SDCCH Mean Holding Time PDF Free

SERVICE DELIVERY GUIDELINE
1.1 LONG SDCCH MEAN HOLDING TIME
Long SDCCH mean

holding time
Check TCH congestion
Congestion
YES Add TCH capacity
on TCH?
NO
Check SMS performance
Many SMS Perform SDCCH

YES 1
messages? redimensioning
NO
Check BTS error log
HW fault? YES Swap & repair faulty HW
NO
Check random access performance
Check frequency plan
Perform drive test
Many false Change frequency and

YES
accesses? reduce interference
NO
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SDCCH redimensioning can also be performed automatically and
dynamically with the feature “Adaptive configuration of logical channels”
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1.2 SHORT SDCCH MEAN HOLDING TIME
Short TCH mean

holding time
Check number of dropped calls
High dropped call YES

Perform Dropped Call
rate? Analysis
NO
Check handover performance
Check handover
Many handovers YES parameters, tune HO
out from cell?
relations if needed
NO
Many intra-cell YES

Check intra-cell
handovers? parameters
NO
Check HW
Faulty tranceiver? YES Swap & repair HW
NO
Perform drive test
Radio design in the area NO Mechanical tuning

according to plan?
YES
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1.3 SDCCH CONGESTION
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SDCCH
congestion
Check channel configuration
Check HW Same for all Change channel

NO configuration
availabilty cells in area?
YES
Low See TCH & SDCCH
YES
availability? availability
Is cell
broadcast YES
Avoid cell broadcast
NO
used? if possible
Check site
position
NO
Check and
increase CRH
YES Check traffic trend
Location
area border?
YES
Change location
area border Short term No activity
NO YES
traffic growth?
Check TCH
traffic NO
Add TCH
TCH capacity and/or Check SDCCH mean holding time
YES
Congestion? Assignment to
other cell or CLS
NO
Long mean YES Check HW and number

Check SMS activity holding time? of false accesses
NO
Many SMS Redimension
YES
messages? SDCCH
1
Check SDCCH dimensioning
NO
Check periodic registration Underdimensioned YES

Redimension
SDCCH? SDCCH
NO
Too frequent Consider changing
YES
registrations? registration interval END
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SDCCH redimensioning can also be performed automatically and dynamically with the feature “Adaptive
configuration of logical channels”
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1.4 POOR SDCCH AND/OR TCH AVAILABILITY
SDCCH & TCH

availability
Check NUMREQBPC
(RLBDP), set to number
Cell synth hopping? YES
of channels
NO
Check that NUMREQBPC

Cell baseband YES is set to SYSDEF and that
hopping? number of frequencies is
correct
NO
Check BTS Error log
HW problems? YES Replace & repair faulty

HW
NO
Check transmission
Transmission Perform more

YES HW fault? YES
problem? investigations
NO
NO
Add transmission
Check loaded SW Capacity problem? YES
capacity
NO
Change or repair
transmission equipment
Missing SW Contact NMC to

YES
correction? load correct SW
NO
END
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1.5 RANDOM ACCESSES NOT APPROVED
Not approved
random accesses
Check BSIC allocation
Access burst from Change BSIC or

YES
another co-channel cell frequency plan
NO
Check cell parameter setting
MAXTA too low? YES Increase MAXTA
NO
Check site location
Consider tilting or
High located site? YES
lowering site
NO
Check SAE
Software file
YES Increase SAE
congestion?
NO
Check ICM, run FAS if needed
Check if unknown access code
High noise floor? YES Reduce interference
NO
END
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1.6 LOW TCH ASSIGNMENT SUCCESS RATE
Low TCH
assignment
success rate
Check TCH congestion
Congestion Add transceivers and/or

YES
on TCH? tune Assignment to other
cell and CLS.
NO
Check output power, check if cell reaches
too far by TA distribution with MRR
Check output power Wrong parameter

Low output power? YES YES Rectify parameters
parameters setting?
NO
NO
Check BTS Error Log
Check signal strength of
BCCH and TCH
NO
Contact NMC to
HW fault? YES swap & repair HW
Low SS for call
access?
NO
YES
Check coverage plots
Adjust TCH output
power
Perform drive tests
Dominant
NO Add BTS
server exists?
YES
Check interference with

ICM, FAS and/or MRR
Disturbance
Improve & adjust
on SDCCH or YES
frequency plan
target TCH?
NO
END
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1.7 DROPPED CALLS ON TCH
Dropped calls on TCH Check frequency plan,

High ICM? YES external interferers
F and/or filters
Check locating parameters NO
High timing Check site location &

YES
advance? TALIM
Bad parameter Correct parameter
YES
setting? setting
NO
NO Check lost handovers
Check radio network features
Most dropped calls Perform handover

YES
during handover? analysis
Power regulation Correct power regulation
NO
used properly? parameters
NO
YES
Check site position
Check output power
Site covering Remove site or change

YES
too much? frequency
Power balance? NO Adjust output power
NO
YES
Check BTS error log
DTX used? NO Introduce DTX
HW fault? YES Swap & repair HW

YES
Frequency Activate frequency NO

NO
hopping used? hopping
Check link quality
YES
Check dropped call

reason Perform link
Transmission fault? YES
investigation
Perform interference NO
Bad quality? YES analysis with MRR
and/or FAS
NO Best server exists? NO Add site
Low signal strength? Perform low signal YES

YES
strength analysis
Check MS fleet
NO
Perform drive tests
Missing neighbours YES Run NCS Perform MTR/CTR/MRR

suspected? etc. recordings
NO Perform site survey
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Check antenna installation
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1.8 HANDOVER ANALYSIS
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Handover
analysis
Select worst relation
Start Inter-BSC/MSC
External? YES
analysis
Check successful handovers per cell
NO NO
Next cell
High ratio of
High ratio of lost High ratio of
urgency
NO handovers? retensions?
Success below x%? handovers?
YES
YES YES
Check handover activity
Check up- and down link interference with

MRR, FAS ICM, TEMS
More than x NO
handovers
performed?
YES Check handover related parameters such as

relations, missing relations (using NCS), BA-list,
Check site location BSIC, hysteresis, offsets, etc.
NO Check if K or L locating is used

Important cell?
YES Check if many ping-pong

handovers
Check handover flow
Check if assignment handovers
are used
Uneven flow?
Check if cell has HW problems
YES
Check if congested target cell

Difference in
NO
performance in out-
and incoming? Check SAE
YES
NO Perform measures to
Focus on bad direction improve performance
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1.9 NO OR FEW HANDOVER ATTEMPTS
No or few
handover
attempts
Check neighbouring cell relations,

use NCS if necessary
Unnecessary
Remove unnecessary
neighbouring cell YES
relations
relations?
NO
Check locating parameters
Unfortunate Rectify parameter

YES
parameter setting? setting
NO
Check BTS definition
BTS defined but Rectify parameter

YES
not in service? setting
NO
END
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1.10 UNSUCCESSFUL HANDOVERS
Unsuccessful B
handovers
Delayed handover Check handover

Check congestion decision
YES
parameters
performance
NO
TCH congestion? YES Add TCH capacity
Check use of radio
features
NO
Check SAE setting

Are all radio Introduce unused
YES
features used? features
SW congestion? YES Increase SAE
NO
NO
Check coverage
Check neighbouring cell definitions
Check interference, run MRR

Wrong cells Remove incorrect
YES and/or FAS; check ICM
defined? definitions
NO Perform drive test
Missing Run NCS, add

YES missing relation
neighbours?
Timer expiry after

NO
MS is lost?
Too many Remove unnecessary

YES
neighbours? relations
YES
NO
Too many Low SS on cell

Review and correct the YES Improve coverage
measurement YES border?
defined MBCCHNO
channels?
NO
NO NO
Reduce interference for

Check Locating parameters Bad quality? YES
potential candidate
Strange or corrupt C
YES Rectify parameters
parameter setting?
NO
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Check BTS Error Log
HW fault? YES Swap & repair HW
NO
Check link quality
Transmission fault? YES Improve transmission
NO
Perform site visit
Check antenna
installation
Antenna connected
YES Change feeder
to wrong feeder?
NO
Incorrect downtilt? YES Rectify tilting
NO
Change antenna
Hidden antenna? YES
position
NO
Bad antenna
YES Rectify installation
installation?
NO
END
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SERVICE DELIVERY GUIDELINE

1.1 LONG SDCCH MEAN HOLDING TIME

Long SDCCH mean

Check TCH congestion

Check SMS performance

Many SMS Perform SDCCH

Check BTS error log

HW fault? YES Swap & repair faulty HW

Check random access performance

Check frequency plan

Perform drive test

Many false Change frequency and

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1.2 SHORT SDCCH MEAN HOLDING TIME

Short TCH mean

Check number of dropped calls

High dropped call YES

Check handover performance

Many intra-cell YES

Faulty tranceiver? YES Swap & repair HW

Perform drive test

Radio design in the area NO Mechanical tuning

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1.3 SDCCH CONGESTION

Check HW Same for all Change channel

Long mean YES Check HW and number

Check periodic registration Underdimensioned YES

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1.4 POOR SDCCH AND/OR TCH AVAILABILITY

SDCCH & TCH

Check that NUMREQBPC

Check BTS Error log

HW problems? YES Replace & repair faulty

Transmission Perform more

Missing SW Contact NMC to

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1.5 RANDOM ACCESSES NOT APPROVED

Check BSIC allocation

Check frequency plan

Access burst from Change BSIC or

Check cell parameter setting

MAXTA too low? YES Increase MAXTA

Check site location

Check ICM, run FAS if needed

Check if unknown access code

High noise floor? YES Reduce interference

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1.6 LOW TCH ASSIGNMENT SUCCESS RATE

Check TCH congestion

Congestion Add transceivers and/or

Check output power Wrong parameter

Check interference with

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1.7 DROPPED CALLS ON TCH

Dropped calls on TCH Check frequency plan,

High timing Check site location &

NO Check lost handovers

Check radio network features

Most dropped calls Perform handover

Site covering Remove site or change

DTX used? NO Introduce DTX

HW fault? YES Swap & repair HW

Frequency Activate frequency NO