Radio Link Timeout and AMR
The effect of AMR on dropped calls
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Contents
Radio Link Timeout Definition Dropping Experience - FER AMR Codecs AMR vs EFR Drive tests Setting the RLT Value Consequences of not Changing RLT
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Radio Link Timeout Definition
TS 05.08 states that Radio Link Failure (RLF) in the MS is determined by the success rate of decoding messages on the downlink SACCH. The aim of determining RLF in the MS is to ensure that calls with unacceptable voice quality, which cannot be improved either by RF power control or handover, are either re-established or released in a defined manner. The Radio Link Timeout (RLT) parameter prevents a forced release (drop) occurring until the call has degraded to a quality below that at which the majority of subscribers would have manually released it. The RLF procedure is implemented in the RRM at the BSC and is as follows: After the assignment of a dedicated channel a counter is initialized to RLT When a SACCH message is unsuccessfully decoded the counter is decreased by 1 When a SACCH message is successfully decoded the counter is increased by 2 If the counter reaches 0 a RLF is declared Call is released
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Dropping Experience - FER
Dropping Experience: how much time before dropping a call is the perceived user speech quality unacceptable. Definition of unacceptable criteria: FER > 15 % MOS < 2 no audible speech.
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AMR Codecs
AMR introduces a new set of codecs that allow for varying amounts to channel coding to be applied. This implies that there is less coding available for voice. The more robust codecs mean that the voice quality can be preserved in bad C/I conditions. However, these codecs only apply to the speech frames, not to the SACCH frames. The SACCH frames will continue to be affected by bad quality conditions just like during an EFR call. This means that the voice quality can still be of an acceptable level for the user but a RLF is declared because of the bad quality of the SACCH. Altering the RLT to keep the same performance degradation will allow more calls to benefit from the improved voice quality provided by the AMR codecs.
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