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Signaling Analysis Guide 3 Cell Deletion Procedure

3 Cell Deletion Procedure

About This Chapter

The cell deletion procedure is performed to delete a cell from the NodeB. This chapter describes
the cell deletion procedure in terms of protocols, triggering conditions, signaling procedure, and
signaling tracing on the RNC LMT.

3.1 Protocols Related to Cell Deletion

The cell deletion procedure complies with a 3GPP TS25 protocol.
3.2 Triggering Conditions of Cell Deletion
Cell deletion can be triggered in conditions such as the common transport channels fail to be set
up.
3.3 Signaling Procedure of Cell Deletion
This part describes the signaling procedure of cell deletion.
3.4 Using the RNC LMT to Trace the Cell Deletion Procedure
The signaling tracing function of the RNC LMT can be used to trace the signaling of cell deletion.

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3.1 Protocols Related to Cell Deletion

The cell deletion procedure complies with a 3GPP TS25 protocol.
The compliance protocol is the 3GPP TS25.433 "UTRAN Iub interface Node B Application
Part (NBAP) signalling".

3.2 Triggering Conditions of Cell Deletion

Cell deletion can be triggered in conditions such as the common transport channels fail to be set
up.
The cell deletion procedure can be triggered in one of the following conditions:
l The common transport channels fail to be set up.
l The system information fails to be updated.
l The common transport channels are deleted.
l The cell is deactivated on the RNC LMT.
l The cell is deleted on the RNC LMT.

3.3 Signaling Procedure of Cell Deletion

This part describes the signaling procedure of cell deletion.
Figure 3-1 shows the cell deletion procedure.

Figure 3-1 Cell deletion procedure

The procedure shown in Figure 3-1 is described as follows:

1. The CRNC sends a CELL DELETION REQUEST message to the NodeB through the NCP.
2. The NodeB performs the following operations:

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l Deleting the cell and any remaining common and dedicated channels within the cell.
The states of the deleted cell and common channels shall be set to Not existing.
l Initiating release of the user plane transport bearers for the removed common and
dedicated channels
l Deleting all radio links and all NodeB communication contexts within the cell
3. When the cell is deleted, the NodeB sends a CELL DELETION RESPONSE message to
the CRNC through the NCP.
If the CELL DELETION REQUEST message includes a C-ID IE value that does not exist
in the NodeB, the NodeB sends through the NCP to the CRNC the CELL DELETION
RESPONSE message, in which the value of Criticality Diagnostics is Not
existing.

3.4 Using the RNC LMT to Trace the Cell Deletion

Procedure
The signaling tracing function of the RNC LMT can be used to trace the signaling of cell deletion.

Prerequisite
l The RNC LMT works properly.
l You have logged in to the RNC with an account authorized to perform tracing management.

Context
Table 3-1 lists the messages to be traced.

Table 3-1 Messages to be traced

Interfaces and Message Name on the

Message Name in Protocols
Protocols to Be Traced LMT

NBAP_CELL_DEL_REQ CELL DELETION REQUEST

Iub
NBAP_CELL_DEL_RSP CELL DELETION RESPONSE

Procedure
Create an Iub tracing task by referring to Creating an RNC Tracing Task.
Figure 3-2 shows an example of Iub signaling tracing result.

Figure 3-2 Example of Iub signaling tracing result

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