IFHO Optimization

Radio Network Optimization – Cairo team

Agenda :
• Handover Procedures
• Compressed Mode
• Compressed Mode Events
• IFHO (Event 2b)
• Examples
• Proposed Values for Trial
• Recommendations
 Handover Procedures
For Handover to be executed , there are some procedures that handover have
to go through.
These procedures can be summarized in 3 phases :

Measurements

RNC Evaluation

RNC Execution
 Handover Procedures
Specifies the rules
that control UE
Measurements

1. Cells Triggered the event

•Synch. Info

2. Active Set EC/N0

Admisssion
CTRL

Code
Allocation

Power
CTRL
Compressed Mode

• When degradation happens to 3G Signal , UTRAN looks forward to check inter Frequency neighbors if
they can Survive the Call .
• UE inters Compressed Mode in order to perform Measurements on Other Frequency Cells
What are Compressed Mode Properties ?
transmission and reception are stopped for a short time and inter frequency measurements are then
performed on other frequency or RAT, After the time is over the transmission and reception resumes.
To make sure that the data is not lost, the data is compressed in the frame making empty space where
measurements can be performed
Compressed Mode methods ?
1. Spread Factor /2 : SF is reduced by 2 so the same amount of data can be transmitted in half the time
2. Higher Layer Scheduling : with respect to Compressed mode schedule , HLS will decrease the bit rate for
Compressed mode frames .
 Compressed Mode Events
Continuously , Connection Quality is monitored by RNC on both UL (Event 6d) and DL (2d Event)
If Event 2d OR Event 6d was Triggered , Then Compressed Mode Entered

Event 2d
Compressed Mode Entered
Event 6d

1. Event 2d :
Measured Ecno < usedFreqThresh2dEcno + serviceOffset2dEcno
OR
Measured RSCP < usedFreqThresh2dRSCP + serviceOffset2dRSCP

2. Event 6d :
Measured UE TX Power = maxTxPowerUl
Note:
( serviceOffset2d ) used to have different 2dThreshold / RAB .
Compressed Mode Events
During Compressed Mode the Connection quality is still under Monitoring if it recovers back
so , if Event 2f (DL) and Event 6b (UL) were Triggered , Then Compressed Mode Exit

1. Event 2f
Measured Ecno > usedFreqThresh2dEcno+serviceOffset2dEcno
+usedFreqRelThresh2fEcno
AND
Measured RSCP > usedFreqThresh2dRscp +serviceOffset2dRscp
+usedFreqRelThresh2fRscp
2. Event 6b
Measured UE TX Power < ueTxPowerThresh6b

Note That: All Conditions were Checked before Compressed Mode Exit .
 Compressed Mode Events
2d Event
2f Event

To avoid Ping Pong effects , both of Time To Trigger & Hysteresis Parameters are defined .
TimeToTrigger2dEcn0 , TimeToTrigger2fEcn0, TimeToTrigger2dRscp , TimeToTrigger2fRscp ,
TimeToTrigger6d , TimeToTrigger6b.

Used FreqThresh2dEcn0,UsedFreqThresh2fEcno , UsedFrequencyThresh2dRscp ,

UsedFrequencyThresh2dRscp , UsedFreqThresh6b
 IFHO Event (2b)
In Case that , UE has entered Compressed Mode AND Connection Quality hasn’t
recovered but Continued degradation Then,
Hotype : IFHO_PREFFERED
Hotype : IRAT_PREFFERED

IRAT HO (Event 3a) IFHO (Event 2b)

Attempted Attempted
• Event 2b :
Measured Ecn0 < usedFreqThresh2dEcno + serviceOffset2dEcno
+UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bEcno
OR
Measured RSCP < usedFreqThresh2dRSCP + serviceOffset2dRscp
+UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bRscp
OR
Measured RSCP < usedFreqThresh2dRSCP + serviceOffset2dRscp
+UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bRscp + utranRelThreshRscp
For IFHO to be executed , the following Conditions on F2 Cell should be satisfied
F2 Cell Measured Rscp > NonUsedFreqThresh4_2bRscp + serviceOffset2dRscp
F2 Cell Measured Ecn0 > NonUsedFreqThresh4_2bEcno+serviceOffset2dEcno
 Examples - 1
Assume that :
NonUsedFreqThresh4_2bRscp = -95 hotype : IFHO_PREFFERED
NonUsedFreqThresh4_2bEcno = - 9

Rscp= -97
usedFreqThresh2dRSCP = -97
Then,Compressed Mode Entered
Rscp= -100 Rscp= -94
UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bRscp = -3 usedFreqRelThresh2fRscp = 3
Then ,Event 2b is Triggered Then, Compressed Mode Exit

If IEF Neighbour Rscp > -95

AND
Its IEF Neighbour Ecn0 > -9
Then IFHO will be executed

The above example , shows a 3G Signal that entered Compressed mode due to bad
RSCP and – using parameters – the example describes its alternatives
( Compressed Mode Exit and IFHO Execution )
 Examples - 2
Assume that :
NonUsedFreqThresh4_2bRscp = -95 hotype : IFHO_PREFFERED
NonUsedFreqThresh4_2bEcno = - 9

Ecn0= -12
usedFreqThresh2dEcn0 = -12
Then,Compressed Mode Entered
Ecn0= -13 Ecn0= -10
UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bEcn0 = -1 usedFreqRelThresh2fEcno = 2
Then ,Event 2b is Triggered Then, Compressed Mode Exit

If IEF Neighbour Rscp > -95

AND
Its IEF Neighbour Ecn0 > -9
Then IFHO will be executed

The above example , shows a 3G Signal that entered Compressed mode due to bad
Ecn0 and – using parameters – the example describes its alternatives
( Compressed Mode Exit and IFHO Execution )
 Proposed Values for Trial :
F1
F2
f1

Parameter Example Value Parameter Example Value

hotype IFHO_PREFFERED hotype IFHO_PREFFERED
UsedFreqThresh2dEcn0 - 12 UsedFreqThresh2dEcn0 - 12
UsedFreqThresh2dRscp -92 UsedFreqThresh2dRscp -97
UsedFreqRelThresh2fEcn0 2 UsedFreqRelThresh2fEcn0 2
UsedFreqRelThresh2fRscp 3 UsedFreqRelThresh2fRscp 3
UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bRscp -3 UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bRscp -3
UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bEcn0 -1 UsedFreqRelThresh4_2bEcn0 -1
NonusedFreqThresh4_2bRscp - 95 NonusedFreqThresh4_2bRscp - 95
NonusedFreqThresh4_2bEcn0 -9 NonusedFreqThresh4_2bEcn0 -9
Recommendations
• For IFHO Optimization ,The following steps are recommended
to be followed :

1. Identify 2_nd Carrier Cells

2. For 1_st Carrier , Identify border cells with 2_nd Carrier Cells .
3. Define IEF Neighbor list (recommended to be small)
4. With respect to field measurements ,
i. set Compressed Mode events (2d/2f) Thresholds
ii. Set IFHO event (2b) Thresholds
Thank You !