Guide Line for ISHO Success Rate Improvement

Our final target is to KPI reach the baseline .

1. Problem: Preparation success rate low with many preparation failure , distribute to not only
some special cells but a lot of cells ,
Solution: this problem usually caused by wrong configuration in RNC, we need to check the RNC
2G Neighbor cell configuration with latest data ( LAC, BSIC, BCCH, etc.)
Suggestion: we’d better take it as a routine work , not only triggered by trouble shooting .

2. Problem: Execution success rate (our ATP KPI) low

Solution: use daily performance , pick up and focus analyzing the worst cells (most IRATHO
Failure Number & lowest IRATHO Execution Success Rate ) .
a. (most important)Check 3G-2G neighbors one by one carefully , add any missing neighbor or
delete redundant neighbor .
Neighbor checking is the most important and most basically step in all optimization , Please pay
much attention for it .
b. deep/second analyze
(take GSI-5 for example)

CBSFOTOCOPYMW3 have both low IRATHO.SuccOutCS.Cell.Rate & IRATHO Failure

Number .
c. Check these worst cells problem whether exist for some time or just suddenly happen .
It may help us predict failures due to special 2G neighbor or due to unreasonable neighbor relation
or both .
From the statistic we can see it suddenly happen yesterday .
d. Check the failure cause

Counter Meaning
IRATHO.FailOutCS.CfgUnsupp Configuration Unsupported (usually due to terminal
compatibility problem)

IRATHO.FailOutCS.PhyChFail Physical Channel Failure (usually due to 2G coverage or

interference)

e. Check which 2G neighbor cells contribute most compare with the previous statistic .

53612,53631,53632,53633 are most failure 2G cells .

f. Show all related cells in Map, first check these problem 2G cells statue , whether blocking or
unavailable etc., then check whether neighbor relation reasonable or not .
g. If redundant , like have very few attempt and distance between is very far , delete the neighbor .
If cannot delete , modify parameters as below ,
CIOOffset , increase to make handover easier , decrease make handover harder
2D2F EcNo/RSCP, increase to make compress mode more early start/stop when signal is better

Description:Cell individual offset for the GSM cell, which is set

according to the topographic feature.
This parameter is used for decision making for the inter-RAT
handover. The larger the value of the parameter, the higher the
Neighboring cell handover priority of the GSM cell. The smaller the value of the
CIOOffset oriented parameter, the lower the handover priority of the GSM cell.
CIO[dB] GUI value range:-50~50
Actual value range:-50~50
Unit:dB
Default value:0
Recommended Value:0
 If you want to start the compressed mode earlier, set the threshold
for event 2D larger; if you want to reduce the ping-pong effect of
starting and stopping the compressed mode, set the difference
Inter-RAT CS
between events 2D and 2F larger.
InterRATCSThd2DEcN0 measure start
GUI value range:-24~0
Ec/No THD[dB]
Actual value range:-24~0
Unit:dB
Default value:-14

Events 2D and 2F are the compressed mode start and stop switches.
When the cell is located in the center of the frequency coverage or
the inter-frequency measurement quantity is set to BOTH, Ec/No
serves as the decision standard for events 2D and 2F. If you want to
start the compressed mode earlier, set the threshold for event 2D
Inter-RAT CS
larger; if you want to reduce the ping-pong effect of starting and
InterRATCSThd2FEcN0 measure stop
stopping the compressed mode, set the difference between events
Ec/No THD[dB]
2D and 2F l
GUI value range:-24~0
Actual value range:-24~0
Unit:dB
Default value:-12

If you want to start the compressed mode earlier, set the threshold
for event 2D larger. Otherwise, set the threshold for event 2D
smaller; if you want to reduce the ping-pong effect of starting and
Inter-RAT CS
stopping the compressed mode, set the difference between events
measure start
InterRATCSThd2DRSCP 2D and 2F larger.
RSCP
GUI value range:-115~-25
THD[dBm]
Actual value range:-115~-25
Unit:dBm
Default value:-100

Threshold to stop inter-RAT measurement with measurement

Inter-RAT CS quantity of RSCP for CS domain services.
measure stop GUI value range:-115~-25
InterRATCSThd2FRSCP
RSCP Actual value range:-115~-25
THD[dBm] Unit:dBm
Default value:-97

h. After all , please record your each modification . Cause some mistake remove neighbor may
impact other KPIs seriously , we cannot sacrifice other KPI to improve IRAT suc rate , so we need
to monitor all the performance of related cells . Some times the 2G cell state recovers , so we also
need roll back the parameter accordingly .
Suggestion: Neighbor check or re-plan is the most important thing ! please take it as your first
priority . From the previous case we faced in some cluster , we find many unreasonable neighbor
relation , after we optimize them , KPI improved much obviously .