Synchronous Neighbours can only be defined for cells of the same site or for different sites if there is synchronisation between there E1’s(expansion sites say).
Handovers between Co-sited cell can be synchronous if there is SYNC=YES between there E1’s or having Shared E1’s.
The need for defining synchronous & asynchronous neighbours arises only to know the correct TA of the MS.
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