Access Control

Access Control
GBSS12.0
Feature Parameter Description

Issue 01
Date 2010-06-30

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GSM BSS
Access Control Contents

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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Change History .............................................................................................................................. 1-1
2 Overview of Access Control .................................................................................................. 2-1
3 Principles .................................................................................................................................... 3-1
4 Strategy ....................................................................................................................................... 4-1
5 Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 5-1
6 Counters ...................................................................................................................................... 6-1
7 Glossary ...................................................................................................................................... 7-1
8 Reference Documents ............................................................................................................. 8-1

GSM BSS
Access Control 1 Introduction

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1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the concept, implementation, and technical principle of the access control
feature.
The feature involved is GBFD-511002 Access Control Class(ACC).
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
This section 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 access control 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:

01 (2010-06-30)

Draft (2010-03-30)
01 (2010-6-30)
This is the first release of GBSS12.0.
Compared with issue Draft (2010-03-30) of GBSS12.0, issue 01 (2010-06-30) of GBSS12.0 incorporates
the changes described in the following table.
Change
Type
Change Description Parameter Change
Feature
change
None.
None.
Editorial
change

Parameters are presented in
the form of Parameter ID
instead of Parameter Name.
None.

GSM BSS
Access Control 1 Introduction

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Draft (2010-03-30)
This is the draft release of GBSS12.0.
GSM BSS
Access Control 2 Overview of Access Control

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2 Overview of Access Control
With the access control (ACC) feature, the BSC can control the number of MSs accessing the network at
a certain time by allowing only the MSs of a certain ACC class to access the network. In this manner, the
BSS overload or MSC overload caused by the simultaneous access of numerous MSs can be avoided.
In addition, the ACC feature uses a sliding window mechanism to enable the MSs of all ACC classes to
access the network. Thus, radio services are available for all MSs, especially in emergencies.
In emergencies such as during natural disasters, the traffic in the network increases sharply. The traffic
may increase to an extent that exceeds the network capacity. In such a case, subscribers have
difficulties in making calls, and the radio network may be down. To solve this problem, the ACC feature
controls the number of MSs accessing the network in emergencies by allowing only the MSs of certain
ACC classes to access the network. Thus, normal operation of the radio network is ensured.
GSM BSS
Access Control 3 Principles

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3 Principles
When registered in a GSM network, an MS is assigned a common ACC class, ranging from Class 0 to
Class 9, or a special ACC class, ranging from Class 10 to Class 15. The BSC indicates in the system
messages the access classes of the MSs that are allowed to access the network. The ACC feature uses
a window sliding mechanism to allow only the MSs of a certain ACC class to access the network at a
certain time. The size and speed of the sliding window is specified in the ACCCTRLPY parameter.
There are 16 ACC classes. Class 0 to Class 9 are common classes and are specified for common voice
and data services; Class 10 to Class 15 are special classes and are specified for services such as
emergency call. Currently, the BSC controls only the access of MSs of Class 0 to Class 9. The ACC
feature is implemented by the MS, BSS, and MSC/VLR as a joint effort. The principles are as follows:
1. The access class of MSs of special classes is set to a high priority.
2. When an MSC/VLR is excessively overloaded and the access side of the MSC/VLR is congested, the
BSC under the MSC/VLR controls the access of the MSs in certain cells. Only the MSs having high
access priorities and certain MSs of common classes use the RACH to access the radio network.
3. The BSC broadcasts the class in which MSs are allowed to access a network.
4. The MS matches its class information stored in the SIM card and that in the broadcast information. If
allowed, the MS uses the RACH to access the radio network. Otherwise, the access of the MS is
barred.
GSM BSS
Access Control 4 Strategy

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4 Strategy
When ACCCTRLEN is set to YES(Yes), the ACC feature is enabled in a cell. After the feature is enabled,
the BSC determines the MSs allowed to access the network by sending the ACC classes through
system messages according to the policy specified in ACCCTRLPY. If the current ACC policy is
changed or the MS uses another policy, the BSC sends the ACC classes again through system
messages.
The value range of ACCINDEX is 0 to 31. Each control policy is configured with ACCWPOS,
ACCWSIZE, and ACCWSP. ACCWSP specifies the sliding speed of the ACC sliding window,
ACCWPOS specifies the starting point of the ACC sliding window, and Access Control Window Size
specifies the ACC sliding window size in an access control policy. MSs of the ACC access classes that
are specified in the sliding window are not allowed to access the network. For example, if ACCINDEX is
set to 1, ACCWPOS to 0, ACCWSIZE to 2, and ACCWSP to 120s, the MSs of Class 0 and Class 1 are
barred from the radio network during the first period (first 120s); the MSs of Class 2 and Class 3 are
barred from the radio network during the second period (second 120s), and so on. Figure 4-1 shows the
time assignment principle.
Figure 4-1 Assignment of ACC classes by time
Time (ms)
600 480 360 240 120
M
S

C
l
a
s
s
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
720

The description of Figure 4-1 is as follows:
The sliding window mechanism allows the BSC to send ACC classes based on ACCWSP and
ACCWSIZE. In this manner, MSs in different ACC classes can access the radio network and radio
services are available for all MSs even in emergencies.
GSM BSS
Access Control 5 Parameters

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5 Parameters
Table 5-1 Parameter description
Parameter
ID
NE MML Description
ACCCTRLPY BSC6900 SET
GCELLCCBASIC(Mandatory)
Meaning: This parameter specifies the
index of the access control policy that is
used in a cell.

GUI Value Range: 0~31
Actual Value Range: 0~31
Unit: None
Default Value: None
ACCCTRLEN BSC6900 SET
GCELLCCBASIC(Optional)
Meaning: This parameter specifies whether
the access control function is enabled in a
cell. When the function is enabled, the BSC
determines which MSs in the cell to be
connected to the network by sending the
ACC classes through system messages
according to the specified policy in Access
Control Policy.

GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Actual Value Range: NO, YES
Unit: None
Default Value: NO
ACCINDEX BSC6900 ADD
BSCACCCTRLP(Mandatory)
RMV
MOD
Meaning: This parameter specifies the
index of an access control (ACC) policy. It
is used to identify an ACC policy.

Unit: None
Default Value: None
ACCWPOS BSC6900 ADD
BSCACCCTRLP(Optional)
MOD
Meaning: This parameter is used to specify
the starting point of the ACC sliding window
in an access control policy.

Unit: None
Default Value: 0
GSM BSS
Access Control 5 Parameters

5-2

ACCWSIZE BSC6900 ADD
MOD
the ACC sliding window size in an access
control policy. MSs of the ACC access
classes that are specified in the sliding
window are not allowed to access the
network.

Unit: None
Default Value: 2
ACCWSP BSC6900 ADD
MOD
the sliding period of the ACC sliding window
in an access control policy.

Unit: s
Default Value: 120

GSM BSS
Access Control 6 Counters

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6 Counters
For the counters, see the BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference.
GSM BSS
Access Control 7 Glossary

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7 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
GSM BSS
Access Control 8 Reference Documents

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8 Reference Documents
None

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