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SD Block & SD Drop: March 29, 2017

SD Blocking occurs when a mobile station is unable to obtain an SDCCH channel resource for call origination due to issues such as high traffic volume, faulty time slots, or hardware problems. SD Dropping refers to the loss of an assigned SDCCH channel between allocation and handover to a traffic channel due to interference, coverage issues, hardware faults, or incorrect parameter configuration. Solutions involve optimizing channel allocation, improving coverage, addressing hardware problems, and adjusting power control and timing parameters.
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SD Block & SD Drop: March 29, 2017

SD Blocking occurs when a mobile station is unable to obtain an SDCCH channel resource for call origination due to issues such as high traffic volume, faulty time slots, or hardware problems. SD Dropping refers to the loss of an assigned SDCCH channel between allocation and handover to a traffic channel due to interference, coverage issues, hardware faults, or incorrect parameter configuration. Solutions involve optimizing channel allocation, improving coverage, addressing hardware problems, and adjusting power control and timing parameters.
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SD Block & SD Drop

March 29, 2017

       SD Block

 
SDCCH channel is a dedicated channel which is using for LAC updation, Call Setup, SMS i
n Ideal mode. It works in UL & DL
SD Blocking means that you are not getting SD resource for the call origination. When M
S connects with Network then RACH and AGCH are provided. After AGCH, SDCCH is prov
ided but if SDCCH is not provided at this time due to some problem or due to unavailable 
of SD by BSC.
Reason for SD Blocking:
         LAC Boundary
         High Volume of SMS
         SD utilization is high
         Time Slot faulty
         Wrong SD Dimension
         Hardware Issue

Solution for Removal of SD Blocking:

       Check the no of SD channels available, if less, then increase SD channel while TCH Blocki
ng should be taken care.
         Check LAC boundary, if location update is more, then change the LAC of that site and set 
C2 and HYS.
         Use of dynamic SDCCH (it is a BSC parameter)
         Shift SD to new time slot
         Adaptive configuration of logical channel switch ON
         Check for T3212 value

SD Drop

 
               
When SD is assigned for a mobile during call connection process and during this time du
e to any problem or any mismatch occurs by which SD loss occurs, It is between allocatio
n of SD and before TCH allocation.

Reason for SD Drop:

         Overshooting
         Shift the SD time slot
         Interference
         HW Issue
         Wrong parameter planning
         Bad coverage
         MAIO mismatch
         High LAPD utilization
         Wrong Power control settings
         Check the Timer T 3101
         Check the Timer T 200(20ms)

Solution for Removal of SD Drop:

Interference:
         Check the BCCH Plan(C/I or C/A)
         Co-BSIC & Co- BCCH
         To find out proper frequency to reduce interference
Overshooting:
         LAC Planning
         If a cell is picking call from long distance, check the sample log according to TA
         Cell orientation need to defined according to clutter
Bad Coverage:
         If the drop call is due to low signal strength uplink, check the receive path of this particu
lar TRX. Check receiver sensitivity, VSWR, feeder connection and etc. Drops due to Low S
ignal Strength.
         If the drop call reason is due to low signal strength downlink, then, check the transmit p
ath. Check cards, feeder and etc.
Hardware Fault:
         Check Alarms.
         TRX condition.
         Check Path Imbalance.
         VSWR of the Cell.
         Connector Connection.
         Sometimes you will find issues on BCCH TRX. In this case BCCH shift from one to other 
TRX will reduce SD drop
 Wrong Parameter configuration:
         Power control settings: Lack of good power control settings for SDCCH can lead to exces
s drop. Two types of power control 1.MS Power control 2.BTS Power Control
         SDCCHREG: Function of this parameter Enable (1)/Disable (0), Enable the power contro
l to minimize the drops.
         INIDES (Initial desires signal strength): For the SDCCH UL and DL, Default value -
70dbm, especially UL impact of drop rate, because extremely sensitive to interference, fo
r INDIES from -70 dbm to -85dbm this will reduce the cumulative power emitted by mob
ile closer to base station (which need not transmit at very high power to communicate w
ith the BS) and this will reduce the interference

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