ETSI TS 145 008 V14.10.0 (2020-04)

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); GSM/EDGE Radio subsystem link control (3GPP TS 45.008 version 14.10.0 Release 14)

RTS/TSGR-0645008vea0

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-Apr-2020
• Technical Committee: 3GPP RAN 6 - Legacy RAN radio and protocol
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 08-Apr-2020

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ETSI TS 145 008 V14.10.0 (2020-04)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
GSM/EDGE Radio subsystem link control
(3GPP TS 45.008 version 14.10.0 Release 14)

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GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 8
1 Scope . 9
1.1 References . 9
1.2 Abbreviations . 11
1.3 Definitions . 11
1.4 Restrictions . 11
2 General . 12
3 Handover . 13
3.1 Overall process . 13
3.2 MS measurement procedure . 13
3.3 BSS measurement procedure . 13
3.4 Strategy . 14
4 RF power control . 14
4.1 Overall process . 14
4.2 MS implementation . 14
4.2.1 General . 14
4.2.2 (EC-)RACH . 15
4.2.2.1 Random access procedure when EC operation is not enabled . 15
4.2.2.2 Random access procedure when EC operation is enabled . 16
4.3 MS power control range . 17
4.4 BSS implementation . 17
4.4.1 VAMOS subchannel power control for BSS in downlink . 17
4.5 BSS power control range . 18
4.6 Strategy . 18
4.7 Timing . 18
4.7.1 Normal Power Control . 18
4.7.2 Fast Power Control . 18
4.7.3 Enhanced Power Control . 19
4.8 Dedicated channels used for a voice group call or voice broadcast. 19
5 Radio link failure . 19
5.1 Criterion . 19
5.2 MS procedure . 20
5.3 BSS procedure . 20
6 Idle mode tasks . 20
6.1 Introduction . 20
6.2 Measurements for normal cell selection . 22
6.3 Measurements for stored list cell selection . 23
6.4 Criteria for cell selection and reselection . 23
6.4.1 C1 path loss criterion . 23
6.4.2 C2 reselection criterion . 24
6.4.3 C4 criteria . 26
6.4.4 Disabling of EC operation . 26
6.5 Downlink signalling failure . 26
6.6 Measurements for Cell Reselection . 27
6.6.0 General . 27
6.6.1 Monitoring of received signal level and BCCH data . 27
6.6.1.1 Applicability. 27
6.6.1.2 Monitoring of received signal level . 27
6.6.1.3 Monitoring of BCCH data and BSIC decoding . 28
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6.6.1.4 Determination of available PLMNs . 28
6.6.1.5 Requirements for synchronization and reading of BCCH data . 28
6.6.1a Reduced Monitoring of received signal level and (EC-)BCCH data . 28
6.6.1a.1 General . 28
6.6.1a.2 Monitoring of the serving cell . 29
6.6.1a.3 Criteria for triggering measurements for cell re-selection. 29
6.6.1a.4 Monitoring of non-serving cells . 30
6.6.2 Path loss criteria and timings for cell re-selection . 30
6.6.3 Cell reselection algorithm for SoLSA . 31
6.6.4 Measurements on cells of other radio access technologies . 31
6.6.5 Algorithm for cell re-selection from GSM to UTRAN based on cell ranking . 36
6.6.6 Algorithm for inter-RAT cell re-selection based on priority information . 37
6.6.7 Cell selection and re-selection to CSG cells and hybrid cells . 40
6.6.7.1 Cell re-selection to CSG cells . 40
6.6.7.1a Cell re-selection to hybrid cells . 41
6.6.7.2 Manual CSG ID selection . 41
6.7 Release of TCH, SDCCH and DBPSCH . 41
6.7.1 Normal case . 41
6.7.2 Call re-establishment . 42
6.8 Abnormal cases and emergency calls . 42
6.9 RLA_EC signal level and SLA measurements . 43
6.9.1 General . 43
6.9.2 Physical parameters . 43
6.9.3 Statistical parameter . 43
6.9.4 Accuracy requirements . 44
6.9.5 Void . 44
6.9a RLA_GC signal level measurements . 44
6.9a.1 General . 44
6.9a.2 Physical parameter . 44
6.9a.3 Statistical parameter . 44
6.9a.4 Accuracy requirements . 44
6.10 Coverage class selection for EC-GSM-IoT . 45
6.10.1 General . 45
6.10.2 Downlink coverage class selection . 45
6.10.3 Uplink coverage class selection . 45
6.10.4 Coverage class adaptation for EC-CCCH . 46
6.10.5 Downlink coverage class update . 46
7 Network pre-requisites . 47
7.1 BCCH carriers . 47
7.2 Identification of surrounding BSS . 48
7.2.1 General . 48
7.2.2 Identification of surrounding BSS for handover measurements . 49
7.3 Handover measurements on other radio access technologies . 50
7.4 Handover measurements on UTRAN CSG cells and hybrid cells . 54
8 Radio link measurements . 54
8.1 Signal level . 55
8.1.1 General . 55
8.1.2 Physical parameter . 55
8.1.3 Statistical parameters . 56
8.1.4 Range of parameter . 56
8.1.5 Measurement quantity for other radio access technologies . 57
8.1.5.1 UTRAN FDD . 57
8.1.5.2 UTRAN TDD . 57
8.1.5.3 cdma2000 . 57
8.1.5.4 E-UTRAN FDD . 57
8.1.5.5 E-UTRAN TDD . 58
8.2 Signal quality . 59
8.2.1 General . 59
8.2.2 Physical parameter . 59
8.2.3 Statistical parameters . 59
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8.2.3.1 RXQUAL . 59
8.2.3.2 MEAN_ BEP and CV_BEP . 60
8.2.4 Range of parameter RXQUAL . 61
8.2.5 Range of parameters MEAN_BEP and CV_BEP . 62
8.3 Aspects of discontinuous transmission (DTX) . 66
8.4 Measurement reporting . 67
8.4.1 Measurement reporting for the MS . 67
8.4.1a Measurement reporting for the MS in FPC mode . 69
8.4.1b Measurement reporting for the MS in EPC mode . 69
8.4.2 Measurement reporting for the MS on a SDCCH . 70
8.4.3 Additional cell reporting requirements for multi band MS . 70
8.4.4 Common aspects for the MS on a TCH, a SDCCH or a DBPSCH . 71
8.4.5 Measurement reporting for the BSS . 71
8.4.6 Extended measurement reporting . 72
8.4.7 Additional cell reporting requirements for multi-RAT MS . 72
8.4.8 Enhanced Measurement Reporting . 74
8.4.8.1 Reporting Priority . 74
8.4.8.2 Measurement Reporting . 75
8.4.8.3 NBR_RCVD_BLOCKS for FLO . 76
8.4.9 Requirements for measurement and reporting of CSG cells and hybrid cells . 76
8.5 Absolute MS-BTS distance . 77
8.5.1 General . 77
8.5.2 Physical parameter . 77
9 Control parameters . 78
10 GPRS mode tasks . 90
10.1 Cell Re-selection . 90
10.1.0 General . 90
10.1.1 Monitoring the received signal level and PBCCH data . 91
10.1.1.0 General . 91
10.1.1.1 Packet idle mode or MAC-Idle state . 92
10.1.1.2 Packet transfer mode or MAC-Shared state . 92
10.1.1.2a Broadcast/multicast receive mode . 93
10.1.1.3 Monitoring cells of other radio access technologies . 94
10.1.2 Cell Re-selection Criteria . 98
10.1.3 Cell Re-selection Algorithm . 99
10.1.3.1 Abnormal cell reselection . 100
10.1.3.2 Algorithm for cell re-selection from GSM to UTRAN based on cell ranking . 101
10.1.3.3 Algorithm for inter-RAT cell re-selection based on priority information . 102
10.1.3.4 Cell selection and re-selection to CSG cells and hybrid cells . 102
10.1.4 Network controlled Cell re-selection . 102
10.1.4.1 Measurement reporting . 103
10.1.4.2 Cell re-selection command . 108
10.1.4.3 Exceptional cases . 108
10.1a Measurement and Reporting of CSG Cells and hybrid cells . 108
10.2 RF Power Control . 109
10.2.1 MS output power . 109
10.2.2 BTS output
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