Severity

Major

Slogan
UtranCell_ServiceUnavailable

Counts
50162

Major

Rach_InternalResourceUnavailable

16279

Major

Fach_InternalResourceUnavailable

16058

Major

Pch_InternalResourceUnavailable

15199

Major

UtranCell_NbapMessageFailure

13424

Major

UtranCell_ExternalResourceUnavaila
ble
NbapDedicated_RncRbsControlLink
Down

5981

Major

NodeSynch_Phase_Difference_Meas
urement_Failed

5371

Indeterminate
Major

Default router switch

Contact to Default Router 1 Lost

4106
3041

Major

Contact to Default Router 0 Lost

3039

Major

NodeSynch_Phasedrift_Threshold_E
xceeded
A Non-Local MAU Has Been Chosen
as the Active Client

1486

Major

Indeterminate

5466

1228

Major

UtranCell_MaxNumberOfSystemInfor
mationUpdateReattemptsIsReached

830

Major

Eul_NbapMessageFailure

552

Major

Rach_NbapMessageFailure

471

Major

Hsdsch_NbapMessageFailure

327

Warning

VP ete Remote Defect Indication

306

Major

Fach_NbapMessageFailure

190

Major

Pch_NbapMessageFailure

142

Major

UtranCell_RBSLocalCellNotAdded

129

Unknown
Indeterminate
Major

Synchronization Start
Synchronization End
UtranCell_ComMeasFailAdmCon

104
104
103

Indeterminate

84
72

Major

IpEthPacketDataRouter_CnNotResp
ondingToGTPEcho
UtranCell_NbapReconfigurationFailur
e
VC ete Loss of Connectivity

Warning

MTP3b Link Out of Service

55

Indeterminate
Minor

PIU restarted
Ethernet Switch Port Congestion

54
48

Major

UtranCell_ComMeasFailCongCon

43

Warning

SCCP Remote Subsystem

Unavailable

31

Warning

57

Major
Major

DcDevice_DeviceDisabled
MTP3b Route Set Unavailable

30
29

Warning

26

Major

Gigabit Ethernet Link Redundancy

Fault
Ethernet Switch Port Fault

Critical
Indeterminate
Warning

Alarm Rate Threshold Crossed

SlotNew PIU detected
VC ete Alarm Indication Signal

25
15
12

Major

Ethernet Switch Port Overload

12

Critical
Minor

Heartbeat Failure
Remote IP Address Unreachable

10
10

Major

M3UA Association Down

Major
Minor

Loss of Signal
VC4 Degraded Signal

7
6

Major

Hsdsch_CodeAllocationFailure

25

Major

VC4 Unequipped Defect

Major
Indeterminate
Major
Indeterminate
Indeterminate

CcDevice_DeviceDisabled
Link switched
Gigabit Ethernet Link Fault
Licensing_FeatureChange
RncFunction_NodeRestartCompleted

4
4
4
2
2

Indeterminate

Warning

PHY_Os155Spi_MI_AUTOLOCK_IN
D
MS Alarm Indication Signal

Critical

Rnsap_RemoteFailure

Warning

VC ete Remote Defect Indication

Major

Denib Device Configuration Fault

Causes
1.Node B Application Part (NBAP) common signaling errors.
2.No space for the IubLink in any module.
1.ATM resources
2. SP resources
3. IP resources

Responsibility
remote

1. Faults in the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Adaptation Layer type 2

(AAL2)
2.Faults on the Special Purpose Processor Board (SPB)
3. Faults in the Fach IP resources.

remote

1. Faults in the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Adaptation Layer type 2

(AAL2)
2.Faults on the Special Purpose Processor Board (SPB)
3. Faults in the Fach IP resources.

remote

1. Cell not available

2.Power level not supported
3.Node B resource unavailable
4.Requested configuration not supported
5.Unknown local cell ID
6.Message not compatible with receiver state
7.Semantic error
8. Hardware failure
9. O&M intervention
10. NbapTimeout
11. NbapAuditNotReady

remote and/or field

A problem with the Node B Application Protocol (NBAP) Audit Function

remote

1.Temporary disturbances or interruptions in the Iub link

2.Temporary overload problems in the Iub link
3.An Exchange Terminal Board (ETB) failure in the RNC
4.Multiple module MP faults or over allocation of UNI-SAAL CEPs to the module
MPs are preventing allocation of UNI-SAAL terminations to module MPs.
5.An ETB failure in the Radio Base Station (RBS)

remote and/or field

1.Radio Base Station (RBS) is faulty.

2.Timing Unit Board (TUB) SW is faulty in the RBS.
3.Exchange Terminal (ET) link is down.
4.Exchange Terminal Board (ETB) in the RNC is faulty.
5.Both Timing Units (TUs) in the RNC are faulty.

remote and/or field

event, not a fault

1. IP network problem.
2. The router is not answering.
3. Wrong IP address configured for the router.

none
remote

1. IP network problem.
2. The router is not answering.
3. Wrong IP address configured for the router.

remote

Node synchronization failure.

remote

event, not a fault

none

remote

1. The RBS sends a System Information Update Failure message because it

cannot process the update request.
2. The System Information Blocks (SIBs) or the scheduling information sent from
the RNC is faulty.

remote

1. DL shared channel type not supported

2. Unknown C-ID
3. HW failure
4. Requested configuration not supported
5. Semantic error
6. Cell not available

remote

1. Rach_NbapMessageFailure
2. Cell not available
3. Node B resource unavailable
4. HW Failure
5. Requested configuration not supported
6.Message not compatible with receiver state
7. Semantic error
8. NbapTimeout
9. NbapError
10. Binding Identity Mismatch
11. Transport Layer Address Mismatch
12. Unknown C-ID

remote

1. DL shared channel type not supported

2. NbapError
3. Unknown C-ID
4. Cell not available
5. Node B resource unavailable
6. HW Failure
7. Requested configuration not supported
8. Message not compatible with receiver state
9. Semantic error
10. NbapTimeout

remote

a fault in the PDH transport network

a fault in the SDH transport network
a fault in the ATM transport network

remote

Unknown C-ID
Cell not available
Node B resource unavailable
Transport resource unavailable
Message not compatible with receiver state
Semantic error
NbapTimeout
UserPlane Transport Option Mismatch
Transport Layer Address Mismatch
Binding Identity Mismatch

remote

Unknown C-ID
Cell not available
Node B resource unavailable
Transport resource unavailable
Message not compatible with receiver state
Semantic error
NbapTimeout
UserPlane Transport Option Mismatch
Transport Layer Address Mismatch
Binding Identity Mismatch

remote

The RBS Local Cell corresponding to the cell that the RNC is trying to
activate is probably not configured.
event, not a fault
event, not a fault
RBS resources are unavailable because the maximum number of users
has been reached.
event, not a fault

remote
none
none
remote and/or field

DlPowerDegradation

remote and/or field

The alarm is issued when no ATM cells are received in the ete ATM
(end to end ATM) cell flow of the Virtual Circuit (VC) for 2.5 0.5 s.

remote

An alarm is issued when the Message Transfer Part level 3 (MTP3)

detects a faulty MTP3b signalling link. The fault can be permanent or
temporary. The possible causes are as follows:
a transmission fault
a process or processor restart in this node
a faulty ET board
a fault in the adjacent signalling node

remote and/or field

event, not a fault

The alarm is issued if the Ethernet switch port is becoming overloaded.
The load is 80% or more of the maximum allowed load. The alarm
remains as long as the port is overloaded and ceases automatically
when the load decreases. If the Ethernet switch port becomes more
overloaded, this alarm is replaced by the alarm, Ethernet Switch
Port Overload. Causes:
Maintenance of Ethernet switches.
Fault in the network.
Under-dimensioning
Faulty link(s) in the node.

none
remote

This alarm appears when the Radio Base Station (RBS) fails to report
carrier power and uplink interference measurements to the Radio
Network Controller (RNC). Causes:
RBS resources are unavailable.
An RBS hardware failure prevents it from performing the measurement

remote

none

remote
rt (SCCP) in the remote node is not accessible from this node. The fault can be permanent or
temporary. Normally, the ala

Device Disabled
An alarm is issued when a user of the Message Transfer Part level 3
(MTP3) in the remote node is not accessible from this node. The fault
can be permanent or temporary.
One of two redundant links is in the operational state DISABLED.

remote and/or field

remote

The alarm is issued if the Ethernet Switch detects a "port fault"

condition. The operational state of the port is changed to DISABLED.
The alarm remains as long as the port is faulty. Normally, the fault
must be attended to on site. Causes:
Link Down

remote and/or field

EWS
event, not a fault
The alarm is issued when an ete Alarm Indication Signal (end-to-end
AIS) cell is received in the F5 Operation and Maintenance (O&M) flow
of the Virtual Circuit (VC).
The alarm is issued if the Ethernet switch port is overloaded. The load
is 100% or more of the maximum allowed load. The alarm remains as
long as the port is overloaded and ceases automatically when the load
decreases. If the Ethernet switch port load decreases, this alarm is
replaced by the alarm, Ethernet Switch Port Congestion.

none
none
remote

remote and/or field

remote and/or field

Link Failure
Remote IP address unreachable.

remote and/or field

remote and/or field

An alarm is issued when the Message Transfer Part level 3 (MTP3) detects a
faulty M3UA Association. The fault can be permanent or temporary.
The possible causes are as follows:

remote

a transmission fault
a process or processor restart in this node
a faulty General Purpose processor Board (GPB)
a fault in the adjacent signalling node
The alarm is issued when a specified number of the consecutive bad
seconds has been detected. A second is defined as "bad" if the
detected percentage of the block errors is equal to, or greater than,
the specified percentage. The values of the bad seconds (vcDegM
attribute in the MO, Vc4Ttp) and errored blocks (vcDegThreshold
attribute in the MO, Vc4Ttp) can be specified. The default values are 7
seconds and 30%, respectively. The alarm indicates that the VC4
(Virtual Channel) path through the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
(SDH) transport network is affected by bit errors.
Invalid downlink code configuration

remote and field

remote

remote

The alarm is generated when the C2 byte received in Virtual Container

4 Path Overhead (VC4 POH) contains the pattern 00000000 in five
consecutive frames. The alarm indicates that there is no payload on
the affected VC4. As a consequence of the fault, the traffic on the
affected VC4 path is lost.
Device Disabled
event, not a fault
There is no configured link with operational state ENABLED.
event, not a fault
event, not a fault

remote

remote and/or field

none
remote and/or field
none
none

event, not a fault

none

The alarm is generated when an Multiplexer Section Alarm Indication Signal (MS
AIS) is detected in the K2 byte.
As a consequence of the fault, the traffic on the affected Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy (SDH) link is lost.
The likely cause is that the MS is affected by the fault in the remote node.

remote and/or field

Transport network errors between the RNC and the remote RNC
A restart in the remote RNC or intermediate system
A Radio Network Subsystem Application Part (RNSAP) failure in the RNC or the
remote RNC

remote

The alarm is issued when an ete RDI (end-to-end RDI) cell is received in the F5
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) flow of the Virtual Circuit (VC).
The fault is not in the local node, but in a remote node, or between the two
nodes through which the VC is routed. The remote node can be a
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) or an Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
(SDH) network element, or an ATM switch. Alarms, for example, Loss of Signal
and Loss of Frame, identifying the failed entity, are reported from the network
element that detected the fault.
As a consequence of the fault, the traffic is lost. If the repair of the fault requires
site visits, it might be feasible to use an alternative VC for the traffic.

remote

A Denib device is any hardware device that is monitored utilizing the Denib
protocol. Denib is an Ericsson proprietary protocol used when communicating
with certain hardware devices through a serial connection.

remote

Cell down
yes

Capacity reduced
yes

Performance impacted
yes

yes

yes

yes

SAF
yes

yes
yes

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

no
maybe

no
yes

no
maybe

maybe

yes

maybe

yes
no

yes

yes
no

no

no

no

no

no

no
no

yes

yes

yes
yes

no

yes

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

yes
no

yes

yes

yes
maybe

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes
yes

yes

yes

no
no
yes

no
no
yes

no
no
yes

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

maybe

yes

yes

yes
no
no
yes
no
yes

yes
no

maybe

maybe

yes

no
no

no
no

no
no

no

no
no

yes

yes

yes
no

yes

yes

yes

no
no

yes
yes

yes
yes

yes

yes
no

no

no

maybe

yes

yes

no
no
maybe

no
no
yes

no
no
maybe

maybe

yes

yes

no

yes
no
no
yes

yes
maybe
no

maybe
yes

maybe
yes

no

yes

yes

maybe
maybe

yes
yes

yes
yes

no

yes

yes

yes
yes

yes
yes

yes
yes

maybe

yes

yes

no
no
maybe
no
no

yes
no
yes
no
no

yes
no
yes
no
no

no

no

no

maybe

yes

yes

yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
no

yes
no

yes

yes

yes
maybe

yes

yes

yes
no

no

no
no

Severity

Specific problem

Counts

Causes

Major

RuDeviceGroup_Poor
ClockSignal

10

The alarm indicates a

problem with the
Baseband (BB) clock
or the Node B Frame
Number (BFN) clock.
The BB clock is
generated by the
Timing Unit Board
(TUB) or the Control
Base Unit (CBU) or
the Digital Unit
WCDMA (DUW) and
distributed to the RBS
by one of the following
boards: RFIF, RUIF or
REIF, OBIF, or sTRX.
The BB clock is the
RBS system clock.
The consequence of
the fault is that the
board or unit issuing
the alarm is unable to
carry traffic. If the
alarm is issued by a
non-redundant RFIF
board, RUIF or REIF
board, OBIF, or sTRX,
then the RBS is
unable to carry traffic.
The likely cause of the
alarm is a faulty board
or unit.

Responsability(FIELD, REMOTE, REMOTE&FIELD)

remote and field

Cell down
yes

Capacity reduced
yes

Performance impacted
yes

SAF
yes