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LTE Handover Fundamentals
LTE Handover Fundamentals
10/14/2014
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER INTRA E-UTRAN (X2)
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS
Event Type
Event A1
Event A2
Event A3
Event A4
Event A5
Event B1
Event B2
Description
Serving becomes better than threshold
Serving becomes worse than threshold
Neighbour becomes offset better than serving
Neighbour becomes better than threshold
Serving becomes worse than threshold1 and neighbour becomes better than threshold2
Inter RAT neighbour becomes better than threshold
Serving becomes worse than threshold1 and inter RAT neighbour becomes better than threshold2
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS A1
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS A2
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS A3
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS A4
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS A5
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS B1
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
HANDOVER EVENTS B2
10
LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
Speed dependent scaling of measurement parameters
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LTE MEASUREMENT
HANDOVER
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Back to basics
Physical cell ID (PCI), which identifies a cell that is served by an eNB
The PCI is derived from the primary and secondary synchronization signal
There are, in total, 504 unique PCIs being used throughout the entire LTE network.
That relatively small number results in PCI reuse at some point
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the standardization body behind
LTE, has specified additional identities to retain the ability to uniquely identify an
eNB (and its associated cells) in an operators LTE network
ECI (E-UTRAN Cell Identifier, ECGI- E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier) are some of
them.
All these identitiesPCI, ECI, and ECGIplay an important role in the definition
and execution of ANR functionality
ANR-SIB
Neighbor list is actually information acquired while reading system information in
the form of SIBs.
For LTE, these SIBs are primarily Type 4 and 5.
Other SIBs provide neighbor list information for legacy radio access technologies,
short RAT.
SIB Type 4 lists the LTE intra-frequency neighbor cellscells on the same carrier
frequency, but with a different cell identity.
SIB Type 5 provides neighboring LTE cells on a different frequency band (interfrequency)
Attributes of TCI
For each TCI, three attributes will be set: no remove, no handover, and no X2.
The first (no remove command) stipulates that the eNB shall not remove this cell
from the NRT.
The second (no handover command) stipulates that no handover shall be
initiated to this cell.
The Third (no X2 command) excludes the establishment of the logical X2
interface to this identified cell and its serving eNB.
The operation and maintenance (OAM) center controls the listed attributes. It is
the only authority that can delete entries from the NRT