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RAN12.0
Feature Parameter Description
Issue 03
Date 2010-12-20
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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1
6 Parameters .................................................................................................................................6-1
7 Counters ......................................................................................................................................7-1
8 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................8-1
9 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................9-1
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes Directed Retry Decision (DRD). It covers both the RRC DRD and the RAB
DRD, and furthermore provides parameter descriptions.
Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
03 (2010-12-20)
02 (2010-06-20)
01 (2010-03-30)
Draft (2009-12-05)
03 (2010-12-20)
This is the document for the third commercial release of RAN12.0.
Compared with issue 02 (2010-06-20) of RAN12.0, this issue optimizes the description.
02 (2010-06-20)
This is the document for the second commercial release of RAN12.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2010-03-30) of RAN12.0, this issue corrects the error in 4.6 Inter-RAT DRD.
01 (2010-03-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN12.0.
Compared with issue Draft (2009-12-05) of RAN12.0, this issue incorporates the changes described in
the following table.
Draft (2009-12-05)
This is the draft of the document for RAN12.0.
This is a new document. The description about RRC DRD and non-periodic DRD is separated from the
Load Control Feature Parameter Description; the description about periodic DRD is newly added.
2 Overview of DRD
Directed Retry Decision (DRD) is used to select a suitable cell for a UE to access. Different types of DRD
can be adopted during different phases of service processing. In this way, the system capacity can be
maximized, and better services can be provided.
Figure 2-1 shows the different types of DRD.
Figure 2-1 Types of DRD
RAB DRD is performed during the RAB phase, which starts from RAB setup processing and ends in
RAB release. There are two types of RAB DRD, non-periodic DRD and periodic DRD, as shown in
Figure 2-1.
Periodic After RAB setup Periodic DRD is triggered by the HSPA/HSPA+ retry or cell service
DRD or after the priority. It can be performed to select a suitable cell when the RNC
bearer scheme is determines that the UE can be served by a better HSPA/HSPA+
changed technology or when a neighboring cell has a higher service priority
than the current cell. Note that only measurement-based periodic
DRD can be triggered by cell service priority.
After periodic DRD is triggered, it can be performed through either
of the following two ways:
Blind-handover-based periodic DRD: It mainly applies to the
inter-frequency same-coverage scenarios. It selects the target
cell that support blind handover and does not consider the signal
quality of the target cell.
Measurement-based periodic DRD: It applies to both the
inter-frequency different-coverage scenarios and the
inter-frequency same-coverage scenarios. It selects the target
cell according to the signal measurement results. Only the cell
that meets the specified signal conditions can be selected as the
target cell.
NOTE:
Blind-handover-based periodic DRD cannot work with measurement-based
periodic DRD. When the latter is enabled, the former is disabled
automatically.
3 RRC DRD
RRC DRD is performed during RRC connection setup. When a UE fails to access the current cell, the
RNC performs RRC DRD. The purpose is to instruct the UE to set up an RRC connection in a suitable
inter-frequency neighboring cell.
The DR_ RRC_DRD_SWITCH subparameter of the DrSwitch parameter determines whether RRC
DRD is enabled.
The RRC DRD procedure is as follows:
1. The RNC selects the intra-band inter-frequency neighboring cells of the current cell. These
neighboring cells are suitable for blind handovers. Whether the neighboring cells support blind
handover is specified by the parameter BlindHoFlag.
2. The RNC generates a list of candidate DRD-supportive inter-frequency cells according to the
following condition
(CPICH_EcNo)RACH > DRD_EcNOnbcell
Here:
(CPICH_EcNo)RACH is the cached CPICH Ec/N0 value included in the RACH measurement report.
Note that this value is of the current cell.
DRD_EcNOnbcell is the DRD threshold (DRDEcN0Threshhold) of the neighboring cell.
3. The RNC selects a target cell from the candidate cells for UE access. If the candidate cell list is
empty, the RRC DRD fails. The RNC performs RRC redirection. If the candidate cell list contains
more than one cell, the UE tries a cell randomly.
If the admission is successful, the RNC continues the RRC connection setup procedure.
If
the admission to a cell fails, the UE tries admission to another cell in the candidate cell list until an
admission is successful or all admission attempts fail.
If all the admission attempts fail, then
The RNC makes an RRC redirection decision when the function of RRC redirection after DRD failure
is enabled.
The RRC connection setup fails when the function of RRC redirection after DRD failure is disabled.
For information about RRC redirection after DRD failure, see the Load Control Feature Parameter
Description.
4 Non-periodic DRD
This section involves the following features:
WRFD-02040001 Intra System Direct Retry
WRFD-02040002 Inter System Direct Retry
WRFD-01061112 HSDPA DRD
WRFD-020402 Measurement based Direct Retry
4.1 Overview
Non-periodic DRD is used to select a suitable cell for UE access. It can be performed during RAB setup,
RAB modification, or DCCC channel reconfiguration.
Non-periodic DRD can be performed based on measurement or blind handover. Blind-handover-based
non-periodic DRD and measurement-based non-periodic DRD (that is, MBDR) can not be used
simultaneously. When the MBDR algorithm is enabled, other non-periodic DRD algorithms are
automatically disabled.
After an RRC connection is set up, the RNC decides whether to establish the requested service in an
inter-frequency or inter-RAT cell based on the current cell load and the type of service to be established.
If the RNC decides to establish the service in such a neighboring cell, the RNC sends an inter-frequency
or inter-RAT measurement control message to the UE, instructing the UE to measure the signal quality
of neighboring cells. If the signal quality of a neighboring cell meets the specified requirements, the RNC
establishes the service in this cell. Otherwise, the RNC attempts to establish the service in the current
cell.
For a type of service, whether MBDR can be performed can be set through the parameters
InterFreqActiveType and InterRatActiveTyp.
For detailed information about blind-handover-based non-periodic DRD, see 4.7 MBDR.
If one of the DRD function is disabled, the RNC does not consider the conditions based on which this
type of DRD is performed. For example, if DRD for load balancing is disabled, the RNC does not
consider the cell load when selecting a cell based on inter-frequency DRD.
DRD for technological satisfaction is efficient, but it is applicable only to UEs requesting HSPA+ services.
DRD for service steering and DRD for load balancing are controlled by the related parameters.
If all the DRD functions are enabled, the RNC performs the following steps:
1. The RNC determines the candidate cells to which a blind handover can be performed. Whether the
neighboring cells support blind handover is specified by the parameter BlindHoFlag. A candidate
cell must meet the following conditions:
The candidate cell supports the requested service.
The frequency of the candidate cell is within the band supported by the UE.
The
current cell meets the quality requirements of inter-frequency DRD. For details, see 3 "RRC
DRD."
2. The RNC selects a target cell from the candidate cells for UE access as follows:
(1) The RNC selects a cell with the highest technological satisfaction.
(2) If multiple cells have the highest technological satisfaction or the requested service is not an
HSPA+ one, the RNC selects a cell based on DRD for service steering as described in section 4.4
Inter-Frequency DRD for Service Steering.
(3) If multiple cells have the highest service priority, the RNC selects a cell based on DRD for load
balancing as described in section 4.4 "Inter-Frequency DRD for Service Steering."
3. The CAC algorithm makes an admission decision based on the resource status of the cell.
If the admission attempt is successful, the RNC initiates an inter-frequency blind handover to the cell.
If
the admission attempt fails, the RNC removes the cell from the candidate cells and then checks
whether all candidate cells are tried.
a. If there is any candidate cell that has not been tried, the algorithm goes back to step 2 to try this
cell.
b. If all candidate cells haven been tried, then:
If
the service request is an HSPA one, the HSPA request falls back to a DCH one. Then, the algorithm
goes back to step 1 to retry admission based on R99 service priorities.
If the service request is a DCH one, the RNC initiates an inter-RAT DRD.
For UEs requesting the non-HSPA+ services, If both DRD for service steering and DRD for load
balancing are disabled, the RNC performs the following steps:
1. The UE attempts to access the current cell when its service priority is not 0. If the service priority of
the current cell is 0, the UE attempts to access a neighboring cell with the highest priority of blind
handover. The blind handover priority of the cell is specified by the parameter BlindHOPrio.
2. The CAC algorithm makes an admission decision based on the cell status. For details about the CAC
procedure, see the Call Admission Control Feature Parameter Description.
If the admission attempt is successful, the RNC admits the service request.
If the admission attempt fails, the UE attempts to access another candidate cell randomly.
3. If any request for access to a candidate cell is rejected, then:
If
the service request is an HSPA one, the HSPA request falls back to a DCH one. Then, the algorithm
goes back to step 1 to retry admission based on R99 service priorities.
If
the service request is a DCH one, the RNC initiates an inter-RAT DRD. For details about inter-RAT
DRD, see section 4.6 "Inter-RAT DRD."
The RNC also determines the HSPA technologies for the UE in this step.
If the UE requires the DC-HSPA technology, the RNC searches for a DC-HSPA cell group based on the target cell. If
multiple DC-HSPA cell groups have the highest technical satisfaction, the RNC selects a suitable cell group based on
DRD for service steering. Then, if multiple cell groups have the highest service priority, the RNC selects a suitable cell
group based on DRD for load balancing.
3. The CAC algorithm makes an admission decision based on the resource status of the cell or cell
group.
Ifthe admission attempt is successful, the RNC initiates an inter-frequency blind handover to the cell
or cell group.
Ifthe admission attempt fails, the RNC removes the cell or cell group from the candidate cells and
then checks whether all candidate cells are tried.
a. If there is any candidate cell that has not been tried, the algorithm goes back to step 2 to try this
cell.
b. If all candidate cells have been tried and the service request is an HSPA one, the HSPA request
falls back to a DCH one to retry admission based on R99 service priorities according to the DRD for
service steering and load balancing.
"Inter-frequency DRD for service steering" is called "DRD for service steering" for short in this section.
The SPG to which a cell belongs is independent of DRD for service steering. For example, if the priority of a service is set
to 0 in an SPG, the establishment of this service is impossible in the cells belonging to the SPG, regardless of whether
DRD for service steering is activated or not.
When selecting a target cell for RAB processing, the RNC selects a cell with a high priority, that is, a cell
that has a small value of service priority.
The service priority of a DC-HSDPA cell group is determined by the highest service priority of the two
cells in the group.
Assume that the service priority groups given in the following table are defined on an RNC.
Cell SPG Service Priority Service Priority Service Priority Service Priority Service
Identity of R99 RT Service of R99 NRT of HSDPA of HSUPA Priority of
Service Service Service Other
Services
A 1 2 1 1 1 0
B 2 1 2 0 0 0
As shown in the following figure, cell B has a higher service priority of the R99 RT service than cell A. If
the UE requests an R99 RT service in cell A, preferably the RNC selects cell B for the UE to access.
Figure 4-2 Example of DRD for service steering
If the requested service is a combination of multiple services, the RAB with the highest priority is used when a cell is
selected for RAB processing. In addition, the target cell must support all these services.
This section describes the procedure of DRD for service steering when DRD for load balancing is disabled.
The service priority of a DC-HSDPA cell group is determined by the highest service priority of the two
cells.
"Inter-frequency DRD for load balancing" is called "DRD for load balancing" for short in this section.
This section describes the procedure of DRD for load balancing when DRD for service steering is disabled.
Figure 4-4 shows the procedure of power-based DRD for load balancing.
Figure 4-4 Procedure of power-based DRD for load balancing
If
the minimum SF supported by the cell with the lightest code load is smaller than the minimum SF
supported by the current cell, the RNC selects the cell with the lightest code load as the target cell.
The Inter-RAT DRD is not applicable to RABs of combined services, R99 PS services, and HSPA services.
4.7 MBDR
This section describes the feature WRFD-020402 Measurement based Direct Retry.
CS non-AMR
PS R99
PS HSPA
Only CS AMR services support inter-RAT MBDR.
3. If services are established successfully, the RAB is set up successfully. Otherwise, the RNC attempts
to establish services in the cell with the second highest priority.
The procedure for the inter-RAT MBDR algorithm is similar to that for the inter-frequency MBDR
algorithm.
3. If services fail to be established in the cell with the highest priority, the RNC attempts to establish
services in the cell with the second highest priority. If service establishment still fails, the RNC tries
the neighboring cell with the third highest priority. By this analogy, the RNC establishes services in
the current cell only after the number of attempts exceeds the value of the MaxAttNum parameter or
after the RNC tries all the target cells.
The InterFreqMeasQuantity parameter cannot be set to BOTH if the InterFreqReportMode parameter is set to
EVENT_TRIGGER.
If
the InterFreqMeasQuantity parameter is set to Ec/No, the Ec/No value of the target cell must
reach the inter-frequency handover trigger threshold, which is specified by the HOThdEcN0
parameter.
If
the InterFreqMeasQuantity parameter is set to RSCP, the RSCP value of the target cell must
reach the inter-frequency handover trigger threshold, which is specified by the HOThdRscp
parameter.
If
the InterFreqMeasQuantity parameter is set to BOTH, both the Ec/No and RSCP values of the
target cell must reach the corresponding inter-frequency handover trigger threshold.
In the case of inter-RAT MBDR, you can set the InterRatReportMode parameter to
PERIODICAL_REPORTING or EVENT_TRIGGER.
If the InterRatReportMode parameter is set to PERIODICAL_REPORTING, the UE reports
measurement results to the RNC at an interval of InterRATPeriodReportInterval. Then, the RNC
compares the measurement results with InterRATHOThd to determine whether the signal quality of
this inter-RAT cell meets the specified requirements.
If the InterRatReportMode parameter is set to EVENT_TRIGGER, the UE sends the RNC a
measurement report (indicating that the signal quality of the inter-RAT cell meets the inter-RAT
handover requirements) when the signal quality of the inter-RAT cell is higher than the trigger
threshold for the period specified by TrigTime3C.
The measurement mechanism for inter-frequency or inter-RAT MBDR is the same as that for handover.
For details about the measurement mechanism, see the Handover Parameter Description.
5 Periodic DRD
5.1 Overview
5.1.1 Switches for Periodic DRD
The DR_RAB_SING_DRD_SWITCH and DR_RAB_COMB_DRD_SWITCH subparameters of the
DrSwitch parameter determine whether to enable RAB DRD for a single service and a service
combination respectively. The BasedOnMeasHRetryDRDSwitch parameter further determines
whether to enable blind-handover-based non-periodic DRD, blind-handover-based periodic DRD, or
measurement-based periodic DRD.
When the subparameter DR_RAB_SING_DRD_SWITCH or DR_RAB_COMB_DRD_SWITCH is set to
ON, the functions of the BasedOnMeasHRetryDRDSwitch parameter are as follows:
When the BasedOnMeasHRetryDRDSwitch parameter is set to ON:
Measurement-based periodic DRD is enabled.
Blind-handover-based periodic DRD is disabled.
Blind-handover-based non-periodic DRD is further controlled by the BlindDrdExceptHRetrySwitch
parameter.
When the BasedOnMeasHRetryDRDSwitch parameter is set to OFF:
Measurement-based periodic DRD is disabled.
Blind-handover-based periodic DRD is enabled if the ChannelRetryTimerLen parameter is not set
to 0.
Blind-handover-based non-periodic DRD is enabled.
For
blind-handover-based periodic DRD, the supported HSPA/HSPA+ technologies are HSUPA,
HSDPA, 64QAM, MIMO, and DC-HSDPA.
For
measurement-based periodic DRD, the supported HSPA/HSPA+ technologies are HSDPA,
HSUPA, uplink enhanced L2, uplink 16QAM, downlink enhanced L2, CPC, 64QAM, DC-HSDPA, and
MIMO.
The reason why measurement-based periodic DRD supports more HSPA+ technologies than
blind-handover-based periodic DRD is as follows: When measurement-based periodic DRD is enabled,
non-periodic DRD may not be applied. In such a case, the HSPA+ technologies that are supported by
non-periodic DRD can be supported by measurement-based periodic DRD. In this way, the function of
non-periodic DRD can be indirectly implemented through measurement-based periodic DRD.
When measurement-based periodic DRD is enabled, whether non-periodic DRD can be applied is further determined by
the BlindDrdExceptHRetrySwitch parameter. For details, see 4 Non-periodic DRD.
Thecandidate cell supports blind handover. Whether the neighboring cells support blind handover is
specified by the parameter BlindHoFlag.
The frequency of the cell is within the band supported by the UE.
The cell supports the requested service.
The cell is not overloaded.
The HSPA+ technological satisfaction of the cell is higher than that of the current cell.
If such candidate cells do not exist, the procedure of blind-handover-based periodic DRD fails. In such
a case, the RNC waits for the next DRD period.
If such candidate cells exist, the following step is performed.
2. The RNC sequences the candidate cells according to the HSPA+ technological satisfaction.
3. The RNC selects a target cell for UE access according to the sequence from the highest to the
lowest.
4. The CAC algorithm makes an admission decision based on the status of the target cell.
If the admission attempt is successful, the RNC accepts the service request.
If the admission attempt fails, the RNC removes the cell from the candidate cells and then checks
whether all candidate cells are tried.
If there are any cells where no admission decision has been made, the algorithm goes back to step 3.
If
admission decisions fail in all the candidate cells, the procedure of blind-handover-based periodic
DRD fails. In such a case, the RNC waits for the next DRD period.
4. Based on the received measurement results, the RNC selects the candidate target cells.
A candidate target cell must meet the following conditions:
The cell is not overloaded.
Themeasured RSCP is higher than the RSCP threshold that is specified by the TargetFreqThdRscp
parameter.
Themeasured Ec/No is higher than the Ec/No threshold that is specified by the TargetFreqThdEcN0
parameter.
If such candidate target cells do not exist, the procedure of measurement-based periodic DRD fails. In
such a case, the RNC waits for the DRD timer to expire.
If such candidate target cells exist, the following step is performed.
5. The RNC sequences the candidate target cells according to the HSPA+ technological satisfaction
and cell service priority.
6. The RNC selects a candidate target cell for UE access according to the sequence from the highest to
the lowest.
7. The CAC algorithm makes an admission decision based on the status of the candidate target cell.
If the admission attempt is successful, the RNC accepts the service request.
If the admission attempt fails, the RNC removes the cell from the candidate target cells and then
checks whether all candidate target cells are tried.
If there are any cells where no admission decision has been made, the algorithm goes back to step 6.
If
admission decisions fail in all the candidate target cells, the procedure of measurement-based
periodic DRD fails. In such a case, the RNC waits for the DRD timer to expire.
If the measurement or retry fails during the procedure of measurement-based periodic DRD, a failure
penalty timer is started when the DRD timer expires. During the penalty time, such a procedure cannot
be performed and the UE can retry accessing only the current cell. The length of the penalty timer is
specified by multiplying the value of the HRetryTimerLength parameter by the value of the
DrdFaiPenaltyPeriodNum parameter.
6 Parameters
Table 6-1 Parameter description
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
CodeBalancing BSC6 ADD Meaning: One of the triggering conditions of code balancing
DrdCodeRateTh 900 UCELLDRD(Option DRD. The other condition is the minimum spreading factor.
d al) Code balancing DRD is applied only when the code
MOD occupancy in the best cell is not lower than the value of this
UCELLDRD(Option parameter.
al)
GUI Value Range: 0~100
Actual Value Range: 0~100
Unit: %
Default Value: 13
CodeBalancing BSC6 ADD Meaning: One of the triggering conditions of code balancing
DrdMinSFThd 900 UCELLDRD(Option DRD. The other condition is the code occupancy threshold.
al) Code balancing DRD is applied only when the minimum
MOD spreading factor in the best cell is not lower than the value of
UCELLDRD(Option this parameter.
al)
GUI Value Range: SF4, SF8, SF16, SF32, SF64, SF128,
SF256
Actual Value Range: SF4, SF8, SF16, SF32, SF64, SF128,
SF256
Unit: None
Default Value: SF8
CodeBalancing BSC6 ADD Meaning: Whether to apply the code balancing DRD
DrdSwitch 900 UCELLDRD(Option algorithm. The "DR_RAB_SING_DRD_SWITCH" parameter
al) in "SET UCORRMALGOSWITCH" needs to be enabled. For
MOD combination services, the
UCELLDRD(Option "DR_RAB_COMB_DRD_SWITCH" parameter needs to be
al) enabled.
DeltaCodeOccu BSC6 SET Meaning: Threshold of code occupancy offset between the
piedRate 900 UDRD(Optional) current cell and the target cell when code balancing DRD is
applied. Only when the cell code occupancy offset reaches
this threshold can a neighboring cell be selected to be a
candidate cell for DRD.
DlOtherThd BSC6 ADD Meaning: The percentage of other service thresholds to the
900 UCELLCAC(Option 100% downlink load. The services refer to other admissions
al) except the conversational AMR service, conversational
MOD non-AMR service, and handover scenarios. It is applicable to
UCELLCAC(Option algorithm 1 and algorithm 2. The parameter is used for
al) controlling other service admissions. That is, when a service
is accessing, the RNC evaluates the measurement value of
the downlink load after the service is accessed. If the DL load
of a cell is higher than this threshold after the access of a
service, this service will be rejected. If the DL load of a cell
will not be higher than this threshold, this service will be
admitted.
The DL load factor thresholds include parameters of [DL
threshold of Conv non_AMR service], [DL handover access
threshold] and [DL threshold of other services]. The four
parameters can be used to limit the proportion between the
conversational service, handover user and other services in
a specific cell, and to guarantee the access priority of other
services.
DRDEcN0Thres BSC6 ADD Meaning: DRD Ec/No threshold for determining whether to
hhold 900 U2GNCELL(Option perform the blind handover. The DRD is permitted if Ec/No of
al) the current cell is greater than the DRD Ec/No threshold of a
MOD inter-RAT/inter-frequency neighboring cell.
U2GNCELL(Option
al) GUI Value Range: -24~0
Actual Value Range: -24~0
Unit: dB
Default Value: -18
DrdFaiPenaltyP BSC6 ADD Meaning: Number of retry periods in the interval between a
eriodNum 900 UCELLMCDRD(Op failure of a measurement-based DRD re-attempt and the
tional) initiation of the next DRD re-attempt. If this parameter is set
MOD to a great value, the probability of a user re-accessing a cell
UCELLMCDRD(Op with a high priority becomes low; If this parameter is set to a
tional) small value, the probability of a user re-accessing a cell with
a high priority becomes high; however, the performance is
greatly affected. Note: The process of a
measurement-based DRD retry is as follows: At the
beginning, the RNC determines to enable the DRD retry;
then, it starts inter-frequency measurement control; next, the
RNC receives the measurement report from a UE; after that,
the RNC retries the access to a cell in the reported DRD cell
list. The process ends until the cell access succeeds.
DrdOrLdrFlag BSC6 ADD Meaning: Specify the flags of the cells that the DRD
900 UINTERFREQNCE measurement or LDR measurement is performed.
LL(Optional) The value "TRUE" indicates that the cell can be considered
MOD as the measurement object in the DRD measurement
UINTERFREQNCE algorithm or LDR measurement algorithm. The value
LL(Optional) "FALSE" indicates that the cell is invalid.
InterFreqUlMbdr BSC6 ADD Meaning: This parameter is the relative threshold of cell for
TrigThreshold 900 UCELLMBDRINTE judging whether uplink MBDR algorithm of inter frequency is
RFREQ(Optional) in overload state. It represents the percentage of the cell
MOD admission control threshold of uplink. The smaller this
UCELLMBDRINTE parameter is, the earlier uplink MBDR algorithm of inter
RFREQ(Optional) frequency goes into overload state. When cell load is higher
than the product of uplink cell admission control threshold
and this parameter, and is lower than the uplink cell
admission control threshold, uplink MBDR algorithm of inter
frequency is in overload state.
InterRatDlMbdrT BSC6 ADD Meaning: This parameter is the relative threshold of cell for
rigThreshold 900 UCELLMBDRINTE judging whether downlink MBDR algorithm of inter RAT is in
RRAT(Optional) overload state. It represents the percentage of the cell
MOD admission control threshold of downlink. The smaller this
UCELLMBDRINTE parameter is, the earlier downlink MBDR algorithm of inter
RRAT(Optional) RAT goes into overload state. When cell load is higher than
the product of downlink cell admission control threshold and
this parameter, and is lower than the downlink cell admission
control threshold, downlink MBDR algorithm of inter RAT is in
overload state.
InterRATHOThd BSC6 ADD Meaning: Quality requirement for the inter-RAT cell during an
900 UCELLMBDRINTE inter-RAT handover with CS domain services.
RRAT(Optional) This parameter is used to set measurement control on the
MOD event 3C. The event 3C is triggered when the signal quality
UCELLMBDRINTE of the target frequency is above this threshold. Note that the
RRAT(Optional) value 0 indicates that the physical value is smaller than -110
dBm.
If the periodical report mode is used, the inter-RAT handover
decision thresholds are used for the assessment of inter-RAT
coverage handover, namely as Tother_RAT in the following
formulas. The inter-RAT handover decision thresholds are
the absolute thresholds (RSSI) of inter-RAT cell quality for
the inter-RAT handover decision.
If the quality of another RAT in the inter-RAT measurement
report meets the following condition:
Mother_RAT + CIO >= Tother_RAT + H/2
the system starts the trigger timer and implements the
handover decision after timeout. If the quality of the
preceding RAT meets the following condition before timeout:
Mother_RAT + CIO < Tother_RAT - H/2
The system stops the timer, and the RNC waits for another
inter-RAT measurement report.
In which,
Mother_RAT indicates the measurement result of the GSM
RSSI;
Tother_RAT indicates the inter-RAT handover decision
threshold;
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) indicates the offset of the
inter-RAT cell;
H represents the hysteresis. Hysteresis can reduce wrong
decisions caused by signal jitters.
The sensitivity of a GSM mobile phone is -102 dBm, so the
outdoor reception level should not be lower than -90 dBm,
considering a margin of 3 dB for compensation of fast fading,
5 dB for compensation of slow fading, 2 dB for compensation
of interference noise, and 2 dB for compensation of ambient
noise.
The values of inter-RAT handover decision thresholds vary
with the handover policy. To have UEs hand over only to the
GSM cells with high quality, you can set the inter-RAT
handover decision threshold to a comparatively high value,
for example -85 dBm.
InterRatUlMbdrT BSC6 ADD Meaning: This parameter is the relative threshold of cell for
rigThreshold 900 UCELLMBDRINTE judging whether uplink MBDR algorithm of inter RAT is in
RRAT(Optional) overload state. It represents the percentage of the cell
MOD admission control threshold of uplink. The smaller this
UCELLMBDRINTE parameter is, the earlier uplink MBDR algorithm of inter RAT
RRAT(Optional) goes into overload state. When cell load is higher than the
product of uplink cell admission control threshold and this
parameter, and is lower than the uplink cell admission control
threshold, uplink MBDR algorithm of inter RAT is in overload
state.
LdbDRDchoice BSC6 ADD Meaning: Whether load balancing DRD is based on power or
900 UCELLDRD(Option on user number.
al) - Power: Power(Downlink none-HSDPA power is used for
MOD DCH services, and downlink HSDPA guarantee power is
UCELLDRD(Option used for HSDPA services) will be applied to the load
al) balancing DRD algorithm.
- UserNumber: User number(Downlink R99 equivalent user
number is used for DCH services, and downlink HSDPA user
number is used for HSDPA services) will be applied to the
load balancing DRD algorithm.
LdbDRDOffsetH BSC6 SET Meaning: Threshold of remnant load offset between the
SDPA 900 UDRD(Optional) current cell and the target cell when load balancing DRD is
applied to HSDPA users. Only when the remnant load offset
reaches this threshold can a neighboring cell be selected as
a candidate DRD cell for HSDPA users. If "Load Balancing
DRD Choice" is set to Power, additional condition should
also be satisfied, that is, total power remnant difference
between the current cell and target cell must be less than
"Load Balance DRD Total Power Protect Threshold"; if "Load
Balancing DRD Choice" is set to UserNumber, additional
condition is not needed.
LdbDRDSwitch BSC6 ADD Meaning: Whether the load balancing DRD algorithm is
DCH 900 UCELLDRD(Option applied to DCH services.
al) - ON: The load balancing DRD algorithm will be applied.
MOD - OFF: The load balancing DRD algorithm will not be
UCELLDRD(Option applied.
al)
GUI Value Range: ON, OFF
Actual Value Range: ON, OFF
Unit: None
Default Value: OFF
LdbDRDSwitch BSC6 ADD Meaning: Whether the load balancing DRD algorithm is
HSDPA 900 UCELLDRD(Option applied to HSDPA services.
al) - ON: The load balancing DRD algorithm will be applied.
MOD - OFF: The load balancing DRD algorithm will not be applied.
UCELLDRD(Option
al) GUI Value Range: ON, OFF
Actual Value Range: ON, OFF
Unit: None
Default Value: OFF
LdbDRDTotalP BSC6 SET Meaning: Threshold of the total downlink remnant power
wrProThd 900 UDRD(Optional) difference between the current cell and the target cell when
load balancing DRD is applied and the "Load Balancing DRD
Choice" parameter is set to Power. Only when the total
downlink remnant power difference is less than this threshold
can a neighboring cell be selected as a candidate DRD cell.
The other condition is that remnant load offset reaches the
threshold defined by the parameter of "Load Balance DRD
Offset for DCH" or "Load Balance DRD Offset for HSDPA".
MBDRFlag BSC6 ADD Meaning: Whether the cell supports the measure-based
900 U2GNCELL(Option directed retry (MBDR) algorithm.
al) The value TRUE indicates that the cell supports the MBDR
MOD algorithm, and the value FALSE indicates that the cell does
U2GNCELL(Option not support the MBDR algorithm.
al)
GUI Value Range: FALSE(Do not send), TRUE(Send)
Actual Value Range: FALSE, TRUE
Unit: None
Default Value: False
MBDRPrio BSC6 ADD Meaning: Priority of a MBDR cell.
900 U2GNCELL(Option This parameter is valid only when the "MBDRFlag"
al) parameter is set to TRUE. It indicates the tiptop priority when
MOD the value is set to 0, and the lowest priority when the value is
U2GNCELL(Option set to 15. The higher the priority, the easier it is for the MBDR
al) cell to be delivered as the measurement object and the
easier to be selected to the handover target cell when there
are many of cells meet the quality condition. Attention, when
there does not have cell meet the quality condition base on
the MBDR measurement result, if there exists a cell which
has the priority of 0, and the type of the measurement report
is periodic, then it can be selected to blind handover target
cell.
MIMOor64QAM BSC6 SET Meaning: According to the R8 protocol, MIMO and 64QAM
Switch 900 UFRC(Optional) can be used together. When the condition is not met, for
example the cell does not support the features, MIMO may
be not used together with 64QAM. In this case,
"MIMOor64QAMSwitch" is used to determine whether MIMO
or 64QAM is preferentially used.
PrdReportInterv BSC6 ADD Meaning: Interval between periodic reporting for the
al 900 UCELLINTERFRE inter-frequency handover.
QHOCOV(Optional In periodic reporting mode, the inter-frequency handover
) attempts is reported at the preset interval. It is not
MOD recommended that this parameter be set to
UCELLINTERFRE "NON_PERIODIC_REPORT" since the UE behavior may be
QHOCOV(Optional unknown. This parameter has impact on the Uu signaling
) flow. If the interval is too short and the frequency is too high,
the RNC may have high load when processing signaling. If
the interval is too long, the network cannot detect the signal
changes in time. This may delay the inter-frequency
handover, thus causing call drops.
RetryCapability BSC6 SET Meaning: This parameter specifies which HSPA technologies
900 UFRC(Optional) can be retried by UEs. When the HSPA technologies are
selected and currently UE is not using them, RNC will initiate
these HSPA technologies retry for UE.
TargetFreqThdR BSC6 ADD Meaning: RSCP Threshold for the target cell. This parameter
scp 900 UCELLMCDRD(Op is used to estimate the signal quality of the periodic
tional) reports.The DRD is triggered only when the signal quality of
MOD the target cell is higher than this parameter. If this parameter
UCELLMCDRD(Op is set to a greater value, it is difficult for subscribers to
tional) re-access another cell with a higher priority; however, the
re-attempt success rate is high. If this parameter is set to a
lower value, it is easy for subscribers to re-access another
cell with a higher priority; however, the re-attempt success
rate however is low. Note: The threshold can be reached only
when RSCP and Ec/No of the target cell are above the
RSCP and Ec/No that are set in the command.
TrigTime2C BSC6 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2C and
900 UCELLINTERFRE sending of the measurement report.
QHONCOV(Option The value of this parameter is associated with slow fading. If
al) this parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of
MOD incorrect decision becomes low; however, the handover
UCELLINTERFRE algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal change.
QHONCOV(Option The emulation results show that setting this interval can
al) effectively reduce the average number of handovers and the
number of incorrect handovers, preventing unnecessary
handovers. In addition, the UE at different rates may react
differently to the same interval. For the fast-moving UE, the
call drop rate is more sensitive to this interval, whereas, for
the slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to this
interval. Therefore, for the cell with most of the fast-moving
UEs, this parameter can be set to a smaller value, whereas
for the cell with most of the slow-moving UEs, this parameter
can be set to a greater value. The value of this parameter
can be adjusted according to the actual network statistics.
GUI Value Range: D0, D10, D20, D40, D60, D80, D100,
D120, D160, D200, D240, D320, D640, D1280, D2560,
D5000
Actual Value Range: 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160,
200, 240, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5000
Unit: ms
Default Value: D640
TrigTime3C BSC6 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 3C and
900 UCELLINTERRAT sending of the measurement report.
HONCOV(Optional The value of this parameter is associated with the slow
) fading. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
MOD probability of incorrect handover decision becomes low;
UCELLINTERRAT however, the handover algorithm becomes slow in
HONCOV(Optional responding to signal change. If this parameter is set to a
) smaller value, the handover algorithm becomes fast in
responding to signal change; however, the probability of
incorrect decision becomes high.
The emulation result shows that the hysteresis setting can
effectively reduce the average number of handovers and the
number of incorrect handovers, thus preventing unnecessary
handovers. The emulation result also shows that the UE at
different data rates may react differently to the delay for
triggering the event. For the fast-moving UE, the call drop
rate is more sensitive to the delay, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the
delay. This can also reduce ping-pong handovers and
incorrect handovers. Therefore, for the cell where most UEs
are in fast movement, this parameter can be set to a smaller
value, whereas for the cell where most UEs are in slow
movement, this parameter can be set to a greater value. The
value of this parameter can be adjusted according to the
actual network statistics.
The inter-frequency measurement reporting period is 480
ms. Therefore, the trigger delay time shorter than 480 ms is
invalid.
If the parameter is set to a larger value, handover is unlikely
to be triggered. However, call drops may increase as the
parameter value increases.
GUI Value Range: D0, D10, D20, D40, D60, D80, D100,
D120, D160, D200, D240, D320, D640, D1280, D2560,
D5000
Actual Value Range: 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160,
200, 240, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5000
Unit: ms
Default Value: D640
ULLdbDRDLoad BSC6 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the threshold of triggering
RemainThdDcH 900 UCELLDRD(Option the uplink load balance for DC-HSDPA traffic. If the
SDPA al) remaining number of equivalent users in the uplink is less
MOD than the value of this parameter, uplink load balance for
UCELLDRD(Option DC-HSDPA traffic is triggered.
al)
GUI Value Range: 0~100
Actual Value Range: 0~100
Unit: %
Default Value: 25
UlNonCtrlThdFo BSC6 ADD Meaning: The percentage of other service thresholds to the
rOther 900 UCELLCAC(Option 100% uplink load. The services refer to other admissions
al) except the conversational AMR service, conversational
MOD non-AMR service, and handover scenarios. It is applicable to
UCELLCAC(Option algorithm 1 and algorithm 2. The parameter is used for
al) controlling other service admissions. That is, when a service
is accessing, the RNC evaluates the measurement value of
the uplink load after the service is accessed. If the UL load of
a cell is higher than this threshold after the access of a
service, this service will be rejected. If the UL load of a cell
will not be higher than this threshold, this service will be
admitted.
The UL load factor thresholds include parameters of [UL
threshold of Conv non_AMR service], [UL handover access
threshold] and [UL threshold of other services]. The four
parameters can be used to limit the proportion between the
conversational service, handover user and other services in
a specific cell, and to guarantee the access priority of other
services.
UserPercentage BSC6 ADD Meaning: The ratio of the users which could launch the
900 UCELLMBDRINTE handover to inter-RAT neighbour cell.
RRAT(Optional) When the parameter is ALL_USER, it means all of the users
MOD could be handover to the inter-RAT neighbour cell. When the
UCELLMBDRINTE parameter is HALF, it means only 1/2 of the users could be
RRAT(Optional) handover to the inter-RAT neighbour cell. When the
parameter is THIRD, it means only 1/3 of the users could be
handover to the inter-RAT neighbour cell. When the
parameter is QUARTER, it means only 1/4 of the users could
be handover to the inter-RAT neighbour cell.
7 Counters
For details, see the BSC6900 UMTS Performance Counter Reference.
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
9 Reference Documents
[1] Call Admission Control Feature Parameter Description
[2] Load Control Feature Parameter Description
[3] BSC6900 UMTS Performance Counter Reference