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Transmission function:
Distance
Signal strength
measured at BTS
Upper threshold
Lower threshold
Distance
Power control
increase command
Handover Control
Automatic switching of a call from one TCH to another.
Can be within the cell or between cells.
BSC
MSC-B
MSC-A
BTS
BTS
BTS
BSC
BSC
BTS
Intra-BSC HO BTS Inter-MSC HO
Inter-BSC HO
Intra-MSC HO Intra-cell HO
Requirements for Handover
1. Execution speed
2. Reliability
• No excessive HO
• No delayed HO
• No early HO
3. Transparent to users (not aware)
4. Service-dependent (voice, data)
Criteria for Handover
BSC receives measurement data from BTS
and MS.
MSC-A
BTS
BTS
Handling of Handover
Reserved channel concept
Some channels are reserved for HO
2
New calls
Handover
Nc
N
N-times retry
❖ Multiple request for Handover
Handover queue
❖ HO wait for a free channel.
Sub-rating algorithm
❖ Full rate TCH is split into 2 half rate TCHs.
Intra-BSC (Inter-cell) HO
2
Old BTS
BSC
3
4
1
5
5
New BTS
Inter-BSC (Intra-MSC) HO
Old
4
Old BTS BSC
1
4 4
9 8
5 MSC
6
2
3
7
4
7
7
New
New BTS BSC
Inter-MSC HO
Old MSC-A
5 Old BTS BSC
1
5
9 9
2 5 8
6
7
4 3
8 5
8
New MSC-B
New BTS BSC
Mobility Management (MM)
o MM activities include:
1. Location update
2. Update HLR/VLR
3. TMSI re-allocation.
4. Authentication of MS.
Location Update in same MSC/VLR
1
2 2
3 HLR
4
4
3
VLR
BSC MSC
BTS
Location Update with New MSC/VLR
5 4
2 HLR
3
1 4
New
VLR
MSC Old
BSC
VLR
BTS
IMSI Attach
BSC MSC/VLR
BTS
2 3
4
Mobile Originated Call
GSM
PLMN
1
1
3 2
2 3
4 4
4 5
BSC MSC/VLR
BTS
Mobile Terminated Call
GSM PLMN PSTN
MSRN
5 1 Local
3 HLR GMSC
2 MSISDN Exchange
MSISDN
1 MSISDN
5 6
4
MSC
VLR
Telephone
TMSI 7 11
8 BSC
9 8
8 10
9 11
8
10
11
BTS
BTS