ZTE UMTS Intelligent Carrier Power Off On Feature Guide

Intelligent Carrier Power off
on
Feature Guide
Intelligent Carrier Power off on

Version Date Author Reviewer Notes
Compared with UR17:

Wang Li Weizhe, Wu
V1.00 2019/03/12 Add a description for the value of
Shaojiang Xiuling
freCloseAllowedInd in section 3.1.1.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Feature Attribute ............................................................................................... 4
2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
2.1.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On .................................................. 4
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Correlation With Other Features .......................................................................... 6
3 Technical Description ....................................................................................... 6

3.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On .................................................. 6
3.1.1 Carrier Power Off Check Strategies ..................................................................... 6
3.1.2 Carrier Power On Check Strategies ................................................................... 10
3.1.3 Carrier Power Off Procedure .............................................................................. 13
3.1.4 Carrier Power On Procedure .............................................................................. 14
4 Parameters....................................................................................................... 15
4.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power off/on .................................................. 15
4.1.1 Common Parameters ......................................................................................... 15
4.1.2 Parameters related Power Off Checking ............................................................ 17
4.1.3 Parameters related Power On Checking ............................................................ 20
4.1.4 Parameters related Power Off Procedure .......................................................... 24
4.1.5 Parameters related Power On Procedure .......................................................... 25
5 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 25

5.1 Related Counters ............................................................................................... 25
5.2 Related Alarms .................................................................................................. 26
6 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 26

6.1 Application Scenario .......................................................................................... 26
6.2 Feature Activation Procedure ............................................................................. 27
6.3 Feature Validation Procedure ............................................................................ 34
6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure......................................................................... 34
6.5 Impact on the Network ....................................................................................... 35
7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 36
8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 36

FIGURES
Figure 3-1 Carrier Closing Decision Procedure ................................................................... 8

Figure 3-2 Carrier Power Off Procedure.............................................................................14
Figure 6-1 Parameter Configuration Interface 1 .................................................................28
Figure 6-6 Parameters configuration interface 6 ................................................................33
Figure 6-7 Parameters configuration interface 7 ................................................................33
TABLES
Table 2-1 License Control List ............................................................................................ 5
Table 4-1 Parameters List ..................................................................................................15
Table 5-1 Counter List .......................................................................................................25
Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure.............................................................................34
Table 6-2 RNC Parameter List 3 ........................................................................................34

1 Feature Attribute
RNC version: [RNCV3.18.10.12/RNCV4.18.10.12]
Node B version: [NODEB V5.20]
Attribute: [Optional]
Involved NEs:
NE Name Related or Not Special Requirement
UE - None
Node B √ None
RNC √ None
MSC - None
MGW - None
SGSN - None
GGSN - None
HLR - None
“√”: involved
“-”: not involved
2 Overview
2.1 Feature Introduction
2.1.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On
The load of a telecommunication system varies greatly within a day. During peak traffic
hours in the daytime, the system needs multiple carrier frequencies (for example, S333)
to carry services, while one carrier frequency (S111) is enough at night. When the traffic
volume is very low, the system still uses multiple carrier frequencies to carry services.
Though the load of each carrier frequency is not very high, each carrier frequency needs

common channels such as the pilot channel. The power of the common channels covers
20% of the transmit power of the overall carrier frequencies.
With the intelligent carrier power off/on feature, the RAN monitors the traffic status. When
the traffic volume of a carrier is relatively low, the RAN automatically closes it. There are
two methods to evaluate traffic volume.
One is based on the number of users in connected mode. If the number of users in
connected mode in a carrier is below a pre-defined threshold, the carrier can be closed.
The other one takes the QoS into account. If all online services of a carrier can be borne
in other carriers in the same sector, then the carrier can be closed. In this case, the GBR
for real-time services and a minimum bit rate for non real-time services are considered
when the RAN checks the resource allocation in other carriers.
An applicable time period of this feature can be defined only when a carrier can be
powered off intelligently.
If the RAN finds that the traffic volume exceeds a threshold, and the current working
carrier frequencies cannot handle extra services, it opens the closed carrier frequencies.
When the traffic volume is very low and it is necessary to close some carriers, the RAN
gradually reduces the maximum transmit power of a cell until the RF units on the
redundant carrier frequencies are switched off. In this way, online services that are
switched off in the cell can be handed over to neighboring inter-frequency cells or
neighboring intra-frequency cells.
2.2 License Control
Table 2-1 License Control List
License Configured
Feature ID Feature Name Unit
Control Item NE
Intelligent
Intelligent Carrier
ZWF21-20-017 Carrier Power RNC RNC
Power Off/On
Off/On

2.3 Correlation With Other Features
1. Required Features
The power on algorithm based on congestion depends on the ZWF21-04-010

congestion control feature
2. Mutually Exclusive Features
None
3. Affected Features
None
3 Technical Description
3.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On
In a multi-carrier network, the intelligent carrier power off/on feature is controlled by the
RNC-level switch URncFunction.closeFreFunSwit.
When URncFunction.closeFreFunSwit is set to On, if the number of users or the load on

a carrier is small or light, the RAN automatically closes the carrier to save power. The
power of pilot channel is reduced gradually to avoid call drops when the carrier is closed.
The users in this cell are handed over to other carriers based on the radio quality. If the
working carriers are insufficient, the RAN immediately opens the closed carrier.
3.1.1 Carrier Power Off Check Strategies
There are two algorithms for intelligent carrier power off check, one is based on the
number of users in the cell, and the other is based on the cell load. Operators can
choose an algorithm by setting the UCelInfoFDD.closeFreAlg parameter for each cell.
The UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd parameter is used to control whether the current

carrier is allowed to be closed. This parameter is configured for each cell.

 When UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd is set to 0: Not Allowed, the current

carrier is not allowed to be closed. The network planning personnel must ensure
that the first carrier (used to provide continuous coverage) is not allowed to be
closed.
 When UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd is set to 1: UMTS Carrier Power Off, the

current carrier is allowed to be closed.
Note:
1. No matter what is based on to do carrier power off, when the cell that is not allowed to
switch off the power (UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd is set to 0) is out of service, all
the cells which have the same coverage of that cell or are contained in the coverage of
that cell are not allowed to switch off the power.
2. The value of UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd “2: Inter RAT Carrier Power Off” is not
used in the version.
3.1.1.1 Strategy Based on the Number of In-Cell Users
When URncFunction.closeFreFunSwit is set to on, for the cells, which are allowed to be
closed (indicated by UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd) and for which
UCelInfoFDD.closeFreAlg is set to 0: Based on the User Number on CELL_DCH State
to Switch Off Frequency, the RNC checks whether the condition for closing carriers is
met during the time from UCelInfoFDD.startTimetoClsF to UCelInfoFDD.endTimetoClsF.
At the time indicated by UCelInfoFDD.startTimetoClsF, the RNC counts the current

number of users in Cell_DCH state in the cell, including the Cell_DCH state users
consider the cell as either best cell or non-best cell. If the number is smaller than the
threshold indicated by UCelInfoFDD.ueNumThreshCls in the duration indicated by
UCelInfoFDD.freClsOpnTrigTm, a carrier closing procedure is triggered.
Figure 3-1 shows the decision procedure for carrier closing.

Figure 3-1 Carrier Closing Decision Procedure
The time indicated by

N startTimetoClsF is reached?
Count the number of

users (UserNum) in
Cell_DCH
UserNum < ueNumThreshCls?

N
Y
Start the timer
UserNum is decreased? CellCloseTime
Y (initial value =
N freClsOpnTrigTm)
N UserNum is greater than or

equal to ueNumThreshCls
before CellCloseTimer expires?
Start closing the Stop the timer

carrier CellCloseTime
3.1.1.2 Strategy Based on Cell Load
When there are many flat tariff users in the network, who are online for 24 hours a day to
download audio or video, the Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On Based on the Number of
In-Cell Users feature is hard to take effect. So the Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On Based
on Cell Load feature is used. The carrier can be closed if the remaining carriers can fulfill
the online users’ basic QoS requirement.
In the scenario of multi-layer, the RNC sets a priority for each carrier according to the
strategy of Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On Checking Based on Cell Load. The priority is
indicated by UUtranCellFDD.freClosePri, which can be configured for each cell
according to the operator’s requirement.
In a certain area covered by multi-layer cells (having Overlap or Covers relationship

indicated by UUtranRelation.shareCover), the cell with the lowest priority is always

closed first. If more than one cell has the same priority, the one with the fewest users in
CELL_DCH state is closed first(in Dual-Cell or Multiple-Cell situation, the number of
users in CELL_DCH of the closing cell which is the primary serving cell or the secondary
serving cell is the total number of users in CELL_DCH.). If more than one cell has the
same number of users in CELL_DCH state, the one with the smallest Cell ID is closed
first.
When URncFunction.closeFreFunSwit is set to on, for the cell, which is allowed to be

closed (indicated by UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd) and for which the
UCelInfoFDD.closeFreAlg is set to Based on the Cell Load to Switch Off Frequency,
the RNC checks whether the condition for closing a carrier is met during the time from
UCelInfoFDD.startTimetoClsF to UCelInfoFDD.endTimetoClsF.
To guarantee that the load of the current cell can be carried by neighboring cells, all cell
resources are evaluated before the carrier is closed. The carrier is closed only when all
the resources fulfill the following condition in the duration indicated by
UCelInfoFDD.freClsOpnTrigTm:
Effective load of the cell to be closed <= ∑ (Admission threshold of the neighboring cells
with Overlap or Covers relationship - LoadMarginClose - current resource consumption
of the neighboring cells with Overlap or Covers relationship
LoadMarginClose is the load margin configured respectively for different kinds of cell
resources.
For the downlink transmit power, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.powerMarginClose.
For the uplink interference, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.intMarginClose.
For the channelization code, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.codeMarginClose.
For the uplink CE resource, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.ulCeMarginClose.

For the downlink CE resource, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.dlCeMarginClose.
For the number of users on HSDPA, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.hsNumMarginClose.
For the number of users on HSUPA, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.eNumMarginClose.
For the admission threshold of the neighboring cells with Overlap or Covers relationship
for different resource, refer to the ZTE UMTS Admission Control Guide.
The UCelInfoFDD.FreClsCeEvaInd parameter controls whether CE resources are

evaluated.
Note: The carrier cannot be closed if a neighboring cell with Overlap or Covers
relationship is congested.
3.1.2 Carrier Power On Check Strategies
After a carrier is closed by this feature, there are four algorithms to power on the cell. The
algorithm to be used depends on the UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg parameter.
 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 0: Based on the Time to Switch On

Frequency, the algorithm based on time is used. The intelligently closed cell is
opened at the time indicated by UCelInfoFDD.endTimetoClsF.
 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 1: Based on Whether the Working Cell is

Congested to Switch On Frequency, the algorithm based on congestion is used.
If the working carriers are insufficient, the RNC opens all the closed adjacent cells.
Whether the cell is congested is determined by the congestion algorithm. For details
of the congestion algorithm, refer to the ZTE UMTS Congestion Control Feature
Guide.
 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 2: Based on Time or Whether the Working

Cell is Congested to Switch On Frequency, the algorithm based on time or
congestion is used. At the time indicated by UCelInfoFDD.endTimetoClsF or when
the working carriers are insufficient, the closed cells should be opened. The

algorithm based on time is the same as the algorithm for which

UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 0: Based on the Time to Switch On
Frequency, and the algorithm based on congestion is the same as the algorithm for
which UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 1: Based on Whether the Working Cell
is Congested to Switch On Frequency.
 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 3: Based on Time or Cell Load or Whether

the Working Cell is Congested to Switch On Frequency.
When one of the following conditions is fulfilled, the closed carrier is opened
immediately.
 Condition 1: At the time indicated by UCelInfoFDD.endTimetoClsF
 Condition 2: (Effective load of the working carrier) > ∑ (Admission threshold of

the working carrier - LoadMarginOpen).
 Condition 3: the Working Cell is Congested.
LoadMarginOpen is the load margin configured respectively for different kinds

of resources.
For the downlink transmitting power, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.powerMarginOpen.
For the uplink interference, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.intMarginOpen.
For the channelization code, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.codeMarginOpen.
For the uplink CE resource, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.ulCeMarginOpen.
For the downlink CE resource, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.dlCeMarginOpen.
For the number of users on HSDPA, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.hsNumMarginOpen.

For the number of users on HSUPA, LoadMarginOpen is obtained from

UCelInfoFDD.eNumMarginOpen.
For the admission threshold of the working carrier for different resources, refer
to the ZTE UMTS Admission Control Guide.
The UCelInfoFDD.FreClsCeEvaInd parameter controls whether CE resources

are evaluated.
Note: No matter which algorithm is used, when the cell that is not allowed to switch off
the power(UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd is set to 0) is out of service, all the cells
which have the same coverage of that cell or are contained in the coverage of that cell
should be switch on the power immediately.
If more than one inter-frequency neighboring cell can be opened, these cells are opened
one by one in the following order:
1. Neighboring cell with “Overlap” relationship
2. Neighboring cell with “Covers” relationship
3. Neighboring cell with “Contained in” relationship
For example, in the following figure, Cell 1 and Cell 2 have an “Overlap” relationship
with each other, Cell 4 has a “Covers” relationship with Cell 3, and Cell 3 has a
“Contained in” relationship with Cell 4.
Cell 1/2
Cell 4
Cell 3
For the neighboring cell with an “Overlap” or “Covers” relationship, only one carrier
is opened at a time and the carrier with the highest priority is first opened according
to UUtranCellFDD.freClosePri. If more than one carrier has the highest priority, the
carrier to be opened is selected randomly.

For the neighboring cell with a "Contained in" relationship, all the carriers are
opened at the same time. For example, in the following figure, Cell 1 and Cell 2
have a "Contained in" relationship with Cell 3. When Cell 3 is congested, Cell 1 and
Cell 2 are opened at the same time.
Cell3
Cell1 Cell2
Note:
1. For Algorithm 3 (Based on Time or Cell Load to Switch On Frequency), when the
working carrier is congested, all the closed carriers in neighboring cells with
“Overlap” or “Covers” relationship are opened immediately.
2. After a closed cell is opened by any of the above algorithms, a punishment timer
indicated by UCelInfoFDD.forbTimAftOpnF is started to avoid ping-pong effect.
Before the timer expires, the cell will not be closed again even if it meets the carrier
closing condition.
3. For more information about working carrier congestion, refer to the ZTE UMTS
Congestion Control Feature Guide.
3.1.3 Carrier Power Off Procedure
When the RNC determines to close a cell in accordance with a strategy, it instructs the
Node B to gradually power down the CPICH of the cell through the cell reconfiguration
procedure. The carrier power off procedure is shown in Figure 3-2. When the carrier
power off procedure starts, the CPICH power is decreased step by step periodically. The
step size is indicated by UCelInfoFDD.pcpiPwrDnStep. Each time the CPICH power is
decreased, a timer indicated by UCelInfoFDD.pcpiPwrDnTmWin is started. When the
timer expires, the CPICH power is decreased again. If the CPICH power is still higher
than -10dBm after being decreased for UCelInfoFDD.pcpiPwrDnStepTm times, it is
configured to -10dBm at the (UCelInfoFDD.pcpiPwrDnStepTm +1)th time. The state of
CPICH power being -10dBm is called power saving state.

Figure 3-2 Carrier Power Off Procedure
CPICH Power Users are handed over to the

adjacent cells gradually
PcpiPwrDnTmWin
PcpiPwrDnStep
-10dBm
t
Carrier power Carrier power
off starts off ends
When the power of a cell is downgraded, if the cell reconfiguration fails, the RNC stops
closing the cell and the cell remains in the state before the latest reconfiguration. When
the condition for carrier power off is met, the RNC determines whether to close the cell
again.
3.1.4 Carrier Power On Procedure
When the RNC determines to open a cell in accordance with a strategy, it instructs the
Node B to restore the transmit power of the CPICH of the cell through the cell
reconfiguration procedure. The transmit power of the CPICH is indicated by
UUtranCellFDD.primaryCpichPower. If the cell reconfiguration fails, the cell remains in
power saving state and the RNC will periodically attempt to open the cell.

4 Parameters
4.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power off/on
4.1.1 Common Parameters
Table 4-1 Parameters List
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
This parameter indicates

whether to enable or
Switch off
URncFunct disable the intelligent
Frequency 0: Off
ion.closeFr carrier closing function. N/A 0: Off 1: On
Intelligently 1: On
eFunSwit The value "1: On" means
Function
the automatic cell closing
is enabled.
This parameter is a tuple

(TIME_STRUCT_LENGTH
_OF_CLOSE_FREQ=3), hour
whose elements are hour, StartTime
minute, and second. It toCloseF[
indicates the end time for 0] (0..23),
closing the carrier. When step 1
End Time to the time reaches this minute [7 0 0]
UCelInfoF Switch Off value, the RNC does not StartTime (The
DD.endTim Frequency determine whether to close toCloseF[ h:m:s time is [7 0 0]
etoClsF Intelligently (h: the carrier. This end time is 1] (0..59), 7: 00:
min: sec) usually defined to be within step 1 00)
the morning because there second
are a relatively small StartTime
number of active UEs in toCloseF[
the evening whereas there 2] (0..59),
are a relatively great step 1
number of active UEs in
the morning.

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
This parameter is a tuple

(TIME_STRUCT_LENGTH
hour
_OF_CLOSE_FREQ=3),
StartTime
whose elements are hour,
toCloseF[
minute, and second. It
0] (0..23),
indicates the start time for
step 1
closing the carrier. When
Start Time to minute [22 0 0]
the time reaches this
UCelInfoF Switch Off StartTime (The
value, the RNC starts to
DD.startTi Frequency toCloseF[ H:M:S time is [22 0 0]
determine whether the
metoClsF Intelligently (h: 1] (0..59), 22: 00:
carrier closing conditions
min: sec) step 1 00)
are satisfied. If yes, the
second
carrier will be closed. This
StartTime
start time is usually defined
toCloseF[
to be within the evening
2] (0..59),
because there are a
step 1
relatively small number of
active UEs in the evening.

the priority which the
UUtranCell Priority of frequency is switched off
FDD.freClo Frequency intelligently. 0 is the 0..255 N/A N/A 255
sePri Switch Off highest priority. The lower
the priority, the easier the
frequency is switched off.

the neighboring
0:
relationship between a
Neighbor
serving cell and its GSM
1:
UUtranRel neighboring cell. It is used
Share Cover Overlap Neighb 1:
ation.share in load balancing and N/A
Indication 2: Covers or Overlap
Cover handover policies. Load
3:
balancing policies can be
Containe
applied to a neighboring
d in
cell that has an overlap or
containment relationship

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
with the serving cell.
Handover policies can be
applied to a neighboring
cell regardless of its
relationship with the
serving cell.
4.1.2 Parameters related Power Off Checking
Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
0: Based
on the
the algorithm used to
User
switch off the frequency 0: 0:
Number
intelligently. 0: based on Based Based
on
the user number on on the on the
CELL_D
CELL_DCH state to switch User User
Switch of CH State
off frequency; 1: based on Numbe Numbe
Algorithm to Switch
UCelInfoF the cell load to switch off r on r on
Used to Off
DD.closeFr frequency. For N/A CELL_ CELL_
Switch Off the Frequenc
eAlg the districts that has few DCH DCH
Frequency y
users during some time State to State to
Intelligently 1: Based
period such as office park Switch Switch
on the
after work, the strategy of Off Off
Cell Load
carrier power-off based on Freque Freque
to Switch
the number of cell users is ncy ncy
Off
suggested to be used. For
Frequenc
the districts that have
y
many flat tariff users, the
strategy of carrier

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
power-off based on cell
load is suggested to be
used in this situation.

0: Not
weather the frequency
Allowed
close is allowed or not.
1: UMTS
Indication of The frequency is allowed
UCelInfoF Carrier
Whether the to be closed when
DD.freClos Power Off
Frequency FreCloseAllowedInd is N/A 0 1
eAllowedIn 2: Inter
Switch Off is True, otherwise not.
d RAT
Allowed or not Generally speaking, the
Carrier
frequency which provides
Power
the basic coverage cannot
Offf
be closed.

the threshold of the
UE Number number of UEs, whose
Threshold carriers are intelligently
UCelInfoF
Used for closed, in the multi-carrier (0..100),
DD.ueNum N/A 2 2
Switching Off scenario. If the number of step 1
ThreshCls
Frequency UEs in a cell is smaller
Intelligently than this threshold, it
determines whether to
close this cell.

Trigger Time whether to enable / disable
of judgment a cell if the load is eligible
UCelInfoF
Switching during the triggering time (1..65535
DD.freCls s 300s 300s
On/Off (FreClsOpnTrigTm) when )s, step
OpnTrigTm
Frequency the intelligent carrier 1s
Intelligently closing / starting is to be
determined.
UCelInfoF DL Power This parameter indicates

DD.power Margin for the DL power margin
(1..100)% % 25 25
MarginClos Frequency which should be
, step 1%
e Switch Off considered when the

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
judgment neighboring cell does the
switch off judgment.
UL This parameter indicates

Interference the UL interference margin
UCelInfoF
Margin for which should be (0..62)dB,
DD.intMarg dB 2 2
Frequency considered when the step
inClose
Switch Off neighboring cell does the 0.1dB
judgment switch off judgment.

DL Code
the DL code margin which
UCelInfoF Margin for
should be considered
DD.codeM Frequency 0..512 N/A 32 32
when the neighboring cell
arginClose Switch Off
does the switch off
judgment
judgment.

the UL CE margin which
UL CE Margin does the switch off
UCelInfoF
for Frequency judgment. This margin is
DD.ulCeM 0..512 N/A 32 32
Switch Off the value which is
arginClose
judgment normalized to the CE
number consumed by
SF128 to against the cost
law difference between
cells.

the DL CE margin which
DL CE Margin when the neighboring cell
UCelInfoF
for Frequency does the switch off
DD.dlCeM 0..512 N/A 32 32
Switch Off judgment. This margin is
arginClose
judgment the value which is
normalized to the CE
number consumed by

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
cells.
HSDPA User This parameter indicates

UCelInfoF Number the HSDPA user number
DD.hsNum Margin for margin which should be
0..65535 N/A 9 9
MarginClos Frequency considered when the
e Switch Off neighboring cell does the
HSUPA User This parameter indicates

UCelInfoF Number the HSUPA user number
DD.eNum Margin for margin which should be
0..65535 N/A 9 9
MarginClos Frequency considered when the
e Switch Off neighboring cell does the
Synchronization
information of CE resource
Indication of is a bit much, which may 0:
UCelInfoF CE Evaluation be influence CPU. This Evaluate 0: 0:
DD.freClsC for Switching parameter can control if d N/A Evaluat Evaluat
eEvaInd Off Frequency the CE is evaluated during 1: Not ed ed
Intelligently the judgment of the cell evaluated
load based frequency
switch off intelligently.
4.1.3 Parameters related Power On Checking
Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
UCelInfoF Forbidden This parameter indicates

DD.forbTi Time of the time interval allowed (0.1..24)h hour 0.5hour 0.5hour
mAftOpnF Switching Off for closing the carrier again ours, step

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
After after it is started. If a 0.1hour
Switching On carrier is started, you need
the Frequency to wait until the timer times
out before closing the
carrier again. This helps
avoid frequent start and
closing of a carrier.
0: Based
on the
Time to
Switch
On
Frequenc
This parameter indicates y
the algorithm used for 1: Based
starting a carrier. on 2: 2:
0: starting a carrier based Whether Based Based
on the time the on on
1: starting a carrier based Working Time or Time or
Switch of on whether the cell within Cell is Whethe Whethe
Algorithm the operating carrier is Congeste r the r the
UCelInfoF
Used to congested d to Workin Workin
DD.openFr N/A
Switch On the 2: starting a carrier based Switch g Cell is g Cell is
eAlg
Frequency on the time or whether the On Conges Conges
Intelligently cell within the operating Frequenc ted to ted to
carrier is congested y Switch Switch
3: starting a carrier based 2: Based On On
on the time or the load of on Time Freque Freque
the cell within the or ncy ncy
operating carrier Whether
the
Working
Cell is
Congeste
d to
Switch
On

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
Frequenc
y
3: Based
on Time
or Cell
Load to
Switch
On
Frequenc
y

DL Power
UCelInfoF the DL power margin
Margin for
DD.power which should be
Frequency (1..100)% % 20 20
MarginOpe considered when the
Switch On , step 1%
n neighboring cell does the
judgment
switch off judgment.
UL This parameter indicates

Interference the UL interference margin
UCelInfoF
Margin for which should be (0..62)dB,
DD.intMarg dB 1 1
Frequency considered when the step
inOpen
Switch On neighboring cell does the 0.1dB

DL Code
the DL code margin which
UCelInfoF Margin for
DD.codeM Frequency 0..512 N/A 16 16
arginOpen Switch On
does the switch on
judgment
judgment.

the UL CE margin which
UL CE Margin should be considered
UCelInfoF
for Frequency when the neighboring cell
DD.ulCeM 0..512 N/A 16 16
Switch On does the switch on
arginOpen
judgment judgment. This margin is
the value which is
normalized to the CE

Recom
Name Range Value d
Value
number consumed by
cells.

the DL CE margin which
DL CE Margin does the switch on
UCelInfoF
for Frequency judgment. This margin is
DD.dlCeM 0..512 N/A 16 16
Switch On the value which is
arginOpen
judgment normalized to the CE
number consumed by
cells.
HSDPA User This parameter indicates

UCelInfoF Number the HSDPA user number
DD.hsNum Margin for margin which should be
0..65535 N/A 2 2
MarginOpe Frequency considered when the
n Switch On neighboring cell does the
judgment switch on judgment.
HSUPA User This parameter indicates

UCelInfoF Number the HSUPA user number
DD.eNum Margin for margin which should be
0..65535 N/A 2 2
MarginOpe Frequency considered when the
n Switch On neighboring cell does the
judgment switch on judgment.

4.1.4 Parameters related Power Off Procedure
Recom
Name Range Value d
Value

the power decrement step
P-CPICH
of the P-CPICH in the case
Power Down
of intelligent carrier
UCelInfoFD Step Size
closing. This parameter (0..10)dB,
D.pcpiPwrD Used to dB 1dB 1dB
should not be set to a too step
nStep Switch Off
big value, lest UEs are 0.1dB
Frequency
dropped due to too rapid
Intelligently
decrement of the
P-CPICH.

the maximum times of the
Times of
P-CPICH power
Downgrade of
decremented by the same
P-CPICH
size during intelligent
UCelInfoFD Power with
carrier closing. After the (0..50),
D.pcpiPwrD Equal Step N/A 33 33
number of decrements step 1
nStepTm Used to
reaches the
Switch off
PcpiPwrDnStepTm, the
Frequency
P-CPICH power is directly
Intelligently
decremented to the
minimum value.

Time Interval the time interval between
between Two two P-CPICH power
Downgrade of decrement operations. 0..1000,
UCelInfoFD 10 10
P-CPICH This time interval must be step 1;
D.pcpiPwrD 100 ms (unit: (unit:
Power Used long enough to complete Unit:
nTmWin 100ms) 100ms
to Switch Off the cell reconfiguration so 100ms
Frequency that the UE can be
Intelligently normally handovered to
another cell.

4.1.5 Parameters related Power On Procedure
Recom
Name Range Value d
Value

UUtranCell
the P-CPICH transmit (-10.0..50
FDD.prima P-CPICH
power, which is an .0)dBm, dBm 33dBm 33dBm
ryCpichPo Power
absolute value for the step
wer
P-CPICH transmission. 0.1dBm
5 Related Counters and Alarms
5.1 Related Counters
Table 5-1 Counter List
Counter ID Name
C310464574 Statistics Times of Intelligent Carrier
C310464564 Intelligent Carrier Power Off Duration
C310464565 Number of Intelligent Carrier Power Off

Number of attempted active set update del cell include CS
C310322499
domain traffic
Number of attempted active set update del cell include PS
C310322500
domain traffic
Number of failed active set update del cell include CS
C310322501
domain traffic
Number of failed active set update del cell include PS
C310322502
domain traffic
Number of Inter-Frequency Handover Attempts for CS
C310332608
services due to RSCP
Number of Inter-Frequency Handover Attempts for CS
C310332609
services due to EcNo

Number of successful Inter-Frequency Handover for CS

C310332619
Number of successful Inter-Frequency Handover for CS
C310332620
Number of Inter-Frequency Handover Attempts for PS
C310332630
Number of Inter-Frequency Handover Attempts for PS
C310332631
Number of successful Inter-Frequency Handover for PS
C310332641
Number of successful Inter-Frequency Handover for PS
C310332642
300249 Ratio of CS Call Drop
300294 Ratio of PS Call Drop
300046 Ratio of successful CS RAB establishment
300073 Ratio of successful PS RAB establishment
Success Rate of Intra-RNC Inter-Frequency Hard

300465 Handover
300020 Ratio of successful RRC connection establishment
5.2 Related Alarms
None.
6 Engineering Guide
6.1 Application Scenario
This feature is designed to automatically monitor the network traffic and close some
carriers when the traffic is low. If it is detected that the traffic increases and may exceed
the handling capacity of the current working carriers, the closed carriers are
automatically opened.
In the power off procedure, the CPICH power is decreased step by step till the carrier is

closed completely, which makes the users in the current carrier hand over to neighboring
cells smoothly, and guarantees the user service experience.
This feature has important significance for energy saving by closing unnecessary carriers,
which not only reduces the operating expense of operators, but is good for environmental
protection.
This feature works when the online traffic volume is low, so it is recommended to close
some carries in the early morning.
For offices or business parks with heavy traffic during work hours and low traffic after
work, this feature can be used at midnight. The strategy of carrier power off based on the
number of cell users is suggested to be used, and the carrier power on algorithm is
recommended to be set based on time or congestion.
In residential areas, a large number of users are online at a low rate, so the traffic is low
at midnight. The strategy of carrier power off based on cell load is suggested to be used,
and the carrier power on algorithm is recommended to be set based on time or cell load.
For the districts that have many flat tariff users, the strategy of carrier power off based on
cell load is suggested to be used, and the carrier power-on algorithm is recommended to
be set based on time or cell load.
For the cells with ultra-long range coverage, such as freeway or railway, or the cells in
which large-scale activities are held, such as football match, this feature is not
recommended to be enabled.
When this feature is enabled, a small number of users may have their calls dropped due
to handover failures, which affects the user experience. Therefore, the related threshold
for carrier power off check should be configured based on the user experience and
energy saving.
6.2 Feature Activation Procedure
This procedure describes how to locate the parameters related to this feature in the GUI.
The parameter values on the screenshots in the procedure are for reference only. Refer
to Chapter 4 for the recommended values of the related parameters.

In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration, and set Switch off Frequency Intelligently
Function, see the following figure.
Figure 6-1 Parameter Configuration Interface 1
Logical Function Configuration > UTRAN Cell, and set Priority of Frequency Switch
Off see the following figure..

Logical Function Configuration > UTRAN Cell > Extended Info of UTRAN Cell, and
set End Time to Switch Off Frequency Intelligently(h: min: sec), Forbidden Time of
Switching Off After Switching On the Frequency, Trigger Time of judgment
Switching On/Off Frequency Intelligently, Switch of Algorithm Used to Switch On
the Frequency Intelligently, Start Time to Switch Off Frequency Intelligently(h: min:
sec), UE Number Threshold Used for Switching Off Frequency Intelligently,
P-CPICH Power Down Step Size Used to Switch Off Frequency Intelligently, Times
of Downgrade of P-CPICH Power with Equal Step Used to Switch off Frequency
Intelligently, Time Interval between Two Downgrade of P-CPICH Power Used to
Switch Off Frequency Intelligently, Switch of Algorithm Used to Switch Off the
Frequency Intelligently, DL Power Margin for Frequency Switch Off judgment, UL
Interference Margin for Frequency Switch Off judgment, DL Code Margin for
Frequency Switch Off judgment, UL CE Margin for Frequency Switch Off judgment,
DL CE Margin for Frequency Switch Off judgment, HSDPA User Number Margin for
Frequency Switch Off judgment, HSUPA User Number Margin for Frequency
Switch Off judgment, DL Power Margin for Frequency Switch On judgment, UL
Interference Margin for Frequency Switch On judgment, DL Code Margin for
Frequency Switch On judgment, UL CE Margin for Frequency Switch On judgment,
DL CE Margin for Frequency Switch On judgment, HSDPA User Number Margin for
Frequency Switch On judgment, HSUPA User Number Margin for Frequency
Switch On judgment, Indication of Whether the Frequency Switch Off is Allowed or
not, and Indication of CE Evaluation for Switching Off Frequency Intelligently, see
the following figures.



In the configuration resource tree window, open the [Modify Area->Managed Element
->UMTS Logical Function Configuration->UTRAN Cell->Adjacent Relation
Configuration->Neighboring Cell] interface and set the parameter “Share Cover
Indication" as shown in Figure 6-6.

Figure 6-6 Parameters configuration interface 6
In the configuration resource tree window, open the [Modify Area->Managed Element
->UMTS Logical Function Configuration->UTRAN Cell] interface and set the parameter
“P-CPICH Power" as shown in Figure 6-7.
Figure 6-7 Parameters configuration interface 7

6.3 Feature Validation Procedure
Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure
Test Item Intelligent Carrier Power off/on
The WCDMA system is ready.

Cell1 and Cell2 support HSUPA, HSDPA and DCH and belong to
NodeB1.
Prerequisit Cell1 and Cell2 have the different frequency. Configure Cell1 and Cell2
e adjacent cells with the same coverage.
Activate the function of intelligent carrier power off/on.
Configure the rational value of the parameters start time and end time.
UE1 camps on Cell1 in Idle mode.
Before the “start time”, UE1 activates a PS service in Cell1.

At the start time, check whether RNC triggers the carrier power off
function.
Steps
Check whether PS service of UE1 handovers to Cell2 during step2.
At the end time, check whether the RNC triggers the carrier power on
function.
In step2, when the current time is between the start time and end time,
and the number of UEs of Cell1 is less than the intelligent carrier power
off threshold, the RNC will reduce Cell1’s P-CPICH power gradually by
sending the cell reconfiguration message to the Node B until the
Expected
P-CPICH power reaches -10dBm.
Result
In step3, PS service of UE1 will be handed over to Cell2.
In step4, RNC will restore the P-CPICH power of Cell1 to the default
value 33dbm by sending the cell reconfiguration message to the Node
B. The status of Cell1 will be normal.
6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure
Table 6-2 RNC Parameter List 3
Managed Object. logic Default Value Deactivation

GUI Name
name Value

Managed Object. logic Default Value Deactivation

GUI Name
name Value
URncFunction.closeFreFu Switch off Frequency

0: off 0: off
nSwit Intelligently Function
Indication of Whether
UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllo the Frequency Switch 0: Not Allowed 0: Not Allowed
wedInd Off is Allowed or not
For the description and configuration of above parameters, refer to Section 6.2.
6.5 Impact on the Network
1. Impact on Equipment Performance
None.
2. Impact on Network KPIs
Advantages of this feature:
1) The RNC automatically monitors the network traffic, closes some carriers when
the traffic is low, and opens the closed carrier frequencies when the online
traffic is high.
2) The feature not only reduces the operating expense of operators, but also
makes a great contribution to environmental protection.
3) The RAN gradually reduces the maximum transmit power of a cell until the RF
units on the redundant carrier frequencies are switched off. In this way, the
online service that is switched off in the cell can be handed over to a
neighboring cell.
Disadvantages of this feature:
1) When this feature is enabled, the dropped-call rate may be increased due to
handover failures, which may affect the user experience Therefore, a proper

threshold for carrier power off check should be configured based on the user
experience and energy saving.
7 Abbreviation
Abbreviation Full Name
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access
CE Channel Element
DCH Dedicated Channel
E-DCH Enhanced Dedicated Transport Channel
P-CPICH(PCPICH) Primary Common Pilot Channel
UE User Equipment
RNC Radio Network Controller
RAN Radio Access Network
OPEX OperatingExpense
KPI Key Performance Indicator
8 Reference Document
[1]ZXUR 9000 UMTS(V4.18.10.12)Radio Network Controller Radio Parameter
Reference
[2]ZXWR RNC(V3.18.10.12)Radio Network Controller Radio Parameter Reference
[3]ZXUR 9000 UMTS(V4.18.10.12)Radio Network Controller Performance Counter

Reference
[4]ZXWR RNC(V3.18.10.12)Radio Network Controller Performance Counter Reference
[5] ZTE UMTS Admission Control Feature Guide
[6] ZTE UMTS Congestion Control Feature Guide

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3 Technical Description ....................................................................................... 6

5 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 25

6 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 26

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Figure 3-1 Carrier Closing Decision Procedure ................................................................... 8

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Node B version: [NODEB V5.20]

2.1 Feature Introduction

2.1.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On

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2.2 License Control

Table 2-1 License Control List

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2.3 Correlation With Other Features

The power on algorithm based on congestion depends on the ZWF21-04-010

2. Mutually Exclusive Features

3.1 ZWF21-20-017 Intelligent Carrier Power Off/On

When URncFunction.closeFreFunSwit is set to On, if the number of users or the load on

3.1.1 Carrier Power Off Check Strategies

The UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd parameter is used to control whether the current

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 When UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd is set to 0: Not Allowed, the current

 When UCelInfoFDD.freCloseAllowedInd is set to 1: UMTS Carrier Power Off, the

3.1.1.1 Strategy Based on the Number of In-Cell Users

At the time indicated by UCelInfoFDD.startTimetoClsF, the RNC counts the current

Figure 3-1 shows the decision procedure for carrier closing.

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Figure 3-1 Carrier Closing Decision Procedure

The time indicated by

Count the number of

UserNum < ueNumThreshCls?

N UserNum is greater than or

Start closing the Stop the timer

3.1.1.2 Strategy Based on Cell Load

In a certain area covered by multi-layer cells (having Overlap or Covers relationship

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indicated by UUtranRelation.shareCover), the cell with the lowest priority is always

When URncFunction.closeFreFunSwit is set to on, for the cell, which is allowed to be

For the downlink transmit power, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

For the uplink interference, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

For the channelization code, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

For the uplink CE resource, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

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For the downlink CE resource, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

For the number of users on HSDPA, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

For the number of users on HSUPA, LoadMarginClose is obtained from

The UCelInfoFDD.FreClsCeEvaInd parameter controls whether CE resources are

3.1.2 Carrier Power On Check Strategies

 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 0: Based on the Time to Switch On

 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 1: Based on Whether the Working Cell is

 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 2: Based on Time or Whether the Working

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algorithm based on time is the same as the algorithm for which

 If UCelInfoFDD.openFreAlg is set to 3: Based on Time or Cell Load or Whether