WRFD-160253 Automatic

Congestion Handler Feature

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Jan. 20, 2014

Contents
1. Background
2. Solution Introduction
3. Impact Analysis
4. Activation Guide
5. Verification

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1. Background
Unplanned Event(congregation, parade, carnival) is indeterminism and can not be
made deployment and optimization in advance.
WRFD-160253 Automatic Congestion Control(ACH) supplies an automatic mechanism
to optimize the network configuration when unplanned event is happened.
The solution goals of this feature
Simplify deployment and maintenance
Coordinate congestion-release action and improve the resource efficiency in
Unplanned or Planned event.

ACH is a feature located in the RNC with cell level switch.

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-Functional Description:
ACH monitors load-related measurement quantities of the cell and performs
corresponding actions when the measurement quantities meet certain
CS RAB CAC Optimization
requirements.

PS RAB unconditionally preempted

FACH max user No. increased to 60

DL NonH power status

UL actual load
DCH User No.

R99 Initial Rate limitation

N300/T300 parameter Optimization

RRC release waittime parameter optimizatio

Notes:
1st and 2nd congestion actions are ACTION_WITH_LOAD : triggered when congestion and fall back when recovery.
Normal status actions are ALWAYS_ON : default recommended, no fall back once activation
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- Example: N300/T300 parameter Optimization
There are several rules for one action.
The actions can be activated/deactivated separately by enable/disable related
rules.
Action: N300/T300 optimization
No.
Rule
1
Rule
2
Rule
3
Rule
4

Rule
When the downlink power load of a
cell enters the second-level
congestion state or the uplink power
load of a cell enters the congestion
state, N300 is set to 1 and T300 is
set to D2000.
When the downlink power load of a
cell exits the second-level congestion
state and the uplink power load of a
cell exits the congestion state, N300
and T300 are reset to their original
values.

Conditions
If [DL Non-H power
status]>=DL_HEAVY_STATE during a
time to trigger
If [Actual Load] >= 7dB and [DCH User
No.] >= 35 during a time to trigger
If [DL Non-H power status] <=
DL_LOADED_STATE and [Actual Load]
<= 4dB during a time to trigger
If [DL Non-H power status] <=
DL_LOADED_STATE and [DCH User
No.] <= 25 during a time to trigger

Executive Actions
Action="MOD UCELLIDLEMODETIMER:
CellId=$CELLID$, T300=D2000,
N300=1"
Action="MOD UCELLIDLEMODETIMER:
CellId=$CELLID$, T300=D2000,
N300=1"
T300/N300 is recovery to its original
value.
ActionType=RESUME_CFG_DATA
T300/N300 is recovery to its original
value.
ActionType=RESUME_CFG_DATA

Note: Here, the thresholds are configurable ,such as DL_HEAVY_STATE,7dB ,35 ,etc.

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Solution
Action
High
Optimization of N300/T300
traffic Adjustment of wait time to
events 15s
Initial Rate limitation

Trigger
Type
Category
DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Parameter ACTION_WITH_LOAD
DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Parameter ACTION_WITH_LOAD

HSUPA User No. limitation

CS redirected to GSM

UL actual load and DCH Number

Parameter ACTION_WITH_LOAD
DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Parameter ACTION_WITH_LOAD

CS
CS RAB CAC Optimization
absolute PS RAB unconditionally
first
preempted
Switch on preemption
function
CS RRC Preemption
Preemption when SPU CPU
high load
P2D CS preemption

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DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Parameter ACTION_WITH_LOAD

DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Function

DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Function

ALWAYS_ON
ALWAYS_ON

DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Function

ALWAYS_ON

DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Function

DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Function

ALWAYS_ON
ALWAYS_ON

DL nonH power / UL actual load and DCH Number Function

ALWAYS_ON

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Solution
Function
FACH FACH max user No. increased to 60
congesti P2D when FACH user No. reaches max
on
P2D based on traffic volume measurement
solution
DL Data Transmission Suspension When F2D
UL Data Transmission Suspension When F2D
F2P signaling slimming

Trigger
FACH User Number
FACH User Number
FACH User Number

FACH DTCH congestion status Function

FACH DTCH congestion status Function
FACH User Number
Function

ACTION_WITH_LOAD
ACTION_WITH_LOAD
ALWAYS_ON

OpCo RxLevMin reduction rule

optimiza Uncap the HSDPA user number limit
tion
suggesti Protect Node B and RNC from excessive RRC
on
management: CAPS.
WRFD-150230 DPCH pilot power adjustment

UL ROT and DCH Number

DCH Number

Parameter
Parameter

ACTION_WITH_LOAD
ALWAYS_ON

DCH Number

Function

ALWAYS_ON

DCH Number

Feature

ACTION_WITH_LOAD

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Type
Parameter
Function
Function

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Category
ALWAYS_ON
ALWAYS_ON
ALWAYS_ON

3. Benefit and Impact Analysis

Benefit:
Automatically relieve the congestion in scenarios where unplanned events occur, thereby
reducing the operation and maintenance workload. And improve system stability and
optimize system performance.

Network Impact:
The network impact of this feature depends on how many functions and which functions
under this feature are enabled. The expected benefits and network impact when all
functions are enabled are as follows:
System capacity

In cell congestion scenarios, congestion relief actions help reduce cell load and improve the efficiency of
resource utilization. This feature also helps improve the cell capacity when there are sufficient services.
Functions under CS Preference improve the CS Erlangs but reduce the PS traffic volume in congestion
scenarios.
Improve the utilization of FACH resources and therefore the system capacity.

Network performance

If CS admission fails before this feature is enabled, the CS access success rate significantly increases after
this feature is enabled. However, the PS call drop rate also increases when PS or CS preemption occurs.
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4.
Activation Guide
Activation

Step 1: (Optional) Configure thresholds for congestion decision conditions.

A example: NonH Power 2nd congestion : [DL Non-H power status] >= DL_HEAVY_STATE,
--Run the MOD UIOPTATOMRULE, in this substep,set the AtomRuleID parameter to 1 and set the
ThresholdEnumValue parameter to adjust 2nd congestion triggering threshold for the downlink non-HSPA power load.
--MOD UIOPTATOMRULE: AtomRuleID=1, MeasureObjType=Cell, MeasureObject=DLNonHPwrStatus,
ThresholdEnumValue=DL_HEAVY_STATE;

Step 2: (Optional) Activate or deactivate the Functions(Actions) involved in this feature.

A example: N300/T300 parameter Optimization
-- Run LST UIOPTRULE to query the RuleID of a specific Function(IOptiFunctionID);
LST UIOPTRULE: LstType=BY_ID, IOptiFunctionID=1.
--Run ACT UIOPTRULE or DEA UIOPTRULE to activate or deactivate rules of a function. A function is deactivated
when all the rules of the function are deactivated.
ACT UIOPTRULE: RuleID=xx;

Step 3: Enable the ACH Feature Switch

MOD UCELLALGOSWITCH : CellId=xxx, AdapAlgoSwitch=ADAP_CELL_CONGEST_SWITCH-1;

Deactivation
MOD UCELLALGOSWITCH : CellId=xxx, AdapAlgoSwitch=ADAP_CELL_CONGEST_SWITCH-0;

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