Know More - SDCCH: Nov 17, 2003 S. Rajshekhar Deshraj

Nov 17, 2003
Know More - SDCCH

S. Rajshekhar Deshraj
Contents
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Channel Concepts
Call Setup
Burst & Multi Frames
Mapping of Logical Channels
Definitions of SDCCH
Usage of SDCCH in the GSM network (BSC)
Possible SDCCH Configuration
SDCCH Holding Time
Contents
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SDCCH Traffic Estimations
SDCCH Congestion
Reasons for SDCCH congestion
How to detect SDCCH congestions
Preventive actions to avoid SDCCH congestions
SDCCH Dimensioning
Parameters for SDCCH Dimensioning
Counters & Report Analysis
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Logical Channels
Broadcast Channels (BCH)
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Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH)
Downlink Channel
BTS: Transmits a carrier frequency (Pure sine wave of 67.7 KHz)
This Solve 2 purpose :
a> Make sure that this is BCCH Carrier
b> To allow the MS to synchronize to the frequency

MS: After Switch on MS Scan for this channel, since it has no information
to which frequency to use. FCCH carrier enables a mobile to tune its
frequency to that being broadcast by the BTS.

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Syncronization Channel (SCH)
Downlink Channels
BTS: Transmits TDMA Frame number + Base Station
Identity Code (BSIC= NCC + BCC )

MS: MS decodes the BSIC if the chosen BTS is GSM
Base station within a cell
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Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH)

Downlink Channels

BCCH contains the detailed Network and cell specific information
such as :
Frequency used by Cell and its Neighboring cells.
Frequency HSN
Paging Groups
LAI
Max output power allowed in the cell
Common Control Channels (CCCH)
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Paging Channel (PCH)
Downlink Channels

BTS: Broadcast the paging message to indicate the Incoming
Calls or Incoming SMS. Paging message also includes
the MSs identity number IMSI/TMSI

MS: MS listens to the PCH. If it identifies its own mobile
subscriber identity number on the PCH, it will respond.

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Random Access Channel (RACH)
RACH is transmitted Uplink only

When mobile is paged , it replies on RACH requesting a
signaling channel.

RACH can also used if the MS wants to make a contact the NW/
Originating calls
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Access Grant Channel (AGCH)
Downlink channel
AGCH is answer to the RACH

NW assigns a signaling channel (SDCCH) to the MS. This
assignment is performed on the AGCH
Dedicated Control Channels (DCCH)
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Stand Alone Dedicated Control Channel (SDCCH)
SDCCH is bi-directional Channel
System Signaling
Call Setup
Authentication
Location Update
Assignment of Traffic channels and
Transmission of Short messages
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Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH)
SACCH is transmitted in both Uplink and Downlink directions
SACCH is associated with each SDCCH and also with TCH
Uplink : MS Sends the averaged measurement on its own BTS and
neighboring BTSs

Downlink: MS receives information regarding information
concerning
Transmit power to use
Instructions on Timing Advance
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Fast Associated Control Channel (FACCH)
While Calls in progress and HO is required FACCH is used
FACCH works in Stealing mode meaning that one 20ms
segment of speech is exchanged for signaling information
necessary for the HO

Cell Broadcast Channel (CBCH)
CBCH is used in Downlink only
It is used to carry Short Message Service Cell Broadcast
(SMSCB) and uses the same physical channel as the SDCCH
Traffic Channels (TCH)
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Traffic channels are Bi-directional logical channel that transfer the user
speech or data.
Full Rate TCH ( TCH/F) :
This channel carries information at a gross rate at 13Kbit/s *
* Now it is 22.8 Kbit/s with latest R9.1
Half Rate TCH (TCH/H) :
This Channel carried information at a gross rate at 6.5Kbit/s*
* Now it is 11.4 Kbit/s with latest R9.1
Enhance Full Rate :
The speech coding in EFR is still done at 13Kbit/s, but the
coding mechanism is different that is used for normal FR.
EFR gives better speech quality at the same bit rate than
normal FR.
Call to an MS
More..
Relationship Between Burst & Frame
Burst : Physical content of a TS is called Burst.There are 5 types of Bursts
each having 15/26 ms duration and 156.25 Bits.

Hyperframe: In GSM system every TDMA frame is assigned a fixed number,
which repeats itself in a time period of 3 HOURS 28 MINUTES 53
SECONDS 760 MILLISECONDS. This time period is referred to
as Hyperframe.
Superframe : =51x26 Multiframes. So, Duration =51x26x8x15/26=6Sec 120ms

Multiframe :There are two types of multiframe.
26 TDMA Frame Multiframe :Used to carry TCH, SACCH and
FACCH
Duration =26 x 8 x 15/26 =120ms
51 TDMA Frame Multiframe : Used to carry BCCH,CCCH,SDCCH
and SACCH.
Duration =51 x 8 x 15/26 =235.38ms
TDMA frames with Common and Dedicated Channels
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Bursts
Normal Bursts: This burst is used to carry information on :
Traffic channel
SDCCH Channel
Broadcast Control Channel
Paging Channel
Access Grant Channel
SACCH & FACCH Channel
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1 Time slot = 156.25 bits durations (15/26 = 0.577 ms )
TB Encrypted bits Training Sequence Encrypted bits TB GP
3 57 26 57 3 8.25
F : One Stealing Bit:=0 Indicates 57bit packet contains user data or speech
:=1 Indicates burst stolen for FACCH Signalling
RxQual derived from the 26 bit midable from the TDMA frame
F F
Bursts
Frequency Bursts:
All 148 bits(142+6) are coded with 0. The output of GMSK Modulator is a fixed
frequency signal exactly 67.7 Khz above the BCCH carrier frequency.
Thus the MS on receiving this fixed frequency signal fine tunes to the BCCH frequency
and waits for the Sync burst to arrive after 1 TDMA Frame .i.e =15/26*8=4.615ms
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TB TB GP
3 3 8.25
ALL ZERO 142 BITS
Bursts
Synchronization Bursts:
This burst is used for time synchronization of the MS
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TB TB GP
3 3 8.25
SCH DATA
39 Bits
SCH DATA
39 Bits
Extended Training Sequence
64 Bits
39Bit x 2=78 Bits :Are decoded to arrive 25-SCH control bits and that contains
the information of the NCC ,BCC & TDMA FN

64 Bits : Long training seq. of 64 Bits are identical for all BTS

Bursts
Access Bursts:
This burst is used only for initial access by the MS to the BTS which applies 2 cases :
For connection setup when idle state where a CHAN_REQ message is sent using
access burst
For HO when MS send HND_ACC message.
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TB
8
SCH Sequence RACH Data TB
41 Bits 36 Bits 3
Guard Band
68.25 Bits
36Bit Contains : BSIC+CHAN_REQ or HND_ACC
41Bit Contains : Fixed bit sequence allow BTS to recognize it is Access Burst
86.25 bits GP: Long GP enables BTS to get Propagation delay information.
Bursts
Dummy Bursts:
To enable the BCCH frequency to be transmitted with a constant power level, dummy
burst are inserted.
This burst is transmitted on CHGR=0 when no other type of burst is to be sent.
Thus it makes possible for MS to perform the power measurement on the BTS in order
to determine which BTS to use for initial access or which to use for HO

CCCH is replaced by the dummy page, when there is no paging message to transmit.
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TB
3
Mixed Bits Training Sequence TB Guard Band Mixed Bits
58 26 3 8.25 58
58Bits: Coded with pseudo random bit seq. to prevent confusion with Freq correction burst
Mapping of Logical Channel
Method of transmitting logical channels onto physical channel is called Mapping
FCCH+SCH+BCCH+CCCH: An idle MS search for the FCH. When MS finds
the frequency correction burst it knows that this is TS 0 on CHGR=0
The cycle means F,S,B repeats after the Idle frame I.e. at Frame no 50. Cycle=51TS
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TS=0 / CHGR=0 DOWNLINK
0 1 7 0 1 7 0 1 7
F0 F1 F2-F5 F6-9 F10 F11 F12-F15 F16-19 F20-23 F24 F25 F26-29 F30 F31 F32-F35 F36-F39 F40 F41 F42-F45 F46-49 F50
TS-0 F S BCCH CCCH F S BCCH CCCH CCCH F S CCCH F S CCCH CCCH F S CCCH CCCH I
F: FCCH 1 TS ( Use 4 Slots in each 51 TDMA Frame)
S: SCH 1 TS ( Use 4 Slots in each 51 TDMA Frame)
I: IDLE 1 TS
BCCH 4 TS
CCCH 4 TS (PCH or AGCH) Paging Block
51 TDMA Frame = 9 Paging Blocks
TS=0 / CHGR=0 UPLINK
F0 F1 F3 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F46 F47 F48 F49 F50
TS-0 R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
R: RACH 1 TS
SDCCH+SACCH: Cycle=102 TS This sequence is repeated after last idle frame.
The Uplink & Downlink pattern are time shifted, so SDCCH sub channel is sent in frame 0-3 on downlink
and in frame 15-18 on uplink. The reason for this is to achieve efficient communication, by giving MS time
to calculate its answer to the request received on down link SDCCH
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1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 7
F0-F3 F4-F7 F8-F11 F12-F15 F16-F19 F20-F23 F24-F27 F28-F31 F32-F35 F36-F39 F40-F43 F44-F47 F48 F49 F50
SDCCH0 SDCCH1 SDCCH2 SDCCH3 SDCCH4 SDCCH5 SDCCH6 SDCCH7 SACCH0 SACCH1 SACCH2 SACCH3 I I I
SDCCH0 SDCCH1 SDCCH2 SDCCH3 SDCCH4 SDCCH5 SDCCH6 SDCCH7 SACCH4 SACCH5 SACCH6 SACCH7 I I I
I: IDLE 1 TS
SDCCH 4 TS
SACCH 4 TS
TS=2 / CHGR=0 UPLINK
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 7
F0-F3 F4-F7 F8-F11 F12 F13 F14 F15-F18 F19-F22 F23-F26 F27-F30 F31-F34 F35-F38 F39-F42 F43-F46 F47-F50
SACCH5 SACCH6 SACCH7 I I I SDCCH0 SDCCH1 SDCCH2 SDCCH3 SDCCH4 SDCCH5 SDCCH6 SDCCH7 SACCH0
SACCH1 SACCH2 SACCH3 I I I SDCCH0 SDCCH1 SDCCH2 SDCCH3 SDCCH4 SDCCH5 SDCCH6 SDCCH7 SACCH4
I: IDLE 1 TS
SDCCH 4 TS
SACCH 4 TS
TCH+SACCH: 0&2 used by control channels. This leaves TS-1and 3-7 free for the
use by TCHs.
Repetition time (Cycle) =26 Frames .i.e. =26*8*(15/26)=120ms
Every 13
th
TS contains SACCH. Downlink contains TA value and Uplink contains
measuring report.
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0 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 7
F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F26
T T T T T T T T T T T T A T T T T T T T T T T T T T I
T: TCH 1 TS
A: SACCH
Usage of SDCCH
The SDCCH are used in some different ways in the GSM network:

Registrations: Periodic Location Updates, IMSI Attach/Detach
Call Setup: Immediate Assignment -> Assignment.
SMS point-to-point: SMS messages to/from MS in Idle mode.
Fax Setup
Optional: USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) data
transfer. MS<->Network. Similar to SMS. Controlled by the
MSC.

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Possible Configurations
SDCCH/8 : 8 Sub channels for signaling are mapped on 1 TS, this results 1 less TCH
for the cell.
SDCCH/4 (Combining BCCH and SDCCH) :4 Sub channels for signaling are mapped
on BCCH TS. As a result Paging capacity on BCCH is reduced by 1/3.
CBCH : If CBCH is active 1 sub channel of SDCCH is replaced by 1 CBCH channel.

Limitations : SDCCH/8 in a cell = Number of TRXs
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SDCCH TCH SDCCH TCH
SDCCH/4 4 7 4 15
SDCCH/4+CBCH 3 7 3 15
SDCCH/8 8 6 8 14
SDCCH/8+CBCH 7 6 7 14
SDCCH/4+SDCCH/8 12 6 12 14
SDCCH/4+SDCCH/8+CBCH 11 6 11 14
SDCCH/4+SDCCH/8+SDCCH/8 X X 20 13
SDCCH/4+SDCCH/8+SDCCH/8+CBCH X X 19 13
CONFIGURATIONS
1 TRX 2 TRX
HYD006A HYD007A
Possible Configurations -BCCH COMBC+CBCH
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CELL BCCH CBCH SDCCH NOOFTCH
HYD007A 1 1 3 7

CHGR BPC CHANNEL CHRATE SPV STATE ICMBAND
CHBAND
0 4590 SDCCH-28646 BUSY
SDCCH-28645 IDLE
CBCH-34305 BUSY
SDCCH-28644 IDLE
BCCH-34797 BUSY
4496 TCH-4629 FR 1,2 IDLE
4497 TCH-4630 FR 1,2 IDLE
4499 TCH-4631 FR 1,2 IDLE
4505 TCH-4654 FR 1,2 IDLE
4506 TCH-4655 FR 1,2 IDLE
4509 TCH-4661 FR 1,2 IDLE
4575 TCH-4670 FR 1,2 IDLE

Possible Configurations -BCCH NCOMB+CBCH
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CELL RESOURCES

HYD006A 1 1 7 14

CHGR BPC CHANNEL CHRATE SPV STATE ICMBAND CHBAND 64K
0 6887 TCH-1242 FR 1,2 IDLE NONE
6888 TCH-1243 FR 1,2 IDLE NONE
6895 TCH-1250 FR 1,2 BUSY NONE
6899 SDCCH-27810 IDLE
SDCCH-27809 IDLE
CBCH-34619 BUSY
SDCCH-27808 IDLE
SDCCH-27807 IDLE
SDCCH-27806 IDLE
SDCCH-27805 IDLE
SDCCH-27804 IDLE
6900 BCCH-34804 BUSY

1 6885 TCH-1240 FR 1,2 BUSY NONE
HYD006A 1 1 7 14
0 6899 SDCCH-27810 IDLE
SDCCH-27809 IDLE
CBCH-34619 BUSY
SDCCH-27808 IDLE
SDCCH-27807 IDLE
SDCCH-27806 IDLE
SDCCH-27805 IDLE
SDCCH-27804 IDLE
6900 BCCH-34804 BUSY
1 6885 TCH-1240 FR 1,2 BUSY NONE
SDCCH Congestion
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SDCCH congestion: All SDCCH in a cell are at the same time busy for a
period of time which leads to rejection for new MS.

Reasons :
Hanging SDCCH: Are SDCCH that are hanging busy and unusable for a
long time (many minutes or indefinite).
Hanging SDCCH are generally caused by SW faults.

Heavily used SDCCH: SDCCH seen as continuously busy even though
they are used by different MS and thus carries traffic.
It may cause due to :
> Extreme end-user behaviors: Sport event ending, festivals or celebrations.
> Increased mean hold time of the SDCCH: Mean hold time increase from
2 to 10 seconds can give SDCCH congestion.
SDCCH Holding Time
Normal Location Updating = 3.5 Sec
Periodic Registration = 3.5 Sec
IMSI Attach = 3.5 Sec
IMSI Detach = 2.9 Sec (IMSI detach Indication message sent to
NW, no authentication is performed (which
normally takes 0.6Sec) & no ack is sent to MS.)

Call Setup = 2.7 Sec (MOC)
= 2.9 Sec (MTC)
Short Message Service(SMS) = 6.2 Sec (Vary depending the length of SMS)

Fax Transmission = 2.7 Sec (MOC)
= 2.9 Sec (MTC)
False Access = 1.8 Sec (when Channel req is recd by system ,as SDCCH
is allocated by sending Imm Ass message, and the system
waits a certain time before performing disconnection.)
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SDCCH Traffic Estimations
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Normal Location Update: Mean Holding time =3.5 Sec
No of Location update =1.0 per sub and BH

AC: Avg No of Location updates =1000X(1 X 3.5)/3600=0.972 mE/Sub
IC : No Location updating at all =1000X(0 X 3.5)/3600=0 mE/Sub
BC: 3 times the Avg no of Location updates =1000X(3 X 3.5)/3600=2.916mE/Sub

SMS: Mean Holding time =6.2 Sec
No of SMS submitted =1.0 per Sub and BH

Traffic : 1000 X (1.0 X 6.2) / 3600 =1.7 mE/sub

Call Setup: Mean Holding time =2.7 Sec(MOC) & 2.9 Sec(MTC)
Mob Originating Traffic (I ncl B Ans) =0.8 BHCA
Mob Terminating Traffic (I ncl B Ans) =0.4 BHCA

Traffic : 1000 X {(0.8 X 2.7)+(0.4 X 2.9)} / 3600 =0.9 mE/sub
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Increased mean hold time of SDCCH can be caused by:

Too low signal strength at access to the system
Due to LSS MS will be lost communication with the system, This will lead to timeout in the BSC
(RLINKT ), and thus the SDCCH is used until timeout. Increase ACCMIN.

Congestion of TCH/TRA/RALT
Will increase CP execution time before rejecting Imm Ass. Minor increase in mean hold time expected.

C7 problems to MSC (or TRC)
In case of C7 signalling problems (SCCP) towards MSC (and/or TRC) can lead to timeout on SCCP
connection setup. This will lead to more than 2 minutes hold time for SDCCH.

Handover on SDCCH
Handover on SDCCH will in itself increase mean hold time on SDCCH. However minor increase is
expected.
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Congestion on Air-interface
Congestion on Air-interface leads to delay in communication to the MS. Can give timeout in BSC
during Imm Ass.Increases SDCCH mean hold time with more than 2 seconds.

Congestion on Abis (LAPD link)
Congestion on Abis leads to delay in communication with BTS and MS. Can give timeout in BSC
during channel activation (TCHACTIVE). Increase SDCCH mean hold time with more than 5 seconds..

Congestion on A-interface
Congestion on the A-interface will lead to increased mean hold time on SDCCH. Increase is unknown.

High load in MSC/VLR or HLR
High load in MSC/VLR and/or HLR will lead to increased mean hold time on SDCCH. Increase is
unknown.
How to detect SDCCH congestion in the BSC
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There is no good way to detect SDCCH congestion in real time in the
BSC!

A number of symptoms to look for:
Increased CP Load.
Decreased usage of TRA devices.
Location Updates fails => Mobile terminating calls does not reach the subscriber.
Subscriber complaints. Can not access the system.
STS counters . Object type: CLSDCCH and CLSDCCHO.
Seizure Supervision of LCHs (but only for Hanging SDCCHs!)
Preventive actions to avoid SDCCH congestion
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Avoid combined BCCH in cells with many SDCCHs
Use the optional feature Adaptive Configuration of SDCCHs (ACLC)
Use USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service data) with care, can cause long
meanhold time on SDCCH.
Avoid Handover on SDCCH
Proper Dimensioning of the TCHs and TRA devices in the BSC.
Use recommended values for Periodic Location Updates
Avoid unnecessary Periodic Location Updates :
BSC: T3212 (RLSBC) = 40 (4 hours)
MSC: BTDM (MGIDI) = 240 (4 hours)
MSC: GTDM (MGIDI) = 6 (6 minutes)
Use Immediate Assignment on TCH.
Increases the no of SDCCH in a Cell where SDCCH load is high
SDCCH Dimensioning
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SDCCH Dimensioning is a compromise between SDCCH blocking
rate and TCH Capacity. I n order to have a successful call setup
there has to be an available SDCCH as well as available TCH.

Basic SDCCH configuration:

It is recommended to choose
1 SDCCH/8 as the basic configuration for all the cells,
If LA> 2100 Erlang (500 TRX)

1 SDCCH/4 as the basic configuration for all the cells,
If LA< 2100 Erlang (500 TRX)

SDCCH Dimensioning
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Automatic SDCCH dimensioning:
This can be done with optional Adaptive Configuration of Logical
Channel feature.
This feature will add extra SDCCH/8 by reconfiguring idle TCH
when SDCCH load is high, and revert back to TCH if SDCCH load
goes down.

Manual SDCCH Dimensioning :
Monitoring SDCCH / TCH Traffic in a cell
SDCCH/TCH load ratio
SDCCH Grade of Service:- Max allowed TCH GOS % = 2 %
The rule of Thumb says:
SDCCH/4 : Max. SDCCH GOS =1/2 * 2= 1 %
SDCCH/8 : Max. SDCCH GOS =1/4 * 2= 0.5%
SDCCH Dimensioning
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Immediate Assignment on TCH:
In case of this feature on the channel administration assigns TCH for
signaling instead of an SDCCH, based on 7 different channels
allocation strategies (CHAPs)

TCH first strategy :
Decreases the SDCCH load and enable to use SDCCH/4 in all
the cells Traffic load on TCH will in this case increases
substantially so this strategy is not recommended.
SDCCH first strategy :
SDCCH is always allocated first if available, otherwise
signaling is performed on TCH.
SDCCH Dimensioning
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Example :
ASSUME: CELL=3TRX ,SDCCH Traffic =4 Erlang, Bcchtype=NCOMB.No CBCH
GOS: SDCCH/4 =1%, SDCCH/8 =0.5% & TCH % =2%

1> When Immediate Assignment on TCH not used
Erlang B Table :To maintain 0.5 % GOS & 4 Erlang min 13 Subchannels reqd
2SDCCH/8 => TCH=(3TRX*8TS) (1BCCH)-(2SDCCH/8)=21TCHs
21TCHs with 2 % GOS => 14.04 Erlang

2> When Immediate Assignment on TCH used
If we use 1SDCCH/8 only than 4 Erlangs with 8 sub channels GOS=>3 %
Congested Erlang will be =4 Erlang x 3 %=0.12Erlang
1SDCCH/8 => TCH=(3TRX*8TS) (1BCCH)-(1SDCH/8)=22TCHs
22TCHs with 2 % GOS => 14.9 Erlang
Actual TCH Capacity=14.9 0.12 = 14.7 Erlang

TCH Capacity in the cell is increased with 0.7 Erlang
SDCCH Dimensioning
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Immediate Assignment on TCH not used
SDCCH Dimensioning
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Recommended SDCCH Configurations
SDCCH Dimensioning
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HALF RATE CAPACITY CALCULATION
Half rate will affect SDCCH dimensioning since more signaling will be
reqd when no of TCH is increased.
Important dimensioning factor is therefore the Half rate penetration
.i.e.the % of Half rate mobile in a NW.
Example: 2 TRX Cell, Half Rate Penetration =10 %, 1 SDCCH/8

TCH/F =14 support 14 Subscriber
Penetration 10% of 14 is 1.4 = 2 Subscribers (Reqd 2 Half Rate TCH/H)

Total 13 TCH/F+2TCH/H = 15 TCH required
Capacity :
Erlang B Table: 15 TCH @ 2% GOS => 9.0096 Erlang
SDCCH Dimensioning
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Max Allowed SDCCH/TCH Load Ratio (Half Rate)
AC : Average Cells
BC : Border Cells
IC : Inner Cells
SDCCH Dimensioning
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Dimensioning based on STS data
More accurate dimensioning is achieved by using cell statistics .i.e. STS
counters

SDCCH Traffic
TCH Traffic
SDCCH/TCH Load Ratio %
SDCCH Congestion
TCH Congestion
SDCCH Mean Holding Time
Availability of SDCCH Channels
Availability of TCH Channels

Parameters
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MFRMS :This parameter defines period of transmission for PAGING REQUEST messages to the same
paging subgroup.

T3212 : Is the periodic registration timer

ACCSTATE : Activate/Deactivate the Adaptive config of logical channel feature per cell basis

CHAP :Selecting Channel Allocation profile per cell.

SLEVEL: The attempt to increase the number of SDCCH/8 will take place when allocation of an
SDCCH has failed due to congestion.

STIME :Parameter STIME determines how long the system waits before the number of SDCCH/8
added by this function is decreased when the demand for signalling channels has returned to a low
level

BTDM :Implicit detach supervision should be equal or longer than T3212 in BSC.

GTDM : is an extra Gurad time in minutes before the subscriber is set to detach.

RLINKT: Radio link time-out This parameter defines the time before an MS disconnects a call due to failure
in decoding SACCH messages. The parameter is given as number of SACCH periods (480ms).
Parameters for SDCCH Dimensioning
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STS Counters
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CCALLS : Call attempt counter
CCONGS : Congestion counter
CTRALACC : Traffic level accumulator.
CNSCAN : Number of accumulations of SDCCH traffic level
counter.
CNDROP : Dropped connections due to Failure.
CNUCHCNT : Number of defined channels.
CAVAACC : Available channels accumulator.
CMSESTAB : Successful MS channel establishment on SDCCHs.
CTCONGS : SDCCH congestion time ( Sec)
Formulas
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No. of SDCCH Attempts

CCALLS

SDCCH Congestion (%)

100 X { CCONGS / CCALLS }

No. of SDCCH Connections

CMSESTAB

SDCCH Establishments No
Congestion (%)

100 X {CMSESTAB / (CCALLS - CCONGS)}

SDCCH Time Congestion (%)

100 X { CTCONGS / (RPL * 60)}

SDCCH Drop (%)

100 X { CNDROP / CMSESTAB }

SDCCH Mean Holding Time
(Sec.)

RPL X 60 X {(CTRALACC/CNSCAN) / CMSESTAB }

SDCCH Traffic (Erlang)

CTRALACC / CNSCAN

SDCCH/TCH Ratio

(CTRALACC/CNSCAN) /
((TFTRALACC/TFNSCAN)+(THTRALACC/THNSCAN))

Quality Report : Call Setup Analysis Report
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23.09.03
ALL
SDRP>1%
SER <96%
CONR >0.5 %
15Sep-21Sep 134 Cells 275 Cells 175 Cells 357 Cells 68 Cells 109 Cells 72Cells
22Sep-29Sep 127 Cells 295 Cells 192 Cells 378 Cells 98 Cells 174 Cells 116Cells
29Sep-5Oct 112 Cells 309 Cells 187 Cells 400 Cells 71 Cells 135 Cells 97Cells
06Oct-12Oct 25 Cells 154 Cells 178 Cells 382 Cells 55 Cells 109 Cells 81Cells
03Nov-09Nov 89 Cells 295 Cells 206 Cells 372 Cells 59 Cells 78 Cells 60Cells
Sr No CELL NOD > 1 % CELL NOD > 1 % CELL < 96 % CELL < 96 % CELL >0.5% NOC CT
(S)
CELL >0.5% NOC CT
(S)
Worst Cells
1 HYD001B 633 1.08 ADO001B 109 1.52 HYD012C 73.35 KOL001B 65.95 HYD201A 3.31 3081 1952 HIN002C 2.37 90 326 NIZ001A
2 HYD004B 305 1.03 ADO002B 54 1.33 HYD117C 78.45 JGP001C 72.07 HYD176A 3.19 2862 8177 KAD001B 2.35 602 1989 NIZ001B
3 HYD005A 359 1.54 AKI001A 29 1.04 HYD155B 81.57 HIN002C 73.01 HYD176C 2.98 1695 4397 GUN009B 2.19 641 2410 CHL001A
4 HYD007B 79 1.34 AKI001B 21 1.04 HYD161B 82.57 RAJ001B 73.06 HYD176B 2.3 942 3095 VIZ027C 1.91 267 638 BHI001A
5 HYD012C 432 6.51 AKI001C 37 2.15 HYD168A 83.77 VIZ020C 73.67 HYD137C 1.94 559 1423 KAD001C 1.72 392 1702 MAH002B
6 HYD018A 433 1.18 AMA001A 3 1.54 HYD058A 83.99 JGP001A 75.2 HYD168A 1.75 207 656 HIN001B 1.59 183 664 KHA001B
7 HYD018B 653 1.13 AMA001A 82 2.66 HYD124B 84 VJA018B 75.81 HYD005B 1.6 725 2465 ANA001B 1.42 275 1084 TEN002C
8 HYD020B 298 1.02 AMA001B 37 1.08 HYD146B 86.41 CHI001C 77.68 HYD155A 1.39 152 403 TEN002C 1.4 372 1434 TIR008A
9 HYD025C 481 1.28 AMA001C 5 2.94 HYD012A 86.52 EMG001C 78.01 HYD161B 1.36 138 262 KAD001A 1.33 268 1127 AKI001A
10 HYD026C 653 1.7 AMA001C 72 2.94 HYD093B 86.86 RAZ001B 78.98 HYD137B 1.3 257 993 VIZ023C 1.32 183 790 BPL001B
11 HYD028A 413 1.03 ANK001B 144 1.11 HYD170B 87 NID001C 79.41 HYD054B 1.28 386 1654 ADO001C 1.32 190 860 TVR001C
12 HYD028C 601 1.23 ANN001A 14 3.29 HYD155A 87.29 CHL004C 79.47 HYD170B 1.27 139 375 GOD001B 1.31 372 1099 DHA001C
13 HYD030C 373 1.26 ANN001B 30 2.15 HYD161C 87.59 RJM007B 80.13 HYD171B 1.23 323 1219 SUL001A 1.3 71 169 MAH002A
14 HYD031C 581 1.35 ANN001C 96 5.64 HYD089B 87.82 VJA020A 81.21 HYD168C 1.22 82 320 MAH002A 1.23 104 390 HIN001B
15 HYD038A 327 1.11 ANP001A 18 1.06 HYD011B 87.85 ONG004B 81.78 HYD137A 1.1 129 346 STP001B 1.05 374 1865 BPL001C
16 HYD040A 279 1.07 ANP001B 29 2.19 HYD121B 87.97 ANN001A 81.92 HYD177B 1.05 206 791 VSP001C 1.03 135 270 TAD001C
17 HYD040B 522 1.3 ANP001C 20 1.7 HYD146C 88.01 CHI003B 82.55 HYD142A 1.02 147 701 STP001A 1.01 329 1542 CHL002C
18 HYD042A 505 1.14 AVA001A 49 1.95 HYD145B 88.23 VSP001B 82.8 HYD053C 1.01 161 496 TVR001C 1.01 258 924 MAC001A
19 HYD045B 1632 1.28 AVA001B 26 1.13 HYD108C 88.49 ANN001C 83.19 HYD161C 1 95 147 RJM008B 0.98 15 65 DHA001B
20 HYD051C 229 1.01 BHI001A 258 1.45 HYD101C 88.71 VJA019B 83.22 HYD153C 0.99 191 541 SAN001B 0.98 134 318 ADO001B
W-6
QUALITY REPORT :Call Setup Analysis Report ( W-6)
CONR% (HYD) CONR% (ROAP) S DRP(HYD) S DRP (ROAP) SCSR %(HYD) SCSR % (ROAP)
Measuring Period : 03 Nov 2003 to 09 Nov 2003 (7Days)
(Weekly Avg Stats)
SDRP
NOD
SCSR
CONR SDCCH Congestion rate %
LEGENDS
SDCCH Drop Rate %
Week Total Dropped SDCCH's
SDCCH Call Success Rate %
NOC
CT(S)
SDCCH Congestion Counter
Cong. Time in Secs (Week Tot)
ALL SDCCH Drop Rate %
SDCCH Estab Success Rate %
SDCCH Congestion rate %
Nov 17, 2003
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Know More - SDCCH
Call Setup-Mobile Terminating Call
Nov 17, 2003
MS BTS BSC MSC
1>Paging(LAI+IMSI/TMSI)
2>Paging Command
Imsi/Tmsi+PG+TRX+CG+TN
3>Paging Req(Imsi on PCH)
4>Channel Req(On RACH)
5>Channel Reqd (Access Delay)
6>Channel Actn (MSPwr,BSPwr,TA)
7>Channel Activation Ack
8>Imm Assign Cmd(On AGCH , Freq
+TS+ SDCCH SubChannel No+TA
8>Immediate Assign
9>Estblish Ind (Paging Resp)
IMSI+MS Class
9>Conn Req (Paging Resp: BSC
add CGI)
10>Auth Req (128 bit RAND+
3bit CKSN)
10>Auth Req (128 bit RAND+3bitCKSN)

10>Auth Req (128 bit
RAND+3bitCKSN)
11>Auth Response (MS Calculate
SRES & Kc with its own Ki stored in
SIM by appling algorithm A3&A8)
11>Auth Response (SRES)
11>Auth Response (SRES)
SABM (Paging Resp:IMSI/MS Class)

UA(Paging Resp) Unnumbered Ack
Frame which confirms only 1 MS is
using Sig Channel
PCH

RACH

AGCH

SDCCH

SDCCH

Next..
Call Setup-Mobile Terminating Call
Nov 17, 2003
MS BTS BSC MSC
14>Setup (Req for Services I.e.
Speech/Data/Fax etc)
15>Call Confirmed
17>Channel Activation
(BSC Allocated Idle TS for Traffic)
20>Assign Comp (MS tune to TCH
and send Ind that Chan is Seized)
14>Setup
14>Setup
15>Call Confirmed 15>Call Confirmed
16>Assignment Req
(MSC send CIC to BSC)
18>Channel Activation Ack
19>Assignment Cmnd (BSC send
message on SDCCH to MS telling to go
TCH)
19>Assignment Cmnd (BSC send
message on SDCCH to MS telling to
go TCH)
21>RF Chann Realease
21>RF Chann Realease Ack
22>Alert (MS Send Alert to MSC as
soon as the ringing is started in MS)
23>Connect (When MS Sub Answer
the Conn message sent to MSC)
24>Connect Ack
24>Connect Ack 24>Connect Ack
SDCCH
SDCCH

SDCCH

TCH

TCH

TCH

TCH
Exit..

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