LTE - RF Operational Parameters

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Cell Search
Parameter

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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LTE Cell Search Procedure

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Cell Search Summary

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Hand Over in
LTE Network

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Overview of Handover
While moving, a UE performs the handover procedure to change connection to the network. The following figure shows the
schematic diagram.

In the LTE system, the handover procedure is controlled by the network (eNodeB). Therefore, the eNodeB needs to monitor the
quality of the radio environment where the UE is in. To do so, the eNodeB delivers a measurement control instructing the UE to send
measurement reports when the conditions specified in the measurement control are met.

Trigger: Currently, Huawei eNodeB uses event A3 to trigger an intra-frequency handover and events A2 and A4 to trigger an inter-
frequency handover.

Handover: The eNodeB delivers the handover command to the UE. Upon reception of the handover command, the UE disconnects
from the source cell and is handed over to the target cell.

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Overview of Handover
Handovers in the LTE system
Intra-RAT handovers
Frequency relationship:
• Intra-frequency handovers
• Inter-frequency handovers
Signaling bearers:
• Intra-eNodeB handovers
• Intra-MME X2-based handovers (in case the X2 interface is configured)
• Intra-MME S1-based handovers (in case the X2 interface is not configured)
• Inter-MME S1-based handovers with data forwarding over the X2 interface (in case the X2 interface is
configured)
• Inter-MME S1-based handovers with data forwarding over the S1 interface (in case the X2 interface is
not configured)
Inter-RAT handovers

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Event Definition

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Handover Success Rate
According to the signaling process in 3GPP TS 36.331,
 eNodeB statistics
(1) Handover success rate = Number of handovers/Number of handover attempts x
100%
(2) Number of handover attempts: indicates the number of eNodeB-transmitted
RRCConnectionReconfiguration messages for handovers.
(3) Number of handovers: indicates the number of eNodeB-received
RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete messages for handovers.

Handover success rate

The handover success rate is greater than 97% at the TD-LTE site in Norway.
The handover success rate is 100% in the Huayang field in Chengdu.

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Serving and Neighboring Cell
UE S_eNB T_eNB Core Network
Meas_RPRT
S1AP_Handover_Required

S1AP_Handover_Request

S1AP_Handover_REQ_ACK
S1AP_Handover_CMD
RRC_CONN_RECFG
(HO_CMD) S1AP_eNB_Status_Transfer
S1AP_MME_Status_Transfer
RRC_CONN_RECFG_CMP
(HO_CMP) S1AP_Handover_Notify
S1AP_UE_CONTEXT_REL_CMD
S1AP_UE_CONTEXT_REL_CMP
RRC_CONN_RECFG
RRC_CONN_RECFG_CMP

UU_interface X2_interface S1_interface

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ANR vs UE capability : Inter-eNodeB
1. The source eNodeB delivers the intra-frequency measurement
configuration to the UE, instructing the UE to measure
neighboring cells that work on the frequencies specified in the
measurement configuration.
2. The UE detects that the PCI of cell B meets the measurement
requirements, and reports the PCI to the source eNodeB.
3. The source eNodeB checks whether its intra-RAT NCL includes the
PCI of cell B. If so, the procedure ends. If not, the source eNodeB
sends the measurement configuration to the UE, instructing the
UE to read the ECGI, tracking area code (TAC), and PLMN ID list of
cell B.
4. The source eNodeB allows the UE to read these parameters over
the broadcast channel (BCH).
5. The UE reports the obtained parameter values to the source
eNodeB.

Notes:
ANR features of an UE will effect the capability of the UE to read the ECGI, TAC and other information of the target cell. Thus, failure to
do so the target cell information can’t be read.

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ANR vs UE capability : Intra-eNodeB
1. The source eNodeB delivers the intra-frequency
measurement configuration to the UE, instructing the
UE to measure neighboring cells that work on the
frequencies specified in the measurement configuration.
2. The UE detects that the PCI of target cell (Cell A) meets
the measurement requirements, and reports the PCI to
the source cell (Cell B).

Due to the source cell and target cell are located under
the same BBU board, thus target cell information can be
search and obtain internally referring to the PCI.

Therefore although UE doesn’t support ANR features, it

doesn’t affect the reading of ECGI, TAC and other
information of the target cell which required for the
creation of NCL.

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Power Control
Overview

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Power Control Overview

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