Triggering of Load based Handovers Triggers set by operator

NRT rejection rate Total interference

Hard blocking ratio of
- BTS/WSP - AAL2

Spreading code usage

HW / logical resource usage

NRT rejection rate

Total power
Total interference load
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Uplink Downlink
After ONE of the reasons is fulfilled cell is in the load based handover state

PS NRT capacity request rejection rate

Lack of downlink spreading codes

HW / logical resource limitation

Triggering of Load based Handovers Total interference load

RNC checks based on RRI interval:

PrxTotal > PrxTarget + LHOPwrOffsetUL PtxTotal > PtxTarget + LHOPwrOffsetDL

When HSDPA in use in the cell:

PtxTotalNonHSDPA > PtxTargetHSDPA + LHOPwrOffsetDL

LHOPwrOffsetUL = - 1.5 dB relative to PrxTarget LHOPwrOffsetDL = - 0.7 dB relative to PtxTarget

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Headroom for CM triggering must be considered also

Triggering of Load based Handovers PS NRT capacity request rejection rate

Measurement Report (e4a) Capacity Request RejectedRequestsCellUL CapaReqRejRateUL =

RNC internal Capacity Request (MAC layer)

(AllCapacityRequestsCellUL + LHONRTTrafficBaseLoad ) RejectedRequestsCellDL CapaReqRejRateDL = (AllCapacityRequestsCellDL + LHONRTTrafficBaseLoad )

RNC checks based on 1 sec intervals:

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CapaReqRejRateUL > LHOCapaRejRateUL CapaReqRejRateDL > LHOCapaRejRateDL

Triggering of Load based Handovers Lack of downlink spreading codes

C 2 (0)=(1,1,1,1) C1 (0)=(1,1) C 2 (1)=(1,1,-1,-1) C 0 (0)=(1) C 2 (2)=(1,-1,1,-1) C1 (1)=(1,-1) C 2 (3)=(1,-1,-1,1) C3 (0)=() C3 (1)=() C3 (2)=() C3 (3)=() C3 (4)=() C3 (5)=() C3 (6)=() C3 (7)=()

Code Order 0 (SF 1)

Code Order 1 (SF 2)

Code Order 2 (SF 4)

Code Order 3 (SF 8)

ReservationRateSC(SF128) = 100 *

ReservedSC NumbAvailableSC

RNC checks based on RRI interval:

ReservationRate(SF128) > LHOResRateSC

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(WBTS WSP capacity, IuB AAL2) congestion in the cell Hard blocking occurs when a DCH setup attempt faces congestion of the BTS or Iub AAL2 transmission capacity All samples is defined to be the number of successful and unsuccessful BTS or Iub AAL2 transmission capacity hunts in the DCH setup attempts

Triggering of Load based Handovers HW or logical is triggered due to HW or logical resource A load-based handover stateresources are limited

WSP capacity

IuB AAL2 capacity

100 *

> LHOHardBlockingRatio (AllSamplesHWhuntDuringMeasPeriod + LHOHardBlockingBaseLoad )

NumberOfSamplesHardBlocking

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Triggering of Load based Handovers Parameters

WCEL: LHOPwrOffsetUL
Range and step: -10..0 dB, step 0.1 dB (Default value: -0.7 dB)

WCEL: LHOPwrOffsetDL
Range and step: -30..0 dB, step 0.1 dB (Default value: -1.5 dB)

WCEL: LHOCapaRejRateUL
Range and step: 0..100 %, step 1 % (Default value: 70 %)

WCEL: LHOCapaRejRateDL
Range and step: 0..100 %, step 1 % (Default value: 70 %)

WCEL: LHONRTTrafficBaseLoad
Range and step: 0..255, step 1 (Default value: 10)

WCEL: LHOResRateSC
Range and step: 0..100 %, step 1 % (Default value: 80 %)

WCEL: LHOHardBlockingRatio
Range and step: 0..100 %, step 1 % (Default value: 50 %)

WCEL: LHOHardBlockingBaseLoad
Range and step: 0..255, step 1 (Default value: 10)

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