Multi-carrier Strategy

Multi-carrier Strategy

Multi-carrier Strategy
Version

Date

Author

Approved By

Remarks

V0.1

27-04-2011

Fulei Liu

Create

V0.2

5-5-2011

Fulei Liu

Put IOT strategy between

ZTE RNC and other vendors
with Iur in section 5.2.

V0.3

10-5-2011

Fulei Liu

Add the comparison of ZTE

strategy in chapter 2 and
current network strategy in
chapter 3 to chapter 3.4.

V0.4

16-5-2011

Fulei Liu

Update Cons of ZTE strategy

in chapter 3.4.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1

OVERVIEW......................................................................................5

ZTE MULTI-CARRIER OPERATION......................................................6

2.1

Scenario.................................................................................................... 6

2.2

Strategy..................................................................................................... 6

2.2.1 Operation Intra 3G.................................................................................6

2.2.2 Operation between 3G and GSM............................................................8
2.3
3

Parameters................................................................................................ 9

MULTI-CARRIER STRATEGY IN CURRENT NETWORK..........................15

3.1

Scenario..................................................................................................15

3.2

Strategy................................................................................................... 15

3.2.1 Operation Intra 3G...............................................................................15

3.2.2 Operation between 3G and GSM..........................................................16

3.3

Parameters..............................................................................................16

3.4

Comparison.............................................................................................18

INTERWORKING WITH OTHER VENDORS.........................................20

4.1

Scenario..................................................................................................20

4.1.1 Intra-frequency Scenario......................................................................20

4.1.2 Inter-frequency Scenario......................................................................21

4.2

Strategy................................................................................................... 22

4.3

Parameters..............................................................................................24

APPENDIX....................................................................................24
5.1

Multi-carrier strategy after swap..............................................................25

5.1.1 Scenario............................................................................................... 25
5.1.2 Strategy............................................................................................... 25
5.1.3 Parameter............................................................................................ 26
5.2

Interworking with other vendors with Iur.................................................27

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FIGURES
Figure 1

Multi-carrier operation of the entire network..................................................................

Figure 2

Multi-carrier operation intra 3G.....................................................................................

Figure 3

Multi-carrier operation between 3G and 2G..................................................................

Figure 4

Multi-carrier operation in current network....................................................................

Figure 5

Intra-frequency operation with other vendors..............................................................

Figure 6

1st Inter-frequency operation with other vendors........................................................

Figure 7

2nd Inter-frequency operation with other vendors.......................................................

Figure 8

Multi-carrier strategy after swap..................................................................................

TABLES
Table 1

Related parameter of cell configuration........................................................................

Table 2

Related parameter of 3G cell reselection....................................................................

Table 3

Related parameter of 2G cell reselection....................................................................

Table 4

Related parameter of load and service balance..........................................................

Table 5

Related parameter of inter-frequency and inter-RAT handover...................................

Table 6

Parameter Settings for ZTE-SRNC to ZTE-DRNC......................................................

Table 7

Related parameter of cell configuration......................................................................

Table 8

Related parameter of load and service balance..........................................................

Table 9

Strategy for Intra-frequency between ZTE and Ericsson/HW without Iur....................

Table 10

Strategy for Inter-frequency between ZTE and Ericsson/HW without Iur....................

Table 11

Related parameter of cell configuration......................................................................

Table 12

Strategy for Intra-frequency between ZTE and Ericsson/HW with Iur.........................

Table 13

Strategy for Inter-frequency between ZTE and Ericsson/HW with Iur.........................

Table 14

Parameter Settings for ZTE-SRNC to Ericsson/HW-DRNC........................................

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1 Overview
Chapter 2 provides ZTE multi-carrier strategy, which is used during swap.

Chapter 3 provides multi-carrier strategy of current network, which is implemented by

ZTE configuration.

Chapter 4 presents the IOT strategy between ZTE RNC and other vendors without
Iur.

In the appendix, the multi-carrier strategy after swap is proposed in section 5.1. The
IOT strategy between ZTE RNC and other vendors with Iur is put in section 5.2.
During swap, two multi-carrier strategies are provided in chapter 2 and chapter 3,
ZTE proposes to use ZTE strategy in chapter 2. Which strategy, in chapter 4 or in
chapter 5.2, will be chosen is depended on the test result.

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2 ZTE Multi-carrier operation

2.1 Scenario

Figure 1

Multi-carrier operation of the entire network

2.2 Strategy
2.2.1 Operation Intra 3G

Figure 2

Multi-carrier operation intra 3G

1) Camping and cell reselection

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F1, F2 and F3 are all access layer. UE can camp on any of them according to cells
signal quality.

2) Load sharing and traffic distribution

Since three carriers can support R99+HSPA, the load balance is implemented by
inter-frequency cell reselection in idle mode, and there is no service balance.

3) Handover
(a) UE can play intra-frequency handover on each layer F1/F2/F3.
(b) At the boundary of F2/F3, UE hands over to F1.

4) Iur strategy between ZTE SRNC and ZTE DRNC

The intra-frequency and inter-frequency handover strategies via Iur for all kinds of
services are shown below.

Strategy for Intra-frequency between ZTE and ZTE with Iur

Services
CS

ZTE <=> ZTE

(AMR SHO, relocation

12.2kbps)
R99 PS
HSPA
Voice+R99
Voice+HSPA
Video

SHO, relocation
SHO, relocation
SHO, relocation
SHO, relocation
SHO, relocation

Strategy for Inter-frequency between ZTE and ZTE with Iur

Services
CS

ZTE <=> ZTE

(AMR HHO, Ue involved relocation

12.2kbps)
R99 PS
HSPA
Voice+R99
Voice+HSPA
Video
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2.2.2 Operation between 3G and GSM

Figure 3

Multi-carrier operation between 3G and 2G

1) Operation between ZTE F1 and GSM

(a) In IDLE mode, when F1 coverage is bad, UE reselects to GSM. When F1
coverage becomes good, UE reselects back to F1.
(b) For voice call, when F1 coverage is bad, UE can handover to GSM. When UE
finishes its voice call in GSM, it reselects back to ZTE F1
(c) For video call, if both RNC and CN allow video call fallback to CS 12.2k, and UE
has this function too, video call can fall back to CS and then hand over to GSM.
Otherwise, video call will drop and cannot hand over to GSM. By default, ZTE RNC
allow video call fall back to CS.
(d) For R99 PS, UE can handover to GSM. R99 PS services can reselect back to F1
when the coverage of F1 is good

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(e) For HSPA, by ZTE default, HSDPA compressed mode is activated and can go to
GSM directly; While HSUPA falls back to DCH, and compressed mode is activated
and then goes to GSM. There are two parameters to control that.

The neighboring relations between F1 and GSM,

Both GSM900 and GSM1800 exist, F1 configures GSM900 and GSM1800.
GSM900 only exist, F1 configures GSM900.
GSM1800 only exist, F1 configures GSM1800

2) Operation from ZTE F2/F3 to GSM

In some cases, F1 does not have good coverage, so UE need reselect or hand over
to GSM.

2.3 Parameters
Notes: (1) The value not presented in tables below uses ZTE default value.

Table 1
ZTE parameter

Related parameter of cell configuration

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

0: Not Support

3: Support

3: Support

3: Support HSUPA

HSUPA and

HSUPA ,

HSUPA , HSDPA

, HSDPA and

HSDPA;

HSDPA and

and DCH;

DCH;

1: Support HSDPA

DCH;

name
HspaSptMeth

and DCH;
2: Support HSDPA
only;
3: Support
HSUPA , HSDPA
and DCH;
4: Support HSUPA
and HSDPA
ShareCover

0: Neighbor

F1-> co-

F2-> co-sector

F3-> co-sector

1: Overlap

sector

F1/F3:

F1/F2:

2: Covers

F2/F3:

1: Overlap

1: Overlap;

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3: Contained in

1: Overlap
(At the boundary)

(At the boundary)

F2->not-co-

F3->not-co-sector

sector F1: 0:

F1: 0: Neighbor

Neighbor
Statemode

0: Idle State Only

F1-> co-

F2-> co-sector

F3-> co-sector

1: Cell_DCH State

sector

F1/F3: 0

F1/F2: 0

Only

F2/F3: 0

2: Connected

(At the boundary)

(At the boundary)

State, Non-

F2->not-co-

F3->not-co-sector

Cell_DCH

sector F1: 6

F1: 6

3: Idle State +
Cell_DCH State
4: Idle State +
Connected State,
Non-Cell_DCH
5: Cell_DCH State
+ Connected State,
Non-Cell_DCH
6: Idle State +
Cell_DCH State+
Connected State,
Non-Cell_DCH

Table 2
ZTE

Related parameter of 3G cell reselection

parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

1: CPICH Ec/No

1:

1:

1:

2: CPICH RSCP

Ec/No

Ec/No

Ec/No

0: False

0: False

0: False

0: False

10dB

10dB

10dB

1: True

1: True

1: True

Step

0dB

0dB

0dB

step

-18dB(current

18dB(current

18dB(current

network -17dB)

network

network

name
QualMeas
SInterSearchPre

CPICH

CPICH

CPICH

1: True
Sintersearch

(0..20

)dB

Step

2dB
OtherRATInfoPre

0: False
1: True

SSearchRat

(0..20

)dB

2dB
Qqualmin

(-24..0)dB
1dB

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ZTE

parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

-17dB)

-17dB)

-115dBm

-115dBm

-115dBm

10dB(current

10dB

10dB(current

network 4dB)

(current

network 4dB)

name

QRxLevMin

(-115..-25)dBm
Step2dBm

Qhyst1s

(0..40)dB

step2

dB

network 4dB)
Qhyst2s

(0..40)dB

step2

2dB

2dB

2dB

0dB

0dB

>F2/F3)

(F2>F1/F3)

(F3>F1/F2)

0dB

0dB

0dB

(HW:0dB)

(HW:0dB)

(HW:0dB)

(E: 7dB)

(E: 7dB)

(E: 7dB)

(F1->GSM)

(F2->GSM)

(F3->GSM)

0dB

0dB

0dB

(F1->F2/F3)

(F2>F1/F3)

(F3>F1/F2)

dB
Qoffset1SNSib11

(-50..50)dB

Qoffset2SNSib11

Table 3

0dB

(-50..50)dB

(F1-

Related parameter of 2G cell reselection

Parameter name

Range

GSM->3G

Qsearch_I

[0..15]

7(has

0 = - 98 dBm, 1 = - 94 dBm,

neighbor);

15(do

not

6 = - 74 dBm, 7 = always

have

3G

8 = - 78 dBm, 9 = - 74 dBm,

neighbor)

3G

,
14 = - 54 dBm, 15 = never
FDD_Qoffset

[0..15]

0 = always
1 = -28 dB, 2 = -24 dB, , 15
= 28 dB
FDD_Qmin

[0..7]

7= -12dB

0= -20dB, 1= -6dB, 2= -18dB,

3= -8dB, 4= -16dB, 5= -10dB,
6= -14dB, 7= -12dB

Table 4

Related parameter of load and service balance

ZTE parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

name
InitRrcLBSw

0:Off

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ZTE parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

name
1: Inter-frequency Switch On
RabAssLBSw

0: Off

1: Inter- frequency Switch On

2: Inter-system Switch On
3:Inter-frequency

and

Inter-

system Switch On
CallHoldLBSw

0: Off
1: Inter-frequency Switch On
2: Inter-system Switch On
3: Inter-frequency and Intersystem Switch On

InitRrcSBSw

0: Off
1: On

RabAssSBSw

0:Off
1: On

CallHoldSBSw

0:Off
1: On

Table 5
ZTE

Related parameter of inter-frequency and inter-RAT handover

Range

F1

F2/F3

NonIntraM

0 Ec/No

2: Ec/No and RSCP

2: Ec/No and RSCP

easQuan

1 RSCP
2: Only Inter RAT

3: Inter Frequency Is

parameter
name

2: Ec/No and RSCP

IfOrRatHo

0: Turn off Inter-frequency and

Swch

Inter-RAT Handover

Prior to Inter RAT

1: Only Inter Frequency

2: Only Inter RAT
3: Inter Frequency Is Prior to Inter
RAT
InterHoTac

0: Algorithm Deciding

tic

1: 2A Event Trigger

1: 2A Event Trigger

2: 2B Event Trigger
3: 2C Event Trigger
InterMeas

0: UE Period Report Parameters

CfgNote

for CPICH Ec/No

3: UE Inter-frequency Event

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ZTE

Range

F1

F2/F3

2D/2F:

2D/2F:

Voice:
2D: -100dBm/14dB
2F:
-97dBm/11dB
PS:
2D: -110dBm/15dB
2F:
-107dBm/12dB

Voice:
2D:
14dB
2F:
11dB
PS:
2D:
14dB
2F:
11dB

2E

parameter
name
Report Parameters for CPICH
Ec/No
4: UE Period Report Parameters
for CPICH RSCP
7: UE Inter-frequency Event
Report Parameters for CPICH
RSCP
8: UE Inter-frequency Event
Report Parameters for CPICH
Ec/No(GSM)
9: UE Inter-frequency Event
Report Parameters for CPICH
RSCP(GSM)
ThreshUse

CPICH RSCP: (-115..-25 )dBm

dFreq

step 1dBm
CPICH Ec/No: (-24..0) dB step
1dB

ThreshNo

CPICH RSCP: (-115..-25 )dBm

UsedFreq

step 1dBm
1dB

TrigTime

(0, 0.5..14.5)dB step 0.5dB

-92dBm/-

-95dBm/-92dBm/-

Voice/PS:
2E: -97 dBm/14dB

CPICH Ec/No: (-24..0) dB step

Hysteresis

-95dBm/-

2D/2F:

2A/2D/2F/2E:

2D: 2dB
2F: 2dB

2A: 4dB
2D: 2dB
2E: 4dB
2F: 2dB

(0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120,

2D/2F:

2A/2D/2F/2E:

160, 200, 240, 320, 640, 1280,

2D/2F: 640 ms

2A: 100ms

2560, 5000)ms

2E: 100ms
2D/2F: 640 ms

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ZTE

Range

F1

F2/F3

GsmShare

0: Neighbor;

0: Neighbor (not-co-

0: Neighbor (not-co-

Cover

1: Overlap;

site)

site)

2: Covers;

1: Overlap(co-site)

1: Overlap(co-site)

1: 3A Event Trigger

1: 3A Event Trigger

CPICH RSCP: (-115..-25 )dBm

3A:

3A:

step 1dBm

Voice/PS
3A: -95 dBm/14dB

Voice/PS
3A: -95 dBm/14dB

CPICH RSCP: (-115..-25 )dBm

3A:

3A:

step 1dBm

Voice/PS
3A: -102 dBm

Voice/PS
3A: -102 dBm

HsdpaCm

0: Serial

1: Parallel

1: Parallel

AssoMode

1: Parallel

HsupaCm

0: Serial

0: Serial

0: Serial

AssoMode

1: Parallel

Cs64RbM

0: Not Support SCUDIF

1: Support SCUDIF,

1: Support SCUDIF,

odeSwch

1: Support SCUDIF, CS64 Service

CS64

CS64

Established by a RB

Established by a RB

parameter
name

3: Contained in
RatHoTacti

0: Algorithm Deciding

1: 3A Event Trigger
2: 3C Event Trigger

Thresh

ThreshSys

Table 6

Service

Service

Established by a RB

Parameter Settings for ZTE-SRNC to ZTE-DRNC

ZTE parameter name

Name on the Interface

ZTE<=>
ZTE

Default
Value

RncFeatSwitch0

Hard-handover With Relocation

RncFeatSwitch1

Support

Interface

Iur Interface

HSDPA

Iur

Process
RncFeatSwitch2

Support HSUPA
Process

RncFeatSwitch4

Support Hard Handover DSCR

RncFeatSwitch7

Use DSCR for PS service when

UE all RLs need moved to DRNC

RNCFeatSwitch10

Support

UE

not

Involved

Relocation for CS Service

RNCFeatSwitch11

Support

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Relocation for PS Service

Notes: Parameters in table 6 can be used for intra- and inter-frequency with
Iur scenarios.

3 Multi-carrier strategy in current network

3.1 Scenario

Figure 4

Multi-carrier operation in current network

3.2 Strategy
3.2.1 Operation Intra 3G
1) Camping in idle mode
F1 is the access layer. UE can camp on F1 only.
F2 and F3 are barred. No UE can access to them.
In this case, only F1 works in idle mode.

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2) Load sharing and traffic distribution

F1 supports R99+HSPA and it is set as R99 preferred.
F2 and F3 support R99+HSPA and they are set as HS preferred.

Since all three carriers support R99+HSPA and F1 is access layer, load balance
feature needs to be activated. Due to traffic of R99 and HS are distributed to different
carriers, service balance also needs to be used.

In current network, HS redirection happens during RAB assignment. Therefore,

during 1st RAB assignment, the behavior of each category of UE on F1 are listed
below,
When R99 UE initiates voice call or R99 PS, it stays on F1.
When R5/R6+ UE initiate CS only, it will be kept on F1. When R5/R6+ UE initiate
HS only, it might be moved from F1 to F2/F3 depending on the load of F1/F2/F3.
If R5/R6+ UE with HS on F2/F3 initials another CS RAB, the UE with multi-RAB
will be kept on F2/F3 and does not handover to F1. If UE releases HS first, then
UE with CS only will not be moved to F1 by ZTE default.

3) Handover
Refer to section 2.2.1.

4) Iur strategy between ZTE SRNC and ZTE DRNC

Refer to section 2.2.1.

3.2.2 Operation between 3G and GSM

Refer to section 2.2.2.

3.3 Parameters
Notes: Other parameters refer to section 2.3.

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Table 7
ZTE

Related parameter of cell configuration

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

CellBarredIn

1: Barred

2: Not Barred

TBarred

(10,20,40,80,160,320,640,1280)

10s

10s

10s

0: Not Support HSUPA and

3:

3: Support

3: Support

HSDPA;

Support

HSUPA , HSDPA

HSUPA , HSDPA

1: Support HSDPA and DCH;

HSUPA ,

and DCH;

and DCH;

2: Support HSDPA only;

HSDPA

3: Support HSUPA , HSDPA and

and

DCH;

DCH;

parameter
name

s
HspaSptMeth

4: Support HSUPA and HSDPA

ShareCover

0: Neighbor

F1-> co-

F2-> co-sector

F3-> co-sector F1

1: Overlap

sector

F1:

1: Overlap;

2: Covers

F2/F3:

1: Overlap

3: Contained in

1:

(At the boundary)

Overlap

(At the boundary)

F3->not-co-sector

F2->not-co-

F1: 0: Neighbor

sector F1: 0:
Neighbor
Statemode

0: Idle State Only

F1-> co-

F2-> co-sector

F3-> co-sector

1: Cell_DCH State Only

sector

F1: 0

F1: 0

2: Connected State, Non-

F2/F3: 1

Cell_DCH

(At the boundary)

(At the boundary)

3: Idle State + Cell_DCH State

F2->not-co-

F3->not-co-sector

4: Idle State + Connected State,

sector F1: 6

F1: 6

Non-Cell_DCH
5: Cell_DCH State + Connected
State, Non-Cell_DCH
6: Idle State + Cell_DCH State+
Connected State, Non-Cell_DCH

Table 8

Related parameter of load and service balance

ZTE parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

name

InitRrcLBSw

0:Of

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ZTE parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

name

1:
Inter-frequency
Switch On
RabAssLBS
w

0: Of
1:
Interfrequency
Switch On
2: Inter-system Switch
On
3:Inter-frequency and
Inter-system Switch On

CallHoldLBS
w

0: Of
1:
Inter-frequency
Switch On
2: Inter-system Switch
On
3: Inter-frequency and
Inter-system
Switch
On

DlLdBalPwrSw

0: Of

(0..100%) step 1%

100%

0%

0%

(0..100%)

80%

80%

80%

(0..100%)

5%

0%

0%

InitRrcSBSw

0: Of
1: On

RabAssSBS
w

0:Of
1: On

CallHoldSBS
w

0:Of
1: On

PrefTrafType

Bit0=0/1:

Bit0=1

Bit0=0

Bit0=0

ch
LdBalCdSwch

1: On
0: Of
1: On

UlLdBalPwrSw
ch
LdBalHsSwch

0: Of
1: On
0: Of
1: On

DlLdBalHsWei
ght
DlLdHsThdHs
d
ExtraCDeltaH
sTrd

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ZTE parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

Bit1=1
Bit2=0
Bit3~B
it7=0

Bit1=0
Bit2=1
Bit3~B
it7=0

Bit1=0
Bit2=1
Bit3~Bit
7=0

name

Preferred /
Bit1=0/1:
Preferred
Preferred
Bit2=0/1:
Preferred
Preferred
Bit3~Bit7:
fixed to 0
CsHo4MulRab
Swch

CS Preferred
R99 PS No
/ R99 PS
HS PS
/ HS

No
PS

Reversed,

0:Of
1: On

3.4 Comparison
This chapter presents the pros and cons of ZTE strategy in chapter 2 and current
network strategy in chapter 3.

Pros
1. Idle mode: three carriers can absorb

Cons
Compared with Current network strategy,

strategy users, especially, at the airport or

co sector F2 and F3 are required to have

ZTE

harbor, operators has more chance to neighboring relations with each other in
attract users.
2.

CELL_DCH:

this strategy.
No

RRC

or

RAB

redirection (Load/service balance), no

impact on user successful access rate
and no blind handover call drop
3. Result: number of users on each
carrier is almost same. The load is
almost balanced on each carrier.
4.

This

network

structure

is

not

influenced by traffic and UE type

changes and can be used in many
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different

situations.

For

example,

currently, voice is more and PS is less;

but in future, voice decreases and PS
increases.
5.

Use

case:

several

commercial

networks choose it, for example, in

Current

Europe and HK.

Load can be balanced from F1 to F2

1. Idle mode: Since F2 and F3 are barred,

network

and F3.

only F1 can be used to absorb users.

strategy Service can be redirected to F2 and F3.

2. Since F2 and F3 are barred, UE will

periodically try to camp on F2/F3 and read
F2/F3

system

information,

and

later

reselect to F1, which is controlled by a

timer

(Tbarred).

consumes

In

powers

this
to

case,

make

UE

useless

behavior. Moreover, it is need to test and

check whether all categories of UE can
make

correct

behavior

after

reading

Barred.
3. CELL_DCH: During RAB assignment,
there is service redirection which is blind
handover and will impact inter-frequency
call drop rate.
4. If voice is more than PS in current
network,

F1

might

be

easy

to

be

congested and more voice need to be

redirected to F2/F3 which increase call
drop

rate.

Moreover,

when

Voice

redirection occurs and if UEA1 encryption

is enabled, water sound occurs.
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4 Interworking with other vendors

4.1 Scenario
Since the whole network is swapped cluster by cluster, the scenarios that intra- or
inter- frequency operations may exist between ZTE and Ericsson/HW.

4.1.1 Intra-frequency Scenario

One typical scenario of intra-frequency operations is shown below.

UMTS 2100 F3
R99+HSPA

E/H RNC

ZTE RNC

UMTS 2100 F2
R99+HSPA
UMTS 2100 F1
R99+HSPA

Intra-frequency handover with other vendor

E/H UMTS 2100 F3

ZTE UMTS 2100 F3

E/H UMTS 2100 F2

ZTE UMTS 2100 F2

E/H UMTS 2100 F1

ZTE UMTS 2100 F1

Figure 5

Intra-frequency operation with other vendors

4.1.2 Inter-frequency Scenario

Two typical scenarios of inter-frequency operations are shown below.

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UMTS 2100 F3
R99+HSPA

E/H RNC

ZTE RNC

UMTS 2100 F2
R99+HSPA
UMTS 2100 F1
R99+HSPA

Intra-frequency handover with other vendor

Inter-frequency handover with other vendor
E/H UMTS 2100 F3

ZTE UMTS 2100 F3

E/H UMTS 2100 F2

ZTE UMTS 2100 F2

E/H UMTS 2100 F1

ZTE UMTS 2100 F1

Figure 6

UMTS 2100 F3
R99+HSPA

1st Inter-frequency operation with other vendors

E/H RNC

ZTE RNC

UMTS 2100 F2
R99+HSPA
UMTS 2100 F1
R99+HSPA

Intra-frequency handover with other vendor

Inter-frequency handover with other vendor
E/H UMTS 2100 F3

ZTE UMTS 2100 F3

E/H UMTS 2100 F2

ZTE UMTS 2100 F2

E/H UMTS 2100 F1

ZTE UMTS 2100 F1

Figure 7

2nd Inter-frequency operation with other vendors

4.2 Strategy
The strategy between ZTE and Ericsson/HW will use operation without Iur, that is to
say, Iur interface is deactivated between ZTE RNC and Ericsson/HW RNC. It should
be pointed that strategies below depend on test results. Some in tables might be

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modified according to test results because it also depends on the software version of
other vendors.

Table 9

Services

Strategy for Intra-frequency between ZTE and Ericsson/HW without Iur

ZTE
Ericsson
(AMRHHO,

Voice

=>ZTE<=

ZTE=> HW

ZTE<=HW

Ericsson
HHO,

HHO,

HHO,

12.2kbps)

Ue involved

Ue involved

Ue involved

Ue involved

R99 PS

relocation
DSCR

relocation
DSCR

relocation
HHO,

relocation
HHO,

Ue involved

Ue involved

relocation
relocation
Fall back to DCHFall back to DCH &

HSPA

DSCR

Voice+R99

& relocation
relocation
Cs release, PsCs release, PsUe
involvedUe
involved
DSCR

DSCR

DSCR

relocation

relocation

Ps release, CsPs release, Cs

Voice+HSPA

relocation
relocation
Cs release, PsCs release, PsFall back to DCH Fall back to DCH &
DSCR

DSCR

& Ue involved

Ps release, CsPs release, Csrelocation

relocation
HHO,

Video

Table 10

Services
Voice
12.2kbps)

relocation
UeHHO,

involved

involved

relocation

relocation

Ue involved
relocation

UeHHO, Ue involvedHHO, Ue involved

relocation

relocation

Strategy for Inter-frequency between ZTE and Ericsson/HW without Iur

ZTE => Ericsson ZTE<= Ericsson ZTE=> HW

(AMRHHO,

UeHHO,

UeHHO,

ZTE<=HW
UeHHO,

involved

involved

involved

involved

relocation

relocation

relocation

relocation

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R99 PS

DSCR

DSCR

HHO,

UeHHO,

involved

HSPA

DSCR

involved

relocation
Fall back

DSCR

DCH

&

involved
Voice+R99

HHO

relocation
toFall back
UeDCH

&

to
Ue

involved

relocation
relocation
Ue
involvedUe
involved

HHO

Cs release, PsPs DSCR

DSCR

Ue

relocation

relocation

Cs relocation

Ps release, Cs

Voice+HSPA

relocation
HHO

HHO

Cs release, PsPs DSCR

DSCR

Cs relocation

Ps release, Cs
Video

relocation
Ue
involvedUe
relocation

Fall

back

toFall

back

to

DCH

&

UeDCH

&

Ue

involved

involved

relocation

relocation

involvedUe

relocation

involvedUe

relocation

involved

relocation

4.3 Parameters
Intra-frequency handover parameters refer to current network.
Inter-frequency handover parameters refer to table 5.

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5.1 Multi-carrier strategy after swap

5.1.1 Scenario

Figure 8

Multi-carrier strategy after swap

5.1.2 Strategy
A. Intra 3G
1) Camping and cell reselection
F1, F2 and F3 are all access layer. UE can camp on any of them according to cells
signal quality.

2) Load sharing and traffic distribution

Since three carriers can support R99+HSPA, the load balance is implemented by
inter-frequency cell reselection in idle mode, and there is no service balance.

3) Handover
(a) UE can play intra-frequency handover on each layer F1/F2/F3.

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(b) At the boundary of F3, UE hands over to F1, which is as same as that during
swap in section 2.2.1.In this way, there is no need to modify inter-frequency
neighboring relations.
B. Between 3G and 2G
Refer to section 2.2.2.

5.1.3 Parameter

Table 11
ZTE parameter

Related parameter of cell configuration

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

0: Not Support

3: Support

3: Support

3: Support HSUPA

HSUPA and

HSUPA ,

HSUPA , HSDPA

, HSDPA and

HSDPA;

HSDPA and

and DCH;

DCH;

1: Support HSDPA

DCH;

name
HspaSptMeth

and DCH;
2: Support HSDPA
only;
3: Support
HSUPA , HSDPA
and DCH;
4: Support HSUPA
and HSDPA
ShareCover

0: Neighbor

F1-> co-

F2-> co-sector

F3-> co-sector

1: Overlap

sector

F1/F3:

F1/F2:

2: Covers

F2/F3:

1: Overlap

1: Overlap;

3: Contained in

1: Overlap
(At the boundary)
F3->not-co-sector
F1: 0: Neighbor

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ZTE parameter

Range

ZTE F1

ZTE F2

ZTE F3

0: Idle State Only

F1-> co-

F2-> co-sector

F3-> co-sector

1: Cell_DCH State

sector

F1/F3: 0

F1/F2: 0

Only

F2/F3: 0

name
Statemode

2: Connected

(At the boundary)

State, Non-

F3->not-co-sector

Cell_DCH

F1: 6

3: Idle State +
Cell_DCH State
4: Idle State +
Connected State,
Non-Cell_DCH
5: Cell_DCH State
+ Connected State,
Non-Cell_DCH
6: Idle State +
Cell_DCH State+
Connected State,
Non-Cell_DCH

Notes: (1) Other parameters refer to section 2.3. (2) In table 5, the inter-RAT
handover parameters of F2 refer to that of F1.

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