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Adaptive Configuration of Logical Channels

(ACLC)
BCCH 2x SDCCH/8
BCCH SDCCH/8 BCCH SDCCH/8

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ACLC, Objectives

• Dynamically adapt number of signaling

channels to signaling load

⇒ Increase/decrease congestion due to signaling

such that preferred GoS is achieved

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ACLC, Strategies

Congestion on SDCCH
⇒ Add SDCCH channels

No Congestion on SDCCH
⇒ Remove SDCCH channels

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Terminology

SDCCH subchannel an SDCCH

BPC Basic Physical Channel

Eight SDCCHs on one BPC one SDCCH/8

Four SDCCHs combined with one SDCCH/4

BCCH & CCCH on one BPC

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Adaptive Configuration of Logical Channels

(ACLC)
ACLC will dynamically dimension more (or less)
SDCCH/8 s on demand ⇒

– prevention of SDCCH congestion

– higher network capacity (& revenues)
– less critical SDCCH dimensioning
– increase (slightly) of intra-cell handover rate

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Parameters

Main Controlling Parameters

SLEVEL defines the level of remaining subchannels when

an attempt to reconfigure a TCH to an SDCCH/8 will take
place.

STIME defines the minimum time interval before an

SDCCH/8 added by the Adaptive configuration of logical
channels feature can be reconfigured back to a TCH.

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Start

Flowchart of the
Increase Criterion
Is #idle SDCCH sub- No
channels ≤ SLEVEL?

Yes

Is #idle TCHs > 4 or No

is #idle TCHs > #TRXs
in the cell?

Yes

Is #SDCCH/8 < max No

allowed #SDCCH/8
in the cell?

Yes

Reconfigure TCH
to SDCCH/8

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Flowchart of the
Decrease Criterion

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Channel Configuration
CCHPOS = BCCH
SDCCH/8 are placed on the
BCCH carrier, starting with TS1.

B TRX1 Example of how SDCCH/8s

SDCCH/8 are placed can be placed in a normal cell.
according to TRX2 B denotes the BCCH, CCCH
the TN parameter. and also a possible SDCCH/4.
TRX3
CCHPOS = TN 
and TN = 1  TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7


CCHPOS = BCCH
SDCCH/8 are placed on the
BCCH carrier, starting with TS2.

B TRX1 Example of how SDCCH/8s

SDCCH/8 are placed can be placed in a extended
according to TRX2 range cell. B denotes the
the TN parameter. BCCH, CCCH and also a
TRX3 possible SDCCH/4.
CCHPOS = TN 
and TN = 2 
 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7

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TS in blocked state

TS Configuration Time for Blocked TS (s)

TCH to SDCCH/8 3-10

SDCCH/8 to TCH 4-10

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Interworking

• E-GSM
• Immediate assignment on TCH
• Frequency hopping
• Logical channel supervision
• STS

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Additional Parameters
Parameters
CCHPOS defines if an SDCCH/8 to be added in channel
group zero shall be placed on the BCCH frequency or
according to parameter TN. The following values of
parameter CCHPOS exist:

BCCH All SDCCH/8s in channel group zero will

be placed on the BCCH frequency. This
alternative is not valid for channel
groups other than zero.

TN All SDCCH/8s in channel group zero will

be placed on the timeslot number
entered with parameter TN.

TN defines the timeslot number on which the SDCCH/8

will be placed. This parameter does not have any effect
for channel group 0 having CCHPOS = BCCH

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Value ranges and Default Values

Parameter Default Recommended
Value range Unit
name value value
SLEVEL 0 - 0-2, CONG
STIME 20 40 15-360 s
CCHPOS TN - BCCH, TN
0, 1, 2, 3,
TN 2 - (normal cell)
0,2
- (extended range
cell)
ERBANDS-
OFF - ON/OFF
INCLUDED
number of 8-128 in steps
NUMREQBPC SYSDEF
TRUs x8 of 8, SYSDEF

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