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2G/3G Interoperability
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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 Measurement of Neighboring UMTS Cells .........................................................................3-1 4 Common Measurements and Information Exchange Based on Iur-g ........................4-1
4.1 Introduction to Iur-g Interface ........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Common Measurement................................................................................................................. 4-2 4.3 Information Exchange ................................................................................................................... 4-3
7 Engineering Guidelines...........................................................................................................7-1 8 Parameters .................................................................................................................................8-1 9 Counters ......................................................................................................................................9-1 10 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................10-1 11 Reference Documents .........................................................................................................11-1
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the 2G/3G interoperability feature of Huawei GBSS. It covers the functions of and technologies related to this feature, including measurement of neighboring 3G cells, inter-RAT cell reselection, and inter-RAT handover. The feature involved is GBFD-114301 GSM / WCDMA Interoperability.
Personnel working on Huawei GSM products or systems System operators who need a general understanding of this feature
Feature change Feature change refers to the change in the 2G/3G Interoperability feature of a specific product version. Editorial change 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:
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This is the first release of GBSS12.0. Compared with issue Draft (2010-03-30) of GBSS12.0, issue 01 (2010-06-30) of GBSS12.0 incorporates the changes described in the following table. Change Type Feature change Change Description None. Parameter Change None.
Editorial change Parameters are presented in the form of Parameter ID instead None. of Parameter Name.
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This is the draft release of GBSS12.0.
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2 Overview
2 Overview
The UMTS network and the GSM network will coexist and provide services together for a long time. Therefore, 2G/3G interoperability is introduced into the BSS. The 2G/3G interoperability involves inter-RAT handover and inter-RAT cell reselection between GSM and UMTS. Through 2G/3G interoperability, a smooth evolution from GSM to UMTS can be achieved, thus reducing the CAPEX of operators. For the operator that has both the UMTS network and the GSM network, 2G/3G interoperability can be performed to make the GSM network and the UMTS network work as a supplement to each other, thus expanding the network coverage and improving the service quality. For example, when a dual-mode MS moves to an area without UMTS coverage, it can reselect or be handed over to a GSM cell through 2G/3G interoperability. This improves the user experience. For the areas covered by both the GSM network and the UMTS network, 2G/3G interoperability can be performed to achieve traffic balance between the GSM and the UMTS. For example, when the traffic load on a GSM cell is too high, 2G/3G interoperability can be performed to switch some calls in the GSM cell to a UMTS cell. With 2G/3G interoperability, the access policy for the GSM network can be different from that for the UMTS network in the areas covered by both the GSM network and the UMTS network. For example, the GSM network can be preferentially selected by CS services and similarly the UMTS network by PS services. In this way, the advantages of both networks can be achieved.
All the MSs involved in this feature refer to dual-mode MSs.
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If the value of QI ranges from 0 to 6, the measurement is triggered when the receive level of the serving cell is lower than the value of QI. If the value of QI ranges from 8 to 14, the measurement is triggered when the receive level of the serving cell is higher than the value of QI. If the value of QI is 7, the MSs always measure the neighboring UMTS cell information regardless of the receive level of the serving cell. If the value of QI is 15, the MSs never measure the neighboring UMTS cell information regardless of the receive level of the serving cell.
The MSs in packet transfer mode determine whether to measure the information of neighboring UMTS cells according to QP and the receive level of the serving cell. The conditions for triggering the measurement differ with the value of QP.
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If the value of QP ranges from 0 to 6, the measurement is triggered when the receive level of the serving cell is lower than the value of QP. If the value of QP ranges from 8 to 14, the measurement is triggered when the receive level of the serving cell is higher than the value of QP. If the value of QP is 7, the MSs always measure the neighboring UMTS cell information regardless of the receive level of the serving cell. If the value of QP is 15, the MSs never measure the neighboring UMTS cell information regardless of the receive level of the serving cell.
The MSs in dedicated mode determine whether to measure the information of neighboring UMTS cells according to QSEARCHC and the receive level of the serving cell. The conditions for triggering the measurement differ with the value of QSEARCHC.
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If the value of QSEARCHC is between 0 and 6, the measurement is triggered when the receive level of the serving cell is lower than the value of QSEARCHC. If the value of QSEARCHC is between 8 and 14, the measurement is triggered when the receive level of the serving cell is higher than the value of QSEARCHC. If the value of QSEARCHC is 7, the MSs always measure the neighboring UMTS cell information regardless of the receive level of the serving cell. If the value of QSEARCHC is 15, the MSs never measure the neighboring UMTS cell information regardless of the receive level of the serving cell.
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QSEARCHC is contained in the Measurement Information. After entering the dedicated mode, MSs try to obtain the QSEARCHC from the Measurement Information transmitted on the SACCH. Before QSEARCHC is obtained, MSs take the value of QCI that is transmitted on the BCCH as the value of QSEARCHC.
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Iur-g
Iur
BSC
RNC
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Figure 4-2 shows the protocol stack defined in 3GPP specifications for the Iur-g interface.
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Transport Layer
Transport Network User Plane SCCP MTP3-B SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM M3UA SCTP IP M3UA SCTP IP DATA LINK
Physical
Layer
Note that the Iur-g interface has the control plane but does not have the user plane. The Iur-g interface uses IP transmission.
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If the target RNC/BSC does not support the common measurement procedure, it responds with a COMMON MEASUREMENT INITIATION FAILURE message. Figure 4-4 shows the failed common measurement initialization procedure. Figure 4-4 Failed common measurement initialization
After a common measurement is successfully initialized, the target RNC/BSC periodically sends COMMON MEASUREMENT REPORT messages to the source BSC/RNC to report the load information about neighboring cells. Figure 4-5 shows the common measurement reporting procedure. Figure 4-5 Common measurement reporting procedure
If a neighboring cell is faulty, blocked, removed, or deactivated, the target RNC/BSC sends a COMMON MEASUREMENT FAILURE INDICATION message to the source BSC/RNC, notifying the source BSC/RNC that the common measurement procedure has failed and has to be terminated. Figure 4-6 shows the failed common measurement. Figure 4-6 Failed common measurement
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inter-RAT CS service handover support flag of a 2G cell, and inter-RAT PS service handover support flag of a 2G cell.
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Load information about 2G or 3G cells A cell can be in three load states: normal, basic congestion, or overload congestion. Table 4-1 describes the rules for determining the load states of 2G cells.
Table 4-1 Rules for determining the load states of 2G cells Transmission Direction Uplink If Uplink load < UlLdrThrd2GCell UlLdrThrd2GCell Uplink load < UlOlcThrd2GCell Uplink load UlOlcThrd2GCell Downlink Downlink load < DlLdrThrd2GCell Then the Load State of the Cell Is Normal Basic congestion Overload congestion Normal
DlLdrThrd2GCell Downlink load < DlOlcThrd2GCell Basic congestion Downlink load DlOlcThrd2GCell Overload congestion
Inter-RAT CS service handover support flag of a 2G cell When the TCH usage of a 2G cell is greater than or equal to the value of the InterRatCsServiceLoadHoThrd parameter or the INTERRATINBSCHOEN parameter is set to NO(No), the inter-RAT CS service handover support flag is No for a 2G cell. That is, the CS services in 3G cells are not allowed to be handed over to 2G cells. When the INTERRATINBSCHOEN parameter is set to YES(Yes) and the TCH usage of a 2G cell is smaller than the value of the InterRatCsServiceLoadHoThrd parameter, the inter-RAT CS service handover support flag is Yes for a 2G cell. That is, the CS services in 3G cells are allowed to be handed over to 2G cells.
Inter-RAT PS service handover support flag of a 2G cell When the TBF multiplexing rate of s 2G cell is lower than the value of the LOADRESELRXTHRSH parameter, the inter-RAT PS service handover support flag is Yes for a 2G cell. That is, the PS services in 3G cells are allowed to be handed over to 2G cells. Otherwise, the PS services in 3G cells are not allowed to be handed over to 2G cells.
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FDDRSCPMIN is the minimum level threshold of UTRAN cell reselection. During the cell reselection decision from a GSM cell to an FDD cell. this parameter is used to calculate the FDD_RSCP_threshold of the target cell. If FDD_RSCPmin is broadcast on the serving cell, FDD_RSCP_threshold = FDD_RSCPmin min((P_MAX 21 dBm), 3 dB). If FDD_RSCPmin is not broadcast on the serving cell, Qrxlevmin and Pcompensation are available, FDD_RSCP_threshold = Qrxlevmin + Pcompensation + 10 dB. If FDD_RSCPmin is not broadcast on the serving cell, Qrxlevmin and Pcompensation are not available, the default value of FDDRSCPMIN is used. - P_MAX is the maximum RF output power of the MS (dBm) in UTRAN FDD mode. - Qrxlevmin is the minimum required RX level in the UTRAN FDD cell (dBm). - Pcompensation is max(UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH P_MAX, 0) (dB). - UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH is the maximum TX power level an MS may use when accessing the UTRAN FDD cell on RACH (dBm). For the UMTS FDD cell, the measurement quantities to be used are Ec/No of the Common Pilot Channel (CPICH) and Received Signal Code Power (RSCP) of the CPICH. If the measurement result meets the following conditions within five seconds, the MS initiates the cell reselection from GSM to UMTS. If there is more than one UMTS cell that meets the conditions, the MS selects a cell with the highest RSCP as the target cell.
CPICH RSCP > RLA_C + FDDQOFF CPICH Ec/No >= FDDQMIN FDDQMINOFFSET CPICH RSCP >= FDD_RSCP_threshold
Ec/No means the ratio of energy per modulating bit to the noise spectral density, which is a term in UMTS. It is equivalent to C/I in GSM.
Here, RLA_C refers to the average receive level. The RSCP of the neighboring UMTS cell must be greater than the sum of the value of FDDQOFF and the average receive level of the serving cell. In addition, the RSCP of the neighboring UMTS cell must be FDDQOFF greater than the receive level of every GSM neighboring cell.
The inter-RAT cell reselection from GSM to UMTS cannot be triggered five seconds within the cell reselection from the UMTS to the GSM. If the inter-RAT cell reselection from GSM to UMTS is triggered 15 seconds within the cell reselection from UMTS to GSM, the value of FDDQOFF must be increased by five dB. If both the reselection condition from GSM to UMTS and the reselection condition between GSM cells are met, the MS selects the UMTS cell as the target cell.
activated, the BSS determines the best neighboring UMTS cell based on the measurement information on the neighboring UMTS cells after the call termination in a GSM cell. Then, the BSS sends the frequency information on the neighboring UMTS cell through a Channel Release message to the MS to instruct it to camp on the UMTS cell. In this way, the MS camps on a UMTS cell without calculating cell reselection parameters, thus accelerating cell reselection. In addition, the MS camps on the UMTS cell for a longer period, thus increasing the revenue of operators in the UMTS network. This feature is activated when CELLSELECTAFTERCALLREL is set to YES.
A UMTS cell is classified into the UTRAN FDD cell and the UTRAN TDD cell.
Procedure
Take the case of call termination by the MS as an example. Figure 5-1 shows the cell reselection procedure. Figure 5-1 Cell reselection procedure
1. After receiving the Release Complete message from the MS, the MSC sends a Clear Command message to the BSC, instructing the BSC to instruct the BSC to release the occupied resources on the A and Um interfaces. 2. The BSC sends a Channel Release message to the MS to instruct the MS to release the TCH or SDCCH on the Um interface. The Channel Release message may carry the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH", which contains the information on the target neighboring UMTS cell. 3. After receiving the Channel Release message, the MS disconnects the uplink signaling link. Then, the MS sends a DISC frame to the BTS to instruct the BTS to release the TCH or SDCCH. 4. After receiving the UA message, the MS switches to idle mode and initiates cell reselection. If... The Channel Release message contains the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH", Then... The MS attempts to camp on the cell indicated in the Channel Release message.
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If... The Channel Release message does not contain the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH",
Then... The MS attempts to camp on the cell where the TCH or SDCCH is already released.
5. If step 4 fails, the MS performs the normal cell reselection procedure. For details on the normal cell reselection procedure, see 5.2 Inter-RAT Cell Reselection from GSM to UMTS. Before sending the Channel Release message, the BSC determines whether to carry the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH" in the message. 1. If CELLSELECTAFTERCALLREL is set to YES, the procedure proceeds to 2. Otherwise, the procedure is complete, and the BSC sends the Channel Release message to the MS. The message does not carry the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH". 2. The BSC determines whether an MS supports both GSM and UMTS through the classmark. If the classmark does not indicate the MS capability of supporting the GSM/UMTS, the procedure proceeds to 3. Otherwise, the procedure is completed, and the BSC sends the Channel Release message to the MS. The message does not carry the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH". 3. The BSC figures out the best neighboring UMTS cell based on the related measurement report, and then the procedure proceeds to 4. If there is no measurement report or the measurement report does not contain the information on the neighboring UMTS cell, the procedure is complete, and the BSC sends the Channel Release message to the MS. The message does not carry the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH". 4. If the measurement report indicates a neighboring UMTS FDD cell, Cell Selection Indicator is set to UTRAN FDD Description. If the measurement report indicates a neighboring UTRAN TDD cell, Cell Selection Indicator is set to UTRAN TDD Description, and the procedure is complete. Meanwhile, the BSC sends the Channel Release message to the MS. The message contains the information element "Cell selection indicator after release of all TCH and SDCCH".
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When HOOPTSEL is set to Pre_2G_Cell(Preference for 2G cell), the BSC preferentially selects a GSM cell as the target cell. When HOOPTSEL is set to Pre_3G_Cell(Preference for 3G cell), the BSC preferentially selects a UMTS cell as the target cell. If HOOPTSEL is set to Pre_2G_CellThres(Preference 2G cell by thresh), the BSC determines the target cell according to the levels of the neighboring GSM cells and the value of HOPRETH2G. If no neighboring GSM cell has a level higher than HOPRETH2G, the BSC selects a UMTS cell as the target cell.
Better 3G cell handover can be performed only when both INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN and BET3GHOEN are set to YES(Yes). As the measurement result of the UMTS cell can be reported through RSCP or Ec/No, the ways for handover decision differ accordingly.
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When the value of FDDREP is RSCP(RSCP), the better 3G cell handover is triggered if the following condition is met for the period specified by HODURT3G within HOSTAT3G. CPICH RSCP > HORSCPTH3G When the value of FDDREP is Ec/N0, the better 3G cell handover is triggered if the following condition is met for the period specified by HODURT3G within HOSTAT3G. CPICH Ec/No > HOECNOTH3G
Related Algorithms
When an MS accesses the network through a 2G cell, the BSC selects an inter-RAT handover algorithm based on the setting of the InterRatServiceLoadHoSwitch parameter, if the INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN parameter is set to YES(Yes).
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When the InterRatServiceLoadHoSwitch parameter is set to CnService-based(CN Service-based), the BSC performs different processing based on the setting of the Service Handover IE in the ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message received from the Core Network (CN). The details are as follows:
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the value of the Service Handover IE is Handover to UTRAN or cdma2000 should be performed, it indicates that the MS should be handed over to a 3G cell. In this case, the BSC selects a target 3G cell from the list of neighboring cells and starts the handover from 2G to 3G.
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the value of the Service Handover IE is Handover to UTRAN or cdma2000 should not be performed, it indicates that a 2G cell should be preferentially selected as the serving cell. In this case, the BSC does not start the handover from 2G to 3G. If a handover is required during the call, a 2G cell is preferentially selected as the target cell. the value of the Service Handover IE is Handover to UTRAN or cdma2000 shall not be performed, it indicates that the MS must not be handed over to a 3G cell. In this case, the BSC will not hand over the MS to a 3G cell, and will select only a 2G cell as the target cell if a handover is required.
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When the InterRatServiceLoadHoSwitch parameter is set to Service-based(Service-based), the BSC removes the candidate 3G cells that experience basic congestion in uplink or downlink and admits the MS to the 2G cell if the MS performs only CS voice services after accessing the network. When the InterRatServiceLoadHoSwitch parameter is set to Load-based(Load-based) and the value of the Service Handover IE is handover to UTRAN or cdma2000 should be performed, the BSC selects a candidate 3G cell that meets the following condition in both uplink and downlink as the target cell. The details are as follows:
G2GLoadAdjustCoeff
x Current load in the serving 2G cell 10 x load in the neighboring 3G cell 10 x G2G3GLdBlcDeltaThrd 1,000
Then, the BSC selects the best neighboring 3G cell as the target cell and starts the directed retry to the 3G cell. If there is no 3G cell that meets the preceding condition in uplink and downlink, the BSC admits the MS to the 2G cell.
If there are no candidate 3G cells or if the directed retry to the target 3G cell fails, the BSC starts a reassignment procedure in a 2G cell.
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When the InterRatServiceLoadHoSwitch parameter is set to Dynamic-based(Dynamic Service/Load-based), the BSC selects a proper target cell by using the system service distribution algorithm if the load in the serving cell is in the normal state. If the load in the serving cell is in other states, the BSC selects a target cell by using the system load balancing algorithm.
Related Algorithms
When the OutSysLoadHoEn parameter is set to YES(Yes) and the MS or UE supports inter-RAT handover, an inter-RAT load-based handover in connected state is triggered when the following conditions are met:
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The CPU usage of the system is smaller than or equal to the value of the SYSFLOWLEV parameter. The current load in the serving cell is greater than or equal to the value of the TRIGTHRES parameter. The value of the Service Handover IE in the ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message received from the CN is not handover to UTRAN or cdma2000 shall not be performed.
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G2GLoadAdjustCoeff x Load in the current 2G serving cell 10 x Load in the neighboring 3G cell G2G3GLdBlcDeltaThrd 1,000 In the case that the FDDREP parameter is set to RSCP(RSCP), the target 3G cell must meet the following conditions:
InterRATLoadHoRSCPStart CPICH
In the case that the FDDREP parameter is set to EcN0(Ec/N0), the target 3G cell must meet the following conditions:
InterRATLoadHoEcNoStart CPICH
If a candidate neighboring 3G cell does not meet the preceding condition, the neighboring 3G cell is removed from the list of candidate cells.
If the load information about a neighboring 3G cell is invalid, the neighboring 3G cell is not considered as a candidate cell.
If there is at least one candidate 3G cell that meets the preceding condition, the BSC selects the best candidate cell as the target cell.
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7 Engineering Guidelines
7 Engineering Guidelines
Related Parameters in the System Information
2G/3G interoperability requires the support of MSs. After 2G/3G interoperability is enabled, the early classmark sending function should be enabled so that MSs will report their support capabilities as soon as possible. It is recommended that ECSC be set to Yes. When setting the inter-RAT cell reselection parameters and handover thresholds, take the consistency between the GSM parameters and UMTS parameters into consideration to avoid ping-pong handovers. The network can control the cell reselection between GSM and UMTS through related parameters in the system information. If the MS is preferred to access UMTS when available, you are advised to set QI to 7, that is, the UMTS cell search is always performed. The value of FDDQOFF has a great impact on cell reselection. If the MS is preferred to camp on the UMTS, you are advised to change the value of FDDQOFF so that the actual offset is a negative value.
When the value of FDDQOFF is smaller than 8, the corresponding actual offset is smaller than 0.
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Table 8-1 Parameter description Parameter ID Send2QuterFlag NE MML Description
BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the OTHSOFTPARA(Opti SI Type 3 message contains the 2QUATER onal) indicator. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES
QI
BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies the level GCELLCCUTRANSY threshold for cell reselection in idle mode. S(Optional) In idle mode, if the signal level of the serving cell is below [0, 7] or above [8, 15], the MS starts to search for 3G cells. For example, if this parameter is set to 5 and if the signal level of the serving cell is lower than 5, the MS starts to search for 3G cells; if this parameter is set to 10 and if the signal level of the serving cell is above 10, then the MS starts to search for 3G cells. The values of this parameter correspond to the following decibel values: 0: -98 dBm 1: -94 dBm 2: -90 dBm 3: -86 dBm 4: -82 dBm 5: -78 dBm 6: -74 dBm 7: (always), that is, the MS keeps searching for 3G cells 8: -78 dBm 9: -74 dBm 10: -70 dBm 11: -66 dBm 12: -62 dBm 13: -58 dBm 14: -54 dBm 15: Positive infinity (never), that is, the MS does not search for 3G cells. GUI Value Range: 0~15 Actual Value Range: -98, -94, -90, -86, -82, -78, -74, (always), -78, -74, -70, -66, -62, -58, -54, Positive infinity(never) Unit: None Default Value: 15 BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies one threshold GCELLCCUTRANSY of the signal level for cell reselection in packet transfer mode.
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In packet transfer mode, if the signal level of the serving cell is below [0, 7] or above [8, 15], the MS starts to search for 3G cells. For example, if this parameter is set to 5 and if the signal level of the serving cell is lower than 5, the MS starts to search for 3G cells; if this parameter is set to 10 and if the signal level of the serving cell is above 10, then the MS starts to search for 3G cells. The values of this parameter correspond to the following decibel values: 0: -98 dBm 1: -94 dBm ... 6: -74 dBm 7: (always) 8: -78 dBm 9: -74 dBm ... 14: -54 dBm 15: Positive infinity (never) GUI Value Range: 0~15 Actual Value Range: -98, -94, -90, -86, -82, -78, -74, (always), -78, -74, -70, -66, -62, -58, -54, Positive infinity(never) Unit: None Default Value: 15
QSEARCHC
BSC6900 SET Meaning: In connection mode, if the signal level GCELLCCUTRANSY is below [0-7] or above [8-15], the MS starts to S(Optional) search for 3G cells. For example, if this parameter is set to 5 and if the signal level of the serving cell is lower than 5, the MS starts to search for 3G cells; if this parameter is set to 10 and if the signal level of the serving cell is above 10, then the MS starts to search for 3G cells. 0: -98 dBm 1: -94 dBm ... 6: -74 dBm 7: (always) 8: -78 dBm 9: -74 dBm ... 14: -54 dBm 15: Positive infinity (never) GUI Value Range: 0~15 Actual Value Range: -98, -94, -90, -86, -82, -78, -74, (always), -78, -74, -70, -66, -62, -58, -54, Positive infinity(never) Unit: None Default Value: 15
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BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies the threshold GCELLCCUTRANSY of the signal level for cell reselection in S(Optional) connection mode before ""Qsearch C"" is obtained. GUI Value Range: Use_Qsearch_I(Use Qsearch_I), Always(Always) Actual Value Range: Use_Qsearch_I, Always Unit: None Default Value: Use_Qsearch_I BSC6900 SET Meaning: When the uplink load of a cell is larger GCELLHOINTERRAT than the value of this parameter and is smaller LDB(Optional) than "2G Cell UL Overload Congest Thred", the uplink of the cell is in the basic congestion status. GUI Value Range: 1~100 Actual Value Range: 1~100 Unit: None Default Value: 90 BSC6900 SET Meaning: When the uplink load of a cell is GCELLHOINTERRAT greater than the value, the uplink of the cell is in LDB(Optional) the overload congestion status. GUI Value Range: 1~100 Actual Value Range: 1~100 Unit: None Default Value: 100 BSC6900 SET Meaning: When the downlink load of a cell is GCELLHOINTERRAT larger than the value of this parameter and is LDB(Optional) smaller than "2G Cell DL Overload Congest Thred", the downlink of the cell is in the basic congestion status. GUI Value Range: 1~100 Actual Value Range: 1~100 Unit: None Default Value: 90 BSC6900 SET Meaning: When the downlink load of a cell is GCELLHOINTERRAT greater than the value, the downlink of the cell is LDB(Optional) in the overload congestion status. GUI Value Range: 1~100 Actual Value Range: 1~100 Unit: None Default Value: 100
UlLdrThrd2GCell
UlOlcThrd2GCell
DlLdrThrd2GCell
DlOlcThrd2GCell
InterRatCsServiceL BSC6900 SET Meaning: Threshold for setting the flag of oadHoThrd GCELLHOINTERRAT accepting inter-RAT CS service handover of a LDB(Optional) 2G cell GUI Value Range: 1~100 Actual Value Range: 1~100 Unit: None Default Value: 80 INTERRATINBSCH BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the OEN GCELLHOBASIC(Opti handover from 3G cells to 2G cells is allowed.
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GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
LOADRESELRXTH BSC6900 SET Meaning: When the uplink load or downlink load RSH GCELLNC2PARA(Opt of the target cell is lower than this threshold, it ional) can accept the MSs from the serving cell due to load reselection. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: % Default Value: 60 INTERRATCELLRE BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the SELEN GCELLHOBASIC(Opti reselection from 2G cells to 3G cells is allowed. onal) GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO FDDQOFF BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies one of the GCELLCCUTRANSY thresholds of the signal level for 3G cell S(Optional) reselection. A FDD cell becomes a candidate cell if all the following conditions are met for five consecutive seconds: 1.Receive level of the FDD cell > Average receive level of the current serving cell + "FDD Q offset"; The FDD cell meets the following condition in the case of any neighboring 2G cell: Receive level of the FDD cell > Receive level of any neighboring 2G cell + "FDD Q offset"; 2. Ec/No of the FDD cell > "FDD Qmin" - "FDD Qmin Offset"; 3. Receive level of the FDD cell > "RSCP Threshold"; If multiple FDD cells meet the preceding conditions, the MS reselects the cell with the strongest receive level. See 3GPP TSs 45.008 and 25.304. The values of this parameter correspond to the following decibel values: 0: - (always select a cell if acceptable) 1: -28 dB, 2: -24 dB, ... 15: 28 dB. GUI Value Range: 0~15 Actual Value Range: Negative infinity, -28~28, step: 4 Unit: dB Default Value: 8 BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies one of the
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GCELLCCUTRANSY parameters for FDD cell reselection. S(Optional) A FDD cell becomes a candidate cell if all the following conditions are met for five consecutive seconds: 1.Receive level of the FDD cell > Average receive level of the current serving cell + "FDD Q offset"; The FDD cell meets the following condition in the case of any neighboring 2G cell: Receive level of the FDD cell > Receive level of any neighboring 2G cell + "FDD Q offset"; 2. Ec/No of the FDD cell > "FDD Qmin" - "FDD Qmin Offset"; 3. Receive level of the FDD cell > "RSCP Threshold"; If multiple FDD cells meet the preceding conditions, the MS reselects the cell with the strongest receive level. See 3GPP TSs 45.008 and 25.304. The values of this parameter correspond to the following decibel values: 0: -20 dB, 1: -6 dB, 2: -18 dB, 3: -8 dB, 4: -16 dB, 5: -10 dB, 6: -14 dB, 7: -12 dB. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: -20, -6, -18, -8, -16, -10, -14, -12 Unit: dB Default Value: 0 CELLSELECTAFTE BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to RCALLREL GCELLCCAD(Optiona allow a mobile phone to preferentially camp on a l) 3G cell after a call is terminated in the areas covered by both the GSM network and the UMTS network. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO INTERRATOUTBS BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the CHOEN GCELLHOBASIC(Opti handover from 2G cells to 3G cells is allowed. onal) GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO HOOPTSEL BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether a 2G GCELLHOUTRANFD cell or to a 3G cell is preferentially selected as D(Optional) the target cell for handover. When this parameter
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is set to Pre_2G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 2G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_3G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 3G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_CellThres, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell if the receive level of the neighboring 2G cell that ranks the first in the candidate cell list is equal to or smaller than "HO Preference Threshold for 2G Cell". Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell(Preference for 2G cell), Pre_3G_Cell(Preference for 3G cell), Pre_2G_CellThres(Preference 2G cell by thresh) Actual Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell, Pre_3G_Cell, Pre_2G_CellThres Unit: None Default Value: Pre_2G_CellThres HOOPTSEL BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether a 2G GCELLHOUTRANTD cell or to a 3G cell is preferentially selected as D(Optional) the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 2G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_3G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 3G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_CellThres, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell if the receive level of the neighboring 2G cell that ranks the first in the candidate cell list is equal to or smaller than "HO Preference Threshold for 2G Cell". Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell(Preference for 2G cell), Pre_3G_Cell(Preference for 3G cell), Pre_2G_CellThres(Preference 2G cell by thresh) Actual Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell, Pre_3G_Cell, Pre_2G_CellThres Unit: None Default Value: Pre_2G_CellThres BSC6900 SET Meaning: If the receive level of the neighboring GCELLHOUTRANFD 2G cell that ranks the first in the candidate cell D(Optional) list is equal to or smaller than this threshold, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell. Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63
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Unit: dB Default Value: 25 HOPRETH2G BSC6900 SET Meaning: If the receive level of the neighboring GCELLHOUTRANTD 2G cell that ranks the first in the candidate cell D(Optional) list is equal to or smaller than this threshold, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell. Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25 BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to GCELLHOUTRANFD allow 3G better cell handover algorithm. D(Optional) GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to GCELLHOUTRANTD allow 3G better cell handover algorithm. D(Optional) GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether GCELLCCUTRANSY Ec/No or RSCP is used for the measurement S(Optional) report on a FDD cell. Ec/No stands for the signal-to-noise ratio. RSCP stands for the received signal code power. GUI Value Range: RSCP(RSCP), EcN0(Ec/N0) Actual Value Range: RSCP, EcN0 Unit: None Default Value: RSCP BSC6900 ADD G3GNCELL(Optional) MOD G3GNCELL(Optional) Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover to a better 3G cell are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 8 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover to a better 3G cell are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s
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Default Value: 10 HORSCPTH3G BSC6900 SET Meaning: The 3G better cell handover is GCELLHOUTRANFD triggered only when the RSCP of a neighboring D(Optional) 3G cell is greater than this threshold for a period of time. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 50 BSC6900 SET Meaning: The 3G better cell handover is GCELLHOUTRANTD triggered only when the RSCP of a neighboring D(Optional) 3G cell is greater than this threshold for a period of time. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 50 BSC6900 SET Meaning: The 3G better cell handover can be GCELLHOUTRANFD triggered only when the Ec/No of a neighboring D(Optional) 3G cell is greater than this threshold for a period of time. GUI Value Range: 0~49 Actual Value Range: 0~49 Unit: dB Default Value: 35
HORSCPTH3G
HOECNOTH3G
InterRatServiceLoa BSC6900 SET Meaning: When this parameter is set to dHoSwitch GCELLHOINTERRAT Service-based, the inter-RAT handover is LDB(Optional) triggered on the basis of the service distribution. In this case, the target cell is selected according to the traffic load. When this parameter is set to Load-based, the inter-RAT handover is triggered on the basis of the load balance. In this case, the target cell is selected according to the traffic load on the target cell and the load difference between 2G and 3G cells. When this parameter is set to Dynamic Service/Load based, the target cell is dynamically selected by using the service-based algorithm or the load-based algorithm according to the traffic load on the cell. When this parameter is set to CN Service-based, the inter-RAT handover decision is made on the basis of the service attribute of the core network. When this parameter is set to OFF, no inter-RAT service handover or inter-RAT load handover in the access state is performed. GUI Value Range: Service-based(Service-based), Load-based(Load-based), Dynamic-based(Dynamic Service/Load-based), CnService-based(CN Service-based),
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OFF(OFF) Actual Value Range: Service-based, Load-based, Dynamic-based, CnService-based, OFF Unit: None Default Value: OFF G2GLoadAdjustCoe BSC6900 SET Meaning: Coefficient used to modulate the load ff GCELLHOINTERRAT level of a 2G system so that the load level of the LDB(Optional) 2G system can be compared with that of a 3G system. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: None Default Value: 10 G2G3GLdBlcDeltaT BSC6900 SET Meaning: If the load balance between a 2G cell hrd OTHSOFTPARA(Opti and a 3G cell is greater than the threshold, load onal) balance is triggered. GUI Value Range: 0~200 Actual Value Range: -100~100 Unit: % Default Value: 110 OutSysLoadHoEn BSC6900 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to GCELLHOINTERRAT allow the inter-RAT load handover in connection LDB(Optional) mode (after the assignment is complete). GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO BSC6900 SET Meaning: System flux thresholds correspond to GCELLHOAD(Optiona the system flux obtained based on message l) packets, CPU load, and FID queuing load. The system flux level is the current flux control level of the system. 0-11: There are 12 flow control levels. Where, 0 indicates the lowest level and 11 indicates the highest level. A load handover is allowed only when the system flux is lower than the value of this parameter. The handover performed over the maximum threshold may have tremendous impacts on the system. Thus, this parameter should not be set to a higher value. 1) The flow control level algorithm for the assigned system messages: [(Average Message Usage - Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold)/(Inner Flow Control Discard All Threshold - Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold) x 100]/10+1 (round-down for division operation). If the value is smaller than Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold, Level 0 is used. If the value is equal to or greater than Inner Flow Control Discard
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Begin Threshold, the level is calculated. The value range is from 0 to 11. 2) Flow control threshold for the CPU to start to discard the channel access messages and paging messages: 80%. Flow control threshold for the CPU to discard all channel access messages and paging messages: 100%. CPU usage smaller than 80% corresponds to level 0. CPU usage equal to or greater than CPU flow control threshold 80% corresponds to level 2. An increase of 5% means an increase of 2 levels. Level 10 is the highest. The level value can be 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. GUI Value Range: 0, 8~11 Actual Value Range: 0, 8~11 Unit: None Default Value: 10 TRIGTHRES BSC6900 SET Meaning: The load handover is triggered when GCELLHOAD(Optiona the traffic load in a cell is greater than the value l) of this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: None Default Value: 90
InterRATLoadHoRS BSC6900 SET Meaning: Initial RSCP value of the inter-RAT CPStart GCELLHOINTERRAT load-based handover band LDB(Optional) GUI Value Range: 0~91 Actual Value Range: 0~91 Unit: dB Default Value: 91 LOADOFFSET BSC6900 SET Meaning: In the handover algorithm of the first GCELLHOAD(Optiona generation, load handovers can be performed l) only when the receive level of the current serving cell is in the range "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold" to "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold" + "Load HO Bandwidth". In the handover algorithm of the second generation, load handovers can be performed only when the level difference between the neighboring cell and the serving cell is between ("Inter-cell HO Hysteresis" - 64) - "Load HO Bandwidth" and ("Inter-cell HO Hysteresis" - 64). GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25
IntRATLoadHORSC BSC6900 SET Meaning: Minimum RSCP value of a 3G cell PThr GCELLHOINTERRAT during the load-based GSM-to-UMTS handover LDB(Optional) GUI Value Range: 0~91 Actual Value Range: 0~91
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Unit: dB Default Value: 30 InterRATLoadHoEc BSC6900 SET Meaning: Initial EcNo value of the inter-RAT NoStart GCELLHOINTERRAT load-based handover band LDB(Optional) GUI Value Range: 0~49 Actual Value Range: 0~49 Unit: dB Default Value: 49 IntRATLoadHOEcN BSC6900 SET Meaning: Minimum Ec/No value of a 3G cell oThr GCELLHOINTERRAT during the load-based GSM-to-UMTS handover LDB(Optional) GUI Value Range: 0~49 Actual Value Range: 0~49 Unit: dB Default Value: 25 ECSC BSC6900 SET Meaning: The early classmark sending control GCELLCCBASIC(Opti (ECSC) parameter specifies whether the MSs in onal) a cell use early classmark sending. After a successful immediate assignment, the MS sends additional classmark information to the network as early as possible. The additional classmark information mainly contains the CM3 (classmark 3) information. The CM3 (classmark 3) information contains the frequency band support capability of the MS (used for the future channel assignment), power information about each frequency band supported by the MS (used for the handover between different frequency bands), and encryption capability of the MS. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES
UTRANCELLTYPE BSC6900 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the type of a GEXT3GCELL(Manda 3G cell. A cell type can be Frequency Division tory) Duplex (FDD) or Time Division Duplex (TDD). MOD GUI Value Range: FDD(FDD), TDD(TDD) GEXT3GCELL(Option Actual Value Range: FDD, TDD al) Unit: None Default Value: None FDDQMINOFFSET BSC6900 SET Meaning: Offset of the minimum threshold for GCELLCCUTRANSY Ec/No during a FDD cell reselection. S(Optional) A FDD cell becomes a candidate cell if all the following conditions are met for five consecutive seconds: 1.Receive level of the FDD cell > Average receive level of the current serving cell + "FDD Q offset"; The FDD cell meets the following condition in the case of any neighboring 2G cell: Receive level of the FDD cell > Receive level of any neighboring 2G cell + "FDD Q offset";
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2. Ec/No of the FDD cell > "FDD Qmin" - "FDD Qmin Offset"; 3. Receive level of the FDD cell > "RSCP Threshold"; If multiple FDD cells meet the preceding conditions, the MS reselects the cell with the strongest receive level. See 3GPP TSs 45.008 and 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: 0~7 Unit: dB Default Value: 0 FDDRSCPMIN BSC6900 SET Meaning: Minimum level threshold of UTRAN GCELLCCUTRANSY cell reselection. During the cell reselection S(Optional) decision from a GSM cell to a FDD cell, this parameter is used to calculate the RSCP threshold of the target cell. A FDD cell becomes a candidate cell if all the following conditions are met for five consecutive seconds: 1.Receive level of the FDD cell > Average receive level of the current serving cell + "FDD Q offset"; The FDD cell meets the following condition in the case of any neighboring 2G cell: Receive level of the FDD cell > Receive level of any neighboring 2G cell + "FDD Q offset"; 2. Ec/No of the FDD cell > "FDD Qmin" - "FDD Qmin Offset"; 3. Receive level of the FDD cell > "RSCP Threshold"; If multiple FDD cells meet the preceding conditions, the MS reselects the cell with the strongest receive level. See 3GPP TSs 45.008 and 25.304. The values of this parameter correspond to the following decibel values: 0 = -114 dBm, 1 = -112 dBm, 2 = -110 dBm, ... 14 = -86 dBm, 15 = -84 dBm. GUI Value Range: 0~15 Actual Value Range: -114~-84, step: 2 Unit: dBm Default Value: 6 SPTCOMMMEAS BSC6900 ADD GNRNC(Optional) MOD GNRNC(Optional) Meaning: Whether to support the common bidirectional measurement procedure on the Iur-g interface. GUI Value Range: NO(No Support), YES(Support) Actual Value Range: NO, YES
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Unit: None Default Value: NO SPTINFOEXCHG BSC6900 ADD GNRNC(Optional) MOD GNRNC(Optional) Meaning: Whether to support the bidirectional information exchange procedure on the Iur-g interface. GUI Value Range: NO(No Support), YES(Support) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: Information exchange content to be supported GUI Value Range: CELLCAPCLASS(Cell Capacity Info), NACCRELATED(NACC Info) Actual Value Range: CELLCAPCLASS, NACCRELATED Unit: None Default Value: CELLCAPCLASS
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For the counters, see the BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference.
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10 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
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11 Reference Documents
[1] 3GPP TS 45.008 Radio subsystem link control [2] 3GPP TS 44.018 Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol [3] 3GPP TS 48.008 Mobile Switching Centre - Base Station system (MSC-BSS) interface; Layer 3 specification [4] BSC6900 Feature List [5] BSC6900 Optional Feature Description [6] GBSS Reconfiguration Guide [7] BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference [8] BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference [9] BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference
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