DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality

Feature proposal
 Content

• Overview
• Technical Description
• System Capacity & Network Performance
• Parameters
• Activation method
• Impacted Features
• Benchmark
• Summary

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 Overview

In a network with a high penetration rate of intelligent terminals, there are a large number of online users.
In this case, the A-DPCH, mainly for signaling transmission and power control, consumes most downlink
power. Therefore, it is necessary to decrease the A-DPCH transmit power to save the non-HSPA power in
a cell to increase the downlink service capacity.

As specified by 3GPP TS 25.214, the RNC adjusts the transmit power of the A-DPCH based on the TPC
command words received from the UE. Before this feature is introduced, the RNC configures fixed
maximum and minimum transmit power, which meets the power requirements of UEs for the A-DPCH.
However, properly restrict the maximum and minimum transmit power of the A-DPCH does not result in
noticeable UE performance deterioration.

When the load is high, this feature restricts the maximum and minimum transmit power of the A-DPCH
based on UEs' channel quality indicators (CQIs). A larger CQI indicates better UE signal quality and lower
A-DPCH transmit power. A smaller CQI indicates worse UE signal quality and higher A-DPCH transmit
power.

A-DPCH transmit power can be restricted for the serving link and non-serving link to reduce non-HSPA
power consumption of a cell, and to provide sufficient power resources for UEs performing data
transmission, thereby improving the downlink cell capacity.

This feature can decrease A-DPCH transmit power regardless of whether there is signaling transmission
on the A-DPCH. This feature applies only to HSDPA users performing non-voice services and whose
downlink DPCH only carries the 3.4 kbit/s SRB. This feature does not take effect for UEs in compressed
mode.

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 Technical Description

This feature is controlled by the cell-level switch RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCSW on the NodeB side.

•Set the transmit power range for the A-DPCH channel of the serving link. After the switch is turned on,
this feature sets the maximum minimum transmit power of the A-DPCH for the serving link based on the
CQI reported by the UE every 10 ms when the downlink non-HSPA power load of a cell exceeds
RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCLOADSTAT plus 10%. The transmit power thresholds corresponding to
different CQIs can be adjusted by the RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCPO parameter.

•Set the transmit power range for the A-DPCH channel of the non-serving link. In scenarios where a UE
is performing a soft or softer handover, if this feature has taken effect on the serving link of the UE, the
feature sets the maximum and minimum transmit power of the A-DPCH for the non-serving link when
the downlink non-HSPA power load is greater than 50%, regardless of whether this feature is enabled
for the cell where the non-serving link is located. Because the UE does not report the CQI for the non-
serving link, the average value of maximum A-DPCH transmit power for the serving link in a period is
used as the maximum A-DPCH transmit power for the non-serving link; the value of maximum A-DPCH
transmit power for the non-serving link minus 15 dB is used as the minimum A-DPCH transmit power for
the non-serving link.

When this feature takes effect simultaneously with the WRFD-150235 DPCH Maximum Power Restriction
feature and the load-based DPCH maximum power adjustment function, each algorithm independently
adjusts the maximum power and minimum power of the A-DPCH, and the UE uses the smallest value.

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 System Capacity & Network Performance

System Capacity

When there are a large number of HSDPA UEs and the downlink non-HSPA power is high, this feature can
increase the downlink capacity of a cell by 10% to 20%, thereby reducing the downlink non-HSPA power or
increasing the downlink throughput.

Network Performance

•This feature can improve the access success rate of a cell during busy hours when the downlink power of the
cell is congested.

•When A-DPCH transmit power is reduced for HSDPA UEs, the Uu-interface synchronization probability
decreases. As a result, the HSDPA call drop rate increases. This feature can decrease the downlink power
consumption in a cell only when the downlink non-HSPA power is severely congested, which may decrease
the HSDPA call drop rate.

When to use the feature:

•This feature applies to scenarios where the number of HSDPA UEs exceeds 30 and the downlink non-HSPA
power consumption is greater than 60% in a cell, such as at urban hotspots.

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 Parameters

Parameter Name Parameter ID Value

Switch for DPCH Power Control Algorithm Based on Radio Quality RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCSW ON

Load State for DPCH Power Control Algorithm Based on Radio Quality RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCLOADSTAT DlLoadedState

Power Offset for DPCH Power Control Algorithm Based on Radio Quality RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCPO 50

DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality LQW9CQIPC01 per Cell

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 Activation method

Precautions

If MAP_SRB_6800_WHEN_RAB_ON_HSDSCH_SWITCH under MapSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910) is turned

on, the rate of the SRB is 6.8 kbit/s when services are carried on the HSDPA, and this feature does not take
effect in this case. This feature applies only to non-voice services and the downlink DPCH can only carry
HSDPA UEs using 3.4 kbit/s SRBs.

MML Command Examples

//Running the NodeB MML command to activate DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality
SET ULOCELLALGPARA:
ULOCELLID=111,RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCSW=ON,RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCLOADSTAT=DlLoadedState,
RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCPO=50;

Activation Observation

If the value of the NodeB counter VS.RadioQualityDPCHPC.UserNum is greater than 0, this feature has taken
effect.

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 Impacted Features

•WRFD-150235 DPCH Maximum Power Restriction

•If WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality is enabled together with this feature when the
downlink load is high, the smaller A-DPCH transmit power adjusted by the two features is used. In this case, both
features provide gains for the downlink capacity but the HSDPA call drop rate may increase.
•WRFD-150230 DPCH Pilot Power Adjustment
•If WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality is enabled together with this feature when the
downlink load is high, both feature can provide gains for the downlink capacity. However, the maximum A-DPCH
transmit power and transmit power of the pilot field on the DPCCH also decrease. As a result, the estimated SIR
becomes less accurate, which may increase the HSDPA call drop rate.
•WRFD-150236 Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH
•If WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality can be enabled together with this feature when the
downlink load is high. WRFD-150236 Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH reduces the pilot power of a cell,
causing the non-HSPA load to decrease. As a result, the gains of WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on
Radio Quality decrease.
•WRFD-020104 Intra Frequency Load Balance
•WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality can be enabled together with this feature when the
downlink load is high. WRFD-150236 Load Based Dynamic Adjustment of PCPICH reduces the pilot power of a cell,
causing the non-HSPA load to decrease. As a result, the gains of WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on
Radio Quality decrease.
•WRFD-171207 Virtual CPC
•WRFD-171207 Virtual CPC reduces the uplink transmit power of HSDPA UEs, decreasing the CQI demodulation
accuracy. As a result, the gains of WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality decrease.
•WRFD-010652 SRB over HSDPA
•WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality does not support UEs using this feature. After this
feature takes effect, WRFD-171204 DPCH Power Control Based on Radio Quality takes effect in fewer scenarios,
and its gains decrease.

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 Benchmark

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 Benchmark

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 Benchmark

Next Plan ::
•Modify the value for “RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCLOADSTAT” & “RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCPO” to see further
impact and finalize the trial results.

DlNormalState: indicates the downlink resource normal load state threshold 30%.
DlLoadedState: indicates the downlink resource light congestion state threshold 50%.
RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCPO = (GUI value(45) - 50) x 0.1
=0.5dB

Power Offset for DPCH Power Control Algorithm

Load State for DPCH Power Control Algorithm Based
Based on Radio Quality(0.1dB)
on Radio Quality(RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCLOADSTAT)
(RADIOQUALITYDPCHPCPO)

Current Proposed Current Proposed

DLLOADEDSTATE DLNORMALSTATE 50 45

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 Summary

 The feature doesn't give major improvement in reduction of Non-HS power.

 Modifying the values increase the Drop rate.
 We can implement the feature for worst congested cells with modified values.

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