TCH Drop Optimization

Dropped Calls on TCH

A
Check locating parameters

H ig h tim in g YES C h e c k s it e lo c a t io n
advance & T A L IM
Bad parameter YES Correct parameter
setting? setting N O

NO
C h e c k lo s t
h a n d o v e rs
Check radio network features
M o s t d ro p p e d YE S P e rfo rm h a n d o v e r
C a ll d u r in g a n a ly s is
Correct power regulation H O ?
Power regulation NO
used properly? parameters N O

C h e c k s it e
YES p o s it io n

Check output power

D ra g o o n YES R e m o v e s ite o r c h a n g e
s it e ? fre q u e n c y
Power NO Adjust output power N O
balance?
C h e c k B T S E rro r L o g
YES

DTX NO
Introduce H W YES S w a p & r e p a ir
used? DTX f a u lt? H W
YES N O

C h e c k lin k q u a lit y a n d
Frequency Activate frequency S y n c h r o n iz a t io n
NO
hopping hopping
used?
T r a n s m is s io n YES P e r f o r m lin k
YES f a u lt? in v e s tig a t io n

Missing N O
YES Run NCS
neighbours?
B e s t s e rv e r N O A d d s ite
NO e x is t s ?
Check dropped call YES
reason
C h e c k D r o p p e d C a lls p e r T S b a s is

Bad YES Perform interference

quality? analysis
C h e c k M S f le e t
NO P e r f o r m s it e s u r v e y
NO Low signal Perform low signal P e r fo r m d r iv e t e s ts
YES
A strength strength analysis C h e c k a n te n n a
in s t a lla t io n
P e rfo rm M T R /C T R
r e c o r d in g s

EN D
 SDCCH Drop Optimization

C h e c k S D C C H D r o p p e d P e r C e ll

B
C h e c k d ro p
re a so n

C h e c k IC M C h e c k L in k Q u a lity

B ad Y ES  C h e c k fre q u e n c y P la n
q u a lity ?  R un M R R & F A S
 F req u e n c y sca n
Y ES  P e rfo rm lin k
N O T ra n s m is s io n fa u lt? in v e s tig a tio n

Y ES R e fe r to L o w S S N O
Low 
SS? a n a ly s is flo w c h a rt.
C h e c k M S fle e t
N O

Y ES
H ig h
 C h e c k s ite lo c a tio n
TA ? & T A L IM P e rfo rm D riv e T e s t

N O

Y ES  C h e c k S _ D R -S _ N T C P e rfo rm M T R /C T R /M R R
TC H
C o n g e s tio n ?  In c re a s e T C H o r u s in g
R a d io F e a tu re s , C L S , H C S
N O
P e rfo rm s ite s u rv e y

C h e c k B T S e rro r
lo g
C h e c k a n te n n a in s ta lla tio n

Y ES
H W  S w ap &
fa u lt? R e p a ir H W
EN D
N O

B
 Handover Optimization
U n s u c c e s s fu l H a n d o v e rs

C h e c k c o n g e s tio n
p e rfo rm a n c e C

TC H A dd TC H
YES
c o n g e s t io n ? c a p a c ity
D e la y e d h a n d o v e r YES
C heck handover
NO
d e c is io n ? p a ra m e te rs

C h e c k S A E s e ttin g
NO

S W C h e c k u s e o f r a d io
YES In c re a s e S A E fe a tu re s
c o n g e s t io n ?
NO
A r e a ll r a d io In tro d u c e u n u s e d
YES
C h e c k N e ig h b o u r in g c e ll d e f in itio n s fe a tu re s u s e d ? fe a tu re s

W r o n g c e lls YES
R e m o v e in c o r r e c t NO
d e f in e d ? d e f in it io n s

NO C h e c k c o v e ra g e

M is s in g A d d m is s in g
YES
n e ig h b o u r s ? r e la t io n C h e c k in t e r f e r e n c e

NO

P e r f o r m d r iv e t e s t
Too m any YES
R e m o v e u n n e c e s s a ry
n e ig h b o u r s ? r e la tio n s
NO
∙ T im e r E x p ir y A f t e r
Too m any M S is L o s t
R e v ie w a n d c o r r e c t t h e
m e a s u re m e n t YES
d e f in e d M B C C H N O
c h a n n e ls ? YES

NO

L o w S S o n c e ll
C h e c k L o c a tin g p a r a m e te r s YES Im p ro v e c o v e ra g e
b o rd e r?
NO

NO
S tra n g e o r c o rru p t
YES C o rre c t p a ra m e te rs Bad R e d u c e in te r f e r e n c e f o r
p a r a m e t e r s e t t in g ? YES
q u a lit y ? p o t e n t ia l c a n d id a t e

NO

C D
 D

I s t h e c e ll a t in t e r - M S C Y E C h e c k in te r - M S C H O
S
b o rd e r? p e rfo rm a n c e

N O

C h e c k B T S E rro r L o g

H W Y E S w a p & r e p a ir H W
fa u lt ? S

N O

C h e c k lin k q u a lit y

T r a n s m is s io n Y E Im p ro v e
f a u lt ?
S tr a n s m is s io n
N O

P e r f o r m s it e v is it

C h e c k a n te n n a
in s t a lla t io n

A n te n n a c o n n e c te d to Y E
C h a n g e fe e d e r
S
w ro n g fe e d e r?

N O

In c o rre c t Y E
S C o r r e c t tiltin g
d o w n tilt?

N O

H id e d Y E C h a n g e a n te n n a
a n te n n a ? S p o s itio n

N O

B a d a n te n n a Y E
C o r r e c t in s ta lla tio n
S
in s t a lla t io n ?

N O

E N D