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Multi Band Cells ( MBC ) in GSM

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July 05, 2015

Multi Band Cells (MBC)

A multi band network consists of cells from different

frequency
bands for example: 900/1800 MHz
−By combining these frequencies in the same cell with 1
common
BCCH, the radio performance and traffic capacity are improved where
the
no. of cells and

-Using MBC concept with only 1 BCCH, this will reduce the
no. of
defined neighbors to 50% leading to better accuracy for the
measurement
reports coz there will be more time available for
measurements for each
neighbor.

-The Dynamic OL/UL subcells (Concentric cells) is a

prerequisite
feature for the Multi Band Cells.
−Mostly the frequency band with “Better coverage” (i.e.
lower
frequency band) is configured as the Underlaid subcell while the
other
frequency band with “Worse coverage” (i.e. higher frequency
band) is configured
as the Overlaid Subcell.
−Ex: 900MHz frequency band UL, while 1800MHz frequency
band OL

−It is recommended to select the BCCH frequency to lie in

the “Better
Coverage” i.e. UL subcell.
−for the previous example then BCCH frequency will belong to
the
900MHz band
−A parameter CSYSTYPE defines the band of the used BCCH
frequency in a multi band cell.
−A parameter BAND defines the band of the Channel Group,
where
the channel group consists of no. of frequencies as will be seen later.
−As mentioned before, the path loss/Distance to cell
border/time
advance criteria will define the coverage limit of the frequency
band
used in the OL subcell vs. UL subcell, (In this case the OL&UL will
belong to two different bands)
−Also the traffic load can be maintained between the two
subcells
(that belong to two different bands) using the subcell load
distribution feature where the SCLDSC parameter will define which
subcell is
preferred first.

GSM

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