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Contents
1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope..............................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Change History...............................................................................................................................................................1
2 Overview.........................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Background.....................................................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................2
2.3 Benefits...........................................................................................................................................................................2
2.4 Architecture....................................................................................................................................................................3
3 Technical Description...................................................................................................................4
4 Related Features.............................................................................................................................6
5 Network Impact.............................................................................................................................7
6 Engineering Guidelines...............................................................................................................8
6.1 When to Use...................................................................................................................................................................8
6.2 Required Information.....................................................................................................................................................8
6.3 Planning..........................................................................................................................................................................9
6.4 Deployment....................................................................................................................................................................9
6.4.1 Requirements...............................................................................................................................................................9
6.4.2 Data Preparation..........................................................................................................................................................9
6.4.3 Precautions.................................................................................................................................................................10
6.4.4 Activation..................................................................................................................................................................10
6.4.5 Activation Observation..............................................................................................................................................11
6.4.6 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................11
6.5 Performance Monitoring...............................................................................................................................................12
6.6 Parameter Optimization................................................................................................................................................13
6.7 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................13
7 Parameters.....................................................................................................................................14
8 Counters........................................................................................................................................15
9 Glossary.........................................................................................................................................16
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1 About This Document
About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes WRFD-140225 Narrowband Interference Suppression, including its
technical principles, related features, network impact, and engineering guidelines.
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
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Need to understand the features described herein
Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information about the changes in different document versions. There are
two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
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Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the earlier version
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Draft A (2013-01-30)
This document is created for RAN15.0.
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Overview
2.1 Background
With wide applications of UMTS 900/850 frequency bands, narrowband interference causes the
following increasingly severe problems on UMTS networks:
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The success rate of voice service establishments decreases and the call drop rate increases.
The uplink throughput decreases.
The data transmission delay increases.
The uplink congestion is more likely to occur when there is a great amount of uplink data.
To address these problems, the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature is introduced. This
feature reduces operators' costs related to rectifying narrowband interference. This feature
applies only to UMTS 900/850 frequency bands.
2.2 Introduction
With Narrowband Interference Suppression, the NodeB scans the frequency spectrum within
the receive bandwidth of a UMTS carrier to rapidly identify stable narrowband interference (with
millisecond-level changes in frequency or power) and dynamically configures a filter stopband
for the receiver to suppress narrowband interference.
2.3 Benefits
The Narrowband Interference Suppression feature applies when the interference bandwidth is
less than 400 kHz and the narrowband interference has millisecond-level changes in power or
frequency.
Narrowband Interference Suppression provides the following benefits:
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Efficiently reduces the uplink received total wideband power (RTWP) by 7 dB to 35 dB.
Enhances the uplink coverage capability.
Increases the uplink throughput of a cell.
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However, this feature increases the uplink processing delay by tens of milliseconds.
2.4 Architecture
This section uses two-antenna receive diversity links as an example. In the existing link structure,
narrowband interference suppression modules are added, as shown in the red block diagram in
Figure 2-1. This feature also applies when only one antenna is used to receive signals.
Figure 2-1 Narrowband Interference Suppression applied for two-antenna receive diversity
NOTE
NBI in the figure refers to narrowband interference.
After the analog to digital converter (ADC), digital down converter (DDC), and down sample
and match filter modules on the uplink receive channel perform the related processing, the
NodeB performs narrowband interference suppression. After narrowband interference
suppression is complete, the NodeB performs digit automatic gain control (DAGC) and then
baseband boards start to process receive signals.
During the narrowband interference suppression procedure, the NodeB identifies and suppresses
narrowband interference, which prolongs the uplink processing by tens of milliseconds.
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Technical Description
The Narrowband Interference Suppression feature is enabled on a per cell basis when the
NBIS parameter in the ADD ULOCELL command is set to TRUE(TRUE). Figure 3-1 shows
the narrowband interference suppression procedure.
Figure 3-1 Narrowband interference suppression
The narrowband interference suppression procedure is as follows:

1.
The NodeB scans the frequency spectrum within the receive bandwidth of a UMTS carrier.
2.
Based on the scan result, the NodeB identifies the stable narrowband interference within
the receive bandwidth and the frequency and bandwidth of the narrowband interference.
3.
The NodeB automatically configures a filter stopband.
4.
The NodeB filters both wanted and interfering signals in the frequency spectrum with stable
narrowband interference.
Narrowband interference suppression requires interference identification, whose accuracy is

subject to changes in the frequency and power of interference. With Narrowband Interference
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Suppression, the NodeB identifies only narrowband interference whose frequency and power
change stably by milliseconds.
Enabling Narrowband Interference Suppression can suppress the interference that has the
following characteristics:
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The total interference bandwidth is less than 400 kHz.
The number of interference occurrences is 2 or less.
The interference power is 7 dB to 35 dB higher than the noise floor of the NodeB. Such
interference increases the RTWP.
The interference frequency is stable within 40 ms, and the frequency deviation is less than
10 kHz/10 ms. The interference power is stable within 40 ms if no channel attenuation
occurs.
Narrowband Interference Suppression can also suppress other interference to a certain extent.
A sector served by a radio frequency (RF) module can perform narrowband interference
suppression for only one carrier.
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Related Features
Prerequisite Features
None
Mutually Exclusive Features

None
Impacted Features
After the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature is enabled, all the RTWP values used
are those measured after narrowband interference suppression. Therefore, this feature affects all
the following features that use RTWP values:
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WRFD-020101 Admission Control
WRFD-01061202 HSUPA Admission Control
WRFD-020136 Anti-Interference Scheduling for HSUPA
WRFD-01061209 HSUPA HARQ and Fast UL Scheduling in Node B
WRFD-01061402 Enhanced Fast UL Scheduling
For details, see section 10.6.1 "System Capacity and Network Performance" in Load Control
Feature Parameter Description.
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Network Impact
System Capacity
When narrowband interference exists within the receive bandwidth of a carrier, enabling
Narrowband Interference Suppression improves the system capacity as follows:
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Reduces the uplink RTWP by 7 dB to 35 dB.
Enhances the uplink coverage capability.
Increases the uplink capacity.
The benefits provided by this feature are significant when the narrowband interference is strong
and the interference bandwidth is small.
When no narrowband interference exists, the narrowband interference suppression algorithm
itself has no negative impact on system capability. However, the suppression increases the uplink
processing delay and may have certain negative impacts on the uplink demodulation function
of some attenuated channels. Therefore, enabling this feature may decrease the uplink capacity
by a maximum of 10% when no narrowband interference exists.
The performance of this feature is subject to service types, narrowband interference strength,
and narrowband interference bandwidth. Therefore, the performance of this feature cannot be
quantified but depends on live network environments.
Network Performance
When narrowband interference exists within the receive bandwidth of a carrier, enabling
Narrowband Interference Suppression increases the access success rate and decreases the call
drop rate without impacting other KPIs.
When no narrowband interference exists, enabling Narrowband Interference Suppression
decreases the performance of low-rate services by a maximum of 0.4 dB and high-rate services
by a maximum of 1.8 dB.
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Engineering Guidelines
6.1 When to Use

Enable the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature when narrowband interference has the
following characteristics:
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The interference duration is longer than 40 ms.
The interference bandwidth is less than 400 kHz.
The interference strength ranges from 7 dB to 35 dB.
Enabling this feature increases the uplink processing delay of a cell and slightly affects the uplink
demodulation function. This feature is recommended for networks where narrowband
interference exists during busy hours, not for networks where there is only instantaneous
interference, which does not have any significant impact on the average RTWP.
The additional delay may decrease the success rate of softer combination between cells enabled
with this feature and cells without this feature. Therefore, it is recommended that cells using the
same UARFCN under the same NodeB be enabled with this feature.
6.2 Required Information

Monitor the value of the VS.MinRTWP counter to determine whether this feature can be enabled
in a cell.
For a UMTS 900 cell, collect the values of the VS.MinRTWP counters in one day. Check whether
the values exceed -102 dBm when the cell traffic is low.
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If yes, use the FFT frequency spectrum scanning function on the NodeB LMT or frequency
domain detection function provided by other devices to check whether wideband or
narrowband interference exists. If narrowband interference exists mostly when the traffic
is high, enable Narrowband Interference Suppression.
If no, no interference exists in the cell.
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6.3 Planning
N/A
6.4 Deployment
6.4.1 Requirements
Related Features
None
Operating Environment and Hardware

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The 3900 series base stations support this feature when configured with the RF modules
that support UMTS 850/900 frequency bands. Such RF modules include MRFUd,
RRU3928, RRU3938, RRU3929, MRFUe, RRU3926, RRU3936, and RRU3942.
The BTS3803E and BTS3902E do not support this feature.
Transmission Networking
None
License
The license for the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature has been activated. For details
about how to activate the license, see License Management Feature Parameter Description.
Feature ID
Feature Name
License Control Item
NE
Sales
Unit
WRFD-140225
Narrowband
Interference
Suppression
Suppression(per Cell)
Node
B
per Cell
6.4.2 Data Preparation

Table 6-1 lists the data to prepare before activating the Narrowband Interference Suppression
feature.
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Table 6-1 Data to prepare before activating the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature
MO
Parameter
Name
Parameter
ID
Setting Notes
Data Source
ULOCELL
Narrowband
Interference
Suppression
NBIS
Set this parameter to

TRUE(TRUE) to
enable the
Narrowband
Interference
Suppression feature.
Radio network
plan (internal)
6.4.3 Precautions
Enabling Narrowband Interference Suppression increases the uplink processing delay. If this
feature is enabled when logical cells exist, call drops caused by uplink out-of-synchronization
may occur for UEs that have accessed the network before this feature is enabled. However, they
will not occur for UEs that access the network after this feature is enabled. Therefore, activate
or deactivate this feature during off-peak hours.
Due to the limitation of hardware specifications, this feature cannot be enabled for more than
one cell in a sector.
6.4.4 Activation
Activation (Using MML Commands)
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Activate the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature for a new cell.

Run the NodeB MML command ADD ULOCELL with Narrowband Interference
Suppression set to TRUE(TRUE).
Activate the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature for an existing cell.

Run the NodeB MML command MOD ULOCELL with Narrowband Interference
Suppression set to TRUE(TRUE).
MML Command Examples

//Activating Narrowband Interference Suppression for a new cell
ADD ULOCELL: ULOCELLID=123456, LOCELLTYPE=NORMAL_CELL, SECTOREQMNUM=1,
SECTOREQMID1=0, TTW=FALSE, ULFREQ=4182, DLFREQ=4407, MAXPWR=430, HISPM=FALSE,
RMTCM=FALSE, VAM=FALSE, NBIS=TRUE;
//Activating Narrowband Interference Suppression for an existing cell

MOD ULOCELL: ULOCELLID=123456, LOCELLTYPE=NORMAL_CELL, NBIS=TRUE;
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Activation (Using the CME)

NOTE
When configuring the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature on the CME, perform a single
configuration first, and then perform a batch modification if required.
Configure the parameters of a single object before a batch modification. Perform a batch modification
before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Step 1 Configure a single object (such as a cell) on the CME.

Set the parameter described in Table 6-2 on the CME. For instructions on how to perform the
CME single configuration, see CME Single Configuration Operation Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects in batches, click
on the CME to start the batch modification wizard. For
instructions on how to perform a batch modification through the CME batch modification center,
press F1 on the wizard interface to obtain online help.
----End
Table 6-2 Configuring the parameter on the CME
SN
MO
NE
Parameter Name
Parameter
ID
Configurable in
CME Batch
Modification
Center
ULOCELL
NodeB
Narrowband
Interference
Suppression
NBIS
Yes
6.4.5 Activation Observation

Run the NodeB MML command DSP ULOCELL to check whether the Narrowband
Interference Suppression feature is enabled.
Expected result: The Narrowband Interference Suppression feature has been enabled.
6.4.6 Deactivation
Deactivation (Using MML Commands)
Run the NodeB MML command MOD ULOCELL with Narrowband Interference
Suppression set to FALSE(FALSE).
MML Command Examples

//Deactivating Narrowband Interference Suppression
MOD ULOCELL: ULOCELLID=123456, LOCELLTYPE=NORMAL_CELL, NBIS=FALSE;
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Deactivation (Using the CME)

NOTE
When configuring the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature on the CME, perform a single
configuration first, and then perform a batch modification if required.
Configure the parameters of a single object before a batch modification. Perform a batch modification
before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Step 1 Configure a single object (such as a cell) on the CME.

Set the parameter described in Table 6-3 on the CME. For instructions on how to perform the
CME single configuration, see CME Single Configuration Operation Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects in batches, click
on the CME to start the batch modification wizard. For
instructions on how to perform a batch modification through the CME batch modification center,
press F1 on the wizard interface to obtain online help.
----End
Table 6-3 Configuring the parameter on the CME
SN
MO
NE
Parameter Name
Parameter
ID
Configurable
in CME Batch
Modification
Center
ULOCEL
L
NodeB
Suppression
NBIS
Yes
6.5 Performance Monitoring

Monitor the counters listed in the following table to observe the gains brought by the Narrowband
Interference Suppression feature.
Counter
Description
VS.MeanRTWP
Mean Power of Total Receive Bandwidth for Cell
VS.MaxRTWP
Maximum Power of Total Receive Bandwidth for Cell
VS.MinRTWP
Minimum Power of Total Receive Bandwidth for Cell
Enabling the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature decreases the minimum value of
RTWP. The performance of this feature is subject to service types, narrowband interference
strength, and narrowband interference bandwidth. Therefore, the performance of this feature
cannot be quantified but depends on live network environments. The improvement in RTWP
may also improve other KPIs, such as decreasing the call drop rate and increasing the cell
throughput.
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6.6 Parameter Optimization

N/A
6.7 Troubleshooting
Alarm ID
Alarm Name
NE
Feature ID
Feature Name
ALM-28206
Local Cell
Capability Decline
NodeB
WRFD-14022
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Suppression
This alarm may occur in the following scenarios:

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No license is available or existing licenses are insufficient.

To clear the alarm in this scenario, apply for sufficient licenses for the Narrowband
Interference Suppression feature.
Some RF modules used by a cell do not support the Narrowband Interference Suppression
feature.
To clear the alarm in this scenario, replace these RF modules with RF modules that support
the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature.
Many cells under the same sector are enabled with the Narrowband Interference
Suppression feature.
To clear the alarm in this scenario, disable this feature for all except one cell under the
sector.
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Parameters
Table 7-1 Parameter description

Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
NBIS
BTS3900,
BTS3900
WCDMA
ADD
ULOCELL
WRFD-140225
Narrowband
Interference
Suppression
Meaning:Indicates whether
the Narrowband
Interference
Suppression
feature is
supported by the
cell.
MOD
ULOCELL
LST ULOCELL
GUI Value
Range:FALSE
(FALSE),
TRUE(TRUE)
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:FALSE,
TRUE
Default
Value:FALSE
(FALSE)
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Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.
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Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.
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10 Reference Documents
Reference Documents
1.
Load Control Feature Parameter Description
2.
License Management Feature Parameter Description
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Need to understand the features described herein

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The uplink throughput decreases.

The data transmission delay increases.

Enhances the uplink coverage capability.

Increases the uplink throughput of a cell.

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NBI in the figure refers to narrowband interference.

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The narrowband interference suppression procedure is as follows:

The NodeB automatically configures a filter stopband.

Narrowband interference suppression requires interference identification, whose accuracy is

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The total interference bandwidth is less than 400 kHz.

The number of interference occurrences is 2 or less.

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Mutually Exclusive Features

WRFD-020101 Admission Control

WRFD-01061202 HSUPA Admission Control

WRFD-020136 Anti-Interference Scheduling for HSUPA

WRFD-01061209 HSUPA HARQ and Fast UL Scheduling in Node B

WRFD-01061402 Enhanced Fast UL Scheduling

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Reduces the uplink RTWP by 7 dB to 35 dB.

Enhances the uplink coverage capability.

Increases the uplink capacity.

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6.1 When to Use

The interference duration is longer than 40 ms.

The interference bandwidth is less than 400 kHz.

The interference strength ranges from 7 dB to 35 dB.

6.2 Required Information

If no, no interference exists in the cell.

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Operating Environment and Hardware

The BTS3803E and BTS3902E do not support this feature.

License Control Item

6.4.2 Data Preparation

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Set this parameter to

Activate the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature for a new cell.

Activate the Narrowband Interference Suppression feature for an existing cell.

MML Command Examples

//Activating Narrowband Interference Suppression for an existing cell

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Activation (Using the CME)

Step 1 Configure a single object (such as a cell) on the CME.

6.4.5 Activation Observation

MML Command Examples