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Network Problems and Solutions For 2G
Network Problems and Solutions For 2G
Network Problems and Solutions For 2G
For 2G
Contents
1. Analysis of call drop during drive test
2. How to Analyze C/I,BER and Interference In DT
3. How to analyze Coverage Issues in DT
4. How to Analyze Crossed Feeder Issue by DT
5. How to analyze Handover Issues in DT
6. How to Analyze Quality Issue by DT
Call Drop Analysis
Content
What is call drop?
The types of call drop
Basic call drop reasons
Call drop issues during DT
Call drop cases
What is Call Drop?
The abnormal channel released during call due to the reasons such as:
1. Blind/poor coverage area;
2. Bad quality;
3. Irrationality parameters configuration;
.
.
.
n. Hardware problems.
The types of call drop
(1)
Measurement report
(2)
Measurement result
Connection failure
(3)
Clear REQ (radio interface failure)
Handover Indication
Ch_Act
Ch_Ack Set T3103
Handover command
Handover command
Handover Access
HO_DETECT
Physical info(TA)
SABM
EST Indication Reset T3103
UA
Handover Complete HO_Complete
System problems (hardware
Coverage;
Interference;
Handover;
Antenna & feeder system;
Others;
Coverage issues & reason
114
116
112
Interferen 118
124 ce
110 102
102
Interferen 110
ce
123
116
Broad band Repeater
113
Interferen
ce
DT analysis suggestions
Check the frequency planning of
neighbor around service cell, modify
it if any Co-channel & adjacent
channel;
Otherwise, find any broad band
repeater near by;
Check the interference come from
other communication devices (should
inform operator if any);
Handover
Antenna issue
Reason: Cross cable connection for Co-site neighbor cells;
Antenna Tilt issue;
Reason: Antenna Tilt issue is not identical (monopole)
Antenna azimuth issues;
Reason: Antenna azimuth issues is not identical (monopole)
Installation issues for Antenna & feeder system
Reason: loose connector for feeder & jumper or higher VSWR
DT analysis suggestions
Hardware Problem
TRX Problem
Feeder & Arrester Problem
Intra-Interference
Adjacent channel & Co-channel
Intermodulation Interference
Inter-Interference
Other Equipment
Co-Channel & Adjacent Channel
Interference
High Rxlev
Worst Rxqual
High FER
C/I Problem
C/I Definition
C/I: Carry/Interference
Optimize C/I method
Improve Coverage
Decrease Interference
C/I Problem due to poor coverage
Rx Level(Serving
Cell) is about (or less
than) -85 dbm;
Variation
s due to
Rayleigh Downtilt: 8 drgree
fading
Global Variation
means due to
shadowing
Coverage Issues
What is …
• Coverage hole
• Sudden Decrease on Signal Level
• Line of Sight Lost
• Lack of Dominant Server
• Coverage Overlapping
• Overshooting
Coverage Hole
Legend
RxLevel
Poor Coverage
Bad Call
Areas RxQuality Drop
RxQuality
Signal Strength of Serving cell make fast up and down due to RxQuality goes
far away server being blocked by obstacles from the terrain. worse when the
The other way, signal from the server lose line of sight(LOS) level drops down
to the mobile because of a hill of something. fast
Lack of Dominant Server
Lack of Dominant
Server Causes too
many Handovers
Between the same
Cells
Coverage Overlapping
Immediate action to
optimize cell
coverage should be
taken by by power
reductions, downtilts
or other
configuration
changes.
Overshooting
MS is covered by the
serving cell, but is
outside the cell
BSC thinks that it is
neighbour cell A and Serving
Other cell B
makes a handover to cell
BSIC 1
cell A
Freq. A
The MS is not near BTS
cell A so the
assigned TCH for the
handover is not used
Cell A will have
Coverage spot
unused TCH Neighbour cell A
(handover)
(island effect)
BSIC 1
The call might be Freq. A
dropped because it
cannot make the
handover
Proposal of Coverage Issue
CellA CellB
Tx Div Tx Div
Tx Div Tx Div
CellA CellB
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed transmit feeders
CellA CellB
•BCCH B •BCCH A
•Cell ID B •Cell ID A
•Ms power control low (0-8) •Ms power control low (0-8)
with good RXlev with good Rxlev
In the example shown above, point A is in the area of coverage of Cell D3,
but the handset at point A receives the stronger signal of Cell D2. It
indicates that TX feeders were crossed between Cell D3 and Cell D2.
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed transmit feeders
Exercise
A
Site 1
B Site 2 Site 3
A B A B
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
CellA CellB
Tx Div Tx Div
Tx Div Tx Div
CellA CellB
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed receive feeders
CellA CellB
•BCCH A •BCCH B
•Cell ID A •Cell ID B
•Ms power control low (0-8) •Ms power control low (0-8)
with good RXlev with good Rxlev
A
Site 1
B Site 2 Site 3
A B A B
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Tx Div Tx Div
Tx Div Tx Div
CellA CellB
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed receive feeders
CellA CellB
•BCCH B •BCCH A
•Cell ID B •Cell ID A
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed transmit - receive feeders
Exercise
A
Site 1
B Site 2 Site 3
A B A B
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
one transmit & one receive feeders
crossed
CellA CellB
Tx Div Tx Div
Tx Div Tx Div
CellA CellB
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed receive feeders
CellA
•RxLevA ~ RxLevB
•BCCH A, BCCH A
•Cell ID B, Cell ID B
•Ms power control low (0-8)
with good RXlev
•After HO low RxLev
•Unexpected HOs
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Crossed transmit - receive feeders
Exercise
A
Site 1
B Site 2 Site 3
A B A B
How to detect crossed feeder issue by DT
Inter system antenna swap (GSM – CDMA)
CDMA
How to analyze Handover Issues in DT
Handover
What is…
• Handover procedure in network?
• Handover Um signaling flow?
• Purpose of Handover Analysis in DT?
Handover Procedure
MSC MSC
Synchronous
Asynchronous • Case1 Intra cell HO
Case 2 Case 4 Case 5 • Case2 Synchronous Inter cell HO
Case 1 Case 3
• Case3 Asynchronous Inter cell HO
• Case4 Inter BSC HO
• Case5 Inter MSC HO
Handover Types(Algorithm)
OM Forced HO
In DT, the most common
handover types happens in
following order of priority Directed Retry
TA TA Emergency HO Edge HO
RxQuality
RxLevel
Bad Quality HO Layer HO
PBGT
OL&UL
Rapid Level Drop HO PBGT HO
Load HO Overlay/Underly HO
PBGT Handover
PBGT HO Exp: Serving Target
Cell Cell
When:
RXLEV_NCELL(n) – (RXLEVEL+
PWR_DIFF) > HO_MARGIN
HO_MARGIN > 0
MS is handed over to the neighboring RXLEV_NCELL(n)
cell .
RX LEVEL + PWR_DIFF
HO_MARGIN is usually set to 3 to 6
dB. PBGT HO Power-budget
A typical PBGT HO
Quality Handover
When:
UL Rx Quality >= UL Quality HO
Threshold
handover caused by UL Rx
Quality takes place.
When:
UL Rx Level < Edge HO UL
RX_LEV Threshold
handover caused by UL Rx
Quality takes place.
What is …
•Dragged Handover
•Power Control Effect
•Ping–Pong Handover
•Missing Neighbor Relation
•Fake Neighbor
•Handover Failure
Ping-pong Handover
Ping-pong handovers occur when the MS is handed over from one cell to another but
is quickly handed back to the original cell.
For most cases, Ping-pong Handover is caused by no dominant cell. There was a handover
back to cell 12366 after the second ping-pong handover, but this was outside of the defined
window. The change in dominance after the handover was 9dB, which represents a much
healthier handover.
Missing Neighbor Relation
If a handoff is not performed to a neighbor cell that seems to be best server,
there is a possibility of a missing neighbor relation. This will happen with
sudden appearance of strong cell in the neighbor list just after a handover.
Target Cell is
BCCH is 13
BSIC is 65
Target channel is
900M RF hopping Channel.
Handover Failure
Half Rate
MA list is 1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24
MAIOThe
is 4,handover has not
HSN is 31,
successfully
TSC is 5. completed yet!
Channel mode is AMR(SV3)
Handover Failure is
Another example: Excessive
caused by T200ofExpired
Number Handover
Failure due to Hardware Problem
Proposal of Handover Issue
•Dragged Handover
•Ping–Pong Handover
•Missing Neighbor Relation
•Handover Failure
How to Analyze Quality Issue by DT
Outline
• Downlink RxQuality Issue
What is RxQuality Issue
The problems raised by RxQuality issue
Good
Bad
RxQuali
RxQuali
ty
ty
RxQuality is divided into eight levels which are from 0 to 7, the level 0 is the
best and the level 7 is the worst.
The problems raised by RxQuality issue
Bad RxLev
Bad RxQual
Bad FER
Bad Quality due to Signal Strength – FER is
OK
This case is similar with
the previous except for
FER. Signal strength is also
bad in this, but FER is still
fine.
Bad RxLev
Bad RxQual
Fine FER
Bad Quality due to C/A Interference
There is adjacent channel
interference in this case and
the RxQuality is not good.
Site
Reflecting object
MS
Time dispersion is caused by the reflections. The MS uses all or most of the
received power, instead of only the direct signal, there is a larger probability
to decode the information. So the RxQuality will be very bad perhaps.
Bad Quality due to Time Dispersion
The MS is near the
cell, it is less than 1
mile far away.
The RxQuality is very
bad for the bad C/R, in
which, R stands for
reflected signal and C
stands for original
signal.
The TA is too high.
It is because that TA
stands for the reflected
signal but the original
signal.
The solution to RxQuality issue (1)