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WCDMA Handover Principal

and Analysis
Huawei Confidential

INSTRUCTOR
Jenny Wang
Email:jing.wang@huawei.com

Object

Upon completion this


course, you will be able
to:
The basic definitions of

Handover
The algorithms of handover

decision
The handover flow
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The parameters of handover

Chapter 1 Introduction of Handover


Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover
Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers
Chapter 4 Blind Handover and
Direct Retry Algorithm

Why mobile systems


need handover?
It is decided by the characters

of mobile system:
The mobility of UE
The mobile system is composed by
cells which the coverage ability is
limited.

Providing the continuous service in


mobile system is the basic element in
QoS.

The Purpose of Handover

Providing the continuous service in mobile


system is the basic element in QoS.
The load balance: sharing the resource

The hierarchy divided by speed and service:


high efficiency of using resource (InterFreq.) because 3G provide multi services
with different speeds so HO from one freq to
other is more efficient.

The Categories of Handover

According to the signaling characters:


Soft handover (softer handover)
Hard handover

According to the properties of source


cell and target cell
Intra-frequency handover
Inter-frequency handover
Inter-mode handover (FDD <-> TDD)
Inter-system handover (UMTS <->

GSM/CDMA2000)
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According to the purpose of handover

The Characters of Different Handovers


Comparison between soft handover and hard
handover:

Item

Soft
Handover

Hard Handover

The
numbers of
RL in active
set after
handover

Several
max for
the UE is
3.

One

Interruption
during
handover

No

Yes

The Characters of Different Handovers


Comparison between soft handover and softer

During softer handover, the uplink signaling


handover:
are combined in NodeB by maximum ratio
combination, but during soft handover they are
combined in RNC by selection combination.
Compare to later one, the maximum ration

combination can get more gain. So the


performance of maximum ration combination is
better.
Since softer handover is completed in NodeB,

it do not consume transport resource of Iub.


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Soft Handover

RNC

NodeB 1

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NodeB 2

Softer Handover

RNC (WFMR)

NodeB

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Hard Handover

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Three Steps of
Handover

Measurement
Measurement control
Measurement

Measurement

Execute

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Decision

execution and the


result processing
The measurement
report
Mainly accomplished
by UE

Decision
Based on

Measurement
The application and
distribution of resource
Mainly accomplished

Questions

The differences among Soft


handover, softer handover
and hard handover
Typical application
scenarios

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Summary

This chapter focus on the purpose of


handovers and the categories of
handover in WCDMA.

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Chapter 1 Introduction of Handover


Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover
Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers
Chapter 4 Blind Handover and
Direct Retry Algorithm

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Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover


Section 1 Measurement control and
measurement report
Section 2 The basic definitions of measurement
Section 3 Intra-frequency measurement event
Section 4 Inter-frequency and
inter-system measurement event
Section 5 UE internal measurement

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Measurement Control and


Measurement Report
Measurement Control

UE

UTRAN
MEASUREMENT CONTROL

Measurement Control, normal case

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Measurement Control and


Measurement Report

Measurement
report
UE

UTRAN

MEASUREMENT REPORT

Measurement report, normal case

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Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover


Section 1 Measurement control and
measurement report
Section 2 The basic concepts of measurement
Section 3 Intra-frequency measurement event
Section 4 Inter-frequency and
inter-system measurement event
Section 5 UE Internal Measurement

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The Basic Concepts of Measurement

The measurement values of Handover


Intra-frequency and inter-frequency:CPICH-

RSCP,CPICH-Ec/N0,Path loss
Inter-frequency CPICH RSCP CPICH

Ec/N0(Hard HO)
Inter-system GSM Carrier RSSI BSIC

Identification BSIC Reconfirmation (Hard HO)


Inter-Mode: between FDD,TDD.

The reporting methods of measurement


Periodic reporting
Event reporting
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Measurement Model

parameters

Layer 1
filtering

Layer 3
filtering

parameters

C
C'

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Evaluation
of reporting
criteria

Reporting Criterion

Reporting Criterion
Decision formula: for example, 1A event :

1.Path
10 LogMLoss
W 10 Log M

New

i 1

M
i 1

(1 W ) 10 LogM Best ( R H 1a / 2),

NA

10 LogM New W 10 Log

NA

(1 W ) 10 LogM Best ( R H 1a / 2),

2.Other measurement

Relative threshold, Absolute threshold,


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Hysteresis, Time to trigger

Key Parameters

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Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover


Section 1 Measurement control and
measurement report
Section 2 The basic definitions of measurement
Section 3 Intra-frequency measurement events
Section 4 Inter-frequency and
inter-system measurement events
Section 5 UE Internal Measurement

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Intra-frequency Measurement
Events

All intra-frequency measurement report


events are identified with 1X :
1A A primary pilot channel enters the reporting

range. When the active set of UE is full, UE stops


reporting 1A event;
1B A primary pilot channel leaves the reporting

range;
1C The primary pilot channel in a non active set is

better than the primary pilot channel in an active set;


1D The best cell changes;
1E The measurement value of a primary pilot
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channel exceeds the absolute threshold

Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover


Section 1 Measurement control and
measurement report
Section 2 The basic definitions of measurement
Section 3 Intra-frequency measurement events
Section 4 Inter-frequency and
inter-system measurement events
Section 5 UE Internal Measurement

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Inter-frequency Measurement Events

Inter-frequency measurement events are


identified with 2X
2A: The best frequency changes;
2B: The estimated quality value of the used frequency is

lower than a certain threshold, and that of the non-used


frequency is higher than a certain threshold;
2C: The estimated quality value of the non-used

frequency is higher than a certain threshold;


2DThe estimated quality value of the used frequency is

lower than a certain threshold


2E:The estimated quality value of the non-used
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frequency is lower than a certain threshold

Inter-system Measurement Events

Inter-system measurement events are


identified with 3X
3A:The estimated quality value of the used UTRAN

frequency is lower than a certain threshold, and that


of the other system is higher than a certain
threshold;
3B: The estimated quality value of the other system

is lower than a certain threshold ;


3C: The estimated quality value of the other system

is higher than a certain threshold ;


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3D: The best cell in the other system changes

Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover


Section 1 Measurement control and
measurement report
Section 2 The basic definitions of measurement
Section 3 Intra-frequency measurement events
Section 4 Inter-frequency and
inter-system measurement events
Section 5 UE Internal Measurement

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UE Internal Measurement

UE Internal measurement events are


identified with 6X
6G: The time difference between downlink

receiving and uplink transmission of the UE is


shorter than an absolute threshold;
6F: The time difference between downlink

receiving and uplink transmission of the UE is


bigger than an absolute threshold;

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Questions

How many events are there in intrafrequency measurement? What are they?
How many events are there in UE
internal measurement?
How many events are there in interfrequency measurement? What are they?

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Summary

This chapter covers intra-frequency


measurement, inter-frequency
measurement, inter-system measurement
and UE internal measurement from their
definitions and application scenarios.
Summary

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Chapter 1 Introduction of Handover


Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover
Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers
Chapter 4 Blind Handover and
Direct Retry Algorithm

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Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers


Section 1 Soft Handover

Section 2 Intra-frequency Hard Handov

Section 3 Inter-frequency Hard Handov

Section 4 Inter-system Hard Handover


Section 5 HSDPA Handover
Section 6 Compressed Mode

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Brief Introduction of Soft Handover

Characters of Soft Handover


During handover, UE has several RLs with different

cells----active set.
The handover among different cells which are in
same RLS can be softer handover.
Soft handover:
Selection combination in uplink
Maximum combination in downlink

Softer handover
Maximum combination in uplink and downlink

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Brief Introduction of Soft Handover


Advantages
Soft handover gain:

Multi-Cell gain: Multiple irrelated soft handover branches low the required margin
for fading
Macro Diversity Combining gain: Gain for the link demodulation of the soft
handover:
Load balance: Different cells receive the signals from UE in uplink, which can
decrease the transmission power of UE. And UE receive signal from different
cells, which also can decrease the transmission power of base station.
Decrease the possibility of call drop caused by ping-pong handover.

Disadvantages
More resource needed in downlink, especially for the code resource of BE

service.
Usually, the gain of downlink power is negative.
When the downlink power from different cells is not balanced, it will bring sideeffect.

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Measurement of Soft Handover

The measurement of soft handover/softer


handover
Measurement value CPICH RSCP CPICH

Ec/No Pathloss
Process of Measurement Layer 1 filter, Layer 2

filter
Reporting way

Periodic reporting
Event reporting
Event type 1A 1B 1C 1D 1F
UE measures the time difference between CFN and SFN
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Reporting rules: trigger condition, Relative threshold,


Absolute threshold, Hysteresis, Time to trigger

The Events of Soft Handover Measurement

Soft/softer handover measurement events


Intra-frequency events reporting:

1A A primary pilot channel enters the reporting


range. When the active set of UE is full, UE stops
reporting 1A event;
1B A primary pilot channel leaves the reporting
range;
1C The primary pilot channel in a non active set is
better than the primary pilot channel in an active set;
1D The best cell changes;

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1E The measurement value of a primary pilot


channel exceeds the absolute threshold

The Decision Algorithm of Soft


Handover

Soft/softer handover decision


1A add RL into active set
1B Delete RL from active set
1C replace cell
1D change best cell

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The Execution of Soft Handover


Soft handover execution
The update principal of measurement control

Configure the neighbor cells and the parameters


according to best cell
RLC mode

AM mode is used for measurement control


UM mode is used for measurement reporting
The compensation and restriction of soft

handover
From event reporting to periodic reporting
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Parameters the time value for periodic reporting,


the number for reporting times

Soft Handover Flow (add RL)

The execution of soft handover (add RL)

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Soft Handover Flow (del RL)

The execution of soft handover (del RL)

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Key Parameters

Relative threshold
Set 1A, 1B value separately
1A < 1B which makes deleting RL is more difficult,

and it can avoid ping-pong handover


Usually 1A: 3dB; 1B: 6dB (Reporting Range)

Time to trigger
Each event can be set separately
Usually, 1B>1A which makes deleting RL is more

difficult, and it can avoid ping-pong handover


Usually, 1A: 320ms, 1B: 640ms

Layer 3 filter coefficient


Only one value for all intra-frequency measurement
Sensitive to the delay of event trigger and ping-pong
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handover

Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers


Section 1 Soft Handover

Section 2 Intra-frequency Hard Handov

Section 3 Inter-frequency Hard Handov

Section 4 Inter-system Hard Handover


Section 5 HSDPA Handover
Section 6 Compressed Mode

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The Characters of Intra-frequency Hard


Handover

Characters
UE only has one RL with one cell in the process of

handover
Disconnect UE with the original cell, then hand it over
to target cell
The working frequency of source cell and target cell
are same

Advantages
Enhance the using efficiency of the OVSF code and

hardware resource

Disadvantages
High call drop possibility because of the intra-

frequency interference

Application scenarios
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Without Iur interface between two RNCs or the Iur

The Measurement, Decision and Execution


of Intra-frequency Hard Handover

Measurement
Similar to soft handover

Decision
1D event

Execution
UE reports CFN-SFN information

Synchronization hard handover


Use the original DOFF value
Continuous CFN
UE does not report CFN-SFN information
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The hard handover based on timing

Intra-frequency Hard Handover Flow

Intra-frequency hard handover


flow
Source
Target
UE

NODEB

NODEB

SRNC

1.RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST


2. RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE

3.ALCAP establish
4. PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION
5. RADIO LINK
FAILURE INDICATION
6. PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE
7. RADIO LINK
DELETION REQUEST
8. RADIO LINK
DELETION RESPONSE

9.ALCAP release
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Key Parameters

Handover decision threshold based on BE


speed
UE should do soft handover when the speed of BE

service is less than the threshold.


UE should do intra-frequency hard handover when

the speed of BE service is greater than the threshold.

The parameters about 1D event:


time to trigger hysteresis
The parameters should be set accord with the Qos
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Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers


Section 1 Soft Handover

Section 2 Intra-frequency Hard Handov

Section 3 Inter-frequency Hard Handov

Section 4 Inter-system Hard Handover


Section 5 HSDPA Handover
Section 6 Compressed Mode

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The Brief Introduction of Interfrequency Hard Handover

Characters
The working frequency is different after handover
The compressed mode needed if the UE only has

one receiver
Usually, the timing re-initiation hard handover is used
for hard handover

Advantages

Compare to intra-frequency hard handover, the

success possibility is higher


The load balance among cells with different
frequencies
Can realize the reasonable configuration for hierarchy
cells

Disadvantages
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Compressed mode results in extra radio resource

occupied

The Inter-frequency Hard Handover


Measurement Values and Events

The Inter-frequency hard handover


measurement values
Measurement values:

CPICH RSCP CPICH Ec/N0


Different handover purpose for different measurement
type:
In the edge of carrier coverage: CPICH RSCP
In the center of carrier coverage: CPICH Ec/No

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The Measurement Values and Events of Interfrequency Hard Handover

Measurement reporting
Periodic reporting
Event reporting

2A: The best frequency changes;


2B: The estimated quality value of the used frequency
is lower than a certain threshold, and that of the nonused frequency is higher than a certain threshold;
2C: The estimated quality value of the non-used
frequency is higher than a certain threshold;
2DThe estimated quality value of the used frequency is
lower than a certain threshold
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2E:The estimated quality value of the non-used

Compressed Mode Initiation in Interfrequency Hard Handover

Conditions for measurement initiated


2D event can be used to enable the

compressed mode to perform inter-frequency


measurement.
Enable inter-frequency measurement by
moving speed estimation algorithm

Conditions for Measurement stopping


2F event
After the best cell is changed, the cell does not

contain inter-frequency neighbor cells.


Inter-frequency measurement timer expired
Because the moving speed of UE is changed,
the inter-frequency handover measurement is
stopped by cell hierarchy algorithm.
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Cells Hierarchy Algorithm Based on UE


Moving Speed

When UE is in one of the hierarchy cells, the


moving speed estimation algorithm is
initiated
Handover events in a while decides whether the

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speed of UE satisfies the current cell hierarchy


condition
UE is remained in the current cell if the speed is
medium.
If the speed is very high, it will be handed over to
higher hierarchy cell. And if not, hand it over to lower
hierarchy cell.
UEs moving speed decided the result.
If the hierarchy is configured by different frequencies,
the inter-frequency blind handover or inter-frequency
measurement handover can be initiated.

Inter-frequency Hard Handover Decision


Algorithm

The inter-frequency hard handover decision


The coverage triggers the handover

2B event
the quality in the used frequency is lower than absolute
threshold, but the quality in another non-used frequency is
higher than another absolute threshold.

The load triggers handover

2C event
the quality in another frequency is higher than an absolute
threshold

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The Execution of Inter-frequency Hard


Handover

The execution of Inter-frequency hard


handover
UE report the timing information

UE with two receivers does not need compressed mode.


Synchronization hard handover
Using the original DOFF
Continued CFN
UE does not report timing information
UE with a single receiver has to initiate compressed
mode
If the NodeB of target cell is not the same one which
the cells in active set belong to
the timing re-initiation hard handover
Re-configure DOFF
Calculate the CFN according to DOFF
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If the NodeB of target cell is the same one which the


cells in active set belong to

Inter-frequency Hard Handover


Flow

Signaling flow
UE

Target
NODEB

Source
NODEB

SRNC

1.RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST


2. RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE

3.ALCAP established
4. PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION
5. RADIO LINK
FAILURE INDICATION
6. PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE
7. RADIO LINK
DELETION REQUEST
8. RADIO LINK
DELETION RESPONSE

9.ALCAP released
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Key Parameters (I)

Inter-frequency coverage handover


parameters:
Inter-frequency measurement reporting: periodic

reporting or event reporting


Inter-frequency measurement values: CPICH Ec/No

or CPICH RSCP
Inter-frequency measurement layer 3 filter coefficient,

delay trigger time and hysteresis


Inter-frequency initiated and stopped threshold:

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Considering the different demands of CPICH Ec/No


and CPICH RSCP for PS domain and CS domain,
the different 2D and 2F parameters are configured.

Key Parameters (II)

Inter-frequency handover parameters


caused by non-coverage ability
Inter-frequency measurement layer 3 filter coefficient,

delay trigger time and hysteresis


Inter-frequency handover based on non-coverage ability

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Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers


Section 1 Soft Handover

Section 2 Intra-frequency Hard Handov

Section 3 Inter-frequency Hard Handov

Section 4 Inter-system Hard Handover


Section 5 HSDPA Handover
Section 6 Compressed Mode

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The Brief Introduction of Inter-system


Hard Handover

Application scenarios
WCDMA FDD < >GSM
WCDMA FDD < >WCDMA TDD
WCDMA FDD < >CDMA2000

Characters
Different radio access technology is used after

handover
Usually, compressed mode should be used to
help the measurement

Advantages
For coverage, it can solve the problems from

one system to another system


For capacity, it can enhance the utilizing
efficiency of old equipments(2G->3G)
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Disadvantages
The flow is complicated, and it demands higher

The Measurement for Intersystem Compressed Mode


Initiated

The inter-system measurement (GSM


measurement)
Measurement type:

GSM Carrier RSSI


BSIC Identification
BSIC Reconfirmation
The process of measurement: layer 1 filter, layer 3

filter
Measurement reporting

Event reporting
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2D Event: initiate GSM measurement

The Inter-system Hard Handover


Decision Algorithm

The inter-system hard handover decision


Inter-system handover caused by coverage

Event reporting:
3A event The estimated quality value of the used UTRAN
frequency is lower than a certain threshold, and that of the
other system is higher than a certain threshold .

Periodic reporting:
Evaluation According to the periodic reported GSM RSSI
measurement value and the BSIC confirming state of target
cell of GSM system, and meanwhile the UE evaluates the
GSM RSSI of target cell is greater than the absolute
threshold, then consider the cell confirmed by BSIC.
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The Inter-system Hard Handover


Decision Algorithm

The inter-system hard handover decision


Inter-system handover caused by non-coverage

Event reporting
3C event: The estimated quality value of the other system is
higher than a absolute threshold.

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Inter-system Handover Flow

The execution of inter-system handover


UE

Node B

SRNC

CN
1. Relocation
Required

6. Relocation
Command

MSC
2. Prepare
Handover

5. Prepare
Handover
Response

BSC

3. Handover
Request
4. Handover
Request Ack

7. DCCH : Handover
from UTRAN Command
8. Handover
Detect
9. Handover Complete

12. Iu Release
Command
13. Iu Release
Complete

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11. Send
End
Signal
Request
14. Send End
Signal Response

10. Handover
Complete

Key Parameters (I)

Inter-system handover caused by coverage


parameters
Inter-system measurement initiated and stopped

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threshold: Considering the different demands of


CPICH Ec/No and CPICH RSCP for PS domain and
CS domain, the different 2D and 2F parameters are
configured
Inter-system measurement values (2D, 2F)
CPICH Ec/No
CPICH RSCP
BSIC confirmed (Optional)
Inter-system handover caused by coverage
parameters
configure the GSM RSSI threshold of CS domain and
PS domain separately
Using inter-system frequency quality handover

Key parameters (II)

Inter-system handover caused by noncoverage parameters


The period of inter-system measurement report
The decision threshold for inter-system handover:

configure the CS, PS, signaling separately


Time delay trigger : configure BSIC with
acknowledged and unacknowledged mode
Inter-frequency measurement layer 3 filter coefficient
and hysteresis
Penalty time

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Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers


Section 1 Soft Handover

Section 2 Intra-frequency Hard Handov

Section 3 Inter-frequency Hard Handov


Section 4 Inter-system Hard Handover
Section 5 HSDPA Handover
Section 6 Compressed Mode

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The Brief Introduction HSDPA Handover

Application Scope
Related to the handover between the HS-

DSCH channel of HSDPA


The service cell update of HSDPA
HSDPA< >DCH

Purpose
the service which data rate satisfied the

threshold of HSDPA should use the HSDPA


resource. To realize the maximum traffic
volume, the service cell with HS-DSCH should
be the best cell in the active set.
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HSDPA Measurement

HSDPA handover measurement


Measurement type: CPICH RSCP CPICH

Ec/N0 Path loss


The process of measurement: layer 1 filter

coefficient and layer 3 filter coefficient


Measurement reporting

Periodic reporting
Event reporting
Reporting type: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D
The event reporting converted to periodic reporting
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Service Cell Change Algorithm

Change the service cell for HS-PDSCH in


active set
According to 1D event to decide the best cell, and

hand it over to the cell.


After handover, initiate the timer to forbid the ping-

pong handover

Change the service cell for HS-PDSCH after


hard handover
Establish the HSDPA channel in target cell with hard

handover
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Establish DCH channel if the target cell can not

Direct Retry for HSDPA

Direct retry from R99 cell to R5 cell


Conditions

UE in cell 1 requests to establish an BE/streaming


RAB, or
UE of Cell-FACH state has much BE/streaming data
volume to transfer (Switch channel type from FACH
to HS-DSCH)
Existing cells: support HSDPA, with same coverage
area
Carrier A
Direct retry
CELL2To
R99
R99 resource
Advantage:
make fullCELL
use1 of HSDPA
HSDPA
resource
Carrier B

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CELL A

R5

Service Cell Update Flow

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Key Parameters

HSDPA handover protecting timer


Configure the T-HSDPA to avoid the influence for the

data service caused by the ping-pong handover.


During this period, the service cell for HSDPA can not
be changed.
The value scope ( 0 1024) seconds

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Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers


Section 1 Soft Handover

Section 2 Intra-frequency Hard Handov

Section 3 Inter-frequency Hard Handov


Section 4 Inter-system Hard Handover
Section 5 HSDPA Handover
Section 6 Compressed Mode

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The Purpose of Compressed mode

Purpose
Measure the inter-frequency cell or inter-system

cell under FDD mode

Cause:
Downlink compressed:

Since one receiver only can work in one


frequency, the UE has to stop working if it is
going to measure the signal from another
frequency cell. To ensure the downlink service
unaffected, the remained data should be sent in
the limited time.
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Uplink compressed

Compressed Mode Sketch Map

Compressed mode sketch map

One frame
(10 ms)

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Transmission gap available for


inter-frequency measurements

The realization Methods of Compressed


mode

Realization Methods
SF/2

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Should use the replace scrambling code


Advantage: easy to handle for RNC
Disadvantage: occupied the resource of NodeB, decrease
the utilizing efficiency of OVSF, influenced the coverage
and increased interference caused by the replace
scrambling code.
rate matching/puncturing
Decrease the coding redundancy
Advantage: easy to handle for RNC; the SF 4 can be used;
no influence to utilizing efficiency of OVSF
Disadvantage: limited to the property of channel coding;
decreased the coding gain
higher layer scheduling
MAC can restrict TFCS to change the downlink data rate.

Questions

What are the differences between soft


handover and softer handover?
What is compressed mode?
Draw out the hard handover signaling
flow.

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Summary

This chapter focus on the basic handovers in


WCDMA: soft handover, softer handover, intrafrequency hard handover, inter-frequency hard
handover and inter-system hard handover. It
also introduced the application scenarios for
these different handovers
Meanwhile, compressed mode is introduced in
this chapter
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Chapter 1 Introduction of Handover


Chapter 2 Measurement of Handover
Chapter 3 The Basic Handovers
Chapter 4 Blind Handover and
Direct Retry Algorithm

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Application scenarios and Trigger


Conditions

RRC direct retry


During the initial signaling establishment, the RRC

connection is refused.

RRC redirection
The initial signaling is already established, but the

requested cell refused and RRC direct retry is failed.

RAB direct retry


The signaling is established successfully, but the

service establishment is failed.

Blind handover
Load balanced between inter-frequency cells
RRC direct retry
RAB direct retry
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RRC Direct Retry (I)

Application scenarios (I)


Same sector covered by different frequencies

cell1
1
cell2
3

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The UE initial camping


cell
Signaling process:
1 RRC CONNECTION REQUEST
2 RRC CONNECTION SETUP
3 RRC CONNETION SETUP
COMPLETE

RRC Direct Retry (II)

Application scenarios (II)


The soft handover area

Soft handover
area
UE camping
cell1 first
cell1

cell2
2
1

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Signaling Process:
1 RRC CONNECTION REQUEST
2 RRC CONNECTION SETUP
3 RRC CONNETION SETUP
COMPLETE

RRC Retry Key Parameters

DRMaxNumber
The maximum allowed retry times for the direct

retry module after the initial failure

CsThreshold.
When the signal quality of a cell is higher than this

threshold, this cell will be included in the direct


retry candidate set.

MinSignalRequired
The basic access threshold described in Section

2.2.8, namely the minimum requirement of the UE


form the receiving CPICH Ec/No density during
normal demodulation.

MaxRelatingTime
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The maximum time that the RACH measurement

report can continue to be used for the direct retry

RRC Redirection

Application scenarios
The signaling connection is failed, and RRC retry is

also failed.

GSM cell

Inter-freq cell
cell1

UE camping cell1
first

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1
2

Signaling process:
1 RRC CONNECTION REQUEST
2 RRC CONNECTION REJECT
1 UE initial the access process
after cell re-selection
1 UE initial the access process
in GSM cell after inter-system
cell reselection

RRC Direct Retry and Direction

The trigger condition should be the signaling


permitting failure
if congestion happed, the RRC connection signaling

is refused.

Advantages and disadvantages:


RRC direct retry can ensure the time delay.
RRC direction is more flexible, and can select to GSM

cell. But the time delay is longer.

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RAB Direct Retry

Application scenarios
GSM CELL
4
UTRAN CELL
1

2
CN

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Signaling process
1 RAB Assignment (from CN)
2 SRNS relocation (to CN)
3 Handover from UTRAN ( Inform UE
access to GSM system)
4 Handover Complete (GSM message)

Questions

What is the difference of RRC direct retry


and RRC redirection?
What are the trigger conditions for RRC
direct retry and RRC direction?

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Summary

This chapter focus on RRC direct retry, RRC


redirection, the application scenarios of RAB
direct retry and blind handover.

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Thank You

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