BSC Exchange Properties

BSC Exchange Properties

Chapter 7
This chapter is designed to provide the student with information of BSC Exchange
Properties to be used for the tuning cases

OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter the student will be able to:

Explain different BSC Exchange Properties

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Contents
BSC Exchange Properties............................................................................ 1
Supervision Data .......................................................................................... 2
Mobile Telephony Data ................................................................................ 4

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BSC Exchange Properties

Base Station Controller (BSC) exchange properties control the functional
behaviour of the exchange. The value of a property defines the choice of
functional alternatives.
The main BSC exchange properties affecting the radio network are
described in this document.
The handling of the BSC exchange properties depends on the type of
the parameter which can be mandatory or optional. If the type is
mandatory the application dependent value of the parameter will be set
with the change command before it can be used. If the type is optional
the default value given in the Application Information is used as a preset
value. However, a new value in the frames of the value range can be set
with the change command. The value is decimal if not otherwise
described.

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Supervision Data
Parameter

Description

BADQDL

Bad quality downlink

This parameter indicates the threshold value in dtqu for bad quality downlink.
Filtered quality measurements on the downlink are compared to BADQDL
when evaluating urgency conditions.
Property type: optional
Numeral 0 ~ 100
Default value: 55
This parameter is owned by the block RQUPD .

BADQUL

Bad quality uplink

This parameter indicates the threshold value in dtqu for bad quality uplink.
Filtered quality measurements on the uplink are compared to BADQDL when
evaluating urgency conditions.
Property type: optional
Numeral 0 ~ 100
Default value: 55
This parameter is owned by the block RQUPD .

LOWSSUL

Signal strength uplink

This parameter indicates the threshold values in dBm for attenuation of signal
strength uplink.
Filtered uplink signal strength values are compared with parameter LOWSSDL
when analyzing urgency conditions.
Property type: optional
Numeral 47 ~ 110
Default value: 104
This parameter is owned by the block RQUPD .

MAXLOAD

Maximum Transceiver Handler (TRH) load

This parameter indicates in percent the maximum allowed TRH load.
Property type: optional
Numeral 50 ~ 100
Default value: 80
This parameter is owned by the block RHLH .

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PAGLIMIT

Paging limit
The parameter defines the maximum number of paging orders the Central
Processor (CP) is allowed to send to the TRH per seconds.
Property type: optional
0
No limitation
1
10
2
20
.
.
8
9
10

80
90
100
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RMPAG.

UPDWNRATIO

Up and downlink power regulation ratio

This parameter indicates in percent the ratio between up and down power
regulation.
Property type: optional
Numeral 100 ~ 700
Default value: 200
This parameter is owned by the block RQUPD .

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Parameter

Description

ALPHA

Power control
This is a power control parameter included in Packet System Information
Type 1 and in System Information Type 13.
Property type: optional
Numeral 0 ~ 10
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RGRLC .

AMRSUPPORT

Adaptive Multirate Support

This parameter indicates if the BSC supports Adaptive Multirate. If
AMRSUPPORT is on, TCH/F SPV3 and TCH/H SPV3 may be selected at
channel allocation.
Property type: optional
0
OFF
1
ON
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RNLCT.

CHALLOC

Channel allocation preference

This parameter determines if a non-hopping Traffic Channel (TCH) on the
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) frequency should be selected first,
last or if there is no preference at channel allocation.
Property type: optional
0 No selection preference
1 Select the TCH first preference
2

Select the TCH last preference

Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RNTCH.

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CHCODING

Coding scheme parameter

This parameter will set the Channel coding Scheme (CS) for General
Packet Radio Service (GPRS).
Property type: optional
1
CS-1
2
CS-2
Default value: 2
This parameter is owned by the block RGRLC.

CLSTIMEINTERVAL

Initiate check of idle trafic channels

This parameter indicates a time interval in milliseconds specified by the
operator. When expired it initiates the checking of the level of idle traffic
channels for cells active for cell load sharing. Time interval values will be
given in multiples of 100 milliseconds.
Property type: optional
Numeral 100 ~ 1000
Default value: 100
This parameter is owned by the block RCLS .

COEXUMTS

Coexistence of GSM and UMTS

This parameter indicates the possibility to perform cell reselection from
GSM to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).
Property type: optional
0
OFF
1
ON
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RCCD.

COEXUMTSTINT

A time interval specified by the operator to control how often the traffic
load will be checked
Property type: optional
Numeral 100 ~ 1000
Default value: 1000
This parameter is owned by the block RQUCD

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DCAHANDOVER

Differential channel allocation at Intra BSC Inter Cell Handover

When the parameter is ON, differentiation according to the stored priority
level for the connection is applied.
When the parameter is OFF, differentiation is not applied. The parameter
is not valid at handover during assignment.
Property type: optional
0
OFF
1
ON
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RMCHO.

EBANDINCLUDED

Extended band
This parameter decides if channels in the P - GSM 900 band only or all
channels in available GSM 900 bands are to be considered for handling
the GSM radio features:
Half rate Packing
Cell Load Sharing
Subcell Load Distribution
Adaptive Configuration of Logical Channels
Dynamic HR Allocation
GSM - UMTS Cell Reselection and Handover
When the parameter is OFF, only channels in the P - GSM 900 band are
considered, otherwise all channels in all available GSM 900 bands are
considered.
In GSM 1800 cells and GSM 1900 cells the parameter will not be valid.
Property type: optional
0
OFF
1
ON
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RNLCT,RNSDCCH and
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GPRSNWMODE

NETWORK_OPERATION_MODE indicator
The parameter sets the parameter NETWORK_OPERATION_MODE in
the messages System Information type 13 and Packet System
Information type 1. It also control the creation of master channels.
Property type: optional
0
Network Mode of Operation I, no master PDCH exists.
1
Network Mode of Operation I, master PDCH can exist.
2
Network Mode of Operation I, no master PDCH can exist.
3
Network Mode of Operation III, master PDCH can exist.
Default value: 2
This parameter is owned by the block RGSI and RGRLC.

GPRSPRIO

GPRS priority
The parameter has two purposes. The first is to control whether ondemand PDCH's will be treated as idle or busy for Dynamic HR allocation,
Cell Load Sharing, Subcell Load Distribution, HR Packing and GSM UMTS Cell Reselection and Handover. The second purpose is to control
which on-demand PDCHs that may be pre-empt to be used for circuit
switched calls.
The variable consists of 16 bits, four bits, B0-B3 and B5, specifies the
priority between GPRS and the CS network for the three load regulation
functions. Two bits are used to control pre-emption of on-demand
PDCHs. In total six bits are used and the remaining ten bits will always be
0. The default value for all bits are 0.
Property type: optional
B0
Dynamic HR allocation and HR packing priority
B0 = 0: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as idle Traffic
CHannel Full rate (TCH/F) when traffic load is calculated in the
cell
B0 = 1: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as busy
TCH/F when traffic load is calculated in the cell.
B1

Cell Load Sharing priority.

B1 = 0: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as idle TCH/F
when traffic load is calculated in the cell.
B1 = 1: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as busy
TCH/F when traffic load is calculated in the cell.

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B2

Subcell Load Distribution priority

B2 = 0: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as idle TCH/F
when traffic load is calculated in the cell.
B2 = 1: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as busy
TCH/F when traffic load is calculated in the cell.
Default value: 0 for all bits

B3/B4 Pre-emption rules to be applied

If pre-emption is restricted by these bits, it is recommended to set
B0, B1 and B2 equal to 1 to achieve a better result from the
corresponding load regulation functions.
B3 = 0 and B4 = 0: All on-demand PDCHs are possible to preempt.
B3 = 1 and B4 = 0: Only non essential on-demand PDCHs are
possible to pre-empt. No TBF will be disconnected due to the preemption, but one or more TBFs might be downgraded.
B3 = 0 or 1 and B4 = 1: Only idle on-demand PDCHs are possible
to pre-empt.
B5

GSM - UMTS Cell Reselection and Handover

B3 = 0: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as idle TCH/F
when traffic load is calculated in the cell.
B3 = 1: Allocated on-demand PDCH will be counted as busy
TCH/F when traffic load is calculated in the cell.
Default value: 0 for all bits
This parameter is owned by the block RNLCT.

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HALFRATESUPP

Half rate channel supported

This parameter indicates if the BSC supports half rate channels. If the
parameter value is changed, the channels will only be affected if they are
created or when they are re-configured at a restart.
If channels exist in a cell and the exchange property is changed the cell
must be halted if new channels are added in the cell.
Property type: optional
0
Half rate channels supported by the BSC.
1
Half rate channels not supported by the BSC.
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RXCBM.

HSCSDUPGTIMER

Time interval for multislot configuration connections

This parameter indicates the time interval in seconds for which a queue,
containing multislot configuration connections, will be checked. A multislot
configuration connection not having fulfilled the wanted total radio
interface data rate, is supervised in order to try to allocate enough
resources later during the connection. The multislot configuration
connection is inserted in a queue belonging to the cell where the
connection is established.
Property type: optional
Numeral 1 ~ 20
Default value: 5
This parameter is owned by the block RMRLS .

INITTCH

Initial number of TCHs

This parameter indicates the maximum number of TCHs to configure in
channel group 0 during the initial configuration phase. Initial configuration
phase is made to set up signalling channels and a determined number of
TCHs in channel group 0 in all cells first and then expand the cells with
more TCHs later.
Property type: optional
Numeral 1 ~ 127
Default value: 2

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ONDEMANDGPHDEV On demand GPRS Packet Handler (GPH) devices

This parameter will set the number of reserved GPH devices in an
Regional Processor (RPP) that can be used for on-demand PDCH only.
Property type : optional
Numeral 1 ~ 256
Default value = 20
The parameter is owned by the block RGRLC.

PHHSCSD

Pre-emtion handling for High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD)

This parameter indicates if downgrading due to pre-emption is to be
initiated for a HSCSD call if congestion occurs at channel allocation.
Property type: optional
0
OFF
1
ON
Default value: 1
This parameter is owned by the block RMPH.

PILTIMER

Packet idle list timer

This parameter sets the packet idle list timer.
When an on-demand PDCH becomes idle it is placed in idle list for the
packet switched domain and parameter PILTIMER is started. When the
parameter PILTIMER expires for a PDCH the channel is returned to
circuit switched domain. The value will be given in multiples of 1 seconds.
Property type: optional
Numeral 1 ~ 3600
Default value: 20
This parameter is owned by the block RGRLC .

SCLDTIMEINT

Subcell Load Distribution time interval

This parameter indicates a time interval specified by the operator. When
expired it initiates the checking of the level of underlaid subcell idle traffic
channels in cells active for Subcell Load Distribution. Time interval values
will be given in multiples of 100 milliseconds.
Property type: optional
Numeral 100 ~ 1000
Default value: 100
This parameter is owned by the block RCLS .

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SPEQINDCOLLECT

Indicate Speech Quality Supervision

This parameter specifies whether the function Speech Quality
Supervision (SQS) is activated or not.
Property type: optional
0
SQS is not active
1
SQS is active
Default value: 0
This parameter is owned by the block RQUPD.

STEPLIMDL

Power step-size limit

This parameter limits the step-size to 2 dB when a new power order
requests a power level decrease.
Property type: optional
0
OFF
1
ON
Default value = 0
This parameter is owned by the block RQUPD.

TBFDLLIMIT

Temporary Block Flow downlink limit

This parameter sets the Temporary Block Flow (TBF) downlink limit. The
number of simultaneous TBFs for each PDCH is used as TBF downlink
limit. The PDCH reservations should be avoided over that number unless
it is not possible to do the PDCH reservations somewhere else.
Property type: optional
Numeral 1 ~ 8
Default value = 2
This parameter is owned by the block RGRLC .

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TBFULLIMIT

Temporary Block Flow uplink limit

This parameter sets the TBF uplink limit. The number of simultaneous
TBFs for each PDCH is used as TBF uplink limit. The PDCH reservations
should be avoided over that number unless it is not possible to do the
PDCH reservations somewhere else.
Property type: optional
Numeral 1 ~ 6
Default value: 2
This parameter is owned by the block RGRLC .

TIMER3105

Timer T3105
The T3105 timer indicates the time between repetition of physical
information messages during the handover procedure. The value is given
in tenth of milliseconds.
Property type: optional
Numeral 2 ~ 254
Default value: 6
This parameter is owned by the block RCCD.

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