Fast Return for Supplementary CSFB Services

When supplementary services, such as Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and Location Service (LCS), are not supported in
an LTE network, UEs can fall back to a UMTS network and use these supplementary services
USSD enables subscribers to interact with GSM/UMTS networks proactively. It features simple operation and excellent service scalability.
The USSD provides information for subscribers in an interactive way. In addition to query of their international mobile subscriber identities
(IMSIs) and mobile station international ISDN numbers (MSISDNs), subscribers can query information such as stock exchange and weather
forecast, and play interactive games.

Fast return for CSFB services only applies to UEs that start services after falling back to the UMTS network. After the
RNC identifies the CSFB UEs, if HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH under
URRCTRLSWITCH.OptimizationSwitch10(BSC6900,BSC6910) is turned on, the RNC identifies supplementary CS
services established through the NAS message

Fast return for CSFB services requires certain UE and CN versions to perform CSFB UE identification. After the switch for supplementary
service identification is turned on, if a UL Release-8 UE is redirected to the UMTS cell, the RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message does not
carry Pre-redirection info, and the RNC establishes supplementary CS services within 10s after receiving the RRC Connection Setup
Complete message, the RNC identifies the UE as performing a supplementary service after CSFB
Fast Return for Supplementary CSFB Services
HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH(HO Supplementary Services Identify Switch)
Whether the RNC identifies UEs that perform non-call-related supplementary services and shift to the UMTS network through a
CSFB.
1: Indicates that this switch is set to ON. The RNC identifies such UEs and instructs these UEs to re-access the LTE network
through the fast return after the services are terminated.
0: Indicates that this switch is set to OFF. The RNC does not identify such UEs.

It is recommended that HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH under Optimization Switch10 be selected for UMTS-to-LTE fast
return after CSFB supplementary services (such as USSD and LCS) are completed. When this switch is selected, the RNC can
identify the LTE-to-UMTS CSFB supplementary service UEs and perform fast return after supplementary services are
completed.
 UE Bit Flag Indicator
Fast Return U2L Redirection
Redirection
Handover
Redirection
Redirection

U2L U2L
Fast Return
Redirection Handover
Condition

bitCSFBUse bit1LteUsrI InterRatHo

rInd=1 nd=1 OutTarget=1

bit1SrnsRel Support
ocInCSfbUs EutranFdd=
rInd=1 1

bit1SrnsRel bit1L2URed
ocInCSfbUs irectInd=1
rInd=1

VIP Complain Case:

Stuck in 3G due to CSFB and FastReturn both the bit becomes zero, and RNC doesn't recognize the UE as LTE UE and consider as not Perform any
CSFB operation due to bitCSFBUserInd=0, in this case RNC Consider UE Perform other services than CSFB, to solve must be enable the
HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH
Field Experience Test –After Switch Enabled
Iphone 7s scenario replication: PCHR Analysis After HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH Activation

When
perform
Short/v
Short voice call= 20*X oice call
service
indicatio
n is 1

When
perform
USSD *111#=20*X USSD
Service
indicatio
n is zero

For Voice call service: 20*X= bitCSFBUserInd= 1 then FastReturn=1 // When we perform voice call through csfb fast return trigger.
For USSD Service *111#:20*X= bitCSFBUserInd= 0 then FastReturn=1 // When Perform Other than voice/CSFB Related Services fast return trigger due to HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH
activation
Signaling Tracing –After Switch Enabled
IMSI Trace Analysis: After HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH Activation
 Script: SET URRCTRLSWITCH: OPTIMIZATIONSWITCH10=HO_SS_USER_IDENTIFY_SWITCH-1: // 12/13 December 00:004 AM
 IMSI Trace L2/3 message can see using PSFastreturnswitch=1 which shows Either Short call or USSD Services Always trigger Fast return
KPI Summary After Switch Activation
KPI Before 7,8,9 After 14,15,16 %Gain Fast Return V/s LTE Traffic
LTE Traffic 94657.5 97865.6 3.4%
UMTS Traffic 13291.1 13323.0 0.2% 400000 User Identity Switch 100000
Blind Fast Retrun 200069.0 290878.3 45.4% Active
350000 98000
CSFB Fast Return 200060.3 290866.7 45.4%
Service Redirection 518978.3 503241.7 -3.0% 300000 96000
HSDPA throughput 1854.1 1865.1 0.6% 250000 94000

200000 92000

HSDPA throguhput 150000 90000

1950 User Identity 100000 88000
Switch Active
1900
50000 86000
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12/1 12/2 12/3 12/4 12/5 12/6 12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/11 12/12 12/13 12/14 12/15 12/16 Sum of LTE Traffic

LTE Traffic V/s UMTS Traffic VS.U2LTEHO.RRCRelease.Service V/s VS.U2LTEHO.MeasCtrl.Num

100000 14000 2000000 User Identity Switch 900000
98000 1800000 Active 800000
13500 1600000 700000
96000
1400000 600000
94000 13000 UMTS Traffic 1200000
500000
LTE Traffic

92000 User Identity 1000000

Switch Active 400000
90000 12500 800000
600000 300000
88000 200000
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86000 200000 100000
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Sum of LTE Traffic Sum of UMTS Traffic Sum of VS.U2LTEHO.MeasCtrl.Num Sum of VS.U2LTEHO.RRCRelease.Service