COMPRESSED MODE TECH IQUE I UMTS

by Anirban Dutta, EIL

Background: The Compressed Mode (also known as Slotted Mode) is a technique by which the UE makes measurements on another frequency or on a different RAT by stopping its Rx/Tx for a short duration of time. In compressed mode, transmission gaps are inserted in the form of slots inside a WCDMA frame. The data is compressed in the remaining slots of the frame. Data compression can be done by lowering the SF in which case the tx power needs to be increased for the compressed frame.

What frames are compressed are decided by the network. When in compressed mode, compressed frames can occur periodically or requested on demand. The specified TGLs (Transmission Gap Length) are 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 and 14 slots. TGLs of 3, 4 and 7 can be obtained with both single and double frame methods. For TGLs of 10 or 14, only the double-frame methods can be used. In double frame method, the idle slots are divided between two frames. This allows minimization of the impact during a single frame as the required increment in the transmission power is lower than the single frame method. A transmission gap pattern consists of one or two transmission gaps having different TGLs in terms of no. of slots. Parameters characterizing a transmission gap pattern: Following are the parameters which defines a transmission gap pattern. The exact parameter name might differ with respect to different vendors. TGS : Transmission Gap starting Slot umber It is the slot number of the first transmission gap slot within the first radio frame of the transmission gap pattern TGL1: Transmission Gap Length 1 It is the duration of the first transmission gap in the Tx gap pattern. It is expressed in no. of slots.

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TGL2: Transmission Gap Length 2 It is the duration of the second transmission gap in the Tx gap pattern. It is expressed in no. of slots. If this parameter is explicitly not set by higher layers, then TGL1 will be same as TGL2. TGD: Transmission Gap start Distance Duration between the starting slots of two consecutive tx gaps within a Tx gap pattern. It is expressed in number of slots. TGPL1: Transmission Gap Pattern Length Duration of tx gap pattern 1, expressed in number of frames. TGPRC: Transmission Gap Pattern Repetition Count Number of transmission gap patterns within the tx gap pattern sequence. TGCF : Transmission Gap Connection Frame umber It is the CFN of the first radio frame of the first tx gap pattern within the Tx gap pattern sequence.

Following diagram provides an illustration of the above mentioned parameters:

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Parameters characterizing a transmission gap pattern sequence: Following are the parameters which defines a transmission gap pattern sequence. The exact parameter name might vary depending on vendors. UL/DL Compressed Mode Selection It specifies whether compressed mode is used in UL only, DL only or both UL & DL. UL Compressed Mode Method Method for generating UL compressed mode frames: - a] SF/2; b] Higher layer scheduling DL Compressed Mode Method Method for generating DL compressed mode frames: - a] SF/2; b] Higher layer scheduling DL Frame Type If frame structure type A or B to be used in DL compressed mode Scrambling Code Change Whether alternative scrambling code is used for compressed mode method SF/2 RPP (Recovery Period Power) This mode specifies the UL power control algorithm during recovery period after each transmission gap in compressed mode. RPP can be either 0 or 1. ITP (Initial Transmit Power) This mode selects the UL power control method to calculate the initial transmit power after the gap. ITP can be either 0 or 1.

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Compressed Frame Structure Types in DL: Type A: a> Pilot bits of the last slot of the transmission gap is send and rest of the slots in the gap are idle b> Type B: a> TPC bits of the 1st slot and pilot bits of the last slot of the Tx gap is transmitted and rest of the slots in the gap are idle. b> Optimized for power control Maximizes Tx gap length

Use case: Runtime error due to overlapping compressed mode configurations When the UE has received from the UTRAN the configurations of several compressed mode Tx gap pattern sequences, and if several of these patterns are to be simultaneously active, the UE shall check to see if these simultaneously active transmission gap pattern sequences create Tx gaps in the same frame. An illegal overlap is created if two or more Tx gap pattern sequences create Tx gaps in the same frame, irrespective of the gaps created in uplink or downlink. If the parallel Tx gap pattern sequences create an illegal overlap, the UE shall: 1> Delete the overlapping Tx gap pattern sequence configuration stored in the variable TGPS_IDENTITY, which is associated with the highest value of the IE TGPSI. 2> Transmit a PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION FAILURE message on the DCCH using AM-RLC. 3> 4> Set the cause value in IE Failure cause to value compressed mode runtime error Terminate the inter-frequency and/or IRAT measurements corresponding to the deleted transmission gap patter sequence.

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