Omf810001 GSM Cell Parameters Issue1.01 Emerson Eduardo Rodrigues

GSM Cell Parameters
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Descriptions
1. Cell Parameters Overview
2. Cell Parameters Introduction
3. Case Study
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Cell Parameters Overview
 Cell Parameters include the most of radio network paramet
ers transmitted via Um interface.
 Via receiving cell parameters, MS is able to exactly select, ac
cess and coordinate with the network through which different
kinds of service is provided.
 Via reasonably cell parameters, BTS can run in high point an
d whole system can be effectively utilized to provide more a
nd better services although basing on limited resources.
Cell Parameters Overview
 Cell Parameters can be sent through two kinds of logical channels
 BCCH (in idle mode)
 SACCH (in dedicated mode)
Descriptions
3. Case Study
Introduction to Cell Parameters
 Huawei GSM cell parameters:
 Network Identity Parameters
 Idle Mode Parameters
 Call Control Parameters
 Cell Selection and Reselection Parameters
 Other Parameters
Cell Data Mapping in Different Statuses of MS
Power on
Select Network
(Network Identity Para. )
Access Network Cell Selection

(Call Control Para.) (Cell Selection Para.)
Dedicated Mode Cell Reselection Mode Paging Mode Idle Mode

(Call Control Para.) (Cell Reselection Para.) (Idle Mode Para.) (Idle Mode Para.)
Network Identity Parameter — CGI
 Network identity parameters mainly include
 Cell Global Identity (CGI)
 Base Station Identity Code (BSIC)
Network Identity Parameter — CGI
 CGI=MCC+MNC+LAC+CI
 Once MS receives SYS INFO, it decodes the CGI information, and
decides whether it can stay in the cell according to the MCC and MNC
indicated by CGI.
 At the same time, it judges whether the current location area is changed,
so as to decide whether to execute location update. During the location
update process, MS will report the new LAI to the network, so that the
network can know the LA in which MS is currently located.
Mobile Country Code （ MCC ）
 Definition: MCC consists of 3 decimal numbers. It indicates the home
country of the mobile subscriber.
 Format: MCC is composed of 3 decimal numbers. The coding range is
decimal 000~999.
 Location: Cell Attributes
Mobile Network Code （ MNC ）
 Definition: MNC is used to uniquely identify a specific GSM PLMN
network in a certain country (decided by MCC).
 Format: MNC is composed of two decimal numbers. The coding range is
decimal 00~999.
Location Area Code （ LAC ）
 Definition: To locate the location of MS, the whole area covered by each
GSM PLMN is divided into different location areas. LAC is used to
identify different location areas.
 Format: LAI contains LAC, which is composed of two bytes. LAC adopts
hexadecimal coding. The available range is from 0001H to FFFEH. The
code 0000H and FFFFH cannot be used (please refer to specification
GSM0303, 0408, and 1111). One location area can contain one or more
cells.
Cell Identity （ CI ）
 Definition: To uniquely identify each cell in the GSM PLMN, the
network operator needs to allocate one code for each cell, which is the
cell identity (CI). Cell identity, together with LAI, is used for identity of
each cell in the world.
 Format: CI is composed of 16 bits, The available range is 0~65535.
Network Identity Parameter — BSIC
 BSIC=NCC+BCC
 In GSM system, each BTS is allocated with a color code, which is called
BSIC. MS can identify two cells with the same BCCH by the help of
BSIC.
 In network planning, make sure that BCCH of neighbor cells are different
from the serving cell’s BCCH to reduce the interference.
 Practically it is still possible that a same BCCH is re-used in the
surrounding cells. For cells using the same BCCH in a relevant near
distance, their BSIC must be different so that MS can identify two
neighbor cells with same BCCH.
Network Color Code （ NCC ）
 Definition: NCC is a part of BSIC. MS uses it to distinguish adjacent
BTS that belong to different GSM PLMN.
 Format: NCC is composed of 3 bits, with the range of 0 to 7.
BTS Color Code （ BCC ）
 Definition: BCC is a part of BSIC. For its function, please refer to
above sections.
 Format: BCC is composed of 3 bits. The available range is 0~7.
Idle Mode Parameters
 ATT
 CCCH Conf
 BS_AG_BLKS_RES
 BS_PA_MFRAMES
 Period of Periodic Location Update(T3212)
 Neighbor Cell Description (BA Table)
ATT
 Value Range: Yes, No
 Default Value ： Yes
 Description: It is Attach-detach allowed. It is used to inform MS
whether IMSI attach-detach is allowed in this cell. If it is set to
“Yes”, the network will not process the connection to the cal
led mobile subscriber when MS is power-off. Thus network pro
cessing time and radio resources are saved. Otherwise the net
work will process the connection even though the MS has been
powered off.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Idle Mode/Basic Idle Parameters
CCCH Conf
 Value Range: 1 Compounding CCCH , 1 Non-Compounding CCCH,
2 Non-Compounding CCCHs, 3 Non-compounding CCCHs, 4 Non-co
mpounding CCCHs.
 Default Value: When there is one TRX in the cell, one combined CCC
H is recommended (in a system with few paging messages in locatio
n area). For others, it is configured according to the number of TRX i
n the cell.
 Description: It is Common Control Channel Configuration. CCCH con
figuration determines the capacity of PCH, AGCH and RACH. This pa
rameter can be automatically configured by system according to the
TRX channel configuration.
BS_AG_BLKS_RES
 Value Range: 0~7 (Non-Compounding CCCHs), 0~2 (1 combine
d CCCH)
 Unit: Block
 Default Value: 2 (Non-combined CCCH), 1(1 combined CCCH)
 Description: It is also called Access Granted Blocks Reserved. It
is the number of CCCH channel message blocks that are reserv
ed in one multi-frame for access granted channels (AGCH).
BS_PA_MFRAMES
 Value Range: 2~9
 Unit: Multi-frame period (51 frames)
 Default Value: 2 Multi-frame period
 Description: It is Paging Channel Multi-frames. It defines the number of
multi-frames used as a cycle of paging sub-channels.
Period of Periodic Location Update(T3212)
 Unit: 6 minutes
 Default Value: 20
 Description: It is the Periodic Location Update Timer. It defines the
interval of periodic location update.
Definition of Location Update
 Inform the system the LA (Location Area) where the MS is to be pag
ed.
LA 1
LA 2
Condition of Location Update
 Periodical location update
 Moving into a new LA
LA 1
LA 2
LA 3
Procedure of Location Update
MSC
BSC
MS
1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour
 ++ + + +
Abnormal Occasion
The subscriber you

dialed has been
powered off
But I am always
powered on
LA 1
LA 2
LA 3
Reason1 of Abnormal Occasion
MSC
BSC
MS
Reason2 of Abnormal Occasion
MSC
BSC
MS

Application of T3212
LAC
“Ping-pong Reselect”
A B
T3212=4 T3212=8
Even if T3212 setting is less than the system (MSC) query time, the system
will still sometimes voice “The subscriber you dialed is powered off”.
Neighbor Cell Description
 There are table BA1 and table BA2.
 Table BA1 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent cells to be
measured when the MS is in idle mode.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Idle Mode/Advanced
 Table BA2 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent cells to be

measured when the MS is in dedicated mode.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Handover data/Advanced
Application of Neighbor Cell Description
B B
A C A C
D D
Theoretical Neighbor Cells Actual Neighbor Cells
Application of Neighbor Cell Description
B
A
C
Call Control Parameters
 MS MAX Retrans  Common Access Control Class
 TX-integer  Special Access Control Class
 RACH Min. Access Level  MBR
 NCC Allowed  ECSC
 RLT  Emergent Call Disable
 SACCH Multi-Frames
MS MAX Retrans
 Value Range: 1, 2, 4, 7
 Unit: Time(s)
 Default Value: 4 Times
 Description: It is one of the random access control parameters. M
S MAX Retrans is the upper limit of times that MS is allowed to sen
d “Channel Request” in one immediate assignment procedure.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Basic Call Control Paramete
rs
TX-integer
 Value Range: 3~12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 32, 50
 Unit: RACH Timeslot (equals to a TDMA frame, 4.615ms)
 Description: Used to calculate the number of timeslots in the interval
between multiple channel requests sent by MS.
Calculation of S
S
TX-integer
Non-Combined CCCH Combined CCCH
3, 8, 14, 50 55 41
4, 9, 16 76 52
5, 10, 20 109 58
6, 11, 25 163 86
7, 12, 32 217 115
RACH Min. Access Level
 Value Range: -121~-47
 Unit: dbm
 Default Value: -115
 Description: The parameter affects the access of an MS. That is to sa
y, the BTS determines the threshold of the level for the random acce
ss of the MS. When the receive level of the RACH burst is lower than t
he threshold, the BTS regards this access as an invalid access and n
o decoding is performed. Only when the receive level for the burst ti
meslot of the random access is greater than the threshold, the BTS r
egards that this timeslot has an access request.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Advanced/Access Control
Radio Link Timeout
 Value Range: 4~64, the step size is 4
 Unit: SACCH period (480ms)
 Description: This parameter is used for MS to decide downlink disconnection
in case of SACCH decoding failures.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Basic Call Control Parameters
Application of Radio Link Timeout
Poor coverage
P Q
A B
Impact of radio link timeout
Radio Link Timeout
 To increase the robustness of the SACCH channel, to improve the AMR
network coverage performance, and to lower the call drop rate, in practice the
AMR FR/HR RLT should be set higher.
Default Valu
Call Type Parameter
e
Normal Call  Radio Link Timeout (SACCH period(480ms)) 52
AMR FR  AFR Radio Link Timeout (SACCH period(480ms)) 64
AMR HR  AHR Radio Link Timeout (SACCH period(480ms)) 52
SACCH Multi-Frames
 Unit: SACCH period (480ms)
 Description: It is a timer used to determine whether the uplink radio link connection
fails. BSS judges the uplink radio link failure according to uplink SACCH BER.
 Every time BTS fails to decode the MR sent from MS, this timer decreases by 1;
 Every time BTS succeeds to decode the MR, this timer increases by 2.
 When this timer reaches 0, BTS judges that the uplink radio connection fails, then BTS sends a
radio connection failure message to BSC.
 This parameter and the radio link timeout (RLT) are used to judge the uplink/downlink radio
connection failure.
SACCH Multi-Frames
 To increase the robustness of the SACCH channel, to improve the AMR
network coverage performance, and to lower the call drop rate, in pra
ctice the AMR FR/HR SACCH Multi-Frames should be set higher.
Default Valu
Call Type Parameter
e
Normal Call  SACCH Multi-Frames (SACCH period(480ms)) 31
AMR FR  AFR SACCH Multi-Frames (SACCH period(480ms)) 48
AMR HR  AHR SACCH Multi-Frames (SACCH period(480ms)) 32
NCC Permitted
 Value Range: □Selection of 0~7 Perm.

 Description: Network Color Code. It lists NCC that need be mea
sured by MS. If a neighbor cell’s NCC is permitted, MS will rep
ort MRs of it to the network.
Common Access Control Class
 Value Range: □Level 0~9 Forbidden
 Description: One of the parameters of random access control information. It
is used for load control of ordinary subscribers, to permit or forbid the
network access of some common level users. “1” stands for forbidden and
“0” for permitted.
Special Access Control Class
 Value Range: □ Level 10~14 Forbidden
 Description: It is used for load control, permitting or forbidding the
network access of some special level users. “1” stands for forbidden and
“0” for permitted.
MBR
 Description: Multi-Band Reporting. It is used to inform MS to report the
adjacent cells in a controllable way.
Application of MBR
GSM1800
A -92dBm B -82dBm
S
H -84dBm
GSM900 C -68dBm E -78dBm
D -90dBm F -88dBm
G -96dBm
ECSC
 Default Value: No
 Description: Early Classmark Sending Control. It indicates if an MS i
n the cell is allowed to use early Classmark sending.
 Yes: The MS reports Classmark3 to the network immediately afte
r link setup.
 No: The MS is forbidden to report its Classmark3 to network initi
atively.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Basic Call Control Parameter
s
Definition of Classmark
 In GSM system, the abilities that MS supports, such as service ability, b
and ability, power ability, encryption ability, is described by the class
mark. BSC decodes the information according to the requirement of n
etwork and transfer to the network.
 There are 3 kinds of classmark:Classmark1 、 Classmark2 、 Classmar
k3.
 Network knows about abilities of MS either via inquiring for MS’s CLA
SSMARK or via requiring MS to report CLASSMARK3 immediately by its
elf after link setup.
Classmark Update Flow
 For dual-band MS, after the SCCP co
nnection is established and before re
MS BSS MSC
ceiving message "CM Service Accept
ed" there will be a class mark update Classmark Request
Classmark Enquiry
flow.
 CR message reports the information
Classmark Change
of Classmrk 2. And in the class mark Classmark Update
update flow, MS will report Classmar
k 3 information which is related to th
e dual-band capability.
Information about Classmark 2/3
Emergent Call Disable
 Description: Emergence Call Disable. When EC Disable is set to “No”, it
means emergency call is permitted. Otherwise it is prohibited.
Cell Selection/Reselection Parameters
 RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
 MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
 CBQ (Cell_Bar_Qualify)
 CBA (Cell_Bar_Access)
 CRO (Cell Reselection Offset)
 TO (Temporary Offset)
 PT (Penalty Time)
 PI (Cell Reselect Parameters Indication)
 CRH ( Cell Reselection Hysteresis)
Cell Selection Process
 There are two kinds of cell selection
 Stored list cell selection
 Normal cell selection
 In fact, the process might be different for different MSs
Stored List Cell Selection
Search the BCCH which

have been stored
Can decode No
any Normal cell selection
frequency?
Yes
Can reside in No Try to reside in its No

any cell ? neighbor cell?
Yes Yes
Come into
idle mode
Normal Cell Selection
Search all Rank according to
frequency receiving level
Select the frequency with t

he highest Rx_level
Select the next frequency wit

h the higher Rx_level
No YES Decode SCH, read c Stay in a cell(RX-LEV is strongest, C1>0 , c

Is it a BCCH
ell para. on BCCH ell priority is not prohibited) without conside
carrier?
ring the PLMN
YES Right PLMN&C1>0& No
priority is Normal ?
All frequency not satisfy Emergency call
mode
Come into YES Right PLMN&C1>0& No
idle mode priority is Low ?
All frequency not satisfy No
YES Try the cell of other PLMN
allowed in the SIM card
No
Cell Selection Parameter
C1=RLA_C-RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN-MAX((MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH - P),
0)
RLA_C: Receiving level of MS

RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN: Minimum receiving level of MS permitted to access
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH: Maximum transmit power level of MSs
P: Maximum Physical supported transmitting power of MS.
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
 Value Range: 0~63 (-110 dBm ~ -47 dBm)
 Description: It means the minimum receive signal level r
equired for MS to access a cell.
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
 Unit: level
 Default Value: 5 (900MHz cell),0 (1800/1900MHz cell)
 Description: This parameter determines the maximum transmit power
level of the MS when it begins to access a cell and has not yet received
power control command.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Other Attributes/Advanced/Public Channel
Control
CBA
 Value Range: No, Yes
 Description: Cell_Bar_Access, worked together with CBQ to set
the priority status of the cell in idle mode for cell selection and
reselection.
CBQ
 Value Range: No, Yes
 Description: Cell_Bar_Qualify. CBQ only affects the cell select
ion, but is not related to cell reselection. It works with CBA to
define the access priorities of cells.
Application of CBA and CBQ
Cell Reselection
CBA CBQ Cell Selection Priority
Priority
No No Normal Normal
Yes No Forbidden Forbidden
No Yes Low Normal
Yes Yes Low Normal
Application of CBQ
A B
The traffic of cell A and B is heavy. Set these two cells with
CBA=“Yes”, CBQ=“No”.
Application of CBA
A
B
B is a micro cell. Set B to “Normal” and A to “Low”.
Cell Reselection Process
 Cell reselection for cells in the same location area
 If the C2 value of the target cell is higher than that of the serving cell for longe
r than 5 seconds, a cell reselection process will be performed and the MS tun
es to the new cell.
 Cell reselection for cells in different location areas
 If the C2 value of the target cell is higher than that of the serving cell by at lea
st the value of CRH for longer than 5 seconds, a location update process and t
he cell reselection process will be performed.
 Two consecutive cell reselections caused by C2 have a time interval of 15 se
conds. In other words to say, if because of C2 a MS reselected to a cell, then t
he MS cannot reselect to another cell by the cause of C2 within 15 seconds.
 If current serving cell is prohibited, or down link fails, or C1 is less than 0 con
tinuously for 5s, cell reselection will also be triggered.
 MS starts a cell reselection if the access times exceed the MAX retrans.
Cell Reselection Parameter
C2=C1+CRO-TO*H(PT-T) When PT is not equal to 31
C2=C1-CRO When PT is equal to 31
For neighbor cell:

H(PT-T)=0, when PT-T<0
H(PT-T)=1, when PT-T ≥ 0
For serving cell:

H(PT-T) = 0
CRO
 Value Range: 0~63( the corresponding level value: 0~126dB, stepped every 2dB).
 Unit: 2dB
 Description: Cell Reselect Offset. It is a parameter in C2 calculation to give an
intentional modification in MS cell reselection.
TO
 Value Range: 0~7 (the corresponding value is 0~60dB, 7 corresponds to
“Infinite”).
 Description: Cell Reselect Temporary Offset. It is a parameter in C2
criterion to give a temporary modification within PT time.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Idle Mode/Advanced/Idle Parameter
PT
 Value Range: 0~30(the corresponding time is 20~620s), 31(reserved for
changing the effect of CRO on C2)
 Unit: Second
 Description: Cell Reselect Penalty Time. It is used to ensure the safety and
validity of cell reselection because it helps to avoid frequent cell reselection.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Idle Mode/Advanced/Idle Parameter
PI
 Value Range: Yes , No
 Default Value: Yes
 Description: Cell Reselect Parameters Indication, sent on the broadcast
channel of the cell. It is an indication to the existence of “Cell Reselect
Offset(CRO)”, “Temporary Offset(TO)” and “Penalty Time(PT)”.
CRH
 Value Range: 0~14, the step size is 2dB
 Unit: dB
 Description: Cell Reselection Hysteresis. It is the parameter used when
cell reselection happens between two location areas.
Other Parameters
 Call Reestablishment Forbidden  PWRC
 TCH Immediate Assignment  Cell Extension Type
 Immediate Assignment Optimization  Max TA
 Direct Retry
 Interference Band Threshold
 Interference Calculation Period
 Assignment Cell Load Judge Enable
 UL DTX
 Cell Direct Try Forbidden Threshold
 DL DTX
 Directed Retry Load Access Threshold
 T200 and N200
 Min Power Level for Direct Try
 Use LAPDm N200
 Max Resend Times of Phy. Info.
 T3105
Call Reestablishment Forbidden
 Description: Informing MS whether call reestablishment is allowed
or not.
TCH Immediate Assignment
 Default Value : No
 Description: Option "Yes" means that TCH channel can be immediately
assigned as signaling and traffic channel when SDCCH has no available
resource. The option "No" means that only SDCCH can be assigned.
Immediate Assignment Optimization
 Description: This parameter is mainly used for satellite transmission, i.e., to
reduce the impact of satellite transmission delay.
 Yes: when the Transmission Mode of the BTS is Satellite transmission

No: when the Transmission Mode of the BTS is Terrestrial transmission
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Advanced/Call Control
Signaling Flow of Immediate Assignment
Optimization
MS BTS BSC MSC
Channel_req Channel_Required
Channel_Active MS BTS BSC
Channel_Active_Ack
CHAN_ACT
IMMEDIATE ASSIGN COMMAND
First SABM
Establish_IND (CM Service Req)
UA IMM_ASS_CMD
CR(Complete_L3_
information)
CHAN_ACT_ACK
CC
CM Service Accepted (NOTE 1)

…
Direct Retry
 Default Value : Yes
 Description: This parameter indicates the whether the directed retry on
the TCH is allowed. If this parameter is set to Yes, the handover
procedure is used and the MS is handed over to the neighboring cell.
Assignment Cell Load Judge Enable
 Value Range: Enable, Disable
 Default Value: Disable
 Description: When the Assignment Cell Load Judge Enabled is set
to Yes, the direct try flow is allowed if the following two conditions
are met:
 The cell supports the direct retry function.
 The load of the cell is larger than or equal to the Cell Direct Try
Forbidden Threshold.
Cell Direct Try Forbidden Threshold
 Value Range: 0~100(%)
 Unit: None
 Description: If the parameter Assignment Cell Load Judge Enabled
is set to Yes, the direct retry process is started and channels are
assigned when the cell supports direct retry and the load of the
current cell is equal to or greater than the value of Cell Direct Try
Forbidden Threshold during channel assignment.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Other Attributes/Advanced/Other Parameters
Directed Retry Load Access Threshold
 Value Range: 0~100(%)
 Unit: None
 Default Value : 85
 Description: This parameter is used to adjust the candidate target
cells during direct retry.
 When target cells are selected during direct retry, only the cells whose
loads are smaller than or equal to the Directed Retry Load Access
Threshold are selected as candidate target cells.
Min Power Level for Direct Try
 Value Range: 0~63 (-110dBm~-47dBm)
 Default Value :16
 Description: This parameter indicates the selection of candidate cell for
direct try. If the receiving level of the cell exceeds the value of this
parameter, this cell can be selected as candidate target cell.
 Location: Cell Attributes/ Handover Data/Advanced/HO Control
Max Resend Times of Phy. Info.
 Range Value :1~255
 Unit: Times
 Default Value :30
 Description: This parameter specifies the maximum times Ny1 for re-sending
physical information.
 If the number of resending times exceeds Ny1 and BTS still has not received any
correct SAMB frame from MS, BTS will send BSC the connection failure message
and handover failure message.
 After BSC receives the messages, it will release the newly assigned dedicated
channel and stop timer T3105.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Handover Data/Advanced/Cell HO Data
T3105
 Range Value : 0~255
 Unit: 10ms
 Default Value : 7
 Description: When BTS sends physical information to the MS, the BTS
starts the timer T3105. If the timer T3105 times out before receive the
SABM frame from MS, BTS re-sends physical information to MS and
restarts the timer T3105.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Handover Data/Advanced/Cell HO Data
Intra-BSC Handover Signaling Flow
MS BTS1 BSC BTS2 MS MSC
Measure Report from MS
Channel_Active
Channel_Active_Ack
HANDOVER COMMAND
Handover Access
Handover_Detect
PHYINFO
PHYINFO
First SABM
UA
Establish_IND
HANDOVER COMPLETE
Handover_Performed
PWRC
 Value range: Yes, No.
 Description: It is used to indicate MS whether to delete received level value
obtained from the timeslots of BCCH when MS measures receiving level during
base band hopping mode.
 When it is set to “No”, it means the influence of receiving level on BCCH is in
consideration.
 If it is set to “Yes”, process it in the way mentioned above.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Other Attributes/Advanced/Public Channel Control
Cell Extension Type
 Value Range: Normal cell, Double TS Ext cell
 Default Value: Configure this parameter according to the practical
situation.
 Description: It indicates whether a cell is an extended cell and the
extended cell mode.
Max TA
 Value Range:
 0~63 (Normal cell)
 0~255 (Double TS Ext cell)
 Unit: Bit period (1 bit = 0.55km)
 Default Value
 62 for normal cell
 219 for dual TS extended cell
 Description: Maximum Time Advance. It determines the actual coverage area of BTS.
When BTS receives the channel request message, it determines whether channel assignment
should take place in the current cell by comparing the TA with the value of this parameter.
Interference Band Threshold 0~5
 Unit: -dBm
 Default Values
 110 ( Interference band threshold 0)
 98 ( Interference band threshold 2 )
 Description: It decides the corresponding value for each interference
band (from band 1 to band 5) and used to measure the uplink interfer
ence during the SDCCH/TCH(F)/TCH(H) timeslot is in idle mode.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Other Attributes/Advanced/Other Parameter
s
Interference Calculation Period
 Value range: 1~31
 Unit: SACCH period (480 ms)
 Default Values: 20
 Description: Before the BTS transmits the radio resource indication message to the
BSC, the interference levels measured on idle channels in the period defined by
this parameter are averaged. The average interference level is used to classify the
interference levels on idle channels into five interference bands. A too big value of
this parameter cannot reflect the change of interference. A too small value of this
parameter wastes the resources.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Other Attributes/Advanced/Other Parameters
UL DTX
 Value Range: May use, Shall use, Shall not use
 Default Value: Shall use
 Description: It is used to indicate whether MS uses DTX function. It shows
the DTX state of the MS in the previous measurement period.
DL DTX
 Value range: Yes, No
 Description: This parameter indicates whether downlink DTX is
used in a cell. The use of downlink DTX is also controlled by the
DTX switch in the MSC. If downlink DTX is forbidden in the MSC,
downlink DTX is not used regardless of the setting of this
parameter. If downlink DTX is allowed in the MSC, the setting of
this parameter can determine whether downlink DTX is used in the
cell.
T200 and N200
 T200 :
 T200 timers are used to avoid deadlock during data transfer on the data link layer.
 On the LAPDm layer, every time a message is sent, the opposite end is requested to
acknowledge the reception. If this message is lost for unknown reasons, it will occu
r that both ends keep waiting, leading to system deadlock.
 Therefore, a timer should be started when the sender sends a message. If the timer
times out, the sender will regard that the receiver has not received the message an
d will resend the message.
 N200
 The maximum resend times are determined by N200.
 Different timer values should be set for different LAPDm channels such as SDCCH, F
ACCH and SACCH. This is because these channels have different transmission rate.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Advanced/Timer
Use LAPDm N200
 Range: Yes, No
 Description: Determines whether BSC delivers LAPDm N200 pa
rameters to BTS. If it configured as Yes, then LPADm N200 para
meters will be delivered to BTS, otherwise not.
 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Advanced/Timer
Cell Data Mapping in Different Statuses of MS
Select Network CGI Cell Selection C1(RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN/
Power on (Network BSIC (Cell Selection MS TXPWR_MAX_CCH)
Identity Para. ) Para.) CBA, CBQ
Dedicated Mode Cell Reselection Mode

(Call Control Para.) (Cell Reselection Para.)
BA2 / RLT / MBR C2 (CRO,TO,PT,PI)
NCC Allowed / PWRC CRH
Emergent Call Disabled DSC
Call Re-establishment For Access Network
bidden (Call Control Para.)
UL DTX / DL DTX
SACCH Multi-Frames MS MAX Retrans
Max Resend Times of Ph Idle Mode Paging Mode
ECSC (Idle Mode Para.)
y. Info. / T3105 (Idle Mode Para.)
Max TA Common/Special A BA1
Interference ATT
T200 and N200
ccess Control Class Band Threshold/ T3212
Use LAPDm N200
Interference CCCH Conf
TCH immediate assignm TX-integer / RACH
Calculation BS_AG_BLKS_RES
ent
Min. Access Level Period BS_PA_MFRAMES
Immediate assignment o
ptimization
Direct Retry Para.
Descriptions
3. Case Study
Case 1: Island Effect
 Case Description
 During the process of optimization in a certain area, it is found out
that the signal is poor in a certain section of suburban highway. The
signal strength measured is less than -95dBm.
 Handling Procedure
 Modify the data in BSC. Add neighbor relationship to Cell A and B
for each other. The coverage problem is thus solved.
B -80
-95 A
-92
C
Case 2: Incorrect CGI Causes MS Unable
to Register on the Network
 Case description
 The subscriber complained that MS could not register to the network, or it
was difficult to register to the network between BTS A and B, or no network
mark was displayed on the MS, but MS indicated that the signal was very
good. Some subscribers also complained that MS could make MTC could
not make MOC.
 Cause analysis
 CGI of the cell was modified. So the network register flow was not normal.
Although the signal was very good, MS could not get registered in the network.
 Default Value and summary
 CGI is a very important parameter and should be configured correctly, thus to
ensured that the CGI data in BSC and MSC are the same.
Case 3: RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN Causes
Signal Fluctuation
 Subscribers complain that the signal fluctuates in a certain area. On-site test
shows that this phenomenon does exist. From the testing mobile, we can see that
there are a lot of cells’ signals in this area. Some frequencies are the suburb BTS
signals far away from this area. The cell reselection of MS is rather frequent.
 Handling procedure
 Modify parameter “RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN” of all cells in urban area and
make them consistent with each other. The problem of signal fluctuation is
solved.
 Default Value and summary
 In area with complicated coverage, the “RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN” of each cell
should be kept same.
Case 4 ： Too Small T3212 Causes M
S Lose Connection with Network
 A local GSM network has more than 6000 subscribers. There are fo
ur BTSs. The network has been working properly. But from someti
me on, some MS often lost connection with network suddenly. The
complaint from subscribers in urban area increased.
 Handling procedure
 Modify T3212 to 10, i.e. 60 minutes. Modify the corresponding time
of MSC to 180 minutes. Two days’ observation shows no subscrib
er complaint and the problem is solved.
Thank you
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2. Cell Parameters Introduction

2. Cell Parameters Introduction

Access Network Cell Selection

Dedicated Mode Cell Reselection Mode Paging Mode Idle Mode

1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour

The subscriber you

1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour

1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour

 Table BA2 describes BCCH frequencies of the adjacent cells to be

Theoretical Neighbor Cells Actual Neighbor Cells

Impact of radio link timeout

Normal Call  Radio Link Timeout (SACCH period(480ms)) 52

AMR FR  AFR Radio Link Timeout (SACCH period(480ms)) 64

AMR HR  AHR Radio Link Timeout (SACCH period(480ms)) 52

Normal Call  SACCH Multi-Frames (SACCH period(480ms)) 31

AMR FR  AFR SACCH Multi-Frames (SACCH period(480ms)) 48

AMR HR  AHR SACCH Multi-Frames (SACCH period(480ms)) 32

 Default Value: 11111111

 In fact, the process might be different for different MSs

Search the BCCH which

Can reside in No Try to reside in its No

Select the frequency with t

Select the next frequency wit

No YES Decode SCH, read c Stay in a cell(RX-LEV is strongest, C1>0 , c

RLA_C: Receiving level of MS

B is a micro cell. Set B to “Normal” and A to “Low”.

For neighbor cell:

For serving cell:

 Location: Cell Attributes/Call Control/Advanced/Call Control

Channel_Active MS BTS BSC

CM Service Accepted (NOTE 1)

 Location: Cell Attributes/Handover Data/Advanced/Cell HO Data

Measure Report from MS

 Location: Cell Attributes/Other Attributes/Advanced/Public Channel Control

Dedicated Mode Cell Reselection Mode

2. Cell Parameters Introduction

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