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Module Objectives
Describe Extended Cell Range for CS calls
Explain parameters controlling handovers in a Extended Cell
Explain the Long Reach Timeslot for Flexi BTS
Explain the 105km Super Extended cell and related parameters
Give a brief introduction to Smart Radio Concept (SRC) feature
f1
N-TRX
E-TRX
(Delayed receiver)
BCCH/
SDCCH
f1
Not
Used
f1
TCH
f1
TCH
f1
TCH
f1
f1
TCH
f1
f2
f2
f2
f2
f2
f2
f2
TCH
E-RACH SDCCH
0
5
f1
TCH
TCH
TCH
TCH
TCH
TCH
TCH
Call Setup
Overlap area: RACH is recived on N-TRX and E-TRX. BSC filters the later one out
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Extended Cell
(Cell Selection, Handover)
Cell Selection
MS can camp on BCCH (NTRX) independent of the distance to the BTS
RACH from MS detected on RACH or E-RACH depending on the distance to the BTS
Failure of RACH burst
0..63
minMSDistanceHOThreshold (MIN)
0..63
0 Normal cell
1 - Allocate from N-TRX
2 Allocate from E-TRX
3 Allocate from TRX of the same type as source BTS
Extended Cell
Use of Double BA list
The Double BCCH Allocation List (Double BA List) may be needed in the extended cell
range solution because otherwise some legacy MSs do not work properly
The intra-cell handover between an N-TRX and an E-TRX is performed by using a
HANDOVER COMMAND message.
Using the Handover Command requires that the BCCH frequency of the serving cell is
included in the BCCH allocation list.
This can be achieved by using the Double BA List.
Use of LRTCH
BTS measures TA by scanning both LRTCH for the handover access burst
BTS sends the ACCESS DELAY information to BSC
ACCESS DELAY < maxMSDistanceHOThreshold MAX: Normal cell area
ACCESS DELAY >= maxMSDistanceHOThreshold MAX : Extended cell area
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TA (adj) = TA (meas)
UL is synchronized to E-TRX
UL is synchronized to N-TRX
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SEXT
MAX
MIN
SMIN
SMAX
TRX Level
E-TRX Type = S
1.
2.
BTS Level
Super Radius Extension (SEXT)
Location of inner edge of super
extended area from the BTS
Range: 0, 36-70
Handover Control
MS distance HO
threshold super ext cell min (SMIN)
Range: 063
BTS
4.
3.
MS distance HO
threshold super ext cell max (SMAX)
Range: 063
N-area: 35 km
E-area: 35 km
S-area: 35 km
Overlap area (E/S)
1. Mobile is moving in Normal area (away from BTS), TA MAX => handover to Extended area triggers
2. Mobile is moving in Extended area (away from BTS), TA SMAX => handover to Super extended area triggers
3. Mobile is moving in Super extended area (towards BTS), TA SMIN => handover to Extended area triggers
4. Mobile is moving in Extended area (towards BTS), TA MIN => handover to Normal area triggers
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External handovers
Performed thru LRTCH if it is in use
If not in use, HO to super extended
area
SRC Concept
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SRC consists of :
Downlink link enhancing feature
Intelligent Downlink Diversity (IDD)
Uplink enhancing features
4-way UL Diversity (4UD)
Interference Rejection Combining (IRC)
High gain MHA
Up and downlink features can also be implemented
separately (except for 4UD, which is used with IDD)
IDD Concept
Delay Diversity (DD) with Phase Hopping
Improves the mobiles receiver performance by modifying the radio
channel
BTS downlink performance is boosted up to 3-5 dB
All timeslots are transmitted through 2 transceivers and 2 antennas
2nd TRX transmission is delayed and phase turned
Also BCCH carrier is sent through 2 transmitters
Phase hopping is used to change phasing between adjacent bursts (to
decrease correlation between a main and auxiliary transmitter)
To the BSC, the main and auxiliary TRX appear as one logical TRX
Mobile receives both signals as standard multipath
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4-way UL Diversity
Very efficient Interference Rejection
Combining is processed for received
signals giving ultimate gain for diversity
reception. IRC minimizes the effect of
interfering signals in the BTS receiver.
MHA
MHA
DDU
RX + TX
Masthead Amplifier compensates
feeder loss and matches front end of
the BTS receiver optimizing sensitivity
RX div.
RX div.
RX div.+ TX aux
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EDGE
Transceiver
EDGE
Transceiver
Baseband
Units
Downlink
signal
Combined
Uplink
signal
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SRC+MHA
SRC+MHA
DL
SRC,SRC,
no MHA
no MHA
UL
combiner
by-pass
combiner
by-pass
+ MHA
DL
UL
combinercombiner
by-pass, by-pass
no MHA
UL
Bypass,
No MHA
UL
DL
DL
Bypass
+MHA
SRC
+ MHA
SRC,
no MHA
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If IDD is used only for boosting the BCCH carrier, the IDD TRX has to be
defined in the BSC as preferred BCCH TRX
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STIRC is compatible with Smart Radio Concept for EDGE (SRC). All antenna configurations
are supported. However, 4-way uplink diversity configurations provide the best performance.
Link level simulations show interference rejection performance of GMSK channel under typical
urban (TU) conditions improving on average 4 - 10 dB gain compared to IRC (for 2-way uplink
diversity (2UD)) - The actual gain is network and configuration dependent
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between the individual branches and samples of each symbol which, if done perfectly, optimizes
the performance of the receiver, in particular the bit (0/1) detection process.
STIRC works best when there is a single dominant interferer and it is best suited for urban
areas
Whitening
Whitening
Interference Rejection
Combining (IRC)
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Whitening,
jointly
estimated
MO
Class
BTS
21
Abbreviated
Name
stircEnabled
STIRC is disabled
(N) (0), STIRC is
enabled (Y) (1)
Description
Default
value
STIRC is
disabled
(N) (0)
BSC - MML
Name
STIRC