Contents

1 Introduction to This Document

1.1 Scope
1.2 Intended Audience
1.3 Change History
2 Overview
3 Technical Description
3.1 Channel allocation procedure
3.2 Channel Allocation in the Immediate Assignment Procedure
3.3 Channel Allocation in the Assignment Procedure
3.4 Channel Allocation in the Handover Procedure
3.5 Huawei Channel Allocation Algorithm
3.5.1 Channel Priorities
3.5.2 Channel Allocate Strategy
3.5.3 Preferentially Allocating Channels on the BCCH TRX to Non-AMR Calls
3.6 Post-Processing of Channel Allocation
4 Parameters
5 Counters
6 Glossary
7 Reference Documents


1 Introduction to This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes the processing procedures of the Huawei channel allocation algorithm in
typical scenarios.
1.2 Intended Audience
It is assumed that users of this document are familiar with GSM basics and have a working
knowledge of GSM telecommunication.
This document is intended for:
Personnel working on Huawei GSM products or systems
System operators who need a general understanding of this feature
1.3 Change History
The change history provides information on the changes in different document versions.
There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
Feature change
Feature change refers to the change in the channel management feature of a specific product
version.
Editorial change
Editorial change refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not
described in the earlier version.
Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
02 (2009-09-30)
01 (2009-06-30)
02 (2009-09-30)
This is the second commercial release of GBSS9.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2009-06-30) of GBSS9.0, issue 02 (2009-09-30) of GBSS9.0 incorporates
the changes described in the following table.
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature change None. None.
Editorial change The structure of the document is optimized. None.

01 (2009-06-30)
This is the first commercial release of GBSS9.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2009-04-30) of GBSS8.1, issue 01 (2009-06-30) of GBSS9.0 remains
unchanged.

2 Overview
Channel management is a feature that manages all the radio channels. It uses the Huawei channel
allocation algorithm to allocate a suitable channel to the radio service and to adjust the channel as
required. Reasonable channel management guarantees not only the QoS for a single subscriber but
also the performance of the entire network. The channel to be allocated can be a Stand-alone
Dedicated Control Channel (SDCCH), a Traffic Channel (TCH), or a Packet Data Channel (PDCH).
Each TCH and each SDCCH is assigned a set of priorities. They are allocated in the order of priority
on the basis of the current channel resource usage. In this way, an available channel with the
highest priority is allocated. In addition, the BSC adjusts the channel rate and converts the channels
of different types based on the channel resource usage.

This document describes only the channel management in the circuit switched (CS) domain. For the description of
the channel management in the packet switched (PS) domain, see GPRS/EGPRS Channel Management Feature
Parameter Description.
Based on the service requirements and the current cell load, full-rate TCHs (TCH/Fs) or half-rate
TCHs (TCH/Hs) are allocated flexibly. This not only meets the communication requirements of the
subscribers but also increases the bandwidth efficiency of the radio channels. The number of
TCH/Fs and the number of TCH/Hs are flexibly adjusted to strike a balance between network quality
and network capacity.

For details on the adjustment between TCH/F and TCH/H and the conversion from or to SDCCH, see Dynamic
Channel Conversion Feature Parameter Description.

3 Technical Description
3.1 Channel allocation procedure
The Base Station Controller (BSC) needs to allocate a suitable channel in the following situations: a
mobile station (MS) initiates a call (immediate assignment); an MS needs to access a TCH for
speech, after a channel for signaling is allocated (assignment); an MS needs to be handed over to
another channel (handover, including the intra-BSC handover, inter-BSC handover, and inter-RAT
handover).
When the MS initiates a new call, an SDCCH or a TCH has to be allocated according to the call
establishment cause. In this case, the TCH is used to carry signaling.
After receiving the channel request from the MS, the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) instructs the
BSC through the Assignment Request message to allocate a suitable channel to the MS. The
channel to be allocated must meet the requirements of the MSC and MS, such as the channel type,
speech version, and MS frequency capability.
During a call, if the MS has to change from one channel to another due to the receive quality,
receive level, timing advance (TA), or load, the BSC needs to allocate a suitable channel to the call.
The channel to be allocated must meet the call requirements, such as the requirements for
frequency and interference.
Within a cell, more than one channel can be chosen. In addition, in different channel allocation
procedures, the principles and conditions of selecting a channel are different. Therefore, the Huawei
channel allocation algorithm specifies a set of priorities for each channel. When channel allocation is
required, the BSC refreshes the priorities based on the channel type required by the call, and then
allocates a most suitable channel selected from all the channels that meet the requirements.
Figure 3-1 shows the procedure for the Huawei channel allocation algorithm.
Figure 3-1 Channel allocation procedure


3.2 Channel Allocation in the Immediate Assignment
Procedure
Immediate Assignment Procedure
In the immediate assignment procedure, the MS sends a Channel Request message to the network.
The message contains the information element Establishment Cause. Based on the Establishment
Cause, the BSC determines whether to allocate an SDCCH or a TCH.
For example, if the Establishment Cause indicates an emergency call , the BSC preferentially
allocates a TCH to the call. If the Establishment Cause indicates a paging response, the BSC
preferentially allocates an SDCCH to the call.
Pre-Processing of Channel Allocation
In the immediate assignment procedure, the BSC is unaware of the MS frequency capability. To
ensure the normal access of the MS, the SDCCH or TCH to be allocated must be in the compatible
band of the BCCH.
In a multi-band cell, the SDCCHs can be configured in both the compatible and incompatible bands
of the BCCH. The BSC preferentially allocates the SDCCH in the compatible band of the BCCH, and
then the SDCCH in the incompatible band of the BCCH. In this case, the MS may be allocated a
channel in the frequency band that is not supported by the MS, thus causing access failure.

The GSM900 band consists of the P-GSM900 band, E-GSM900 band, and R-GSM900 band. The R-GSM900 band
includes the frequencies in the P-GSM900 and E-GSM900 bands, and the E-GSM900 band includes the frequencies
in the P-GSM900 band. If the BCCH TRX is configured in the R-GSM900 band, then the E-GSM900 and P-GSM900
bands are the compatible bands of the BCCH; if the BCCH TRX is configured in the E-GSM900 band, the P-GSM900
band is the compatible band of the BCCH.
3.3 Channel Allocation in the Assignment Procedure
Assignment Procedure
In the assignment procedure, the MSC sends an Assignment Request or Voice Group Call
Service(VGCS)/Voice Broadcast Service(VBS) Assignment Request message that contains the
information element Channel Type to the BSC. The Channel Type indicates the type of the required
traffic channel (for speech or for data), channel rate, and speech version list. Based on the Channel
Type, the BSC allocates a suitable channel to the call.
Pre-Processing of Channel Allocation
When the MSC specifies that the TCH/F or TCH/H is preferred, the BSC allocates a TCH/F or
TCH/H to the call based on the following settings of TCH Rate Modify:
TCH Rate Modify is set to No.
The BSC uses the channel rate assignment strategy controlled by the MSC.
If the MSC specifies that the TCH/F is preferred, a TCH/F is allocated if there is an idle one in the
cell and other conditions are met.
If the MSC specifies that the TCH/H is preferred, a TCH/H is allocated if there is an idle one in
the cell and other conditions are met.
TCH Rate Modify is set to Yes.
The BSC uses the optimized strategy to determine the channel rate. That is, the BSC specifies the
channel rate based on the channel resource usage. When the channel resource usage is high,
that is, the network is busy, a TCH/H is preferably allocated; otherwise, a TCH/F is preferably
allocated.
If there are sufficient TCH/Fs, TCH/Fs are preferably allocated to guarantee the speech quality,
irrespective of whether the MSC specifies the channel rate preferred.
If there are insufficient TCH/Fs, TCH/Hs are preferably allocated to guarantee the network
capacity, irrespective of whether the MSC specifies the channel rate preferred.
If one of the following conditions is met, you can infer that the network is busy.
The channel seizure rate exceeds TCH Traffic Busy Threshold.

Channel seizure rate = (number of busy full-rate channels + number of busy half-rate channels/2)/(number of
available full-rate channels + number of available half-rate channels/2) x 100%
The number of available channels refers to the total number of busy and idle channels. The TCH/F and TCH/H
include those that are configured as dynamic PDCHs but are not carrying any packet services.
For the Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) calls, the channel seizure rate exceeds AMR TCH/H Prior
Cell Load Threshold.
In a concentric cell, when Load of UL-OL Cells Rate Select Allowed is enabled:
For the calls in the overlaid subcell, the channel seizure rate of the overlaid subcell exceeds Tch
Traffic Busy Overlay Threshold.
For the calls in the underlaid subcell, the channel seizure rate of the underlaid subcell exceeds
Tch Traffic Busy Underlay Threshold.
When Flex Abis is enabled and TCHH Function Switch is set to Yes, the fixed Abis channel
seizure rate exceeds Fix Abis Prior Choose Load Thred and the Flex Abis channel seizure rate
exceeds Flex Abis Prior Choose Load Thred.
When HR Allocation Flag is set to Open, the Ater resource usage exceeds Congestion Ratio
on Ater Resource.
To ensure the service quality of the network and to restrict the proportion of half-rate service users
in the cell, during the channel allocation procedure, the BSC performs as follows when a half-rate
channel is preferred for the current call (not including the call that requests the half-rate channel
only):
When the proportion of half-rate service users in the cell exceeds Ratio of TCHH, the system
does not allocate a half-rate channel.
When the proportion of AMR half-rate service users in the cell exceeds Ratio of AMR-HR, the
system does not allocate an AMR half-rate channel.
When allocating channels, the BSC determines whether to trigger rate adjustment based on the
channel usage in the cell. To enable real-time rate adjustment, the channels after rate adjustment
are allocated to the current call immediately.
Based on the rate of the allocated channel and the speech version capability of the TRX that carries
the channel, the BSC selects an appropriate speech version from the speech version list assigned
by the MSC. In addition, during channel allocation, if the speech version list specified by the MSC
includes the AMR, the BSC preferentially allocates a channel that supports the AMR.
For example, the speech version list specified by the MSC includes the full-rate speech versions 3
and 1 and half-rate speech versions 3 and 1.
If the allocated channel is of full rate and the TRX that carries the channel supports the AMR, the
BSC selects the full-rate speech version 3, that is, AMR FR.
If the allocated channel is of full rate and the TRX that carries the channel does not support the
AMR, the BSC selects the full-rate speech version 1, that is, FR.
If the allocated channel is of half rate and the TRX that carries the channel supports the AMR, the
BSC selects the half-rate speech version 3, that is, AMR HR.
If the allocated channel is of half rate and the TRX that carries the channel does not support the
AMR, the BSC selects the full-rate speech version 1, that is, HR.
3.4 Channel Allocation in the Handover Procedure
Incoming BSC Handover
For an incoming BSC handover, including the inter-BSC handover and the inter-RAT handover, the
channel allocation procedure after the handover is the same as the channel allocation in the
assignment procedure. The Handover Request message contains the information element Channel
Type. The BSC allocates a suitable channel to the call after handover based on the channel rate and
speech version list indicated in the Channel Type. For details, see 3.3 Channel Allocation in the
Assignment Procedure.
Intra-BSC Handover
For an intra-BSC handover, including the intra-cell handover and inter-cell handover, the BSC
allocates a new channel to the call to be handed over according to the MS frequency capability,
current channel rate and speech version list of the call, channel type and speech version list required
by the MSC, and handover cause.
For example, if the ongoing call to be handed over supports the AMR, the BSC preferentially
allocates a channel that supports the AMR to this call. If an intra-cell handover due to interference is
required, the BSC preferentially allocates a channel on other TRXs to this call.
3.5 Huawei Channel Allocation Algorithm
3.5.1 Channel Priorities
According to the Huawei channel allocation algorithm, each channel is assigned a set of priorities.
The BSC refreshes the priorities according to the TRX attributes, configured frequency, channel type
required by the call, and characteristics of the call. During channel allocation, the BSC selects a
channel with the highest priority from all the channels that meet the requirements and allocates it to
the call.
The following priorities are considered during channel allocation:
TRX priority
TRX priority is used to preferentially allocate the channel on a TRX with a higher priority. For
example, to reduce BTS power consumption, the TRX priority can be set and the channel on the
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) TRX is preferably allocated to the call. TRX priority is
specified by parameters TRX Priority and Allocation TRX Priority Allowed.
Frequency capability priority
Frequency capability priority determines the frequency capability of the TRX. In a multi-band cell,
frequency capability priority is used to allocate the channel on a suitable TRX to the call. For
example, if a cell is configured in the P-GSM900 and E-GSM900 bands, the BSC preferentially
allocates the channel on the TRX in the E-GSM900 band to the MS that supports this band. This
ensures more accesses to the cell and protects the MS that supports only the P-GSM900 band
from access failure.
Concentric cell priority
In a concentric cell, the concentric cell priority determines whether the channel in the underlaid
subcell or overlaid subcell is allocated.
History occupation priority
If call drops occur frequently on a channel serving the MS, the history occupation priority can be
set to lower the priority of the channel. A channel without occurrence of call drops is preferably
allocated, thus reducing the call drop rate. The history occupation priority is specified by History
Record Priority Allowed.
Interference priority
Interference priority is used to preferentially allocate a channel with lower interference to the call,
thus improving the speech quality. The interference priority is specified by Interf. Priority
Allowed.
TRX power-saving priority
With the increasingly high TRX integration and the adoption of new power-saving technology, the
TRXs produced in different periods differ in terms of power-saving. TRX power-saving priority is
used to preferentially allocate a channel on an effectively power-saving TRX to the call, thus
reducing the power consumption of the BTS. The TRX power-saving priority is specified by Power
Priority Allowed.
PS coordination priority
In GPRS/EGPRS, an MS can be allocated multiple successive timeslots. When the dynamic
conversion between the PDCH and TCH is enabled, the current PDCH and adjacent TCHs are
reserved, and other channels are allocated to the call.
IBCA(Interference Based Channel Allocation) priority
When the Interference Based Channel Allocation (IBCA) is enabled on the BSC, IBCA priority is
used to allocate a channel with the lowest interference. For details of the IBCA, see IBCA Feature
Parameter Description.
TCH rate priority
When the cell supports the TCH/H, the TCH rate priority is used to allocate a channel of suitable
rate to the call. For example, if the current call requires a TCH/H, the priority of the TCH/F is
lowered and the priority of the TCH/H is raised.
AMR and frequency reuse priority
The AMR has a higher anti-interference capability than other speech versions. In a cell with tight
frequency reuse, the BCCH TRX is generally configured with the frequency in loose reuse, and
other traffic TRXs are configured with frequencies in tight reuse. Therefore, the channel on the
BCCH TRX is preferably allocated to the non-AMR call and the channel on the traffic TRX is
preferably allocated to the AMR call, thus improving the average speech quality in the entire
network.
For details of preferentially allocating a channel on the BCCH TRX to the non-AMR call, see 3.5.3
Preferentially Allocating Channels on the BCCH TRX to Non-AMR Calls.
3.5.2 Channel Allocate Strategy
The Huawei channel allocation algorithm classifies the channel priorities into four types by the
impact on the call. In different application scenarios, you can adjust the order of the priorities to
better meet the networking requirements. The four types of priorities are as follows:
Capacity
The capacity-related priority consists of the frequency capability priority, concentric cell priority,
and TCH rate priority. These priorities mainly have an impact on the cell capacity.
Quality
This quality-related priority consists of the history occupation priority, interference priority, IBCA
priority, and AMR and frequency reuse priority. These priorities mainly have an impact on the
speech quality in the cell.
PS coordination
This type of priority refers to the PS coordination priority. It determines the coordination
relationship between CS services and PS services in the GSM to guarantee the CS service
capacity and PS service capacity in the cell.
Management
The management-related priority consists of the TRX priority and TRX power-saving priority.
These priorities are used for management purpose.
In channel allocation, Channel Allocate Strategy is set to determine the order of the four types of
priorities. The BSC defines the following strategies:
Capacity preferred
Capacity > quality > PS coordination > management
The strategy of capacity preferred is mainly applied to the network with loose frequency reuse.
This strategy can increase the network capacity while ensuring the network quality.
Quality preferred
Quality > capacity > PS coordination > management
This strategy is mainly applied to the network with tight frequency reuse to improve the network
quality.
PS relatively preferred
Capacity > PS coordination > quality > management
The strategy of PS relatively preferred is applicable to the network with loose frequency reuse.
When the capacity requirement takes precedence over the PS service requirement in the network,
this strategy is applied.
PS absolutely preferred
PS coordination > capacity > quality > management
The strategy of PS absolutely preferred is applicable to the network with loose frequency reuse.
When the PS service requirement takes precedence over the capacity requirement in the network,
this strategy is applied.

A > B indicates that channel priorities related to A are compared first, and then the channel priorities related to B.
3.5.3 Preferentially Allocating Channels on the BCCH TRX to
Non-AMR Calls
In a network with tight frequency reuse, loose frequency reuse mode, such as 4 x 3, is generally
applied to the BCCH TRX; tight frequency reuse mode, such as 1 x 3, is applied to the traffic TRX.
The AMR has a higher anti-interference capability than the non-AMR, including the FR, EFR, and
HR. Therefore, if the network supports the AMR and Assign Non-AMR User Loose Fre. Reuse
TRX is set to Yes, the channel on the TRX where Frequency Reuse Mode is set to LOOSE, such
as the BCCH TRX, is preferably allocated to the MS that does not support the AMR, and the channel
on the TRX where Frequency Reuse Mode is set to TIGHT is allocated to MS that supports the
AMR. In this way, the average speech quality in the entire network is improved.
Frequency Reuse Mode of a TRX is determined in the network planning.
3.6 Post-Processing of Channel Allocation
After channel allocation, further processing is required on the basis of the allocation result, including
selecting the suitable speech version, preemption, queuing, and channel type conversion.
The typical scenarios after the processing of channel allocation are as follows:
When the TRX that carries the allocated channel does not support the AMR, the BSC must select
the full-rate speech version 1 or 2 for the call.
If a call is not allocated a channel and the call supports preemption, the BSC performs preemption
for the call.
If a call is not allocated a channel and the call supports queuing, the BSC places the call in the
queue.
If a call requires a TCH/H but is allocated a TCH/F, the BSC must convert the TCH/F to the
TCH/H.

4 Parameters
This chapter describes the parameters related to channel management.
For the meaning of each parameter, see Table 4-1. For the default value, value ranges, and MML
commands of each parameter, see Table 4-2.
Table 4-1 Parameter description (1)
Parameter Description
TCH Rate
Modify
Whether the TCH rate type uses the MSC strategy or BSC strategy.
When this parameter is set to NO and the MSC policy is used, the
BSC preferentially selects full-rate or half-rate channels based on the
rate type carried by the MSC in the assignment or incoming BSC
handover request. When this parameter is set to YES and the BSC
policy is used, the BSC preferentially the full-rate or half-rate channels
based on the internal load.
TCH Traffic
Busy
Threshold
If the current channel seizure ratio reaches or exceeds this value, the
half-rate TCH is assigned preferentially; otherwise, the full-rate TCH is
assigned preferentially.
AMR TCH/H
Prior Cell
Load
Threshold
Load threshold for assigning half rate channels preferentially. If the
current TCH seizure ratio of the cell is greater than this threshold, amr
half rate channels are assigned preferentially.
Load of UL-
OL Cells Rate
Select
Allowed
Whether to enable the BSC to assign half or full rate channels to MSs
according to the channel seizure ratio in the overlaid and underlaid
subcells
Tch Traffic
Busy Overlay
Threshold
The BSC assigns channels in the overlaid subcell to the MS in a
concentric cell. If the channel seizure ratio of overlaid subcell is
greater than the value of this parameter, half-rate channels are
assigned. Otherwise, full-rate channels are assigned. Channel
seizure ratio = (Num. of busy TCHF + Num. of busy TCHH/2)/(Num. of
available TCHF + Num. of available TCHH /2) x 100%. This parameter
is valid for the concentric cell. When the "Allow Rate Selection Based
on Overlaid/Underlaid Subcell Load" is set to Yes, the "TCH Traffic
Busy Threshold (%)" is invalid for the concentric cell.
Tch Traffic
Busy Underlay
Threshold
Threshold for determining that the underlaid subcell is busy. The BSC
assigns channels in the underlaid subcell to the MS in a concentric
cell. When "Allow Rate Selection Based on Overlaid/Underlaid Subcell
Load" is set to YES, half-rate channels are assigned if the channel
seizure ratio in the underlaid subcell exceeds the value of this
parameter, and full-rate channels are assigned if the channel seizure
ratio in the underlaid subcell does not exceed the value of this
parameter.
TCHH
Function
Switch
This parameter specifies whether to enable the Abis resource
adjustment TCHH function. This parameter specifies whether the
TCHH is preferentially allocated to the MS by the BSC6900 when Abis
resources are insufficient. If the Abis resource load is greater than
"Flex Abis Prior Choose Load Thred" or "Fix Abis Prior Choose Abis
Load Thred" when the parameter is set to "YES", the BSC6900
preferentially allocates the TCHH to the MS.
Parameter Description
Fix Abis Prior
Choose Load
Thred
This parameter specifies the static Abis resource load threshold. If the
static Abis resource load is less than the static Abis resource load
threshold, the TCHF is preferentially allocated. Otherwise, whether the
TCHF or the TCHH should be preferentially allocated is determined by
the dynamic Abis resource load.
Flex Abis Prior
Choose Load
Thred
If the static Abis resource load is greater than the value of "Fix Abis
Prior Choose Abis Load Thred" and the dynamic Abis resource load is
greater than the value of this parameter, the half-rate channel is
preferred. Otherwise, the full-rate channel is preferred.
HR Allocation
Flag
Whether to enable the BSC to assign half rate channels preferentially
when the Ater interface is congested
Congestion
Ratio on Ater
Resource
Threshold for considering the Ater interface congested. The BSC
determines whether to assign full or half rate channels preferentially
according to the congestion situations at the Ater interface. If the Ater
resource usage exceeds this parameter, the Ater interface is
considered congested.
Ratio of TCHH
Maximum percentage of the number of half rate channels in the total
number of channels in the cell. If the percentage is equal to or greater
than this parameter, no half rate channel can be further assigned.
Total number of channels = number of half rate channels + number of
full rate channels x 2
Ratio of AMR-
HR
Maximum percentage of the number of AMR half rate channels in the
total number of channels in the cell. If the percentage is equal to or
greater than this parameter, no AMR half rate channel can be further
assigned. Total number of channels = number of half rate channels +
number of full rate channels x 2
TRX Priority
Channel assignment priority of the TRX. If this parameter is set
smaller, the TRX priority level is higher. Under the same conditions,
the channels are assigned from high-priority TRXs.
Allocation
TRX Priority
Allowed Whether the TRX priority is considered during channel assignment.
History
Record
Priority
Allowed
Whether to consider history priority records during channel
assignment If this parameter is set to YES, the history priority records
are considered. If this parameter is set to NO, the history priority
records are not considered.
Interf. Priority
Allowed Whether to consider interference priorities during channel assignment
Power Priority
Allowed
Whether to use carriers with better power saving performance. When
this parameter is set to YES, carriers with better power saving
performance are selected preferentially.
Parameter Description
Channel
Allocate
Strategy
Channel assignment priority of the cell If this parameter is set to
CAPABILITY, the factors are listed as follows in a descending order of
priority: capacity factors, quality factors, PS cooperation factors, and
management factors. If this parameter is set to QUALITY, the factors
are listed as follows in a descending order of priority: quality factors,
capacity factors, PS cooperation factors, and management factors. If
this parameter is set to PSRELATIVELY, the factors are listed as
follows in a descending order of priority: capacity factors, PS
cooperation factors, quality factors, and management factors. If this
parameter is set to PSABSOLUTELY, the factors are listed as follows
in a descending order of priority: PS cooperation factors, capacity
factors, quality factors, and management factors.
Assign Non-
AMR User
Loose Fre.
Reuse TRX
Whether to preferentially allocate loose multiplexing frequencies to
non-AMR users
Frequency
Reuse Mode
Frequency multiplexing mode in the TRX. To enable a loose
frequency multiplexing mode such as 4x3 multiplexing, set this
parameter to LOOSE. To enable a tight frequency multiplexing mode
such as 1x3 or 1x1, set this parameter to TIGHT.

Table 4-2 Parameter description (2)
Paramete
r
Default
Value
GUI Value Range
Actual Value
Range
Unit MML Command
Impac
t
TCH Rate
Modify YES NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
OTHSOFTPARA(Optional) BSC
TCH
Traffic
Busy
Threshold 60 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
AMR
TCH/H
Prior Cell
Load
Threshold 55 0~99 0~99
per
cent
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Load of
UL-OL
Cells
Rate
Select
Allowed YES NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Paramete
r
Default
Value
GUI Value Range
Actual Value
Range
Unit MML Command
Impac
t
Tch
Traffic
Busy
Overlay
Threshold 70 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Tch
Traffic
Busy
Underlay
Threshold 60 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
TCHH
Function
Switch NO NO(NO), YES(YES) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
BTSFLEXABISPARA(Optio
nal) BTS
Fix Abis
Prior
Choose
Load
Thred 80 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
BTSFLEXABISPARA(Optio
nal) BTS
Flex Abis
Prior
Choose
Load
Thred 80 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
BTSFLEXABISPARA(Optio
nal) BTS
HR
Allocation
Flag Open
Close(Close),
Open(Open) Close, Open
Non
e
SET
OTHSOFTPARA(Optional) BSC
Congestio
n Ratio on
Ater
Resource 85 80~100 80~100
per
cent
SET
OTHSOFTPARA(Optional) BSC
Ratio of
TCHH 100 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
GCELLCHMGBASIC(Optio
nal) Cell
Ratio of
AMR-HR 100 0~100 0~100
per
cent
SET
GCELLCHMGBASIC(Optio
nal) Cell
Paramete
r
Default
Value
GUI Value Range
Actual Value
Range
Unit MML Command
Impac
t
TRX
Priority L0
L0(Level0),
L1(Level1),
L2(Level2),
L3(Level3),
L4(Level4),
L5(Level5),
L6(Level6),
L7(Level7)
L0, L1, L2, L3,
L4, L5, L6, L7
Non
e SET GTRXDEV(Optional) TRX
Allocation
TRX
Priority
Allowed YES NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
History
Record
Priority
Allowed YES NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Interf.
Priority
Allowed YES NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Power
Priority
Allowed YES NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Channel
Allocate
Strategy
CAPABILIT
Y
CAPABILITY(Capabi
lity preferred),
QUALITY(Quality
preferred),
PSRELATIVELY(PS
relatively preferred),
PSABSOLUTELY(P
S absolutely
preferred)
CAPABILITY,
QUALITY,
PSRELATIVEL
Y,
PSABSOLUTE
LY
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGBASIC(Optio
nal) Cell
Assign
Non-AMR
User
Loose
Fre.
Reuse
TRX NO NO(No), YES(Yes) NO, YES
Non
e
SET
GCELLCHMGAD(Optional) Cell
Frequenc
y Reuse
Mode LOOSE
LOOSE(Loose),
TIGHT(Tight) LOOSE, TIGHT
Non
e SET GTRXDEV(Optional) TRX


5 Counters
For the counters, see the BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference.

6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

7 Reference Documents
TS 29.002: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Application Part (MAP)
specification".
ISO/IEC 646 (1991): "Information technology-ISO7-bit coded character set for information
interchange".
GSM 04.18: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Radio Interface Layer
3 specification; Radio Resource Control Protocol".
GSM 04.08: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile radio interface layer 3
specification".
GSM 08.06: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Signalling transport
mechanism specification for the Base Station System Mobile services Switching Centre(BSS
MSC) interface".
GSM 08.08: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile services Switching
Centre Base Station System (MSC BSS) interface; Layer 3 specification".
GSM 08.51: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller Base
Transceiver Station (BSC BTS) interface; General aspects".
GSM 08.52: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller Base
Transceiver Station (BSC BTS) interface; Interface principles".
GSM 08.56: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller Base
Transceiver Station (BSC BTS) interface; Layer 2 specification".
GSM 08.58: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller Base
Transceiver Station (BSC BTS) interface; Layer 3 specification.
BSC6900 Feature List
BSC6900 Basic Feature Description
BSC6900 Optional Feature Description
BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference
BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference
BSC6900 Performance Counter Reference