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GO - NAST3016 - E01 - 1 GSM Network Optimization Case Analysis 58
GO - NAST3016 - E01 - 1 GSM Network Optimization Case Analysis 58
GO - NAST3016 - E01 - 1 GSM Network Optimization Case Analysis 58
k Optimization
Contents
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
Severe call drops caused by the illegal user
Description:
2 cells of the GSM network in XX had severe call drop problem, about dozens
of times per hour in the day time.
Based on the above factors, we made the judgment: the call drop was caused
by the user himself. For example, the workers in a factrory were testing the ba
tteries of handsets, and they took out the battery while the call was still going
on. So if we disable the emergency call function of the cell, the user will try to
use another operator's network. After the operation, we found that the amou
nt of call drops in the cell was greatly reduced. After we enabled the emergen
cy call function later, the call drop problem didn't occur any more, becasue th
e user selected another operator's network.
Summary:
By analyzing the Abis signaling file, we can make judgement about the call dr
op problem and find out the regularity of the problem. The network performa
nce index and user experience may be harmed when the network resource is
occupied by some illeagle user. We can find out the illeagle user by signal tra
cing or analyzing the CDR from the switching side.
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
Slow handover caused by improper handover pa
rameters
Description:
During the drive test, the engineer found that the handover from the Negotia
tion Building (covered by the 1800 network) to the Hongyan Primary School
(covered by the 900 network) was too slow.
The testing vehicle moved from the north to the south, and the MS occupied
the Cell5 (CI : 10355 , BCCH : 700) of the Negotiation Building for convers
ation. When the vehicle moved on, the MS gradually entered the coverage of
G1 cell of Hongyan Primary School (CI : 11551, BCCH : 115), and the level o
f the serving cell gradually turned to be -86db and became lower and lower. F
rom the table, we can see that the level of the G1 cell was -50db, but the servi
ng cell was not switched to the G1 cell of the school. So the level turned to be
worse, and the quality also became worse.
Tmicro 8s 5s
Pre-processing window 3 0
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
SDCCH congestion caused by group sending SM
S
Description:
As shown from the performance report, one site has heavy congestion on the
SDCCH channel. But the TCH traffic volume of the site is not high and the site
is not at the bordering sections of several location areas. We think the SDCCH
congestion may be caused by the huge amount of SMS.
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
Handling the shrinking of BTS coverage
Description:
According to the statement from the network optimization engineer of China
Unicom in ZhouKou, the coverage of ZTE's BTSs in some counties shrinked aft
er certain period of operation, thus some originally covered areas became cov
erage holes or areas with weak coverage. This situation has great impact espe
cially for the sub-urban areas, since the sub-urban areas had more omni-direc
tional BTSs, and the distances between the BTSs in sub-urban areas are wider.
The shrinked coverage can easily lead to coverage holes. Therefore, the opera
tor may frequently receive complaint from the subscriber that the signal in so
me area becomes weak.
Cause analysis
We found that the BTS in FuCaoLou had been commissioned for more than 2
years. However, the dust filter of the cabinet had never been cleaned during t
he period. Since lots of dusts were accumulated on the dust filter, the ventilati
on and cooling function of the fan on the cabinet was greatly affected, thus t
he working of the carrier, power amplifier and combiner were affected.
Cause analysis
There are 2 platforms on the tower of the BTS. This site is shared by the BTSs
of CDMA network and GSM network. The CDMA network was commissioned
earlier, it uses the upper platform, then the omni-directrional antennas of the
GSM network were placed on the lower platform. So some omni-directrional
antennas were obstructed by the iron tower, and the coverage in that directio
n is smaller.
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
"The subscriber is not in the service area" caused
by large CRO value
Description:
Some subscribers complained that the signal was very weak near the BTS. For
most of the handsets, the signal strength was only 2 grids when the handset
was 500 m away from the BTS. The maintenance engineer said, the signal stre
ngth displayed on the handset was normal, but when the subscriber was calle
d, the calling party got the response "the subscriber is not in the service area".
5 The handset was executing other processes, so it didn‘t respond to the pagin
g
It's a coincidence that a new call is inintiated when the location update, SMS, call rel
easing process is not completed. This kind of "no response to paging" cannot be av
oided in the GSM system. In this case, the calling party only needs to redial the num
ber later.
6 The subscriber is indeed not in the service area or the handset is power-off
In this case, "The subscriber is not in the service area" is the correct response from t
he GSM.
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
Interference caused by Excessive Strong Back Sig
nals of the Directional Antenna
Description:
During the drive test performed in one GSM network optimization process, it
was found that the area which was more than one kilometer away from the sit
e (S122) and should be covered by cell 3 received stronger signals from cell 1.
Cell 1 signals brought severe interference to other sites.
Call Drop
Handover
Congestion
Coverage
Paging
Interference
Allocation Failure
Long delay in receiving the "recharging is succes
sful" message
Description
One subscriber complained that he had to wait for a long time to receive the
"recharging is successful".