IDLE MODE OPERATION

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Contents
1. IDLE Mode tasks overview
2. IDs and ID Codes , Frequencies
3. PLMN selection
4. Cell selection and cell reselection
C1 Algorithm
C2 Algorithm
5. Location Area Management (as in Radio Resource Management)
Location Updates
Time Periodic Location Update
6. IMSI Attach/Detach

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When
When
??

When the MS is switched ON

When there is no dedicated connection

Why?
Why?
To camp on the best suitable cell

Why
Whyto
tocamp
campon
onaaspecific
specificcell?
cell?
For MS to receive system info from the NW on DL
For MS to be able to initiate a call whenever needed
For the NW to be able to locate the MS when there is a MT call/SMS

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Idle Mode Tasks

PLMN
PLMN selection
selection
Cell
Cell selection
selection and
and reselection
reselection
Location
Location update
update

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ID's and ID Codes

Parameter

Value

locationAreaId
mcc (Mobile Country Code)
mnc (Mobile Network Code)
lac (Location Area Code)

0 999
0 99
0 65535

bsIdentityCode
ncc (Network Colour Code)
bcc (BTS Colour Code)

07
07

cell-ID

0 65535

Training Sequence Code

07

Cell Global Identity

MCC + MNC + LAC + CI

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BaseStation Identity Code (BSIC)

BSIC is a combination of NCC and BCC

Reported in Measurement Results to BSC
Can be listed in Hex or Decimal

4
32
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1

NCC (0...7)
2
16
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1

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U
8
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1

4
4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

BCC (0...7)
2
2
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

U
U
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

Range
0-7
8 - 15
16 - 23
24 - 31
32 - 39
40 - 47
48 - 55
56 - 63

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Base Station Colour Code

f1

bcc = 2

f2
bcc = 1
Location Area Code

f3

MCC = Country e.g Finland

MNC = Operator
LAC 1 = Helsinki
LAC 2

LAC 3

LAC 4 BSC
BTS BTS BTS
1
2
n

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f1

f1
bcc = 3
Neighbour list of f3:
f1
f2
...

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Frequencies

Parameter
initialFrequency

Value
1 ... 124
512 885
512 810

GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900

bCCH Allocation-ID

1 ... 128 in GSM

bCCHAllocationList

1 ... 124 in GSM ( max. 32 fre

idleStateBCCHAllocation

0 (BCCH list is taken from the

1 ... 128 (number of the BC

measurementBCCHAllocation
ADJ (BCCH frequency list taken
IDLE (active MS uses the same list as MS
in IDLE mode)
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PLMN Selection

Two
Two Modes
Modes
Automatic
Automatic
Manual
Manual
Three
Three Types
Types of
of Lists
Lists
Preferred
Preferred
Found
Found
Forbidden
Forbidden
Parameter
plmnpermitted

Value
0 ... 7

NOTE This parameter is confusing. Its not used for network selection. Its used AFTER
a network has been selected so that only measurements from one PLMN are rreported

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Cell Selection in Idle Mode

Two
Two methods:
methods:
a)
a) Normal
Normal cell
cell selection
selection
b)
b) Stored
Stored list
list cell
cell selection
selection (opt)
(opt)
Double BA list is necessary

Note: If no suitable cell found with method b) then a) is tried

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Suitable cell to camp on

Cell
Cell is
is in
in the
the selected
selected PLMN
PLMN
Cell
Cell is
is not
not barred
barred
ItIt is
is not
not in
in aa forbidden
forbidden location
location area
area for
for
national
national roaming
roaming
C1
C1 >0
>0

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Cell Barred

GPS-satellite
Example
Existing Layer
Barred, No
New Microcell Layer
Barred, Yes
cellBarQualify
(C2)

Y cell bar can be overridden

N cell bar can not be overridden

Call setup on macro, no SDCCH needed in micro (only

BCCH)

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Measurement Syst

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Cell Selection in Idle Mode- Implementation
Radio Criteria

Averaging 3-5 s.
Decision 5s.

C1 = (A - Max(B,0))
A = Received Level Average - p1
B = p2 - Maximum RF Output Power of the Mobile Station

p1 = rxLevelAccessMin Min. received level at the MS required for access to the

system
p2 = msTxPowerMaxCCH
accessing the system

Max. Tx power level an MS may use when

Parameter
rxLevelAccessMin
msTxPowerMaxCCH
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Value
-110 ... -47
5 43

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Cell Selection in Idle Mode, GSM 1800

The powerOffset parameter is used for class 3
GSM 1800 MSs (P = 36dBm).
P2 = msTxPowerMaxCCCH + powerOffset

When calculating C1
When accessing the Network

Parameter
powerOffset

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Value
0
1
2
3

=
=
=
=

0
2
4
6

dB
dB
dB
dB

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Cell Re-selection in Idle Mode
MS
MSwill
willcalculate
calculatethe
theC1
C1and
andC2
C2for
forthe
theserving
servingcell,
cell,every
every55ss
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willcalculate
calculatethe
theC1
C1and
andC2
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forthe
thesix
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bestneighbour
neighbourcells,
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every55ss
Cell
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re-selectionisisneeded
neededif:
if:
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for cell
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on,for
,formore
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than55seconds.
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ThereisisDL
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Thecell
cellcamped
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onhas
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after""
maxNumberRetransmission
maxNumberRetransmission""
repetitions.
repetitions.

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Cell Re-selection with C2
cellattractiveness
microcell
macrocell

time

fastmovingmobile
BCCH

slowmovingmobile

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BCCH

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Cell Re-selection with C2, continues
Parameter
cellReselectParamInd

C2 =

Value

Y C2 reselection parameters are broadca

N C2 reselection parameters are not bro

C1 + cellReselectOffset - temporaryOffset*H(penaltyTimeT) <= penaltyTime < 640

C1 - cellReselectOffset ..
<= penaltyTime = 640
1 when T < = penaltyTime
H(x) =
0 when T > penaltyTime

cellReselectOffset
penaltyTime
temporaryOffset

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0 ... 126 (dB)

2 dB step
20 ... 640 (s) 20 s step
0 ... 70
(dB)
10 dB step (the value is

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Cell Re-selection with C2, continues

dB

C2 when penaltyTime = 640

C2 when penaltyTime < 640

C2
cellReselectOffset

temporaryOffset

C
1

cellReselectOffset
C2

penaltyTime

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time

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Cell Re-selection
cellReselectHysteresis (0 14 dB)

The real LA border

cellReselectHyst
eresis

The nominal LA border

MS Moving

L1
L1

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L2
L2

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Location Update

MS => MSC / VLR

Mobile Station switched ON

No IMSI Attach / Detach

Same Location Area => No Location Update
Different Location Area => Location Update
Change of the Location Area

Location Area under the same MSC / VLR

Location Area under another MSC /VLR => HLR will be updated
Service is rejected (MS unknown in VLR)
Time Periodic (MS -> MSC/VLR)

Parameter
timerPeriodicUpdateMS
allowIMSIAttachDetach
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Value
0.0 ... 25.5 (hours)
Yes/No