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Function Use this command to set timer call control parameters of a cell. Note None Parameters Parameter ID IDTYPE Parameter Name Index Type Parameter Description Meaning: Type of an index
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLID Cell Index Meaning: Index of a cell, uniquely identifying a cell in a BSC. GSM cells are uniquely but not necessarily consecutively numbered within a BSC. For example, you can number a GSM cell 0 and number another GSM cell 3.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLNAME Cell Name Meaning: Name of a cell. This parameter uniquely identifies a cell in a BSC. Cell names cannot contain the following invalid characters: ,;="' In addition, cell names cannot contain two or more consecutive %, two or more consecutive spaces, or more than two consecutive +.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None T200SDCCH T200 SDCCH Meaning: This parameter specifies the timeout value of timer T200 used for the SDCCH over the Um interface. T200 prevents the data link layer from deadlock during data transmission. The data link layer transforms the physical link that is vulnerable to errors into a sequential non-error data link. The entities at the two ends of this data link use the acknowledgement retransmission mechanism. Each message must be confirmed by the peer end. In unknown cases, both ends are waiting if a message is lost. At this time, the deadlock of the system occurs. Therefore, the transmit end must establish a timer. When the timer expires, the transmit end regards that the receive end does not receive the message and then the transmit end retransmits the message. The number of retransmissions is determined by N200. T200 and the N200 ensure that the data link layer sequentially transmits data and that the transmission is free from errors.
Unit: 5ms
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 60
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted. T200FACCHF T200 FACCH/F Meaning: This parameter specifies the expiry value of timer T200 used for the FACCH/TCHF over the Um interface. For the function of timer T200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 50
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted. T200FACCHH T200 FACCH/H Meaning: This parameter specifies the expiry value of timer T200 used for the FACCH/TCHH over the Um interface. For the function of timer T200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: 5ms
Recommended Value: 50
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted. T200SACCT0 T200 Meaning: This parameter specifies the expiry
Parameter ID
Parameter Description value of timer T200 used for the SACCH over the Um interface when the TCH supports SAPI0 services. For the function of timer T200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: 10ms
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted.
T200SACCH3
Meaning: This parameter specifies the expiry value of timer T200 used for the SACCH over the Um interface when the TCH supports SAPI3 services. For the function of timer T200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: 10ms
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted. T200SACCHS T200 SACCH SDCCH Meaning: This parameter specifies the expiry value of timer T200 used for the SACCH on the SDCCH. For the function of timer T200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: 10ms
Recommended Value: 60
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted. T200SDCCH3 T200 SDCCH SAPI3 Meaning: This parameter specifies the expiry value of timer T200 when the SDCCH supports SAPI3 services. For the function of timer T200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: 5ms
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 60
Impact on Network Performance: If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are wasted. N200PARASWITCH Use LAPDm Meaning: Whether the BSC sends the LAPDm N200 N200 parameter to the BTS. If this parameter is set to YES, the BSC sends the LAPDm N200 parameter. If this parameter is set to NO, the BSC does not send the LAPDm N200 parameter.
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: Only the BTS3X in G3BTS32.30000.04.1130 or later and the double-transceiver BTSs support the LAPDm N200 parameter. If this parameter is set to Yes, the BSC sends the LAPDm N200 parameter. If this parameter is set to OFF, the BSC does not send the LAPDm N200 parameter. If a BTS does not support this parameter, the parameter should be set to No. Otherwise, the BTS cannot be initialized. N200ESTAB N200 of Establish Meaning: Error control is performed on the I frame sent over the LAPDm layer between the BTS and MS. If the MS detects errors in an I frame, the BTS should resend the I frame. This parameter indicates the maximum number of retransmissions of the I frame.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description For the function of N200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 5
Impact on Network Performance: None N200REL N200 of Release Meaning: Error control is performed on the I frame sent over the LAPDm layer between the BTS and MS. If the MS detects errors in an I frame, the BTS should resend the I frame. This parameter indicates the maximum number of retransmissions of the I frame during the multi-
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description frame release. For the function of N200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 5
Impact on Network Performance: None N200SACCH N200 of SACCH Meaning: Error control is performed on the I frame sent over the LAPDm layer between the BTS and MS. If the MS detects errors in an I frame, the BTS should resend the I frame. This parameter indicates the maximum number of
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description retransmissions of the I frame on the SACCH. For the function of N200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 5
Impact on Network Performance: None N200SDCCH N200 of SDCCH Meaning: Error control is performed on the I frame sent over the LAPDm layer between the BTS and MS. If the MS detects errors in an I frame, the BTS should resend the I frame. This parameter indicates the maximum number of
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description retransmissions of the I frame on the SDCCH. For the function of N200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 23
Impact on Network Performance: None N200FHALF N200 of Meaning: Error control is performed on the I FACCH/Half frame sent over the LAPDm layer between the Rate BTS and MS. If the MS detects errors in an I frame, the BTS should resend the I frame. This parameter indicates the maximum number of
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description retransmissions of the I frame on the FACCH (a half-rate channel). For the function of N200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 29
Impact on Network Performance: None N200FFULL N200 of Meaning: Error control is performed on the I FACCH/Full frame sent over the LAPDm layer between the Rate BTS and MS. If the MS detects errors in an I frame, the BTS should resend the I frame. This
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description parameter indicates the maximum number of retransmissions of the I frame on the FACCH (a full-rate channel). For the function of N200 and the effect of the parameter, see the description of T200 SDCCH.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 34
Impact on Network Performance: None IMMASSRESENDEN Use IMM ASS Retransmit Meaning: Whether the BSC sends immediate assignment retransmission parameters to the BTS
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to YES, the call completion rate of the MS increases but the BSC load also increases. IMMASSMAXDELAYTIME Max Delay Meaning: Maximum time delay in resending an of IMM ASS immediate assignment message. Within the period Retransmit specified by this parameter, an immediate assignment message can be dispatched and retransmitted. Otherwise, the message is not dispatched or retransmitted.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: ms
Recommended Value: 4
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the callcompletion rate of MS increases but the BSC load may also increase. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the increase of the call completion rate is not obvious. IMMASSMAXSENDNUM Max Transmit Times of IMM ASS Meaning: Maximum number of retransmissions of an immediate assignment message. When the value of this parameter is reached, the immediate assignment message is not retransmitted even if the value of Max Delay of Imm_Ass Retransmit
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 2
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the callcompletion rate of MS increases but the BSC load may also increase. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the increase of the call completion rate is not obvious. Example
To set timer call control parameters of a cell (Cell Index = 0; T200 SDCCH = 1; T200FACCHF = 1; T200FACCHH = 1; T200SACCT0 = 1; T200SACCH3 = 1; T200SACCHS = 1; T200SDCCH3 = 1; Use LAPDm N200 = OFF; Use Imm_Ass Retransmit Parameter = No), run the following command: SET GCELLCCTMR: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, T200SDCCH=1, T200FACCHF=1, T200FACCHH=1, T200SACCT0=1, T200SACCH3=1, T200SACCHS=1, T200SDCCH3=1, N200PARASWITCH=OFF, IMMASSRESENDEN=NO;
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLID Cell Index Meaning: Index of a cell, uniquely identifying a cell in a BSC. GSM cells are uniquely but not necessarily consecutively numbered within a BSC. For example, you can number a GSM cell 0 and number another GSM cell 3.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLNAME Cell Name Meaning: Name of a cell. This parameter uniquely identifies a cell in a BSC. Cell names cannot contain the following invalid characters: ,;="' In addition, cell names cannot contain two or more consecutive %, two or more consecutive spaces, or more than two consecutive +.
Unit: None
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None HOCTRLSWITCH Current HO Control Algorithm Meaning: Whether to use handover algorithm generation 1 or 2 currently
Unit: None
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None COBSCMSCADJEN CoBSC/MSC Adj Meaning: Whether to adjust the candidate cell queue to give priority to intra-BSC/MSC handover
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None SIGCHANHOEN SDCCH HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable a handover between signaling channels
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Impact on Network Performance: None INTRACELLHOEN Intracell HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to allow intra-cell handovers. Forced intra-cell handovers
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description or AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers in the case of Huawei handover algorithm I are not subject to this parameter.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: In the hot-spot areas, densely populated urban areas, urban areas, suburbs, and rural areas, the recommended value is YES; in the highspeed circumstances, the recommended value is NO.
Impact on Network Performance: None INTRACELLFHHOEN Intracell F-H Meaning: Whether to allow AMR
Parameter ID
Parameter Description handovers. This parameter has no impact on dynamic non-AMR F-H handovers.
Unit: None
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1.
Impact on Network Performance: None LoadHoEn Load Handover Support Meaning: This parameter specifies whether a traffic load-sharing handover is enabled. The load handover helps to reduce cell congestion, improve success rate of channel assignment, and balance
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description the traffic load among cells, thus improving the network performance. The load handover is used as an emergency measure instead of a primary measure to adjust abnormal traffic burst in partial areas. If load handovers occur frequently in a partial area, the cell and TRX configuration of BTSs and the network layout should be adjusted.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID QCKMVHOEN
Parameter Description Meaning: Whether to enable the fast moving micro-cell handover algorithm. The fast moving micro-cell handover algorithm enables fast moving MSs to switch over to macro-cells, thus reducing the handover times.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: Set this parameter to YES only in special scenarios such as highways.
Impact on Network Performance: None RXQCKFALLHOEN Rx_Level_Dr Meaning: Whether to use the emergency
Parameter ID
Parameter Description handover algorithm in case the receive level of the MSs drops rapidly, thus preventing call drops.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: In dual-band networking mode for densely populated urban areas, the level drops rapidly due to multiple barriers. The propagation loss of the 1800 MHz frequency band is greater than the propagation loss of the 900 MHz frequency band. Considering the preceding factors, you can set this parameter to YES for the DCS1800 cell. Under normal conditions, set this parameter to No.
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1.
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None PBGTHOEN PBGT HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to use the PBGT handover algorithm. PBGT handovers are based on path loss. The PBGT handover algorithm searches in real time for cells that have lower path loss and meet certain system requirements, and decides whether to perform the handovers. To avoid ping-pong handovers, PBGT handovers can occur only on TCHs and among cells on a same layer and a same priority level.
Unit: None
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1.
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Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None LEVHOEN Level HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to allow inter-layer and inter-level handovers. The interlayer and inter-level handover algorithm is achieved through the setting of different layers and priorities for cells, which switches traffic to cells of a higher precedence (decided by Layer of the cell and Cell priority together).
Unit: None
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None FRINGEHOEN Edge HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the edge handover algorithm. When an MS makes a call at the edge of a cell, the call may drop if the received signal level is too low. To avoid such a call drop, the edge handover algorithm is involved. When the uplink signal level of the serving cell is less than Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold or the downlink signal level of the serving cell is less than Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold, the edge handover is triggered.
Unit: None
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Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None BQHOEN BQ HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the bad quality (BQ) handover algorithm. Whether to trigger BQ handover depends on the uplink and downlink transmit quality (measured by using BER). If the uplink or downlink BQ exceeds the BQ handover threshold, emergency BQ handover is triggered. The possible causes of BER increase (or quality degradation) include too low signal power and channel interference.
Unit: None
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Impact on Network Performance: None TAHOEN TA HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the time advance (TA) handover. The TA handover determines whether the timing advance (TA) is higher than the predefined TA threshold. When the TA is higher than the predefined TA threshold, a TA handover is triggered. The TA is calculated based on the distance between the MS and the BTS. The longer the distance is, the greater the TA value is.
Unit: None
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Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CONHOEN Concentric Circles HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the concentric cell handover algorithm. The concentric cell handover helps to achieve wide coverage in the underlaid subcell and aggressive frequency reuse in the overlaid subcell and to improve the system capacity and conversation quality. The concentric cell handover can be classified into two types: handover from the underlaid subcell to the overlaid subcell and handover from the overlaid subcell to the underlaid subcell.
Unit: None
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: NO
Impact on Network Performance: None INTERFHOEN Interference HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to allow the interference handover algorithm. Interference handovers are triggered when the receive level is higher than the receive threshold while the transmit quality is lower than the interference handover quality threshold, that is, when the MSs are subject to all kinds of radio interferences.
Unit: None
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Impact on Network Performance: None ULEDGETHRES Edge HO UL Meaning: If the UL receive level RX_LEV remains lower than the Edge HO UL Threshold RX_LEV Threshold for a period, the edge handover is triggered.
Unit: dB
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 10
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid when FRINGEHOEN is set to YES or RXQCKFALLHOEN is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a smaller value, call drops may occur due to delayed handover; if this parameter is set to a greater value, unnecessary handover may be performed, thus affecting the voice quality. DLEDGETHRES Edge HO DL Meaning: Threshold for triggering RX_LEV downlink edge handovers. Edge Threshold handovers are triggered when the downlink receive level remains lower than this threshold. If the PBGT handover algorithm is enabled, this threshold can be decreased accordingly. If the PBGT handover algorithm is disabled, over-coverage, co-and adjacent-channel interference may occur when this threshold is set improperly. In addition, to balance the receive levels on the uplink and downlink, this threshold needs to be adjusted according to the handover performance statistics and
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Parameter Name
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: The recommended value is 20 when HUAWEI I Handover is used; The recommended value is 15 when HUAWEI II Handover is used.
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid when FRINGEHOEN is set to YES or LOADHOEN is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a large value, handovers cannot be performed in a timely manner, causing call drops.If this
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description parameter is set to a small value, unnecessary handovers are triggered, affecting voice quality.
EDGESTAT
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and FRINGEHOEN is set to YES. The following condition must be met: EDGESTAT >= EDGELAST.
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover cannot be performed in time. Thus, the voice quality is decreased and call drops may occur. EDGELAST Handover Algorithm II Edge HO Valid Time Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met in P of N measurement reports, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description is set to HOALGORITHM2 and FRINGEHOEN is set to YES. The following condition must be met: EDGESTAT >= EDGELAST.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover cannot be performed in time. Thus, the voice quality is decreased and call drops may occur. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. INFHHOSTAT Intracell F-H Meaning: The triggering of intra-cell FHO Stat H handovers must meet the P/N criteria, Time that is, when the condition for intra-cell F-H handovers is met for P seconds during N seconds, an intra-cell F-H handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria.
Unit: 0.5s
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 10
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1 and INTRACELLFHHOEN is set to YES. The following condition must be met: INFHHOSTAT >= INFHHOLAST.
Impact on Network Performance: None INFHHOLAST Intracell F-H Meaning: The triggering of intra-cell FHO Last H handovers must meet the P/N criteria, Time that is, when the condition for intra-cell F-H handovers is met for P seconds during N seconds, an intra-cell F-H handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria.
Unit: 0.5s
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 8
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1 and INTRACELLFHHOEN is set to YES. The following condition must be met: INFHHOSTAT >= INFHHOLAST.
Impact on Network Performance: None INHOF2HTH F2H HO Threshold Meaning: For an AMR call, if the currently occupied channel is a full rate channel and the value of the Radio Quality Indication (RQI) in measurement report divided by 2 is always higher than the threshold set by this parameter, an intra-cell F-H handover is triggered.
Unit: None
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 25
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1 and INTRACELLFHHOEN is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the traffic volume during busy time may be decreased. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the voice quality may be decreased. INHOH2FTH H2F HO Threshold Meaning: For an AMR call, if the currently occupied channel is a half rate channel and the value of the Radio Quality Indication (RQI) in measurement report divided by 2 is always lower than the threshold set by this parameter, an intra-cell H-F handover is triggered.
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Parameter Description
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 12
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1 and INTRACELLFHHOEN is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the traffic volume during busy time may be decreased. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the voice quality may be decreased. HOTHRES Inter-layer HO Threshold Meaning: Handover threshold during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to suppress inter-layer
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description ping-pong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = Inter-layer HO threshold - Inter-layer HO Hysteresis; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = Inter-layer HO Threshold + Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis - 64.
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 25
Parameter ID LEVHOHYST
Parameter Description Meaning: Hysteresis value during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to suppress inter-layer ping-pong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = Inter-layer HO threshold - Inter-layer HO Hysteresis; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = Inter-layer HO threshold + Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis - 64.
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 2
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None HOCDCMINUPPWR Min UL Level on Candidate Cell Meaning: Limit on the minimum uplink receive level for a neighboring cell. You are advised to use the default value 0 for this parameter because the receive level for a neighboring cell can be limited by Min DL Level on Candidate Cell. The uplink receive level for a neighboring cell cannot be obtained from a live network. It is estimated using the following formula: Uplink receive level for a neighboring cell = Maximum transmit power of an MS - (BTS transmit power - Downlink receive level for a neighboring cell).
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 0
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Impact on Network Performance: You are advised to use the default value 0 for this parameter. HOCDCMINDWPWR Min DL Level on Candidate Cell Meaning: If the downlink received signal level of a neighbor cell is greater than Min DL Level on Candidate Cell plus Min Access Level Offset, the neighbor cell can be listed in the candidate cell queue for handover.
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 10
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Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: This parameter limits the number of candidate cells. If this parameter is set to a greater value, some desired cells may be excluded from the candidate cells and call drops may occur. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, an unwanted cell may become the candidate cell, thus leading to handover failures or call drops. TIGHTBCCHHOSTATTIME TIGHT BCCH HO Watch Time Meaning: The P/N criterion must be met for triggering a TIGHTBCCH handover. That is, the TIGHTBCCH handover can be triggered only if P seconds among N seconds meet the triggering conditions. This parameter corresponds to N in the P/N criterion.
Unit: 0.5s
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 6
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when TIGHTBCCHSWITCH in SET GCELLCHMGBASIC is set to ON. The following condition must be met: TIGHTBCCHHOSTATTIME >= TIGHTBCCHHOLASTTIME.
Impact on Network Performance: None TIGHTBCCHHOLASTTIME TIGHT BCCH HO Valid Time Meaning: The P/N criterion must be met for triggering a TIGHT BCCH handover. That is, the TIGHT BCCH handover can be triggered only if P seconds among N seconds meet the triggering conditions. This parameter corresponds to P in the P/N criterion.
Unit: 0.5s
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Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 4
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when TIGHTBCCHSWITCH in SET GCELLCHMGBASIC is set to ON. The following condition must be met: TIGHTBCCHHOSTATTIME >= TIGHTBCCHHOLASTTIME.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the BCCH may idle while non-BCCHs are congested, thus affecting the traffic volume during busy times and the access success rate. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, unnecessary handovers may be performed, thus the voice quality is decreased. QUICKHOEN Quick Handover Enable Meaning: Whether to allow the fast handover algorithm
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Parameter Description
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Impact on Network Performance: None ATCBHOEN Concentric Circles ATCB HO Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the ATCB handover algorithm for the concentric cell. According to the neighbor cell signal, the ATCB handover algorithm determines the coverage of the overlaid subcell and balances the load between the overlaid subcell, underlaid subcell, and neighbor cell. Therefore, the algorithm helps to decrease the interference, to improve the conversation quality, and to achieve aggressive
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Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when IUOTP is set to Concentric_cell.
Impact on Network Performance: None INTERFERESTATTIME Interfere HO Static Time Meaning: The triggering of interference handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when P out of N measurement reports meet the condition for interference handovers, a concentric
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Parameter Description circle handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the N in the P/N criteria.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 3
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when INTERFHOEN is set to YES and HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2. The following condition must be met: INTERFERESTATTIME >= INTERFERELASTTIME.
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Parameter Description unnecessary handovers may be performed. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover cannot be performed in time, thus the voice quality is decreased or call drops may occur.
INTERFERELASTTIME
Meaning: The triggering of interference handovers must meet the P/N criteria, that is, when P out of N measurement reports meet the condition for interference handovers, a concentric circle handover is triggered. This parameter corresponds to the P in the P/N criteria.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 2
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when INTERFHOEN is set to YES and HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2. The following condition must be met: INTERFERESTATTIME >=
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Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover cannot be performed in time. Thus, the voice quality is decreased and call drops may occur. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. BETTERCELLHOEN Better Cell Handover Enable Meaning: Whether to enable the algorithm for the handover to a better cell
Unit: None
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: None AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW AMR F-H Ho Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the algorithm for load- and quality-based AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this switch is turned on, AMR FR calls can be switched into AMR HR calls to relieve the network congestion, but the voice quality is decreased; if this switch is turned off, AMR FR calls cannot be switched into AMR HR calls, that is, network congestion cannot be relieved through the handover from TCHF to TCHH. AMRFULLTOHALFHOTHRESH AMR F-H Traffic Threshold Meaning: Load threshold for the AMR handover from full rate to half rate. If the cell load is greater than this threshold, the AMR full rate calls are handed over to half rate.
Unit: %
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 75
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the calls cannot be handed over to TCHH in a short period when the traffic volume is increased greatly. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, calls are handed over to TCHH unnecessarily, thus causing MOS loss of the customer. FULLTOHALFHODURATION F-H Ho Duration Meaning: Duration of the handover from full rate to half rate. If the cell load is greater than the preset threshold, the calls that meet the conditions for the handover from full rate to half rate are handed over from full rate to half rate in this duration.
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 5
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the duration of an AMR TCHF-TCHH handover is short after the handover is triggered. Thus, few MSs can be handed over from TCHF to TCHH, and the congestion relieving capability is decreased. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the duration of an AMR TCHF-TCHH handover is long after the handover is triggered. Thus, even the MSs on the edge of the cell are handed over from TCHF to TCHH, and the voice quality deteriorates. FULLTOHALFHOPERIOD F-H Ho Meaning: Period of the handover from
Parameter ID
Parameter Description full rate to half rate. If the cell load is greater than the preset threshold, the calls that meet the conditions for the handover from full rate to half rate are handed over in H-F Ho Duration. This parameter specifies the bandwidth to be handed over at each hierarchy level.
Unit: s
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2. The following condition must be met: FULLTOHALFHODURATION >= FULLTOHALFHOPERIOD.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover zone is enlarged in a short time, and thus many MSs are handed over from TCHF to TCHH. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover zone is enlarged slowly and it takes a long time to initiate a TCHFTCHH handover. Thus, and the congestion relieving capability is decreased. AMRFULLTOHALFHOPATHADJS TEP AMR F-H Ho Pathloss Adjust Step Meaning: With F-H Ho Period and the duration for triggering handover from full rate to half rate, this parameter determines the current path loss offset by which to choose the MSs to undergo handover from full rate to half rate. Path loss offset = (duration for triggering handover from full rate to half rate/F-H Ho Period + 1) x AMR F-H Ho Pathloss Adjust Step
Unit: dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover margin is increased in a short period and many MSs are handed over from TCHF to TCHH, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover margin is enlarged slowly and it takes a long time to initiate a TCHF-TCHH handover. Thus, network congestion cannot be relieved in time. AMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBADJS TEP AMR F-H Ho ATCB Adjust Step Meaning: With F-H Ho Period and the duration for triggering handover from full rate to half rate, this parameter determines the current ATCB offset by which to choose the MSs to undergo handover from full rate to half rate. ATCB offset = (duration for triggering handover from full rate to half rate/F-H Ho Period + 1) x AMR F-H Ho ATCB Adjust Step
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 2
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover margin is increased in a short period and many MSs are handed over from TCHF to TCHH, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover margin is enlarged slowly and it takes a long time to initiate a TCHF-TCHH handover.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Meaning: Threshold for the path loss during AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers. AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers can be triggered when the following condition is met: Path loss of an AMR full-rate call <= Value of this parameter + Path loss offset If the call is initiated in an overlaid subcell, its path loss includes the path loss offset in the overlaid subcell.
Unit: dB
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, MSs at the edge of the cell can also meet the handover condition, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, only MSs in the center of the cell can meet the handover condition. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. FULLTOHALFHOPATHOFFSET F-H Pathloss Meaning: Path loss difference between Offset the overlaid and underlaid subcells Overlay
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 10
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, network congestion may occur because the handover may not be performed timely. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the voice quality may be decreased. AMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBTHRE AMR F-H SH Ho ATCB Threshold Meaning: Threshold for the AdapTive Cell Border (ATCB) during AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers. AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers can be triggered when the following condition is met: ATCB of an AMR full-rate call >= Value of this parameter + ATCB offset If the call is initiated in an overlaid subcell, its ATCB excludes the ATCB offset in the overlaid subcell.
Unit: dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 20
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, only MSs in the center of the cell can meet the handover condition. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, MSs at the edge of the cell can also meet the handover condition, thus affecting the voice quality. FULLTOHALFHOATCBOFFSET F-H ATCB Offset Overlay Meaning: ATCB difference between the overlaid and underlaid subcells
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 20
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the voice quality may be decreased. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the congestion relieving capability may be decreased. AMRFULLTOHALFHOQUALTHRE AMR F-H SH Ho Qual. Threshold Meaning: Quality threshold for the AMR handover from full rate to half rate. If the uplink and downlink receive quality levels of an AMR full rate call are both equal to or less than AMRFULLTOHALFHOQUALTHR ESH + AMRF2HHOQUALTHFINE*0.1, the AMR call is handed over from full rate
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 0
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, MSs with poor quality can also meet the handover condition, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, little MSs can meet the
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description handover condition. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time.
FULLTOHALFHOSTATTIME
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from full rate to half rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 6
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2. The following condition must be met: FULLTOHALFHOSTATTIME >= FULLTOHALFHOLASTTIME.
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, network congestion may occur because the handover may not be performed timely. FULLTOHALFHOLASTTIME F-H Ho Last Time Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from full rate to half rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 4
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Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover cannot be performed in time and network congestion may occur. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. AMRHALFTOFULLHOTHRESH AMR H-F Traffic Threshold Meaning: Load threshold for the AMR handover from half rate to full rate. If the cell load is less than this threshold, the AMR half rate calls are handed over to full rate.
Unit: %
Recommended Value: 15
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a smaller value, calls are handed over to TCHH unnecessarily, thus causing MOS loss of the customer; if this parameter is set to a greater value, TCHF-TCHH handover is performed only when the traffic volume is high, and thus network congestion may occur. AMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALALLO Allow AMR Meaning: Whether to enable the W H-F Quality- algorithm for quality-based AMR based HO TCHH-to-TCHF handovers. Even if the cell load does not reach the threshold, TCHH-to-TCHF handover decisions can be made when this parameter is set to YES(Yes).
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: None HALFTOFULLHODURATION H-F Ho Duration Meaning: Period of AMR TCHH-toTCHF handovers. When the cell load is lower than the threshold specified by AMRFULLTOHALFHOTHRESH or NOAMRFULLTOHALFTHRESH, the calls that meet the conditions for AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handovers can be handed over from a TCHH to a TCHF within the period specified by this parameter.
Unit: s
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 5
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: None AMRHALFTOFULLHOATCBTHRE AMR H-F SH Ho ATCB Threshold Meaning: Threshold for the AdapTive Cell Border (ATCB) during AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handovers. AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handovers can be triggered when the ATCB of an AMR full-rate call is lower than or equal to this threshold. If the call is initiated in an overlaid subcell, its ATCB excludes the ATCB offset in the overlaid subcell.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 4
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, only MSs in the center of the cell use the TCHH, thus leading to timeslot waste and the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, MSs at the edge of the cell and with poor quality also cannot be handed over to the TCHF, thus affecting the voice quality. HALFTOFULLATCBOFFSET H-F ATCB Offset Overlay Meaning: ATCB difference between the overlaid and underlaid subcells
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 20
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, only an MS close to the overlaid subcell can be assigned TCHHs. Thus, timeslots are wasted. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, an MS of bad quality on the edge of the overlaid subcell cannot be handed over from TCHH to TCHF. Thus, the voice quality of the call is decreased.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description Meaning: Threshold for the path loss during AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handovers. AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handovers can be triggered when the following condition is met: Path loss of an AMR half-rate call >= Value of this parameter If the call is initiated in an overlaid subcell, its path loss includes the path loss offset in the overlaid subcell.
Unit: dB
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, MSs at the edge of the cell and with poor quality also cannot be handed over to the TCHF, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, only MSs in the center of the cell use the TCHH, thus leading to timeslot waste and the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. HALFTOFULLHOPATHOFFSET H-F Pathloss Meaning: Path loss difference between Offset the overlaid and underlaid subcells Overlay
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 10
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, only MSs in the center area of the overlaid subcell can be assigned TCHHs. Thus, timeslots are wasted and the congestion relieving capability is decreased. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, MSs on the edge of the overlaid subcell also use the TCHH. Thus, the voice quality of the call is decreased. AMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALTHRE AMR H-F SH Ho Qual. Threshold Meaning: Quality threshold for the AMR handover from half rate to full rate. If the uplink or downlink receive quality level of an AMR half rate call is equal to or greater than AMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALTHR ESH + AMRH2FHOQUALFINE*0.1, the AMR call is handed over from half rate to full rate.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 3
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and AMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a large value, handovers cannot be triggered even if the receive signal quality is poor, affecting voice quality. If this parameter is set to a small value, handovers are triggered when the receive signal quality is good. Therefore, congestion is more difficult to relieve. HALFTOFULLHOSTATTIME H-F Ho Stat. Time Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from half rate to full rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 6
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2. The following condition must be met: HALFTOFULLHOSTATTIME >= HALFTOFULLHOLASTTIME.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover cannot be performed in time, and thus the voice quality is decreased. HALFTOFULLHOLASTTIME H-F Ho Last Time Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for the handover from half rate to full rate are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 4
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2. The following condition must be met: HALFTOFULLHOSTATTIME >= HALFTOFULLHOLASTTIME.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the TCHH-to-TCHF handover cannot be
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description performed in time, thus the voice quality is decreased. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, unnecessary handovers may be performed.
NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description switched into HR calls to relieve the network congestion, but the voice quality is decreased; if this parameter is set to NO, FR calls cannot be switched into HR calls, that is, network congestion cannot be relieved through the handover from TCHF to TCHH.
NOAMRFULLTOHALFTHRESH
Non-AMR F- Meaning: Threshold for the load in a cell H Traffic during non-AMR TCHF-to-TCHH Threshold handovers. Non-AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handover decisions can be made when the cell load is higher than this threshold.
Unit: %
Recommended Value: 85
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the calls cannot be handed over to TCHH in a short period when the traffic volume is increased greatly. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, calls are handed over to TCHH unnecessarily, thus causing MOS loss of the customer. NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOPATHAD Non-AMR FJSTEP H Ho Pathloss Adjust Step Meaning: Decides the current path cost offset together with other two parameters: F-H Ho Period and period of triggering a F-H handover, thus selecting target users for F-H handovers. Path cost offset = (Period of triggering a F-H handover / F-H Ho Period + 1) * Non-AMR F-H Ho Pathloss Adjust Step.
Unit: dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover margin is increased in a short period and many MSs are handed over from TCHF to TCHH, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover margin is enlarged slowly and it takes a long time to initiate a TCHF-TCHH handover. Thus, network congestion cannot be relieved in time. NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBA DJSTEP Non-AMR F- Meaning: Decides the offset of the H Ho ATCB current ATCB together with other two Adjust Step parameters: F-H Ho Period and period of triggering a F-H handover, thus selecting target users for F-H handovers. ATCB offset = (Period of triggering a FH handover / F-H Ho Period + 1) * Non-AMR F-H Ho ATCB Adjust Step.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 2
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover margin is increased in a short period and many MSs are handed over from TCHF to TCHH, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover margin is enlarged slowly and it takes a long time to initiate a TCHF-TCHH handover.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Meaning: Threshold for the path loss during non-AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers. Non-AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers can be triggered when the following condition is met: Path loss of an AMR full-rate call <= Value of this parameter + Path loss offset.
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 95
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, MSs at the edge of the cell can also meet the handover condition, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, only MSs in the center of the cell can meet the handover condition. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOATCBTH Non-AMR F- Meaning: Threshold for the AdapTive RESH H Ho ATCB Cell Border (ATCB) during non-AMR Threshold TCHF-to-TCHH handovers. Non-AMR TCHF-to-TCHH handovers can be triggered when the following condition is met: ATCB of a non-AMR full-rate call + ATCB offset >= Value of this parameter
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 30
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, only MSs in the center of the cell can meet the handover condition. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, MSs at the edge of the cell can also meet the handover condition, thus affecting the voice quality. NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOQUALT HRESH Non-AMR F- Meaning: Quality threshold for nonH Ho Qual. AMR F-H handovers. When the uplink Threshold receive quality and downlink receive quality of a user are both equal to or less than NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOQUALT HRESH + NOAMRF2HHOQUALTHFINE*0.1, a F-H handover can be triggered for the user.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, MSs with poor quality can also meet the handover condition, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, little MSs can meet the handover condition. Thus, the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. NOAMRHALFTOFULLTHRESH Non-AMR H-F Traffic Threshold Meaning: Threshold for the load in a cell during non-AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handovers. Non-AMR TCHH-to-TCHF handover decisions can be made when the cell load is lower than this threshold.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: %
Recommended Value: 25
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a large value, handovers can be triggered only when the network is overloaded, causing congestion. If this parameter is set to a small value, there are half-rate calls when the network load is low, decreasing the mean opinion score (MOS).
Parameter Description Meaning: Whether to trigger non-AMR H-F handovers according to the uplink and downlink receive quality
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: None NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOATCBTH Non-AMR RESH H-F Ho Meaning: When the ATCB value of nonAMR half rate voice is no larger than
Parameter ID
Parameter Description this threshold, the condition for nonAMR H-F handovers is met.
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 14
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, only MSs in the center of the cell use the TCHH, thus leading to timeslot waste and the network congestion cannot be
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description relieved in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, MSs at the edge of the cell and with poor quality also cannot be handed over to the TCHF, thus affecting the voice quality.
Meaning: When the path loss value of non-AMR half rate voice is no smaller than this threshold, the condition for non-AMR H-F handovers is met.
Unit: dB
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and NOAMRFULLTOHALFHOALLOW is set to YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, MSs at the edge of the cell and with poor quality also cannot be handed over to the TCHF, thus affecting the voice quality. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, only MSs in the center of the cell use the TCHH, thus leading to timeslot waste and the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. NOAMRHALFTOFULLHOQUALT HRESH Non-AMR Meaning: Quality threshold for nonH-F Ho Qual. AMR H-F handovers. When the receive Threshold quality of a user is no smaller than this parameter, the user meets the condition for H-F handovers.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 2
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2 and
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, handover cannot be triggered even when the quality is poor, thus affecting the voice quality; if this parameter is set to a smaller value, handover is triggered even when the quality is good, thus the network congestion cannot be relieved in time. INTERRATOUTBSCHOEN Inter-RAT Out BSC Handover Enable Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the handover from 2G cells to 3G cells is allowed.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None INTERRATINBSCHOEN Inter-RAT In BSC Handover Enable Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the handover from 3G cells to 2G cells is allowed. When this parameter is set to NO, the parameter is invalid if the source cell identifier contained in a 3G-to-2G cell handover request is CGI (not SAI).
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None InterRatIurgInBscHoEn Allow Incoming BSC Handover at Iur-g Meaning: Whether to reserve resources for the incoming BSC handover on the Iur-g interface
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: When "InterRAT In BSC Handover Enable" is set to NO, this parameter must be set to NO.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None InterRatIurgVoiceCarryEn Carry Speech Meaning: Whether to carry the speech Data at Iur-g data on the Iur-g interface. If this parameter is set to YES, the speech data is still carried on the Iur-g interface and then transmitted through the Iu interface when the 3G service is switched to the 2G network.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: When "Allow Incoming BSC Handover at Iur-g" is set to NO, this parameter must be set to NO.
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None INTERRATCELLRESELEN Inter-RAT Cell Reselection Enable Meaning: This parameter specifies whether the reselection from 2G cells to 3G cells is allowed.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None PATHLOSSHOEN Pathloss Ho. Enable Meaning: Whether to perform path lossbased sorting in a better cell handover algorithm
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM2.
Impact on Network Performance: None EDGESTAT1 Handover Algorithm I Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met
Parameter ID
Parameter Description for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number N.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 6
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1 and FRINGEHOEN is set to YES. The following condition must be met: EDGESTAT1 >= EDGELAST1.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description unnecessary handovers may be performed. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the handover cannot be performed in time. Thus, the voice quality is decreased and call drops may occur.
EDGELAST1
Meaning: According to the P/N rule, if the conditions for edge handover are met for P seconds within N seconds, the handover is triggered. This parameter specifies the number P.
Unit: 0.5s
Recommended Value: 4
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when HOCTRLSWITCH is set to HOALGORITHM1 and FRINGEHOEN is set to YES. The following condition must be met: EDGESTAT1 >= EDGELAST1.
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Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the handover cannot be performed in time. Thus, the voice quality is decreased and call drops may occur. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, unnecessary handovers may be performed. LTECELLRESELEN LTE Cell Reselection Allowed Meaning: Whether to allow cell reselection from GSM to LTE.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None SRVCCHOEN SRVCC Handover Allowed Meaning: This parameter indicates whether the SRVCC handover is supported. If this parameter is set to "YES", the speech call handled by the IMS can be handed over a GSM cell. In this manner, the continuity of the speech service is maintained.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None LTESAIMCC LTE SAI MCC Meaning: If SRVCC handover is allowed and the source cell ID type in the incoming BSC handover request message is SAI and the values of LTE SAI MCC, LTE SAI MNC, LTE SAI LAC, LTE SAI SAC in the message are consistent with those configured at the BSC, then the BSC interprets the handover request message as an SRVCC handover request. The LTE SAI MCC configured at the BSC must be consistent with that configured at the MSC Server.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None LTESAIMNC LTE SAI MNC Meaning: If SRVCC handover is allowed and the source cell ID type in the incoming BSC handover request message is SAI and the values of LTE SAI MCC, LTE SAI MNC, LTE SAI LAC, LTE SAI SAC in the message are consistent with those configured at the BSC, then the BSC interprets the handover request message as an SRVCC handover request. The LTE SAI MNC configured at the BSC must be consistent with that configured at the MSC Server.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None LTESAILAC LTE SAI LAC Meaning: If SRVCC handover is allowed and the source cell ID type in the incoming BSC handover request message is SAI and the values of LTE SAI MCC, LTE SAI MNC, LTE SAI LAC, LTE SAI SAC in the message are consistent with those configured at the BSC, then the BSC interprets the handover request message as an SRVCC handover request. The LTE SAI LAC configured at the BSC must be consistent with that configured at the MSC Server.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None LTESAISAC LTE SAI SAC Meaning: If SRVCC handover is allowed and the source cell ID type in the incoming BSC handover request message is SAI and the values of LTE SAI MCC, LTE SAI MNC, LTE SAI LAC, LTE SAI SAC in the message are consistent with those configured at the BSC, then the BSC interprets the handover request message as an SRVCC handover request. The LTE SAI SAC configured at the BSC must be consistent with that configured at the MSC Server.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None FHGAINOFFSET FH Gain Offset Meaning: Offset against gain from frequency hopping (FH). The offset is added to the quality threshold of a cell for a new handover decision threshold. The new threshold applies to MSs in multi-frequency FH mode when decision about a handover due to bad quality or interference needs to be made. Considering this offset in handover decision counteracts quality gain provided through FH and makes handover decision more correctly.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Impact on Network Performance: Setting this parameter decreases the number of handovers. EDOUTHOADEN Enhanced Outgoing Cell Handover Allowed Meaning: This parameter determines whether a cell supports enhanced outgoing cell handover.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: NO
10. If a board is configured with two TRXs and Single feeder [1TX + 2RX], "Power Type" of the TRX cannot be set to a great value (45 W for GSM900/GSM850 and 40 W for DCS1800/PCS1900). 11. Cross-board RF hopping is conflict with transmit diversity. 12. Please click TRX POWER REFERENCE to refer to the trx power configuration reference. Parameters Parameter ID TRXID Parameter Name TRX ID Parameter Description Meaning: Index of a TRX, uniquely identifying a TRX in a BSC.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None POWL Power Level Meaning: This parameter specifies the transmit power level of the TRX. The greater this parameter is, the smaller the transmit power is. When this parameter is set to "0", the transmit power level of the TRX is the greatest. Each time this parameter increases by one level, the transmit power reduces by 2 dB. For different types of BTSs, the value range of this parameter is different. BTS3X: 0-10 BTS3001C: 0-13 BTS3002C: 0-10 Double-transceiver BTSs (BTS3012,BTS3012AE,BTS3006C): 0-10 DBS3900 GSM, BTS3900 GSM, BTS3900A GSM: 0-10. BTS3900B:0-12.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Impact on Network Performance: None POWT Power Type Meaning: This parameter specifies the maximum transmit power supported by the power amplifier of the TRX. The macro BTS and the mini BTS support different power levels.
GUI Value Range: 80W(80W), 63W(63W), 60W(60W), 55W(55W), 50W(50W), 45W(45W), 40W(40W), 31W(31W), 30W(30W), 27W(27W), 26W(26W), 25W(25W), 24W(24W), 21W(21W), 20W(20W), 19W(19W), 18W(18W), 17W(17W), 16W(16W), 15W(15W), 14W(14W), 13_3W(13.3W), 13W(13W), 12_5W(12.5W), 12W(12W), 11_5W(11.5W), 11W(11W), 10W(10W), 9_5W(9.5W), 9W(9W), 8_5W(8.5W), 8W(8W), 7_5W(7.5W), 7W(7W), 6_5W(6.5W), 6W(6W), 5_5W(5.5W), 5W(5W), 4_5W(4.5W),
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description 4W(4W), 3_7W(3.7W), 3_1W(3.1W), 3W(3W), 2_5W(2.5W), 2W(2W), 1_5W(1.5W), 1W(1W), 200mW(200mW), DEFAULT(Default)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: 80W, 63W, 60W, 55W, 50W, 45W, 40W, 31W, 30W, 27W, 26W, 25W, 24W, 21W, 20W, 19W, 18W, 17W, 16W, 15W, 14W, 13_3W, 13W, 12_5W, 12W, 11_5W, 11W, 10W, 9_5W, 9W, 8_5W, 8W, 7_5W, 7W, 6_5W, 6W, 5_5W, 5W, 4_5W, 4W, 3_7W, 3_1W, 3W, 2_5W, 2W, 1_5W, 1W, 200mW, DEFAULT
Impact on Network Performance: None OPTL TRX Meaning: This parameter specifies the
Parameter ID
Parameter Description TRX priority in channel assignment. The smaller this parameter is, the higher the TRX priority is. For two TRXs with other conditions identical, channels on the TRX with higher priority are preferentially assigned.
GUI Value Range: L0(Level0), L1(Level1), L2(Level2), L3(Level3), L4(Level4), L5(Level5), L6(Level6), L7(Level7)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: L0, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7
Recommended Value: L0
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when TRXPRIALLOW is set to YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None SDFLAG Shut Down Meaning: This parameter specifies Enabled whether the BSC6900 automatically shuts down the power amplifier of the TRX to save power when the BTS is powered by batteries after a power failure.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: The TRX is shut down automatically, and the capacity of the cell is decreased. TCHAJFLAG TCH Rate Adjust Allow Meaning: Whether to allow the cell to dynamically change a channel from full rate to half rate or from half rate to full rate. If this parameter is set to Yes, the conversion is allowed; if the parameter is set to No, the conversion is not allowed and the changed channel is restored to the previous rate mode. In addition, this parameter helps to determine the channel assignment priority. The channels in a TRX that does not allow dynamic adjustment take priority.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None PL8PSK TRX 8PSK Meaning: Power attenuation level of Level the EDGE TRX. There are 50 power attenuation levels. At each level, the power is attenuated by 0.2 dB. The spectrum requirements are met only when the power of an EDGE transceiver for transmitting 8PSK signals is lower than the average power for GMSK modulation.
Unit: 0.2dB
Recommended Value: 0
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None PWRSPNR Power Finetune Meaning: Finetune of the TRX power. During the static finetune of the TRX power, the BSC adjusts the TRX power at a step of 0.2 dB. In some scenarios, the losses vary depending on the tributaries where the power is combined, and the power difference before and after the power output is not an integral multiple of 2 dB. As a result, the cabinet-top output power cannot be adjusted at a step of 2 dB, and the TRX output power cannot be consistent with the cabinet-top output power. Therefore, this parameter provides a smaller step that can adjust the cabinet-top output power. If this parameter is set to Default, it will not be sent to BTSs because some BTSs do not support the power finetune function.
GUI Value Range: DB0(0.0dB), DB2(0.2dB), DB4(-0.4dB), DB6(-0.6dB), DB8(-0.8dB), DB10(-1.0dB), DB12(1.2dB), DB14(-1.4dB), DB16(-1.6dB), DB18(-1.8dB), Default(Default)
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: DB0, DB2, DB4, DB6, DB8, DB10, DB12, DB14, DB16, DB18, Default
Impact on Network Performance: If the value of this parameter is set inappropriately high or small, the BTS cabinet top output power is inconsistent with the TRX output power. RCVMD Receive Mode Meaning: RF receive mode of the TRX. The BTS3012, BTS3012AE, BTS3012II, BTS3006C, and BTS3002E do not support Main Diversity. The DBS3900 GSM and BTS3900 GSM support Four Diversity Receiver
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
GUI Value Range: INDEPENDENT(Independent Receiver), DIVIDING(Dividing Receiver), FOURDIVERSITY(Four Diversity Receiver), MAINDIVERSITY(Main Diversity), NONE(None)
Unit: None
Recommended Value: if TRX of Board type is TRU, QTRU the recommended value is "INDEPENDENT". if TRX of Board type is MRRU, GRRU, BTS3900B, DRFU, DRRU the recommended value is "MAINDIVERSITY".
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None SNDMD Send Mode Meaning: RF send mode of the TRX. The BTS3006C and BTS3002E do not support Wide Band Combining, Power Booster Technology, DPBT, or Transmitter Independent or Combining. The DBS3900 GSM GRRU does not support Wide Band Combining, Transmitter Independent or Combining, Power Booster Technology, or DPBT. The BTS3900 GSM and BTS3900A GSM do not support Transmitter Independent or Wide Band Combining.
GUI Value Range: NOCOMB(No Combination), PBT(PBT), WBANDCOMB(Wideband Combination), DIVERSITY(Transmit Diversity), DDIVERSITY(Dynamic Transmit Diversity), DPBT(DPBT), DTIC(Transmit Independency or Combination), NONE(none)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NOCOMB, PBT, WBANDCOMB, DIVERSITY, DDIVERSITY, DPBT, DTIC, NONE
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: if TRX of Board type is TRU, QTRU, MRRU, GRRU the recommended value is "NOCOMB". if TRX of Board type is BTS3900B, DRFU, DRRU the recommended value is "DTIC".
Impact on Network Performance: None CPS Allow Dynamic Shutdown of TRX Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to allow the BSC6900 to enable or disable the power amplifier of a TRX based on the traffic volume.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when BSCDynSwitchTrxPAAllow in SET BSCDSTPA and DYNOpenTrxPower in SET GCELLBASICPARA are set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: None TSPWRRESERVE Timeslot Power Reserve Meaning: Maximum degree by which the output power of the multi-density TRX board can exceed the maximum output power within a short time
Unit: W
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: If the board is configured with two to four TRXs, the recommended value of this parameter is 20. If the board is configured with five TRXs, the recommended value of this parameter is 50. If the board is configured with six TRXs, the recommended value of this parameter is 48.
Impact on Network Performance: None FREQREUSEMODE Frequency Reuse Mode Meaning: Frequency multiplexing mode in the TRX. To enable a loose frequency multiplexing mode such as 4x3 multiplexing, set this parameter to LOOSE. To enable a tight frequency multiplexing mode such as 1x3 or 1x1, set this parameter to TIGHT.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: The setting of this parameter must be consistent with the actual frequency reuse pattern of the TRX. Otherwise, the speech quality will be bad. PAOPTILEVEL Priority of Meaning: Priority level at which the Shut Down BSC shuts down the power amplifier of TRX the TRX when the intelligent shutdown function is enabled. If this parameter is set smaller, the priority level is higher, the power amplifier of the TRX is shut
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
GUI Value Range: L0(Level0), L1(Level1), L2(Level2), L3(Level3), L4(Level4), L5(Level5), L6(Level6), L7(Level7)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: L0, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7
Recommended Value: L0
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when BSCDynSwitchTrxPAAllow in SET BSCDSTPA,DYNOpenTrxPower in SET GCELLBASICPARA and CPS are set to YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None OUTHOPWROVERLOADTHRESHOLD Power Overload Threshold In Ho. Out Meaning: Power overload threshold for triggering outgoing handover from the TRX under the prerequisite that the power amplifier of the TRX provides the maximum output power. If the power overload exceeds this threshold, the TRX triggers outgoing handover for lack of power.
Unit: W
Recommended Value: 15
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If the value of this parameter is set too small, frequent handovers are likely to occur. INHOPWROVERLOADTHRESHOLD Power Overload Threshold In Ho. In Meaning: Power overload threshold for triggering incoming handover to the TRX under the prerequisite that the power amplifier of the TRX provides the maximum output power.
Unit: W
Recommended Value: 8
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If the value of this parameter is set too high, the power load of other timeslots or cells is burdened. PL16QAM 16QAM Transmitter Power Reduce Level Meaning: Power attenuation level of all the other timeslots of the BCCH except for timeslot 7 in 16QAM. The attenuation level ranges from 0 to 50, with the step of 0.2 dB. When the EDGE TRX sends signals in 16QAM, the transmit power must be lower than the mean power in GMSK.
Unit: 0.2dB
Recommended Value: 0
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None PL32QAM 32QAM Transmitter Power Reduce Level Meaning: Power attenuation level of all the other timeslots of the BCCH except for timeslot 7 in 32QAM. The attenuation level ranges from 0 to 50, with the step of 0.2 dB. When the EDGE TRX sends signals in 32QAM, the transmit power must be lower than the mean power in GMSK.
Unit: 0.2dB
Recommended Value: 0
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None DSSTRXOFFLINE Spectrum Sharing Shutdown Allowed Meaning: Whether to deactivate the current TRX in the period during which spectrum sharing is allowed. When this parameter is set to YES, the BTS deactivates the TRX before spectrum sharing starts. When this parameter is set to NO, the BTS does not deactivate the TRX before spectrum sharing starts.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLID Cell Index Meaning: Index of a cell, uniquely identifying a cell in a BSC. GSM cells are uniquely but not necessarily consecutively numbered within a BSC. For example, you can number a GSM cell 0 and number another GSM cell 3.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLNAME Cell Name Meaning: Name of a cell. This parameter uniquely identifies a cell in a BSC. Cell names cannot contain the following invalid characters: ,;="' In addition, cell names cannot contain two or more consecutive %, two or more consecutive spaces, or more than two consecutive +.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None VOICEVER Speech Version Meaning: Speech version supported by a cell
GUI Value Range: FULL_RATE_VER1(Full-rate VER 1), FULL_RATE_VER2(Full-rate VER 2), FULL_RATE_VER3(Full-rate VER 3), HALF_RATE_VER1(Half-rate VER 1), HALF_RATE_VER2(Half-rate VER 2), HALF_RATE_VER3(Half-rate VER 3), FULL_RATE_VER5(Full-rate VER 5)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: FULL_RATE_VER1, FULL_RATE_VER2, FULL_RATE_VER3, HALF_RATE_VER1, HALF_RATE_VER2, HALF_RATE_VER3, FULL_RATE_VER5
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None TRXAIDSWITCH TRX Aiding Meaning: Whether TRX mutual aid is enabled for the Function Control BSC. TRX mutual aid is classified into main BCCH mutual aid and baseband frequency hopping (FH) mutual aid. If main BCCH mutual aid is enabled, the BSC can switch a faulty main BCCH TRX over to a functional TRX in the cell. When the original main BCCH TRX recovers, it can be switched back based on the parameter setting. If baseband FH mutual aid is enabled, the BSC can remove a faulty TRX from the baseband FH group to ensure the proper FH. The removed TRX will not participate in frequency hopping. When the removed TRX recovers, the BSC determines whether to switch the TRX back to the baseband FH group according to the value of the Switchback Policy of Baseband FH Mutual Aid parameter. If the parameter is set to TRXAid_NotAllow, TRX mutual aid is not allowed. If the parameter is set to AllowReForbid, TRX mutual aid is allowed, but TRX switchback is not allowed. If the parameter is set to AllowReImmed, TRX mutual aid is allowed, and the faulty TRX is switched back immediately when conditions for TRX switchback are met. If the parameter is set to AllowReCheckRes, TRX mutual aid is allowed, and the faulty TRX is switched back when conditions for TRX switchback are met in the specified resource check period.
GUI Value Range: TRXAid_NotAllow(TRX Aiding Not Allowed), AllowReForbid(Allowed & Recover Forbidden), AllowReImmed(Allowed & Recover Immediately), AllowReCheckRes(Allowed & Recover
Parameter ID
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: None RANERRTHRED Random Access Error Threshold Meaning: Correlation threshold of the training sequence for the random access. As defined in the GSM recommendation, the system can determine whether the received signals are random access signals of the MS and calculate the TA value by checking the correlation of the 41-bit training sequence. Random Access Error Threshold Number of Correct Bits in the 41-Bit Training Sequence
Parameter ID
Parameter Name 90-100 33 101-120 34 121-140 35 141-160 36 161-175 37 176-195 38 196-221 39 222-243 40 244-250 41
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the allowable error rate for the random access signal is high and an MS can easily access the network; however, the error report rate is high. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the error report rate of the MS is low but the MS cannot easily access the network. PWRDIVIND Power Deviation Meaning: The MS does not receive the original power Indication command after random access. This parameter indicates whether the power deviation is added to the class 3 MS on the DCS1800 band on the basis of the maximum MS transmit power.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None PWRDIV Power Deviation Meaning: If a class 3 MS on the DCS1800 band does not receive the original power command after random access, the power that the MS uses is the MS maximum transmit power level plus the power calculated from the power deviation. For details, see GSM Rec. 05.08.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None RACHACCLEV CS RACH Min. Access Level Meaning: This parameter specifies the level threshold for the random access of the MS. If the receive level of the RACH burst in the CS domain is smaller than the value of CS RACH Min.Access Level, the BTS regards this access as an invalid one and no decoding is performed. If the receive level of the RACH burst is greater than the value of CS RACH Min. Access Level, the BTS considers that an access request exists on this timeslot, and determines together with the value of Random Access Error Threshold whether the RACH access is valid.
Unit: dBm
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: The value of this parameter must be smaller than RACH Busy Threshold in the SET GCELLCCBASIC command.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the call drop rate decreases but the traffic volume and paging success rate are affected. PSRACHACCLEV PS RACH Min. Access Level Meaning: This parameter specifies the level threshold for the random access of the MS. If the receive level of the RACH burst in the PS domain is smaller than the value of PS RACH Min.Access Level, the BTS regards this access as an invalid one and no decoding is performed. If the receive level of the RACH burst is greater than the value of PS RACH Min. Access Level, the BTS considers that an access request exists on this timeslot, and determines together with the value of Random Access Error Threshold whether the RACH access is valid.
Unit: dBm
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: The value of this parameter must be smaller than RACH Busy Threshold in the SET GCELLCCBASIC command.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the call drop rate decreases but the traffic volume and paging success rate are affected. BHPREPOLICY Switchback Policy of Baseband FH Mutual Aid Meaning: Mutual-aid switchback policy of baseband frequency hopping (FH). If multiple TRXs in a baseband FH group are faulty and switchback is needed after mutual aid of the baseband FH TRXs occurs: If you choose ALL, mutual-aid switchback is implemented after all the TRXs in the FH group recover; if you choose PART, as long as any of the faulty TRXs recovers, it is changed back at once and added to the FH group.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLID Cell Index Meaning: Index of a cell, uniquely identifying a cell in a BSC. GSM cells are uniquely but not necessarily consecutively numbered within a BSC. For example, you can number a GSM cell 0 and number another GSM cell 3.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLNAME Cell Name Meaning: Name of a cell. This parameter uniquely identifies a cell in a BSC. Cell names cannot contain the following invalid characters: ,;="' In addition, cell names cannot contain two or more consecutive %, two or more consecutive spaces, or more than two consecutive +.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: None LAYER Layer of The Cell Meaning: Layer where a cell is located. The network designed by Huawei has four layers: Umbrella (layer 4), Macro (layer 3), Micro (layer 2), and Pico(layer 1). Each layer can be set with 16 priorities.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 3
Impact on Network Performance: None PRIOR Cell Priority Meaning: This parameter controls handover between cells at the same layer. Generally, the cells at the same layer are set with the same priority. If the cells at the same layer have different priorities, a cell with a smaller priority value has a higher priority.
GUI Value Range: PRIOR-1(Priority-1), PRIOR-2(Priority-2), PRIOR-3(Priority3), PRIOR-4(Priority-4), PRIOR5(Priority-5), PRIOR-6(Priority-6), PRIOR-7(Priority-7), PRIOR-8(Priority8), PRIOR-9(Priority-9), PRIOR10(Priority-10), PRIOR-11(Priority-11), PRIOR-12(Priority-12), PRIOR13(Priority-13), PRIOR-14(Priority-14), PRIOR-15(Priority-15), PRIOR-
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: PRIOR-1, PRIOR-2, PRIOR-3, PRIOR-4, PRIOR-5, PRIOR-6, PRIOR-7, PRIOR-8, PRIOR-9, PRIOR-10, PRIOR-11, PRIOR-12, PRIOR-13, PRIOR-14, PRIOR-15, PRIOR-16
Impact on Network Performance: None MAXTA Max TA Meaning: This parameter specifies the actual coverage area of a cell. After receiving the channel request message, the BTS determines whether the channel assignment is performed in the cell by comparing the TA and the value of this parameter. The value of this parameter is determined by that of Cell Extension
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Recommended Value: In Normal cell,the recommended value is 62;in Double Timeslot Extension Cell,the recommended value is 219.
Impact on Network Performance: None FRDLDTX FR Use Meaning: This parameter specifies whether Downlink DTX to use DL DTX for full-rate (FR) calls. This parameter and DL DTX Strategy codetermine whether to use DL DTX for
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: The discontinuous transmission (DTX) function allows a transmitter to stop power transmission in the case of no voice transfer. This function has the following benefits: In the uplink: decreasing the power consumption of the MS and reducing system interference In the downlink: decreasing power consumption of the BTS, reducing system interference,
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description and reducing intermodulation inside the BTS From the network perspective, the inter-frequency interference is reduced and the network quality is improved.
HRDLDTX
HR Use Meaning: This parameter specifies whether Downlink DTX to use DL DTX for half-rate (HR) calls. This parameter and DL DTX Strategy codetermine whether to use DL DTX for HR calls in the cell.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description discontinuous transmission (DTX) function allows a transmitter to stop power transmission in the case of no voice transfer. This function has the following benefits: In the uplink: decreasing the power consumption of the MS and reducing system interference In the downlink: decreasing power consumption of the BTS, reducing system interference, and reducing intermodulation inside the BTS From the network perspective, the inter-frequency interference is reduced and the network quality is improved.
ENCRY
Encryption Algorithm
GUI Value Range: A5/0, A5/1, A5/2, A5/3, A5/4, A5/5, A5/6, A5/7
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: A5/0, A5/1, A5/2, A5/3, A5/4, A5/5, A5/6, A5/7
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None RXMIN Minimum Meaning: Minimum received signal level Access RXLEV of the MS. This level is reported in the system information. This parameter specifies the minimum receive level of an MS to access the BSS. For details. see GSM Rec. 05.08. The value of this parameter ranges from 0 to 63 (corresponding to -110 dBm to -47 dBm).
Unit: dB
Recommended Value: 8
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the call drop rate decreases but the traffic volume and paging success rate are affected. FRULDTX FR Uplink DTX Meaning: Whether the uplink DTX function is enabled for FR calls. For details, see GSM Rec. 05.08. Uplink DTX is not restricted by the MSC.When the parameter is set to Shall_Use, UL DTX must be used by MSs that support UL DTX. When the parameter is set to May_Use, whether to use UL DTX is determined by the MSs. When the parameter is set to Shall_NOT_Use, DTX will not be used.
GUI Value Range: May_Use(May Use), Shall_Use(Shall Use), Shall_NOT_Use(Shall not Use)
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: The discontinuous transmission (DTX) function allows a transmitter to stop power transmission in the case of no voice transfer. This function has the following benefits: In the uplink: decreasing the power consumption of the MS and reducing system interference In the downlink: decreasing power consumption of the BTS, reducing system interference, and reducing intermodulation inside the BTS From the network perspective, the inter-frequency interference is reduced and the network quality is improved. HRULDTX HR Uplink DTX Meaning: Whether the uplink DTX function is enabled for HR calls. For details, see GSM Rec. 05.08. Uplink DTX is not restricted by the MSC.When the parameter is set to Shall_Use, UL DTX must be used by MSs that support UL DTX. When the parameter is set to May_Use, whether to use UL DTX is determined by the MSs. When the parameter is set to Shall_NOT_Use, DTX
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
GUI Value Range: May_Use(May Use), Shall_Use(Shall Use), Shall_NOT_Use(Shall not Use)
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: The discontinuous transmission (DTX) function allows a transmitter to stop power transmission in the case of no voice transfer. This function has the following benefits: In the uplink: decreasing the power consumption of the MS and
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description reducing system interference In the downlink: decreasing power consumption of the BTS, reducing system interference, and reducing intermodulation inside the BTS From the network perspective, the inter-frequency interference is reduced and the network quality is improved.
CALLRESTABDIS
Call Meaning: Whether to allow call reReestablishment establishment. Burst interference or blind Forbidden spots due to high buildings may lead to a radio link failure. If a call drop is caused by such a failure, the MS can start call reestablishment to resume the conversation.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: If this parameter is set to NO, the average call drop rate decreases. This setting is applicable in suburbs or urban areas with poor coverage. Call reestablishment, however, may take a long time. Therefore, the subscriber may hang up the phone before the call is reestablished. Generally, the recommended value is YES.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: Call reestablishment can decrease the call drop rate but waste channel resources. IMMASSEN TCH Immediate Meaning: Whether to allow immediate Assignment TCH assignment. If this parameter is set to YES, the BSC can assign a TCH immediately when there is no available SDCCH for a channel request. If this parameter is set to NO, the BSC can assign only an SDCCH when processing a channel access request.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None DIRECTRYEN Directed Retry Meaning: Whether to enable a directed retry. The directed retry is to hand over an MS to a neighboring cell in the same procedure as the handover. The directed retry is an emergency measure applicable to abnormal traffic peaks in some areas of a radio network. You should not use the directed retry as a major means of solving traffic congestion. If the directed retry always occurs in some areas of a network, consider adjusting the sector and TRX configuration and the network layout.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None UPPCEN UL PC Allowed Meaning: Whether to allow MS power control
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None DNPCEN DL PC Allowed Meaning: Whether to allow BTS power control
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None SDDYN SDCCH Dynamic Allocation Allowed Meaning: This switch determines whether to enable the dynamic conversion from the TCH or dynamic PDCH to the SDCCH.
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: None LEVELRPT Level Report Switch Meaning: Whether to support the reporting of the main diversity level
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: None DYNOpenTrxPower Allow Dynamic Meaning: This parameter specifies whether Shutdown of to allow the BSC6900 to enable the TRX TRX Intelligent Shutdown feature on a cell.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: None BTSadjust Adjust Voltage Meaning: This parameter specifies whether to enable the TRX Working Voltage Adjustment feature. When this parameter is set to YES, the BSC6900 supports the feature where the power amplifier can use different working voltages in different TRX modulation modes.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: None GMSKDELAY Diversity Transmitter GMSK Delay Meaning: Delay of transmit diversity when GMSK is used. Generally, the parameter is applicable to general fading environments. In this case, the transmit diversity can obtain the gain of 3 dB to 5 dB. The fading degrees, however, vary with environments. For a fixed delay, different UEs may obtain different gains. In addition, a fixed delay may have negative impacts on some codes of the EDGE service. Therefore, the delay of transmit diversity must be configurable and can be set for GMSK and 8PSK respectively.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: 0.125bit
Recommended Value: 20
Impact on Network Performance: None DIVERT8PSKDELAY Diversity Transmitter 8PSK Delay Meaning: Delay of transmit diversity when 8PSK is used. Generally, the parameter is applicable to general fading environments. The transmit diversity can generally bring a gain of 3 dB to 5 dB. The fading conditions vary with the MS location; therefore, MSs in a fixed time delay obtain different gains. In addition, the EDGE service coding may be adversely affected. Therefore, the time delay of transmit diversity must be configurable and can be separately set for GMSK and 8PSK. Only
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description the double-transceiver BTSs and the distributed BTSs can be configured with this parameter. For the BTSs of other types, this parameter is set to an invalid value 255.
Unit: 0.125bit
Recommended Value: 4
Impact on Network Performance: None ICBALLOW ICB Allowed Meaning: This parameter is used to enable the Intelligent Combiner Bypass (ICB) function on the BCCH TRX of a cell.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description This parameter specifies whether to allow the cell to enable the ICB function. When this parameter is set to YES, the TCHs on the non-BCCH TRX are preferentially assigned. In this way, the largest possible number of idle TCHs is reserved on the BCCH TRX, and thus the BCCH TRX enters the ICB mode.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID TIMESLOTVOLADJALLOW
Parameter Description Meaning: This parameter determines whether the dynamic voltage adjustment function is enabled on the basis of the number of timeslots. If this parameter is set to YES, the power consumption of base stations is reduced. This parameter maps the versions of base stations. If the parameter is set to NULL, base stations do not support this function.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID DIVERT16QAMDELAY
Parameter Description Meaning: Delay of transmit diversity when 16QAM is used. Generally, the parameter is applicable to general fading environments. The transmit diversity can generally bring a gain of 3 dB to 5 dB. The fading conditions vary with the MS location; therefore, MSs in a fixed time delay obtain different gains. In addition, the EDGE service coding may be adversely affected. To avoid the preceding cases, the delay of transmit diversity must be configurable and can be set for GMSK and 16QAM respectively. Only the doubletransceiver BTSs and the distributed BTSs can be configured with this parameter. For the BTSs of other types, this parameter is set to an invalid value 255.
Unit: 0.125bit
Recommended Value: 4
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None DIVERT32QAMDELAY Diversity Transmitter 32QAM Delay Meaning: Delay of transmit diversity when 32QAM is used. Generally, the parameter is applicable to general fading environments. The transmit diversity can generally bring a gain of 3 dB to 5 dB. The fading conditions vary with the MS location; therefore, MSs in a fixed time delay obtain different gains. In addition, the EDGE service coding may be adversely affected. To avoid the preceding cases, the delay of transmit diversity must be configurable and can be set for GMSK and 32QAM respectively. Only the doubletransceiver BTSs and the distributed BTSs can be configured with this parameter. For the BTSs of other types, this parameter is set to an invalid value 255.
Unit: 0.125bit
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 4
Impact on Network Performance: None POWERREDUCE16QAM 16QAM Transmitter Power Reduce Level Meaning: Power attenuation level of timeslot 7 of the BCCH in 16QAM. The attenuation level ranges from 0 to 50, with the step of 0.2 dB. When the EDGE TRX sends signals in 16QAM, the transmit power must be lower than the mean power in GMSK.
Unit: 0.2dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Impact on Network Performance: None POWERREDUCE32QAM 32QAM Transmitter Power Reduce Level Meaning: Power attenuation level of timeslot 7 of the BCCH in 32QAM. The attenuation level ranges from 0 to 50, with the step of 0.2 dB. When the EDGE TRX sends signals in 32QAM, the transmit power must be lower than the mean power in GMSK.
Unit: 0.2dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLSCENARIO Cell Scenario Meaning: Information about the cell scenario. It needs to be sent to the BTS. Based on the information, the BTS optimizes the allocation of resources.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELL8PSKPOWERLEVEL Cell 8PSK Power Attenuation Grade Meaning: Timeslot power attenuation level of the EDGE TRX in 8PSK. The attenuation level ranges from 0 to 50, each of which corresponds to an attenuation of 0.2 dB. When the EDGE TRX sends signals in 8PSK, the transmit power must be lower than the mean power in GMSK.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when EDGE in SET GCELLGPRS is set to YES.
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a lower value, the requirements for the EGPRS TRX power amplifier cannot be satisfied. If this parameter is set to a higher value, the signal quality deteriorates and the coverage area shrinks. FASTCALLTCHTHRESHOLD Fast Call Setup TCH Usage Threshold Meaning: After a channel request message is received, the type of the channel needs to be specified. In this case, if the threshold of the load on the TCH in the current cell is smaller than the Fast Call Setup TCH Usage Threshold and the request message is not issued during location update or paging, a TCH is preferentially assigned.
Unit: %
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0
Impact on Network Performance: None IMMASSCBB Immediate Assignment Optimized Meaning: The channel activation and immediate assignment messages are sent at the same time to accelerate the signaling processing, thus increasing the response speed of the network.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: NO
Impact on Network Performance: None NBAMRTFOSWITCH TFO Switch Meaning: Whether to enable the Tandem Free Operation (TFO) function on the BTS through a CHANNEL ACTIVATION or MODE MODIFY message. This parameter specifies whether to enable the Tandem Free Operation (TFO) function. If the voice quality of an ongoing MS-to-MS call is bad, the TFO function can be enabled to improve end-to-end voice quality. The TFO function cannot be used to improve the voice quality of an MS-to-PSTN call.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: When this parameter is set to ENABLE, the MOS can be increased in a call between MSs. RTPSWITCH Measure Link Delay Switch Meaning: Whether to measure the delay on the link between the BTSs that serve the calling MS and the called MS respectively
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: When this parameter is set to on, the MOS of a MS-initiated and MS-terminated call is improved. HIGHMODPWREN High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed Meaning: Whether to enable the high-order modulation power increase function in a cell. In the case of a multi-transceiver unit, multiple TRXs may share one channel. If the total output power of the TRXs is lower than the maximum allowed transmit power of the channel at a time point, the remaining power can be used to increase the transmit power of a service in a highorder modulation scheme. In this manner, the transmit power in a high-order modulation scheme is comparable to the transmit power in GMSK. In the case of a double-transceiver unit, the two transmit channels can be used to increase the transmit power.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: When this function is enabled, the output power of the services that use high-order modulation schemes is increased. MAINBCCHHIGHMODPWREN High-Order Modulation Power Increase on BCCH TRX Allowed Meaning: Whether a service in a highorder modulation scheme on the BCCH TRX can use the high-order modulation power increase function when the function is enabled in the cell.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: None
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput.
UPGRADELEV8PSK
Meaning: Maximum output power that can be increased in 8PSK when the high-order modulation power increase function is enabled.
Unit: 0.1dB
Recommended Value: 18
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput. UPGRADELEVQPSK Power Increase in QPSK Meaning: Maximum output power that can be increased in QPSK when the high-order modulation power increase function is enabled.
Unit: 0.1dB
Recommended Value: 32
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput. UPGRADELEVLSR16QAM Power Increase Meaning: Maximum out power that can be in LSR 16QAM increased in LSR 16QAM when the highorder modulation power increase function is enabled.
Unit: 0.1dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 35
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput. UPGRADELEVLSR32QAM Power Increase Meaning: Maximum out power that can be in LSR 32QAM increased in LSR 32QAM when the highorder modulation power increase function is enabled.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Unit: 0.1dB
Recommended Value: 19
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput.
Parameter ID UPGRADELEVHSR16QAM
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Power Increase Meaning: Maximum output power that can in HSR 16QAM be increased in HSR 16QAM when the high-order modulation power increase function is enabled.
Unit: 0.1dB
Recommended Value: 36
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput.
UPGRADELEVHSR32QAM
Power Increase Meaning: Maximum output power that can in HSR 32QAM be increased in HSR 32QAM when the high-order modulation power increase function is enabled.
Unit: 0.1dB
Recommended Value: 40
Parameter Relationship: This parameter is valid only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: When MCPA is enabled in a multi-carrier system and the configuration of the power amplifier exceeds the specifications, there is residual power on the timeslots in the CS domain under power control. At present, the residual power is not fully utilized. If the residual power can be dynamically shared by the high-order modulated PS channels to increase their transmit power, the coverage at the cell edge can be expanded, thus increasing the PS throughput. PDCH2SDEN Dynamic PDCH Meaning: Whether the dynamic PDCH can Conversion to be converted into the SDCCH. SDCCH Allowed GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None
Recommended Value: NO
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None EGPRS2APWREN Enable Enhanced EGPRS2-A Coverage Meaning: Whether to enable the Enhanced EGPRS2-A Coverage feature.
Unit: None
Parameter Relationship: This parameter needs to be set only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Impact on Network Performance: When this function is enabled, the BTS will allocate the remaining power on other carriers to the carrier used by EGPRS2-A services. This helps increase the rate of EGPRS2-A services. EDGEPWREN Enable Enhanced EDGE Coverage Meaning: Whether to enable the Enhanced EDGE Coverage feature.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Parameter Relationship: This parameter needs to be set only when High-Order Modulation Power Increase Allowed is set to ALLOWED.
Impact on Network Performance: When this feature is enabled, the BTS will allocate the remaining power on other carriers to the carrier used by EDGE services. This helps increase the rate of EDGE services. Example
To set cell basic Parameters of a cell (Cell Index = 44, LAYER=1), run the following command: SET GCELLBASICPARA: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=44, LAYER=1;
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLID Cell Index Meaning: Index of a cell, uniquely identifying a cell in a BSC. GSM cells are uniquely but not necessarily consecutively numbered within a BSC. For example, you can number a GSM cell 0 and number another GSM cell 3.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CELLNAME Cell Name Meaning: Name of a cell. This parameter uniquely identifies a cell in a BSC. Cell names cannot contain the following invalid characters: ,;="' In addition, cell names cannot contain two or more consecutive %, two or more consecutive spaces, or more than two consecutive +.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None ATT Attach-detach Allowed Meaning: Attach-detach Allowed (ATT). If this parameter is set to YES, when an MS is powered off, the network does not process any call connection for the MS as a called party. In this way, the network processing time and resources are saved.
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None TX TX-integer Meaning: Tx-integer (T for short). This parameter specifies the number of timeslots between two transmissions when an MS sends multiple consecutive channel requests. The access algorithm is defined in GSM Rec. 04.08 to reduce the collisions on the RACH and improve the efficiency of the RACH. The algorithm specifies three parameters: Tx-integer (T for short), maximum number of retransmissions (RET), and S related to channel combination. This parameter works with the configuration of the CCCH to determine the parameter S. The relations between this parameter and the configuration of the CCCH are as follows: When this parameter is set to 3, 8, 14, or 50, S is 55 if the CCCH and SDCCH do not share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 3, 8, 14, or 50, S is 41 if the CCCH and SDCCH share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 4, 9, or 6, S is 76 if the CCCH and SDCCH do not share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 4, 9, or 6, S is 52 if the CCCH and SDCCH share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 5, 10, or 20, S is 109 if the CCCH and SDCCH do not share a physical channel.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description When this parameter is set to 5, 10, or 20, S is 58 if the CCCH and SDCCH share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 6, 11, or 25, S is 163 if the CCCH and SDCCH do not share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 6, 11, or 25, S is 86 if the CCCH and SDCCH share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 7, 12, or 32, S is 217 if the CCCH and SDCCH do not share a physical channel. When this parameter is set to 7, 12, or 32, S is 115 if the CCCH and SDCCH share a physical channel. The timeslot for sending messages is a random value from the collection of {0, 1..., MAX(T, 8)-1}. The number of timeslots (excluding the timeslot used to send messages) between two adjacent channel request messages is a random value from the collection of {S, S+1, ..., S+T-1}. When T increases, the interval between two adjacent channel requests increases, and RACH conflicts decrease. When S increases, the interval between two adjacent channel request messages increases, and RACH conflicts decrease, thus improving the usage of AGCH and SDCCH. The access time of the MS, however, is prolonged and the network performance is decreased when T and S increase. Under normal conditions, an appropriate T value should be used to ensure that S is as low as possible, and ensure that AGCH and SDCCH are not overloaded.
GUI Value Range: TX_3(3), TX_4(4), TX_5(5), TX_6(6), TX_7(7), TX_8(8), TX_9(9), TX_10(10),
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description TX_11(11), TX_12(12), TX_14(14), TX_16(16), TX_20(20), TX_25(25), TX_32(32), TX_50(50)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: TX_3, TX_4, TX_5, TX_6, TX_7, TX_8, TX_9, TX_10, TX_11, TX_12, TX_14, TX_16, TX_20, TX_25, TX_32, TX_50
Impact on Network Performance: If the number of RACH conflicts in a cell is small, T should be set to a great value. If the number of RACH conflicts in a cell is large, T should be set to a small value. The increase in T and S prolongs the access time of an MS, thus affecting the access performance of the whole network. Therefore, appropriate values should be selected for T and S. When the network traffic is heavy, the success rate of immediate assignment is low if the sum of S and T is low. Thus, the value of T should be properly adjusted to make the sum of S and T great.
Parameter ID CBA
Parameter Description Meaning: Used together with Cell Bar Qualify to decide the priority status of a cell. Refer to GSM Rec. 04.08. Cell Bar Qualify Cell Bar Access Cell selection priority Cell reselection priority NO NO Normal Normal NO YES Prohibited Prohibited YES NO Low Normal YES YES Low Normal
Unit: None
Recommended Value: The CBA function applies to special scenarios. If this parameter is set to YES and Cell Bar Qualify is set to no, only handovers are allowed in a cell, and direct access of an MS is not allowed. This condition applies to a dual-network coverage cell. For a common cell, this parameter should be set to NO.
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: None CBQ Cell Bar Qualify Meaning: Used together with Cell Bar Access to decide the priority status of a cell. See GSM Rec. 0408. This parameter does not affect cell reselection but cell selection only. Cell Bar Qualify Cell Bar Access Cell selection priority Cell reselection priority NO NO Normal Normal NO YES Prohibited Prohibited YES NO Low Normal YES YES Low Normal
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: NO
Impact on Network Performance: None BSAGBLKSRES CCCH Blocks Reserved for AGCH Meaning: BS-AG-BLKS-RES, indicating the number of the CCCH message blocks reserved for the AGCH. After the CCCHs are configured, the value of this parameter indicates the actual seizure rates of the AGCHs and the PCHs over the CCCHs.
Unit: None
Recommended Value: 1
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Impact on Network Performance: The setting of this parameter may affect the MS paging response and performance of the system. A greater value may decrease the number of paging blocks, paging capacity, and paging success rate. BSPAMFRAMS Multi-Frames in a Meaning: Number of multiframes in a cycle on a paging Cycle on the sub-channel. In fact, this parameter specifies the number Paging CH of paging sub-channels that a paging channel in a cell is divided into. In an actual network, an MS does not listen to other paging sub-channels but its belonging paging subchannel only. Refer to GSM Rec. 05.02 and GSM Rec. 05.08. The larger the value of this parameter, the more the number of the paging sub-channels in a cell, and the fewer the number of the users belonging to each paging sub-channel. In this case, the mean uptime of the MS battery can be prolonged. Refer to the computing mode of paging group in GSM 05.02 of GSM Standards. The larger the value of this parameter, however, the larger the time delay of a paging message in a space segment. Thus, the average service performance of the system lowers. Based on the principle of ensuring that overload does not occur to paging channels, you must set this parameter to a value as small as possible. You must regularly measure the overload conditions of the paging channels in a running network and accordingly adjust the value of this parameter properly. A paging message in a location area must be sent in all the cells within this location area at the same time. Therefore, the capacity of a paging channel of each cell in a location area must be the same or nearly the same. The capacity refers to the calculated
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
GUI Value Range: 2_M_PERIOD(2 Multiframe Period), 3_M_PERIOD(3 Multiframe Period), 4_M_PERIOD(4 Multiframe Period), 5_M_PERIOD(5 Multiframe Period), 6_M_PERIOD(6 Multiframe Period), 7_M_PERIOD(7 Multiframe Period), 8_M_PERIOD(8 Multiframe Period), 9_M_PERIOD(9 Multiframe Period)
Unit: 470ms
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a greater value, the number of paging subchannels in a cell increases and the number of MSs on each paging subchannel decreases. This can prolong the average service life of MS batteries but increase the delay of
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
T3212
T3212
Meaning: This parameter specifies the length of the timer for periodic location update.
Unit: 6min
Recommended Value: 20
Impact on Network Performance: If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the paging success rate increases but the load on the SDCCH also increases, thus causing congestion on the SDCCH. CRH Cell Reselect Hysteresis Parameters Meaning: Cell reselection hysteresis. This is one of the parameters used for deciding whether to reselect cells in different location areas. This parameter can avoid the
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description increase of network signaling traffic due to frequent location update and reduce the risk of losing paging messages.
GUI Value Range: 0dB, 2dB, 4dB, 6dB, 8dB, 10dB, 12dB, 14dB
Unit: dB
Actual Value Range: 0dB, 2dB, 4dB, 6dB, 8dB, 10dB, 12dB, 14dB
Impact on Network Performance: The MS cannot respond to the paging during the location update, thus decreasing the call completion rate in the system. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, pingpong location update may occur, thus increasing the signaling load on the SDCCH. If this parameter is set to a greater value, the
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description MS may not camp on an optimum cell for a long time after entering a new location area.
PI
Meaning: Cell Reselect Parameters Indication (PI), sent on the broadcast channel, indicates whether Cell Reselect Offset, Cell Reselect Temporary Offset in the SET GCELLIDLEAD command, and Cell Reselect Penalty Time are used.
Unit: None
Impact on Network Performance: The MS calculates C1 and C2 of the serving cell at a minimum interval of 5s. When necessary, the MS re-calculates C1 and C2 of all
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description non-serving cells (neighboring cells). The MS constantly checks whether a cell reselection is required by checking following conditions: Whether the path loss (C1) of the current serving cell drops below 0 within 5s. If yes, the path loss is too large. C2 of an appropriate non-serving cell exceeds that of the serving cell in 5s and the following conditions are met: The C2 of a new cell in another LAC minus CRH (broadcast in the system information 3 and 4 of the serving cell) exceeds C2 of the serving cell in 5s. A cell reselection is performed in the last 15s, and the C2 of the new cell minus 5 dB constantly exceeds the C2 of the serving cell in 5s. A better cell exists if the above conditions are met. If a better cell exists, the MS reselects a cell, and does not select the previous cell within 5s.
NCCPERMIT
NCC Permitted
Meaning: A set of NCCs of the cells to be measured by the MS. This parameter is an information element (IE) in the system information type 2 and 6 messages. If a bit of the value of this parameter is set to 1, the MS reports the corresponding measurement report to the BTS. The value of this parameter has a byte (eight bits). Each bit maps with an NCC (0~7) and the most significant bit corresponds to NCC 7. If bit N is 0, the MS does not measure the cell level of NCC N.
GUI Value Range: SELECTION0_PERM(Selection of 0 Perm.), SELECTION1_PERM(Selection of 1 Perm.), SELECTION2_PERM(Selection of 2 Perm.), SELECTION3_PERM(Selection of 3 Perm.), SELECTION4_PERM(Selection of 4 Perm.), SELECTION5_PERM(Selection of 5 Perm.), SELECTION6_PERM(Selection of 6 Perm.), SELECTION7_PERM(Selection of 7 Perm.)
Unit: None
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Actual Value Range: SELECTION0_PERM, SELECTION1_PERM, SELECTION2_PERM, SELECTION3_PERM, SELECTION4_PERM, SELECTION5_PERM, SELECTION6_PERM, SELECTION7_PERM
Impact on Network Performance: The most significant three bits of BSIC for all cells map with the NCC. NCC Permitted should be set properly to avoid too many call drops. The MS does not report the information on the neighboring cells in the network whose corresponding NCC bit is set to 0. Thus, this parameter should be set properly. Otherwise, an MS during an ongoing call cannot perform normal handover and a cross-coverage call drop occurs. For details, see GSM Rec. 05. 08. During an ongoing call, the MS reports to the BTS the signal information on neighboring cells. A report covers a maximum of six cells. Thus, the MS should report those possible target cells, rather than selecting cells only
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description based on the signal level. Generally, the MS does not report the information on the cells belonging to other GSM PLMNs. This function enables the MS to measure only those specified cells. This parameter specifies the codes of the NCCs to be measured by the MS. On the SCH, the system constantly transmits the BSIC, the first three bits of which indicate the NCC. Thus, the MS needs to compare only this parameter with the adjacent NCCs measured. Then, the MS reports the matched NCCs to the BTS and discards others. The setting of this parameter affects only those MSs during conversation, as well as boundary handovers.
CRO
Meaning: Cell Reselect Offset (CRO), indicating a correction of the C2. Proper setting of this parameter can reduce the number of handover times, helpful for assigning an MS to a better cell. In a special case that the PT is 31, the larger the CRO value is, the lower the possibility of handing over an MS to the cell. Generally, do not set the CRO to a value larger than 25 dB. The CRO with a too large value will cause uncertain states in a network. The CRO values of the cells with different priorities in a network are almost the same. Refer to GSM Rec. 05.08 and GSM Rec. 04.08. The setting of this parameter affects only the MSs supporting the protocol of GSM Phase 2 or a later version.
Unit: 2dB
Parameter ID
Parameter Name
Parameter Description
Recommended Value: 0