Reference Guide

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Apex Lifestyle Small Cell features

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system allows the configuration and parameterization of all the handover parameters

and thresholds, providing independent control per technology and frequency.

The following mobility and service continuity features are supported by the Apex

Lifestyle Small Cell:

• Intra-frequency neighbor definitions for handover decisions

• Inter-frequency neighbor definitions for handover decisions

• Inter-RAT neighbor definitions for mobility decisions

• Cell re-selection procedures in idle mode to and from GSM, UMTS and LTE

macro networks

• Voice and data intra-vendor handover, from Apex Lifestyle Small Cell to Apex

Lifestyle Small Cell

• LTE Hand-in (HO from Macro to Apex Lifestyle Small Cell) for voice and data

• CSFB:

— CSFB to UTRAN

— CSFB to GERAN

— Blind CSFB to UTRAN/GERAN/CDMA RAN

• Handover:

— Lossless Handover using the S1 interface

— Lossless Handover using the X2 interface with Data Forwarding

— Intra-frequency LTE handover, with the same bandwidth and the same cen-

tral frequency

— Intra-frequency LTE handover, with different bandwidth and the same cen-

tral frequency

— Intra-frequency LTE handover, with different bandwidth and different cen-

tral frequency

— Intra-frequency LTE handover, with different bandwidth and different cen-

tral frequency

— Inter-frequency LTE handover