3G Paging Study

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Sep 2011

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Why Paging Utilization<100% but with Paging Congestion?

Paging Channel Specification
PCH channel support maximum paging 5 user with 1 TTI(Transmission Time Interval,
1TTI=10ms)

Maximum
Paging 5
UE per TTI

Paging Discard

Statistic
Period
Because the paging attempt is not stable within the statistic period, some times is higher, some
times is lower, so we will face the paging congestion while the PCH Utilization<100% .

The LAC split should be consider if the paging congestion greater than 1%
OR paging attempt greater than 500k/hour
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How big the PCH utilization will trigger paging congestion

Base on the Erlang B Table, if the Number of Channel is 5, and the GOS is 1%, it can bear
1.361 Erl traffic, in other words, the utilization is 27.22% (=1.361/5) while the GOS=1%
The PCH channel can support paging 5 user within 1 TTI,
We can assume the Number of Channel of 5, base on Erlang B table, when the the
utilization just 27.22%, GOS/Congestion Rate=1%.

Base on Erlang B table, the utilization=27.22% will trigger 1% congestion.

Erlang B Table
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