[RF] PS Network Optimization Parameters

The TBF drop rate involves the uplink and downlink of the GPRS and EGPRS services.
At the same time, the drop rate can be classified into the N3101, N3103, and N3105
overflow drops according to the timer.

Majority of the TBF drops is generated because the CS service preempts the dynamic
channels.

1. When the TBF drop rate is degrading, check the GPRS or the EGPRS service
according to the service type. If a service is faulty, the setting or the related
parameter is incorrect.
2. If the problem occurs in certain cells, check whether the cell is configured with
the dynamic PDCH. To solve the problem, disable the dynamic PDCH
temporarily (or change the dynamic PDCH into the static PDCH).
3. If the problem is not caused by the incorrect setting, check whether the
accessibility of each cell is of the same level. Then, determine whether the radio
quality is affected according to the drop rate in the CS domain.

For how to check and process the TBF drop rate, refer to the GSM BSS Network KPI
(TBF Drop Rate) Optimization Manual.
Owing to the unbalanced development of the GPRS service, the KPI in the PS domain
of certain cells in the network cannot reach the standard, especially when the handover
is not enabled in the PS service.As a result, the drop rate is high in certain cells and the
problem cannot be processed.In this case, provides the carrier with a written report
according to the actual condition. You need not process the problem.

Maximum Value of N3101

Value Range: 8-30

Unit: None
Default Value: 20
Description: Maximum value of N3101.

 In uplink dynamic assignment mode, multiple MSs can share one uplink channel
if the downlink data blocks carry the USF value.
 After the network starts to assign a USF value to the uplink TBF (uplink TBF
is established), N3101 is started.
 The network waits for the uplink data sent by the MS on the reserved uplink RLC
block corresponding to the USF.
 If the MS sends a valid uplink RLC block, N3101 is reset.
 Otherwise, N3101 is added on the network side.
 When this counter overflows, the current uplink TBF is released
abnormally.
Remarks

 If this parameter is set to a lower value, the tolerance of the network to uplink
errors decreases and the probability of abnormal TBF releases increases.
 If this parameter is set to a higher value, the network still assigns uplink
resources to an MS even though it does not receive correct MS data blocks
because of MS activities. Therefore, network resources are wasted.

Maximum Value of N3103

Value Range: 2-5

Unit: None
Default Value: 3
Description: Maximum value of N3103.

 If the network receives the last RLC data block when the uplink transmission is
complete, it sends the MS a Packet Uplink Ack/Nack message with FAI=1 and
starts N3103.
 If the network does not receive a packet control acknowledgment message
within scheduled time, N3103 is added on the network side and the network
resends the Packet Uplink Ack/Nack message.
 When this counter overflows, the network starts T3169.
 When T3169 expires, the current TBF is released abnormally.

Remarks

 If this parameter is set to a modest value, the tolerance of the network to uplink
errors decreases and the probability of abnormal uplink TBF releases increases.
 If this parameter is set to a higher value, the network still assigns radio resources
to an MS even though it does not receive a correct packet control
acknowledgment message because of MS activities.
 Therefore, network resources are wasted.

Maximum Value of N3105

Value Range: 3-10

Unit: None
Default Value: 10
Description: Maximum value of N3105.

 After the a downlink TBF is established, the network starts N3105.

 After the network set the RRBP on the downlink RLC data block, it resets N3105
when receiving a valid packet acknowledgment message on the uplink RLC
data block corresponding to the RRBP.
 Otherwise, N3105 is added on the network side and the network resends the
downlink RLC data block where the RRBP is set.
  When N3105 overflows, the network starts T3195.
 When T3195 expires, the current TBF is released abnormally.

Remarks

 If this parameter is set to a lower value, the tolerance of the network to downlink
errors decreases and the probability of abnormal downlink TBF releases
increases.
 If this parameter is set to a higher value, the network still assigns radio resources
to an MS even though it does not receive a correct packet control
acknowledgment message because of MS activities. Therefore, network
resources are wasted.

Huawei
TBF Drop Improvement tips in Huawei GSM
TBF drop is KPI(Key Performances Indicator) which is related to 2G data call GPRS/EDGE in GSM Network.
TBF drop indicate how often your services disconnected when you in GPRS or EDGE data Services. There are some
tips how to improve TBF drop rate in GSM Huawei. You can follow below steps to improve TBF Drop Rate in
GSM Huawei.
- Make sure no Hardware problem especially related TRX module. You need to fix Hardware issue first if you found
hardware problem
- Make sure no Interference. You have to do re-tune or change frequency that suspected Frequency Interference to
improve TBF drop rate
- Make sure No overshooting Cells. You can adjust Antenna Tilt/Down tilt for overshooting cells to improve TBF
drop rate and avoid access traffic in low RX level thus can improve TBF drop call.
- Reduce Dynamic PDCH(MAXPDCHRATE) and add static PDTCH to avoid preemption channel by voice services
especially for cells with high Voice traffic.
-Shifting Static PDCH from TRX non BCCH to TRX BCCH and make priority setting by set TRX layering priority
which can be set by OPTL value in GTRXDEV object.With this strategy data services will be concentrated in TRX
BCCH with full power(no power control) thus can improve TBF drop rate and getting better than data services in
TRX non BCCH.
- Increase timer T3168 and T3192
T3168 is used to set the maximum duration for the MS to wait for the uplink assignment message. After the MS
originates the uplink TBF setup request by sending the packet resource request or the channel request in the packet
uplink acknowledge message, the timer T3168 is started to wait for the packet uplink assignment message on the
network side. If the MS receives the packet uplink assignment message before T3168 expires, T3168 is reset.
Otherwise, the MS originates the packet access request for four times. Then the MS regards this as the TBF setup
failure.
T3192: Duration of releasing the TBF after the MS receives the last data block. When the MS receives the RLC data
block containing the flag identifying the last data block and confirms that all the RLC data blocks in the TBF are
received, the MS sends the packet downlink acknowledge message containing the last flag acknowledgement and
the timer T3192 is started. If the timer T3192 expires, the MS releases the TBF related resources and starts
monitoring the paging channel. During TBF releasing, if the MS is the half duplex mode and receives the packet
uplink assignment, the MS responds this command. During TBF releasing, if the MS is the half duplex mode and
receives no packet uplink assignment message, the MS enters the packet idle mode. If the MS is in the dual
transmission mode, the MS enters the special mode.
- Increase timer N3101,Ex: from 30 to 90
Detail description of N3101:
Maximum value of the N3101 counter. In the dynamic uplink allocation mode, the network side enables multiple
MSs to share the same uplink channel through the USF value in the downlink data block. After the network side
allocates the USF to the uplink TBF (the uplink TBF is set up successfully), N3101 is started. The network side
waits for the RLC uplink data block sent by the MS. If the RLC uplink data block sent by the MS is valid, N3101 is
reset. Otherwise, the value of N3101 is increased on the network side. When this counter is overflowed, the current
uplink TBF is released abnormally.
- Increase timer N3103 and N3105
Detail description of N3103 and N3105
N3103: Maximum value of the N3101 counter. When the uplink transmission ends, if the network side
receives the last RLC data block, the network side sends an FAI=1 uplink
packet acknowledged/unacknowledged message and starts N3103. If the packet control
acknowledgement message is not received in the specified time, N3103 is increased on the network side
and the uplink packet acknowledged/unacknowledged message is retransmitted. When this counter is
overflowed, the timer T3169 is started. After this timer expires, the current TBF is released abnormally.
N3105: Maximum value of the N3105 counter. After the downlink TBF is set up successfully, the N3105
is started on the network side. After the downlink RLC data block is added with the RRBP domain on the
network side, the valid packet acknowledged message responded by the MS is received in the uplink RLC
data block in the RRBP domain. In this case, N3105 is reset. Otherwise, the value of N3105 is increased
and the downlink data block of the RRBP is retransmitted. When N3105 is overflowed, T3195 is started.
After the timer T3195 expires, the current TBF is released abnormally.
- Change LQC(Link Quality Control Mode) from IR to LA
LQC Detail description:
It is applicable to the radio transmission environment to improve the link quality. Link adaptation (LA)
indicates adjusting the coding mode of the channel dynamically according to the transmission quality of
the link. The link transmission quality is measured by the 8PSK MEAN BEP and 8PSK CV BEP in the
Packet EGPRS Downlink Ack/Nack message sent by the MS. The network side determines the coding
mode for data transmission according to the radio measurement report sent by the MS. The cell with the
good transmission quality on the air interface is set to the LA mode. Increment redundancy (IR) mode
requires the network side retransmit the data block with different punching codes and the MS store the
historical error information. The data block is retransmitted through cooperated error correction function.
With the IR mode, the transmission quality on the air interface of the cell can be improved. However, the
MS must support this IR mode. The cell with the dissatisfied transmission quality on the air interface is
set to the LR mode.