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Handover Success Rate
)$stract
By analyzing the factors that affect the Handover Success Rate (HSR! on the BSS side, this
docu"ent #rovides a "ethod of $uic%ly locating the cause of lo& HSR or slo& handover' (n
addition, this docu"ent #rovides "easures for o#ti"izing the HSR, thus "eeting field engineers)
&or%ing re$uire"ents for solving handover #ro*le"s' +his docu"ent is used for o#ti"izing the
,-(s of net&or% #erfor"ance and "onitoring the net&or% $uality'
)cronyms and )$$reviations
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,MR ,)apt-.e M#lt- Rate
B//0 Broa)cast /ontrol /annel
B1R B-t 1rror Rat-o
B2 Ba) 2#al-t(
BS/ Base Stat-on /ontroller
BSI/ Base Stat-on I)ent-t( /o)e
/!U /om3-n-ng an) !-str-3#t-on Un-t
/I/ /-rc#-t I)ent-f-cat-on /o)e
04SR 0an)o.er S#ccess Rate
5PI 5e( Performance In)e6
MR Meas#re Report
MS Mo3-le Stat-on
N1 Network 1lement
2oS 2#al-t( of Ser.-ce
R2I Ra)-o 2#al-t( In)-cat-on
T, T-m-ng ,).ance
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,a$le of Contents
- Basic Princi"les............................................................................................................................
1*1 !ef-n-t-on******************************************************************************************************************************
1*$ Teor(**********************************************************************************************************************************
1*3 Recommen)e) 7orm#la*******************************************************************************************************
1*' Meas#rement Po-nt**************************************************************************************************************
/ Influencin( 0actors.....................................................................................................................
1 )nalysis Process and !"timi#ation Met'od.............................................................................
3*1 Process of ,nal(8-ng 0an)o.er Pro3lems**************************************************************************
3*1*1 General Process of 9ocat-ng a 0an)o.er Pro3lem**************************************************
3*$ Meto)s for 4pt-m-8-ng 0an)o.er Pro3lems**********************************************************************
3*$*1 /lass-f-cat-on of 0an)o.er Pro3lems***********************************************************************
3*$*$ 0ar)ware an) Transm-ss-on 7a-l#re************************************************************************
3*$*3 Improper !ata /onf-g#rat-on************************************************************************************
3*$*' /ongest-on of te Target /ell***********************************************************************************
3*$*: /lock Pro3lems********************************************************************************************************
3*$*; Interference Pro3lems**********************************************************************************************
3*$*+ /o.erage Pro3lems< an) Upl-nk an) !ownl-nk Im3alance***************************************
3*$*% 7a-le) Inter&BS/=Inter&MS/ 0an)o.ers*******************************************************************
3*$*> ,#tomat-c Ne-g3or-ng /ell 4pt-m-8at-on*****************************************************************
3*$*10 Test-ng Tool Select-on an) Test-ng S#ggest-ons*****************************************************
3*$*11 /onf-g#rat-on S#ggest-ons for Tests on te 16-st-ng Network********************************
2 !"timi#ation Cases.....................................................................................................................
'*1 , 0an)o.er 7a-ls Beca#se te BSI/ /annot Be !eco)e)*************************************************
'*$ , 0an)o.er 7a-ls Beca#se 7re?#enc( Se?#enc-ng of te MS Is !-fferent from Tat of
te BS/************************************************************************************************************************************
'*3 , 0an)o.er 7a-ls !#e to Unreasona3le Parameter /onf-g#rat-on**************************************
'*' Te N#m3er of 7a-le) Incom-ng BS/ 0an)o.ers Increases Beca#se te 0an)o.er
Re?#est !oes Not /onta-n /lass Mark 3*********************************************************************************
'*: ,n Incom-ng BS/ 0an)o.er 7a-ls Beca#se te , Interface Pase 7lag Is Set
@rongl(************************************************************************************************************************************
'*; Beca#se te I)le B#rst Is 1na3le)< te Interference Increases< te Rece-.-ng 2#al-t(
!ecreases< an) te 04SR Becomes 9ow********************************************************************************
'*+ !-fferent 04SRs Res#lt-ng from !-fferent /a#se Val#es /onta-ne) -n te /lear
/omman) Messages Sent 3( !-fferent Sw-tces*********************************************************************
3 Information 0eed$ack.................................................................................................................
:*1 T1MS 9og 7-les ,3o#t Pro3lem /ells*********************************************************************************
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:*$ Re?#-rements of /onf-g#rat-on !ata of te 16-st-ng Network an) Traff-c Meas#rement
7ee)3ack**********************************************************************************************************************************
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4ist of ,a$les
,a$le 15- 9-st of an)o.er t-mers commonl( #se)******************************************************************
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4ist of 0i(ures
0i(ure -5- S-gnal-ng process of -ntra&BS/ an)o.er***************************************************************
0i(ure -5/ S-gnal-ng process of -nter&BS/ an)o.er*************************************************************
0i(ure 15- 7low cart of locat-ng a an)o.er pro3lem***********************************************************
0i(ure 15/ 7low cart an) t-mer )escr-pt-on***************************************************************************
0i(ure 151 7low cart of a#tomat-c ne-g3or-ng cell opt-m-8at-on*******************************************
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GSM BSS Network KPI (Handover Success
Rate !"timi#ation Manual
- Basic Princi"les
-.- %efinition
Handover is an i"#ortant function in "o*ile co""unication syste"s' 1s a "eans of radio lin%
control, handover ena*les users to co""unicate continuously &hen they traverse different cells'
+he HSR is the ratio of the nu"*er of successful handovers to the nu"*er of handover re$uests'
+he "a2or #ur#ose of handover is to guarantee call continuity, i"#rove s#eech $uality, reduce
cross interference in the net&or%, and thus #rovide *etter services for "o*ile station (3S!
su*scri*ers'
-./ ,'eory
+he HSR is an i"#ortant ,-( of the call hold ty#e' 1ccording to the #rocesses, this ,-( can *e
divided into t&o ty#es4 Handover Success Rate and Radio Handover Success Rate' 1ccording to
the relations *et&een involved net&or% ele"ents (56s!, this ,-( can *e divided into three ty#es4
Success Rate of (ntra-BS7 Handover, Success Rate of (nco"ing BS7 Handover, and Success Rate
of utgoing BS7 Handover' +he HSR is an i"#ortant ,-( assessed *y o#erators *ecause the
value of the HSR directly affects the user e8#erience'
-.1 Recommended 0ormula
+he HSR is o*tained through traffic "easure"ent' +he reco""ended for"ula for calculating
this ,-( is as follo&s4

0an)o.er S#ccess Rate A S#ccessf#l 0an)o.ers=0an)o.er Re?#ests

Ra)-o 0an)o.er S#ccess Rate A S#ccessf#l 0an)o.ers=0an)o.er

/omman)s
9or details, refer to the GSM BSS Network KPI (TCH Call Drop Rate) Baseline'
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0i(ure -./ S-gnal-ng process of -nter&BS/ an)o.er
+he "easure"ent #oints illustrated in 9igure 1'1 and 9igure 1'2 are as follo&s4
11<<3easure"ent #oint of (nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handover Re$uests and (nternal (ntra-
7ell Handover Re$uests
B1<<3easure"ent #oint of (nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handover Res#onses ((nco"ing
(nternal (nter-7ell Handovers! and (nternal (ntra-7ell Handover 7o""ands
71<<3easure"ent #oint of Successful (nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handovers and Successful
(nternal (ntra-7ell Handovers
12<<(nco"ing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handover Re$uests
B2<<(nco"ing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handover Res#onses ((nco"ing 68ternal (nter-7ell
Handovers!
72<<Successful (nco"ing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handovers
13<<utgoing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handover Re$uests
B3<<utgoing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handover 7o""ands (utgoing 68ternal (nter-7ell
Handovers!
73<<Successful utgoing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handovers
Re#laced &ith corres#onding "easure"ent #oints, the for"ulas for calculating different ty#es of
HSR can *e as follo&s4
Success Rate of Handover4 (71=Successful (nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handovers> ?73!@
(11=(nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handover Re$uests> ?13!
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Success Rate of Radio Handover4 (71 =Successful (nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handovers>
?73!@(B1=5u"*er of (nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handover Res#onses> ?B3!
Success Rate of (ntra-BS7 Handover4 71@11
(nternal Radio Handover Success Ratio #er cell4 71@B1
Success Rate of (nco"ing BS7 Handover4 72@12
Success Rate of (nco"ing BS7 Radio Handover4 72@B2
Success Rate of utgoing BS7 Handover4 73@13
Success Rate of utgoing BS7 Radio Handover4 73@B3
Note6
If te BS/ rece-.es te /lear /omman) message sent 3( te MS/ )#r-ng an
-nter&BS/ an)o.er< te c#rrent .ers-on )oes not co#nt t-s case as a fa-le)
an)o.er* If a s#3scr-3er angs #p te pone )#r-ng an -ntra&BS/ an)o.er< te
c#rrent .ers-on co#nts t-s case as a fa-le) an)o.er*
/ Influencin( 0actors
1ccording to the cases and e8#erience of the e8isting net&or%, the factors that influence the
handover include the follo&ing ty#es4

0ar)ware an) transm-ss-on fa-l#res

!ata conf-g#rat-on

/ongest-on

/o.erage pro3lems< an) #pl-nk an) )ownl-nk -m3alance

Interference

/lock pro3lems

7a-le) -nter&BS/=-nter&MS/ an)o.ers

9or details a*out all these factors, see section 3'2A3ethods for #ti"izing Handover -ro*le"s'A
1 )nalysis Process and !"timi#ation Met'od
+his cha#ter #rovides solutions to the #ro*le"s a*out the handover &hen the follo&ing conditions
are all "et4

Te )ata conf-g#rat-on compl-es w-t te 3asel-ne of relate) parameters*

Tere -s no pro3lem a3o#t te eng-neer-ng ?#al-t(*

Te co.erage -s goo)*
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1.- Process of )naly#in( Handover Pro$lems
Benerally, there are the follo&ing ty#es of handover #ro*le"s4

/all )rops )#e to no t-mel( occ#rrence of an)o.ers

7a-le) an)o.ers

7re?#ent Cp-ng&pongD an)o.ers

Poor )ownl-nk ?#al-t( ca#se) 3( slow an)o.ers

+hese #ro*le"s directly result in #oor e8#erience of end users, &hich is inclined to cause
co"#laints' +herefore, it is necessary to &or% out a "ethod for o#ti"izing the HSR $uic%ly or
even auto"atically to i"#rove the net&or% $uality and user e8#erience'
1.-.- General Process of 4ocatin( a Handover Pro$lem
9igure 1'1 sho&s the general #rocess of locating a handover #ro*le"'
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0i(ure -.- 7low cart of locat-ng a an)o.er pro3lem
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1./ Met'ods for !"timi#in( Handover Pro$lems
Benerally, handovers occur *et&een t&o cells' +he relationshi# *et&een cells "ay *e4

Between )-fferent BTSs -n a BS/

In te same BTS -n a BS/

Between )-fferent BS/s

+herefore, after you %no& ho& to locate and o#ti"ize the handover #ro*le"s *et&een t&o cells,
you can solve the handover #ro*le"s in an entire net&or%'
Handover #ro*le"s "ay *e caused *y4

0ar)ware an) transm-ss-on fa-l#res C3a) TR"s or pro3lems a3o#t te

com3-ner of te fee)er an) antenna s(stemD

Improper )ata conf-g#rat-on

/ongest-on pro3lems

/lock pro3lems

Interference pro3lems

/o.erage pro3lems< an) #pl-nk an) )ownl-nk -m3alance

(f a lo& HSR occurs, do as follo&s4
C1D I)ent-f( te pro3lem*
C$D Tro#3lesoot te pro3lem 3ase) on te factors s#c as ar)ware< )ata
conf-g#rat-on< congest-on< clock< -nterference< an) co.erage
C3D Impro.e te 04SR accor)-ng to te a#tomat-c opt-m-8at-on of ne-g3or-ng
cells*
1./.- Classification of Handover Pro$lems
I. Classification %escri"tion
Before analyzing the #ro*le" a*out the HSR, deter"ine the follo&ing #oints a*out handover
classification4
C1D !ec-)e te scope of te fa-le) an)o.er* If te low 04SR occ#rs -n all te
cells< ceck te pro3lem from s#c aspects as te an)o.er feat#re
parameters< te , -nterface c-rc#-ts< an) te BS/ clock*
C$D If te low 04SR )oes not occ#r -n all te cells< f-n) o#t te T4P n poorest
cell* Ten< procee) w-t te follow-ng steps spec-f-c to te cell*
C3D !-st-ng#-s weter tere -s an( pro3lem -n te w-reless -nterfaces
accor)-ng to te )-fferences 3etween te 04SR an) te Ra)-o 04SR* Te
Ra)-o 04SR m#st 3e greater tan or e?#al to te 04SR* If te 04SR -s
m#c smaller tan te Ra)-o 04SR< anal(8e te pro3lems a3o#t te
terrestr-al l-nks an) te capac-t(* If te 04SR -s a l-ttle )-fferent from te
Ra)-o 04SR< cons-)er te pro3lems a3o#t te co.erage an) te
-nterference*
C'D 2#er( te s#ccess rates of o#tgo-ng=-ncom-ng e6ternal=-nternal -nter&cell
an)o.ers -n te an)o.er performance meas#rement to anal(8e weter a
fa-le) o#tgo-ng or -ncom-ng an)o.er occ#rs* ,nal(8e te performance
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meas#rement of o#tgo-ng an) -ncom-ng e6ternal -nter&cell an)o.ers of te
fa#lt( cell* 7rom te performance meas#rement of o#tgo-ng e6ternal -nter&
cell an)o.ers< f-n) o#t to w-c cells te an)o.er fa-ls* ,nal(8e co#nters
of te cells were -ncom-ng an)o.ers fa-l< s#c as te 7a-le) Incom-ng
16ternal=Incom-ng Inter&/ell 0an)o.ers CNo /annel ,.a-la3leD< te Traff-c
Vol#me on T/0< an) te /ongest-on Rat-o on T/0C,ll /annels B#s(D< to
)ec-)e weter te congest-on of te target cell ca#ses te fa-le) an)o.er*
C:D 2#er( s#c co#nters as te TR" ,.a-la3-l-t( an) te T/0 ,.a-la3-l-t( of te
target cell to ceck weter an( )e.-ce -s fa#lt(*
C;D 2#er( rele.ant alarms to anal(8e weter an( terrestr-al l-nk )e.-ce -s fa#lt(*
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
By registering and analyzing the follo&ing counters, you can decide the sco#e and the *asic cause
of a handover #ro*le"4
Cell Level
(nco"ing (nternal (nter-7ell Handover 3easure"ent
#er 7ell
utgoing (nternal (nter-7ell Handover 3easure"ent
#er 7ell
(nco"ing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handover 3easure"ent
#er 7ell
utgoing 68ternal (nter-7ell Handover 3easure"ent
#er 7ell
(nco"ing (nter-R1+ (nter-7ell Handover
3easure"ent #er 7ell
utgoing (nter-R1+ (nter-7ell Handover
3easure"ent #er 7ell
3easure"ent of 3Rs u#on Handover (nitiation #er
7ell
7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailure 3easure"ent #er 7ell
+raffic Colu"e on +7H
1././ Hardware and ,ransmission 0ailure
Sy"#to"4 +he alar" syste" re#orts relevant alar" infor"ation' +o rectify a hard&are fault, clear
the alar"s a*out the hard&are failure' (f the alar"s are cleared, chec% the traffic "easure"ent
infor"ation and analyze handover counters'
1 hard&are failure "ay involve the follo&ing hard&are devices4

BTS transm-ss-on management #n-t

BTS TR"s

BTS com3-n-ng an) )-str-3#t-on #n-t

BTS fee)er an) antenna s(stem

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I. Handlin( Process
C1D /eck te )ata conf-g#rat-on of te ar)ware* If none of te )ata
conf-g#rat-on of te fa#lt( cell an) -ts ne-g3or-ng cells -s cange) recentl(<
cons-)er weter te an)o.er pro3lem -s ca#se) 3( a BTS ar)ware
fa-l#re*
(f the handover #ro*le" occurs in only one cell under the B+S, consider
&hether the #ro*le" is caused *y the hard&are failure of the cell' (f a +RD is
da"aged, a call fails to *e handed over to this +RD'
(f a si"ilar #ro*le" also occurs in a co-site neigh*oring cell of this cell,
consider &hether the #ro*le" is caused *y the failure of the co""on hard&are
of the cells, for e8a"#le, the +3E failure'
Fou can *loc% so"e +RDs to verify the #receding #ro*le"s' (f the HSR
returns to nor"al after a +RD is *loc%ed, chec% &hether this +RD is faulty or
&hether the 7GE or the antenna related to this +RD is faulty'
(f the u#lin% and do&nlin% signals of a +RD are un*alanced, handover
#ro*le"s such as fre$uent handover and lo&er HSR often occur'
C$D Trace te ,3-s -nterface< an) o3ser.e weter te s-gnal-ng of te fa#lt( cell
-s normal an) weter te #pl-nk an) )ownl-nk rece-.-ng ?#al-t( -n te
meas#re report -s goo)* 7or )eta-le) operat-ons< refer to te M900&M1800
BSS Signaling Analysis Manual*
(f the receiving level $uality of half rate or full rate channel in the "easure"ent
re#ort is #oor, the hard&are of the cell is faulty or signaling cannot interact
nor"ally due to serious interference in the cell' 1s a result, a handover #ro*le"
occurs'
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
"itted'
III. )larm )nalysis
*serve &hether any alar"s &ith the follo&ing (Gs are re#orted' (f yes, refer to the BSS Alarm
Guie to handle the alar"s'
Alarm ID and Name
!"# +RD H1-G Hin% (nterru#t 1lar"
!" +RD 7onfig 3is"atch 1lar"
!"$ Radio lin% critical 1lar"
!! +RD (nterior (@ 1lar"
!%& '(D Hard&are 7ritical 1lar"
! +RD CSIR alar"
!)# +RD co""unication alar"
*! 61@+1 Hocal 1lar"
+#$& 7GE Hevel 1 CSIR 7ritical 1lar"
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+#$ CD, Hevel 2 CSIR 7ritical 1lar"
+%#& Hevel 1 CSIR alar"
+%#$ Hevel 2 CSIR alar"
1./.1 Im"ro"er %ata Confi(uration
I. Handlin( Process
Sy"#to"s4 1n 3S does not initiate any handover or fre$uently initiates handovers, &hich affects
the HSR'
+he handover #ara"eters control the handover decision algorith"' (f the handover #ara"eters are
set i"#ro#erly, the 3S "ay not initiate any handover or fre$uently initiates handovers' (n this
case, consider the cause fro" the follo&ing as#ects4

@eter te PBG, H! ,'res'old -n te )ata conf-g#rat-on -s set properl(

1void difficult handovers due to too great values of the handover thresholds or
fre$uent handovers due to the too s"all values' -ro#er settings can #revent
#ing-#ong handovers' 9or detailed settings of the thresholds, refer to the GSM
BSC!""" Per#orman$e Parameter Baseline (%&""R""') (C(inese)*n+lis()
%,-"' Go not set the thresholds to the values deviating greatly fro" the *aseline
values'

@eter te parameters relate) to te an)o.er can)-)ate cell -n te )ata

conf-g#rat-on are set properl(
1void the case that the 3S cannot *e handed over to a neigh*oring cell due to
the "issed setting of the neigh*oring cell'

@eter te an)o.er (steres-s parameters -n te )ata conf-g#rat-on are

set properl(
1void difficult handovers due to too large values of the handover hysteresis
#ara"eters or fre$uent handovers due to too s"all values'

@eter te N an) P co#nters -n te )ata conf-g#rat-on are set properl(

1void insensitive handover decision or difficult handovers due to the too large
values of the #ara"eters, or the case that the target cell of a handover is not the
o#ti"al due to the too s"all values of the #ara"eters'
1void configuring the neigh*oring cells that share the sa"e B77H or the sa"e
BS(7 for a cell'
1*nor"al circuit identification code (7(7! circuits "ay cause failed handovers'
9or e8a"#le, the 7(7 circuit allocated through a Handover R6J "essage received *y the target
BS7 is identified in the BH7, state in the target BS7' +herefore, the BS7 res#onds to the 3S7
&ith a Handover 9ailure "essage &hose cause value is Re$uested +errestrial Resource
Enavaila*le' (n this case, chec% the statuses of the circuits at the t&o sides of the 1 interface and
ensure that the circuits are in the sa"e state'
Fou can trace the 1 interface signaling on the "aintenance console to chec% &hether the failed
handover is caused *y the inconsistency of the circuit statuses' Go as follo&s4
C1D Trace te , -nterface s-gnal-ng*
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C$D 7-lter te 0an)o.er 7a-l#re message*
C3D /eck weter te ca#se .al#e -s Re?#este) Terrestr-al Reso#rce
Una.a-la3le*
II. Handover timer
Ihen an a*nor"al handover occurs, #ro"#tly chec% the handover ti"er and ensure that the
handover ti"er is not less than the #reset default value'
Ta3le 1*1 l-sts te an)o.er t-mers commonl( #se)*
,a$le -.- 9-st of an)o.er t-mers commonl( #se)
,imer
Name
%efault &alue
(ms
%escri"tion
T+ 10000 T-mer for sen)-ng o#tgo-ng e6ternal -nter&cell an)o.er
re?#ests an) an)o.er comman)s
T% 10000 T-mer for r#nn-ng o#tgo-ng e6ternal -nter&cell an)o.er
comman)s an) an)o.er complet-on or clearance
T3103 10000 7rom te t-me wen an -ntra&cell or -nter&cell an)o.er
comman) -s e6ec#te) to te t-me of an -ntra&cell or
-nter&cell an)o.er complet-on
T310: +0 !#r-ng an as(ncrono#s an)o.er< from te t-me wen
te BTS sen)s te MS a p(s-cal message to te t-me
wen te BTS rece-.es te set as(ncrono#s 3alance)
mo)e CS,BMD from te MS
T31$' 3$0 !#r-ng an as(ncrono#s an)o.er< from te t-me wen
te MS sen)s te network a an)o.er access B#rst
message to te t-me wen te MS rece-.es a p(s-cal
message from te BTS
9igure 1'2 sho&s the flo& chart and the descri#tion of the ti"ers'
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0i(ure -./ 7low cart an) t-mer )escr-pt-on
III. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
"itted'
I&. )larm )nalysis
"itted'
1./.2 Con(estion of t'e ,ar(et Cell
I. Handlin( Process
Sy"#to"s4 1fter an 3S initiates a handover re$uest, the handover fails *ecause no channel is
o*tained'
+he #ossi*le causes of cell congestion are4

Te n#m3er of #sers -n te cell soars an) e6cee)s te )es-gne) n#m3er*

Improper sett-ngs of te network opt-m-8at-on parameters ca#se re)#n)ant

#sers -n te cell*

Improper sett-ngs of te an)o.er parameters ca#se te -ncrease of te

#sers access-ng te cell*
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1fter a handover fails *ecause congestion occurs in the target cell, #enalize the target cell to
#revent the 3S fro" retrying to *e handed over to this target cell' (t is reco""ended that Penalty
Allowed *e set to Yes'
7hec% &hether the channel the congested cell is nor"al' (f a +RD is faulty or a channel is
a*nor"al, rectify the relevant faults'
(f full rate channels cannot *e converted to half rate channels, it is reco""ended that you change
the channel attri*utes on the BS7/000 local "aintenance ter"inal (H3+!' +hat is, set the TCH
Rate Adjust Allow of all the +RDs under this cell to Yes' (f the full rate channels can *e
converted to half rate channels, #ro#erly reduce the value of TCH Traffic usy Threshold!"# to
allocate half rate channels ahead of ti"e and thus increase the syste" ca#acity' (f the #receding
"ethods cannot solve the congestion #ro*le", divide the cell or e8#and the ca#acity of the cell'
Since ca#acity e8#ansion cannot *e co"#leted in a short ti"e, you can set Channel Ty$e to % or &
to reserve channels for handovers' (n this &ay, the failed handovers caused *y congestion can *e
reduced, and thus the HSR i"#roves'
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
C1D Reg-ster te meas#rement #n-t /annel ,ss-gnment 7a-l#re Meas#rement
per /ell* B( anal(8-ng te traff-c meas#rement< (o# can 3e fam-l-ar w-t te
n#m3er of te t-mes tat all te cannels are 3#s( or tat none of te
cannels -s conf-g#re) wen te BS/ allocates S!//0s< T/07s< or
T/00s -n te processes s#c as -mme)-ate ass-gnment< ass-gnment<
-nternal -ntra&cell an)o.er< -ncom-ng -nternal -nter&cell an)o.er< an)
-ncom-ng e6ternal -nter&cell an)o.er*
C$D /ange rele.ant parameters for te target cell accor)-ng to te ca#se of te
fa-le) an)o.er*
(f the failed handover is caused *y the SG77H congestion, set '(CCH (yna)ic Allocation
Allowed to Yes'
(f the failed handover is caused *y the +7H congestion, reduce the value of the TCH Traffic
usy Threshold!"# to allocate half rates ahead of ti"e and thus relieve congestion' (n addition,
you can set Channel Ty$e to % or & to reserve channels for handovers'
'* +easure)ent Counter
1 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (""ediate
1ssign"ent -rocedure (SG77H!
2 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (""ediate
1ssign"ent -rocedure (+7H9!
3 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (""ediate
1ssign"ent -rocedure (+7HH!
4 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in 1ssign"ent
-rocedure (+7H9@+7HH!
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. 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (nternal
(ntra-7ell Handover -rocedure (SG77H!
/ 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (nternal
(ntra-7ell Handover -rocedure (+7H9@+7HH!
0 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (nco"ing
(nternal (nter-7ell Handover -rocedure (SG77H!
: 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (nco"ing
(nternal (nter-7ell Handover -rocedure (+7H9@+7HH!
; 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (nco"ing
68ternal (nter-7ell Handover -rocedure (SG77H!
10 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! in (nco"ing
68ternal (nter-7ell Handover -rocedure (+7H9@+7HH!
11 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! (SG77H!
12 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! (+7H9!
13 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! (+7HH!
14 7hannel 1ssign"ent 9ailures (1ll 7hannels Busy or 7hannels Enconfigured! (+7H!
III. )larm )nalysis
"itted'
1./.3 Clock Pro$lems
I. Handlin( Process
1synchronization and insta*ility of the B+S cloc% are "a2or causes of call dro#s during a
handover' +herefore, %ee# the B+S cloc% sta*le' ther&ise, handovers often fail and call dro#s
occur fre$uently'
1 13 3Hz unloc%ed alar" is generated' +he BS(7 cannot *e decoded' +he HSR of the
concerned cells decreases'
+he cloc% source is a*nor"al and deviation "ay occur *et&een the B+S cloc% and other B+S
cloc%s' 1s a result, 3S a*nor"alities "ay occur during handovers'
+o solve the #ro*le"s a*out the unloc%ed cloc% and a*nor"ality of the cloc% source, do as
follo&s4
C1D /eck alarms* Tat -s< ceck weter tere -s a $$1' 11 local alarm or
$$1; 11 remote alarm* If tere -s< follow te concerne) alarm an)l-ng
man#al to an)le te alarm* Ten< o3ser.e te 04SR*
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C$D /eck te transm-ss-on l-nk clock of te BTS* Tat -s< #se a fre?#enc(
meter to test te fre?#enc( )e.-at-on of te transm-ss-on l-nk clock of te
BTS* If te fre?#enc( )e.-at-on -s greater tan or e?#al to 0*0: ppm< te
transm-ss-on l-nk clock -s a3normal< an) te 11 or te opt-cal transm-ss-on
l-nk ma( 3e fa#lt( or te clock so#rce -s fa#lt(* Rect-f( te transm-ss-on l-nk
fa#lt tro#g l-nk&3(&l-nk self&loop #nt-l te alarm an)l-ng -s complete*
C3D If te clock pro3lem -s not sol.e)< reset te BTS Cle.el&'D an) o3ser.e
alarms an) te 04SR*
C'D If te pro3lem rema-ns #nsol.e)< replace te TMU*
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
"itted'
III. )larm )nalysis
*serve &hether any alar"s &ith the follo&ing (Gs are re#orted' (f yes, refer to the BSS Alarm
Guie to handle the alar"s'
Alarm ID and Name
!+ +RD "ain cloc% alar"
!+& +RD slave cloc% alar"
!$ +RD 7loc% 7ritical 1lar"
*"$ 7loc% Reference 1*nor"al 1lar"
*%# +3E cloc% critical alar"
*% 3aster +3E cloc% alar"
*&" 133 3aintenance 1lar"
1./.7 Interference Pro$lems
I. Handlin( Process
Severe interference in the net&or% is inclined to cause the decrease in the receiving $uality' 1s a
result, interference handovers or handovers in #oor $uality increase, the #ro#ortion of the #o&er
*udget (-BB+! decreases, and the $uality of service (JoS! of the e8isting net&or% is reduced to
so"e degree' +hus, user e8#erience and the HSR are affected'
7urrently, the co""on interferences are intra-fre$uency and inter-fre$uency channel
interferences, Enico" 7G31 interference, and "ass "ulti#le8ing of the 6BS3' (f the idle Burst
function is not "anually disa*led after it is ena*led, the interference of the entire net&or% rises,
the noise floor increases, and the $uality of the entire net&or% decreases, thus affecting the HSR'
+he re"ote source signals of so"e o#tical fi*er re#eaters are inclined to cause intra-fre$uency
interference' +herefore, during o#ti"ization, you need to chec% the fre$uency of the source signals
and the fre$uencies of the cells close to the re#eaters so that the fre$uency s#ace is over 400 %Hz'
(f there is a re#eater in the serving cell, do as follo&s4
C1D /oose Cell Software Parameters E %irectly Ma(nifier Site 0la(*
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C$D Select 8es*
+o solve interference #ro*le"s, do as follo&s4
C1D 7-n) o#t te cell or te fre?#enc( were large -nterference e6-sts tro#g
)r-.e tests*
C$D 4pt-m-8e te ra)-o fre?#enc( CR7D 3( te follow-ng reg#lar meansF
& 1d2ust the tilt angle of the antenna'
& Re#lace the fre$uency'
& 7hange the trans"it #o&er and the coverage area of the cell'
Fou can also register the "easure"ent results of interference fringes *y au8iliary "eans to
esti"ate do&nlin% interferences'
9or "ore details a*out the solutions of interference #ro*le"s, refer to the GSM Inter#eren$e
Anal.sis Guie'
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
"itted'
III. )larm )nalysis
"itted'
1./.9 Covera(e Pro$lems: and ;"link and %ownlink Im$alance
I. Handlin( Process
Sy"#to"s of signal coverage #ro*le"s4 +he HSR is lo&' 7all dro#s occur fre$uently' +here are
noises and "etallic rings during conversations' +he voice $uality and the user e8#erience are #oor'
+here are three ty#es of signal coverage #ro*le"s4

9ow 04SR ca#se) 3( cross co.erage

Ho& values of the fringe thresholds, the large B+S #o&er, and an i"#ro#er tilt
angle cause cross coverage, thus for"ing intra-fre$uency interference and
affecting the HSR'

7a-le) an)o.ers ca#se) 3( -slan) effects

9or e8a"#le, the coverage area of the serving cell is "uch larger than that of its
neigh*oring cells, and the neigh*oring relation *et&een the serving cell and the
neigh*oring cells of its neigh*oring cells is not configured' (n this case, failed
handovers easily occur at the fringe of the serving cell'

9oopoles forme) )#e to weak co.erage

+his section does not descri*e it in detail'
+o solve signal coverage #ro*le"s, do as follo&s4
C1D 7-n) o#t te co.erage pro3lems -n te e6-st-ng network tro#g )r-.e test
reports of network opt-m-8at-on*
C$D 4pt-m-8e te R7*
+he lo& HSR caused *y u#lin% and do&nlin% i"*alance generally occurs &hen u#lin% signals
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are &ea%' 9or e8a"#le, there are #ro*le"s in the hard&are such as the 7GE co"*iner, the u#lin%
channel loss is large, the u#lin% signals are &ea%, and the success rate of inco"ing e8ternal inter-
cell handover is lo&' +his lo& HSR is generally caused *y data #ro*le"s (such as 7B( errors in
the cell descri#tion data ta*le, lac% of "easure"ent fre$uencies in B1 list 1 and B1 list 2, or intra-
fre$uency and inter-fre$uency interferences!, coverage dead zones in high traffic, or 3S access
difficulties due to &ea% u#lin% signals' +o test and analyze the lo& HSR caused *y u#lin% and
do&nlin% i"*alance, do as follo&s4
C1D /eck weter te ar)ware an) ma-ntenance 3oar)s of te rele.ant cell
are -n te normal state< an) weter tere are an( alarms a3o#t ar)ware
fa-l#res an) te stan)-ng wa.e rat-o CS@RD* Refres te cannel stat#s an)
ceck weter te T/0s can 3e normall( occ#p-e)*
C$D ,fter ar)ware an) cannel pro3lems are sol.e)< ceck te an)o.er )ata
conf-g#rat-on an) ens#re tat te an)o.er )ata compl-es w-t te
parameter 3asel-ne*
C3D Reg-ster te traff-c meas#rement res#lts of cell&le.el an)o.ers* /eck
weter te 04SR 3etween some cells -s alwa(s low*
1! 3a%e a field test for the cells &here the HSR is al&ays lo&' +hat is,
#erfor" a s&itchover and loc% the "ain B77H to act as the calling and
called #arties res#ectively' +hen decide the u#lin% and do&nlin% #ro*le"s
accordingly'
2! (f the u#lin% loss is large, it is reco""ended that you re#lace the co"*iner
to carry out an o*servation and a test'
7overage #ro*le"s and u#lin% and do&nlin% i"*alance are solved through R9 o#ti"ization' 9or
detailed analysis, refer to the GSM BSS Network KPI (Co/era+e Pro0lems) 1ptimi2ation Manual
(%3-")'
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
Register the "easure"ent unit E#lin%-and-Go&nlin% Balance 3easure"ent #er +RD a*out the
cells &here the HSR is lo&' 7ollect the u#lin% and do&nlin% *alance cases and carry out
analysis'
III. )larm )nalysis
"itted'
1./.< 0ailed Inter5BSC=Inter5MSC Handovers
I. Handlin( Process
Sy"#to"s4 (nter-BS7 or inter-3S7 handovers fail'
+he #ossi*le causes are that4

Te )ata of te cells rele.ant to -nter&MS/ an)o.ers -s set wrongl(*

Te )ata of te cells rele.ant to te -nter&BS/ an)o.ers -s set wrongl(*

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Te MS/ an) te BS/ a.e )-fferent #n)erstan)-ngs of , -nterface

an)o.er s-gnal-ng* ,s a res#lt< te cooperat-on at te , -nterface fa-ls*

Te clocks 3etween BS/s are not s(ncrono#s*

+o solve this #ro*le", do as follo&s4
C1D /eck weter te MS/ )ata rele.ant to te cells were an)o.ers fa-l -s
set correctl(< for e6ample< te /GIs an) te off-ce )-rect-on of te cells* If
an( )ata -s set -ncorrectl(< correct -t an) o3ser.e weter an)o.ers
s#ccee)*
C$D /eck weter te ne-g3or-ng cells of te so#rce an) te )est-nat-on BS/
are set correctl(* If tere -s an( a3normal-t(< correct -t an) o3ser.e weter
an)o.ers s#ccee)*
C3D Trace , -nterface s-gnal-ng* /eck weter tere -s an( a3normal-t( -n te
s-gnal-ng cooperat-on of te an)o.er process 3etween te so#rce BS/ an)
te MS/< an) 3etween te MS/ an) te )est-nat-on BS/* 7or e6ample<
ceck weter s#c a process tat te MS/ a3normall( releases a
an)o.er e6-sts* If tere -s an( a3normal process< f-n) o#t te ca#se an)
o3ser.e weter an)o.ers s#ccee) after s#c a pro3lem -s sol.e)* 7or
)eta-le) s-gnal-ng anal(s-s< refer to te M900&M1800 BSS Signaling
Analysis Manual*
C'D /eck weter te so#rce an) te )est-nat-on BS/s rele.ant to an)o.ers
are locke) w-t te clock of te #pper&le.el MS/* If not< f-n) o#t te ca#se
tat te clock cannot 3e locke)* 43ser.e weter an)o.ers s#ccee) after
t-s pro3lem -s sol.e)*
II. ,raffic Measurement )nalysis
"itted'
III. )larm )nalysis
"itted'
1./.> )utomatic Nei('$orin( Cell !"timi#ation
7urrently, auto"atic neigh*oring cell o#ti"ization is the *est "ethod for o#ti"izing the HSR'
+he "ethod has *een fully verified in the ne& functions of the 3+5 #ro2ect' +his o#ti"ization
"ethod is to choose o#ti"al neigh*oring cells for the serving cell through "any ti"es)
neigh*oring cell selection and tailor' +his "ethod can "a%e the serving cell have neigh*oring cells
"ore close to the traffic "odel, thus avoiding failed handovers and call dro#s due to forced
configuration of neigh*oring cells according to geogra#hical locations'
+he #re"ise of auto"atic neigh*oring cell o#ti"ization is to e8clude o*2ective factors such as
hard&are #ro*le"s, cross coverage, and u#lin% and do&nlin% i"*alance' 1fter that, "a%e it clear
to &hich neigh*oring cell the success rate of handovers fro" the serving cell is lo&er, and then
o#ti"ize this neigh*oring cell' +he o#ti"ization "ethod includes t&o ty#es4 #ara"eter ad2ust"ent
and neigh*oring cell ad2ust"ent'
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+he #rocess of auto"atic neigh*oring cell o#ti"ization is as follo&s4
C1D ,ccor)-ng to geograp-cal locat-ons< set as man( ne-g3or-ng cells as
poss-3le for te ser.-ng cell* Te #pper l-m-t -s 3$*
C$D Reg-ster te meas#rement #n-t GSM /ell to GSM /ell 4#tgo-ng 0an)o.er
Meas#rement< w-c per-o) -s 1: m-n#tes*
C3D 43ser.e te traff-c meas#rement res#lts* 16cl#)e te cells tat meet an( of
te follow-ng con)-t-ons from te ne-g3or-ng cellsF

Te 04SR -s lower tan 30G*

Te call )rop rate -s -ger tan %0G*

Te an)o.ers are relat-.el( fewer accor)-ng to te traff-c< for e6ample<

a3o#t 30 an)o.ers e.er( o#r*
C'D ,fter a ne-g3or-ng cell -s e6cl#)e)< re&a)) a new ne-g3or-ng cell
accor)-ng to te t-m-ng a).ance CT,D pr-nc-ple from small to large< an)
repeat te prece)-ng steps*
9igure 4'1 sho&s the #rocess of auto"atic neigh*oring o#ti"ization'
1nter a ne-g3or-ng cell l-st
CT, -s l-m-te)D
Set te o3ser.at-on per-o) an)
te tresol)s of te 04SR<
an)o.er t-mes< an) call )rops
16cl#)e -rreg#lar ne-g3or-ng
cells
Up)ate te l-st of ne-g3or-ng
cells
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0i(ure 2.- 7low cart of a#tomat-c ne-g3or-ng cell opt-m-8at-on
+he +1 is li"ited to si8 ti"es as "any as the average distance *et&een sites' Go not consider the
cells &ith the +1 *eyond this threshold' Fou can fle8i*ly set the lo&er li"it of the HSR and the
fe&er li"it of handover ti"es'
1./.-? ,estin( ,ool Selection and ,estin( Su((estions
Benerally, choose the industry-acce#ted and large-scale used +63S as the testing tool' 9or the
cells &here the HSR is lo&, you need to carry out drive tests' (n drive tests, the actual "ove
"odes and ha*its of ter"inal users can *e si"ulated' +herefore, drive tests #lay an i"#ortant role
in neigh*oring cell o#ti"ization' Grive tests can avoid such ris%s as fe& handovers or lo& HSR
caused *y the addition of i"#ro#er neigh*oring cells only according to geogra#hical location
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distri*ution on a "a#' Hay stress on and analyze any handover a*nor"ality during a drive test'
1ny of these a*nor"alities "ay *e a cause of lo& HSR'
1./.-- Confi(uration Su((estions for ,ests on t'e *+istin( Network
+o configure the e8isting net&or% according to different scenarios, refer to the GSM BSC!"""
Per#orman$e Parameter Baseline (%&""R""') (C(inese)*n+lis() %,-"' (n the case of the lo&
HSR, focus on chec%ing the data configuration greatly different fro" the #ara"eter *aseline'
2 !"timi#ation Cases
2.- ) Handover 0ails Because t'e BSIC Cannot Be
%ecoded
Guring a drive test in an office, it is found that an 3S cannot decode the BS(7 of a neigh*oring
cell' 1s a result, the 3S cannot initiate a handover even &hen the 3S detects good levels of the
neigh*oring cell'
1fter analysis, it is learned that the -+77H #oints to a &rong "e"ory zone' 1s a result, so"e
3Ss "isunderstand that this channel is an 977H, thus fail to synchronize the S7H and fail to
decode the BS(7' +his #roduct #ro*le" "ust *e solved through version u#grade'
2./ ) Handover 0ails Because 0re@uency Se@uencin( of
t'e MS Is %ifferent from ,'at of t'e BSC
(n an office, field engineers chec% the +63S drive test file and find that the cells of the "ain
B77H at the 6BS3 cannot *e handed over to the -BS3' (t is chec%ed that the rule of se$uencing
fre$uencies at the 3S side is different fro" that at the BS7 side' Ihen the serving cell is at the
6BS3 and is configured &ith 1,:00 neigh*oring cells, the 3S sorts the 6BS3 first and then the
1,:00 neigh*oring cells, &hereas the BS7 does in the contrary order' +hus, the different se$uences
of neigh*oring cells at the BS7 and 3S sides cause a failed handover'
+o "itigate such a #ro*le", disa*le the ,ay of A (elivery -$ti)i.ed'
2.1 ) Handover 0ails %ue to ;nreasona$le Parameter
Confi(uration
(t is found in an office of BS7/000C;R: that no *ad $uality (BJ! handover can occur' (t is
chec%ed that the /nter0cell H- Hysteresis of the serving cell is set to 12' +he result of chec%ing
codes sho&s that the level of the serving cell is e$ual to a value increased *y /3 grades if /nter0
cell H- Hysteresis is set to 12 &hen 3 H- +argin is set to the default value' +hus, the
calculated level of the serving cell is al&ays larger than the level of any neigh*oring cell' 1s a
result, the handover cannot *e initiated'
+o solve such a #ro*le", increase the value of 3 H- +argin to %&4'
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2.2 ,'e Num$er of 0ailed Incomin( BSC Handovers
Increases Because t'e Handover Re@uest %oes Not
Contain Class Mark 1
(n a cell at the BS7 *oundary, the fre$uency of the "ain B77H is configured as the -BS3 and
that of the other +RDs is configured as the 6BS3' Sy"#to"s4 +he nu"*er of failed inco"ing
BS7 handovers increases' +he cause value is 5o 1vaila*le 7hannel' +he BS7/000 decides the
fre$uency su##orting ca#a*ility of an accessing 3S according to class "ar% 3' (f there is no class
"ar% 3, the BS7 considers that the 3S su##orts only the fre$uency of the "ain B77H' (f the
Handover Re$uest does not contain class "ar% 3 and the fre$uency of the other +RDs in the cell is
different fro" that of the "ain B77H, accessing 3Ss are all allocated to the "ain B77H' +his
causes congestion and thus handovers fail' 1fter the fre$uency of the other +RDs is changed to the
-BS3, the nu"*er of failed inco"ing BS7 handovers caused *y no availa*le channel decreases
to 0' +he #ro*le" is "itigated' 1ccording to the #rotocol, ho&ever, class "ar% 2 also has a field
for identifying &hether an 3S su##orts the 6BS3 or the RBS3 (inca#a*le of identifying the
G7S1:00!' Such a #ro*le" often occurs *ecause so"e 3S7s carry only class "ar% 2 in the
Handover Re$uest or *ecause an 3S in a cell &ith the 6BS3 ena*led does not re#ort class "ar%
3'
+o solve such a #ro*le", u#grade the soft&are version'
2.3 )n Incomin( BSC Handover 0ails Because t'e )
Interface P'ase 0la( Is Set Aron(ly
Guring an inco"ing BS7 handover, after the BS7 returns a Handover Re$uest 1c% "essage to the
3S7, the 3S7 returns a 7lear 7o""and i""ediately to clear call resources' +he clearance cause
is 6$ui#"ent 9ailure' +he syste" res#onds to the 3S7 &ith a Handover Re$uest 1c% "essage
containing the s#eech version (6 only &hen the A /nterface Tag in the BS7 attri*utes is
5'+6Phase6&7 and the BS7 soft&are #ara"eter '$eech8er 'end Flag /n Ho Re9 Ac: is set to
Yes' Since the A /nterface Tag in the data configuration is 5'+6Phase6&, the Handover Re$uest
1c% "essage does not contain the s#eech version (6' +herefore, the 3S7 considers that this
"essage is illegal and sends a 7lear 7o""and'
+o "itigate such a #ro*le", set the A /nterface Tag in the BS7 attri*utes to 5'+6Phase6&7 and
the BS7 soft&are #ara"eter '$eech8er 'end Flag /n Ho Re9 Ac: to Yes'
2.7 Because t'e Idle Burst Is *na$led: t'e Interference
Increases: t'e Receivin( Buality %ecreases: and t'e
H!SR Becomes 4ow
1fter an office is cut over, the drive test results sho& that the net&or% $uality decreases o*viously
*y a*out 3K to 4K' 1fter it is confir"ed that the #ro*le" is not caused *y the #ro*le"s a*out the
hard&are, fre$uency #lanning, or cross engineering, it is found that the HSR of the net&or% is
2K to 3K lo&er than that the original net&or% and other ,-(s are nor"al'
1fter analysis, it is found that the idle *urst function is ena*led for testing' +his function cannot
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auto"atically *e disa*led' 1s a result, idle ti"eslots of +RDs are trans"itted at full #o&er, the
interference increases, the *it error ratio (B6R! rises, and the receiving $uality decreases'
3anually disa*le the idle *urst function' +he air interface $uality of the entire net&or% i"#roves
effectively' +he HSR increases *y 2K on the &hole, al"ost the sa"e as that of the original
net&or%'
2.9 %ifferent H!SRs Resultin( from %ifferent Cause
&alues Contained in t'e Clear Command Messa(es Sent
$y %ifferent Switc'es
+here are "ulti#le BS7s in office L' So"e BS7s are connected to 5ortel s&itches and so"e are
connected to 6ricsson s&itches' +he &hole HSR of the BS7s connected to 6ricsson s&itches is
2K to 3K lo&er than that of the BS7s connected to 5ortel s&itches'
+he result of the analysis on traffic "easure"ent sho&s that the &hole nu"*er of 9ailed (nco"ing
68ternal (nter-7ell Handovers (thers! of the BS7s connected to 6ricsson s&itches is very great
&hereas the counter value of the BS7s connected to 5ortel s&itches is 0' 1s defined in the
#rotocol, a 7lear 7o""and sent *y the 3S7 can contain four cause values4

0>F /all /ontrol

0BF 0an)o.er S#ccess

0,F Ra)-o Interface 7a-l#re< Re.erse to ol) /annel

01F Ra)-o Interface 7a-l#re

9or the failed handovers caused *y 3S7 clearance, the 7lear 7o""and "essages sent *y
6ricsson s&itches contain the cause values of 01 and 01, &hereas those sent *y 5ortel s&itches
contain the cause value of 0;' 5ortel s&itches do not send "essages in accordance &ith the
#rotocol' Ender 5ortel s&itches, the failed handovers caused *y 3S7 clearance are not collected
into the statistics' 1s a result, the HSR of 5ortel s&itches is higher'
3 Information 0eed$ack
3.- ,*MS 4o( 0iles )$out Pro$lem Cells
7ell infor"ation ta*les of +63S tests are re$uired to *e #rovided in log files' +he ta*les "ust *e
in the for"at of ;.cel'
3./ Re@uirements of Confi(uration %ata of t'e *+istin(
Network and ,raffic Measurement 0eed$ack
+he latest data configuration and engineering #ara"eter list are re$uired' +he feed*ac% of traffic
"easure"ent counters is re$uired for consecutive t&o days' +he follo&ing ta*le lists the counter
ty#es'
Call Dr-. /ea01remen2 .er Cell
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In3-m4n5 In2ernal In2er6Cell 7and-ver /ea01remen2 .er Cell
8125-4n5 In2ernal In2er6Cell 7and-ver /ea01remen2 .er Cell
In3-m4n5 9:2ernal In2er6Cell 7and-ver /ea01remen2 .er Cell
8125-4n5 9:2ernal In2er6Cell 7and-ver /ea01remen2 .er Cell
In3-m4n5 In2er6(A' In2er6Cell 7and-ver /ea01remen2 .er Cell
8125-4n5 In2er6(A' In2er6Cell 7and-ver /ea01remen2 .er Cell
/ea01remen2 -; /(0 1.-n 7and-ver In424a24-n .er Cell
C<annel A0045nmen2 =a4l1re /ea01remen2 .er Cell
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