WCDMA RAN

Mobility Between UMTS and LTE

Feature Parameter Description
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Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
1.2 Intended Audience
1.3 Change History
2 Overview
3 Cell Selection and Reselection
3.1 Overview
3.2 Cell Reselection Procedure
3.3 Measurement Criteria
3.4 Cell Reselection Criteria
3.5 System Information Block Type 19
4 Service-Based PS Service Redirection from UMTS to LTE
4.1 Overview
4.2 Triggering
4.3 Measurement
4.4 Decision and Execution
5 Engineering Guidelines
5.1 Typical Scenarios
5.2 Main Factors Affecting This Feature
5.3 Suggestions for Deploying This Feature
5.4 Performance Monitoring
6 Parameters
7 Counters
8 Glossary
9 Reference Documents

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the feature Mobility Between UMTS and LTE.
1.2 Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
Personnel who are familiar with WCDMA basics
Personnel who need to understand Mobility Between UMTS and LTE
Personnel who work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History
This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.
There are two types of change, which are defined as follows:
Feature change: refers to a change in the feature Mobility Between UMTS and LTE.
Editorial change: refers to a change in wording or the addition of information that was not
described in the earlier version.
Document Issue
The document issues are as follows:
01 (2011-04-30)
Draft B (2011-03-30)
Draft A (2010-12-30)
01 (2011-04-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN13.0.
Compared with issue Draft B (2011-03-30) of RAN13.0, this issue has no change.
Draft B (2011-03-30)
This is the draft of the document for RAN13.0.
Compared with Draft A (2010-12-30) of RAN13.0, engineering guildine is addded.For details,see
5 Engineering Guidelines.
Draft A (2010-12-30)
This is the draft of the document.
Compared with issue 01 (2010-03-30) of RAN12.0, this issue incorporates the changes described
in the following table:
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature
change
Descriptions about Service-Based
PS service redirection from UMTS
to LTE are added. For details, see
chapter 4 "Service-Based PS
Service Redirection from UMTS to
LTE."
The following parameters are added:
HO_LTE_PS_OUT_SWITCH

HO_LTE_SERVICE_PS_OUT_SWIT
CH
EUTRANSHIND
LTEMeasTypOf3C
LTEMeasQuanOf3C
TrigTime3C
U2LTEMeasTime
SuppPSHOFlag
U2LTEFilterCoef
TargetRatThdRSRP
TargetRatThdRSRQ
Hystfor3C
Editorial
change
None. None.

2 Overview
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a technology that evolves from Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE is gaining momentum to dominate the mobile
communications networks.
During the initial stage of LTE network deployment, it is difficult to provide seamless LTE
coverage in the entire network. To solve this problem, the feature Mobility Between UMTS and
LTE (WRFD-020126 Mobility Between UMTS and LTE Phase 1) is introduced.
With this feature, a UE supporting both UMTS and LTE can obtain higher rates in areas covered
by both UMTS and LTE. In addition, the UMTS network can take over LTE UEs in areas where
the LTE network does not provide coverage or the LTE network capacity is not enough. The
feature protects investments on the existing network, improves the quality of service (QoS), and
enables smooth network evolution.
In a common initial deployment scenario, an LTE network provides high-rate mobile broadband
services in hotspots, whereas a UMTS network provides low- and medium-rate mobile broadband
services and seamless coverage in wide areas.
RAN12.0 supports:
Cell reselection from UMTS to LTE
Cell reselection from LTE to UMTS (see the LTE Feature Documentation)
Handover from LTE to UMTS for coverage (see the LTE Feature Documentation)
RAN13.0 supports:
PS service redirection from UMTS to LTE
3 Cell Selection and Reselection
3.1 Overview
When a UE is powered on, it initially selects a public land mobile network (PLMN) based on the
radio access technology (RAT) priorities of PLMNs stored in its SIM card.
If the UE receives system information block type 19 (SIB19) from a UMTS network, it selects a
PLMN based on the RAT priorities of PLMNs included in SIB19. Otherwise, it remains in the
current PLMN.
In the UMTS network, SIB19 includes the absolute priority of the serving cell and the absolute
priority of each LTE frequency. When an LTE frequency has a higher absolute priority than the
serving cell, the UE reselects an LTE cell on this frequency if other conditions for LTE cell
reselection are also met. When the absolute priority of each LTE frequency is lower than that of
the serving cell, the UE reselects another UMTS cell if other conditions for UMTS cell reselection
are also met.
In the LTE network, SIB3 includes the absolute priority of the serving cell, SIB5 includes the
absolute priority of each LTE frequency, and SIB6 includes the absolute priority of each UMTS
frequency. Based on these priorities, a UE can determine whether to select/reselect a UMTS cell
or an LTE cell.
3.2 Cell Reselection Procedure
Based on signal quality of neighboring cells, the UE determines whether to reselect a neighboring
cell. For details about the cell reselection procedure, see the UE Behaviors in Idle Feature
Parameter Description.
3.3 Measurement Criteria
The design of radio resource management (RRM) is closely related to the measurement
procedure and measurement results.
If the absolute priorities of LTE frequencies are configured for the serving cell, these priorities
must be different from the absolute priority of the serving cell. In this case, the criteria for
triggering inter-RAT measurement are as follows:
If some neighboring LTE cells have higher absolute priorities than the serving cell, the UE
measures these LTE cells.
If some neighboring LTE cells have lower absolute priorities than the serving cell, the UE
measures these LTE cells under the condition Srxlev
ServingCell
<= S
prioritysearch1
or
Squal
ServingCell
<= S
prioritysearch2
.
S
prioritysearch1
and S
prioritysearch2
are determined by the ThdPrioritySearch1 and
ThdPrioritySearch2 parameters, respectively. These two parameters can be set by using
the ADD UCELLSELRESEL or MOD UCELLSELRESEL command on an RNC LMT.
For details about Srxlev and Squal, see 3GPP TS 25.304.
For neighboring UMTS cells and GSM cells, the criteria for inter-RAT measurement are the same
as those associated with the hierarchical cell structure (HCS), which are described in the UE
Behaviors in Idle Feature Parameter Description.
3.4 Cell Reselection Criteria
After the UE completes the measurement of the serving cell and neighboring cells, the UE
reselects the best available cell to camp on.
For cell reselection between UMTS and GSM, the UE uses the H criteria or R criteria. For details
about the H criteria and R criteria, see the UE Behaviors in Idle Feature Parameter Description.
For cell reselection between UMTS and LTE, the UE uses the cell reselection criteria based on
absolute priorities.
If the absolute priorities of LTE frequencies are configured for the serving cell, the UE reselects a
neighboring LTE cell if one of the following conditions is met:
Condition 1:
This cell has a higher absolute priority than the serving cell.
SrxlevnonServingCell is greater than Threshhigh, and the duration exceeds Treselection.
Condition 2:
This cell has a lower absolute priority than the serving cell.
Srxlev
nonServingCell
is greater than Thresh
low
, and the duration exceeds Treselection.
Srxlev
ServingCell
is less than Thresh
serving,low
or Squal
ServingCell
is less than 0, and the duration
exceeds Treselection.
If there are multiple cells meeting these conditions, the UE reselects the cell with the highest
absolute priority. If there are multiple cells with the same highest absolute priority, the UE
reselects the cell with the highest Srxlev
nonServingCell
.
Thresh
serving,low
is specified by the ThdServingLow parameter, which can be set by using the
ADD UCELLSELRESEL command on the RNC LMT.
Thresh
high
, Thresh
low
, and Treselection are specified by the ThdToHigh, ThdToLow, and
Treselections parameters, respectively. These parameters can be set by using the ADD
CELLNFREQPRIOINFO command on the RNC LMT.

For each UMTS cell, the absolute priorities of a maximum of eight LTE frequencies can be configured.
3.5 System Information Block Type 19
To access a cell, the UE needs to know the configuration information about the cell. The UE
obtains this type of information by reading the system information that is broadcast in the cell.
The system information is sent by the UTRAN to the UE through the master information block
(MIB) and system information blocks (SIBs). For detailed information about SIBs, see 3GPP TS
25.331.
To enable cell reselection from UMTS to LTE, the UTRAN must send a neighboring LTE cell list
and reselection parameters to the UE. Based on the information, the UE can perform neighboring
cell measurement and reselection.
In the UTRAN, the LTE frequencies and their absolute priorities are indicated in SIB19.
Therefore, to support cell reselection from UMTS to LTE, the RNC must support SIB19.
The UE determines whether to reselect a UMTS cell or an LTE cell based on the following
criteria:
If an LTE frequency has a higher absolute priority than the serving cell, the UE reselects
the LTE cell if other conditions for LTE cell reselection are also met.
If the broadcasting of SIB19 is disabled or each LTE frequency has a lower absolute priority
than the serving cell, the UE reselects another UMTS cell according to the H criteria or R
criteria.
Enabling or disabling SIB19 broadcasting is controlled by the SibCfgBitMap parameter, which
can be set by using the MOD UCELLSIBSWITCH command on the RNC LMT.
4 Service-Based PS Service Redirection from UMTS to LTE
4.1 Overview
This section describes the feature WRFD-020129 Service-Based PS Service Redirection from
UMTS to LTE.
If a UMTS/LTE dual-mode UE establishes only PS services in UMTS under the hybrid macro
coverage of UMTS and LTE, the RNC can redirect the UE to the LTE network.
This feature provides a substitute for PS handover from UMTS to LTE, if the UE or network does
not support the PS handover from UMTS to LTE at the initial stage of UMTS and LTE hybrid
network deployment. With this feature, PS services can be redirected from UMTS to LTE to
improve user experience.
The RNC can redirect a UE from UTMS to LTE, if the following conditions are met:
The UE reports its capability to the RNC that the UE supports both UMTS and LTE.
After service setup or service modification, the UE is processing only PS services and all its
PS services are allowed to be established in LTE (the RAB assignment message from the
CN does not contain a restriction against PS handover to LTE).
The conditions of PS handover from UMTS to LTE are met but the UE or network does not
support the PS handover from UMTS to LTE.
If the network does not support the PS handover, run the ADD ULTECELL command and
set the SuppPSHOFlag parameter to disable the PS handover on the Iu interface to avoid
unnecessary signaling procedures.
If the preceding conditions are met, the RNC sends a measurement control message to the UE
and instructs the UE to measure the signal quality of neighboring LTE cells. If the signal quality of
neighboring LTE cells is desirable, the UE reports event 3C to the RNC. The RNC sends the UE
an RRC CONNECTION RELEASE message, instructing the UE to be redirected to LTE. This
message also carries the information about the LTE frequency.
4.2 Triggering
The requirements for triggering PS service redirection from UMTS to LTE are as follows:
The HO_LTE_PS_OUT_SWITCH check box in the HoSwitch parameter is selected.
The HO_LTE_SERVICE_PS_OUT_SWITCH check box in the HoSwitch parameter is
selected.
The UE supports LTE and is capable of being redirected from UMTS to LTE.
After Radio Access Bearer (RAB) setup, modification, release, and relocation, the RNC
checks whether the information element (IE) E-UTRAN Service Handover is contained in
the remaining RABs. As indicated in 3GPP TS 25.413-930, the E-UTRAN Service
Handover IE has only one option HO_TO_E-UTRAN_SHALL_NOT_BE_PERFORM, which
indicates that the RAB cannot be redirected from UMTS to LTE.
If the RNC receives an E-UTRAN Service Handover IE from the CN for a given RAB, the
RNC does not trigger the measurement of LTE signals.
If the RNC does not receive any E-UTRAN Service Handover IE from the CN for a given
RAB, the RNC triggers the measurement of LTE signals if the EUTRANSHIND parameter
is set to HO_TO_EUTRAN_SHOULD_BE_PERFORM.
If none of the remaining RABs contains a restriction against service handover to LTE, the
RNC triggers the measurement of LTE signals.
4.3 Measurement
The RNC sends a measurement control command to the UE to initiate the measurement of LTE
signals. Only event 3C is involved in the measurement control process of service redirection.
The following table describes the details of the measurement.
Item Description
Measurement
quantity
The measurement quantity is reference signal receiving power (RSRP) or
reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ).
If LTEMeasTypOf3C is set to BOTH, the measure quantities are both of
RSRP and RSRQ.
If LTEMeasTypOf3C is set to Measurement quantity, the LTEMeasQuanOf3C
parameter specifies the measure quantity.
Report mode Only the report of event 3C is supported.
When the conditions for reporting event 3C are met for a period specified by
the TrigTime3C parameter, the UE sends a measurement report of event 3C.
Measurement
time
The radio network performance is affected if the UE implements the
measurement in compressed mode for a long period of time. To prevent this
impact, the RNC stops the measurement and deactivates the compressed
mode to stop the service redirection, if no redirection decision is made upon
the expiration of the timer U2LTEMeasTime.
Neighboring
cell list
A maximum of 32 neighboring LTE cells can be configured by using the ADD
ULTECELL command.
The SuppPSHOFlag parameter is used to enable or disable the PS handover
procedure to a neighboring LTE cell.
Event 3C is triggered on the basis of the following formula:
M
OtherRAT
T
OtherRAT
+ H
3c
/2
Where,
M
OtherRAT
is the filtered measurement value of the LTE cell. U2LTEFilterCoef specifies the
filter coefficient for the measurement value.
T
OtherRAT
is the absolute inter-RAT redirection threshold and can be set by
TargetRatThdRSRP and TargetRatThdRSRQ.
H
3c
is the hysteresis value of event 3C and can be set by Hystfor3C.
4.4 Decision and Execution
After receiving the measurement report of event 3C of an LTE cell, the RNC redirects the UE to
the LTE cell.
The RNC sends the UE an RRC CONNECTION RELEASE message and indicates the frequency
of the target LTE cell. The UE attempts to access the LTE cell on the frequency indicated in the
message.
5 Engineering Guidelines
5.1 Typical Scenarios
Typical Scenario 1
In the early stage of LTE network deployment, the network does not support CS services. To
make voice calls, users have to fall back to UMTS by using the Circuit Switch FallBack (CSFB)
feature.
After the CS service of a UE falls back to UMTS, the PS service of the UE is also falls back from
LTE to UMTS. A PS service generally lasts longer than a CS service. Assuming that a UE under
the UMTS and LTE overlapping coverage has ended a CS service in UMTS and still has an
ongoing PS service, the UE and the ongoing PS service will be redirected to LTE.
Typical Scenario 2
When a UE under the UMTS and LTE overlapping coverage originates a PS service in UMTS,
the RNC makes a decision based on the indication in the RAB assignment message sent by the
core network (CN). If the indication does not specify RABs that cannot be shifted to LTE, the RNC
will hand the UE over to LTE if the LTE signal quality is satisfactory.
5.2 Main Factors Affecting This Feature
The RNC decides whether to redirect the UE to LTE, based on the IE "E-UTRAN Service
Handover" in the RAB assignment message or the Relocation Request message from the CN. If
this IE specifies that a RAB cannot be set up in LTE, the UE cannot be redirected to LTE. The
UMTS-to-LTE PS handover or redirection of a dual-mode UE is determined by the CN settings. If
the CN does not issue the settings, the RNC makes decision based on the parameter setting in
the RNC.
The UE must support LTE signal measurement and UMTS-to-LTE PS redirection. This is
because the UE needs to measure the LTE signal quality before a redirection can be performed.
Quality-based redirection increases the redirection success rate and decreases the call drop rate.
5.3 Suggestions for Deploying This Feature
Compared with the PS redirection, the PS handover interrupts services for a shorter amount of
time but causes a heavier signaling load. Therefore, a PS handover is preferred if the network is
capable of handling the heavy signaling load. Otherwise, a PS redirection is preferred.
5.4 Performance Monitoring
The counter VS.U2LTEHO.RRCRelease.Service can be used to measure the number of service-
based cell-level redirections from UMTS to LTE triggered by the RRC Connection Release
message.

6 Parameters
Table 6-1 Parameter description
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
EUTRANSHIND BSC6900 ADD UTYPRABBASIC(Optional)
MOD UTYPRABBASIC(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies whether to allow the
service-based handover of UEs from UMTS to LTE
GUI Value
Range:HO_TO_EUTRAN_SHOULD_BE_PERFORM,
HO_TO_EUTRAN_SHALL_NOT_BE_PERFORM
Actual Value
Range:HO_TO_EUTRAN_SHOULD_BE_PERFORM,
HO_TO_EUTRAN_SHALL_NOT_BE_PERFORM
Default
Value:HO_TO_EUTRAN_SHALL_NOT_BE_PERFORM
HoSwitch BSC6900 SET
UCORRMALGOSWITCH(Optional)
Meaning:HandOver switch group.
1) HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the RNC evaluates the UE's moving speed in
the HCS and initiates fast intra-layer or slow inter-layer
handover.
2) HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the LDR inter-frequency handover is allowed
during soft handover.
3) HO_ALGO_MBMS_FLC_SWITCH: When the switch is
on, the UE requires that the redirection strategy be used
for frequency layer convergence.
4) HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH: When the switch is
on, the associated receiving and mobility algorithms of the
overlay network are used. When the switch is not on, the
associated algorithms are not used. Overlay network is an
UTRAN network covering present network, it supports
HSPA, MBMS and other new features. To satisfy new
requirements of operator and restrictions of present
network, overlay network realizes operation distribution
and load sharing between new network and present
network, also gives special handling for mobility
management of network verge.
5) HO_INTER_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the RNC is allowed to initiate inter-frequency
measure control or the load-based inter-frequency hard
handover upon the handover decision on inter-frequency
load.
6) HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH: When the switch
is on, the RNC is allowed to initiate inter-frequency
measure control and the CS inter-RAT hard handover from
the 3G network to the 2G network.
7)
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the NACC function is supported
during the PS inter-RAT handover from the 3G network to
the 2G network in the cell change order process. When the
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
switch is not on, the NACC function is not supported.
When PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH is ON, this
switch is useless. When the NACC function is supported,
the UE skips the reading procedure as the SI/PSI of the
target cell is provided after the UE accesses the 2G cell.
Thus, the delay of inter-cell handover is reduced.
8) HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the PS inter-RAT handover from
the 3G network to the 2G network is performed in the
relocation process. When the switch is not on, the PS
inter-RAT handover from the 3G network to the 2G
network is performed in the cell change order process.
9) HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH: When the switch
is on, the RNC is allowed to initiate inter-frequency
measure control and the PS inter-RAT hard handover from
the 3G network to the 2G network.
10) HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the attributes of inter-RAT
handover of the services are based on the configuration of
RNC parameters. When the switch is not on, the attributes
are set on the basis of the CN. If no information is provided
by the CN, the attributes are then based on the RNC
parameters.
11)
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH:
When the switch is on, the cells in the detected set from
which the RNC receives their valid event reports can be
added to the active set. The cells allowed to be added to
the active set must be the neighboring cells of the cells in
the active set.
12) HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, statistics on the intra-frequency
measurement reports of the detected set are taken.
13) HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the RNC is allowed to initiate the intra-
frequency hard handover.
14) HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the event 1J is included in the delivery of
intra-frequency measurement control if the UE version is
R6.
15) HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the cells on the RNC can active the soft
handover. When the RNC receives reports on the events
1A, 1B, 1C, or 1D, associated addition, removal, and
replacement of handover cell of the soft handover are
initiated.
16) HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH: When
the switch is on, the neighboring cell whose frequency
band is beyond the UE's capabilities can also be delivered
in the inter-frequency measurement list.
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
17) HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the neighboring cell combined algorithm is
used during the delivery of the objects to be measured.
When the switch is not on, the optimal cell algorithm is
used.
18) HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, intra-frequency handover is allowed over the
Iur interface if the UE has only signaling.
19) HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH: When the switch is on,
quality measurement on the active set is delivered after
signaling setup but before service setup. If the UE is at the
cell verge or receives weak signals after accessing the
network, the RNC can trigger inter-frequency or inter-RAT
handover when the UE sets up the RRC.
20) HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH: When the
switch is on, the RNC controls the UEs in the connected
state based on the configurations on the CN. The UEs can
only access and move in authorized cells.
21) HO_LTE_PS_OUT_SWITCH:This bit field is added
under "Handover Algorithm Switch".
HO_LTE_PS_OUT_SWITCH is the switch for the
handover from UMTS to LTE. The meaning of the bit field
is as follows:
When this bit field is selected, this switch is set to ON. In
this case, the RNC is allowed to send an LTE
MEASUREMENT CONTROL message to the UE and to
initiate an inter-RAT PS handover from UMTS to LTE.
When this bit field is not selected, this switch is set to OFF.
In this case, the RNC is not allowed to send an LTE
MEASUREMENT CONTROL message to the UE or to
initiate an inter-RAT PS handover from UMTS to LTE.
22) HO_LTE_SERVICE_PS_OUT_SWITCH :This bit field
is added under "Handover Algorithm Switch".
HO_LTE_SERVICE_PS_OUT_SWITCH is the switch for
the service-based handover from UMTS to LTE. The
meaning of the bit field is as follows:
When this bit field is selected, this switch is set to ON. In
this case, the RNC is allowed to send an LTE
MEASUREMENT CONTROL message to the UE based on
service and to initiate an inter-RAT PS service-based
handover from UMTS to LTE. When this bit field is not
selected, this switch is set to OFF. In this case, the RNC is
not allowed to send an LTE MEASUREMENT CONTROL
message to the UE based on service or to initiate an inter-
RAT PS service-based handover from UMTS to LTE.
23) HO_H2G_SRVCC_SWITCH :This bit is a Single Radio
Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) switch for the VoIP service
that is handed over to GERAN. SRVCC ensures the
continuity of voice services that are handed over between
the CS domain and the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
The meaning of the bit is as follows:
When it is set to "ON", it indicates that the VoIP service
can be handed over to GERAN through SRVCC
procedure.
When it is set to "OFF", it indicates that the VoIP service
cannot be handed over to GERAN through SRVCC
procedure
GUI Value
Range:HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_MBMS_FLC_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH,
HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH,
HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH,
HO_LTE_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_LTE_SERVICE_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_H2G_SRVCC_SWITCH
Actual Value
Range:HO_ALGO_HCS_SPEED_EST_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_LDR_ALLOW_SHO_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_MBMS_FLC_SWITCH,
HO_ALGO_OVERLAY_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_CELLCHG_NACC_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_3G2G_RELOCATION_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_INTER_RAT_RNC_SERVICE_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_INTO_ACTSET_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_DETSET_RPRT_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_HARD_HO_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_RPRT_1J_SWITCH,
HO_INTRA_FREQ_SOFT_HO_SWITCH,
HO_MC_MEAS_BEYOND_UE_CAP_SWITCH,
HO_MC_NCELL_COMBINE_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_IUR_INTRA_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SIGNAL_SWITCH,
HO_MC_SNA_RESTRICTION_SWITCH,
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
HO_LTE_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_LTE_SERVICE_PS_OUT_SWITCH,
HO_H2G_SRVCC_SWITCH
Default Value:None
Hystfor3C BSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the hysteresis for a UE
to report event 3C. For detailed description of the
parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.331
GUI Value Range:0~15
Actual Value Range:0~7.5
Default Value:4
LTEMeasTypOf3C BSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the type of
measurement result that a UE needs to carry in an event-
triggered or periodical measurement report. When this
parameter is set to Measurementquantity, the parameter
value is the same as that of "Measurement Quantity for
Event 3C Measurement of LTE". When this parameter is
set to Both, the UE needs to report measurement results of
both the types: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)
and Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ)
GUI Value
Range:MeasurementQuantity(MeasurementQuantity),
Both(Both)
Actual Value Range:MeasurementQuantity, Both
Default Value:MeasurementQuantity
SibCfgBitMap BSC6900 ADD UCELLSIBSWITCH(Optional)
MOD UCELLSIBSWITCH(Optional)
Meaning:Determine whether some system information
blocks are broadcast in this cell. If the corresponding
system information block is selected, then send this
system information block in this cell
GUI Value Range:SIB2, SIB4, SIB12, SIB18, SIB19,
SIB11BIS
Actual Value Range:SIB2, SIB4, SIB12, SIB18, SIB19,
SIB11BIS
Default Value:None
SuppPSHOFlag BSC6900 ADD ULTECELL(Optional)
MOD ULTECELL(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies whether an LTE cell
supports PS handover. When this parameter is set to
SUPPORT, the RNC, CN NEs, and the LTE cell all support
the PS handover from UMTS to LTE. When this parameter
is set to NOT SUPPORT, not all of the RNC, CN NEs, and
the LTE cell support the PS handover from UMTS to LTE
GUI Value Range:NotSupport(NotSupport),
Support(Support)
Actual Value Range:NotSupport, Support
Default Value:NotSupport
SuppPSHOFlag BSC6900 ADD UEXT2GCELL(Optional)
MOD UEXT2GCELL(Optional)
Meaning:Identifying whether the inter-RAT cell supports
PS HO. TRUE indicates that the inter-RAT cell is able to
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
perform the handover procedure with relocation. FALSE
indicates that the cell is unable to do so
GUI Value Range:FALSE, TRUE
Actual Value Range:FALSE, TRUE
Default Value:FALSE
TargetRatThdRSRPBSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the RSRP threshold in
the event 3C measurement of LTE during a handover that
is not based on coverage. If the measurement quantity of
event 3C is RSRP, event 3C can be triggered only when
signal quality in a target LTE cell is higher than the
threshold. For detailed description of the parameter, see
3GPP TS 25.331
GUI Value Range:1~97
Actual Value Range:110~-14(Actual value meets the
condition: Actual Value = GUI Value - 111)
Default Value:36
TargetRatThdRSRQBSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the RSRQ threshold in
the event 3C measurement of LTE during a handover that
is not based on coverage. If the measurement quantity of
event 3C is RSRQ, event 3C can be triggered only when
signal quality in a target LTE cell is higher than the
threshold. For detailed description of the parameter, see
3GPP TS 25.331
GUI Value Range:1~34
Actual Value Range:110~-77(Actual value meets the
condition: Actual Value = GUI Value - 111)
Default Value:20
ThdPrioritySearch1 BSC6900 ADD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
MOD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the minimum CPICH
RSCP value that triggers the UE to measure cells on low-
priority frequencies.
That is, subtract the minimum CPICH RSCP from the
CPICH RSCP of the serving cell. If the obtained number is
no greater than the value of this parameter, UE measures
cells on low-priority frequencies.
The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the
UE measures cells for priority-based cell reselection, the
smaller the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE
measures cells for priority-based cell reselection.
For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304
GUI Value Range:0~31
Actual Value Range:0~62
Default Value:2
ThdPrioritySearch2 BSC6900 ADD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
MOD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the minimum CPICH
Ec/No value that triggers the UE to measure cells on low-
priority frequencies.
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
That is, subtract the minimum CPICH Ec/No from the
CPICH Ec/No value of the serving cell. If the obtained
number is no greater than the value of this parameter, UE
measures cells on low-priority frequencies.
The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the
UE measures cells for priority-based cell reselection, the
smaller the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE
measures cells for priority-based cell reselection.
For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304
GUI Value Range:0~7
Actual Value Range:{0~7}
Default Value:2
ThdServingLow BSC6900 ADD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
MOD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the CPICH RSCP value
of the serving cell below which the UE initiates cell
reselection to a cell on the frequency with lower priority
level.
The UE measures cells on the target frequency for cell
reselection. Within the interval defined by Treselections, if
the CPICH RSCP of the serving cell is smaller than the
value of this parameter whereas the CPICH RSCP of the
cell on the low-priority frequency is high, the UE performs
cell reselection.
The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the
UE performs priority-based cell reselection, the smaller the
value of this parameter is, the harder the UE performs
priority-based cell reselection.
For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304
GUI Value Range:0~31
Actual Value Range:{0~62}
Default Value:1
ThdToHigh BSC6900 ADD
UCELLNFREQPRIOINFO(Optional)
MOD
UCELLNFREQPRIOINFO(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the RSRP above which
the UE performs cell reselection from the serving cell to a
cell on the target frequency when the absolute priority level
of the target frequency is greater than that of the serving
cell.
The UE measures cells on the target frequency for cell
reselection.
Within the interval defined by Treselections, if the RSRP of
the cell on the target frequency is greater than the value of
this parameter, the UE performs cell reselection.
The value of this parameter is set during network planning.
The greater the value of this parameter is, the harder the
UE reselects a cell on the target frequency, the smaller the
value of this parameter is, the easier the UE reselects a
cell on the target frequency.
For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
GUI Value Range:0~31
Actual Value Range:0~62
Default Value:2
ThdToLow BSC6900 ADD
UCELLNFREQPRIOINFO(Optional)
MOD
UCELLNFREQPRIOINFO(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the RSRP above which
the UE performs cell reselection from the serving cell to a
cell on the target frequency when the absolute priority level
of the target frequency is smaller than that of the serving
cell.
The UE measures cells on the target frequency for cell
reselection.
Within the interval defined by Treselections, if the RSCP of
the serving cell is smaller than the parameter of RSCP
threshold of low-prio-freq reselection, whereas the RSRP
of the cell on the target frequency is greater than the value
of this parameter, the UE performs cell reselection.
The value of this parameter is set during network planning.
The greater the value of this parameter is, the harder the
UE reselects a cell on the target frequency, the smaller the
value of this parameter is, the easier the UE reselects a
cell on the target frequency.
For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304
GUI Value Range:0~31
Actual Value Range:0~62
Default Value:2
Treselections BSC6900 ADD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
MOD UCELLSELRESEL(Optional)
Meaning:If the signal quality (CPICH Ec/No measured by
the UE) of a neighboring cell is better than that of the
serving cell during the specified time of this parameter, the
UE reselects the neighboring cell. It is used to avoid ping-
pong reselection between different cells. Note that the
value 0 corresponds to the default value defined in the
protocol.
Set the parameter as follows:
1. Ensure that the UE can reselect a cell when crossing
the non-soft-switch area of the cell and that the UE timely
performs location updates, cell updates, or URA updates
when necessary.
2. Ensure that the UE does not reselect a cell when it is in
the soft-switch area of the cell. In this way, the
unnecessary location updates, cell updates, and URA
updates are avoided.
3. Consider the difference between cells that cover
different areas, for example the cells covering highways
and cells covering densely populated areas. TIf the
parameter is set to a comparatively low value, the ping-
pong reselections may be caused. The parameter can be
increased in populated area and reduced in high-speed
movement. If the parameter is set to a comparatively high
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
value, the cell reselection delay may become excessively
high, and thus cell reselections may be affected.
For detailed information, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304
GUI Value Range:0~31
Actual Value Range:0~31
Default Value:1
TrigTime3C BSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the interval time
between detection of event 3C and sending of the
measurement report. How to set this parameter is related
to slow fading. For detailed description of the parameter,
see 3GPP TS 25.331
GUI Value Range:D0, D10, D20, D40, D60, D80, D100,
D120, D160, D200, D240, D320, D640, D1280, D2560,
D5000
Actual Value Range:0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160,
200, 240, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5000
Default Value:D0
U2LTEFilterCoef BSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the layer 3 filter
coefficient for the LTE measurement. Layer 3 filter
coefficient is sent to the UE and the UE performs filtering
of the measurements according to the following formula:
Fn=(1-a)*Fn-1 + a*Mn
The variables in the formula are defined as follows:
a=1/(2^(k/2)), where k is this parameter. Fn-1 is the old
filtered measurement result. Mn is the latest received
measurement result from physical layer measurements. Fn
is the updated filtered measurement result. For detailed
description of the parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.331
GUI Value Range:D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8,
D9, D11, D13, D15, D17, D19
Actual Value Range:0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15,
17, 19
Default Value:D3
U2LTEMeasTime BSC6900 ADD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
MOD
UCELLU2LTEHONCOV(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the duration of the timer
that is used in LTE measurement. If the LTE measurement
timer reaches the duration in an LTE measurement and
the handover to LTE is still not performed, the LTE
measurement is stopped. If the compressed mode is
started and the timer expires, the compressed mode is
stopped. If this parameter is set to 0, it indicates that the
LTE measurement timer is not started
GUI Value Range:0~512
Actual Value Range:0~512
Default Value:30
7 Counters
Table 7-1 Counter description
Counter
ID
Counter Name Counter
Description
Featur
e ID
Feature
Name
7342338
6
VS.U2LTEHO.AttOutPS.Service Number of
Service-
Based UMTS-
to-LTE PS
Handover
Attempts for
Cell
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342338
7
VS.U2LTEHO.SuccOutPS.Service Number of
Successful
Service-
Based UMTS-
to-LTE PS
Handovers for
Cell
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342340
8
VS.U2LTEHO.FailOutPS.NoReply Number of
Failed UMTS-
to-LTE PS
Handovers
Due to Iu
Release
Command
Timeout for
Cell
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342340
9
VS.U2LTEHO.FailOutPS.CfgUnSupp Number of
Failed UMTS-
to-LTE PS
Handovers for
Cell
(Configuration
Unsupported)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
0
VS.U2LTEHO.FailOutPS.PhyChFail Number of
Failed UMTS-
to-LTE PS
Handovers for
Cell (Physical
Channel
Failure)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
1
VS.U2LTEHO.FailOutPS.Abort Number of
Abnormally
Terminated
Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
Counter
ID
Counter Name Counter
Description
Featur
e ID
Feature
Name
Cell
7342341
2
VS.U2LTEHO.AttRelocPrepOutPS Number of
Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS Handover
Preparation
Attempts for
Cell
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
3
VS.U2LTEHO.SuccRelocPrepOutPS Number of
Successful
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
4
VS.U2LTEHO.FailRelocPrepOutPS.NoResAvail Number of
Failed
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell (No
Resource
Available)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
5
VS.U2LTEHO.FailRelocPrepOutPS.TgtFail Number of
Failed
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell
(Relocation
Failure in
Target
CN/RNC or
Target
System)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
6
VS.U2LTEHO.FailRelocPrepOutPS.ReloUnSup
p
Number of
Failed
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
Counter
ID
Counter Name Counter
Description
Featur
e ID
Feature
Name
(Relocation
not supported
in Target
RNC or
Target
system)
7342341
7
VS.U2LTEHO.FailRelocPrepOutPS.TgtHighLoa
d
Number of
Failed
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell (Traffic
Load In The
Target Cell
Higher Than
In The Source
Cell)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
8
VS.U2LTEHO.FailRelocPrepOutPS.UnKnowRN
C
Number of
Failed
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell
(Unknown
Target RNC)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1
7342341
9
VS.U2LTEHO.RRCRelease.Service Number of
Service-
Based
Redirection to
LTE Through
RRC
Connection
Release for
Cell
WRFD-
020129
PS Service
Redirectio
n from
UMTS to
LTE
7342342
0
VS.U2LTEHO.FailRelocPrepOutPS.TAlExp Number of
Failed
Preparations
for Outgoing
UMTS-to-LTE
PS
Handovers for
Cell
(TRELOCallo
c expiry)
WRFD-
020126
Mobility
Between
UMTS and
LTE Phase
1

8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
9 Reference Documents
[1] 3GPP TS25.331: Radio Resource Control (RRC)
[2] 3GPP TS25.304: User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and procedures for cell
reselection in connected mode
[3] 3GPP TS23.216: Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
[4] UE Behaviors in Idle Feature Parameter Description