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HUAWEI BSC6000 Base Station Subsystem
BSS Signaling Analysis Guide 3 BSS System Information
3 BSS System Information
About This Chapter
System information (SI) refers to the major radio network parameters on the Um interface such
as the network identification parameters, cell selection parameters, system control parameters,
and network functional parameters.
3.1 BSS System Information Type

The BSS system information consists of System Information Type 1 , System Information Type
2, System Information Type 2bis, System Information Type 2ter, System Information Type
2quater, System Information Type 3, System Information Type 4, System Information Type 5,
System Information Type 5bis, System Information Type 5ter, System Information Type 6,
System Information Type 7, System Information Type 8, and System Information Type 13.
3.2 Internal BSC Signaling Procedure of the System Information
This describes the internal BSC signaling procedure of the system information.
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3.1 BSS System Information Type

The BSS system information consists of System Information Type 1 , System Information Type
2, System Information Type 2bis, System Information Type 2ter, System Information Type
2quater, System Information Type 3, System Information Type 4, System Information Type 5,
System Information Type 5bis, System Information Type 5ter, System Information Type 6,
System Information Type 7, System Information Type 8, and System Information Type 13.
3.1.1 System Information Type 1

System Information Type 1 is sent on the BCCH by the network to all the MSs within the cell.
It provides information about the Random Access Channel (RACH) control and the cell
allocation (CA).
3.1.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater
This topic describes the functions and contents of System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and
2quater.
System Information Type 3 describes the location area identification, cell identity, RACH
control, and parameters of cell selection. It is mandatory and is sent on the BCCH.
System Information Type 4 is sent on the BCCH by the network. It provides information about
the location area identification, RACH control, cell selection parameters, and available CBCH
information.
3.1.5 System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter
This topic describes the functions and contents of System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter.
System Information Type 6 provides information about the location area identification, cell
identity, and other parameters of cell functions.
System Information Type 7 is sent on the BCCH. It provides information about cell reselection
parameters.
System Information Type 8 is mandatory and is sent on the BCCH. It provides information about
cell reselection parameters.
System Information Type 13 is sent on the BCCH by the network. It provides information related
to GPRS in the cell.

allocation (CA).
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allocation (CA).
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SYS INFO 1
l Cell Channel Desc.
l RACH Control Para.
l SI 1 Rest Octets.
l CA table
One cell can be configured with a maximum of 64 frequencies. The actual configuration
of cell frequencies is subject to the Table 3-1. The BSC selects a format of cell channel
description based on the configuration of cell frequencies.
The format of cell channel description is defined by octet 2, Format ID (Bit 128, Bit 127,
Bit 124, Bit 123, and Bit 122) in the Table 3-2.
Table 3-1 Cell channel description
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Cell Channel Description IEI octet 1
Bit Bit 0 0 Bit Bit Bit Bit
Spar octet 2
128 127 Spare 124 123 122 121
e
Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit

octet 3
120 119 118 117 116 115 114 113
… … … … … … … … …
Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit

octet 17
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Table 3-2 Format of cell channel description
Format
Bit 128 Bit 127 Bit 124 Bit 123 Bit 122
Notation
0 0 X X X bit map 0
1 0 0 X X 1024 range
1 0 1 0 0 512 range
1 0 1 0 1 256 range

Format
Bit 128 Bit 127 Bit 124 Bit 123 Bit 122
Notation
1 0 1 1 0 128 range
variable bit
1 0 1 1 1
map
Different formats of cell channel description correspond to different numbers of available

cell frequencies. Assume that the number of available frequencies for a cell is n (except for
duplicate and invalid frequencies). ARFCN(i) (i=1,…,n) represents the Absolute Radio
Frequency Channel Number. The numbers of available frequencies for different formats
of cell channel description are as follows:
– Bit map 0
The bit map 0 format is used for GSM 900 frequencies. The number of available
frequencies is 64 if 1 ≤ARFCN(i) ≤ 124.
– 1024 range
If the 1024 range format is used, the number of available frequencies for a cell is equal
to or smaller than 16. For a GSM 900 cell, 1 ≤ ARFCN (i) ≤ 124. For a GSM 1800
cell, 512 ≤ ARFCN (i) ≤ 885.
– 512 range
to or smaller than 18. The interval between any two frequencies must be less than 512.
– 256 range
For example, in 128 range format, frequency 512 and frequency 812 cannot be
configured together.
– 128 range
For example, in 128 range format, frequency 512 and frequency 712 cannot be
configured together.
– Variable bit map
If the variable bit map format is used, the number of available frequencies for a cell is
equal to or smaller than 64. The interval between any two frequencies must be 1–111.
For example, in variable bit map format, you can configure 64 frequencies numbered
from 512 to 575 with an increment of 1. However, you cannot configure 64 frequencies
numbered from 512 to 638 with an increment of 2.
NOTE
The early-mentioned restrictions are mainly for the GSM1800 frequencies.

The RACH control parameters include the following:
– MAX retrans
Maximum number of retransmissions (Max Retrans) defines the maximum number of
channel request messages that can be resent before a MS receives an immediate

assignment message. Therefore, the number of channel request messages that an MS

can send is M (Max Retrans) plus 1. The parameter has two bits, ranging from 0 to 3.
The corresponding maximum numbers of retransmissions are 1, 2, 4, and 7.
– Tx_integer
Number of slots to spread transmission (Tx-integer) defines the number of timeslots
between two consecutive transmissions of channel request messages.
– CELL_BAR_ACCESS
Cell Bar Access (CBA) determines whether an MS can gain access to a cell. It has only
one bit. Value 0 of this bit means that the MS can access the cell, and value 1 of this bit
means the MS cannot access the cell. This parameter does not affect the handover access
of the MS.
– AC CN
Access Control Class N (AC CN) defines the access class for an MS. Each class is
represented by a bit. N = 0, 1, … 9, 11, …, 15, totally 16 bits. If the AC CN bit is 1, the
access of an MS with AC C = N is barred. Otherwise, the access of the MS with AC C
= N is permitted. The MSs of classes 11–15 have a higher access priority than the MSs
of classes 0–9. The MSs of classes 11-15 have the same priority. So do the MSs of
classes 0–9.
– RE
Call reestablishment allowed (RE) determines whether call reestablishment is allowed
when call drops occur. The parameter has one bit. Value 0 means that call
reestablishment is allowed in the cell. Value 1 means that call reestablishment is not
allowed in the cell.
– EC
Emergency call allowed (EC) determines whether emergency calls are allowed when
there is no SIM or the access is barred. The parameter has one bit. Value 0 means that
emergency calls are allowed in the cell to all MSs. Value 1 means that emergency calls
are not allowed in the cell except for the MSs that belong to classes 11–15.
NOTE
A random value, which belongs to {S, S+1,....S+T-1}, is used as the time interval between two
consecutive transmissions of channel request messages sent by an MS. The units of timeslot
intervals are TDMA frames. "S" is subject to the configuration of common channels. "T" is Tx-
integer.
Table 3-3 lists the relation between "S" and "T".
Table 3-3 Relation between "S" and "T"
Non Combined
Tx-Integer Combined CCCH
CCCH
3, 8, 14, 50 55 41
4, 9, 16 76 52
5, 10, 20 109 58
6, 11, 25 163 86
7, 12, 32 217 115

NOTE
When satellite transmission is used, Huawei recommends that Max retrans is set to 4 and Tx-
integer is set to 32 to reduce the delay caused by satellite transmission.
l SI 1 Rest Octets
The SI 1 Rest Octets information element has eight bits. It contains indication information
about the PCS 1900 and the DCS 1800 and spare bits.
3.1.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater

This topic describes the functions and contents of System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and
2quater.
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System Information Type 2 is sent on the BCCH by the network to all MSs within the cell. It
provides information about the RACH control, NCC Permitted, and the BCCH allocation (BA1)
in the neighbor cells. Generally, System Information Types 2, 2bis, and 2ter describe different
parts of the BA1 list. The MS reads and decodes the BA1 list and then performs cell reselection
in idle mode. A GSM 900 MS in PHASE 1 recognizes only the neighbor cell frequencies
described in System Information Type 2 and ignores the neighbor cell frequencies described in
System Information Types 2bis and 2ter.
System Information Type 2bis is sent optionally on the BCCH by the network to all MSs within
the cell. It provides information about the RACH control and the extension of the BCCH
allocation in the neighbor cells (part of BA1). System Information Type 2 does not describe all
the frequencies in the BA1 list. Therefore, System Information Type 2bis describes the rest of
the frequencies that are on the same frequency band.
System Information Type 2ter is sent optionally on the BCCH by the network to all MSs within
the cell. It provides information about the extension of the BCCH allocation in the neighbor cells
(part of BA1). It is read only by the dual-band MSs. The GSM 900 MSs and the GSM 1800 MSs
ignore this message because of band difference.
System Information Type 2quater provides information about the BCCH allocation in the 3G
neighbor cells under the condition that the inter-system handover is supported and the 3G
neighbor cells are configured. It is used for the reselection of 3G cells.
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l SYS INFO 2
– Neighbor Cell Desc.
– NCC permitted
– RACH Control Para.
l SYS INFO 2 BIS
– Neighbor Cell Desc.
– RACH Control Para.
l SYS INFO 2TER
– Neighbor Cell Desc. (Extended)
l SYS INFO 2QUATER
– SI 2quater Rest Octets.

l Neighbor Cell Description (BA1)

The Neighbor Cell Description information element provides the absolute channel numbers
of the BCCH carriers in the neighbor cells of the current cell. Currently, Huawei supports
a maximum of 32 neighbor cells per cell. Except for bit 5 (BA-IND) and bit 6 (EXT-IND)
of octet 2, the Neighbor Cell Description information element is coded as the Cell Channel
Description information element. For details, refer to the cell channel description in 3.1.1
System Information Type 1 .
The extension indication (EXT-IND) is sent in System Information Types 2 and 5. It
indicates whether there are extended neighbor cell frequencies sent in System Information
Types 2bis and 5bis. If the EXT-IND bit is set to 0, System Information Types 2 and 5
carry the complete BA. If the EXT-IND bit is set to 1, System Information Types 2 and 5
carry only a part of the BA.
The BA indication (BA-IND) is sent in System Information Types 2 and 5. It has one bit
and is used by the MS to discriminate the changes in the BA1 or the BA2. If the adjacent
cell relation and the BA2 are modified during the conversation, the BA-IND bit in System
Information Type 5 should be 1, indicating that the MS should decode the neighbor cell
frequencies again. The default of the BA-IND bit is 0.
l The NCC Permitted information element is sent in System Information Types 2 and 6. It
has eight bits and provides all the NCCs required by MSs. If bit N is 0 (0 ≤ N ≤ 7), the
MS does not measure the power level of the cell where the NCC is N, which means that
the MS is not handed over to the network where the NCC is N. The NCC Permitted
information element is mainly used for handovers and cell reselection.
l For details about the RACH Control Para. information element, refer to 3.1.1 System
Information Type 1 .
l The Neighbor Cell Description 2 information element is sent in System Information Types
2ter and 5ter. Except for bit 5 (BA-IND) and bits 6 and 7 (Multiband_Reporting) of octet
2, the Neighbor Cell Description 2 information element is coded as the Cell Channel
Description information element. For details, refer to 3.1.1 System Information Type
1 . The Multiband Reporting information element is sent in System Information Types 2ter
and 5ter. It has two bits and is used to request the dual-band MS to report information about
neighbor cells of multiple bands. For details, refer to Table 3-4.
Table 3-4 Multiband reporting

Multiband Reporting (2 Meaning
bits)
0 The MS reports six cells where the signal strength is the

strongest, irrespective of the band used.
1 The MS reports a neighbor cell that is on a different

band. It reports in the other five positions the neighbor
cells that are on the same band.
10 The MS reports two neighbor cells that are on a different

band. It reports in the other four positions the neighbor
cells that are on the same band.
11 The MS reports three neighbor cells that are on a

different band. It reports in the other three positions the
neighbor cells that are on the same band.

l SI 2quater Rest Octets

The SI 2quater Rest Octets information element has the following parameters:
– BA_IND, 3G_BA_IND, and MP_CHANGE_MARK
– 3G Neighbor Cell Description and Index_Start_3G
– UTRAN FDD Description and UTRAN TDD Description
– 3G MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS Description

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SYS INFO 3
l Cell Identity
l LAI
l Cell Option (BCCH)
l Cell Selection Para.
l SI 3 Rest Octets.
l CGI
Cell Global Identification (CGI) consists of the Location Area Identification (LAI) and the
Cell Identity (CI). The LAI consists of the Mobile Country Code (MCC), the Mobile
Network Code (MNC), and the Location Area Code (LAC). System Information Types 3,
6, and 4 contain all or part of the CGI information. Upon receiving the system information,
the MS decodes the CGI. Based on the MCC and the MNC, the MS determines whether to
access the network in the cell and whether the current location area has changed or not. If
the location area has changed, the MS initiates a location update procedure.
The MCC is unique worldwide. It consists of three decimal numerals. For example, the
MCC of China is 460. The MNC is unique nationwide. For example, the MNC of China
Mobile is 00, and the MNC of China Unicom is 01. The LAC and the CI are planned by
each GSM network operator. Both the LAC and the CI have two octets. The CI ranges from
0X0001 to 0XFFFE. 0X0000 and 0XFFFF are reserved.
l Control Channel Desc.
The Control Channel Description information element has the following parameters:
– MSCR
The MSC Release (MSCR) parameter indicates the release of an MSC. The parameter
has one bit. If the bit is 0, the MSC is released in 1998 or earlier. If it is 1, the MSC is
released in 1999 or later.
– ATT

The Attach-Detach Allowed (ATT) parameter indicates whether the MS is allowed to

initiate an IMSI attach and detach procedure. The ATT has one bit. If it is 0, the MS is
not allowed. If it is 1, the MS is allowed.
– CCCH-CONF
The CCCH-CONF parameter determines the combination mode of the CCCH. The
CCCH-CONF has three bits. Table 3-5 describes the meaning of the CCCH-CONF.
Table 3-5 Meaning of the CCCH-CONF

CCCH-CONF Meaning Number of CCCH
(Three Bits) Message Blocks in One
BCCH Multiframe
0 One basic physical channel 9

used for CCCH, not shared
with SDCCHs
1 One basic physical channel 3

used for CCCH, shared with
SDCCHs
10 Two basic physical channels 18

with SDCCHs
100 Three basic physical channels 27

with SDCCHs
110 Four basic physical channels 36

with SDCCHs
Others Reserved -
– BS_AG_BLKS_RES
The BS_AG_BLKS_RES parameter indicates the proportion of AGCH message blocks
in the CCCH message blocks. If the CCCH-CONF is 001, the BS_AG_BLKS_RES
ranges from 0 to 2. If the CCCH-CONF is not 001, the BS_AG_BLKS_RES ranges
from 0 to 7. After the CCCH-CONF is set, the BS_AG_BLKS_RES is actually used to
determine the proportions of AGCHs and PCHs on the CCCH. You can modify the
BS_AG_BLKS_RES to balance the loading of AGCHs and PCHs.
– BS-PA-MFRAMS
The BS-PA-MFRAMS parameter indicates the number of multiframes contained in a
period for the transmission of Paging Request messages to the same paging subgroup.
It actually determines the number of paging subchannels contained in the paging channel
of a cell. It has three bits. The value range is 0-7, representing 2-9 multiframes periods
for transmission of Paging Request messages to the same paging subgroup respectively.
– T3212
The timeout value of timer T3212 indicates the frequency of periodic location update.
It has eight bits. The value range is 0-255. Each unit indicates six minutes. Value 0
indicates that periodic location update is not performed.


The Cell Selection Para. affect the activities of an MS after it is switched on. These
parameters include the following:
– Cell Reselection Hysteresis
An MS can perform cell reselection only if the difference between the signal level of
the neighbor cell (in a different location area) and the C2 of the local cell is greater than
the value of Cell Reselection Hysteresis. This parameter has three bits, ranging from 0
to 7. The range of the signal level is 0-14 dB.
– MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
The MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH parameter indicates the transmit power the MS may use
before it receives the power control command. The parameter has five bits, ranging from
0 to 31. Each value corresponds to the output power of an MS.
– RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
The RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN indicates the minimum received signal level required for
the MS to access the system. It has six bits, ranging from 0 to 63. The range of the signal
level is from -110 dBm to -47 dBm.
– ACS
The ACS parameter indicates whether the MS uses C2 during cell reselection. It has
only one bit. In System Information Type 3, this parameter is meaningless. In System
Information Type 4, value 0 of the bit indicates that the SI4 REST of System Information
Type 4 is used to calculate the parameters related to C2. Other values indicate that the
REST of System Information Types 7 and 8 are used to calculate the parameters related
to C2.
– NECI
The NECI parameter indicates whether the current cell supports half rate services or
not. It has only one bit. Value 0 of the bit indicates that the current cell does not support
half rate services. Value 1 of the bit indicates that the current cell supports half rate
services.
For details, refer to 3.1.1 System Information Type 1 .
l SI 3 Rest Octets
The SI3 Rest Octets information element has the following parameters:
– PI
This parameter indicates whether the MS uses C2 as the cell reselection parameter and
whether the parameter used to calculate C2 exists or not. It has only one bit. Value 0 of
the bit indicates that the MS uses C1 as the cell reselection parameter. Value 1 of the
bit indicates that the MS uses C2 that is derived from the system information as the cell
reselection parameter.
– CBQ
The Cell Bar Qualify (CBQ) parameter has only one bit. Along with
CELL_BAR_ACCESS, it indicates the priority of a cell. For details, refer to Table
3-6.

Table 3-6 Parameters affecting cell priority in cell selection

CBQ CBA Priority of Cell Status of Cell
Selection Reselection
0 0 Normal Normal
0 1 Barred Barred
1 0 Low Normal
1 1 Low Normal
– CRO
The Cell Reselect Offset (CRO) parameter applies an offset to C2. It has six bits. The
range of the signal level is 0–126 dB. Along with TO and PT, the CRO is used to regulate
C2 manually.
– TO
The value range of the TEMPORARY_OFFSET (TO) parameter is 0–7. Each level
represents 10 dB. For example, 0 refers to 0 dB, 1 refers to 10 dB, 6 refers to 60 dB,
and 7 refers to infinity.
– PT
The value range of the Penalty Time (PT) parameter is 0–31. Each level represents 20
seconds. For example, 0 refers to 20 s and 30 refers to 620 s. 31 is reserved to indicate
that CRO is subtracted from C2 and that TO is ignored.
– 2TI
This 2TI parameter indicates whether System Information Type 2quater can be obtained
or not.
– ECSC
The Early Classmark Sending Control (ECS) parameter indicates whether the ECS is
allowed or not.
– GPRS
This GPRS parameter indicates whether the GPRS is supported or not.
– SI2quaterI
The SI2quaterI parameter indicates whether System Information Type 2quater can be
obtained or not.

information.
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information. The optional IEs CBCH Channel Description and CBCH Mobile Allocation are
used when the system supports cell broadcast. These IEs describe the configurations of the
CBCH and the related frequency information.

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SYS INFO 4
l LAI
l CBCH Channel Desc. (optional)
l CBCH Mobile Allocation (optional)
l SI4 Rest Oct.
l LAI
For details, refer to 3.1.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater.
l CBCH Channel Description and CBCH Mobile Allocation
Both CBCH Channel Description and CBCH Mobile Allocation are optional. If the system
supports cell broadcast, CBCH Channel Description indicates the configuration of the
CBCH. If the CBCH is in frequency hopping mode, CBCH Mobile Allocation is mandatory.
l SI4 Rest Oct.
If the cell selection parameter ACS is set to No, the SI4 Rest Oct. is used to calculate the
cell reselection parameter C2.
The criteria for cell reselection are as follows:
– When PENALTY_TIME = 31, C2 = C1 - CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET
– When PENALTY_TIME is not equal to 31, C2 = C1 + CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET
- TEMPORARY_OFFSET x H(PENALTY_TIME-T)
For a non-serving cell, if x < 0, H (x) = 0; if x 0, H (x) = 1. For a serving cell, H (x) =
0.
The SI4 Rest Oct. information element has the following parameters:
– PI
– CBQ
– CRO
– TO
– PT
3.1.5 System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter

This topic describes the functions and contents of System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter.

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System Information Type 5 provides the frequency information of the neighbor cells (BA2). It
is mandatory and is sent on the SACCH. Different from System Information Type 2, the MS
can read the frequency information described in System Information Type 5 when it is in the
conversation state and report the information about the neighbor cells in the measurement report.
Such information is used for handovers. A GSM 900 MS in PHASE 1 recognizes the neighbor
cell frequencies described only in System Information Type 5 and ignores the neighbor cell
frequencies described in System Information Types 5bis and 5ter.
System Information Type 5bis provides the frequency information of the neighbor cells (part of
BA2). It is optional and is sent on the SACCH. System Information Type 5 does not describe
all the frequencies in the BA1 list. Therefore, System Information Type 5bis describes the rest
of the frequencies that are on the same frequency band.
System Information Type 5ter provides the frequency information of the neighbor cells (part of
BA2). It is sent on the SACCH. Only the dual-band MSs read this message. The GSM 900 MSs
and the GSM 1800 MSs ignore this message.
Contents
SYS INFO 5- - Neighbor Cell Desc.
l SYS INFO 5- - Neighbor Cell Desc.
l SYS INFO 5TER - - Neighbor Cell Desc. (Extended)
l Neighbor Cell Desc.
l Neighbor Cell Description (Extended)

identity, and other parameters of cell functions.
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identity, and other parameters of cell functions. It is mandatory and is sent on the SACCH.
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SYS INFO 6
l Cell Identity
l LAI
l Cell Option (BCCH)
l NCC Permitted
l CGI
l Cell Option

l NCC Permitted

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SI 7 Rest Octets
The SI 7 Rest Octets information element contains the cell reselection parameters used by the
MS. It may also contain the Power Offset parameter used by the DCS1800 Class 3 MS.
The coding scheme of SI 7 Rest Octets is the same as that of SI 4 Rest Octets. For details, refer
to 3.1.4 System Information Type 4 .

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SI 8 Rest Octets
The SI 8 Rest Octets information element contains the cell reselection parameters used by the
MS. It may also contain the Power Offset parameter used by the DCS1800 Class 3 MS.
The coding scheme of SI 8 Rest Octets is the same as that of SI 4 Rest Octets. For details, refer
to 3.1.4 System Information Type 4 .

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SI 13 Rest Octets

The SI 13 Rest Octets information element has the following parameters:

l BCCH_CHANGE_MARK
The BCCH_CHANGE_MARK parameter has three bits. It changes according to the
messages sent on the BCCH.
l SI_CHANGE_FIELD
The SI parameter is binary and indicates that the last bit of the BCCH_CHANGE_MARK
parameter has changed. It has four bits and ranges from 0 to 15.
l SI13_CHANGE_MARK
The SI13_CHANGE_MARK parameter ranges from 0 to 3.
l RAC
The RAC parameter is binary and indicates the routing area code. It has eight bits.
l SPGC_CCCH_SUP
The SPGC_CCCH_SUP parameter indicates whether the CCCH supports the
SPLIT_PG_CYCLE parameter or not. Value 0 indicates that the CCCH does not support
SPLIT_PG_CYCLE. Value 1 indicates that the CCCH supports SPLIT_PG_CYCLE.
l PRIORITY_ACCESS_THR
The PRIORITY_ACCESS_THR parameter indicates whether packet access is supported
or not. It has three bits. Value 000 indicates that packet access is not supported. Values 001
and 010 are reserved, indicating by default that packet access are not supported. Values
011, 100, 101, and 110 indicate that users of priorities 1, 1 and 2, 1 to 3, and 1 to 4,
respectively, support packet access. Value 111 is reserved, indicating that packet access is
supported.
l NETWORK_CONTROL_ORDER
The NETWORK_CONTROL_ORDER parameter has two bits. Value 00 indicates that the
cell controls cell reselection and no measurement reports are sent. Value 01 indicates that
the cell controls cell reselection and the MS sends the measurement reports. Value 10
indicates that the network controls cell reselection and the MS sends the measurement
reports. Value 11 is reserved.
l PSI1_REPEAT_PERIOD
The PSI1_REPEAT_PERIOD parameter indicates the retransmit period of the PSI2. It has
four bits. Value 0000 indicates that the retransmit period is one multiframe. Value 0001
indicates that the retransmit period is two multiframes. Value 0010 indicates that the
retransmit period is three multiframes. By analogy, value 1110 indicates that the retransmit
period is 15 multiframes and value 1111 indicates that the retransmit period is 16
multiframes.
l System Information Type 13 also include parameters such as the GPRS Mobile Allocation,
GPRS Cell Options, GPRS Power Control, Parameters struct, and PBCCH Description
struct.
3.2 Internal BSC Signaling Procedure of the System

Information
This describes the internal BSC signaling procedure of the system information.

System Information Type 1

You can obtain the Cell Frequency in System Information Type 1 in the Cell Attributes
window. Table 3-7 lists the RACH control parameters in System Information Type 1 and the
corresponding parameters on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal.
Table 3-7 RACH control parameters in System Information Type 1 and the corresponding
parameters on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal
RACH Control Parameters in Parameters on the BSC6000 Local
System Information Type 1 Maintenance Terminal
Max Retrans MS MAX Retrans
Tx_interger Tx_interger
Cell Bar Access Cell_Bar_ Access
Common Access Control Class and Special

AC
Access Control Class
RE Call Reestablishment Forbidden
EC Emergent Call Disable
To configure the parameters listed in the table on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance
Terminal, do as follows:
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Call Control. Then set MS MAX retrans,
Common Access Control Class, Special Access Control Class, and Emergent Call
Disable.
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode. Set Tx-integer (RACH Timeslot
that equals to a TDMA frame, 4.615ms) and Cell_Bar_Access.
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, set Call Reestablishment Forbidden.

Figure 3-1 Set Cell Attributes dialog box
NOTE
If cell flow control is enabled, the MAX Retrans and Tx_interger parameters in System Information Type
1 are automatically regulated according to the current flow control system.
System Information Types 2, 2bis, and 2ter

l The information on neighbor cell frequencies in System Information Types 2, 2bis, and
2ter is obtained from the 2G BA1 Table. The Ncc Permitted parameter in System
Information Type 2 is obtained from the Ncc Permitted field in the Idle Mode. The RACH
Control Parameters in System Information Types 2 and 2bis are the same as that in System
Information Type 1. For details, see Table 3-7.
l The information in System Information Type 2quater is obtained from the UTRAN System
Message, UTRAN FDD Cell BA1, and UTRAN TDD Cell BA1.
l To configure the parameters listed in the table on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance
– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode, select Advanced, and then set
the neighbor cell frequency in 2G BA1 Table.
– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode. Then set NCC Permitted.

– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Call Control, and then click Advanced.
Then set the UTRAN system message in UTRAN System Message.
– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode, and then click Advanced.
Then set the UTRAN neighbor cell frequency in UTRAN FDD Cell BA1.
– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode, and then click Advanced.
Then set the UTRAN neighbor cell frequency in UTRAN TDD Cell BA1.

The CGI in System Information Type 3 is obtained from the Cell Attributes window. Table
3-8 lists the control channel parameters in System Information Type 3 and the corresponding
parameters on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal.
Table 3-8 Control channel parameters in System Information Type 3 and the corresponding
Control Channel Parameters in Parameters on the BSC6000 Local

System Information Type 3 Maintenance Terminal
ATT ATT
CCCH-CONF CCCH Conf
BS_AG_BLKS_RES BS_AG_BLKS_RES
BS-PA-MFRAMS BS-PA-MFRARMS
T3212 Period of Periodic Location Update (6 minutes)
Terminal, do as follows: In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode. Set ATT,
CCCH-CONF, BS_AG_BLKS_RES, BS-PA-MFRAMS, and T3212.
Table 3-9 lists the cell option parameters in System Information Type 3 and the corresponding
Table 3-9 Cell option parameters in System Information Type 3 and the corresponding
Cell option parameters in System Parameters on the BSC6000 Local

Information Type 3 Maintenance Terminal
PWRC PWRC
DTX UL DTX
Radio Link Timeout Radio Link Timeout

l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Other Attributes, and then click
Advanced. On the Public Channel Control tab page, set PWRC.
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, set UL DTX.
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Call Control. Set Radio Link Timeout
(SACCH period (480ms)).
Table 3-10 lists the cell option parameters in System Information Type 3 and the corresponding
Table 3-10 Cell selection parameters in System Information Type 3 and the corresponding
Cell Selection Parameters in System Parameters on the BSC6000 Local
Cell Reselection Hysteresis CRH
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
ACS PI
NECI Support Half Rate
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode. Set CRH and ACS.
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Other Attributes, select Advanced and
Common Channel Control, and then set MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH and Half rate
supported.
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, set RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN.
The RACH Control Parameters information element in System Information Type 3 is the same
as that in System Information Type 1. For details, refer to Table 3-7.

The Location Area Identification in System Information Type 4 is obtained from the Cell
Attributes window. For the Cell Selection Parameters, see Table 3-10. The RACH Control
Parameters information element in System Information Type 4 is the same as that in System
Information Type 1. For details, see Table 3-7.
Table 3-11 lists the Rest Oct parameters in System Information Type 4 and the corresponding

Table 3-11 Rest Oct parameters in System Information Type 4 and the corresponding parameters
on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal
Rest Oct Parameters in System Parameters on the BSC6000 Local

PI PI
CBQ Cell Bar Quality Cell_Bar_Qualify
CRO CRO (2dB)
TO
TO
TO, TEMPORARY_OFFSET
PT PT (s)
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode. Set PI, CBQ, and CRO (2 dB).
l In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click Idle Mode, and then click Advanced. On the
Idle Parameter tab page, set TO and PT.
Other System Information

l The information on neighbor cell frequencies in System Information Types 5, 5bis, and
5ter is obtained from the 2G BA2 Table, UTRAN FDD Cell BA1, and UTRAN TDD Cell
BA1.
– Click HO Data, and then select Advanced and 2G BA2 Table. Then set the
corresponding parameters.
– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click HO Data, and then select Advanced and
UTRAN FDD Cell BA1. Then set the corresponding parameters.
– In the dialog box shown in Figure 3-1, click HO Data, and then select Advanced and
UTRAN TDD Cell BA1. Then set the corresponding parameters.
l The CGI in System Information Type 6 is obtained from the Cell Attributes window. The
Cell Options information element in System Information Type 6 is the same as that in
System Information Type 3. For details, see Table 3-9. The procedure for configuring
NCC Permitted is the same as that for configuring NCC Permitted in System Information
Type 2.  
l The Rest Oct in System Information Type 7 is the same as that in System Information Type
4. See Table 3-11.
l The Rest Oct in System Information Type 8 is the same as that in System Information Type
4. See Table 3-11.
l System Information Type 13 is not processed in the BSC and is directly forwarded to the
BTS.


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HUAWEI BSC6000 Base Station Subsystem

BSS Signaling Analysis Guide 3 BSS System Information

3 BSS System Information

About This Chapter

3.1 BSS System Information Type

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3.1 BSS System Information Type

3.1.1 System Information Type 1

3.1.1 System Information Type 1

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Table 3-1 Cell channel description

Cell Channel Description IEI octet 1

Bit Bit 0 0 Bit Bit Bit Bit

Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit

Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit

Table 3-2 Format of cell channel description

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Different formats of cell channel description correspond to different numbers of available

The early-mentioned restrictions are mainly for the GSM1800 frequencies.

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assignment message. Therefore, the number of channel request messages that an MS

Table 3-3 Relation between "S" and "T"

7, 12, 32 217 115

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3.1.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater

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l Neighbor Cell Description (BA1)

Table 3-4 Multiband reporting

0 The MS reports six cells where the signal strength is the

1 The MS reports a neighbor cell that is on a different

10 The MS reports two neighbor cells that are on a different

11 The MS reports three neighbor cells that are on a

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l SI 2quater Rest Octets

3.1.3 System Information Type 3

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The Attach-Detach Allowed (ATT) parameter indicates whether the MS is allowed to

Table 3-5 Meaning of the CCCH-CONF

0 One basic physical channel 9

1 One basic physical channel 3

10 Two basic physical channels 18

100 Three basic physical channels 27

110 Four basic physical channels 36

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l Cell Selection Para.

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Table 3-6 Parameters affecting cell priority in cell selection

3.1.4 System Information Type 4

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3.1.5 System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter

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3.1.6 System Information Type 6

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3.1.7 System Information Type 7

3.1.8 System Information Type 8

3.1.9 System Information Type 13

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The SI 13 Rest Octets information element has the following parameters:

3.2 Internal BSC Signaling Procedure of the System

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System Information Type 1

Max Retrans MS MAX Retrans

Cell Bar Access Cell_Bar_ Access