Huawei_handover_algorithm

Load HO Allowed
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
functions between the TCHs within one BSC or the
TCHs in the cells of the same layer.
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.
MS Fast Moving HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether an MS that moves
fast in a micro cell can be handed over to a macro cell. If this parameter is set to Yes, the MS that
moves fast in a micro cell can be handed over to a
macro cell, thus reducing the number of handovers.
It is recommended that this handover be applied
only in special areas such as highways to reduce
the CPU load. The fast-moving micro-to-macro cell
handover algorithm is used only in special conditions.
Rx_Level_Drop HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether to enable the rapid
level drop handover. When this function is enabled,
an MS can be handed over to a new cell before the
occurrence call drop caused by the rapid drop of the
receive level of the MS.
In dual-band networking mode for densely populated urban areas, the level drops rapidly due to
multiple barriers. The propagation loss of the 1800
MHz frequency band is greater than the propagation
loss of the 900 MHz frequency band. Considering
the preceding factors, you can enable the Rx_Level_Drop HO Allowed for the DCS1800 cell.
Under normal conditions, this parameter is set to
No. To support the rapid level drop handover, the
BSC must have the original MR.
PBGT HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether to enable the
PBGT (POWER BUDGET) handover algorithm.
Based on the path loss, the BSC uses the PBGT
handover algorithm to search for a desired cell in
real time and decides whether a handover should be
performed. The cell must have less path loss and
meet specific requirements. To avoid ping-pong
handovers, the PBGT handover can be performed

only on TCHs between the cells of the same layer

and hierarchy. The PBGT handover cannot be performed on SDCCHs.
Motorola recommends that the PBGT handover
algorithm be enabled. Proper use of PBGT handovers helps to reduce cross coverage and to avoid cochannel interference and adjacent channel interference.
Level HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether the layered hierarchical handover is enabled. Cells are set to different
layers and different priorities to implement the layered hierarchical handover. Then, based on the layers and priorities, calls are handed over to the cells
with high priority (priority is related to Layer of the
Cell and Cell Priority).
The lower the layer is, the higher the priority is. The
lower the hierarchy is, the higher the priority is. The
layered hierarchical handover cannot be triggered if
the serving cell has the highest priority in the queue
or if the level of the target cell is lower than the
Inter-layer HO Threshold.
If this parameter is set to Yes, a call is handed over
to the target cell that has a higher priority than the
serving cell.
Fringe HO Allowed
This parameter specifies 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 receive
level is too low. To avoid such a call drop, an edge
handover can be performed. When the UL receive
level of the serving cell is lower than the Edge HO
UL RX_LEV Threshold or the DL receive level of
the serving cell is lower than the Edge HO DL RX_
LEV Threshold, the MS is handed over to a neighbor cell.
Motorola recommends that this parameter be set to
Yes. In other words, the edge handover algorithm is
enabled.
BQ HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether the bad quality
(BQ) handover is enabled. Whether a BQ handover
should be enabled depends on the UL and DL transmission quality (BER). When the UL signal quality
or the DL signal quality exceeds the BQ handover
threshold. a BQ emergency handover is performed.
A rise in BER may result from too low a signal level
or channel interference.
TA HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether the time advance

(TA) handover is enabled. 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.
Concentric Circles HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether the concentric cell
handover is enabled. The concentric cell is used to
achieve the wide coverage of the UL subcell and
the aggressive frequency reuse of the OL subcell.
The concentric cell handover can improve system
capacity and conversation quality. The concentric
cell handover can be classified into the UL subcell
to OL subcell handover and the OL subcell to UL
subcell handover.
Interference HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether the interference
handover is enabled.
When the receive level is higher the receive level
threshold but the transmission quality is lower than
the interference handover quality threshold, the interference handover is triggered. In other words, the
MS is interfered and needs to be handed over.
MR.Preprocessing
This parameter specifies whether the BTS should
preprocess MRs. This parameter determines whether transmit power is controlled by the BTS or by the
BSC. This parameter is set to YES if power control
is performed by the BTS. This parameter is set to
NO if power control is performed by the BSC.
When this parameter is set to BSC Preprocessing,
the BSC preprocesses the measurement reports. In
this case, the Transfer Original MR, Transfer BS/
MS Power Class, and Sent Freq.of preprocessed
MR parameters are invalid.
When this parameter is set to BTS Preprocessing,
the signaling on the Abis interface and the load of the
BSC are reduced. Thus, the response time is shortened and the network performance is improved.
When setting this parameter, you should determine
whether the BTS supports the configured power
control algorithms.
Related parameters: Transfer Original MR, Transfer
BS/MS Power Class, Sent Freq.of preprocessed MR
. For channels on the Abis interface operating at
16 kbit/s, if a TRX is configured with two or more
SDCCHs, or if SD Dynamic Allocation Allowed is
set to Yes, you are advised to set MR Preprocessing
to Yes. Motorola recommends that the measurement
report is reported once per second.
Transfer Original MR

This parameter specifies whether the BTS should

send the original measurement report to the BSC. If
this parameter is set to Yes, the BTS should send the
preprocessed MR and the original MR to the BSC.
In 4:1 multiplexing mode, if there are more than two
timeslots configured in SDCCH/8 scheme, then this
parameter should be set to No.
Transfer BS/MS Power Class
This parameter specifies whether the BS/MS power class should be transferred from the BTS to the
BSC.
When MR preprocessing is enabled, the UL and DL
balance measurement is affected if Transfer BS/MS
Power Class is set to No. In addition, the handovers
(such as PBGT handovers, load handovers, and concentric cell handovers) that require power compensation may fail.
Allowed M.R Number Lost
This parameter specifies the allowed number of
consecutive MRs that are lost during interpolation.
If the number of consecutive MRs that are lost is
equal to or smaller than the value of this parameter,
the linear interpolation processing of the lost MRs
is performed according to two consecutive MRs that
are lost.
If the number of consecutive MRs that are lost is
greater than the value of this parameter, all lost MRs
are discarded, and calculations are made again when
new MRs are received.
Measurement reports fail to be decoded correctly
when the signal strength in the serving cell is poor.
When the number of consecutive MRs that are lost
is greater than the value of this parameter, all previous measurement reports are discarded and the
handover may fail. Therefore, Motorola recommends that this parameter be set to a great value for
emergency handovers.
Penalty Level after HO Fail
This parameter specifies the penalty level imposed
on the target cell.
This parameter is valid only within the duration of
the cell penalty time.
The penalty level values 0 through 63 map to -110
dBm to -47 dBm.
This parameter specifies the penalty level imposed
on a target cell. A penalty level is imposed on a target cell to avoid further attempts when a handover
fails due to any of the following reasons: cell congestion, a message indicating internal handover refusal is received, a message indicating Um interface
handover failure is received during out-going BSC
handover, or a message indicating Um interface
handover failure is received during internal hando-

ver. This parameter is valid only within the duration

of the cell penalty time.
Penalty Level after BQ HO
This parameter specifies the degree of penalty imposed on the original serving cell where an emergency handover associated with bad signal quality
is initiated. This parameter is defined to avoid pingpong handover and is valid only within the Penalty
Time after BQ HO.
After an emergency handover is performed due to
bad quality, the receive level of the serving cell is
decreased by the penalty level. Thus, other cells are
given higher priority and handover to the serving
cell is not allowed.
The penalty level values 0 through 63 map to -110
dBm to -47 dBm.
If this parameter is set to a lower value, the MS is
likely to be handed over to the original serving cell,
thus leading to ping-pong handovers. If this parameter is set to a higher value, the MS is unlikely to be
handed over to the original serving cell.
Penalty Level after TA HO
This parameter specifies the penalty on the signal
strength of the original serving cell to avoid pingpong handovers after an emergency handover due
to the timing advance. This parameter is valid only
within the Penalty Time after TA HO.
After an emergency handover is performed due to
TA, the receive level of the original serving cell is
decreased by the penalty level. Thus, other cells are
given higher priority and handover to the original
serving cell is not allowed.
The penalty level values 0 through 63 map to -110
dBm to -47 dBm.
TA Threshold
An emergency handover is triggered when TA is
greater than or equal to the value of this parameter.
This parameter determines the cell coverage for the
TA emergency handover. In the areas with small
space between BTSs and densely distributed BTSs,
the coverage of the cell can be reduced if this parameter is set to a lower value.
DL Qual. Threshold
This parameter specifies the downlink receive quality threshold of an emergency handover. An emergency handover is triggered when the downlink receive quality is greater than or equal to the DL Qual.
Threshold.
When an emergency handover is triggered, an intercell handover should be preferentially selected. An
intra-cell handover, however, is triggered if no candidate cell is available and if intra-cell handovers
are allowed.

The setting of this parameter affects the triggering

of BQ handover of non-AMR calls. If it is set to
a lower value, the downlink BQ handover is easily
triggered.
When frequency hopping or DTX of the cell is enabled, it is recommended that you set this parameter
to 70.
Uplink Level Short-term Filter Length
This parameter specifies the number of MRs used
by the BSC to filter the UL level for a short term.
Filtering refers to averaging the value of several
consecutive MRs. This ensures the reliability of the
value.
Filter Parameter A1
This parameter is used for configuring the filter for
the rapidly dropped receive level. Together with filter parameter B, it is one of the nine filter parameters. The corresponding formula is as follows (in
the program, the value of A1 to A8 can be obtained
by subtracting 10 from the configured value, and B
is the negative value of the configured value):
C1(nt) = A1 x C(nt) + A2 x C(nt-t) + A3 x C(nt2t) ++ A8 x C(nt-7t). Where, C(nt) is the uplink
RX_Level of the serving cell in the MR received
at the time of nt. If C1(nt) is smaller than B, and if
C(nt) is below the Edge HO RX_LEV Thrsh., then
the signal level is considered to be rapid dropping.
Filter parameters A1 to A8 may be smaller than or
equal to 10. Parameters A1 to A8 correspond to a1
to a8 in the program, and ai = Ai-10 (i = 1-8). Therefore, among a1 to a8 in the program, there must be
values smaller than or equal to 0.
For example, if the receive level drops rapidly in a
granularity period, you need to set A3 to A8 to 10,
A1 to 0, and A2 to 20. In this case, C1(nt) = a1 x C
(nt) + a2 x C(nt-t) = 10C(nt-t)-10C(nt). To trigger a
rapid level drop handover, you should set C1(nt) to
a value smaller than B. and then the fast level drop
appears in a MR period. The formula reflects the
rapid drop of the cell level in an MR.
You can configure the filter to define the number of
MRs used and the extent to which the level drops.
However, the setting of this parameter is complicated.
Filter parameters A1 to A8 must meet the following
requirement: A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A5 + A6 + A7 +
A8 = 80. The settings of A1 to A8 reflect the number
of MRs in which the receive level drops rapidly.
Filter Parameter B
This parameter is used for configuring the filter for
the rapidly dropped receive level. This parameter
indicate specifies the drop trend of the receive level
within a period.

If this parameter is set to a higher value, a more rapid level drop is required for triggering a rapid level
drop handover. This parameter is used together with
the Filter Parameters A1 to A8.
For details, refer to Filter Parameters A1-A8.
If this parameter is set to a higher value, a more rapid level drop is required for triggering a rapid level
drop handover.
No Dl Mr.HO Allowed
This parameter is used to control the no downlink
measurement report handover algorithm.
If this parameter is set to 0, the no downlink measurement report handover algorithm is disabled.
Therefore, handover decision related to no downlink measurement report is not allowed in this cell.
If this parameter is set to 1, the no downlink measurement report handover algorithm is enabled.
Therefore, handover decision related to no downlink measurement report is allowed in this cell.
This parameter is set according to the traffic volume.
No Dl Mr.Ul Qual HO Limit
If the downlink MRs are not included in the MRs
received, and if the uplink receive quality is greater
than or equal to the value of this parameter, a no
downlink measurement report emergency handover
is triggered.
When an emergency handover is triggered, an intercell handover is preferentially selected. An intra-cell
handover, however, is triggered if no candidate cell
is available and if intra-cell handovers are allowed.
The handover decision is allowed only when the uplink receive quality is greater than or equal to the
value of this parameter. Therefore, if this parameter
is set to a higher value, the no downlink measurement report handover cannot be triggered.
System Flux Threshold for Load HO
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 and paging messages:
100%
. CPU usage smaller than 80% corresponds to level
0. CPU usage equal to or greater than CPU flow
control threshold 80% corresponds to level 2. An
increase of 5% means an increase of 2 levels. Level
10 is the highest. The level value can be 0, 2, 4, 6,
8, and 10.
The value of this parameter should not be set too
high. Load handover is allowed only when the system flow is lower than the setting of this parameter.
Otherwise, the load on the system is increased.
Load HO Threshold
When Load HO Allowed is set to Yes, Load HO
Threshold should be set to 85.
The traffic load of a cell refers to the TCH seizure
rate in the cell.
The load handover is triggered when the traffic load
in a cell is greater than the value of this parameter.
In other words, the load handover is triggered when
the ratio of TCHs occupied in a cell reaches the
threshold defined for load handover.
The setting of this parameter affects the triggering
of the load handover. If it is set to a lower value, the
number of load handovers increases.
Load Req.on Candidate Cell
If the cell load is smaller than the value of this parameter, the cell can receive the MSs handed over
from other cells. Otherwise, the cell rejects the MSs
handed over from other cells.
The setting of this parameter affects the load handover targeted to the cell. If it is set to a lower value,
the number of handover requests that are rejected
increases.
Load HO Bandwidth
The setting of this parameter is dependent on the
Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold parameter.
Only when the receive level of the serving cell is
within the range of (Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold, Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold + Load HO
Bandwidth), a load handover is allowed.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63

(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).

The setting of this parameter determines the maximum width of the handover strip during load handover.
Load HO Step Period
When the load of the cell is equal to or greater than
the Load HO Threshold, all the calls served by the
cell may send handover requests simultaneously,
and the load on the CPU will increase rapidly as a
consequence. In some cases, call drops may occur
due to traffic congestion in the cell. Therefore, the
hierarchical handover algorithm for load handover
is used for the BSC to control the number of users
to be handed over by levels.
This parameter specifies the period for each load
handover level.
The setting of this parameter affects the load handover time. If it is set to a too greater value, the handover time of each level is long.
Load HO Step Level
In hierarchical load handover, the handover strip increases by one Load HO Step Level for every Load
HO Step Period, starting from the Edge HO DL
RX_LEV Threshold. The handovers are performed
as such until all the calls whose receive levels are
within the range of (Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold, Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold + Load HO
Bandwidth) are handed off the current serving cell.
The value of Load HO Step Level must be smaller
than that of the Load HO Bandwidth.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
The setting of this parameter affects the width of the
handover strip during load handover.
Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold
If the UL receive level remains lower than the Edge
HO UL RX_LEV Threshold for a period, the edge
handover is triggered. If the PBGT handover is enabled, the relevant edge handover threshold can be
decreased. If the PBGT handover is not enabled
and the edge handover threshold is not properly set,
cross coverage, co-channel interference, and adjacent channel interference are likely to occur. The
Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold should be adjusted based on the handover performance statistics and
the actual network performance to achieve the UL/
DL balance.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
This parameter should be adjusted as required. If
the Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold is set to a too

small value, call drop may easily occur. If the PBGT

handover is enabled, the relevant edge handover
threshold can be decreased.
The typical configurations of this parameter are as
follows:
25: urban areas with PBGT handover disabled
20: suburbs with a single BTS
20: urban areas with PBGT handover enabled
MS Fast-moving Watch Cells
The more the micro cells are configured, the more
difficult the fast-moving micro-to-macro cell handover can be triggered.
If this parameter is set to a too great value, the system traffic volume cannot be reduced effectively; if
this parameter is set to a too small value, the judgment on whether the MS fast passes a cell may be
incorrect.
MS Fast-moving Time Threshold
The time threshold is calculated based on the cell
radius (r) and the velocity (v). The threshold equals
2r/v. If the time taken by an MS to pass a cell is
smaller than this threshold, the MS is regarded as
moving fast. Otherwise, the MS is regarded as moving slow.
When the cell radius is fixed, the smaller the value
of this parameter is (the required velocity is higher),
the more the difficult fast-moving micro-to-macro
cell handover can be triggered.
MAX Consecutive HO Times
This parameter determines the maximum number of
consecutive intra-cell handovers allowed.
If the interval of two continuous intra-cell handovers is shorter than a specified threshold, the two
handovers are regarded as consecutive handovers. If
multiple consecutive intra-cell handovers occur, the
intra-cell handover is forbidden for a period.
f this parameter is set to a too small value, the intracell handover may not be timely; if this parameter is
set to a too great value, the system resources may be
wasted when intra-cell handovers occur frequently.
Forbidden time after MAX Times
When the number of consecutive intra-cell handovers reaches the maximum allowed, a timer is started to forbid the intra-cell handover.
Intra-cell handovers are allowed only when the timer expires.
120020
This parameter to used to disable the intra-cell
handover for a certain period.
Interval for Consecutive HO Jud.
The two intra-cell handovers that occur during the
period specified by this parameter are regarded as
consecutive handovers.

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Cell Type
This parameter specifies whether a cell is a normal
cell or a concentric cell.
TRXs in a concentric cell differ in coverage; thus,
two subcells with different radiuses form a concentric cell.
Due to the difference in coverage, the OL subcell
and the UL subcell can be regarded as two cells
logically. The OL subcell carries most of the traffic because more channels are available, and thus
serves most users in the coverage of the cell. The
UL subcell is used to maximize the coverage and
provide services for the area beyond the coverage
of the OL subcell. The UL subcell covers the OL
subcell and can share some traffic.
As specified in Motorola concentric cell technology,
a concentric cell is divided into an OL subcell and a
UL subcell. The TRXs of the OL subcell and of the
UL subcell can use different frequency reuse modes.
The concentric cell technology can be combined
with the frequency planning technology. Thus, the
network capacity can be increased and the network
quality can be improved.
Inter-layer HO Threshold
This parameter is one bit of the 16 bits that are used
by the BSC to sort the candidate cells for handovers.
If the DL receive level of a cell is lower than the
Inter-layer HO Threshold, the cell is listed in the
candidate cells based on the receive level. The cell
takes a low priority for handovers.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
Inter-layer HO Hysteresis
This parameter specifies the hysteresis of an interlayer or inter-priority handover. This parameter is
used to avoid inter-layer ping-pong handovers.
Actual Inter-layer HO Threshold of a serving cell
= configured Inter-layer HO Threshold - Inter-layer
HO Hysteresis
Actual Inter-layer HO Threshold of an adjacent cell
= configured Inter-layer HO Threshold + Inter-layer
HO Hysteresis of an adjacent cell - 64.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
[0,63]3dB
Penalty on MS Fast Moving HO
If an MS is moving fast, the BSC performs penalty
on the adjacent cells of the cell where the MS is
located. This parameter specifies the penalty value.
Only when the MS is located at the Umbrella layer
and the adjacent cells are located at the Macro, Micro, or Pico layer, penalty is performed.

This parameter is valid within only the Penalty Time

on Fast Moving HO.
The level values 0 through 63 map to -110 dBm to
-47 dBm.
Min DL Power on HO Candidate Cell
The M criterion supports the minimum value constraint of downlink receive level of an adjacent cell.
Filtered downlink level of the adjacent cell >=
(Minimum downlink power of the candidate cell for
handover + Minimum access level offset)
The M criterion is met if the Filtered uplink level
of the adjacent cell >= (Minimum uplink power of
the candidate cell for handover + Minimum access
level offset); otherwise, the M criterion is not met.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
1. This parameter must be properly set because it
limits the number of candidate cells. If this parameter is set to a too great value, some desired cells
may be excluded from the candidate cells. If this
parameter is set to a too small value, an unwanted
cell may become the candidate cell. This leads to
handover failures or call drops.
2. A cell can become a candidate cell only when the
receive level minus this parameter is greater than
the minimum access level offset.
UL Expected Level at HO Access
This parameter specifies the expected uplink receive
level on a new channel after an MS is handed over to
a new cell. This parameter is used for the MS Power
Prediction after HO. This parameter should be consistent with the UL RX_LEV Upper Threshold in II
power control algorithm, thus ensuring a relatively
high uplink receive level on the new channel after
handover, increasing the transmit power of the MS,
and avoiding call drops caused by too low a uplink
receive level.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
If this parameter is set to a too small value, call drop
may easily occur.
K Bias
This parameter specifies the K offset used in K
ranking.
To reduce the ping-pong effect in an handover,
you are advised to subtract K Bias from the actual
downlink receive level of the candidate cells before
ranking their downlink receive level based on the K
principle.
Subtract K Bias from the actual downlink receive
level of the candidate cells before ranking their
downlink receive level based on the K principle.
This parameter affects the ranking of candidate

cells. Generally, it is set to 0.

Intracell F-H HO Allowed
This parameter specifies whether the AMR handover is enabled. This parameter does not affect the
dynamic non-AMR full-rate to half-rate handover.
The AMR handover can be triggered only when the
Intracell F-H HO Allowed parameter is set to Yes.
Intracell F-H HO Stat Time(s)
This parameter determines the period during which
the triggering conditions of the intra-cell full-rate to
half-rate handover are met.
The intra-cell full-rate to half-rate handover must
conform to the P/N criterion. That is, the triggering conditions of the intra-cell full-rate to half-rate
handover are met for N consecutive seconds with P
measurement seconds.
This parameter corresponds to P of the P/N criterion.
The triggering conditions of the intra-cell full-rate
to half-rate handover are the F2H HO Threshold or
the H2F HO Threshold. This parameter is used with
the two parameters.
The greater the value of this parameter is set, the
more difficult the AMR handover can be triggered.
Penalty Time after AMR TCHF-H HO Fail(s)
This parameter specifies the penalty time for AMR
full rate to half rate (FR-to-HR) handovers. Before
the timer expires, no AMR FR-to-HR handover is
allowed if the previous FR-to-HR handover fails
due to channel unavailability or channel mismatch.
The greater the value of this parameter is, the longer
the penalty time after AMR TCHF-H HO Fail is.
In other words, triggering AMR handover becomes
more difficult.
Min Power Level For Direct Try
This parameter is used to select the candidate cells
during directed retry. If the receive level of an adjacent cell is greater than the value of this parameter,
the adjacent cell can be selected as a candidate cell
for directed retry.
If the receive level of an adjacent cell is greater than
or equal to the value of this parameter, this adjacent
cell can be selected as a candidate cell for directed
retry.
RX_QUAL Threshold for TIGHT BCCH HO
This parameter specifies the signal quality threshold of the TIGHT BCCH handover. To trigger an
intra-cell TIGHT BCCH handover from a TCH to
a BCCH, the downlink receive quality should be
lower than the RX_QUAL Threshold for TIGHT
BCCH HO.
[0,7]3
Load Threshold for TIGHT BCCH HO
This parameter specifies the load threshold of the

TIGHT BCCH handover. To trigger an intra-cell

TIGHT BCCH handover, the load of the non-BCCH
frequencies should be higher than the Load Threshold for TIGHT BCCH HO.
TIGHT BCCH HO Watch Time(s)
This parameter corresponds to P of the P/N criterion
for the TIGHT BCCH handover.
According to the P/N criterion, if the load of a nonBCCH frequency is higher than the Load Threshold
for TIGHT BCCH HO, the MS with conversation
quality higher than the RX_QUAL Threshold for
TIGHT BCCH HO and far from the cell edge is
handed over to the TCH on the BCCH frequency.
Thus, the TCHs on non-BCCH frequencies are reserved for other calls. This ensures the call performance of other calls.
RXQUAL1
If the receive level of the serving cell is smaller than
or equal to 30, and if the uplink or downlink receive
quality of the non-AMR FR voice service is greater
than or equal to the value of this parameter, uplink
interference or downlink interference exists.
The value of this parameter corresponds to multiplying quality level 0 to 7 by 10.
This parameter is used in handover decision. An uplink interference handover is easily triggered if this
parameter is set to a too small value.
RXLEVOff
This parameter specifies the quality level offset of
the interface handover of the AMR FR service relative to non-AMR services or the AMR HR service
(x 10). When determining whether an interference
handover should be triggered, the system compares
the receive quality of the MS minus the RXLEVOff
with the handover threshold.
For the AMR calls, this parameter, together with
RXQUALn, is used in interference handover decision. An uplink interference handover is easily triggered if this parameter is set to a small value.
When n = 1, that is, when the receive level of the
serving cell is smaller than or equal to 30, this parameter is invalid.
For the AMR calls, this parameter, together with
RXQUALn, is used in interference handover decision. An uplink interference handover is easily triggered if this parameter is set to a small value.
DtxMeasUsed
This parameter is used as a switch to control the
value determination method of measurement reports. When this parameter is set to Open, if DTX is
used, the SUB values in the MR should be selected.
Otherwise, the PULL values in the MR should be
selected.

When this parameter is set to 0 and if the measurement report indicates that DTX is not used, the
FULLSET values should be selected. When this
parameter is set to 0 and if the measurement report
indicates that DTX is used, the SUBSET values
should be selected. In latter cases, the SUBSET values should be used irrespective of how DTX is indicated in the subsequent measurement reports.
When this parameter is set to 1, whether the FULLSET values or the SUBSET values should be selected depends on the DTX indication bit in the measurement report. That is, if the measurement report
indicates that DTX is used, the SUBSET values
should be selected; otherwise, the FULLSET values
should be selected.
Min UP Power on HO Candidate Cell
The M criterion supports the minimum value constraint of uplink receive level of the adjacent cell.
Expected uplink level of the adjacent cell >= (Min
UP Power on HO Candidate Cell + Min Access
Level Offset)
The M criterion is met if the Filtered downlink level
of the adjacent cell >= (Min DL Power on HO Candidate Cell + Min Access Level Offset); otherwise,
the M criterion is not met.
The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63
(corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
1. This parameter must be properly set because it
limits the number of candidate cells. If this parameter is set to a too great value, some desired cells
may be excluded from the candidate cells. If this parameter is set to a too small value, an unwanted cell
may become the target cell. This leads to handover
failures or call drops.
2. A cell can become a candidate cell only when the
uplink receive level minus this parameter is greater
than the minimum access level offset.
Quick Handover Up Trigger Level(dB)
During a measurement period, if the filtered uplink
level of the serving cell is smaller than the value of
this parameter, a fast handover is triggered.
The level values 0 through 63 map to -110 dBm to
-47 dBm.
Quick Move Speed Threshold(m/s)
During a measurement period, if the MS moves at a
speed greater than the value of this parameter, a fast
handover is triggered.
Quick Handover Static Time(0.5s)
The fast handover must comply with the P/N criterion. That is, the triggering conditions of fast handover must be met for N consecutive seconds within
P seconds.
This parameter corresponds to P of the P/N criterion.

That is, if the triggering conditions of fast handover

is met for a period longer than or equal to the value
of this parameter, a fast handover is triggered.
The greater the value of this parameter is set, the
more difficult the fast-moving handover can be triggered.
Serving Cell Filter Length MR Number
This parameter specifies the number of measurement reports used for filtering after the BSC receives the measurement reports of the serving cell
from the BTS. This helps to avoid improper handover decision based on a single inaccurate measurement report.
If this parameter is set to a too great value, the filtered value is more accurate, but the time delay is
longer. If this parameter is set to a too small value,
the filtered value is inaccurate.
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Ignore Measurement Report Number
This parameter specifies the allowed number of invalid measurement reports when the BSC uses the
measurement reports for filtering. If the number of
received measurement reports is smaller than or
equal to the value of this parameter, no filtering is
performed and no fast handover decision is made.
This parameter can only be applied to the fast-moving handover.