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RSSI Troubleshooting
Purpose of this presentation
The purpose of this presentation is to point out the main sources that are
susceptible to cause 3G UL interference, as well as the best practices that can help
finding and solving them.
The site design and parameter configurations play an important part in RSSI
troubleshooting. Components that impact the UL RSSI are, for example:
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RSSI Troubleshooting
Some Frequent Asked Questions
What is UL RSSI?
Received Signal Strength Indicator of the total wideband received power within
the entire channel bandwidth
Note that RSSI does not distinguish between own, other, or any other unwanted
internal or external interference
The RSSI is measured every 100 ms. An average value is then calculated every
second and stored as a PDF step range, [65] long (-110 to -65 dBm, with the
resolutions 0.5 dBm and 5 dBm).
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RSSI Troubleshooting
Some Frequent Asked Questions (continue)
What impact will my traffic load have on the RSSI?
If the system load (Mpole) is increased to 50%, a 3dB Noise rise can be expected
Noise rise [dB]
Loading
This means we can expect a uplink interference level of -106 + 3 = -103 dBm
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So if we assume a RBS without a TMA, and the ULAttenuation set to 3 dB, then
we should investigate if the RSSI increase over -103 + 3 = -100 dBm
October 25, 2016
RSSI Troubleshooting
What is new in P5MD?
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RNC P5MD
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RSSI Troubleshooting
Selecting sites for troubleshooting
Investigate sites with reported RSSI values outside the normal* range:
*The normal range depends on the market design and traffic load
Low RSSI
This example site is considered deaf
since all samples are below -110 dBm
Normal
High RSSI
This example site has to many high RSSI
samples
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RSSI Troubleshooting
Low RSSI
Possible reasons for sites experiencing a Low UL RSSI
1.
2.
Component failures:
i.
ii.
Antenna
iii. TMA
iv. RX-AIT
v.
3.
4.
Incorrect installation
Sites that are not integrated or locked, wont show any counter values
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Case L1
TMA not powered
Notes
The TMA power to this
site was not enabled,
causing a low RSSI.
This was corrected on
6/19
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RSSI Troubleshooting
High RSSI
Possible reasons for sites experiencing a High UL RSSI
1.
Internal Causes
i.
ii.
External Causes
i.
ii.
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Case H1
RBS Internal Interference
Notes
In order to eliminate possible interference
created internally to the RBS, the RF
jumper ports can be connected to a
spectrum analyzer or a dummy load
If the RSSI values of the site returns to
normal, it means interference is generated
external to the RBS
In case of the RBS3202, the set of
connectors H1, H2 and H3 are related to Rx
Diversity, while J1, J2 and J3 are the ones
with Tx/Rx combined. In the case of the
RBS3206, the lower cables are the ones
with the Rx Diversity, while the upper ones
are the Tx/Rx branch
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RF Cable connection
Case H2
Faulty Diplexers
Vs.
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Vs.
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
Vs.
Case H3
Faulty Diplexers
Notes
The Tampa team
found a bad
diplexer on 6/9,
and replaced it.
The average RSSI
remained within
the normal range
afterward
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Case H4
Faulty Antenna/TMA
Notes
A TMA or an Antenna can also be a source of
interference. TMAs are usually replaced, while
Antennae dont typically fail.
TMA
RBS
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Case H5
Incorrect parameter settings
Notes
When using a RX-AIT or/and a TMA, it is
important to ensure the configurations are
set correctly in the RBS
Typically, the RX-AIT uplink gain is 10 dB
for 1900 MHz and 20 dB for 850 MHz. The
attenuator loss is typically 4 dB, unless it is
a 850 MHz installation with a TMA, where the
attenuation will be 15 dB
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Case H5
Incorrect parameter settings
6 dB
6 dB
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Case H5
Incorrect parameter settings
System configuration calculations
DlAttenuationMO:AntFeederCable = Feeder_Loss + RXAIT_Losses_DL
TMA
TMA
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TMA
UlAttenuationMO:AntFeederCable = Feeder_Loss
DlAttenuationMO:ExternalTMA = TMA_Ins_Loss
TMA
Case H6
Faulty installation
Notes
During the design of the
antenna sharing solution it
was identified that the RX
path to the UMTS receiver
would require 15dB
attenuation to prevent the
receivers from being over
powered.
These attenuators were
never installed for this
example site. This resulted
in the average RSSI of
-88dBm on all affected
sectors.
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Case H7
Faulty installation
Notes
The Tampa team added the
correct attenuator pads, and
this moved the UL RSSI to the
expected range
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Case H8
Faulty installation
Notes
This Atlanta design called for an
attenuator to be installed with the
Distributed Antenna System (DAS).
This was never completed,
resulting in a high UL RSSI
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Case H9
Faulty installation
Notes
This site example had cabling
problems affecting GSM as
well. The Tampa team
corrected it, and this restored
the UL RSSI
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Case H10
Impact of Traffic load on the UL Interference
Increase in RSSI
Notes
If the noise rise is
higher than 3-4 dB
while the load is less
than 50-60%, then
further investigation
should be performed.
Neighboring cells and
external interference
are examples that may
cause the increase
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Case H11
GSM Interference
200kHz GSM spikes
will impact the RTWP
on UMTS
TelCel, a mexican
operator, was using the
same band as Cingulars
UMTS network
Mexican border
High interference
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Case H11
12:00 AM
11:00 PM
10:00 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
6:00 PM
5:00 PM
4:00 PM
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
1:00 PM
12:00 PM
11:00 AM
10:00 AM
9:00 AM
8:00 AM
7:00 AM
6:00 AM
5:00 AM
4:00 AM
3:00 AM
2:00 AM
1:00 AM
-85.00
-87.00
-89.00
-91.00
-93.00
-95.00
-96.13
-96.13
-97.13
-97.00
-99.52
-99.00
-101.00
-99.23
-98.73
-101.57
-103.00
-101.82
-103.42
Notes
-105.00
UL RSSI measured by sites experiencing GSM interference
Ave. UL RSSI measured by sites with configuration issues
Ave. Network UL RSSI
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-99.33
Case H12
High sites
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Case H13
External interference
San Antonio
Notes
More than 280 sectors
were affected in San
Antonio
Ave. RSSI was
generally acceptable,
but the No. samples
>= -90.5 to -90 dBm
indicated that there
was an external
interferer present
Conclusions
Summary
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