Probable Reasons of Drops on SDCCH : Low Signal Strength on Down or Uplink The reason for poor coverage could

be too few sites, wrong output power, shadowing, no indoor coverage or network equipment failure. Action: Check coverage plots.Check output power. Perform drive tests. Check BTS error log Solution: Add new sites. Increase output power. Repair faulty equipment. Poor Quality on Down or Uplink Action: Check C/I and C/A plots. Check frequency plan. Perform drive tests. Solution: Change frequency. Use available radio features. Too High Timing Advance Action: Check if the cell parameter TALIM is < 63. Check if the co-channel cells are over-heard. Solution: Set TALIM to a value close to 63. Tilt antenna/reduce antenna height/output power, etc. for co-channel cells. Mobile Error Some old mobiles may cause dropped calls if certain radio network features are used. Another reason is that the MS is damaged and not working properly. Action: .Check MS fleet. Solution: Inform operator. Subscriber Behavior Poorly educated subscribers could use their handsets incorrectly by not raising antennas, choosing ill-advised locations to attempt calls, etc. Action: Check customer complaints and their MS. Battery Flaw When a subscriber runs out of battery during a conversation, the call will be registered as dropped call due to low signal strength or others. Action: Check if MS power regulation is used. Check if DTX uplink is used. Congestion on TCH The SDCCH is dropped when congestion on TCH. Action: Check TCH congestion Solution: Increase capacity on TCH or using features like Assignment to another cell, Cell Load Sharing, HCS, Dynamic Half-Rate Allocation and FR-HR Mode Adaptation etc

1. timing advance of cell in urban areas, if you have exssesive propagation try to fix it by downtilt, many times the SDCCH drop is originated by some co-channel co-bsic that meet in long distance. 2. Check the rxLevAccesMin and try to set it no more than -102 dB, sometimes we force the mobiles to get the cell in poor RF conditions, around -110. This a SDCCH DC by lost of radiolink during signaling phase. SD DROP RADIO rate is HIGH then IF SD DURATION AVG > 6 PER TRX; --------> A TRX HARDWARE PROBLEM ( RESET AND/OR REPLACE TRX) 1. Kindly check the alarms whether there is alarms on TRX, Combiner, etc 2. Check Interference, (Co/Adj BCCH or other freq), change the ARFCN to the clean one. 3. Finally, you can move the SDCCH Channel to the other Trx which is clean