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Date
2008-07-30
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Contents
Contents
1 TRM Change History ................................................................................................................1-1
2 TRM Introduction ......................................................................................................................2-1
3 TRM Principles...........................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 ATM Transmission Resources.......................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 ATM Physical Layer Resources ...........................................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 AAL2 Path Resources ..........................................................................................................................3-3
3.1.3 ATM Virtual Port Shaping....................................................................................................................3-4
3.2 IP Transmission Resources............................................................................................................................3-5
3.2.1 Physical and Data Link Layer Resources.............................................................................................3-6
3.2.2 IP Path Resources.................................................................................................................................3-7
3.2.3 IP Logical Port Shaping .......................................................................................................................3-8
3.2.4 IP Performance Management .............................................................................................................3-10
3.3 Iub ATM/IP Transmission Resources ..........................................................................................................3-10
3.4 Paths on the Iur, Iu-CS, and Iu-PS Interfaces..............................................................................................3-10
3.4.1 Paths on Iur Interface ......................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.4.2 Paths on Iu-CS Interface .................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.4.3 Paths on Iu-PS Interface..................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.5 Traffic Type and Transmission Resource Mapping ..................................................................................... 3-11
3.5.1 ATM Mapping Table .......................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.5.2 IP Mapping Table ...............................................................................................................................3-12
3.5.3 ATM/IP Mapping Table......................................................................................................................3-13
3.6 Differentiated Service .................................................................................................................................3-14
3.6.1 DiffServ Based on QoS......................................................................................................................3-15
3.6.2 DiffServ Based on HSDPA ................................................................................................................3-15
3.6.3 DiffServ Based on ATM PVC ............................................................................................................3-15
3.6.4 DiffServ Based on DSCP ...................................................................................................................3-15
3.7 Transport Layer Group Bandwidth Management........................................................................................3-16
3.7.1 Bandwidth Reserved for Control and Management Planes................................................................3-16
3.7.2 Transmission Resource Group ...........................................................................................................3-17
3.8 Activity Factor.............................................................................................................................................3-17
3.9 Iub Overbooking .........................................................................................................................................3-18
3.10 Admission Control ....................................................................................................................................3-18
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3.10.1 Multi-Level Admission Control Policy ............................................................................................3-18
3.10.2 Admission Control Algorithm..........................................................................................................3-19
3.10.3 Admission Procedure .......................................................................................................................3-22
4 TRM Parameters.........................................................................................................................4-1
5 TRM Reference Documents .....................................................................................................5-1
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TRM Change History provides information on the changes between different document
versions.
RAN Version
RNC Version
NodeB Version
02 (2008-07-30)
10.0
V200R010C01B061
V100R010C01B050
V200R010C01B041
01 (2008-05-30)
10.0
V200R010C01B051
V100R010C01B049
V200R010C01B040
Draft (2008-03-20)
10.0
V200R010C01B050
V100R010C01B045
Feature change: refers to the change in the transmission resource management feature of
a specific product version.
Editorial change: refers to changes in information that has already been included, or the
addition of information that is not provided in the previous version.
02 (2008-07-30)
This is the document for the second commercial release of RAN10.0.
Compared with 01 (2008-05-30) of RAN10.0, issue 02 (2008-07-30) of RAN10.0
incorporates the changes described in the following table.
Change
Type
Change Description
Parameter Change
Feature
change
None.
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Change
Type
Change Description
Parameter Change
None.
The parameter
modified is listed as
follow:
Bronze user
TRMMAP index is
modified to Copper
user TRMMAP
index.
Editorial
change
None.
None.
01 (2008-05-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN10.0.
Compared with draft (2008-03-20) of RAN10.0, issue 01 (2008-05-30) of RAN10.0
incorporates the changes described in the following table.
Change
Type
Change Description
Parameter
Change
Feature
change
None.
None.
None.
Editorial
change
Draft (2008-03-20)
This is a draft for the first commercial release of RAN10.0.
Compared with issue 03 (2008-01-20) of RAN6.1, this issue incorporates the changes
described in the following table.
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Change Type
Change Description
Parameter Change
Feature change
The following
parameters are added:
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Resource
Management
Mode
The following
parameters are added:
z
Auto adjust
bandwidth switch
Min bandwidth
[64kbps]
Max bandwidth
[64kbps]
The following
parameters are added:
z
Type of the
virtual port
The Upper
Virtual port
Number
Forward
bandwidth [kpbs]
Backward
bandwidth [kpbs]
Bearing VP No.
The following
parameter is changed:
IP path type.
The following
parameters are added:
z
Resource
Management
Mode
CN Operator
index
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Change Type
Editorial change
1-4
Change Description
Parameter Change
The following
parameter is changed:
Service Type.
None
None
None
None
None
The following
parameter is added:
NodeB name.
None
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TRM Introduction
Transmission Resource Management (TRM) is used to manage user plane resources on the
Iub, Iur, and Iu interfaces in the Radio Network Controller (RNC). By using TRM, it is
possible to increase the transmission resource usage and to guarantee the Quality of Service
(QoS).
The following transmission resources are managed by the TRM modules:
z
Channel Identifier (CID) resources, and bandwidth resources for AAL2 paths on the Iub,
Iur, and Iu-Circuit Switched (CS) interfaces.
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) resources, and bandwidth resources for IP paths on the
Iub, Iur, and Iu-CS interfaces.
GPRS Tunneling Protocol for User Plane (GTP-U) resources, IP over ATM (IPoA)
bandwidth resources, and IP path bandwidth resources on the Iu-Packet Switched (PS)
interface.
Impact
This feature has no impact on system performance.
z
NodeB
RNC
MSC Server
MGW
SGSN
GGSN
HLR
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UE
NodeB
RNC
MSC Server
MGW
SGSN
GGSN
HLR
NOTE:
z : not involved
z
: involved
UE = User Equipment, RNC = Radio Network Controller, MSC = Mobile Service Switching Center,
MGW = Media Gateway, SGSN = Serving GPRS Support Node, GGSN = Gateway GPRS Support
Node, HLR = Home Location Register
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TRM Principles
The TRM principles provide information about the technical aspects of TRM, including the
parameters and algorithms used, the transmission resources in the different modes and the
mapping between the transmission resources and traffic types. The TRM principles also
provide information about functions like Differentiated Services (DiffServ), admission control
and activity factors.
The following lists the contents of this chapter.
z
IP Transmission Resources
Differentiated Service
Activity Factor
Iub Overbooking
Admission Control
Congestion Control
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z
Channelized STM-1/OC-3: Optical ports of the AOUa board are used for data
transmission.
Unchannelized STM-1/OC-3c: Optical ports of the UOIa board are used for data
transmission.
Table 3-1 describes the ATM interface boards and their transmission modes.
Table 3-1 ATM interface boards
Board
Description
Transmission
Mode
AEUa
UNI
IMA
Fractional ATM
Fractional IMA
Virtual Port
(VP)
UNI
IMA
Virtual Port
(VP)
AOUa
UOIa
NCOPT
Table 3-2 describes the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI)
range as well as the service types for the ATM interface boards.
Table 3-2 VPI/VCI range and service types for ATM interface boards
Board
AEUa
VPI: 0 to 255
CBR
VCI: 32 to 65535
RTVBR
NRTVBR
UBR
UBR_PLUS
AOUa
3-2
Service Type
VPI: 0 to 255
CBR
VCI: 32 to 65535
RTVBR
NRTVBR
UBR
UBR_PLUS
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Board
Service Type
UOIa
VPI: 0 to 255
CBR
VCI: 32 to 65535
RTVBR
NRTVBR
UBR
UBR_PLUS
RT
NRT
HSDPA_RT
HSDPA_NRT
HSUPA_RT
HSUPA_NRT
High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access
(HSUPA) traffic can be carried on the same AAL2 path. HSDPA is carried on the downlink
and HSUPA is carried on the uplink.
The AAL2 path type is related to the Service type parameter. The mapping between AAL2
path type and Service type parameters is determined by TX traffic record index or RX
traffic record index parameter.
Table 3-3 describes the recommended mapping between AAL2 path type and Service type
parameters. The service type priority in descending order is: CBR > RTVBR > NRTVBR >
UBR or UBR_PLUS.
Table 3-3 Mapping between AAL2 path type and service type parameters
Values for the AAL2 Path Type
Parameter
RT
CBR, or RTVBR
NRT
NRTVBR
HSDPA_RT
CBR, or RTVBR
HSDPA_NRT
HSUPA_RT
CBR, or RTVBR
HSUPA_NRT
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Configure a leaf VP aiming at each NodeB. The VP shaping rate is the Iub bandwidth
corresponding to each NodeB. The shaping bandwidth of each VP is configured to avoid
congestion occurring on each NodeB and access point of the transport network.
Configure a hub VP aiming at each Hub NodeB. The VP connecting to the hub VP
corresponds to the actual NodeB networking. The shaping rate of the hub VP is lower
than or equal to the Iub bandwidth of the Hub NodeB.
Ensure that the actual rate of the VPs does not exceed the bandwidth of the physical port.
Otherwise, congestion may occur on the physical port.
The sum of the configured VP bandwidth can exceed the bandwidth of the upper-level VP (or of the
physical port) because the VPs can be converged upon admission. For the actual traffic, however, the
sum of VP traffic will not exceed the traffic of the upper-level VP.
If these conditions are met, congestion will not occur on the NodeB Iub interface.
VP shaping also supports admission control, congestion control and back pressure algorithm.
The RNC back pressure algorithm can be applied to VP shaping, which will solve Iub
congestion problems. One principle of RNC back pressure algorithm is congestion detection,
which requires the shaping function at the transport layer. For details, see 3.10 Admission
Control, 3.11 Congestion Control and Flow Control Algorithm 2 for Iub Overbooking.
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Multiple NodeBs are converged at the Iub interface. The convergence may occur in the
transport network (such as NB1 and NB4 in Figure 3-1) or in the Hub NodeB (for
example, NB2 and NB3 are converged at NB1, as shown in Figure 3-1). The VPs must
be configured to provide an appropriate convergence solution.
The leaf VP actual rate is restricted by the leaf VP shaping rate, and scheduling rates of
the hub VP and physical port.
Bearing VP No.
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E1/T1: Electrical ports of the PEUa board are used for data transmission.
FE/GE: Electrical ports of the FG2a board are used for data transmission.
Optical GE: Optical GE ports of the GOUa board are used for data transmission.
Unchannelized STM-1/OC-3c: Optical ports of the UOIa board are used for data
transmission
Description
Transmission Mode
PEUa
PPP
MLPPP
MCPPP
PPPMux
IPHC (RFC2507)
FG2a
IP over Ethernet
IP over Ethernet
POUa
PPP
PPPMux
PPP
PPPMux
MLPPP
Supporting 42 MLPPP
groups in E1 mode
Supporting 64 MLPPP
groups in T1 mode
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The user plane data of Iub, Iur, and Iu-CS interfaces is encapsulated through the UDP, IP, and
layer 2 (L2). An independent UDP port is allocated to each data flow.
L2 can be carried on either the E1 or the Ethernet (FE/GE). If L2 is carried on the E1, the data
can be encapsulated on the basis of the following protocols:
z
The compression of the address and control or protocol fields can be applied on the
PPP/MLPPP/PPPMux link. In addition, the IP header compression technology can also be
used to save the transmission resources when the E1 is used on the Iub interface. For details
about the data link layer, refer to IP RAN Header Compression.
If L2 is carried on the Ethernet, the data can be encapsulated in the format shown in Figure
3-2.
Figure 3-2 Encapsulation format of the Ethernet data
The data encapsulation complies with RFC894 and RFC1042 (IEEE 802).
HQ_RT
LQ_RT
HQ_NRT
LQ_NRT
HQ_HSDPART
LQ_HSDPART
HQ_HSDPANRT
LQ_HSDPANRT
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IP Path Type
HQ_HSUPART
LQ_HSUPART
HQ_HSUPANRT
LQ_HSUPANRT
HQ_QOSPATH
LQ_QOSPATH
High Quality (HQ) and Low Quality (LQ) differ in bearer type. HQ is based on IP over
E1/T1 transport, whereas LQ is based on IP over Ethernet transport. This difference is
due to the fact that compared with IP transport, E1/T1 transport has low transmission
delay, thus featuring a high quality.
The IP path also needs to be configured, even if the Iu-PS interface adopts IPoA for
transmission.
HSDPA and HSUPA traffic can be carried on the same IP path. HSDPA is carried on the
downlink and HSUPA is carried on the uplink.
Configure an LP aiming at each NodeB. The LP shaping rate is the Iub bandwidth
corresponding to NodeB. The shaping bandwidth of each LP is configured to avoid
congestion occurring on each NodeB and access point of the transport network.
Ensure that the actual rate of the LPs does not exceed the bandwidth of the physical port.
Otherwise, congestion may occur on the physical port.
If these conditions are met, congestion will not occur on the NodeB Iub interface.
LP shaping also supports admission control, congestion control and back pressure algorithm.
The RNC back pressure algorithm can be applied to LP shaping, which will solve Iub
congestion problems. One principle of RNC back pressure algorithm is congestion detection,
which requires the shaping function in the transmission layer. For details, see 3.10 Admission
Control, 3.11 Congestion Control and Flow Control Algorithm 2 for Iub Overbooking.
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Bearing Type
Board Type
Capacity of LP Shaping
Remarks
IP
PEUa
None
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Board Type
Capacity of LP Shaping
Remarks
POUa
None
FG2a
Supports LP.
LP level-1 shaping + IP PM
GOUa
Supports LP.
LP level-1 shaping + IP PM
UOIa
Supports LP.
LP level-1 shaping
The LPs (LP1, LP2, LP3, and LP4) aim at each NodeB. The shaping rate of the leaf LP is
equal to the Iub bandwidth of each NodeB.
The bandwidth of the four LPs must be equal to or less than the bandwidth of the
physical port.
The configured LP can exceed the bandwidth of the physical port (with a convergence based
on the admission algorithm), but the sum of the actual traffic will not exceed the traffic of
upper-level LP.
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If LP back pressure is implemented, congestion and packet loss do not occur at the LP.
The RNC and NodeB work together to implement IP PM in the following way:
The RNC sends a Forward Monitoring (FM) packet including the send packet count
and time stamp to the NodeB.
The NodeB adds the receive packet count and time stamp on the FM packet to
generate a Backward Reporting (BR) packet and then sends it to RNC.
The RNC estimates the available bandwidth, depending on the BR packet, and
adjusts the LP rate.
The dynamic adjustment of the LP depends on the IP PM detection result. If the Auto adjust
bandwidth switch parameter is set to ON when configuring the LP, the IP PM of all the IP
paths bound on this LP must be activated. Then, the system dynamically adjusts the
bandwidth of the LP according to the Iub transmission quality information obtained by the IP
PM.
z
The estimated available bandwidth is also used for admission algorithms. For details, see
3.10 Admission Control.
If these conditions are met, congestion will not occur on the NodeB Iub interface.
z
If the Auto
adjust bandwidth switch parameter is set to ON, you should configure the
Max bandwidth [64kbps] and the Min bandwidth [64kbps].
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Common channel
ATMRT
NULL
SRB
ATMRT
NULL
AMR voice
ATMRT
NULL
R99 CS conversational
ATMRT
NULL
R99 CS streaming
ATMRT
NULL
R99 PS conversational
ATMRT
NULL
R99 PS streaming
ATMRT
NULL
ATMNRT
NULL
ATMNRT
NULL
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Traffic Type
ATMNRT
NULL
R99 PS background
ATMNRT
NULL
HSDPA Signal
ATMHDRT
NULL
HSDPA conversational
ATMHDRT
NULL
HSDPA streaming
ATMHDRT
NULL
ATMHDNRT
NULL
ATMHDNRT
NULL
ATMHDNRT
NULL
HSDPA background
ATMHDNRT
NULL
HSUPA Signal
ATMHURT
NULL
HSUPA conversational
ATMHURT
NULL
HSUPA streaming
ATMHURT
NULL
ATMHUNRT
NULL
ATMHUNRT
NULL
ATMHUNRT
NULL
HSUPA background
ATMHUNRT
NULL
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Traffic Type
Common channel
HQ_IPRT
NULL
SRB
HQ_IPRT
NULL
AMR voice
HQ_IPRT
NULL
R99 CS conversational
HQ_IPRT
NULL
R99 CS streaming
HQ_IPRT
NULL
R99 PS conversational
HQ_IPRT
NULL
R99 PS streaming
HQ_IPRT
NULL
HQ_IPNRT
NULL
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Traffic Type
HQ_IPNRT
NULL
HQ_IPNRT
NULL
R99 PS background
HQ_IPNRT
NULL
HSDPA Signal
HQ_IPHDRT
NULL
HSDPA conversational
HQ_IPHDRT
NULL
HSDPA streaming
HQ_IPHDNRT
NULL
HQ_IPHDNRT
NULL
HQ_IPHDNRT
NULL
HQ_IPHDNRT
NULL
HSDPA background
HQ_IPHDNRT
NULL
HSUPA Signal
HQ_IPHURT
NULL
HSUPA conversational
HQ_IPHURT
NULL
HSUPA streaming
HQ_IPHURT
NULL
HQ_IPHUNRT
NULL
HQ_IPHUNRT
NULL
HQ_IPHUNRT
NULL
HSUPA background
HQ_IPHUNRT
NULL
Common channel
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
SRB
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
AMR voice
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
R99 CS conversational
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
R99 CS streaming
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
R99 PS conversational
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
R99 PS streaming
ATMRT
HQ_IPRT
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Traffic Type
ATMNRT
HQ_IPNRT
ATMNRT
HQ_IPNRT
ATMNRT
HQ_IPNRT
R99 PS background
ATMNRT
HQ_IPNRT
HSDPA Signal
ATMHDRT
HQ_IPHDRT
HSDPA conversational
ATMHDRT
HQ_IPHDRT
HSDPA streaming
ATMHDRT
HQ_IPHDRT
HQ_IPHDNRT
ATMHDNRT
HQ_IPHDNRT
ATMHDNRT
HQ_IPHDNRT
ATMHDNRT
HSDPA background
HQ_IPHDNRT
ATMHDNRT
HSUPA Signal
ATMHURT
HQ_IPHURT
HSUPA conversational
ATMHURT
HQ_IPHURT
HSUPA streaming
ATMHURT
HQ_IPHURT
HQ_IPHUNRT
ATMHUNRT
HQ_IPHUNRT
ATMHUNRT
HQ_IPHUNRT
ATMHUNRT
HSUPA background
HQ_IPHUNRT
ATMHUNRT
The default TRMMAP tables can be modified with the SET DEFAULTTRMMAP command.
A new mapping table index is added with the ADD TRMMAP command, and the mapping
table index is modified with the MOD TRMMAP command.
The parameters that are used to modify the mapping are as follows:
z
TRMMAP ID
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The voice service requires short delay and small jitter but allows a certain rate of
transmission errors.
To minimize the delay and jitter, the high-quality transmission medium with the shortest
path is allocated to the voice service. The Transparent Mode (TM) is applied to meet the
requirements for transmission error rate and reduce the overhead processing.
The PS BE service such as e-mail or FTP is less sensitive to delay and jitter but does not
allow transmission errors.
Relatively low-quality transmission medium is allocated to the PS BE service, and the
retransmission mechanism of the Acknowledged Mode (AM) ensures no transmission
errors.
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AF31 > AF23 > AF22 > AF21 > AF13 > AF12 > AF11 > BE. The default DSCP values for
them are as follows:
z
EF: 46
BE: 0
The DSCP for the IP path of QOSPATH type is determined by the traffic mapping, and the
DSCP for the IP path of non-QOSPATH type is configured on the IP path. The mapping
between the DSCP values and IP port queues is set through the SET QUEUEMAP command.
If the data is transmitted on the leased lines, the IP address and DSCP values of the IP paths
should be configured according to the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
In ATM transport, the bandwidth of the signaling NCP/CCP/ALCAP and the OAM flow
is reserved for the control plane:
Reserved bandwidth = bandwidth of the NCP x Factor of NBAP_NCP
+ bandwidth of the CCP x Factor of NBAP_CCP
+ bandwidth of the ALCAP x Factor of ALCAP
+ OM bandwidth of the NodeB x Factor of IUB_OAM
In IP transport, the bandwidth of the OAM flow is reserved for the control plane:
Reserved bandwidth = OM bandwidth of the NodeB x Factor of IUB_OAM
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The parameters used to calculate the reserved bandwidth for the control and management
planes are as follows:
z
Application Type
Factor
Run the ADD PORTCTRLER command to add port resource controllers for IMA, UNI, FRAATM,
NCOPT, ETHER, PPP, and MLPPP.
Run the ADD LGCPORT, ADD VP, and ADD RSCGRP commands to add the transmission resource
groups on the RNC.
In the broad sense, a port controller also serves as a resource group, namely, a top-level resource group.
The port controller and transmission resource group (including the VP, LP, or customized
resource group) are related to transmission resource admission control. For details, see 3.10
Admission Control.
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As shown in Figure 3-5, a user accessing the network from a path should go through the
admission of the path, resource group, and physical port in turn. The user that passes all the
admission can be successfully admitted by the transport layer.
The physical ports correspond to IMA, UNI, FRAATM, NCOPT, ETHER, PPP, and MLPPP.
The transmission resource groups are of two types: the one automatically generated in the
system and the one manually generated by the user. The latter one can only perform
admission control but is not capable of shaping or back pressure.
Figure 3-6 shows the multi-level admission control policy for the RNC transmission
resources.
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Figure 3-6 Multi-level admission control policy for the RNC transmission resources
Hub VP1, Leaf VP1, Leaf VP2, and Leaf VP3 are the four VPs configured by users, which
correspond to four transmission resource groups. The user accessing the network from the
NB2 should go through the admission of AAL2PATH, LeafVP1, HubVP1, physical port, and
the user accessing the network from the NB4 should go through the admission of AAL2PATH,
Leaf VP3, and physical port.
Total bandwidth allocated to the users on the path + required bandwidth for the new user
< total bandwidth configured for the path bandwidth reserved for handover.
Total bandwidth allocated to the users on the physical link + required bandwidth for the
new user < total bandwidth of the physical link bandwidth reserved for handover.
Total bandwidth allocated to the users on the path + required bandwidth for the handover
user < total bandwidth configured for the path.
Total bandwidth allocated to the users on the physical link + required bandwidth for the
handover user < total bandwidth of the physical link.
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z
Total bandwidth allocated to the users on the path + required bandwidth for the rate
upsizing user < total bandwidth configured for the path congestion threshold.
Total bandwidth allocated to the users on the physical link + required bandwidth for the
rate upsizing user < total bandwidth of the physical link congestion threshold.
Physical link users consist of R99 users and HSPA users. For R99 users, the UL and DL
control admission together. For HSPA users, the UL and DL control admission separately.
First the UL controls admission. If the UL admission for HSPA users is approved, the DL
controls admission and if the UL admission for HSPA users is rejected, the DL does not
control admission.
Table 3-10 describes the admission control procedures for different combinations of services
as well as UL and DL.
Table 3-10 R99 and HSPA service admission control
Service
If...
Then...
UL R99 + DL R99
UL admission fails
DL admission fails
UL admission fails
UL R99 + DL HSDPA
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UL HSUPA + DL HSDPA
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If...
Then...
DL admission fails
UL admission fails
DL admission fails
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Service
If...
Then...
DL admission fails
For a path that belongs to a path group, admission control must be performed at both the
path level and the path group level.
For an IMA group or MLPPP group, the RNC automatically adjusts the maximum
bandwidth available to the whole group and uses the new admission threshold if the
bandwidth of an IMA link or MLPPP link changes.
The Resource Management Mode parameter is used for configuring a virtual port, or logical
port on the Iub interface.
The CN Operator index can be used when setting the Resource Management Mode
parameter.
The admission control algorithm has the following requirement for the parameter settings:
Bandwidth reserved for handover congestion threshold congestion resolve threshold
The congestion threshold and the congestion resolve threshold are used to prevent ping-pong
effect.
Based on the preceding requirement, the user priorities are as follows:
Handover user > new user > rate upsizing user
The congestion thresholds consist of Forward congestion threshold and Backward
congestion threshold, and the congestion resolve thresholds consist of Forward congestion
clear threshold and Backward congestion clear threshold. For details, see 3.11 Congestion
Control.
The parameters that are used for reserving bandwidth for handover users are as follows:
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path is performed. For details about the mapping between traffic types and transmission
resources, see 3.5 Traffic Type and Transmission Resource Mapping.
For example, assume that secondary paths are available for new users, handover users, and
rate upsizing users. The following procedures describe the admission of these users on the Iub
interface respectively.
The admission procedure for a new user is as follows:
Step 1 The new user tries to be admitted to available bandwidth 1 of the primary path, as shown in 1
of Figure 3-7.
Step 2 If the admission on the primary path is successful, the user is carried on the primary path.
Step 3 If the admission on the primary path fails, the user tries to be admitted to available bandwidth
2 of the secondary path, as shown in 2 of Figure 3-7.
Step 4 If the admission on the secondary path is successful, the user is carried on the secondary path.
If not, the bandwidth admission request of the user is rejected.
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Figure 3-7 Admission procedure for a new user
Available bandwidth 1 = total bandwidth of the primary path - used bandwidth - handover reserved bandwidth
Available bandwidth 2 = total bandwidth of the secondary path - used bandwidth - handover reserved bandwidth
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Available bandwidth 1 = total bandwidth of the primary path - used bandwidth - congestion reserved bandwidth
Available bandwidth 2 = total bandwidth of the secondary path - used bandwidth - congestion reserved bandwidth
If no secondary paths are available for the users, the admission is performed only on the
primary paths.
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For example, if the forward parameters of a port for congestion detection are defined as
follows, with CLEAR being greater than CON:
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The congestion disappears from the path when CLEAR + USED < AVE.
The congestion detection for a path or resource group is similar to that for a port.
Generally, congestion thresholds only need to be set for a port or resource group. If different
types of AAL2 paths or IP paths require different congestion thresholds, the parameters for the
paths are set as required.
If a VP or LP is configured, congestion control is also applied to the VP or LP, and the
congestion control mechanism is the same as that of a resource group.
For details about the load reshuffling process, refer to Load Reshuffling.
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Congestion detected on the Iur interface may trigger the SRNS relocation. For details,
refer to Basic Types of SRNS Relocation.
During flow control on Iu signaling, when congestion is detected on the signaling link
towards a signaling point, the congestion status is reported to the RANAP subsystem.
Then, the RANAP subsystem starts to discard user messages for services in the
following order: short message > CS and PS call establishment > registration.
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TRM Parameters
This chapter provides information on the effective level and configuration of the parameters
related to TRM.
Table 4-1 lists the parameters related to TRM.
Table 4-1 Parameters related to TRM
Parameter Name
Parameter ID
Effective Level
Configuration
on...
PT
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
RNC
TXTRFX
IPOAPVC(ADD
IPOAPVC)
RNC
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
RX traffic record
index
RXTRFX
Service type
ST
SAALLNK/AAL2PATH/
IPOAPVC/VPCLCX
using this ATM traffic
record index(ADD
ATMTRF)
RNC
IP path type
PATHT
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
RNC
DSCP
DSCP
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
RNC
Application Type
TYPE
control interface
link(SET
CTRLFACTOR)
RNC
Factor
FACTOR
RNC(SET
CTRLFACTOR)
RNC
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RNC
AAL2 Path(ADD
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Parameter Name
Parameter ID
Effective Level
Configuration
on...
Forward handover
reserved
bandwidth[KBIT/S]
FWDHORSV
BW
Port(ADD
PORTCTRLER)
Transmission resource
group(ADD RSCGRP)
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
Backward handover
reserved
bandwidth[KBIT/S]
BWDHORSV
BW
Port(ADD
PORTCTRLER)
Transmission resource
group(ADD RSCGRP)
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
CN Operator index
CnOpIndex
RNC(ACT LICENSE)
RNC
Forward congestion
threshold[KBIT/S]
FWDCONGB
W
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
RNC
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
Transmission resource
group(ADD RSCGRP)
Port(ADD
PORTCTRLER)
VP(ADD VP)
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
Backward congestion
threshold[KBIT/S]
BWDCONGB
W
Port(ADD
PORTCTRLER)
RNC
Transmission resource
group(ADD RSCGRP)
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
VP(ADD VP)
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Parameter Name
Parameter ID
Effective Level
Configuration
on...
Forward congestion
clear
threshold[KBIT/S]
FWDCONGC
LRBW
Port(ADD
PORTCTRLER)
Transmission resource
group(ADD RSCGRP)
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
Backward congestion
clear
threshold[KBIT/S]
BWDCONGC
LRBW
Port(ADD
PORTCTRLER)
Transmission resource
group(ADD RSCGRP)
IP Path(ADD IPPATH)
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
NodeBLdcAlg
oSwitch
NodeB(ADD
NODEBALGOPARA)
RNC
LPNTYPE
VP
CARRYT
UPPERVP
Forward bandwidth
[kpbs]
TXBW
Backward bandwidth
[kpbs]
RXBW
Bearing VP No.
CARRYVPN
RNC
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
VP(ADD VP)
RNC
VP(ADD VP)
AAL2 Path(ADD
AAL2PATH)
RNC
IPOAPVC(ADD
IPOAPVC)
LPN
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
RNC
Resource management
mode
RSCMNGMO
DE
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
RNC
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Parameter Name
Parameter ID
Effective Level
Configuration
on...
BWADJ
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
RNC
Max bandwidth
[64kbps]
MAXBW
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
RNC
Min bandwidth
[64kbps]
MINBW
LGCPORT(ADD
LGCPORT)
RNC
NodeB name
NodeBName
NodeB(ADD
NODEBLDR)
RNC
TRMMAP ID
TMI
RNC(ADD TRMMAP)
RNC
TMIGLD
Adjacent Node(ADD
ADJMAP)
RNC
TMISLV
Adjacent Node(ADD
ADJMAP)
RNC
Copper user
TRMMAP index
TMIBRZ
Adjacent Node(ADD
ADJMAP)
RNC
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RFC1042: A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over IEEE 802 Networks
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