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V2.2
2011-9-21
Cheng Hao
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.1.6 3.2 3.2.1 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.6 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.7 3.7.1 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 Function Description ................................................................................................. 1 Intra-Freq Handover Strategy ...................................................................................... 1 Inter-Freq Handover Strategy ...................................................................................... 2 Measurement Gap Configuration Strategy .................................................................. 2 Redirection Strategy .................................................................................................... 2 Intra-RAT Handover Based on Load Balancing .......................................................... 3 Handover to UTRAN .................................................................................................... 3 Handover to GERAN ................................................................................................... 3 CS Fallback to GERAN/UTRAN .................................................................................. 4 Technical Description ................................................................................................ 4 Measurement in RRC_Connected ............................................................................... 4 Intra-RAT Event-triggered Measurement Reporting .................................................... 4 Inter-RAT Event-triggered Measurement Reporting .................................................. 10 Intra-Freq Measurement ............................................................................................ 12 Inter-Freq Measurement ............................................................................................ 14 Inter-RAT Measurement ............................................................................................ 14 Measurement Gap Configuration Strategy ................................................................ 15 Intra-Freq Handover Strategy .................................................................................... 18 Intra-Freq Event Handling.......................................................................................... 18 Inter-Freq Handover Strategy .................................................................................... 19 Inter-Freq Handover Decision.................................................................................... 19 Inter-Freq Event Handling.......................................................................................... 19 Handover Based on Load Balancing ......................................................................... 20 Load Balancing Triggered.......................................................................................... 20 Handover Handling .................................................................................................... 20 Inter-RAT Handover Strategy .................................................................................... 20 Handover to GERAN ................................................................................................. 20 Handover to UTRAN .................................................................................................. 21 Redirection ................................................................................................................. 22 Redirection Judgment and Related Measurement .................................................... 23 Redirection Target System/Frequency Band Selection ............................................. 24 CS Fallback to GERAN/UTRAN ................................................................................ 24 CS Fallback Target Cell and Method Selection ......................................................... 24 Parameter and Configuration .................................................................................. 25 Related Parameters ................................................................................................... 25 Parameter List ........................................................................................................... 25 Parameter Configuration............................................................................................ 26 Glossary .................................................................................................................... 36
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Figure 1 Figure 2 Measurement Gap Configuration with Propagation Delay .......................................... 16 Measurement Gap Configuration without Propagation Delay ..................................... 17
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Introduction
This document describes the connection mode management functions within the eNodeB in LTE network. Abbreviations used in this document are explained in Glossary.
Function Description
In LTE system, RRC-connection mobility management is realized by cell handover strategy for the reason of UE mobility; the load balancing can adjust the traffic distribution among the cells to reduce the traffic of high-load cell. During the handover, the service continuity should be guaranteed and the service Qos should be satisfied. Based on the different characteristics of cell frequency and access technologies before and after the handover, the cell handover strategy can be divided into intra-frequency handover, inter-frequency handover and inter-RAT handover. This document mainly introduces the ZTE eNodeB mobility management in RRC connection state by adopting cell handover strategy. Based on the different characteristics of cell frequency before and after the handover, the cell handover strategy can be divided into: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Intra-Freq handover strategy Inter-Freq handover strategy Measurement interval configuration strategy for Inter-Freq handover Redirection strategy Intra-RAT Handover based on Load Balancing Handover to UTRAN Handover to GERAN CS fallback to GERAN/UTRAN
Handover strategy includes measurement control and event report. Handover include measurement, handover decision and handover execution. Measurement is the prerequisite for handover, and handover decision is the core and the handover execution is the procedure realizing the handover.
2.1
Intra-Freq handover means the UE in connected state performs handover between the neighbor cells with the same frequency in E-UTRAN. Intra-Freq handover algorithm is based on the measurement including Intra-Freq measurement control and Intra-Freq measurement report handling. Intra-Freq measurement control involves the establishment, modification, and release of Intra-Freq measurement. For related details, please refer to Section 3.1.1. The Intra-Freq measurement report handling means that when eNB receives the Intra-Freq measurement report from UE, the eNB performs IntraFreq handover judgment according to the specific measurement report and other related information. byReportQuan controls the Intra-Freq measurement quantity that triggers the report. For related details, please refer to Section 3.2.
2.2
2.3
2.4
Redirection Strategy
The system use redirectedCarrierInfo in the Message RRCConnectionRelease to indicate UE to camp on the specified system/frequency when disconnected. LTE supports Intra-Rat redirection and Inter-Rat redirection. This algorithm in this documents mainly describes redirection from LTE to 3GPP 2G/3G, CDMA2000-HRPD and CDMA2000-1xRTT. The UE wireless ability is optional for handover to some target system/neighbor cell. As long as UE supports the target system/frequency, it can support redirection to target system/frequency. Therefore, in this mobility management algorithm based on coverage, if the Intra-Freq measurement report from CEU (Cell Edge UE) shows that the signal quality of the serving cell is deteriorating, and if the UE wireless ability or network dont
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support handover to target system/frequency, the UE will handover to specified target system/frequency by redirection. Therefore, the UE can camp on the specified system/frequency immediately after the RRC connection is released, and the business interrupt time is shortened. byRd4Coverage is the switch of this feature and abyRdRATPriority sets the priorities for candidate target systems. For more details, please refer to Section 3.6. The redirection applications in other scenarios like camping load balance, are not supported in this algorithm version.
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2.6
Handover to UTRAN
LTE is all IP system, and all services are based on IP bearer. When UE handovers to UTRAN PS domain, the handover is called PS handover to UTRAN. And if UE handovers to UTRAN CS domain, for example, LTE VoIP is handover to UTRAN CS, this handover is called SRVCC handover to UTRAN. PS HO needs target UTRAN cell support and OMC configuration field byUTRANNBRcellPSHOFlg. SRVCC handover, depends on whether the UE supports the voice service and whether the target cell supports VoIP, and whether UE and MME support SRVCC. For more details, please refer to Section 3.5.2.
2.7
Handover to GERAN
GERAN is different from UTRAN. Its special attribute DTM (Dual Transfer Mode) indicates whether GERAN supports PS and CS simultaneously. Because some GERAN supports CS only (OMC field byDtmsupport can configure the DTM capability of target GERAN neighboring cell), the LTE handover to GERAN can be DTM HO ( PS and CS handover at the same time) or CS HO only. LTE voice handover to GERAN PS domain is PS HO and the prerequisite is the GERAN cell supports VoIP ( OMC field ucGERANNBRcellVoIPFlg is configured). The data PS service, PS HO is performed to GERAN (OMC field byDtmsupport indirectly reflects the PS HO capability of target GERAN); LTE voice service can be handover to GERAN CS domain, that is, SRVCC handover to GERAN. When the UE with voice and data services is handover to GERAN, the data service is handover to PS domain and the voice service is switched by SRVCC, that is, DTM HO. Handover to GERAN has another CCO process. During CCO process, the air interface command can carry the SIB information of the target cell to reduce the access latency. Currently, SRVCC is not supported. For more details, please refer to Section 3.5.1.
2.8
CS Fallback to GERAN/UTRAN
At the initial stage of LTE network deployment, if the operator has not IMS for its core network, LTE system can not provide voice service. The voice service can be supported by CS Fallback to the same coverage cells or overlapped inter-RAT neighboring cells. That is, when initiating a voice service, the service is handover to the target GERAN/UTRAN cell and the voice service is provided by the CS domain resources of GERAN/UTRAN. More specifically, if eNodeB receives INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST or UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST with CS Fallback Indicator from MME at S1 interface, UE shall be triggered to switch to GERAN/UTRAN cell to perform voice service by means of PS HO, CCO or redirection. Before the handover, the target cell is selected based on measurement or blind measurement. The present version supports CS Fallback based on blind measurement, so the target cell can only be the same coverage cells or the overlapped GERAN/UTRAN cells.
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3.1
Technical Description
Measurement in RRC_Connected
When UE is in RRC_connected state, the measurement reporting criterion, on which the UE bases to send a measurement report, consists of periodical reporting and single event triggered. Periodical reporting means that the UE regularly reports the measured quality of DL cell reference signals to eNodeB. Eventtriggered reporting means that the UE shall judge whether the measured quality of DL cell reference signal meets the reporting criterion. If yes, the UE shall report the event (including the information such as Event ID, target cell and so on).
3.1.1
3.1.1.1
Event A1
Event A1 means serving cell quality becomes better than threshold. When receiving Event A1, eNB shall stop the Inter-Freq measurement the UE is conducting. If the measurement gap is activated, the measurement gap should be deactivated. The UE shall: Apply inequality A1-1, as the entering condition for this event Apply inequality A1-2, as the leaving condition for this event Inequality A1-1 (Entering condition)
3.1.1.2
Event A2
Event A2 means the signal quality of the serving cell becomes worse than a predefined threshold. When receiving Event A2, eNB shall start UE Inter-Freq measurement or start UE inter-Rat measurement. If the measurement gap needs to be activated, eNB activates the measurement gap. The UE shall: Apply inequality A2-1, as the entering condition for this event Apply inequality A2-2, as the leaving condition for this event
3.1.1.3
Event A3
Event A3 means neighboring cell quality becomes a predefined offset better than serving cell. When receiving Event A3, eNB shall start the coverage-based Intra-Freq or Inter-Freq handover decision. The UE shall: Apply inequality A3-1, as the entering condition for this event Apply inequality A3-2, as the leaving condition for this event
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Event A4
Event A4 means neighboring becomes better than a predefined threshold. When receiving Event A4, eNB may trigger handover driven by load balancing. The UE shall: Apply inequality A4-1, as the entering condition for this event Apply inequality A4-2, as the leaving condition for this event Inequality A4-1 (Entering condition)
3.1.1.5
Event A5
Event A5 means serving cell becomes worse than threshold 1 and neighboring cell becomes better than threshold 2. When receiving Event A5, eNB may trigger coverage based Intra-Freq or Inter-Freq handover.
The UE shall: Apply inequality A5-1 and equation A5-2, both have to be fulfilled, as the entering condition for this event Apply inequality A5-3 and equation A5-4, at least one of the two has to be fulfilled, as the leaving condition for this event Inequality A5-1 (Entering condition 1)
The configuration of Hys is similar to Hys in Event A1 and Event A2 in terms of its influence on Event triggering. If Thresh1is set too high and Thresh2 is set too low, the probability of Event A5 reporting will be increased. Otherwise, if Thresh1 is set too low and Thresh2 is set too high, the probability of Event A5 reporting will be decreased. Event A5 supports event-triggered periodical reporting. That is, when UE detects that the signal quality falls in the reporting range of Event A5, the UE shall begin to report Event A5 periodically (Its corresponding OMC parameter is byRptIntvl) until the reporting criteria is not fulfilled any longer or the allowed maximal number of reporting times has been reached (Its corresponding OMC parameter is byRptAmt).
3.1.1.6
Time-To-Trigger Mechanism
To avoid the event misreport due to the radio quality fluctuation, the event shall be reported only when the signal quality of the cell to be evaluated meets the report range or threshold and the reporting condition must be met for a certain time period. The timeto-trigger mechanism is applied to intra- and Inter-Freq measurement (Its corresponding OMC parameter is byTrigTime). Take Event A1 as an example, UE can only report Event A1 when serving cell meets the reporting condition and the cell quality meets the reporting condition for the time period byTrigTime.
3.1.2
3.1.2.1
The variables in the formula are defined as follows: Mn is the measurement result of the inter-RAT neighbour cell, not taking into account any offsets. For CDMA 2000 measurement result, pilotStrength is divided by -2. Ofn is the frequency specific offset of the frequency of the inter-RAT neighbour cell (i.e. offsetFreq as defined within the measObject corresponding to the frequency of the neighbour inter-RAT cell).
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Hys is the hysteresis parameter for this event (i.e. hysteresis as defined within reportConfigInterRAT for this event). Thresh is the threshold parameter for this event (i.e. b1-Threshold as defined within reportConfigInterRAT for this event). For CDMA2000, b1-Threshold is divided by -2. Its corresponding OMC parameter is byRscpSysNbrTrd or byEcNoSysNbrTrd for UTRAN, byRatSysNbrTrd for GERAN Mn is expressed in dBm or in dB, depending on the measurement quantity of the interRAT neighbour cell. Ofn, Hys are expressed in dB. Thresh is expressed in the same unit as Mn.
3.1.2.2
Event B2
Event B2 means serving becomes worse than threshold1 and inter RAT neighbor becomes better than threshold2. When receiving Event B2, eNB may trigger coverage based inter RAT handover. The UE shall: Apply inequality B2-1 and equation B2-2, both have to be fulfilled, as the entering condition for this event Apply inequality B2-3 and equation B2-4, at least one of the two has to be fulfilled, as the leaving condition for this event Inequality B2-1 (Entering condition 1)
Ms + Hys < Thresh1
The variables in the formula are defined as follows: Ms is the measurement result of the serving cell, not taking into account any offsets. Mn is the measurement result of the inter-RAT neighbor cell, not taking into account any offsets. For CDMA2000 measurement result, pilotStrength is divided by -2.
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Ofn is the frequency specific offset of the frequency of the inter-RAT neighbor cell (i.e. offsetFreq as defined within the measObject corresponding to the frequency of the interRAT neighbor cell). Hys is the hysteresis parameter for this event (i.e. hysteresis as defined within reportConfigInterRAT for this event). Thresh1 is the threshold parameter for this event (i.e. b2-Threshold1 as defined within reportConfigInterRAT for this event). Thresh2 is the threshold parameter for this event (i.e. b2-Threshold2 as defined within reportConfigInterRAT for this event). For CDMA2000, b2-Threshold2 is divided by -2. Ms is expressed in dBm in case of RSRP, or in dB in case of RSRQ. Mn is expressed in dBm or dB, depending on the measurement quantity of the inter-RAT neighbor cell. Ofn, Hys are expressed in dB. Thresh1 is expressed in the same unit as Ms. Thresh2 is expressed in the same unit as Mn.
3.1.3
Intra-Freq Measurement
Intra-Freq measurement aims at Intra-Freq cells measurement (including serving cell), and the measurement report can be periodical report or event-triggered report. The measurement quantity can be RSRP or RSRQ.
3.1.3.1
Measurement Filtering
To avoid measurement fluctuation while performing Intra-Freq measurement, the UE can perform Layer 3 filtering used for all events evaluation and related reporting of that measurement type. The filtering formula is shown below:
Fn = (1 a ) Fn 1 + a M n
Where: Fn-1 is the old filtered measurement result;
Fn is the updated filter measurement result, that is used for evaluation of reporting criteria or for measurement reporting Mn is the latest received measurement result from the physical layer
a = 1/2(k/4) is the factor calculated according to filter coefficient KFilter Coefficient for RSRP or Filter Coefficient for RSRQ
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3.1.3.2
Measurement Establishment
When RRC connection has been established, the information of Intra-Freq measurement will be sent to UE in the first RRCConnectionReconfiguration message containing information for UE context setup. When UE handovers from the other RAT to LTE, the information of Intra-Freq measurement will be sent in the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message. When RRC connection has been established and the first RRCConnectionRecongfiguration has been send, Event A2 for redirection judgement should be sent if these conditions below can be satisfied: 1 2 There exists Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT neighbouring cell UE can access to; But UE radio capability or network does not support handover to the neighbouring cell; Event A2 for starting Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT has not been sent.
3.1.3.3
Measurement Modification
In the condition that Intra-Freq measurement has been activated, the Intra-Freq measurement may be modified on the following occasions: 1 2 After Intra-Freq/ Inter-Freq handover; If Event A2 measurement has not been activated and there are Inter-Freq neighboring cells, Event A2 measurement configuration can be sent to the UE; When receiving Event A2 for starting Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement from UE and eNB has decided to start Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement: Send Event A1 measurement; Start Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement for handover judgement; If there exists Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT neighbouring cell UE can access to, but UE radio capability or network can not support the handover to this neighbouring cell, UE modifies Event A2 threshold to Event A2 threshold for redirection judgement;
When receiving Event A1 for closing Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement from UE and eNB has decided to close Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement: If Event A2 for redirection has been sent and eNB modifies Event A2 threshold into Event A2 threshold for starting Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement; Close Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement for handover judgement; Close Event A1 for Inter-Freq/ Inter-RAT measurement;
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3.1.3.4
Measurement Release
When the UE moves to RRC_IDLE state, the UE shall release all the Intra-Freq measurements automatically without any message notification.
3.1.4
Inter-Freq Measurement
Inter-Freq measurement means that UE performs measurement on neighboring cells of non-serving frequency carrier. The measurement report can be periodical or eventtriggered. Among all of the events, Event A1 and A2 are measurements on serving frequency carrier. Therefore, measurement gap is not needed and will not introduce extra overhead to UE and the network. Event A1 and A2 can serve to activate and deactivate the measurement gap. Accordingly, when the service is established, if the serving cell has Inter-Freq neighboring cells, the eNodeB may send Event A1/A2 in addition to Intra-Freq measurement to the UE. The following measurement establishment, modification, release are all targeted at Inter-Freq measurement other than Event A1/A2.
3.1.4.1
Measurement Filtering
To avoid measurement fluctuation while performing Inter-Freq measurement, the UE shall perform Layer 3 filtering used for all event evaluation and related reporting of that measurement type. The Layer 3 filtering related factor is Filter Coefficient for RSRP or Filter Coefficient for RSRQ. The application principle is similar to the formula used for Intra-Freq measurement filtering.
3.1.4.2
Measurement Establishment
Inter-Freq measurement is only established after Event A2 reporting.
3.1.4.3
Measurement Modification
Inter-Freq measurement is modified after intra-or Inter-Freq handover.
3.1.4.4
Measurement Release
The eNB shall deactivate the Inter-Freq measurement after Event A1 reporting or when UE moves to RRC_IDLE state. For the latter case, the Inter-Freq measurement can be released automatically without any notification to the UE.
3.1.5
Inter-RAT Measurement
Inter-RAT measurement refers to that UE performs measurement on the adjacent cell of non serving system. For all the measurement events, Event A1 and Event A2 are for serving carrier frequency measurements, and during the measurement it is not necessary to activate measurement gap and it shall not bring additional overhead to the UE and the system. According to Event A1 and Event A2 definitions, Inter-RAT measurement can be used to activate and deactivate the measurement gap. Therefore,
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at service establishment, if there exist inter-RAT adjacent cells, eNodeB shall send Event A1/A2 to the UE. The later measurement establishment, modification and release all aim at Inter-RAT measurement Events except Event A1/A2. Inter-RAT measurement report events are mainly Event B1 and Event B2. For detailed description, please see the relevant Section 3.1.2.2.
3.1.5.1
Measurement Filtering
To avoid measurement fluctuation while performing inter-RAT measurement, the UE can perform Layer 3 filtering on measurement result, and then perform event judgment and report according to the filtered value. GERAN Layer 3 filter factor is byFilterCoeffGera,
and UTRAN Layer 3 factor is byFilterCoeffUtra . For the principle, please refer to Intra-Freq measurement Filter Formula.
3.1.5.2
Measurement Establishment
Inter-RAT measurement is only established after Event A2 reporting.
3.1.5.3
Measurement Modification
Inter-RAT measurement is modified after Inter-RAT handover.
3.1.5.4
Measurement Release
The eNB shall deactivate the Inter-RAT measurement after Event A1 reporting or when UE moves to RRC_IDLE state. For the latter case, the Inter-RAT measurement can be released automatically without any notification to the UE.
3.1.6
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3.2
3.2.1
Judge the first cell in the measurement report cell list is the intra-eNodeB cell or Inter-eNodeB cell.
1. If the first cell in the measurement report cell list is the intra-eNodeB cell, the procedure is as follows: Initiate handover request and attemp to access. If all the services of the UE are accepted, move the Step 2. Otherwise, jump to Step 3. 2. Execute Intra-RAT handover. Handover to the target cell of successful access. Jump to Step 5 after the handover complete. 3. If some intra-eNodeB byHoPartCacSwicth for access handover are switched on, judge whether the UE services are accessed successfully or not. If one service is accepted, jump to Step 4. Otherwise, delete the cell of best quality in the target cell list and move the next step (some byHoPartCacSwicth are switched off or all services access failure). 4. Judge Whether there is a cell secondary to the best cell in the target handover cell list. If Yes, jump to the step that judges the cell is intra-eNodeB cell or Inter-eNodeB cell. If No, move the next step. 5. The procedure ends.
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If the first cell in the measurement report cell list is the inter-eNodeB cell, the procedure is as follows:
1. Initiate handover preparation to the eNodeB, and move to the next step if handover preparation is success. Jump to Step 3 if receiving HANDOVER PREPARATION FAILURE. 2. Execute Intra-RAT handover. Handover to the target cell and move to the next step after the handover complete. 3. The procedure ends.
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
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When receiving Event A3/A5 for inter-frequency handover judgment, eNodeB performs the procedures similar to the Intra-frequency handover Event handling described in Section 3.2.1/
3.4
3.4.1
3.4.2
Handover Handling
Load balancing result indicates the UEs to be handovered and target handover cell list. By the OMC field ucLBMaxHOCell, the maximum cell number which UE attempts to access can be configured. eNodeB judges whether the cell list number is larger than the ucLBMaxHOCell. If yes, the first ucLBMaxHOCell cells are regarded as the target cells. Otherwise, the target handover cell list remains unchanged. The UE attempts to handover to all the cells in the cell list until the handover is successful and UE receives Handover Command. If all the attempts fail, the load balancing is regarded as failure and wait for the next load balancing.
3.5
3.5.1
Handover to GERAN
The handover from LTE to GERAN can be divided into PS HO, SRVCC, and CCO. When adopting CCO procedure, eNB needs to configure OMC parameter bySwitchNacc indicating whether the target GERAN cell supports NACC or not. If the target GERAN cell supports NACC, the eNB can obtain the system information of the target GERAN cell via RIM procedure, shortening delay from CCO to target GERAN cell.
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3.5.1.1
3.5.1.2
3.5.2
Handover to UTRAN
LTE handover to UTRAN consists of PS HO or SRVCC. SRVCC is triggered when UE has voice service of QCI=1 and the Utran cell does not support VoIP.
3.5.2.1
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byEcNoSysNbrTrd respectively for Event threshold. Event-triggered selection is decided by parameter byUtranMeasQuan.
3.5.2.2
Whether UE has services of QCI=1; Whether target UTRAN cell supports VoIP ( configured by OMC field ucUTRANNBRcellVoIPFlg); whether target UTRAN cell supports PS HO (configured by OMC field ucUTRANNBRcellPSHOFlg). eNodeB initiates PS HO when: 1. 2. UE has no services of QCI=1 and the target UTRAN cell supports PS HO; UE has services of QCI=1 and the target UTRAN cell supports VoIP.
eNodeB initiates SRVCC when: UE has services of QCI=1 and the target UTRAN cell does not support VoIP. UE and MME support SRVCC. Considering the above factors, ZTE eNodeB will initiates different handover methods to UE and tries to minimize handover latency and reduce the handover influence on the services. .
3.6
Redirection
For mobility management application scenarios which are based on coverage, PS HO or CCO is preferred if supported by UE and network because PH HO and CCO have better performance in time delay than redirection. If PS HO and CCO are not supported by UE radio capacity or the network, redirection is considered (configured by OMC parameter byRd4Coverage). The scenarios for this feature: 1 2 3 UE supports the frequency band of Inter-Freq or inter-RAT target neighboring cell and is allowed to access to this neighboring cell, and UE radio capacity doesnt support handover (and CCO) to Inter-Freq or(and) interRAT neighboring cell, or Network side (including RAN or /and Core Network) temporarily cant support InterFreq or (and) inter-RAT handover (and CCO).
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3.6.1
At any moment, eNB only configures one version of Event A2 for UE to perform intraFreq measurement. When UE radio capacity, network capacity, neighboring cell configuration only satisfy one of the two Event A2 versions, eNB configures UE for the corresponding Event A2 measurement. Event A2 report of UE shall trigger eNB to proceed with relevant actions. When UE radio capacity, network capacity, neighbor cell configuration can satisfy both two versions of Event A2, Event A2 Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT measurement will be first configured and issued. When eNB receives Event A2 reported by UE, measurement event for Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT handover judgment will be activated. Meantime, Event A2 threshold will be modified to the Event A2 threshold for redirection judgment and Event A1 will be issued to terminate Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT measurement. After these, if UE reports measurement events for Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT handover judgment, eNB shall be triggered to perform, handover judgment; if UE reports measurement event Event A2 for redirection judgment, eNB shall be triggered to perform redirection judgment; if UE reports Event A1 for terminating Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT measurement, eNB shall be triggered to terminate the Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT measurement of UE and adjusts Event A2 threshold to the Event A2 threshold for starting Inter-Freq/Inter-RAT measurement. The Event A2 threshold for redirection judgment can be based on the redirection activating parameter which is preset in the OMC database. The activating threshold can be based on RSRP, RSRQ of serving cell or on both at the same time. Specific choice is differentiated through the selecting of different redirection measurement configuration.
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3.6.2
3.7
CS Fallback to GERAN/UTRAN
By CS Fallback technology, UE can initiate CS service (calling) when UE accesses or in camped in LTE network, and UE can receive CS service (called), and this technology can unable UE to handle PS service properly when UE accesses to LTE network. CS Fallback to GSM cells can be performed by PS HO, CCO or redirection method; CS Fallback to UTRAN cells can be performed by PS HO or redirection method.
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4.1.1
Parameter name Trigger Quantity Measurement report quantity Report Criteria Event Identity Threshold for RSRP Threshold for RSRQ A3 Offset A5 Threshold2 for RSRP A5 Threshold2 for RSRQ Hysteresis Time to Trigger Reporting interval for event Amount of Reporting for event Reporting Interval for Periodical Amount of Reporting for Periodical Maximum Cell Number reported The Indicator for A3 Report On Leaving Filter Coefficient for RSRP Filter Coefficient for RSRQ Candidate Cell Number for Handover
Partial Admission Switch for Intra-eNB HO Maximum number of HO cells for Load balance
Filter Coefficient for GERAN Filter Coefficient for UTRAN UTRAN Measurement Quantity Inter-RAT Threshold of RSCP for UTRA FDD Inter-RAT Threshold of EcNo for UTRA FDD Threshold for GERAN/CDMA System Measurement
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Parameter name Switch for NACC Redirect for Coverage Redirection Measurement Configuration Index Redirect RAT Priority
The GERAN Neighbour Cell Supports DTM Indicator The GERAN Neighbour Cell Supports VoIP Indicator The UTRAN neighbour cell supports VoIP Indicator The UTRAN Neighbour Cell Supports PS HO Indicator
4.1.2
4.1.2.1
Parameter Configuration
Trigger Quantity
Parameter name Abbreviated name Trigger Quantity byTrigQuan This parameter indicates the measurement quantity used to evaluate the triggering condition for the event. The quantities used to evaluate the triggering condition for the event. The values rsrp and rsrq correspond to Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ). enum(rsrp, rsrq) N/A rsrp
Description
4.1.2.2
4.1.2.3
Report Criteria
Parameter name
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byRptCriteria This parameter indicates the report rules of the Inter-Freq measurement enum (Event triggered reporting, Periodical reporting) N/A Event triggered reporting
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Event Identity
Parameter name Abbreviated name Description Range and Step Unit Default Value Event Identity byEvtId This parameter indicates the event triggered by the InterFreq measurement, which is related to the measurement quantity. A1,A2,A3, A4, A5 N/A A1
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corresponding to 1, -19 corresponding to 2, by parity of reasoning, -3 corresponding to 34, and 0 in protocol 36.331 can not be gotten. The principle of actual value of event A5 threshold 1 corresponding to value in protocol 36.331 is -19.5 corresponding to 0, -19 corresponding to 1, by parity of reasoning, -3 corresponding to 33, and 34 in protocol 36.331 can not be gotten. Range and Step Unit Default Value int (-19.5, , -3) step 0.5 unit dB dB -8
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A3 Offset
Parameter name Abbreviated name Description Range and Step Unit Default Value A3 Offset byA3offset
Range of event A3 threshold is actual value, equaling to half of value in protocol 36.331
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can not be gotten. Range and Step Unit Default Value int (-19.5, , -3) step 0.5 dB -11
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Hysteresis
Parameter name Abbreviated name Description Range and Step Unit Default Value Hysteresis byHysterisis This parameter indicates the hysteresis used for judging event. float (0, , 15) step 0.5 dB 0
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Time to Trigger
Parameter name Abbreviated name Time to Trigger byTrigTime This parameter indicates the time difference between having detected the event generation and reporting the event. Only when the event generation is detected and still meets all requirements of event triggering after Time to trigger, the event can be triggered and reported. The larger the value is, the stricter the judgment is for the event to be triggered. The parameter should be set according to the actual requirements. Sometimes, if it is set too large, the quality of calls may decrease. enum (0, 40, 64, 80, 100, 128, 160, 256, 320, 480, 512, 640, 1024, 1280, 2560, 5120) ms 256
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Default Value
1024
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N/A 3
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N/A 2
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respectively. The value range of each integer array member is from 0 to 255. A higher value indicates a higher priority. The default value 0 means there is no applicable neighbor cell for the corresponding RAT. Each non-isolated serving cell shall be configured with the redirect RAT priority for the corresponding neighbouring cell(s). Range and Step Unit Default Value 4.1.2.33 int(0,,255) step1 N/A [100, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
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Glossary
1xRRT 3GPP CDMA2000 1x Radio Transmission Technology 3rd Generation Partnership Project
C CCO CDMA2000 CIO CS CSG Cell Change Order Code Division Multiple Access 2000 Cell Individual Offset Circuit-Switched Closed Subscriber Group
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E-UTRAN NodeB Equivalent PLMN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
G GERAN GSM GSM EDGE Radio Access Network Global System for Mobile Communications
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R RAT RSRP RSRQ Radio Access Technology Reference Signal Received Power Reference Signal Received Quality
S SGW SIB SIM SRVCC Serving GateWay System Information Block Subscriber Identity Module Single Radio Voice Call Continuity
U USIM UE UTRAN UL Universal Subscriber Identity Module User Equipment Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network Uplink
V VPLMN
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