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Chapter 1 System Information Overview
Chapter 2 Parameters Introduction of

System Information and Cell Data

1.1 System Information Usage
1.2 System Information Distribution
1.3 System Information Contents

System Information Usage
By reading system information, MS can access t

he network, perform cell selection and reselection,
fully utilize various services provided by the networ
k, and achieve favorable cooperation with the netw
ork.

System Information Distribution
SYS INFO can be divided into two parts:

SYS INFO sent on BCCH, including SYS INFO 1,
2, 2BIS, 2TER, 3, and 4, which are used by MS in id
le mode.
SYS INFO sent on SACCH, including system infor
mation 5, 5BIS, 5TER, and 6, which are used by MS
in dedicated mode. Additionally Huawei BSC suppor
ts the system information 7 and 13 to support GPR
S.

SYS INFO 1
 SYS INFO 1
 It contains random access control information (RACH) and cell

frequency allocation table (i.e. CA table). It is transmitted on B
CCH.
 Content
 SYS INFO 1
− Cell Channel Description
− (cell channel description format)
− RACH Control Parameter
− (random access channel control parameter)

SYS INFO 1 - Control Parameter
 These control parameters include:
 Maximum re-transmitting times (MAX retrans)

 Extended transmission timeslots (Tx_interger)
 Common access control level (AC)
 Call reestablish forbidden
 Emergency call disable

SYS INFO 2
 SYS INFO 2
 It contains access control information (RACH), network color code permitted
(NCC Permitted), and neighbor cell frequency allocation list (BA1 list). It is tra
nsmitted on BCCH. Generally speaking, SYS INFO 2, 2BIS, 2TER contains dif
ferent parts of the neighbor cell BCCH frequencies. Via reading and decoding
BA1 list, MS can perform cell reselection in idle mode. For a MS of GSM900 P
HASE I, it only reads the neighbor cell BCCH frequencies defined in SYS INF
O 2, and ignores those carried by 2BIS and 2TER.
 Content
 SYS INFO 2
 Neighbor cell BCCH frequency description
 NCC permitted
 RACH Control Parameter

SYS INFO 2BIS
 SYS INFO 2BIS
 2BIS contains RACH control data and neighbor cell BCCH frequencies (pa
rt of BA1 list). It is optional and transmitted on BCCH. As the number of fre
quencies in BA1 list carried by SYS INFO 2 is limited, SYS INFO 2BIS carr
ies the rest of the BCCH frequencies in the BA1 list that are from the same
band as in SYS INFO 2.
 Content
 SYS INFO 2BIS

− Neighbor Cell Desc.
− RACH Control Parameter (Same as those in SYS INFO 1.)

SYS INFO 2TER
 SYS INFO 2TER
 2TER contains neighbor BCCH frequencies (part of BA1 list). It is transmitted on BCC
H. Only dual band MS can read this information, and single band 900 or 1800 MS will i
gnore it. Since this information carries BCCH frequencies that belong to different band
other than those in SYS INFO 2, it is unnecessary for single band MS to read.
 Content
 SYS INFO 2TER - - Neighbor Cell Description (extended)

SYS INFO 3
 SYS INFO 3
 It contains LAI, cell identity, RACH control parameters and cell

selection related parameters. It is transmitted on BCCH. It is on
e of the most important information.
 Content
 SYS INFO 3 - - Cell Identity

- - LAI( location area identity)
- - Control Channel Description
- - Cell Option （ BCCH ）
- - Cell Selection Parameter
- - RACH Control Parameter

Cell Identity and Location Area Identity
 Cell Global Identity (CGI) consists of Location Area Identity (LAI) a

nd Cell Identity (CI). And LAI includes Mobile Country Code (MCC)
, Mobile Network Code (MNC), and Location Area Code (LAC). SY
S INFO 3, 6, and 4 contain all or part of the information of CGI. Acc
ording to the received SYS INFO, MS decodes the CGI, and decid
e whether it can register in the network based on the MCC and MN
C indicated by CGI. At the same time, it can judge whether the curr
ent location area is changed, so as to decide whether it is necessa
ry to start the location updating process.

Control Channel Description
 Control channel description includes the following parameters
 IMSI Attach-Detach Allowed (ATT)

 Common Control Channel Configuration (CCCH_CONF)
 Access Granted Blocks Reserved (BS_AG_BLKS_RES)
 Paging Channel Multi-frames (BS_PA_MFRAMES)
 Periodic Location Update Timer (T3212)

Cell Option
 Cell option contains the following parameters:
 Power control indication (PWRC)

 Discontinuous transmission (DTX)
 Radio link timeout

Cell Selection Parameter
 Cell selection parameters indicate how the MS should behave after the MS is powered on.
It includes the following parameters:
 Cell Reselection Hysteresis (CRH)
 Maximum power level of control channel (MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH)
 Minimum receiving level of MS permitted to access (RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN)
 Additional reselection parameter indicator (ACS)
 Half-rate supported (Support Half-Rate)

SYS INFO 4
 SYS INFO 4
 It consists LAI, RACH control parameters, cell selection parameters and optional CBC
H channel information. It is transmitted on BCCH. When the system supports cell broa
dcast function, CBCH together with the CBCH MA describe the configuration of CBCH
and the relevant frequency information.
 Content
 SYS INFO 4 - - LAI
- - Cell Selection Parameters

- - RACH Control Parameters
- - CBCH Channel Description (optional)
- - CBCH Mobile Allocation (optional)
- - SI4 Rest Octets (parameters related to cell reselection)

CBCH Channel Description and CBCH MA
 These two parameters are optional. When system supports cell broadcast, CBCH Chann
el Description explains the CBCH channel configuration situation. When CBCH Channel is
in frequency hopping mode, CBCH MA is also needed.

SI4 Rest Octets
 It contains the following parameters:
 Cell Reselection Parameter Indicator (PI)

 Cell Bar Qualify (CBQ)
 Cell Bar Access (CBA)
 Cell Reselect Offset (CRO)
 Temporary Offset (TO)
 Penalty Time (PT)

SYS INFO 5
 SYS INFO 5
 It describes the neighbor cell BCCH frequencies(BA2 list). It is mandatory and is trans
mitted on SACCH. Different from SYS INFO 2, MS can read the frequency described in
SYS INFO 5 in dedicated mode, report the relevant information of neighbor cells in me
asurement reports, and use it as the basis for handover. Similarly, for 900 MS of PHAS
E 1, it only recognizes the neighbor cell frequencies described by SYS INFO 5, and ign
ores those carried by SYS INFO 5BIS and 5TER.
 Content
SYS INFO 5 - - Neighbor Cell Description

SYS INFO 5BIS
 SYS INFO 5BIS
 5BIS describes neighbor cells’ BCCH frequencies.These frequ

encies are part of BA2 list. It is optional and is transmitted on S
ACCH. Generally, as the number of frequencies which can be
described by SYS INFO 5 is limited, SYS INFO 5BIS carries th
e rest BCCH frequencies in the BA2 which belong to the same
band as SYS INFO 5.
 Content
 SYS INFO 5BIS - - Neighbor Cell Description

SYS INFO 5TER
 SYS INFO 5TER
5TER describes neighbor cells’ BCCH frequencies, these frequencies are

also a part of the BA2 list. It is transmitted on SACCH. Similarly, only dual ba
nd MS can read this information, and single band GSM900 or GSM1800 MS
will ignore it. It carries the BCCH frequencies of neighbor cells whose band a
re different from the serving cell’s.
 Content
SYS INFO 5TER - - Neighbor Cell Description (Extended)

SYS INFO 6

 SYS INFO 6
 It describes LAI, cell identity, and some parameters describing the
cell’s functions. It is transmitted on SACCH. It is also one of the m
ost important system information.

 Content
Content
SYS INFO 6 - - Cell Identity
- - LAI
- - Cell Option
- - NCC Permitted

Chapter 2 Parameters Introduction of

System Information and Cell Data

Chapter 2 Parameters Introduction
2.1 Network Identity Para. 2.6 Radio Link Control Para.
2.2 Paging Para. 2.7 BA1,BA2 Table
2.3 Cell Selection and Cell Reselection Para. 2.8 Dual-band Network Para.
2.4 Assignment Para. 2.9 Network Function Para.
2.5 Handover Para. 2.10 Interference Measurement Para.

Network Identity Parameter
 Cell Global Identity (CGI)
 Base Station Identity Code (BSIC)

Network Identity Parameter — CGI
 CGI=MCC+MNC+LAC+CI
 Once MS receives SYS INFO, it decodes the CGI information,

and decides whether it can stay in the cell according to the MC
C and MNC indicated by CGI. At the same time, it judges whet
her the current location area is changed, so as to decide wheth
er to execute location update. During the location update proce
ss, MS will report the new LAI to the network, so that the netwo
rk can know the LA in which MS is currently located.

Network Identity Parameter — CGI
MCC MNC LAC CI
Full Name Mobile Country Mobile Network Location Area Cell Identity
Code Code Code
Type Dec Dec Hex Hex
Rage 000~999 00~99 0001~FFFE 0000~FFFF
 LAC ： LAC adopts hexadecimal coding. The available range is from

0001H to FFFEH. The code 0000H and FFFFH cannot be used (please
refer to specification GSM0303, 0408, and 1111).
 One location area can contain one or more cells. The same LAC can
exist in different BSC, but can not exist in different MSC.

Case Study: Incorrect CGI causes MS unable
to register on the network.
 Case description
 The subscriber complained that MS could not register to the network, or it wa
s difficult to register to the network between BTS A and B, or no network mar
k was displayed on the MS, but MS indicated that the signal was very good.
Some subscribers also complained that MS could make MTC could not make
MOC.
 Cause analysis
 CGI of the cell was modified. So the network register flow was not normal. Alt
hough the signal was very good, MS could not get registered in the network.
 Recommendation and summary
 CGI is a very important parameter and should be configured correctly, thus to

ensured that the CGI data in BSC and MSC are the same.

Network Identity Parameter — BSIC
BSIC=NCC+BCC
NCC BCC
Full Name Network Color Base Station Color

Code Code
Contain 3 bits 3 bits
Range 0~7 0~7
 BSIC is transmitted on Synchronous Channel (SCH)
 NCC is used to identify different Base Station from different GSM PLMN
 ‘NCC Permitted’ should work with NCC

Case Study — BSIC
Serving Neighbor
Cell Cell
Base Station Identity Code （ BSIC ）
Neighbor
Cell A Cell B
Cell List
Cell A ….
BSIC: 12
m
Cell B: BCCH 97 ov BSIC: 12
in
g
Cell A to
Cell C: BCCH 97
BSIC: 13


Paging Parameter
 MSC can resend Paging Command 4 times in A Interface. The resending
time intervals are 3, 3, 2, 2 seconds. 2 seconds after the last Paging Com
mand is sent, totally 12 seconds after first Paging Command is sent, if MS
C does not receive Paging Response, and then MSC report Voice Announ
cement that subscriber is out of coverage.
 BSC only transmits the Paging Command.
 Whether BTS resends Paging Command, it depends on corresponding BT
S version. (Refer to the Version Description documents)
MSC BSC BTS MS

Paging
Paging CMD
PCH: Paging REQ

Paging Parameter
 T3212
 ATT
 CCCH Conf.
 BS_AG_BLKS_RES
 BS_PA_MFRMS
 Paging Times

T3212
 Value range: 0~255
 Unit: 6 minutes
 Content: It is the Periodic Location Update Timer. It defines the interval of periodic location
update.
 Recommendation: 20~30 (urban), 10~20 (suburban), 8~10(mountain area)

ATT
 Value range: Yes, No
 Content ： It is used to inform MS whether IMSI attach-detach is allowed in this cell. If it is

set to “Yes”, the network will not process the connection to the called mobile subscriber w
hen MS is power-off. Thus network processing time and radio resources are saved. Other
wise the network will process the connection even though the MS has been powered off.
 Recommendation ： Yes

CCCH Conf
 Value range: 1 Non-Compounding CCCH, 1 Compounding CCCH, 2 Non-Compounding

CCCHs, 3 Non-compounding CCCHs, 4 Non-compounding CCCHs.
 Content: It is “Common Control Channel Configuration”. CCCH configuration determines th
e capacity of PCH, AGCH and RACH. This parameter can be automatically configured by
the BSC Data Auto Configuration System according to the TRX channel configuration.
 Recommendation: When there is one TRX in the cell, one combined CCCH is recommend
ed (in a system with few paging messages in location area). For others, it is configured ac
cording to the number of TRX in the cell.

BS_AG_BLKS_RES
 Value range: 0~2 (1 combined CCCH), 0~7 (others)
 Unit: Block
 Content: It is also called Access Granted Blocks Reserved. It is the number of CCCH chan
nel message blocks that are reserved in one multi-frame for access granted channels (AG
CH).
 Recommendation: 2 (non-combined CCCH)

BS_PA_MFRAMES
 Value range: 2 ～ 9
 Unit: Multi-frame period (51 frames)
 Content: It is Paging Channel Multi-frames. It defines the number of multi-frames used as

a cycle of paging sub-channels.
 Recommendation: 2

Paging Times
 Value range: The BTS24, BTS3Xr, BTS3001C, BTS3002C, and dual-transc

eiver BTSs support paging re-sending. Paging times: 1–8
 Unit: None
 Default Value: 4
 Content: The BTS2X supports the re-sending mechanism. Both the BTS3X
series and the dual-transceiver BTSs support paging re-sending. BTS3X a
nd double-transceiver BTSs will support paging resending function.

Case Study: Wrong T3212 setting cause MTC failure
LAC
“Ping-pong Reselect”
A B
T3212=4 T3212=8
Even if T3212 setting is less than the system (MSC)

query time, the system will still sometimes voice “The
subscriber you dialed is powered off”.
Case Study: Too small T3212 causes MS lose connectio
n with network.
 A local GSM network has more than 6000 subscribers. There a

re four BTSs. The network has been working properly. But fro
m sometime on, some MS often lost connection with network s
uddenly. The complaint from subscribers in urban area increas
ed.
 Handling procedure
 Modify T3212 to 10, i.e. 60 minutes. Modify the corresponding

time of MSC to 180 minutes. Two days’ observation shows no
subscriber complaint and the problem is solved.


Cell Selection and Cell Reselection Parameter
HPLMN/VPLMN
• Switch on or entering service area
Network Selection • Manually select by subscriber
• Periodic search for HPLMN when roaming
Cell Selection regulation:

• Cell belongs to selected Network
• Cell is not prohibited
Cell Selection • Cell is not in forbidden National Roaming
Location Area
• C1>0
Cell Reselection regulation:

• C1<=0
• DSC<=0
• Serving cell is forbidden.
Cell Reselection • Within one LAC, C2 of serving cell < C2 of
neighbor cell; Between two LACs, C2 of serving
cell + CRH < C2 of neighbor cell
• Channel Request Times of MS exceeds ‘MS MAX
Retrans’

Cell Selection and Cell Reselection Paramete
r
 MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
 RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
 PI
 CRO
 TO
 PT
 Cell Bar Access ， CBA
 Cell Bar Qualify ， CBQ
 Cell Selection Hysteresis ， CRH

Cell Selection Parameter
C1 Formula
 C1 = RLA_C - RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN -MAX((MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH- P),
0)
 RLA_C: MS average receiving level
 RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN ： minimum level of received signals required for t
he MS to access the system
 MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH: maximum transmit power level of MS
 P: MS maximum transmit power

MS TXPWR_MAX_CCH
 Unit: level
 Content: This parameter determines the maximum allowed output

power of the MS when it begins to access a cell and has not yet re
ceived power control command.
 Recommendation: 5(900MHz), 0(1800MHz)

RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
 Value range: 0–63 (–110 dBm to –47 dBm)
 Unit: Level
 Content: This parameter indicates the minimum level of received si

gnals required for the MS to access the system. If the parameter v
alue is small, the required level of received signals is low. If the par
ameter value is great, the required level of received signals is high.

Cell Reselection Parameter
C2 Formula
 C2 = C1+ CRO- TO*H(PT-T), if PT<>31;
 C2 = C1- CRO, if PT = 31
 CRO: CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET
 TO: TEMPORARY_OFFSET
 PT: PENALTY_TIME , to determine the effect duration of TO
 T: a Timer, initial value is 0. When one cell appears in six maximal the neig
hbor cell list, the Timer to that cell starts. When one cell is deleted from the
neighbor cell list, the Timer is restored.
 H(x): Neighbor Cell: H(x) = 0, when x < 0; H(x) = 1, when x >= 0.
Serving Cell: H(x) = 0

PI
 Value range: Yes (1), No (0).
 Unit: None
 Content: Cell Reselect Parameters Indication, sent on the broadca

st channel of the cell. It is an indication to the existence of “Cell Re
select Offset(CRO)”, “Temporary Offset(TO)” and “Penalty Time(P
T)”.
 Recommendation: Yes.

CRO
 Value range: 0~63, the corresponding level value: 0~126dB, stepp

ed every 2dB.
 Unit: None
 Content: Cell Reselect Offset. It is a parameter in C2 calculation to

give an intentional modification in MS cell reselection.

TO
 Value range: 0~7 , the corresponding value is 0~60dB, 7 correspo

nds to “Infinite”.
 Unit: None
 Content: Cell Reselect Temporary Offset. It is a parameter in C2 cri

terion to give a temporary modification within PT time.

PT
 Value range: 0~31, the corresponding time is 20~620s. 31 is to ch

ange the formula of C2.
 Unit: None
 Content: Cell Reselect Penalty Time.

CBQ
 Value range: Yes , No

 Unit: None
 Content: Cell Bar Qualify. CBQ only affects the selection of cells but is not related t
o cell reselection. It works with CBA to define the access priorities of cells.
 Recommendation: No.

CBA
 Content: Cell Bar Access, worked together with CBQ to set the priority status of the cell in i
dle mode for cell selection and reselection.
 Recommendation: Yes

Application of CBQ
A B
The traffic of cell A and B is heavy. Set these two cells with
CBA=“No”, CBQ=“No”.

Application of CBA
A
B
B is a micro cell. Set B to “Normal” and A to “Low”.

Application of CBA
D
B A
CBQ(A) = “NO”
CBA(A) = “NO”
CRH
 Value range: 0~14 , the step size is 2
 Unit: dB
 Content: Cell Reselection Hysteresis. It is the parameter used whe

n cell reselection happens between two location areas.

Case Study: RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN causes signal flu
ctuation
 Subscribers complain that the signal fluctuates in a certain area. On-site test sh
ows that this phenomenon does exist. From the testing mobile, we can see that
there are a lot of cells’ signals in this area. Some frequencies are the suburb BT
S signals far away from this area. The cell reselection of MS is rather frequent.
 Handling procedure
 Modify parameter “RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN” of all cells in urban area and make t

hem consistent with each other. The problem of signal fluctuation is solved.
 Recommendation and summary
 In area with complicated coverage, the “RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN” of each cell sh
ould be kept same.


Assignment Parameter
MS BTS BSC
RACH: CHAN REQ
RSL: CHAN REQ
RSL: IMM ASSIGN CMD

AGCH: IMM ASSIGN
 MS Max Retrans
 Tx_Integer
 TCH Immediate Assignment
 RACH Min Access Level

MS MAX Retrans
 Value range: 1, 2, 4, 7
 Unit: Time
 Content: It is one of the random access control parameters. MS MAX Retra
ns is the upper limit of times that MS is allowed to send “Channel Request”
in one immediate assignment procedure.
 Recommendation:
 Set to 7 for areas with low traffic (suburban or rural area) and the cell r
adius more than 3 km.
 Set to 4 for areas with ordinary traffic (non-busy area in the city) and th
e cell radius is less than 3km.
 Set to 2 for micro-cell
 Set to 1 for micro-cell with heavy traffic or with obvious congestion.
 Set to 4 or 7 for satellite transmission BTS.

TX-Integer
 Value range: 3~12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 32, 50
 Unit: RACH timeslot (equals to a TDMA frame, 4.615ms)
 Content: Used to calculate the number of timeslots in the interval between multiple channe
l requests sent by MS.
 Recommendation: 20 (If the cell immediate assignment success rate is low, set the S with
a larger value. Select 32 for satellite transmission, so as to reduce satellite transmission de
lay).

Calculation of S
S
T
Combine CCCH Non-combine CCCH
3, 8, 14, 50 55 41
4, 9, 16 76 52
5, 10, 20 109 58
6, 11, 25 163 86
7, 12, 32 217 115
Interval of first time: {0 ， 1 ，…， MAX （ T ， 8 ）－ 1}

Interval of Resending: {S ， S ＋ 1 ，…， S ＋ T － 1}

TCH Immediate Assignment
 Unit: None
 Default Value: No
 Content: Yes: It indicates that the TCH is immediately assigned whe

n the SDCCH has no available resource during the processing of ac
cess request. No: It indicates that only the SDCCH can be assigned.

RACH Min Access Level
 Value range: 0-63 (-110 dBm to -47 dBm)
 Unit: None
 Content: This parameter must be set according to the actual sensiti

vity of the BTS and the minimum access level of the MS so that call
s can be made when there is signal.


Handover Parameter
Old New
MS BTS BSC BTS MS
Measure Report
Measure Report CHAN ACTIV
CHAN ACTIV ACK

HO CMD HO CMD
HO ACCESS
HO DETECTION PHYSICAL INF
SABM
EST IND UA
HO COMPLETE
 NCC Permitted
 Max Resend Times of Phy. Info
 T3105
 Direct Retry

NCC Allowed
 Value range: Check box, including options 0~7.
 Content: Network Color Code, sent in system information 2 and 6. It lists NCC that need b
e measured by MS. If a neighbor cell’s NCC is permitted, MS will report MRs of it to the net
work.
 Recommendation: Subject to the concrete conditions.

Max Resend Times of Phy. Info
 Value range: 1–255
 Unit: None
 Content: This parameter indicates the maximum times of resending p

hysical information.
 Recommendation: Subject to the concrete conditions.

T3105
 Unit: 10ms
 Content: When BTS sends physical information to the MS, the BTS
starts the timer T3105.If the timer T3105 times out before receive th
e SAMB frame from MS, BTS re-sends physical information to MS a
nd restarts the timer T3105.

Direct Retry
 Unit: None
 Content: This parameter indicates the whether the directed retry on t

he TCH is allowed. If this parameter is set to Yes, the handover proce
dure is used and the MS is handed over to the neighboring cell. Direc
t retry is an emergency measure for abnormal peak traffic in the local
wireless network. It is not a primary method of clearing traffic congest
ion. If direct retry is preformed frequently in a local network, you must
adjust the sector carrier configuration of the BTS and the network lay
out.
 Recommendation: Yes


Radio Link Control Parameter
 BS-PA-MFRMS (Idle Mode)
 Radio Link Timeout ， RLINKT (Active Mode, DL)
 SACCH Multi-frames (Active Mode, UL)

BS_PA_MFRAMES
 Value range: 2 ～ 9
 Unit: Multi-frame period (51 frames)
 Content: It is Paging Channel Multi-frames. It defines the number of multi-frames used as

a cycle of paging sub-channels.
 Note: In idle mode MS camps in a cell. The DSC is initialized to the integer part of 90/N
(N is BS_PA_MFARMES, with the value range: 2~9). when MS can successfully decode th
e message on paging sub-channel, DSC will increase by 1, but it will not exceed initially va
lue. If decoding fails, DSC will decrease by 4. If DSC<=0, the downlink signaling link fails, r
esulting in cell reselection.

Radio Link Timeout
 Value range: 4~64, the step size is 4
 Unit: SACCH period (480ms)
 Content: This parameter is used for MS to decide down-link discon

nection in case of SACCH decoding failures.
 Recommendation: 20~56

Application of Radio Link Timeout
Poor coverage
P Q
A B
Impact of radio link timeout

SACCH Multi-frames
 Unit: SACCH period (480ms)
 Content: This parameter is used for MS to decide up-link disconnection i

n case of SACCH decoding failures.


Neighbor Cell Description
 There are table BA1 and table BA2.
 Table BA1 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent cells to be measured when the MS
is in idle mode.
 Table BA2 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent cells to be measured when the MS
is in dedicated mode.

Application of Neighbor Cell Description
B B
A C A C
D D
Theoretical Neighbor Cells Actual Neighbor Cells

Application of Neighbor Cell Description
B
A
C

Case Study: Island effect
 Case Description
 During the process of optimization in a certain area, it is found out that t

he signal is poor in a certain section of suburban highway. The signal st
rength measured is less than -95dBm.
 Handling Procedure
 Modify the data in BSC. Add neighbor relationship to Cell A and B for e
ach other. The coverage problem is thus solved.
B -80
-95 A
-92
C


Dual-band Network Parameter
 ECSC
 MBR

ECSC

 Content: Early Classmark Sending Control. It indicates if an MS in the cell i
s allowed to use early Classmark sending. See Protocol 0408.
 Recommendation: No.

MBR
 Content: Multi-band Reporting. It is used to inform MS to report the

adjacent cells in a controllable way. It is sent in the System Informa
tion 2ter and 5ter.

Application of MBR
GSM1800
A -92dBm
B -82dBm
S GSM900
H -84dBm
C -68dBm E -78dBm
D -90dBm F -88dBm
G -96dBm


Network Function Parameter
 UL DTX (Uplink Discontinuous T

ransmission)
 DL DTX (Downlink Discontinuou
s Transmission)
 Support Half Rate
 Call Re-establishment Forbidden
 Emergent Call Disable

UL DTX
 Value range: May use, Shall use, Shall not use.
 Unit: None
 Default Value: Shall use
 Content: It is used to indicate whether MS uses DTX function. In S

ystem Information 3, it is 2-bit coding. In System Information 6, it is
3-bit coding. It shows the DTX state of the MS in the previous mea
surement period.
 Recommendation: Shall use.

DL DTX
 Unit: None
 Content: This parameter indicates whether downlink DTX is used in a cell

.
 Remarks: The use of downlink DTX is also controlled by the DTX switch i
n the MSC. If downlink DTX is forbidden in the MSC, downlink DTX is not
used regardless of the setting of this parameter. If downlink DTX is allowe
d in the MSC, the setting of this parameter can determine whether downli
nk DTX is used in the cell.

Support Half Rate
 Value range: Yes, No.
 Unit: None
 Content: This parameter indicates whether the half-rate function is

supported in this cell. It is one of the cell reselection parameters in
the system message 3. Refer to GSM Rec. 04.08.

Call Re-establishment Allowed
 Unit: None
 Default Value: Yes
 Content: This parameter indicates whether the network allows call re-esta
blishment. Yes means ‘do not allow to use call re-establishment‘.

Emergent Call Disable
 Unit: None
 Content: Emergence Call Disable. When EC Disable is set to “No”,

it means emergency call is permitted. Otherwise it is prohibited.


Interference Measurement Parameter
Interference
Intf. band Distribution
Interference Average Period

Interference Band Threshold 0~5

 Unit: -dBm
 Content: It decides the corresponding value for each interference band (from ban
d 0 to band 5) and used to measure the uplink interference during the TCH timesl
ot is in idle mode.
 Recommended values:
 110 ( Interference band threshold 0)
 98 ( Interference band threshold 2 )

Interf Calculation Period
 Value range: 1-31
 Unit: SACCH period (480 ms)
 Content: Before the BTS transmits the radio resource indication m

essage to the BSC, the interference levels measured on idle chan
nels in the period defined by this parameter are averaged.

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System Information and Cell D

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Chapter 2 Parameters Introduction of

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1.2 System Information Distribution

1.3 System Information Contents

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By reading system information, MS can access t

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SYS INFO can be divided into two parts:

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 It contains random access control information (RACH) and cell

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 These control parameters include:

 Maximum re-transmitting times (MAX retrans)

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 SYS INFO 2BIS

 SYS INFO 2BIS

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 SYS INFO 2TER

 SYS INFO 2TER - - Neighbor Cell Description (extended)

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 It contains LAI, cell identity, RACH control parameters and cell

 SYS INFO 3 - - Cell Identity

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 Cell Global Identity (CGI) consists of Location Area Identity (LAI) a

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 Control channel description includes the following parameters

 IMSI Attach-Detach Allowed (ATT)

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 Cell option contains the following parameters:

 Power control indication (PWRC)

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- - Cell Selection Parameters

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 It contains the following parameters:

 Cell Reselection Parameter Indicator (PI)

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SYS INFO 5 - - Neighbor Cell Description

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 SYS INFO 5BIS

 5BIS describes neighbor cells’ BCCH frequencies.These frequ

 SYS INFO 5BIS - - Neighbor Cell Description

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 SYS INFO 5TER

5TER describes neighbor cells’ BCCH frequencies, these frequencies are

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Chapter 2 Parameters Introduction of

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2.2 Paging Para. 2.7 BA1,BA2 Table

2.4 Assignment Para. 2.9 Network Function Para.

2.5 Handover Para. 2.10 Interference Measurement Para.

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 Cell Global Identity (CGI)

 Base Station Identity Code (BSIC)

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 Once MS receives SYS INFO, it decodes the CGI information,