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1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope....................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Scope....................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Change History......................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Change History......................................................................................................................................1
2 Overview............................................................................................................................1 3 Technical Description.......................................................................................................1

3.1 Measurement Report Processing..........................................................................................................1 3.1 Measurement Report Processing..........................................................................................................1 3.2 Handover Preprocessing.......................................................................................................................2 3.2 Handover Preprocessing.......................................................................................................................2 3.3 Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm I..............................................................................8 3.3 Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm I..............................................................................8 3.3.1 Quick Handover...............................................................................................................................8 3.3.1 Quick Handover...............................................................................................................................8 3.3.2 TA Handover..................................................................................................................................10 3.3.2 TA Handover..................................................................................................................................10 3.3.3 BQ Handover.................................................................................................................................11 3.3.3 BQ Handover.................................................................................................................................11 3.3.4 Rapid Level Drop Handover...........................................................................................................12 3.3.4 Rapid Level Drop Handover...........................................................................................................12 3.3.5 Interference Handover...................................................................................................................12 3.3.5 Interference Handover...................................................................................................................12 3.3.6 Handover Due to No Downlink Measurement Report....................................................................13 3.3.6 Handover Due to No Downlink Measurement Report....................................................................13 3.3.7 Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover......................................................................................14 3.3.7 Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover......................................................................................14 3.3.8 Load Handover..............................................................................................................................16 3.3.8 Load Handover..............................................................................................................................16 3.3.9 Enhanced Load Handover.............................................................................................................18 3.3.9 Enhanced Load Handover.............................................................................................................18 3.3.10 Edge Handover............................................................................................................................19 3.3.10 Edge Handover............................................................................................................................19 3.3.11 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover................................................................................................20 3.3.11 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover................................................................................................20 3.3.12 Inter-Layer Handover...................................................................................................................22
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3.3.12 Inter-Layer Handover...................................................................................................................22 3.3.13 PBGT Handover...........................................................................................................................23 3.3.13 PBGT Handover...........................................................................................................................23 3.3.14 AMR Handover............................................................................................................................23 3.3.14 AMR Handover............................................................................................................................23 3.3.15 SDCCH Handover........................................................................................................................24 3.3.15 SDCCH Handover........................................................................................................................24 3.3.16 Other Handovers..........................................................................................................................25 3.3.16 Other Handovers..........................................................................................................................25 3.4 Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm II...........................................................................25 3.4 Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm II...........................................................................25 3.4.1 Quick Handover.............................................................................................................................27 3.4.1 Quick Handover.............................................................................................................................27 3.4.2 TA Handover..................................................................................................................................29 3.4.2 TA Handover..................................................................................................................................29 3.4.3 BQ Handover.................................................................................................................................30 3.4.3 BQ Handover.................................................................................................................................30 3.4.4 Interference Handover...................................................................................................................31 3.4.4 Interference Handover...................................................................................................................31 3.4.5 Handover Due to No Downlink Measurement Report....................................................................32 3.4.5 Handover Due to No Downlink Measurement Report....................................................................32 3.4.6 Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover......................................................................................32 3.4.6 Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover......................................................................................32 3.4.7 Load Handover..............................................................................................................................35 3.4.7 Load Handover..............................................................................................................................35 3.4.8 Edge Handover..............................................................................................................................35 3.4.8 Edge Handover..............................................................................................................................35 3.4.9 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover..................................................................................................36 3.4.9 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover..................................................................................................36 3.4.10 Better Cell Handover....................................................................................................................38 3.4.10 Better Cell Handover....................................................................................................................38 3.4.11 Handover Between a Full-Rate TCH and a Half-Rate TCH..........................................................39 3.4.11 Handover Between a Full-Rate TCH and a Half-Rate TCH..........................................................39 3.4.12 SDCCH Handover........................................................................................................................40 3.4.12 SDCCH Handover........................................................................................................................40 3.4.13 Other Handovers..........................................................................................................................41 3.4.13 Other Handovers..........................................................................................................................41
4 Parameters.........................................................................................................................1 5 Counters.............................................................................................................................1 6 Glossary.............................................................................................................................1

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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the overall procedure of Huawei handover algorithms and the specific handover decisions.
1.2 Intended Audience

It is assumed that users of this document are familiar with GSM basics and have a working knowledge of GSM telecommunication. This document is intended for:
Personnel System
working on Huawei GSM products or systems
operators who need a general understanding of this feature
1.3 Change History

The change history provides information on the changes in different document versions. There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
Feature
change change
Feature change refers to the change in the Handover feature of a specific product version.
Editorial
Editorial change refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not described in the earlier version.
Document Issues
The document issue is as follows:
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(2010-6-30) (2010-03-30)
Draft
01 (2010-6-30)
This is the first release of GBSS12.0. Compared with issue Draft (2010-03-30) of GBSS12.0, issue 01 (2010-06-30) of GBSS12.0 incorporates the changes described in the following table. Change Type Change Description Feature change Enhanced Load Handover is added. Parameter Change The added parameters are listed as follows:
LOADHOAD LAYHOLOADTH LOADHOPBGTMARGIN LOADHOUSRRATIO LOADSTATYPE
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Parameter Change
Parameters are presented in the None. form of Parameter ID instead of Parameter Name.
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This is the draft release of GBSS12.0.
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2 Overview
2 Overview
The GSM network comprises multiple cells with continuous coverage. The handover technique is introduced into the GSM system to enable the users who are in motion to continue with the current call without interruption, thus optimizing the network performance. During a handover, the MS and BTS in service measure the conditions of uplink and downlink radio links respectively, record the measurement results into measurement reports (MRs), and then send the MRs to the BSC. The BSC determines whether to trigger a handover based on the MRs and the actual conditions of the radio network. Huawei handover algorithms (handover algorithm I and handover algorithm II) involve measurement and MR reporting, MR processing, handover decision, and handover execution.
Huawei handover algorithms apply to the handovers on TCHs as well as the handovers on SDCCHs.
You can determine the handover algorithm used in a cell through HOCTRLSWITCH. Figure 2-1 shows the procedure for performing Huawei handover algorithms (including handover algorithm I and handover algorithm II). Figure 1.1 Procedure for performing Huawei handover algorithms
Start MS in connection state MS performs measurement and MR reporting BSS performs MR processing Handover decision based on handover algorithm Handover execution End
Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm I

Figure 2-2 shows the procedure of handover decision based on handover algorithm I.
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Figure 1.2 Procedure of handover decision based on handover algorithm I
Start No downlink measurement report handover decision MS starts minimum interval protection No Whether minimum interval protection of consecutive handovers times out? Yes Handover preprocessing Handover penalty Basic queuing Network characteristics adjustment Forced handover Quick handover
No
Whether minimum interval protection of handover times out? Yes Other handover decisions Determines target cell according to 2G/3G priority selection conditions and corresponding thresholds Starts minimum interval protection of consecutive handovers End
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2 Overview
In handover algorithm I, five types of handover decisions are defined:

Quick
handover (including quick Power Budget(PBGT) handover and frequency offset handover). Good and stable services can be provided when the voice quality deteriorates during the fast movement of an MS. Quick handover is mainly applicable in the railway scenario. handover. Emergency handover can ensure the call continuity when the radio condition severely deteriorates. Theoretically, the emergency handover has a bigger deviation than other handovers in terms of the selection of the target cell. In a normal cell, frequent emergency handovers should be avoided. dual-band network handover. In an enhanced dual-band network, the resources in the overlaid DCS1800 cell and underlaid GSM900 cell can be shared during the assignment and handover procedures. That is, the calls in the high-traffic GSM900 cell can be handed over to the lowtraffic DCS1800 cell to balance traffic. handover. Load handover enables the system load to be balanced among multiple cells so that the system performance can be ensured. handover. Normal handover ensures good services when an MS is moving.
Emergency
Enhanced
Load
Normal
Figure 2-3 shows the handovers provided in Figure 2-2 and their priorities in handover algorithm I.
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Figure 1.3 Handover decisions based on handover algorithm I
Emergency handover TA handover Interference handover Rapid level drop handover BQ handover Starts protection timer after emergency handover is triggered. Enhanced dual-band network handover Load handover Normal handover Edge handover Fast-moving micro cell handover Inter-layer handover PBGT handover Concentric cell handover AMR handover 3G better cell handover TIGHT BCCH handover
Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm II

Figure 2-4 shows the procedure of handover decision based on handover algorithm II.
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Figure 1.4 Procedure of handover decision based on handover algorithm II

Start No downlink measurement report handover decision MS starts minimum interval protection
In handover algorithm II, three types of handover decisions are defined, as shown in Figure 2-5.
No
Whether minimum interval protection of consecutive handovers times out ? Yes
Handover preprocessing
Basic queuing Network characteristics adjustment (some factors ) Forced handover Handover penalty Quick handover (emergency handover )
No
Whether minimum interval protection of consecutive handovers times out ? Yes Emergency handover (not including quick handover ) Load handover decision Network characteristics adjustment (all factors ) Other handover decisions Performs comprehensive decision of handover result and determines candidate neighbor cell Starts minimum interval protection of consecutive handovers End
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Figure 1.5 Handover decisions based on handover algorithm II
Emergency handover Quick handover TA handover BQ handover Edge handover
Intra-cell handover Interference handover Concentric cell handover AMR handover Handover between a fullrate TCH and a half-rate TCH TIGHT BCCH handover
Inter-cell handover Fast-moving micro cell handover Enhanced dual-band network handover Better cell handover 3G better cell handover
Handover Execution (GBFD-117101 BTS power lift for handover)

BTS power lift for handover function determines whether the BTS of the serving cell transmits signals at the maximum power during a handover. The BSC maximizes the transmit power of the BTS before sending a handover command to the MS. The BSC does not adjust the BTS power during the handover to ensure the success of the handover.
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3 Technical Description
3.1 Measurement Report Processing
This section describes the feature GBFD-110801 Processing of Measurement Report and GBFD110802 Pre-processing of Measurement Report. Measurement report processing involves measurement report interpolation and filtering.
NE Selection for Measurement Report Processing

The processing can be performed either on the BSC side or on the BTS side.
If If
BTSMESRPTPREPROC is set to No, then the processing is performed on the BSC side.
BTSMESRPTPREPROC is set to Yes, then the processing is performed on the BTS side. By setting the parameters PRIMMESPPT, BSMSPWRLEV, and MRPREPROCFREQ, you can specify the contents of the MRs to be provided and the period during which the MRs are provided. This decreases the signaling traffic on the Abis interface and the traffic volume processed by the BSC.
Data Selection for Measurement Report

The MR can be classified into enhanced MR and normal MR. The parameter MEASURETYPE determines the type to be used. In the MR, the TCH measurement of the serving cell is classified into FULL SET and SUB SET.
Measurement Report Interpolation

The neighboring cell indexes are found on the basis of the BCCH frequencies and BSICs provided by the MS. Then, the uplink and downlink measurement results are obtained from the measurement reports.
If If
measurement reports are issued continuously, they are directly added to the measurement report list. measurement reports are not issued continuously and the number of lost measurement reports is smaller than the value of MRMISSCOUNT, the system performs operations as follows:
For
the serving cell, the handover algorithm I performs the linear interpolation for the MRs. The lowest values are applied to the interpolation of MRs by the handover algorithm II according to the protocols; that is, level 0 (-110 dBm) and quality 7 are applied in the interpolation. the neighboring cell, the lowest value is applied to the lost level value according to the protocols; that is, level 0 (-110 dBm) is applied in the interpolation.
For
If no MR is reported because the RX level in the neighboring cell is too low, level 0 (-110 dBm) is applied in the interpolation.
If
measurement reports are not issued continuously and the number of lost measurement reports is greater than the value of MRMISSCOUNT, the previous measurement reports are discarded. When new measurement reports are issued, calculation is done again.
Measurement Report Filtering

Filtering is performed on measurement reports obtained continuously from the measurement report list. Averaging is performed on uplink/downlink RX level, uplink/downlink RX quality, Timing Advance(TA), Radio Quality Indication(RQI), BTS power, 2G neighboring cell level, and the Common Pilot Channel (CPICH), Received Signal Code Power(RSCP), and Ec/No of neighboring 3G cell. The averaging minimizes the effect on the result of handover decision due to sudden changes in the measurement
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values. Power control compensation needs to be performed for the downlink RX level of the serving cell by the handover algorithm II. If you compare the RX level of the serving cell after the power control with that of all BCCH TRXs of the neighboring cell, there is no mapping between them. In situations where the cells overlap severely, the handover is easily triggered, thus causing the ping-pong handover. After the power control compensation is performed, the RX level of the serving cell can reflect the coverage condition of the BCCH TRX of the serving cell. The power control compensation of the serving cell is performed after the interpolation processing and before the filtering processing. In general, the compensation of power control is calculated by adding the downlink RX level of the serving cell and twice the current downlink transmit PWL of the BTS. The number of consecutive measurement reports required for filtering is determined by the measurement object and channel type. See Table 3-1 for details. Figure 1.1 Parameters related to the number of measurement reports Measurement Object Channel Type Parameter Filter Length for SDCCH Level Filter Length for TCH Level Filter Length for SDCCH Qual. Filter Length for TCH Qual Filter Length for TA TA filter length for SDCCH level Filter Length for Ncell RX_LEV NCell filter length for SDCCH level Filter Length for TCH Level Filter Length for TCH Qual
Receive level of the SDCCH serving cell TCH Quality of the serving cell TA of the serving cell SDCCH TCH TCH SDCCH
Receive level of the BCCH neighboring cell SDCCH Power of the BTS in TCH the serving cell RQI TCH
If consecutive measurement reports are insufficient, the filtering fails. The handover decision is not performed.
3.2 Handover Preprocessing

Handover Penalty
According to the neighboring cell information in the measurement report and the parameters, the system performs handover preprocessing and adjusts the priorities of the neighboring cells. The handover penalty is performed after successful fast-moving micro cell handover, TA handover, BQ handover, fast-moving micro cell handover, OL subcell to UL subcell handover within an enhanced concentric cell, and after the handover failures. In handover algorithm II, in addition to the situations mentioned above, the handover penalty is also performed after successful or failed load handover and interference handover.
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In handover decision procedure of handover algorithm II, the handover penalty is performed after the network characteristics adjustment and before the emergency handover decision.
After
the quick handover, TA handover, Bad Quality(BQ) handover, or load handover (in handover algorithm II) is successfully performed, the penalty level is subtracted from the actual RX level of the original cell during the penalty period. Table 3-2 lists the parameters related to handover penalty.
Figure 1.1 Parameters related to handover penalty Handover Quick handover TA Handover BQ Handover Load handover (handover algorithm II) Parameter Quick Handover Punish Time Quick Handover Punish Value Penalty Level after TA HO Penalty Time after TA HO Penalty Level after BQ HO Penalty Time after BQ HO Penalty Time on Load HO Penalty Value on Load HO
After If
the fast-moving micro cell handover is successfully performed, penalty is performed on all the neighboring cells of the micro cell. Related parameters are SDPUNVAL and SPEEDPUNISHT. an MS fails to initiate an intra-cell AMR TCHF to TCHH handover, it cannot initiate another intra-cell AMR TCHF to TCHH handover within TIMEAMRFHPUNISH. handover algorithm II, after the interference handover is initiated, this handover is not allowed to be initiated again within INTERFEREHOPENTIME regardless of whether the handover is successful or not. the OL subcell to UL subcell handover within an enhanced concentric cell is successful, the handover from UL subcell to OL subcell is not allowed within UTOOHOPENTIME. the OL cell to UL cell handover in the enhanced dual-band network is successful, the handover from UL cell to OL cell is not allowed within HOPENALTYTIME. the handover fails, different penalties are performed on the target cell based on the causes:
If
In
After After After
the handover to a neighboring 2G or 3G cell fails, the actual RX level of the target cell is subtracted by FAILSIGSTRPUNISH for neighboring cell ranking during the penalty.
Based on the handover failure cause, the penalty time could be UMPENALTYTIMER, RSCPENALTYTIMER, or PENALTYTIMER.
If If
the OL subcell to UL subcell handover within a concentric cell fails, the handover from OL subcell to UL subcell is not allowed within TIMEOTOUFAILPUN. the UL subcell to OL subcell handover within a concentric cell fails, the handover from UL subcell to OL subcell is not allowed within TIMEUTOOFAILPUN.
Basic Ranking
Basic ranking is performed after handover penalty to generate a candidate cell list in descending order taking the following information into account: RX levels of the serving cell and neighboring cells carried in the MRs, hysteresis, usage of TCHs in the neighboring cells, and so on.
In
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the case of non-directed retry, if an MS in an external BSC cell occupies an SDCCH and INRBSCSDHOEN is set to No, then this cell should be removed from the candidate cell list. In other words, the handover to this external BSC cell is prohibited. a neighboring 2G cell and the serving cell are controlled by the same BSC and the TCH usage of the neighboring cell is 100%, then the neighboring cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighboring cell is prohibited. the downlink RX level of a neighboring 2G cell is lower than the sum of HOCDCMINDWPWR and MINOFFSET, then the neighboring cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighboring cell is prohibited. the uplink RX level of a neighboring 2G cell is lower than the sum of HOCDCMINUPPWR and MINOFFSET, then the neighboring cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighboring cell is prohibited. a neighboring 3G cell is an FDD cell, the cell is processed according to FDDREP:
If
If
If
If
If
FDDREP is set to Ec/N0, and the Ec/N0 of a neighboring cell is lower than MINECNOTHRES, the neighboring cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighboring cell is prohibited. FDDREP is set to RSCP, and the RSCP of a neighboring cell is lower than MINRSCPTHRES, the neighboring cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighboring cell is prohibited.
If
If
a neighboring 3G cell is a TDD cell and the RSCP after penalty is lower than the MINRSCPTHRES, the neighboring cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighboring cell is prohibited. the difference between the downlink RX level of the neighboring cells and the downlink RX level of the serving cell. Based on the difference, rank the neighboring cells in descending order.
Calculate
Network Characteristics Adjustment

Network characteristics adjustment is a process in which the position of each cell in the candidate cell list is determined based on the related network information. Network characteristics adjustment provides the final candidate cell list for handover decision. The network characteristics adjustment refers to the 16-bit queuing for the candidate cells. 3.2 describes the format of 16-bit queuing. Figure 1.1 Format of 16-bit queuing 15-16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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RSVD DL Co- CoRXLE MSC BSC V or not or not higher than Interlayer HO Thres hold or not
CurrenHO t load Priorit of the y cell Hierar higher chy 6 than load hando ver thresh old or not
HO Priorit y Hierar chy 5
Servin DL DL DL g cell RXLE RXLE RXLE preferr V V V ed queuin queuin queuin g g g
RSVD Set to Set to 1 for a 1 in neighb the oring case cell if of RXLE nonV is colower MSC than thresh old + hyster esis. Set to 1 for the servin g cell if RXLE V is lower than thresh old hyster esis.
Set to 1 in the case of noncoBSC
Set to Indicates the HCS (Hierarchical Cell 1 if the Structure) priority. There are 64 levels in curren total (4 layers with 16 levels on each t load layer). is higher than the thresh old.
Set to Indicates the 1 for a queuing result of neighb seven cells (six oring neighboring cells + cell if one serving cell) RXLE based on RXLEV. V of the neighb oring cell is lower than RXLE V of the servin g cell + hyster esis. Set to 0 for the servin g cell.
After the basic cell queuing, priority adjustment is performed on the candidate cells to define the comprehensive priority of each candidate cell. The priority adjustment is based on the receive level, receive quality, cell load, inter-layer handover threshold, layer-level difference, and whether the serving cell and its neighboring cells belong to the same BSC, and MSC, After the priority adjustment, the cell queuing is performed again. In the 16-bit queuing, bit 1 (LSB) has the lowest weight and bit 16 (MSB) has the highest weight. The value of the 16 bits indicates the cell priority. A low value of the 16 bits indicates a high cell priority. A
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cell with a higher priority is more likely to be selected as the target cell in a handover.
1.
Bits 1~3: Indicate the priority of the DL receive level (on the TCH or BCCH) of a cell. The priority is based on the queue arranged by K in the basic queuing. A high value of K indicates a small value of bits 1~3, which means a high priority.
The K value of the serving cell is 0.
For a neighboring 2G cell, K=BCCH signal level of the neighbor cell after filtering TCH signal level of the neighboring cell after filtering KIAS. For a BSC internal neighboring cell, KIAS = KBIAS; For a BSC external neighboring cell, KIAS = 0. For a neighboring 3G cell, distinguish between Ec/No and RSCP in the MR first; if the RSCP value is used, then actual measurement value is the neighboring cell = original measurement value in the neighboring cell RSCPOFF; if the Ec/No value is used, then actual measurement value in the neighboring cell = original measurement value in the neighboring cell ECNOOFF. Update the priority levels of the neighboring 3G cells based on the measurement value.
2. Bit 4: Set to 0 permanently for the serving cell in handover algorithm I. It is set to 0 for the neighboring cell if the following formula is applied. Otherwise, bit 4 is set to 1 for the neighboring cell. SSi_f - (Hi-64) SS_DLs_f In this formula, SSi_f indicates the BCCH receive level in neighboring cell i after filtering. Hi indicates INTERCELLHYST, the hysteresis configured for neighboring cell i. SS_DLs_f indicates the receive level of the downlink TCH in the serving cell after filtering. In handover algorithm II, the value of bit 4 is SSi_f - SS_DLs_f - (Hi-64). 3. Bits 5~10: Indicate the layer attribute and level attribute of a cell. Bits 9~10 indicate layer attribute and bits 5~8 indicate level attribute. The mapping formula is as follows: Player_level = Player16+ Plevel In this formula, Player_level indicates the comprehensive priority on the layer and level basis after the mapping. The corresponding bits are bits 5~10 with the value range 0 to 63. Player indicates CELLLAYER. Plevel indicates PRIOR. 4. Bit 11: Indicates the cell load weighting. If the system load is higher than SYSFLOWLEV, or if SYSFLOWLEV is disabled, then bit 11 is set to the default value. The formula is different for the serving cell and neighboring cell.
Serving cell: Set to 0 if the following formula is applied. Otherwise, bit 11 is set to1. Ls < Ts_l In this formula, Ls indicates the current load of the serving cell. Ts_l indicates TRIGTHRES of the serving cell.
Neighboring cell: Set to 0 if the following formula is applied. Otherwise, bit 11 is set to 1.
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Li <Ti_l In this formula, Li indicates the current load of neighboring cell i. Ti_l indicates LoadAccThres. 5. Bit 12: If COBSCMSCADJEN is set to YES, bit 12 indicates the high priority of the neighboring cells that share the BSC with the serving cell. Bit 12 is set to 0 for the neighboring cells that share the BSC with the serving cell. 6. Bit 13: If COBSCMSCADJEN is set to YES, bit 13 indicates the high priority of the neighboring cells that share the MSC with the serving cell. Bit 13 is set to 0 for the neighboring cells that share the MSC with the serving cell.
7. Bit 14: Indicates whether a candidate cell is better than the serving cell. If the candidate cell is better, load and hierarchy should be considered. The formula is different for the serving cell and neighboring cell.
Serving cell: Set to 0 if the following formula is applied. Otherwise, bit 14 is set to 1. SS_DLs_f Tlayer - (Hlayer - 64) In this formula, SS_DLs_f indicates the DL receive level on the TCH of the serving cell after filtering. Tlayer indicates HOTHRES. Hlayer indicates LEVHOHYST.
Neighboring cell: Set to 0 if the following formula is applied. Otherwise, bit 14 is set to 1. SSi_f Tlayer + Hlayer 64 In this formula, SSi_f indicates the receive level on the BCCH of the neighboring cell after filtering. Tlayer indicates HOTHRES of the neighboring cell Hlayer indicates INTELEVHOHYST of the neighboring cell
If bit 14 is set to 1 (for either serving cell or neighboring cell), then bits 5~13 are set to 0. That is, the factors such as hierarchy, load, and Co_BSC/Co_MSC are not considered if bit 14 is set to 1. In this case, only the DL receive level and hysteresis are considered. 8. Bits 15~16: Reserved. After the network characteristics adjustment, the final candidate cell list (including neighboring cells and serving cell) is generated. The candidate cells are ranked in descending order by priority. Then, the handover decision procedure starts. In handover algorithm II, the emergency handover decision is made after the network characteristics adjustment. After the emergency handover decision, LOADHOPENVALUE is subtracted from the level of the original cell within LOADHOPENTIME if the load handover is successful. The level of the target cell changes after the penalty of load handover; then, the network characteristics needs to be readjusted. In handover algorithm I, all related factors are adjusted in network characteristics adjustment phase; in handover algorithm II, some of the factors are adjusted before the emergency handover decision procedure is initiated.
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Forced Handover (GBFD-110607 Direct Retry)

If the forced handover is triggered, the subsequent handover decisions are not performed. The purpose of the forced handover is as follows:
If
no TCH is available in the serving cell during the MS access process, the directed retry procedure is performed when DIRECTRYEN is set to Yes. BTS maintenance is performed, the MSs under control of the related BTS should be handed over to the cells controlled by a functional BTS to ensure that no call drop occurs during BTS maintenance.
When
The forced handover is classified into these four types:

Outgoing Outgoing Outgoing Specified
cell handover (direct retry) BTS handover BSC handover target cell list handover
3.3 Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm I

This section describes the feature GBFD-110601 HUAWEI I Handover. According to the emergency condition of an MS in the network, the handover decision based on handover algorithm I is made in the following order: quick handover, emergency handover, enhanced dual-band network handover, load handover, and normal handover. Handover decision based on handover algorithm I involves the following procedures:
Determining Selecting
whether the serving cell meets the triggering conditions
corresponding candidate cells
In handover algorithm I, HOOPTSEL specifies whether a neighboring 2G cell or a neighboring 3G cell is preferred.
When
HOOPTSEL is set to Preference for 2G Cell:
A neighboring 2G cell is preferred. If the candidate cell list contains suitable neighboring 3G cells but no suitable neighboring 2G cells, a neighboring 3G cell is selected.
When
When
If the RX level of a candidate 2G cell is lower than or equal to HOPRETH2G, a neighboring 3G cell is preferred. If the triggering conditions of emergency handover are met and there is at least one candidate cell, then the emergency handover timer NEWURGHOMININTV is started. Another emergency handover decision can be performed only when NEWURGHOMININTV times out.
3.3.1 Quick Handover

This section describes the feature GBFD-510103 Chain Cell Handover. Quick handover aims to increase the handover success rate of an MS moving at a high speed and to ensure the call continuity and low call drop rate. Quick handover applies to the scenario where an MS moves fast along an urban backbone road, a selected route, or a high-speed railroad.
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Quick Handover Types

Quick handover consists of frequency offset handover and quick PBGT handover.
Frequency
offset handover
Whether the MS is moving away from the serving cell is determined based on the frequency offset information provided by an MS moving at a high speed. Frequency offset handover decision is made according to the uplink/downlink RX level of the serving cell and the path loss of neighboring cells.
Quick
PBGT handover
Quick PBGT handover decision is made according to the path loss of neighboring cells. For quick handover, the handover response speed is enhanced by:
Accurately
calculating the moving speed of the MS the interval between handover decisions
Derestricting Reducing
the number of measurement reports for the handover decision the alpha filtering
Introducing
Quick Handover Preparation

The preparation for quick handover involves the following aspects:
Frequency
offset is decoded from the measurement report.
Frequency offset of the MS is obtained from the uplink measurement report that the BTS sends to the BSC.
Alpha
filtering is performed on the measurement report.
Triggering Conditions
During handover decision, it is first determined whether the triggering conditions of frequency offset handover are met. When the BTS cannot send the frequency offset information or the reported frequency offset information is invalid, quick PBGT handover is triggered, provided that other conditions of frequency offset handover are met. If QUICKHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of quick handover are as follows:
The The The The
MS is moving away from the serving cell (the frequency offset in the measurement result is a negative value) and the moving speed of the MS is greater than MOVESPEEDTHRES. filtered uplink level of the serving cell is lower than HOUPTRIGE. compensated downlink level of the serving cell is lower than HODOWNTRIGE.
path loss of configured chain neighboring cells is lower than the specified threshold of the path loss of the serving cell. In other words, PBGT(n) is greater than or equal to 0.
The triggering conditions of quick handover are as follows:

If
the last three conditions are met simultaneously, the decision is made as follows: the first condition is met, a frequency offset handover is performed. the first condition is not met, a quick PBGT handover is performed.
If If If
all the last three conditions are not met, quick handover is not triggered.
Target Cell Selection

The target cell must be a chain neighboring cell of the serving cell. The target cell can be obtained through the setting of ISCHAINNCELL. If HODIRFORECASTEN is set to Yes, a neighboring cell in the moving direction of the MS is selected preferentially.
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To forecast the moving direction of the MS, the direction of a chain neighboring cell (A or B) compared with the serving cell is specified by CHAINNCELLTYPE. If the number of times that the MS is handed over to neighboring cells in the same direction (B for example) is greater than or equal to HODIRLASTTIME when the handover time reaches HODIRSTATIME, then the MS is inferred to be moving towards the B direction. Subsequently, the MS is preferentially handed over to the neighboring cell whose CHAINNCELLTYPE is B.
Limitations
The limitations on quick handover are as follows:
The The
serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell.
candidate cells for quick handover must be chain neighboring cells of the serving cell. Each cell can be configured with a maximum of three chain neighboring cells. a quick handover is successful, the penalty is performed on the original cell during the penalty time to prevent an immediate handover back to the original cell. The penalty time and penalty value are specified by TIMEPUNISH and HOPUNISHVALUE respectively.
After
3.3.2 TA Handover
TA handover is a type of emergency handover. The TA handover decision is made according to the TA value reported by the MS. The TA value of a normal cell ranges from 0 to 63 and that of an extended cell ranges from 0 to 229. The TA can be stepped up or down in steps of 553.5 m. The TA value of 63 corresponds to a distance of 35 km.
TA handover is triggered when the following conditions are met:
TAHOEN Filtered
is set to Yes.
TA value in the measurement report provided by the MS is greater than or equal to TALIMIT.
The TA handover can be triggered only when the preceding two conditions are met simultaneously.
From the perspective of the triggering conditions of TA handover, TA can be regarded as a limitation to the size of a cell.

The target cell should have the highest priority in the candidate cell list after handover preprocessing. In addition, the target cell should meet the following conditions:
The If
TALIMIT of a co-site neighboring cell is lower than or equal to the TALIMIT of the serving cell, a handover to the neighboring cell is prohibited.
If the triggering conditions of TA handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and if the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed. no neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or if the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of emergency handover is made.
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Limitations
After the TA handover is successful, the penalty is performed on the original cell. During TIMETAPUNISH, SSTAPUNISH is subtracted from the level of the original cell to prevent an immediate handover back to the original cell.
3.3.3 BQ Handover
BQ handover is a type of emergency handover in which the system makes the decision based on the uplink/downlink RX quality on the Um interface. The RX quality is measured in bit error rate (BER). The BSC measures the quality of a radio link based on the quality class in the measurement report. The probable cause of an increase in BER is that the signal power is too low or the channel interference increases.
If BQHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of BQ handover are as follows:
The The
uplink RX quality is greater than or equal to the uplink RX quality threshold of the serving cell. downlink RX quality is greater than or equal to the downlink RX quality threshold of the serving
cell. The BQ handover is triggered when either of the preceding conditions is met. The parameters for specifying the uplink and downlink RX quality thresholds are as follows:
For For
non-AMR calls, the parameter for specifying the uplink RX quality threshold is ULQUALIMIT and the parameter for specifying the downlink RX quality threshold is DLQUALIMIT. AMR FR calls, the parameter for specifying the uplink RX quality threshold is ULQUALIMITAMRFR and the parameter for specifying the downlink RX quality threshold is DLQUALIMITAMRFR. AMR HR calls, the parameter for specifying the uplink RX quality threshold is ULQUALIMITAMRHR and the parameter for specifying the downlink RX quality threshold is DLQUALIMITAMRHR.
For

If
the target cell is a neighboring cell, the RX level of the target cell must meet the following condition:
Filtered downlink RX level of the target cell > Filtered downlink RX level of the serving cell + (INTERCELLHYST of the serving cell configured for the neighboring cell - 64) - (BQMARGIN 64)
In handover algorithm I, if there is only one cell in the candidate cell list and the cell is a neighboring cell, then the preceding condition need not be met.
In
handover algorithm I, if there is no neighboring cell, INTRACELLHOEN is set to Yes, and the serving cell is not in the intra-cell handover penalty state, then the MS is handed over to the serving cell. A channel with different frequency band, different frequency, different TRX, or different timeslot is preferred (priority: different frequency band > different frequency > different TRX > different timeslot).
If the triggering conditions of BQ handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and if the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed.
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no neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or if the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of emergency handover is made.
Limitations
After the BQ handover is successful, the penalty is performed on the original cell. During TIMEBQPUNISH, SSBQPUNISH is subtracted from the level of the original cell to prevent an immediate handover back to the original cell.
3.3.4 Rapid Level Drop Handover

Rapid level drop handover is a type of emergency handover. In edge handover and PBGT handover, the mean value filtering and P/N decision methods are not responsive to short-period rapid level drop. Therefore, to solve the rapid level drop problem, the finite impact response filtering can be performed on the original RX level. This filtering method is responsive to the rapid level drop based on the drop slope of the original RX level.
If ULEDGETHRES is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of rapid level drop handover are as follows:
Filtered A1
uplink level < ULEDGETHRES
x C(nt) + A2 x C(nt - t) + A3 x C(nt - 2t) + + A8 x C(nt - 7t) < B
Here, A1 indicates FLTPARAA1, A2 indicates FLTPARAA2, A3 indicates FLTPARAA3, A4 indicates FLTPARAA4, A5 indicates FLTPARAA5, A6 indicates FLTPARAA6, A7 indicates FLTPARAA7, and A8 indicates FLTPARAA8. B indicates FLTPARAB.

The The
target cell has a higher priority than the serving cell. serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell.
If the triggering conditions of rapid level drop handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed. no neighboring 3G cell is available, INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of emergency handover is made.
3.3.5 Interference Handover

In handover algorithm I, interference handover is a type of emergency handover. Interference handover helps protect the interfered calls and reduce the network interference. It is applicable to scenarios with interference. In handover algorithm I, the difference between interference handover and BQ handover is that in BQ handover the bad signal quality resulting from both coverage and interference is checked. In interference handover, the bad signal quality resulting from coverage is not checked.
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If INTERFHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of interference handover are as follows:
The The
filtered value of uplink RX quality is greater than or equal to the specified RX quality threshold at the current uplink RX level. filtered value of downlink RX quality is greater than or equal to the specified RX quality threshold at the current downlink RX level.
The interference handover is triggered if either of the previous conditions is met. The parameters for specifying the uplink and downlink RX quality thresholds are as follows:
For For If If
non-AMR FR calls, the parameter for specifying the RX quality threshold is RXQUALn, where 1 n 12. AMR FR calls, the parameters for specifying the RX quality threshold are RXQUALn (1 n 12) and RXLEVOFF. n = 1, the RX quality threshold is RXQUAL1. 2 n 12, the RX quality threshold is RXQUALn + RXLEVOFF.

In handover algorithm I, the target cell should have the highest priority in the candidate cell list. In addition, the target cell should meet the following conditions:
If
INTRACELLHOEN is set to Yes and the intra-cell handover penalty timer expires, the serving cell can be selected as the target cell.
When a number of consecutive intra-cell handovers occur, BANTIME is triggered and the intra-cell handover is prohibited in the corresponding period.
If
the filtered level of a neighboring cell after handover penalty HOTHRES of the neighboring cell + INTELEVHOHYST - 64, this neighboring cell can serve as the target cell.
If the triggering conditions of interference handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations need to be performed:
If If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed. no neighboring 3G cell is available, INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of emergency handover is made.
3.3.6 Handover Due to No Downlink Measurement Report

Handover due to no downlink measurement report is performed on the basis of the uplink quality. The purpose is to ensure the call continuity and minimize the possibility of call drops. Handover due to no downlink measurement report is generally caused by adverse radio environment on the uplink. In this case, the requirements of the filtering algorithm cannot be met, so other handover decisions cannot be performed.
In handover algorithm I, the triggering conditions of handover due to no downlink measurement report are as follows:
NODLMRHOEN
is set to Yes.
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is no downlink information in the measurement report of the call.
filtered value of uplink quality is greater than or equal to NODLMRHOQUALLIMIT. number of lost downlink MRs is smaller than NODLMRHOALLOWLIMIT.
TCH, the number of saved MRs with uplink quality value is greater than DATAQUAFLTLEN; for SDCCH, the number of saved MRs with uplink quality value is greater than QLENSI.
When all the previous conditions are met, the handover due to no downlink measurement report is triggered.

In handover algorithm I, the conditions for selecting the target cell are as follows:
The
ranked neighboring cells recorded in the last complete measurement report are saved as candidate cells. a neighboring cell is selected as the target cell. no neighboring cell is available, the serving cell is selected as the target cell.
Preferably If
3.3.7 Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover

Enhanced dual-band network handover is performed based on the traffic volume of the overlaid and underlaid cells and based on the receive level. Enhanced dual-band network handover is classified into the following types:
Handover Handover Handover
due to high load in the underlaid cell due to low load in the underlaid cell due to MS movement to the border of the overlaid cell
Triggering Conditions of Handover Due to High Load in the Underlaid Cell

The triggering conditions of the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
The The The The The The The
two cells are in the enhanced dual-band network and OUTLOADHOENABLE is set to Yes. MS supports the frequency band on which the overlaid cell operates. handover due to high load in the underlaid cell is performed only on TCHs. load in the underlaid cell is higher than or equal to OUTGENOVERLDTHRED. load in the overlaid cell is lower than INNSERIOVERLDTHRED. system traffic volume is lower than or equal to EDBSYSFLOWLEV.
current call is within the handover margin and the receive level is greater than or equal to INTOINNREXLEVTHRED.
When all the preceding conditions are met, the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell is triggered. If the load of the underlaid subcell in the cell is higher than or equal to OUTSERIOVERLDTHRED, then the handover margin is adjusted in a period of OUTLOADHOPERIOD subtracted by OUTLOADHOMODPERI. The step length for handover margin adjustment is specified by OUTLOADHOSTEP.
Triggering Conditions of Handover Due to Low Load in the Underlaid Cell

The triggering conditions of the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
The
load in the underlaid cell is lower than OUTLOWLOADTHRED.

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The The
system traffic volume is lower than or equal to EDBSYSFLOWLEV.
current call is within the handover margin and the receive level is greater than or equal to OUTINNREXLEVTHRED.
When all the preceding conditions are met, the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell is triggered. If the load of the underlaid subcell is lower than OUTLOWLOADTHRED for a specified period, then the handover margin is adjusted in a period of INNLOADHOPERI. The step length for handover margin adjustment is specified by INNLOADHOSTEP.
Triggering Conditions of Handover Due to MS Movement to the Border of the Overlaid Cell
The triggering conditions of the handover due to MS movement to the border of the overlaid cell are as follows:
SS(s) SS(u)
< Thdouter - SS(n) < ATCB_THRD - ATCB_HYST specifies the filtering compensated downlink RX level in the serving cell. specifies OUTINNREXLEVTHRED.
Here,
SS(s): Thdouter: SS(u):
specifies the downlink level (power compensation is performed on the downlink level based on the measurement) of the underlaid cell where the call is originated. If the SS(u) value cannot be obtained, you can infer that the decision of enhanced dual-band network handover is not performed and the decision condition is met by default. The best neighboring cell is the one whose measured BCCH level is the highest among neighboring cells. SS(n) is the signal level of the best neighboring cell that operates on the same frequency band, locates at the same layer, and has the same priority as the underlaid cell but is not co-sited with the underlaid cell. If such a neighboring cell is not available, the value of SS(n) is -110 dBm. specifies ATCBTHRED. specifies ATCBHYST.
SS(n):
ATCB_THRD: ATCB_HYST:
Handover due to MS movement to the border of the overlaid cell is triggered if either of the preceding conditions is met.
In the adapter distance to cell border(ATCB) handover algorithm, the border between the overlaid and underlaid cells is determined according to the signal strength of the serving cell and that of neighboring cells. If SS(s) = SS(n), the system considers that the MS is located at the border of the underlaid cell. If SS(s) - SS(n) > ATCB_THRD, the system considers that the MS is located in the coverage area of the overlaid cell. The coverage area of the overlaid cell is determined according to different networking and coverage conditions of the existing network. In addition, the overlaid cell of the serving cells and the overlaid cell of the neighboring cells will not overlap regardless of the distance between BTSs. The handover margin specifies the range of signal level. In the case of overlaid/underlaid load handover on the enhanced dual-band network, the MSs whose downlink levels are within the handover margin are handed over level by level.

The requirements for target cell selection in the enhanced dual-band network are as follows:
For For
the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell, the MS must be handed over to the overlaid cell. the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell, the MS must be handed over to the underlaid
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the handover due to MS movement to the border of the overlaid cell, the MS is handed over to the neighboring cell that ranks first among neighboring cells. The MS should not be handed over to the cell that ranks after the serving cell. Generally, the target cell is the underlaid cell. The target cell can also be another neighboring cell.
Limitations
The limitations on the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
If
the cell where the call is located is on an enhanced dual-band network, CELLINEXTP is set to Extra(Extra). OUTLOADHOENABLE parameter should be set. maximum range of the handover margin is from 63 to INTOINNREXLEVTHRED. The MS with the highest receive level is handed over first.
The The
The limitations on the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
If
the cell where the call is located is on the enhanced dual-band network, CELLINEXTP is set to Inner(Inner). INNLOADHOEN parameter should be set. maximum range of the handover margin is from 63 to OUTINNREXLEVTHRED. The MS with the lowest receive level is handed over first.
The The
The limitations on the handover due to MS movement to the border of the overlaid cell are as follows:
If
the cell where the call is located is on the enhanced dual-band network, CELLINEXTP is set to Inner(Inner).
Impact of the Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover on the Existing Algorithm

The impact of the enhanced dual-band network handover on the existing algorithm is as follows:
On
the enhanced dual-band network, the MS should not be handed over to a cell in the same underlaid/overlaid cell group when the load handovers between the overlaid cell and the underlaid cell (specified by OUTLOADHOENABLE and INNLOADHOEN) are allowed. This is to prevent a load handover of a normal cell from colliding with a load handover between the overlaid cell and the underlaid cell on the network. PBGT handover algorithm may cause inter-cell handover; thus, the MS should not be handed over to the cell in the same group in the case of PBGT handover between cells on the enhanced dual-band network.
The
3.3.8 Load Handover

In the network, some cells carry heavy load whereas the overlapping upper-layer cells and the neighboring cells may carry light load. To balance the load of these cells, the load handover is required. In a load handover procedure, some load in heavy-load cells is switched to light-load cells. Meanwhile, the load in neighboring cells is not switched to heavy-load cells. Load handover can be performed between cells at different layers. Figure 3-1 shows the details.
For details about the inter-RAT load handover, see the 2G/3G Interoperability Parameter Description feature.
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Figure 1.1 Load handover between cells

A cell with a heavy load A cell with a light load A cell with a heavy load A cell with a light load A cell with a light load A cell with a heavy load A cell with a light load
To perform load sharing, increase DLEDGETHRES so that the load at the border of a cell is switched to a neighboring cell with light load. Whether a cell carries heavy load or light load is determined by the traffic volume in the cell, that is whether the traffic volume (generally TCH usage) in the cell exceeds the preset threshold.
If If
the traffic volume in a cell is greater than TRIGTHRES, you can infer that the load in this cell is heavy. The load handover algorithm needs to be enabled. the traffic volume in a cell is lower than LoadAccThres, you can infer that the load in this cell is light and the cell can receive load from the heavy-load cells.
Load handover may lead to many handovers. Therefore, the load of the system CPU should be considered before load handover is performed. In other words, the system traffic volume should be taken into account. In addition, to prevent too many MSs from being handed over at a time, load handover is performed step by step. In other words, the edge handover threshold is increased on the basis of LOADHOSTEP (CLS_Ramp) and LOADHOPERIOD (CLS_Period). When the increase in the edge handover threshold equals LOADOFFSET (CLS_Offset), the edge handover threshold is not increased any more. See Figure 3-2 for details. Figure 1.2 Load handover
Load handover band Border of norm al handover
Cell A
Cell B
CONF_HO_RXLEV+CLS_Offset
CONF_HO_RXLEV CONF_HO_RXLEV+CLS_Ramp
If LoadHoEn is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of load handover are as follows:
The
CPU usage of the system is less than or equal to SYSFLOWLEV.

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The conditions for selecting the target cell are as follows:
Filtered The If If
RX level after handover penalty HOTHRES + INTELEVHOHYST - 64
the target cell and the serving cell are in the same BSC, a load handover is performed when the current load of the target cell is lower than LoadAccThres. the target cell and the serving cell are not in the same BSC, a load handover is performed when the load of the target cell is lower than LoadAccThres and OutBscLoadHoEn is set to Yes.
Examples
The system assigns MSs to different load handover margins based on the downlink RX level. The load handover algorithm is used to hand over the MSs out of a cell step by step. 2. The MSs in load handover margin 1 are handed over to the neighboring cells. Load handover margin 1 specifies the area where the downlink level ranges from DLEDGETHRES to the sum of DLEDGETHRES and LOADHOSTEP. 3. After a LOADHOPERIOD elapses, the MSs in load handover margin 2 are handed over to the neighboring cells. The load handover margin 2 specifies the area where the downlink level ranges from DLEDGETHRES to the sum of DLEDGETHRES and (2 x LOADHOSTEP). 4. The load handover stops when the traffic volume in the cell is less than or equal to TRIGTHRES. The load handover is performed step by step to prevent call drops caused by a sudden increase in CPU load or the congestion in the target cell.
3.3.9 Enhanced Load Handover

Like the load handover, the enhanced load handover is used to balance load of cells in a network. Unlike the load handover, the enhanced load handover considers the handover quality and the load in the target cell before the handover is performed. In this way, the possibility of low level and congestion due to heavy load in the target cell after the handover is minimized. The enhanced load handover is applicable to the scenario where multiple base stations are located at the same place.
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Triggering Conditions of Enhanced Load Handover

If LOADHOAD is set to YES, the triggering conditions of an enhanced load handover are as follows:

The CPU usage of the current system is lower than or equal to SYSFLOWLEV. The load of the serving cell is higher than TRIGTHRES.
Here, the load of the serving cell is expressed in the percentage of the channels that are occupied. If the built-in PCU is used, the calculation method of the cell load depends on the setting of LOADSTATYPE. The setting of the parameter determines whether the dynamic PDCHs that can be preempted are considered as occupied channels.
When LOADSTATYPE is set to 0, the dynamic PDCHs that can be preempted are not considered in the cell load. When LOADSTATYPE is set to 1, the dynamic PDCHs that can be preempted are considered as occupied TCHs in the cell load. When LOADSTATYPE is set to 2, the dynamic PDCHs that can be preempted are considered as idle TCHs in the cell load.
The number of the dynamic PDCHs that can be preempted depends on the number of dynamic PDCHs and DYNCHNPREEMPTLEV. The number of dynamic PDCHs is the total number of channels whose CHTYPE is set to FULLTCH. If the external PCU is used, the number of the dynamic PDCHs that can be preempted is always zero. The setting of LOADSTATYPE is thus irrelevant to calculation of the cell load.

When a candidate cell satisfying the following conditions is found and not a single MS within the range specified by LOADHOUSRRATIO is handed over to the target cell, further search of the target cell is stopped and current traffic is handed over to the candidate cell. The detailed conditions for selecting the target cell are as follows:
The value of LOADHOPBGTMARGIN is not 0 and the path loss in the serving cell minus that in the target cell is larger than LOADHOPBGTMARGIN. The load of the target cell is lower than LoadAccThres. The receive level of the target cell is higher than HOTHRES of the target cell plus INTELEVHOHYST of the handover from the serving cell to the target cell.
Of all the MSs that are within the range specified by LOADHOUSRRATIO and meet the preceding conditions, only one MS can initiate the handover at a time. This regulation prevents too many MSs from being handed over to the target cell at one time and thus avoids congestion in the target cell.
3.3.10 Edge Handover

Edge handover is performed on the basis of receive level. To trigger an edge handover, the receive level of the target cell should be at least one hysteresis value (specified by INTERCELLHYST - 64) greater than the receive level of the serving cell.
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If FRINGEHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of edge handover are as follows:
Either The The RX
of the following conditions is met.
filtered downlink RX level of the serving cell is lower than DLEDGETHRES. filtered uplink RX level of the serving cell is lower than ULEDGETHRES.
level of the neighboring cell > RX level of the serving cell + INTERCELLHYST 64
An edge handover is triggered when the P/N criterion is met, that is, when the previous conditions are met for EDGELAST1 within EDGESTAT1. Figure 3-3 shows the edge handover. Figure 1.1 Edge handover
Cell 1 Cell 2
-97 dBm
-85 dBm

The target cell should have the highest priority among the candidate cells. In addition, it should meet the following conditions:
The
serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell. cells are ranked, the target cell must have a higher priority than the serving cell.
After
A cell becomes the target cell if the previous conditions are met for EDGEADJLASTTIME within EDGEADJSTATTIME. If the triggering conditions of edge handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and if the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed. no neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or if the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of handover is made.
3.3.11 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover

Fast-moving micro cell handover is performed from a micro cell to a macro cell according to the relative speed of an MS so that the number of handovers can be minimized. Fast-moving micro cell handover applies to the following scenarios:
If
an MS is moving fast in a micro cell, it is handed over to a macro cell.
To
prevent an MS that is moving fast in a macro cell from entering a micro cell, time penalty is performed on the micro cell so that the fast-moving MS camps on the macro cell.
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Figure 3-4 shows the fast-moving micro cell handover. Figure 1.1 Fast-moving micro cell handover
Umbrella cell Micro cell
If QCKMVHOEN is set to Yes, the handover decision procedure of fast-moving micro cell handover is as follows: 2. When the triggering conditions of edge handover or PBGT handover are met, the fast-moving micro cell handover decision is started. 3. When the period during which the MS camps on the serving cell is shorter than QCKTIMETH, the number of cells through which the fast-moving MS passes is incremented by one.
The cell counted by the system must locate at a layer lower than layer 4. In other words, it must be a non-Umbrella cell.
4. When the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement reaches QCKSTATCNT, the fastmoving micro cell handover is triggered if the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement counted by the system is greater than or equal to QCKTRUECNT.

In handover algorithm I, the target cell should have the highest priority among the candidate cells. In addition, the target cell should meet the following conditions:
The
target cell must be at layer 4, that is, Umbrella cell. RX level of the target cell HOTHRES + INTELEVHOHYST - 64
Filtered
Limitations
After the fast-moving micro cell handover is successful, the penalty is performed on all the neighboring micro cells. During SPEEDPUNISHT, SDPUNVAL is subtracted from the RX level of every neighboring micro cell.
Cell Layer and Cell Priority

With Huawei multiband handover algorithm, a proper traffic volume distribution can be realized among multiple frequency bands. Huawei multiband handover algorithm divides cells into four layers, with 16 priorities at each layer. The LAYER parameter specifies at which layer a cell is located. This algorithm is applicable to complex networking scenarios. Figure 3-5 shows the cell layers.
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Figure 4.1 Cell layers

GSM900 Umbrella Cell GSM900 Macro Cell DCS1800 Micro Cell GSM900 GSM900 GSM900 GSM900 DCS1800 DCS1800 Layer 2 GSM900 GSM900 Layer 3 Layer 4
DCS1800 Pico Cell
DCS1800
DCS1800
DCS1800 Layer 1
In Huawei multiband handover algorithm, a GSM network covering a certain area is divided into four layers, which are:
Layer Layer Layer Layer
4: Umbrella cell. The umbrella cells are generally GSM900 cells having the wide coverage feature. It also implements fast MS connection. 3: Macro cell. The macro cells are generally GSM900 cells, which are commonly used in current GSM system and serve majority of subscribers. 2: Micro cell. The micro cells are generally DCS1800 cells having the small coverage feature. They enable capacity expansion. 1: Pico cell. The Pico cells are generally DCS1800 cells, which are used in hot spots and blind spots.
The cell at the lower layer has a higher priority. PRIOR controls handover between cells at the same layer. Each layer has 16 priorities, numbered 1-16 respectively. A high value indicates a low priority. If the cells at the same layer have different priorities, a cell with a lower priority value has a higher priority. PRIOR along with CELLLAYER determines the priority of a cell. The priority affects the sequence of neighboring cells for handover.
3.3.12 Inter-Layer Handover

Inter-layer handover is a type of normal handover. It is used to enable the cells at low layers to absorb traffic volume. To balance the traffic volume flexibly and to meet the requirements of different network topologies, the GSM network is divided into several layers. See 3.3.10 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover for details.
If LEVHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of inter-layer handover are as follows:
The The
layer at which the target cell is located has a higher priority than the layer at which the serving cell is located. load of the serving cell is higher than LAYHOLOADTH.
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Filtered After
downlink RX level of the target cell HOTHRES + INTELEVHOHYST - 64
cells are ranked, the target cell must have a higher priority than the serving cell.
The inter-layer handover is triggered when the P/N criterion is met, that is, the previous conditions are met for LEVLAST within LEVSTAT.

The requirements for target cell selection are as follows:
The The The
triggering conditions are met. serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell. target cell has the highest priority in the candidate cell list.
3.3.13 PBGT Handover

This section describes the feature GBFD-510102 Fast Move Handover. PBGT handover is a type of normal handover.
If PBGTHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of PBGT handover are as follows:
The The
target cell and the serving cell are at the same layer and have the same priority. following condition is met for PBGTLAST within PBGTSTAT:
(MIN (MS_TXPWR_MAX, P) RXLEV_DL PWR_DIFF) (MIN (MS_TXPWR_MAX (n), P) RXLEV_NCELL (n) ) > PBGT_HO_MARGIN Here,
RXLEV_DL:
indicates the filtered downlink RX level of the serving cell. indicates the maximum allowed transmit power of an MS in the serving cell. (n): indicates the maximum allowed transmit power of an MS in neighboring cell
MS_TXPWR_MAX: MS_TXPWR_MAX
n.
RxLev_NCELL PWR_DIFF: P:
(n): indicates the downlink receive level in neighboring cell n.
indicates the difference between the maximum downlink transmit power in the serving cell due to power control and the actual downlink transmit power in the serving cell. indicates the maximum transmit power of an MS. indicates PBGTMARGIN minus 64.
PBGT_HO_MARGIN:
The PBGT handover can be triggered only when all the previous conditions are met.

The target cell should meet the following conditions:
The The The
target cell and the serving cell are at the same layer and have the same priority. serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell. target cell has the highest priority in the candidate cell list.
3.3.14 AMR Handover

This section describes the feature GBFD-115504 AMR FR/HR Dynamic Adjustment. The AMR handover in handover algorithm I is performed on AMR calls on the basis of radio quality
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indication (RQI). It consists of the AMR TCHF-TCHH handover and the AMR TCHH-TCHF handover. The conversion formula between RQI and C/I is RQI = 2 x C/I.
Triggering Conditions of AMR TCHF-TCHH Handover

The triggering conditions of AMR TCHF-TCHH handover are as follows:
INTRACELLFHHOEN The The The The For
is set to Yes.
target call is an AMR call. half-rate function must be enabled in the cell where the call is initiated.
full-rate speech version 3 and half-rate speech version 3 must be supported by the cell where the call is initiated. type of channel specified by the MSC during a call can be changed during a handover. an AMR FR call, if AMRTCHHPRIORALLOW is set to Yes and the cell load is greater than AMRTCHHPRIORLOAD, the handover is allowed. call occupies the full-rate TCH. The RQI is greater than INHOF2HTH and the cell load is greater than AMRTCHHPRIORLOAD.
The
For an AMR FR call, the AMR TCHF-TCHH handover can be performed if the preceding conditions are met for INFHHOLAST within INFHHOSTAT.
Triggering Conditions of AMR TCHH-TCHF Handover

The triggering conditions of AMR TCHH-TCHF handover are as follows:
INTRACELLFHHOEN The The The The The
is set to Yes.
target call is an AMR call. half-rate function must be enabled in the cell where the call is initiated.
full-rate speech version 3 and half-rate speech version 3 must be supported by the cell where the call is initiated. type of channel specified by the MSC during a call can be changed during a handover. call occupies the half-rate TCH. The RQI is smaller than INHOH2FTH.
For an AMR HR call, the AMR TCHH-TCHF handover can be performed if the preceding conditions are met for INFHHOLAST within INFHHOSTAT.

The AMR handover is an intra-cell handover. Therefore, only the serving cell can be selected as the target cell.
3.3.15 SDCCH Handover

This section describes the feature GBFD-110608 SDCCH Handover. SDCCH handover is a process in which the MS is handed over from an SDCCH to another SDCCH in an immediate assignment. SDCCH handover helps improve the access success rate of the MSs on the edge of the network, thus improving the network QoS. The principle of SDCCH handover is the same as that of TCH handover. Regarding procedure, an SDCCH handover involves measurement and MR reporting, MR processing, handover decision, and handover execution. Whether an SDCCH handover can be performed is controlled by the SIGCHANHOEN parameter. If an
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inter-BSC SDCCH handover is required, both SIGCHANHOEN and INRBSCSDHOEN should be set to YES(Yes). The handover decision algorithm for SDCCH handover is different from that for TCH handover in the following ways:
The
algorithms for the following handovers support SDCCH handover:
quick handover, TA handover, BQ handover, rapid level drop handover, interference handover, handover due to no downlink measurement report, edge handover, and fast-moving micro cell handover
The
algorithms for the following handovers do not support SDCCH handover:
enhanced dual-band network handover, load handover, inter-layer handover, PBGT handover, AMR handover, better 3G cell handover, concentric cell handover, and tight BCCH handover
3.3.16 Other Handovers

Other handovers here refer to better 3G cell handover and tight BCCH handover.
Better 3G Cell Handover

See 2G/3G Interoperability Parameter Description.
Tight BCCH Handover

See BCCH Dense Frequency Multiplexing Parameter Description.
3.4 Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm II

This section describes the feature GBFD-510501 HUAWEI II Handover. Handover decision based on handover algorithm II is made in the following order: forced handover, emergency handover, intra-cell handover, and inter-cell handover. Handover decision based on handover algorithm II involves the following procedures:
Determining Selecting
whether the serving cell meets the triggering conditions
corresponding candidate cell list for each handover type the comprehensive decision and determining the candidate neighboring cells
Performing
The procedure for performing comprehensive decision based on handover results and determining the candidate neighboring cells is as follows: 1. The BSC selects a handover type with the highest priority from all the handovers that can be performed on each neighboring cell. The handover priority is as follows:
Forced
handover, emergency handover, and interference handover have a high priority. Figure 3-6 shows the details.
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Figure 1.1 Handovers with high priority
Handover decision with high priority Forced handover Directed retry Quick handover TA handover Interference BQ handover Edge handover
Quick handover is classified into frequency offset handover and quick PBGT handover. Frequency offset handover has a higher priority than quick PBGT handover.
Intra-cell
handover (excluding interference handover) and inter-cell handover have a normal priority. Figure 3-7 shows the details.
AMR handover has the same priority as TCHF-TCHH handover.
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Figure 1.2 Handovers with normal priority
Handover decision with normal priority Fast-moving micro cell handover Enhanced dual-band network handover Load handover Better cell handover Concentric cell handover AMR handover TIGHT BCCH handover
2. The BSC ranks the candidate cells according to the network characteristics adjustment algorithm and then generates the final candidate cell list. Every neighboring cell in the candidate cell list has its own handover decision. Neighboring 2G cells and neighboring 3G cells are ranked separately. 3. In handover algorithm II, HOOPTSEL specifies whether a neighboring 2G or a neighboring 3G cell is preferred.
When
When
When
HOOPTSEL is set to Preference for 2G Cell By Threshold:
If the RX level of a candidate 2G cell is lower than or equal to HOPRETH2G, a neighboring 3G cell is preferred.
When a neighboring 3G cell is preferred among the candidate cells, the priority of 3G better cell handover is the lowest.
If the triggering conditions of emergency handover are met and there is at least one candidate cell, then the emergency handover timer NEWURGHOMININTV is started. Another emergency handover decision can be performed only when NEWURGHOMININTV times out.
3.4.1 Quick Handover

This section describes the feature GBFD-510103 Chain Cell Handover. Quick handover aims to increase the handover success rate of an MS moving at a high speed and to ensure the call continuity and low call drop rate. Quick handover applies to the scenario where an MS
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moves fast along an urban backbone road, a selected route, or a high-speed railroad.
Quick Handover Types

Quick handover consists of frequency offset handover and quick PBGT handover.
Frequency
offset handover
Whether the MS is moving away from the serving cell is determined based on the frequency offset information provided by an MS moving at a high speed. Frequency offset handover decision is made according to the uplink/downlink RX level of the serving cell and the path loss of neighboring cells.
Quick
PBGT handover
Quick PBGT handover decision is made according to the path loss of neighboring cells. For quick handover, the handover response speed is enhanced by:
Accurately
calculating the moving speed of the MS the interval between handover decisions
Derestricting Reducing
the number of measurement reports for the handover decision the alpha filtering
Introducing
Quick Handover Preparation

The preparation for quick handover involves the following aspects:
Frequency
offset is decoded from the measurement report.
Frequency offset of the MS is obtained from the uplink measurement report that the BTS sends to the BSC.
Alpha
filtering is performed on the measurement report.
During handover decision, it is first determined whether the triggering conditions of frequency offset handover are met. When the BTS cannot send the frequency offset information or the reported frequency offset information is invalid, quick PBGT handover is triggered, provided that other conditions of frequency offset handover are met. If QUICKHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of quick handover are as follows:
The The The The
MS is moving away from the serving cell (the frequency offset in the measurement result is a negative value) and the moving speed of the MS is greater than MOVESPEEDTHRES. filtered uplink level of the serving cell is lower than HOUPTRIGE. compensated downlink level of the serving cell is lower than HODOWNTRIGE.
path loss of configured chain neighboring cells is lower than the specified threshold of the path loss of the serving cell. In other words, PBGT(n) is greater than or equal to 0.
The triggering conditions of quick handover are as follows:

If
the last three conditions are met simultaneously, the decision is made as follows: the first condition is met, a frequency offset handover is performed. the first condition is not met, a quick PBGT handover is performed.
If If If
all the last three conditions are not met, quick handover is not triggered.

The target cell must be a chain neighboring cell of the serving cell. The target cell can be obtained
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through the setting of ISCHAINNCELL. If HODIRFORECASTEN is set to Yes, a neighboring cell in the moving direction of the MS is selected preferentially. To forecast the moving direction of the MS, the direction of a chain neighboring cell (A or B) compared with the serving cell is specified by CHAINNCELLTYPE. If the number of times that the MS is handed over to neighboring cells in the same direction (B for example) is greater than or equal to HODIRLASTTIME when the handover time reaches HODIRSTATIME, then the MS is inferred to be moving towards the B direction. Subsequently, the MS is preferentially handed over to the neighboring cell whose CHAINNCELLTYPE is B.
Limitations
The limitations on quick handover are as follows:
The The
candidate cells for quick handover must be chain neighboring cells of the serving cell. Each cell can be configured with a maximum of three chain neighboring cells. a quick handover is successful, the penalty is performed on the original cell during the penalty time to prevent an immediate handover back to the original cell. The penalty time and penalty value are specified by TIMEPUNISH and HOPUNISHVALUE respectively.
After
3.4.2 TA Handover
TA handover is a type of emergency handover. The TA handover decision is made according to the TA value reported by the MS. The TA value of a normal cell ranges from 0 to 63 and that of an extended cell ranges from 0 to 229. The TA can be stepped up or down in steps of 553.5 m. The TA value of 63 corresponds to a distance of 35 km.
TA handover is triggered when the following conditions are met:
TAHOEN Filtered
is set to Yes.
TA value in the measurement report provided by the MS is greater than or equal to TALIMIT.
The TA handover can be triggered only when the preceding two conditions are met simultaneously.
From the perspective of the triggering conditions of TA handover, TA can be regarded as a limitation to the size of a cell.

The target cell should have the highest priority in the candidate cell list after handover preprocessing. In addition, the target cell should meet the following limitations:
The If
TALIMIT of a co-site neighboring cell is lower than or equal to the TALIMIT of the serving cell, a handover to the neighboring cell is prohibited. handover algorithm II, a cell becomes the target cell for TA handover if the previous conditions are met for TALASTTIME within TASTATTIME.
In
If the triggering conditions of TA handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and if the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed.
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no neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or if the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of emergency handover is made.
Limitations
After the TA handover is successful, the penalty is performed on the original cell. During TIMETAPUNISH, SSTAPUNISH is subtracted from the level of the original cell to prevent an immediate handover back to the original cell.
3.4.3 BQ Handover
BQ handover is a type of emergency handover in which the system makes the decision based on the uplink/downlink RX quality on the Um interface. RX quality is represented by bit error rate (BER). The BSC measures the quality of a radio link based on the quality class in the measurement report. The probable cause of an increase in BER is that the signal power is too low or the channel interference increases.
If BQHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of BQ handover are as follows:
The The
uplink RX quality is greater than or equal to the uplink RX quality threshold of the serving cell. downlink RX quality is greater than or equal to the downlink RX quality threshold of the serving
cell. The BQ handover is triggered when either of the preceding conditions is met. The parameters for specifying the uplink and downlink RX quality thresholds are as follows:
For For
non-AMR calls, the parameter for specifying the uplink RX quality threshold is ULQUALIMIT and the parameter for specifying the downlink RX quality threshold is DLQUALIMIT. AMR FR calls, the parameter for specifying the uplink RX quality threshold is ULQUALIMITAMRFR and the parameter for specifying the downlink RX quality threshold is DLQUALIMITAMRFR. AMR HR calls, the parameter for specifying the uplink RX quality threshold is ULQUALIMITAMRHR and the parameter for specifying the downlink RX quality threshold is DLQUALIMITAMRHR.
For

In
handover algorithm II, the serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell. RX level of target cell must meet the following conditions: serving cell and the target cell work in the same frequency.
The
The
Filtered downlink RX level of the target cell > Filtered downlink RX level of the serving cell + (INTERCELLHYST of the serving cell configured for the neighboring cell - 64) - (BQMARGIN - 64)
The
serving cell works in GSM900 and the target cell works in DCS1800. serving cell works in DCS1800 and the target cell works in GSM900.
Filtered downlink RX level of the target cell HOTHRES + (LEVHOHYST - 64).

The
There is no constraint on the target cell in this condition.

In
handover algorithm II, a cell becomes the target cell for BQ handover if the previous conditions are
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met for BQLASTTIME within BQSTATTIME. If the triggering conditions of BQ handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and if the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed. no neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or if the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of emergency handover is made.
Limitations
After the BQ handover is successful, the penalty is performed on the original cell. During TIMEBQPUNISH, SSBQPUNISH is subtracted from the level of the original cell to prevent an immediate handover back to the original cell.
3.4.4 Interference Handover

Interference handover is a type of intra-cell handover in handover algorithm II. Interference handover helps protect the interfered calls and reduce the network interference. It is applicable to scenarios with interference. In handover algorithm II, the BQ handover is a type of emergency handover and the interference handover is a type of intra-cell handover.
If INTRACELLHOEN is set to Yes and INTERFHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of interference handover are as follows:
The The
filtered value of uplink RX quality is greater than or equal to the specified RX quality threshold at the current uplink RX level. filtered value of downlink RX quality is greater than or equal to the specified RX quality threshold at the current downlink RX level.
In handover algorithm II, the interference handover is triggered when the previous conditions are met for INTERFERELASTTIME within INTERFERESTATTIME. The parameters for specifying the uplink and downlink RX quality thresholds are as follows:
For For If If
non-AMR FR calls, the parameter for specifying the RX quality threshold is RXQUALn, where 1 n 12. AMR FR calls, the parameters for specifying the RX quality threshold are RXQUALn (1 n 12) and RXLEVOFF. n = 1, the RX quality threshold is RXQUAL1. 2 n 12, the RX quality threshold is RXQUALn + RXLEVOFF.

In handover algorithm II, only the serving cell can be selected as the target cell.
Limitations
In handover algorithm II, if an interference handover is initiated, it cannot be initiated again within INTERFEREHOPENTIME regardless of whether the handover is successful.
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3.4.5 Handover Due to No Downlink Measurement Report

Handover due to no downlink measurement report is performed on the basis of the uplink quality. The purpose is to ensure the call continuity and minimize the possibility of call drops. Handover due to no downlink measurement report is generally caused by adverse radio environment on the uplink. In this case, the requirements of the filtering algorithm cannot be met, so other handover decisions cannot be performed.
In handover algorithm II, the triggering conditions of handover due to no downlink measurement report are as follows:
NODLMRHOEN There The For
is set to Yes.
is no downlink information in the measurement report of the call.
number of lost downlink MRs is smaller than NODLMRHOALLOWLIMIT.
TCH, the number of saved MRs with uplink quality value is greater than DATAQUAFLTLEN; for SDCCH, the number of saved MRs with uplink quality value is greater than QLENSI. filtered value of uplink RX quality is greater than or equal to ULQUALIMIT. AMR FR calls, the corresponding parameter is ULQUALIMITAMRFR. AMR HR calls, the corresponding parameter is ULQUALIMITAMRHR.
For For
The
When all the previous conditions are met, the handover due to no downlink measurement report is triggered.

In handover algorithm II, the conditions for selecting the target cell are as follows:
The
ranked neighboring cells recorded in the last complete measurement report are saved as candidate cells. a neighboring cell can serve as the target cell. level in neighboring cell > Filtered RX level in serving cell + (INTERCELLHYST - 64) (BQMARGIN - 64) neighboring cell serves as the target cell if the previous conditions are met for ULBQLASTTIME within ULBQSTATTIME.
Only RX A
3.4.6 Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover

Enhanced dual-band network handover is performed based on the traffic volume of the overlaid and underlaid cells and based on the receive level. Enhanced dual-band network handover is classified into the following types:
Handover Handover Handover
due to high load in the underlaid cell due to low load in the underlaid cell due to MS movement to the border of the overlaid cell
Triggering Conditions of Handover Due to High Load in the Underlaid Cell

The triggering conditions of the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
The The
two cells are in the enhanced dual-band network and OUTLOADHOENABLE is set to Yes. MS supports the frequency band on which the overlaid cell operates.
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The The The The The
handover due to high load in the underlaid cell is performed only on TCHs. load in the underlaid cell is higher than or equal to OUTGENOVERLDTHRED. load in the overlaid cell is lower than INNSERIOVERLDTHRED. system traffic volume is lower than or equal to EDBSYSFLOWLEV.
current call is within the handover margin and the receive level is greater than or equal to INTOINNREXLEVTHRED.
When all the preceding conditions are met, the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell is triggered. If the load of the underlaid subcell is higher than or equal to OUTSERIOVERLDTHRED, then the handover margin is adjusted in a period of OUTLOADHOPERIOD subtracted by OUTLOADHOMODPERI. The step length for handover margin adjustment is specified by OUTLOADHOSTEP.
Triggering Conditions of Handover Due to Low Load in the Underlaid Cell

The triggering conditions of the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
The The The
load in the underlaid cell is lower than OUTLOWLOADTHRED. system traffic volume is lower than or equal to EDBSYSFLOWLEV.
current call is within the handover margin and the receive level is greater than or equal to OUTINNREXLEVTHRED.
When all the preceding conditions are met, the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell is triggered. If the load of the underlaid subcell is lower than OUTLOWLOADTHRED for a specified period, then the handover margin is adjusted in a period of INNLOADHOPERI. The step length for handover margin adjustment is specified by INNLOADHOSTEP.
Triggering Conditions of Handover Due To MS Movement in the Overlaid Subcell

The triggering conditions of the handover due to MS movement in the overlaid subcell are described as follows:
SS(s) SS(u)
< Thdouter - SS(n) < ATCB_THRD - ATCB_HYST specifies the filtering compensated downlink RX level in the serving cell. specifies OUTINNREXLEVTHRED.
Here,
SS(s): Thdouter: SS(u):
specifies the downlink level (power compensation is performed on the downlink level based on the measurement) of the underlaid subcell where the call is originated. If the SS(u) value cannot be obtained, you can infer that the decision of enhanced dual-band network handover is not performed and the decision condition is met by default. The best neighboring cell is the one whose measured BCCH level is the highest among neighboring cells. SS(n) is the level value of such an optimum neighboring cell that is on the same frequency band, layer, and level with the underlaid subcell but is not co-sited with the underlaid subcell. If such a neighboring cell is not available, the value of SS(n) is -110 dBm. specifies ATCBTHRED. specifies ATCBHYST.
SS(n):
ATCB_THRD: ATCB_HYST:
Handover due to MS movement in the overlaid subcell is triggered if either of the preceding
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conditions is met.
For the ATCB handover algorithm, the boundaries of the overlaid and underlaid subcells are determined according to the relative value between the signal strength of serving cell and that of neighboring cell. When SS(s) is equal to SS(n), the system considers that it is the boundary point of the underlaid subcell. When the value of SS(s) subtracted by SS(n) is greater than ATCB_THRD, it is the coverage area of the overlaid subcell. The coverage area of the overlaid subcell is determined according to different networking and coverage conditions of the existing network. In addition, the overlaid subcell of serving cell and the overlaid subcell of neighboring cells will not overlap regardless of the distance between BTSs. The handover margin specifies the range of signal level. In the case of overlaid/underlaid load handover on the enhanced dual-band network, the MSs whose downlink levels are within the handover margin are handed over level by level.

The requirements for target cell selection in the enhanced dual-band network are as follows:
For For For
the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell, the MS must be handed over to the overlaid cell. the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell, the MS must be handed over to the underlaid cell. the handover due to MS movement in the overlaid subcell, the MS must be handed over to the underlaid cell.
Limitations
The limitations on the handover due to high load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
If
the cell where the call is located is on an enhanced dual-band network, CELLINEXTP is set to Extra(Extra). OUTLOADHOENABLE parameter should be set. maximum range of the handover margin is from 63 to INTOINNREXLEVTHRED. The MS with the highest receive level is handed over first.
The The
The limitations on the handover due to low load in the underlaid cell are as follows:
If
the cell where the call is located is on the enhanced dual-band network, CELLINEXTP is set to Inner(Inner). INNLOADHOEN parameter should be set. maximum range of the handover margin is from 63 to OUTINNREXLEVTHRED. The MS with the lowest receive level is handed over first.
The The
The limitations on the handover due to MS movement in the overlaid subcell are described as follows:
The
cell where the call is located is on the enhanced dual-band network. CELLINEXTP is set to Inner(Inner).
Impact of the Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover on the Existing Algorithm

The impact of the enhanced dual-band network handover on the existing algorithm is as follows: On the enhanced dual-band network, the MS should not be handed over to a cell in the same underlaid/overlaid cell group when the load handovers between the overlaid cell and the underlaid cell (specified by OUTLOADHOENABLE and INNLOADHOEN) are allowed. This is to prevent a load handover of a normal cell from colliding with a load handover between the overlaid cell and the underlaid cell on the network.
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3.4.7 Load Handover

In handover algorithm II, load handover is not decided independently. In handover algorithm II, the load handover decision is made in network adjustment phase. The selection of target cell should be processed by the better cell handover. That is, the load handover is triggered when the triggering conditions of load handover and better cell handover are met simultaneously. See 3.3.8 Load Handover for the triggering conditions of load handover. See 3.4.10 Better Cell Handover for the triggering conditions of better cell handover.
The ranges of load handover margins are defined as follows: Load handover margin 1 specifies the area where the downlink level ranges from INTERCELLHYST minus LOADHOSTEP to INTERCELLHYST. Load handover margin 2 specifies the area where the downlink level ranges from INTERCELLHYST minus LOADHOSTEP x 2 to INTERCELLHYST.
Load handover margin 1 specifies the area where the downlink level ranges from DLEDGETHRES to the sum of DLEDGETHRES and LOADHOSTEP.
3.4.8 Edge Handover

Edge handover is performed on the basis of receive level. To trigger an edge handover, the receive level of the target cell should be at least one hysteresis value (specified by INTERCELLHYST - 64) greater than the receive level of the serving cell.
If FRINGEHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of edge handover are as follows:
Either The The RX
of the following conditions is met.
filtered downlink RX level of the serving cell is lower than DLEDGETHRES. filtered uplink RX level of the serving cell is lower than ULEDGETHRES.
level of the neighboring cell > RX level of the serving cell + INTERCELLHYST - 64
An edge handover is triggered when the P/N criterion is met, that is, when the previous conditions are met for EDGELAST within EDGESTAT. Figure 3-8 shows the edge handover. Figure 1.1 Edge handover
Cell 1 Cell 2
-97 dBm
-85 dBm
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The target cell should have the highest priority among the candidate cells. In addition, it should meet the following conditions:
The
serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell. cells are ranked, the target cell must have a higher priority than the serving cell.
After
A cell becomes the target cell if the previous conditions are met for EDGEADJLASTTIME within EDGEADJSTATTIME. If the triggering conditions of edge handover are met but the candidate 2G cells are not suitable, the following operations are performed:
If If
a neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to Yes, and if the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed. no neighboring 3G cell is available, if INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN is set to No, or if the MS does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, the decision on whether to initiate another type of handover is made.
3.4.9 Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover

Fast-moving micro cell handover is performed from a micro cell to a macro cell according to the relative speed of an MS so that the number of handovers can be minimized. Fast-moving micro cell handover applies to the following scenarios:
If
an MS is moving fast in a micro cell, it is handed over to a macro cell.
To
prevent an MS that is moving fast in a macro cell from entering a micro cell, time penalty is performed on the micro cell so that the fast-moving MS camps on the macro cell.
Figure 3-9 shows the fast-moving micro cell handover. Figure 1.1 Fast-moving micro cell handover
Um brella cell Micro cell
If QCKMVHOEN is set to Yes, the handover decision procedure of fast-moving micro cell handover is as follows: 2. When the triggering conditions of edge handover or PBGT handover are met, the fast-moving micro cell handover decision is started.
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3. When the period during which the MS camps on the serving cell is shorter than QCKTIMETH, the number of cells through which the fast-moving MS passes is incremented by one.
The cells counted by the system must locate at a layer lower than layer 4. In other words, they must be non-Umbrella cells.
4. When the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement reaches QCKSTATCNT, the fastmoving micro cell handover is triggered if the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement counted by the system is greater than or equal to QCKTRUECNT.

In handover algorithm II, the target cell should have the highest priority among the candidate cells. In addition, the target cell should meet the following conditions:
The
target cell must be at layer 4, that is, Umbrella cell. RX level of the target cell HOTHRES + INTELEVHOHYST - 64
Filtered A
neighboring cell serves as the target cell if the previous conditions are met for HCSLASTTIME within HCSSTATTIME.
Limitations
After the fast-moving micro cell handover is successful, the penalty is performed on all the neighboring micro cells. During SPEEDPUNISHT, SDPUNVAL is subtracted from the RX level of every neighboring micro cell.
Cell Layer and Cell Priority

Through Huawei multiband handover algorithm, a proper traffic volume distribution can be realized among multiple frequency bands. Huawei multiband handover algorithm divides cells into four layers, with 16 priorities at each layer. The LAYER parameter specifies at which layer a cell is located. This algorithm is applicable to complex networking scenarios. Figure 3-10 shows the cell layers. Figure 4.1 Cell layers
GSM900 Umbrella Cell GSM900 Macro Cell DCS1800 Micro Cell GSM900 GSM900 GSM900 GSM900 DCS1800 DCS1800 Layer 2 GSM900 GSM900 Layer 3 Layer 4
DCS1800 Pico Cell
DCS1800
DCS1800
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In Huawei multiband handover algorithm, a GSM network covering a certain area is divided into four layers, which are:
Layer Layer Layer Layer
4: Umbrella cell. The umbrella cells are generally GSM900 cells having the wide coverage feature. It also implements fast MS connection. 3: Macro cell. The macro cells are generally GSM900 cells, which are commonly used in current GSM system and serve majority of subscribers. 2: Micro cell. The micro cells are generally DCS1800 cells having the small coverage feature. They enable capacity expansion. 1: Pico cell. The Pico cells are generally DCS1800 cells, which are used in hot spots and blind spots.
The cell at the lower layer has a higher priority. PRIOR controls handover between cells at the same layer. Each layer has 16 priorities, numbered 1-16 respectively. A high value indicates a low priority. If the cells at the same layer have different priorities, a cell with a lower priority value has a higher priority. PRIOR along with CELLLAYER determines the priority of a cell. The priority affects the sequence of neighboring cells for handover.
3.4.10 Better Cell Handover

Better cell handover is an optimization of inter-layer handover and PBGT handover in handover algorithm I. Better cell handover is specific to handover algorithm II.
If BETTERCELLHOEN is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of better cell handover are as follows:
If
PATHLOSSHOEN is set to Yes, path loss is taken into consideration during the sorting of the serving cell and target cells. If PATHLOSSHOEN is set to No, path loss is not taken into consideration during the sorting of the serving cell and target cells. the serving cell is in the candidate cell list, then the priorities of the target cells must be higher than the priority of the serving cell after the sorting. the serving cell is not in the candidate cell list, then the target cells must meet the following conditions:
LoadHoEn If
If If
is set to NO, or LoadHoEn is set to YES but the load in the serving cell is lower than TRIGTHRES. the serving cell and the target cells are at the same layer and have the same priority, the following conditions must be met: SS_DL(N) - SS_DL(S) > H - 64 SS_DL(N) indicates the filtered BCCH receive level of a target cell. SS_DL(S) indicates the compensated receive level on the downlink TCH after filtration. H indicates INTERCELLHYST of the serving cell over the neighboring cell. Negative handover is a type of better cell handover. When INTERCELLHYST is set to a value smaller than 64, the value of H 64 is negative. In this case, even if the downlink receive level in a candidate cell is lower than the downlink receive level in the serving cell, a negative handover to the candidate cell can be performed.
If
the serving cell and the target cells are at different layers but have the same priority, the following conditions must be met: SS_DL(N) T_layer(N) + H_layer(S) SS_DL(N) indicates the filtered BCCH receive level of a target cell. T_layer(N) indicates HOTHRES
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of the target cell. H_layer(S) indicates INTELEVHOHYST of the serving cell.

If
LoadHoEn is set to YES and the load in the serving cell is higher than TRIGTHRES, better cell handover can be triggered.
A neighboring cell becomes a target cell if the preceding conditions are met for BETTERCELLLASTTIME during BETTERCELLLASTTIME.

The requirements for target cell selection are as follows:
The The
serving cell cannot be selected as the target cell. target cell has the highest priority in the candidate cell list.
3.4.11 Handover Between a Full-Rate TCH and a Half-Rate TCH

This section describes the feature GBFD-115522 Dynamic HR/FR Adaptation. Handover between a full-rate TCH and a half-rate TCH performs decision based on handover algorithm II. Types of handover between a full-rate TCH and a half-rate TCH are as follows:
AMR
TCHF-TCHH handover and non-AMR TCHF-TCHH handover TCHH-TCHF handover and non-AMR TCHH-TCHF handover
The purpose is to absorb more MSs and to reduce the cell congestion if the cell load is high.
AMR
The purpose is to improve the speech quality of the call if the cell load is low.
Triggering Conditions of AMR TCHF-TCHH Handover

If the AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of AMR TCHF-TCHH handover are as follows:
SPEECHVERSION Downlink ATCB Uplink
used by the call is full-rate speech version 3.
path loss of the call AMRFULLTOHALFHOPATHTHRESH + path loss handover margin
of the call AMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBTHRESH ATCB handover margin signal quality of the call AMRFULLTOHALFHOQUALTHRESH signal quality of the call AMRFULLTOHALFHOQUALTHRESH
Downlink The
preceding conditions are met for FULLTOHALFHOLASTTIME within FULLTOHALFHOSTATTIME.
Triggering Conditions of Non-AMR TCHF-TCHH Handover

If the NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of non-AMR TCHFTCHH handover are as follows:
SPEECHVERSION Downlink
used by the call is full-rate speech version 1 or full-rate speech version 2.
path loss of the call NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOPATHTHRESH + path loss handover
margin
ATCB Uplink
of the call NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBTHRESH ATCB handover margin signal quality of the call NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBTHRESH signal quality NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBTHRESH
Downlink The
preceding conditions are met for FULLTOHALFHOLASTTIME within FULLTOHALFHOSTATTIME.

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If AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to Yes or AMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALALLOW is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of AMR TCHF-TCHH handover are as follows:
used by the call is half-rate speech version 3.
path loss AMRHALFTOFULLHOPATHTHRESH
of the call AMRHALFTOFULLHOATCBTHRESH signal quality AMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALTHRESH signal quality of the call AMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALTHRESH
Downlink The AMR
TCHH-TCHF handover is triggered if either of the preceding conditions is met for HALFTOFULLHOLASTTIME within HALFTOFULLHOSTATTIME and SPEECHVERSION is half-rate speech version 3.
Triggering Conditions of Non-AMR TCHH-TCHF Handover

If NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to Yes or NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALALLOW is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of non-AMR TCHF-TCHH handover are as follows:
used by the call is half-rate speech version 1.
path loss of the call NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOPATHTHRESH
of the call NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOATCBTHRESH signal quality of the call NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALTHRESH signal quality of the call NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALTHRESH
Downlink The
non-AMR TCHH-TCHF handover is triggered if either of the preceding conditions is met for HALFTOFULLHOLASTTIME within HALFTOFULLHOSTATTIME and SPEECHVERSION is half-rate speech version 1.

Only the serving cell can be selected as the target cell of the TCHF-TCHH handover.
3.4.12 SDCCH Handover

This section describes the feature GBFD-110608 SDCCH Handover. SDCCH handover is a process in which the MS is handed over from an SDCCH to another SDCCH in an immediate assignment. SDCCH handover helps improve the access success rate of the MSs on the edge of the network, thus improving the network QoS. The principle of SDCCH handover is the same as that of TCH handover. Regarding procedure, an SDCCH handover involves measurement and MR reporting, MR processing, handover decision, and handover execution. Whether an SDCCH handover can be performed is controlled by the SIGCHANHOEN parameter. If an inter-BSC SDCCH handover is required, both SIGCHANHOEN and INRBSCSDHOEN should be set to YES(Yes). The handover decision algorithm for SDCCH handover is different from that for TCH handover in the following ways:
The
algorithms for the following handovers support SDCCH handover:
quick handover, TA handover, BQ handover, interference handover, handover due to no downlink measurement report, edge handover, and fast-moving micro cell handover
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The
algorithms for the following handovers do not support SDCCH handover:
enhanced dual-band network handover, load handover, better cell handover, handover between a fullrate TCH and a half-rate TCH, better 3G cell handover, concentric cell handover, and tight BCCH handover
3.4.13 Other Handovers

Other handovers here refer to better 3G cell handover and tight BCCH handover.
Better 3G Cell Handover

See 2G/3G Interoperability Parameter Description.
Tight BCCH Handover

See BCCH Dense Frequency Multiplexing Parameter Description.
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Figure 1.1 Parameter description Parameter ID INTERCELLHYST NE BSC6900 MML ADD G2GNCELL(Optional) Description Meaning: Reduces pingpong handovers between cells on a same layer. This parameter is invalid when cells are on different layers. GUI Value Range: 0~127 Actual Value Range: 0~127 Unit: dB Default Value: 68 Meaning: Whether to use handover algorithm generation 1 or 2 currently GUI Value Range: HOALGORITHM1(Handove r algorithm I), HOALGORITHM2(Handove r algorithm II) Actual Value Range: HOALGORITHM1, HOALGORITHM2 Unit: None Default Value: HOALGORITHM1 Meaning: Whether to enable the BTS to preprocess measurement reports. This parameter determines where to conduct power control. GUI Value Range: BSC_Preprocessing(BSC preprocessing), BTS_Preprocessing(BTS preprocessing) Actual Value Range: BSC_Preprocessing, BTS_Preprocessing Unit: None Default Value: BTS_Preprocessing
HOCTRLSWITCH
BSC6900
SET GCELLHOBASIC(Optional)
BTSMESRPTPREPRO BSC6900 C
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BSC6900
Meaning: Whether the BTSs send the original measurement reports to the BSC after pre-processing them. When this parameter is set to YES, the BTSs sends the original and preprocessed measurement reports to the BSC. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: Whether to enable the BTS to transfer BTS/MS power class to the BSC GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES Meaning: Frequency at which the BTSs submit preprocessed measurement reports to the BSC GUI Value Range: NOreport(Do not report), Twice_ps(Twice every second), Once_ps(Once every second), Once_2s(Once every two second), Once_4s(Once every four second) Actual Value Range: NOreport, Twice_ps, Once_ps, Once_2s, Once_4s Unit: None Default Value: Once_ps
BSMSPWRLEV
BSC6900
MRPREPROCFREQ
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MEASURETYPE
BSC6900
SET Meaning: Type of the GCELLCCUTRANSYS(Option measurement report (MR) al) reported by the MS GUI Value Range: EnhMeasReport(Enhanced Measurement Report), ComMeasReport(Common Measurement Report) Actual Value Range: EnhMeasReport, ComMeasReport Unit: None Default Value: ComMeasReport Meaning: If the number of measurement reports lost consecutively is no larger than this value, linear interpolation is performed for the values in the lost measurement reports based on the values in the two measurement reports preceding and following the lost measurement reports. Otherwise, the lost measurement reports will be discarded, and the value will be recalculated when new measurement reports arrive. GUI Value Range: 0~31 Actual Value Range: 0~31 Unit: None Default Value: 4 Meaning: Meaning: TRX RF power level The value of this parameter is reversely proportional to the TRX RF power. The smaller the value of this parameter, the greater the TRX RF power. GUI Value Range: 0~31 Actual Value Range: 0~31 Unit: None Default Value: None
MRMISSCOUNT
BSC6900
SET GCELLHOFITPEN(Optional)
PWL
BSC6900
STR BTSTST(Mandatory)
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BSC6900
ADD GEXT2GCELL(Optional) Meaning: Level value of the penalty that is performed on the neighboring cells of the cell where a fast-moving MS is located. The neighboring cells must be located at the Macro, Micro, or Pico layer other than the Umbrella layer. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 30 Meaning: Period in which penalty is performed on the neighboring cells of the cell where a fast-moving MS is located. The neighboring cells must be located at the Macro, Micro, or Pico layer but not the Umbrella layer. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 40 Meaning: Within the preset time, no AMR FR-to-HR handover is allowed if the previous FR-to-HR handover fails due to channel unavailability or channel mismatch. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10 Meaning: Specifies an interval between two consecutive interference handovers GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 15
SPEEDPUNISHT
BSC6900
SET GCELLHOAD(Optional)
TIMEAMRFHPUNISH
BSC6900
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UTOOHOPENTIME
BSC6900
SET GCELLHOIUO(Optional) Meaning: After an MS performs a OL subcell to UL subcell handover successfully, the MS cannot be handed over to the OL subcell again within the value of the parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10 SET Meaning: An MS cannot be GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional handed over from the ) underlaid subcell to the overlaid subcell in this duration after the MS is handed over from the overlaid subcell to the underlaid subcell successfully. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 5 Meaning: Penalty signal level imposed on a target cell to which the handover fails due to congestion or poor radio quality. This penalty helps to prevent the MS from making a second handover attempt to the target cell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 30 Meaning: Timer of penalty on a neighboring cell when a handover fails due to faults of air interface connection. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10
HOPENALTYTIME
BSC6900
FAILSIGSTRPUNISH
BSC6900
UMPENALTYTIMER
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BSC6900
Meaning: Timer for punishing the neighboring cells when handover failures occur due to resource-related causes, such as resources being insufficient GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 5 Meaning: Timer of penalty on a neighboring cell when a handover fails due to faults of data configuration.
PENALTYTIMER
BSC6900
TIMEOTOUFAILPUN
BSC6900
GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 255 SET GCELLHOIUO(Optional) Meaning: After an OL subcell to UL subcell handover of an MS fails, the MS does not perform OL subell-UL subcell handovers within the value of the parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10 SET GCELLHOIUO(Optional) Meaning: After an UL subcell to OL subcell handover of an MS fails, the MS does not perform UL subcell to OL subcell handovers within the value of the parameter. GUI Value Range: 10~255 Actual Value Range: 10~255 Unit: s Default Value: 40
TIMEUTOOFAILPUN
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INRBSCSDHOEN
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Meaning: Whether to allow inter-BSC SDCCH handovers GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: If the downlink received signal level of a neighbor cell is greater than "Min DL Level on Candidate Cell" plus "Min Access Level Offset", the neighbor cell can be listed in the candidate cell queue for handover. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 10 Meaning: Minimum receive level offset. An MS can be handed over to a neighboring cell only when the downlink level of the neighboring cell is greater than the sum of "Min DL level on candidate Cell" and the value of this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 0 Meaning: If the uplink received signal level of a neighbor cell is greater than "Min UL Level on Candidate Cell" plus "Min Access Level Offset", the neighbor cell can be listed in the candidate cell queue for handover. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 0
HOCDCMINDWPWR
BSC6900
MINOFFSET
BSC6900
ADD G2GNCELL(Optional)
HOCDCMINUPPWR
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BSC6900
SET Meaning: This parameter GCELLCCUTRANSYS(Option specifies whether Ec/No or al) RSCP is used for the measurement report on a FDD cell. Ec/No stands for the signal-to-noise ratio. RSCP stands for the received signal code power. GUI Value Range: RSCP(RSCP), EcN0(Ec/N0) Actual Value Range: RSCP, EcN0 Unit: None Default Value: RSCP ADD GEXT3GCELL(Optional) Meaning: Selects 3G candidate cells. If the measured value of a 3G neighboring cell is lower than this threshold, the 3G neighboring cell will be removed from among the 3G candidate cells. GUI Value Range: 0~49 Actual Value Range: 0~49 Unit: dB Default Value: 10 ADD GEXT3GCELL(Optional) Meaning: Selects 3G candidate cells. If the measured value of a 3G neighboring cell is lower than this threshold, the 3G neighboring cell will be removed from among the 3G candidate cells. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 10
MINECNOTHRES
BSC6900
MINRSCPTHRES
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BSC6900
Meaning: After a load handover succeeds, the BSC punishes the former serving cell during "Penalty Time on Load HO" by subtracting "Penalty Value on Load HO" from the receive level of the former serving cell, thus avoiding ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 63 Meaning: After a load handover succeeds, the BSC punishes the former serving cell during "Penalty Time on Load HO" by subtracting "Penalty Value on Load HO" from the receive level of the former serving cell, thus avoiding ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10
LOADHOPENTIME
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BSC6900
SET Meaning: Whether to GCELLBASICPARA(Optional) enable a directed retry. The directed retry is to hand over an MS to a neighboring cell in the same procedure as the handover. The directed retry is an emergency measure applicable to abnormal traffic peaks in some areas of a radio network. You should not use the directed retry as a major means of solving traffic congestion. If the directed retry always occurs in some areas of a network, consider adjusting the sector and TRX configuration and the network layout. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES
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BSC6900
SET Meaning: This parameter GCELLHOUTRANFDD(Option specifies whether a 2G cell al) or to a 3G cell is preferentially selected as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 2G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_3G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 3G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_CellThres, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell if the receive level of the neighboring 2G cell that ranks the first in the candidate cell list is equal to or smaller than "HO Preference Threshold for 2G Cell". Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell(Preference for 2G cell), Pre_3G_Cell(Preference for 3G cell), Pre_2G_CellThres(Preferen ce 2G cell by thresh) Actual Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell, Pre_3G_Cell, Pre_2G_CellThres Unit: None Default Value: Pre_2G_CellThres
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BSC6900
SET Meaning: This parameter GCELLHOUTRANTDD(Option specifies whether a 2G cell al) or to a 3G cell is preferentially selected as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 2G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_3G_Cell, the BSC preferentially selects a 3G candidate cell as the target cell for handover. When this parameter is set to Pre_2G_CellThres, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell if the receive level of the neighboring 2G cell that ranks the first in the candidate cell list is equal to or smaller than "HO Preference Threshold for 2G Cell". Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell(Preference for 2G cell), Pre_3G_Cell(Preference for 3G cell), Pre_2G_CellThres(Preferen ce 2G cell by thresh) Actual Value Range: Pre_2G_Cell, Pre_3G_Cell, Pre_2G_CellThres Unit: None Default Value: Pre_2G_CellThres
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HOPRETH2G
BSC6900
SET Meaning: If the receive level GCELLHOUTRANFDD(Option of the neighboring 2G cell al) that ranks the first in the candidate cell list is equal to or smaller than this threshold, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell. Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25 SET Meaning: If the receive level GCELLHOUTRANTDD(Option of the neighboring 2G cell al) that ranks the first in the candidate cell list is equal to or smaller than this threshold, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 3G cell as the handover target cell. Otherwise, the BSC preferentially selects a neighboring 2G cell as the handover target cell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25 Meaning: Minimum interval between two consecutive emergency handovers performed by an MS. During this interval, no emergency handover is allowed. GUI Value Range: 0~60 Actual Value Range: 0~60 Unit: s Default Value: 4
HOPRETH2G
BSC6900
NEWURGHOMININTV BSC6900
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QUICKHOEN
BSC6900
Meaning: Whether to allow the fast handover algorithm GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: A quick handover can be initiated only if the rate of an MS is higher than this parameter during a certain period of time. GUI Value Range: 0~600 Actual Value Range: 0~600 Unit: m/s Default Value: 35 Meaning: Fast handover can be triggered only when the uplink signal level of the serving cell is less than this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 50 Meaning: Fast handover can be triggered only when the downlink level of the serving cell is less than this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 50
MOVESPEEDTHRES
BSC6900
SET GCELLHOFAST(Optional)
HOUPTRIGE
BSC6900
HODOWNTRIGE
BSC6900
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ISCHAINNCELL
BSC6900
Meaning: Whether the cell is a chain neighboring cell. The parameter is used in the quick handover algorithm. Quick handover aims to increase the handover success rate of an MS moving at a high speed and to ensure the call continuity and low call drop rate. Quick handover applies to the scenario where an MS moves fast along an urban backbone road, a selected route, or a high-speed railroad. The target cell must be a chain neighboring cell. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: Handover direction forecast switch. When this parameter is set to YES, the RNC can forecast the handover direction of the call in fast handover so that the best target cell can be selected for handover. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
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BSC6900
Meaning: This parameter indicates the geographical relationship between the neighboring cell and the serving cell. In the RNC, if direction A is selected, then the reverse direction is B. GUI Value Range: QUICK_HO_NCELL_TYPE _A(QUICK_HO_NCELL_TY PE_A), QUICK_HO_NCELL_TYPE _B(QUICK_HO_NCELL_TY PE_B) Actual Value Range: QUICK_HO_NCELL_TYPE _A, QUICK_HO_NCELL_TYPE _B Unit: None Default Value: QUICK_HO_NCELL_TYPE _A Meaning: This parameter indicates P in the P/N rule for MS handover direction forecast. P/N rule: Among N handovers, the MS is handed over to Class B chain neighboring cell for successively P times, then the RNC determines that the MS is moving to the Class B chain neighboring cell. GUI Value Range: 0~16 Actual Value Range: 0~16 Unit: None Default Value: 3
HODIRLASTTIME
BSC6900
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HODIRSTATIME
BSC6900
Meaning: This parameter indicates N in the P/N rule for MS handover direction forecast. P/N rule: Among N handovers, the MS is handed over to Class B chain neighboring cell for successively P times, then the RNC determines that the MS is moving to the Class B chain neighboring cell. GUI Value Range: 0~16 Actual Value Range: 0~16 Unit: None Default Value: 3 Meaning: After the fast handover is successful, the penalty on the original serving cell is performed within the "Quick handover punish time": the receive level of the original serving cell is decreased by "Quick handover punish value", to prevent ping-pong handovers.
TIMEPUNISH
BSC6900
TIMEPUNISH
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GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10 ADD GEXT2GCELL(Optional) Meaning: After the fast handover is successful, the penalty on the original serving cell is performed within the "Quick handover punish time": the receive level of the original serving cell is decreased by "Quick handover punish value", to prevent ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10
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HOPUNISHVALUE
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Meaning: To avoid pingpong handover, the received signal of the original serving cell is decreased by "Quick handover punish value" in "Quick handover punish time" after fast handover succeeds.
HOPUNISHVALUE
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GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 63 ADD GEXT2GCELL(Optional) Meaning: To avoid pingpong handover, the received signal of the original serving cell is decreased by "Quick handover punish value" in "Quick handover punish time" after fast handover succeeds. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 63 Meaning: Whether to enable the time advance (TA) handover. The TA handover determines whether the timing advance (TA) is higher than the predefined TA threshold. When the TA is higher than the predefined TA threshold, a TA handover is triggered. The TA is calculated based on the distance between the MS and the BTS. The longer the distance is, the greater the TA value is. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES
TAHOEN
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TALIMIT
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SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: An emergency handover is triggered when TA is greater than or equal to the value of this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: bit Default Value: 255 Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the handover from 2G cells to 3G cells is allowed. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: After the time advancing handover is successful, the penalty on the original serving cell is performed within the "Penalty Time after TA HO": the receive level of the original serving cell is decreased by "Penalty Level after TA HO", to prevent ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 30 Meaning: After the time advancing handover is successful, the penalty on the original serving cell is performed within the "Penalty Time after TA HO": the receive level of the original serving cell is decreased by "Penalty Level after TA HO", to prevent ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 63
INTERRATOUTBSCHO BSC6900 EN
TIMETAPUNISH
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SSTAPUNISH
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BQHOEN
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Meaning: Whether to enable the bad quality (BQ) handover algorithm. Whether to trigger BQ handover depends on the uplink and downlink transmit quality (measured by using BER). If the uplink or downlink BQ exceeds the BQ handover threshold, emergency BQ handover is triggered. The possible causes of BER increase (or quality degradation) include too low signal power and channel interference.
ULQUALIMIT
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GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: An emergency handover due to bad quality is triggered when the uplink receive quality is not smaller than "UL Qual. Threshold". GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 55 SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: Downlink quality threshold for emergency handover. This parameter is represented as the product of 10 and a quality level that ranges from 0 to 7. The emergency handover can be triggered only when the downlink receive quality of an MS is greater(indicate bad quality) than this threshold. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 55
DLQUALIMIT
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ULQUALIMITAMRFR
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SET GCELLAMRQUL(Optional)
Meaning: The value of this parameter corresponds to multiplying quality level 0 to 7 by 10. An emergency handover can be triggered only when the uplink receive quality of the MS is greater than the value of this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 60 Meaning: Downlink quality limit for emergency handover in an AMR full rate call. The value of this parameter corresponds to the quality levels (0 to 7) multiplied by 10. An emergency handover can be triggered only when the downlink reception quality of an MS is higher than the value of this parameter, which indicates a poor quality. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 60 Meaning: The value of this parameter corresponds to multiplying quality level 0 to 7 by 10. An emergency handover can be triggered only when the uplink receive quality of the MS is greater than the value of this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 55
DLQUALIMITAMRFR
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ULQUALIMITAMRHR
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DLQUALIMITAMRHR
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Meaning: Downlink quality limit for emergency handover in an AMR half rate call. The value of this parameter corresponds to the quality levels (0 to 7) multiplied by 10. An emergency handover can be triggered only when the downlink reception quality of an MS is higher than the value of this parameter, which indicates a poor quality. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 55 Meaning: If ("downlink level of the neighbor cell after filtering" - "downlink level of the serving cell (after power control compensation)") > (("Inter-cell HO Hysteresis" - 64) - "BQ HO Margin" + 64), the BQ handover to the neighbor cell is triggered. GUI Value Range: 0~127 Actual Value Range: 0~127 Unit: dB Default Value: 69 Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the intracell handover is enabled. Note: A forced intra-cell handover is not subject to this parameter. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
BQMARGIN
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INTRACELLHOEN
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TIMEBQPUNISH
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Meaning: After a handover due to bad quality is successful, the penalty on the original serving cell is performed within the "Penalty Time after BQ HO": the receive level of the original serving cell is decreased by "Penalty Level after BQ HO", to prevent ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10 Meaning: After a handover due to bad quality is successful, the penalty on the original serving cell is performed within the "Penalty Time after BQ HO": the receive level of the original serving cell is decreased by "Penalty Level after BQ HO", to prevent ping-pong handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 63 Meaning: If the UL receive level remains lower than the "Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold" for a period, the edge handover is triggered. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 10
SSBQPUNISH
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ULEDGETHRES
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FLTPARAA1
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SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: One of the nine parameters (filter parameters A1 to A8 and filter parameter B) used to configure the filter for determining whether the received signal level drops rapidly. The computation formula is as follows: C1(nt) = A1 x C(nt) + A2 x C(nt-t) + A3 x C(nt-2t) + ... + A8 x C(nt-7t) If C1(nt) is less than B and C(nt) is less than the threshold for edge handover, the signal level is considered dropping rapidly. In the formula, A1 to A8 are filter parameters A1 to A8 minus 10 and B is the negative of filter parameter B. C(nt) indicates the received signal level in the uplink measurement report of the serving cell received at time nt. Setting the filter helps to configure the maximum allowed signal level drop degree. GUI Value Range: 0~20 Actual Value Range: 0~20 Unit: None Default Value: 10
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FLTPARAA2
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FLTPARAA6
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FLTPARAA8
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SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: One of the nine parameters (filter parameters A1 to A8 and filter parameter B) used to configure the filter for determining whether the received signal level drops rapidly. The computation formula is as follows: C1(nt) = A1 x C(nt) + A2 x C(nt-t) + A3 x C(nt-2t) + ... + A8 x C(nt-7t) If C1(nt) is less than B and C(nt) is less than the threshold for edge handover, the signal level is considered dropping rapidly. In the formula, A1 to A8 are filter parameters A1 to A8 minus 10 and B is the negative of filter parameter B. C(nt) indicates the received signal level in the uplink measurement report of the serving cell received at time nt. Setting the filter helps to configure the maximum allowed signal level drop degree. GUI Value Range: 0~20 Actual Value Range: 0~20 Unit: None Default Value: 10 SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: Trend of the received signal level of the cell during a period. This parameter helps to configure the filter for determining whether the received signal level drops rapidly. If this parameter is higher, a more rapid signal level drop is required to trigger the handover due to rapid signal level drop. GUI Value Range: 0~200 Actual Value Range: 0~200 Unit: None Default Value: 0
FLTPARAB
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INTERFHOEN
BSC6900
Meaning: Whether to allow the interference handover algorithm. Interference handovers are triggered when the receive level is higher than the receive threshold while the transmit quality is lower than the interference handover quality threshold, that is, when the MSs are subject to all types of radio interferences. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES Meaning: For AMR FR voice services, a fixed amount of offset is added to the corresponding grade of the received signal quality for the interference handover of non-AMR FR voice services. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 5 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 60
RXLEVOFF
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RXQUAL1
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BANTIME
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Meaning: Duration in which intra-cell handover is forbidden after the number of consecutive intra-cell handovers reaches the maximum. Intra-cell handover can be conducted again only after this duration. GUI Value Range: 1~200 Actual Value Range: 1~200 Unit: s Default Value: 20 Meaning: Handover threshold during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to suppress inter-layer ping-pong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = "Inter-layer HO threshold" - "Inter-layer HO Hysteresis"; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = "Inter-layer HO Threshold" + "Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis" 64. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25
HOTHRES
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HOTHRES
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ADD GEXT2GCELL(Optional) Meaning: Handover threshold during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to suppress inter-layer ping-pong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = "Inter-layer HO threshold" - "Inter-layer HO Hysteresis"; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = "Inter-layer HO Threshold" + "Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis" 64. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25 Meaning: Hysteresis value during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to suppress inter-layer pingpong handovers.
INTELEVHOHYST
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NODLMRHOEN
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GUI Value Range: 0~127 Actual Value Range: 0~127 Unit: dB Default Value: 67 SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: Whether to enable the no-downlink measurement report handover algorithm GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
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NODLMRHOQUALLIMI BSC6900 T
SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: When a certain number of no-downlink measurement reports are received consecutively and the uplink receive quality is no smaller than this parameter, no-downlink measurement report emergency handovers are triggered. No-downlink measurement report emergency handovers choose the inter-cell handover mode preferentially; however, if no candidate cells are available and intra-cell handover is enabled in the current cell, intra-cell handovers are triggered. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 50 SET GCELLHOEMG(Optional) Meaning: Decisions of nodownlink measurement report handovers can be made only when the number of consecutive nodownlink measurement reports in the current call is no larger than this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~64 Actual Value Range: 0~64 Unit: None Default Value: 8
NODLMRHOALLOWLIM BSC6900 IT
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DATAQUAFLTLEN
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Meaning: Number of measurement reports sampled for averaging the signal quality on a speech/data channel. Averaging the signal quality in multiple measurement reports helps to avoid a sharp signal quality drop due to Rayleigh fading and to ensure the comprehensiveness of a handover decision. GUI Value Range: 1~31 Actual Value Range: TCH:480~14880, step:480; SDCCH:470~14570, step:470 Unit: ms Default Value: 4 Meaning: For the purpose of accurately reflecting the radio environment of a network, filtering is performed on the measured values in several consecutive measurement reports. This parameter indicates the number of measurement reports used for the filtering of the signal quality on signaling channels. This parameter is used to determine whether interferences exist on channels. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: TCH:480~15360, step:480; SDCCH:470~15040, step:470 Unit: ms Default Value: 2
QLENSI
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SET GCELLCHMGAD(Optional)
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OUTLOADHOENABLE BSC6900
SET Meaning: Whether to switch GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional some of the calls in the ) underlay subcell to the overlay when the load of the underlay is higher than this parameter GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES SET Meaning: When the load of GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional the underlay subcell is ) higher than this parameter, some of the calls in the underlay subcell will be switched to the overlay subcell, and channels in the overlay subcell will be preferentially assigned to calls initiated in the underlay subcell as well. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: % Default Value: 80 SET Meaning: In an enhanced GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional dual-band network, if the ) load of the overlay subcell is higher than this parameter, the system cannot initiate an underlayto-overlay handover. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: % Default Value: 90
OUTGENOVERLDTHR BSC6900 ED
INNSERIOVERLDTHRE BSC6900 D
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EDBSYSFLOWLEV
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SET Meaning: If the current GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional system flow control level is ) greater than this parameter, the handover between the underlaid and overlaid subcells due to low or high load in the underlaid subcell is not allowed. System flux thresholds correspond to the system flux obtained based on message packets, CPU load, and FID queuing load. The system flux level is the current flux control level of the system. 0-11: There are 12 flow control levels. Where, 0 indicates the lowest level and 11 indicates the highest level. The handover performed over the maximum threshold may have tremendous impacts on the system. Thus, this parameter should not be set to a higher value. 1) The flow control level algorithm for the assigned system messages: [(Average Message Usage - Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold)/(Inner Flow Control Discard All Threshold - Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold) x 100]/10+1 (round-down for division operation). If the value is smaller than Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold, Level 0 is used. If the value is equal to or greater than Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold, the level is calculated. The value range is from 0 to 11. 2) Flow control threshold for the CPU to start to discard the channel access messages and paging messages: 80% Issue 01 (2010-06-30)
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INTOINNREXLEVTHRE BSC6900 D
SET Meaning: Lower threshold GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional of the overlay level during ) underlay-to-overlay handovers. When the receive level of an MS is higher than this threshold, the MS can be switched to the overlay subcell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 30 SET Meaning: When the load of GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional the underlay subcell is ) higher than this parameter, the underlay-to-overlay load handover period subtracts a period that equals "Step Length of UL Subcell Load HO" from "UL Subcell Load Hierarchical HO Periods" every second, thus increasing the load handover speed. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: % Default Value: 90
OUTSERIOVERLDTHR BSC6900 ED
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OUTLOADHOPERIOD BSC6900
SET Meaning: When the load of GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional the underlay subcell ) exceeds "UL Subcell General Overload Threshold", all the calls that are using this cell as the serving cell generate handover requests at the same time, which will suddenly increase the load of the BSC and possibly cause congestion in the overlay subcell, thus causing the handovers to fail. To solve this problem, the BSC uses the hierarchical load handover algorithm to gradually switch some of the calls in the underlay subcell to the overlay subcell. This parameter indicates the duration of each handover level. GUI Value Range: 1~255 Actual Value Range: 1~255 Unit: s Default Value: 5 SET Meaning: If the underlay GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional load is higher than "UL ) Subcell Serious Overload Threshold", the underlay-tooverlay handover period subtracts a value that equals this threshold from "UL Subcell Load Hierarchical HO Periods" every second. GUI Value Range: 1~255 Actual Value Range: 1~255 Unit: s Default Value: 1 SET Meaning: Level step during GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional underlay-to-overlay ) hierarchical load handovers GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 5
OUTLOADHOMODPERIBSC6900
OUTLOADHOSTEP
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OUTLOWLOADTHRED BSC6900
SET Meaning: When the load of GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional the underlay subcell is ) lower than this parameter, some of the calls in the overlay subcell will be switched to the underlay subcell, and channels in the underlay subcell will be preferentially assigned to channel requests initiated in the overlay subcell as well. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: % Default Value: 50 SET Meaning: Lower threshold GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional of the overlay level during ) overlay-to-underlay handovers. When the receive level of an MS is higher than this threshold, the MS can be switched to the underlay subcell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25 SET Meaning: Overlay-toGCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional underlay load handovers ) are performed by levels. This parameter indicates the duration of each level. GUI Value Range: 1~255 Actual Value Range: 1~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10 SET Meaning: Level step during GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional overlay-to-underlay ) hierarchical load handovers GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 5
OUTINNREXLEVTHRE BSC6900 D
INNLOADHOPERI
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INNLOADHOSTEP
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ATCBTHRED
BSC6900
SET Meaning: Distance between GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional the boundary of the overlaid ) subcell and the boundary of the underlaid subcell. This parameter specifies the difference between the coverage of the overlaid subcell and the coverage of the underlaid subcell in the concentric cell or dualfrequency network scenario. The boundaries of the overlaid and underlaid subcells are determined according to the relative value between the signal strength of the serving cell and the signal strength of the neighbor cell. Assume that the signal strength of the serving cell is SS(s) and that the signal strength of the neighbor cell is SS(n). If SS(s) = SS(n), the MS is on the boundary of the underlaid subcell. If SS(s) SS(n) > "Distance Between Boundaries of Subcells", the MS is in the coverage of the overlaid subcell. In the tight BCCH handover algorithm, this parameter specifies the difference between the coverage of the TRX that carries the BCCH and the coverage of the TRX that does not carry the BCCH. The relevant computation is the same as the preceding computation. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 10
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ATCBHYST
BSC6900
SET Meaning: Hysteresis in the GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional distance between the ) boundary of the overlaid subcell and the boundary of the underlaid subcell. This parameter helps to adjust "Distance Between Boundaries of Subcells" and thus to prevent pingpong handover between the overlaid and underlaid subcells. Assume that the signal strength of the serving cell is SS(s) and that the signal strength of the neighbor cell is SS(n). If SS(s) - SS(n) < "Distance Between Boundaries of Subcells" - "Distance Hysteresis Between Boundaries", the MS is handed over from the overlaid subcell to the underlaid subcell. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 2 Meaning: This parameter specifies whether a cell is the OL subcell or the UL subcell. This parameter is applied to the enhanced dualband cell.
CELLINEXTP
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ADD GCELL(Mandatory)
INNLOADHOEN
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GUI Value Range: Inner(Inner), Extra(Extra) Actual Value Range: Inner, Extra Unit: None Default Value: None SET Meaning: Whether to allow GCELLHOEDBPARA(Optional underlay-to-overlay load ) handovers GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
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DLEDGETHRES
BSC6900
Meaning: Threshold for downlink edge handover. If the downlink receive level remains less than this threshold for a period of time, the edge handover is triggered. If the PBGT handover algorithm is enabled, this threshold can be decreased accordingly. If the PBGT handover algorithm is disabled, overcoverage, co-channel interference, and adjacent channel interference may occur when this threshold is set improperly. In addition, to ensure uplink-downlink balance, this threshold needs to be adjusted according to the handover performance statistics and actual network performance. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 20 Meaning: The load handover is triggered when the traffic load in a cell is greater than the value of this parameter. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: None Default Value: 90 Meaning: If the load of a cell is lower than the value of this parameter, the cell can admit the users handed over from other cells with higher load. Otherwise, the cell rejects such users. GUI Value Range: 0~100 Actual Value Range: 0~100 Unit: % Default Value: 80
TRIGTHRES
BSC6900
LoadAccThres
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LOADHOSTEP
BSC6900
Meaning: In hierarchical load handovers, starting from "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold", a "Load HO Step Level" is added to the upper handover threshold after every "Load HO Step Period". In this way, all the calls in the current serving cell whose receive level is in the range "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold" to "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold" + "Load HO Bandwidth" are switched to other cells. GUI Value Range: 1~63 Actual Value Range: 1~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 5 Meaning: When the load of a cell reaches or exceeds "Load HO Threshold", all the calls that are using this cell as the serving cell generate handover requests at the same time, which will suddenly increase the load of the processor. Under some circumstances, congestion occurs in the cell, which will result in call drop. To solve this problem, the BSC uses the hierarchical load handover algorithm to control the number of users included in each level of handovers. This parameter indicates the duration of each handover level. GUI Value Range: 1~255 Actual Value Range: 1~255 Unit: s Default Value: 10
LOADHOPERIOD
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LOADOFFSET
BSC6900
Meaning: In the handover algorithm of the first generation, load handovers can be performed only when the receive level of the current serving cell is in the range "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold" to "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold" + "Load HO Bandwidth". In the handover algorithm of the second generation, load handovers can be performed only when the level difference between the neighboring cell and the serving cell is between ("Inter-cell HO Hysteresis" 64) - "Load HO Bandwidth" and ("Inter-cell HO Hysteresis" - 64). GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 25
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LoadHoEn
BSC6900
Meaning: This parameter specifies whether a traffic load-sharing handover is enabled. The load handover helps to reduce cell congestion, improve success rate of channel assignment, and balance the traffic load among cells, thus improving the network performance. The load handover is used as an emergency measure instead of a primary measure to adjust abnormal traffic burst in partial areas. If load handovers occur frequently in a partial area, the cell and TRX configuration of BTSs and the network layout should be adjusted. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
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SYSFLOWLEV
BSC6900
Meaning: System flux thresholds correspond to the system flux obtained based on message packets, CPU load, and FID queuing load. The system flux level is the current flux control level of the system. 0-11: There are 12 flow control levels. Where, 0 indicates the lowest level and 11 indicates the highest level. A load handover is allowed only when the system flux is lower than the value of this parameter. The handover performed over the maximum threshold may have tremendous impacts on the system. Thus, this parameter should not be set to a higher value. 1) The flow control level algorithm for the assigned system messages: [(Average Message Usage - Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold)/(Inner Flow Control Discard All Threshold - Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold) x 100]/10+1 (round-down for division operation). If the value is smaller than Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold, Level 0 is used. If the value is equal to or greater than Inner Flow Control Discard Begin Threshold, the level is calculated. The value range is from 0 to 11. 2) Flow control threshold for the CPU to start to discard the channel access messages and paging messages: 80% . Flow control threshold for the CPU to discard all channel access messages Issue 01 (2010-06-30)
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OutBscLoadHoEn
BSC6900
Meaning: Whether to use external 2G neighboring cells as the target cells of load handovers GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: Whether to enable the edge handover algorithm. When an MS makes a call at the edge of a cell, the call may drop if the received signal level is too low. To avoid such a call drop, the edge handover algorithm is involved. When the uplink signal level of the serving cell is less than "Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold" or the downlink signal level of the serving cell is less than "Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold", the edge handover is triggered. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4
FRINGEHOEN
BSC6900
EDGELAST1
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EDGESTAT1
BSC6900
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 6 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if a neighbor cell meets the conditions for selecting the neighbor cell for edge handover in P of N measurement reports, the edge handover to the neighbor cell is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if a neighbor cell meets the conditions for selecting the neighbor cell for edge handover in P of N measurement reports, the edge handover to the neighbor cell is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 6
EDGEADJLASTTIME
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EDGEADJSTATTIME
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QCKMVHOEN
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Meaning: Whether to enable the fast moving micro-cell handover algorithm. The fast moving micro-cell handover algorithm enables fast moving MSs to switch over to macro-cells, thus reducing the handover times. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: A time threshold determined based on the radius of a cell and the moving speed of an MS. If the MS crosses the cell in a time period shorter than this threshold, the BSC concludes that the MS quickly passes through the cell. Otherwise, it concludes that the MS slowly passes the cell. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: s Default Value: 15 Meaning: This parameter is used in the P/N criteria decision: If an MS quickly passes through N out of P micro-cells lately, the BSC enables the fast moving micro-cell handover algorithm. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~10 Actual Value Range: 1~10 Unit: None Default Value: 3
QCKTIMETH
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QCKSTATCNT
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QCKTRUECNT
BSC6900
Meaning: This parameter is used in the P/N criteria decision: If an MS quickly passes through N out of P micro-cells lately, the BSC enables the fast moving micro-cell handover algorithm. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria.
LAYER
BSC6900
GUI Value Range: 1~10 Actual Value Range: 1~10 Unit: None Default Value: 2 SET Meaning: Layer where a GCELLBASICPARA(Optional) cell is located. The network designed by Huawei has four layers: Umbrella (layer 4), Macro (layer 3), Micro (layer 2), and Pico(layer 1). Each layer can be set with 16 priorities. GUI Value Range: 1, 2, 3, 4 Actual Value Range: 1, 2, 3, 4 Unit: None Default Value: 3
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LAYER
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ADD GEXT2GCELL(Optional) Meaning: A network basically consists of four layers, namely, Umbrella, Macro, Micro, and Pico. Cell priorities influence the sorting of neighboring cells during handovers as well as handover algorithms including PBGT and interlayer handovers. For example, PBGT handovers can only occur among cells on a same layer and of a same priority level. If you assign different layers and priorities to a 1800-M cell and a 900-M cell, PBGT handovers from the 1800-M cell to the 900-M cell will not occur. This causes slow handovers even when the receive quality is good. GUI Value Range: 1, 2, 3, 4 Actual Value Range: 1, 2, 3, 4 Unit: None Default Value: 3 Meaning: Whether to allow inter-layer and inter-level handovers. The inter-layer and inter-level handover algorithm is achieved through the setting of different layers and priorities for cells, which switches traffic to cells of a higher precedence (decided by "Layer of the cell" and "Cell priority" together). GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES
LEVHOEN
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LEVLAST
BSC6900
Meaning: The triggering of inter-layer handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when the condition for inter-layer handovers is met for a consecutive P seconds during N seconds, an inter-layer handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4 Meaning: The triggering of inter-layer handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when the condition for inter-layer handovers is met for a consecutive P seconds during N seconds, an inter-layer handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 6
LEVSTAT
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PBGTHOEN
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Meaning: Whether to use the PBGT handover algorithm. PBGT handovers are based on path loss. The PBGT handover algorithm searches in real time for cells that have lower path loss and meet certain system requirements, and decides whether to perform the handovers. To avoid ping-pong handovers, PBGT handovers can occur only on TCHs and among cells on a same layer and a same priority level. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES Meaning: The triggering of PBGT handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when the condition for PBGT handovers is met for a consecutive P seconds during N seconds, a PBGT handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4 Meaning: The triggering of PBGT handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when the condition for PBGT handovers is met for a consecutive P seconds during N seconds, a PBGT handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 6
PBGTLAST
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PBGTSTAT
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PBGTMARGIN
BSC6900
Meaning: PBGT handovers to a neighboring cell are allowed only when the downlink level difference between the neighboring cell and the serving cell is larger than this parameter. When the value of this parameter is smaller than 64, handovers to a neighboring cell with a lower level than the current serving cell are allowed. GUI Value Range: 0~127 Actual Value Range: 0~127 Unit: dB Default Value: 68 Meaning: Whether to allow AMR handovers. This parameter has no impact on dynamic non-AMR F-H handovers. GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES Meaning: Whether to enable the BSC to assign AMR half rate channels preferentially according to the channel types allowed by the MSC and the current TCH seizure ratio of the cell GUI Value Range: OFF(Off), ON(On) Actual Value Range: OFF, ON Unit: None Default Value: ON
INTRACELLFHHOEN
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AMRTCHHPRIORALLO BSC6900 W
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AMRTCHHPRIORLOAD BSC6900
Meaning: Load threshold for assigning half rate channels preferentially. If the current TCH seizure ratio of the cell is greater than this threshold, AMR half rate channels are assigned preferentially. GUI Value Range: 0~99 Actual Value Range: 0~99 Unit: % Default Value: 55 Meaning: For an AMR call, if the currently occupied channel is a full rate channel and the Radio Quality Indication (RQI) is always higher than the threshold set by this parameter, an intra-cell F-H handover is triggered. GUI Value Range: 0~39 Actual Value Range: 0~39 Unit: None Default Value: 25 Meaning: The triggering of intra-cell F-H handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when the condition for intra-cell F-H handovers is met for P seconds during N seconds, an intra-cell F-H handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 8
INHOF2HTH
BSC6900
INFHHOLAST
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INFHHOSTAT
BSC6900
Meaning: The triggering of intra-cell F-H handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when the condition for intra-cell F-H handovers is met for P seconds during N seconds, an intra-cell F-H handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 10 Meaning: For an AMR call, if the currently occupied channel is a half rate channel and the Radio Quality Indication (RQI) is always lower than the threshold set by this parameter, an intra-cell H-F handover is triggered. GUI Value Range: 0~39 Actual Value Range: 0~39 Unit: None Default Value: 12 Meaning: Whether to enable a handover between signaling channels GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
INHOH2FTH
BSC6900
SIGCHANHOEN
BSC6900
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TALASTTIME
BSC6900
Meaning: The P/N criterion must be met for triggering a TA handover. That is, the TA handover can be triggered only if P measurement reports among N measurement reports meet the triggering conditions. This parameter corresponds to P in the P/N criterion. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1 Meaning: The P/N criterion must be met for triggering a TA handover. That is, the TA handover can be triggered only if P measurement reports among N measurement reports meet the triggering conditions. This parameter corresponds to N in the P/N criterion. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~0.8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1
TASTATTIME
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LEVHOHYST
BSC6900
Meaning: Hysteresis value during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to suppress inter-layer pingpong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = "Inter-layer HO threshold" - "Inter-layer HO Hysteresis"; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = "Inter-layer HO threshold" + "Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis" 64. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 2 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for emergency BQ handover are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for emergency BQ handover are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1
BQLASTTIME
BSC6900
BQSTATTIME
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INTERFERELASTTIME BSC6900
Meaning: The triggering of interference handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when P out of N measurement reports meet the condition for interference handovers, a concentric circle handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 2 Meaning: The triggering of interference handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when P out of N measurement reports meet the condition for interference handovers, a concentric circle handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 3 Meaning: The P/N criterion must be met for triggering a UL BQ handover. That is, the UL BQ handover can be triggered only if P measurement reports among N measurement reports meet the triggering conditions. This parameter corresponds to P in the P/N criterion. GUI Value Range: 1~8 Actual Value Range: 0.5~4, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1
INTERFERESTATTIME BSC6900
ULBQLASTTIME
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ULBQSTATTIME
BSC6900
Meaning: The P/N criterion must be met for triggering a UL BQ handover. That is, the UL BQ handover can be triggered only if P measurement reports among N measurement reports meet the triggering conditions. This parameter corresponds to N in the P/N criterion. GUI Value Range: 1~8 Actual Value Range: 0.5~4, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 1
EDGELAST
BSC6900
EDGESTAT
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HCSLASTTIME
BSC6900
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover to a different micro cell due to fast movement are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 2 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover to a different micro cell due to fast movement are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 0.5~8, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 3 Meaning: Whether to enable the algorithm for the handover to a better cell GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES Meaning: Whether to perform path loss-based sorting in a better cell handover algorithm GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
HCSSTATTIME
BSC6900
BETTERCELLHOEN
BSC6900
PATHLOSSHOEN
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BETTERCELLLASTTIM BSC6900 E
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover to a better cell due to interference are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4 Meaning: Whether to enable the algorithm for the load-based AMR handover between full rate and half rate
AMRFULLTOHALFHOA BSC6900 LLOW
SPEECHVERSION
BSC6900
GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO SET Meaning: Speech version BTSCHNFALLBACK(Mandator configured on the TRX y) timeslot when the BTS works in fallback mode. When "CHNTYPE" of the TRX timeslot is set to "FULLTCH", value 0 of this parameter indicates FR and value 1 indicates EFR; when "CHNTYPE" of the TRX timeslot is set to "HALFRCH", this parameter is invalid. GUI Value Range: FR(FR), EFR(EFR) Actual Value Range: FR, EFR Unit: None Default Value: FR
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AMRFULLTOHALFHOP BSC6900 ATHTHRESH
Meaning: Path loss threshold for the AMR handover from full rate to half rate. If the path loss of an AMR full rate call is equal to or less than this threshold, the AMR call is handed over from full rate to half rate. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 100 Meaning: ATCB threshold for the AMR handover from full rate to half rate. If the ATCB of an AMR full rate call is equal to or greater than this threshold, the AMR call is handed over from full rate to half rate. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 20 Meaning: Quality threshold for the AMR handover from full rate to half rate. If the uplink and downlink receive quality levels of an AMR full rate call are equal to or less than this threshold, the AMR call is handed over from full rate to half rate. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: 0~7 Unit: None Default Value: 0
AMRFULLTOHALFHOA BSC6900 TCBTHRESH
AMRFULLTOHALFHOQ BSC6900 UALTHRESH
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FULLTOHALFHOLASTT BSC6900 IME
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from full rate to half rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from full rate to half rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 6 Meaning: Whether to allow non-AMR voice F-H handover GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: When the path loss value of non-AMR full rate voice is no larger than this parameter, the condition for non-AMR F-H handovers is met. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 95
FULLTOHALFHOSTATT BSC6900 IME
NOAMRFULLTOHALFH BSC6900 OALLOW
NOAMRFULLTOHALFH BSC6900 OPATHTHRESH
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NOAMRFULLTOHALFH BSC6900 OATCBTHRESH
Meaning: When the ATCB value of non-AMR full rate voice is no smaller than this parameter, the condition for non-AMR F-H handovers is met. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 30 Meaning: Whether to enable the algorithm for the uplink and downlink receive quality based AMR handover from half rate to full rate GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: Path loss threshold for the AMR handover from half rate to full rate. If the path loss of an AMR half rate call is greater than this threshold, the AMR call is handed over from half rate to full rate. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 108 Meaning: ATCB threshold for the AMR handover from half rate to full rate. If the ATCB of an AMR half rate call is less than this threshold, the AMR call is handed over from half rate to full rate. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 4
AMRHALFTOFULLHOQ BSC6900 UALALLOW
AMRHALFTOFULLHOP BSC6900 ATHTHRESH
AMRHALFTOFULLHOA BSC6900 TCBTHRESH
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AMRHALFTOFULLHOQ BSC6900 UALTHRESH
Meaning: Quality threshold for the AMR handover from half rate to full rate. If the receive quality level of an AMR half rate call is greater than this threshold, the AMR call is handed over from half rate to full rate. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: 0~7 Unit: None Default Value: 3 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from half rate to full rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 4 Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from half rate to full rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N. GUI Value Range: 1~32 Actual Value Range: 0.5~16, step:0.5 Unit: s Default Value: 6 Meaning: Whether to trigger non-AMR H-F handovers according to the uplink and downlink receive quality GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: NO
HALFTOFULLHOLASTT BSC6900 IME
HALFTOFULLHOSTATT BSC6900 IME
NOAMRHALFTOFULLH BSC6900 OQUALALLOW
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NOAMRHALFTOFULLH BSC6900 OPATHTHRESH
Meaning: When the path loss value of non-AMR half rate voice is no smaller than this threshold, the condition for non-AMR H-F handovers is met. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 103 Meaning: When the ATCB value of non-AMR half rate voice is no larger than this threshold, the condition for non-AMR H-F handovers is met. GUI Value Range: 0~255 Actual Value Range: 0~255 Unit: dB Default Value: 14 Meaning: Quality threshold for non-AMR H-F handovers. When the receive quality of a user is no smaller than this parameter, the user meets the condition for H-F handovers. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: 0~7 Unit: None Default Value: 2 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 50
NOAMRHALFTOFULLH BSC6900 OATCBTHRESH
NOAMRHALFTOFULLH BSC6900 OQUALTHRESH
RXQUAL2
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RXQUAL3
BSC6900
Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 49 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 48 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 47 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 46 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 45
RXQUAL4
BSC6900
RXQUAL5
BSC6900
RXQUAL6
BSC6900
RXQUAL7
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RXQUAL8
BSC6900
Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 44 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 43 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 42 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 41 Meaning: Threshold for the interference handover of Non-AMR FR voice services. AMRFR refers to Adaptive Multi-Rate Full Rate. GUI Value Range: 0~70 Actual Value Range: 0~70 Unit: None Default Value: 40
RXQUAL9
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RXQUAL10
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RXQUAL11
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RXQUAL12
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LOADHOAD
BSC6900
Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to use the load handover or the enhanced load handover. GUI Value Range: NO(NO), YES(YES) Actual Value Range: YES, NO Unit: None Default Value: NO Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the dynamic PDCHs that have been converted into the PDCHs are considered during the calculation of the current cell load. GUI Value Range: NODYNPDCH(Not count dynamic PDCH), DYNPDCHASOCCUPY(Co unt dynamic PDCH(Occupy)), DYNPDCHASIDLE(Count dynamic PDCH(Idle)) Actual Value Range: Not count dynamic PDCH, Count dynamic PDCH(Occupy), Count dynamic PDCH(Idle) Unit: None Default Value: Count dynamic PDCH(Idle)
LOADSTATYPE
BSC6900
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DYNCHNPREEMPTLEVBSC6900
SET GCELLPSCHM(Optional) Meaning: Mode of preempting the dynamic channel for the CS domain and PS domain. Only the channel configured in the TCH/F mode can be preempted. "Preempt all dynamic TCHFs" indicates the circuit domain can preempt all the dynamic channels. "No preempt of CCHs" indicates the circuit domain can preempt all the dynamic channels except the CCHs. "No preempt of service TCHF" indicates the circuit domain cannot preempt all the dynamic channels of bearer services. GUI Value Range: LEVEL0(Preempt all dynamic TCHFs), LEVEL1(No preempt of CCHs), LEVEL2(No preempt of service TCHF) Actual Value Range: LEVEL0, LEVEL1, LEVEL2 Unit: None Default Value: LEVEL0
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CHTYPE
BSC6900
SET GTRXCHAN(Optional)
Meaning: Type and function of the channel Combined BCCH+7TCH Main BCCH+SDCCH/8+6TCH Main BCCH+2SDCCH/8+5TCH Main BCCH+SDCCH/8+extende d BCCH (BCH)+5TCH Main BCCH+SDCCH/8+extende d BCCH (BCH) +TCH+extended BCCH (BCH)+3TCH The BCCHs in a cell need to be configured according to the number of channels in the cell and the paging capacity in the location area. The main and combined BCCHs shall always be configured in timeslot 0. An extended BCCH can be configured only in timeslot 2, 4, or 6. If an extended BCCH is configured, the CCCH parameter in the system message data needs to be configured accordingly. For example, if an extended BCCH is configured in timeslot 2, the CCCH parameter in the system message data needs to be configured as two uncombined CCCHs. To enable cell broadcast in a cell, add a CBCH to the cell during the radio channel configuration. In the case of SDCCH/8 cell broadcast, set this parameter to SDCCH_CBCH. You can change a TCH into SDCCH+CBCH or the Issue 01 (2010-06-30)
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LOADHOUSRRATIO
BSC6900
Meaning: This parameter specifies the ratio of the MSs that simultaneously perform a load handover. You can enlarge the ratio to accelerate the handover to a neighboring cell for load sharing. Too large a ratio, however, causes the neighboring cell to be congested. When a neighboring cell is congested, you need to reduce the ratio to a reasonable value. GUI Value Range: 1~16 Actual Value Range: 1~16 Unit: None Default Value: 3 Meaning: If the path loss in the serving cell minus that in a handover candidate cell is not smaller than the parameter value, the handover to the candidate cell is allowed. The parameter loosens the requirement of the PBGT handover threshold when the load of the serving cell reaches a certain level. Some traffic that could not be handed over to a neighboring cell through the PBGT handover can be handed over now. The value "0" indicates that the enhanced load handover to the neighboring cell is not allowed. GUI Value Range: 0~127 Actual Value Range: -64dB~63dB Unit: None Default Value: 0
LOADHOPBGTMARGINBSC6900
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BSC6900
SET Meaning: This parameter GCELLBASICPARA(Optional) controls handover between cells at the same layer. Generally, the cells at the same layer are set with the same priority. If the cells at the same layer have different priorities, a cell with a smaller priority value has a higher priority. GUI Value Range: PRIOR1(Priority-1), PRIOR2(Priority-2), PRIOR3(Priority-3), PRIOR4(Priority-4), PRIOR5(Priority-5), PRIOR6(Priority-6), PRIOR7(Priority-7), PRIOR8(Priority-8), PRIOR9(Priority-9), PRIOR10(Priority-10), PRIOR11(Priority-11), PRIOR12(Priority-12), PRIOR13(Priority-13), PRIOR14(Priority-14), PRIOR15(Priority-15), PRIOR16(Priority-16) Actual Value Range: PRIOR-1, PRIOR-2, PRIOR-3, PRIOR-4, PRIOR-5, PRIOR-6, PRIOR-7, PRIOR-8, PRIOR-9, PRIOR-10, PRIOR-11, PRIOR-12, PRIOR-13, PRIOR-14, PRIOR-15, PRIOR-16 Unit: None Default Value: None
PRIOR BSC6900
Meaning: Whether to adjust the candidate cell queue to give priority to intraBSC/MSC handover GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes) Actual Value Range: NO, YES Unit: None Default Value: YES
COBSCMSCADJEN
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Meaning: K offset used in K sequencing. To reduce ping-pong handovers, the system performs K sorting based on the downlink receive level of the candidate cells. But before doing that, the system subtracts "K Bias" from the actual downlink receive level of the candidate cells. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 0 Meaning: This parameter adjusts "Min RSCP threshold" to enable the selection of 3G candidate cells based on cell priorities GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: 0~63 Unit: dB Default Value: 3 Meaning: As a performance counter for 3G cells, Ec/No indicates the ratio of the energy per received chip to the spectral noise power density. If the Ec/No of a 3G neighbor cell is greater than "HOECNOTH3G" plus this parameter, the neighbor cell is listed in the candidate cell queue. GUI Value Range: 0~49 Actual Value Range: 0~49 Unit: dB Default Value: 3
K Bias BSC6900
RSCP Offset BSC6900
Ec/No Offset
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5 Counters
For the counters, see the BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference.
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For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
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7 Reference Documents
3GPP 3GPP
TS 08.58 Base Station Controler - Base Transceiver Station (BCS-BTS) Interface Layer 3 Specification TS 04.08 Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification Feature List Basic Feature Description Optional Feature Description GSM Parameter Reference GSM MML Command Reference Performance Counter Reference
BSC6900 BSC6900 BSC6900 BSC6900 BSC6900 BSC6900
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2 Overview............................................................................................................................1 3 Technical Description.......................................................................................................1

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1.2 Intended Audience

working on Huawei GSM products or systems

operators who need a general understanding of this feature

1.3 Change History

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Change Type Change Description Editorial change

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Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm I

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Figure 1.2 Procedure of handover decision based on handover algorithm I

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In handover algorithm I, five types of handover decisions are defined:

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Figure 1.3 Handover decisions based on handover algorithm I

Handover Decision Based on Handover Algorithm II

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Figure 1.4 Procedure of handover decision based on handover algorithm II

Whether minimum interval protection of consecutive handovers times out ? Yes

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Figure 1.5 Handover decisions based on handover algorithm II

Emergency handover Quick handover TA handover BQ handover Edge handover

Handover Execution (GBFD-117101 BTS power lift for handover)

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NE Selection for Measurement Report Processing

Data Selection for Measurement Report

Measurement Report Interpolation

Measurement Report Filtering

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3.2 Handover Preprocessing

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After After After

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Network Characteristics Adjustment

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Set to 1 in the case of noncoBSC

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The K value of the serving cell is 0.