TCH DROP

Retainability – (Service after the call has been connected, ongoing call)
TCH drop: Call drop during an on-going conversation is known as TCH drop. For TCH drop, we
can check with the BCCH of that cell, find out there if there is any interference, neighbor defined or
any hardware issue.
• TIMING ADVANCE (TA)

In the GSM cellular mobile phone standard, timing advance value corresponds to the length of time a signal takes to reach
the base station from a mobile phone. GSM uses TDMA technology in the radio interface to share a single frequency between
several users, assigning sequential timeslots to the individual users sharing a frequency. Each user transmits periodically for less
than one-eighth of the time within one of the eight timeslots. Since the users are at various distances from the base station and
radio waves travel at the finite speed of light, the precise arrival-time within the slot can be used by the base station to
determine the distance to the mobile phone. The time at which the phone is allowed to transmit a burst of traffic within a
timeslot must be adjusted accordingly to prevent collisions with adjacent users. Timing Advance (TA) is the variable controlling
this adjustment
TROUGHPUT

Throughput refers to the performance of data transmission, and is measured by characters actually
transmitted or received during a certain period of time. Throughput is usually measured in bps (bits per
second). The more “throughput” you deliver to your customers, the “better”.
 Accessibility – (Measurement of how a user can/cannot access the network)

1. SDCCH (Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channels) congestion/blocking

2. SDCCH drop

3. TCH blocking/congestion

4. TCH assignment success rate (TASR)

SDCCH blocking: This KPI means that we are not getting SDCCH resource for the call origination. When the mobile subscriber connects with a
network, then RACH (Random Access Channel) and AGCH (Access Grant Control Channel ) are provided. After AGCH, SDCCH is
provided but if SDCCH is not provided at that instant of time due to various problems or due to the unavailability of SDCCH by the base station
controller, it is called as SDCCH Blocking. There is no particular reason for it. If such a situation arises, the customer will not be able to originate
any call. If the value of this KPI is considerably high, user experience is badly affected.

SDCCH Drop: When we assign SDCCH for call origination and at that time because of any mismatch or due to certain other issues SDCCH loss
occurs, it is called as SDCCH Drop. It occurs after the allocation of SDCCH and before the allocation of TCH.

TCH Blocking: When TCH is not allocated to the user after the allocation of SDCCH, it is termed as TCH Blocking. It is the failed call attempts
which the MS can notice. It mainly occurs due to lack of TCH resources.

TASR: It is the process of by which TCH is assigned to the MS. If, after the SDCCH request is sent, the MS gets TCH successfully and the call
transfers to TCH, it means that the TCH assignment is successful. For the best value of this KPI, the TCH assignment should tend to 100%.