L3 message Analysis Methodology

for Handover Events

No: KT_1603_xx
To: RJIL NPE/QA Team
From: KT RF Team

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01 Measurement reporting events

 Event Type

 Intra RAT (Intra FA / Inter FA) : Event A

- Event A1 (Serving becomes better than threshold)

- Event A2 (Serving becomes worse than threshold)

- Event A3 (Neighbor becomes better than serving)

- Event A4 (Neighbor becomes better than threshold)

- Event A5 (Serving becomes worse than threshold1 and neighbor becomes better than threshold2)

 Inter RAT : Event B

- Event B1 (Inter RAT neighbor becomes better than threshold)

- Event B2 (Serving becomes worse than threshold and inter RAT neighbor becomes better than threshold2)

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02 Intra Frequency HO [A3 Events] UE-VRNS-0148-2300_VOL_C80

A Cell (Serving) B Cell (Neighbor)

4 X2 – HO Request / Acknowledge

3 NRT
RRC Connection
5 6 Synchronization
Reconfiguration
Random Access
7 (MSG1) Random Access
8
(MSG2)
Measurement Report
2
[A3]
Random Access
9
(MSG3)
RRC Connection
Reconfiguration Complete

A3 Event (RSRP)
1
[ A+3dB < B ]

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02-1 A3 Event [Neighbor becomes better than serving] [1]
RRC Reconfiguration Message

RSRP
2.3G
Serving Cell + Offset(6,3dB) Neighbor Cell

Serving Cell
Event A3

TimetoTrigger(256ms)
Offset : 3dB

Hysteresis : 0

TTT : 256ms

Time Trigger:RSRP

ThresholdEUTRA
For RSRP: RSRP based threshold for event evaluation. The actual value is IE value – 140 dBm.
For RSRQ: RSRQ based threshold for event evaluation. The actual value is (IE value – 40)/2 dB.

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02-2 UL Coverage / Missing Neighbor / X2 Fail [ 2~5 ]
1. MR can’t reach to eNB by poor uplink coverage [2]
Tx Power PUSCH/RSRP Graph
- Check if the PUSCH power of UE is saturated [24dBm]
2. Missing Neighbor [3]
- Check if neighbor list with the PCI exists in NRT
3. X2 Link Disabled : HO Request fail
- Check X2 Link and HO Preparation Statistics

Continuous MR

No RRC Reconfiguration

Serving : -109dBm

Neighbor PCI : 46

Neighbor : -100dBm

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02-3 DL synchronization failure to Neighbor Cell [6]
UE downlink synchronization failure because of Poor RSRQ
- In case of ‘RSRQ < -15dB’, Sync Failure often occurs

RRC Reconfiguration

No Random Access

RRC Reestablishment

RSRP/RSRQ Grapph

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02-4 UL Coverage / PCI Confusion [7]
1. MSG1 can’t reach to Target Cell by poor uplink coverage
- Check if the PUSCH power of UE is saturated [24dBm]
2. Target Cell ignores MSG1 because of preamble made by wrong RSI
- Compare RSI in RRC reconfiguration and SIB2 of same PCI

Continuous MSG1

Radio Link Failure

RRC Reestablishment

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02-4 UL Coverage / PCI Confusion [7]
Example of PCI Confusion
RRC Reconfiguration PCI 27 SIB#2

PCI : 27 RSI : 240

X2

Neighbor : 27
RSI : 310

Serving : 225
NRT : PCI 27

Neighbor : 27
RSI : 240

Random Access Fail with preamble made by RSI 310

RSI : 310
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02-5 SIB Read Failure [After 9]
SIB Read Failure is not actually HO failure but it often occurs in RJIL network
- In case of ‘RSRQ < -15dB’, SIB Read Failure often occurs
A3 MR Report

HO Success

Random Access Success

No SIB Message

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A1,2,5 Events] TN-MDUR-0095-1800_LDL1_C10

A Cell (Serving/2.3G) B Cell (Neighbor/1.8G)

4 X2 – HO Request / Acknowledge
6 NRT

RRC Connection Synchronization

3 8
Reconfiguration Random Access
(MSG1)
RRC Connection Random Access
7 9
Reconfiguration (MSG2)
Measurement Report
2
[A2]
Random Access
Measurement Report 10
(MSG3)
5
[A5] RRC Connection
Reconfiguration Complete

A2 Event
1
[ A < -113dBm ] Leaving Condition

A5 Event A1 Event
4 4-1
[ A <-113dBm & B>-110dBm ] [ A > -100dBm ]

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A2,5 & 1 Events]
A2 MR Report

A5 MR Report

Inter FA HO Success

Event A2 (Serving becomes worse than threshold)

Threshold : -140 + 27 = -113dBm

Hysteresis : 0dB

TimeToTrigger : 256ms

Trigger : RSRP

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A1,2,5 Events]
Change of event configuration in UE through RRC Reconfiguration

2.3G 2.3G 1.8G

Measurement ID Description Measurement ID Description
Measurement ID Description
2 2.3G
Object ID 2 2.3G Object ID
1 1,8G Object ID 1 1.8G
1 A3 1 A3
1 A3
Config ID Config ID 3 A1 Config ID
2 A2 4 A5 2 A2
1 2-1 (2.3G A3) 1 2-1 (2.3G A3) 1 1-1 (1.8G A3)
Measure ID Measure ID 2 2-3 (2.3G A1) Measure ID
2 2-2 (2.3G A2) 3 1-4 (1.8G A5) 2 1-2 (1.8G A2)

RRC Reconfiguration After A2 RRC Reconfiguration After A5

1. Add Object ID 1 1. Remove Object ID 2

2. Remove Config ID 2 2. Add Object ID 1
3. Add Config ID 1,3,4 3. Remove Config ID 3,4
4. Remove Measure ID 2 4. Add Config ID 1,2
5. Add Measure ID 1,2,3 5. Remove Measure ID 2,3
6. Add Measure ID 1,2

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A2,5 & 1 Events]
A2 Measurement Report
RRC Reconfiguration Message

RRC Reconfiguration Message

RSRP : -140+27 = -113dBm

RSRPQ : (10-40)/2=-15dB

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A2,5 & 1 Events]
RRC Reconfiguration After A2

Add Config 3
Add Object 1
Event A1
Freq : 1.8G

Remove Config 2

Add Config 1

Add Config 4
Event A3

Event A5

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A2,5 & 1 Events]
RRF Reconfiguration After A2

Remove Meas 2

Add Meas 1,2,3

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A2,5 & 1 Events]
RRF Reconfiguration After A5

Remove Object 2
Add Config 2

Add Object 1 Event A2

Freq : 1.8G

Remove Config 3,4

Add Config 1
Remove Meas 2,3

Event A3
Add Meas 1

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03 Inter Frequency HO [A2,5 & 1 Events]
RRF Reconfiguration After A5

Add Meas 2

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