Testing-256QAM-DL/64 QAM-UL modulation scheme.

LTE- FLEXI MR BTS SW FL16A

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256QAM in DL

Description: 256QAM in Downlink feature is enabled in the cell and the user equipment (UE) is
256QAM-capable, the evolved Node B (eNB) configures the UE to apply a dedicated table for
the channel quality indicator (CQI) and the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index in
downlink (DL) link adaptation and physical resource block (PRB) allocation. The eNB indicates
the applicability of the CQI table to the UE in the radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration
procedure in case of an initial context setup (ICS), handover (HO), re-establishment, or addition
of a secondary cell (SCell). Reconfiguration to the 256QAM-specific CQI and MCS table requires
a transient phase where all data scheduling is done based on the legacy table (conservative
approach) and can impact the data rates. Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
retransmissions should aim to use the same transport format and MCS in the respective initial
transmission to maintain the same TBS. However, if retransmission of the UE gets fewer PRBs or
resource block groups (RBGs) than the initial transmission, the MCS29, MCS30 or MCS31 will be
used.

Benefits

• Increased spectral efficiency depending on the 256QAM area probability

• Higher downlink peak rates depending on the user equipment (UE) categories
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64QAM in UL

Description:
LTE44: 64 QAM in UL feature introduces a 64QAM scheme in the uplink for Category 5 and
Category 8 (Cat.5 and Cat.8) UEs in which the uplink peak throughput is enhanced by the
support of the additional MCS values, MCS21 to MCS28. If this feature is activated, the Uplink
Adaptive Modulation and Coding (UL AMC) scheme advises the uplink scheduler to use
64QAM MCS. To use 64QAM, some prerequisites need to be fulfilled, like the target signal-to-
interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR).

Benefits

• his feature increases the uplink peak rates through the support of higher MCS.

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CQI Table

Dedicated CQI table for

Legacy CQI Table 256QAM supported UE
CQI Modulation bts/Symbol MCS CQI Modulation bts/Symbol MCS
1 QPSK 2 0 1 QPSK 2 0
2 QPSK 2 0 2 QPSK 2 0
3 QPSK 2 2 3 QPSK 2 2
4 QPSK 2 5 4 16QAM 4 5
5 QPSK 2 7 5 16QAM 4 7
6 QPSK 2 9 6 16QAM 4 9
7 16QAM 4 12 7 64QAM 6 12
8 16QAM 4 14 8 64QAM 6 14
9 16QAM 4 16 9 64QAM 6 16
10 64QAM 6 20 10 64QAM 6 20
11 64QAM 6 23 11 64QAM 6 23
12 64QAM 6 25 12 256QAM 8 25
13 64QAM 6 27 13 256QAM 8 27
14 64QAM 6 28 14 256QAM 8 28
15 64QAM 6 28 15 256QAM 8 28

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Pre & Post

256QAM modulation scheme start supporting from BTS SW FL16A

LNCEL Parameter actModulationSchemeDl set to 256QAM from 64QAM in 16 Cells

SC H DL_256Q AM _VO L

SCH D L_256Q AM _VO L

SC H DL_256Q AM _VO L
SC H DL_256Q AM _VO L

PDC P_SD U _VO L_D L

Avg PD C P cell thp U L

Avg PD C P cell thp D L

E-U TRAN E-RAB stp
Total E-U TR AN R R C

%D ata Traffic by 256

Total Pay load in G B

_PDSCH _256Q AM

_PD SC H_16Q AM

_PD SC H_64Q AM

Q AM C apable U E
_PD SC H_Q PSK
(M 8012C178)

(M 8012C 176)

(M 8012C177)
(M 8012C 175)

(M 8012C 20)
conn stp SR

SR
Period start time PLMN Name
05.31.2017 Total 16 cells 75,553 99.80 99.85 1,197.71 9,271.48 0 0 0 0 70,14,70,22,727 0.00
06.01.2017 Total 16 cells 75,569 99.78 99.08 1,235.40 9,430.53 0 0 0 0 69,51,43,01,332 0.00
06.02.2017 Total 16 cells 79,161 99.74 99.33 2,011.98 9,497.02 0 0 0 0 69,29,51,70,193 0.00
06.03.2017 Total 16 cells 61,902 99.76 98.42 1,268.52 10,216.75 0 0 0 0 57,24,66,85,052 0.00
06.04.2017 Total 16 cells 79,714 99.81 99.88 1,256.05 10,396.77 0 0 0 0 74,04,55,84,515 0.00
06.05.2017 Total 16 cells 68,665 99.72 99.73 1,295.53 9,168.62 0 0 0 0 62,36,87,38,336 0.00
06.06.2017 Total 16 cells 74,448 99.68 99.73 1,079.49 9,397.55 0 0 0 0 68,14,04,38,422 0.00
06.07.2017 Total 16 cells 76,377 99.68 99.78 1,104.06 9,140.81 0 0 0 0 69,59,88,00,012 0.00
06.08.2017 Total 16 cells 76,704 99.65 99.77 1,185.72 9,170.69 0 0 0 0 69,71,42,30,959 0.00
06.09.2017 Total 16 cells 78,142 99.69 99.79 1,105.75 9,573.46 0 0 0 0 71,82,49,87,808 0.00
06.10.2017 Total 16 cells 87,221 99.79 99.81 1,034.60 9,943.06 0 0 0 0 80,99,74,83,551 0.00
06.11.2017 Total 16 cells 97,903 99.87 99.88 1,283.47 11,053.49 0 0 0 0 91,50,84,58,735 0.00
06.12.2017 Total 16 cells 81,766 99.68 99.79 971.38 9,763.25 0 0 0 0 76,16,22,74,147 0.00
06.13.2017 Total 16 cells 97,587 99.70 99.73 1,116.62 9,767.69 0 0 0 0 89,92,89,76,800 0.00
06.14.2017 Total 16 cells 80,650 99.69 99.73 931.44 9,252.02 0 0 0 0 74,82,78,04,371 0.00
06.15.2017 Total 16 cells 97,449 99.71 99.78 892.97 9,147.68 1,02,13,89,283 3,60,34,561 63,36,031 29,02,48,033 90,73,08,98,492 1.49
06.16.2017 Total 16 cells 97,541 99.75 99.77 987.33 9,682.65 81,80,86,520 10,47,67,730 1,92,21,887 43,96,68,250 90,71,60,43,232 1.52
06.17.2017 Total 16 cells 94,564 99.74 99.82 1,039.90 9,700.79 93,80,14,251 11,69,64,892 2,32,16,307 55,68,02,709 87,46,06,56,842 1.87
06.18.2017 Total 16 cells 91,426 99.79 99.85 919.76 9,321.71 51,69,29,981 3,98,17,429 1,13,90,694 16,11,64,901 85,02,05,16,335 0.86
06.19.2017 Total 16 cells 96,470 99.68 99.76 1,012.99 9,352.80 40,25,47,500 9,42,16,503 1,93,00,165 29,14,25,184 89,37,91,34,388 0.90
06.20.2017 Total 16 cells 1,02,380 99.71 99.79 1,066.35 9,465.24 1,04,79,63,191 7,44,99,821 2,07,10,402 28,07,98,362 95,12,80,56,513 1.50
06.21.2017 Total 16 cells 1,06,657 99.72 99.78 1,065.99 9,786.48 64,66,80,984 7,12,42,589 1,63,59,609 32,44,75,461 98,54,80,60,755 1.07
06.22.2017 Total 16 cells 1,07,567 99.71 99.75 936.95 9,635.95 51,97,28,173 3,03,30,863 99,32,521 13,55,57,051 1,00,78,07,22,096 0.69
06.23.2017 Total 16 cells 1,13,490 99.71 99.79 1,156.22 9,430.83 82,84,07,880 9,57,72,561 2,92,42,472 24,57,42,902 1,04,36,53,10,740 1.15
06.24.2017 Total 16 cells 1,13,129 99.80 99.84 1,204.12 9,624.26 71,33,43,119 17,18,71,207 2,73,47,382 57,31,36,201 1,04,65,67,74,581 1.42
06.25.2017 Total 16 cells 1,09,482 99.78 99.86 1,206.04 9,558.21 1,05,85,53,441 8,57,72,908 1,77,32,165 41,11,42,643 1,00,27,61,18,139 1.57
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 Pre & Post UL 64QAM in Kakinada Town

64QAM modulation scheme start supporting from BTS SW FL16A

LNCEL Parameter actModulationSchemeUl set to 64QAM from 16QAM
Total LTE data volume, DL + UL PDCP SDU Volume, UL PDCP SDU Volume, DL Avg PDCP cell thp DL Avg PDCP cell thp UL Avg Latency Uplink Avg Latency DL % UL tranm using 64QAM % UL trf vol using 64QAM
LTE_1495A LTE_5213A LTE_5212A LTE_5292D LTE_5289D LTE_5137A LTE_5134A LTE_1273A LTE_1272A
2,137.726 1,44,847 19,92,879 7,383.50 806.07 1.00 58.73 0.00 0.00
2,128.587 1,48,007 19,80,580 7,312.47 809.43 0.92 58.44 0.00 0.00
2,020.273 1,46,441 18,73,832 7,395.72 835.84 0.99 59.54 0.00 0.00
2,055.691 1,47,251 19,08,439 7,311.03 848.48 1.19 59.14 0.00 0.00
2,087.057 1,48,795 19,38,262 7,242.15 813.04 1.10 59.17 0.00 0.00
2,114.721 1,53,798 19,60,924 7,217.83 808.91 1.01 56.68 0.00 0.00
2,109.513 1,48,702 19,60,812 7,173.17 780.04 1.16 58.30 0.00 0.00
2,227.910 1,58,752 20,69,158 7,099.42 787.30 1.03 60.40 0.00 0.00
2,215.580 1,58,210 20,57,369 7,222.52 773.14 1.05 59.16 0.00 0.00
2,205.382 1,56,732 20,48,650 7,069.03 733.84 1.12 58.49 0.00 0.00
2,325.380 1,68,329 21,57,050 7,078.24 777.03 1.08 61.83 0.00 0.00
2,183.516 1,57,976 20,25,540 7,169.20 787.85 1.08 61.36 0.00 0.00
2,158.430 1,60,258 19,98,172 7,140.73 795.41 1.08 60.78 0.00 0.00
2,235.313 1,58,076 20,77,236 7,178.42 784.61 1.05 62.19 0.12 0.32
2,283.595 1,62,572 21,21,024 7,269.26 809.98 1.20 61.09 0.17 0.49
2,389.888 1,72,098 22,17,790 7,066.86 786.52 1.21 62.31 0.16 0.50
2,119.589 1,52,266 19,67,323 7,223.82 791.88 1.33 61.13 0.19 0.98
2,116.080 1,55,138 19,60,943 7,717.19 1,018.58 1.00 57.40 0.17 0.41
2,144.004 1,55,486 19,88,518 7,741.70 1,041.33 1.00 57.06 0.15 0.34
2,124.093 1,48,931 19,75,163 7,715.34 992.05 1.01 56.02 0.15 0.34
2,183.331 1,51,085 20,32,245 7,701.29 974.02 1.06 57.43 0.13 0.27
2,265.743 1,59,299 21,06,445 7,637.43 957.04 1.03 58.46 0.12 0.32
2,385.858 1,60,438 22,25,419 7,310.78 796.34 0.97 61.21 0.14 0.34
2,221.054 1,53,863 20,67,191 7,452.09 822.74 1.02 57.63 0.13 0.34
2,281.050 1,63,563 21,17,487 7,419.51 891.25 1.29 57.73 0.10 0.25
2,384.979 1,66,909 22,18,070 7,190.59 780.47 1.00 60.35 0.11 0.38
2,313.187 1,68,657 21,44,529 7,104.95 774.01 0.98 60.90 0.09 0.29
2,551.261 1,82,589 23,68,672 6,977.25 757.87 1.02 64.19 0.10 0.28
2,409.105 1,75,325 22,33,780 7,027.13 783.70 0.98 61.03 0.12 0.37
2,476.186 1,91,623 22,84,563 6,907.69 783.52 0.92 61.92 0.14 0.42
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Total NW Traffic Contribution by 64QAM & 256QAM supported UEs

256QAM & 64QAM enabled in Total Network on 28th Jul’17 &

observed <1% contribution of Capable UEs
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Summary

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