Optimization Guidelines:

Capacity in Huawei
CONTENTS

1.  INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 6 

2.  CAPACITY .................................................................................................................................... 7 
3.  Process for UTRAN Capacity Management ................................................................................ 9 
3.1.  Capacity Metrics Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 10 
3.2.  Capacity Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 10 
3.2.1.  RULE OUTS ........................................................................................................................................ 10 
3.2.2.  Historical Node B Data ........................................................................................................................ 11 
3.2.3.  RNC/NodeB Dumps Audit .................................................................................................................. 12 
3.3.  Capacity Optimization .................................................................................................................. 12 
3.3.1.  TRAFFIC OFFLOAD .......................................................................................................................... 12 
3.3.1.1.  Physical and Parameter Setting Changes................................................................................... 13 
3.3.1.2.  Huawei: Direct Retry ................................................................................................................ 13 
3.3.1.3.  Huawei: Intra-Frequency Load balancing ................................................................................. 13 
3.3.1.4.  Huawei: Load Reshuffling ........................................................................................................ 14 
3.3.2.  SHO Optimization................................................................................................................................ 14 
3.4.  Capacity Upgrade .......................................................................................................................... 17 
4.  1BDL TRANSMITTED POWER.................................................................................................... 19 
4.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF DL TX POWER ................................................... 19 
4.2.  METRICS for DL TX POWER Monitoring ............................................................................... 25 
4.2.1.  Total DL TX Power Utilization (%) .................................................................................................... 25 
4.2.2.  Total non-HS DL TX Power Utilization (%) ....................................................................................... 26 
4.2.3.  DL TX Power used by HSDPA utilization .......................................................................................... 26 
4.2.4.  DL EUN Utilization (%) ...................................................................................................................... 27 
4.2.5.  AC Rejections due to DL TX Power.................................................................................................... 28 
4.3.  DL TX POWER Performance Analysis and Optimisation ........................................................ 28 
4.3.1.  Parameters Optimization ...................................................................................................................... 28 
4.3.2.  RF optimization ................................................................................................................................... 28 
4.3.3.  Activation of Features ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 
5.  1BUL RECEIVED POWER ........................................................................................................... 29 
5.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF UL RX POWER ................................................... 29 
5.2.  METRICS for UL RX POWER Monitoring............................................................................... 30 
5.2.1.  Received Total Wideband Power, RTWP ............................................................................................ 30 
5.2.2.  Equivalent User Number (ENU) in UL................................................................................................ 30 
5.3.  UL RX POWER Utilization .......................................................................................................... 31 
5.3.1.  Total UL RX Load Factor (%) ............................................................................................................. 31 
5.3.2.  UL ENU Utilization (%) ...................................................................................................................... 31 
5.4.  UL RX POWER Performance Analysis and Optimisation ....................................................... 32 
5.4.1.  UL RX Power from HSUPA ................................................................................................................ 32 
5.4.2.  AC Rejections due to UL RX Power ................................................................................................... 33 
5.5.  UL RX POWER Performance Analysis and Optimisation ....................................................... 33 
5.5.1.  Parameter Optimization ....................................................................................................................... 34 
5.5.2.  RF optimization ................................................................................................................................... 34 
 5.5.3.  Node B UL Power Capacity Upgrade .................................................................................................. 34 
6.  CHANNELIZATION (OVSF) CODES ..................................................................................... 35 
6.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF OVSF CODES (Downlink).................................. 35 
6.2.  METRICS for CHANNELIZATION CODES Monitoring ....................................................... 36 
6.2.1.  Code Tree Usage .................................................................................................................................. 36 
6.2.2.  Code Blocking ..................................................................................................................................... 39 
6.2.3.  Average Number of Codes reserved for HS......................................................................................... 39 
6.2.4.  AC Rejections due to Channelization Codes ....................................................................................... 40 
6.3.  OVSF CODES Performance Analysis and Optimisation .......................................................... 40 
6.3.1.  Parameters Optimization ...................................................................................................................... 40 
6.3.2.  RF optimization ................................................................................................................................... 40 
6.3.3.  Activation of Features .......................................................................................................................... 40 
6.3.4.  Node B UL Power Capacity Upgrade .................................................................................................. 41 
7.  1BCHANNEL ELEMENTS (CE)................................................................................................... 42 
7.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF CHANNEL ELEMENTS .................................... 43 
7.2.  Dynamic CE Resource Management ........................................................................................... 45 
7.2.1.  Periodical CE Resource Adjustment .................................................................................................... 45 
7.2.2.  CE Resource Adjustment Triggered by Event ..................................................................................... 47 
7.3.  METRICS for CHANNEL ELEMENTS Monitoring ................................................................ 47 
7.3.1.  Number of CE’s available and used in UL/DL .................................................................................... 47 
7.3.2.  Average UL/DL CE Utilization (%) .................................................................................................... 48 
7.3.3.  Setup Failures (Blockings) due to CE shortage.................................................................................... 49 
7.3.4.  Releases and Downgrades due to CE shortage .................................................................................... 50 
7.4.  CE Performance Analysis and Optimization .............................................................................. 50 
7.4.1.  SHO Overhead Optimization ............................................................................................................... 50 
7.4.2.  WBTS CE Capacity Upgrade............................................................................................................... 50 
8.  1BBACKHAUL (Iub) ...................................................................................................................... 51 
8.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF BACKHAUL RESOURCES ............................... 51 
8.2.  METRICS for BACKHAUL RESOURCES Monitoring........................................................... 52 
8.2.1.  Traffic Load Measurements ................................................................................................................. 52 
8.2.1.1.  ATM backhaul........................................................................................................................... 52 
8.2.1.2.  Iub Utilization ........................................................................................................................... 53 
8.2.1.3.  Number of active HSDPA users ................................................................................................ 54 
8.2.1.4.  Number of AAL2 connections .................................................................................................. 54 
8.2.1.5.  Average Cell Drop Rate ............................................................................................................ 54 
8.2.1.6.  Transport Network Blocking ..................................................................................................... 55 
8.3.  Iub Performance Analysis and Optimisation .............................................................................. 55 
8.3.1.  AAL2 Channel Identifiers Blocking .................................................................................................... 55 
8.3.2.  Adjusting the Maximum Available Bandwidth of the Iub Port ........................................................... 55 
8.3.2.1.  Algorithm for ATM Transport .................................................................................................. 56 
8.3.2.2.  Algorithm for IP Transport........................................................................................................ 56 
8.3.2.3.  Adjusting the Available Bandwidth of HSUPA ........................................................................ 57 
8.3.2.4.  Handling Iub Buffer Congestion ............................................................................................... 57 
9.  HSxPA Users ............................................................................................................................... 59 
9.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF HSDPA USERS .................................................... 59 
9.2.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF HSUPA USERS .................................................... 60 
 9.3.  METRICS for HSxPA USERS Monitoring ................................................................................ 60 
9.3.1.  Avg number of simultaneous HSxPA users ......................................................................................... 60 
9.3.2.  Peak number of HSDPA users in BTS ................................................................................................. 60 
9.3.3.  Avg HSxPA users License Utilization (%) .......................................................................................... 60 
9.4.  HSxPA USERS Performance Analysis and Optimization ......................................................... 60 
9.4.1.  Parameters Optimization ...................................................................................................................... 61 
9.4.2.  RF optimization ................................................................................................................................... 62 
9.4.3.  Node B DL Power Capacity Upgrade .................................................................................................. 63 
10.  1BRNC Load .................................................................................................................................... 64 
10.1.  AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF RNC LOAD .......................................................... 65 
10.1.1.  Subsection RNC Boards....................................................................................................................... 68 
10.2.  METRICS for RNC Load Monitoring ........................................................................................ 69 
10.2.1.  Main Processors Load .......................................................................................................................... 69 
10.2.2.  Secondary Processors Load.................................................................................................................. 69 
11.  Additional ADMISSION CONTROL Metrics ........................................................................... 71 
11.1.  Setup Failures due to Admission Control .................................................................................... 71 
11.2.  Users in COMPRESSED MODE ................................................................................................. 71 
12.  1BAdditional CONGESTION CONTROL Metrics ........................................................................ 73 
12.1.  RT over NRT .................................................................................................................................. 73 
12.2.  PRE-EMPTION ............................................................................................................................. 73 
12.3.  Huawei: Overload Control............................................................................................................ 75 
12.4.  Radio Bearer Downgrade and Release Due to Congestion ........................................................ 75 
13.  PERFORMANCE ALARMS and CAPACITY WEEKLY REPORT ........................................ 77 
13.1.  Performance Alarms ..................................................................................................................... 77 
13.2.  Capacity Weekly Report ............................................................................................................... 78 
14.  4BREFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 80 
A.  5BANNEX I: LOAD MANAGEMENT IN Huawei ....................................................................... 81 
A.a.  Priority Involved in Load Control ............................................................................................... 81 
A.a.a.  RAB Integrate Priority ......................................................................................................................... 81 
A.a.b.  User Integrate Priority .......................................................................................................................... 82 
A.a.c.  User Priority ......................................................................................................................................... 82 
A.b.  Load Measurement ........................................................................................................................ 82 
A.b.a.  Measurement Quantities and Procedure ............................................................................................... 82 
A.b.a.a.  Major Measurement Quantities ................................................................................................. 82 
A.b.a.b.  LDM Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 83 
A.b.b.  Filtering of Load Measurement ............................................................................................................ 83 
A.b.b.a.  Smooth Window Filtering on the RNC Side ............................................................................. 84 
A.b.b.b.  Reporting Interval ..................................................................................................................... 85 
A.b.b.c.  Provided Bit Rate ...................................................................................................................... 85 
A.b.c.  Auto-Adaptive Background Noise Update .......................................................................................... 85 
A.b.d.  Potential User Control .......................................................................................................................... 86 
A.b.e.  Intelligent Access Control .................................................................................................................... 88 
A.b.f.  RRC Connection Processing ................................................................................................................ 89 
A.b.f.a.  Signaling Radio Bearer Admission Decision ............................................................................ 89 
 A.b.g.  RAB Setup Processing ......................................................................................................................... 90 
A.b.g.a.  Rate Negotiation ........................................................................................................................ 90 
A.b.g.b.  Preemption ................................................................................................................................ 91 
A.b.g.c.  Queuing ..................................................................................................................................... 92 
A.b.g.d.  Directed Retry Decision ............................................................................................................ 95 
A.c.  Call Admission Control ................................................................................................................. 97 
A.c.a.  CAC Based on Code Resource ............................................................................................................ 97 
A.c.b.  CAC Based on Power Resource ........................................................................................................... 98 
A.c.c.  CAC Based on NodeB Credit Resource............................................................................................. 106 
A.c.d.  CAC Based on Iub Interface Resource .............................................................................................. 108 
A.c.e.  CAC Based on the Number of HSPA Users ...................................................................................... 111 
A.c.e.a.  CAC of HSDPA Users ............................................................................................................ 111 
A.c.e.b.  CAC of HSUPA Users ............................................................................................................ 111 
A.c.f.  Intra-Frequency Load Balancing........................................................................................................ 111 
A.d.  Load Reshuffling.......................................................................................................................... 112 
A.d.a.  Triggering of Basic Congestion ......................................................................................................... 112 
A.d.b.  LDR Procedure .................................................................................................................................. 113 
A.d.c.  LDR Actions ...................................................................................................................................... 116 
A.d.c.a.  Inter-Frequency Load Handover ............................................................................................. 116 
A.d.c.b.  BE Rate Reduction .................................................................................................................. 117 
A.d.c.c.  Uncontrolled Real-Time QoS Renegotiation .......................................................................... 117 
A.d.c.d.  Inter-RAT Handover in the CS Domain .................................................................................. 117 
A.d.c.e.  Inter-RAT Handover in the PS Domain .................................................................................. 118 
A.d.c.f.  AMR Rate Reduction .............................................................................................................. 118 
A.d.c.g.  Code Reshuffling..................................................................................................................... 119 
A.d.c.h.  UL and DL LDR Action Combination of a UE....................................................................... 120 
A.e.  Overload Control ......................................................................................................................... 120 
A.e.a.  Triggering of OLC ............................................................................................................................. 120 
A.e.b.  General OLC Procedure ..................................................................................................................... 121 
A.e.c.  OLC Actions ...................................................................................................................................... 122 
A.e.c.a.  TF Control ............................................................................................................................... 122 
A.e.c.b.  Switching BE Services to Common Channel .......................................................................... 123 
A.e.c.c.  Release of Some RABs ........................................................................................................... 124