HANDoVERS

COMPILED BY :GAGANDEEP SINGH

 Types Of Handovers
Soft/Softer Handover

Inter-Frequency Handover

Inter-Radio Access Technology (Inter-RAT)

Handover
 EVENT 1A (RADIO LINK ADDITION)

BEST CPICH
RSCP

0dB(hysteresis)

3dB
(reporting
range)

NEW CPICH

TIME
320 ms

ACTIVE SET IS NOT FULL

NEW PILOT CROSSES REPORTING RANGE + HYSTERESIS.
REMAINS THERE FOR 320 ms.
 EVENT 1 B (RADIO LINK DELETION)

BEST CPICH
RSCP

0dB(hysteresis)

5dB
(reporting
range)

TIME
640 ms

NEW PILOT CROSSES REPORTING RANGE - HYSTERESIS.

REMAINS THERE FOR 640 ms.
 EVENT 1C (REPLACEMENT OF WORST CELL)

RSCP

1dB(hysteresis)

WORST CPICH

NEW CPICH

TIME
320 ms

ACTIVE SET IS FULL

NEW PILOT CROSSES WORST CELL+ HYSTERESIS.
REMAINS THERE FOR 320 ms.
 EVENT 1D (REPLACEMENT OF BEST CELL)

RSCP

BEST CPICH
7.5dB

CPICH

TIME
2560 ms

ACTIVE SET PILOT CROSSES BEST PILOT + 7.5 dB.

REMAINS THERE FOR 2560 ms.
 EVENT 2D ( TRIGGERING OF COMP_MODE)

Ec/Io
CPICH

-12dB

TIME
320 ms

Ec/IO DROPS BELOW -12dB.

REMAINS THERE FOR 320 ms.
 EVENT 2D (TRIGGERING OF COMP_MODE)

RSCP
CPICH

-97dBm

TIME
320 ms

RSCP DROPS BELOW -97dBm.

REMAINS THERE FOR 320 ms.
 EVENT 2F (EXITING COMP_MODE)

Ec/Io
CPICH

-11dB

TIME
1280 ms

Ec/IO GOES ABOVE -11dB.

REMAINS THERE FOR 1280 ms.
 EVENT 2F (EXITING COMP_MODE)

RSCP
CPICH

-94dBm

TIME
1280 ms

RSCP GOES ABOVE -94dBm.

REMAINS THERE FOR 1280 ms.
 EVENT 6D (TRIGGERING OF COMP_MODE)

UE Tx POWER

21 dBm

TIME
320 ms

UE Tx REACHES 21 dBm
REMAINS THERE FOR 320 ms.
 EVENT 6B (EXITING COMP_MODE)

UE Tx POWER

21 dBm

18 dBm

TIME
1280 ms

UE Tx DROPS BELOW 18dBm

REMAINS THERE FOR 1280 ms.
 UMTS Architecture Overview

Handover Decisions in UMTS

Active set = 1 =2 =2
Pilot Ec/Io Cell A Cell A and Cell B Cell A and Cell C

Window_DROP
Window_ADD

A Active
B Active Window_REPLACE
C Active

Direction of Travel

Add Time Delay Replace Time Delay Drop Time Delay

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