2008-5-11 Security Level: Confidential

HUAWEI 3G/2G Inter-

working Solution

3G Network Planning introduce

www.huawei.com

Huawei Northwest Africa Region

RNP Solution Manage: William.chen
William.chen@huawei.com

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 3G/2G Inter-working Proposal

p Minimize the impact on the existing Service Continuity in idle mode

GSM network.
p Use 2G network to expand the Proper 3G/2G
coverage of 3G network and keep Roaming Strategy
continuous service provisioning.
p Use 3G network to bear services for
dual-mode handsets considering
UMTS air-interface is more efficient in
cost per voice user than GSM. Proper 3G/2G
p Avoid as much as possible the inter- Handover Strategy
system handover to reduce the
impact on GSM network
Service Continuity in connected mode

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3G/2G Roaming

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 3G/2G Roaming Solution

3G subscriber must has two pre-conditions

Ë
He must has a 3G mobile phone
He must apply a 3G service USIM card

3G subscriber prefer to 3G network

preferred to camp on 3G network in co-cover area;

3G subscriber
3G Subscriber In idle mode return to GSM in
camp on 3G in 3G poor coverage
2G3G co-cover area
WCDMA WCDMA

GSM network

There are two solution to be provided: HPLMN reselection and Cell reselection

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 HPLMN reselection
HPLMN reselection: selected by PLMN mark ID
2G Network
3G Network
1) 3G Subscriber search
VPLMN and HPLMN in
co-cover area.
2) He will select HPLMN
network periodically.
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Important configuration
2G PLMN is set to VPLMN
HPLMN Searching time
minimum:6minutes; maximum:
8hours.
3G PLMN is set to HPLMN Suggestion configuration:
30min
In idle mode 3G Subscriber will do
HPLMN reselect after he
leave the WCDMA
coverage area and
WCDMA WCDMA return to GSM network.
GSM
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 Cell Selection & Reselection
HPLMN reselection: selected by coverage condition
Offset
Offset

Signal strength
Step 1 Step 2
3G subscriber will Order all signal by
search WCDMA strength GSM
and GSM signal WCDMA
Offset should be Cell1 GSM WCDMA
every second added Cell1
Cell2 Cell2

Cell in search
Step 3
Chose the first one
to camp on
WCDMA WCDMA

GSM

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 Choose which?
PLMN Reselection Cell Reselection

Advantage Advantage: Advantage:

&disadvanta n none change on 2G
ge Disadvantage:
n Slow speed of roaming from 2G
to 3G, at least 6 minutes, usual
30minutes
n More power consumption in
idle status
n Not support costumers with 2G
SIM to enjoy 3G service
n Rapidly roam back to 3G
n Less power consumption in idle
status
n Support costumers with 2G SIM
to enjoy 3G service
Disadvantage
n Modify 2G system information

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3G/2G Handover

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 Huawei supports all types of 3G/2G handover.

GSM
Inter-system handover
Macro layer
WCDMA f1
Inter-frequency handover:
Triggered by Load/Coverage
f2
Micro layer

Inter-cell handover:
Triggered by signal Strength

Unidirectional 2G 3G Bidirectional Inter-system Inter-system Inter-system

handover from 3G handover handover based on handover based on handover based on
to 2G coverage load service

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 Case Study of Layer Structure in Indonesia
Dense Urban/Urban
Suburban Micro
Few Layers in Suburban
WCDMA Sample handover
First Priority Layer
(f1)

Macro WCDMA (f2) First

SecondPriority Layer
Priority Layer
Indoor WCDMA
First Priority (f1)
Layer

Indoor DCS
Micro Third Priority Layer
Second DCS
Priority Layer

Indoor GSM

Macro DCS Second Priority Layer

Fourth Priority Layer

Handover based on load

Macro GSM Third Priority Layer
Fifth Priority Layer

Handover based on coverage Dense urban/hot spot use complicated Layer Structure
Many kinds of handover is applied

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 Inter-RAT Handover strategy
Cell Reselection to 2G
Cell Reselection to 3G
PS Handover

3G Coverage
Cell Reselection to WCDMA
Handover to 2G

CS Handover 2G Coverage

n
n CS
CS Handover
Handover Strategy:
Strategy: coverage
coverage based
based 3G3G handover
handover to
to 2G,
2G, 2G
2G back
back to
to 3G
3G
by
by cell
cell reselection
reselection
n
n PS
PS Handover
Handover Strategy:
Strategy: 3G
3G and
and 2G
2G bidirectional
bidirectional handover
handover by
by cell
cell
reselection
reselection (including
(including HSPA
HSPA service)
service)

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 Handover Strategy in different stages
Load-based Load-based
Handover Handover

Coverage-based Coverage-based Service-based

Handover Handover Handover

INITIAL STAGE EXPANDING STAGE MATURE STAGE

n
n Initial
Initial Stage:
Stage: 3G
3G coverage
coverage for
for dense
dense urban
urban areas
areas and
and 2G2G network
network for
for coverage
coverage extension.
extension.
Coverage-based
Coverage-based handover
handover strategy
strategy is is used.
used.
n
n Expanding
Expanding Stage:
Stage: 3G
3G coverage
coverage expanded
expanded and and 3G
3G traffic
traffic increased.
increased. Handover
Handover is is based
based onon
coverage
coverage as as well
well as
as on
on load
load in
in this
this stage.
stage.
n
n Mature
Mature Stage:
Stage: 3G
3G developing
developing further
further toto provide
provide full
full coverage
coverage and and 3G
3G traffic
traffic rocketed,
rocketed,
reaching
reaching the
the mature
mature stage.
stage. Increasing
Increasing number
number of of subscribers
subscribers migrated
migrated toto 3G,
3G, leading
leading to
to aa
lightly-loaded
lightly-loaded 2G
2G network
network bearing
bearing voice
voice and
and low-speed
low-speed datadata services
services for
for 3G.
3G. Handover
Handover isis
mainly
mainly based
based on
on service
service and
and load
load inin this
this stage.
stage.

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 Improved 3G/2G Handover Performance
The following chart shows the filed KPI measurement of 3G/2G handover during April
2005 in a live network for which HUAWEI provided 3G network equipments.

C S _ INT R A T _ HO _ O U T _ S U C C _ R A T E (% )

100. 00% 2500

95. 00%
2000
90. 00%
85. 00% 1500
80. 00%
75. 00% 1000

70. 00%
500
65. 00%
60. 00% 0
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C S _ IN T R A T _ H O _ O U T_ S U C C C S _ IN TR A T _ H O _ O U T _ A TT
C S _ IN T R A T _ H O _ O U T_ S U C C _ R A TE (% )

Average
Average success
success rate
rate of
of inter-RAT
inter-RAT handover
handover with
with HUAWEI
HUAWEI 3G/2G
3G/2G
handover
handover strategy
strategy reaches
reaches upup to
to 98.5%.
98.5%.

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 3G/2G Inter-working Impact on 2G Network

þ
þ Little
Little impact
impact on
on existing
existing 2G
2G network
network
þ
þ R99
R99 version
version of
of GSM
GSM network
network recommended
recommended

3G/2G 3G/2G
Function
Inter-working Types Collaboration
Roaming 3G->2G roaming Only System information changes in 2G BSS

2G->3G roaming

CS Service 3G to 2G handover No need of upgrade

2G to 3G handover BSS needs upgrade only when GSM is

the R98 or earlier version.

PS Service Only cell reselection Only System information changes in 2G BSS

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Case Study

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 Rich Experience in 3G/2G IOT
Huawei has successfully completed 3G Interoperability Testing (IOT) with major vendors’ 2G
equipments around the world.
NSS BSS Location

√ √ Etisalat, U.A.E.
√ √ Telfort, Holland
√ √ Telekom Malaysia, Malaysia etc.
√ √ CMCC, Beijing, China

√ √ Telecom Malaysia, Malaysia

√ √ CMCC, Beijing , China
√ √ Sunday, Hong Kong
√ √ CMCC, Beijing, China
√ √ Etisalat, U.A.E.
√ Telekom Malaysia, Malaysia
√ √ CMCC, Beijing , China
√ Etisalat, U.A.E.
√ √ Emtel, Mauritius.
√ √ CMCC, Beijing, China
√ √ CMCC Beijing, China
√ √ China Telecom, Guang Zhou
√ Etisalat, U.A.E
√ √ CMCC, Beijing, China
√ √ BMCC, Beijing, China

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 UAE Etisalat - 2G/3G Inter-working
InterRAT HO_SUCC_RATE(%) Handover Attempts
100.0% 8000
99.0% 7000
98.0%
6000
97.0%
96.0% 5000
95.0% 4000
94.0% 3000
93.0%
2000
92.0%
91.0% 1000
90.0% 0
Nov-04 Dec-04 Jan-05 Feb-05 Mar-05 Apr-05 May-05 Jun-05

Average daily attempts Average SR +

Success rate of inter-system handover for eight consecutive
months of Etisalat 3G 2G
n UAE Etisalat 2G/3G inter-working
n Huawei 3G network and ERICSSON, SIMENS/NEC, ALCATEL, and Motorola 2G networks
n 98% success rate of inter-system handover
n Subscribers hardly noticed the handover between the two networks

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