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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameter
Description
Issue

02

Date

20151031

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Contents
1 About This Document
1.1Scope
1.2IntendedAudience
1.3ChangeHistory

2 Overview
2.1Introduction
2.2NEsSupportingtheFeature

3 Related Concepts
3.1SI2quater
3.2MeasurementofNeighboringLTECells
3.3ReportingofNeighboringLTECellInformation

4 InterRAT Cell Reselection Between GSM and LTE


4.1Overview
4.2CellReselectionfromLTEtoGSM
4.2.1LTEtoGSMCellReselection
4.2.2LTEtoGSMeNACC
4.3CellReselectionfromGSMtoLTE
4.4CellReselectionBasedonCellPriority
4.5eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
4.5.1ServiceBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
4.5.2QualityBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
4.5.3LoadBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
4.5.4CoverageBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
4.5.5RATPriorityBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
4.5.6NeighboringCellPriorityBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm

5 GSM/LTE InterRAT PS Handover


5.1GSMtoLTEPSHandover
5.1.1Overview
5.1.2Procedure
5.1.3FastPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
5.1.4ServiceBasedPSHandover
5.1.5QualityBasedPSHandover
5.1.6LoadBasedPSHandover
5.1.7CoverageBasedPSHandover
5.1.8RATPriorityBasedPSHandover
5.1.9NeighboringCellPriorityBasedPSHandover
5.2PSHandoverfromLTEtoGSM
5.2.1Overview
5.2.2Procedure

6 SRVCC
6.1Overview
6.2Procedure

7 Related Features
8 Network Impact
8.1CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
8.1.1SystemCapacity
8.1.2NetworkPerformance
8.2PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
8.2.1SystemCapacity
8.2.2NetworkPerformance
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8.3PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
8.3.1SystemCapacity
8.3.2NetworkPerformance
8.4PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
8.4.1SystemCapacity
8.4.2NetworkPerformance
8.5PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
8.5.1SystemCapacity
8.5.2NetworkPerformance
8.6GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
8.6.1SystemCapacity
8.6.2NetworkPerformance
8.7eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
8.7.1SystemCapacity
8.7.2NetworkPerformance
8.8eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE
8.8.1SystemCapacity
8.8.2NetworkPerformance
8.9SRVCC
8.9.1SystemCapacity
8.9.2NetworkPerformance
8.10MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover
8.10.1SystemCapacity
8.10.2NetworkPerformance

9 Engineering Guidelines
9.1WhentoUseInteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTE
9.1.1CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
9.1.2PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
9.1.3PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
9.1.4PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
9.1.5PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
9.1.6GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
9.1.7eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
9.1.8eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE
9.1.9SRVCC
9.1.10MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover
9.2RequiredInformation
9.3NetworkPlanning
9.4OverallDeploymentProcedure
9.5DeployingCellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
9.5.1DeploymentRequirements
9.5.2Activation
9.5.3ActivationObservation
9.5.4Deactivation
9.6DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
9.6.1DeploymentRequirements
9.6.2Precautions
9.6.3Activation
9.6.4ActivationObservation
9.6.5Deactivation
9.7DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
9.7.1DeploymentRequirements
9.7.2Precautions
9.7.3Activation
9.7.4ActivationObservation
9.7.5Deactivation
9.8DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
9.8.1DeploymentRequirements
9.8.2Precautions
9.8.3Activation
9.8.4ActivationObservation
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9.8.5Deactivation
9.9DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
9.10DeployingGSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
9.10.1DeploymentRequirements
9.10.2Precautions
9.10.3Activation
9.10.4ActivationObservation
9.10.5Deactivation
9.11DeployingeNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
9.11.1DeploymentRequirements
9.11.2Activation
9.11.3ActivationObservation
9.11.4Deactivation
9.12DeployingeNACCBetweenGSMandLTE
9.12.1DeploymentRequirements
9.12.2Precautions
9.12.3Activation
9.12.4ActivationObservation
9.12.5Deactivation
9.13DeployingSRVCC
9.13.1DeploymentRequirements
9.13.2Activation
9.13.3ActivationObservation
9.13.4Deactivation
9.14DeployingMultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover
9.14.1DeploymentRequirements
9.14.2Precautions
9.14.3Activation
9.14.4ActivationObservation
9.14.5Deactivation
9.15PerformanceOptimization
9.16Troubleshooting

10 Parameters
11 Counters
12 Glossary
13 Reference Documents

1AboutThisDocument
1.1Scope
ThisdocumentdescribesInteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTE,includingitstechnicalprinciples,relatedfeatures,networkimpact,andengineeringguidelines.
Thisdocumentcoversthefollowingfeatures:
GBFD511301CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD511302PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
GBFD511303PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
GBFD511304PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
GBFD511305PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
GBFD511306GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
GBFD511307eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD511308eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD511309SRVCC
GBFD511310MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover

1.2IntendedAudience
Thisdocumentisintendedforpersonnelwho:
Needtounderstandthefeaturesdescribedherein
WorkwithHuaweiproducts

1.3ChangeHistory
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthechangesindifferentdocumentversions.Therearetwotypesofchanges,whicharedefinedasfollows:

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Featurechange
ChangeType
ChangeDescription
Feature
BSC6900
ChangeDescription
BSC6910
Changesinfeaturesofaspecificproductversion

GBTS

ParameterChange
ParameterChange
eGBTS

Editorialchange
Changesinwordingoradditionofinformationthatwasnotdescribedintheearlierversion

02(20151031)
Thisissueincludesthefollowingchanges.
ChangeType

ChangeDescription

ParameterChange

Featurechange

None

None

Editorialchange

ChangedthevalueofRimOnEcoSw(BSC6900,BSC6910)toON(On)when
theRIMprocedureisimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinatorin
4.2.2LTEtoGSMeNACC.

None

01(20150420)
Thisissuedoesnotincludeanychanges.

DraftA(20150115)
ComparedwithIssue03(20141230)ofGBSS16.0,DraftA(20150115)ofGBSS17.1includesthefollowingchanges.
ChangeType

ChangeDescription

ParameterChange

Featurechange

OptimizethePacketFlowContext(PFC)procedure.
Updatedthefollowingsections:
5.1.1Overview
9.1WhentoUseInteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTE

Addedtheparameter
PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)

ChangedtheGSM/LTEinterRATcellreselectionpolicies
None
whentheGBFD171210FlexibleCampStrategyBasedon
SPIDorGBFD171209IMSIbasedMobilityManagementfor
MultipleOperatorsfeatureisenabled.Updatedthesection
4.1Overview.
Editorialchange

None

None

2Overview
2.1Introduction
Withthedevelopmentofradioaccesstechnologies,theGlobalSystemforMobileCommunications(GSM)orEnhancedDataratesforGSMEvolution(EDGE)
networkisevolvedtotheWidebandCodeDivisionMultipleAccess(WCDMA)orTimeDivisionSynchronousCodeDivisionMultipleAccess(TDSCDMA)
network.Currently,mainstreamoperatorsstarttodeployLTEnetworks.
Actually,acontinuouscoveragecannotbeachievedintheinitialphaseofLTEdeployment.Toachievegoodnetworkcoverage,operatorscanusetheirGSM
networkasasupplementfortheLTEnetwork.Therefore,GSM/LTEinteroperabilityisintroduced.Withthisfeature,mobilestations(MSs)inareaswithoutLTE
coverageorareaswithheavytrafficloadcanreselectorbehandedovertotheGSMnetwork.
WhentheLTEnetworkisdeployedwiththeGSMnetwork,MSsinidlemodecanperforminterRATcellreselectionMSsinpackettransfermodecanperform
interRATcellreselectionandinterRATPShandover.
HuaweiprovidestheGSM/LTEinteroperabilityfeature,supportingbidirectionalinterRAT(GSM/LTE)cellreselectionandbidirectionalPShandover.
ThecoexistenceoftheGSM,UMTS,andLTEisnotdescribedinthisdocument.
NOTE:
AllMSsinvolvedinthisfeatureareGSM/LTEdualmodeMSs.
TheFDDbasedLTEisnotdistinguishedfromtheTDDbasedLTEinthisdocument.FDDstandsforfrequencydivisionduplex,andTDDstandsfor
timedivisionduplex.

2.2NEsSupportingtheFeature
Table21NEssupportingthefeature
Feature

BSC6900

BSC6910

GBTS

eGBTS

CellReselectionBetween
GSMandLTE

PSHandoverBetweenGSM
andLTEBasedonCoverage

PSHandoverBetweenGSM
andLTEBasedonQuality

PSHandoverBetweenGSM
andLTEBasedonCellLoad

PSHandoverBetweenGSM
andLTEBasedonMode
Priority

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CellType
GSM/LTEServiceBasedPS
MaximumNumberofNeighboringGSMCellFrequencies

Feature
BSC6900
BSC6910
Handover

Remarks
GBTS

eGBTS

eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE

eNACCBetweenGSMand
LTE

SRVCC

MultiTechnologyNeighbour
CellBasedHandover

NOTE:
indicatesthattheNEsupportsthisfeature.indicatesthattheNEdoesnotsupportthisfeature.

3RelatedConcepts
3.1SI2quater
TheSystemInformation2quater(SI2quater)issentontheBroadcastControlChannel(BCCH)toallMSsinacell.SI2quatercontainstheparametersrelatedto
themeasurementofneighboringGSMandLTEcellsandthemeasuredresults.
Thereare504PhysicalLayerCellIdentities(PCIDs)inanLTEnetwork.TheSI2quatercontainstheLTEfrequenciesandtheprohibitedPCIDsifany
correspondingtoeachfrequency.AllthesefrequenciesandPCIDsarerecordedintheLTECellReselectionList,whichcontainsamaximumofeightfrequencies.
PrioritiesofneighboringcellsarealsobroadcasttoMSsthroughtheSI2quater.ThepriorityinformationisusedfortheprioritybasedGSMorLTEcellreselection.
ThepriorityofneighboringGSMcellsisdeterminedbyNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)forneighboringGSMcellsintheneighboringcellrelationshipthepriority
ofneighboringLTEcellsisdeterminedbyNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)forneighboringLTEcellsintheneighboringcellrelationship.Thepriorityofneighboring
GSMcellsmustbedifferentfromthatofneighboringLTEcells
TheinformationaboutneighboringLTEcellscanbesplitandtransmittedthroughmultipleconsecutiveSI2quaters.AstartflagismarkedinthefirstSI2quater
containingtheneighboringLTEcellinformation,andanendflagismarkedinthelastSI2quatercontainingtheneighboringLTEcellinformation.Inthisway,theMS
candecodetheseconsecutiveSI2quaterstogethertoobtainthecompleteinformationaboutneighboringLTEcells.Thisacceleratesthecellreselection.
TheinformationaboutneighboringLTEcellsandnetworkprioritiesiscarriedintheSI2quaterwhentheparameterLTECELLRESELEN(BSC6900,BSC6910)isset
toYES(Yes).
WhenSI2QUATEROPTFORLTESW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoON(On),theBSCsendsMSstheneighboringLTEcelllistinSI2QuaterandMeasurement
Informationusingadensecodingscheme.ThisdecreasesthenumberofdeliveredSI2quatermessagesandshortensthePSserviceinterruptionduration.
NOTE:
Asspecifiedin3GPPprotocols,theBSCcansendexternalneighboringcellinformationtoMSsbyusingamaximumof16SI2Quatermessages.Ifthenumberof
externalneighboringcellsconfiguredforacellexceedsthemaximumnumberofneighboringcellsthatcanbecontainedinSI2Quater,theBSCwillnotsend
SI2QuatertoMSs.Therefore,itisrecommendedthatSI2QUATEROPTFORLTESW(BSC6900,BSC6910)besettoON(On)toallowSI2Quatertocontain
informationaboutmoreexternalneighboringcells.

3.2MeasurementofNeighboringLTECells
ThepurposeofmeasuringneighboringLTEcellsistoobtainthesignalqualityofneighboringLTEcells,ensuringthattheMScanselectapropercellforcell
reselectionandhandover.
TofacilitateMSperformingGSM/LTEinterRATcellreselectionandhandover,relatedsysteminformation(SI)isrequired.ItcontainsalistofneighboringLTEcells
andparametersrelatedtoLTEcellreselectionandhandover,basedonwhichtheMSmeasuresthesignalqualityofneighboringcellsandperformscellreselection
andhandover.TheSIistheSI2quatersentontheBCCH.
TheMSsinaGSMcellmeasurethesignalqualityofbothneighboringGSMcellsandneighboringinterRATcells.NeighboringinterRATcellsincludeneighboring
UMTSandLTEcells.Inthisdocument,however,onlyneighboringLTEcellsaredescribed.Toreduceunnecessarymeasurementsandpowerconsumptionof
MSs,theBSScontrolstheneighboringcellmeasurementusingtheparameterTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
TheMSdetermineswhethertomeasureneighboringLTEcellsbasedonTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)andreceiveleveloftheservingcell.The
conditionfortriggeringthemeasurementdifferswiththevalueofTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
IfTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoavaluerangingfrom0to14,themeasurementistriggeredwhenthereceiveleveloftheserving
cellislowerthanTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
IfTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)issetto15,MSsalwaysmeasuretheneighboringLTEcellinformation.

3.3ReportingofNeighboringLTECellInformation
AnMSreportsthemeasuredneighboringLTEcellinformationtotheBSC.TheBSCthenappropriateneighboringLTEcellfrequenciestotheMSforcellreselection
orhandover.
Asspecifiedin10.5.2.20MeasurementResultsin3GPPTS44.018V10.8.0:
WhenacellisconfiguredwithneighboringLTEcells,thecellcanbeconfiguredwithamaximumof(31NumberofneighboringLTEcellfrequencies)neighboring
GSMcellfrequencies.IfthenumberofconfiguredneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesexceedstheprecedingspecifications,theMSwillfailtoreportneighboring
LTEcellinformation.
TorefrainthenumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesfromexceedingtheprotocolspecifications,setCELL2GBA1OPTSW(BSC6900,BSC6910)and
CELL2GBA2OPTSW(BSC6900,BSC6910)toON(On)toallowtheBSCtocheckthenumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequencies.Table31liststhe
specificationsofthenumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequencies.
Table31SpecificationsofthenumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequencies
CellType

MaximumNumberofNeighboringGSMCellFrequencies

Remarks

Commoncell

MAX(31N,28)

NindicatesthetotalnumberofneighboringLTEcell
frequencies.Itsmaximumnumberis8.AnMScanmeasurea
maximumofthreeneighboringLTEcellfrequencies.

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CellType

MaximumNumberofNeighboringGSMCellFrequencies

MOCNenablecell

MaximumnumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesfor
configuredforanoperator:MAX(31N,28)

Remarks

4InterRATCellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
4.1Overview
GSM/LTEcellreselectioninvolvesthecellreselectionfromGSMtoLTEandthecellreselectionfromLTEtoGSM.CellreselectionismainlyperformedbyMSs.
ForanMSinidlemode,iftheMScampsonaGSMcell,itcanreselectanLTEcelliftheMScampsonanLTEcell,itcanreselectaGSMcell.TheMS
measurestheinformationaboutneighboringLTEcells,andthendecideswhethertoreselectanLTEcellaccordingtocellreselectionparameters.
ForMSsinpackettransfermode,cellreselectionmodesincludenetworkcontrolledmode0(NC0),networkcontrolledmode1(NC1),andexternalnetwork
controlledmode2(eNC2).TheMScanreselectanLTEcellforPSservices.NC0cellreselectionandNC1cellreselectionareperformedbyMSswithoutthe
interventionoftheBSS.IneNC2cellreselection,theBSSsendssignalingtosteerMSstowardsdesiredcampingcells.
TheLTECELLRESELEN(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameterspecifieswhethertoenableGSM/LTEinterRATcellreselection.When
LTECELLRESELEN(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNO(No),theBSSdoesnotsendtheneighboringLTEcelllistandtheparametersrelatedtoGSM/LTEcell
reselection.Inthiscase,MSsinaGSMcellcannotreselectanLTEcell.
WhentheGBFD171210FlexibleCampStrategyBasedonSPIDfeatureisenabled,theBSScategorizesMSsbytheircharacteristicsbasedonsubscriberprofile
IDs(SPIDs)andcustomizesGSM/LTEcellreselectionpoliciesbasedonMScategories.Fordetails,seeFlexibleUserSteeringFeatureParameterDescription.
WhentheGBFD171209IMSIbasedMobilityManagementforMultipleOperatorsfeatureisenabled,theBSScategorizesMSsbytheiroperatorsbasedon
internationalmobilesubscriberidentities(IMSIs)andcustomizesGSM/LTEcellreselectionpoliciesbasedonMScategories.Fordetails,seeIMSIbasedMobility
ManagementforMultipleOperatorsFeatureParameterDescription.

4.2CellReselectionfromLTEtoGSM
4.2.1LTEtoGSMCellReselection
WhenaUEinidleorconnectedmodemovesfromanLTEcoverageareatoaGSMcoveragearea,itmayreselectaGSMcell.
AfterreselectingaGSMcell,theUEinitiatesthelocationupdateandrouteareaupdateintheGSMnetwork.TheGSMnetworkhandlesthelocationupdateand
routeareaupdateregardlessofwhethertheUEisfromanLTEcelloraGSMcell.
FortheBSS,theLTEtoGSMcellreselectionprocedureisthesameasthatbetweenGSMcells.Itisnotdescribedinthisdocument.

4.2.2LTEtoGSMeNACC
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511308eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE.
TheLTEtoGSMeNACCprocedureisspecifiedin3GPPspecifications.TheGSMtoLTEeNACCprocedure,however,isnotspecifiedin3GPPspecifications.
TheLTEtoGSMRIMprocedurerequirestheBSCtosupporttheRIMprocedure.TheBSCparameterRIMSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbeconfiguredfora
specificNSEtoindicatewhethertheNSEsupportstheRIMprocedure.TheBSCsupportsthefollowingRIMprocedures:
WhenRimOnEcoSw(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off),theRIMprocedureisimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheSGSNovertheGb
interface,asshowninFigure41.
WhenRimOnEcoSw(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoON(On),theRIMprocedureisimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinator(aHuawei
proprietaryNE)overtheSGinterface,asshowninFigure42.
TheRIMprocedureisimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinatorifbothofthefollowingconditionsaremet:
TheEUTRANandGERANdevicesareprovidedbyHuaweiandconnectedtothesameeCoordinator.
TheCNsthattheEUTRANandGERANdevicesareconnectedtodonotsupporttheRIMprocedure.Alternatively,theRIMprocedureisnotenabled
forboththeEUTRANandGERANdevices.
TheswitchesfortheRIMproceduremustbeturnedonforallNEsinvolvedintheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinator.Otherwise,the
RIMcannotbeimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinator.
AllNEsinvolvedintheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinatorneithersendRIMmessagestotheCNnorrespondtotheRIMmessages
fromtheCN.

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Figure41eNACCprocedurewiththeRIMprocedureimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheSGSN

Figure42eNACCprocedurewiththeRIMprocedureimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinator

WhentheeNodeBdecidestoredirectorreselecttheUEtoaGSMcell,theredirectionmessageRRC_CONN_RELorthecellreselectionmessageMobilityFrom
EUTRACommandcarriestheSI(includingSI1,SI3,andSI13)aboutthetargetGSMcell.Inaddition,thevalueofthe"purpose"informationelement(IE)inthe
MobilityFromEUTRACommandmessageiscellChangeOrder.UponreceivingtheRRC_CONN_RELorMobilityFromEUTRACommandmessage,theUEcan
accesstheGSMcellwithoutreadingtheSI,decreasingtheaccessdelaybyabout1.8s.
BeforeperformingLTEtoGSMeNACC,theeNodeBobtainstheSIofthetargetGSMcellthroughtheRANInformationManagement(RIM)procedure.RAN
standsforradioaccessnetwork.TheRIMprocedureconsistsofSIrequestandSIupdateprocedures.
SIrequestprocedure:ThisprocedureisinitiatedbythesourceeNodeB,requestingtheSIaboutthetargetGSMcell.
SIupdateprocedure:ThisprocedureisinitiatedbythetargetBSC,instructingthesourceeNodeBtoupdatetheSIaboutthetargetGSMcell.

4.3CellReselectionfromGSMtoLTE
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511301CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE.
Thisfeatureisintroducedin3GPPRelease8.
1.TheBSCisconfiguredwiththefollowingpriorityinformationforthecellreselectionbasedoncellpriority:
LTEfrequencypriority,involvingtheparameterEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)orNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
LTEfrequencythresholds,involvingparametersTHRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910),EUTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910),
THREUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910),THREUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910),HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910),and

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TRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910).
GSMservingcellpriority,involvingtheGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameter.
GSMservingcellthreshold,involvingtheTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameter.
where
EUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofLTEcells.
NCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofLTEcellsinneighboringrelationshipdata.
THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthethresholdforprioritybasedinterRATcellsearch.Ifthereceiveleveloftheservingcellishigherthan
thisthreshold,MSsdonotsearchforneighboringLTEcellswhosepriorityislowerthanthatoftheGSMservingcell.
NOTE:
THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)doesnottakeeffectforneighboringcellswhosepriorityishigherthanthepriorityoftheGSMservingcell.
EUTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910)isusedtocalculatetheRSRPofthetargetcellduringaGSMtoLTEcellreselectiondecision:
RSRP=MeasuredRSRPEUTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910)
THREUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)istheupperthresholdforprioritybasedGSMtoLTEcellreselections.MSscanreselectaneighboringLTE
cellwhoseEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isgreaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andwhoseRSRPisgreaterthan
THREUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
THREUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelowerthresholdforprioritybasedGSMtoLTEcellreselections.Ifthereceivelevelsoftheservingcell
anditsneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910),MSscanreselectaneighboringLTEcellwhose
EUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issmallerthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andwhoseRSRPisgreaterthan
THREUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910).
HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelevelhysteresisforprioritybasedcellreselections.TheMSisallowedtoreselectaneighboringcellinUTRANor
EUTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERANprioritywhenallthefollowingconditionsaremet:
ThereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandallneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910).
ThemeasuredRSCPvalueofnoneighboringUTRANcellishigherthanTHRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910),andthemeasured
RSRPvalueofnoneighboringEUTRANcellishigherthanTHREUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
ThemeasuredRSCP(orRSRP)valueofoneormoreneighboringUTRAN(orEUTRAN)cellsexceedsthemeasuredreceivelevelofthe
servingcellbyatleastthedecibelvaluecorrespondingtothevalueofHPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910).
TRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthetimehysteresisforprioritybasedcellreselections.DuringprioritybasedinterRATcellreselections,this
parameterisusedtospecifytheperiodforwhichthecellreselectionconditionmustbemet.
GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofGSMcells.
THRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelowerthresholdforGSMcellsduringprioritybasedcellreselections.WhenC1valuesoftheservingcell
andallmeasuredneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanthisthreshold,MSscanreselectaneighboringLTEcellwhosepriorityislowerthan
GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
2.TheMShasobtainedthepriorityinformationforinterRATcellreselection.
MSsinaGSMcellobtaintheneighboringLTEcelllistandcellreselectionprioritiesfromSI2quater,andthenmeasureneighboringLTEcellsaccording
tothelistandpriorities.MSsinidleandpackettransfermodesusethesameGSMtoLTENC0/NC1cellreselectionmechanism.
3.TheMSsupportsprioritybasedGSMtoLTEcellreselection.
GSM/LTEdualmodeMSsalwayssupportprioritybasedGSMtoLTEcellreselection.
ThetargetcellinaprioritybasedGSMtoLTEcellreselectionisselectedasfollows:
IfwithintheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910),multipleneighboringLTEcellsmeettheconditionof
EUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)>GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andRSRP>THREUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910),theMS
selectstheneighboringLTEcellwiththehighestpriority.Ifmultiplecellshavethehighestpriority,theMSselectsthecellwiththehighest
RSRPfromthesecells.
IfwithintheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910),theservingGSMcellislowerthanTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)of
theservingGSMcellandallmeasuredneighboringGSMcells,theMSreselectsanLTEcellaccordingtothefollowingrules:
IfmultipleneighboringLTEcellsmeettheconditionsofEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)<GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)and
RSRP>THREUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)fortheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910),theMSselectsthe
neighboringLTEcellwiththehighestpriority.Ifmultiplecellshavethehighestpriority,theMSselectsthecellwiththehighestRSRPfrom
thesecells.
Ifnoneighboringcellsmeettheprecedingcondition,theMSselectstheneighboringLTEcellwhoseRSRPisgreaterthanthereceivelevel
oftheservingGSMcellplusHPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910).IftherearemultiplecellswhoseRSRPisgreaterthanthereceivelevelofthe
servingGSMcellplusHPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910),theMSselectsthecellwiththegreatestRSRPfromthesecells.

WhenEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isgreaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),andTHREUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)issmall,thecondition
forprioritybasedGSMtoLTEcellreselectioniseasytomeet.ThisdecreasesthenumberofMSsthatcamponGSMcells.

4.4CellReselectionBasedonCellPriority
GSMtoWCDMA
AfterGBFD511301CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTEisenabled,GSMtoWCDMAorGSMtoTDSCDMAprioritybasedcellreselectionforMSsinidle
modeisenabled.TheBSCreselectsatargetcellforanMSbasedontheconfiguredWCDMAorTDSCDMApriorityandrelatedsignallevelthresholds.
TheprioritybasedinterRATcellreselectionalgorithmisusedforMSsduringGSMtoWCDMAcellreselectionifthefollowingconditionsaremet:
1.TheBSCisconfiguredwiththefollowingpriorityinformationforthecellreselectionbasedoncellpriority:
WCDMAfrequencypriority.Involvedparameter:UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
WCDMAfrequencythresholds.Involvedparameters:THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910),
UTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910),THRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910),THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910),
HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910),andTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910).
PriorityoftheGSMservingcell.Involvedparameter:GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).

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Servingcellthreshold.Involvedparameter:THRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910).
Where,
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofWCDMAcells.
THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthethresholdforprioritybasedinterRATcellsearch.Ifthereceiveleveloftheservingcellishigherthan
thisthreshold,MSsdonotsearchforneighboringWCDMAcellswhosepriorityislowerthanthatoftheGSMservingcell.
NOTE:
THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)doesnottakeeffectforneighboringcellswhosepriorityishigherthanthepriorityoftheGSMservingcell.
UTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910)isusedtocalculatetheRSCPofthetargetcellduringaGSMtoWCDMAcellreselectiondecision:
RSCP=MeasuredRSCPUTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910)
THRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)istheupperthresholdforprioritybasedGSMtoWCDMAcellreselections.MSscanreselectaneighboring
WCDMAcellwhoseUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isgreaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andwhoseRSCPisgreaterthan
THRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelowerthresholdforprioritybasedGSMtoWCDMAcellreselections.Ifthereceivelevelsoftheserving
cellandallneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910),MSscanreselectaneighboringWCDMAcellwhose
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issmallerthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andwhoseRSCPisgreaterthan
THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910).
HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelevelhysteresisforprioritybasedcellreselections.
TRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthetimehysteresisforprioritybasedcellreselections.DuringprioritybasedinterRATcellreselections,this
parameterisusedtospecifytheperiodforwhichthecellreselectionconditionmustbemet.
GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofGSMcells.
THRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelowerthresholdforGSMcellsduringprioritybasedcellreselections.WhenC1valuesoftheservingcell
andallmeasuredneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanthisthreshold,MSscanreselectaneighboringWCDMAcellwhosepriorityislowerthan
GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
2.TheMShasobtainedthepriorityinformationforinterRATcellreselection.
MSsinaGSMcellobtaintheneighboringWCDMAcelllistandcellreselectionprioritiesfromSI2quater,andthenmeasureneighboringWCDMAcells
accordingtothelistandpriorities.MSsinidleandpackettransfermodesusethesameGSMtoWCDMANC0/NC1cellreselectionmechanism.
3.TheMSsupportsprioritybasedGSMtoWCDMAcellreselection.

GSM/WCDMA/LTEtriplemodeMSsalwayssupportprioritybasedGSMtoWCDMAcellreselection.GSM/WCDMAdualmodeMSssupportprioritybasedGSM
toWCDMAcellreselectiononlyingivenscenarios.ThesupportforprioritybasedinterRATcellreselectionisbidirectional.ThismeansthatifanMSsupports
prioritybasedcellreselectionfromGSMtoWCDMA,theMSalsosupportsprioritybasedcellreselectionfromWCDMAtoGSM,andviceversa.
ThetargetcellinaprioritybasedGSMtoWCDMAcellreselectionisselectedasfollows:
IfwithintheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910),multipleneighboringWCDMAcellsmeetboththefollowingconditions,theMSselects
theneighboringWCDMAcellwiththehighestpriority:
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)>GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)
RSCP>THRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)
Ifmultiplecellshavethehighestpriority,theMSselectsthecellwiththehighestRSCPfromthesecells.
IfwithintheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910),thereceiveleveloftheservingGSMcellislowerthan
THRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)oftheservingGSMcellandallmeasuredneighboringGSMcells,theMSreselectsaWCDMAcellaccordingto
thefollowingrules:
IfmultipleneighboringWCDMAcellsmeetboththefollowingconditions,theMSselectstheneighboringWCDMAcellwiththehighest
priority:
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)<GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)
RSCP>THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)
Ifmultiplecellshavethehighestpriority,theMSselectsthecellwiththehighestRSCPfromthesecells.
Ifnoneighboringcellsmeettheprecedingcondition,theMSselectstheneighboringWCDMAcellwhoseRSCPisgreaterthanthereceive
leveloftheservingGSMcellplusHPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910).IfmultiplecellshaveanRSCPgreaterthanthereceiveleveloftheserving
GSMcellplusHPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910),theMSselectsthecellwiththegreatestRSCPfromthesecells.
WhenUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isgreaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),andTHRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)issmall,theconditionfor
prioritybasedGSMtoWCDMAcellreselectioniseasytomeet.Inthiscase,thereisadecreaseinthenumberofMSsthatcamponGSMcells.

GSMtoTDSCDMA
TheprioritybasedinterRATcellreselectionalgorithmisusedforMSsduringGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselectionifthefollowingconditionsaremet:
1.TheBSCisconfiguredwiththefollowingpriorityinformationforthecellreselectionbasedoncellpriority:
TDSCDMAfrequencypriority.Involvedparameter:UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
TDSCDMAfrequencythresholds.Involvedparameters:THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910),
UTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910),THRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910),THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910),
HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910),andTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910).
PriorityoftheGSMservingcell.Involvedparameter:GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
Servingcellthreshold.Involvedparameter:THRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910).
where
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofTDSCDMAcells.
THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthethresholdforprioritybasedinterRATcellsearch.Ifthereceiveleveloftheservingcellishigherthan
thisthreshold,MSsdonotsearchforneighboringTDSCDMAcellswhosepriorityislowerthanthatoftheGSMservingcell.

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THRPRISEARCH(BSC6900,BSC6910)doesnottakeeffectforneighboringcellswhosepriorityishigherthanthepriorityoftheGSMservingcell.
UTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910)isusedtocalculatetheRSCPofthetargetcellduringaGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselectiondecision:
RSCP=MeasuredRSCPUTRANQRXLEVMIN(BSC6900,BSC6910)
THRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)istheupperthresholdforprioritybasedGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselections.MSscanreselecta
neighboringTDSCDMAcellwhoseUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isgreaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andwhoseRSCPisgreater
thanTHRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelowerthresholdforprioritybasedGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselections.Ifthereceivelevelsofthe
servingcellandallneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910),MSscanreselectaneighboringTDSCDMAcell
whoseUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issmallerthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)andwhoseRSCPisgreaterthan
THRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910).
HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelevelhysteresisforprioritybasedcellreselections.
TRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthetimehysteresisforprioritybasedcellreselections.DuringprioritybasedinterRATcellreselections,this
parameterisusedtospecifytheperiodforwhichthecellreselectionconditionmustbemet.
GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthecommonpriorityofGSMcells.
THRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthelowerthresholdforGSMcellsduringprioritybasedcellreselections.WhenC1valuesoftheservingcell
andallmeasuredneighboringGSMcellsarelowerthanthisthreshold,MSscanreselectaneighboringTDSCDMAcellwhosepriorityislowerthan
GERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).
2.TheMShasobtainedthepriorityinformationforinterRATcellreselection.
MSsinaGSMcellobtaintheneighboringTDSCDMAcelllistandcellreselectionprioritiesfromSI2quater,andthenmeasureneighboringTD
SCDMAcellsaccordingtothelistandpriorities.MSsinidleandpackettransfermodesusethesameGSMtoTDSCDMANC0/NC1cellreselection
mechanism.
3.TheMSsupportsprioritybasedcellreselectionfromGSMtoTDSCDMA.

GSM/TDSCDMA/LTEtriplemodeMSsalwayssupportprioritybasedGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselection.MSssupportprioritybasedGSMtoTDSCDMAcell
reselectiononlyingivenscenarios.ThesupportforprioritybasedinterRATcellreselectionisbidirectional.ThismeansthatifanMSsupportsprioritybasedcell
reselectionfromGSMtoTDSCDMA,theMSalsosupportsprioritybasedcellreselectionfromTDSCDMAtoGSM,andviceversa.
ThetargetcellinaprioritybasedGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselectionisselectedasfollows:
IfmanyneighboringTDSCDMAcellsmeettheconditionofUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)greaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)and
RSCPgreaterthanTHRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)fortheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910),theMSselectstheneighboring
TDSCDMAcellwiththehighestpriority.Ifmultiplecellshavethehighestpriority,theMSselectsthecellwiththehighestRSCPfromthesecells.
IfthereceiveleveloftheservingGSMcellislowerthanTHRGSMLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)oftheservingGSMcellandallmeasuredneighboring
GSMcells,theMSreselectsaTDSCDMAcellaccordingtothefollowingrules:
IfmanyneighboringTDSCDMAcellsmeettheconditionofUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)greaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)and
RSCPgreaterthanTHRUTRANLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)fortheperiodspecifiedbyTRESEL(BSC6900,BSC6910)theMSselectstheneighboring
TDSCDMAcellwiththehighestpriority.Ifmultiplecellshavethehighestpriority,theMSselectsthecellwiththehighestRSCPfromthesecells.
Ifnoneighboringcellsmeettheprecedingcondition,theMSselectstheneighboringTDSCDMAcellwhoseRSCPisgreaterthanthereceivelevelof
theservingGSMcellplusHPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910).IfmultiplecellshaveanRSCPgreaterthanthereceiveleveloftheservingGSMcellplus
HPRIO(BSC6900,BSC6910),theMSselectsthecellwiththegreatestRSCPfromthesecells.
WhenUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isgreaterthanGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),andTHRUTRANHIGH(BSC6900,BSC6910)issmall,theconditionfor
prioritybasedGSMtoTDSCDMAcellreselectioniseasytomeet.Inthiscase,thereisadecreaseinthenumberofMSsthatcamponGSMcells.

4.5eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511307eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE.
MSsinpackettransfermodecanperformeNC2interRATcellreselection.
TheGSMtoLTEeNC2cellreselectionistriggeredbytheBSC.
NC2isenabledwhenNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNC2(NC2)andNC2SPTandeNC2SPTaresettoYES(Yes).
IneNC2mode,anMSperformsinterRATneighboringLTEcellmeasurementsbasedonQPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910),
BESTEUTRANCELLNUM(BSC6900,BSC6910),andTHREUTRANRPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)andreportsthemeasurementreports(MRs).
QPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthethresholdforMSsinpackettransfermodetosearchforLTEcells.MSsstarttosearchforneighboringLTEcellswhen
theleveloftheservingGSMcellislowerthanthevalueofQPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910)(whenQPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoavaluewithin
therangeof0to6)orhigherthanthevalueofQPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910)(whenQPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoavaluewithintherangeof8
to14).WhenQPEUTRAN(BSC6900,BSC6910)issetto7,MSsalwayssearchforneighboringLTEcells.
BESTEUTRANCELLNUM(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthenumberofLTEcellsthatshouldbecontainedinthebestcelllistwhichiscarriedintheMRfromanMS.
THREUTRANRPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)isthethresholdforreportingtheLTEcellinformation.TheMSreportsonlytheinformationofLTEcellswhosereceived
signalcodepower(RSCP)isgreaterthanthisthreshold.
Figure42showstheprocedureforeNC2cellreselectionfromGSMtoLTE.

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Figure43eNC2cellreselectionfromGSMtoLTE
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1.AnMSintheGMMReadystateperiodicallysendsPacketMeasurementReportmessagesorPacketEnhancedMeasurementReportmessagesto
theBSC.TheseMRscontaintheRSRPofneighboringLTEcells.
2.AfterreceivingapacketMR,theBSCprocessesthemeasurementresults.Then,theBSCdetermineswhethertoperformacellreselection.
3.IftheBSCdeterminestoinitiateacellreselection,itsendsthePacketCellChangeOrdermessagetotheMStoinstructtheMStoreselectthe
specifiedtargetLTEcell.TargetcellreselectionisbasedontheeNC2cellreselectionalgorithm.
4.Ifacellreselectionfails,theMSsendsthePacketCellChangeFailuremessagetotheBSC.Afterreceivingthismessage,theBSCsubtracts
PENALTYRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910)fromthereceivelevelofthetargetcell.Ifthereceivelevelofthetargetcellislessthan
PENALTYRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910),theBSCsetsthereceivelevelofthetargetcellto0.
TheeNC2cellreselectionalgorithmsincludetheservicebasedeNC2cellreselectionalgorithm,qualitybasedeNC2cellreselectionalgorithm,loadbasedeNC2
cellreselectionalgorithm,RATbasedeNC2cellreselectionalgorithm,andneighboringcellprioritybasedeNC2cellreselectionalgorithm.

4.5.1ServiceBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
TheservicebasedcellreselectionisactivatedwhenTrafficReselAllow(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).
TheBSCmayfindtheIE"ServiceUTRANCCO"inmultipleDLUNITDATAPDUs,CREATEBSSPFCPDUs,orPSHANDOVERREQUESTPDUssentfrom
theservingGPRSsupportnode(SGSN).TheBSSconsidersthatthelastreceivedIE"ServiceUTRANCCO"isofthehighestpriority.TheIE"ServiceUTRAN
CCO"carriesServiceUTRANCCOValuepartandServiceEUTRANCCOValuepart,whichindicatesthemostsuitableRATforthecurrentservice.Table41
andTable42respectivelydescribethevaluesofServiceUTRANCCOValuepartandServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartandtheirmeanings.
Table41ValuesofServiceUTRANCCOValuepartandtheirmeanings
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000

Networkinitiatedcellchangeordertouniversalterrestrialradioaccessnetwork
(UTRAN)orPShandovertoUTRANprocedureshouldbeperformed

001

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoUTRANorPShandovertoUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

010

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoUTRANorPShandovertoUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

111

Ifreceived,shouldbeinterpretedasnoinformationavailable(bits45valid)

Othervalues

Ifreceived,shouldbeinterpretedasnoinformationavailable

Table42ValuesofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartandtheirmeanings
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01

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoevolvedUTRAN(EUTRAN)orPS
handovertoEUTRANprocedureshouldbeperformed

10

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoEUTRANorPShandovertoEUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

11

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoEUTRANorPShandovertoEUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

00

Ifreceived,shouldbeinterpretedasnoinformationavailable

IfthevalueofServiceUTRANCCOValuepartis000orthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis01,theMStriggersaservicebasedcellreselection.
IfthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis01,theMSselectsaneighboringLTEcellwiththehighestneighboringcellpriorityandthebestreceive
quality.IfnoneighboringLTEcellsareavailable,theMSproceedstoperformaqualitybased,loadbased,orcoveragebasedeNC2cellreselection.Ifthevalueof
ServiceUTRANCCOValuepartisnot000andthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartisnot01,theMStriggersaqualitybased,loadbased,or
coveragebasedcellreselection.

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4.5.2QualityBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
ThequalitybasedcellreselectionisactivatedwhenURGENTRESELALLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).Whentheconditionsfortriggering
aservicebasedcellreselectionarenotmet,theBSCdetermineswhethertoinitiateacellreselectionbasedonthereceivequalityoftheradiolinkontheUm
interface.TheMRsorbiterrorrate(BER)indicatesthereceivequalityontheradiolink.IftheBERincreases,thepossiblecauseisthatthesignallevelistoolow
orthereisinterferenceonthechannel.Inthiscase,theBSCinstructstheMStoreselectaneighboringcellwithhighersignallevel.Inareceivequality
measurementperiod,iftheMSreceivequalitydeteriorationratioisgreaterthantheCELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameter,a
qualitybasedcellreselectionisinitiated.
MSreceivequalitydeteriorationratio=Timesofbadradiolinkquality/NumberofradiolinkqualityMRs
TheMSselectsthehighestlevelcandidatecellwithinthehighestprioritycellsasthetargetcell.WhenServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis10or11,noneof
LTEcellscanbeselectedasatargetcell.

4.5.3LoadBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
TheloadbasedcellreselectionisactivatedwhenLOADRESELALLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).Whenneithertheconditionsforinitiating
aservicebasedcellreselectionnortheconditionsforinitiatingaqualitybasedcellreselectionaremet,aloadbasedcellreselectionisinitiatedtobalancetheload
amongthecellsinthenetwork.Inaloadbasedcellreselection,someMSsincellswithheavyloadarereselectedtocells.Inaddition,theMSsinneighboring
cellsshouldnotbereselectedtotheseheavilyloadedcells.Figure43showstheloadbasedcellreselection.
Figure44Loadbasedcellreselection

WhentheservingcellisoverloadedandthereceivelevelinthiscellislowerthanLOADRESELMAXRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910),loadbasedcellreselectionis
triggered.
IfthechannelmultiplexingrateofacellishigherthanthevalueofLOADRESELSTARTTHRSH(BSC6900,BSC6910),theloadinthecellisheavy.
Then,theloadbasedcellreselectionshouldbeenabled.
Inaloadbasedcellreselection,onlytheMSwhosesignallevelislowerthanLOADRESELMAXRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910)canbereselectedtoa
neighboringcell.
TheMSselectsthehighestlevelcandidatecellwithinthehighestprioritycellsasthetargetcell.
WhenthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis10or11,noneofLTEcellscanbeselectedasatargetcell.

4.5.4CoverageBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
ThecoveragebasedcellreselectionisactivatedwhenNORMALRESELALLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).
Acoveragebasedcellreselectionisinitiatedwhennoneoftheconditionsforinitiatingaservicebased,qualitybased,andloadbasedcellreselectionaremetand
theP/Ncriterionforinitiatingacoveragebasedcellreselectionismet.
TheP/NcriterionforinitiatingacoveragebasedeNC2cellreselectionisasfollows:IntheperiodspecifiedbyRESELWATCHPERIOD(BSC6900,BSC6910),the
numberoftimesthatthereceiveleveloftheservingcellislowerthanthevalueofMINACCRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910)reachesthevalueof
RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
TheMSselectsthehighestlevelcandidatecellwithinthehighestprioritycellsasthetargetcell.WhenthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis10or
11,noneofLTEcellscanbeselectedasatargetcell.

4.5.5RATPriorityBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
IntheRATprioritybasedcellreselectionalgorithm,neighboringcellsarerankedbasedontheirRATpriorities.
TheRATprioritybasedneighboringcellrankingisapplicabletoqualitybased,loadbased,andcoveragebasedeNC2cellreselections.
ThevalueofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)orEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(dependsontheRATofthecell)isusedastheRATpriorityofacell.
ThepriorityofneighboringGSMcellsmustbedifferentfromthatofneighboringLTEcells.
IfthepriorityofGSMishigherthanthatofLTE,thenaneighboringGSMcellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.IfthepriorityofLTEishigherthanthat
ofGSM,thenaneighboringLTEcellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.
IfUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)isconfigured,theRATprioritybasedNC2cellreselectionalgorithmcanbeusedforGSMtoWCDMAorGSMtoTDSCDMA
cellreselection.IftheGERANpriorityishigherthantheWCDMApriority,aneighboringGSMcellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.IftheWCDMA
priorityishigherthantheGSMpriority,aneighboringWCDMAcellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.ThevaluesofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),andEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbedifferent.

4.5.6NeighboringCellPriorityBasedCellReselectionAlgorithm
Intheneighboringcellprioritybasedcellreselectionalgorithm,neighboringcellsarerankedbasedontheirpriorities.
Theneighboringcellprioritybasedneighboringcellrankingisinvolvedinqualitybased,loadbased,andcoveragebasedeNC2cellreselections.
NeighboringcellpriorityisdeterminedbytheNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameter.
WhenNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoaninvalidvalue,thevalueofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)orEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(depends
ontheRATofthecell)isusedasthevalueofthisparameter.Forexample,ifNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoaninvalidvalueforaneighboringcell,the
valueofEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(forthesameRAT)isusedasthevalueofthisparameter.
ThepriorityofneighboringGSMcellsmustbedifferentfromthatofneighboringLTEcells.Neighboringcellswiththehighestpriorityareselectedascandidate
cells.

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IfaGSMcellisconfiguredwithneighboringWCDMAcellsorneighboringTDSCDMAcellsandtheseneighboringcellsareconfiguredwith
NCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),theneighboringcellprioritybasedNC2cellreselectionalgorithmcanbeusedforGSMtoWCDMAorGSMtoTDSCDMAcell
reselection.IfthepriorityofaneighboringGSMcellishigherthanthatofaneighboringWCDMAorTDSCDMAcell,theneighboringGSMcellispreferentially
selectedasacandidatecell.IfthepriorityofaneighboringWCDMAorTDSCDMAcellishigherthanthatofaGSMcell,theneighboringWCDMAorTDSCDMA
cellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.NCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)fortheneighboringGSM,WCDMA,andTDSCDMAcellsmustbedifferent.

5GSM/LTEInterRATPSHandover
GSM/LTEinterRATPShandoverisintroducedin3GPPRelease8.
GSM/LTEinterRATPShandoverinvolvesLTEtoGSMandGSMtoLTEPShandovers.

5.1GSMtoLTEPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeaturesGBFD511302PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage,GBFD511303PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
BasedonQuality,GBFD511304PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad,GBFD511305PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonMode
Priority,GBFD511306GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover,andGBFD511310MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover.

5.1.1Overview
ThePShandoverfromGSMtoLTEisinitiatedbytheBSC.PShandovershavetwophases:handoverpreparationandhandoverexecution.
TheGSMtoLTEPShandoverissupportedwhenSPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoSUPPORT(Support).
ThetriggeringconditionsofaGSMtoLTEhandoverareasfollows:
TheMSsupportsPShandover.
TheradioaccesscapabilityreportedbytheMScontainsthePShandoverfield,whichindicatesthattheMSsupportsthePShandover.
TheBSCsupportsPShandover.
TheBSCsupportsPShandoverwhenPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support),andSPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issetto
SUPPORT(Support).
NACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)andeNACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)aresettoYES(Yes)ifNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNC0(NC0)or
NC1(NC1).
NC2SPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)andeNC2SPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)aresettoYES(Yes)ifNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNC2(NC2).
TheSGSNsupportsPShandover.
TheBVCRESETandBVCRESETACKmessagessentovertheGbinterfacecontaintheExtendedFeatureBitmapfield,whichspecifieswhetherthe
NSEsupportsPShandover:
IftheBVCRESETorBVCRESETACKmessagesentbytheSGSNdoesnotcontaintheExtendedFeatureBitmapfield,orifthe
ExtendedFeatureBitmapfieldspecifiesthatPShandoverisnotsupported,noneofthecellsundertheNSEoftheSGSNsupportsPS
handover.Thatis,thesourcecelldoesnotsupportPShandover.
IftheExtendedFeatureBitmapfieldspecifiesthatPShandoverissupported,allcellsundertheNSEoftheSGSNsupportPShandover.
Thatis,thesourcecellsupportsPShandover.
Throughtheprecedingnegotiationprocedure,theBSCdetermineswhethertheSGSNsupportsPShandover.
TheBSCandtheSGSNsupportthepacketflowcontext(PFC)procedure.
PFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support).PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoON(On).
WhenPFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support)foranNSE,PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesettoON(On)forallthecellsundertheNSE.
Otherwise,PSservicesinthecellswhosePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off)willfail.
ThetriggeringconditionsforaGSMtoLTEPShandovervaryaccordingtothesettingofNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910):
WhenNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNC0(NC0)orNC1(NC1):
NACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)andeNACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)aresettoYES(Yes).
TheMSsendstheBSCaPACKETCELLCHANGENOTIFICATIONmessage.
SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoSUPPORT(Support).
NOTE:
ThepurposeofsettingNACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)toYES(Yes)whenNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNC0(NC0)orNC1(NC1)istoenableMSstosend
theBSCPACKETCELLCHANGENOTIFICATIONmessagesratherthantousetheNACCfeature.WiththePACKETCELLCHANGENOTIFICATION
message,MSscanperformGSMtoLTEPShandovers.
WhenNCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoNC2(NC2):
NC2SPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)andeNC2SPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)aresettoYES(Yes).
TheMSsendstheBSCanMR,andtheBSCdetectsthatthetargetcellisanLTEcellusingthePShandoveralgorithm.
SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoSUPPORT(Support).
TheBSCdetermineswhetherthehandoverisaservicebasedhandoverbasedontheDLUNITDATAPDU,CREATEBSSPFCPDU,orPSHANDOVER
REQUESTPDUsentbytheSGSN.Ifthehandoverisnotaservicebasedhandover,theBSCselectstheneighboringcellwiththehighestpriorityintheMR,and
theninitiatesaqualitybased,loadbased,orcoveragebasedPShandovertothatneighboringcell.Thepriorityofaneighboringcellisspecifiedby
NCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910).WhenNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoaninvalidvalue,thevalueofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),
UTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910),orEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(dependsontheRATofthecell)isusedasthevalueofthisparameter.Forexample,if
NCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoaninvalidvalueforaneighboringGSMcell,thevalueofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(forthesameRAT)isused
asthevalueofthisparameter.

5.1.2Procedure
OntheBSSside,theGSMtoLTEPShandoverprocedureissimilartotheinterBSCPShandoverprocedure.Thedifferencesareasfollows:

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ThetargetcellisanLTEcell.
ThePSHandoverRequiredmessagecarriestheSourceBSCtoTargeteNodeBTransparentContainer,whichcontainssuchIEsasMSradioaccess
capability,InterRAThandoverInfo,LTEINTERRATHANDOVERINFO,andtargetcell.
ThePSHandoverRequiredAcknowledgemessagecarriestheSourceeNodeBtoTargetBSCTransparentContainer,whichcontainsIEssuchas
handovercommandandRRCConnectionReconfiguration.

Figure51showsthesignalingprocedureduringGSMtoLTEPShandoverpreparation.
Figure51SignalingprocedureduringGSMtoLTEPShandoverpreparation

1.ThesourceBSSdecidestoinitiateaPShandovertoanLTEcell.Atthispointbothuplinkanddownlinkuserdataistransmittedthroughthefollowing:Bearers
betweenMSandSourceBSS,BSSGPPFCtunnel(s)betweensourceBSSandsourceSGSN,GTPtunnelsbetweenSourceSGSN,ServingGWandPDNGW.
2.ThesourceBSSsendsthePShandoverRequiredmessagetothesourceSGSNtorequestthecorenetwork(CN)toreserveresourcesinthetargeteNodeB,
targetMME,andtheservingGW.
3.ThesourceSGSNanalyzestheIE"TargeteNodeBIdentifier"anddeterminesthatthetypeofhandoverisaninterRATPShandovertoLTE.ThesourceSGSN
sendsaForwardRelocationRequestmessagewhichcarriesaPFIlisttothetargetMME,requestingthetargetMMEtoreserveresourcesfortheservice.
ThetargetMMEdeterminesiftheservingGWistoberelocated,forexample,duetopubliclandmobilenetwork(PLMN)change.IftheservingGWistobe
relocated,thetargetMMEselectsthetargetservingGWandthensendsaCreateBearerRequestmessagetothetargetservingGW.
4a.ThetargetservingGWallocatesitslocalresourcesandreturnsthemthetargetMMEwithaCreateBearerResponsemessagecarryingtheaddressofthe
servingGW.
5.ThetargetMMErequeststhetargeteNodeBtoestablishthebearer(s)bysendingthemessageHandoverRequesttothetargeteNodeB.
5a.ThetargeteNodeBallocatestherequestresourcesandreturnstheapplicableparameterstothetargetMMEinthemessageHandoverRequestAcknowledge
(TargettoSourceTransparentContainer,S1APCause,EPSBearerssetuplist,EPSBearersfailedtosetuplist).UponsendingtheHandoverRequest
AcknowledgemessagethetargeteNodeBshouldbepreparedtoreceivedownlinkGTPPDUsfromtheServingGWfortheacceptedEPSbearers.
6./6a.Ifindirectforwardingisapplied,thetargetMMEstartstocreateanindirectdataforwardingtunnel.
7.ThetargetMMEsendstheForwardRelocationResponsemessagetothesourceSGSN.ServingGWchangeindicationindicateswhetheranewServingGW
hasbeenselected.
8./8a.Ifindirectforwardingisapplied,thesourceSGSNstartstocreateanindirectdataforwardingtunnel.
Figure52showstheGSMtoLTEPShandoverexecution.

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Figure52GSMtoLTEPShandoverexecution

ThesourceSGSNcontinuestoreceivedownlinkanduplinkuserplanePDUs.WhenthesourceSGSNreceivestheForwardRelocationResponsemessageit
maystartdownlinkNPDUrelay,makeacopy,andsendthecopytothetargeteNodeB(fordirectforwarding)orthroughtheservingGW(forindirectforwarding),
andthetargeteNodeBmaystartblindtransmissionofdownlinkuserdatatowardstheMSovertheallocatedradiochannels.
1.ThesourceSGSNcompletesthepreparationphasetowardssourceBSSbysendingthePSHORequiredAcknowledgemessage.Thismessageincludesall
PFIsthatcouldbeestablishedonthetargetside.TheSGSNmaysuspenddownlinkdatatransferbeforesendingthePSHORequiredAcknowledgemessage.
ThePSHORequiredAcknowledgemessagealsocarriesthehandovercommand.TheBSSattemptstoemptythedownlinkbufferrelatedtoPFCsbeforesending
thehandovercommandtotheMS.
2.ThesourceBSSsendsaPSHandoverCommandmessage,instructingtheMStohandovertothetargetLTEcell.
3.TheMSmovestotheLTEcellandperformsaccessprocedurestowardthetargeteNodeB.
4.WhentheMShasgotaccesstothetargeteNodeB,itsendstheRRCConnectionReconfigurationCompletemessagetothetargeteNodeB.
5.WhentheMShassuccessfullyaccessedthetargeteNodeB,thetargeteNodeBsendsaHandoverNotifymessagetothetargetMME.
6./6a.AfterdetectingthattheMShasaccessedthetargetcell,thetargetMMEsendsaForwardRelocationCompletemessagetothesourceSGSN.Thesource
SGSNthenrespondswithaForwardRelocationCompleteAcknowledgemessage.Afterthat,thesourceSGSNstopsforwardingdatatothesourceMME.
7./7a.ThetargetMMEcompletesthehandover.
8.ThesourceSGSNreleasesrelatedresourcesthroughtheBSSpacketflowdeleteprocedure.
9.TheMSinitiatesthetrackingareaupdateprocedure.

5.1.3FastPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
FasthandoverfromGSMtoLTEisapplicabletotheGSM/LTEcositeandcocoveragescenarios.ItisalsoinvolvedinthefeaturesGBFD511302PSHandover
BetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage,GBFD511303PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality,GBFD511304PSHandoverBetweenGSM
andLTEBasedonCellLoad,GBFD511306GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover.
ToenablethefasthandoverfromGSMtoLTE,setNACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)andeNACCSPT(BSC6900,BSC6910)toNO(No),set
NCO(BSC6900,BSC6910)toNC0(NC0)orNC1(NC1),setPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)toYES(Support),setSPTBLINDHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)to
SUPPORT(SUPPORT),andsetSPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)toSUPPORT(Support).
ThetargetcellforafastPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEistheneighboringLTEcellwiththehighestpriorityconfiguredontheGSMnetwork.
NCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)specifiesthepriorityofaneighboringLTEcell.

5.1.4ServiceBasedPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511306GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover.

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TheservicebasedPShandoverisactivatedwhenTrafficReselAllow(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).
CodingBits
Semantic
TheBSCmayfindtheIE"ServiceUTRANCCO"inmultipleDLUNITDATAPDUs,CREATEBSSPFCPDUs,orPSHANDOVERREQUESTPDUssentfrom
theSGSN.TheBSSconsidersthatthelastreceivedIE"ServiceUTRANCCO"isofthehighestpriority.TheIE"ServiceUTRANCCO"carriesServiceUTRAN
CCOValuepartandServiceEUTRANCCOValuepart,whichindicatesthemostsuitableRATforthecurrentservice.Table51andTable52respectively
describethevaluesofServiceUTRANCCOValuepartandServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartandtheirmeanings.
Table51ValuesofServiceUTRANCCOValuepartandtheirmeanings
CodingBits

Semantic

000

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoUTRANorPShandovertoUTRAN
procedureshouldbeperformed

001

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoUTRANorPShandovertoUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

010

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoUTRANorPShandovertoUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

111

Ifreceived,shouldbeinterpretedasnoinformationavailable(bits45valid)

Othervalues

Ifreceived,shouldbeinterpretedasnoinformationavailable

Table52ValuesofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartandtheirmeanings
CodingBits

Semantic

01

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoEUTRANorPShandovertoEUTRAN
procedureshouldbeperformed

10

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoEUTRANorPShandovertoEUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

11

NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoEUTRANorPShandovertoEUTRAN
procedureshouldnotbeperformed

00

Ifreceived,shouldbeinterpretedasnoinformationavailable

IfthevalueofServiceUTRANCCOValuepartis000orthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis01,theMStriggersaservicebasedPShandover.If
thevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis01,theMSselectsaneighboringLTEcellwiththehighestneighboringcellpriorityandthebestreceivequality.
IfnoneighboringLTEcellisunavailable,theMSproceedstoperformaqualitybased,loadbased,orcoveragebasedPShandover.IfthevalueofServiceUTRAN
CCOValuepartisnot000andthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartisnot01,theMStriggersaqualitybased,loadbased,orcoveragebasedPS
handover.

5.1.5QualityBasedPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511303PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality.
ThequalitybasedPShandoverisactivatedwhenURGENTRESELALLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).Whentheconditionsfortriggeringa
servicebasedPShandoverarenotmet,theBSCdetermineswhethertoinitiateaPShandoverbasedonthereceivequalityoftheradiolinkontheUminterface.
TheMRsorBERindicatesthereceivequalityofaradiolink.IftheBERincreases,thesignallevelmaybetooloworinterferenceexistsonthechannel.Inthis
case,theBSCinstructstheMStoreselectaneighboringcellwithhighersignallevel.Withinareceivequalitymeasurementperiod,iftheMSreceivequality
deteriorationratioisgreaterthanCELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH(BSC6900,BSC6910),aqualitybasedPShandoverisinitiated.MSreceivequality
deteriorationratio=Timesofbadradiolinkquality/NumberofradiolinkqualityMRs
TheMSselectsthehighestlevelcandidatecellwithinthehighestprioritycellsasthetargetcell.WhenthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis10or
11,noneofLTEcellscanbeselectedasatargetcell.

5.1.6LoadBasedPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511304PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad.
TheloadbasedPShandoverisactivatedwhenLOADRESELALLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).Whenneithertheconditionsforinitiatinga
servicebasedPShandovernortheconditionsforinitiatingaqualitybasedPShandoveraremet,aloadbasedPShandoverisinitiatedtobalancetheloadamong
thecellsinthenetwork.InaloadbasedPShandover,someMSsincellswithheavyloadarehandedovertocellswithlightload.Inaddition,theMSsin
neighboringcellsshouldnotbehandedovertotheseheavilyloadedcells.Figure53showstheloadbasedPShandover.
Figure53LoadbasedPShandover

WhentheservingcellisoverloadedandthereceivelevelinthiscellislowerthanLOADRESELMAXRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910),loadbasedPShandoveris
triggered.
IfthechannelmultiplexingrateofacellishigherthanthevalueoftheLOADRESELSTARTTHRSH(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameter,theloadinthe
cellisheavy,andtheloadbasedPShandovershouldbeenabled.

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InaloadbasedPShandover,onlytheMSwhosesignallevelislowerthanLOADRESELMAXRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910)canbehandedovertoa
neighboringcell.

TheMSselectsthehighestlevelcandidatecellwithinthehighestprioritycellsasthetargetcell.WhenthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis10or
11,noneofLTEcellscanbeselectedasatargetcell.

5.1.7CoverageBasedPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511302PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage.
ThecoveragebasedPShandoverisactivatedwhenNORMALRESELALLOW(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoPERMIT(Permit).
Whennoneoftheconditionsforinitiatingaservicebased,qualitybased,andloadbasedPShandoveraremetandtheP/Ncriterionforinitiatingacoveragebased
PShandoverismet,acoveragebasedPShandoverisinitiated.
TheP/NcriterionforinitiatingacoveragebasedPShandoverisasfollows:IntheperiodspecifiedbyRESELWATCHPERIOD(BSC6900,BSC6910),thenumber
oftimesthatthereceiveleveloftheservingcellislowerthanthevalueofMINACCRXLEV(BSC6900,BSC6910)reachesthevalueof
RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH(BSC6900,BSC6910).
TheMSselectsthehighestlevelcandidatecellwithinthehighestprioritycellsasthetargetcell.WhenthevalueofServiceEUTRANCCOValuepartis10or
11,noneofLTEcellscanbeselectedasatargetcell.

5.1.8RATPriorityBasedPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511305PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority.
IntheRATprioritybasedPShandoveralgorithm,neighboringcellsarerankedbasedontheirRATpriorities.
TheRATprioritybasedneighboringcellrankingisapplicabletoqualitybased,loadbased,andcoveragebasedPShandovers.
ThevalueofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)orEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(dependsontheRATofthecell)isusedastheRATpriorityofaneighboring
cell.
ThepriorityofneighboringGSMcellsmustbedifferentfromthatofneighboringLTEcells.
IfthepriorityofGSMishigherthanthatofLTE,thenaneighboringGSMcellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.IfthepriorityofLTEishigherthanthat
ofGSM,thenaneighboringLTEcellispreferentiallyselectedasacandidatecell.

5.1.9NeighboringCellPriorityBasedPSHandover
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511310MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover.
IntheneighboringcellprioritybasedPShandoveralgorithm,neighboringcellsarerankedbasedontheirpriorities.
Theneighboringcellprioritybasedneighboringcellrankingisapplicabletoqualitybased,loadbased,andcoveragebasedPShandovers.
NeighboringcellpriorityisspecifiedbytheNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameter.
WhenNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoaninvalidvalue,thevalueofGERANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)orEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(depends
ontheRATofthecell)isusedasthevalueofthisparameter.Forexample,ifNCELLPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoaninvalidvalueforaneighboringLTEcell,
thevalueofEUTRANPRI(BSC6900,BSC6910)(forthesameRAT)isusedasthevalueofthisparameter.
ThepriorityofneighboringGSMcellsmustbedifferentfromthatofneighboringLTEcells.
Neighboringcellswiththehighestpriorityareselectedascandidatecells.

5.2PSHandoverfromLTEtoGSM
5.2.1Overview
ThehandoverfromLTEtoGSMistriggeredbytheeNodeB.
TheLTEtoGSMPShandoverisactivatedwhenSPTLTEINBSCPSHO(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoSUPPORT(Support).

5.2.2Procedure
OntheBSSside,theLTEtoGSMPShandoverprocedureissimilartotheinterBSCPShandoverprocedure.Thedifferencesareasfollows:
ThePSHandoverRequestmessagecarriestheSourcetoTargetTransparentContainer,whichcontainsIEssuchasUEradioaccesscapability,Inter
RAThandoverInfo,LTEINTERRATHANDOVERINFO,andthetargetcell.
ThePSHandoverRequestAcknowledgemessagecarriestheSourcetoTargetTransparentContainer,whichcontainsIEssuchas
MobilityFromEUTRACommandandthecipheringalgorithm.
Figure54showsthesignalingprocedureduringLTEtoGSMhandoverpreparation.

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Figure54LTEtoGSMPShandoverpreparation

1.ThesourceeNodeBdecidestoinitiateaPShandovertoaGSMcell.Atthispointbothuplinkanddownlinkuserdataistransmittedoverthefollowing:bearer(s)
betweenUEandsourceeNodeB,GTPtunnel(s)betweensourceeNodeB,servingGWandPDNGW.
2.ThesourceeNodeBsendsthesourceMMEaHandoverRequiredmessagewhichcarriesthetargetBSCidentifier,sourceeNodeBidentifier,andtransparent
container.
3.BasedonthetargetBSCidentifier,thesourceMMEdetectsthattheUEneedstobehandedovertoGSMandthensendsaForwardRelocationRequest
messagetothetargetSGSN.ThetargetSGSNmapstheEPSbearerstoPDPcontextsonetooneandmapstheEPSBearerQoSparametervaluesofanEPS
bearertothepreRel8QoSparametervaluesofabearercontext
4.ThetargetSGSNdetermineswhethertheServingGWistoberelocated,forexample,duetoPLMNchange.IftheservingGWistoberelocated,thetarget
SGSNselectsthetargetservingGW,andsendsaCreateSessionRequestmessagetothetargetservingGW.
4a.ThetargetservingGWallocatesresourcestotheserviceandthensendsaCreateSessionResponsemessagetothetargetSGSN.
5.ThetargetSGSNcreatestheEPSBearercontext(s),andthensendsaPSHandoverRequesttothetargetBSS,requestingthetargetBSStosetupPFC
resourcesfortheservice.BasedupontheaggregateBSSQoSprofile(ABQP)foreachPFCthetargetBSSdecidesaboutwhichPFCstoassignradioresources.
Then,thetargetBSSallocatesTBFsforeachPFCthatitcanaccommodateandpreparestheTargettoSourceTransparentContainer.
5a.ThetargetBSSsendsaPSHandoverRequestAcknowledgemessage,whichcarriesthehandovercommand,tothetargetSGSN.UponsendingthePS
HandoverRequestAcknowledgemessagethetargetBSSshouldbepreparedtoreceivedownlinkLLCPDUsfromthetargetSGSNfortheacceptedPFCs.
6./6a.Ifindirectforwardingisapplied,thetargetSGSNstartstocreateanindirectdataforwardingtunnel.
7.ThetargetSGSNsendsthesourceMMEaForwardRelocationResponsemessagewhichcarriestheTargettoSourceTransparentContainer.
8./8a.Ifindirectforwardingisapplied,thesourceMMEstartstocreateanindirectdataforwardingtunnel.
Figure55showsthesignalingprocedureduringhandoverexecution.

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Figure55LTEtoGSMPShandoverexecution

1.TheSourceMMEcompletesthepreparationphasetowardssourceeNodeBbysendingtheHandoverCommandmessagethatcarriestheTargettoSource
TransparentContainer(PSHandoverCommand,PFIlist).
2.ThesourceeNodeBsendstheMobilityFromEUTRACommandmessagetotheUE,instructingtheUEtohandovertothetargetaccesssystem.Uponthe
receptionofthatmessage,theUEassociatesitsbearerIDstotherespectivePFIsandsuspendstheuplinktransmissionoftheuserplanedata.
3.TheUEmovestothetargetGSMsystemandexecutesthehandover.
4.Afteraccessingthecell,theUEsendsanXIDresponsemessagetothetargetSGSN,andrecoversthedatatransfer.
5.AfterreceivingthefirstcorrectRLC/MACblockfromtheUE,thetargetBSSinformsthetargetSGSNbysendingthePSHandoverCompletemessage.
6.ThetargetBSSalsorelaystheXIDResponsemessagetothetargetSGSN.Notethatthemessageinstep6and7mayarriveinanyorderinthetargetSGSN.
7.8.AfterreceivingthePSHandoverCompletemessage,thetargetSGSNinformsthesourceMMEbysendingtheForwardRelocationCompleteNotification
message.ThesourceMMEthenrespondswithaForwardRelocationCompleteAcknowledgemessage.
9.10.TheCNadjuststheuserplanebearer.AtthisstagetheuserplanepathisestablishedforallEPSBearercontextsbetweentheMS,TargetBSS,Target
SGSN,TargetServingGWandPDNGW.TheSGSNreleasesthenonacceptedEPSBearercontexts.
11./12.ThetargetSGSNmayinitiateanLLC/SNDCPXIDnegotiation.
13.TheUEupdatestheroutingarea.
14.AfterreceivingthePSHandoverCompletemessagewithRequestforInterRATHandoverInfosettingto1,thetargetSGSNreturnsaPSHandover
CompleteAcknowledgemessage,whichcarriestheINTERRATHANDOVERINFO.IfthetargetSGSNcannotidentifytheRequestforInterRATHandover
Info,itdoesnotreturnthePSHandoverCompleteAcknowledgemessage.IfthetargetBSSreceivesthePSHandoverCompleteAcknowledgemessage,itsets
theIE"ReliableINTERRATHANDOVER"inthePSHandoverRequiredmessageto1.IfthePSHandoverCompleteAcknowledgemessageisnotreceived,the
targetBSSsetstheIE"ReliableINTERRATHANDOVER"to0.
15.ThesourceMMErequeststhesourceeNodeBandsourceservingGWtoreleaserelatedresources.Ifindirectforwardingwasapplied,thesourceMMErelease
temporaryresourcesusedforindirectforwarding.

6SRVCC
6.1Overview
ThissectiondescribesthefeatureGBFD511309SRVCC.
InSingleRadioVoiceCallContinuity(SRVCC),speechservicesareimplementedinLTEPSnetwork,sotechnicallytheSRVCCfeaturecanberegardedasa
realLTEvoiceoverIP(VoIP)technique.
TheSRVCCfeatureenablesthespeechservicesthatarecarriedontheIPMultimediaSubsystem(IMS)tobehandedovertoaGSMnetwork,maintainingthe
speechservices.
TheSRVCCfeaturesupportsonlyhandoverofspeechservicesfromLTEtoGSMthatcoversthesamearea.
TheSRVCCfeatureisactivatedwhenSRVCCHOEN(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Yes).Inaddition,theparametersLTESAIMCC(BSC6900,BSC6910),
LTESAIMNC(BSC6900,BSC6910),LTESAILAC(BSC6900,BSC6910),andLTESAISAC(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesetbasedonthesettingofthese
parametersontheMSCserver.
TheIMSmustbedeployedattheCNandmustbecapableofprovidingspeechservicestoimplementtheSRVCCfeature.WiththeassistanceoftheIMSinVoIP
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Figure61showstheNetworkElements(NEs)involvedinSRVCC.
Figure61NEsinvolvedinSRVCC

6.2Procedure
OntheBSSside,theSRVCCprocedureissimilartothehandoverpreparationandhandoverexecutionofanincomingGSMinterRAThandover.Thedifferenceis
thatinSRVCCprocedure,thesourcecellserviceareaidentifier(SAI)carriedintheHandoverRequestisthedefaultSAIconfiguredinSRVCC.Ifthesourcecell
SAIcarriedintheHandoverRequestisnotthedefaultSAIconfiguredinSRVCC,theBSChandlestheSRVCCasanormalincominginterRAThandoverand
sendsahandoverresponsemessagetotheMSC.
Figure62showstheprocedureofLTEtoGSMSRVCC.

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Figure62SRVCCfromLTEtoGSMwithoutDTM/PSHOsupport

1.ThesourceLTEdecidestoperformahandovertotheGSMbasedonMRsfromtheMS.
2.ThesourceLTEsendsaHandoverRequiredmessagethatcarriestheSourcetoTargetTransparentContainertotheMME.Thismessagealsoshowsthatthe
SRVCCprocedureisapplied.
3.TheMMEseparatesspeechdatafromotherdatabasedontheQoSClassIdentifier(QCI)andtheSRVCChandoverindication.Then,theMMEsendsa
ForwardRelocationRequestmessagetotheMSCservertostartaPShandoverforspeechdata.TheForwardRelocationRequestmessagecarriestheVDN,
MSISDN,SourcetoTargetTransparentContainer,andMMContext.
4.TheMSCserverhandlesthehandoverasaninterMSCCShandover,andsendsaPrepareHandoverRequestmessagetothetargetMSC.
5.ThetargetMSCstartsresourcereservationinthetargetBSScell.Thatis,theMSCsendsaHandoverRequestmessagetotheBSS,andthentheBSS
respondswithaHandoverAcknowledgemessage.
6.AfterresourcesarereservedinthetargetBSScell,thetargetMSCsendsaPrepareHandoverResponsemessagetothesourceMSCserver.
7.ThesourceMSCserversetsupthecircuitconnectionbetweenthetargetMSCandtheMGWassociatedwiththeMSCserver.
8.TheMSCserversendstheISUPIAM(VDN)toinitiatethesessiontransferfromIMStoCSdomain.
9.TheMSCserversendstheMMEaForwardRelocationResponsemessagethatcarriestheTargettoSourceTransparentContainer,whichcontainsresource
informationofthetargetcell.
10a.ThesourceMMEsendsthesourceLTEaHandoverCommandmessagethatcarriestheTargettoSourceTransparentContainertothesourceLTE.This
handoverinvolvesonlyCSservices.
10b.ThesourceMMEinstructstheservingGWtoreleaseallS1UbearersoftheEPSBearertodeactivateCSbearersandkeepthenonGBRbearers.Afterthat,
theMMEdoesnotsendpagingmessagestotheMSafterreceivingthepagingdatafromtheservingGW.
11.ThesourceLTEsendsaHandoverfromLTECommandmessagetoinstructtheMStostarthandover.
12.TheMSstartstoaccesstheGSMcell.

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13.AfterdetectingthattheMShasaccessedthetargetcell,thetargetBSSsendsaHandoverCompletemessagetothetargetMSC.
Feature
PrerequisiteFeature
MutuallyExclusiveFeature
ImpactedFeature
14.ThetargetMSCsendsanSES(HandoverComplete)messagetotheMSCserver.
15.ThecircuitconnectionbetweenthetargetMSCandtheMGWassociatedwiththeMSCserverisreleased.Forexample,thetargetMSCsendstheMSC
serveranISDNUserPart(ISUP)Answermessage.
16.TheMSCserversendsaForwardRelocationCompletemessagetoinformthesourceMMEthattheMShasaccessedthetargetcell.ThesourceMMEthen
respondswithaForwardRelocationCompleteAcknowledgemessage.
17.TheMSCservermaystarttheMAPUpdateLocationproceduretoupdatetheMSlocationinformationinthehomesubscriberserver(HSS)orhomelocation
register(HLR).

7RelatedFeatures
Table71Relatedfeatures
Feature

PrerequisiteFeature

MutuallyExclusiveFeature

ImpactedFeature

CellReselectionBetweenGSMand
LTE

None

None

GBFD511403ExtendedBCCH
NOTE
ItisrecommendedthattheCell
ReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
beusedtogetherwiththeGBFD
511403ExtendedBCCHfeatureto
reducethedelayinLTEtoGSMcell
reselectionandincreasetheCS
pagingsuccessrate.

PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
BasedonCoverage

GBFD511301CellReselection
BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD119502PSHandover

None

None

PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
BasedonQuality

GBFD511301CellReselection
BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD119502PSHandover

None

None

PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
BasedonCellLoad

GBFD511301CellReselection
BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD119502PSHandover

None

None

PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTE
BasedonModePriority

GBFD511301CellReselection
BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD119502PSHandover

None

None

GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover GBFD511301CellReselection
BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD119502PSHandover

None

None

eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE

GBFD511301CellReselection
None
BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD116201NetworkControlledCell
Reselection(NC2)

None

eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE

GBFD511301CellReselection
BetweenGSMandLTE

None

None

SRVCC

None

None

IfSRVCCisenabledwiththeGBFD
118702MOCNSharedCellfeature,
thevaluesof
LTESAIMCC(BSC6910,BSC6900),
LTESAIMNC(BSC6910,BSC6900),
LTESAILAC(BSC6910,BSC6900),
andLTESAISAC(BSC6910,BSC6900)
parametersontheBSCmustbe
consistentwiththoseontheMSC
server.

MultiTechnologyNeighbourCell
BasedHandover

GBFD511302PSHandoverBetween
GSMandLTEBasedonCoverage,
GBFD511303PSHandoverBetween
GSMandLTEBasedonQuality,or
GBFD511304PSHandoverBetween
GSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad

None

None

8NetworkImpact
8.1CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
8.1.1SystemCapacity
TheCellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTEfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstoreselectLTEcellsinareascoveredbyanLTEnetwork.Thisincreases
overallcapacitiesofGSMandLTEnetworks.

8.1.2NetworkPerformance
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ThisfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstoreselectLTEcellsinareascoveredbyanLTEnetwork,whichincreasesPSdatarates.Inaddition,thisfeature
enablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstoreselectorhandovertoGSMcellsinareasnotcoveredbyanLTEnetwork.Thisensuresservicecontinuity.

8.2PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
8.2.1SystemCapacity
None

8.2.2NetworkPerformance
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoveragefeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellswhentheLTEsignallevelis
high.ThisincreasesPSdatarates.

8.3PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
8.3.1SystemCapacity
None

8.3.2NetworkPerformance
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQualityfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellswhentransmissionqualityis
poor.ThisincreasesPSdatarates.

8.4PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
8.4.1SystemCapacity
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoadfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellswhentrafficloadisheavyon
theGSMnetwork.ThisincreasesoverallcapacitiesofGSMandLTEnetworks.

8.4.2NetworkPerformance
ThisfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellswhentrafficloadisheavyontheGSMnetwork.ThisincreasesPSdatarates.

8.5PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
8.5.1SystemCapacity
None

8.5.2NetworkPerformance
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriorityfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellswhentheLTEsignallevel
ishigh.ThisincreasesPSdatarates.

8.6GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
8.6.1SystemCapacity
None

8.6.2NetworkPerformance
TheGSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandoverfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellsbasedonservicerequirementsfromtheSGSN.
ThisincreasesPSdatarates.

8.7eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
8.7.1SystemCapacity
None

8.7.2NetworkPerformance
TheeNC2BetweenGSMandLTEfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstoreselectanLTEnetworkineNC2modeifoneofthefollowingconditionsismet:
TheLTEsignallevelishigh.
ThetransmissionqualityontheGSMnetworkispoor.
TheloadontheGSMnetworkisheavy.
ThisfeatureincreasesPSdatarates.

8.8eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE
8.8.1SystemCapacity
None

8.8.2NetworkPerformance
TheeNACCBetweenGSMandLTEfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstoobtainsysteminformationaboutGSMcellsbeforereselectingthesecells.This
reducesserviceinterruptionduration.

8.9SRVCC
8.9.1SystemCapacity
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TheSRVCCfeatureenablesVoIPservicesperformedbyGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandoverfromLTEcellstoGSMcells.Thisincreasesoverallcapacitiesof
GSMandLTEnetworks.

8.9.2NetworkPerformance
None

8.10MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover
8.10.1SystemCapacity
None

8.10.2NetworkPerformance
TheMultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandoverfeatureenablesGSM/LTEdualmodeMSstohandovertoLTEcellswhentheGSMsignallevelislowbut
theLTEsignallevelishigh.ThisincreasesPSdatarates.

9EngineeringGuidelines
9.1WhentoUseInteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTE
9.1.1CellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
TheCellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTEfeaturecanbeusedonlyifneighboringLTEcellsareconfigured.EachGSMcellcanbeconfiguredwithamaximum
of64neighboringLTEcells.Theseneighboringcellscanuseamaximumofeightfrequencies,witheachfrequencysupportingamaximumof16neighboringcells
thatdonotsupportcellreselection.

9.1.2PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriorityfeaturecanbeusedonlyifboththeBSCandSGSNsupportthePFCandPShandover
procedures.ThePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910),PFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)andPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)parametersareconfiguredontheBSC
sidetoindicatethesupportofthePFCandPShandoverbytheNSE.
WhenPFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support)foranNSE,PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesettoON(On)forallthecellsundertheNSE.
Otherwise,PSservicesinthecellswhosePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off)willfail.

9.1.3PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriorityfeaturecanbeusedonlyifboththeBSCandSGSNsupportthePFCandPShandover
procedures.ThePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910),PFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)andPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)parametersareconfiguredontheBSC
sidetoindicatethesupportofthePFCandPShandoverbytheNSE.
WhenPFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support)foranNSE,PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesettoON(On)forallthecellsundertheNSE.
Otherwise,PSservicesinthecellswhosePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off)willfail.

9.1.4PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriorityfeaturecanbeusedonlyifboththeBSCandSGSNsupportthePFCandPShandover
procedures.ThePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910),PFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)andPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)parametersareconfiguredontheBSC
sidetoindicatethesupportofthePFCandPShandoverbytheNSE.
WhenPFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support)foranNSE,PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesettoON(On)forallthecellsundertheNSE.
Otherwise,PSservicesinthecellswhosePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off)willfail.

9.1.5PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriorityfeaturecanbeusedonlyifboththeBSCandSGSNsupportthePFCandPShandover
procedures.ThePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910),PFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)andPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)parametersareconfiguredontheBSC
sidetoindicatethesupportofthePFCandPShandoverbytheNSE.
WhenPFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support)foranNSE,PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesettoON(On)forallthecellsundertheNSE.
Otherwise,PSservicesinthecellswhosePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off)willfail.

9.1.6GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
ThePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriorityfeaturecanbeusedonlyifboththeBSCandSGSNsupportthePFCandPShandover
procedures.ThePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910),PFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)andPSHOSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)parametersareconfiguredontheBSC
sidetoindicatethesupportofthePFCandPShandoverbytheNSE.
WhenPFCSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoYES(Support)foranNSE,PFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)mustbesettoON(On)forallthecellsundertheNSE.
Otherwise,PSservicesinthecellswhosePFCSwitch(BSC6900,BSC6910)issettoOFF(Off)willfail.

9.1.7eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
None

9.1.8eNACCBetweenGSMandLTE
TheeNACCBetweenGSMandLTEfeaturecanbeusedonlyiftheBSCsupportstheRIMprocedure.TosupporttheRIMprocedure,setthe
RIMSUP(BSC6900,BSC6910)parameterfortheNSEtoindicatewhethertheRIMprocedureissupported.

9.1.9SRVCC
None

9.1.10MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover
None

9.2RequiredInformation
N/A

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9.3NetworkPlanning
Aspect

Requirement
PlananappropriatenumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequencies.ToensurethatMSscanproperlyreportneighboringLTEcellinformationafterthefollowing
featuresareenabled,FordetailsaboutthespecificationsofthenumberofneighboringGSMcellfrequencies,see3.3ReportingofNeighboringLTECell
Information.ThisensuresthatMSsproperlyreportneighboringLTEcellinformationafterthefollowingfeaturesareenabled:
GBFD511302PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
GBFD511303PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
GBFD511304PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
GBFD511305PSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
GBFD511306GSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
GBFD511307eNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
GBFD511310MultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover

9.4OverallDeploymentProcedure
TheCellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTEfeature,whichisabasicfunctionofInteroperabilitybetweenGSMandLTE,mustbedeployedpreferentially.Other
featuresareoptionalfunctionandcanbeenabledbasedonindividualneeds.

9.5DeployingCellReselectionBetweenGSMandLTE
9.5.1DeploymentRequirements
Table91Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

The3900seriesbasestationsareusedbecauseonlythistypeofbasestations
supportsthisfeature.
NOTE:
TheBTS3900BandBTS3900Edonotsupportthisfeature.

GSMnetworking

None

MS

MSssupportbothGSMandLTEnetworksandbidirectionalcellreselection
betweenGSMandLTE.

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

Others

Thebasestationsubsystem(BSS)andnetworksubsystem(NSS)
supportcellreselectionbetweenGSMandLTE.
Thepacketcontrolunit(PCU),SGSN,gatewayGPRSsupport
node(GGSN),andHLRsupportthisfeature.

9.5.2Activation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheADDGEXTLTECELLcommandtoaddanexternalLTEcell.Inthisstep,setEUTRANCellTypeaccordingtoonsiterequirements.
2.RuntheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandwithLTECellReselectionAllowedsettoYES(Yes)forthetargetGSMcell.
3.RuntheSETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYScommandwithGERANPrioritysettoavaluelessthanthatofEUTRANPriority.
4.RuntheADDGLTENCELLcommandtoaddaneighboringLTEcell.Inthisstep,settheparametersasfollows:
SetSourceCellIndextotheindexofthecelltobeverified.
SetNeighborCellIndextotheindexoftheaddedLTEcell.
SetSupportCellReselectiontoSUPPORT(SUPPORT).
5.RuntheSETOTHSOFTPARAcommandwithSupportSent2QUATERsettoYES(Yes).

MMLCommandExamples
//AddinganexternalLTEcell
ADDGEXTLTECELL:EXTLTECELLID=8048,EXTLTECELLNAME="cell",MCC="460",MNC="188",ENODEBTYPE=HOME,CI=0,TAC=1,FREQ=2,PCID=3,
EUTRANTYPE=FDD
//EnablingLTEcellreselection
SETGCELLHOBASIC:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,LTECELLRESELEN=YES
//SettingthecellpriorityandtheparametersaboutEUTRANsysteminformation
SETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GERANPRI=1,EUTRANPRI=7,THREUTRANHIGH=2,EUTRANQRXLEVMIN=10

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//EnablingcellreselectionfromaGSMcelltoaspecificneighboringLTEcell
SN
ManagedObject(MO)
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
ADDGLTENCELL:IDTYPE=BYID,SRCLTENCELLID=0,NBRLTENCELLID=8048,SPTRESEL=SUPPORT
//EnablingthesendingofSystemInformation2Quater

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

SETOTHSOFTPARA:Send2QuterFlag=YES

UsingtheCME(Method1)
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringtheGSM/WCDMAInteroperabilityfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatchmodificationsif
required.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable92.ForthemethodofperformingtheCME
singleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table92ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GEXTLTECELL

BSC6900/BSC6910

EUTRANCellType

EUTRANTYPE

Yes

GCELLHOBASIC

BSC6900/BSC6910

LTECellReselection
Allowed

LTECELLRESELEN

Yes

GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS BSC6900/BSC6910

GERANPriority

GERANPRI

Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

EUTRANPriority

UTRANPRI

Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SourceCellIndex

SRCLTENCELLID

No

NeighborCellIndex

NBRLTENCELLID

GLTENCELL

SupportCellReselection SPTRESEL
5

OTHSOFTPARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportSent2QUATER

Send2QuterFlag

Yes

UsingtheCME(Method2)
ThisfeaturecanbebatchactivatedusingtheCME.Fordetailedoperations,seethefollowingsectionintheCMEproductdocumentationoronlinehelp:CME
Management>CMEGuidelines>EnhancedFeatureManagement>FeatureOperationandMaintenance.

9.5.3ActivationObservation
1.OntheBSCLMT,runtheLSTGCELLHOBASICcommandtoquerythevalueofLTECellReselectionAllowed.
Expectedresult:ThevalueofLTECellReselectionAllowedisYes.
2.UseadualmodeMStocamponaGSMcell.OntheBSCLMT,traceCSRSLmessagesovertheAbisinterface.OntheRSLtabpage,setFilter
FlagtoCellandCellID(cell1,cell2,...cell16)totheindexofthecelltobeverified.Then,clickSubmit.
Expectedresult:TheMSsuccessfullyreselectstoanLTEcell.TheRSLmessagetracingresultindicatesthattheBCCHInformationmessageis
tracedanditsmessagetypeisSystemInformation2Quater.

9.5.4Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandtodisablecellreselectionfromaGSMcelltoallneighboringLTEcells.Inthisstep,setLTECell
ReselectionAllowedtoNO(No).
2.(Optional)TodisablecellreselectionfromaGSMcelltoaspecificLTEcell,runtheMODGLTENCELLcommandwithSupportCellReselectionset
toUNSUPPORT(UNSUPPORT).

MMLCommandExamples
//DisablingcellreselectionfromaGSMcelltoallneighboringLTEcells
SETGCELLHOBASIC:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,LTECELLRESELEN=NO
//DisablingcellreselectionfromaGSMcelltoaspecificneighboringLTEcell
MODGLTENCELL:IDTYPE=BYID,SRCLTENCELLID=0,NBRLTENCELLID=8048,SPTRESEL=UNSUPPORT

UsingtheCME
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SN
Aspect
MO
NE
ParameterName
Requirement
ParameterID
ConfigurableinCME
modificationsifrequired.
BatchModification
Configuretheparametersofasingleobjectbeforeabatchmodification.Performabatchmodificationbeforeloggingoutoftheparametersettinginterface.
Center
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable93.ForthemethodofperformingtheCME
singleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table93ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLHOBASIC

BSC6900/BSC6910

LTECellReselection
Allowed

LTECELLRESELEN

Yes

2(Optional)

GLTENCELL

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportCellReselection SPTRESEL

No

NOTE:
ConfigurethisMOwhen
cellreselectionfroma
GSMcelltoaspecific
LTEcellisdisabled.

9.6DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage
9.6.1DeploymentRequirements
Table94Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

MSssupportPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoverage.

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

Others

TheSGSNsupportsPShandoverbetweenGSMandLTE.
TheSGSNsupportsthepacketflowcontext(PFC)procedure.
AGSMcellisconfiguredwithaneighboringLTEcell,andthe
neighboringLTEcellsupportscellreselection.
NOTE:
ToaddanexternalLTEcellandenabletheLTEcellreselection,performthe
followingsteps:
1.RuntheADDGEXTLTECELLcommandtoaddanexternalLTE
cell.Inthisstep,setEUTRANCellTypebasedonactual
conditions.
2.RuntheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandwithLTECell
ReselectionAllowedsettoYES(Yes).
AnLTEcellisconfiguredwithaneighboringGSMcell.Inaddition,
theLTEcellsupportsPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBased
onCoverage.

9.6.2Precautions
WhenanNSEsupportsPShandover,allthecellsundertheNSEsupportPShandover.

9.6.3Activation
UsingMMLCommands
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncoverage
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:

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ManagedObject(MO)
NE
ParameterName
SetSupportNC2toYES(Yes).

SN

ParameterID

SetSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandovertoSUPPORT(Support).

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

2.RuntheSETGCELLPSBASEcommandwithNetworkControlModesettoNC2(NC2).
3.RuntheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommand.Inthisstep,setCellNormalReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit),andsetthefollowing
parametersaccordingtoonsiterequirements:
NormalCellReselectionWatchPeriod
CellReselectionHysteresis
CellPenaltyDuration
NormalCellReselectionWorsenLevelThreshold
CellReselectionLevelThreshold
CellPenaltyLevel
AllowedMeasureReportMissedNumber
FilterWindowSize
CellReselectInterval
4.RuntheSETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYScommandwithEUTRANPrioritysetto7.
5.RuntheSETGCELL2GBA1commandwith2GBA1NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
6.RuntheSETGCELLHO2GBA2commandwith2GBA2NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncoverage
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithGPRSsettoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU)andSupportInLTEInter
cellPSHandoversettoSUPPORT(Support).

MMLCommandExamples
//ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncoverage
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,NC2SPT=YES,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=SUPPORT
SETGCELLPSBASE:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,NCO=NC2
SETGCELLNC2PARA:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,MINACCRXLEV=15,RESELHYST=6,PENALTYRXLEV=30,PENALTYLASTTM=10,
ALLOWEDMEASRPTMISSEDNUM=4,FILTERWNDSIZE=6,NORMALRESELALLOW=PERMIT,RESELWATCHPERIOD=10,
RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH=1,RESELINTERVAL=2
SETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,EUTRANPRI=7
SETGCELL2GBA1:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA1OPTSW=ON
SETGCELLHO2GBA2:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA2OPTSW=ON
//ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncoverage
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=SUPPORT

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NOTE:
WhenconfiguringthePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoveragefeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthen
performbatchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable95orTable96.Forthemethodof
performingtheCMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncoverage
Table95ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

SupportNC2

NC2SPT

SupportOutLTEInter SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO
cellPSHandover
2

GCELLPSBASE

BSC6900/BSC6910

NetworkControlMode NCO

Yes

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ManagedObject(MO)
MO

NE

NE

GCELLNC2PARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

ParameterName
ParameterName
ParameterIDParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
SupportsCME
BatchModification
BatchModification
Center
Center

CellNormal
ReselectionAllowed

NORMALRESELALLOW

Yes

CellReselection
Hysteresis

RESELHYST

NormalCell
ReselectionWatch
Period

RESELWATCHPERIOD

CellPenaltyDuration

PENALTYLASTTM

NormalCell
ReselectionWorsen
LevelThreshold

RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH

CellReselectionLevel MINACCRXLEV
Threshold
CellPenaltyLevel

PENALTYRXLEV

AllowedMeasure
ReportMissed
Number

ALLOWEDMEASRPTMISSEDNUM

FilterWindowSize

FILTERWNDSIZE

CellReselectInterval

RESELINTERVAL

GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS BSC6900/BSC6910

EUTRANPriority

EUTRANPR

Yes

GCELL2GBA1

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA1Neighboring
CellOptimization
Switch

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

No

GCELLHO2GBA2

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA2Neighboring
CellOptimization
Switch

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

No

ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncoverage
Table96ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

SupportsCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.6.4ActivationObservation
VerifyingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncoverage
1.OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommandwithCellUrgentReselectionAllowed,CellLoadReselectionAllowed,andCell
ServiceReselectionAllowedsettoFORBID(Forbid).
2.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePSmessagesovertheUminterfaceandPTP
messagesovertheGbinterface.
3.MovetheMSorincreasethepowerofthetargetLTEcellsothatthereceivelevelofthetargetLTEcellishigherthanthatoftheservingGSMcell.
4.CheckthemessagestracedovertheUmandGbinterfaces.Ifallthefollowingmessagesareavailable,thePShandoverfromGSMtoLTEBasedon
Coveragehasbeenenabled:
PSHandoverRequiredmessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverRequiredAcknowledgemessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
PSHandoverCommandmessageovertheUminterface:sentfromtheBSCtoMSs
VerifyingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncoverage
1.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingLTEcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePTPmessagesovertheGbinterfaceforthetarget
GSMcell.
2.MovetheMSorincreasethepowerofthetargetGSMcellsothatthereceivelevelofthetargetGSMcellishigherthanthatoftheservingLTEcell.
3.CheckthePSservicesovertheUminterfaceandthemessagestracedovertheGbinterfaceinthetargetGSMcell.Ifallthefollowingmessages
overtheGbinterfaceareavailable,thePShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncoveragehasbeenenabled:
PSHandoverRequestmessage:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
PSHandoverRequestAcknowledgemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverCompletemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN

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MO
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
ConfigurableinCME
Aspect
Requirement
BatchModification
Beforetheverification,setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport)forallcellsexceptthetargetGSMcell.Aftertheverification,
Center
setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandoverbacktoSUPPORT(Support)forthesecells.

9.6.5Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandoverandSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandoversetto
UNSUPPORT(NotSupport).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT

UsingtheCME
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringthePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCoveragefeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthen
performbatchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable97.ForthemethodofperformingtheCME
singleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table97ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportOutLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEIntercell
PSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.7DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality
9.7.1DeploymentRequirements
Table98Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

MSssupportPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQuality.

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

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Aspect

Requirement

Others

TheSGSNsupportsPShandoverbetweenGSMandLTE.
TheSGSNsupportsthepacketflowcontext(PFC)procedure.
AGSMcellisconfiguredwithaneighboringLTEcell,andthe
neighboringLTEcellsupportscellreselection.
NOTE:
ToaddanexternalLTEcellandenabletheLTEcellreselection,performthe
followingsteps:
1.RuntheADDGEXTLTECELLcommandtoaddanexternalLTE
cell.Inthisstep,setEUTRANCellTypebasedonactual
conditions.
2.RuntheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandwithLTECell
ReselectionAllowedsettoYES(Yes).
AnLTEcellisconfiguredwithaneighboringGSMcell.Inaddition,
theLTEcellsupportsPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBased
onQuality.

9.7.2Precautions
WhenanNSEsupportsPShandover,allthecellsundertheNSEsupportPShandover.

9.7.3Activation
UsingMMLCommands
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonquality
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportNC2toYES(Yes).
SetSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandovertoSUPPORT(Support).
2.RuntheSETGCELLPSBASEcommandwithNetworkControlModesettoNC2(NC2).
3.RuntheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommand.Inthisstep,setCellUrgentReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit),andsetthefollowingparameters
accordingtoonsiterequirements:
MSRxQualityStatisticThreshold
CellRxQualityWorsenRatioThreshold
EDGEGMSKQualityThreshold
EDGE8PSKQualityThreshold
SetGPRSQualityThresholdtoanappropriatevalue,forexample,5.
CellReselectionLevelThreshold
CellReselectionHysteresis
CellPenaltyLevel
CellPenaltyDuration.
AllowedMeasureReportMissedNumber
FilterWindowSize
CellReselectInterval
4.RuntheSETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYScommandwithEUTRANPrioritysetto7.
5.RuntheSETGCELL2GBA1commandwith2GBA1NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
6.RuntheSETGCELLHO2GBA2commandwith2GBA2NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonquality
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithGPRSsettoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU)andSupportInLTEInter
cellPSHandoversettoSUPPORT(Support).

MMLCommandExamples
//ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonquality
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,NC2SPT=YES,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=SUPPORT
SETGCELLPSBASE:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,NCO=NC2
SETGCELLNC2PARA:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,MINACCRXLEV=15,RESELHYST=6,PENALTYRXLEV=30,PENALTYLASTTM=10,
ALLOWEDMEASRPTMISSEDNUM=4,FILTERWNDSIZE=6,MSRXQUALSTATTHRSH=200,CELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH=30,
URGENTRESELALLOW=PERMIT,RESELINTERVAL=2,EGPRSBEPLIMITGMSK=7,EGPRSBEPLIMIT8PSK=16,GPRSRXQUALLIMIT=5
SETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,EUTRANPRI=7
SETGCELL2GBA1:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA1OPTSW=ON
SETGCELLHO2GBA2:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA2OPTSW=ON

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SN
ManagedObject(MO)
NE
ParameterName ParameterID
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=SUPPORT

UsingtheCME

Configurablein
CMEBatch
Modification
Center

NOTE:
WhenconfiguringthePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQualityfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperform
batchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable99orTable910.Forthemethodof
performingtheCMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonquality
Table99ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

Configurablein
CMEBatch
Modification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

SupportNC2

NC2SPT

SupportOutLTE
IntercellPS
Handover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO

GCELLPSBASE

BSC6900/BSC6910

NetworkControl
Mode

NCO

Yes

GCELLNC2PARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

CellUrgent
Reselection
Allowed

URGENTRESELALLOW

Yes

MSRxQuality
MSRXQUALSTATTHRSH
StatisticThreshold
CellRxQuality
WorsenRatio
Threshold

CELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH

EDGEGMSK
QualityThreshold

EGPRSBEPLIMITGMSK

EDGE8PSK
QualityThreshold

EGPRSBEPLIMIT8PSK

GPRSQuality
Threshold

GPRSRXQUALLIMIT

CellReselection
LevelThreshold

MINACCRXLEV

CellReselection
Hysteresis

RESELHYST

CellPenaltyLevel

PENALTYRXLEV

CellPenalty
Duration

PENALTYLASTTM

AllowedMeasure
ReportMissed
Number

ALLOWEDMEASRPTMISSEDNUM

FilterWindowSize FILTERWNDSIZE
CellReselect
Interval

RESELINTERVAL

GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS BSC6900/BSC6910

EUTRANPriority

EUTRANPRI

Yes

GCELL2GBA1

2GBA1
NeighboringCell
Optimization
Switch

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

No

BSC6900/BSC6910

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MO
ManagedObject(MO)

GCELLHO2GBA2

NE
NE

BSC6900/BSC6910

ParameterName
ParameterName ParameterID
ParameterID

2GBA2
NeighboringCell
Optimization
Switch

ConfigurableinCME
Configurablein
BatchModification
CMEBatch
CenterModification
Center

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

No

ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonquality
Table910ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEIntercell
PSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.7.4ActivationObservation
VerifyingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonquality
1.OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommandwithCellNormalReselectionAllowed,CellLoadReselectionAllowed,andCell
ServiceReselectionAllowedsettoFORBID(Forbid).
2.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePSmessagesovertheUminterfaceandPTP
messagesovertheGbinterface.
3.MovetheMSorincreasethepowerofthetargetLTEcellsothatthereceivelevelofthetargetLTEcellishigherthanthatoftheservingGSMcell.
4.CheckthemessagestracedovertheUmandGbinterfaces.Ifallthefollowingmessagesareavailable,thePShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedon
qualityhasbeenenabled:
PSHandoverCommandmessageovertheUminterface:sentfromtheBSCtoMSs
PSHandoverRequiredmessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverRequiredAcknowledgemessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
VerifyingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonquality
1.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingLTEcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePTPmessagesovertheGbinterfaceforthetarget
GSMcell.
2.MovetheMSorincreasethepowerofthetargetGSMcellsothatthereceivelevelofthetargetGSMcellishigherthanthatoftheservingLTEcell.
3.CheckthePSservicesovertheUminterfaceandthemessagestracedovertheGbinterfaceinthetargetGSMcell.Ifallthefollowingmessages
overtheGbinterfaceareavailable,thePShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonqualityhasbeenenabled.
PSHandoverRequestmessage:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
PSHandoverRequestAcknowledgemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverCompletemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
NOTE:
Beforetheverification,setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport)forallcellsexceptthetargetGSMcell.Afterthe
verification,setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandoverbacktoSUPPORT(Support)forthesecells.

9.7.5Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport).
SetSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT

UsingtheCME
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringthePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonQualityfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperform
batchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)

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SN
MO
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
ConfigurableinCME
Aspect
Requirement
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
BatchModification
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Center
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table911ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportOutLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEIntercell
PSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.8DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad
9.8.1DeploymentRequirements
Table912Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

MSssupportPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad.

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

9.8.2Precautions
WhenanNSEsupportsPShandover,allthecellsundertheNSEsupportPShandover.

9.8.3Activation
UsingMMLCommands
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncellload
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportNC2toYES(Yes).
SetSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandovertoSUPPORT(Support).
2.RuntheSETGCELLPSBASEcommandwithNetworkControlModesettoNC2(NC2).
3.RuntheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommand.Inthisstep,setCellLoadReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit),andsetthefollowingparameters
accordingtoonsiterequirements:
LoadReselectionStartThreshold
LoadReselectionReceiveThreshold
LoadReselectLevelThreshold
CellReselectionLevelThreshold
CellReselectionHysteresis
CellPenaltyLevel
CellPenaltyDuration
AllowedMeasureReportMissedNumber
FilterWindowSize
CellReselectInterval
4.RuntheSETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYScommandwithEUTRANPrioritysetto7.
5.RuntheSETGCELL2GBA1commandwith2GBA1NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
6.RuntheSETGCELLHO2GBA2commandwith2GBA2NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
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SN
ManagedObject(MO)
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
Configurablein
cellPSHandoversettoSUPPORT(Support).
CMEBatch
Modification
MMLCommandExamples
Center
//ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncellload
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,NC2SPT=YES,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=SUPPORT
SETGCELLPSBASE:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,NCO=NC2
SETGCELLNC2PARA:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,MINACCRXLEV=15,RESELHYST=6,PENALTYRXLEV=30,PENALTYLASTTM=10,
ALLOWEDMEASRPTMISSEDNUM=4,FILTERWNDSIZE=6,LOADRESELSTARTTHRSH=85,LOADRESELRXTHRSH=6,LOADRESELALLOW=PERMIT,
RESELINTERVAL=2,LOADRESELMAXRXLEV=40
SETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,EUTRANPRI=7
SETGCELL2GBA1:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA1OPTSW=ON
SETGCELLHO2GBA2:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA2OPTSW=ON
//ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncellload
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=SUPPORT

UsingtheCME
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringthePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoadfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthen
performbatchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable913orTable914.Forthemethodof
performingtheCMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncellload
Table913ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

Configurablein
CMEBatch
Modification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

SupportNC2

NC2SPT

SupportOutLTE
IntercellPS
Handover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO

GCELLPSBASE

BSC6900/BSC6910

NetworkControl
Mode

NCO

Yes

GCELLNC2PARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

CellLoad
Reselection
Allowed

LOADRESELALLOW

Yes

LoadReselection
StartThreshold

LOADRESELSTARTTHRSH

LoadReselection
ReceiveThreshold

LOADRESELRXTHRSH

LoadReselect
LevelThreshold

LOADRESELMAXRXLEV

CellReselection
LevelThreshold

MINACCRXLEV

CellReselection
Hysteresis

RESELHYST

CellPenaltyLevel

PENALTYRXLEV

CellPenalty
Duration

PENALTYLASTTM

AllowedMeasure
ReportMissed
Number

ALLOWEDMEASRPTMISSEDNUM

FilterWindowSize

FILTERWNDSIZE

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ManagedObject(MO) NENE

ParameterName
ParameterName

ParameterID
ParameterID

CellReselect
Interval

RESELINTERVAL

ConfigurableinCME
Configurablein
BatchModification
CMEBatch
Center
Modification
Center

GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS BSC6900/BSC6910

EUTRANPriority

EUTRANPRI

Yes

GCELL2GBA1

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA1
NeighboringCell
Optimization
Switch

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

No

GCELLHO2GBA2

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA2
NeighboringCell
Optimization
Switch

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

No

ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncellload
Table914ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEIntercell
PSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.8.4ActivationObservation
VerifyingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedoncellload
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommandwithCellNormalReselectionAllowed,CellUrgentReselectionAllowed,andCell
ServiceReselectionAllowedsettoFORBID(Forbid).
2.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePSmessagesovertheUminterfaceandPTP
messagesovertheGbinterface.
3.UsemoreMSstoperformGPRSservicesintheservingcell.
4.CheckthemessagestracedovertheUmandGbinterfaces.Ifallthefollowingmessagesareavailable,thePShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedon
cellloadhasbeenenabled:
PSHandoverCommandmessageovertheUminterface:sentfromtheBSCtoMSs
PSHandoverRequiredmessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverRequiredAcknowledgemessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
VerifyingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncellload
1.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingLTEcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePTPmessagesovertheGbinterfaceforthetarget
GSMcell.
2.UsemoreMSstoperformGPRSservicesintheservingcell.
3.CheckthePSservicesovertheUminterfaceandthemessagestracedovertheGbinterfaceinthetargetGSMcell.Ifallthefollowingmessagesare
available,thePShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedoncellloadhasbeenenabled.
PSHandoverRequestmessage:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
PSHandoverRequestAcknowledgemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverCompletemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
NOTE:
Beforetheverification,setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport)forallcellsexceptthetargetGSMcell.Afterthe
verification,setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandoverbacktoSUPPORT(Support)forthesecells.

9.8.5Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport).
SetSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT

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Aspect
SN

MO

NE

Requirement
ParameterName

ParameterID

NOTE:

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

WhenconfiguringthePSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoadfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthen
performbatchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable915.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table915ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportOutLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEIntercell
PSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.9DeployingPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonModePriority
None.

9.10DeployingGSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandover
9.10.1DeploymentRequirements
Table916Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

MSssupportPSHandoverBetweenGSMandLTEBasedonCellLoad.

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

9.10.2Precautions
WhenanNSEsupportsPShandover,allthecellsundertheNSEsupportPShandover.

9.10.3Activation
UsingMMLCommands
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonservice
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportNC2toYES(Yes).
SetSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandovertoSUPPORT(Support).
2.RuntheSETGCELLPSBASEcommandwithNetworkControlModesettoNC2(NC2).
3.RuntheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommandwithCellServiceReselectionAllowedsettoPERMIT(Permit).
4.RuntheSETGCELL2GBA1commandwith2GBA1NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
5.RuntheSETGCELLHO2GBA2commandwith2GBA2NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonservice
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithGPRSsettoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU)andSupportInLTEInter
cellPSHandoversettoSUPPORT(Support).

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ManagedObject(MO)
NE
MO
NE

ParameterName
ParameterName

ParameterID
ParameterID

SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,NC2SPT=YES,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=SUPPORT
SETGCELLPSBASE:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,NCO=NC2

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

SETGCELLNC2PARA:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,TrafficReselAllow=PERMIT
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=SUPPORT
SETGCELL2GBA1:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA1OPTSW=ON
SETGCELLHO2GBA2:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA2OPTSW=ON

UsingtheCME
WhenconfiguringtheGSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandoverfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatch
modificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable917orTable918.Forthemethodof
performingtheCMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
ActivatingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonservice
Table917ConfiguringparametersontheCME
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ManagedObject(MO) NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

SupportNC2

NC2SPT

SupportOutLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO

BSC6900/BSC6910

GCELLPSBASE

BSC6900/BSC6910

NetworkControlMode

NCO

Yes

GCELLNC2PARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

CellService
ReselectionAllowed

TrafficReselAllow

Yes

GCELL2GBA1

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA1Neighboring
CellOptimization
Switch

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

No

GCELLHO2GBA2

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA2Neighboring
CellOptimization
Switch

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

No

ActivatingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonservice
Table918ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.10.4ActivationObservation
VerifyingPShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedonservice
1.OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommandwithCellNormalReselectionAllowed,CellUrgentReselectionAllowed,andCell
LoadReselectionAllowedsettoFORBID(Forbid).
2.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePSmessagesovertheUminterfaceandPTP
messagesovertheGbinterface.
3.InformanengineerattheNSEtoconfigurethesubscriptioninformationofthisMStoensurethattheLTEnetworkispreferentiallyselected.
NOTE:
TheDLUNITDATAmessagesentfromtheSGSNtotheBSCcanbetracedovertheGbinterface.ThismessagecontainstheServiceEUTRAN
CCOIEwhosevalueis"NetworkinitiatedcellchangeordertoEUTRANorPShandovertoEUTRANprocedureshouldbeperformed."
4.CheckthemessagestracedovertheUmandGbinterfaces.Ifallthefollowingmessagesareavailable,thePShandoverfromGSMtoLTEbasedon
servicehasbeenenabled:
PSHandoverRequiredmessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN

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Requirement
MO
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
PSHandoverCommandmessageovertheUminterface:sentfromtheBSCtoMSs

Aspect
SN

VerifyingPShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonservice

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

1.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingLTEcelltouploadordownloaddata.OntheBSCLMT,tracePTPmessagesovertheGbinterfaceforthetarget
GSMcell.
2.InformanengineerattheLTEsidetotriggeranLTEtoGSMhandoverforthisservice.
3.CheckthePSservicesovertheUminterfaceandthemessagestracedovertheGbinterfaceinthetargetGSMcell.Ifallthefollowingmessagesare
available,thePShandoverfromLTEtoGSMbasedonservicehasbeenenabled:
PSHandoverRequestmessage:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
PSHandoverRequestAcknowledgemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
PSHandoverCompletemessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
NOTE:
Beforetheverification,setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandovertoUNSUPPORT(NotSupport)forallcellsexceptthetargetGSMcell.Aftertheverification,
setSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandoverbacktoSUPPORT(Support)forthesecells.

9.10.5Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithSupportOutLTEIntercellPSHandoverandSupportInLTEIntercellPSHandoversetto
UNSUPPORT(NotSupport).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,SPTLTEINBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT,SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO=UNSUPPORT

UsingtheCME
WhenconfiguringtheGSM/LTEServiceBasedPSHandoverfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatch
modificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable919.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table919ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportOutLTEInter
cellPSHandover

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO Yes

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportInLTEIntercell
PSHandover

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

9.11DeployingeNC2BetweenGSMandLTE
9.11.1DeploymentRequirements
Table920Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

BSC6900
TheBSC6900isconfiguredwiththeDPUboardthatsupportsa
builtinpacketcontrolunit(PCU).
BSC6910
None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

None

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NE

MSC

Requirement
ParameterName
ParameterID

Configurablein
CMEBatch
Modification
Center
Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.
None

License

9.11.2Activation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportNC2toYES(Yes).
SetSupporteNC2toYES(Yes).
2.RuntheSETGCELLPSBASEcommandwithNetworkControlModesettoNC2(NC2).
3.RuntheSETGCELLNC2PARAcommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetCellServiceReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit)toenabletheservicebasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
SetCellUrgentReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit)toenablethequalitybasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
SetCellLoadReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit)toenabletheloadbasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
SetCellNormalReselectionAllowedtoPERMIT(Permit)toenablethecoveragebasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
Setothercellreselectionparametersaccordingtonetworkplanning..
4.RuntheSETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYScommandwithEUTRANPrioritysetto7.
5.RuntheSETGCELL2GBA1commandwith2GBA1NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
6.RuntheSETGCELLHO2GBA2commandwith2GBA2NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,NC2SPT=YES,eNC2SPT=YES
SETGCELLPSBASE:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,NCO=NC2
SETGCELLNC2PARA:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,URGENTRESELALLOW=PERMIT,LOADRESELALLOW=PERMIT,NORMALRESELALLOW=PERMIT,
TRAFFICRESELALLOW=PERMIT
SETGCELLPRIEUTRANSYS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,EUTRANPRI=7
SETGCELL2GBA1:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA1OPTSW=ON
SETGCELLHO2GBA2:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA2OPTSW=ON

UsingtheCME
WhenconfiguringtheeNC2BetweenGSMandLTEfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatchmodificationsif
required.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable921.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table921ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName ParameterID

Configurablein
CMEBatch
Modification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

SupportNC2

NC2SPT

SupporteNC2

eNC2SPT

GCELLPSBASE

BSC6900/BSC6910

NetworkControl
Mode

NCO

Yes

GCELLNC2PARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

CellService
Reselection
Allowed

TrafficReselAllow

Yes

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MO

NENE

ParameterName ParameterID
ParameterID

CellUrgent
Reselection
Allowed

URGENTRESELALLOW

CellLoad
Reselection
Allowed

LOADRESELALLOW

CellNormal
Reselection
Allowed

NORMALRESELALLOW

ConfigurableinCME
Configurablein
BatchModification
CMEBatch
Center
Modification
Center

GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS

BSC6900/BSC6910

EUTRANPriority

EUTRANPRI

Yes

GCELL2GBA1

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA1
NeighboringCell
Optimization
Switch

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

No

GCELLHO2GBA2

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA2
NeighboringCell
Optimization
Switch

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

No

9.11.3ActivationObservation
1.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltoperformGPRSservices.OntheBSCLMT,tracePSmessagesovertheUminterface.
2.MovetheMSorincreasethepowerofthetargetLTEcellsothatthereceivelevelofthetargetLTEcellishigherthanthatoftheservingGSMcell,or
increasethenumberofMSsintheservingGSMcell.
3.CheckthePSmessagestracedovertheUminterface.Ifboththefollowingmessagesareavailable,eNC2BetweenGSMandLTEhasbeenenabled:
PacketMeasurementReportmessage:periodicallysentbyanMStotheBSC.
PacketCellChangeOrdermessage:sentbytheBSCtoMSs

9.11.4Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetGPRStoSupportAsInnPcu(SupportasbuiltinPCU).
SetSupportNC2toNO(No).
SetSupporteNC2toNO(No).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,NC2SPT=NO,eNC2SPT=NO

UsingtheCME
WhenconfiguringtheeNC2BetweenGSMandLTEfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatchmodificationsif
required.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable922.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table922ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

GPRS

GPRS

Yes

SupportNC2

NC2SPT

SupporteNC2

eNC2SPT

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Aspect
Table923Deploymentrequirements

Requirement

Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

BSC6900
TheBSC6900isconfiguredwiththeDPUboardthatsupportsa
builtinpacketcontrolunit(PCU).
BSC6910
TheBSC6910isconnectedtotheeCoordinatoriftheRIM
procedurebetweentheBSC6910andeCoordinatorisrequired.

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

None

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

Others

TheGbinterfaceisconfigured.Fordetailsabouthowtoconfigure
theGbinterface,see"ConfiguringtheGbInterface(GboverFR)"in
BSC6900GSMInitialConfigurationGuideor"ConfiguringtheGb
Interface(GboverIP)"inBSC6910GSMInitialConfigurationGuide.
TheGSMcellisconfiguredwithneighboringLTEcellsthatallow
GSMtoLTEcellreselections.
TheswitchesfortheRIMprocedureareturnedonforallNEs
involvedintheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinator.
NOTE:
ToaddaneighboringLTEcell,runtheADDGEXTLTECELLcommandwith
EUTRANCellTypesettoanappropriatevaluebasedonthetypesof
surroundingcells.ToallowcellreselectionsfromGSMcellstotheneighboring
LTEcells,runtheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandwithLTECell
ReselectionAllowedsettoYES(Yes).

9.12.2Precautions
TheeNACCbetweenEUTRANandGERANsupportsonlytherelocationofMSsfromEUTRANtoGERAN.
Performtheverificationimmediatelyaftertheactivationprocedure.Otherwise,theverificationcannotbeperformed.

9.12.3Activation
UsingMMLCommands
1.(Optional)IftheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinatorisrequired,ontheBSCLMT,runtheMODBSCPSSOFTPARAcommandwith
SupportRIMbyeCoordinatorSwitchsettoON(On)ontheBSCLMT.
2.(Optional)IftheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinatorisrequired,ontheeCoordinator,runtheSETECOMMONCTRLcommandwith
ProcessSwitchsettoRIM_SWITCH(RIMSwitch).
3.OntheBSCLMT,runtheMODNSEcommandwithRIMSupportsettoYES(Support).

CAUTION:
Perform4whenthetrafficislightbecauseitaffectstheservicesofallcellsundertheNSE.
4.RuntheRSTSIGBVCcommandtoresettheSIGBVC.
5.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithSupporteNACCsettoYES(Yes).

MMLCommandExamples
//SettingSupportRIMbyeCoordinatorSwitchtoON(On)iftheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinatorisrequired
MODBSCPSSOFTPARA:RimOnEcoSw=ON
//SettingProcessSwitchtoRIM_SWITCH1iftheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandeCoordinatorisrequired
SETECOMMONCTRL:PROCESSSWITCH=RIM_SWITCH1
MODNSE:NSEI=0,RIMSUP=YES
RSTSIGBVC:NSEI=0
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,eNACCSPT=YES

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SN
ManagedObject(MO)
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
ConfigurableinCME
required.
BatchModification
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
Center
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable924.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table924ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

BSCPSSOFTPARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportRIMby
eCoordinatorSwitch

RimOnEcoSw

Yes

ECOMMONCTRL

BSC6900/BSC6910

ProcessSwitch

PROCESSSWITCH

No

NSE

BSC6900/BSC6910

RIMSupport

RIMSUP

Yes

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupporteNACC

eNACCSPT

Yes

NOTE:
RuntheRSTSIGBVCcommandtoresettheSIGBVC.PerformthisstepwhenthetrafficislightbecauseitaffectstheservicesofallcellsundertheNSE.

UsingtheCME(Method2)
ThisfeaturecanbebatchactivatedusingtheCME.Fordetailedoperations,seethefollowingsectionintheCMEproductdocumentationoronlinehelp:CME
Management>CMEGuidelines>EnhancedFeatureManagement>FeatureOperationandMaintenance.

9.12.4ActivationObservation
IftheRIMprocedureisimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheSGSN:
1.OntheBSCLMT,traceSIGmessagesovertheGbinterface.
2.ChecktheSIGmessagestracedovertheGbinterface.Ifboththefollowingmessagesareavailable,eNACCBetweenGSMandLTEhasbeen
enabled:
RANINFORMATIONREQmessage:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
RANINFORMATIONmessage:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN
IftheRIMprocedureisimplementedbetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinator:
1.OntheBSCLMT,tracemessagesovertheSGinterface.
2.CheckthemessagestracedovertheSGinterface.Ifboththefollowingmessagesareavailable,eNACCBetweenGSMandLTEhasbeenenabled:
ECODIRECTINFORMATIONTRANSFER(RANINFORMATIONREQ)message:sentfromtheeCoordinatortotheBSC
BSCDIRECTINFORMATIONTRANSFER(RANINFORMATION)message:sentfromtheBSCtotheeCoordinator

9.12.5Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.(Optional)TodisabletheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinator,runtheMODBSCPSSOFTPARAcommandwithSupportRIMby
eCoordinatorSwitchsettoOFF(Off).
2.RuntheMODNSEcommandwithRIMSupportsettoNO(NoSupport).

CAUTION:
Perform3whenthetrafficislightbecauseitaffectstheservicesofallcellsundertheNSE.
3.RuntheRSTSIGBVCcommandtoresettheSIGBVC.
4.RuntheSETGCELLGPRScommandwithSupporteNACCsettoNO(No).

MMLCommandExamples
//SettingSupportRIMbyeCoordinatorSwitchtoOFF(Off)todisabletheRIMprocedurebetweentheBSCandtheeCoordinator
MODBSCPSSOFTPARA:RimOnEcoSw=OFF
MODNSE:NSEI=0,RIMSUP=NO
RSTSIGBVC:NSEI=0
SETGCELLGPRS:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,GPRS=SupportAsInnPcu,eNACCSPT=NO

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SN
Aspect

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

Requirement
ParameterName

ParameterID

NOTE:

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

WhenconfiguringtheGSM/WCDMAInteroperabilityfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatchmodificationsif
required.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable925.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table925ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

BSCPSSOFTPARA

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupportRIMby
eCoordinatorSwitch

RimOnEcoSw

Yes

GCELLGPRS

BSC6900/BSC6910

SupporteNACC

eNACCSPT

Yes

NOTE:
RuntheRSTSIGBVCcommandtoresettheSIGBVC.PerformthisstepwhenthetrafficislightbecauseitaffectstheservicesofallcellsundertheNSE.

9.13DeployingSRVCC
9.13.1DeploymentRequirements
Table926Deploymentrequirements
Aspect

Requirement

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

ThisfeaturecanonlybeenabledwhentheLTEnetworkcoversthesameareaastheGSM
network.

MS

MSssupportGSMandLTEnetworksandSRVCC.

MSC

TheMSCsupportsSRVCC.

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowtoactivatethe
license,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.Fordetailsaboutlicense
items,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

Others

TheSRVCCfeaturesupportsonlyhandoversofspeechservicesfromEUTRANto
GERAN.ItisavailableonlywhentheEUTRANandtheGERANcoverthesamearea.

9.13.2Activation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,runtheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandwithSRVCCHandoverAllowedsettoYES(Yes)andthefollowingparameterssettothevaluesthe
sameasthoseontheMSCserver:
LTESAIMCC
LTESAIMNC
LTESAILAC
LTESAISAC

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLHOBASIC:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,SRVCCHOEN=YES,LTESAIMCC=538,LTESAIMNC=735,LTESAILAC=2497,LTESAISAC=3685

UsingtheCME
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringtheSRVCCfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatchmodificationsifrequired.

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SN
ManagedObject(MO)
MO
NE
ParameterName
ParameterID
ConfigurableinCME
Aspect
Requirement
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
BatchModification
Center
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable927.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table927ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLHOBASIC

BSC6900/BSC6910

SRVCCHandover
Allowed

SRVCCHOEN

Yes

LTESAIMCC

LTESAIMCC

LTESAIMNC

LTESAIMNC

LTESAILAC

LTESAILAC

LTESAISAC

LTESAISAC

9.13.3ActivationObservation
1.OntheBSCLMT,runtheLSTGCELLHOBASICcommandtoquerythevaluesofSRVCCHandoverAllowed,LTESAIMCC,LTESAIMNC,LTE
SAILAC,andLTESAISAC.
Expectedresult:ThevalueofSRVCCHandoverAllowedisYes.ThevalueofLTESAIMCC,LTESAIMNC,LTESAILAC,andLTESAISAC
areconsistentwiththevaluesconfiguredontheMSCserverside.
2.OntheBSCLMT,doubleclickAInterfaceTracetotracemessagesovertheAinterface.OntheBasictabpage,specifythedestinationpointcode
(DPC)ofthetestcellintheDPC(HEX)textbox,andselectBSSAPintheTraceTypearea.OntheBSSAPtabpage,specifytheIDofthetestcell
intheCellID(cell1,cell2,...cell16):textbox.Then,clickSubmit.
3.AfteropeningtheAInterfaceTracewindow,useanMSthatcampsonanLTEcelltoinitiateacall.Afterthecallisinitiatedproperly,movetheMSto
acoverageareawithstrongGSMsignals.
Expectedresult:TheHandoverRequestandHandoverCompletemessagesaretracedovertheAinterface.

9.13.4Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
RuntheSETGCELLHOBASICcommandwithSRVCCHandoverAllowedsettoNO(No).

MMLCommandExamples
SETGCELLHOBASIC:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,SRVCCHOEN=NO

UsingtheCME
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringtheSRVCCfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatchmodificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable928.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table928ConfiguringtheparameterontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GCELLHOBASIC

BSC6900/BSC6910

SRVCCHandover
Allowed

SRVCCHOEN

Yes

9.14DeployingMultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandover
9.14.1DeploymentRequirements
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SN
Aspect

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

Requirement
ParameterName
Requirement

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

Relatedfeatures

See7RelatedFeatures.

BSC

None

BTS

None

GSMnetworking

None

MS

MSssupportthePShandover.

MSC

None

License

Thelicensecontrollingthisfeaturehasbeenactivated.Fordetailsonhowto
activatethelicense,seeLicenseManagementFeatureParameterDescription.
Fordetailsaboutlicenseitems,seeLicenseControlItemDescription.

Others

TheSGSNsupportsthePShandover.
NeighboringGSMcells,neighboringUMTScells,orneighboringLTEcellshave
beenconfigured.

9.14.2Precautions
ThefollowingproceduresexemplifytheconfigurationoftheservingGSMcellandtwoneighboringLTEcells.Beforeperformingthefollowingprocedures,configure
twoLTEexternalcells(cell1andcell2)andtheneighboringrelationshipbetweentheservingGSMcellandthetwoLTEexternalcells.

9.14.3Activation
UsingMMLCommands
OntheBSCLMT,performthefollowingsteps:
1.RuntheMODGLTENCELLcommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetIndexTypetoBYID(ByIndex).
SetSourceCellIndextotheindexoftheservingGSMcell.
SetNeighborCellIndextotheindexofneighboringLTEcell1.
SetNeighboringCellPriorityto4.
2.RuntheMODGLTENCELLcommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetIndexTypetoBYID(ByIndex).
SetSourceCellIndextotheindexoftheservingGSMcell.
SetNeighborCellIndextotheindexofneighboringLTEcell2.
SetNeighboringCellPriorityto5.
3.RuntheSETGCELL2GBA1commandwith2GBA1NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).
4.RuntheSETGCELLHO2GBA2commandwith2GBA2NeighboringCellOptimizationSwitchsettoON(On).

MMLCommandExamples
MODGLTENCELL:IDTYPE=BYID,SRCLTENCELLID=0,NBRLTENCELLID=9001,NCELLPRI=4
MODGLTENCELL:IDTYPE=BYID,SRCLTENCELLID=0,NBRLTENCELLID=9002,NCELLPRI=5
SETGCELL2GBA1:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA1OPTSW=ON
SETGCELLHO2GBA2:IDTYPE=BYID,CELLID=0,CELL2GBA2OPTSW=ON

UsingtheCME
NOTE:
WhenconfiguringtheMultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandoverfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatch
modificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable930.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table930ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

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ManagedObject(MO)

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GLTENCELL

BSC6900/BSC6910

IndexType

IDTYPE

No

SourceCellIndex

SRCLTENCELLID

NeighborCellIndex

NBRLTENCELLID

NeighboringCellPriority

NCELLPRI

IndexType

IDTYPE

SourceCellIndex

SRCLTENCELLID

NeighborCellIndex

NBRLTENCELLID

NeighboringCellPriority

NCELLPRI

GLTENCELL

BSC6900/BSC6910

No

GCELL2GBA1

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA1NeighboringCell CELL2GBA1OPTSW
OptimizationSwitch

No

GCELLHO2GBA2

BSC6900/BSC6910

2GBA2NeighboringCell CELL2GBA2OPTSW
OptimizationSwitch

No

9.14.4ActivationObservation
1.UseanMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltodownloaddata.
2.OntheBSCLMT,tracePTPmessagesovertheGbinterfaceandPSmessagesovertheUminterface.
3.MovetheMStotriggeraPShandover.
4.CheckthemessagestracedovertheUmandGbinterfaces.Ifallthefollowingmessagesareavailable,theMShasbeenhandedovertoneighboring
LTEcell2todownloaddata:
PSHandoverRequiredmessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN.Inthismessage,thevalueoftheTargeteNB
identifierIEisneighboringLTEcell2.
PSHandoverRequiredAcknowledgemessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC
PSHandoverCommandmessageovertheUminterface:sentfromtheBSCtoMSs
5.RuntheMODGLTENCELLcommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetIndexTypetoBYID(ByIndex).
SetSourceCellIndextotheindexoftheservingGSMcell.
SetNeighborCellIndextotheindexofneighboringLTEcell2.
SetNeighboringCellPriorityto2.
6.UsetheMSthatcampsontheservingGSMcelltodownloaddata.Then,movetheMStotriggeraPShandover.
7.CheckthemessagestracedovertheUmandGbinterfaces.Ifallthefollowingmessagesareavailable,theMShasbeenhandedovertoneighboring
LTEcell1todownloaddata.
PSHandoverRequiredmessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheBSCtotheSGSN.Inthismessage,thevalueoftheTargeteNB
identifierIEisneighboringLTEcell1.
PSHandoverRequiredAcknowledgemessageovertheGbinterface:sentfromtheSGSNtotheBSC.
PSHandoverCommandmessageovertheUminterface:sentfromtheBSCtoMSs.

9.14.5Deactivation
UsingMMLCommands
1.RuntheMODGLTENCELLcommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetIndexTypetoBYID(ByIndex).
SetSourceCellIndextotheindexoftheservingGSMcell.
SetNeighborCellIndextotheindexofneighboringLTEcell1.
SetNeighboringCellPriorityto255.
2.RuntheMODGLTENCELLcommandwithitsparameterssetasfollows:
SetIndexTypetoBYID(ByIndex).
SetSourceCellIndextotheindexoftheservingGSMcell.
SetNeighborCellIndextotheindexofneighboringLTEcell2.
SetNeighboringCellPriorityto255.

MMLCommandExamples
MODGLTENCELL:IDTYPE=BYID,SRCLTENCELLID=0,NBRLTENCELLID=9001,NCELLPRI=255
MODGLTENCELL:IDTYPE=BYID,SRCLTENCELLID=0,NBRLTENCELLID=9002,NCELLPRI=255

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NE
MMLCommand
Feature FeatureName ParameterID
Description
SN NOTE:
MO
NE
ParameterName
ConfigurableinCME
ID
BatchModification
WhenconfiguringtheMultiTechnologyNeighbourCellBasedHandoverfeatureontheCME,youmustperformasingleconfigurationfirst,andthenperformbatch
Center
modificationsifrequired.
Youmustperformasingleconfigurationforaparameterbeforebatchmodificationsoftheparameter.Youareadvisedtoperformbatchmodificationsbeforelogging
outoftheparametersettinginterface.
1.ConfigureasingleobjectontheCME.(CMEsingleconfiguration)
SetparametersontheCMEconfigurationinterfaceaccordingtotheoperationsequencedescribedinTable931.Forthemethodofperformingthe
CMEsingleconfiguration,seeCMESingleConfigurationOperationGuide.
2.(Optional)ModifyobjectsinbatchesontheCME.(CMEbatchmodificationcenter)
Tomodifyobjects,suchasBSCs,BTSs,cells,andTRXs,inbatches,clickthe
iconontheCMEconfigurationinterfacetostartthebatchmodificationwizard.
ForthemethodofperformingbatchmodificationsthroughtheCMEbatchmodificationcenter,pressF1onthewizardinterfacetoobtainonlinehelp.
Table931ConfiguringparametersontheCME
SN

MO

NE

ParameterName

ParameterID

ConfigurableinCME
BatchModification
Center

GLTENCELL

BSC6900/BSC6910

IndexType

IDTYPE

No

SourceCellIndex

SRCLTENCELLID

NeighborCellIndex

NBRLTENCELLID

NeighboringCellPriority

NCELLPRI

IndexType

IDTYPE

SourceCellIndex

SRCLTENCELLID

NeighborCellIndex

NBRLTENCELLID

NeighboringCellPriority

NCELLPRI

GLTENCELL

BSC6900/BSC6910

No

9.15PerformanceOptimization
None

9.16Troubleshooting
None

10Parameters
Table101Parameters
ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

PENALTYRXLEV

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511310
GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511306
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
Multi
Technology
NeighbourCell
Based
Handover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whenthecellreselectionfailuremessage
isreceivedortheloadcellreselectionisinitiated,
the"CellPenaltyLevel"issubtractedfromthe
receivelevelofthetargetcelltoavoidthatcell
reselectionfailureoccursrepeatedlyorthatmultiple
MSsarereselectedtothesametargetcell.This
parameterisvalidonlywithin"CellPenalty
Duration".
GUIValueRange:0~63
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~63
DefaultValue:30

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

PENALTYRXLEV

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511310
GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511306
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
Multi
Technology
NeighbourCell
Based
Handover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whenthecellreselectionfailuremessage
isreceivedortheloadcellreselectionisinitiated,
the"CellPenaltyLevel"issubtractedfromthe
receivelevelofthetargetcelltoavoidthatcell
reselectionfailureoccursrepeatedlyorthatmultiple
MSsarereselectedtothesametargetcell.This
parameterisvalidonlywithin"CellPenalty
Duration".
GUIValueRange:0~63
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~63
DefaultValue:30

FASTRETURNMEASSPT

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511312

FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:Methodoffastreselectiontoneighboring
LTEcells.IfthisparameterissettoON,MI
containsthefrequenciesandmeasurement
informationofneighboringLTEcells,andtheBSC
selectsanneighboringLTEcellbasedonthe
measurementresultoftheMS.Ifthisparameteris
settoOFF,theBSCselectstheconfigured
neighboringLTEcell.Thisparameterisinvalidfor
SRVCCcallswhentheSRVCCFastReselect
MeasOptimizeSwitchparameterissettoON(On).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

FASTRETURNMEASSPT

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511312

FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:Methodoffastreselectiontoneighboring
LTEcells.IfthisparameterissettoON,MI
containsthefrequenciesandmeasurement
informationofneighboringLTEcells,andtheBSC
selectsanneighboringLTEcellbasedonthe
measurementresultoftheMS.Ifthisparameteris
settoOFF,theBSCselectstheconfigured
neighboringLTEcell.Thisparameterisinvalidfor
SRVCCcallswhentheSRVCCFastReselect
MeasOptimizeSwitchparameterissettoON(On).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

DecodeCSFBInd

BSC6900

SETAITFOTHPARA

FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:
WhethertodetermineaCSFBcallbasedonthe
CSFBIndicationinformationelement(IE)inthe
ClearCommandmessageandprohibitanonCSFB
callfromperformingaquickreselectiontoa
neighboringLTEcell.
IfthisparameterissettoON,theBSCdetermines
thatthecallisaCSFBcallwhentheClear
CommandmessagecarriestheCSFBIndication
IE.Furthermore,ifthequickreselectionfunctionis
enabled,quickreselectionisperformedonlyon
CSFBcalls.
IfthisparameterissettoOFFandthequick
reselectionfunctionisenabled,quickreselectionis
performedonallGSMLTEdualbandMSs.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

GBFD
511312

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

DecodeCSFBInd

BSC6910

SETAITFOTHPARA

GBFD
511312

FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:
WhethertodetermineaCSFBcallbasedonthe
CSFBIndicationinformationelement(IE)inthe
ClearCommandmessageandprohibitanonCSFB
callfromperformingaquickreselectiontoa
neighboringLTEcell.
IfthisparameterissettoON,theBSCdetermines
thatthecallisaCSFBcallwhentheClear
CommandmessagecarriestheCSFBIndication
IE.Furthermore,ifthequickreselectionfunctionis
enabled,quickreselectionisperformedonlyon
CSFBcalls.
IfthisparameterissettoOFFandthequick
reselectionfunctionisenabled,quickreselectionis
performedonallGSMLTEdualbandMSs.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

SI2QUATEROPTFORLTESW

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:WhethertooptimizetheneihboringLTE
cellinformationinSI2Quarter.Whenthisparameter
issettoON,theneighboringLTEcellinformationis
encodedindensecodingmode,therebydecreasing
thenumberofSI2Quatermessages.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

SI2QUATEROPTFORLTESW

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:WhethertooptimizetheneihboringLTE
cellinformationinSI2Quarter.Whenthisparameter
issettoON,theneighboringLTEcellinformationis
encodedindensecodingmode,therebydecreasing
thenumberofSI2Quatermessages.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

FASTRETURNFILTERSW

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511312

FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:
WhethertofilterneighboringLTEcellsofan
MOCNenabledcellbasedonsharedhandover
areas(SHAs)ofoperators.
WhenthisparameterissettoON(On),theBSC
filtersneighboringLTEcellsbasedontheSHAsof
differentoperatorsandsendscandidateneighboring
LTEcellsforcellreselectiontoMSs.
WhenthisparameterissettoOFF(Off),theBSC
doesnotfilterneighboringLTEcellsbasedonthe
SHAsofdifferentoperatorsbutsendsMSs
candidateneighboringLTEcellsforcellreselection
basedonconfiguredneighboringcells.
ThisparameterisinvalidforSRVCCcallswhenthe
SRVCCFastReselectMeasOptimizeSwitch
parameterissettoON(On).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:ON(On)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FASTRETURNFILTERSW

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511312

FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:
WhethertofilterneighboringLTEcellsofan
MOCNenabledcellbasedonsharedhandover
areas(SHAs)ofoperators.
WhenthisparameterissettoON(On),theBSC
filtersneighboringLTEcellsbasedontheSHAsof
differentoperatorsandsendscandidateneighboring
LTEcellsforcellreselectiontoMSs.
WhenthisparameterissettoOFF(Off),theBSC
doesnotfilterneighboringLTEcellsbasedonthe
SHAsofdifferentoperatorsbutsendsMSs
candidateneighboringLTEcellsforcellreselection
basedonconfiguredneighboringcells.
ThisparameterisinvalidforSRVCCcallswhenthe
SRVCCFastReselectMeasOptimizeSwitch
parameterissettoON(On).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:ON(On)

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

BSC6900

SETGCELL2GBA1

System
Information
Sending

Meaning:
Asstipulatedin3GPPTS44.018,ifacellis
configuredwithneighboringUMTScells,thecell
canbeconfiguredwithamaximumof31
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesifacellis
configuredwithneighboringLTEcells,thecellcan
beconfiguredwithamaximumof(31Numberof
neighboringLTEcellfrequencies)neighboringGSM
cellfrequencies.Ifthenumberofconfigured
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesviolatesthis
stipulation,thereportingofinformationabout
neighboringUMTSorLTEcellswillfail.Whenacell
isconfiguredwithneighboringLTEcells,this
parameterindicateswhethertheconfigurationof
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciestakesthe
neighboringLTEcellsintoaccount.
IfthisparameterissettoON,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA1listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).Themaximumnumberof
neighboringLTEcellfrequenciesis6if
"CELL2GBA1OPTENHSW"issettoONoris3if
"CELL2GBA1OPTENHSW"issettoOFF.
IfthisparameterissettoOFF,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA1listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:ON(On)

GBFD
111101

FeatureName Description

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

CELL2GBA1OPTSW

BSC6910

SETGCELL2GBA1

GBFD
111101

System
Information
Sending

Meaning:
Asstipulatedin3GPPTS44.018,ifacellis
configuredwithneighboringUMTScells,thecell
canbeconfiguredwithamaximumof31
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesifacellis
configuredwithneighboringLTEcells,thecellcan
beconfiguredwithamaximumof(31Numberof
neighboringLTEcellfrequencies)neighboringGSM
cellfrequencies.Ifthenumberofconfigured
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesviolatesthis
stipulation,thereportingofinformationabout
neighboringUMTSorLTEcellswillfail.Whenacell
isconfiguredwithneighboringLTEcells,this
parameterindicateswhethertheconfigurationof
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciestakesthe
neighboringLTEcellsintoaccount.
IfthisparameterissettoON,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA1listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).Themaximumnumberof
neighboringLTEcellfrequenciesis6if
"CELL2GBA1OPTENHSW"issettoONoris3if
"CELL2GBA1OPTENHSW"issettoOFF.
IfthisparameterissettoOFF,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA1listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:ON(On)

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

BSC6900

SETGCELLHO2GBA2

GBFD
111101

System
Information
Sending

Meaning:
Asstipulatedin3GPPTS44.018,ifacellis
configuredwithneighboringUMTScells,thecell
canbeconfiguredwithamaximumof31
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesifacellis
configuredwithneighboringLTEcells,thecellcan
beconfiguredwithamaximumof(31Numberof
neighboringLTEcellfrequencies)neighboringGSM
cellfrequencies.Ifthenumberofconfigured
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesviolatesthis
stipulation,thereportingofinformationabout
neighboringUMTSorLTEcellswillfail.Whenacell
isconfiguredwithneighboringLTEcells,this
parameterindicateswhethertheconfigurationof
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciestakesthe
neighboringLTEcellsintoaccount.
Foracommoncell:
IfthisparameterissettoON,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).Furthermore,if
"CELL2GBA2TAG"issettoAUTOandthenumber
ofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesexceedsthe
maximumnumber,theBSCsortstheneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesbasedontheir
"GNCELLRANKPRI"valuesinascendingorder.If
"GNCELLRANKPRI"issettothesamevaluefor
theseneighboringcells,theBSCsortsthe
neighboringcellfrequenciesinascendingorderof
ARFCNs.Afterthesorting,theBSCselectsan
appropriatenumberoffrequenciestogeneratethe
GSMBA2list.
IfthisparameterissettoOFF,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
ForanMOCNcell:
If"MocnCmCell"issettoYESandthisparameter
issettoON,themaximumnumberofneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).
ThemaximumnumberofneighboringGSMcell
frequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64whenallof
thefollowingconditionsaremet:

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

CELL2GBA2OPTSW

BSC6910

SETGCELLHO2GBA2

GBFD
111101

1.ThisparameterissettoOFF.
FeatureName Description
2."MocnCmCell"issettoYES.
3."GHoFilterOpt"issettoON.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
If"MocnCmCell"issettoYES,thisparameteris
settoOFF,andif"GHoFilterOpt"issettoOFF,the
maximumnumberofneighboringGSMcell
frequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.After
neighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximumnumber
ofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesintheGSM
BA2listis32(regardlessofwhetherneighboring
UMTScellsareconfigured).
If"MOCNIISw"issettoONandthisparameteris
settoON,themaximumnumberofneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).
If"MOCNIISw"issettoONandthisparameteris
settoOFF,themaximumnumberofneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
wherethemaximumnumberofneighboringLTEcell
frequenciesis6(if"CELL2GBA2OPTENHSW"is
settoON)or3(if"CELL2GBA2OPTENHSW"is
OFF).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:ON(On)
System
Information
Sending

Meaning:
Asstipulatedin3GPPTS44.018,ifacellis
configuredwithneighboringUMTScells,thecell
canbeconfiguredwithamaximumof31
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesifacellis
configuredwithneighboringLTEcells,thecellcan
beconfiguredwithamaximumof(31Numberof
neighboringLTEcellfrequencies)neighboringGSM
cellfrequencies.Ifthenumberofconfigured
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciesviolatesthis
stipulation,thereportingofinformationabout
neighboringUMTSorLTEcellswillfail.Whenacell
isconfiguredwithneighboringLTEcells,this
parameterindicateswhethertheconfigurationof
neighboringGSMcellfrequenciestakesthe
neighboringLTEcellsintoaccount.
Foracommoncell:
IfthisparameterissettoON,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).Furthermore,if
"CELL2GBA2TAG"issettoAUTOandthenumber
ofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesexceedsthe
maximumnumber,theBSCsortstheneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesbasedontheir
"GNCELLRANKPRI"valuesinascendingorder.If
"GNCELLRANKPRI"issettothesamevaluefor
theseneighboringcells,theBSCsortsthe
neighboringcellfrequenciesinascendingorderof
ARFCNs.Afterthesorting,theBSCselectsan
appropriatenumberoffrequenciestogeneratethe
GSMBA2list.
IfthisparameterissettoOFF,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
ForanMOCNcell:
If"MocnCmCell"issettoYESandthisparameter
issettoON,themaximumnumberofneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).

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Feature
ID

ThemaximumnumberofneighboringGSMcell
FeatureName Description
frequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64whenallof
thefollowingconditionsaremet:
1.ThisparameterissettoOFF.
2."MocnCmCell"issettoYES.
3."GHoFilterOpt"issettoON.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
If"MocnCmCell"issettoYES,thisparameteris
settoOFF,andif"GHoFilterOpt"issettoOFF,the
maximumnumberofneighboringGSMcell
frequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.After
neighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximumnumber
ofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesintheGSM
BA2listis32(regardlessofwhetherneighboring
UMTScellsareconfigured).
If"MOCNIISw"issettoONandthisparameteris
settoON,themaximumnumberofneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis(31NumberofneighboringLTE
cellfrequencies).
If"MOCNIISw"issettoONandthisparameteris
settoOFF,themaximumnumberofneighboring
GSMcellfrequenciesintheGSMBA2listis64.
Afterneighboringcellsarefiltered,themaximum
numberofneighboringGSMcellfrequenciesinthe
GSMBA2listis31(neighboringUMTScellsare
configured)or32(neighboringUMTScellsarenot
configured).
wherethemaximumnumberofneighboringLTEcell
frequenciesis6(if"CELL2GBA2OPTENHSW"is
settoON)or3(if"CELL2GBA2OPTENHSW"is
OFF).
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:ON(On)

ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

RimOnEcoSw

BSC6900

SETBSCPSSOFTPARA None

None

Meaning:
WhethertheBSCsupportstheRIMprocedure
throughtheeCoordinator.Whenthisparameteris
settoON,theBSCtransmitsRIMmessages
throughtheeCoordinator.Whenthisparameteris
settoOFF,theBSCtransmitsRIMmessages
throughtheCN.
Thisparameterisanadvancedparameter.
Tochangetheparametersettings,askHuawei
CustomerCenterforhelp.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

RimOnEcoSw

BSC6910

SETBSCPSSOFTPARA None

None

Meaning:
WhethertheBSCsupportstheRIMprocedure
throughtheeCoordinator.Whenthisparameteris
settoON,theBSCtransmitsRIMmessages
throughtheeCoordinator.Whenthisparameteris
settoOFF,theBSCtransmitsRIMmessages
throughtheCN.
Thisparameterisanadvancedparameter.
Tochangetheparametersettings,askHuawei
CustomerCenterforhelp.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

PFCSwitch

BSC6900

SET
GCELLPSOTHERPARA

GBFD
119502
GBFD
119905
GBFD
119907
GBFD
119906
GBFD
119902

PSHandover
PoCQoS
PSServicein
Priority
Conversational
QoS
QoS
ARP&THP

Meaning:WhetheracellsupportsthePacketFlow
Context(PFC)procedurethatcanimproveQuality
ofService(QoS)ofpacketservices.ThePFC
proceduretakeseffectwhenacell,thenetwork
serviceentity(NSE)thecellbelongsto,andthe
SGSNsupportPFC.TheNSEsupportsPFCwhen
"PFCSUP"issettoYES.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

PFCSwitch

BSC6910

SET
GCELLPSOTHERPARA

GBFD
119502
GBFD
119905
GBFD
119907
GBFD
119906
GBFD
119902

PSHandover
PoCQoS
PSServicein
Priority
Conversational
QoS
QoS
ARP&THP

Meaning:WhetheracellsupportsthePacketFlow
Context(PFC)procedurethatcanimproveQuality
ofService(QoS)ofpacketservices.ThePFC
proceduretakeseffectwhenacell,thenetwork
serviceentity(NSE)thecellbelongsto,andthe
SGSNsupportPFC.TheNSEsupportsPFCwhen
"PFCSUP"issettoYES.
GUIValueRange:OFF(Off),ON(On)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:OFF,ON
DefaultValue:OFF(Off)

NCELLPRI

BSC6900

ADDG2GNCELL
MODG2GNCELL

GBFD
110402

BasicCellRe Meaning:Commonpriorityoftheneighboring2G
selection
cell.Value0indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue
7indicatesthehighestpriority.Value255isinvalid.
GUIValueRange:0~7255
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7,255
DefaultValue:255

NCELLPRI

BSC6910

ADDG2GNCELL
MODG2GNCELL

GBFD
110402

BasicCellRe Meaning:Commonpriorityoftheneighboring2G
selection
cell.Value0indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue
7indicatesthehighestpriority.Value255isinvalid.
GUIValueRange:0~7255
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7,255
DefaultValue:255

NCELLPRI

BSC6900

ADDGLTENCELL
MODGLTENCELL

GBFD
511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:CommonpriorityofaneighboringLTE
cell.Value0indicatesthelowestpriority,value7
indicatesthehighestpriority,andvalue255is
invalid.
GUIValueRange:0~7255
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7,255
DefaultValue:255

NCELLPRI

BSC6910

ADDGLTENCELL
MODGLTENCELL

GBFD
511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:CommonpriorityofaneighboringLTE
cell.Value0indicatesthelowestpriority,value7
indicatesthehighestpriority,andvalue255is
invalid.
GUIValueRange:0~7255
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7,255
DefaultValue:255

LTECELLRESELEN

BSC6900

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511312

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:Whethertoallowcellreselectionfrom
GSMtoLTEcells.Whenthisparameterissetto
YES,cellreselectionfromGSMtoLTEcellsis
allowed.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

LTECELLRESELEN

BSC6910

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511312

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:Whethertoallowcellreselectionfrom
GSMtoLTEcells.Whenthisparameterissetto
YES,cellreselectionfromGSMtoLTEcellsis
allowed.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

THRPRISEARCH

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
Whenthereceiveleveloftheservingcellishigher
thanthevalueofthisparameter,theMSdoesnot
searchforneighboringcellsinUTRANorEUTRAN
whosepriorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:98dBm,
1:95dBm,
2:92dBm,
...,
13:59dBm,
14:56dBm,
15:(always),thatis,theMSalwayssearchesfor
neighboringcellsinUTRANorEUTRANwhose
priorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~15
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~15
DefaultValue:15

THRPRISEARCH

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
Whenthereceiveleveloftheservingcellishigher
thanthevalueofthisparameter,theMSdoesnot
searchforneighboringcellsinUTRANorEUTRAN
whosepriorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:98dBm,
1:95dBm,
2:92dBm,
...,
13:59dBm,
14:56dBm,
15:(always),thatis,theMSalwayssearchesfor
neighboringcellsinUTRANorEUTRANwhose
priorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~15
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~15
DefaultValue:15

RIMSUP

BSC6900

ADDNSE
MODNSE

GBFD
511308
GBFD
116301

eNACC
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
AssistedCell
Change
(NACC)

Meaning:WhethertosupportRANinformation
management(RIM).IntheRIMprocedure,RANs
(RadioAccessNetwork)canexchangemessages
throughthecorenetwork.
GUIValueRange:NO(NoSupport),YES(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(NoSupport)

RIMSUP

BSC6910

ADDNSE
MODNSE

GBFD
511308
GBFD
116301

eNACC
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
AssistedCell
Change
(NACC)

Meaning:WhethertosupportRANinformation
management(RIM).IntheRIMprocedure,RANs
(RadioAccessNetwork)canexchangemessages
throughthecorenetwork.
GUIValueRange:NO(NoSupport),YES(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(NoSupport)

EUTRANPRI

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301
GBFD
511312

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:CommonpriorityofEUTRAN.Value0
indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue7indicates
thehighestpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:6

EUTRANPRI

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301
GBFD
511312

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
FastLTE
Reselectionat
2GCSCall
Release

Meaning:CommonpriorityofEUTRAN.Value0
indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue7indicates
thehighestpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:6

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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameterDescription

ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

EUTRANQRXLEVMIN

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
UsedtocalculatetheRSRPthresholdforthetarget
cellwhenaprioritybaseddecisiontoperformGSM
toEUTRANcellreselectionismade.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:140dBm,
1:138dBm,
2:136dBm,
...,
30:80dBm,
31:78dBm.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:6

EUTRANQRXLEVMIN

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
UsedtocalculatetheRSRPthresholdforthetarget
cellwhenaprioritybaseddecisiontoperformGSM
toEUTRANcellreselectionismade.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:140dBm,
1:138dBm,
2:136dBm,
...,
30:80dBm,
31:78dBm.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:6

THREUTRANHIGH

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
IfthemeasuredRSRPvalueofoneormore
neighboringEUTRANcellsishigherthanthevalue
ofthisparameter,theMSisallowedtoreselecta
neighboringcellinEUTRANwhosepriorityishigher
thantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:10

THREUTRANHIGH

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
IfthemeasuredRSRPvalueofoneormore
neighboringEUTRANcellsishigherthanthevalue
ofthisparameter,theMSisallowedtoreselecta
neighboringcellinEUTRANwhosepriorityishigher
thantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:10

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

THREUTRANLOW

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
Ifthereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandall
neighboringGSMcellsarelowerthan"LowGSM
ThresholdBasedonPriority",andifthemeasured
RSRPvalueofoneormoreneighboringEUTRAN
cellsishigherthanthevalueofthisparameter,the
MSisallowedtoreselectaneighboringcellin
EUTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERAN
priority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:10

THREUTRANLOW

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
Ifthereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandall
neighboringGSMcellsarelowerthan"LowGSM
ThresholdBasedonPriority",andifthemeasured
RSRPvalueofoneormoreneighboringEUTRAN
cellsishigherthanthevalueofthisparameter,the
MSisallowedtoreselectaneighboringcellin
EUTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERAN
priority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:10

HPRIO

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
AnMScanreselectaneighboringcellinUTRANor
EUTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERAN
prioritywhenallthefollowingconditionsaremet:
1)Thereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandall
neighboringGSMcellsarelowerthan
"THRGSMLOW".
2)NeighboringUTRANcellsforwhichthe
measuredRSCPvaluesarelessthanorequalto
"THRUTRANLOW"exist,andneighboring
EUTRANcellsforwhichthemeasuredRSRP
valuesarelessthanorequalto
"THREUTRANLOW"alsoexist.
3)ThemeasuredRSCP(orRSRP)valueofoneor
moreneighboringUTRAN(orEUTRAN)cells
exceedsthemeasuredreceiveleveloftheserving
cellbyatleastthedecibelvaluecorrespondingto
thevalueofthisparameter.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:positiveinfinity,
1:5dB,
2:4dB,
3:3dB.
Fordetails,see3GPPTS45.008.
GUIValueRange:0~3
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~3
DefaultValue:0

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

HPRIO

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
AnMScanreselectaneighboringcellinUTRANor
EUTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERAN
prioritywhenallthefollowingconditionsaremet:
1)Thereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandall
neighboringGSMcellsarelowerthan
"THRGSMLOW".
2)NeighboringUTRANcellsforwhichthe
measuredRSCPvaluesarelessthanorequalto
"THRUTRANLOW"exist,andneighboring
EUTRANcellsforwhichthemeasuredRSRP
valuesarelessthanorequalto
"THREUTRANLOW"alsoexist.
3)ThemeasuredRSCP(orRSRP)valueofoneor
moreneighboringUTRAN(orEUTRAN)cells
exceedsthemeasuredreceiveleveloftheserving
cellbyatleastthedecibelvaluecorrespondingto
thevalueofthisparameter.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:positiveinfinity,
1:5dB,
2:4dB,
3:3dB.
Fordetails,see3GPPTS45.008.
GUIValueRange:0~3
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~3
DefaultValue:0

TRESEL

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
PeriodduringwhichthemeasuredRSCP(or
RSRP)valuemustmeetthecellreselection
conditionwhenaprioritybaseddecisiontoperform
aGSMtoUTRAN(orEUTRAN)cellreselectionis
made.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingtimevalues:
0:5s,
1:10s,
2:15s,
3:20s.
GUIValueRange:0~3
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~3
DefaultValue:0

TRESEL

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
PeriodduringwhichthemeasuredRSCP(or
RSRP)valuemustmeetthecellreselection
conditionwhenaprioritybaseddecisiontoperform
aGSMtoUTRAN(orEUTRAN)cellreselectionis
made.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingtimevalues:
0:5s,
1:10s,
2:15s,
3:20s.
GUIValueRange:0~3
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~3
DefaultValue:0

GERANPRI

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:CommonpriorityofGERAN.Value0
indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue7indicates
thehighestpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:1

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

GERANPRI

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:CommonpriorityofGERAN.Value0
indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue7indicates
thehighestpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:1

THRGSMLOW

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
IfC1valuesoftheservingcellanditsneighboring
GSMcellsarelowerthanthevalueofthis
parameter,theMSisallowedtoreselecta
neighboringcellinUTRANorEUTRANwhose
priorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
...,
13:26dB,
14:28dB,
15:(always),thatis,theMSisalwaysallowedto
reselectaneighboringcellinUTRANorEUTRAN
whosepriorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~15
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~15
DefaultValue:0

THRGSMLOW

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
IfC1valuesoftheservingcellanditsneighboring
GSMcellsarelowerthanthevalueofthis
parameter,theMSisallowedtoreselecta
neighboringcellinUTRANorEUTRANwhose
priorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
...,
13:26dB,
14:28dB,
15:(always),thatis,theMSisalwaysallowedto
reselectaneighboringcellinUTRANorEUTRAN
whosepriorityislowerthantheGERANpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~15
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~15
DefaultValue:0

THRUTRANHIGH

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
IfthemeasuredRSCPvalueofoneormore
neighboringUTRANcellsishigherthanthevalueof
thisparameter,theMSisallowedtoreselecta
neighboringcellinUTRANwhosepriorityishigher
thantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:6

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

THRUTRANHIGH

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
IfthemeasuredRSCPvalueofoneormore
neighboringUTRANcellsishigherthanthevalueof
thisparameter,theMSisallowedtoreselecta
neighboringcellinUTRANwhosepriorityishigher
thantheGERANpriority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:6

UTRANPRI

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:CommonpriorityofUTRAN.Value0
indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue7indicates
thehighestpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:3

UTRANPRI

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:CommonpriorityofUTRAN.Value0
indicatesthelowestpriority,andvalue7indicates
thehighestpriority.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:3

UTRANQRXLEVMIN

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
UsedtocalculatetheRSCPthresholdforthetarget
cellwhenaprioritybaseddecisiontoperformGSM
toUTRANcellreselectionismade.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:119dBm,
1:117dBm,
2:115dBm,
...,
30:59dBm,
31:57dBm.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:2

UTRANQRXLEVMIN

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
UsedtocalculatetheRSCPthresholdforthetarget
cellwhenaprioritybaseddecisiontoperformGSM
toUTRANcellreselectionismade.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:119dBm,
1:117dBm,
2:115dBm,
...,
30:59dBm,
31:57dBm.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:2

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

THRUTRANLOW

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
Ifthereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandall
neighboringGSMcellsarelowerthan"LowGSM
ThresholdBasedonPriority",andifthemeasured
RSCPvalueofoneormoreneighboringUTRAN
cellsishigherthanthevalueofthisparameter,the
MSisallowedtoreselectaneighboringcellin
UTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERAN
priority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:6

THRUTRANLOW

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511301

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE

Meaning:
Ifthereceivelevelsoftheservingcellandall
neighboringGSMcellsarelowerthan"LowGSM
ThresholdBasedonPriority",andifthemeasured
RSCPvalueofoneormoreneighboringUTRAN
cellsishigherthanthevalueofthisparameter,the
MSisallowedtoreselectaneighboringcellin
UTRANwhosepriorityislowerthantheGERAN
priority.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:2dB,
2:4dB,
3:6dB,
...,
30:60dB,
31:62dB.
GUIValueRange:0~31
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~31
DefaultValue:6

NCO

BSC6900

SETGCELLPSBASE

Networking
ControlMode

Meaning:
NetworkcontrolmodeforcellreselectionofanMS.
Therearethreemodes.
NC0:normalMScontrol.TheMSautomatically
performsacellreselection.
NC1:MScontrolwithmeasurementreports.The
MSsendsmeasurementreportstotheBSCand
automaticallyperformsacellreselection.
NC2:networkcontrolledcellreselection.TheMS
sendsmeasurementreportstotheBSC,andthe
BSCdetermineswhethertoperformacell
reselection.TheMSautomaticallyperformsacell
reselectionwhenthedownlinksignalingfailstobe
sent,therandomaccessfails,theaccesstothe
cellisprohibited,orC1islessthan0.
Thenetworkcontrolledcellreselectiontakeseffect
onlyifthisparameterissettoNC2and"Support
NC2"inthe"SETGCELLGPRS"commandisset
toYES.
GUIValueRange:NC0(NC0),NC1(NC1),
NC2(NC2)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NC0,NC1,NC2
DefaultValue:NC0(NC0)

GBFD
119107

FeatureName Description

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

NCO

BSC6910

SETGCELLPSBASE

GBFD
119107

Networking
ControlMode

QPEUTRAN

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511307

Meaning:
NetworkcontrolmodeforcellreselectionofanMS.
Therearethreemodes.
NC0:normalMScontrol.TheMSautomatically
performsacellreselection.
NC1:MScontrolwithmeasurementreports.The
MSsendsmeasurementreportstotheBSCand
automaticallyperformsacellreselection.
NC2:networkcontrolledcellreselection.TheMS
sendsmeasurementreportstotheBSC,andthe
BSCdetermineswhethertoperformacell
reselection.TheMSautomaticallyperformsacell
reselectionwhenthedownlinksignalingfailstobe
sent,therandomaccessfails,theaccesstothe
cellisprohibited,orC1islessthan0.
Thenetworkcontrolledcellreselectiontakeseffect
onlyifthisparameterissettoNC2and"Support
NC2"inthe"SETGCELLGPRS"commandisset
toYES.
GUIValueRange:NC0(NC0),NC1(NC1),
NC2(NC2)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NC0,NC1,NC2
DefaultValue:NC0(NC0)

eNC2
Meaning:
BetweenGSM Thresholdofsignallevelatwhichamobilestation
andLTE
startstosearchforthetargetEUTRANcellduring
cellreselection.Inpacketmode,ifthisparameteris
settoavaluelowerthan7,themobilestationstarts
tosearchforanEUTRANcellwhenthesignallevel
oftheservingcellislowerthanthecorresponding
levelthreshold.Ifthisparameterissettoavalue
higherthan7,themobilestationstartstosearchfor
anEUTRANcellwhenthesignallevelofthe
servingcellishigherthanthecorrespondinglevel
threshold.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0=98dBm,
1=94dBm,
2=90dBm,
...,
7=(always),thatis,theMSalwayssearchesfor
neighboringcellsinEUTRAN.
8=78dBm,
9=74dBm,
10=70dBm,
...,
14=54dBm,
15=(never),thatis,theMSneversearchesfor
neighboringcellsinEUTRAN.
GUIValueRange:0~15
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~15
DefaultValue:15

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

QPEUTRAN

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511307

eNC2
Meaning:
BetweenGSM Thresholdofsignallevelatwhichamobilestation
andLTE
startstosearchforthetargetEUTRANcellduring
cellreselection.Inpacketmode,ifthisparameteris
settoavaluelowerthan7,themobilestationstarts
tosearchforanEUTRANcellwhenthesignallevel
oftheservingcellislowerthanthecorresponding
levelthreshold.Ifthisparameterissettoavalue
higherthan7,themobilestationstartstosearchfor
anEUTRANcellwhenthesignallevelofthe
servingcellishigherthanthecorrespondinglevel
threshold.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0=98dBm,
1=94dBm,
2=90dBm,
...,
7=(always),thatis,theMSalwayssearchesfor
neighboringcellsinEUTRAN.
8=78dBm,
9=74dBm,
10=70dBm,
...,
14=54dBm,
15=(never),thatis,theMSneversearchesfor
neighboringcellsinEUTRAN.
GUIValueRange:0~15
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~15
DefaultValue:15

BESTEUTRANCELLNUM

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511307

eNC2
Meaning:NumberofneighboringEUTRANcells
BetweenGSM thatneedtobecontainedinthemeasurement
andLTE
reportsentbyanMS.
GUIValueRange:0~3
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~3
DefaultValue:2

BESTEUTRANCELLNUM

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511307

eNC2
Meaning:NumberofneighboringEUTRANcells
BetweenGSM thatneedtobecontainedinthemeasurement
andLTE
reportsentbyanMS.
GUIValueRange:0~3
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~3
DefaultValue:2

THREUTRANRPT

BSC6900

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511307

eNC2
Meaning:
BetweenGSM Ameasurementreportisvalidonlywhenthe
andLTE
receivelevelofanLTEcellinthemeasurement
reportisgreaterthanorequaltothevalueofthis
parameter.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:6dB,
...,
6:36dB,
7:positiveinfinity.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:0

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

THREUTRANRPT

BSC6910

SET
GBFD
GCELLPRIEUTRANSYS 511307

eNC2
Meaning:
BetweenGSM Ameasurementreportisvalidonlywhenthe
andLTE
receivelevelofanLTEcellinthemeasurement
reportisgreaterthanorequaltothevalueofthis
parameter.
Thevaluesofthisparametercorrespondtothe
followingdecibelvalues:
0:0dB,
1:6dB,
...,
6:36dB,
7:positiveinfinity.
GUIValueRange:0~7
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~7
DefaultValue:0

TrafficReselAllow

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
511306
GBFD
116201

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Whethertoallowthecellservice
reselection.Whenthisparameterissetto
"PERMIT",theRadioAccessTechnology(RAT)of
thecandidatecellisconsideredinthealgorithmfor
cellservicereselection.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

TrafficReselAllow

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
511306
GBFD
116201

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Whethertoallowthecellservice
reselection.Whenthisparameterissetto
"PERMIT",theRadioAccessTechnology(RAT)of
thecandidatecellisconsideredinthealgorithmfor
cellservicereselection.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

URGENTRESELALLOW

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
511303
GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Whethertoallowcellurgentreselection.
Whenthenumberofmeasurementreportsabout
transmissionqualityinthedownlinkPacket
DownlinkAck/Nackmessageisequaltoorlarger
than"MSRXQUALSTATTHRSH"andthenumberof
timeswhentheMSdownlinktransmissionqualityis
lowerthantheMStransmissionqualitythresholdis
equaltoorlargerthan
"CELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH",thecell
reselectionisanurgentcellreselection.Ifthis
parameterissettoPERMIT(Permit)and"NC2
LoadReselectionSwitch"issetto
SUPPORT(Support),theloadofthetargetcell
servesasaparameterwhenyouattempttoenable
theloadbasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

URGENTRESELALLOW

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
511303
GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Whethertoallowcellurgentreselection.
Whenthenumberofmeasurementreportsabout
transmissionqualityinthedownlinkPacket
DownlinkAck/Nackmessageisequaltoorlarger
than"MSRXQUALSTATTHRSH"andthenumberof
timeswhentheMSdownlinktransmissionqualityis
lowerthantheMStransmissionqualitythresholdis
equaltoorlargerthan
"CELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH",thecell
reselectionisanurgentcellreselection.Ifthis
parameterissettoPERMIT(Permit)and"NC2
LoadReselectionSwitch"issetto
SUPPORT(Support),theloadofthetargetcell
servesasaparameterwhenyouattempttoenable
theloadbasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

CELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
511303
GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Proportionthresholdoftransmissionswith
poorquality.Thisparameterisusedinthecaseof
emergencycellreselection.TheBSCaccumulates
thenumberoftimesthatthedownlinktransmission
qualityofanMSislowerthanthetransmission
qualitythresholdoftheMS(includingGPRSQuality
Threshold,EDGEGMSKQualityThreshold,and
EDGE8PSKQualityThreshold).Whenthe
proportionoftheaccumulatednumberof
transmissionswithpoorqualitytothenumberof
receiveddownlinktransmissionquality
measurementreportsisgreaterthanorequaltothe
thresholdspecifiedbythisparameter,theBSC
triggersanemergencycellreselection.
GUIValueRange:0~100
Unit:%
ActualValueRange:0~100
DefaultValue:30

CELLRXQUALWORSENRATIOTHRSH BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
511303
GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Proportionthresholdoftransmissionswith
poorquality.Thisparameterisusedinthecaseof
emergencycellreselection.TheBSCaccumulates
thenumberoftimesthatthedownlinktransmission
qualityofanMSislowerthanthetransmission
qualitythresholdoftheMS(includingGPRSQuality
Threshold,EDGEGMSKQualityThreshold,and
EDGE8PSKQualityThreshold).Whenthe
proportionoftheaccumulatednumberof
transmissionswithpoorqualitytothenumberof
receiveddownlinktransmissionquality
measurementreportsisgreaterthanorequaltothe
thresholdspecifiedbythisparameter,theBSC
triggersanemergencycellreselection.
GUIValueRange:0~100
Unit:%
ActualValueRange:0~100
DefaultValue:30

LOADRESELALLOW

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whethertoallowloadbasedcell
reselection.Whentheuplinkloadordownlinkload
isgreaterthan"LOADRESELSTARTTHRSH"and
thelevelissmallerthan
"LOADRESELMAXRXLEV"inaservicecell,the
cellreselectionisaloadreselection.Ifthis
parameterissettoPERMIT(Permit)and"NC2
LoadReselectionSwitch"issetto
Support(Support),theloadofthetargetcellserves
asaparameterwhenyouattempttoenablethe
loadbasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

BSC6900

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

LOADRESELALLOW

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whethertoallowloadbasedcell
reselection.Whentheuplinkloadordownlinkload
isgreaterthan"LOADRESELSTARTTHRSH"and
thelevelissmallerthan
"LOADRESELMAXRXLEV"inaservicecell,the
cellreselectionisaloadreselection.Ifthis
parameterissettoPERMIT(Permit)and"NC2
LoadReselectionSwitch"issetto
Support(Support),theloadofthetargetcellserves
asaparameterwhenyouattempttoenablethe
loadbasedcellreselectionalgorithm.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

LOADRESELMAXRXLEV

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Thresholdforreselectingacell.When
thereceiveleveloftheservingcellislowerthan
thisthreshold,theloadreselectionistriggered.
GUIValueRange:0~63
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~63
DefaultValue:40

LOADRESELMAXRXLEV

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Thresholdforreselectingacell.When
thereceiveleveloftheservingcellislowerthan
thisthreshold,theloadreselectionistriggered.
GUIValueRange:0~63
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~63
DefaultValue:40

LOADRESELSTARTTHRSH

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whentheuplinkloadordownlinkloadof
thecellexceedsthisthreshold,theloadreselection
decisionismade.
GUIValueRange:0~100
Unit:%
ActualValueRange:0~100
DefaultValue:85

LOADRESELSTARTTHRSH

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whentheuplinkloadordownlinkloadof
thecellexceedsthisthreshold,theloadreselection
decisionismade.
GUIValueRange:0~100
Unit:%
ActualValueRange:0~100
DefaultValue:85

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

NORMALRESELALLOW

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
511302
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
114301

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability

Meaning:
Whethertoallowanormalcellreselection.A
normalcellreselectionistriggeredwhenbothofthe
followingconditionsaremet:
ThenumberoftimestheBSCconsecutively
measuresthereceivelevelofaservingcellina
PacketMeasurementReportmessageisgreater
thanorequaltothevalueof
"RESELWATCHPERIOD".
Thenumberoftimesthereceivelevelofaserving
cellislowerthanthelevelspecifiedby
"MINACCRXLEV"isgreaterthanthevalueof
"RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH".
WhenthisparameterissettoPERMIT(Permit)and
"NC2LoadResel"issettoSupport(Support),the
BSCconsiderscellloadasaparameterwhen
determiningthetargetcellamongallcandidatecells
duringanormalcellreselection.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

NORMALRESELALLOW

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
511302
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
114301

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability

Meaning:
Whethertoallowanormalcellreselection.A
normalcellreselectionistriggeredwhenbothofthe
followingconditionsaremet:
ThenumberoftimestheBSCconsecutively
measuresthereceivelevelofaservingcellina
PacketMeasurementReportmessageisgreater
thanorequaltothevalueof
"RESELWATCHPERIOD".
Thenumberoftimesthereceivelevelofaserving
cellislowerthanthelevelspecifiedby
"MINACCRXLEV"isgreaterthanthevalueof
"RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH".
WhenthisparameterissettoPERMIT(Permit)and
"NC2LoadResel"issettoSupport(Support),the
BSCconsiderscellloadasaparameterwhen
determiningthetargetcellamongallcandidatecells
duringanormalcellreselection.
GUIValueRange:FORBID(Forbid),
PERMIT(Permit)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:FORBID,PERMIT
DefaultValue:PERMIT(Permit)

RESELWATCHPERIOD

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511302

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage

Meaning:ThenumberofreceivedPacket
MeasurementReportmessagesonthereceive
leveloftheservingcellismeasuredcontinuously.
Whenthestatisticalvalueisgreaterthanorequal
tothevalueofthisparameter,thenormal
reselectiondecisionismade.
GUIValueRange:1~32
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:1~32
DefaultValue:10

RESELWATCHPERIOD

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511302

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage

Meaning:ThenumberofreceivedPacket
MeasurementReportmessagesonthereceive
leveloftheservingcellismeasuredcontinuously.
Whenthestatisticalvalueisgreaterthanorequal
tothevalueofthisparameter,thenormal
reselectiondecisionismade.
GUIValueRange:1~32
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:1~32
DefaultValue:10

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

MINACCRXLEV

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511307
GBFD
511306
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Minimumreceivelevelforaneighboring
celltobecomeacandidatecellduringcell
reselection.Inaddition,theparametervalueisused
tocalculatethetimesofoccurrencesofbadnormal
cellreselectionlevel.Whenthereceivelevelofthe
servingcellislowerthanthevalueofthis
parameter,thenormalcellreselectionlevelisbad.
GUIValueRange:0~63
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~63
DefaultValue:15

MINACCRXLEV

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511307
GBFD
511306
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511304

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Minimumreceivelevelforaneighboring
celltobecomeacandidatecellduringcell
reselection.Inaddition,theparametervalueisused
tocalculatethetimesofoccurrencesofbadnormal
cellreselectionlevel.Whenthereceivelevelofthe
servingcellislowerthanthevalueofthis
parameter,thenormalcellreselectionlevelisbad.
GUIValueRange:0~63
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~63
DefaultValue:15

RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH

BSC6900

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511302

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage

Meaning:Ifthenumberoftimeswhenthereceive
leveloftheservingcellwithin"NormalCell
ReselectionWatchPeriod"islowerthan"Cell
ReselectionLevelThreshold"isgreaterthanthe
valueofthisparameter,thenormalcellreselection
istriggered.
GUIValueRange:1~32
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:1~32
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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

RESELWORSENLEVTHRSH

BSC6910

SETGCELLNC2PARA

GBFD
114301
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201
GBFD
511302

GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage

Meaning:Ifthenumberoftimeswhenthereceive
leveloftheservingcellwithin"NormalCell
ReselectionWatchPeriod"islowerthan"Cell
ReselectionLevelThreshold"isgreaterthanthe
valueofthisparameter,thenormalcellreselection
istriggered.
GUIValueRange:1~32
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:1~32
DefaultValue:1

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO

BSC6900

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511306
GBFD
511305
GBFD
511304

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
ModePriority
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:WhethertosupporttheMShandoverfrom
thelocalcelltoanLTEcellduringPSservices.If
thisparameterissettoSUPPORT,theLTEcoming
cellhandoverduringPSservicesisallowed.In
addition,theMSmustsupportthePShandover.
GUIValueRange:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport),
SUPPORT(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:UNSUPPORT,SUPPORT
DefaultValue:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport)

SPTLTEOUTBSCPSHO

BSC6910

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511306
GBFD
511305
GBFD
511304

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
ModePriority
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:WhethertosupporttheMShandoverfrom
thelocalcelltoanLTEcellduringPSservices.If
thisparameterissettoSUPPORT,theLTEcoming
cellhandoverduringPSservicesisallowed.In
addition,theMSmustsupportthePShandover.
GUIValueRange:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport),
SUPPORT(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:UNSUPPORT,SUPPORT
DefaultValue:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport)

PSHOSUP

BSC6900

ADDNSE
MODNSE

GBFD
119502

PSHandover

Meaning:WhethertosupportPSHandover(PS
HO).ThePSHOisusedtoreducetheintervalof
thecellreselectionoftheMS.
GUIValueRange:NO(NoSupport),YES(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(NoSupport)

PSHOSUP

BSC6910

ADDNSE
MODNSE

GBFD
119502

PSHandover

Meaning:WhethertosupportPSHandover(PS
HO).ThePSHOisusedtoreducetheintervalof
thecellreselectionoftheMS.
GUIValueRange:NO(NoSupport),YES(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(NoSupport)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

NACCSPT

BSC6900

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
116301

Network
AssistedCell
Change
(NACC)

Meaning:Whethertosupportthenetworkassisted
cellchange(NACC).TheNACCisusedinthe
networkcontrolmodesNC0orNC1.TheNACC
enablesthenetworktonotifytheMSofthesystem
informationabouttheneighboringcellinadvance
whentheMSisinthepackettransmissionstate.
ThisincreasesthePSserviceaccessspeedofan
MSinthetargetcellandshortensthePSservice
interruptiondurationduringcellreselection.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

NACCSPT

BSC6910

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
116301

Network
AssistedCell
Change
(NACC)

Meaning:Whethertosupportthenetworkassisted
cellchange(NACC).TheNACCisusedinthe
networkcontrolmodesNC0orNC1.TheNACC
enablesthenetworktonotifytheMSofthesystem
informationabouttheneighboringcellinadvance
whentheMSisinthepackettransmissionstate.
ThisincreasesthePSserviceaccessspeedofan
MSinthetargetcellandshortensthePSservice
interruptiondurationduringcellreselection.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

eNACCSPT

BSC6900

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511308

eNACC
Meaning:WhetheraGSMcellsupportsthenetwork
BetweenGSM assistedcellchange(NACC)functionwhenanMS
andLTE
inaneighboringLTEcellreselectstothiscellinthe
RRCconnectedstate.Duringthecellreselection,
theLTEnetworkacquiresthesysteminformationof
theGSMcellintheRANinformationmanagement
(RIM)procedureandthensendstheinformationto
theMS.Inthisway,theMScanaccessthetarget
GSMcellmorequickly.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

eNACCSPT

BSC6910

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511308

eNACC
Meaning:WhetheraGSMcellsupportsthenetwork
BetweenGSM assistedcellchange(NACC)functionwhenanMS
andLTE
inaneighboringLTEcellreselectstothiscellinthe
RRCconnectedstate.Duringthecellreselection,
theLTEnetworkacquiresthesysteminformationof
theGSMcellintheRANinformationmanagement
(RIM)procedureandthensendstheinformationto
theMS.Inthisway,theMScanaccessthetarget
GSMcellmorequickly.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

NC2SPT

BSC6900

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511310
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201

Multi
Technology
NeighbourCell
Based
Handover
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

Meaning:Whethertosupportnetworkcontrol2
(NC2).InNC2mode,anMSsendstheBSC
measurementreportscontaininginformationabout
theservingcellandneighboringcells,andthe
networkcontrolscellreselectionfortheMS.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

NC2SPT

BSC6910

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511310
GBFD
511307
GBFD
116201

Multi
Technology
NeighbourCell
Based
Handover
eNC2
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Network
ControlledCell
Reselection
(NC2)

eNC2SPT

BSC6900

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511307

eNC2
Meaning:Whethertosupportthenetworkcontrol2
BetweenGSM (NC2)functionwhenanMSreselectstoa
andLTE
neighboringLTEcell.InNC2mode,anMSsends
themeasurementreportscontaininginformation
abouttheservingcellandneighboringcellstothe
BSC,andtheBSCcontrolscellreselectionforthe
MS.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

eNC2SPT

BSC6910

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511307

eNC2
Meaning:Whethertosupportthenetworkcontrol2
BetweenGSM (NC2)functionwhenanMSreselectstoa
andLTE
neighboringLTEcell.InNC2mode,anMSsends
themeasurementreportscontaininginformation
abouttheservingcellandneighboringcellstothe
BSC,andtheBSCcontrolscellreselectionforthe
MS.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

PFCSUP

BSC6900

ADDNSE
MODNSE

GBFD
511310
GBFD
119905
GBFD
119906
GBFD
119901

Multi
Technology
NeighbourCell
Based
Handover
PoCQoS
Conversational
QoS
Streaming
QoS(GBR)

Meaning:Whethertosupportnetworkcontrol2
(NC2).InNC2mode,anMSsendstheBSC
measurementreportscontaininginformationabout
theservingcellandneighboringcells,andthe
networkcontrolscellreselectionfortheMS.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

Meaning:
WhethertheNSEsupportsthePacketFlow
Context(PFC)procedurethatcanimproveQuality
ofService(QoS)ofpacketservices.
InSGSNPoolscenario,thePFCprocedurewill
takeeffectwhenallofthefollowingconditionsare
met:
AlltheNSEstowhichallthePTPBVCsinthecell
belongsupportPFC(thatis,"PFCSUP"issetto
YES).
TheSGSNsupportsPFC.
The"GBRQOS"parameterinthe"SET
GCELLPSOTHERPARA"commandissettoYES.
Alternatively,the"PFCSwitch"parameterinthe
"SETGCELLPSOTHERPARA"commandissetto
ON.
GUIValueRange:NO(NoSupport),YES(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(NoSupport)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

PFCSUP

BSC6910

ADDNSE
MODNSE

GBFD
511310
GBFD
119905
GBFD
119906
GBFD
119901

Multi
Technology
NeighbourCell
Based
Handover
PoCQoS
Conversational
QoS
Streaming
QoS(GBR)

Meaning:
WhethertheNSEsupportsthePacketFlow
Context(PFC)procedurethatcanimproveQuality
ofService(QoS)ofpacketservices.
InSGSNPoolscenario,thePFCprocedurewill
takeeffectwhenallofthefollowingconditionsare
met:
AlltheNSEstowhichallthePTPBVCsinthecell
belongsupportPFC(thatis,"PFCSUP"issetto
YES).
TheSGSNsupportsPFC.
The"GBRQOS"parameterinthe"SET
GCELLPSOTHERPARA"commandissettoYES.
Alternatively,the"PFCSwitch"parameterinthe
"SETGCELLPSOTHERPARA"commandissetto
ON.
GUIValueRange:NO(NoSupport),YES(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(NoSupport)

SPTBLINDHO

BSC6900

ADDGLTENCELL
MODGLTENCELL

GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511306
GBFD
511305
GBFD
511304

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
ModePriority
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whethertosupporttheblindhandover
fromthesourceGSMcelltothetargetLTEcell.
TheblindhandoverfromthesourceGSMcelltothe
targetLTEcellindicatesthattheMSintheGSM
cellishandedovertothetargetLTEcellwithout
measuringthetargetLTEcell.
GUIValueRange:UNSUPPORT(UNSUPPORT),
SUPPORT(SUPPORT)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:UNSUPPORT,SUPPORT
DefaultValue:UNSUPPORT(UNSUPPORT)

SPTBLINDHO

BSC6910

ADDGLTENCELL
MODGLTENCELL

GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511306
GBFD
511305
GBFD
511304

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
ModePriority
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:Whethertosupporttheblindhandover
fromthesourceGSMcelltothetargetLTEcell.
TheblindhandoverfromthesourceGSMcelltothe
targetLTEcellindicatesthattheMSintheGSM
cellishandedovertothetargetLTEcellwithout
measuringthetargetLTEcell.
GUIValueRange:UNSUPPORT(UNSUPPORT),
SUPPORT(SUPPORT)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:UNSUPPORT,SUPPORT
DefaultValue:UNSUPPORT(UNSUPPORT)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

BSC6900

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511301
GBFD
511306
GBFD
511305
GBFD
511304

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
ModePriority
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:WhethertosupporttheMShandoverfrom
anLTEcelltothelocalcellduringPSservices.If
thisparameterissettoSUPPORT,theLTE
incomingcellhandoverduringPSservicesis
allowed.Inaddition,theMSmustsupportthePS
handover.
GUIValueRange:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport),
SUPPORT(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:UNSUPPORT,SUPPORT
DefaultValue:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport)

SPTLTEINBSCPSHO

BSC6910

SETGCELLGPRS

GBFD
511303
GBFD
511302
GBFD
511301
GBFD
511306
GBFD
511305
GBFD
511304

PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
Coverage
Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
GSM/LTE
ServiceBased
PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
Basedon
ModePriority
PSHandover
BetweenGSM
andLTE
BasedonCell
Load

Meaning:WhethertosupporttheMShandoverfrom
anLTEcelltothelocalcellduringPSservices.If
thisparameterissettoSUPPORT,theLTE
incomingcellhandoverduringPSservicesis
allowed.Inaddition,theMSmustsupportthePS
handover.
GUIValueRange:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport),
SUPPORT(Support)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:UNSUPPORT,SUPPORT
DefaultValue:UNSUPPORT(NotSupport)

SRVCCHOEN

BSC6900

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:Thisparameterindicateswhetherthe
SRVCChandoverissupported.Ifthisparameteris
setto"YES",thespeechcallhandledbytheIMS
canbehandedoveraGSMcell.Inthismanner,the
continuityofthespeechserviceismaintained.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

SRVCCHOEN

BSC6910

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:Thisparameterindicateswhetherthe
SRVCChandoverissupported.Ifthisparameteris
setto"YES",thespeechcallhandledbytheIMS
canbehandedoveraGSMcell.Inthismanner,the
continuityofthespeechserviceismaintained.
GUIValueRange:NO(No),YES(Yes)
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:NO,YES
DefaultValue:NO(No)

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

LTESAIMCC

BSC6900

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
MCCparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:3digits
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:3digits
DefaultValue:000

LTESAIMCC

BSC6910

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
MCCparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:3digits
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:3digits
DefaultValue:000

LTESAIMNC

BSC6900

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
MNCparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:2~3digits
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:2~3digits
DefaultValue:000

LTESAIMNC

BSC6910

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
MNCparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:2~3digits
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:2~3digits
DefaultValue:000

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ParameterID

NE

MMLCommand

Feature
ID

FeatureName Description

LTESAILAC

BSC6900

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
LACparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:1~6553365535
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:1~65533,65535
DefaultValue:1

LTESAILAC

BSC6910

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
LACparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:1~6553365535
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:1~65533,65535
DefaultValue:1

LTESAISAC

BSC6900

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
SACparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:0~65535
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~65535
DefaultValue:0

LTESAISAC

BSC6910

SETGCELLHOBASIC

GBFD
511301
GBFD
511309

Cell
Reselection
BetweenGSM
andLTE
SRVCC

Meaning:
SACparameterinSAIforanSRVCChandover.
TheBSCinterpretsthehandoverrequestmessage
asanSRVCChandoverrequestwhenallthe
followingconditionsaremet:
"SRVCCHOEN"inthe"SETGCELLHOBASIC"
commandissettoYES(Yes).
ThesourcecellIDtypeintheincomingBSC
handoverrequestmessageisSAI.
Thevaluesof"LTESAIMCC","LTESAIMNC",
"LTESAILAC","LTESAISAC"forthesourcecell
carriedintheincomingBSChandoverrequest
messageareconsistentwiththoseconfiguredon
theBSC.
GUIValueRange:0~65535
Unit:None
ActualValueRange:0~65535
DefaultValue:0

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Table111Counters
CounterID
CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1279172426

NC.CELL.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9010:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
Attempts

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172427

NC.CELL.URG.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9011:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
AttemptsDueto
DownlinkQuality

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172428

NC.CELL.LOAD.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9012:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
Attemptsdueto
TrafficLoad

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172429

NC.CELL.GENERAL.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9013:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
AttemptsforBetter
Cell

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172430

NC.CELL.RESELECT.FAIL.ATMPT

H9014:Numberof
FailedNetwork
ControlledCell
Reselections

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172433

NC.CELL.INTERRAN.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9017:Numberof
BSC6900
InterRATNetwork
ControlledCell
ReselectionAttempts

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429608

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.INCELL.PSHO.REQ

H9602:Numberof
IncomingInterRAT
InterCellPS
HandoverRequests
Between2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

BSC6900

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CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1282429613

NC.CELL.2G.TO.4G.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9701:Numberof
BSC6900
NetworkControlled
2Gto4GCell
ReselectionAttempts

GBFD116201
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429614

NC.CELL.2G.TO.4G.RESELECT.FAIL

H9721:Numberof
FailedNetwork
Controlled2Gto4G
CellReselections

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429796

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.INCELL.PSHO.FAIL

H9622:Numberof
BSC6900
FailedIncomingInter
RATInterCellPS
HandoversBetween
2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282429797

NC.CELL.TRAFFIC.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9020:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
AttemptsDueto
ServiceType

BSC6900

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429809

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.OUTCELL.PSHO.ATMPT

H9513:Numberof
OutgoingInterRAT
InterCellPS
HandoverAttempts
Between2Gand4G

BSC6900

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282429810

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.OUTCELL.PSHO.FAIL

H9522:Numberof
BSC6900
FailedOutgoingInter
RATInterCellPS
HandoversBetween
2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameterDescription

CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1282431641

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.INCELL.PSHO.ACK

H9612:Numberof
Responsesto
IncomingInterRAT
InterCellPS
HandoverRequests
Between2Gand4G

BSC6900

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282431644

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.OUTCELL.PSHO.CMD

H9503:Numberof
BSC6900
OutgoingInterRAT
InterCellPS
Handover
CommandsBetween
2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1279172426

NC.CELL.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9010:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
Attempts

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172427

NC.CELL.URG.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9011:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
AttemptsDueto
DownlinkQuality

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172428

NC.CELL.LOAD.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9012:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
Attemptsdueto
TrafficLoad

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172429

NC.CELL.GENERAL.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9013:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
AttemptsforBetter
Cell

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

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CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1279172430

NC.CELL.RESELECT.FAIL.ATMPT

H9014:Numberof
FailedNetwork
ControlledCell
Reselections

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1279172433

NC.CELL.INTERRAN.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9017:Numberof
BSC6910
InterRATNetwork
ControlledCell
ReselectionAttempts

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429608

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.INCELL.PSHO.REQ

H9602:Numberof
IncomingInterRAT
InterCellPS
HandoverRequests
Between2Gand4G

BSC6910

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282429613

NC.CELL.2G.TO.4G.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9701:Numberof
BSC6910
NetworkControlled
2Gto4GCell
ReselectionAttempts

GBFD116201
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429614

NC.CELL.2G.TO.4G.RESELECT.FAIL

H9721:Numberof
FailedNetwork
Controlled2Gto4G
CellReselections

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429796

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.INCELL.PSHO.FAIL

H9622:Numberof
BSC6910
FailedIncomingInter
RATInterCellPS
HandoversBetween
2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameterDescription

CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1282429797

NC.CELL.TRAFFIC.RESELECT.ATMPT

H9020:Numberof
NetworkControlled
CellReselection
AttemptsDueto
ServiceType

BSC6910

GBFD116201
GBFD511405
GBFD114301
GBFD511307

NetworkControlled
CellReselection
(NC2)
NC2betweenGSM
andTDSCDMA
GSM/WCDMA
Interoperability
eNC2Between
GSMandLTE

1282429809

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.OUTCELL.PSHO.ATMPT

H9513:Numberof
OutgoingInterRAT
InterCellPS
HandoverAttempts
Between2Gand4G

BSC6910

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282429810

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.OUTCELL.PSHO.FAIL

H9522:Numberof
BSC6910
FailedOutgoingInter
RATInterCellPS
HandoversBetween
2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282431641

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.INCELL.PSHO.ACK

H9612:Numberof
Responsesto
IncomingInterRAT
InterCellPS
HandoverRequests
Between2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

BSC6910

http://localhost:7890/pages/GEE1231L/Draft%20A/GEE1231L/Draft%20A/resources/enus_bookmap_0001793237.html?ft=0&fe=10&hib=3.5.5&id=ENUS_B

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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameterDescription

CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1282431644

CELL.2G4GINTERRAN.OUTCELL.PSHO.CMD

H9503:Numberof
BSC6910
OutgoingInterRAT
InterCellPS
Handover
CommandsBetween
2Gand4G

GBFD119502
GBFD511302
GBFD511303
GBFD511304
GBFD511305
GBFD511306

PSHandover
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Coverage
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedon
Quality
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonCell
Load
PSHandover
BetweenGSMand
LTEBasedonMode
Priority
GSM/LTEService
BasedPSHandover

1282431662

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.SD

SR1000:SRVCC
HandoverRequests
(SDCCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431663

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.TCH

SR1001:SRVCC
HandoverRequests
(TCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431664

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.ACK.SD

SR1002:SRVCC
BSC6900
HandoverResponses
(SDCCH)

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431665

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.ACK.TCH

SR1003:SRVCC
BSC6900
HandoverResponses
(TCH)

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431666

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.SD

SR1004:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(SDCCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431667

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.TCH

SR1005:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431668

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.INVALID.CONTENTS SR1006:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(InvalidMessage)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431669

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.CONG.SD

SR1007:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(NoChannel
Available)(SDCCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431670

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.CONG.TCH

SR1008:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(NoChannel
Available)(TCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431671

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.NO.CIC

SR1009:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(CICUnavailable)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431672

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.CIC.ALLOC

SR1010:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(CICAllocated)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431673

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.APPLY.TRSL.FAIL

SR1011:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TerrestrialResource
RequestFailed)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431674

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.MSC.CLR.CMD

SR1012:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(ClearCommands
SentByMSC)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431675

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.EXP.SD

SR1013:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TimerExpired)
(SDCCH)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameterDescription

CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1282431676

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.EXP.TCH.SIG

SR1014:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TimerExpired)
(TCH)(Signaling
Channel)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431677

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.EXP.TCH.TRAF.CH

SR1015:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TimerExpired)
(TCH)(Traffic
Channel)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431678

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.NO.SPEECH.VER

SR1016:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(RequestedSpeech
VersionUnavailable)

BSC6900

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431662

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.SD

SR1000:SRVCC
HandoverRequests
(SDCCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431663

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.TCH

SR1001:SRVCC
HandoverRequests
(TCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431664

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.ACK.SD

SR1002:SRVCC
BSC6910
HandoverResponses
(SDCCH)

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431665

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.REQ.ACK.TCH

SR1003:SRVCC
BSC6910
HandoverResponses
(TCH)

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431666

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.SD

SR1004:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(SDCCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431667

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.TCH

SR1005:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431668

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.INVALID.CONTENTS SR1006:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(InvalidMessage)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431669

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.CONG.SD

SR1007:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(NoChannel
Available)(SDCCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431670

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.CONG.TCH

SR1008:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(NoChannel
Available)(TCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431671

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.NO.CIC

SR1009:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(CICUnavailable)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431672

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.CIC.ALLOC

SR1010:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(CICAllocated)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431673

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.APPLY.TRSL.FAIL

SR1011:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TerrestrialResource
RequestFailed)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431674

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.MSC.CLR.CMD

SR1012:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(ClearCommands
SentByMSC)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431675

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.EXP.SD

SR1013:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TimerExpired)
(SDCCH)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431676

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.EXP.TCH.SIG

SR1014:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TimerExpired)
(TCH)(Signaling
Channel)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

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InteroperabilityBetweenGSMandLTEFeatureParameterDescription

CounterID

CounterName

CounterDescription NE

FeatureID

FeatureName

1282431677

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.EXP.TCH.TRAF.CH

SR1015:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(TimerExpired)
(TCH)(Traffic
Channel)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

1282431678

CELL.SRVCC.INCELL.HO.FAIL.NO.SPEECH.VER

SR1016:Failed
SRVCCHandovers
(RequestedSpeech
VersionUnavailable)

BSC6910

GBFD511309

SRVCC

12Glossary
Fortheacronyms,abbreviations,terms,anddefinitions,seeGlossary.

13ReferenceDocuments
1.3GPPTS45.008:"Radiosubsystemlinkcontrol"
2.3GPPTS44.018:"Mobileradiointerfacelayer3specificationRadioResourceControl(RRC)protocol"
3.3GPPTS48.008:"MobileSwitchingCenterBaseStationsystem(MSCBSS)interfaceLayer3specification"
4.BSC6900FeatureList
5.BSC6900OptionalFeatureDescription
6.BSC6900GSMParameterReference
7.BSC6900GSMMMLCommandReference
8.BSC6900GSMPerformanceCounterReference

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