Atoll_3.5.0_LTE

LTE Features
Atoll 3.5.0
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Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
2. LTE Planning Overview
3. Modelling a LTE Network
4. LTE Predictions
5. Carrier Aggregation
6. Neighbours Allocation
7. Automatic Resource Allocation
8. MIMO Features
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LTE Concepts
Overview
OFDM Definition
Advanced OFDM: OFDMA
Benefits of OFDM/OFDMA
Multiple Access Techniques and Duplexing Methods
LTE Radio Interface

What is 4G?
Evolution of 3GPP standards

Release 99: UMTS FDD (3G)
Release 4: UMTS TDD + FDD repeaters (3G)
Release 5: HSDPA (3.5G)
Release 6: HSUPA (enhanced uplink) + MBMS (3.5G)
Release 7: HSPA+ (2x2 MIMO, higher order modulations, etc.) (3.75G)
Release 8: LTE FDD and TDD (3.9G) + HSPA+ multi-carrier
Release 10: LTE advanced (4G)
WCDMA HSDPA/HSUPA HSPA+ LTE LTE Adv.

384 kbps downlink 14 Mbps peak downlink 42,2 Mbps peak downlink 100 Mbps peak downlink 100 Mbps to 1Gbps
128 kbps uplink 5.7 Mbps peak uplink 11 Mbps peak uplink 50 Mbps peak uplink peak downlink
3GPP 3GPP LTE Adv.

LTE 3GPP
3GPP Release 99/4 Release Release 3GPP
Release 8
5/6 7/8 Release 10
Technologies
WCDMA WCDMA WCDMA OFDMA + Carrier aggregation (DL/UL)
+ Enhanced architecture + MIMO SC-FDMA + HetNets
+ Higher order modulations + Dual-carrier MIMO + enhanced MIMO (8*8)

OFDM Frequency and Time Domains
What is OFDM ?
OFDM = Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Frequency domain organization

Advanced form of Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
Principle:
• Wideband channel split into multiple orthogonal narrowband
radio carriers (subcarriers)
• Subcarriers are spaced in a manner that the centre of each

subcarrier corresponds to a zero crossing point of the
neighbouring subcarriers
• Good spectral efficiency compared to FDM systems

OFDM Frequency and Time Domains
Time domain organization

Adjustable guard period referred to as cyclic prefix
• Used to fight against multipath effects (delay spread)
Two configurations depending on the environment

• Normal cyclic prefix: 4.7 us
• Extended cyclic prefix: 16.7 us
Typical values of delay spread:

• Open environment: 0.2 us
• Suburban: 0.5 us
• Urban: 3 us
• Hilly area: 3-10 us

Advanced OFDM: OFDMA
OFDM : Orthogonal Frequency Division OFDMA : Orthogonal Frequency Division

Multiplexing Multiple Access
OFDM allocates users in time domain OFDMA allocates users in time and
only frequency domains
The entire channel bandwidth is Several users served at once

allocated to one user
Resource Blocks

Benefits of OFDM/OFDMA
OFDM(A) summary:
Narrowband orthogonal subcarriers
• Negligible inter-carrier interference (ICI)

• No frequency selective fading
Long symbol durations + cyclic prefix
• Negligible inter-symbol interference (ISI)
No ICI and ISI:

No intra-cell interference in theory
Possibility to support less robust modulations like 16QAM, 64QAM… for higher throughput !

Multiple Access Techniques and Duplexing Methods
OFDMA in DL
Each subcarrier carries one specific data
symbol (QPSK, 16QAM...)
SC-FDMA in UL (OFDMA variant)

Single-Carrier Frequency Division
Multiple Access
Each subcarrier carries information of all

data symbols
Technique well suited to LTE UL

requirements
• Lower PAPR*
• Power consumption limited
LTE can be deployed in FDD and TDD
*PAPR: Peak to Average Power Ratio

LTE Radio Interface
LTE channel structure

A channel is composed of more than 1 frequency block (FB)
• Fixed width = 180 kHz (LTE system level constant)
• 1 frequency block over 1 slot = 1 resource block (RB)
• Each FB is composed of many subcarriers
• Two subcarrier widths possible: 15 kHz, 7.5 kHz (specified for MBMS/SFN services)
• 1 FB = 12 SCa of 15 kHz OR 24 SCa of 7.5 kHz
• 1 subcarrier over 1 SD (symbol duration) = 1 resource element (RE)

LTE Channel Structure
LTE PHY layer supports a wide range of bandwidths

Spectrum flexibility
Channel Subcarrier Number Number of Sampling

FFT size
bandwidth spacing of FBs subcarriers frequency
1.92 MHz
1.4 MHz 6 72 128
(1/2 x 3.84)
15 kHz 3.84 MHz

3 MHz 15 180 256
(1 x 3.84)
7.68 MHz
5 MHz 25 300 512
(2 x 3.84)
(7.5 kHz for 15.36 MHz

10 MHz 50 600 1024
MBMS) (4 x 3.84)
23.04 MHz
15 MHz 75 900 1536
(6 x 3.84)
30.72 MHz
20 MHz 100 1200 2048
(8 x 3.84)

LTE Frame Structure
Time domain structure (for both UL and DL)

Specific frame structures for TDD and FDD
1 frame = 10 ms = 2 half-frames (TDD) = 10 sub-frames or TTI (each 1 ms) = 20 slots (each 0.5 ms)
1 slot (0.5 ms) = 6 or 7 symbol durations (depending on the cyclic prefix duration)
1 FB over 1 sub-frame (1ms) = smallest unit that can be allocated by the scheduler (scheduling block)
Control channels transmitted on sub-frames 0 and 5 (always DL)
10 ms
LTE Frame
1 ms
SF 0 SF 1 …………………………….. SF 9
0.5 ms
Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 …………………………….. Slot 18 Slot 19
OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM

CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
Symbol 0 Symbol 1 Symbol 2 Symbol 3 Symbol 4 Symbol 5 Symbol 6

Physical Channels
Random access
HARQ feedback,
CQI reporting,
Traffic
UL scheduling request,
CQI reporting for MIMO
related feedback
Pilot (channel
estimation),
slot/frame eNode-B
synchronization and
cell identification
Traffic, MBMS, HARQ feedback,

system information, transport format,
paging UL scheduling grants,
DL resource allocation

OFDMA LTE Frame (DL)
Structure of a resource block

Frame structure of type I (FDD), 1 antenna port, ΔF = 15 kHz
• Standard frequency block:
• Any frequency block within the centre 6 frequency blocks:
Legend:
Downlink reference signals
PBCH (Physical Broadcast Channel)
PSS (Primary Synchronisation Signal)
SSS (Secondary Synchronisation Signal)
PDCCH / PHICH / PCFICH (Physical - Downlink Control / HARQ Indicator / Control Format Indicator - Channels)
PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Data Channel)
RBs allocated to mobiles are not necessarily adjacent ➔ interference coordination

OFDMA LTE Frame (DL)
7 OFDM symbols at normal CP per slot (0.5 ms)

CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
symbol 0 symbol 1 symbol 2 symbol 3 symbol 4 symbol 5 symbol 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Legend:
Downlink reference signals
PBCH
Centre 6 RBs
1 subframe = 2 slots (1 ms) PSS

SSS
PDCCH / PHICH / PCFICH
PDSCH
180 kHz
SF 0 SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 SF 6 SF 7 SF 8 SF 9
Channel bandwidth
1 frame (10 ms)

= 10 subframes (1 ms)
= 20 slots (0.5 ms)

SC-FDMA LTE Frame (UL)
7 OFDM symbols at normal CP per slot (0.5 ms)

CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
symbol 0 symbol 1 symbol 2 symbol 3 symbol 4 symbol 5 symbol 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Legend:
UL DRS (Uplink Demodulation Reference Signal)
UL SRS (Uplink Sounding Reference Signal)
1 subframe = 2 slots (1 ms) PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) (incl. HARQ feedback
and CQI reporting)
Demodulation Reference Signal for PUCCH
PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel)
180 kHz
SF 0 SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 SF 6 SF 7 SF 8 SF 9
Channel bandwidth
1 frame (10 ms)

= 10 subframes (1 ms)
= 20 slots (0.5 ms)

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

LTE Planning Overview
LTE Features Supported in Atoll
LTE Planning Workflow in Atoll

Atoll fully supports LTE/LTE-A networks

Various E-UTRA frequency bands
Scalable channel bandwidths (from 1,4 MHz to 20 MHz)
Support of TDD and FDD frame structures
Normal and extended cyclic prefixes
Downlink and uplink control channels and overheads

• Downlink and uplink reference signals, PSS, SSS, PBCH, PDCCH, PUCCH, etc.
Physical Cell IDs and PRACH RSIs implementations
Network capacity analysis using Monte-Carlo simulations
RSRP, RSSI and RSRQ support in predictions and simulations


Inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) support
• Hard FFR (Fractional Frequency Reuse),
• Time-switched FFR,
• Soft FFR,
• Partial soft FFR
• eICIC (enhanced ICIC)
Support of fractional power control (UL)
Modelling of multi-layer heterogeneous networks (HetNets)

• Small Cells, Relay nodes
• Layers and eICIC features
Services can be mapped to QoS Class Identifiers (QCI)
Beamforming modelling (smart antennas)
Possibility of fixed subscriber database for fixed applications


Carrier Aggregation up to 16 carriers of 20 MHz
Dynamic Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems

• Transmit and receive diversity
• Single-user MIMO or spatial multiplexing
• Dynamic MIMO switching
• Modelling of Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
Tools for automatic resource allocation

• Automatic allocation of neighbours
• Automatic allocation of Physical Cell IDs (PCI)
• Automatic allocation of frequencies Specific module (AFP)
• PRACH RSI (root sequence indexes)
Network verification using drive test data Specific module (Measurement)

LTE Planning Workflow in Atoll
Open an existing project or
create a new one
Network configuration
- Add network elements ACP
- Change parameters
Basic predictions
(Best server, signal level)
Automatic or manual neighbour allocation
Automatic or manual Physical Cell ID and PRACH Root Sequence Index planning
Traffic maps
Monte-Carlo User-defined
And/or
simulations values
Cell load
Subscriber lists
conditions
Signal quality and throughput

predictions
Prediction study
reports

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

Modelling a LTE Network
Global Settings
Frequency bands and channels definition
Global LTE frame definition
Radio Parameters
Sites
Transmitters
Cells
Multi-layer Networks (HetNets)

HetNets Configuration
eICIC
Relay links

Global Settings (1/2)
Frequency bands and channels definition

Atoll can model multi-band networks within the same document
2 duplexing methods available: FDD and TDD
Bandwidths from 1,4 MHz to 20 MHz supported

Global Settings (2/2)
Global Settings
The margin (in dB) that will be

added to the bearer selection
System-level constants (hard-coded) threshold, for protection
against fast fading, when
Width of a resource block (180 kHz) performing power control in
Frame duration (10 ms) uplink.
Other control channel overheads defined by 3GPP

• Reference signals, PSS, SSS, PBCH, etc.

Advanced Settings (1/4)
Downlink Cell-specific Reference Signals

R0 R0
Reference Signal Power Boost
One antenna port

R0 R0
• With more than one antenna port
R0 R0
• Each antenna uses different resource R0

l=0
R0
l=6 l=0 l=6
elements to transmit reference signals
R0 R0 R1 R1
• Resource elements of one antenna
Two antenna ports

port that correspond to reference R0 R0 R1 R1
signal transmission on another R0 R0 R1 R1

antenna port are not used (DTX)
R0 R0 R1 R1
l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6
R0 R0 R1 R1 R2 R3
Four antenna ports
R0 R0 R1 R1 R2 R3
R0 R0 R1 R1 R2 R3
R0 R0 R1 R1 R2 R3
l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6 l=0 l=6
even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots even-numbered slots odd-numbered slots
Antenna port 0 Antenna port 1 Antenna port 2 Antenna port 3
Different LTE equipment and vendors may support different methods for reusing the energy
corresponding to the “unused” resource elements

Downlink Transmit power calculation
Pa Offset (dB) : Power offset between the CRS and the PDSCH
during OFDM symbols that do not carry any CRS
Pb Offset (dB) : Power offset between PDSCH in the symbols with

CRS and PDSCH in the symbols without any CRS


0-RS EPRE is calculated from Max Power defined in the cell table. The energy of “unused” resource
elements is equally distributed on the downlink channels.
1-RS EPRE is defined manually. The Max Power will be calculated from the RS EPRE. The energy of
“unused” resource elements is equally distributed on the downlink channels.
2-RS EPRE is calculated from Max Power defined in the cell table. The energy of “unused” resource
elements is allocated to reference signal resource elements only (RS Power Boost = 3dB for 2
antennas and 6dB for 4 antennas).
3-RS EPRE is calculated from Max Power defined in the cell table. The energy of the “unused”
resource elements is lost.
4-RS EPRE is calculated from Max Power defined in the cell table and EPRE offsets are calculated from
Pa/Pb.

Update automatically LTE cell powers based on

the calculation method defined in the Advanced
Settings

Radio Parameters Overview
Sites
Characterized by their X (longitude) and Y (latitude) coordinates
Transmitters
Presented in the
Antenna configuration (model, height, azimuth, mechanical/electrical tilts...) “General Features”
UL and DL losses / UL noise figure course
Propagation (model, radius and resolution)
Frequency Band
Cells
Carrier
Layer
Cell Type
Physical Cell ID
Specific
Power definition of DL channels parameters for LTE
Min. RSRP technology
DL and UL traffic loads

Diversity support (MIMO)
Neighbours

Transmitter Parameters
Antenna configuration and losses Propagation settings
Transmitter parameters parameters
DL and UL
total losses,
UL noise figure
Antenna
configuration

Cell Parameters
Main parameters
Cell activity
• Only active cells are considered in predictions
Carrier
Physical Cell ID
• PSS/SSS ID automatically computed
Powers and energy offsets

• Computed from RS EPRE*
Min. RSRP
• Used as a cell coverage limit
Load conditions
• DL traffic load (%) and UL noise rise (dB)
• Beam Usage (DL/UL) (%)
*RS EPRE: Reference Signal Energy Per Resource Element

Cell Parameters
Main parameters
Layer
• Similar to HCS layers in 2G networks and layers
in 3G
• Used to model HetNets*
• Cell Margins and Offsets
Cell Type
• LTE or LTE-A Primary/Secondary Cell for CA
MIMO configuration
• Diversity support DL/UL:
• Transmit diversity
• SU-MIMO
• AAS: Advanced Antenna Systems
• MU-MIMO
*HetNets: Heterogeneous Networks

Cell Parameters
Main parameters
Cyclic Prefix
• Normal or Extended
PDCCH/PUCCH overheads
Frame and Special Subframe configuration
PRACH preamble format

• Defines a max. distance limit
ICIC and CoMP configuration

• ICIC support for DL/UL
• ICIC mode
• Cell-edge configurations
• Group 0/1/2 frequency blocks

Cell Parameters
Main parameters
Automatic resource allocation parameters
• Allocation status
• Physical Cell ID
• PRACH RSI
Neighbours-related parameters

What is HetNets?
HetNets, or Heterogeneous Networks, are comprised of traditional large macrocells and smaller
cells like:
• Microcells (< 5W)
• Picocells (< 1W)
• Femtocells (~ 200mW)
HetNets provide two basic benefits to operators:

• Increase capacity in hotspots as traffic is not uniformly distributed
• Improve coverage in places where macro coverage is not adequate

Heterogeneous network deployment

Atoll LTE fully supports multi-layer networks
• Different layers with different priorities
• Considered to determine the best serving cell ( they are not used in simulation)
• The definition of layers can be based on the operating frequencies
• Each cell must be mapped to a layer
• You can also assign supported layers to different services and terminals
Layers management
You can define network layers with corresponding:
• Priorities
• Supported mobile speeds

Layers management
Principle of the cell selection margins
• Due to the wide difference of power levels between macro and pico/femtocells, most of the UEs will get
associated to the macrocells resulting in a load imbalance throughout the network
• To counterbalance this effect, and thus enhance the system performance, an offset is to be added to the actual
RSRP value from the pico/femtocells (range expansion) during the cell selection process
• Cell range expansion concept modelled by cell selection margins in Atoll
Area where the picocell is

received with a higher power
than the macrocell

Can be defined in the transmitter properties dialogue

Cell Layer parameter [Cells tab]
Cell Selection Threshold (CST) is used to adjust

the Min RSRP threshold of cells belonging to
different priority layers
The CIO is used in order to rank the potential

servers for best serving cell selection in
connected mode
The Handover Margin is used for selecting the

best server and for avoiding the ping-pong
effect* between cells.
Handover ping-pong*: base stations bounce the link with the mobile back and forth between cells.

Compatibility between services, terminals and network layers

Managed in the services and terminals properties

Best Server Identification
Best Server determination

(1) Filter the potentials serving cells based on
• Cell, service and terminal compatibility with the selected layer
• Layer’s maximum speed ≤ Mobility Type’s speed (Layers table and Mobility Type table)
• UECell distance ≤ PRACH maximum cell range
• RSRP > min RSRP (Cell table)
(2) Identify the initial serving cell

• On each pixel, Atoll selects the serving cells corresponding to the highest priority layer
• Atoll verifies if these servers respect a RSRP level > min RSRP + Cell Selection threshold
• If they do, the server with the maximum RSRP level will be considered as initial serving cell
(3) Atoll calculates the best server criterion (BSc) for the initial serving cell and the other potential
serving cells
• Initial serving cell: BSc = RSRP + Handover Margin + CIO
• Other serving cells: BSc = RSRP + CIO
(4) The server with the highest best server criterion (BSc) will be considered as best server (for all
potential serving cells from all layers)

Use case : 1 Macro site 800 MHz + 2 Micro sites 1800 MHz + 6 Small Cells 2600 MHz
Cell Table
Mobility Types

Step 1 : Atoll filters potential serving cells

Use case inputs:
• In Cells Table, minimum RSRP = -120 dBm
• For Pedestrian Mobility Type, average speed 3 km/h
• High Speed Internet Service: All layers allowed
• MIMO Terminal: All layers allowed
• Default configuration for frame configuration => PRACH format 0 (max distance 14521 m)
RSRP Level Layer Max

Cell Type Distance (m) Layer
(dBm) Speed
Small 3 -114 88 Small Cell 2600 50
Macro 2 -106 1860 Macro 800 120
Potential serving cells
Micro 2_3 -108 744 Micro 1800 50 respecting conditions
Micro 2_2 -110 744 Micro 1800 50
Small 4 -118,5 118 Small Cell 2600 50
Micro 2_1 -122 744 Micro 1800 50

Step 2 : Identify the initial serving cell

Atoll selects the serving cells corresponding to the highest priority layer from the potential serving
cells and verifies if these servers respect a RSRP level > min RSRP + Cell Selection threshold
If the servers respect this minimum condition, Atoll selects the server with the highest RSRP level
and consider it as the initial serving cell
The Small Cell 3 is the initial serving cell in this use case
RSRP Level Cell Selection Minimum Layer Priority

Cell Type Layer
(dBm) Threshold level targeted (Lowest 0)
Small 3 -114 2 -118 Small Cell 2600 2
Macro 2 -106 0 -120 Macro 800 0
Micro 2_3 -108 0 -120 Micro 1800 1
Micro 2_2 -110 0 -120 Micro 1800 1
Small 4 -118,5 2 -118 Small Cell 2600 2
Highest priority layer selection

Step 3 : Atoll calculates the best server criterion (BSC) for the initial serving cell and the
other potential serving cells
Best serving cell candidate: BSC = RSRP + Handover Margin + CIO
Other serving cells: BSC = RSRP + CIO
RSRP Level Handover Cell Individual BSc

Cell Type
(dBm) Margin (dB) offset (dB) (dB)
Small 3 -114 4 4 -106
Macro 2 -106 0 0 -106
Micro 2_3 -108 2 1 -107
Micro 2_2 -110 2 1 -109
Small 4 -118,5 4 4 -114,5
Handover Margin applied for the CIO applied for all serving
cell candidate only cells.

Step 4: Atoll considers the cell with the highest BSc as the best server: Small Cell 3
MACRO 900 MICRO 2100
MACRO 900
Small cell range expansion: The Small

cell maintains connection with the UE
outside its best server area.
The expansion is impacted by the CIO
The serving cell with the highest RSRP level is not necessarily and the Handover Margin.
the best server. The selection is based on the BSc calculation.

Range expansion analysis: LTE specific predictions are impacted by the new best server
algorithm
Impact on a Effective Signal Analysis displaying the RSRP level per best server area
RSRP level without considering layers RSRP level considering layers
The handover margin and the CIO impact the RSRP level shown per pixel. The best server area is
changed so the RSRP level is automatically changed

Best server selection new algorithm
Potential serving
cells based on Rank the different Atoll analyses the
•Service/Terminal servers based on Cell Individual Best Server
compatibility
•Layer’s priority Offset and identified
•Minimum RSRP level
•Maximum level Handover Margin
•Mobility type vs layer
considering CST*
max speed
•PRACH max cell range
CTS*: Cell Selection Threshold

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

LTE Predictions
Introduction
Parameters used in Predictions
Prediction Settings
Fast Link Adaptation Modelling
Coverage Prediction Examples
Point Analysis Studies

Introduction
Coverage predictions
• RSRP level: Reference Signal Received Power calculated for one RE
• RS level: Reference Signal level calculated on the whole bandwidth
Quality predictions
• RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality
• PDSCH C/I+N: Signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio based on the PDSCH channel
• RS C/I+N: Signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio based on the Reference Signal channel
Service Areas predictions

• Bearers
• Modulation
Capacity predictions
• Based on the RLC or Application layers
• Peak, Effective or Average throughput
• Carried out for one or several users

Introduction
Principle of LTE studies based on traffic

Study calculated for:
• Given load conditions:
• UL noise rise (dB)
Cell load
• DL traffic load (%)
UL
• A non-interfering user with:

• A service
Cell load
• Internet, Terminal
DL
• Voice Call,
LTE
• Broadband... prediction
• A mobility
• Fixed,
• Pedestrian, Mobility Service
• 50 Km/h...
• A terminal type
• Smartphone,
• Rooftop terminal...

Load Conditions
Load conditions, defined in the cells properties

Traffic load (DL) (%)
UL noise rise (dB)
Values taken into consideration in

predictions for each cell

Service Properties
Service: parameters used in predictions

Highest/lowest modulation in UL and DL
Body loss
Application throughput parameters

Mobility Properties
Mobility: parameters used in predictions

Mapping between mobility and quality thresholds for bearer determination (as radio conditions
depend on user speed)
Mapping
Reception equipment properties

Mobility Properties
Mobility: parameters used in predictions

Coverage Threshold values per layer and technology
Coverage thresholds defined in

the mobility’s properties have
priority over the threshold defined
at cell level

Terminal Properties
Terminal: parameters used in predictions Min/max terminal power + noise figure + losses
Min/max terminal power
Gain and losses
Noise figure
Antenna settings (incl. MIMO support)
Carrier aggregation settings
Carrier
aggregation
parameters
Support of MIMO
Number of antenna ports in UL and DL in case of MIMO support

Fast Link Adaptation Modelling
Atoll determines, on each pixel, the highest bearer that each user can obtain
After the layer determination, connection to the best server in terms of RS level or RSRP
Bearer chosen according to the radio conditions (PDSCH and PUSCH CINR levels)
Process: prediction done via look-up tables
Radio conditions
Best server area Throughput &
estimation
RS level (C) or determination quality indicator
(PDSCH and Bearer selection
RSRP evaluation (limited by min. predictions (BER
PUSCH CINR and BLER)
RSRP)
calculation)

Interference Estimation
Atoll calculates PDSCH and PUSCH CINR according to:

The victim traffic (PUSCH or PDSCH) power [C]
The sum of interfering signals [I], affected by:
• The interfering signals’ EIRP (power + gains - losses) weighted by traffic loads (in DL)
• The path loss from the interferers to the victim
• The shadowing effect and the indoor losses (optional)
• The interference reduction factor applied to interfering base stations transmitting on adjacent channels
(adjacent channel suppression factor)
• The interference reduction due to static ICIC (optional)

Prediction Examples (General Studies)
Cell dominance (overlapping zones)

(based on RSRP levels)
Coverage by transmitter
(based on RSRP levels)

Prediction Examples (Dedicated Studies)
Coverage by RSRP level

(with power boost)
Coverage by RSRP level

Prediction Examples (Dedicated Studies)
Application Channel Throughput (UL)
Coverage by PUSCH CINR

Point Analysis Tool: Reception
Radio reception diagnosis at a given point Reference

signals,
PDSCH and
Choice of UL/DL load conditions: PUSCH
Choice of RAT Selection of the value to be availability
if (cells table) is selected → analysis based on DL load and UL
taken into displayed (RS, SS, PDSCH, RSRP) (or not)
noise rise from cells table
consideration
Definition of the user (layer Cell bar graphs (best server on top)
or channel, terminal, service,
mobility)
Analysis details on
reference signals,
PDSCH and PUSCH

Point Analysis Tool: Interference
Radio interference diagnosis at a given point
Choice of RAT Choice of UL/DL load conditions: Selection of the value to be displayed
taken into if (cells table) is selected → analysis based on DL load and UL (RS, SS, PDSCH, RSRP)
consideration noise rise from cells table
Serving cell
(C)
Total level of
interference
(I + N)
Definition of the user (layer or

channel, terminal, service,
mobility) List of interfering cells

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

Carrier Aggregation (LTE-A)
Definition
Carrier Aggregation (CA) increases the
channel bandwidth by combining multiple RF
carriers
• Each individual RF carrier is known as a
Component Carrier (CC)
• All CCs belong to the same eNodeB
16 CCs may be aggregated
Carrier Aggregation is applicable to both DL

and UL, and both FDD and TDD
3 general types of Carrier Aggregation

scenario have been defined by 3GPP
• Intra-band contiguous
• Intra-band non-contiguous
• Inter-band

Carrier Aggregation categorises cells as:

Primary Cell
• The cell upon which the UE performs initial connection establishment
• Each connection has a single primary cell
• The primary cell can be changed during the handover procedure
• Used to generate inputs during security procedures
• Used to define NAS mobility information (e.g. Tracking Area Identity)
Secondary Cell
• A cell which has been configured to provide additional radio resources after connection establishment
• Each connection can have multiple secondary cells
Serving Cell
• Both primary and secondary cells
are categorised as serving cells
• There is one HARQ entity per
serving cell at the UE
• The different serving cells may
have different coverage

Primary and Secondary cells are

modelled in Atoll via the parameter
“Cell Type”
Defines whether the cell supports LTE
(3GPP Rel-8/9) and/or LTE‐A (3GPP Rel-
10 and later)
• A cell can be configured to be a LTE cell, a
LTE‐A P-Cell (Primary Cell), and a LTE‐A S-
Cell (Secondary Cell)
• If the cell type is left empty, Atoll considers
it as LTE‐only
Both LTE and LTE‐A users can connect to

LTE‐only cells without the possibility to
perform Carrier Aggregation
Cells that only support LTE‐A, and not

LTE, can only serve LTE‐A users
• The process of only allowing LTE‐A users to
connect to a cell and excluding all LTE users
is called Cell Barring

UE Categories in Atoll
LTE-A to LTE Downgrade Category:

Used to define the UE category to
consider when a LTE-A mobile is
connected to a LTE Rel-8/9 cell
Specific UE
Categories

LTE-A terminals in Atoll

Carrier Aggregation support is
defined at the terminal level
• You must define the maximum
number of Secondary Cells
supported in DL and UL
• The number of UL Secondary
Cells must be less than or equal
to the number of DL Secondary
Cells
• Setting the maximum number
of Secondary Cells to 0 means
that the terminal does not
support Carrier Aggregation

Improvements in predictions for Carrier Aggregation

You can carry out coverage predictions for different serving cells
• Main (P-Cell or LTE Rel-8/9 cells)
• Nth S-Cell
You can also perform aggregated throughput predictions including all serving cells, or even some of
them
Throughput prediction Coverage prediction

Example: Coverage by throughput

Intra-band contiguous Carrier Aggregation
• Co-located cells with similar coverage
• Channel width = 20 + 20 MHz
• MIMO 2 X 2 (TX DIV+SU-MIMO)
With a LTE Rel-8/9 terminal With a LTE-A terminal

Improvements in the Point Analysis Tool for Carrier Aggregation
Serving Cells (P-Cell and S-Cell)
Aggregated throughput

Carrier Aggregation modes

You can define three modes for CA:
• Intra eNodeB Carrier aggregation
In the Atoll.ini file:
[LTE]
CAWithinENB = 1


• Carrier Aggregation groups
[LTE]
CAWithinENB = 2


Carrier Aggregation
Groups
Used with Monte-

Carlo Simulations


• Multi-eNode-B Carrier Aggregation
[LTE]
CAWithinENB = 0

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

Neighbours Allocation
Detailed information about neighbours allocation is available in Atoll_3.5.0_Neighbours.pdf

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

Automatic Resource Allocation
Automatic Physical Cell ID Planning

AFP overview
Automatic resource allocation process
Interference matrix calculation
Physical Cell ID overview
PCI allocation process
Running the automatic resource allocation
PCI allocation examples
Automatic Frequency Planning

Running the automatic resource allocation
Frequency allocation examples
Automatic PRACH Root Sequences

PRACH channel
PRACH RSI Planning Theory
Automatic PRACH RSI Planning

AFP Overview (1/2)
Prerequisite: AFP license
Goal: Optimize resource allocation (channels, PCI or PRACH RSIs) following the user-defined
constraints
• To avoid collisions (PCI)
• To avoid PRACH root sequence index collisions (PRACH RSIs)
Tool based on an iterative cost-based algorithm

The algorithm starts with the current frequency plan (used as initial state)
Different frequency plans are then evaluated and a cost is calculated for each of them
The best frequency allocation plan is the one with the lowest global cost

AFP Overview (2/2)
The cost is calculated thanks to:

Interference matrices
• Probabilities of interference in co- and adjacent channel cases
• A probability is calculated for each case and for each interfered-interfering cell pair
Distance relation
• Avoid frequency reuse between cells for which the inter-site distance is lower than a “min. reuse distance”
• Taking into account distance and cells’ azimuth
Neighbours
• Taking into account neighbours importance (can be calculated by Atoll)

Automatic Resource Allocation Process
Define radio parameters at cells level

• Resource PCI/PRACH-RSI allocation
• Allocation status: not allocated or locked
• Minimum reuse distance (optional)
Import / calculate a neighbour plan
Import / calculate an interference matrix
Run the automatic resource allocation tool
Analyse results and Commit

Interference Matrix Calculation (1/2)
Interference matrix definition

For each cell pair, interference probability for co and adjacent channel cases
Probabilities of interference are stated as the ratio between:

• The interfered area within the best server area of the victim
• Best server area of the victim
Serving Area
TX_B
Interfering
TX_A Transmitter
Victim Transmitter
Area where TX_B is interfering TX_A

 Interference probability = 50%
 In other words, 50% of TX_A’s serving area is interfered by TX_B
C C
Co-channel interference occurs when:  Min (Reference Signal)
(I  MQ ) + N N

Interference Matrix Calculation (2/2)

Physical Cell ID Overview
Physical Cell ID definition

Cell search and identification is based on Physical Cell IDs
• Optimised allocation needed to avoid unnecessary problems
in cell recognition and selection
504 Physical Cell IDs defined by 3GPP
Physical Cell ID grouped into:

• 168 unique Cell ID groups (SSS IDs in Atoll, from 0 to 167) (Cell search procedure)
• Each group containing 3 unique identities (PSS IDs in Atoll, from 0 to 2)
Each cell’s reference signal transmits a pseudo random sequence corresponding to the Physical Cell
ID of the cell
When Physical Cell ID + pseudo-random sequence is known, cell is recognized by mobile based on
the received reference signal
Channel estimation performed on reference signals

Physical Cell ID Allocation Process
PCI allocation to cells

Main requirement
• Avoid PCI collision and confusion
• Not allocate the same PCI to nearby cells
• To avoid problems in cell search and selection PCI B
PCI A
PCI A PCI A
PCI B
PCI collision PCI confusion
Secondary requirements
• Different PSS ID at nearby cells
• Avoid RS-RS collisions
• Preferably the same SSS ID at co-site cells (especially in the case of 3-sector sites)
• May facilitate neighbour cell identification
• May help in measurements and handover procedures

Running the Automatic Resource Allocation (1/6)


Possibility to allocate Physical Cell IDs or
PRACH Root Sequences
Run the calculation


Possibility to allocate Physical Cell IDs or
PRACH Root Sequences
Allocation constraints
Run the calculation

During the optimisation, you can monitor the reduction of the total cost

You can compare the distribution histograms of the initial and current allocation plans

Once Atoll has finished allocating Physical Cell IDs, the proposed allocation plan is
available on the Results tab
The proposed PCI plan can be assigned automatically to the cells of the network if you click
Commit

Physical Cell ID Allocation Results (1/2)
Automatic Physical Cell ID allocation in Atoll (example)

Same PCI all over - RS coverage C/(I+N) with DL traffic load = 0%

Physical Cell ID Allocation Results (2/2)
Automatic Physical Cell ID allocation in Atoll (example)

Automatic PCI allocation with AFP - RS coverage C/(I+N) with DL traffic load = 0%

Find on Map Tool Overview
You can visualise PRACH RSI and PSS ID reuse on the map
Possibility to find cells which are assigned a given:
• PRACH RSI
• Physical Cell ID
• PSS ID
• SSS ID
Way to use this tool

Create and calculate a coverage by transmitter with a colour
display by transmitter
Open the “Find on map” tool available in the “tools” menu

• or use [Ctrl+F],
• or directly in the toolbar

Physical Cell ID Search
Physical Cell ID, PSS ID or SSS ID reuse on the map
Colours given to transmitters:

• Red or grey thin line: if the transmitters carries or not the
specified resource value (Physical Cell ID, PSS ID or SSS ID)

PCI Allocation Audit (1/2)
You can check if your constraints are satisfied by the current allocation by performing an audit
Respect of a minimum reuse distance
Respect of neighbourhood constraints (two neighbour cells must have a different PCI)
Respect of PSS/SSS ID allocation strategy

PCI Allocation Audit (2/2)
Audit results
The exclamation mark icon ( ) means that the collision may or may not be a problem depending on your
network design rules and selected strategies.
On the other hand, the cross icon ( ) implies an error.

Automatic Frequency Planning (1/2)
Philosophy of the channels automatic allocation is really similar to PCI allocation
Automatic channels allocation prerequisites

Define radio parameters at cells level
• Frequency band
• Channel allocation status
• Minimum reuse distance
Neighbour plan
Interference matrix (as explained previously)

Automatic Frequency Planning (2/2)

Frequency Allocation Examples (1/2)
Basic frequency allocation (Single Frequency Network)

Same channel all over (15 MHz) - RS coverage C/(I+N):

Frequency Allocation Examples (2/2)
Optimised frequency allocation with AFP

3 channels (5 MHz) - RS coverage C/(I+N):

Automatic PRACH RSI
PRACH channel
Automatic PRACH RSI Planning

PRACH Channel
The Physical Random Access CHannel (PRACH) is used to transmit the random access
preamble used to initiate the random access procedure. This channel allows UEs to achieve
uplink time synchronisation
Duration depends on the preamble format
839 subcarriers for preamble format 0 to 3 => 6 RB CYCLIC GUARD

SEQUENCE
139 subcarriers for preamble format 4 PREFIX TIME
1.25 kHz wide Subcarriers for formats 0 to 3

7.5 KHz wide Subcarriers for format 4
Contention-free random Access Procedure

PRACH resources are multiplexed with PUSCH and PUCCH

PRACH Channel
Different sections of the network can be planned with different preamble formats if the
cell range varies from one area to another
The format 0 is the default format as it generates a small overhead and allows reaching a maximum
cell range of 15 km which the most common situation
Preamble Duplex Cyclic Prefix Sequence Guard Total Typical Max.

Format Mode Duration Duration Time Length Cell Range
0 FDD/TDD 103,13 us 800 us 96,88 us 1 ms 14,5 km
4 TDD 14,58 us 133 us 9,38 us 0,16 ms 1,4 km

Purpose: Determine different preamble sequences to allow multiple UE using the same
frequency and time domain resources to simultaneously connect to an eNB. Each
sequence is generated by cyclic shifting one or several root sequence index (RSI).
Preamble sequences are CAZAC* codes generated using the Zadoff-Chu method
Each cell has 64 preamble sequences (16 were available for UMTS/HSPA)
838 RSI are available for FDD (format 0 to 3) and 138 for TDD (format 4).
Depending on the PRACH format (or cell size), a different quantity of RSI is required per cell.
15 km
RSI 10-19 4 km
RSI 0-2
Suburban-Rural Cell Urban Cell

10 RSI required per cell 3 RSI required per cell
* CAZAC: Constant Amplitude Zero Autocorrelation

The root sequence index values allocated to each cell should ensure that neighbouring cells
have different sets of root sequences
A maximum RSI re-use can be implemented when a minimum number of RSI is used
For the urban case, 3 RSI are necessary per cell. 838 different RSI are available, so 838/3  279 cells
can be allocated before reuse
For the rural case, 10 RSI are used per cell  838/10  83 cells can be allocated before reuse
Suburban-Rural Cell Urban Cell

10 RSI required per cell 3 RSI required per cell

Atoll will allow the user to directly enter the number of required root sequence per cell.
This approach provides the most flexibility in case of different equipment and propagation
environments imply additional delays and margins which impact the calculation of the quantity of
required root sequence per cell.
The mapping tables show values calculated for ideal conditions, i.e., no delay spread and perfect
equipment. There are shown for information only .
3GPP parameters used for the PRACH RSI allocation are described in the following table
Parameter Range Description
PRACH Configuration Index 0 to 63 Determines the preamble format, version and density
Determines the size of the cyclic shift and the number

Zero Correlation Zone 0 to 15 of preamble sequence that can be generated from each
root sequence
High Speed Flag True/False Reduce Doppler effect at very high speed (> 200 km/h)
Preamble sequence generated form root sequence

Root Sequence Index 0 to 837
index
Determines the PRACH preambles position in the
PRACH Frequency Offset 0 to 94
frequency domain

Mapping of cell size to required number of PRACH RSIs.
Number of Number of
PRACH Root Corresponding
Cycle Shift cyclic shifts Cyclic shift sequences
RSI length preamble Sequence Re- maximum cell
Size per duration (us) required per
duration (us) use Pattern radius (m)
sequence cell
1: DU Cell range 1 km 839 13 64 800 12,4 1 839 1859,36
839 15 55 800 14,3 2 419 2145,41
839 18 46 800 17,16 2 419 2574,49
839 22 38 800 20,98 2 419 3146,6
839 26 32 800 24,79 2 419 3718,71
2: Urban Cell range
4 km 839 32 26 800 30,51 3 279 4576,88
839 38 22 800 36,23 3 279 5435,04
839 46 18 800 43,86 4 209 6579,26
839 59 14 800 56,26 5 167 8438,62
839 76 11 800 72,47 6 139 10870,08
839 93 9 800 88,68 8 104 13301,55
3: SU/RU Cell range
839 119 7 800 113,47 10 83 17020,26
15 km
839 167 5 800 159,24 13 64 23885,58
839 279 3 800 266,03 22 38 39904,65
839 419 2 800 399,52 32 26 59928,49
839 839 1 800 800 64 13 120000
Mapping table for nominal cells (High speed flag false)

Mapping table details

839: 𝑅𝑆𝐼 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑅𝑆𝐼 = 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 (𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑆ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 )
64 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑅𝑆𝐼 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 = 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑝 ( )
𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑅𝑆𝐼
Use case 1: Dense Urban environment – Cell range 1 km

Maximum cell range configuration 1859,36 m => Cycle shift size =13
Quantity of preamble sequences generated from each RSI = Rounddown (839 / 13) = 64
Number of required RSI per cell = Roundup (64/64) = 1. 3GPP parameters used for the PRACH RSI allocation
are described in the following table
Use case 2: Urban environment – Cell range 4 km

Maximum cell range configuration 4576,88 m => Cycle shift size =32
Number of required RSI per cell = Roundup (64/26) = 3
Use case 3: Suburban / Rural environment – Cell range 15 km

Maximum cell range configuration 17020,26 m => Cycle shift size = 119
Number of required RSI per cell = Roundup (64/7) = 10

Automatic PRACH RSI Planning (1/7)

Resource selection
Initial cost calculation before planning
Cell parameters
Run the calculation


Specify PRACH RSI resources to be used for the allocation
Allocation constraints

Once Atoll has finished allocating PRACH RSIs, the proposed allocation plan is available on
the Results tab
The proposed PRACH RSI plan can be assigned automatically to the cells of the network if you click
Commit

A quantity of 10 PRACH RSIs has been automatically allocated per cell because of the cell
table configuration

The LTE prediction, Cell Identifier collision zones, allows verifying if any collisions occur
between cells with one or several identical PRACH RSIs

You can check if your constraints are satisfied by the current allocation by performing an
audit
Respect of a minimum reuse distance
Respect of neighbourhood constraints (two neighbour cells must have different PRACH RSIs)
Interference matrix consideration

Training Programme
1. LTE Concepts
4. LTE Predictions
8. MIMO Features

MIMO Features
Introduction
MIMO Techniques Overview
MIMO Settings in Atoll
Dynamic MIMO Switching
Diversity and Throughput Gains
Calculation Details
Use Case: 4x2 MIMO (TX DIV+SU-MIMO)

Introduction (1/2)
Shannon’s formula
Theoretical limit to transmit without error: 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 𝑊. 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (1 + SNR) , (bits/s)
How to increase the channel capacity ?

Increase the bandwidth (W )
Improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR )
Limitation of SISO* systems to reach very high data rates
Why MIMO ?
The usage of multiple antennas improves dramatically the channel capacity without additional
bandwidth or transmit power
Expected benefits with MIMO

• Higher throughput
• Better coverage
*SISO: Single Input Single Output

Introduction (2/2)
General concept of MIMO

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) configurations benefit from multiple antenna elements at
the transmitter and multiple antenna elements at the receiver
Terminology
Similar terminology is used for Single Input Multiple Output (SIMO), Multiple Input Single Output
(MISO), and Single Input Single Output (SISO)
4x2 MIMO
1x4 SIMO
Propagation
channel Propagation
channel
4x1 MISO SISO
Propagation Propagation
channel channel

MIMO Techniques Overview
Four different MIMO techniques can be listed
Transmit diversity
• Aims to improve the signal quality by sending several times the same data stream
• Usually used in areas with bad CINR conditions
Single-User MIMO (or SU-MIMO, also referred to as Spatial Multiplexing)

• Aims to improve the signal throughput by transmitting simultaneously (i.e. using the same
set of time/frequency resources) multiple data streams to a single user
• Usually used in areas with good CINR conditions
Multi-User MIMO (or MU-MIMO)

• Aims to improve the system capacity by sending simultaneously different data streams to
different users

Transmitters Settings
You must set the appropriate number of antenna ports at the Transmitters level
In this example, 4 ports are defined for the

transmission (used for DL calculations), and
2 ports for the reception (used for UL
calculations)
4x? MIMO (DL)
Propagation
channel ?
Depends on the number of reception

antenna ports defined in the terminal
properties (see slide 49)
?x2 MIMO (UL)
Propagation
channel ?
Depends on the number of transmission

antenna ports defined in the terminal
properties (see slide 49)

Cells Settings
MIMO techniques support

You can define the MIMO techniques
supported by your equipment in
UL/DL in the Cells properties
MU-MIMO
• For more information see the training
course “LTE Features – Advanced”
Tx/Rx diversity SU-MIMO MU-MIMO

• UL/DL • UL/DL • UL/DL

Terminal Settings
You must configure a terminal that supports MIMO

LTE equipment defining SU-MIMO
and diversity gains
MIMO
support
Number of antenna ports in UL and DL in case of MIMO support

(1Tx/2Rx is the most common configuration at the moment)

Dynamic MIMO mode (1/3)
Definition
Atoll can dynamically switch between different MIMO techniques depending on the radio condition
Different option can be implemented:
• TX DIV  SU-MIMO, TX DIV  MU-MIMO, TX DIV  MU-MIMO  SU-MIMO
Good radio conditions Bad radio conditions

-> Use of SU-MIMO -> Use of Tx/Rx diversity
-> Better throughput -> Better CINR
Transition area between SU-MIMO and Tx/Rx diversity

-> Determined by the SU-MIMO threshold (see next slide)
• In this example, Atoll can automatically switch from SU-MIMO to Tx/Rx diversity as the radio conditions
deteriorate
Advantages
Improves the throughput for users situated near the transmitter
Increases the signal quality for cell edge users

Dynamic MIMO mode (2/3)
The SU-MIMO threshold is the parameter used to switch from SU-MIMO to Tx/Rx diversity
It can be defined in the reception equipment properties
• Default Cell Equipment (for UL calculations)
• Default UE Equipment (for DL calculations)
It is expressed in dB and refers to the Reference Signal or the PDSCH/PUSCH quality
The SU-MIMO threshold depends on the user

mobility

Dynamic MIMO mode(3/3)
You can choose the criterion the SU-MIMO threshold will be based upon in the LTE global
settings
Reference Signal C/N or C/(I+N)
PDSCH or PUSCH C/(I+N)

Diversity and Throughput Gains (1/2)
Diversity and/or throughput gains can be applied when using certain MIMO techniques
They depend on the MIMO configuration used (2x1 MIMO, 2x2 MIMO, 4x4 MIMO…)
Besides PDSCH and PUSCH, PBCH and PDCCH can also benefit from diversity gains
All values set here should be in line with your vendor specific equipment

Diversity and Throughput Gains (2/2)
Additional diversity and throughput gains are defined in the clutter classes properties
Diversity and throughput gains can be tuned according to the environment

Calculation Details (1/2)
CINR improvement with the transmit diversity technique

Let’s consider for instance the CINRPDSCH
CINRPDSCH (With MIMO) = CINRPDSCH (Without MIMO) + Diversity Gain + Additional Diversity Gain (DL)

Calculation Details (2/2)
Throughput improvement with the SU-MIMO technique

Let’s consider for instance the DL peak RLC channel throughput
Peak Th. (With MIMO) = Peak Th. (Without MIMO) x [ 1 + (Max MIMO Gain – 1) x LTE SU-MIMO Gain Factor ]

Use Case: 4x2 MIMO DL (TX DIV+SU-MIMO) (1/5)
Atoll configuration
4 transmission antenna ports
• Transmitters properties
2 reception antenna ports
• Terminal properties
Diversity support (DL)
• TX DIV + SU-MIMO
Note: Traffic load (DL) = 75%

Peak RLC Channel Throughput Analysis (DL)

Conditions:
• Traffic load (DL) = 75%
• Channel width = 10 MHz
• Normal CP, PDCCH overhead = 2
• SU-MIMO threshold = 12 dB (RS CINR)
• Service = High Speed Internet
• Mobility = Pedestrian
Without MIMO
SU-MIMO
SU-MIMO Tx/Rx
threshold diversity
4x2 MIMO (TX DIV+SU-MIMO)

Peak RLC Channel Throughput Analysis (DL) – near the transmitter

Results based on pixels where the SU-MIMO technique is used (RS CINR > 12 dB)
100
90
80
70
60
50 Without MIMO
40
AMS 4x2
30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Peak RLC Throughput (Mbps)
* AMS: Adaptive MIMO Switching between TX Div and SU-MIMO

Quality analysis - PDSCH C/(I+N)

Conditions:
• Traffic load (DL) = 75%
• Channel width = 10 MHz
• Normal CP, PDCCH overhead = 2
• SU-MIMO threshold = 12 dB (RS CINR)
• Service = High Speed Internet
• Mobility = Pedestrian No service
Tx/Rx
diversity Without MIMO
SU-MIMO
SU-MIMO threshold
4x2 MIMO (TX DIV+SU-MIMO)

Quality analysis - PDSCH C/(I+N)

The overall quality (near transmitter and at cell edge) is considered on the chart below
100
90
80
70
60
50
Without MIMO
40 AMS 4x2
30
20
10
0
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
PDSCH C/(I+N) (dB)
* AMS: Adaptive MIMO Switching between TX Div and SU-MIMO

Appendix

LTE throughput formulas
Downlink Peak RLC channel Throughput

𝑷𝑫𝑺𝑪𝑯 𝑹𝑬 𝑨𝑽𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑨𝑩𝑳𝑬∗𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚
𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 =
𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒔
• Number of Ressource Elements available for PDSCH
• Bearer Efficiency : Number of bits per symbol * Coding rate
• Frame duration : 10 ms
Downlink Effective RLC channel throughput

𝑬𝒇𝒇 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 = 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 ∗ (𝟏 − 𝑩𝑳𝑬𝑹)
• BLER: Downlink block error rate read from the graphs available in LTE Network Settings / Reception Equipment

Downlink Application channel throughput

𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓
𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 = 𝑬𝒇𝒇 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 ∗ − 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒔𝒆𝒕
𝟏𝟎𝟎
• Throughput scaling factor defined in the properties of the service used by the pixel (Traffic parameters / Services)
• Throughput offset defined in the properties of the service used by the pixel (Traffic parameters / Services)
Downlink peak RLC cell capacity

𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 = 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 ∗ 𝑻. 𝑳.𝑴𝑨𝑿
• T.L.: Maximum Downlink Traffic Load
Downlink effective RLC cell capacity

𝑬𝒇𝒇 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 = 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 ∗ (𝟏 − 𝑩𝑳𝑬𝑹)
• BLER: Downlink block error rate read from the graphs available in LTE Network Settings / Reception Equipment
• Peak Cell Capacity: Downlink Peak RLC Cell capacity (kbps)

Downlink Application cell capacity

𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 (𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔) = 𝑬𝒇𝒇 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 ∗ (𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓)/𝟏𝟎𝟎 − 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒔𝒆𝒕
• Throughput scaling factor defined in the properties of the service used by the pixel (Traffic parameters / Services)
• Throughput offset defined in the properties of the service used by the pixel (Traffic parameters / Services)
Downlink peak RLC throughput per user

𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚
𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 =
𝑵𝑫𝑳 𝑼𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔
• N DL users: Number of users connected to the cell in downlink
Downlink effective RLC throughput per user

𝑬𝒇𝒇 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚
𝑬𝒇𝒇 𝑹𝑳𝑪 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 =
• N DL users: Number of users connected to the cell in downlink

Downlink application throughput per user

𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚
𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒃𝒑𝒔 =
• NDL users: Number of users connected to the cell in downlink

RSRQ formula
RSRQ is the ratio over the entire channel bandwidth of the wanted RS signal / All signal
𝑹𝑺𝑹𝑷
𝑹𝑺𝑹𝑸 𝒅𝑩 = × 𝑵𝑹𝑩
𝑹𝑺𝑺𝑰
• RSRP: Received Signal Received Power: Received Power at the UE per Reference signal channel resource element
from its serving cell
• RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indicator: Total power received at the UE from its serving and adjacent cells
• NRB : Number of resource blocks over which the RSSI is measured

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LTE Features

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2. LTE Planning Overview

3. Modelling a LTE Network

7. Automatic Resource Allocation

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Advanced OFDM: OFDMA

Multiple Access Techniques and Duplexing Methods

LTE Radio Interface

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Evolution of 3GPP standards

WCDMA HSDPA/HSUPA HSPA+ LTE LTE Adv.

3GPP 3GPP LTE Adv.

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Frequency domain organization

• Subcarriers are spaced in a manner that the centre of each

• Good spectral efficiency compared to FDM systems

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Time domain organization

Two configurations depending on the environment

Typical values of delay spread:

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OFDM : Orthogonal Frequency Division OFDMA : Orthogonal Frequency Division

The entire channel bandwidth is Several users served at once

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Narrowband orthogonal subcarriers

• Negligible inter-carrier interference (ICI)

Long symbol durations + cyclic prefix

• Negligible inter-symbol interference (ISI)

No ICI and ISI:

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SC-FDMA in UL (OFDMA variant)

Each subcarrier carries information of all

Technique well suited to LTE UL

LTE can be deployed in FDD and TDD

*PAPR: Peak to Average Power Ratio

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LTE channel structure

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LTE PHY layer supports a wide range of bandwidths

Channel Subcarrier Number Number of Sampling

15 kHz 3.84 MHz

(7.5 kHz for 15.36 MHz

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Time domain structure (for both UL and DL)

Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 …………………………….. Slot 18 Slot 19

OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM

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Traffic, MBMS, HARQ feedback,

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Structure of a resource block

• Any frequency block within the centre 6 frequency blocks:

RBs allocated to mobiles are not necessarily adjacent ➔ interference coordination

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7 OFDM symbols at normal CP per slot (0.5 ms)

1 subframe = 2 slots (1 ms) PSS

1 frame (10 ms)

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7 OFDM symbols at normal CP per slot (0.5 ms)

1 frame (10 ms)