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Hi
Can you please let me know whether PLMN1 and PLMN2 can have a configuration such that in a particular tracking
area (TA), PLMN1 subscribers can use PLMN2's CSG cell (femto cell) to receive services via PLMN2 but they can
not use PLMN2's normal cell to receive same services
Thanks
I'd guess this could be possible via shared RAN (the CSG cell broadcasts both PLMN1 and PLMN2
identities), whereas using equivalent PLMN setting wouldn't work because the also normal cells of PLMN2
would be accessible by PLMN1 subscriber
The "CSG" cell in question could be configured either as a hybrid cell (A cell broadcasting a CSG indicator set to
false and a specific CSG identity. This cell is accessible as a CSG cell by UEs which are members of the CSG and as
a normal cell by all other UEs) or as a CSG cell (A cell broadcasting a CSG indicator set to true and a specific CSG
identity). However, in the latter case, somehow the the CSG membership would have to be provided for the PLMN1
subscriber(s), too. But in either case, I suppose there needs to be an agreement between PLMN1 and PLMN2
operators. Also, if connected mode mobility i.e. handovers are needed, the network configuration and interfaces need
to be coordinated/shared between the operators, which might be a bit tricky in practise.
Finally, I suppose PLMN2 operator can handle the configuration of the "CSG" cells in tracking area level, however
this should also be possible down to a cell level.
I'm not an expert of the network topics, so I hope more knowledgeable people can follow up on this.
CSG is a set of user (UEs, Subscribers) which allowed for a specific cell (usually femto cell). The cell with CS
Indication set to be 'TRUE' is called CSG cell is called 'CSG Cell'.
Non CSG Cell (Ordinary Cell) allows any UE to camp on as long as the UE has proper PLMN info and the cell
barred, but CSG Cell allows only UEs belonging to a specific CSG.
You may ask how a cell declare "I am CSG cell" or "I am a Normal Cell". You can do it by using two inform
elements in System Information BlockType 1 (SIB1) as shown below.
SIB1 IE
csg-Indication
Normal Cell
CSG Cell
FALSE
TRUE
csg-Identity
Absent
Present
A Network can allocate a certain range of PCI (Physical Cell ID) to be reserved for CSG. This can be defined
There are two information elements in SIB 4, csg-PhysCellIdRange.start and csg-PhysCellIdRange.range. If
PhysCellIdRange.start = n, csg-PhysCellIdRange.range = K. The PCI is distributed between Normal Cell and
as shown below.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...
If you go into details, this is also pretty complicated concept. I will leave it up to you to find details from ot
as follows.
Fixed Mobile Convergence Forum : Member CSG cell (If this link does not work, try here)
Novel Mobile Radio Research (nomor) : LTE Home Node Bs and its enhancements in Release 9
Qualcomm : 3GPP Femtocells: Architecture and Protocols
Followings are RRC messages and information elements which are related to CSG operation. For now, I wou
you just list of RRC messages and format. I will describe later on how these messages interplay.
6.3.10 Intra-Frequency cell selection/From E-UTRA_Idle to E-UTRA RRC_IDLE/CSG cell on same PLM
previously visted CSG cell
6.3.11 Inter-RAT cell reselection/From UTRA_Idle to E-UTRA RRC_IDLE/CSG cell
6.3.12 Inter-RAT cell selection/From E-UTRA RRC_IDLE to UTRA_Idle/CSG cell on same PLMN as pre
visited CSG Cell