Uni-SON: A Centeralized SON Server Framework

Features Details
TABLE OF CONTENT

1. LTE Features
– ANR
– Auto-PCI
– MRO
– MLB
– CCO
– LTE-3G IRAT ANR and LTE-3G
Confusion Detection
2. WCDMA Features
– ANR
– Auto-PSC
– MLB
3. General Features

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 LTE FEATURE

Automatic Neighbour Relation(ANR)

 Initial NR Allocation (Currently Geo-location based – yet to be enhanced to accommodate NR

Listen and UE Measurement for ANR to support cases where Geo-location is not available)
 ANR Auditing - Removal of unsuitable NRs based on mobility KPIs
 Auto Blacklisting of NRs
 Supported for inter-freq and intra-freq neighbors

Input Parameters (CM) Input Parameters (PM)

• DL ARFCN • Outgoing hard handovers per neighbor cell relation
• Cell Type (Macro, Micro, Pico, Femto) • HO.OutSuccTarget.sum
• Geo-location coordinates, i.e. latitude /
• HO.OutSuccTarget.PingPong
longitude
• HO.OutFail.ToWrongCell
• DL Transmission power
• Clutter Type (DenseUrban, Indoor, Urban, • HO.OutFail.TooEarly
SubUrban, Rural) • HO.OutFail.TooLate
• Antenna-model • HO.OutAttTarget.Sum
o Antenna gain (in bore-sight direction)
o Azimuth-plane HPBW (AHPBW) (ψA) Output Parameters (CM)
• Antenna Height (HBS) • EUtranRelation objects’ list (ADD / MODIFY /
• Azimuth (φ) DELETE)
• EUtranRelation objects’ list
• EUtranRelation dn/id
o EUtranRelation dn/id
o isRemoveAllowed • isRemoveAllowed
o isHOAllowed • isHOAllowed

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 LTE FEATURE

Automatic Physical Cell Identity (Auto-PCI)

 Initial PCI Allocation (Currently Geo-location based – yet to be enhanced for without Geo-location
scenario)
 PCI Collision/Confusion Detection and Resolution
 PCI Range Reservation across cell types
Input Parameters (CM) Output Parameters (CM)
• DL ARFCN • PCI
• Cell Type (Macro, Micro, Pico, Femto)
• Geo-location coordinates, i.e. latitude /
longitude
• Azimuth (φ)
• Neighbour Relation

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 LTE FEATURE

Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO)

 Optimization of HO parameters (HYS/TTT/CIO) to improve HO performance

 Optimizes
 Too late handovers
 Too early handovers
 Handovers to the wrong cell
 Ping-pong handovers
Input Parameters (CM) Input Parameters (PM)
• DL ARFCN • Outgoing hard handovers per neighbor cell relation
• hysteresisEutraA3 • HO.OutSuccTarget.sum
• hysteresisEutraA5 • HO.OutSuccTarget.PingPong
• timeToTriggerEutraA3 • HO.OutFail.ToWrongCell
• timeToTriggerEutraA5 • HO.OutFail.TooEarly
• EUtranRelation objects’ list • HO.OutFail.TooLate
o EUtranRelation dn/id • HO.OutAttTarget.Sum
o CellIndividualOffset (Ocn)
Output Parameters (CM)
• hysteresisEutraA3
• hysteresisEutraA5
• timeToTriggerEutraA3
• timeToTriggerEutraA5
• EUtranRelation objects’ list (MODIFY)
o EUtranRelation dn/id
o CellIndividualOffset (Ocn) 5
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 LTE FEATURE

Mobility Load Balancing (MLB)

 Traffic Steering from highly loaded cells to low loaded cells to achieve
 Load balancing
 Cope with un-equal traffic load conditions
 Improve overall system capacity
 Optimization of cell reselection parameters and handover thresholds
 Load shifting supported for both intra-frequency as well as inter-frequency LTE neighbors
Input Parameters (PM)
Input Parameters (CM)
• RRC connection related measurements
• VsDataContainer • RRC.ConnEstabFaileNBCause.Congestion
• DlChannelBandwidth • RRC.ConnEstabAtt.sum
• EUtranRelation objects’ list • UECNTX.RelReq.sum
• UECNTX.RelReq.Congestion
o EUtranRelation dn/id
o qOffset • E-RAB related measurements
o CellIndividualOffset (Ocn) • ERAB.EstabInitAttNbr.sum
• ERAB.EstabInitFailNbr.Congestion
• ERAB.RelEnbNbr.sum
• ERAB.RelEnbNbr.Congestion
Output Parameters (CM)
• Radio resource utilization related measurements
• EUtranRelation objects’ list (MODIFY)
• RRU.PrbDl.QCI
o EUtranRelation dn/id • RRU.PrbTotDl
o qOffset • RRU.PrbCongestionDl
o CellIndividualOffset (Ocn)
• Cell level radio bearer QoS related measurements
• DRB.UEActiveDl.QCI
• DRB.PdcpSduDelayDl.QCI
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 LTE FEATURE

Coverage and Capacity Optimization (CCO)

 Detection and Correction of coverage holes

 Detection and correction of weak coverage
 Maintaining the signal level SINR of serving cell above the level needed to maintain a planned
performance requirement
 Capacity optimization
 Providing optimal capacity by maintaining capacity/coverage trade-off as per policy
 Optimization is done by modifying: Tx Power and Antenna Tilt
 Supported for both intra-frequency and inter-freq LTE neighbors
Input Parameters (CM) Input Parameters (PM/Trace)
• DL ARFCN • Dropped Call Rate (RLF count)
• Cell Type (Macro, Micro, Pico, Femto) • CQI Distribution
• Geo-location coordinates, i.e. latitude / • Average Active Number of UE on DL
longitude • HO Counters – Successful Outgoing Inter RAT
• DL Transmission power Handover
• Antenna Height (HBS) • Successful RRC connection establishments
• Current applied tilt • number of
• Current applied DL transmission power RRCConnectionReestablishmentRequest
• Frequency bandwidth • Too late HO Counter
• eNB RET Capability.
Output Parameters (CM)
• eNB RET capability specific the capability
to support Antenna’s Tilt and Cell’s MAX • Antenna Tilt
Tx Power change • Maximum Tx Power
• Max allowed DL Tx power capability 7
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 LTE FEATURE

LTE-3G IRAT ANR and LTE-3G Confusion Detection

 Initial NR Allocation (Geo-location based) (3G neighbor in LTE Network)

 PSC Confusion detection in LTE Cells
 ANR Auditing - Removal of unsuitable NRs based on mobility KPIs
 Auto Blacklisting of NRs

Input Parameters (CM) Input Parameters (PM)

• All CM parameters as required for LTE • Outgoing hard handovers per neighbor cell relation
and 3G ANR. • HO.IartOutAtt.Sum
• HO.IartOutSucc.Sum

Output Parameters (CM)

• UtranRelation objects’ list for an LTE Cell
(ADD / MODIFY / DELETE)
o UtranRelation dn/id
o isRemoveAllowed
o isHOAllowed

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 WCDMA FEATURE

Automatic Neighbour Relation(ANR)

 Initial NR Allocation (Geo-location based)

 ANR Auditing - Removal of unsuitable NRs based on mobility KPIs
 Auto Blacklisting of NRs
 Supported for inter-freq and intra-freq neighbors
Input Parameters (CM) Input Parameters (PM)
• DL ARFCN • Outgoing hard handovers per neighbor cell relation
• Cell Type (Macro, Micro, Pico, Femto) • HHO.AttOut
• Geo-location coordinates, i.e. latitude / • HHO.SuccOut
longitude • Outgoing Soft/Softer handovers per neighbor cell
• DL Transmission power relation
• Clutter Type (DenseUrban, Indoor, • SHO.AttOut
Urban, SubUrban, Rural) • SHO.SuccOut
• Antenna-model
o Antenna gain (in bore-sight
direction) Output Parameters (CM)
o Azimuth-plane HPBW (AHPBW) • UtranRelation objects’ list (ADD / MODIFY /
(ψA) DELETE)
• Antenna Height (HBS) o UtranRelation dn/id
• Azimuth (φ) o isRemoveAllowed
• UtranRelation objects’ list o isHOAllowed
o UtranRelation dn/id
o isRemoveAllowed
o isHOAllowed
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 WCDMA FEATURE

Automatic Physical Subscriber Code (Auto-PSC)

 Initial PSC Allocation (Geo-location based)

 PSC Interference / Confusion Detection and Resolution
 PSC Range Reservation across cell types

Input Parameters (CM) Output Parameters (CM)

• DL ARFCN • PSC
• Cell Type (Macro, Micro, Pico, Femto)
• Geo-location coordinates, i.e. latitude /
longitude
• Azimuth (φ)
• Neighbour Relation

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 WCDMA FEATURE

Mobility Load Balancing (MLB)

 Traffic Steering from highly loaded cells to low loaded cells to achieve
 Load balancing
 Cope with un-equal traffic load conditions
 Improve overall system capacity
 Optimization of cell reselection parameters and handover thresholds
 Load shifting supported for both intra-frequency as well as inter-frequency 3G neighbors
Input Parameters (PM)
Input Parameters (CM) • Downlink Air interface load
• Mean Tx Carrier Power of an UTRAN Cell
• DL ARFCN • Mean Tx carrier power of all codes not used for HS-PDSCH, HS-SCCH,
• Maximum Transmission Power E-AGCH, E-RGCH or E-HICH of an UTRAN Cell
• SInterSearch • Mean Required TX carrier power for HS-PDSCH, HS-SCCH, E-AGCH,
E-RGCH or E-HICH of an UTRAN cell
• UtranRelation objects’ list • Uplink Air Interface load
o UtranRelation dn/id • Mean Received Total Wideband Power of an UTRAN Cell (CARR.
o Cell individual offset (CIO) FDDMeanRTWP)
o qOffset1(s,n) / qOffset1(s,n) • DL Channelization codes utilization (Code Resources Used in FDD mode
Cell)
• CRRAB/RL.CodesUsed.SF[4/8/16/32/64/128/256/512]
Output Parameters (CM) • Service () failure counters
• SInterSearch • Attempted radio link setups/additions on Iub
• Failed radio link setups/additions on Iub
• UtranRelation objects’ list (MODIFY) • Attempted RAB establishments for PS/CS
o UtranRelation dn/id • Failed RAB establishments with/without queuing for CS/PS
o Cell individual offset (CIO) • RAB release request by UTRAN for CS/PS
o qOffset1(s,n) / qOffset1(s,n) • RACH Load
• Acknowledged PRACH preambles
• FACH Load
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 GENERAL FEATURES

General Features

 Hetnet Support (Multi-tech, Multi cell-type, inter-freq and inter-band)

 Support for open loop and Closed loop
 CLI for local configuration and management
 XML File based generic Interface. Multiple EMS Connectivity
 Support for CM override - Ability to load data into CSON database from external sources and use it
for cSON operations
 Capacity – 25000 cells support
 Virtualization Ready – Tested in virtualized environment
 Runtime Feature/Policy Control
 Feature Control at Network/Cluster/Cell level
 Control at Feature level and at Sub-feature level
 Dashboard – A rich CSON dashboard for single point of monitoring for the operator, provides the
following views
 Topology view
 Health – Counter View [based on PM values based on counters of network]
 SON View – Changes and impact of Uni-SON algorithms on various KPIs
 Operability view – open loop controls, configuration, alarms, etc.
 Health – KPI View
 Coverage view [Future]
 Relevant KPI consolidation and monitoring for multi-vendors

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