Idle Mode Feature Implementation

Procedure and Algorithm

Content
Cell Search
Cell selection
Cell Reselection
Parameter Configuration

Primary Synchronization Channel (DL)

Slot #0
Primary
SCH

acp

Secondary
SCH

acs

Slot #1

Slot #14

acp
i,0

acp
i,14

i,1

acs

acs

256 chips
2560 chips
One 10 ms SCH radio frame

Primary Synchronization Code (PSC)

Secondary Synchronization Code (SSC)

256 chip long complex sequence

256 chips long

same PSC used by all cell

16 different SSCs, one per time slot

enables the mobile to detect the cell

and to synchronize itself to the time
slot boundaries

64 different sequences of 15 SSCs

Secondary Synchronization Channel (DL)

Scrambling
Code Group
Group 0
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4

Group 61
Group 62
Group 63

#0

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

slot number
#6 #7 #8

1
1
1
1
1

1
1
2
2
2

2
5
1
3
16

8
16
15
1
6

9
7
5
8
6

10
3
5
6
11

15
14
12
5
15

8
16
16
2
5

10
3
6
5
12

16
10
11
8
1

2
5
2
4
15

7
12
16
4
12

15
14
11
6
16

7
12
15
3
11

16
10
12
7
2

9
9
9

10
11
12

13
12
10

10
15
15

11
12
13

15
9
14

15
13
9

9
13
14

16
11
15

12
14
11

14
10
11

13
16
13

16
15
12

14
14
16

11
16
10

Slot # ?

Slot #?

Slot #?

P-SCH

acp

acp

acp

S-SCH

16

11

256 chips
2560 chips

#9

#10 #11 #12 #13 #14

..

Group 2
Slot 7, 8, 9

P-Common Pilot Channel (DL)

Pre-defined symbol sequence

Tslot = 2560 chips, 20 bits

Slot #0

Slot #1

Slot # i

Slot #14

1 radio frame: Tr = 10 ms
P-CPICH

S-CPICH

gives the primary scrambling code

phase reference for S-CCPCH and

DPCH

phase reference for SCH, P-CCPCH,

AICH and PICH
always broadcasted over the entire cell
spread with Cch,256,0 and scrambled with
primary scrambling code
quality reference for measurements on
other cells (Ec/No)

not always broadcasted over the

entire cell
optional, used with beamforming
SF = 256

P-Common Control Physical Channel (DL)

OVSF256,1

SCH bits

P-CCPCH bits

256 chips
Data 18 bits
Tslot= 2560 chips , 20 bits

Slot #0

Slot #1

Slot # i
1 radio frame: Tf = 10 ms

Slot #14

Content
Cell Search
Cell selection
Cell Reselection
Parameter Configuration

Cell Selection

The UE will select an initial cell at power-on or do

registration after out of service conditions.
When the UE moves in the IDLE mode, in state
URA_PCH or CELL_FACH, it needs to change the
cell that it camps on through the cell reselection
strategy.

Cell Selection
f o r F D D c e lls :

S r x le v > 0 A N D S q u a l > 0

f o r T D D c e lls :

S r x le v > 0

Squal = Qqualmeas Qqualmin

Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas - Qrxlevmin - Pcompensation
Pcompensation max(UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH P_MAX, 0)

Qqualmeas: The quality of received signal expressed in CPICH Ec/N0 (dB).

Qrxlevmeas: Measured cell RX level value. This is received signal, CPICH RSCP for FDD
cells (dBm), P-CCPCH RSCP for TDD cells (dBm) and RXLEV for GSM cells (dBm).
Qqualmin: Minimum required quality level in the cell (dB).
Qrxlevmin: Minimum required RX level in the cell (dBm).
UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH: Maximum TX power level MaxRACHTxPwr on RACH (read in
system information) (dBm) (for cells under the RNC, it is the max value of MaxRACHTxPwr
(Prach); for cells under other RNC, it is the value of MaxRACHTxPwr (externalUtranCell)).
P_MAX: Maximum RF output power of the UE (dBm)

Content
Cell Search
Cell selection
Cell Reselection
Parameter Configuration

Content
Cell Selection
Cell Reselection
Parameter Configuration

Cell Reselection

If the serving cell uses the HCS (UseOfHCS

(utranCell)) structure, the following cell reselection
rule H is used for quality ranking in cell reselection.
Hs = Q meas,s - Qhcss
Hn = Qmeas,n - Qhcsn TOn * Ln

T O n = T E M P _ O F F S E T n * W (P E N A L T Y _ T IM E n T n )
Ln = 0
Ln = 1

if H C S _ P R IO n = H C S _P R IO s
if H C S _ P R IO n < > H C S _ P R IO s

W (x ) = 0
W (x ) = 1

fo r x < 0
fo r x > = 0

Cell Reselection

If the cell does not use the HCS structure, the

following cell reselection rule R is used for quality
ranking in cell reselection.
R s = Q m ea s , s + Q h yst s + Q o ffm b m s
R n = Q m ea s , n - Q o ffse t s,n + Q o ffm b m s - T O n * (1 L n )

T O n = T E M P _ O F F S E T n * W (P E N A L T Y _ T IM E n T n )
Ln = 0
Ln = 1

if H C S _ P R IO n = H C S _ P R IO s
if H C S _ P R IO n < > H C S _ P R IO s

W (x ) = 0
W (x ) = 1

fo r x < 0
fo r x > = 0

How the suitable cell is selected

If a TDD or GSM cell is ranked as the best cell, then the UE will
perform cell re-selection to that TDD or GSM cell and camps
on the chosen cell.
If an FDD cell is ranked as the best cell and the quality
measurement for cell selection and re-selection is set to
CPICH RSCP, the UE will perform cell re-selection to that FDD
cell and and camps on the chosen cell
If an FDD cell is ranked as the best cell and the quality
measure for cell selection and re-selection is set to CPICH
Ec/No, the UE shall perform a second ranking of the FDD cells
according to the R criteria specified above, but using the
quality measure CPICH Ec/No for deriving the Qmeas,n and
Qmeas,s and calculating the R values of the FDD cells

Content
Cell Selection
Cell Reselection
Parameter Configuration

Parameter Configuration

Parameter Configuration

Parameter Configuration

Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection

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Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Key

Parameter List
Parameter

Explanation

Qqualmin

The parameter indicates the cells minimum required quality value which
fulfills the cell selection suitability criterion. The measured cell whose
CPICH Ec/No is lower than Qqualmin cannot be selected.

Qrxlevmin

The parameter indicates the cells minimum required Rx level value

which fulfills the cell selection suitability criterion. The measured cell
whose CPICH RSCP or Rx level is lower than Qrxlevmin cannot be
selected.

Sintrasearch

The parameter indicates the threshold to trigger the measurement for

intra-frequency cell reselection.

Qhyst2s

The parameter indicates the hysteresis value for FDD cells when the
measurement quantity for cell reselection is CPICH Ec/No.

Qoffset2s,n

The parameter indicates the offset between the serving cell and neighbor
cell when measurement quantity is CPICH Ec/No.

Treselection

This parameter indicates the cell reselection timer value.

Inter-RAT Cell Reselection Sample

3G2G Cell Reselection Key Parameter List

Parameter

Explanation

Qqualmin

The parameter indicates the cells minimum required quality value which fulfills the cell
selection suitability criterion. The measured cell whose CPICH Ec/No is lower than
Qqualmin cannot be selected.

Qrxlevmin

The parameter indicates the cells minimum required Rx level value which fulfills the
cell selection suitability criterion. The measured cell whose CPICH RSCP or Rx level is
lower than Qrxlevmin cannot be selected.

SSearchRat

The parameter indicates the threshold to trigger the measurement for inter-RAT cell
reselection.

Qhyst1s

The parameter indicates the hysteresis value for FDD cells when the measurement
quantity for cell reselection is CPICH RSCP.

Qoffset1s,n

The parameter indicates the offset between the serving cell and neighbor cell when
measurement quantity is CPICH RSCP.

Treselection

This parameter indicates the cell reselection timer value.