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Contents
Contents
1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope..................................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Intended Audience..............................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Change History...................................................................................................................................................1
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1.1 Scope 1.2 Intended Audience
This document is intended for: l l
This document describes the feature of adjustment of adaptive timing advance of Huawei Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) Base Station Subsystem (BSS). The feature involved is GBFD-110901 Adjustment of Adaptive Timing Advance.
Personnel who need to understand adjustment of adaptive timing advance Personnel who work with Huawei products
Document Issues
The document issue is as follows: l l 01 (2012-04-28) Draft A (2012-02-15)
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This is the first release of GBSS14.0.
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Compared with issue draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0, issue 01 (2012-04-28) of GBSS14.0 has no change.
Draft A (2012-02-15)
This is the draft release of GBSS14.0. Compared with issue 01 (2011-03-31) of GBSS13.0, issue Draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0 has no change.
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Overview
In the GSM system, an uplink is a radio link for transmitting signals from an MS to a BTS while a downlink is for transmitting signals from a BTS to an MS. The Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) frame of an uplink is later than that of a downlink by three bursts, that is, about 1730 s. Transmission delay between the MS and the BTS, however, changes due to MS mobility. To compensate for transmission delay jitter, the MS must transmit signals to the BTS by a certain time period in advance. The time period is referred to as a Timing Advance (TA). An MS in dedicated mode must transmit signals in an appropriate TA. Otherwise, the synchronization between the MS and the BTS loses. In the GSM system, adjustment of adaptive timing advance is applied to ensure that each MS in dedicated mode uses an appropriate TA. Thus, the signals transmitted by the MSs that have different distances from the BTS can arrive at the BTS in sequence to avoid signal conflict and MS intervention.
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Technical Description
By means of adjustment of adaptive timing advance, the TA offset of an MS can be reduced to +1 or -1 time length of a symbol. In the GSM system, TDMA technology is applied over the Um interface. Each MS must transmit signals in the assigned timeslot, and the BTS must receive the signals in the corresponding timeslot.Figure 3-1 shows the delay offset of signals received by the BTS when the MS is traveling away from position P1, to P2, and then to P3. It is assumed that the MS originally occupies timeslot 1 (TS1). That is, the signals transmitted by the MS are expected to arrive at the BTS in TS1, as shown in Figure 3-1. When the MS is close to the BTS, the transmission delay is short, and the BTS can receive signals from the MS right in TS1. As the MS travels away from the BTS, the transmission delay is prolonged and the signals transmitted by the MS may arrive at the BTS in a later TS if the TA is not adjusted. For example, as shown in Figure 3-1, when the MS moves to P3, some signals from the MS arrive in TS2. These signals are overlapped by the signals that are from other MSs and also arrive in TS2, and thus they cannot be decoded appropriately. Figure 3-1 Signal reception with TA unchanged
To avoid this problem, the base station subsystem (BSS) monitors the required transmission time of each signal from the MS to the BTS and informs the moving MS of TA adjustment. Then, the MS transmits signals with the adjusted TA. This ensures that all signals from the MS can be received by the BTS in TS1, as shown in Figure 3-2.
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A TA value ranges from 0 s to 233 s. The TA value affects the radio coverage of cells. Figure 3-2 Signal reception with adjusted TA
In the GSM system, the TA value is an integer ranging from 0 to 63. It refers to the time required for transmitting 0- to 63-bit data. If the TA value is 0, the MS need not transmit signals in advance; if the TA value is 63, the distance between the MS and the BTS is the maximum, that is, approximately 35 km. If the MS transmits signals at a distance greater than 35 km, the signals arrive at the BTS in the next timeslot and cannot be decoded appropriately. By means of adjustment of adaptive timing advance, the TA offset of the MS can be reduced to +1 or -1 time length of a symbol. By setting MAXTA, the BSC can specify the maximum TA value of MSs in each cell. It is recommended that MAXTA of MSs in common cells be set to 62.
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Table 4-1 Parameter description Parameter ID MAXTA NE BSC6900 MML Command SET GCELLBASIC PARA Feature ID GBFD-110901 GBFD-114001
Parameters
Description Meaning:This parameter specifies the actual coverage area of a cell. After receiving the channel request message, the BTS determines whether the channel assignment is performed in the cell by comparing the TA and the value of this parameter. The value of this parameter is determined by that of "Cell Extension Type" in the "ADD GCELL" command. GUI Value Range:0~255 Unit:None
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Parameter ID
NE
MML Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
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There are no specific counters associated with this feature.
Counters
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Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. BSC6900 Feature List
Reference Documents
3GPP TS 45.002: "Multiplexing and multiple access on the radio path" BSC6900 Optional Feature Description BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference
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