KPI ANALYSIS

REASONS AND SOLUTIONS

Some Relations-1

One BSC=6 BCSU (Base Control signaling unit).

One BCSU = Support 110 TRX.
1 TRX= 8 time slots.
Total no. of TRX = 110 *6=660 TRX in single BSC
One BSC = One LAC
One BSC= 660* 8 = time slots but if dual rate is
implemented that it consider as two slots.
One BSC= two Lac also but for city one LAC b/c it
effects SD blocking and LAC updation on that
channel.

Some Relations-2

One BSC= 1 to 248 BCF.

One BSC= 1 to 248 BTS

One BTS means = one sector of any configuration

One BCF means= one site of three or four sector

BCF= Base control function.

BTS= Base transceiver system.

NSEI= is hardware and software device which

supports the GPRS in n/w

Some Relations-3

One NSEI= supports 64 BTS and 128 TRX if any one of them is
full then we can assign second NSEI port in same BSC
1TRX=117 subscriber
1 subscriber=25 m erlangs (TCH)
1 subscriber=.004 m erlangs(SD)
1 TRX=2.94 erlang(2% GOS )
2 TRX=8.2 erlang(2% GOS )
3 TRX=14.6 erlang(2% GOS )
4 TRX=21.2 erlang(2% GOS )
If BSC 3VI, OSS is 4 and System is S11 then max capacity of
BSC is 660 TRXs.
If OSS 4.2 and system S12 is using then max capacity of BSC
will be 2000TRXs

KPIs to be monitored

SD Blocking
SD Drop
TCH Blocking
TCH Assignment
TCH Drop
HOSR

KPI s to be monitored
Parameter

Showcase
Threshold

Non-Showcase
Threshold

SD Blocking

0.25

0.5

SD Drop

1.2

1.7

TCH Blocking

0.5

0.5

TCH Assignment

98.5

98

TCH Drop

1.5

HOSR

95

92

Call
Establishment

Get
Service

Get
SDCCH

Establish
SD Channel

SD
Blocking

Est. TCH
Conn.

Call Phone

Ref. Phone

TCH
Blocking
SDCCH Seizer

CSSR or TCH
Assignment

Call completion
Rate (TCH Drop
call)

What is Dropped Call?

All cell resources are available but calls are failing,

then we have a call drop scenario. This could be
caused by software errors, congestion, C7 link
failures,HW problems or many other reasons.

If a call is abnormally disconnected, a Clear Request

is sent to the MSC .If the Call is disconnected in a
normal Fashion then Clear Message with cause code
Call Control is sent. It is important to establish what
types of calls are failing, and over what percentage of
the network it is occurring.

SDCCH CHANNEL :

SDCCH is a dedicated channel which is

using for LAC updation, Call setup, SMS in
idle mode. It works in UL & DL.

SD Blocking:

SD blocking means that you are not getting

SD resource for the call origination. When
MS connects with NW then RACH and AGCH
are provided. After AGCH,SDCCH is
provided but if SDCCH is not provided at this
time due some problems or due to
unavailable of SD by BSC ,its called as SD
Blocking. There are no of reasons for that.If
such a case arises the customer will not be
able to originate any call.

Difference Between Blocking

and Congestion:

It is very important to know difference

between blocking and congestion. Some
people think that both are same, but they
differ from each other. If all the SD resources
are full and not available for SD assign then
its come into congestion. If at a particular
time call is attempted and it fails then it
known as Blocking.

Reasons for SD Blocking:

Some of them are

LAC boundary.
HW Prob.

Solutions for removal of SD

Blocking:

Here are some steps by which we can reduce SD

Blocking-

1.

Check the No. of SDCCH channel Available, if less then

increase SD channel taking care that there is no TCH Blocking.
Check LAC boundary, If location update is more then change the
LAC of that site and set C2 and HYS.
Use of Dynamic SDCCH (It is a BSC parameter and will be
applied on whole BTS).
Hardware check / shift SD to new time slot
Some times BMA and HYS parameters are useful to remove SD
Blocking.

2.

3.

4.
5.

Usefull Reports For SD

Blocking:

Use 182 to analyses SD Blocking reasons.

130 for SD congestion.

SD Drop:

As per diagram shows when we assigned SD for call

origination and at that time due to some problem or any
mismatch comes by which SD loss occurs, it is called as
SD Drop.
It occurs between allocation of SD and before TCH
allocation. Sometimes SD drop occurs because queuing
is not activated in the system.
If SD drop is high plz look on parameters likeovershooting , shift the SD time slot , may be hardware
issue, interference, change the values of RXP, PMAX,
may be issue of uplink or downlink issue in that cells for
UL put a TMA in that cell and for DL provide tilt ,re orient
that antenna

If SD Drop is high:
If SD drop is high plz look on parameters like
Overshooting

Shift the SD time slot

Hardware issue

Interference

Change the values of RXP PMAX

It may be uplink or downlink issue in which cells for UL

put a TMA in that cell and for DL provide tilt

Re orient that antenna

Reasons of SD Drop:

Hardware Fault.
Interference.
MAIO mismatch.
Bad Coverage.
High TR Fail.
Outage.
Overshooting.
Abis Drop.
High Path Loss.
Wrong Parameter Planning.
Due to ICM Band(CDMA)
High LAPD Utilization
Heavy blocking and DR feature being used extensively

Solutions for removal of SD

Drop:
Interference:

Check the BCCH Plan (C/I or C/A).

Co-BSIC & Co BCCH.
Use latest ND 111 and MapInfo to find out proper
frequency to reduce interference.

Arrange Drive Test:

The best way to find the real issues for Interference

makes DT.
Check interference by Interference scanning.
Check clean BCCH by frequency scanning.

Overshooting:

LAC Planning.
If a cell is picking call from long distance,
Check the sample log according to TA.
Cell orientation need to be defined according
to clutter.
Mount position
Effective Tilt.

Cont
High TR Fail:

Check and clear TR fail from OSS end.

Bad Coverage:

If the drop call is due to low signal strength uplink, check the
receive path of this particular TRX. Check receiver sensitivity,
VSWR, feeder connection and etc. Drops due to Low Signal
Strength.

If the drop call reason is due to low signal strength downlink,

then, check the transmit path. Check cards, feeder and etc.

Use MapInfo or Google Earth to find location of sites.

Cont..
High LAPD Utilization:

Check LAPD util report from OSS, and define 32 kbps

signaling instead of 16kbps
Hardware Fault:

Check Alarms.

TRX condition.

Check Path Imbalance.

VSWR of the Cell.

Connector Connection.

Some times you will find issues on BCCH TRX.In this case
BCCH shift from one to other TRX will reduce SD drop.

Cont
Due to ICM Band(CDMA):

Some time SD drops takes place due to near sites of

CDMA.

Check the ICM band value of that site.

Use BPF (Band pass filter).

Use the spectrum analyzer.

Cont..
Check for parameter:

Check the Timer T 3101

Check the Timer T 200(20ms)

T11 Expired(10 s)

MAIO check.

Useful Reports for SD Drop:

Use report ZEOL to find the alarms.

Use 208 for Path loss analysis.
Use 196 for UL-DL Interference.
Use 163 report for SD drop.
Use report 216 for detail SD Drop.
232 report for TA report.
62 for Adj cell having same or adj freq.
ND 111 for freq plan.
204 for BTS and cell report.

TCH Blocking:

When TCH is not allocated to the user

after SD allocation ,it is TCH Blocking.
It is the failed call attempts which the MS
user can notice.
It takes place due to lack of TCH
Resource.

Reasons for TCH Blocking:

Some of them are
High Utilization of TCH

Time slot faulty.

Lock TRXs.

HW Problem.

Solutions for removal of TCH

Blocking:

Implement half rate or Dual rate.

Check FRL & FRU.
Add another TRX.
If TRX addition not possible, try to share the
traffic of that cell with the neighboring cell by
changing tilt or orientation.

Useful Report for TCH

Blocking:

135 TCH Congestion

YAHA TAK PADTEIN HAIN AAJ

TCH Assignment:

Its a process of by which TCH is assigned to

the MS.
After the SD request MS gets TCH
successfully and the call transfers to TCH it
means TCH assignment is successful.
For the best KPI TCH assignment should
tend to 100%.
It degrades due to HW problems.

Reasons for TCH Assignment

failure:

Hardware
Fault(TRXs,Combiner,Duplexer,Cables)
VSWR
High Path Loss.
Faulty TMA.
High TCH Blocking.
Loose connections.
DR being used extensively