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HUAWEI BSC6000 Base Station Subsystem
V900R008
Handover
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Date 2008-06-30
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Contents
1 Handover......................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Overview.........................................................................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Availability......................................................................................................................................................1-4
1.3 Technical Description.....................................................................................................................................1-5
1.3.1 Handover Preprocessing.........................................................................................................................1-6
1.3.2 Handover Decision Algorithm.............................................................................................................1-11
1.4 Implementation..............................................................................................................................................1-27
1.4.1 Configuring the Handover....................................................................................................................1-27
1.4.2 Configuring Power Boost Before Handover........................................................................................1-37
1.5 Maintenance Information..............................................................................................................................1-38
1.6 References.....................................................................................................................................................1-65
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Figures
Figure 1-1 Handover decision..............................................................................................................................1-6
Figure 1-2 Load handover..................................................................................................................................1-20
Figure 1-3 Load handover..................................................................................................................................1-21
Figure 1-4 Edge handover..................................................................................................................................1-22
Figure 1-5 Fast-moving micro cell handover.....................................................................................................1-23
Figure 1-6 Cell layer...........................................................................................................................................1-24
Figure 1-7 Set Adjacent Relation Property dialog box......................................................................................1-28
Figure 1-8 Set Cell Attributes dialog box..........................................................................................................1-29
Figure 1-9 Set Handover Parameter dialog box.................................................................................................1-30
Figure 1-10 Set Handover Parameter dialog box...............................................................................................1-31
Figure 1-11 Filter/penalty data configuration.....................................................................................................1-31
Figure 1-12 Cell handover data configuration....................................................................................................1-32
Figure 1-13 Emergency handover parameters configuration.............................................................................1-33
Figure 1-14 Quick handover parameters configuration......................................................................................1-36
Figure 1-15 Set Cell Attributes dialog box........................................................................................................1-37
Figure 1-16 Set Other Parameter dialog box......................................................................................................1-38
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Tables
Table 1-1 NEs involved in handover....................................................................................................................1-4
Table 1-2 GBSS products and software versions.................................................................................................1-4
Table 1-3 Parameters related to the number of measurement reports..................................................................1-7
Table 1-4 Parameters related to the number of measurement reports..................................................................1-8
Table 1-5 Counters related to handover.............................................................................................................1-39
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About This Chapter
1.1 Overview
This describes handover. Controlled by the network, handover is a basic function of the mobile
communications system. Handover ensures the continuity of mobile services.
1.2 Availability
This describes the availability of handover. The realization of handover depends on the
cooperation of relevant NEs and software.
1.3 Technical Description
This describes Huawei handover algorithm from a technical perspective. As a whole, Huawei
handover algorithm is composed of handover preprocessing and handover decision.
1.4 Implementation
This describes how to configure the handover and the power boost before handover.
1.5 Maintenance Information
This lists the performance counters related to handover.
1.6 References
The references indicate the documents about handover from the related standard organizations.
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1.1 Overview
This describes handover. Controlled by the network, handover is a basic function of the mobile
communications system. Handover ensures the continuity of mobile services.
Definition
Handover is a process in which a conversation can be sustained when an MS moves from one
cell to another in order to meet the requirement of network management.
Purposes
As a method of radio link control, handover enables an MS to keep a conversation sustainable
when the MS travels across different cells. In addition, handover can optimize the overall
performance of the system through the adjustment of traffic volume by means of parameters.
Terms
Terms Definition
Ping-pong
handover
Ping-pong handover occurs when an MS is handed over back and forth between
two cells due to the changes in signal quality or the improper settings of the
parameters.
Co-site
neighbor
cells
Neighbor cells under the same BTS.
Raileigh
fading
In radio propagation, signals inevitably suffer from short-period amplitude
changes. Raileigh fading relates to frequency. In other words, signal fading is
frequency-specific.
Chain
neighbor
cell
Chain neighbor cell is a parameter of the neighbor cell relation property. During
the quick handover, the MS can be handed over to only the neighbor cells of the
serving cell. In addition, the neighbor cells and the serving cell must be
configured in chain mode. Generally, the two neighbor cells in the direction of
the fast movement of the MS are configured as chain neighbor cells. The
configurations depend on the actual conditions.
ATCB
handover
ATCB handover is a special method of determining the boundary between an
overlaid subcell and an underlaid subcell for the enhanced dual-band network.
The coverage area of the overlaid subcell is determined through the
ATCB_THRD, the ATCB_HYST, and the difference between the signal
strength of the serving cell and that of the neighbor cell.
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Terms Definition
Frequency
offset
When the transmit source of the radio wave is far from the receive party, the
wavelength is long and the frequency is low. When the transmit source is close
to the receive party, the wavelength is short and the frequency is high. The BTS
carrying the serving cell can calculate the frequency offset (indicated by f)
through the signals transmitted by the moving MS. If the absolute value of f
is great, you can infer that the MS is moving fast. If f is a positive number, you
can infer that the MS is moving toward the BTS. If f is a negative number, you
can infer that the MS is moving away from the BTS.
Different
frequencie
s set
In FH mode, the different frequencies set refers to a certain FH group. In non-
FH mode, the different frequencies set refers to a certain frequency.
Enhanced
measurem
ent report
The enhanced measurement report is a new downlink measurement report,
reported by the MS. Compared with the normal measurement report, some new
measurements are added, such as BER, FER, and so on. The enhanced
measurement report provides the measurement information of up to 15 neighbor
GSM/WCDMA cells, whereas the normal measurement report provides the
measurement information of 6 neighbor GSM cells at most.
FULL
SET
The FULL SET refers to the signal RX level and quality of TCH channels when
the BTS performs full power emission.
SUB SET The SUB SET refers to the signal RX level and quality of TCH channels in DTX
mode.
Ec/N0 Ec/No means Signal Noise Ratio in WCDMA. It maps with C/I in GSM.

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations Full Spelling
MS Mobile Station
BSC Base Station Controller
MR Measure report
BQ Bad Quality
TA Timing Advance
BSIC Base Station Identity Code
BER Bit Error Ratio
BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel
AMR Adaptive Multi Rate
ATCB Adapter Distance To Cell Border
RQI Radio Quality Indication
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Acronyms and Abbreviations Full Spelling
RSCP Received Signal Code Power
CPICH Common Pilot Channel
PBGT Power Budget Handover

1.2 Availability
This describes the availability of handover. The realization of handover depends on the
cooperation of relevant NEs and software.
NEs Involved
Table 1-1 lists the network elements involved in handover.
Table 1-1 NEs involved in handover
MS BTS BSC MSC MGW SGSN GGSN HLR

NOTE
l : NEs not involved
l : involved

Software Releases
Table 1-2 lists the versions of GBSS products that support handover.
Table 1-2 GBSS products and software versions
Product Version
BSC BSC6000 V900R008C01 and later releases
BTS BTS3012 DTRU BTS3000V100R001C01 and later releases
QTRU BTS3000V100R008C01 and later releases
BTS3012AE DTRU BTS3000V100R001C04 and later releases
QTRU BTS3000V100R008C01 and later releases
BTS3006C BTS3000V100R002C01 and later releases
BTS3002E BTS3000V100R002C01 and later releases
DBS3900 GSM BTS3000V100R008C01 and later releases
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Product Version
BTS3900 GSM BTS3000V100R008C02 and later releases
BTS3900A GSM BTS3000V100R008C02 and later releases

Miscellaneous
None
1.3 Technical Description
This describes Huawei handover algorithm from a technical perspective. As a whole, Huawei
handover algorithm is composed of handover preprocessing and handover decision.
Handover Preprocessing
Handover preprocessing consists of the following contents:
l Handover Preparation
l Handover Penalty
l Neighbor Cell Sorting
l Network Characteristic Adjustment
l Forced handover processing
l Power boost before HO enabled
Handover Decision
Handover decision is categorized into the following types:
l Quick handover (consisting of quick PBGT handover and frequency offset handover).
Good services can be provided when the speech quality deteriorates during the fast
movement of an MS. Quick handover is mainly applicable to the railway scenario.
l Emergency handover. Emergency handover can keep a call sustainable when the radio
environment severely deteriorates. Theoretically, the emergency handover algorithm
produces greater error in evaluating the target cell than that produced by other handover
algorithms. In normal cell, frequent emergency handovers should be avoided.
l Enhanced dual-band network handover. In an enhanced dual-band network, the resources
in the overlaid 1800M subcell and underlaid 900M subcell can be shared during the
assignment and handover procedures. That is, the calls in the high-traffic 900M subcell can
be moved to the low-traffic 1800M subcell to achieve traffic balance.
l Load handover. Load handover can enable the load of system traffic to be shared so that
the deterioration of local counters is minimized.
l General handover. General handover can ensure good services when an MS is moving.
Figure 1-1 shows the priority and handover algorithm of each type of handover decision:
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Figure 1-1 Handover decision
TA handover
Emergency handover
Interference handover
Quick level drop handover
Bad quality handover
Quick handover
Enhanced dual-band network handover
Load handover
General handover
Edge handover
Fast-moving micro cell handover
Inter-layer (better cell) handover
PBGT handover
AMR handover
Better 3G cell handover
TIGHT BCCH handover algorithm
1.3.1 Handover Preprocessing
This describes handover preprocessing. Based on the neighbor cell information and configured
parameters in the measurement report, the system performs handover preprocessing and adjusts
the priority of a neighbor cell.
Measurement Report
The BSC decodes neighbor cell information from the measurement report.
The processing can be performed either on the BSC side or on the BTS side.
l If MR.Preprocessing is set to No, then the processing is performed on the BSC side.
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MR.Preprocessing is set to No by default.
l If MR.Preprocessing is set to Yes, then the processing is performed on the BTS side. By
setting the parameters Transfer Original MR, Transfer BS/MS Power Class and Sent
Freq.of preprocessed MR, you can specify the contents of the MRs to be provided and
the period during which the MRs are provided. In this way, the signaling throughput on the
Abis interface and the usage of the BSC can be decreased.
The MR can be classified into enhanced MR and normal MR, the parameter Report Type
determines which type is used.
In the MR, the TCH measurement of the serving cell is classified into FULL SET and SUB SET.
The parameter DtxMeasUsed determines whether the DTX is used during measurement when
the MS and BTS report MRs.
According to the BCCH frequencies and BSIC reported by an MS, the corresponding neighbor
cell index is detected. Then the uplink part and downlink part of the measurement report is read.
l If measurement reports are issued continuously, they are directly interposed in the
measurement report queue.
l If measurement reports are issued discontinuously and the number of lost measurement
reports is smaller than Allowed M.R Number Lost, the system performs operations as
follows:
For the serving cell, the MRs are linear interpolated.
For the neighbor cell, the lowest values are applied to the lost measurement values
according to the protocols; that is, level 0 (-110 dBm) is applied in interpolation.
NOTE
The same method is applied in the condition that no MR due to low RX level in the neighbor
cell.
l If measurement reports are issued discontinuously and the number of lost measurement
reports is greater than Allowed M.R Number Lost, the previous measurement reports are
discarded. When new measurement reports arrive, calculation is performed again.
Filtering treatment is performed on measurement reports, that is, a number of consecutive
measurement reports are obtained from the queue. Averaging treatment is performed on uplink/
downlink RX level, uplink/downlink RX quality, TA, RQI, BTS power, 2G neighbor cell level,
and the CPICH, RSCP, and Ec/No of 3G neighbor cell. The averaging treatment minimizes the
effect of abrupt changes in individual measurement report values on the result of handover
decision.
The number of consecutive measurement reports needed in filtering is different according to the
measurement object and channel type, as listed in Table 1-3.
Table 1-3 Parameters related to the number of measurement reports
Measurement
Object
Channel
Type Parameter
Receive level of the
serving cell
SDCCH Filter Length for SDCCH Level
TCH Filter Length for TCH Level
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Measurement
Object
Channel
Type Parameter
Quality of the
serving cell
SDCCH Filter Length for SDCCH Qual
TCH Filter Length for TCH Qual
TA of the serving
cell
- Filter Length for TA
Receive level of the
neighbor cell
BCCH Filter Length for Ncell RX_LEV
Power of the BTS in
the serving cell
TCH Filter Length for TCH Level
RQI TCH Filter Length for TCH Qual

If consecutive measurement reports are insufficient, you can infer that filtering fails. Then
handover decision is not performed.
Quick Handover Preparation
The preparation of quick handover involves the following main aspects:
l Frequency offset is decoded from the measurement report.
Frequency offset of the MS is obtained from the uplink measurement report from the BTS
by the BSC.
l filtering is performed to the measurement report.
Handover Penalty
The handover penalty is performed in the following conditions: quick handover succeeds, TA
emergency handover succeeds, BQ emergency handover succeeds, quick micro cell handover
succeeds, OL subcell to UL subcell handover within an enhanced concentric cell succeeds, and
handover failure.
l After the quick handover, TA emergency handover, or BQ emergency handover is
successful, the actual RX level of the old cell is subtracted with related value during the
penalty. Table 1-4 lists the related parameters.
Table 1-4 Parameters related to the number of measurement reports
Handov
er Parameter
Quick
handover
Quick Handover Punish Time(s)
Quick Handover Punish Value
TA
Handove
r
Penalty Level after TA HO
Penalty Time after TA HO(s)
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er Parameter
BQ
handover
Penalty Level after BQ HO
Penalty Time after BQ HO(s)

l After the quick micro cell handover is successful, penalty is performed on all the neighbor
cells of the micro cell. Related parameters are Penalty on Fast Moving HO and Penalty
Time on Fast Moving HO(s).
l After the OL subcell to UL subcell handover within an enhanced concentric cell is
successful, the call handover from OL subcell to UL subcell is not allowed within Penalty
Time of UtoO HO(s).
l After the OL subcell to UL subcell handover in the enhanced dual-band network is
successful, the call handover from OL subcell to UL subcell is not allowed within Inter
UL And OL Subcells HO Penalty Time(s).
l After the handover fails, different penalties are performed to the target cell according to
different causes:
If the handover to a neighbor 2G or 3G cell fails, the actual RX level of the target cell
is decreased by Penalty Level after HO Fail for neighbor cell queuing during the
penalty.
NOTE
According to the cause of handover failure,the penalty time can be classified into three
types:UmPenaltyTimer,RscPenaltyTimer,andCfgPenaltyTimer.
If the OL subcell to UL subcell handover within an enhanced concentric cell fails, the
call handover from OL subcell to UL subcell is not allowed within Penalty Time after
OtoU HO Fail(s).
If the UL subcell to OL subcell handover within an enhanced concentric cell fails, the
call handover from UL subcell to OL subcell is not allowed within Penalty Time after
UtoO HO Fail(s).
Neighbor Cell Basic Queuing
The purpose of neighbor cell basic queuing is to produce the candidate cell list with the following
information taken into account after handover penalty: RX level of the serving cell and neighbor
cells contained in the MRs, hysteresis, usage of TCHs in the neighbor cells, and so on.
l In non-direct retry situation, if an MS in a BSC external cell occupies an SDCCH and Inter-
BSC SDCCH HO ALLowed is set to No, then the cell should be removed from the
candidate cell list; that is, the handover to the BSC external cell is prohibited.
l If a neighbor 2G cell is in the same BSC with the serving cell and the TCH usage of the
neighbor cell is 100%, then the neighbor cell is removed from the candidate cell list; that
is, the handover to this neighbor cell is prohibited.
l If the downlink RX level of a neighbor 2G cell is lower than the sum of Min DL Power
on HO Candidate Cell and NCell Interf Type, then the neighbor cell should be removed
from the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighbor cell is prohibited.
l If the uplink RX level of a neighbor cell is lower than the sum of Min UP Power on HO
Candidate Cell and NCell Interf Type, then the neighbor cell should be removed from
the candidate cell list; that is, the handover to this neighbor cell is prohibited.
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l If a 3G neighbor cell is an FDD cell, the cell is processed according to the FDD REP
QUANT:
If FDD REP QUANT is set to Ec/N0, then if the Ec/N0 of the cell is less than Min Ec/
No Threshold, the neighbor cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that
If FDD REP QUANT is set to RSCP, then if the RSCP of the cell is less than Min
RSCP Threshold, the neighbor cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that
l If a 3G neighbor cell is a TDD cell, and if the RSCP of the cell is less than Min RSCP
Threshold, then the neighbor cell should be removed from the candidate cell list; that is,
the handover to this neighbor cell is prohibited.
l Calculate the difference between the downlink RX level of the neighbor cells and the
downlink RX level of the serving cell. Based on the difference, sort the neighbor cells in a
descending order.
Network Characteristic Adjustment
Network characteristic adjustment is a process in which the position of each cell is determined
in the queue of candidate cells based on the related network information. Network characteristic
adjustment provides the final list of candidate cells for handover decision.
After the network characteristic adjustment, the candidate cells (consisting of neighbor cells and
serving cell) are sorted in descending order by priority. Then the handover decision procedure
starts.
Forced Handover
If the forced handover is triggered, the subsequent handover decision is not performed.
Purpose of the forced handover:
l If no TCH is available in the serving cell during the MS access process, the direct retry
procedure is performed when Direct Retry is set to Yes.
l When BTS maintenance is performed, the MSs under control of the related BTS should be
handed over to the cells controlled by a functional BTS to ensure that no call drops occur
during BTS maintenance.
The forced handover is categorized into the following four types:
l Outgoing cell handover (directed retry)
l Outgoing BTS handover
l Outgoing BSC handover
l Specified cell list handover
Power Boost Before Handover
When the MS is in a corner, the level may decrease swiftly. At this time, the handover may be
triggered. Then, the power control algorithm may fail to adjust the MS and BTS power, thus
causing the MS fails to receive the handover command and call drops.
By quickly adjusting the BTS transmit power to the maximum level before sending the handover
command to the MS and shielding the BTS power control function during the handover, that is,
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keep the maximum BTS transmit power during the handover, a high handover success rate is
ensured.
Power boost before handover can be controlled through Power boost before HO enabled or
not.
1.3.2 Handover Decision Algorithm
This describes the handover decision algorithm. After measurement reports are preprocessed,
the handover decision procedure starts. According to the emergency condition of an MS in the
network, the handover decision algorithm performs decision in the following order: quick
handover, emergency handover, enhanced dual-band handover, load handover, and then general
handover.
The handover decision consists of the following two steps:
l Determines whether the serving cell meets the triggering conditions.
l Selects the candidate cells.
The candidate cells is selected based on Inter-RAT HO Preference:
l When Inter-RAT HO Preference is set to Pre_2G_Cell:
If there is no eligible neighbor 2G cell but with eligible neighbor 3G cells, then the 3G cell
is selected.
l When Inter-RAT HO Preference is set to Pre_3G_Cell:
The 3G cell is preferred.
l When Inter-RAT HO Preference is set to Pre_2G_CellThres:
If the RX level of 2G candidate cell is smaller than or equal to HO Preference Threshold
for 2G Cell, then the 3G cell is preferred.
If the emergency handover conditions are met and the number of candidate cells is not zero, then
the emergency handover timer Min Interval for Emerg.HOs is started. Another emergency
handover can be decided only when Min Interval for Emerg.HOs expires.
Quick Handover
This describes quick handover. The handover aims to increase the handover success rate of an
MS moving at a high speed and to ensure the call continuity and low call drop rate. Quick
handover applies to the urban backbone roads, selected routes, and high-speed railroads.
Quick Handover Types
Quick handover consists of frequency offset handover and quick PBGT handover.
l Frequency offset handover
According to the frequency offset information reported by an MS moving at a high speed,
whether the MS is far from the serving cell is determined. Frequency offset handover
decision is performed according to the uplink/downlink level of the serving cell and the
path loss of the neighbor cell.
l Quick PBGT handover
Quick PBGT handover decision is performed according to the path loss of the neighbor
cell.
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For quick handover, the handover response speed is enhanced through the following ways:
l Accurately calculating the moving speed of the MS
l Derestricting the interval between handover precisions
l Reducing the number of measurement reports for the handover decision
l Introducing the filtering
Triggering Condition
Whether the conditions of frequency offset handover are met is determined during handover
decision. When the BTS cannot report the frequency offset information or the reported frequency
offset information is invalid, fast PBGT handover is triggered if the other conditions of frequency
offset handover are met.
If the Quick Handover Enable is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of quick handover are as
follows:
l The MS is far from the serving cell (the frequency offset in the measurement result message
is a negative value) and the moving speed of the MS is higher than Quick Move Speed
Thres.
l The uplink level of the serving cell after filtering is lower than Quick Handover Up
Trigger Level.
l The downlink level of the serving cell after compensation is lower than Quick Handover
Down Trigger Level.
l The path loss of the configured chain neighbor cell is smaller than a certain threshold of
the path loss of the serving cell. In other words, PBGT(n) is equal to or greater than 0.
The triggering decisions of quick handover are as follows:
l If the last three conditions are met, the decision is performed as follows:
If the first condition is met, a frequency offset handover is performed.
If the first condition is not met, a quick PBGT handover is performed.
l If not all the last three conditions are met, quick handover is not triggered.
Target Cell Selection
The target cell must be a chain neighbor cell of the serving cell. The target cell can be obtained
through the setting of Chain Neighbor Cell.
Limitations
The limitations on quick handover are as follows:
l The target cell cannot serve as the serving cell.
l The candidate cells for quick handover must be chain neighbor cells of the serving cell.
Each cell can be configured with a maximum of three chain neighbor cells.
l After quick handover is successful, penalty is performed on the originating cell during the
penalty time to prevent an immediate switchback to the cell. The penalty time and penalty
value depend on Quick Handover Punish Time and Quick Handover Punish Value
respectively.
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TA Handover
This describes TA handover. TA handover is a kind of emergency handover. TA handover
performs handover decision based on the TA value reported by an MS.
The TA value of an ordinary cell ranges from 0 to 63. The TA value of the underlaid subcell in
a double-timeslot cell ranges from 0 to 229. The step of each bit is 553.5 m. If the TA value is
set to 63, you can infer that the distance is 35 km.
TA handover is triggered when the following conditions are met:
l TA HO Allowed is set to Yes.
l Filtered TA value reported by the MS through measurement reports is greater than or equal
to TA Threshold.
The TA handover can be triggered only when all the previous conditions are met.
NOTE
From the perspective of the triggering condition for TA handover, TA can be regarded as a criterion for
limiting the size of a cell.
A target cell should be the cell with the highest priority among the queue of sorted candidate
cells after preprocessing. In addition, the target cell should meet the following limitations:
l The target cell cannot serve as the serving cell.
l If the TA Threshold of a co-site neighbor cell lower than or equal to the TA Threshold
of the serving cell, a handover to the cell is forbidden.
l After the TA handover succeeds, penalty is performed on the source cell. During Penalty
Time after TA HO(s), the Penalty Level after TA HO is subtracted from the level of the
source cell to avoid an immediate handover back to the source cell.
If the triggering conditions of TA handover are met, and there is no 2G candidate cell, the
following operation is performed:
l If a neighbor 3G cell is available, the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover is performed when
Outgoing-RAT HO Allowed is set to Yes and the MS supports the 2G/3G inter-RAT
handover.
l If no neighbor 3G cell is available, or Outgoing-RAT HO Allowed is set to No, or the MS
does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, then the decision on another emergency
handover type is performed.
BQ Handover
This describes BQ handover. BQ handover is a kind of emergency handover. BQ handover
performs decision based on the uplink/downlink RX quality on the Um interface.
The RX quality is measured in bit error ratio (BER). The BSC measures the quality of a radio
link based on the quality class in the measurement report. The probable reason for an increase
in BER is that the signal power is too low or the channel interference becomes great.
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If BQ HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of BQ handover are as follows:
l The uplink RX quality is greater than or equal to the uplink RX quality threshold of the
serving cell.
l The downlink RX quality is greater than or equal to the downlink RX quality threshold of
the serving cell.
The BQ handover is triggered if either of the previous conditions is met.
The configuration parameters for uplink and downlink RX quality threshold are as follows:
l For non-AMR calls, the configuration parameters for uplink RX quality threshold is UL
Qual. Threshold, the configuration parameters for downlink RX quality threshold is DL
Qual. Threshold.
l For AMR calls, the configuration parameters for uplink RX quality threshold is
ULQuaLimitAMRFR, the configuration parameters for downlink RX quality threshold
is DLQuaLimitAMRFR.
l For AMR HR calls, the configuration parameters for uplink RX quality threshold is
ULQuaLimitAMRHR, the configuration parameters for downlink RX quality threshold
is DLQuaLimitAMRHR.
A target cell should be the cell with the highest priority in the list of sorted candidate cells after
the preprocessing procedure. In addition, the target cell should meet the following limitations:
l If the target cell is a neighbor cell, the RX level of the target cell must meet the following
formula:
Filtered downlink RX level of the neighbor cell > Filtered downlink RX level of the serving
cell + Min Access Level Offset of the serving cell configured for the neighbor cell - Chain
Neighbor Cell
NOTE
If there is only one cell in the candidate cell queue and the cell is a neighbor cell, then no such
requirement is needed.
l If there is no neighbor cell, Intracell HO Allowed is set to Yes, and the serving cell is not
in intra-cell handover penalty state, then the MS is handed over to the serving cell. A channel
with different frequency band, different frequencies set, different TRX, or different timeslot
is preferred (priority: different frequency band > different frequencies set > different TRX
> different timeslot).
After the BQ handover succeeds, penalty is performed on the source cell. During the Penalty
Time after BQ HO(s), the Penalty Level after BQ HO is subtracted from the level of the source
cell to avoid an immediate handover back to the source cell.
If the triggering conditions of BQ handover are met, and there is no 2G candidate cell, the
handover.
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Rapid Level Drop Handover
This describes rapid level drop handover. Rapid level drop handover is a kind of emergency
handover.
If the mean value filtering and P/N decision methods are used in edge handover and PBGT
handover, responses to short-period rapid level drop are insensitive. Therefore, targeting the
rapid level drop, you can perform finite impact response (FIR) filtering on the original RX level
signals. This filtering method is responsive to the rapid level drop based on the drop slope of
the original RX level signals.
Triggering Conditions
If Rx_Level_Drop HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of rapid level drop
handover are as follows:
l If the measurement reports that the BSC received are pre-processed, the flag bit in the
measurement report will be used for handover decision directly.
l If the measurement reports that the BSC received are not pre-processed, then the rapid level
drop handover is triggered when the corresponding specifications between original RX
level, Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold, Filter Parameter A1A8, and Filter
Parameter B are met.
The rapid level drop handover is triggered if either of the previous conditions is met.
A target cell should be the cell with the highest priority in the list of sorted candidate cells after
the preprocessing procedure. In addition, the target cell should meet the following limitations:
l The target cell has a higher priority than the serving cell.
l The MS cannot be handed over to the serving cell.
If the triggering conditions of rapid level drop handover are met, and there is no 2G candidate
cell, the following operation is performed:
handover.
Interference Handover
This describes interference handover. Interference handover is a kind of emergency handover.
Interference handover protects the interfered calls and reduce the network interference by
detecting scenarios where the calls are interfered.
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The difference between interference handover and BQ handover is that the BQ handover detects
the bad quality caused both by coverage and interference. The interference handover does not
detect the bad quality caused coverage.
If the Interference HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of interference handover
are as follows:
l The uplink RX quality after filtering is greater than or equal to the RX quality threshold
supposed in current uplink RX level
l The downlink RX quality after filtering is greater than or equal to the RX quality threshold
supposed in current downlink RX level
The interference handover is triggered if either of the previous conditions is met.
The configuration parameters for uplink and downlink RX quality threshold are as follows:
l For non-AMR FR calls, the configuration parameters for RX quality threshold are
RXQUAL1n, where 1 n 12.
l For AMR FR calls, the configuration parameters for RX quality threshold are
RXQUALn (1 n 12) and RXLEVOff.
When n = 1, the RX quality threshold is RXQUAL1.
When 2 n 12, the RX quality threshold is RXQUALn + RXLEVOff.
A target cell should have the highest priority among the candidate cells. In addition, a target cell
should meet the following conditions:
l If Intracell HO Allowed is set to Yes and if the intra-cell handover penalty timer expires,
then the serving cell can be the target cell.
NOTE
When a number of consecutive handovers occur, Forbidden time after MAX Times is triggered,
the intra-cell handover is forbidden for a corresponding period.
l If the filtered level of a neighbor cell Inter-layer HO Threshold of the neighbor cell
+ Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis-64, the neighbor cell can serve as a target
cell.
If the triggering conditions of interference handover are met, and there is no 2G candidate cell,
the following operation is performed:
handover.
No Downlink Measurement Report Handover
This describes no downlink measurement report handover. The handover performs handover
decision based on the uplink quality to keep a call sustainable and to minimize the possibility
of call drops.
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The no downlink measurement report handover is generally caused by poor radio environment
on the uplink. In this case, the requirements of the filtering algorithm cannot be met, so other
handover algorithms cannot be triggered.
The triggering conditions of no downlink measurement report handover are as follows:
l No Dl Mr.HO Allowed is set to Yes.
l The measurement report of the call does not have downlink part currently.
l The value of the uplink quality after filtering treatment is greater than or equal to No Dl
Mr.Ul Qual HO Limit.
l The number of lost downlink MRs is smaller than Cons.No Dl Mr.HO Allowed Limit.
l For TCH, the number of saved MRs with uplink quality value is greater than Filter Length
for TCH Qual; for SDCCH, the number of saved MRs with uplink quality value is greater
than Filter Length for SDCCH Qual.
When all the previous conditions are met, the no downlink measurement report handover is
triggered.
The selection conditions for target cell are as follows:
l The sorted neighbor cells recorded in the last complete measurement report are saves as
candidate cells.
l The MS is preferably handed over to a neighbor cell.
l If there is no neighbor cell, the MS is handed over to the serving cell.
Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover
This describes enhance dual-band network handover, which is a handover decision based on the
traffic volume of the overlaid and underlaid subcells and on the level quality.
Enhanced dual-band network handover is classified into the following:
l Handover due to high underlaid subcell load
l Handover due to low underlaid subcell load
l Call movement handover in the overlaid subcell
The triggering conditions of the handover due to high underlaid subcell load are as follows:
l The load of the underlaid subcell in the cell is higher than or equal to UL Subcell General
Overload Threshold.
l The load of the overlaid subcell in the cell is lower than Inner Cell Serious OverLoad
Thred.
l The system flow is not higher than Allowed Flow Control Level of UL And OL Subcell
HO.
l The current call is within the handover margin that allows handover.
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When all the previous conditions are met, the handover due to high underlaid subcell load is
triggered.
If the load of the underlaid subcell in the cell is higher than or equal to UL Subcell Serious
Overload Threshold, then Handover Period = UL Subcell Load Hierarchical HO Period -
Modified Step Length of UL Load HO Period, and Step Length of UL Subcell Load HO
remains the same.
The triggering conditions of the handover due to low underlaid subcell load are as follows:
l The load of the underlaid subcell in the cell is lower than UL Subcell Lower Load
Threshold.
l The system flow is not higher than Allowed Flow Control Level of UL And OL Subcell
HO.
l The current call is within the handover margin that allows handover.
When all the previous conditions are met, the handover due to high underlaid subcell load is
triggered.
The triggering conditions of the call movement handover in the overlaid subcell are as follows:
l SSserving < Thdouter
l SS(u) - SS(n) < ATCB_THRD - ATCB_HYST
The handover in the overlaid subcell is triggered if either of the previous conditions is met.
SSserving: indicates the compensated downlink RX level in the serving cell after
filtration.
Thdouter: indicates Outgoing OL Subcell HO level Threshold.
SS(u): indicates the downlink level (power compensation is performed on the downlink
level based on measurement) of the underlaid subcell where the call is originated. If the
SS(u) value cannot be obtained, you can infer that the decision of enhanced dual-band
network handover is not performed and the decision condition is met by default.
SS(n): The optimum neighbor cell is a cell, the measured value of whose BCCH level
is the greatest, among the neighbor cells. The optimum neighbor cell is on the same
frequency band, layer, and level with the underlaid subcell. The cell, however, is not
co-sited with the underlaid subcell. SS(n) is the value of such a cell. If such a cell is
unavailable, the value of SS(n) is 110 dBm.
ATCB_THRD: indicates Distance Between Boudaries of UL And OL Subcells.
ATCB_HYST: indicates Distance Hysterisis Between Boudaries of UL And OL
Subcells.
NOTE
l For the ATCB handover algorithm, the boundaries of the overlaid and underlaid subcells are determined
according to the relative value between the signal strength of serving cell and that of the neighbor cell.
When SS(s) = SS(n), the system considers that it is the boundary point of the underlaid subcell. When
SS(s) - SS(n) > ATCB_THRD, it is the coverage area of the overlaid subcell. The coverage area of the
overlaid subcell is determined according to the different networking and coverage conditions of the
existing network. In addition, the overlaid subcell of the serving cell and the overlaid of the neighbor
cell will never overlap no matter how the distance between the BTSs changes.
l The handover zone indicates the level range. In the case of overlaid/underlaid load handover on the
enhanced dual-band network, the handover is performed level by level and the MS whose downlink
level is within the handover zone is handed over.
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The target cell selection has the following restrictions:
l For the handover due to high underlaid subcell load, the MS can be handed over to only
the overlaid subcell.
l For the handover due to low underlaid subcell load, the MS can be handed over to only the
underlaid subcell.
l For the call movement handover in the overlaid subcell, the MS is handed over to the
neighbor cell that ranks first among the neighbor cells. The MS cannot be handed over to
the cell that ranks behind the serving cell. The target cell is generally the underlaid subcell.
It can also be other neighbor cells.
Limitations
The limitations on the handover due to high underlaid subcell load are as follows:
l The cell where the call is located is on the enhanced dual-band network. The
HW_Concentric Attribute is set to Underlay cell.
l The Load HO From UL Subcell to OL Subcell Allowed parameter is set.
l The maximum range of the handover zone is 63 to Incoming OL Subcell HO level
Threshold. The handover starts from the high level.
The limitations on the handover due to low underlaid subcell load are as follows:
HW_Concentric Attribute is set to Overlay cell.
l The Load HO of OL Subcell to UL Subcell Enabled parameter is set.
l The maximum range of the handover zone is 63 to Outgoing OL Subcell HO level
Threshold. The handover starts from the low level.
The limitations on call movement handover in the overlaid subcell are as follows:
HW_Concentric Attribute is set to Overlay cell.
Effect of the Enhanced Dual-Band Network Handover on the Existing Algorithm
The effect of the enhanced dual-band network handover on the existing algorithm is as follows:
l On the enhanced dual-band network, to prevent the common load handover from colliding
with the handover between OL subcell and UL subcell on the network, for the common
load handover of the cells on the network, the MS cannot be handed over to the cell in the
same group when the load handover switches between the overlaid subcell and the underlaid
subcell on the network (Load HO From UL Subcell to OL Subcell Allowed and Load
HO of OL Subcell to UL Subcell Enabled) are enabled.
l Because the PBGT handover algorithm may cause inter-cell handover, the MS cannot be
handed over the cell in the same group in the case of PBGT handover between the cells on
the enhanced dual-band network.
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Load Handover
This describes load handover. In the network, some cells have heavy loads, but the overlapped
upper-layer cells and the neighbor cells have light loads. To balance the loads of these cells, load
handover is required.
In a load handover procedure, some loads in heavy-load cells are handed over to light-load cells.
In addition, the loads in neighbor cells should not be handed over to heavy-load cells.
The load handover is only for the 2G inter-cell handover and cannot be used for 2G -> 3G
handover. Load handover can be performed in cells at different layers. Load sharing, however,
can be performed in only one BSC. Figure 1-2 shows the load handover.
Figure 1-2 Load handover
A cell with
a heavy load
A cell with
a heavy load
A cell with
a heavy load
A cell with
a light load
A cell with
a light load
A cell with
a light load
A cell with
a light load
To perform load sharing, increase Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold so that the traffic on the
edge of a cell is handed over to a neighbor cell with light load.
The traffic load of a cell can be determined through the ratio of the traffic flow (generally TCH
usage) of the cell to the preset threshold. If the traffic flow of a cell is greater than the Load HO
Threshold, you can infer that the traffic load of this cell is heavy. The load handover algorithm
needs to be enabled. If the traffic flow of a cell is smaller than the Load Req. on Candidate
Cell, you can infer that the traffic load of this cell is light and the cell can receive loads from the
heavy-load cells.
Load handover may trigger many handovers, so you should consider the load of the system CPU
before triggering load handover. In other words, you should consider the system traffic level
before triggering load handover. In addition, to prevent too many MSs from being handed over
at a time, load handover is performed step by step. In other words, the edge handover threshold
increases based on Load HO Step Level (CLS_Ramp) and Load HO Step Period
(CLS_Period). The increase stops until the increased volume equals Load HO Bandwidth
(CLS_Offset), as shown in Figure 1-3.
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Figure 1-3 Load handover
CONF_HO_RXLEV
CONF_HO_RXLEV+CLS_Ramp
CONF_HO_RXLEV+CLS_Offset
Cell A Cell B
Border of normal handover Load handover band
If the Load HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of load handover are as follows:
l The CPU usage of the system is smaller than or equal to System Flux Threshold for Load
HO.
l The current load of the serving cell is greater than or equal to Load HO Threshold.
l Filtered RX level after penalty Inter-layer HO Threshold + Adjacent Cell Inter-layer
HO Hysteresis-64.
l If the target cell is in the same BSC with the source cell, then the current load of the target
cell is lower than Load Req.on Candidate Cell.
l If the target cell is not in the same BSC with the source cell, then the load handover occurs
when the target cell is not 100% occupied.
Examples
The system assigns MSs to different load handover bands based on the downlink RX level. The
load handover algorithm performs handover on the cell so that the MS is handed over out of the
cell step by step.
1. The MSs in load handover band 1 are handed over to the neighbor cells. Load handover
band 1 refers to the area where the downlink level ranges from Edge HO DL RX_LEV
Threshold to Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold + Load HO Step Level.
2. After one Load HO Step Period, the MSs in load handover band 2 are handed over to the
neighbor cells. Load handover band 2 refers to the area where the downlink level ranges
from Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold to Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold + (2 x
Load HO Step Level).
3. The load handover stops when the flow of the cell is less than or equal to Load HO
Threshold.
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Load handover uses the step-by-step outgoing handover mode so that the possibility of a sharp
increase in CPU load is eliminated and the occurrence of call drops due to congested target cell
is avoided.
Edge Handover
This describes edge handover. Based on level, edge handover is a kind of general handover.
If edge handover is triggered, the level of the target cell should be at least one hysteresis value
(Inter-cell HO Hysteresis) higher than the level of the serving cell.
If Fringe HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of edge handover are as follows:
l One of the following conditions is met.
The filtered downlink RX level of the serving cell is smaller than Edge HO DL
RX_LEV Threshold
The filtered uplink RX level of the serving cell is smaller than Edge HO UL RX_LEV
Threshold
l The RX level of neighbor cell is greater than the sum of the RX level of serving cell and
Inter-cell HO Hysteresis.
The edge handover is triggered when the P/N criterion is met, that is, the previous conditions
are met for Edge HO Valid Time(s) during Edge HO Watch Time(s).
Figure 1-4 shows the edge handover.
Figure 1-4 Edge handover
Cell 2 Cell 1
-97 dBm -85 dBm
l After the sorting, the target cell must have a higher priority than the serving cell.
A cell can become a target cell if the previous conditions are met for Edge HO AdjCell Valid
Time(s) during Edge HO AdjCell Watch Time(s).
If the triggering conditions of edge handover are met, and there is no 2G candidate cell, the
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does not support the 2G/3G inter-RAT handover, then the decision on another handover
type is performed.
Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover
This describes fast-moving micro cell handover. In fast-moving micro cell handover mode, the
handover from a micro cell to a macro cell is performed according to the relative speed of an
MS so that the number of handovers can be minimized.
Fast-moving micro cell handover applies to the following scenarios:
l If an MS in the micro cell moves relatively fast, then the MS is handed over to a macro
cell.
l To prevent the MS that is moving fast in a macro cell from entering a micro cell, time
penalty is performed on the micro cell so that the fast moving MS camps on the macro cell.
Figure 1-5 shows the fast-moving micro cell handover.
Figure 1-5 Fast-moving micro cell handover
Umbrella cell
Micro cell
If MS Fast Moving HO Allowed is set to Yes, the handover decision procedure of fast-moving
micro cell handover is as follows:
1. When the triggering conditions of edge handover or PBGT handover are met, the fast-
moving micro cell handover decision is started.
2. When the period during which the MS camps on a serving cell is shorter than MS Fast-
moving Time Threshold, the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement counted
by the system is added by one.
NOTE
The cell counted by the system must locates at a layer smaller than layer 4. In other words, the cell
must be non-Umbrella cell.
3. When the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement reaches MS Fast-moving
Watch Cells, if the number of cells that the MS passes in fast movement counted by the
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system is greater than or equal to MS Fast-moving Valid Cells, the fast-moving micro cell
handover is triggered.
l The number of the layer where a target cell is located must be layer 4. In other words, a
target cell must be an Umbrella cell.
l Filtered RX level of a target cell Inter-layer HO Threshold + Adjacent Cell Inter-
layer HO Hysteresis-64.
l After the sorting, the target cell must have the highest priority.
Limitations
After the fast-moving micro cell handover is successful, penalty is performed on all the neighbor
micro cells. During Penalty Time on Fast Moving HO(s), Penalty on MS Fast Moving HO
is subtracted from the RX level of neighbor micro cells.
Cell Layer and Cell Hierarchy
Through the multiband handover algorithm developed by Huawei, a proper traffic volume
distribution can be realized among multiple frequency bands.
Huawei multiband handover algorithm divides cells into four layers with 16 hierarchies in each
layer. Thus, the cells are grouped by Layer of the Cell and are applicable for complex
networking modes. Figure 1-6 shows the cell layers.
Figure 1-6 Cell layer
Layer 4
Layer 3
Layer 2
Layer 1
Macro Cell
Micro Cell
Pico Cell
Umbrella Cell
GSM900
GSM900 GSM900
DCS1800 DCS1800
GSM900 GSM900 GSM900 GSM900
DCS1800 DCS1800
DCS1800 DCS1800 DCS1800
GSM900
In the multiband handover algorithm developed by Huawei, a GSM network covering a certain
area is divided into four layers, which are described as follows.
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l Layer 4: Umbrella cell. The umbrella cell is generally a GSM900 cell with wide coverage.
This type of cell is used for coverage and fast MS connection.
l Layer 3: Macro cell. The macro cell is generally composed of GSM900 cells. This type of
cell is most commonly used in the current GSM system, serving the majority of users.
l Layer 2: Micro cell. The micro cell is generally composed of DCS1800 cells with small
coverage. This type of cell is used for capacity expansion, relieving the insufficiency of
frequency resources.
l Layer 1: Pico cell. The pico cell is generally composed of DCS1800 cells. This type of cell
is used in hot spots and blind spots.
The cell in the low layer has a high priority.
Inter-Layer (Better Cell) Handover
This describes inter-layer (better cell) handover. Inter-layer (better cell) handover is a kind of
general handover to enable the cells in lower layer level (with great layer level value) to absorb
traffic.
To balance the traffic volume flexibly and to meet the requirements of different topology modes,
the GSM network is divided into several layers. For details, refer to 1.3.2.10 Fast-Moving Micro
Cell Handover.
If Level HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of inter-layer handover are as
follows:
l The target cell camps on the lower layer than the serving cell, that is, the priority level of
the target cell is higher than that of the serving cell.
l Filtered downlink RX level of the target cell Inter-layer HO Threshold + Adjacent
Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis-64.
l After the sorting, the target cell must have a higher priority than the serving cell.
The inter-layer handover is triggered when the P/N criterion is met, that is, the previous
conditions are met for Layer HO Valid Time(s) during Layer HO Watch Time(s).
l The triggering conditions are met.
l The serving cell cannot serve as the target cell.
l Among the sorted candidate cells after the preprocessing procedures, the target cell has the
highest priority.
PBGT Handover
This describes power budget (PBGT) handover. The PBGT handover is a kind of general
handover.
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If the PBGT HO Allowed is set to Yes, the triggering conditions of PBGT handover are as
follows:
l The target cell and the serving cell are at the same layer and in the same hierarchy.
l The downlink level meets the following formula for PBGT Valid Time(s) during PBGT
Watch Time(s):
(MIN(MS_TXPWR_MAX,P) RXLEV_DL PWR_DIFF) (MIN(MS_TXPWR_MAX
(n),P) RXLEV_NCELL(n)) > PBGT_HO_MARGIN
The parameters are described as follows:
RXLEV_DL: It indicates the downlink receive level in the serving cell after the filtering
treatment. If the enhanced concentric cell function is enabled in the serving cell, the
value indicates the downlink receive level in the serving cell that serves as the neighbor
cell, that is, the downlink receive level of BCCH TRXs.
MS_TXPWR_MAX: It indicates the maximum transmit power of an MS permitted in
the serving cell.
MS_TXPWR_MAX (n): It indicates the maximum transmit power of an MS permitted
in neighbor cell n.
RxLev_NCELL (n): It indicates the downlink receive level in neighbor cell n.
PWR_DIFF: It indicates the difference between the maximum downlink transmit power
in the serving cell due to power control and the actual downlink transmit power in the
serving cell.
P: It indicates the maximum transmit power capability of an MS.
PBGT_HO_MARGIN: It is the difference between the PBGT HO Threshold of the
serving cell and 64.
The PBGT handover can be triggered only when all the previous conditions are met.
A target cell should meet the following conditions:
l The target cell and the serving cell are at the same layer and in the same hierarchy.
l The serving cell cannot serve as the target cell.
l Among the sorted candidate cells after the preprocessing procedures, the target cell has the
highest priority.
Other Handovers
This describes other handovers, which consist of AMR handover and better 3G cell handover.
AMR Handover
Refer to AMR.
Better 3G Cell Handover
Refer to 2G/3G Interoperability.
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Refer to BCCH Dense Frequency Multiplexing.
1.4 Implementation
This describes how to configure the handover and the power boost before handover.
1.4.1 Configuring the Handover
This describes how to configure handover on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal.
1.4.2 Configuring Power Boost Before Handover
This describes how to configure power boost before handover on the BSC6000 Local
Maintenance Terminal.
1.4.1 Configuring the Handover
This describes how to configure handover on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal.
Context
Before configuring the parameters related to the handover decision algorithm, you need to
configure the relation between neighbor cells.
On the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal, right-click a cell on the Management Tree
tab page. Then, select Set Adjacent Relation Property on the shortcut menu. A dialog box is
displayed, as shown in Figure 1-7.
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Figure 1-7 Set Adjacent Relation Property dialog box
Procedure
Step 1 On the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal, right-click a cell on the Management Tree
tab page. Then, select Configure Cell Attributes.
Step 2 In the displayed dialog box, double-click the target cell in the Cell view list box to add it to the
Selected cells list box. Then, click Next.
Step 3 In the Cells to be set list box, select the target cell, and then click Set Cell Properties. A dialog
box is displayed, as shown in Figure 1-8.
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Figure 1-8 Set Cell Attributes dialog box
Step 4 Click Handover Data. A dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 1-9.
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Figure 1-9 Set Handover Parameter dialog box
Step 5 Click Advanced. A dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 1-10. You can set corresponding
parameters.
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Figure 1-10 Set Handover Parameter dialog box
l Measurement report preprocessing
Preprocessing of a measurement report consists of interpolation and filtering. Figure 1-11
shows the parameter configuration.
Figure 1-11 Filter/penalty data configuration
The parameters are as follows:
Allowed M.R Number Lost
Filter Length for TCH Level
Filter Length for TCH Qual
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Filter Length for SDCCH Level
Filter Length for SDCCH Qual
Filter Length for Ncell RX_LEV
Filter Length for TA
l Handover Penalty
The handover penalty consists of handover failure penalty, BQ handover penalty, TA
handover penalty, fast movement handover penalty, penalty of fast movement handover from
a micro cell to a macro cell, and concentric cell handover penalty. Figure 1-11 and Figure
1-10 show the parameter configuration.
Penalty Allowed
Penalty Level after HO Fail
Penalty Level after BQ HO
RscPenaltyTimer
UmPenaltyTimer
CfgPenaltyTimer
Penalty Time after BQ HO(s)
Penalty Level after TA HO
Penalty Time after TA HO(s)
Penalty Time after AMR TCHF-H HO Fail(s)
l Neighbor Cell Queuing
The neighbor cell queuing consists of basic cell queuing and adjustment based on network
characteristics. Figure 1-10, Figure 1-7, and Figure 1-12 show the parameter configuration.
Figure 1-12 Cell handover data configuration
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Min DL level on Candidate Cell
Min UP Power on HO Candidate Cell
Min Access Level Offset
Layer of the Cell
Cell Priority
Load HO Threshold
Load Req.on Candidate Cell
Inter-layer HO Threshold
Inter-layer HO Hysteresis
l TA Handover
Configuration of TA handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-9 and Figure 1-13.
Figure 1-13 Emergency handover parameters configuration
TA HO Allowed
TA Threshold
l BQ Handover
Configuration of BQ handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-9 and Figure 1-13.
BQ HO Allowed
DL Qual. Threshold
UL Qual. Threshold
DLQuaLimitAMRFR
ULQuaLimitAMRFR
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DLQuaLimitAMRHR
ULQuaLimitAMRHR
l Rapid Level Drop Handover
Configuration of rapid level drop handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-9 and Figure
1-13.
Rx_Level_Drop HO Allowed
Filter Parameter A1A8
Filter Parameter B
l Interference Handover
Configuration of interference handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-9 and Figure
1-13.
Interference HO Allowed
RXQUAL1
RXQUAL2
RXQUAL3
RXQUAL4
RXQUAL5
RXQUAL6
RXQUAL7
RXQUAL8
RXQUAL9
RXQUAL10
RXQUAL11
RXQUAL12
RXLEVOff
l No Downlink Measurement Report Handover
Figure 1-13 and Figure 1-13 show the configuration of no downlink measurement report
handover parameters.
No Dl Mr.HO Allowed
No Dl Mr.Ul Qual HO Limit
Cons. No Dl Mr. HO Allowed Limit
l Load Handover
Figure 1-9 and Figure 1-12 show the configuration of load handover parameters.
Load HO Allowed
System Flux Threshold for Load HO
Load HO Threshold
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Load Req.on Candidate Cell
Load HO Bandwidth
Load HO Step Period
Load HO Step Level
l Edge Handover
Figure 1-9 shows the configuration of edge handover parameters.
Fringe HO Allowed
Edge HO AdjCell Watch Time(s)
Edge HO AdjCell Watch Time(s)
Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold
Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold
Edge HO Watch Time(s)
Edge HO Valid Time(s)
l Fast-Moving Micro Cell Handover
Configuration of the parameters of the fast-moving micro cell handover from a micro cell to
a macro cell is shown in Figure 1-9 and Figure 1-12.
MS Fast Moving HO Allowed
MS Fast-moving Watch Cells
MS Fast-moving Valid Cells
MS Fast-moving Time Threshold
l Inter-Layer Handover
Configuration of inter-layer handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-12.
The parameters in the previous dialog boxes are listed in Neighbor cell queuing.
l PBGT Handover
Configuration of PBGT handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-9.
PBGT HO Threshold
PBGT HO Allowed
PBGT Watch Time(s)
PBGT Valid Time(s)
l Quick handover
Configuration of fast movement handover parameters is shown in Figure 1-9 and Figure
1-14.
Quick Handover Enable
Quick Handover Up Triger Level(dB)
Quick Handover Down Triger Level(dB)
Quick Move Speed Thres(m/s)
Quick Handover Static Time(0.5s)
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Quick Handover Last Time (0.5s)
Serving Cell Filter Length MR Number
Neighbor Cell Filter Length MR Number
Quick Handover Punish Time
Ignore Measurement Report Number
Quick Handover Offset(dB)
Quick Handover Punish Value(dB)
Quick Handover Punish Time(s)
Chain Neighbor Cell
NOTE
For the setting of Chain Neighbor Cell, refer to Figure 1-7.
Figure 1-14 Quick handover parameters configuration
l AMR Handover
Refer to AMR.
l Better 3G Cell Handover
Refer to 2G/3G Interoperability.
l Data Configuration of the Neighbor Cell
Data configuration of neighbor cell is shown in Figure 1-7.
Min Access Level Offset
PBGT HO Threshold
Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis
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1.4.2 Configuring Power Boost Before Handover
This describes how to configure power boost before handover on the BSC6000 Local
Maintenance Terminal.
Procedure
Step 1 On the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal, right-click a cell on the Management Tree
tab page. Then, select Configure Cell Attributes.
Step 2 In the displayed dialog box, double-click the target cell in the Cell view list box to add it to the
Selected cells list box. Then, click Next.
Step 3 In the Cells to be set list box, select the target cell, and then click Set Cell Properties. A dialog
box is displayed, as shown in Figure 1-15.
Figure 1-15 Set Cell Attributes dialog box
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Step 4 Click Other Attributes. A dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 1-16.
Set Power Boost before HO enabled or not.
Figure 1-16 Set Other Parameter dialog box
Step 5 Click OK. The configuration is complete.
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1.5 Maintenance Information
This lists the performance counters related to handover.
Alarms
None
Counters
Table 1-5 lists the counters related to handover.
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Table 1-5 Counters related to handover
Counter Description
H3000 Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (SDCCH)
H3009 Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (TCH)
H3010 Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands
(SDCCH)
(TCHF)
(TCHH)
H3020 Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (SDCCH)
H3029 Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (TCH)
H3020A Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Channel
Unavailable) (SDCCH)
Unavailable) (TCH)
H302B Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Terrestrial
Resource Request Failed)
H302G Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (A Interface
Failure)
H3020C Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Timer
Expired) (SDCCH)
H3027Cb Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Timer
Expired) (TCHF) (Signaling Channel)
H3028Cb Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Timer
Expired) (TCHH) (Signaling Channel)
H3027Ca Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Timer
Expired) (TCHF) (Traffic Channel)
H3028Ca Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Timer
Expired) (TCHH) (Traffic Channel)
H302Da Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Abnormal
Release, Unspecified)
H302Db Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
Release, Channel Unacceptable)
H302Dc Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
Release, Timer Expired)
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Counter Description
H302Dd Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
Release, No Activity on the Radio Path)
H302De Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Preemptive
Release)
H302Df Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Handover
Failed, Timing Advance out of Range)
H302Dg Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Channel Mode
Unavailable)
H302Dh Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Frequency
Unavailable)
H302Di Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Call Already
Cleared)
H302Dj Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Semantically
Incorrect Message)
H302Dk Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Invalid
Mandatory Information)
H302Dl Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Message Type
Non-existent or Not Implemented)
H302Dm Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
Not Compatible with Protocol State)
H302Dn Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Conditional IE
Error)
H302Do Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (No Cell
Allocation Available)
H302Dp Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Protocol Error
Unspecified)
H302Dq Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels) (Other Causes)
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Counter Description
H3002 Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (Underlay
to Overlay)
H3001 Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (Overlay
to Underlay)
(Underlay to Overlay)
(Overlay to Underlay)
Unavailable) (Underlay to Overlay)
Unavailable) (Overlay to Underlay)
H3022M Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Other
Causes) (Underlay to Overlay)
H3021M Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Other
Causes) (Overlay to Underlay)
H3003A Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (Dynamic
Conversion, TCHF-TCHH)
H3003B Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (Dynamic
Conversion, TCHH-TCHF)
H3004A Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (Dynamic
Conversion, TCH-SDCCH)
H3004B Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (Dynamic
Conversion, SDCCH-TCH)
H3013A Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands
(Dynamic Conversion, TCHF-TCHH)
H3013B Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands
(Dynamic Conversion, TCHH-TCHF)
H3014A Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands
(Dynamic Conversion, TCH-SDCCH)
H3014B Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands
(Dynamic Conversion, SDCCH-TCH)
H3023A Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Dynamic
Conversion, TCHF-TCHH)
H3023B Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Dynamic
Conversion, TCHH-TCHF)
H3024A Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Dynamic
Conversion, TCH-SDCCH)
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Counter Description
H3024B Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (Dynamic
Conversion, SDCCH-TCH)
H3055A Internal Intra-Cell Handovers Not Initiated
(AMR) (TCHF-TCHH)
H3055B Internal Intra-Cell Handovers Not Initiated
(AMR) (TCHH-TCHF)
H3005A Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (AMR)
(TCHF-TCHH)
H3005B Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (AMR)
(TCHH-TCHF)
H3015A Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands (AMR)
(TCHF-TCHH)
H3015B Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands (AMR)
(TCHH-TCHF)
H3025A Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (AMR)
(TCHF-TCHH)
H3025B Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (AMR)
(TCHH-TCHF)
H3040 Internal Intra-Cell Handover Detection Messages
Received by BSC (SDCCH)
Received by BSC (TCHF)
Received by BSC (TCHH)
H3200W Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3200X Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3200Y Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3200Z Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3209W Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3209X Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3209Y Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
H3209Z Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3210W Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3210X Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3210Y Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3210Z Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
Responses (TCHF) (900/850-900/850)
Responses (TCHF) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHF) (900/850-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHF) (1800/1900-900/850)
Responses (TCHH) (900/850-900/850)
Responses (TCHH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHH) (900/850-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3220W Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3220X Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3220Y Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3220Z Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3229W Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3229X Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
H3229Y Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3229Z Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3220A Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(No Channel Available) (SDCCH)
H3229A Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(No Channel Available) (TCH)
H322B Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Terrestrial Resource Request Failed)
H322D Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Reconnection to Old Channels)
H322G Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(A Interface Failure)
H3220C Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (SDCCH)
H3227Cb Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHF) (Signaling Channel)
H3228Cb Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHH) (Signaling Channel)
H3227Ca Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHF) (Traffic Channel)
H3228Ca Failed Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHH) (Traffic Channel)
H3240 Incoming Internal Inter-Cell Handover Detection
Messages Received by BSC (SDCCH)
Messages Received by BSC (TCHF)
Messages Received by BSC (TCHH)
H3100W Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(900/850-900/850)
H3100X Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3100Y Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(900/850-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
H3100Z Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(1800/1900-900/850)
(TCHF) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(TCHH) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3110W Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Command (SDCCH) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(900/850-900/850)
H3110X Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (SDCCH) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
H3110Y Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
(900/850-1800/1900)
H3110Z Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
(1800/1900-900/850)
Commands (TCHF) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
Commands (TCHH) (Excluding Directed Retry)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
Commands (Directed Retry) (900/850-900/850)
Commands (Directed Retry)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
H3120W Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(900/850-900/850)
H3120X Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3120Y Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(900/850-1800/1900)
H3120Z Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(1800/1900-900/850)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
(Directed Retry) (900/850-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-900/850)
H312A Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(No Channel Available)
H312B Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312G Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers (A
Interface Failure)
H3120C Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (SDCCH) (Excluding Directed
Retry)
H3127Cb Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHF) (Signaling Channel)
H3128Cb Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHH) (Signaling Channel)
H3127Ca Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHF) (Traffic Channel)
H3128Ca Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCHH) (Traffic Channel)
(Timer Expired) (Directed Retry)
H312Da Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Db Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dc Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dd Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312De Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Release)
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Counter Description
H312Df Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dg Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Unavailable)
H312Dh Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Unavailable)
H312Di Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Cleared)
H312Dj Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Incorrect Message)
H312Dk Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dl Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dm Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dn Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Error)
H312Do Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H312Dp Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
Unspecified)
H312Dq Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
H310A Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Uplink Quality)
H310B Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Downlink Quality)
H310C Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Uplink Strength)
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Counter Description
H310D Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Downlink Strength)
H310E Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Timing Advance)
H310F Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Better Cell)
H310G Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Load)
H310H Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Rapid Level Drop)
H310I Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(MSC Intervention)
H310J Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(OM Intervention)
H310L Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Other Causes)
H311A Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Uplink Quality)
H311B Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Downlink Quality)
H311C Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Uplink Strength)
H311D Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Downlink Strength)
H311E Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Timing Advance)
H311F Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Better Cell)
H311G Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Load)
H311H Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Rapid Level Drop)
H311I Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (MSC Intervention)
H311J Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (OM Intervention)
H311L Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Other Causes)
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Counter Description
H3122A Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Uplink Quality)
H3122B Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Downlink Quality)
(Uplink Strength)
H3122D Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Downlink Strength)
H3122E Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timing Advance)
H3122F Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Better Cell)
H3122G Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Load)
H3122H Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Rapid Level Drop)
H3122I Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(MSC Intervention)
H3122J Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(OM Intervention)
H3122L Failed Outgoing Internal Inter-Cell Handovers
(Other Causes)
H3400W Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3400X Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3400Y Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3400Z Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3409W Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3409X Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3409Y Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3409Z Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(TCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
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Counter Description
H3410W Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3410X Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3410Y Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3410Z Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover
Responses (SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
Responses (TCHF) (900/850-900/850)
Responses (TCHF) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHF) (900/850-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHF) (1800/1900-900/850)
Responses (TCHH) (900/850-900/850)
Responses (TCHH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHH) (900/850-1800/1900)
Responses (TCHH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3420W Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3420X Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3420Y Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3420Z Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3429W Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3429X Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3429Y Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
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Counter Description
H3429Z Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(TCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3401B Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHF Only)
H3401C Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHH Only)
H3401D Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHF Preferred,Channel Type
Unchangeable)
H3401E Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHH Preferred, Channel Type
Unchangeable)
H3401G Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHF Preferred, Channel Type
Changeable)
H3401H Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHH Preferred, Channel Type
Changeable)
H3401F Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHF or TCHH, Channel Type
Unchangeable)
H3401I Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover TCH
Requests (TCHF or TCHH, Channel Type
Changeable)
H342I Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Invalid Message)
H3420A Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(No Channel Available) (SDCCH)
H3429A Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(No Channel Available) (TCH)
H342E Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(CIC Unavailable)
H342F Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(CIC Allocated)
H342B Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
H342H Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC)
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Counter Description
H3420C Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (SDCCH)
H3429Cb Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCH) (Signaling Channel)
H3429Ca Failed Incoming External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timer Expired) (TCH) (Traffic Channel)
H3440 Incoming External Inter-Cell Handover
Detection Messages Received by BSC (SDCCH)
Detection Messages Received by BSC (TCHF)
Detection Messages Received by BSC (TCHH)
H3300W Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(900/850-900/850)
H3300X Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3300Y Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(900/850-1800/1900)
H3300Z Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(1800/1900-900/850)
H3310W Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
(900/850-900/850)
H3310X Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3310Y Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
(900/850-1800/1900)
H3310Z Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
(1800/1900-900/850)
(900/850-900/850)
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Counter Description
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
Commands(Directed Retry) (900/850-900/850)
Commands (Directed Retry)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
Commands(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-900/850)
H3320W Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (900/850-900/850)
H3320X Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
H3320Y Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (900/850-1800/1900)
H3320Z Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(SDCCH) (1800/1900-900/850)
(TCHF) (900/850-900/850)
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Counter Description
(TCHF) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
(TCHF) (900/850-1800/1900)
(TCHF) (1800/1900-900/850)
(TCHH) (900/850-900/850)
(TCHH) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
(TCHH) (900/850-1800/1900)
(TCHH) (1800/1900-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-900/850)
H330A Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Uplink Quality)
H330B Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Downlink Quality)
H330C Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Uplink Strength)
H330D Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Downlink Strength)
H330E Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Timing Advance)
H330F Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Better Cell)
H330G Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Load)
H330H Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Rapid Level Drop)
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Counter Description
H330I Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(MSC Intervention)
H330J Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(OM Intervention)
H330L Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Other Causes)
H331A Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Uplink Quality)
H331B Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Downlink Quality)
H331C Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Uplink Strength)
H331D Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Downlink Strength)
H331E Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Timing Advance)
H331F Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Better Cell)
H331G Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Load)
H331H Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Rapid Level Drop)
H331I Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (MSC Intervention)
H331J Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (OM Intervention)
H331L Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Other Causes)
H3322A Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Uplink Quality)
H3322B Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Downlink Quality)
H3322C Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Uplink Strength)
H3322D Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Downlink Strength)
H3322E Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Timing Advance)
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Counter Description
H3322F Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Better Cell)
H3322G Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Load)
H3322H Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Rapid Level Drop)
H3322I Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(MSC Intervention)
H3322J Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(OM Intervention)
H3322L Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Other Causes)
H332Ka Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (OM Intervention)
H332Kb Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Equipment
Failure)
H332Kc Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (No Radio
Resource Available)
H332Kd Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Requested
Terrestrial Resource Unavailable)
H332Ke Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (BSS not Equipped)
H332Kf Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Invalid Cell)
H332Kg Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Requested
Transcoding/Rate Adaption Unavailable)
H332Kh Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Circuit Pool
Mismatch)
H332Ki Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Requested Speech
Version Unavailable)
H332Kj Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Ciphering
Algorithm not Supported)
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Counter Description
H332Kk Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Terrestrial circuit
already allocated)
H332Kl Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Invalid Message)
H332Km Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Protocol Error
between BSS and MSC)
H332Kn Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Handover Request Rejected) (Other Causes)
H332Da Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Db Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dc Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dd Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332De Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Release)
H332Df Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dg Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Unavailable)
H332Dh Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Unavailable)
H332Di Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Cleared)
H332Dj Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Incorrect Message)
Handover 1 Handover
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Counter Description
H332Dk Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dl Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dm Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dn Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Error)
H332Do Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Dp Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
Unspecified)
H332Dq Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
H332Ha Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Radio Interface
Message Failure)
H332Hb Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Radio Interface
Failure)
H332Hc Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (OM
Intervention)
H332Hd Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Equipment
Failure)
H332He Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Preemption)
H332Hf Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Invalid
Message)
H332Hg Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Protocol Error
between BSS and MSC)
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Counter Description
H332Hh Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Clear Commands Sent By MSC) (Other Causes)
H332G Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(A Interface Failure)
(T7 Expiry) (SDCCH)
H3327Lb Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T7 Expiry) (TCHF) (Signaling Channel)
H3328Lb Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T7 Expiry) (TCHH) (Signaling Channel)
H3327La Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T7 Expired) (TCHF) (Traffic Channel)
H3328La Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T7 Expired) (TCHH) (Traffic Channel)
(T7 Expired) (Directed Retry)
(T8 Expiry) (SDCCH) (Excluding Directed Retry)
H3327Cb Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T8 Expiry) (TCHF) (Signaling Channel)
H3328Cb Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T8 Expiry) (TCHH) (Signaling Channel)
H3327Ca Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T8 Expired) (TCHF) (Traffic Channel)
H3328Ca Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(T8 Expired) (TCHH) (Traffic Channel)
(T8 Expired) (Directed Retry)
H3303 Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover Requests
(Different Signaling Points)
H3313 Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handover
Commands (Different Signaling Points)
H3323 Failed Outgoing External Inter-Cell Handovers
(Different Signaling Points)
(900/850-900/850)
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1-61
Counter Description
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(900/850-900/850)
(1800/1900-1800/1900)
(900/850-1800/1900)
(1800/1900-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-900/850)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (900/850-1800/1900)
(Directed Retry) (1800/1900-900/850)
H380 Cell Incoming Handover Requests
H382A Failed Cell Incoming Handovers (Congestion)
H382M Failed Cell Incoming Handovers (Other Causes)
H371A Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Uplink
Quality)
H371B Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Downlink
Quality)
H371C Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Uplink
Strength)
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Counter Description
H371D Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Downlink
Strength)
H371E Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Timing
Advance)
H371F Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Better Cell)
H371G Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Load)
H371H Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Rapid
Level Drop)
H371I Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (MSC
Intervention)
H371J Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (OM
Intervention)
H371L Cell Outgoing Handover Commands (Other
Causes)
H372A Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Uplink Quality)
H372B Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Downlink
Quality)
H372C Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Uplink
Strength)
H372D Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Downlink
Strength)
H372E Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Timing
Advance)
H372F Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Better Cell)
H372G Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Load)
H372H Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Rapid Level
Drop)
H372I Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (MSC
Intervention)
H372J Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (OM
Intervention)
H372L Failed Cell Outgoing Handovers (Other Causes)
S3300C Number of MRs during Handover Initiation
(Uplink Receive Level Rank = 0)
Handover 1 Handover
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Counter Description
(Uplink Receive Quality Rank = 0)
AS330C Mean Uplink Receiving Level during Handover
Initiation
AS331C Mean Uplink Receive Quality during Handover
Initiation
AS330A Mean Uplink Receive Level during Concentric
Cell Handover Initiation (Overlay to Underlay)
AS332A Mean Downlink Receive Level during Concentric
Cell Handover Initiation (Overlay to Underlay)
AS330B Mean Uplink Receive Level during Concentric
Cell Handover Initiation (Underlay to Overlay)
1 Handover
Handover
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Counter Description
AS332B Mean Downlink Receive Level during Concentric
Cell Handover Initiation (Underlay to Overlay)
AS334A Mean Timing Advance during Concentric Cell
Handover Initiation (Overlay to Underlay)
AS334B Mean Timing Advance during Concentric Cell
Handover Initiation (Underlay to Overlay)

1.6 References
The references indicate the documents about handover from the related standard organizations.
The references are as follows:
l GSM 08.58
l GSM 04.08
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