Ericsson Parameters Summary

SingTel
Ericsson Dafault Recommended
Parameter Description Range Value Value Remarks
BSPWRB Base Station output power 0 -> 63 dbm 45 45 dBm Note that RBS2301 and 2302 only can supports till 33dbm
900: 31
GSM 1800: 33toto47dbm
45dbmInInodd
oddvalues
valuesonly
only
BCC - Base station colour code BCC: 0 to 7 - 0 to 7 BSIC = NCC BCC eg NCC=4 , BSIC will ranges from 40 to 47

BCCHNO Absolute RF channel number for BCCH 1 to 124( GSM900) - - Bcch - Broadcast Control Channel
512 to 885 (GSM18 - -
BCCHTYPE Type of BCCH
1) COMB - indicates that the cell has a combined BCCH and SDCC COMB, COMBC, N NCOMB NCOMB The BCCH is always allocated to time slot number 0 in the defined ARFCN
2) COMBC - indicates that the cell has a combined BCCH and SDCCH/4 with CBCH subchannel ARFCN - Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
3) NCOMB - indicates that the cell does not have any type of combines BCCH and SDCCH/4 CBCH - is used for transmission of messages when the function
Short Messages Service Cell Broadcast (SMSCB) is activate in the cell
CBCH - Cell Broadcast Channel
Parameter is only allowed to be change in cell state HALTED
AGBLK Number of reserved access granted blocks 0 to 7 if non-combi 1 1 AGBLK Parameter is only allowed to be change in cell state HALTED
0 to 2 if combined Bcch and SDCCH/4 is used

MFRMS Multiframes Period - defined period of transmission for PAGING 2 to 9 CCCH multif 6 5 CCCH Parameter is only allowed to be change in cell state HALTED
same paging subgroups

To prevent that
all cells on a site
send BCCH
channels at the
same time it is
possible to define
a deviation with
respect to the FN
generator called
FNOFFSET. By
using FNOFFSET
on a synchronised
two or three
sector site the
time for decoding
BSIC can be
reduced. RBS2000
and 200 only
support the range
FNOFFSET Frame Number Offset - Indicates the time difference from the F0 to 1325 TDMA F 0 0 TDMA Frame 0 to 1023.

ECSC Early Classmark Sending Control - indicates if an MS in the cell is No - Early sending i Yes YES The parameter ECSC has to be set to YES in order to allow the MS to send the
early classmark Sending. Yes - Early sending is allowed MS mutliband and/or multislot capability.

TSC Training Sequence Code 0 to 7 Same as BCC 1,4,7

MSTXPWR Maximum transmit power for MS on connnection 13 to 43 dbm (GSM9 33 33 dBm

4 to 30 dbm (GSM18 30 30 dBm

STATE Cell or Channel Group state ACTIVE, HALTED - ACTIVE The cell or channel group is active or halted

HOP Frequency hopping status ON, OFF, TCH TCH TCH SDCCHs as well as TCHs can hop.
ON: The hopping status for the channel group is hopping for TCH and SDCCH A bcch will not hop even if it belongs to a channel group defined as hopping
OFF: The hopping status for the channel group is non hopping
TCH: The hopping status fpr the channel group is hopping for TCH only
HSN Hopping Sequence Number 0 to 63 system 1 to 63
HSN=0 : cyclic hopping sequences defined
HSN=1 to 63 : pseudo random sequences

NUMREQBPC The number of required basic physical channels (BPCs) in a channe 8 to 128 in steps o SYSDEF 16 to 96 range SYSDEF: system defined limit [ 1 TRX = 8]

DCHNO Absolute RF channel number 1 to 124( GSM900) - 32 ARFCN GSM900: max 31 DCHNO, GSM1800: max 31 DCHNO, GSM1900: max 31 DCHNO
Related to BCCH plan 512 to 885 (GSM1800)

SDCCH Required number of SDCCH/8 0 to 16 1 1 sdcch Refer to notes for different types of configurations

TN is only valid
0 to 3 (normal for CCHPOS = TN
cell). 0, 2 and must be equal
(extended range for all channel
TN Timeslot number where the SDCCH/8 will be located. cell). 1 1st TimeSlot groups in a cell.

CBCH Cell Broadcast Channel Yes, No No NO

SCHO SDCCH handover switch ON, OFF OFF OFF ON - handovers on SDCCH are allowed; OFF - handovers on SDCCH are not allowed

DTXD Discontinuous Transmission Downlink ON, OFF OFF OFF Note: ON: DTX DL is enabled for the cell; OFF: DTX DL is disabled for the cell

DTXU Uplink DTX indicator 0 to 2 1 1 Uplink discontinuous transmission means that the MS does not
0: The MSs may use uplink discontinuous transmission transmit continuously, but only when necessary, thus being able
1: The MSs shall use uplink discontinuous transmission to save batteries
2: The MSs must not use uplink discontinuous transmission

MAIO Mobile Allocation Index Offset 0 to 15 or DEFAUL DEFAULT DEFAULT SingTel using Baseband Hopping for GSM900 System, RF Hopping for GSM1800
FHOP Frequency Hopping BB, SY BB
BB: Baseband hopping
SY: Synthesiser hopping

0 (for cells
without a subcell
structure).
A cell is divided into one or more channel groups which contain all n/a (for overlaid
physical channels on an arbitrary number of frequencies. Cells subcells).
with a subcell structure must have at least one channel group 0 (for underlaid
CHGR defined in each subcell. 0 to 15 0 0 subcells).

UL The subcell
type is underlaid.
OL The subcell
SCTYPE Subcell type. SingTel does not use Intelligent Underlay Overlay [ UL, OL - - type is overlaid.

CELL DATA HCSBAND Layer

 The HCS feature
with 3 layers
allows building a
network in a two-
or three-layered
structure. The
higher layers can
for example be
used for large
cells and the lower
for small cells.
Cells in layer 1
have higher
priority than cells
in layer 2, which in
turn have higher
priority than cells
LAYER Defines which cell layers belong to the specified HSCBAND. Layer 11 to
has
8 the highest priority (microcell)
2 1 /2 in layer 3.
LAYERTHR The signal strength threshold is used for ranking of cells in dif 0 to 150 dbm 75 75 dBm / 95 dBm
LAYERHYST Layer Hysteresis - signal strength is used for ranking cells in d 0 to 63db 2 2 dB
PSSTEMP Signal strength penalty temporary offset 0 to 63db 0 0 dB
PTIMTEMP specifies the duration during which PSSTEMP is valid 0 to 600 seconds 0 0 second
FASTMSREG Handling of fast-moving mobiles switches ON, OFF OFF OFF
CSYSTYPE Specifies the system type for the cell GSM900, GSM1800 GSM900 GSM900 Unless it is an Ericsson G18 cell, then it will be specified as GSM1800
0 The multiband
MS reports the
strongest
identified
neighbours
irrespective of
the frequency
band used in the
MBCR Multi Band Cells Reported - defines the nos of neighbours from ea 0 to 3 0 0 or 1 cells.

1 The multiband
MS attempts to
report, at least,
the strongest
identified
neighbour cells in
each frequency
reported in the measurement report band.

IDLE MODE Cell Selection Criteria: C1, C2

ACCMIN Minimum received signal level in dbm at the MS for permission to 47 to 110 dBm - 110 dBm - 104 dBm A low value of ACCMIN means that the coverage in idle mode is improved at the
expense of the risk of having an increased number of call setup failures
CCHPWR Maximum transceiver power level an MS may use when accessinf on13 to 43 (GSM900) 33 33 dBm
4 to 30 (GSM1800) 30 30 dBm
CRH Cell Reselection Hysteresis - receiving signal strength hysteresis f0 to 14 in steps of 4 4 dB C1(N) > C1 + CRH
over location area border (LAC)
NCCPERM PLMM (NCC) Permitted - defined the allow NCCs (Network Colour 0 to 7 1, 4, 6 1,4,6 Up to 8 NCCs can be defined
for which the MS is permitted to send measurement reports
CB Cell Bar Access Yes, No No No
CBQ Cell Bar Qualify - HIGH: The cell has high priority; LOW: The cellHIGH, LOW HIGH HIGH
CRO Cell Reselection Offset - defines an offset to encourage or discou 0 to 63 [0 dB to 12 0 0 dB / 4 = 8 dB The setting of this parameter will only affect phase 2 MSs

C2 = C1 + CRO −
TO * H(PT − T)
for PT ≠ 31
C2 = C1 − CRO
while it is camping on another cell, eg: perforam a cell reselection for PT = 31
TO Temporary Offset - defines a negative offset applied to CRO 0 to 7 [0 dB to infi 0 0 dB The setting of this parameter will only affect phase 2 MSs
PT Penalty time - defines duration for which TO is applied 0 to 31 [0 sec to 62 0 0 / 31 The setting of this parameter will only affect phase 2 MSs
Defines the time-out value that controls the location updating
T3212 procedure, 0 to 255 deci hours 40 20 = 2 hours

DOUBLE BA List

MBCCHNO is the
BCCH allocation,
i.e. it indicates to
the MS the
frequencies that
must be monitored
and measured in
idle, active or
both modes.Up to
32 BCCH carriers
can be defined by
specifying their
MBCCHNO Absolute RF channel number for measurement on BCCH 1 to 124 (GSM900) - 32 BCCH in the ListARFCN
512 to 885 (GSM1800)
LISTTYPE identifies which type pf list the chosen frequencies will be on IDLE, ACTIVE, Om - IDLE/ ACTIVE

Extended range

RLINKUP is used
by the BSC to
determine when
to disconnect the
call upon
repeated failure
in decoding the
RLINKUP Radio Link Time-out - the maximum value of the radio counter for the
1 touplink
63 SACCH per 16 16 SACCH.

A counter that is
given the value
RLINKT is started
in the MS
after the
assignment of a
dedicated channel.
Two units increase
the counter if the
SACCH data is
successfully
decoded. One
unit decreases it
if it cannot be
successfully
decoded. If the
counter reaches
the value zero,
then the call
release is
RINKT Radio Link Time-out - the maximum value of the radio downlink counter
8 to 64 in steps 16 16 initiated.
 If the measured
timing advance
value for an
access burst is
equal to or
greater than
MAXTA, then the
connection set-up
signalling is
terminated by the
MAXTA Maximum timing advance before an MS is considered lost 0 to 63 (normal cell 63 63 system.
If the cell is an
extended range
cell, traffic at a
XRANGE Extended range cell YES, NO NO NO distance of

Filter control for measurement

SSEVALSD Signal strength filter for speech/data 1 to 9 6 6 1 to 5: General FIR filters; 6: Straight Average filter
QEVALSD Quality filter for speech./data 1 to 9 6 6 7: Exponential filter; 8: First order Butterworth filter
SSVALSI Signal strength filter for signalling only 1 to 9 6 6 9 Median filter
QEVALSI Quality filter for signalling only 1 to 9 6 6
SSLENSD Length of signal strength filter speech/data 1 to 20 SACCH peri 4 10 1 SACCH period (480 ms).
QLENSD Length of quality filter for speech/data 1 to 20 SACCH per 12 12
SSLENSI Length of signal strength filter for signalling only 1 to 20 SACCH peri 4 10
QLENSI Length of quality filter for signalling only 1 to 20 SACCH per 12 12
SSRAMPSD Ramping length of signal strength for speech/data 1 to 20 SACCH peri 5 5
SSRAMPSI Ramping length of signal strength for signalling only 1 to 20 SACCH peri 2 6

LOCATING DATA : Basic ranking of cell data

Maximum number
of consecutive
missing
measurements for
a serving cell or
neighbouring cell
permitted before
all old
measurements are
MISSNM Max no of consecutive missing measurements for serving cell or ne 0 to 18 3 3 considered invalid.
before old measurements are considered invalid
BSTXPWR is the BTS output power on all frequencies other than Bcch frequ 0 to 80 dbm 50 50 dBm
BSPWR is the BTS output power on the [ BCCH frequency ] 0 to 80 dbm 50 50 dBm
MSRXMIN Minimum required signal strength received at the MS in a given cell0 to 150 dbm 100 100 dBm
as a possible candidate for handover
BSRXMIN Minimum required signal strength received at the BTS, at the refe0 to 150 dbm 116 116 dBm
cell as a possible candidate for handover
MSRXSUFF Sufficient signal strength received at the MS to consider the cell 0 to 150 dbm 0 0 dBm
according to the magnitude of the path loss
BSRXSUFF Sufficient signal strength received at the BTS, at the reference po
0 to 150 dbm max 150 150 dBm
selectable for further ranking according to the magnitude of the path loss
AW Assignment to worst cell switch. Identifies if assignment to worse ON, OFF OFF ON

GPRS Channel administration

GPRS Activates/deactivates GPRS support in the cell ON, OFF ON ON
FPDCH used to dedicate a number of traffic channels in the cell for GPRS 0 to 8 0 1 The dedicated Pdch will not be pre-empted by circuit switched traffic
PDCHALLOC used in the channel allocation algorithm to determine where the f NOPREF, FIRST, L NOPREF NOPREF note: NOPREF: the channel alocation algorithm should not consider this parameter
 FIRST When
allocating the
first dedicated
PDCH it must be
allocated on the
non-hopping BCCH
frequency. If no
channels are
available on the
non-hopping BCCH
frequency on-
LAST When allocating dedicated PDCH it must not be allocated demand channels
on the non-hopping BCCH frequency. are allocated
If no channels are available on other frequencies than the non- instead, until the
hopping BCCH frequency ondemand requirement is
channels are allocated instead, until the requirement is fulfilled. fulfilled.
CHCODING CHCODING is used to the GPRS channel-coding scheme. CS 1 or 2 for Erics CS 2 CS 2
When an on-demand PDCH becomes idle it is placed in the idle
list for the packet switched domain and PILTIMER is started.
When the PILTIMER expires for a PDCH the channel is returned
PILTIMER to circuit switched domain. 1 to3600. 20 seconds 20 seconds
0 (pre-empt GPRS connection when needed for voice)
GPRSPRIO 16 (pre-empt all but 1 idle GPRS ts) 0,16,24 0 0 or 1
24 (pre-empt only idle GPRS ts, leave busy GPRS connections alone)

MS power control
DMPSTATE Dynamic MS power control state ACTIVE, INACTIV INACTIVE ACTIVE
Defines the target value for the desired signal strength uplink
SSDES measured by the BTS during the stationary phase. 47 to 110 dbm 85 95 dBm Lower desired SS to prevent interference in Urban Area
INIDES Defines the target value for the desired signal strength uplink me 47 to 110 dbm 70 85 dBm
SSLEN Length of stationary signal strength filter 3 to 15 SACCH peri 5 5 SACCH The value of SSLEN > INILEN.
INILEN Length of initial signal strength filter 0, 2 to 5 SACCH pe 2 2 SACCH Faster when value is lower
Path loss compensator factor, uplink. When set to zero, no power
LCOMPUL control towards SSDES is performed. 0 to 100% 70 30%
Power margin on the new channel at assignment, intra-cell
handover and subcell change and on the old channel at assignment
PMARG failure or handover failure. 0 to 20 dB 8 3 dB
QDESUL Desired quality uplink 0 to 70 dtqu 20 35 dtqu
QLEN Length of the uplink quality filter 1 to 20 SACCH peri 8 12 SACCH
QCOMPUL Quality deviation compensation factor, uplink 0 to 60 % 30 30%

MS power
regulation is
performed at
intervals specified
by REGINT. A new
power order is
issued only if the
calculated power
level is different
from the current
REGINT Regulation interval, stationary, uplink 1 to 30 SACCH peri 3 3 SACCH MS power level.
DTXFUL Number of measurements periods before the full set of measurem0 to 40 SACCH per 5 5 SACCH
The MS can change the power level in steps of 2 dB with a
maximum of 8 steps per SACCH period.

BTS power control

DBPSTATE Dynamic BTS power control state ACTIVE, INACTIV INACTIVE ACTIVE
 SDCCH power
control switch.
Identifies if
power control on
SDCCH is allowed
on non BCCH
SDCCHREG SDCCH power control switch ON, OFF OFF OFF frequencies.
defines the target value for the desired signal strength downlink
as measured by MS in different parts of the power control
SSDESDL interval. 47 to 110 dbm 70 90 dBm Lower desired SS to prevent interference in Urban Area
REGINTDL Regulation interval, downlink 1 to 10 SACCH peri 5 1 SACCH Faster steps of powering up by 2 dB at 1 SACCH
SSLENDL Length of downlink signal strength filter 3 to 15 SACCH peri 5 4 SACCH

When set to zero

there is no power
control towards
LCOMPDL Path Loss compensator factor, downlink 0 to 100 % 70 20% SSDESDL.
QDESDL Desired quality, downlink 0 to 70 dtqu 20 0 dtqu RxQual = 0
When set to zero,
no quality
compensation is
QCOMPDL Quality deviation compensation factor, downlink 0 to 60 % 30% 60% performed.
QLENDL Length of downlink quality filter 1 to 20 SACCH peri 8 5 SACCH
BSPWRMIN Min allowed output power for the BTS at the locating reference po -20 to +50 dbm 20 20 dB

Urgency Conditions for Handover [Locating Algorithm]

TALIM Timing advance limit for handover - Urgency detection parameter 0 to 63 (normal cell 62 61
TALIM determines the maximum timing advance that the MS is rec0 to 219 (extended range cell) bp
PSSBQ Signal strength penalty when handover due to bad quality. This 0 to 63 db 10 dB 10 dB
PSSTA Signal strength penalty when handover doe to too large timing adv 0 to 63 db 63 63 dB
PTIMBQ Penalty time when handover due to bad quality 0 to 600 seconds 10 15 sec
PTIMTA Penalty time when handover due to too large timing advance 0 to 600 seconds 10 10 sec
QLIMDL Quality limit downlink for handover. Urgency detection parameter 0 to 100 dtqu 55 55 dtpu Deci transformed GSM quality units (dtqu).
QLIMUL Quality limit uplink for handover. Urgency detection parameter 0 to 100 dtqu 55 55 dtpu Deci transformed GSM quality units (dtqu).

Handover Failure
PSSHF Signal strength penalty at handover failure 0 to 63 db 63 dB 63 dB
PTIMHF Penalty time at handover failure 0 to 600 seconds 15 15

Intra cell handover

IHO Intra handover switch: ON - Intra cell handover is allowed; OFF - ION, OFF OFF OFF SingTel does not use Intra-Cell Handover. [Globe: ON ]
TMAXIHO Timer for handover counter 0 to 60 seconds 6 6 seconds 6
TIHO Intra cell handover inhibition timer 0 to 60 seconds 10 5 seconds 10
MAXIHO Maximum number of consecutive intra-cell handovers 0 to 15 3 3 3
QOFFSETUL Offset for quality uplink -50 to +50 dtqu 0 0 10
QOFFSETDL Offset for quality downlink -50 to +50 dtqu 0 0 10
SSOFFSETUL Offset for signal strength uplink -30 to +30 db 0 0 0
SSOFFSETDL Offset for signal strength downlink -30 to +30 db 0 0 0

Idle Channel Measurements

 ACTIVE: The
measurements
made are used for
statistical
purposes and at
channel allocation.
PASSIVE: No idle
channel
measurements are
made.
NOALLOC: The
measurements are
used for
statistical
ICMSTATE Idle Channel Measurement State ACTIVE, PASSIVE PASSIVE ACTIVE purposes only.
INTAVE The number of measurements that should be used in the calculatio 1 to 31 SACCH peri 6 6 SACCH
LIMITn defines threshold limits for five different interference bands LIMIT1 = 0 to 59 2 2 Band 1 : -108 dBm
LIMIT2 = 1 to 60 6 6 Band 2 : - 104 dBm
LIMIT3 = 2 to 61 12 12 Band 3 : - 98 dBm
LIMIT4 = 3 to 62 22 25 Band 4 : - 85 dBm

CELL LOAD SHARING

CLSSTATE Cell load sharing active/inactive for an individual cell ACTIVE, INACTIV INACTIVE ACTIVE For CLSSTATE activation to have effect, CLSSTATE must be activated
CLSACC Percentage of available full rate capable traffic channels in a t 1 to 100 % 40% 40%
handovers due to Cell Load sharing will be accepted
CLSLEVEL Percentage of available full rate capable traffic channels at wh 0 to 99 % 20% 20% The value of of CLSLEVEL must be less than the value of CLSACC
evaluations are initiated.
HOCLSACC Handover due to cell load sharing accepted to this cell ON, OFF OFF ON
RHYST Hysteresis reduction parameter - determines how much hysteresis0 to 100 % 75% 75% The interval
evaluation during which value
of RHYST is
CLSRAMP Cell load sharing ramping time parameter. 0 to 30 seconds 5 seconds 5 ramped up from

Ericsson 1 locating algorithm: Ericsson 3

TRHYST locating
KHYST algorithm:
LHYST HIHYST
TROFFSET LOHYST
KOFFSET HYSTSEP
Neighbouring LOFFSET OFFSET
Cell Relation SingTel is using Ericsson 3 Algorithm
Ericsson 1
CELLR Related Cell designation 1 to 7 Characters - -
KHYST Signal strength hystersis when evaluating K-cells 0 to 63db 3 dB 3 dB
LHYST Path Loss hystersis when evaluating L-cells 0 to 63db 3 dB 3 dB
TRHYST Signal Strength hysteresis for a K- and L- cell border segment -63 to 63 db 2 dB 3 dB
KOFFSET Signal strength offset when evaluating K-cells 0 to 63 db 0 3 dB If set to 6 dB, Slower handover to CELLR
LOFFSET Path Lloss offset when evalutaing L-cells -63 to 63 db 0 0 dB
TROFFSET Signal strength offset for a K- and L-cell border segment -63 to 63 db 0 0 dB
BQOFFSET Signal strength region for bad quality urgency handovers 0 to 63db 63 dB 3 dB If set to 0 dB, faster handover to CELLR

CAND Candidate Type AWN, NHN, BOTH BOTH BOTH

AWN: Neighbour at assignment to worse cell
NHN: Neighbour at normal handover and at assignment to better cell
BOTH: Both of the above
AWOFFSET Signal strength region where assignment to worse cell is allowed 0 to 63 db 3 dB 3 3 dB -> 20 dB when Serving cell is Congested, to offload to other cell [CELLR]

Ericsson 3
HIHYST Signal strength hysteresis when evaluating high signal strength cel0 to 63 db 5 dB 5 dB
LOHYST Signal strength hysteresis when evaluating low signal strength cell 0 to 63 db 3 dB 3 dB
HYSTSEP Signal strength separator for high and low signal strength cells 0 to 150 dbm 90 dBm 90 dBm

The parameter is
represented by
OFFSETN, if the
value is in the
range (−63, -1)
dB. Positive
values, (0, 63)
dB, is
represented by
OFFSET Signal strength offset -63 to 63 db 0 3 dB OFFSETP.