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Change subject: doc/manuals, vty doc: more handover doc clarifications
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doc/manuals, vty doc: more handover doc clarifications
Related: OS#3487
Change-Id: I1639efb2dbcca4f0e9c33a74f3067606ce5f4209
---
M doc/manuals/chapters/handover.adoc
M include/osmocom/bsc/handover_cfg.h
M src/osmo-bsc/handover_vty.c
M tests/handover_cfg.vty
4 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
Approvals:
laforge: Looks good to me, approved
Jenkins Builder: Verified
diff --git a/doc/manuals/chapters/handover.adoc b/doc/manuals/chapters/handover.adoc
index 2f9d598..bb99751 100644
--- a/doc/manuals/chapters/handover.adoc
+++ b/doc/manuals/chapters/handover.adoc
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@
Configuration settings relevant for algorithm 1 start with `handover1`. For
further details, please refer to the OsmoBSC VTY Reference
-(<<vty-ref-osmobsc>>) or the telnet VTY online documentation.
+(<<vty-ref-osmobsc>>) or the telnet VTY online documentation. See the
+`handover1` settings on the `config-net` and `config-net-bts` nodes.
==== Handover Algorithm 2
@@ -451,7 +452,8 @@
Configuration settings relevant for algorithm 2 start with `handover2`. For
further details, please refer to the OsmoBSC VTY Reference
-<<vty-ref-osmobsc>> or the telnet VTY online documentation.
+<<vty-ref-osmobsc>> or the telnet VTY online documentation. See the `handover2`
+settings on the `config-net` and `config-net-bts` nodes.
===== Load Distribution
@@ -472,8 +474,8 @@
adhere to minimum reception levels and distance, see `min rxlev` and `max
distance`.
-Load distribution will take effect only for already established voice channels.
-An MS will always first establish a voice call with its current cell choice; in
+Load distribution will take effect only for already established channels.
+For example, an MS will always first establish a voice call with its current cell choice; in
load situations, it might be moved to another cell shortly after that.
Considering the best neighbor _before_ starting a new voice call might be
desirable, but is currently not implemented. Consider that RXLEV/RXQUAL ratings
diff --git a/include/osmocom/bsc/handover_cfg.h b/include/osmocom/bsc/handover_cfg.h
index 92b5cd4..f174aad 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/bsc/handover_cfg.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/bsc/handover_cfg.h
@@ -96,22 +96,22 @@
"handover1 ", "window rxlev averaging", "<1-10>", atoi, "%u", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER1 \
HO_CFG_STR_WIN_RXLEV \
- "How many RxLev measurements are used for averaging\n" \
+ "How many RxLev measurements to use for averaging\n" \
"RxLev averaging: " HO_CFG_STR_AVG_COUNT) \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(unsigned int, hodec1_rxqual_avg_win, 1, \
"handover1 ", "window rxqual averaging", "<1-10>", atoi, "%u", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER1 \
HO_CFG_STR_WIN_RXQUAL \
- "How many RxQual measurements are used for averaging\n" \
+ "How many RxQual measurements to use for averaging\n" \
"RxQual averaging: " HO_CFG_STR_AVG_COUNT) \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(unsigned int, hodec1_rxlev_neigh_avg_win, 10, \
"handover1 ", "window rxlev neighbor averaging", "<1-10>", atoi, "%u", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER1 \
HO_CFG_STR_WIN_RXLEV \
- "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging\n" \
- "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging\n" \
+ "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging\n" \
+ "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging\n" \
"Neighbor RxLev averaging: " HO_CFG_STR_AVG_COUNT) \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(unsigned int, hodec1_pwr_interval, 6, \
@@ -142,22 +142,22 @@
"handover2 ", "window rxlev averaging", "<1-10>", atoi, "%u", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_WIN_RXLEV \
- "How many RxLev measurements are used for averaging\n" \
+ "How many RxLev measurements to use for averaging\n" \
"RxLev averaging: " HO_CFG_STR_AVG_COUNT) \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(unsigned int, hodec2_rxqual_avg_win, 1, \
"handover2 ", "window rxqual averaging", "<1-10>", atoi, "%u", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_WIN_RXQUAL \
- "How many RxQual measurements are used for averaging\n" \
+ "How many RxQual measurements to use for averaging\n" \
"RxQual averaging: " HO_CFG_STR_AVG_COUNT) \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(unsigned int, hodec2_rxlev_neigh_avg_win, 10, \
"handover2 ", "window rxlev neighbor averaging", "<1-10>", atoi, "%u", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_WIN_RXLEV \
- "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging\n" \
- "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging\n" \
+ "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging\n" \
+ "How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging\n" \
"Neighbor RxLev averaging: " HO_CFG_STR_AVG_COUNT) \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(unsigned int, hodec2_pwr_interval, 6, \
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(bool, hodec2_as_active, 0, \
"handover2 ", "assignment", "0|1", a2bool, "%d", bool2i, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
- "Enable or disable in-call channel re-assignment\n" \
+ "Enable or disable in-call channel re-assignment within the same cell\n" \
"Disable in-call assignment\n" \
"Enable in-call assignment\n") \
\
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_MIN \
"How weak may RxLev of an MS become before triggering HO\n" \
- "minimum RxLev (dBm)\n") \
+ "minimum RxLev (dBm; note: negative values)\n") \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(int, hodec2_min_rxqual, 5, \
"handover2 ", "min rxqual", "<0-7>", atoi, "%d", as_is, \
@@ -247,27 +247,30 @@
"handover2 ", "penalty-time max-distance", "<0-99999>", atoi, "%d", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_PENALTY_TIME \
- "Time to suspend handovers after leaving this cell due to exceeding max distance\n" \
+ "Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after leaving this cell due to exceeding max distance;" \
+ " see also 'handover2 retries'\n" \
"Seconds\n") \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(int, hodec2_penalty_failed_ho, 60, \
"handover2 ", "penalty-time failed-ho", "<0-99999>", atoi, "%d", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_PENALTY_TIME \
- "Time to suspend handovers after handover failure to this cell\n" \
+ "Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after a failed handover into this cell;" \
+ " see also 'handover2 retries'\n" \
"Seconds\n") \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(int, hodec2_penalty_failed_as, 60, \
"handover2 ", "penalty-time failed-assignment", "<0-99999>", atoi, "%d", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
HO_CFG_STR_PENALTY_TIME \
- "Time to suspend handovers after assignment failure in this cell\n" \
+ "Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after a failed re-assignment within this cell;" \
+ " see also 'handover2 retries'\n" \
"Seconds\n") \
\
HO_CFG_ONE_MEMBER(int, hodec2_retries, 0, \
"handover2 ", "retries", "<0-9>", atoi, "%d", as_is, \
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2 \
- "Immediately retry on handover/assignment failure\n" \
+ "Number of times to immediately retry a failed handover/assignment, before a penalty time is applied\n" \
"Number of retries\n") \
#define HO_CFG_ALL_MEMBERS \
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/handover_vty.c b/src/osmo-bsc/handover_vty.c
index 7979511..e9333ec 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/handover_vty.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/handover_vty.c
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
"handover2 congestion-check (disabled|<1-999>|now)",
HO_CFG_STR_HANDOVER2
"Configure congestion check interval\n"
- "Disable congestion checking, do not handover based on cell overload\n"
+ "Disable congestion checking, do not handover based on cell load. Note: there is one global congestion check"
+ " interval, i.e. contrary to other handover2 settings, this is not configurable per individual cell.\n"
"Congestion check interval in seconds (default "
OSMO_STRINGIFY_VAL(HO_CFG_CONGESTION_CHECK_DEFAULT) ")\n"
"Manually trigger a congestion check to run right now\n")
diff --git a/tests/handover_cfg.vty b/tests/handover_cfg.vty
index 94c20d9..8fdaf1f 100644
--- a/tests/handover_cfg.vty
+++ b/tests/handover_cfg.vty
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# ### Verify that 'min rxlev' value range stops at -50
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 min rxlev ?
- <-110--50> minimum RxLev (dBm)
+ <-110--50> minimum RxLev (dBm; note: negative values)
default Use default (-100), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 min rxlev -111
% Unknown command.
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@
window Measurement averaging settings
power Neighbor cell power triggering
maximum Maximum Timing-Advance value (i.e. MS distance) before triggering HO
- assignment Enable or disable in-call channel re-assignment
+ assignment Enable or disable in-call channel re-assignment within the same cell
tdma-measurement Define measurement set of TDMA frames
min Minimum Level/Quality thresholds before triggering HO
afs-bias Configure bias to prefer AFS (AMR on TCH/F) over other codecs
min-free-slots Minimum free TCH timeslots before cell is considered congested
max-handovers Maximum number of concurrent handovers allowed per cell
penalty-time Set penalty times to wait between repeated handovers
- retries Immediately retry on handover/assignment failure
+ retries Number of times to immediately retry a failed handover/assignment, before a penalty time is applied
congestion-check Configure congestion check interval
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover algorithm ?
@@ -238,22 +238,22 @@
rxqual Received-Quality averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover1 window rxlev ?
- averaging How many RxLev measurements are used for averaging
- neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxLev measurements to use for averaging
+ neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover1 window rxlev averaging ?
<1-10> RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover1 window rxlev neighbor ?
- averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover1 window rxlev neighbor averaging ?
<1-10> Neighbor RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover1 window rxqual ?
- averaging How many RxQual measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxQual measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover1 window rxqual averaging ?
<1-10> RxQual averaging: Number of values to average over
@@ -286,22 +286,22 @@
rxqual Received-Quality averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 window rxlev ?
- averaging How many RxLev measurements are used for averaging
- neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxLev measurements to use for averaging
+ neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 window rxlev averaging ?
<1-10> RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 window rxlev neighbor ?
- averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 window rxlev neighbor averaging ?
<1-10> Neighbor RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 window rxqual ?
- averaging How many RxQual measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxQual measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 window rxqual averaging ?
<1-10> RxQual averaging: Number of values to average over
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
rxqual How bad may RxQual of an MS become before triggering HO
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 min rxlev ?
- <-110--50> minimum RxLev (dBm)
+ <-110--50> minimum RxLev (dBm; note: negative values)
default Use default (-100), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 min rxqual ?
@@ -383,9 +383,9 @@
default Use default (9999), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 penalty-time ?
- max-distance Time to suspend handovers after leaving this cell due to exceeding max distance
- failed-ho Time to suspend handovers after handover failure to this cell
- failed-assignment Time to suspend handovers after assignment failure in this cell
+ max-distance Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after leaving this cell due to exceeding max distance; see also 'handover2 retries'
+ failed-ho Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after a failed handover into this cell; see also 'handover2 retries'
+ failed-assignment Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after a failed re-assignment within this cell; see also 'handover2 retries'
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 penalty-time max-distance ?
<0-99999> Seconds
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
default Use default (0), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net)# handover2 congestion-check ?
- disabled Disable congestion checking, do not handover based on cell overload
+ disabled Disable congestion checking, do not handover based on cell load. Note: there is one global congestion check interval, i.e. contrary to other handover2 settings, this is not configurable per individual cell.
<1-999> Congestion check interval in seconds (default 10)
now Manually trigger a congestion check to run right now
@@ -437,14 +437,14 @@
window Measurement averaging settings
power Neighbor cell power triggering
maximum Maximum Timing-Advance value (i.e. MS distance) before triggering HO
- assignment Enable or disable in-call channel re-assignment
+ assignment Enable or disable in-call channel re-assignment within the same cell
tdma-measurement Define measurement set of TDMA frames
min Minimum Level/Quality thresholds before triggering HO
afs-bias Configure bias to prefer AFS (AMR on TCH/F) over other codecs
min-free-slots Minimum free TCH timeslots before cell is considered congested
max-handovers Maximum number of concurrent handovers allowed per cell
penalty-time Set penalty times to wait between repeated handovers
- retries Immediately retry on handover/assignment failure
+ retries Number of times to immediately retry a failed handover/assignment, before a penalty time is applied
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover algorithm ?
1 Algorithm 1: trigger handover based on comparing current cell and neighbor RxLev and RxQual, only.
@@ -456,22 +456,22 @@
rxqual Received-Quality averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover1 window rxlev ?
- averaging How many RxLev measurements are used for averaging
- neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxLev measurements to use for averaging
+ neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover1 window rxlev averaging ?
<1-10> RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover1 window rxlev neighbor ?
- averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover1 window rxlev neighbor averaging ?
<1-10> Neighbor RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover1 window rxqual ?
- averaging How many RxQual measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxQual measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover1 window rxqual averaging ?
<1-10> RxQual averaging: Number of values to average over
@@ -504,22 +504,22 @@
rxqual Received-Quality averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 window rxlev ?
- averaging How many RxLev measurements are used for averaging
- neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxLev measurements to use for averaging
+ neighbor How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 window rxlev averaging ?
<1-10> RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 window rxlev neighbor ?
- averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many Neighbor RxLev measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 window rxlev neighbor averaging ?
<1-10> Neighbor RxLev averaging: Number of values to average over
default Use default (10), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 window rxqual ?
- averaging How many RxQual measurements are used for averaging
+ averaging How many RxQual measurements to use for averaging
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 window rxqual averaging ?
<1-10> RxQual averaging: Number of values to average over
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
rxqual How bad may RxQual of an MS become before triggering HO
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 min rxlev ?
- <-110--50> minimum RxLev (dBm)
+ <-110--50> minimum RxLev (dBm; note: negative values)
default Use default (-100), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 min rxqual ?
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@
default Use default (9999), remove explicit setting on this node
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 penalty-time ?
- max-distance Time to suspend handovers after leaving this cell due to exceeding max distance
- failed-ho Time to suspend handovers after handover failure to this cell
- failed-assignment Time to suspend handovers after assignment failure in this cell
+ max-distance Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after leaving this cell due to exceeding max distance; see also 'handover2 retries'
+ failed-ho Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after a failed handover into this cell; see also 'handover2 retries'
+ failed-assignment Time to suspend handover for a subscriber after a failed re-assignment within this cell; see also 'handover2 retries'
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# handover2 penalty-time max-distance ?
<0-99999> Seconds
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