Precise Paging in Idle Status

Feature Guide
 Precise Paging in Idle Status

Precise Paging in Idle Status

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V1.00 2015/05/20 Feng Chao Li Weizhe First edition

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Feature Attribute ............................................................................................... 4

2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Correlation With Other Features .......................................................................... 6

3 Technical Description ....................................................................................... 6

4 Parameters......................................................................................................... 7

5 Related Counters and Alarms .......................................................................... 8

5.1 Related Counters ................................................................................................. 8
5.2 Related Alarms .................................................................................................... 8

6 Engineering Guide ............................................................................................ 8

6.1 Application Scenario ............................................................................................ 8
6.2 Feature Activation Procedure ............................................................................... 9
6.3 Feature Validation Procedure ............................................................................ 10
6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure......................................................................... 10
6.5 Impact on the Network ....................................................................................... 11

7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 11

8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 11

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FIGURES

Figure 2-1 Paging Area for Normal Paging and Precise Paging ............................................ 5
Figure 6-1 Parameters configuration interface 1 ................................................................. 9
Figure 6-2 Parameters configuration interface 2 ................................................................10

TABLES

Table 2-1 License Control List ............................................................................................ 6

Table 4-1 Parameters List ................................................................................................... 7
Table 5-1 Counter List ........................................................................................................... 8
Table 6-1 RNC Parameter List 1 ........................................................................................10

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1 Feature Attribute
BSC/RNC version: [ZXWR RNC V3.14.10.14/ZXUR 9000 V4.14.10.14]

BTS/Node B version: [ZXSDR V4.14.10]

Attribute: [Optional]

Involved NEs:
NE Name Related or Not Special Requirement

MS/UE -

BTS/Node B -

BSC/RNC √

iTC -

MSC -

MGW -

SGSN -

GGSN -

HLR -
“√”: involved, “-”: not involved

2 Overview

2.1 Feature Introduction

Due to the fast growth of smart phones used in recent years, Packet Switched (PS)
paging messages account for an increasingly large proportion of all paging messages. In
most cases, PS paging messages are sent to the entire Location Area (LA) or Routing
Area (RA) because the RNC does not know on which cell a UE in idle mode camps.
Because the paging area is large, the conventional paging mechanism causes high
Uu-interface paging load and even PCH congestion.

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To solve this issue, the feature of Precise Paging in Idle status is introduced in UR14.
This feature enables the RNC to perform two steps of paging on a UE in idle status as
follows:

1) First-step paging: The RNC first pages the UE in the last camped-on cell and the
cell's neighboring cells under the same RNC.

2) Second-step paging: If the first-step paging fails, the CN re-pages the same UE, and
the RNC pages the UE in the entire LA or RA.

Precise Paging in Idle status can reduce the paging load on Uu-interface, decrease PCH
congestion, and cut down the engineering costs of splitting LAs or RAs.
The following figure shows the difference between the paging area for normal paging and
that for precise paging.
Figure 2-1 Paging Area for Normal Paging and Precise Paging

Based on a paging message received from the Iu interface, the RNC reads the latest
resident cell from the UE location information table. The RNC first pages the UE in the
latest resident cell and the cell's neighboring cells under the same RNC. If the first-step
paging fails, the RNC pages the UE in the entire LA or RA in the second step.

Meanwhile, the RNC updates and manages the UE's subscriber location information in
the RNC database periodically. If the UE does not interact with the Radio Access
Network (RAN) before the timer expires, the RNC removes the UE's subscriber location
information from the RNC database.

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2.2 License Control

Table 2-1 License Control List

License Configured
Feature ID Feature Name Unit
Control Item NE

ZWF21-01-031 Precise Paging in Idle Precise Paging

RNC N/A
Status in Idle Status

2.3 Correlation With Other Features

1. Required Features

None

2. Mutually Exclusive Features

None

3. Affected Features

None

3 Technical Description
When a call is released, if the best cell on which the UE camped is in the SRNC, the RNC
records the cell and the corresponding time.

When a paging message is received from the CN, if it is the first paging message for the
same IMSI received within six seconds, and if the following conditions are fulfilled,
Precise Paging is started.

1) The parameter URncFunction.idlePrPagingSwch is set to 1.

2) The difference between the corresponding last update time and current time is less
than URncFunction.tCellRecAging.

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3) The paging message is from CS, and the parameter

UExtCelInfoFDD.idlePrPagingDom is set to 1 or 3. The paging message is from
PS, and the parameter UExtCelInfoFDD.idlePrPagingDom is set to 2 or 3.

If these conditions are fulfilled, the RNC starts Precise Paging, and the paging message
is sent to the latest recorded cell and the neighboring cells only.

4 Parameters

Table 4-1 Parameters List

Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value

UExtCelInf when UE is in IDLE, the

oFDD.idle Paging channel Load can
PrPagingD be decreased through
om The Domain smaller paging area. RNC
of Precise page the UE only the CELL
N/A 2
Paging for Idle which last reside and
Users neighbour cell. This 0:none
paramete indicate the 1:CS
domain of Precise Paging 2:PS
for idle user 3:CS+PS 0:none
URncFunct The Paging channel Load
ion.idlePrP can be decreased through
agingSwch smaller paging area. RNC
The Precise 0：关闭
page the UE only the CELL
Paging (Off)
which last reside and N/A 0：关闭 1
Switch for Idle 1：打开
neighbour cell. This
Users （On）
parameter indicate the
function switch for Precise
Paging for Idle Users.
URncFunct The Paging channel Load
ion.tCellRe The Aging can be decreased through
cAging Time of Cell smaller paging area. RNC 1..600 min 30 30
Record page the UE only the CELL
which last reside and

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Recom
Parameter Value Default mende
GUI Name Parameter Description Unit
Name Range Value d
Value
neighbour cell. This
parameter indicate The
maximum valid time for cell
record before next update.

5 Related Counters and Alarms

5.1 Related Counters

Table 5-1 Counter List

Counter ID Name
C310680702 Number of CN Paging enabling precise paging

5.2 Related Alarms

This feature has no related Alarms.

6 Engineering Guide

6.1 Application Scenario

If paging load is high and the CN supports resending paging messages, this feature
should be activated.

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6.2 Feature Activation Procedure

The purpose of this chapter is just to guide the reader how to find the GUI location of the
parameters which are related to the deployment of this feature. The values indicated in
the figures possibly are not the real values to configure. Please refer to the last column of
table in chapter 4 for the practical configuration value.

In the configuration resource tree window, open the [Modify Area->Managed Element->
UMTS Logical Function Configuration] interface and set the parameter “The Precise
Paging Switch for Idle Users” and “The Aging Time of Cell Record (min)”, as shown in
Figure 6-1

Figure 6-1 Parameters configuration interface 1

In the configuration resource tree window, open the [Modify Area->Managed Element->
UMTS Logical Function Configuration -> UTRAN Cell -> Extended Information 2 of
UTRAN Cell] interface and set the parameter “The Domain of Precise Paging for Idle
Users”, as shown in Figure 6-2.

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Figure 6-2 Parameters configuration interface 2

6.3 Feature Validation Procedure

Table 6-1 Feature Validation Procedure

Test Item Precise Paging in Idle Status

1. WCDMA system is ready.

Prerequisites 2. Cell1 support HSUPA, HSDPA and DCH, and belong to RNC1/NodeB1.

3. Open the Precise Paging in Idle Status switch.

1. UE1 and UE2 register in Cell1 normally.

Test Steps 2. UE2 make a CS call to UE1.

3. Release the call.

Anticipative
1. The RNC use precise paging during the call.
Result

6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure

Table 6-1 RNC Parameter List 1

Managed Object. logic Default Value Deactivation

GUI Name
name Value

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Managed Object. logic Default Value Deactivation

GUI Name
name Value

URncFunction.idlePrPag The Precise Paging

OFF OFF
ingSwch Switch for Idle Users

For the description and configuration of the parameter, refer to Section 6.2.

6.5 Impact on the Network

Advantages of this feature:

 paging load decreases.

Disadvantages of this feature:

 The paging success rate decreases.

 The paging delay increases.

7 Abbreviation
Abbreviation Full Name

CS Circuit Switch

CN Core Network

LAC Location Area Code

PS Packet Switch

RNC Radio Network Controller

8 Reference Document
[1]ZTE UMTS Connection Management Feature Guide

[2]ZXUR 9000 UMTS(V4.14.10.14)Radio Network Controller Radio parameter Reference

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[3]ZXUR 9000 UMTS(V4.14.10.14)Radio Network Controller Ground Parameter

Reference

[4]ZXUR 9000 UMTS(V4.14.10.14)Radio Network Controller Performance Counter

Reference

[5]ZXWR RNC(V3.14.10.14)Radio Network Controller Radio parameter Reference

[6]ZXWR RNC(V3.14.10.14)Radio Network Controller Ground Parameter Reference

[7]ZXWR RNC(V3.14.10.14)Radio Network Controller Performance Counter Reference

[8]3GPP TS25.413 UTRAN Iu interface: Radio Access Network Application Part (RANAP)
signalling

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