Feature ID Name

GBFD-115709 Smooth Voice Call Handover

GBFD-511002 Access Control Class (ACC)

GBFD-114151 DTM

GBFD-511610 Small Packet Resource Balancing

GBFD-511501 Multiple CCCHs

GBFD-119510 Um Adaptive Interference Suppression

GBFD-511611 Duty-Cycle-based PDCH Management

GBFD-119701 SGSN Pool

GBFD-119408 PS Access Congestion Balancing

Um Interface Speech Frame

GBFD-115708
Repairing

GBFD-115830 VAMOS

GBFD-115832 VAMOS Call Drop Solution

 Description Benefit

The Smooth Voice Call Handover feature enables base

transceiver stations (BTSs) to send handover commands
to MSs when unimportant speech frames or no speech
frames are being transmitted for full rate (FR) and half
rate (HR) adaptive multirate (AMR) and enhanced full rate
(EFR) voice calls
Smooth Voice Call Handover increases the
average MOS by 0.03 to 0.1 points and
increases the proportion of MOSs that are
higher than 2.8 points by 1% to 3%.

With the ACC feature, the BSC can control the number of
MSs accessing the network at a certain time by allowing
only the MSs of a certain ACC class to access the Reduce Overload on both BSS & MSC. With
network. This avoids the base station subsystem (BSS) reduced number subscribers
overload or mobile switching center (MSC) overload
caused by the simultaneous access of numerous MSs.

DTM is a standard function defined in 3GPP Technical

Specifications and is applicable to class A MSs in GSM In UMTS networks, CS and PS services are
networks. DTM supports dual transfer mode in addition to processed in parallel. DTM enables GSM
dedicated mode, idle mode, packet idle mode, and packet subscribers to enjoy services similar to those
transfer mode. A DTM-capable MS can have provided by UMTS networks. In addition, a GSM
simultaneous CS and PS connections and process CS network can supplement a UMTS network in
and PS services simultaneously. Subscribers can terms of coverage
therefore send images or browse web pages during a call.

The number of PDCHs to be activated

decreases by 15% to 35%, and the efficiency in
which PDCHs carry TBFs increases by 15% to
40%. The number of timeslot reassignments
With the Small Packet Resource Balancing feature, the
increases by 18% to 30%. This is because the
BSC determines whether to restrict the number of PDCHs
data packets and traffic of an MS change. In
to be activated according to data packet size and traffic.
addition, when the Um interface quality is poor,
By restricting the number of PDCHs allocated to small
the increase in timeslot reassignments increases
packet services, the BSC can properly allocate radio
the call drop rate.
resources without affecting user experience.
Enabling this feature restricts the number of
PDCHs allocated to small packet services. This
decreases the average rate of GPRS or EGPRS
users by 5% to 20%.

This increases the paging capability over the Um

Whether to allow dynamic conversion between TCHs and interface.If the load on the CCCHs decreases,
common control channels (CCCHs) in a cell. If the load on the CCCHs corresponding to timeslots 6, 4, and
the CCCHs increases, the TCHs corresponding to 2 are dynamically converted to TCHs in
timeslots 2, 4, and 6 on the BCCH TRX are dynamically succession. This increases the resource usage.
converted to CCCHs in succession. Multiple CCCHs refer to logical CCCHs on
multiple timeslots.
 If this parameter is set to ON, Enhanced Um Adaptive
Interference Suppression is enabled, improving the
reliability of points of synchronization for CS services.
improves the anti-interference capability of the network.
The Duty-Cycle-based PDCH Management feature
enables the BSC to improve the efficiency with which
packet data channels (PDCHs) carry temporary block
flows (TBFs) and increase the proportion of CS services
using the full-rate coding scheme, thereby improving the
CS service quality with minimum decrease in the traffic
rate
Improves the uplink anti-interference capability
during refarming.
Improves the uplink receive quality for CS
services.
Improves the efficiency with which PDCHs carry
TBFs. Lowers the number of TCHs that need to
be converted to PDCHs. Provides more TCHs
for CS services. Reduces the proportion of CS
services that use the half-rate coding scheme.
Decreases the number of times CS services
preempt PDCHs.

SGSN Pool, also known as Gb Flex, enables multiple

the capacity of each SGSN the maximum
SGSNs to form an SGSN pool. A BSC belonging to an
number of MSs during busy hours in its
SGSN pool area is connected to all SGSNs in the SGSN
managed area; more SGSN capacity is required
pool. With resource and load sharing, the traffic load is
because busy hours are different for different
evenly distributed to all SGSNs in an SGSN pool,
SGSNs. Therefore, this feature improves
reducing inter-SGSN handovers and implementing SGSN
network capacity
node redundancy

The PS Access Congestion Balancing feature enables the

BSC to determine whether to enable the early downlink
temporary block flow (TBF) establishment function and
use the keep-alive mechanism (using the delayed release
of downlink TBFs and the extended uplink TBF functions)
depending on the cell load. This increases cell access
capacity and relieves network congestion.
Increases the PS service access capacity by up
to five times. Reduces the PS service
congestion rate. Increases the network
throughput. mproves the efficiency in which
packet data channels (PDCHs) carry TBFs

he Um Interface Speech Frame Repairing feature uses an

enhanced decoding technique on the Um interface and Enabling Um Interface Speech Frame Repairing
automatically repairs the bit-error speech frames over the minimizes the speech deterioration caused by
Um interface, thereby minimizing the impact of the bit- the poor uplink quality over the Um interface.
error speech frames on speech performance.

oice services over adaptive multi-user channels on one
slot (VAMOS) is a technique used on (GSM) networks to
increase voice capacity. It multiplexes two voice calls onto
one voice channel, especially one half-rate traffic channel
(TCHH).
VAMOS expands network capacity simply
through a software upgrade, without changing
the structure of a GSM network or adding TRXs.
However, voice quality is slightly reduced due to
mutual interference from multiplexed calls

Mainstream MSs can report their single antenna

interference cancellation (SAIC) capabilities to the BSC,
but their calls may drop from the multiplexed voice
services over adaptive multi-user channels on one slot
(VAMOS) channels. Such call drops are caused by
Enabling the VAMOS Call Drop Solution feature
defects in the automatic frequency correction (AFC)
decreases the call drop rate during VAMOS
function of these MSs during VAMOS channel
channel multiplexing
multiplexing. the VAMOS Call Drop Solution feature was
introduced. The BSC determines whether to disable
VAMOS channel multiplexing or perform VAMOS channel
multiplexing using the Alpha hopping modulation. This
prevents call drops caused by AFC detects.
License Control Item Dependencies

LGMISVC N/A

LGMIACCRES N/A

LGMIDTMRES N/A

LGMISPRB N/A

This feature does not have

any special requirements
LGMIMCCCH for hardware. This feature
does not depend on other
features
 LGMIUMAIS N/A

LGMIDCPM N/A

More than one SGSN is

deployed on a network.
LGMIGBFLEX The Gb interface uses IP
transmission. SGSN node
redundancy is required

It is recommended that this

feature be used together
LGMIPSACB with GBFD-119203
Extended Uplink TBF
feature.

LGMIUISFR N/A

LGMIVAMOS N/A

LGMIVAMOS N/A