ZGO-01-01-005 Call

Re-establishment
Feature Guide
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ZGO-01-01-005 Call Re-establishment

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V1.0 2013/03/12 Li Zhengren System Supporting Not open to the third party
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Feature Attribute ............................................................................................... 4

2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................... 5

3 Technical Description ....................................................................................... 5

4 Parameters and Configurations ....................................................................... 7

4.1 Parameter List ..................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Parameter Configuration ...................................................................................... 8
4.2.1 Call Re-establishment Allowed............................................................................. 8
4.2.2 MAX value of MS Radio link timeout .................................................................... 8
4.2.3 MAX value of BSS Radio link timeout .................................................................. 9

5 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 10

5.1 Related Counters ............................................................................................... 10
5.2 Related Alarms .................................................................................................. 10

6 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 10

6.1 Application Scenario .......................................................................................... 10
6.2 Configuration Description ................................................................................... 10
6.3 Feature Validation .............................................................................................. 12
6.3.1 Call Reestablishment ......................................................................................... 12
6.4 Feature Turn off ................................................................................................. 13
6.5 Network Impact .................................................................................................. 14

7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 14

8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 15

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FIGURES

Figure 6-1 Cell re-establishment Allowed ...........................................................................11

Figure 6-2 MAX value of Radio Link Timeout .....................................................................12
Figure 6-3 Cell re-establishment not Allowed .....................................................................13

TABLES

Table 3-1 Flow Chart of Call Re-establishment ................................................................... 7

Table 4-1 Parameter List ....................................................................................................... 7
Table 4-2 Call Re-establishment Allowed ............................................................................ 8
Table 4-3 MAX value of MS Radio link timeout ................................................................... 8
Table 4-4 MAX value of BSS Radio link timeout ................................................................. 9
Table 5-1 Counters list .......................................................................................................10

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1 Feature Attribute
BSC Version: [ZXG10-iBSC GSM (V6.30.102)]

BTS Version: [Not related with BTS hardware platform]

Property: [Optional]

Related Network Element:

NE Name Related or Not Special Requirements

MS √
BTS √
BSC √
MSC -
MGW -
SGSN -
GGSN -
HLR -

Dependent Function: [None]

Exclusive Function: [None]

Note: [None]

2 Overview

2.1 Feature Introduction

Call re-establishment procedure refers to a connection recovery after MS fails in

radio link. This procedure may occur in a new cell or a new location. Whether to
make a call re-establishment attempt depends on the call status, whether call
re-establishment is allowed in this cell, C1 of the cell selected is above 0 and this cell

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is not barred. SMS and supplementary services which are independent of call
service are not allowed to have call re-establishment.

A link might be cut off because of transmission loss due to sudden interference or
obstacles caused by high buildings. MS can initiate call re-establishment to recover
the call. But this process may take some time. Users may abandon the call. So it is
generally not recommended to activate call re-establishment.

On the other hand, call re-establishment plays a very useful part in some scenarios such
as tunnels and elevators.

2.2 License Control

None license control for this feature in UR12 Release.

2.3 Correlation with Other Features

None.

3 Technical Description
In wireless environment, a communication link may abruptly break off by means of
tremendous propagation loss which attribute to the obstruction of bridge, building as
well as tunnel and some stuff like that. Adopting call re-establishment mechanism,
MS could resume to the call , taking advantage of a cell which the MS staying in or
another cell. What’s more, call re-establishment will improve QoS of network to
some extent.

Call re-establishment

The information whether call re-establishment is allowed is carried in cell’s system

message where the call re-establishment parameters are included. The system
message is delivered to MS. MS then analyzes this system message to get the

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parameters, which helps to judge whether MS can initiate call re-establishment in

this cell. Figure 3-1 shows the entire flow of call re-establishment.

Primarily, NE with wireless link failure will be perceived by call re-establishment,

then two procedures are established.

Wireless link failure is perceived by MS firstly:

When MS had detected wireless link failure, MS would send re-establishment

request on selected cell(original cell or new cell) . And previous channel resources
are released by BSC when BSS-side timer’s timeout occurs.

Wireless link failure is perceived by BSS firstly:

When BSS had detected wireless link failure, BTS transmits a failure information to
BSC. Then BSC releases original wireless resources, simultaneously BSS will
activate timer-T3109 to wait for re-establishment. After that, by the time detecting
wireless failure, MS is able to choose proper neighbor cell to transmit channel
request. In the chapter of 24008-4.5.1.6 of 3GPP protocol, it shows that “The
network is unable to initiate call re-establishment”, thus call re-establishment
initializes from MS. As a consequence, only if MS detects wireless failure,
re-establishment successes; and if BSC detects wireless failure firstly, it will ask
MSC to cancel request when T3190 overtimes. In order to use re-establishment, it is
necessary to guarantee that the maximum of timer wireless failure in BSS
outnumbers the maximum of timer wireless failure in MS.

MS uses the BA (Frequency Assignment) table associated with neighbor cell’s

SACCH to measure electrical level value from service cell and neighbor cell. The
average vale in 5 seconds is deemed as threshold value, which is used to choose a
cell with the highest received electrical level as destination cell of re-establishment.

On the frequency point, MS will try to decode BCCH data block system information,
when the cell is not prohibited and C1 greater than zero as well as re-establishment,
the cell is chosen. Otherwise, the second highest cell is chosen to retry procedure
above.

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One thing need to be noticed that, in the term of re-establishment, MS cannot return
to idle model, therefore if MS choose a different-location cell as re-establishment
destination cell, then Location update doesn’t exert.

Call re-establishment includes accessing procedure as well as re-provision

procedure. A signaling of call re-establishment flow chart is shown following.

Table 3-1 Flow Chart of Call Re-establishment

MS BTS BSC MSC

Radio Link Failure

Channel Request
(1)
CL3 RE-EST REQ
(2)
CiPher Mode CMD
(3)
……
CiPher Mode CMP (4)

ASS REQ (5)

……
ASS CMP (6)
Status Enquiry
(7)
Status
(8)

4 Parameters and Configurations

4.1 Parameter List

Table 4-1 Parameter List

SN Name Figure

1 CallReestablish Figure 6-1

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2 MsRadioLKTmOut Figure 6-2

3 BsRadioLKTmOut Figure 6-2

4.2 Parameter Configuration

4.2.1 Call Re-establishment Allowed

Table 4-2 Call Re-establishment Allowed

Name CallReestablish

A link might be cut off because of transmission loss due to

sudden interference or obstacles caused by high buildings. MS
can initiate call re-establishment to recover the call. But the
network can decide whether to allow the re-establishment or
Description not. This function is realized by setting the parameter
CallReestablish.
This parameter, one of the network functionality parameters, is
broadcasted to MS via RIL3_RR SYSTEM INFORMATION
TYPE1, 2, 2bis, 3 and 4.

Managed
cell
object

Threshold [0,1]

Unit None

Default Value 0:not allowed

4.2.2 MAX value of MS Radio link timeout

Table 4-3 MAX value of MS Radio link timeout

Name MsRadioLKTmOut
Abbreviation -

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This parameter is the maximum value of radio link counter S at

Ms side, transmitted on BCCH or SACCH by BSS.
Radio link counter S is used to evaluate radio linkd failure.
Description When MS can't decode SACCH message (BFI=1), S
decrements; when MS successfully receives SACCH message
(BFI=0), S increases by 2. If S is decreased to 0, it indicates
radio link fault, call shall be reestablished or released.

Managed
cell
object

Value range 0 ~ 15

Unit NA

Default Value 15

4.2.3 MAX value of BSS Radio link timeout

Table 4-4 MAX value of BSS Radio link timeout

Full Name BsRadioLKTmOut

Abbreviation -

This parameter is the maximum value of radio link counter S at

Description BSS side, transmitted on PBCCH by BSS under the leading of
packet system message 2.

Managed
cell
object

Value range 0 ~ 15

Unit NA

Default Value 15

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5 Related Counters and Alarms

5.1 Related Counters

Table 5-1 Counters list

Counter ID Name

C901110008 Number of call re-establishment access attempts

C901110009 Number of call re-establishment access success for processes

C901110010 Number of call re-establishment access success

5.2 Related Alarms

This feature has no related alarms.

6 Engineering Guide

6.1 Application Scenario

This feature enables MS to initiate call re-establishment process to save part of a call
in case there is sudden decline of serving signal or radio link failure. This feature is
not recommended in regions where channel resource is not abundant.

6.2 Configuration Description

To activate this feature, the criterion to judge the radio link failure should be set as 1,
namely the error rate of SACCH is regarded as the criterion. The maximum value of
BSS’s radio link fault counter should be bigger than that of MS’s.

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1. Configure resource tree window, double click GSM Logical Configuration →Cell
Information Configuration → GSM Cell Configuration. Then double click the cell in
the cell list in the right window, and set Cell re-establishment Allowed in new website.

Figure 6-1 Cell re-establishment Allowed

2.Configure resource tree window, double click GSM Logical Configuration →Cell
Information Configuration → GSM Cell Configuration. Then double click the cell in the
cell list in the right window, and set “MAX value of MS Radio Link Timeout” and “MAX
value of BSS Radio Link Timeout” in new website.

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Figure 6-2 MAX value of Radio Link Timeout

6.3 Feature Validation

6.3.1 Call Reestablishment

Test Item Call Reestablishment
Precondition 1. check CN is healthy;
2. check BSC is healthy,;
3. check SDR is healthy;
4. check default cell configuration and parameters in
BSC;
5. MS are ready;
6. ensure good radio environment;
Test Steps 1. Open the RSLCS and BSSAP signaling windows
using BSC Signal Trace to record signaling;
2. Set “Call re-establishment allowed” as “YES” in GSM
cell configuration;
3. Set the “MAX value of MS Radio link timeout” as ‘4’ in

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GSM cell configuration;

4. MS makes a call in cell A.
5. Move MS far away from the BTS, make the radio
quality and level drop, when the MS request another
channel to re-establish, go back to close to the BTS
make the receive quality normal;
Anticipative Result 1. The call could be established in step 4;
2. When the MS require call reestablish , the BSC
allocate another TCH for MS, the call reestablish
successfully;
3. In step 5, the “Establish Indication” message including
the “CM REESTABLISHMENT REQUEST”;
Test Result 1. Call re-establish successfully
Parameters Setting Default parameters

6.4 Feature Turn off

Configure resource tree window, double click GSM Logical Configuration →Cell
Information Configuration → GSM Cell Configuration. Then double click the cell in the
cell list in the right window, and set Cell re-establishment Allowed in new website.

Figure 6-3 Cell re-establishment not Allowed

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6.5 Network Impact

This feature can reduce the call drop rate to some extent and improve user
experience.

Impact on network element:

This feature imposes no impact on BSC or BTS capacity. Generally, a call

re-establishment procedure may take 4s to 20s, but most users abandon the call
because they cannot wait for this procedure to complete. In these cases, it is evident
that call re-establishment does not play its role but consumes much radio resource
instead. This feature is not recommended in regions where channel resource is not
abundant.

7 Abbreviation
Abbreviations Full Characteristics
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel

BSS Base Station Subsystem

BSC Base Station Controller

BTS Base Transceiver Station

CS Circuit Switch

EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

GSM Global System for Mobile communications

PS Packet Switch

PDTCH Packet Data Traffic Channe1

SDCCH Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channel

TCH Traffic Channel

SACCH Slow Associated Control Channel

BA BCCH Allocation

NE Network Element

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8 Reference Document
ZXG10 iBSC (V6.30.10) Base Station Controller Performance Counter Reference

ZXG10 iBSC (V6.30.10) Base Station Controller Radio Parameter Reference

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