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Content
The following structure can be used for BR and BSS
parameter

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

Power control
Handover control
Half rate setting

Handover strategy between different layer in existing network

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

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C1 & C2 Criterion
C1 = A max(B,0)
= RLA_C RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN max(MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH P , 0)
0, 10, 20, 30, 40,
50, 60, dB

0 .. 126
dB on BCCH
RLA_C = avg received
RxLev
step
size: 2 dB
P = MS max output
power

C1 + CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET TEMPORARY OFFSET

for PENALTY_TIME 640 s

C1 - CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET

for PENALTY_TIME = 640 s

C2 =
C2

no TEMPORARY OFFSET
C1

serving cell:
C2:
List of 6
strongest
carriers:
C2:
C2:
C2:
C2:
C2:
C2:

new candidate
= former serving
cell

CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET
T
C2
C1
CELL_RESELECT_OFFSET

new candidate
= formerly nonserving cell

TEMPORARY OFFSET
PENALTY_TIME

Cell Reselection Based on Pathloss

Criterion C2
C2
cell 1

cell reselection &

location update

cell
reselection

cell 3

cell 2

CELL_RESELECT_
HYSTERESIS (HYS)

5 seconds

LAC = A

time

5 seconds

LAC = B

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

RXLEVAMI
rxlev access min (RXP)
object: BTS [BASICS]
object : BTS
unit: 1 dB
Range : -110...-47
range: 0..63
Default : -105 dBm
0 = less than -110dBm
With this parameter you define the minimum power level
1 = -110dBm to -109dBm
an MS has to receive before it is allowed to access the
2 = -109dBm to -108dBm
cell.
...
62 = -49dBm to -48dBm
63 = greater than -48dBm
default: 6
RXLEV access minimum, this parameter defines the minimum DL
receive level the MS must receive from the serving cell in order to
be allowed to access to the network via the RACH.
MSTXPMAXCH
MS txpwr max CCH (TXP1)
object: BTS [CCCH]
object BTS
range: 0..31
Range : 5...39
default: 5
Default : 33 dBm
MS maximum transmit power for CCCH, indicates
With this parameter you define the maximum
- the maximum transmit power level a MS is allowed to use when transmission power an MS may use when accessing a
it accesses the cell on the Random Access Channel' (RACH) and CCH in the cell for GSM 900/800 bands.
- the initial power the Ms is allowed to use on the dedicated
MS txpwr max CCH1x00 (TXP2)
control channel (SDCCH or TCH) after an IMMEDIATE
object : BTS
ASSIGNMENT.
Range : 0...36
Default : 30 dBm
With this parameter you define the maximum
transmission power an MS may use when accessing a
CCH in the cell for GSM 1800/1900 bands.

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

MSTXPMAXGSM
object: BTS [BASICS]
unit: see tables below
range: 2..15
default: 5
Maximum transmission power level in GSM target cell, indicates
the maximum transmission power level a MS is allowed to use in
the GSM target cell.

MS txpwr max GSM (PMAX1)

object : BTS
Range : 5...39
Default : 33 dBm
With this parameter you define the maximum power
level an MS may use in the serving cell for GSM 800
and GSM 900 bands.

MSTXPMAXDCS
object: BTS [BASICS]
unit: see tables below
range: 0..15
default: 0
Maximum transmission power for DCS 1800, this parameter
defines the maximum transmission level a MS is allowed to use on
a dedicated channel (TCH and SDCCH) in the serving cell.

MS txpwr max GSM1x00 (PMAX2)

object : BTS
Range : 0...36
Default : 30 dBm
With this parameter you define the maximum power
level an MS may use in the serving cell for DCS 1800/1900.

CRESPARI
object: BTS [BASICS]
range: 0=C2 parameters not present
1=C2 parameters present
default: 1
Cell reselection parameter indicator, indicates the presence of C2
cell reselection parameters on the BCCH
The criterion C2 is an optional feature that can be enabled on a cell
basis. It is an enhancement of the cell selection C1 (for C1 please
see parameter CELLRESH). C2, however, is useful for microcell
configurations since it prevents fast moving MSs from performing
unnecessary cell reselections.

cell reselection parameter index (PI)

object : BTS
Range : C2 reselection parameters are not broadcast (N) (0), C2
reselection parameters are broadcast (Y) (1)
Default : C2 reselection parameters are not broadcast (N) (0)
With this parameter you define whether C2 reselection
parameters are broadcast to mobile stations. The C2
cell reselection allows you to define other criteria for cell
reselection in addition to power level.

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

CRESOFF
object: BTS [BASICS]
unit: 2dB
range: 0..63
default: 1
Cell reselection offset. It applies an offset to the cell
reselection criterion C2. This parameter only has to be set
if CRESPARI is set to '1'.
TEMPOFF
object: BTS [BASICS]
unit: 10dB
range: 0..7, 7=
default: 1
Temporary offset. It applies a negative offset to C2 for the
duration of the penalty time.

cell reselect offset (REO)

object : BTS
Range : 0...126
Default : 0 dB
With this parameter you define the offset of the C2
reselection criterion for a cell.

PENTIME
object: BTS [BASICS]
unit: 20s
range: 0..31
31= TEMPOFF ignored
default: 0
Penalty time, sets the duration for which the temporary
offset is
applied

temporary offset (TEO)

object BTS
Range : 0...70
Default : 0 dB
With this parameter you define the negative offset of the
C2 reselection criterion for the duration of the penalty
time (PET) after the MS has placed the cell on the list
of the strongest carriers. The parameter can be
changed in 10 dB steps. Value 70 dB means infinity.
penalty time (PET)
object : BTS
Range : 20...640
Default : 20 s
With this parameter you define the duration for which
the temporary offset (TEO) applies. The parameter can
be changed in steps of 20 s. Value 640 s indicates that
the sign of the cell reselect offset (REO) parameter will
be changed and the temporary offset (TEO) parameter
will be ignored.

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

CELLRESH
cell reselect hysteresis (HYS)
object: BTS [BASICS]
object : BTS
unit: 2dB
Range : 0...14
range: 0..7
Default : 4 dB
default: 2
With this parameter you define the received RF
Cell reselect hysteresis, indicates the value of the
power level hysteresis for required cell reselection.
receiver RF power level hysteresis required for cell
reselection (MS in idle mode) on the basis of the path
loss criterion C1.
CREALL
call reestablishment allowed (RE)
object: BTS [OPTIONS]
object : BTS
range: ALLOWED,
Range : re-establishment is not allowed (N) (0), reNOTALLOWED
establishment is allowed (Y) (1)
default: NOTALLOWED
Default : re-establishment is not allowed (N) (0)
Call re-establishment allowed, indicates whether the With this parameter you define whether call
MS may try to start a Call re-establishment
reestablishment is allowed in the cell.
procedure. With a call re-establishment
procedure the MS tries to set up a new radio
connection to the BSS directly after a call drop.

GSM idle mode and cell (re)-selection

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

CELLBARR
cell barred (BAR)
object: BTS [OPTIONS]
object : BTS
range: TRUE, FALSE
Range : cell not barred (0), cell barred (1)
default: FALSE
Default : cell not barred (0)
Cell barred, If CELLBARR=TRUE this neighbour cell is set With this parameter you define whether MSs are
to 'barred'
allowed to access the cell.
and thus cell reselection towards this cell is prevented for
ASCI mobiles. This prevention mechanism was introduced
especially for GSM-R networks with two completely
overlapping layers
CBQ
cell bar qualify (QUA)
object: BTS [BASICS]
object : BTS
range: 0= normal priority
Range : Cell barring cannot be overridden (N) (0), Cell
1=low priority
barring can be overridden (Y) (1)
default: 0
Default : Cell barring cannot be overridden (N) (0)
Cell bar qualify, is used to assign a priority to a cell which is With this parameter you define whether cell barring can
to be considered by the MS during the cell selection
be overridden.
decision. A suitable cell with low priority is only selected if no
suitable cell of normal priority can be found.

Power Control
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Power Control Motivation

Reduced
interference on
DL/UL
Longer service time of battery
Realization of power class
Supported by default on UL
Activation of DL power control
powerCtrlEnabled (PENA)

Power control independent

for DL and UL
for each call

Y,N

Static Power Reduction

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

PWRRED
object: TRX
range: 0..6 step 1 (2dB)
default: 0
txPwrMaxReduction specifies the number of 2
dB steps the TX power
should be reduced from
the maximum transmit
power, for tuning the cell
coverage.

bsTxPwrMax
object: POC
range: 0..30 step 2 dB
default: 0
This parameter is used to identify the maximum transmission power of
the BTS as an attenuation from the peak power of the TRX in GSM 800
and GSM 900 bands
bsTxPwrMax1x00
object: POC
range: 0..30 step 2 dB
default: 0
This parameter is used to identify the maximum transmission power of
the BTS as an attenuation from the peak power of the TRX in GSM 1800
and GSM 1900 bands

Read value X
according to band
(X = bsTxPwrMax,
or X =
bsTxPwrMax1x00)
and set
PWRRED =
If X <=6
txPwrMaxreduction = X
else
txPwrMaxreduction = 6

Power Control Parameters

Power Change Step Sizes
Power change triggered

Desired power level

can be achieved in
1 or 2 commands?

YES

Fixed Step Size

Fixed increment step size

pcIncrStepSize (INC)
Fixed decrement step size
pcRedStepSize (RED)

NO

Variable Step Size

2,4,6 dB
Calculate Power Increment step
to reach the desired PC
threhsold
2,4 dB

Power Control

Lower Level

Upper Level

Power increase
Power decrease Power decrease
due to level
6 dB due to quality
due to level
or quality
Upper Quality

BSS:
Signal level thresholds
pcUpperThresholdLevelDL/UL
pcLowerThresholdLevelDL/UL

-110..-47 dBm
-110..-47 dBm

Signal quality thresholds

Power increase
due to level

No action

Power decrease
due to level

pcUpperThresholdQualDL/UL
pcLowerThresholdQualDL/UL

0..7
0..7

Number of average samples

Lower Quality
Power increase
due to level
or quality

Power increase
due to quality

Power increase
due to quality

Nx
Px

1..32
1..32

Exceeded threshold

Action

Reason

pcUpperThresholdLevelDL
pcLowerThresholdLevelDL
pcUpperThresholdLevelUL
pcLowerThresholdLevelUL

BTS power decrease

BTS power increase
MS power decrease
MS power increase

Signal level
Signal level
Signal level
Signal level

pcUpperThresholdQualDL
pcLowerThresholdQualDL
pcUpperThresholdQualUL
pcLowerThresholdQualUL

BTS power decrease

BTS power increase
MS power decrease
MS power increase

Signal quality
Signal quality
Signal quality
Signal quality

Power Control
UL/DL configuration attributes merged:
BR: enableMSPowercontrol, enableBSPowerControl -> BSS: pcControlEnabled
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

EBSPWRC
object: PWRC
range: CLASSIC, ADAPTIVE,
DISABLED
default: ADAPTIVE
Enable BS power control,
determines whether the BTS
dynamically adjusts its sending
power according to the current
radio conditions (on non-BCCH
carriers).

pcControlEnabled
object: POC
range: power control is disabled (N) (0),
power control is enabled (Y) (1)
default: power control is enabled (Y) (1)
Power CTRL Enabled - with this parameter you indicate
whether the BTS power control is enabled.
variable DL step size (VDLS)
object:BSC
Range: The variable downlink step size is not used (N) (0),
The variable downlink step size is used (Y) (1)
Default: The variable downlink step size is not used (N) (0)
With this parameter you define whether the variable step
size is used in the power control algorithm when the
downlink transmission power is decreased.

if (pcControlEnabled ==
0)
EBSPWRC = DISABLE;
else if
(powerDecrQualFactor
== 0)
EBSPWRC = CLASSIC
else
EBSPWRC=ADAPTIVE

Power Control
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

EMSPWRC
object: PWRC
range: CLASSIC, ADAPTIVE,
DISABLED
default: ADAPTIVE
Enable MS power control,
determines whether the BTS
instructs the MS to dynamically
adjust its sending power
according to the current radio
conditions

pcControlEnabled
object: POC
range: power control is disabled (N) (0),
power control is enabled (Y) (1)
default: power control is enabled (Y) (1)
Power CTRL Enabled - with this parameter you indicate
whether the BTS power control is enabled.
powerDecrQualFactor
object:POC
range: disabled (0), enabled (1)
default: enabled (1)
Power Decr Qual Factor - with this parameter you enable or
disable the MS power decrease due to signal quality with the
defined variable power change step size. This is done when
the uplink signal level is lower than the optimum uplink RF
signal level and the averaged signal quality equals the
quality threshold. The parameter also has an effect on the
size of the power decrease step.

if (pcControlEnabled ==
0)
EBSPWRC = DISABLE;
else if
(powerDecrQualFactor
== 0)
EBSPWRC = CLASSIC
else
EBSPWRC=ADAPTIVE

Power Control
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

LOWTLEVD
object: PWRC
range: 0..63
default: 25
Power control lower threshold level downlink, defines the lower
threshold of the received signal level on the downlink for power
increase

pcLowerThresholdsLevDLRxLevel
object: POC ;
range: -110..-47, step 1 ;
default: -85
PC lower thresholds lev DL Rx level - compares the
averaged values of signal strength downlink measurements
for triggering the power control process. This is the
threshold level for a downlink power increase.

LOWTLEVU
object: PWRC
range: 0..63
default: 25
Power control lower threshold level uplink, defines the lower
threshold of the received signal level on the uplink for power
increase.

pcLowerThresholsLevULRxLevel
object: POC ;
range: -110..-47, step 1 ;
default: -85
PC lower thresholds lev UL Rx level - compare the
averaged values of signal strength uplink measurements for
triggering the power control process. This is the threshold
level for a downlink power increase

Power Control
BR Parameter
UPTLEVD
object: PWRC
range: 0..63
default: 36
Power control upper threshold level downlink, defines the
upper threshold of the received signal level on the downlink for
power reduction

UPTLEVU
object: PWRC
range: 0..63
default: 36
Power control upper threshold level uplink, defines the upper
threshold of the received signal level on the uplink for power
reduction

BSS Parameter
pcUpperThresholdsLevDLRxLevel
object: POC ;
range: -110..-47, step 1 ;
default: -70
PC upper thresholds lev DL Rx level - compares the
averaged values of signal strength downlink measurements
for triggering the power control process. This is the
threshold level for a downlink power reduction.
pcUpperThresholdsLevULRxLevel
object: POC ;
range: -110..-47, step 1 ;
default: -70
PC upper thresholds lev DL Rx level - compares the
averaged values of signal strength upnlink measurements
for triggering the power control process. This is the
threshold level for uplink power reduction.

Power Control
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

LOWTQUAD
object: PWRC
range: 0..20 [dB]
default: 12
Power control lower threshold
quality downlink, defines the
lower threshold of the
received signal quality on the
downlink for power increase.

PC Lower Thresholds Qual DL Rx Qual

object: POC
range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: 0.8%-1.6% (3)
PC lower thresholds qual DL Rx qual compares the averaged values of signal quality
downlink measurements for triggering the
power control process. This is the quality
threshold for a downlink power increase.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

LOWTQUAU
object: PWRC
range: 0..20 [dB]
default: 12
Power control lower threshold
quality uplink, defines the
lower threshold of the
received signal quality on the
uplink for power increase.

PC Lower Thresholds Qual UL Rx Qual

object: POC
range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: 0.8%-1.6% (3)
PC lower thresholds qual UL Rx qual compares the averaged values of signal quality
uplink measurements for triggering the power
control process. This is the threshold level for a
downlink power reduction. This is the quality
threshold for a uplink power increase.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

Power Control
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

UPTQUAD
object: PWRC
range: 0..20 [dB]
default: 17
Power control upper threshold
quality downlink, defines the
upper threshold of the
received signal quality on the
downlink for power reduction.

PC Upper Thresholds Qual DL Rx Qual

object: POC
range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: < 0.2% (0)
PC upper thresholds qual DL Rx qual compares the averaged values of signal quality
downlink measurements for triggering the
power control process. This is the quality
threshold for a downlink power reduction.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

UPTQUAU
object: PWRC
range: 0..20 [dB]
default: 17
Power control upper threshold
quality uplink, defines the
upper threshold of the
received signal quality on the
uplink for power reduction.

PC Upper Thresholds Qual UL Rx Qual

object: POC
range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: < 0.2% (0)
PC upper thresholds qual UL Rx qual compares the averaged values of signal quality
uplink measurements for triggering the power
control process. This is the quality threshold for
a uplink power reduction.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

Power Control
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

PWREDSS
object: PWRC
range: DB2, DB4 [unit: 2dB]
default: DB2
Power reduction step size, defines the step size used when
reducing the MS transmit power. In case of classic PWRC
(EBSPWRC/EMSPWRC=CLASSIC), these step sizes are
always applied for power increase. In case of adaptive
PWRC they are applied only under special conditions.

pcRedStepSize
object: POC ;
Range: 2...4, step 2 ;
default: 2
Power red step size - defines the step
size for reducing the transmission power
of the mobile station.

On Abis
PWREDSS =
pcRedStepSize + 1
In migration:
DB2 --> 2
DB4 --> 4

PWRINCSS
object: PWRC
range: DB2, DB4, DB6 [unit: 2dB]
default: DB6
Power increase step size, defines the step size used when
increasing the MS transmit power. In case of classic PWRC
(EBSPWRC/EMSPWRC=CLASSIC), these step sizes are
always applied for power increase, in case of adaptive
PWRC they are applied only under special conditions.

pcIncrStepSize
object: POC ;
Range: 2...6, step 2 ;
default: 4
Power incr step size - defines the step
size for increasing the transmission
power of the mobile station.

On Abis
PWRINCSS =
pcIncrStepSize + 1
In migration:
DB2 --> 2
DB4 --> 4

PCMBSTXPRL
object: PWRC
range: 0..15 [2 dB]
default: 15
This parameter defines the maximum allowed dynamic power
reduction.

bsTxPwrMin
Range and step 0...30 dB, step 2 dB
default: 30 dB
BS Tx Pwr Min is used to identify the
minimum transmission power of the BTS
as an attenuation from the peak power of
the TRX

Power Control

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

PCONINT
object: PWRC
range: 0..31 [unit: 2 SACCH frames]
default: 2
Power control interval, defines the minimum time period
(in units of 2 SACCH multiframes) between two
consecutive power control decision in case of classic
power control, i.e. the BS or MS power control decision
will be suspended by the time defined by PCONINT when
a new power level was set.

pcControlInterval
Object: POC
Range: 0..31
Default: 2
Power Control interval - defines the minimum interval between
the changes in the radio frequency power level.

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Handover control
Better cell HO (PBGT)
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

PBGTHO
object: HAND
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: TRUE
Power budget handover enabled - this attribute indicates
whether handover due to power budget is enabled or
disabled.

enablePowerBudgetHo
object: HOC
range: handover is disabled (N) (0), handover is
enabled (Y)(1)
default: enabled (Y) (1)
Enable Power Budget Handover - with this
parameter you indicate whether the BTS power
budget handover control is enabled.

HOM
object: ADJC
range: 0..126 (0 = -63dB; 126 = +63dB)
default: 69 (= 6dB)
Handover margin- this parameter defines a threshold for
the power budget handover. The handover margin is used
for the power budget handover decision process: a power
budget handover ('better cell'handover) is only triggered if
the power budget of a specific neighbour cell exceeds the
handover margin set for the ADJC object representing
this cell.

hoMarginPbgt
object: ADCE
Range and step -24...63 dB, step 1 dB
default: 6 dB
With this parameter you define a threshold in the
power budget process. The handover margin
prevents repeated handover between adjacent cells.

Mapping
rule

hoMargin =
(hoMarginP
bgt) + 63

Handover control
Better cell HO (PBGT)
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

HOAVPWRB
object: HAND
range: 1..31 [SACCH multiframe]
default: 8
Handover averaging window for power
budget handover - this attribute defines the
averaging window size, in SACCH periods,
used for power budget evaluation. It is also
used in other types of handovers for
averaging of neighbour cell measurements

hoPeriodPbgt
object HOC
Range and step 0...63 SACCH periods, step 1 SACCH
periods
Default: 6
Handover Period Power Budget - with this parameter
you define the interval between power budget
handover threshold comparisons.

map:
- 0 --> 1
- (values > 31) --> 31
- preserves values in
range [1 to 31]

Handover control
Hierarchical Cells Structure

BR parameters mapped to BSS:

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

HIERC
object: HAND
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: FALSE
Hierarchical Cell Handover indicates whether the
ranking of the target cells based on the priority layer
is enabled or disabled.

enableUmbrellaHo
object: HOC
range and step: 0 - disabled,
1 enabled
Default: 0
With this parameter you indicate whether
the BTS umbrella handover is enabled.

When Umbrella HO
enabled concurrently
with power budget HO,
BSC HO algorithm
takes layer definition of
adjacent cell into
account. So Enable
Umbrella Handover can
be used.

PLNC
object: ADJC
range: 0..15
default: 0
priority layer of the neighbour cell (0 highest priority;
15 lowest priority)

hoPriorityLevel
object: ADCE
Range and step: 0...7, step 1
default: 3
With this parameter you define the priority
level for an adjacent cell.

14-((hoPriorityLevel) *
2)

Handover control
Hierarchical Cells Structure

BR parameters mapped to BSS:

Mapping
rule

BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

PL
object: HAND
range: 0..16
default: 0
Priority layer - if hierarchical cell handover is
enabled (HIERC=TRUE) this parameter
determines the priority layer of the own cell. This
priority is only evaluated for the Power Budget
handover decision and the traffic handover
decision. The priority layers of the neighbour cells
are administered in the ADJC object (PPLNC
parameter).

hcsPriorityClass
object: BTS
Range and step: 0...7, step 1
default: 0
With this parameter you define the HCS (hierarchical
cell structures) priority for the cells. 0 is the lowest and
7 is the highest priority.

14hcsPriorityClass *
2

PPLNC
object: ADJC
range: 0..15
default: 0
Penalty priority layer of neighbour cell - this
parameter is relevant for speed sensitive
handover; it determines the temporary priority
layer of the neighbour cell.

hcsPriorityClass
object: ADCE
Range and step: 0...7, step 1
default: 0
With this parameter you define the HCS (hierarchical
cell structures) priority for the cells. 0 is the lowest and
7 is the highest priority. In the adjacent cell creation, if
this parameter is not given and the SEG and the
adjacent cell are in the same BSS, the value of this
parameter is copied from the SEG.

14hcsPriorityClass *
2

Handover control
Level HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

ELEVHOM
object: HAND
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: FALSE
Enable level handover margin
parameter
indicates if level handover
margin (RXLEV_NCELL(n) >
RXLEV_DL + LHOMARGIN) is
enabled or disabled.

enableHoMarginLevQual
object: ADCE
Range and step: not used (N) (0), used (Y) (1)
default: used (Y) (1)
With this parameter you define whether the handover margins for
signal level and quality will be taken into account in the handover
decision algorithm.

Set ELEVHOM to TRUE

if at least 1 of the up to
32 ADCEs has
enableHoMarginLevQual
set to 1

LEVHOM
object: ADJC
range: 0..126 (0 = -63dB; 126 =
+63dB)
default: 69 (= 6dB)
Level handover margin
parameter represents a threshold
to guarantee a handover to a
target cell with a higher level
than the serving cell, without
altering the behaviour of the
other handover types

hoMarginLev*
object: ADCE
Range and step: -24...24 dB, step 1 dB
default: 3 dB
With this parameter you define a threshold for a handover caused
by signal level.

LEVHOM =
(hoMarginLev) + 63

*The default is not the same in BR and BSS!

Handover control
Level HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

HOLTHLVDL
object: HAND
range: 1..63
default: 10
Handover lower threshold level downlink - defines the
receive signal strength threshold on downlink for intercell
handover decision.
1 = -110dBm
2 = -109dBm
...

hoTLDlRxLevel
object: HOC
Range and step: -110...-47 dBm, step 1 dBm
default: -95 dBm
The parameter compares the averaged values of signal
strength downlink measurements for triggering the handover
process.

HOLTHLVUL
object: HAND
range: 1..63
default: 8
Handover lower threshold level uplink - defines the receive
signal strength threshold on uplink for intercell handover
decision.
1 = -110dBm
2 = -109dBm
...

hoTLUlRxLevel
object: HOC
Range and step: -110...-47 dBm, step 1 dBm
default: -95 dBm
The parameter compares the averaged values of signal
strength uplink measurements for triggering the handover
process.

Handover control
Quality and Interference HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

ENAQUALEVHOM
object: ADJC
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: FALSE
Enable level handover margin for quality
handover - this attribute indicates whether
level handover margin for Quality
Handover is enabled or disabled. In
addition to normal handover margin only
cells are taken into account for handover
decision which DL power level exeeds the
DL power level of the serving cell by a
configurable margin (QUALLEVHOM)

enableHoMarginLevQual
object : ADCE
Range and step: not used (N) (0), used (Y) (1)
Default : used (Y) (1)
Enable HO Margin Lev Qual - with this parameter
you define whether the handover margins for
signal level and quality will be taken into account
in the handover decision algorithm

Set ENAQUALEVHOM to
TRUE if at leats 1 of the up to
32 ADCEs has
enableHoMarginLevQual set
to 1

QUALLEVHOM
object: ADJC
range: 0..126 (0 = -63dB; 126 = +63dB)
default: 69 (= 6dB)
Level handover margin for quality
handover - this parameter defines the
margin by which the DL power level of a
target cell shall exceed the DL power
level of the serving cell to be entered into
the target cell list in case of a quality HO

hoMarginQual*
object: ADCE
Range and step: -24...24 dB, step 1 dB
default: 0 dB
With this parameter you define a threshold for a
handover caused by signal quality.

QUALLEVHOM =
(hoMarginQual) + 63

*The default is not the same in BR and BSS!

Handover control
Quality and Interference HO
BR Parameter
HOLTHQUDL
object: HAND
range: 0..20 dB
default: 9
Handover lower threshold
quality downlink - defines the
receive signal quality threshold
on downlink for intercell
handover decision.
HOLTHQUUL
object: HAND
range: 0..20 dB
default: 9
Handover lower threshold
quality uplink - defines the
receive signal quality threshold
on uplink for intercell handover
decision.

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

hoTQDlRxQual
object: HOC
Range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: 1.6% - 3.2% (4)
The parameter compares the averaged values
of signal quality downlink measurements for
triggering the handover process.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

hoTQUlRxQual
object: HOC
Range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: 1.6% - 3.2% (4)
The parameter compares the averaged values
of signal quality uplink measurements for
triggering the handover process.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

Handover control
Level vs Quality

Handover Control
Intracell Handover
BR Parameter

INTRACH
object: HAND [BASICS]
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: TRUE
Internal intra-cell Handover enabled, determines whether intra-cell
handovers due to quality and due to compression/decompression
(parameter EADVCMPDCMHO, see above) are allowed in this BTS

IERCHOSDCCH
object: HAND [BASICS]
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: FALSE
Inter-cell handover for SDCCH, this parameter determines whether
inter-cell SDCCH-SDCCH handover is enabled or not.
IRACHOSDCCH
object: HAND [BASICS]
range: TRUE, FALSE
default: FALSE
Intra-cell handover for SDCCH, this parameter determines whether
intra-cell handover due to quality is enabled for SDCCHSDCCHhandovers
or not.

BSS Parameter
enable intracell handover interference UL (EIC)
Object : HOC
Range : handover control is disabled (N) (0), handover control is enabled
(Y) (1)
Default : handover control is disabled (N) (0)
With this parameter you indicate whether an intracell handover caused by
uplink interference is enabled. The parameter does not affect handovers
between normal and extended areas.
enable intracell handover interference DL (EIH)
Object : HOC
Range : handover control is disabled (N) (0), handover control is enabled
(Y) (1)
Default value handover control is disabled (N) (0)
With this parameter you indicate whether an intracell handover caused by
downlink interference is enabled. The parameter does not affect
handovers between normal and extended areas.

enable SDCCH handover (ESD)

object : HOC
Range : handover is disabled (N) (0), handover is enabled (Y) (1)
Default : handover is disabled (N) (0)
With this parameter you indicate whether the BTS SDCCH handover is
enabled.

Handover control
Quality and Interference HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

HOTDLINT
object: HAND
range: 0..63
default: 32
Handover threshold level downlink intra - this attribute
defines the receive signal strength threshold on downlink
for intracell handover decision.

hoThresholdsInterferenceDlRxLevel
object: HOC
Range and step -110...-47 dBm, step 1 dBm
Default value -85 dBm
Threshold interference downlink Rx level - the parameters compare
the averaged values of interference downlink measurements for
triggering the handover process.

HOTULINT
object: HAND
range: 0..63
default: 32
Handover threshold level uplink intra - this attribute
defines the receive signal strength threshold on uplink
for intracell handover decision.

hoThresholdsInterferenceUlRxLevel
object: HOC
Range and step -110...-47 dBm, step 1 dBm
Default value -85 dBm
threshold interference uplink Rx level - the parameters compare the
averaged values of interference uplink measurements for triggering
the handover process.

Handover control
Level HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

HOAVLEV
object: HAND
format: averaging
period - DTX
weighting factor
range: 1..31
(averaging period) 1..3 (DTX weight.
factor)
unit: 1 SACCH
multiframe=480ms
default: 4-2
Handover averaging
parameters for level
handover - defines
two averaging
parameters for the
uplink and downlink
signal strength
measurements,
used for handover
decision.

hoAveragingLevDLWeighting
object: HOC ; Range and step 1...3, step 1 ;default: 1
Level Downlink Weighting defines the weighting factor for calculating the
averaged values from the signal strength downlink measurements for the
handover control. This parameter indicates the weighting factor for
measurements that have not used Discontinuous Transmission (DTX).

Mapping rule
(averaging period) =
min (
Level Downlink
Window Size,
Level Uplink Window
Size)

hoAveragingLevDlWindowSize
object: HOC; Range and step 1...32 SACCH periods, step 1 SACCH periods;
default: 6
The parameters calculate averaged values from signal strength downlink
measurements. The Level Downlink Window Size represents the averaging
window size in SACCH periods.
hoAveragingLevUlWeighting
object: HOC; Range and step 1...3, step 1; Default value 1
With Level Uplink Weighting parameter you define the weighting factor for
calculating the averaged values from the signal strength uplink measurements
for the handover control. This parameter indicates the weighting factor for
measurements that have not used Discontinuous Transmission (DTX).
hoAveragingLevUlWindowSize
object: HOC; Range and step 1...32 SACCH periods, step 1 SACCH periods;
default: 6
The parameters calculate averaged values from signal strength uplink
measurements. The Level Uplink Window Size represents the averaging
window size in SACCH periods.

(DTX weight. factor)

= min (
Level Downlink
Weighting,
Level Uplink
Weighting)

Handover control
Quality and Interference HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

HOAVQUAL
object: HAND
format: averaging
period - DTX
weighting factor
range: 1..31
(averaging period) 1..3 (DTX weight.
factor)
unit: 1 SACCH
multiframe=480ms
default: 3-2
Handover averaging
parameters for
quality handover defines two
averaging
parameters for the
uplink and downlink
signal quality
measurements,
used for handover
decision.

hoAveragingQualDlWeighting
object: HOC ; Range and step 1...3, step 1 ;default: 1
Quality Downlink Weighting defines the weighting factor for calculating the
averaged values from the signal quality downlink measurements for the
handover control. This parameter indicates the weighting factor for
measurements that have not used Discontinuous Transmission (DTX).

Mapping rule
(averaging period) =
min (
Quality Downlink
Window Size,
Quality Uplink
Window Size)

hoAvaragingQualDlWindowSize
object: HOC; Range and step 1...32 SACCH periods, step 1 SACCH periods;
default: 6
The parameters calculate averaged values from signal quality downlink
measurements. The Quality Downlink Window Size represents the averaging
window size in SACCH periods.
hoAveragingQualUlWeighting
object: HOC; Range and step 1...3, step 1; Default value 1
With Quality Uplink Weighting parameter you define the weighting factor for
calculating the averaged values from the signal quality uplink measurements
for the handover control. This parameter indicates the weighting factor for
measurements that have not used Discontinuous Transmission (DTX).
hoAveragingQualUlWindowSize
object: HOC; Range and step 1...32 SACCH periods, step 1 SACCH periods;
default: 6
The parameters calculate averaged values from signal quality uplink
measurements. The Quality Uplink Window Size represents the averaging
window size in SACCH periods.

(DTX weight. factor)

= min (
Quality Downlink
Weighting,
Quality Uplink
Weighting)

AMR Packing / unpacking HO

Channel Mode Adaptation is an HO

algorithm that aims at select the correct
channel rate (FR or HR).

The selection of the channel rate

depends on 2 main factors: load and
quality

compression/decompression in BR is
the same as packing / unpacking in BSS

In BSC3i AMR compression

decompression
HO is called packing and unpacking
respectively

For decompression/unpacking load is

not considered (quality only)

Load

FR
FR

Good
Quality

packing
unpacking
Bad
Quality

HR
HR

AMR Packing / unpacking HO

Example

AMR
Packing / unpacking HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

HOTHCUL
object: HAND
range: 0..20 dB
default: 18
Handover threshold
compression uplink - this
attribute is used for
detecting a compression
Handover "AMR Fullrate
to Halfrate" and defines
the quality threshold for
the uplink

amrHoFrInHoThrDlRxQual
object: BTS
Range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: < 0.2% (0)
Intra HO threshold Rx qual AMR FR - with this
parameter you define the threshold level of the
signal quality downlink and uplink
measurements for triggering the intra-cell
handover process for an AMR FR call in order
to switch it to an AMR HR call.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

amrHoFrInHoThrDlRxQual
object: BTS
Range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: < 0.2% (0)
Intra HO threshold Rx qual AMR FR - with this
parameter you define the threshold level of the
signal quality downlink and uplink
measurements for triggering the intra-cell
handover process for an AMR FR call in order
to switch it to an AMR HR call.

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

HOTHCDL

object: HAND
range: 0..20 dB
default: 18
Handover threshold
compression downlink this attribute is used for
detecting a compression
Handover "AMR Fullrate
to Halfrate" and defines
the quality threshold for
the downlink

AMR
Packing / unpacking HO
BR Parameter

BSS Parameter

Mapping rule

HOTHDUL
object: HAND
range: 0..20 dB
default: 13
Handover threshold
decompression uplink this attribute is used for
detecting a
decompression Handover
"AMR Halfrate to Fullrate"
and defines the quality
threshold for the uplink

amrHoHrInHoThrDlRxQual
object: BTS
Range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

RXQUAL : C/I
6,88-7,00 : 1 6,76-6,87 : 2
6,13-6,37 : 5 5,88-6,12 : 6
5,13-5,62 : 8 4,88-5,12 : 9
4,13-4,62 : 11 3,88-4,12 : 12
2,88-3,37 : 14 2,63-2,87 : 15
1,63-2,12 : 17 1,13-1,62 : 18
0,00-0,37 : 20

6,38-6,75 : 4
5,63-5,87 : 7
4,63-4,87 : 10
3,38-3,87 : 13
2,13-2,62 : 16
0,38-1,12 : 19

HOTHDDL
object: HAND
range: 0..20 dB
default: 13
Handover threshold
decompression downlink this attribute is used for
detecting a
decompression Handover
"AMR Halfrate to Fullrate"
and defines the quality
threshold for the downlink

default: 1.6% - 3.2% (4)

Intra HO threshold Rx qual AMR HR - with this
parameter you define the threshold level of the
signal quality downlink and uplink
measurements for triggering the intra-cell
handover process for an AMR HR call in order
to switch it to an AMR FR call.
amrHoHrInHoThrDlRxQual
object: BTS
Range: < 0.2% (0), 0.2% - 0.4% (1), 0.4% 0.8% (2), 0.8% -1.6% (3), 1.6% - 3.2% (4),
3.2% - 6.4% (5), 6.4% -12.8% (6), > 12.8% (7)
default: 1.6% - 3.2% (4)
Intra HO threshold Rx qual AMR HR - with this
parameter you define the threshold level of the
signal quality downlink and uplink
measurements for triggering the intra-cell
handover process for an AMR HR call in order
to switch it to an AMR FR call.

AMR
Packing / unpacking HO
BR Parameter
HOTHCMPLVDL
object: HAND
range: 0..63; unit: 1 dBm
default: NULL
Handover threshold for compression in
downlink - defines the downlink level
condition for triggering a compression HO.
HOTHCMPLVUL
object: HAND
range: 0..63; unit: 1 dBm
default: NULL
Handover threshold for compression uplink
defines the downlink level condition for
triggering a compression handover.

BSS Parameter

intraHoLoRxLevLimAmrHr
object: HOC ;
range and step -110...-47, step 1 dBm ; default: -100
Intra HO Lower Rx Level Limit AMR HR - defines the limit for averaged uplink
and downlink signal level. If averaged uplink or downlink signal level is worse
than this parameter then the quality based intra cell handovers are not allowed.

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Half Rate
HR - TCH Allocation based on Cell Load
Free FR TCHs
based on ratio of
available to working
FR TCHs
Upper limit for free FR TCHs
- btsSpLoadDepTCHRate BTS level
- btsLoadDepTChRate BSC level

Process is
disabled by setting
lower limit > upper
limit

Enabling load
analysis at BTS
level automatically
disables it at a BSC
level
To disable at BTS
level must be
disabled at both
BTS and BSC level

Lower limit for free FR TCHs

- btsSpLoadDepTCHRate BTS level
- btsLoadDepTChRate BSC level

Allocation
of FR
TCHs

Allocation
of HR
TCHs

Allocation
of FR
TCHs

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Handover Strategy
(Priorities)
More than one handover criterion fulfilled -> process of higher priority performed
Handover and power control criteria fulfilled -> handover performed
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)
26)
27)
28)
29)

Interference (uplink or downlink)

Intra-segment inter-band because of downlink level (from higher to lower frequency band)
Uplink quality
Downlink quality
AMR unpacking (uplink level and also uplink unpacking quality triggers)
Uplink level
AMR unpacking (downlink level and also downlink unpacking quality triggers)
Downlink level
Coverage based inter-system handover to WCDMA RAN
IMSI-based inter-system handover to WCDMA RAN
IMSI-based handover
DTM-based handover to WCDMA RAN
Inter-system handover to WCDMA RAN
MS-BS distance (maximum or minimum)
Turn-around-corner MS
Rapid field drop
Slow/fast-moving MS
Umbrella
Power budget
DTM-based handover to a GSM DTM cell
BSC-initiated TRHO
IUO
Intra-segment HO based on load
AMR packing because of good uplink and downlink quality
AMR unpacking because of bad uplink or downlink quality
PC because of lower quality thresholds (uplink and downlink)
PC because of lower level thresholds (uplink and downlink)
PC because of upper quality thresholds (uplink and downlink)
PC because of upper level thresholds (uplink and downlink)

Handover Strategy
Standard Target Cell Ranking
Adjacent Cell Load Threshold
Can be checked only for cells belonging to the same BSC as the serving one
btsLoadThreshold (BLT)
0..100 %
Adjacent Cell Priority
hoPriorityLevel (PRI)

0..7

Overloaded Cell -> Reduction of Priority

hoLoadFactor (OF)
0..7
Ranking (not for imperative and traffic reason handover)
1) Corrected priority
2) Cells with same priority -> RX level

Cell

Overloaded?
Priority
hoLoadFactor
Corrected priority
Rx level

N/Y
4
2
4/2
-75

N
3
1
3
-80

N
3
1
3
-83

No cell overloaded
A overloaded

-> priorities 4,3,3 -> cell list a,b,c

-> priorities 2,3,3 -> cell list b,c,a

Handover Strategy
Decision due to Rx Level

Any kind of handover (except umbrella)

AV_RXLEV_NCELL(n) > rxLevMinCell(n) + Max (0, msTxPwrMax(n) P)
P depends on MS power class

1a

Umbrella handover
1b

AV_RXLEV_NCELL(n) > hoLevelUmbrella(n)

Minimum allowed signal level for target cell

rxLevMinCell (SL)
hoLevelUmbrella

-110..-47 dBm
(AUCL)
-110..-47 dBm

any handover (except umbrella)

umbrella handover

Handover Strategy
Decision due to Power Budget

General case
2a

PBGT > hoMarginPBGT(n)

PBGT = (msTxPwrMax - msTxPwrMax(n))
(AV_RXLEV_DL_HO - AV_RXLEV_NCELL(n)) (btsTxPwrMax - BTS_TXPWR)

Handover due to RX level, RX quality, distance and umbrella handover

2b

PBGT > hoMarginLev/Qual(n)

PBGT = (AV_RXLEV_NCELL(n) - AV_RXLEV_DL_HO) (btsTxPwrMax - BTS_TXPWR)

Power budget margin to prevent repeated handovers between adjacent cells

hoMarginPBGT (PMRG)
-24..63 dB
general case
RX level and RX quality margins to prevent repeated handovers between adjacent cells
hoMarginQual (QMRG)
-24..24 dB
handover due to signal quality
hoMarginLevel (LMRG)
-24..24 dB
handover due to signal level
EnableHOMarginLevQual (MRGS)
Y/N
required to enable margins

HO STRATEGY within BSS BTS Family

HO Strategy
BSS BTS Family (Ultrasite, FlexiBTS, FMR)

HO Strategy
BSS BTS Family (Ultrasite, FlexiBTS, FMR)

HO Strategy
Existing BR.90 (Non Gemini) to BSS BTS Family

LEGEND

HO REASON

PL Source

PLNC Target

HOM

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

PL Source =
PLNC Target

PL Source =
PLNC Target

69 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

12

10

57 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

12

4/6

57 / Before

RADI O REASON

10

12

69 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

10

4/6

57 / Before

RADI O REASON

4/6

12

69 / Before

RADI O REASON

4/6

10

69 / Before

HO Strategy
BSS BTS Family to Existing BR.90 (Non Gemini)

LEGEND

ACL
SAME
UPPER
LOWER
LOWER

HO REASON
PBGT & RADIO REASON
(LEV/QUAL)
RADIO REASON
(LEV/QUAL)
Umbrella due to FMT,
RADIO REASON (LEV/QUAL)
Umbrella due to FMT (SMM),
RADIO REASON (LEV/QUAL)

FMT

AUCL

63

63

25

40

35

HO STRATEGY within GEMINI

HO Strategy
Gemini

HO Strategy
Existing BR.90 to Gemini

LEGEND

HO REASON

PL Source

PLNC Target

HOM

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

PL Source =
PLNC Target

PL Source =
PLNC Target

69 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

12

10

57 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

12

4/6

57 / Before

RADI O REASON

10

12

69 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

10

4/6

57 / Before

RADI O REASON

4/6

12

69 / Before

RADI O REASON

4/6

10

69 / Before

HO Strategy
Gemini to Existing BR.90

LEGEND

HO REASON

HCS Source

hoPriorityLevel
Target

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

HCS Source =
PRI O Target

HCS Source =
PRI O Target

6 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

-6 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

5/4

-6 / Before

PBGT

RADI O REASON

6 / Before

Better Cell/PBGT, RADI O REASON

5/4

-6 / Before

RADI O REASON

5/4

6 / Before

RADI O REASON

5/4

6 / Before

Thank You!