ZGF06-07-007 Delay DL TBF

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Feature Description

ZGF06-07-007 Delay DL TBF Release

ZGF06-07-007 Delay DL TBF Release

Version

Date

Author

Approved By

Remarks

V7.0.1

2008-06-18

Not open to the Third Party

V8.0.1

2008-09-27

Not open to the Third Party

V8.1.1

2009-02-13

Not open to the Third Party

V8.1.2

2009-08-25

Not open to the Third Party

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1

Feature Property......................................................................................................... 1

2
2.1
2.2

Overview ..................................................................................................................... 1
Feature Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
Relation with Other Features ....................................................................................... 1

3
3.1
3.2

Technical Description ................................................................................................ 2

Concept of Delayed DL TBF Release ......................................................................... 2
Implementation of Delayed DL TBF Release .............................................................. 2

4
4.1
4.2

Parameters and Configurations ................................................................................ 4

Parameter List ............................................................................................................. 4
Parameter Configurations ............................................................................................ 4

5
5.1
5.2

Related Counters & Alarms ....................................................................................... 6

Related Counters ......................................................................................................... 6
Related Alarms ............................................................................................................ 6

6
6.1
6.2
6.3

Engineering Guidance ............................................................................................... 6

Application Scenarios .................................................................................................. 6
Configuration Description ............................................................................................ 6
Network Influence ........................................................................................................ 6

Abbreviation ............................................................................................................... 7

Reference Document ................................................................................................. 7

FIGURES
Figure 1
Figure 2

GUI of Delayed Downlink TBF Release Configuration I ................................................ 4

GUI of Delayed Downlink TBF Release Configuration II ............................................... 5

TABLES
Table 1
Table 2

ii

Parameter List ................................................................................................................ 4

Downlink delay time ....................................................................................................... 5

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Feature Property
iBSC Version: [iBSC V6.20]
BTS Version: [Irrelevant with BTS platform]
Property: [Basic]
Related Network Elements and Requirements:
NE Name
Related or Not
Special Requirements
MS

BTS

BSC

MSC

MGW

SGSN

GGSN

HLR

Dependent Function: [None]

Exclusive Function: [None]
Note: [None]

Overview

2.1

Feature Introduction
For PS users, frequent establishment and release of TBF consume a large amount of
system processing capability. Meanwhile, it takes some time to establish TBF. So most
of PS services such as online games and webpage browse will be influenced a lot. In
order to reduce the times of TBF establishment and to enhance the average throughput
of high-end users, delayed TBF release is adopted.
Delayed downlink TBF release is a feature introduced by 3GPP. This feature does not
require special terminals. Delayed DL TBF release helps to decrease the times of DL
TBF establishment effectively and it can realize the establishment of TBF in DL PACCH,
which shortens the period of UL TBF establishment.

2.2

Correlation with Other Features

None.

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Technical Description
After DL TBF is constructed, DL delay timer is added in order to prevent DL TBF from
continuous release and reconstruction. During the period after DL delay timer has
started, if there is upper-layer LLC frame to be transmitted, the previous TBF will make it
without creating a new TBF, which enhances user experience when browsing internet or
downloading.
During DL data transmission, after BSC has received (EGPRS)Packet Downlink Ack, it
will update Send State Variable V(S) and Response State Variable V(A); When
V(S)=V(A) and no DL data is sent, DL delay timer will start, whose duration is
DlDelaytime, as illustrated in Figure 2 below. During the period after DL delay timer has
started, BSC will send Dummy data blocks to MS. Also during this period, if there is
upper-layer LLC frame to be transmitted, DL TBF will get into transmission mode again
and send DL data directly. This effectively saves a lot of times of DL TBF reconstruction.

3.1

Concept of Delayed DL TBF Release

Delay downlink TBF release means not to release the TBF immediately after
transmission of the downlink data associated with MS but retain the TBF for a period of
time. This method has two advantages:

3.2

For downlink: During the period of delayed TBF release, if the user has new
downlink LLC data to be transmitted, the data can be transmitted on the TBF
delayed to be released, without need of establishing TBF again, so as to save the
time of downlink TBF setup and reduce delay but improve downlink throughput.

For uplink: If there is uplink data to be transmitted during this period, the uplink TBF
can be established on the downlink PACCH, without need of being accessed from
CCCH, so as to reduce the time of uplink TBF setup and improve uplink TBF
throughput.

Implementation of Delayed DL TBF Release

Before implementation of the delayed downlink TBF release feature, when the data on a
TBF is all transferred, the TBF used will be released. Delay downlink TBF release allows
the system not to release the TBF upon transfer of the data on it but wait for a period of
time before releasing it. During this period of time, if there is new data to be transferred,
the network can return the TBF to the normal status, that is, the data can be transferred
on this TBF. When the timer expires but there is no new data to be transferred, this TBF
will be released by the network. Once release of the downlink TBF is started, this TBF
cannot return to the normal transmission status.

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MS

PCU
Packet DL Data Block
Packet DL Data Block (FBI = 0) / polling
Timer
Packet DL Ack/Nack

When no LLC data will be

sent, the timer is started.

Packet DL Data Block(LLC DUMMY)/ polling

Packet DL Ack/Nack

Expiry

TBF is released when

the timer expires.

Packet DL Data Block (FBI = 1)

Packet DL Ack/Nack (FAI=1)

Rel

Rel

After transferring data on TBF, the network can retain the downlink TBF through the
steps:

Enabling the delay release timer, set as 2 seconds by default.

The PCU (RLC protocol layer) sends a Dummy data block to MS periodically (20 ms
at least). The data contents contained in this data block are all useless filling bits for
the purpose of avoiding timeout of T3190 in MS, which may otherwise result in
abnormal release of TBF.

The FBI value in the header of the Dummy block is set to 0 to notify MS that the
currently sent data block is not the last one, in order to make MS remain in the
normal transmission mode.

When the delay release timer expires but there is no new LLC data block received,
this TBF is released, and the FBI value in the header of the Dummy block is set to
1 to start normal release flow.

If there is new LLC data received during the period before expiry of the delay
release timer, the network stops sending filling information and terminates the timer
to resume normal TBF transmission status.

As additional power consumption of MS is needed during the period of delayed downlink

TBF release in comparison with normal release, the time of delayed release should not

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be too long, and must be shorter than the time when the GPRS service is retained (or
otherwise may cause release resulting from the upper-layer protocol). Therefore, the
maximum time of delayed release is 4 seconds.

Parameters and Configurations

4.1

Parameter List
Table 1

4.2

Parameter List

No.

Full name

Abbreviation

Config Figure

Downlink delay time

DlDelaytime

Figure 2

Parameter Configurations
1. In the configuration resource tree window, select OMC GERAN Subnetwork
BSC Managed NE Config Set BSC Global Resource ID BTS Configuration
BTS ID, and double-click Cell ID to pop up the Cell window on the right. In the Basic
Attributes 1 tab, set GPRS supported as GPRS supported or EDGE supported.
See the figure below:

Figure 1 GUI of Delayed Downlink TBF Release Configuration I

2. In Other GPRS Attributes 2 tab, set the value of DL delay time. See the
configuration interface below:

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Figure 2 GUI of Delayed Downlink TBF Release Configuration II

Table 2

Downlink delay time

Full name

Downlink delay time

Abbreviation

DlDelaytime

Description

It indicates downlink TBF delay time. When downlink

TBF is released, this timer starts, access to delay
state, to wait for new downlink LLC frame. Release
downlink TBF after timer is timeout.

Management
Object

Cell

Value Range

500 ~ 4000

Unit

ms

Default

2000

Note:

Function of delayed downlink TBF release is switched on by default, so just set the
downlink delay time.

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Related Counters & Alarms

5.1

Related Counters

5.2

Counter ID

What It Counts

C901000001

Number of GPRS DL TBF resumption in delay state

C901000023

Number of EGPRS DL TBF resumption in delay state

Related Alarms
None.

Engineering Guidance

6.1

Application Scenarios
This feature applies to any scenario.
This feature does not require special terminals.

6.2

Configuration Description
This feature does not involve iBSC and BTS hardware configuration adjustment.

6.3

Impact on Network
Impact on network:
This feature effectively shortens the delay of the following services: WAP logging in,
WAP uploading and FTP uploading.
Impact on NE:
This feature imposes no impact on NE.
This feature will consumes some MS power, but it can be ignored.
2S (default) is recommended to be adopted as the DL delay time.

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Abbreviation
Abbreviations
ARQ

Full Characteristics
Automatic Repeat Request

BSC

Base Station Controller

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

EDGE

Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution

GBR

Guaranteed bit rate

GSM

Global System for Mobile communications

GERAN

Gsm/Edge Radio Access Network

IR

Incremental Redundancy

LLC

Logical Link Control

MAC

Medium Access Control

MR

Measure Report

MS

Mobile Station

MSC

Mobile Switching Centre

OMC

Operation & Maintenance Center

PFC

Packet Flow Control

PS

Packet Switched

QoS

Quality of Service

RLC

Radio Link Control

SGSN

Serving GPRS Support Node

TBF

Temporary Block Flow

Reference Document
[1] ZXG10 iBSC (V6.20.10) Performance Counter Manual V1.0
[2] ZXG10 BSS (V6.20.10) Radio Parameters Reference V1.0

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