SD Blocking
SD Drop
SDCCH Channel:
SDCCH channel is a dedicated channel which is using for LAC updation, Call Setup, SMS inIdeal mode. It works in U
L & DL
SD Blocking:
CHAP 1: Immediate assignment on TCH is last preference, where in TCH isallocated at immediate assignment only
when there is no Idle SDCCH is available
CHAP2: Immediate assignment on TCH is first preference where in SDCCH mayonly be allocated when there are no
idle TCH is available.
2. Adaptive configuration of logical channel (ACLP): The purpose of this featuresdynamic reconfiguration of Idle TCH C
hannel to SDCCH Channel, when there isSDCCH High load
S LEVEL Defines: Reconfigure of an Idle TCH to an SDCCH will take place; Default0 Congested rate for a cell is incr
ease S LEVEL 2
S TIME Define Minimum Time Interval between SDCCH, Can be reconfigured backto TCH, Default value 20s, Range
15s to 3600s
3. T3212: Periodic update timer value: High volume of LAC Border can cause SDCongestion so optimize the periodic r
egistration timer. Irrespective of the location,coverage, activity, the mobile has to update its location to the MSC after
a definedtime/period.
4. CRH (Cell Reselection Hysteresis) :Receiving Signal strength hysteresis for requiredcell reselection over location are
a border, In order to overcome the Ping-Pongeffects in cell reselection across location area borders, CRO and PT ca
n also used todelay reselection in LAC Borders.(Location area code is an identity number given tothe site of a base st
ation)
SD DROP:
When SD is assigned for a mobile during call connection process and during thistime due to any problem or any mis
match occurs by which SD loss occurs, It is betweenallocation of SD and before TCH allocation.
KPI Formula in Ericsson:
Overshooting
Shift the SD time slot
Interference
It may be uplink or downlink issue in which cells foe UL put TMA inthat cell and DL provide tilt
HW Issue
Wrong parameter planning
Bad coverage
MAIO mismatch
High Pathless
High LAPD utilization
Wrong Power control settings
Check the Timer T 3101
Check the Timer T 200(20ms)
Interference:
Check the BCCH Plan(C/I or C/A)
Co-BSIC & Co- BCCH
To find out proper frequency to reduce interference
Overshooting:
LAC Planning
If a cell is picking call from long distance, check the sample logaccording to TA
Cell orientation need to defined according to clutter
Bad Coverage:
If the drop call is due to low signal strength uplink, check the receivepath of this particular TRX. Check receiver sensi
tivity, VSWR, feederconnection and etc. Drops due to Low Signal Strength.
If the drop call reason is due to low signal strength downlink, then,check the transmit path. Check cards, feeder and
etc.
Hardware Fault:
Check Alarms.
TRX condition.
Check Path Imbalance.
VSWR of the Cell.
Connector Connection.
Sometimes you will find issues on BCCH TRX. In this case BCCHshift from one to other TRX will reduce SD drop
What is SIR?
SIR is the Signal-to-Interference Ratio the ratio of the energy in dedicated physical control channel
bits to the power density of interference and noise after dispreading.
What is RSCP?
RSCP stands for Received Signal Code Power the energy per chip in CPICH averaged over 512 chips.
What is Eb/No?
By definition Eb/No is energy bit over noise density, i.e. is the ratio of the energy per information bit
to the power spectral density (of interference and noise) after dispreading.
For example, if Eb/No is 5dB and processing gain is 25dB then the SIR should be -20dB or better.
on the downlink, typically CS has 6 to 7dB and PS is 5 to 6dB PS is about 1dB lower.
PS has a better error correction capability and can utilize retransmission, therefore it can afford to a
lower Eb/No. CS is real-time and cannot tolerate delay so it needs a higher Eb/No to maintain a
stronger RF link.
What is Ec/Io?
Ec/Io is the ratio of the energy per chip in CPICH to the total received power density (including CPICH
itself).
Sometimes we say Ec/Io and sometimes we say Ec/No, are they different?
That is, Io is the total received power density including CPICH of its own cell, No is the total received
power density excluding CPICH of its own cell. Technically Ec/Io should be the correct measurement
but, due to equipment capability, Ec/No is actually measured. In UMTS, Ec/No and Ec/Io are often
used interchangeably.
WCDMA Handover
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Monitored set the list of cells not in active set but RNC has told UE to monitor.
Detected set list of cells detected by the UE but not configured in the neighbor list.
Power Control:
We know all users are in same frequency at same time soPower control is used to controlled the level
station and the UE by the measuring of UTRA carrier received signal strength at the mobile through the
It is used to compare the received BLER (Block error rate) and target the
BLER.
It is used to compare the received SIR (Signal to interference ratio) and target
the SIR
BCH Power: BCH power is the power to be used for transmitting on the BCH, relative to the primary
AICH Power: AICH power to be used for transmitting on AICH, relative to the primary CPICH Power
value.
The value range is set in a short term to cover both the RRC and NBAP spec
Congestion Control monitors the dynamic utilization of specific cell resources and insures that overload
conditions do not occur. If overload conditions do occur, Congestion Control will immediately restrict
Admission Control from granting additional resources. In addition, Congestion Control will attempt to
resolve the congestion by either down switching, or terminating existing users. Once the congestion is
corrected, the congestion resolution actions will cease, and Admission Control will be enabled.
Parameter of congestion control:
PwrAdm:
Admission limit for admission on DL cell carrier power.
PwrAdmOffset:
Relative admission limit on DL cell carrier power.
PwrOffset:
Used by Congestion Control.
PwrHyst:
Hysteresis time setting for detection of congestion in the DL transmitted carrier power.
iFCong:
Threshold at which UL congestion is detected in the cell.
iFOffset:
Offset that, together with parameter iFCong, determinesthe RTWP measurement level at which UL
congestionis to be resolved.
iFHyst:
Hysteresis time setting for detection of congestion in theUL RTWP in a cell.
The signaling protocol in GSM is structured into three general layers as shown in the following
figure.
Layer 1 (Physical layer)
It uses the data channel structures over the air interface
Layer 2 (Data link layer)
It provides error-free transmission between adjacent entities, based on the ISDNs LAPD protocol
for the Um and Abis interfaces, and on SS7s Message Transfer Protocol (MTP) for the other Layer
interfaces
Layer 3 (Networking or messaging layer)
Responsible for the communication of network resources, mobility, code format and call-related
management messages between various network entities
Layer III is the GSM signaling protocol, which is divided into 3 sub-layers:
Radio Resource Management to control the setup, maintenance, and termination of radio and
fixed channels, including handovers;
Mobility Management to manage the location updating and registration procedures, as well as
security and authentication; and
Connection Management to handles general call control and manages Supplementary Services and
the Short Message Service.
When MS need to know which frequency band to use and which frequencies within the band it
should use during frequency hopping
The ARFCN for all frequencies used in the cell.
SI3 msg are showing the information of CGI, Cell selection and basic idle mode parameter.
Location Area Identification (LAI)
MCC Mobile Country Code (3 digits)
MNC Mobile Network Code (2-3 digits)
LAC Location Area Code (2 octets: 0-65535 different LACs)
Cell Selection Parameters
Maximum power level of control channel (MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH)
Minimum receiving level of MS permitted to access (RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN)
Additional reselection parameter indicator (ACS)
Half-rate supported(NECI)
Power control indication (PWRC): The power control indicator equal to 1 means set
Discontinuous transmission (DTX)
Radio link timeout (RLT)
ATT Attach/Detach allowed
AGBLK (BS_AG_BLKS_RES) This is the number of CCCH blocks reserved for the AGCH
CCCH_CONFThis is the number of Basic Physical Channels used for the CCCH
CCCH-CONF : (0) 1 basic physical channel used for CCCH, not combined with SDCCHs
MFRMS (BS_PA_MFRMS) This is the number of 51 multiframe periods for transmission of Paging
Request messages in the same paging group (2-9).
T3212 This is the time-out value for MS periodic location updating. T3212 has values from 0 to
255. (Time for periodic LU = 6min * T3212 value)
Measurement Report
The mobile unit always scans BCCH of up to 16 neighboring cells, and forms a list of the six best
candidates for possible handover. This information is transmitted to current Base Station at least
once per second. BSC and MSC use this information for handover algorithm.
Antenna parameters:
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Antenna parameters such as height, orientation and tilt are so chosen to obtain the best possible
Height: Height ranges from 20m to 30m (for rooftop antennas) and 35m to 50m (for ground base
towers) depending upon the height of clutter and the area in vicinity.
Orientation: Orientation of the antennas is the direction at which the specified area to be covered .
The orientation angle for the sectors is taken in the clockwise direction considering north as the
reference at 0.
Tilt: This is done to carry out the process of either decreasing or increasing the coverage area of a
sector. This is done to avoid interference arising out of the fact that the sector under consideration is
radiating out of the desired area of its coverage and hence affecting other neighboring sectors.
Tilt is given by the following means:
Electrical tilt: This tilt is given by changing the phase relations in between various elements of an
antenna. If a down tilt is being given electrically, then there will be a down tilt in both the front and
Mechanical tilt: This tilt is given manually by changing the angle antenna makes with the vertical. If a
down tilt is being given mechanically, then there will be a down tilt in the front lobe but an up tilt in
the backlobe.
After simulating the above inputs planning tool can be used to generate various images to check the
resultant network. Some of the important images that are used to analyze the network are as follows:
Downlink best signal strength: The image provides a comprehensive knowledge of the zones
receiving signal sent out by Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and the
amount of signal received. This signal is the signal received by our handsets or Mobile Stations (MS).
Downlink best Server/Sector: Different antennas of the site are called sectors. With the help of
this image an RF engineer can visualize the amount of signal that is being released by each
The initial stage of planning and designing the network is followed by a second stage of
optimization of network.
Two persons, one knowing English language only and the other knowing French
language only cannot communicate with each other.
Here transmission is taking place, but communication is not there. Therefore, for
communication, we need much more than the transmission. For communication, we
must have the same language, i.e. Data codes should be understood both by
transmitter and the receiver. Moreover, receiver should be in a position to receive, i.e.
Timing is also very important.
Synchronous Communication
Asynchronous Communication
Thus, we see that Simplex Transmission is one way communication (OW), Half Duplex
Transmission is two way Alternate Communication (TWA), and Full Duplex Transmission
is two way Simultaneously Communication (TWS).
RF Optimization Processes
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DELIVERABLES
Neighbor plan
Recommendations for
Coverage
Capacity
Physical Optimization
Location Area Optimization.
9. What are the RRC and what are the RRC states?
13. UE TX Power
34. What is the paging? What are types of paging and why paging is required?
35. What is the cell update procedure and what are the various cell update cause?
40. What is the channel concept and channel mapping in WCDMA Network?
42. What are the idle mode and cell search parameter?
43. What are the admission control & congestion control parameter
The KPI can be divided into following classes, and the counters related to the KPI should be well defined
Coverage KPIs
Accessibility KPIs
Retainability KPIs
Mobility KPIs
E-DCH Service Cell Change Success Ratio with SHO (HSUPA to HSUPA)
E-DCH Service Cell Change Success Ratio with Inter-HHO (HSUPA to HSUPA)
Availability KPIs
Traffic KPIs
CS Equivalent Erlang
PS UL Throughput
PS DL Throughput
UL Traffic of Typical Radio Bearers
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