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SOP - Basic - OSS KPI Analysis
SOP - Basic - OSS KPI Analysis
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April-2013
Actions:
Analyze the traffic statistics and find whether problems such as high proportion of great TAs,
Imbalance between uplink and downlink, and high portion of low level exist
1. Identify Overshooting by checking TA distribution vs. Site-to-Site distance
- The site to site distance (D) has a major impact for defining rules of overshooting
- For example: in dense urban areas the site to site distance is between 500m to 700m a bigger amount of TA
measurements TA=1 (550m to 1100m) would indicate an potential overshooting already. But in Rural or
Suburban areas the site to site distance could be up to 2000m, for such areas TA measurements could have TA
sample with TA2 (1100m to 1650m) without indication of overshooting
For example: From DT results, it was found that this area has
Overshooting from cell 12292
Normal distribution, slightly shifts to Imbalance DL too weak :Reasons could Imbalance UL too weak :Reasons could
lower or higher values are acceptable be related to the downlink path of the cell, be related to the uplink path of the cell
Actions: Actions:
- Check if Output power of the cell is too low, Escalate to BSS team to check Combiner,
possible related to reduced power settings Jumper cable, Feeder cable, Connector,
or broken hardware Antenna
- Escalate to BSS team to check Combiner,
Jumper cable, Feeder cable, Connector,
Antenna
Actions:
Check Uplink Interference Band
Band Level
Interference Band 1 -110 dBm to -106 dBm
Interference Band 2 -105 dBm to -99 dBm
Interference Band 3 -98 dBm to -93 dBm
Interference Band 4 -92 dBm to -88 dBm
Interference Band 5 -87 dBm to -47 dBm
Internal interference can only come from the own network from MS using the same frequencies of
the cell but assigned to a different cell.
-The interferences impact from internal sources are higher during busy hour times than during
off peak hours, see example below.
External interference:
Internal Interference: Check if Interference
Check if Interference is independent of
profile follows traffic profile
increases in traffic
profile
Actions:
Check No Missing Mandatory Adjacent Cells – perform
checking based on geographical view.
Optimizing Redundant Adjacent Cells – based on finding
isolated cells resulting from overshooting, and based on
following KPIs
- H370c:Outgoing Inter-Cell Handover Requests
- H380:Incoming Inter-Cell Handover Requests
Correct all non symmetrical adjacencies i.e. cell B is
neighbor of Cell A but cell A is not neighbor of Cell B
Cell
Mandatory Adj Cell
Redundant Adj Cell
Other Cell
Actions:
- Check below parameters that affect TCH call drop rate if they follow NPT values or not
Parameters Remarks
Radio link If this timer is set to a lower value, a call drop is likely to occur when the receive level of the MS attenuates greatly because of the terrain. If this parameter
timeout is set to a higher value, the network releases the related resources only after the timer expires though the speech quality is unsatisfactory. Therefore, the
utilization of resources is decreased. It is recommended that you set the parameter to a higher value in the rural areas with low traffic volume and to a
lower value in the areas with high traffic volume.
SACCH multi- frames Similar to Radio Link Timeout, this parameter is used for the uplink.
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN, RACH These parameters relate to the network coverage, and the balance between the uplink and the downlink. If these parameters are set to small values, MSs in
Min. Access Level the areas of poor coverage can access the network and call drops are likely to occur. If the settings of these parameters cause the imbalance between the
uplink and the downlink, call drops are likely to occur
T200FACCHF, T200FACCHH, If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end
T200 SACCH TCH SAPI0, T200 receives a response from the peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is reduced and the success rate of
SACCH TCH SAPI3, and N200 transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are
of TCH wasted.
If high proportion of drops in state (M3100A, M3200A), review T200/N200 for TCH.
threshold of different HO, P/N, If high proportion of drops in HO state (CM331), check also HOSR and adjust HO threshold/margin parameters according to HO failure causes.
T3103A, T8 If high proportion of drops in HO state (CM331), review T3103A (for intra-BSC handover), T8 (for inter-BSC handover)
Actions:
For call drops over none Um interface, pay attention to CM333 and CM334.
For CM333, determine whether they are caused by links problem on the Abis interface according to the
proportion and number of call drops.
• Disconnection of RSL links may also cause CM333 call drops.
For CM334, determine whether they are caused by equipment failure according to the proportion and
number of call drops.
• The following factors may cause increase of call drops due to equipment failure:
- Mutual aid of TRXs, dynamic modification of cell attributes, dynamic modification of frequencies on
TRXs, dynamic modification of frequency hopping data of TRXs, dynamic deletion of cells, dynamic
deletion of TRXs, blocking of cells, blocking of TRXs, blocking of channels
SDCCH Drop Rate: It indicates the probability of call drops that occur when MSs
occupy SDCCHs. If SDCCH Drop Rate is higher, SDSR will be also worse.
Minimizing SDCCH Congestion & SDCCH Drop will result to Improve SDSR
• If SDCCH congestion occurs because there is high SDCCH traffic due to Location Update, so check if any
improper LAC design (e.g. Mushroom LAC) then revise it. Or may try to adjust CRH parameters to
prevent too frequent Cell re-selections between the different-LAC cells.
Parameters Values Remarks
CRH 6dB (default) Cell Reselect Hysteresis Parameters. For example: in case cell A having high SD traffic due to LU, we may try to
set CRH to higher value for different LAC neighbor cells of cell A
Normally major SD drop causes are due to CONN Fail & ERR IND (T200 Expired)
T200SDCCH, (NPT) or If timer T200 is set to a smaller value, the transmit end may mistakenly regard that the link
T200 SACCH optimized is faulty and the data transmission fails before the transmit end receives a response from the
SDCCH, peer end. If timer N200 is set to a smaller value, the number of data retransmissions is
T200 SDCCH reduced and the success rate of transmission is reduced. If timers T200 and N200 are set to
SAPI3, greater values, the channels are seized all along when the link is faulty. Thus, resources are
and N200 of wasted.
SDCCH
Coverage
Neighboring define
Interference
Antenna and feeder system
BTS hardware
Transmission
BSC hardware
Data Configuration and Parameter setting
A interface
Target cell congestion
Cooperation with equipment of other manufacturers
Poor coverage
o Cause :- forest, complicated topography, building direction and indoor coverage, tilting to aggressive by plan.
o Solution :- Physical tuning if still have room or Propose new site to improve coverage seamless on the area.
Over shooting
o Cause :- Terrain Location, Antenna height not suitable for the area, and Tilting limit.
o Solution :- Physical tuning if still have room and define second tier neighbor or third tier if needed.
Example :- Cell 1 of BTS C is far away from cell 3 of BTS D and the two
cells are not defined as neighbor cells. Thus an isolated island is
generated, handover cannot be performed, and call drop arises. The
special thing about this isolated island effect is that it occurs at high
speed
A Interface and Target Cell : Impact NO HO, HO Failures and call drop.
A interface problem
o Basically, the insufficient link resource results in the abnormal handover, as well as abnormal communication.
o Circuit pool numbers are different, causing the handover failure.
Target cell congestion
o The target cell is congested, which causes the handover failure. Then the target cell should be expanded or reduce
its traffic .
1 Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold This counter provides the mean uplink receive level during edge handover in a measurement period. Together with
Mean Uplink Receiving Level during Handover Initiation and Mean Downlink Receiving Level during Edge Handover
Initiation, this counter is helpful in edge handover troubleshooting and setting of Edge HO UL RX_LEV Threshold and
2 Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold Edge HO DL RX_LEV Threshold. The measurement object is the originating cell
Handover threshold during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used
to suppress inter-layer ping-pong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = "Inter-layer HO
3 Inter-layer HO Threshold
threshold" - "Inter-layer HO Hysteresis"; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = "Inter-layer HO
Threshold" + "Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis" - 64
Hysteresis value during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to
suppress inter-layer ping-pong handovers. Inter-layer handover threshold of the serving cell = "Inter-layer HO
4 Inter-layer HO Hysteresis
threshold" - "Inter-layer HO Hysteresis"; Inter-layer handover threshold of a neighboring cell = "Inter-layer HO
threshold" + "Adjacent Cell Inter-layer HO Hysteresis" - 64
If the downlink received signal level of a neighbor cell is greater than "Min UL Level on Candidate Cell" plus "Min
5 Min UP Power on HO Candidate Cell
Access Level Offset", the neighbor cell can be listed in the candidate cell queue for handover
If the downlink received signal level of a neighbor cell is greater than "Min DL Level on Candidate Cell" plus "Min
6 Min DL Power on HO Candidate Cell
Access Level Offset", the neighbor cell can be listed in the candidate cell queue for handover
Used for requesting the MS to report the measurement information of neighboring cells in multiple frequency bands.
7 MBR
This parameter is carried in the system information 2ter and 5ter
Hysteresis value during the handovers between cells, This value is used to suppress ping-pong handovers between
1 InterCell HO Hysterisis
cells. The actual value of this parameter is equal to the GUI value minus 64.
Threshold for triggering PBGT handovers. PBGT handovers to a neighboring cell can be triggered when the following
condition is met: Path loss in the serving cell - Path loss in the neighboring cell > Value of this parameter If this
2 PBGTMargin
parameter is set to a value less than 64, calls can be handed over back to a neighboring cell whose path loss is
greater than that in the serving cell. The actual value of this parameter is equal to the GUI value minus 64
Hysteresis value during the handovers between cells on different layers or of different priorities. This value is used to
3 Adj Int-layer HO Hysterisis
suppress inter-layer ping-pong handovers. The actual value of this parameter is equal to the GUI value minus 64
Minimum receive level offset. MSs can be handed over to a neighboring cell when both of the following conditions are
met: Downlink receive level of the neighboring cell is greater than or equal to the sum of "HOCDCMINDWPWR" and
4 Minimum Access Level Offset
the value of this parameter. Uplink receive level of the neighboring cell is greater than or equal to the sum of
"HOCDCMINUPPWR" and the value of this parameter
Difference between the downlink receive level of the serving cell and that of a neighboring cell during bad quality
handovers. This parameter is used to calculate the bad quality handover hysteresis based on the following formula:
Bad quality handover hysteresis = Value of "INTERCELLHYST" -Value of this parameter Bad quality handovers to a
5 BQMargin neighboring cell can be triggered when the following condition is met: (Downlink receive level of the neighboring cell
after filtering - Downlink receive level of the serving cell after power control compensation) > (Value of
"INTERCELLHYST " - 64) - (Value of this parameter - 64). The actual value of this parameter is equal to the GUI
value minus 64.
Counter Description
A9103 Number of Failed Downlink GPRS TBF Establishments due to No Channel
A9303 Number of Failed Downlink EGPRS TBF Establishments due to No Channel
A9304 Number of Failed Downlink EGPRS TBF Establishments due to MS No Response
A9104 Number of Failed Downlink GPRS TBF Establishments due to MS No Response
A9315 Number of Failed Downlink EGPRS TBF Establishments due to Other Cause
A9115 Number of Failed Downlink GPRS TBF Establishments due to Other Cause
A9101 Number of Downlink GPRS TBF Establishment Attempts
A9301 Number of Downlink EGPRS TBF Establishment Attempts
Counter Description
A9003 Number of Failed Uplink GPRS TBF Establishments due to No Channel
A9203 Number of Failed Uplink EGPRS TBF Establishments due to No Channel
A9204 Number of Failed Uplink EGPRS TBF Establishments due to MS No Response
A9004 Number of Failed Uplink GPRS TBF Establishments due to MS No Response
A9216 Number of Failed Uplink EGPRS TBF Establishments due to Other Cause
A9016 Number of Failed Uplink GPRS TBF Establishments due to Other Cause
A9001 Number of Uplink GPRS TBF Establishment Attempts
A9201 Number of Uplink EGPRS TBF Establishment Attempts
The assignment message might fail to be delivered due to the following cause:
CCCH overload
o To remove CCCH overload, add CCCH channels, split the location area, or modify the CCCH load
threshold and the T3168 timer.
o Check whether channel resources are insufficient by referring to the following counters
(take the uplink GPRS TBF setup as an example):
• A9003: uplink GPRS TBF setup failures due to lack of channel resources
• A9010: uplink GPRS TBF abnormal releases due to lack of channel resources
• AA9013: average number of concurrent uplink GPRS TBF
• R9343: callbacks of dynamic PDCH
• R9344: callbacks of loaded dynamic PDCH
• R9346(Failed due to DSP Limitation)
Locate the air interface problem through the traffic statistics of the CS domain.
The MS might fail to respond to an assignment or polling message due to any of the following causes:
• High rate uplink coding scheme
• Inappropriate settings of uplink power control parameters
• Inappropriate settings of other parameters
• Incorrect cells in the assignment message
• Unbalanced uplink and downlink
• Inappropriate CS domain parameters
The uplink TBF is released exceptionally when timers N3101 and N3103 expire.
The downlink TBF is released exceptionally when timer N3105 expires.
The TBF is released exceptionally when the control channel is preempted.
The TBF is released exceptionally due to cell reselection.
The TBF is released exceptionally due to some internal processing.