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BSSPAR1: Chapter 10
Multi-BCF and Common BCCH
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Module Objectives
Give an overview of the common BCCH and Multi BCF feature
Explain the concept of segments and associated Common BCCH
parameters
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Dual Band Operation
Every BTS has its BCCH and SDCCH channels
Common BCCH Control
Improved spectral efficiency (one BCCH)
Optimised use of signalling channels
Tighter reuse of non BCCH carriers
Better quality (decreased number of HOs)
Non BCCH freq. BTS
BCCH/SDCCH
BCCH freq. BTS
Cell 2
BCCH/SDCCH
Cell 1
BCCH/SDCCH
Common BCCH
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Allows integration of TRXs from different frequency bands into one
cell (segment)
Provides service to MSs in all frequency bands which they support
Improved spectral efficiency: different bands of a cell share the same
BCCH
BCCH is allowed in any of the supported frequency bands
Improved trunking gain
Base stations: Talk Family, Ultra, Flexi and Metrosite
Common BCCH
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BCCH Allocation mainly similar to the single band network
implementation
Adjacency information sent to the mobile station is based on the
BCCH frequency of a common BCCH segment
Other frequency layers in a segment are invisible to the mobile
stations
MS sees a segment as one BCCH frequency cell
MS sees many segments as a BCCH frequency network
Modified BA list to an MS on the non BCCH frequency layer of a
segment
the BCCH frequency of the segment itself is added among the BCCH
frequencies the MS measures
Common BCCH
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Initial SDCCH on the BCCH carrier band
the multiband capabilities of an accessing mobile station are not
known at the time of the initial SDCCH allocation
no way to define the usability of the non-BCCH layer of the segment
because the MS starts sending measurement reports only after it has
moved to a dedicated channel
While the MS is on an SDCCH the BSC receives
in Classmark Change message Mobile Station Classmark 3 indicating
the terminal's frequency capability of using other frequency bands
than BCCH frequency band
SDCCH allocation in CBCCH
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1. SYS INFO-1 (BCCH)
- CA list of BCCH frequency band
2. IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT COMMAND
(AGCH)
- MA list of BCCH frequency band (if FH)
Initial SDCCH allocation always from BCCH frequency band
Non BCCH freq. layer
BCCH freq. layer
SDCCH
SDCCH
Common BCCH
Initial SDCCH allocation
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Segment and BTS objects
Segment
Segment = Telecom cell
A segment may consist of several
BTS objects.
BTSs of a segment are co-located
and synchronised.
The maximum number of BTSs in a
segment is 32.
The maximum number of TRXs in a
segment is 36.
BTS object in a segment must consist
of TRXs of the same frequency band
and base station type
This is an example only. It
is also possible to have
EGSM and PGSM
resources in the same BTS
object.
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Allows combination of several BTSs into one logical cell
BSC supports Multi BCF Control for Talk family, UltraSite, Flexi and MetroSite
base stations (specific BTS combinations)
Allows the operator to increase the capacity of a cell to 24 TRX (Metro, Talk
Family) or to 36 TRXs (Ultra, Flexi)while maintaining the maximum spectral
efficiency (no extra BCCH)
Site expansion path from Talk Family to UltraSite/Metrosite (thus providing
EDGE support to the site)
In the case of MetroSite the BSC allows only MetroSite base stations in a multi
BCF segment
When Multi BCF Control and Common BCCH are combined you are allowed to
configure both BTSs of different frequency bands and BTSs of different base
station types to one segment.
Multi BCF
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BTS-1, BCCH-1
- BB hopping
- 6 TRXs
BTS-5, BCCH-5
- RF hopping
- 6 freq, f1-f6
- 2 TRXs
BTS-3, BCCH-3
- BB hopping
- 6 TRXs
BTS-4, BCCH-4
- RF hopping
- 6 freq, f1-f6
- 2 TRXs
BTS-2, BCCH-2
- BB hopping
- 6 TRXs
BTS-6, BCCH-6
- RF hopping
- 6 freq, f1-f6
- 2 TRXs
BTS-1, BCCH-1
- BB hopping
- 6 TRXs
BTS-5
- RF hopping
- 6 freq, f1-f6
- 2 TRXs
BTS-3, BCCH-3
- BB hopping
- 6 TRXs
BTS-4
- RF hopping
- 6 freq, f1-f6
- 2 TRXs
BTS-2, BCCH-2
- BB hopping
- 6 TRXs
BTS-6
- RF hopping
- 6 freq, f1-f6
- 2 TRXs
UltraSite 8+8+8 configuration
with separate BCCH (Dual
BCCH)
altogether 6 BCCH carriers
UltraSite 8+8+8 configuration
with Multi BCF
improved spectral efficiency, 3
BCCH carriers
Multi BCF, example
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GSM 1800
GSM 900
BCCH
BTS1
BTS2
GSM 1800
GSM 900
BCCH
BTS1
BTS2
bsTxPwrMax = peak power - 0 dB
bsTxPwrMax1x00 = peak power - 0 dB
GSM 900 signal tends to be stronger than GSM 1800
-> wider coverage for GSM than for GSM 1800
-> useless if BCCH is taken from GSM 1800
Band specific maximum output power of BTS
bsTxPwrMax used for GSM 800/900
bsTxPwrMax1x00 used for GSM 1800/1900
bsTxPwrMax = peak power - 6 dB
bsTxPwrMax1x00 = peak power - 0 dB
Common BCCH
Band Specific Power Control
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Common BCCH
TXP2 30 dBm The maximum transmission power an MS may use
when accessing a CCH in the cell for GSM
1800/1900 bands.
Range:
GSM 1800: 0..36 dBm (step size 2)
GSM 1900: 0..32 dBm (step size 2) and 33 dBm
0...36 dBm, step 2 dBm msTxPwrMaxCCH
1x00
BTS
TXP1 33 dBm The maximum transmission power an MS may use
when accessing a CCH in the cell for GSM 900/800
bands.
5...39 dBm, step 2 dBm msTxPwrMaxCCH BTS
BSC - MML
Name
Default
value
Description Range And Step Abbreviated
Name
MO
Class
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Common BCCH
Access to non-BCCH layer
LAR -90 dBm Threshold value for the estimated downlink
signal level on non-BCCH layer for a
moving MS from BCCH layer to non-BCCH
layer.
-110...-47 dBm,
step 1 dBm
nonBcchLayerA
ccessThr
HOC
NBL 0 Defines whether the predefined offset
margin is used when evaluating the signal
level of the non BCCH layer.
-40...40, step 1 nonBCCHLayer
Offset
BTS
BSC - MML
Name
Default
value
Description Range And Step Abbreviated
Name
MO
Class
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MS indicates its capabilities while on an SDCCH
=> BSC finds out if non BCCH frequency band resources could be included in
channel allocation for the terminal
MS reports the downlink signal level on the SDCCH
=> BSC finds out if radio conditions are good enough for the MS to use non
BCCH frequency resources of the segment with the criterion
RXLEV_DL NonBcchLayerOffset >= NonBCCHLayerAccessThreshold
Where: RXLEV_DL is last received signal strength on the serving channel
With the decisions above the BSC determines the applicable frequency bands of
a segment for an MS during call setup when the MS moves from an SDCCH to a
TCH
Common BCCH
Call Setup
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In BSC internal handovers between separate cells the usability of BCCH frequency hand
resources in a target cell is defined using the BTS specific offset parameter and a
neighbour parameter defined for the target cell:
AV_RXLEVNCELL (n) >= rxLevMinCell (n)
In BSC internal handovers between separate cells the usability of non BCCH frequency
band resources in a target cell is defined using the BTS specific offset parameter and a new
threshold parameter defined for the target cell:
AV_RXLEVNCELL (n) NonBcchLayerOffset (n) >= NonBCCHLayerAccessThreshold (n)
Applies to both SDCCH and TCH allocation cases
Common BCCH
Intercell Handover
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When the call is going on on a non-BCCH frequency band the usability of different
types of resources is defined based on the averaged BCCH measurement results.
The following formulas are used:
AV_BCCH_RXLEV_DL NonBcchLayerOffset >= rxLevAccessMin
AV_BCCH_RXLEV_DL NonBcchLayerOffset >= NonBCCHLayerAccessThreshold
The first formula is used to evaluate the usability of BCCH frequency resources of the
segment. The second formula is used to evaluate the usability of non-BCCH frequency
resources of the segment.
Common BCCH
Intra cell handover
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In case of handover to a segment of another BSC, the non-BCCH layer of the segment
is usable if it is at least as strong as the BCCH layer.
The nonBCCHLayerOffset(n) on the target non-BCCH BTS must be equal to zero or
less than zero for the BTS to be used for incoming handover
Applies to both TCH and SDCCH cases
Common BCCH
External handover
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Common BCCH
SDCCH Handover based on duration of reservation
Since the allocation of the initial SDCCH takes place in the band where the BCCH is, a method is defined to
trigger SDCCH handovers to other band(s)
Based on the SDCCH reservation duration on the initial band
Guided by a parameter IntraSegSdcchHoGuard (ISS)
SDCCH reservation duration exceeds IntraSegSdcchHoGuard
There are resources outside the initial band in a cell and satisfy the following:
RXLEV_DL - non BCCH layer offset >= non BCCH layer access threshold
MS has the required support for the other resource types
ISS 255 s guard time for attempting an
SDCCH handover from the
BCCH BTS resource layer to
another resource layer in a
segment.
0...255 s, step 1 s
0: no time limit set for starting an SDCCH
handover attempt from the BCCH BTS
resource layer, attempt can be made as
soon as possible
1..254: time after which an SDCCH
handover from the BCCH BTS resource
layer is attempted
255: no SDCCH handover from the BCCH
BTS resource layer is attempted based on
SDCCH reservation duration
intraSegSdcchHoG
uard
BSC
BSC - MML
Name
Default
value
Description Range And Step Abbreviated
Name
MO
Class
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BSC initiates an intra cell handover when TCH load in a some BTS of the
segment reaches a level defined with the BTS level parameter
BTSLoadInSEG.
Triggering level = BTSLoadInSEG +((100 - BTSLoadInSEG )/2)
BSC checks the load of the BTSs every time it receives a TCH request for the
segment
BSC accepts as target only the segment's BTSs
whose load is below the respective BTSLoadInSEG value
in which the radio conditions are good enough
which are not same resource type as the source BTS and the BCCH BTS
The handover is primarily used to move TCH load from the BCCH resource
type but handovers can also be made between other resource types
Common BCCH & Multi BCF
Handover for balancing load
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BTS Load in SEG
LSEG 70% Determines the load limit for a BTS.
It is used in controlling the load distribution
between BTSs in a segment.
0...100 %, step 1 % btsLoadInSeg BTS
BSC - MML
Name
Default
value
Description Range And Step Abbreviated
Name
MO
Class
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Common BCCH
Intra cell handover from non BCCH layer based on signal level
BSC initiates an intra cell handover from non BCCH layer to BCCH layer when the averaged
downlink signal level on serving channel decreases below the threshold defined by
parameter NonBcchLayerExitThreshold (LER, Nx, Px)
This decreases the number of inter cell handovers from non BCCH layer
Handover is applicable in cells where BCCH layer has more coverage than non BCCH layer
BSC uses general Power Control and Handover Algorithm functions to trigger the handover
If intra cell handover fails then inter cell handover can be triggered
LER -95 dBm With this parameter you define a threshold value
for the measured downlink signal level on non-
BCCH layer for a moving MS from non-BCCH layer
to BCCH layer
-110...-47 dBm, step 1
dBm
rxLevel HOC
LEP 1 Px value for the above threshold 1...32, step 1 nonBcchLayerExit
Thr_px
HOC
LEN 1 Nx value for the above threshold 1...32, step 1 nonBcchLayerExit
Thr_nx
HOC
BSC - MML
Name
Default
value
Description Range And Step Abbreviated
Name
MO
Class