Call Drop Rate of User Plane:

Call Drop Rate of User Plane The formula of Call Drop Rate of CS User Plane: Call Drop Rate of CS User Plane = RNC-
originated CS Domain RAB Release / RNC-originated CS Domain RAB Setup Success 100% The formula of Call Drop Rate of
PS User Plane: Call Drop Rate of PS User Plane = RNC-originated PS Domain RAB Release / RNC-originated PS Domain RAB
Setup Success 100%
RNC-originated RAB release Cause:
RNC-originated RAB release Cause
Example:
Example CS_RAB_SETUP_SUCC_CONV 979 PS_RAB_SETUP_SUCC_BKG 75RNC_CS_RAB_REL_REQ_CONV 4
RNC_PS_RAB_REL_REQ_BKG 4 Call Drop Rate of CS User Plane0.41% Call Drop Rate of PS User Plane 5.33% For
CS/PS_RAB_REL, need optimize poor coverage andneighbors, 3G-2G handover also can improve this indicator
Soft (Softer) Handover Success Rate:
Soft (Softer) Handover Success Rate The formula of Soft (Softer) Handover Success Rate: Soft (Softer)Handover Success
Rate = Soft (Softer) Handover Success / Soft (Softer) Handover Request 100%
Soft (Softer) Handover Flow Chart:
Soft (Softer) Handover Flow Chart
SHO Failure Causes:
SHO Failure Causes When the UE handles the ACTIVE SET UPDATE message, the abnormal casesmay be occurred and the
UE shall transmit an ACTIVE SET UPDATE FAILURE message with thefollowing failure causes

Configuration unsupported Incompatible simultaneous reconfiguration Protocolerror Invalid configuration If the time
expired before RNC receives the message ACTIVE SET UPDATECOMPLETE or ACTIVE SET UPDATE FAILURE from UE, RNC
increases the SHO failure counter withthe following cause

No response from UE
SHO Failure Flow Chart:
SHO Failure Flow Chart
Example:
Example SHO_EVAL_REQ 5652 SHO 5511 SHO_SUCC 5500 SOFTERHO 1411 SOFTERHO_SUCC1411 SHO_SUCC_RATE 99.8%
Hard Handover Success Rate:
Hard Handover Success Rate The formula of Hard Handover Success Rate: Hard Handover SuccessRate = Hard Handover
Success / Hard Handover request 100%
Hard Handover Flow Chart:
Hard Handover Flow Chart
Hard Handover Failure Cause:
Hard Handover Failure Cause The detail hard handover failure cause statistics include two hard handover directions on the
cell object : outgoing hard handover initiated by RNC in each original cell. incoming hardhandover in the target cell initiated
by RNC When the UE handles the PHYSICAL CHANNELRECONFIGURATION message, the abnormal cases may be occurred
and the UE shall transmit anPHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION FAILURE message with the following failure
cause:Configuration unsupported Physical channel failure Incompatible simultaneous reconfiguration Protocolerror Cell
update occurred Invalid configuration If the time expired before RNC receives the messagePHYSICAL CHANNEL
RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE or PHYSICAL CHANNEL


RECONFIGURATION FAILURE from UE, RNC increases the hard handover failure counter with thefollowing cause

No response received from UE
Hard Handover Failure Flow Chart:
Hard Handover Failure Flow Chart
InterRAT Handover to GSM Success Rate:
InterRAT Handover to GSM Success Rate The formula of InterRAT Handover to GSM Success Rate:InterRAT Handover to
GSM Success Rate = inter-RAT handover from UTRAN to GSM success / inter-RAT handover from UTRAN to GSM attempts
100%
InterRAT Handover to GSM Flow Chart:
InterRAT Handover to GSM Flow Chart
InterRAT Handover to GSM Failure Cause:
InterRAT Handover to GSM Failure Cause When the UE handles the the HANDOVER FROM UTRANCOMMAND message, the
abnormal cases may be occurred and the UE shall transmit an HANDOVERFROM UTRAN FAILURE message with the
following failure causes

Configuration unacceptablePhysical channel failure Protocol error Inter-RAT protocol error Unspecified If the time expired
beforeRNC receives the message IU RELEASE COMMAND from MSC, RNC increases the InterRAT handover to GSM failure
counter with the following cause

InterRAT handover to GSM no response
InterRAT Handover to GSM Failure Flow Chart:
InterRAT Handover to GSM Failure Flow Chart
Example:
Example CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_PREP 60 CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_PREP_SUCC 54CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_ATT 54
CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_SUCC 48CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_SUCC_RATE(%) 88.89% CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_CFG_UNSUPP
0CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_INTER_RAT_PROTCL 0 CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_NO_RSP
0CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_PHYCH_FAIL 6 CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_PROTCL 0CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_RELOC_ABORT
0 CS_INTRAT_HO_OUT_FAIL_UNSPEC 0 Needoptimize 3G-2G neighbors and configuration (RNC&CN), 3G-2G handover
parameters for example:Report interval/Inter-RAT handover trigger time/GSM RSSI threshold/ Hysteresis
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Success Rate:
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Success Rate The formula of InterRAT Handover to GPRS Success Rate:InterRAT Handover to
GPRS Success Rate = interRAT handover from UTRAN to GPRS success initiatedby UTRAN / interRAT handover from UTRAN
to GPRS attempts initiated by UTRAN 100%
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Flow Chart - initiated by UTRAN:
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Flow Chart - initiated by UTRAN
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Failure Cause:
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Failure Cause When the UE handles the the CELL CHANGE ORDERFROM UTRAN message, the
abnormal cases may be occurred and the UE shall transmit an CELLCHANGE ORDER FROM UTRAN FAILURE message with
the following failure causes

Configurationunacceptable Physical channel failure Protocol error Unspecified If the time expired before RNC receivesthe
message SRNS CONTEXT REQUEST or IU RELEASE COMMAND from SGSN, RNC increases theInterRAT handover to GPRS
failure counter with the following cause

InterRAT handover to GPRS noresponse
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Failure Flow Chart:
InterRAT Handover to GPRS Failure Flow Chart


3G Interview Answers What is Handover Control?:
3G Interview Answers What is Handover Control?
3G Interview Answers What is Handover Control?:
3G Interview Answers What is Handover Control? The UE sends a CHANNEL REQUEST message to thenetwork over the
random access channel. The network responds with an IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENTmessage so that the UE can occupy the
specified dedicated channel. The UE sends a CM SERVICEREQUEST message to the CN. The network initiates the
authentication and ciphering procedures. After sending the SECURITY MODE COMPLETE message, the UE sends the SETUP
message to the CN toinitiate the call setup procedure. The CN responds with a CALL PROCEEDING message. In the case
of immediate assignment, a communication channel must be assigned to the UE before the CN initiates thecall setup
procedure to the fixed network. When the called party rings, the network must send an ALERTING message to the calling
UE upon receipt of the ALERTING message from the called party.Meanwhile, it also needs to send a ringback tone to the
calling party. When the called party answers, itwill send a CONNECT message to the network and the network will forward
this message to the callingparty. When the calling UE returns a CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE message, the call setup
procedure iscomplete.
3G Interview Answers What is Power Control?:
3G Interview Answers What is Power Control?
3G Interview Answers Difference b/w WCDMA and GSM?:
3G Interview Answers Difference b/w WCDMA and GSM ?
3G Interview Answers Services supported before or with 3GPP ? :
3G Interview Answers Services supported before or with 3GPP ?
3G Interview Answers How to calculate capacity per subscriber? :
3G Interview Answers How to calculate capacity per subscriber?
3G Interview Answers Pilot Pollution? :
3G Interview Answers Pilot Pollution? No. of Pilots (UARFCN = 10563) No. of Samples Percentage PilotPollution % 1 SC
11416 59.8 2 SCs 5449 28.6 3 SCs 1585 8.3 4 SCs 478 2.5 2.5 5 SCs 122 0.6 0.6 6SCs 26 0.1 0.1 7 SCs 5 0.0 0.0 8 SCs 3 0.0 0.0
9 SCs 0 0.0 0.0 10 SCs 0 0.0 0.0 Total SCs 19084 100.03.2 Pilot pollution is the degradation in Ec/Io of the best serving pilot
due to the presence of other pilotsignals, which are received at a high level but do not contribute constructively to the
received signal. Ateach measurement point, the number of detected CPICHs that fulfil the condition Ec/Io nth cell SC
>=Ec/Io Best serving cell SC

5 dB AND RSCP nth cell SC >=-107 dB has been computed, and statisticshave been calculated. A breakdown of
measurement samples according to the number of pilots (SCs)present is given in table below. Pilot Pollution, Distribution
of Strong Pilot Count (selected cells only)