GSM KPI Flow chart Process

KPIs
SDCCH Blocking
SDCCH Drop TCH Drop Rate Handover Success Rate

SDCCH Congestion Optimization

SDCCH Congestion
Check HW availabilty See TCH & SDCCH Availability Low availability?
NO YES

Check site position Check and increase CRH Change Location Area Border

Location area border?

NO

YES

YES

Check TCH traffic

TCH Congestion?
NO

YES

Add TCH capacity

Check SMS activity

Many SMS messages?

NO

YES

Redimension SDCCH

Check periodic registration

Too frequent registration?

YES

Change registration interval timers

NO

SDCCH Congestion Optimization

E Check channel configuration Combined SDCCH?
NO YES

Make channel non-combined

Is cell broadcast used?

NO

YES

Avoid cell broadcast if possible

Check traffic trend

Short term traffic growth?

NO

YES

No activity

Check SDCCH mean holding time

Long mean holding time?

NO

YES

Check HW and number of False Accesses

Check SDCCH dimensioning

Underdimensioned SDCCH?

YES

Redimension SDCCH

Check Adaptive configuration of logical channel and parameters

ACSTATE off?
NO

YES

Switch on

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SDCCH Drop Optimization

Check SDCCH Dropped Per Cell Check drop reason

Bad quality?
NO

YES

Check ICM Check frequency Plan Run MRR & FAS Frequency scan

Low SS?
NO

YES

Refer to Low SS analysis flowchart.

YES

High TA?
NO

Check site location & TALIM

YES TCH Congestion ? NO

Check S_DR-S_NTC Increase TCH or using Radio Features, CLS, HCS

Check BTS error log

HW fault?
NO

YES

Swap & Repair HW

SDCCH Drop Optimization

B Check Link Quality

YES Transmission fault? NO

Perform link investigation

Check MS fleet

Perform Drive Test

Perform MTR/CTR/MRR

Perform site survey

Check antenna installation

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TCH Drop Optimization

Dropped Calls on TCH
Check locating parameters Bad parameter setting?
NO YES

Correct parameter setting

Check radio network features

Power regulation used properly?

YES

NO

Correct power regulation parameters

Check output power

Power balance?
YES

NO

Adjust output power

DTX used?
YES

NO

Introduce DTX

Frequency hopping used?

YES

NO

Activate frequency hopping

Missing neighbours?
NO

YES

Run NCS

Check dropped call reason Bad quality?

NO NO

YES

Perform interference analysis

Low signal strength

YES

Perform low signal strength analysis

TCH Drop Optimization

A High timing advance
NO YES

Check site location & TALIM

Check lost handovers Most dropped Call during HO?

NO YES

Perform handover analysis

Check site position Dragoon site?

NO YES

Remove site or change frequency

Check BTS Error Log

HW fault?
NO

YES

Swap & repair HW

Check link quality and Synchronization Transmission fault?

NO YES

Perform link investigation

Best server exists?

YES

NO

Add site

Check Dropped Calls per TS basis

Check MS fleet Perform site survey Perform drive tests Perform MTR/CTR recordings Check antenna installation

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TCH Drop Optimization

Low signal strength analysis
Identify base line requirements Check site position

Check if omni site

Check if uplink or downlink problem

Check coverage plots

Check antenna configuration

Check output power

Calculate power balance & link budget

Perform drive tests

Make site visit

Perform MTR/CTR recordings

Check if indoor problem

Correct problem

Handover Optimization
Unsuccessful Handovers
Check congestion performance TCH congestion?
NO YES

Add TCH capacity

Check SAE setting SW congestion?

NO

YES

Increase SAE

Check Neighbouring cell definitions Wrong cells defined?

NO

YES

Remove incorrect definitions

Missing neighbours?
NO

YES

Add missing relation

Too many neighbours?

NO

YES

Remove unnecessary relations

Too many measurement channels?

NO

YES

Review and correct the defined MBCCHNO

Check Locating parameters

Strange or corrupt parameter setting?

NO

YES

Correct parameters

Handover Optimization
C Delayed handover decision?
NO YES

Check handover parameters

Check use of radio features

Are all radio features used?

YES

Introduce unused features

NO

Check coverage

Check interference

Perform drive test

Timer Expiry After MS is Lost

YES

Low SS on cell border?

NO NO

YES

Improve coverage

Bad quality?

YES

Reduce interference for potential candidate

Handover Optimization
D Check inter-MSC HO performance Is the cell at inter-MSC border?
NO YE S

Check BTS Error Log

HW fault?
NO

YE S

Swap & repair HW

Check link quality

Transmission fault?
NO

YE S

Improve transmission

Perform site visit Check antenna installation

Antenna connected to wrong feeder?

NO

YE S

Change feeder

Incorrect downtilt?
NO

YE S

Correct tilting

Hided antenna?
NO

YE S

Change antenna position

Bad antenna installation?

NO

YE S

Correct installation

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