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Presentation about handover from 3G

to 2G for ETISALAT
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Yang Tao
Vice Director
UMTS Network Planning & Solution
yangt@huawei.com
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3G/2G Interworking Principle
Minimal Impact Principle
Do the best to lessen the impacts on 2G system
Adopts 3G to 2G unidirectional handover to minimize the change to 2G
Adopts unidirectional handover to avoid complex collaboration of 2G/3G
and the risk of ping-pang handover
Least Handover Principle
Reduce handover times, especially the inter-system handover
Best Quality Principle
Improve the successful handover rate
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Advantage of Unidirectional Handover
Simplify inter-network cooperation, it is unnecessary for the upgrade of GSM
NSS, save the investment
Avoid the negative effects on 2G network from 3G/2G bidirectional ping-pang
handover
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Handover Number
unidirectional
handover
Bidirectional
handover
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No feature upgrade for existing GSM MSC
GSM MSC 3G MSC
GSM BSS
3G RAN
Standard E interfaceGSM MAP protocol
Handover from 3G to 2G
Moving UE
Huawei solution for handover from 3G to 2G:
no need to upgrade the GSM network
Dual mode UE
Dual mode UE
Standard A interface
Iu-cs interface
Huawei 3G handover solution, based on standard GSM protocol, can adapt
2G network automatically, no impact on GSM MSC.
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Huawei MSC/RNC Enhanced Functions
Huawei 3G MSC performs
Basic handover procedure
RANAP->BSSMAP conversion
Adaptation on E interface, support
MAP V1,V2
Special IE adaptation
2G MSC
Huawei RNC BSC
Iu
A
Huawei MSC
GSM E Interface
Handover signal
Huawei 3G RNC performs
Performance Handover
Special IE adaptation
No modification
requirements on GSM
MSC
Huawei MSC/RNC provide enhanced functions to make GSM network unchanged
during handover from 3G to 2G!
3G Network
2G Network
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3G_MSC-A MSC-B
MAP-Prep-Handover req. MAP-Allocate-Handover-Number req.
A-HO-REQUEST
Iu-RELOCATION-
REQUIRED
BSS-B/MS/UE
VLR-B
A-HO-REQUEST-ACK
MAP-Send-Handover-Report req. MAP-Prep-Handover resp.
IAM
MAP-Send-Handover-Report resp. (1)
ACM Iu-RELOCATION-
COMMAND
A-HO-DETECT
A-HO-COMPLETE
MAP-Process-Access-Sig req.
MAP-Send-End-Signal req. Iu-RELEASE-
CMD/COM
ANSWER
RELEASE
End of call
MAP-Send-End-Signal resp.
UE/MS/RNS-A
Handover from 3G to 2G
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Parameter name Request Indication Response Confirm
Invoke Id M M(=) M(=) M(=)
Target Cell Id C C(=)
Target RNC Id C C(=)
HO-NumberNotRequired C C(=)
IMSI C C(=)
Integrity Protection Information C C(=)
Encryption Information C C(=)
Radio Resource Information C C(=)
AN-APDU C C(=) C C(=)
Allowed GSM Algorithms C C(=)
Allowed UMTS Algorithms C C(=)

Modification of E interface
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Modification of RAN
BSS RAN
Relocation Command
Encryption Information must be include in this message. If no this IE,
Dual mode handset will not exectute inter-system handover.

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Return to 3G from 2G
Cell reselection Parameters are transmitted in GSM
system information SI 2quater modify SI 2terSI 3
add SI 2quater
By setting cell reselection parameter, to let UE select
WCDMA network with high priority
Configuration requirements for GSM BSS to cooperate
with UE reselection
Item



GSM BSC configuration
requirements for WCDMA
neighbor cell data
MCC
MNC
RNCID
Cell ID
Primary Scrambling Code
DL Frequency Number
UL Frequency Number
Diversity Indicator