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1 Solutions to High TCH Call Drop Rate

Before analyzing the causes of high TCH call drop rates, you should find out the
difference between the actual TCH call drop rate and the expected value. You
should also find out the impact of the problems and the related KPIs.
You can analyze the distribution of call drops based on the traffic measurement. If
a certain type of call drop accounts for a large proportion of total call drops, you
can locate the fault by performing the corresponding procedure. If no obvious
causes are found, you can perform the procedures shown in Ошибка! Источник
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measurement counters and the troubleshooting procedures.

Traffic Measurement Counter Troubleshooting Procedure

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M3101D (radio resource unavailable) 1.1.1 Checking the Hardware
CM333 (Abis terrestrial link 1.1.2 Checking the Transmission
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M314 (device failure) 1.1.1 Checking the Hardware

The following sections describe the solutions to high TCH call drop rates.
The traffic measurement counters and KPIs in this document are the same as
those in the BSC6000V9R8C01B051 version.

1.1.1 Checking the Hardware

If a TRX or a combiner is faulty or if an RF cable is incorrectly connected, seizing
the TCH becomes difficult, and thus the TCH call drop rate increases. See
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You can check whether hardware is faulty by viewing BTS alarms or viewing the
hardware state on the Site Device Panel of the LMT. Table 1-1 lists the major BSC
alarms related to hardware failures.

Table 1-1 Major BSC alarms related to hardware failure

Alarm ID Alarm Name
1000 LAPD_OML Fault Alarm
 2204 TRX Communication Alarm
4414 TRX VSWR Alarm

3606 DRU Hardware Alarm

In addition, you can locate the fault by checking the traffic measurement related to
hardware failures.

Cause BSC Level Cell Level

Equipment Access Measurement per BSC KPI Measurement per Cell:

failure in BSC Measurement: TCH Availability
Available TCHs per BSC Available TCHs
Configured TCHs per BSC Configured TCHs
Available TCHs per BSC TRX Measurement per Cell:
Number of configured TRXs in a
cell
Number of available TRXs in a
cell
Call Drop Measurement per Cell
in Call Measurement:
Call Drops due to Equipment
Failure (TCH)

1.1.2 Checking the Transmission

Poor transmission quality, unstable transmission links, or insufficient resources on
the Abis and A interface may lead to the increase of the TCH call drop rate. You
can check the transmission conditions by viewing the alarms related to
transmission. If a large number of transmission alarms are generated, you can
infer that transmission failure has occurred. Then, you should check the
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Table 1-2 BSC alarms related to transmission

Alarm ID Alarm Name

1000 LAPD_OML Fault Alarm
11270 LAPD Alarm
11278 E1 Local Alarm
11280 E1 Remote Alarm
 20081 Loss of E1/T1 Signals (LOS)
20082 E1/T1 Frame Out-of-Synchronization (LOF)

In addition, you can locate the fault by checking the traffic measurement related to
transmission failures.

Cause BSC Level Cell Level

Transmission failure LAPD Measurement in Channel Activation

BSC Measurement Measurement per Cell in Call
Measurement:
CHAN ACTIV NACK
Messages Sent by BTS
Channel Activation Timeouts
Call Drop Measurement per
Cell in Call Measurement:
Measurement of Call Drops
Due to Abis Terrestrial Link
Failure