IRAT HO

Definition , Why use Irat ?

Definition:
Inter-system handover is a Ho between GSM and WCDMA networks
and vice versa.

Why:
Integrate both systems as one network and guarantee that the
services will not be disrupted when a customer moves in the coverage area.
The used GSM and WCDMA radio access layers need to integrate and
operate as one seamless cellular network.

Definition , Why use Irat ?

Strategy - Example

UTRAN

Conected mode Idle mode GSM

GSM_pr GSM_pr
None None None None None
eferred eferred

GSM GSM GSM GSM GSM GSM GSM GSM GSM

Definition , Why use Irat ?

Irat Process

Definition , Why use Irat ?

Connection Monitoring
- Check if current DL and UL coverage is good.

How : Monitoring the Connection in DL and UL

DL : CPICH Ec/No and CPICH RSCP : 2d and 2f

UL : UE TX power : 6d and 6b

Events
Compressed Mode events
2d event trigger:
usedFreqThresh2dEcno+ serviceOffset2dEcno
Or
usedFreqThresh2dRscp+ serviceOffset2dRscp.

2f event trigger:
usedFreqThresh2dEcno+ serviceOffset2dEcno+ usedFreqRelThresh2fEcno
and
usedFreqThresh2dRscp+serviceOffset2dRscp+usedFreqRelThresh2fRscp

6d event trigger:
UE Tx Power reaches maximum during timeToTrigger6d
6b event trigger:
ueTxPowerThresh6b

Events
 Compressed Mode
Action1: UE enters
Compressed Mode and
starts measuring IRAT/
IFHO neighbors

Action2: UE exits
Compressed Mode and
stops measuring
IRAT/IFHO neighbors

1 2

Events
Irat Events

3a event trigger:
usedFreqThresh2dEcno+ serviceOffset2dEcno+ utranRelThresh3aEcno
or
usedFreqThresh2dRscp+ serviceOffset2dRscp+ utranRelThresh3aRscp

and gsmThresh3a

Events
Irat

Action: UE asks to perform IRAT HO on a selected GSM cell

Events
Parameters
usedFreqThresh2dEcno-Utrancell
serviceOffset2dEcno-UeRc
usedFreqThresh2dRscp-Utrancell
serviceOffset2dRscp-UeRc
usedFreqRelThresh2fEcno-UeMeasControl
usedFreqRelThresh2fRscp-UeMeasControl
timeToTrigger6d-UeMeasControl
ueTxPowerThresh6b-UeMeasControl
timeTrigg6b-UeMeasControl
utranRelThresh3aEcno-UeMeasControl
gsmThresh3a-UeMeasControl

Parameters