ADAPTIVE QUALITY HANDOVERS

Prior to the idea of Adaptive Handover, handovers occurred based on a voting criteria such that
if a certain number of the most recent averages met a certain criteria then a need for a handover
was recognised. Adaptive Handovers were then introduced to allow handovers to occur more
rapidly when conditions are deteriorating quickly and less rapidly when conditions are only
marginally poor. A cumulative area (whose size is defined on a per cell basis) is maintained for
each call and updated at each measurement. As long as a marginal need for a handover exists the
area is incremented (based on the difference between the handover threshold and the current
measurement). The area is reset to zero any time there is no marginal need for a handover.
At each measurement report the cumulative area is updated and compared to the cumulative
trigger. The moment this area gets greater than the cumulative trigger set for quality a need for
handover is recognized.

Adaptive Handover Rxqual Algorithm

(This algorithm is valid for both Uplink and Downlink)
if rxqual_xx > l_rxqual_xx_ho
where xx=UL/DL
then rxqual_cumulative_value =
rxqual_cumulative_value+(rxqual_xx - l_rxqual_xx_ho )
if adap_ho_alt_trigger_rxqual disabled
and rxqual_cumulative_value > adap_trigger_rxqual_trigger
then generate handover
if rxqual_xx < l_rxqual_xx_ho
rxqual_cumulative value = 0
 CURRENT IMPERATIVE HO

RxQual

Droppe
6
d Call
4 Quality
Threshold
2

Time
Cumulated
Area
1
2 Cumulative
8
Trigger
4

Time
Adaptive Handovers

ADAPTIVE IMPERATIVE HO

RxQual
HO Point
6
4 Quality
Threshold
2

Time
Cumulated
Area
1
2
8 Cumulative
Trigger
4

Time
DATABASE PARAMTER SETTINGS:

The following Database Parameters where changed to enable Adaptive Handovers –

adap_ho_alt_trigger_rxqual
Used to enable or disable adaptive quality handovers, based on alternate trigger values.
This parameters enables calls that are on frequency hopping to use the hopping thresholds
instead.

adap_ho_rxqual
Used to enable or disable adaptive quality handovers.

adap_trigger_hop_rxqual_dl
Used to set the value of the adaptive downlink receive quality (hopping) handover trigger.

adap_trigger_hop_rxqual_ul
Used to set the value of the adaptive uplink receive quality (hopping) handover trigger.

adap_trigger_rxqual_dl
Used to set the value of the adaptive downlink receive quality handover trigger (cumulative area
definition for triggering handover on dl qual).

adap_trigger_rxqual_ul
Used to set the value of the adaptive uplink receive quality handover trigger (cumulative area
definition for triggering handover on ul qual).

l_rxqual_xx_h
Used to set the value of threshold in algorithm in decision for adding onto cumulative area or
resetting the cumulative area, where xx applies for dl/ul.

l_rxqual_xx_h_hopping
Used to set the value of threshold in algorithm in decision for adding onto cumulative area or
resetting the cumulative area, where xx applies for dl/ul (hopping calls).
Recommended settings
Parameter Setting
Adaptive Handover – Rxqual  
adap_ho_rxqual 1
adap_trigger_rxqual_dl 1050
adap_trigger_rxqual_ul 1050
adap_ho_alt_trigger_rxqual 1
l_rxqual_dl_h 470
l_rxqual_ul_h 470
adap_trigger_hop_rxqual_dl 1250
adap_trigger_hop_rxqual_ul 1250
l_rxqual_ul_h_hopping 470
l_rxqual_dl_h_hopping 470