WCDMA RAN

Active TX Chain Gain Calibration

Feature Parameter Description

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Contents

Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1

2 Overview .....................................................................................................................................2-1
3 Technical Description ..............................................................................................................3-1
4 Parameters .................................................................................................................................4-1
5 Counters ......................................................................................................................................5-1
6 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................6-1
7 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................7-1

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the Active TX Chain Gain Calibration feature (WRFD-010211 Active TX Chain
Gain Calibration).
This feature enables the monitoring and adjustment of digital channel gains, thus ensuring stable output
power.

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:

Personnel who are familiar with WCDMA basics

Personnel who need to understand the Active TX Chain Gain Calibration feature

Personnel who work with Huawei products

1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.
There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:

Feature change: refers to the change in the Active TX Chain Gain Calibration feature.

Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not
described in the earlier version.

Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:

01 (2011-04-30)

Draft B (2011-03-30)

Draft A (2010-12-30)

01 (2011-04-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN13.0.
Compared with issue Draft B (2011-03-30) of RAN13.0, this issue has no change.

Draft B (2011-03-30)
This is the draft of the document for RAN13.0.
Compared with Draft A (2010-12-30) of RAN13.0, this issue optimizes the description.

Draft A (2010-12-30)
This is the draft of the document for RAN13.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2010-03-30) of RAN12.0, this issue optimizes the description.

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2 Overview

2 Overview
This feature provides high output power accuracy for the NodeB and reduces the margins required in
network dimensioning. Thus, the power can be fully utilized.

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3 Technical Description

3 Technical Description
The active TX chain gain calibration can increase the accuracy of the downlink transmit power (for
example, the power accuracy of the 3900 series NodeB is 0.6 dB), thus reducing the protection band
reserved for power calculation in network planning and improving the utilization of transmit power.
Performance drift occurs on all RF hardware. The gain of an RF part (for example, TRX, PA, RF
connector, or duplexer) is related to the temperature, frequency, and lot number. Such a gain difference
leads to a 1.5 dB to 2 dB error in the NodeB transmit power.
The active TX chain gain calibration can reduce the changes in analog channel gains caused by different
temperatures, frequencies, and lot numbers, thus ensuring a stable total gain of links. The active TX
chain gain calibration method calculates the difference between the downlink input power and transmit
power and then adjusts digital channel gains based on the transmit power on the analog channel. Gain
control is performed in real time, thus ensuring the accuracy of transmit power.

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4 Parameters

4 Parameters
There are no specific parameters associated with this feature.

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5 Counters

5 Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.

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6 Glossary

6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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7 Reference Documents

7 Reference Documents
There are no specific reference documents associated with this feature.

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