GENERAL NOKIA BSS

PARAMETERS
26th of March 2003 - Jeddah

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RADIO NETWORK BSS PARAMETERS

BSC Parameters (BSC)

BCF Parameters (BCF)

BTS Parameters (BTS)

Handover Control Parameters

(HOC)

Power Control Parameters (POC)

Adjacency Parameters (ADJE)

Transceiver Parameters (TRX)

BA List (BAL)

MA List (MAL)

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Configuration of Signalling Channels

0
7
Combined Configuration
Time slot 0 contains 1 BCCH, 3 CCCH and
ts0=bch/sdcch/4/pch/agch
4 SDCCH

Non-Combined Configuration
0
7
Time slot 0 contains 1 BCCH, 9 CCCH
Time Slot x (<>0 of BCCH TRX) contains 8
ts0=bcch/pch/agch
ts1=sdcch/8
SDCCH
0
7
Hybrid Configuration
Time slot 0 contains 1 BCCH, 3 CCCH, and
ts1=sdcch/8
4 SDCCH
Time Slot x (<>0 of BCCH TRX) contains
ts0=bcch/pch/agch/sdcch/4
additional 8 SDCCH
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Non-Combined Configuration
BCCH/CCCH Multiframe

Time Slot 0
Downlink

51 TDMA frames = 235ms

f s b b bb c c c c f scf c c c c c c c f scf c c c c c c c f s cf c c c c c c c f s cf c c c c c c c
Uplink

r r r r r r r r r r r r rf r r r r r r r r r rf r r r r r r r r r rf r r r r r r r r r rf r r r r r r r r

CHANNELS

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f = FCCH
s = SCH/SACCH

b = BCCH
r = RAC
c = CCCH
t = SDCCH/4

Non-Combined SDCCH/8
Multiframe

Time Slot 1
Downlink

51 TDMA frames = 235 ms

t t t t t t t t t t t t tf t t t t t t t t t tf t t t t t t t t t sf s s s s s s ss s sf s s s s s
1.

Uplink

2.

3.

s s s ss s s s s s s s f

CHANNELS

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

t t t t t t t tf t t t t t t t t t tf t t t t t t t t t tf t t t t t t t t

t = SDCCH/8

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s = SACCH/8

CCCH Configuration
numberOfBlocksForAccessGrant Parameter
If numberOfBlocksForAccessGrant =0 then AGCH messages
would have priority over PCH messages.
If numberOfBlocksForAccessGrant <> 0 then PCH messages
would have priority over AGCH messages .
Capacity can be dynamically shared between PCH and AGCH

number of Multiframes Between Paging

Number of 51 TDMA frame multiframes (2..9) between transmissions of
Paging_Request messages to mobiles of the same paging group.
Page / group every (2 ... 9) * 235 ms = 0.47 ... 2.115 s
Affects ;
Battery Consumption of the Mobile Station
Speed of Call Setups

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Parameters Related to Signalling

BTS Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Range

AGCH and Paging channels

noOfBlocksForAccessGrant
noOfMultiframesBetweenPaging

BTS Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

0
2

...
...

DB Default

Equation

Value

3
4

1: 1
1: 1

3
4

DB Default

Equation

Value

1: 1
13 ->25
0..255 (x550m)
Yes (1), No (0)

4
25
255
No

7
9

Range

Cell / SystemAccess and RACH maxNumberRetransmission

4
1, 2, 4 or 7
numberOfSlotsSpreadTrans 3...12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 32, 50 13
255
msMaxDistanceInCallSetup
0
... 255
0
emergencyCallRestricted
Yes / No

Maximum number of RACH sent by the MS = 1 +

maxNumberOfRetransmission
TRX Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Logical Channel Combination

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chType

Range

0 ...

DB Default

Equation

Value

Plan

TCHF (0)
TCHH (1)
TCHD (2)
SDCCH (3)
MBCCH (4)
MBCCHC (5)
MBCCB (7)
SDCCB (8)
NotUsed (9)
E-RACH (10)

Plan

Idle Mode Controls

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name
Cell access, reselection

Extended Cell Radius

cellReselectHysteresis
cellBarred
notAllowedAccessClasses
plmnPermittedNCC17
radiusExtension

Range

DB Default

0
... 14
Yes / No
0...9, 11...15
Y
/
N
0
... 67

3
0
0
1
0

Equation

Value

6 dB
2*(DB value)
No
Yes (1), No (0)
No Classes
list
All NCCs per.
1: 1
Ordinary cell
1: 1

plmnPermitted : This parameter is confusing. Its not used for network

selection. Its used AFTER a network has been selected so that only
measurements from one/defined PLMN are reported
notAllowedAccessClasses : Mobile Subscribers are uniformly distributed
among 10 "access classes" coded 0 9. This information is stored in the SIM. To
control the load of the RACH the operator can forbid some classes to access the
cell. Additional VIP classes are coded between 11 and 15.
radiusExtension : The parameter defines cell radius extension of the Improved
solution for Extended cell radius.

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Cell Selection in idle mode

Radio Criteria
C1 = (A - Max(B,0))
A = Received Level Average - p1
B = p2 - Maximum RF Output Power of the Mobile Station
p1 = rxLevelAccessMin Min. received level at the MS required for access to the
system
p2 = msTxPowerMaxCCH
accessing the system

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Cell Selection

Max. Tx power level an MS may use when

Range

rxLevAccessMin
-110 ... -47
msTxPwrMaxCCH *GSM*
5
... 43
msTxPwrMaxCCH *DCS*
0
... 30

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DB Default
8
5
0

Equation

Value

(DB value) -110 -102 dBm

33 dBm
43 -2*(DB value)
30 dBm
30 -2*(DB value)

Cell Re-Selection in idle mode

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name
Cell access, reselection

cellReselectHysteresis

Range

DB Default

Equation

Value

...

2*(DB value)

6 dB

14

Normally the cell re-selection is harmless in terms of signalling from the point of view
of the Network.
However when the process involves a change in the Location Area the MS will
recognize the need for

MS Moving
Location Update. To avoid
ping pong effects on the border of a Location Area, an
hysteresis is introduced.
LA2
LA1
A = 4 dB

B = 6 dB
C = 8 dB 1

A
A

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B C

BC

Cell Reselection with C2 - 1

cellattractiveness
microcell
macrocell

time

fastmovingmobile
BCCH

slowmovingmobile

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BCCH

Cell Reselection with C2 - 2

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name
C2 Reselection

cellReselectParamInd
cellReselectOffset
penaltyTime
temporaryOffset

Range
Y
0
20
0

/
N
... 126
... 640
... 70

DB Default

Equation

Value

0
0
1
0

Yes (1), No (0)

2*(DB value)
20*(DB value)
10*(DB value)

N
0 dB
20 sec
0

C1 + cellReselectOffset - temporaryOffset*H(penaltyTime-T)
<= penaltyTime < 640

C2 =
C1 - cellReselectOffset ..
<= penaltyTime = 640
1 when T < = penaltyTime
H(x) =
0 when T > penaltyTime

cellReselectParamInd

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Y C2 reselection parameters are broadcast

N C2 reselection parameters are not broadcast

Cell Reselection with C2 - 3

dB

C2 when penaltyTime = 640

C2 when penaltyTime < 640

C2
cellReselectOffset

temporaryOffset

C
1

cellReselectOffset
C2

penaltyTime

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time

Location Update
MS => MSC / VLR
Mobile Station switched ON
No IMSI Attach / Detach
Same Location Area => No Location Update
Different Location Area => Location Update
Change of the Location Area
Location Area under the same MSC / VLR
Location Area under another MSC /VLR => HLR will be updated
Time Periodic (MS -> MSC/VLR)

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Location updates

Range

allowIMSIAttachDetach
Yes / No
timerPeriodicUpdateMS 0 / 0.1 ... 25.5

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DB Default

Equation

Value

1
40

Yes (1), No (0)

(DB value / 10)

Yes
4 hours

Idle Channel Interference

The BTS measures and reports on the uplink interference of the
radio channels which have
been idle during the whole measurement period.
Idle TCHs are classified into five interference classes
RR Management algorithm assigns a channel from the lowest possible
interferenceB5
class
-47
rxLevUL = -75 dBm
B4 -90
B3 -95
B2 -100
B1 -105
B0 -110

=> TS4 will be selected!

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Interference processing

interferenceAveragingProcess
boundary0
boundary1
boundary2
boundary3
boundary4
boundary5
cnThreshold

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Range
1
-110
-110
-110
-110
-110
-47
0

...

...
...
...
...

...

32
FIXED
-47
-47
-47
-47
FIXED
63

DB Default
6
0
8
13
18
25
63
0

Equation

Value

6
1: 1
(DB value) -110 -110 dBm
(DB value) -110 -102 dBm
(DB value) -110 -97 dBm
(DB value) -110 -92 dBm
(DB value) -110 -85 dBm
(DB value) -110 -47 dBm
Disabled
1: 1

TRX Prioritization in TCH Allocation

Normal practice
TCHs in the lowest Interference Band are considered
TCH is selected from the TRX with lowest traffic load
Rotation of resources in TCH allocation
TRX Prioritisation in TCH Allocation
BTS Parameter trxPriorityInTCHAlloc
0
No prioritization is determined between TRXs
1
Traffic channel shall be allocated primarily from the BCCH TRX
2
Traffic channel shall be allocated primarily beyond the BCCH TRX
The advantages of using the BCCH carrier :
It would not increase interference in the network
BCCH channels are planned to be the least interfered one
The advantage of using the TCH TRX :
The hopping gain

BTS Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

BCCH TRX Channel Allocation trxPriorityInTCHAlloc

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Range
0

...

DB Default Equation
2

Value

1-BCCH, 2beyond BCCH No Priority

Frequency Hopping
Parameters - 1
General Parameters

btsIsHopping BB (BaseBand Hopping)

MA = Mobile Allocation
MAIO
= Mobile Allocation Inde
HoppingMode
RF (Radio Frequency
Hopping)
HSN = Hopping Sequence Number
N (No Hopping)

Baseband Hopping
hoppingSequenceNumber1 (HSN1) (TS 0) 0
0 ... 63 (0 = cyclic, 1 ... 63 = pseudorandom)
TRX 1
B

f1

TRX 2

f2

TRX 3

f3

hoppingSequenceNumber2 (HSN2) (TSTRX

1 4... 7)
0 ... 63 (0 = cyclic, 1 ... 63 = pseudorandom)
HSN1
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TS

f4

HSN2

Frequency Hopping
Parameters - 2
RF ( Synthesized Hopping)

TRX 1

mobileAllocationId
TRX 2
usedMobileAllocation
hoppingSequenceNumber1 (HSN1)
TRX 3
0 63 (0 = cyclic, 1 ... 63 = pseudorandom)
TRX 4

HSN1
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TS
f1

MAL(f3,f4..fn)

mobileAllocationList (MA) (E)GSM: 1..124 and 975..1023

GSM 1800:
512..885
GSM 1900:
512..810
Note! Max. 63 Frequencies

BTS-3

(sector 3)

BTS-2

(sector 2)

BTS-1

(sector 1)

Frequency Hopping Parameters - 3

MAIO HSN
offset
TRX-1

MAIO
BCCH

TRX-2

TCH

TRX-3

TCH

TRX-4

TCH

TRX-5

BCCH

TRX-6

TCH

TRX-7

TCH

TRX-8

TCH

TRX-9

BCCH

TRX-10

TCH

TRX-11

TCH

TRX-12

TCH

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f1

f2

f3

f4
f5
f6
f7
f8
f9
f10
f11
f12

Directed Retry (DR) - 1

DR used to avoid the loss of a call in call-setup if the accessed cell is congested
When no TCH is available in serving cell, TCH can be allocated in an adjacent
cell (SDCCH TCH HO)
Mobile Originated (MOC) and Mobile Terminated (MTC) Calls
TCH
Target cell entry based on DR Method;
SDCCH
Method 0 - RxLevAccessMin
Method 1 - drThreshold
congested
Imperative Handover
Candidates ranked based on radio properties.
Steps through candidates (if congested) until MaxTimeLimitDR expires
Queuing can take place in source cell, not in target cell.
Time

minTimeLimitDR
Assignment
Request maxTimeLimitDR

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DR not allowed : improves the reliability of

the measurements of adjacent cells and gives t
queuing process time
DR allowed

Directed Retry (DR) 2

BSC Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Directed Retry

disableExtDr

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name

DR and Intelligent DR

drInUse
maxTimeLimitDirectedRetry
minTimeLimitDirectedRetry
drMethod

ADJE Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Directed Retry

drThreshold

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Range
Yes

No

Range
Yes / No
1 ... 15
0 ... 14
0

DB Default

Equation

Value

Yes (1), No (0)

Yes

DB Default Equation

Value

1
5
3

Yes (1), No (0)

1: 1
1: 1

Yes
5 sec
3 sec

0-basic
1-threshold
evaluated

Threshold
Evaluated
Method

Range

DB Default

Equation

Value

-47 ... -110

20

(DB value) -110

-90 dBm

Dropped Call Control

Radio Link Timeout
A counter is initialized at the value of
the radioLinkTimeout
When SACCH is not correctly
received
Counter decremented by 1
When SACCH correctly received
Counter incremented by 2
When counter reaches 0 call is
released
Same behaviour UL and DL

BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Dropped Call Control

Call re-establishment
In case of a Radio Link Failure
(radioLinkTimeout) within 20 seconds.
Measurements averaged over 5
seconds for
serving Cell BCCH
adjacent Cell BCCHs
Strongest is considered
BCCH data decoded (cell selection
param.)
If
C1 greater than 0, Cell not barred
Cell belong to selected PLMN,
Call re-establishment allowed
Call re-establishment attempted

Range

radioLinkTimeout
4 ... 64
callReestablishmentAllowed Yes / No

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DB Default
4
0

Equation

Value

4* (DB value +1) 20 SACCH

No
Yes (1), No (0)

Radio Link Timeout, Call Reestablishment

Outdoor

Indoor
radioLinkTimeout
(default) = 20

Elevator

Tunnel (short)

radioLinkTimeout = 30 ?

5. floor
MS

MS
BTS B

1. floor
Tunnel (long)

BTS A

MS
Unsuccessfull Handover
=> Call Re-Establishment

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MEASUREMENT PROCESSING
MS + BTS

EnaFastAveCallSetup
EnaFastAvePC
EnaFastAveHO

Measurements
Measurements

Averaging
Averaging

ho/pc_Averaging_Lev/Qual_UL/DL
WindowSize
Weight
msDistanceAveragingParameter
BtsMeasAverage
WIndowSize
DTXMode

Averaging
Averaging

Measurements
Measurements
MS
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping

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Handover ?

AveragingWindow SizeAdjCel
AllAdjacentCellsAveraged
NumberOfZeroResults

Pre-processing in BTS
For MS and BTS measurements
Average measurements over 1, 2, 3 or 4 SACCH-period
Cause a delay (btsMeasAver-1) x 480 ms
Reduce a transmission load and a processing load in BSC
Needed in Abis interface when 16 kbit signalling is used with
half rate . !

BTS Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Averaging

btsMeasAver

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Range
1

...

DB Default Equation
1

1: 1

Value
No Averaging

Averaging and Sampling

50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10

480 ms

AVERAGE=40, P=0
AVERAGE=35, P=0
AVERAGE=30, P=1
AVERAGE=25, P=2

Handover attempt

HoThresholdLevDL = 33 (= -77 dBm)

WindowSize = 5, Weighting = 1
Px = 3, Nx = 4
btsMeasAver = 1 (no pre-processing in BTS

AVERAGE=20, P=3

HOC Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Averaging windows and weighting values

hoAveragingLevDL
weighting
hoAveragingLevUL
weighting
hoAveragingQualDL
weighting
hoAveragingQualUL
weighting
msDistanceAveragingParam
msSpeedAveraging

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Range
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

32
3
32
3
32
3
32
3
32
32

DB Default Equation
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
10
4

1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1

Value
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
10
4

DTX and Weighting

DTX is allowed just on TCH
SUB- measurement results are reported when DTX is used
Sample:
Example
pcAveragingLevU
L
windowSize= 8

DTX used: 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
uplink level: 35 42 33 36 39 40 39 35
2x35 + 1x42 + ... + 2x35
AV_RXLEV_UL_PC =
= 36
2+1+2+2+1+1+1+2

weighting=2
BTS Parameter - Group Parameter Name
dtxMode

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Range
0

...

DB Default
1

Equation

Value

0-May use DTX

1- Shall use DTX Shall use DTX
2-Not use DTX

Measurement Processing
BSC is able to maintain up to 32 last measurement results of 32 adjacent cells
Mobile reports to BSC 6 best results and the rest are 0 (= -110 dBm)
Zero Results can be eliminated from averaging ( up to 7 )
All adjacent cells can be averaged or just 6 best ( reported by the mobile )
Example

Sample:

allAdjacentCellsAveraged = No
numberOfZeroResults = 2
AveragingWindowSizeAdjCell = 8

HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Averaging adjacent cells

averagingWindowSizeAdjCell
numberOfZeroResults
allAdjacentCellsAveraged

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1
-65
-73
-77
-85
-90
-97

1
2
3
4
5
6

2
-67
-75
0
-83
-94
-99

Range
1
0
Yes

...
...
/

32
7
No

3
-71
-74
-80
-87
-91
-98

4
-69
-75
-79
-88
-90
-99

5
-72
-76
-81
-84
-95
-96

6
-70
-77
-79
0
-93
-97

7
-73
-75
0
-86
-92
0

DB Default Equation
6
2
0

1: 1
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)

8
-71
-77
-80
-87
-90
0

Value
6
2
No

Handover Causes
Uplink Quality

AV_RXQUAL_UL_HO

Downlink Quality

AV_RXQUAL_DL_HO

Uplink Level

AV_RXLEV_UL_HO

Downlink Level

AV_RXLEV_DL_HO

MS Speed

AV_MS_SPEED

Timing Advance

AV_RANGE_HO

QUALITY
&
INTERFERENCE
LEVEL

THRESHOLD
COMPARISON

MS SPEED

DISTANCE
RAPID FIELD DROP

Adjacent Cells

AV_RXLEV_NCELL(n)
CHANNEL ADMINISTRATION

Others:
Intelligent Underlay Overlay
Traffic Reason
.

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IMPERATIVE
HO

DIRECTED RETRY

POWER BUDGET
UMBRELLA

PERIODIC
CHECKS

Handover Decision & Priority

Handover process may be triggered by
Quality, field strength or distance values fall
below/exceed their threshold
Periodic checks

Handover priority
1. Uplink and downlink Interference
2. Uplink quality
3. Downlink quality
4. Uplink level
5. Downlink level
6. Distance
7. Rapid Field Drop
8. Slow moving MS
9. Better cell i.e. Periodic check (Power Budget HO or Umbrella HO)
10. PC: Lower quality/level thresholds (UL/DL)
11. PC: Upper quality/level thresholds (UL/DL)
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Power Budget Handover

Trigger

Periodic Check ( hoPeriodPBGT )

HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Periodic Handovers
HO types allowed

Range

hoPeriodPBGT
enablePwrBudgetHandover

ADJE Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Margins

hoMarginPBGT

ADJE Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Cell area definition

rxLevMinCell
msTxPwrMaxCell *GSM*
msTxPwrMaxCell *DCS*

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0 ...
Yes /

...

63

Range
-110
5
0

...
...
...

2
1

63
No

Range
-24

DB Default Equation

-47
43
36

Value

2 SACCH
1: 1
Yes
Yes (1), No (0)

DB Default

Equation

Value

1: 1

6 dB

DB Default

Equation

Value

10
5
0

(DB value) -110

43 -2*(DB value)
30 -2*(DB value)

-100 dBm
33 dBm
30 dBm

Handover due to Level

Trigger
Threshold Comparison ( hoThresholdsLevUL/DL (px - nx) )
HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name
Thresholds

hoThresholdsLevDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsLevUL
px
nx

ADJE Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Margins

hoMarginLev

ADJE Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Cell area definition

rxLevMinCell
msTxPwrMaxCell *GSM*
msTxPwrMaxCell *DCS*

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Range
-110
1
1
-110
1
1

...
...
...
...
...
...

DB Default

Equation

Value

20
1
1
17
1
1

(DB value) -110

1: 1
1: 1
(DB value) -110
1: 1
1: 1

-90 dBm
1
1
-93 dBm
1
1

-47
32
32
-47
32
32

Range
-24

...

24

Range
-110
5
0

...
...
...

-47
43
36

DB Default

Equation

Value

1: 1

3 dB

DB Default

Equation

Value

10
5
0

(DB value) -110

43 -2*(DB value)
30 -2*(DB value)

-100 dBm
33 dBm
30 dBm

Handover due to Quality

Trigger
Threshold Comparison ( hoThresholdsQualUL/DL (px - nx) )
HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name
Hopping cells

Hopping cells

Non-hopping cells

Non-hopping cells

hoThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualUL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualUL
px
nx

Range
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1

ADJE Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Margins

hoMarginQual

ADJE Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Cell area definition

rxLevMinCell
msTxPwrMaxCell *GSM*
msTxPwrMaxCell *DCS*

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...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

DB Default

Equation

Value

5
4
6
5
4
6
4
4
6
4
4
6

1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1

5
4
6
5
4
6
4
4
6
4
4
6

7
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32

Range
-24

...

24

Range
-110
5
0

...
...
...

-47
43
36

DB Default

Equation

Value

1: 1

0 dB

DB Default

Equation

Value

10
5
0

(DB value) -110

43 -2*(DB value)
30 -2*(DB value)

-100 dBm
33 dBm
30 dBm

Handover due to Interference (1)

Trigger : Threshold Comparison
Threshold Comparison for Quality ( hoThresholdsQualUL/DL (px - nx) )
Threshold Comparison for Level ( hoThresholdsInterferenceUL/DL (px - nx) )
Candidate Selection
Priority InterCell / Intracell selected at BSC independently UL / DL
Priority Inter
Quality HO if Any Target
Otherwise Intra Cell HO
Priority Inter
Intra Cell HO
BSC Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Range

Handover

hoPreferenceOrderInterfDL INTER
hoPreferenceOrderInterfUL INTER

HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

HO types allowed

enableIntraHoInterfUL
enableIntraHoInterfDL

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/
/

/
/

0
0

INTRA
INTRA

Range
Yes
Yes

DB Default

No
No

Equation

Value

Inter(0), Intra (1) INTER

Inter(0), Intra (1) INTER

DB Default

Equation

Value

0
0

Yes (1), No (0)

Yes (1), No (0)

No
No

Handover due to Interference (2)

HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Range

hoThresholdsInterferenceDL -110 ...

px
1
...
nx
1
...
hoThresholdsInterferenceUL -110 ...
px
1
...
nx
1
...

-47
32
32
-47
32
32

DB Default
35
1
1
35
1
1

Equation

(DB value) -110 -75 dBm

1
1: 1
1
1: 1
(DB value) -110 -75 dBm
1
1: 1
1
1: 1

Handover Attempt
hoThresholdQualDL
=4
hoThresholdInterferenceDL = -75 dBm
hoPreferenceOrderInterfDL = intra
Threshold (Lev)A
-75 dBm
B

- Field strength higher than threshold

- Bad quality
=> interference
=> intra cell handover !!

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Value

0
5

Fast Moving MS Handling in Macro Cell

ADJE Parameter - Group

Parameter Name

Fast Moving MS in macro cell

hoLevelUmbrella
fastMovingThreshold
adjCellLayer

Range

-110
0

...
...

-47
255

N/SAME/LOWER/UPPER

DB Default

Equation

Value

Plan
Plan

(DB value) -110

1 : 1, 0: Not in use
Not used (0)
Same layer (1)
Upper layer (2)
Lower layer (3)

Plan
Plan

Plan

Plan

Adjacent cell layer definition

upper layer (macro)

same layer (serving layer)
lower layer (micro)

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N (not in
use)

Imperative Handover (Distance)

The Handover is considered to be imperative:
Handover due to Distance
Order to empty a cell ( from O&M )
Directed Retry and IDR

BSC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

msDistanceBehaviour

0
1 - 60
255

Range

DB Default
255

... 60, 255

Equation

Value

0, 1-60 sec., 255 No release

: Release immediately
: Release after certain time 1 - 60 s, try handover during that tim
: No release, only imperative Handover attempt

HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

enableMSDistanceProcess

Range
Yes

HOC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

msDistanceHoThresholdParam
px
nx

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DB Default

Equation

Value

Yes (1), No (0)

No

No

Range
0
1
1

...
...
...

DB Default Equation
63
32
32

63
1
1

1: 1
1: 1
1: 1

Value
63
1
1

POWER CONTROL-1
POWER CONTROL
Uplink Quality

AV_RXQUAL_UL_PC

Uplink Level

AV_RXLEV_UL_PC

Downlink Quality

AV_RXQUAL_DL_PC

Downlink Level

AV_RXLEV_DL_PC

UPLINK

THRESHOLD
COMPARISON

POWER CONTROL

Separate Averaging Parameters

For Handover and for Power Control

DOWNLINK

PC
INTERVAL

POC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

BTS power control
Interval
Step sizes

powerCtrlEnabled
powerControlInterval
powerIncrStepsize
powerRedStepsize

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Range
Yes
0

/
No
... 31
2,4 or 6
2 or 4

DB Default

Equation

Value

1
1
2
0

Yes (1), No (0)

1:1
2 dB (0), 4dB (1), 6dB (2)
2dB (0), 4dB (1)

Yes
1 sec
6 dB
2 dB

POWER CONTROL-2
POC Parameter - Group Parameter Name
Thresholds

pcLowerThresholdsLevDL
px
nx
pcLowerThresholdsLevUL
px
nx
pcLowerThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
pcLowerThresholdsQualUL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsLevDL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsLevUL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsQualUL
px
nx

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Range
-110
1
1
-110
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
-110
1
1
-110
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

-47
32
32
-47
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32
-47
32
32
-47
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32

DB Default

Equation

Value

23
1
1
20
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
40
3
4
40
3
4
0
3
4
0
3
4

DB value -110
1:1
1:1
DB value -110
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
DB value -110
1:1
1:1
DB value -110
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1

-87 dBm
1
1
-90 dBm
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
-70 dBm
3
4
-70 dBm
3
4
0
32
32
0
32
32

POWER CONTROL-3
POC Parameter - Group Parameter Name
Averaging windows

pcAveragingLevDL
weighting
pcAveragingLevUL
weighting
pcAveragingQualDL
weighting
pcAveragingQualUL
weighting

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

POC Parameter - Group Parameter Name

Base station power range

bsTxPwrMin
bsTxPwrMax

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0
0

Range

DB Default

Equation

Value

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1

1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1

4 SACCH
1
4 SACCH
1
1 SACCH
1
1 SACCH
1

Range

DB Default

Equation

Value

...
...

7/Plan
0/Plan

-2*(DB value)
-2*(DB value)

-14 dB
- 0 dB

32
3
32
3
32
3
32
3

30
30

State Diagram for HO and

PC
PcUpperThresholdQualUL/DL (0) 0
1

No
action
needed

Lev
Ho

PcLowerThresholdQualUL/DL (3) 3

Power decrease

Power increase

HoThresholdQualUL/DL (4/5) 4
5

Quality Ho

6
7
-102

-100

-95

-90

Interference Ho
-85

-75

-70

-65

-60

-55

-50

PcLevUpperThresholdLevUL/DL(-70dBm)
HoThresholdInterferenceUL/DL(-75dBm)
PcLowerThresholdLevUL/DL(-87 / -90dBm)
HoThresholdLevDL(-90dBm)
HoThresholdLevUL (-93dBm)
RxLevMinCell(n) (-100 dBm)
RxLevAccMin (-102 dBm)

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General BSC Parameters

BSC PARAMETERS
Group

Explanation

Cell Defination for

multilayer network

Parameter Name

gsmMacrocellThreshold
5
gsmMicrocellThreshold
5
dcsMacrocellThreshold
0
dcsMicrocellThreshold
0
MSC Ho
Disable internal ho
disableIntHo
Yes
Number of preferred cells
genHandoverRequestMessage
1
Directed Retry
Disable external directed retry
disableExtDr
Yes
Handover
Ho Preference order Interference DL/UL
hoPreferenceOrderInterfDL
INTER
hoPreferenceOrderInterfUL
INTER
msDistanceBehaviour
0
Uplink interference level calculations
rxLevBalance
0
Advanced Mulilayer Handling BSC TRHO, upper threshold for BTS load
amhUpperLoadThreshold
0
Dual Band/micro, lower thresh. for BTS load
amhLowerLoadThreshold
0
BSC TRHO, max traffic load of an adj cell
amhMaxLoadOfTargetCell
0
BSC TRHO, guard time for going back to org. cell amhTrhoGuardTime
0
Half Rate "Opt."
Lower limit for FR TCH resources
btsLoadDepTCHRate
0
Upper limit for FR TCH resources
btsLoadDepTCHRate
0
Target cell and channel type selection
tchRateInternalHO
1

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Range
...
43
...
43
...
36
...
36
/
No
...
16
/
No
/
INTRA
/
INTRA
... 60, 255

20

100

100

100

120
...
100
...
100
..
5

DB Default

Equation

Value

2
2
2
3
0
6
1
0
0
255
5
80
20
70
30
100
0
1

43 - 2*(DB value)
43 - 2*(DB value)
30 - 2*(DB value)
30 - 2*(DB value)
Yes (1), No (0)
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)
Inter(0), Intra (1)
Inter(0), Intra (1)
0, 1-60 sn., 255
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1 to 5

39 dBm
39 dBm
26 dBm
24 dBm
No
6
Yes
INTER
INTER
No release
5 dB
80%
20%
70%
30 sec.
100%
0%
Actual Rate

BTS PARAMETERS
Group
BCCH TRX Channel Allocation

General BTS Parameters1

Explanation

TRX Priority in TCH Allocation

Short Message Service Cell Broadcast
Discontinuous Transmission

Dropped Call Control

Averaging
AGCH and Paging channels

Blocks for access grant, separated

Number of multiframes between paging

Location updates
HO control process
Cell / SystemAccess
and RACH

Periodic MS location update

BTS load threshold
#of physical info messages during ho
Rach controlling

Cell selection
and Reselection
max transmit power
max. transmit pwr for class III mobile
C2 Reselection

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Parameter Name

trxPriorityInTCHAlloc
notAllowedAccessClasses
smsCBUsed
dtxMode
cellBarred
radioLinkTimeout
btsMeasAver
noOfBlocksForAccessGrant
noOfMultiframesBetweenPaging
allowIMSIAttachDetach
timerPeriodicUpdateMS
btsLoadThreshold
maxNumberOfRepetitions
maxNumberRetransmission
numberOfSlotsSpreadTrans
msMaxDistanceInCallSetup
emergencyCallRestricted
cellReselectHysteresis
rxLevAccessMin
callReestablishmentAllowed
msTxPwrMaxCCH *GSM*
msTxPwrMaxCCH *DCS*
powerOffset *DCS only*
cellReselectParamInd
cellReselectOffset
penaltyTime
temporaryOffset
cellBarQualify

Range

DB Default

...
2
0...9, 11...15
Yes
/
No

0
0
0

0
...
2
Yes
/
No
4
...
64
1
...
4
0
...
7
2
...
9
Yes
/
No
0 / 0.1
...
25.5
0
...
100
5
...
35
1, 2, 4 or 7
3...12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 32, 50
0
...
255
Yes
/
No
0
...
14
-110
...
-47
Yes
/
No
5
...
43
0
...
30
0
...
6
Y
/
N
0
...
126
20
...
640
0
...
70
Y
/
N

1
0
4
1
3
4
1
40
70
5
4
13
255
0
3
8
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

Equation
1-BCCH, 2-beyond
BCCH
list
Yes (1), No (0)
0-May use, 2-Not
use DTX
Yes (1), No (0)
4* (DB value +1)
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)
(DB value / 10)
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
13 ->25
0..255 (x550m)
Yes (1), No (0)
2*(DB value)
(DB value) -110
Yes (1), No (0)
43 -2*(DB value)
30 -2*(DB value)
2*(DB value)
Yes (1), No (0)
2*(DB value)
20*(DB value)
10*(DB value)
Yes (1), No (0)

BTS PARAMETERS

General BTS Parameters2

Group

Explanation

Parameter Name

MS power range

max pwr in serving cell

Interference processing

Averaging Period
5 Interference bands for the unallocated TSs

minMSTxPower *GSM*
minMSTxPower *DCS*
msTxPwrMax *GSM*
msTxPwrMax *DCS*
interferenceAveragingProcess
boundary0
boundary1
boundary2
boundary3
boundary4
boundary5
cnThreshold
drInUse
maxTimeLimitDirectedRetry
minTimeLimitDirectedRetry
drMethod
hoppingMode
hoppingSequenceNumber1&2
maioOffset
measurementBCCHAllocation
radiusExtension
multiBandCell
earlySendingIndication
multiBandCellReporting
btsLoadDepTCHRate
btsLoadDepTCHRate
tchrateIntraCellHo

DR and Intelligent DR

Frequency Hopping

Extended Cell Radius

Dual Band

Half Rate
FR/HR channel allocation method

Min. C/N when allocating a TS

Directed Retry
target cell evaluation is allowed
target cell evaluation is not allowed
Directed Retry Method
Hopping Mode

BTS type DE21/DF12

#of adjacent cells fromother freq. band

Lower limit for FR TCH resources
Higher limit for FR TCH resources
Target cell and channel type selection

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Range

DB Default

Equation

5
...
43
0
...
36
5
...
43
0
...
36
1
...
32
-110

FIXED
-110
...
-47
-110
...
-47
-110
...
-47
-110
...
-47
-47

FIXED
0
...
63
Yes
/
No
1
...
15
0
...
14
0

1
NN / BB / RF
0
...
63
0
...
62
ADJ
/
IDLE
0
...
67
Yes
/
No
Y
/
N
0
...
3
0
...
100
0
...
100
0
..
4

15
15
5
0
6
0
8
13
18
25
63
20
1
5
3
1
Plan
Plan
Plan
1
0
1
1
3
100
0
0

43 -2*(DB value)
30 -2*(DB value)
43 -2*(DB value)
30 -2*(DB value)
1: 1
(DB value) -110
(DB value) -110
(DB value) -110
(DB value) -110
(DB value) -110
(DB value) -110
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)
1: 1
1: 1
0-basic, 1-thres.
NN/BB/RF
1: 1
1: 1
1-ADJ, 0-IDLE
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
List

Group
Averaging adjacent cells

General HOC ParametersParameter Name

Range
DB Default Equation
1

Ho Measurement Averaging Method

MinimumIntervals
Periodic Handovers
HO types allowed

Averaging windows and weighting values

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averagingWindowSizeAdjCell
numberOfZeroResults
allAdjacentCellsAveraged
enaFastAveCallSetup
enaFastAveHo
enaFastAvePC
minIntBetweenUnsuccHoAttempt
minIntBetweenHoReq
hoPeriodPBGT
HoPeriodUmbrella
enableIntraHoInterfUL
enableIntraHoInterfDL
enablePwrBudgetHandover
enableUmbrellaHandover
enableMSDistanceProcess
enableSDCCHHandover
hoAveragingLevDL
weighting
hoAveragingLevUL
weighting
hoAveragingQualDL
weighting
hoAveragingQualUL
weighting
msDistanceAveragingParam
msSpeedAveraging

1
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
0
0
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

...
...
/
/
/
/
...
...
...
...
/
/
/
/
/
/
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

32
7
No
No
No
No
30
30
63
63
No
No
No
No
No
No
32
3
32
3
32
3
32
3
32
32

6
2
0
0
0
0
3
5
2
63
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
10
4

1: 1
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
Yes (1), No (0)
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1

Value
6
2
No
No
No
No
3 interval
5 interval
2 SACCH
63 SACCH
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
10
4

Group
Thresholds

General HOC ParametersParameter Name

Range
DB Default Equation
2

Hopping cells

Hopping cells

Non-hopping cells

Non-hopping cells

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hoThresholdsLevDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsLevUL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualUL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsQualUL
px
nx
hoThresholdsInterferenceDL
px
nx
hoThresholdsInterferenceUL
px
nx
msDistanceHoThresholdParam
px
nx

-110
1
1
-110
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
-110
1
1
-110
1
1
0
1
1

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

-47
32
32
-47
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32
-47
32
32
-47
32
32
63
32
32

20
1
1
17
1
1
5
4
6
5
4
6
4
4
6
4
4
6
35
1
1
35
1
1
63
1
1

(DB value) -110

1: 1
1: 1
(DB value) -110
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
(DB value) -110
1: 1
1: 1
(DB value) -110
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1

Value
-90 dBm
1
1
-93 dBm
1
1
5
4
6
5
4
6
4
4
6
4
4
6
-75 dBm
1
1
-75 dBm
1
1
63
1
1

General POC Parameters1

Group

Parameter Name

BTS power control

Interval
Step sizes

powerCtrlEnabled
powerControlInterval
powerIncrStepsize
powerRedStepsize
rfMaxPowerReduction
pwrDecrLimitBand0
pwrDecrLimitBand1
pwrDecrLimitBand2
pwrDecrQualFactor
bsTxPwrMin
bsTxPwrMax
pcAveragingLevDL
weighting
pcAveragingLevUL
weighting
pcAveragingQualDL
weighting
pcAveragingQualUL
weighting

UL signal quality bands

Base station power range

Averaging windows

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Range
Yes
/
No
0
... 31
2,4 or 6
2 or 4
0
... 12
0
... 38
0
... 38
0
... 38
0
/
1
0
... 30
0
... 30
1
... 32
1
...
3
1
... 32
1
...
3
1
... 32
1
...
3
1
... 32
1
...
3

DB Default

Equation

Value

1
1
2
0
0
19
19
19
1
7/Plan
0/Plan
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1

Yes (1), No (0)

1:1
2 dB (0), 4dB (1), 6dB (2)
2dB (0), 4dB (1)
2*(DB value)
2*(DB value)
2*(DB value)
2*(DB value)
1:1
-2*(DB value)
-2*(DB value)
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1

Yes
1 sec
6 dB
2 dB
0 dB
38 dB
38 dB
38 dB
1
-14 dB
- 0 dB
4 SACCH
1
4 SACCH
1
1 SACCH
1
1 SACCH
1

Group
Thresholds

General POC Parameters2 DB Default Equation

Parameter Name
Range
pcLowerThresholdsLevDL
px
nx
pcLowerThresholdsLevUL
px
nx
pcLowerThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
pcLowerThresholdsQualUL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsLevDL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsLevUL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsQualDL
px
nx
pcUpperThresholdsQualUL
px
nx

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-110
1
1
-110
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
-110
1
1
-110
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

-47
32
32
-47
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32
-47
32
32
-47
32
32
7
32
32
7
32
32

23
1
1
20
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
40
3
4
40
3
4
0
3
4
0
3
4

DB value -110
1:1
1:1
DB value -110
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
DB value -110
1:1
1:1
DB value -110
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1

Value
-87 dBm
1
1
-90 dBm
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
-70 dBm
3
4
-70 dBm
3
4
0
32
32
0
32
32

General ADJE Parameters

ADJE Parameter - Group

Fast Moving MS in macro cell

Parameter Name
enableHoMarginLevQual
trhoTargetLevel
syncronised
hoLevelUmbrella
fastMovingThreshold
adjCellLayer

Cell area definition

Priority of the adjacent cell

Margins

rxLevMinCell
msTxPwrMaxCell *GSM*
msTxPwrMaxCell *DCS*
hoPriorityLevel
hoLoadFactor
hoMarginPBGT
hoMarginLev
hoMarginQual

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Range
Yes
-109
Yes
-110
0

/
...
/
...
...

DB Default
No
-47/ N
No
-47
255

N/SAME/LOWER/UPPER
-110
5
0
0
0
-24
-24
-24

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

-47
43
36
7
7
63
24
24

1
Plan
0
Plan
Plan
Plan
10
5
0
3
2
6
3
0

Equation

Value

Yes
Yes (1), No (0)
Plan
(DB value) -110
No
Yes (1), No (0)
Plan
(DB value) -110
Plan
1 : 1, 0: Not in use
Not used (0)
Same layer (1)
Plan
Upper layer (2)
Lower layer (3)
(DB value) -110 -100 dBm
33 dBm
43 -2*(DB value)
30 dBm
30 -2*(DB value)
3
1: 1
1
1: 1
6 dB
1: 1
3 dB
1: 1
0 dB
1: 1