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ZGO-04-02-007 AMR Radio Link Timers

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ZGO-04-02-007 AMR Radio Link Timers

ZGO-04-02-007 AMR Radio Link Timers

Version V1.00 Date 2010-10-30 Author Approved By Remarks Not open to the Third Party

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 2 2.1 2.2 3 4 4.1 4.2 5 5.1 5.2 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 7 8 Feature Property ............................................................................................. 1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1 Feature Introduction.......................................................................................... 1 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................ 2 Technical Description .................................................................................... 2 Parameters and Configuration....................................................................... 3 Parameters List ................................................................................................ 3 Parameter Configuration ................................................................................... 4 Related Counters and Alarms ........................................................................ 5 Related Counters .............................................................................................. 5 Related Alarms ................................................................................................. 6 Engineering Guide .......................................................................................... 6 Application Scenario ......................................................................................... 6 Configuration Description.................................................................................. 6 Impact on the Network ...................................................................................... 6 Abbreviation.................................................................................................... 6 Reference Document ...................................................................................... 7

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FIGURES
Figure 4-1 Cell basic parameter 2 Configuration Interface.................................................... 5

TABLES
Table 4-1 Parameters List .................................................................................................... 3 Table 5-1 Related Counters ................................................................................................. 5

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Feature Property
IBSC version: [iBSC V6.20] BTS version: [independent of BTS software and hardware] Attribute: [optional functions] NEs involved NE Name MS BTS BSC MSC MGW SGSN GGSN HLR Involved or Not Special Requirement

Dependency: [Enable this function after the AMR function is enabled] Mutual exclusion: [None] Remarks: None

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2.1

Overview
Feature Introduction
With the introduction of the AMR, the reliability of the voice encoding has been improved greatly. In the common voice encoding mode, the wireless quality is so poor as to make the voice service intolerable to the user, resulting in abnormal termination of the conversation; in the AMR encoding mode, the voice service quality is tolerable to the user

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under similar wireless quality and does not lead to abnormal termination of the conversation. Therefore, if the common voice encoding mode and the AMR encoding mode adopt the same wireless link timer, it may lead to voice channel abnormal release when the signal quality is poor. This is obviously unreasonable. Therefore, it is necessary to configure a wireless link timer for the common voice encoding and the AMR encoding. The introduction of the AMR wireless link timer can reduce the call drop rate when the AMR voice encoding is adopted and make the voice quality match the signaling quality.

2.2

Correlation with Other Features

This feature correlates with the following features: ZGO-01-01-003 Adaptive Multi-Rate(AMR) Codec

Details are as follows: The relation between this feature and AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate): The feature is based on a feature of the AMR. To use this feature, ensure that the AMR function is enabled.

Technical Description
The wireless link timer is used to evaluate the quality of a wireless link and is one of the wireless link control parameters. This chapter describes the wireless link timer based on the MS and the BSS: The MS obtains the wireless link timer parameters from the BCCH and the SACCH channels, and includes the parameters as a part of the wireless link management. In the MS, there is counter S. The initial value of the counter is RADIO_LINK_TIMEOUT. When the MS cannot resolve the SACCH message (BFI = 1), the value of the counter decreases by 1. On the contrary, when the MS can resolve the SACCH message, the value of the counter increases by 2. When the value of timer S reaches RADIO_LINK_TIMEOUT, the value decreases to 0 and timer S reports wireless link failure. The value of counter S actually reflects the quality of a wireless link. The timer is

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irrelevant to voice encoding, but depends on RADIO_LINK_TIMEOUT and wireless link quality (namely quality of the SACCH channel). For the BSS, the BTS can judge whether a wireless link fails according to two standards: uplink SACCH error rate and RXLEV/RXQUAL based measurement value. Which mode should be adopted can be configured in the daemon. When the SACCH error rate is used as the criteria of judging whether a connection fails, the BTS uses the value of the RadioLkTimeout parameter and a process that are the same as those of the MS. This can avoid judgment criteria inconsistency between the uplink direction and downlink direction. Meanwhile, the receive electrical level threshold and receive quality threshold are invalid. The wireless link timer can be configured for the FR, HR, AMR FR, and AMR HR respectively in the OMCR according to the network conditions and operation policies. The BTS controls the wireless link when a call is set up or encoding switchover takes place. The wireless link timer of AMR FR can be configured when Bss detects the maximum value of the wireless link fault counter AMR FR; the wireless link timer of AMR HR can be configured when the Bss detects the maximum value AMR HR of the wireless link fault timer S.

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4.1

Parameters and Configuration

Parameters List
Table 4-1 Parameters List Bss Radio Link Timer's Max Value for AMR FR Bug AMR FR Fault detection period in AMR-FR channel. Withinthis period, pick Description average value through s times of measurement, and judge link fault threshold, to dertermine whether the channel is failed.

Full name Abbreviation

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Management Object Value Range Unit Default Full name Abbreviation

Cell 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64 None 64 Bss Radio Link Timer's Max Value for AMR HR Bug AMR HR Fault detection period in AMR-HR channel. Within this period, pick

Description

average value through s times of measurement, and judge link fault threshold, to dertermine whether the channel is failed.

Management Object Value Range Unit Default

Cell 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64 None 64

4.2

Parameter Configuration

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Figure 4-1

Cell basic parameter 2 Configuration Interface

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5.1

Related Counters and Alarms

Related Counters
Table 5-1 Related Counters What It Counts Number of SDCCH drops due to radio link failure Number of signaling TCH/F drops due to radio link failure Number of data TCH/F drops due to radio link failure Number of signaling TCH/H drops due to radio link failure Number of data TCH/H drops due to radio link failure

Counter ID C901070002 C901070009 C901070023 C901070030 C901070044

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5.2

Related Alarms
None.

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6.1

Engineering Guide
Application Scenario
This feature is applied in the scenario where the AMR function is enabled, that is, the parameter must be configured for the engineering scenario where the AMR function is enabled. In remote areas where signals are rather weak, configure a wireless link timer with relatively large AMR to protect against call drop; in the downtown areas where coverage is very good, configure a wireless link timer with relatively small AMR to save system resources.

6.2

Configuration Description
This feature does not involve the adjustment of the iBSC and BTS hardware.

6.3

Impact on the Network

Impact on the network The feature reduces the call drop rate when the AMR voice encoding is adopted and enables the voice quality match the signaling quality. Impact on the NE The feature does not affect the capacity of iBSC and BTS.

Abbreviation
Abbreviations Full Characteristics

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3GPP GSM BSC BTS MS HR FR SACCH AMR BCCH TCH

3rd Generation Partnership Project Global System for Mobile communications Base Station Controller Base Transceiver Station Mobile Station Half Rate Full Rate Slow Associated Control Channel Adaptive Multi Rate Broadcast Control Channel Traffic Channel

Reference Document
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