Interference On Idle Channel

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Idle Channel Measurements
BTS measures the uplink interference on idle channels
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GSM Radio Network Features
Main Purpose of the Feature

To provide information to the Channel Administration feature
Allocate the most suitable idle channel for a connection
Collection of statistics on UL interference

Quality
Frequency plan
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Interference
Unbalanced frequency plan
Some frequencies are always disturbed
Long term variations

External interferers
Short term variations

Channel allocation/release in co/adjacent channels
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ICM - the Measurement Function

Uplink measurements of interference on idle channels (TCHs
and SDCCHs)
Implemented in the BTS
The measurements on TCH and SDCCH are made in the
same way as on active channels
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The Measurement Function

Averaging in the BTS
One interference sample every SACCH period (~0.5s)
INTAVE
length of the running average filter
Reporting to BSC
When IB, the Interference Band, for a channel changes
=> BTS sends report to BSC in message RF Resource
Indication
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Idle Channel Measurements

IB: Interference Band
-110dBm
IB1
IB2
IB3
IB4
IB5
LOW
0
HIGH
2
LIMIT1: 2
(-108 dBm)
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RXLEV
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LIMIT3: 12
(-98 dBm)
LIMIT2: 6
(-104 dBm)
-47dBm
LIMIT4: 22
(-88 dBm)
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Frequency Hopping ?
Mean value of the the interference on the time slots in the
hopping sequence
FH => Interference averaging
=> decreased influence of ICM
=> not possible to identify high interfered frequencies
Interference on time slot basis will still be conquered

Non-hopping BCCH
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Channel Release
Normal release the channel is placed in the

same Interference Band as that it was taken from at
channel allocation.
Abnormal release for full rate channels (due to

dropped call) ? the channel is placed in the
Interference Band immediately above that it was
taken from at channel allocation.
? the
Abnormal release for half rate channels
channel is placed in the same Interference Band
(as in normal release) if its corresponding half rate
channel is idle
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After a channel release, the BTS reports the UL i.f. for that
channel to the BSC within two SACCH periods.
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Dual Rate Channels

The BTS measures the interference on the channels individually.
When evaluating the interference level for a FR channel composed of two
HR channels, the BSC uses the average of the interference bands for the
HR channels.
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Channel Administration by Means of ICM

Which channel in the selected Resource Type
In the normal channel selection case, in all traffic cases except Intra-cell
handover, the following process is applied:
1. If half rate is requested, select the group of idle channels that have been
partly allocated for half rate (in order to save the completely idle TCHs for
FR).
2. If no partly allocated channels for half rate were found, select the group of
idle channels from the least adaptable TCH capabilities group.
3. Among these channels, select a group of channels according to the status
of the TCH on the BCCH allocation preference parameter, CHALLOC. The
value of this parameter is used to determine if an idle non-hopping TCH on
the BCCH frequency should be allocated first, last or if there is no
preference.
4. Among these channels, the group of TCHs or SDCCHs with the lowest
interference band is selected if the Idle Channel Measurement feature is
active.
5. Among these channels, the group of TCHs or SDCCHs hopping over as
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many frequencies as possible is selected.

6. Among these remaining channels, a TCH or SDCCH is allocated in
accordance with the first in first out principle.
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GPRS Selection of Packet Data Channels
GPRS Channel Administration can use the ranking of channels into

interference bands as helpful information when selecting dedicated and
on-demand PDCHs from the circuit switch domain.
When a PDCH is reconfigured to a TCH the channel is placed in the
interference band it was in before it was allocated as PDCH.
Idle Channel Measurements are not performed on PDCHs.
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Evaluation
Channel Event Recording (CER)
Mean number of idle channels per IB per Resource Type
Information of individual logical channels
IB statistics per logical channel
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Evaluation
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Evaluation
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Main Controlling Parameters

LIMIT1..LIMIT4
Threshold limits for defining the different interference bands
INTAVE
Running average filter length for the interference measurements
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Parameter Setting
Default parameter setting:
Recommended values
LIMIT1: 2
SSDES + 92
LIMIT2: 6
SSDES + 100
LIMIT3: 12
SSDES + 108
LIMIT4: 22
SSDES + 129
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INTAVE = 6
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Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

Idle Channel Measurements

BTS measures the uplink interference on idle channels

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Main Purpose of the Feature

Collection of statistics on UL interference

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

Long term variations

Short term variations

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

ICM - the Measurement Function

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

The Measurement Function

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Idle Channel Measurements

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

Interference on time slot basis will still be conquered

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Normal release the channel is placed in the

Abnormal release for full rate channels (due to

GSM Radio Network Features

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

Dual Rate Channels

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Channel Administration by Means of ICM

many frequencies as possible is selected.

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

GPRS Selection of Packet Data Channels

GPRS Channel Administration can use the ranking of channels into

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

GSM Radio Network Features

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

Microsoft PowerPoint - 03810_19_A(idlech)

Main Controlling Parameters

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 3704 Rev A

GSM Radio Network Features

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