ZGB-02-01-001 Paging

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 ZGB-02-01-001 Paging Feature Guide

ZGB-02-01-001 Paging Feature Guide

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Zhang
V1.0 2015/04/21 Gu Yuhui First Release
Junbo

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Feature Attribute ............................................................................................... 4

2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................... 5

3 Technical Description ....................................................................................... 6

3.1 Paging Flow ......................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Paging Queue ...................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Paging Repetition................................................................................................. 8
3.4 Extended Paging Mode ........................................................................................ 9

4 Parameters......................................................................................................... 9

5 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 11

5.1 Related Counters ............................................................................................... 11
5.2 Related Alarms .................................................................................................. 12

6 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 12

6.1 Application Scenario .......................................................................................... 12
6.2 Feature Activation Procedure ............................................................................. 12
6.3 Feature Validation Procedure............................................................................. 14
6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure......................................................................... 15
6.5 Network Impact .................................................................................................. 15

7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 15

8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 16

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FIGURES

Figure 3-1 Paging Flow ....................................................................................................... 6

Figure 6-1 Number of Multi-Frames of the PCH .................................................................13
Figure 6-2 Paging Coordination Configuration ...................................................................14

TABLES

Table 2-1 License Control List ............................................................................................ 5

Table 4-1 Parameters List ................................................................................................... 9
Table 5-1 Counter List .......................................................................................................11

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1 Feature Attribute
BSC Version: [ZXG10 iBSC GSM (V6.30.30)]

BTS Version: [Independent of the BTS hardware platform]

Attribute: [Basic]

Related Network Element:

NE Name Related or Not Special Requirements

MS

BTS

BSC

iTC -

MSC

MGW -

SGSN

GGSN -

HLR -
: Related, -: Irrelative

2 Overview

2.1 Feature Introduction

A paging procedure is initialized by the MSC or the SGSN to locate an MS. After
receiving the paging message from the CN, the BSC sends the paging request to all cells
in the specified LA. There are two kinds of paging: IMSI paging and TMSI paging. When
the IMSI is used for paging, one paging message can contain two IMSI numbers, while
four TMSIs can be packed in one paging message.

Paging is sent via the CCCH. The downlink CCCH is shared by the PCH and AGCH. The
PCH sends paging messages and the AGCH sends immediate assignment and
immediate assignment rejection messages. According to GSM specifications, there are

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three paging groups in one multi-frame when the CCCH and SDCCH share one control
channel, and there are nine paging groups when the CCCH and SDCCH are configured
individually. The paging group in one multi-frame is shared by the PCH and AGCH. Thus,
the paging capacity depends on the configuration method of the CCCH, PCH, AGCH,
and the ratio of IMSI paging to TMSI paging. The ZTE BSC supports a flexible channel
configuration to provide different paging capacity. The maximum paging capacity for one
LAC is 400,000 times per hour. The ZTE BSS also supports paging retransmission. If a
paging message is not replied for a certain period of time, it is retransmitted.

There are three paging types: CS call paging, PS paging, and SMS paging. Usually all
these paging messages are sent via CCCHs. To avoid paging congestion, all these traffic
should be considered so that the LAC can be defined properly.

2.2 License Control

Table 2-1 License Control List

License Configured Sales

Feature ID Feature Name
Control Item NE Unit

ZGB-02-01-001 Paging N/A N/A N/A

2.3 Correlation with Other Features

1. Required Features

None

2. Mutually Exclusive Features

None

3. Affected Features

None

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3 Technical Description

3.1 Paging Flow

As an integral part of the RR management entity, a paging process involves the

allocation and management of radio resources. To set up an RR connection, the network
repeatedly requires the called MS to access the network through paging, which is the
initialization phase of the RR. The basic principle is as follows: When a terminated call
message is sent to the MSC to which the called MS belongs, the MSC/SGSN first checks
the current location area/routing area of the MS, and then sends a BSSMAP Paging
message to the BSC that controls the location area/routing area. The message contains
the IMSI and TMSI of the called MS. The BSC determines the paging channel of the MS
according to the IMSI/TMSI, and then sends the paging message of the MS over the
specified PCH. In addition, the BSC also specifies the BTSs that need to initiate the
paging, and sends the paging command to each of such BTSs, as shown below.

Figure 3-1 Paging Flow

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MS BTS BSC MSC

Paging
Paging Command
Paging Request

Channel Request
Channel Require

Channel Activation

Channel Act Ack

Imm Ass Command

Immediate Assign

SABM(Paging Resp)

UA(Paging Resp)
Establish Indication
(Paging Resp)
SCCP Connection Request
(Paging Resp)
... ...

The paging of the BSC includes the paging on the A interface and the paging on the Gb
interface.

1. Paging on the A interface: The paging request is sent over the CCCH if the MS does
not use the PS service.

2. Paging on the Gb interface: If the MS is not in transmission state, the paging

request is sent over the PCCCH (if the PBCCH is configured) or over the CCCH (if
the PBCCH is not is configured).

The BSC supports paging coordination.

The paging coordination function has three network operation modes as follows:

Network operation mode 1: A CS paging message is delivered from the Gb interface. In

packet transmission state, the CS paging message is sent to an MS over the PACCH. In
non-transmission state, the CS paging message is sent to an MS over the PCCCH or
CCCH. In this case, the CN must configure the Gs interface.

Network operation mode 2: Both CS paging messages and PS paging messages are
sent over the CCCH. If the BSC supports paging coordination, the CS paging messages
can be sent over the PACCH if the PS is in transmission state.

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Network operation mode 3: The BSC sends paging messages by the same method as
used in network operation mode 1 except that the MS should monitor the PCCCH and
CCCH at the same time. At present, such MSs are not available. Therefore, network
operation mode 3 is not configured in the current network.

To activate the function of paging coordination, the parameter PagCoordination should

be set to Yes.

3.2 Paging Queue

After the BSC sends a paging command message to the BTS, the BTS first determines
whether the number of the paging groups contained in the message is greater than the
maximum number of the configured paging groups. If yes, the BTS does not process the
message. Otherwise, the BTS saves the paging command to the paging message buffer
queue. The length of the buffer queue is 10. During the frame interruption, an event is
triggered to process the paging messages in the paging message buffer queue when T3
equals to 5, 15, 25, 35, and 45.

Note: The preceding section describes only the paging commands of CS services briefly.
For the paging commands of PS services, the paging priority should also be taken into
account. When a high-priority paging message is written into the paging message buffer
queue, the location of the queue header should be taken into account.

3.3 Paging Repetition

Every paging group has a maximum number of repetitions determined by the paging
period. The maximum number of repetitions should be the maximum number of repetition
opportunities. In the paging repetition queue, each message element is marked by a
repetition opportunity record parameter. This parameter is initialized to 0 when the
message is written into the retransmission queue. Every time when there is an
opportunity of transmitting a message in the repetition queue, the parameter for the
un-transmitted messages is incremented by one. When the parameter is equal to or
greater than the maximum number of repetitions, the re-transmitted message is invalid.

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3.4 Extended Paging Mode

Extended Paging: The extended paging mode is configured to relieve the temporary
overload of a sub-channel. The mode enables a paging message, which is usually
transmitted over a paging sub-channel (PCH BLOCK) of the CCCH, to be transmitted on
the paging block after the next paging block.

4 Parameters

Table 4-1 Parameters List

Recom
Managed Value Default
Logic Name Parameter Description Unit mended
Object Range Value
Value

GSM Cell Number of multiframes of the

Configuratio PCH specifies the repeat cycle
n of PCH group subchannel using
multiple 51-MultiFrame
structures. It is one of the
system control parameters.
According to GSM
Specifications, a unique IMSI
identifies MS and paging group.
IMSI determines the PCH
Number of sub-channel for MS in a paging
multi-frames group. [2,9] None 5 5
of the PCH In the actual network, MS only
"tunes in" the paging
sub-channel to which it belongs
and ignores the contents of
other paging sub-channels,
and shuts off the power supply
of some hardware equipment in
the MS to save the power
overhead of MS. In other IDLE
time, MS shuts off the hardware
equipment power supply to

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Recom
Managed Value Default
Logic Name Parameter Description Unit mended
Object Range Value
Value
save power. Number of
multiframes of the PCH
determines the number of
paging sub-channels of the
paging channel in a cell.
MS uses this parameter to find
out its home paging group, so
as to monitor corresponding
paging sub-channel. Network
broadcasts the parameter
information to all MSs in the cell
through the "RIL3_RR SYSTEM
INFORMATION TYPE3"
message. Number of
multiframes of the PCH is one
of the system control
parameters.

BSS This parameter determines if

Function PS intra-BSC cell supports CS
page coordination. This
parameter is broadcast in
GPRS CELL OPTIONS through
Page SI13, PSI1, and PSI13 0: Not
0: Not 0: Not
coordination messages. Support None
Support Support
support Page coordination means that 1: Support
CS service paging can be sent
to a subscriber on the PS
service channel PACCH when
the MS is in the PS
transmission state.

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5 Related Counters and Alarms

5.1 Related Counters

Table 5-1 Counter List

Counter ID Name

C901640001 Number of PS paging message discarded

C901640002 Number of CS paging message discarded

Number of paging messages seized by other hyper-priority

C901640006
messages while transmitting on PCH blocks

C901640007 Numbers of paging message repeatedly transmitted none

C901640008 Numbers of paging message repeatedly transmitted once

C901640009 Numbers of paging message repeatedly transmitted twice

C901640010 Numbers of paging message repeatedly transmitted thrice

C901640011 Numbers of paging message repeatedly transmitted four times

C901280059 Number of Abis CS paging messages

C901280060 Number of Abis PS paging messages

C901280105 peak of CS Paging messages from CN

C901280106 peak of CS Paging messages from SGSN

C901280107 peak of PS Paging messages from SGSN

C901280108 peak of Paging messages

C901280109 Timer of Paging reached the threshold

C901530001 Number of paging messages

C901530002 Number of paging messages from PS at Gb interface

C901530003 Number of paging messages from CS of Gb interface

C902110002 Times of paging messages larger than the low threshold

C902110003 Number of filtered pagings

C902110004 The peak filtered pagings one second

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5.2 Related Alarms

This feature has no related alarm.

6 Engineering Guide

6.1 Application Scenario

This feature is applicable to all scenarios.

6.2 Feature Activation Procedure

In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > GSM
Logical Configuration > Cell Information Configuration, double click GSM Cell
Configuration, and set Number of multi-frames of the PCH, see the following figure.

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Figure 6-1 Number of Multi-Frames of the PCH

In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > GSM
Logical Configuration > Global Information Configuration, double click BSS Functio
PS, and set Page coordination support, see the following figure.

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Figure 6-2 Paging Coordination Configuration

6.3 Feature Validation Procedure

Test Item Paging
Precondition 1. The CN is in good condition.
2. The BSC is operating properly.
3. The SDR is operating properly.
4. The default cell configuration and parameter
configurations are correct in the BSC.
5. The radio environment is good.
6. The BSC belongs to LAC1.

Test Steps 1. Make a call to the MS in order to page the MS camping

on LAC1.
2. Observe the paging messages.

Anticipative Result 1. The BTS receives the paging message in the CS

signaling process.
2. There is a paging message in the SCCP signaling

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Test Item Paging

process.

6.4 Feature Deactivation Procedure

Paging is a basic function of the GSM system.

This feature must be enabled. If it is disabled, the system cannot work properly. I
n this case, the called MS cannot be paged, that is, the network cannot find the
called MS.

6.5 Network Impact

Enabling this feature has no impact on the capacity of the BSC.

7 Abbreviation
Abbreviations Full Characteristics
rd
3GPP 3 Generation Partnership Project

BSC Base Station Controller

BTS Base Transceiver Station

CCCH Common Control CHannel

CN Core Network

CS Circuit Switch

DRX Discontinuous Reception

DTM Dual Transmit Mode

GPRS General Packet Radio Service

GSM Global System for Mobile communications

IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity

PACCH Packet Associated Control CHannel

PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control CHannel

PCCCH Packet Common Control CHannel

PCH Paging CHannel

TMSI Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

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8 Reference Document
ZXG10 iBSC GSM (V6.30.30) Base Station Controller Performance Counter Reference

ZXG10 iBSC GSM (V6.30.30) Base Station Controller Radio Parameter Reference

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