Cell Barring
Feature Parameter Description
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WCDMA RAN
Cell Barring
1 Introduction
Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1
2 Overview .....................................................................................................................................2-1
3 Automatic Operation ................................................................................................................3-1
4 Manual operation ......................................................................................................................4-1
5 Engineering Guideline .............................................................................................................5-1
6 Parameters .................................................................................................................................6-1
7 Counters ......................................................................................................................................6-5
8 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................8-1
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the basic principles of the cell barring feature.
Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not
described in the earlier version.
Document Issues
The document 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, this issue optimizes the description.
Draft A (2010-12-30)
This is the draft of the document for RAN13.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2010-12-20) of RAN12.0, this issue optimizes the description.
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2 Overview
2 Overview
This document describes the feature WRFD-021102 Cell Barring.
When a cell is abnormal, this feature enables the operator to automatically or manually bar the cell.
When the Iu interface is disconnected, this feature can prevent the UE from initiating useless access
requests and ensure that 3G UEs are handed over to the 2G network.
This feature can provide flexibility for the operator in some scenarios (for example, maintenance).
Manual operation. The operator can bar/unbar the cell by the MML commands. And then RNC will
update the system information of this cell to indicate UE the change;
Automatic operation. In cases of Iu-CS or Iu-PS breakdown, the RNC keeps providing coverage (but
not service) to the UEs under its control. This means that several UEs are kept in 3G coverage, but,
actually, they cannot access the network. If the Iu-CS breaks down, the RNC will bar the CS domain
service for the cell; if the Iu-PS breaks down, the RNC will bar the PS domain service for the cell. In the
case of both Iu-CS and Iu-PS breakdown, RNC bars the cell automatically.
The RAN notifies the UE through SIB about the information of cell barring. And the UE detects SIB and
access the network according to the SIB.
If SIB1 does not contain the information of one CN domain (CS or PS), the UE does not initiate
services in this domain and does not reselect cells but camps in the current cell.
If the SIB3/4 indicates the cell is barred, the UE is not permitted to select/re-select this cell, not even
for emergency calls. UE firstly tries to camp on configured 3G/2G neighboring cells. If all cells can not
be camped on, the UE tries to search new network.
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3 Automatic Operation
The RNC take actions according to the faults on the Iu:
If
SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST is turned on, the SIB3/SIB4 indicates the cell is barred. In this
case, the UE will reselect other cell.
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4 Manual operation
Quick blocking/unblocking of cells is required in some special scenarios. For example, if the RNC is
faulty when the UE camps on the 3G network, the RNC cannot provide complete services on the access
network; if the CN needs to be upgraded, the UE must be forcibly handed over from the 3G network to
the 2G network. Although the BLK UCELL command can be executed to block/unblock cells in batches,
this method requires longer preparation and processing time. Therefore, it does not meet the
requirement for quickly blocking/unblocking cells.
Quick blocking/unblocking of cells is a process of UE access control through the AC control IEs in the
cell system information. It is effective for the UEs in idle mode. The blocking modes are as follows:
Blocking all the cells controlled by an RNC through the ADD URNCALLCELLBLK command.
Blocking all the cells belonging to an operator through the ADD UCNOPALLCELLBLK command.
Only one blocking mode can be used for quick blocking/unblocking of cells, that is, the two blocking modes cannot be
used simultaneously.
In the latter blocking mode, the ADD UCNOPALLCELLBLK command is executed for only one operator.
Cell blocking can be performed in the PS domain or in both the PS domain and the CS domain, which is
set by the DomainType parameter. The processing time of cell blocking is set by the ProcessDuration
parameter.
Table 4-1 provides four schemes for quickly blocking/unblocking cells.
Table 4-1 Four schemes for quickly blocking/unblocking cells
Target
Object
Blocked
Domain
RNC
PS domain Delete the information about the PS domain from Any new PS service is
SIB1. Only the information about the CS domain is rejected. This scheme is
broadcast.
effective for all the UEs.
RNC
CS domain Set all the ACs in the "Access Class Barred list" IE Any new service is
in SIB3 to barred.
and PS
rejected. This scheme is
domain
In addition, set all the ACs in the "Domain Specific effective for all the UEs.
Access Restriction Parameters For All" IE in the
"Domain Specific Access Restriction For Shared
Network" IE to barred.
Operator
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5 Engineering Guideline
5 Engineering Guideline
Deployment Guideline
The use of this feature does not affect the KPI of local network, because after the cell is barred the UE
will not retry to access the local cell. But the UE will try to access inter-RAT cells or inter-operator cells in
the same coverage and cause signaling shock to them. So you need to consider the anti-shock
capability when deploying this feature and ensure the cell can work normally when a lot of UEs come to
the cell.s
It is recommended to use the default parameters of the feature.
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6 Parameters
6 Parameters
Table 6-1 Parameter description
Parameter NE
ID
CNId
MML Command
Description
BSC6900 SET
Meaning:Identifying a CN Node. When the
UIUTIMERANDNUM(Mandatory) Iu-Flex feature is enabled, a maximum of 32
CN nodes can be configured in each CN
domain, either the CS domain or the PS
domain. CN nodes are uniquely but not
necessarily consecutively numbered within a
BSC6900. For example, set the number of a
CN node to 0 and that of another CN node to 2.
Note:
Although the number of a CN node ranges
from 0 to 4095, a maximum of 64 CN nodes
can be configured
GUI Value Range:0~4095
Actual Value Range:0~4095
Default Value:None
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reduced
GUI Value Range:1~3600
Actual Value Range:1~3600
Default Value:1
PROCESS BSC6900 SET
SWITCH
URRCTRLSWITCH(Optional)
Meaning:1)INVOKE_TRACE_SWITCH. When
it is checked, RNC will start Invoke Trace
procedure upon receiving INVOKE TRACE
Message form CN, otherwise, RNC won't start
the Invoke Trace procedure though it receives
the INVOKE TRACE message.
2)SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST. When
it is checked, RNC will broadcast SYSTEM
INFORMATION messages to UE when Iu
reset, otherwise, RNC won't broadcast
SYSTEM INFORMATION messages to UE
when Iu reset.
3)DRNC_DIRECT_DSCR. When it is checked,
DRNC will start DSCR procedure directly in
RRC states other than CELL_DCH, otherwise,
DRNC will transfer RRC CELL UPDATE
message to SRNC.
5)RNC_SHARE_SWITCH. When it is checked,
RNC traffic share function will be valid,
otherwise, RNC traffic function cannot be used.
6)RNCAP_IMSI_HO_SWITCH. When it is
checked, Imsi handover function will be used,
otherwise it will be not used.
7)TERMINAL_VERSION_DEBASE_SWITCH.
When it is checked, terminal version R4 will
debase to R99.
8)SYS_HO_OUT_CIPHER_SWITCH. When it
is checked, the RNC will add ciphering byte at
GSM HANDOVER COMMAND if the GSM
system do not add any cipher information at
that message.
9)SYS_HO_CIPHER_CONFIG. When it is
checked, the cipher configuration in the added
cipher byte in GSM will be A5/1.When it is no
checked ,the cipher configuration is A5/0.
10)ARRED_CELL_FOR_CSDOMAIN_RST.
When it is checked, cell will be bared when CS
domain is invalid, otherwise the CS domain will
be bared when CS domain is invalid. It is
invalid If SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST
is not checked.
11)CR2284R1_SWITCH.in section 8.6.6.28 of
TS25.331 of R5 Before2006, it describes that
the HFN should add one when UE is ciphering
in the situation of Timing re-initialized hard
handover, while not specified in RB SETUP
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7 Counters
7 Counters
Table 7-1 Counter description
Counter ID
Counter Name
50342548
Feature ID
Feature Name
VS.ULCE.Max.Dedicated Maximum
Dedicated Uplink
CE
WRFD-021102
Cell Barring
50342549
VS.DLCE.Max.Dedicated Maximum
Dedicated
Downlink CE
WRFD-021102
Cell Barring
50342550
VS.ULCE.Max.Shared
Cell Barring
50342554
VS.DLCE.Max.Shared
Cell Barring
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8 Glossary
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
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