LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown Feature Parameter Description

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LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier

Shutdown Feature Parameter
Description
Issue 05
Date 2020-12-08
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Parameter Description Contents
Contents
1 Change History.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 SRAN16.1 05 (2020-12-08)..................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 SRAN16.1 04 (2020-10-15)..................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 SRAN16.1 03 (2020-08-31)..................................................................................................................................................2
1.4 SRAN16.1 02 (2020-05-21)..................................................................................................................................................2
1.5 SRAN16.1 01 (2020-03-30)..................................................................................................................................................2
1.6 SRAN16.1 Draft B (2020-03-09)........................................................................................................................................ 2
1.7 SRAN16.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)........................................................................................................................................ 3
2 About This Document.............................................................................................................4

2.1 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Applicable RAT......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Features in This Document.................................................................................................................................................. 5
3 LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown......................................................................... 6

3.1 Principles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.1 Entering the Carrier Shutdown State............................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.2 Exiting the Carrier Shutdown State............................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Network Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2.1 Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2.2 Impacts.................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.3 Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3.1 Licenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.3.2 Software................................................................................................................................................................................13
3.3.3 Hardware.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.3.4 Others.................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.4.1 When to Use....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.4.2 Data Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.4.2.1 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................ 15
3.4.2.2 Using MML Commands............................................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment...................................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.3 Activation Verification..................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.4 Network Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................... 19
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4 Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 20
5 Counters.................................................................................................................................. 21
6 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 22
7 Reference Documents...........................................................................................................23
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Parameter Description 1 Change History
1 Change History
This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

"Glossary", and "Reference Documents" chapters. These changes include:
● Technical changes
Changes in functions and their corresponding parameters
● Editorial changes
Improvements or revisions to the documentation
1.1 SRAN16.1 05 (2020-12-08)

This issue includes the following changes.
Technical Changes
None
Editorial Changes
● Revised descriptions in this document.
● Added the methods of configuring the load thresholds for neighboring LTE
cells to enable or disable LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown. For details,
see 3 LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown.
1.2 SRAN16.1 04 (2020-10-15)

Technical Changes
None
Editorial Changes
Revised descriptions in this document.
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1.3 SRAN16.1 03 (2020-08-31)

Technical Changes
None
Editorial Changes
● Revised the descriptions of principles. For details, see 3.1 Principles.
● Revised the descriptions of gains. For details, see 3.2.1 Benefits.
1.4 SRAN16.1 02 (2020-05-21)

Technical Changes
None
Editorial Changes
Added the description about the impact of RF module deep dormancy. For details,
see 3.2.2 Impacts.
1.5 SRAN16.1 01 (2020-03-30)

Technical Changes
None
Editorial Changes
Added the description about the impact on the cell load simulation function. For
details, see 3.2.2 Impacts.
1.6 SRAN16.1 Draft B (2020-03-09)

Technical Changes
None

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Editorial Changes
● Added the description about the impact of LTE TDD and NR dynamic
spectrum sharing. For details, see 3.2.2 Impacts.
● Revised descriptions in this document.
1.7 SRAN16.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)

This is the first release of this document.

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Parameter Description 2 About This Document
2 About This Document
2.1 General Statements

Purpose
Feature Parameter Description documents are intended to acquaint readers with:
● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

● The scenarios where these features are used, the benefits they provide, and
the impact they have on networks and functions
● Requirements of the operating environment that must be met before feature
activation
● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature
activation, and monitoring of feature performance
NOTE
This document only provides guidance for feature activation. Feature deployment and
feature gains depend on the specifics of the network scenario where the feature is
deployed. To achieve the desired gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.
Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in Feature
Parameter Description documents apply only to the corresponding software
release. For future software releases, refer to the corresponding updated product
documentation.
2.2 Applicable RAT

This document applies to LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and NR.
For definitions of base stations described in this document, see section "Base
Station Products" in SRAN Networking and Evolution Overview.

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Parameter Description 2 About This Document
2.3 Features in This Document

This document describes the following features.
Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section
MRFD-160263 LTE and NR Intelligent 3 LTE and NR

Carrier Shutdown (NR) Intelligent Carrier
Shutdown

Carrier Shutdown (LTE Intelligent Carrier
FDD) Shutdown

Carrier Shutdown (LTE Intelligent Carrier
TDD) Shutdown

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Parameter Description 3 LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown
3 LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown
3.1 Principles
NR cells in operation still consume energy when there is light or even no traffic in
the area covered by both LTE and NR networks. In this case, the LTE and NR
intelligent carrier shutdown function migrates services from NR cells to LTE cells
and then shuts down NR carriers. If the power amplifier of the RF module for the
shutdown carriers does not serve other working carriers, the power amplifier will
also be shut down to reduce the overall energy consumption, as shown in Figure
3-1.
Figure 3-1 Working principles of LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown

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This function is enabled when both of the following switches are turned on:
● On the NR side: the LNR_SMART_CARRIER_SHUTDOWN_SW option of the
NRDUCellAlgoSwitch.PowerSavingSwitch parameter
● On the LTE side: the CellAlgoExtSwitch.LnrSmartCarrierShutdownSw
parameter
The effective period of LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown is specified by the
parameters in the NRDUCellPowerSaving MO on the NR side. A unique effective
period is determined by the NRDUCellPowerSaving.PowerSavingPolicyIndex and
NRDUCellPowerSaving.PowerSavingType parameters.
3.1.1 Entering the Carrier Shutdown State

Turn on the switches on the LTE and NR sides. Figure 3-2 shows the procedure for
LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown.

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Figure 3-2 LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown procedure
1. The gNodeB checks whether the current time is within a shutdown period,
which is specified by the NRDUCellPowerSaving.StartTime and
NRDUCellPowerSaving.StopTime parameters. If it is, the procedure goes to
the next step. Otherwise, the checking process is repeated.
2. The gNodeB checks whether the NR cell meets both of the following
conditions:
– The average number of active UEs in the NR cell is less than or equal to
the value of UE number threshold specified by the
NRDUCellPowerSaving.UserNumThld parameter.
– The downlink physical resource block (PRB) usage of the NR cell is less
than or equal to the value of downlink PRB usage threshold specified by
the NRDUCellPowerSaving.DlPrbThld parameter.

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If these conditions are met, the procedure goes to the next step. Otherwise,
the checking process is repeated.
NOTE
● The number of active UEs refers to the number of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode
in an NR cell.
● Downlink PRB usage of an NR cell = Average number of PRBs used by PDSCH DRB
services/Average number of available PRBs in the downlink
3. The eNodeB sends the PRB usage of neighboring LTE cells for the NR cell to
the gNodeB. The gNodeB checks whether the PRB usage of the neighboring
LTE cells is less than the E-UTRAN downlink PRB threshold specified by the
NRDUCellRsvdExt.RsvdParam64 parameter.
In addition, the eNodeB checks whether the proportion of neighboring LTE
cells that meet the preceding condition is greater than or equal to the E-
UTRAN carrier shutdown ratio specified by the
NRDUCellRsvdExt.RsvdParam79 parameter. If these conditions are met, the
procedure goes to the next step. Otherwise, the checking process is repeated.
4. The gNodeB sends system information to prohibit SCG addition and new UEs
from accessing the NR cell.
5. The gNodeB checks whether there are SA UEs in the NR cell. If there are, the
procedure goes to the next step. Otherwise, the procedure jumps to step 9.
6. A 1-minute timer starts, and the gNodeB redirects SA UEs.
7. When the 1-minute timer expires, the gNodeB checks whether there are SA
UEs in the NR cell. If there are, the procedure goes to the next step.
Otherwise, the procedure jumps to step 9.
8. With the NR carrier enabled, the gNodeB sends system information to allow
new UEs to access the NR cell.
9. The gNodeB shuts down the carrier in the NR cell and blocks the NR cell. The
NR cell enters the LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown state.
3.1.2 Exiting the Carrier Shutdown State

After the NR cell is shut down, the gNodeB checks whether either of the following
conditions is met:
● The shutdown period elapses.

● The load in all the neighboring LTE cells of the NR cell is higher than the fixed
threshold.
● Proportion of neighboring LTE cells that meet the following condition ≥ E-
UTRAN carrier shutdown ratio (specified by the
NRDUCellRsvdExt.RsvdParam79 parameter) – E-UTRAN carrier shutdown
exit offset (specified by the NRDUCellRsvdExt.RsvdParam80 parameter)
Downlink PRB usage of the neighboring LTE cell ≥ E-UTRAN downlink PRB
threshold (specified by the NRDUCellRsvdExt.RsvdParam64 parameter) + E-
UTRAN downlink PRB offset (specified by the
NRDUCellRsvdExt.RsvdParam65 parameter)
If any of the above conditions is met, the NR cell exits the LTE and NR intelligent
carrier shutdown state and is unblocked, and the NR carrier is enabled again.

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3.2 Network Analysis
3.2.1 Benefits
In areas covered by both LTE and NR networks, enabling LTE and NR intelligent
carrier shutdown reduces the energy consumption of base stations when the
network is under light or no load. However, the energy saving gains are less-than-
desirable in the following scenarios:
● Multiple carriers share the same PA of an RF module. The PA cannot be shut

down if an NR carrier is shut down but the other carriers are still working.
● An RF module has an excessively large temperature differential within 24
hours before the start time of carrier shutdown. In this case, the RF module
does not enter the carrier shutdown state. This is because hardware faults
may occur if the temperature differential is excessively large before and after
the RF module enters the carrier shutdown state.
3.2.2 Impacts
Network Impacts
● QoS of a single UE
UEs in a to-be-shutdown NR cell will be migrated to neighboring LTE cells in
the overlapping coverage areas. Due to less service processing capability in
the neighboring LTE cells, the peak rate of a single UE will decrease.
● Number of inter-RAT handovers and cell reselections
This function triggers the following interoperability procedures between
networks of different RATs:
– When an NR cell enters the LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown
state, the number of inter-RAT handovers or cell reselections to LTE cells
by multimode UEs increases.
– After the NR cell exits the LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown state,
the number of inter-RAT handovers or cell reselections to the NR cell by
multimode UEs increases.
● Counters on the LTE side
Table 3-1 describes the impacts on counters on the LTE side.
Table 3-1 Impacts on counters on the LTE side
Counter Name Impact
L.Traffic.User.NsaDc.PCell.A The value of this counter may decrease

vg when an NR cell enters the LTE and NR
intelligent carrier shutdown state.
L.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Att The value of this counter may decrease

when an NR cell enters the LTE and NR

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Counter Name Impact
L.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Succ The value of this counter may decrease

when an NR cell enters the LTE and NR
L.NsaDc.ScgFailure The value of this counter may increase when

an NR cell enters the LTE and NR intelligent
carrier shutdown state.
L.NsaDc.SgNB.Rmv.Att The value of this counter may increase, as

UEs are released when an NR cell enters the
LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown
state.
L.NsaDc.E-RAB.Mod.Ind.Att In Option 3x architecture, the value of this

counter may increase because the E-RAB
modification procedure is initiated when an
NR cell enters the LTE and NR intelligent
L.NsaDc.E- In Option 3x architecture, the value of this

RAB.Mod.Ind.Succ counter may increase because the E-RAB
modification procedure is initiated when an
NR cell enters the LTE and NR intelligent
Function Impacts
RA Function Name Function Reference Description
T Switch
SRA RF module deep RRU.DORMANC RF Module Deep RF module deep

N dormancy YSW Dormancy dormancy takes
precedence over
LTE and NR
intelligent
carrier shutdown
when the two
functions are
both enabled.

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RA Function Name Function Reference Description

T Switch
NR Cell load STR None After LTE and

simulation NRDUCELLSIM NR intelligent
ULATELOAD carrier shutdown
takes effect, the
cell load
simulation
function cannot
be enabled and
will be disabled
if it has been
enabled. It is not
recommended
that these
functions be
both enabled.
3.3 Requirements
3.3.1 Licenses
RAT Feature ID Feature Model NE Sales
Name Unit
NR MRFD-16026 LTE and NR0S0LNICS0 gNodeB Per Cell

3 NR 0
Intelligent
Carrier
Shutdown
(NR)
LTE TDD MRFD-16023 LTE and LT4SLNRCSTD eNodeB Per Cell

3 NR D
Intelligent
Carrier
Shutdown
(LTE
TDD)
LTE FDD MRFD-16022 LTE and LT1S0LNICS00 eNodeB Per Cell

3 NR
Intelligent
Carrier
Shutdown
(LTE FDD)

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3.3.2 Software
Before activating this function, ensure that its prerequisite functions have been
activated and mutually exclusive functions have been deactivated. For detailed
operations, see the relevant feature documents.
Prerequisite Functions
Function Name Function Switch Reference
NSA networking LTE: NSA Networking

based on EPC NSA_DC_CAPABILITY_SWITC based on EPC
H option of the
NsaDcMgmtConfig.NsaDcAlg
oSwitch parameter
Mutually Exclusive Functions

Function Name Function Switch Reference (5G Description
RAN Feature
Documentation)
Timing carrier TIMING_CARRIER Energy The timing carrier

shutdown _SHUTDOWN_S Conservation and shutdown period
W option of the Emission cannot overlap
NRDUCellAlgoSw Reduction that of this
itch.PowerSaving function. It is
Switch parameter recommended
that the timing
carrier shutdown
period be
preferentially
planned.
Hyper Cell Enumerated value Hyper Cell (Low- None

HYPER_CELL of Frequency TDD)
the
NRDUCell.NrDuC
ellNetworkingM
ode parameter
3.3.3 Hardware
Base Station Models

● On the LTE side:
– 3900 and 5900 series base stations
– DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite

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● On the NR side:
– 3900 and 5900 series base stations. 3900 series base stations must be
configured with the BBU3910.
– DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900 LampSite. DBS3900 LampSite must be
configured with the BBU3910.
Boards
● On the LTE side:
– The UMPTb, UMPTe, UMPTga, and UMPTg boards are the only main
control boards that support this function.
– All UBBP boards support this function.
● On the NR side:
– The UMPTe, UMPTga, and UMPTg boards are the only main control
boards that support this function.
– The UBBPg and UBBPfw1 boards are the only baseband processing units
(BBPs) that support this function.
RF Modules
No requirements
3.3.4 Others
This function requires that UEs support NSA DC defined in 3GPP Release 15, and
that the UEs be capable of LTE and NR subscription.
3.4 Operation and Maintenance
3.4.1 When to Use

To achieve satisfactory energy-saving gains without impacting network
performance, LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown is recommended in the
following scenarios:
● LTE and NR cells have overlapping coverage areas, and the LTE network
provides continuous basic coverage. The neighbor relationships between LTE
and NR cells can be queried by running the LST NRNRELATIONSHIP
command.
● The traffic volume presents a typical tidal effect in some areas such as central
business districts (CBDs) and shopping malls.
● The overall traffic volume of LTE and NR services is low, as is often the case in
suburban and rural areas.
This function is not recommended in the following scenario:
There are NR-only UEs. After the NR network is shut down, NR-only UEs cannot
access services.

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3.4.2 Data Configuration
3.4.2.1 Data Preparation
Table 3-2 Parameter used for configuration on the LTE side

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes
LNR Intelligent Carrier CellAlgoExtSwitch.Ln Set this parameter to ON.

Shutdown Switch rSmartCarrierShut-
downSw
Table 3-3 Parameters used for configuration on the NR side

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes
Power Saving Switch NRDUCellAlgoSwitch Select the

.PowerSavingSwitch LNR_SMART_CARRIER_SHUT
DOWN_SW option of this
parameter.
Start Time NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter based on

ing.StartTime the network plan.
Stop Time NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter based on

ing.StopTime the network plan.
Power Saving Type NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter to

ing.PowerSavingType LNR_SMART_CARRIER_SHUT
DOWN.
UE Number Threshold NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter based on

ing.UserNumThld the network plan.
Downlink PRB NRDUCellPowerSav- Set this parameter based on

Threshold ing.DlPrbThld the network plan.
Reserved Parameter NRDUCellRsvdExt.Rs Set this parameter based on

64 vdParam64 the network plan.




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3.4.2.2 Using MML Commands
Activation Command Examples

//On the LTE side:
MOD CELLALGOEXTSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, LnrSmartCarrierShutdownSw=ON;
//On the NR side:
//Turning on the switch for LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0,
PowerSavingSwitch=LNR_SMART_CARRIER_SHUTDOWN_SW-1;
//Adding power saving configurations
ADD NRDUCELLPOWERSAVING: NrDuCellId=0, PowerSavingPolicyIndex=0, StartTime=00&00&00,
StopTime=06&00&00, PowerSavingType=LNR_SMART_CARRIER_SHUTDOWN, UserNumThld=20,
DlPrbThld=5;
MOD NRDUCELLRSVDEXT: NrDuCellId=0, RsvdParam64=30, RsvdParam65=30, RsvdParam79=90,
RsvdParam80=70;
Deactivation Command Examples

//On the LTE side:
MOD CELLALGOEXTSWITCH: LocalCellId=0, LnrSmartCarrierShutdownSw=OFF;
//On the NR side:
//Turning off the switch for LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown
MOD NRDUCELLALGOSWITCH: NrDuCellId=0,
PowerSavingSwitch=LNR_SMART_CARRIER_SHUTDOWN_SW-0;
//Removing power saving configurations
RMV NRDUCELLPOWERSAVING: NrDuCellId=0, PowerSavingPolicyIndex=0;
3.4.2.3 Using the MAE-Deployment

For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the MAE-Deployment.
3.4.3 Activation Verification

Using MML Commands
Use either of the following methods to verify that LTE and NR intelligent carrier
shutdown has taken effect in an NR cell.
● Method 1
a. Run the DSP NRDUCELL command on the gNodeB side during a
shutdown period.
b. Query the cell status. If the value of the Power Saving State parameter
is LNR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown:Enabled, the cell has been shut
down and this function has taken effect.
● Method 2
Run the DSP NRDUCELLPOWERSAVING command to query the status of LTE
and NR intelligent carrier shutdown.
– If the value of the Power Saving Type parameter is LNR Intelligent
Carrier Shutdown and the value of the Current State parameter is
Enabled, LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown has taken effect.
– If the value of the Power Saving Type parameter is LNR Intelligent
Carrier Shutdown and the value of the Current State parameter is
Disabled, LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown has not taken effect
and the reason needs to be further determined. For details about the
possible reasons, see Table 3-4.

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Table 3-4 Possible reasons why the LTE and NR intelligent carrier
shutdown function does not take effect
Cause Description
LICENSE_INSUFFICIENT The license item has not been

applied for.
SWITCH_OFF The function switch for the NR cell

has not been turned on.
NEIGHBORING_CELL_NOT_CONFI The neighbor relationships with

G LTE cells are not configured for
the NR cell, the X2 interface is
faulty, or the NR cell fails to
obtain information about its
neighboring LTE cells.
CELL_UNAVAILABLE The NR cell is blocked or

deactivated, fails to be set up, or
is unavailable due to other
reasons.
NOT_IN_SHUTDOWN_TIME ● The current time is not within

the time range specified for the
function.
● If the trigger conditions are still
not met when the configured
shutdown stop time is about to
elapse within 20 minutes, then
the shutdown process cannot
be started during the
remaining period even with the
trigger conditions satisfied.
NEIGHBORING_CELL_UNAVAILAB Neighboring LTE cells are

LE unavailable due to any of the
following reasons: the function
switch is turned off, licenses are
insufficient, the LTE cell is in the
barred state, the LTE cell is not
activated, and other reasons.
IMPACTED_FEATURE_TAKEN_EFFE None
CT
NOT_IN_DL_PRB_THRESHOLD The user number in the NR cell

has reached the trigger threshold,
but the downlink PRB usage has
not reached the trigger threshold.

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Cause Description
NOT_IN_UE_NUM_THRESHOLD ● The downlink PRB usage in the

NR cell has reached the trigger
threshold, but the user number
has not reached the trigger
threshold.
● Neither the downlink PRB
usage nor the user number in
the NR cell has reached the
trigger threshold.
NCELL_PRB_EXCEED_THRESHOLD The load in all the neighboring

LTE cells of the NR cell exceeds
the threshold.
IN_PENALTY_STATE If this function is in effect for a

consecutive period of less than 15
minutes for one time, this function
cannot take effect again until a
penalty period of 30 minutes
elapses.
RF_HW_CAPB_NOT_SUPPORTED None
BBP_SW_CAPB_NOT_SUPPORTED None
OTHERS ● The current time is within the

time range specified for the LTE
and NR intelligent carrier
shutdown function, but this
function is in its detection
period of 10 minutes.
● Internal software or other
reasons cause the function not
to take effect.
Observing Counters
Observe the performance counter of the affected NR cell.
Counter Name Counter Description
N.Cell.Unavail.Dur.EnergySavi Duration of cell unavailability due to energy

ng saving
Observe the performance counters of the affected gNodeB.

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VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.N The sum of power consumption of all boards

R in NR
VS.EnergyCons.BTSBoard Power consumption of board
Observe the performance counter of the affected eNodeB.
VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.LT The sum of power consumption of all boards

E in the LTE
3.4.4 Network Monitoring

NR counters:
● gNodeB power consumption
Check the VS.EnergyCons.BTSBoard counter to see the power consumption
of RF modules.
Check the VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.NR counter to see the power
consumption of the entire base station.
● Duration of cell unavailability due to energy saving
Check the N.Cell.Unavail.Dur.EnergySaving counter to see this duration.
There is delay in making decisions on whether to enter or exit the LTE and NR
intelligent carrier shutdown state. Therefore, the duration measured by the
N.Cell.Unavail.Dur.EnergySaving counter has an approximately 1 minute
deviation from the configured LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown period.
LTE counters:
● Check the VS.EnergyCons.BTS.Adding.LTE counter to see the power
consumption of the entire base station.
● If LTE and NR cells are served by the same RF module using the SDR
technology, check the VS.EnergyCons.BTSBoard counter to see the LTE power
consumption of the RF module.

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Parameter Description 4 Parameters
4 Parameters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter documents match the

software version with which this document is released.
● Node Parameter Reference: contains device and transport parameters.

● eNodeBFunction Parameter Reference: contains all parameters related to
radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
● eNodeBFunction Used Reserved Parameter List: contains the reserved
parameters that are in use and those that have been disused.
NOTE
You can find the EXCEL files of parameter reference and used reserved parameter list for
the software version used on the live network from the product documentation delivered
with that version.
FAQ 1: How do I find the parameters related to a certain feature from

parameter reference?
Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of parameter reference.
Step 2 On the Parameter List sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text Filters and
choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, LOFD-001016 or
TDLOFD-001016.
Step 3 Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.
----End
FAQ 2: How do I find the information about a certain reserved parameter

from the used reserved parameter list?
Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of the used reserved parameter list.
Step 2 On the Used Reserved Parameter List sheet, use the MO, Parameter ID, and BIT
columns to locate the reserved parameter, which may be only a bit of a parameter.
View its information, including the meaning, values, impacts, and product version
in which it is activated for use.
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Parameter Description 5 Counters
5 Counters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
● Node Performance Counter Summary: contains device and transport counters.
● eNodeBFunction Performance Counter Summary: contains all counters related
to radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
NOTE
You can find the EXCEL files of performance counter reference for the software version used
on the live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.
FAQ: How do I find the counters related to a certain feature from

performance counter reference?
Step 1 Open the EXCEL file of performance counter reference.

Step 2 On the Counter Summary(En) sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text
Filters and choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, LOFD-001016 or
TDLOFD-001016.
Step 3 Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.
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SingleRAN
Parameter Description 6 Glossary
6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

SingleRAN
Parameter Description 7 Reference Documents
7 Reference Documents
● NSA Networking based on EPC

● Feature parameter description documents in 5G RAN Feature Documentation:
– Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
– Hyper Cell (Low-Frequency TDD)

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This chapter describes changes not included in the "Parameters", "Counters",

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1.6 SRAN16.1 Draft B (2020-03-09)

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1.7 SRAN16.1 Draft A (2020-01-20)

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2 About This Document

2.1 General Statements

● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

2.2 Applicable RAT

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2.3 Features in This Document

Feature ID Feature Name Chapter/Section

MRFD-160263 LTE and NR Intelligent 3 LTE and NR

MRFD-160223 LTE and NR Intelligent 3 LTE and NR

MRFD-160233 LTE and NR Intelligent 3 LTE and NR

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3 LTE and NR Intelligent Carrier Shutdown

Figure 3-1 Working principles of LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown

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3.1.1 Entering the Carrier Shutdown State

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Figure 3-2 LTE and NR intelligent carrier shutdown procedure

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3.1.2 Exiting the Carrier Shutdown State

● The shutdown period elapses.

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3.2 Network Analysis

● Multiple carriers share the same PA of an RF module. The PA cannot be shut

Table 3-1 Impacts on counters on the LTE side

Counter Name Impact

L.Traffic.User.NsaDc.PCell.A The value of this counter may decrease

L.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Att The value of this counter may decrease

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Counter Name Impact

L.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Succ The value of this counter may decrease

L.NsaDc.ScgFailure The value of this counter may increase when

L.NsaDc.SgNB.Rmv.Att The value of this counter may increase, as

L.NsaDc.E-RAB.Mod.Ind.Att In Option 3x architecture, the value of this

L.NsaDc.E- In Option 3x architecture, the value of this