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2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Glossary
2.2.1 Terms
Acceptable Cell: A cell that satisfies certain conditions. A UE can always attempt
emergency calls on an acceptable cell.
Available PLMN: A PLMN for which the UE has found at least one cell and read its
PLMN identity.
Barred Cell: A cell a UE is not allowed to camp on.
Camped on a cell: UE is in idle mode and has completed the cell
selection/reselection process and has chosen a cell. The UE monitors system
information and (in most cases) paging information.
Camped on any cell: UE is in idle mode and has completed the cell
selection/reselection process and has chosen a cell irrespective of PLMN identity.
Cell identity: This information element identifies a cell unambiguously within a PLMN.
EPLMN: Equivalent PLMN, A PLMN considered as equivalent to the selected PLMN
by the UE for PLMN selection, cell selection, cell reselection and handover according
to the information provided by the NAS.
HPLMN: Home PLMN. This is a PLMN where the MCC and MNC of the PLMN identity
match the MCC and MNC of the IMSI.
Reserved Cell: A cell on which camping is not allowed, except for particular UEs, if so
indicated in the system information.
Restricted Cell: A cell on which camping is allowed, but access attempts are
disallowed for UEs whose access classes are indicated as barred.
Serving cell: The cell on which the UE is camped.
Strongest cell: The cell on a particular carrier that is considered strongest according
to the layer 1 cell search procedure. As the details of the layer 1 cell search are
implementation dependent, the precise definition of 'strongest cell' is also
implementation dependent.
Suitable Cell: A cell on which an UE may camp. The criteria for a UTRA cell are
defined, so are the criteria for a GSM cell.
VPLMN: Visited PLMN. This is a PLMN, different from the home PLMN.
MP: Mandatory present. A value for that information is always needed, and no
information is provided about a particular default value. If ever the transfer syntax
allows absence (e.g., due to extension), then absence leads to an error diagnosis.
MD: Mandatory with default value. A value for that information is always needed, and a
particular default value is mentioned (in the 'Semantical information' column). This
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opens the possibility for the transfer syntax to use absence or a special pattern to
encode the default value.
CV: Conditional on value. A value for that information is needed (presence needed) or
unacceptable (absence needed) when some conditions are met that can be evaluated
on the sole basis of the content of the message.
z If conditions for presence needed are specified, the transfer syntax must allow for
the presence of the information. If the transfer syntax allows absence, absence
when the conditions for presence are met leads to an error diagnosis.
z If conditions for absence needed are specified, the transfer syntax must allow to
encode the absence. If the information is present and the conditions for absence
are met, an error is diagnosed.
z When neither conditions for presence or absence are met, the information is
treated as optional, as described for 'OP'.
CH: Conditional on history. A value for that information is needed (presence needed)
or unacceptable (absence needed) when some conditions are met that must be
evaluated on the basis of information obtained in the past (e.g., from messages
received in the past from the other party).
z If conditions for presence needed are specified, the transfer syntax must allow for
the presence of the information. If the transfer syntax allows absence, absence
when the conditions for presence are met leads to an error diagnosis.
z If conditions for absence needed are specified, the transfer syntax must allow to
encode the absence. If the information is present and the conditions for absence
are met, an error is diagnosed.
z When neither conditions for presence or absence are met, the information is
treated as optional, as described for 'OP'.
OP: Optional. The presence or absence is significant and modifies the behaviour of
the receiver. However whether the information is present or not does not lead to an
error diagnosis.
URA identity: Gives the identity of the UTRAN Registration Area. It can be used to
indicate to the UE which URA it shall use in case of overlapping URAs.
EF Elementary File
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
LAI Location Area Identity
SFI Short EF Identifier
SIB System Information Block
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2.3 Application
2.3.1 Availability
This is a basic feature for Huawei UMTS RAN. This feature is available on BSC6800
V100R002 and later generic releases of the BSC6800 system.
2.3.2 Benefit
The feature gives the basic service provider capability such as access to WCDMA
network and voice call etc.
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At switch on, or following recovery from lack of coverage, the MS selects the
registered PLMN or equivalent PLMN (if it is available) using all access technologies
that the MS is capable of and if necessary attempts to perform a Location Registration.
If successful registration is achieved, the MS indicates the selected PLMN.
If there is no registered PLMN, or if registration is not possible due to the PLMN being
unavailable or registration failure, the MS follows one of the following two procedures
depending on its operating mode.
EXCEPTION: If registration is not possible on recovery from lack of coverage due to
the registered PLMN being unavailable, a MS attached to GPRS services may,
optionally, continue looking for the registered PLMN for an implementation dependent
time.
NOTE: A MS attached to GPRS services should use the above exception only if one or
more PDP contexts are currently active.
a) Automatic Network Selection Mode Procedure
The MS selects and attempts registration on other PLMNs, if available and allowable,
in the following order:
1) HPLMN (if not previously selected);
2) Each PLMN in the "User Controlled PLMN Selector with Access Technology"
data field in the SIM (in priority order);
3) Each PLMN in the "Operator Controlled PLMN Selector with Access Technology"
data field in the SIM (in priority order);
4) Other PLMN/access technology combinations with received high quality signal in
random order;
5) Other PLMN/access technology combinations in order of decreasing signal
quality.
When following the above procedure the following requirements apply:
6) In 4) and 5), the MS shall search for all access technologies it is capable of,
before deciding which PLMN to select.
7) In 1), the MS shall search for all access technologies it is capable of. The MS
shall start its search using the access technologies stored in the "HPLMN
Selector with Access Technology" data field on the SIM in priority order.
8) In 5), the MS shall order the PLMN/access technology combinations in order of
decreasing signal quality within each access technology. The order between
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If registration cannot be achieved because no PLMNs are available and allowable, the
MS indicates "no service" to the user, waits until a new PLMN is available and
allowable and then repeats the procedure.
If there were one or more PLMNs which were available and allowable, but an LR
failure made registration on those PLMNs unsuccessful or an entry in the "forbidden
LAs for regional provision of service" list prevented a registration attempt, the MS
selects the first such PLMN again and enters a limited service state.
b) Manual Network Selection Mode Procedure
The MS indicates whether there are any PLMNs, which are available using all
supported access technologies. This includes PLMNs in the "forbidden PLMNs" list
and PLMNs which only offer services not supported by the MS.
If displayed, PLMNs meeting the criteria above are presented in the following order:
1) HPLMN;
2) PLMNs contained in the "User Controlled PLMN Selector with Access
Technology" data field in the SIM (in priority order);
3) PLMNs contained in the "Operator Controlled PLMN Selector with Access
Technology" data field in the SIM (in priority order);
4) Other PLMN/access technology combinations with received high quality signal in
random order;
5) Other PLMN/access technology combinations in order of decreasing signal
quality.
In 2) and 3), an MS using a SIM without access technology information storage (i.e.
the "User Controlled PLMN Selector with Access Technology" and the "Operator
Controlled PLMN Selector with Access Technology" data fields are not present) shall
instead present the PLMNs contained in the "PLMN Selector" data field in the SIM (in
priority order).
The user may select his desired PLMN and the MS then initiates registration on this
PLMN using the access technology chosen by the user for that PLMN or using the
highest priority available access technology for that PLMN, if the associated access
technologies have a priority order. (This may take place at any time during the
presentation of PLMNs). For such a registration, the MS shall ignore the contents of
the "forbidden LAs for roaming", "forbidden LAs for regional provision of service",
"forbidden PLMNs for GPRS service" and "forbidden PLMNs" lists.
If the user does not select a PLMN, the selected PLMN shall be the one that was
selected before the PLMN selection procedure started. If no such PLMN was selected
or that PLMN is no longer available, then the MS shall attempt to camp on any
acceptable cell and enter the limited service state.
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At any time the user may request the MS to initiate reselection and registration onto an
available PLMN, according to the following procedures, dependent upon the operating
mode.
a) Automatic Network Selection Mode
The MS selects and attempts registration on PLMNs, if available and allowable, in all
of its bands of operation in accordance with the following order:
1) HPLMN;
2) PLMNs contained in the "User Controlled PLMN Selector with Access
Technology" data field in the SIM (in priority order) excluding the previously
selected PLMN;
3) PLMNs contained in the "Operator Controlled PLMN Selector with Access
Technology" data field in the SIM (in priority order) excluding the previously
selected PLMN;
4) Other PLMN/access technology combinations with the received high quality
signal in random order excluding the previously selected PLMN;
5) Other PLMN/access technology combinations, excluding the previously selected
PLMN in order of decreasing signal quality or, alternatively, the previously
selected PLMN may be chosen ignoring its signal quality;
6) The previously selected PLMN
The previously selected PLMN is the PLMN which the MS has selected prior to the
start of the user reselection procedure.
NOTE 1: If the previously selected PLMN is chosen, and registration has not been
attempted on any other PLMNs, then the MS is already registered on the PLMN, and
so registration is not necessary.
b) Manual Network Selection Mode
The Manual Network Selection Mode Procedure is the same as the procedure in
Automatic Network Selection Mode.
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The attempts to access the HPLMN or higher priority PLMN shall be as specified
below:
1) The periodic attempts shall only be performed in automatic mode when the MS is
roaming;
2) After switch on, a period of at least 2 minutes and at most T minutes shall elapse
before the first attempt is made;
3) The MS shall make an attempt if the MS is on the VPLMN at time T after the last
attempt;
4) Periodic attempts shall only be performed by the MS while in idle mode;
5) If the HPLMN or higher priority PLMN is not found, the MS shall remain on the
VPLMN.
6) In steps 1), 2) and 3) the MS shall limit its attempts to access higher priority
PLMNs to PLMNs of the same country as the current serving VPLMN.
7) Only the priority levels of Equivalent PLMNs of the same country as the current
serving VPLMN shall be taken into account to compare with the priority level of a
selected PLMN.
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go here whenever a
new PLMN is
selected
Stored Initial
information no suitable cell found Cell Selection
Cell Selection
no suitable
cell found suitable cell found 2 suitable cell found
no suitable
cell found
Cell Selection NAS indicates that
when leaving suitable Camped registration on selected
connected cell found normally PLMN is rejected
mode (except with cause #14
or #15 [5][16])
Connected Cell
mode Reselection no suitable
Evaluation cell found
Process
go here
when no
USIM in
the UE
Any Cell
no acceptable cell found Selection
USIM inserted
acceptable
cell found
1
Cell Selection
acceptable
when leaving Camped on suitable
cell found
connected any cell cell found 2
mode
Connected
mode Cell
(Emergency Reselection no acceptable
calls only) Evaluation cell found
Process
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In this state, the UE obtains normal service and performs the tasks as following:
1) Select and monitor the indicated PICH and PCH of the cell according to
information sent in system information;
2) Monitor relevant System Information;
3) Perform necessary measurements for the cell reselection evaluation procedure;
4) UE executes the cell reselection evaluation process on the following
occasions/triggers:
z UE internal triggers;
z When information on the BCCH used for the cell reselection evaluation procedure
has been modified
If after a Cell reselection evaluation process a better cell is found, the Cell reselection
procedure is performed. If no suitable cell is found, the UE shall enter the state Any
cell selection.
If a necessary NAS registration is rejected, the UE shall enter the Any cell selection
state, except if the LR is rejected with cause #14 or cause #15. The mobile station
shall search for a suitable cell in another location area in the same PLMN if the LR is
rejected with cause #15.
When UE leaves idle mode in order to enter the state Connected mode, the UE shall
attempt to access the current serving cell. If the access attempt to the serving cell fails,
the UE shall use the Cell reselection evaluation procedure.
In this state, the UE shall attempt to find an acceptable cell of any PLMN to camp on,
trying all RATs that are supported by the UE and searching first for a high quality cell.
The UE, which is not camped on any cell, shall stay in this state until an acceptable
cell is found.
The state Any cell selection is also entered if the NAS indicates that a location
registration is rejected except if the LR is rejected with cause #14 or cause #15, or if
there is no USIM in the UE.
If an acceptable cell is found, the UE shall inform the NAS and camp on this cell and
obtain limited service, state Camped on any cell.
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1) Select and monitor the indicated PICH and PCH of the cell;
2) Monitor relevant System Information;
3) Perform necessary measurements for the cell reselection evaluation procedure;
4) Execute the cell reselection evaluation process on the following
occasions/triggers:
z UE internal triggers;
z When information on the BCCH used for the cell reselection evaluation procedure
has been modified;
5) Regularly attempt to find a suitable cell of the selected PLMN trying all RATs that
are supported by the UE. If a suitable cell is found, this causes an exit to number
2 in Figure 2-1.
When returning to idle mode, the UE shall use the procedure Cell selection when
leaving connected mode in order to find a suitable cell to camp on and enter state
Camped normally. Candidate cells for this selection are the cell(s) used immediately
before leaving connected mode. If a suitable cell is found, then the AS reports this
event to NAS to be capable to perform necessary NAS registration procedures. If no
suitable cell is found, the Stored information cell selection procedure shall be used.
If no suitable cell is found in cell reselection evaluation process, the UE enters the
state Any cell selection.
When returning to idle mode after an emergency call on any PLMN, the UE shall select
an acceptable cell to camp on. Candidate cells for this selection are the cell(s) used
immediately before leaving connected mode. If no acceptable cell is found, the UE
shall continue to search for an acceptable cell of any PLMN in state Any cell selection.
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Where:
z Squal = Qqualmeas – Qqualmin
z Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas - Qrxlevmin - Pcompensation
Squal Cell Selection quality value (dB). Applicable only for FDD cells.
Qqualmeas Measured cell quality value. The quality of the received signal expressed in
CPICH Ec/N0 (dB) for FDD cells. CPICH Ec/N0 shall be averaged. Applicable
only for FDD cells.
Qrxlevmeas Measured cell RX level value. This is received signal, CPICH RSCP for FDD
cells (dBm) and P-CCPCH RSCP for TDD cells (dBm).
Qqualmin Minimum required quality level in the cell (dB). Applicable only for FDD cells.
UE_TXPWR_MAX_ Maximum TX power level an UE may use when accessing the cell on RACH
RACH (read in system information) (dBm)
Cell status and cell reservations are indicated with the Cell Access Restriction
Information Element in the System Information Message by means of three
Information Elements:
z Cell barred (IE type: "barred" or "not barred"),
z Cell Reserved for operator use (IE type: "reserved" or "not reserved"),
z Cell reserved for future extension (IE type: "reserved" or "not reserved").
When cell status is indicated as "not barred", "not reserved" for operator use and "not
reserved" for future extension (Cell Reservation Extension),
z The UE may select/re-select this cell during the cell selection and cell re-selection
procedures in idle mode and in connected mode.
When cell status is indicated as "not barred", "not reserved" for operator use and
"reserved" for future extension (Cell Reservation Extension),
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z UEs shall behave as if cell status "barred" is indicated using the value "not
allowed" in the IE "Intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator" and the maximum
value for Tbarred.
When cell status is indicated as "not barred" and "reserved" for operator use,
z UEs assigned to Access Class 11 or 15 may select/re-select this cell if in the
home PLMN.
z UEs assigned to an Access Class in the range 0 to 9 and 12 to 14 shall behave as
if cell status "barred" is indicated using the value "not allowed" in the IE
"Intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator" and the maximum value for Tbarred.
z When cell status "barred" is indicated,
z The UE is not permitted to select/re-select this cell, not even for emergency calls.
z The UE shall ignore the "Cell Reserved for future extension (Cell Reservation
Extension) use" IE.
z The UE shall select another cell according to the following rule:
z If the "Intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator" IE in Cell Access Restriction IE
is set to value "allowed", the UE may select another cell on the same frequency if
selection/re-selection criteria are fulfilled.
z If the UE is camping on another cell, the UE shall exclude the barred cell from the
neighbouring cell list until the expiry of a time interval Tbarred. The time interval
Tbarred is sent via system information in a barred cell together with Cell status
information in the Cell Access Restriction IE.
z If the UE does not select another cell, and the barred cell remains to be the "best"
one, the UE shall after expiry of the time interval Tbarred again check whether the
status of the barred cell has changed.
z If the "Intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator" IE is set to "not allowed" the UE
shall not re-select a cell on the same frequency as the barred cell. For emergency
call, the Intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator IE" shall be ignored, i.e. even if
it is set to "not allowed" the UE may select another intra-frequency cell.
z If the barred cell remains to be the "best" one, the UE shall after expiry of the time
interval Tbarred again check whether the status of the barred cell has changed.
The reselection to another cell may also include a change of RAT.
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Condition Explanation
Barred The IE is mandatory present if the IE "Cell Barred" has the value "Barred";
otherwise the element is not needed in the message.
SIB3-MD The IE is mandatory and has a default value if the IE "Cell Access Restriction"
is included in SIB 3. Otherwise the IE is not needed.
The UE shall ignore Access Class related cell access restrictions when selecting a cell
to camp on, i.e. it shall not reject a cell for camping on because access on that cell is
not allowed for any of the Access Classes of the UE. A change of the indicated access
restriction shall not trigger cell re-selection by the UE.
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Access Class related cell access restrictions shall be checked by the UE before
sending an RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message when entering Connected Mode
from UTRAN Idle mode. Cell access restrictions associated with the Access Classes
shall not apply when the initial access for entering Connected Mode is triggered by an
Inter-RAT cell re-selection to UTRAN, and for a UE which already is in Connected
Mode.
Emergency calls shall be allowed in all cells whose barred status is not barred,
independent of restrictions due to cell reservations.
A restriction on emergency calls, if needed, shall be indicated in the "Access class
barred list" IE. If access class 10 is indicated as barred in a cell, UEs with access class
0 to 9 or without an IMSI are not allowed to initiate emergency calls in this cell. For
UEs with access classes 11 to 15, emergency calls are not allowed if both access
class 10 and the relevant access class (11 to 15) are barred. Otherwise, emergency
calls are allowed for those UEs.
For the highest ranked cell (including serving cell) according to cell reselection criteria,
the UE shall check if the access is restricted according to the rules of cell reservations.
If that cell and other cells have to be excluded from the candidate list, the UE shall not
consider these as candidates for cell reselection. This limitation is removed when the
highest ranked cell changes.
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The following cell re-selection criteria are used for intra-frequency cells,
inter-frequency cells and inter-RAT cells:
The quality level threshold criterion H for hierarchical cell structures is used to
determine whether prioritized ranking according to hierarchical cell re-selection rules
shall apply, and is defined by:
Hs = Qmeas,s - Qhcss
If it is indicated in system information that HCS is not used, the quality level threshold
criterion H is not applied.
The cell-ranking criterion R is defined by:
The cell-ranking criterion R is defined by:
Rs = Qmeas,s + Qhysts
where:
Ln = 0 if HCS_PRIOn = HCS_PRIOs
Ln = 1 if HCS_PRIOn <> HCS_PRIOs
The UE shall perform ranking of all cells that fulfil the S criterion among
z all cells that have the highest HCS_PRIO among those cells that fulfil the criterion
H >= 0. Note that this rule is not valid when UE high-mobility is detected.
z all cells, not considering HCS priority levels, if no cell fulfil the criterion H >= 0.
This case is also valid when it is indicated in system information that HCS is not
used, that is when serving cell does not belong to a hierarchical cell structure.
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The cells shall be ranked according to the R criteria specified above, deriving
Qmeas,n and Qmeas,s and calculating the R values using CPICH RSCP, P-CCPCH
RSCP and the averaged received signal level as specified in [10] and [11] for FDD,
TDD and GSM cells, respectively.
The offset Qoffset1s,n is used for Qoffsets,n to calculate Rn, the hysteresis Qhyst1s is
used for Qhysts to calculate Rs.
z If the usage of HCS is indicated in system information, TEMP_OFFSET1n is used
for TEMP_OFFSETn to calculate TOn. If it is indicated in system information that
HCS is not used, TEMP_OFFSETn is not applied when calculating Rn. The best
ranked cell is the cell with the highest R value.
z If a TDD or GSM cell is ranked as the best cell, then the UE shall perform cell
re-selection to that TDD or GSM cell.
z If an FDD cell is ranked as the best cell and the quality measure for cell selection
and re-selection is set to CPICH RSCP, the UE shall perform cell re-selection to
that FDD cell.
z If an FDD cell is ranked as the best cell and the quality measure for cell selection
and re-selection is set to CPICH Ec/No, the UE shall perform a second ranking of
the FDD cells according to the R criteria specified above, but using the
measurement quantity CPICH Ec/No for deriving the Qmeas,n and Qmeas,s and
calculating the R values of the FDD cells. The offset Qoffset2s,n is used for
Qoffsets,n to calculate Rn, the hysteresis Qhyst2s is used for Qhysts to calculate
Rs. If the usage of HCS is indicated in system information, TEMP_OFFSET2n is
used to calculate TOn. If it is indicated in system information that HCS is not used,
TEMP_OFFSETn is not applied when calculating Rn. Following this second
ranking, the UE shall perform cell re-selection to the best ranked FDD cell.
In all cases, the UE shall reselect the new cell, only if the following conditions are met:
z The new cell is better ranked than the serving cell during a time interval
Treselection.
z More than 1 second has elapsed since the UE camped on the current serving
cell.
Location registration can be described by a set of states, which are entered depending
on responses to location registration (LR) requests. Independent update states exist
for GPRS and for non-GPRS operation in MSs capable of GPRS and non-GPRS
services. The conditions of when a MS entering corresponding state are described in
Table 2-2.
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Any LR failure not specified for states ‘Roaming not allowed’ or ‘Idle,
Not
No IMSI’ occurs, in which cases the MS is not certain whether or not
Updated
the network has received and accepted the LR attempt.
Idle, No
There is no SIM.
IMSI
Not
Same as non-GPRS
Updated
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Table 2-3 below summarizes the events in each state that trigger a new LR request.
The actions that may be taken while being in the various states are also outlined in this
table.
d) No Suitable Cells In
No Yes(7) Yes No
Location Area
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1): for MS capable of GPRS and non-GPRS services when at least one of both update states is
NOT UPDATED.
2): A new LR is made when the periodic registration timer expires including Periodic Location
Updating timer or Periodic Routing Area Update timer.
3): If a normal call request is made, an LR request is made. If successful the updated state is
entered and the call may be made.
4): a manual network reselection has been performed, an acceptable cell of the selected PLMN is
present, and the MS is not in the UPDATED state on the selected PLMN.
5): An LR request indicating Normal Location Updating is also made when the response to an
outgoing request shows that the MS is unknown in the VLR or SGSN, respectively
6): That is to say a new registration area, i.e. the received registration area identity differs from the
one stored in the MS, and the LAI or the PLMN identity is not contained in any of the lists "forbidden
LAs for roaming", "forbidden LAs for regional provision of service", "forbidden PLMNs for GPRS
service" or "forbidden PLMNs" respectively
7): A GPRS MS shall not perform a new LR when the new routing area is part of a LA contained in
the list of "forbidden LAs for regional provision of service".
8): If a new PLMN is entered, a MS which is attached for PS services shall perform a routing area
update if the LAI or the PLMN identity is not contained in any of the lists "forbidden LAs for roaming",
"forbidden LAs for regional provision of service", "forbidden PLMNs for GPRS service" or "forbidden
PLMNs"
Periodic updating may be used to notify periodically the availability of the mobile
station to the network. A Periodic Location Updating timer (T3212 for non-GPRS
operation) and a Periodic Routing Area Update timer (T3312 for GPRS operation) with
the following characteristics:
1) Upon switch on of the MS or when the system information indicates that periodic
location registration shall be applied, and the timer is not running, the timer shall
be loaded with a random value between 0 and the broadcast or signaled time-out
value and started. Namely, let t1 be the new T3212 timeout value, the new timer
shall be started at a value randomly, uniformly drawn between 0 and t1.
2) The time-out value for T3212 shall be within the range of 1 deci-hour to 255
deci-hours with a granularity of 1 deci-hour.
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3) When the timer reaches its expiry value, it shall be initiated with respect to the
relevant time-out value, and the MS shall initiate the Periodic Location
Registration corresponding to the expired timer.
4) The Periodic Location Updating timer shall be prevented from triggering Periodic
Location Updating during connected mode. When the MS returns to idle mode,
the Periodic Location Updating timer shall be initiated with respect to the
broadcast time-out value, then started. Thereafter, the procedure in iii) shall be
followed.
5) The Periodic Routing Area Update timer shall be prevented from triggering the
Periodic Routing Area Update during Ready state. At transition from Ready to
Standby state the Periodic Routing Area Update timer shall be initiated with
respect to its time-out value, then started. Thereafter, the procedure in iii) shall be
followed.
6) If the MS performs a successful combined Routing Area Update the Periodic
Location Updating timer shall be prevented from triggering the Periodic Location
Updating until the MS starts using Location Updating procedure, for example
because of a changed network operation mode or the MS uses non-GPRS
services only.
7) When a change in the time-out value occurs (at a change of serving cell or a
change in the broadcast time-out value or a change in the signalled time-out
value), the related timer shall be reloaded so that the new time to expiry will be:
"old time to expiry" modulo "new time-out value".
Let t1 be the new T3212 timeout value and let t be the current timer value at the
moment of the change to the new T3212 timeout value; then the timer shall be
restarted with the value t modulo t1.
The system information will contain an indicator indicating whether or not IMSI
attach/detach operation is mandatory to use in the cell. The MS shall operate in
accordance with the received value of the indicator.
When IMSI attach/detach operation applies, a MS shall send the IMSI detach
message to the network when the MS is powered down or the SIM is removed while
being in the update state UPDATED. The IMSI detach message will not be
acknowledged by the network.
When the MS returns to the active state, the MS shall perform an LR request indicating
IMSI attach, provided that the MS still is in the same registration area. If the
registration area has changed, an LR request indicating Normal Location Updating.
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IMSI attach for non-GPRS services when the MS is IMSI attached for GPRS services.
This procedure is used by GPRS MSs in MS operation modes A or B, if the network
operates in network operation mode I.
If the network operates in mode I, GPRS MSs that operate in mode A or B and wish to
be or are simultaneously IMSI attached for GPRS and non-GPRS services, shall use
the combined GPRS attach and the combined and periodic routing area updating
procedures instead of the corresponding IMSI attach and normal and periodic location
area updating.
If the network operates in mode II, a GPRS MSs that operate in mode A or B and wish
to be or are simultaneously IMSI attached for GPRS and non-GPRS services, shall
use location updating procedure and routing area updating procedure listed above
respectively.
If during location registration the LR response "No Suitable Cells In Location Area" is
received:
The MS shall attempt to find another LA of the same PLMN on which it received the LR
response. If the MS is able to find another LA it shall attempt registration. If the MS is
unable to find an LA in the PLMN, Automatic or Manual Mode Selection Procedure of
shall be followed, depending on whether the MS is in automatic or manual mode.
2.4.5 Paging[4][5]
I. Discontinuous Reception
The UE may use Discontinuous Reception (DRX) in idle mode in order to reduce
power consumption. When DRX is used the UE needs only to monitor one Page
Indicator, PI, in one Paging Occasion per DRX cycle.
For FDD, The DRX cycle length shall be 2k frames, where k is an integer and is
decided by three parameters: CN domain specific DRX cycle length for CS, CN
domain specific DRX cycle length for PS, and UTRAN DRX cycle length coefficient.
Their usage is described below.
z CN domain specific DRX cycle lengths:The UE may be attached to different CN
domains with different CN domain specific DRX cycle lengths. The UE shall store
each CN domain specific DRX cycle length for each CN domain the UE is
attached to and use the shortest of those DRX cycle lengths. The CS CN specific
DRX cycle length coefficient shall be updated locally in the UE using information
given in system information. On the other hand, the PS CN specific DRX cycle
length coefficient shall be updated after the negotiation between the UE and PS
CN by NAS procedure. If no specific value "k" is negotiated in NAS procedure, the
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UE and PS CN shall use the DRX cycle length given for PS CN domain in system
information.
z UTRAN DRX cycle length: The UTRAN DRX cycle length is transferred to UE by
RRC CONNECTION SETUP message irrespective of CN domain.
For a UE in idle mode, the DRX cycle length equals to the value or the shortest value
of the following:
z Any of the stored CN domain specific DRX cycle length for the CN domains the
UE is only attached to with no signaling connection established.
For a UE in CELL_PCH state or URA_PCH state, it equals to the shortest value of the
following:
z UTRAN DRX cycle length;
z Any of the stored CN domain specific DRX cycle length for the CN domains the
UE is only attached to with no signaling connection established.
In the UTRAN side, based on all the following information to determine the Paging
Occasions that is the actual frame number in the paging channel cycle length of 4096
frames:
z IMSI
z the number of available SCCPCHs that carry a PCH (K)
z the Cell System Frame Number (SFN)
z the DRX cycle length
The value of the Paging Occasion is determined as follows:
Paging Occasion= {(IMSI div K) mod DRX cycle length} + n * DRX cycle length
Where n = 0, 1, 2… as long as SFN is below its maximum value.
The actual Page Indicator within a Paging Occasion that the UE shall read is similarly
determined based on IMSI which is the actual position in the frame.
The Page Indicator to use is calculated by using the following formula:
PI = DRX Index mod Np
where DRX Index = IMSI div 8192
In the UE side, based the same information as UTRAN to determine and monitor its
paging indicator in the PICH frame with SFN given by the Paging Occasion.
In FDD mode, Np = (18,36,72,144) is the number of Page Indicators per frame, and is
given in IE "Number of PI per frame", part of system information in FDD mode. This
parameter describes the number of simultaneous users in a cell which can be paged in
the same paging occasion.
If the UE has no IMSI, for instance when making an emergency call without USIM, the
UE shall use as default numbers, IMSI = 0 and DRX cycle length = 256 (2.56 s), in the
formulas above.
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z SIB_OFF=2
It needs to be pointed out that the first two frames in each repetition of 8 frames is
used to transmit SFN of the cell.
The UE shall read system information broadcast on a BCH transport channel in idle
mode and in the connected mode in states CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, URA_PCH.
When switching off, The UE shall consider all stored system information blocks as
invalid except those stored in USIM for use in a stored information cell-selection.
When switching on, the UE may store system information blocks with cell, PLMN or
Equivalent PLMN area scope (including their value tag if applicable) for different cells
and different PLMNs, to be used if the UE returns to these cells.
When selecting a new cell within the currently used PLMN, the UE shall consider all
current system information blocks with area scope cell to be invalid and store and use
the new one.
After selecting a new PLMN, the UE shall consider all current system information
blocks with area scope cell and PLMN to be invalid and store and use the new one.
After selecting a new PLMN which is not indicated by higher layers to be equivalent to
the identity of the previously selected PLMN, the UE shall consider all system
information blocks with area scope Equivalent PLMN to be invalid and store and use
the new one.
III. Actions upon Reception of the Master Information Block and Scheduling
Block(s)
When selecting a new cell, the UE shall read the master information block. The UE
may use the pre-defined scheduling information to locate the master information block
in the cell. In the MIB, MIB value tag, PLMN types, PLMN identity, and scheduling
information to other SIBs are the most important IEs.
z By reading the PLMN type, UE can know the type of PLMN of current network.
z By reading the PLMN identity, UE can verify that it is the selected PLMN.
z By comparing the value tag in the master information block with the value tag
stored for this cell and this PLMN, UE can know whether or not to read and store
scheduling information.
z By reading the scheduling information to each SIB, UE can know the scope of
each SIB, the value tag of it, and the actual position of it. By comparing the value
tag to each SIB with the value tag stored for this cell and this PLMN, UE can know
whether or not to read and store the SIB. When everything is ok, UE is ready to
read them. For those SIBs that are not supported by UE, it will skip reading and
monitoring them.
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The UE may use the scheduling information included within the master information
block and the scheduling blocks to locate each system information block to be
acquired. If the UE receives a system information block in a position according to the
scheduling information and consider the content valid, it will read and store it for future
use. Below we will introduce the important IEs in each SIB in more detail.
1) System information block 1
The UE should store all relevant IEs included in this system information block
irrespective of UE’s mode. The system information block type 1 contains NAS system
information as well as UE timers and counters to be used in idle mode and in
connected mode, as described in Table 2-4.
If in idle mode, the UE should store all relevant IEs included in this system information
block if the "PLMN Type" in the variable SELECTED_PLMN has the value
"GSM-MAP" and the IE "PLMN type" in the Master Information Block has the value
"GSM-MAP" or "GSM-MAP and ANSI-41". The UE shall also:
z forward the content of the IE "CN domain specific NAS system information" to the
non-access stratum entity indicated by the IE "CN domain identity";
z use the IE "CN domain specific DRX cycle length coefficient" to calculate frame
number for the Paging Occasions and Page indicator as specified in 3GPP TS
25.304;
z use the values in the IE "UE Timers and constants in idle mode" for the relevant
timers and counters.
If in connected mode the UE shall not use the values of the IEs in this system
information block except for the timers and constant values given by the IE "UE timers
and constants in connected mode".
Information
Type and
Element/ Need Multi Semantics description
reference
Group name
CN information elements
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Information
Type and
Element/ Need Multi Semantics description
reference
Group name
1 to
CN domain
<maxCN
system MP Send CN information for each CN domain.
domains
information list
>
Enumerated
>CN domain
MP (CS domain,
identity
PS domain)
>GSM-MAP
UE information
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Information
Element / Need Multi Type and reference Semantics description
Group name
Integer(0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12,
T314 MD Value in seconds. Default value is 12.
16, 20)
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1 <max
URA identity list MP
URA>
Information
Type and
Element/Group Need Multi Semantics description
reference
name
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Information
Type and
Element/Group Need Multi Semantics description
reference
name
Ec/N0, [dB]
Qqualmin MP Integer (-24..0)
Integer
RSCP, [dBm]
Qrxlevmin MP (-115..-25 by
step of 2)
Integer (0..40 by
Qhyst1s MP [dB]
step of 2)
CV-FD
D-Qua Integer (0..40 by Default value is Qhyst1s
Qhyst2s
lity-Me step of 2) [dB]
asure
Maximum allowed
MP Integer(-50..33) In dBm
UL TX power
Cell Access
MP Structure type For future use
Restriction
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Information
Need Multi Type and reference Semantics description
Element/Group name
CHOICE mode MP
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>FDD
UL
>>UL interference MP
interference
Dynamic
>Dynamic persistence level MP persistence
level
Dynamic
>Dynamic persistence level MP persistence
level
Expiration
Expiration Time Factor MD Time Factor Default is 1.
10.3.3.12
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Information
Need Multi Type and reference Semantics description
Element/Group name
Measurement
information elements
2.5 Interaction
Figure 2-2 shows interaction between PLMN selection, cell selection/ reselection and
location/routing updating.
PLMN Selection
and Reselection
Indica tion
to user Location PLMNs
Registration available
response
PLMN
selected
NAS Control
Cell Selection
and Reselection
Radio measurements
Registration
Area
changes
CM requests Location
Registration
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2.6 Implementation
Cell selection is mostly controlled by two parameters, they are Qqualmin and
Qrxlevmin. Here an example is given to illustrate how to configure these two
parameters. To increase the possibility for UE to select a cell successfully, Qqualmin
and Qrxlevmin should be as low as possible. But some UE maybe couldn’t finish
registration or any other RRC signaling procedure when Qqualmin and Qrxlevmin are
low enough. So to set Qqualmin and Qrxlevmin to their minimum value is not the best
solution. The recommended value of Qqualmin and Qrxlevmin are -18 dB and -115
dBm.
Besides Qqualmin and Qrxlevmin, UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH which is read in system
information is also influence cell selection. UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH should be set
higher in macro-cell and should be set lower in micro-cell or Pico-cell. So
UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH is related to network planning.
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z Sintrasearch: 10dB
z Sintersearch: 8dB
z SsearchRAT m: 4dB
z Treselections: 1s
When cell reselection happens between two intra-frequency cells, Qoffset2s,n and
Qhyst2s should be used instead of Qoffset1s,n and Qhyst1s. When cell reselection
happens between any two cells of any other type instead of intra-frequency,
Qoffset1s,n and Qhyst1s should be used.
IV. Paging
At the beginning of UMTS network establishment, UMTS cells will be dotted in some
important area, i.e. whose coverage will not be better and more continuum than GSM
system. If 3G high quality service shall be used as much as possible and normal voice
call service shall be guaranteed under such assumption, it is important to support
roaming from/to UMTS to/from GSM/GPRS service. Here are 2 scenarios
recommended according to PLMN ID planning and GSM capability.
z Scenario I: GSM system support UMTS cells reselection. GSM and UMTS use
same PLMN ID
z Scenario II: GSM system didn’t support UMTS cells reselection. GSM and UMTS
use different PLMN ID
1) Technical guideline for Scenario I:
z For the purposes of UMTS to GSM cell reselection, UMTS network shall not only
configure 2G neighbor cells but also control parameters in Table 2-12 by
broadcast them in SIB3 and SIB11.
Quality Choice of measurement (CPICH Ec/N0 or CPICH RSCP) to CPICH Ec/N0 CPICH
measure use as quality measure Q for FDD cells. or CPICH RSCP
RSCP
(SIB3/11)
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Qhyst1s This specifies the hysteresis value (Qhyst) for service cell in 0~40 by step 2
R criteria. It is used for FDD cells if the quality measure for of 2 [dB]
(SIB3)
cell selection and re-selection is set to CPICH RSCP.
Qhyst2s This specifies the hysteresis value (Qhyst) for service cell in 0~40 by step 2
R criteria. It is used for FDD cells if the quality measure for of 2 [dB]
(SIB3)
cell selection and re-selection is set to CPICH Ec/No.
Treselection In all cases, the UE shall reselect the new cell, only if the Integer 5
following conditions are met: (0..31)[s]
(SIB3)
- the new cell is better ranked than the serving cell
during a time interval Treselection.
- more than 1 second has elapsed since the UE
camped on the current serving cell.
Which is used to prevent Ping-pong reselection.
z For the purposes of GSM to UMTS cell reselection, GSM network shall not only
configure 3G neighbor cells but also control parameters in Table 2-13 by
broadcast them in SI 2quater.
Qsearch_I Search for 3G cells if signal level is below (0-7) or above 0-15 ∞ (always
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FDD_Qmin A minimum threshold for Ec/No for UTRAN FDD cell 0-7 -8dB
re-selection,
The MS shall then reselect a suitable UTRAN cell if its measured RSCP value
exceeds the value of RLA_C for the serving cell and all of the suitable non-serving
GSM cells by the value FDD_Qoffset for a period of 5 seconds and the UTRAN cells
measured Ec/No value is equal or greater than the value FDD_Qmin.
In case of a cell reselection occurring within the previous 15 seconds, FDD_Qoffset is
increased by 5 dB.
Cell reselection to UTRAN shall not occur within 5 seconds after the MS has
reselected a GSM cell from an UTRAN cell if a suitable GSM cell can be found.
In order to reduce Ping-pong inter-RAT cell reselection and keep MS camping on 3G
as much as possible, recommended value is listed above.
2) Technical guideline for Scenario II:
z UMTS to GSM: Same as Scenario I besides that equivalent PLMN shall be
included in Location Updating Accept message so that MS can use it as
mentioned to camp on GSM system.
z GSM to UMTS: Cell reselection could not be used in this direction if GSM can not
support broadcast the UMTS information to MS. In order to ask MS turn back to
UMTS cell, HPLMN selection shall be used.
Suppose UMTS PLMN is HPLMN for the user while GSM PLMN is VPLMN. If the MS
is in a VPLMN, the MS shall periodically attempt to obtain service on its HPLMN. For
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this purpose, a value T minutes may be stored in the SIM, T is either in the range 6
minutes to 8 hours in 6 minute steps. Considering to making MS turn back UMTS as
early as possible and save MS power consumption, 6 minutes are recommended.
2.6.2 Parameters
I. PLMN selection[6]
SFI: '0A'
: :
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: :
PLMN: Mobile Country Code (MCC) followed by the Mobile Network Code (MNC).
Access Technology Identifier: 2 bytes are used to select the access technology where
the meaning of each bit is as follows:
z bit = 1: access technology selected;
z bit = 0: access technology not selected.
Byte5n-1:
RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
UTRAN
Byte 5n:
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RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
RFU
GSM COMPACT
GSM
SFI: '11'
: :
: :
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z PLMN:Mobile Country Code (MCC) followed by the Mobile Network Code (MNC).
z Access Technology Identifier: See EFPLMNwACT for coding.
3) EFHPLMNwAcT (HPLMN selector with Access Technology)
The HPLMN Selector with access technology data field shall contain the HPLMN code,
or codes together with the respected access technology in priority order.
SFI: '13'
: :
z PLMN: Mobile Country Code (MCC) followed by the Mobile Network Code
(MNC).
z Access Technology: The Access Technology of the HPLMN that the ME will
assume when searching for the HPLMN, in priority order. The first Access
Technology in the list has the highest priority. See EFPLMNwACT for coding.
4) EFFPLMN (Forbidden PLMNs)
This EF contains the coding for n Forbidden PLMNs (FPLMN). It is read by the ME as
part of the USIM initialization procedure and indicates PLMNs which the UE shall not
automatically attempt to access.
A PLMN is written to the EF if a network rejects a Location Update with the cause
"PLMN not allowed". The ME shall manage the list as follows.
When n FPLMNs are held in the EF, and rejection of a further PLMN is received by the
ME from the network, the ME shall modify the EF using the UPDATE command. This
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th
new PLMN shall be stored in the n position, and the existing list "shifted" causing the
previous contents of the first position to be lost.
When less than n FPLMNs exist in the EF, storage of an additional FPLMN shall not
cause any existing FPLMN to be lost.
Dependent upon procedures used to manage storage and deletion of FPLMNs in the
EF, it is possible, when less than n FPLMNs exist in the EF, for 'FFFFFF' to occur in
any position. The ME shall analyse all the EF for FPLMNs in any position, and not
regard 'FFFFFF' as a termination of valid data.
Identifier: '6F7B' Structure: transparent Mandatory
SFI: '0D'
1 to 3 PLMN 1 M 3 bytes
4 to 6 PLMN 2 M 3 bytes
7 to 9 PLMN 3 M 3 bytes
10 to 12 PLMN 4 M 3 bytes
z PLMN: Mobile Country Code (MCC) followed by the Mobile Network Code
(MNC).
For instance, using 246 for the MCC and 81 for the MNC and if this is stored in PLMN
3 the contents is as follows:
SFI: '12'
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Time interval: the time interval between two searches. The time interval is coded in
integer multiples of n minutes. The range is from n minutes to a maximum value. The
value '00' indicates that no attempts shall be made to search for the HPLMN. The
encoding is:
z '00': No HPLMN search attempts;
z '01': n minutes;
z '02': 2n minutes;
z : :
z 'YZ': (16Y+Z)n minutes (maximum value).
All other values shall be interpreted by the ME as a default period.
Only the service provider shall be able to set the timer value. The timer shall have a
value between 6 minutes and 8 hours, with a step size of 6 minutes. One value shall
be designated to indicate that no periodic attempts shall be made
Qqualmin -18dB
Qrxlevmin -115dBm
UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH 24dBm
Sintrasearch 10dB
Sintersearch 8dB
SsearchRAT m 4dB
Qoffset1s,n 0 dB
Qoffset2s,n 0 dB
Qhyst1s 2dB
Qhyst2s 4dB
Treselections 1s
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2.6.3 Example
None
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