GSM-R Parameters

GSM-R features Links with additional information Munich, August 2008

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GSM-R Network Design

Coverage levels Traffic model Nominal Plan Link budgets Site configuration

Frequency plan
Project databases (NSS, BSS)

Neighboring plan

Train traffic control data

Group Call Areas plan

Project database (IN)

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Agenda
-ASCI related parameters - GSM-R features - Where to find information

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ASCI Introduction
ASCI = Advanced Speech Call Items
ASCII =American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Voice Group Call Service VGCS / Voice Broadcast Service VBS

One VBS/VGCS call number combines all members of a certain group For each VBS/VGCS call a service area composed out of a number of cells is assigned Dialing the VBS/VGCS call number initializes the parallel set-up of connections into all cells of the assigned service area. All members of this group being in the service area will be paged to receive a notification of the ongoing VBS/VGCS call Dependent on the call ID and priority members of the VBS/VGCS call can decide to join the call

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ASCI Introduction
Notification channel NCH Notification Channel NCH is used in order to notify ASCI subscribers of
the VGCS/VBS call in each cell

These messages use the group identity and service area identity NCH (belonging to CCCH ) shall be configured in all the cells where
the ASCI service is enabled. This logical channel is mapped onto contiguous blocks reserved for access grants

An ASCI MS in addition to monitor the paging blocks, monitors the

notification channel.

The process of broadcasting messages on NCH helps to provide late

entry facility ASCI MS who entry into the cell where ASCI call is ongoing is connected to the call

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ASCI Introduction
Enhanced multilevel precedence and preemption eMLPP The eMLPP service introduces a subscriber specific priority. The
feature has two parts, precedence and preemption.

Precedence assigning a priority level to a point-to-point call, a

group call or a broadcast call in combination with a fast call setup.

If the Air-interface is congested a low priority call could be preempted

to free resources for a high priority connection.

Reasons for ASCI service termination

Hardware failure Shutdown due to O&M intervention normal calls are saved by
handover procedure, ASCI calls are simply released

Preemption due to higher priority call

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ASCI Introduction Administration of VGCS & VBS

Group Call Area
-Cell A, B and C -Service VGCS -E.g 12345

Group ID Group Call Reference

-GCA +GID -Dispatchers -E.g 12345-299 -Given to the subscriber in the HLR -Stored on the SIM card of the subscriber -E.g 299

Radio cell E

Radio cell D

Radio cell C
Radio cell B

Radio cell A

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ASCI Introduction VBS Voice Broadcast Call

Train is delayed
Radio cell E Radio cell D Train is

Radio cell C Radio cell B

delayed

The Group Area is predefined Train controller initiates a VBS call in a Group Area The speech is broadcasted to all users in the area

Radio cell A

GSM
Infrastructure

A common downlink channel to all listeners

Train is delayed
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ASCI Introduction VGCS Voice Group Call Service

OKEY, TrainNo is problem delayed
Radio cell E

The Group Area is predefined

Radio cell C

Radio OKEY, Train No is cell D

Train controller initiates a VGCS call in a Group Area The speech is broadcasted to all users A common downlink channel to all listeners

problem delayed
Radio cell B Radio cell A

GSM
Infrastructure

If a member requires the talk function, a duplex connection will be established

Train is delayed
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ASCI Introduction VGCS 1.5 and 1 Channel Model

Initial call by group member (identical for both models):
Before VGCS
UL 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 7 7 0 7

Dedicated connection to originator

Broadcast connection to listeners

DL

Talker change
In 1.5 Channel Model the dedicated channel has been assigned to a new Timeslot
0 UL 0 DL 7 7

In 1 Channel Model the talker may move from the dedicated channel to voice group call channel
0 0 7 7

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ASCI Related parameters

DB Name ASCISER ASCIULR Object BTS BTS Range (default) ENABLED, DISABLED (DISABLED) ULRDISABLE VBSENABLE VGCSENABLE VBS_VGCSENABLE (ULRDISABLE) 5..60 s (20) Meaning Enables or disables ASCI service on a cell basis. The ASCI Uplink Reply parameter enables or disables the uplink reply procedures for both VGCS and VBS

TUPLREP

BTS

This timer determines the period between transmissions of the Uplink Free message in the uplink reply procedure. Indicates for which mobile priorities the NOTIFICATION FACCH messages are sent on the FACCH belonging to the TCH seized by one ASCI subscriber. This timer determines the period in which BTS waits for a correctly decoded message from MS as an answer to the sent message VGCS UL GRANT.

NOTFACCH

BSC

NO SUPP, ALWAYS, EQA, HIGHEQB, HIGHEQx, x=04 (NOSUPP) 1-254 unit 10ms (4)

TGRANT

BTS

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ASCI Related parameters

DB Name VGRULF Object BTS Range (default) 1-254 (1) Meaning This parameter is used for the repetition of the UPLINK FREE message during the Talker Change procedure to inform all MS that UL is free.

ASCIONECHMDL

BSC

TRUE,FALSE (FALSE)

Determines whether the ASCI "one channel model" is enabled or not.

ENPERNOTDE

BTS

TRUE, FALSE (FALSE)

This attribute enables the repetition of notifications on dedicated channels.

PNOFACCH

BTS

1, 1.5 5 unit 0,5s (5)

This attribute defines the duration of the repetition period for the FACCH notification of a given ASCI call.

ASCICIPH

BTS

TRUE, FALSE (FALSE)

This parameter indicates whether the ciphering for ASCI calls is enabled.

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Agenda
- ASCI related parameters - GSM-R features - Where to find information

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GSM/EDGE BR Release Roadmap

Existing/BR9
SF010330 SF010403 SF010404 SF010406 SF010424
HCS: Hierarchical Cell Structure ASCI : VGCS ASCI: VBS Queueing, Preemption and Directed retry for TCH ASCI Step 2

SF010967 ASCI: Notification for Late Entrants in railway emergency calls SF010523: ASCI: Ciphering for Voice Group Call Services

BR10.0 10/2008
SF010573 Management of Standby TRX for BTS SF010513 ASCI: Group Call Broadcast Point in BSS SF010553 ASCI: Reactivation of VGCS/VBS channels after service unavailability SF010570 ASCI: CS Data Transmission During Active VGCS

BR11.0 4Q/2010
ASCI: SMS for Group Calls ASCI: eREC Sector ID notification ASCI: For internal use Cell reselection-Introduction of new SI11
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Dropped feature due to standardization changes New feature

ASCI: Notification for Late Entrants in REC

BR9.0

Ensuring the awareness of ongoing Group Calls for late entrants to increase security
Advanced Speech Call Items (ASCI) subscribers are informed about an
ongoing high priority group call e.g. emergency calls when entering a cell in idle mode (cell re-selection) and in dedicated mode incl. group transmit mode of Voice Group Call Service (VGCS) or Voice Broadcast Service (VBS) handover Now ASCI subscribers are also informed when they are in group receive mode already Periodical sending on a common downlink channel of notifications on FACCH of all Group Calls in a cell indicate the presence of a high priority call

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Feature ID(s): SF10967

ASCI: Ciphering for Voice Group Call Services

Increased security for Voice Group Call Services by introduction of ciphering
In semi private networks run by authorities
(police, ambulance, etc.) or certain companies (railways, etc.) VGCS are used to distribute information Also sensitive information are exchanged via VGCS, which must be secured against eavesdropping. The ciphering for Voice Group Call Services increased the security on the radio interface against secretly cut into to gain information Ciphering for VGCS utilizing the security mechanisms is provided by A5/n
Police

BR9.0

Railway Airport

VGCS

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Feature ID(s): SF010523

ASCI: Group Call Broadcast Point in BSS

BR10.0

Decreases core equipment and A-i/f transmission costs

VGCS requires for each cell one DL channel to
be assigned between MSC and BSC. A lot of A and Asub resources would be required The broadcast functionality is moved from the core network to the BSS, thereby significantly saving the A and Asub resources are achieved Savings in the network between BSS and MSS
Leased line OPEX savings (mostly the case),
and

MSC

BSC BTS

Reduced need for investments (CAPEX) in own

infrastructure.
MSC BSC BTS

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Feature ID(s): SF10513

Reactivation of VGCS/VBS after service unavailable

BR10.0

Automatically resume of ASCI calls after outage of cells ensures stability of VGCS/VBS
Currently VGCS/VBS channels of ongoing ASCI call are not re-activated
during recovery after outage of cells (e.g. by the outage of related CU)

The Group/Broadcast Call Re-establishment feature supports to reactivate

the service in the involved cells after outage as soon as the causes are overcome. Already existing hand-shaking procedure at the A-Interface has been improved adding the Group Call Re-establishment -flag in the VGCS Feature Flags Information Element. Automatic recovery of ASCI-service after service outage increased the availability of ASCI service

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Feature ID(s): SF10553

ASCI: SMS for Group Calls

BR11.0

New market potential for the operator by SMS services for members of Voice Group Calls
Enables the sending of SMS within members of a VGCS group in
addition to sending of normal point-to-point SMS

Sending of SMS to active group calls

dispatchers in a voice group call listening subscribers other initiators that are not part within this active VGCS

Receiving of SMS by the addressed active Group Call

dispatchers of this active VGCS listening subscribers of this active VGCS talker of this active VGCS

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ASCI: eREC Sector ID Notification

BR11.0

Handling of concurrent Railway Emergency Calls allows drivers to focus on his own area
The new enhanced Railway Emergency Call (eREC) enables the GSM-R
operator to distribute emergency call to different areas in the same cell by indicating for which area the REC belongs to. Feature is cancelled The BSC recognizes the eREC (290-298 - REC is notified with 299). due to standardization The BSC will then initiate a group call with number 299 + the last digit of changes the received GID and broadcasts in the Notification Channel (NCH)

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Feature ID(s):

Where to find information

Sales feature description: https://sharenet-ims.inside.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/Open/367809903 BRxx database: https://sharenet-ims.inside.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/Open/366549463 BR10.0 Operating documentation: https://sharenet-ims.inside.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/Open/350267991, which includes: Counters: pmsbscounter.pdf KPI: kpi.pdf Message flow: pmmf.pdf Equipment configuration: omnbscequipconfb.pdf BSC Network: omnbscnetb.pdf BSC Transport: omnbsctransb.pdf BSC Network Configuration: omnbscnetconfb.pdf OMC RadioCommander: bsccml.pdf
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