Causes of call setup failure

1. A1 Interface failure:
a. Include MSC rejection and A-interface link disconnection or congestion.
b. MSC rejection may result from the calling of illegal users and wrong number. Calling
early release also causes large number of MSC rejection events.
c. Check whether the connection of A interface link is normal, Further analysis of the
MSC.
2. Resource allocation failures:
a. Resources allocation failure means that the BSC fails to request for the resources
required for various calls, and the resources include radio resources, abis resources,
and various hardware resources.
b. Call resources allocation failure differs from total congestions in traffic channel
congestion measurement. The latter only denotes the radio resource allocation failure
of RRM, which is a part of call resources allocation failure. The measurement of traffic
channel congestion ratio also includes handoff measurement, while it only indicates
call setup here.
c. This failure is generally caused by radio resource allocation failure. You can analyze
the cause together with the measurement of traffic channel congestion ratio and
check the configuration of admission threshold and alarms.
3. Capture failure of reverse traffic channel preamble:

a. MS cannot receive ECAM message or fails in demodulating forward traffic channel due
to the weak forward signal.
b. The BTS cannot receive TCH preamble from the MS due to the weak reverse signal.
c. Time out of the BTS timer.
d. Causes and solutions:
i. Imbalance between uplink and downlink. This can be solved through adjusting
radio coverage and system parameters.
ii. Low configuration of forward transmit power. You can check the configuration
for initial transmit power of forward traffic channel and configuration for
maximum transmit power.

iii. Improper reverse link access parameter leads to access failure.

iv. Due to improper configuration for traffic channel search window of BTS,
reverse service frame cannot be captured.
v. Other causes such as external interference.
4. Signaling exchange failure:
a. It is similar with the failure of capture reverse TCH preamble. However, reverse link is
in the process of close loop power control. When BTS demodulates reverse traffic
channel, it also enters the process of forward power control.
b. Besides the processing similar to capture failure of reverse TCH preamble, you also can
perform the following:
i. In the reverse link, check the reverse power control step In the forward traffic
channel, check the forward power control parameters.
ii. It is found that the resending events of layer-2 message are few and resending
interval is inappropriate.