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Handover: General

The document describes the process of handover between cells in GSM networks. It includes intra-BSC handovers within the same cell or between different cells, inter-BSC handovers between base station controllers, and inter-system handovers between GSM and UMTS networks. Sequence diagrams are provided to illustrate the signaling flows for each type of handover.

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Handover: General

The document describes the process of handover between cells in GSM networks. It includes intra-BSC handovers within the same cell or between different cells, inter-BSC handovers between base station controllers, and inter-system handovers between GSM and UMTS networks. Sequence diagrams are provided to illustrate the signaling flows for each type of handover.

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Handover

5.1   General

See Reference 1, "Basic Internal Call Handling", for more details on the sequence
diagrams and their description.

For the related function specifications see Reference 4, "Handover", Reference 7,


"Channel Allocation" and Reference 8, "Differential Channel Allocation".

5.2   Outline of the function Handover


Figure 34 Outline of the function Handover

5.3   Handling of Cell Candidate List during Handover


Figure 35 Handling of Cell Candidate list during Handover

5.4   Intra BSC Intra Cell Handover

MSC BSC BTS MS


| | | |
| | CHANNEL ACTIVATION |
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| | CHANNEL ACTIVATION ACKNOWLEDGE |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | ASSIGNMENT COMMAND |
| +------------------------------------>|
| | | |
| | ESTABLISH INDICATION (new channel) |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE |
| |<------------------------------------+
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE (the old channel)|
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| HANDOVER PERFORMED | |
|<-----------------+ | |
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE ACKNOWLEDGE |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |

Figure 37 Sequence diagram for Intra BSC Intra cell Handover


Figure 38 Intra BSC Intra Cell Handover
Figure 39 Resource allocation and channel activation for handover when transcoders
are not pooled
Figure 40 Channel Allocation for handover when transcoders are not pooled
Figure 41 Resource allocation and channel activation for handover when transcoders
are pooled
Figure 42 Channel Allocation for handover for singleslot connections when
transcoders are pooled
Figure 43 Resource Allocation and channel activation for handover for multislot
configuration connections
Figure 44 Channel Allocation for handover for multislot configuration connections

5.5   Intra BSC Inter Cell Handover

MSC BSC BTS MS


| | | |
| | CHANNEL ACTIVATION |
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| | CHANNEL ACTIVATION ACKNOWLEDGE |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | HANDOVER COMMAND | |
| +------------------------------------>|
| | | |
| | HANDOVER DETECTION |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | ESTABLISH INDICATION |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | HANDOVER COMPLETE |
| |<------------------------------------+
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE (the old channel)|
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| HANDOVER PERFORMED | |
|<-----------------+ | |
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE ACKNOWLEDGE |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |

Figure 46 Sequence diagram for Intra BSC Inter Cell Handover


Figure 47 Intra BSC Inter Cell Handover
5.6   Inter BSC Handover

MSC BSC BTS MS BSC


BTS
Originating site Originating site Target
site Target site
| | | | |
|
| HANDOVER REQUIRED | | |
|
|<---------------+ | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| HANDOVER REQUEST | | |
|
+------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|
| | | |
CHANNEL ACTIVATION |
| | | |
+--------------->|
| | | | CHANNEL ACTIVATION
ACKNOWLEDGE |
| | | | |
<---------------+
| | | HANDOVER REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE |
|
|<------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
| HANDOVER COMMAND | | |
|
+--------------->| | | |
|
| | HANDOVER COMMAND | |
|
| +-------------------------------->| |
|
| | | |
HANDOVER DETECTION |
| | | | |
<---------------+
| | | HANDOVER DETECT |
|
|<------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
| | | |
ESTABLISH INDICATION |
| | | | |
<---------------+
| | | | HANDOVER COMPLETE
|
| | | +--------------->|
|
| | | HANDOVER COMPLETE |
|
|<------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
| CLEAR COMMAND | | | |
|
+--------------->| | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| CLEAR COMPLETE | | | |
|
|<---------------+ | | |
|
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE (the old channel) |
|
| +--------------->| | |
|
| | | | |
|
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE ACKNOWLEDGE | |
|
| |<---------------+ | |
|
| SCCP RELEASE | | | |
|
+--------------->| | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| SCCP RELEASE COMPLETE | | |
|
|<---------------+ | | |
|

Figure 49 Sequence diagram for Inter BSC handover


Figure 50 Inter BSC Handover, Originating BSC
Figure 51 Inter BSC Handover, Target BSC

5.7   Inter System GSM/UMTS Handover

MSC BSC BTS MS


Originating site Originating site
| | | |
| HANDOVER REQUIRED | |
|<---------------+ | |
| | | |
| HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND | |
+--------------->| | |
| | INTER SYSTEM TO UTRAN HANDOVER |
| COMMAND |
| +-------------------------------->|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| CLEAR COMMAND | | |
+--------------->| | |
| | | |
| CLEAR COMPLETE | | |
|<---------------+ | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE (the old channel)
| +--------------->| |
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE ACKNOWLEDGE |
| |<---------------+ |
| SCCP RELEASE | | |
+--------------->| | |
| | | |
| SCCP RELEASE COMPLETE | |
|<---------------+ | |

Figure 53 Sequence diagram for Inter System GSM to UMTS Handover - Originating
BSC

MSC BSC BTS MS


| Target site Target site |
| | | |
|HANDOVER REQUEST | | |
+---------------->| | |
| |CHANNEL ACTIVATION| |
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| |CHANNEL ACTIVATION| |
| | ACKNOWLEDGE | |
| |<-----------------+ |
|HANDOVER REQUEST | | |
| ACKNOWLEDGE | | |
|<----------------+ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |HANDOVER ACCESS |
| | |<-----------------+
| |HANDOVER DETECTION| |
|HANDOVER DETECT |<-----------------+ |
|<----------------+ | |
| |ESTABLISH IDICATION |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | HANDOVER COMPLETE |
|HANDOVER COMPLETE|<------------------------------------+
|<----------------+ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |

Figure 55 Sequence diagram for Inter System UMTS to GSM Handover - Target BSC

Figure 56 Inter System GSM to UMTS Handover, Originating BSC


Figure 57 Inter System UMTS to GSM Handover, Target BSC

6   Connection Release
See Reference 1, "Basic Internal Call Handling", for more details on the sequence
diagrams and their description.

For the related function specification see Reference 5, "Connection Release".


MSC BSC BTS MS
| | | |
| CLEAR COMMAND | | |
+----------------->| | |
| | | |
| CLEAR COMPLETE | | |
|<-----------------+ | |
| | | |
| | CHANNEL RELEASE | |
| +------------------------------------>|
| | | |
| | DEACTIVATE SACCH | |
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| | RELEASE INDICATION |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE |
| +----------------->| |
| | | |
| | RF CHANNEL RELEASE ACKNOWLEDGE |
| |<-----------------+ |
| | | |
| SCCP RELEASED | | |
+----------------->| | |
| | | |
| SCCP RELEASE COMPLETE | |
|<-----------------+ | |
| | | |

Figure 59 Sequence diagram for Connection Release of a traffic channel


Figure 60 Outline of the function Connection Release

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