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ZGO-04-02-007 AMR Radio Link

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ZGO-04-02-007 AMR Radio Link Timers

ZGO-04-02-007 AMR Radio Link Timers

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V1.00

Date

Author

2010-10-30

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1

Feature Property ............................................................................................. 1

2
2.1
2.2

Overview ......................................................................................................... 1
Feature Introduction.......................................................................................... 1
Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................ 2

Technical Description .................................................................................... 2

4
4.1
4.2

Parameters and Configuration....................................................................... 3

Parameters List ................................................................................................ 3
Parameter Configuration ................................................................................... 4

5
5.1
5.2

Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 5

Related Counters .............................................................................................. 5
Related Alarms ................................................................................................. 6

6
6.1
6.2
6.3

Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 6

Application Scenario ......................................................................................... 6
Configuration Description.................................................................................. 6
Impact on the Network ...................................................................................... 6

Abbreviation.................................................................................................... 6

Reference Document ...................................................................................... 7

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FIGURES
Figure 4-1 Cell basic parameter 2 Configuration Interface.................................................... 5

TABLES
Table 4-1 Parameters List .................................................................................................... 3
Table 5-1 Related Counters ................................................................................................. 5

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Feature Property
IBSC version: [iBSC V6.20]
BTS version: [independent of BTS software and hardware]
Attribute: [optional functions]
NEs involved
NE Name

Involved or Not

MS

BTS

BSC

MSC

MGW

SGSN

GGSN

HLR

Special Requirement

Dependency: [Enable this function after the AMR function is enabled]

Mutual exclusion: [None]
Remarks: None

Overview

2.1

Feature Introduction
With the introduction of the AMR, the reliability of the voice encoding has been improved
greatly. In the common voice encoding mode, the wireless quality is so poor as to make
the voice service intolerable to the user, resulting in abnormal termination of the
conversation; in the AMR encoding mode, the voice service quality is tolerable to the user

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under similar wireless quality and does not lead to abnormal termination of the
conversation. Therefore, if the common voice encoding mode and the AMR encoding
mode adopt the same wireless link timer, it may lead to voice channel abnormal release
when the signal quality is poor. This is obviously unreasonable. Therefore, it is necessary
to configure a wireless link timer for the common voice encoding and the AMR encoding.
The introduction of the AMR wireless link timer can reduce the call drop rate when the
AMR voice encoding is adopted and make the voice quality match the signaling quality.

2.2

Correlation with Other Features

This feature correlates with the following features:

ZGO-01-01-003 Adaptive Multi-Rate(AMR) Codec

Details are as follows:

The relation between this feature and AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate): The feature is based
on a feature of the AMR. To use this feature, ensure that the AMR function is enabled.

Technical Description
The wireless link timer is used to evaluate the quality of a wireless link and is one of the
wireless link control parameters. This chapter describes the wireless link timer based on
the MS and the BSS:
The MS obtains the wireless link timer parameters from the BCCH and the SACCH
channels, and includes the parameters as a part of the wireless link management. In the
MS, there is counter S. The initial value of the counter is RADIO_LINK_TIMEOUT. When
the MS cannot resolve the SACCH message (BFI = 1), the value of the counter
decreases by 1. On the contrary, when the MS can resolve the SACCH message, the
value of the counter increases by 2. When the value of timer S reaches
RADIO_LINK_TIMEOUT, the value decreases to 0 and timer S reports wireless link
failure. The value of counter S actually reflects the quality of a wireless link. The timer is

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irrelevant to voice encoding, but depends on RADIO_LINK_TIMEOUT and wireless link

quality (namely quality of the SACCH channel).
For the BSS, the BTS can judge whether a wireless link fails according to two standards:
uplink SACCH error rate and RXLEV/RXQUAL based measurement value. Which mode
should be adopted can be configured in the daemon. When the SACCH error rate is used
as the criteria of judging whether a connection fails, the BTS uses the value of the
RadioLkTimeout parameter and a process that are the same as those of the MS. This
can avoid judgment criteria inconsistency between the uplink direction and downlink
direction. Meanwhile, the receive electrical level threshold and receive quality threshold
are invalid.
The wireless link timer can be configured for the FR, HR, AMR FR, and AMR HR
respectively in the OMCR according to the network conditions and operation policies.
The BTS controls the wireless link when a call is set up or encoding switchover takes
place.
The wireless link timer of AMR FR can be configured when Bss detects the maximum
value of the wireless link fault counter AMR FR; the wireless link timer of AMR HR can be
configured when the Bss detects the maximum value AMR HR of the wireless link fault
timer S.

Parameters and Configuration

4.1

Parameters List
Table 4-1

Parameters List

Full name
Abbreviation

Bss Radio Link Timer's Max Value for AMR FR Bug

AMR FR
Fault detection period in AMR-FR channel. Withinthis period, pick

Description

average value through s times of measurement, and judge link fault

threshold, to dertermine whether the channel is failed.

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Management
Object

Cell

Value Range

4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64

Unit

None

Default

64

Full name

Bss Radio Link Timer's Max Value for AMR HR Bug

Abbreviation

AMR HR
Fault detection period in AMR-HR channel. Within this period, pick

Description

average value through s times of measurement, and judge link fault

threshold, to dertermine whether the channel is failed.

Management
Object

4.2

Cell

Value Range

4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64

Unit

None

Default

64

Parameter Configuration

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Figure 4-1

Cell basic parameter 2 Configuration Interface

Related Counters and Alarms

5.1

Related Counters
Table 5-1

Related Counters

Counter ID

What It Counts

C901070002

Number of SDCCH drops due to radio link failure

C901070009

Number of signaling TCH/F drops due to radio link failure

C901070023

Number of data TCH/F drops due to radio link failure

C901070030

Number of signaling TCH/H drops due to radio link failure

C901070044

Number of data TCH/H drops due to radio link failure

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5.2

Related Alarms
None.

Engineering Guide

6.1

Application Scenario
This feature is applied in the scenario where the AMR function is enabled, that is, the
parameter must be configured for the engineering scenario where the AMR function is
enabled. In remote areas where signals are rather weak, configure a wireless link timer
with relatively large AMR to protect against call drop; in the downtown areas where
coverage is very good, configure a wireless link timer with relatively small AMR to save
system resources.

6.2

Configuration Description
This feature does not involve the adjustment of the iBSC and BTS hardware.

6.3

Impact on the Network

Impact on the network
The feature reduces the call drop rate when the AMR voice encoding is adopted and
enables the voice quality match the signaling quality.
Impact on the NE
The feature does not affect the capacity of iBSC and BTS.

Abbreviation
Abbreviations

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3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project

GSM

Global System for Mobile communications

BSC

Base Station Controller

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

MS

Mobile Station

HR

Half Rate

FR

Full Rate

SACCH

Slow Associated Control Channel

AMR

Adaptive Multi Rate

BCCH

Broadcast Control Channel

TCH

Traffic Channel

Reference Document
[None]

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