RACCH Due to the fact that the NECI(network element configuration information) bit is always set to 1 in AlcatelLucent BSS,

Establishment causes can be divided into 2 categories: Valid causes: 5 (6 if GPRS) 000: Location Update (Normal, Periodic, IMSI Attach) 100: Terminating call 101: Emergency call 110: Call Re-establishment 111: Originating call (not emergency) 011: if GPRS is implemented in the cell Invalid causes: 3 (2 if GPRS) 001: 010: 011: if GPRS is not implemented in the cell

SD BLOCKING Lack of sufficient SDCCH resources in a cell when a MS makes an attempt for access is SD blocking 1st Check SD traffic utilization if less than given channel then pblm in TS. Reset or shift the TRX or time slot. After that enable Dynamic SD. Check Trend of Blocking any event LAC fail. Overshooting, TCH DROP Increase so find the exact reason & resolve the problem If all the things ok then Increase SD Time slot. SDCCH congestion can be too high because of the subscribers' traffic demand in terms of calls / LUs. Solution = add a TRX or site / redesign the LA plan High SDCCH congestion can be observed at peculiar period of the day due to a peak of LU requests generated by a big group of subscribers entering a new LA at the same time (bus, train, plane). Solution = redesign the LA plan or play on radio parameters (CELL_RESELECT_HYSTERESIS, WI_OP) High SDCCH congestion can be abnormally observed without real MS traffic in case a high level of noise or the proximity of a non-GSM radio transmitter. Solution = change the BCCH frequency or put an RX filter High SDCCH congestion can also be abnormally observed in a cell in case one of its neighboring cell is barred. Solution = Remove the barring Board (TRX) fault and transmission fault result in SDCCH congestion

SD DROP The SDCCH resource allocation is performed by the BSC. Once allocated, the SDCCH channel is activated by the BTS on BSC request.T3101 is the guard timer for the SDCCH access from the MS. The Default value is 3 seconds. Interference main cause. Check idle mode interference report. Co-BCCH,BSIC Time slot faulty Overshooting CSSR fail Hardware Main causes > SDCCH RF failures Unbalanced cell power budget Bad coverage (for example a moving car) Interference (for example downlink) Channel request received but not sent: 3 causes 1) Noise decoding due to Phantom RACCH 2) Reception of channel request sent to a neighboring cell 3) Reception of HO_ACCESS sent to a neighboring cell (During HO, the first message sent to the target cell is HO Access. This message is an Access Burst like Channel Request. If received on BCCH (in case TCH is identical to or adjacent to BCCH), can be understood as a Channel Request (RACH). A new case of "Phantom RACH

2 origins of SDCCH drop: Radio problems when connected on SDCCH BSS problems TCH Blocking The TCH Blocking Rate is defined as the proportion of TCH requests from origination and hand-in calls that fail due to there being insufficient TCH resources to carry the call Time slot faulty reset the TRX Load sharing (New Nbr Creatition) Enable DRT Increase queuing length Interference Change HO margin load distribution. Enable traffic HO Hardware problem

TCH DROP All the same reasons as that of SD Drop. In addition to those following are other causes. Poor downlink level (If drop at boundary then increase site,if within boundary then repeater, power increase) Poor downlink quality (Rx good but poor quality then interference, co adjacent etc frequency plan) Poor uplink level (TMA increases sensitivity of BTS) Poor uplink quality (PC and DTX) Faulty transcoder or bad quality on abis Handover failure Preemption Missing NBR HO FAIL (Increase capacity of congested cell) AMR Parameter HRI DAC (Crystal Frequency Shift) No synch between BSC & BTS Call drops in GSM network can be caused by the following: i) Equipment: GSM radios/Combiners can be a cause of this, solution to this is replacement of the unit. A Mobile Station(phone) can also be a cause. ii) VSWR (voltage wave standing ratio): VSWR caused by poor connections on feeders, water penetration, fault on antenna etc iii) Transmission problem: If transmission is not perfect, high B.E.R (Bit error ratio) or other factors causing inaccuracy of transmission. iv) Interference: when there's frequency interfere (either co-channel or adjacent interference). v) Hand-over: if hand-over between two sectors is not well defined. Handover failures Bad handover parameters settings Hardware fault (TRX board fault) Congestion Interference Coverage Clock or timer mismatching

Data Discrepancy Interference Co-BCCH BSIC in the NBR BSC not defined in MSC Missing NBR Blocking in cell BTS Load high Interference in NBR Cell NBR Cell overloaded Overshooting Synch problem with neighbor cells DAC Value Shifted TCH ASSIGNMENT Success rate 3 main reasons Hardware,Interference Co-BCCH BSIC and Overshooting

Tch congestion. When there is no TCH to make call or handoff