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SDCCH Assignment Failure Analysis & Troubleshooting Guide

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6 SDCCH Assignment Failure Troubleshooting Guide......................................................................; 6.6 /rocedure...............................................................................................................................; 6. Causes o' Se%eral SDCCH Assignment Failure:..................................................................< 6. .6 $na""ro"riate T0=$nteger Setting /arameter:.............................................................< 6. . >a"d delay leads to high SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate........................................! 6. .? Co=@CCH & Co=@S$C inter'erence..........................................................................A 6. .; -%er co%erage............................................................................................................7 6. .< 1"lin) Noise $nter'erence........................................................................................65 6. .B 3S 'reCuent location u"date due to "oor do(nlin) Cuality....................................65 @ecause recei%ing sensiti%ity o' @TS is high than that o' 3S8 @TS can recei%e Channel .eCuest sent by 3S8 and 3S canDt recei%e $mm Assign sent by @TS.,s"ecially (hen 3S is "ut in "oc)ets or under the "illo(s. $' 3S needs to do location u"date8 Channel .eCuest may be 'reCuent launched (hich (ill result in SDCCH assignment 'ailure because $mm Assign message 'ails to reach...................................................................................................................................................65 Cases o' high SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate..............................................................................65 .6 >A/D delay caused by too many "aging...........................................................................65 .6.6 Too much "aging causes >A/D delay.....................................................................65 .6. Satellite transmission delay......................................................................................66 .6.? Transmission eCui"ment 'ailure causes >A/D delay..............................................6; . High SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate caused by other signals (ith the same @CCH and the same @S$C ..........................................................................................................................6< . .6 Case 6.......................................................................................................................6< . . Case .......................................................................................................................6B .? Noise signal access .............................................................................................................6! .?.6 Noise signal is re"resented as TA o%erste"s "ractical co%erage .............................6! .?. Noise signal is re"resented as recei%ing le%el is lo(er than @TS recei%ing sensiti%ity .........................................................................................................................67 .; High SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate because 'reCuency o' target channel to hand o%er is the same (ith that o' @CCH o' the "roblem cell8 and target cell has same @S$C (ith that o' "roblem cell............................................................................................................................... 5 .;.6 Case 6....................................................................................................................... 5 .;. Case ....................................................................................................................... 6 .< SDCCH assignment 'ailure caused by bad net(or) co%erage........................................... .<.6 Case 6....................................................................................................................... .<. Case ....................................................................................................................... ? .<.? Case ?....................................................................................................................... ; .B SDCCH assignment 'ailure caused by continuous access reCuest o' location u"date ...... < .! SDCCH assignment 'ailure caused by im"ro"er=set T0=$nteger ....................................... B

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1 SDCCH Assignment Failure Troubleshooting Guide

1.1 Procedure
1"on recei%ing the com"laint o' high SDCCH assignment 'ailure8 e0tract "er'ormance re"ort 'rom -3C=. Client8 'ilter out trouble cells based on SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate. 6 Ad4ust TEF$NT,G,. to 6; 'or the bad cells. Chec) (hether @CCH Tr0 o' the bad cell share the same >a"d (ith that o' other cellDs @CCH Tr0. $' itDs the case8 ma)e a @CCH shi't to other >a"d board to a%oid the multi"le0ing. ? Chec) (hether thereDre cells that use the same @S$C and same @CCHG $' itDs the case8 modi'y it. ; -bser%e one day. $' the "roblem still e0ists8 ta)e the ne0t ste". < Collect measurement re"ort o' the bad cells and get to )no( the time s"an o' high SDCCH assignment 'ailure. B Analy*e basic measurement re"ort. $' counter 66BA!#Number o' other access reCuest attem"ts & is high (hile counter 66B?7#Number o' other success'ul access reCuests& is *ero8 itDs "robable that TCH hando%er reCuest o' other cell is mista)en 'or access reCuest o' ser%ing cell. $' 3"log 'ile contains the error message 9Channel

NumberH-0AA: then it indicates the e0istence o' the same @CCH hando%er inter'erence8 chec) (hether there is the cell (ith the same @CCH and @S$C. ! Analy*e basic measurement re"ort8 chec) (hether counter 66B;?#Number o' sdcch allocation 'ailures including hando%er& has %alue8 i' so then (e may sus"ect 'or transmission "roblems . Chec) (hether transmission alarm e0ists or (hether there is la"d error "rinting by analy*ing m"log. A Analy*e basic measurement re"ort to see (hether high SDCCH assignment 'ailure
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Secret too. Generally TCH assignment 'ailure rate is lo(er than SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate. $' TCH assignment 'ailure rate is high8 it suggests that the cell is ha%ing some inter'erence or "oor co%erage. So reduce @CCH inter'erence and im"ro%e the co%erage. $' TCH assignment 'ailure rate is good8 obser%e signaling tracing o' the cell 'or 65 minutes8 con%ert it to be 3A65 'ormat and 'ilter Channel .eCuest messages. $' there are many $mmediate Assign 'ailure o' Channel .eCuest (ith high TA8 it suggests there is o%ershooting or 'alse signaling access #big di''erence bet(een TA o' channel reCuired and actual co%erage range&. For o%erla""ing8 ad4ust @CCH transmission "o(er or co%erage range o' the cellG For 'alse signaling access8 ad4ust TA Allo(ed to 'ilter 'alse access. 7 $' SDCCH assignment 'ailure increases suddenly8 chec) (hether it is "eriodic #High SDCCH in 'i0ed time o' each day&8 i' itDs the case then the co%erage area is blind s"ot. 65 Ihen SDCCH assignment 'ailure increases suddenly but not "eriodic8 con'irm (hether itDs accom"anied by TCH assignment 'ailure. $' itDs the case then the cell may ha%e sudden strong inter'erence. 66 $' SDCCH assignment 'ailure is suddenly increased instead o' "eriodic and (ithout accom"anied (ith sudden high TCH assignment 'ailure8 chec) counter 66BAB #>-C access attem"t times&8 counter 66B?A#>-C access success times& and counter 66B;<#SDCCH assignment 'ailure times&. $' the di''erence bet(een counter 66BAB and counter 66B?A is close to counter 66B;< then most "robably 'ailures are caused by disconnection due to 3obile Station u"lin) "oor Cuality8 (hich is common in GS3 net(or)..

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1.2.1

Causes of Several SDCCH Assignment Failure:

Inappropriate T !Integer Setting Parameter: The inter%al #TS number& bet(een the t(o channel reCuest messages is a random number in JS8SK68L8SKT=6M. $n (hich8 T is the TS number (hich re"resents by T0$nteger8 S %alue are as 'ollo(s TS number T0$nteger re"resents S #CCCH not combines (ith SDCCH& S #CCCH combines (ith SDCCH&

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Secret ?8 A8 6;8<5 ;8 78 6B <8658 5 B8668 < !86 8? << !B 657 6B? 6! T0$nteger %alue ;6 < <A AB 66<

TS number re"resents 5 ? 6 ; < ? B ; ! < A B 7 ! 65 A 66 7 6 65 6; 66 6B 6 5 6? < 6; ? 6< <5 From the abo%e t(o grids8 (e get the relation bet(een T0$nteger (ith the inter%al bet(een reCuest message o' the t(o channels T0$nteger $nter%al#ms& #CCCH not combined (ith SDCCH& <56msN<7?ms8657N6 7 slot !<5msNAB<ms86B?N6AA slot 77AmsN66;Bms8 6!N ;7 slot <?msN;A?ms8<<N65< slot $nter%al#ms& #CCCH combined (ith SDCCH& B!msN?<7ms8<AN!A slot ?7BmsN<66ms8ABN666slot < 7msNB!Bms866<N6;! slot 6A7msN;67ms8;6N76 slot

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Generally 8 T0=$nteger is 6; by de'ault. Ihen transmission lin) delay is large8 T0$nteger is small8 it may cause many 3S access reCuests. Abis one=(ay signaling transmission delay is B5msN655ms. For your notice8delay o' one immediate assignment (ithout the 13 delay as 'ollo(s Channel .eCuired Channel Acti%ation u"lin)= B5ms do(nlin)= B5ms

Channel Acti%ation Ac) u"lin)= B5ms $mmediate Assign do(nlin)= B5ms Time delay bet(een 3S sending Channel .eCuest and recei%ing $mm Assign shall be around B This document contains "ro"rietary in'ormation o' +T, Cor"oration and is not to be disclosed or used e0ce"t in accordance (ith a""licable agreements.

Secret ;5ms. @ut i' transmission lin) delay is large and T0$nteger is ina""ro"riately set8 'or e0am"le i' T0 integer is set to 6< it corres"onds that the inter%al bet(een t(o=channel reCuest is about ?55ms. $e. 3S resends Channel .eCuest be'ore recei%ing $mm Assign. At the same time (hen 3S sents the second attem"t 'or channel reCuest it recei%es Channel .eCuest $mm Assign o' the 'irst attem"t and com"lete access "rocedure8 during this "rocess the Channel .eCuest o' the second attem"t 'ails. 1.2.2 "apd dela# leads to $ig$ SDCCH assignment failure rate There are se%eral causes leading to la"d delay8 6 $' >a"d6O; multi"le0 is ado"ted8 itDs "robable that multi"le @CCH share the same la"d (hich (ill lead to great la"d through"ut and 'inally time delay. >arge la"d 'lo( results in delay. For e0am"le8 ina""ro"riate >AC allocation (ill lead to great "aging number (hich (ill result in la"d o%er'lo(. ? Transmission eCui"ment has great delay. For e0am"le8 A@$S ado"ts satellite transmission. ; /S e''ect. /S is sensiti%e to net(or) delay. $' la"d has delay8 /S message (ill be resend (hich (ill add to the through"ut and 'inally results in la"d delay and so on itDs %icious circle. $' la"d delay reaches certain degree (hich leads to 3S resending Channel .eCuest8 SDCCH assignments may 'ail. /lease re'er to the 'ollo(ing diagram

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MS Channel Request

BTS

BSC

Channel Required Channel Active T Integer Channel Request(Re-Send MS change t& S#CC' Channel Active Ack Channel Required Imm Assign Cmd Channel Active Channel Active Ack Imm Assign Cmd !a"d #ela$

Imm Assign(OK)

Imm Assign(%ail)

1.2.%

Co!&CCH ' Co!&SIC interference There are t(o situations8 (hich lead to co=@CCH & co=@S$C inter'erence: 6 T(o cells sharing @CCH & @S$C: Channel .eCuest sent by 3S is recei%ed by t(o cells simultaneously and is assigned by SDCCH. 3S can only "ro%ide access o' one SDCCH thus SDCCH assignment o' another cell (ill 'ail. Firstly si0=bit color codes are added to the original eight in'ormation bits. These si0= bit color codes are generated by #@S$C and si0=bit "arity codes& mode . Co=@CCH and co=@S$C may ma)e @TS decode it as 3S initial access o' other site8 (hich may result in SDCCH assignment 'ailure. Due to limited in'ormation o' random access signaling #Abit and @S$C&8 t(o cells o' same bcch and bsic may cause 'alse access. There'ore (e should a%oid co=@CCH and co=@S$C. Ihen one cell uses the @CCH same as other cells TCH2@CCH and C-=@S$C8 during the time o' hando%er8 9 hando%er access: message ha""ened in the TCH TS (ill be decoded by both the targeted cell as (ell as other cell that uses the same @CCH2@S$C and so the cell (hich is not the original target cell (ill also decode as Channel .eCuest message. Hence the case (ill result in great SDCCH assignment 'ailure. Ihen 3S initiate Channel .eCuest8 .A is random and not consistent. 3S access

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Secret reCuests are not continuous. According to the "rotocol8 i' hando%er access message sent by 3S is the same (ith random access reCuest message in 'ormat#A@ 'rame& but 3S hando%er access message content o' one time is consistent and FN is continuous. $' @CCH o' one cell shares the same 'reCuency (ith TCH o' another cell8 hando%er access on TCH can be considered as random access reCuest8 (hich (ill lead to SDCCH assignment 'ailure. For chec)ing these ty"e o' "roblem (e can analy*e the signal trace8 (hen (e 'ind .A is the same8 TA is same (hile FN is continuous. Thus (e can conclude that great number o' Channel .eCuest is 'alse access caused by hando%er access o' co=@CCH cell. Thus i' the t(o cell share the use the same @CCH and is close8 do(nlin) inter'erence may occur (hich (ill also lead to SDCCH assignment 'ailure. 1.2.( )ver coverage There are t(o situation causing o%er co%erage8 6 Co%erage area is large leading to "oor do(nlin) rece"tion Cuality o' cell edge. @ecause sensiti%ity o' @TS is high than that o' 3S8 @TS can recei%e Channel .eCuest sent by 3S and 3S canDt recei%e $mm Assign sent by @TS. Cell co%erage is large (hich results in co=@CCH and co=@S$C (ith the cell 'ar a(ay. To sol%e the "roblem8 antenna=engineering "arameter needs to be ad4usted 'or co%erage control "ur"ose. TA*allo+ed can also be used to sol%e the "roblem but it may cause 3S to 'ail to get access to the net(or). There'ore8 threshold o' TAFallo(ed shall be greater than actual co%erage range o' the cell. .e"eater in'luence shall be ta)en into account (hen calculating cell co%erage range. Ie do ad4ust TAFAllo(ed "arameter in order to a%oid reselection 'ailure due to TA TAFAllo(ed. Ie do e0"eriment concerning this "roblem and the result is (hen 3S selects a cell (ith strongest "o(er . $' TAFallo( area u"date is unsuccess'ul8 3S (ill select another cell (ith less strong "o(er#C6P5&access o' this cell is allo(ed. $nter%al o' cell reselection is decided by TEF$nteger and ma0imum resend time and is generally se%eral seconds. Com"uting method is as 'ollo(s8 Cell reselection inter%al H TEF$nteger O 3a0.etrans KT?6 B Qudging 'rom the result8 (e can see that cell that 'ails to reselect (ill be "unished8 as a result8
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Secret reselection (ill not 'ail due to TAFAllo(ed. .emar): -ther manu'acturers ha%e similar "arameters li)e TAallo(ed. For e0am"le8 Nortel has .NDACCT$3ADVTH.,SH->D and it is described as 'ollo(s8a%oid SDCCH assignment by ma)ing the "arameter lin) to actual co%erage area range and setting "ro"er threshold to 'ilter 'alse .ACH reCuest. $t sho(s that 'or cells (ith small radius co%erage8 .NDACCT$3ADVTH.,SH->D is set to be ?<Rm and .ACH mis4udgement 8system demodulate the noise to be .ACH burst by mista)e is almost ?5S o' all .ACH reCuests. Ihen rndAccTimAd%Threshold is changed to be 8 .ACH mis4udgement seldom occurs. 1.2., -plin. /oise Interference @TS recei%ing sensiti%ity is generally bet(een =66 dbm and =6 <dbm and random access signaling (ith less sensiti%ity has noise inter'erence8 (hich (ill de'initely lead to SDCCH assignment 'ailure. .ACH3in#=dbm& is a "arameter set to 'ilter noise signaling. .andom access signaling (ith recei%ing le%el lo(er than .ACH3in (ill be discarded as noise inter'erence. @y ad4usting .ACH3in8 SDCCH assignment success rate can be greatly increased. False noise access signaling re'lects in t(o as"ects: 6= recei%ing le%el is (ee)8 = TA is greater than actual co%erage range. Hence .ACH3in integrated (ith TAFallo(ed can reduce the in'luence o' noise inter'erence to a larger e0tent. Notice: .ach3in shall be care'ully set. $' itDs too high8 it may a''ect "aging success rate. 1.2.0 1S fre2uent location update due to poor do+nlin. 2ualit# @ecause recei%ing sensiti%ity o' @TS is high than that o' 3S8 @TS can recei%e Channel .eCuest sent by 3S8 and 3S canDt recei%e $mm Assign sent by @TS.,s"ecially (hen 3S is "ut in "oc)ets or under the "illo(s. $' 3S needs to do location u"date8 Channel .eCuest may be 'reCuent launched (hich (ill result in SDCCH assignment 'ailure because $mm Assign message 'ails to reach.

2 Cases of $ig$ SDCCH assignment failure rate

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2.1.1

"APD dela# caused 3# too man# paging

Too muc$ paging causes "APD dela# 6. /roblem descri"tion
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Secret Ie disco%er that +T, @SC? SD assignment success rate is relati%ely lo( in a certain "lace (hile analy*ing its "er'ormance "arameters and the rate is es"ecially lo( on late busy hour8 only about B5S. . Analysis 6 A'ter chec)ing statistic (e 'ind out that almost each cellDs SD assignment 'ailure rate is high8 and the bad assignment isnDt caused by cellDs radio "arametersG Ie can see that SD channel has no congestion generally 'rom statistic8 the congestion rate is only 5.5 SG ? +T, @SC62 2; SD assignment success rates are all abo%e 7<S8 thatDs a normal 'igure. -nly @SC? is abnormal. @ecause @SC? is se"arately controlled by 3SC!8 a'ter contacting China 1nicom (e 'ind out that SD assignment success rates o' all @SC controlled by 3SC! #including Siemens @SC& are about B5S8 and 3SC! "aging success rate is also lo(. Ie get to )no( 'rom China 1nicom that there is only one >AC controlled by 3SC!. Ie ha%e to "age all cells in >AC (hile "aging8 then more tra''ic8 more "aging. ?. Ad4ustment and e''ect Contact Siemens and as) them to add one more >AC to 3SC! and u"date >AC SN o' cells controlled by "art o' @SC #Siemens&. A'ter the ad4ustment8 @SC? SD assignment success rate comes bac) to normal and reaches abo%e 7<S.
Time Objec t Signaling channel congestio n rate (() March 10 March 11 March 1! March 1" March 15
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Total call attempts in signaling channel 010022 01,16/ 026515 0-20/2 0-0601

Total overflow times of signaling channel 34 15 61 2 -

S#CC' assignment success )um*er 43556 4164/ 63110---62 4613,

S#CC' assignment +ailure )um*er 1/622 12143 10,1, 2-/2 ,-/2

SD assignment success rate 56.25 56.!6 5".#$ %5.20 %$.01

Bsc, Bsc, Bsc, Bsc, Bsc,

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Satellite transmission dela# 66 6. /roblem descri"tion This document contains "ro"rietary in'ormation o' +T, Cor"oration and is not to be disclosed or used e0ce"t in accordance (ith a""licable agreements.

Secret There are total ; sites8 T@T=G8 T@T=D8 GID=G and GQ.=G all o' (hich are controlled by @SC56 but by di''erent "eri"hery modules. From the 'ollo(ing "er'ormance "arameter 'orm (e can see that these sitesD SD assignment 'ailure rates are as high as <5S or e%en higher.
-b4ect C$ >AC FreC@and CellName SDCCH ASS Failure .ate <5.?6 <5.B; <5.? <<.!; <5. B?.<! ;7.B <5. B <5.<; <5. ; ;7.?A ;7.56

F6F7 F6 F6F7 F F6F7 F? F6F < F6 F6F < F F6F < F? F6F? BF6 F6F? BF F6F? BF? F6F777F6 F6F777F F6F777F?

657 6 657 657 ? 6 < 6 6 < 6 < ? 6? B6 6? B 6? B? 6 < ; 6 < < 6 < B

55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A

,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 ,=GS3755 DCS6A55 DCS6A55 DCS6A55

GID6 GID GID? T@T6 T@T T@T? GA.6 GA. GA.? T@T; T@T< T@TB

. Analysis Ie record signaling on Abis inter'ace o' T@T68 ;8 <8 B8 GA. and GID. Set T@T< signaling as an e0am"le8 the analysis is as 'ollo(s: 6 Ie can see that the a%erage time reCuired to success'ully acti%ate one channel is 5.<As.

Ie 'igure out 'rom the 'ollo(ing signaling (hether the t(o signaling is Channel .eCuired sent by the same mobile "hone

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Ie can calculate 'rame numbers o' the t(o channels by T68 T and T?. The 'ormula is FNHT6O BO<6K##T?=T &mod B&O<6KT? The 'rame number di''erence o' the t(o channels is ? ;<;=? !H !#'rames&

Trac)ing the (hole "rocess o' the 'irst channel reCuest (e can see it is a com"lete signaling "rocess to turn o'' the mobile "hone. Trac)ing the (hole "rocess o' the second channel reCuest (e can see immediate assignment 'ailure8 @SC doesnDt recei%e ,stablish $ndication message8 and T?656 is o%ertime and then channel is released.

The t(o signaling has the same Access delay: ?. 3ean(hile the ma0 retransmission times that system con'igured is ;8 TE $ntegerH6;#TH? 8SH 6!&. Then the inter%al 'or any mobile "hone to send t(o Channel .eCuire messages in one call is a random one 'rom 6! to ;A timeslot8 (hich means the shortest inter%al bet(een t(o reCuests sent by mobile "hone is 6556ms8 and the longest inter%al is 66;;ms.
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Secret The inter%al bet(een these t(o Channel .eCuire messages recei%ed by @SC is 6.75B= 5.A!<H6.5?6s. Ie su""ose that u"lin) and do(nlin) signaling transmission delays bet(een @TS and @SC are the same8 then signaling length o' the (hole immediate assignment "rocess is 5.<AO H6.6Bs8 (hich is close to 6.5?6s. According to u""er calculation o' 'rame number8 the real inter%al bet(een these t(o messages is ! 'rames #65;A&8 and then (e deduce that the t(o Channel .eCuire

messages are sent by one mobile "hone in one call attem"t. ?. Conclusion Ie ha%e to use satellite to transmit because these sites are 'ar a(ay 'rom the urban area. The satellite transmission delay on one direction is around B5ms8 and then transmission delay o' ; signaling is 65;5ms8 (hich accords (ith the u""er signaling analysis.

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Transmission e2uipment failure causes "APD dela# 6. /roblem descri"tion: massi%e SDCCH assignment 'ailures occur in ? cells o' a site in $ndia accom"anied (ith lots o' TCH assignment 'ailures. @asic measure data are sho(n in the 'ollo(ing 'igure.

. /roblem analysis: commonly SDCCH assignment 'ailure re"resents transmission 'ailure. A'ter chec)ing m">og "rint (e 'ind out that the site has lots o' >A/D ,rrors get "rinted: 9Site ?B8 @TS ?8 T.E catch errorF: recei%e SA@3, in 3ul'rame or
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Secret Timer.ec:8 9Site ?B8 @TS 68 T.E 5 catch errorF: recei%e SA@3, in 3ul'rame or Timer.ec.: Then (e chec) alarm8 there are lots o' transmission alarm:

There'ore (e can con'irm that there is transmission "roblem that causes lots o' >A/D brea)s.

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Hig$ SDCCH assignment failure rate caused 3# ot$er signals +it$ t$e same &CCH and t$e same &SIC

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Case 1 6. /roblem descri"tion: $n a "lace the high SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate "roblem hasnDt been sol%ed 'or a long time8 and SDCCH assignment 'ailure rates o' lots o' cells in the (hole net(or) are higher than <S. . Solution: The "roblem canDt be sol%ed by re"lacing all the hard(are. Ihen TAH 58 a signal 'rom another cell (ith the same 'reCuency and the same @S$C is recei%ed that causes SDCCH assignment 'ailure. There'ore (e re="lan o%er 65 cellsD @S$C in the (hole net(or). A'ter re="lanning8 "arameters o' all cells (hose @S$C has been modi'ied come bac) to normal. ?. Conclusion o' 'ault analysis: Iithin <)m8 i' a mobile "hone locates in an area co%ered by t(o cells (ith the same @CCH and the same @S$C8 then SDCCH assignment 'ailure may occur. The 'ailure is triggered by these t(o cells (ith the same @CCH and the
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Secret same @S$C8 t(o cellsD SDCCH timeslots are synchronous. A'ter mobile "hone synchroni*es (ith @TS and chooses to be accessed into one o' these t(o cells8 it (ill be inter'erence to another cell. ;. So (e ha%e t(o solutions 'or high SDCCH assignment 'ailure "roblem #(ithin a certain multi"le0ing distance8 high SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate caused by other signals (ith the same @CCH and the same @S$C& 6& .eset cellDs C33 (hose assignment 'ailure rate is high8 reset cloc) to a%oid SDCCH timeslot synchroni*ation8 so as to decrease the im"act. This is 4ust a tem"orary solution. $n 'ield situation (e shall modi'y "arameters and then change them bac)8 it is the reason to reset C33. & The basic solution is to a%oid signal (ith same 'reCuency and same @S$C.

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Case 2 6. /roblem descri"tion: SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate )ee"s high in a cell in $ndian s"ice net(or)8 but its TCH assignment rate is normal. @asic measure data are sho(n in the 'ollo(ing 'igure.

. /roblem Analysis: a'ter trac)ing signaling o' troubled cell8 (e 'ind out that SDCCH assignment 'ailure is caused by lots o' random signal access (hose TAP?!.

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Ie 'igure out that there is a cell 5Rm a(ay using same 'reCuency and @S$C a'ter chec)ing the cellDs surrounding 'reCuencies and @S$C. Analysis conclusion: $ndian S"ice doesnDt ha%e much 'reCuency resource and its sites distribute densely8 there'ore it is ine%itable that cells use same 'reCuency and @S$C (ithin ?;)m. Ie ha%e to change antenna do(n tilt angle or modi'y TAFAllo(ed to shrin) cellDs co%erage8 so as to sol%e SDCCH assignment 'ailure caused by cells use same 'reCuency and @S$C.

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/oise signal access

/oise signal is represented as TA oversteps practical coverage 6. /roblem descri"tion: a cellDs SDCCH assignment success rate is lo(. The 'ollo(ing table sho(s the cellDs basic data measured on A"ril Bth busy hour.
Time Alias 66B;;#Number o' SDCCH Assignment Success'ul& 676 675 6!! 67 66B;<#Number o' SDCCH Assignment Failure& 6< ; ?? B 6!

55!=;= B 67:6< 55!=;= B 67:?5 55!=;= B 67:;< 55!=;= B 5:55

ASH-RA /$>>A.=6 ASH-RA /$>>A.=6 ASH-RA /$>>A.=6 ASH-RA /$>>A.=6

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Secret . /roblem analysis: a'ter analy*ing signaling on Abis inter'ace8 the summary o' immediate assignment 'ailure signal accesses into TA #in channel reCuired& is as 'ollo(s: S& 1 2 ! " 5 6 $ # % 10 11 12 1! 1" 15 16 1$ 1# 1% 20 21 22 2! 2" 25 26 2$ 2# 2% !0 !1 !2 !! !" !5 !6 !$ !# !% "0 T' 6 $ $ 6 5 5 0 " 1 6! 61 5% 5 5! "% "6 "! "1 "0 1# !# !6 5 5 !" 5 !5 !6 !5 !" !2 !0 2$ 2$ 2$ 0 2" 10 2 0 (eason location *p)ate location *p)ate location *p)ate MT, location *p)ate MT, MT, MT, MT, MO, MO, MO, location *p)ate MO, location *p)ate MO, MT, MO, MT, ,all reset MO, location *p)ate MT, MT, MO, MT, MO, MT, MO, MT, MO, MT, MT, MT, MT, MO, MO, MO, MO, MO, Time when imme)iate assignment being sent 05+"%+52.6"0 05+56+"!.!"! 05+5$+2".5!1 06+00+02.10% 06+00+02.#%0 06+05+56.#2# 06+06+12.656 06+06+2!.5$# 06+06+"!.0$# 06+06+5$.$1# 06+0$+22.5$# 06+0$+"2.$1# 06+0#+0#.515 06+0#+1".$65 06+0#+20.5$# 06+0#+22.20! 06+0#+2$.5"6 06+0#+"5.062 06+0#+52.1"0 06+0#+52.625 06+0#+52.$%6 06+0#+5!.2#1 06+0#+55.!$5 06+0#+55.562 06+0#+55.%#" 06+0#+56.5$# 06+0%+11.6"0 06+0%+2".5"6 06+0%+!#.0!1 06+0%+!#.5$# 06+0%+!%.10% 06+0%+5$.1$1 06+0%+5$.#2# 06+11+15."06 06+12+12.$#1 06+12+52.6$1

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Secret "1 "2 0 1 MO, location *p)ate 06+12+5!.21# 06+15+1!.1"0

The surrounding sites o' the site distribute densely (ith distances lesser than 6)m. TA %alues are unreal on the table8 (e su""ose there are 'a)e signals. Further more8 assignment 'ailure in hal' an hour almost 'ocuses on < minutes. Ie shall use TAFAllo(ed "arameter to 'ilter 'a)e signals.

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/oise signal is represented as receiving level is lo+er t$an &TS receiving sensitivit# 6. /roblem descri"tion: a cellDs SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate )ee"s high but TCH assignment rate is o).

200$+12+2! 0-00 . /ser0abel Object ,ell an) i)entifier 0ocation 'rea ,ell10',+ ,23 S/&5'D'5'TT 6 +72702&6+! 8sc10$+ Site!5+ 8ts! 0',10$+ ,21$!5!

2"-00 SD,,4 assign s*ccessf *l n*mber 1""$%

SD,,4 assign fail*re n*mbe r ""%0

SD,,4 assign fail*re rate

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T,4 'ssign ment S*cces s &*mbe r "6$#

T,4 assign fail*re n*mbe r 122

T,4 assign fail*re rate

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. /roblem analysis: the cell uses ,DG, T.EG in this %ersion8 random accessed recei%ing le%el can be re"orted in "hysical conte0t by Channel .eCuest. Through obser%ing the cellDs signaling trac)ing data8 (e 'ind out there are lots o' Channel .eCuest messages (hose recei%ing le%el is =6?<dbm 50A! (hich cause large numbers o' SDCCH assignment 'ailures.

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Ie can con'irm that most o' these Channel .eCuests are noise signalG (e can sol%e it through setting .ACH3in.

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Hig$ SDCCH assignment failure rate 3ecause fre2uenc# of target c$annel to $and over is t$e same +it$ t$at of &CCH of t$e pro3lem cell4 and target cell $as same &SIC +it$ t$at of pro3lem cell

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Case 1 /roblem descri"tion: the 'ollo(ing are a cellDs signaling. Ie can see that there are continuous Channel .eCuests (ith same .A8 TA8 and their 'rame numbers are consecuti%e. All o' the SDCCH assignments corres"onding to these Channel .eCuests are 'ailed (ith no e0ce"tion. @esides8 9other access reCuest attem"t times: in basic measurement are e0tremely high. Then (e can con'irm that all these abundant and consecuti%e Channel .eCuests are 'a)e access caused by incoming hando%er o' co=channel cells.

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2.(.2

Case 2 A cellDs SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate soars on busy hour8 but TCH assignment 'ailure rate is lo(8 net(or) "er'ormance "arameters are in the 'ollo(ing table:
/ser0abel Object i)entifier ,ell an) 0ocation 'rea ,ell10',+,23 7m)atati me SD,,4 assign fail*re rate 15.#5 12.$# 11.2$ T,4 assig n fail*r e rate 0.6# 0.$1 1.!6

9O00'('4TT2+:,60+2 9O00'('4TT2+:,60+2 9O00'('4TT2+:,60+2

8sc10$+Site6"+ 8ts2 8sc10$+Site6"+ 8ts2 8sc10$+Site6"+ 8ts2

0',116+ ,21$6"2 0',116+ ,21$6"2 0',116+ ,21$6"2

1%-00+ 20-00 21-00+ 22-00 20-00+ 21-00

A'ter trac)ing the siteDs signaling (e 'ind out there are lots o' consecuti%e abnormal random access (hose Channel .eCuest .A and TA are the same and 'rame number are consecuti%e.

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Ie 'ind out there is a cell uses same 'reCuency and same @S$C 6;)m a(ay 'rom the site a'ter chec)ing 'reCuency "lanning. The "roblem is sol%ed by re="lanning the 'reCuency.

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SDCCH assignment failure caused 3# 3ad net+or. coverage

Case 1 /roblem descri"tion: a cell has high SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate "roblem accom"anied (ith high TCH assignment 'ailure rate. -utgoing hando%er attem"ts are 'reCuent and call dro" rate is high. Customer has com"laints about it. The "roblem isnDt sol%ed a'ter resetting T.E and the site. /roblem analysis: (e can see 'rom the cellDs basic measurement re"ort that access reasons are %arious 'or SDCCH assignment 'ailure8 both 3-C access and 3TC access account 'or a certain "ro"ortion. The number o' u"lin) sam"ling (hose .T ? is Cuite large8 u"lin) Cuality is %ery bad. There'ore (e can con'irm that the cellDs u"lin) signal has inter'erence or the co%erage is un'a%orable.

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2.,.2

Case 2 /roblem descri"tion: a cellDs SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate reaches as high as <AS on busy hour8 accom"anied (ith <BS TCH assignment 'ailure rate8 hando%er success rate is only 5S. A'ter trac)ing signaling (e 'ind out there are lots o' consecuti%e Channel

.eCuests (hose TA are B? get accessed abnormally.

/ser0abe l Object i)entifier 4an)ove r s*ccess rate 1 3 SD,,4 assignme nt s*ccess n*mber 1%15 SD,,4 assignme nt fail*re n*mber SD,,4 assignme nt fail*re rate T,4 assignme nt s*ccess n*mber 10!! T,4 assignme nt fail*re n*mber T,4 assignme nt fail*re rate ,1165#;1 00<,1161 1 56.1%

9'='T(27 /('M+ M=S+!

8sc2!+ Site1%+ 8ts!

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/roblem analysis: a'ter chec)ing the cellDs "er'ormance data o' these days8 (e 'ind out that its TCH assignment 'ailure rate8 call dro" rate and hando%er 'ailure rate )ee" high but (ithout any alarm. DT engineer disco%ers that not only the cellDs o(n co%erage is bad8 but the cell has o%erla""ing "roblem and co=channel inter'erence.

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Case % A cellDs SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate reaches as high as 5S on busy hour.
O*8ect identi+ier Cell and !&cati&n Area Cell(!AC-CI) 9mdatatime S#CC' assign +ailure rate 0-.6 50.25 06.56 55.5/ TC' Assignment Success Rate 60.12 62.,5 65.01 6/.1

7ser!a*el

)A):A);7#-0 )A):A);7#-0 )A):A);7#-0 )A):A);7#-0

Bsc,3-Site04-Bts0 Bsc,3-Site04-Bts0 Bsc,3-Site04-Bts0 Bsc,3-Site04-Bts0

!AC0-,3-CI,3040 !AC0-,3-CI,3040 !AC0-,3-CI,3040 !AC0-,3-CI,3040

5--1-05-01 5-<---50<-5--1-05-01 50<---55<-5--1-05-06 5-<---50<-5--1-05-06 50<---55<--

TCH assignment 'ailure rate is as high as 5S (hile SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate rises. These t(o "arameters are o) (hen tra''ic is lo(8 (hich means the cellDs has do(nlin) inter'erence. Ie can sol%e it through re="lanning 'reCuencies8 or using do(nlin) "o(er control o' surrounding cells.
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2.0

SDCCH assignment failure caused 3# continuous access re2uest of location update

/roblem descri"tion: in some boundary sites and suburban sites o' city A8 their SDCCH assignment 'ailure rates soar (ithout any rule8 but mean(hile cellDs other "arameters are normal. The 'ollo(ing are signaling and basic measure data recorded (hen SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate is high. Ie can see 'rom signaling that the reason 'or one 3S )ee"s sending access attem"ts is Channel .eCuest due to location u"date8 but all attem"ts are 'ailed.

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SDCCH assignment failure caused 3# improper!set T !Integer

/roblem descri"tion: a cellDs ordinary SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate )ee"s around 5S8 hits ?5S on busy hour. @ut other "arameters #such as TCH assignment 'ailure rate8 hando%er success rate& are all normal.

#AT=TIM= 0,-#ec--1

BSC>)AM= :A?A)A;AR-BSC

BSCI# 0-5

C=!!>I# 05565

SIT=>)AM= T'A?A;RA:)A;AR-5-s

M?'O7R 50

S#>ASS)>%AI!>RAT= ,-.50

/roblem analysis: a'ter trac)ing the cellDs signaling8 (e 'ind out there are cou"les o' Channel .eCuest messages o' the cell commonly a""earing together #(ith same TA and 'or same reason&. The $mm Assign corres"onding to the 'irst Channel .eCuest is success'ul8 but the $mm Assign corres"onding to the second Channel .eCuest is 'ailed.

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Set colored messages in the u""er 'igure as an e0am"leG the FN o' the 'irst Channel .eCuest message is 7B;8 the FN o' the second Channel .eCuest message is 65AB8 the FN di''erence is 6 ;. Ihile T0=$ntegerH6 . Then (e can con'irm these t(o Channel .eCuest messages are sent by one 3S. @ecause there is a certain delay on transmission lin)8 then 3S resends Channel .eCuest. The cellDs SDCCH assignment 'ailure rate decreases lo(er than 65S a'ter changing T0= $nteger into 6;.

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