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2.0

Description Completing V2.0 W-Handover and Call Drop Problems. According

to

V3.0

guide

Author Cai Jianyong, Zang Liang, and

Jiao Anqiang requirements, Jiao Anqiang

reorganizing and updating V2.0 guide, focusing more on operability of on-site engineers. All traffic statistics is from RNC V1.5. The update includes: Updating

flow

chart

for

handover

problem

optimization Moving part of call drop due to handover problem to handover optimization part Specifying operation-related part to be more 2006-03-16

3.0

applicable to on-site engineers Updating RNC traffic statistics indexes to V1.5 Integrating traffic statistics analysis to NASTAR of the network performance analysis Optimizing some cases, adding new cases, and removing outdated cases and terms Moving content about handover and call drop to the appendix, and keeping operations related to them in the body Adding explanations to SRB&TRB and RL FAILURE. Adding HSDPA-related

2006-04-30

description

HSDPA Zhang Hao and

handover DT/CQT flow, definitions of traffic Li Zhen 3.1

statistics in HSDPA handover, HSDPA handover problems. Adding algorithms and flows of HSDPA handover. Adding V17-related handover description as below: Wang Dekai

2006-10-30

Changes in signaling flow for H2D HHO Changes in triggering events of H2D and D2H 3.11

D2H handover in HSDPA based on traffic and timers Updating description of HSDPA serving cell and traffic statistics of HSDPA-DCH handover Adding call drop indexes in HSDPA DT/statistics

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Contents 2.1 Handover Performance Indexes.........................................................................................15 2.2 Call Drop Performance Indexes.........................................................................................18 3.1 DT/CQT Index Optimization Flow.......................................................................................19 3.1.1 SHO DT Index Optimization Flow............................................................................19 3.1.2 HHO CQT Flow........................................................................................................23 3.1.3 Inter-RAT Handover CQT Flow................................................................................26 3.1.4 DT/CQT Flow for HSDPA Handover........................................................................28 3.1.5 DT/CQT Flow for HSUPA Handover........................................................................31 3.1.6 SHO Ratio Optimization...........................................................................................31 3.1.7 MBMS Mobility Optimization....................................................................................31 3.2 Traffic Statistics Analysis Flow...........................................................................................33 3.2.1 Analysis Flow for SHO Traffic Statistics...................................................................34 3.2.2 Analysis Flow of HHO Traffic statistics.....................................................................35 3.2.3 Traffic Statistics Analysis Flow for Inter-RAT Handover...........................................36 3.2.4 Traffic Statistics Analysis for HSDPA Handover.......................................................39 3.2.5 Traffic Statistics Analysis for HSUPA Handover.......................................................40 3.3 SHO Cost Optimization......................................................................................................42 4.1 Definition of Call Drop and Traffic Statistics Indexes..........................................................43 4.1.1 Definition of DT Call Drop........................................................................................43 4.1.2 Descriptions of Traffic Statistics Indexes..................................................................43 4.2 DT/CQT Optimization Flow................................................................................................44 4.2.1 Call Drop Cause Analysis........................................................................................45 4.2.2 Frequently-adjusted Non-handover Algorithm Parameters......................................47 4.2.3 Judgment Tree for Call Drop Causes.......................................................................48 4.3 Traffic Statistics Analysis Flow...........................................................................................49 4.3.1 Analyzing RNC CDR................................................................................................50 4.3.2 Analyzing Causes to Call Drop................................................................................50 4.3.3 Check Cells..............................................................................................................51 4.3.4 Further DT for Relocating Problems........................................................................51 4.4 Optimization Flow for Tracing Data....................................................................................51 4.4.1 Obtaining Single Subscriber Tracing Message........................................................52 4.4.2 Obtaining Information about Call Drop Point............................................................52 4.4.3 Analyzing Call Drop due to SRB Reset....................................................................53 4.4.4 Analyzing Call Drop due to TRB Reset....................................................................53 4.4.5 Analyzing Abnormal Call Drop.................................................................................53 4.4.6 Performing CQT to Recheck Problems....................................................................54 4.5 Optimization Process for MBMS Call Drop.........................................................................54 5.1 SHO Problems...................................................................................................................55 5.1.1 Over High SHO Rate due to Improper SHO Relative Threshold..............................55 5.1.2 Delayed Handover due to Over Great Intra-frequency Filter Coefficient..................56 5.1.3 Missing Neighbor Cell..............................................................................................57 5.1.4 Redundant Neighbor Cells.......................................................................................61 5.1.5 Pilot Pollution...........................................................................................................64 5.1.6 Turning Corner Effect...............................................................................................70 5.1.7 Needlepoint Effect...................................................................................................73

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5.1.8 Quick Change of Best server Signal........................................................................74 5.2 HHO Problems...................................................................................................................76 5.2.1 Intra-frequency Ping-pong HHO due to Improperly Configured 1D Event Hysteresis76 5.2.2 Delayed Origination of Inter-frequency Measurement due to Improper Inter-frequency Measurement Quantity.....................................................................................................77 5.3 Inter-RAT Handover Problems...........................................................................................79 5.3.1 Ping-pong Reselection.............................................................................................79 5.3.2 PS Inter-RAT Ping-pong Handoff.............................................................................80 5.3.3 Failure in handoff from 3G to the 2G network..........................................................81 5.3.4 Inter-RAT Handover Call Drop.................................................................................83 5.4 Call Drop Problems............................................................................................................90 5.4.1 Over Weak Coverage..............................................................................................90 5.4.2 Uplink Interference...................................................................................................91 5.4.3 Abnormal Equipment...............................................................................................94 5.5 HSDPA-related Problems...................................................................................................96 5.5.1 HSDPA Handover Problems....................................................................................96 5.5.2 HSDPA Call Drop.....................................................................................................97 5.6 HSUPA Problems...............................................................................................................99 7.1 SRB&TRB Reset..............................................................................................................101 7.1.1 RAB.......................................................................................................................101 7.1.2 SRB.......................................................................................................................102 7.2 RL FAILURE.....................................................................................................................103 7.3 SHO Flow.........................................................................................................................108 7.3.1 Analyzing Signaling Flow for Adding Radio Link....................................................108 7.3.2 Analyzing Signaling Flow for Deleting Radio Link...................................................111 7.3.3 Analyzing Signaling Flow for Adding and Deleting Radio Link...............................112 7.3.4 SHO Algorithm.......................................................................................................115 7.4 Ordinary HHO Flow .........................................................................................................122 7.4.1 Ordinary HHO (lur Interface and CELL_DCH State)..............................................122 7.4.2 Inter-CN HHO Flow................................................................................................124 7.5 HHO Algorithm.................................................................................................................127 7.5.1 Intra-frequency HHO Algorithm..............................................................................127 7.5.2 Inter-frequency HHO Algorithm..............................................................................127 7.6 Concept and Classification of HSDPA Handover.............................................................129 7.6.1 Concept of HSDPA Handover................................................................................129 7.6.2 Classification of HSDPA Handover........................................................................129 7.6.3 Signaling Flow and Message Analysis of HSDPA Handover..................................130 7.6.4 HS-PDSCH Serving Cell Update due to DPCH SHO............................................131 7.6.5 HS-PDSCH Serving Cell Update due to DPCH HHO............................................138 7.6.6 DPCH Intra-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update.........................139 7.6.7 DPCH Inter-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update.........................140 7.6.8 Handover Between HSDPA and R99.....................................................................142 7.6.9 Handover between HSDPA and GPRS..................................................................151 7.6.10 Direct Retry of HSDPA.........................................................................................151 7.6.11 Switch of Channel Type.......................................................................................153 7.7 Concept and Classification of HSUPA Handover.............................................................156 7.7.1 Basic Concepts......................................................................................................156 7.7.2 Classification of HSUPA Handover........................................................................156 7.7.3 Signaling Flow and Message Analysis of HSUPA Handover..................................157 7.7.4 SHO from a HSUPA Cell to a Non-HSUPA Cell.....................................................163 7.7.5 SHO from a Non-HSUPA Cell to a HSUPA Cell.....................................................168 7.7.6 Handover Between a HSUPA Cell and a GSM/GPRS Cell....................................171 7.7.7 Direct Retry of HSUPA...........................................................................................171 7.7.8 Switch between Channel Types.............................................................................173 7.8 Handover from WCDMA to GSM......................................................................................174 7.9 Handover from GSM to WCDMA.....................................................................................178 7.10 Handover from WCDMA to GPRS..................................................................................181 7.11 Handover from GRPS to WCDMA..................................................................................185

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7.12 Parameters of Handover from 3G to 2G Network..........................................................188 7.13 Data Configuration for Supporting Bi-directional Roaming and Handover Between WCDMA and GSM/GPRS............................................................................................................................191

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Figures SHO DT data analysis flow...........................................................................................................20 Optimization flow for HHO CQT....................................................................................................25 Inter-RAT handover CQT flow.......................................................................................................27 DT/CQT flow for HSDPA handover...............................................................................................30 Movement of the MBMS UE between PTM cells..........................................................................31 Analysis flow for handover traffic statistics data.......................................................................34 Voce inter-RAT outgoing handover flow......................................................................................37 Flow chart for analyzing call drop................................................................................................45 Judgment tree for call drop causes.............................................................................................48 Flow for analyzing call tracing......................................................................................................52 SHO relative threshold..................................................................................................................56 Signaling flow recorded by UE before call drop.........................................................................57 Scrambles recorded by UE active set and scanner before call drop........................................58 Scrambles in UE active set before call drop...............................................................................59 UE intra-frequency measurement control point before call drop..............................................60 Analyzing signaling of UE intra-frequency measurement control before call drop.................60 Confirming missing neighbor cell without information from scanner......................................61 Location relationship of 2G redundant neighbor cells...............................................................63 Pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd......................................................................................................64 Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd..................................................................................................64 The 2nd best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd...................................................................................65 The 3rd best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd....................................................................................65 The 4th best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd....................................................................................66 Composition of pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd...........................................................................66 RSSI near Yuxing Rd.....................................................................................................................67 RSCP of Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd..................................................................................67 RSCP of SC270 cell near Yuxing Rd.............................................................................................68 Pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd. after optimization......................................................................69 Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization..................................................................69 RSCP of best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization...................................................70 RSCP of SC270 cell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization.............................................................70

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Turning corner effect-signals attenuation...................................................................................71 Turning corner effect-signal attenuation recorded by the UE...................................................71 Turning corner effect-traced signaling recorded by the RNC....................................................72 Needle point-signal variance........................................................................................................73 Call drop distribution of PS384K intra-frequency hard handover.............................................74 Signal distribution of cell152 vs. cell88 (signal fluctuation in handover areas).......................75 Reporting 1D event........................................................................................................................76 Increasing hysteresis to reduce frequently reporting of 1D event............................................77 Attenuation relationship of RSCP and Ec/No..............................................................................78 Indoor 3G RSCP distribution........................................................................................................82 Analyzing weak signals.................................................................................................................90 Uplink interference according to RNC signaling........................................................................92 Uplink interference according to UE signaling...........................................................................92 Uplink interference information recorded by UE........................................................................93 RTWP variation of the cell 89767..................................................................................................93 RTWP variation of the cell 89768..................................................................................................94 Pilot information recorded by scanner........................................................................................96 UMTS QoS structure ...................................................................................................................101 SRB and TRB at user panel........................................................................................................102 Signaling flow for adding radio link...........................................................................................109 Signaling flow for deleting radio link.........................................................................................111 SHO signaling flow for adding and deleting radio link.............................................................113 Measurement model....................................................................................................................115 Example 1A event and trigger delay...........................................................................................117 Periodic report triggered by 1A event........................................................................................118 Example of 1C event....................................................................................................................119 Example 1D event........................................................................................................................120 Restriction from hysteresis to measurement report................................................................120 Example of 1E event....................................................................................................................121 Example of 1F event....................................................................................................................121 Ordinary HHO flow (lur interface and CELL_DCH state)..........................................................123 Ordinary inter-CN HHO flow.......................................................................................................125 Intra-NodeB synchronization serving cell update....................................................................132 Inter-NodeB synchronization serving cell update....................................................................134 Inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell update after radio link is added....................................................136 Inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell update during HHO (single step method)....................................138 DPCH intra-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH serving cell update..............................................140 DPCH inter-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH serving cell update..............................................141 handover from HSDPA to R99....................................................................................................142 Intra-frequency handover from R99 to R5.................................................................................142 DPCH SHO with handover from HSDPA to R99 (inter-NodeB).................................................144

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DPCH SHO with handover from R99 to HSDPA........................................................................145 Inter-NodeB SHO with handover from HSDPA to R99 (V17)....................................................146 Intra-frequency HHO with handover from R5 to R99................................................................147 Intra-frequency HHO with handover form R99 to R5................................................................147 Intra-frequency HHO with handover from R5 to R99 (V17)......................................................148 Inter-frequency HHO from HS-PDSCH to DCH..........................................................................149 Inter-frequency HHO from DCH to HS-PDSCH..........................................................................150 Handover between HSDPA and GPRS.......................................................................................151 Flow for direct retry during setup of a service..........................................................................152 Direct retry triggered by traffic...................................................................................................152 Switch of channel type................................................................................................................154 Intra-frequency SHO between two HSUPA cells.......................................................................158 Signaling for HSUPA cell update triggered by a 1D event.......................................................158 Signaling for HSUPA cell update triggered by a 1D event (reported by the monitor set)......159 Intra-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells.......................................................................159 Signaling for intra-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells................................................160 Inter-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells.......................................................................160 Signaling for inter-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells................................................161 Inter-RNC HSUPA handover........................................................................................................162 SHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell............................................................................164 Addition of an R99 cell when the service is on the E-DCH......................................................165 Intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell.................................................166 Signaling for intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell..........................166 Inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell.................................................167 Signaling for inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell..........................168 SHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell............................................................................169 SHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell (triggered by a 1B event).................................169 Intra-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell.................................................170 Signaling for intra-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell..........................170 Inter-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell.................................................171 Direct retry from an R99 cell to a HSUPA cell...........................................................................172 Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to an R99 cell...........................................................................172 Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to another HSUPA cell.............................................................173 Switch between HSUPA channel types......................................................................................173 Signaling flow for handover from WCDMA to GSM..................................................................175 Tracing signaling of handover from WCDMA to GSM..............................................................175 Signaling flow for handover from GSM to WCDMA..................................................................178 Tracing signaling of handover from GSM to WCDMA..............................................................179 Flow of handover from WCDMA to GPRS (1)............................................................................182 Flow of handover from WCDMA to GPRS (2)............................................................................182 Tracing signaling of handover from WCDMA to GPRS............................................................183

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Signaling flow for handover from GPRS to WCDMA (1)...........................................................185 Signaling flow for handover from GPRS to WCDMA (2)...........................................................186 Data configuration in the location area cell table.....................................................................192 Data configuration of neighbor cell configuration table..........................................................193 Configuration table for external 3G cells...................................................................................195 Configuration table for GSM inter-RAT neighbor cells.............................................................196 Configuration table for 2G reselection parameters..................................................................197 Parameter configuration table for inter-RAT handover............................................................198

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Tables Handover performance indexes and reference values...............................................................15 HSDPA handover performance indexes and reference value....................................................16 HSUPA handover performance indexes and reference value....................................................16 CDR index and reference value....................................................................................................18 SHO failure indexes.......................................................................................................................35 HHO failure indexes.......................................................................................................................35 Traffic statistics indexes of CS inter-RAT handover preparation failure..................................37 Traffic statistics indexes of PS inter-RAT outgoing handover failure.......................................38 Types of CDR indexes...................................................................................................................44 Thresholds of EcIo and Ec............................................................................................................45 Traffic statistics indexes for analyzing causes to call drop.......................................................50 Relationship between the filter coefficient and the corresponding tracing time.....................57 2G handover times........................................................................................................................62 Best servers and other cells.........................................................................................................66 Timers and counters related to the synchronization and asynchronization..........................103 Timers and counters related to call drop at lub interface........................................................106 Flow of serving cell update triggered by different events in SHO...........................................131 Scenarios of handover between HSDPA and R99 (V17)...........................................................143 Handover between two HSUPA cells..........................................................................................157 Handover between a HSUPA cell and a non-HSUPA cell..........................................................162 Parameters of handover from 3G to 2G.....................................................................................189

W-Handover and Call Drop Problem Optimization Guide Key words: Handover, call drop, and optimization

Abstract: This document, aiming at network optimization of handover success rate and call drop rate, details the specific network operation flow. In addition, it analyzes common problems during network

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optimization.

Acronyms and abbreviations: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Full Spelling

AMR

Adaptive MultiRate

CHR

Call History Record

CDR

Call Drop Rate

DCCC

Dynamic Channel Configuration Control

RAN

Radio Access Network

RNP

Radio Network Planning

SRB

Signaling Radio Bearer

TRB

Traffic Radio Bearer

SHO

Soft Handover

HHO

Hard Handover

PCH

Physical Channel

CN

Core Network

O&M

Operation and maintenance

MNC

Mobile Network Code

MCC

Mobile Country Code

LAC

Location Area Code

CIO

Cell Independent Offset

HSUPA

High Speed Uplink Packet Access

E-DCH

Enhanced uplink Dedicated Channel

E-AGCH

E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel

E-RGCH

E-DCH Relative Grant Channel

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Introduction

This document aims to meet the requirements by on-site engineers on solving handover and call drop problems and making them qualified during network optimization. It describes the methods for evaluating network handover and call drop performance, testing methods, troubleshooting methods, and frequently asked questions (FAQs). The appendix provides fundamental knowledge, principles, related parameters, and data processing tools about handover and call drop. This document serves to network KPI optimization and operation and maintenance (O&M) and helps engineers to locate and solve handover and call drop problems. The RRM algorithms and problem implementation in this document are based on V16 RNC. If some RRM algorithms are based on V17 RNC, they will be highlighted. HSUPA is introduced in V18 RNC, so the algorithms related to HSUPA are based on RNC V18. The following sections are updated: 

Traffic Statistics Analysis for HSDPA Handover



Handover Between HSDPA and R99



Direct Retry of HSDPA



Switch of Channel Type

Actually handover is closely relevant to call drop. Handover failure probably leads to call drop. Therefore handover-caused call drop is arranged in handover success rate optimization part. The CDR optimization includes all related to call drop except handover-caused call drop. This document does not include usage of related tools. This document includes the following 12 chapters:

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1Introduction

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2Handover and Call Drop Performance Indexes

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3Handover Index Optimization

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4CDR Index Optimization

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5FAQs Analysis

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6Summary

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7Appendix

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The traffic statistics analysis is based on RNC V1.5 counter. It will be updated upon the update of RNC counters.

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Handover and Call Drop Performance Indexes

2.1 Handover Performance Indexes According to RNA KPI baseline document, 2.1 lists the handover performance indexes and reference values.

Table 1.1 Handover performance indexes and reference values Reference value

Index

Service

Statistics method

SHO success rate

CS&PS

DT&Stat.

99%

Voice

DT&Stat.

90%

VP

DT&Stat.

85%

PS UL64K/DL 64K

DT&Stat.

85%

PS UL64K/DL 144K

DT&Stat.

80%

PS UL64K/DL 384K

DT&Stat.

75%

Voice

DT&Stat.

92%

VP

DT&Stat.

90%

PS UL64K/DL 64K

DT&Stat.

90%

PS UL64K/DL 144K

DT&Stat.

87%

PS UL64K/DL 384K

DT&Stat.

85%

Voice handover out

DT&Stat.

95%

PS handover out

DT&Stat.

92%

SHO ratio

N/A

DT

35%

SHO cost

N/A

Stat.

40%

Intra-frequency success rate

Inter-frequency success rate

Inter-RAT success rate

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HHO

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2.1 lists the HSDPA handover performance indexes and reference value.

Table 1.2 HSDPA handover performance indexes and reference value Index

Service

Reference value

PS (HSDPA)

99%

PS (HSDPA)

92%

HSDPA-R99 intra-frequency handover

PS (HSDPA)

99%

HSDPA-R99 inter-frequency handover

PS (HSDPA)

90%

Success rate of R99-to-HSDPA cell handover

PS (HSDPA)

85%

HSDPA-to-GPRS inter-RAT handover

PS (HSDPA)

92%

HSDPA-HSDPA serving cell update

intra-frequency

HSDPA-HSDPA serving cell update

inter-frequency

Note: The HSDPA handover KPIs are to be updated after formal issue by WCDMA&GSM Performance Research Department.

Table 1.3 HSUPA handover performance indexes and reference value Index

Service

Reference value

Success rate of inter-cell SHO in HSUPA (including adding, replacing, and deleting)

PS (HSUPA)

–

Success rate of inter-cell SHO serving cell update in HSUPA

PS (HSUPA)

Success rate of DCH-to-EDCH reconfiguration in SHO mode (including replacing and deleting)

–

– PS (HSUPA)

Success rate of E-DCH-toDCH reconfiguration in SHO mode (including replacing and deleting)

PS(HSUPA)

Success rate of inter-cell intra-frequency HHO in HSUPA

PS (HSUPA)

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W-Handover and Call Drop Problem Optimization Guide Index Success rate of intrafrequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a nonHSUPA cell

Service

For internal use only Reference value –

PS (HSUPA)

Success rate of DCH-to-EDCH reconfiguration in single-link mode (the second step of inter- or intra-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell)

– PS (HSUPA)

Success rate of inter-cell inter-frequency HHO in HSUPA

PS (HSUPA)

–

Success rate of interfrequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a nonHSUPA cell

– PS (HSUPA)

Success rate of HSUPA-toGPRS inter-RAT handover

PS (HSUPA)

92%

Note: The HSUPA handover KPIs are unavailable and to be updated after formal issue by WCDMA&GSM Performance Department. Decide the specific value according to project requirements or contract requirements of commercial network

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2.2 Call Drop Performance Indexes 2.2 lists the CDR index and reference value.

Table 1.4 CDR index and reference value Index

CDR

Service

Statistics method

Reference value

Voice

DT&Stat.&CQT

2%

VP

DT&Stat.&CQT

2.5%

PS planned full coverage rate

DT&CQT

3%

PS (UL DCH full coverage rate/DL HSDPA)

DT

3%

PS

Stat.

10%

PS (UL HSUPA/DL HSDPA)

DT

3%

The values listed in 2.2 are only for reference. Decide the specific value according to project requirements or contract requirements of commercial network.

The call drop rate of HSDPA is not defined yet, so engineers use call drop rate of PS temporarily.

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Handover Index Optimization

3.1 DT/CQT Index Optimization Flow DT and CQT are important to network evaluation and optimization. DT/CQT KPIs act as standards for verifying networks. Overall DT helps to know entire coverage, to locate missing neighbor cells, and to locate cross-cell coverage. HHO and inter-RAT handover are used in coverage solutions for special scenarios, in while CQT is proper. The following sections describe the DT/CQT index optimization flow in terms of SHO, HHO, and inter-RAT handover.

3.1.1

SHO DT Index Optimization Flow 3.1.1 shows the SHO DT data analysis flow.

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Figure 1.2 SHO DT data analysis flow

Inputting Analysis Data Perform DT. Collect DT data, related signaling tracing, RNC CHR, and RNC MML scripts.

Obtaining When and Where the Problem Occurs During the test, SHO-caused call drop might occur or SHO might fail, so record the location and time for the problem occurrence. This prepares for further location and analysis.

Missing Neighbor Cell During the early optimization, call drop is usually due to missing neighbor cell. For intrafrequency neighbor cells, use the following methods to confirm intra-frequency missing neighbor

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cell. Check the active set Ec/Io recorded by UE before call drop and Best Server Ec/Io recorded by Scanner. Check whether the Best Server scramble recorded by Scanner is in the neighbor cell list of intra-frequency measurement control before call drop. The cause might be intra-frequency missing neighbor cell if all the following conditions are met: 

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The Ec/Io recorded by UE is bad.

−

The Best Server Ec/Io is good.

−

No Best Server scramble is in the neighbor cell list of measurement control.

If the UE reconnects to the network immediately after call drop and the scramble of the cell that UE camps on is different from that upon call drop, missing neighbor cell is probable. Confirm it by measurement control (search the messages back from call drop for the latest intra-frequency measurement control message. Check the neighbor cell list of this measurement control message) 

UEs might report detected set information. If corresponding scramble information is in the monitor set before call drop, the cause must be missing neighbor cell. 

Missing neighbor cell causes call drop. Redundant neighbor cells impacts network performance and increases the consumption of UE intra-frequency measurement. If this problem becomes more serious, the necessary cells cannot be listed. Therefore pay attention to redundant neighbor cells when analyzing handover problems. For redundant neighbor cells, see 5.

Pilot Pollution Pilot pollution is defined as below: Excessive strong pilots exist at a point, but no one is strong enough to be primary pilot. 

According to the definition, when setting rules for judging pilot pollution, confirm the following content: Definition of strong pilot Whether a pilot is strong depends on the absolute strength of the pilot, which is measured by RSCP. If the pilot RSCP is greater than a threshold, the pilot is a 

strong pilot. Namely,

CPICH_ RSCP > ThRSCP_ Absolute

.

Definition of "excessive" When judging whether excessive pilots exist at a point, the pilot number is the judgment criteria. If the pilot number is more than a threshold, the pilots at a point 

are excessive. Namely,

CPICH _ Number > ThN

Definition of "no best server strong enough" When judging whether a best server strong enough exist, the judgment criteria is the relative strength of multiple pilots. If the strength different of the strongest pilot and 

(Th

+1)

N the No. strong pilot is smaller than a threshold, no best server strong enough exists in the point. Namely,

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Based on previous descriptions, pilot pollution exists if all the following conditions are met: The number of pilots satisfying



Th N



CPICH_ RSCP > ThRSCP_ Absolute

is more than

.

(C P IC H_ R S C 1Ps t − C P IC H_ R S C (PT hN + 1)th ) < T hR S C P_ R ela tiv e

Set Th RSCP _ Absolute = −95 dBm , Th N = 3 , and Th RSCP for pilot pollution are:

_ Re lative

= 5dB , the judgment standards

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The number of pilots satisfying CPICH _ RSCP > − 95dBm is larger than 3.

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(C P IC H_ R S C 1Pst − C P IC H_ R S C 4Pth ) < 5d B

Improper Configuration of SHO Algorithm Parameters Solve the following two problems by adjusting handover algorithm parameters. 

Delayed handover

According to the signaling flow for CS services, the UE fails to receive active set update command (physical channel reconfiguration command for intra-frequency HHO) due to the following cause. After UE reports measurement message, the Ec/Io of original cell signals decreases sharply. When the RNC sends active set update message, the UE powers off the transmitter due to asynchronization. The UE cannot receive active set update message. For PS services, the UE might also fail to receive active set update message or perform TRB reset before handover. Delayed handover might be one of the following: −

Turning corner effect: the Ec/Io of original cell decreases sharply and that of the target cell increases greatly (an over high value appears)

−

Needlepoint effect: The Ec/Io of original cell decreases sharply before it increases and the Ec/Io of target cell increase sharply for a short time.

According to the signaling flow, the UE reports the 1a or 1c measurement report of neighbor cells before call drop. After this the RNC receives the event and sends the active set update message, which the UE fails to receive. Ping-pong Handover Ping-pong handover includes the following two forms 

−

The best server changes frequently. Two or more cells alternate to be the best server. The RSCP of the best server is strong. The period for each cell to be the best server is short.

−

No primary pilot cell exists. Multiple cells exist with little difference of abnormal RSCP. The Ec/Io for each cell is bad.

According to the signaling flow, when a cell is deleted, the 1A event is immediately reported. Consequently the UE fails because it cannot receive the active set update command.

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Abnormal Equipment Check the alarm console for abnormal alarms. Meanwhile analyze traced message, locate the SHO problem by checking the failure message. For help, contact local customer service engineers for confirm abnormal equipment.

Reperforming Drive Test and Locating Problems If the problem is not due to previous causes, perform DT again and collect DT data. Supplement data from problem analysis.

Adjustment and Implementation After confirming the cause to the problem, adjust the network by using the following pertinent methods: For handover problems caused by pilot pollution, adjust engineering parameters of an antenna so that a best server forms around the antenna. For handover problems caused by pilot pollution, adjust engineering parameters of other antennas so that signals from other antennas becomes weaker and the number of pilots drops. Construct a new site to cover this area if conditions permit. If the interference is from two sectors of the same NodeB, combine the two cells as one. 

For abnormal equipment, consult customer service engineer for abnormal equipment and transport layer on alarm console. If alarms are present on alarm console, cooperate with customer service engineers. 

For call drop caused by delayed handover, adjust antennas to expand the handover area, set the handover parameters of 1a event, or increase CIO to enable handover to occur in advance. The sum of CIO and measured value is used in event evaluation process. The sum of initially measured value and CIP, as measurement result, is used to judge intra-frequency handover of UE and acts as cell border in handover algorithm. The larger the parameter is, the easier the SHO is and UEs in SHO state increases, which consumes resources. If the parameter is small, the SHO is more difficult, which might affects receiving quality. 

For needle effect or turning corner effect, setting CIO to 5 dB is proper, but this increases handover ratio. For detailed adjustment, see SHO-caused call drop of FAQs Analysis. 

For call drop caused by Ping-pong handover, adjust the antenna to form a best server or reduce Ping-pong handover by setting the handover parameter of 1B event, which enables deleting a cell in active set to be more difficult. For details, increase the 1B event threshold, 1B hysteresis, and 1B delay trigger time. 

3.1.2

HHO CQT Flow

HHO Types HHO includes the following types: 

Intra-frequency HHO

The frequency of the active set cell before HHO is the same as that of the cell after HHO. If the cell does not support SHO, HHO might occur. HHO caters for cross-RNC intra-frequency handover without lur interface, limited resources at lur interface, and

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handover controlled by PS service rate threshold of handover cell. The 1D event of intrafrequency measurement events determines intra-frequency HHO. 

Inter-frequency HHO

The frequency of the active set cell before HHO is different from that of the cell after HHO. HHO helps to carry out balanced load between carriers and seamless proceeding. Start compression mode to perform inter-frequency measurement according to UE capability before inter-frequency HHO. HHO judgment for selecting cell depends on period measurement report. 

Balanced load HHO

It aims to realize balanced load of different frequencies. Its judgment depends on balanced load HHO. Inter-frequency coverage usually exists in special scenarios, such as indoor coverage, so CQT are used. The following section details the optimization flow for inter-frequency CQT.

Optimization Flow of HHO CQT 3.1.2 shows the optimization flow for HHO CQT.

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Figure 1.1 Optimization flow for HHO CQT

Adjustment The optimization flow for HHO is similar with that of SHO and the difference lies in parameter optimization. Confirming inter-frequency missing neighbor cell is similar to that of intra-frequency. When call drop occurs, the UE does not measure or report inter-frequency neighbor cells. After call drop, the UE re-camps on the inter-frequency neighbor cell. HHO problems usually refer to delayed handover and Ping-pong handover. Delayed HHO usually occurs outdoor, so call drop occurs when the UE is moving. There are three solutions: 

Increase the threshold for starting compression mode.

The compression mode starts before inter-frequency or inter-RAT handover. Measure the quality of inter-frequency or inter-RAT cell by compression mode. Compression mode starts if the CPICH RSCP or Ec/Io meets the conditions. RSCP is usually the triggering condition. The parameter "inter-frequency measurement quantity" decides to use CPICH Ec/No or Ec/Io as the measurement target for inter-frequency handover. When setting "interfrequency measurement quantity", check that the cell is at the carrier coverage edge or in the carrier coverage center. If intra-frequency neighbor cells lie in all direction of the cell, the cell is defined as in the carrier coverage center. If no intra-frequency cell lies in a direction of the cell, the cell is defined as at the carrier coverage edge.

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In the cell at the carrier coverage edge, when UE moves along the direction where no intra-frequency neighbor cell lies, the CPICH Ec/No changes slowly due to the identical attenuation rate of CPICH RSCP and interference. According to simulation, when CPICH RSCP is smaller than the demodulation threshold (–100 dBm or so), the CPICH Ec/No can still reach –12 dB or so. Now the inter-frequency handover algorithm based on CPICH Ec/No is invalid. Therefore, for the cell at the carrier coverage edge, using CPICH RSCP as inter-frequency measurement quantity to guarantee coverage is more proper. In the cell in the carrier coverage center, use CPICH RSCP as inter-frequency measurement quantity, but CPICH Ec/No can better reflect the actual communication quality of links and cell load. Therefore use CPICH Ec/No as inter-frequency measurement quantity in the carrier coverage center (not the cell at the carrier coverage edge), and RSCP as inter-frequency measurement quantity in the cell at the carrier coverage edge. In compression mode, the quality of target cell (inter-frequency or inter-RAT) is usually measured and obtained. The mobility of MS leads to quality deterioration of the current cell. Therefore the requirements on starting threshold are: before call drop due to the quality deterioration of the current cell, the signals of the target cell must be measured and reporting is complete. The stopping threshold must help to prevent compression mode from starting and stopping frequently. The RNC can distinguish CS services from PS services for inter-frequency measurement. If the RSCP is smaller than –95 dBm, compression mode starts. If the RSCP is greater than –90 dBm, compression mode stops. Adjust RSCP accordingly for special scenarios. 

Increase the CIO of two inter-frequency cells.

Decrease the target frequency handover trigger threshold of inter-frequency coverage. 

For Ping-pong HHO problems, solve them by increasing HHO hysteresis and delay trigger time. The intra-frequency HHO optimization is similar to that of inter-frequency. Decrease the hysteresis and delay trigger time of 1D event according to local radio environment to guarantee timely handover.

3.1.3

Inter-RAT Handover CQT Flow

Flow Chat 3.1.3 shows the inter-RAT handover CQT flow.

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Figure 1.1 Inter-RAT handover CQT flow

Data Configuration Inter-RAT handover fails due to incomplete configuration data, so pay attention to the following data configuration. GSM neighbor configuration is complete on RNC. The configuration includes: 

−

Mobile country code (MCC)

−

Mobile network code (MNC)

−

Location area code (LAC)

−

GSM cell identity (CELL ID)

−

Network color code (NCC)

−

Base station color code (BCC)

−

Frequency band indicator (FREQ_BAND)

−

Frequency number

−

Cell independent offset (CIO)

Guarantee the correctness of the previous data and GSM network.

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Add location area cell information near 2G MSC to location area cell list of 3G MSC. The format of location area identity (LAI) is MCC + MNC + LAC. Select LAI as LAI type. Select Near VLR area as LAI class and add the corresponding 2G MSC/VLR number. The cell GCI format is: MCC + MNC + LAC + CI. Select GCI as LAI type. Select Near VLR area as LAI class and add the corresponding 2G MSC/VLR number. 

Add data of WCDMA neighbor cells on GSM BSS. The data includes:



−

Downlink frequency

−

Primary scramble

−

Main indicator

−

MCC

−

MISSING NEIGHBOR CELL

−

LAC

−

RNC ID

−

CELL ID

According to the strategies of unilateral handover of inter-RAT handover, if the data configuration is complete, the inter-RAT handover problems are due to delayed handover. A frequently-used solution is increasing CIO, increasing the threshold for starting and stopping compression mode, increasing the threshold to hand over to GSM.

Causes The causes to call drop due to 3G-2G inter-RAT handover are as below: After the 2G network modifies its configuration data, it does not inform the 3G network of modification, so the data configured in two networks are inconsistent. 



Missing neighbor cell causes call drop.



The signals fluctuate frequently so call drop occurs.

Handset problems causes call drop. For example, the UE fails to hand over back or to report inter-RAT measurement report. 



The best cell changes upon Physical channel reconfiguration.

Excessive inter-RAT cell are configured (solve it by optimizing number of neighbor cells). 

Improperly configured LAC causes call drop (solve it by checking data configuration). 

3.1.4

DT/CQT Flow for HSDPA Handover

Type According to the difference of handover on DPCH in HSDPA network, the HSDPA handover includes: 

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Intra-frequency and inter-frequency HHO of DPCH, with HS-PDSCH serving cell update 

According to different technologies used in the serving cell before and after handover, HSDPA handover includes: 

Handover in HSDPA system



Handover between HSDPA and R99 cells



Handover between HSDPA and GPRS cells

Methods For HSDPA service coverage test and mobility-related test (such as HHO on DPCH with HSPDSCH serving cell update, handover between HSDPA and R99, and inter-RAT handover), perform DT to know the network conditions. For location of HSDPA problems and non-mobility problems, perform CQT (in specified point or small area).

Flow When a problem occurs, check R99 network. If there is similar problem with R99 network, solve it (or, check whether the R99 network causes HSDPA service problems, such as weak coverage, missing neighbor cell. Simplify the flow). 3.1.4 shows the DT/CQT flow for HSDPA handover.

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Figure 1.1 DT/CQT flow for HSDPA handover

The problems with handover of HSDPA subscribers are usually caused by the faulty handover of R99 network, such as missing neighbor cell and improper configuration of handover parameters. When the R99 network is normal, if the handover of HSDPA subscribers is still faulty, the cause might be improper configuration of HSDPA parameters. Engineers can check the following aspects: Whether the HSDPA function of target cell is enabled and the parameters are correctly configured. Engineers mainly check the words of cell and whether the power is adequate, whether the HS-SCCH power is low. These parameters might not directly cause call drop in handover, but lead to abnormal handover and lowered the user experience. 

Whether the protection time length of HSDPA handover is proper. Now the baseline value is 0s. Set it by running SET HOCOMM. 

Whether the threshold for R99 handover is proper. The handover flow for HSDPA is greatly different from that of R99, so the handover of R99 service may succeed while the HSDPA handover may fail. For example, in H2D handover, when the UE reports 1b event, it triggers RB reconfiguration in the original cell, reconfigures service bearer to DCH, and updates the cell in active set. If the signals of the original cell deteriorate quickly now, the reconfiguration fails. 

Whether the protection time length of D2H handover is proper. Now the baseline value is 2s. Set it by running SET HOCOMM. 

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DT/CQT Flow for HSUPA Handover The DT/CQT flow for HSUPA handover is similar to that for HSDPA. For details, refer to DT/CQT Flow for HSDPA Handover. For the test of HSUPA service coverage and mobility-related tests (such as the test of success rate of HSUPA serving cell update), perform DT to know the network conditions. For locating HSUPA problems and the problems unrelated to mobility, perform CQT (in specified spot or area).

3.1.6

SHO Ratio Optimization This part is to be supplemented.

3.1.7

MBMS Mobility Optimization Currently, the radio network controller (RNC) V18 supports only the broadcast mode of the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS); the MBMS user equipment (UE) moves only between point-to-multipoint (PTM) cells.

Figure 1.2 Movement of the MBMS UE between PTM cells

PTM Cell A

PTM Cell B Step1 : UE uses PTM RB to receive MBMS from Cell A only

PTM Cell A

PTM Cell B

Step2 : UE uses PTM RB to receive MBMS from A and B

PTM Cell A

PTM Cell B Step3 : UE re-selects to Cell B but still receive MBMS from Cell A and B

PTM Cell A

PTM Cell B Step4 : Far from Cell A, UE uses PTM RB to receive MBMS from Cell B only

The movement of the MBMS UE between PTM cells is similar to the movement of UE performing PS services in the CELL-FACH state. The UE performs the handover between cells

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through cell reselection and obtains a gain through soft combining or selective combining between two cells to guarantee the receive quality of the service. The UE first moves to the target cell and then sends a CELL UPDATE message to notify the serving radio network controller (SRNC) that the cell where the UE stays is changed. The SRNC returns a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message. The UE receives an MBMS control message from the MCCH in the target cell and determines whether the MBMS radio bearer to be established is consistent with that of the neighboring cell. If they are consistent, the original radio bearer is retained. The MBMS mobility optimization, which guarantees that the UE obtains better quality of service at the edge of cells, covers the following aspects: Optimize cell reselection parameters to guarantee that the UE can be reselected to the best cell in time. 

Guarantee that the power of the FACH in each cell is large enough to meet the coverage requirement of the MBMS UE at the edge of the cells. 

Guarantee that the transmission time difference of the UE between different links meets the requirement of soft combing or selective combining*. 

Guarantee that the power, codes, transmission, and CE resources of the target cell are not restricted or faulty, and that the MBMS service is successfully established. 

The UE can simultaneously receive the same MBMS service from two PTM cells and combine the received MBMS service. The UE supports two combining modes: Soft combining: The transmission time difference between the current cell and the neighboring cell is within (one TTI + 1) timeslots and the TFCI in each transmission time interval (TTI) is the same. Selective combining: The transmission time difference between the current cell and the neighboring cell is within the reception time window stipulated by the radio link controller (RLC). The SCCPCH is decoded and the transmission blocks are combined in the RLC PDU phase

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3.2 Traffic Statistics Analysis Flow The traffic statistics data is important to network in terms of information source. In addition, it is the major index to evaluate network performance. The handover traffic statistics data is includes RNC-oriented data and cell-oriented data. RNC – oriented data reflects the handover performance of entire network, while cell-oriented data helps to locate problematic cells. The analysis flow for SHO, HHO, inter-RAT handover, and HSDPA handover is similar, but the traffic statistics indexes are different from them. 3.2 shows the analysis flow for handover traffic statistics data.

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Figure 1.3 Analysis flow for handover traffic statistics data

3.2.1

Analysis Flow for SHO Traffic Statistics The SHO success rate is defined as below: SHO success rate = SHO successful times/SHO times According to the flow, SHO includes SHO preparation process and SHO air interface process. The SHO preparation process is from handover judgment to RL setup completion. The SHO air interface process is active set update process. Check the SHO success rate of entire network and cell in busy hour. If they are not qualified, analyze the problematic cells in details. 

Sort the SHO (or softer handover) failure times of the cell by TOP N and locate the cells with TOP N failure times. List the specific indexes of failure causes. If locating specific causes from traffic statistics is impossible, analyze the corresponding CHR. 

3.2.1 lists the detailed traffic statistics indexes to SHO (or softer handover) failure and

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analysis. Table 3.1 SHO failure indexes Failure causes

Analysis

Configuration nonsupport

The UE thinks the content of active set update for RNC to add/delete links does not support SHO. This scenario seldom exists in commercial networks.

Synchronization reconfiguration nonsupport

The UE feeds back that the SHO (or softer handover) for RNC to add/delete links is incompatible with other subsequent processes. The RNC guarantees serial processing upon flow processing. This cause is due to the problematic UE.

Invalid configuration

The UE thinks the content of active set update for RNC to add/delete links is invalid. This scenario seldom exists in commercial networks.

No response from UE

The RNC fails to receive response to active set update command for adding/deleting links. This is a major cause to SHO (or softer handover) failure. It occurs in areas with weak coverage and small handover area. RF optimization must be performed in the areas.

Perform DT to re-analyze problems. The traffic statistics data provides the trend and possible problems. Further location and analysis of problems involves DT and CHR to the cell. DT is usually performed on problematic cells and signaling flow at the UE side and of RNC is traced. For details, see 3.1.3. 

3.2.2

Analysis Flow of HHO Traffic statistics The HHO traffic statistics includes outgoing HHO success rate and incoming HHO success rate: Outgoing HHO Success Rate = Outgoing HHO Success Times/Outgoing HHO Times 

Incoming HHO Success Rate = Incoming HHO Success Times/Incoming HHO Times 

Upon HHO failure, pay attention to indexes related to internal NodeB, between NodeBs, and between RNCs. 3.2.2 lists the HHO failure indexes.

Table 3.2 HHO failure indexes Failure cause

Analysis

HHO preparation failure Radio link setup failure

Analyze RL setup failure.

Other causes

Analyze the problem further based on CHR logs.

Internal NodeB/Between NodeBs/Between RNCs HHO failure

Configuration nonsupport

The UE thinks it cannot support the command for outgoing HHO, because it is incompatible with HHO.

PCH failure

The cause is probably weak coverage and strong interference.

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Synchronization reconfiguration nonsupport

The UE feeds back HHO is incompatible with other consequent processes due to compatibility problems of UE.

Cell update

Cell update occurs upon outgoing HHO. These two processes lead to outgoing HHO failure.

Invalid configuration

The UE thinks the command for outgoing HHO as invalid. This is a compatibility problem of UE.

Other causes

Analyze the problem further based on CHR logs.

Traffic Statistics Analysis Flow for Inter-RAT Handover The inter-RAT handover success rate includes voice inter-RAT handover success rate and PS inter-RAT handover success rate. Voice Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Rate = Voice Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Times/Voice Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Attempt Times Voice Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Times: when the RNC sends a RELOCATION REQUIRED message. Voice Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Attempt Times: during CS inter-RAT outgoing, when the RNC receives an IU RELEASE COMMAND message, with the reason value Successful Relocation, or Normal Release. PS Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Rate = PS Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Times/PS Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Implementation Times PS Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Times: the RNC sends a CELL CHANGE ORDER FROM UTRAN message to UE. PS Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Implementation Times: when the RNC receives an IU RELEASE COMMAND message, with the reason value Successful Relocation, or Normal Release.

Voice Inter-RAT Outgoing Handover Success Rate The voice inter-RAT outgoing handover includes handover preparation process and implementation process. 3.2.3 shows the voice inter-RAT outgoing handover flow.

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Figure 1.1 Voce inter-RAT outgoing handover flow

During CS inter-RAT outgoing handover process, when the RNC sends a RELOCATION REQUIRED message to CN, if the current CS service is AMR voice service, count it as an interRAT handover preparation. When the RNC receives the IU RELEASE COMMAND message replied by CN, count it as inter-RAT outgoing handover success according to the SRNC cell being used by UE. If CS inter-RAT handover fails, check the failure statistics indexes listed in 3.2.3.

Table 1.1 Traffic statistics indexes of CS inter-RAT handover preparation failure Failure cause

Analysis

RNC-level inter-RAT outgoing handover preparation failure Expiration of waiting for SRNS relocation command

The CN does not respond the corresponding command for handover preparation request, because the CN parameter configuration or the corresponding link connection is problematic. To solve this problem, analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing. After the RNC requests handover preparation, it receives the release command from CN. This includes the following two cases: 

The inter-RAT handover request occurs during signaling process like location update, so the flow is not complete before location update is complete. Finally the CN sends a release message.



The subscribers that are calling hang UE before handover preparation, so the CN sends a release message.

SRNS relocation cancellation

The previous two cases, despite incomplete handover, are normal nesting flows. SRNS relocation expiration

It corresponds to incorrect configuration of CN, so you must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

SRNS relocation failure in target CN/RNC/system

It corresponds to incorrect configuration of CN or BSS nonsupport, so you must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

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It corresponds to incorrect configuration of MSC parameters without information like LAC of target cell, so you must check the parameter configuration. It occurs easily after adjustment of 2G networks.

Unavailable resource

It corresponds to incorrect configuration of MSC parameters or unavailable BSC resources, so you must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

Other causes

Analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

Cell-level inter-RAT outgoing handover preparation failure SRNS relocation expiration

The CN parameter configuration or the corresponding link connection is problematic, so you must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

SRNS relocation failure in target CN/RNC/system

It corresponds to incorrect configuration of CN or BSS nonsupport, so you must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

SRNS relocation nonsupport in target CN/RNC/system

The BSC fails to support some parameters of inter-RAT handover request, so you must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

Other causes

Analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

RNC-level/CELL-level inter-RAT outgoing handover failure Configuration nonsupport

The UE fails to support the handover command in the network, so the UE is incompatible with the handover command.

PCH failure

The 2G signals are weak or the interference is strong so the UE fails to connect to the network.

Other causes

Analyze the problem further according to CHR logs and CN/BSS signaling tracing.

PS Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate After the RNC sends the CELL CHANGE ORDER FROM UTRAN message, the PS inter-RAT outgoing handover fails if it receives the CELL CHANGE ORDER FROM UTRAN FAILURE message. You must check the indexes listed in 3.2.3.

Table 1.1 Traffic statistics indexes of PS inter-RAT outgoing handover failure Failure cause

Analysis

RNC-level/CELL-level PS inter-RAT outgoing handover preparation failure Configuration nonsupport

The UE fails to support the handover command of the network, because the UE is incompatible with the command.

PCH failure

The 2G signals are weak or the interference is strong, so the UE fails to access the network.

Radio network layer cause

The UE is probably incompatible. The UE detects that the sequence number of SNQ in the AUTN message is correct, so the handover fails. The value is synchronization failure.

Transport cause

The corresponding transport link is abnormal.

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You must analyze the causes according to CN and BSS signaling tracing.

Traffic Statistics Analysis for HSDPA Handover HSDPA switch includes 

H-H (HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH) intra-frequency serving cell update

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H-H inter-frequency serving cell update



HSDPA-R99 intra-frequency switch



HSDPA-R99 inter-frequency switch



HSDPA-GPRS switch

The traffic statistics indexes are defined as below: Success rate of H-H intra-frequency serving cell update = (Times of successful update of serving cell)/(attempt times update of serving cell) 

When the RNC sends UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, if the serving cell is updated, engineers count the attempt times of serving cell in the original serving cell. When the RNC receives the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECFG COMPLETE message, if the serving cell changes, the RNC counts the times of successful update of serving cells in the original serving cell when the UE is in the SHO mode not in the HHO mode. Success rate of H-H inter-frequency serving cell update = Times of successful outgoing inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH/Times of requested outgoing inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH 

When the RNC sends UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, and the inter-frequency HHO is from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH, the RNC counts the times of requested outgoing inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH. When the RNC receives the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECFG COMPLETE message from UE, and the inter-frequency HHO is from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH, engineers count the times of successful outgoing inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH. Success rate of H-H inter-frequency serving cell update = successful times of outgoing inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH/attempt times HHO from DCH to HS-DSCH in the cell 

When the RNC sends the UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, if the switch is the inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH, the RNC counts the successful times of inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH in the cell. Success rate of H-to-R99 intra-frequency SHO = successful times of switch from HS-DSCH to DCH in multi-link mode in the cell/attempt times switch from HSDSCH to DCH in multi-link mode in the cell. Success rate of R99-to-H intra-frequency SHO = successful times of switch from DCH to HS-DSCH in multi-link mode in the cell/attempt times switch from DCH to HS-DSCH in multi-link mode in the cell. 

In the DCCC or RAB MODIFY process, if the RNC decides to switch the channel in the cell, it sends the UE the RF RECONFIGURATION message. According to the channel state of the UE before and after reconfiguration, the RNC counts the previous indexes in the HSDPA serving cell.

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Success rate of H-to-R99 intra-frequency HHO = successful times of outgoing intra-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell/attempt times outgoing intra-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell. 

When the RNC sends the UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, if the switch is the intra-frequency switch from HS-DSCH to DCH, the RNC counts the attempt times of inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell. When the RNC receives the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECFG COMPLETE message from the UE, if the switch is the intra-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH, the RNC counts the successful times of outgoing intra-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell. Success rate of H-to-R99 inter-frequency switch update The RNC algorithm is unavailable now, so this index is unavailable. Success rate of H-to-R99 inter-frequency switch update = successful times of outgoing HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell/attempt times outgoing interfrequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell 

When the RNC sends the UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, if the switch is the inter-frequency switch from HS-DSCH to DCH, the RNC counts the attempt times inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell. When the RNC receives the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECFG COMPLETE message from the UE, if the switch is the inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH, the RNC counts the successful times of outgoing inter-frequency HHO from HS-DSCH to DCH in the cell. Success rate of R99-to-H The RNC algorithm is unavailable now, so this index is unavailable. Success rate of R99-to-H switch = successful times of switch from DCH to HS-DSCH in the cell/attempt times of switch from DCH to HS-DSCH in the cell 

In the DCCC or RAB MODIFY process, if the RNC decides to switch the channel in the cell, it sends the UE the RF RECONFIGURATION message. According to the channel state of the UE before and after reconfiguration, the RNC counts the attempt times of switch from DCH to HS-DSCH in the HSDPA serving cell. In the DCCC or RAB MODIFY process, if the RNC receives the RB RECONFIGURATION COMEPLTE message from UE, and the reconfiguration enables UE to switch from the DCH to HSDSCH in the same cell, the RNC counts the successful times of switch from DCH to HSDSCH in the HSDPA serving cell. 

Success rate of H-to-GPRS handover update

The traffic statistics does not include the index, and the index will be supplemented later. The causes to failure and analysis methods will be summarized later.

3.2.5

Traffic Statistics Analysis for HSUPA Handover The traffic statistics indexes for HSUPA are defined as below: Success rate of SHO between HSUPA cells (including adding, replacing, and deleting) = attempt times of active set update/complete times of active set update. 

Success rate of SHO serving cell update between HSUPA cells = successful times of SHO serving cell update/attempt times of SHO serving cell update. 

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Success rate of reconfiguration from DCH to E-DCH in the cell (SHO, intrafrequency HHO, and inter-frequency HHO) = successful times of handover from DCH to E-DCH/attempt times of handover from DCH to E-DCH. 

Success rate of reconfiguration from E-DCH to DCH in the cell (including adding and replacing) = successful times of handover from E-DCH to DCH in SHO mode/attempt times of handover from E-DCH to DCH in SHO mode. 

Success rate of intra-frequency HHO serving cell between HSUPA cells = successful times of intra-frequency HHO serving cell between HSUPA cells/attempt times of intra-frequency HHO serving cell between HSUPA cells. 

Success rate of intra-frequency HHO from E-DCH to DCH from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell = successful times of intra-frequency HHO from E-DCH to DCH/attempt times of intra-frequency HHO from E-DCH to DCH. 

Success rate of inter-frequency HHO serving cell update between HSUPA cells = successful times of inter-frequency HHO serving cell update between HSUPA cells/attempt times of inter-frequency HHO serving cell update between HSUPA cells. 

Successful times of inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a nonHSUPA cell = successful times of inter-frequency HHO from E-DCH to DCH/request times of inter-frequency HHO from E-DCH to DCH. 

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CDR Index Optimization

4.1 Definition of Call Drop and Traffic Statistics Indexes 4.1.1

Definition of DT Call Drop According to the air interface signaling recorded at the UE side, during connection, DT call drop occurs when the UE receives: 

Any BCH message (system information)

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The RRC Release message with the release cause Not Normal.

Any of the CC Disconnect, CC Release Complete, CC Release message with the release cause Not Normal Clearing, Not Normal, or Unspecified. 

4.1.2

Descriptions of Traffic Statistics Indexes A generalized CDR consists of CN CDR and UTRAN CDR. RNO engineers focus on UTRAN CDR, so the following sections focus on KPI index analysis at UTRAN side. The related index at UTRAN side is the number of RAB for each service triggered by RNC. It consists of the following two aspects: After the service is set up, the RNC sends CN the RAB RELEASE REQUEST message. 

After the service is set up, the RNC sends CN the IU RELEASE REQUEST message. Afterwards, it receives the IU RELEASE COMMAND sent by CN. 

Upon statistics, sort them by specific services. Meanwhile, traffic statistics includes the cause to release of RAB of each service by RNC. CS CDR is calculated as below:

CS _ CDR =

∑ CSRabrelTriggedByRNC *100% ∑ CSRABSetupSuccess

PS CDR is calculated as below:

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∑ PSRabrelTriggedByRNC *100% ∑ PSRABSetupSuccess

The failure cause indexes are sorted in 4.1.2.

Table 1.2 Types of CDR indexes CDR type

Cause RF

Due to air interface

Expiration of process timer

Hardware failure Not due to air interface

Corresponding signaling process RLC reset and RL Failure RB RECFG Expiration of PHY/TRCH/SHO/ASU HHO failure The transport failure between RNC and NodeB. NCP reports failure. FP synchronization failure.

Transport layer failure

ALCAP report failure

Subscribers are released by force by MML

O&M intervention

The definition of RAN traffic statistics call drop is according to statistics of lu interface signaling, including the times of RNC's originating RAB release request and lu release request. The DT call drop is defined according to the combination of messages at air interface and from nonaccess lay and cause value. They are inconsistent.

4.2 DT/CQT Optimization Flow 4.2 shows flow chart for analyzing call drop.

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Figure 1.2 Flow chart for analyzing call drop

4.2.1

Call Drop Cause Analysis Call drop occurs usually due to handover, which is described in chapter 3. The following sections describe the call drop not due to handover.

Weak Coverage For voice services, when CPICH Ec/Io is greater than –14 dB and RSCP is greater than –100 dBm (a value measured by scanner outside cars), the call drop is usually not due to weak coverage. Weak coverage usually refers to weak RSCP. 4.2.1 lists the thresholds of Ec/Io and Ec (from an RNP result of an operator, just for reference).

Table 1.1 Thresholds of EcIo and Ec Service CS 12.2

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CS 64

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–97.8

PS 64

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–12.7

–98.1

PS 128

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–13.3

–95.3

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–10.4

–90.6

Uplink or downlink DCH power helps to confirm the weak coverage is in uplink or downlink by the following methods. If the uplink transmission power reaches the maximum before call drop, the uplink BLER is weak or NodeB report RL failure according to single subscriber tracing recorded by RNC, the call drop is probably due to weak uplink coverage. 

If the downlink transmission power reaches the maximum before call drop and the downlink BLER is weak, the call drop is probably due to weak downlink coverage. 

In a balanced uplink and downlink without uplink or downlink interference, both the uplink and downlink transmit power will be restricted. You need not to judge whether uplink or downlink is restricted first. If the uplink and downlink is badly unbalanced, interference probably exists in the restricted direction. A simple and direct method for confirming coverage is to observe the data collected by scanner. If the RSCP and Ec/Io of the best cell is low, the call drop is due to weak coverage. Weak coverage might be due to the following causes: 

Lack of NodeBs

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Incorrectly configured sectors

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NodeB failure due to power amplifier failure

The over great indoor penetration loss causes weak coverage. Incorrectly configured sectors or disabling of NodeB will occur, so at the call drop point, the coverage is weak. You must distinguish them.

Interference Both uplink and downlink interference causes call drop. In downlink, when the active set CPICH RSCP is greater than –85 dBm and the active set Ec/Io is smaller than –13 dB, the call drop is probably due to downlink interference (when the handover is delayed, the RSCP might be good and Ec/Io might be weak, but the RSCP of Ec/Io of cells in monitor set are good). If the downlink RTWP is 10 dB greater than the normal value (– 107 to –105 dB) and the interference lasts for 2s–3s, call drop might occur. You must pay attention to this. Downlink interference usually refers to pilot pollution. When over three cells meets the handover requirements in the coverage area, the active set replaces the best cell or the best cell changes due to fluctuation of signals. When the comprehensive quality of active set is bad (CPICH Ec/Io changes around –10 dB), handover failure usually causes SRB reset or TRB reset. Uplink interference increases the UE downlink transmit power in connection mode, so the over high BLER causes SRB reset, TRB reset, or call drop due to asynchronization. Uplink interference might be internal or external. Most of scenario uplink interference is external. Without interference, the uplink and downlink are balanced. Namely, the uplink and downlink

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transmit power before call drop will approach the maximum. When downlink interference exists, the uplink transmit power is low or BLER is convergent. When the downlink transmit power reaches the maximum, the downlink BLER is not convergent. It is the same with uplink interference. You can use this method to distinguish them.

Abnormality Analysis If the previous causes are excluded, the call drop might due to problematic equipment. You need to check the logs and alarms of equipment for further analysis. The causes might be as below: An abnormal NodeB causes failure of synchronization, so links keeps being added and deleted. 

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The UE does not report 1a measurement report so call drop occurs.

You need to focus on the call drop due to abnormal testing UE, which occurs easily during CQT. Namely, the data recorded in DT does not contain the information reported by UE for a period.

HSPA Call Drop Analysis For HSPA call drop analysis, refer to previous causes to R99 call drop.

4.2.2

Frequently-adjusted Non-handover Algorithm Parameters The frequently-adjusted non-handover algorithm parameters in call drop are as below:

Maximum Downlink Transmit Power of Radio Link Configuring the transmit power of dedicated link to a great value helps to eliminate call drop points due to weak coverage, but it brings interference. The power of a single subscriber is allowed to be great, so the subscriber might impact other subscribers or lower downlink capacity of system when the subscriber consumes great power at the edge of a cell. The configuration of downlink transmit power is usually provided by link budget. An increase or decrease of 1–2 dB has little impact on call drop in signal DT, but it can be seen from traffic statistics indexes. The CDR of some cells is high due to weak coverage, you can increase the maximum transmit power of DCH. The access failure probability of some cells is high due to over high load, you can lower the maximum downlink transmit power of radio link.

Maximum Retransmission Times of Signaling and Services When the BLER of the channel is high, the signaling is reset because the retransmission reaches the maximum times. A reset of signaling causes call drop. The services using AM mode for service transmission will also retransmit signaling. If the retransmission reaches the maximum times, the signaling is reset. The system configures the maximum reset times. When the reset times reaches the maximum, the system starts to release the service, which causes call drop. The default configuration of system guarantees that burst blocks will not cause abnormal call drop, and call drop occurs when UE moves to an area with weak coverage and when the reset is time, so the system releases resources. In some scenarios, burst interference or needle effect exists, so 100% block error occurs during burst interference. If you want have less call drop, increase the retransmission times improper to resist burst interference. This parameter is configured for RNC.

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Judgment Tree for Call Drop Causes Based on various causes to call drop, the judgment tree for analyzing call drop is as shown in 4.2.3.

Figure 1.1 Judgment tree for call drop causes

Preparing Data The data to be prepared include: 

Data files collected by DT

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Single subscriber tracing recorded by RNC

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CHR recorded by RNC

Obtaining Call Drop Location You need to use special software to process DT data. For example, the software Assistant helps to obtain call drop time and location, PICH data collected by scanner, information about active set and monitor set collected by UE, and the signaling flow.

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Analyzing Signal Variation of Best server From Scanner Analyze the signal variation of best server from scanner. 

If the signals of best server are stable, analyze RSCP and Ec/Io.

If the signals of best server fluctuate sharply, you must analyze the quick variation of best server signals and the situation without best server. Consequently you can analyze call drop due to ping-pong handover. 

Analyzing RSCP and Ec/Io of Best cell Observe the RSCP and Ec/Io of best cell according to scanner. 

If both RSCP and Ec/Io are bad, call drop must be due to weak coverage.

If RSCP is normal but Ec/Io is bad (delayed handover is excluded, intrafrequency neighbor cell interference), call drop must be due to downlink interference. 

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If both RSCP and Ec/Io are normal,

When the cell in UE active set is inconsistent with the best cell according to scanner, call drop must be due to missing neighbor cell and delayed handover. When the cell in UE active set is consistent with the best cell according to scanner, call drop must be due to uplink interference or must be abnormal.

Re-perform DT to Solve Problems A DT might not help to collect all information needed to locate call drop problems, so further DTs are needed. In addition, you can confirm whether the call drop point is random or fixed by further DT. You must eliminate fixed call drop points, but you can choose to eliminate random call drop points.

4.3 Traffic Statistics Analysis Flow When analyzing traffic statistics indexes, you need to check RNC call drop indexes and master the overall situation of network operation. Meanwhile, you must analyze the cell concern for detailed call drop indexes. You can obtain call drop of different services and approximate causes to call drop by using traffic statistics analyzers. To analyze traffic statistics indexes, you must analyze the cells with obviously abnormal indexes. If the KPIs of the cell are good, there must be problems with version, hardware, transport, antenna-feeder, or data. Based on alarms, you can check these aspects. If there are no abnormalities, you can form a list of cells with bad KPIs by classifying sector carriers. Analyze traffic statistics indexes of these cells (such as more indexes related, analyzing the interval between two periods, indexes leading to call drop, and handover indexes), and check the causes to call drop based on CHR. When solving problems, you need to focus on one index and combine other indexes. When the traffic volume reaches a certain level, the traffic statistics indexes work. For example, a CDR of 50% does not indicate a bad network. Only when the absolute value of call times, call success times, and total times of call drop is meaningful in terms of statistics, the traffic statistics indexes work. The flow for analyzing traffic statistics is as below.

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Analyzing RNC CDR The RNC CDR involves the number of RAB of each service triggered by RNC, including two aspects: After a service is established successfully, the RNC sends CN the RAB RELEASE REQUEST message. 

After a service is established successfully, the RNC sends CN the IU RELEASE REQUEST message, and then receives the IU RELEASE COMMAND message sent by CN. 

AMR CDR = VS.RAB.Loss.CS.RF.AMR / VS.RAB.SuccEstab.AMR. VP CDR = VS.RAB.Loss.CS.Conv64K / VS.RAB.SuccEstCS.Conv.64. To analyze PS call drop of various rates, you can analyze the following indexes: 

VS.RAB.Loss.PS.64K / VS.RAB.SuccEstPS.64

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VS.RAB.Loss.PS.128K / VS.RAB.SuccEstPS.128

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VS.RAB.Loss.PS.384K / VS.RAB.SuccEstPS.384

Based on analysis of previous indexes, you can obtain the performance of various services and rates in the network, as well as SHO/HHO call drop. More important, you can obtain the cells with bad indexes and periods.

4.3.2

Analyzing Causes to Call Drop In traffic statistics analysis, you must analyze the major causes to call drop. 4.3.2 lists the major indexes for analyzing traffic statistics.

Table 1.1 Traffic statistics indexes for analyzing causes to call drop Failure cause

Analysis

OM interference Causes due preemption

The O&M tasks cause call drop. to

RAB

High-priority preemption causes release of CS links. This kind of call drop occurs when the load and resources are limited. Performing expansion depends on the times of occurrence.

Causes due to UTRAN

The causes due to UTRAN in the cell lead to abnormal release of link. This corresponds to abnormal process, so you must further analyze it based on CHR.

Uplink RLC reset

Uplink RLC reset causes release of links, because the coverage quality (including missing neighbor cell and over mall handover area) is bad.

Downlink RLC reset

Downlink SRB reset causes release of links, because the coverage quality (including missing neighbor cell and over mall handover area) is bad.

Uplink failure

Uplink synchronization failure causes abnormal release of links. The coverage quality (including missing neighbor cell and over mall handover area) is bad, so the UE powers off the transmitter abnormally or uplink demodulation is asynchronous.

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Downlink synchronization failure

Downlink synchronization failure causes abnormal release of links. The coverage quality (including missing neighbor cell and over mall handover area) is bad, so the UE powers off the transmitter abnormally or uplink demodulation is asynchronous.

No response of UU port

The UE air interface fails to respond the command transmitted by system, because the coverage is bad.

Other RF causes

It is due to RF causes and the coverage quality is bad.

Abnormal AAL2 link

The RNC detects that AAL2 Path at CS lu interface is abnormal, so the system originates an abnormal release. The problem might be due to abnormal transport equipment. Immediate normal release during RB establishment is counted by statistics as abnormal release as the cause.

Abnormal GTPU

The RNC detects the GTPU at PS lu interface is abnormal, so the system originates an abnormal release. The problem is due to equipment failure.

Other causes

You need to analyze the abnormal call drop based on RNC logs.

You can classify the previous indexes 4.3.2 by the classification of previous chapters. They fall into air interface causes (RF and flow expiration) and not due to air interface causes (hardware failure, transport failure, and subscribers' interference). Therefore you can have an overall master of network and obtain the major causes impacting the network.

4.3.3

Check Cells If the previous KPIs of the cell are normal, check the alarms. By this, you can exclude the causes due to abnormal cells.

4.3.4

Further DT for Relocating Problems Analyzing traffic statistics indexes helps to expose potential problems. To locate and analyze problems, you need to use DT and CHR. For problematic cells, the cell-oriented DT is performed to trace the signaling flow at UE side and of RNC. For details, see 3.1.

4.4 Optimization Flow for Tracing Data Analysis traced data includes analyzing single subscriber tracing message and performance monitoring. Based on the combination of single subscriber message and data at UE side recorded by data collection tools, you can locate basic call drop problems. For more complex problems, you need to use CHR and performance monitoring. By single subscriber tracing data, you need to locate and analyze problems concerning commercial UEs or key subscribers which are not recorded at UE side. Single subscriber tracing involves recording the following information:

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Signaling message (lu, lur, lub, and Uu) of single subscriber

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Performance tracing of CPICH RSCP and Ec/Io

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UE transmit power

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Uplink SIR, SIRTarget

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Downlink code transmit power

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Uplink and downlink traffic and throughput (for data services)

4.4 shows the flow for analyzing call tracing.

Figure 1.2 Flow for analyzing call tracing

4.4.1

Obtaining Single Subscriber Tracing Message You must first trace single subscriber tracing message on RNC or M2000 and then record the corresponding messages. For detailed tracing methods, see W-Equipment Room Operations Guide. Usually analyzing call drop problems by message for tracing IMSI is enough.

4.4.2

Obtaining Information about Call Drop Point According to single subscriber tracing messages, the call drop is defined as: The RNC originates RAB release (the message is RANAP_RAB_RELEASE_REQ) 

The RNC originates IU release (the message is RANAP_IU_RELEASE_REQ) 

The former corresponds to call drop caused by TRB reset. The latter corresponds to call drop caused by SRB reset. By searching for the previous two messages, you can obtain the call drop time and the signaling message before call drop for further analysis.

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Analyzing Call Drop due to SRB Reset The call drop due to SRB reset is that the UE or RNC fails to receive signaling transmitted in confirmation mode, and consequently SRT reset occurs, so the connection is released. SRB reset occurs probably if the UE fails to receive the following messages in downlink: 

Security mode process



Authentication and encryption process

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Measurement control

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Active set update



Physical channel reconfiguration



Transport channel reconfiguration



RB reset

Handover command from 3G to 2G (HANDOVER FROM UTRAN COMMAND) 

Confirm that the UE receives these messages by tracing messages at UE side. SRB reset occurs probably if the UE fails to receive the following messages in uplink: 

Measurement report



Active set update complete

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Physical channel reconfiguration complete

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Transport channel reconfiguration complete



RB reconfiguration complete

Confirm that the UE receives these messages by tracing messaged at RNC side.

4.4.4

Analyzing Call Drop due to TRB Reset TRB reset usually occurs in PS services. It seldom occurs in voice and VP services. Confirm TRB reset by the UE transmit power upon call drop and downlink code transmit power. When only one link exists in active set, uplink asynchronization causes RL failure which consequently causes lu release originated by RNC. Downlink asynchronization causes UE to power off transmitter, which consequently causes uplink asynchronization. To judge whether uplink asynchronization or downlink asynchronization causes release, you must analyze the UE transmit power before call drop and downlink code transmit power monitored in real-time state. Weak downlink coverage, strong downlink interference or uplink interference causes TRB reset. If the retransmission times of data services are improperly configured, TRB reset occurs before SRB reset upon delayed handover. Pay attention to this.

4.4.5

Analyzing Abnormal Call Drop Abnormal call drop can neither be located from coverage and interference nor be explained by TRB reset or SRB reset. It is caused by abnormal equipment or UE. For example, it might be caused by the following factors: 

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Analyze abnormal transmission by analyzing CHR or checking alarms. Confirm that the NodeB equipment is abnormal by querying NodeB state. Locate abnormal UE problems by analyzing data recorded by UE.

4.4.6

Performing CQT to Recheck Problems When the data is inadequate for locating call drop problems, you must start more detailed data tracing. The best method is to perform CQT at call drop points to recheck problems for further analysis.

4.5 Optimization Process for MBMS Call Drop Currently, the RNC V18 or V29 supports only the broadcast mode. In broadcast mode, the MBMS receives a control message from the MCCH to establish the MBMS service and radio bearer, without signaling interaction with the RNC. Therefore, we can substitute the MBMS session drop rate for the MBMS call drop rate. The MBMS session drop rate is defined as follows: MBMS session drop rate = number of MBMS session drop times/total number of successes of MBMS-on-demand x 100% Number of MBMS session drop times: One MBMS session drop time is counted once the MBMS service is exceptionally interrupted or the UE is in the buffering state for more than one minute. Total number of successes of MBMS on demand: Total number of successes of MBMS-ondemand originated by the UE. You can see from the terminal interface whether the MBMS service is exceptionally interrupted, and you need to use the drive test software to observe whether the UE is the buffering state for more than one minute. Currently, the software tool used for this purpose is Qualcomm drive test software QXDM. The possible causes for a high MBMS deactivation rate are as follows: The network coverage is poor. The RSCP and Ec/Io in the position where the UE is located are both low. In addition, a block error rate (BLER) of the FACH of the MBMS service also exists. The cell is in the preliminary congestion state and the channel power of the MBMS service is reset to the minimum; or the cell is in the over-congestion state and the MBMS service with a lower priority is released by force. The channel power can, however, be automatically recovered to the maximum or the service can be re-established through periodic detection. The UE is at the edge of the cells, and the neighboring cells are not configured for the cell in which the UE is located. As a result, the UE is unable to obtain a gain through soft combining or selective combining. Run the DSP CELLMBMSSERVICE command to query the status of the current MBMS service. If the MBMS service is not established successfully, the failure cause is displayed. You can improve the coverage rate by optimizing the RF, adding NodeBs, or adjusting the antennas. If the coverage does not improve, increase the maximum power of the MBMS traffic channel. If a neighboring cell is not configured, configure it.

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FAQs Analysis

5.1 SHO Problems 5.1.1

Over High SHO Rate due to Improper SHO Relative Threshold

Description The SHO rate in traffic statistics indexes is over high. More than two cells exist in active set most of the time during DT and are in SHO state.

Analysis Analyze the relative threshold of 1A and 1B event, namely, reporting range. 5.1.1 shows the SHO relative threshold

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Figure 1.1 SHO relative threshold

P C P IC H 1

P C P IC H 2 R e p o r t in g ra n g e R e p o r t in g t e r m in a t e d P e r io d ic re p o rt

P e r io d ic re p o rt

E v e n t - t r ig g e r e d re p o rt

P C P IC H 3

According to 5.1.1, the greater the reporting range is, the more easily a neighbor cell is listed into active set and the more difficult it is deleted from active set. This causes over high SHO rate. A general method is to configure the threshold of 1A and 1B different. Configure the threshold of 1A event small (such as 3 dB) and keep the threshold of 1B threshold the same (5 dB). In this way, the cells with bad quality cannot be listed into active set easily and the cells with good quality can be listed into active set. Therefore the SHO rate is lowered based on normal SHO.

5.1.2

Delayed Handover due to Over Great Intra-frequency Filter Coefficient

Description SHO hysteresis is serious in DT: though the signals of a neighbor cell are strong, the cell can be listed into active set after a long time. If the DT car moves quickly, call drop occurs due to delayed handover.

Analysis Layer 3 filter reduces the impact by frequently-fluctuating signals and avoids ping-pong handover. The filter of measurement values is calculated as below:

Fn = (1 − a ) ⋅ Fn −1 + a ⋅ M n Wherein, Fn: the measurement resulted update after filter is processed. Fn-1: the measurement result of last point after filter is processed. Mn: the latest measurement value received in physical layer.

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a = (1/2)(k/2). The k is from Filter coefficient, namely, FilterCoef. If K = 0 and a = 1, there is no layer 3 filter. The filter coefficient ranges from 0 to 6 (integers). The greater it is, the stronger the capability of smoothing burr is and the weaker the capability of tracing signals is. You must make a balance. According to simulation, 5.1.2 lists the relationship between the filter coefficient and the corresponding tracing time.

Table 1.1 Relationship between the filter coefficient and the corresponding tracing time Filter coefficient

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

Intra-frequency tracing time (s)

0.2

0.4

0.6

1

1.4

2

3

4.2

6

8.4

17

The distance between sites in dense urban areas is short and the handover time is short, so you must reduce the tracing time, namely, the filter coefficient. The value 2 is usually proper for filter coefficient of layer 3.

5.1.3

Missing Neighbor Cell

Description The call drop point is related to signaling flow before call drop. 5.1.3 shows the signaling flow recorded by UE before call drop.

Figure 1.1 Signaling flow recorded by UE before call drop

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Analysis Check the pilot test data from UE and scanner at call drop points. 5.1.3 shows the scrambles recorded by UE active set and scanner before call drop. In 5.1.3, the measurement result of UE active set and canner is inconsistent and the SC 170 of scanner does not exist in UE active set.

Figure 1.1 Scrambles recorded by UE active set and scanner before call drop

The cause might be missing neighbor cell or delayed handover. Check scrambles in UE active set. 5.1.3 shows the scrambles in UE active set before call drop. No SC 170 cell exists in UE monitor set, because this is possibly due to missing neighbor cell.

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Figure 1.2 Scrambles in UE active set before call drop

Continue to check the neighbor cell list sent by RNC to UE before call drop, as shown in 5.1.3 and 5.1.3. According to the latest measurement control before call drop, no SC 170 exists in the neighbor cell list, because the call drop is due to missing neighbor cell of SC 6 and SC 170.

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Figure 1.3 UE intra-frequency measurement control point before call drop

Figure 1.4 Analyzing signaling of UE intra-frequency measurement control before call drop

If only the UE recorded information during test, without scanner information, confirm that call drop is due to missing neighbor cell by using the following method, as shown in 5.1.3:

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Confirm the scrambles of all cells in active set and the scrambles of cells in monitor set measured by UE before call drop. 

Compare the scramble information of the cell where the UE camps on after reselection after call drop and the scrambles in UE active set and monitor set before call drop. If the former scramble is not in the scramble list of active set and monitor set before call drop, the call drop is probably due to missing neighbor cell. 

Check the neighbor cell list. This applies for solving call drop due to missing neighbor cell on site. 

Figure 1.5 Confirming missing neighbor cell without information from scanner

Solution Add neighbor cells. Because the RNC updates measurement control according to the best cell which is obtainable by searching for intra-frequency measurement report with 1D event before measurement control is sent. Usually they are configured to bi-directional neighbor cells.

5.1.4

Redundant Neighbor Cells According to the protocol, the maximum number of neighbor cell is 32 and the host cell is also included in these cells, so the actual intra-frequency neighbor cell is 31 at most. The intrafrequency neighbor cells of S subject are based on data of 2G neighbor cells. In the dense urban areas, the densely-located sites and combine make the intra-frequency neighbor cell list large. If the intra-frequency neighbor cells reach or exceed 31, a necessary neighbor cell found during optimization fails to be listed as an inter-frequency neighbor cell. For this, you must delete some redundant neighbor cells. You must be cautious to delete abundant neighbor cells. Deleting necessary neighbor cells leads to call drop. Following the principles below:

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Before deleting neighbor cells, check the revision record of neighbor cells. Check that the cells to be deleted are not the ones that were added during previous DT and optimization. 

After deleting neighbor cells, perform comprehensive test, including DT and CQT in important indoor spots. From this, you can check the variation of traffic statistics result of the corresponding cells. The traffic statistics result includes setup success rate, CDR, and handover success rate. Ensure there is no abnormality. Otherwise restore the configuration. 

If no reliable 3G handover times can serve as judgment at the network construction stage, you can estimate the handover probability by using the handover times of 2G neighbor cells. 5.1.4 lists the 2G handover times.

Table 1.1 2G handover times Assist_GSM_HO_Count SERVCELL

NCELL

HOCOUNT

12531

10121

417

12531

10161

3262

12531

10162

2070

12531

10301

381

12531

10321

265

12531

12061

9

12531

12101

961

12531

12111

16

12531

12251

2

12531

12291

4

12531

12292

0

12531

12330

1082

12531

12391

1063

12531

12451

17019

12531

12532

16030

12531

12540

74

12531

12591

926

12531

12592

20994

12531

14051

2

12531

14072

2

12531

14091

211

12531

14111

1

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12531

14460

321

12531

56361

16

12531

56362

0

12531

56820

0

12531

56910

206

Search for the neighbor cells with few handover times and even no handovers, such as cell 12531–12292. 5.1.4 shows the location relationship of 2G redundant neighbor cells.

Figure 1.2 Location relationship of 2G redundant neighbor cells

According to 5.1.4, multiple NodeBs are located between the cell 12531 and the cell 12292, so the handover probability is small. Therefore, delete the neighbor cell relationship. The judgment principles based on 2G statistics might have mistakes, so you must confirm that no call drop occurs after deleting the neighbor cell relationship. After network launch, the handover times in traffic statistics according to statistics reflects the real handovers, so deleting abundant neighbor cells by using the handover times in traffic statistics according to statistics is more reliable. You need to register the traffic statistics tasks of two cells on traffic statistics console of RNC.

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Pilot Pollution

Description and Analysis 

Locating pilot pollution point

5.1.5 shows the pilot pollution point near Yuxing Rd. SC270 cell is planned to cover the area with pilot pollution. Figure 1.1 Pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd.

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Analyzing signal distribution of cells near pilot pollution point

Figure 1.2 Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd.

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Figure 1.3 The 2nd best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd.

Figure 1.4 The 3rd best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd.

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Figure 1.5 The 4th best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd.

Figure 1.6 Composition of pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd.

From 5.1.5, 5.1.5, 5.1.5, 5.1.5, and 5.1.5, though SC20 cell is planned to cover the area, but the best ServiceCell is as listed in 5.1.5. Table 6.1 Best servers and other cells Best ServiceCell

Primary

Others

1st best ServiceCell

SC220

SC260 and SC270

2nd best ServiceCell

SC270

SC260, SC220, and SC200

3rd best ServiceCell

SC200

SC270 and SC260

4th best ServiceCell

SC200

SC270 and SC260



Analyzing RSSI distribution near pilot pollution point.

5.1.5 shows the RSSI near Yuxing Rd..

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Figure 1.7 RSSI near Yuxing Rd.

5.1.5 shows the RSCP of Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd.. Figure 1.8 RSCP of Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd.

As shown in 5.1.5, the RSSI of the areas with pilot pollution is not large, about –100 dBm to –90 dBm. As shown in 5.1.5, the RSCP of Best ServiceCell is between –105 dBm to –100 dBm. The pilot pollution of the area is caused by no strong pilot, so you can solve the problem by strengthening a strong pilot. 

Analyzing RSCP Distribution of Related Cells

5.1.5 shows the RSCP of SC270 cell near Yuxing Rd.

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Figure 1.9 RSCP of SC270 cell near Yuxing Rd.

The SC270 cell is planned to cover the area. 5.1.5 shows RSCP of RSCP distribution of SC270 cell. The signals from SC270 cell are weak in the area with pilot pollution.

Solution According to on-site survey, the residential area is densely distributed by 6-floor or 7-floor buildings. The test route fails to cover the major streets, and is performed in narrow streets with buildings around, so the signals are blocked. The suggestion is to adjust the azimuth of SC270 cell from 150° to 130° and the down tilt from 5° to 3°. This enhances the coverage of SC270 cell. After analysis of DT data, the expected result after adjustment is that the coverage area by SC270 cell increases and the coverage is enhanced. 5.1.5 shows the pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd. after optimization.

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Figure 1.1 Pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd. after optimization

5.1.5 shows the best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization.

Figure 1.2 Best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization

5.1.5 shows the RSCP of best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization.

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Figure 1.3 RSCP of best ServiceCell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization

5.1.5 shows the RSCP of SC270 cell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization.

Figure 1.4 RSCP of SC270 cell near Yuxing Rd. after optimization

According to the DT data, the pilot pollution near Yuxing Rd. after optimization is eliminated, the signals from SC270 cell after optimization are stronger, and the SC270 becomes the best ServiceCell. This complies with the expected result.

5.1.6

Turning Corner Effect

Description and Analysis The turning corner effect exists in the following situation: The signals of original cell attenuates sharply, and the signals of target cell increases sharply, so the UE cannot receive the active set update messages, and consequently call drop occurs. The variance of Ec/Io is shown in 5.1.6 (the interval between two points is 0.5s).

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Figure 1.1 Turning corner effect-signals attenuation cel l 56 vs cel l 041

EcNo

0 - 10

cel l 56 cel l 041

- 20 - 30 t i me

According to 5.1.6, the signals of original cell attenuate 10 dB sharply within 1s, and the signals of target cell increase 10 dB. If the signals are weak before attenuation, and 1a event is configured to easily-triggered state, the measurement report is sent according to traced signaling of the UE, and the RNC receives the measurement report according to signaling traced by the RNC. When the RNC sends the active set update message, the UE cannot receive it due to weak signals of original cell, so the signaling is reset, and call drop occurs. If 1a event is slowly triggered (such as configuring great hysteresis or triggering time), TRB reset occurs before the UE sends the measurement report. 5.1.6 shows an example of turning corner effect.

Figure 1.2 Turning corner effect-signal attenuation recorded by the UE

According to 5.1.6, before turning corner, the signals of active set scramble 104 and 168 attenuate to smaller than –17 dB, but that of 208 is strong (–8 dB). According to the signaling traced by the RNC, and the UE reports the 1a event of the cell of scramble 208, and sends the

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active set update message. The UE does not receive the completion message, so the call drop occurs, as shown in 5.1.6.

Figure 1.3 Turning corner effect-traced signaling recorded by the RNC

Solution To solve turning corner effect problems, do as follows: Configure 1a event parameter of a cell to enable handover to be triggered more easily. If you lower the triggering time to 200ms, you can reduce hysteresis. You must configure the triggering time for a specified cell, because the change of the parameter might lead to easily occurrence of handover between the cell and other cells without turning corner effect, or frequent ping-pong handover. 

Configure the CIO between two cells with turning corner effect to add the target cell more easily. The CIO only affects the handover between two cells, with less impact, however, it impacts handover. The configuration leads to an increase of handover ratio. 

Adjust antenna to enable the antenna of target cell cover the turning corner. This helps avoid fast variance of signals, and avoid call drop. Actually experiences help judge whether the adjustment of engineering parameters can cover the turning corner, so using this method is difficult. 

Based on previous analysis, the first method prevails. If it fails, use the second method. If the second method fails, use the third method (the third method is the best solution, especially in areas where you can adjust antenna easily).

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Needlepoint Effect

Description and Analysis The needlepoint effect is that affected by the strong signals of target cell in a short time, the original cell attenuates sharply, and then increase. The variance of Ec/Io is shown in 5.1.7 (the interval between two points is 0.5s).

Figure 1.1 Needle point-signal variance

The needlepoint effect cause call drop in the following situations: If the needlepoint lasts for a short period, unable to meet the handover conditions and to affect call drop, it will lead to deterioration of quality of service (QoS), such as over great BLER exists in downlink. 

If handover occurs in the target cell, and the signals of the original cell is over weak, so the UE cannot receive active set update messages, and consequently call drop occurs. 

If the needlepoint lasts for a short period, and the handover conditions are difficult to meet, so the signaling or service RB reset occurs due to weak downlink signals before handover. Finally, call drop occurs. 

If the target cell completes handover, and becomes a cell in the active set, call drop occurs because the cell can exit the active set before completing a handover with the needlepoint disappearing quickly. 

Compared with turning corner effect, the needlepoint effect is more risky due to two handovers, and failure of one of the two causes call drop. The needlepoint lasts for a short period, so call drop may not occur if QoS is lowered (for example, configure a greater retransmission times). The turning corner effect causes an absolute call drop because the signals of original cell will not recover after turning corner. Observe the needlepoint effect by scramble distribution diagram of the best cell recorded by Scanner. If two antennas cover two streets respectively, at the crossing point, needlepoint effect occurs easily. 5.1.7 shows the call drop distribution of PS384K intra-frequency hard handover (it is the best cell). Wherein, call drop point drop4, drop5, drop6, drop7, drop15, and drop16 are caused by needlepoint effect.

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Figure 1.2 Call drop distribution of PS384K intra-frequency hard handover

Solution To solve problems caused by needlepoint effect, you can refer to the solution to turning corner effect. The key to adjust antenna is not to enable original signals attenuate sharply and not to enable target signals increase sharply. In addition, you can increase the retransmission times to resist to attenuation of signals so that CDR is lowered.

5.1.8

Quick Change of Best server Signal

Description 5.1.8 shows signal distribution of cell52 vs. cell88 (signal fluctuation in handover areas).

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Figure 1.1 Signal distribution of cell152 vs. cell88 (signal fluctuation in handover areas)

After the UE hands over from cell 152 to cell 88, the signals of cell 152 are stronger than that of cell 88. In 5.1.8, after the signals of cell 152 keep weaker than that of cell 88, the signals of cell 152 become stronger than that of cell 88 for continuous 2s.

Analysis When the UE hands over from cell 152 to cell 88, and the signals of cell 152 become better than that of cell 88. This is similar to the needlepoint effect in 5.1.7. Therefore quick change of best server signals causes the same handover failures as the needlepoint effect causes, as follows: 

Ho Req SRB Reset



Ho Failure



TRB Reset

To sole the problem, optimize RF engineering parameters and 1D event parameters to avoid ping-pong handover.

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5.2 HHO Problems 5.2.1

Intra-frequency Ping-pong HHO due to Improperly Configured 1D Event Hysteresis

Description The UE keeps performing intra-frequency HHO at the cell border, so the call quality declines and even call drop occurs.

Analysis Reporting the 1D event triggers the inter-frequency HHO. The 1D event is reported when the best cell changes, as shown in 5.2.1.

Figure 1.1 Reporting 1D event

The UE is at the border of two cells, so the signals from the two cells are equivalently strong. Signal fluctuation easily causes ping-pong handover to best cells. Frequent report 1D event triggers inter-frequency HHO. To avoid intra-frequency ping-pong HHO caused by 1D event triggered by frequent fluctuation of signals if the channels are similar, you can increase the hysteresis, as shown in 5.2.1.

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Figure 1.2 Increasing hysteresis to reduce frequently reporting of 1D event

According to 5.2.1, the second times does not reach the hysteresis, so reporting 1D event is not triggered.

5.2.2

Delayed Origination of Inter-frequency Measurement due to Improper Interfrequency Measurement Quantity

Description When the UE moves to an inter-frequency cell, it fails to start compression mode to start interfrequency measurement. It camps on the inter-frequency cell after disconnection.

Analysis The cell mentioned previously is configured as the carrier central cell after querying cell configuration. Namely, the 2D event, 2F event, and inter-frequency measurement all take Ec/No as measurement quantity. The measured value of pilot Ec/No depends on the following two aspects: 

CPICH RSCP strength



Downlink interference

The downlink interference in the WCDMA network includes the interference from downlink signals of intra-frequency cells (the host cell and neighbor cells) and the background noise. Wherein, the downlink interference strength of intra-frequency cells is impacted by path loss and slow attenuation. It is similar to the attenuation that UE receives useful signals (such as CPICH RSCP). At the coverage edge of a carrier, when UE moves from the current cell to another cell, the CPICH RSCP attenuates at the same speed as the attenuation of interference (the background noise is not impacted by path loss, so the CPICH RSCP attenuates a little faster than interference attenuates. However, the difference between the two speeds is close (depending on the strength of background noise). Therefore the UE receives the signals the CPICH Ec/Io of which changes slowly. According to the simulation and on-site test, When the CPICH RSCP is

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about –110 dBm, the CPICH Ec/Io can reach about –12 dB.

Figure 1.1 Attenuation relationship of RSCP and Ec/No

If you take Ec/Io as the measurement quantity for 2D event, the 2D event will be triggered before call drop. Therefore adopting Ec/Io as the measurement quantity for 2D event will not trigger 2D event upon call drop of UE, so the inter-frequency measurement will not be started. In this case, configure the cell to carrier coverage edge cell and take RSCP as the measurement quantity for 2D/2F event so that inter-frequency measurement is originated in time.

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5.3 Inter-RAT Handover Problems 5.3.1

Ping-pong Reselection

Description In part of the office building of a commercial deployment, the UMTS-GSM dual-mode MS performs frequent ping-pong reselection of cells between 3G and the 2G network in the idle state. “2G” and “3G” flag are displayed in the screen of Siemens U15 and Moto A835 MSs. “WCP” and “GCP” are displayed in the screen of the Qualcomm test MS frequently. The reselection from the 3G network to the 2G network takes 1min on average. The reselection from the 2G network to the 3G network takes 1–2 minutes on average. During the testing, the location of the MS and the circumstance keep fixed.

Analysis The reselection from the 3G network to the 2G network is as follows: When the pilot signal quality Ec/Io in 3G cells minus Qqualmin is less than the inter-RAT measurement start threshold SsearchRAT, the UE started to measure the 2G neighbor cell. 

When the quality of signal in 2G neighbor cells satisfies the cell reselection criteria and lasts for Treselection, the UE selects 2G cells. 

3G RSCP is below –90 dBm at the borders of 3G network. However the 2G RSCP ranges from –60 dBm to –70 dBm with signals of good quality. Therefore, once the UE starts to measure the 2G neighbor cells and the signal in the cell fails to be better in Treselection, the UE reselects the 2G cells. The key parameter in reselection from the 3G network to the 2G network in test is SsearchRAT. The rational configuration of the reselection delay timing parameter Treselection helps solve ping-pong reselection. The reselection from the 2G network to the 3G network is as follows: When the signal strength of 2G serving cell satisfies the inter-RAT start threshold Qsearch_I, the 3G neighbor cells are measured. From optimized 3G strategy, the current configuration is 7 (always start). 

When the signal strength RSCP of the 3G cell minus the current RLA_C (the average signal strength in 2G serving and non-serving cells) is greater than FDD_Qoffest, and it lasts 5s, the 3G cell can serve as the target cell to be reselected. The current FDD_Qoffset is 7 (always reselect 3G cells). 

When the signal quality Ec/Io of the 3G cell is greater than or equal to FDD_Qmin threshold, the 3G cell can serve as the target cell to be reselected. 

In the cells that satisfy the previous conditions, the UE select the cell of best quality as the target cell to be reselected. 

Therefore, the key parameter in from the 2G network to 3G is FDD_Qmin. The default configuration is –12 dB.

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Solutions In network optimization, the operator can take the following adjustment: The operator increases the interval between SsearchRAT and FDD_Qmin. According to the default parameters, if 3G CPICH Ec/Io is greater than –12 dB in the GSM system, the UE reselects the 3G network. If 3G CPICH Ec/Io is less than or equal to –14 dB, the UE reselects the GSM network from 3G network. In the current parameters configuration, the signal fluctuation of 3G CPICH Ec/Io decides the frequency of cell reselection. If the signal fluctuation is over 1 dB, the ping-pong reselection occurs. In field test of 3G cells, if Ec/Io is less than –14 dB, the UE drops off the network easily, so the SsearchRAT cannot be less, and FDD_Qmin can be increased. The value range of FDD_Qmin is over small, so it can be only set to its maximum value –13 dB. Since the protocol of September 2003, the value range of FDD_Qmin is increased through CR GP-032221 (see 5.2 for details). If the UE is updated according to GP-032221, the FDD_Qmin is increases completely. If FDD_Qmin is set to –8 dB, compared with the start measurement threshold –14 dB of reselection from the 3G network to 2G network, FDD_Qmin has a space of 6 dB. In this way, the ping-pong reselection caused by signal fluctuation is less likely. 

Treselection is increased. If the default configuration is 1s, the Treselection can be set to 5s. In this way, the reselection between the 3G network and the 2G network is reduced. 

5.3.2

PS Inter-RAT Ping-pong Handoff

Description The UE performing PS domain services hands off between the 3G network and the 2G network.

Analysis For inter-RAT handoff of CS and PS, the services for CS and PS are different in handoff between the 2G network and the 3G network. In CS service, after handoff from the 3G network to the 2G network and after release of services in the 2G network, the UE reside again in the 3G cell through reselection from the 2G network to the 3G network or reselection of PLMN. 

In PS service, after the reselection from the 3G network to the 2G network started by the network, the UE re-accesses the 2G network. In services transmission, the UE performing PS services may return to the 3G network through reselection between the 2G network and the 3G network. According to the analysis of 3.1, in the reselection of the cells performing PS domain services from the 2G network to 3G network, the actual working factor is the configuration of FDD_Qmin (measuring Ec/Io). If Ec/Io is greater than FDD_Qmin, the UE reselects 3G network. Whether the UE has handed off from the 3G network to the 2G network is judged through measuring RSCP in condition of the cell as a border cell. Measuring RSCP cannot assure that Ec/Io is greater than FDD_Qmin, so no mechanism can avoid ping-pong handoff. 

The solutions lie in as follows: The measurement target of 2G and the 3G network is unified. If this cannot be performed, the following method is adopted. 

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The start parameters in compression mode and reselection threshold from the 2G network to the 3G network is adjusted. 

Solutions Unification of measurement target in the 3G network and the 2G network When there are more than one 3G cells, the change of Ec/Io indicates the change of 3G cell quality. If the cell property is configured as “carrier center cell” and the measurement target in 2D event is Ec/Io, the measurement target between 3G and the 2G network is Ec/Io. The default parameter of 2D/2F with the measurement target Ec/Io is –24 dB. The parameter can be adjusted to –12/–10 dB to avoid pingpong handoff. In addition, the new 3GPP TS 05.08 protocol defines the RSCP (FDD_RSCP) that can measure the 3G network in reselection from the 2G network to the 3G network. Now only Ec/Io can be tested. The adjustment fits the 3G cells the cell property of which is “carrier border cell”. However many current NEs does not support this. 

Adjustment of start parameters in compression mode and reselection threshold from 2G to 3G network The adjustment fits the 3G cells the property of which is “carrier border cell”. Only 3G Ec/Io can be measured in reselection from the 2G network to 3G network. The start/stop threshold in compression mode can be lowered to –105/–100 dBm. 

5.3.3

Failure in handoff from 3G to the 2G network

Description In the office building of a commercial deployment, when the UE originates a call in areas covered by the 3G network and moves towards the areas covered by the 2G network, the call drops easily. The call succeeds one or two times every ten times.

Analysis The 2G neighbor cells configuration of the 3G network cells that cover the office building in the WCDMA network parameters is examined. The 2G cells that cover office building need to be confirmed in the 2G neighbor cells list. UMTS outdoor macrocells are used to perform 3G coverage in the office building, the test route is switched by passing two iron doors. After the operator opens the door, enters, and closes the door, the signal attenuates sharply. 5.3.3 shows the UMTS signal distribution observed by a scanner. The signal attenuates sharply, so the handoff is not performed in time, and then the call drops. The key solution is to adjust the inter-RAT switching parameters. This leads to an earlier and faster handoff. The operator does as follows: Change the cell independent offset (CIO) in the GSM neighbor cell from 0 dB to 5 dB. The UE hands off to the GSM cell more easily. Call still drops in test. 

Change 2D RSCP Threshold from –95 dBm to –85 dBm to –75 dBm. The inter-RAT measurement starts earlier. Call still drops in test. 

Change GSM RSSI from –90 dBm to –95 dBm. The UE hands off to GSM cells more easily. Call still drops in test. 

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measurement starts more easily. Call still drops in test. Change the parameter back to 640ms. Change the cell location property from “carrier border” to “carrier center” (the associated measurement changes from RSCP to Ec/Io). Change 2D Ec/Io Threshold from –24 dB to –10 dB. Call still drops in test. 

Change Inter RAT handover trigger time from 5000ms to 2000ms. The UE performs inter-RAT more quickly. Call drop is improved. 

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Recover the parameter changed in Step 5 as it was.

Change Inter RAT handover trigger time from 2000ms to 1000ms. The UE performs inter-RAT handoff more quickly. Call drop is solved. 

The adjustment results in that the change to the parameter Inter RAT handover trigger time is the most effective to complete inter-RAT handoff.

Figure 1.1 Indoor 3G RSCP distribution

Solutions The operator checks as follows: 

Check that 2G neighbor cells are validly configured.

Reduce TimeToTrigForVerify (TimeToTrigForNonVerify needs no change. The current protocol defines that the UE needs not to report on NonVerify) to make UE hand off to the 2G network more quickly. 

Increase GSM CIO. This increases the possibility of handoff to the 2G network, but increases the coverage of the 2G network and reduces the coverage of 3G, therefore this step need consideration. 

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Increase the GSM RSSI handoff threshold. This increases the coverage of the 2G network, but reduces the coverage of 3G network, therefore this step needs consideration. 

Increase 2D/2F threshold in compression mode to start compression mode earlier.

5.3.4

Inter-RAT Handover Call Drop

Missing Neighbor Cell Confirm the call drop due to missing neighbor cell by 3G cell information displayed on M testing cell. You must check whether the neighbor cells are missing in the following situations: 

The signals of 3G cell are weak.

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Ec is smaller than –110 dBm.

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Ec/Io is smaller than –10 dB.

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A 2G testing UE detects that the 2G signals of indoor DAS are strong

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The UE starts compression mode for measurement

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The UE does not sent the measurement report of 2G neighbor cells.

The following are two examples. 

Example 1:

14:24:17(12): According to RB Setup, the UE accesses the network by PSC 417. 14:25:36(02): The UE does not report 2D measurement report until call drop. The RNC does not send measurement control report. Conform that no inter-RAT neighbor cells are configured by examining parameters. If the cells are added, call drop problems are solved. 

Example 2:

16:38:18(18): The UE reports 1D event of cell 273, and cell 273 becomes the best cell. However, the BCCH 538 indoor 2G cell is not configured as an inter-RAT neighbor cell of cell 273. 16:38:40(20): The UE keeps sending measurement reports, but detects that the signals of other GSM neighbor cells are weak. Therefore the RNC does not start handover, and then call drop occurs. The cell of PSC273 and PSC 264 alternate to be the best server. Indoor GSM neighbor cells are configured as the inter-RAT neighbor cells of the cell of PSC264, but the cell of PSC273 is not configured with any neighbor cells. When the UE enters indoor, the cell of PSC273 becomes the best server, so call drop occurs. After indoor GSM neighbor cells are configured as the inter-RAT neighbor cells of the cell of PSC273, no call drop occurs.

Abundant Inter-RAT Neighbor Cells According to the signaling, the phenomena of excessive inter-RAT neighbor cells are as follows: After the RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration and inter-RAT measurement control

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messages, the UE keeps sending the measurement report of Nonverified until call drop. In S subject, for convenient configuration of parameters, the original 2G neighbor cell information is used to configure inter-RAT neighbor cells. All the inter-RAT cells are configured as the neighbor cells of 3G cells. Inter-RAT cell offset is configured to enable the UE to hand over to the target cell and to disable the UE to hand over to the undesired cell. If excessive neighbor cells are configured, the UE must spend more time on inter-RAT measurement. The measurement internal of UE is limited, excessive neighbor cells delay UE to measure available neighbor cells, so call drop occurs. Example :

11:30:11(92): The RNC sends measurement control messages (23 inter-RAT neighbor cells) 11:32:22(61): The UE keeps reporting to BSIC Nonverified cell until 2 minutes before call drop. Configure the inter-RAT neighbor cells to the needed four neighbor cells, the MotoA835 hands over successfully.

Improper Configuration of LAC Confirm improper configuration of LAC by signaling. The CN replies the No Resource Available messages, so examining data configuration before test is necessary. In addition, if the mobile switching center (MSC) fails in assigning related resources, such as inter-MSC trunk resources, the T resource to MGW, control table resource, the CN might reply the No Resource Available messages. Example :

10:53:23(29): The RNC sends the Relocation Require message due to the No Resource Available message. 10:53:23(71): The CN replies the Relocation Failure message due to the No Resource Available message. The RNC keeps sending Relocation Require message due to No Resource Available message until call drop, and is rejected. The actual LAC is 21000. After adjustment, the UE succeeds in handover.

No Measurement Report by UE If the UE does not send measurement report, the UE performs the same as when the neighbor cells are missing. The phenomena are as follows: 

The signals of 3G cell is weak

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Ec is smaller than –110 dBm.

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Ec/Io smaller than –10 dB.

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A 2G testing UE detects that the 2G signals of indoor DAS are strong

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The UE does not hand over.

Check the signaling to confirm whether the UE send measurement report messages. If you compare it with terminals of other types, confirming the problem is easier and more accurate. Example :

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Moto A835 handset:

16:38:05(99): The UE sends 2D measurement reports. 16:38:06(06): The RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration (active sets contains PSC46, PSC492, and PSC36) 16:38:07(19): The RNC receives Physical channel reconfiguration completion, and then sends measurement control messages. 16:38:08(75): The cell of PSC 492 reports 1D and becomes the best server. It sends new measurement control messages after 1.5s. 16:39:19(73): The system does not receive the UE inter-RAT measurement report before call drop. 

Qualcomm 6250 handset

16:38:42(16): The UE sends 2D measurement reports. 16:38:42(49): The RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration (active set contains PSC46 and PSC492) 16:38:43(43): The RNC receives Physical channel reconfiguration completion message, and it sends measurement control messages. 16:38:47(74): The UE report BCCH 847 BSIC Verified, and the level is –67 dBm. 16:38:48(88): The RNC sends HO CMD message, so the handover succeeds. In the test of handover between outdoor 3G to indoor 2G DAS, the Moto A835 handset does not send inter-RAT the measurement report for multiple times. The IOT engineers think that the version of out handset is not updated, and they recommend updating handset version.

Delayed Handover According to signaling of the RNC, a normal inter-RAT handover takes 5s. The following are the time needed by the RNC, longer than that on UE. If the walking speed is 3 km/h, it takes 4–5 meters. The time depends on different scenes.

16:21:06(30): The UE sends the 2D measurement report. 16:21:06(37): The RNC sends the Physical channel reconfiguration message. 16:21:07(46): The UE sends the Physical channel reconfiguration completion message. 16:21:09(72): The UE sends the inter-RAT measurement reports. 16:21:10(48): The system sends the UE HO FROM UTRAN CMD GSM message. 16:21:11(11): The RNC sends the Iu interface Release Command message. When the UE moves outdoor to indoor with the 3G signals fluctuating sharply, call drop occurs due to delayed handover. According to the signaling, the phenomena of delayed handover are as follows: 

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The NodeB reports RL Failure.

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The NodeB does not report RL failure, but SRB reset occurs.

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The CN originates lu Release command, due to treloccomplete expire.

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Other situations: 3G signaling is normal, but actually the call drops. You can only know whether the UE confronts call drop problems by checking the UE call drop recorded in test. 

Example 1: 

Moto handset:

15:26:27(87): The RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration (active set contains PSC201 and PSC16). 15:26:30(30): The UE report BCCH 844 BSIC Nonverified, and the level is –87 dBm. 15:26:31(26): The UE report BCCH 844 BSIC verified, and the level is –88 dBm. 15:26:32(13): The RNC sends the HO CMD message. 15:26:34(25): The UE sends inter-RAT measurement reports, but does not hand over. This is because the UE does not receive HO CMD sent by the RNC, or the UE fails in accessing the 2G network. The CN sends lu Release due to treloccomplete expire (normally successful relocation causes lu Release, and the UE succeeds in accessing the 2G network). 

Qualcomm handset in the same test period:

15:26:27(43): The RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration (active set contains PSC201 and PSC16). 15:26:30(90): The UE report BCCH 844 BSIC verified, and the level is –79 dBm. 15:26:32(13): The RNC sends HO CMD, and the handover succeeds. Here is the entrance to parking yard of Taigu Shopping Hall. Before call drop, the Moto handset indexes as follows: 

Ec is smaller than –110 dBm.

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Ec/Io is small than –15 dB.

In addition, according to comparison of two terminals, they are different in measuring GSM level (Qualcomm 6250 uses an external antenna, while Moto A835 uses a built-in camera). This affects the inter-RAT measurement. Example 2: 

Moto handset:

17:08:59(61): The UE sends 2D measurement reports, and the RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration. 17:09:00(78): The RNC receives Physical channel reconfiguration completion, and sends measurement control messages. 17:09:04(35): The NodeB is out of synchronization, so call drop occurs, and no interRAT the measurement report is sent. 17:09:20(89): The RNC originates Iu Release due to Radio Connection with UE lost. 

Qualcomm handset in the same test period:

17:08:59(29): The UE sends 2D measurement reports, and the RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration. 17:09:00(33): The RNC receives Physical channel reconfiguration completion, and sends

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measurement control messages. 17:07:58(81): The RNC receives the measurement report from UE, BCCH 853, and the level is –61dBm. 17:08:00(25): The RNC sends HO CMD. 17:08:00(90): The CN sends Iu Release Command (successful relocation). Actually, call drop occurs during handover. Now the starting threshold of compression mode is as high as –95 dBm. Do not change it to avoid impact on other parts of the network so that the handover occurs earlier.

Change of Best Cell in Physical Channel Reconfiguration According to the test result, if the best cell changes, the handover is delayed, so call drop occurs in the following situations: Between RNC sending Physical channel reconfiguration and receiving Physical channel reconfiguration completion sent by UE (about 1s). 

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After Physical channel reconfiguration process is complete.

Example 1:

14:06:18(75): The best server PSC201 report 2D event (meanwhile, PSC16 is in the active set). 14:06:18(82): The RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration. 14:06:18(95): The UE reports 1D event of PSC16 cell. 14:06:19(95): The RNC receives Physical channel reconfiguration completion from UE, and it sends inter-RAT measurement control message of PSC201 cell, and interfrequency and intra-frequency measurement control of PSC16 cell. 14:06:20(94): The UTRAN sends 1B event to the UE to delete PSC 201. 14:06:21(45): The RNC sends inter-RAT measurement control to the cell of PSC16 (3s delay compared with 1D event). 14:06:22(83): The UE reports the GSM cell 852 (BSIC Verify) according to the new measurement control, and the RSSI is –79 dBm. The RNC does not process the report (to prevent UE from handing over to incorrect cell, the RNC must process UE measurement report 3s after sending new measurement control) 14:06:28(94): NodeB is out of synchronization, so call drop occurs. Example 2: Qualcomm handset:

14:53:08(63): The UE sends 2D measurement reports, and the RNC sends Physical channel reconfiguration (the cell 144 is the best server) 14:53:09(67): The RNC receives Physical channel reconfiguration completion, and sends measurement control messages. 14:53:16(58): The UE sends 1D measurement reports, and cell 137 becomes the best server. Therefore the RNC sends the measurement control messages of best server 137, including inter-RAT neighbor cells (the neighbor cell list is different from that of cell 144)

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14:53:16(62): The RNC does not receive the measurement report from UE, and ensures that the cell ID is in the list of neighbor cells of cell 144. The RNC does not process the reports 14:53:19(99): The RNC originates Iu Release. If different interRATCellID is used in inter-RAT measurement control, will the RNC avoid this problem?

UE Hand Back Failure Other abnormalities in handover might cause handover failure. Example :

14:07:37(38): The UE reports BCCH the measurement report of cell 852, Nonverified BSIC. 14:07:38(38): The TimeToTrigger of Nonverified is 1s, and after 1s, the RNC sends Relocation to CN. 14:07:38(38): The UE sends BCCH the measurement reports of cell 852, verified BSIC. 14:07:38(74): The CN replies that Relocation Prepare fails (no radio resources). 14:07:38(78): The UE sends the measurement report before failure, so the RNC again originates Relocation to CN. 14:07:40(12): The CN replies Relocation to RNC, and RNC sends HO CMD to UE. 14:07:40(79): However, the UE replies HO FAIL. Late, the UE keeps deleting cell 201 which is the best server, so the RNC does not process the request. The 3G signals are weak, so call drop occurs.

Delayed Starting of Compression Mode 

Description:

The UE cannot hand over from the 3G network to the 2G network smoothly. In details, the UE originates a call in 3G coverage areas or uses PS services, and then enters 2G coverage areas. However, it fails in handing over to 2G networks, so call drop occurs. Analyze the signaling process at RNC side, and check the causes to handover failure. The causes include: −

The network side fails in receiving 2D report from UE, so compression mode is not started. Consequently 2G cells are not measured, and then asynchronization or SRB/TRB reset cause call drop.

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The network side receives 2D report, but compression mode is not started. The reason is that the network side sends a PHY_CH_RECFG message, but the UE fails in sending ACK message or PHY_CH_RECFG_CMP, so SRB is reset, and call drop occurs.

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The network side receives Verified measurement reports. After it sends UE the handover messages, the UE fails in receiving it, so call drop occurs (also for other reasons).

The above cases are due to delayed starting of compression mode, so the quality of

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signals of the original cell becomes weak. Therefore subsequent starting compression mode and handover process cannot proceed normally. 

Analysis:

Starting compression mode is affected by 2D event configuration of ID2 measurement control sent by the network side. You can enable 2D event to be reported more quickly by the following methods: −

Increasing the threshold of 2D event

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Reducing hysteresis

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Reducing delayed triggering time

Now the back system can configure different starting threshold of inter-RAT compression mode for signaling, CS and PS services.

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5.4 Call Drop Problems 5.4.1

Over Weak Coverage

Description and Analysis 5.4.1 shows the call drop due to coverage problems.

Figure 1.1 Analyzing weak signals

5.4.1 describes the following indexes: 

Scrambles, Ec/Io, and RSCP of cells in active set before call drop

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Scrambles and Ec/Io of cells in monitor set

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Transmit power of UE, BLER of transport channel, and call drop time

The DT data analysis software Analyzer provides the previous data. According to the data before call drop, the Ec/Io of active set is smaller than –15 dB and the RSCP is close or smaller than –110 dBm, so the call drop must be due to downlink weak coverage. After call drop, the UE camps on the cell of SC 232 the quality of which is bad, so the call drop must not be due to missing neighbor cell. According to the 5.4.1, the transmit power of UE approaches 21 dBm and the downlink BLER before call drop reaches 100% (due to the comprehensive effect by inner loop and outer loop, the downlink code transmit power reaches the maximum. Confirm this by using the data for

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tracing the performance of RNC). According to previous analysis, the uplink and downlink are balanced. To sum up, the call drop is due to bad coverage.

Solution To solve coverage problems, you must adjust engineering parameters of antennas or construct new sites.

5.4.2

Uplink Interference

Description and Analysis Uplink interference leads to unbalanced uplink and downlink, so call drop occurs. 5.4.2 shows the uplink interference according to RNC signaling.

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Figure 1.1 Uplink interference according to RNC signaling

According to 5.4.2, the RNC sends a CC Connect message, but the UE does not respond to the CC Connect message. This causes the call drop.

Figure 1.2 Uplink interference according to UE signaling

The UE receives the CC connect message sent by RNC and then replies with CC connect Acknowledge message which the RNC fails to receive. The following paragraphs describe the signals before and after call drop. 5.4.2 shows the uplink interference information recorded by UE.

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Figure 1.3 Uplink interference information recorded by UE

From the UE side, the downlink PCICH Ec and Ec/Io are good, but the uplink transmit power approaches the maximum. Therefore it is probably an uplink problem. Interference: The problematic site is the site 90640. The cells involve the cell 24231 and 24232. The RTWP of the cell fluctuates sharply.

Figure 1.4 RTWP variation of the cell 89767

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Figure 1.5 RTWP variation of the cell 89768

Solution Locate the sources of interference t solve uplink interference problems.

5.4.3

Abnormal Equipment Summarizing call drop problems due to abnormal equipment is difficult. Generally abnormal CN, RNC, NodeB, and UE will lead to call drop. Some call drop problems can be further analyzed and located only in research and development (R&D) environment. The following paragraphs described the call drops that occurred before. You can refer to them.

Abnormal Uplink Synchronization of NodeB According to the test, at a fixed spot (at the corner under an overhead), call drop occurs in the test car when it passes the spot every time. Each call drop occurs in the cell of SC 160. The call drop location is special, so the call drop is probably due to turning corner effect. Based on repeated DT, a conclusion forms that call drop occurs within 5s when the signals measured by scanner in the cell are from only one cell (SC 160). According to signaling flow, the cell of SC 160 keeps being added because the UE reports the measurement. It also keeps being deleted because the NodeB is asynchronous, so the link is deleted 5s after expiration of timer. At the same time, the access to the cell also fails. Strangely the downlink signals of the cell is normal (because the cell can measure the pilot signals and send a report), but the uplink is problematic. The NodeB logs and alarms involve no prompts. After reset of board one by one, the problem is solved.

Abnormal UE Failure to report 1a event by UE Call drop occurs easily with a version of Qualcomm 6250 during test. According to the analysis of data, the Ec/Io and RSCP recorded by scanner are good upon every call drop. The signals of the active set recorded are weak, but there are cells with qualified signals. According to the signaling flow, the UE does not send the 1a event 

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measurement report of the cell in monitor set, so finally call drop occurs. After the UE is updated, the problem is solved. Missing of messages recorded by UE When Moto A835 records signaling messages, it loses some signaling before call drop easily. This leads to incorrect judgment of call drop problems. The signaling before call drop is key for analyzing call drop. If it is missing, you must analyze call drop problems based on the combination of messages form UE and information about RNC. 

Abnormal Moto handset due to continuous CQT After tens of or hundreds of CQTs, the calling or called Moto handset is likely to confront problems, so calls fail. After reset of the handset, it becomes normal. There is another problem. When the handset is called, it does not ring and consequently call drop occurs. However, the screen displays an unanswered call. To avoid this, reset the handset after continuous CQT. 

Failure to hand over from the 3G network to the 2G network The 3G signals received by a Sony-Ericsson handset attenuate slowly at the subway entrance and finally no signals are received. The 2G signals are received at the subway entrance and inside subways. Therefore, the handset fails to hand over to the 2G network. The Moto handset and Nokia handset can succeed in handover. The handover failure is probably due to excessive 2G neighbor cells are configured. After excessive 2G neighbor cells are deleted and only one 2G neighbor cell is kept, the Sony-Ericsson handset succeeds in handover. When two 2G neighbor cells with the same frequency and different BSIC exists, the handset will stop handover because it is not specified with the BSIC and the target 2G neighbor cell when it is sending the measurement report. 

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5.5 HSDPA-related Problems 5.5.1

HSDPA Handover Problems A connected HSDPA subscriber uses the following channels: 

HS-PDSCH

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HS-SCCH

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HS-DPCCH

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DPCH as associated channel.

When the R99 subscribers have handover problems, the HSDPA subscribers cannot smoothly hand over. Therefore, when the HSDPA subscribers fail to hand over, engineers need to check R99 handover. If R99 subscribers have handover problems, solve the problems as previously mentioned. The call drop problems currently in test is usually caused by R99 problems.

ADCH SHO with Serving Cell Update When SHO occurs on the associated DCH, the HS-DSCH serving cell is updated. This is triggered by reporting 1D event by UE. If now the SHO on the associated DCH is faulty, call drop occurs with HSDPA subscribers. The causes is as mentioned in 5.1 The following paragraphs describe a case: missing neighbor cell causes handover on associated DCH fails, and this consequently causes call drop of HSDPA subscribers. 

Description and Analysis

Before call drop, the cell of SC 11 serves HSDPA subscribers. 5.5.1 shows the pilot information recorded by scanner. Figure 1.1 Pilot information recorded by scanner

The active set does not list the cells of SC 25 and SC 26. After call drop, the UE camps on the cell of SC 26. Meanwhile, the quality of signals from the cell of SC 11 declines sharply. According to previous description, the call drop is probably due to missing neighbor cell. For detailed analysis, see 5.1.

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Solution

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To solve the problem, add the corresponding neighbor cell.

ADCH HHO with Serving Cell Update Call drops due to ping-pong handover.

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While the HHO occurs on ADCH, the HS-PDSCH serving cell is updated. When the HHO occurs on ADCH: −

If the 1D event is improperly configured, intra-frequency ping-pong HHO occurs on ADCH, and the HS-PDSCH serving cell is frequently updated. This leads to decline of QoS, and even call drop.

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If the 2D/2F and handover threshold is improperly configured, ping-pong handover occurs, and consequently QoS declines.

Handover between HS-PDSCH and DPCH Related causes are to be supplemented.

Handover between HSDPA and GPRS For the handover between HSDPA and GPRS, refer to 5.3.4.

5.5.2

HSDPA Call Drop

Weak Coverage After HSDPA technology is used, the downlink load of cell increases. This has some impact on coverage radius of cell. If the load of original R99 cell is light, the coverage scope decreases sharply after HSDPA technology is used. Pay attention to cell coverage and call drop problems caused by decrement of handover areas after R99 network is upgraded to HSDPA network. HS-DPCCH is used in uplink of HSDPA, so the HSDPA UE consumes more power than R99 UE, and consequently, the HSDPA UE at the cell edge reaches the maximum transmit power more quickly than R99 UE at the cell edge. This is uplink power restriction.

The maximum transmit power of some R99 UEs and HSDPA UEs are the same, 24 dBm. 

Description and analysis

In test, before call drop the Ec/Io of active set before call drop is below –15 dB, and the RSCP is below –110 dBm. After call drop, the UE camps on a new cell, where the Ec/Io is also above –15 dB and RSCP is above –110 dBm. The transmit power of UE before call drop approaches 24 dBm (terminal is data card E620), so the problems is caused by weak coverage. 

Solution

To solve the problem, adjust engineering parameters or construct sites.

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Call Drop due to Improper Configuration of Parameters The call drops due to strong uplink interference if all the following conditions are met: 

The power of HS-DPCCH is over high

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The uplink admission threshold is low

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There are excessive subscribers

The signaling flow for HSDPA service handover is more complex than that of R99 service handover. In some occasions, the handover parameters are differently configured for these two networks. For example, in turning corner, the UE is required to respond messages from UTRAN more quickly; in ping-pong handover areas, the protection time is longer.

Abnormal Call Drop The early versions of HUAWEI E620 are faulty in inter-frequency handover. After reporting 2D event, the UE responds measurement control failure, so the call drops due to handover failure.

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5.6 HSUPA Problems To be supplemented.

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Summary

Based on related guides to handover and call drop, this guide is complete. It focuses on operability by on-site engineers. In addition, it describes operation steps in details for the actual handover and call drop problems in forms of flow chart. The fundamental knowledge and preparation knowledge are placed in the appendix. Operations are in the body. V3.1 supplements HSDPA knowledge, including: 

DT/CQT flow for HSDPA handover

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Definition of traffic statistics indexes for HSDPA handover

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HSDPA handover problems

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Algorithm and flow for HSPDA handover

The traffic statistics of HSDPA is to be supplemented. HSDPA networks are not commercially used in a large scale, so more cases will be supplemented. The SHO ratio analysis will be supplemented after enough RNO experienced are collected.

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Appendix

7.1 SRB&TRB Reset 7.1.1

RAB RAB is the carrier at the subscriber plane. It is used in transmitting voice, data, and multimedia services between UE and CN. The RAB assignment is originated by CN. It is a function of RNC. RB is ratio bearer between SRNC and UE. It includes layer 2 and above. It is the service provided to layer 2. 7.1.1 shows the UMTS QoS structure. It provides the part that RAN and RB play in the UMTS network.

Figure 1.1 UMTS QoS structure

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7.1.2

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SRB The SRB carries the signaling at U-Net interface. The TRB carries the services at the Uu interface and it is the radio bearer at the user plane. 7.1.2 shows the structure of SRB and TRB at the user plane.

Figure 1.2 SRB and TRB at user panel IUUP

TRB(AM) SRB0(UL:TM, DL:UM)

RLC

SRB1(UM)

SRB2(AM)

SRB3(AM)

SRB4(AM)

PDCP

RLC

RLC

RLC

RLC

RLC

TRB(TM)

RLC layer

Logic channels

MACC

MACD

The SRB and TRB carriers signaling and services as blow: 

SRB0 for all messages sent on CCCH (needless of configuration)

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SRB1 for all messages sent on the DCCH that uses unconfirmed RLC

SRB2 for all messages sent on the DCCH that uses confirmed RLC (excluding initial direct transfer and uplink/downlink direct transfer) 

SRB3/SRB4 for confirming downlink and uplink direct transfer messages of RLC transferred on DCCH 

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TRB in the AM mode for carrying PS services

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TRB in the UM mode for carrying CS services

The SRB reset involves the SRB in the AM mode. The AM mode uses the confirmationretransmission method. The sender will perform polling to check periodically that the receiver has received the PDU with a method. After sending PDU, the sender sends a polling frame and waits for the ACK frame from the receiver. If the waiting timer expires and the sender fails to receive the ACK frame, it keeps sending PDU. If it still fails to receive the ACK frame after sending for maximum retransmitting times, it triggers RLC AM entity reset or discards the PDU to be sent. Discarding PCU is not configured now and only triggering RLC AM entity occurs. This is the RB reset. During RLC AM entity reset, the sender sends a RESET frame to the receiver and waits for RESET ACK frame. If the timer expires, the sender will resend the frame. After sending for maximum retransmission times, the sender will report "unreasonable error" to a high layer and stop resending. SRB leads to triggering the release process at signaling plane. TRB leads to triggering the release process at user.

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7.2 RL FAILURE When a cell sets up a new radio link, there is a process for uplink and downlink synchronization. After UE succeeds in uplink synchronization, it powers on the transmitter, and then the NodeB performs uplink synchronization. If the NodeB succeeds in synchronization, it sends the RNC an RL RESTORE message. If it fails, it sends the RNC the RL FAILURE message. When the RNC receives the RL FAILURE message or fails to receive RL RESTORE message, it releases the resources related to the radio link. If the active set uses only one radio link, the RNC then originates the release at signaling plane.

7.2 lists the timers and counters related to the synchronization and asynchronization.

Table 2.1 Timers and counters related to the synchronization and asynchronization Parameter ID

Parameter Name

Description Value range: D100, D200, D400, D600, D800, D1000, D1200, D1400, D1600, D1800, D2000, D3000, D4000, D6000, and D8000 Actual value range: 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000 Physical unit: ms

T302

Timer 302

Content: When the UE sends CELL UPDATE/URA UPDATE messages, start timer T302. When the UE receives CELL UPDATE CONFIRM/URA UPDATE CONFIRM messages, stop time T302. When T302 expires, If V302 ≤ N302, the UE resends CELL UPDATE/URA UPDATE messages. If not, the UE enters idle mode. Recommended value: D2000 Value range: 0–7

N302

Constant 302

Content: This parameter indicates the maximum retransmission times of sending CELL UPDATE/URA UPDATE messages. The default value is 3. Recommended value: 3

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Value range: 1–15 Physical unit: s T312

Timer 312

Content: When the UE starts DCH, start T312. When the UE detects 312 continuous synchronization indicators, stop T312. When T312 expires, the DCH connection fails. The default value is 1. Recommended value: 1 Value range: D1, D2, D4, D10, D20, D50, D100, D200, D400, D600, D800, and D1000 Actual value range: 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000

N312

Constant 312

Physical unit: none Content: It indicates the maximum times continuous synchronization indicators received from L1. The default value is 1. Recommended value: D1 Value range: 1–15 Physical unit: s

T313

Timer 313

Content: When the UE detects from L1 continuous N313 asynchronization indicators, start T313. When the UE detects from L1 continuous N315 asynchronization indicators, stop T313. When T313 expires, the radio link fails. The default value is 3. Recommended value: 3 Value range: D1, D2, D4, D10, D20, D50, D100, and D200 Actual value range: 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200

N313

Constant 313

Physical unit: none Content: It indicates the maximum times continuous synchronization indicators received from L1. The default value is 20. Recommended value: D50

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Value range: D0, D2, D4, D6, D8, D12, D16, and D20 Actual value range: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 20 Physical unit: none Content: When the principle of radio link failure is met, and the radio bearer only related to T314 exists, start T314. When the cell update is complete, stop T314. The default value is 12. T314

Timer 314

When the UE of CELL_DCH fails in radio links, start T314 (or T315), and send CELL UPDATE messages. Before T314 (or T315) corresponding to services expires, if the radio link reconfiguration configured by CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message fails, resend CELL UPDATE messages to reconfigure the radio link (related to T302 and N302). Based on this, configure T314 > T302 × N302. When T314 expires, the service RB of corresponding timers is deleted. Recommended value: D20 Value range: D0, D10, D30, D60, D180, D600, D1200, and D1800 Actual value range: 0, 10, 30, 60, 180, 600, 1200, and 1800 Physical unit: s Content: When the principle of radio link failure is met, and the radio bearer only related to T315 exists, start T315. When the cell update is complete, stop T314. The default value is 180.

T315

Timer 315

When the UE of CELL_DCH fails in radio links, start T315 (or T314), and send CELL UPDATE messages. Before T315 (or T314) corresponding to services expires, if the radio link reconfiguration configured by CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message fails, resend CELL UPDATE messages to reconfigure the radio link (related to T302 and N302). Based on this, configure T315 > T302 × N302. When T315 expires, the service RB of corresponding timers is deleted. Recommended value: D30 Value range: D1, D2, D4, D10, D20, D50, D100, D200, D400, D600, D800, and D1000 Actual value range: 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000

N315

Constant 315

Physical unit: s Content: It indicates the maximum times continuous synchronization indicators received from L1. The default value is 1. Recommended value: D1

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7.2 lists the timers and counters related to call drop at lub interface.

Table 2.2 Timers and counters related to call drop at lub interface Parameter ID

Parameter Name

Description Value range: 1–256 Actual value range: 1–256 Physical unit: none

NINSYNCIND

Times of continuous synchronization indicator

Content: The value indicates the times of continuous synchronization indicators needed by the timer to trigger radio link recovery process. The radio link set keeps in initial state until the NodeB receives NINSYNCIND continuous synchronization indicator. Now the NodeB triggers radio link recovery process, and radio link set is synchronized. When the radio link recovery process is triggered, the radio link set is in synchronization state. Recommended value: 5 Value range: 1–256 Actual value range: 1–256 Physical unit: none

NOUTSYNCIND

Times of continuous asynchronization indicator

Content: The value indicates the times of continuous asynchronization indicators needed by the timer to trigger radio link failure process. When the radio link set keeps in synchronization state, after the NodeB receives NINSYNCIND continuous failure indicators, start radio link failure timer. After receiving continuous NINSYNCIND synchronization indicators, the NodeB must stop and reset radio link failure timer. If the radio link failure timer expires, the NodeB triggers radio link failure process, and indicate the radio link sets which are in asynchronization state. Recommended value: 5

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Value range: 0–255 Actual value range: 0–25.5, and the step is 0.1 Physical unit: s

TRLFAILURE

Radio link failure timer period

Content: The value indicates the timer period of radio link failure. When the radio link set keeps in synchronization state, after the NodeB receives NINSYNCIND continuous failure indicators, start radio link failure timer. After receiving continuous NINSYNCIND synchronization indicators, the NodeB must stop and reset radio link failure timer. If the radio link failure timer expires, the NodeB triggers radio link failure process, and indicate the radio link sets which are in asynchronization state. Recommended value: 50

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7.3 SHO Flow You can analyze SHO-related signaling flow by three typical flows. The three flows include adding radio link, deleting radio link, and combination of adding and deleting radio links. SHO is valid for FDD mode. The following three flows are SHO with lur signaling. The SHO flow under the same RNC is simpler, which deletes the parts between SRNC and DRNC. The following three cases are typical. The actual signaling flow depends on the actual situation.

7.3.1

Analyzing Signaling Flow for Adding Radio Link The conditions of SHO signaling flow for adding radio link are: 

The UE has one or more radio links with SRNC.

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The UE sets up a new radio link through new NodeB and new RNC.

The UE can set up only one link with UTRAN, so there is no macro diversity combination/splitting.

Signaling Flow for Adding Radio Link 7.3.1 shows the signaling flow for adding radio link.

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Figure 1.1 Signaling flow for adding radio link

Steps of Signaling Flow for Adding Radio Link The signaling flow proceeds as below: The SRNC decides to set up a new radio link and the new cell to which the link belongs is under the control of another RNC (DRNC). The SRNC sends DRNC a Radio Link Setup Request message, and requires DRNC to prepare the corresponding radio resources. The new radio link is the first link set up between UE and DRNC, so a new lur signaling connection is required. The lur signaling connection carries UE-related RNSAP signaling. 

The Radio Link Setup Request message includes parameters as below: −

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TFCS

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Frequency

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Uplink Scramble

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According to radio resources, the DRNC judge whether the requested radio resource can be met. If yes, the DRNC send the NBAP message, namely, Radio Link Setup Request, to NodeB to which the DRNC belongs. After this, the NodeB starts to receive messages in uplink. The Radio Link Setup Request message includes parameters as below: 

−

Cell ID

−

TFS

−

TFCS

−

Frequency

The NodeB allocates radio resources as required. If it succeeds, the NodeB reports an NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Setup Response message, to DRNC. The Radio Link Setup Response message includes two parameters: signaling termination and transport layer addressing information (AAL2 addressing, AAL2 bound ID for data transmission and bearer) 

The DRNC sends the Radio Link Setup Response message to SRNC through RNSAP. The Radio Link Setup Response message includes two parameters: transport layer addressing information (AAL2 addressing, AAL2 bound ID for transmitting and carrying data) and information about adjacent cells. 

The SRNC starts lur/lub data transmission and bearer through the ALCAP protocol. The request includes AAL2 bound ID for binding lub data transmission and bearer, and DCH. 

or 7) The NodeB and SRNC set up synchronization of data transmission and bearer by exchanging the corresponding DCH FP frame Downlink Synchronization and Uplink Synchronization. The NodeB starts downlink transmission. 

The SRNC sends UE the Active Set Update message on DCCH. The message includes content on adding radio link. The parameters include: 

−

Update type

−

Cell ID

−

Downlink scramble

−

Power control information

−

Adjacent cells

The UE configures the corresponding parameters according to RRC signaling. It sends SRNC the RRC message, namely, Active Set Update Complete message. 

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Analyzing Signaling Flow for Deleting Radio Link The conditions of SHO signaling flow for deleting radio link are: 

The UE has one or more radio links with SRNC.

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Delete the link connecting UE and SRNC through DRNC.

Signaling Flow for Deleting Radio Link 7.3.2 shows the signaling flow for deleting radio link.

Figure 1.1 Signaling flow for deleting radio link

Steps of Signaling Flow for Deleting Radio Link The signaling flow for deleting radio link proceeds as below:

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The SRNC decides to delete a radio link. The SRNC sends UE the Active Set Update message on DCCH. This message includes the content about deleting radio link. The parameters include update type and cell ID. 

The UE deactivates the downlink receiver of radio link to be deleted and sends SRNC the Active Set Update Complete message. 

The SRNC sends the Radio Link Deletion Request to DRNC on through. The parameters include cell ID and transport layer addressing information. 

The DRNC sends NodeB the NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Deletion Request message. The NodeB stops receiving and sending. The parameters include cell ID and transport layer addressing information. 

The NodeB deactivates radio resources and sends DRNC the NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Deletion Response message. 

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7.3.3

The SRNC starts releasing lur/lub data bearer through the ALCAP protocol.

Analyzing Signaling Flow for Adding and Deleting Radio Link The conditions of SHO signaling flow for adding and deleting radio link are: 

The UE has one or more radio links with SRNC.

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The UE sets up a new radio link through new NodeB and new RNC.

Delete the previous link connecting UE and SRNC through the NodeB which belongs to SRNC. 

The UE can set up only one link with UTRAN, so there is no macro diversity combination/splitting.

SHO Signaling Flow for Adding and Deleting Radio Link 7.3.3 shows the SHO signaling flow for adding and deleting radio link.

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Figure 1.1 SHO signaling flow for adding and deleting radio link UE

Node B Drift RNS

Node B Serving RNS

Drift RNC

Serving RNC

Decision to setup new RL and release old RL

RNSAP NBAP Start RX description NBAP

2. Radio Link Setup Request

3. Radio Link Setup Response

NBAP

5. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup

4. Radio Link Setup Response

RNSAP

ALCAP Iur Bearer Setup

6. Downlink Synchronisation

DCH-FP

7. Uplink Synchronisation

DCH-FP

RNSAP

NBAP

RNSAP

DCH-FP

1. Radio Link Setup Request

DCH-FP

Start TX description 8. DCCH : Active Set Update Command RRC

RRC

[Radio Link Addition & Deletion] 9. DCCH : Active Set Update Complete

RRC

RRC

10. Radio Link Deletion Request

NBAP

NBAP

Stop RX and TX

11. Radio Link Release Response

NBAP

NBAP

12. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Release

Steps of SHO signaling Flow for Adding and Deleting Radio Link The SHO signaling flow for adding and deleting radio link proceeds as below: 

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link belongs is under the control of another RNC (DRNC). The SRNC sends DRNC a Radio Link Setup Request message, and requires DRNC to prepare the corresponding radio resources. The new radio link is the first link set up between UE and DRNC, so a new lur signaling connection is required. The lur signaling connection carries UE-related RNSAP signaling. The Radio Link Setup Request message includes parameters as below: −

Cell ID

−

TFS

−

TFCS

−

Frequency

−

Uplink Scramble

According to radio resources, the DRNC judge whether the requested radio resource can be met. If yes, the DRNC send the NBAP message, namely, Radio Link Setup Request, to NodeB to which the DRNC belongs. After this, the NodeB starts to receive messages in uplink. The Radio Link Setup Request message includes parameters as below: 

−

Cell ID

−

TFS

−

TFCS

−

Frequency

The NodeB allocates radio resources as required. If it succeeds, the NodeB reports an NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Setup Response message, to DRNC. The Radio Link Setup Response message includes two parameters: signaling termination and transport layer addressing information (AAL2 addressing, AAL2 bound ID for data transmission and bearer) 

The DRNC sends the Radio Link Setup Response message to SRNC through RNSAP. The Radio Link Setup Response message includes two parameters: transport layer addressing information (AAL2 addressing, AAL2 bound ID for transmitting and carrying data) and information about adjacent cells. 

The SRNC starts lur/lub data transmission and bearer through the ALCAP protocol. The request includes AAL2 bound ID for binding lub data transmission and bearer, and DCH. 

or 7) The NodeB and SRNC set up synchronization of data transmission and bearer by exchanging the corresponding DCH FP frame Downlink Synchronization and Uplink Synchronization. The NodeB starts downlink transmission. 

The SRNC sends UE the Active Set Update message on DCCH. The message includes content on adding and removing radio link. The parameters include: 

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Update type

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Cell ID

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Downlink scramble

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Power control information

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Adjacent cells

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The UE configures the corresponding parameters according to RRC signaling, deactivates the downlink receiver of the link to be deleted, actives the downlink receiver to be added, and sends SRNC the Active Set Update Complete message. 

The SRNC sends NodeB the NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Deletion Request message. The NodeB stops receiving and sending. The parameters include cell ID and transport layer addressing information. 

The NodeB deactivates radio resources and sends SRNC the NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Deletion Response message. 

The SRNC starts releasing lur/lub data bearer thought the ALCAP protocol.

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7.3.4

SHO Algorithm

Intra-frequency Measurement Model When the UE is in CELL_DCH connection mode (for example, voice talk starts), the RNC sends the MEASUREMENT CONTROL command to command UE to measure and report events (the event threshold, hysteresis, delay trigger time are included in signaling). When the best cell is updated (including occurrence of intra-frequency HHO and inter-frequency HHO), the measurement control of 1X (including 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D) event must be updated. 7.3.4 shows the WCDMA measurement model according to protocol 25.302.

Figure 1.1 Measurement model

parameters

Layer 1 filtering

A

B

Layer 3 filtering

parameters

C C'

Evaluation of reporting criteria

D

In 7.3.4, 

Point A is the direct measurement result of physical layer.

Point B is the filtered measurement result at physical layer and it is also the measurement result provided to upper layer from physical layer. 

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Point C is the measurement result for event judgment after upper layer

filtering. FilterCoef is filtering factor of measured values and weights the measurement results of physical layer at different points. It is used in event report 

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and period report. The filtering of measured values is calculated as below:

Fn = (1 − a ) ⋅ Fn −1 + a ⋅ M n Wherein, −

Fn: filtered updated measurement result

−

Fn-1: filtered previous measurement result at last point

−

Mn: the latest measured value received from physical layer

−

α = 1/2(k/2). The k is from Filter coefficient, namely, the handover parameter FilterCoef. FilterCoef is configured in intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT handover measurement. When α is 1 (accordingly k = 0), there is no layer 3 filtering.

From previous measurement model, the filtering occurs before event judgment and measurement report. In addition, the measured values in cell Measurement results and Measurement results on RACH of UE's report are filtered. The layer 3 filtering controlled by network layer caters for measurement event judgment and measurement report only. The cell reselection when UE is in the idle mode and connection mode does not support layer 3 filter controlled by network layer.

Intra-frequency Measurement Events In the measurement control message, the UTRAN indicates the events to trigger measurement report. The intra-frequency measurement report events are marked by "1X".

1.

1A event: a Primary Pilot Channel Is in Reporting Range

In the measurement report mechanism domain, the network requires UE to report the 1A event (for example, the UE enters the Cell_DCH state), the UE sends the measurement report when a primary pilot channel enters the reporting range. According to protocols, for 1A event, the UE can report multiple cells of trigger event in a measurement report. The cells are included in the list of trigger event. The UE sorts the cells good to bad in terms of quality (CPICH Ec/No). If less than 3 cells are listed in the active set, the network judges to add links. If the active set is full of cells, no operation is performed. When the measured value meets the following formula, the UE judges that a primary pilot channel is in the reporting range. The path loss is:

 NA  10 ⋅ LogM New ≤ W ⋅10 ⋅ Log ∑ M i  + (1 − W ) ⋅10 ⋅ LogM Best + ( R − H 1a / 2),  i =1  For other measurement values:

10 ⋅ LogM New

 NA  ≥ W ⋅ 10 ⋅ Log ∑ M i  + (1 − W ) ⋅10 ⋅ LogM Best − ( R − H 1a / 2),  i =1 

In the previous formulas:

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MNew is the measurement result of cells in the reporting range.

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Mi is the measurement result of cells in the active set.

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NA is the number of cells in the active set.

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MBest is the measured value of the best cell in the active set.

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W is the weighting factor.

R is the reporting range, with signal strength as an example. It is equal to the signal strength of the best cell in the active set minus a value. 



H1a is the hysteresis of 1A event.

A parameter TIME-TO-TRIGGER is used to reduce the signalling flow for measurement report. After the primary pilot enters the reporting range and remains for a specified period, the UE triggers measurement report. The parameter is also used in other events. 1 shows the 1A event and trigger delay.

Figure 1.1 Example 1A event and trigger delay

Measurement quantity P CPICH 1

Reporting range

P CPICH 2

P CPICH 3

Time-to-trigger Reporting event 1A

Time

Usually, if the 1A event is triggered, the UE sends a measure report to UTRAN. The UTRAN sends an Active Set Update message for updating active set. Probably No response is received after UE sends measurement report (for example, due to limited capacity). The UE changes from sending event-triggered report to periodic report. The measure report contains the information about the cells in the active set and cells in the monitored set in reporting range. Only when the cell is successfully listed in the active set and leaves the reporting range will UE stop sending periodic reports.

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Figure 1.2 Periodic report triggered by 1A event

P C P IC H 1

P C P IC H 2 R e p o r t in g ra n g e R e p o r tin g t e r m in a te d P e r io d ic re p o rt

P e r io d i c re p o rt

E v e n t - t r ig g e r e d re p o rt

2.

P C P IC H 3

1B Event: a Primary Pilot Channel Leaves the Reporting Range

When the following formulas are met, the UE judges that a primary pilot channel leaves the reporting range. For 1B event and for event-triggered cells, 

If more than one links are in the active set, the UE judges to delete the links.



If only one links is in the active set, the UE performs no operation.

The path loss is:

 NA  10 ⋅ LogMOld ≥ W ⋅ 10 ⋅ Log ∑ M i  + (1 − W ) ⋅ 10 ⋅ LogM Best + ( R + H 1a / 2),  i =1  For Other measure values:

 NA  10 ⋅ LogMOld ≤ W ⋅ 10 ⋅ Log ∑ M i  + (1 − W ) ⋅ 10 ⋅ LogM Best − ( R + H 1b / 2),  i =1  In the previous formulas: 

MOld is the measurement result of cells in the reporting range.



Mi is the measurement result of cells in the active set.



NA is the number of cells in the active set.



MBest is the measured value of the best cell in the active set.



W is the weighting factor.



R is the reporting range.



H1a is the hysteresis of 1B event.

If multiple cells meet the reporting conditions at the same time, and reach the trigger delay, the

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UE sorts the cells in terms of measured value and then reports them.

3.

1C Event: a Non-active Set Primary Pilot Channel

3 shows the 1C event.

Figure 1.3 Example of 1C event

In 3, the cells where the PCPICH 1, PCPICH 2, and PCPICH 3 serve are in the active set but the cell where PCPICH 4 serves is not in the active set. If the cells in the active set reach or exceeds the replacement threshold of active set, the event is used for replacing bad cells in the active set. When the 1C event is triggered, the UE reports the replacing cell and the cell to be replaced in the event trigger list. The UE also sort the reported cells good to bad in terms of quality (CPICH Ec/No). After the RNC receives the 1C event trigger list reported by UE, it replaces the cell to be replaced with the replacing cell in the active set.

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1D Event: the Best Cell Changes

Figure 1.4 Example 1D event

When channels have little difference, the 1D event might be triggered due to fluctuating signals. This leads to unnecessary increase of signaling flow at the air interface. The hysteresis value helps to avoid this, as shown in 4.

Figure 1.5 Restriction from hysteresis to measurement report

The second time fails to reach the hysteresis condition, so no 1D event report is triggered. This parameter also applied in other events. According to protocols, the 1D event can report only one triggered cell which can be in active set or monitored set. Therefore the cells in the monitored set must be added to the active set. If the active set is full, the system deletes a cell that is not the best cell. Consequently the system adds the best cell to the active set. Finally the system marks the cell as the best cell.

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1E Event: a Measured Value of Primary Pilot Channel Exceeds the Absolute Threshold

5 shows an example of 1E event.

Figure 1.6 Example of 1E event

The 1E event triggers measurement report of the cells not monitored when the UE fails to receive the neighbor cell table.

6.

1F Event: the Measured Value of Primary Pilot Channel Is Lower than the Absolute Threshold Value

6 shows an example event.

Figure 1.7 Example of 1F event

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7.4 Ordinary HHO Flow 7.4.1

Ordinary HHO (lur Interface and CELL_DCH State) The following HHO flow is based on the lur interface when the UE is in the CELL_DCH state.

Ordinary HHO (lur Interface and CELL_DCH State) 7.4.1 shows the ordinary HHO flow (lur interface and CELL_DCH state).

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Figure 1.1 Ordinary HHO flow (lur interface and CELL_DCH state)

Signaling Flow Analysis The signaling flow proceeds as below: The SRNC sends the Radio Link Setup Request message to request radio link setup. The parameters include target RNC identity, s-RNTI, cell ID, TFS, and TFCS. 

The target RNC allocates RNTI and radio resources for RRC connection and radio links. In addition, it sends the NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Setup Request message to the target NodeB. The parameters include cell ID, TFS, TFCS, frequency, uplink scramble, power control, and so on. 

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The target NodeB allocates radio link resources, starts physical-layer receiver, and sends the target NodeB the Radio Link Setup Response message. The parameters include signaling termination and transport layer addressing for lub data transmission and bearer. 

The target RNC starts setting up lub data transmission and bearer according to ALCAP protocol. The request contains that the AAL2 bound ID is for binding lub data transmission and bearer, as well as transport channel DCH. The NodeB confirms the request. 

When the target RNC completes preparations, it sends SRNC the Radio Link Setup Response message. 

The SRNC starts setting up lub data transmission and bearer according to ALCAP protocol. The request contains that the AAL2 bound ID is for binding lub data transmission and bearer, as well as transport channel DCH. The RNC confirms the request. 

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The SRNC send UE the Physical Channel Reconfiguration message.

When the UE switches from using the original link to using the new one, the original NodeB detects that the original link fails in synchronization. Then the original NodeB sends the NBAP message, namely, the Radio Link Failure Indication message to the source RNC. 

The SRNC sends the original SRNC the RNSAP message, namely, the Radio Link Failure Indication. 

When the UE completes setting up RRC connection with target RNC and the related radio resources are allocated, the UE sends SRNC the RRC message, namely, the Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete message. 

The SRNC sends source RNC the RNSAP message, the Radio Link Deletion Request message. This requires the RNC to release the corresponding resources used by original link. 

The source RNC sends original NodeB the NBAP message, the Radio Link Deletion Request message. The parameters include cell ID and transport layer addressing information. 

The source NodeB releases radio resources used by original link and sends source RNC the NBAP message, the Radio Link Deletion Response message. 

The source RNC starts releasing lur data transmission and bearer according to the ALCAP protocol. 

When the source RNC completes releasing lur data transmission and bearer, it sends SRNC the RNSAP message, the Radio Link Deletion Response message. 

The SRNC starts releasing lur data transmission and bearer according to the ALCAP protocol. The request includes AAL2 bound ID for binding lur data transmission and bearer and the transport channel DCH. The release request is confirmed by the target RNC. 

7.4.2

Inter-CN HHO Flow 7.4.2 shows the inter-CN (between core networks) HHO flow.

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Figure 1.1 Ordinary inter-CN HHO flow SGSN

UE

Node B Source

Node B Target

RNC Source

RANAP

RNC Target

SGSN/MSC

MSC/SGSN

1. Relocation Required 2. Relocation

RANAP

RANAP Required

RANAP

3. Relocation Request RANAP

RANAP 4. Relocation Request

RANAP

RANAP

5. ALCAP Iu Data Transport Bearer Setup NBAP NBAP

6. Radio Link

Setup Request

7. Radio Link

Setup Response

NBAP NBAP

8. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup

RANAP

9. Relocation Request Acknowledge

RANAP 11. Relocation Command

RANAP

13. DCCH : Physical Channel Reconfiguration Note 1

RANAP 16. Radio Link Failure Indication

RRC

RANAP

14. Relocation Detect

RRC RANAP

NBAP

RANAP

RANAP

12. Relocation Command

RANAP

RRC

RANAP 10. Relocation Request Acknowledge

RANAP 15. Relocation Detect

RANAP

NBAP

17. DCCH : Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete Note 1

RRC

RANAP

18. Relocation Complete

RANAP

20. Iu Release Command

RANAP

RANAP

21. Iu Release Command

22. ALCAP

RANAP

RANAP

RANAP

Iu Data Transport Bearer Release 23. Iu Release Complete

RANAP

RANAP

RANAP 19. Relocation Complete

24. Iu Release Complete

RANAP

RANAP

The ordinary inter-CN HHO flow proceeds as below: or 2) The SRNC sends the Relocation required message to the nodes of the source CN and the target CN. 

or 4) After the CN makes necessary preparations, it sends the Relocation Required message to the target RNC to allocating the corresponding resources. 

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The transmission and bearer at the lur interface is set up at the target RNC

and CN. or 7) or 8) The target RNC allocates RNTI and radio resources for RRC connection and radio links, and then sends target NodeB the NBAP message, the Radio Link Setup Request message. The target NodeB allocates radio link 

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resources starts physical layer receiver, and sends target RNC the NBAP message, the Radio Link Setup Response message. The parameters include cell ID, TFS, TFCS, frequency, uplink scramble, power control, and so on. or 10) When the RNC completes preparations, the RNC sends CN the Relocation Required Acknowledge message. 

or 12) The CN completes preparations and sends SRNC the Relocation Command message. 

The SRNC sends UE the RRC message, the Physical Channel Reconfiguration message. 

or 15) or 16) When the target RNC detects UE, it sends two nodes of CN the Relocation Detect message. When the UE switches from using the original radio link to the new one, the source NodeB sends source RNC the Radio Link Failure Indication message upon detection of RL error by source NodeB. 

When the UE completes setting up RRC connection with target RNC and the corresponding radio resources are allocated, it sends target RNC the RRC message, the Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete message. 

or 19) After the UE succeeds in handing over to the target RNC and is allocated with resources, the RNC sends all CNs the Relocation Complete message. 

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or 21) The CN sends SRNC the Lu Release Command message.

The lu transmission and bearer between the original RNC and CN is released. 

or 24) The original RNC sends CN the Lu Release Complete message for confirming release. 

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7.5 HHO Algorithm 7.5.1

Intra-frequency HHO Algorithm The intra-frequency HHO occurs in the following two situations: The intra-frequency neighbor cells belong to different RNCs, but no lur interface is between the RNCs. 

The handover of high-speed PS Best Effort service which exceeds the speed threshold. The reason is that SHO takes excessive forward capacity. 

The 1D event is a judgment evidence for the intra-frequency HHO, namely, the triggering cell of 1D event is the target cell for handover.

7.5.2

Inter-frequency HHO Algorithm

Fundamental Concepts The cell at the carrier coverage edge refers to the cell covered by a carrier in the most peripheral areas. The cell features that no intra-frequency neighbor cells are present in a direction of the cell. The cells in the carrier center area are the rest cells. The cell features that intra-frequency neighbor cells are present in all directions of the cell. In the cell at the carrier coverage edge, when the UE moves towards the direction with no intrafrequency neighbor cells, the CPICH Ec/No fluctuates slowly due to the same attenuating speed of CPICH RSCP and interference. According to simulation, when the CPICH RSCP is lower than the demodulation threshold (–110 dBm), the CPICH Ec/No can reach about –12 dB. Now the inter-frequency handover algorithm based on CPICH Ec/No measurement is invalid. Therefore, using CPICH RSCP as inter-frequency measurement quantity is more proper and valid for cells at the carrier coverage edge. The CPICH RSCP might serve as inter-frequency measurement quantity for cells in the carrier center area, but the CPICH Ec/No is better to reflect the actual communication quality of links and cell load.

Starting/Stopping Inter-frequency Measurement The inter-frequency measurement might use the compression mode which impacts the link quality and system capacity, so starting the inter-frequency measurement is not recommended. The inter-frequency measurement in only recommended if needed. Reporting 2D and 2F events determines starting/stopping inter-frequency measurement on V1.2 RNCs. When the UE enters the CELL_DCH state or the best cell changes, if the inter-frequency handover algorithm switch is enabled and the best cell is present in the list of inter-frequency neighbor cells, the measurement of 2D and 2F events is configured. The absolute threshold for 2D and 2F events is the staring/stopping inter-frequency measurement. The CPICH Ec/No or RSCP measurement quantity and threshold is respectively used according to the position property (as previously mentioned, there are carrier coverage center and carrier coverage edge) of the best cell in the active set:

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If the quality of measurement quantity is worse than the starting threshold, the 2D event is reported and then the periodic inter-frequency measurement is started through judgment. 

If the quality of active set is higher than the stopping threshold, the 2F event is triggered and inter-frequency measurement is stopped. 

Inter-frequency HHO Judgment Now the inter-frequency measurement is reported periodically. The inter-frequency handover judgment on RNCs uses the absolute threshold judgment method based on cell property. According to the different cell properties (cell at the carrier coverage edge or in the carrier coverage center), the handover judgment uses different physical measurement quantity (CPICH RSCP and CPICH Ec/No) and handover threshold. If the measurement quantity keeps greater than the absolute threshold and hysteresis until trigger delay, the reported cell becomes the target handover cell. After this, according to the inter-frequency measurement result, the RNC carries out inter-frequency HHO threshold.

 Note: No dedicated control strategy in compression mode is available, so it is recommended that the inter-frequency handover caters for the compulsory handover caused by in continuous coverage by carrier. Now you can only consider starting compression mode at the carrier coverage edge. In the carrier coverage center, forbid the compression mode from starting by configuring parameters (set the absolute threshold of 2D event to the minimum value) and forbid interfrequency HHO.

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7.6 Concept and Classification of HSDPA Handover 7.6.1

Concept of HSDPA Handover For a subscriber, if an RAB is mapped on the HS-DSCH of a cell, the cell becomes the HSDSCH serving cell for the subscriber, and the radio link of the cell is the HS-DSCH serving radio link. As the signals of HSDPA serving cell are weaker and weaker, the network switches the service to a HSDPA cell with better signals, namely, the update of HSDPA serving cell. For the handover of HSDPA subscribers, HS-DSCH serving cell update describes HS-DSCH handover, and handover describes DCH handover. If other cells do not support HSDPA, the system switches the service to R99 cells. An RAB is mapped on the HS-DSCH of a cell only, so SHO is unavailable on HS-PDSCH bearing HSDPA, but available on associated DCH. The HS-PDSCH does not support SHO, so the major impact on mobility management (MM) after use of HSDPA is as below: 

How to select and change the serving cell of HS-DSCH

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How to obtain best performance of data transmission.

Without violating the coverage handover rules, engineers must give priority to the HSDPAsupported cells for a service. For example, if multiple radio links are present for SHO, and only partial cells support HSDPA, the HSDPA service can be used in the non-superior cells. If the subscriber only for service that is carried on HSDPA, the RNC enable the UE to camps on HSDPA-supporting cell by direct retry and blind handover.

7.6.2

Classification of HSDPA Handover

By Different Handover Types on Associated DPCH According to different handover on the associated DPCH in HSDPA network, the HSDPA handover includes the following types: 

Update the serving cell of HS-PDSCH in active set

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Update the serving cell of HS-PDSCH by SHO or softer handover on DPCH

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Update the serving cell of HS-PDSCH by HHO on DPCH

By Different Technologies Used in Serving Cell before and after Handover By different technologies used in serving cell before and after handover, the HSDPA handover includes the following types:

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Handover in HSDPA system

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Handover between HSDPA and R99

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Handover between HSDPA and GRPS

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By Location of Cells for HSDPA Handover By location of cells for HSDPA handover, the HSDPA handover includes the following types:

7.6.3

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Handover under the same NodeB

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Handover under different NodeBs of the same RNC

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Handover under different RNCs

Signaling Flow and Message Analysis of HSDPA Handover During mobility procedures of HSDPA, the UE is connected to a cell by HS-DSCH, so the connection is different from DCH SHO. In CELL_DCH state, the move from source HS-DSCH cell to target HS-DSCH cell is decided according to measurement reports of UE and other information at network side. A typical handover proceeds as below: 

Measurement control

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Measurement report



Handover judgment



Handover implementation

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New measurement control

The serving cell update of HSDPA subscribers is with DCH handover. When the serving cell is updated, 

The DPCH configuration and active set remains;

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Or the DPCH is set up, released, and reconfigured;



Or the active set upon SHO is updated.

At measurement control and measurement report stage, the handover messages for HSDPA are similar to these of R99 and R4. The signaling related to HSDPA in HSDPA handover includes: During NBAP: 

Radio Link Setup

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Synchronized Radio Link Reconfiguration Preparation



Physical Shared Channel Reconfiguration

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Synchronized Radio Link Reconfiguration Commit



Bearer Re-arrangement

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Radio Link Parameter Update

At UU interface:

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RADIO BEARER SETUP

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RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION

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RADIO BEARER RELEASE

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TRANSPORT CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

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PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

HS-PDSCH Serving Cell Update due to DPCH SHO

Description When the HS-PDSCH serving cell is updated due to DPCH SHO, the UE reports the following events listed in 7.6.4. The system will respond accordingly.

Table 1.1 Flow of serving cell update triggered by different events in SHO Event

Action

1D event, the best server is listed in active set

Change the radio link ID by reconfiguring radio link

1B event, the HS-DSCH serving cell is to be deleted

Update the serving cell in active set, and perform DCH SHO to delete the cell corresponding to 1B event

1C event, the current HS-DSCH serving cell is the worst cell in active set

Update the HS-DSCH in active set to support the best server of HS-DSCH, and then replace the cell

The best server to trigger 1D event is not listed in active set, and the active set is not full

Perform DPCH SHO to add radio link, and update the HS-DSCH serving cell in active set

The best server to trigger 1D event is not listed in active set, and the active set is full. The serving cell is not the worst cell

Perform DCH SHO to replace radio link, and update the serving cell in active set

1D event, the active set is full, the cell to be replaced is the serving cell

Replace the second worst cell in active set, and update the serving cell

HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update (intra-NodeB) upon Fixed Active Set of UE 7.6.4 shows the intra-NodeB synchronization serving cell update.

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Figure 1.1 Intra-NodeB synchronization serving cell update Uu UE-RR C

U E-R LC

UE-M AC

U E-L1

Iu b/Iu r Node B-L1

N ode B-MAC

SR NC-L1

SRN C-M AC

S RN C-RLC

SR NC-R RC

M eas uremen t CP HY-M easure ment -IN D R ep orting criteria fulfilled DC CH : M E ASU R E M EN T R EPO R T Serving H-S D SC H cell chang e decision C PH Y-RL-M odify-RE Q (N BAP/R NSA P: R L R econfiguration Prepare) CPH Y-R L-M odify-C N F (NBAP /R N S AP: RL Reco nfiguration R ead y) C PH Y-R L-Co mmit-REQ (NBAP /R NS AP: RL Reconfiguration C om mit) DC C H: PHY SIC AL CH AN NEL REC O N FIG U RAT IO N C PH Y-R L-M odify-R EQ

Start tx/rx for H-DSC S H in target H-DS S CH cell, sto p tx/rx for HS -DSC H in so urce HS-DS CH cell at the given a ctivation time

D CC H : PH YSIC AL C HA NN EL R EC O NFIG UR ATIO N C O MPLE T E

The update process is based on the following conditions: 

The DPCH and active set are fixed.



Assume that the parameters like transport channel and radio bearer are

fixed. The update does not involve MAC layer, so the entity of MAC-hs needs no reconfiguration. The intra-NodeB synchronization serving cell is updated as below: When the SRNC decides to update the HS-DSCH serving cell, it sends DRNC the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message. The message contains the identity of target HS-DSCH serving cell. 

The DRNC commands NodeB to perform synchronized radio link reconfiguration. The NodeB must reconfigure the resource transition from source HS-DSCH radio link to target HS-DSCH radio link. The message contains the necessary information about setting up HS-DSCH link in target HS-DSCH cell, like UE ID. 

The serving NodeB sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message. 

The DRNC sends SRNC the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message. The message contains the following information: 

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UE ID of HS-DSCH

The SRNC sends DRNC the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message. The message contains the activation time of SRNC in CFN. 

The DRNC sends the serving NodeB the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message. The message contains its activation time. At the activation time, the NodeB commands the source HS-DSCH cell to stop sending HS-DSCH data to UE. The target HS-DSCH cell sends UE the HS-DSCH data. 

The SRNC sends UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message. The message contains the following information: 

−

Activation time

−

MAC-HS RESET indicator

−

Link ID of the serving HS-DSCH

−

HS-SCCH set indicator

−

UE ID of HS-DSCH

In the specified activation time, the UE resets HS-DSCH. It stops receiving HS-DSCH data from the source HS-DSCH cell, and starts receiving HS-DSCH data from target HS-DSCH cell. The UE responds SRNC the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE message. 

HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update (inter-NodeB) upon Fixed Active Set of UE 7.6.4 shows the inter-NodeB synchronization serving cell update.

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Figure 1.1 Inter-NodeB synchronization serving cell update Uu UE

Targe t H SD S CH N od e B

S ource H SD SC H N ode B

Iu r

Iu b DRNC

S RN C

1 . R N S A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R A T IO N 2 . N B A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R A T IO N PREPARE PREPARE

3. N B A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R A T IO N R E AD Y

4. N B A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R APTRIOENP A R E 5. N B A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R A TIO N R E A D Y

A LC A P Iu b D a ta T ran s po rt B e are r s etup (H S -D S C H )

8. N B A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R ACTO IOMNM IT

6. R N S A P : R L R E C O N F IG U R A T IO N R E A D Y

A LC A P Iu r D ata T ra ns p o rt B e arer setu p (H S -D S C H )

7. R N S AP : R L R E C O N FIG U R ACTOIOMNM IT

9. R R C : P H Y S IC A L C H A N N E L R E C O N F IG U R A T IO N

1 0. R R C : P H Y S IC A L C H A N N E L R E C O N F IG U R A T IO N C O M P L E T E

A LC A P Iub D ata T ra ns p o rt B eare r re le as e (H S -D S C H )

A LC A P Iu r D a ta T ran s po rt B e are r re le as e (H S -D S C H )

The update process is based on that the DPCH and active set are fixed. The inter-NodeB synchronization serving cell is updated as below: a) After SRNC decides to update HS-DSCH cell, it sends DRNC the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message. The message contains the identity of HS-DSCH target cell. 

The DRNC sends the source NodeB the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message. 

The NodeB responds RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message. The message contains the indicator of RESET MAC-hs after reconfiguration. 

The source NodeB responds the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE to the target NodeB. The message indicates NodeB to perform synchronized radio link reconfiguration, namely, to add resource to target HS-DSCH radio link. The message contains necessary information to set up HS-DSCH resource in target cell, like UE ID. 

The target NodeB responds RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message. 

The DRNC responds RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message to SRNC. The message contains the following information: 

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HS-SCCH set information

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Scramble of target HS-SCCH cell

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UE ID of HS-DSCH

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After setting up the HS-DSCH transport bearer to the target NodeB, the SRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT to DRNC, including the activation time of SRNC in CRN. 

The DRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message to the source NodeB and target NodeB. The message contains its activation time. In the activation time, the source NodeB stops and target NodeB starts sending HS-DSCH data. 

The SRNC sends UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message to UE. The message contains the following information: 

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Activation time

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MAC-hs RESET indicator

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Link ID of the serving HS-DSCH

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HS-SCCH set indicator

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UE ID of HS-DSCH

In the specified activation time, the UE resets MAC-hs. It stops receiving the HS-DSCH data from the source HS-DSCH cell, and starts receiving the data from target HS-DSCH cell. It responds the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE message to SRNC. The HS-DSCH transport bearer to source NodeB is released. 

The signaling is in V100R005C01B061):

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DPCH SHO with HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update 7.6.4 shows the inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell update after radio link is added.

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Figure 1.1 Inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell update after radio link is added Uu

Target Node B

Source Node B

Iur

Iub

UE

DRNC

SRNC

1. RNSAP: RL ADDITION REQUEST 2. NBAP: RL SETUPREQUEST 3. NBAP: RL SETUP RESPONSE

4. RNSAP: RL ADDITION RESPONSE

ALCAP Iur Data Transport Bearer setup (DCH)

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer setup (DCH)

5. RRC: ACTIVE SET UPDATE

6. RRC: ACTIVE SET UPDATE COMPLETE

8. NBAP: RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST

7. RNSAP: RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST

9. NBAP: RL RECONFIGURATION READY

10. NBAP: RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST 11. NBAP: RL RECONFIGURATION READY

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer setup (HS-DSCH)

14. NBAP: RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT

12. RNSAP: RL RECONFIGURATION READY

ALCAP Iur Data Transport Bearer setup (HS-DSCH)

13. RNSAP: RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT

15. RRC: PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

16. RRC: PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer release (HS-DSCH)

ALCAP Iur Data Transport Bearer release (HS-DSCH)

Setting a newly-added radio link to HS-DSCH radio link involves two steps: 

Add a new link to active set

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The HS-DSCH transmits to the new radio link

After radio link is added, the inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell is updated as below: The SRNC decides to add new radio link. The radio link will be the HSDSCH link. The SRNC sends DRNC the RADIO LINK ADDITION REQUEST message. The message indicates DRNC to set up a radio link without HS-DSCH resource. 

The DRNC allocates resources for the new radio link. It sends the RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST message to the target NodeB. The message contains the information to set up DPCH. It indicates the target NodeB to set up new radio link. 

The target NodeB allocates resources. It receives information at the physical layer of the new DPCH. It responds the RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE message. 

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SRNC. The DCH transport bearer is set up. The SRNC sends UE the ACTIVE SET UPDATE message. The message contains the new radio link ID. 

The UE adds the new radio link to active set, and then responds the ACTIVE SET UPDATE COMPLETE message to SRNC. 

The SRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message to DRNC. The message indicates the target HS-DSCH cell. 

Assume that the target HS-DSCH and source HS-DSCH are controlled by different NodeBs. The DRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION message to source NodeB. The message indicates NodeB to perform synchronized radio link reconfiguration, excluding the resource of original HS-DSCH radio link. 

The source NodeB responds the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message to DRNC. 

The DRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message to target NodeB. The message indicates target NodeB to perform synchronized radio link reconfiguration to allocate resources to target HS-DSCH link. 

The target NodeB responds the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message. 

The DRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message to SRNC. The message contains the following information: 

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HS-SCCH set information

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Scramble of target HS-SCCH cell

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UE ID of HS-DSCH

The HS-DSCH transport bearer to target NodeB is set up. The SRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message to DRNC. The message contain the activation time in CFN. 

The DRNC sends the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message to the source NodeB and the target NodeB. In the specified activation time, the source NodeB stops sending HS-DSCH information to UE, and then the target NodeB starts sending HS-DSCH information to the UE. 

The SRNC sends the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message to UE. The message contains the following information: 

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Activation time

−

MAC-hs RESET indicator

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Link ID of the HS-DSCH

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HS-SCCH code set

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UE ID of HS-DSCH

In the specified time, the UE resets MAC-hs. It stops receiving HS-DSCH data from source HS-DSCH cell, and starts receiving HS-DSCH data from target HSDSCH cell. The UE responds the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE message to SRNC. The transport bearer to source NodeB is released. 

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HS-PDSCH Serving Cell Update due to DPCH HHO

Description The combination of HHO and HS-PDSCH serving cell update is simple. Namely, they occur simultaneously. The intra- and inter-NodeB HHO with serving cell update have the same process. New radio link is set up in new cell with HS-DSCH. Consequently, the physical channel is reconfigured, and old link is deleted.

Handover Flow 7.6.5 shows the inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell update during HHO (single step method).

Figure 1.1 Inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell update during HHO (single step method) Uu

Target Node B

Source Node B

Iub

UE

Target DRNC

Source DRNC

Iur SRNC

1. RNSAP: RL SETUP REQUEST 2. NBAP: RL SETUP REQUEST 3. NBAP: RL SETUP RESPONSE

4. RNSAP: RL SETUP RESPONSE

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer setup (DCH + HS-DSCH)

ALCAP Iur Data Transport Bearer setup (DCH + HS-DSCH)

5. RRC: PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

6. RRC: PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE

7. RNSAP: RL DELETION REQUEST 8. NBAP: RL DELETIONREQUEST 9. NBAP: RL DELETION RESPONSE 10. RNSAP: RL DELETION RESPONSE

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer release (DCH + HS-DSCH)

ALCAP Iur Data Transport Bearer release (DCH + HS-DSCH)

The inter-NodeB HS-DSCH cell during HHO (single step method) is updated as below: The SRNC decides to perform HHO and update HS-DSCH cell. It sends the RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST message to target DRNC. The message indicates the target cell for HHO and the information to set up HS-DSCH resource in target HS-DSCH cell. 

The DRNC allocates resources for new radio link. It sends the RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST message to target NodeB. The message contains the information to set up DPCH and that to set up HS-DSCH. 

The target NodeB allocates resources to set up DPCH link. It starts receiving data from physical layer. It responds the RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE message. The message contains the information about HS-SCCH code set, and HS

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DSCH flow control. The DRNC responds the RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE message to SRNC. The DCH and DSCH transport bearer is set up at lub and lur interface. The message contains the following information: 

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HS-SCCH code set

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HS-DSCH flow control

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UE ID

The SRNC sends UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message. The message contains the following information: 

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Activation time

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DPCH of target cell

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MAC-hs RESET indicator

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Link ID of the HS-DSCH

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HS-SCCH code set

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UE ID of HS-DSCH

In the specified time, the UE deletes the current active set, and sets up DPCH link to target cell, RESET MAC-hs, and after it synchronize with target cell at the physical layer, it starts receiving and sending DPCH data, and receiving HSDSCH data of target cell. The UE responds the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE message to SRNC. 

The SRNC sends the RADIO LINK DELETION REQUEST message to source DRNC. The message indicates the cell to be deleted. 

The target DRNC sends the RADIO LINK DELETION REQUEST message to source NodeB. 

The source NodeB releases original radio link resource, and responds the RADIO LINK DELETION RESPONSE message to source DRNC. 

The source DRNC responds RADIO LINK DELETION RESPONSE message to SRNC. The DCH and HS-DSCH transport bearer resource to source NodeB are released. 

7.6.6

DPCH Intra-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update 7.6.6 shows the signaling when DPCH intra-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH serving cell update.

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Figure 1.2 DPCH intra-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH serving cell update

The flows for intra-frequency HHO and HS-PDSCH serving cell update are simple. They occur simultaneously. After the UE reports 1D event, the physical channel reconfiguration triggers the HHO of DPCH and HS-DSCH serving cell update. The following attachment includes the signaling, according to V100R005C01B061). I NTER_NODEB(ok) . t mf

7.6.7

DPCH Inter-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH Serving Cell Update 7.6.7 shows the DPCH inter-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH serving cell update.

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Figure 1.3 DPCH inter-frequency HHO with HS-DSCH serving cell update

In 7.6.7, 

Message 98: the UE sends RNC the 2D measurement report.

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Messages 99–105: the UE and NodeB starts compression mode.

Messages 112–143: the UE sends the measurement report. The report meets the HHO threshold. The flow for physical channel reconfiguration occurs. HHO is complete. The HS-PDSCH serving cell is updated. 

The following attachment contains the signaling, according to V100R005C01B061.

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Handover Between HSDPA and R99

Description When the UE moves from a HSDPA cell to an R99 cell, the service that is born on HS-DSCH channel is remapped on DCH to guarantee the continuity of service. The HS-DSCH set in HSDPA cell is deleted. 7.6.8 shows the handover from HSDPA to R99.

Figure 1.1 handover from HSDPA to R99

The Case 1 is intra-frequency handover from R5 to R99. The Case 2 is inter-frequency handover from R5 to R99. When a UE moves from an R99 cell to a HSDPA cell, if the original DCH bears packet data service, an HS-DSCH is set up in the link between UE and HSDPA cell, and the data service is remapped on the new HS-DSCH. This helps provide more qualified services for data services. 7.6.8 shows the intra-frequency handover from R99 to R5.

Figure 1.2 Intra-frequency handover from R99 to R5

The strategy for handover between HSDPA and R99 in V17 differs from that in V15 and V16. If both an R99 cell and a HSDPA cell are available in the active set of the UE, the UE decides that the service is borne over the HS-DSCH or over the DCH depending on whether the best cell supports HSDPA or not. In V17, four scenarios of handover between HSDPA and R99 exist as listed in 7.6.8.

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Table 2.1 Scenarios of handover between HSDPA and R99 (V17) No.

Scenario

RNC Processing

If the UE moves to an R99 cell from a HSDPA cell: 1

A 1D event occurs and the new best cell does not support HSDPA. A 1B or 1C event occurs and the new best cell does not support HSDPA.

2

The UE moves to an R99 cell of another frequency from a HSDPA cell, then an inter-frequency HHO occurs. The UE moves to a HSDPA cell from an R99 cell:

3

A 1D event occurs and the new best cell supports HSDPA. A 1B or 1C event occurs and the new best cell supports HSDPA.

4

The UE moves to a HSDPA cell of another frequency from an R99 cell, then an inter-frequency HHO occurs.

The RNC hands over the HSDPA link of the UE to the DPCH channel of the R99 cell.

The RNC hands over the UE to the DPCH channel of the R99 cell through HHO.

If the service of the UE is fit for the HS-PDSCH and the updated best cell supports HSDPA, the RNC switches the related service to the HS-PDSCH. The RNC hands over the UE to the HSDPA cell through HHO. After a period of time (as specified by the related timer), the RNC sets up the related service over the HS-PDSC if the service of the UE is fit for the HS-PDSCHH.

Intra-frequency SHO Between HSDPA Cell and R99 Cell 7.6.8 shows DPCH SHO with handover from HSDPA to R99 (inter-NodeB).

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Figure 1.1 DPCH SHO with handover from HSDPA to R99 (inter-NodeB)

The meanings of messages shown in 7.6.8 are as below: Message 19: the UE sends the 1A measurement report to RNC. The report indicates that the signals from R99 cell are stronger than the signals required by threshold. Therefore the R99 cell requires being added to active set. 

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Messages 20, 21, and 22: the RNC sets up a radio link to NodeB.

Messages 23–26: the RNC sends UE the active set update message, and the associated DCH can receive the message in two RLs. After the UE receives the message, it sends the active set update complete message, which the RNC can receive in two RLs. 

Messages 27 and 28: the network sends UE a new measurement control message, updated measurement parameters, and neighbor cell list. 

Messages 29 and 30: the RNC informs NodeB of perform dedicated measurement in new link. 

Messages 31 and 32: the R99 cell is listed in active set, so the HS-PDSCH parameters need changing. RL is reconfigured, and HS-PDSCH parameters are 

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changed. Message 33: the physical channel is reconfigured, and physical parameters of HSPDA are changed. 

Message 40: the UE sends 1D measurement report, and the R99 cell becomes the best server. Now the HS-PDSCH serving cell remains the same. 

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Message 44: the UE sends 1B measurement report.

Message 50: the RB is reconfigured, and the service is reconfigured from HS-PDSCH to DCH. 

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Messages 56–60: the RL of original HS-PDSCH is deleted from active set.

7.6.8 shows the DPCH SHO with handover from R99 to HSDPA.

Figure 1.2 DPCH SHO with handover from R99 to HSDPA

In 7.6.8, in the handover from R99 to R5 HSDPA, after the UE reports 1A event, it first adds the RL of HS-PDSCH, and then reconfigures the service born on DCH to HS-PDSCH. The following attachment contains the previous signaling, according to V100R005C01B061.

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Figure 1.3 Inter-NodeB SHO with handover from HSDPA to R99 (V17)

In V17, the signaling flow for SHO from HSDPA to R99 is as follows: 

The UE accesses a HSDPA cell.

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The UE reports a 1A event of the R99 cell (message 18), and the R99 cell is added to the active set.

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The UE reports a 1D event of the R99 cell (message 26), and the R99 changes into the best cell.

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The RNC hands over the UE from the HSDPA cell to the R99 cell (message 34).

In V17, the signaling flow for SHO from R99 to HSDPA is similar to that for SHO from HSDPA to R99: 

The UE accesses an R99 cell.

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The UE reports a 1A event of the HSDPA cell, and the HDSPA cell is added to the active set.

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The UE reports a 1D event of the HDSPA cell, and the HSDPA cell changes into the best cell.

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The RNC hands over the UE from the R99 cell to the HSDPA cell.

The following attachment contains the signaling for handover from HSDPA to R99, according to V17C01B060.

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Intra-frequency HHO Between HS-PDSCH Cell and R99 Cell 7.6.8 shows the intra-frequency HHO with handover from R5 to R99 (intra-NodeB).

Figure 1.1 Intra-frequency HHO with handover from R5 to R99

The meanings of messages are as below: Message 31: the UE reports 1A event, requiring network side to add the link for R99 cell. 

Message 32: the network side prohibits SHO and neglects 1A event. The UE reports 1D event. 

Message 35: after RB reconfiguration, the born service is configured from HS-PDSCH to DCH of the current cell. 

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Messages 39–44: R99 HHO occurs, the UE hands over to a new cell.

7.6.8 shows the intra-frequency HHO with handover form R99 to R5 (intra-NodeB).

Figure 1.2 Intra-frequency HHO with handover form R99 to R5

Intra-frequency HHO occurs on DPCH while the handover from R99 to R5 occurs. The intrafrequency HHO of R99 occurs, and then the service is reconfigured from DCH to HS-PDSCH in the new HSDPA cell.

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The following attachment contains the signaling, according to V100R005C01B061. HHO_R5ToR99( OK) and R99t oR5_I nt ra_NodeB. t mf

Figure 1.3 Intra-frequency HHO with handover from R5 to R99 (V17)

In V17, the signaling flow for intra-frequency HHO from HSDPA to R99 is as follows: The UE accesses a HSDPA cell.

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The UE reports a 1A event of the R99 cell (messages 18 to 22). The RNC does not perform any processing because the SHO is not supported.

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The UE reports a 1D event of the R99 cell (message 23), and the R99 cell changes into the best cell.

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The RNC hands over the UE from the HSDPA cell to the R99 cell through HHO (line 34). This step differs from that in the earlier versions. In earlier versions, the RNC reallocates the service from HSDPA to R99, and then hands over the service to another R99 cell through intra-frequency HHO.

The signaling flow for intra-frequency HHO from R99 to HSDPA in V17 is the same as that in the earlier versions. The following attachment contains the preceding signaling, according to V17C01B060.

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Inter-frequency HHO Between HS-PDSCH and R99 7.6.8 shows the inter-frequency HHO from HS-PDSCH to DCH.

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Figure 1.1 Inter-frequency HHO from HS-PDSCH to DCH

The meanings of previous messages are as below: 

Message 20: the UE reports 2D measurement report to RNC.

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Messages 21–27: the UE and NodeB start compression mode.

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Messages 28–35: the UE sends measurement report.

Message 36–66: the UE sends measurement report. The report indicates that the inter-frequency HHO threshold is met. The UE reconfigures the service to be born on R99 DCH in RB reconfiguration, and then R99 HHO occurs. 

7.6.8 shows the inter-frequency HHO from DCH to HS-PDSCH.

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Figure 1.2 Inter-frequency HHO from DCH to HS-PDSCH

The meanings of previous message are as below: 

Message 76: the UE sends 2D measurement report to RNC.

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Messages 77–83: the UE and NodeB starts compression mode.

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Messages 84–91: the UE sends measurement report.

Messages 92–121: the UE sends measurement report, and the interfrequency HHO threshold is met. The inter-frequency HHO occurs. The service is born on HS-DSCH in RB reconfiguration in target cell, and the inter-frequency HHO from DCH to HS-PDSCH is complete. 

The following attachment contains the signaling, according to V100R005C01B061. I FHO H- R OK( R170 H180) . t mf

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In the signaling flow for inter-frequency HHO from HSDPA to R99 in V17, only the HHO from a HSDPA cell to an R99 cell differs from that in the earlier version. In earlier versions, the RNC reallocates the service from HSDPA to R99, and then hands over the service to another R99 cell through intra-frequency HHO. In V17, the handover from the HSDPA cell to the R99 cell completes in one step. The signaling flow for inter-frequency HHO from R99 to HSDPA in V17 is the same as that in the earlier versions. The signaling is to be implemented.

7.6.9

Handover between HSDPA and GPRS The handover between HSDPA and GPRS is similar to that of R99. For details, see the Appendix 5. 7.6.9 shows the handover between HSDPA and GRPS.

Figure 1.3 Handover between HSDPA and GPRS

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7.6.10

Direct Retry of HSDPA

In V16, direct retry of HSDPA includes the following two types:

Inter-frequency direct retry of HSDPA during setup of a service When the R99 cells and HSDPA cells cover the same geographic area, the system allocates all data services to the HS-DSCH of HSDPA cells. When the UEs originate to access the network from R99 or HSDPA cells, it can share the HSDPA resource of HSDPA cells however it is an R99 UE or a HSDPA UE. Thus, it can use resource better.

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Figure 1.1 Flow for direct retry during setup of a service Cell a(f1,HSDPA)

Cell a(f1,HSDPA)

Cell b(f2, R99)

Cell b(f2, R99)

The UE originates an HSDPA service request in Cell b.

After DRD, the UE sets up the HSDPA service on Cell a.

Service request DPCH link HSDPA link

Inter-frequency direct retry triggered by 4A events When an R99 cell and a HSDPA cell cover the same geographic area, the system allocates the data traffic to the HS-DSCH of the HSDPA cell through direct retry if a 4A event occurs due to increase of data traffic of the UE in the R99 cell. In this case, the R99 cell shares HSDPA resources with the HSDPA cell. Thus, the resources are better used.

Figure 1.1 Direct retry triggered by traffic Cell a(f1,HSDPA)

Cell a(f1,HSDPA)

Cell b(f2, R99)

Cell b(f2, R99)

A 4A event occurs due to increase of traffic.

After DRD, the UE sets up the HSDPA service on Cell a.

4A event DPCH link HSDPA link

In V17, the following types of inter-frequency direct retry of HSDPA are available: 

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Inter-frequency direct retry of HSDPA during setup of a service

Scenario 1 An R99 cell overlaps with an inter-frequency R5 cell with the same coverage. If the UE that supports HSDPA originates a request for setup of a service that is fit for HSDPA in the R99 cell, the service is sent to the R5 cell through direct retry during

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RAB setup. −

Scenario 2 An R5 cell has an inter-frequency R99 cell with the same coverage. If the UE that supports HSDPA originates a request for setup of a service that HSDPA cannot bear in the R5 cell, or the UE that does not support HSDPA originates a request for setup of a service on HSDPA in the R5 cell, the request is sent to the R99 cell through direct retry during RAB setup.

The service setup here must be the first service setup of the UE or the existing services are over the FACH. Thus, the new service does not impact the existing services. 

Inter-frequency direct retry in the case admission rejection

Suppose an R5 has an inter-frequency R5 cell with the same coverage. The UE that supports HSDPA originates a request for setup of a service that is fit for HSDPA or originates an RAB reconfiguration request (channel type) in an R5 cell. If the request is rejected by the local cell, the request is sent to the other R5 cell through an interfrequency direct retry. 

Inter-frequency direct retry triggered by 4A events

The current service that is fit for the HS-DSCH is over the DCH for some reason (such as admission rejection), the UE supports HSDPA but the best cell does not. An interfrequency R5 cell with the same coverage is available. In this case, the system reallocates the service from the DCH to the HS-DSCH in the inter-frequency R5 cell with the same coverage if the data traffic of the UE increases (the RNC receives a 4A event measurement report). 

Inter-frequency direct retry triggered by a timer

The current service that is fit for the HS-DSCH is over the DCH for some reason (such as admission rejection), the UE supports HSDPA but the best cell does not. An interfrequency R5 cell with the same coverage is available. In this case, the system reallocates the service from the DCH to the HS-DSCH in the inter-frequency R5 cell with the same coverage if the channel type fit for service mapping has conflicted with the type of the current serving channel for a period of time (as specified by the HSDPA direct retry timer). To set the expiry time of the timer, run the command SET COIFTIMER:HRetryTimerLen=5000;. The signaling is to be supplemented.

7.6.11

Switch of Channel Type

When the HSDPA is used, a new state appears compared with R99, the CELL_DCH state on HS-DSCH. The switch of channel type between HS-DSCH and FACH/DCH includes: 

HS-DSCH FACH



HS-DSCH DCH

7.6.11 shows the switch of channel type.

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Figure 1.2 Switch of channel type

HS-DSCH FACH The UE with HSDPA channel uses DPCH resource of certain bandwidth. If all services of HSDPA UE are BE services, the all service (including the service on DCH and HS-DSCH) are without data transmission for a long time, the system triggers state transition to reduce consumption of DPCH resource. Therefore, the UE transits from CELL_DCH (HS-DSCH) state to CELL_FACH state. Whereas, the data service is more active (the network receives the 4a event of service measurement quantity), the UE is triggered to switch from CELL_FACH state to HS-DSCH. The attachment below contains the signaling. H2F and F2H ( OK) . t mf

HS-DSCH DCH In V16, the handover between HS-DSCH and DCH might occur in any of the following cases: One cause to handover between HS-DSCH and DCH is coverage. This case includes that UE moves from an R99 cell to a HSDPA cell or from a HSDPA cell to a R99 cell. 

If the service set up by UE fits for HS-DSCH, the RNC triggers switch of channel type after the HSDPA cell is added to actives set of UE. The RNC reallocate the data service to HS-DSCH. This is due to mobility of UE. 

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D2H channel type switch triggered by traffic

Scenario 1: A 4A event triggers switch between D2H channel types in a cell. The current service that is suitable for the HS-DSCH is over the DCH for some reason (such as admission rejection). Both the UE and the best cell support HSDPA. The rate of the service on the current DCH is lower than 384 Kbps. In this case, the system re-allocates the service from the DCH to the HS-DSCH in the best cell if the data traffic of the UE increases (the RNC receives a 4A event measurement report).

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Scenario 2: A 4A event triggers D2H switch between two cells at different frequencies but with the same coverage. See 7.6.10.

In V17, the switch between HS-DSCH and DCH might occur in any of the following cases:

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The reason for handover between HS-DSCH and DCH is coverage. This case includes that the UE moves from an R99 cell to a HSDPA cell or from a HSDPA cell to a R99 cell. 

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D2H channel type switch triggered by traffic

Scenario 1: A 4A event triggers D2H channel type switch in a cell. The current service that is fit for the HS-DSCH is over the DCH for some reason (such as admission rejection). Both the UE and the best cell support HSDPA. The rate of the service on the current DCH is lower than 384 Kbps. In this case, the system reallocates the service from the DCH to the HS-DSCH in the best cell if the data traffic of the UE increases (the RNC receives a 4A event measurement report).

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Scenario 2: A 4A event triggers D2H switch between two cells at different frequencies but with the same coverage. See 7.6.10.

If the rate of service on the current DCH equals to 384 Kbps, no 4A event occurs. In this case, a timer is needed to trigger the D2H switch. The following attachment contains D2H switch signaling, according to V17C01B060:

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D2H channel type switch triggered by a timer

Scenario 1: The timer triggers D2H switch in a cell. The current service that is suitable for the HS-DSCH is over the DCH for some reason (such as admission rejection). Both the UE and the best cell support HSDPA. In this case, the system re-configures the service from the DCH to the HS-DSCH in the best cell if the channel type fit for service mapping has conflicted with the type of the current serving channel for a period of time (as specified by the HSDPA direct retry timer).

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Scenario 2: The timer triggers D2H switch in the case of inter-frequency direct retry. See 7.6.10. To set the expiry time of the timer, run the command SET COIFTIMER:HRetryTimerLen=5000;.

The following attachment contains signaling in the case that the timer triggers D2H switch in a cell, according to V17C01B060:

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7.7 Concept and Classification of HSUPA Handover 7.7.1

Basic Concepts If the HSUPA is used, the following two types of links may coexist between a subscriber and the network: HSUPA link: Each UE can have only one HSUPA link with the network. Different from the HSDPA, the HSUPA supports SHO. The HSUPA handover requires management of the HSUPA serving cell. 

DPCH link: The handover functions supported by the DPCH link are the same as those supported by the R99 system, including SHO, HHO, and handover between systems 

HSUPA Serving Cell The E-DCH active set has three types of RL: Serving E-DCH Cell: The UE receives AG scheduling from the serving EDCH cell. 

Serving E-DCH RLS: It refers to a cell set that contains at least the serving E-DCH cell. The UE can receive serving RGCH from such cells and perform softer combination. That is, the cells in the serving E-DCH RLS and the serving E-DCH cell belong to the same NodeB. 

Non-Serving RL: It means cells that belong to the E-DCH active set but to the serving E-DCH RLS. The UE can receive RGCH from these cells. 

The UE can receive the AGCH message from only one cell. This cell is the serving cell of the HSUPA. According to the protocol, the HSUPA serving cell and HSDPA serving cell for a subscriber must be the same one. If the best cell in the active set changes due to changes of the radio environment, the serving cell changes. That is, the serving cell is updated.

HSUPA Channel Selection Policy If all cells in the active set support the HSUPA, the E-DCH bears the uplink services. In other cases, the DCH bears the uplink services. 

If all cells in the active set belong to the SRNC, the E-DCH bears the uplink services. In other cases, the DCH bears the uplink services (The lur interface in phase 1 of the product does not support the HSUPA). 

For these reasons, if a new cell added to the active set does not support the HSUPA or the new cell belongs to the DRNC, the channel type changes from the E-DCH to the DCH. In some cases, the channel type changes from the the DCH to the E-DCH.

7.7.2

Classification of HSUPA Handover The HSUPA handover includes the following types: 

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Handover between a HSUPA cell and a non-HSUPA cell

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Handover between a HSUPA cell and a GSM/GPRS cell

Signaling Flow and Message Analysis of HSUPA Handover

Handover Between Two HSUPA Cells The handover between two HSUPA cells includes three scenarios as listed in 7.7.3.

Table 1.1 Handover between two HSUPA cells No.

Scenario Intra-frequency HSUPA cells

1

SHO

Rules between

two

A 1A, 1B, 1C, or 1D event occurs. No non-HSUPA cell exists in the active set before and after the active set is updated.

2

Intra-frequency HSUPA cells

HHO

between

two

between

two

A 1D event occurs. Inter-frequency HSUPA cells 3

HHO

A 2D event occurs and the compressed mode is enabled. The handover also might be triggered by a 2B event or a periodic measurement report.

The RNC updates the active set based on the measurement report. If the best cell changes, the RNC updates the HSUPA serving cell by re-configuring the physical channel. The intra-frequency HHO is complete through reconfiguration of the physical channel. The UE reports a 2D event to start the compression mode and perform inter-frequency measurement. If the target cell allows the HSUPA access, the RNC allocates the UE to the target HSUPA cell by re-configuring the physical channel.

Intra-frequency SHO Between Two HSUPA Cells The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at the same frequency. All cells in the active set support the HSUPA. Another HSUPA cell becomes the best cell as the UE moves, so a 1D event occurs. The RNC updates the HSUPA serving cell, and the HSUPA link of the UE is handed over to Cell 2 from Cell 1.

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Figure 1.1 Intra-frequency SHO between two HSUPA cells Cell1

Cell2

Cell2

Cell1

Report of 1D event UE

UE Before handover

After handover

HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

7.7.3 shows the related signaling.

Figure 1.2 Signaling for HSUPA cell update triggered by a 1D event

If the monitor set reports a 1D event, the HSUPA serving cell also is updated. For example, the service is over the E-DCH in HSUPA 1 that works as the serving cell. The signals of HSUPA 2 in the monitor set become stronger. In this case, the UE reports a 1D event and the RNC adds

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HSUPA 2 to the active set. At last, the RNC updates the serving cell is updated by re-configuring the physical channel. 7.7.3 shows the related signaling:

Figure 1.3 Signaling for HSUPA cell update triggered by a 1D event (reported by the monitor set) Signals of HSUPA 2 in the monitor setbecome strong enough , and the UE reports the 1D event.

The active set is updated . HSUPA2is added to the active set and becomes the best. cell

The serving cell is updated through reconfiguration of the physical channel . HSUPA2becomes the serving cell .

Intra-frequency HHO Between Two HSUPA Cells The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at the same frequency. The signals of the current HSUPA serving cell (Cell 1) become weak and those of Cell 2 become stronger as the UE moves. In this case, a 1D event occurs. The RNC re-configures the physical channel to finish the intra-frequency HHO.

Figure 1.1 Intra-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells Cell1

Cell 2

Cell1

Cell 2

Report of1D event UE

UE Before handover

After handover HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

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7.7.3 shows the related signaling:

Figure 1.2 Signaling for intra-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells The service is setup over the-DCH E through RB_SETUP.

Currentsignals of the HSUPA 1are weak , while signals of HSUPA2in the monitor setare strong . The UE reports the1D event.

The serving cell is updated through reconfiguration of the physical channel . HSUPA2becomes the serving cell.

Inter-frequency HHO Between Two HSUPA Cells The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at different frequencies. The signals of the current HSUPA serving cell (Cell 1) become weak and those of Cell 2 become stronger as the UE moves. In this case, a 2D event occurs. The UE starts the compression mode and performs inter-frequency measurement. If the target cell meets the handover requirements and the E-DCH allows the service setup, the RNC allocates the UE from Cell 1 to Cell 2 by re-configuring the physical channel and sets up the HSUPA link of the UE on the E-DCH of Cell 2.

Figure 1.1 Inter-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells Cell1

Cell2

Cell1

Cell2

Report of2b event or periodic measurement UE

UE Before handover

After handover HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

7.7.3 shows the related signaling:

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Figure 1.2 Signaling for inter-frequency HHO between two HSUPA cells The UE reports the 2D event .

Reconfiguration of the physical channel and compression mode enabled

The handover completes through reconfiguration of the physical channel .

Inter-RNC HSUPA Handover HSUPA Phase 1 does not support HSUPA handover between lur interfaces. If a DRNC cell is added to the active set, the service must be allocated to the DCH from the E-DCH. After the migration, all cells in the active set belong to the SRNC. In this case, the service is allocated to the E-DCH from the DCH, provided all cells in the active set support the HSUPA. 7.7.3 shows the inter-RNC HSUPA handover:

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Figure 1.1 Inter-RNC HSUPA handover

Handover Between a HSUPA Cell and a Non-HSUPA Cell In the initial stage of use of the HSUPA, usually it is hard to implement continuous coverage of HSUPA cells. In this case, handover between a HSUPA cell and a non-HSUPA cell occurs when the UE moves. The handover between a HSUPA cell and a non-HSUPA cell includes six scenarios as listed in 7.7.3.

Table 1.1 Handover between a HSUPA cell and a non-HSUPA cell No.

1

Scenario

Rules

SHO from a HSUPA cell to a nonHSUPA cell

The RNC updates the active set based on the measurement report, and then allocates the service from the E-DCH to the DCH through RB reconfiguration.

A 1A, 1C, or 1D event occurs.

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Intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell A 1D event occurs. Inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell

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The RNC allocates the service from the E-DCH to the DCH through RB reconfiguration. The UE reports a 2D event to start the compression mode and perform interfrequency measurement. If the target cell meets the handover requirements and its DCH allows service setup, the RNC allocates the service from the E-DCH to the DCH through RB reconfiguration.

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SHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell A 1B or 1C event occurs.

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Intra-frequency HHO from a nonHSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell A 1D event occurs.

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The RNC updates the active set based on the measurement report. If all cells in the updated active set support the HSUPA, the channel mapping policy determines whether the service is allocated to the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration. The intra-frequency HHO of the DCH is complete through reconfiguration of the physical channel. If the target cell allows the HSUPA access, the RNC allocates the service to the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration.

Inter-frequency HHO from a nonHSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell

The UE reports a 2D event to start the compression mode and perform interfrequency measurement. If the target cell meets the handover requirements, the handover is complete through the following two steps:

A 2b event occurs. The handover also might be triggered by a periodic measurement report.

The intra-frequency HHO of the DCH is complete through reconfiguration of the physical channel. If the target cell allows the HSUPA access, the RNC allocates the service to the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration.

7.7.4

SHO from a HSUPA Cell to a Non-HSUPA Cell Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at the same frequency. If signals of Cell 2 become strong enough to trigger a 1A or 1C event as the UE moves, the RNC adds Cell 2 to the active set. In this case, non-HSUPA cells exist in the active set. The RNC allocates the service from the EDCH to the DCH through RB reconfiguration according to the HSUPA channel selection policy.

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Figure 1.2 SHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell Cell1

Cell2

Cell1

Cell1

Report of1a/1c event UE

UE Before handover

After handover

HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

7.7.4 shows the handover signaling:

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Figure 1.3 Addition of an R99 cell when the service is on the E-DCH The service is set up over the -DCH E through RB _SETUP.

Signals of the99 R cell in the monitor set become stronger and the UE reports1Athe event.

The R99 cell is added to the active. set

The service is allocated from the -DCH E to the DCH through RB reconfiguration .

Intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA Cell to a Non-HSUPA Cell The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at the same frequency. If signals of Cell 2 become stronger as the UE moves, the UE reports a 1D event. In this case, the RNC allocates the service to the DCH from the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration (The intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to an R99 cell is complete in one step).

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Figure 1.1 Intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell Cell1

Cell2

Cell1

Cell1

Report of1d event UE

UE Before handover

After handover

HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

7.7.4 shows the related signaling:

Figure 1.2 Signaling for intra-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell

The UE reports the 1D event.

The intra-frequency HHO fromthe HSUPA cell to the R99cell completes through RB reconfiguration .

Inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA Cell to a Non-HSUPA Cell The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at different frequencies. If a 2D event occurs as the UE moves, the UE starts the compression mode and performs the inter-frequency measurement. If the target cell meets the handover requirements, the RNC hands over the UE from Cell 1 to Cell 2 (HHO) through RB reconfiguration.

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Figure 1.1 Inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell Cell1

Cell2

Cell1

Cell1

Report of2B event or periodic measurement UE

UE Before handover

After handover

HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

7.7.4 shows the related signaling:

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Figure 1.2 Signaling for inter-frequency HHO from a HSUPA cell to a non-HSUPA cell The UE reports the 2D event.

Reconfiguration of the physical channel and compression mode enabled

The handover completes through RB reconfiguration .

7.7.5

SHO from a Non-HSUPA Cell to a HSUPA Cell The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at the same frequency. The DPCH of Cell 1 bears the BE service of the UE. If signals of Cell 1 become weak enough to trigger a 1B event as the UE moves, the UE reports the 1B event. In this case, the RNC delete Cell 1 from the active set. All cells in the updated active set support the HSUPA. If the service is fit for the E-DCH, the RNC allocates the service from the DCH to the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration.

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Figure 1.3 SHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell

Report of 1b event

7.7.5 shows the related signaling:

Figure 1.4 SHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell (triggered by a 1B event) An HSUPA cell is added to the active. set

The R99cell is deleted fromthe active .set

The service is allocated fromthe DCH to the E-DCH through RB reconfigruation .

Intra-frequency HHO from a Non-HSUPA Cell to a HSUPA Cell The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at the same frequency. If signals of Cell 2 become strong enough as the UE moves, the UE reports a 1D event. At first, the intra-frequency HHO of the DCH is competed through reconfiguration of the physical channel. The target cell then determines whether the service can be set up on the E-DCH if the service is fit for the E-DCH. If the E-DCH of the target cell allows setup of the service, the RNC allocates the service to the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration (The intra-frequency HHO from an R99 cell to a HSUPA cell is complete through two steps: Carry out intra-frequency HHO from a DCH to another DCH, and then perform RB reconfiguration from the DCH to the E-DCH in the

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HSUPA cell).

Figure 1.1 Intra-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell Cell 2

Cell1

Cell2

Cell1

Report of1d event and reconfiguration of physical channel UE

Cell1

RAB reconfiguration

UE

UE

Before handover

Step1

Step2

HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

7.7.5 shows the related signaling:

Figure 1.2 Signaling for intra-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell The UE reports the 1D event.

The handover completes through reconfiguration of the physical channel . The service is setup over the DCH .

The service is re -allocated to the-EDCH through RB reconfigruation .

Inter-frequency HHO from a Non-HSUPA Cell to a HSUPA Cell The UE moves from Cell 1 to Cell 2. Cell 2 and Cell 1 are adjacent cells at different frequencies. The UE is connected to the DPCH of Cell 1. If signals of Cell 2 become strong enough as the UE moves, a 2D event occurs and the UE starts the compression mode. If the target cell meets the handover requirements, the inter-frequency HHO of the DCH is complete. The target cell then determines whether the service can be set up on the E-DCH if the service is fit for the EDCH. If the E-DCH of the target cell allows setup of the service, the RNC allocates the service to the E-DCH through RB reconfiguration.

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Figure 1.1 Inter-frequency HHO from a non-HSUPA cell to a HSUPA cell Cell 2

Cell1

Cell2

Cell1

Report of2D event,start of compression mode, and reconfiguration of physical channel UE

RAB reconfiguration

UE

Before handover

Cell2

Cell1

Step1

UE

Step2

HSUPA serving cell Direction of the UE

The signaling is to be supplemented.

7.7.6

Handover Between a HSUPA Cell and a GSM/GPRS Cell The handover between different systems is caused by coverage or service. The use of the HSUPA does not impact triggering conditions and decision of the handover between different systems. Thus, the handover between a HSUPA cell and a GPRS cell is similar to that between an R99 cell and a GPRS cell. The signaling flow is as follows: 

The UE starts the compression mode.



The UE measures the GPRS cell.

The RNC carries out handover from a HSUPA cell to a GPRS cell based on the measurement report from the UE. 

For details, see the related section earlier in this document.

7.7.7

Direct Retry of HSUPA The direct retry of the HSUPA can balance load between an R99 cell and a HSUPA cell at different frequencies or between different HSUPA cells. Direct retry of the HSUPA includes the following three scenarios: 

Direct retry from an R99 cell to a HSUPA cell

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Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to an R99 cell

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Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to another HSUPA cell

Direct Retry from an R99 Cell to a HSUPA Cell An R99 cell and a HSUPA cell are at different frequencies but with the same coverage. Direct retry from an R99 cell to a HSUPA cell might occur in any of the following cases:

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In the R99 cell, the UE originates a service that is fit for the E-DCH.

The traffic of the UE that is over the FACH in the R99 cell increases and the service is fit for the E-DCH. 

A service that should have been set up over the E-DCH according to the service mapping rules is over the DCH of the R99 cell. The system periodically checks the services that conflict with the bearer policy and attempts to retry the services to the E-DCH. 

The system periodic measurement uses the HSDPA retry timer (ms). The related MML is SET COIFTIMER.

Figure 1.1 Direct retry from an R99 cell to a HSUPA cell

Direct Retry from a HSUPA Cell to an R99 Cell Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to an R99 cell might occur if the UE requests for setup of the CS service in the HSUPA cell.

Figure 1.1 Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to an R99 cell

Direct Retry from a HSUPA Cell to another HSUPA Cell Direct retry between two HSUPA cells at different frequencies but with the same coverage might occur in any of the following cases: The HSUPA UE’s request for setup of the PS service is rejected by the HSUPA cell. 

The switch from the FACH to the E-DCH in the case of traffic increase is rejected by the HSUPA cell. 

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The switch from the DCH to the E-DCH is rejected by the HSUPA cell.

Figure 1.1 Direct retry from a HSUPA cell to another HSUPA cell

7.7.8

Switch between Channel Types After the HSUPA is used, a channel state is added: the CELL_DCH state of the E-DCH. The HSUPA related switch between channel types involves switch between the CELL_FACH and the CELL_DCH (DCH). The direct retry algorithm might trigger switch between the CELL_FACH and the CELL_DCH (DCH). In addition, a timer for periodic measurement is available in the system. Once the timer expires, the system checks whether the current bearer mode conflicts with the bearer policy. If a conflict exists, the system triggers switch between channel types. Traffic triggers switch between the CELL_DCH (E-DCH) and the CELL_FACH. Measurement reports (4A) sent by the UE trigger switch from the CELL_FACH to the CELL_DCH. The internal measurement of the RNC triggers switch from the CELL_DCH(E-DCH) and the CELL_FACH (According to the current protocol, the UE measurement report does not support measurement of the E-DCH).

Figure 1.2 Switch between HSUPA channel types

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7.8 Handover from WCDMA to GSM If the UE performs inter-RAT handover for CS domain services, the flow for CS domain handover from WCDMA to GSM is followed.

Description to Typical Handover Flow from WCDMA to GSM The typical handover flow includes stages as below: Measurement control > measurement report > handover judgment > handover implementation. During the measurement control stage, the network informs UE of parameters to be measured by sending the measurement control message. 

During the measurement report stage, the UE sends the measurement control message to the network. 

During the handover judgment stage, the network decides to handover according measurement report. 

During handover implementation, the UE and network follow the signaling flow and respond according to signaling. 

When dual-mode UE moves at the edge of WCDMA system and might perform inter-RAT handover, the WCDMA RNC informs UE of starting inter-RAT measurement. After the UE performs inter-frequency measurement and reports measurement result, the RNC judges whether to start signaling flow for inter-frequency handover according to measurement result. The WCDMA system uses code division multiple access (CDMA) technology for access, so the connected UE in all time works with a specified frequency. When the dual-mode UE needs to perform inter-RAT measurement and keeps a conversation, it and the WCDMA system might start compression mode (if the UE has a transceiver, the starting compression mode is compulsory. If the UE has two transceivers, the UE can test GSM cells without starting compression mode).

Flows of Handover from WCDMA to GSM 7.8 shows the signaling flow for handover from WCDMA to GSM.

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Figure 1.1 Signaling flow for handover from WCDMA to GSM

UE

NodeB

RNC

Measurement Report( 2D) RL Recf g Prep RL Recf g Ready Physi cal Channel Reconf i gurat i on RL Recf g Commi t Physi cal Channel Reconf i gurat i on cmp Measurement Cont rol ( I nt erRAT) Measurement Report( GSM)

7.8 shows the tracing signaling of handover from WCDMA to GSM

Rel ocat i on Req

Figure 1.2 Tracing signaling of handover from WCDMA to GSM

Rel ocat i on Com Handover From UTRAN CMD

Handover Co

I U rel ease com

I U rel ease com Signaling Flow at UTRAN RRCSide Con Rel ease Req The signaling flow at UTRAN side proceeds as below:

RRC Con Rel ease Cmp

When the UE moves outwards at the edge of a cell in the WCDMA network RL D elRNC Req and the conditions for report 2D event meet the configuration, the UE sends a measurement report of occurrence of 2D event. This report indicates that the signals RL Del are Rsp at the serving frequency in the WCDMA network weak and other frequencies or signals of other systems are required. 

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The RNC starts compression mode to perform inter-frequency and interRAT measurement. The RNC sends the RL RECONFIG PREPARE message to NodeB to prepare for starting compression mode. The message contains the sampling sequence of compression mode and related parameters of sampling sequence of compression mode, including TGSN, TGL, TGD, TGPL, compression mode method, downlink compression frame type, and power control parameters in compression mode. 

After the NodeB prepares resources, it sends the RL RECONFIG READY message to the RNC. 

The RNC sends PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG message to UE and prepare for starting compression mode. This includes the activation time, the sampling sequence of compression mode and related parameters of sampling sequence of compression mode. The parameters include TGCFN, TGMP, TGSN, TGL, TGD, TGPL, RPP, ITP, compression mode method, downlink compression frame type, and power control parameters in compression mode. 

After the RNC confirmed that the UE has received the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG message, it sends NodeB the RL RECONFIG COMMIT message, indicating the time for NodeB to start compression mode. 

After the UE completes related configuration according to new configuration data, it sends RNC the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG COMPLETE message. Now the compression mode is available. 

The RNC immediately sends the measurement control message, which commands UE to perform inter-RAT measurement. The message includes measurement parameters like the list of GSM cells, the information about frequency of cells, measurement filter coefficient. 

The UE sends a measurement report, indicating the RSSI measurement value of GSM cells. 

The UE sends a measurement report, indicating the BSCI confirmation of GSM cells. 

After the handover conditions are met according to judgment, the RNC sends a SRNS relocation request to CN. The request includes SRNS relocation type (the UE must participate in inter-RAT handover), reason for SRNS relocation (usually relocation desirable for radio reasons), source PLMN, source SAI, and target CGI (including PLMN and LAC). 

After the GSM side allocates related resources, the CN sends RNC the RELOCATION COMMAND, which includes the IE layer 3 information. The IE contains the related resources allocated by GSM network. 

The RNC sends UE the HANDOVER FROM UTRAN COMMAND message. The message includes the RAB ID, activation time, GSM frequency, and GSM messages in forms of BIT string. 

The UE powers off the transmitter according to GSM configuration, so no signals are in uplink. Consequently the NodeB sends the SIR ERROR report. This message is optional in the flow. 

After the UE accesses the GSM network, the CN sends the IU RELEASE COMMAND message to inform RNC of releasing resources used by UE in the WCDMA network. 

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The message 16 and message 17 are to release the radio resources of NodeB. What is different from normal releasing flow is that the air interface does not send the RRC connection release message, because the UE is using WCDMA network. Therefore the NodeB releases radio resources without informing UE of the release.

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7.9 Handover from GSM to WCDMA Description of Handover from GSM to WCDMA If a GSM cell has WCDMA neighbor cells, the measurement control is sent in system information. The dual-mode UE performs inter-RAT measurement in idle slots and reports the measurement result. According to the measurement result, the BSC judges to start signaling flow for inter-RAT handover. The GSM network uses the time division multiple access technology, so the inter-RAT measurement is performed in idle slots. The GSM system is not involved in supporting compression mode.

Flows of Handover from GSM to WCDMA 7.9 shows the signaling flow for handover from GSM to WCDMA.

Figure 1.1 Signaling flow for handover from GSM to WCDMA

UE

NodeB

RNC

Rel ocat i o RL set up r equeset RL set up r esponse

Rel ocat i o AC

7.9 shows the tracing signaling of handover from GSM to WCDMA

I nt er Syst em t o UTRAN H RL Rest or e I ndi cat on Handover Compl et e

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Figure 1.2 Tracing signaling of handover from GSM to WCDMA

Signaling Flow at UTRAN Side According to the handover algorithm and measurement information of the source BSS in the GSM network, the source BSS judges that UE must hand over to the UTRAN cell. After the BSS sends CN the handover request, the MSC sends RNC the RANAP_RELOCATION_REQUEST massage. The message contains the IMSI of UE, CN field identity, the identity of target cell, encryption information, integrity protection information, IU signaling connection ID, handover reason, RAB configuration, and information about user plane. 

The RNC allocates radio resources for the SRNS relocation and configures NodeB during RL SETUP process. The NodeB start transmitting and receiving radio signals. 



After the NodeB sets up RL, it replies the RL SETUP RESPONSE message.

The RNC allocates radio resources and other parameter packets. The parameter packets include U-RNTI, RAB, transport layer information, and physical layer information. The parameters are configured to UE in three forms: 

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Complete configuration: clearly provide parameters in each layer

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Pre-configuration (pre-defined): the system broadcast multiple sets of parameter templates in the system information 16 and configure template number and necessary parameter to UE. The UE listens to the system information of UTRAN and obtain the parameter configuration according to template number.

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Pre-configuration (default): The protocol 25.331 provides 10 sets of default parameters and specifies an identity to each default parameter. The RNC configures the default identity and other necessary information to UE.

The RNC sends the previous information through the IU interface RELOCATION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE message (in the IE RNC Container) to CN which forwards the information to the source BSS. The source BSS sends the information to UE. According to the default parameter identity configured by RNC, the UE obtains related access parameters in the pre-configuration (default) in the system information. After this, the UE synchronizes to NodeB directly and later 

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sends data in uplink. After the NodeB detects uplink synchronization, it sends RNC the RL RESTORE IND message. 

After the RNC receives RL RESTORE IND message sent by NodeB, it sends CN the RELOCATION DETECT message, indicating that the UE has already handed over from the 2G network to the 3G network. The message does not contain other contents. 

The UE sends RNC the HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMPLETE message, indicating the completion of handover. The message might also contain the encrypted sequence number and its activation time for each CN field. 

After the RNC receives the HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMPLETE message from UE, it immediately sends UE the UTRAN MOBILITY INFORMATION message. This message contains the values of timers used by UE, related information about CN field, UE ID, and so on. 

After the RNC receives the HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMPLETE message from UE, it sends UE the UTRAN MOBILITY INFORMATION while it sends CN the RELOCATION COMPLETE message which contains nothing. After the RNC receives the confirmation message from UE according to the 17th message, the handover flow from the 2G network to 3G network is complete. The following messages are about the measurement control process of UE and NodeB, and about the UE's query of capacity. 

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7.10 Handover from WCDMA to GPRS Description of Handover form WCDMA to GRPS The inter-RAT handover from WCDMA to GRPS caters for the handover from WCDMA PS domain service to GPRS system. The RNC initiatively commands UE to reselect an inter-RAT cell with signaling, which triggers inter-RAT handover. If the traffic flow for slow-speed PS services, the UE might be in CELL PCH or URA PCH state, the UE can perform inter-RAT handover by initiatively originating cell reselection according to system information.

Flows of Handover form WCDMA to GRPS The inter-RAT handover flow initiatively originated by RNC proceeds as below: 7.10 and 7.10 shows the flow for handover from WCDMA to GPRS.

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Figure 1.1 Flow of handover from WCDMA to GPRS (1)

MSC/VLR(3G)

MSC/VLR (2G)

GGSN

HLR

SGSN(3G)

SG

SGSN Cnt x Req SGSN

SGSN

SGSN Cntxt R

Figure 1.2 Flow of handover from WCDMA to GPRS (2)

Send Authentication Info

Send Authentication ACK MSC/VLR(3 G)

MSC/VLR(2 G)

GGSN

HLR

SGSN(3G)SGSN Cntx SGS

ACK SRNS D Iu Re Com Iuforwar Rel C forward Cancel Loc packecks ACK PDP cntxt Req Update Cancel Loc

Update PDP cntxt Rsp

Insert Subscriber Data

7.10 shows the tracing signaling of handover from WCDMA to GPRS.

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Figure 1.3 Tracing signaling of handover from WCDMA to GPRS

Signaling Flow at UTRAN Side The signaling flow at UERAN side proceeds as blow: The UE sends the measured 2D report, indicating the quality of the serving cell is worse. 

The RNC sends NodeB the RL RECONFIG PREPARE message, indicating NodeB to prepare for starting compression mode. The message contains the sampling sequence of compression mode and related parameters of sampling sequence of compression mode, including TGSN, TGL, TGD, TGPL, compression mode method, downlink compression frame type, and power control parameters in compression mode. 

After the NodeB prepares resources, it sends RNC the RL RECONFIG READY message. 

The RNC sends UE the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG message, indicating UE to prepare for starting compression mode. The message contains TGCFN, TGMP, TGSN, TGL, TGD, TGPL, RPP, ITP, compression mode method, downlink compression frame type, and power control parameters in compression mode. 

After the RNC confirms that the UE has received the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG message, it sends NodeB the RL RECONFIG COMMIT message, indicating the time for start compression mode. 

After the UE completes related configuration according to the new configuration data, it sends RNC the PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIG COMPLETE message. This indicates that the compression mode is ready. 

The RNC immediately sends the measurement control and commands UE to perform inter-RAT measurement. The message contains the list of GSM cells, the information about frequency of cells, measurement filter coefficient. 

The UE sends a measurement report, indicating the RSSI measurement value of GSM cells. 

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GSM cells. After the conditions are met according to judgment, the RNC originates the SRNS relocation flow and sends UE the CELL CHANGE ORDER FROM UTRAN message. The message indicates UE to handover to the GPRS network by originating cell reselection. The message contains the IEs of target cell like BSIC and BAND IND (900 or 1800), BCCH ARFCN, and NC mode. 

Because the UE need to reselect a GRPS cell, it powers off the transmitter to WCDMA network. The NodeB sends the SIR ERROR report, which is optional in the flow. 

Because the UE need to reselect a GRPS cell, it powers off the transmitter to WCDMA network. The NodeB sends the RL FAILURE report, which is optional in the flow. 

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After the UE accesses the inter-RAT cell,

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If restoring the PDP context is not required, the RNC directly receives the IU RELEASE COMMAND at the IU interface.

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If restoring the PDP context is required, the UE obtains the SRNS CONTEXT information from the source RNC. The source RNC will receive the SRNS CONTEXT REQUEST message with mainly an RAB ID.

The RNC sends CN the SRNC CONTEXT RESPONSE message, indicating the GTP of each RAB ID and the uplink and downlink sequence number of PDCP. 

The CN sends RNC the SRNS DATA FORWARD COMMAND message, indicating user plane to transmit data. By the message, the CN informs RNC of target transport layer address and tunnel ID of each RAB data forward. 

After data is transmitted, the CN sends RNC the IU RELEASE COMMAND message, indicating RNC to release the sources of the UE. 

The RNC sends CN the IU RELEASE COMPLETE message. The message 18 and message 19 are to release the radio resources of NodeB. What is different from normal releasing flow is that the air interface does not send the RRC connection release message, because the UE is using WCDMA network. Therefore the NodeB releases radio resources without informing UE of the release. 

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7.11 Handover from GRPS to WCDMA Signaling Flows of Handover from GRPS to WCDMA 7.11 and 7.11 shows the signaling flow for handover from GPRS to WCDMA.

Figure 1.1 Signaling flow for handover from GPRS to WCDMA (1)

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MSC/V L R(2 G)

G G SN

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Figure 1.2 Signaling flow for handover from GPRS to WCDMA (2)

MSC/VLR(3G)

MSC/VLR(2 G)

GGSN

HLR

SGSN(3G)

Ins Subscriber Dat Ins Subscrib Dat ACK Update GPRS Loc ACK Location Update Req Update Location Cancel Location Cancel Location ACK Insert Subscriber Data Ins Subscriber Data ACK Update Location ACK Update Location Accept

Signaling Flow at UTRAN Side

The signaling flow at UTRAN side proceeds below: TMSI as Reallocation

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The UE reselects a UTRAN cell. During the reselection of UTRAN cell, the UE originates the RRC connection setup process, with the reason INTERRAT CELLRESELECTION. 

After the RNC connection is set up, the UE initiatively originates the INIT DT process and sets up the SCCP connection at IU interface and the signaling connection in the CN NAS layer. Later the UE NAS layer and CN NAS layer exchange messages by DT process. 

The CN commands the RNC to allocate related resources by sends the RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message at the IU interface. The message contains the RAB ID, QoS, uplink and downlink sequence number of GPT-U, and sequence number of PDCP. 

The RNC allocates related resources and informs NodeB by sending RL SETUP message. 

The RNC sends UE the RB SETUP REQUEST message to UE. The message contains the downlink sequence number of PDCP. 

The UE sends RNC the RB SETUP COMPLETE message. The message contains the downlink sequence number of PDCP. The RNC configure the uplink sequence number of PDCP from CN and the downlink sequence number from UE to the PDCP sample corresponding to the specified RAB. 

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The RNC sends CN the RAB ASSIGNMENT RESPONSE message.

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While the traffic flow is being restored, the RNC PDCP sample should drop

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CN' data packet of which the sequence number of downlink PDCP is smaller than the sequence number of downlink PDCP replied by UE. The UE should drop the data packet of which the sequence number of uplink PDCP is smaller than the sequence number of uplink PDCP configured by UTRAN/CN.

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7.12 Parameters of Handover from 3G to 2G Network Handover Judgment Process Now the periodic report is used in inter-frequency handover judgment. According to the protocol 25.331, the 2D event indicates that the quality of active set is lower than a threshold. In the current handover algorithms (including inter-frequency handover algorithm), the 2D event report serves as a rule for starting compression mode and performing inter-frequency or inter-RAT measurement. Therefore, if the quality of UE active set is worse in inter-RAT measurement, you need to measure the inter-RAT quality only. If the quality of UE active set becomes better, namely, the UTRAN receives the 2F event report, the UE stops compression mode and stops inter-RAT measurement. For the detailed judgment of 2D/2F event, see the 3GPP TS 25.331. The following paragraphs describe the inter-RAT handover judgment algorithm using periodic reports. After the network receives the periodic report filtered by layer 3, it compares the obtained interRAT measurement result with the preset threshold. The network starts delay trigger timer Trigger-Timer if the following formula is met: Mother_RAT + CIO >= Tother_RAT + H/2

(formula 1)

Wherein, 

Mother_RAT indicates the obtained inter-RAT measurement result.

CIO indicates the cell individual offset, namely, the offset configured by the inter-RAT cell. 

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Tother_RAT indicates the inter-RAT quality threshold.

H indicates hysteresis. The hysteresis helps to reduce mal-operations due to fluctuation of signals. 

After the Trigger-Timer starts and before it expires, the Trigger-Timer is stopped and the network keeps waiting for receiving inter-RAT measurement report if the following condition is met: Mother_RAT + CIO < Tother_RAT - H/2 (formula 2) If the Trigger-Timer expires, the system judges for inter-RAT handover.

List of Handover Parameters 7.12 lists the parameters of handover from 3G to 2G.

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Table 1.1 Parameters of handover from 3G to 2G

Parameter

Default configuration

FilterCoef

Filter coefficient at layer 3 of interRAT measurement

D3

GsmRSSICSThd, GsmRSSIPSThd, GsmRSSISIGThd

The judgment threshold for inter-RAT handover

21, namely, dBm

HystThd

Inter-RAT handover hysteresis

4, namely, 2 dB

TimeToTrigForVerify

The time to trigger delay verified by interRAT

0, namely, 0s

TimeToTrigForNonVerify

Non-verified delay trigger time

65535, namely, handover to nonverified GSM cell is prohibited.

PenaltyTimeForSysHo

Inter-RAT handover penalty time

30, namely, 30s

InterRatCSThdFor2DRSCP, InterRatPSThdFor2DRSCP, InterRatSigThdFor2DRSCP, InterRatCSThdFor2FRSCP, InterRatPSThdFor2FRSCP, InterRatSigThdFor2FRSCP

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MML Command s for modifying and querying

Applic ation scope

For RNCs: inter-RAT handover algorithm parameter: set RNCs by executing SET INTERRATH O, query RNCs by executing LST INTERRATH O. For cells: inter-RAT handover algorithm parameter: add cells by executing ADD CELLINTER RATHO, query cells by executing LST CELLINTER RATHO, and modify cells by executing MOD CELLINTER RATHO For RNCs: set RNCs by executing SET INTERFREQ HO and query RNCs by executing LST INTERFREQ HO. For

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InterRATCSThdFOR2DEcNo, InterRATPSThdFOR2DEcNo, InterRATSigThdFOR2DEcNo , InterRATCSThdFor2FEcNo, InterRATPSThdFOR2FEcNo, InterRATSigThdFOR2FEcNo

The starting/stopping threshold for inter-RAT measurement with Ec/No as the measurement value (CS, PS, and single signaling)

–24, dBm

HYSTTHD

Hysteresis. The hysteresis and inter-RAT quality threshold decides whether to trigger inter-RAT handover judgment. It can be smaller in areas with small shadow fading. It can be greater in areas with great shadow fading.

4

CellIndividalOffset

The individual offset of interRAT handover cells. The UE uses it with the initial measured value of the cell as the measurement result for handover judgment of UE.

0

namely,

–24

add cells by executing ADD CELLINTER FREQHO, query cells by executing LST CELLINTER FREQHO, and modify cells by executing MOD CELLINTER FREQHO

Set cells by executing ADD INTERRATN CELL, query cells by executing LST INTERRATN CELL, and modify it by executing MOD INTERRATN CELL

Cell

 Note: 7.12 lists the starting/stopping threshold of compression mode and inter-RAT handover threshold in terms of signaling, CS, and PS. The new protocol CR defines that the UE will not report the not verified GSM measurement.

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7.13 Data Configuration for Supporting Bi-directional Roaming and Handover Between WCDMA and GSM/GPRS To support bidirectional roaming and handover between 3G networks and GSM/GPRS, to support PLMN selection, to support reselection from the 2G network to the 3G network by UE, and to support reselection from the 3G network to the 2G network by UE, data configuration is necessary in the 2G and 3G system.

2G MSC Data Configuration If the system support the handover from the 2G network to the 3G network, data configuration on the 2G MSC is necessary. According to the 2G-to-3G interoperation strategy of Huawei, the handover from the 2G network to the 3G network supports cell reselection, so data configuration on the 2G MSC is unnecessary.

Data Configuration on the 2G MSC Data configuration on the 2G MSC proceeds as below: Add the matching record of 3G MSC/VLR code corresponding to RNC IDs in the list of cell in the location area. The RNC ID is in the format of: MCC + MNC + LAC + RNC-ID. Select GCI as the type of location area. Select Near VLR area as the property of location area. 

Add the corresponding LAI record and the corresponding 3G MSC/VLR code. LAI = MCC + MNC + LAC. Select Near VLR area as the property of location area. 

Change the supported MAP version to PHASE 2PLUS in the MAP function flow configuration table. 

Configure the data at the MTP layer and guarantee the signaling transmission between the 2G MSC and the 3G MSC. 

Configure the data at the SCCP layer, configure the corresponding record of the 3G MSC in the GT list, SCCP SSN list, and SCCP DSP list, and guarantee the transmission of MAP handover-related signaling between MSCs. 

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Configure inter-MSC trunk data like configuring common data.

The following paragraphs take Huawei 2G MSC as example. For the MSC, two tables are used for data configuration: location area cell table and neighbor cell table. 

Location Area Cell Configuration Table

7.13 shows the data configuration of target 3G cell in the location area cell table.

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Figure 1.1 Data configuration in the location area cell table

Pay attention to the following fields: −

GCI code

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Location area MSC code

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Location area VLR code

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Type of location area

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Property of location area Content of GCI code: corresponding to LAI and RNC ID of the target 3G cell for handover. Query the LAI by running the command LST AC. Query the RNC ID by running the command LST RNCBASIC. You can also obtain the PLMN code of the RNC by running the command LST RNCBASIC. Content of location area MSC code: the code of MSC configured by MSOFTX3000 of the corresponding 3G network. Query it by running the command LST INFOMSC command on the MSOFTX3000 client. Type of location area: LAI + RNC ID correspond to GCI. Property of location area: the configuration is Near VLR area.

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Neighbor Cell Configuration Table

7.13 shows the data configuration of neighbor cell configuration table.

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Figure 1.2 Data configuration of neighbor cell configuration table

Pay attention to the following fields: −

GCI code

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Neighbor cells

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The GCI code of 2G source cell corresponding to GCI code.

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Fill from the neighbor cell 1 to the neighbor 2…. The content to be filled in the neighbor cell 1 is the LAI + RNC ID of target 3G cell for handover. Query the LAI of target 3G cell by running the command LST AC. Query the RNC ID by running the command LST RNCBASIC.

Added Data Configuration on BSCs 

SI for Supporting the Roaming from GSM to WCDMA

To support the roaming from GSM to WCDMA, the GSM BSS must complete sending the following system information: −

Add data of WCDMA cells, including downlink frequency, primary scramble, diversity indicator, MCC, MNC, LAC, RNC ID, and CELL ID.

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Add the information about inter-RAT cell measurement and roaming control in the idle mode. The information contains the following parameters: Qsearch_I: the level threshold for searching for 2G cells in the idle mode FDD_Qoffset: the level offset of 3G cell reselection FDD_Qmin: the level threshold of 3G cell reselection

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The previous information contained in the system information 2ter and 2quater is sent to UE.

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The UE perform inter-RAT cell reselection based on previous information.

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SI for Supporting the Handover from GSM to WCDMA

To support the handover from GSM to WCDMA, the GSM BSS must complete sending the following system information:

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Add the data of the WCDMA cell. The data contains: −

Downlink frequency point

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Primary scramble

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Diversity indicator

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MCC

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MNC

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LAC

−

RNC ID

−

CELL ID

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Level threshold for handing over to the cell Add the measurement control information of inter-RAT cells for UE in the connection mode, including Qsearch_C, namely, the level threshold for searching for 3G cells in the connection mode. The previous information contained in the system information MEASUREMENT INFORMATION is sent to UE. When the level of UE in the serving cell meets the conditions for Qsearch_C, the system starts measure 3G cells and sends the periodic reports to BSC. The BSC originates the handover to WCDMA.

The following paragraphs take the configuration of Huawei BSC as example. 

Adding External 3G Cells

Adding external 3G cells proceeds as below:

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Select setting up cells dynamically

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Add external cells

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Add external 3G cells, as shown in 7.13.

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Figure 1.1 Configuration table for external 3G cells

Pay attention to several fields: MCC, MNC, LAI, RNC ID, CELL ID, downlink frequency point, and scramble. Using system defaults is recommended for unlisted fields. −

MCC: query it by running the command LST RNCBASIC on the corresponding RNC client

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MNC: query it by running the command LST RNCBASIC on the corresponding RNC client

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LAI: query it by running the command LST AC on the corresponding RNC client

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RNC ID: query it by running the command LST RNCBASIC on the corresponding RNC client

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CELL ID: query it by running the command LST CELL on the corresponding RNC client

 Note: The query result is decimal. It can be filled in the CELL ID field after it is converted to hex and removed of the highest bit.

Downlink frequency point: query it by running the command LST CELL on the corresponding RNC client and then inputting the corresponding CELL ID in the CELL Scramble: query it by running the command LST CELL on the corresponding RNC client and then inputting the corresponding CELL ID in the CELL 

Configuring Target 3G Cells as the Inter-RAT Neighbor Cell of GSM

Configuring target 3G cells as the inter-RAT neighbor cell of GSM proceeds as below: −

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Modify the property of external cells

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Select external cells

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Modify the neighbor relationship, as shown in 7.13.

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Figure 1.2 Configuration table for GSM inter-RAT neighbor cells

 Note: The target cell for handover from the 3G network can be the directional neighbor cell of GSM only.

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Configuring Parameters for 2G Reselection

Configuring parameters for 2G reselection proceeds as below:

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Select setting cells dynamically

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Select the current cell

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Modify the parameters for inter-RAT system information, as shown in 7.13.

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Figure 1.3 Configuration table for 2G reselection parameters

The configuration table for 3G system information includes the following parameters: −

Type of measurement reports: common measurement reports

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Number of best cells in the GSM band: the default value is 3

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Threshold for searching for 3G cells in the idle mode: the values range from 0 to 15

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Offset of FDD cell reselection: When the mean receiver level of 3G cells is FDD_Qoffset greater than that of the serving cell, the UE can reselect 3G cells. 0 = – ∞ (always select a cell if acceptable), 1 = –28 dB, 2 = –24 dB, …, 15 = 28 dB. Select 0 for easy handover.

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The minimum Ec/No threshold for FDD cell reselect: level threshold for 3G cell reselection: when the receiver level of 3G cell is greater than the FDD_Qmin, the cell can be a candidate cell for reselection.

−

Other default values

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Configuring 2G Handover Parameters

7.13 shows the parameter configuration table for inter-RAT handover.

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Figure 1.4 Parameter configuration table for inter-RAT handover

Pay attention to the following parameters: −

Handout permission: select it.

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Permission for handover algorithm of a 3G better cell: select it.

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2G/3G cell handover priority selection: select 3G cell for handover as priority

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2G cell selection threshold: the greater the threshold is, the difficult the handover to 2G is. The recommended value is 63.

RSCP threshold for handover to a better 3G cell: the smaller the value is, the difficult the handover to 3G is. The recommended value is 10. Ec/No threshold for handover to a better 3G cell: the smaller the value is, the difficult the handover to 3G is. The recommended value is 10. Statistics time for a better 3G cell: the recommended value is 5. The lasting time for handover to a better 3G cell: the smaller the value is, the easier and faster the handover is. Pay attention to frequent handover. The recommended value is 4. 

Added Data Configuration on 3G MSCs

Added data configuration proceeds as below:

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Add the cell information about location area near the 2G MSC to the list of cells of 3G MSC location area. LAI = MCC + MISSING NEIGHBOR CELL + LAC. Select LAI as the type of location area. Select Near VLR area as the property of location area. Add the corresponding 2G MSC/VLR code. GCI = MCC + MNC + LAC + CI. Select GCI as the type of location area. Select Near VLR area as the property of location area. Add the corresponding 2G MSC/VLR code.

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If inter-PLMN cell reselection is necessary, the MSC must configure the equivalent PLMN list: ADD EPLMN, and add the inter-PLMN MCC and MNC. The equivalent

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PLMN is the PLMN which provides equivalent services to subscribers. The network side decides whether to tell the control list to UE. The MSC sends the list to UE upon update acceptance and the UE saves it. When the UE reselects an inter-PLMN cell, it reselects a cell from the list by priority. −

Configure the data at MTP layer and guarantee the signaling transmission between the 2G MSC and the 3G MSC.

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Configure the data at SCCP layer. Configure the corresponding record of 2G MSC in the GT table, SCCP SSN table, and SCCP DSP table.

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Configure the trunk data between MSCs in the same way as configuring common data. Necessary Data Configuration for RNC

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Data Configuration for Supporting Roaming from WCDMA to GSM/GPRS To support the roaming from WCDMA to GSM/GPRS, the UTRAN must complete sending the following system information: −

Add GSM cells and configuration the following data: MCC MISSING NEIGHBOR CELL LAC CELL ID NCC BCC FREQ_BAND Frequency number CIO ADD GSMCELL: MCC="460", MNC="10", LAC="0x0fa0", CID="0x0102", NCC=0, BCC=0, BCCHARFCN=60, BANDIND=DCS1800_BAND_USED, RATCELLTYPE=GSM; ADD INTERRATNCELL: CELLID=123, MCC="460", MNC="10", LAC="0x0fa0", CID="0x0102", CELLINDIVIDALOFFSET=50, QOFFSET1SN=-50, QRXLEVMIN=-58;

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Configure the measurement point for FACH to inter-frequency FDD measurement, inter-frequency TDD measurement, or inter-RAT measurement. If inter-RAT roaming is necessary, configure the measurement point for FACH to inter-RAT measurement; otherwise, according to SIB11, the RNC will not send RNC information about GSM neighbor cells. MOD CELLMEAS: CELLID=123, INTERFREQINTERRATMEASIND=INTER_RAT, FACHMEASIND=REQUIRE, FACHMEASOCCACYCLELENCOEF=3;

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Configure the SearchRAT of the GSM network by running the command MOD CELLSELRESEL.

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After configuration of these information, the SsearchRAT contained in SIB3 is sent

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and information about GSM neighbor cells contained in SIB11 are sent. Data Configuration for Supportint Inter-RAT Handover from WCDMA to

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GSM

To support the inter-RAT handover from WCDMA to GSM, configure the following parameters: −

Add GSM cells and configuration the following data: MCC MISSING NEIGHBOR CELL LAC CELL ID NCC BCC FREQ_BAND Frequency number CIO

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