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CONTENTS
The PI instruction for 3G handover to GSM(CS)
IRATHO.AttRelocPrepOutCS; IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS; IRATHO.AttOutCS; IRATHO.SuccOutCS;

The parameters for 3G handover to GSM(CS)

InterRatReportMode; InterRATFilterCoef; Hystfor2D; Hystfor2F; InterRATPeriodReportInterval; HystforInterRAT; TrigTime2D; TrigTime2F;InterRATCSThd2DEcN0;InterRATCSThd2FEcN0; InterRATCSThd2DRSCP; InterRATCSThd2FRSCP; TargetRatCsThd; InterRATMeasTime;

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Measurement point
IRATHO.AttRelocPrepOutCS When the RNC sends the CN a RELOCATION REQUIRED message as point A, this counter is measured in the best cell that the UE camps on. IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS When the RNC receives from the CN a RELOCATION COMMAND message as point B this counter is measured in the best cell that the UE camps on. IRATHO.AttOutCS When the RNC sends the UE a HANDOVER FROM UTRAN COMMAND message as point C, this counter is measured in the best cell that the UE camps on. IRATHO.SuccOutCS When the RNC receives an IU RELEASE COMMAND message with the cause value of "Successful Relocation" as point D, the outgoing handover succeeds and this counter is measured in the best cell that the UE camps on.

The measurement is triggered at point A B C D as shown in the picture:

IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS.Cell.Rate = IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS / IRATHO.AttRelocPrepOutCS

IRATHO.SuccOutCS.Cell.Rate = IRATHO.SuccOutCS / IRATHO.AttOutCS

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Kind of IRATHO
The causes for outgoing inter-RAT handover can be load, RF (coverage, QoS, or HCS), interRAT DRD, or service type. The cause inter-RAT DRD only exists in the inter-RAT CS handover.
VS.IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS.RF(VS.IRATHO.AttOutPS.TrigRscp, VS.IRATHO.AttOutCS.TrigEcNo) VS.IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS.Load

VS.IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS.Service

Common failure
IRATHO.FailRelocPrepOutCS.NoResAvail -- No Resource Available IRATHO.FailOutCS.CfgUnsupp -- Configuration Unsupported IRATHO.FailRelocPrepOutCS.TgtFail -- Relocation Failure in Target CN/RNC or Target System

RATHO.FailOutCS.PhyChFail -- Physical Channel Failure

VS.IRATHO.FailOutCS.NoReply -- Timer Waiting out for Iu Release Command VS.IRATHO.FailRelocPrepOutCS.ReqInfoNotAvail -- Requested Information Not Available IRATHO.FailRelocPrepOutCS.HigherTrafficLod -- Traffic Load In The Target Cell Higher Than In The Source Cell

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CONTENTS
The PI instruction for 3G handover to GSM(CS)
IRATHO.AttRelocPrepOutCS; IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS; IRATHO.AttOutCS; IRATHO.SuccOutCS;

The parameters for 3G handover to GSM(CS)

InterRatReportMode; InterRATFilterCoef; Hystfor2D; Hystfor2F;
InterRATPeriodReportInterval; HystforInterRAT; TrigTime2D; TrigTime2F; InterRATCSThd2DEcN0; InterRATCSThd2FEcN0; InterRATCSThd2DRSCP; InterRATCSThd2FRSCP; TargetRatCsThd; InterRATMeasTime;

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InterRatReportMode -- Inter-RAT measurement reporting mode:

EVENT_TRIGGER

To avoid the ping-pong effect before and after the inter-RAT handover, use event 3A as the triggering event that determines the inter-RAT handover.

PERIODICAL_REPORTING

When the quality of the GSM cell reported by the UE meets the criteria for inter-RAT handover, the delay trigger timer is started. If the quality of the GSM cell always meets the criteria for inter-RAT handover before

timeout, the inter-RAT handover is triggered after the delay trigger timer expires.
The advantage of event-triggered reporting is that the signaling transmission and processing load are saved. The ping-pong effect in handover is prevented to some extent by 3A. The drawback of event-triggered reporting is that the event is reported only once and cannot be changed to periodical reporting. The advantage of periodical reporting is that it can be used for repeated handover re-attempts on the same cell when the handover fails. The drawback of periodical reporting is that it requires large amount of signaling

and increases the load on the UU interface and for signaling processing.
Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to PERIODICAL_REPORTING

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InterRATFilterCoef -- Inter-RAT Filter Coefficient

If this parameter is set to a greater value, the effect of smoothing signals and the ability of anti-fast-fading improve. However, the ability of tracing the signal change becomes low and call drops are likely to occur because handover is not performed in time. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, the number of unnecessary handovers increases.
In cells where the average moving speed of UEs is low, there is a comparatively big shadow fading square error. Therefore, the recommended value is 4. The value can be increased in a certain degree. In cells where the average moving speed of UEs is medium, there is a comparatively smaller shadow fading square error. Therefore, the recommended value is 3. In cells where the average moving speed of UEs is high, there is a comparatively small shadow fading square error. Therefore, the recommended value is 2. GUI Value Range: D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D11, D13, D15, D17, D19 Actual Value Range: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 Unit: None Default Value: None Recommended Value: D3

Current network setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to D3

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InterRATPeriodReportInterval -- Period Reporting Interval

Interval that the UE reports inter-RAT measurement results to the RNC. This parameter specifies the interval that the UE sends inter-RAT measurement results to the RNC in periodical reporting mode. The

GSM RSSI measurement period is 480 ms. Therefore, the inter-RAT periodical reporting interval should
be longer than 480 ms.
If the setting of this parameter has impact on the Uu signaling traffic. If the period is too short and the reporting frequency is too high, the RNC may have high load in processing signaling. If the period is too long, the network cannot detect the signal changes in time, which may delay the inter-RAT handover and thus cause call drops. GUI Value Range: NON_PERIODIC_REPORT(Non periodical reporting), D250~1 D500~2 D1000~3 D2000~4 D3000~5 D4000~6 D6000~7 D8000~8 D12000~9 D16000~10 D20000~11 D24000~12 D28000~13 D32000~14 D64000 Actual Value Range: NON_PERIODIC_REPORT, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000, 12000, 16000, 20000, 24000, 28000, 32000, 64000 Unit: ms ; Default Value: None Recommended Value: D1000 Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to D1000
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InterRATMeasTime -- Inter-RAT Measure Timer Length

Length of the timer for inter-RAT measurement. After inter-RAT measurement starts, if no inter-RAT handover is performed when this timer expires, the inter-RAT measurement is stopped. In addition, the

compressed mode (if activated) should be deactivated. The value 0 indicates that the inter-RAT
measurement timer is not started.
This parameter is designed to prevent that the UE being in compressed mode for a long time when the handover criteria are not fulfilled. If the compressed mode is maintained for a long time, the service quality is adversely affected and the total available capacity of the system decreases. If the parameter is set to a smaller value, the UE cannot finish inter-RAT handover. If the parameter is set to a larger value, the compressed mode will not be disabled, thus affecting UE measurement. Most inter-RAT handovers can be finished within 60s. GUI Value Range: 0~512 Actual Value Range: 0~512 Unit: s Default Value: None Recommended Value: 60

Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to 60

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TargetRatCsThd -- Inter-RAT CS Handover Decision THD

Quality requirement for the cell of another RAT during inter-RAT handover for CS domain services. For CS services, if the value of "Inter-RAT Reporting Mode" is set to "EVENT_TRIGGER", this parameter

is used to set the criterion for triggering event 3A.

If the value of "Inter-RAT Reporting Mode" is set to "PERIODICAL_REPORTING", this parameter is used for the assessment of inter-RAT coverage handover.
The setting of this parameter affects number of hard handovers. If this parameter is set to a smaller value, hard handover is likely to be triggered, but ping-pong handover may occur. If this parameter is set to a greater value, hard handover is unlikely to be triggered, but call drops may occur. GUI Value Range: 0~63 Actual Value Range: lower than -110, -110~-48(Actual value meets the condition: Actual Value = GUI Value - 111) Unit: dBm Default Value: None Recommended Value: 16 Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to 16 (-95dBm)
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InterRATCSThd2DEcN0 -- Inter-RAT CS Measure Start Ec/No THD

GUI Value Range: -24~0 Actual Value Range: -24~0 Unit: dB Default Value: None Recommended Value: -14
value -14dB -12dB -10dB 2D EC/N0 number of cell proportion 1909 72.42% 823 26.76% 30 0.81%

InterRATCSThd2FEcN0 -- Inter-RAT CS Measure Stop Ec/No THD

GUI Value Range: -24~0 Actual Value Range: -24~0 Unit: dB Default Value: None Recommended Value: -12
value -12dB -10dB -8dB 2F EC/N0 number of cell proportion 1909 73.01% 823 26.23% 30 0.76%

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InterRATCSThd2DRSCP -- Inter-RAT CS Measure Start RSCP THD

GUI Value Range: -115~-25 Actual Value Range: -115~-25 Unit: dBm Default Value: None Recommended Value: -100
value -100dBm -103dBm -95dBm -10dBm -97dBm -90dBm -105dBm -85dBm 2D RSCP number of cell proportion 1819 65.27% 890 32.89% 21 0.72% 16 0.59% 7 0.24% 7 0.23% 1 0.04% 1 0.03%

InterRATCSThd2FRSCP -- Inter-RAT CS Measure Stop RSCP THD

GUI Value Range: -115~-25 Actual Value Range: -115~-25 Unit: dBm Default Value: None Recommended Value: -97
value -97dBm -100dBm -92dBm -94dBm -87dBm -98dBm -90dBm -80dBm 2F RSCP number of cell proportion 1818 65.21% 907 33.54% 20 0.68% 7 0.24% 7 0.23% 1 0.04% 1 0.03% 1 0.03%

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Hystfor2D -- Hysteresis for event 2D.

GUI Value Range: 0~29

Actual Value Range: 0~14.5, step:0.5

Unit: dB/ dBm Default Value: None Recommended Value: 4
value 2dB 1dB 0

2D Hyst number of proportion cell 2718 99.45% 30 0.55% 14 0.00%

Hystfor2F -- Hysteresis for event 2F.

GUI Value Range: 0~29 Actual Value Range: 0~14.5, step:0.5 Unit: dB/ dBm Default Value: None Recommended Value: 4
value 2dB 2F Hyst number of cell proportion 2762 100.00%

HystforinterRAT -- Inter-RAT Hysteresis

GUI Value Range: 0~15 Actual Value Range: 0~7.5, step:0.5 Unit: dB Default Value: None Recommended Value: 0
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value 0 2dB HystforinterRAT number of cell proportion 2760 99.93% 2 0.07%

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TrigTime2D -- Interval time between detection of event 2D and sending of the measurement report.
GUI Value Range: D0, D10, D20, D40, D60, D80, D100, D120, D160, D200, D240, D320, D640, D1280, D2560, D5000 Actual Value Range: 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 240, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5000 Unit: ms Default Value: None Recommended Value: D320
value D320 D120 D200 D160 TRIGTIME 2D number of cell proportion 2716 98.33% 37 1.34% 7 0.25% 2 0.07%

TrigTime2F -- Interval time between detection of event 2F and sending of the measurement report.
GUI Value Range: D0, D10, D20, D40, D60, D80, D100, D120, D160, D200, D240, D320, D640, D1280, D2560, D5000 Actual Value Range: 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 240, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5000

Unit: ms
Default Value: None Recommended Value: D1280 Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to D1280
value D1280

TRIGTIME 2F number of cell proportion 2762 100.00%

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TIMETOTRIGFORNONVERIFY
Time delay for triggering handovers to GSM cells with non-verified BSIC. GUI Value Range: 0~64000, 65535(not perform inter-RAT handovers to non-verified GSM cells) Actual Value Range: 0~64000, 65535 Unit: ms Default Value: None; Recommended Value: 0

Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to 0

TIMETOTRIGFORVERIFY
Time delay for triggering handovers to GSM cells with verified BSIC. GUI Value Range: 0~64000 Actual Value Range: 0~64000 Unit: ms Default Value: None; Recommended Value: 0 (immediately)

Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): All cell be set to 0

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3G to GSM handover steps (By coverage)

Event 2D and event 2F are used to enable and disable the compressed mode respectively. When the cell is located in the center of the frequency coverage or the inter-frequency measurement quantity uses both Ec/No and RSCP, then the Ec/No value is used as the criterion for events 2D and 2F.

Step 1

Q Used TUsed 2d H 2d /2

value -14 -12 -10

Q Used Tused2f H 2f /2

2D EC/N0 number of cell 1909 823 30

proportion 72.42% 26.76% 0.81%

value -12 -10 -8

2F EC/N0 number of cell 1909 823 30

proportion 73.01% 26.23% 0.76%

InterRATCSThd2DEcN0InterRATCSThd2FEcNOInterRATCSThd2DRSCPInterRATCSThd2FRSCP; HystFor2DHystFor2FTimeToTrig2DTimeToTrig2F

Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): H2d = 2dB H2f = 2dB TimeToTrig2D = 320ms

value -100 -103 -95 -102 -97 -90 -105 -85

TimeToTrig2F = 1280ms

2D RSCP number of cell 1819 890 21 16 7 7 1 1

proportion 65.27% 32.89% 0.72% 0.59% 0.24% 0.23% 0.04% 0.03%

value -97 -100 -92 -94 -87 -98 -90 -80

2F RSCP number of cell 1818 907 20 7 7 1 1 1

proportion 65.21% 33.54% 0.68% 0.24% 0.23% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03%

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3G to GSM handover steps (By coverage)

Step 2
If the quality of the cell of another RAT in the inter-RAT measurement report fulfils the following criterion: Mother_RAT + CIO >= Tother_RAT + H/2 Then, the system starts the trigger timer, and makes the handover decision after the timer expires. If the quality of the cell of another RAT fulfills the following criterion before timeout: Mother_RAT + CIO < Tother_RAT - H/2 The RNC stops the timer and waits for another inter-RAT measurement report. Mother_RAT is the measurement result of the GSM RSSI. Tother_RAT is the inter-RAT handover decision threshold.(TargetRatCsThd) CIO is the offset for the cell of another inter-RAT. H is HystforinterRAT, the setting of which can reduce wrong decisions caused by signal jitters.

Current netwrok setting(1st Oct): TargetRatCsThd= -95dBm HystforinterRAT= 0 ; TIMETOTRIGFORVERIFY=0

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SUMMARY
For example used the current mainstream configuration, the handover will be executed:
When the Ec/Io of 3G_service_cell < -14 2/2 ( Ec/Io< -15dB)or RSCP < -100 2/2 ( RSCP < -101dBm ) Hold 320ms

2D event was report Compression Mode Started, start to measurement GSM neighbor cell Start compression timer (60s), If the handover not successful before timeout, stop compression mode Report measurement result every 1000ms If Ec/Io of 3G_service_cell > -12 +2/2(Ec/Io > -11dB) or RSCP > -97 +2/2 (RSCP>-96dBm) Mother_RAT>-95dBm +0 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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STOP compression Mode RESET timer

Hold 0s
Hand over to GSM

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