Ericsson Parameters Summary

Parameter Description Range

Ericsson
Dafault
Value
SingTel
Recommended
Value Remarks
BSPWRB Base Station output power 0 -> 63 dbm 45 45 dBm Note that RBS2301 and 2302 only can supports till 33dbm
GSM 900: 31 to 47dbm In odd
values only GSM 1800: 33 to 45dbm In odd
BSPWRT
Base Station output power for the non-BCCH RF
channel numbers 0 -> 63 dbm 45 Note that RBS2301 and 2302 only can supports till 33dbm
GSM 900: 31 to 47dbm In odd
values only
GSM 1800: 33 to 45dbm In odd
values only
CGI
Cell Global Identity (conisists of MCC-MNC-LAC-
CI)
MCC - Mobile Country Code MCC : 3 digits - Parameter is only allowed to be change in cell state HALTED
MNC - Mobile Network Code
MNC : 2 or 3 digits depending
Mncdigithand) -
LAC - Location Area Code LAC: 1 to 65535 -
CI - Cell Identity CI : 0 to 65535 -
BSIC
Base Station Identity Code (consists of NCC-
BCC)
NCC - Network Coloue Code NCC: 0 to 7 - In Singtel GSM900, we are only allow to use 1, 4 and 6 for NCC
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 (GSM1800) - -
BCCHTYPE Type of BCCH
1) COMB - indicates that the cell has a combined
BCCH and SDCCH/4 COMB, COMBC, NCOMB 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-combined Bcch is
used 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 REQUEST messages to
the 2 to 9 CCCH multiframes 6 5 CCCH Parameter is only allowed to be change in cell state HALTED
same paging subgroups
FNOFFSET
Frame Number Offset - Indicates the time
difference from the FN generator in the BTS 0 to 1325 TDMA Frames 0 0 TDMA Frame
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 0 to 1023.
ECSC
Early Classmark Sending Control - indicates if an
MS in the cell is allowed to use No - Early sending is not allowed 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 (GSM900) odd
values only 33 33 dBm
4 to 30 dbm (GSM1800) odd
values only 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 channel group 8 to 128 in steps of 8, SYSDEF 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
Timeslot number where the SDCCH/8 will be
located.
0 to 3 (normal cell). 0, 2
(extended range cell). 1 1st TimeSlot TN is only valid for CCHPOS = TN and must be equal for all channel 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 DEFAULT 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
CHGR
A cell is divided into one or more channel groups
which contain all physical channels on an
arbitrary number of frequencies. Cells with a
subcell structure must have at least one channel
group defined in each subcell. 0 to 15 0 0
0 (for cells without a subcell structure).
n/a (for overlaid subcells).
0 (for underlaid subcells).
SCTYPE
Subcell type. SingTel does not use Intelligent
Underlay Overlay [IUO] UL, OL - -
UL The subcell type is underlaid.
OL The subcell type is overlaid.
CELL DATA HCSBAND Layer
LAYER
Defines which cell layers belong to the specified
HSCBAND. Layer 1 has the highest priority
(microcell) 1 to 8 2 1 /2
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 in layer 3.
LAYERTHR
The signal strength threshold is used for ranking
of cells in different layer within each HCSBAND 0 to 150 dbm 75 75 dBm / 95 dBm
LAYERHYST
Layer Hysteresis - signal strength is used for
ranking cells in different layers within each
HCSBAND 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, GSM1900,
MIXED GSM900 GSM900 Unless it is an Ericsson G18 cell, then it will be specified as GSM1800
MBCR
Multi Band Cells Reported - defines the nos of
neighbours from each frequency band that shall
be 0 to 3 0 0 or 1
0 The multiband MS reports the strongest identified neighbours irrespective of the
frequency band used in the cells.
reported in the measurement report
1 The multiband MS attempts to report, at least, the strongest identified neighbour
cells in each frequency band.
IDLE MODE Cell Selection Criteria: C1, C2
ACCMIN
Minimum received signal level in dbm at the MS
for permission to access the system 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 on a control channel 13 to 43 (GSM900) 33 33 dBm
4 to 30 (GSM1800) 30 30 dBm
CRH
Cell Reselection Hysteresis - receiving signal
strength hysteresis for required cell reselection 0 to 14 in steps of 2db 4 4 dB C1(N) > C1 + CRH
over location area border (LAC)
NCCPERM
PLMM (NCC) Permitted - defined the allow NCCs
(Network Colour Code) on the BCCH carriers 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 cell has low priority HIGH, LOW HIGH HIGH
CRO
Cell Reselection Offset - defines an offset to
encourage or discourage MSs to select the cell
0 to 63 [0 dB to 126 dB in steps
of 2 dB) 0 0 dB / 4 = 8 dB The setting of this parameter will only affect phase 2 MSs
while it is camping on another cell, eg: perforam a
cell reselection
C2 = C1 + CRO TO * H(PT T) for PT 31
C2 = C1 CRO for PT = 31
TO
Temporary Offset - defines a negative offset
applied to CRO
0 to 7 [0 dB to infinite dB in
steps of 10 dB] 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 620 sec in steps
of 20 sec] 0 0 / 31 The setting of this parameter will only affect phase 2 MSs
T3212
Defines the time-out value that controls the
location updating procedure,
0 to 255 deci hours [Infinite time
out to 25.5 hours] 40 20 = 2 hours
DOUBLE BA List
MBCCHNO
Absolute RF channel number for measurement on
BCCH 1 to 124 (GSM900) - 32 BCCH in the 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 ARFCN
512 to 885 (GSM1800)
LISTTYPE
identifies which type pf list the chosen
frequencies will be on IDLE, ACTIVE, Omited - IDLE/ ACTIVE
Extended range
RLINKUP
Radio Link Time-out - the maximum value of the
radio counter for the uplink 1 to 63 SACCH periods (480ms) 16 16
RLINKUP is used by the BSC to determine when to disconnect the call upon
repeated failure in decoding the SACCH.
RINKT
Radio Link Time-out - the maximum value of the
radio downlink counter
8 to 64 in steps of 4 SACCH
periods (480ms) 16 16
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 initiated.
MAXTA
Maximum timing advance before an MS is
considered lost 0 to 63 (normal cell) 63 63
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 system.
XRANGE Extended range cell YES, NO NO NO
If the cell is an extended range cell, traffic at a distance of
greater than 35 km between the MS and the BTS can be
supported
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 periods 4 10 1 SACCH period (480 ms).
QLENSD Length of quality filter for speech/data 1 to 20 SACCH periods 12 12
SSLENSI
Length of signal strength filter for signalling
only 1 to 20 SACCH periods 4 10
QLENSI Length of quality filter for signalling only 1 to 20 SACCH periods 12 12
SSRAMPSD
Ramping length of signal strength for
speech/data 1 to 20 SACCH periods 5 5
SSRAMPSI
Ramping length of signal strength for signalling
only 1 to 20 SACCH periods 2 6
LOCATING DATA : Basic ranking of cell data
MISSNM
Max no of consecutive missing measurements for
serving cell or neighbouring cell permitted 0 to 18 3 3
Maximum number of consecutive missing measurements for a serving cell or
neighbouring cell permitted before all old measurements are considered invalid.
before old measurements are considered invalid
BSTXPWR
is the BTS output power on all frequencies other
than Bcch frequency 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 cell to consider the cell 0 to 150 dbm 100 100 dBm
as a possible candidate for handover
BSRXMIN
Minimum required signal strength received at the
BTS, at the reference point, to consider the 0 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 selectable for further ranking 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 point, to consider the cell 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 cell is allowed from that cell 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 only 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 first dedicated PSET of
PDCH be allocated NOPREF, FIRST, LAST NOPREF NOPREF note: NOPREF: the channel alocation algorithm should not consider this parameter LAST When allocating dedicated PDCH it must
not be allocated on the non-hopping BCCH
frequency.
If no channels are available on other frequencies
than the non-hopping BCCH frequency ondemand
channels are allocated instead, until the
requirement is fulfilled.
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-demand channels are allocated instead, until the requirement is
fulfilled.
CHCODING
CHCODING is used to the GPRS channel-coding
scheme. CS 1 or 2 for Ericsson R8 CS 2 CS 2
PILTIMER
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 to circuit switched domain. 1 to3600. 20 seconds 20 seconds
GPRSPRIO
0 (pre-empt GPRS connection when needed for
voice)
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, INACTIVE INACTIVE ACTIVE
SSDES
Defines the target value for the desired signal
strength uplink 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 measured by the BTS during the
initial phase. 47 to 110 dbm 70 85 dBm
SSLEN Length of stationary signal strength filter 3 to 15 SACCH periods 5 5 SACCH The value of SSLEN > INILEN.
INILEN Length of initial signal strength filter 0, 2 to 5 SACCH periods 2 2 SACCH Faster when value is lower
LCOMPUL
Path loss compensator factor, uplink. When set
to zero, no power control towards SSDES is 0 to 100% 70 30%
PMARG
Power margin on the new channel at assignment,
intra-cell handover and subcell change and on the
old channel at assignment 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 periods 8 12 SACCH
QCOMPUL Quality deviation compensation factor, uplink 0 to 60 % 30 30%
REGINT Regulation interval, stationary, uplink 1 to 30 SACCH periods 3 3 SACCH
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 MS
power level.
DTXFUL
Number of measurements periods before the full
set of measurements are used 0 to 40 SACCH periods 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, INACTIVE INACTIVE ACTIVE
SDCCHREG SDCCH power control switch ON, OFF OFF OFF
SDCCH power control switch. Identifies if power control on
SDCCH is allowed on non BCCH frequencies.
SSDESDL
defines the target value for the desired signal
strength downlink as measured by MS in
different parts of the power control 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 periods 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 periods 5 4 SACCH
LCOMPDL Path Loss compensator factor, downlink 0 to 100 % 70 20% When set to zero there is no power control towards SSDESDL.
QDESDL Desired quality, downlink 0 to 70 dtqu 20 0 dtqu RxQual = 0
QCOMPDL Quality deviation compensation factor, downlink 0 to 60 % 30% 60% When set to zero, no quality compensation is performed.
QLENDL Length of downlink quality filter 1 to 20 SACCH periods 8 5 SACCH
BSPWRMIN
Min allowed output power for the BTS at the
locating reference point on the non Bcch freqs -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) Bits periods
(bp) 62 61
TALIM determines the maximum timing advance
that the MS is recommended to use in the cell 0 to 219 (extended range cell) bp
PSSBQ
Signal strength penalty when handover due to
bad quality. This penalty is valid during
PTIMBQ 0 to 63 db 10 dB 10 dB
PSSTA
Signal strength penalty when handover doe to
too large timing advance. It is valid during
PTIMTA 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 - Intra cell is not allowed ON, 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
SSOFFSETULOffset for signal strength uplink -30 to +30 db 0 0 0
SSOFFSETDLOffset for signal strength downlink -30 to +30 db 0 0 0
Idle Channel Measurements
ICMSTATE Idle Channel Measurement State ACTIVE, PASSIVE, NOALLOC PASSIVE ACTIVE
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 purposes only.
INTAVE
The number of measurements that should be
used in the calculation of the interference band
for a channel 1 to 31 SACCH periods 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, INACTIVE INACTIVE ACTIVE For CLSSTATE activation to have effect, CLSSTATE must be activated
CLSACC
Percentage of available full rate capable
traffic channels in a target cell at or below
which no 1 to 100 % 40% 40%
handovers due to Cell Load sharing will be
accepted
CLSLEVEL
Percentage of available full rate capable
traffic channels at which or below which Cell
load sharing 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 hysteresis can be reduced in the cell
load sharing 0 to 100 % 75% 75%
evaluation
CLSRAMP Cell load sharing ramping time parameter. 0 to 30 seconds 5 seconds 5 The interval during which value of RHYST is ramped up from zero to the final value.
Neighbouring
Ericsson 1 locating algorithm:
TRHYST
KHYST
LHYST
TROFFSET
KOFFSET
LOFFSET
Ericsson 3 locating algorithm:
HIHYST
LOHYST
HYSTSEP
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 cells 0 to 63 db 5 dB 5 dB
LOHYST
Signal strength hysteresis when evaluating low
signal strength cells 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
OFFSET Signal strength offset -63 to 63 db 0 3 dB
The parameter is represented by OFFSETN, if the value is in the range (63, -
1) dB. Positive values, (0, 63) dB, is represented by OFFSETP.