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Feature Guide
ZGB-02-01-001 Paging Feature Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feature Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
2.2 License Control .................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Correlation with Other Features ........................................................................... 5
4 Parameters......................................................................................................... 9
7 Abbreviation .................................................................................................... 15
8 Reference Document....................................................................................... 16
FIGURES
TABLES
1 Feature Attribute
BSC Version: [ZXUR 9000 GSM (V6.50.31)]
Attribute: [Basic]
MS √
BTS √
BSC √
iTC -
MSC √
MGW -
SGSN √
GGSN -
HLR -
“√”: Related, “-”: Irrelative
2 Overview
A paging procedure is initialized by the MSC or the SGSN to locate an MS. After
receiving the paging message from the CN, the BSC sends the paging request to all cells
in the specified LA. There are two kinds of paging: IMSI paging and TMSI paging. When
the IMSI is used for paging, one paging message can contain two IMSI numbers, while
four TMSIs can be packed in one paging message.
Paging is sent via the CCCH. The downlink CCCH is shared by the PCH and AGCH. The
PCH sends paging messages and the AGCH sends immediate assignment and
immediate assignment rejection messages. According to GSM specifications, there are
three paging groups in one multi-frame when the CCCH and SDCCH share one control
channel, and there are nine paging groups when the CCCH and SDCCH are configured
individually. The paging group in one multi-frame is shared by the PCH and AGCH. Thus,
the paging capacity depends on the configuration method of the CCCH, PCH, AGCH,
and the ratio of IMSI paging to TMSI paging. The ZTE BSC supports a flexible channel
configuration to provide different paging capacity. The maximum paging capacity for one
LAC is 400,000 times per hour. The ZTE BSS also supports paging retransmission. If a
paging message is not replied for a certain period of time, it is retransmitted.
There are three paging types: CS call paging, PS paging, and SMS paging. Usually all
these paging messages are sent via CCCHs. To avoid paging congestion, all these traffic
should be considered so that the LAC can be defined properly.
1. Required Features
None
None
3. Affected Features
None
3 Technical Description
Paging
Paging Command
Paging Request
Channel Request
Channel Require
Channel Activation
Immediate Assign
SABM(Paging Resp)
UA(Paging Resp)
Establish Indication
(Paging Resp)
SCCP Connection Request
(Paging Resp)
... ...
The paging of the BSC includes the paging on the A interface and the paging on the Gb
interface.
1. Paging on the A interface: The paging request is sent over the CCCH if the MS does
not use the PS service.
The paging coordination function has three network operation modes as follows:
Network operation mode 2: Both CS paging messages and PS paging messages are
sent over the CCCH. If the BSC supports paging coordination, the CS paging messages
can be sent over the PACCH if the PS is in transmission state.
Network operation mode 3: The BSC sends paging messages by the same method as
used in network operation mode 1 except that the MS should monitor the PCCCH and
CCCH at the same time. At present, such MSs are not available. Therefore, network
operation mode 3 is not configured in the current network.
After the BSC sends a paging command message to the BTS, the BTS first determines
whether the number of the paging groups contained in the message is greater than the
maximum number of the configured paging groups. If yes, the BTS does not process the
message. Otherwise, the BTS saves the paging command to the paging message buffer
queue. The length of the buffer queue is 10. During the frame interruption, an event is
triggered to process the paging messages in the paging message buffer queue when T3
equals to 5, 15, 25, 35, and 45.
Note: The preceding section describes only the paging commands of CS services briefly.
For the paging commands of PS services, the paging priority should also be taken into
account. When a high-priority paging message is written into the paging message buffer
queue, the location of the queue header should be taken into account.
Every paging group has a maximum number of repetitions determined by the paging
period. The maximum number of repetitions should be the maximum number of repetition
opportunities. In the paging repetition queue, each message element is marked by a
repetition opportunity record parameter. This parameter is initialized to 0 when the
message is written into the retransmission queue. Every time when there is an
opportunity of transmitting a message in the repetition queue, the parameter for the
un-transmitted messages is incremented by one. When the parameter is equal to or
greater than the maximum number of repetitions, the re-transmitted message is invalid.
Extended Paging: The extended paging mode is configured to relieve the temporary
overload of a sub-channel. The mode enables a paging message, which is usually
transmitted over a paging sub-channel (PCH BLOCK) of the CCCH, to be transmitted on
the paging block after the next paging block.
4 Parameters
Recom
Managed Value Default
Logic Name Parameter Description Unit mended
Object Range Value
Value
Recom
Managed Value Default
Logic Name Parameter Description Unit mended
Object Range Value
Value
save power. Number of
multiframes of the PCH
determines the number of
paging sub-channels of the
paging channel in a cell.
MS uses this parameter to find
out its home paging group, so
as to monitor corresponding
paging sub-channel. Network
broadcasts the parameter
information to all MSs in the cell
through the "RIL3_RR SYSTEM
INFORMATION TYPE3"
message. Number of
multiframes of the PCH is one
of the system control
parameters.
Counter ID Name
6 Engineering Guide
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > GSM
Logical Configuration > Cell Information Configuration, double click GSM Cell
Configuration, and set Number of multi-frames of the PCH, see the following figure.
In the configuration resource tree, select Modify Area > Managed Element > GSM
Logical Configuration > Global Information Configuration, double click BSS Functio
PS, and set Page coordination support, see the following figure.
7 Abbreviation
Abbreviations Full Characteristics
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3GPP 3 Generation Partnership Project
CN Core Network
CS Circuit Switch
8 Reference Document
ZXUR 9000 GSM (V6.50.31) Base Station Controller Performance Counter Reference
ZXUR 9000 GSM (V6.50.31) Base Station Controller Radio Parameter Reference