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Connection Control for LTE RRC in Reliance

Jio Network (India)

80-P6790-1 A
June 1, 2016

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Contents

1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Purpose.......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Conventions .................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Technical assistance ...................................................................................................... 5

2 Software update description .......................................................................... 6

2.1 Problem description ...................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................. 6
2.3 Change description ....................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Connection Control EFS files ....................................................................................... 6
2.4.1 EFS file – conn_control_v2_enable................................................................... 6
2.4.2 EFS file – conn_control_param_cfg .................................................................. 7

A References....................................................................................................... 8
A.1 Related documents ....................................................................................................... 8
A.2 Acronyms and terms .................................................................................................... 8

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Connection Control for LTE RRC in Reliance Jio Network (India) Contents

Tables
Table 2-1 EFS file conn_control_v2_enable ................................................................................................ 6
Table 2-2 EFS file conn_control_param_cfg structure ................................................................................. 7

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
This document provides details about the Connection Control feature from the LTE RRC
software perspective. This feature is applicable only for devices that are intended to be launched
for or with Reliance Jio Network (India).

1.2 Conventions
Function declarations, function names, type declarations, attributes, and code samples appear in a
different font, for example, #include.
Code variables appear in angle brackets, for example, <number>.
Commands to be entered appear in a different font, for example, copy a:*.* b:.
Button and key names appear in bold font, for example, click Save or press Enter.

1.3 Technical assistance

For assistance or clarification on information in this document, submit a case to Qualcomm
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2 Software update description

This chapter provides the functional details of [CR 993099] and its applicability.

2.1 Problem description

The UE should bar a cell if the number of RRC connection failures exceeds CRRC (Number of
consecutive RACH failures that cause the LTE cell to be barred).

2.2 Prerequisites
 Values set via EFS try_count at location /nv/item_files/modem/lte/rrc/cep/ are not effective
when RRC Connection Control is enabled. This EFS specifies the number of times the
connection establishment procedure must be retried within LTE RRC. This is not applicable
when the RRC Connection Control feature is enabled.
 The EFS file oos_after_2_t300_expiry must be removed to have Connection Control working
at RRC.

2.3 Change description

UE would bar a cell for TRRC if it observes CRRC number of consecutive RACH failures. Two
RACH failures are considered as successive if they are triggered less than or equal to
“max_time_diff” time apart.
As UE bars the cell after the CRRC number of consecutive RACH failures, UE either tries to find
other cells from the same PLMN and a TAU is attempted or it attempts on the same cell after
TRRC timeout.

2.4 Connection Control EFS files

The Connection Control feature requires the following EFS files to be configured as described in
the following sections. These files can be extracted from 80-P6790-
1_A_Connection_Control_LTE_RRC_Reliance_Jio_Network_India.zip.

2.4.1 EFS file – conn_control_v2_enable

This EFS file is used to enable Connection Control at LTE RRC. This EFS file (1 byte) must be
copied at the location /nv/item_files/modem/lte/rrc/cep/conn_control_v2_enable.

Table 2-1 EFS file – conn_control_v2_enable

Bit position Feature
1 RRC Connection Control

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Value 1/0 enables/disables LTE RRC Connection Control, respectively.

NOTE: Connection Control (as described in Application Note: Connection Control For LTE RRC 80-
NH496-1) is rendered ineffective if it is enabled via the conn_control_v2_enable EFS file.

2.4.2 EFS file – conn_control_param_cfg

This EFS file is used to hold all the configuration parameters in a 32-bit word, as shown in Table
2-2. The first two parameters shown in Table 2-2 are configurable in accordance with the RRC
Connection Control requirement.The EFS file must be copied at the location
/nv/item_files/modem/lte/rrc/cep/conn_control_param_cfg.

Table 2-2 EFS file – conn_control_param_cfg structure

Bits Range Description Default
1-8 1-60 seconds Crrc (it is a count) 2
9-16 1-255 seconds Trrc (Seconds) 30
16-32 10-Crrc*60 seconds max_time_diff (Seconds) 50

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A References

A.1 Related documents

Title Number

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

UMTS and LTE Protocol NV Items 80-VF299-1
Device Aggression Management for LTE RRC 80-NH496-1

A.2 Acronyms and terms

Acronym or term Definition
RACH Random Access Channel

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