eRAN15.

1 Deep Dive
Fast Uplink Access
(LEOFD-151313)

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Contents

1. Feature Introduction

2. Feature Gains

3. Feature Usage Scenario

4. Feature Activation

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Feature Introduction: Background
There are two ways to reduce latency of initial UL transmissions:
 Uplink SPS: The SPS interval used to be more than 10 ms, which could not satisfy the requirement for low latency.
 Preallocation: It may waste PDCCH resources and cause UL interference to neighboring cells.

3GPP R14 introduced L2 latency reduction techniques, which include

Dynamic scheduling
two parts:
 Short-interval SPS: Uplink SPS with a short SPS interval (1 or 5 ms) helps eNB
reduce the latency of initial UL transmissions with no extra control plane
overhead.
 UE skipping function: This function allows UEs to skip configured uplink
grants if no data is available for transmission. Skipping uplink grants helps
decrease UL interference and improve UE battery efficiency. UE
In accordance with 3GPP specifications, if short-interval SPS is UL data
configured for a UE, the skipping function must also be configured for Short-interval SPS
this UE. eNB
UL SPS Interval
=1ms

HARQ HARQ HARQ HARQ HARQ UE

Skipping Skipping Skipping
Proc #0 Proc #1 Proc #2 Proc #3 Proc #4
UL data
Time

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Feature Introduction
When a UE meets the condition for configuring short-interval SPS, the eNodeB configures short-interval SPS and SPS skipping for
the UE.

When the UE meets the condition for activating short-interval SPS, the eNodeB schedules the UE using SPS at a short interval.

The eNodeB has no information of whether a UE, for which short-interval SPS is activated, has data to transmit, and therefore the
eNodeB needs to check whether the UE transmits data in SPS subframes. If SPS subframes are configured and there is UCI, the
eNodeB needs to check whether UCI is transmitted on the PUSCH and determines which UCI to use: UCI transmitted on the
PUSCH or UCI transmitted on the PUCCH.

eNB

UE

UL data UL data

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Feature Introduction

 Short-interval SPS:
 1. SPS at an interval
of 1 ms or 5 ms
 2. PUSCH DTX  Condition evaluation
for short-interval SPS
deactivation:
 Condition evaluation
for short-interval SPS  L1 processing  1. UE conditions: no
activation: for UL skipping: low-latency service,
 1. Determining low SINR,
 1. User conditions:
which channel performance, and
UE's capability, low-
UCI is meeting the condition
latency service, and
transmitted on for a higher-priority
high SINR
(PUCCH or feature to take effect
 2. Cell load PUSCH)  2. Cell conditions:
conditions: low UL
 2. PUSCH DTX high UL PRB usage or
PRB usage or a small
detection a large number of UEs,
number of UEs in the
 3. Measurement and activation of a
cell
handling after higher-priority feature,
DTX is detected for example, CA or
short TTI

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Feature Gains
Theoretical Gain of Short-Interval Gain for First-Packet Remarks for Scenarios
SPS at an Interval of 1 ms Transmission Delay (FDD)
Preallocation interval of 5 ms 0ms to 5 ms, 2.5 ms on average Default configurations on commercial networks
No latency gain Applicable to LTE latency comparison but not to
commercial networks due to high PDCCH
Preallocation interval of 1 ms
resource consumption and a larger increase in
uplink interference
No preallocation, SR interval of 5 ms 4 ms to 9 ms, 6.5 ms on average
No preallocation, SR interval of 10 ms 4 ms to 14 ms, 9 ms on average
No preallocation, SR interval of 20 ms 4 ms to 24 ms, 14 ms on average

Gains for FDD ping packets:

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Feature Usage Scenario

There are low-latency uplink services and the uplink load is light.

Methods for identifying low-latency uplink services are as follows:

• Based on bearer identification: Specific bearers are configured as bearers for low-latency
services.
• Based on SC identification: If the DNS identified for a service is a DNS for low-latency
services in the DNS library, the service is regarded as a low-latency service.

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Feature Activation
 Requirements for hardware
 BBP: UBBPd/UBBPe
 Base station model: macro base stations, LampSite, CloudRAN, BTS3911E, BTS3912E
 Requirements for license
 License for LEOFD-151313 Fast Uplink Access
 Feature Activation
 MOD CELLULSCHALGO: IntvlOfUlSpsWithSkipping=MS1/MS5
 Feature Deactivation
 MOD CELLULSCHALGO: IntvlOfUlSpsWithSkipping=MS0
 Observation
 Activation verification: If L.Sps.UL.SchNum produces a none-zero value, this feature has been
successfully activated.
 Gain observation: Check the decrease in the first-packet transmission delay of ping packets.

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