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Introduction

Process by which a UE detects, evaluates, and camps on a better neighbor when already camped on a cell
Idle Mode, CELL_PCH, URA_PCH CELL_FACH

Suggested Reading
TS 25.304 TS 25.133 TS 25.331 Systems Memos by Messay Amerga
http://lvcrpprd.qualcomm.com/livelink/livelink?func=ll&objId=25722527&objAction=browse&sort=name

Deviation from Specification is highlighted in Red

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Message Flow Diagram

RRC ACQ Procedures
CPHY_ACQ_CNF (success) CHY_ACQ_REQ

L1

l1m_state = ACQ
CPHY_SETUP_REQ (BCH/PCCPCH) CPHY_SETUP_CNF (success)

l1m_state = BCH
CPHY_CELL_SELECTION_REQ

Evaluate Cell Selection Criteria (S Values)

CPHY_CELL_SELECTION_CNF CPHY_CELL_TRANS (cell camp on cell 0) CPHY_CELL_TRANS_CNF (success) CPHY_SETUP_REQ (SCCPCH)

l1m_state = PCH/FACH
CPHY_SETUP_CNF (success) CPHY_CELL_PARM_REQ

Cell selection/cell reselection parameters

CPHY_CELL_MEAS_REQ

SIB parms, neighbor cell list

CPHY_DRX_REQ

l1m_state = PCH_SLEEP (Cell Selection/Reselection Evaluation every DRX Cycle) Pilot Dies/Neighbor Cell becomes stronger
CPHY_CELL_RESELECTION_IND (cell 1) CPHY_SETUP_REQ (PCCPCH_N/BCH_N) CPHY_SETUP_CNF (success)

Read SIBs
CPHY_CELL_TRANSITION_REQ (reselection success)

l1m_state = PCH Set up SCCPCH on new Cell

CPHY_CELL_TRANS_CNF (success) CPHY_CELL_PARM_REQ CPHY_CELL_MEAS_REQ CPHY_DRX_REQ

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S Criteria

Squal > 0 AND Srxlev > 0 to camp on a cell Squal = Ec/Io Qqualmin
Ec/Io > Qqualmin to camp Ec/Io is measured by UE Qqualmin is from SIB3

Srxlev = RSCP Qrxlevmin max(UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH P_MAX, 0)

RSCP should be greater than a minimum RSSI When RF output power of the UE is less than what the UE may use in the cell, then UE should be closer to NodeB RSCP is measured by UE Qrxlevmin and UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH is from SIB3

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SIB3 Parameters
Sintrasrch (optional)
Measure intra-frequency neighbor cells when Squal <= Sintrasrch Always measure intra-frequency neighbor cells when not specified

Sintersrch (optional)
Measure inter-frequency neighbor cells when Squal <= Sintersrch Always measure inter-frequency neighbor cells when not specified

SsearchRAT (optional)
Measure inter-RAT neighbor cells when Squal <= SsearchRAT Always measure inter-RAT neighbor cells when not specified

Qhyst1s
Used in ranking serving cell based on RSCP

Qhyst2s
Used in ranking serving cell based on Ec/Io.

Qqualmin
Minimum required quality measure based on Ec/Io

Qrxlevmin
Minimum required quality measure based on RSCP

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SIB3 Parameters

UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH
Maximum allowed UL TX power

Treselection
Time for which the neighbor cell should meet cell reselection criteria for UE to reselect

Cell Selection and Reselection Quality Measure

Ec/Io or RSCP Specifies which measurement quantity ranking should be based on

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SIB11 Parameters

Neighbor List
UE will also detect neighbors not specified in the list and reselect to it (FACH) Idle Mode support for detected cells still under discussion

Qoffset1s,n
Quality Offset used to rank cell based on RSCP

Qoffset2s,n
Quality Offset used to rank cell based on Ec/Io

UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH
Maximum allowed UL TX Power for neighbour cell

Qqualmin
Minimum required quality measure based on Ec/Io

Qrxlevmin
Minimum required quality measure based on RSCP

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Serving Cell Ranking

RSCP Ranking
UE implementation same as specified in 25.304 Rank_s = RSCP + Qhyst1

Ec/Io Ranking
UE implementation same as specified in 25.304 Rank_s = Ec/Io + Qhyst2

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Neighbor Cell Ranking (RSCP)

FDD cells
Rank_n = RSCP Qoffset1 UE implementation same as specified in 25.304

GSM cells
Rank_n = Filtered RSSI Qoffset1 Filtered RSSI is running average of 4 samples UE follows specification if serving cell S criteria meets Rank_n = Filtered RSSI MIN( 10, Qoffset1 ) UE deviates from specification when Serving Cell fails S criteria Prevents UE from staying on bad 3G cell when network setting, Qoffset1, is unreasonably high

If Inter-frequency or GSM neighbors are present

Always perform RSCP ranking first, irrespective of measurement quantity If RSCP ranking yields FDD cell as best cell, re-rank FDD cells based on Ec/Io if measurement quantity is set to Ec/Io

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Neighbor Cell Ranking (Ec/Io)

FDD Cells
Deviates from specification (Rank_n = Ec/Io Qoffset2) Rank_n = Ec/Io MAX( Qoffset2 + Qhyst2, Qhyst2_add ) + Qhyst2 Qhyst2_add (additional hysteresis) based on serving cell Ec/Io Qhyst2_add = 2 dB, if Ec/Io < -12dB = (14+Ec/Io) dB, if -12dB < Ec/Io < -10dB = 4dB, if Ec/Io > -10dB

For more information:

Suppressing Idle Mode Re-selections based on CPICH measurements, by Messay Amerga Discusses why hysteresis is applied based on observed signal strength

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Reselection Criteria (GSM)

When Serving Cell Meets S criteria

Rn > Rs, and Srxlev > 0, for Treselection Choose cell that meets above condition for evaluation with other cells

When Serving Cell Fails S criteria

Neighbor cell Srxlev > 0 for Treselection Choose cell that meets above condition for evaluation with other cells

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Reselection Criteria (FDD)

When Serving Cell meets S criteria

RSCP Ranking and Measurement Quantity is RSCP Rn > Rs, and neighbor cell meets S criteria for Treselection Choose cell that meets above condition for evaluation with other cells RSCP Ranking and Measurement Quantity is Ec/Io Rn > Rs, and neighbor cell meets S criteria Choose cell that meets above condition for evaluation with other cells Treselection is incremented during Ec/Io re-ranking

When Serving Cell fails S criteria

RSCP Ranking and Measurement Quantity is RSCP Neighbor cell meets S criteria for Treselection Choose cell that meets above condition for evaluation with other cells RSCP Ranking and Measurement Quantity is Ec/Io Neighbor cell meets S criteria Choose cell that meets above condition for evaluation with other cells Treselection is incremented during Ec/Io re-ranking

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Choosing Best Cell

RSCP Ranking and Measurement Quantity is RSCP

Choose best ranked cell from cells selected for reselection evaluation

RSCP Ranking and Measurement Quantity is Ec/Io

Choose best ranked cell from cells selected for reselection evaluation If best cell is FDD cell, re-rank based on Ec/Io and choose best cell

GSM Cell
If BSIC of best cell not verified, verify BSIC If BSIC has changed, check to see if <ARFCN,BSIC> is in neighbor list Reselect only to cells in neighbor list If above conditions fail, choose next best GSM cell to reselect

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Out Of Service

Idle Mode
Serving cell fails S criteria continuously for 12s

FACH
Serving cell fails S criteria continuously for 4s

CPHY_OUT_OF_SERVICE_INDICATION sent to RRC

RRC performs Cell Selection If UE was in Idle Mode, enter Idle mode on new cell If UE in CELL_FACH enter CELL_FACH on new cell
RRC performs Cell Update on new cell

Deviation from specification

OOS timer is not incremented when RRC is reading SIBs of neighbor cell May cause OOS timer to expire later than 12s Reselection given priority over OOS

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Reacquisition Algorithm during DRX

In Idle Mode, UE wakes up and reacquires serving cell If Reacquisition fails
UE performs a modified cell reselection algorithm Treselection not taken into consideration to save time of missed pages
Intra-f Nbrs Present? No Step 1/2/3 (Full) Search on serv frequency Serv Cell Found? No Inter-f nbrs present? No GSM nbrs present? No Yes Perform GSM meas and rank Yes Rank any intra-f nbrs found Best nbr meet S criteria? No Yes Perform inter-f searches Best nbr meet S criteria? No Best nbr meet S criteria? No Yes Yes Yes Wake up Perform Reacq List Search

No

Serving Cell Reacquired?

Yes

Perform Normal Cell Reselection Procedure Reselect to Neighbor

Search Intra-f nbrs and rank

Best nbr meet Yes S criteria? No

Yes

OOS Timer Expired? Yes

No

Increment OOS Timer

Go To Sleep

Send OOS

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Cell Reselection Algorithm

Perform Active set search Determine if Active set meets cell selection Has Cell Selection failed for N DRX cycles? no Yes

RRC indication
No Cell reselection needed no Have measurement conditions been met? yes Search all scheduled intra-freq, inter-freq and inter-RAT monitored cells

Cell reselection indication to RRC

Use CPICH RSCP and GSM RSSI meas to compute Qmeas,n

yes yes

yes

Use CPICH Ec/Io and to compute Q meas,n

For each searched cell, compute on : R =Q meas,n -Qoffset n Qmeas computed using RSCP?

no bc=next ranked cell

Tsr,BC > Treselection?

no

meas quality set to Ec/Io and multiple frequencies in Monitored list?

n=0

yes

no Is bc serving cell? no yes no

Are Squal,n and S rxlev,n > 0? Clear Tsr,n exclude n from ranked list

yes

Increment Tsr,n

n++ no

Is bc GSM cell?

Any other neighbors? no For the Active cell compute: Rs = Q meas,s + Qhyst rank all cells according to Rs for serving cell and Rn for neighbor cells

yes

no

Is bc serving cell?

bc=best cell

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Full Search Timer

Step 1/2/3 is also called Full Search

Searches entire PN space (10ms) to get cell position Used to discover timing and energy of ASYNC cells

Idle Mode
Done when Serving Cell and all Neighbor Cells < -16 dB Every 30s for intra-frequency and Squal < Sintrasrch Every 30s for inter-frequency and Squal < Sintersrch Done when serving cell Squal falls below Sthreshold for the first time and there are only ASYNC neighbors present

FACH
Every 360ms

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Measurement Rules (Idle Mode)

Measurements are started when Squal <= Sthreshold

Sthreshold is Sintrasrch, Sintrasrch, and SsrchRAT,m for intra-frequency, inter-frequency and inter-RAT searches

Measurements are started when S criteria fails for Nserv DRX cycles
In this case, the above measurement rule is ignored

Measurements are also started when reacquisition fails

Treselection is also not taken into account in this case

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W2G Reselection (Idle Mode)

When reacquisition fails

Delay reselection to GSM by 2 DRX cycles

Reselect if serv cell ECIO < -20 dB or RxAGC < -95 dBm
In Idle Mode, S criteria of serving cell must fail for 5s

Optimizations featurized (FEATURE_DELAY_3G_TO_2G) UE can handle BSIC mismatches

Reselects to cell with same ARFCN but different BSIC, if specified in SIB11

Only one cell is BSIC reconfirmed

Spec specifies 4 cells to be reconfirmed

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Measurements in FACH
UE always performs measurements
Without regard to Sintrasrch, Sintersrch or SsearchRAT Spec compliant, since according to 25.304 If Sx > SsearchRAT m, UE need not perform measurements on cells of RAT "m".

UE checks if Squal < Sthreshold before reselecting

Makes sure we dont reselect if Squal > Sthreshold

Intra-frequency cells measurements done every 80ms

Can be pre-empted by FACH measurement occasions Step 1/2/3 search can stretch timing

Inter-frequency and GSM measurements are done during FACH measurement occasions
Inter-frequency and GSM measurements alternate RACH transmissions and Intra-frequency search can reserve FACH measurement occasions Causes UE to lose FACH measurement occasions

UE can detect and reselect to cells not specified in SIB11

Reselection parameters defaulted to use serving cell values

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Barred Cells Support

Implementation is 25.304 Compliant SIB 3 parameters (Cell Access Restriction IE)

Cell Barred Intraf reselection Indicator T-barred value Cell Reservation

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Barred Cell Suport in IDLE Mode

Serving Cell Barred

Trigger Immediate reselection by simulating reacq failure Ignore S-thresholds Ignore reselection timer Serving cell not considered for ranking and hence reselection is triggered if a neighbor is suitable. If no neighbor is suitable for reselection trigger OOS

Neighbor Cell Barred

Measurements are not made as long as the neighbor is barred. Neighbor barred cell is excluded from reselection ranking. If the frequency is barred, all cells in the frequency not considered for measurements and reselection ranking.

Acquistion
Acquistions (except those for Handovers) are not allowed on barred cells.

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FACH Mode Barred

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Software Flow Chart (Idle Mode)

Wake Up srchzz_prepare_for_wake_up() - restore fingers - start aset srch

srchzz_aset_srch_done() - calculate serviing cell eng

Serving Cell max_eng[0] > path_thresh? YES

NO

Perform reacquisition failure algorithm

srchcr_start_nset_srch_cmd( SRCHCR_REACQ_FAIL_CR_SRCH)

srchzz_declare_reacq_status_drx(TRUE, TRUE) - send reacq success status to DRX

Do DRX PICH Processing and call srchcr_start_cell_reselection_eval()

Do Aset Evaluation Check if neighbor measurements required srchcr_aset_cell_select_reselect_eval()

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Software Flow Chart (FACH Mode)

srchfach_proc_srch_ops() - Handle search heartbeat events - ASET 20ms, NSET 80ms

Aset search timer expired?

YES

Any search in progress?

NO Perform aset search

srch_fing_triage_due = TRUE

NO

YES srch_aset_srch_due = TRUE srchcr_aset_srch_done() - get aset results

YES Triage due timer expired? NO Nset search timer expired?

srchfach_next_srch_cmd() - check if step 1/2/3 due - check if triage due

YES YES srch_cell_resel_eval_due = TRUE

Any search in progress?

srch_cell_resel_eval_ due = TRUE?

NO

YES

srchcr_aset_cell_select_reselect_eval() - Perform aset eval - perform intra-f neighbor searching and evaluation

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Software Flow Chart (Idle Mode)

srch_aset_cell_select_reselect_eval() -Perform aset eval

srchcr_det_neigh_srch() -Determines if nbr search needed -Intra, inter or GSM

srchcr_prepare_srched_cells() -initialise cells for search

srchcr_start_n_srch() initialise cells for search

YES srchcr_start_intra_f_srch() Intra search reqd?

NO Inter search reqd?

NO InterRAT reqd? YES NO

YES NO Is fiull search condition met()? NO Need full search? lim_put_local_cmd() -Sets nset srch done

YES A B C D

YES F E

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Software Flow Chart (Idle Mode)

A B D C E

Do Step1,2 & 3 search

srchcr_start_inter_f_srch()

srchcr_start_gsm_srch() -GSM search

srchcr_nset_srch_cmd() - Pick strongest and rem cells and do list search.

srchcr_inter_f_nset_srch_cmd() -Pick strongest & rem cells and do list search

Send meas cmd to DSP

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Software Flow Chart (Idle Mode)

srchcr_nset_list_srch_done() - Called when list srch results from dsp are available only for intra-f

srchcr_intra_f_post_list_srch_dump() -Cal Ecio for the rslts

srchcr_reset_proc_start_n_srch() -Process rslts, determine new search

Is intra-f srch in progress? YES

NO

Is Inter-f srch in progress? YES

NO

srchcr_proc_intra_f_srch() -Process rslts of intra-f

srchcr_proc_inter_f_srch() -Process rslts of inter-f

srchcr_sort_nset() - Sort the results by energy

srchcr_sort_inter_f_nset() - Sort the results by energy

srchcr_nset_intra_f_cell_reselect_eval() - Evaluate the rank of s-cell and n-cells and increment or reset Tresel accordingly

srchcr_nset_inter_f_cell_reselect_eval() - Evaluate the rank of s-cell and n-cells and increment or reset Tresel accordingly

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Files List
File Srchcr.h Srchcr.c Description Function prototypes, data structures, and enums Cell Reselection main implementation

Srchzz.c
Srchfach.c Srchcrgsm.h Srchcrgsm.c

Search wake up and sleep functions (Idle Mode)

Search kickoff point in FACH. FACH measurement occasion implementation Cell Reselection GSM measurements (Idle) related declarations Cell Reselection GSM measurements (Idle) related implementation. Command functions and callback functions to read results.

Srchgsmdrv.h srchgsmdrv.c

Scheduler for GSM measurements. Wrapper for GL1.

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F3 Messages
Start Cell Reselection
srchcr.c 06824 Start Cell Reselection...

Idle Mode
Reacquisition (after DRX wake up)
srchzz.c 01860 <---- Reacq: eng(105824)pos(289021)psc(8)----->

Reacquisition succeeds
srchzz.c 01662 [18399] srch rsp DRX:stat 1 (slew -2)

Reacquisition fails
srchzz.c 01921 Reacq list search failed 4496 6464

Start Aset Evaluation

srchcr.c 07249 CR Aset Eval:freq 10689 PSC 8 tot_eng 105824

Start Cell Reselection Evaluation (conditions for measurements met)

srchcr.c 07294 CR Start:2*squal=25,srxlev=36,sintr_int=16

Intra-f and GSM searches are due

srchcr.c 07296 CR srch due Intra 1 Inter 0 GSM 1

Serving cell rank based on RSCP

srchcr.c 07353 CR RANK:(RSCP) rank_s -53,PSC 8,2*rscp -126

Serving cell rank based on ECIO

srchcr.c 07362 CR RANK:(ECIO) 2*rank_s -7,PSC 8,2*ecio-15

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F3 Messages

Idle Mode (Continued)

Cell Reselection not evaluated (conditions not met)
srchcr.c 07383 CR not eval:2*squal=21,Nserv=0,sintr_int=10

Rank of neighbor cell based on RSCP

srchcr.c 04357 CR RANK:(RSCP) 2*RSCP -168,PSC 27,qoff1 0 srchcr.c 04360 CR RANK:(RSCP) rank_n -84,2*sq_n -63,srxlv_n -84

Rerank FDD cells based on ECIO

srchcr.c 03273 Rerank FDD cell based on ECIO

FDD reranking did not find any best cells

srchcr.c 03299 FDD rerank returned NULL

Rank of neighbor cell based on ECIO

srchcr.c 02519 CR RANK:(ECIO) 2*rank_n -63,PSC 27,2*ecio-63

Rank of neighbor cell based on ECIO for Inter-frequency

srchcr.c 02595 CR RANK IF:(ECIO) 2*rank_n -63,PSC 27,2*ecio-63

Rank of GSM neighbor cell (based on RSSI)

srchcr.c 06346 GSM rank -72, s_rxlev_n 43 arfcn 13

TmeasureGSM expired
srchcr.c 05943 CR:TmeasGSM xpired, sinterrat 20

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F3 Messages
Idle Mode (continued)
Treselection started on neighbor cell
srchcr.c 04407 CR:Start Tresel on PSC 9 srchcr.c 06366 CR:Start Tresel on ARFCN 13

Treselection reset on neighbor cell

srchcr.c 02571 CR:Reset Tresel on PSC 27 srchcr.c 06398 CR:Reset Tresel on ARFCN 90

Treselection Incremented on neighbor cell

srchcr.c 04427 CR:Inc Tresel on PSC=8 t=256 frames Tresel=5

Cell Reselection Evaluation done

srchcr.c 06100 CR EVAL nbr searching done

No best cell found during this evaluation

srchcr.c 03400 No best cell found srchcr.c 09179 Did not find suitable ncell to reselect

Start GSM Cell BSIC Identification

srchcr.c 06490 Start BSIC identification

End of GSM BSIC Identification

srchcrgsm.c 00620 GSM ACQ clnp done:cur_gfn=45

Cell Reselection Indication

srchcr.c 09069 CEL RESEL IND:GSM BSIC ncc0 bcc 0 ARFCN 13 srchcr.c 08999 CEL RESEL IND:Fr 10689 psc 9

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F3 Messages

FACH
Serving cell evaluation started
srchcr.c 07249 CR Aset Eval:freq 10689 PSC 8 tot_eng 110976 srchcr.c 07294 CR Start:2*squal=25,srxlev=41,sintr_int=16

CRNTI is valid for FACH Measurement Occasions

rrcllcoc.c 09264 Valid C-RNTI in CC

FACH Measurement Occasion parameters

srchfach.c 02753 FACH meas oksn: Ntti 1, M_REP 16, C_RNTI 1

FACH inter-frequency measurement due

srchfach.c 03556 FACH meas oksn SW due at 1520 for Inter-freq to meas at 1521

FACH inter-frequency measurement (step 1)

srchcmmeas.c 01999 Starting interF 10830 step1

FACH inter-frequency results (step 1)

srchcmdrv.c 00930 SRCHCM:Step1 peak 0 egy 48932 pos 1160 srchcmmeas.c 02697 Step1Done #Peak 13 NoCell 13 RSSI -69 dBm srchcmmeas.c 01490 Selecting PSCpeak 0 posCx8 1160 egy 48932

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F3 Messages

FACH (continued)
FACH inter-frequency measurements (list search)
srchcmmeas.c 02124 Starting PSCACQlistSrch F 10830 SCR 144

FACH inter-frequency measurements (reconfirmation)

srchcmmeas.c 02155 Starting ReconfListSrch srchcmmeas.c 03272 Cell->DETECTED SCR 144 posCx8 83080 egy 66768

FACH GSM measurement due

srchfach.c 03545 FACH meas oksn SW due at 1534 for GSM to meas at 1537

FACH GSM RSSI measurement

srchcrgsm.c 02868 FACH GSM meas proceed with RSSI

FACH GSM BSIC Identification

srchcrgsm.c 03468 FACH GSM meas proceed with BSIC Id

FACH GSM BSIC verified or not

srchcr.c 10882 BSIC verified?: 0

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F3 Messages

FACH (continued)
FACH GSM rank
srchcr.c 10878 FACH GSM rank -110, s_rxlev_n -9 arfcn 90

FACH inter-frequency rank based on RSCP

srchcr.c 02905 CR RANK:(RSCP) 2*RSCP -156,PSC 9,qoff1 0 srchcr.c 02908 CR RANK:(RSCP) rank_n -78,2*sq_n 21,srxlv_n 21

FACH inter-frequency rank based on ECIO

srchcr.c 02505 CR RANK:(ECIO) 2*rank_s -6,PSC 8,2*ecio-14 srchcr.c 02595 CR RANK IF:(ECIO) 2*rank_n -19,PSC 9,2*ecio-19

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F3 MESSAGES
Step1 Peak Elimination
Eliminates same Step1 Peaks from Step1 srch result and (ASET or NSET) cells
srchcr.c 1661 Stp1 cnt: before Elimination 25 srchcr.c 1679 Stp1 cnt: after Elimination 20

Sorting Intra frequency

Number of sorted intra frequency cells
srchcr.c 09311 Sorted 2 cells

Interfreq messages
Cell reselection not evaluated reason : CR not enabled or inter-f cells not present
srchcr.c <line no> Inter-f Nset not evaled

Cell reselection evaluated

srchcr.c <line no> Inter-f NSET eval for cell resel

When sorting entire Inter-f set

srchcr.c <line no> Sorting Inter-freq NSET cnt=<value> srchcr.c <line no> Sorting Inter-f NSET
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F3 MESSAGES
Inter-f messages continued
If any sorted cells have 0 energy, they are indicated via this message
srchcr.c <line no> Netwk sync nbr <value> fr <value> not found srchcr.c <line no> Sorted <value> cells freq <value> f_idx <value>

Cell reselection indications

Found better cell than the present serving cell
srchcr.c <line no> Found next best ranked cell

Reselection indication given to RRC with the Freq and PSC value
srchcr.c <line no> CEL RESEL IND:Fr <value> psc <value> srchcr.c <line no> CEL RESEL IND:GSM BSIC <ncc,bcc>=2,3 ARFCN 12

Reselection indication given for a GSM cell with ARFCN and ncc & bcc
srchcr.c <line no> Did not find next best GSM cell

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F3 MESSAGES
Neigbhour searches evaluations
To do full inter-f search with sync and async cells
srchcr.c <line no> Do inter-f full srch sync <value> async <value>

In FACH mode if aset or all sync neigbhours have less than -16dB or no nbrs
srchcr.c <line no> Full Srch tmr exp, do Full Srch

In Idle mode if aset or all sync neigbhours have less than -16dB or no nbrs
srchcr.c <line no> Cells weak, do step 1/2/3

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F3 MESSAGES

GSM
srchcr.c <line no> Sorting GSM nset <value> cells

search for BSIC id aborted due to cell being weak

srchcr.c <line no> ARFCN %d too weak for BSIC id

Wait for timer expiry before GSM timing is slammed after waking up
srchcr.c <line no> waiting for GSM time ready <value> srchcr.c <line no> No GSM nbr cells srchcr.c <line no> Pending resel: No GSM search srchcr.c <line no> No GSM neighbors to search srchcr.c <line no> CR:TmeasGSM xpired, sinterrat <value> srchcr.c <line no> BSIC verif tmr xpired, sinterrat <value> srchcr.c <line no> aset srch going on. Not making it inactive srchcr.c <line no> CR Res for ARFCN <value> srchcr.c <line no> GSM PScan: idx=<value> burst=<value> rssi/16=<value>

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F3 MESSAGES

Rudimentary messages
srchcr.c <line no> sync nset <value> async nset <value> uset <value> srchcr.c <line no> Start Cell Reselection... srchcr.c <line no> Cell trans in prog, no cell resel eval srchcr.c <line no> Inc num drx=<value> last gsm srch=<value>

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