Updated UE measurements and initial cell selection documentation
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$(SRC)/lte/doc/source/figures/lte-enb-rrc-states.pdf \
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$(SRC)/lte/doc/source/figures/lte-ue-rrc-states.pdf \
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$(SRC)/lte/doc/source/figures/lte-handover-algorithm.pdf \
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digraph LteRrcStates {
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IDLE_CELL_SELECTION [shape="box",width=5]
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IDLE_WAIT_SYSTEM_INFO [shape="box",width=5]
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IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [shape="box",width=5]
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IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS [shape="box",width=5]
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IDLE_CONNECTING [shape="box",width=5]
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CONNECTED_NORMALLY [shape="box",width=5]
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CONNECTED_HANDOVER [shape="box",width=5]
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IDLE_CELL_SELECTION [shape="box",width=4]
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IDLE_WAIT_SYSTEM_INFO [shape="box",width=4]
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IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [shape="box",width=4]
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IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS [shape="box",width=4]
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IDLE_CONNECTING [shape="box",width=4]
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CONNECTED_NORMALLY [shape="box",width=4]
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CONNECTED_HANDOVER [shape="box",width=4]
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IDLE_CELL_SELECTION -> IDLE_WAIT_SYSTEM_INFO [label="eNB CellId enforced by upper layers"]
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IDLE_CELL_SELECTION -> IDLE_WAIT_SYSTEM_INFO [label="cell ID enforced\nby upper layers"]
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IDLE_CELL_SELECTION -> IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [label="cell selection\nsuccessful"]
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IDLE_WAIT_SYSTEM_INFO -> IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [label="rx MIB + SIB2"]
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IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY -> IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS [label="connection request by upper layers"]
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IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS -> IDLE_CONNECTING [label="random access successful"]
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IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS -> IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [label="random access failure"]
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IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY -> IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS [label="connection request\nby upper layers"]
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IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS -> IDLE_CONNECTING [label="random access\nsuccessful"]
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IDLE_RANDOM_ACCESS -> IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [label="random access\nfailure",
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style=dashed] // dashed because this has not been implemented yet
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IDLE_CONNECTING -> CONNECTED_NORMALLY [label="rx RRC CONN SETUP"]
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IDLE_CONNECTING -> IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [label="rx RRC CONN REJECT"]
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CONNECTED_NORMALLY -> CONNECTED_HANDOVER [label="rx RRC CONN RECONF with MobilityCltrInfo"]
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CONNECTED_HANDOVER -> CONNECTED_NORMALLY [label="random access successful"]
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IDLE_CONNECTING -> IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY [label="rx RRC CONN\nREJECT"]
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CONNECTED_NORMALLY -> CONNECTED_HANDOVER [label="rx RRC CONN RECONF\nwith MobilityCtrlInfo"]
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CONNECTED_HANDOVER -> CONNECTED_NORMALLY [label="random access\nsuccessful"]
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}
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@@ -1267,6 +1267,8 @@ The scheduler implements the filtering of the uplink CQIs according to their nat
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- ``ALL_UL_CQI``: all CQIs are stored in the same internal attibute (i.e., the last CQI received is stored independently from its nature).
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.. _sec-random-access:
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Random Access
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+++++++++++++
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@@ -1948,6 +1950,40 @@ represented in Figure :ref:`fig-lte-enb-rrc-states`.
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ENB RRC State Machine for each UE
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.. _sec-cell-search:
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Cell Search
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+++++++++++
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Cell search is one of the first steps performed by every UE in the beginning of
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simulation, particularly when the UE has not yet camped or attached to an
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eNodeB. The objective of the procedure is to detect surrounding cells and
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measure the strength of received signal from each of these cells. One of these
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cells will become the UE's entry point to join the cellular network.
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The measurements are based on the RSRP of the received PSS, averaged by Layer 1
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filtering, and performed by the PHY layer. This is described in more detail in
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section :ref:`phy-ue-measurements`. PSS is transmitted by eNodeB over the
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central 72 sub-carriers of the DL channel (Section 5.1.7.3 [TS36300]_), hence
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we model cell search to operate using a DL bandwidth of 6 RBs. Note that
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measurements of RSRQ are not available at this point of time in simulation. As
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a consequence, the ``LteUePhy::RsrqUeMeasThreshold`` attribute does not apply
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during cell search.
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Using the measured RSRP, the PHY entity is able to generate a list of detected
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cells, each with its corresponding cell ID and averaged RSRP. This list is
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periodically pushed via CPHY SAP to the RRC entity as a measurement report.
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The RRC entity inspects the report and simply choose the cell with the strongest
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RSRP, as also indicated in Section 5.2.3.1 of [TS36304]_. Then it instructs the
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PHY entity to synchronize to this particular cell. The actual operating
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bandwidth of the cell is still unknown at this time, so the PHY entity listens
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only to the minimum bandwidth of 6 RBs. Nevertheless the PHY entity will be
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able to receive system broadcast message from this particular eNodeB, which is
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the topic of the next section.
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Broadcast of System Information
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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@@ -1966,10 +2002,11 @@ intervals. The supported system information blocks are:
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Contains UL- and RACH-related settings, scheduled to transmit via RRC
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protocol at 16 ms after cell configuration, and then repeats every 80 ms.
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Reception of system information is detrimental to the transition of UE RRC
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state. SIB1 is necessary for switching from `IDLE_CELL_SELECTION` to
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`IDLE_WAIT_SYSTEM_INFO`. After that, MIB and SIB2 are required to switch to
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`IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY`.
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Reception of system information is detrimental to a UE in order to advance in
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its lifecycle. MIB enables the UE to increase the initial DL bandwidth of 6 RBs
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to the actual operating bandwidth of the network. SIB1 provides information
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necessary for initial cell selection procedure (explained in the next section).
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And finally SIB2 is necessary before the UE can switch to CONNECTED state.
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.. _sec-initial-cell-selection:
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@@ -1977,59 +2014,72 @@ state. SIB1 is necessary for switching from `IDLE_CELL_SELECTION` to
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Initial Cell Selection
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++++++++++++++++++++++
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UE in `IDLE_CELL_SELECTION` state, e.g. in the beginning of simulation, will
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actively seek a suitable cell to attach to.
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Performed by UE RRC, the initial cell selection procedure reviews the
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measurement report produced in :ref:`sec-cell-search` and the cell access
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information provided by SIB1. Once both information is available for a specific
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cell, the UE triggers the evaluation process. The purpose of this process is to
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determine if the cell is a suitable cell to camp to.
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UE will perform the selection among the surrounding eNodeBs based on several
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criteria:
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The evaluation process is a slightly simplified version of Section 5.2.3.2 of
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[TS36304]_. It consists of the following 3 criteria:
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- Rx level criterion;
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- quality criterion;
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- public land mobile network (PLMN), a.k.a. the network operator; and
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- closed subscriber group (CSG).
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The first pair of criteria, Rx level and quality, are based on measured cell
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RSRP :math:`Q_{rxlevmeas}` and RSRQ :math:`Q_{qualmeas}`, respectively. These
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measurements are collected by the PHY layer, as described in
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:ref:`phy-ue-measurements`. In order to pass the criteria, both values must be
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higher than required minimum RSRP and RSRQ, which can also be expressed as
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below:
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The first criterion, Rx level, is based on the cell's measured RSRP
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:math:`Q_{rxlevmeas}`, which has to be higher than the required minimum in order
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to pass the criterion:
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.. math::
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Q_{rxlevmeas} - Q_{rxlevmin} > 0
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.. math::
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Q_{qualmeas} - Q_{qualmin} > 0
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where :math:`Q_{rxlevmin}` and :math:`Q_{qualmin}` are determined by each
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eNodeB, and are obtainable by UE from SIB1.
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where :math:`Q_{rxlevmin}` is determined by each eNodeB and is obtainable by UE
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from SIB1.
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The last pair of criteria, PLMN and CSG, are simple numbers associated with each
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eNodeB and UE. When these information are set to values beside their default
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values, for example to simulate an environment with multiple network operators,
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UE will restrict its cell selection attempts to target only eNodeBs with the
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same PLMN ID and CSG ID. The default value of zero disables these criteria. Only
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eNodeB and UE. The basic rule is that UE will not camp to eNodeBs with different
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PLMN ID and/or CSG ID. The default value of zero disables these criteria. Only
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at most one PLMN ID and one CSG ID can be associated to each eNodeB or UE.
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Section :ref:`sec-network-attachment` of user documentation provides more
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details on multi-operator simulation.
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details on this.
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When at least one suitable cells are found, the UE will choose the strongest one
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(based on RSRP) and connect to it. This is done by issuing a contention-based
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random access, followed by `RRCConnectionRequest`, thereby promptly switching
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from IDLE mode to CONNECTED mode. Hence, `cell reselection` procedure is *not*
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supported in this version of LTE module.
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When the cell passes all the above criteria, then the cell is deemed as
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*suitable*. Next, UE camps to it, switching its RRC state to
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`IDLE_CAMPED_NORMALLY`. After this, the UE may request to enter CONNECTED mode,
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which can be done by calling ``LteHelper::Connect`` function; please refer to
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section :ref:`sec-rrc-connection-establishment` for details on this.
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On the other hand, when no suitable cell is found, or when the selected cell
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rejects the connection request, then the UE will stop the attempt and stay in
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`IDLE_CELL_SELECTION` state until the end of the simulation. In real LTE system,
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the UE would enter "any cell selection" state, camp to any cell, and then
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perform cell reselection. But these are not modeled in this version of LTE
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module.
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On the other hand, when the cell does not pass either the PLMN or CSG criteria,
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then the cell is labeled as *acceptable* (Section 10.1.1.1 [TS36300]_). In this
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case, the RRC entity will tell the PHY entity to synchronize to a different
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cell. As long as no suitable cell is found, the UE will repeat these steps while
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avoiding cells that have been identified as acceptable.
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The above behaviour is based on the following simplifying assumptions:
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- multiple carrier frequency is not supported;
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- as mentioned in section :ref:`sec-cell-search`, RSRQ is not available during
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cell search;
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- stored information cell selection is not supported;
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- "Any Cell Selection" state and camping to an acceptable cell is not
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supported;
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- marking a cell as barred or reserved is not supported; and
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- cell reselection is not supported, hence it is not possible for UE to camp to
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a different cell after the initial camp has been placed.
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Also note that both cell search and initial cell selection are only available
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for EPC-enabled simulation. EPC-only simulation must use the manual attachment
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method. See section :ref:`sec-network-attachment` of user documentation for more
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information on their difference in usage.
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Radio Admission Control
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- only `reportStrongestCells` purpose is supported, while `reportCGI` and
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`reportStrongestCellsForSON` purposes are not supported;
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- `s-Measure` is not supported;
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- since carrier aggregation is not supported in general, the following
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assumptions in UE measurements hold true:
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- primary cell (`PCell`) simply means serving cell;
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- Event A6 is not implemented;
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- `s-Measure` and `SpeedStatePars` are not supported;
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- speed dependant scaling of time-to-trigger (Section 5.5.6.2 of [TS36331]_) is
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not supported.
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Overall design
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--------------
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@@ -2140,11 +2193,10 @@ The following sections will describe each of the parts above.
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Measurement configuration
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-------------------------
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The eNodeB RRC entity configures the UE measurements by sending the
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configuration parameters to the UE RRC entity within the ``MeasConfig`` IE of
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the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message. This message occurs when the UE
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attaches to the eNodeB or during the RRC Handover Request message when the
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target eNodeB initiates the handover procedure.
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An eNodeB RRC entity configures UE measurements by sending the configuration
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parameters to the UE RRC entity. This set of parameters are defined within the
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``MeasConfig`` Information Element (IE) of the RRC Connection Reconfiguration
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message (:ref:`sec-rrc-connection-reconfiguration`).
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The eNodeB RRC entity implements the configuration parameters and procedures
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described in Section 5.5.2 of [TS36331]_, with the following simplifying
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@@ -2158,7 +2210,7 @@ assumption:
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modeling assumptions described in :ref:`phy-ue-measurements`.
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The eNodeB RRC instance here acts as an intermediary between the consumers and
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the attached UEs. At the beginning of simulation, each consumer provide the
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the attached UEs. At the beginning of simulation, each consumer provides the
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eNodeB RRC instance with the UE measurements configuration that it requires.
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After that, the eNodeB RRC distributes the configuration to attached UEs.
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@@ -2171,10 +2223,10 @@ details are explained in user documentation
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Performing measurements
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-----------------------
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UE RRC receives measurements on periodic basis from UE PHY, as described in
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:ref:`phy-ue-measurements`. *Layer 3 filtering* will be applied to these
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received measurements. The implementation of the filtering follows Section
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5.5.3.2 of [TS36331]_:
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UE RRC receives both RSRP and RSRQ measurements on periodical basis from UE PHY,
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as described in :ref:`phy-ue-measurements`. *Layer 3 filtering* will be applied
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to these received measurements. The implementation of the filtering follows
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Section 5.5.3.2 of [TS36331]_:
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.. math::
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@@ -2194,17 +2246,21 @@ where:
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`RsrpFilterCoefficient` and `RsrqFilterCoefficient` attributes in
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``LteEnbRrc``.
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Therefore :math:`k = 0` will disable Layer 3 filtering, i.e. the maximum
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forgetting factor. On the other hand, past measurements can be granted more
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influence on the filtering results by using larger value of :math:`k`.
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Measurement reporting triggering
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--------------------------------
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This part will go through the list of active measurement configuration and check
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whether the triggering condition is fulfilled in accordance with Section 5.5.4
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of [TS36331]_. When at least one triggering condition from all the active
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measurement configuration is fulfilled, the measurement reporting procedure (in
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the next subsection) will be initiated.
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In this part, UE RRC will go through the list of active measurement
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configuration and check whether the triggering condition is fulfilled in
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accordance with Section 5.5.4 of [TS36331]_. When at least one triggering
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condition from all the active measurement configuration is fulfilled, the
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measurement reporting procedure (in the next subsection) will be initiated.
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3GPP defines two kinds of `triggerType`: periodical and event-based. At the
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moment, only *event-based* criterion is supported. There are various events that
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3GPP defines two kinds of `triggerType`: *periodical* and *event-based*. At the
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moment, only event-based criterion is supported. There are various events that
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can be selected, which are briefly described in the table below:
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.. table:: List of supported event-based triggering criteria
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@@ -2221,29 +2277,30 @@ can be selected, which are briefly described in the table below:
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======== ======================================================
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Two main conditions to be checked in an event-based trigger are *entering
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condition* and *leaving condition*. More details can be found in Section 5.5.4
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of [TS36331]_.
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condition* and *leaving condition*. More details on these two can be found in
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Section 5.5.4 of [TS36331]_.
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Event-based trigger can be further configured by introducing hysteresis and
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time-to-trigger. *Hysteresis* (:math:`Hys`) defines the distance between the
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entering and leaving conditions in dB. Similarly, *time-to-trigger* introduces
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delay to both entering and leaving conditions, but as a unit of time.
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delay to both entering and leaving conditions, but as a unit of time. Section
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*Periodical* type of reporting trigger is not supported, but can be easily
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replicated using event-based trigger. This can be done by configuring the
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measurement in such a way that the entering condition is always fulfilled, for
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example by setting the threshold of Event A1 to zero (the minimum level).
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As a result, the measurement reports will be regularly triggered at every
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certain interval, as determined by the `reportInterval` field within
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As a result, the measurement reports will always be triggered at every certain
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interval, as determined by the `reportInterval` field within
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``LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra``, therefore producing the same behaviour as
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periodical reporting.
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In contrast with 3GPP standard, the current model does not support cell-specific
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configuration, which is defined in measurement object. As a consequence,
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incorporating a list of black cells into the triggering process is not
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supported. Moreover, cell-specific offsets (i.e. :math:`O_{cn}` and
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:math:`O_{cp}` in Event A3, A4, and A5) are not supported as well. The value
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equal to zero is always assumed in place of them.
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In contrast with 3GPP standard, the current model does not support any
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cell-specific configuration. These configuration parameters are defined in
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measurement object. As a consequence, incorporating a list of black cells into
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the triggering process is not supported. Moreover, cell-specific offset
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(i.e. :math:`O_{cn}` and :math:`O_{cp}` in Event A3, A4, and A5) are not
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supported as well. The value equal to zero is always assumed in place of them.
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Measurement reporting
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---------------------
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In this section we provide some sequence diagrams that explain the
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most important RRC procedures being modeled.
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.. _sec-rrc-connection-establishment:
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RRC connection establishment
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----------------------------
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@@ -2336,6 +2395,8 @@ interaction with the other layers.
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.. _sec-rrc-connection-reconfiguration:
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RRC connection reconfiguration
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------------------------------
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@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ References
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.. [TS36213] 3GPP TS 36.213 "E-UTRA Physical layer procedures"
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.. [TS36214] 3GPP TS 36.213 "E-UTRA Physical layer – Measurements"
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.. [TS36214] 3GPP TS 36.214 "E-UTRA Physical layer – Measurements"
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.. [TS36300] 3GPP TS 36.300 "E-UTRA and E-UTRAN; Overall description; Stage 2"
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.. [TS36304] 3GPP TS 36.104 "E-UTRA User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode"
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.. [TS36304] 3GPP TS 36.304 "E-UTRA User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode"
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.. [TS36321] 3GPP TS 36.321 "E-UTRA Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification"
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@@ -346,34 +346,36 @@ Piecewise test #2.
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====== ================== ================ ========== ===============
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1 Event A1 Low No No
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2 Event A1 Normal No No
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3 Event A1 High No No
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4 Event A2 Low No No
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5 Event A2 Normal No No
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6 Event A2 High No No
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7 Event A3 Positive No No
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8 Event A3 Zero No No
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9 Event A3 Zero No Short
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10 Event A3 Zero No Super
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11 Event A3 Zero Yes No
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12 Event A3 Negative No No
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13 Event A4 Low No No
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14 Event A4 Normal No No
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15 Event A4 Normal No Short
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16 Event A4 Normal No Super
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17 Event A4 Normal Yes No
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18 Event A4 High No No
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19 Event A5 Low-Low No No
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20 Event A5 Low-Normal No No
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21 Event A5 Low-High No No
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22 Event A5 Normal-Low No No
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23 Event A5 Normal-Normal No No
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24 Event A5 Normal-Normal No Short
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25 Event A5 Normal-Normal No Super
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26 Event A5 Normal-Normal Yes No
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27 Event A5 Normal-High No No
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28 Event A5 High-Low No No
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29 Event A5 High-Normal No No
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30 Event A5 High-High No No
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3 Event A1 Normal Yes No
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4 Event A1 High No No
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5 Event A2 Low No No
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6 Event A2 Normal No No
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7 Event A2 Normal Yes No
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8 Event A2 High No No
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9 Event A3 Positive No No
|
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10 Event A3 Zero No No
|
||||
11 Event A3 Zero No Short
|
||||
12 Event A3 Zero No Super
|
||||
13 Event A3 Zero Yes No
|
||||
14 Event A3 Negative No No
|
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15 Event A4 Low No No
|
||||
16 Event A4 Normal No No
|
||||
17 Event A4 Normal No Short
|
||||
18 Event A4 Normal No Super
|
||||
19 Event A4 Normal Yes No
|
||||
20 Event A4 High No No
|
||||
21 Event A5 Low-Low No No
|
||||
22 Event A5 Low-Normal No No
|
||||
23 Event A5 Low-High No No
|
||||
24 Event A5 Normal-Low No No
|
||||
25 Event A5 Normal-Normal No No
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||||
26 Event A5 Normal-Normal No Short
|
||||
27 Event A5 Normal-Normal No Super
|
||||
28 Event A5 Normal-Normal Yes No
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||||
29 Event A5 Normal-High No No
|
||||
30 Event A5 High-Low No No
|
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31 Event A5 High-Normal No No
|
||||
32 Event A5 High-High No No
|
||||
====== ================== ================ ========== ===============
|
||||
|
||||
One note about the tests with time-to-trigger, they are tested using 3 different
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -919,17 +919,20 @@ That's all! You can now start your simulation as usual::
|
||||
Network Attachment
|
||||
------------------
|
||||
|
||||
As shown in the example in section :ref:`sec-basic-simulation-program`,
|
||||
As shown in the basic example in ,
|
||||
attaching a UE to an eNodeB is done by calling ``LteHelper::Attach`` function.
|
||||
This is the *"manual"* method of network attachment, and there is the
|
||||
*"automatic"* method as well. Each of them will be covered in this section.
|
||||
|
||||
There are 2 possible ways of network attachment. The first method is the
|
||||
*"manual"* one, while the second one has a more *"automatic"* sense on it. Each
|
||||
of them will be covered in this section.
|
||||
|
||||
Manual attachment
|
||||
*****************
|
||||
|
||||
This method uses the ``LteHelper::Attach`` function mentioned above, which had
|
||||
been the only available method in earlier versions of LTE module. It is
|
||||
typically invoked before the simulation begins::
|
||||
This method uses the ``LteHelper::Attach`` function as demonstrated in section
|
||||
:ref:`sec-basic-simulation-program`. It has been the only available network
|
||||
attachment method in earlier versions of LTE module. It is typically invoked
|
||||
before the simulation begins::
|
||||
|
||||
lteHelper->Attach (ueDevs, enbDev); // attach one or more UEs to a single eNodeB
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -941,8 +944,8 @@ This method is very simple, but requires you to know exactly which UE belongs to
|
||||
to which eNodeB before the simulation begins. This can be difficult when the UE
|
||||
initial position is randomly determined by the simulation script.
|
||||
|
||||
One may choose the distance between the UE and the eNodeB may be used as a
|
||||
criterion for selecting the appropriate cell. It is simple (at least from the
|
||||
One may choose the distance between the UE and the eNodeB as a criterion for
|
||||
selecting the appropriate cell. It is quite simple (at least from the
|
||||
simulator's point of view) and sometimes practical. But it is important to note
|
||||
that sometimes distance does not make a single correct criterion. For instance,
|
||||
the eNodeB antenna direction should be considered as well. Besides that, we
|
||||
@@ -975,19 +978,41 @@ neighbouring cells, and then attempt to connect to the best one. More details
|
||||
can be found in section :ref:`sec-initial-cell-selection` of design
|
||||
documentation.
|
||||
|
||||
Multi-operator environment
|
||||
**************************
|
||||
Closed Subscriber Group
|
||||
***********************
|
||||
|
||||
An interesting use case of the initial cell selection process is to setup a
|
||||
simulation environment with multiple network operators.
|
||||
simulation environment with Closed Subscriber Group (CSG).
|
||||
|
||||
(To be expanded)
|
||||
For example, a certain eNodeB, typically a smaller version such as femtocell,
|
||||
might belong to a private owner (a household or business), allowing access only
|
||||
for some UEs which have been previously registered by the owner. The eNodeB and
|
||||
the registered UEs altogether form a CSG.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that the manual network attachment method does not take the PLMN and CSG
|
||||
criteria into account, and thus can be regarded as the *"force attach"* method.
|
||||
In other words, UE and eNodeB with incompatible PLMN or CSG can still attach
|
||||
successfully using the manual network attachment method.
|
||||
The access restriction can be simulated by "labeling" the CSG members with the
|
||||
same CSG ID. This function is available from ``LteHelper`` class::
|
||||
|
||||
lteHelper->SetCsgId (enbDevs, 1); // label one or more eNodeBs with CSG ID of 1
|
||||
lteHelper->SetCsgId (ueDevs, 1); // label one or more UEs with CSG ID of 1
|
||||
|
||||
Then enable the initial cell selection procedure on the UEs::
|
||||
|
||||
lteHelper->Attach (ueDevs);
|
||||
|
||||
This is necessary because the CSG restriction only works with initial cell
|
||||
selection, and not in the manual method.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that setting the CSG ID of an eNodeB as 0 (the default value) will disable
|
||||
the restriction, i.e. any UEs can connect to this eNodeB. On the other hand,
|
||||
setting the CSG ID of a UE to 0 (also the default value) does not remove the
|
||||
restriction, i.e. it can only attach to an eNodeB with CSG ID of 0.
|
||||
|
||||
Besides differences in CSG, we can also introduce differences in Public Land
|
||||
Mobile Network (PLMN). ``LteHelper`` also has similar functions for this purpose
|
||||
and the restricting behaviour is exactly the same as in CSG::
|
||||
|
||||
lteHelper->SetPlmnId (enbDevs, 1); // label one or more eNodeBs with PLMN ID of 1
|
||||
lteHelper->SetPlmnId (ueDevs, 1); // label one or more UEs with PLMN ID of 1
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
.. _sec-configure-ue-measurements:
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user