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Timing Parameter
T300 N300
T312 N312
T313 N313
T314 T315 N315

November 28, 2006

Consultancy & Integration, Taiwan

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T300 N300

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Parameter Setting (T300, N300)

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RRC Setup & Access Phase T300_N300
RNC receives RRC Connection RNC starts timers
UE Node B RNC
Request and starts buffering T_RRC_Resp_CCH (6 s),
[RACH] RRC:RRC Connection Request timer N300 (3) *T300 ( 2s)
NBAP: RL Setup Request
Timer NBAP:RL
Start
TX/RX
T300= Setup RNC sends RRC Connection
2s is Request Setup -message
NBAP: RL Setup Response
started
ALCAP:ERQ

ALCAP:ECF
S
[FACH] RRC: RRC Connection Setup
UE sends BTS Starts sending BTS sends: NBAP UE start
RRC DPCCH: Pilot and RADIO LINK SETUP sending
Start Connection TPC & Starts UL RESPONSE - DPCCH for UL
TX/RX
Request - synchronization message sync purposes
message procedure (pilot) after DL
L1 Synchronisation
sync is
NBAP: Synchronisation Indication established

[DCH] RRC: RRC Connection Setup Complete

NEMO

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T312 N312

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Parameter Setting (T312, N312)

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RRC Setup & Access Phase T312_N312
UE Node B RNC
[RACH] RRC:RRC Connection Request

NBAP: RL Setup Request

Start
TX/RX
NBAP: RL Setup Response

ALCAP:ERQ

1
[FACH] RRC: RRC Connection Setup

Start
TX/RX

2
L1 Synchronisation
3
3
NBAP: Synchronisation Indication
L1 Synchronization
[DCH] RRC: RRC Connection Setup Complete established RNC receives RRC
BTS sends NBAP: Connection Setup
4 N_INSYNC_IND =8 (80
ms) indicators on L1
SYNCHRONIZATION Complete –message ->
INDICATION -message
Timer T312 started 2 4
1
Timer PC preamble & sRB-
UE starts to
UE initiates physical dedicated “in sync” T312=6s delay amount of
send UL
channel establishment before indicators on L1 stopped DPCCH frames sent by
DPCCH, PC
sending e.g. RRC Connection UE
preamble &
Setup Complete –message on sRB-delay
DPDCH L1 amount of
N312=4 L1 “in Synchronization RRC Connection Setup
DPCCH Complete –message SENT
sync” indicators established
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Other cases HHO, FACH=>DCH- delay TSLs from DL sync is
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achieved
Each Sync time of UE and BTS
• First CPHY-Sync-IND need after 160 ms achieving the
DPCH establishment
• Every frame = 10 ms
• If N312 =1 Î around 170 ms
• If N312 =4 Î = around 200 ms
• If N312 =100 Î = around 1160 ms
• If N312 = 400 Î = around 4160 ms

• So, the each Sync time of UE and BTS is “10 ms”

Use NEMO for test

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T313 N313 N315 T314 CS Call

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Parameter Setting (T313, N313, N315, T314)

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Dropped RABs – RAB_ACT_FAIL_VOICE_RADIO
• Radio link failure detection in DL is based on counter N313 (counting “out of sync”
indicator) and timer T313 in UE
• In CELL_DCH State, after receiving N313 consecutive "out of sync" indications from layer 1
for the established DPCCH physical channel in FDD the UE
• start timer T313
• upon receiving N315 successive "in sync" indications from layer 1 and upon change of UE state:
• stop and reset timer T313

Timer T313
(8 s) started
Timer T313
stopped and reset

“out of sync” indicators “in sync ”

indicators on L1

N313 ( 50, 500 ms) N315=2 (20 ms) L1

amount of “out of sync” “in sync” indicators
indicators
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 Dropped RABs – RAB_ACT_FAIL_VOICE_RADIO
BTS
UE NBAP RNC MGW

1
MS is in CELL_DCH state
UE loses radio Loss of L1 sync.
connection detected timer
T_RL_Failure
expires
3
NBAP:RADIO LINK FAILURE

T314=0 => UE releases RT bearers locally;

Timer T_L1_Sync_ReEstab_Wait –timer
started in RNC =2s expires

2 T314=0 => RNC sends an Iu Release Request to the CS-CN;

4 Iu Release Request

Iu Release command

RRC connection release

Timer T_RLFAILURE started Timer T_RLFAILURE T_L1_Sync_ReEstab_Wait –timer started in RNC = 2s

expires = 2s
N_OUTSYNC_IND “out of sync” indicators = 8
Timer T313 expires T_L1_Sync_ReEstab_Wait –timer expired
1 4
Timer T313 started Radio Link Failure 3 RT T314 value is checked, T314 = 0s in current release

“out of sync” indicators RT RNC receives

re-establishment NBAP:RADIO LINK No re-establishment for RT
for RT services=0 T314 value is
FAILURE –message services in current release
N313 amount of “out checked,
T314 = 0s in form BTS with a cause
of sync” indicators
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RT RBs released locally release "Synchronization value ‘Failure in Radio Interface
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2 Failure" Procedure’ is sent to the CN,
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T314=0 - AMR Transaction lost due to radio failure (out-of-sync)
(Global)

T_L1_Sync_ReEstab_Wait = 2 s

T_L1_sync_re_estab = 2s

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NEMO_Dropped RABs

if a lot of MR, it might be out of sync due

to UL interference or DL pilot pollution

“out of sync” indicators

N313 amount of “out Timer T313 expires RT RBs released locally
of sync” indicators
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Compare CHT and VIBO call drop situation
T313 was changed from 3 to 8s
UE can wait more time to keep radio link

CHT VIBO

T313: 5 s
T313: 3 s
N313: 50 (500 ms)
N313: 20 (200 ms)

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Around 3.2 s Around 5.5 s
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T313 N313 N315 T315 PS Call

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Parameter Setting (T302, N302, T313, N313, N315, T315)

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 Dropped RABs – RAB_ACT_FAIL_PS_BACK_RADIO

no RRC:CELL UPDATE message is received from the UE -> the Iu release request
T_L1_Sync_ReEstab_Wait –timer started in RNC = 2s with a cause value ‘Radio Connection With UE Lost’ is sent to the PS-CN

RRC: CELL UPDATE Next

Timer T_RLFAILURE started Timer T_RLFAILURE expires=2s RRC_ConnRe-estabTmr –timer
expired received slide

N_OUTSYNC_IND “out of sync” indicators = 8 T_L1_Sync_ReEstab_Wa RRC_ConnRe-estabTmr -timer started :

Timer T313 expires it –timer expired T315 + (T302*N302) = 30 + ( 4*7 ) = 58s

Radio Link If T315 > 0, the waiting of

Timer T313=8s Failure RNC receives NRT T315 value is checked
RRC connection re-
N313 =50 “out of sync” started NBAP:RADIO LINK establishment is initiated
indicators NRT FAILURE –message If T315 = 0, then all NRT radio
Re-establishment timer T315 started form BTS with a bearers are released locally and the
cause value Iu release request with a cause
When the criteria for radio link failure are "Synchronization value ‘Radio Connection With UE
fulfilled. Failure" Lost’ is sent to the PS CN(s)
Next The timer is started only if radio bearer(s)
Cell Reselection
slide that are associated with T315 exist. NRT
radio bearers are associated with T315
T302 running => continue to wait
response to cell update, according to T302 T315 expired

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 Dropped RABs – RAB_ACT_FAIL_PS_BACKG_RADIO
BTS RNC RNC
UE NBAP NBAP RNC RRC-c RNC RRC RRM

MS is in CELL_DCH state
UE loses radio Loss of L1 sync.
connection detected timer
T_RL_Failure
expires

NBAP:RADIO LINK FAILURE NBAP_rl_failure

T315>0 => UE initiates a cell Timer RRC_ConnRe-estabTmr expires

selection procedure and starts re-
estab. Timer (T315)
T315>0 => RNC initiates a release of the (dedicated
radio resources and starts a Re-establishment
timer: T315 + (T302*N302) = 30+(4*7) = 58s

If more than one RL, the HC is informed for the RL failure

rl_fail_ind
branch_deletion_req
NBAP_rl_rel_req

Radio Link Deletion

NBAP_rl_rel_resp
Suitable UTRAN cell can be selected within
T315 => UE moves to CELL_FACH state
RRC:CELL UPDATE rrc_cell_update_req Cell update
[Cause: Radio Link Failure] received from UE
before the re-
RRC:CELL UPDATE CONFIRM establishment
RRC:UTRAN MOBILITY INFORMATION CONFIRM [New C-RNTI] timer expires

UE is in CELL_FACH state
Traffic Volume Measurements is sent

RRC:MEASUREMENT CONTROL
[Traffic Volume Measurements]
Capacity request received from
the UE or MAC-c entity
capacity_req
capacity_allocation

State transition from CELL_FACH to CELL_DCH state executed

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UE is in CELL_DCH state
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Network View
T315=0 – PS Transaction lost due to radio failure (out-of-sync)
(Global)

T_L1_Sync_ReEstab
_Wait = 2 s expire

T_RLFAILURE = T_L1_sync_re_estab = 2s

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Network View
T315=10 sec – PS Transaction lost due to radio failure
(no Cell Update received within T_rrc_conn_re_estab)(Global)

T_L1_Sync_ReEstab
_Wait = 2 s expire

T_rrc_conn_re_estab = T315 + (N302 * T302) = 10 + (7 * 2) sec = 24 sec

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UE View (Global)

T315=10 sec
PS Transaction lost due to radio failure

• PS Call dropped due to radio failure

• T315 expires in UE
• PS transaction re-established by PS Core
Paging
• UE will then answer by
RRC_Connection_Request with cause
“termination background call”

Note: Timestamps not aligned with RNC System time

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Network View
T315=10 sec – PS Transaction re-established after radio failure
Cell Update (RLF) received before T_rrc_conn_re_estab expiry (Global)

T_L1_Sync_ReEstab
_Wait = 2 s expire

Cell_Update received before T_rrc_conn_re_estab (=24 sec) expiry

Cell Update (radiolinkFailure)

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UE View (Global)
T315=10 sec
PS Transaction re-established after radio failure

• similar scenario than previous slide

• Cell Update retrieves data call

Note: Timestamps not aligned with RNC System time

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Test Result

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 Network Base
T313 test Result in Network

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 RNC Base
T315 Tuning result

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