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Intra-Frequency Handover Sample
Ec/No
Reporting
Event 1D
P CPICH 1 RptRange 1B +
Reporting Hysteresis 1B /2
Event 1A
RptRange 1A –
Hysteresis 1A /2
Hysteresis 1D /2
Reporting
Event 1B
P CPICH 2
TrigTime1B
TrigTime1A TrigTime1D
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:1A
NA
10 LogMNew CIONew W 10 Log Mi (1 W) 10 LogMBest (R1a H1a /2)
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R1a: Refers to the reporting range of Event 1A. It is used to control the extent of difficulty in
adding a cell into the active set (RptRange).
H1a: Refers to the reporting hysteresis of Event 1A. It is used to control the extent of difficulty
in adding a cell into the active set (Hysteresis(Intra)).
MNew: Refers to measurement of the to-be-evaluated cell outside the active set.
CIONew: Refers to offset of cell outside active set in relation to other cells (CellIndivOffset
(utranRelation)).
Mi: Refers to the mean measurement value of other cells except the best cell in active set.
NA: Refers to the number of other cells except the best cell in active set.
MBest: Refers to the measurement of the best cell in the active set.
W: Refers to the weight proportion (W) of the best cell to the rest cells in the active cell in
evaluation standards.
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:1A
As can be calculated from the above formula, you can increase the probability of
triggering Event 1A by either increasing R1a (Event 1A meets the reporting range
conditions) or decreasing H1a (Decision hysteresis range); otherwise, you can
reduce the probability of triggering Event 1A.
Event 1A supports period-based report, that is, once Event 1A meets the
reporting range of quality standards, the UE will report Event 1A periodically
(EvtRptInterval) until this event does not meet reporting conditions or the
reporting times reach the maximum allowed times (EvtRptAmount).
There is restriction over the size of active set, so Event 1A will not be reported
once the number of cells in the active set reaches certain threshold
(RptDeactThr).
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:1B
NA
10 LogMOld CIO Old W 10 Log Mi (1 W) 10 LogMBest (R1b H1b /2)
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R1b: Refers to the reporting range of Event 1B. It is used to control the extent of difficulty in dropping
a cell from the active set (RptRange).
H1b: Refers to the reporting hysteresis of Event 1B. It is used to control the extent of difficulty in
dropping a cell from the active set (Hysteresis(Intra)).
MOld: Refers to measurement of the to-be-evaluated cell in the active set.
CIOOld: Refers to offset of cell in active set in relation to other cells (CellIndivOffset (utranCell)).
Mi: Refers to the mean measurement value of other cells except the best cell in active set.
NA: Refers to the number of other cells except the best cell in active set.
MBest: Refers to the measurement of the best cell in the active set.
W: Refers to the weight proportion (W) of the best cell to the rest cells in the active cell in evaluation
standards.
As can be calculated from the above formula, you can decrease the probability of triggering Event
1B by either increasing R1b (Event 1B meets the reporting range conditions) or decreasing H1b
(Decision hysteresis range); otherwise, you can increase the probability of triggering Event 1B.
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:1C
10 LogMNew CIONew 10 LogMInAS CIOInAS H1c /2
H1c: Refers to the reporting hysteresis of Event 1C. It is used to control the extent of difficulty in replacing a
cell in the active set (Hysteresis(Intra)).
MNew: Refers to measurement of the to-be-evaluated cell outside the active set.
MInAS: Refers to the cell with poorest quality in the active set.
CIONew: Refers to offset of cell with poorest quality in active set in relation to other cells (CellIndivOffset
(utranCell)).
CIOInAS: Refers to offset of the to-be-evaluated cell outside the active set in relation to other cells
(CellIndivOffset (utranRelation)).
As can be calculated from the above formula, you can decrease the probability of triggering Event 1C by
increasing H1c (decision hysteresis range); otherwise, you can increase the probability of triggering Event
1C.
Event 1C supports period-based report, that is, once Event 1C meets the reporting range of quality
standards, the UE will report Event 1C periodically (EvtRptInterval) until this event does not meet reporting
conditions or the reporting times reach the maximum allowed times (EvtRptAmount).
To ensure the gain of macro diversity, the report of Event 1C is only allowed when the number of cells in
the active set reaches certain threshold (RplcActThr).
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:1D
10 LogMNotBest CIONotBest 10 LogMBest CIOBest H1d /2
MNotBest: Refers to the measurement of the to-be-evaluated cell within or outside the
active set.
CIONotBest: Refers to the offset of the to-be-evaluated cell within the active set
(CellIndivOffset (utranCell)) or outside the active set (CellIndivOffset (utranRelation)) in
relation to other cells.
CIOBest: Refers to offset of the to-be-evaluated cell in the active set in relation to other
cells (CellIndivOffset (utranCell)).
MBest: Refers to the measurement of the to-be-evaluated cell in the active set.
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:1D
Event 1D indicates the quality of certain cell within or outside current active set is
better than the best cell in current active set, that is, the best cell changes in the active
set. The following can be triggered upon the receipt of Event 1D:
Add a cell into the active set (the cell outside the active set reports Event 1D and
the number of links in the active set does not reach the maximum).
Swap a cell into or out of the active set (the cell outside the active set reports
Event 1D but the number of links in the active set reaches the maximum).
The serving cell changes (for HS-DSCH/E-DCH).
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:Handling of Over 32 Adjacent Cells
When there are many cells in an active set, the number of intra-frequency adjacent
cells in the active set may exceed 32, the maximum number of adjacent cells as
restricted in the protocol. In that case, some intra-frequency adjacent cells must be
dropped to ensure there are only 32 adjacent cells in the neighboring cell list. Having
minimal impact on users in the active set, these dropped cells are those with poorest
signal quality or remotest geographical location. Therefore, each intra-frequency
adjacent cell is configured with a priority level.
The background configuration parameter MeasPrio is used to define the priority of
adjacent cells and includes three values (0: High priority; 1: Medium priority; 2: Low
priority). The specific value of MeasPrio must be set by the network planning engineer
based on existing network situation (for example, adjacent cell quality and
geographical location of adjacent cell).
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Intra-Frequency Handover Strategy:Handling of Over 32 Adjacent Cells
The graph shows the cell priority configuration based on the geographical location of adjacent
cells. Take the configuration of cells adjacent to the innermost gray cell as an example: there are
three layers of adjacent cells surrounding the gray cell, and they are differentiated from one
another with yellow (0: Top priority), blue (1: Medium priority) and red (2: Low priority)
The principle for inter-freq neighboring cells and inter-rat neighboring cells are same.
Source Cell
Priority 0
Priority 1
Priority 2
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Intra-Frequency Handover: Detected set Handover
The detected set handover is controlled through the parameter DetSetHoSwch , If the
detected set handover is enabled, then the RNC handles the cell in the detected set in
the same way as it does in the monitored set, that is, to make decision about handover.
If the detected set handover of the best cell is enabled and there are over 32 adjacent
cells, the detected set measurement will be initiated. Initiation strategy: Change “1A
Triggering condition 2” into “Detected set cells and monitored set cells”, and “Reporting
cell status” into “Report all active set cells + cells within monitored set and/or detected
set on used frequency”, that is, perform measurement report of active set, monitored set
and detected set concurrently by sharing the same set of handover measurement
parameters.
If the detected set handover of the best cell is disabled or there are less 32 adjacent
cells, then change “1A Triggering condition ” into “Monitored set cells” and “Reporting
cell status” into “Report cells within active set and/or monitored set cells on used
frequency”, that is, to only report the monitored set instead of detected set.
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Measurement Priority of Neighboring Cell
Abbreviated name
MeasPrio
Unit
N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Detected Set Handover Switch
Abbreviated name
DetSetHoSwch
Description
This parameter is the detected set handover control switch.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Reporting Range Constant for Event 1A/1B(dB)
Abbreviated name
RptRange [MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT]
Description
This parameter controls the triggering of event 1a/1b. 1a is easier but 1b is
harder to trigger when this value increases; and vice verse.
MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT indicates the maximum number of intra-
frequency measurement event, which is 7.
Unit
dB
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Weight for Event 1A/1B
Abbreviated name
W[MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT]
Description
This parameter is used for quality judgment of event 1a and 1b, which indicates the
weight of the best cell in the quality judgment and is related to the measurement
quantity and the event type.
MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT indicates the maximum number of intra-frequency
measurement event, which is 7.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Hysteresis(dB)
Abbreviated name Hysteresis[MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT]
Description
This parameter indicates the hysteresis used when judging whether to trigger
the event. This parameter makes it different between the status to trigger an
event and the status to leave the event, so as to avoid the trigger status change
due to very small change.
The larger the value is, the larger the difference between the status to trigger
the event and the status to leave the event will be.
This parameter is related to the measurement quantity and the event type.
Different events are configured separately and can be configured with different
hysteresis
MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT indicates the maximum number of intra-frequency
measurement event, which is 7
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
This parameter indicates the filtering factor that UE performs the L3 filtering on
the measurement results of the intra-frequency measurement.
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Time To Trigger(ms)
Description
This parameter indicates the time difference between having detected the event
generation and reporting the event. Only when the event generation is detected
and still meets all requirements of event triggering after Time to trigger, the event
can be triggered and reported. The larger the value is, the stricter the judgment
is for the event to be triggered. The parameter should be set according to the
actual requirements. Sometimes, if it is set too large, the quality of calls may
decrease.
MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT indicates the maximum number of intra-frequency
measurement event, which is 7.
Range and Step (0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 240, 320, 640, 1280, 2560,
5000)ms
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Amount of Reporting in Period Report Criteria
Description
This parameter indicates the times of the periodical reports to be reported. If the UE
detects that the times of event reports exceeds the value of Amount of reporting, UE
stops reporting the measurement results.
Unit N/A
Default Value (note) Period Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: Infinity
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: -
Period Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: Infinity
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: -
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Reporting Interval in Period Report Criteria(ms)
Description
This parameter indicates the interval of periodical reporting when such reporting is
triggered periodically.
Range and Step [250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000, 12000, 16000, 20000,
24000, 28000, 32000, 64000]ms
Unit Ms
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Cell Individual Offset (UtranCell)
Abbreviated name
CellIndivOffset
Description
An offset is allocated for each cell being monitored. The offset can be positive
or negative. Before the UE judges whether an event occurs, adds the offset to
the measurement result. If the PCPICH uses a positive offset, the UE sends
the measurement report just like PCPICH is x dB better than the actual case.
Or, if the PCPICH uses a negative offset, the PCPICH report is limited. When
the cell individual offset is used, the corresponding cell is possibly (at least
temporarily) the target cell of the handover or removed from the active set.
Unit dB
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Cell Individual Offset (UtranRelation)
Abbreviated name
CellIndivOffset
Description
An offset is allocated for each cell being monitored. The offset can be positive or
negative. Before the UE judges whether an event occurs, adds the offset to the
measurement result. If the PCPICH uses a positive offset, the UE sends the
measurement report just like PCPICH is x dB better than the actual case. Or, if
the PCPICH uses a negative offset, the PCPICH report is limited. When the cell
individual offset is used, the corresponding cell is possibly (at least temporarily)
the target cell of the handover or removed from the active set.
Unit dB
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Reporting Deactivation Threshold for Event 1A
Abbreviated name
RptDeactThr[MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT]
Description
This parameter indicates the maximum number of the cells that can exist in the
active set in order for event 1a to occur,. 0 means not applicable
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Replacement Activation Threshold for Event 1C and 1J
Description
This parameter indicates the minimum number of the cell that can exist in the
DCH active set when triggering event 1c or in the E-DCH active set when
triggering event 1j. When UE detects that one cell satisfies the trigger
threshold of event 1c/1j, it first judges whether the number of the cells in the
current active set is smaller than the value indicated by this parameter. If so,
do not trigger event 1c/1j. If the value is 0, the parameter is invalid.
MAX_INTRA_MEAS_EVENT indicates the maximum number of intra-
frequency measurement event, which is 7.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Abbreviated name
IntraMeasQuan
Description
This parameter indicates UTRAN measurement quantity for intra-frequency
measurements.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
CPICH Ec/No Reporting Indicator
Abbreviated name
EcN0RptInd
Description
This parameter indicates whether UE should report the measurement result
based on the measurement quantity CPICH Ec/No.
Unit N/A
Default Value (note) Period Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: True
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: True
Period Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: True
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: True
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
CPICH RSCP Reporting Indicator
Abbreviated name
RscpRptInd
Description
This parameter indicates whether UE should report the measurement result
based on the measurement quantity CPICH RSCP.
Unit N/A
Default Value (note) Period Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: True
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: True
Period Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: True
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: True
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Pathloss reporting indicator
Abbreviated name
PathlossRptInd
Description
This parameter indicates whether UE should report the measurement result
based on the measurement quantity pathloss.
Unit N/A
Default Value (note) Period Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: False
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH Ec/No: False
Period Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: False
UE Event Report Parameters for CPICH RSCP: False
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Event Number of Intra-frequency Measurement
Description
This parameter indicates how many events are required to be configured for
the set of the intra-frequency measurement parameters for a certain purpose.
The number of the events is related to the purpose of the measurement and
the judgment method of the soft handover. The measurement parameter of the
soft handover is related to the number of the events in the soft handover
algorithm.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Maximum Number of Cells Within DCH Active Set
Abbreviated name
MaxNumOfAct
Description
This parameter indicates the maximum number of cells within DCH
active set.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Soft Handover Method
Abbreviated name
SoftHoMth
Description
The parameter indicates the soft handover method is
periodical method or event method.
Unit N/A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter : High speed scenario
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Contents
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Inter-Frequency Handover Sample
Measurement
Quality
Reporting
Event 2A
P CPICH 1
Reporting
Event 2D
ThreshUsedFreq 2D
– Hysteresis 2D /2 Hysteresis 2A /2
P CPICH 2
TrigTime2D TrigTime1D
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy
The inter-frequency handover is a feature in which the UE hands over from one frequency
point of UTRAN to another one. It can either be handover based on inter-frequency
measurement, or blind handover based on shared coverage or inclusion.
The prerequisite for measurement-based inter-frequency handover is that UE performs
quality measurement of non-current serving carrier. For inter-frequency measurement in
CELL_DCH state, UE needs to initiate compressed mode unless it has double-receiver. The
compressed mode has a impact on both the resource consumption (for example, downlink
power and uplink interference) and UE (for example, the transmit power and battery
consumption), so inter-frequency measurement is only initiated when the radio quality of
current serving carrier is poor .
Upon receiving the inter-frequency measurement results from UE, the RNC makes a
decision about inter-frequency handover, and hands over UE to the target frequency point
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : Inter-Frequency
Measurement
NA j
Q frequencyj 10 LogMfrequency j W j 10 Log Mi j (1 W j ) 10 LogMBest j
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Qfrequency j: Refers to (Virtual) active set quality of carrier j, that is, the measurement
result of carrier j (dB for Ec/No; dBm for RSCP).
Mfrequency j: Refers to the physical measurement value (ratio for Ec/No; mW for RSCP)
of the (Virtual) active set of carrier j.
Mi j: Refers to the physical measurement value of cell i of carrier j.
NA j: Refers to the number of cells (excluding best cell) in the (Virtual) active set of
carrier j.
MBest j: Refers to the measurement result of the best cell in the (Virtual) active set of
carrier j.
Wj: Refers to the weight (WnoUsed or Wused) of the best cell in the (Virtual) active set
of carrier j during carrier measurement.
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : 2A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : 2B
Evnet 2B: The quality of working carrier frequency is lower than a threshold
and that of non-working carrier frequency is higher than a threshold
QNon used: Refers to the measurement result of current non-working carrier
frequency.
TNon used 2b: Refers to the absolute threshold (ThreshNoUsedFreq) of good
quality of non-working carrier frequency in Event 2B decision.
H2b : Refers to handover decision hysteresis parameter (Hysteresis(Inter)) of
Event 2B.
QUsed: Refers to the measurement result of current working carrier frequency.
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : 2C
Event 2C.
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : 2D
Event 2D: The quality of working carrier frequency is lower than a threshold.
QUsed: Refers to the measurement result of current working carrier
frequency.
TUsed 2d: Refers to the absolute threshold (ThreshUsedFreq) of poor quality
of working carrier frequency in Event 2D decision.
H2d: Refers to handover decision hysteresis parameter (Hysteresis(Inter)) of
Event 2D.
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : 2E
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Inter-Frequency Handover Strategy : 2F
Q Used TUsed 2f H 2f /2
Event 2F
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Measurement Priority of Neighboring Cell
Abbreviated name
MeasPrio
Description
Unit
N/A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Description
This parameter indicates the inter-frequency handover tactic.
0: Algorithm Deciding
1: 2A Event Trigger
2: 2B Event Trigger
3: 2C Event Trigger
Unit
N/A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Description
This parameter indicates the filtering factor that UE performs the
L3 filtering on the measurement results of the inter-frequency
measurement.
Unit N/A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Currently Used
Frequency for 2B/2D/2F
Abbreviated name ThreshUsedFreq[MAX_INTER_MEAS_EVENT]
Description This parameter indicates the absolute threshold that is required to
be configured for event 2b/2d/2f (used when judging the quality of
the currently used frequency.
MAX_INTEREAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-
frequecy measument event which is 6.
Range and Step CPICH RSCP: [-115, -25] dBm
CPICH Ec/No: [-24, 0] dB
Pathloss: [30, 165] dB
Unit dBm /dB
Default Value (note)
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Weight of the Currently Used Frequency for 2A/2B/2D/2F
Abbreviated name Wused[MAX_INTER_MEAS_EVENT]
Description
This parameter is used for quality judgment for the carrier of
currently used frequency, which indicates the weight of the best cell
in the quality judgment and is related to the measurement quantity
and the event type (only for event 2a/2b/2d/2f).
MAX_INTEREAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-frequecy
measument event which is 6.
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Time To Trigger(ms)
Abbreviated name TrigTime[MAX_INTER_MEAS_EVENT]
Description This parameter indicates the time difference between having
detected the event generation and reporting the event. Only when
the event generation is detected and still meets all requirements of
event triggering after Time to trigger, the event can be triggered
and reported. The larger the value is, the stricter the judgment is for
the event to be triggered. The parameter should be set according
to the actual requirements. Sometimes, if it is set too large, the
quality of calls may decrease.
MAX_INTEREAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-
frequecy measument event which is 6.
Range and Step (0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 240, 320, 640,
1280, 2560, 5000)ms
Unit Ms
Default Value (note)
For CPICH Ec/No, UE inter frequency event report parameter:
[100,100,100,640,100,640]
For CPICH RSCP, UE inter frequency event report parameter:
[100,100,100,640,100,640]
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Non-used Frequency for
2B/2C/2E
Abbreviated name ThreshNoUsedFreq[MAX_INTER_MEAS_EVENT]
Description
This parameter indicates the absolute threshold that is required to
be configured for event 2a/2b/2c/2e (used when judging the quality
of the noT used frequency). MAX_INTEREAS_EVENT is the
maximum number of inter-frequecy measument event which is 6.
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Description
This parameter is used when judging the quality of the cells of not
used frequencies. This parameter indicates the weight of the best
cell in the quality judgment (only for event 2a/2b/2c/2e).
MAX_INTEREAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-
frequecy measument event which is 6.
Unit N/A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name Share Cover Indication
Description
This parameter describes the neighboring relationship of the
serving cell and neighboring cell.
Unit N/A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Inter-frequency Handover Method
Abbreviated name
InterHoMth
Description
This paramerer indicates the inter handover method is periodical
method or event method.
Unit N/A
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter
Parameter name
UTRAN Measurement Quantity for Inter-frequency and Inter-RAT
measurements
Abbreviated name
NonIntraMeasQuan
Description
This parameter indicates UTRAN measurement quantity for inter-
frequency and inter-RAT measurements.
Unit N/A
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Contents
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Inter-RAT Handover Sample
RSCP/RSSI
ThreshSys 3A + Hysteresis 3A /2
ThreshUsedFreq 2D – Hysteresis 2D /2
Thresh 3A – Hysteresis 3A /2
Reporting
GSM Cell Event 2D
TrigTime2D TrigTime3A
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Inter-RAT Handover Strategy
Inter-RAT handover means that an UE switches from one radio access system to
another, and specifically, from a UTRAN access system to a GERAN system. (If
an UE switches from a GERAN system to a UTRAN system, the GERAN system
policy is used.) Inter-RAT handover can be measurement-based handover
between systems or blind handover based on shared coverage or inclusion.
The prerequisite of measured-based Inter-RAT handover is that the UE
measures the quality of the Inter-RAT neighboring cells. In WCDMA system, for
Inter-RAT measurement in CELL_DCH state, the UE must enable compressed
mode for Inter-RAT measurement unless it has dual receivers. In addition,
regarding the influences of the compressed mode on the system and UE, Inter-
RAT measurement is enabled only when the current UTRAN system has poor
radio quality . When receiving Inter-RAT measurement result reported by the UE,
the RNC makes Inter-RAT handover decision and switches the UE to the target
cell of the GERAN system specified in the measurement result.
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Inter-RAT Handover Strategy:Inter-RAT Measurement
NA
QUTRAN 10 LogMUTRAN W 10 Log Mi (1 W) 10 LogMBest
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QUTRAN :indicates the measurement result of the currently used UTRAN frequency
(dB for Ec/No; dBm for RSCP).
MUTRAN : indicates the measured physical value of the currently used UTRAN
frequency (ratio for Ec/No; mV for RSCP).
Mi : indicates the measured physical value of cell I in the current active set.
NA : indicates the number of the cells (excluding best cells) in an active set.
MBest : indicates the measurement result of the best cells in an active set.
W : indicates the weight of the best cells in an active set in the frequency quality
evaluation of the currently used UTRAN.
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Inter-RAT Handover Strategy:Inter-RAT Measurement
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Inter-RAT Handover Strategy:3A
Q Used TUsed H3a /2 and MOther RAT CIOOther RAT TOther RAT H3a /2
3A: The currently used UTRAN carrier quality is lower than a threshold, and the
quality of other radio systems is higher than a threshold. It is used for decision of
Inter-RAT handover.
QUsed :indicates the estimated quality of the used frequency of the UTRAN.
TUsed :indicates the absolute threshold (Thresh[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT])
: of the
currently used frequency difference.
H3a: is the hysteresis parameter (Hysteresis[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT] (Rat)) for
3A event decision.
MOther RAT :is the quality measurement result of other systems.
CIOOther RAT: is the quality offset of other system cells (CellIndivOffset(gsmRelation).
TOther RAT: is the absolute threshold of other systems
(ThreshSys[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT])
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Inter-RAT Handover Strategy:3C
MOther RAT CIO Other RAT TOther RAT H3c /2
3C: The quality of other radio systems is higher than a threshold. It can be used
for Inter-RAT handover decision.
MOther RAT : the quality measurement result of other systems.
CIOOther RAT : the quality offset of other system cells (CellIndivOffset(gsmRelation).
TOther RAT : the absolute threshold of other: systems
(ThreshSys[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT]).
H3c : the hysteresis parameter (Hysteresis[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT] (Rat)) for
3C event decision.
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Measurement Priority of Neighboring GSM Cell
Abbreviated name
MeasPrio
Description
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Description
This parameter indicates the inter-RAT handover tactic.
0: Algorithm Deciding
1: 3A Event Trigger
2: 3C Event Trigger
Unit
N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name Absolute Threshold of the Quality of UTRAN Cell for 3A
Description
This parameter indicates the absolute threshold of the UTRAN cell
quality that UE uses to judge event 3a. The range and Unit of the
parameter relate to the measurement quantity of UTRAN system.
MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-RAT
measurement events which takes the value of 4.
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name Weight of the UTRAN System for 3A
Description
This parameter is used when judging the quality of the UTRAN
system in inter-RAT measurement, which indicates the weight of the
best cell in the quality judgment (only for event 3a).
MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-RAT
measurement events which takes the value of 4.
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name Absolute Threshold of the Quality of Other RAT for 3A/3B/3C
Description
This parameter indicates the absolute threshold used when judging
the quality of other RAT configured for event 3a/3b/3c. The value
range and Unit of this parameter are related to the measurement
quantity of other system, at present the measurement quantity can
only be GSM Carrier RSSI of the GSM system, which corresponds
to the CPICH RSCP of UTRAN system, so the value range and Unit
of this parameter correspond to the CPICH RSCP.
MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-RAT
measurement events which takes the value of 4.
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Parameter name Hystersis(dB)
Abbreviated name Hysteresis[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT]
Description This parameter indicates the hysteresis used when judging whether
to trigger the event. This parameter makes it different between the
status to trigger an event and the status to leave the event, so as to
avoid the trigger status change due to very small change.
The larger the value is, the larger the difference between the status
to trigger the event and the status to leave the event will be.
This parameter is related to the measurement quantity and the
event type.
Different events are configured separately and can be configured
with different hysteresis
MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-RAT
measurement events which takes the value of 4.
Range and Step (0, …, 7.5)dB step 0.5dB
Unit dB
Default Value (note)
For own system CPICH Ec/No, UE event report parameter:
[4,4,2,4]dB
For own system CPICH RSCP, UE event report parameter:
[4,4,4,4]dB
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name Time To Trigger(ms)
Abbreviated name TrigTime[MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT]
Description This parameter indicates the time difference between having detected
the event generation and reporting the event. Only when the event
generation is detected and still meets all requirements of event
triggering after Time to trigger, the event can be triggered and
reported. The larger the value is, the stricter the judgment is for the
event to be triggered. The parameter should be set according to the
actual requirements. Sometimes, if it is set too large, the quality of
calls may decrease.
MAX_RAT_MEAS_EVENT is the maximum number of inter-RAT
measurement events which takes the value of 4.
Range and Step (0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 240, 320, 640,
1280, 2560, 5000)ms
Unit Ms
Default Value (note)
For own system CPICH Ec/No, UE event report parameter:
[100,100,100,100]ms
For own system CPICH RSCP, UE event report parameter:
[100,100,100,100]ms
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name UTRAN Filter Coefficient(Rat)
Description
This parameter indicates the filtering factor of UTRAN when UE
performs the L3 filtering on the measurement results of the inter-
RAT measurement.
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Description
This parameter indicates the filtering factor of GSM when UE performs
the L3 filtering on the measurement results of the inter-RAT
measurement.
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name GSM BSIC Verification Required Indicatior
Abbreviated name BSICVeriReq
Description This parameter indicates whether to confirm the BSIC of GSM cells
when performing the Inter-RAT measurement. BSIC = NCC
(Network Color Code) + BCC (Base Color Code). BSIC can be
used to identify the GSM cells. If the value is ‘Not Required ‘,
UE does not confirm the BSIC when measuring the GSM cells.
If the value is ‘Required ‘, UE confirms the BSIC when
measuring the GSM cells, and then queue the confirmed BSIC
cells according to the measurement results. In each
measurement period, re-confirm and measure the BSIC in the
order of the measurement results, from good to bad.
Range and Step 0: Require Confirm
1: Not Required Confirm
Unit N/A
Default Value (note)
UE Event Report Parameters for Own System CPICH Ec/No:
Required
UE Event Report Parameters for Own System CPICH RSCP:
Required
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name UTRAN Quality Estimation Reporting Indicator
Description
This parameter indicates whether the report of the estimation
quality of UTRAN system is requested or not.
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name GSM Carrier RSSI Reporting Indicator
Abbreviated name GsmCarrRSSIInd
Description This parameter indicates whether the report of RSSI of the GSM
cells is requested or not. Since the measurement quantity of the
GSM cell is only GSM Carrier RSSI, in inter-RAT measurement
Event Reporting Criteria, there is no need to report this parameter
when measuring the GSM cell and performing the Inter-RAT
handover. In the periodical reporting criteria, GSM carrier RSSI
report is required.
Range and Step 0: Not Report (False)
1: Report (True)
Unit N/A
Default Value (note)
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Description
An offset is allocated for each cell being monitored. The offset can
be positive or negative. Before the UE judges whether an event
occurs, adds the offset to the measurement result. If the PCPICH
uses a positive offset, the UE sends the measurement report just
like PCPICH is x dB better than the actual case. Or, if the PCPICH
uses a negative offset, the PCPICH report is limited. When the cell
individual offset is used, the corresponding cell is possibly (at least
temporarily) the target cell of the handover or removed from the
active set.
Unit dB
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Parameter name
UTRAN Measurement Quantity for Inter-frequency and Inter-RAT
Measurements
Abbreviated name
NonIntraMeasQuan
Description
This parameter indicates UTRAN measurement quantity for inter-
frequency and inter-RAT measurements.
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter
Parameter name
Share Cover Indication
Abbreviated name
GsmShareCover
Description
This parameter describes the neighboring relationship of the
serving cell and Gsm neighboring cell.
Unit N/A
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Inter-RAT Handover Parameter : for True Tower
The handover parameters in TRUE network are default configuration except the
follow adjustment.
In the hot spot area TRUE TOWER, to make sure that users has good
experience (data rate>=400kbps) in HSPA coverage, the HSPA coverage
should not be too large. ZTE suggests to handover to GSM at the edge of
HSPA coverage. Some parameters are recommend to be changed:
Default
True Tower
configuration
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of
the Currently Used Frequency for -95dbm -85dbm
2D
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of
-95dbm -85dbm
UTRAN Cell for 3A
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter Summary
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Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter Summary
Parameter Name Default Value TRUE Value
Time To Trigger 1C 320ms 320ms
Time To Trigger 1D 320ms 320ms
Amount of Reporting in Period Report Criteria Infinity Infinity
Reporting Interval in Period Report Criteria 1s 1s
Cell Individual Offset (UtranCell) 0db 0db
Cell Individual Offset (UtranRelation) 0db 0db
Reporting Deactivation Threshold for Event 1A 2 2
Replacement Activation Threshold for Event 1C 3 3
UTRAN Measurement Quantity for Intra-frequency
Ec/No Ec/No
Measurements
CPICH Ec/No Reporting Indicator TRUE TRUE
CPICH RSCP Reporting Indicator TRUE TRUE
Pathloss reporting indicator FALSE FALSE
Event Number of Intra-frequency Measurement 7 7
Maximum Number of Cells Within DCH Active Set 3 3
Soft Handover Method Event method Event method
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter Summary
Parameter Name Default Value TRUE Value
Measurement Priority of Neighboring Cell 0 0
Inter-frequence Handover Tactic 2A Event Trigger 2A Event Trigger
Filter Coefficient 3 3
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Currently Used
-95db -95db
Frequency for 2B
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Currently Used -95db (except -85 for True
-95db Tower and CP tower)
Frequency for 2D
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Currently Used
-70db -70db
Frequency for 2F
Weight of the Currently Used Frequency for 2A 0 0
Weight of the Currently Used Frequency for 2B 0 0
Weight of the Currently Used Frequency for 2D 0 0
Weight of the Currently Used Frequency for 2F 0 0
Hysteresis 2A 4db 4db
Hysteresis 2B 4db 4db
Hysteresis 2C 4db 4db
Hysteresis 2D 4db 4db
Hysteresis 2E 4db 4db
Hysteresis 2F 4db 4db
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Inter-Frequency Handover Parameter Summary
Parameter Name Default Value TRUE Value
Time To Trigger 2A 100ms 100ms
Time To Trigger 2B 100ms 100ms
Time To Trigger 2C 100ms 100ms
Time To Trigger 2D 640ms 640ms
Time To Trigger 2E 100ms 100ms
Time To Trigger 2F 640ms 640ms
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Non-used
-50dbm -50dbm
Frequency for 2B
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Non-used
-50dbm -50dbm
Frequency for 2C
Absolute Threshold of the Quality of the Non-used
-95dbm -95dbm
Frequency for 2E
Weight of the Non-used Frequency for 2A 0 0
Weight of the Non-used Frequency for 2B 0 0
Weight of the Non-used Frequency for 2C 0 0
Weight of the Non-used Frequency for 2E 0 0
Share Cover Indication Neighbor Neighbor
Inter-frequency Handover Method Event method Event method
UTRAN Measurement Quantity for Inter-frequency and
RSCP RSCP
Inter-RAT measurements
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Intra-RAT Handover Parameter Summary
Parameter Name Default Value TRUE Value
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