2.15.3 RANAP FAILURE ANALYSIS 2.15.3.

1 RANAP Reset Resource If this message is received by one of the RANAP entities the following 3GPP 25.413 resources and references (i.e. resources and Iu signalling connection identifiers) associated to the Iu signalling connection identifiers indicated in the received message will be released locally. The message is acknowledged by the peer entity by sending an RANAP Reset Resource Acknowledge message. A distribution of counters per possible cause value is as useful for root cause analysis as drill-down capability to the influenced/changed network elements and single connections. 2.15.3.2 RANAP Reset This message is used to release affected RABs and to erase all affected references for the specific core network element or RNC node that has sent the RESET message. A distribution of counters per possible cause value is as useful for root cause analysis as drill-down capability to the influenced/changed network elements and single connections. 2.15.3.3 RANAP Overload Congestions on signalling connections can be reported by sending an RANAP Overload message. The sender can be a core network node or RNC. It is expected that the receiving entity starts activating signalling traffic reduction mechanisms to overcome the situation. How such mechanisms work and how far they have been implemented in network nodes is beyond the scope of this book.