3G2G HandOver and Roaming

Brief

In Idle Mode , UE use cell reselection to enter GSM Network

Connect Mode, UE use HandOver to enter GSM Network.

Cell Selection

PLMN Selection 1) when ue is power on , it scans RF and read MIB

to define whether this cells PLMN is what it wants.

2) PLMN has order list . Auto Selection i) RPLMN ii) Home PLMN iii) User or Operator controlled PLMN selector with Access

Technology
Manual Selection

Read SIB3 , Evaluate S Criteria

IF matchs S Criteria , Camped on the cell ,then LA/RA update. Else read SIB11 finds neighbor cells Evaluate S Criteria for neighbor cells

if matched , camped else scan other cells or in PLMN selection. end camped on any cell .

Cell Reselection

All Neighbor Cell evaluate S criteria .

In S>0 cells , Compute R value.

Select Rmax Cell .

S & R Criteria
Squal = Qqualmeas - Qqualmin Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas - Qrxlevmin - Pcompensation
Squal > 0 Srxlev > 0

Rs = Qmap,s + Qhysts Rn = Qmap,n - Qoffsets,n - TOn * (1 - Ln)

Cell Selection &Reseletion Parameters(1)

Qqualmin

Value range: -24 -- 0 (dB) Content: Minimum required quality level corresponding to the CPICH Ec/No. UE can camp on the cell only when the CPICH Ec/No measured is larger than the value of this parameter. Recommended value: -18(dB). Value range: -58 -- -13. (dBm) Physical value range: -115 -- -25; step: 2 (-58: -115; -57:-113; ..., -13:25). Content: Minimum required RX level corresponding to the CPICH RSCP. UE can camp on the cell only when the measured CPICH RSCP is larger than the value of this parameter.. Recommended value: -58.
Measured cell quality value. The quality of the received signal expressed in CPICH Ec/N0 (dB) for FDD cells. Not applicable for TDD cells or GSM cells.
Measured cell RX level value. This is received signal, CPICH RSCP for FDD cells (dBm), P-CCPCH RSCP for TDD cells (dBm) and RXLEV for GSM cells (dBm). Max(UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH P_MAX, 0) (dB)

Qrxlevmin

Qqualmeas

Qrxlevmeas

Pcompensation

Pmax

Value range: -50 -- 33 (dBm) Content: Allowed maximum power transmitted on RACH in the cell. It is related to network planning. Recommended value: 24.

Cell Selection &Reseletion Parameters(2)

Treselectiontime
Value

range: 0~31 Physical unit: second.

If the signal quality of a neighbor cell is better than the serving cell during the

Content:

specified time of this parameter, the UE will reselect the neighbor cell. It is used to avoid ping-pong reselection of UE between different cells. Note: 0 does not refer to 0 second but corresponds to the default value defined in the protocol.
Recommended

value: 0.

Ssearch.RAT

Value range: -16~10 Physical value range: -32 ~ 20; step: 2. Physical unit: dB. Content: Threshold for inter-RAT cell reselection. When the quality (CPICH Ec/No measured by UE) of the serving cell is lower than the threshold plus the minimum required quality ( Qqualmin) of the cell, the inter-RAT cell reselection procedure will be started. It's mandatory When the value of parameter SsearchratInd is TRUE. Recommended value: 2.

Qhyst1s

Value range: 0-20 Physical value range: 0 40(dB); step: 2. Content: Hysteresis value for serving FDD cells in case the quality measure for cell selection and re-selection is set to CPICH RSCP. It changes with the slow-fading feature of the area where the cell is located. The bigger the slow-fading variance is, the bigger this value of the parameter. Recommended value: 2. Value range: 0 - 20 Physical value range: 0 40 (dB); step: 2. Content: Hysteresis value for serving FDD cells in case the quality measure for cell selection and re-selection is set to CPICH Ec/No. It changes with the slow-fading feature of the area where the cell is located. The bigger the slow-fading variance is, the bigger this value of this parameter. Recommended value: 1.

Qhyst2s

CELL Selection & Reselection MML COMMAND

Cell Selection & Reselection Command

1) MOD CELLSELRESEL 2) MOD INTERRATNCELL

3) MOD CELLMEAS

HandOver -CS_3G->2G1
UE

NODEB
1. RRC Connect Req
2. RRC Setup Complete 3. Measure Control (measure ID 0x1 ) 4. Measure Control (measure ID 0x2 ) 5.Initial UE message(service request) 6.DL DT (Authentication Request) 7.UL DT (Authentication Response) 10. Security Mode Command 11. Security Mode CMP

RNC

3G MSC

2G MSC

BSS

8.Common ID 9. Security Mode Command 12. Security Mode CMP

13. UL DT(Setup) 14. DL DT(Call proceeding) 15. RAB Assign Req 16.RL Recfg Prep 17.RL Recfg Ready 18.RL Recfg Commit 19 RB Setup 20 RB Setup Cmp 22. DL DT( Alerting ) 23. DL DT( Connect) 24. UL DT(Connect Ack) 25 Measure Report(2D) 26.RL Recfg Prep 27.RL Recfg Ready 29.RL Recfg Comit 30 PhyCh Reconfig CMP 31 Meaure Control(ID3 ) 32Measure Report 35. HandoverFromUtranCommand 45 RL Del Req 46 RL Del Resp 33 Relocation Required

21 RAB Assign Resp

28 PhyCh Reconfig

34 Relocation Command 44 Iu Release Req

47 Iu Release Complete

HandOver-CS_3G->2G2
UE NODEB RNC 3G MSC
33 Relocation Required

2G MSC

BSS

34. MAP/E Prepare Handover

35. BSSMAP Handover Request

36. BSSMAP Handover Request Ack

37. MAP/E Prepare Handover Response 38. Relocation Commond 39. HandoverFromUtranCommand 40. BSSMAP Handover Detect 41. Handover Complete 43. MAP/E Send End Signal Required 44 Iu Release Command 45 RL Del Req 46 RL Del Resp 47 Iu Release Complete 42. BSSMAP Handover Complete

48. MAP/E Send End Signal response

Measurement Control ID2-CS_3G->2G3

Measurement Control ID3-CS_3G->2G4

Measurement Report ID3-CS_3G->2G5

HandOver&Relocation-CS_3G->2G5

Some Record Message-CS_3G->2G6

HandOver -CS_2G->3G
UE NODEB RNC 3G MSC 2G MSC BSS
1.BSSMAP Handover Request 2. MAP/E Prepare Handover 4. Radio Link Setup 5. Radio Link Setup RSP 3 Relocation Request

6. Relocation Request Ack

7. MAP/E Prepare Handover Response 9. Handover to UTRAN Command 10 RL Restore Ind 11. Handover to UTRAN Complete

8. MAP/E Handover Command

12. Relocation Complete

13. MAP/E Send End Signal request 14.BSSMAP Clear Command 15.BSSMAP Clear Complete 16. MAP/E Send End signal response

UTRAN MobilityInfo

UE Capability enquiry

UTRAN MobilityInfo Confirm UE Capability Info UE Capability Info Confirm

HandOver-PS_3G->2.5G
UE NODEB RNC 3G SGSN 2G SGSN GGSN HLR
InterSystem Change decision . Measure Report 1 . Cell Change Order from UTRAN 2 Route Area Update Requeset 3.SGSN Context Request 4.SRNS Context Request 4.SRNS Context Responset 5.SGSN Context Responset 6. SGSN Context Ack 7 SRNS Data Forward Command 8 Forward Packet 8 Forward Packet

9 Update PDP Context Request 9.Update PDP Context Response 10 Update GPRS location 12 Iu Release Command 13 14 RL release 15 Iu Release Complete 11. Cancel Location

12. Cancel Location 11. Update GPRS location Ack

12 Route Area Update Accept

Message-PS_3G->2.5G

RAT HandOver MML COMMAND Add GSM cell1

MCC CELL ID GSMID

MNC
LAC

BSIC
BCCH ARFCN

1 ADD GSMCELL: MCC="460", MNC="07", LAC="0001", CID="0011", NCC=1, BCC=3, BCCHARFCN=19, ANDIND=DCS1800_BAND_USED,RATCELLTYPE=GSM;

GSM cells Data2

CGI : Cell Global Identification
MCC | MNC | LAC | CI |

Location Area Identification

Cell Global Identification

Identify unique GSM

BSIC: Base Station Identify Code ,NCCBCC

| NCC | BCC |
3 bits 3 bits

MS can use it to distinguish cells with the same BCCH frequence Network can distinguish cells when received report

GSM cells Data3

ARFCN : Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number P-GSM 900 Fl(n)=890+0.2*n 1<=n<=124 Fu(n)=Fl(n)+45

E-GSM 900

Fl(n)=890+0.2*n
Fl(n)=890+0.2*(n-1024)

0<=n<=124
975<=n<=1023

Fu(n)=Fl(n)+45

DCS 1800

Fl(n)=1710.2+0.2*(n-512) 512<=n<=885

Fu(n)=Fl(n)+95

Fl (n) : the frequency value of the carrier ARFCN n in the lower band, Fu(n) : the corresponding frequency value in the upper band

RAT HandOver MML COMMAND 4

SET INTERFREQHO (Object RNC )

MOD CELLINTERFREQHO (Object Cell)

SET INTERRATHO (Object RNC) MOD CELLINTERRATHO (Object Cell)

RAT HandOver Parameters

Tuse2d ( Pcpich Rscp dBm) : -95dBm

CIO : 5dB Inter-RAT handover trigger time : 1s

GsmRSSI Threshold : -95 dBm

Reference

3GPP TS 25.304: "UE Procedures in Idle Mode and Procedures for Cell Reselection in Connected Mode".

3GPP TS 25.331: "Radio Resource Control (RRC); protocol specification". 3GPP TS 23.060: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Service description; Stage 2". 3GPP TS 03.03: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Numbering, addressing and identification"

3GPP TS 05.05: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Radio transmission and reception".

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