Features

Version 1.0
20th Oct 2005
 List of Features
1. Dynamic Power Control
2. HCS
Dedicated
Idle
3. Multi Band UL/OL (Single BCCH)
4. Half Rate
5. TCC
IRC
1. BTS Dynamic Power Control
 BTS Dynamic Power Control
Introduction:
With the Dynamic BTS Power Control feature, the output
power of a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) can be controlled
to maintain a desired received signal strength and quality in
the mobile station (MS) during a connection.
Thus reducing the over all interference level in the network.
General:
Dynamic BTS Power Control is performed for Traffic
Channels (TCH) as well as for Stand Alone Dedicated
Control Channels (SDCCH).
Power control of the SDCCH is enabled with the switch
SDCCHREG.
All time slots on the BCCH frequency are transmitted on full
power.
 Algorithm (I)

Consists of 4 stages

Preparation of Filtering of
input data measure-
ments

Every SACCH period

Calculation of
power order

Send power order

(REGINTDL)

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 Algorithm (II):
Stage 1 – Preparation of input data

At SACCH period k, the output power used by the BTS

(TRU) is given by the equation below:
BTS (TRU) output power (k) (dBm) = BSPWRT – 2 * PL used (1)
Where PL used = 0-15
All signal strength and quality measurements are compensated
before the filtering according to the equations below:
SS_COMP = SS TCH + 2 * PL used (2)
Q_COMP = RxQual (dB) + 2 * PL used (3)
 Algorithm (III):
Stage 2 – Filtering of measurements
The filtering for both signal strength and quality is done with
exponential non-linear filters.

SS FILTERED (k) = b * SS_COMP(k) + a * SS FILTERED (k-1) (4)

If SS_COMP(k) < SS FILTERED (k-1)

then L = SSLENDL
else L = SSLENDL * UPDWNRATIO / 100
 Algorithm (IV):
Stage 2 – Filtering of measurements (cont)
Quality filtering is performed in the same way as for signal
strength.

Q FILTERED (k) = b * Q_COMP(k) + a * Q FILTERED (k-1) (5)

 
If Q_COMP(k) < Q FILTERED (k-1)
then L = QLENDL
else L = QLENDL * UPDWNRATIO / 100
 Algorithm (V):
Stage 3 – Calculation of power order
The basic power orders for regulation (pu1 and pu2)
are given by the following expression:
pui (dB) = ai * (SSDESDL – SS FILTERED ) + bi *
(QDESDL_dB - Q FILTERED ) (6)
i = 1, 2
Where the parameters ai and bi are defined as follows:
a1 = LCOMPDL / 100 (pathloss compensation)
b1 = QCOMPDL / 100 (quality compensation)
a2 = 0.3 (pathloss compensation, serve as a limitation
for regulation close to noise floor)
b2 = 0.4 (quality compensation, serve as a limitation
for regulation close to noise floor)

QDESDL 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
[dtqu]
rxqual 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C/I [dB] 23 19 17 15 13 11 8 4

QDESDL expressed in C/I is called QDESDL_dB which is the value used in the calculations
 Chart (I):
Stage 3 – Calculation of power order

SSDESDL = -75

20 dB regulation
with LCOMPDL
= 10

Base station output power and MS signal strength versus path

loss. Quality is not taken into account.
 Chart (II):
Stage 3 – Calculation of power order

QDESDL = 30

20 dB
regulation
with
QCOMPDL =
60

BTS output power versus RxQual. Signal strength is not taken into
account.
 Algorithm (VI):
Stage 3 – Calculation of power order (cont)
The resulting power order is called the unconstrained power
order, pu.
pu = max(pu1, pu2) (7)

Note:
Dynamic power range limitation is applied if the unconstrained
power order, pu is outside the dynamic range:
The highest allowed power order is zero (0). This corresponds full
power according to BSPWRT.
The lowest allowed power order is given by maximum of
(a) –30, BSPWRT – (Minimum BTS output power (H/W limit))
(b) BSTXPWR – BSPWRMIN.

The power order is then converted to power level PL used

representation and transmitted to the BTS:
PL used = Int (-pu/2) [0-15] (8)
 Algorithm (VIII):
Stage 4 – Send power order

When a power order is sent it takes REGINTDL

SACCH periods before the next power order can be
sent.
If this power order differs from the previous one, it is
sent.
If it does not differ from the previous one, a new order
is calculated every SACCH period until a different
power order is obtained. Then, that order is sent and
REGINTDL SACCH periods must elapse before a
new order can be sent again.
 List of related Parameters

Current
Parameter Value Range Unit Brief Discription
SSDESDL -90 -110 to -47 dBm Desired value for RxLev that the regulation will aim in the regulation process
QDESDL 30 0 to 70 dtqu Desired value for RxQual that the regulation will aim in the regulation process
LCOMPDL 5 0 to 100 % Pathloss compensation
QCOMPDL 55 1 to 100 % Quality compensation
REGINTDL 1 1 to 10 SACCH Period Minimum Time Between power orders
SSLENDL 3 3 to 15 SACCH Period Signal strength filter length (averaging)
QLENDL 3 1 to 20 SACCH Period Quality filter length (averaging)
SDCCHREG OFF ON, OFF Enables power control on the SDCCH
BSPWRMIN -20 -20 to +50 dBm Minimum BTS output power. (ie. 47-20 = 27dBm)
BSTXPWR 0 to 80 dBm BTS output power on the TCH frequencies
UPDWNRATIO 200 100 to 700 % Ratio between up and down regulation speed
STEPLIMDL OFF ON, OFF Down regulation can be limited to 2 dB per SACCH
 Current/Default Settings

10-12
SSDESDL -90 8-10
6-8
QDESDL 30
4-6
LCOMPDL 5 2-4
0-2
QCOMPDL 55

12
10
61
8
6 51
Regulation (dB)
4 41
2
31
0 RXLev
0 21
1
2
3 11
4
RXQual
5
6 1
7
 Example of Settings (I)

15-20
10-15
SSDESDL -90
5-10
QDESDL 30 0-5

LCOMPDL 10

QCOMPDL 55

20

15 61

51
Regulation (dB) 10
41
5
31
0 RXLev
0 21
1
2
3 11
4
RXQual
5
6 1
7
 Example of Settings (II)

15-20
SSDESDL -90
10-15

QDESDL 30 5-10
0-5
LCOMPDL 5

QCOMPDL 60

20

15 61

51
Regulation (dB) 10
41
5
31
0 RXLev
0
21
1
2
3 11
RXQual 4
5
6 1
7
 Example of Settings (III)

20-25
15-20
SSDESDL -90
10-15
QDESDL 30 5-10
0-5
LCOMPDL 10

QCOMPDL 60

25

20
61
15
51
Regulation (dB)
10
41
5
31
0 RXLev
0 21
1
2
3 11
4
RXQual
5
6 1
7
2. HCS - Hierarchical Cell Structure
 HCS - Hierarchical Cell Structure
Hierarchical Cell Structures (HCS) is a way of displacing the cell
borders.
HCS cells can be given priority over stronger cells
HCS provides the required logical function to distribute the traffic
between cells
HCS Use Up to eight layers (in up to eight bands)
Layer 1 has higher priority than Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4, ...
Layer 2 has higher priority than Layer 3, Layer 4, Layer 5, ...
The layers can be distributed over the HCS bands in a variety of
combinations as long as their order is maintained
Result:
Move the handover border from the signal strength border to a new
handover border controlled by the band threshold ,i.e, larger service
area
Benefits:
Fully utilizing the radio capacity, by adjusting the effective cell
coverage
Offering sufficient quality, smaller cells might provide better quality
even is not stronger
 HCS - Layer and Band parameters
Main Controlling Parameters:
HCSBANDTHR: decides if the cell should be prioritized over
stronger cells from other HCS bands
LAYERTHR: decides if the cell should be prioritized over stronger
cells in the same HCS band

For each cell

LAYERTHR: Signal strength threshold
LAYERHYST: Hysteresis
For each band
HCSBANDTHR: Signal strength threshold
HCSBANDHYST: Hysteresis

For serving cell, the band threshold is

HCSBANDTHR-HCSBANDHYST
LAYERTHR-LAYERHYST
For neighboring cells, the band threshold is
HCSBANDTHR+HCSBANDHYST
LAYERTHR+LAYERHYST
 HCS - Algorithm
HCS band evaluation rearranges the candidate list in
Locating according to the priority rules
In general, the cells that have met the sufficient
signal strength level
(better than band or layer threshold) will be evaluated by
HCS ranking
cells in HCS ranking (i.e. prioritized cells) will be placed on top
of the list that does not meet HCS criteria (i.e. non-prioritized
cells).
Ranking for prioritized cells:
the lower the layer, the higher priority & the higher in the
ranking
Ranking for non-prioritized cells: based on basic
ranking
HCS - Algorithm
Basic ranking list are re-sorted by HCS
algorithm
Must fulfill the following to be qualified as
candidate in HCS band evaluation:
Neighboring cells:
SS > HCSBANDTHRn + HCSBANDHYSTn
Serving cell:
SS > HCSBANDTHRs – HCSBANDHYSTs
Else => non-prioritized cells(sorted last in
final list according to basic ranking)
If strongest within the own band => HCS
ranking list
Cells not strongest in band => next criteria;
must fulfill:
Neighboring cells:
SS >= LAYERTHRn + LAYERHYSTn
Serving cell:
SS >= LAYERTHRs – LAYERHYSTs
Else => non-prioritized cells
Strongest cells from each layer => HCS
ranking list (The rest of cells are non-
prioritized & sorted last in final list
according to basic ranking)
At most only one cell from each layer
prioritized for HCS ranking
Prioritized cells for HCS ranking are sorted
in ascending layer numbering order
 HCS - Example

HCS HCS HCS Layer HCS HCS Layer

Layer Thr
Band Layer Discription BandThr BandHyst Hyst
Band 3 Layer2 Inbuilding sites -105 2 -85 2
Band 3 Layer3 Micro hotspots -105 2 -70 2
Band 3 Layer5 Micro coldspots -105 2 -90 2
Band 3 Layer6 Macro cells -105 2 -105 2
Band 3 Layer7 Umbrella (High Sites) -105 2 -105 2

Umbrella Sites
-103dBm Layer 7
-105dBm Macro Cell
(serving cell)

Layer 6 900 Micro Cold spot

900 Micro Hot Spot

-90dBm -88dBm
1800 Micro Hot Spot
(serving cell)
Layer 5 Inbuilding 900/1800
-68dBm

-68dBm
-70dBm -83dBm
(serving -83dBm
cell) -70dBm Layer 3
(serving cell)

-83dBm
Layer 2
-85dBm 85dBm
(serving (serving
cell) cell)
 HCS - Fast Moving Mobiles
To prevent fast moving mobiles from doing HO to
lower layer cells, a penalty is used
PSSTEMP - SS penalty value
PSSTEMP =0, (0 – 63 dB)
PTIMTEMP - SS penalty duration
PTIMTEMP = 0, (0 – 600 sec)

FASTMSREG - activates the registration of fast moving MSs

FASTMSREG = OFF
THO - time interval to measure the number of HO
THO = 30sec, (range 10 - 100 sec)
NHO - the number of inter-cell HOs ( during THO ) which
labels an MS as fast.
NHO = 3, (range 2 -10 HOs)

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 HCS – Idle Mode
Normal Cell Selection: the MS will try to select the most
suitable cell to camp on.
A cell is considered suitable if:
it belongs to the selected PLMN,
it is not barred
it does not belong to a location area included in the list of "forbidden
location areas for roaming",
another PLMN than the home PLMN.
the cell selection criterion is fulfilled.

Cell Selection Criterion: While in idle mode, the MS

continuously calculates the cell selection quantity, C1.
The cell selection criterion is satisfied if C1 > 0 .
C1 = (received signal level - ACCMIN ) - max(CCHPWR - P, 0)
 HCS – Idle Mode
Cell Reselection: In order to control the traffic
distribution between cells, to favor certain cells in idle
mode similarly as in dedicated mode, by HCS.
For example, in a microcell environment there can be
a need for controlling the cell reselection rate
especially for fast moving mobiles.
For these purposes, additional cell reselection
parameters, CRO, TO and PT, are broadcasted on
the BCCH of each cell.
The cell reselection process employs a cell
reselection quantity C2
 HCS – Idle Mode
Cell Reselection Algorithm and Parameters

C2 is calculated as follows:
C2 = C1 + CRO – TO * H (PT – T) for: PT<>31
C2 = C1 – CRO for: PT=31
T is a timer and CRO, TO and PT are parameters.

CRO: Cell reselection offset. Defines an offset to encourage

or discourage MSs to select the cell while it is camping on
another cell (0 – 63, 2dB steps)
TO: Temporary offset during PT (0 – 7, 10dB steps)
PT: Defines penalty time (duration) for which TO is applied.
(0 – 31, 10 or 20sec intervals, )
 HCS parameters
Macro/Micro Settings, example

Parameter Default Recommended Value Unit

value value range
LAYER 6/2 1 to 8
LAYERTHR 105/70 150 to 0 -dBm
HCSBAND 3 1 to 8
HBANDTHR 105 150 to 0 -dBm
LAYERHYST 2 2 0 to 63 dB
HCSBANDHYST 2 2 0 to 63 dB
PSSTEMP 0 0 0 to 63 dB
PTIMTEMP 0 0 0 to 600 s
FASTMSREG OFF ON, OFF
THO 30 10 to 100 s
NHO 3 2 to 10
 HCS Flowchart

HCS flowchart

Basic Ranking
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
list

>Band No (G)
threshold?
Yes (A, B, C, D, E, F)

Strongest No >Layer No (E)

in band? (B,D,E,F) threshold?
Yes (B, D, F)
Yes (A, C) No (D, F)
Strongest
in layer?

HCS Ranking (Layer Ranking) Yes (B) Basic Ranking

A,B,C D,E,F,G
 Hierarchical Cell Structure
Trial/Example

Investigate Cell Dragging Affects Under HCS

Test the functionality of the feature
Slow HO out of Micro HCS Cells

Trial Settings:
BTS Power Control Active:
Layerthr=70 (Layer 3 & 5), LayerHyst=2
BTS Power Control Inactive:
Layerthr=70 (Layer 3 & 5), LayerHyst=2
 BTS Power Control

- 72 dBm

BTS Pwr Ctrl ON: RxLev=-72 – PC Reg – AveDelay = -72 – 10 – 3 = -85 (dBm)
BTS Pwr Ctrl OFF: RxLev=-72– AveDelay = -72– 3 = -75 (dBm)
 MYA1 - BTS Pwr Ctrl Active

HO Out

HO Out

HO Out

HO Out
 MYA1 - BTS Pwr Ctrl Inactive

HO Out

HO Out

HO Out

HO Out
MYA1 - BTS Pwr Ctrl Active (RxQual)
MYA1 - BTS Pwr Ctrl Active (RxQual/RxLev)
MYA1 - BTS Pwr Ctrl Inactive (RxQual)
MYA1 - BTS Pwr Ctrl Inactive (RxQual/RxLev)
3. Multi Band UL/OL (Single BCCH)
 General Description
In a multi band cell it is possible to configure two (or
three) different frequency bands in a cell with only
one BCCH
The BCCH is configured to one of the frequency bands
While TCH resources could be in the other frequency band,
provide more capacity to be used for traffic.

To correctly locate MSs, the network has to be aware

of the differences in propagation between the bands
 Differences in propagation
For the CS traffic, the BSC compensates for the difference, by applying
a frequency band group offset, defined by a cell parameter FBOFFS
RxLev = RxLev + FBOFFS.
FBOFFS = Propagation (Delta) + EiRPBCCH - EiRPnon-BCCH
Propagation Delta (free space) between GSM900 & 1800 is ~7dB
Depending on the environment Propagation difference could be much larger
~10dB is a typical conservative value used
 Parameters
The Main controlling parameters should be planned and
optimized so they define as accurately as possible the coverage
border of the OL
SCTYPE: Identifies the subcell type UL/OL
LOL: Pathloss threshold.
LOLHYST: Hysteresis for pathloss.
TAOL: Timing advance threshold.
TAOLHYST: Hysteresis for timing advance.
FBOFFS: frequency band group offset
MBCRAC: Defines the way that GPRS/EGPRS MS frequency band
capabilities are handled:
0 MS frequency capability is considered when allocating channels for
TBF transfers. If not available, only the BCCH frequency band is
available.
1 All GPRS/EGPRS MSs are assumed to be capable of both frequency
bands.
Other Parameters
BSPWR: The BTS output power at the reference point for the
BCCH frequency
BSTXPWR: The BTS output power at the reference point for the
Non-BCCH frequencies with in a cell. Set per Subcell
 Algorithm

Subcell Changes:
UL to OL
SS>BSPWR(UL)-LOL+LOLHYST
OL to UL
SS_non-BCCH <BSTXPWR(OL)
-LOL-LOLHYST-FBOFFS),

Input Parameter Value UnderLay to Overlay (900 to 1800)

BSTXPWRBCCH 40 SS > BSTXPWRBCCH - LOL + LOLHYST
BSTXPWRNON-BCCH 40 SS > -74
LOL 117
LOLHYST 3
FBOFFS 9 Overlay to UnderLay (1800 to 900)
SS + FBOFFS < BSTXPWRNON-BCCH - LOL - LOLHYST
SS < BSTXPWRNON-BCCH - LOL - LOLHYST - FBOFFS
SS < -89
4. Half Rate
 Dynamic Half Rate
Dynamic Half Rate Allocation may allocate Dual Rate
capable MS in high load situations.
It is important that the allocation of a channel is done
efficiently for a new connection so that high utilization of
channels is obtained while good speech quality is
maintained for the existing connections
Dynamic Mode Adaptation increases the capacity by
changing the mode for ongoing connections from Full
Rate to Half Rate
Half Rate connections are packed and Full Rate Channels
are therefore released.
If the speech quality for a Half Rate MS becomes
unacceptably low the system may upgrade the MS to Full
Rate if certain conditions are met
 What is Half Rate
HR
FR FR FR FR FR FR HR idle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

HR HR
FR FR FR idle HR FR HR idle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FR Gross TCH rate = (2*57 Bits/1 Normal Burst) * (1 Normal

Burst/ Traffic Frame) *
(24 Traffic Frames/26 –Frame Multiframe)
/(120 mSec/26-frame MultiFrame) = 22.8 kbps
HR Gross TCH Rate = (2*(57/2)Bits/1 Normal Burst) * (1 Normal
Burst/ Traffic Frame) *
(24 Traffic Frames/26 –Frame Multiframe) /
(120 mSec/26-frame MultiFrame) = 11.4 kbps
 Half Rate Main Controlling Parameters (I)
DHA: is used to turn the feature Dynamic Half Rate Allocation ON or OFF. The parameter is set per cell.
DTHNAMR: is the threshold parameter for non AMR HR but DR capable MS:s at channel allocation below
which a DR capable MS will be allocated on a HR channel. The parameter expresses the ratio between
idle and de-blocked TCH:s in percent and is set per cell.

DMQB is used to switch ON or OFF the quality based channel rate switching from HR to FR. The parameter
is set per cell.
DMQBNAMR: (45) is the threshold triggering a switch from a HR channel to a FR if the filtered value of
either rxqual_dl or rxqual_ul expressed in dtqu units for a non AMR DR capable MS is exceeding this
threshold. The higher value of the parameter the poorer radio quality is accepted before switching to FR. The
parameter is set per cell and is given in dtqu.

DMQG: is used to switch the quality based channel rate switching from FR to HR channels ON or OFF. The
parameter is set per cell.
DMQGNAMR: (25-38) is the threshold triggering a switch from a FR channel to a HR if the filtered value of
either rxqual_dl or rxqual_ul expressed in dtqu units for a non AMR DR capable MS is less than this
threshold. The higher value of the parameter the poorer radio quality is accepted before switching to HR. The
parameter is set per cell and is given in dtqu.
Note: that to avoid a unstable situation this parameter should be strictly less than DMQBNAMR. Otherwise
there is a potential risk of a "ping-pong" effect degrading the performance of the channel allocation algorithm.

DMSUPP: is the parameter controlling the activation of DYMA. It is set per cell.
DMTHNAMR: (3-80) is the HR packing threshold parameter for non AMR but DR capable MS:s. Above this
value FR channels will have precedence over HR channels in the allocation and below this value HR
channels will have precedence over FR channels. The parameter expresses the ratio between idle and de-
blocked TCH:s in percent and is set per cell.

Parameter for AMR HR capable MSs

DTHAMR
DMQBAMR
DMQGAMR.
DMTHAMR
 Half Rate Main Controlling Parameters (II)

Parameter name Default Recommended Value range Unit

value value
DHA OFF ON ON/OFF -
DMQB OFF ON ON/OFF -
DMQBAMR 50 50 0 to 100 dtqu
DMQBNAMR 45 45 0 to 100 dtqu
DMQG OFF ON ON/OFF -
DMQGAMR 35 35 0 to 100 dtqu
DMQGNAMR 30 30 0 to 100 dtqu
DMSUPP OFF ON ON/OFF -
DMTHAMR 20 20 0 to 100 %
DMTHNAMR 10 10 0 to 100 %
DTHAMR 30 30 0 to 100 %
DTHNAMR 15 15 0 to 100 %
 Half Rate Parameters & Algorithm

Dynamic Half Rate

Allocation main Parameters
DHA
Dynamic Half Rate
Allocation, = ON
DTHAMR
Dynamic HR Allocation
threshold AMR capable
mobiles [%]
DTHNAMR
Dynamic HR Allocation
threshold for non-AMR-
mobiles [%]
 Half Rate Algorithm (I)

Must calculate DTHNAMR and DTHAMR based on the configuration of the cell (
2TRX, 3 TRX, 4TRX, etc)
Based on a “commercial” strategy as to when launch AMR HR and plain HR
based on how many Timeslots are Idle before DHA actually “kicks-in”?? – How
aggressive?
DTHNAMR (Non-AMR Connections)=
( # Idle TS’s left in Cell when to Activate HR+1)/( Total # TS’s in the Cell)
DTHAMR (ForAMR Connections)=
( # Idle TS’s left in Cell when to Activate HR+1+1)/( Total # TS’s in the Cell)
Total TCH’s for Voice =
(Total TS’s in Cell – ( BCCH TS - # SDCCH’s TS’s - # FPDCH’s(GPRS/EDGE)
# Idle TS’s for HR or for AMR HR depends on TCH CONG% stats cell by cell, the
TCH Utilization % in the Cell, and the actual # TCH’s for Voice Traffic ( i.e. subtract
the BCCH, the SDCCH/8’s and the dedicated FPDCH’s for GPRS/EDGE).
In other Ericsson networks, this was based (conservatively) on a function
(FUNCTION IDLE TS’s) which is a “look-up” table based on the # TCH’s for Voice
Traffic and the TCH Utilization % for the cell at BH.
 Half Rate Algorithm (II)
Lets calculate now the parameters DTHNAMR and DTHAMR

DTHNAMR ( 1 TRX, 1 SDCCH/8 ) = 2/( 8 -1 -1 -1) = 2/5 = 0.4 = 40% , i.e. ( BCCH, 1
SDCCH/8, 1 FPDCH)
DTHNAMR ( 2 TRX, 1 SDCCH/8 ) = 2/ ( 16 -1-1-1) = 2/13 = 0.1538 = 15.4%, i.e. ( BCCH, 1
SDCCH/8, 1 FPDCH)
DTHNAMR ( 2 TRX, 2 SDCCH/8’s ) = 2/ ( 16 -1-2-1) = 2/12 = 0.1666 = 16.7%, i.e. ( BCCH,
2 SDCCH/8’s, 1 FPDCH)
DTHNAMR ( 3 TRX, 2 SDCCH/8’s ) = 2/ ( 24 -1-2-1) = 2/20 = 0.10 = 10.0%, i.e. ( BCCH, 2
SDCCH/8’s, 1 FPDCH)
DTHNAMR ( 4 TRX, 2 SDCCH/8’s ) = 2/ ( 32 -1-2-1) = 2/28 = 0.0714= 7.14%, i.e. ( BCCH,
2 SDCCH/8’s, 1 FPDCH)

Now what should be the strategy for AMR HR, should it have the same value as HR?,
or if the % penetration of AMR HR MS’s in Maxis is high, should it be set at 1 TS higher
than HR?
Example:
DTHNAMR ( 1 TRX, 1 SDCCH/8 ) = (2+1) /( 8 -1 -1 -1) = 3/5 = 0.6 = 60% , i.e. ( BCCH, 1
SDCCH/8, 1 FPDCH)
So with this setting when there are 3 Idle TS’s in the 1 TRX cell, then AMR HR will be set
first, although if you notice in the algorithm AMR HR takes priority over plain “HR” if the MS
is AMR HR capable! – So AMR HR comes in the moment the # Idle TS’s is less < 60%
compared to HR which will only be activated when the condition to be below the threshold
of < 40% idle TS’s is met.

NOTE: These parameters ARE NOT STATIC, every week every cell must be checked
with TCH UTILIZATION % or OCCUPANCY to see how many Idle TS’s should be
considered based on Occupancy!.
Half Rate Algorithm –Function Idle Time Slots

Notice that for :

For 1and 2 TRX ( # TCH’s) </= 16 . Idle TS’s = 2
regardless of Occupancy or TCH Utilization.
For 3 TRX’s ( # TCH’s) </= 24. Idle TS’s =2 except when
the cell has very high TCH Utilization , ie. OCCUPANCY
>/= 90%.
These settings are “conservative”. They can be changed
for the needs of the Operator. Instead of “2” in the Look Up
table, may want to try 3 or 4 which will activate DHA
sooner.
 Technical Description - Performance

MOS Experiment 1b - Test Results

5.0

4.0

3.0

Sel. Requir.

AMR-HR
2.0
EFR

FR

HR

1.0

No Errors C/I=19 dB C/I=16 dB C/I=13 dB C/I=10 dB C/I= 7 dB C/I= 4 dB

Conditions
5. TCC
Transmitter Coherent Combining, TCC
Ericsson solution to improve Down Link

Enhance power output at ARP from

45.5 dBm to 48 dBm (63 W) from RBS 2206

Two combined transmitters working as one gives 6dB

more output than two combined transmitters working
as individuals
 Antenna combining basic principle
Combine two TX signals onto one antenna (hybrid
combining

A C=0,5A+0,5B
Half of the power
PA sum from TX1 and 2
will reach the antenna
B D=0,5A+0,5B
PA
The other half is
dissipated as heath
 Antenna combining special case
When the TX1 and TX2 signals are identical, then
This function is named TCC

A C=A+A=2A
The power sum
PA from TX1 and TX2
will reach the antenna
A D=0
PA
Nothing will be lost here.
 TCC benefits
High output power with Maintained quality
compensation for aging still remains
compensation for high temperature still remains
IM not applicable since same carrier used
noise is not correlated so no “TCC effect occurs” for noise
MTBF is unaffected (a booster adds problem to the system)

Flexibility since TCC is activated with SW command

dTRU can be reconfigured as normal combined or un-
combined
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