Description of ANR

 The automatic neighbor relation (ANR) function takes

effect on the eNodeB and manages the conceptual O&M
neighboring relation table (NRT). The neighbor detection
function of ANR searches for new neighboring cells and

Add/Update Neighbor Relations

adds them to the NRT. ANR also contains the neighbor

NR report
removal function, which removes outdated neighbor
relationships.

Internal
Iinformation
Neighbor Relation Table
Cell A Cell B Neighbour Relation
O&M controlled
Neighbour Relation Attributes
Phy-CID=3 Phy-CID=5 Neighbour
NRremove
Global-CID =17 Global-CID =19 NR TCI
No
No HO No X2 Removal
Remove
Function
NRupdate NRT
1 TCl#1
Managemnt
2
Function
TCI#1
1) report(Phy-CID=5, NRadd Neighbour
strong signal) Detection
3 TCI#1
Function

3) Report Mrmnt Mrmnt

Global-CID=19 2b) Read BCCH() requests reports
ANR function

2) Report Global-CID
Request (Target Phy- RRC
CID=5)

eNB

Automatic Neighbour Relation Function Interaction between eNB and O&M due to ANR

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ANR Classification

ANR

Intra-RAT ANR Inter-RAT ANR

Intra-RAT event Intra-RAT double- Inter-RAT event

Intra-RAT fast ANR Inter-RAT fast ANR
ANR threshold ANR ANR

 Based on neighbor relationships, ANR is classified into intra-RAT ANR and inter-
RAT ANR.
 Based on the methods of measuring neighboring cells, ANR is classified into
event-triggered ANR and fast ANR (also known as periodic ANR).
 Based on whether handover measurement configuration is used, ANR is
classified into event ANR and double-threshold ANR.

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Basic Conceptions - NCL

SN Target Cell PLMN eNodeB ID Cell ID DlEarfcn PhyCellId TAC

1 46001 eNodeB ID#1 Cell ID#1 F1 PhyCellId#1 TAC#1

2 46001 eNodeB ID#2 Cell ID#2 F2 PhyCellId#2 TAC#2

3 46001 eNodeB ID#3 Cell ID#3 F1 PhyCellId#3 TAC#3

 NCL(Neighbor Cell List) contains the information about the external neighboring cells
of a serving cell. NCLs are classified into intra-RAT NCLs and inter-RAT NCLs. Each
eNodeB has an intra-RAT NCL and inter-RAT NCLs.
 Intra-RAT NCLs record information, such as ECGI, PCI, PLMN, TAC, eNodeB ID, and
frequency of external cells.
 GERAN inter-RAT NCLs record CGI, BSIC, and frequency of cells. UTRAN inter-RAN
NCLs record CGI, scrambling code, frequency of cells. CDMA inter-RAT NCLs record
CGI, frequency, and physical cell ID of cells.

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Basic Conceptions - NRT

SN LCI Target Cell PLMN eNodeB ID Cell ID No Remove No HO

1 LCI#1 46001 eNodeB ID#1 Cell ID#1 FORBID_RMV FORBID_HO

2 LCI#1 46001 eNodeB ID#2 Cell ID#2 PERMIT_RMV PERMIT_HO

3 LCI#1 46001 eNodeB ID#3 Cell ID#3 FORBID_RMV FORBID_HO

 NRT(Neighbor Relations Table) contains the information about the neighbor

relationships between the source cell and its neighboring cells.
 NRTs are classified into intra-freq NRT, inter-freq NRT, and inter-RAT NRT.

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HO Blacklist and HO Whitelist

HO Black list HO White list

No remove = No remove =
FORBID_RMV FORBID_RMV
No HO= FORBID_HO No HO= PERMIT_HO

 When a neighbor relationship is used for HO but not expected to be deleted by ANR, the HO White
list can be used.
 When HO success rate is not stable but the neighbor relationship is not to be deleted by ANR, the
HO Black list can be used.

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Neighbor Relationship Maintenance
—NRT/NCL Maintenance

Period calculation

Result analysis
Added to NRT / NCL

Adjust the list of NRT Kept in NRT / NCL

Removed from NRT / NCL

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ANR Feature Benefit and Influence

 Benefit
 ANR is a self-optimization function. It automatically maintains the integrity and
effectiveness of neighbor cell lists (NCLs) and neighbor relation tables (NRTs) to
increase handover success rates and improve network performance. In addition,
ANR does not require manual intervention, which reduces the costs of network
planning and optimization.
 Event ANR
 Find the missing neighbor cells when handover measurement is reported, handover
success rate and call drop rate can be improved.
 Fast ANR
 Choose some UE to measure neighbor cells and report periodically, the neighbor cell
relations can be convergent more faster.

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ANR Feature Benefit and Influence

 Influence
 Event ANR
 CGI report process will introduce extra delays in handovers of the UEs that meet the
handover conditions.
 Fast ANR
 In fast ANR processes, UE will report PCI periodically and read CGI when the neighbor
cell is unknown.
 In intra-frequency scene, periodical PCI reporting does not impact system performance,
whereas CGI reading interrupts UE services.
 In inter-frequency and inter-RAT scene, periodical PCI reporting impacts UE throughput,
and CGI reading interrupts UE services.

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Key Parameters and license check
Id Name Description Range Recommended Value MML

IntraRatEventAnrSwitch, IntraRatEventAnrSwitch: On
IntraRatFastAnrSwitch, IntraRatFastAnrSwitch: Off
IntraRatAnrAutoDelSwitch, IntraRatAnrAutoDelSwitch: On
UtranEventAnrSwitch, UtranEventAnrSwitch: On
ANR GeranEventAnrSwitch, GeranEventAnrSwitch: Off MOD
Indicates the ANR
AnrSwitch algorithm UtranFastAnrSwitch, UtranFastAnrSwitch: Off ENODEBALGO
algorithm switch.
switch GeranFastAnrSwitch, GeranFastAnrSwitch: Off SWITCH
CdmaFastAnrSwitch, CdmaFastAnrSwitch: Off
UtranAutoNrtDeleteSwitch, UtranAutoNrtDeleteSwitch: On
GeranAutoNrtDeleteSwitch, GeranAutoNrtDeleteSwitch: Off
CdmaAutoNrtDeleteSwitch CdmaAutoNrtDeleteSwitch: Off

MOD ENODEBALGOSWITCH:ANRSWITCH=IntraRatEventAnrSwitch-1&IntraRatAnrAutoDelSwitch-1&UtranEventAnrSwitch-
eNodeb
1&UtranAutoNrtDeleteSwitch-1;
MOD ANR:EVENTANRMODE=NOT_BASED_NCL,NRTDELMODE=EUTRAN_DELREDUNDANCENCELL-
eNodeb
1&EUTRAN_DELCELLERRORNCELL-1;
MOD CELLALGOSWITCH:LOCALCELLID=1,ANRFUNCTIONSWITCH=INTRA_RAT_ANR_SW-1&INTER_RAT_ANR_SW-
Cell
1,ANRALGOSWITCH=BACKWARD_ANR_SW-1;

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