Microsoft Power Point 2 OMF010001 System Information ISSUE1

System Information
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Contents
1. System Information Overview
2. Parameters Introduction
3. Case Study
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System Information Overview

System information (SYS INFO) contains network parameters

sent to MS through Um interface
network identity parameters
cell selection parameters
system control parameters
network function parameters
System information can be sent through two kinds of logical

channels
System information on BCCH
System information on SACCH
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Contents
3. Case Study
Page4
Introduction to SYS INFO Parameters

Huawei GSM System Information Parameters:

Network Identity Parameters
System Control Parameters
Cell Selection Parameters
Network Functional Parameters
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Network Identity Parameter CGI

Network identity parameters mainly include cell global identity

(CGI) and base station identity code (BSIC).
CGI=MCC+MNC+LAC+CI
Once MS receives SYS INFO, it decodes the CGI information, and

decides whether it can stay in the cell according to the MCC and
MNC indicated by CGI. At the same time, it judges whether the
current location area is changed, so as to decide whether to
execute location update. During the location update process, MS
will report the new LAI to the network, so that the network can
know the LA in which MS is currently located.
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Network Identity Parameter BSIC

BSIC=NCC+BCC
In GSM system, each BTS is allocated with a color code, which is

called BSIC. MS can identify two cells with the same BCCH by the
help of BSIC. In network planning, effort should be made to make
sure that BCCH of neighbor cells are different from the serving
cells BCCH to reduce the interference. Practically it is still
possible that a same BCCH is re-used in the surrounding cells.
For cells using the same BCCH in a relevant near distance, their
BSIC must be different so that MS can identify two neighbor cells
with same BCCH.
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Mobile Country CodeMCC

Definition
MCC consists of 3 decimal numbers. It indicates the home

country of the mobile subscriber.
Format
MCC is composed of 3 decimal numbers. The coding range is

decimal 000-999.
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Mobile Network CodeMNC

Definition
MNC is used to uniquely identify a specific GSM PLMN

network in a certain country (decided by MCC).
Format
MNC is composed of two decimal numbers. The coding range

is decimal 00-99.
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Location Area CodeLAC

Definition
To locate the location of MS, the whole area covered by each

GSM PLMN is divided into different location areas. LAC is used
to identify different location areas.
Format
LAI contains LAC, which is composed of two bytes. LAC

adopts hexadecimal coding. The available range is from 0001H
to FFFEH. The code 0000H and FFFFH cannot be used
(please refer to specification GSM0303, 0408, and 1111). One
location area can contain one or more cells.
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Cell IdentityCI
Definition
To uniquely identify each cell in the GSM PLMN, the network

operator needs to allocate one code for each cell, which is the
cell identity (CI). Cell identity, together with LAI, is used for
identity of each cell in the world. (specification 0303).
Format
CI is composed of 16 bits, The available range is 0~65535.
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Network Color CodeNCC

Definition
NCC is a part of BSIC. MS uses it to distinguish adjacent BTS

that belong to different GSM PLMN.
Format
NCC is composed of 3 bits, with the range of 0 to 7.
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BTS Color CodeBCC

Definition
BCC is a part of BSIC. For its function, please refer to

above sections.
Format
BCC is composed of 3 bits. The available range is

from 0 to 7.
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System Control Parameters

ATT (Idle Mode)
Control)
CCCH_CONF (Idle Mode)
BS_AG_BLKS_RES (Idle Mode)
BS_PA_MFRAMES (Idle Mode)
T3212 (Idle Mode)
Neighbor Cell Description (Idle
NCC Allowed (Idle Mode)
TX-Integer (Idle Mode)
Radio Link Timeout (Call

Control)
Common/ Special Access

Control Class (Call Control)
MBR (Call Control)
ECSC (Call Control)
Mode-BA1&Handover-BA2)
MS MAX Retrans (Call
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ATT
Value range: Yes, No
ContentIt is used to inform MS whether IMSI attachdetach is allowed in this cell. If it is set to Yes, the network
will not process the connection to the called mobile
subscriber when MS is power-off. Thus network processing
time and radio resources are saved. Otherwise the network
will process the connection even though the MS has been
powered off.
RecommendationYes
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CCCH_CONF
Value range: 1 Non-Compounding CCCH, 1 Compounding CCCH, 2

Non-Compounding CCCHs, 3 Non-compounding CCCHs, 4 Noncompounding CCCHs.
Content: It is Common Control Channel Configuration. CCCH

configuration determines the capacity of PCH, AGCH and RACH. This
parameter can be automatically configured by the BSC Data Auto
Configuration System according to the TRX channel configuration.
Recommendation: When there is one TRX in the cell, one combined

CCCH is recommended (in a system with few paging messages in
location area). For others, it is configured according to the number of
TRX in the cell.
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BS_AG_BLKS_RES
Value range: 0~2 (1 combined CCCH), 0~7 (others)
Unit: Block
Content: It is also called Access Granted Blocks Reserved.

It is the number of CCCH channel message blocks that are
reserved in one multi-frame for access granted channels
(AGCH).
Recommendation: 2 (non-combined CCCH)
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BS_PA_MFRAMES
Value range: 29
Unit: Multi-frame period (51 frames)
Content: It is Paging Channel Multi-frames. It defines the

number of multi-frames used as a cycle of paging subchannels.
Recommendation: 2
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T3212
Value range: 0~255
Unit: 6 minutes
Content: It is the Periodic Location Update Timer. It defines the

interval of periodic location update.
Recommendation: 30 (for urban area), 20 (for suburban area)
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Definition of Location Update

Inform the system the LA (Location Area) where the MS is to be paged.
LA 1
LA 2
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Condition of Location Update

Periodical location update
Moving into a new LA
LA 1
LA 2
LA 3
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Procedure of Location Update
MSC
BSC
MS
1 Hour
1 Hour
1 Hour
++ +
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Abnormal Occasion
The subscriber
you dialed has
been powered off
But I am always
powered on
LA 1
LA 2
LA 3
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Reason1 of Abnormal Occasion
MSC
BSC
MS
1 Hour
1 Hour
1 Hour
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Reason2 of Abnormal Occasion
MSC
BSC
MS
1 Hour
1 Hour
1 Hour
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Application of T3212
LAC
Ping-pong Reselect
A
T3212=4
B
T3212=8
Even if T3212 setting is less than the system (MSC) query time, the system
will still sometimes voice The subscriber you dialed is powered off.
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Neighbor Cell Description

There are table BA1 and table BA2.
Table BA1 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent

cells to be measured when the MS is in idle mode.
Table BA2 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent

cells to be measured when the MS is in dedicated mode.
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Application of Neighbor Cell Description
B
C
A
D
Theoretical Neighbor Cells
C
D
Actual Neighbor Cells
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Application of Neighbor Cell Description
B
A
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NCC Allowed
Value range: Check box, including options 0~7.
Content: Network Color Code, sent in system information 2

and 6. It lists NCC that need be measured by MS. If a
neighbor cells NCC is permitted, MS will report MRs of it to
the network.
Recommendation: Subject to the concrete conditions.
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MS MAX Retrans
Value range: 1, 2, 4, 7
Unit: Time
Content: It is one of the random access control parameters. MS MAX

Retrans is the upper limit of times that MS is allowed to send Channel
Request in one immediate assignment procedure.
Recommendation:
Set to 7 for areas with low traffic (suburban or rural area) and the cell radius
more than 3 km.
Set to 4 for areas with ordinary traffic (non-busy area in the city) and the cell
radius is less than 3km.
Set to 2 for micro-cell
Set to 1 for micro-cell with heavy traffic or with obvious congestion.
Set to 4 or 7 for satellite transmission BTS.
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TX-Integer
Value range: 3~12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 32, 50
Unit: RACH timeslot (equals to a TDMA frame, 4.615ms)
Content: Used to calculate the number of timeslots in the

interval between multiple channel requests sent by MS.
Recommendation: 20 (If the cell immediate assignment

success rate is low, set the S with a larger value. Select 32
for satellite transmission, so as to reduce satellite
transmission delay).
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Calculation of S
S
Tx-integer
Non-Combined CCCH
Combined CCCH
3, 8, 14, 50
55
41
4, 9, 16
76
52
5, 10, 20
109
58
6, 11, 25
163
86
7, 12, 32
217
115
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Radio Link Timeout

Value range: 4~64, the step size is 4
Unit: SACCH period (480ms)
Content: This parameter is used for MS to decide down-link

disconnection in case of SACCH decoding failures.
Recommendation: 20~56
Page34
Application of Radio Link Timeout

Poor coverage
Q
B
Impact of radio link timeout
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Common Access Control Class

Value range: Check box, including level 0 forbidden,lever 1

forbidden,, till level 9 forbidden
Content: One of the parameters of random access control

information. It is used for load control of ordinary
subscribers, to permit or forbid the network access of some
common level users. 1 stands for forbidden and 0 for
permitted.
Recommendation: 0000000000
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Special Access Control Class

Value range: Check box, including level 11

forbidden,level12 forbidden,, till level 15 forbidden
Content: It is used for load control, permitting or forbidding

the network access of some special level users. 1 stands
for forbidden and 0 for permitted.
Recommendation: 00000
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MBR
Value range: 0~3
Content: Multi-band Reporting. It is used to inform MS to

report the adjacent cells in a controllable way. It is sent in
the System Information 2ter and 5ter.
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Application of MBR
GSM1800
A -92dBm
B -82dBm
S
H -84dBm
GSM900
C -68dBm
D -90dBm
E -78dBm
F -88dBm
G -96dBm
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ECSC
Content: Early Classmark Sending Control. It indicates if an

MS in the cell is allowed to use early Classmark sending.
See Protocol 0408.
Recommendation: No.
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Cell Selection Parameter

CBQ (Cell Bar Qualify)
CBA (Cell Bar Access)
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
PI (Cell Reselect Parameters Indication)
CRO (Cell Reselection Offset)
TO (Temporary Offset)
PT (Penalty Time)
CRH ( Cell Reselection Hysteresis)
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Cell Selection Process

There are two kinds of cell selection.

Normal cell selection
Stored list cell selection
In fact, the process might be different for different MSs
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Stored List Cell Selection

Can reside in it
Come into
idle mode
Can find it
Cant reside ,search
neighbor cell
YES
NO
Search the BCCH

which have been
stored
Can not find it
Normal cell
selection
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Normal Cell Selection

Search all frequency
Rank according to receiving level
NO
Check whether this is a BCCH carrier, get

SCH and decode system information
YES
NO
PLMN, C1>0, priority is normal

YES
Come into idle
mode
Check next one
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Normal Cell Selection

YES
Check the next frequency by the same step

NO
YES
Check the cell which priority is low, C1>0,PLMN
NO
Try the cell which PLMN is allowed
in the SIM card
YES
Come into idle

mode
NO
Stay at a cell which RX-LEV is strongest,
C1>0 , cell priority is not prohibited
YES
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Emergency
call mode
Cell Selection Parameter

C1=RLA_C-RXLEV_ACCESS_MINMAX((MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH - P), 0)
RLA_C: Receiving level of MS
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN: Minimum receiving level of MS permitted to access
P: Maximum Physical supported transmitting power of MS.
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RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
Value range: 0~63
Unit: Level
Content: It means the minimum receive signal level

required for MS to access a cell.
Recommendation: 8
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MS TXPWR_MAX_CCH
Value range: 0~31
Unit: level
Content: This parameter determines the maximum

allowed output power of the MS when it begins to
access a cell and has not yet received power
control command.
Recommendation: 5(900MHz), 0(1800MHz)
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CBQ
Value range: Yes , No
Unit: None
Content: Cell Bar Qualify. CBQ only affects the selection

of cells but is not related to cell reselection. It works with
CBA to define the access priorities of cells.
Recommendation: No.
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CBA
Content: Cell Bar Access, worked together with CBQ to set

the priority status of the cell in idle mode for cell selection
and reselection.
Recommendation: Yes
Page50
Application of CBA and CBQ

CBA
CBQ
Cell selection priority
Cell reselection
priority
normal
normal
forbidden
forbidden
low
normal
low
normal
Page51
Application of CBQ
The traffic of cell A and B is heavy. Set these two cells with
CBA=1, CBQ=0.
Page52
Application of CBA
A
B
B is a micro cell. Set B to Normal and A to Low.
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Cell Reselection Process

Cell reselection for cells in same location area

Cell reselection for cells in different location areas

If the C2 value of the target cell is higher than that of the serving cell for longer
than 5 seconds, a cell reselection process will be performed and the MS tunes
to the new cell.
If the C2 value of the target cell is higher than that of the serving cell by at least
the value of CRH for longer than 5 seconds, a location update process and the
cell reselection process will be performed.
Two consecutive cell reselections caused by C2 have a time interval of 15

seconds. In other words to say, if because of C2 a MS reselected to a cell,
then the MS cannot reselect to another cell by the cause of C2 within 15
seconds.
If current serving cell is prohibited, or down link fails, or C1 is less than 0
continuously for 5s, cell reselection will also be triggered.
MS starts a cell reselection if the access times exceed the MAX retrans.
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Cell Reselection Parameter

C2=C1+CRO-TO*H(PT-T)
When PT is not equal to 31
C2=C1-CRO
When PT is equal to 31
Function H(x)=0, when x<0; H(x)=1, when x>0
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PI
Value range: Yes (1), No (0).
Unit: None
Content: Cell Reselect Parameters Indication, sent

on the broadcast channel of the cell. It is an
indication to the existence of Cell Reselect
Offset(CRO), Temporary Offset(TO) and
Penalty Time(PT).
Recommendation: Yes
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CRO
Value range: 0~63, the corresponding level value:

0~126dB, stepped every 2dB.
Unit: None
Content: Cell Reselect Offset. It is a parameter in

C2 calculation to give an intentional modification in
MS cell reselection.
Recommendation: 0
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TO
Value range: 0~7 , the corresponding value is

0~60dB, 7 corresponds to Infinite.
Unit: None
Content: Cell Reselect Temporary Offset. It is a

parameter in C2 criterion to give a temporary
modification within PT time.
Recommendation: 0
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PT
Value range: 0~31, the corresponding time is

20~620s. 31 is to change the formula of C2.
Unit: None
Content: Cell Reselect Penalty Time.
Recommendation: 0
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CRH
Value range: 0~14 , the step size is 2
Unit: dB
Content: Cell Reselection Hysteresis. It is the parameter

used when cell reselection happens between two location
areas.
Recommendation: 4
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Network Function Parameter

PWRC (Power Control Permitted)

UL DTX (Uplink Discontinuous Transmission)

Cell Attributes
Call Re-establishment Forbidden (RE)

Other Attributes/Public Channel Control
Cell Attributes
EC Disabled (Emergency Call Disabled)

Call Control
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PWRC
Value range: Yes, No.
Unit: None
Content: It is used to indicate MS weather to reduce received level

value obtained from the timeslots of BCCH when MS measures
receiving level during base band hopping mode. When it is set to
No, it means the influence of receiving level on BCCH is not in
consideration. If it is set to Yes, process it in the way mentioned
above.
Recommendation: Yes
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UL DTX
Value range: May use, Shall use, Shall not use.
Unit: None
Content: It is used to indicate whether MS uses DTX

function. In System Information 3, it is 2-bit coding. In
System Information 6, it is 3-bit coding. It shows the DTX
state of the MS in the previous measurement period.
Recommendation: Shall use
Page63
Call Re-establishment Forbidden

Unit: None
Content: Informing MS whether call reestablishment is

allowed or not.
Recommendation:Yes
Page64
EC Disabled
Unit: None
Content: Emergence Call Allowed . When EC Allowed is set

to Yes, it means emergency call is permitted. Otherwise it
is prohibited.
Recommendation: No
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Contents
3. Case Study
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Case Study
Case 1: Island effect

Case Description
During the process of optimization in a certain area, it is found out

that the signal is poor in a certain section of suburban highway.
The signal strength measured is less than -95dBm.
Handling Procedure
Modify the data in BSC. Add neighbor relationship to Cell A and B

for each other. The coverage problem is thus solved.
B
-80
-95
-92
C
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Case Study
Case 2: Incorrect CGI causes MS unable to register on the network.

Case description
The subscriber complained that MS could not register to the network, or it was
difficult to register to the network between BTS A and B, or no network mark
was displayed on the MS, but MS indicated that the signal was very good.
Some subscribers also complained that MS could make MTC could not make
MOC.
Cause analysis
CGI of the cell was modified. So the network register flow was not normal.
Although the signal was very good, MS could not get registered in the network.
Recommendation and summary

CGI is a very important parameter and should be configured correctly, thus to

ensured that the CGI data in BSC and MSC are the same.
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Case Study
Case 3: RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN causes signal fluctuation.

Case description
Subscribers complain that the signal fluctuates in a certain area. On-site test shows
that this phenomenon does exist. From the testing mobile, we can see that there are a
lot of cells signals in this area. Some frequencies are the suburb BTS signals far
away from this area. The cell reselection of MS is rather frequent.
Handling procedure
Modify parameter RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN of all cells in urban area and make them
consistent with each other. The problem of signal fluctuation is solved.
Recommendation and summary

In area with complicated coverage, the RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN of each cell should

be kept same.
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Case Study
Case 4Too small T3212 causes MS lose connection with

network.
Case description
A local GSM network has more than 6000 subscribers. There are four
BTSs. The network has been working properly. But from sometime on,
some MS often lost connection with network suddenly. The complaint from
subscribers in urban area increased.
Handling procedure
Modify T3212 to 10, i.e. 60 minutes. Modify the corresponding time of MSC
to 180 minutes. Two days observation shows no subscriber complaint and
the problem is solved.
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System Information Overview

System information (SYS INFO) contains network parameters

network identity parameters

cell selection parameters

system control parameters

network function parameters

System information can be sent through two kinds of logical

System information on BCCH

System information on SACCH

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Introduction to SYS INFO Parameters

Huawei GSM System Information Parameters:

Network Identity Parameters

System Control Parameters

Cell Selection Parameters

Network Functional Parameters

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Network Identity Parameter CGI

Network identity parameters mainly include cell global identity

Once MS receives SYS INFO, it decodes the CGI information, and

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Network Identity Parameter BSIC

In GSM system, each BTS is allocated with a color code, which is

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Mobile Country CodeMCC

MCC consists of 3 decimal numbers. It indicates the home

MCC is composed of 3 decimal numbers. The coding range is

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Mobile Network CodeMNC

MNC is used to uniquely identify a specific GSM PLMN

MNC is composed of two decimal numbers. The coding range

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Location Area CodeLAC

To locate the location of MS, the whole area covered by each

LAI contains LAC, which is composed of two bytes. LAC

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To uniquely identify each cell in the GSM PLMN, the network

CI is composed of 16 bits, The available range is 0~65535.

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Network Color CodeNCC

NCC is a part of BSIC. MS uses it to distinguish adjacent BTS

NCC is composed of 3 bits, with the range of 0 to 7.

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BTS Color CodeBCC

BCC is a part of BSIC. For its function, please refer to

BCC is composed of 3 bits. The available range is

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System Control Parameters

ATT (Idle Mode)

CCCH_CONF (Idle Mode)

BS_AG_BLKS_RES (Idle Mode)

BS_PA_MFRAMES (Idle Mode)

T3212 (Idle Mode)

Neighbor Cell Description (Idle

NCC Allowed (Idle Mode)

TX-Integer (Idle Mode)

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Radio Link Timeout (Call

Common/ Special Access