Determining Call Processing Problems

with Statistics

David Zhang
Customer Support
Presented on 20 Dec. 2004

Determining Call Processing problems with Statistics Analysis

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Call Setup Flow Chart
Mobile Terminating/Originating BSC
BTS
Call Establishment

RSS L1 RSS RRSM/RCI CRM/AM MTP/MSC

MS SM SSM
RSS
RSS L1 ABIS
Channel request
Channel
RACH request INV_EST_CAUSE_ON_RACH
access_per_rach
Channel required Last SDCCH?
ok_acc_proc_suc_rach Chan_req_cause_atmpt Busy_SDCCH
channel required sdcch_congestion
received
CHAN_REQ_MS_BLKD
Immediate assignment reject No SDCCH?
Immediate assignment reject ALLOC_SDCCH_FAIL
Channel assigned
AGCH channel activation ALLOC_SDCCH

channel activation
acknowledge
Access_per_AGCH Immediate
Immediate assignment assignment command T3101 is started to
Wait for “establish
AGCH Indication” BSC
Layer 3 Initial Message
CM service request /
Paging Response
Layer 2
Establish indication SM SSM
SABM on assigned SDCCH Ok_acc_pro
(max. 6) CM service request c
Paging Response ms_access_by_type
UA on SDCCH channel T3101 expires, peg

No UA if T3101 is expired Chan_req_ms_fail

No ok_acc_proc Initial Layer
MS power control is pegged 3 message Connection Request
CM service
Sccp_tconn_est
request Conn_req_to_msc

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Call Setup Flow Chart cont.1
Mobile Terminating/Originating BSC
BTS
Call Establishment
RSS L1 RSS RRSM/RCI CRM/AM MTP/MSC
MS SM SSM
Establish indication
Ok_acc_pro
CM service request
c s_access_by_type
m
Paging Response
T3101 expires, peg

Chan_req_ms_fail
No ok_acc_proc
MS power control is pegged Initial Layer
3 message Connection Request
CM service Sccp_tconn_est
request Conn_req_to_msc
Connection Confirm
Connection Refused
DTAP Message DTAP Message DTAP Message: Authentication request Conn_refused DTAP Message
DTAP Message DTAP Message
Authentication Response DTAP Message
classmark request
Classmark enquiry Request classmark
Classmark change update classmark Classmark update

Classmk_update_fail
cipher mode request
ciphering request
Ciphering mode command
Cipher_comp_ms Ciphering_successful
Ciphering mode complete Ciphering successful
Missing measurement Ciphering mode
Cipher_comp_ms
report No ciphering complete
timeout
Missing measurement Successful Ciphering_successful
Link_fail declared received
report expires
Error Indication RF_LOSSES_SD Cipher_mode_fail
Radio Channel Release
clear request
Clr_req_to_msc
DTAP: TMSI reallocation
DTAP: setup
DTAP: call proceeding

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Call Setup Flow Chart cont.2
Mobile Terminating/Originating BSC
BTS
Call Establishment
MS RSSL1 RSS RRSM/RCI SM SSM
CRM/AM MTP/MSC
assignment request
No queuing allowed or queue is Initiate assignment ma_req_from_msc
full and all TCHs busy. Assignment resource assign_successfu And maybe:
DR not in operation. request l efr_req_from_msc
resource not available
Alloc_tch_fail Or:
Ma_cmd_to_ms_blkd Unsuccessful
Ma_req_from_msc_fail
assignment Assignment failure
Force queue Calls_queued
BSSMAP_T11
Assignment queued Tch_q_length
Queuing indication
Assignment channel
Physical context ALLOC_TCH
assigned No queuing message
request TCH_usage
Physical context is sent to MSC when
confirmed Busy_TCH Direct Retry is used
channel activation TCH_congestion
channel activation
acknowledge
Assignment command Assignment command
BSSMAP_T10(T3107)
Assignment failure Assignment failure MA_CMD_TO_MS
Assignment command Assignment command Ma_fail_from_ms
Second_assign_atmpt
SAB FACCH UA MA_CMD_TO_MS
M Assignment complete Assignment complete
second_assign_suc
MA_COMPLETE_FROM_MS
Assignment successful
No assignment complete
Connection
received, then
request
BSSMAP_T10(T3107) expires Switch response
Assignment
success
complete
No assignment channel Ma_complete_to_msc
Assigned received, then Radio channel released
Total_calls

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Call Processing Problem Analysis

•RACH problem
•RACH => SDCCH Problem
•SDCCH Related Problem
•SDCCH => TCH Problem
•BTS related
•BSC related Problem
•MSC related

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Backward Check: A Quick Way to Find Problem

•MA_REQ_FROM_MSC = TOTAL_CALLS
Not SDCCH => TCH Problem
•MA_COMPLETE_FROM_MS = TOTAL_CALLS
NO BTS-BSC or BSC SM related Issue
•MA_CMD_TO_MS = TOTAL_CALLS
NO MS related problem if MA_FAIL_FROM_MS
=0
•MA_REQ_FROM_MSC > MA_CMD_TO_MS
TCH Queuing or blocking related problem =>
Check Known Issue Clarify etc =>CS web page =>
CP development web page

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SDCCH => TCH Problem ?
Mobile Terminating/Originating BSC
BTS
Call Establishment
MS RSSL1 RSS RRSM/RCI SM SSM
CRM/AM MTP/MSC
assignment request
No queuing allowed or queue Initiate assignment ma_req_from_msc
is full and all TCHs busy. Assignment resource assign_successfu And maybe:
DR not in operation. request l efr_req_from_msc
resource not available
Alloc_tch_fail Or:
Ma_cmd_to_ms_blkd Unsuccessful
Ma_req_from_msc_fail
assignment Assignment failure
Force queue Calls_queued
BSSMAP_T11
Assignment queued Tch_q_length
Queuing indication
Assignment channel
Physical context ALLOC_TCH
assigned No queuing message
request TCH_usage
Physical context is sent to MSC when
confirmed Busy_TCH Direct Retry is used
channel activation TCH_congestion
channel activation
acknowledge
Assignment command Assignment command
BSSMAP_T10(T3107)
Assignment failure Assignment failure MA_CMD_TO_MS
Assignment command Assignment command Ma_fail_from_ms
Second_assign_atmpt
SAB FACCH UA MA_CMD_TO_MS
M Assignment complete Assignment complete
second_assign_suc
MA_COMPLETE_FROM_MS
Assignment successful
No assignment complete
Connection
received, then
request
BSSMAP_T10(T3107) expires Switch response
Assignment
success
complete
No assignment channel Ma_complete_to_msc
Assigned received, then Radio channel released
Total_calls

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 Example 1: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD With Free TCH
MA_FAIL_FROM_MS SECOND_ASSIGN_ATMPTSECOND_ASSIGN_SUCCESSALLOC_TCH_FAIL MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD AVAILABLE_TCH_MAX MAX_TCH_BUSY
13 13 12 1 1 19 11
17 15 13 0 0 19 11
9 9 8 1 1 19 9
TCH_Q_REMOVED CALLS_QUEUED TCH_CONGESTION
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0

MA_FAIL_FROM_MS =SECOND_ASSIGN_ATMPT = SECOND_ASSIGN_SUCCESS + MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD

ext_range_cell = 0
max_q_length_full_rate_channel = 0
queue_management_information = 0
poor_initial_assignment = 0
SR1026400 & SR1096357
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 Example 1_1: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD with Free TCH

iir_mod 32 21000000h
iir_mod 34 1111301h
Hder: df 7 di 47c8 dm 4 tag 1000034a(CP_INT MT_RF_RES_IND_RCVD)
Mlen 21(deci): 4a f0 47 f1 2 15 e b 20 d 20 9 20 a 20 f 20 c 20 e
20
crm: crv_rf_res_ind_rcvd.c: Statistic IDLE_TCH_INTF_BAND0 updated: 10 in cell: 47h
# This indicates that there are 10 TCHs available in interference band 0 for this cell
…
Hder: df 7 di 4792 dm ab tag 8000349(CP_INT MT_CHAN_REQUIRED_RCVD)
channel_required.c: Statistic CHAN_REQ_CAUSE_ATMPT(cause: 4h) incremented for cell: 47h
Mlen 15(deci): 49 f0 47 f1 2 1 90 13 9c 13 98 11 3f ff 0
…

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 Example 1_2: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD with Free TCH

Hder: df 7 di 4790 dm 4 tag 10031e(CP_INT MT_ASSIGN_RES_REQ)

Mlen 39(deci): 1e f3 47 3 80 f0 47 f1 5 18 3f b 4 1 8 91 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 23 18 1 0 0 ff 0 0 0 6 1 2a ff 0 ff 0
…

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Example 1_3: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD with Free TCH
…
crm: f_update_alloc_stats.c: Statistic ALLOC_TCH incremented for cell: 47h
…
rrsm:build_data_req_assign_cmd.c: Statistic MA_CMD_TO_MS incremented for cell: 47h
rrsm:rrsm_stats.c: Statistic MA_FAIL_FROM_MS incremented for cell: 47h
# The MS failed to access the referred TCH.
rrsm_trans_101.c: Statistic SECOND_ASSIGN_ATMPT incremented for cell: 47h
Hder: df 7 di 4708 dm 4 tag 100387(CP_INT MT_SUBSEQ_ASSIGN_RES_REQ)
Mlen 28(deci): 87 f3 47 3 80 f0 47 b 3 1 8 11 14 1f 21 5 1 0 ff 0 0 18 40 7 3 23 18 1
crm: f_update_alloc_stats.c: Statistic ALLOC_TCH_FAIL incremented for cell: 47h
rrsm:rrsm_stats.c: Statistic MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD incremented for cell: 47h

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 Example 2: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD with free TCH
DEVICE DATE TIME ASSGN_RES_REQ TCH_Q_LENGTH_MAX CALLS_QUEUED TCH_Q_REMOVED
24_SHOUBRA_EL_BALAD_S444 24-08-2003 00:00 0 0 0 0
11:30 1 1 1 1
12:00 22 2 22 22
12:30 17 1 17 17

TCH_Q_LENGTH_MAX MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD TCH_CONGESTION TCH_DELAY_MAX(milliseconds) AVAILABLE_TCH_MAX BUSY_TCH_MAX

0 0 0 0 12 11
1 1 6290 110 12 12
2 11 49635 2985 12 12
1 7 46650 355 12 12

ASSGN_RES_REQ = MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD = CALLS_QUEUED

max_q_length_full_rate_channel = 4
queue_management_information = 4
Bssmap_t11 = 20000 > TCH_DELAY_MAX
SR1079168
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Example 2_1: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD with free TCH
max_q_length_full_rate_channel = 4
queue_management_information = 4
max_q_length_sdcch = 0
protect_last_ts = 1
Bssmap_t11 = 20000

MCU:emon_1015 % msg_send 34 9000h 0 0 0 0b2h 0f0h 13h

…
Number of queued reqs: SDCCH=000, TCH/F=000, Emerg TCH/F=000.
Res Ind: Timer Val=0000, Timer ID=00000000, Method=03, Total Access=00.
Counters: Emerg Pending for Prim MS=00, EGSM MS=00
Queued Total=00000, Int=00020.
…
Hder: df 7 di 130c dm 4 tag 10031e(CP_INT MT_ASSIGN_RES_REQ)
Mlen 39(deci): 1e f3 13 6b 60 f0 13 f1 6 18 1 b 4 1 8 91 1 0 0 0
0 7 3 23 19 81 0 0 ff 0 0 0 6 1 12 ff 0 ff 0
crm: f_update_alloc_stats.c: Statistic ALLOC_TCH_FAIL incremented for cell: 13h
rrsm:rrsm_stats.c: Statistic MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD incremented for cell: 13h
# Why the call wasn’t queued ?

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 Example 3_0: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD & Queue Timeout

avail_tch_max busy_tch_max tch_congestion calls_queued alloc_tch_fail ma_cmd_to_ms_blkd

9 3 0 9 9 9
9 5 0 2 2 2
9 5 0 2 2 2
9 4 0 4 4 4

ma_fail_from_ms Second_Assign_Atmpt Second_Assign_Succ clr_req_to_msc Congest_Assign_HO_Suc Congest_Exist_HO_AtmptCongest_Stand_HO_Atmpt

0 12 1 0
0 6 0 0
1 2 2 0
0 6 0 0

max_q_length_full_rate_channel = 0
queue_management_information = 0
second_asgnmnt = 1
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 Example 3_1: MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD & Queue Timeout
queue_management_information = 0
max_q_length_full_rate_channel = 0
max_q_length_sdcch = 0
poor_initial_assignment = 0 at BTS
ext_range_cell = 0
second_asgnmnt = 1 at BSC
Hder: df 7 di 5f54 dm c3 tag 8000349(CP_INT MT_CHAN_REQUIRED_RCVD)
Mlen 15(deci): 49 f0 5f f1 6 1 90 13 81 4b ed 11 43 ff 0
# Look at the decode the TA is 66
Hder: df 7 di 5f0c dm 4 tag 10031e(CP_INT MT_ASSIGN_RES_REQ)
Mlen 39(deci): 1e f3 5f 15 20 f0 5f f1 7 18 43 b 4 1 8 91 1 0 0 0
7 5 33 19 81 60 14 ff 0 0 0 6 1 38 ff 0 ff 0
# TA is same as before which is 66 (43h) (count to number 11th)
crm: f_update_alloc_stats.c: Statistic ALLOC_TCH_FAIL incremented for cell: 5fh
crm: f_queue_request.c: Statistic TCH_Q_LENGTH updated for cell: 5fh Current queue length: 1
crm:crv_assign_res_req.c: Statistic CALLS_QUEUED incremented for cell: 5fh
# Since we don’t have extended range cell TCH so the call is moved to queue
# Also we don’t have MA_CMD_TO_MS then MA_FAIL_FROM_MS so Second assignment
# doesn’t start, bssmap_t11 started
rrsm: rrsm_trans_016.c: Statistic MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD incremented for cell: 5fh
Hder: df 7 di 5f29 dm 4 tag 10031f(CP_INT MT_REMOVE_FROM_QUEUE_TO_CRM)
Mlen 9(deci): 1f f3 5f 15 20 b 1 ff 14
crm: crv_rm_from_queue.c: Statistic TCH_Q_LENGTH updated for cell: 5fh, Current queue length = 0h
# bssmap_t11 timeout caused MA_CMD_TO_MS_BLKD pegging

SR1110086 & SR1096357/MOTCM00256635

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On SDCCH: SDCCH Related problem
Mobile Terminating/Originating BSC
BTS
Call Establishment
RSS L1 RSS RRSM/RCI CRM/AM MTP/MSC
MS SM SSM
Establish indication
Ok_acc_pro
CM service request
c s_access_by_type
m
Paging Response
T3101 expires, peg

Chan_req_ms_fail
No ok_acc_proc
MS power control is pegged Initial Layer
3 message Connection Request
CM service Sccp_tconn_est
request Conn_req_to_msc
Connection Confirm
Connection Refused
DTAP Message DTAP Message DTAP Message: Authentication request Conn_refused DTAP Message
DTAP Message DTAP Message
Authentication Response DTAP Message
classmark request
Classmark enquiry Request classmark
Classmark change update classmark Classmark update

Classmk_update_fail
cipher mode request
ciphering request
Ciphering mode command
Cipher_comp_ms Ciphering_successful
Ciphering mode complete Ciphering successful
Missing measurement Ciphering mode
Cipher_comp_ms
report No ciphering complete
timeout
Missing measurement Successful Ciphering_successful
Link_fail declared received
report expires
Error Indication RF_LOSSES_SD Cipher_mode_fail
Radio Channel Release
clear request
Clr_req_to_msc
DTAP: TMSI reallocation
DTAP: setup
DTAP: call proceeding

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SDCCH Related Problem
• Here is Our stats’s weak point
We assume that every conn_req is replied by MSC

• No MSC related problem

conn_refused = 0
conn_refused = IMSI_DETACH
If it is NOT, MSC has problem!

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Example 4: SDCCH_HO related issue
No TCH congestion & sdcch_ho = 1
Hour CI alloc_tch_fail alloc_sdcch_fail HO_Fail_No_Resources

15:00:00 6915 0 0 0

16:00:00 6915 0 9 0

17:00:00 6915 4 489 4

18:00:00 6915 3 1580 3

19:00:00 6915 2 575 2

20:00:00 6915 2 94 2

21:00:00 6915 0 2 0

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Example 4_1: SDCCH_HO related issue
Hder: df 7 di 2e08 dm 5 tag 400311(CP_INT MT_INTERN_HANDO_REQ)
Mlen 81(deci): 11 f3 28 69 0 f0 28 c4 c 23 0 2b 0 b 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
a 9 2 51 97 dc f4 b3 c0 f0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 5a
3 5 6 1 38 ff 0 0 ff 0 ff 0 ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ff 0 ff 0 ff 0

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 Example 4_2: SDCCH_HO related issue
Channel Type M 7,11 5 – 10 GSM 08.08 5.1.11
b 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
b - IEI
3 – LENGTH
3 - Signalling
The speech or data indicator field is coded as follows:
0001 Speech
0010 Data
0011 Signalling
All other values are reserved.
1 – SDCCH
0 0 0 0 0 0 - filling bytes
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Example 4_3: SDCCH_HO related issue
crm: f_update_alloc_stats.c: Statistic ALLOC_TCH_FAIL incremented for cell: 2eh

crm:crv_int_ho_req.c: Statistic HO_FAIL_NO_RESOURCES bin: 0h incremented for cell: 2eh

…
crm: f_calculate_ho_power.c : HO Power Level: (In dBm)
: TxMs :Gamma :PwrMs : NCell : Box : Ord : OrdPL : DBoff
LCI : 46 : 33 : 25 : 33 : -71 : -49 : -3 : 19 : 0
Hder: df 7 di 2d1a dm 5 tag 400311(CP_INT MT_INTERN_HANDO_REQ)
Mlen 81(deci): 11 f3 13 43 41 f0 13 c4 c 23 0 2b 0 b 3 3 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 a 9 2 f9 a6 a2 e7 cf eb c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5
33 58 81 60 14 2 0 5c 3 7 6 1 38 ff 0 0 ff 0 ff 0 ff 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 ff 0 ff 0 ff 0
# Another SDCCH Handover
crm: f_set_ms_freq_band.c: ms_freq_band(11h),cell_id(2dh),freq_band(0h), rev_level(1h), e
gsm_bit(ffh)
crm: f_update_alloc_stats.c: Statistic ALLOC_TCH incremented for cell: 2dh

SR1072540/PR176091

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RACH => SDCCH
Mobile Terminating/Originating BSC
BTS
Call Establishment

RSS L1 RSS RRSM/RCI CRM/AM MTP/MSC

MS SM SSM
RSS
RSS L1 ABIS
Channel request
Channel
RACH request INV_EST_CAUSE_ON_RACH
access_per_rach
Channel required Last SDCCH?
ok_acc_proc_suc_rach Chan_req_cause_atmpt Busy_SDCCH
channel required sdcch_congestion
received
CHAN_REQ_MS_BLKD
Immediate assignment reject No SDCCH?
Immediate assignment reject ALLOC_SDCCH_FAIL
Channel assigned
AGCH channel activation ALLOC_SDCCH

channel activation
acknowledge
Access_per_AGCH Immediate
Immediate assignment assignment command T3101 is started to
Wait for “establish
AGCH Indication” BSC
Layer 3 Initial Message
CM service request /
Paging Response
Layer 2
Establish indication SM SSM
SABM on assigned SDCCH Ok_acc_pro
(max. 6) CM service request c
Paging Response ms_access_by_type
UA on SDCCH channel T3101 expires, peg

No UA if T3101 is expired Chan_req_ms_fail

No ok_acc_proc Initial Layer
MS power control is pegged 3 message Connection Request
CM service
Sccp_tconn_est
request Conn_req_to_msc

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Identify the problem on RACH => SDCCH

•No BTS-BSC problem

OK_ACC_PROC = CONN_REQ_TO_MSC

•ACCESS_PER_AGCH = OK_ACC_PROC
+ CHAN_REQ_MS_FAIL

•ALLOC_SDCCH = ACCESS_PER_AGCH

•CHAN_REQ_MS_BLKD = ALLOC_SDCCH_FAIL

•CHAN_REQ_CAUSE_ATMPT = ALLOC_SDCCH_FAIL
+ ALLOC_SDCCH

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 Example_5 – SR1074144/1074543/1072103

bssname sitename Expr1002 dt cellname cm_serv_req_call cm_serv_req_emerg cm_serv_req_sms page_response sms_init_on_sdcch total_calls

B16-Elvsborg Skarsjon-G-288 288C 01-Jul-03 288C 0 0 0 0 0 32

B16-Elvsborg Skarsjon-G-288 288C 01-Jul-03 288C 0 0 0 0 0 59

B16-Elvsborg Skarsjon-G-288 288C 01-Jul-03 288C 0 0 0 0 0 33

B16-Elvsborg Skarsjon-G-288 288C 01-Jul-03 288C 0 0 0 0 0 32

B16-Elvsborg Skarsjon-G-288 288C 01-Jul-03 288C 0 0 0 0 0 62

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 Summary

• very useful to find call processing problems

if you are familiar with Statistics pegging

• Backward statistics check is a very good way

to narrow down the function area very quickly
http://www.ecid.cig.mot.com/~q13170/GSM/callsetup/call_setup.html

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