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Contents
Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the feature of adjustment of adaptive timing advance of Huawei Global System
for Mobile communications (GSM) Base Station Subsystem (BSS).
Feature change: refers to the change in the adjustment of adaptive timing advance feature of a
specific product version.
Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not
described in the earlier version.
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3 Technical Description
3 Technical Description
By means of adjustment of adaptive timing advance, the TA offset of an MS can be reduced to +1 or -1
time length of a symbol.
In the GSM system, TDMA technology is applied over the Um interface. Each MS must transmit signals
in the assigned timeslot, and the BTS must receive the signals in the corresponding timeslot. Figure 3-1
shows the delay offset of signals received by the BTS when the MS is traveling away from position P1, to
P2, and then to P3.
It is assumed that the MS originally occupies timeslot 1 (TS1). That is, the signals transmitted by the MS
are expected to arrive at the BTS in TS1, as shown in Figure 3-1. When the MS is close to the BTS, the
transmission delay is short, and the BTS can receive signals from the MS right in TS1. As the MS travels
away from the BTS, the transmission delay is prolonged and the signals transmitted by the MS may
arrive at the BTS in a later TS if the TA is not adjusted. For example, as shown in Figure 3-1, when the
MS moves to P3, some signals from the MS arrive in TS2. These signals are overlapped by the signals
that are from other MSs and also arrive in TS2, and thus they cannot be decoded appropriately.
Figure 3-1 Signal reception with TA unchanged
Ts0 Ts1 Ts2 Ts3 Ts4 Ts5 Ts6 Ts7
P1
Ts1
P2
Ts2
Ts1
P3
Ts2
Ts1
Ts2
To avoid this problem, the base station subsystem (BSS) monitors the required transmission time of
each signal from the MS to the BTS and informs the moving MS of TA adjustment. Then, the MS
transmits signals with the adjusted TA. This ensures that all signals from the MS can be received by the
BTS in TS1, as shown in Figure 3-2.
A TA value ranges from 0 s to 233 s. The TA value affects the radio coverage of cells.
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P1
Ts1
P2
Ts2
Ts1
P3
Ts2
Ts1
Ts2
In the GSM system, the TA value is an integer ranging from 0 to 63. It refers to the time required for
transmitting 0- to 63-bit data. If the TA value is 0, the MS need not transmit signals in advance; if the TA
value is 63, the distance between the MS and the BTS is the maximum, that is, approximately 35 km. If
the MS transmits signals at a distance greater than 35 km, the signals arrive at the BTS in the next
timeslot and cannot be decoded appropriately. By means of adjustment of adaptive timing advance, the
TA offset of the MS can be reduced to +1 or -1 time length of a symbol. By setting Max TA, the BSC can
specify the maximum TA value of MSs in each cell. It is recommended that Max TA of MSs in common
cells be set to 62.
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4 Parameters
4 Parameters
This chapter describes the parameters related to AEC.
For the description of each parameter, see Table 4-1. For the default value, value ranges, and MML
commands of each parameter, see Table 4-2.
Table 4-1 Parameter description (1)
Parameter
Description
Max TA
Default
Value
GUI Value
Range
Actual
Value
Range
Unit
MML Command
Impact
Max TA
62
0~255
0~255
None
SET
GCELLBASICPARA
Cell
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5 Counters
5 Counters
For the counters,see the BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference.
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6 Glossary
6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
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7 Reference Documents
7 Reference Documents
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