Section 6 bis

GPRS Parameters

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Objectives

Upon completion of this section you will have knowledge for:

the features describing the GPRS network from a OMC-R user
point of view
the main parameters associated to the GPRS network on OMC-
R side

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Contents
GPRS Parameters (bts Object) CCCH at Bts object level

GPRS Parameters (PowerControl Object) GPRS TBF Management

GPRS Parameters (tarnsceiver Object) GPRS PowerControl

GPRS QoS parameters at the HLR Countdown Parameter

GPRS QoS parameters at the OMC-R Pan Parameter

Dual Cell Compatibility GPRS DRX Mode

Dynamic Agprs at OMC-R GPRS Thresholds

Principle of Multiple GPRS TDMA Establishment of an UL TBF

GPRS Technical Features Release of an UL TBF

GPRS Cell Selection Establishment of an DL TBF

Release of an DL TBF
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GPRS Parameters ( bts object)

bts [0..5] gprsBtsLockExtendedConf V12

. msCapWeightActive [2] [yes, no]
bsCvMax [3] V12 [1..15] radioAllocator [2] [voice + dataCircuit,
btsSensitivity [3] V12 [-infinite..+infinite] voice + dataCircuit + packetData]
drxTimerMax [3] V12 [0..7] s speechOnHoppingTs [3] [false, true]
gprsAvgParam [3] V12 [nAvgI [0..15], nAvgW [0..25],
nAvgT [0..25] ] gprsCellActivation [3] V12 [disabled, enabled]
gprsBtsExtendedConf [3] V12 gprsPermittedAccess [3] V12 [0..7]
btsSensitivityInnerZone [0..255] gprsTimerWaitPUAM [3] V12 [500ms, 1s, 2s, 4s]
gprsPreemption [yes, no] gprsTimerWaitRLC [3] V12 [500ms, 1s, 2s, 4s ]
gprsPreemptionProtection [1..60] s maxRach [3] V12 [0..16]
longTbfLossThroughput [1..100] pan [3] V12
longTbfSizeThreshold [1..65535] [ panInc [0..7],
maxBsTransmitPowerInnerZone [2..51] dBm panDec [0..7],
maxDnTbfP1P2Threshold [1..32] panMax [0..7] ]
maxDnTbfPerTs [1..8] routingArea [2] V12 [0..255]
maxDwAssign [1..49] cCCHGprsAtBtsLevel V14 [3] [enabled/disabled]
maxUpTbfP1P2Threshold [1..32] agprsFilterCoefficient V14 [3] [0 to 100]%
maxUpTbfPerTs [1..8] T3168 V14 [3] [0 (500 ms), -1(1s), -2 (1.5s), -3 (2 s), -4 (2.5 s),
minNbrGprsTs [0..127] -5 (3s), -6 (3.5s), -7 (4s)]
N3103 [1..64] T3192 V14 [3] [0 (500 ms), -1(1s), -2 (1.5s), -3 (-2 s), 4 (-2.5 s),
nbrFreeTchBeforeAnticipation [0] -5 (3s), -6 (3.5s), -7 (4s)]
nbrFreeTchToEndAnticipation [0] targetThroughputStep V14 [3] [0 to 255] per 100 bit/s
T3172 [1..255] minTargetThrougput V14 [3] [0 to 255] per 100 bit/s

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GPRS Parameters (PowerControl object)

powerControl [0..infinite]
.
.
upQoSCriterion V14 [0 to 255] with [0 = no QOS differentiation],[1 = Peak Throughput used],
[2 = Peak Throughput used with mapping],[3 to 255 = reserved]
dwQoSCriterion V14 [0 to 255] with [0 = no QOS differentiation],[1 = Peak Throughput used],
[2 = Peak Throughput used with mapping],[3 to 255 = reserved]
minThroughputGold V14 [0 to 65535] per 100 bit/s
minThroughputSilver V14 [0 to 65535] per 100 bit/s
minThroughputBronze V14 [0 to 65535] per 100 bit/s
preemptionRatioGold V14 [0.00 to 93.750] by step of 0.5%
preemptionRatioSilver V14 [0.00 to 93.750] by step of 0.5%
voicepreemptionRatioGold V14 [0 to 2] with [0 = Nack if Gold Peak Throughput not guaranteed],
[1 = Nack if Gold Min Throughput not guaranteed],[2 = Always Ack]
voicepreemptionRatioSilver V14 [0 to 2] with [0 = Nack if Gold Peak Throughput not guaranteed],
[1 = Nack if Gold Min Throughput not guaranteed],[2 = Always Ack]
voicepreemptionRatioBronze V14 [0 to 2] with [0 = Nack if Gold Peak Throughput not guaranteed],
[1 = Nack if Gold Min Throughput not guaranteed],[2 = Always Ack]
admissionCtrlGold V14 [0 to 225] with: [0 = No admission Control], [1 = run admission control], [2 to 225 = reserved]
admissionCtrlSilver V14 [0 to 225] with: [0 = No admission Control], [1 = run admission control], [2 to 225 = reserved]
admissionCtrlBronze V14 [0 to 225] with: [0 = No admission Control], [1 = run admission control], [2 to 225 = reserved]
peakThrougputLimitation V14 [3] [0/1]

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GPRS Parameters (transceiver object)

codingScheme
GPRS Parameters
[2] V12 [cs1, cs2]
maxNbrPUDWithoutVChange (NN0002max) [2] [1..255]
N3105max [2] [1..64]
packetAckTime [3] V12 [upAckTime [1..64] blocks ] CS1 8 kbps PROTECTION

DATA

CS2 12 kbps PROTECTION

allocBitmap [3] V12 [maxSize [0..127]

blockErrorRate [0..100%] ]
dLPwrValue [3] V12 [0..3]
gprsTranscLockExtendedConf V12
gprsPriority [2] [p1, p2]
maxNbrPDAAssig [1..10]
maxNbrRLCEmptyBlock [2] [1..255]
packetAckTime [3] V12 [dwAckTime [1..64] blocks]

Must be set to their default value

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GPRS QoS parameters at the HLR
User profile
defined by

Throughputclass Precedenceclass
Class
9 2048 Kbit/s High
priority

8 1024 Kbit/s
Gold
7 512 Kbit/s
middle
priority
6 256Kbit/s HLR
Silver
5 128 Kbit/s
low
4 64 Kbit/s priority
Bronze
3 32 Kbit/s
2 16 Kbit/s
1 8 Kbit/s
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GPRS QoS parameters at OMC-R (1/2)

upQoSCriterion 0/1/2

dwQoSCriterion 0/1/2

PeakThroughputLimitation 0/1
preemptionRatio<..> 0% to 93.5%
minThroughput<..> 0 to 65535

VoicePreemption<..> 0/1/2
AdmissionCtrl<..> 0/1
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GPRS QoS parameters at OMC-R (2/2)

PeakThroughputClass (N)
HLR

TargetThroughputStep (A)
bts object
MinTargetThroughput (B)
OMC-R
TargetThroughput = A x (N - 1) + B

Throughput
Throughput

Throughput

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Dual Cell GPRS Compatibility

Inner zone
BTS
Outer zone

Inner zone 1800

Mhz
BTS
Outer zone 900
Mhz

MS only in GSM 1800 band

GPRS MS only in 900 band

MS in both bands

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Dynamic Agprs at OMC-R

Dynamic reconfiguration
BSC request

Decreases the number

C /cell = PeakThroughputi * QoSi
of Agprs PCM per BSC
i=allmobilesinthecell

Increases the available

bandwidth per cell

AgprsFilterCoefficient [0..100]

AgprsTsSharing Protection [10..255]

Dynamic Agprs [enable/disabled]

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Principle of Multiple GPRS TDMA

TDMA 1 TDMA 1

TDMA 2 V14.2 TDMA 2

TDMA 3 TDMA 3

BTS

BSC
1 MS is configured
on 1 TDMA at the
same time

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GPRS Technical Features
gprsPreemption [yes, no]
gprsPreemptionProtection [1..60] s
minNbrGprsTs [0..127]
radioAllocator [2] [voice + dataCircuit,
voice + dataCircuit + packetData]

GSM/GPRS
BCCH+SDCCH

TS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

GSM Min
GPRS

GSM

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GPRS Cell Selection
btsSensitivityInnerZone [0..255] default value
gprsCellActivation [3] V12 [disabled, enabled]
gprsPermittedAccess [3] V12 [0..7]
maxBsTransmitPowerInnerZone [2..51] dBm default value
routingArea [2] V12 [0..255]

PCUSN

BSC
SGSN
PDTCH

LA 1

RA 1

RA 2
LA 2

RA 3

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CCCH at the BTS

BTS PCUSN
Activation: CCCHGprsAtBtsLevel BSC

Channel Request
CCCH at
the PCU Immediate
Assignement
Packet resource Request

Channel Request
CCCH at
the BTS Immediate Assignement

Packet resource Request

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GPRS TBF Management (1)

maxDwAssign [1..49]
maxRach [3] V12 [0..16]
gprsTimerWaitPUAM [3] V12 [500ms, 1s, 2s, 4s] IMM. Assign.
IMM. Assign.
N3103 [1..64]

PCUSN
Packet Res. Req.
PCUSN
BSC

Packet UL Ass.

RACH RACH

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GPRS TBF Management (2)
maxDwAssign [1..49]
maxRach [3] V12 [0..16]
gprsTimerWaitPUAM [3] V12 [500ms, 1s, 2s, 4s] or t 3168 or reserved3
PCUSN
N3103 [1..64]

BSC

RACH Channel Request

IMM. Assign. IMM. Assign. Command

gprsTimerWaitPUAM Packet Resource Request

(T 3168) start
gprsTimerWaitPUAM Packet Uplink Assign.
(T 3168) stop
PDTCH

Packet Uplink Ack.

N 3103
Packet Uplink Ack.

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GPRS TBF Management (3)
gprsTimerWaitRLC [3] V12 [500ms, 1s, 2s, 4s ] or t 3192 or reserved4
PCUSN

BSC

IMM. Assign. IMM. Assig. Command

Packet Downlink Assign.

PDTCH
PDTCH

Packet Downlink Ack.

Final PDTCH

gprsTimerWaitRLC Final Packet Downlink Ack.

(T 3192) start
Packet Resource Request

gprsTimerWaitRLC
(T 3192) expires Packet Resource Request

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GPRS Power Control
btsSensitivity [3] V12 [-infinite..+infinite]
gprsAvgParam [3] V12 [nAvgW [0..25], nAvgT [0..25] ]

C, TCH
C = PBTS - Pb - L TCH = T0 - PBTS - SSb + 48
Open Loop

RF output power at the MS:

PCH = min (T0 - TCH - C + 48, PMAX )

IDLE

time

nAvgT
nAvgW
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Countdown Parameter
bsCvMax [3] V12 [1..15] PCUSN

NTS x bsCvMax CV = 15

RLC Buffer

NTS x bsCvMax CV = 2
Countdown start

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Pan Parameters
pan [3] V12
[ panInc [0..7],
panDec [0..7], PCUSN
panMax [0..7] ]

Packet UL
Nack

PDTCH (BSN = V(A))

Packet UL
T3182 expires
Ack

V(S) Sliding Window

PENDING ACK V(S) and V(A)
updating
NACK
k
ACK
V(A) NACK V(A) advances
N3102=N3102 - panDec
N3102=N3102 + panInc
ACK

V(A) doesnt change

Packet Ack/Nack.

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GPRS DRX Mode

drxTimerMax [3] V12 [0..7] s

PCH All CCCH PCH

DRX mode Packet transfer mode Transfer non-DRX mode DRX mode

time

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GPRS Thresholds
longTbfLossThroughput [1..100]
longTbfSizeThreshold [1..65535]
maxDnTbfP1P2Threshold [1..32]
maxDnTbfPerTs [1..8]
maxUpTbfP1P2Threshold [1..32]
maxUpTbfPerTs [1..8]

GSM/GPRS
BCCH+SDCCH

TS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

GSM Min
GPRS

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Establishment of an Uplink TBF
PCUSN

BSC

RACH (CCCH) Channel Required Channel Required Max RACH Filter

IMM. Assign. Command IMM. Assign. Command

IMM. Assign. (AGCH)

Packet Resource Request

Start t3168

Packet Uplink Assignment

Stop t3168

First PDTCH

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Release of an Uplink TBF
PCUSN

BSC

PDTCH (CV=0)
Start t3182

Packet Uplink Ack/Nack (PUAN)

PDTCH

PDTCH

Packet Uplink Ack/Nack (FinalAck Indicator=1)

Stop t3182 Start N3103

Packet Control Ack

TBF Release

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Establishment of a Downlink TBF
PCUSN

BSC

IMM. Assign. Command BSSGP DL Unit Data

Start NT1002
IMM. Assign. (AGCH)

Packet Downlink Assignment (PDCH to use, TBF Starting Time) NT1002 expires

Packet Control Ack.

Packet Timing Advance

First PDTCH

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Release of a Downlink TBF
PCUSN

BSC

PDTCH (FBI = 1)
Start t3191

Packet Downlink Ack/Nack (FAI = 0)

PDTCH (FBI = 0)

PDTCH (FBI = 0)

Stop t3191
Packet Downlink Ack/Nack (FAI = 1)
Start t3192
Start t3193

T3192 expires T3193 expires

TBF Release

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