RAN network optimization

RADIO ACCESS NETWORK

OPTIMIZATION
Node B … for 3G/3G+
- Presentation May 2009 -

RAN parameter improvement & KPI analysis …

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Target

Network optimization
Signalling KPI RAN KPI
with probe equipment of
different vendor
solutions …

Multi vendor
networks

Node B Operator/customer

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KPIand
KPI andcounter
counteranalysis
analysis

Network tuning
- SWAP/Upgrade
- Roll out
by low drive test efforts

Vendor benchmark KPI improvements

with RAN equipment of
different vendor
solutions …

IuB

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Customer benefits
• Drive test not necessary
(UE becomes test equipment)
• 300 …1200 cells checked in several hours
• RF and signalling analysis benchmark with vendor counters
• Counter and KPI tuning (fault analysis)
• Signalling and RAN analysis in one step (more reliability)
• Improvement of capacity, coverage, and throughput
• More soft capacity, due to interference reduction

Centralize trouble
shouting at RNC
by probe
monitoring (DNA/
NSA)

IuB

KPIand
KPI andcounter
counteranalysis
analysisat
atIub
Iub
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Customer benefits (example)

TECHtrace analysis & DNA monitoring

Counter evaluation Performance & counter RAN – Parameter analysis
(RU10) benchmark-neutral/NSN Fault diagnostics/cell level

• RRC connection set up failure

RRC Connection is rejected NBAP: Radio Link Setup Failure
WBTS reports problem setting up
Radio Link

M1005C0 SETUP_FAIL_FIRST_RL_RNL
(Radio Network Layer)
M1005C177
SETUP_FAIL_FIRST_RL_TRL
(transmission layer)
M1005C178 IuB
SETUP_FAIL_FIRST_RL_PROT
M1005C179
(Channel Elements)
SETUP_FAIL_FIRST_RL_MISC
(Channel Elements)
Counters
Counters are
are incremented
incremented in in case
case of
of RRC
RRC Connection
Connection
Setup
Setup or
or state
state transition
transition to
to Cell_DCH
Cell_DCH

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Top 10 performance issues
OPEX
Operations, maintenance
(Min/reduction)
 Drive tests, tools
 Customer complain
 HW/SW fault management
 Service efforts
KPI
Interference and CDR
impacts due to:
 Permanent high interfered
cells (bad cells)
 Cells with high fading
pollution
 coverage holes (RSCP
reporting required )
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Node B
CAPEX/OPEX
Network parameter
performance
QoS requirements Ec/Io
Capacity improvements
Coverage improvements
Soft capacity
KPI
Interference and CDR
impacts due to:
 SHO probability – cell
overlapping
 total network Interference
level (RNC PAR upgrade)
 capacity & throughput/cell
CAPEX/OPEX
Service performance
Site survey & # sites
Traffic recourses
/cell&NW
service level status
Future enhancements
KPI
CDR and traffic performance
impacts due to:
 traffic/ Erlang/CH elements
 traffic utilisation
 potential user services
 NRT throughput/cell
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Key Performance Indicators – challange
Counter Unit Special requirements
Ec/I0 dB
RSCP dBm RSCP reporting
Little i - Maximum power Pmax for each cell in W
CPICH power PCPICH for each cell in W
In case of RSCP reporting UE receiver
noise NUE in W

Propagation chips
delay
TCP % of
Pmax

RTWP dBm
Event types Vendor
RRC connection request Any
1a, 1b, 1c Any
1e, 1f NSN
2d, 2f Ericsson

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Key Performance Indicators - methods
Determination of counters Ec/I0
Event Method
RRC connection Extracted from actual protocol message
request
1a, 1b, 1c Extracted from actual protocol message
1e, 1f Extracted from actual protocol message
2d, 2f Extracted from previous report (2d, 2f itself does not
contain Ec/I0)

RSCP
Event Method
RRC connection Extracted from actual protocol message
request
1a, 1b, 1c Extracted from actual protocol message
1e, 1f Extracted from actual protocol message
2d, 2f Extracted from previous report (2d, 2f itself does not contain
RSCP)

Addition/Drop Window setting and size (dB)

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Key Performance view: User & network
UE or network view selection

View Name
UE view UE
network view (cell matrix) NET

In case of UE view, the best active cell listed

by an report is considered only. In case of
network view, all active cells are considered.

Service selection Name

All services ALL
Signaling only SIG
Voice and streaming only RT
Interactive and background NRT
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Network view – signalling performance of cells

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Cell matrix: best cells & best candidates

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Air Interface view – events – calls - signalling

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Export of datas … csv, EXCEL, graphics & Ec/Io vs. time

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Network view – Ec/Io over RSCP
within cell (propagation, distance)

Break point for SHO area

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Top 3 drivers – interference scattering – cell overlap - traffic
Key Performance Indicators

Reference Par. Reference Par. Reference Par.

IDR/ σ IDR (i)/ Load/Traffic

No default throughput Erlang
(Reference Default N 40 …45
Network) 0.6 vendor
Non-vendor vendor RT/NRT service

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Procedures, hands-on
RNC RNC RNC
Small cap Medium cap High cap
<600 carrier <1000 carrier <1200 carrier

RNC mapping/monitoring - TECHtrace

diagnostic per RNC up to cell level
Cell specific fault indicators (DCR, PwR etc.) Node B

Benchmark
Fault analysis Fault analysis Fault analysis With RAN par./counters/
drive tests

Automatic hands-on recommendation (next releases)

 Interference  Strongly Interfered and  capacity Antenna Tilting

Related Unstable Cells performance Thresholds
Disturbance Dirty surfaces
Ratio i  SHO and HHO  Quality Difference Serving – HW faults
Probability Adjacent Cell (cell matrix)

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Next steps

Next release features:

• Geo data map & user allocation (location service)
• Orthogonality detection (CE improvements)
• Add/ drop window set size improvements
• HHO / inter- RAT improvements
• HSPA PwR management detection
• Throughput / load detection for potentials of coverage/cap.

Under construction
• Real-time diagnostic for quick fault detection.
• Automatic fault analysis

with counter evaluation

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Challenge: Location services (LS)
Interference detection, load management within networks
Cell coverage
cell coverage plus load
Interference (dBm)
Isolate cell load from
Interference of neighbours
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Broadcast
pilot
Geographical shaping analysis
limits by propagations
Hints:
• UMTS is event based triggered
• CPICH Ec/Io parameters consider load and fading
• Ec/Io range is too low (25 dB scale values)
• LNF/ Rayleigh fading destroys stochastic (derivation too
high)
• RSCP/CPICH is not cyclic transmitted (RAS 6.0/RU10)
• Propagation Delay (PD), 260 ns/symbol = 80 m/chip
• Multipath limits distance calculations due to fast fading
but more stable against micro cells comparing macro cell
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Next release features:
• Geo data map & user allocation (location service)

Implementation of interference Map (IDR)

UE detection within cells
Cell Map next release

Via MAP info:

• Ec/Io, IDR (i),
• RSCP,
• UE service
distribution within cells

 Individual geographic allocation of UEs within cell areas:

 Monitoring of Iub/Iu protocol traffic/load.
 The desired accuracy is +/-100m, but shall not be worse than
+/- 200m in any geographical dimension.
 It must be possible to obtain the geo location information in
near real-time

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partners

Network optimization

e.g. Net act

monitoring – SW/probes
(vendor independent)
Vendor technologies
Combining/matching of vendor specific issues
with smartTECH & probe tools …
provided by TECHCOM

Business value drivers

CDR (radio and core dropped services)
Call success rate (overall network service performance
Blocking Rate (initial access performance)

Node B Operator/customer

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