Content: GSM / WCDMA / LTE Interworking
Content: GSM / WCDMA / LTE Interworking
Content: GSM / WCDMA / LTE Interworking
3G LTE
CELL_FACH
URA_PCH
CELL_PCH
Idle
Idle Mode
Reselection
• RIM During the RAN information management (RIM) procedure, RAN information, such as cell system information and load information,
can be mutually exchanged between GSM and UMTS systems or between UMTS and LTE systems for better implementation of the
interoperability procedure.
• CSFB After CSFB is introduced, a UE on the LTE network needs to be redirected or handed over to the UMTS network for service
processing when performing CS services. This aims at reusing the UMTS network to provide traditional CS services for UEs on the LTE
network.
• SRVCC(Single Radio Voice Call Continuity) When a UE on the LTE network performs voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, the
SRVCC converts VoIP services to CS services on the UMTS network for voice service continuity.
4G neighbours
RNC configuration for UINTERRATHOCOV Refers to the MO for configuring parameters for coverage-based inter- Use the CELLINTERRATHOCOV parameter if it has been
GU interoperability RAT handover measurement algorithm in the RNC. configured. Otherwise, use the RNC-level parameter.
UINTERRATHONCOV Refers to the MO for configuring parameters for non-coverage-based Use the CELLINTERRATHOCOV parameter if it has been
inter-RAT handover measurement algorithm in the RNC. configured. Otherwise, use the RNC-level parameter.
RNC configuration for UU2LTEHOCOV Refers to the MO for configuring parameters for coverage-based Use the CELLU2LTEHOCOV parameter if it has been
UL interoperability UMTS-LTE handover/redirection measurement algorithm in the RNC. configured. Otherwise, use the RNC-level parameter.
UU2LTEHONCOV Refers to the MO for configuring parameters for non-coverage-based Use the CELLU2LTEHOCOV parameter if it has been
UMTS-LTE handover measurement algorithm in the RNC. configured. Otherwise, use the RNC-level parameter.
3G LTE
CELL_FACH
URA_PCH
CELL_PCH
Idle
Idle Mode
Reselection
• When camping on the UMTS cells in idle mode or when finishing a service and camping on the UMTS network, a
UL multimode UE continues to receive system information from the serving UMTS cell.
• Information element SIB19 contained in the system information carries the absolute priorities of the serving UMTS
cell and EARFCNs (LTE or GSM).
• Based on the SIB19 information, the UE will trigger measurements if measurement triggering conditions are met.
• Based on the measurement result, the UE camps on the best cell through reselection.
If the RSRQSwitch is set to 0: False then every time the RSRP is used for cell reselection to LTE: under MO UCELLNFREQPRIOINFO
the following parameters are used: ThdToLow (RSRP Threshold for Low-prio-freq Reselection) and ThdToHigh (RSRP Threshold for High-
prio-freq Reselection)
MO:UCELLSELRESEL ThdPrioritySearch1
MO:UCELLSELRESEL ThdPrioritySearch2
3G
MO: UCELLSELRESEL ThdServingLow
• the priority-based LTE reselection mechanism, uses signal strength criteria (3GPP Rel. 8) or signal quality
criteria if the UE is > 3GPP Rel. 8 AND RSRQSwitch is set to 1.
UE starts to search higher priority layers immediately. Each (Nlayers * 60) seconds
• it checks whether an LTE coverage is available or not. Nlayers refers to number of configured higher priority
layers.
• if the UE detects LTE layer it performs inter RAT measurements according to measurement events in UTRAN.
WCDMA layer
Priority 5 from SIB19
LTE layer 2
SIB19 e.g.: Priority 3
in idle mode, Cell_PCH or URA_PCH
WCDMA layer
Priority 5 from SIB19
Measured RSRP – EQrxlevmin (default -140Bm) >= ThdToHigh (default 10dB) during the Treselection time
OR (if the UE > 3GPP Rel. 8 and RSRQSwitch is set to 1)
Measured RSRQ – EQqualmin (default -22dB) >= ThdToHighRSRQ (default 3dB) during the Treselection time
• The additional restriction is that the UE cannot reselect to any cell if it is camped to the current serving cell less then 1 second
A UMTS/LTE multi-mode UE camping on the UMTS network can initiate UMTS-to-LTE cell reselection only when it is in
• State transition to the CELL_PCH or idle state is slow because the state transition is triggered only when the UE
does not transmit or receive service data during the time length of an inactivity timer.
• To accelerate the UMTS-to-LTE cell reselection, you need to enable the UMTS-to-LTE quick cell reselection function
State transition from CELL_DCH to CELL_PCH or the idle state is done by running the SET URRCTRLSWITCH command with
UL_DUAL_MODE_UE_D2P_OR_D2I_SWITCH set to an appropriate value under PROCESSSWITCH4.
• When UL_DUAL_MODE_UE_D2P_OR_D2I_SWITCH is cleared, the UE transits from CELL_DCH to CELL_PCH.
• When UL_DUAL_MODE_UE_D2P_OR_D2I_SWITCH is selected, the UE transits from CELL_DCH to the idle state.
UL_DUAL_MODE_UE_D2P_OR_D2I_SWITCH under PROCESSSWITCH4 is cleared by default.
• Select UL_DUAL_MODE_UE_D2P_OR_D2I_SWITCH if some UEs in the network do not support state transition from CELL_DCH to
CELL_PCH.
3G LTE
CELL_FACH
URA_PCH
CELL_PCH
Idle
Idle Mode
MO: ULTECELL
LTEArfcn • This parameter specifies the downlink frequency used by an LTE cell.
0..65535, none
• If no GSM network or inter-frequency UMTS network is deployed, the UE is not handed over to the LTE network until event 1F is triggered.
• Event 1F indicates that the UMTS signals are very weak and call drops may occur.
• Therefore, the UE is shifted to the LTE network through a blind redirection.
• You are advised to set the trigger threshold for event 1F the same as that for event 2D in the scenario where no GSM and inter-frequency
UMTS networks are deployed
MO: UCELLHOCOMM
CoexistMeasThdChoice
COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ, COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERRAT;
COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERFREQ
M CPICH/ECNO1
Time to trigger I-RAT CPICH/ECNO 2
measurements
CPICH/ECNO 3
Threshold 2F
Threshold 2D
time
MO: UCELLU2LTEHOCOV LTEReportMode : PERIODICAL_REPORTING~0, EVENT_TRIGGER~1; PERIODICAL_REPORTING~0
MO: UINTERRATHOCOV gives the RSCP/EcNO values for 2D/2F events – as seen in Chapter 2 per type of
connection (Rel. 99, HSPA, CS, PS)
MO: UCELLU2LTEHOCOV LTEPeriodReportInterval : NON_PERIODIC_REPORT, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000,
12000, 16000, 20000, 24000, 28000, 32000, 64000 ms; 1000 ms
• Event 3A:
• Quality of used UTRAN frequency below certain threshold AND quality of non-used inter-
RAT frequency above certain threshold
M
Threshold for non-used
LTE frequency
CPICH
RSRP or RSRQ
Threshold for used
UTRAN frequency
time
MO: UCELLU2LTEHOCOV MO: UCELLU2LTEHOCOV MO: UCELLU2LTEHOCOV LTEMeasQuanOf3A
UsedFreqThdRSCP -115~-25; - 107 dBm UsedFreqThdEcNo -24~0; - 13 dB RSRP~0, RSRQ~1; RSRP~0
Punishment Cov U2L HO Fail Period in which UEs that have experienced coverage-based UMTS-to-LTE handover failures caused by
by Phy CH Fail physical channel failures are punished. Within the period specified by this parameter, the RNC punishes
PenaltyTimeForPhyChFail these UEs by prohibiting them from initiating coverage-based UMTS-to-LTE handovers.
When this parameter is set to 0, no punishment is imposed on UEs that have experienced coverage-based
UMTS-to-LTE handover failures caused by physical channel failures.
Event 2D Type for LTE Type of event 2D for triggering LTE measurement. When this parameter is set to ONLYECNO, only event
Measurement 2D whose decision threshold is Ec/N0 can trigger LTE measurement. When this parameter is set to
U2LTEHO2DEventType ONLYRSCP, only event 2D whose decision threshold is RSCP can trigger LTE measurement. When this
parameter is set to ECNOANDRSCP, event 2D whose decision threshold is either Ec/N0 or RSCP can
trigger LTE measurement.
Selection
Measuremnt Phase
RNC determines whether to start the LTE
Measurement and measurement execution
Execution Phase
RNC decides which procedure to trigger:
a blind redirection, a measurement based
redirection or a handover to LTE
U2L Virtual Grid Lower threshold for the UMTS-to-LTE virtual grid information. If the success rate of UMTS-to-LTE handovers or redirections is lower than this threshold in a grid,
Information Low the BSC6900 marks this grid as a class II virtual grid. The BSC6900 enables some UEs in class II virtual grids to perform LTE measurement-based CSFB fast
Threshold return based on the value of "ProbaofU2LforClassIIGrid" in the "SET UVIRTUALGRID" command, so that the BSC6900 learns the success rate of the UMTS-to-
LTE handover and redirection in class II virtual grids. In this situation, the BSC6900 prohibits other UEs from performing CSFB fast return in class II virtual grids.
U2L Virtual Grid Upper threshold for the UMTS-to-LTE virtual grid information. If the success rate of UMTS-to-LTE handovers or redirections is higher than this threshold in a grid,
Information High the BSC6900 marks this grid as a class I virtual grid. In class I virtual grids, the BSC6900 allows UEs to perform blind redirection-based CSFB fast return.
Threshold
Solution: RIM Based UMTS Target Cell Selection for LTE feature
• the load status of the target UMTS cells to the eNodeB is reported through the RAN information
management (RIM) procedure during a CSFB or load-based handover from LTE to UMTS
• during a CSFB, the eNodeB preferentially selects a non-overloaded UMTS cell as the target cell.
• during a load-based handover from LTE to UMTS, the eNodeB preferentially selects a UMTS
cell that is neither congested nor overloaded as the target cell.
Note: Huawei has extended the value range of the Overload Flag IE. According to 3GPP protocols, this IE has
only one value (overload). Huawei adds another value (congestion) for the IE.
VoIP call
LTE
CSFB SRVCC
The HO_L2U_EMGCall_Switch field has been added to the HoSwitch parameter in the SET UCORRMALGOSwitch command. The feature
WRFD-140102 CS Fallback Guarantee for LTE Emergency Calls is enabled when this switch is turned on.
MO: UCORRMALGOSwitch HoSwitch Bit Field Type (from Bit 1 to Bit 31)
….
Bit 28. HO_L2U_EMGCALL_SWITCH set to 1 Function switch of the CS Fallback Guarantee for LTE Emergency Calls feature. When
this switch is turned on, this feature is activated. When a UE is making an emergency call in an LTE cell, the UE is instructed to move to
a UMTS cell and the UMTS cell preferentially guarantees the successful access of the UE. If the UE is processing non-real-time PS
services, the channel types and initial data rates for these services are determined by the "NRTInitRateforL2U" parameter in the "SET
UFRC" command during service admission. If the UE is processing real-time PS services, the original channel types and data rates of
these services are retained during service admission. When this switch is turned off, this feature is not activated. When a UE is making
an emergency call in an LTE cell, the UE is instructed to move to a UMTS cell but the UMTS cell does not preferentially guarantee the
successful access of the UE. If the UE is processing PS services, the original channel types and data rates of these services are
retained during service admission.
MO: UFRC NRTInitRateforL2U (Initial Rate Type for Income L2U HO of NRT Service)
OFF, DCH0K, DCH8K, DCH8KHSDPA; DCH8K
VoIP&Data
LTE
call
SRVCC
WCDMA CS call
• The LTE network supports voice over IP (VoIP) services after the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is deployed. When a
UMTS/LTE multi-mode UE in the middle of a VoIP service on the LTE network moves to the UMTS coverage area, the single
radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) feature works to hand over the VoIP service to the CS domain of the UMTS network.
• This feature ensures voice service continuity. When performing the VoIP service on the LTE network, the UE maintains a default
PS connection even if it is not performing PS services. This PS connection also needs to be handed over to the UMTS network
during the SRVCC from LTE to UMTS.
Currently, the UE performing the VoIP service on the LTE network supports the following types of LTE-to-UMTS handovers:
1. CS only SRVCC handover
2. CS+PS SRVCC handover
1: This switch is turned on. LTE-to-UMTS CS and PS handovers can happen simultaneously.
0: This switch is turned off. LTE-to-UMTS CS and PS handovers cannot happen simultaneously.