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1.1 Parameter Description

UE behaviors in idle mode parameter description
Parameter ID

Description

T3212

Periodical location update is implemented by MS through the location update

procedure. 0: The periodical update procedure is not used. This parameter is
valid only when [CN domain ID] is set as CS_DOMAIN.

ATT

Indicating whether attach/detach is allowed. NOT_ALLOWED indicates that MS

cannot apply the IMSI attach/detach procedure. ALLOWED indicates that MS
can apply the IMSI attach/detach procedure. It is valid only when [CN domain ID]
is set as CS_DOMAIN.

DRXCYCLELEN
COEF

CN domain specific DRX cycle length coefficient broadcast on SIB1 and used by
UEs in Idle Mode.

Qqualmin

The minimum required quality threshold corresponding to CPICH Ec/No. The UE

can camp on the cell only when the measured CPICH Ec/No is greater than the
value of this parameter. The higher the parameter value is, the more difficult it is
for the UE to reside in the cell. The lower parameter value is, the easier it is for
the UE to reside in the cell, but it is possible that the UE cannot receive the
system messages that are sent through the PCCPCH. For detailed information,
refer to the 3GPP TS 25.304.

Qrxlevmin

The minimum required RX threshold corresponding to CPICH RSCP. The UE

can camp on the cell only when the measured CPICH RSCP is greater than the
value of this parameter. The setting of Qrxlevmin should be related to Qqualmin.
The higher the parameter is, the more difficult it is for the UE to reside in the cell.
The lower parameter is, the easier it is for the UE to reside in the cell, but it is
possible that the UE cannot receive the system messages that are sent through
the PCCPCH. For detailed information, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

MaxAllowedUlTx
Power

The maximum allowed uplink transmits power of a UE in the cell, which is related
to the network planning. For detailed information, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

IdleSintrasearch

Threshold for intra-frequency cell reselection in idle mode. When the quality
(CPICH Ec/No measured by the UE) of the serving cell is lower than this
threshold plus the [Qqualmin] of the cell, the intra-frequency cell reselection
procedure will be started. This parameter is not configured when its value is 127.
The intra-frequency cell reselection has a priority higher than the inter-frequency
cell reselection and inter-RAT cell reselection, the intra-frequency cell
reselection start threshold should be higher than the inter-frequency cell
reselection start threshold and inter-RAT cell reselection start threshold. If the
cell reselection threshold is set to a comparatively high value, the UE may
frequently start cell reselections, and the battery of the UE may be largely
consumed. If the cell reselection threshold is set to a comparatively low value, it

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is difficult for cell reselections to be started, and the UE may not timely reside in
the cells with good quality, affecting the quality of communication between the
UTRAN and the UE. For detailed information, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

IdleSintersearch

Threshold for inter-frequency cell reselection in idle mode. When the quality
(CPICH Ec/No measured by UE) of the serving cell is lower than this threshold
plus the [Qqualmin] of the cell, the inter-frequency cell reselection procedure will
be started. This parameter is not configured when its value is 127. The
intra-frequency cell reselection has a priority higher than the inter-frequency cell
reselection and inter-RAT cell reselection, the intra-frequency cell reselection
start threshold should be higher than the inter-frequency cell reselection start
threshold and inter-RAT cell reselection start threshold. If the cell reselection
threshold is set to a comparatively high value, the UE may frequently start cell
reselections, and the battery of the UE may be largely consumed. If the cell
reselection threshold is set to a comparatively low value, it is difficult for cell
reselections to be started, and the UE may not timely reside in the cells with
good quality, affecting the quality of communication between the UTRAN and the
UE. For detailed information, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

SsearchRat

Threshold for inter-RAT cell reselection. When the quality (CPICH Ec/No
measured by UE) of the serving cell is lower than this threshold plus the
[Qqualmin] of the cell, the inter-RAT cell reselection procedure will be started.
This parameter is not configured when its value is 127. This parameter is not
configured when its value is 127. The intra-frequency cell reselection has a
priority higher than the inter-frequency cell reselection and inter-RAT cell
reselection, the intra-frequency cell reselection start threshold should be higher
than the inter-frequency cell reselection start threshold and inter-RAT cell
reselection start threshold. If the cell reselection threshold is set to a
comparatively high value, the UE may frequently start cell reselections, and the
battery of the UE may be largely consumed. If the cell reselection threshold is set
to a comparatively low value, it is difficult for cell reselections to be started, and
the UE may not timely reside in the cells with good quality, affecting the quality of
communication between the UTRAN and the UE. For detailed information, refer
to 3GPP TS 25.304.

SsearchHCS

Intra-system HCS cell reselection start threshold. When Srxlev of the serving cell
is less than this parameter, the UE starts the intra-frequency and inter-frequency
measurements so that better cells can be selected. For details, refer to 3GPP TS
25.304.

UseOfHcs

Indicating whether HCS is used. For details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

SHCSRat

Inter-system HCS cell reselection start threshold. When Srxlev of the serving cell
is less than this parameter, the UE starts the inter-system measurement so that
better cells can be selected. For details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

SlimitSearchRat

The UE does not start the inter-RAT measurement if it detects that the quality of

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the serving cell is higher than this threshold. For detailed information of this
parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

IdleQoffset1sn

Offset of cell CPICH RSCP measurement value in cell selection or reselection

when the UE is in idle mode.
Offset of neighboring cell CPICH measurement value. This parameter is used for
RSSI measurement. The offset is subtracted from the neighboring cell
measurement value before cell reselection.
This parameter defines the offset of cell CPICH RSCP measurement value in
cell selection or reselection when the UE is in idle mode.
In cell reselection algorithm, this parameter is used for moving the border of a
cell. This parameter can be configured by the network planner according to
reality.
NOTE:
In FDD mode, this parameter is valid only when SIB11 Indicator is set as TRUE.
For details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.331.
As for the impact on network performance:
The larger the value of the parameter, the lower the probability of selecting
neighboring cells. The smaller the value the parameter, the higher the probability
of doing so.

IdleQoffset2sn

Offset of cell CPICH Ec/No measurement value in cell selection or reselection

when the UE is in idle mode.
Offset of neighboring cell CPICH measurement value This parameter is used for
Ec/No measurement. The offset is subtracted from the neighboring cell
measurement value before cell reselection.
In cell reselection algorithm, this parameter is used for moving the border of a
cell. This parameter can be configured by the network planner according to
reality.
NOTE:
In FDD mode this parameter is valid only when SIB11 Indicator is set as TRUE.
For details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.331.
As for the impact on network performance:
The larger the value of the parameter, the lower the probability of selecting
neighboring cells. The smaller the value the parameter, the higher the probability
of doing so.

QUALMEAS

Measurement quantity of cell selection and reselection. It can be set to CPICH

Ec/N0 or CPICH RSCP. For detailed information of this parameter, refer to
3GPP TS 25.304.

IdleQhyst1s

The hysteresis value of the serving FDD cells in idle mode in case the quality
measurement for cell selection and reselection is set to CPICH RSCP. It is
related to the slow fading feature of the area where the cell is located. The
greater the slow fading variance is, the greater this parameter.

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According to the R regulation, the current serving cell involves in cell selection
after the measurement value is added with the hysteresis value. The
measurement hysteresis aims to prevent the ping-pong effect of the cell
reselection, which is caused by the slow fading when the UE is on the edge of
the cell. The ping-pong effect may trigger frequent location updates (idle mode),
URA updates (URA_PCH), or cell updates (CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH), and thus
increase the load of network signaling and the consumption of UE batteries. Set
a proper measurement hysteresis to reduce as much as possible effect of the
slow fading as well as ensuring timely cell updates of the UE. According to the
CPICH RSCP emulation report of inter-frequency hard handovers, the
measurement hysteresis ranges 4 dBm to 5 dBm and is set to 4 dBm by default
when the slow fading variance is 8 dB and the relative distance is 20 m. In the
cells where the slow fading variance is low and the average moving speed of
UEs is high, for example the suburbs and countryside, reduce the measurement
hysteresis to guarantee timely location updates of UEs. The higher the
measurement hysteresis is, the less likely it is for various types of cell
reselections to occur, and the better the slow fading resistance capability is, but
the slower the system reacts to the environment changes. For detailed
information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

IdleQhyst2s

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The hysteresis value of the serving FDD cells in idle mode in case the quality
measurement for cell selection and reselection is set to CPICH Ec/No. It is
related to the slow fading feature of the area where the cell is located. The
greater the slow fading variance is, the greater this parameter. It is optional. If it
is not configured, [Hysteresis 1] will be adopted as the value. This parameter is
not configured when its value is 255.
According to the R regulation, the current serving cell involves in cell selection
after the measurement value is added with the hysteresis value. The
measurement hysteresis aims to prevent the ping-pong effect of the cell
reselection, which is caused by the slow fading when the UE is on the edge of
the cell. The ping-pong effect may trigger frequent location updates (idle mode),
URA updates (URA_PCH), or cell updates (CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH), and thus
increase the load of network signaling and the consumption of UE batteries. Set
a proper measurement hysteresis to reduce as much as possible effect of the
slow fading as well as ensuring timely cell updates of the UE. According to the
CPICH RSCP emulation report of inter-frequency hard handovers, the
measurement hysteresis ranges 4 dBm to 5 dBm and is set to 4 dBm by default
when the slow fading variance is 8 dB and the relative distance is 20 m. In the
cells where the slow fading variance is low and the average moving speed of
UEs is high, for example the suburbs and countryside, reduce the measurement
hysteresis to guarantee timely location updates of UEs. The higher the
measurement hysteresis is, the less likely it is for various types of cell
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reselections to occur, and the better the slow fading resistance capability is, but
the slower the system reacts to the environment changes. For detailed
information of this parameter, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

Treselections

If the signal quality (CPICH Ec/No measured by the UE) of a neighboring cell is
better than that of the serving cell during the specified time of this parameter, the
UE reselects the neighboring cell. It is used to avoid ping-pong reselection
between different cells. Note that the value 0 corresponds to the default value
defined in the protocol.
Set the parameter as follows:
1. Ensure that the UE can reselect a cell when crossing the non-soft-switch area
of the cell and that the UE timely performs location updates, cell updates, or
URA updates when necessary.
2. Ensure that the UE does not reselect a cell when it is in the soft-switch area of
the cell. In this way, the unnecessary location updates, cell updates, and URA
updates are avoided.
3. Consider the difference between cells that cover different areas, for example
the cells covering highways and cells covering densely populated areas. TIf the
parameter is set to a comparatively low value, the ping-pong reselections may
be caused. The parameter can be increased in populated area and reduced in
high-speed movement. If the parameter is set to a comparatively high value, the
cell reselection delay may become excessively high, and thus cell reselections
may be affected.
For detailed information, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

HCSPrio

HCS priority of the cell belongs to. The parameter depends on HCS rules. For
details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.

Qhcs

Quality threshold of HCS cell reselection. It can be used to calculate the quality
level of the specified cell in HCS reselection H rules.

TpenaltyHcsRese
lect

HCS cell reselection penalty timer.

The larger the value of the parameter, the longer the HCS penalty time. The
smaller the value of the parameter, the shorter the HCS penalty time.

TempOffset1

Offset of HCS cell CPICH RSCP measurement value in cell selection or

reselection.
The larger the value of the parameter, the lower the probability of selecting
neighboring cells. The smaller the value of the parameter, the higher the
probability of doing so.

TempOffset2

Offset of cell CPICH Ec/No measurement value in cell selection or reselection.

The larger the value of the parameter, the lower the probability of selecting
neighboring cells. The smaller the value the parameter, the higher the probability
of doing so.

MCC

Mobile country code of the RNC.

MNC

Mobile network code of the RNC.

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1.2 Values and Ranges

UE behaviors in idle mode parameter values and parameter ranges
Parameter
ID

Default
Value

GUI Value
Range

Actual Value
Range

Unit

MML Command

NE

T3212

10

0~255

0~1530 step:6

min

ADD
CNDOMAIN(Optional)

RNC

ATT

ALLOWED

NOT_ALLOW
ED,
ALLOWED

NOT_ALLOW
ED,
ALLOWED

None

ADD
CNDOMAIN(Optional)

RNC

DRXCYCLE
LENCOEF

6~9

6~9

None

ADD
CNDOMAIN(Optional)

RNC

Qqualmin

-18(ADD
CELLSEL
RESEL)
-(ADD
NRNCCEL
L)

-24~0

-24~0

dB

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)
ADD
NRNCCELL(Mandatory
)

RNC

Qrxlevmin

-58(ADD
CELLSEL
RESEL)
-(ADD
NRNCCEL
L)

-58~-13

-115~-25,
step:2

dBm

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)
ADD
NRNCCELL(Mandatory
)

RNC

MaxAllowed
UlTxPower

24(ADD
CELLSEL
RESEL)
-(ADD
NRNCCEL
L)

-50~33

-50~33

dBm

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)
ADD
NRNCCELL(Mandatory
)

RNC

IdleSintrase
arch

127

-16~10, 127

{-32~20},
{127}, step:2

dB

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

IdleSinterse
arch

127

-16~10, 127

{-32~20},
{127}, step:2

dB

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

SsearchRat

127

-16~10, 127

{-32~20},
{127}, step:2

dB

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

SsearchHC

-53~45

-105~91,

dB

ADD

RNC

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ID

Default
Value

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GUI Value
Range

Actual Value
Range

Unit

step:2

MML Command

NE

CELLHCS(Optional)

UseOfHcs

NOT_USE
D

USED,
NOT_USED

USED,
NOT_USED

None

ADD
CELLHCS(Optional)
ADD
GSMCELL(Optional)
ADD
NRNCCELL(Optional)

RNC

SHCSRat

-53~45

-105~91,
step:2

dB

ADD
CELLHCS(Optional)

RNC

SlimitSearc
hRat

-16~10

-32~20, step:2

dB

ADD
CELLHCS(Optional)

RNC

IdleQoffset1
sn

-50~50

-50~50

dB

ADD
INTERFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
INTRAFREQNCELL(O
ptional)

RNC

IdleQoffset2
sn

-50~50

-50~50

dB

ADD
INTERFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
INTRAFREQNCELL(O
ptional)

RNC

QUALMEA
S

CPICH_E
CNO

CPICH_ECN
O(CPICH
Ec/N0),
CPICH_RSCP
(CPICH
RSCP)

CPICH_ECN
O,
CPICH_RSCP

None

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

IdleQhyst1s

0~20

0~40, step:2

dB

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

IdleQhyst2s

0~20,255

{0~40}, {255},
step:2

dB

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

Treselection
s

0~31

0~31

ADD
CELLSELRESEL(Optio
nal)

RNC

HCSPrio

0~7

0~7

None

ADD
CELLHCS(Optional)

RNC

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Parameter
ID

Default
Value

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GUI Value
Range

Actual Value
Range

Unit

MML Command

NE

ADD
GSMCELL(Optional)
ADD
NRNCCELL(Optional)
Qhcs

20

0~99

0~99

None

ADD
CELLHCS(Optional)
ADD
GSMCELL(Optional)
ADD
NRNCCELL(Optional)

RNC

TpenaltyHc
sReselect

D0

D0, D10, D20,

D30, D40,
D50, D60

0, 10, 20, 30,

40, 50, 60

ADD
INTRAFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
INTERFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
GSMNCELL(Optional)

RNC

TempOffset
1

D3

D3, D6, D9,

D12, D15,
D18, D21,
INFINITY

3, 6, 9, 12, 15,
18, 21,
INFINITY

dB

ADD
INTRAFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
INTERFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
GSMNCELL(Optional)

RNC

TempOffset
2

D2

D2, D3, D4,

D6, D8, D10,
D12,
INFINITY

2, 3, 4, 6, 8,
10, 12,
INFINITY

dB

ADD
INTRAFREQNCELL(O
ptional)
ADD
INTERFREQNCELL(O
ptional)

RNC

MCC

000~999

None

SET
MBMSPERF(Mandator
y)

RNC

MNC

00~99,
000~999

None

SET
MBMSPERF(Mandator
y)

RNC

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