LTE measurement events

MEASUREMENT REPORT:
EVENTS A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 & B2

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 Measurement Report: LTE Events

0 PERIODICAL
- Periodical reporting

1 EVENT_ A1
-Serving cell becomes better than absolute threshold

2 EVENT_ A2
-Serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold

3 EVENT_ A3
-Neighbor cell becomes amount of offset better than serving

4 EVENT_ A4
-Neighbor cell becomes better than absolute threshold

5 EVENT_ A5
-Serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 and Neighbor

cell becomes better than another absolute threshold2

Measurement Report: LTE Events (IRAT)

0 PERIODICAL

-Periodical reporting

1 EVENT_ B1

-IRAT neighbor better than threshold

2 EVENT_ B2

-Serving becomes worse than threshold1 and IRAT neighbor becomes better then threshold2
 Event A1

• The redirection to another frequency may be cancelled by

Event A1 “Good Coverage”

• An Event A1 Good Coverage measurement report arrives

from the UE

• Event A1:Serving becomes Better than absolute Threshold

• This Event is used in IRAT Mobility

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Event A1

Serving becomes better than threshold

Hysteresis a1-Threshold

reportAmount

reportQuantity
time

triggerType=event
eventId=eventA1

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A1:Serving Becomes Better than absolute threshold
 Event A2
• Having two measurement thresholds for poor coverage
evaluation allows for the use of different hysteresis and
timer values for the different threshold values

• The redirection to another frequency triggered by

Event A2 “Bad Coverage”

• Event A2:Serving becomes worse than absolute

Threshold
A2:Serving becomes worse than absolute threshold (mal)
 Event A3
• The Intra-LTE Handover feature configures Event A3 as
defined in 3GPP TS36.331.

• The Event A3 implies that one or several neighbor cells

become better then the serving cell also when some offset
and hysteresis values are taken into account.

• “Neighbor becomes offset better than serving”

• Event A3:Neighbor becomes amount offset better than

serving.
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Event A3

Neighbour becomes offset better than serving

Hysteresis

offset
s-cell

n-cell
reportAmount
reportQuantity

time
triggerType=event r
eventId=eventA3 eportOnLeave
timeToTrigger s -reportInterval
Offset = a3-offset + offsetFreqs + cellIndividualOffset offsetFreqn - cellIndividualOffsetn

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A3:Neighbor becomes offset better than serving
 UE evaluating entry to Event A3
• Equation 1   Formula for Entering EventA3

Mn+cellIndividualOffsetEUtran-hysteresisA3>Ms+a3Offset

• Equation 2   Formula for Leaving EventA3

Mn+cellIndividualOffsetEUtran+hysteresisA3<Ms+a3Offset

where:
Mn = Measured value of the neighboring cell (either RSRP or RSRQ) 
Ms = Measured value of the serving cell (either RSRP or RSRQ)
 Event A4

• Neighbor cell becomes better than absolute threshold

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Event A4

Neighbour becomes offset better than threshold

Hysteresis

offset

reportAmount a4-Threshold

reportQuantity
time
reportOnLeave
triggerType=event
eventId=eventA4 timeToTrigger reportInterval

Offset = offsetFreqn + cellIndividualOffset n

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Event B2

Serving becomes worse than threshold1 and inter RAT neighbour becomes better
than threshold2)
condition 2 fulfilled
condition 1 fulfilled
b2-Threshold2UTRA/GERAN

Hysteresis OffsetFreq

s-cell
b2-Threshold1

Hysteresis n-cell
reportAmount

reportQuantity time

triggerType=event report
eventId=eventB2 OnLeave
timeToTrigger reportInterval

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 Event A5
• Is used by Inter FREQUENCY Handover in order to find
a frequency to redirect to or a cell to make handover
to.

• A5:Serving worse than threshold 1 AND Neighbor

better than threshold 2
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Event A5

Serving becomes worse than thr.1 and neighbour becomes better than thr.2
condition 2 fulfilled
condition 1 fulfilled
a5-Threshold2

Hysteresis offset

s-cell
a5-Threshold1

Hysteresis n-cell
reportAmount

reportQuantity time

triggerType=event report
eventId=eventA5 OnLeave
offset = offsetFreqntimeToTrigger
+ cellIndividualOffset
reportInterval
n

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A5:Serving worse than threshold 1 AND Neighbor better than threshold 2
 Event B1
• IRAT neighbor better than threshold
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Event B1

Inter RAT neighbour becomes better than threshold

Hysteresis

OffsetFreq
reportAmount a1-ThresholdUTRA/GERAN

reportQuantity
time
reportOnLeave
triggerType=event
eventId=eventB1 timeToTrigger reportInterval

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 Event B2
• Event B2 is used by IRAT Coverage Triggered Session
Continuity in order to decide which type of release
(blind or not) will be performed.
B2:Serving worse then threshold 1 AND IRAT Neighbor better than
threshold 2
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Speed dependant scaling of measurement parameters

time

timeToTrigger

timeToTriger:=timeToTrigger*sf-Medium (medium-mobility detected)

timeToTriger:=timeToTrigger*sf-High (high-mobility detected)

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

AKA Authentication and Key Agreement

CCO Cell Change Order
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
DCCH Dedicated Control Channel
DL Downlink
EGPRS Enhanced General Packet Radio Service
GERAN GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network
HO Handover
MME Mobility Management Entity
NAS Non-access Stratum Signalling
PCCH Paging Control Channel
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PSI Public Service Identity
RAT Radio Access Technology
RLC Radio Link Control
RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
RRC Radio Resource Control
RSCP Received Signal Code Power
RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
RXLEV Received Signal Level
TMSI Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity Number
UE User Equipment
UL Uplink
UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network

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References

This section contains the locations of various specifications, document references and useful information where you can learn more about
this subject.

[1] 3GPP TS 36.331 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification

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