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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
5.3.2 3G-to-2G Coverage and QoS Handover Decision and Execution ....................................... 5-9
5.4 Rules for 3G-to-2G Coverage or QoS Handover .......................................................................... 5-9
5.5 3G-to-2G NACC .......................................................................................................................... 5-11
5.6 3G-to-2G PS Handover............................................................................................................... 5-12
5.7 2G-to-3G Handover..................................................................................................................... 5-12
9 Blind Handover..........................................................................................................................9-6
10 Handover Protection............................................................................................................10-1
10.1 Anti-Ping-Pong .......................................................................................................................... 10-1
10.2 Handover Retry ......................................................................................................................... 10-1
10.2.1 Inter-Frequency Handover Retry...................................................................................... 10-1
10.2.2 Inter-RAT (3G to 2G) Handover Retry.............................................................................. 10-2
10.3 Inter-RAT Multimedia Fallback .................................................................................................. 10-3
10.4 Transfering Event Report to Periodical Report ......................................................................... 10-4
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
The document describes the handover functional area. It provides an overview of the main functions and
goes into details regarding handover.
Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
z 02 (2010-06-20)
z 01 (2010-03-30)
z Draft (2009-12-05)
02 (2010-06-20)
This is the document for the third commercial release of RAN11.0.
Compared with 02 (2009-06-30) of RAN11.1, this issue incorporates no feature changes.
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 optimizes the description.
Draft (2009-12-05)
This is the draft of the document.
Compared with issue 02 (2009-06-30) of RAN11.0, this issue incorporates the changes described in the
following table.
SWITCH
Editorial None None
change
2 Overview of Handover
Handover is a basic function of the cellular mobile network. The purpose of handover is to ensure that a
UE in CELL_DCH state is served continuously when it moves.
Figure 2-1 shows the handovers supported by the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
(UMTS), which include intra-frequency handover, inter-frequency handover, and inter-RAT handover.
Figure 2-1 Handovers supported by the UMTS
3 Intra-Frequency Handover
3.1 Overview
Intra-frequency handover is classified into:
z Intra-frequency soft handover: Multiple radio links are connected to the UE at the same time.
z Intra-frequency hard handover: Only one radio link is connected to the UE.
Event Description
1A A primary CPICH enters the reporting range. This indicates that the quality of a cell is close
to the quality of the best cell in the active set. A relatively high combined gain can be
achieved when the cell is added to the active set.
1B A primary CPICH leaves the reporting range. This indicates that a cell has a lower quality
than the best cell in the active set. The cell has to be deleted from the active set.
1C A non-active primary CPICH becomes better than an active primary CPICH. This indicates
that the quality of a cell is better than the quality of the worst cell in the active set. The RNC
replaces a cell in the active set with a cell in the monitored set.
1D The best cell changes.
Triggering of Event 1A
Event 1A is triggered under the following condition:
NA
10 x Log(MNew) + CIONew ≥ W x 10 x Log( ∑M
i =1
i ) + (1 - W) x 10 x Log(MBest) - (R1a - H1a/2)
z CIONew is equal to the sum of CIO and CIOOffset, which adjusts the cell boundary in the handover
algorithms. This parameter is determined by network planning according to actual environment
configuration. To facilitate handover in neighboring cell configuration, the parameter is set as a positive
value; otherwise, the parameter is set as a negative value.
z W represents weighted factor, which is determined by the parameter Weight. The total quality of the
best cell and the active set is specified by W.
z Mi is the measurement value of a cell in the active set.
z NA is the number of cells not forbidden to affect the reporting range in the active set. The parameter
CellsForbidden1A indicates whether adding the cell to the active set affects the relative threshold of
event 1A.
z MBest is the measurement value of the best cell in the active set.
z R1a is the reporting range or the relative threshold of soft handover. The threshold parameters of the
CS non-VP service, VP service, and PS service are as follows:
− IntraRelThdFor1ACSVP
− IntraRelThdFor1ACSNVP
− IntraRelThdFor1APS
z For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold for CS services is used.
z For the single signaling connection of the UE, the threshold for CS services is used.
z H1a represents HYSTFOR1A, the hysteresis value of event 1A
Figure 3-2 shows the triggering of event 1A. In this procedure, the default parameter values are used.
If the signal quality of a cell that is not in the active set is higher than Th1A for a period of time specified
by TrigTime1A (that is, Time to trigger in Figure 3-2), the UE reports event 1A.
Th1A = (CPICH Ec/No of the best cell in the active set) - (reporting range for event 1A)
z If weighted factor > 0, then Th1A = (general signal quality of all the cells in the active set) - (reporting
range for event 1A).
z Reporting range for event 1A is equal to the value of IntraRelThdFor1ACSVP,
IntraRelThdFor1ACSNVP, or IntraRelThdFor1APS.
Figure 3-2 Triggering of event 1A
Triggering of Event 1B
Event 1B is triggered under the following condition:
NB
10 x Log(Mold) + CIOold ≤ W x 10 x Log( ∑M
i =1
i ) + (1-W) x 10 x Log(MBest) - (R1b+H1b/2)
− IntraRelThdFor1BCSNVP
− IntraRelThdFor1BPS
z For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold for CS services is used.
z If the UE currently has only signaling connections, the threshold for CS services is used.
z H1b is the hysteresis value of event 1B, which is determined by the parameter Hystfor1B.
Configuration rule and restriction
z The value of IntraRelThdFor1BCSNVP has to be larger than that of IntraRelThdFor1ACSNVP.
z The value of IntraRelThdFor1BCSVP has to be larger than that of IntraRelThdFor1ACSVP.
z The value of IntraRelThdFor1BPS has to be larger than that of IntraRelThdFor1APS.
Figure 3-3 shows the triggering of event 1B. In this procedure, the default parameter values are used.
Triggering of Event 1C
Event 1C is triggered under the following condition:
10 x Log(MNew) + CIONew ≥ 10 x Log(MInAS) + CIOInAS + H1c/2
z MNew is the measurement value of the cell in the reporting range.
z CIONew is the cell individual offset value of the cell in the reporting range. It is equal to the sum of CIO
and CIOOffset, which is the offset between the cell in the reporting range and the best cell in the
active set.
z MInAS is the measurement value of the worst cell in the active set.
z H1c is the hysteresis value of event 1C, which is determined by the parameter Hystfor1C.
Figure 3-4 shows the triggering of event 1C. In this procedure, the default parameter values are used.
Triggering of Event 1D
Event 1D is triggered under the following condition:
10 x Log(MNotBest) + CIONotBest ≥ 10 x Log(MBest) + CIOBest + H1d/2
z MNotBest is the measurement value of a cell that is not the best cell.
z CIONotBest is equal to the sum of CIO and CIOOffset, which is the offset between the cell in the
reporting range and the best cell in the active set.
z MBest is the measurement value of the best cell in the active set.
z CIOBest is the cell individual offset value of the best cell. This parameter is not used for event 1D.
z H1d is the hysteresis value of event 1D, which is determined by the parameter Hystfor1D.
Figure 3-5 shows the triggering of event 1D. In this procedure, the default parameter values are used.
1. The RNC evaluates whether the measurement quantity of the cell failing to be admitted meets the
condition of rate reduction.
− If
the condition is met, the RNC performs a rate reduction process for the access service immediately,
as described in the next section Procedure of Rate Reduction Execution.
− If the condition is not met, the RNC performs the next step (Step 2).
The condition of rate reduction is as follows: Mnew > Mbest_cell - RelThdForDwnGrd
− Mnew is the CPICH Ec/No measurement value of the cell failing to be admitted.
− Mbest_cell is the CPICH Ec/No measurement value of the best cell in the active set.
− RelThdForDwnGrd is a parameter.
2. The RNC evaluates whether the number of SHO failures in the cell exceeds the
ShoFailNumForDwnGrd.
z If the number of SHO failures in the cell is smaller than the ShoFailNumForDwnGrd:
− If the timer has not been started, the RNC starts it.
− If the timer has been started, the RNC increments the SHO failure counter by one.
The timer length is set through the parameter ShoFailPeriod.
The SHO failure counter of a cell is used to record the number of SHO failures in this cell. For each UE,
the RNC records the number of SHO failures in three cells at most. For SHO failures in any other cells,
the RNC does not record the number.
Before the SHO failure evaluation timer expires, no action is taken and the RNC waits for the next
measurement report period.
When the SHO failure evaluation timer expires, the RNC sets the SHO failure counter of the
corresponding cell to 0 and ends the evaluation.
z If the number of SHO failures in the cell is larger than or equal to the parameter
ShoFailNumForDwnGrd, the RNC performs a rate reduction process for the access service,
1. The RNC performs a rate reduction process for the access service. The method of determining the
access rate after the rate reduction is the same as that described in Rate Negotiation of Load Control
Feature Parameter Description.
2. After the rate reduction succeeds, the RNC immediately attempts to add this cell to the active set
without measurement:
z If the cell succeeds in admitting the UE, the RNC adds the radio link and sets the SHO failure counter
of the cell to 0 and ends the execution.
z If the cell fails to admit the UE, the RNC starts the penalty timer (DcccShoPenaltyTime) to avoid an
increase in the rate triggered by DCCC within the period. Also in this period, the RNC sets the SHO
failure counter of the cell to 0 and ends the execution.
If the RNC fails to perform a soft handover again, it performs the estimation procedure and the execution
procedure, as previously described.
The connections involved in the intra-NodeB intra-frequency softer handover change are as follows:
z Before the softer handover, only cell 1 is connected to the UE.
z During the softer handover, both cell 1 and cell 2 are connected to the UE.
z After the softer handover, only cell 2 is connected to the UE. Cell 1 is removed from the active set.
Figure 3-9 Signaling procedure for intra-NodeB intra-frequency soft handover
Figure 3-11 Signaling procedure for intra-RNC inter-NodeB intra-frequency soft handover
Figure 3-15 Signaling procedure for intra-RNC inter-NodeB intra-frequency hard handover
As shown in Figure 3-15, NodeB 1 is the source NodeB and NodeB 2 is the target NodeB.
As shown in Figure 3-17, NodeB 1 is the source NodeB and NodeB 2 is the target NodeB.
Service Service handover involves the feature WRFD-020305 Inter-RAT Handover Based on
handover Service
Based on layered services, the traffic of different classes is handed over to different
systems. For example, when an Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) speech service is requested,
this service can be handed over to the 2G network.
For details, see 6 Load Handover.
HCS HCS handover involves the feature WRFD-021200 HCS.
handover Inter-frequency or inter-RAT handover can be triggered by the UE speed estimation
algorithm of the HCS. To reduce frequent handovers, the UE at a higher speed is handed
over to a cell under a larger coverage, whereas the UE at a lower speed is handed over to
a cell under a smaller coverage.
For details, see 8 HCS Handover.
Figure 4-2 Signaling procedure for inter-frequency handover between NodeBs within one RNC
As shown in Figure 4-2, NodeB 1 is the source NodeB, whereas NodeB 2 is the target NodeB. From step
1 through step 6, a new connection is set up. From step 7 through step 9, the original connection is
released.
Figure 4-4 Signaling procedure for inter-frequency hard handover between the RNCs
NodeB 1 is the source NodeB, whereas NodeB 2 is the target NodeB. From step 1 through step 10, a
new connection is set up. From step 11 through step 13, the original connection is released.
The UE performs the inter-RAT handover from UTRA RRC connected mode to GSM connected mode
first. After the UE sends a HANDOVER COMPLETE message to the GSM/BSS, the UE initiates a
temporary block procedure towards the GPRS to suspend the GPRS services. After the CS domain
services are released on the GSM side, the inter-RAT handover in the PS domain is initiated and then
completed.
If the inter-RAT handover from UTRA RRC Connected Mode to GSM Connected Mode succeeds, the
handover is regarded as successful, no matter whether the UE initiates a temporary block procedure
towards the GPRS.
In case of inter-RAT handover failure, the UE may go back to the UTRA RRC Connected Mode and
re-establish the connection in the original state.
If the CPICH of the current cell becomes better, the UE reports the event 2F. Then the RNC stops the
compressed mode and the coverage handover.
In this phase, the method of either periodical measurement report or event-triggered measurement
report can be used.
z In the decision phase
After the UE reports event 2B or 3A, the RNC performs the handover. Or the UE periodically generates
measurement reports, and the RNC makes a decision after evaluation.
z In the execution phase
The RNC executes the handover procedure.
z In inter-RAT QoS handover, the event 3A measurement quantity is set through the parameter
UsedFreqMeasQuantityForQos3A.
The unused frequencies belong to a GSM cell, and the unused frequency measurement quantity is
referred to as to GSM RSSI.
Triggering of Event 2D
After the conditions of event 2D are fulfilled and maintained until the TimeToTrig2D is reached, the UE
sends the event 2D measurement report message.
Event 2D is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
QUsed ≤ TUsed2d - H2d/2
z QUsed is the measured quality of the used frequency.
z TUsed2d is the absolute quality threshold of the cell that uses the current frequency. Based on the
service type and measurement quantity, this threshold can be configured through one of the following
parameters:
Inter-frequencyparameters
− InterFreqCSThd2DEcN0
− InterFreqR99PsThd2DEcN0
− InterFreqHThd2DEcN0
− InterFreqCSThd2DRSCP
− InterFreqR99PsThd2DRSCP
− InterFreqHThd2DRSCP
Inter-RAT parameter
− InterRATCSThd2DEcN0
− InterRATR99PsThd2DEcN0
− InterRATHThd2DEcN0
− InterRATCSThd2DRSCP
− InterRATR99PsThd2DRSCP
− InterRATHThd2DRSCP
The parameters related to HSPA handover are valid only when the switch
HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH is set to ON. Otherwise, all the PS domain services will take the
parameters related to R99 PS service as a measurement event threshold.
− For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold is set to the higher one of CS or PS services.
− If the UE has only signaling connections currently, the thresholds for CS services are used.
z H2d is the event 2D hysteresis value set through the parameter HystFor2D.
Triggering of Event 2F
After the conditions of event 2F are fulfilled and maintained until the parameter TimeToTrig2F is reached,
the UE reports the event 2F measurement report message.
Event 2F is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
QUsed ≥ TUsed2f + H2f/2
Where,
z QUsed is the measured quality of the used frequency.
z TUsed2f is the absolute quality threshold of the cell that uses the current frequency. Based on the
service type and measurement quantity, this threshold can be configured through one of the following
parameters:
Inter-frequency parameters
− InterFreqCSThd2FEcN0
− InterFreqCSThd2FRSCP
− InterFreqR99PsThd2FEcN0
− InterFreqR99PsThd2FRSCP
− InterFreqHThd2FEcN0
− InterFreqHThd2FRSCP
Inter-RAT parameters
− InterRATCSThd2FEcN0
− InterRATR99PsThd2FEcN0
− InterRATHThd2FEcN0
− InterRATCSThd2FRSCP
− InterRATR99PsThd2FRSCP
− InterRATHThd2FRSCP
The parameters related to HSPA handover are valid only when the switch
HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH is set to ON. Otherwise, all the PS domain services will take the
parameters related to R99 PS service as a measurement event threshold.
− For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold is set to the higher one of CS or PS services.
− If the UE has only signaling connections currently, the thresholds for CS services are used.
z H2f is the event 2F hysteresis value set through the parameter HystFor2F.
Triggering of Event 2B
After the conditions of event 2B are fulfilled and maintained until the parameter TimeToTrig2B is
reached, the UE reports the event 2B measurement report message.
Event 2B is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
QNoused ≥ TNoused2b + H2b/2
QUsed ≤ TUsed2b - H2b/2
Where,
z QNoused is the measured quality of the cell that uses the other frequencies.
z QUsed is the measured quality of the used frequency.
z H2b is the event 2B hysteresis value set through the parameter HystFor2B.
z TNoused2b is the absolute quality threshold of the cell that uses the other frequencies. Based on the
service type and measurement quantity, this threshold can be configured through one of the following
parameters:
− TargetFreqCsThdEcN0
− TargetFreqCsThdRscp
− TargetFreqR99PsThdEcN0
− TargetFreqR99PsThdRscp
− TargetFreqHThdEcN0
− TargetFreqHThdRscp
z TUsed2b is the absolute quality threshold of the cell that uses the current frequency.
TUsed2b is set in the following way:
z Based on the service type and measurement quantity, this threshold can be configured through one of
the following parameters:
If event 2D with the CPICH RSCP value is received by the RNC:
− TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH RSCP value can be:
UsedFreqCSThdRSCP
UsedFreqR99PsThdRSCP
UsedFreqHThdRSCP
− TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH Ec/No value is configured as the maximum value 0 dB.
According to 3GPP specifications, TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH Ec/No value should be
configured as the maximum value 0 dB. If the event 2F with the CPICH Ec/No value is received by
the RNC and TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH Ec/No value is modified, TUsed2b is reset to 0
dB.
If event 2D with the CPICH Ec/No value is received by the RNC:
− TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH Ec/No value can be:
UsedFreqCSThdEcN0
UsedFreqR99PsThdEcN0
UsedFreqHThdEcN0
− TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH RSCP value is configured as the maximum value –25 dBm.
According to 3GPP specification, TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH RSCP value should be
configured as the maximum value –25 dBm. If event 2F with the CPICH RSCP value is received by
the RNC and TUsed2b of event 2B with the CPICH RSCP value is modified, TUsed2b is reset to –25
dBm.
z The parameters related to HSPA handover are valid only when the switch HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH is set to ON.
Otherwise, all the PS domain services will take the parameters related to R99 PS service as a measurement event
threshold.
z For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold is set to the higher one of CS or PS services.
z If the UE has only signaling connections currently, the thresholds for CS services are used.
Triggering of Event 3A
When the conditions for event 3A are met and maintained in time-to-trigger specified by TrigTime3A the
UE sends the measurement report of event 3A.
Event 3A is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
QUsed ≤ TUsed - H3a/2 and MOtherRAT + CIOOtherRAT ≥ TOtherRAT + H3a/2
Where,
z QUsed is the measurement value of the cell at the currently used frequency.
z TUsed is the absolute quality threshold of the cell that uses the current frequency. Based on the service
type and measurement quantity in the coverage-based handover, TUsed can be configured through the
following parameters
− UsedFreqCSThdEcN0
− UsedFreqCSThdRSCP
− UsedFreqHThdEcN0
− UsedFreqHThdRSCP
− UsedFreqR99PsThdEcN0
− UsedFreqR99PsThdRSCP
In the Coverage-based handover, based on the measurement quantity (CPICH Ec/No or RSCP), TUsed
is configured as follows:
− If the measurement quantity is CPICH Ec/No:
If 2D is triggered by RSCP, TUsed is configured as the maximum value 0 dB.
If 2D is triggered by Ec/No, TUsed is configured as the Ec/No threshold specified by the previous
parameters.
− If the measurement quantity is CPICH RSCP:
If 2D is triggered by RSCP, TUsed is configured as the RSCP threshold specified by the previous
parameters..
If 2D is triggered by Ec/No, TUsed is configured as the maximum value -25 dBm.
In the uplink QoS-based handover, based on the measurement quantity (CPICH Ec/No or RSCP),
TUsed is configured as the maximum value according to 3GPP specifications, as described below:
− If the measurement quantity is CPICH Ec/No, TUsed is configured as the maximum value 0 dB.
− If the measurement quantity is CPICH RSCP, TUsed is configured as the maximum value –25 dBm.
In the downlink QoS-based handover:
− If the measurement quantity is CPICH Ec/No, TUsed is configured as the maximum value 0 dB.
− If
the measurement quantity is CPICH RSCP, based on the service type , TUsed can be configured as
one of the following sums:
− UsedFreqCSThdRSCP and DlRscpQosHyst
− TargetRatR99PsThd
− TargetRatHThd
z H3a is 3A hysteresis, the hysteresis value of event 3A.
z For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold for CS service is used.
TargetFreqR99PsThdEcN0
TargetFreqR99PsThdRscp
TargetFreqHThdEcN0
TargetFreqHThdRscp
These thresholds are the same as the quality threshold of event 2B.
−His the inter-frequency hard handover hysteresis value set through the parameter
HystForPrdInterFreq.
2. Start the hard handover time-to-trigger timer, which is configured through the parameter
TimeToTrigForPrdInterFreq.
3. If Mother_Freq + CIOother_Freq < Tother_Freq - H/2, stop the timer.
4. Select the cells in sequence, that is, from high quality cells to low quality ones, to initiate
inter-frequency handover in the cells where the hard handover time-to-trigger timer expires.
Each cell in the measurement report shall be evaluated as mentioned previously. When the hard
handover time-to-trigger timers of more than one cell expire at the same time, the latest measurement
report is used for selecting the best inter-frequency neighboring cell for handover. For example, the cell
with the highest CPICH RSCP in the latest measurement report is selected, as shown in Figure 5-2.
Figure 5-2 Selecting the cell with the highest CPICH RSCP
Capability Requirement
Before deciding the 3G-to-2G handover, the RNC considers 2G cell capability, service capability and UE
capability.
z 2G cell capability: 2G cell capability is configured through the parameter RatCellType. This parameter
indicates whether the cell supports the GSM, GPRS, or EDGE.
z Service required capability: The Required 2G Capability (Req2GCap) specifies the capability of 2G
cells required by inter-RAT handover. This indicates whether the service is supported by the GSM,
GPRS, or EDGE.
z UE capability: Upon the reception of the UE capability information message, the RNC decides whether
to start the inter-RAT measurement. The information indicates whether the UE supports the GSM,
GPRS, or EDGE.
The following tables describe the impacts of different types of capability on handover decision. If the
capability of all 2G neighboring cells does not meet the requirement, the inter-RAT measurement will not
be triggered.
Table 5-2 Impacts of different types of capability on handover decision
2G Cell UE Capability Service Required Capability
Capability
EDGE GPRS GSM
EDGE EDGE Allowed Allowed Allowed
GPRS Allowed Allowed Allowed
GSM Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
Not supported by 2G Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
GPRS EDGE Allowed Allowed Allowed
GPRS Allowed Allowed Allowed
GSM Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
Not supported by 2G Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
GSM EDGE Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
GPRS Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
GSM Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
Not supported by 2G Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
The IE Service Handover Indicator indicates the CN policy for the service handover to the 2G network.
This IE is indicated in the Radio Access Bearer (RAB) assignment signaling assigned by the CN, or
provided by the RNC side.
The algorithm switch HoSwitch: HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH decides whether the
service attribute of inter-RAT handover is based on the RNC or the CN.
z If the switch is set to ON, the service attribute of inter-RAT handover is based on the parameter
configured on the RNC side.
z If the switch is set to OFF, the service attribute of inter-RAT handover is first based on the CN when
the indicator is contained in the RAB assignment signaling assigned by the CN. If the CN does not
allocate a service indicator, the service attribute of inter-RAT handover is based on the RNC side.
Through the SHIND parameter, the service handover indicators are set as follows:
z HO_TO_GSM_SHOULD_BE_PERFORM: means that the handover to the 2G network is performed
when 2G signals are available.
z HO_TO_GSM_SHOULD_NOT_BE_PERFORM: means that the handover to the 2G network is
performed when 3G signals are weak but 2G signals are strong.
z HO_TO_GSM_SHALL_NOT_BE_PERFORM: means that the handover to the 2G network is not
performed even when 3G signals are weak but 2G signals are strong.
By default, the RNC does as follows:
z For a UE with a single signaling RAB, the RNC supports the handover to the GSM. But it is not
recommended.
z For the UE accessing combined services (with CS services), the RNC sets the service handover
indicator of the UE to that of the CS service, because the CS service has the highest QoS priority.
z For the UE accessing combined services (with only PS services), the RNC sets the service handover
indicator of the UE to that of the PS service with the highest QoS priority
If the service handover indicators are not configured by the CN, each indictor can be set to the service
parameter index of a service on the RNC. Each service parameter index is the index of one typical
service RAB, which involves a set of service type, source description, CN domain ID, and maximum
rate (bit/s).
6 Load Handover
Load handover is used to balance the load among inter-frequency or inter-RAT cells. Load handover
falls into the following categories:
z Inter-frequency LDR handover
z Inter-RAT LDR handover
z Inter-RAT service handover
If the UE is in soft handover state, the RNC operates based on the following conditions:
z If the HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH is set to ON,
The RNC determines whether the cell that triggers LDR is the best cell.
− If
this cell is the best cell, the RNC initiates an intra-frequency measurement for Inter-frequency LDR
blind handover. The intra-frequency measurement is used to estimate quality of the inter-frequency
cell of the same coverage.
− If this cell is not the best cell, the RNC does not initiate a Inter-frequency LDR blind handover.
z If the HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH is set to OFF, the RNC does not initiate a
Inter-frequency LDR blind handover.
− The CPICH RSCP value of the target cell is larger than TargetFreqThdRscp.
− The CPICH Ec/No value of the target cell is larger than TargetFreqThdEcN0
− The target cell is not in the basic congestion state.
The RNC performs an inter-frequency hard handover to the target cell directly.
When the estimated quality of other system is higher than a certain threshold, the UE reports event 3C to
the RNC.
When the conditions for event 3C are met and the delay requirement specified by the TrigTime3C
parameter can be satisfied, the UE sends the measurement report of event 3C.
Event 3C is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
MOtherRAT + CIOOtherRAT ≥ TOtherRAT + H3c/2
Where,
z MOtherRAT is the measurement value of the cell (in another RAT) in the reporting range.
z CIOOtherRAT is the cell individual offset value of the cell (in another RAT) in the reporting range,
which is equal to the sum of CIO and CIOOffset.
z TOtherRAT is the absolute inter-RAT handover threshold. Based on different service types (CS , PS
domain R99 service, or PS domain HSPA service), this threshold can be configured through the
following parameters:
− TargetRatCsThd
− InterRATNCovHOPSThd
z H3c is 3C hysteresis, the hysteresis value of event 3C.
z For the PS and CS combined services, the threshold(s) for CS services is (are) used.
Except for the triggering phase, the procedure of Inter-RAT service Handover is the same as that of the
Inter-RAT LDR handover. For details, see section 6.2.3 "Inter-RAT LDR Handover decision and
Execution."
When a service is established, the RNC requests the handover to the GSM based on the service type
and service handover indicator assigned by the CN.
Figure 6-3 shows an example of rules for the indicator of the 3G-to-2G handover based on load and
service.
Figure 6-3 Example of rules for indicator of 3G-to-2G handover based on load and service
If the capability of all neighboring 2G cells does not meet the requirement, the inter-RAT measurement
will not be triggered.
If the switch NcovHoOn2GldInd is set to OFF, the RNC continues the inter-RAT handover procedure
without considering the thresholds.
For the concept of "basic congestion", see the Load Control Feature Parameter Description.
7 HSPA Handover
7.1 HSDPA Handover
7.1.1 HSDPA Intra-Frequency Handover
This section describes the decision and execution of intra-frequency handover, and the handover
between a cell that supports the F-DPCH and a cell that does not support the F-DPCH after the
introduction of HSDPA.
Handling of Event 1A
After receiving an event 1A report, the RNC proceeds as follows:
z If the number of cells in the active set does not reach the maximum value, the RNC adds the cell to the
active set.
z If the number of cells in the active set reaches the maximum value, the RNC does not add the radio
link to the active set.
Handling of Event 1B
After receiving an event 1B report, the RNC determines whether to delete a cell.
z If the cell to be deleted is not an HSDPA serving cell, the cell is directly removed.
z If the cell to be deleted is an HSDPA serving cell, then:
− If
the new best cell supports HSDPA, the new best cell is reconfigured to be an HSDPA serving cell. If
the reconfiguration fails, the service is reconfigured onto DPCH.
− If
the new best cell does not support HSDPA, the service is reconfigured onto DPCH to ensure the
continuity of the service.
Handling of Event 1C
After receiving an event 1C report, the RNC decides whether to change the worst cell.
z If the cell to be replaced is not an HSDPA serving cell, the cell is directly removed.
z If the cell to be replaced is an HSDPA serving cell, then:
− If
the best cell supports HSDPA, the best cell is reconfigured to be an HSDPA serving cell. If the
reconfiguration fails, the service is reconfigured onto DPCH.
− If
the best cell does not support HSDPA, the service is reconfigured onto DPCH to ensure the
continuity of the service.
Handling of Event 1D
After receiving an event 1D report, the RNC proceeds as follows:
z If the downlink service is carried on the HSDPA, then:
− If
the new best cell in the active set supports HSDPA and the HSPA hysteresis timer (HspaTimerLen)
expires, the new best cell is reconfigured to be an HSDPA serving cell.
− If
the new best cell in the active set does not support HSDPA, the downlink service is directed to the
DCH through the reconfiguration.
Figure 7-1 shows an example of how to handle event 1D in this situation. Assume that the UE moves
from HSDPA cell 1 to HSDPA cell 2, that the two cells are intra-frequency neighboring cells, and that
all the cells in the active set support HSDPA. The RNC updates the HSDPA serving cell according to
the reported event and keeps the HSDPA serving cell consistent with the best cell.
Figure 7-1 Intra-frequency handover between HSDPA cells when the best cell changes
Handling of Event 1A
After receiving the measurement report, the RNC proceeds as follows:
If the target cell supports HSUPA and the uplink service is carried on the E-DCH, then:
z If the current number of cells in the E-DCH active set is smaller than the value of
MaxEdchCellInActiveSet, the target cell is added to both the DCH and E-DCH active sets.
z Otherwise, the target cell is added to only the DCH active set.
After deciding that a cell can be added to the E-DCH active set,
z If the admission in the downlink fails, the cell is added to neither the E-DCH active set nor the DCH
active set. It waits for the next event 1A report for retry.
z Otherwise, if the admission in the downlink succeeds, the RNC perform the HSUPA admission in the
uplink.
− If
HSUPA admission in the uplink succeeds, the cell is added to the E-DCH active set and the DCH
active set.
− If
HSUPA admission in the uplink fails, the cell is added only to the DCH active set. If the DCH
admission in the uplink still fails, the cell is added to neither the E-DCH active set nor the DCH active
set. It waits for the next event 1A report for retry.
Handling of Event 1B
If the number of radio links in the DCH active set is larger than one, then:
z If the cell to be removed is not an HSUPA serving cell, the cell is directly removed.
z If the cell to be removed is an HSUPA serving cell, then:
− If the new best cell supports HSUPA, the new best cell is reconfigured to be an E-DCH serving cell.
− If
the new best cell does not support HSUPA, the uplink service is redirected to the DCH through the
RB reconfiguration.
z If the current service is CS Voice over HSPA and the cell to be removed is an E-DCH serving cell, then:
− If
the new best cell supports both HSDPA and HSUPA, the cell is reconfigured to be an HS-DSCH
serving cell or an E-DCH serving cell.
− If
the new best cell supports HSDPA but not HSUPA, the current service is changed from CS Voice
over HSPA to CS Voice over DCH. If there remain other HSDPA services, the serving cell should be
updated and the new best cell should be the HS-PDSCH serving cell.
− If
the new best cell supports neither HSUPA nor HSDPA, the current service is reconfigured to be CS
Voice over DCH.
Whether the cells under the adjacent RNC support CS Voice over HSPA is determined by the RNC-level
parameter CSVoiceoverHSPASuppInd.
After the best cell of a UE changes, if the size of the DCH or E-DCH active set of the new best cell is
different from those of the old best cell, the RNC removes or reconfigures radio links to adapt to the size
and configuration of the new best cell.
Handling of Event 1C
When event 1C is triggered, the UE reports the event-triggered list that contains good cells and the cells
to be replaced, and sequences the cells from the highest to the lowest quality according to measurement
quantity.
After receiving the measurement report, the RNC proceeds as follows:
z If the new cell supports HSUPA, then:
− If
the current number of cells in the E-DCH active set is smaller than the value of
MaxEdchCellInActiveSet, the new cell is added to the E-DCH active set.
− If
the current number of cells in the E-DCH active set is equal to the value of
MaxEdchCellInActiveSet and the cell to be replaced is also included in the E-DCH active set, the
new cell joins the E-DCH active set through replacement.
− If
the current number of cells in the E-DCH active set is equal to the value of
MaxEdchCellInActiveSet and the cell to be replaced is not included in the E-DCH active set, the
new cell is added only to the DCH active set.
z If the current service is CS Voice over HSPA and the cell to be removed is an E-DCH serving cell, then:
− If
the new best cell supports both HSDPA and HSUPA, the cell is reconfigured to be an HS-DSCH
serving cell or an E-DCH serving cell.
− If
the new best cell supports HSDPA but not HSUPA, the current service is changed from CS Voice
over HSPA to CS Voice over DCH through the reconfiguration. If there remain other HSDPA services,
the serving cell should be updated and the new best cell should be the HS-PDSCH serving cell.
− If
the new best cell supports neither HSUPA nor HSDPA, the current service is reconfigured to be CS
Voice over DCH. If the cell to be removed is an E-DCH serving cell, the HS-DSCH serving cell must
be removed at the same time. Thus, a new E-DCH serving cell or HS-DSCH serving cell must be
determined. The method is the same as that of removing the serving cell, as described in the
previous section of Handling of Event 1B.
If the new cell does not support HSUPA, the cell is added to only the DCH active set.
Handling of Event 1D
If the criteria for intra-frequency hard handover are fulfilled, the RNC performs intra-frequency hard
handover after receiving the event 1D report. If the criteria for intra-frequency hard handover are not
fulfilled, the RNC performs intra-frequency soft handover based on the measurement report.
If the uplink service is carried on the E-DCH, then:
z If the new best cell in the active set supports HSUPA and the HSPA hysteresis timer (HspaTimerLen)
expires, the E-DCH serving cell becomes the best cell. The HSPA hysteresis timer is restarted after
the cell change.
z If the new best cell in the active set does not support HSUPA,
− The uplink service is directed to the DCH through the reconfiguration. If the reconfiguration fails, the
service is still carried on the E-DCH. The UE is connected to the new best cell only on the DCH.
If the uplink service is carried on the DCH, then:
z The uplink service is still carried on the DCH. After handover, the RNC may retry to configure the
service on E-DCH. For details, see 7.5 HSPA Retry
If the current service is CS Voice over HSPA, then:
z If the new best cell supports both HSUPA and HSDPA, the cell is reconfigured to be an HSPA serving
cell.
z Otherwise, the service is changed from CS Voice over HSPA to CS Voice over DCH through the
reconfiguration.
Triggering of Event 1J
Event 1J is triggered under the following condition:
10 x Log(MNew) + CIONew ≥ 10 x Log(MInAS) + CIOInAS + H1j/2
z MNew is the measurement result of the cell not in the E-DCH active set but in the DCH active set.
z CIONew and CIOInAS refer to the offset of each cell.
z MInAS is the measurement result of the cell in the E-DCH active set with the lowest measurement
result.
z H1J is the hysteresis parameter for event 1J and is determined by Hystfor1J.
z If the measurement result is CPICH-Ec/No, MNew and MInAS are expressed as ratios.
z If the measurement result is CPICH-RSCP, MNew and MInAS are expressed in mW.
Handling of Event 1J
Event 1J provides the solution to the issue of how to add an HSUPA cell in a DCH active set to an
E-DCH active set. This event is triggered when a non-active E-DCH but active DCH primary CPICH
becomes better than an active E-DCH primary CPICH.
When event 1J is triggered, the UE reports the event-triggered list that contains good cells and the cells
to be replaced, and sequences the cells from the highest to the lowest quality according to measurement
quantity.
After receiving the measurement report, the RNC proceeds as follows:
z If the current number of cells in the E-DCH active set is smaller than the value of
MaxEdchCellInActiveSet, the cell where event 1J is triggered is reconfigured to E-DCH.
z If the current number of cells in the E-DCH active set is equal to the value of
MaxEdchCellInActiveSet, the RNC searches the measurement report for the non-serving
Cell_EDCH with the lowest measured quality in the E-DCH active set. Then, the uplink of the cell
where event 1J is triggered is reconfigured from DCH to E-DCH, and the uplink of CELL-EDCH is
reconfigured from E-DCH to DCH.
If the current service is CS Voice over HSPA and the target cell supports both HSDPA and HSUPA, the
target cell is reconfigured as an HSPA serving cell. Otherwise, the service of CS Voice over HSPA must
first be reconfigured as CS Voice over DCH.
Whether the target RNC supports CS Voice over HSPA is determined by the parameter
CSVoiceOverHspaSuppInd.
During this procedure, event 2B is triggered. The HSUPA admission request is made for the target cell
by the RNC.
z If the request is accepted, the handover is performed through the physical channel reconfiguration
message.
z If the request is rejected, the RB reconfiguration is implemented, and the services on the E-DCH are
reconfigured for the DCH.
During this procedure, event 2B is triggered, and the target cell does not support HSUPA. The DCH
admission request is made for the target cell. After the request is accepted, the RB reconfiguration is
implemented, and the services on the E-DCH are reconfigured for the DCH.
During this procedure, event 2B is triggered. The inter-frequency handover on DCH is performed, and
the HSUPA admission request is made for the target cell by the RNC.
After the request is accepted, the RB reconfiguration is implemented, and the services on the DCH are
reconfigured for the E-DCH.
z If the target cell supports the same technologies as the source cell and the bearer scheme allows the
target cell to continue using them, the RNC preselects these technologies for the target cell.
z Otherwise, the RNC preselects the technologies supported by the target cell and used by the UE in the
source cell.
For uplink 16QAM, uplink enhanced L2 and DTX/DRX, the preselection schemes are as follows:
z During an intra-frequency soft handover, the RNC preselects HSPA+ technologies if both of the
following conditions are met:
− All the cells in the active set support the technologies.
− The target cell supports the technologies.
Otherwise, the RNC does not preselect them.
z During an intra- or inter-frequency hard handover, the RNC preselects the technologies supported by
the target cell and used by the UE in the source cell. For example, if the UE uses MIMO and downlink
enhanced L2 in the source cell and the target cell supports only downlink enhanced L2, the RNC
preselects only downlink enhanced L2 for the UE.
8 HCS Handover
8.1 Overview
HCS handover (WRFD-021200 HCS) is one type of inter-frequency handover and inter-RAT handover.
HCS handover is based on UE speed estimation, and is also called speed-based handover.
In a 3G network, hot spots in radio communication may appear with the increase of subscribers and
traffic. This requires more cells to increase the network capacity. More cells and smaller cell radius lead
to more frequent handovers of UEs. For a UE in fast movement, frequent handovers reduce call quality,
increase uplink interference, and increase signaling load. Here, Hierarchical Cell Structure (HCS) is a
mechanism that arranges different cells at different layers. HCS handover instructs UEs to stay at
different layers based on speed estimation, thus increasing the network capacity.
Figure 8-1 shows an HCS example with three layers.
Figure 8-1 HCS with three layers
To allow HCS handover, the RNC must enable the function through the HoSwitch:
HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH parameter.
− If
the handover is performed from a micro cell to a macro cell and the target cell allows blind
handover (configured through the parameter BlindHOFlag), the RNC performs blind handover to the
target cell. If the blind handover fails, the RNC starts the inter-frequency (or inter-RAT) measurement
procedure and performs the handover procedure to the cell with the best quality after receiving event
2C or 3C from the UE.
− If
the handover is performed from a macro cell to a micro cell, the RNC starts the inter-frequency (or
inter-RAT) measurement procedure and performs the handover procedure to the cell with the best
quality after receiving event 2C or 3C from the UE.
Triggering of Event 2C
When the estimated quality of a non-used frequency is above a certain threshold, the UE report event
2C to the RNC.
After the conditions of event 2C are fulfilled and maintained until the parameter TrigTime2C is reached,
the UE reports the event 2C measurement report message..
The inter-layer handover algorithm initiates a measurement for cells with a higher priority and then
decides the target cell based on the measurement report from the UE.
Set the UseOfHcs parameter to NOT_USED to disable HCS priority setting for neighboring GSM cells.
9 Blind Handover
Overview
There are two types of blind handover: emergent blind handover and non-emergent blind handover.
z Emergent blind handover is triggered by 1F event which indicates the used frequency becomes worse.
The UE must perform emergent handover to avoid call drops.
z Non-emergent blind handover may be triggered by LDR, DRD, or HCS speed estimation.
For details about LDR and DRD, see Load Control Feature Parameter Description.
For details about HCS speed estimation, see chapter 8 "HCS Handover."
The parameter BlindHoFlag is configured for neighboring cells and determines whether a blind
handover to this cell is allowed.
The parameter BlindHOPrio indicates the blind handover priority of the cell. The value 0 represents the
highest priority.
Triggering of Event 1F
After the conditions of event 1F are fulfilled and maintained until the parameter TrigTime1F is reached,
the UE reports the event 1F measurement report message.
Event 1F is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
10LogMOld ≤ T1f - H1f/2
Where,
z MOld is the measurement value of the cell that becomes worse.
z T1f is an absolute threshold. It is set through the parameter IntraAblThdFor1FRSCP or
IntraAblThdFor1FecNo.
z H1f is the event 1F hysteresis value set through the parameter Hystfor1F.
10 Handover Protection
10.1 Anti-Ping-Pong
Inter-Frequency Anti-Ping-Pong
After an inter-frequency handover based on coverage or an inter-frequency blind handover based on
event 1F occurs, the RNC starts the anti-ping-pong algorithm to prevent frequent switching between
inter-frequency handovers triggered by different causes.
The inter-frequency anti-ping-pong algorithm is as follows:
1. When a coverage-based inter-frequency handover or an inter-frequency blind handover based on
event 1F occurs, the RNC starts the timer specified by IFAntiPingpangTimerLength for the UE.
2. When a non-coverage-based inter-frequency handover is triggered, the RNC determines whether the
timer specified by IFAntiPingpangTimerLength expires.
− If the timer does not expire, the RNC cancels the handover.
− If the timer expires, the RNC performs the handover.
z Retry timer:PeriodFor2C
z Maximum number of retry times:AmntOfRpt2C
If the handover succeeds or the new event 3A or 3C report is received, the periodical retry is stopped.
Figure 10-1 Service change procedure for the 3G-to-2G handover in the CS domain
1. The CN sends the SRNC a RANAP RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message to set up the VP
service.
2. During 3G-to-2G handover, the SRNC sends a RANAP RAB MODIFY REQUEST message to
change the VP service to the AMR speech service. In the 3GPP R6 protocol, the information element
(IE) Alternative RAB Configuration Request is also added to the RAB MODIFY REQUEST message,
which enables the RNC to request the CN to change the VP service to the AMR speech service.
3. The MSC initiates the Bearer Capability (BC) negotiation with the UE.
4. After the negotiation, the RNC is requested to perform service change.
When the multimedia fallback ends, the RNC decides whether to perform the 3G-to-2G handover
according to the current measurements reported by the UE.
At the beginning of the service setup, the RNC saves the RAB parameters.
The CN initiates the RAB reconfiguration to request both parties to perform the multimedia fallback. The
single VP service falls back to the single AMR speech service. The multi-RAB service combined with VP
falls back to the multi-RAB service combined with AMR. If the multimedia fallback succeeds, that is, the
video phone in the service falls back to speech successfully, the inter-RAT handover is initiated.
Otherwise, the inter-RAT handover fails.
The following parameters specify the number of reporting times of events for periodical reporting. When
the actual reporting times exceeds the set value, the periodical reporting ends.
z PeriodMRReportNumfor1A
z PeriodMRReportNumfor1C
z PeriodMRReportNumfor1J
Step 4 The neighboring cells of other cells in the active set are added to Sall in descending order by
CPICH Ec/No values of these cells in the active set. The number to be repeatedly added of each
neighboring cell is recorded.
The neighboring cells of the same cell in the active set are added according to Nprio.
If the number of the cells in Sall is more than maximum number of neighboring cells, delete the
neighboring cells whose repeated number in Sall is less. The best cell and its neighboring cells will not be
deleted.
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12 Compressed Mode
Overview
Compressed mode control is a mechanism whereby certain idle periods are created in radio frames
during which the UE can perform measurements on other frequencies. The UE must use the
compressed mode if the UE needs to measure the pilot signal strength of an inter-frequency cell or
inter-RAT cell and has a single-frequency receiver only.
Figure 12-1 Compressed mode
Compression Methods
There are two methods to implement the compressed mode as follows:
Method Description
SF/2 The SF is reduced by half to improve the rate on the channel. It takes
less time to transmit the same volume of data. In this way transmit gaps
are created. The SF must be larger than 4.
The SF/2 mode consumes more system resources and therefore this
mode is recommended only for low-rate users.
High layer High layer limits the allowed TFC (Transport Format Combination) to
scheduling create gaps without data to be transmitted.
The high-layer scheduling mode requires variable multiplexing
positions of transport channels and is applicable to a relatively narrow
range. In addition, this approach affects the transmission rate of users.
Therefore, this mode is recommended only when the SF/2 approach is
unavailable or there are high-rate users.
The RNC automatically determines the type of compressed mode on the basis of the spreading factor
used in the uplink or the downlink.
z When the downlink spreading factor is greater than or equal to the parameter DlSFTurnPoint, the
SF/2 approach is preferred. Otherwise, the high layer scheduling is used.
z When the uplink spreading factor is greater than or equal to the parameter UlSFTurnPoint, the SF/2
approach is preferred. Otherwise, the high layer scheduling is used.
Compression Types
The compression types are as follows:
z Inter-frequency measurement
z Inter-RAT measurement
z Coexistence of inter-frequency and inter-RAT
The parameter InterFreqRATSwitch determines the compression types allowed by the RNC
z If the parameter is set to INTERFREQ, the RNC allows the UE to perform only inter-frequency
measurement
z If the parameter is set to INTERRAT, the RNC allows the UE to perform only Inter-RAT measurement.
z If the parameter is set to SIMINTERFREQRAT, the RNC allows the UE to perform both inter-frequency
and inter-RAT measurement.
During the concurrent inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurement, the parameter
CoexistMeasThdChoice decides the event 2D threshold:
z When the parameter is set to COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ, the inter-frequency
measurement threshold for event 2D is used.
z When the parameter is set to COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERRAT, the inter-RAT
measurement threshold for event 2D is used.
z When the EHSPACMPermissionInd value is FALSE the switch is deactivated and the RNC, before
request to the UE to start the CM, starts a RB RECONFIGURATION procedure to degrade the HSPA+
service to DCH, than requests the UE to start the COMPRESSED MODE.
− After
the Hard Handover is completed the RNC starts a RB RECONFIGURATION procedure to
promote the DCH service to HSPA+
− When this switch is disabled all the HSPA+ UEs (CM and not CM capable) are degraded to DCH
before the CM procedure.
z When the EHSPACMPermissionInd value is TRUE the switch is activated and the RNC does not
triggers the RB RECONFIGURATION procedure before to request the CM. Not affected UEs are
capable to start the measurements during the HSPA+ service and can perform the Hard Handover
without service degrades. On the contrary, UEs that do not support the CM during HSPA+ are not
capable to complete the Hard Handover procedure successfully.
13 Parameters
Table 13-1 Parameter description
Parameter NE MML Description
ID
AmntOfRpt2 BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Maximum number of inter-frequency handover
B UCELLINTE re-attempts after event 2B is reported when the measurement
RFREQHOC control message is valid.
OV(Optional) If this parameter is set to a greater value, the number of
MOD inter-frequency handover re-attempts increases and the possibility
UCELLINTE of successfully handing over the UE to the target cell whose load
RFREQHOC becomes normal increases. When the number of inter-frequency
OV(Optional) handover re-attempts reaches the threshold, the RNC sends
another inter-frequency measurement control message to allow
the UE to be handed over to other cells of this frequency.
If the measurement control is released, the inter-frequency
handover re-attempt is stopped.
Unit: None
Default Value: 1
AmntOfRpt2 BSC6900 SET Meaning: Maximum number of handover attempts for event 2C.
C UINTERFRE This parameter specifies the maximum number of handover
QHONCOV( re-attempts for event 2C when the measurement control message
Optional) is valid. If this parameter is set to a greater value, inter-frequency
handover re-attempts increase and the possibility of successfully
handing over the UE to the target cell whose load becomes normal
increases. When the number of re-attempts reaches the preset
value, the RNC does not attempt to perform the handover.
Alternatively, when the measurement control is cancelled, the
handover re-attempt is stopped immediately.
FDPCH_SLOT_FORMAT_SUPPORT,
HSPAPLUS_DL_64QAM_SUPPORT
Actual Value Range: DELAY_ACTIVATION_SUPPORT,
HSDSCH_SUPPORT, FDPCH_SUPPORT, EDCH_SUPPORT,
EDCH_2MS_TTI_SUPPORT,
EDCH_2SF2_AND_2SF4_SUPPORT, EDCH_2SF2_SUPPORT,
EDCH_2SF4_SUPPORT, EDCH_SF4_SUPPORT,
EDCH_SF8_SUPPORT, EDCH_HARQ_IR_COMBIN_SUPPORT,
EDCH_HARQ_CHASE_COMBIN_SUPPORT,
CPC_DTX_DRX_SUPPORT,
CPC_HS_SCCH_LESS_OPER_SUPPORT,
HSPAPLUS_MIMO_SUPPORT,
FLEX_MACD_PDU_SIZE_SUPPORT,
FDPCH_SLOT_FORMAT_SUPPORT,
HSPAPLUS_DL_64QAM_SUPPORT
Unit: None
Default Value: None
CellsForbidd BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Determines whether event 1A threshold is affected when
en1A UINTRAFRE the cell is added to the active set. If this parameter is set to
QNCELL(Op "NOT_AFFECT", the relative threshold of event 1A is not affected
tional) when the cell is added to the active set. That is, the cell signals are
MOD not involved when the UE evaluates whether event 1A should be
UINTRAFRE triggered. If this parameter is set to "AFFECT", the relative
QNCELL(Op threshold of event 1A is affected when the cell is added to the
tional) active set. That is, the cell signals are involved when the UE
evaluates whether event 1A should be triggered.
MOD handover priority of the GSM cell. A smaller the value of the
U2GNCELL( parameter indicates the lower the handover priority of the GSM
Optional) cell.
CMCF_WITHOUT_UE_CAP_REPORT_SWITCH
Unit: None
Default Value: None
CoexistMeas BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Type of event 2D/2F measurement thresholds when
ThdChoice UCELLHOC inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements coexist.
OMM(Option When COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ is selected,
al) event 2D/2F measurement thresholds oriented towards
MOD inter-frequency configuration are selected. When
UCELLHOC COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERRAT is selected, event
OMM(Option 2D/2F measurement thresholds oriented towards inter-RAT
al) configuration are selected.
The factors such as the event 2D/2F measurement thresholds for
inter-frequency measurement, inter-frequency and inter-RAT
handover decision thresholds, and current handover policy should
be considered during setting. For example, if the event 2D
threshold for inter-RAT measurement is higher than that for
inter-frequency measurement, and inter-frequency neighboring
cells are preferred when inter-RAT and inter-frequency
neighboring cells coexist, then
COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ should be
selected.
COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERRAT(Choosing the
inter-RAT oriented parameters)
Actual Value Range:
COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ,
COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERRAT
Unit: None
Default Value: COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ
CSHOOut2G BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Threshold for the relocated 2G load in an inter-RAT
loadThd UCELLINTE handover in CS domain.
RRATHONC This parameter specifies the threshold for the 2G CS load which is
OV(Optional) relocated. When the GSM load policy is used, that is, when
MOD "NcovHoOn2GldInd" is set to "ON", the inter-RAT 3G-to-2G
UCELLINTE relocation process in CS domain will be aborted if the cell load sent
RRATHONC by the 2G system to the 3G system exceeds this threshold.
OV(Optional)
GUI Value Range: 0~100
Actual Value Range: 0~100
Unit: per cent
Default Value: 80
CSHOOut2G BSC6900 SET Meaning: Threshold for the relocated 2G load in an inter-RAT
loadThd UINTERRAT handover in CS domain.
HONCOV(O This parameter specifies the threshold for the 2G CS load which is
ptional) relocated. When the GSM load policy is used, that is, when
"NcovHoOn2GldInd" is set to "ON", the inter-RAT 3G-to-2G
relocation process in CS domain will be aborted if the cell load sent
by the 2G system to the 3G system exceeds this threshold.
CSVoiceover BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Indicates whether degrade HSPA to DCH procedure is
HSPASuppIn UNRNC(Opti performed before the relocation procedure when the CS services
d onal) are carried on the HSPA. If this parameter is set to OFF, the HSPA
MOD needs to be degraded to the DCH before the relocation procedure.
UNRNC(Opti If this parameter is
onal) set to ON, the HSPA need not be degraded to the DCH before the
relocation procedure.
HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH,
HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH,
HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH
Unit: None
Default Value: None
HsdpaCMPer BSC6900 SET Meaning: Whether the compressed mode (CM) can coexist with
missionInd UCMCF(Opti the HSDPA service. If this parameter is set to TRUE: 1. the RNC
onal) can enable the CM for HSDPA services. 2. The HSDPA services
can be enabled when the CM is enabled. If this parameter is set to
FALSE: 1. the CM for HSDPA services can be enabled only after
the H2D (HS-DSCH to DCH) channel switch. 2. The HSDPA
services cannot be enabled when the CM is enabled.
This switch is used for the compatibility of the HSDPA terminals
that do not support CM when HSDPA is enabled.
Unit: dB
Default Value: 0
HystforInterR BSC6900 SET Meaning: Hysteresis for inter-RAT periodical reporting.
AT UINTERRAT This parameter is used to avoid incorrect decisions caused by
HOCOV(Opti unexpected jitters of signals during inter-RAT handover decisions.
onal) HystforInterRAT and the inter-RAT handover decision threshold
determine whether to trigger inter-RAT handovers.
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the ability of resisting
signal fluctuation improves and the number of ping-pong
handovers decreases; however, the handover algorithm becomes
slow in responding to the signal change. If this parameter is set to
a larger value, the cell of another RAT where the UE needs to be
handed over to must be of good quality. Therefore, the criteria for
triggering the inter-RAT handover decision is hard to be fulfilled,
and the call drop rate will increase.
The emulation result shows that in a cell where the average
moving speed of UEs is high (for example, a cell that covers
highways), this parameter can be set to a smaller value 1.5 dB,
because in the cell the terrain is flat, barriers are fewer, and thus
the shadow fading variation is small. In a cell where the average
moving speed of UEs is low, this parameter can be set to a larger
value 3.0 dB, because there are usually many tall buildings and
thus the shadow fading variation is comparatively high.
Default Value: 0
HystForPrdIn BSC6900 SET Meaning: Hysteresis in the inter-frequency hard handover
terFreq UINTERFRE triggered by the periodic measurement report.
QHOCOV(O This parameter is used to estimate the inter-frequency handover
ptional) on the RNC side. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
ability of resisting signal fluctuation improves and the number of
ping-pong handovers decreases; however, the handover algorithm
becomes slow in responding to the signal change and thus the
handover may not be triggered in time.
OV(Optional) this parameter, consider the following factors: moving speed of the
UE and cell radius.
When Ec/No is used as the measurement quantity for HSPA
services, the UE reports event 2F when the measured Ec/No value
is higher than the value of this parameter. Then, the RNC sends
the signaling to disable the compression mode and stop the
inter-frequency measurement.
Event 2D and event 2F are used to enable and disable the
compression mode respectively. To enable the compression mode
earlier, increase the threshold of triggering event 2D; otherwise,
decrease the threshold of triggering event 2D. To prevent the
frequent enabling and disabling of the compression mode,
increase the difference between the thresholds of triggering event
2D and event 2F.
InterFreqMea BSC6900 ADD Meaning: This parameter defines the timer length for
sTime UCELLMCL inter-frequency measurement.
DR(Optional) After inter-frequency measurement starts, if no inter-frequency
MOD handover is performed when this timer expires, the inter-frequency
UCELLMCL measurement and the compressed mode (if started) are stopped.
DR(Optional) This parameter is used to prevent the long inter-frequency
measurement state (compressed mode) due to unavailable
measurement of the target cells that meet the handover
requirements.
Setting the value of this parameter smaller can reduce the
long-time impact of the compressed mode on the serving cell. In
this case, however, the compressed mode might be stopped
earlier and as a result the UE cannot trigger inter-frequency
handover.
parameter to -14 dB. The emulation result shows that the call drop
rate remains low for the UEs moving at a speed of 120 km/h when
this parameter is set to -14 dB.
Event 2D and event 2F are used to enable and disable the
compression mode respectively. To enable the compression mode
earlier, increase the threshold of triggering event 2D; otherwise,
decrease the threshold of triggering event 2D. To prevent the
frequent enabling and disabling of the compression mode,
increase the difference between the thresholds of triggering event
2D and event 2F.
UCELLINTE affects the proportion of the UEs in compressed mode in a cell and
RRATHOCO the success rate of the hard handover. The setting of this
V(Optional) parameter should consider two factors, moving speed of the UE
and cell radius.
When Ec/No is used as the measurement quantity for HSPA
services, the UE reports event 2F when the measured Ec/No value
is higher than the value of this parameter. Then, the RNC sends
the signaling to disable the compression mode and stop the
inter-frequency measurement.
If the cell is a macro cell, it indicates that micro cells exist in this
cell. To enable the micro cells to handle more traffic, the
compressed mode start and stop thresholds should be set higher,
that is, the thresholds for events 2D and 2F using CPICH RSCP
are set higher.
If the cell is a micro cell, the default value should be modified
according to the link budgeting result.
Event 2D and event 2F are used to enable and disable the
compressed mode respectively. When the cell is located in the
center of the frequency coverage or the inter-frequency
measurement quantity uses both Ec/No and RSCP, then the Ec/No
value is used as the criterion for events 2D and 2F. To enable the
compressed mode earlier, increase the threshold of triggering
event 2D; otherwise, decrease the threshold of triggering event 2D.
To prevent the frequent enabling and disabling of the compressed
mode, increase the difference between the thresholds of triggering
event 2D and event 2F.
UCELLINTE RSCP value is lower than this threshold. Then, the RNC sends the
RRATHOCO signaling to enable the compressed mode and start the inter-RAT
V(Optional) measurement.
To enable the compressed mode earlier, increase the threshold of
triggering event 2D; otherwise, decrease the threshold of triggering
event 2D. To prevent the frequent enabling and disabling of the
compressed mode, increase the difference between the thresholds
of triggering event 2D and event 2F.
In most cases, users want to be maintained within a 3G network.
Therefore, the start threshold of the inter-RAT measurement is set
smaller than that of the inter-frequency measurement in order to
trigger inter-frequency easily. In scenarios where inter-frequency
neighboring cells are unavailable or where inter-frequency
coverage is insufficient, the inter-RAT measurement start threshold
should be set relatively larger in order to trigger inter-RAT
measurement easily, thus reducing call drops.
V(Optional) the success rate of the hard handover. The setting of this
parameter should consider two factors, moving speed of the UE
and cell radius.
When Ec/No is used as the measurement quantity for PS domain
HSPA services, the UE reports event 2F when the measured
Ec/No value is higher than this threshold. Then, the RNC sends the
signaling to disable the compressed mode and stop the
inter-frequency measurement.
If the cell is a macro cell, it indicates that micro cells exist in this
cell. To enable the micro cells to handle more traffic, the
compressed mode start and stop thresholds should be set higher,
that is, the thresholds for events 2D and 2F using CPICH RSCP
are set higher.
If the cell is a micro cell, the default value should be modified
according to the link budgeting result.
Event 2D and event 2F are used to enable and disable the
compressed mode respectively. When the cell is located in the
center of the frequency coverage or the inter-frequency
measurement quantity uses both Ec/No and RSCP, then the Ec/No
value is used as the criterion for events 2D and 2F. To enable the
compressed mode earlier, increase the threshold of triggering
event 2D; otherwise, decrease the threshold of triggering event 2D.
To prevent the frequent enabling and disabling of the compressed
mode, increase the difference between the thresholds of triggering
event 2D and event 2F.
EVENT_TRIGGER
Unit: None
Default Value: EVENT_TRIGGER
InterRatRepo BSC6900 SET Meaning: Inter-RAT measurement reporting mode.
rtMode UINTERRAT When PERIODICAL_REPORTING is selected, the periodical
HOCOV(Opti reporting is used for inter-RAT measurement. When
onal) EVENT_TRIGGER is selected, the event-triggered reporting is
used for inter-RAT measurement.
The RNC provides two inter-RAT measurement reporting modes,
event-triggered reporting and periodical reporting.
Event-triggered reporting
To avoid the ping-pong effect before and after the inter-RAT
handover, use event 3A (quality of the currently used frequency is
lower than the absolute threshold and the signal level of the GSM
cell is higher than another absolute threshold) as the triggering
event that determines the inter-RAT handover. To improve the
handover success rate, the BSIC of the GSM cell whose event 3A
needs to be triggered must be decoded correctly by the UE. The
reporting mode of event 3A is not changed from event-triggered
reporting to periodical reporting. Therefore, no handover
re-attempt is made when the handover fails unless event 3A is
triggered in this cell again.
The advantage of event-triggered reporting is that the signaling
transmission and processing load are saved. Comparing the signal
quality between intra-frequency and inter-frequency handovers,
the ping-pong effect in handover is prevented to some extent. The
drawback of event-triggered reporting is that the event is reported
only once and cannot be changed to periodical reporting. For the
cell-oriented algorithm parameters, each time when the best cell is
updated, the inter-frequency measurement parameters should be
updated accordingly.
Periodical reporting
When the quality of the GSM cell reported by the UE meets the
criteria for inter-RAT handover, the delay trigger timer is started. If
the quality of the GSM cell always meets the criteria for inter-RAT
handover before timeout, the inter-RAT handover is triggered after
the delay trigger timer expires.
For the GSM cell whose BSIC can be decoded correctly, a shorter
delay trigger time should be set to indicate the high priority attribute
of the GSM cell. For the GSM cell whose BSIC is not verified, a
longer delay trigger time should be set to indicate the low priority
attribute of the GSM cell. In this manner, the BSIC can be decoded
faster.
If the handover fails, the handover re-attempt is made again
according to the periodical inter-RAT measurement report.
The advantage of periodical reporting is that it can be used for
repeated handover re-attempts on the same cell when the
handover fails, and that subsequent algorithms can be flexibly
developed. In addition, for the cell-oriented algorithm parameters,
the RNC updates the parameters when making internal handover
decision and the system needs not to inform the UEs of the
parameter change through signaling messages after the
handovers. The drawback of periodical reporting is that it requires
large amount of signaling and increases the load on the air
Unit: dB
Default Value: 6
IntraRelThdF BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Relative threshold for event 1A decision when PS
or1APS UCELLINTR service is performed. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
AFREQHO( probability of triggering event 1A increases. If this parameter is set
Optional) to a smaller value, the probability of triggering event 1A reduces.
MOD For details on the definition of event 1A, see 3GPP TS 25.331. The
UCELLINTR relative threshold can directly affect the SHO ratio. Therefore, the
AFREQHO( threshold should be wisely chosen to achieve smooth SHOs. The
Optional) value of this parameter determines the SHO area and SHO ratio.
In the CDMA system, the ratio of the UE involved in soft handover
should reach 30% to 40% to ensure smooth handover. Based on
simulation results, when the relative threshold is set to 5 dB, the
ratio of the UE involved in soft handover (the number of cells in the
active set is at least 2) is about 35%. You are advised to set the
relative threshold to a great value (5 dB to 7 dB) during site
deployment, and to reduce the threshold when the users increase.
the threshold must be higher than 3 dB to avoid the ping-pong
handover.
You can set different relative thresholds for event 1A and event 1B
to reduce the ping-pong effect and change the soft handover ratio.
In general applications, the relative thresholds for events 1A and
1B should be consistent, and you can curb the ping-pong effect
through the triggering delay, L3 filtering coefficient, and hysteresis.
In some specific applications, if the ping-pong effect cannot be
curbed by adjusting the hysteresis values for event 1A and event
1B, you can curb it by setting a higher relative threshold for event
1B and a lower threshold for event 1A. Impact on Network
Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
probability of adding a cell to the active set increases. In this case,
more UEs are in soft handover status; however, more forward
resources are occupied. If this parameter is set to a smaller value,
the probability of adding a cell to the active set reduces. Under this
situation, the communication quality cannot be guaranteed, and
smooth handover may be affected.
the probability of adding a cell to the active set reduces. Under this
situation, the communication quality cannot be guaranteed, and
smooth handover may be affected.
Optional) In the CDMA system, the ratio of the UE involved in soft handover
should reach 30% to 40% to ensure smooth handover. Based on
simulation results, when the relative threshold is set to 5 dB, the
ratio of the UE involved in soft handover (the number of cells in the
active set is at least 2) is about 35%. You are advised to set the
relative threshold to a great value (5 dB to 7 dB) during site
deployment, and to reduce the threshold when the users increase.
the threshold must be higher than 3 dB to avoid the ping-pong
handover.
You can set different relative thresholds for event 1A and event 1B
to reduce the ping-pong effect and change the soft handover ratio.
In general applications, the relative thresholds for events 1A and
1B should be consistent, and you can curb the ping-pong effect
through the triggering delay, L3 filtering coefficient, and hysteresis.
In some specific applications, if the ping-pong effect cannot be
curbed by adjusting the hysteresis values for event 1A and event
1B, you can curb it by setting a higher relative threshold for event
1B and a lower threshold for event 1A. Impact on Network
Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
probability of adding a cell to the active set increases. In this case,
more UEs are in soft handover status; however, more forward
resources are occupied. If this parameter is set to a smaller value,
the probability of adding a cell to the active set reduces. Under this
situation, the communication quality cannot be guaranteed, and
smooth handover may be affected.
1B, you can curb it by setting a higher relative threshold for event
1B and a lower threshold for event 1A. Impact on Network
Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
probability of adding a cell to the active set increases. In this case,
more UEs are in soft handover status; however, more forward
resources are occupied. If this parameter is set to a smaller value,
the probability of adding a cell to the active set reduces. Under this
situation, the communication quality cannot be guaranteed, and
smooth handover may be affected.
Default Value: 15
NFastSpdEst BSC6900 SET Meaning: Threshold for determining whether the UE is in
UHCSHO(O high-mobility state.
ptional) After the UE reports event 1D, the UE is considered in
high-mobility state if the number of changes of the best cell during
"TFastSpdEst" is greater than this threshold. The smaller the value
is, the more possible the UE is determined in high-mobility state.
Default Value: 3
PeriodFor2B BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Sets the interval between the failure in the
UCELLINTE inter-frequency handover triggered by the event 2B and the
RFREQHOC inter-frequency handover retry.
OV(Optional)
MOD GUI Value Range: 1~64
UCELLINTE Actual Value Range: 500~32000, step:500
RFREQHOC Unit: ms
OV(Optional) Default Value: 1
PeriodFor2B BSC6900 SET Meaning: Sets the interval between the failure in the
UINTERFRE inter-frequency handover triggered by the event 2B and the
QHOCOV(O inter-frequency handover retry.
ptional)
GUI Value Range: 1~64
Actual Value Range: 500~32000, step:500
Unit: ms
Default Value: 1
PeriodFor2C BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval between the handover re-attempts for event 2C.
UCELLINTE If the inter-frequency handover for event 2C fails, the RNC reties
RFREQHON the inter-frequency handover. This parameter specifies the interval
COV(Option between the handover re-attempts for event 2C. If this parameter
al) is set to a smaller value, handover re-attempts increase when the
MOD inter-frequency handover fails. In this case, the UE can be quickly
UCELLINTE handed over to the target cell whose load is reduced. The RNC
RFREQHON load, however, increases.
COV(Option
al) GUI Value Range: 1~64
Actual Value Range: 500~32000, step:500
Unit: ms
Default Value: 4
PeriodFor2C BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval between the handover re-attempts for event 2C.
UINTERFRE If the inter-frequency handover for event 2C fails, the RNC reties
QHONCOV( the inter-frequency handover. This parameter specifies the interval
Optional) between the handover re-attempts for event 2C. If this parameter
is set to a smaller value, handover re-attempts increase when the
inter-frequency handover fails. In this case, the UE can be quickly
handed over to the target cell whose load is reduced. The RNC
load, however, increases.
PeriodMRRe BSC6900 SET Meaning: Maximum number of reporting event 1J after the
portNumfor1 UINTRAFRE reporting mode is changed to periodical reporting. When the
J QHO(Option number of reporting event 1J exceeds this parameter, the
al) periodical reporting is disabled.
GUI Value Range: D1~0 D2~1 D4~2 D8~3 D16~4 D32~5 D64~6
INFINITY
Actual Value Range: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, INFINITY
Unit: None
Default Value: D64
PrdReportInt BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval between periodic reporting for the
erval UCELLINTE inter-frequency handover.
RFREQHOC In periodic reporting mode, the inter-frequency handover attempts
OV(Optional) is reported at the preset interval. It is not recommended that this
MOD parameter be set to "NON_PERIODIC_REPORT" since the UE
UCELLINTE behavior may be unknown. This parameter has impact on the Uu
RFREQHOC signaling flow. If the interval is too short and the frequency is too
OV(Optional) 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.
ptional) parameter is set to a small value, the RNC may have high load
when processing signaling. If this parameter is set to a great value,
the network cannot detect the signal changes in time. This may
delay the inter-frequency handover.
OMM(Option When the switch is set to ON, the inter-RAT handover for PS
al) services is enabled. When the switch is set to OFF, the inter-RAT
MOD handover for PS services is disabled.
UCELLHOC Based on the Service Handover Indicator of a service and the
OMM(Option related parameter configurations on the network side, related
al) measurements and inter-RAT handover are triggered immediately
once a service is set up. This switch is set to ON only when service
handover is required. Generally, the switch is set to OFF.
Note that the service handover is triggered only when the Service
Handover Indicator is set to
HO_TO_GSM_SHOULD_BE_PERFORM and the inter-RAT
handover switch for the corresponding service is set to ON. Both
conditions are mandatory. For hybrid services, the service
handover is not triggered.
Default Value: 2
ReportInterv BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval at which event 1A is reported after the reporting
alfor1A UCELLINTR mode is changed to periodical reporting. Generally, event 1A is
AFREQHO( reported only once. To avoid the loss of measurement reports, the
Optional) UE sets the mode of reporting event 1A to periodical if the cell
MOD reporting event 1A is not added to the active set in a specified
UCELLINTR period of time. Event 1A is reported for
AFREQHO( "PeriodMRReportNumfor1A" times at the interval specified by this
Optional) parameter. If the mode of reporting event 1A is set to
"NON_PERIODIC_REPORT", the UE cannot change the event 1A
reporting mode to periodical.
ReportInterv BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval at which event 1A is reported after the reporting
alfor1C UINTRAFRE mode is changed to periodical reporting. Generally, event 1C is
QHO(Option reported only once. To avoid the loss of measurement reports, the
al) UE set the mode of reporting event 1C to periodical if the cell
reporting event 1C is not added to the active set in a specified
period of time. Event 1C is reported for
"PeriodMRReportNumfor1C" times at the interval specified by this
parameter. If the mode of reporting event 1C is set to
"NON_PERIODIC_REPORT", the UE cannot change the event 1C
reporting mode to periodical.
ASIC(Manda capable, the handover will not be performed. An EDGE cell is more
tory) capable of supporting PS services than a GPRS cell, whereas a
MOD GPRS cell more capable than a GSM cell.
UTYPRABB
ASIC(Option GUI Value Range: GSM, GPRS, EDGE
al) Actual Value Range: GSM, GPRS, EDGE
Unit: None
Default Value: None
RetryCapabili BSC6900 SET Meaning: HSPA technologies retried by UEs. When selected, the
ty UFRC(Optio technology will be retried by the UE when not applied.
nal)
GUI Value Range: SRB_OVER_HSDPA, SRB_OVER_HSUPA,
TTI_2MS, MIMO, 64QAM, DL_L2_ENHANCE, DTX_DRX,
HSSCCH_LESS_OPERATION, MIMO_64QAM, DC_HSDPA,
UL_L2_ENHANCE, UL_16QAM
Actual Value Range: SRB_OVER_HSDPA, SRB_OVER_HSUPA,
TTI_2MS, MIMO, 64QAM, L2_ENHANCE, DTX_DRX,
HSSCCH_LESS_OPERATION, MIMO_64QAM, DC_HSDPA,
UL_L2_ENHANCE, UL_16QAM
Unit: None
Default Value: None
SHIND BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Service handover attribute. If the
UTYPRABB HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH is set to ON, the
ASIC(Manda service handover setting of this parameter is applied. Otherwise,
tory) the service handover setting assigned by the CN is applied.
MOD - HO_TO_GSM_SHOULD_BE_PERFORM: Handover to the 2G
UTYPRABB network is performed so long as 2G signals are available.
ASIC(Option - HO_TO_GSM_SHOULD_NOT_BE_PERFORM: Handover to the
al) 2G network is performed when 3G signals are weak but 2G signals
are strong.
- HO_TO_GSM_SHALL_NOT_BE_PERFORM: Handover to the
2G network is not performed even if 3G signals are weak but 2G
signals are strong.
Thd HOCOV(Opti For CS services, if the value of "Inter-RAT Reporting Mode" is set
onal) to "EVENT_TRIGGER", this parameter is used to set the criterion
for triggering event 3A. That is, event 3A is triggered only when the
quality of the target frequency is higher than this threshold and the
measurement quality of the current CS services is lower than the
quality of the currently used frequency. If the value of "Inter-RAT
Reporting Mode" is set to "PERIODICAL_REPORTING", this
parameter is used to evaluate inter-RAT coverage handovers at
the RNC. Note that 0 means a value smaller than -110 dBm.
If the value of "Inter-RAT Reporting Mode" is set to
"PERIODICAL_REPORTING", this parameter is used for the
assessment of inter-RAT coverage handover. That is, Tother_RAT
in the following formulas. This parameter is the absolute threshold
of the cell of another RAT (Received Signal Strength Indicator:
RSSI) for the inter-RAT handover decision.
If the quality of the cell of another RAT in the inter-RAT
measurement report fulfils the following criterion:
Mother_RAT + CIO >= Tother_RAT + H/2
Then, the system starts the trigger timer, and makes the handover
decision after the timer expires. If the quality of the cell of another
RAT fulfills the following criterion before timeout:
Mother_RAT + CIO < Tother_RAT - H/2
The RNC stops the timer and waits for another inter-RAT
measurement report.
Here,
Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI.
Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) is the offset for the cell of another
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce wrong
decisions caused by signal jitters.
The sensitivity of a GSM mobile phone is -102 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 outdoor reception level should not be lower than -90 dBm.
The parameter value can vary with the handover policy. To have
UEs handed over only to GSM cells of high quality, the inter-RAT
handover decision threshold can be set to a comparatively large
value, for example -85 dBm.
The RNC stops the timer and waits for another inter-RAT
measurement report.
Here,
Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI.
Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) is the offset for the cell of another
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce wrong
decisions caused by signal jitters.
The sensitivity of a GSM mobile phone is -102 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 outdoor reception level should not be lower than -90 dBm.
The parameter value can vary with the handover policy. To have
UEs handed over only to GSM cells of high quality, the inter-RAT
handover decision threshold can be set to a comparatively large
value, for example -85 dBm.
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: D0
TimeToTrig2 BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between the detection of event 2B and
B UINTERFRE sending of measurement report. This parameter correlates with
QHOCOV(O slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
ptional) probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however, the
handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal change.
The emulation results show that setting this interval can 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: D0
TimeToTrig2 BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2D and sending
D UCELLINTE of the measurement report. This parameter correlates with slow
RFREQHOC fading. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of
OV(Optional) incorrect decision becomes low; however, the handover algorithm
MOD becomes slow in responding to signal change.
UCELLINTE The emulation results show that setting this interval can effectively
RFREQHOC reduce the average number of handovers and the number of
OV(Optional) 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: D320
TimeToTrig2 BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2D and sending
D UINTERFRE of the measurement report. This parameter correlates with slow
QHOCOV(O fading. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of
ptional) incorrect decision becomes low; however, the handover algorithm
becomes slow in responding to signal change.
The emulation results show that setting this interval can 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: D320
TimeToTrig2 BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2F and sending
F UCELLINTE of the measurement report. This parameter correlates with slow
RFREQHOC fading. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of
OV(Optional) incorrect decision becomes low; however, the handover algorithm
MOD becomes slow in responding to signal change.
UCELLINTE The emulation results show that setting this interval can effectively
RFREQHOC reduce the average number of handovers and the number of
OV(Optional) 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: D1280
TimeToTrig2 BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2F and sending
F UINTERFRE of the measurement report. This parameter correlates with slow
QHOCOV(O fading. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of
ptional) incorrect decision becomes low; however, the handover algorithm
becomes slow in responding to signal change.
The emulation results show that setting this interval can 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: D1280
TimeToTrigF BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Time delay for triggering handovers to GSM cells with
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.
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.
Default Value: 10
TRelateLengt BSC6900 SET Meaning: Time window for determining whether ping-pong
h UHCSHO(O handover occurs in the best cell during the UE speed estimation.
ptional) In the speed estimation algorithm, an algorithm is adopted to avoid
inaccurate estimation caused by frequent handovers of best cells.
That is, during the latest "TRELATELENGTH", if more than one
event 1D of a certain cell occurs, the event 1D record is restored to
the state when the 1st event 1D occurs during the latest
"TRELATELENGTH". The given time length is set by this
parameter. If this parameter is set too great, the RNC may
mistakenly determine that ping-pong handover to the best cell
occurs. If this parameter is set too small, ping-pong handover
cannot be prevented. Thus, it is recommended that this parameter
be set according to the cell radius.
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: D320
TrigTime1A BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1A and sending
UINTRAFRE of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
QHO(Option associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
al) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate triggering delay effectively reduces the
average number of handovers and the number of wrong
handovers, preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 sin 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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: D320
TrigTime1A BSC6900 SET Meaning: Delay to trigger the event 1A. The value of this
USMLC(Man parameter is related to slow fading.
datory)
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: D160
TrigTime1B BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1B and sending
UCELLINTR of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
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
TrigTime1B BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1B and sending
UINTRAFRE of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
QHO(Option associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
al) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
active set (events 1C and 1D) require fewer ping-pong and
incorrect handovers and have no great impact on the call drop rate,
and therefore the time-to-trigger parameter can be set to a great
value; the events of deleting cells in the active set (events 1B and
1F) require fewer ping-pong handovers, and thus the
time-to-trigger parameter can be adjusted, based on the actual
network statistics. You are advised to set the time-to-trigger
parameter for different events in a macro cell to a value from the
following ranges:\Table 1. Typical time-to-trigger interval for events
1B or 1F on various channels At the speed of 5 (km/h): the range is
640~1280 (ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter
to 1280 (ms). At the speed of 50 (km/h): the range is 240~640
(ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640
(ms). At the speed of 120 (km/h): the range is 240~640 (ms), you
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
TrigTime1B BSC6900 SET Meaning: Delay to trigger the event 1B. The value of this
USMLC(Man parameter is related to slow fading.
datory)
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: D1280
TrigTime1C BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1C and sending
UCELLINTR of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
AFREQHO( associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
Optional) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
MOD the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
UCELLINTR change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
AFREQHO( following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
Optional) caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
active set (events 1C and 1D) require fewer ping-pong and
incorrect handovers and have no great impact on the call drop rate,
and therefore the time-to-trigger parameter can be set to a great
value; the events of deleting cells in the active set (events 1B and
1F) require fewer ping-pong handovers, and thus the
time-to-trigger parameter can be adjusted, based on the actual
network statistics. You are advised to set the time-to-trigger
parameter for different events in a macro cell to a value from the
following ranges:\Table 1. Typical time-to-trigger interval for events
1B or 1F on various channels At the speed of 5 (km/h): the range is
640~1280 (ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter
to 1280 (ms). At the speed of 50 (km/h): the range is 240~640
(ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640
(ms). At the speed of 120 (km/h): the range is 240~640 (ms), you
are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640 (ms). Typical
configuration of the time-to-trigger parameter for events 1B or 1F:
the range is 640~1280 (ms), you are advised to set the parameter
to 640 (ms).In a micro cell, the time-to-trigger parameter for
different events should be shortened as required. If the handover
cannot be triggered in time, the time-to-trigger parameter for event
1A needs to be changed to 200 ms or 100 ms, and the delay for
event 1B needs to be changed to 1280 ms or 2560 ms. If the
interval for event 1A is shortened, handovers can be triggered
timely, thus reducing the call drop rate. If the interval for event 1B
is prolonged, the average number of handovers and number of
ping-pong handovers decrease, thus reducing the call drop rate.
These adjustments, however, may cause the growth of the SHO
ratio and the over use of the forward resources.
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
TrigTime1C BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1C and sending
UINTRAFRE of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
QHO(Option associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
al) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
active set (events 1C and 1D) require fewer ping-pong and
incorrect handovers and have no great impact on the call drop rate,
and therefore the time-to-trigger parameter can be set to a great
value; the events of deleting cells in the active set (events 1B and
1F) require fewer ping-pong handovers, and thus the
time-to-trigger parameter can be adjusted, based on the actual
network statistics. You are advised to set the time-to-trigger
parameter for different events in a macro cell to a value from the
following ranges:\Table 1. Typical time-to-trigger interval for events
1B or 1F on various channels At the speed of 5 (km/h): the range is
640~1280 (ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter
to 1280 (ms). At the speed of 50 (km/h): the range is 240~640
(ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640
(ms). At the speed of 120 (km/h): the range is 240~640 (ms), you
are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640 (ms). Typical
configuration of the time-to-trigger parameter for events 1B or 1F:
the range is 640~1280 (ms), you are advised to set the parameter
to 640 (ms).In a micro cell, the time-to-trigger parameter for
different events should be shortened as required. If the handover
cannot be triggered in time, the time-to-trigger parameter for event
1A needs to be changed to 200 ms or 100 ms, and the delay for
event 1B needs to be changed to 1280 ms or 2560 ms. If the
interval for event 1A is shortened, handovers can be triggered
timely, thus reducing the call drop rate. If the interval for event 1B
is prolonged, the average number of handovers and number of
ping-pong handovers decrease, thus reducing the call drop rate.
These adjustments, however, may cause the growth of the SHO
ratio and the over use of the forward resources.
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
TrigTime1D BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1D and sending
UCELLINTR of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
AFREQHO( associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
Optional) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
MOD the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
UCELLINTR change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
AFREQHO( following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
Optional) caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
active set (events 1C and 1D) require fewer ping-pong and
incorrect handovers and have no great impact on the call drop rate,
and therefore the time-to-trigger parameter can be set to a great
value; the events of deleting cells in the active set (events 1B and
1F) require fewer ping-pong handovers, and thus the
time-to-trigger parameter can be adjusted, based on the actual
network statistics. You are advised to set the time-to-trigger
parameter for different events in a macro cell to a value from the
following ranges:\Table 1. Typical time-to-trigger interval for events
1B or 1F on various channels At the speed of 5 (km/h): the range is
640~1280 (ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter
to 1280 (ms). At the speed of 50 (km/h): the range is 240~640
(ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640
(ms). At the speed of 120 (km/h): the range is 240~640 (ms), you
are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640 (ms). Typical
configuration of the time-to-trigger parameter for events 1B or 1F:
the range is 640~1280 (ms), you are advised to set the parameter
to 640 (ms).In a micro cell, the time-to-trigger parameter for
different events should be shortened as required. If the handover
cannot be triggered in time, the time-to-trigger parameter for event
1A needs to be changed to 200 ms or 100 ms, and the delay for
event 1B needs to be changed to 1280 ms or 2560 ms. If the
interval for event 1A is shortened, handovers can be triggered
timely, thus reducing the call drop rate. If the interval for event 1B
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
TrigTime1D BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1D and sending
UINTRAFRE of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
QHO(Option associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
al) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
active set (events 1C and 1D) require fewer ping-pong and
incorrect handovers and have no great impact on the call drop rate,
and therefore the time-to-trigger parameter can be set to a great
value; the events of deleting cells in the active set (events 1B and
1F) require fewer ping-pong handovers, and thus the
time-to-trigger parameter can be adjusted, based on the actual
network statistics. You are advised to set the time-to-trigger
parameter for different events in a macro cell to a value from the
following ranges:\Table 1. Typical time-to-trigger interval for events
1B or 1F on various channels At the speed of 5 (km/h): the range is
640~1280 (ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter
to 1280 (ms). At the speed of 50 (km/h): the range is 240~640
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
TrigTime1F BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1F and sending
UCELLINTR of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
AFREQHO( associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
Optional) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
MOD the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
UCELLINTR change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
AFREQHO( following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
Optional) caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
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
TrigTime1F BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1F and sending
UINTRAFRE of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
QHO(Option associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
al) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
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
TrigTime1J BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1J and sending
UCELLINTR of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
AFREQHO( associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
Optional) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
MOD the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
UCELLINTR change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
AFREQHO( following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
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
TrigTime1J BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 1J and sending
UINTRAFRE of the measurement report. The value of this parameter is
QHO(Option associated with slow fading. If this parameter is set to a greater
al) value, the probability of incorrect decision becomes low; however,
the handover algorithm becomes slow in responding to signal
change. The time-to-trigger mechanism is introduced for the
following purposes: Reducing the number of wrong event reports
caused by burst signals Preventing the ping-pong handover
Reducing the impact of shadow fading on event decisions
Setting an appropriate interval time effectively reduces the average
number of handovers and the number of wrong handovers,
preventing unnecessary handovers. Impact on network
performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the average number of
handovers decreases, but call drops may occur.
According to TS 25.133 V3.6.0, intra-frequency measurement
physical layer updates the measurement result once every 200 ms.
Therefore, the time-to-trigger mechanism is invalid if the interval is
shorter than 200 ms. The time-to-trigger interval should be close to
a multiple of 200 ms. 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 the interval, whereas, for the
slow-moving UE, the call drop rate is less sensitive to the interval.
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. In addition, different events require
different values of the time-to-trigger parameter: the event of
adding cells to the active set (event 1A) requires a smaller value of
the time-to-trigger parameter; the events of replacing cells in the
active set (events 1C and 1D) require fewer ping-pong and
incorrect handovers and have no great impact on the call drop rate,
and therefore the time-to-trigger parameter can be set to a great
value; the events of deleting cells in the active set (events 1B and
1F) require fewer ping-pong handovers, and thus the
time-to-trigger parameter can be adjusted, based on the actual
network statistics. You are advised to set the time-to-trigger
parameter for different events in a macro cell to a value from the
following ranges:\Table 1. Typical time-to-trigger interval for events
1B or 1F on various channels At the speed of 5 (km/h): the range is
640~1280 (ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter
to 1280 (ms). At the speed of 50 (km/h): the range is 240~640
(ms), you are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640
(ms). At the speed of 120 (km/h): the range is 240~640 (ms), you
are advise to set the time-to-trigger parameter to 640 (ms). Typical
configuration of the time-to-trigger parameter for events 1B or 1F:
the range is 640~1280 (ms), you are advised to set the parameter
to 640 (ms).In a micro cell, the time-to-trigger parameter for
different events should be shortened as required. If the handover
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
TrigTime2F BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2F and sending
UCELLINTE of the measurement report.
RRATHOCO The value of this parameter is associated with slow fading. If this
V(Optional) parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of incorrect
MOD decision becomes low; however, the handover algorithm becomes
UCELLINTE slow in responding to signal change.
RRATHOCO The emulation result shows that the hysteresis setting can
V(Optional) 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.
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: D1280
TrigTime2F BSC6900 SET Meaning: Interval time between detection of event 2F and sending
UINTERRAT of the measurement report.
HOCOV(Opti The value of this parameter is associated with slow fading. If this
onal) parameter is set to a greater value, the probability of incorrect
decision becomes low; however, the handover algorithm becomes
slow in responding to signal change.
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.
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: D1280
TSlowSpdEst BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Time window for deciding whether the UE is in
UCELLHCS low-mobility state.
HO(Optional) Every time the slow speed period timer expires, the RNC estimates
MOD whether the UE is in low-mobility state. This parameter specifies
UCELLHCS the duration of the timer. If this parameter is set to 0, the RNC does
HO(Optional) not determine whether the UE is in low-mobility state.
serving cell.
The compressed mode may be stopped ahead of time, which can
cause the result that the UE fails to initiate inter-frequency or
inter-RAT handover, and thus can lead to call drops.
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce
wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.
When the signal quality of the currently used frequency is poor,
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
Tother_RAT + H/2, the RNC starts the trigger timer and reports
event 3A when the timer expires.
Here,
QUsed is the estimated quality of the currently used frequency of
UTRAN.
Tused is the quality threshold for the currently used frequency of
GSM.
Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI.
Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) is the offset for the cell of another
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce
wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.
When the signal quality of the currently used frequency is poor,
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
set smaller than the start threshold for event 2F or equal to the
threshold of event 2D.
hdEcN0 RFREQHOC Ec/No for HSPA services. For HSPA services, if the value of
OV(Optional) "Inter-frequency Measurement Report Mode" is set to
MOD EVENT_TRIGGER, this parameter is used to set the measurement
UCELLINTE control of event 2B. One of the necessary conditions for triggering
RFREQHOC event 2B can be met only when the quality of the target frequency
OV(Optional) is smaller than this threshold. In addition, event 2B is triggered only
when both the necessary conditions are met.
After handover, even if the inter-frequency measurement is
triggered again, it is very difficult to hand over the UE again to the
cell of currently used frequency. That is, this parameter is usually
set smaller than the start threshold for event 2F or equal to the
threshold of event 2D.
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
UTRAN.
Tused is the quality threshold for the currently used frequency of
GSM.
Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI.
Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) is the offset for the cell of another
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce
wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.
When the signal quality of the currently used frequency is poor,
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce
wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.
When the signal quality of the currently used frequency is poor,
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
fulfills the criterion QUsed <= TUsed - H3a/2, and the quality of the
target frequency fulfills the criterion Mother_RAT + CIO >=
Tother_RAT + H/2, the RNC starts the trigger timer and reports
event 3A when the timer expires.
Here,
QUsed is the estimated quality of the currently used frequency of
UTRAN.
Tused is the quality threshold for the currently used frequency of
GSM.
Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI.
Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) is the offset for the cell of another
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce
wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.
When the signal quality of the currently used frequency is poor,
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
UsedFreqR9 BSC6900 SET Meaning: RSCP quality threshold for used frequency of PS domain
9PsThdRSC UINTERRAT non-HSPA services.
P HOCOV(Opti For PS domain non-HSPA services, if RSCP is used as the
onal) measurement quantity for inter-RAT measurement and the value
of "Inter-RAT Reporting Mode" is set to "EVENT_TRIGGER", this
parameter is used to set the measurement control of event 3A.
That is, event 3A is triggered only when the quality of the currently
used frequency is lower than this threshold and the
TargetRatR99PsThd criterion is fulfilled.
The following factors should be considered during setting:
When the value of "Inter-RAT Reporting Mode" is set to
"EVENT_TRIGGER", the quality of the currently used frequency
fulfills the criterion QUsed <= TUsed - H3a/2, and the quality of the
target frequency fulfills the criterion Mother_RAT + CIO >=
Tother_RAT + H/2, the RNC starts the trigger timer and reports
event 3A when the timer expires.
Here,
QUsed is the estimated quality of the currently used frequency of
UTRAN.
Tused is the quality threshold for the currently used frequency of
GSM.
Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI.
Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.
Cell Individual Offset (CIO) is the offset for the cell of another
inter-RAT.
H represents the hysteresis, the setting of which can reduce
wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.
When the signal quality of the currently used frequency is poor,
that is, below the specified value of this parameter, you can infer
that the frequency cannot meet the coverage requirements of the
current services. Event 2F indicates that the quality of the currently
used frequency is restored. Therefore, this parameter is usually set
lower than the triggering threshold of event 2F, or is set equally to
the triggering threshold of event 2D.
For combined services, the parameter configuration for CS
services should be adopted as long as CS services are involved.
Impact on network performance:
If this parameter is set to a larger value, event 3A is likely to be
triggered. However, handover is likely to be triggered when the
frequency quality in the current system is acceptable for the UE if
the value of this parameter is set too large.
UseOfHcs BSC6900 ADD Meaning: This parameter indicates whether HCS is used.
UEXT2GCE
LL(Optional) GUI Value Range: USED(HCS cell), NOT_USED(Non HCS cell)
MOD Actual Value Range: USED, NOT_USED
UEXT2GCE Unit: None
LL(Optional) Default Value: NOT_USED
UseOfHcs BSC6900 ADD Meaning: This parameter indicates whether HCS is used.
UEXT3GCE
LL(Optional) GUI Value Range: USED(HCS cell), NOT_USED(Non HCS cell)
MOD Actual Value Range: USED, NOT_USED
UEXT3GCE Unit: None
LL(Optional) Default Value: NOT_USED
Weight BSC6900 ADD Meaning: Used for calculating the relative threshold of the soft
UCELLINTR handover based on the measurement report of each cell in the
AFREQHO( active set. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the relative
Optional) threshold of the soft handover is greater with the other conditions
MOD unchanged. For details on the definition of this parameter, see
UCELLINTR 3GPP TS 25.331. When this parameter is set to 0, the general
AFREQHO( quality of the active set is the quality of the best cell. In this case,
Optional) the relative threshold of soft handover depends on the related
measurement values of the best cell in the active set. Impact on
network performance:
If this parameter is set to a greater value, the thresholds for
triggering soft handover for events 1A and 1B are greater under
the same conditions. In this case, the probability for adding a cell to
the active set decreases, and that for removing a cell from the
active set increases. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the
probability for adding a cell to the active set increases, and that for
removing a cell from the active set decreases.
2D, 2F, 2B and 2C, but not used for periodical reporting of
inter-frequency handovers. If this parameter is set to a greater
value, the quality of the current frequency is higher in the same
condition. In this case, inter-frequency handover is not likely to be
triggered. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the quality of
the current frequency is lower in the same condition. In this case,
inter-frequency handover is likely to be triggered. Generally, this
parameter is set to 0 or 1. Whether the handover is easy or difficult
to trigger is not decided by setting this parameter.
14 Counters
For details, see the BSC6900 UMTS Performance Counter Reference and the NodeB Performance
Counter Reference.
15 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
16 Reference Documents
[1] 3GPP TS 23.122: Non Access Stratum functions related to Mobile Station (MS) in idle mode
[2] 3GPP TS 24.008: Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification; Core Network Protocols - Stage 3
[3] 3GPP TS 25.304: UE Procedures in Idle Mode and Procedures for Cell Reselection in Connected
Mode
[4] 3GPP TS 25.331: RRC Protocol Specification
[5] 3GPP TS 23.060: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Service description
[6] 3GPP TS 25.931: UTRAN Functions, Examples on Signaling Procedures
[7] BSC6900 UMTS Performance Counter Reference
[8] NodeB Performance Counter Reference
[9] Glossary