Idle Mode Parameter Summary

Cell Selection and Reselection

accessClassNBarred
Indicates whether or not access class N is barred ( N = 0 to 15).
1 : not barred
2 : barred
Start from least significatant bit:
bit 0 : class 0
bit 1 : class 1
bit 2 : class 2
.......
bit 15 : class 15

bandIndicator
Indicates the frequency band of the external GSM cell.

The BCCH frequency is unique for all GSM bands except the two GSM
bands DCS1800 and PCS1900, so the band indicator is needed to
discriminate between the two. When the ExternalGsmCell has a BCCH
frequency indicating some other frequency band, then the band
indicator is not needed and may be set to "Not applicable".

bcchFrequency BCCH frequency code in the GSM cell. Contains the absolute radio
frequency channel number of the BCCH channel for the GSM cell. It
uniquely identifies the BCCH.
cellReserved Indicates if this cell shall be reserved for operator use. If it is reserved,
there will be no service to the UEs.
fachMeasOccaCycLenCoeff
Fach Measurement Occasion Cycle Length coefficient. A factor used
when the UE performs inter-frequency and inter-system
measurements. The UE uses this parameter to calculate the interval
length in order to determine the repeating cycle of the measurement.

1 : not broadcasted in SIB 11.

2 : not used.
3 : not used.
4 : used when inter frequency and GSM neighbours.
5 : used when inter freqency or GSM neighbours.
6 - 12 not used.

interFreqFddMeasIndicator Inter-frequency FDD measurement indicator.

FALSE = No
TRUE = Yes
Idle Mode Parameter Summary
maxTxPowerUl
The maximum UE transmission power on the RACH when accessing
the system. Used in UE functions for cell selection/reselection in idle
mode and connected mode. Also used by UTRAN to control the
maximum TX power level an UE may use.

If the current UE uplink transmit power is above the indicated power

value, the UE shall decrease the power to a level below the power
value. Value launched by System information (SIB11) for each intra-
frequency measurement object corresponding to adjacent cells of
serving cell.
Unit: 1 dBm
Resolution: 1

-50: -50 dBm

...
33: 33 dBm
100 : Default value. The parameter is not sent in SIB11 and the UE will
use the maximum output power for this GSM cell, according to its radio
access capability.

maxTxPowerUl (serving cell, WCDMA neighbor within same RNC)

maxTxPowerUl (WCDMA neighbor belonging to another RNC)
maxTxPowerUl (GSM neighbor)
mcc
The MCC part of the PLMN identity used in the GSM radio network.

The PLMN identity consists of two parts:

1. MobileCountryCode, MCC, 3 digits
2. MobileNetworkCode, MNC, 2 or 3 digits
Example: If MCC=125 and MNC=46 then plmnId=12546.

mnc The MNC part of the PLMN identity used in the radio network.

The PLMN identity consists of two parts:

1. MobileCountryCode, MCC, 3 digits
2. MobileNetworkCode, MNC, 2 or 3 digits
Example: If MCC=125 and MNC=46 then plmnId=12546.
nmo Network operation mode that indicates whether the Gs interface
between the SGSN and MSC/VLR is installed.
primaryScramblingCode The primary downlink scrambling code to be used in the external cell.
Idle Mode Parameter Summary
qHyst1 Cell reselection hysteresis used in UE functions in idle and connected
mode. Value launched by System information (SIB3).

Resolution: 2

qHyst2 The hysteresis value of the serving cell. Used to perform cell ranking
for the serving cell.

Resolution: 2
qOffset1sn Signal stength offset between source and target cells. Used when the
IE "cell_selection_and_reselection_quality_measure" in SIB 11/12 is
set to "CPICH RSCP". This is configured through
UtranCell::qualMeasQuantity.

Unit: 1 dB
Resolution: 1
-50 : -50dB
-49 : -49dB
-48 : -48dB
......
50 : 50dB
qOffset1sn (WCDMA neighbor relation)
qOffset1sn (GSM neighbor relation)
qOffset2sn (WCDMA neighbor relation)
qQualMin Used in UE functions for cell selection/reselection in idle mode and
connected mode. Minimum required (acceptable) quality level in the
cell (dB). Used to set cell border between two cells.

Unit: 1 dB
Resolution: 1
-24 : -24dB
......
0 : 0dB

100 : Indicates that the minimum quality level has not been specified by
the operator. The parameter is then not
present in SIB11 for this neighbour. The UE will use the serving cell
value (UtranCell MO value) instead.

qQualMin (serving cell, WCDMA neighbor within same RNC)

qQualMin (WCDMA neighbor belonging to another RNC)
Idle Mode Parameter Summary
qRxLevMin Used in UE functions for cell selection/reselection in idle mode and
connected mode. Minimum required (acceptable) RX level in the cell.
(dBm). Value launched by System information (SIB11) for each intra-
frequency measurement object corresponding to adjacent cells of
serving cell.

Unit: 1 dBm
Resolution: 2
-115 : -115dBm
-113 : -113dBm
-111 : -111dBm
-109 : -109dBm
.....
-25 : -25 dBm

100 : Indicates that the minimum Rx level has not been specified by the
operator. The parameter is then not
present in SIB11 for this neighbour. The UE will use the serving cell
value (UtranCell MO value) instead.

qRxLevMin (serving cell, WCDMA neighbor belonging to same RNC)

qRxLevMin (WCDMA neighbor belonging to another RNC)
qRxLevMin (GSM neighbor)
qualMeasQuantity Used in UE functions for cell selection/reselection in idle and
connected mode. Cell selection and reselection quality measure.
Value launched by System information (SIB3, SIB11 and SIB12).
sHcsRat RAT specific threshold in the serving cell used in the inter-RAT
measurement rules.

This parameter is used by the UE to decide when to start GSM

measurements for cell reselection, if the serving cell is indicated to
belong to a Hiearachical Cell Structure (HCS)

GSM measurements in idle mode and state CELL_FACH are started

by the UE when RSCP <= qRxLevMin + sHscRat.
If sHcsRat is set to a negative value, this will be interpreted as 0 by the
UE (according to 3GPP TS 25.331).

Unit: 1 dB
Resolution: 2
Idle Mode Parameter Summary
sInterSearch The decision on when measurements on inter frequencies shall be
performed.

If a negative dB value is configured the UE interprets the negative

value as 0 dB.

Unit: 2 dB
Resolution: 1
1 : not sent
2 : -32 dB
3 : -30 dB
...
27 : 20 dB
sIntraSearch The decision on when measurements on intra frequencies shall be
performed.

If a negative dB value is configured, the UE interprets the negative

value as 0 dB.

Unit: 2 dB
Resolution: 1
1 : not sent
2 : -32 dB
3 : -30 dB
...
27 : 20 dB
sRatSearch
The decision on when measurements on GSM frequencies shall be
performed is made using this parameter in relation with Squal.
If S_qual > this parameter, UE need not perform measurements on
GSM cells.
If S_qual <= this paramter, UE shall perform measurment on GSM
cells.

If a negative value is configured the UE interprets the negative value as

0.

Unit: 1dB
Resolution: 2

-32 : -32dB
-30 : -30dB
......
Idle Mode Parameter Summary
treSelection Control of cell selection/reselection. Time-to-trigger for cell reselection
in seconds.

Value launched by System information (SIB3).

uarfcnDl Downlink Utra Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number.

Specifies the channel number for the central DL frequency. The

mapping from channel number to physical frequency is described in
3GPP specification TS 25.104.

Unit: Channel number

Resolution: N/A
uarfcnUl Uplink Utra Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number.

Specifies the channel number for the central UL frequency. The

mapping from channel number to physical frequency is described in
3GPP specification TS 25.104.

Unit: Channel number

Resolution: N/A
Idle Mode Parameter Summary
Location and Routing Area Updating
att
Indicates to the UE whether IMSI attach/detach is allowed. (Some
IMSIs are not allowed in some LAs.) This helps to facilitate the
avoidance of unnecessary paging attempts. The value is sent on the
BCCH.

FALSE: IMSI attach not allowed

TRUE: IMSI attach allowed
lAC The Location Area Code of the external GSM cell.

Note: the values 0000 and FFFE are reserved for special cases where
no valid LAI exists in the MS.

Old name: lAC

rAC Routing Area Code of a routing area. An RA is used by UTRAN to page
mobiles on request from the PS CN.
When the parameter is changed, UTRAN shall update system
information and notity UEs.

Old name: rAC

t3212 Periodic update timer for LA update.

Unit: 0.1 hours (= 1 decihour = 6 minutes = 360 seconds)

Resolution: 1

0 means infinite time, i.e. not

I dle Mode Parameter Summary
Paging
cnDrxCycleLengthCs Core Network DRX cycle length coefficient (k) for UEs in idle mode,
circuit switched.

The cycle length is calculated as the k'th potential of 2, where k = 6..9.

For example, 6 corresponds to cycle length 640 ms, 7 corresponds to
cycle length 1280 ms, etc.
cnDrxCycleLengthPs Core Network DRX cycle length coefficient (k) for UEs in idle mode,
packet switched.

The cycle length is calculated as the k'th potential of 2, where k = 6..9.

For example, 6 corresponds to cycle length 640 ms, 7 corresponds to
cycle length 1280 ms, etc.
noOfMaxDrxCycles Paging notification duration.

To notify UEs in IDLE mode about a system information update, the

RNC sends a paging message on the PCH at every page occasion of a
number of maximum DRX cycles.
noOfPagingRecordTransm Number of preconfigured subsequent transmissions of the same
Paging Record.
System Information
noOfMibValueTagRetrans Number of MIB value tag retransmissions on the FACH.
sib1PlmnScopeValueTag The area identity part of PLMN scope value tages for SIB1
sib1RepPeriod
sib3RepPeriod
sib5RepPeriod
sib7RepPeriod
sib11RepPeriod
sib12RepPeriod
sib1StartPos
sib3StartPos
sib5StartPos
sib7StartPos
sib11StartPos
sib12StartPos
sib7ExpirationTimeFactor SIB7 use expiration time as re-read mechanism. The expiration time is
sib7RepPeriod times sib7ExpirationTimeFactor.
updateCellReattsNo Number of update reattempts when an update of system information
parameters in a cell failed.