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Why to use Multi Band Cell?


Multi Band Cell makes it possible to mix transceivers

from different frequency bands in one cell, with a BCCH in only one of the frequency bands This allows for

Increased trunking efficiency and traffic carrying capability relative to a traditional Dual-Band Site Reduced overall Dual-Band Network system/cell planning complexity in terms of lowering the number of cells, neighbour relations and measurement frequencies Quality improvement due to decreased number of handovers Tighter reuse of non-BCCH frequency band

15 relations 2 direction

3 relations 2 direction

Example of theoretical capacity gain

With the same amount of TRX, BTS MBC increases BSC Capacity (number of subscribers)

Why to use Multi Band Cell?


There are several restrictions on the usage of features

Dynamic

BTS

Power

Control,

Discontinuous

Transmission and Frequency Hopping on the BCCH frequency. By omitting the BCCH from one of the frequency bands in a multi band cell, these restrictions

are removed for that band.

Band Combinations

Supported Frequency Bands


PGSM 900/EGSM 900 PGSM 900/GSM 1800 PGSM 900/EGSM 900/GSM 1800 EGSM 900/GSM 1800 GSM 800/GSM 1900 The BCCH carrier is allowed in any of the supported frequency bands. Frequency band for BCCH in Common BCCH must be the same throughout the whole network

MS capability
MS capability: single, dual or tri-band:

Single band MS will not work if it is not capable to BCCH frequency band

Overlaid /Underlaid Subcells


For MBC activation ,first of all we need to

active Overlaid\ Underlaid Subcells.

What is Overlaid /Underlaid Subcells

Traffic distribution
Coverage size of overlaid subcell
LOL, TAOL, DTCB

Sub cell load distribution


SCLDUL, SCLDLL

Traffic distribution Coverage size

OL/UL - Path loss, Timing Advance, Distance to Cell Border

From UL to OL

L<= LOL LOLHYST


AND

TA < TAOL TAOLHYST


AND if:

Number of cells within (DTCB+DTCBHYST+NDIST) from serving cell is greater than or equal to NNCELLS
Then:

SSdiff >= DTCB+DTCBHYST

From OL to UL

L > LOL [+ FBOFFS] + + LOLHYST

If
TA >= TAOL + TAOLHYST AND if:

Number of cells within (DTCB+DTCBHYST+NDIST) from serving cell is greater than or equal to NNCELLS
Then:

SSdiff < DTCB-DTCBHYST

Path Loss and SS difference

DTCB

LOL

is the path loss threshold for the serving area of the OL subcell within a cell.

TAOL

is the timing advance threshold for the serving area of the OL subcell within a cell. .

DTCB

is the distance to cell border threshold for the serving area of the OL subcell within a cell. .

LOLHYST

is the path loss hysteresis for the serving area of the OL subcell within a cell.

TAOLHYST

is the timing advance hysteresis for the serving area of the OL subcell within a cell. .

DTCBHYST

NDIST

is the distance to cell border hysteresis for the serving area of the OL subcell within a cell. . is a threshold in dB. A non-cosited neighbouring cell's signal strength has to be above or equal to SSserv- (DTCB + DTCBHYST + NDIST) to be included as an interfering neighbour in NNCELLS. . is the number of non-cosited neighbouring cells that must be within NDIST from DTCB + DTCBHYST of the serving area of the OL subcell to trigger a DTCB evaluation. .

NNCELLS

Sub Cell Load Distribution (SCLD)


SCLD Parameters SCLD: ON or OFF SCLDLL: Subcell Load Distribution Lower Limit SCLDUL: Subcell Load Distribution Upper Limit When the percentage of Idle Full Rate capable TCHs in the Underlaid Subcell equals or falls below the SCLDLL threshold Subcell changes from the Underlaid to the Overlaid Subcell are initiated. Calls are moved if criteria L < LOL-LOLHYST, TA <TAOL-TAOLHYST and SS(s) SS(n) > DTCB are fulfilled. When the same percentage exceeds the SCLDUL threshold then Subcell changes from the Overlaid to the Underlaid Subcell are initiated. This may also occur if L >= LOL + LOLHYST, TAOL >= TAOL + TAOLHYST or SS(s) - SS(n) <= DTCB DTCBHYST.

SCLD

Sub cell Load Distribution (SCLD) new parameters (in BSS R12 and next)
SCLDSC = UL (Specifies which sub cell that is preferred at

channel allocation) In BSS R12, the SCLD function can also be configured to work in the opposite direction, with OL as the preferred subcell. With this configuration the SCLD function will aim at keeping the MSs connected to the OL subcell. The UL subcell is then only used, when the traffic in the OL subcell increases beyond a certain limit In BSS R12 instead of a threshold for entering the OL and a threshold for leaving the OL, the 2 new thresholds are used in combination for choosing the passage from UL to OL and vice versa

SCLD Parameter in R12


SCLDSC:This parameter specifies which subcell that is preferred at

channel allocation. SCLDLUL:This parameter specifies the percentage level of idle full rate capable TCHs in the underlaid subcell. A value at or below this level will cause Subcell Load Distribution from the underlaid subcell to the overlaid subcell to be attempted. SCLDLOL:This parameter specifies the percentage level of idle full rate capable Traffic Channels (TCH) in the overlaid subcell. At or below this level will cause Subcell Load Distribution from the overlaid subcell to the underlaid subcell to be attempted.

Handover possibilities when SCLD Inactive

Handover possibilities when SCLD Active


With the non-BCCH frequency band group located in the OL subcell and the pathloss difference varying substantially, it is recommended to set SCLD=ON. Like that, the "safe" area close to the site is prioritised for the non-BCCH frequency band and unwanted effects near the cell border or subcell border are reduced. Also, by turning SCLD=ON, the assignments and the incoming inter-cell handovers occur always in the "safe" BCCH frequency band. The danger of having wrong FBOFFS values is reduced for these stages.

Note:
No SDCCH should be configured in OL subcell, which

makes use of Subcell Load Distribution, since it is only applicable to traffic channels.

Additional parameters for MBC

Frequency Band Offset (FBOFFS)


With MBC parameter FBOFFS we will adjust the cell border between

1800 and 900 band in a MBC. FBOFFS is added to the measured RXLev in the serving cell (if call is in OL).

Frequency Band Offset (FBOFFS) takes into account the difference in

Radio Coverage between the 900 and 1800 Subcells in terms of: Free space propagation loss Antenna gain Feeder length TRU output power CDU type

Frequency Band Offset (FBOFFS)


FBOFFS = Propagation + EiRPBCCH - EiRPNON-BCCH where Propagation is the nominal propagation difference between the frequency bands. Propagation = +7dB if BCCH Subcell is GSM-900, non-BCCH Subcell is GSM1800 During locating, FBOFFS is added to the signal strength of MSs being served by the GSM-1800 Subcell. This allows the MS to be correctly located in GSM900 terms.

Frequency Band Offset (FBOFFS)


Typically, FBOFFS should be set so that the non-BCCH 1800 OL Subcell border corresponds to the BCCH 900 UL Subcell border

BSS R12 release or newer


In order to allow a more accurate locating and to reduce the need for precise optimisation of the FBOFFS value, it is possible for Locating to give a special treatment to MSs in the non-BCCH frequency band group in multi band cells. If Locating receives the own-BCCH RxLev within the measurement reports from a CS call served by the non-BCCH frequency band group, then Locating will use these values in the evaluations instead of the FBOFFS compensated value of the active channel RxLev. This special treatment is based upon the presence of the BCCHNO in the active mode BA list. If the BCCHNO of the serving cell is present in the active mode BA list, the own-BCCH measurements are used by Locating. If not, the FBOFFS compensated active channel measurements are used. If it should happen that, even though the BCCHNO is included in the active mode BA list, not all the time the own-BCCH RxLev is included within the measurement reports, but the active channel RxLev is. Then the active channel RxLev with the FBOFFS compensation will be used as a "fallback" by Locating. Thus it is recommended to still set the FBOFFS to some realistic value despite the fact that Locating will not be needing it most of the time.

OL/UL - Path loss criterion calculation Example


BSTXPWR = 43

Intracell Handover from UL to OL


path loss criterion fulfilling:

LOL = 126 BSTXPWR LOLHYST = 1= 43 LOL = 126

L <= LOL LOLHYST L = BSTXPWR RXLev_dl

BSTXPWR RXLev_dl <= LOL LOLHYST


RXLev_DL >= 82 dBm

D:\Doc\LOL calculation.xlsx
The signal must be bigger (or equal) than -82 dBm the Intracell Handover from UL to OL to occur

OL/UL - Path loss criterion calculation Example


Intracell Handover from OL to UL
Example (path loss criterion fulfilling): L > LOL + LOLHYST L = BSTXPWR (RXLev_dl + FBOFFS) BSTXPWR (RXLev_dl + FBOFFS) > LOL + LOLHYST
D:\Doc\LOL calculation.xlsx

FBOFFS = 3 BSTXPWR = 41 LOL = 126

LOLHYST = 1

The signal must be lower than -89 dBm for the Intracell Handover from OL to UL to occur.

RXLev_DL < -89 dBm

CHAP(Channel Allocation Profile)


CHAP 5(OL subcell as last resort for TCH) : Immediate

assignment on TCH is not allowed, The purpose of this strategy is to avoid unsuccessful handovers or blocked calls when the UL subcell is congested, but there are available idle channels in the OL subcell. The drawback is that the OL subcell may serve MSs outside its defined serving area, which might lead to excessive interference CHAP 6: Immediate assignment on TCH, SDCCH chosen first, Overlaid subcell as last resort.

CHAP 9: Inter cell handover and Assignment to other

cell, restricted to UL subcell. at Inter cell handover and Assignment to other cell the channel allocation is restricted to UL subcell even if the preferred subcell is the OL. The purpose of this strategy is to prevent direct handovers to the OL subcell. CHAP 10: Inter cell handover and Assignment to other cell, OL subcell as last resort. This profile provides a channel allocation strategy similar to profile 5. However, at Inter cell handover and Assignment to other cell, UL subcell will be prioritized before OL subcell even if the preferred subcell is the OL. The purpose of this strategy is to always prioritize direct handovers to the UL subcell.

OL/UL subcell evaluation in B047E

R10 setting,R12 is different for SCLD

Parameter FBOFFS Add 900 BCCH in Active BA list Remove all SDCCH CHANNEL LOL LOLHYST IHO TALIM TAOL

Recommended value
3

Command RLLOC

comment UL

RLMFC

UL

RLCFE 126 1 ON 7 5 RLOLC RLOLC RLIHC RLLUC RLOLC

OL OL OL OL&UL OL

Parameter TAOLHYST SCLDSC SCLDLUL SCLDLOL SCLDLL SCLDUL CHAP SSDESUL SSLENUL LCOMPUL QDESUL QLENUL QCOMPUL REGINTUL
DTXFUL

Recommended value 1 OL 95 5 95 100 5 95 3 6 40 3 75 1


3

Command RLOLC RLLLC RLLLC RLLLC RLLLC RLLLC RLHPC RLPCC RLPCC RLPCC RLPCC RLPCC RLPCC RLPCC
RLPCC

comment OL UL OL&UL OL&UL OL&UL OL&UL OL&UL OL&UL OL&UL


OL

GPRS/EGPRS Parameters
GPRSPRIO:GPRS priority, numeral[0-15] We should consider it if SCLD is active.
This parameter controls whether preemptable on-demand Packet Data Channels (PDCHs) will be treated as idle or busy for functions: Dynamic Half Rate (HR) allocation and TCH packing, Cell Load Sharing, Subcell Load Distribution and GSM - UMTS Cell Reselection and Handover. Per Cell Default=0(Preemptable on-demand PDCHs will be treated as idle for all the functions.) If the value=5; Preemptable on-demand PDCHs will be treated as busy for the following functions: Dynamic HR allocation and TCH packing, Subcell Load Distribution and idle for the following functions: Cell Load Sharing/Hierarchical Cell Structures, GSM - UMTS Cell Reselection and Handover.

GPRS/EGPRS Parameters
MBCRAC: Multi band cell radio access capabilities.
Per BSC,[0-2]. This exchange property specifies if channels in all

frequency bands or only in the BCCH frequency band are considered at PDCH allocation and PDCH reservation when the MS Radio Access Capability is unknown. Default=0(Channels only in the BCCH frequency band are considered)

GPRS/EGPRS Parameters
SCALLOC:
makes it possible to restrict GPRS/EGPRS to a certain subcell when a subcell structure is defined for the cell. I.e. if the allocation of PDCHs shall be restricted to the underlaid subcell (=UL) or, if the allocation of PDCHs shall be restricted to the overlaid subcell (=OL). The SCALLOC parameter also has an additional meaning - prioritisation, i.e. it can be set to allow allocation of PDCHs in both subcells, but having the underlaid subcell as preferred (=BOTHUL), or to allow allocation of PDCHs in both subcells but having the overlaid subcell as preferred (=BOTHOL). It is set per cell. Default value is UL. Per cell Default:UL

SCALLOC & MBCRAC


Note: It is important not to set MBCRAC to 0 and at

the same time SCALLOC to a value that allows only the non-BCCH frequency band. If so, a significant number of TBF reservations will fail. The system doesn't know the MS frequency capability at the moment of first assignment and has to assume the BCCH frequency band capability only, but at the same time it is not allowed to use the BCCH frequency band because of SCALLOC.

Result of MBC activation in B047E


This feature is actived in 54 dual band cells in B047E.

KPI CHAP SCLDTAOL Power Control ParameterLOL Urgency HO Parameter . ( border) B047E B092N 1/1 1/3 1800 .

( MBC KPI :) SCLD SFH tuning

Table 3(BSC Average of Average of Average of Average of Average of TCH view) CDR1 CDR2 IHSR OHSR CSSR TRAFFIC

Before for 6 days

0.6

1.6

96

96.4

89.7

25720.5

After for 6 days

0.8

1.7

95.8

96

90.4

26137.5

After SCLD Tuning

0.54

1.5

95.6

95

90

27196.7

Drive TEST

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