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5.4.2.2.5.10.12 Call Drops on Traffic Channel
Counters
Description
This measurement provides the number of call drops due to various reasons after the MS seizes a traffic
channel.
Measurement point
When a TCH is seized to carry traffic during a call, this counter is measured in the following situations:
The BSC receives an ERROR INDICATION message from the BTS because of the abnormal
connection at the radio link layer. For details, refer to GSM Rec. 08.58.
The BSC receives a CONNECTION FAILURE INDICATION message from the BTS because of
the radio link fault or hardware fault. For details, refer to GSM Rec. 08.58.
When receiving a DISC frame on a link layer connection in multi-frame mode, the BTS sends a
REL IND message to the BSC. For details, refer to GSM Rec. 08.58.
The timer set to wait for an HANDOVER COMPLETE message expires during internal intra-cell
handover.
The timer set to wait for an HANDOVER COMPLETE message expires during outgoing internal
inter-cell handover.
The timer set to wait for an HANDOVER COMPLETE message expires during outgoing external
inter-cell handover.
The timer set to wait for an HANDOVER COMPLETE message expires during incoming external
inter-cell handover.
The BSC does not receive any measurement report within a certain period (by default, five
minutes) and sends a CLEAR REQUEST message to the MSC to release the call.
The BSC detects a broken RSL and releases all the calls on the RSL.
A call drop occurs due to any of the following situations: TRX mutual aid; dynamic modification of
cell attributes, TRX frequencies, or TRX FH data; dynamic deletion of cells or TRXs; blocking of
cells, TRXs, or channels.
The timer set to wait for the outgoing BSC handover command expires, or the clear request
message is received from the MSC before the timer expires.
A call drop occurs due to call assignment failure during the handover.
The MSC cannot send a short message because the data configuration prohibits the downlink
short messages or because of flow control and the call is released.
This is a calculated counter. See measurement points of the counters in the formula.
Figure 1 Call drops in the assignment and intra-cell handover (Traffic channel handover) procedure
Measurement points Description
A9 Successful Connections
Figure 2 Call drops in the intra-BSC handover procedure (including the signaling channel and the traffic
channel)
Measurement points Description
A9 Successful Connections
A9 Successful Connections
Figure 4 Call drops in the incoming BSC handover procedure (including the signaling channel and the
traffic channel)
Measurement points Description
A9 Successful Connections
Formula
Call Drops on Traffic Channel = [Call Drops on Radio Interface in Stable State (Traffic Channel)] + [Call Drops on
Radio Interface in Handover State (Traffic Channel)] + [Call Drops Due to No MR from MS for a Long Time (Traffic
Channel)] + [Call Drops due to Abis Terrestrial Link Failure (Traffic Channel)] + [Call Drops due to Equipment Failure
(Traffic Channel)] + [Call Drops due to Forced Handover (Traffic Channel)]
Unit
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Related Features
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