GPRS EGPRS Channel Management (GBSS22.1 - 02)

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GBSS22.1
GPRS EGPRS Channel Management

Feature Parameter Description
Issue 02
Date 2021-04-30
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GPRS EGPRS Channel Management Feature
Parameter Description Contents
Contents
1 About This Document.............................................................................................................1

1.1 Scope........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 General Statements................................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Change History......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Overview....................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature................................................................................................................................................ 6
3 Classification of PDCHs.......................................................................................................... 8
4 Allocation of PDCHs............................................................................................................. 10
4.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
4.2 Allocation Preprocessing.................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Prioritizing Channel Groups.............................................................................................................................................. 15
5 Dynamic PDCH Conversion................................................................................................. 21

5.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.2 Conversion Preprocessing...................................................................................................................................................25
5.3 TRX Selection.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.4 Abis Link Application........................................................................................................................................................... 33
6 Release of Dynamic PDCHs.................................................................................................34

6.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
6.2 Rules for Releasing Dynamic PDCHs..............................................................................................................................36
7 PDCH Repacking.................................................................................................................... 45
7.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
7.2 Conditions for Handing over a CS User........................................................................................................................ 46
7.3 CS Users Do Not Support Forced Intra-Cell Handover............................................................................................ 46
7.4 Precautions for PDCH Repacking.................................................................................................................................... 47
8 PDCH Automatic Planning.................................................................................................. 48

9 Related Features....................................................................................................................50
9.1 Features Related to GBFD-113101 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment..........................................................................50
9.2 Features Related to GBFD-119303 Load Sharing...................................................................................................... 51
9.3 GBFD-119501 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels...........................................................51
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9.4 Features Related to GBFD-119505 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds................................52
9.5 Features Related to GBFD-119302 Packet Channel Dispatching......................................................................... 52
10 Network Impact.................................................................................................................. 54
10.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment............................................................................................................................................ 54
10.1.1 System Capacity.............................................................................................................................................................. 54
10.1.2 Network Performance................................................................................................................................................... 54
10.2 Load Sharing........................................................................................................................................................................ 55
10.2.1 System Capacity.............................................................................................................................................................. 55
10.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels..................................................................................... 55
10.3.1 System Capacity.............................................................................................................................................................. 55
10.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds.................................................................................................. 56
10.4.1 System Capacity.............................................................................................................................................................. 56
10.5 Packet Channel Dispatching........................................................................................................................................... 56
10.5.1 System Capacity.............................................................................................................................................................. 56
11 Engineering Guidelines...................................................................................................... 57
11.1 When to Use GPRS/EGPRS Channel Management................................................................................................. 57
11.1.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment........................................................................................................................................ 57
11.1.2 Load Sharing..................................................................................................................................................................... 57
11.1.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels..................................................................................57
11.1.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds.............................................................................................. 57
11.1.5 Packet Channel Dispatching........................................................................................................................................57
11.2 Required Information........................................................................................................................................................ 58
11.2.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment........................................................................................................................................ 58
11.2.2 Load Sharing..................................................................................................................................................................... 58
11.2.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels..................................................................................58
11.2.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds.............................................................................................. 58
11.2.5 Packet Channel Dispatching........................................................................................................................................58
11.3 Deploying PDCH Dynamic Adjustment.......................................................................................................................58
11.3.1 Deployment Requirement............................................................................................................................................ 59
11.3.2 Activation........................................................................................................................................................................... 59
11.3.3 Activation Observation.................................................................................................................................................. 64
11.3.4 Deactivation...................................................................................................................................................................... 65
11.4 Deploying Load Sharing................................................................................................................................................... 67
11.5 Deploying Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels................................................................67
11.6 Deploying PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds.............................................................................67
11.6.2 Data Preparation............................................................................................................................................................. 68
11.6.3 Activation........................................................................................................................................................................... 71
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11.6.4 Activation Observation..................................................................................................................................................72

11.6.5 Deactivation...................................................................................................................................................................... 73
11.7 Deploying Packet Channel Dispatching (EGPRS Dedicated Channel Can Be Only Used by EGPRS
Service)............................................................................................................................................................................................ 73
11.7.2 Activation........................................................................................................................................................................... 74
11.7.4 Deactivation...................................................................................................................................................................... 76
11.8 Deploying Packet Channel Dispatching (EGPRS Preferred Channel)............................................................... 77
11.8.2 Activation........................................................................................................................................................................... 78
11.8.4 Deactivation...................................................................................................................................................................... 80
11.9 Deploying Packet Channel Dispatching (Channel Multiplexing in the EGPRS Down GPRS Up
Scenario)......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
11.9.2 Activation........................................................................................................................................................................... 81
11.9.4 Deactivation...................................................................................................................................................................... 83
11.10 Performance Monitoring............................................................................................................................................... 84
11.10.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment...................................................................................................................................... 84
11.10.2 Load Sharing.................................................................................................................................................................. 84
11.10.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels............................................................................... 85
11.10.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds............................................................................................ 85
11.10.5 Packet Channel Dispatching..................................................................................................................................... 85
11.11 Parameter Optimization................................................................................................................................................ 86
11.11.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment...................................................................................................................................... 86
11.11.2 Load Sharing.................................................................................................................................................................. 88
11.11.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels............................................................................... 88
11.11.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds............................................................................................ 88
11.11.5 Packet Channel Dispatching..................................................................................................................................... 88
11.12 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................................ 88
12 Parameters............................................................................................................................90
13 Counters................................................................................................................................ 91
14 Glossary................................................................................................................................. 92
15 Reference Documents........................................................................................................ 93
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Parameter Description 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes GPRS/EGPRS Channel Management, including its
technical principles, related features, network impact, and engineering guidelines.
This document describes the basic transmission time interval (BTTI) packet data
channel (PDCH) allocation algorithm, dynamic PDCH conversion algorithm, and
dynamic PDCH release algorithm. The Dual Carriers in Downlink (DCDL), Mobile
Station Receiver Diversity (MSRD), and Reduced Transmission Time Interval (RTTI)
PDCH allocation algorithms are not involved. For details about the DCDL and
MSRD PDCH allocation algorithms, see Dual Carriers in Downlink Feature
Parameter Description. For details about the RTTI PDCH allocation algorithm, see
Latency Reduction Feature Parameter Description.
This document covers the following features:
● GBFD-113101 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment

● GBFD-119303 Load Sharing
● GBFD-119501 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels
● GBFD-119505 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds
● GBFD-119302 Packet Channel Dispatching
1.2 General Statements

Purpose
Feature Parameter Description documents are intended to acquaint readers with:
● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

● The scenarios where these features are used, the benefits they provide, and
the impact they have on networks and functions
● Requirements of the operating environment that must be met before feature
activation
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● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature

activation, and monitoring of feature performance
NOTE
This document only provides guidance for feature activation. Feature deployment and
feature gains depend on the specifics of the network scenario where the feature is
deployed. To achieve the desired gains, contact Huawei professional service engineers.
Software Interfaces
Any parameters, alarms, counters, or managed objects (MOs) described in Feature
Parameter Description documents apply only to the corresponding software
release. For future software releases, refer to the corresponding updated product
documentation.
1.3 Change History

This section provides information about the changes in different document
versions. There are two types of changes:
● Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
● Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the
earlier version
02 (2021-04-30)
This issue includes the following changes.
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature None None

change
Editorial Revised descriptions in this document. None

change
01 (2020-04-07)
This issue does not include any changes.
Draft B (2020-03-09)
This issue includes the following changes.

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Feature Added the impact of PDCH Dynamic None

change Adjustment on Dynamic BCCH TRX
Timeslot Shutdown. For details, see
Impacted Features in 9.1 Features
Related to GBFD-113101 PDCH
Dynamic Adjustment.
Editorial None None

change
Draft A (2020-01-18)
GBSS22.1 Draft A (2020-01-18) introduces the following changes to GBSS21.1 01
(2019-06-06).
Feature Changed the name of CME to MAE- None

change Deployment.
Editorial None None

change

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Parameter Description 2 Overview
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
This section describes the following channel management features:
● GBFD-113101 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment
● GBFD-119302 Packet Channel Dispatching
● GBFD-119505 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds
● GBFD-119303 Load Sharing
● GBFD-119501 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels
After a general packet radio system (GPRS) network is deployed, circuit switched
(CS) services and packet switched (PS) services in the network share channel
resources on the Um interface. With operators focusing more attention on PS
services, more and more channel resources on the Um interface are required for
PS services. In addition, to ensure the quality of CS services and PS services, the
system needs to efficiently manage all the PDCHs.
The GPRS/EGPRS Channel Management feature involves PDCH allocation, dynamic
PDCH conversion, dynamic PDCH release, and PDCH repacking. PDCH allocation
depends on various factors. During dynamic PDCH conversion and dynamic PDCH
release, the BSC adjusts PDCHs properly based on the service requirements and
actual network conditions. The GPRS/EGPRS Channel Management feature
ensures not only the quality of service for a single user, but also the performance
of the entire network.
During the PDCH allocation process, the principles and requirements for the BSC
to select the final channel group vary according to actual conditions. Therefore,
the PDCH allocation algorithm defines a priority for each channel group. When an
MS requests a PDCH, the BSC allocates a qualified channel group with the highest
priority to the MS.
The BSC determines whether to trigger dynamic PDCH conversion based on the
following factors:
● PDCH allocation result
● Number of the idle CS channels

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● Average number of temporary block flows (TBFs) multiplexed onto each

PDCH in the cell (or the length of data buffered on all PDCHs in the cell when
ACTIVETBFSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(ON))
● Parameter settings
If it is necessary to trigger dynamic PDCH conversion, the BSC dynamically
converts one or more dynamic PDCHs in the traffic channel (TCH) state to PDCHs.
If a dynamic PDCH remains idle for a period of time, the BSC converts it into a
full-rate traffic channel (TCHF). When no channel resources are available for the
CS service, the PDCH preemption procedure is triggered. Each time the PDCH
preemption procedure is performed, a dynamic PDCH in the PDCH state is
converted into a TCH. When the Um interface resources, digital signaling
processing (DSP) resources, and idle timeslot resources are insufficient, the BSC
determines whether to perform dual-threshold-based dynamic PDCH release
based on the parameter settings. For details about the duty-cycle-based PDCH
conversion and release, see Duty-Cycle-based PDCH Management Feature
Parameter Description.
PDCH allocation optimization enhances PDCH continuity, increases the multislot
capability satisfaction rate on the entire network, improves the efficiency in which
PDCHs carry TBFs, and reduces the number of TCHs converted to PDCHs and the
number of occupied PDCHs. The optimization involves the following aspects:
● PDCH allocation
The BSC preferentially allocates mobile stations (MSs) PDCHs on a transceiver
(TRX) with more consecutive PDCHs.
● PDCH conversion
The BSC preferentially converts TCHs to PDCHs on a TRX with PDCHs to
ensure that the existing PDCHs and the PDCHs converted from TCHs are
continuous.
For multiple TRXs with PDCHs in a cell, the BSC preferentially selects a TRX
that has more continuous PDCHs, minimum conflict with CS services, and
highest potential of capacity expansion for PDCH conversion.
For TRXs without PDCHs in a cell, the BSC preferentially selects a TRX that has
more idle TCHs, higher probability of channel continuity, and highest potential
of capacity expansion for PDCH conversion.
For load-based channel conversion, the BSC converts the number of TCHs to
PDCHs according to the actual requirements instead of converting more TCHs
to improve PDCH continuity.
For multislot capacity-triggered channel conversion, the BSC converts only the
number of TCHs to PDCHs required by an MS based on the MS multislot
capacity. This enables the BSC to convert TCHs to PDCHs as few as possible.
The load-based and multislot-capacity-based channel conversions use
different priority weights.
To enhance the isolation of CS and PS services, you are advised to set
BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) to PSFIRST(PSFirst) for CS
channel allocation.
● PDCH activation
During PDCH activation, if EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
ON(On), the BSC binds secondary links only with EGPRS channels based on

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the value for PreconnectSlaveAbis (BSC6900, BSC6910). After the timer

specified by ABISTSFREETM (BSC6900, BSC6910) expires, the BSC does not
release secondary links prebound with EGPRS channels. However, if an EGPRS
channel bound with these secondary links becomes idle and is released, these
secondary links are also released.
● PDCH preemption
The preemption priority from high to low is as follows:
A PDCH group on a TRX with poor PDCH continuity is preferentially
preempted.
GPRS dedicated channels are preferentially preempted.
Channels on a TRX with more GPRS dedicated channels are preferentially
preempted.
A PDCH group on a TRX with fewer PDCHs is preferentially preempted.
● PDCH repacking
The PDCH repacking is triggered when the number of converted PDCHs does
not reach the expected number or the PDCH conversion is performed on a
TRX that does not have any PDCH.
During the PDCH repacking, the BSC traverses all TRXs configured with
PDCHs in the cell to find a CS user who occupies the TCH that has the most
significant impact on the PDCH to trigger a forced intra-cell handover. This
ensures the PDCH continuity, and meets the requirement for PS users'
multislot capability and throughput.
After triggering the forced intra-cell handover for the TCH occupied by the CS
user, the BSC starts a timer. Another PDCH repacking can be performed only
after the timer expires.
PDCH automatic planning allows users to configure the numbers of EGPRS

dedicated channels, EGPRS preferred channels, and EGPRS common channels.
Based on the attributes of TRXs, the BSC automatically plans PDCHs to ensure
that PDCHs are continuous and distributed on certain TRXs in a centralized
manner. Used together with PDCH allocation optimization, PDCH automatic
planning helps increase the single-timeslot throughput and average single-user
throughout.
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature

Table 2-1 NEs supporting the feature
Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 GBTS eGBTS
PDCH Dynamic Adjustment √ √ √ √
Load Sharing √ √ √ √
Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink √ √ √ √

and Downlink Channels
PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with √ √ √ √

Two Thresholds

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Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 GBTS eGBTS
Packet Channel Dispatching √ √ √ √
NOTE
√ indicates that the NE supports this feature. × indicates that the NE does not support this
feature.

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Parameter Description 3 Classification of PDCHs
3 Classification of PDCHs
This chapter describes the GBFD-119302 Packet Channel Dispatching feature.

PDCHs are classified into the following types based on service supporting
capability:
● EGPRS dedicated channel
The EGPRS dedicated channel is allocated only for the EGPRS service.
● EGPRS preferred channel
The EGPRS preferred channel is preferentially allocated for the EGPRS service.
When the EGPRS preferred channel is not occupied by the EGPRS service or
the EnEdgePriGprs (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to YES(Yes), it can
be allocated for the GPRS service.
● EGPRS common channel
The EGPRS common channel can be allocated for the EGPRS and GPRS
services at the same time.
● GPRS channel
The GPRS channel is allocated only for the GPRS service.
The EGPRS dedicated channel, EGPRS preferred channel, and EGPRS common
channel can be bound with a maximum of four 16 kbit/s Abis timeslots. The GPRS
channel can be bound with a maximum of two 16 kbit/s Abis timeslots.
All of these types of PDCHs can be specified by the GPRSCHPRI (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter on the BSC. If AutoGprsChPri (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
ON(On), the setting of GPRSCHPRI (BSC6900, BSC6910) becomes invalid, and
the numbers of different types of PDCHs are separately specified by
EgprsSpeChnum (BSC6900, BSC6910), EgprsPriChnum (BSC6900, BSC6910),
EgprsNorChnum (BSC6900, BSC6910), EgprsSpeChnumInn (BSC6900,
BSC6910), EgprsPriChnumInn (BSC6900, BSC6910), and EgprsNorChnumInn
(BSC6900, BSC6910).
Based on the channel configuration types, PDCHs are also classified into the
following types:
● Static PDCH
The static PDCH carries only PS services. A PDCH is a static PDCH when the
CHTYPE (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to PDTCH(PDTCH),

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Parameter Description 3 Classification of PDCHs
PBCCH_PDTCH(PBCCH+PDTCH), or PCCCH_PDTCH(PCCCH+PDTCH). To
ensure that initial network accesses for PS services are successful when no
dynamic PDCH is available and CS services are busy, you are advised to
configure at least one static PDCH in a PS-capable cell.
● Dynamic PDCH
The dynamic PDCH carries CS services or PS services depending on the service
requirement. It supports only one type of service at a time. A PDCH is a
dynamic PDCH when the CHTYPE (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
TCHFR(TCH Full Rate), which is the default value of the parameter.
NOTE
If CHTYPE (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to DPDCH(Dynamic PDCH) for the BSC configured
with an external packet control unit (PCU), the PDCH is a dynamic PDCH. The BSC6910
does not support an external PCU.
Static PDCHs are used for PS service access. Dynamic PDCHs are adjusted based
on the cell load. When you configure static PDCHs or adjust dynamic PDCHs,
consider timeslot continuity to ensure a satisfactory PS rate.

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Parameter Description 4 Allocation of PDCHs
4 Allocation of PDCHs
4.1 Overview
When the uplink and downlink TBFs are not established but a data transfer
request comes in, the MS sends a PDCH request to instruct the BSC to establish
the uplink TBF. A PDCH request sent from the MS can be either of the following
types:
● One-phase access on the common control channel (CCCH) and packet
common control channel (PCCCH)
To respond to the PDCH request for one-phase access, the BSC allocates one
PDCH to the MS.
● Two-phase access on the CCCH and PCCCH
To respond to the PDCH request for two-phase access, the BSC allocates only
one radio block on the PDCH to the MS for the first time. The MS sends the
packet resource request in the allocated radio block. For the second time, the
BSC allocates one or more PDCHs to the MS based on the multislot capability
of the MS.
When the BSC receives downlink logical link control (LLC) packet data units
(PDUs) from the serving GPRS support node (SGSN) but detects no available
uplink or downlink TBF, the BSC sends an Immediate Assignment message on the
CCCH or a Packet Downlink Assignment message on the PCCCH to establish a
downlink TBF. Then, the BSC allocates one PDCH to the MS.
When the MS is in packet transfer mode, the BSC establishes for the MS an uplink
or downlink TBF on the packet associated control channel (PACCH) based on the
service requirement. When establishing an uplink or downlink TBF on the PACCH,
the BSC allocates one or more PDCHs to the MS based on the multislot capability
of the MS.
When the MS is in packet transfer mode, the BSC can reallocate resources to MSs.
The reallocation can implement the Load Sharing and Adaptive Adjustment of
Uplink and Downlink Channels features. Upon receiving an uplink or downlink LLC
PDU, the BSC performs resource reallocation under the following conditions:
● The BSC does not perform resource reallocation when either of the following
conditions is met:

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The TSRAPIDADJSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to

Open(Open) and the uplink or downlink TBF is not released after the time
specified by TSRAPIDADJPERIOD (BSC6900, BSC6910) arrives.
The TSRAPIDADJSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
Close(Close) and the uplink or downlink TBF is released before the time
specified by SilenceTicksOfResReq (BSC6900, BSC6910) arrives.
● The BSC performs a fast resource reallocation if the TSRAPIDADJSWITCH
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to Open(Open). This reallocation is
performed at an interval specified by the FLOWCOUNTPERIODTSRAPIDADJ
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter from the time an uplink or downlink TBF is
established to the time specified by the TSRAPIDADJPERIOD (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter.
● The BSC performs a normal resource reallocation if all the preceding
conditions are not met. This reallocation is performed at an interval specified
by the FlowCountPeriodTicks (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter after an
uplink or downlink TBF is established.
When the MS is in packet transfer mode, the BSC can also reallocate an uplink
TBF, a downlink TBF, or both to the MS based on the service requirement, change
in the channel resource usage, and multislot capability of the MS.
● To reallocate only the uplink TBF, the BSC sends a Packet Uplink Assignment
message to the MS and allocates PDCHs to the MS.
● To reallocate only the downlink TBF, the BSC sends a Packet Downlink
Assignment message to the MS and allocates PDCHs to the MS.
● To reallocate both the uplink and downlink TBFs, the BSC sends a Packet
Timeslot Reconfigure message to the MS and allocates PDCHs to the MS.
For more details about the following information, see GPRS/EGPRS Connection
Control and Transfer Feature Parameter Description:
● One-phase access on the CCCH and PCCCH
● Two-phase access on the CCCH and PCCCH
● Downlink TBF establishment on the CCCH and PCCCH
● Uplink TBF establishment on the PACCH
● Downlink TBF establishment on the PACCH
● TBF reallocation
● Simultaneous uplink and downlink TBF allocation (TS procedure)
4.2 Allocation Preprocessing

By PDCH allocation preprocessing, the BSC obtains information about all PDCHs in
the cell that can be allocated to MSs and determines the maximum number of
uplink and downlink PDCHs. Allocation preprocessing provides a basis for
subsequent PDCH allocation.
With the GBFD-119302 Packet Channel Dispatching feature, the BSC obtains
information about all PDCHs in the cell that can be allocated to MSs by excluding
the following cases:
● If the operating status of a PDCH is unavailable or the channel management
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● PDCHs to be released are not allocated to MSs. If TBFs on the dynamic PDCHs
are to be released due to insufficient resources, the dynamic PDCHs are
marked as PDCHs to be released and are not allocated.
● If the number of MSs multiplexed onto a PDCH in the uplink multiplied by 10
produces a number greater than or equal to the value of PDCHUPLEV
(BSC6900, BSC6910), the PDCH cannot be allocated for the uplink PS service.
● If the number of MSs multiplexed onto a PDCH in the downlink multiplied by
10 produces a number greater than or equal to the value of PDCHDWNLEV
(BSC6900, BSC6910), the PDCH cannot be allocated for the downlink PS
service.
● The GPRS channel cannot be allocated for the EGPRS service.
● The EGPRS dedicated channel cannot be allocated for the GPRS service.
● If the EGPRS preferred channel has been allocated for the EGPRS service, or
EnEdgePriGprs (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to NO(No), it cannot
be allocated for the GPRS service.
● When the downlink EGPRS and uplink GPRS services share an EGPRS common
channel, the downlink data blocks on this channel must be modulated with
Gaussian minimum shift-frequency keying (GMSK) if the GPRS uplink data
blocks require scheduling. This may decrease the EGPRS downlink
transmission rate. Therefore, the downlink EGPRS and uplink GPRS can share
an EGPRS common channel only if the FORBIDEDGU (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter is set to OPEN(Open).
Service types for an MS are classified into GMM/SM signaling service, uplink
preferred service, downlink preferred service, and neutral preferred service. When
the ALLOCSINGLEPDCHFORSIGNALLING (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set
to ON(ON), the BSC checks whether the MS is performing signaling services.
When the ALLOCSINGLEPDCHFORSIGNALLING (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter

is set to OFF(OFF):
● If the BSC allocates resources to the MS for the first time, the service type for
the MS is determined by the AccStaServiceType (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
● If the BSC allocates downlink resources to the MS that has performed cell
reselection for the first time and the CellReselTrafficContinue (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(ON), the service type for the MS is the
same as that for the MS before the cell reselection.
● During a fast reallocation, the BSC checks the service traffic processed by the
MS between the previous and current reallocations. For the first reallocation,
the BSC checks the service traffic processed by the MS between the
reallocation and service establishment.
The BSC considers the uplink preferred service as the service type for the MS
to perform resource reallocation if the following condition is met:
Uplink service traffic/Downlink service traffic ≥ ULCOEFFICIENTTSRAPIDADJ
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
The BSC considers the downlink preferred service as the service type for the
MS to perform resource reallocation if the following condition is met:
Downlink service traffic/Uplink service traffic ≥ DLCOEFFICIENTTSRAPIDADJ
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The BSC considers the neutral preferred service as the service type for the MS
to perform resource reallocation in other conditions.
● During a normal reallocation, the BSC checks the service traffic processed by
the MS between the previous and current reallocations. For the first
reallocation, the BSC checks the service traffic processed by the MS between
the reallocation and service setup.
The BSC considers the uplink preferred service as the service type for the MS
to perform resource reallocation if the following condition is met:
Uplink service traffic/Downlink service traffic ≥ TrafficClassUlCoefficient
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
The BSC considers the downlink preferred service as the service type for the
MS to perform resource reallocation if the following condition is met:
Downlink service traffic/Uplink service traffic ≥ TrafficClassDlCoefficient
(BSC6900, BSC6910)
The BSC considers the neutral preferred service as the service type for the MS
to perform resource reallocation in other conditions.
With the GBFD-119501 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels
feature, the BSC determines the maximum number of uplink and downlink
channels that can be allocated to an MS according to the following principles:
● For the signaling service, the BSC allocates one uplink channel and one
downlink channel to an MS if the ALLOCSINGLEPDCHFORSIGNALLING
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(ON).
● For the uplink preferred service, the BSC allocates as many uplink channels as
possible.
– If SUPPORTEDA (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to SUPPORT(Support), the
BSC allocates three or more uplink channels to the MS based on the radio
access capability of the MS.
– If SUPPORTEDA (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to NOTSUPPORT(Not
Support), the BSC allocates a maximum of two uplink channels to the
MS based on the radio access capability of the MS.
● For the downlink preferred service, the BSC allocates as many downlink
channels as possible.
If SUPPORTDL5TS (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to SUPPORT(Support), the
BSC allocates a maximum of five downlink channels to the MS based on the
radio access capability of the MS. If SUPPORTDL5TS (BSC6900, BSC6910) is
set to NOTSUPPORT(Not Support), the BSC allocates a maximum of four
downlink channels.
● For the neutral service, the BSC allocates the uplink and downlink channels in
a balanced manner.
For example, the BSC allocates three downlink channels and two uplink
channels to an MS whose multislot class is 10.
When the Abis interface uses satellite transmission and data transmission is
complete, it takes a long time for the MS to respond to the BSC with the
acknowledgement message. This delays resource release. To minimize resource
waste, the BSC restricts the number of channels allocated to an MS. If the BSC
detects that the Abis transmission delay is longer than NormalCellTransDelay
(BSC6900, BSC6910), the BSC allocates a maximum of one uplink channel and a
maximum of three downlink channels to an MS in the cell.

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When the channel multiplexing rate (average number of MSs multiplexed onto a
PDCH in a cell) is greater than the value of PSServiceBusyThreshold (BSC6900,
BSC6910), the PS traffic in a cell is heavy and the BSC no longer allocates
channels to new MSs according to their timeslot capabilities. Instead, one uplink
and one downlink channels are allocated to a new MS to ensure its access to the
network. In addition, the release delay of all downlink TBFs in the cell is reduced
to half the value of DNTBFRELDELAY (BSC6900, BSC6910). Reducing the delay
helps prevent new MSs from being denied access due to heavy traffic. Channel
allocation to MSs that request channels again and to guaranteed bit rate (GBR)
MSs, however, is not affected. When the channel multiplexing rate is less than or
equal to the value of PSServiceBusyThreshold (BSC6900, BSC6910), the PS
traffic in a cell is light. For new MSs that were allocated one uplink and one
downlink channels, the BSC triggers the channel reallocation procedure to
reallocate channels to them if necessary.
When the channel usage rate in a cell is greater than or equal to IMOptThrsh
(BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 100, if SPTDPI (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
SUPPORT(GGSN Support), the maximum number of channels allocated to TBFs
depends on the parameter settings for interactive, background, best effort (BE),
and instant messaging (IM) services.
● Parameters related to IM services are: IMArp1PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900,
BSC6910), IMArp2PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910),
IMArp3PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910).
● Parameters related to interactive services are: Thp1Arp1PriMaxPDCHNum
(BSC6900, BSC6910), Thp1Arp2PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910),
Thp1Arp3PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910),
Thp3Arp2PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910), and
Thp3Arp3PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910).
● Parameters related to background services are: BkgArp1PriMaxPDCHNum
(BSC6900, BSC6910), BkgArp2PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910), and
BkgArp3PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910).
● Parameters related to BE services are: BeArp1PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900,
BSC6910), BeArp2PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910), and
BeArp3PriMaxPDCHNum (BSC6900, BSC6910).
When the channel usage rate in a cell is greater than or equal to IMOptThrsh
(BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 100, if SPTDPI (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
BSCSUPPORT(BSC Support), the maximum number of channels allocated to TBFs
depends on the parameter settings for IM, web browsing, email, streaming media,
and P2P resource balancing services. For details, see Differentiated PS Services
Feature Parameter Description.
The PDCH management optimization enables the BSC to consider the PDCH
continuity during channel allocation; that is, if EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the BSC considers the number of consecutive PDCHs
on a TRX when selecting a channel group. This ensures that the PDCHs used by PS
services are consecutive and distributed to several TRXs.

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When the PDCH management optimization is enabled, that is, EnPDAdminOpt

(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the cell must meet the following
requirements:
● If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to PSFIRST(PSFirst),
the static PDCHs are preferentially configured on the BCCH TRX. Otherwise,
the static PDCHs must be configured on non-BCCH TRXs.
● To use the GBFD-511501 Multiple CCCHs feature, set BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH
(BSC6900, BSC6910) to a value other than PSFIRST(PSFirst).
● Both the static PDCHs and dynamic PDCHs are configured by TRX. This
ensures the PDCH continuity and convergence is not affected. If a TRX has
channels that cannot be converted to PDCHs, such as static TCHs and static
standalone dedicated control channels (SDCCHs), configure consecutive
PDCHs on the leftmost part of a TRX. Otherwise, the PDCH continuity and
convergence may be affected.
In the cell where both EGPRS and GPRS channels are configured, if the EGPRS
channels account for only a small proportion but the EGPRS service traffic is
heavy, the multiplexing rate on EGPRS channels will be high and thereby
congestion may occur. When this happens, degrade the EGPRS services to
distribute them to GPRS channels with light traffic or allocate additional EGPRS
channels to relive the congestion. If EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set
to ON(On) and the multiplexing rate on the EGPRS channels of the cell is greater
than or equal to the value of PSServiceBusyThreshold (BSC6900, BSC6910)
divided by 10, the BSC determines whether to allocate a single PDCH to the newly
accessed EGPRS user or degrade the EGPRS user to a GPRS user. The detailed
procedure is as follows:
● If DegradeEgprs (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to a value out of the range 1 to
97, the BSC allocates a single PDCH to the new accessed EGPRS user.
● If DegradeEgprs (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to a value ranging from 1 to 97,
the BSC first determines whether the newly accessed EGPRS user can be
degraded to a GPRS user. If yes, the BSC degrades the EGPRS user first, and
then allocates GPRS channels to the EGPRS user as that to GPRS users. If not,
the BSC allocates a single PDCH to the EGPRS user. The BSC degrades an
EGPRS user only when the following formula is met: (DegradeEgprs
(BSC6900, BSC6910)/10) x EGPRS channel multiplexing rate > GPRS channel
multiplexing rate. Therefore, the degrade probability is high when the EGPRS
channel multiplexing rate and the value of DegradeEgprs (BSC6900,
BSC6910) are high and the GPRS channel multiplexing rate is low.
4.3 Prioritizing Channel Groups

With the priority-based PDCH allocation algorithm, the BSC traverses all TRXs in a
cell to obtain the list containing the TRXs that meet the PS service requirement.
The BSC selects appropriate TRXs according to the following requirements:
● Frequency band
The BSC allocates PDCHs to an MS based on the MS's frequency band.
Assuming that the BSC does not obtain the radio access capability for an MS:
If RAMBCAP (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to BCCHANDSUBFREQS(BCCH Band
and Compatible Bands), the BSC allocates the MS PDCHs only on the

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broadcast control channel (BCCH) TRX and TRXs working on compatible

frequency bands in a cell.
If RAMBCAP (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ALLFREQS(All Bands), the BSC
allocates the MS PDCHs on any TRX in a cell.
If the BSC obtains the radio access capability for an MS, the BSC allocates the
MS PDCHs on the TRX working on the frequency band supported by the MS.
● Dual-timeslot extension attributes for TRXs
In a dual-timeslot extended cell, if the timing advance (TA) value reported by
an MS is greater than 63, the BSC allocates the MS PDCHs only on a dual-
timeslot extended TRX.
● Concentric cell attributes
In a concentric cell, the BSC determines whether an MS is allowed to access
only the underlaid subcell or both the underlaid and overlaid subcells based
on the TA value and receive level reported by the MS. Based on the access
type supported by the MS, the BSC allocates the MS PDCHs on a TRX in the
underlaid subcell or both the underlaid and overlaid subcells.
● Service type
An MS carries its service type (such as EDGE, GPRS, or EDGE+GPRS) when it
accesses the network. If the service type is EDGE, the BSC allocates the MS
PDCHs only on the TRX supporting EDGE services. If the service type is GPRS
or EDGE+GPRS, the BSC allocates the MS PDCHs on the TRX supporting GPRS
or EGPRS services.
Consecutive PDCHs that meet the MSs' multislot capability are grouped and
assigned different priorities based on Table 4-1. The PDCH group whose PDCHs
cannot meet the MSs' multislot capability can also be allocated to MSs based on
its priority. Based on the priority for each PDCH group, the PDCH allocation
algorithm enables the BSC to determine whether a group is allocable. The BSC
preferentially allocates the group with a higher priority.
Table 4-1 describes the factors that affect PDCH allocation (The following factors
are ranked by priority from high to low.). Dynamic PDCH conversion is triggered if
no channel group is available.
Table 4-1 PDCH group allocation priorities
Priority Condition Description
1 EGPRS channel If an MS requests EGPRS services, EGPRS

channel groups are preferentially allocated.
2 Dual-timeslot PDCH If the TA value is greater than 63, even-

numbered PDCHs on dual-timeslot TRXs are
preferentially allocated.
3 Number of PDCHs in a A PDCH group with more PDCHs is

PDCH group preferentially allocated.
4 PDCH load A PDCH group with light load is

preferentially allocated. (GBFD-119303
Load Sharing)

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5 Number of downlink A PDCH group with more PDCHs available

collaborative PDCHs for downlink services is preferentially
allocated. The number of PDCHs available
for downlink services is estimated based on
uplink and neutral services.
6 Timeslot shutdown A PDCH group with fewer shutdown

timeslots is preferentially allocated. If the
multi-carrier timeslot shutdown allocation
algorithm is enabled in a cell, the number
of shutdown timeslots in a PDCH group can
be calculated.
7 Available bandwidth A PDCH group with higher bandwidth is

for a PDCH group preferentially allocated. The available
bandwidth for a PDCH group is calculated
based on the number of links bound to
each PDCH and the bandwidth multiplexed
by TBFs.
8 Available A PDCH group with higher bandwidth for

(collaborative) downlink TBFs is preferentially allocated.
bandwidth for The bandwidth for a PDCH group used by
downlink TBFs downlink TBFs is estimated based on the
uplink TBF establishment procedure.
9 Channel preference If an MS requests GPRS services, GPRS

type channels are preferentially allocated. If an
MS requests EGPRS services, EGPRS
dedicated channels are preferentially
allocated.
10 Total number of A PDCH group on a TRX with more

consecutive PDCHs consecutive PDCHs is preferentially
allocated. This priority is valid only if
EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set
to ON(On).
11 PDCH group involved A PDCH group that is not involved in FH is

in frequency hopping preferentially allocated.
(FH)
12 TRX interference A PDCH group on a TRX with less

interference is preferentially allocated. The
interference on a TRX is calculated based on
the interference bands for the frequency
band used by the TRX.
13 BCCH TRX preference A PDCH group on the BCCH TRX is


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14 8PSK power increase Depending on whether TRXs support 8PSK

priority power increase, PDCH groups are prioritized
in descending order as follows:
PDCH group on two TRXs that support 8PSK
power increase >
PDCH group on a TRX that supports 8PSK
power increase >
PDCH group on a TRX that does not support
8PSK power increase >
PDCH group on two TRXs that do not
support 8PSK power increase
15 Timeslot number for a The timeslot number for a PDCH group

PDCH group refers to the maximum timeslot number
among all PDCHs in a group. If the BSC
allocates only one PDCH to an MS, the BSC
allocates the PDCH in the following timeslot
number sequence: 6, 5, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.
When EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), Table 4-2 lists the
PDCH group allocation priorities for EGPRS users in scenarios where
E64KPriSwitch (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On) and the Abis interface uses
TDM transmission.
Table 4-2 PDCH group allocation priorities

1 Streaming service A PDCH group that has sufficient

weight bandwidth for streaming services is
2 EGPRS channel If an MS requests EGPRS services, EGPRS

channel groups are preferentially allocated.
3 Dual-timeslot PDCH If the TA value is greater than 63, even-

numbered PDCHs on dual-timeslot TRXs
are preferentially allocated.

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4 Transmission resource Whether to calculate the transmission

bandwidth resource weight is determined by the load
on each PDCH. The transmission resource
bandwidth of a PDCH group is the sum of
transmission resource bandwidth of all
PDCHs in the group. A PDCH group with a
high bandwidth is preferentially allocated.
Calculating the transmission resource
bandwidth is affected by the
E64KPriLoadThd (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter.
5 PDCH load A PDCH group with light load is

preferentially allocated. (GBFD-119303
Load Sharing)
6 Number of downlink The number of PDCHs available for

collaborative PDCHs downlink services is estimated according to
uplink and neutral services. A PDCH group
with more PDCHs available for downlink
services is preferentially allocated.
7 Timeslot shutdown If the multi-carrier timeslot shutdown

allocation algorithm is enabled in a cell,
the number of timeslots that are shut
down in a PDCH group can be calculated.
A PDCH group with fewer shutdown
timeslots is preferentially allocated.
8 Available The bandwidth for a PDCH group used by

(collaborative) downlink TBFs is estimated based on the
bandwidth for downlink uplink TBF establishment procedure. A
TBFs PDCH group with higher bandwidth is
9 Channel preference type If an MS requests GPRS services, GPRS

channels are preferentially allocated. If an
MS requests EGPRS services, EGPRS
dedicated channels are preferentially
allocated.
10 Total number of A PDCH group on a TRX with more

consecutive PDCHs consecutive PDCHs is preferentially
allocated. This condition is valid only if
EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is
set to ON(On).
11 PDCH group involved in A PDCH group that is not involved in FH is

FH preferentially allocated.

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12 TRX interference The interference on a TRX is calculated

based on the interference bands for the
frequency band used by the TRX. A PDCH
group on a TRX with less interference is
13 BCCH TRX preference A PDCH group on the BCCH TRX is

14 8PSK power increase According to the supporting capability of

priority 8PSK power increase, PDCH groups are
prioritized in descending order as follows:
PDCH group on two TRXs that support
8PSK power increase
PDCH group on a TRX that supports 8PSK
power increase
PDCH group on a TRX that does not
PDCH group on two TRXs that do not
15 Timeslot number for a The timeslot number for a PDCH group is

PDCH group the maximum timeslot number for all
PDCHs in a group. If the BSC allocates only
one PDCH to an MS, the BSC allocates the
PDCH based on its timeslot number in the
following order: 6, 5, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.

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Parameter Description 5 Dynamic PDCH Conversion
5 Dynamic PDCH Conversion
5.1 Overview
The BSC triggers a dynamic PDCH pre-conversion every minute for cells
configured with all dynamic PDCHs, including the triggering condition judgment
and the dynamic PDCH pre-conversion. If the cell has been configured with any
static PDCHs, the dynamic PDCH pre-conversion does not start.
The BSC triggers a dynamic PDCH conversion based on the multislot capability of
an MS when any of the following conditions is met:
● If the BSC fails to allocate PDCHs to an MS and does not obtain the radio
access capability of the MS, which includes the multislot capability, the BSC
converts only one dynamic PDCH. If the BSC obtains the radio access
capability that includes the multislot capability from the MS, the BSC converts
the number of dynamic PDCHs required by the MS.
● If the PDCHs to be allocated to an MS are insufficient, the BSC triggers
dynamic PDCH conversion. The number of converted dynamic PDCHs is equal
to the number of PDCHs required by the MS minus the number of PDCHs
already allocated to the MS.
● If the BSC has allocated GPRS channels to an EGPRS-capable MS and dynamic
PDCHs that can be converted to EGPRS channels are available in a cell,
dynamic PDCH conversion is triggered to convert the required number of
dynamic PDCHs to EGPRS channels.
● After the dynamic PDCH conversion, the total number of PDCHs cannot
exceed value N, which can be calculated using the following formula:
N = (Number of available TCHFs + Number of available static PDCHs) x
MAXPDCHRATE (BSC6900, BSC6910)
Assume that A is the number of PDCHs to be converted, B is the value of N
minus the number of existing PDCHs in the cell (including static PDCHs), the
number of PDCHs that are actually converted is the smaller of A and B.
The BSC does not trigger a dynamic PDCH conversion due to limited multislot
capability (excluding channel allocation failures) when the following conditions
are met:

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● The SPTDPI (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to SUPPORT(GGSN Support) or

BSCSUPPORT(BSC Support).
● It is estimated that the channel usage in a cell does not exceed the value of
IMOptThrsh (BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 100 before the conversion, but
after the conversion, it does.
If the CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to 100, the BSC

triggers a load-based dynamic PDCH conversion when either of the following
conditions is met:
● The GPRSLoadOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to OFF(Off).

Alternatively, the GPRSLoadOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
ON(On) and only EGPRS or GPRS channels are configured. In addition, the
number of uplink TBFs on the channels reaches the value of
UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 10 or the number of
downlink TBFs on the channels reaches the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV
(BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 10.
– For an uplink PDCH conversion:
Number of convertible uplink channels = Sum of channels occupied by
uplink TBFs/( UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) /10) – Number
of existing PDCHs
– For a downlink PDCH conversion:
Number of convertible downlink channels = Sum of channels occupied by
downlink TBFs/( DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) /10) –
Number of existing PDCHs
● The GPRSLoadOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(On), and
EGPRS and GPRS channels are configured:
– The BSC triggers a conversion of available dynamic EGPRS channels if the
number of uplink TBFs on available EGPRS channels (including EGPRS
dedicated channels, EGPRS preferred channels, and EGPRS common
channels) reaches the value of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) divided by 10 or the number of downlink TBFs on available
EGPRS channels reaches the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) divided by 10.
Number of convertible uplink EGPRS channels = Sum of channels
occupied by uplink TBFs multiplexed onto EGPRS channels/
( UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) /10) – Number of existing
EGPRS channels
Number of convertible downlink EGPRS channels = Sum of channels
occupied by downlink TBFs multiplexed onto EGPRS channels/
( DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) /10) – Number of
existing EGPRS channels
– The BSC triggers a conversion of available dynamic GPRS channels if the
number of uplink TBFs on available GPRS channels (including GPRS
dedicated channels, GPRS preferred channels, and GPRS common
channels) reaches the value of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) divided by 10 or the number of downlink TBFs on available
GPRS channels reaches the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) divided by 10.

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Number of convertible uplink GPRS channels = min{Number of available

convertible uplink GPRS channels 1, Number of available convertible
uplink GPRS channels 2}
Number of convertible downlink GPRS channels = min{Number of
available convertible downlink GPRS channels 1, Number of available
convertible downlink GPRS channels 2}
where,
Number of convertible uplink GPRS channels on the uplink 1 = Sum of
channels occupied by uplink TBFs/( UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) /10) – Number of existing channels available for GPRS services
Number of convertible uplink GPRS channels 2 = Sum of channels
occupied by uplink GPRS TBFs/( UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) /10) – Number of existing GPRS dedicated channels
Number of convertible downlink GPRS channels 1 = Sum of channels
occupied by downlink TBFs/(DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) /10) – Number of existing channels available for GPRS services
Number of convertible downlink GPRS channels 2 = Sum of channels
occupied by downlink GPRS TBFs/(DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) /10) – Number of existing GPRS dedicated channels
NOTE
A GPRS TBF refers to a TBF used for setting up GPRS services.

The existing channels available for GPRS services include GPRS dedicated channels
and EGPRS common channels. If EnEdgePriGprs (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
YES(Yes), the existing channels available for GPRS services also include EGPRS priority
channels.
● The SPTDPI (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to SUPPORT(GGSN
Support) or BSCSUPPORT(BSC Support), and either of the following
conditions are met:
– The channel usage in a cell is greater than or equal to the value of
IMOptThrsh (BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 100, the sum of the
number of each uplink service carried on PDCHs multiplied by the service
multiplexing weight is equal to the value of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV
(BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 10
– The channel usage in a cell is greater than or equal to the value of
IMOptThrsh (BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 100, the sum of the
number of each downlink service carried on PDCHs multiplied by the
service multiplexing weight is equal to the value of
DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 10.
In preceding conditions, the number of convertible GPRS or EGPRS
channels on the uplink or downlink is the sum of GPRS or EGPRS
channels occupied by uplink or downlink TBFs. However, in this condition,
the number of convertible GPRS or EGPRS channels on the uplink or
downlink is the sum of GPRS or EGPRS channels occupied by uplink or
downlink TBFs multiplied by the service multiplexing weight.
If the CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to a value other

than 100, the BSC triggers a dual-threshold-based dynamic PDCH conversion
when either of the following conditions is met:

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NOTE
Maximum number of convertible dynamic PDCHs = min(ROUNDDOWN((Proportion of idle

channels – CHIDLLOWTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910)) x Number of available channels),
(Number of idle channels – DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910)))
● If the proportion of idle channels in a cell is greater than the value of
CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910) and more than one MS is multiplexed
onto the TCHs, either of the following conditions must be met:
– The bandwidth of any PDCH in use in the cell is greater than or equal to
the value of PDCHGBR (BSC6900, BSC6910), the proportion of idle
channels in a cell is greater than the value of CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900,
BSC6910), and at least one PDCH in the PDCH group allocated for the
TBF carries more than one MS.
– Among the PDCHs in use in a cell, there is at least one PDCH whose
bandwidth is less than the value of PDCHGBR (BSC6900, BSC6910), the
proportion of idle channels in the cell is greater than the value of
CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910), and at least one PDCH in the
PDCH group allocated for the TBF carries more than N MSs, where N is
the value of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) or
DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) divided by 10.
● If the proportion of idle channels in a cell is greater than the value of
CHIDLLOWTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910) but less than the value of
CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910), and the number of idle channels in a
cell is greater than the value of DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910),
either of the following conditions must be met:
– The number of uplink MSs multiplexed onto the channels is greater than
the value of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) or the number
of downlink MSs multiplexed onto the channels is greater than the value
of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) if PSDUALTHROPTSW
(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On).
– MSs' multislot capabilities are limited.
NOTE
Proportion of idle channels in a cell = Number of available idle channels in a cell/

Number of available channels in a cell x 100%
where, the number of available channels in a cell refers to the number of available
TCHFs or TCHHs, and a TCHH is considered as half of a TCHF during calculation.
Dynamic PDCH conversion based on network assisted cell change (NACC)

resources is triggered when any of the following conditions is met:
● The dynamic PDCH conversion based on NACC resources is triggered by

setting the SPTNACCResGuarantee (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter, which is
configured during cell reselection in NC2 or NACC mode. If the proportion of
idle channels in a cell is greater than the value of CHIDLLOWTHR (BSC6900,
BSC6910), the BSC triggers the dynamic PDCH conversion.
Maximum number of convertible dynamic PDCHs =
min(ROUNDDOWN((Proportion of idle channels – CHIDLLOWTHR
(BSC6900, BSC6910)) x Number of available channels), (Number of idle
channels – DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910)), (Number of idle
channels – Number of channels reserved for VGCS calls))

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● The multislot capability-based dynamic PDCH conversion is triggered if the

proportion of idle channels is greater than the value of CHIDLLOWTHR
(BSC6900, BSC6910) and the number of idle channels is greater than the
value of DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910).
Maximum number of convertible dynamic PDCHs =
min(ROUNDDOWN((Proportion of idle channels – CHIDLLOWTHR
(BSC6900, BSC6910)) x Number of available TCHs), (Number of idle
channels – DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910)), (Number of idle
channels – Number of channels reserved for VGCS calls))
● The DefaultDynPdchPreTranNum (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies
whether the dynamic PDCH conversion based on the pre-conversion is
performed. To ensure the proper access of PS services, set the default number
of PDCHs to be converted in the dynamic-PDCH resource pool of the cell.
5.2 Conversion Preprocessing

PDCH conversion preprocessing obtains information about all convertible dynamic
PDCHs in a cell. This provides a basis for dynamic PDCH conversion.
Based on the value of MAXPDCHRATE (BSC6900, BSC6910), obtain the

maximum number of PDCHs allowed in a cell. Then, calculate the number of
convertible dynamic PDCHs using the following formula:
Number of convertible dynamic PDCHs = Maximum number of PDCHs allowed in

a cell – Number of activated PDCHs in the cell
The dynamic PDCH pre-conversion cannot be triggered if the number of activated

PDCHs in a cell is greater than or equal to the maximum number of PDCHs
allowed in the cell.
● If the PDCHREFORMING (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to NO(NO),

only idle channels can be regarded as candidate channels for dynamic PDCH
ranking.
● If the PDCHREFORMING (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to YES(YES),
both the dynamic PDCHs occupied by CS services and idle dynamic PDCHs in
the TCH state can be regarded as candidate channels for dynamic PDCH
ranking. If the dynamic PDCHs to be converted already carry CS services, the
CS services must be switched to other channels in advance.
During dynamic PDCH pre-conversion, the BSC reserves PDCHs for EGPRS and
GPRS services based on the number of pre-converted PDCHs. The pre-converted
common EGPRS PDCHs can be reserved for both EGPRS and GPRS services. The
number of PDCHs to be pre-converted is calculated as follows:
● If the PDCHs are reserved for EGPRS services, use the following formula:
Number of PDCHs to be pre-converted = Number of PDCHs that need to be
reserved – Number of activated EGPRS PDCHs in the cell
● If the PDCHs are reserved for GPRS services, use the following formula:
Number of PDCHs to be pre-converted = Number of PDCHs that need to be
reserved – Number of activated GPRS PDCHs (including the number of
common EGPRS PDCHs converted for EGPRS services) in the cell

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5.3 TRX Selection

The dynamic PDCH conversion algorithm is based on a priority mechanism. All
TRXs in a cell, with convertible dynamic PDCHs, are given a certain priority level.
The dynamic PDCH conversion algorithm determines whether to select a TRX
based on the TRX's priority.
Table 5-1 describes the weighting factors and their priority levels for selecting the
target TRX for PDCH conversion.
Table 5-1 Weighting factors and their priority levels for selecting the target TRX
for PDCH conversion
Priority Factor Description
1 Whether the power A TRX whose power amplifier is powered

amplifier of the TRX is on is preferred.
powered on
2 Concentric cell attribute A TRX whose concentric cell attribute is

of the TRX consistent with the required attribute is
preferred.
3 Expansion attribute of A TRX whose expansion attribute is

the TRX consistent with the required attribute is
preferred.
4 Whether the TRX A TRX that supports EGPRS is preferred.

supports EGPRS
5 Number of convertible A TRX that has the required number of

dynamic PDCHs on the convertible dynamic PDCHs is preferred.
TRX If the number of convertible dynamic
PDCHs on any TRX does not meet the
conversion requirement, the TRX with
more convertible dynamic PDCHs has a
higher priority.
6 Number of PDCHs on the If the ConvertPDCHTrxPriSw (BSC6900,

TRX BSC6910) parameter is set to OFF(Off),
the BSC preferentially performs dynamic
channel conversion on the TRXs with
PDCHs. If the ConvertPDCHTrxPriSw
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
ON(On), the BSC preferentially performs
dynamic channel conversion on the TRXs
without PDCHs.
A TRX with more PDCHs has a higher
priority.
7 Number of static PDCHs A TRX with more static PDCHs has a

on the TRX higher priority.

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8 Maximum number of A TRX with more consecutive convertible

consecutive convertible dynamic PDCHs has a higher priority.
dynamic PDCHs on the
TRX
9 FP attribute of the TRX A TRX that is not involved in FH is

preferred.
10 Interference level of the A TRX with less interference has a higher

TRX priority.
11 Whether the TRX is a A BCCH TRX is preferred.

BCCH TRX
To select a TRX based on the criteria listed in Table 5-1, perform the following
steps:
Step 1 Filter all TRXs in the cell based on the criteria with the highest priority.
● If only one TRX meets the criteria, the TRX is selected as the candidate TRX.
Go to Step 3.
● If multiple TRXs meet the criteria, these TRXs are involved in the next round
of filtering, as described in Step 2.
● If no TRX meets the criteria, all TRXs are involved in the next round of
filtering, as described in Step 2.
Step 2 Filter all TRXs based on the criteria with a lower priority.
● If only one TRX meets the criteria, the TRX is selected as the candidate TRX.
Go to Step 3.
● If multiple TRXs or no TRX meets the criteria, repeat Step 2 until the
corresponding TRX is selected. Go to Step 3.
Step 3 The BSC selects the dynamic PDCHs for conversion in the following sequence: 6, 5,
7, 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0.
NOTE
If the conversion requires channel groups, the BSC selects multiple timeslots for conversion in
the following sequence based on the timeslot number: 6, 5, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0.
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The optimized PDCH channel allocation function categorizes PDCH dynamic
conversion into load- and multislot-triggered PDCH conversion. The two types of
conversions are differentiated from the weighting factors and priority levels. They
are triggered by different causes and processed in a different way. Table 5-2 and
Table 5-3 describe the weighting factors and priority levels for PDCH conversion.
● Load-triggered PDCH conversion: The BSC preferentially selects the target TRX
from the TRXs that carry PDCHs. If there are no convertible TCHs on this type
of TRX, the BSC selects the target TRX from the TRXs that do not carry
PDCHs. After selecting the target TRX, the BSC should convert the required

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number of TCHs to PDCHs to meet conversion requirements. The channels in

the channel group containing PDCHs can be inconsecutive and existing PDCHs
in the channel group must be considered for calculating the continuity factor.
If PDCH conversion is performed on the TRXs that do not carry PDCHs, the
number of convertible TCHs depends on the value of the EnConvt4PD
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter.
When the EnConvt4PD (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to YES(Yes):
– If the MaxMulClsPDCHCvtEnSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set
to ON(ON) for the PDCH conversion triggered by an MS supporting the
high multislot class (HMC) or extended dynamic allocation (EDA), the
number of convertible TCHs approximates to the maximum number of
PDCHs required by the multislot capability of the MS.
– If the MaxMulClsPDCHCvtEnSw (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set
to OFF(OFF), the number of convertible TCHs approximates to the
maximum number of PDCHs required by the multislot capability of a
common MS without considering the MS type.
When the EnConvt4PD (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to NO(No),
the number of convertible TCHs approximates to the number of PDCHs
required by the cell load.
● Multislot-triggered PDCH conversion: Generally, the BSC selects the target TRX
and channel group from the TRXs that carry PDCHs or the TRXs that do not
carry PDCHs. Obtaining required number of PDCHs is a condition for selecting
the target TRX and channel group. If all TRXs meet this condition, the BSC
selects the target TRX based on the following priority in descending order:
TRX with fixed control channels > TRX that carries PDCHs > TRX that do not
carry PDCHs. If all TRXs do not meet this condition, the BSC selects the TRX
on which the number of converted PDCHs approximates to the required
number of PDCHs.
If multislot- and load-triggered PDCH conversions are performed simultaneously,
the BSC performs only the multislot-triggered PDCH conversion at the time and
then performs load-triggered PDCH conversion if new PS services access the
network.
The BSC preferentially converts TCHs to EGPRS PDCHs regardless of whether
PDCH conversion is triggered by EGPRS or GPRS requests. For the EGPRS PDCH
conversion triggered by GPRS requests, the BSC includes the number of EGPRS
dedicated channels when calculating the following information:
● Number of activated EGPRS PDCHs
● Maximum number of consecutive EGPRS PDCHs
● Number of idle EGPRS PDCHs
● Number of consecutive idle EGPRS PDCHs
● Spacing between consecutive idle EGPRS PDCH groups
The EGPRS dedicated channels, however, are not included in a convertible bitmap.
The PDCH conversion priorities for different types of channels in descending order
are as follows: EGPRS dedicated channels > EGPRS preferred channels > EGPRS
common channels > GPRS dedicated channels.
If the SeqSelPDConvt (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
SEQCOBH(Concentric Cell Optimization), the priority level of "Concentric cell

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attribute of the TRX" listed in Table 5-2 and Table 5-3 is lower than the priority
level of "Interference level of the TRX."
The frequency band range for TRXs on which PDCH conversion is performed is
controlled by the RAMBCAP (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter:
● BCCHANDSUBFREQS(BCCH Band and Compatible Bands): If the frequency
bands supported by MSs are unknown, the BSC performs multislot- and load-
triggered PDCH conversion on the frequency bands compatible with the
frequency band used by BCCH TRX. If the frequency bands supported by MSs
are known, the BSC performs multislot- and load-triggered PDCH conversion
on the frequency bands supported by MSs.
● ALLFREQS(All Bands): The BSC performs multislot- and load-triggered PDCH
conversion on all frequency bands.
Table 5-2 Weighting factors and priority levels for PDCH conversion (PDCHs
available)

powered on
2 Dual-timeslot TRX A dual-timeslot extended TRX with the

priority TA value greater than 63 or a non-dual-
timeslot extended TRX with the TA value
equal to or less than 63 is preferred.
3 Whether the downlink A TRX with no downlink dual-carrier

dual-carrier feature request or the first channel does not
meets the multislot meet the multislot capability is preferred.
capability
4 TRX service priority A TRX with a higher service priority is

preferred.
Based on the channel request and the
supporting capability of a candidate TRX
for EDGE+, EGPRS, and GPRS services, the
TRX service priorities in descending order
are as follows:
EGPRS level A > EGPRS/ GPRS

preferred.
6 Timeslot shutdown If the value of the maximum number of

channels supported by the TRX minus the
number of channels on which timeslots
can be shut down is large, the TRX is
preferred.

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7 Control channel This factor takes effect only for the

multislot-triggered PDCH conversion. A
TRX where control channels are fixed for
MSs is preferred.
8 Number of TCHs that can A TRX with the maximum number of

be converted to EGPRS TCHs that can be converted to EGPRS
PDCHs on the TRX PDCHs is preferred.
9 Number of activated A TRX with the maximum number of

EGPRS PDCHs on the TRX activated EGPRS PDCHs is preferred.
10 Maximum number of A TRX with the maximum number of

consecutive activated consecutive activated EGPRS PDCHs is
EGPRS PDCHs on the TRX preferred.
11 PDCH location in the A TRX whose PDCHs in the consecutive

consecutive activated activated EGPRS PDCH group on the TRX
EGPRS PDCH group on are likely to correspond to the following
the TRX timeslots in sequence are preferred:
timeslots 6, 5, 7, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

be converted to PDCHs TCHs that can be converted to PDCHs is
on the TRX preferred.
13 Number of activated A TRX with the maximum number of

PDCHs on the TRX activated PDCHs is preferred.
14 Maximum number of A TRX with the maximum number of

consecutive activated consecutive activated PDCHs is preferred.
PDCHs on the TRX
15 PDCH location in the A TRX whose PDCHs are in the right part
consecutive activated in the consecutive activated PDCH group
PDCH group on the TRX on the TRX are preferred.
16 Dynamic PDCH attribute A TRX with the maximum value of the

of the TRX weighting sum of each channel type in
the channel group on the TRX is
preferred.
17 FH attribute of the TRX A TRX that does not participate in FH is

preferred.
18 Interference level of the A TRX with less interference is preferred.

TRX
19 Whether the TRX is a A BCCH TRX with the

BCCH TRX BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter set to
PSFIRST(PSFirst) is preferred.

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20 TRX load A TRX with the minimum PDCH group

load is preferred.
21 Frequency band A TRX whose frequency band is different

from that used by BCCH TRX is preferred.
Table 5-3 Weighting factors and priority levels for PDCH conversion (PDCHs
unavailable)

powered on
2 Dual-timeslot TRX A dual-timeslot extended TRX with the TA

priority value greater than 63 or a non-dual-
timeslot extended TRX with the TA value
equal to or less than 63 is preferred.
3 Whether the downlink A TRX with no downlink dual-carrier

dual-carrier feature request or the first channel does not
meets the multislot meet the multislot capability is preferred.
capability
4 TRX service priority A TRX with a higher service priority is

preferred.
Based on the channel request and the
supporting capability of a candidate TRX
for EDGE+, EGPRS, and GPRS services, the
TRX service priorities in descending order
are as follows:
EGPRS level A > EGPRS/ GPRS

preferred.
6 Timeslot shutdown If the value of the maximum number of

channels supported by the TRX minus the
number of channels on which timeslots
can be shut down is large, the TRX is
preferred.


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8 Number of consecutive A TRX with the maximum number of

TCHs that can be consecutive TCHs that can be converted
converted to EGPRS to EGPRS PDCHs is preferred.
PDCHs on the TRX
9 Spacing between channel A TRX with the minimum spacing

groups in which between channel groups in which
consecutive TCHs can be consecutive TCHs can be converted to
converted to EGPRS EGPRS PDCHs is preferred.
PDCHs
10 TCH location in the A TRX whose consecutive TCHs that can

channel group in which be converted to EGPRS PDCHs in the
consecutive TCHs can be channel group are likely to correspond to
converted to EGPRS the following timeslots in sequence is
PDCHs preferred: timeslots 6, 5, 7, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

12 Number of consecutive A TRX with the maximum number of

TCHs that can be TCHs that can be converted to PDCHs in
converted to PDCHs on the PDCH group is preferred.
the TRX
13 Spacing between channel A TRX with the minimum spacing

groups in which between channel groups in which
consecutive TCHs can be consecutive TCHs can be converted to
converted to PDCHs on PDCHs is preferred.
the TRX
14 TCH location in the A TRX whose consecutive TCHs that can

channel group in which be converted to PDCHs in the channel
consecutive TCHs can be group are likely to correspond to the
converted to PDCHs following timeslots in sequence is
preferred: timeslots 6, 5, 7, 4, 3, 2, and 1.
15 Dynamic PDCH attribute A TRX with the maximum value of the

of the TRX weighting sum of each channel type in
the channel group on the TRX is
preferred.
16 FH attribute of the TRX A TRX that does not participate in FH is

preferred.
17 Interference level of the A TRX with less interference is preferred.

TRX
18 Whether the TRX is a A BCCH TRX with the

BCCH TRX BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter set to
PSFIRST(PSFirst) is preferred.

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19 TRX load A TRX with the minimum PDCH group

load is preferred.
20 Frequency band A TRX incompatible with the frequency

band used by the BCCH TRX is preferred.
5.4 Abis Link Application

When the coding scheme of TBFs on a GPRS/EGPRS channel needs to be changed,
the BSC triggers an Abis link application according to the actual coding scheme.
The ApplyMultiAbisTS (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter specifies whether the BSC
can apply for multiple secondary links at a time.
When EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), if E64KPriSwitch
(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the BSC applies for an Abis link
immediately after a TCH is converted to an EGPRS channel. This preferentially
ensures that the EGPRS channel can be bound to a 64 kbit/s Abis link.

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Parameter Description 6 Release of Dynamic PDCHs
6 Release of Dynamic PDCHs
6.1 Overview
When a dynamic PDCH remains idle for a period of time, the BSC releases it. The
period of idle time is specified by a timer, which is determined by the
DYNCHFREETM (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter. If PS services occupy the
dynamic PDCH before the timer expires, the timer stops. After all the TBFs on the
dynamic PDCH are released, the timer restarts.
The CS service preempts the dynamic PDCH when no TCHs are available for
allocation. If the Abis interface uses the High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
transmission or IP transmission, the CS service also preempts the dynamic PDCH
when no Abis transmission resources are available.
NOTE
The BSC6910 does not support the HDLC transmission.
To improve the PS service performance, the BSC enables the GBFD-119505 PDCH
Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds feature when both the following
conditions are met:
● CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to a value other than 100.
● The Um interface resources and digital signal processing (DSP) resources are
insufficient.
● The proportion of idle CS channels in the cell is less than the value of
CHIDLLOWTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910).
Dynamic PDCH Release When Um Interface Resources Are Insufficient

The BSC triggers a dynamic PDCH release after detecting that the Um interface
resources are insufficient if more than four PDCHs can be allocated to MSs in a
cell and either of the following conditions is met:
● Both of the following conditions are met if PSDUALTHROPTSW (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to OFF(Off):
– The proportion of idle channels in the cell is less than the value of

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– The MS multiplexing rates on the uplink and downlink PDCHs are less
than the values of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) and
DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) respectively.
● PSDUALTHROPTSW (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to OFF(Off) and the number
of available idle CS channels in the cell is less than the value of
DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910).
● Both of the following conditions are met if PSDUALTHROPTSW (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to ON(On):
– The proportion of idle channels in the cell is less than the value of
– The MS multiplexing rates on the uplink and downlink PDCHs are less
than the values of UPDYNCHNRETRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) and
DWNDYNCHNRETRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) respectively.
If the dynamic PDCH release is triggered because of insufficient Um interface

resources, only one PDCH is released at a time.
NOTE
TBF load is the total number of MSs carried on the channels of a cell.
Dynamic PDCH Release When DSP Resources Are Insufficient

The number of PDCHs that can be activated at the same time is limited. When
dynamic PDCH conversion fails and PSRESPREEMPT (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set
to YES(Yes), the BSS performs dynamic PDCH release if either of the following
conditions is met:
● The cell where dynamic PDCH conversion fails meets any of the following
conditions:
– Less than four PDCHs are allocated to MSs in the cell.
– The uplink TBF load in the cell is greater than the value of
UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) or the downlink TBF load in
the cell is greater than the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910).
● The cell with the same DSP distribution as the cell where dynamic PDCH
conversion fails meets all the following conditions:
– The PSRESPREEMPTED (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
YES(Yes).
– More than four PDCHs are allocated to MSs in the cell.
– The uplink TBF load in the cell is less than the value of
UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) and the downlink TBF load
in the cell is less than the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910).
If the BSC releases PDCHs in the cells with the same DSP distribution meeting the
previous conditions, the cell whose dynamic PDCH conversion fails preempts the
released PDCHs. If the dynamic PDCH release is triggered because of insufficient
DSP resources, only one PDCH is released at a time.

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Dynamic PDCH Release When Timeslot Resources Are Insufficient

When idle timeslot application fails in a cell because of limited Abis transmission
resources and PSRESPREEMPT (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to YES(Yes), the BSC
performs dynamic PDCH release if the cell whose idle timeslot application fails
and other cells under the same BTS meets the following conditions:
● The cell whose idle timeslot application fails meets all the following
conditions:
YES(Yes).
UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) or the downlink TBF load in
the cell is less than the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910).
– The bandwidth of the cell whose PDCH application fails is less than the
value of PDCHGBR (BSC6900, BSC6910).
● Other cells at the same site meet all the following conditions:
YES(Yes).
UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) and the downlink TBF load
in the cell is less than the value of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910).
– More than four PDCHs are allocated to MSs in the cell.
If the BSC releases PDCHs in other cells that meeting the previous conditions in
the same site, the cell whose idle timeslot application fails preempts the released
PDCHs. If the dynamic PDCH release is triggered because of insufficient idle
timeslots, only one PDCH is released at a time.
6.2 Rules for Releasing Dynamic PDCHs

A dynamic PDCH may be released due to the following factors:
● Preemption by CS services
● Insufficient resources
Table 6-1 lists the indexes of factors for a dynamic PDCH release due to
preemption by CS services and insufficient resources when EnPDAdminOpt
(BSC6900, BSC6910) and PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) are set
to different values.

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Table 6-1 Indexes of factors for a dynamic PDCH release due to preemption
by CS services and insufficient resources when EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900,
BSC6910) and PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) are set to different
values
EnPDAdmin PDCHReclaimPolicy Dynamic PDCH Dynamic PDCH

Opt Release Due to Release Due to
Preemption by Insufficient
CS Services Resources
ON(On) LOADFIRST(PDCH Table 6-3 Table 6-3

Load First for Active
PDCH Release and
Preemption)
RECLAIMCONTINUI- Table 6-3 Table 6-4

TYFIRST(Continuity
First for Release
and Load First for
Preemption)
CONTINUITYFIRST( Table 6-4 Table 6-4

PDCH Continuity
First for Active
PDCH Release and
Preemption)
OFF(Off) / Table 6-2 Table 6-2
NOTE
● When PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to

RECLAIMCONTINUITYFIRST(Continuity First for Release and Load First for
Preemption) or CONTINUITYFIRST(PDCH Continuity First for Active PDCH
Release and Preemption):
If a PDCH is used as the control channel and is preempted, and if there are still
available PDCHs in a cell, the BSC reallocates TBFs on the preempted PDCH to
other PDCHs in the cell by using the TS procedure before the preempted PDCH is
released. This prevents call drops caused by preemption. However, the effect in
preventing call drops is reduced when preemptions frequently occur.
● When PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to LOADFIRST(PDCH Load
First for Active PDCH Release and Preemption), the solution of preventing call
drops caused by preemption takes effect only if CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to a value other than 100.
Table 6-2 Factors for a dynamic PDCH release (with PDCH allocation optimization
disabled)
1 Frequency band If a dynamic PDCH uses a frequency band

that is not required by CS services, the BSC
cannot release the dynamic PDCH.

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2 Concentric cell If the concentric cell attribute required for

preemption is only underlaid subcell or only
overlaid subcell and the position of a
dynamic PDCH in the concentric cell does
not meet the preemption requirement, the
BSC cannot release the dynamic PDCH.
If the concentric cell attribute required for
preemption is underlaid subcell preferred or
overlaid subcell preferred and the position
of a dynamic PDCH in the concentric cell
meets the preemption requirement, the BSC
preferentially releases the dynamic PDCH.
3 Whether a dynamic The BSC preferentially releases an idle

PDCH is idle dynamic PDCH.
4 Whether a dynamic The BSC preferentially releases a dynamic

PDCH is marked as the PDCH that is marked as the PDCH to be
PDCH to be released released.
5 Number of multiplexed For a dynamic PDCH release due to

MSs using a dynamic insufficient transmission resources: This
PDCH as the control PDCH cannot be preempted if it is used as
channel the control channel for an MS.
For a dynamic PDCH release due to
resource preemption by CS services:
If DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to LEVEL0(Preempt all
dynamic TCHFs), the smaller the number
of times that a dynamic PDCH is used as
the control channel, the higher the priority
of releasing the dynamic PDCH.
6 Whether a dynamic The priority of releasing a PDCH that has

PDCH is a reserved been pre-converted during the PDCH pre-
channel conversion procedure is low.
7 Number of MSs If DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900,

multiplexed onto a BSC6910) is set to LEVEL2(No preempt of
dynamic PDCH service TCHF) and at least one MS uses a
dynamic PDCH, the BSC cannot release the
dynamic PDCH.
dynamic TCHFs) or LEVEL1(No preempt
of CCHs), the smaller the number of MSs
multiplexed onto a dynamic PDCH, the
higher the priority of releasing the dynamic
PDCH.

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8 Number of static The smaller the number of static PDCHs on

PDCHs configured on the TRX configured with a dynamic PDCH,
the TRX with a dynamic the higher the priority of releasing the
PDCH dynamic PDCH.
9 Number of PDCHs on The smaller the number of PDCHs on the

the TRX with a dynamic TRX configured with a dynamic PDCH, the
PDCH higher the priority of releasing the dynamic
PDCH.
10 Whether a dynamic The priority of releasing a dynamic PDCH is

PDCH is carried on a high if the TRX that carries the PDCH also
GPRS TRX carries GPRS dedicated channels.
11 Preferred channel type The BSC releases channels according to the

of the dynamic PDCH following priorities in descending order:
GPRS channels > EGPRS common channels
> EGPRS preferred channels
12 Timeslot number of a The BSC releases dynamic PDCHs in

dynamic PDCH timeslots 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, and 6 in order.
enabled)
1 Frequency band If a dynamic PDCH uses a frequency band

that is not required by CS services, the BSC
cannot release the dynamic PDCH.
2 Concentric cell If the concentric cell attribute required for

preemption is only underlaid subcell or only
overlaid subcell and the position of a
dynamic PDCH in the concentric cell does
not meet the preemption requirement, the
BSC cannot release the dynamic PDCH.
If the concentric cell attribute required for
preemption is underlaid subcell preferred or
overlaid subcell preferred and the position
of a dynamic PDCH in the concentric cell
meets the preemption requirement, the BSC
preferentially releases the dynamic PDCH.
3 Whether a dynamic The BSC preferentially releases an idle

PDCH is idle dynamic PDCH.

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4 Whether a dynamic The BSC preferentially releases a dynamic

PDCH is marked as the PDCH that is marked as the PDCH to be
PDCH to be released released.
If PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to RECLAIMCONTINUITY-
FIRST(Continuity First for Release and
Load First for Preemption), this factor
does not take effect.
5 Number of multiplexed For a dynamic PDCH release due to

MSs using a dynamic insufficient transmission resources: This
PDCH as the control PDCH cannot be preempted if it is used as
channel the control channel for an MS.
For a dynamic PDCH release due to resource
preemption by CS services:
dynamic TCHFs), the smaller the number
of times that a dynamic PDCH is used as
the control channel, the higher the priority
6 Whether a dynamic The priority of releasing a PDCH that has

PDCH is a reserved been pre-converted during the PDCH pre-
channel conversion procedure is low.
7 Whether a dynamic The priority of releasing a dynamic PDCH is

PDCH is carried on a high if the TRX that carries the PDCH also
GPRS TRX carries GPRS dedicated channels.

multiplexed onto a BSC6910) is set to LEVEL2(No preempt of
dynamic PDCH service TCHF) and at least one MS uses a
dynamic PDCH, the BSC cannot release the
dynamic PDCH.
dynamic TCHFs) or LEVEL1(No preempt
of CCHs), the smaller the number of MSs
multiplexed onto a dynamic PDCH, the
higher the priority of releasing the dynamic
PDCH.
9 Number of static The smaller the number of static PDCHs on

PDCHs configured on the TRX configured with a dynamic PDCH,
the TRX with a the higher the priority of releasing the
dynamic PDCH dynamic PDCH.

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10 Whether a dynamic If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,

PDCH is carried on the BSC6910) is set to CLOSE(Close), this
BCCH TRX factor does not take effect.
If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to CSFIRST(CSFirst) and
the PDCH is carried on the BCCH TRX, the
priority of releasing the PDCH is low.
BSC6910) is set to PSFIRST(PSFirst) and
the PDCH is carried on the BCCH TRX, the
priority of releasing the PDCH is high.
11 Number of dynamic The smaller the number of dynamic EGPRS

EGPRS channels channels configured on a TRX, the higher
configured on a TRX the priority of releasing dynamic PDCHs on
the TRX.
12 Number of dynamic The smaller the number of dynamic EGPRS

EGPRS channels channels activated on a TRX, the higher the
activated on a TRX priority of releasing dynamic PDCHs on the
TRX.
13 Number of dynamic The smaller the number of dynamic GPRS

GPRS channels channels configured on a TRX, the higher
configured on a TRX the priority of releasing dynamic PDCHs.
14 Number of dynamic The smaller the number of dynamic GPRS

GPRS channels channels activated on a TRX, the higher the
activated on a TRX priority of releasing dynamic PDCHs on the
TRX.
15 Maximum number of The smaller the number of consecutive

consecutive PDCHs in PDCHs in a PDCH group, the higher the
PDCH groups priority of releasing dynamic PDCHs in the
PDCH group.
16 Preferred channel type The BSC releases channels according to the

of the dynamic PDCH following priorities in descending order:
GPRS channels > EGPRS common channels
> EGPRS preferred channels

dynamic PDCH timeslots 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, and 6 in order.
18 DTM channel priority If this channel is a DTM channel, the priority

of releasing this channel is low.

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enabled and preferential consideration of PS continuity)
1 Frequency band If a dynamic PDCH uses a frequency

band that is not required by CS services,
the BSC cannot release the dynamic
PDCH.
2 Concentric cell If the concentric cell attribute required

for preemption is only underlaid subcell
or only overlaid subcell and the position
of a dynamic PDCH in the concentric
cell does not meet the preemption
requirement, the BSC cannot release the
dynamic PDCH.
If the concentric cell attribute required
for preemption is underlaid subcell
preferred or overlaid subcell preferred
and the position of a dynamic PDCH in
the concentric cell meets the
preemption requirement, the BSC
preferentially releases the dynamic
PDCH.
3 Whether a dynamic PDCH The BSC preferentially releases a

is marked as the PDCH to dynamic PDCH that is marked as the
be released PDCH to be released.
4 Whether the dynamic The channels on the TRX carrying GPRS

PDCH is carried on a dedicated channels are preferentially
GPRS TRX preempted.
5 Number of static PDCHs The smaller the number of static PDCHs

configured on the TRX on the TRX configured with a dynamic
with a dynamic PDCH PDCH, the higher the priority of
releasing the dynamic PDCH.
6 Whether a dynamic PDCH If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,

is carried on the BCCH BSC6910) is set to CLOSE(Close), this
TRX factor does not take effect.
BSC6910) is set to CSFIRST(CSFirst)
and the PDCH is carried on the BCCH
TRX, the priority of releasing the PDCH
is low.
BSC6910) is set to PSFIRST(PSFirst)
and the PDCH is carried on the BCCH
TRX, the priority of releasing the PDCH
is high.

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7 Number of dynamic The smaller the number of dynamic

EGPRS channels EGPRS channels configured on a TRX,
configured on a TRX the higher the priority of releasing
dynamic PDCHs on the TRX.
8 Number of dynamic The smaller the number of dynamic

EGPRS channels activated EGPRS channels activated on a TRX, the
on a TRX higher the priority of releasing dynamic
PDCHs on the TRX.
9 Number of dynamic GPRS The smaller the number of dynamic

channels configured on a GPRS channels configured on a TRX, the
TRX higher the priority of releasing dynamic
PDCHs.
10 Number of dynamic GPRS The smaller the number of dynamic

channels activated on a GPRS channels activated on a TRX, the
TRX higher the priority of releasing dynamic
PDCHs on the TRX.
11 Maximum number of The smaller the number of consecutive

consecutive PDCHs in PDCHs in a PDCH group, the higher the
PDCH groups priority of releasing dynamic PDCHs in
the PDCH group.
12 Preferred channel type of The BSC releases channels according to

the dynamic PDCH the following priorities in descending
order:
GPRS channels > EGPRS common
channels > EGPRS preferred channels

dynamic PDCH timeslots 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, and 6 in
order.
14 Whether a dynamic PDCH The BSC preferentially releases an idle

is idle dynamic PDCH.
15 Number of multiplexed If DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900,

MSs using a dynamic BSC6910) is set to LEVEL0(Preempt all
PDCH as the control dynamic TCHFs), the smaller the
channel number of times that a dynamic PDCH
is used as the control channel, the
higher the priority of releasing the
dynamic PDCH.

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multiplexed onto a BSC6910) is set to LEVEL2(No preempt
dynamic PDCH of service TCHF) and at least one MS
uses a dynamic PDCH, the BSC cannot
release the dynamic PDCH.
dynamic TCHFs) or LEVEL1(No
preempt of CCHs), the smaller the
number of MSs multiplexed onto a
dynamic PDCH, the higher the priority
17 DTM channel priority If this channel is a DTM channel, the

priority of releasing this channel is low.
To select a dynamic PDCH, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Filter all dynamic PDCHs in the cell based on the criteria with the highest priority:
● If only one dynamic PDCH meets the criteria, the dynamic PDCH is selected as
the candidate PDCH.
● If multiple dynamic PDCHs meet the criteria, these dynamic PDCHs are
involved in the next round of filtering, as described in Step 2.
● If no dynamic PDCH meets the criteria, all the dynamic PDCHs are involved in
the next round of filtering, as described in Step 2.
Step 2 Filter all the dynamic PDCHs based on the criteria with a lower priority:
● If only one dynamic PDCH meets the criteria, the dynamic PDCH is selected as
the candidate PDCH.
● If multiple dynamic PDCHs meet the criteria, repeat Step 2 until the
corresponding dynamic PDCH is selected.
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Parameter Description 7 PDCH Repacking
7 PDCH Repacking
7.1 Overview
In scenarios where PS services are preferentially processed, PDCH repacking
ensures the PDCH continuity and that PDCHs are distributed to several TRXs in a
cell.
If the PDCHREFORMING (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to YES(YES), the
BSC regards that the TCHs occupied by CS services can be converted to PDCHs
when selecting the optimal channel group. If the selected optimal PDCH group
contains TCHs occupied by CS services, the BSC performs an intra-cell handover
for the MSs processing CS services. Then, the BSC determines whether to convert
the TCHs to PDCHs based on the handover result.
● When the handover succeeds, the BSC automatically converts idle TCHs to
PDCHs.
● When the handover fails:
– If DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to LEVEL2(No
preempt of service TCHF), the BSC releases CS services and
automatically converts idle TCHs to PDCHs.
– If DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to a value other
than LEVEL2(No preempt of service TCHF), CS services return to the
original channel and no channel conversion is required.
If PDCHREFORMING (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to YES(YES) and
EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the PDCH repacking uses
the following optimized algorithm:
● During the PDCH conversion, the BSC regards that TCHs occupied by CS
services cannot be converted to PDCHs when selecting the optimal channel
group.
● The PDCH repacking is triggered when the number of converted PDCHs does
not reach the expected number or the PDCH conversion is performed on a
TRX that does not have any PDCH.
● The PDCH repacking is allowed only when the cell load is less than the value
of AMRFULLTOHALFHOTHRESH (BSC6900, BSC6910) and the minimum
value of NOAMRFULLTOHALFTHRESH (BSC6900, BSC6910).

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● During the PDCH repacking, the BSC traverses all TRXs configured with
PDCHs in the cell to find a CS user that has the most significant impact on
the PDCH to trigger a forced intra-cell handover.
● After triggering the forced intra-cell handover for the TCH occupied by the CS
user, the BSC starts a timer. Another PDCH repacking can be performed only
after the timer expires.
● The occupied TCH becomes idle after the handover and a conversion from the
TCH to a PDCH is triggered by a new PS user.
7.2 Conditions for Handing over a CS User

If PDCHREFORMING (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to YES(YES), the BSC performs a
forced intra-cell handover for CS users who use TCHs in the selected channel
group.
If PDCHREFORMING (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to YES(YES) and

EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the BSC selects CS users
depending on the factors listed in Table 7-1 to perform a forced intra-cell
handover.
Table 7-1 Factors that are considered during intra-cell handover for MSs
processing CS services
Priority Factors Description
1 BCCH TRX priority This factor determines whether to first hand

over services carried on TCHs on the BCCH
TRX. The BCCH TRX has a high priority if PS
services carried on the BCCH are preferentially
processed.
2 Channel type A channel whose preferred service type is

EGPRS is preferentially selected.
3 TRX weight The TRX with the larger number of PDCHs is

preferentially selected.
4 Number of The channel group with the largest number of

consecutive PDCHs consecutive PDCHs (including the TCHs that
can be converted to PDCHs) is preferentially
selected.
5 TCH location The TCH with the largest timeslot number is

7.3 CS Users Do Not Support Forced Intra-Cell

Handover
The BSC cannot trigger a forced intra-cell handover for the following CS users:

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● CS users in DTM connection state

● VGCS or VBS users
● CS users who are being releasing
● HSCSD users
● VAMOS users (This is added for PDCH repacking because VAMOS users
cannot be multiplexed onto the same TCH after being handed over. In
addition, forced handover will increase the cell load.)
● CS users on the TRX where the number of converted PDCHs has reached the
maximum number allowed (This is added for PDCH repacking because the
number of converted PDCHs on the TRX has reached the maximum and even
forced handover will not trigger the PDCH conversion.)
7.4 Precautions for PDCH Repacking

To enable the PDCH repacking, EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) must be set
to ON(On). This enhances the PDCH continuity and convergence by considering
the PDCH continuity during PDCH allocation, conversion, and preemption.
The PDCH repacking does not apply to cells with a single TRX or cells with
discontinuous PDCHs.
When the traffic is stable (both the CS and PS users keep their current services
alive) and the following conditions are met, ping-pong repacking occurs. This
increases forced CS service handovers. Therefore, do not enable the PDCH
repacking in the following scenarios:
● The PDCHs configured on the TRX are not continuous and therefore cannot
meet the MSs' multislot capability.
● The PDCHs on the TRX are not continuous due to the configuration of
SDCCHs and therefore cannot meet the MSs' multislot capability.
● The PDCHs on the TRX are not continuous because some timeslots on the TRX
are blocked and therefore cannot meet the MSs' multislot capability.

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Parameter Description 8 PDCH Automatic Planning
8 PDCH Automatic Planning
The PDCH automatic planning function is enabled by setting AutoGprsChPri

(BSC6900, BSC6910) to ON(On). The scenarios for triggering PDCH automatic
planning are as follows:
● The values of the following parameters change:

– EgprsSpeChnum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– EgprsPriChnum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– EgprsNorChnum (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– RAMBCAP (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– EgprsSpeChnumInn (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– EgprsPriChnumInn (BSC6900, BSC6910)
– EgprsNorChnumInn (BSC6900, BSC6910)
● The BSC enables the PDCH automatic planning function on schedule. This
prevents the number of PDCHs from decreasing after the TRX for planned
PDCHs becomes faulty.
Table 8-1 Factors for preferred TRXs selected for PDCH automatic planning
1 GSM and UMTS (GU) If a TRX is not involved in GU spectrum

spectrum sharing TRX sharing, the TRX is preferentially
selected.
2 BCCH frequency band or If a TRX is on the BCCH frequency band

its compatible frequency or its compatible frequency band and
bands RAMBCAP (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
BCCHANDSUBFREQS(BCCH Band and
Compatible Bands), the TRX is
3 Number of static PDCHs If a TRX is configured with a large

number of statistic PDCHs, the TRX is

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Parameter Description 8 PDCH Automatic Planning
4 BCCH TRX priority If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,

BSC6910) is set to PSFIRST(PSFirst), the
BCCH TRX is preferentially selected.
5 Number of TCHs that can If a TRX is configured with a large

be converted to PDCHs number of TCHs that can be converted
to PDCHs, the TRX is preferentially
selected.
6 Interference If a TRX does not participate in

frequency hopping, the TRX is
The PDCH automatic planning procedure is as follows:
Step 1 Select a functional TRX.

Step 2 If at least one EGPRS channel is configured, set channels except EGPRS channels
to GPRS channels.
Step 3 Enable the PDCH automatic planning for the TRX with the highest priority, and
plan PDCHs in timeslots 7 to 0 in sequence, regardless of whether a timeslot is
functional.
Step 4 Specify the channel type in the following order: EGPRS dedicated channels >EGPRS
preferred channels > EGPRS common channels. Specify the type for a channel only
after the type for the previous one has been specified.
Step 5 The number of channels of different types is specified by parameters. If the total
number of configurable channels is less than the numbers of channels specified by
parameters, meet the number of required channels in the following order: EGPRS
preferred channels > EGPRS common channels > EGPRS dedicated channels. EDGE
channels are no longer configured if no channels can be configured. In this
situation, GPRS channels cannot be planned.
Step 6 If there are still available channels after EGPRS channels are planned, set them to
GPRS dedicated channels.
NOTE
● For a concentric cell, enable the PDCH automatic planning function for the overlaid and
underlaid subcells independently.
● You can run the DSP CHNSTAT command to query the planning result.
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Parameter Description 9 Related Features
9 Related Features
9.1 Features Related to GBFD-113101 PDCH Dynamic

Adjustment
Prerequisite Features
Feature ID Feature Name Description
GBFD-114101 GPRS -
GBFD-114201 EGPRS -
Mutually Exclusive Features

None
Impacted Features
GBFD-221201 Dynamic BCCH TRX When both Dynamic BCCH TRX

Timeslot Shutdown Timeslot Shutdown and PDCH
Dynamic Adjustment are enabled,
if the channel in a timeslot that is
allowed to be shut down is
converted to PDCH, this timeslot
cannot be shut down.

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9.2 Features Related to GBFD-119303 Load Sharing

GBFD-114101 GPRS -
GBFD-114201 EGPRS -

None
Impacted Features
None
9.3 GBFD-119501 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and

Downlink Channels
GBFD-114101 GPRS -
GBFD-114201 EGPRS -

None
Impacted Features
None

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9.4 Features Related to GBFD-119505 PDCH Dynamic

Adjustment with Two Thresholds
GBFD-114101 GPRS This feature requires either of the

features.
GBFD-114201 EGPRS

None
Impacted Features
GBFD-511611 Duty-Cycle-based This feature improves PDCH bearer

PDCH Management efficiency and reduces channel
resource occupation, with the user
service rate guaranteed to the
greatest extent. However, this
feature reduces radio resource
usage. Do not simultaneously
enable this feature and
GBFD-119505 PDCH Dynamic
Adjustment with Two Thresholds,
to ensure radio resource usage and
PS user experience.
9.5 Features Related to GBFD-119302 Packet Channel

Dispatching
GBFD-114201 EGPRS -

None

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Impacted Features
None

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Parameter Description 10 Network Impact
10 Network Impact
10.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment
10.1.1 System Capacity

The PDCH Dynamic Adjustment feature minimizes the impact of GPRS services on
CS services, reduces the maintenance and configuration workload, and increases
channel usage and network capacity.
10.1.2 Network Performance

Enabling the PDCH allocation optimization and PDCH automatic planning
functions has the following impacts on the network performance:
● PDCH continuity improves.
● The satisfaction rate of multislot capability increases.
● The number of TCH-to-PDCH conversions and the number of occupied PDCHs
decrease.
When the PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to
Release and Preemption):
● If a PDCH is preempted because of heavy CS load or if a PDCH is converted
back to a TCH to prevent CS access congestion, the BSC preferentially
considers PS continuity for PDCH-to-TCH conversion and preemption, this
ensures that CS services can preferentially access the network and further
protects PS continuity, thereby improving user experience on PS services
during busy hours.
● The throughput rate, LLC throughput, and efficiency in which PDCHs carry
TBFs increase.
When the GPRSLoadOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to ON(On):
● If the proportion of EGPRS and GPRS channels significantly differs from the
proportion of traffic processed on EGPRS and GPRS channels, the following

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condition is met: EGPRS multiplexing rate > ( DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV

(BSC6900, BSC6910) /10 or UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) /10)
> GPRS multiplexing rate. In this scenario, the number of GPRS channels
converted from TCHs can be reduced to meet the requirement specified by
the dynamic channel conversion threshold.
– This improves the efficiency in which a PDCH carries TBFs, increases the
proportion of TCHHs used by CS services, and eliminates network
interference.
– This decreases the values of the AL9425: Uplink Throughput of GPRS
Users LLC PDU and AL9529: Downlink Throughput of GPRS Users LLC
PDU counters, but it is not considered as a negative gain.
● If the proportion of EGPRS and GPRS channels is consistent with the
proportion of traffic processed on EGPRS and GPRS channels, network
performance is not affected.
When EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), if E64KPriSwitch

(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On) and the Abis interface uses TDM
transmission, the BSC preferentially allocates the PDCH group with a high Abis
transmission bandwidth to EGPRS users. In a PS network where the downlink
services account for a large proportion, this helps EGPRS users use a high-rate
coding scheme and increases the downlink service rate.
NOTICE
E64KpriLoadThd (BSC6900, BSC6910) must be used with PDCHDWNLEV

(BSC6900, BSC6910). Therefore, set PDCHDWNLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) to 160.
Otherwise, there are no obvious gains.
10.2 Load Sharing

None.

With the Load Sharing feature, the BSC automatically checks the PDCH usage in a
cell and allocates MSs from heavy-load PDCHs to light-load PDCHs. This increases
PS service throughput.
10.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink

Channels

None.

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With the Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels feature, the BSC
automatically checks uplink and downlink PS traffic and dynamically adjusts the
number of uplink and downlink PDCHs allocated to MSs. This increases PS service
throughput.
10.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds

With the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Threshold feature, the BSC
performs the dynamic PDCH conversion based on the actual traffic in a cell,
increasing the radio resource usage.

This feature decreases the number of times CS services preempt PDCHs used by PS
services. This improves CS access performance and PS retainability performance.
10.5 Packet Channel Dispatching

None

None

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Parameter Description 11 Engineering Guidelines
11 Engineering Guidelines
11.1 When to Use GPRS/EGPRS Channel Management
11.1.1 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment

None
11.1.2 Load Sharing

None
11.1.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels

None
11.1.4 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds

It is recommended that the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds
feature be used in the areas that meet the following conditions:
● Both CS and PS services are heavy.

● CS service busy hours differ from PS service busy hours.
In areas where the voice quality is a major concern, set TCHBUSYTHRESOPT

(BSC6900, BSC6910) to OPEN(Open) to avoid the increase in the proportion of
calls using TCHHs.
When this feature is enabled, set TCH2SDPREEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) to

OFF(Off). If TCH2SDPREEN (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On), the BSC
converts some idle TCHs into SDCCHs, decreasing the number of TCHs that can be
converted into PDCHs.
11.1.5 Packet Channel Dispatching

None

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11.2 Required Information

● When the PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to a
value other than LOADFIRST(PDCH Load First for Active PDCH Release and
Preemption), the BSC preferentially considers PS continuity during a dynamic
channel release. However, in this situation, the EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900,
BSC6910) parameter must be set to ON(On) and the CHALLOCSTRATEGY
parameter must be set to PSRELATIVELY(PS relatively preferred) or
CONTINUITY(Continuity preferred).
● In a migration scenario, set the PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910)
parameter to CONTINUITYFIRST(PDCH Continuity First for Active PDCH
Release and Preemption). In other scenarios, set the PDCHReclaimPolicy
(BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to RECLAIMCONTINUITYFIRST(Continuity
First for Release and Load First for Preemption).
● When there is a high probability that a PDCH is preempted or when a large
number of PDCHs in a cell are preempted, the PS rate may fluctuate. In this
situation, set the PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter to
Preemption) to minimize the impact of preemption on MSs processing PS
services.
11.2.2 Load Sharing

None
11.2.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels

None

Before deploying the Active TBF Allocation feature, collect the following
information during peak hours to evaluate performance gains:
● Proportion of PDCHs
● Efficiency in which PDCHs carry TBFs
● PDCH multiplexing rate
● Proportion of CS services using the half-rate coding scheme
● Number of times CS services preempt PDCHs used by PS services

None
11.3 Deploying PDCH Dynamic Adjustment

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11.3.1 Deployment Requirement

Table 11-1 Deployment requirement
Aspect Requirement
Related features See 9 Related Features
BSC The packet service processing boards and Gb interface

boards must be configured if a built-in PCU is to be used.
BTS The BTS supports the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment feature.
GSM networking None
MS None
MSC None
License None
Others The Gb interface has been configured.

● For details about how to configure the Gb interface for
the BSC6900, see section "Configuring the Gb Interface
(over IP)" in the BSC6900 GSM Initial Configuration
Guide.
● For details about how to configure the Gb interface for
the BSC6910, see "Configuring the Gb Interface (over
IP)" in BSC6910 GSM Initial Configuration Guide.
The transmission mode of the BTS has been configured.
11.3.2 Activation
Using MML Commands
Step 1 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GTRXCHAN command to configure a dynamic
PDCH. In this step, set Channel Type of the target channel to TCHFR(TCH Full
Rate).
Step 2 (Optional) Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command to activate the PDCH
management algorithm optimization. In this step, set PDCH Management
Optimization to ON(On).
Step 3 (Optional) Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command to activate the GPRS load
calculation optimization. In this step, set GPRS Load Calculation Optimize
Switch to ON(On).
Step 4 (Optional) Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command to enable the BSC to
automatically plan preferred GPRS PDCH types. In this step, set GPRS Channel
Priority Type Auto-Planning to ON(On).
● If the cell is not a concentric cell, set Number of EGPRS Normal Channels,
Number of EGPRS Priority Channels, or Number of EGPRS Special
Channels based on the channel type configured for the cell before the

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automatic planning function is enabled. In addition, set the following

parameters as follows:
– Number of EGPRS Special Channels (OL Subcell): 0
– Number of EGPRS Priority Channels (OL Subcell): 0
– Number of EGPRS Normal Channels (OL Subcell): 0
● If the cell is a concentric cell, set Number of EGPRS Normal Channels,
Number of EGPRS Priority Channels, or Number of EGPRS Special
Channels based on the channel type configured for the underlaid cell before
the automatic planning function is enabled. Set Number of EGPRS Special
Channels (OL Subcell), Number of EGPRS Priority Channels (OL Subcell),
or Number of EGPRS Normal Channels (OL Subcell) based on the channel
type configured for the overlaid cell.
preferentially consider PS continuity during a dynamic PDCH release. In this step,
set PDCH Management Optimization to ON(On) and PDCHReclaimPolicy to
CONTINUITYFIRST(PDCH Continuity First for Active PDCH Release and
Preemption).
preferentially allocate a 64 kbit/s EGPRS PDCH to an EGPRS user. In this step, set
PDCH Management Optimization to ON(On), set 64K EGPRS PDCH First
Switch to ON(On) and 64K EGPRS PDCH First Load Threshold to an appropriate
value based on the actual situation.
----End
MML Command Examples

//Configuring a dynamic PDCH
SET GTRXCHAN: IDTYPE=BYID, TRXID=901, CHNO=7, CHTYPE=TCHFR;
//(Optional) Activating the PDCH management algorithm optimization
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, EnPDAdminOpt=ON;
//(Optional) Activating the GPRS load calculation optimization
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, GPRSLoadOpt=ON;
//(Optional) Enabling the BSC to automatically plan preferred GPRS PDCH types
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, AutoGprsChPri=ON,
EgprsSpeChnum=4, EgprsPriChnum=8, EgprsNorChnum=18, EgprsSpeChnumInn=0,
EgprsPriChnumInn=0, EgprsNorChnumInn=0;
//(Optional) Enabling the BSC to preferentially consider PS continuity during a
dynamic PDCH release
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, EnPDAdminOpt=ON,
PDCHReclaimPolicy= CONTINUITYFIRST;
//(Optional) Enabling the BSC to preferentially allocate a 64 kbit/s EGPRS PDCH to
an EGPRS user
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, EnPDAdminOpt=ON,
E64KPriSwitch=ON, E64KPriLoadThd=50;

GSM BSS
Using the MAE-Deployment (Method 1)

NOTE
When configuring the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment feature on the MAE-Deployment, you
must perform a single configuration first, and then perform batch modifications if required.
You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the
parameter. You are advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the
parameter setting interface.
Step 1 Configure a single object on the MAE-Deployment. (MAE-Deployment single

configuration)
Set parameters on the MAE-Deployment configuration interface according to the

operation sequence described in Table 11-2.
For detailed operations on the MAE-Deployment, see Feature Configuration Using

the MAE-Deployment.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the MAE-Deployment. (MAE-Deployment

batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the
icon on the MAE-Deployment configuration interface to start the batch
modification wizard. For instructions on how to perform a batch modification
through the MAE-Deployment batch modification center, click on the wizard

interface to obtain online help.
----End
Table 11-2 Configuring parameters on the MAE-Deployment
SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter Configura

Object Name ID ble in
(MO) MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
1 GTRXCHAN BSC6900/ Channel CHTYPE Yes

BSC6910 Type
2 GCELLPSC BSC6900/ PDCH EnPDAdmi Yes

HM BSC6910 Manageme nOpt
NOTE nt
Configure Optimizati
this MO on
when
PDCH
Managem
ent
Optimizat
ion is set
to
ON(On).

GSM BSS

(MO) MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
3 GCELLPSC BSC6900/ GPRS Load GPRSLoad Yes

HM BSC6910 Calculation Opt
NOTE Optimize
Configure Switch
this MO
when
GPRS
Load
Calculatio
n
Optimize
Switch is
set to
ON(On).
4 GCELLPSC BSC6900/ GPRS AutoGprsC Yes

HM BSC6910 Channel hPri
NOTE Priority
Configure Type Auto-
this MO Planning
when
GPRS Number of EgprsNorC
Channel EGPRS hnum
Priority
Normal
Type
Auto- Channels
Planning
is set to Number of EgprsPriCh
ON(On). EGPRS num
Priority
Channels
Number of EgprsSpeC
EGPRS hnum
Special
Channels
Number of EgprsSpeC
EGPRS hnumInn
Special
Channels
(OL
Subcell)

GSM BSS

(MO) MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
Number of EgprsPriCh
EGPRS numInn
Priority
Channels
(OL
Subcell)
Number of EgprsNorC
EGPRS hnumInn
Normal
Channels
(OL
Subcell)
5 GCELLPSC BSC6900/ Dynamic PDCHRecla Yes

HM BSC6910 PDCH imPolicy
NOTE Release
Configure Policy
this MO
when
Dynamic
PDCH
Release
Policy is
set to
RECLAIMC
ONTINUIT
YFIRST(Co
ntinuity
First for
Release
and Load
First for
Preemptio
n) or
CONTINUI
TYFIRST(P
DCH
Continuity
First for
Active
PDCH
Release
and
Preemptio
n).

GSM BSS

(MO) MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
6 GCELLPSC BSC6900/ 64K EGPRS E64KPriSwi Yes

HM BSC6910 PDCH First tch
NOTE Switch
Configure
this MO 64K EGPRS E64KPriLoa
when 64K PDCH First dThd
EGPRS Load
PDCH Threshold
First
Switch is
set to
ON(On).
Using the MAE-Deployment (Method 2)

This function can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and
Maintenance function of the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see the
following section in the MAE-Deployment product documentation or online help:
MAE-Deployment Management > MAE-Deployment Guidelines > Enhanced
Feature Management > Feature Operation and Maintenance.
11.3.3 Activation Observation

Step 1 Check whether the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment feature is activated.
Use an MS to download data. Monitor the channel status on the LMT. The results
show that some TCHFs are converted into PDCHs.
Step 2 (Optional) Check whether the PDCH management algorithm optimization is
activated.
Use several MSs to perform PS services. Monitor the channel status on the LMT.
The results show that dynamic PDCHs are distributed on a few TRXs.
Step 3 (Optional) Check whether the GPRS load calculation optimization is activated.
Configure EGPRS channels and GPRS channels in a cell. It is recommended that
few EGPRS channels be configured.
1. Use multiple MSs to initiate EGPRS services. Ensure that the load on the
EGPRS channels exceeds the value of Downlink Multiplex Threshold of
Dynamic Channel Conversion or Uplink Multiplex Threshold of Dynamic
Channel Conversion divided by 10. Then, initiate GPRS services, convert TCHs
to GPRS channels, and record the value of the AR9303: Average Number of
Available PDCHs counter.
2. Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with GPRS Load Calculation Optimize
Switch set to OFF(Off).

GSM BSS
3. Repeat operations specified in Step 3.1.
Expected result: The measurement results show that the value of the AR9303:
Average Number of Available PDCHs counter measured in Step 3.3 is greater than
that measured in Step 3.1.
Step 4 (Optional) Check whether the function of automatically planning preferred GPRS
PDCH types is activated.
On the BSC LMT, run the DSP CHNSTAT command to query the status of channels
for a cell. The results for PDCH Channel Priority Type show the preferred PDCH
types after auto planning.
Step 5 (Optional) Check whether the BSC preferentially considers PS continuity during a
dynamic PDCH release.
Monitor the channel status in a cell on the LMT. The monitoring results show that
the BSC preferentially selects a PDCH with poor PS continuity during a dynamic
PDCH release.
Step 6 (Optional) Check whether the BSC preferentially allocates a 64 kbit/s EGPRS PDCH
to an EGPRS user.
1. Configure a cell with two EGPRS TRXs with four available PDCHs on each TRX.
2. Run the SET GCELLGPRS command to enable the EGPRS function. In this step,
set GPRS to SupportAsInnPcu(Support as built-in PCU) and EDGE to
YES(Yes).
3. Run the SET BTSIDLETS command with Idle Timeslots set to 18 for the test
BTS.
4. Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with its parameters set as follows:
Set Downlink Multiplex Threshold of Dynamic Channel Conversion to 40.
Set PDCH Downlink Multiplex Threshold to 160.
5. Use MS 1 to access the test cell and perform FTP downloading services.
6. Run the DSP PDCH command to check whether Channel Bandwidth of the
channel occupied by MS 1 is 64K.
7. Use MS 2 to access the test cell and perform FTP downloading services.
8. Run the DSP PDCH command to check whether Channel Bandwidth of the
channel occupied by MS 2 is 64K.
Expected result: The values of Channel Bandwidth of the channels occupied by

MS 1 and MS 2 are 64K.
----End
11.3.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands

Step 1 Deactivate the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment feature.
There is no specific procedure related to the deactivation of this feature.
Step 2 (Optional) Deactivate the PDCH management algorithm optimization

GSM BSS
On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with PDCH Management
Optimization set to OFF(Off).
Step 3 (Optional) Deactivate the GPRS load calculation optimization.
Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with GPRS Load Calculation Optimize
Switch set to OFF(Off).
Step 4 (Optional) Disable the BSC to automatically plan preferred GPRS PDCH types.
Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with GPRS Channel Priority Type Auto-
Planning set to OFF(Off).
Step 5 (Optional) Disable the BSC to preferentially consider PS continuity during a

dynamic PDCH release.
Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with Dynamic PDCH Release Policy set to
LOADFIRST(PDCH Load First for Active PDCH Release and Preemption).
Step 6 (Optional) Disable the BSC to preferentially allocate a 64 kbit/s EGPRS PDCH to
an EGPRS user.
Run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with 64K EGPRS PDCH First Switch set to
OFF(Off).
----End

//(Optional) Deactivating the PDCH management algorithm optimization
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, EnPDAdminOpt=OFF;
//(Optional) Deactivating the GPRS load calculation optimization
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, GPRSLoadOpt= OFF;
//(Optional) Deactivating the function of automatically planning preferred GPRS

PDCH types
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, AutoGprsChPri=OFF;
//(Optional) Disabling the BSC to preferentially consider PS continuity during a

dynamic PDCH release
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, PDCHReclaimPolicy= LOADFIRST;
//(Optional) Disabling the BSC to preferentially allocate a 64 kbit/s EGPRS PDCH

to an EGPRS user
SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, E64KPriSwitch=OFF;
Using the MAE-Deployment

The method of feature deactivation using the MAE-Deployment is the same as
that of feature activation using the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see
Using the MAE-Deployment (Method 1) and Using the MAE-Deployment
(Method 2).

GSM BSS
11.4 Deploying Load Sharing

None
11.5 Deploying Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and

Downlink Channels
None
11.6 Deploying PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two

Thresholds

Aspect Requirement
Related See 9 Related Features

features
BSC The packet service processing boards and Gb interface boards

must be configured if a built-in PCU is to be used.
BTS None
GSM None
networking
MS None
MSC None
License The license controlling this feature has been activated. For details
on how to activate the license, see License Management Feature
Parameter Description. For details about license items, see License
Control Item Description.
Others None

GSM BSS
11.6.2 Data Preparation

Table 11-4 Data preparation
Parameter Parameter NE Setting Notes Data
Name ID Source
Uplink UPDYNCHN BSC6900 This parameter Network

Multiplex TRANLEV / controls dynamic plan
Threshold of (BSC6900, BSC6910 PDCH conversion
Dynamic BSC6910) requests and releases
Channel based on the load in
Conversion a cell. If the
proportion of PDCHs
is large in a cell, set
this parameter to a
large value to
minimize the impact
of PS services on CS
services.
Downlink DWNDYNC BSC6900 This parameter Network

Multiplex HNTRANLE / controls dynamic plan
Threshold of V BSC6910 PDCH conversion
Dynamic (BSC6900, requests and releases
Channel BSC6910) based on the load in
Conversion a cell. If the
proportion of PDCHs
is large in a cell, set
this parameter to a
large value to
minimize the impact
of PS services on CS
services.
Upper CHIDLHIGH BSC6900 If the proportion of Network

Threshold for THR / idle CS channels in plan
CS Idle (BSC6900, BSC6910 the cell is greater
Channel Rate BSC6910) than this threshold
and more than one
MS is multiplexed
onto a PDCH, a
dynamic PDCH
conversion request is
raised.
Lower CHIDLLOW BSC6900 If the proportion of Network

Threshold for THR / idle CS channels in plan
CS Idle (BSC6900, BSC6910 the cell is less than
Channel Rate BSC6910) this threshold, a
dynamic channel
release is triggered.

GSM BSS

Name ID Source
PS Two PSDUALTHR BSC6900 This parameter Network

Thresholds OPTSW / specifies whether the plan
Optimized (BSC6900, BSC6910 BSC can trigger the
Switch BSC6910) load-based dynamic
PDCH conversion and
allow PDCHs to
convert back to TCHs
regardless of the
PDCH multiplexing
rate when the PS
Dual-Threshold
Dynamic PDCH
Conversion feature is
enabled and the cell
load is between the
highest and lowest
thresholds. If this
parameter is set to
ON(On), the number
of dynamic PDCHs
increases. This
improves the usage
of radio resources
and the throughput
of PS services.
However, the HQI on
the entire network
decreases slightly
because the number
of dynamic PDCHs
increases. If this
parameter is set to
OFF(Off), the
number of dynamic
PDCHs decreases.
This decreases the
usage of radio
resources and the
throughput of PS
services.

GSM BSS

Name ID Source
Dynamic UPDYNCHN BSC6900 This parameter is Network

PDCH Release RETRANLEV / configurable only if plan
UL Multiplex (BSC6900, BSC6910 PS Two Thresholds
Threshold BSC6910) Optimized Switch is
set to ON(On). The
larger the value of
this parameter, the
more likely the BSC
actively converts a
PDCH back to a TCH,
and the lower the
peak-hour CS access
delay. The smaller the
value of this
parameter, the less
likely the BSC actively
converts a PDCH
back to a TCH, and
the higher the peak-
hour CS access delay.
Dynamic DWNDYNC BSC6900 This parameter is Network

PDCH Release HNRETRAN / configurable only if plan
DL Multiplex LEV BSC6910 PS Two Thresholds
Threshold (BSC6900, Optimized Switch is
BSC6910) set to ON(On). The
larger the value of
this parameter, the
more likely the BSC
actively converts a
PDCH back to a TCH,
and the lower the
peak-hour CS access
delay. The smaller the
value of this
parameter, the less
likely the BSC actively
converts a PDCH
back to a TCH, and
the higher the peak-
hour CS access delay.

GSM BSS

Name ID Source
Inter_Cell PS PSRESPREE BSC6900 This parameter Network

Resource MPT / specifies whether PS plan
Preempt (BSC6900, BSC6910 services in a cell can
Allowed BSC6910) preempt PDCHs of
other cells if Abis
transmission
resources or DPU
resources are
insufficient.
Inter_Cell PS PSRESPREE BSC6900 This parameter Network

Resource MPTED / specifies whether plan
Preempted (BSC6900, BSC6910 PDCHs in a cell can
Allowed BSC6910) be preempted by PS
services of other cells
if Abis transmission
resources or DPU
resources are
insufficient.
PS Service PDCHGBR BSC6900 This parameter Network

Guaranteed (BSC6900, / specifies the plan
Rate BSC6910) BSC6910 minimum number of
Abis resources
requested for PDCHs
at a site. For
example, if this
parameter is set to
16K(16K), a
minimum of 16 kbit/s
bandwidth must be
requested. To enable
services carried on
PDCHs to use a high-
rate coding scheme,
set this parameter to
a value indicating a
high rate.
11.6.3 Activation
Using MML Commands

Step 1 On the BSC LMT, perform the following steps: Run the SET GCELLPSCHM
command with the following parameters set to appropriate values:
● Uplink Multiplex Threshold of Dynamic Channel Conversion
● Downlink Multiplex Threshold of Dynamic Channel Conversion

GSM BSS
● Upper Threshold for CS Idle Channel Rate (The value of this parameter
must be less than 100)
● Lower Threshold for CS Idle Channel Rate (The value of this parameter
must be less than 100)
● Inter_Cell PS Resource Preempt Allowed
● PS Two Thresholds Optimized Switch
● Dynamic PDCH Release UL Multiplex Threshold
● Dynamic PDCH Release DL Multiplex Threshold
● Inter_Cell PS Resource Preempted Allowed
Step 2 Run the SET BTSOTHPARA command with PS Service Guaranteed Rate set to
64K(64K).
----End

SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, UPDYNCHNTRANLEV=20,
DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV=20, CHIDLHIGHTHR=60, CHIDLLOWTHR=10,
PSDUALTHROPTSW=ON, UPDYNCHNRETRANLEV=40,
DWNDYNCHNRETRANLEV=40, PSRESPREEMPT=NO, PSRESPREEMPTED=NO;
SET BTSOTHPARA: IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0, PDCHGBR=64K;

● Fast batch activation
This function can be batch activated using the Feature Operation and
Maintenance function of the MAE-Deployment. For detailed operations, see
the following section in the MAE-Deployment product documentation or
online help: MAE-Deployment Management > MAE-Deployment
Guidelines > Enhanced Feature Management > Feature Operation and
Maintenance.
● Single/Batch configuration
This function can be activated for a single NE or a batch of NEs on the MAE-
Deployment. For detailed operations, see Feature Configuration Using the
MAE-Deployment.

Step 1 Enable an MS to camp on the serving cell to process PS services.
Step 2 Run the DSP PDCH command to query the number of PDCHs occupied by the MS
and the number of TBFs on the PDCHs. In this step, set Cell Index to the index of
the serving cell.
Step 3 Enable another MS to access the serving cell to process PS services.
Step 4 Run the DSP PDCH command to query the number of PDCHs occupied by the MS
and the number of TBFs on the PDCHs. In this step, set Cell Index to the index of
the serving cell.

GSM BSS
● If the proportion of idle CS channels is greater than the value of Upper

Threshold for CS Idle Channel Rate and the CS channel resources are
sufficient, the BSC does not multiplex two MSs onto a PDCH.
● If the proportion of idle CS channels is less than the value of Lower
Threshold for CS Idle Channel Rate, the BSC no longer converts a TCH to a
PDCH. Instead, it directly multiplexes the MS onto a PDCH.
● If the proportion of idle CS channels is greater than the value of Lower
Threshold for CS Idle Channel Rate but less than the value of Upper
Threshold for CS Idle Channel Rate, the MS multiplexing policy and PDCH
conversion are the same as those before the PS Two Thresholds Optimized
Switch is set to ON(On).
----End
11.6.5 Deactivation
Using MML Commands

On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLPSCHM command with Upper Threshold for
CS Idle Channel Rate set to 100.

SET GCELLPSCHM: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, CHIDLHIGHTHR=100;

the MAE-Deployment.
11.7 Deploying Packet Channel Dispatching (EGPRS

Dedicated Channel Can Be Only Used by EGPRS
Service)
Aspect Requirement
Related See 9 Related Features

features

BTS None

GSM BSS
Aspect Requirement
GSM None
networking
MS None
MSC None
License The license controlling this feature has been activated. For
details on how to activate the license, see License
Management Feature Parameter Description. For details
about license items, see License Control Item Description.
Others None
11.7.2 Activation
Using MML Commands
Step 1 Configure an EGPRS TRX for the cell.
Step 2 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLGPRS command to enable the EGPRS
function. In this step, set GPRS to SupportAsInnPcu(Support as built-in PCU)
and EDGE to YES(Yes).F
Step 3 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GTRXCHAN command with TRX ID, Channel No.,
Channel Type, and PDCH Channel Priority Type set to appropriate values.
Expected result: The values of Channel Type of six channels are PDTCH(PDTCH),
and the values of PDCH Channel Priority Type are EGPRSSPECH(EGPRS Special
Channel).
----End

SET GCELLGPRS: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu, EDGE=YES;
SET GTRXCHAN: TRXID=0, CHNO=2, CHTYPE=PDTCH, GPRSCHPRI=EGPRSSPECH;

GSM BSS

NOTE
When configuring the Packet Channel Dispatching feature on the MAE-Deployment, you

configuration)

operation sequence described in Table 11-6

the MAE-Deployment.


----End
SN MO NE Parameter Parameter Configura

Name ID ble in
MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
1 GCELLGPRS BSC6900/ GPRS GPRS Yes

BSC6910
EDGE EDGE
2 GTRXCHAN BSC6900/ TRX ID TRXID Yes

BSC6910
Channel No. CHNO
Channel Type CHTYPE
PDCH Channel GPRSCHPRI

Priority Type

GSM BSS

NOTE
A GPRS MS (class10) that supports only GPRS service and an EGPRS MS (class10) that
supports only EGPRS service are available.
Step 1 Start the PS Um interface trace task for the test MS to monitor the channel status.
For the detailed operations, see BSC6900 GSM LMT User Guide or BSC6910 GSM
LMT User Guide.
Step 2 Use the GPRS MS to initiate the PDP context activation.
Step 3 Attach the EGPRS MS to the EGPRS network and initiate the PDP context
activation.
Expected result:
● The GPRS MS cannot initiate an EGPRS attach and PDP activation.
● The EGPRS MS can be attached to the EGPRS network and successfully
activate the PDP context.
----End
11.7.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands
On the BSC LMT, run the SET GTRXCHAN command with Channel Type set to
PDTCH(PDTCH) and PDCH Channel Priority Type to a value other than
EGPRSSPECH(EGPRS Special Channel).

SET GTRXCHAN: TRXID=0, CHNO=2, CHTYPE=PDTCH, GPRSCHPRI=EGPRSNORCH;

NOTE

configuration)

GSM BSS


the MAE-Deployment.


----End

Name ID ble in
MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
1 GTRXCHAN BSC6900/ Channel Type CHTYPE Yes

BSC6910
Priority Type
11.8 Deploying Packet Channel Dispatching (EGPRS

Preferred Channel)
Aspect Requirement
BSC The packet service processing boards and Gb interface

boards must be configured if a built-in PCU is to be used.
BTS None
GSM networking None

GSM BSS
Aspect Requirement
MS None
MSC None
Others None
11.8.2 Activation
Using MML Commands
Step 1 Configure two EGPRS TRXs for the cell.
Step 2 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLGPRS command to enable the EGPRS
function. In this step, set GPRS to SupportAsInnPcu(Support as built-in PCU)
and EDGE to YES(Yes).
Step 3 Run the SET GTRXCHANADMSTAT command with TRX ID set to the index of the
BCCH TRX, and Channel No. and Administrative State set to appropriate values.
Expected result: The values of Administrative State for all the service channels on
the BCCH TRX are Lock(Lock).
Step 4 Run the SET GTRXCHAN command with TRX ID set to the index of the EGPRS-
capable TRX, and Channel Type and PDCH Channel Priority Type set to
appropriate values.
The values of Channel Type are PDTCH(PDTCH). The values of PDCH Channel
Priority Type of four channels are EGPRSPRICH(EGPRS Priority Channel) and
PDCH Channel Priority Type of the other four channels is GPRS(GPRS Channel).
----End

SET GCELLGPRS: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu, EDGE=YES;
SET GTRXCHANADMSTAT: TRXID=0, CHNO=2, ADMSTAT=Lock;
SET GTRXCHAN: TRXID=1, CHNO=0, CHTYPE=PDTCH, GPRSCHPRI=EGPRSPRICH;

GSM BSS
SET GTRXCHAN: TRXID=1, CHNO=4, CHTYPE=PDTCH, GPRSCHPRI=GPRS;

This feature cannot be activated by using the MAE-Deployment.

NOTE
The GPRS MS 1 (class10), GPRS MS 2 (class10), and EGPRS MS1 (class10) have been
attached to a test cell.
Step 1 Record the channels occupied by MSs.
Step 2 EGPRS MS 1 activates a PDP context and starts to download data using FTP.
Step 3 GPRS MS 1 activates a PDP context and starts to download data using FTP.
Step 4 GPRS MS 2 activates a PDP context and starts to download data using FTP.
Step 5 EGPRS MS 1 stops downloading data using FTP and releases the PDCHs.
Step 6 After a period of time, EGPRS MS 1 starts to download data using FTP again.
Step 7 Use a drive test tool to record the number of PDCHs occupied by each MS in the
preceding steps.
Expected result:
● After EGPRS MS 1 activates a PDP context for the first time, it downloads data
using FTP on the EGPRS Preferred channel.
● The GPRS MS 2 shares PDCHs with GPRS MS 1 to download data using FTP.
The BSC will not allocate an EGPRS Preferred channel to GPRS MS 2.
● After EGPRS MS1 stops downloading data using FTP and releases the EGPRS
priority PDCH, the BSC allocates the PDCH to either GPRS MS 1 or GPRS MS 2
so that they no longer share the same PDCH.
● After EGPRS MS 1 starts to download data using FTP again, GPRS MS2 or
GPRS MS1 is switched out of the EGPRS Preferred channel so that GPRS MS 1
and GPRS MS 2 still share the same PDCHs.
● EGPRS MS 1 still downloads data using FTP on the EGPRS Preferred channel.
----End

GSM BSS
11.8.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands

On the BSC LMT, run the SET GTRXCHAN command with its parameters set as
follows:
● Set TRX ID to the index of the EGPRS-capable TRX.

● Set Channel Type to TCHFR(TCH Full Rate).
● Set PDCH Channel Priority Type to a value other than EGPRSPRICH(EGPRS
Priority Channel).

SET GTRXCHANADMSTAT: TRXID=0, CHNO=2, ADMSTAT=Unlock;
SET GTRXCHAN: TRXID=1, CHNO=0, CHTYPE=TCHFR, GPRSCHPRI= EGPRSNORCH;

This feature cannot be deactivated by using the MAE-Deployment.
11.9 Deploying Packet Channel Dispatching (Channel

Multiplexing in the EGPRS Down GPRS Up Scenario)

GSM BSS

Aspect Requirement

BTS None
GSM None
networking
MS None
MSC None
Others None
11.9.2 Activation
Using MML Commands
Step 1 Configure an EGPRS TRX for the cell.
Step 2 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GTRXCHAN command with its parameters set as
follows:
● Set TRX ID to the index of the EGPRS-capable TRX.
● Set Channel Type to PDTCH(PDTCH).
● Set PDCH Channel Priority Type to EGPRSNORCH(EGPRS Normal
Channel).
Step 3 Run the SET BSCPSSOFTPARA command with Allow E Down G Up Switch set to
CLOSE(Close).
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SET BSCPSSOFTPARA: FORBIDEDGU=CLOSE;

NOTE

configuration)
the MAE-Deployment.
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the icon
on the MAE-Deployment configuration interface to start the batch modification
wizard. For instructions on how to perform a batch modification through the MAE-
Deployment batch modification center, click on the wizard interface to obtain

online help.
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Name ID ble in
MAE-
Deployme
nt Batch
Modificati
on Center
1 GTRXCHAN BSC6900/ TRX ID TRXID Yes

BSC6910
Channel Type CHTYPE

Priority Type
2 BSCPSSOFTP BSC6900/ Allow E Down G FORBIDEDG Yes

ARA BSC6910 Up Switch U

GSM BSS

NOTE
Two GPRS MSs (class 8) and one EGPRS MS (class10) are available.
Step 1 Attach GPRS MS 1 to the GPRS network and initiate the PDP context activation.
GPRS MS 1 starts to upload data using FTP on an uplink channel. The downlink
channels are not used.
Step 2 Attach EGPRS MS 1 to the EGPRS network and initiate the PDP context activation.
EGPRS MS 1 starts to download data using FTP on a different PDCH from the
PDCH used by GPRS MS 1.
Step 3 Attach GPRS MS 2 to the GPRS network and initiate the PDP context activation.
GPRS MS 1 starts to upload data using FTP on the same PDCH used by GPRS MS
1.
Step 4 Record the PDCHs used by each MS.
Expected result:
● After EGPRS MS 1 accesses the cell and starts to download data using FTP, the
BSC does not multiplex the uplink channel of GPRS MS 1 and the downlink
channel of EGPRS MS1 onto the same PDCH.
● After GPRS MS 2 accesses the cell and starts to upload data using FTP, the
BSC does not multiplex the uplink channel of GPRS MS 2 and the downlink
channel of EGPRS MS1 onto the same PDCH.
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11.9.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands
On the BSC LMT, run the SET BSCPSSOFTPARA command with Allow E Down G
Up Switch set to OPEN(Open).

SET BSCPSSOFTPARA: FORBIDEDGU=OPEN;

NOTE

configuration)

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the MAE-Deployment.

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Table 11-11 Configuring the parameter on the MAE-Deployment

SN MO NE Parameter Paramete Configurable
Name r ID in MAE-
Deployment
Batch
Modification
Center
1 BSCPSSOFTP BSC6900/ Allow E Down G FORBIDE Yes

ARA BSC6910 Up Switch DGU
11.10 Performance Monitoring

To determine whether the network performance needs to be optimized after the
PDCH Dynamic Adjustment feature is enabled, monitor the counters related to the
following aspects:
● Average number of PDCHs to be activated and single-PDCH throughput at
the RLC layer
These counters reflect the gain in the efficiency in which PDCHs carry TBFs.
● Proportion of TCHH traffic and HQI
These counters reflect the gain in the CS call quality.
The network performance does not need to be optimized if the value changes of
the preceding counters are as expected.
11.10.2 Load Sharing

Load Sharing feature is enabled, monitor the counters related to the average
number of PDCHs to be activated and single-PDCH throughput at the RLC layer.

GSM BSS
11.10.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink

Channels
To determine whether the performance needs to be optimized after the Adaptive
Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink Channels feature is enabled, monitor the
counters related to the average number of PDCHs to be activated and single-
PDCH throughput at the RLC layer.

PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds feature is enabled, monitor the
counters related to the following aspects:
● Radio resource usage efficiency

Radio resource usage efficiency = (K3014:Traffic Volume on TCH +
AR9311:Average Number of Occupied PDCHs)/((CR300B:Number of Initially
Configured Channels (TCH) + CR3001:Number of Initially Configured
Channels (Static PDCH) + CR3002:Number of Initially Configured Channels
(Dynamic PDCH)) x 0.75)
● Number of PDCHs preempted by CS services
– R9344:Number of Reclaimed Busy Dynamic PDCHs
– R9343:Number of Reclaimed Dynamic PDCHs
– A9316:Number of Downlink EGPRS TBF Abnormal Releases due to
Channel Preemption
● Transmission efficiency when the transmission resources are sufficient
– Throughput of downlink LLC PDU per EGPRS user = L9528:Throughput of
Downlink EGPRS Users LLC PDU/(L9527:Total Bytes of Downlink EGPRS
Users LLC PDU x 8/1024)
– Proportion of downlink blocks using a high coding scheme = (L9308:Total
Number of Downlink EGPRS MCS7 RLC Data Blocks x 56 + L9309:Total
Number of Downlink EGPRS MCS9 RLC Data Blocks x 74)/(L9302:Total
Number of Downlink EGPRS MCS6 RLC data blocks x 74 + L9308:Total
Number of Downlink EGPRS MCS9 RLC Data Blocks x 74)

None

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11.11 Parameter Optimization

If the TBF congestion rate is high, increase the value of MAXPDCHRATE
(BSC6900, BSC6910). This increases the number of available PDCHs and thereby
alleviates the TBF congestion.
To decrease the PDCH multiplexing rate, increase the value of MAXPDCHRATE
(BSC6900, BSC6910). This increases the number of available PDCHs and thereby
decreases the number of PS subscribers multiplexed on each PDCH.
To increase the PDCH multiplexing rate, decrease the value of MAXPDCHRATE
(BSC6900, BSC6910). This decreases the number of available PDCHs and thereby
increases the number of PS subscribers multiplexed on each PDCH.
NOTICE
MAXPDCHNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910) and MAXPDCHRATE (BSC6900, BSC6910)

jointly determine the maximum number of PDCHs that can be converted from
other channels.
Setting MAXPDCHRATE (BSC6900, BSC6910) to a large value increases the
number of available PDCHs. This may increase the intra-network interference and
deteriorate the Um interface quality.
In this situation, if DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to a value
other than LEVEL2(No preempt of service TCHF), the number of times CS
services preempt PDCHs may increase. If DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV (BSC6900,
BSC6910) is set to LEVEL2(No preempt of service TCHF), the CS congestion rate
may increase.
If EnPDAdminOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On) but the PDCH

continuity has no significant improvement, check and optimize the configurations
of static PDCHs and SDCCHs according to the following principles to achieve
optimal PDCH continuity.
If PDCHDWNLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to 80 and the congestion rate is
greater than 2%, the multiplexing rate increases because of PDCH continuity
enhancement. When this occurs, set PDCHDWNLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) to 160
to prevent the congestion rate increase.
If GPRSLoadOpt (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to ON(On) and the congestion rate
is greater than 2%, the congestion rate increases. When this occurs, set
PDCHDWNLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) to 160 to prevent the congestion rate
increase.
When the PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with Two Thresholds feature or the PDCH
resource management based on the duty cycle is enabled and the downlink EGPRS
LLC rate needs to be increased, set PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900, BSC6910) to
Release and Preemption).

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When PDCHs are preempted by CS services, set PDCHReclaimPolicy (BSC6900,

BSC6910) to CONTINUITYFIRST(PDCH Continuity First for Active PDCH
Release and Preemption).
NOTICE
The following configurations are not mandatory for dynamic PDCH allocation
optimization. But if the following configurations do not apply, the optimization on
PDCH allocation algorithms has no significant gains.
● Suggestions on Configuring Static PDCHs

– Ensure the PDCH continuity.
Static PDCHs should be configured on limited number of TRXs. If static
PDCHs are sparsely configured on many TRXs and each TRX is not
configured to its specification, PDCHs are configured discontinuously.
– Comply with the settings of BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900,
BSC6910).
If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
PSFIRST(PSFirst), the static PDCHs must be preferentially configured on
the BCCH TRX. If the number of static PDCHs to be configured is greater
than the number of PDCHs that can be configured on the BCCH TRX, the
additional PDCHs can be configured on a non-BCCH TRX.
If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to
CSFIRST(CSFirst), the static PDCHs must be preferentially configured on
a non-BCCH TRX.
If BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to another value,
the static PDCHs can be configured on either a BCCH TRX or a non-BCCH
TRX.
NOTICE
When BTRXPRIORITYSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to

PSFIRST(PSFirst), to distribute PS traffic to a TRX whose frequency band
is incompatible with the frequency band of the BCCH TRX, for example,
distribute PS traffic to the 1800 MHz frequency band in concentric cell
scenarios, configure some static PDCHs on the TRX whose frequency
band is incompatible with the frequency band of the BCCH TRX.
● Suggestions on Configuring SDCCHs

– Configure SDCCHs on the leftmost part of TRXs so that continuous
dynamic PDCHs can be converted.
– Do not configure SDCCHs on the rightmost part of TRXs because the
dynamic PDCH conversion is started on the rightmost part of TRXs.
– If more than one SDCCH needs to be configured on a TRX, configure the
SDCCHs on the leftmost of the TRX and ensure that there is no gap
between the SDCCHs. In this way, other channels on the TRX can be
converted into continuous PDCHs.

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– If multiple BCHs are configured on the BCCH TRX, preferentially configure

the SDCCH in the gap between BCHs.
11.11.2 Load Sharing

None
11.11.3 Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink and Downlink

Channels
None

After enabling this feature, adjust the values of the following parameters
according to actual network conditions and operators' requirements to achieve
optimum network performance:
● CHIDLHIGHTHR (BSC6900, BSC6910) and CHIDLLOWTHR (BSC6900,
BSC6910)
– If these parameters are set to large values, PS service throughput is
affected when CS services are idle. If these parameters are set to small
values, there is a high probability that burst CS services preempt channels
used by PS services. This deteriorates CS access performance and PS
retainability performance.
– The value of MAXPDCHRATE (BSC6900, BSC6910) affects the maximum
number of dynamic PDCHs that can be converted from other channels in
a cell. The value of MAXPDCHNUM (BSC6900, BSC6910) affects the
maximum number of dynamic PDCHs that can be converted from other
channels on a specific TRX. If these parameters are set to small values, PS
service throughput is affected.
● To avoid frequent conversion between PDCHs and TCHs, it is recommended
that DYNCHTRANRESLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) be set to a value greater
than the number of idle TCHs calculated based on the value of
● In view of converting PDCH back to TCHs during peak hours in advance, it is
recommended that UPDYNCHNRETRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) be set to a
value greater than that of UPDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910), and
DWNDYNCHNRETRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910) be set to a value greater
than that of DWNDYNCHNTRANLEV (BSC6900, BSC6910).

None
11.12 Troubleshooting
Fault Description (6900)
Run the DSP PDCHNUM command to check whether the number of activated
PDCHs reaches the specification of all DSPs. If it does, PDCHs released by a cell
will be immediately occupied by other cells once this cell resets. When this occurs,

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this cell cannot activate any PDCH after reset completion, because the number of
activated PDCHs has reached the DSP specification. This cell can restore PS
services only when an idle PDCH is available.
Troubleshooting Procedure (6900)
You are advised to add DPUg boards for capacity expansion.
If this problem persists after capacity expansion, contact Huawei technical
engineers.
Fault Description (6910)
Run the DSP PDCHNUM command to check whether the number of activated
PDCHs reaches the specification of all GUPPSs. If it does, PDCHs released by a cell
will be immediately occupied by other cells once this cell resets. When this occurs,
this cell cannot activate any PDCH after reset completion, because the number of
activated PDCHs has reached the GUPPS specification. This cell can restore PS
services only when an idle PDCH is available.
Troubleshooting Procedure (6910)
You are advised to add GCUP boards for capacity expansion.
If this problem persists after capacity expansion, contact Huawei technical
engineers.

GSM BSS
Parameter Description 12 Parameters
12 Parameters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of parameter reference match the software
version with which this document is released.
Base station controller parameter reference
● BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference: contains the parameters related to the
BSC6900 equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
● BSC6910 GSM Parameter Reference: contains the parameters related to the
BSC6910 equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
eGBTS Parameter reference
● Node Parameter Reference: contains base station equipment and transport
parameters.
● GBTSFunction Parameter Reference: contains all parameters related to radio
access functions, including air interface management, access control, mobility
control, and radio resource management.
NOTE
You can find the EXCEL files of parameter reference for the software version on the live
network from the product documentation delivered with that version.
FAQ: How do I find the parameters related to a certain feature from

parameter reference?
Step 1: Open the EXCEL file of parameter reference.
Step 2: On the Parameter List sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click Text
Filters and choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example, GBFD-200201.
Step 3: Click OK. All parameters related to the feature are displayed.

GSM BSS
Parameter Description 13 Counters
13 Counters
The following hyperlinked EXCEL files of performance counter reference match the
software version with which this document is released.
Base station controller performance counter reference
● BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference: contains the counters related
to the BSC6900 equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
● BSC6910 GSM Performance Counter Reference: contains the counters related
to the BSC6910 equipment, transport, and radio access functions.
eGBTS performance counter reference
● Node Performance Counter Summary: contains base station equipment and
transport counters.
● GBTSFunction Performance Counter Summary: contains all counters related to
radio access functions, including air interface management, access control,
mobility control, and radio resource management.
NOTE
You can find the EXCEL files of performance counter reference for the software version used
on the live network from the product documentation delivered with that version.
FAQ: How do I find the counters related to a certain feature from

performance counter reference?
Step 1: Open the EXCEL file of performance counter reference.
Step 2: On the Counter Summary(En) sheet, filter the Feature ID column. Click
Text Filters and choose Contains. Enter the feature ID, for example,
GBFD-200201.
Step 3: Click OK. All counters related to the feature are displayed.

GSM BSS
Parameter Description 14 Glossary
14 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

GSM BSS
Parameter Description 15 Reference Documents
15 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 44.060 "Mobile Station (MS) - Base Station System (BSS) interface;
Radio Link Control/Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol"
2. 3GPP TS 44.018 "Mobile Radio Interface Layer 3 Specification – Radio
Resource Control (RRC) Protocol"
3. 3GPP TS 45.002 "Radio Access Network; Multiplexing and multiple access on
the radio path"
4. 3GPP TS 24.008, 3GPP TS 48.018, and 3GPP TS 48.016 peer layer protocols
between the BSS and the SGSN

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5 Dynamic PDCH Conversion................................................................................................. 21

6 Release of Dynamic PDCHs.................................................................................................34

8 PDCH Automatic Planning.................................................................................................. 48

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1 About This Document

● GBFD-113101 PDCH Dynamic Adjustment

1.2 General Statements

● The technical principles of features and their related parameters

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● Parameter configuration required for feature activation, verification of feature

1.3 Change History

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature None None

Editorial Revised descriptions in this document. None

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Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature Added the impact of PDCH Dynamic None

Editorial None None

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature Changed the name of CME to MAE- None

Editorial None None

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● Average number of temporary block flows (TBFs) multiplexed onto each

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the value for PreconnectSlaveAbis (BSC6900, BSC6910). After the timer

PDCH automatic planning allows users to configure the numbers of EGPRS

2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature

Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 GBTS eGBTS

PDCH Dynamic Adjustment √ √ √ √

Adaptive Adjustment of Uplink √ √ √ √

PDCH Dynamic Adjustment with √ √ √ √

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Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 GBTS eGBTS

Packet Channel Dispatching √ √ √ √

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This chapter describes the GBFD-119302 Packet Channel Dispatching feature.

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The TSRAPIDADJSWITCH (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter is set to

4.2 Allocation Preprocessing

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When the ALLOCSINGLEPDCHFORSIGNALLING (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter

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When the PDCH management optimization is enabled, that is, EnPDAdminOpt

4.3 Prioritizing Channel Groups

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broadcast control channel (BCCH) TRX and TRXs working on compatible

Table 4-1 PDCH group allocation priorities

Priority Condition Description