Simplest way to look at it: RSSI ==> The level of signal strength (including noi

se)
CINR ==> The channel "quality" of the modulated carrier
CINR values will be low in cases of co-channel, or adjacent channel interference
.
Low RSSI values are usually caused by channel fading and attenuation.
The CINR determines the modcod used and how fast the link will close during regi
stration and is directly related to ACM, If you check your vendor documentation,
they should provide you with the CINR/MODCOD table
good RSSI does't mean absolute good CINR. CINR could be near to zero due to the
co-channel interference from the adjacent cell FRP=1 case, even the RSSI is good
enough.
CINR = Carrier to Interference+Noise Ratio
RSSI = received signal strength indicator
CINR - just signal to noise ratio, quality in dB
RSSI - level of the received signal, just it's strength in dBm