Dual Band Features

BSSPAR1: Chapter 9
Dual Band Features

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Module Objectives

• Explain how additional frequency bands are taken into use in a dual
band network
• Describe shortly the architecture of a dual band network
• Explain in detail the direct access to desired layer / band mechanism
(DADL/B)

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Capacity Expansion
(Dual Band)

890-915 MHz 935-960 MHz

1710-1785 MHz 1805-1880 MHz

BSC Supports: GSM 900/1800 (Europe/ETSI) or GSM 800/1800 or GSM 800/1900 (USA/ANSI)

Usually lower signal level for GSM 1800 cell

-> MS camps on GSM 900 cell
-> must be set less attractive
-> or MS must be handed over to GSM 1800 cell

BTS equipment

Flexi, Ultra, Metro, Talk, Insite

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Capacity Expansion
(Tri Band)

880- 925-
890-915 MHz 935-960 MHz
890 935
E P E P

Classical GSM 900 (P-GSM) + Extended GSM 900 (E-GSM)

PGSM and EGSM band can be configured and used in the same BTS object (requires that
Common BCCH option is active)

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Capacity Expansion
MS Capability indication

• MS indicates its frequency band capabilities and power capabilities in MS

Classmark3 information element
• Information made available to BSS:
• During call setup : Classmark Change message
• Inter-BSS handover: Handover Request message from MSC
• Intra-BSS handover: BSS maintains the information

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Capacity Expansion
(Dual Band Network Operation)

Parameter

multiBandCell (DBC) Y/N indicates cell as dual band cell

multiCellBandReporting (MBR) 0..3 number of adjacent dual band cells taken
into account for measurement report
earlySendingIndication (ESI) Y/N enables MS to send classmark 3 message
as early as possible

MSC
DX 200 Handover for multi vendor equipment

Nokia GSM 900 <-> Nokia GSM 900

Nokia GSM 900 <-> Nokia GSM 1800
Nokia cell <-> other GSM 900 cell (controlled by
CM3 NSN BSS MSC)
other BSS

900 1800 900

900

Dual band MS
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Traffic Management

Direct Access to Umbrella or

C2 Parameter Desired Layer/Band PBGT handover FMMS Detect

Idle Mode Call Setup Dedicated mode

Advanced
Multilayer Adjacent Cell Priorities
Handling (AMH) & Load Factors

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DADL/B
Functionality

TCH allocation during call set up (SDCCH handover)

3rd priority

MS camped on 900
900 Macro macrocell
900 Macro

2nd priority 2nd priority

MS camped on 900
microcell

900 Micro 900 Micro

900 Micro 900 Micro

Highest Highest
Priority Priority

1800 1800
1800 1800

• Only Intra-BSC DADL/B handovers possible

• Queuing is not allowed for DADL/B handover

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DADL/B
Triggering

MO Abbreviated Range And Step Description Default BSC - MML

Class Name value Name
ADCE dadlbTargetC Y, N Indicates the cell as a potential target for DADL/B. N DADL
ell
BTS btsLoadThres 0...100 %, step 1 % Threshold for the BTS to be considered overloaded to 70% BLT
hold trigger a HO from SDCCH to the TCH of other band

DR initiated
cell load = 100 % with / without
queuing

Btsloadthreshold < DADL/B

cell load < 100 %
initiated

Cell load <= TCH allocated

btsloadthreshold from serving
cell

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DADL/B
(Execution)

Cell load exceeds btsLoadThreshold during call set up but

not 100 %

Estimation of RX levels of adjacent DADL/B target cells

Ranking of adjacent cells as usual on the basis of

hoPriorityLevel, hoLoadFactor, btsLoadThreshold

Check of adjacent cells with condition

AV_RXLEV_NCELL > hoLevelUmbrella

Adjacent DADL/B cell with sufficient RX level

Yes No

DADL/B handover See next slide

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DADL/B
Timing

Neighbour cell reporting

DADL/B handover TCH allocated from DADL/B

success target cell
MinTimeLimitDR DADL/B handover TCH allocation from
failure serving cell

Serving cell in real TCH congestion.

DADL/B uses same DR attempt with or without queuing
timers as directed
retry DADL/B handover TCH allocation from
candidate selection fails serving cell

Serving cell in real TCH congestion.

DR attempt with or without queuing
MaxTimeLimitDR
DADL/B
triggered
Time
Maximum allowed time for
DADL/B handover expires

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