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ZGO-04-02-003 Discontinuous Transmission Downlink

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ZGO-04-02-003 Discontinuous Transmission Downlink

ZGO-04-02-003 Discontinuous Transmission Downlink

Version V1.00 Date 2010-10-30 Author Approved By Remarks Not open to the Third Party

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 2 2.1 2.2 3 4 4.1 4.2 5 5.1 5.2 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 7 8 Feature Attribution ......................................................................................... 1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1 Feature Introduction.......................................................................................... 1 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................ 2 Technical Description .................................................................................... 2 Parameters and Configurations..................................................................... 3 Parameter List .................................................................................................. 3 Parameter Configurations ................................................................................. 3 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 5 Related Counters .............................................................................................. 5 Related Alarms ................................................................................................. 5 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 6 Application Scenarios ....................................................................................... 6 Configuration Description.................................................................................. 6 Network Impact................................................................................................. 6 Abbreviation.................................................................................................... 6 Reference Document ...................................................................................... 7

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FIGURES
Figure 4-1 Configuring Downlink DTX Feature 1 .................................................................. 4 Figure 4-2 Configuring Downlink DTX Feature 2 .................................................................. 5

TABLES
Table 4-1 Parameter List ................................................................................................... 3

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Feature Attribution
iBSC Version: [iBSC V6.20] BTS Version: [No requirements of BTS software and hardware platform] Property: [Optional] Related Network Elements and Requirements: NE Name MS BTS BSC MSC MGW SGSN GGSN HLR Related or Not Special Requirements

Dependent Function: [None] Exclusive Function: [None] Note: [None]

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2.1

Overview
Feature Introduction
In the process of a normal speech conversation, average speech activity is typically around 40% of the duration. When the subscribers are in the conversation status but transfer no speech message, MS or BTS will not send any sampled speech frame, but

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send only a few comfort noises frame. The purpose of the function is to reduce downlink interference in the radio network and to decrease BTS power consumption.

2.2

Correlation with Other Features

Discontinuous transmission (DTX) is applied only to speech frame, and supports FR and HR modes. Downlink DTX works with uplink DTX (ZGO-04-02-004 Discontinuous Transmission_Uplink) and frequency hopping (ZGO-04-03-004 Baseband Frequency Hopping, ZGO-04-03-001 Synthesized Frequency Hopping) to minimize system interference.

Technical Description
Network needs to make Voice Activity Detection (VAD) on speech frame from CN to estimate the background noise condition of speech frame and send comfort noise characteristic value to cell phone part. The special frame to send comfort noise is called Silence Descriptor (SID). SID frame always follows a speech frame to label the completion of speech frame. In addition, to update comfort noise characteristic value for receiving end during long-time speech intermission, transmitter sends SID frame at fixed intervals. This mechanism enables testing more precisely on wireless link level and quality during receiving end applying DTX with the parameter DtxDwlink. VAD technology is a part of speech coder of transmitter, it is used to detect the input at a moment is voice or noise. It distinguishes between voice and noise on the principle: noise energy is always lower than voice energy. VAD compares the measured filter signal energy and the threshold defined to judge voice or background noise is contained in each output frame. The noise codec process is basically identical to the speech codec, they experiences same channel coding, interleaving, encryption, and modulation, then to be sent to wireless interface.

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Subset in one measurement period (104 multi-frames, 480ms) has to be sent out with contents for cell phone testing downlink level and quality or updating comfort noise characteristic value (when sending SID frame).

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4.1

Parameters and Configurations

Parameter List
Table 4-1 Parameter List Downlink discontinuous transmission allowed DtxDwlink DTX mode is an optional downlink feature of GSM System. The Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) mode means that the system does not transmit signals during the speech intermission of the subscriber conversation. This parameter participates in determining to use DTX mode in downlink direction. Description Actually, using DTX in downlink direction (in CHANNEL ACTIVATION message and MODE MODIFY message sent to BTS) is determined together by this parameter and the DTX indication in downlink direction in ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message and HANDOVER REQUEST message of MSC. Yes: enable; No: disable Value Range Unit Default Management Object Yes/No None No Cell

Full name Abbreviation

4.2

Parameter Configurations
Operating steps:

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1 In navigation tree, right-click OMC GERAN Subnetwork BSC Managed NE Config Set IDBSC Global Resource IDBTS ConfigurationBTS IDCreate Cell, as shown in Figure 4-1:

Figure 4-1

Configuring Downlink DTX Feature 1

2 Click Cell, set Downlink Discontinuous Transmission Allowed to Yes in Optional Params in Create Cell tab, as shown in Figure 4-2:

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Figure 4-2

Configuring Downlink DTX Feature 2

Note: When A over IP, downlink DTX function will be invalid. Downlink DTX function will be enabled at CN side, not BSC side.

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5.1

Related Counters and Alarms

Related Counters
None

5.2

Related Alarms
None

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6.1

Engineering Guide
Application Scenarios
Activation of DTX feature is recommended in all scenarios.

6.2

Configuration Description
This feature does not involve iBSC and BTS hardware configuration adjustment.

6.3

Network Impact
This feature reduces downlink interference in network, improves network performance and decreases BTS transmission power consumption. It will decrease the voice quality slightly after activation. This feature does not affect capacity of iBSC and BTS.

Abbreviation
Abbreviations BFI BSC BTS DTX EDGE GSM GERAN MR Bad Frame Full Characteristics indicator

Base Station Controller Base Transceiver Station

Discontinuous Transmission Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution Global System for Mobile communications Gsm/Edge Radio Access Network Measure Report

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MS MSC OMC QoS SID VAD

Mobile Station Mobile Switching Centre Operation & Maintenance Center Quality of Service Silence Description Frame Voice activation Detection

Reference Document
[None]

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