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Contents
1 Overview 1
2 Dependencies 3
3 Feature Operation 7
3.1 Process Steps 9
3.2 Search Zone for UEs in Poor Coverage 21
3.3 Level Based Search Zone Transitions 23
4 Network Impact 26
5 Parameters 27
5.1 Feature Configuration Parameters 27
5.2 Affected Parameters 31
5.3 Parameters Affecting the Feature 31
6 Performance 32
6.1 Key Performance Indicators 32
6.2 Counters 32
6.3 PM Events 34
9 Engineering Guidelines 38
Summary
The Mobility Control at Poor Coverage feature improves the functionality of the
Session Continuity feature to increase mobility handling flexibility at poor
coverage.
The feature introduces a search zone along the edge of the cell, where UE
measurements search for alternative frequencies and cells. If a frequency or cell
is detected, a mobility action is initiated. If no alternative frequencies are
detected in the search zone and the UE moves into critical coverage, a configured
emergency mobility action is selected by the eNodeB and initiated in the UE.
For a UE that encounters poor coverage, the feature makes it possible to search
for several inter-frequency and IRAT target frequencies.
The feature allows the operator to define and prioritize the preferred frequencies
for measurements and mobility actions. It is also possible to disable
measurements per RAT but still be able to perform blind handover or release with
redirect to the RAT at the critical threshold.
This feature also enables ANR to add inter-frequency, GERAN, and UTRAN
neighbors based on mobility triggers in the search zone, instead of triggering on
the dedicated ANR measurements used in the rest of the cell. This results in ANR
being able to define neighbor cells that can be used when a UE reaches the
critical threshold and provides a solution where the best cell is identified and
used. Removing the ANR-initiated measurements in the search zone and
replacing them with the measurements enhances mobility. Only the cells that are
used for mobility purposes are added. This reduces the neighbor lists to only
include cells that are used.
Additional Information
For information on the preferred state and parameter settings of this feature, see
RAN Parameter Recommendations Lists.
More information about this feature and related topics can be found in the
following documentation:
Hardware
No special hardware for this feature.
Limitations
No limitations for this feature.
Network Requirements
This is a licensed feature. This means that for the feature to be operational, a
valid license key must be installed and the feature must be explicitly activated by
setting a MOM attribute.
— The settings must be adjusted for the Event A2 and Event A1 measurements
that detect when the UE has good coverage or is in the search zone so that
Event A2 and Event A1 are reported from the UE when required.
— When a UE enters the search zone, the eNodeB can configure Event
A3/A5/B2 measurements in the UE to search for alternative frequencies.
This is controlled per RAT by the following parameters:
UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveIF,
UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveUTRAN,
UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveGERAN, and
UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveCDMA2000.
The feature Mobility Control at Poor Coverage introduces a search and critical
zone along the edge of the cell. UE measurements search for alternative
frequencies and cells.
This process is enhanced by the Mobility Control at Poor Coverage feature, and is
described in this section.
Operational Process
1 UE is connected to cell
no
UE in Good
Coverage no (Re-)start the timer
5
(both RSRP and
RSRQ)?
Always: UE has no
Stop reported ”Search” bearer with
6 Start ”Target Good Enough” QCI1?
Sometimes: yes
Start ”Good Coverage”
Start ”Critical Coverage”
Stop ”Good Coverage” Start ”Outer Search” Restart the timer
Stop ”Critical Coverage”
Stop ”Target Good Enough”
Start ”Search” measurement Search zone
7 reported
Stop ”Target Good
Enough ”
measurements
10 Good Coverage Wait for a ”Target Good
reported Enough”, ”Good Coverage”,
”Critical Coverage”, ”Search”
or ”Outer Search”
measurement report
9 QCI1 release
8 QCI1 setup
A
Restart timer & ”Target ”Target Good
Good Enough” No
Enough”
easurements with measurements are
Restart the timer, Reconfigure voicePrio running?
to remove current ”Target Good Enough”
measurements & add ”Target Good Yes
Enough” measurements with
connectedModeMobilityPrio Restart timer, Reconfigure to
remove current ”Target Good
Enough” measurements & add
”Target GoodEnough”
measurements with voicePrio
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No
14 19
Blind
Initiate Handover Handover? Handover? Initiate Handover
Yes Yes
No No
Yes Yes
16 UE has bearer
21
UE has bearer
with with
Yes QCI 1? QCI 1? Yes
No No
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6. The eNodeB stops the Event A2 Search measurement that triggered entering
into the search zone, see Step 4 and Step 7.The eNodeB starts the
measurements that must be active in the search zone. This is done differently
depending on if the eNodeB is configured for an outer search zone or not for
this triggering quantity and UE (see The Outer Search Threshold on page
23), and, when it is configured for an outer search zone, if the reported
Event A2 Search measurement indicated that the UE has entered the inner or
outer search zone:
— The eNodeB has not been configured for an outer search zone
— The eNodeB has been configured for an outer search zone and the
received Event A2 Search measurement is for the inner search zone.
• To determine when the UE moves into the outer search zone, the
eNodeB starts the Event A2 Outer Search measurement that uses
the same trigger quantity (RSRP or RSRQ) as the Event A2 Search
that was reported, see To detect if the UE moves back into a good
coverage zone, the eNodeB starts the Event A1 Good Coverage
measurement that uses the same trigger quantity (RSRP or RSRQ)
as the Event A2 Search measurement that was reported.The Outer
Search Threshold on page 23.
— The eNodeB has been configured for an outer search zone and the
received Event A2 Search measurement is for the outer search zone.
— The eNodeB is configured for an inner or outer search zone (see The
Outer Search Threshold on page 23) for the reported trigger quantity,
for which the UE is already in the inner search zone, and now the UE has
entered the outer search zone for the same quantity.
8. If a bearer with QCI1 is set up while the UE is in the search zone for RSRP or
RSRQ or both:
— The a5B2MobilityTimer is restarted
— If the UE is in the search zone for RSRP all "Target Good Enough"
measurements using RSRP are removed from the UE and replaced by
new measurements for frequencies based on voicePrio. The same
measurements are configured as if the UE entered the search zone (that
is, if the A2 search RSRP or A2 Outer Search RSRP triggered in the UE)
with a bearer with QCI=1 already up, see step Step 6.
— If the UE is in the search zone for RSRQ all "Target Good Enough"
measurements using RSRQ are removed from the UE and replaced by
new measurements for frequencies based on voicePrio. The same
measurements are configured as if the UE entered the search zone (that
is, if the A2 search RSRQ or A2 Outer Search RSRQ triggered in the UE)
with a bearer with QCI=1 already up, see Step 6.
9. If a bearer with QCI1 is released while the UE is in the search zone for RSRP
or RSRQ or both:
— The a5B2MobilityTimer is restarted
— If the UE is in the search zone for RSRP all "Target Good Enough"
measurements using RSRP are removed from the UE and replaced by
new measurements for frequencies based on
connectedModeMobilityPrio. The same measurements are configured
as if the UE entered the search zone (that is, if the A2 search RSRP or A2
Outer Search RSRP triggered in the UE) without any bearer with QCI=1
already setup, see Step 6.
— If the UE is in the search zone for RSRQ all "Target Good Enough"
measurements using RSRQ are removed from the UE and replaced by
new measurements for frequencies based on
connectedModeMobilityPrio. The same measurements are configured
as if the UE entered the search zone (that is, if the A2 search RSRQ or A2
Outer Search RSRQ triggered in the UE) without a bearer with QCI=1
already setup, see Step 6.
10. If an Event A1 Good Coverage measurement report arrives from the UE, the
UE has left the search zone for the reported triggering quantity (RSRP or
RSRQ) and entered good coverage again. There are three cases to consider:
— The UE is in the search zone only due to RSRP. In this case, the UE has
the Event A1 Good Coverage RSRP configured. When the UE reports
Event A1 Good Coverage RSRP, it means that the UE is now in good
coverage for both RSRP and RSRQ.
— The UE is in the search zone only due to RSRQ. In this case, the UE has
the Event A1 Good Coverage RSRQ configured. When the UE reports
Event A1 Good Coverage RSRQ, it means that the UE is now in good
coverage for both RSRP and RSRQ.
— The UE is in the search zone due to both RSRP and RSRQ. In this case,
the UE has the Event A1 Good Coverage RSRP configured, and A1 Good
Coverage RSRQ. If the UE reports Event A1 Good Coverage RSRP or
Event A1 Good Coverage RSRQ, the UE is still in the search zone for the
other triggering quantity.
11. The timer started in Step 5, a5B2MobilityTimer , expires. If the UE does not
have an active bearer with QCI1, which indicates a voice bearer, the eNodeB
stops all Event A5/A3/B2 "Target Good Enough" measurements started in
Step 6. If the UE has an active bearer with QCI1, the eNodeB restarts the
timer.
12. An Event A5/A3/B2 "Target Good Enough" measurement report arrives from
the UE for one of the frequencies.
13. If the best cell of the measurement report is unknown in the source cell, the
eNodeB sometimes informs the Automated Neighbor Relations (ANR)
feature about the cell and takes no further action, even if there are other
known cells in the same measurement report. This provides ANR with an
option to request the UE to report the unique Cell Global Identity (CGI) of the
potential neighbor cell before the next Event A5/A3/B2 Target Good Enough
measurement report arrives from the UE.
This occurs if the following criteria are met:
— ANR is OPERABLE, and must be activated for the specific RAT of the
measurement report. See MOM attributes anrInterFreqState and
anrStateGsm. Event B2 UTRAN measurement reports cannot include an
unknown cell. See Automated Neighbor Relations for information on
how to discover unknown UTRAN cells in the search zone.
— The best cell of the measurement report is unknown in the source cell,
that is, there is no cell relation to the reported cell from the source cell.
— No voice call is ongoing in the UE. That is, the UE has no bearer with
QCI1.
14. The eNodeB checks if a handover is allowed and possible to one of the
reported cells, starting with the strongest one.
A cell is a viable handover target if all of the following criteria are fulfilled:
— The attribute mobilityAction on the relevant frequency relation MO
has the value HANDOVER
— If the frequency has a different mode (for example TDD for FDD), then
the feature Intra-LTE Inter-Mode Handover must be OPERABLE and the
UE must support inter-mode handover
— There is a cell relation to the cell from the serving cell in the MOM
— The cell has a tracking area (TA) or location area (LA) which is not
forbidden according to the HRL of the UE
— The feature Cell Soft Lock has not temporarily set the cell as a non-
viable target.
For measurement reports on events A3, A5, B1, and B2, eNodeB can be
configured to perform extended check prior to handover. The check evaluates
non-triggering quantity received in the measurement report. Handover is
triggered only in the case when measured non-triggering quantity fulfills
configured conditions.
Where:
X Stands for RSRP or RSRQ.
— Event A3
• Intra-frequency handover
As a prerequisite, set the MO attribute bothIntraA3RsrpRsrqCheck
to true for the extended "Good enough target cell on the same LTE
frequency" check.
Where:
X Stands for RSRP or RSRQ.
• Inter-frequency handover
As a prerequisite, set the MO attribute bothInterA3RsrpRsrqCheck
to true for the extended "Good enough target cell on other LTE
frequency" check.
Where:
X Stands for RSRP or RSRQ.
— Events B1 and B2
• CSFB handover
As a prerequisite, set either the MO attribute bothB1RscpEcnoCheck
or bothB2RscpEcnoCheck to true.
Where:
X Stands for RSCP or ECNO.
• UTRAN handover
Where:
X Stands for RSCP or ECNO.
16. If the UE has an active bearer with QCI1 indicating a voice bearer, a release
of the UE is not allowed and the eNodeB takes no further action. That is, the
UE remains in the cell and waits for another Target Good Enough, Good
Coverage, Critical Coverage or possibly Search Zone measurement report.
This can be changed by setting parameter allowReleaseQci1 to TRUE, but
this parameter only has any effect when neither of the features SRVCC
Handover to UTRAN or SRVCC Handover to GERANare OPERABLE. If the
eNodeB performs a release with redirect, the default behavior in a Core
Network is to remove the voice connection.
If the UE does not have an active bearer with QCI1, the eNodeB initiates a
release with redirect to the frequency of the measurement report.
17. An Event A2 Critical Coverage measurement report arrives from the UE.
18. A prioritized list of possible target frequencies when the UE has reached
critical coverage is determined by doing the following:
— Start with the list of frequencies found in Step 2.
• If the UE does not have an active bearer with QCI1, use attribute
connectedModeMobilityPrio.
— Order the list according to the selected priority, and remove all
frequencies with priority −1.
— If a frequency has been measured in the search zone for longer than the
time indicated by attribute searchEffortTime , it is considered to be a
non-feasible target, since no measurement report was triggered in the
UE. Exclude all such frequencies from the list, unless this action leaves
the list empty, in which case the list is left unmodified by this step.
The special value 0 for searchEffortTime means that the list is always
unmodified by this step.
19. The eNodeB checks if a blind handover is possible to a cell on one of the
frequencies with the highest priority in the list from Step 18.
A cell is a viable blind handover target if all of the following criteria are
fulfilled:
— The attribute mobilityAction on the relevant frequency relation MO
has the value HANDOVER
— If the frequency has a different mode (for example TDD for FDD), then
the feature Intra-LTE Inter-Mode Handover must be OPERABLE and the
UE must support inter-mode handover
— There is a cell relation to the cell from the serving cell in the MOM
— The cell has a tracking area (TA) or location area (LA) which is not
forbidden according to the HRL of the UE
— The feature Cell Soft Lock has not temporarily set the cell as a non-
viable target.
21. If the UE has an active bearer with QCI1 indicating a voice bearer, a release
of the UE is not allowed and the eNodeB takes no further action. That is, the
UE remains in the cell and waits for another Target Good Enough, Good
Coverage, Critical Coverage or Search Zone measurement report. This
behavior can be changed by setting attribute allowReleaseQci1 to TRUE,
but this attribute only has any effect when neither of the features SRVCC
Critical Coverage
Threshold
Search zone
Critical Zone
Good Coverage
Event A2 Search
Event A1 Good
Coverage
Search Threshold
Event A2 Critical Coverage
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Figure 3 Cell Search and Critical Zone Defined by Search and Critical Thresholds
The search zone can be split into an inner and an outer search zone. In the inner
search zone the UE only searches for frequencies with high priority.
Good Coverage
Outer Search
Event A2 Search Threshold
Event A1 Good
Coverage
Event A2 Outer
Search
Inner Search
Threshold
Event A2 Critical
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Figure 4 Cell Search Zone Defined by Inner and Outer Search Thresholds
The report configuration for both the Event A2 Search and Event A1 Good
Coverage measurements are based on parameters in the
UeMeasControl.ReportConfigSearch MO.
The report configurations for these measurements are also affected by the
Service Triggered Mobility and Multi-Layer Service-Triggered Mobility features.
Note: The UE only uses an inner/outer search zone if there are low priority
frequency relations, which are searched for in the outer, but not the
inner, search zone. That is, only if there are frequency relations where
the priority attribute has a value lower than (but not equal to) the value
of the UeMeasControl.lowPrioMeasThresh MO attribute. In other
cases, a standard search zone is used.
The report configurations for these measurements are not affected by the Service
Triggered Mobility or Multi-Layer Service-Triggered Mobility features, but they
are affected by the ReportConfigSearch.a2CriticalThrQci1RsrpOffset and
ReportConfigSearch.a2CriticalThrQci1RsrqOffset attributes, which can
move the critical threshold when the UE has a bearer with QCI1.
RELATED INFORMATION
detect when the UE reaches the critical threshold or the outer search zone.
However, the received measurement report contains the measured RSRP or
RSRQ value, and if the quantity has dropped quickly for the UE, it can already
fulfill the threshold for critical coverage or outer search zone.
In this case, the default behavior of the eNodeB is to take the appropriate action
without first configuring the measurement for which it knows that the thresholds
are already fulfilled, as described below. If this behavior is not desired, it is
possible to disable it by setting the MOM attribute
UeMeasControl.checkA2SearchLevel to FALSE, which makes the eNodeB
ignore the reported values for RSRP and RSRQ.
— A cell suitable for blind handover exists. I this case a handover to this cell is
initiated.
— The UE does not have a bearer with QCI=1 (and no cell suitable for blind
handover exists). In this case a release with redirect is initiated.
— The UE has a bearer with QCI=1 (and no cell suitable for blind handover
exists). When entering into critical coverage from the search zone this would
mean that nothing happens and the UE remains in the cell with the same set
of A5/A3/B2 measurements, and A2 critical measurement. But in this case,
these measurements have not been configured in the UE since it entered
critical coverage directly from good coverage. This case does not get any
special handling and all measurements is configured in the UE as in Step 6 in
Process Steps on page 9 and onwards.
— The UE goes directly from Good Coverage to the Outer Search Zone. That is,
the received search zone measurement report is using RSRP and it contains a
measured value which fulfills the outer search zone RSRP threshold, or it is
using RSRQ and it contains a measured value which fulfills the outer search
zone RSRQ threshold.
In this case, Event A5/A3/B2 measurements for both high and low priority
frequencies are configured in the UE, which effectively makes this similar to
how a UE is configured in the search zone when there is only one single
search zone (no inner/outer split). Measurements for Event A1 Good
— The UE goes directly from Good Coverage to Critical Coverage. That is, the
received search zone measurement report is using RSRP and it contains a
measured value which fulfills the critical RSRP threshold, or it is using RSRQ
and it contains a measured value which fulfills the critical RSRQ threshold.
This case is handled in the exact same way as when the UE goes from good
coverage to critical coverage when just a single search zone is configured.
— The UE goes directly from the Inner Search Zone to Critical Coverage. That is,
the received outer search zone measurement report is using RSRP and it
contains a measured value which fulfills the critical RSRP threshold. Or, it is
using RSRQ and it contains a measured value which fulfills the critical RSRQ
threshold.
This case is handled in almost the same way as when the UE goes from good
coverage to critical coverage when just a single search zone is configured.
The end result is the same, but the major difference is that since the UE has
previously entered the inner search zone, the UE is already configured with
Event A5/A3/B2 measurements for high priority frequencies. Only Event
A5/A3/B2 measurements for low priority frequencies are configured in the
UE in this case. Event A1 good coverage measurement is already configured
in the UE, but Event A2 outer search measurement is removed from the UE.
Note: There is a possibility that configuring the measurements in this way can
result in too many measurement reports being sent from the UE. This
can have a detrimental effect on network capacity and end-user
perceived service quality.
Interfaces
No impact.
Note: Activating the feature and setting the threshold for critical coverage puts
limits on the range of UEs in the LTE network.
5 Parameters
Parameter Description
information, see Radio Network (DU Radio Node).
This attribute is used to turn on or off the
functionality for checking the non-trigger value
(RSCP or ECNO) in a B1 "Good enough target cell
IRAT" measurement report triggered by RSCP or
ECNO respectively.
bothB2RscpEcnoCheck Used to activate or deactivate the extended B2
"Good enough target cell IRAT" check. For more
information, see Radio Network (DU Radio Node).
This attribute is used to turn on or off the
functionality for checking the non-trigger value
(RSCP or ECNO) in a B2 "Good enough target cell
IRAT" measurement report triggered by RSCP or
ECNO respectively.
bothIntraA3RsrpRsrqCheck Used to activate or deactivate the extended A3
"Good enough target cell on the same LTE frequency"
check. For more information, see Radio Network (DU
Radio Node). This attribute is used to turn on or off
the functionality for checking the non-trigger value
(RSRP or RSRQ) in an A3 "Good enough target cell
on the same LTE frequency" measurement report
triggered by RSRQ or RSRP respectively.
bothInterA3RsrpRsrqCheck Used to activated or deactivate the extended A3
"Good enough target cell on other LTE frequency"
check. For more information, see Radio Network (DU
Radio Node). This attribute is used to turn on or off
the functionality for checking the non-trigger value
(RSRP or RSRQ) in an A3 "Good enough target cell
on other LTE frequency" measurement report
triggered by RSRQ or RSRP respectively.
inhibitB2RsrqConfig Disables or enables configuration of B2-RSRQ if
Event A2Search-RSRQ is triggered when the UE
enters the search zone.
lowPrioMeasThresh Frequency priority threshold to specify the low
priority measurement group from
connectedModeMobilityPrio or voicePrio in search
zone. Those less than this threshold is put in low
priority measurement group and can be configured
after event A2OuterSearch is triggered from UE.
excludeInterFreqAtCritical If set, E-UTRA Inter-frequencies must be excluded
when eNodeB selects the highest priority frequency
at A2Critical.
timeToTriggerA3Rsrq Time-to-trigger value for inter-frequency event A3
with trigger quantity RSRQ. If set to -1, this attribute
is not used for report configuration and instead the
attribute timeToTriggerA3 is used. Note: This
attribute is never used by the feature Coverage-
Triggered Inter-Frequency Session Continuity.
a3RsrqOffset Offset to obtain the A3 Offset for inter-frequency A3
measurement for trigger quantity RSRQ. The A3
offset for RSRQ = a3offset + a3RsrqOffset. Note:
This attribute is never used by the feature Coverage-
Triggered Inter-Frequency Session Continuity
hysteresisA3RsrqOffset Offset to obtain the Hysteresis for inter-frequency A3
measurement for trigger quantity RSRQ. The A3
hysteresis for RSRQ = hysteresisA3 +
hysteresisA3RsrqOffset. Note: This attribute is
never used by the feature Coverage-Triggered Inter-
Frequency Session Continuity
hysteresisA5RsrqOffset Offset to obtain the hysteresis for A5 measurement
for trigger quantity RSRQ. hysteresisA5Rsrq =
hysteresisA5 + hysteresisA5RsrqOffset. Note:
This attribute is never used by the feature Coverage-
Triggered Inter-Frequency Session Continuity.
timeToTriggerA5Rsrq Time-to-trigger value for event A5 with trigger
quantity RSRQ. If set to -1, this attribute is not used
for report configuration and instead the attribute
timeToTriggerA5 is used. Note: This attribute is
Parameter Description
never used by the feature Coverage-Triggered Inter-
Frequency Session Continuity.
ReportConfigB2Utra.timeToTriggerB2Rsrq Time-to-trigger value for event B2 with trigger
quantity RSRQ. If set to -1, this attribute is not used
for report configuration and instead the attribute
timeToTriggerB2 is used. Note: This attribute is
never used by the feature Coverage-Triggered
WCDMA Session Continuity or Coverage-Triggered
TD-SCDMA Session Continuity.
ReportConfigB2Utra.hysteresisB2RsrqOffset Offset to obtain the hysteresis for B2 measurement
for trigger quantity RSRQ. hysteresisB2Rsrq =
hysteresisB2 + hysteresisB2RsrqOffset. Note:
This attribute is never used by the feature Coverage-
Triggered WCDMA Session Continuity or Coverage-
Triggered TD-SCDMA Session Continuity.
ReportConfigB2Geran.timeToTriggerB2Rsrq Time-to-trigger value for event B2 with trigger
quantity RSRQ. If set to -1, this attribute is not used
for report configuration and instead the attribute
timeToTriggerB2 is used. Note: This attribute is
never used by the feature Coverage-Triggered
GERAN Session Continuity.
ReportConfigB2Geran.hysteresisB2RsrqOffset Offset to obtain the hysteresis for B2 measurement
for trigger quantity RSRQ. hysteresisB2Rsrq =
hysteresisB2 + hysteresisB2RsrqOffset. Note:
This attribute is never used by the feature Coverage-
Triggered GERAN Session Continuity.
ReportConfigB2Cdma2000.timeToTriggerB2Rsrq Time-to-trigger value for event B2 with trigger
quantity RSRQ. If set to -1, this attribute is not used
for report configuration and instead the attribute
timeToTriggerB2 is used. Note: This attribute is
never used by the feature Coverage-Triggered
CDMA-eHRPD Session Continuity.
ReportConfigB2Cdma2000.hysteresisB2RsrqOffse Offset to obtain the hysteresis for B2 measurement
t for trigger quantity RSRQ. hysteresisB2Rsrq =
hysteresisB2 + hysteresisB2RsrqOffset. Note:
This attribute is never used by the feature Coverage-
Triggered CDMA-eHRPD Session Continuity.
thresholdEcNo Used to obtain threshold value for B1 or B2 extended
handover check of CSFB when RSCP is the trigger
quantity.
thresholdRscp Used to obtain threshold value for B1 or B2 extended
handover check of CSFB when RSCP is triggered.
hysteresis Used to obtain hysteresis value for B1 or B2
extended handover check of CSFB.
checkA2SearchLevel Disables or enables functionality of Level Based
Search Zone Transitions. If enabled, eNodeB checks
reported RSRP or RSRQ level of A2 Search or A2
Outer Search measurement to trigger measurement
and mobility action.
EUtranCellFDD.rwrSearchZoneAllowed For FDD, the parameter allows for the release-with-
redirect in search zone when the
EUtranFreqRelation.mobilityAction attribute is
configured as HANDOVER.
EUtranCellTDD.rwrSearchZoneAllowed For TDD, the parameter allows for the release-with-
redirect in search zone when the
EUtranFreqRelation.mobilityAction attribute is
configured as HANDOVER.
EUtranCellFDD.rwrCriticalZoneAllowed(1) For FDD, the parameter allows for release-with-
redirect in critical zone when the
EUtranFreqRelation.mobilityAction attribute is
configured as HANDOVER.
— UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveUTRAN
— UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveGERAN
— UeMeasControl.ueMeasurementsActiveCDMA2000
Note: There are several attributes for event A3, A5, and B2 which are relevant
for this feature, but not for the Coverage-Triggered Session Continuity
features.
6 Performance
6.2 Counters
The following counters are associated with this feature:
• pmErabRelAbnormalMmeActCritCov
• pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalEnbCritCov
• pmErabRelAbnormalEnbCritCov
• pmErabRelAbnormalEnbActCritCov
• pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalEnbActCritCov
• pmErabRelAbnormalMmeCritCov
• pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalMmeCritCov
• pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalMmeActCritCov
• pmCovGoodZoneSum
• pmCovGoodZoneSamp
• pmCovSearchZoneSum
• pmCovSearchZoneSamp
• pmCovCriticalZoneSum
• pmCovCriticalZoneSamp
• pmCriticalBorderEvalReportAct
• pmBadCovMeasTimeDistr
• pmCriticalBorderEvalReport
• pmBadCovSearchEvalReport
• pmBadCovSearchEvalReportRsrp
• pmCriticalBorderEvalReportRsrp
• pmGoodCovSearchEvalReport
• pmGoodCovSearchEvalReportRsrp
• pmBadCovOutSearchEvalReport
• pmBadCovOutSearchEvalReportRsrp
• pmA3InterFBestCellEvalReport
• pmA3InterFBestCellEvalReportRsrp
• pmA5BestCellEvalReport
• pmA5BestCellEvalReportRsrp
• pmB2BestCellEvalReport
• pmB2BestCellEvalReportRsrp
• pmCellHoExeAttLteInterFUeMeas
• pmCellHoExeAttLteInterFUeMeasRsrp
• pmCellHoExeSuccLteInterFUeMeas
• pmCellHoExeSuccLteInterFUeMeasRsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCEUtraBestCellRsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCEUtraBestCellRsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCEUtraA2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCEUtraA2Rsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCUtranB2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCUtranB2Rsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCUtranA2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCUtranA2Rsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCGsmB2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCGsmB2Rsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCGsmA2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCGsmA2Rsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCCdmaB2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCCdmaB2Rsrq
• pmUeCtxtRelSCCdmaA2Rsrp
• pmUeCtxtRelSCCdmaA2Rsrq
• pmHoExeOutAttLteInterFMcPtt
• pmHoExeOutAttLteInterFNonMcPtt
• pmHoExeOutSuccLteInterFMcPtt
• pmHoExeOutSuccLteInterFNonMcPtt
— EUtranCellFDD.pmBadCovMeasTimeActDistr
— EUtranCellTDD.pmBadCovMeasTimeActDistr
— EUtranCellRelation MO
• pmHoExeOutAttLteInterFQci1
• pmHoExeOutSuccLteInterFQci1
For a full list with detailed information about counters, see the list files in the List
Files library folder.
6.3 PM Events
Table 6 lists the PM events associated with the Mobility Control at Poor Coverage
feature.
Table 6 PM Events
Event Description
INTERNAL_PROC_UE_CTXT_RELEASE Generated for the UE Context Release procedure to release
a UE Context. Contains information about the releasing
node, cause, and bearer information.
INTERNAL_EVENT_UE_MOBILITY_EVAL Mobility trigger and decision information has occurred.
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_A1 When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on E-UTRA with
Report Configuration of type Event A1 - Serving becomes
better than absolute threshold. See 3GPP TS 36.331.
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_A2 When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on E-UTRA with
Report Configuration of type Event A2 - Serving becomes
worse than absolute threshold. See 3GPP TS 36.331.
Event Description
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_A3 When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on E-UTRA with
Report Configuration of type Event A3 - Neighbour
becomes amount of offset better than serving. See 3GPP TS
36.331.
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_A5 When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on E-UTRA with
Report Configuration of type Event A5 - Serving becomes
worse than absolute threshold1 AND Neighbour becomes
better than another absolute threshold2. See 3GPP TS
36.331.
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_B2_CDMA2000 When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on CDMA2000
with Report Configuration of type Event B2 - Serving
becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Neighbour
becomes better than another absolute threshold2. See
3GPP TS 36.331.
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_B2_GERAN When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on GERAN with
Report Configuration of type Event B2 - Serving becomes
worse than absolute threshold1 AND Neighbour becomes
better than another absolute threshold2. See 3GPP TS
36.331.
INTERNAL_EVENT_MEAS_CONFIG_B2_UTRA When a UE is to be configured using RRC Connection
Reconfiguration to report measurements on UTRA with
Report Configuration of type Event B2 - Serving becomes
worse than absolute threshold1 AND Neighbour becomes
better than another absolute threshold2. See 3GPP TS
36.331.
For a full list with detailed information about PM events, see the list files in the
List Files library folder.
Prerequisites
— Continuous Cell Trace Recording (CCTR) is activated since at least one week.
This ensures there is troubleshooting data available if something goes
wrong.
Steps
Prerequisites
Continuous Cell Trace Recording (CCTR) is activated since at least one week. This
ensures there is troubleshooting data available if something goes wrong.
Steps
The mobCtrlAtPoorCovActive attribute must be set to TRUE for each cell where
the feature must be active.
— The measurements for finding alternative frequencies, such as: Event A5,
inter-frequency A3 for LTE frequencies, and Event B2 for other RATs.
This section lists changes that affected this feature and the impact it had on
the network.
Operation
The feature enhancement introduces the following new MO attributes:
— ReportConfigB1Utra.reportQuantityB1Utra
— ReportConfigB2Utra.reportQuantityB2Utra
— UeMeasControl.filterCoefficientRscpUtra
— UeMeasControl.filterCoefficientEcnoUtra
— UeMeasControl.bothB1RscpEcnoCheck
— UeMeasControl.bothB2RscpEcnoCheck
— UeMeasControl.bothInterA3RsrpRsrqCheck
— UeMeasControl.bothIntraA3RsrpRsrqCheck
Interfaces
No impact.
Hardware
No special hardware requirements.
Appendix A.b: 19.Q1: Availability Setting for Release with Redirect in Search and Critical
Zone
The feature enhancement allows the disabling of RwR in search and critical
zone for Mobility Control at Poor Coverage.
The feature enhancement introduces configuration for eNodeB, which allows the
enabling or disabling of RwR when mobility action is set to HANDOVER.
Operation
The feature enhancement introduces the following new counters:
— pmErabRelAbnormalMmeActCritCov
— pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalEnbCritCov
— pmErabRelAbnormalEnbCritCov
— pmErabRelAbnormalEnbActCritCov
— pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalEnbActCritCov
— pmErabRelAbnormalMmeCritCov
— pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalMmeCritCov
— pmUeCtxtRelAbnormalMmeActCritCov
— pmCovCriticalZoneSum
— pmCovCriticalZoneSamp
— EUtranCellFDD.rwrSearchZoneAllowed
— EUtranCellTDD.rwrCriticalZoneAllowed
— EUtranCellFDD.rwrCriticalZoneAllowed
Interfaces
No impact.
Hardware
No special hardware requirements.