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

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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