Activating HSDPA 15 Codes

Purpose
Follow the procedure below to activate the HSDPA 15 Codes feature.

Before you start

With this optional feature, the allocating of maximum 15 HS-PDSCH codes is possible, which increases the average cell throughput by about 50% in comparison to the same 5 code reference scenarios. The basic HSDPA must be configured and the HSDPA dynamic resource allocation feature must be activated before this feature can be activated. For instructions, see Activating HSDPA and Activating HSDPA Dynamic Resource Allocation. The activation of the feature takes place in the RNC. The RNC periodically attempts to upgrade the HS-PDSCH codes when the timer for the periodical adjustment of the HS-PDSCH codes (HSPDSCHAdjustPeriod) expires. BTS must also be capable of 15 codes in order to dynamically adjust HS-PDSCH codes. Ensure that you have a valid licence. This feature is under licence key management. Before licensed features can be activated, the licence (a file containing the feature information) must be transferred to and installed in the RNC. The licence can be installed with NetAct or with a local MML interface. If NetAct is used for the installation, the state of any feature covered by the licence is automatically set to ON. If the MML interface is used, the user must set the feature state (ON/OFF/CONFIG) explicitely. In new installations, the default state is OFF. For more information on feature states, see Installing licences in the network element.

Steps
Expand/collapse all 1. Start the RNC RNW Object Browser GUI. 2. Open the RNC object and select PS tab > Miscallenous PS parameters > HSDPA dynamic resource allocation (HSDPADynamicResourceAllocation) parameter and set it to Enabled. 3. Select the appropriate WCEL object and open it. 4. Select the AC tab and scroll down to the HS-PDSCH code set and select the required amount of codes. The number of codes that can be allocated depends on the licence options activated in the RNC. If HSDPA 10 Codes is used, the recommended code set contains 5, 8, and 10 codes. If HSDPA 15 Codes is used, the recommended code set contains 5, 8, 20, 12, 14, and 15 codes. 5. Check the HS-PDSCH code upgrade margin for SF128 codes parameter (HSPDSCHMarginSF128). If the feature HSDPA 15 codes is being used, change the value to a value less than the default value of 8. When the first HS-DSCH MAC-d flow setup takes place in the cell, the highest value from the HSPDSCH code set is taken into use. The RNC chooses whether to use DL RLC PDU size 656 (bits) or 336 (bits) when HSDPA 15 Codes is enabled. The RNC dynamically adjusts the HS-PDSCH codes from 5 to maximum number according to the instantaneous traffic mix in the cell (DCH load) and BTS capability. The operator can define the set of permitted HS-PDSCH codes. Further information

The operator must check and update the value of the MaxBitRateNRTMACdflow according to the active features. This parameter can be used to restrict the maximum data rate of one HSDPA user. Depending on whether this feature or the HSDPA 10 Mbps per user feature is used, the operator can restrict the peak rate of one user and lower the value of this parameter.

Expected outcome
The feature is activated.

Further information
It is not necessary to reset the RNC after activating this feature.