Case Name

How to improve PS IRAT HO KPI

Description

In I country B project, the PS 3G to 2G KPI is around 93%, and the target is 95%, we
need improve the KPI.

Alarm

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Handling

To optimize IRAT HHO KPI, basic there are 2 ways, one is the basic 2G cell
information and neighbor difinition optimization, and the other is paramter
optimization. In the following, I will introduce this 2 ways detailedly.

Process

1. Basic information optimization.

a.

In RNC CFGMML, the external 2G Cell information optimization.

In the live 2G network, periodic is is optimized, maybe the 2G
BCCH&BASIC&LAC etc. will changed, and not share with 3G
correlative guy. So this work should be done periodic. The 2G cell
information format requirment share with 3G as below:

GSMCELLIND
EX

3961

3962

3963

6331

6332

6333

GSM

CELL

NAME

BLR396

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41

BLR396

55

41

BLR396

55

41

BLR633

55

41

BLR633

55

41

BLR633

55

41

2G
CI

39
61
39
62
39
63
63
31
63
32
63
33

2G CELL

57

EDGE

60

EDGE

106

EDGE

103

EDGE

61

EDGE

57

EDGE

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TYPE(NO_CAPABILI

TY, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE)

b. 2G GPRS&EDGE KPI check

As you know, if 3G UE want to handover to 2G, firstly the core network
will help get the 2G resorce for this 3G UE, if this time, the 2G cell
already congested, so the 3G UE will not able to handover to this 2G.
From 3G counter, we can get the failure counter as below:
IRATHO.FailOutPSUTRAN.PhyChFail. This counter means the 2G
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singnal is too low or the 2G network is not availble. So at this time, we

need check the 2G GPRS&EDGE KPI to confirmed, the 2G counter
requirement as below:
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If from the above 2G KPI, the 2G PS already congested, the 2G side need
do the optimization or expansion, during this time, we can temporarily
close this 2G cells PS IRAT HHO function as below command to avoid
the 3G handover to this 2G cell.
MOD UEXT2GCELL: GSMCellIndex=0, RatCellType=GSM;
After this 2G cells PS is normal, we can use below command to enable
the PS IRAT HHO function.
MOD UEXT2GCELL: GSMCellIndex=0, RatCellType=EDGE;
c.

2G Neighbor definition optimization.

Neigbor optimization is a periodic work, in 3G side, we need every 2
weeks to check the neighbor definition is correct or not, the neighbor is
defined or not. And is there any 2G neighbor missing or not.

2. 3G TOPN worst cells optimization

To improve the IRAT HHO, we also need consider the 3G network problem,
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at the condition of the good 3G situation, the improvement of IRAT HHO is

possible. When we found out the cells facing CS&PS issue, we need follow
the below setp to analyze.
a.

Alarm is there or not.

b. Get the CS&PS drop reason counter from M2000, from the counter we
can know what is the reason. Base on that we can do further analyze. The
counter is as below attachment.

c.

Check the NodeB packet lose rate. Pls follow the guideline attached.

d. If it is ATM site,check the AAL2 PATH configure, if it is IP site, get the IP

PATH configure. Sometime, it will has mistake.
e.

Check the site RTWP is normal or not. Using the following guideline.

f.

Do the DT around the issue site, check whether there are overshooting,
coverage gap, swap, not proper tilt or azimuth, buliding block, antena
installation problem, neighbor missing or not and etc.

3. After the basic information optimization, if the IRAT issue still there, we need
do some paramter optimization.
a.

3G IRAT HHO Switch audit.

In 3G RNC side, we have 3 IRAT HHO switch to control this function, so
we need make sure this pramter is set correctly. As below:
SET UCORRMALGOSWITCH:
HoSwitch=HO_INTER_RAT_CS_OUT_SWITCH-1&HO_INTER_RAT
_PS_OUT_SWITCH-1;

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SET UHOCOMM:
CoexistMeasThdChoice=COEXIST_MEAS_THD_CHOICE_INTERRA
T;
SET UINTERRATHOCOV:
InterRATCSThd2DEcN0=-13, InterRATCSThd2FEcN0=-11,
InterRATR99PsThd2DEcN0=-13, InterRATHThd2DEcN0=-13,
InterRATR99PsThd2FEcN0=-11, InterRATHThd2FEcN0=-11,
InterRATCSThd2DRSCP=-102, InterRATCSThd2FRSCP=-99,
InterRATR99PsThd2DRSCP=-107, InterRATHThd2DRSCP=-107,
InterRATR99PsThd2FRSCP=-104, InterRATHThd2FRSCP=-104;
b. If the above a is no issue, so we can do the further pramter optimization.
As default, in 3G side, we consider when the 2G signal is more than
-95dbm, and the 3G signal meet the IRAT HHO condition, the IRAT
HHO will happen, as you know, when the 3G signal is bad, 2G will also
not very good, and -95dbm for 2G is not a good signal, so we can increase
the 2G signal threshold and Inter-RAT HO Physical Channel Failure
Penalty Timer to make sure when 3G wanto to handover to 2G, the 2G
signal is good. As blow command:
MOD UCELLINTERRATHOCOV:
CellId=0, TargetRatCsThd=26, TargetRatR99PsThd=26,
TargetRatHThd=26, PenaltyTimeForPhyChFail=60;
As experience, this command will increase PS IRAT HHO KPI around
0.7%.
For improving more the IRAT KPI, from RNC side, there are 2 pramter
also can be changed.
RelocIuRelCmdTmr: A timer to RNC wait for the Iu release command
message in relocation procedure. Protocol default value is 45s. Can be
changed to 60s.

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T309: T309 is started after the UE is reselected to a cell belonging to

anotherradio access system in connected mode, or the CELL CHANGE
ORDER FROM UTRAN message is received. It is stopped after the UE is
successfully connected in the new cell. The UE will continue the
connection to UTRAN upon expiry. Protocol default value is 5s. Can be
changed to 8s.
So we can modify this 2 paramter as below:
SET USTATETIMER: RelocIuRelCmdTmr=60000;
SET UCONNMODETIMER: T309=8;
As experience, these 2 command will increase PS IRAT HHO KPI around
1.3%.
c.

Following is a Stat. when we change the a and b pramter.

Start Time

Suggestion

I-RAT PS Att HO
Times(times)

I-RAT PS
Success HO
Times(times)

I-RAT PS
Success KPI

03/01/2011 09:00:00

22543

21105

93.62%

03/01/2011 10:00:00

23444

22025

93.95%

03/01/2011 11:00:00

24055

22581

93.87%

03/01/2011 15:00:00

24843

23655

95.22%

03/01/2011 16:00:00

22771

21855

95.98%

03/01/2011 17:00:00

22720

21810

95.99%

actually this project the PS IRAT KPI is good, how to improve it base on current
good KPI, so we need concern some parameter which maybe can change. In
handover process, the timer is very important. So when we face the similar case,
need to be think about it.

attachment

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Command

No Paramter Cha

setp b changed

setp a changed