;
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Judgment
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See notes
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Judgment
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See notes
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Adjust Factor
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Adjustment protection
For avoiding too rapid adjustment, parameter [DL/UL MAX

DownStep/UpStep] is used to control the maximum power
control step.
If the difference between power control step(k) and previous

one step(k-1) is bigger than maximum power control step
configured above, just take the maximum power control step as
the difference between them, so as to limit the current power
control command step(k).
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Data Configuration of Power Control Step
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HW III Power Control Features
Exponent filter enhance the measurement report process speed.
In HW II PC, receive level and quality be considered independently

and then general power control judgment will be done. While in
HW III PC, the final result will be got from the general formula.
Difference quality threshold be set for the difference service, such

as AMR, FS and HS.
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Question
Given condition
The current UL_Re_Level: -75dBm, UL_Re_Quality: 2, Radio channel gain(g(k)):

110dB, Max power output of MS is 2W(33dBm)
HWIII is availabledata configuration is as following:
ULRexLevHighThred30
ULRexLevLowThred20
ULFSRexQualHighThred20
ULFSRexQualLowThred16
ULRexLevAdjustFactor4 ULRexQualAdjustFactor6
ULMAXDownStep8 ULMAXUpStep8
Quality Class
CIR (dB)
22
18
16
14
12
Question What will be the power output of MS after power control
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Question
Answer:
step(k) = - ( sfactor( BsTxMaxPower - g(k) - SThr)
qfactor( qa_filtered(k) - QThr) )
30 20
20 16
{{0.4 [33 110 (
110)]} 0.6 (16
)}
2
2
2dB
After power control
Power output of MS: 33-2=31dBm
Suppose the current g(k)=115dB, current quality:2(CIR=16dB)then
For level-90dBm<31-115<-80dBm
For qualityequal with the [ULFSRexQualLowThred]
So power control stops the power output of MS 33-2=31dBm
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Contents
3. HW III Power Control Algorithm
3.1 HW III Power Control Algorithm
3.2 HW III Power Control Optimization Algorithm
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HW III PC Optimization Algorithm
The basic process of HW III PC optimization algorithm is almost

the same as the HW III PC algorithm, including MR preprocessing,
PC step calculation, PC implementation, etc.
The improvement for HW III power control optimization algorithm:
MR power control compensation (available for RXLEV and RXQUAL)

Dual-coefficient filter algorithm can achieve fast increasing and slow
decreasing
The power control step calculation adopt dual factors to protect low
RXLEV area.
Update the formula of power control step calculation.
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HW III PC Optimization Algorithm--Data

Configuration
Command: SET GCELLPWRBASIC (Set Basic Parameters for

Power Control of Cell)
PWRCTRLSW
Parameter name: Power Control Switch
Value range: PWR2, PWR3
Command: SET GCELLPWR3 (Set Parameters for Power Control

III of Cell)
PWRCTRLOPTIMIZEDEN
Parameter name: III Power Control Optimized Enable
Value range: YES, NO
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MR Power Control Compensation
MR power control compensation means compensate the RXLEV

and RXQUAL to the values corresponding to the maximum
transmit power.
ca_comp(k) = ca(k) + PowerComp
qa_comp(k) = qa(k) + PowerComp
PowerComp indicates the decrease on the maximum transmit power

of BTS or MS
For Uplink PCPowerComp = min(MsTxPower, MsPowerMax)

PowerUsedUL(k-1)
For Downlink PCPowerComp = 2*PowerLev(k-1)
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Dual-coefficient Filter
HW PC III optimization algorithm adopts exponent filter, but the calculation of

factor A is different with PC algorithm III. And it adopts dual-coefficient for
MR filtering.
ca_filtered (k) =(1-A)*ca_comp (k) + A*ca_filtered (k-1)
If ca_comp (k) < ca_filtered (k-1), L=B; Otherwise L= FiltAdjustFactor*B
qa_filtered (k) =(1-A)*qa_comp (k) + A*qa_filtered (k-1)
If qa_comp (k) < qa_filtered (k-1), L=B; Otherwise L= FiltAdjustFactor*B
A = (1.012*L-0.7505)/(L+1.848)
B: [DLRexLevExponentFilterLen], [DLRexQualExponentFilterLen],
[ULRexLevExponentFilterLen], [ULRexQualExponentFilterLen]
FiltAdjustFactor: [III UL Filter Adjust Factor], [III DL Filter Adjust Factor]
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Dual-coefficient Filtering--Data
Configuration
Command: SET GCELLPWR3 (Set Parameters for Power Control III of Cell)
DLREXLEVEXPFLTLEN
Parameter name: DLRexLevExponentFilterLen
Value range: 0~19
DLREXQUALEXPFLTLEN
Parameter name: DLRexQualExponentFilterLen
Value range: 0~19
ULREXLEVEXPFLTLEN
Parameter name: ULRexLevExponentFilterLen
Value range: 0~19
ULREXQUALEXPFLTLEN
Parameter name: ULRexQualExponentFilterLen
Value range: 0~19
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Dual-coefficient Filtering--Data
Configuration
Command: SET GCELLPWR3 (Set Parameters for Power

Control III of Cell)
ULFILTADJFACTOR
Parameter name: III UL Filter Adjust Factor
Value range: 1~10
DLFILTADJFACTOR
Parameter name: III DL Filter Adjust Factor
Value range: 1~10
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Power Control Step Calculation
HW PC III optimization algorithm adopts two sets of factors, and it can help the
system to avoid too low transmit power.
step1(k) = - { RexLev Protect Factor *( ca_filtered(k) - SThr) + RexQual Protect

Factor *( qa_filtered (k) - QThr)}
step2(k) = - { sfactor *( ca_filtered(k) - SThr) + qfactor *( qa_filtered (k) - QThr)}
step (k) = max(step1(k)step2(k))
If step (k) >0, then step (k) =0
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Power Control Step Calculation--Data

Configuration
DLREXLEVADJFCTR
Parameter name: DLRexLevAdjustFactor
Value range: 0~10
DLREXQUALADJFCTR
Parameter name: DLRexQualAdjustFactor
Value range: 0~10
ULREXLEVADJFCTR
Parameter name: ULRexLevAdjustFactor
Value range: 0~10
ULREXQUALADJFCTR
Parameter name: ULRexQualAdjustFactor
Value range: 0~10
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Power Control Step Calculation--Data

Configuration
ULRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR
Parameter name: III UL RexLev Protect Factor
Value range: 0~100
ULRXQUALPROTECTFACTOR
Parameter name: III UL RexQual Protect Factor
Value range: 0~100
DLRXLEVPROTECTFACTOR
Parameter name: III DL RexLev Protect Factor
Value range: 0~100
DLRXQUALPROTECTFACTOR
Parameter name: III DL RexQual Protect Factor
Value range: 0~100
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Exercise
Given condition
The current UL_Re_Level: -74dBm, UL_Re_Quality: 1, Max power output of MS

is 2W(33dBm),MS current power is 31dBm
ULRexLevHighThred30
ULFSRexQualHighThred20 ULFSRexQualLowThred18
ULRexLevAdjustFactor0.3
ULRexQualAdjustFactor0.4
ULMAXDownStep8
ULMAXUpStep8
Quality Class
CIR (dB)
ULRexLevLowThred24
22
18
16
14
12
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Exercise
Given condition
The current UL_Re_Level: -60dBm, UL_Re_Quality: 6, Max power output of MS

is 2W(33dBm),MS current power is 31dBm
ULRexLevHighThred30
ULRexLevLowThred24
ULFSRexQualHighThred20
ULFSRexQualLowThred18
ULRexLevAdjustFactor0.3
ULRexQualAdjustFactor0.4
ULMAXDownStep8
ULMAXUpStep8
[III DL RexLev Protect Factor]0.06

Quality Class
CIR (dB)
[III DL RexQual Protect Factor]0.75
22
18
16
14
12

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Content
4. Other Algorithms
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Contents
4. Other Algorithms
4.1 Active Power Control
4.2 0.2dB Power Control
4.3 SAIC Power Control
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Active Power Control Overview
In the initial stage of the channel establishment, both BTS and MS

transmit at full power, thus increasing the power consumption and
the interference.
In the active power control algorithm, the BSC estimates the

uplink/downlink power through the path loss and issues the power
control command through the CHANNEL ACTIVATION message.
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Scenarios of Active Power Control

Scenarios of
Active Power Control
Assignment
Procedure
During
Normal Call
Channel
Assignment
Procedure
During the IntraBSC Handover
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Active Power Control Flow

Yes
For Normal
call
Is [Power Forecast
Allowed] Yes?
No
Yes
For Intra-BSC
handover
Is [UL PC Allowed] Yes?
End
Yes
Estimate PL
of UL channel
Estimate PL
of DL channel
Estimate PL
of DL channel
Estimate PL
of UL channel
Band compensation between
Main BCCH and TCH
BSC delivers UL PC command

via CHAN_ACT message
No
Is [DL PC Allowed] Yes?

Yes
BSC delivers DL PC command
via CHAN_ACT message
UL/DL transmit power=

[Expected receive level] + PL
End
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No
Active Power Control in Assignment Procedure
Step1: Estimate PL of UL channel
UL_PATH_LOSS=MS_MX_PWR_BCCH UL_SD_SS
Step2: Estimate PL of DL channel
DL_PATH_LOSS=MS_MX_PWR_BCCH UL_SD_SS+
CMBER_LOSS + DOUBLE_ANT_GAIN
MS_MX_PWR_BCCH: maximum transmit power of the MS in this cell
UL_SD_SS: uplink receive level on the SDCCH
CMBER_LOSS: [Combination Loss]
TWIN_ANT_GAIN: [Double Antenna Gain]
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Active Power Control in Channel Assignment

Procedure during Intra-BSC Handover
Step1: Estimate PL of DL channel
Inter-cell handover
DL_PATH_LOSS=NCELL_BCCH_MAX_PWR DL_NCELL_BCCH_SS
NCELL_BCCH_MAX_PWR: maximum transmit power of the main BCCH of the

neighboring cell
DL_NCELL_BCCH_SS: downlink receive level of the main BCCH of the neighboring cell
Intra-cell handover
DL_PATH_LOSS=DL_MAX_TX_PWR TCH_DL_SS_CMP
DL_PATH_LOSS: Path loss of the downlink channel of the serving cell
DL_MAX_TX_PWR: maximum downlink transmit power of the seized TCHs
TCH_DL_SS_CMP: downlink receive level of the seized TCHs that is compensated to

full power
Step2: Estimate PL of UL channel
UL_PATH_LOSS=DL_PATH_LOSS
UL_PATH_LOSS: Loss of the uplink channel of the neighboring cell
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Active Power Control Procedure
Step3: Band compensation between Main BCCH and TCH
If fmain BCCH and fTCH belong to different frequency bands, the compensation
between different frequency bands should be made for the path loss.
fmain BCCH :DCS1800 or PCS1900, fTCH :GSM900 or GSM850
UL_PATH_LOSS=UL_PATH_LOSS PATH_LOSS_BAND_DIFF
DL_PATH_LOSS=DL_PATH_LOSS PATH_LOSS_BAND_DIFF
fmain BCCH : GSM900 or GSM850, fTCH : DCS1800 or PCS1900
UL_PATH_LOSS=UL_PATH_LOSS + PATH_LOSS_BAND_DIFF
DL_PATH_LOSS=DL_PATH_LOSS + PATH_LOSS_BAND_DIFF
PATH_LOSS_BAND_DIFF: [Path Loss of Different Frequency Band]
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Step4: Calculate the transmit power of UL/DL channel
UL_TX_PWR=UL_EXP_TCH_SS + UL_PATH_LOSS
DL_TX_PWR=DL_EXP_TCH_SS + DL_PATH_LOSS
UL_TX_PWR: transmit power of the uplink channel
DL_TX_PWR: transmit power of the downlink channel
UL_EXP_TCH_SS: [Expected UL RX_LEV]
DL_EXP_TCH_SS: [Expected DL RX_LEV]
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Step5: BSC delivers UL/DL PC command via CHAN_ACT message
Parameter
Value Configured
Value Configured
[Power Forecast Allowed]
Yes
Yes
[UL PC Allowed]
Yes
[DL PC Allowed]
Yes
BSC issues PC command

through CHAN_ACT message
UL PC command
DL PC command
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Data Configuration of Active Power Control
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Coordination between Active Power Control

and Common Power Control
The active power control strategy only increasing, no

decreasing is used instead of the original strategy when
discarding MRs.
The active power control strategy is available in Huawei III

power control, while not available in Huawei II power control.
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Contents
4. Other Algorithms
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0.2dB Power Control
For normal power control command, the adjustment

precision is 2dB.
The system starts to support the 0.2dB downlink power

control precision
This feature is available for HW power control algorithm III

and III optimization.
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0.2dB Power Control--Data Configuration
Command: SET GCELLPWR3 (Set Parameters for Power

Control III of Cell)
FINESTEPPCALLOWED
Parameter name: 0.2dB Power Control Enable
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Contents
4. Other Algorithms
Page98
Introduction to SAIC
SAIC: Single Antenna Interference Cancellation
SAIC is a generic name for techniques, which attempt to

cancel or suppress interference by means of signal processing
without the use of multiple antennas. (see 3GPP 45.903)
The MSs can bear more serious radio environment after

supporting SAIC.
The SAIC capability is indicated by Classmark 3 message.
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SAIC Power Control
If the MS support SAIC, the system can decrease the DL

expected receive quality level automatically.
For Normal MS
For SAIC capable MS
DL Quality Upper
Threshold
DL Quality Upper
Threshold
DL Quality Lower
Threshold
DL Quality Lower
Threshold
Power Control
Threshold Adjust for
SAIC
This feature is available for HW PC algorithm II, III and III

optimization.
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SAIC Power Control-- Data Configuration
Command: SET GCELLPWRBASIC (Set Basic Parameters for Power

Control of Cell)
SAICALLOWED
Parameter name: Saic Allowed
Command: SET GCELLPWR2 (Set Parameters for Power Control II of

Cell)
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE
Parameter name: Power Control Threshold Adjust for SAIC
Value range: 0~2
Unit: dB
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SAIC Power Control-- Data Configuration
Command: SET GCELLPWR3 (Set Parameters for Power Control III of

Cell)
SAICTHREDAPDTVALUE
Parameter name: Power Control threshold Adjust for SAIC
Value range: 0~4
Unit: dB
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Summary
In this course, we have learned:
Power control procedure
HW II power control algorithm and its data configuration
HW III power control algorithm and its data configuration
HW III power control optimization algorithm and its data configuration
Active Power Control and its data configuration
0.2dB power control and its data configuration
SAIC power control and its data configuration
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GSM Power Control

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Power Control Overview

Adjust the transmitting power of BTS and MS when needed.

Based on measurement reports of BTS and MS

Save the power of BTS and MS

Reduce the interference of the network

Increase the quality of the network

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Power Control Overview

Power control includes uplink power control and downlink

Uplink power control: Adjust TX power of MS to let BTS receive

Downlink power control: Adjust BTS TX power to let MS receive

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Power Control Overview

Up link and Down link power

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Power Control Overview

Process of power control commands

It takes 3 measurement report periods(480ms/period) from

BTS sends the command for power

SACCCH report period:

BTS receives the

MS begins to send the

MS begins to set up a new SACCH header

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Data Configuration of Power Control Period

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Power Control Overview

Power control judgment

Power control judgment is controlled by BTS measurement

MR. Pre-process (measurement report pre-processing): This

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Power control judgment process

The power control

The power control

General power control

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Original data of power control -- Measurement Report(MR)

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MR. preprocessing in HW II PC algorithm consists of four

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MR Interpolation recover the lost measurement report

BTS may fail to receive the MR from MS, and it needs to

Service cell: linear algorithm

Neighboring cell: the lowest value defined in GSM specification (110dBm)

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MR Interpolation recover the lost measurement report

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Purpose: Ensure the accuracy of selection of the history measurement

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Data Configuration of MR.

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Purpose: Avoid power control later than needed, the delay is

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Data Configuration of MR. Prediction

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