BSSPAR1: Chapter 9

Dual Band Features

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Module Objectives
Explain how additional frequency bands are taken into use in a dual
band network
Describe shortly the architecture of a dual band network

Explain in detail the direct access to desired layer / band mechanism

(DADL/B)

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Capacity Expansion
(Dual Band)

Note! RG20 feature Merged P-& E-GSM900

890-915 MHz

935-960 MHz

1710-1785 MHz

1805-1880 MHz

BSC Supports: GSM 900/1800 (Europe/ETSI) or GSM 800/1800 or GSM 800/1900 (USA/ANSI)
Usually lower signal level for GSM 1800 cell
-> MS camps on GSM 900 cell
-> must be set less attractive
-> or MS must be handed over to GSM 1800 cell
BTS equipment
Flexi, Ultra, Metro, Talk, Insite

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Capacity Expansion
(Tri Band)

880890

890-915 MHz

925935

935-960 MHz

Classical GSM 900 (P-GSM) + Extended GSM 900 (E-GSM)

PGSM and EGSM band can be configured and used in the same BTS object (requires that
Common BCCH option is active)

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Capacity Expansion
MS Capability indication

MS indicates its frequency band capabilities and power capabilities in MS

Classmark3 information element
Information made available to BSS:
During call setup : Classmark Change message
Inter-BSS handover: Handover Request message from MSC
Intra-BSS handover: BSS maintains the information

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Capacity Expansion

(Dual Band Network Operation)

Parameter
multiBandCell (DBC)
multiCellBandReporting (MBR)

Y/N
0..3

earlySendingIndication (ESI)

Y/N

indicates cell as dual band cell

number of adjacent dual band cells taken
into account for measurement report
enables MS to send classmark 3 message
as early as possible

MSC
Handover for multi vendor equipment

DX 200

CM3

other BSS

NSN BSS

1800

900

900

900

Dual band MS
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Nokia GSM 900 <-> Nokia GSM 900

Nokia GSM 900 <-> Nokia GSM 1800
Nokia cell <-> other GSM 900 cell (controlled by
MSC)

Traffic Management

C2 Parameter

Direct Access to
Desired Layer/Band

Idle Mode

Call Setup

Umbrella or
PBGT handover

Dedicated mode
Advanced
Multilayer
Handling (AMH)

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FMMS Detect

Adjacent Cell Priorities

& Load Factors

DADL/B

Functionality
TCH allocation during call set up (SDCCH handover)
3rd priority
MS camped on 900
macrocell

900 Macro

MS camped on 900
microcell

2nd priority

900 Micro

2nd priority

900 Micro

Highest
Priority

Highest
Priority
1800

1800

Only Intra-BSC DADL/B handovers possible

Queuing is not allowed for DADL/B handover
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DADL/B
Triggering
MO
Class

Abbreviated
Name

Range And Step

Description

Default
value

BSC - MML
Name

ADCE

dadlbTargetC
ell

Y, N

Indicates the cell as a potential target for DADL/B.

DADL

BTS

btsLoadThres
hold

0...100 %, step 1 %

Threshold for the BTS to be considered overloaded to

trigger a HO from SDCCH to the TCH of other band

70%

BLT

cell load = 100 %

10

DR initiated
with / without
queuing

Btsloadthreshold <
cell load < 100 %

DADL/B
initiated

Cell load <=

btsloadthreshold

TCH allocated
from serving
cell

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DADL/B
(Execution)

Cell load exceeds btsLoadThreshold during call set up but

not 100 %

Estimation of RX levels of adjacent DADL/B target cells

Ranking of adjacent cells as usual on the basis of

hoPriorityLevel, hoLoadFactor, btsLoadThreshold

Check of adjacent cells with condition

AV_RXLEV_NCELL > hoLevelUmbrella

Adjacent DADL/B cell with sufficient RX level

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Yes

No

DADL/B handover

See next slide

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DADL/B
Timing

Neighbour cell reporting

MinTimeLimitDR

DADL/B uses same

timers as directed
retry

DADL/B handover
success

TCH allocated from DADL/B

target cell

DADL/B handover
failure

TCH allocation from

serving cell
Serving cell in real TCH congestion.
DR attempt with or without queuing

DADL/B handover
candidate selection fails

TCH allocation from

serving cell
Serving cell in real TCH congestion.
DR attempt with or without queuing

DADL/B
triggered

MaxTimeLimitDR
Time
Maximum allowed time for
DADL/B handover expires

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