Cause values are classified into five different types:
1. Cause Radio Resource (RR)
Value
Cause (RR)
0
Normal event
Abnormal release, unspecified
Abnormal release, channel unacceptable
Abnormal release, timer expired
Abnormal release, no activity on the radio path
Preemptive release
Handover impossible, timing advance out of range
Channel mode unacceptable
10
Frequency not implemented
65
Call already cleared
95
Semantically incorrect message
96
Invalid mandatory information
97
Message type non-existent or not implemented
98
Message type not compatible with protocol state
100
Conditional IE error
101
No cell allocation available
111
Protocol error unspecified
2. Cause Radio Link Management (RLM)
Value
Cause (RLM)
Reserved
T200 expired (N200+1) times, abnormal release
Not implemented (re-establishment request)
Unsolicited UA response, protocol violation
Unsolicited DM response, protocol violation
Unsolicited DM response in multiple frame established state, abnormal release
Unsolicited supervisory response, protocol violation
Sequence error, abnormal release
U-frame with incorrect parameters, frame discarded by BTS
S-frame with incorrect parameters, frame discarded by BTS
10
I-frame with incorrect use of M-bit, frame discarded by BTS
11
I-frame with incorrect length, frame discarded by BTS
12
Frame not implemented, frame discarded by BTS
13
Not implemented (SABM command in multiplex frame established state)
14
SABM frame with information not allowed in this state, frame discarded by BTS
3. Cause A, the name of the interface between the Mobile Services Switching Centre
(MSC) and the BSC
Value
Cause (A)
Radio interface message failure
Radio interface failure
Uplink quality
Uplink strength
Downlink quality
Downlink strength
Distance
Operation and maintenance intervention
Response to MSC invocation
Call control
10
Radio interface failure reversion to old channel
11
Handover successful
12
Better cell
13
Directed retry
32
Equipment failure
33
No radio resource available
34
Requested terrestrial resource unavailable
35
CCCH overload
36
Processor overload
37
BSC not equipped
38
MS not equipped
39
Invalid cell
40
Traffic load
41
Preempted connection
48
Requested transcoding/rate adaptation unavailable
64
Ciphering algorithm not supported
80
Terrestrial circuit already allocated
81
Invalid message contents
82
Information element or field missing
83
Incorrect value
84
Unknown message type
85
Unknown information element
86
Excessive TA (SDCCH)
87
Excessive TA (TCH full rate)
88
Excessive TA (TCH half rate)
89
Suddenly lost connections (TCH full rate)
90
Suddenly lost connections (TCH half rate)
91
Suddenly lost connections, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
92
Suddenly lost connections, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
96
Protocol error between BSC and MSC
98
Low signal strength downlink or uplink per cell (SDCCH)
99
Low signal strength downlink or uplink per overlaid subcell (SDCCH)
100
Low signal strength, bidirectional link (TCH full rate)
101
Low signal strength, bidirectional link (TCH half rate)
102
Low signal strength, bidirectional link, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
103
Low signal strength, bidirectional link, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
104
Low signal strength, downlink (TCH full rate)
105
Low signal strength, downlink (TCH half rate)
106
Low signal strength, downlink, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
107
Low signal strength, downlink, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
108
Low signal strength, uplink (TCH full rate)
109
Low signal strength, uplink (TCH half rate)
110
Low signal strength, uplink, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
111
Low signal strength, uplink, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
112
Low quality, downlink or uplink per cell (SDCCH)
113
Low quality, downlink or uplink per overlaid subcell (SDCCH)
114
Bad quality, bidirectional link (TCH full rate)
115
Bad quality, bidirectional link (TCH half rate)
116
Bad quality, bidirectional link, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
117
Bad quality, bidirectional link, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
118
Bad quality, downlink (TCH full rate)
119
Bad quality, downlink (TCH half rate)
120
Bad quality, downlink, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
121
Bad quality, downlink, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
122
Bad quality, uplink (TCH full rate)
123
Bad quality, uplink (TCH half rate)
124
Bad quality, uplink, overlaid subcell (TCH full rate)
125
Bad quality, uplink, overlaid subcell (TCH half rate)
4. Cause Abis, the name of the interface between the BSC and the BTS
Value
Cause (Abis)
Radio interface failure
Radio link failure
Handover access failure
Operation and maintenance intervention
15
Normal event, unspecified
32
Equipment failure
33
Radio resource not available
34
Terrestrial channel failure
35
CCCH overload
36
ACCH overload
37
Processor overload
39
BTS not equipped
40
Remote transcoder failure
44
Switching failure
47
Resource not available, unspecified
48
Requested transcoding/rate adaptation not available
63
Service or option not available, unspecified
64
Encryption algorithm not implemented
79
Service or option not implemented, unspecified
80
Radio channel already activated or allocated
95
Invalid message, unspecified
96
Message discriminator error
97
Message type error
98
Message sequence error
99
General information element error
100
Mandatory information element error
101
Optional information element error
102
Information element non existent
103
Information element length error
104
Invalid information element contents
111
Protocol error unspecified
127
Interworking, unspecified
5. Cause Internal BSC
If the event code = 0 or 1:
0
No valid cause
Subcell change
If the event code = 2:
Cause (RR)
or
7
Subcell change
If the event code = 3 or 7:
0
No valid cause
Preemption
If the event code = 5, 9, 45, 49 or 77:
Cause (RR)
or
7
Subcell change
If the event code = 6:
Cause (A) n.b cause values 0 and 1 are used as follows:
0 = Assignment to a worse cell
1 = Assignment to a better cell
If the event code = 10 or 11:
If cause code = 0
Sapi 3 message
else
Sapi 0 message
b15 - b8 Message type
b7 - b4 Transaction indicator
b3 - b0 Protocol discriminator
(See 3GPP TS 44.018)
If the event code = 14 or 70:
0
The SCCP user, normal condition
The SCCP user, end user congestion
The SCCP user, end user failure
The SCCP user, SCCP user (LSS) originated
The network service provider, remote procedure error
The network service provider, inconsistent connection data
The SCCP user, access failure
The SCCP user, access congestion
The network service provider, subsystem failure
The SCCP user, subsystem congestion
10
The network service provider, network failure
11
The network service provider, network congestion
12
The network service provider, expiration of reset timer (not used)
13
The network service provider, expiration of receive inactivity timer
14
Reason unspecified
15
Reason unspecified
If the event code = 15, 71 or 72:
0
The device is blocked from SNT
The device is blocked from DIP
The device is blocked from CM
If the event code = 18 or 67:
9
Manual intervention, blocking
12
Manual intervention, load
14
Manual intervention, function change
20
BTS fault report class 1
23
LAPD link fault
25
LAPD link disturbance
26
TRA or transmission device fault
27
TRA fault, handover attempted before release
31
Operational recovery failed
35
The BPC is being created or is about to be deleted
36
Reconfiguration of BTS equipment 1
38
Activity blocking execution
39
Blocking execution
40
Deblocking execution
43
TAS system error
44
Reconfiguration of BTS equipment 2
46
TRXC failure
52
Manual intervention, new SW started
If the event code = 19 or 68:
1
Too many measurement generations missing
Too high timing advance
Too many measurement generations missing and too high timing advance
Preemption
47
TRH changeover failure
If the event code = 20:
0
MS lost
Operation of GS path failed
Equipment failure
Channel reactivation failure
Ater time-out
If the event code = 46:
0
Assignment to a worse cell
Assignment to a better cell
Uplink quality
Downlink quality
Distance
Operation and maintenance intervention
12
Better cell
13
Direct entry
41
Preempted connection
If the event code = 50:
0
No valid cause
Half rate packed
Dynamic FR/HR mode adaptation
Half rate packed due to Abis load
Dynamic FR/HR mode adaptation due to Abis load
Subcell change
Subcell load distribution
Intra cell handover, TCH optimization
10
Intra cell handover, packing of 16k Abis
11
Intra cell handover, AMR-WB fallback
12
VAMOS mode change
13
Intra cell handover, de-VAMOS due to bad quality
If the event code = 51:
0
No valid cause
Subcell change
Subcell load distribution
If the event code = 55 or 74:
0
Automatic blocking from SNT
Automatic blocking from DIP
Control blocking
Manual blocking
Other fault or blocking
If the event code = 62:
0
No valid cause
Preemption of PVI connection
Preemption of multi slot connection, downgrading
If the event code = 75 or 76:
128
Traffic load
188
Excessive TA urgency
189
Bad quality urgency, downlink disturbance
190
Bad quality urgency, uplink disturbance
191
Bad quality urgency, disturbance in bidirectional link
192
Service Indicator set to should
