There are two timers called T200s and T200f associated with sdcch and facch respectively for

the supervision of messages which transfer from BTS to mobile. Range for both of this timer are from 220 to 1260 with step of 20 and Unit is 20ms. Overview:-

This timer is used on different control channel types and determines the waiting time for a layer 2 frame acknowledgement. During any dedicated connection the BTS and the MS exchange specific LAPDm signalling messages in the so-called in 'acknowledged mode'. This mode is started with an SABM and normally ends with the LAPDm DISCONNECT.All messages within this 'acknowledged mode' are checked by the LAPDm flow control mechanisms based on sequence numbers that are assigned to each transmitted LAPD message. Only for those messages that are transmitted in acknowledged mode the timer T200 is used as waiting time for the layer2 acknowledgement to a transmitted message. MS also uses the layer 2 acknowledgement mechanisms based on T200 in the same way as the BTS. In the MS, however, the T200 timer values are not variable but hardcoded. Functional description:When the BTS transmits a DL layer-2 frame on the air (e.g. an I-frame with an embedded layer 3 message) the BTS starts the timer T200 and waits for the acknowledgement frame from the MS. The acknowledgement frame can be another I-frame sent by the MS in the UL (if the MS has to transmit a layer-3 DTAP message anyway) as well as RECEIVE READY (RR) if there is nothing else to be transmitted on layer 3. If the acknowledgement from the MS is not received within T200 the transmission of the layer 2 frame is repeated and T200 restarted. The total number of repetitions is restricted to N200, a fixed value for the BTS side specified by GSM which depends on the following control channel types: N200(SDCCH)=23, N200(SACCH)=5, N200(FACCH/FR)=34, N200(FACCH/HR)=29 If T200 expires after the last layer 2 frame repetition the BTS sends an ERROR INDICATION with cause 'T200 expired N200+1 times' (followed by a RELEASE INDICATION) message to the BSC, which releases the associated resources. Read more about other GSM timers:-

GSM timers Optimized value and uses:Based on project trial optimized value for both timers are 800ms. You can change value of this timer to improve SDCCH drop, TCH assignment, HOSR, TCH Drop.