35 Lte Eran7.0 Ul Comp Feature

LTE eRAN7.
0 UL
CoMP Feature
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Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Outline the basic principle of application scenarios of UL CoMP
 Complete related configuration of UL CoMP
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Contents
1. Principles of UL CoMP
2. Related Features
3. Engineering Guidelines
Overview of UL CoMP
 UL CoMP is coordinating multi-point transmission and reception. UL
CoMP uses multi-antenna reception in uplink.
 This feature mainly improves the UL throughput of cell edge users and
average UL throughput of a cell.
eNodeB uses antennas in different cells for

uplink multi-antenna reception to mitigate
interference and improve the throughput of
Cell 1 the users in cell edge.
Cell 2
Application Scenarios of UL CoMP
 UL CoMP is applicable to the users in cell edge. the eNodeB can
select cell edge users automatically and apply the UL CoMP
process to them to obtain signal combining gain and interference
mitigation gain.
eNodeB can judge whether the user is in cell edge
based on the measurement report. If the user is in cell
edge, eNodeB can apply UL CoMP to the user.
Measurement report
Typical Application Scenario 1 of UL CoMP
 Scenario 1: A UE's signals are expected to obtain signal
combining gains from UL CoMP.
 For simplicity, such a UE is called a type-1 CoMP UE.
UL CoMP provides signal

combining gains and
interference mitigation gains
for type-1 CoMP UEs.
Typical Application Scenario 2 of UL CoMP
 In this scenario, UE1 in cell1 is near the edge of cell0, as shown in
the figure. UEs 0 and 1 share some resource blocks (RBs).
Therefore, UE1 signal causes interference to UE0.
 UE0's signals are expected to obtain intra-eNodeB interference

mitigation gains from UL CoMP. For simplicity, such a UE is called
a type-2 CoMP UE.
UL CoMP provides
UE0 can be
interference mitigation
anywhere inside
gains for type-2 CoMP UEs.
the cell except cell
edge.
Comparison of Signal Processing with
and without UL CoMP
 The following table compares signal processing when UL
CoMP is enabled and not enabled in scenarios 1 and 2.
UL CoMP Not Enabled UL CoMP Enabled
The two antennas of a cell The four antennas of two cells

Scenario
receive and combine receive and combine signals from
1
signals from UE. UE.
The eNodeB performs IRC on the
The two antennas of a cell
Scenario received signals to mitigate UL
receive and combine
2 interference of cause by UE1 to
signals from UE0.
UE0.
Scenario in Which UL CoMP is not
Applicable
 The following figure shows the scenario where UE0 and
UE1 are not on the cell edge. In this scenario, UL CoMP
can not obtain gain.
Basic UL CoMP Process
Enable UL CoMP
The eNodeB selects A3 event is used to

CoMP UEs and select UEs in cell
coordinating cells edge for UL CoMP.
MRC or IRC
The eNodeB uses technologies is
antennas of multiple used to provide UL
cells for joint reception CoMP gain.
Key Techniques for UL CoMP
 The UL CoMP feature uses the following key techniques:
Selecting CoMP UEs Joint reception by

antennas of multiple cells
• UL CoMP is applicable for
the users in cell edge. So • Joint reception can mitigate
eNodeB needs to select the interference and bring
users in cell edge. combing gain.
Selecting CoMP UEs
 The eNodeB can select cell edge user for CoMP based on
reference signal received power (RSRP) reported by UE. If the
RSRP of a UE is small, the eNodeB considers this UE to be a cell
edge user.
RSRP of serving cell and neighboring cells is included in A3 event
report. Based on the RSRP values the eNodeB judges whether the user
is in cell edge.
A3 measurement report
A3 event： Mn  Ofn  Ocn  Hys  Ms  Ofs  Ocs  Off
All parameters for UL CoMP event A3 except the A3 offset

(CellUlCompAlgo.UlCompA3Offset) are
the same as those for inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC)
Selecting CoMP UEs (cont.)
 The following illustrates the differences in reference signal
received power (RSRP) between the cells of an eNodeB to help
understand the selection of CoMP UEs.
Area 2
• UEs in this area are
treated like type-2
CoMP UEs. UEs in
area 1 help UEs in
area 2 to obtain The
interference mitigation difference
gain. of RSRP
value in two
neighboring
Area 1 cells
• The UEs in this area
can be selected as
type-1 CoMP UEs.
Joint Reception by Antennas of Multiple
Cells
 Basically there are two algorithms for multi-antenna reception
combining:
 IRC (Interference Rejection Combing)
 MRC (Maximum Ratio Combining)

• In scenario 1
adaptive
MRC: applies to environment with white noise MRC/IRC is
used.
• In scenario 2
IRC: applies to environment with colored interference
IRC is used.
• The interference caused by the cell edge user is more
similar to colored interference.
Two multi-antenna reception combining algorithms
Joint Reception by Antennas of Multiple
Cells (cont.)
 UL CoMP differs from multi-antenna reception in the following
ways:
 UL CoMP uses four antennas from two cells: serving cell and
coordinating cell of a UE. Multi-antenna reception uses four antennas
from only the serving cell of the UE.
 UL CoMP does not require additional antennas or radio frequency (RF)

channels because the eNodeB can use the existing antennas.
 When a UE or the interference source of the UE is on the cell edge,

UL CoMP can achieve a great amount of gain for the UE signals.
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2. Related Features
Evolution of UL CoMP
 Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP
 Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP, an eNodeB uses the antennas of two cells in
a site to receive UE signals.
 Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase II

 In BBU interconnection scenarios, multiple sites can be deployed on a
BBU.
 When the switches of both the Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase II and

Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP features are turned on, intra-BBU intra- and
inter-site UL CoMP services can be provided in BBU interconnection
scenarios.
Evolution of UL CoMP (cont.)
 UL CoMP based on Coordinated BBU
 In BBU interconnection scenarios, a universal switching unit (USU)
connects multiple BBUs; multiple sites can be deployed on each BBU.
 When the switches of UL CoMP based on Coordinated BBU, Intra-

eNodeB UL CoMP, and Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase II are all
turned on, the following UL CoMP services are available in BBU
interconnection scenarios:
 Intra-BBU intra-site UL CoMP
 Intra-BBU inter-site UL CoMP
 Inter-BBU intra-site UL CoMP
 Inter-BBU inter-site UL CoMP
Evolution of UL CoMP with eRAN7.0
eNodeB Feature Baseban Number Number Type of
Version Involved d Unit of RX of Cells CoMP UE
Type Antenna in a
s Connection
Set
eRAN 7.0 Intra-eNodeB UBBPd5 4 2 Intra-BBP UL
UL CoMP CoMP (6
cells/carrier
or 2 carriers)
eRAN 7.0 Intra-eNodeB LBBPd2~ 4 2 Inter-BBP UL
UL CoMP LBBPd6 CoMP
Phase II
eRAN 7.0 UL CoMP LBBPd2~ 4 2 Inter-BBU
based on LBBPd6 UL CoMP
Coordinated
BBU
Required Features for UL CoMP
 UL CoMP requires the following features:
UL IRC (UL ICIC (Inter-Cell

Interference Interference
Rejection Combining) Coordination)
• Interference • Except for the offset for

mitigation gain from UL event A3, all A3
CoMP depends on UL parameter settings for UL
IRC in scenario 2. CoMP are the same as
those for ICIC.
Required Features for UL CoMP (cont.)
 Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase II depends on Intra-eNodeB
UL CoMP and takes effect only when the two features are
both enabled.
 UL CoMP based on Coordinated BBU depends on both

Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP and Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase
II and takes effect only when the three features are all
enabled.
Mutually Exclusive Features with UL
CoMP
 UL MU-MIMO
 UL multiple user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) requires
good UL channel quality of UEs, which are not on the cell edge. UL
CoMP, however, requires that UEs be on the cell edge. These two
features are mutually exclusive.
 The following features should be disabled if UL CoMP is used in

one cell.
 Ultra-High speed mobility
 UL frequency hopping
 Remote radio RRUs
Contents
2. Related Features
Deployment Requirements
 Two or three cells, for which UL CoMP is to be enabled, must be
configured on the same LBBP.
 These cells must operate on the same frequency and have the
same bandwidth.
 These cells cannot be operating with UL frequency hopping

enabled, configured as ultra-high speed cells, or served by RRUs.
 To ensure UL CoMP performance, the recommended distance

between the sites of the serving cell and coordinating cell is less
than 1000 m. otherwise, UL CoMP is not recommended.
 The license for UL CoMP is activated.
Data Preparation
 Turn on the switches related to UL CoMP:
Parameter
Parameter ID MML Command Setting Description
Name
UlCoMP MOD Set this parameter to
CellAlgoSwitch.U
algorithms CELLALGOSWIT ENABLE(Enable) to turn on the
LCompSwitch
switch CH UL CoMP switch.
MOD Set this parameter to
MRC/IRC
CellAlgoSwitch.M ENABLE(Enable) to enable
adaption
rcIrcAdptSwitch CELLALGOSWIT adaptation between MRC and
switch CH IRC.
Data Preparation (cont.)
 Turn on the switches related to UL CoMP:
Parameter Parameter
MML Command Setting Description
Name ID
This parameter specifies whether to
MOD enable UL CoMP. Recommended value:
UplinkCoM UplinkCom
Pswitch pSwitch CELLALGOSWITC Both the UlJointReceptionSwitch and
H UlJointReception-PhaseIISwitch check
boxes under this parameter are selected.
This parameter specifies whether to
enable or disable UL CoMP based on
MOD Coordinated BBU. Recommended
OverBBUs OverBBUs value: The
Switch Switch ENODEBALGOS UlJointReceptionOverBBUsSwitch
WITCH check box under
ENodeBAlgoSwitch.OverBBUsSwitch
is selected.
 Configure the A3 offset for UL CoMP:
Parameter
Parameter ID MML Command Setting Description
Name
UlCompA3 CellUlCompAlgo. MOD Indicates the offset for UL

Offset UlCompA3Offset CELLULCOMPALGO CoMP event A3.
Activation Observation : Scenario 1
 Step 1: On the M2000 client, choose
Monitoring > Signaling Trace >
Signaling Trace Management. In the
navigation tree, choose Trace Type >
LTE > Application Layer > Uu Interface
Trace to create a Uu interface tracing task.
 Step 2: Enable UE to access the cell1, for

example, performing a service on the UE.
 The eNodeB sends the A3 measurement
configuration to UE for UL CoMP.
Activation Observation: Scenario 1(cont.)
 Step 3: On the M2000 client, check for an

RRC_CONN_RECFG message in the Uu interface tracing
result. Open the message and find the value of the
information element a3-Offset, as shown in the figure.
 If the A3 measurement configuration can be found in the
message, UL CoMP has been activated.
Activation Observation: Scenario 1(cont.)
 Step 4: Move UE to the cell edge. (If in lab, the signal

quality on the cell edge can be simulated by adjusting an
attenuator.)
 Step 5: Use UE to perform UL File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

services, and check the UL throughput of UE.
 Under the same test conditions, if the UL throughput is higher
than when UL CoMP is disabled in the cell, UL CoMP is
working correctly.
Querying the Number of CoMP UEs in a Cell on
the M2000 Client
 To query the number of CoMP UEs in a cell, perform the
following steps on the M2000 client:
 Step 1: Choose Monitor > Signaling Trace > Signaling Trace
Management
 Step 2: On the Signaling Trace Management tab page, choose

Trace Type > LTE > Cell Performance Monitoring, and double-
click UL CoMP (Cell) Monitoring
 Step 3: Select the eNodeB name
 Step 4: Enter the local cell ID
 Step 5: Observe the number of CoMP UEs in the cell
Querying the Number of CoMP UEs in a Cell on
the M2000 Client: Result
 The result shows the number of CoMP UEs in three scenario:
 UL CoMP users number of scenario 1
 UL CoMP users number of scenario 2
 UL CoMP users number of mixed scenario
UL CoMP users UL CoMP users UL CoMP users of

of scenario 1 of scenario 2 mixed scenario
Counters Related to UL CoMP Feature
 The following are counters related to UL CoMP feature
Counter Name Counter Description

L.ULCoMP.User.Avg Average number of UL CoMP UEs in a
cell
L.ULCoMP.User.Max Maximum number of UL CoMP UEs in a
cell
L.ULCoMP.RB Average number of scheduled PRBs for
UL CoMP
Summary
 UL CoMP is coordinating multi-point transmission and reception.
UL CoMP uses multi-antenna reception in uplink. It improves the
UL throughput of cell edge users and average UL throughput of a
cell.
UL CoMP UL CoMP
provides signal provides
combining interference
gains and mitigation
interference gains for type-
mitigation 2 CoMP UEs.
gains for type-1
CoMP UEs.
Type-1 UE Type-2 UE
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 Complete related configuration of UL CoMP

eNodeB uses antennas in different cells for

 For simplicity, such a UE is called a type-1 CoMP UE.

UL CoMP provides signal

 UE0's signals are expected to obtain intra-eNodeB interference

UL CoMP Not Enabled UL CoMP Enabled

The two antennas of a cell The four antennas of two cells

The eNodeB selects A3 event is used to

Selecting CoMP UEs Joint reception by

A3 event： Mn  Ofn  Ocn  Hys  Ms  Ofs  Ocs  Off

All parameters for UL CoMP event A3 except the A3 offset

 MRC (Maximum Ratio Combining)

Two multi-antenna reception combining algorithms

 UL CoMP does not require additional antennas or radio frequency (RF)

 When a UE or the interference source of the UE is on the cell edge,

 Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase II

 When the switches of both the Intra-eNodeB UL CoMP Phase II and

 When the switches of UL CoMP based on Coordinated BBU, Intra-

 Intra-BBU intra-site UL CoMP

 Intra-BBU inter-site UL CoMP

 Inter-BBU intra-site UL CoMP

 Inter-BBU inter-site UL CoMP

UL IRC (UL ICIC (Inter-Cell

• Interference • Except for the offset for

 UL CoMP based on Coordinated BBU depends on both

 The following features should be disabled if UL CoMP is used in

 Remote radio RRUs

 These cells cannot be operating with UL frequency hopping

 To ensure UL CoMP performance, the recommended distance

 The license for UL CoMP is activated.

UlCompA3 CellUlCompAlgo. MOD Indicates the offset for UL

 Step 2: Enable UE to access the cell1, for

 Step 3: On the M2000 client, check for an

 Step 4: Move UE to the cell edge. (If in lab, the signal

 Step 5: Use UE to perform UL File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

 Step 2: On the Signaling Trace Management tab page, choose

 Step 3: Select the eNodeB name

 Step 4: Enter the local cell ID

 Step 5: Observe the number of CoMP UEs in the cell

 UL CoMP users number of scenario 2

 UL CoMP users number of mixed scenario

UL CoMP users UL CoMP users UL CoMP users of

Counter Name Counter Description

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