2G Optimization

Optimization covering the following topics:

1. Low signal strength analysis

2. TCH Assignment Analysis

3. Interference analysis

4. SD and TCH congestion analysis

5. SD drop due to other reasons

6. HOSR Analysis

Low Signal Strength Analysis

lets starts todays topic that is Low signal strength analysis. What could be the
probable cause of low signal while you drive or optimize. First see the
following flow chat and try to understand the things

Low Signal strength is one of the reason of drop call. It can

be indicated by many calls disconnected at low signal
strength by subscriber, drop calls due to excessive TA, poor
handover performance and poor call setup performance.
What could be the probable reasons
Probable Reason
Poor BSC High LOWSSDL & LOWSSUL
Exchange will give more drop reason due
Property to SS and this might not show
setting the actual drop. It is because
drop due to SS is more priority
than Quality.
No dominant Cell might be isolated or
cell standalone.
Antenna tilt & Too much downtilt sometimes
orientation might not cover a larger area
and the subscriber might lose
the SS.
Output Power Low output power might cause
smaller border cell.
Just try to observed what could be the right cause :-

The following procedure should be performed for low signal

strength

analysis:

1Identify the baseline requirement of design and BSC exchange property

(setting for LOWSSUL/LOWSSDL).

2. Check the value for LOWSSDL & LOWSSUL. If it is higher than

ACCMIN, change the parameter to a reasonable value since the drop
reason will be more priority to SS compared to Quality.

3. Check the site position, antenna direction, position etc. This is to ensure
the possible location is open to interference (open water environment)
or isolated. Good map is needed for this.

4. Check if the site is sectorized or Omni. If it is Omni, set the cell into
sectorized cell.
 5. Check if the signal strength is uplink or downlink limited. Mostly, It is
designed to be downlink limited.

6. Check the coverage cover expected area from the planet. If it is not,
check the antenna tilt and orientation. Change the direction or tilt if it is
too much downtilt or pointing to a wrong direction.

7. Sometime, low output power might cause low SS. Check output power
and if it is low, increase the output power.
8. 8:
9. Check cell whether it has hotspots from drivetests. If found, adding new
site is recommend.

10.In order to check power distribution, run Cell Traffic Recording (CTR)
to that particular cell.
11. 10:
12.Check if the cell has indoor coverage problem. If yes, add micro site
instead.

TCH Assignment Analysis

Successful assignments show the number of successful TCH allocations at call

setup.
At unsuccessful assignment, the Assignment Complete message, sent by the
MS, was never received by the BTS.

The formula is defined as:

% TCH = TFCASSALL X 100 %

ASSIGNMENT TASSATT
SUCCESS RATE
Probable Reason
No dominant serving The serving cell cannot cope with the
cell TCH traffic.
Severe congestion on Failing TCH allocation for assignment or
TCH handover due to congestion
Low signal strength The signal strength might be higher on
for call access the BCCH than on the TCH.
Interference Disturbance on SDCCH or target TCH
Faulty transceiver Faulty equipment

The following procedure should be performed for TCH Assignment

analysis:

1: For TCH assignment success rate, the first thing, check the TCH Time
Congestion.

2: If there is congestion on TCH, it is recommend doing the dimensioning and

adding TRU based on carried TCH traffic demand.

3: If there is no congestion on TCH, check the output power of the BTS. If the
output power is low, increase the output power.

4: If the output power is ok, check the faulty BTS by extracting BTS error log.

5: If hardware fault found, swap or repair HW.

Perform drivetests to check the coverage and received RxLEV.

6: If no dominant cell or similar signal strengths of a few cells found during

drivetests, it is recommended to add BTS.

7: If there is no problem on the dominant cell, check the interference whether

co-channel or adjacent channel.

8: Check the disturbance whet