Identify as per design what metro system should the macro handover to.

Identify what is the macro cell the call is setup on and what is macro cell that UE is camped on when entering venue and trying to do a
handover to metro

Is event 2d triggered in duration of the log file?

Yes No

What is NL list sent in “DL MEASUREMENT CONTROL MESSAGE”. Identify the minimum values of RSCP, EcNo that is
Attached is sample DL measurement control message. Take a being reached along the Exit route.
snapshot for for every unsuccessful IFHO. Are the metro cells
Identify the 2d Thresholds that were set for RSCP
being sent in the neighbor list.?
and EcNo for the macro cell and Hotype.

Are the levels lesser than 2d thresholds?

Yes No

Yes No

Do a NL scrub on the serving

IS UE sending another UL cell to identify “number of
Measurement report with frequencies defined as DCH Walk as far inside to the opposite side of the building as
Identify the Hotype for E// cells and possible and also right under the AP to ensure coverage
metrocell PSC, DLUARFCN? neighbors”. Is it greater than 3?
IMCTA parameters for ALU Cells. ARE does not degrade. Take the mean/min/max/median values
THEY SET TO IFHO for EcNo/RSCP for serving cell and use this as an
explanation to say macro too strong to trigger e2d.
No Yes
No Yes
Yes No

Check if metro signal levels strong Do an NL scrup on the macro side to

enough along the exit route for UE to identify following:
trigger inter frequency Is the metrocell that is serving Provide recommendation to
in that area defined as a Further Provide recommendation to
measurements. If not, is some other co-PSC issues among the neighbor list remove NUF (non used
troubleshooting change Hotype to IFHO settings.
macro cell being sent in UL for the macro. neigbhor. ? frequency violation).
need to be done
measurement report on a case by case
Wrong RNC in macro to metro NL basis. Consult
definition. Yes higher level of
support.
Wrong DLUARFCN in macro to metro
NL definition. No

Any discrepancies found?

consult higher level of support!. Is that metro system serving in
that area a grid?
Try improve coverage of metro cell
supposed to serve along that exit ,
reattempt exit route and go back to
step 1.
Yes No

No Yes

Check if as per design the Provide

metro system is supposed to recommendation to
serve in tha region. Reduce add the metro cell as
power of grid system. After neighbor to the macro
power reduction still seeing cell.
the grid cell serving along the
exit?

Share findings with ASG and

consult higher level of support!. recommend changes for the
discrepancies. Reattempt and go back
to Step 1.
No Yes

consult higher level of support!. Provide recommendation to

change the metro system to
gateway.