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Network Controlled Cell
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Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Contents:

Feature basis
Benefit to Operators and Subscribers
Dimensioning and planning aspects
Interdependencies with other Features

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Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Before: only Mobile Controlled Cell Reselection (MSCCR) G-> U

Problem: relative to GERAN serving cells => not optimum
criterion => suboptimum UMTS serving area

Orientation: CR U->U: 2 thresholds (RSCP, Ec/No)

Same criteria for NCCR G->U
More clear border between UMTS and GERAN serving area +
increase of UMTS serving area

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Benefit to Operators
and Subscribers
Dimensioning and
planning aspects
Interdependencies with

Now: Network Controlled Cell Reselection (NCCR) G-> U

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other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Feature basis

Benefit to Operators
and Subscribers

Cell reselection to UMTS system as soon as possible

Dimensioning and

Enhancement of the BR7.0 NCCR G->G (GERAN -> GERAN, FRS418&461)

planning aspects
Interdependencies with

NCCR G->U cell reselection performed due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Coverage criteria either based on level or quality of UMTS cell

UMTS

NCCR G->U
GERAN

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other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Feature basis

Feature basis

Cell change related features:

Functionality/Feature
name

Benefit to Operators

SW
release

Direction of
Cell
Reselection

Cell
Reselection
Mode

Standard GPRS
functionality

BR5.5

GG

MSCCR

FRS 418 GPRS Network

Controlled Cell
Reselection
&
FRS 461 EGPRS
Network Controlled Cell
Reselection
(NCCR G->G)

BR7.0

Description

and Subscribers

MS decides about the target cell

Dimensioning and
planning aspects

GG

NCCR

BSC decides about the target cell,

Selection of better cell due to radio
conditions => cell reselection due to traffic is
possible with usage of GPRS traffic control
strategy (FRS 510)

FRS 552 Cell Reselection BR7.0

(Packet Switched) from
GSM to UMTS

GU

MSCCR

MS decides about the target cell,

Selection of better cell limited to pure
radio conditions

FRS 87029 Network

Controlled Cell
Reselection GSM/GPRS
to UMTS due to
sufficient coverage

BR8.0

GU

NCCR

BSC decides about the target cell,

Selection of better cell radio conditions
influenced by operators preferences

FRS 86853 Network

Assisted Cell Change
(NACC)

BR8.0

GG

NCCR

BSC decides about the target cell,

In comparison to FRS 418&461, 552 and
87029 cell reselection is performed in
significantly shorter time

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Interdependencies with
other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Feature basis

Benefit to Operators

Criteria to enter UMTS (only 1 of both criteria can be applied at the same
time!):

and Subscribers
Dimensioning and
planning aspects

Signal level (RSCP Received Signal Code Power ):

Interdependencies with
other Features

RSCPcell > thresholdumts,resel,RSCP

Cell quality (Ec/No Received energy per chip divided by the power density
in the band):
Ec/Nocell > thresholdumts,resel,EC/No

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Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Feature basis

Benefit to Operators
and Subscribers

Signal Level (RSCP):

Dimensioning and

According to UMTS spec: Preferable if more than one UMTS cell fulfils UMTS
coverage criteria => the closest cell (highest RSCP) can be selected (less
interference injected to the network)
Problem: the closest cell may provide insufficient quality due to high level of
interference => interference related criterion needed

Cell quality (Ec/No)

According to UMTS spec: preferable in order to selected the cell with highest call
establishment probability (highly dependent on interference)

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planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Feature basis

Benefit to Operators

Criteria to enter UMTS (only 1 of both criteria can be applied at the same
time!):
Theoretically both criteria should be equivalent

and Subscribers
Dimensioning and
planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

In practice a matter of further clarifications: Ongoing UMTS

implementations shall clarify dependency between RSCP and Ec/No =>
required in order to decide about preferable criteria

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due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Benefit to Operators and Subscribers

Benefit to Operators
and Subscribers

NCCR G->U provides:

Dimensioning and

Possible tuning of UMTS serving area in multi RAT (Radio Access

Technology) network: influencing entry point GERAN to UMTS

planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

Features goal not clearly stated in SFD/FRS/MIT slides

Most important use case of the feature (NEs view): increased UMTS serving
area (in multi-RAT network) with respect to certain minimum level
End users can be handed over to UMTS earlier (in terms of UMTS level)
=> UMTS users perceive better quality (throughput, latency, etc.)

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Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Benefit to Operators and Subscribers

Benefit to Operators

Coverage, serving area definitions 1(2)

and Subscribers

UMTS coverage (estimated by means of radio link budget calculations (assuming traffic
requirements due to cell breathing effect)) => independent of GERAN network:

Required RSCP level above thresholdumts,access,RSCP

planning aspects
Interdependencies with

and

Dimensioning and

other Features

Required Ec/No above thresholdumts,access,EC/No

UMTS serving area (UMTS capable MSs):

UMTS coverage (precondition)

Only coverage area where UMTS capable MS/UE are forced to use UMTS services
although GERAN provides sufficient coverage

Assumption: traffic flow G-> U and U->G performed at the same signal level (certain
offset prohibiting ping-pong is neglected)

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due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Benefit to Operators and Subscribers

Feature basis

Coverage, serving area definitions 2(2)

Benefit to Operators

GERAN coverage (estimated by means of radio link budget calculations) => independent of UMTS network:

and Subscribers
Dimensioning and

Required RXLEV level above thresholdgeran,access,RXLEV

planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

GERAN coverage

UMTS coverage
UMTS serving area

GERAN serving area (UMTS capable MSs) => GERAN coverage UMTS serving area

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Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Benefit to Operators and Subscribers

Feature basis

UMTS serving area in multi RAT network comparison of signal

levels 1(3)

Benefit to Operators
and Subscribers
Dimensioning and

NCCR compared
to serving
MSCCR
(offset
MSCCR
UMTS
area
(NCCRfor
switched
on) not considered)

planning aspects

UMTS serving area

(NCCR switched off)
GERAN
cell B

Signal level

GERAN cell A

UMTS cell

cell

Sufficient
UMTS
coverage
(sufficient
RSCP level)

cell
reselection

reselection

too late

too late

Cell Reselection due to better neighbouring cell (MSCCR)

(offset not considered) => UMTS cell better if RSCP >=
RXLEV
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Cell Reselection due to

sufficient UMTS
coverage (NCCR)

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Interdependencies with
other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Benefit to Operators and Subscribers

UMTS serving area in multi RAT network comparison of signal
levels 3(3)

Feature basis

Benefit to Operators
and Subscribers
Dimensioning and

NCCR G->U gives opportunity to adjust UMTS serving area to certain

requirements
NCCR: Criteria closer to UMTS cell reselection criterion => serving area
enhanced towards coverage area
RSCPcell > thresholdumts,access,RSCP + deltaRSCP
Ec/Nocell > thresholdumts,access,Ec/No + deltaEc/No
deltaRSCP = thresholdumts,resel,RSCP - thresholdumts,access,RSCP
deltaEc/No = thresholdumts,resel,Ec/No - thresholdumts,access,Ec/No
MSCCR: safety margins applied due to suboptimum criterion => smaller
serving area
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planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Dimensioning and planning aspects 1(6)

Benefit to Operators and

Subscribers

Dimensioning and
planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

Case 4
Capacity of G cells is not affected by NCCR
Presence of UMTS network changes amount of data traffic to be served by
GERAN network
Area is either UMTS pU or GERAN pG serving area (pU + pG = 1)

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Dimensioning and planning aspects 2(6)

Feature basis
Benefit to Operators and

MSs shares (input of dimensioning process)

Subscribers

share of MSs being capable of G + U:

pUMTS (UMTS penetration rate)

share of MSs being capable of G only:

pGERAN (GERAN penetration rate)

pUMTS + pGERAN = 1

Dimensioning and
planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

share of case-4-traffic to be served by GERAN network in case-4-region:

pU * pGERAN + pG => 1 - pU (1 - pGERAN)

pU - function of parameter settings and characteristic of area to be covered (size,

expected density, etc.)
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Example of pU estimation (signal level taken into account as
cell reselection criterion) 1(2)

Benefit to Operators and

Scenario 1: Single UMTS cell

thresholdumts,access,RSCP = -100 dBm and UMTS cell range = 3 km (voice

services in urban area) => UMTS coverage: ~ 28 sqkm
NCCR: thresholdumts,access,RSCP + deltaRSCP = -90 dBm => UMTS serving area:
~ 8 sqkm, assuming

COST Hata => propagation model (L= 136.24 + 35.22 * lg(d))

53 dBm => NodeB EIRP

UMTS serving area range = 1.6 km [L(3km) - L(1.6km) = 10dB]

UMTS serving
area

pU = 8/28 => 0.29

3 km

1.4 km

UMTS coverage
-100 dBm
-90 dBm
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Subscribers

Dimensioning and
planning aspects
Interdependencies with
other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Example of pU estimation (signal level taken into account
as cell reselection criterion) 1(2)

Feature basis
Benefit to Operators and

Scenario 1: Single UMTS cell

thresholdumts,access,RSCP = -100 dBm and UMTS cell range = 3 km (voice services in

urban area) => UMTS coverage: ~ 28 sqkm

Subscribers

Dimensioning and
planning aspects

MSCCR: better cell reselected => assuming -80 dBm as average signal level in
dense network => UMTS selected when its RSCP>-80 dBm => UMTS serving
area: ~ 2 sqkm, assuming

COST Hata => propagation model (L= 136.24 + 35.22 * lg(d))

53 dBm => NodeB EIRP

UMTS serving area range = 0.8 km [L(3km) - L(0.8km) = 20dB]

UMTS serving
area

pU = 2/28 => 0.07

3 km

2.2 km

UMTS coverage
-100 dBm
-80 dBm
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Interdependencies with
other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Example of pU estimation (signal level taken into account
as cell reselection criterion) 1(2)
Scenario 2: Complex network

Feature basis
Benefit to Operators and
Subscribers

Area to be covered: big city => 1600 sqkm (~ 40 * 40 km)

Dimensioning and
planning aspects

~1.4 km NCCR
~2.2 km MSCCR

Interdependencies with
other Features

UMTS serving area

UMTS coverage

UMTS coverage: 1600 sqkm

UMTS serving area:
NCCR: ~ 37.2 * 37.2 => 1380 sqkm; pU = 0.86
MSCCR: ~ 35.6 * 35.6 => 1280 sqkm; pU = 0.79
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Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

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Dimensioning and planning aspects 6(6)

Feature basis

It is recommended to apply presented dimensioning concept in case of MSCCR as

well as NCCR usage
NCCR gives clear definition of (absolute values instead of comparison to
GERAN) of UMTS and GERAN serving areas => pU can be estimated with higher
accuracy

Benefit to Operators and

Subscribers

Dimensioning and
planning aspects
Interdependencies with

The concept is going to be aligned with UMTS implementation strategy

pU values vary in dependency of size of area and parameters settings
It is recommended to use pU equal 0.70.9 for dimensioning purposes
Higher pU values can be expected when using NCCR => absolute values of
sufficient UMTS coverage instead of comparison to GERAN

As NCCR G->U functionality supports internal BSS procedures, which are

responsible for cell reselection, it doesnt influence on Fixed Network performance
NCCR G->U doesnt cause any increase of the signalling load in the network
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other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage
Feature basis

Interdependencies with other Features

Benefit to Operators and

Subscribers

The NCCR G->G algorithm of the BSC is required to be enabled

Dimensioning and

Interdependencies with the feature Network Assisted Cell Change (NACC):

If the NACC is disabled,
MS/UEs which are in packet transfer mode are ordered to NC2 mode
If the NACC is enabled,
MS/UEs which are in packet transfer mode may be ordered to NC2, to
NC1 or to NC0 mode (depending on certain conditions)

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planning aspects

Interdependencies
with other Features

Network Controlled Cell Reselection GSM/GPRS to UMTS

due to sufficient UMTS coverage

Thank you
for your attention

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