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OMF010004 Cell Data OMF010004 Cell Data OMF010004 Cell Data
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Cell Data Function Cell Data Function
The cell attributes are located in the Cell attributes table of BSC
data management, which have a major effect to the network
performance.
Cell attributes include:
- Interference band threshold
- T200 timer
- RF static power control
- Handover Algorithm Indicator
- Immediate Assignment Indicator
The cell attributes have to be configured in a proper way so that the
network is performing at the optimum level with occupying minimum
resources.
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Content Content
! Interference
! Radio resource
! Handover
! Other cell data
The parameters are included in the following tables
Cell attribute table
Cell call control table
Cell call control parameter table
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Interference Data Interference Data
! Interference
" Interference band Level
" Interference calculation period
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Interference Band Threshold 0~5 Interference Band Threshold 0~5
! Value range: 110~85
! Unit: -dBm
! Content: It decides the corresponding value for each
interference band (from band 0 to band 5) and used to measure
the network interference during the TCH timeslot is in idle mode.
! Recommended values:
" 110 ( Interference band threshold 0, the value MUST be -110dBm)
" 105 ( Interference band threshold 1)
" 98 ( Interference band threshold 2 )
" 90 ( Interference band threshold 3 )
" 87 ( Interference band threshold 4 )
" 85 ( Interference band threshold 5, the value must be -85dBm)
BSS measures the uplink channel occupied by the MS, calculates and sends the
interference status report for idle channel. BSC will use these data as a basic
criteria to allocate the channels. Interference can be divided into six grades
according to the interference signal strength. The signal level used to define the
grades is called inference band threshold. Based on these interference band
thresholds, BTS can know which band the current interference belongs to, and
send it to BSC via radio resources indication messages.
Note Problem
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Interference Calculation Period Interference Calculation Period
! Value range: 1 31
! Unit: SACCH period(480ms)
! Recommended value: 20
! Content: This parameter is the time period used to average
the interference level.
Before sending the radio resources indication message, the interference level for
idle channel is averaged. The average results are used to decide which
interference band the interference level for idle channel belongs to.
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Radio Resource Cell Data Radio Resource Cell Data
! Wireless resource
" Radio resource report period
" CCCH load indication period
" CCCH load threshold
" Overload indication period
" Average RACH load timeslots
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Radio Resource Report Period Radio Resource Report Period
! Value range: 0~255
! Unit: Second
! Recommended value: 10
! Content: BTS use this parameter to inform BSC about the
interference level for all of the idle TCH for the particular TRX.
BTS needs to periodically inform BSC of the interference level ofidle channel on
every TRX through the radio indication message.
This parameter specifies the interval for sending the message.
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CCCH Load Indication Period CCCH Load Indication Period
! Value range: 0~255
! Unit: Second
! Recommended value: 15
! Content: The reporting period by BTS to BSC about the load
of a specific CCCH timeslot.
If the load of a specific CCCH timeslot more than CCCH load threshold, BTS will
send CCCH overload messages to BSC regularly. Generally, the overload can be
divided into two case: RACH (uplink) and PCH (downlink) overload. This parameter
specifies the period to send the overload message. A small value of this
parameters increases the Abis interface signaling load. A large value may causes
BSC cant handle the BTS abnormal situation in time.
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CCCH Load Threshold CCCH Load Threshold
! Value range: 0~100
! Unit: %
! Recommended value: 80
! Content: To set the maximum allow threshold of the CCCH
channel
If the value of this parameter is too low, BTS is more likely to report CCCH
overload message to BSC. In this case MS is more difficult to access the system
and thus lower the resource utilization. If the value is too high, BTS will report
overload message to BSC only when the system resource is critical . This will
cause the system fault.
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Overload Indication Period Overload Indication Period
! Value range: 0 255
! Unit: Second
! Recommended value: 15
! Content: This parameter specifies the period for BTS sending
overload message to BSC. Overload includes TRX processor
overload, downlink CCCH overload.
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Average RACH Load TS Number Average RACH Load TS Number
! Value range: 0~65535
! Unit: timeslot
! Recommended value: 5000
! Content: This parameter stands for the period that system
uses to judge the RACH timeslot status.
Indicates the duration of judging whether RACH timeslot is busy, i.e., the number of
RACH Burst during one RACH occupancy detection. If the value of this parameter
is too low, BTS is more likely to report RACH overload message to BSC. This will
cause
that MS more difficult to access the system and lower the resource utilization. If the
value is too high, only when the system
resource is critical, which is likely to cause system fault.
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Call Assignment Related Parameters Call Assignment Related Parameters
! Call Assignment Related Parameters are in Cell Call Control
Table and Cell Call Control Para. Table
" TCH immediate assignment
" Immediate assignment optimization
" Maximum Assignment Retry Times
" Assign-TCH re-Estb. Rate thrsh.
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TCH Immediate Assignment TCH Immediate Assignment
! Recommended value: No
! Content: Option "Yes" means that TCH channel can be
immediately assigned as signaling and traffic channel when
SDCCH has no available resource. The option "No" means
that only SDCCH can be assigned.
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Immediate Assignment Optimization Immediate Assignment Optimization
! Recommended value: No.
! Content: Option "Yes" means it is allowed to optimize
assignment of channels activated by BTS when there are
multiple MS access. requests. This is to guarantee network
response speed.
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Assign-tch Re-Estb. Rate Thrsh. Assign-tch Re-Estb. Rate Thrsh.
! Value range: 0~100
! Unit: %
! Recommended value: 80
! Content: When the history record of TCH call re-establishment
success rate reaches this threshold, TCH immediate
assignment can be allowed.
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Handover Data Handover Data
! T3105
! Maximum resend times of physical information
! Direct retry
! Response on Out BSC Handover Request
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Max resend times of Phy. Info. Max resend times of Phy. Info.
! Value range: 1 255
! Unit: times
! Recommended value : 30
! Number of allowed times to send a physical information to the
MS on the main DCCH/FACCH
Physical information include the relative messages from different physical layer to
ensure the MSs transmit can be done correctly. If the timer is expired before
receiving MSs SAMB frame, BTS will send the physical message to MS again.
This parameter specifies the maximum resend times (NY1) of the physical
message. If the resend times is already larger than NY1, but BTS still doesnt
receive any correct SAMB frame send by MS. BTS will send connection failure
message (including handover failure message) to BSC, After BSC receives this
message, it will release the new assigned DCCH channel and stop timer T3105.
The parameter can be set to a higher value under the condition of slow handover or
low handover successful rate caused by bad transmission or clock.
Recommendation: when setting this parameter, theres a must obey rule.
That is: maximum times of physical message*Radio link connection timer> the
interval ( 120ms-180ms) between ESTINT and HO-DETECT. Or the handover will
be always failure.
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T3105 T3105
! Value range: 0 255
! Unit: 10ms
! Recommended value: 7
! Content: T3105 is a timer for radio connection. See the
description of Max resend times of Phy. Info.
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Direct Retry Permitted Direct Retry Permitted
! Value range: No, Yes
! Content: Whether to allow TCH direct retry to other cells.
! Recommended value: Yes.
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Response on Out BSC Handover Request Response on Out BSC Handover Request
! Value range: Yes, No.
! Recommended value: Yes.
! Content: When BSC sends handover require to MSC, the
request maybe cant be executed normally due to MSC
resource busy or other faults. In this case the parameter
specifies the type of response that MSC send to BSC.
If the value is No ,MSC wouldnt send any handover failure information to BSC. In
this case, in the traffic statistics result, the handover require times is larger than the
sum of the handover failure and handover success times. If the value is Yes, MSC
must send handover failure information to BSC.
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Other Cell Data Other Cell Data
! Random access error threshold
! Cell extension type
! TCH flow control allowed
! Maximum TA
! RACH busy threshold
! Paging times
! Cell extension offset
! Circuit pool
! SACCH multi-frame number
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Random Access Error Threshold Random Access Error Threshold
! Value range: 0~255
! Unit: None
! Recommended value: 180(BTS2X), no use in BTS3X.
! Content: According to the GSM protocol, by judging the
correlation of the training sequence (41bit) system can know
whether the received signal is a MS random access signal or
nor ( At the same time system will use the MS random access
signal to calculate TA.). The parameter specifies the
correlation of the training sequence.
In BTS3X, judging criteria of the training sequence is fixed in the program. The
RACH request can be considered correct only when the 39bit of the 41bit is correct.
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TCH Flow Control Allowed TCH Flow Control Allowed
! Value range: Yes, No.
! Unit: None
! Content: It indicates whether TCH channel flow control is
permitted or not.
! Recommended value: No.
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Cell Extension Type Cell Extension Type
! Value range: Normal cell, single timeslot extended cell, two
timeslots extended cell.
! Unit: None
! Content: It indicates whether the cell is an extended cell and
what kind of extended cell it is.
Indicates whether a cell is an extended cell and the extended cell mode. Single
timeslot extension is based on the fixed delay extension and dual timeslot
extension is based on classic solution extension.
The single timeslot extended cell adopts IUO to obtain a wide coverage. The radius
difference between OverLaid subcell and UnderLaid subcell does exceed 35km.
BTS increases fixed delay between the downlink transmission and uplink receiving
for the UnderLaid subcell. MS and BTS can work normally when they use the
normal TA value. Theoretically, In this mode, Huawei BSS provides the extended
cell with a maximum coverage of 70km. The dual timeslot extended cell combines
two timeslots to provide sufficient delay. Theoretically, a maximum TA value of 219
is supported, i.e., 120km coverage radius. Dual extended timeslot cell can be
divided into two types: cell class and TRX class.
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Cell Extension Offset Cell Extension Offset
! Value range: 0~35
! Unit: Km
! Content : As the GSM time advance has a limit of 63 bits, so
the radius of a cell cannot exceed 35Km. This parameter
indicates the coverage radius of normal cell.
This parameter is recommended to be as according to the coverage radius of normal
cell measured in drive test. For the
single timeslot extended cell, the actual Cell Extension Offset should not be set
exactly as 34. There must be overlapping area between normal cells and extended
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Maximum TA Maximum TA
! Value range: 0 127(127 means no time advance)
! Unit: Bit, 1 bit means 0.55km
! Content: Maximum Time Advance. Determines the actual
coverage area of BTS. When BTS receives the channel
request message or handover access information, it
determines whether channel assignment or handover should
take place in the current cell by comparing the TA with the
value of this parameter.
62 for normal cell, 63 for single TS extended cell, and 219 for dual TS extended cell.
Note that the value range of MAX TA for normal cells is 0~63.
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RACH Busy Threshold RACH Busy Threshold
! Value range: 0 63 110dBm-- 47dBm)
! Unit: level value
! Defult::5(BTS2X),16(BTS3X)
! Description: The threshold level that judges whether the
RACH is busy.
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Paging Times Paging Times
! Value range: 0~255
! Unit: Times
! Recommended value: 1
! Content: BTS uses this parameter to specify the paging times.
In BTS2.X, BTS uses this parameter to decide paging resend mechanism. System
will use it together with MSC paging times to decide the paging message resend
times. The total paging times almost equals the multiple result of them. BSC
determines the paging sub-channel through MSs IMS and sends the paging
message to the MS in the specified (calculated) PCH to support the inconsecutive
receiving of MS. The larger the parameter, the less possibility for the MS failing to
receive the paging message due to interference, and the lower the call loss ratio.
But on the other hand, the more signal flow on Um interface for the system is. If the
paging resend times in MSC is fixed in program, the value is 4 times. BSC doesnt
has this kind of feature, so it will process one paging message when it receives one
from MSC. BTS2.X support paging resending but BTS3.X not.
Current MSC paging resend strategy:
Currently MSC can resend one paging 4 times at most, and the intervals are 3, 3,
2 and 2 seconds. If no paging response is send within two seconds after sending
the last paging: that is 12 seconds after the sending the first paging, MSC will
regard the paging response as timeout, and provide the voice prompt of user not in
the service area. There are two paging modes available for MSC, TMSI and IMSI
paging, both cannot be set at present yet. Considerable use of the TMSI or IMSI
paging, maximum paging times, paging resend times interval, discarding the paging
when the user is not in the service area can enlarge the system capacity ,shorten
the paging response time (connection time) and enhance the networks availability.
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Circuit Pool Circuit Pool
! Value range: Select circuit pool function, deselect circuit pool
function, system auto-selection.
! Recommended value: Select circuit pool function
! Content: Circuit pool is the circuit property
Circuit pool is a circuit property. BSC can check whether the circuits assigned by
MSC support the related services when the
circuit pool is enabled. The function of circuit pool is to classify circuits according to
circuit bearing capability and service type. If the assigned circuit does not support
the related service, the assignment will fail. For example, if the assigned circuit is in
the circuit pool 1 and the expected speech service is EFR; this will lead to
assignment failure because the EFR is not supported by circuit pool 1. Only when
enabled by both BSC and MSC simultaneously will the circuit pool function work.
Note that if EFR is used, the circuit pool function must be enabled.
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SACCH Multi-frames Number SACCH Multi-frames Number
! Value range: 0 31
! Unit: SACCH cycle (480ms)
! Content: Used to determine whether the uplink radio link
connection fails. BSS will judge whether the radio link failure
as according to uplink SACCH BER. See Protocol 0508, 0858,
and 0408.
When BTS receives the uplink MRs on SACCH, it will set this parameter as the
initial value of the timer which is used to judge
the radio connection failure. Every time BTS fails to decode the MR sent from MS,
this timer minus 1 and plus 2 every time BTS
succeeds to decode the MR. When the timer reaches 0, then it judges that the
radio connection fails. Then BTS sends a message of radio connection failure to
BSC. This parameter and the radio link timeout are used to judge the
uplink/downlink radio connection failure.
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T200 T200
! Value range: 0~255
! Unit: See the field name
! Content: It specifies T200 value for the related channel.
! Recommended value: It is difference for different channels .
The T200 timer (Timer200) is an important timer about data link layer LAPDm of the
Um interface. Different timer values should layer LAPDm of the Um interface.
Different timer values should be set for different LAPDm channels such as SDCCH,
FACCH and SACCH. This is because these channels have different transmission rate.
The T200 timer is used to avoid deadlock during data transfer on the data link layer.
The communication entities of both ends of such data links adopt the sending of
acknowledgment mechanism. That is to say, every time message is sent, the
opposite end is requested to acknowledge the reception. If this message is lost for
unknown reasons, it will occur that both ends keep waiting, leading to system dead
lock. Therefore, a timer should be started when the sender sends a message. If the
timer times out, the sender will regard that the receiver has not received the message
and will resend the
message.
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