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2008-4-22

2G 3G Handover

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Content
1. Constringent Transmit mode
2. Handover CS 3G to 2G
3. Handover CS 2G to 3G
4. Handover PS 3G to 2.5G
5. Handover PS 2.5G to 3G

Constringent Transmit Mode for UMTS

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Handover flow include measurement control, measurement,

measurement report, handover judgment and handover
execution. Measurement for intersystem is very important

Constringent Transmit mode: measurement for Interfrequency and Inter-system

For FDD transmit mode of UMTS network, UE need to receive

DL data from NODEB for whole the time. UE cant receive
signal from other frequency or other system. Constringent
transmit mode is used as giving some idle timeslot to
measure other frequency or other system

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Constringent Transmit Mode for UMTS

One frame
(10 ms)
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Transmission gap available for

inter-frequency measurements

Using Puncturing half reducing Spreading factor and

High level schedule actualize transmit GAP

7 timeslot is the biggest idle length for each 10ms frame

When GAP span two radio frame, system using at least 8

timeslot as transmit data for each radio frame

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Handover CS 3G to 2G
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Handover include these steps

measurement control

measurement report

handover judgment

handover execution

If there is only one RF mode in one UE, it must use constringent mode to

measure the different system

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If there are two RF mode in one UE, it can measure GSM network without

constringent mode
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HO Process:

UE send a bad quality information to RNC

RNC originate a constringent transmit mode to measure 2G network

RNC originate a handover from UMTS to GSM after find a good quality

GSM neighbor cell

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Handover flow for CS 3G to 2G

UE use
measurement
report of GSM
get information
of GSM
(Rx_LEV. BSIC)

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Handover CS 2G to 3G
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For GSM handover to UMTS:

When there are UMTS neighbors for GSM cells, measurement control

information is sent in system information

UE measure the UMTS system information in idle timeslot then send it to BSC

BSC make a judgment of handover using the measurement report.

Because GSM is a TDMA system:

It can finish the UMTSs measurement in idle timeslot

GSM neednt support constringent mode .

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Handover flow for CS 2G to 3G

There is some
judgment flow
before
handover using
measurement
report from
UMTS system

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Handover PS 3G to 2.5G
UMTS to GRPS HO is data service HO from UMTS to GPRS;
1.

UE update the measurement report that UMTS cell work in bad quality

2.

RNC send RL RECONFIG PREPARE command to NODEB. Asking

NODEB use constringent mode

3.

NODEB send RL RECONFIG READY information to RNC, when it

constringent mode is prepared

4.

RNC send PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG information to UE.

Asking UE use constringent mode

5.

RNC confirm UE had received the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG

informationsend a RL RECONFIG COMMIT information to NODEB
tell NODEB the time of staring constringent mode

6.

UE send PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG COMPLETE information

to RNCtell RNC that it had finished staring constringent mode

7.

RNC send measurement control let UE begin to measure GSM system

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Handover flow for PS 3G to 2.5G

RNC originate
handover flow
after
judgment
using
measure
report of GSM
Network.

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Handover flow for PS 3G to 2.5G

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Handover flow for PS 2.5G to 3G

Intersystem Change is the same with CS handover .The difference is when RNC
received measure report of UMTS system will send a cell change information to UE
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Handover flow for 2.5G to 3G

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