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The parameter settings on the BSC side and MSC side may affect the TCH call drop rate. You
should check the settings of the following parameters for a cell with a high TCH call drop rate.
See Case 5: Reduction of Call Drops by Optimizing Handover Parameters and Case 12: Increase
in Call Drop Rate Due to Change of TR1N on the MSC Side.
1. SACCH Multi-Frames
This parameter determines whether an uplink radio link is faulty. Each time the BTS fails to
decode the measurement report on the SACCH from the MS, the counter decreases by 1. Each
time the BTS successfully decodes the measurement report on the SACCH, the counter increases
by 2. When the value of this counter is 0, the BTS regards the radio link as faulty. In the traffic
measurement, if there are many call drops (M3101A) related to radio link failure, you can infer
that the radio propagation conditions are poor. In this case, you can set this parameter to a greater
value.
2. Radio Link Timeout
This parameter determines whether a downlink radio link is faulty. Each time the BTS fails to
decode the measurement report sent over the SACCH by the MS, the counter decreases by 1.
Each time the BTS successfully decodes the measurement report sent over the SACCH, the
counter increases by 2. When the value of this parameter is 0, the BTS regards the radio link as
faulty. In the traffic measurement, if there are many call drops (M3101A) related to radio link
failure, you can infer that the radio propagation conditions are poor. In this case, you can set this
parameter to a greater value.
3. RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
This parameter specifies the minimum receive level of an MS to access the BSS. If this
parameter is set to a too small value, some MSs with low receive levels may access the network
and call drops are likely to occur. You can set this parameter to a great value to reduce the TCH
call drop rate. The counters such as call setup success rate and the counters related to traffic
volume, however, are accordingly affected.
4. RACH Min.Access Level
This parameter determines whether an MS can access the network over the RACH. If this
parameter is set to a too small value, some MSs with low signal levels may access the network
and call drops are likely to occur. You can set this parameter to a great value to reduce the TCH
call drop rate. The counters such as call setup success rate and paging success rate, however, are
affected.
5. Min DL Power on HO Candidate Cell and Min Access Level Offset
The sum of the values of the two parameters specifies the minimum downlink receive level of a
candidate neighboring cell for a handover. If this parameter is set to a too great value, some
desired cells may be excluded from the candidate cells; if this parameter is set to a too small
value, an unwanted cell may become the candidate cell. Both conditions may lead to the increase
of call
drops.
6. Timer T3103 series
Timer T3101 series consists of T3103A, T3103C, and T8. These timers are started to wait for a
handover complete message. If the lengths of the timers are set to small values, probably no
message is received when timer T3103 series expires. In this case, the BSC considers that the
radio link in the originating cell is faulty. Then, the BSC releases the channel in the originating
cell. Thus, call drops occur. In the traffic measurement, if many call drops are related to
handovers (CM331: Call Drops on Radio Interface in Handover State), you can set this
parameter to a greater value. If this parameter is set to a too great value, channel resources are
wasted and
TCH congestion occurs.
7. Timer T3109
This parameter specifies the period for waiting for a Release Indication message after the BSC
sends a Channel Release message to the BTS. If this parameter is set to a too small value, the
link may be released before the Release Indication message is received. As a result, a call drop
occurs. You can set this parameter to a greater value to reduce the TCH call drop rate. It is
recommended that timer T3109 be set to 12 seconds longer than timer Radio Link Timeout.
8. Timer T3111
This parameter specifies the interval between the time that the main signaling link is
disconnected and the time that a channel is deactivated. The purpose is to reserve a period of
time for repeated link disconnections. If this timer is set to a too small value, a channel may be
deactivated too early. Thus, call drops increase.
9. Timers T305 and T308
Timers T305 and T308 are used on the MSC side. Timer T305 specifies the period during which
the MSC monitors the on-hook procedure. Timer T308 specifies the period during which the
MSC monitors the resource release procedure. You should set the two parameters when adding
BSC data. Note that the modification of the data in the timer table does not take effect. If timers
T305 and T308 are set to invalid or great values, the MSC clears the call a long time after the MS
hangs up. After the T3103 and Radio Link
Timeout timers expire, the number of call drops is increased and thus the TCH call drop rate is
significantly affected.
10. TCH Traffic Busy Threshold
If the current channel seizure ratio exceeds the value of this parameter, the BSC preferentially
assigns a half-rate channel to a dualrate-enabled call. Otherwise, the BSC assigns a full-rate
channel to the dualrate-enabled call. Compared with a full-rate channel, a half-rate channel has
weak antiinterference capabilities. Therefore, if a large number of half-rate channels are
assigned, the TCH call drop rate increases. It is recommended that this parameter should not be
cannot be put on hook because it does not receive a release acknowledgement message. You are
advised to set this parameter properly.
21. TR1N
This parameter should be set on the MSC side. It is used to avoid the retransmission of short
messages. When this parameter is set to a too great value, the MSC does not send a CLEAR
CMD message if the MS receives a short message during link disconnection. As a result, the MS
sends the BTS a DISC message to disconnect layer 2 connection. After receiving the DISC
message, the BTS sends a REL_IND message to the BSC. Then, the BSC sends a CLEAR REQ
message to the MSC and the number of call drops is incremented by one.
22. Software Parameter 13 and MAX TA
When the parameter Software Parameter 13 is enabled and the parameter MAX TA is set to a too
small value, the channel is released when the TA of a call exceeds the MAX TA. In this case, call
drops occur. It is recommended that the parameter Software Parameter 13 should not be enabled.
23. Directly Magnifier Site Flag
If a BTS is installed with repeaters, the handover between repeaters can only be asynchronous
because the distance between repeaters is long. If synchronous handovers are performed, the
handovers may fail and thus many call drops occur. Therefore, when a BTS is installed with
repeaters, the parameter Directly Magnifier Site Flag should be set to Yes to avoid asynchronous
handovers between cells under the same BTS.