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Fast Dormancy
Fast Dormancy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 5
2.1.1 ZWF21-01-027 Fast Dormancy ............................................................................ 5
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................... 6
4 Parameters....................................................................................................... 15
4.1 ZWF21-01-027 Fast Dormancy .......................................................................... 15
4.1.1 R8 Fast Dormancy Related Parameters............................................................. 15
4.1.2 Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing Related Parameters ................................. 18
4.1.3 Fast Dormancy Enhanced for Pre-R8 Related Parameters ................................ 20
4.1.4 The Optimization after the RNC Receiving the SCRI ......................................... 21
7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 49
8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 50
FIGURES
TABLES
Table 4-1 Parameters List (R8 Fast Dormancy Related Parameters) .............................15
Table 4-2 Parameters List (Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing Related Parameters) .....18
Table 4-3 Parameters List (Fast Dormancy Enhanced for Pre-R8 Related Parameters) ....20
Table 4-4 Parameters List (The Optimization after the RNC Receiving the SCRI) .............21
Table 5-1 Counter List .......................................................................................................23
Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure for Release 8.......................................................32
Table 6-2 RNC parameter list 2 .........................................................................................33
1 Feature Attribute
RNC version: [ZXWR RNC V3.15.10.20/ZXUR 9000 V4.15.10.20]
Attribute: [Mandatory]
Involved NEs:
NE Name Related or Not Special Requirement
UE √ -
Node B - -
RNC √ -
iTC - -
MSC - -
MGW - -
SGSN - -
GGSN - -
HLR - -
“√”: involved, “-”: not involved
2 Overview
This feature includes “R8 Fast Dormancy”, “Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint”, “Fast
Dormancy Enhancement for Pre-R8” and “The Optimization After RNC receiving SCRI”
can extend UE battery usage and enhance user experience. The Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy
Restraint function greatly decreases the signaling traffic caused by smart phones on the
control plane but still guarantees user experience. Fast Dormancy Enhancement for
Pre-R8 function enlarges the range of the strategy of the R8 Fast Dormancy to some
pre-R7 UE, which extends the UE battery usage and enhance user experience of such
UEs. “The Optimization After RNC receiving SCRI” is the optimization for “R8 Fast
Dormancy” and “Fast Dormancy Enhancement for Pre-R8”: which makes it possible for
the RNC not to release the UE immediately after it receives SCRI, to avoid data
transmission in short time after receiving the SCRI. Therefore, better user experience
can be guaranteed, but more system resources may be occupied.
1. Required Features
None
None
3. Affected Features
3 Technical Description
This feature includes “R8 Fast Dormancy” and “Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint”
functions that are respectively described in the following sections.
To save battery consumption, for some smart phones whose versions are 3GPP Release
7 or Pre-Release 7, once the data transmission ends, they send a SIGNALLING
CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION (SCRI) message. Upon receiving the SCRI
message, the network releases the Iu signaling and RRC connection. This process is
called “Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy”. When there are data packages to be transmitted again,
the RRC connection and RB/RAB are reestablished. This frequent data transmission
causes frequent network connection and release, and produces many signaling
messages, and it is easy to cause a signaling storm. An example of the channel switch
with Pre-R7 fast dormancy is shown in the following figure.
Data Packet
CELL_DCH
CELL_FACH
URA_PCH
IDLE
The specification requires that the network controls the UE by broadcasting the T323
timer in the SIB1. Whether the UE uses the SCRI message whose "Signaling Connection
Release Indication Cause" is set to "UE Requested PS Data session end" to inform the
RNC that PS data is sent is controlled by the network.
The RNC controls whether timer T323 can be broadcast in the SIB1 by using switch
UUeCnst.t323Swch. If the switch is enabled, timer T323 is broadcast in the SIB1. The
value of T323 is determined by UUeCnst.t323.
When the UE sends an SCRI message with the IE "Signaling Connection Release
Indication Cause" being set to "UE Requested PS Data session end", timer T323 is
started. During the running of timer T323, the UE is inhibited from sending the SCRI
message with the IE "Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause" being set to "UE
Requested PS Data session end" again.
If timer T323 is not broadcast in the SIB1, the UE does not send the SCRI with the cause
“UE requested PS data session end”.
An example of the channel switch with R8 fast dormancy is shown in the following figure.
Data Packet
CELL_DCH
CELL_FACH
T323 T323
URA_PCH
IDLE
R8 Fast Dormancy
4B causes UE switch 4B causes UE switch
causes UE switch to
to FACH to FACH
PCH
Note:
1. According to 3GPP 25.331, when timer T323 expires, if the condition for reporting
an SCRI message is still met, the UE triggers the transmission of a SCRI message
again.
2. If SCRI for single signaling which carries the cause value is received, the RNC will
not handle it.
3. Although Fast Dormancy function is introduced in 3GPP R8, but in the real network
it is discovered that part of the pre-R8 UEs also supports Fast Dormancy, so the
handling strategy described here also includes the pre-R8 UEs.
Note:
The value of the PCH switch that the UE‟s version corresponds to is „”On”. For
details, refer to 3.3.5 “UE PCH Compatibility Strategy” in ZTE UMTS Dynamic
Radio Bearer Control Feature Guide.
The value of the PCH switch that the UE‟s version corresponds to is “On”. For
details, refer to 3.3.5 “UE PCH Compatibility Strategy” in ZTE UMTS Dynamic
Radio Bearer Control Feature Guide.
As described in the above section, when the RNC receives an SCRI message with the IE
"Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause" being set to "UE Requested PS Data
session end", and if neither CELL_PCH/URA_PCH nor CELL_FACH is enalbed, the
RNC switches the UE to the IDLE state.
As described in 3.1.1 “R8 Fast Dormancy”, Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy causes frequent
network connection and release, produces many signaling messages, and easily causes
a signaling storm. Although 3GPP has added R8 fast dormancy, it cannot handle the UE
before Release 8.
To solve this problem, the user plane Heart Beat strategy is added to this function. With
this strategy, the signaling connection is not disconnected because of the SCRI
messages sent by the UE, and thus frequent signaling connection and release can be
avoided. This function is called “Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing”.
To prevent the UEs of version 3GPP Release 7 or Pre-Release 7 from sending the
“Signaling Connection Release Indication” message, and avoid frequent signaling
connection and release, the heartbeat strategy is applied to UEs that meet the following
conditions:
When the following conditions are satisfied, and there is no data interaction between the
CN and the RNC, the RNC user plane performs the heartbeat detection periodically. The
interval is determined by URncFunction.heartBeatFreq. The heartbeat data is not
included in the traffic volume measurement result of the user plane. When there are data
package interactions between the CN and the RNC, the heartbeat detection is stopped.
So, based on the heartbeat detection, it prevents the UE from sending the SCRI
message, and avoids frequent signaling connection and release. When the UE does not
have data transmission for a long time, it can be switched to the CELL_PCH/URA_PCH
or Idle state by the 4B0 traffic volume measurement report.
1. The control switch for heartbeat corresponding to the UE version is set to “True”;
where for the R4 and for the R4 and pre-R4 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR4; for the R5 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR5; for the R6 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR6; for the R7 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR7; for the R8 and post-R8 UE, it is obtained from
URncFunction.heartBeatUeVerR8;.
Because of the heartbeat detection, the UE sends an acknowledge data package after it
receives the heartbeat data. This may cause that the RNC cannot correctly make
judgment of event 4B0 for uplink traffic volume measurement, and it causes that the
channel cannot be switched to the CELL_PCH/URA_PCH or idle state based on the
Note:
Tests confirm that the UE does not send uplink data packages after it receives the
heartbeat data, and the channel switching to CELL_PCH/URA_PCH or idle state based
on the downlink and uplink traffic volume measurement can be normally performed, so
the parameter URncFunction.onlyDnOnHB can be set to “0:Off”.
When the switch URncFunction.preR8FdEnhSwi is enabled, the RNC executes the fast
dormancy function for the UE in the blacklist based on the following method:
If the IMEI of the UE is not in the IMEI blacklist, or if the IMEI of the UE is in the IMEI
blacklist and the corresponding UImeiBlkList.imeiFastDorm fetches the value “0”(Note: It
is regarded as “Not Released”, but it is shown in the screen as “0: Released”,
which will be modified in later version, when the RNC receives the SCRI message from
the UE which does not carry “signaling connection release indication cause” or the value
of “signaling connection release indication cause” is not “UE requested PS data session
end”, it executes the fast dormancy function for the UE, i.e. whether to transit it to
In addition, how to establish the IMEI blacklist is described in ZTE UMTS User
Equipment Fault Aversion Feature Guide.
In the field test, it is found that sometimes the UE will send some data after it sends SCRI
message. If the RNC continues to complete the release procedure regardless of the
data, the successive data transmission can only be completed by transitioning to the
CELL_DCH state again from the idle, PCH or FACH state. So it needs to be optimized.
For this optimization, there is a new switch URncInfo.scriDrbcHysSwi and a new timer
URncInfo.scriDrbcHys.
The control plane has received the SCRI message from the UE. According to the
judgment strategies described in "3.1.1 R8 Fast Dormancy" and "3.1.3 Fast Dormancy
Enhancement for Pre-R8", the UE needs to be transitioned to the FACH, PCH or idle
state, and in the meantime the switch URncInfo.scriDrbcHysSwi is “On”, the timer is
started immediately (with the length of URncInfo.scriDrbcHys). If there is UL or DL data
on the current service bearer before the timer expires, the DRBC triggered by the SCRI is
abandoned, and the timer is stopped. If the timer expires, the corresponding DRBC
triggered by the SCRI is executed.
4 Parameters
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
0:Prior to
0:Prior 0:Prior
The Target URA_PC
This parameter indicates to to
URncInfo.r RRC State of H/CELL_
the target RRC state of URA_P URA_P
99R4RrcSt Fast PCH N/A
fast dormancy for R99/R4 CH/CE CH/CE
aDorm Dormancy 1:Prior to
UE. LL_PC LL_PC
(R99/R4) CELL_FA
H H
CH
0:Prior to
0:Prior 0:Prior
The Target URA_PC
to to
URncInfo.r RRC State of This parameter indicates H/CELL_
URA_P URA_P
5RrcStaDo Fast the target RRC state of PCH N/A
CH/CE CH/CE
rm Dormancy fast dormancy for R5 UE. 1:Prior to
LL_PC LL_PC
(R5) CELL_FA
H H
CH
0:Prior to
0:Prior 0:Prior
The Target URA_PC
to to
URncInfo.r RRC State of This parameter indicates H/CELL_
URA_P URA_P
6RrcStaDo Fast the target RRC state of PCH N/A
CH/CE CH/CE
rm Dormancy fast dormancy for R6 UE. 1:Prior to
LL_PC LL_PC
(R6) CELL_FA
H H
CH
The Target 0:Prior to 0:Prior 0:Prior
URncInfo.r RRC State of This parameter indicates URA_PC to to
7RrcStaDo Fast the target RRC state of H/CELL_ N/A URA_P URA_P
rm Dormancy fast dormancy for R7 UE. PCH CH/CE CH/CE
(R7) 1:Prior to LL_PC LL_PC
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
CELL_FA H H
CH
0:Prior to
0:Prior 0:Prior
The Target URA_PC
This parameter indicates to to
RRC State of H/CELL_
URncInfo.r the target RRC state of URA_P URA_P
Fast PCH N/A
8StaDorm fast dormancy for R8 and CH/CE CH/CE
Dormancy (R8 1:Prior to
R8 Post UE. LL_PC LL_PC
and R8 Post) CELL_FA
H H
CH
This parameter indicates
Switch of
whether the other
UDrbc.fach Transferring 0: Off
channels can be N/A 0 1
Swch to 1: On
transferred to
CELL_FACH
CELL_FACH.
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
release indication (with
cause) to switch states to
start T323. If there is no
data transmission before
T323 timeout and UE is
still in connection mode,
then resend signaling
connection release
indication (with cause).
Table 4-2 Parameters List (Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Suppressing Related Parameters)
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
8 (R8) of R8 version and the later
versions. "0": The heart
beat detection is not
executed. "1" The heart
beat detection is executed.
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
TypeInd Condition "Device type" in the
Whether to be message "RRC
Judged Connection Setup
Indicator Complete", when judge the
When Heart conditions should be
Beat satisfied for UE which is
Detection performed heart beat
detection.
Note: there are many side effects when the pre-R7 fast dormancy function is used in the
field, so it is not suggested to be turned on.
Table 4-3 Parameters List (Fast Dormancy Enhanced for Pre-R8 Related Parameters)
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Table 4-4 Parameters List (The Optimization after the RNC Receiving the SCRI)
Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
Counter ID Name
C311340001 CPU_MEAN
None
6 Engineering Guide
This feature includes “R8 Fast Dormancy”, “Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint”, “Fast
Dormancy Enhancement for Pre-R8” and “The Optimization after RNC receiving SCRI”
“R8 Fast Dormancy” function can extend UE battery usage and enhance user experience.
You are recommended to enable this function.
“Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint” function greatly decreases the signaling traffic caused
by smart phones on the control plane but still guarantees user experience. Because
additional pings are needed to maintain the RRC connection for online users, the uplink
and downlink load may be increased, so it is suggested that this function should be
enabled only when there are too many smart phones in the network and the control plane
is heavily loaded.
“Fast Dormancy Enhancement for Pre-R8” function enlarges the range of the strategy of
the R8 Fast Dormancy to some pre-R7 UE, which extends the UE battery usage and
enhance user experience of such UEs.
“The Optimization after RNC receiving SCRI” is the optimization of “R8 Fast Dormancy”
and “Fast Dormancy Enhancement for Pre-R8”: makes it possible for the RNC not to
release the UE immediately after it receives SCRI, to avoid data transmission in short
time after receiving the SCRI. Therefore, better user experience can be guaranteed but
more system resources may be occupied. If the operator puts more emphasis on the
user experience, it is suggested to be turned on.
This chapter guides readers to find the GUI location of the parameters that are related to
the deployment of this feature. The values on figures are only examples. For the practical
configuration value, refer to the last column of table in section 3.1.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element->UMTS
Logical Function Configuration->Extended Info of RNC. Check the configuration of
r99r4rrcstadorm, r5rrcstadorm, r6rrcstadorm, r7rrcstadorm, r8rrcstadorm, see
Figure 6-1 .
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > Global Information Configuration > Dynamic
Radio Bearer Control Information Profile > Dynamic Radio Bearer Control
Information. Check the configuration of fachSwch and pchSwch, see Figure 6-2.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > Global Information Configuration > UE Timers
and Constants Information. Check the configuration of t323Swch and t323, see Figure
6-3.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > UTRAN Cell > Extended Info of UTRAN Cell.
Check the configuration of pchCellSwch, see Figure 6-4.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration. Check the configuration of heartBeatUeVerR4,
heartBeatUeVerR5, heartBeatUeVerR6, heartBeatUeVerR7, heartBeatUeVerR8,
heartBeatFreq, onlyDnOnHB, and deviceTypeInd, see Figure 6-5.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration. Check the configuration of Switch of Fast Dormancy
Enhanced for Pre-R8, see Figure 6-6.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration > Service Configuration > Imei for Black List,.
Check the configuration of imeiFastDorm, see Figure 6-7
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > UMTS
Logical Function Configuration >Extended Info of RNC,. Check the configuration of
scriDrbcHysSwi and scriDrbcHys, see Figure 6-8.
Switch of T323
UUeCnst.t323Swch 0:Off 0:Off
Broadcasting
None.
The R8 Fast Dormancy function and the Fast Dormancy Enhancement for Pre-R8
function can extend UE battery usage and enhance user experience The UE state is
controlled by the network, which avoids signaling storms caused by the release of the
UE.
The Optimization after RNC receiving SCRI makes it possible for the RNC not to release
the UE immediately after it receives SCRI, to avoid data transmission in short time after
receiving the SCRI. Therefore, better user experience can be guaranteed.
The Pre-R7 Fast Dormancy Restraint function greatly decreases the signaling traffic
caused by smart phones on the control plane but still guarantees user experience.
Because additional pings are needed to maintain the RRC connection for online users,
the uplink and downlink loads may be increased.
The Optimization after RNC receiving SCRI may occupy more system resources.
ii. The following performances are deteriorate after this feature is turned on:
ZTE has the following detailed conclusions on the commercial network that enables the
fast dormancy function. Because different operators have different strategies, the
following network KPI figures are only for reference:
6.6.1.3 Throughput
The Downlink Traffic
RTWP
-102.1000
-102.2000
-102.3000
-102.4000
-102.5000
-102.6000
HS TCP
NON HS TCP
RRC
CS RAB
PS RAB
The test result shows that fast dormancy feature has the commercial capability for
long-term.
1. BHCA deceases by about 20%, DMP CPU usage rate decreases about 20%,CMP
CPU usage rate decreases about 30%;
2. PS RRC request number and RAB request number decreases about 60%;
3. RUP CE usage rate increases about 25% because the increase of the PS on-line
user number.
4. Basic KPI: RRC successful rate and CS RAB successful rate deteriorate a bit; CS
call drop rate has little change, PS call drop rate increases about 23%.
5. There is positive gain in paging: the paging number of the Iu interface decreases by
a big margin. And there is also negative gain: paging successful rate deteriorates
obviously statistic by RNC and the paging successful rate deteriorates to some
extend statistic by CN. But there is no corresponding complains in the long-term
running network, and it has no influence to the user experience.
7 Abbreviation
AM Acknowledged Mode
CN Core Network
CS Circuit Switched
PS Packet Switched
RB Radio Bearer
UE User Equipment
8 Reference Document
[1]ZXWR RNC (V3.15.10.20) Radio Network Controller Radio Parameter Reference