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VoLTE mode is Transparanet mode because no need of EnB acknowdgement.

Accessibility (SSSR->
for the E-UTRAN is a measure of the ability of a user to obtain an E-RAB from the system. The Initial E-RAB Establishment proce
1 RRC CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT
2 S1 SIGNALING CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT
3 INITIAL E-RAB ESTABLISHMENT OR E-RAB ADDITION

RRC connection & s1 signalling

RRC CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT

ERAB signalling

E-RAB SETUP

Major reason for Poor accessibility

1 Poor coverage
2 Alarms
3 High Load (High Traffic) Check pmRrcConnEstabFailHighLoad & pmRrcConnEstabFailO
4 H/W issue (Hard Reset on site / RRU Replacement, if required)
5 High UL interference The cause may be Internal Sources (Check Tx & Rx antenna p
6 PCI conflict PCI confusion, i.e., UE is confused if it is getting two or more target cells
PCI collision, i.e., UE is collision due to source and target having same PC
7 UE camping in the wrong cell. Cell Reselection Parameters need to be tuned
a When UE is doing cell reselection if priorities are wrongly defined, in tha
b In Sprint, cell reselection priority are defined based on capacity and tech
c The command cellreselectionpriority is used to find out technology-wise
8 Cell availability Cell availability should be 100%, if availability is less than 100

Counter wise problem identificaton step

1 RRC Setup: - The counters responsible are as follows

pmRrcConnEstabAtt.
pmRrcConnEstabAttReAtt
pmRrcConnEstabSucc
2 S1-Signalling Setup: - The counters responsible are as follows
pmS1SigConnEstabAtt.
pmS1SigConnEstabSucc
3 E-RAB Establishment: - The counters responsible are as follows
pmErabEstabAttInit
pmErabEstabSuccInit
pmErabEstabAttAdded
pmErabEstabSuccAdded
Failure at RRC Setup Stage : pmRrcConnEstabFail is to be checked.
pmRrcConnEstabFailLic: The total number of failed RRC Connection establishments due to lack of connected

Offload the traffic by optimizing azimuth and tilt of the serving and neighbouring ce
Upgrade the LKF (License Key File) by Upgrading Software. E.g.- From L12A to L12B
Current licenseCapacityConnectedUsers as per WLA for Sprint is 100 Users per site
Failure at S1-Signalling Setup Stage : pmS1SigConnEstabFail is to be checked. Following issues could be the reason for having h
1 TN (Transport Network Issue): Check Fiber Issue from IPBH Team.
2 Wrongly Configured TAC: Configure Correct TAC as per Design ( Pre-RNDCIQ).
3 LAC-TAC mapping: Validate if LAC-TAC mapping is correct as per Design ( Pre-RNDCIQ). Incorrect or missin
4 S1 FAILURE / MME ISSUE

Probably the MME is not getting the message from eNB and that’s due to S1 link loosing the message bef
SOLUTION : Need S1 link investigation and confirmation from MME team.
l E-RAB Establishment process can be divided into the following phases:

TABLISHMENT S1 SIGNALING CONNECTION ESTABLI

 E-RAB ADDITION

oad & pmRrcConnEstabFailOverload counters If any sector is having high traffic.

If RRUs are disabled, in that case “HW fault” alarm is observed in sites.
es (Check Tx & Rx antenna ports, fiber cables and connectors. All connection should be proper) and External Sources ( like repeaters, airpor
tting two or more target cells having same PCI.
e and target having same PCI.

s are wrongly defined, in that case, UE will connect with wrong technology.
d based on capacity and technology whose range varies {0 .. 7} ( cell reselection priority for LTE 2.5GHz is 7, LTE1900 is 5, LTE800 is 4, CDMA
d to find out technology-wise priority for cell re-selection.
if availability is less than 100%, then the site might be having transmission issue and also, the site may not be taking traffic.
ents due to lack of connected users license

serving and neighbouring cells.

are. E.g.- From L12A to L12B and L13A to L13B.L14A having License of 2000 Connected user per EnodeB. (License/Software up-gradation ac
Sprint is 100 Users per site.
d be the reason for having high pmS1SigConnEstabFail which contributes to have poor S1 Signalling Success Rate%.

RNDCIQ). Incorrect or missing TAI-LAI pairing could result in ‘Accessibility Failures‘ when UE attempts CS Fallback to UMTS (LTE Attach Requ

ink loosing the message before it gets to MME.

ING CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT
rces ( like repeaters, airport, power

900 is 5, LTE800 is 4, CDMA2000 is 2 and CDMA20001xRtt is 0)

/Software up-gradation activity governs as per the agreement with customer).

to UMTS (LTE Attach Request of type “Combined EPS/IMSI Attach”). The MME derives the LAI from the TAI of the current LTE cell, then MM
e current LTE cell, then MME sends the “Location Update Request” to the target MSC/VLR.
Retainbility
is defined as the ability of a user to retain the E-RAB once connected, for the desired dura

Major reason for poor Retainbility

1 Poor coverage*
2 Alarms*
3 High Load (high traffic)*
4 H/W issue (Re-set first) if required replace RRU*
5 VSWR over threshold*
6 HO failure : If a sector is having high HO Execution fail, it results in poor retainability.
Probable Solutions: - The counter pmErabRelAbnormalEnbActHo is checked. If this coun

UE CONTEXT RELEASE PROCUDER

MME
INITIATED UE
CONTEXT
RELEASE
onnected, for the desired duration.

sults in poor retainability.

ActHo is checked. If this counter is pegging high, it implies poor retainability and resolution of sector HOSR is required.

RBS INITIATED
UE CONTEXT
RELEASE
Mobility

Reporting – The UE sends the Source eNodeB an Event A3 that contains monitored neighbor cells
Preparation – The Source eNodeB sends a request to the Target eNodeB, which performs admission control
Execution – After successful preparation, the Source eNodeB sends a handover command to the UE

Mobility Success Rate [%]:

The ability to provide the requested service to the user with mobility

MOBILITY X2 BASED HO PREPARATION

dmission control

to the user with mobility

MOBILITY X2 BASED HO EXECUTION

1) Radio Bearer in LTE:-
Bearer is just a virtual concept. It defines how the UE data/signaling are treated when it travels across the network. Network m

2)Radio Bearer Types:-

SRB (Signaling Radio Bearers), used to carry C-Plane (control plane) traffic, i.e. RRC signaling messages.
RRC messages can contain other messages, such as NAS messages or HRPD/1xRTT messages.
There are three SRBs, all MUST be established.
DRB (Data Radio Bearers), used to carry U-Plane traffic (user data).
Carry IP packets
Default Bearer vs Dedicated Bearer

3) Signaling radio bearers:

SRBs are used only for transmission of RRC or NAS messages
Three SRBs are defined:
SRB0 is for RRC messages using the CCCH logical channel use RLC TM in DL.
SRB1 is for RRC messages (which may include a piggybacked NAS message) as well as for NAS messages prior to the establishm
SRB2 is for RRC messages which include logged measurement information as well as for NAS messages, all using DCCH logical c
All RRC messages are integrity protected and ciphered by PDCP.
NAS independently applies integrity protection and ciphering to the NAS messages.

SRB1
SRB1+SRB2+Best Effort
SRB1+SRB2+Best Effort + GBR
SRB1+SRB2+Best Effort + VoIP
SRB1+SRB2+Best Effort + Best Effort
SRB1: RRC signaling with high priority
SRB2: RRC signaling and NAS signaling (lower priority)
Best Effort: also defined as the default EPS Bearer
GBR: Radio Bearer with a guaranteed bit rate
VoIP: Radio bearer to carry the VoIP
GBR: Radio Bearer with a guaranteed bit rate
VoIP: Radio bearer to carry the VoIP
Data Radio Bearers:
Default Bearer vs Dedicated Bearer
While trying to get a better understanding of VoLTE and IMS , I came across bearers stuff which I thought might be useful to sh
is :
Bearer is just a virtual concept. It defines how the UE data is treated when it travels across the network. Network might treat s
while other may face low transfer. In short, bearer is a set of network parameter that defines data specific treatment e.g. Pers
bit rate and might face extremely bad download speed at times
SN STATUS MEANING