WCDMA RAN

Mobility Between UMTS and LTE

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Contents

Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1

2 Overview .....................................................................................................................................2-1 3 Cell Selection and Reselection .............................................................................................3-1

3.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Cell Reselection Procedure........................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Measurement Criteria.................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Cell Reselection Criteria................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.5 System Information Block Type 19................................................................................................ 3-2

4 Parameters .................................................................................................................................4-1 5 Counters ......................................................................................................................................5-1 6 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................6-1 7 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................7-1

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the mobility between UMTS and LTE feature (WRFD-020126 Mobility between UMTS and LTE Phase 1).

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
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Personnel who are familiar with WCDMA basics Personnel who need to understand mobility between UMTS and LTE Personnel who work with Huawei products

1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions. There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
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Feature change: refers to the change in the mobility between UMTS and LTE feature. Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not described in the earlier version.

Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
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01 (2010-03-30) Draft (2009-12-05)

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This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN12.0. Compared with issue Draft (2009-12-05) of RAN12.0, this issue optimizes the description.

Draft (2009-12-05)
This is the draft of the document for RAN12.0. Cell reselection between UMTS and LTE is introduced in RAN12.0.

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2 Overview

2 Overview
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is evolved from Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). It will dominate the mobile communications technologies worldwide. During the initial stage of LTE network deployment, it is difficult to provide seamless LTE coverage in the entire network. To solve this problem, the mobility between UMTS and LTE feature is introduced. With this feature, a UE supporting both UMTS and LTE can obtain higher rates in areas covered by both the UMTS network and the LTE network. In addition, the UMTS network can take over LTE UEs in areas where the LTE network does not provide coverage or the LTE network capacity is not enough. In this way, the feature protects the investment in the existing network, improves the quality of service (QoS), and enables smooth network evolution. A normal initial deployment scenario can be that an LTE network provides high-speed mobile broadband services in hotspots, whereas a UMTS network provides low- and medium-speed mobile broadband services and seamless coverage in wide areas. RAN12.0 supports:
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Cell reselection from UMTS to LTE Cell reselection from LTE to UMTS (see LTE Feature Documentation) Handover from LTE to UMTS for coverage (see LTE Feature Documentation)

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3 Cell Selection and Reselection

3 Cell Selection and Reselection

3.1 Overview
When the UE is powered on, it initially selects a public land mobile network (PLMN) based on the radio access technology (RAT) priorities of PLMNs stored in the SIM card. If the UE receives system information block type 19 (SIB19) broadcast by the UMTS network, it selects a PLMN based on the RAT priorities of PLMNs included in SIB19. Otherwise, it keeps the initial PLMN selection. In the UMTS network, SIB19 includes the absolute priority of the serving cell and the absolute priority of each LTE frequency. When an LTE frequency has a higher the absolute priority than the serving cell, the UE reselects an LTE cell at this frequency if other conditions for LTE cell reselection are also met. When the absolute priority of each LTE frequency is lower than that of the serving cell, the UE reselects another UMTS cell if other conditions for UMTS cell reselection are also met. In the LTE network, SIB3 includes the absolute priority of the serving cell, SIB5 includes the absolute priority of each LTE frequency, and SIB6 includes the absolute priority of each UMTS frequency. Based on these priorities, a UE can determine to select or reselect a UMTS cell or an LTE cell.

3.2 Cell Reselection Procedure

Based on the signal quality of the neighboring cells, the UE determines whether to reselect a neighboring cell. For details about the cell reselection procedure, see the UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Feature Parameter Description.

3.3 Measurement Criteria

The design of radio resource management (RRM) is closely related to the measurement procedure and measurement results. If the absolute priorities of LTE frequencies are configured for the serving cell, these priorities must be different from the absolute priority of the serving cell. In this case, the criteria for triggering inter-RAT measurement are as follows:
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If some neighboring LTE cells have higher absolute priorities than the serving cell, the UE measures these LTE cells. In addition to this, even if some neighboring LTE cells have lower absolute priorities than the serving cell, the UE still measures these LTE cells under the condition SrxlevServingCell <= Sprioritysearch1 or SqualServingCell <= Sprioritysearch2. Sprioritysearch1 and Sprioritysearch2 are determined through the ThdPrioritySearch1 and ThdPrioritySearch2 parameters respectively, which can be set through the ADD UCELLSELRESEL or MOD UCELLSELRESEL command on the RNC LMT. For details about Srxlev and Squal, see 3GPP TS 25.304.

For neighboring UMTS cells and GSM cells, the criteria for inter-RAT measurement are the same as those associated with the hierarchical cell structure (HCS), which are described in the UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Feature Parameter Description.

3.4 Cell Reselection Criteria

After the UE completes the measurement of the serving cell and neighboring cells, the UE reselects a best cell to camp on, if such a cell exists.

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For cell reselection between UMTS and GSM, the UE uses the H criteria or R criteria. For details about the H criteria and R criteria, see the UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Feature Parameter Description. For cell reselection between UMTS and LTE, the UE uses the cell reselection criteria based on absolute priorities. If the absolute priorities of LTE frequencies are configured for the serving cell, the UE reselects a neighboring LTE cell if one of the following conditions are met:
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Condition 1:
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cell has a higher absolute priority than the serving cell. is greater than Threshhigh, and the duration exceeds Treselection.

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Condition 2:
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cell has a lower absolute priority than the serving cell. is greater than Threshlow, and the duration exceeds Treselection.

SrxlevnonServingCell SrxlevServingCell

is smaller than Threshserving,low or SqualServingCell is smaller than 0, and the duration exceeds Treselection.

If there are multiple cells meeting these conditions, the UE reselects a cell with the highest absolute priority. If there are still multiple cells meeting the conditions, the UE reselects a cell with the highest SrxlevnonServingCell. Threshserving,low is determined through the ThdServingLow parameter, which can be set through the ADD UCELLSELRESEL command on the RNC LMT. Threshhigh, Threshlow, and Treselection are determined through the ThdToHigh, ThdToLow, and Treselections parameters respectively, which can be set through the ADD CELLNFREQPRIOINFO command on the RNC LMT.

For each UMTS cell, the absolute priorities of a maximum of eight LTE frequencies can be configured.

3.5 System Information Block Type 19

To access a cell, the UE needs to know the configuration information about the cell. The UE obtains this type of information by reading the system information that is broadcast in the cell. The system information is sent by the UTRAN to the UE through the master information block (MIB) and system information blocks (SIBs). For detailed information included in different SIBs, see 3GPP TS 25.331. To enable cell reselection from UMTS to LTE, the UTRAN must send a neighboring LTE cell list and reselection parameters to the UE. Based on the information, the UE can perform neighboring cell measurement and reselection. In the UTRAN, the LTE frequencies and their absolute priorities are indicated in SIB19. Thus, to support cell reselection from UMTS to LTE, the RNC must support SIB19. The UE determines whether to reselect a UMTS cell or an LTE cell based on the following criteria:
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If an LTE frequency has a higher absolute priority than the serving cell, the UE reselects an LTE cell if other conditions for LTE cell reselection are also met. If the broadcasting of SIB19 is disabled or each LTE frequency has a lower absolute priority than the serving cell, the UE reselects another UMTS cell according to the H criteria or R criteria.

The enabling or disabling of SIB19 broadcasting is controlled through the SibCfgBitMa parameter, which can be set through the MOD UCELLSIBSWITCH command on the RNC LMT.

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4 Parameters

4 Parameters
Table 4-1 Parameter description Parameter ID NE MML Description Meaning: Determine whether some system information blocks are broadcast in this cell. If the corresponding system information block is selected, then send this system information block in this cell. GUI Value Range: SIB2, SIB4, SIB12, SIB18, SIB19, SIB11BIS Actual Value Range: SIB2, SIB4, SIB12, SIB18, SIB19, SIB11BIS Unit: None Default Value: None

SibCfgBitMa BSC690 ADD p 0 UCELLSIBSWITCH(O ptional) MOD UCELLSIBSWITCH(O ptional)

SPriority

BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter indicates the absolute priority 0 UCELLSELRESEL(Opt level of the serving cell when the UE performs cell ional) reselection. MOD The UE compares the absolute priority level of the serving UCELLSELRESEL(Opt cell with that of neighboring frequencies, and specifies the ional) target frequency based on the comparison result. That is, when the priority level of the serving cell is smaller than that of the neighboring frequency, the UE measures the neighboring frequency. If the signal of cells on the neighboring frequency satisfies relevant requirements, the UE initiates the cell reselection. When the priority level of the serving cell is greater than that of the neighboring frequency, the UE measures the neighboring frequency only when the signal of the serving cell is weak. If the signal of cells on the neighboring frequency satisfies relevant requirements, the UE initiates the cell reselection. The value of this parameter is set during network planning. The greater the absolute priority level of the serving cell is, the harder the UE performs cell reselection, the smaller the absolute priority level of the serving cell is, the easier the UE performs cell reselection. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: 0~7 Unit: None Default Value: 4

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ThdPriorityS BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the minimum CPICH earch1 0 UCELLSELRESEL(Opt RSCP value that triggers the UE to measure cells on ional) low-priority frequencies. MOD That is, subtract the minimum CPICH RSCP from the UCELLSELRESEL(Opt CPICH RSCP of the serving cell. If the obtained number ional) is no greater than the value of this parameter, UE measures cells on low-priority frequencies. The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE measures cells for priority-based cell reselection, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE measures cells for priority-based cell reselection. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~31 Actual Value Range: {0~62}, step:2 Unit: dB Default Value: 2 ThdPriorityS BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the minimum CPICH earch2 0 UCELLSELRESEL(Opt Ec/No value that triggers the UE to measure cells on ional) low-priority frequencies. MOD That is, subtract the minimum CPICH Ec/No from the UCELLSELRESEL(Opt CPICH Ec/No value of the serving cell. If the obtained ional) number is no greater than the value of this parameter, UE measures cells on low-priority frequencies. The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE measures cells for priority-based cell reselection, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE measures cells for priority-based cell reselection. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: {0~7} Unit: dB Default Value: 2

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ThdServingL BSC690 ADD Meaning: This parameter specifies the CPICH RSCP ow 0 UCELLSELRESEL(Opt value of the serving cell below which the UE initiates cell ional) reselection to a cell on the frequency with lower priority MOD level. UCELLSELRESEL(Opt The UE measures cells on the target frequency for cell ional) reselection. Within the interval defined by Treselections, if the CPICH RSCP of the serving cell is smaller than the value of this parameter whereas the CPICH RSCP of the cell on the low-priority frequency is high, the UE performs cell reselection. The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE performs priority-based cell reselection, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE performs priority-based cell reselection. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~31 Actual Value Range: {0~62}, step:2 Unit: dB Default Value: 1 EARFCN BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Mandatory) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Mandatory) RMV UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Mandatory) Meaning: E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number GUI Value Range: 0~65535 Actual Value Range: 0~65535 Unit: None Default Value: None

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NPriority

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Mandatory) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter specifies the absolute priority level of the E-UTRA frequency. The UE compares the value of this parameter with the absolute priority level of the serving cell, and specifies the target frequency based on the comparison result. That is, when the value of this parameter is greater than the priority level of the serving cell, the UE measures the neighboring frequency. If the signal of cells on the neighboring frequency satisfies relevant requirements, the UE initiates the cell reselection. When the value of this parameter is smaller than the priority level of the serving cell, the UE measures the neighboring frequency only when the signal of the serving cell is weak. If the signal of cells on the neighboring frequency satisfies relevant requirements, the UE initiates the cell reselection. The value of this parameter is set during network planning. The greater the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE reselects a cell on this frequency, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE reselects a cell on this frequency. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~7 Actual Value Range: 0~7 Unit: None Default Value: None

ThdToHigh

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter specifies the RSRP above which the UE performs cell reselection from the serving cell to a cell on the target frequency when the absolute priority level of the target frequency is greater than that of the serving cell. The UE measures cells on the target frequency for cell reselection. Within the interval defined by Treselections, if the RSRP of the cell on the target frequency is greater than the value of this parameter, the UE performs cell reselection. The value of this parameter is set during network planning. The greater the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE reselects a cell on the target frequency, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE reselects a cell on the target frequency. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~31 Actual Value Range: 0~62, step:2 Unit: dB Default Value: 2

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ThdToLow

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter specifies the RSRP above which the UE performs cell reselection from the serving cell to a cell on the target frequency when the absolute priority level of the target frequency is smaller than that of the serving cell. The UE measures cells on the target frequency for cell reselection. Within the interval defined by Treselections, if the RSCP of the serving cell is smaller than the parameter of RSCP threshold of low-prio-freq reselection, whereas the RSRP of the cell on the target frequency is greater than the value of this parameter, the UE performs cell reselection. The value of this parameter is set during network planning. The greater the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE reselects a cell on the target frequency, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE reselects a cell on the target frequency. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: 0~31 Actual Value Range: 0~62, step:2 Unit: dB Default Value: 2

EMeasBW

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter indicates the measurement bandwidth information common for all cells on the target frequency and is defined by Transmission Bandwidth Configuration. The value of this parameter indicates the number of resource blocks over which the UE could measure. In the E-UTRA system, the sign N is used to indicate the cell bandwidth. The current protocol supports six types of bandwidth, namely, N = 6, 15, 25, 50, 75, and 100, mapping with 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, and 20 MHz respectively. In the UTRA system, the cell bandwidth is 5 MHz. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.331. GUI Value Range: D6(D6), D15(D15), D25(D25), D50(D50), D75(D75), D100(D100) Actual Value Range: D6, D15, D25, D50, D75, D100 Unit: None Default Value: D6

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EQrxlevmin BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter indicates the minimum required RSRP of the cell on the target frequency. During cell reselection decision, the Srxlev is obtained by the RSRP of the cell on the target frequency measured by the UE minus the value of this parameter. If the Srxlev is greater than the parameter of the target cell during the interval defined by Treselections, the UE performs cell reselection to the target cell. The value of this parameter is set during network planning. The greater the value of this parameter is, the harder the UE reselects a cell on this frequency, the smaller the value of this parameter is, the easier the UE reselects a cell on this frequency. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.304. GUI Value Range: -70~-22 Actual Value Range: -140~ -44, step:2 Unit: dBm Default Value: -70

EDetectInd

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter indicates the E-UTRA monitoring indication. The value TRUE indicates that UEs in Idle mode can detect E-UTRA cells and report the result to the non-access stratum (NAS). For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.331. GUI Value Range: FALSE(FALSE), TRUE(TRUE) Actual Value Range: FALSE, TRUE Unit: None Default Value: True

BlacklstCellN BSC690 ADD umber 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter is used to set the number of cells in the blacklist of the target frequency. Cells in the blacklist of the E-UTRA frequency are not used as target cells for cell reselection. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 25.331. GUI Value Range: D0(D0), D1(D1), D2(D2), D3(D3), D4(D4), D5(D5), D6(D6), D7(D7), D8(D8), D9(D9), D10(D10), D11(D11), D12(D12), D13(D13), D14(D14), D15(D15), D16(D16) Actual Value Range: D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16 Unit: None Default Value: D0

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BCellID1

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Mandatory) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter indicates physical cell ID of cell in the blacklist. Cell in the blacklist is not used as target cell for cell reselection. Physical cell ID are used to distinguish cell in the specified frequency. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 36.331. GUI Value Range: 1~504 Actual Value Range: 1~504 Unit: None Default Value: None

BCellID2

BSC690 ADD 0 UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Mandatory) MOD UCELLNFREQPRIOIN FO(Optional)

Meaning: This parameter indicates physical cell ID of cell in the blacklist. Cell in the blacklist is not used as target cell for cell reselection. Physical cell ID are used to distinguish cell in the specified frequency. For details on this parameter, see 3GPP TS 36.331. GUI Value Range: 1~504 Actual Value Range: 1~504 Unit: None Default Value: None

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5 Counters

5 Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.

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6 Glossary

6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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7 Reference Documents

7 Reference Documents
[1] 3GPP TS25.331: Radio Resource Control (RRC) [2] 3GPP TS25.304: User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and procedures for cell reselection in connected mode [3] 3GPP TS23.216: Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) [4] UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Feature Parameter Description [5] Mobility Management in Idle Mode Feature Parameter Description

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