Load balancing features

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 Idle Mode Mobility Load Balancing

Inter-Frequency
Intra-Frequency
• Load Balancing Features Overview Intra-LTE Inter-RAT
Connected Mode Load Balancing Features
LTE1387 – Intra-eNB Inter-Frequency Load Balancing (RL40)
LTE1140 – Intra-Frequency Load LTE1357 LTE-UTRAN load
Balancing (RL70/RL55TD) LTE1170 – Inter-eNB Inter-frequency Load Balancing (RL50) balancing (FL15A)
LTE1531 – Inter-frequency Load Balancing Extensions (RL60/RL45TD)
LTE1841 – Inter Frequency Load Equalization (RL70/RL55TD)

Idle Mode Load Balancing Features

CRL0632 – Basic Idle mode Load Balancing (RL40)
LTE487 – Idle Mode Load Balancing (RL50/RL35TD/RL50FZ)
LTE1677 – Idle Mode Load Balancing Extensions (RL60/RL45TD)
LTE2050 – Load Triggered Idle Mode Load Balancing (RL70/RL55TD)
LTE2051 – Measurement Based Idle Mode Load Balancing (L15A)
LTE2166 – Support of dedicated idle mode mobility priorities– (L16)
LTE2106 - CA-aware IMMLB (L16A)

LTE4945 - TM9 aware Idle Mode Load Balancing (L19B)

LTE5501 - EN-DC aware idle mode load balancing (L20A)

LTE5104 - 5G Option 2 Aware Idle Mode Load Balancing (L20B)

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 Module Contents

• Idle mode load balancing

• Connected mode load balancing

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 LTE 487/LTE1677 Idle Mode Mobility Load Balancing
A percentage of UEs switching from connected to idle state are provided dedicated cell reselection priorities for different
frequency layers and RATs via RRC Release message

1. UEs connected to Freq1

Broadcasted Cell Reselection
Priorities
2. Selected UEs are sent
Freq 1 High IMMLB priorities

Freq 2 Low 3. UEs are released by the

cell

4. UEs uses the IMMLB

Percentage of UEs 33% priorities for reselection
Freq1
Freq2
Dedicated Cell Reselection
Priorities
Freq 1 Low (the selected UE)
Freq 2 High RRC Connection

Idle: Cell Reselection

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 LTE487 Idle Mode Load Balancing

Key functionality
• A UE is selected for IMMLB if the condition below is true:

Check assumes that UE to be

released is sent
idleModeMobilityControlInfo

• Where:
• NrOfRrcReleaseForIMMC: Internal counter RRC connection release with IMMLB information
• NrOfRrcRelease: Total number of RRC connection release
• idleLBPercentageOfUes: Percentage of UE’s set via parameter for IMMLB offloading. This is based on object level (LNCEL, MOPR,
MODPR)

• Additionally it is also checked the UE capabilities support at least one of the configured target
Interfrequency/RAT layers
• eNB has at least one frequency valid for load balancing , taking into account UE Capabilities with supported bands and
configured frequencies in SIB related instances for intra-LTE and inter-RAT target frequencies or Mobility Profiles
• UE was not selected for any kind of redirection

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 In case we have more than 2 layers and we need to
have more control on load balancing , WRR
algorithm can be used on top of lagacy one.

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LTE1677 Idle Mode Mobility Load Balancing/Extensions
- Weighted Round Robin (WRR)
IMMLB weights that are configured for each of n frequencies in Frequency List 1 are summed
∑w1(fx)…wn(fx) and then there is a randomized WRR probability calculated, e.g. when n=3)
Frequency layer Weight configured Sum of weights WRR probability
[ (fx) ] [ wj(fx) ] [ ∑w1(fx)…wn(fx) ] [ pWRRj(fx) ]
(STEP 1)
Frequency List
FREQ WEIGHT
f1 w1(f1) 100 = 100/200 = 0.5
f1 100

f3 50 f3 w2(f3) 50 200 = 50/200 = 0.25

f4 50

f4 w3(f4) 50 = 50/200 = 0.25

Example: Value 0.76 was randomly generated Generated value 0.76 means that f4 will get priority 7 in IMMCI

p1WRR(f1) = 0.5 p2WRR(f3) = 0.25 p3WRR(f4) = 0.25

0 0.5 0.5 0.75 0.75 1

f1 = [0;0.5] f3 = (0.5;0.75] f4 = (0.75;1]

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 LTE2050 Load Triggered Idle Mode Load Balancing

• Idle Mode Mobility Load Balancing (IMMLB) refers to the inclusion of Dedicated Priorities within the RRC
Connection Release message
• Load balancing is achieved by allowing:
• some UE’s use the Priorities broadcast within the SIB
• some UE’s use Dedicated Priorities included within their RRC Connection Release
• IMMLB has evolved with each software release

RL40 RL50 – LTE487 RL60 – LTE1677

Load balancing across LTE Introduction of inter-RAT Introduction of Absolute

carriers capability Priority Weights

• RL70 introduces the capability to trigger IMMLB only when the serving load becomes high
• rather than always triggering the feature

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 Proposed configuration

Technolo Abbreviated Name MO Class Paramet Parent Full Name Data Range and step Default Value PROPOSED Required
gy er Structure Type on
Category Creation
4G idleLBPercentageOfUes MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Basic   Percentage of UE for idle mode load balancing Number 0...100, step 10 0 50 Mandator
parameter y
s
4G t320 MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Advanced   Timer T320 Enumerati 5:5min; 180 10 Mandator
parameter on 10:10min; y
s 20:20min;
30:30min;
60:60min;
120:120min;
180:180min

4G actIdleLB MRBTS/LNBTS Basic   Activation of idle mode load balancing (IdleLB) Boolean   0 1 Mandator
parameter y
s
4G idleLBCellReSelPrio MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Basic   Serving cell carrier freq prio for idle mode load balancing Number 0...6.8, step 0.2   7 Optional
parameter
s
4G idleLBCelResWeight MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Basic   Cell reselection weight factor idle mode load balancing Number 1...100, step 1   50 Optional
parameter
s
4G eutCelResPrio MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/ Basic   EUTRA carrier frequency absolute priority Number 0...7, step 1   7 Optional
IRFIM parameter
s
4G idleLBEutCelResPrio MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/ Basic   EUTRAN carrier freq prio for idle mode load balancing Number 0...6.8, step 0.2   6 Optional
IRFIM parameter
s
4G idleLBEutCelResWeight MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/ Basic   EUTRA carrier weight factor idle mode load balancing Number 1...100, step 1   50 Optional
IRFIM parameter
s

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 Module Contents

• Idle mode load balancing

• Connected mode load balancing

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 Inter-frequency Load Balancing
LTE1170 (Inter-frequency Load Balancing) extends LTE1387 (Intra-eNodeB inter-frequency LB ) functionality in providing means
to move incoming load from a high-loaded cell to low-loaded cells which use different frequency than the high-loaded serving cell

• UEs entering Connected state can be offloaded if target cell is measured to be at good radio
condition
• Offloading of UEs can be done towards intra-eNB or inter-eNB neighbor cells

850 MHz
DL
• Target cell for offloading must have available capacity to serve offloaded UEs
UL
• Load information is exchanged only between cells of the same eNB
• Load information from cells belonging to other eNBs are implicitly determined from HO

2100 MHz
preparation decision in Load blind HO DL

• No load information sent over X2 interface

UL
• The feature balances load only between inter-frequency cells
• DL GBR, DL non-GBR and PDCCH load are evaluated to trigger offloading of UEs

LTE55 Inter-frequency handover must be activated in order for LTE1170 to work

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 Intra-eNB Inter-frequency Load balancing
Continuous load
Measurement and
Exchange

Load Supervision and

Step 1 Exchange

Candidate UE Selection for

Step 2 Measurement Solicitation

Step 3 Measurement Solicitation

Step 4 iF-LB Execution

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 Inter-frequency Load Balancing
Cell Load Measurements
• Step 1 Load supervision and exchange
• Each measured DL Load (ML) is reflected as Relative Load (RL)

- Relative Load defines measured load in relation to configured Target Load Threshold (TL)
- Target Load Threshold is configured via parameters: LNCEL:LoadSettings:targetLoadGbrDl, targetLoadNonGbrDl,
targetLoadPdcch
- Relative load is a subcomponent in calculation of DL Available Capacity (AC)
Available Capacity = [100% - RL]

Cell LoadX [%]

100%
DL GBR Measured DL GBR Relative DL GBR Available
Load Load Capacity

PDCCH Measured PDCCH Relative PDCCH Available TLX 50%

Load Load Capacity ACX
50%
MLX RLX
DL non-GBR DL non-GBR DL non-GBR
Measured Load Relative Load Available Capacity 25% 50%
X = GBR, nonGBR, PDCCH
0%

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Inter-frequency Load Balancing
Step 1 Load Supervision and Exchange

DL GBR PDCCH Filtered DL non-GBR

Filtered Load Load Filtered Load
Measurements Measurements Measurements

Receive and process

Load Measurements

N
Cell in Y
Active iF-
LB state
N ANY Cell ALL Cell Load Y Leave Active iF-LB
Load
Y > N< State
TargetLoadxxx
HighLoadxxx
iFLBHighLoadGBRDL/
iFLBHighLoadNonGBR TargetLoadGBRDL/
Y N TargetLoadNonGBRDL/
DL/
iFLBHighLoadPDCCH TargetLoadPDCCH
Enter Active iF-LB
State Note : Filtered load measurements are evaluated
UE Selection for periodically each time measurements arrive from
Measurement L2 (period= 500ms).
Solicitation
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 Inter-frequency Load Balancing
Step 4 iF-LB Execution

Upon receiving A4 reports, the target cell list (TCL) is processed to choose the best target cell for offloading

• Target cell should have RSRP & RSRQ better than

Elimination of Unsuitable Cells • thresholdRsrpIFLBFilter
• thresholdRsrqIFLBFilter

Reordering of Target Cell List • eNodeB shall reorder Target Cell List according to
descending Composite Available Capacity (CAC)
• CAC= min (AC_GBR, AC_nGBR, AC_PDCCH)
Choosing the target cell for HO
• Topmost cell of re-ordered TCL is chosen as the target cell
for HO

Handover preparation
• Intra-eNB X2, or S1 HO is prepared towards the chosen
target cell
• HO Cause “Reduce load in serving cell”
Handover Execution • Admission Control shall be applied as for “HO due to radio
reasons”

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 Inter-frequency Load Balancing
Parameters
actInterFreqLB - activates Inter- frequency load balancing (iF-LB) feature
thresholdRsrpIFLBFilter - Threshold for Filtering Target Cells out of reported A4 event based on RSRP values due to IFLB
thresholdRsrqIFLBFilter - Threshold for Filtering Target Cells out of reported A4 event based on RSRQ values due to IFLB
TargetLoadGBRDL – Target Load for usage of GBR
TargetLoadNonGBRDL - Target Load for usage of nonGBR
TargetLoadPDCCH - Target Load for usage of PDCCH
iFLBHighLoadGBRDL - High Load for usage of GBR
iFLBHighLoadNonGBRDL - High Load for usage of nonGBR
iFLBHighLoadPDCCH - High Load for usage of PDCCH
iFLBBearCheckTimer - Inter-Freq Load Balancing QCI1 Bearer Check Timer
iFLBRetryTimer Inter Freq Load Bal Retry Timer
Dependencies;
iFLBHighLoadGBRDL >= TargetLoadGBRDL
iFLBHighLoadNonGBRDL >= TargetLoadNonGBRDL
iFLBHighLoadPDCCH >= TargetLoadPDCCH
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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
overview

• Goal of the feature: load equalization (LE) between source Cell A

cell and partner neighbor cells (Source cell)
- Partner cell – neighbour cell of the same or different eNB that uses
Cell B
partner frequency layer and is AMLE allowed
(LNREL:amleAllowed = true) (Neighbour cell)
• The same set of parameters from AMLEPR is used for all partner Cell C
cells of partner frequency layer (Partner cell)
- Partner frequency layer – frequency layer that is configured in
partnership for serving cell
Cell D
- Partnership is created when frequency layer is configured in any of (Partner cell)
Active Mode Load Equalization Profile (AMLEPR):
LNCEL:AMLEPR
Load is being equalized between
• Intra frequency partnership is not supported
Source cell and Partner cells only
• Configuration of partnership is always done per frequency layer

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LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
overview

When feature is activated (LNCEL:actAmle = true) its behaviour can be Source Cell
reflected as 5 functional blocks
1) Load supervision and exchange: Load supervision and
CAC exchange
• Measurements of CACS and exchange with neighbours
Check of active AMLE
2) Check of active AMLE state conditions state conditions
• AMLE state of source cell is determined
Candidate UE selection AMLE feature
3) Candidate UE selection
• When Inter Frequency Load Balancing QCI1 Bearer Check Timer or Inter Frequency Load Measurement
Balancing Retry Timer is expired UE is checked if it can be Candidate for offloading solicitation
4) Measurement solicitation Load Equalization
• A4 measurements of partner neighbour frequencies are triggered execution

5) Load Equalization execution

• Target Cell List is post-processed, unsuitable cells are removed
• Inter frequency Handover preparation phase is started Partner Cell

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
1) Load supervision and CAC exchange:

• Load types measured: GBR, PDCCH and

nonGBR
• From RL70 onwards user has impact on which type LNCEL:loadSettings:mlbEicicOperMode
of load is taken into account for CACDL
determination
• Parameter LNCEL:loadSettings:mlbEicicOperMode
is used to control CAC calculation
˗ allUes – DL GBR, DL nonGBR, PDCCH loads are allUes nonGbrPdcch nonGbrOnly
considered
˗ nonGbrPdcch – DL nonGBR and PDCCH loads are
considered
˗ nonGbrOnly – only nonGBR load is considered

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
1) Load supervision and CAC exchange:

• Each measured DL Load (ML) is reflected as Relative DL GBR Measured DL GBR Relative DL GBR Available
Load (RL) Load Load Capacity

˗ Relative Load defines measured load in relation to PDCCH Measured PDCCH Relative PDCCH Available
Load Load Capacity
configured Target Load Threshold (TL)
DL non-GBR DL non-GBR DL non-GBR
˗ Target Load Threshold is configured via parameters: Measured Load Relative Load Available Capacity
LNCEL:LoadSettings:targetLoadGbrDl,
targetLoadNonGbrDl, targetLoadPdcch
˗ Relative load is a subcomponent in calculation of DL Cell LoadX [%]
Available Capacity (AC) 100%

• Available Capacity = [100% - RL]

• DL Composite Available Capacity is the minimum of TLX 50%

ACX
all AC: 50%
MLX RLX
25% 50%
CACDL = min(ACGBR, ACnonGBR, ACPDCCH) 0%
X = GBR, nonGBR, PDCCH

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
1) Load supervision and CAC exchange:
Requesting eNB Responding eNB

Cell1 Cell1
Resource Status Update (RSU) message

…
…
X2AP: RSU
• Resource Status Update message contains LM
CellX CellY
information coming from different eNB
• The first RSU is sent by responding eNB as soon as
first Load Measurements are available
X2AP:RSU (Cell1)
• Subsequent reporting is handled according to A B C C C C
Requested Periodicity Responding eNB Requested Periodicity time

˗ If more than one feature activated on Requesting eNB

(like LTE1140 or LTE1113 among others) requires Load Note:
Measurements from Responding eNB, the lowest A Successful RSR Initiation of Cell1.
periodicity requested by all features is used
B First Load Measurements are available on Responding eNB
• Requested periodicity for LTE1841 is defined by
C After each Requested periodicity RSU is sent again
parameter LNCEL:amlePeriodLoadExchange

More details about RSR Procedure one can find here.

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization Source Cell

2) Check of active AMLE state conditions Check of active AMLE

state conditions
AMLE feature

When LTE1841 is enabled, source cell can be in

active or inactive AMLE state with partner cell
Partner Cell

• Source Cell is in active AMLE state only when:

LNCE
1. It is not in Active Inter Frequency Load Balancing L
(iFLB) State (applicable when LTE1170/LTE1531 is AMLEPR-0
activated) Active mode load equalization profile identifier amlePrId
2. There is at least one partner cell configured Headroom in CAC cacHeadroom
for source cell (LNREL:amleAllowed=true) Difference in CAC of source and target cells deltaCac
Threshold for maximum CAC maxCacThreshol
d
Target carrier frequency
targetCarrierFreq

Note:
When LTE1841 is activated (LNBTS:actAmle = true), at least
default AMLEPR-0 has to be configured

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
2) Check of active AMLE state conditions
MRBTS.LNBTS.LNCEL.AMLEPR.
maxCacThreshold
When LTE1841 is enabled, source cell can be in Threshold for maximum CAC AMLEPR;
active or inactive AMLE state with partner cell 0..100%;
Default :100%
• Source Cell is in active AMLE state only when:
3. Following criteria are met for configured partner cell: Source cel is MRBTS.LNBTS.LNCEL.AMLEPR.
loosing capacity
cacHeadroom
Headroom in CAC
CRITERIUM 1: CACS < AMLEPR:maxCacThreshold
0..100%;
CRITERIUM 2: CACT ≥ AMLEPR:cacHeadroom Default :0

CRITERIUM 3: CACT - CACS > AMLEPR:deltaCac Target cel has

enough capacity

MRBTS.LNBTS.LNCEL.AMLEPR.deltaCac
Difference in CAC of source and target cells
The difference between S
0..100%;
and T is enough to make
Default :20% offload

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
2) Check of active AMLE state conditions

Example:
AMLE State verification:
• 3 partner cells
• 2 partner frequency layers Partner Cell (PC) of Source Cell (S)
PC1 PC2 PC3
f1 f2 f2
CACPC1 CACPC2 CACPC3

CACS < maxCacThresholdf1 CACS < maxCacThresholdf2 CACS < maxCacThresholdf2

N Y Y
Y
CACPC2 ≥ cacHeadroomf2 CACPC3 ≥ cacHeadroomf2
STOP
Y N
CACPC2 – CACS>∆CACf2
STOP

AMLE INACTIVE AMLE ACTIVE AMLE INACTIVE

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
3) Candidate UE Selection

Candidate UE Selection procedure is reused from

LTE1170/LTE1531
• Inter Frequency Load Balancing QCI1 Bearer Check Timer is
UE enters RRC Connected State
started every time when: or UE was handed over to the cell that is in
active iFLB state
˗ UE either enters RRC Connection state or
˗ UE enters cell that is already in unbalanced state (active iFLB state) via
Handover A B B
• Inter Frequency Load Balancing Retry Timer is started every time
time when:
Note:
˗ Inter Frequency Load Balancing QCI1 Bearer Check Timer is expired
A Inter Frequency LB Bearer Check Timer is started
˗ Inter Frequency Load Balancing Retry Timer is expired B UE selection criteria are verified. Inter Frequency Load
˗ UE enters cell that is balanced state (inactive iFLB state) via Handover, Balancing Retry Timer (Tdyn) is (re)started

regardless of AMLE state in cell.

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
3) Candidate UE Selection

UE is a candidate for offloading only if it fulfills UE selection criteria

1) Source Cell is in active AMLE state
2) UE supports at least one partner frequency layer that is used by partner cell with which
source cell is in active AMLE state
Source
3) UE has no QCI1 bearer established (depending on LNCEL:iFLBBearCheckTimer) Cell
• UE with QCI1 established, analogously to iFLB feature, is considered to be candidate
for offloading only when LNCEL:iFLBBearCheckTimer = 31
4) UE has no GBR bearer established (depending on the
LNCEL:loadSettings:mlbEicicOperMode setting)
?
Partner
• UE with GBR bearer established can only be offloaded if GBR load is taken into Cell
account during CAC calculation (LNCEL:loadSettings:mlbEicicOperMode = allUEs)
5) UE has no Secondary Cell (SCell) configured
6) There are no ongoing inter-frequency or inter-RAT measurements for the UE
7) Required functionalities, i.e. Inter frequency Handover and A4 measurements are
supported by the UE  UE reports FGI bit 13 = 1, 14 = 1 and 25 = 1

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization Source Cell

4) Measurement Solicitation
AMLE feature
Measurement
For UE that is a candidate for offloading A4 measurements Solicitation
are started, provided that maximum number of concurrent
Partner Cell

A4 measurements (LNCEL:iFLBA4ActLim) is not reached

• s-measure in measConfig is set to 0 ReportConfigEUTRA (A4)
˗ s-measure=0 causes instant start of UE measurements (regardless of RSRP Parameter Name Set values
level of serving cell) > Trigger Type event

• ReportConfigEUTRA is added in reportConfigToAddModList >> eventId eventA4

>>> a4-Threshold
˗ A4 configuration is hardcoded and not modifiable
>>>> threshold-RSRP 0 (-140dBm)
• Activation of A4 is done by adding selected measObjectIds and reportConfigIds
>> hysteresis 0
to measIdToAddModList
>> Time To Trigger (TTT) 40ms
˗ Partner frequency layers (measObjectIds) that are supported by the UE and > Trigger Quantity RSRP
for which at least one partner cell is in active AMLE state with source cell > Report Quantity Both(RSRP & RSRQ)
are added
> MaxReportCells 8
• UE is informed about changes in measConfig via RRC Connection > Report Interval 60min
Reconfiguration message > Report Amount 1
˗ Measurement gap handling (if needed) is included

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization Source Cell

5) Load Equalization execution

Target Cell List (TCL) postprocessing AMLE feature

STEP 1: Removing unsuitable cells from TCL Load Equalization

• Cells with unsufficient level of RSRP/RSRQ according to filtering parameters setting: execution
LNHOIF:thresholdRsrpIFLBFilter and LNHOIF:thresholdRsrqIFLBFilter Partner Cell

• Cells from different RAT (including cells of Home eNB when LNBTS:actHeNBMobility is activated)
• Cells with unknown CAC and with too low CAC
• When AMLEPR:cacHeadroom > 0 then cells with CACT < AMLEPR:cacHeadroom are removed, otherwise cells with CACT=0% are
removed [no available capacity]

• Cells for which CAC of Source cell is too high [CACS > AMLEPR:maxCacThreshold] *
• Cells that do not fulfill: CACT - CACS > AMLEPR:deltaCac *
• Number of AMLE HOs towards given cell, between two CAC updates from this cell,
is higher than LNCEL:amleMaxNumHo
• Cells that are blacklisted for Load Based HO (LB HO) All unsuitable cells are
STEP 2: TCL sorting removed from TCL
• If there is at least one cell on TCL after STEP1, list is sorted according to descending ∆CAC
• First candidate that is at the top of TCL is a partner target cell with the biggest CAC deviation with source cell

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
5) Load Equalization execution
Source Cell Target Cell

HO preparation phase
• First cell from the top of TCL is considered to be the first Handover Request
Target Cell Cause: Reduce Load in Serving Cell

• Intra-eNB, X2 or S1-based handover is prepared towards the

chosen target cell with Handover Cause =“Reduce Load in Radio Admission
Serving Cell” Control

• Radio Admission Control (RAC) is responsible for

verification if given handover can be admitted Handover Request Ack.

˗ Case 1) Successful HO preparation phase End of HO preparation phase

• If target cell provides sufficient number of resources to serve
the UE, HANDOVER REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE X2 based Handover message flow
message is sent to source eNB  Handover Execution phase
is performed NOTE: For simplicity, only X2 Load Based Handover is
described. In case of different types of HO (intra-eNB, S1
based HO) proper HO messages are used

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 LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
5) Load Equalization execution
Source Cell Target Cell

HO preparation phase
Handover Request
˗ Case 2) Unsuccessful HO preparation
Cause: Reduce Load in Serving Cell
phase
Admission Other
• If RAC of target cell rejects the HO Request, Control Target Cell
HO Preparation failure with proper cause is HO Preparation Failure
sent Cause: No Radio Resources Available in

prohibitLBHoTimer
Target Cell/Transport Resources
- If RAC admits only some of UE`s bearers, Unavailable
LBHO is cancelled by source cell (cause: Handover Request Handover Request
Partial HO) Cause: Reduce Load in Serving Cell Cause: Reduce Load in
Serving Cell
• Target cell in which RAC rejects (or partially
Handover Request
admits) LBHO is blocked by source cell to
Cause: Reduce Load in Serving Cell
avoid next LBHOs during time defined by
LNBTS:prohibitLBHOTimer
• In such case, HO towards the second cell in NOTE: For simplicity, only X2 Load Based Handover is
TCL (if any) will be triggered described. In case of different types of HO (intra-eNB, S1
based HO) proper HO messages are used

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 Configuration Management
LTE1841 Inter frequency load equalization
Abbrev Description MO
actAmle Activate active mode load equalization LNCEL
amlePrId Active mode load equalization profile identifier LNCEL:AMLEPR
targetCarrierFreq Target carrier frequency LNCEL:AMLEPR
amleAllowed Active mode load equalization allowed LNREL
cacHeadroom Headroom in CAC LNCEL:AMLEPR
deltaCac Difference in CAC of source and target cells LNCEL:AMLEPR
amlePeriodLoadExchange X2 resource status update periodicity LNCEL
maxCacThreshold Threshold for maximum CAC LNCEL:AMLEPR

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 Proposed Configuration

Only cosited LNREL will be created , only intrasector HO will be allowed

Technology Abbreviated Name MO Class Full Name Range and step Default Value PROPOSED VAL UE Required
on Creation

4G amlePrId MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/AMLEPR Active mode load equalization profile identifier 0...15, step 1 0 0 Not modifiable Mandatory

4G cacHeadroom MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/AMLEPR Headroom in CAC 0...100, step 1 0 100 On-line Mandatory

4G deltaCac MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/AMLEPR Difference in CAC of source and target cells 0...100, step 1 20 8 On-line Mandatory
4G maxCacThreshold MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/AMLEPR Threshold for maximum CAC 0...100, step 1 100 100 On-line Mandatory
4G targetCarrierFreq MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/AMLEPR Target carrier frequency 0...262143, step 1   F1,F2 On-line Mandatory
4G actAmle MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Activate active mode load equalization   0 1 On-line Mandatory
4G actAmleServCellFilter MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Activate AMLE serving cell threshold filtering   0   On-line Optional
4G amleMaxNumHo MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Max number of AMLE-based HOs between two CAC updates 1...100, step 1 10 10 On-line Mandatory
4G amlePeriodLoadExchange MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL X2 resource status update periodicity for AMLE 1000:1000ms; 1000 1000 On-line Mandatory
2000:2000ms;
5000:5000ms;
10000:10000ms
4G amleServCellThreshRsrp MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL AMLE serving cell RSRP threshold filter -140...-43, step 1 -140   On-line Optional
4G amleServCellThreshRsrq MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL AMLE serving cell RSRQ threshold filter -20...-3, step 0.5 -20   On-line Optional
4G maxNumAmleNeigh MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Maximum number of AMLE neighbors 0...64, step 1 16 1 On-line Mandatory
4G amlePrId MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/AMLEPR Active mode load equalization profile identifier 0...15, step 1 0 0 Not modifiable Mandatory

4G amleAllowed MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/LNREL Active mode load equalization allowed   0 1 On-line Mandatory

4G targetLoadGbrDl MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL DL GBR resource target load 0...100, step 1 0...100, step 1 60 On-line Mandatory
4G targetLoadNonGbrDl MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL DL non-GBR resource target load 0...100, step 1 0...100, step 1 60 On-line Mandatory
4G targetLoadPdcch MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL PDCCH target load 0...100, step 1 0...100, step 1 60 On-line Mandatory
4G mlbEicicOperMode MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL Mode for calculating the CAC in load bal. and eICIC 0:nonGbrOnly; 2 0 On-line Mandatory
1:nonGbrPdcch;
2:allUes

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