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Coverage Problem
Bad coverage :
A network facing coverage problems has bad RxLev. RxQual can be bad at the same time. Sometimes the RxLev can look OK on
the street (i.e. from drivetest) but coverage inside the buildings can be poor due to building losses. Building losses can range from
10 to 30 dB or more.
Indications :
Customers complain about dropped calls and/or No Network
OMC QoS indicators
TCH failure rate
Call drop rate
Low proportion of better cell HO
High rate of DL & UL Level HO (possibly also DL/UL quality HO)
A interface indicators
High rate of Clear Request message, cause radio interface failure
Drive Test
Poor RxLev ( < -95 dBm)
Investigation and Optimization :
If actual coverage OK compared to predicted ones
Improve coverage by adding Macro site, Microcell site (Border or Shadow areas), or IBC site (In-building coverage).
Use parameter setting ex. Bi-layer Handover.
If actual coverage is not the one predicted by planning tool
Check antenna system (azimuth, crossed sector?)
Check prediction in the tool (EIRP, Clutter Type, Obstructing building?). Most of the time the prediction will be incorrect, as it is
only a computer simulation
Increase or decrease antenna down-tilt
Check BTS output power set in the OMC-R (BS_TXPWR_MAX: should always be set at 0)
From Drive test or Abis Interface
RxLev < -95 dBm and

 RxQual > 4