UEH Exceptions
UEH Exceptions
1.4.2007
IMPORTANT: This list is intended to give a description of the causes and known fixes for
network problems that are made evident by the UEH exception traces in RNC modules
MPs.
Please keep in mind that these exceptions are not always an indication of a fault - they
merely report that something in the call handling has not behaved as expected. A
substantial portion of the exceptions dealing with message timeouts and lower layer
retransmissions will be expected in normal operation due to imperfect RF conditions. If
this aspect is acknowledged and used along with the information on this page, the
statistics obtained through analysis of the exception occurrences can be a useful tool to
identify network faults and configuration problems.
In the end you will find a list for the cause codes.
UehRabEstDedDedC code 29: Timer T_RAB_EST_1 expiry, RRC Radio Bearer Setup
Complete not received
Known This was seen to be occurring for PS calls when the T_RAB timer in SGSN was set to 5
Issues: seconds. It should be 10 seconds to let the RNC and UE have time to establish the RAB.
UehSoftHoC Code 11: Timer timer_RRC_ASU expiry, RRC Active Set Update Complete not
received at radio link deletion
UehSoftHoC Code 30: Timer timer_RRC_ASU expiry, RRC Active Set Update Complete not
received
Description An ASUC message has not been received within the expected period. This will normally
: be a symptom of a fault in RLC transmission.
UehSoftHoC Code 15: RNH cell information request failure
Description This exception has been seen when an attempt is made to retrieve configuration
: information from RNH for an unavailable cell, initiated for example when a UE sends a
measurement report for a given PSC, and the RNC tries to get data for the target cell.
Note that the CID reported in the exception is the current serving cell, not the cell for
which the information request has failed.
Known This is seen to happen regularly when sites are affected by transmission faults.
Issues: Another analysis has shown that this can happen in a case where a neighbour cell is
radiating, but is locked in the RNC (or where two identical scrambling codes can be
received in a location, and one of them is locked). Neighbour cells causing problems in
this way can be identified by inspecting the values of the pmNoTimesCellFailAddToActSet
counter.
UehSoftHoC Code 26: Message Reject received, NBAP Radio Link Setup Request
Known In one case, this exception was seen regularly for an RBS which had a loopback on one of
Issues: the transmission links.
UehSoftHoC Code 28: AAL2 network connection setup failure on Iub interface
Description An AAL2 connection setup problem has occured on the Iub interface towards a particular
: RBS during soft HO. This normally does not directly cause a drop, but the new cell will be
removed again from the active set, and there may be repeated attempts to add this cell
depending on RF conditions, which will increase the signalling overhead. If the RF
environment degrades to the point where the call cannot be maintained without the new
cell, then the call will drop. These faults are typically a result of:
Congested transport connectivity for available Iub AAL2 VCs
AAL2 routing data misconfiguration
Transport/Node faults
Cause CpxAal2NciConnectRejCauseD
code:
Action: Use the reject type and reject cause codes to determine more specific details of the
particular problem on the node, and then check nodes/connectivity/traces as appropriate.
UehUeCtxtC Code 57: Timeout on RCS All RL Lost timer, releasing Iu Connection, non
running state
Description: When the RBS detects loss of UL synchronization for a RL Set in a Radio
Connection it will send the Radio Link failure Indication message to the RNC.
If all RLs have failed, the timer dchRcsLost is started (about 5 sec). When the
timer expires, the Radio Connection is considered lost and the RNC proceeds
to tear down the call.
Known Issues: This could happen when there is an Iu-ReleaseRequest with cause
"radioNetwork/user-inactivity" or "radioNetwork/radio-connection-with-UE-
Lost".
UehUeCtxtC Code 58: Timeout on RCS Hs RL Lost timer, releasing Iu Connection, non
running state
Description: When the RBS detects loss of UL synchronization for a RL Set in a Radio
Connection it will send the Radio Link failure Indication message to the RNC.
If all RLs have failed, the timer HsdchRcsLost is started (about 5 sec). When
the timer expires the Radio Connection is considered lost and the RNC
proceeds to tear down the call.
Known Issues: This could happen when there is an Iu-ReleaseRequest with cause
"radioNetwork/user-inactivity" or "radioNetwork/radio-connection-with-UE-
Lost".
UE suspected faults: UEs stop UL transmission, which cause RLC AM
retransmissions, and L1 NACK rate reaches 100%.
Old QC software LLRQ 3.0.34.88, UE stops UL transmission causing the call
to drop.
Sierra Wireless cards with 1.0.1 level firmware have this problem, it has
been fixed in R1.1.29.
UehUeCtxtC Code 62: Ranap InitialUeRej received
Known Issues: Has been seen in cases when MTP3 links towards core network are unstable.
Check link states in RNC, and resources in MSC and SGSN as appropriate.
CellUpdateCause
0 CellReselection
1 periodicalCellUpdate
2 uplinkDataTransmission
3 utran_pagingResponse
4 re_enteredServiceArea
5 radiolinkFailure
6 rlc_unrecoverableError
7 CellUpdateCause_spare1
CellUpdateFailure
1 configurationUnsupported_chosen
2 FailureCauseWithProtErr_physicalChannelFailure_chosen
3 incompatibleSimultaneousReconfiguration_chosen
4 compressedModeRuntimeError_chosen
5 FailureCauseWithProtErr_protocolError_chosen
6 cellUpdateOccurred_chosen
7 invalidConfiguration_chosen
8 configurationIncomplete_chosen
9 unsupportedMeasurement_chosen
10 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare7_chosen
11 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare6_chosen
12 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare5_chosen
13 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare4_chosen
14 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare3_chosen
15 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare2_chosen
16 FailureCauseWithProtErr_spare1_chosen
DcsProcessingFailureIndD
0 OUT_OF_MEMORY
1 RLC_RESET
100 OTHER_FAILURE
200 INCORRECT_TIMING
201 ERR_MAC_CONFIG
202 ERR_MAC_CONFIG_TX
203 ERR_MAC_CONFIG_RX
DcsIfEventHandoverEvalConnReleaseIndD
0 UNSPECIFIED_RELEASE_CAUSE
1 CELL_NOT_IN_NEIGHBOURSET
2 EVENT_BUFFER_EXCEEDED
3 BUFFER_TIME_EXCEEDED
4 CELL_SYNCH_INFO_NOT_AVAILABLE
DcsIfEventIratFailureCause
0 UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE_CAUSE
1 RELOCATION_FAILURE
2 HO_FROM_UTRAN_FAILURE
DcsSpConfigRejD
Common cause values DCS and CCS
1 dcsArgValueOutOfRange (Argument value too little or too big)
2 DcsCepAttachMissing (CEP attachment for AALxEDI not made)
3 dcsCepAttachUnsuccessful (CEP attachment for AALxEDI did not succeed)
4 DcsNoFreeMemory (No free memory for new definition)
5 DcsNoIdleInstance (No idle instance available. The resource handler has allocated too
many connections to this SP.)
6 dcsProtocolEntityNotCreated (Protocol entity not created (no arg. change possible))
7 dcsServiceTypeMismatch (Service type does not match (e.g. with logical channel type))
8 DcsIdNotDefined (A needed identity does not exist. This is a possible code from every
primitive if any needed id is missing)
9 DcsIdCollision (The id is already d. Used in add primitives)
10 DcsArgMismatch (The primitives in the bag do not make a sensible configuration)
11 DcsSpOverload (The SP CPU is too loaded)
12 DcsGeneralError (Error in the bag not related to a certain argument or primitive)
20 dcsUeRefOrModIdOutOfRange (Not valid ueRef and/or moduleId)
21 spInternalBagTimedout (Not all bag clients responding within a limited time)
99 DcsOtherCauseCode (Other cause code)
DCS specific cause values
100 dcsReconfigurationOngoing (There is already a configuration ongoing i.e. commit has not
been received before new prepare or the previous configuration is still waiting for the
correct CFN)
101 dcsWrongActiveSetSize (The size of the active set is bigger than what HoEval can handle)
102 DcsBagSearchFailed (Fail to found the primitive in the bag)
103 dcsNoInstanceAllocatedForUE (For the requested UE there is not an allocated instance of
HoEval)
104 dcsAlreadyAllocated (The UE already has been allocated to)
105 dcsSecKeyNotActivated (The new security keys cannot be activated)
106 dcsGapSequenceAlreadyActivated (ransmission Gap Sequence already activated)
drhDcRhCepRejCauseE
400 Aal5ResourcesNotAvailable
401 Aal5ManagementInduced
402 Aal5OtherRejectCause
403 Aal5EriDown
404 WrongSpState
405 NoFreeCepData
406 SpPointerZero
407 CepDataNotInitialized
408 FaultyCepState
drhIfIurCcControl
300 FailedUnspecified
301 NoResources
302 MissingCepRef
303 NoCepsAvailable
304 CelloEriCepReject
305 CelloNciConnReject
306 SpRestarting
307 SpBlocked
308 CelloNciRestartOnMp
309 CelloEriRestartOnMp
310 DcRhReject
311 DcSpEdiAttachFailure
312 CcSpEdiAttachFailure
313 IurSpEdiAttachFailure
314 UnknownIurCcRhRef
drhIfPdrRh.h
300 failedUnspecified
301 noResources
302 celloEriCepReject
303 celloNciConnReject
304 rcSpCepReject
305 rcSpEdiAttachFailure
306 hardwareFailure
307 spBlocked
308 spReconfigured
309 spDeleted
310 celloNciRestartOnMp
311 celloEriRestartOnMp
312 rcSpBlocked
313 rcSpRestart
314 rcAal2EriRestart
315 rcAal2NciRestart
316 rcAal5Restart
317 noPdrSpAndNoCentral
318 noPdrSp
319 ueAlreadyInUseOnThisPort
320 centralRhReject
321 noSpIpAddress
322 dcMuxIdError
323 pdrSpFailedUnknownSpIpAddress
324 pdrSpFailedEdiAttach
325 pdrSpFailedUnspecified
326 spRestorationFailure
327 spIpAddressDown
328 gtpPathDown
329 centralRhDown
330 serverPdrRhDown
331 noPidForSp
332 celloEriServiceNotConnected
333 maxResult
drhPdrRhSpStateE
0 InUse
1 NotConfigured
2 Restarted
3 Blocked
4 Deleted
5 Aal5NciDown
6 Aal5EriDown
7 NoActiveIpAddresses
InterRAT_ChangeFailureCause
1 configurationUnacceptable_chosen
2 physicalChannelFailure_chosen
3 protocolError_chosen
4 unspecified_chosen
5 spare4_chosen
6 spare3_chosen
7 spare2_chosen
8 spare1_chosen
procType
1 rrcConnSetup
2 signConnSetup
3 signConnRelease
4 rabEstablishDedCom
5 rabEstablishComDed
6 rabEstablishDedDed
7 rabReleaseDedDed
8 rabReleaseDedCom
9 rabReleaseComDed
10 ueConnRelease
11 softHandover
12 ueSecurityCtrl
13 cellUpdate
14 measure
15 chSwitchToFach
16 chSwitchOnDch
17 chSwitchToDch
18 startCompMode
19 stopCompMode
20 iratHoUtranGsm
21 iratHoGsmUtran
22 iratCcUtranGsm
23 forcedSignConnRelease
24 forcedUeConnRelease
25 forcedRabReleaseDedDed
26 forcedRabReleaseComDed
27 forcedRabReleaseDedCom
procType_Drift
1 rlSetup
2 rlAddition
3 rlDeletion
4 rlSyncReconf
5 cellUpdate
6 measInit
7 measFail
8 measTerm
9 comTrChRelease
10 comTrChSetup
11 dlPowerCtrl
12 compressedMode
13 forcedRlDeletion
14 forcedComTrChRelease
result
1 getRcSpCtrlBarredRef
2 getRnhCellBarredRef
4 getUuRrcBarredRef
8 getIubNbapBarredRef
64 getIurRnsapBarredRef
resultFlag
98 ranap_semantic_error
99 ranap_message_not_compatible_with_receiver_state
RoamCptDrncRbsData
1 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection RRC INVALID
2 Found X configured TrCh for RRC! Expected 1 and only 1
3 RoamCptRbs: dchIdDrncRrc INVALID (no RRC connection)
4 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection Speech INVALID
5 Found X configured TrCh for Speech! Expected no more than 3!
6 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection UDI INVALID
7 Found X configured TrCh for CsFixRate ! Expected 1
8 Found X configured TrCh for CsVarRate ! Expected 1
9 RoamCptRbs: dchIdDrncUdi INVALID (no UDI connection)
10 RoamCptDrncRbs: Aal2 Connection Packet INVALID
11 Found X configured TrCh for Packet ! Expected 1
12 RoamCptRbs: dchIdDrncPacketRab INVALID (no Packet connection)
RoamCptData
1 RoamCpt: ulScramblingCode INVALID (not state DCH)
2 RoamCpt: RabSpeech INVALID (no Speech rab)
3 RoamCpt: RabUDI INVALID (no UDI rab)
4 RoamCpt: RabPacket INVALID (no packet rab)
5 RoamCpt: Common Channel INVALID (not state RachFach)
6 Can't handle X rbs's!! Maximum number allowed = 5
RoamCptRbsData
1 Can't handle X RLs!! Maximum number allowed = 5
2 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection RRC INVALID
3 Found X configured TrCh for RRC! Expected 1 and only 1
4 RoamCptRbs: dchIdRrc INVALID (no RRC connection)
5 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection Speech INVALID
6 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection UDI INVALID
7 Found X configured TrCh for CsFixRate ! Expected 1
8 Found X configured TrCh for CsVarRate ! Expected 1
9 RoamCptRbs: dchIdUdi INVALID (no UDI connection)
10 RoamCptRbs: Aal2 Connection Packet INVALID
11 Found X configured TrCh for Packet ! Expected 1
12 RoamCptRbs: dchIdPacketRab INVALID (no Packet connection)
RlibInsTerminatorRejectCauseD
1 EncodeFailed
2 Timeout
3 TransactionRemoved
RnhIfCellAdmissionRejReasonD
1 Congestion
2 AseUl
3 AseDl
4 DlPwr
5 DlCode
6 SF8
7 SF16
8 SF32
9 CompModeLimit
10 CellDeactivated
11 RoutingFailure
12 LoadSharing
13 UniSaalCongestion
14 RbsUlHwResources
15 RbsDlHwResources
16 PhysHsChanLimit
17 SF4UL
RnhIfCellAddUeCcRejD
300 drhCcRh_failedUnspecified
301 drhCcRh_noResources
302 drhCcRh_missingCepRef
303 drhCcRh_faultySignalOrder
304 drhCcRh_noCepsAvailable
305 drhCcRh_celloEriCepReject
306 drhCcRh_celloNciConnReject
307 drhCcRh_spRestarting
308 drhCcRh_spBlocked
309 drhCcRh_celloNciRestartOnMp
310 drhCcRh_celloEriRetartOnMp
311 drhCcRh_rcRhReject=
312 drhCcRh_rcSpEdiAttachFailure
313 drhCcRh_ccSpEdiAttachFailure
314 drhCcRh_unknownDrhCcRef
315 drhCcRh_clearResourceReqSent
316 drhCcRh_rncModuleDown
1 ccsArgValueOutOfRange
2 ccsCepAttachMissing
3 ccsCepAttachUnsuccessfull
4 ccsNoFreeMemory
5 ccsNoIdleId
6 ccsProtocolEntityNotCreated
7 ccsServiceTypeMismatch
8 ccsIdNotDefined
9 ccsIdCollision
10 ccsArgMismatch
11 ccsPrimMismatch
12 ccsSpOverload
99 ccsOtherCauseCode
301 ccsDrhArgValueOutOfRange
302 ccsDrhSpare1
303 ccsDrhSpare2
304 ccsDrhNoFreeMemory
305 ccsDrhNoIdleId
306 ccsDrhProtocolEntityNotCreated
307 ccsDrhServiceTypeMismatch
308 ccsDrhIdNotDefined
309 ccsDrhIdCollision
379 ccsDrhOtherCauseCode
RnhIfUeRegistrationRegisterServingUeCtxtRejReasonD
1 other
2 rejectDueToMpOverload
3 rejectDueToEcRedirectRequired
4 rejectDueToUeIdentityCollision
status
2 fail
3 errorIndication
4 messageReject cause is Timeout
5 messageReject cause not Timeout
UehMeasureRunReqD->measChoice
1 UECC_MEAS_ACTIVATE_REC
2 UECC_MEAS_DEACTIVATE_REC
3 UECC_MEAS_ACTIVATE_REC_SOFTHO
4 UECC_MEAS_ACTIVATE_REC_CCH_TO_DCH
5 UECC_MEAS_UE_POSITIONING
UehRadioConnType
0 uehNotValid
1 uehRrcConn
2 uehSpeech
3 uehUdiFixed64
4 uehPacketCch
5 uehPacket64
6 uehPacket128
7 uehPacket384
8 uehCs57
9 uehSp0
10 uehSp64
11 uehPreconfRrcOnly
12 uehPreconfSpeech
13 uehPsStreamInt8
14 uehUdiFixed65Int8
15 uehPacket64Hs
16 uehPacket384Hs
17 uehPsStream128Int8
18 uehRadioConnTypeEMaxVal
UehCNIdE
0 uehCNidCircuit
1 uehCNidPacket
2 uehCNidUndef