Frequency Hopping (GBSS17.1 02)

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GBSS17.1
Frequency Hopping Feature

Parameter Description
Issue 02
Date 2016-10-20
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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description Contents
Contents
1 About This Document.................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Scope.............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Intended Audience.......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Change History............................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature............................................................................................................................................5
3 Technical Description...................................................................................................................6
3.1 Baseband Frequency Hopping........................................................................................................................................6
3.2 RF FH............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.3 Synthesized Frequency Hopping.................................................................................................................................... 8
4 Related Features.............................................................................................................................9
4.1 GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF Hopping, Baseband Hopping)....................................................................... 9
4.2 GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier Frequency Hopping..................................................................................................... 10
5 Engineering Guidelines............................................................................................................. 12
5.1 Limitation of the CA List on FH.................................................................................................................................. 12
5.2 Limitation on Frequency Spacing.................................................................................................................................12
5.3 Data Configuration Related to FH................................................................................................................................14
5.4 Deploying Frequency Hopping.................................................................................................................................... 14
5.4.1 Requirements............................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.4.2 Initial Configuration.................................................................................................................................................. 15
5.4.3 Activation Observation..............................................................................................................................................17
6 Parameters..................................................................................................................................... 19
7 Counters........................................................................................................................................ 31
8 Glossary......................................................................................................................................... 32
9 Reference Documents................................................................................................................. 33
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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes Frequency Hopping (FH), including its technical principles, related
features, and engineering guidelines.
This document covers the following features:
l GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF hopping, baseband hopping)

l GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier Frequency Hopping
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
l Need to understand the features described herein

l Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information about the changes in different document versions. There are
two types of changes:
l Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
l Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the earlier
version
02 (2016-10-20)
Compared with Issue 01 (2015-04-20) of GBSS17.1, 02 (2016-10-20) of GBSS17.1 includes
the following changes.
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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document
Change Change Description Parameter

Type Change
Feature Added the MRFD-211801 Multi-mode Dynamic None

change Power Sharing (GSM) feature to "Mutually
Exclusive Feature" in 4 Related Features.
Editorial None None

change
01 (2015-04-20)
This issue does not include any changes.
Draft A (2015-01-15)
Compared with Issue 02 (2013-11-15) of GBSS15.0, Draft A (2015-01-15) of GBSS17.1
includes the following changes.
Change Change Description Parameter

Type Change
Feature Optimized 5.2 Limitation on Frequency Spacing. Added the

change PFreqCodeMode
(BSC6910,
BSC6900)
parameter.
Editorial None None

change

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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 2 Overview
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
During a call, signals may be interfered when being transmitted over the Um interface.
Therefore, some data may be lost and the transmission quality deteriorates. To resolve this
problem, the FH feature is introduced into GSM networks. With this feature, different bursts
are transmitted on different frequencies but the frequency for each burst remains unchanged.
An MS changes frequencies once every Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) frame, that
is, 217 times per second. Figure 2-1 shows the schematic drawing of FH. In the figure, f0, f1,
f2, f3, and f4 indicate different frequencies; the shadowed blocks in different colors indicate
speech signals of different calls.
Figure 2-1 Schematic drawing of FH
The FH feature is applicable to TCHs, SDCCHs, and PDCHs but not applicable to BCCHs,
extended BCCHs, or other common control channels.
A set of frequencies used on a specific timeslot is called an MA list. A maximum of 64 MA

lists are allowed in each cell, and one MA list contains a maximum of 64 frequencies.
Different timeslots on the same transceiver (TRX) can use the same or different MA lists. The
BSC supports three FH modes: baseband frequency hopping (BFH), radio frequency (RF) FH,
and synthesized frequency hopping (SFH). The FHMODE (BSC6900, BSC6910) parameter
specifies the FH mode to be used.

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In BFH, each TRX is assigned a fixed frequency. During transmission, bursts are routed to the
TRXs of the corresponding frequencies through the bus. This way, FH requires the
cooperation of multiple TRXs. A single TRX cannot implement BFH. The number of
frequencies available for FH cannot exceed the number of hopping TRXs. On the BCCH
TRX, the timeslots other than the BCCH and extended BCCH timeslots can participate in FH
to achieve FH gains. Once a TRX is faulty, all the calls that use the MA lists containing the
faulty TRX are affected.
In RF FH, all the bursts of a call are transmitted on the same TRX, and the TRX determines
the frequency to transmit a specific burst according to the hopping sequence number (HSN).
Only one TRX is required to implement FH. In addition, the number of frequencies
participating in FH is not dependent on the number of TRXs and can be greater than the
number of TRXs. Each TRX can be configured to hop over a large number of frequencies to
obtain the maximum FH gain. The BCCH TRX, however, cannot participate in FH.
SFH refers to an FH mode in which some TRXs adopt RF FH and other TRXs in the same
cell adopt BFH. In most cases, the underlaid subcell of a co-BCCH cell works on a low
frequency band (for example, the GSM900 or GSM850 band) and it is assigned a small
number of frequencies; the overlaid subcell of a co-BCCH cell works on a high frequency
band (for example, the DCS1800 or PCS1900 band) and it is assigned a large number of
frequencies. In addition, a tight frequency reuse pattern is generally applied in the overlaid
subcell, and therefore the interference is strong. In a co-BCCH cell, the TRXs in the overlaid
subcell adopt RF FH, and a large number of frequencies participate in FH to obtain a great FH
gain; the TRXs in the underlaid subcell adopt BFH so that a small number of frequencies can
also implement FH.
FH achieves the same effects as frequency diversity and interference diversity.
l Frequency diversity helps improve the anti-attenuation capability and speech quality of
the entire system.
l Interference diversity helps overcome co- and adjacent-channel interference. Therefore,
when FH is enabled, a tighter frequency reuse pattern can be adopted to increase system
capacity.
FH Functions in Terms of Frequency Diversity
In mobile telecommunications, radio signals during transmission may vary greatly in a short
period due to the impact of Rayleigh fading. This variation is frequency dependent. If the
spacing between two frequencies increases, the correlation between frequencies reduces, and
therefore the attenuation properties become more independent. In a mobile
telecommunications system, the frequency spacing of 200 kHz ensures that the attenuation
properties of different frequencies are uncorrelated in most cases, and the frequency spacing
of 1 MHz completely ensures that the attenuation properties of different frequencies are
uncorrelated. With FH, frequencies for transmitting bursts vary from time to time. This
prevents Rayleigh fading from damaging all the bursts of the same MS in the same manner
and therefore improves the anti-attenuation capability of radio signals. In this sense, FH
provides the same functions as frequency diversity.
When a fast-moving MS receives two consecutive bursts on the same channel, the location
change of the MS is enough to eliminate the correlation of Rayleigh fading. In this case, FH
does not bring great gains. For the non-moving or slow-moving MSs in a mobile network, FH
is necessary and it brings about a 6.5 dB gain.
FH Functions in Terms of Interference Diversity
GSM is a frequency-limited system. In an area with heavy traffic, the network capacity is
limited because of the interference caused by frequency reuse. In a GSM network, the carrier-

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to-interference (C/I) ratio may vary greatly from call to call in different frequency reuse
patterns. The expected signal level varies with the distance and obstacle factors between MSs
and BTSs. Interference level depends to a great extent on the co- and adjacent-channel
interference in neighboring cells.
A system aims to allow as many MSs as possible to gain access. Without FH, if interference
occurs on a frequency, the speech quality of MSs occupying channels on the frequency may
deteriorate. With FH, interference on the frequency is spread across many MSs, that is, the
interference is averaged. This improves the network performance. If the number of
frequencies participating in FH is great, the impact of interference on a specific call is small,
and the anti-interference capability of the network becomes strong. Interference diversity
helps overcome co- and adjacent-channel interference. Therefore, when FH is enabled, a
tighter frequency reuse pattern can be adopted to increase system capacity.
When a PS call uses a high-rate coding scheme, such as CS3, CS4, or MCS5 to MCS9, FH
negatively affects the call and deteriorates network performance. Therefore, do not enable FH
in such situations.
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature

Table 2-1 NEs supporting the feature
Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 BTS eGBTS
Frequency Hopping (RF √ √ √ √

hopping, baseband hopping)
BCCH Carrier Frequency √ √ √ √

Hopping
NOTE
√ indicates that the NE supports this feature. × indicates that the NE does not support this feature.

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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 3 Technical Description
3 Technical Description
3.1 Baseband Frequency Hopping

In baseband frequency hopping (BFH), each TRX is assigned a fixed frequency. After a burst
is processed by the baseband processing unit, the BSC determines the frequency for
transmitting the burst according to the HSN. Then, the burst is routed to the transmitter of the
proper frequency through the bus. The timeslots on a TRX can use different MA lists, but the
frequencies in an MA list must be a subset of fixed frequencies assigned to all hopping TRXs.
Figure 3-1 shows the working principle of BFH.
Figure 3-1 Working principle of BFH
In BFH, all the bursts of a single call may be transmitted through multiple TRXs, and each
TRX uses a fixed frequency to transmit bursts. FH is implemented by routing a burst to the
transmitter of a proper frequency through the bus. For example, a call uses the hopping
sequences f0, f1, and f2. During transmission, the bursts using f0, f1, and f2 are routed from
the baseband processing units to the transmitters of TRX 1, TRX 2, and TRX 3, respectively.
In GSM systems, the frequencies of the BCCH and extended BCCH must remain unchanged,
that is, the BCCH and extended BCCH cannot participate in FH. In BFH, other channels on
the BCCH TRX except the BCCH can participate in FH to obtain FH gains. If other channels
on the BCCH TRX participate in FH, the BCCH TRX participates in FH. If other channels on

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the BCCH TRX do not participate in FH, the BCCH TRX does not participate in FH. The
BCCHTRXHP parameter specifies whether the BCCH TRX participates in FH.
(GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier Frequency Hopping)
When the BCCH TRX participates in FH, the MA lists for timeslots on the BCCH and
extended BCCH are different from those for other timeslots. The MA lists for the BCCH and
extended BCCH timeslots do not contain frequencies assigned to the BCCH TRX. The MA
lists for other timeslots can contain frequencies assigned to the BCCH TRX.
According to the implementation method of BFH, the maximum number of frequencies in an
MA list equals the number of hopping TRXs. That is, a larger number of hopping TRXs leads
to a larger number of frequencies available for FH and better effect of interference
suppression If the BCCH TRX participates in FH, the number of available frequencies for FH
increases, improving system performance.
In BFH, all the bursts of one call are transmitted through multiple TRXs. If any TRX becomes
faulty, FH fails and call drops may occur.
The combiner used for BFH produces low signal attenuation, providing a large coverage area.
The number of frequencies available for FH, however, depends on the number of TRXs, and
accordingly, the FH gain is small. In consideration of this, BFH is applicable to areas using
loose frequency reuse patterns.
3.2 RF FH
In RF FH, each TRX is not assigned a fixed frequency, and different timeslots on a single
TRX and different TRXs can use different MA lists. The number of frequencies in different
MA lists vary. The number of frequencies in an MA list does not depend on that of hopping
TRXs and can exceed that of hopping TRXs. During transmission, the TRX determines the
frequency used to transmit a burst according to the HSN. Then, the burst is transmitted on the
selected frequency. Figure 3-2 shows the working principle of RF FH. In Figure 3-2, f0 to fn
indicate all frequencies in an MA list. (GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF hopping,
baseband hopping))
Figure 3-2 Working principle of RF FH
In comparison to BFH, more frequencies can be used in RF FH for greater FH gains.

Generally, RF FH better improves the performance and anti-interference capability of the
BSC than BFH.

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RF FH is applicable to cells using tight frequency reuse patterns. In these cells, co-channel
and adjacent-channel interferences are strong. Therefore, more frequencies are used in an MA
list, to obtain great FH gains and improve the anti-attenuation capability of the BSC. If the
number of frequencies participating in RF FH is greater than four, the system performance is
improved significantly.
The BCCH and extended frequencies must remain unchanged. In RF FH, the transmit
frequency of each TRX changes. Therefore, the TRX carrying the BCCH and extended
BCCH timeslots cannot participate in RF FH.
3.3 Synthesized Frequency Hopping

In synthesized frequency hopping (SFH), some TRXs adopt RF FH and others adopt BFH
within the same cell. One TRX, however, can use either RF FH or BFH. The frequency
hopping mode is configured for a TRX by setting HOPTYPE (BSC6900, BSC6910).
For BFH, only the frequency assigned to a TRX participates in FH. For RF FH, a single TRX
can use multiple frequencies. Generally, the number of hopping frequencies is greater than the
number of TRXs, helping obtain sufficient FH gains. If the number of TRXs in a cell is small
but the frequencies are sufficient, RF FH can be adopted to improve the system performance.
If the number of TRXs in a cell is large but the frequencies are insufficient, BFH can be
adopted to improve the system performance.
In general, SFH is applicable to co-BCCH cells. In the overlaid subcell of a co-BCCH cell, a
tight frequency reuse pattern is adopted, and therefore the co-channel and adjacent-channel
interference is strong. The overlaid subcell generally works on the 1800/1900 MHz band, and
the frequencies are sufficient. The underlaid subcell of a co-BCCH cell generally works on
the 900/850 MHz band, a loose frequency reuse pattern is adopted, and the frequencies are
insufficient. In general, the BCCH and extended BCCH are configured in the underlaid
subcell. To adapt to these characteristics of the co-BCCH cell, SFH can be adopted. In the
overlaid subcell, the TRXs use RF FH, and more frequencies are used to improve the anti-
interference capability of the system. In the underlaid subcell, the TRXs use BFH to improve
the system interference, requiring no additional frequency.

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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 4 Related Features
4 Related Features
4.1 GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF Hopping,

Baseband Hopping)
Prerequisite Features
None
Mutually Exclusive Features

Feature ID Feature Name Description
GBFD-111604 Intelligent Combiner These features cannot work with

Bypass baseband frequency hopping of
GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF
GBFD-111606 Power Optimization Hopping, Baseband Hopping).
Based on Channel Type
GBFD-118101 Dynamic Transmit

Diversity
GBFD-118102 Dynamic PBT
GBFD-115902 Transmit Diversity GBFD-115902 Transmit Diversity

cannot work with baseband frequency
hopping.
GBFD-510104 Multi-site Cell GBFD-510104 Multi-site Cell cannot

work with inter-module RF frequency
hopping.

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MRFD-211801 Multi-mode Dynamic Multi-mode Dynamic Power Sharing

Power Sharing (GSM) (GSM) cannot work with inter-PA
baseband frequency hopping.
If two RF units are configured with RF
frequency hopping, and
RELATEDMODFUNC (BSC6900,
BSC6910) in the SET BTSRXUBP
command is set to RF_FH(RF
Frequency Hopping Between
Boards), Frequency Hopping (RF
Hopping, Baseband Hopping) cannot
work with Multi-mode Dynamic Power
Sharing (GSM).
GBFD-111602 TRX Power Amplifier If a frequency hopping group

Intelligent Shutdown participates in baseband frequency
hopping (specifically, the BCCH TRX
participates in frequency hopping),
Hopping, Baseband Hopping) cannot
work with GBFD-111602 TRX Power
Amplifier Intelligent Shutdown.
Inter-module RF frequency hopping
cannot work with GBFD-111602 TRX
Power Amplifier Intelligent Shutdown.
Impacted Features
None
4.2 GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier Frequency Hopping

Prerequisite Features
GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF The GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier

Hopping, Baseband Frequency Hopping feature requires
Hopping) baseband frequency hopping in the
hopping, baseband hopping) feature.

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Mutually Exclusive Features

GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier

Hopping, Baseband Frequency Hopping cannot work with
Hopping) RF frequency hopping in
hopping, baseband hopping).
Impacted Features
None

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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 5 Engineering Guidelines
5 Engineering Guidelines
5.1 Limitation of the CA List on FH

An MS learns the information about the frequencies used in a cell according to the cell
allocation (CA) list carried in the system information. The frequency information is used
during immediate assignment and packet assignment. If FH is enabled in a cell, the BSC
informs the MS of the hopping frequencies to be used during immediate assignment through
the CA list, that is, these frequencies are to be used on the dedicated signaling channels. This
enables the normal processing of immediate assignment.
According to the 3GPP protocols, the number of frequencies in a CA list cannot exceed 64.
Therefore, during data configuration, ensure that the number of frequencies used on the
dedicated signaling channels does not exceed 64. Otherwise, immediate assignment may fail.
If the CBCH is configured, the number of frequencies used on the dedicated signaling
channels cannot exceed 32.
If a large number of frequencies are used in a cell, they can be classified into two types. One
type of frequencies is used by the dedicated signaling channels during immediate assignment,
and the other type of frequencies is used by traffic channels. These two types of frequencies
should be configured separately. The frequencies used by the dedicated signaling channels
should be contained in the CA list of the system information. The frequencies used by traffic
channels are not necessarily contained in the CA list.
5.2 Limitation on Frequency Spacing

The following frequency bands can be used in GSM: GSM850, GSM900 (P-GSM), GSM900
(E-GSM), GSM900 (R-GSM), GSM1800, and GSM1900. Table 5-1 provides the mapping
between the frequency bands and the absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN)
ranges.
Table 5-1 Mapping between the frequency bands and the ARFCN ranges
Frequency Band ARFCN Range
GSM850 ARFCN 128 to ARFCN 251

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Frequency Band ARFCN Range
GSM900 (P-GSM) ARFCN 1 to ARFCN 124
GSM900 (E-GSM) ARFCN 0, ARFCN 975 to ARFCN 1023
GSM900 (R-GSM) ARFCN 955 to ARFCN 974
When ARFCNs are encoded in a CA list, there is a limitation on the frequency range, that is,
frequency spacing should not be too large. If all the frequencies are on the same frequency
band, the frequency spacing is equal to the maximum ARFCN minus the minimum ARFCN.
For example, the frequency spacing between ARFCN 1 and ARFCN 15 is 14. If the
frequencies are on different frequency bands, the frequency spacing is equal to the minimum
ARFCN minus the maximum ARFCN plus 1024. For example, the frequency spacing
between ARFCN 0 and ARFCN 10 is 1014.
The number of frequencies in a CA list is dependent on the frequency spacing. Due to the
limitation of coding schemes, if the frequency spacing is large, the number of frequencies that
can be contained in a CA list is small. The PFreqCodeMode (BSC6910, BSC6900) and
STARTCBSHORTMSGFLOWCTRL (BSC6910, BSC6900) parameters jointly control
whether to preferentially use the variable bitmap format to encode frequencies.
If all the hopping frequencies are on the GSM900 (P-GSM) band, a maximum of 64
frequencies can be configured in a CA list, and the number of frequencies in the CA list is not
dependent on the frequency spacing.
If the hopping frequencies are on a frequency band rather than the GSM900 (P-GSM) band or
are on multiple frequency bands (for example, frequencies in the GSM900/GSM1800 cells),
the frequency spacing and the number of frequencies in a cell should meet any of the
following requirements. Otherwise, the CA list will not be decoded successfully.
l The frequency spacing is less than 111.

l The frequency spacing between any two frequencies is greater than 913.
l The total number of frequencies is less than or equal to 16.
l The total number of frequencies is 17, and ARFCN 0 is to be encoded in the CA list.
l The total number of frequencies is less than or equal to 18, and the frequency spacing is
greater than 512.
greater than 768.
greater than 896.
When configuring hopping frequencies in a cell, pay special attention to the frequency
spacing and the number of frequencies. The frequencies used by the dedicated signaling
channels during immediate assignment must meet the preceding requirements. Otherwise, the
CA list cannot be decoded, and the immediate assignment cannot be performed properly.

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5.3 Data Configuration Related to FH

Different TRXs in the same cell can adopt the same or different MA lists to perform
frequency hopping. If different TRXs in the same cell use the same MA list, it is
recommended that TRXMAIO (BSC6900, BSC6910) of different TRXs should be different.
Otherwise, strong interference may occur. If the BSC supports Flex MAIO, it automatically
calculates the optimum mobile allocation index offset (MAIO) according to the hopping
frequencies being used to obtain the best FH gains.
Generally, all the MA lists in a cell can be configured with the same or different HSN
(BSC6900, BSC6910) s. It is recommended that different cells use different MA lists. If two
cells use the same MA lists, it is recommended that different HSN (BSC6900, BSC6910) s be
configured.
TSC (BSC6900, BSC6910) should be the same as the corresponding BCC (BSC6900,
BSC6910). It should remain unchanged.
5.4 Deploying Frequency Hopping
5.4.1 Requirements
Table 5-2 Requirements
Aspect Requirement
Related For details, see 4 Related Features.

features
BSC None
BTS The BTS3900B does not support FH or BCCH carrier frequency hopping.
GSM None
networking
MS None
MSC None
License The license control item for this feature has been activated. For details on
how to activate the license, see License Management Feature Parameter
Description. For details about license items, see License Control Item
Description.
Others In BFH mode, all TRXs in a single BFH set must use transmit diversity or
none of them uses transmit diversity in a cell.

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5.4.2 Initial Configuration
Using MML Commands

On the BSC LMT, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Run the DEA GCELL command to deactivate a cell.
Step 2 Run the ADD GCELLMAGRP command to add a frequency hopping group. In this step, set
Hop Mode based on network planning.
If the BCCH TRX of a cell participates in FH:
l Configure the cell with at least two frequency hopping groups, either of which must
contain the BCCH TRX.
l Set Hop Mode to BaseBand_FH(BaseBand FH) for the frequency hopping group
containing the BCCH TRX.
Step 3 Run the SET GCELLHOPTP command to set the FH type of a cell. In this step, set Hop
Mode based on network planning.
Step 4 Run the SET GTRXHOP command to set the FH type of a TRX. If the BCCH TRX
participates in FH, set Hop Type to BaseBand_FH(BaseBand FH) for the BCCH TRX.
Step 5 Run the SET GTRXCHANHOP command with Channel Hop Index and Channel MAIO
set to appropriate values.
NOTE
l When cells use the same frequency hopping group, channels with the same channel number on all
TRXs must have different MAIOs.
l The BCCH and extended BCCH do not participate in FH. Therefore, set Channel Hop Index to 255
for them.
Step 6 Run the ACT GCELL command to activate the cell.

NOTE
When a cell is activated, you can also run the SET GCELLHOPQUICKSETUP command with Hop
Mode, Frequency Hopping Mode of BCCH TRX, and TRXID LST set to appropriate values to
activate the Frequency Hopping feature quickly.
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MML Command Examples

DEA GCELL: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0;
ADD GCELLMAGRP: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, HOPINDEX=0,

HOPMODE=BaseBand_FH, FREQ1=1, FREQ2=11;
SET GCELLHOPTP: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, FHMODE=BaseBand_FH;
SET GTRXHOP: TRXID=0, HOPTYPE=BaseBand_FH;
SET GTRXCHANHOP: TRXID=0, CHNO=0, TRXHOPINDEX=0, TRXMAIO=1;
ACT GCELL: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0;

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Using the CME

Step 1 Deactivate a cell.
NOTE
l When configuring the Frequency Hopping feature on the CME, you must perform a single
configuration first, and then perform batch modifications if required.
l You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the
parameter. You are advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the parameter
setting interface.
1. Configure a single object on the CME. (CME single configuration)

Set parameters on the CME configuration interface according to the operation sequence
described in Table 5-3. For the method of performing the CME single configuration, see
CME Single Configuration Operation Guide.
2. (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the icon
on the CME configuration interface to start the batch modification wizard. For the
method of performing batch modifications through the CME batch modification center,
press F1 on the wizard interface to obtain online help.
Table 5-3 Configuring parameters on the CME

SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter Configura
Object Name ID ble in
(MO) CME
Batch
Modificati
on Center
1 GCELL BSC6900/ Index Type IDTYPE Yes

BSC6910
Cell Index CELLID
Step 2 Configure an MA group.

Operation Configurable in CME Batch
Modification Center
In the BTS topology view, right-click a cell and choose No

Configure MA Group from the shortcut menu.
Step 3 Configure FH-related parameters of the TRX and channel and then activate the cell.
NOTE
l When configuring the Frequency Hopping feature on the CME, you must perform a single
configuration first, and then perform batch modifications if required.
l You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the
parameter. You are advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the parameter
setting interface.
1. Configure a single object on the CME. (CME single configuration)

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Set parameters on the CME configuration interface according to the operation sequence
described in Table 5-4. For the method of performing the CME single configuration, see
CME Single Configuration Operation Guide.
2. (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the icon
on the CME configuration interface to start the batch modification wizard. For the
method of performing batch modifications through the CME batch modification center,
press F1 on the wizard interface to obtain online help.
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Table 5-4 Configuring parameters on the CME
SN MO NE Parameter Paramete Supports

Name r ID CME Batch
Modificatio
n Center
1 GTRXHOP BSC690 TRX ID TRXID No

0/
BSC691 Hop Type HOPTYP
0 E
2 GTRXCHANHOP BSC690 TRX ID TRXID No

0/
BSC691 Channel No. CHNO
0 Channel Hop TRXHOPI
Index NDEX
Channel MAIO TRXMAI

O
3 GCELL BSC690 Index Type IDTYPE Yes

0/
BSC691 Cell Index CELLID
0
5.4.3 Activation Observation

Step 1 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLHOPQUICKSETUP command with its parameters
set as follows:
l Set Index Type to BYID(By Index).
l Set Cell Index to an appropriate value.
l Set Frequency Hopping Mode to BaseBand_FH(Baseband frequency hopping).
l Set Frequency Hopping Mode of BCCH TRX to Hop(Hop).
Step 2 Use an MS to initiate a call in the test cell.
The call is initiated properly, and the voice quality is good.

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Step 3 Check the Assignment Command message in the Um Interface CS Trace window.
The value of the "h:rf-hopping-channel" information element (IE) h:rf-hopping-channel is 1 in
the Assignment Command message.
----End

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Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 6 Parameters
6 Parameters
Table 6-1 Parameters

Parame NE MML Feature Feature Description
ter ID Comma ID Name
nd
HOPTY BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

PE 0 GTRX 13701 cy Frequency hopping mode of the TRX. Frequency
HOP Hopping hopping assists in interference averaging and
(RF frequency diversity.
hopping,
baseban If this parameter is set to RF_FH, the TX and RX
d parts of the TRX take part in the frequency hopping.
hopping In this case, the number of hopping frequencies can
) exceed the number of TRXs in the cell. If this
parameter is set to BaseBand_FH, each transmitter
works at a fixed frequency. That is, the TX part does
not take part in the frequency hopping. The baseband
signals are switched for the frequency-hopping
transmission. The RX part, however, takes part in the
frequency hopping.
GUI Value Range: NO_FH(No Frequency Hopping),
BaseBand_FH(Baseband Frequency Hopping),
RF_FH(RF Frequency Hopping)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO_FH, BaseBand_FH, RF_FH
Default Value: NO_FH(No Frequency Hopping)

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nd
HOPTY BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

PE 0 GTRX 13701 cy Frequency hopping mode of the TRX. Frequency
HOP Hopping hopping assists in interference averaging and
(RF frequency diversity.
hopping,
baseban If this parameter is set to RF_FH, the TX and RX
d parts of the TRX take part in the frequency hopping.
hopping In this case, the number of hopping frequencies can
) exceed the number of TRXs in the cell. If this
parameter is set to BaseBand_FH, each transmitter
works at a fixed frequency. That is, the TX part does
not take part in the frequency hopping. The baseband
signals are switched for the frequency-hopping
transmission. The RX part, however, takes part in the
frequency hopping.
GUI Value Range: NO_FH(No Frequency Hopping),
BaseBand_FH(Baseband Frequency Hopping),
RF_FH(RF Frequency Hopping)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO_FH, BaseBand_FH, RF_FH
Default Value: NO_FH(No Frequency Hopping)

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nd
PFreqC BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

odeMod 0 BSCFC 13701 cy Mode for encoding GSM900 P band frequencies.
e PARA GBFD-1 Hopping
(RF The ARFCNs for the GSM900 P band range from 1 to
11101 124. When this parameter is set to
hopping,
baseban PREFERVARCODE(Variable Bitmap Coding
d Preferred), the variable bitmap is preferentially used
hopping for encoding P band frequencies in the system
) information and P band FH frequencies in the
assignment command or handover command. If the
System current frequencies cannot meet the conditions for
Informat encoding variable bitmaps (that is, the difference
ion between the minimum ARFCN and the maximum
Sending ARFCN is greater than 111), the fixed bitmap is used
for encoding P band frequencies. When this parameter
is set to PREFERFIXCODE(Fixed Bitmap Coding
Preferred), the fixed bitmap is used for encoding P
band frequencies.
GUI Value Range: PREFERFIXCODE(Fixed Bitmap
Coding Preferred), PREFERVARCODE(Variable
Bitmap Coding Preferred)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: PREFERFIXCODE,
PREFERVARCODE
Default Value: PREFERFIXCODE(Fixed Bitmap
Coding Preferred)

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nd
PFreqC BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

odeMod 0 BSCFC 13701 cy Mode for encoding GSM900 P band frequencies.
e PARA GBFD-1 Hopping
(RF The ARFCNs for the GSM900 P band range from 1 to
11101 124. When this parameter is set to
hopping,
baseban PREFERVARCODE(Variable Bitmap Coding
d Preferred), the variable bitmap is preferentially used
hopping for encoding P band frequencies in the system
) information and P band FH frequencies in the
assignment command or handover command. If the
System current frequencies cannot meet the conditions for
Informat encoding variable bitmaps (that is, the difference
ion between the minimum ARFCN and the maximum
Sending ARFCN is greater than 111), the fixed bitmap is used
for encoding P band frequencies. When this parameter
is set to PREFERFIXCODE(Fixed Bitmap Coding
Preferred), the fixed bitmap is used for encoding P
band frequencies.
GUI Value Range: PREFERFIXCODE(Fixed Bitmap
Coding Preferred), PREFERVARCODE(Variable
Bitmap Coding Preferred)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: PREFERFIXCODE,
PREFERVARCODE
Default Value: PREFERFIXCODE(Fixed Bitmap
Coding Preferred)

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nd
FHMO BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning: Frequency hopping mode of a cell. If this
DE 0 GCELL 13701 cy parameter is set to NO_FH, all TRXs of the cell do
HOPQ Hopping not participate in frequency hopping. If this parameter
UICKS (RF is set to BaseBand_FH, the cell is in baseband
ETUP hopping, frequency hopping mode. In this case, there can be
SET baseban TRXs that do not participate in frequency hopping on
GCELL d the cell. If this parameter is set to RF_FH, the cell is
HOPTP hopping in RF frequency hopping mode. In this case, there can
) be TRXs that do not participate in frequency hopping
on the cell. If this parameter is set to Hybrid_FH, the
cell is in hybrid frequency hopping.In this case, some
TRXs on the cell participate in baseband frequency
hopping, some TRXs on the cell participate in RF
frequency hopping, and some TRXs on the cell do not
participate in frequency hopping.
GUI Value Range: NO_FH(No frequency hopping),
BaseBand_FH(Baseband frequency hopping),
RF_FH(RF frequency hopping), Hybrid_FH(Hybrid
frequency hopping)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO_FH, BaseBand_FH, RF_FH,
Hybrid_FH
Default Value: NO_FH(No frequency hopping)

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nd
FHMO BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning: Frequency hopping mode of a cell. If this
DE 0 GCELL 13701 cy parameter is set to NO_FH, all TRXs of the cell do
HOPQ Hopping not participate in frequency hopping. If this parameter
UICKS (RF is set to BaseBand_FH, the cell is in baseband
ETUP hopping, frequency hopping mode. In this case, there can be
SET baseban TRXs that do not participate in frequency hopping on
GCELL d the cell. If this parameter is set to RF_FH, the cell is
HOPTP hopping in RF frequency hopping mode. In this case, there can
) be TRXs that do not participate in frequency hopping
on the cell. If this parameter is set to Hybrid_FH, the
cell is in hybrid frequency hopping.In this case, some
TRXs on the cell participate in baseband frequency
hopping, some TRXs on the cell participate in RF
frequency hopping, and some TRXs on the cell do not
participate in frequency hopping.
GUI Value Range: NO_FH(No frequency hopping),
BaseBand_FH(Baseband frequency hopping),
RF_FH(RF frequency hopping), Hybrid_FH(Hybrid
frequency hopping)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO_FH, BaseBand_FH, RF_FH,
Hybrid_FH
Default Value: NO_FH(No frequency hopping)
RELAT BSC690 SET GBFD-1 O&M of Meaning: Function to be performed by two associated
EDMO 0 BTSRX 11202 BTS modules
DFUNC UBP GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF),
POWERSHARING(Power Sharing Between Boards),
RF_FH(RF Frequency Hopping Between Boards)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF, POWERSHARING,
RF_FH
Default Value: OFF(OFF)
RELAT BSC691 SET GBFD-1 O&M of Meaning: Function to be performed by two associated
EDMO 0 BTSRX 11202 BTS modules
DFUNC UBP GUI Value Range: OFF(OFF),
POWERSHARING(Power Sharing Between Boards),
RF_FH(RF Frequency Hopping Between Boards)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: OFF, POWERSHARING,
RF_FH
Default Value: OFF(OFF)

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nd
START BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

CBSHO 0 BSCFC 13701 cy Whether to preferentially use the variable bitmap
RTMS PARA Hopping format when encoding the frequencies in the system
GFLO (RF information or FH frequencies in the assignment
WCTR hopping, command or handover command. When this
L baseban parameter is set to YES(Yes), the variable bitmap
d format is preferentially used.
hopping
) This parameter does not specify whether to
preferentially use the variable bitmap format for
encoding GSM 900P band frequencies. If GSM 900P
band frequencies are required to support the variable
bitmap format, set "P Band Frequency Coding Mode"
to PREFERVARCODE(Variable Bitmap Coding
Preferred).
The following are available formats of the Cell
Channel Description IE:
1. Bit map 0
2. 1024 range
3. 512 range
4. 256 range
5. 128 range
6. Variable bit map
For details about each format, see 3GPP TS 44.018.
When the variable bit map format is used, a maximum
of 64 ARFCNs can be configured. The spacing
between any two of the 64 ARFCNs must be greater
than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 111, as
expressed in the following formula: 1 <= m <= 111.
Where, m is the spacing. If you configure 64 ARFCNs
increasing from 512 to 575 with a step of 1, the
configuration is acceptable. If you configure 64
ARFCNs increasing from 512 to 638 with a step of 2,
the configuration is unacceptable because 638 minus
512 is greater than 111.
The variable bit map format is added as an expansion
to later releases, and therefore may not be supported
by certain MSs. The BSC uses this parameter to
control whether the variable bit map format is used
first. If this parameter is set to YES(Yes), the variable
bit map format is used first.
GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO, YES

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nd
Default Value: YES(Yes)

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nd
START BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

CBSHO 0 BSCFC 13701 cy Whether to preferentially use the variable bitmap
RTMS PARA Hopping format when encoding the frequencies in the system
GFLO (RF information or FH frequencies in the assignment
WCTR hopping, command or handover command. When this
L baseban parameter is set to YES(Yes), the variable bitmap
d format is preferentially used.
hopping
) This parameter does not specify whether to
preferentially use the variable bitmap format for
encoding GSM 900P band frequencies. If GSM 900P
band frequencies are required to support the variable
bitmap format, set "P Band Frequency Coding Mode"
to PREFERVARCODE(Variable Bitmap Coding
Preferred).
The following are available formats of the Cell
Channel Description IE:
1. Bit map 0
2. 1024 range
3. 512 range
4. 256 range
5. 128 range
6. Variable bit map
For details about each format, see 3GPP TS 44.018.
When the variable bit map format is used, a maximum
of 64 ARFCNs can be configured. The spacing
between any two of the 64 ARFCNs must be greater
than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 111, as
expressed in the following formula: 1 <= m <= 111.
Where, m is the spacing. If you configure 64 ARFCNs
increasing from 512 to 575 with a step of 1, the
configuration is acceptable. If you configure 64
ARFCNs increasing from 512 to 638 with a step of 2,
the configuration is unacceptable because 638 minus
512 is greater than 111.
The variable bit map format is added as an expansion
to later releases, and therefore may not be supported
by certain MSs. The BSC uses this parameter to
control whether the variable bit map format is used
first. If this parameter is set to YES(Yes), the variable
bit map format is used first.
GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO, YES

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nd
Default Value: YES(Yes)
TRXM BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning: Mobile allocation index offset (MAIO) of
AIO 0 GTRX 13701 cy the channel in the TRX
CHAN Hopping GUI Value Range: 0~63
HOP (RF
hopping, Unit: None
baseban Actual Value Range: 0~63
d Default Value: 0
hopping
)
TRXM BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning: Mobile allocation index offset (MAIO) of
AIO 0 GTRX 13701 cy the channel in the TRX
CHAN Hopping GUI Value Range: 0~63
HOP (RF
hopping, Unit: None
baseban Actual Value Range: 0~63
d Default Value: 0
hopping
)
HSN BSC690 ADD None None Meaning:

0 GCELL Hopping sequence number (HSN), indicating 64 types
MAGR of frequency hopping sequences. If this parameter is
P set to 0, the frequency hopping is performed in
MOD sequence.
GCELL If this parameter is set to a value from 1 to 63, the
MAGR frequency hopping is performed in a pseudo-random
P manner, that is a disciplinary random manner.
GUI Value Range: 0~63
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: 0~63
Default Value: 0

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nd
HSN BSC691 ADD None None Meaning:

0 GCELL Hopping sequence number (HSN), indicating 64 types
MAGR of frequency hopping sequences. If this parameter is
P set to 0, the frequency hopping is performed in
MOD sequence.
GCELL If this parameter is set to a value from 1 to 63, the
MAGR frequency hopping is performed in a pseudo-random
P manner, that is a disciplinary random manner.
Unit: None
Default Value: 0
TSC BSC690 ADD GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

0 GCELL 13701 cy The TSC is short for the Training Sequence Code.
MAGR Hopping
P (RF For BCCH and CCCH, the TSC must be the same as
hopping, the BCC. The delay equalization is performed by
MOD using the specified TSC when the MS or BTS receives
GCELL baseban
d the signal. The demodulation cannot be received
MAGR because the delay equalization cannot be performed
P hopping
) for the signals with same frequency using different
TSCs. This can effectively prevent incorrectly invalid
reception, and prevent the co-channel interference.
Unit: None
Default Value: None
TSC BSC691 ADD GBFD-1 Frequen Meaning:

0 GCELL 13701 cy The TSC is short for the Training Sequence Code.
MAGR Hopping
P (RF For BCCH and CCCH, the TSC must be the same as
hopping, the BCC. The delay equalization is performed by
MOD using the specified TSC when the MS or BTS receives
GCELL baseban
d the signal. The demodulation cannot be received
MAGR because the delay equalization cannot be performed
P hopping
) for the signals with same frequency using different
TSCs. This can effectively prevent incorrectly invalid
reception, and prevent the co-channel interference.
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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nd
BCC BSC690 ADD None None Meaning: Base station color code (BCC) of a cell,
0 GCELL provided by the network planning department. It is
ADD used for differentiating the cells using the same BCCH
GCELL frequency. A BCC and a network color code (NCC)
QUICK compose a base station identity code (BSIC).
SETUP GUI Value Range: 0~7
MOD Unit: None
GCELL Actual Value Range: 0~7
Default Value: 0
BCC BSC691 ADD None None Meaning: Base station color code (BCC) of a cell,
0 GCELL provided by the network planning department. It is
ADD used for differentiating the cells using the same BCCH
GCELL frequency. A BCC and a network color code (NCC)
QUICK compose a base station identity code (BSIC).
SETUP GUI Value Range: 0~7
MOD Unit: None
GCELL Actual Value Range: 0~7
Default Value: 0

GSM BSS
Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 7 Counters
7 Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.

GSM BSS
Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 8 Glossary
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

GSM BSS
Frequency Hopping Feature Parameter Description 9 Reference Documents
9 Reference Documents
1. 3GPP TS 45.002 Multiplexing and multiple access on the radio path

2. 3GPP TS 44.018 Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification; Radio Resource Control
(RRC) protocol


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1 About This Document

This document covers the following features:

l GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF hopping, baseband hopping)

1.2 Intended Audience

l Need to understand the features described herein

1.3 Change History

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Change Change Description Parameter

Feature Added the MRFD-211801 Multi-mode Dynamic None

Editorial None None

Change Change Description Parameter

Feature Optimized 5.2 Limitation on Frequency Spacing. Added the

Editorial None None

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Figure 2-1 Schematic drawing of FH

A set of frequencies used on a specific timeslot is called an MA list. A maximum of 64 MA

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2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature

Frequency Hopping (RF √ √ √ √

BCCH Carrier Frequency √ √ √ √

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3.1 Baseband Frequency Hopping

Figure 3-1 Working principle of BFH

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Figure 3-2 Working principle of RF FH

In comparison to BFH, more frequencies can be used in RF FH for greater FH gains.

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3.3 Synthesized Frequency Hopping

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4.1 GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF Hopping,

Mutually Exclusive Features

GBFD-111604 Intelligent Combiner These features cannot work with

GBFD-118101 Dynamic Transmit

GBFD-118102 Dynamic PBT

GBFD-115902 Transmit Diversity GBFD-115902 Transmit Diversity

GBFD-510104 Multi-site Cell GBFD-510104 Multi-site Cell cannot

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Feature ID Feature Name Description

MRFD-211801 Multi-mode Dynamic Multi-mode Dynamic Power Sharing

GBFD-111602 TRX Power Amplifier If a frequency hopping group

4.2 GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier Frequency Hopping

GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF The GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier

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Mutually Exclusive Features

GBFD-113701 Frequency Hopping (RF GBFD-113702 BCCH Carrier

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5.1 Limitation of the CA List on FH

5.2 Limitation on Frequency Spacing

Frequency Band ARFCN Range

GSM850 ARFCN 128 to ARFCN 251

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Frequency Band ARFCN Range

GSM900 (P-GSM) ARFCN 1 to ARFCN 124

GSM900 (E-GSM) ARFCN 0, ARFCN 975 to ARFCN 1023