Cell Barring (RAN13.0 01)

Cell Barring
RAN13.0
Feature Parameter Description

Issue 01
Date 2011-04-30

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WCDMA RAN
Cell Barring 1 Introduction

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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 Automatic Operation ................................................................................................................ 3-1
4 Manual operation ...................................................................................................................... 4-1
5 Engineering Guideline ............................................................................................................. 5-1
6 Parameters.................................................................................................................................. 6-1
7 Counters ...................................................................................................................................... 7-1
8 Glossary ...................................................................................................................................... 8-1
9 Reference Documents ............................................................................................................. 9-1

WCDMA RAN
Cell Barring 1 Introduction

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1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the basic principles of the cell barring feature.
1.2 Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
Personnel who are familiar with WCDMA basics
Personnel who need to understand cell barring
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:
Feature change: refers to the change in the cell barring 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:
01 (2011-04-30)
Draft B (2011-03-30)
Draft A (2010-12-30)
01 (2011-04-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN13.0.
Compared with issue Draft B (2011-03-30) of RAN13.0, this issue has no change.
Draft B (2011-03-30)
This is the draft of the document for RAN13.0.
Compared with Draft A (2010-12-30) of RAN13.0, this issue optimizes the description.
Draft A (2010-12-30)
This is the draft of the document for RAN13.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2010-12-20) of RAN12.0, this issue optimizes the description.
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Cell Barring 2 Overview

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2 Overview
This document describes the feature WRFD-021102 Cell Barring.
When a cell is abnormal, this feature enables the operator to automatically or manually bar the cell.
When the Iu interface is disconnected, this feature can prevent the UE from initiating useless access
requests and ensure that 3G UEs are handed over to the 2G network.
This feature can provide flexibility for the operator in some scenarios (for example, maintenance).
The cell can be barred or unbarred manually and automatically.
Manual operation. The operator can bar/unbar the cell by the MML commands. And then RNC will
update the system information of this cell to indicate UE the change;
Automatic operation. In cases of Iu-CS or Iu-PS breakdown, the RNC keeps providing coverage (but
not service) to the UEs under its control. This means that several UEs are kept in 3G coverage, but,
actually, they cannot access the network. If the Iu-CS breaks down, the RNC will bar the CS domain
service for the cell; if the Iu-PS breaks down, the RNC will bar the PS domain service for the cell. In the
case of both Iu-CS and Iu-PS breakdown, RNC bars the cell automatically.
The RAN notifies the UE through SIB about the information of cell barring. And the UE detects SIB and
access the network according to the SIB.
If SIB1 does not contain the information of one CN domain (CS or PS), the UE does not initiate
services in this domain and does not reselect cells but camps in the current cell.
If the SIB3/4 indicates the cell is barred, the UE is not permitted to select/re-select this cell, not even
for emergency calls. UE firstly tries to camp on configured 3G/2G neighboring cells. If all cells can not
be camped on, the UE tries to search new network.
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Cell Barring 3 Automatic Operation

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3 Automatic Operation
The RNC take actions according to the faults on the Iu:
If only the Iu UP breaks up, the RNC takes no action.
If the Iu breaks up, and does not recover in the period StateIndTmr, the RNC takes the Iu as faulty.
If there are only intermittent disconnections, the RNC does not release the signaling connection. If the
duration of the fault exceeds the StateIndTmr and is not recovered, the RNC judges that the
connection to the CN breaks up and releases all the signaling connection to the CN.
If only the Iu-CS signaling link breaks up,
If SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST is turned on and BARRED_CELL_FOR_CSDOMAIN_RST is
turned off, the SIB1 does not contain the CS CN information. In this case, the UE will not initiate CS
service and will not reselect other network.
If SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST is turned on and BARRED_CELL_FOR_CSDOMAIN_RST is
turned on, the SIB3/SIB4 indicates the cell is barred. In this case, the UE will reselect other cell.
If Iu-PS signaling link breaks up,
If SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST is turned on, the SIB1 does not contain PS CN information. In
this case, the UE will not initiate PS service and will not reselect other network.
If the signaling links of both Iu-CS and Iu-PS break up,
If SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST is turned on, the SIB3/SIB4 indicates the cell is barred. In this
case, the UE will reselect other cell.
After the Iu recovers, the cells are automatically unbarred.
When the Iu interface is faulty, the RNC gradually restricts cell access in Bar mode. When the Iu
interface is restored, the RNC gradually enables cell access in Not Bar mode. The parameter
IuAcIntervalOfCell defines the interval from barring/unbarring one cell to barring/unbarring another cell.
In this way, the location update procedure can be distributed to a specified time period and the risk due
to congestion is reduced.
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Cell Barring 4 Manual operation

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4 Manual operation
Quick blocking/unblocking of cells is required in some special scenarios. For example, if the RNC is
faulty when the UE camps on the 3G network, the RNC cannot provide complete services on the access
network; if the CN needs to be upgraded, the UE must be forcibly handed over from the 3G network to
the 2G network. Although the BLK UCELL command can be executed to block/unblock cells in batches,
this method requires longer preparation and processing time. Therefore, it does not meet the
requirement for quickly blocking/unblocking cells.
Quick blocking/unblocking of cells is a process of UE access control through the AC control IEs in the
cell system information. It is effective for the UEs in idle mode. The blocking modes are as follows:
Blocking all the cells controlled by an RNC through the ADD URNCALLCELLBLK command. Cell
blocking can be performed in the PS domain or in both the PS domain and the CS domain, which is
set by the DomainType parameter. The processing time of cell blocking is set by the
ProcessDuration parameter.
Blocking PS services for a cell controlled by an RNC by turning on the RSVDBIT14 switch included by
the RsvdPara1 parameter in the ADD UCELLALGOSWITCH command.
Blocking all the cells belonging to an operator through the ADD UCNOPALLCELLBLK command.
Cell blocking can be performed in the PS domain or in both the PS domain and the CS domain, which
is set by the DomainType parameter. The processing time of cell blocking is set by the
ProcessDuration parameter.

Only one blocking mode can be used for quick blocking/unblocking of cells, that is, the blocking modes based on RNC
and Operator cannot be used simultaneously.
In the latter blocking mode, the ADD UCNOPALLCELLBLK command is executed for only one operator.
Cell blocking can be performed in the PS domain or in both the PS domain and the CS domain, which is
set by the DomainType parameter. The processing time of cell blocking is set by the ProcessDuration
parameter.
Table 4-1 provides four schemes for quickly blocking/unblocking cells.
Table 4-1 Four schemes for quickly blocking/unblocking cells
Target
Object
Blocked
Domain
Scheme UE Version
Compatibility
RNC PS domain Delete the information about the PS domain from
SIB1. Only the information about the CS domain is
broadcast.
Any new PS service is
rejected. This scheme is
effective for all the UEs.
RNC CS domain
and PS
domain
Set all the ACs in the "Access Class Barred list" IE
in SIB3 to barred.
In addition, set all the ACs in the "Domain Specific
Access Restriction Parameters For All" IE in the
"Domain Specific Access Restriction For Shared
Network" IE to barred.
Any new service is
effective for all the UEs.
Operator PS domain Set all the PS ACs in the "Domain Specific Access
Restriction Parameters For OperatorN" IE in the
"Domain Specific Access Restriction For Shared
Network" IE to barred. In addition, set the CS
domain to noRestriction (NULL).
effective for the UEs of
3GPP Release 6 or later.
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Target
Object
Blocked
Domain
Scheme UE Version
Compatibility
Operator CS domain
and PS
domain
Set all the CS ACs and PS ACs in the "Domain
Specific Access Restriction Parameters For
OperatorN" IE in the "Domain Specific Access
Restriction For Shared Network" IE to barred.
Any new service is
effective for the UEs of
3GPP Release 6 or later.
CELL PS domain Delete the information about the PS domain from
SIB1. Only the information about the CS domain is
broadcast.
effective for all the UEs in
the cell.
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Cell Barring 5 Engineering Guideline

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5 Engineering Guideline
Deployment Guideline
The use of this feature does not affect the KPI of local network, because after the cell is barred the UE
will not retry to access the local cell. But the UE will try to access inter-RAT cells or inter-operator cells in
the same coverage and cause signaling shock to them. So you need to consider the anti-shock
capability when deploying this feature and ensure the cell can work normally when a lot of UEs come to
the cell.s
It is recommended to use the default parameters of the feature.
Automatic Cell Barring
To enable the function of the automatic cell barring, run the following command:
SET URRCTRLSWITCH: PROCESSSWITCH = SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST-1;
SET URRCTRLSWITCH: PROCESSSWITCH = BARRED_CELL_FOR_CSDOMAIN_RST-1;
You can set the protection for intermittent disconnection:
SET UIUTIMERANDNUM: CnOpIndex=X, CNId=Y, StateIndTmr=Z;
Quickly Blocking One Cell
When a cell is blocked in high priority, the cell is deactivated immediately. When a cell is blocked in
medium priority, the cell is deactivated immediately if no subscriber accesses the cell in the duration
specified for blocking of medium priority, or if any subscriber accesses the cell in the duration specified
for blocking of medium priority the cell is deactivated after the duration specified for blocking of medium
priority expires. When a cell is blocked in low priority, the cell is deactivated when no subscriber
accesses the cell.
To block a cell run the following command:
BLK CELL: CellId=1; Priority=HIGH;
To unblock a cell, run the following command:
UBL UCELL: CELLID=1;
Quickly Blocking All the Cells
The function of quickly blocking all the cells only can chose one of the following methods: quickly
bolcking all the cells in the RNC (ADD URNCALLCELLBLK) or quickly blocking all the cells of the
designated operator in the RNC(ADD UCNOPALLCELLBLK). That means the MML command ADD
URNCALLCELLBLK and ADD UCNOPALLCELLBLK can not executed in the same time.
To block all the cells in the RNC in the PS domain in 10 minutes, run the following command:
ADD URNCALLCELLBLK: DomainType = PsBlk, ProcessDuration = 10;
To unblock all the cells in the RNC:
RMV URNCALLCELLBLK
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Cell Barring 6 Parameters

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6 Parameters
Table 6-1 Parameter description
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
CNId BSC690
0
SET
UIUTIMERANDN
UM(Mandatory)
Meaning:Identifying a CN Node. When the Iu-Flex
feature is enabled, a maximum of 32 CN nodes can be
configured in each CN domain, either the CS domain or
the PS domain. CN nodes are uniquely but not
necessarily consecutively numbered within a BSC6900.
For example, set the number of a CN node to 0 and that
of another CN node to 2.
Note:
Although the number of a CN node ranges from 0 to
4095, a maximum of 64 CN nodes can be configured.
GUI Value Range:0~4095
Actual Value Range:0~4095
Unit:None
Default Value:None
CnOpIndex BSC690
0
SET
UIUTIMERANDN
UM(Mandatory)
Meaning:Represent an index for a CN operator.
GUI Value Range:0~3
Unit:None
Default Value:None
DomainType BSC690
0
ADD
URNCALLCELLB
LK(Mandatory)
MOD
URNCALLCELLB
LK(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the blocked domain
type.
GUI Value Range:PsBlk(BLOCK PS),
CsAndPsBlk(BLOCK CS AND PS)
Actual Value Range:PsBlk, CsAndPsBlk
Unit:None
Default Value:None
DomainType BSC690
0
ADD
UCNOPALLCELL
BLK(Mandatory)
MOD
UCNOPALLCELL
BLK(Mandatory)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the blocked domain
type.
GUI Value Range:PsBlk(BLOCK PS),
CsAndPsBlk(BLOCK CS AND PS)
Actual Value Range:PsBlk, CsAndPsBlk
Unit:None
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Default Value:None
IuAcIntervalOfCell BSC690
0
SET
UACALGO(Option
al)
Meaning:When the Iu interface is faulty, the RNC
gradually restricts cell access in Bar mode. When the Iu
interface is restored, the RNC gradually enables cell
access in Not Bar mode. This parameter defines the
interval between the cells working in Bar mode or in Not
Bar mode. In this way, the location update procedure can
be distributed to a specified time period and the risk due
to congestion is reduced.
Unit:s
Default Value:1
ProcessDuration BSC690
0
ADD
URNCALLCELLB
LK(Mandatory)
MOD
URNCALLCELLB
LK(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the processing
duration of the cell blocking in the RNC.
Unit:min
Default Value:None
ProcessDuration BSC690
0
ADD
UCNOPALLCELL
BLK(Mandatory)
MOD
UCNOPALLCELL
BLK(Optional)
Meaning:This parameter specifies the processing
duration of the cell blocking in the RNC.
Unit:min
Default Value:None
PROCESSSWITC
H
BSC690
0
SET
URRCTRLSWITC
H(Optional)
Meaning:1)INVOKE_TRACE_SWITCH.
When it is checked, RNC will start Invoke Trace
procedure upon receiving INVOKE TRACE Message
form CN, otherwise, RNC won't start the Invoke Trace
procedure though it receives the INVOKE TRACE
message.
2)SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST.
When it is checked, RNC will broadcast SYSTEM
INFORMATION messages to UE when Iu reset,
otherwise, RNC won't broadcast SYSTEM
INFORMATION messages to UE when Iu reset.
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3)DRNC_DIRECT_DSCR.
When it is checked, DRNC will start DSCR procedure
directly in RRC states other than CELL_DCH, otherwise,
DRNC will transfer RRC CELL UPDATE message to
SRNC.
4)RNC_SHARE_SWITCH.
When it is checked, RNC traffic share function will be
valid, otherwise, RNC traffic function cannot be used.
5)RNCAP_IMSI_HO_SWITCH.
When it is checked, Imsi handover function will be used,
otherwise it will be not used.
6)TERMINAL_VERSION_DEBASE_SWITCH.
When it is checked, terminal version R4 will debase to
R99.
7)SYS_HO_OUT_CIPHER_SWITCH.
When it is checked, the RNC will add ciphering byte at
GSM HANDOVER COMMAND if the GSM system do not
add any cipher information at that message.
8)SYS_HO_CIPHER_CONFIG.
When it is checked, the cipher configuration in the added
cipher byte in GSM will be A5/1.When it is no
checked ,the cipher configuration is A5/0.
9)ARRED_CELL_FOR_CSDOMAIN_RST.
When it is checked, cell will be bared when CS domain is
invalid, otherwise the CS domain will be bared when CS
domain is invalid. It is invalid If
SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST is not checked.
10)CR2284R1_SWITCH.
In section 8.6.6.28 of TS25.331 of R5 Before2006, it
describes that the HFN should add one when UE is
ciphering in the situation of Timing re-initialized hard
handover, while not specified in RB SETUP process in
the section of 8.6.4.3. so it is not clear whether to add or
not in RB SETUP in DRD scenarios. CR2284R1 clarify
that HFN should add one in RB SETUP process with
Timing re-initialized hard handover. when it is
checked ,RNC accepts this CR2284R1; when it is not
checked ,RNC does not accept this CR2284R1.
11)CDT_MSG_FULL_TRACE.
When it is checked, CDT trace function which starts
tracing from message RRC CONNECT REQUEST.
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12)CR2284R1_COMPATIBLE_SWITCH.
CR2284R1 causes the compatible problem. if UE is not
consistent with RNC regarding whether accept the
CR2284R1 or not, it will cause the problem of streaming
when UEs are communicating with each other. So RNC
creates this switch. when it is checked, RNC is
auto-adaptive to accept the CR2284R1 according to UE
version information. The principles that RNC judges UE
whether to accept the CR2284R1 are as follows: R5 and
above UE accepts the CR; R99/R4 UE, if it receives the
START LIST value from RB SETUP COMPLETE,RNC
figures that UE accepts the CR; R99/R4 UE, if it only
receives the START value from RB SETUP
COMPLETE,RNC figures that UE does not accept the
CR; when it is not checked, whether RNC accept the CR
or not is according to CR2284R1_SWITCH. The
relations between these two switches
CR2284R1_SWITCH and
CR2284R1_COMPATIBLE_SWITCH are as follows:
(1)CR2284R1_COMPATIBLE_SWITCH is checked,
RNC is self-compatible, so the CR2284R1_SWITCH is
invalid;
(2)CR2284R1_COMPATIBLE_SWITCH is not checked,
the CR2284R1_SWITCH is valid.
13)COMBINE_OPERATION_DRD_SWITCH.
When it is on, RNC will not reject the message RB
SETUP CMP without the IE active time.
14)UL_INTER_PROTECT_SWITCH.
When the switch is off, RNC will not do integrity
protection check for uplink RRC messages.
15)FAST_DORMANCY_SWITCH.
When it is checked, RNC will apply FAST DORMANCY
function.
16)SYS_HO_IN_CIPHER_SWITCH.
When it is checked, don't receive the encrypted ability
information from RELOC REQ ,default configured of
encrypted parameter are UIA1 and UEA0.
17)PTT_EARLY_TRANS_SWITCH_OFF.
When it is checked, PTT user will not apply the early
transmission function, otherwise, PTT user will apply the
early transmission function.
18)UPLINK_MDC_ENHENCEMENT_SWITCH.
This switch has become invalid.
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19)NODEB_PRIVATE_INTERFACE_SWITCH.
When it is checked, the NodeB private interface data can
be taken to the NodeB through the IUB protocol
message.
20)PTT_SPEC_LI_SWITCH_OFF.
When it is checked, special LI will not be used for PTT
user, otherwise, special LI will be used for PTT user.
21)RNC_DF_2_URA_PCH_SWITCH.
When it is checked, RNC will support transferring Fast
Dormancy UE from CELL_DCH or CELL_FACH to
URA_PCH. When it is not checked, RNC will not support
transferring Fast Dormancy UE from CELL_DCH or
CELL_FACH to URA_PCH.
22)FD_TAC_MATCH_SWITCH.
When it is checked, RNC will apply FAST DORMANCY
function for UE whose TAC is configured in database.
When it is not checked, RNC will apply FAST
DORMANCY function for UE whose version is R5 or
later.
GUI Value Range:INVOKE_TRACE_SWITCH,
SYS_INFO_UPDATE_FOR_IU_RST,
DRNC_DIRECT_DSCR, RNC_SHARE_SWITCH,
RNCAP_IMSI_HO_SWITCH,
TERMINAL_VERSION_DEBASE_SWITCH,
SYS_HO_OUT_CIPHER_SWITCH,
SYS_HO_CIPHER_CONFIG,
BARRED_CELL_FOR_CSDOMAIN_RST,
CR2284R1_SWITCH, CDT_MSG_FULL_TRACE,
CR2284R1_COMPATIBLE_SWITCH,
COMBINE_OPERATION_DRD_SWITCH,
UL_INTER_PROTECT_SWITCH,
FAST_DORMANCY_SWITCH,
SYS_HO_IN_CIPHER_SWITCH,
PTT_EARLY_TRANS_SWITCH_OFF,
UPLINK_MDC_ENHENCEMENT_SWITCH,
NODEB_PRIVATE_INTERFACE_SWITCH,
PTT_SPEC_LI_SWITCH_OFF,
RNC_DF_2_URA_PCH_SWITCH,
FD_TAC_MATCH_SWITCH
Actual Value Range:This parameter is set to 0 or 1
according to the related domains.
Unit:None
Default Value:None
RsvdPara1 BSC690 ADD
UCELLALGOSWI
Meaning:The algorithms with the above values represent
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0 TCH(Optional)
MOD
UCELLALGOSWI
TCH(Optional)
are
as follow: RSVDBIT1~RSVDBIT16:Reserved
Switch.
GUI Value Range:RSVDBIT1(Reserved Switch 1),
RSVDBIT2(Reserved Switch 2), RSVDBIT3(Reserved
Switch 3), RSVDBIT4(Reserved Switch 4),
RSVDBIT11(Reserved Switch 11),
RSVDBIT16(Reserved Switch 16)
Actual Value Range:RSVDBIT1, RSVDBIT2, RSVDBIT3,
RSVDBIT4,
RSVDBIT5, RSVDBIT6, RSVDBIT7, RSVDBIT8,
RSVDBIT9, RSVDBIT10,
RSVDBIT11, RSVDBIT12, RSVDBIT13,
RSVDBIT14, RSVDBIT15,
RSVDBIT16
Unit:None
Default Value:None
StateIndTmr BSC690
0
SET
UIUTIMERANDN
UM(Optional)
Meaning:CN protection timer.
Unit:ms
Default Value:20000

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Cell Barring 7 Counters

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7 Counters
Table 7-1 Counter description
Counter ID Counter Name Counter
Description
Feature ID Feature Name
50342548 VS.ULCE.Max.Dedicated Maximum
Dedicated Uplink
CE
WRFD-021102 Cell Barring
50342549 VS.DLCE.Max.Dedicated Maximum
Dedicated
Downlink CE
50342550 VS.ULCE.Max.Shared Maximum Shared
Uplink CE
50342554 VS.DLCE.Max.Shared Maximum Shared
Downlink CE

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Cell Barring 8 Glossary

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8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.
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Cell Barring 9 Reference Documents

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9 Reference Documents
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