PARAMETER CONFIGURATION

Logical Structure of the RNC Database Objects

WSG WANE WLCSE
RNC
CMOB WSMLC

HOPG
COCO WBTS
HOPI
HOPS

FMCS ADJS
WCEL
FMCI ADJI
FMCG ADJG
Managed Object types

RNC = Radio Network Controller
COCO = Radio Network Connection

WBTS = WCDMA Base Station
Configuration

WCEL = WCDMA Cell
CMOB = Congestion Management OBject

ADJ = Adjacency for WCDMA cell
WANE = WCDMA Authorized Network

ADJS = intra-frequency adjacency

WSG = WCDMA subscriber group

ADJI = inter-frequency adjacency

WLCSE = WCDMA Location service entity

ADJG = inter-system adjacency

HOP = Handover Path
WSMLC = WCDMA Serving Mobile

Location Center

HOPS, HOPI, HOPG

FMC = Frequency Measurement Control

FMCS, FMCI, FMCG
RNC Object

The logical object of the Radio Network Controller

It can have up to 512 WBTS objects (requires RAS51 RNC)

In the RNC object the following interfaces are defined: Iu-PS, Iu-CS and Iur

The logical object are hierarchically related to each other, therefore it is not possible to
create any other object before RNC creation.
WBTS Object

The logical object of the WCDMA Base Station (Node B). A WBTS can have up
to 24 WCDMA cells and one COCO object.
WCEL object

The logical object of the WCDMA Cell is created to define the configuration of
the WCDMA Node B site. In one RNC database there can be 1152 WCELs.
Handover Path
HOPx

The Handover Path object stores mainly cell reselection and Intra frequency HHO
parameters. One HOPx can be related to several Adjacency objects.

The maximum number of HOPx objects within one category is 100.

E.g. for different type of cells (urban, rural, macro/micro/pico)

HOP Types:

HOPS — object for intra-frequency
Handover Path

HOPI — object for inter-frequency
Handover Path

HOPG — object for inter-system
Handover Path
HOPx Level Parameters
Intra Frequency Inter Frequency Inter System
IntraFreqNcellHCSpriority InterFreqNcellHCSpriority GSMncellHCSpriority
IntraFreqNcellHCSthreshold InterFreqNcellHCSthreshold GSMncellHCSthreshold
IntraFreqNcellQqualMin InterFreqNcellQqualMin GSMncellQrxlevMin
IntraFreqNcellQrxlevMin InterFreqNcellQrxlevMin GSMncellPenaltyTime
IntraFreqNcellPenaltyTime InterFreqNcellPenaltyTime GSMncellQoffset1
IntraFreqNcellQoffset1 InterFreqNcellQoffset1 GSMncellTempOffset1
IntraFreqNcellQoffset2 InterFreqNcellQoffset2 HOPGId
IntraFreqNcellTempOffset1 InterFreqNcellTempOffset1
IntraFreqNcellTempOffset2 InterFreqNcellTempOffset2
EcNoAveragingWindow HOPIId
EnableInterRNCsho
EnableRRCRelease
HHOMarginAverageEcNo
HHOMarginPeakEcNo
ReleaseMarginAverageEcNo
ReleaseMarginPeakEcNo
HOPSId
Idle Mode Parameters
Not a complete list
Handover Parameters
Adjacencies
ADJx

Adjacencies for WCDMA cell refers to a handover relationship between two

cells. They are defined for neighbouring cells.

Adjacency Types:

ADJS — object for intra-frequency Adjacency

ADJI — object for inter-frequency Adjacency

ADJG — object for inter-system Adjacency

There can be 31 intra frequency

adjacencies (ADJS), 48 inter-frequency
adjacencies (ADJI) and 32 inter-system
adjacencies (ADJG)

Handover Path objects must be created

before ADJx can be used
Adjacencies (ADJx)
Intra Frequency Inter Frequency Inter System
IntraFreqNcellCI InterFreqNcellCI GSMncellBandIndicator
IntraFreqNcellEcNoOffset InterFreqNcellLAC GSMncellBCC
IntraFreqNcellDERR InterFreqNcellTxPwrRACH GSMncellBCCH
IntraFreqNcellLAC InterFreqNcellMCC GSMncellCI
IntraFreqNcellTxPwrRACH InterFreqNcellMNC GSMncellLAC
IntraFreqNcellMCC InterFreqNcellMNCLength GSMncellTxPwrMaxRACH
IntraFreqNcellMNC NrtHopiIdentifier GSMncellMCC
IntraFreqNcellMNCLength InterFreqNcellScrCode GSMncellMNC
HSDPAHopsIdentifier InterFreqNcellRNCid GSMncellNCC
NrtHopsIdentifier InterFreqNcellRAC NrtHopgIdentifier
IntraFreqNcellScrCode RtHopiIdentifier RtHopgIdentifier
IntraFreqNcellRNCid InterFreqNcellTxDiv ADJGId
IntraFreqNcellRAC InterFreqNcellUARFCN
RtHopsIdentifier ADJIId
IntraFreqNcellTxDiv
ADJSId

Not a complete list

Adjacencies (ADJx) to HOPx

Every adjacency definition contains links to HOPx parameter sets

RtHopxIdentifier defines the HOPx (x = S, I, G) parameter set that is applied

Idle mode cell-reselections

RT bearer intra-frequency hard handovers

NrtHopxIdentifier defines the HOPx (x = S, I, G) parameter set that is applied

Connected mode cell-reselections (CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, URA_PCH)

NRT bearer intra-frequency hard handovers

HSDPAHopsIdentifier defines the HOPS parameter set that is applied

For user having HS-DSCH allocated

RTWithHSDPAHopsIdentifier defines the HOPS parameter set that is applied

For user having HS-DSCH allocated simultaneously with AMR speech CS RAB
Frequency Measurement Control

The FMC object contains information concerning the frequency measurement
functionality of the RNC.

The maximum number of frequency measurement control objects within one
category is 100.

E.g. for different type of cells (urban, rural, macro/micro/pico)

One FMC can be related to several WCDMA cells.

FMC Types:

FMCS — object for intra-frequency
Frequency Measurement Control

FMCI — object for inter-frequency
Frequency Measurement Control

FMCG — object for inter-system
Frequency Measurement Control
FMCX Level Parameters Threshold & Trigger Handover Cause

ActiveSetWeightingCoefficient IFHOcauseCPICHEcNo GSMcauseCPICHEcNo

AdditionReportingInterval IFHOcauseCPICHrscp GSMcauseCPICHrscp
AdditionTime IFHOcauseTxPwrDL GSMcauseTxPwrDL
AdditionWindow IFHOcauseTxPwrUL GSMcauseTxPwrUL
EcNoFilterCoefficient IFHOcauseUplinkQuality GSMcauseUplinkQuality
DropTime InterFreqDLTxPwrThrAMR GsmDLTxPwrThrAMR
DropWindow InterFreqDLTxPwrThrCS GsmDLTxPwrThrCS
MaxActiveSetSize InterFreqDLTxPwrThrNrtPS GsmDLTxPwrThrNrtPS
ReplacementReportingInterval InterFreqDLTxPwrThrRtPS GsmDLTxPwrThrRtPS
ReplacementTime InterFreqMaxMeasPeriod GsmMaxMeasPeriod
ReplacementWindow InterFreqMeasAveWindow GsmMeasAveWindow
HHoEcNoCancel InterFreqMeasRepInterval GsmMeasRepInterval
HHoEcNoCancelTime InterFreqMinHoInterval GsmMinHoInterval
HHoEcNoThreshold InterFreqMinMeasInterval GsmMinMeasInterval
HHoEcNoTimeHysteresis InterFreqNcellSearchPeriod GsmNcellSearchPeriod
HHoRscpCancel InterFreqUETxPwrFilterCoeff GsmUETxPwrFilterCoeff
HHoRscpCancelTime InterFreqUETxPwrThrAMR GsmUETxPwrThrAMR
HHoRscpFilterCoefficient InterFreqUETxPwrThrCS GsmUETxPwrThrCS
HHoRscpThreshold InterFreqUETxPwrThrNrtPS GsmUETxPwrThrNrtPS
HHoRscpTimeHysteresis InterFreqUETxPwrThrRtPS GsmUETxPwrThrRtPS
IMSIbasedSHO InterFreqUETxPwrTimeHyst GsmUETxPwrTimeHyst
FMCSId FMCIId FMCGId
Not a complete list
WCEL to FMCx

Every WCEL definition contains links to max. 14 FMCx parameter sets

RtFmcxIdentifier (x = S, I, G) defines the FMCx parameter set that is applied for
radio links with RT bearers

NrtFmcxIdentifier (x = S, I, G) defines the FMCx parameter set that is applied for
radio links with only NRT bearers

HSDPAFmcxIdentifier (x = S, I, G) defines the FMCx parameter set controlling
measurements of a user having HS-DSCH allocated

RTWithHSDPAFmcxIdentifier (x = S, I, G) defines the FMCx parameter set
controlling measurements of a user having HS-DSCH allocated simultaneously with
AMR speech CS RAB

HSPAFmcsIdentifier defines the FMCS parameter set controlling measurements of a
user having HS-DSCH and E-DCH allocated

RTWithHSPAFmcsIdentifier defines the FMCS parameter set controlling
measurements of a user having HS-DSCH and E-DCH allocated simultaneously with
AMR speech CS RAB
Connection Configuration
COCO

A new logical COCO object is created in order to reserve local transmission

resources for the WCDMA BTS.

The COCO objects display the transmission resources in the Iub interface, but
not the actual network topology

There can be up to 400 COCO objects
in the RNW database
WANE & WSG Objects
IMSI BASED HO

WANE & WSG MO groups are for the IMSI Based HO, which is optional feature

WANE set contain PLMN id where UE is allowed to make handover.

WSG object should be created to every subscriber (PLMN id) visiting in network
and it maps subscriber (PLMN id) to certain WANE sets

WANE-WCDMA Authorised WSG-WCDMA subscriber

Networks Parameters group Parameters
AuthorisedNetworkId GSMRoaming
AuthorisedNetworkList HomePLMN
AuthorizedNetwork PLMN HomePLMNMCC
AuthorizedNetworkMCC HomePLMNMNC
AuthorizedNetworkMNC HomePLMNMNCLenght
AuthorizedNetworkMNCLengh OperatorName
Technology SubscriberGroupid
WANEChangeOriging WSGAuthorisedNetworkId
WANEName WSGChangeOriging
WSMLC & WLCSE objects
LOCATION BASED SERVICE

WSMLC & WLCSE object groups are for Location based service. LCS is
RAN04 feature

WSMLC-WCDMA Serving Mobile Location Center, represents a logical
object with RNC specific mobile location center parameters

WLCSE-WCDMA Location service entity, represent a logical object with
WCEL specific location parameters
WSMLC-WCDMA Serving WLCSE-WCDMA
Mobile Location Center Location Service Entity
ConfAreaLevel AntennaBearing
RNCDelayTolRespTime AntHPBW
RNCLowDelayResponseTime AntennaCoord
WSMLCChangeOrigin CovType
WSMLCid EnvCharact
MaxCellBackRad
MaxCellRad
RepeaterExist
WLCSEChangeOrigin
WLCSEUtranCellId
WLCSEid
CMOB object

CMOB object contains parameters for the WCDMA RAN Access Regulation
feature

This allows to temporarily bar certain Access Classes from accessing the
network e.g. in case of disasters or large events

Acts only on Access Classes 0 to 9

CMOB-Congestion
Management object
ACBarredListSystem
CMOBChangeOrigin
CMOBId
CMOBTimeStamp
CellAccessRestriction
RestrictionGroupName
RestrictionGroupType
TrafficRestriction
 NrtHopsIdentifier
NrtHopsIdentifier == 11 HOPS
Summary RtHopsIdentifier
RtHopsIdentifier == 22 (RTwHSDPA)
HOPSid = 3

HSDPAHopsIdentifier
HSDPAHopsIdentifier == 66
WCEL RTwithHSDPAHopsIdentifier
RTwithHSDPAHopsIdentifier == 33 HOPS HOPSid = 1
(NRT)

ADJS HOPS HOPSid = 2

(RT)
WBTS WCEL
ADJSid = 1 HOPS
HOPSid = 6
(HSDPA)

NrtFmcsIdentifier
NrtFmcsIdentifier == 33 Each ADJS has associated 1 HOPS for
RtFmcsIdentifier WCEL NRT & 1 for RT & 2 for HSDPA, sets can
RtFmcsIdentifier == 40
40
HSDPAFmcsIdentifier
HSDPAFmcsIdentifier == 50
50
be reused for other cells.)

FMCSid = 1 FMCS HOPS HOPSid = 1

(NRT) (NRT)
Each WCEL has
associated 1
FMCS for NRT & 1 FMCSid = 1 FMCS HOPS
ADJS HOPSid = 5
for RT & 2 for (RT) (RT)
HS(D)PA, all can
be reused for other FMCSid = 2 FMCS HOPS
cells. (HS(D)PA) ADJSid = 2 HOPSid = 7
(HSDPA)

FMCSid = 2 FMCS HOPS HOPSid = 3

(RT&HS(D)PA) (RTwHSDPA)
Parameter count
Parameter count Group
MO Class AC HC Ident LC PC PS SI Other Grand Total
ADJG 14 1 1 16
ADJI 16 1 1 18
ADJS 17 1 1 19
COCO 2 82 84
FMCG 22 1 9 32
FMCI 22 1 9 32
FMCS 21 1 9 31
HOPG 8 1 9 18
HOPI 15 1 9 25
HOPS 16 1 9 26
RNC 53 8 30 1 16 51 26 96 281
WANE 8 9 17
WBTS 9 5 2 6 19 21 62
WCEL 27 13 12 12 17 23 45 53 202
WLCSE 6 34 40
WSG 8 9 17
WSMLC 1 12 13
Grand Total 89 193 62 19 33 93 71 373 933

Ref: RAN05 (RN2.1) parameter dictionary

Common used parameters
(Handover)
ADJS Object

Separate Handover Parameter Set (HOPS) identifiers for real time (RT) & non-real time (NRT) traffic

RtHopsIdentifier - real time

NrtHopsIdentifier - non-real time

HSDPAHopsIdentifier - HSDPA

Each HOPS object is identified by a unique HOPSid (HOPS) in the RNC - on to which the
xxHopsIdentifier parameters are mapped to identify the appropriate HOPS parameter set for that
particular neighbor cell
ADJG Object

Separate Handover Parameter Set (HOPG) identifiers for real time (RT) & non-real time (NRT) traffic

RtHopgIdentifier - real time

NrtHopgIdentifier - non-real time

Each HOPG object is identified by a unique HOPGid (HOPG) in the RNC - on to which the
xxHopgIdentifier parameters are mapped to identify the appropriate HOPG parameter set for that
particular 2G neighbor cell
HOPS Object

EcNoAveragingWindow

defines the number of event triggered or periodic intra-frequency measurement reports used by RNC to
calculate averaged CPICH EC/IO (default = 8 Measurements)

AdjsQqualMin

defines minimum required CPICH Ec/No level which must be exceeded by the measurement result of the
neighbouring cell before the cell re-selection becomes possible.

AdjsQrxlevMin

determines the minimum required CPICH RSCP level which must be exceeded by the measurement result of
the neighbouring cell before the cell re-selection becomes possible.
HOPG Object

AdjgQrxlevMin

Determines the minimum required RSSI level which the measurement result of the GSM neighbour cell must
exceed before the cell re-selection becomes possible.

AdjgRxLevMinHO

Determines the minimum required GSM RSSI level which the averaged RSSI value of the GSM neighbour cell
must exceed before the coverage (or quality) reason handover to GSM is possible.
FMCS Object

AdditionTime: When a monitored cell enters the reporting range (addition window), the cell must continuously stay within the
reporting range for a given period of time before the UE can send a Measurement Report to the RNC in order to add
the cell into the active set (event 1A).

AdditionWindow: determines the relative threshold used by the UE to calculate the reporting range of event 1A.

DropTime: When an active set cell leaves the reporting range (drop window), the cell must continuously stay outside the reporting
range for a given period of time before the UE can send a Measurement Report to the RNC in order to remove the cell
from the active set (event 1B).

DropWindow: Drop Window determines the relative threshold which is used by the UE to calculate the reporting range of event 1B

ReplacementTime: When the number of cells in the active set has reached the maximum, , and a monitored cell enters the eporting
range (replacement window), the monitored cell must continuously stay within the reporting range for a given period of time before
the UE can send a Measurement Report to the RNC in order to replace an active set cell with the monitored cell (event 1C)

ReplacementWindow: determines the margin by which the CPICH Ec/No measurement result of the monitored cell must exceed
the CPICH Ec/No measurement result of the an active set cell before the UE can send the event 1C triggered Measurement Report
to the RNC:

EcNoFilterCoefficient: defines the filtering period for intra-frequency CPICH EC/IO measurements used by UE
FMCG Object

GSMcauseTxPwrUL

This parameter indicates whether a handover to GSM caused by high UE TX power level is
enabled.etermines

GsmUETxPwrThrAMR

This parameter determines the UE TX power threshold for a CS voice connection. If the
handover to GSM caused by high UE TX power level is enabled, the RNC starts inter-RAT
(GSM) measurements in compressed mode when the UE TX power reaches this threshold. The
UE TX power threshold is relative to the maximum TX power level an UE can use on the DPCH
in the cell (or the maximum RF output power capability of the UE, whichever is lower)
SHO: Measurement Averaging – Filter response
Decrease effect of noise
Filter response

0
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
t

-2

-4
Value, dB

Measured
-6 Filtered, k = 3 Delay to fast changes
Filtered, k = 5

-8 Filter response

0
-10

9
11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33
t
-12 -5
Measurements

Value, dB -10
Measured
Filtered, k = 3
Filtered, k = 5
-15

-20

-25
Measurements
 1A: A Primary CPICH Enters the Reporting Range
Ec/Io ActiveSetWeightingCoefficient
Strongest CPICH in AS P CPICH 1

P CPICH 2 AdditionWindow

P CPICH 3
time

3 AdditionTime
Measurement Report AdditionReportingInterval 4
no

Add to
the AS?

RNC
1B: A Primary CPICH leaves the Reporting Range

Ec/Io Strongest CPICH in AS

P CPICH 1

DropWindow
P CPICH 2 2

P CPICH 3

time
DropTime
Remove the
Measurement reported cell
Report from the AS
1C: A non-active CPICH becomes better than an active
primary CPICH
Ec/Io AS has 3 cells
P CPICH 1
P CPICH 2
P CPICH 4
1
ReplacementWindow

P CPICH 3
weakest CPICH3 in AS

time

2 3
ReplacementTimeReplacementReportingInterval
We will see measurement
report send from UE to RNC no
only after conditions (e1a,e1b Measurement Report
and e1c) are fulfilled already. AS
update?

RNC
Measurement Report Updating

Measurement reporting criteria are cell specific

Neighbouring cells (ADJS and HOPS parameters) are defined on a controlling cell (cell from
which the call has been started or best cell in case the original cell has been deleted from the
active set)

During SHO the measurement reporting criteria are taken from the cell where the UE has
started the connection

The measurement reporting criteria are updated only when the original cell leaves the Active Set
(NSN Implementation), according to the strongest cell in the Active Set, by sending the
MEASUREMENT CONTROL message, transmitted on the downlink DCCH. Standard would
allow to update reporting criteria, according the current best server.

When the UE receives a MEASUREMENT CONTROL message, the UE shall stop

monitoring and measurement reporting and shall replace the measurement reporting
criteria with the new information received in the MEASUREMENT CONTROL message.