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Signaling Analysis of Typical UTRAN Procedures

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UMTS network is composed of CN,UTRAN and UE.

For UTRAN network includes RNC and NodeB .

RNS means Radio Network Subsystem ,which is composed of one RNC and the the
NodeBs under its control.

The interface between RNC and NodeB is IUB interface. IUR interface may be
configured between two RNC, it is optional, used for inter-RNC cooperation.

RNC is connected to CS domain through IU-CS interface and connected to PS domain


through IU-PS interface.

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By RRC signaling, RNC controls UE. So the RRC is the most important signaling in
UTRAN. The access success rate , handover success rate are all calculated based on
the RRC signaling statistic. RRC signaling is very useful to analyze the fault.

IUB interface signaling is called NBAP signaling, which can be used for locating
NodeBs faults.

By analyze RANAP signaling between RNC and CN, we can locate a fault in CN or in
UTRAN, especially for RAB assignment ,call drop, inter-RAT relocation and paging
procedure, RANAP signaling is very useful.

By analysis of RNSAP signaling between two RNC, we can trace inter-RNC handover
procedure.

Most of the procedures are realized by cooperation of several interfaces.

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In idle mode, UE reads system information , so as to control it self. The behaviors in Idle
mode include PLMN selection, cell selection and reselection, paging monitoring;

When UE needs to perform location update, attach, detach procedures, it will


trigger request for RRC setup , enter connected mode, then finish the signaling
procedure with CN. After that, RNC releases the RRC connection, to let UE go back to
idle mode.

After UE receives a paging or when user initiates a service, UE will trigger RRC
setup ,in connected mode, UE will then send and receive NAS signaling with CN. After
that , CN may start RAB assignment procedure to set up a bearer for the service.

During the service ,UTRAN may handover the CELL-DCH UE to neighbor cell based on
the mobility of the UE or based on the load of the cell. CELL-FACH\CELLPCH UE may
trigger cell update procedure after it move to a area covered by a neighbor cell.

During the PS service period, UTRAN may reconfigure the radio bear of the service
based on the network load or users activity.

In case of service changing (such as to change a VP service to a AMR service ), RAB


modification procedure is needed.

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The logical structure of system information is like a tree.

By the index in MIB and SB, UE can read the detail contents in SIB

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By the drive test tool, we can trace the system information, so as to know some basic
information of a cell.

In default condition, Huawei network adopts following types of system information:

MIB: master information block

SB: scheduling block

SIB: system information block, includes SIB1, SIB2, SIB3, SIB5, SIB7, SIB11.

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MIB: master information block

PLMN ID

Scheduling
information for
SB and SIB

PLMN is broadcasted in MIB, that is MCC and MNC of the network, which is used for UE
PLMN selection

Besides that, MIB includes scheduling information of SB and SIB, that is the index, by
which UE can acquire the location of SB and SIB, so as to read the detail information in
SIB.
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SB: Scheduling block

Scheduling
information of SIB1

Scheduling
information of SIB2

Scheduling
information of SIB3

SB only tells the scheduling information of SIB, such as the scheduling information of
SIB1/SIB2/SIB3 in this example.

The scheduling information of other SIB(SIB5, SIB7, SIB11) is in the MIB.

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SIB1:System Information Block1

DRX Coefficient of CS domain

Counters and constants used


for UE in connected mode

Counters and constants used


for UE in Idle mode

DRX means discontinuous reception, used to save the battery of the UE when
monitoring the paging.

Counters and constants are used to control the procedures of access , cell update ,
DCH setup of the UE, and so on, the meanings of the counters refer to 3GPP 25.331
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SIB2 indicates the URA ID of a cell, URA ID is used for mobility management of a UE in
URA-PCH state.

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SIB3:System Information Block 3

RNCID + cell ID

Intra/inter frequency
cell reselection threshold
Inter-RAT cell reselection threshold
Cell selection threshold

Cell reselection time to trigger


Max allowed UE transmitting power

Available AC of this cell

In SIB3,UE can get related parameters for cell selection/reselection


Try to answer the following questions:

What is the use of Max allowed UE transmitting power here?

To calculate Pcompensation in Selection Criteria calculation

In the example of this page, what is the RNC ID and cell ID?
HEX2DEC(006F) = 111 = RNC ID
HEX2DEC(1BDB) = 7131 = Cell ID

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the default setting, which parameter is changed , and what is the purpose of this
optimization? what is the disadvantage?

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SIB5:System information Block5

PICH/AICH power

PRACH configration

RACH transmission format

Available access resource

Mapping between AC and ASC

Question:
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For random access procedure, what is the required resource for a UE?

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SIB5:System information 5 (Cont.)

PCPICH power
Random access
parameters
AICH SF

Configuration
of SCCPCH

Configuration
of PICH

Cell HSDPA capability

Cell HSUPA capability

Question:

What is the use of PCPICH power here?

What is the use of cell HSPA capability?

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SIB7:System information 7

UL interference
Dynamic persistence level

SIB7 broadcasts UL RTWP to UE .

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SIB11:System information block 11

Intra-freq
neighbor list

Scambling
code

SIB11 broadcasts neighbor list of the cell, includes intra-freq/inter-freq/inter-RAT


neighbors.

For WCDMA FDD neighbors , PSC is the most important information.


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SIB11:system information block 11cont.

GSM neighbor list

Qoffset for cell


reselection
Rx level min

BSIC

BCCH

For GSM neighbors, it includes BSIC, BCCH information

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Paging message may be initiated by CN or RNC. Based on UEs state , RNC may send
paging type1 or type2 on Uu interface.

Page type1 is for the UE in IDLE, CELL-PCH ,URA-PCH state. Paging type1 is sent on
PCCH and DRX is used.

Page type2 is for the UE in CELL-DCH , CELL-FACH. Paging type2 is sent on DCCH.

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IU Interface paging signaling

Source of the paging

UE IMSI

UE TMSI

LAC
Paging cause

Paging signaling on IU interface include:

Type of the domain (CS or PS)

UE IDIMSI is mandatory, but TMSI/PTMSI is optional

LAC/RAC
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Paging cause

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After RNC receives a paging from CN, RNC will check the state of the UE. If UE is in idle
mode, CELL-PCH or URA-PCH state, RNC will page the UE with type1 on PCCH.

If the paging signaling from CN includes IMSI and TMSI (or P-TMSI) both, RNC will
page the UE by TMSI (or P-TMSI).

If the paging from CN includes IMSI only, RNC will page the UE by IMSI.

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An example of RRC setup procedure

By setting up RRC connection with UTRAN, UE enters connected mode. This procedure
is triggered by UE sending RRC CONNECTION REQUEST on RACH.

Based on the cause value in RRC CONNECTION REQUEST signaling, RNC decides
the channel type for RRC connection, the channel for RRC connection could be DCH
(DCH3.4k ,DCH6.8k ,DCH13.6k ,DCH27.2k), CCH (RACH/FACH), and even HSPA
channel.

For RRC Setup on DCH or HSPA, RNC shall configure NodeB to prepare RL , after that,
by RRC CONNECTION SETUP signaling, RNC configures UE

UE sends RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE as the response, in this signaling,


UE reports the capability of itself.

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For RRC CONNECTION REQUEST signaling, we should pay attention to the following
elements:

UE ID

CauseBased on this cause ,RNC decides the channel for RRC connection.

Service cell CPICH Ec/Noused for downlink DCH initial power calculation.

UE ID

Cause

Service cell
Ec/No

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In RRC CONNECTION SETUP signaling, it includes:

URNTI

State of UE
DRX Cycle

RB information

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP (Con.)

Transport channel
TTI 10ms
TB size

TB number

Channel
coding

The data rate of the channel is configured in transport channel: TB


Size * TB Number / TTI

The configurations for UL and DL transport channels are separate.

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP(Con.)

Transport
channel

TTI 10ms

TB size

TB Number

Channel
coding
Target
BLER

Configuration of downlink transport channel is similar with uplink,

Question:

Why the BLER is configured in downlink only?

Because this is for UL power control (closed-loop) controlled by RNC

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP(Con.)

Power offset

Uplink power
Control algorithm

Uplink code

DPCCH_Power_Offset = PCPICHPower + UL Interference + DefaultConstantValue

Question:

How the RNC allocates uplink scrambling code ?

UL PSC is assigned by RNC in per call basis. There are 224 long & 224 short codes
divided between RNC, each RNC has its own planned range.

In this case, the uplink SF is 64, can you tell what is the rate of the channel?

UL SF = 64, DL SF = 128, bit rate = 12.2kbps

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP(Con.)

Downlink power
control Mode

DL OVSF code

Question: The SF in uplink and downlink are different, are the channel rates
different also?

No, the channel rate is the same, the SF different is because for DL, the SF code is
subjected to a serial-to-parallel conversion before TM, which effectively double up the rate
of physical channel, means half of the channels data is carried on I while another half on Q,
while for UL there is no serial-to-parallel conversion. Hence DL SF = UL SF/2

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP(Con.)

Down PSC

Downling DCH
OVSF code

In downlink ,physical RLs are configured separately

Question

Why downlink physical RLs are configured separately? How about uplink
configuration?
Which OVSF code is allocated in this case?

SF128

From the code allocation, can you judge if the HSDPA is active in this cell?

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE:

UEs radio capability

By RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETUE gives RNC a response to


confirm the setup of RRC connection. In addition, UE reports its capabilities,
include

UE RF capability

Inter-RAT capability

Compressed mode and measurement capabilities

HSPA capabilities.

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE(Con.)

UEs GSM setting

UEs GSM Class

UEs GSM capabilities affect the RNCs decision in Inter-RAT handover.

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE(Con.)

UEs power level

The 2100M
measurement
capability

The GSM
measurement
capability

The extension band


measurement capability

The measurement capabilites affect the RNCs measurement control.

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RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE (Con.)

L2 capabilities

HSPA capability

NACC capability of
UE

The HSPA capability of UE affects the channel type of the traffic, rate
negotiation and HSPA scheduling.

NACC function can shorten the time gap of PS service handover.

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We can check the type of channel from this signaling:

If we want to setup RRC on HSPA, beside the configuration of the RNC , the UEs HSPA
capability is required also, because UE should report HSPA capability to RNC in
the RRC CONNECTION REQUEST signaling.

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NAS means non access stratum.

After RRC connection setup, UE transmits Initial UE message to CN to trigger NAS


signaling procedure.

Via NAS signaling, UE can realize location registration (IMSI ATTACH power on and
attached to network), GPRS ATTACH (attach to GPRS network), PDP activation,
authentication, security mode, and so on.

RAB Assignment is after the NAS procedure.

Most of the NAS signaling are transparent messages in UTRAN, so they are called
directed transfer signaling.

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Initial UE message is transferred to CN by RNC.

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An example of Initial UE Message (RNC to IU)

Message type

Message content

LAC

In this signaling, UE wants to attach IMSI in CN.

Question:

In which scenario, UE triggers this procedure.

UE power on and request to attach to network

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An example of CS imsi detach Message (RNC to IU)

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An example of PS service request Message (RNC to IU)

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An example of CS service request Message (RNC to IU)

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CN sends Common ID to RNC, which is used for paging transmission during the
connection

Question:

Why the Common ID is IMSI but not TMSI?

The COMMON ID message is used to inform the RNC of the IMSI. The RNC will
use this information for paging co-ordination of connections from MSC and
SGSNs.
Hence IMSI is mandatory because it is needed for calculation of paging group and
also for WCDMA RAN paging co-ordination.

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This signalings are called direct transfer message, because UTRAN does not process
these messages, just repeats to CN in uplink or to UE in downlink.

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An Example of Direct Transfer Message

Authentication
Request

Since RNC does not process the DT message , so ,we can analyse the DT message on the
IU interface.

In this example,
CN requests
UEs
authentication.
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An Example of Direct Transfer Message (Con.)

Authentication
Response

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An example of call setup Message (RNC to IU)

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An example of PDP Context Activation (RNC to IU)

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An example of IMSI Request Message (IU to RNC)

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By RAB Assignment procedure, the service bearer is setup. CS RAB Assignment


procedure is after the call proceeding DT message, while PS RAB Assignment
procedure is after the PDP Context Activation DT message.

In this example, after UEs PDP Context Activation DT message, CN sends RAB
ASSIGNMENT REQUEST to RNC ,informs the QoS of the service and priority of the
UE to RNC.

RNC will make a decision based on the required QoS and start the bearer setup
procedure.

By NBAP , RNC requests NodeB reconfigure RL (Question: Why it is Reconfigure, not


setup), and send the relative configuration to UE by RB Setup signaling.

UE sends a RB SETUP COMPLETE signaling to RNC as a response.

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CN sends the service and UE related configurations to RNC via RAB ASSIGNMENT
REQUEST signaling.

Service
class

Service
bandwidth
Data format

In this example, PS CN assigned an interactive RAB, which is symmetric in uplink and downlink, the
Maximum bit rate is 8.64M with out guaranteed bit rate

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RB SETUP Signaling

HRNTI and
ERNTI of the UE

Configuration of UL Transport channel

Configuration of DL Transport channel

UL Physical
channel
DL Physical channel

By RB SETUP signaling, RNC send the configuration to UE , this signaling


structure is similar with RRC SETUP.

Questions

In this example, the PS service is carried on DCH or HSPA?


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HSPA H-RNTI & E-RNTI

If the UE support 5.76M ,is that possible to achieve this rate?

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As a response to RNC, UE sends RB SETUP COMPLETE signaling to RNC.

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As a response to CN, RNC sends RAB ASSIGNMENT RESPONCE signaling to CN.

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An example of HSDPA+384K Message

RAB assignment request :

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RB setup :

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An example of VOICE Message

RAB assignment request :

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RB setup request :

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RB setup request :

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An example of HSDPA+64K Message

RAB assignment request :

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RB setup request :

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Soft handover procedure is triggered by RNC sending MEASUREMENT CONTROL to


UE. By default configuration ,after RRC setup complete , RNC sends MEASUREMENT
CONTROL signaling to UE to trigger intra-frequency measurement . In this
MEASUREMENT CONTROL , RNC configure neighbor list and some thresholds
related to the measurement.

When the measured signals satisfy some threshold configured in measurement control,
UE triggers a MEASUREMENT REPORT to RNC.

According to this MEASUREMENT REPORT, RNC may make a decision ,then triggers
the handover.

In this case, UE triggers a 1A event, then RNC executes a RL addition procedure (soft
handover). After that , UE is in soft handover state.

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A Measurement Control of intra-frequency measurement

Measurement ID

Intra-freq Neighbor list

PSC of a neighbor

By the Measurement control signalings with the same measurement ID, RNC can
modify the neighbor list of the UE.

Similar with SIB11, neighbor list in measurement control signaling includes the PSCs
of the neighbors.

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A Measurement Control of intra-frequency measurement (Cont.)

filter coefficient for measured results


Measurement
Value to trigger
event

Reporting value
for active set cells

Reporting value for


monitored set cells

Reporting value for


detected set cells

By default configuration, an intra-freq measurement report is


triggered based on Ec/No value. In the triggered report, UE reports
both RSCP and Ec/No of the measured cells.

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A Measurement Control of intra-frequency measurement (Cont.)

Parameters for event 1A

Parameters for event 1B

Parameters for event 1C

Parameters for event 1D

Parameters for event 1F

Reporting mode

In 3GPP 25.331, 1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f and 1j event are defined for FDD.


Huawei doesnt use event 1e, and by default , 1j is not switched on either.

UE may trigger the events according to the thresholds configured by RNC.


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Measurement Report

Measurement ID

PSC of the
measured cell

Measured Result

Other measurement results


Event triggered

PSC of the cell who


triggers the event

When some of the measurement targets achieve the configured threshold, UE will
then trigger a measurement report.

For an event triggered report, the event and the PSC who triggers this event are
the most important information.

Based on the event , RNC can then make a handover decision.


Based on the PSC, RNC can then check the neighbor list, so as to get the
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In a event triggered report, UE may report the signal of all the measured cells

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Active set update

MAX UE Tx POWER

PSC of the new RL cell

OVSF code of
the new RL

After the admission and preparation, RNC configures the OVSF of the
new RL and PSC of the new cell to UE, based on which, UE can then
try to synchronize with the new RL.

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As a response, UE sends ACTIVESET UPDATE COMPLETE to RNC to complete this


handover

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In this case, UE takes handover several times, include HSUPA soft handover and HSDPA
hard handover.
HSUPA soft handover is executed by ACTIVESET UPDATE, which does not effect HSDPA
service.
HSDPA handover and HSUPA serving cell change is executed by PHYSICAL CHANNEL
RECONFIGURATION , By reading the information elements DL information per RL list", we
can know the handover information of HSPA.

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Question : May HSDPA serving cell be different from HSUPA serving cell

From signaling, we can see the serving cell for HSDPA and HSUPA could be
different. But Huaweis algorithm keeps them identical.

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Compressed mode is the precondition of inter-freq and inter-RAT measurement.

In compressed mode, RNC send both MEASUREMENT CONTROL for inter-freq and
inter-RAT measurement.

Based on UEs MEASUREMENT REPORT signaling, RNC makes handover decision


then executes the handover and stop the compressed mode at the same time.

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Procedure to start compressed mode

Ec/No Threshold for 2D


RSCP Threshold for 2D

2D Measurement
report
Start the
compressed
mode

After RB setup, RNC sends 2D and 2F thresholds to UE.

When the current carrier meets the threshold, UE reports 2D event.

RNC reconfigures the RL in NodeB and sends PHYSICAL CHANNEL


RECONFIGURATION signaling to configure the compressed mode.

Questions

Is it necessary for the RNC to configure 2D with Ec/No and RSCP separately?
What is the benefit from this?

How to confirm the 2D report is triggered by Ec/No or RSCP?

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Answers to the Questions

Is it necessary for the RNC to configure 2D with Ec/No and RSCP


separately? What is the benefit from this?

Yes , it is necessary, by doing this, the compressed mode can be


triggered by bad quality or poor strength of the CPICH both, it is
more reliable.
How to confirm a 2D report is caused by Ec/No or RSCP?

The measurement ID of the report signaling can indicate this.


If 2F is trigged during the compressed mode, what will happen then?

Compressed mode will be stopped by RNC in this case.

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MEASUREMENT CONTROL signaling to configure 2D\2F Ec/No threshold

Measurement quantity

2D parameters

2F parameters

When the measured signal is lower than 2D threshold, or it is higher than 2F


threshold, UE then triggers Measurement Report 2D or 2F to RNC

2F report is used to terminate compressed mode. RNC ignores this report in case
of non-compressed mode.

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UE triggers event 2D after the measured signal of current carrier is lower than the
threshold;

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PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION to start the compressed mode

Configuration of
compressed slots

Measurement value

Compressed mode is
achieved by SF/2

In compressed mode, some slots are compressed to measure the inter-freq and
Inter-RAT neighbors. For GSM neighbor, measurement value can be RSSI and
BSIC, for WCDMA neighbors, measurement value can be Ec/No and RSCP.

Compressed mode can be achieved by SF/2 or high layer scheduling. For low
rate DCH, RNC configures SF/2; For high rate DCH, high layer scheduling is
used to achieve the compressed mode.
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UE respond PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE to RNC

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Inter-freq and Inter-RAT measurement and handover

Inter-freq and
Inter-RAT
measurement
configuration

UE reports

Handover
execution

Reconfigure the
Measurement in new
cell

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Inter-freq MEASUREMENT CONTROL

Inter-freq neighbor list

Filtering coefficient

Value to evaluate
the cell signal

Reporting value

0.5ms interval

Periodical report

By this MEASUREMENT CONTROL signaling, RNC configures the inter-freq


neighbors to UE, and requests UE report the measurement results periodically.

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Inter -RATMEASUREMENT CONTROL signaling

Inter-RAT neighbors

Measurement value

Reporting value

1s interval

Periodical report

By the MEASUREMENT CONTROL signaling, RNC configures the inter-RAT


neighbors to UE, and requests UE report the measurement results periodically,
such as RSSI and BSIC.

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Inter-freq MEASUREMENT REPORT

FCN of the
neighbor

Measurement result

UE reports the MEASUREMENT REPORT to RNC periodically based on the


interval.

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Inter-RAT MEASUREMENT REPORT

Neighbor cell Rx_lev

Neighbor cell
BSIC

UE report the MEASUREMENT REPORT to RNC periodically based on the


interval, which is the reference for RNC handover decision.

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PYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION for Handover Execution

Frequency of new cell

UE max Tx power
UL physical channel configuration

DL physical channel
configuration

Compressed mode
Configuration
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PYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION for Handover Execution (Con.)

Radio link set configuration

By this PYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION signaling, RNC handover


the UE to an Inter-freq neighbor.

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UE respond RNC PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE


signaling to finish the handover procedure.

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Answers for the questions:

In this case, RNC configures both inter-freq and inter-RAT measurement to UE,
but why UE handover to inter-freq cell at last?
Because the inter-freq neighbor satisfied the inter-freq handover
threshold firstly, so RNC made the decision to handover the UE to interfreq neighbor.
What are the functions of the Measurements control singalings after the

handover?

They are used for:


New intra-freq measurement
Configure the RSCP threshold for 2D, 2F;
Configure the Ec/No threshold for 2D, 2F;
Terminated the inter-freq measurement;
Terminated the inter-RAT measurement.

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The procedure for inter-RAT handover is similar with inter-freq handover:

2D triggers compressed mode

RNC configures measurement in compressed mode

RNC executes the relocation(inter-RAT handover) after a GSM neighbor signal satisfies the interRAT handover threshold.

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