RF Optimization

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Outline

1
RF Optimization Overview
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RF optimization workflow
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Key performance indicator
4 Monitoring tools

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Optimization Cases 3

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Overview
what is RF optimization means ?
“Optimization is the fine-tuning of a nominal cell plan to a real environment .” Quality
• The design criteria in regards to coverage, capacity and quality .
• Finding and correcting any existing problems after site implementation Optimization
and integration.
• Meeting the network quality criteria agreed in the contract. Cost Resources

“A process through which different radio parameters and antenna parameters are adjusted
in order to improve the signal coverage and improve service quality of the mobile
network under consideration.”

• Optimization will be continuous and iterative process of improving overall network

quality.
• Area of interest is divided in smaller areas called clusters to make optimization and
follow up processes easier to handle.
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Overview
Network Lifecycle
Requirement 1
Network Planning
 Dimensioning
 Detail planning

2 Network Rollout

Wireless Network
3 Engineering optimization
4  Single site verification
Continuous optimization  Cluster Drive test
Services Testing & Parameter Optimization

 Network issues that may generate a requirement
 Perceived reduction in network quality
 Indication from network performance monitoring
 Subscriber's experience of using the network
 Maximizing the use of existing infrastructure
 Operators wants to ensure the best returns on investment.
 Introduction of new services
 Maximize existing resources to accommodate new services
 Change in original design parameters
 Flawed original design in format
 Original design information has changed 5

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RF optimization workflow
Main Task Sub-task
Scheme for Optimization
Drive Test
Drive Test Analysis
External Interference Measurement
Traffic Statistics Analysis
Worst Cell Analysis
Optimization Alarm Analysis
CDD Analysis
CDD Adjustment
Subscriber Complaint Analysis
H/W Configuration Changes
Optimization Result Confirm
Reports and Documentation

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RF optimization workflow
 RF (Radio Frequency) optimization is the most important step to
ensure the quality of the network.
 RF optimization will solve network problems related to neighbor cell
list, coverage and interference.
 Parameter optimization is an important step after RF Optimization.
 Parameter optimization improves service quality and utilization of
network resources.

RF optimization Radio parameter optimization

•Pilot signal coverage optimization
•Pilot pollution optimization
•Handover optimization
•Mobility Management parameter optimization
•Power Control parameter optimization
•Power Configuration parameter optimization
•Load Control parameter optimization
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RF optimization workflow

Find problems from the input data, such as:

• Low success rate of call setup
• Low success rate of handover
• High rate of call drop

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RF optimization workflow
Onsite Statistic Service
Data Engineering parameter adjust
Collection Problem Analysis Problem
Analysis Verification Acceptance
Network parameter adjust

Parameter TopN Cells Statistic Service

MML Check Identification Engineering Verification Acceptance
Parameter
Adjust
TopN Fault
Identification
Network
Parameter
Adjust

Feedback
Result

Hardware Ex-I nterference Coverage Neighbor Congestion Non - RF

Alarm Fault Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Cause

NO
Cause Onsite
Hardware Interference
Fault Resolve Resolve
Confirm Test
KPI Accept
YES
Optimization Onsite Test YES
Data
Suggestion Analysis NO

NO YES
Application
Passed
No - RF
Problem
Resolve

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RF optimization workflow
More and more voice user Network structure and scale will be more
requirements, and more complex,
How to improve voice user perception ? How to make suitable network design?
Voice and New NodeB
Call setup
data network categories
Call drop time
Call overlap
delay Network scale
Radio quality growing
2/3G
signal Inter-operation

Longer delay User distribution

changing New functions
Data
New services More frequencies in single site
service
coverage Lower throughput Users scale growing More density of sites

More and more HSPA Network is changing Density of NodeB will be

service and application dynamically. higher.
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service quality ? performance and good user utilization ?
perception ?
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Key performance indicator

 RRC  CS RAB Drop  UL/DL BLER  Soft/Softer  RTWP (UL  Call setup Delay
establishment rate  Throughput handover Interference)  Ping Delay
Success rate  PS RAB Drop >800Kbps success rate  Pilot pollution
(CS&PS) rate  CQI (Peak &Avg)  IRAT HO
 RAB  HSDPA Drop Succ.Rate
establishment rate (CS&PS)
Success rate  IFHO Success
(CS&PS) rate(CS&PS)
 HSDPA RAB ESR  SHO Overhead
 CSSR  HSDPA Serving
cell change with
SHO

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Network Availability
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Key performance indicator

Target Item Reference value Remark
Coverage probability >=95% CPICH Ec/Io >=-12dB & RSCP>=-95dBm
CPICH Ec/Io >=-12dB >=95% Scanner result
CPICH RSCP>= -95dBm >=95%
SHO Percentage 30% - 40%
Pilot pollution percentage <= 5%

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Performance monitoring tool

Tool Function

Probe & Assistant

Nemo /Actix • Driving & Analysis Tool

 Parameter Optimization
 Frequency Optimization
Nastar /CDT  Neighbor Cells Optimization
OSS /Astellia/  Call History Records, VIP Care
 Locate Fault Carrier

 E2E Customized KPI Report

OSS  Network Performance Monitoring Report
PRS/M2000/U2000/Netneuman

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Performance monitoring tool

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Performance monitoring tool

1. Tools are used to extract raw counters in statistical form (e.g.: Making Pivot Charts) to
analyze the KPI’s.

2. Log Files analysis using Nemo/Actix (RF Tool)

a) Nemo is an Anite propriety ,used for Air Interface Measurement
b) Actix is used for post analysis tools

Short call Long Call

CS64 PS

USB1 USB2
USB1
USB1

GPS

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Performance monitoring tool

Client Call record

M2000

Signaling

Nastar
Nastar Tool Records:

Call History Record Signaling Before Release Measurement Report

 Subscriber  Signaling message before  MR from user terminal
 Access/Release normal/abnormal call release  Analyze user call situation
 Cell
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Optimization cases
Capacity optimization
CE Resources
 If either of the conditions below
met, then expansion is suggested:
 The mean CE utilization ratio
exceeds 70% ;
 Congestion rate due to CE cannot
exceed 0.5%.
RTWP Status
 Noise rise compare to -105dBm is
larger than 6dB, and the single user
throughput for HSUPA is low (e.g.
lower than 256Kbps), then expansion
is suggested due to uplink traffic
problem
Iub Transmission Resources
 If Iub transmission resources exceed 70%,
expansion is suggested
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UMTS Power Resources
Analysis 1. The mean TCP Utility Ratio for “R99 services + CCH”
should not exceed 70%. (congestion rate due to power
exceed 0.5%).
2. The mean TCP Utility Ratio for “R99 services + CCH +
HSDPA services” should not exceed 70%.
 If 1) is not met, then more carrier or more sites
are suggested;
 if 2) is not met, then more research for the
HSDPA user experiences are needed.
RF /
Resources
Codes Resources
 If either of the following conditions is met,
then expansion is suggested:
 The mean Codes Utility Ratio for Non-H
services(R99 + CCH exceeds 70%.
 Congestion rate due to insufficient OVSF
codes exceed 0.5% 。
License or Hardware
 License here refer to the License control in RNC
including CS, PS, HSDPA, HSUPA throughput
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 Hardware include SPU/DPU capability.
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Optimization cases
Drop call optimization
Interference Problem
Coverage Problem Both uplink and downlink interference causes call
UMTS drop.
Weak coverage might be due to the
following causes: Analysis  In downlink, when the active set CPICH RSCP is
greater than –85 dBm and the active set Ec/Io is
Lack of NodeBs smaller than –13 dB, the call drop is probably due
Incorrectly configured sectors to downlink interference.
NodeB failure due to power  Uplink interference increases the UE downlink
amplifier failure transmit power in connection mode, so the over
high BLER causes SRB reset, TRB reset, or call
drop due to synchronization.

Call Drop
Transmission Problem
 Unstable transmission can Neighbor Problem
cause high call drop
 Incorrectly Configured Neighbor Cells Problem
 Unnecessary Neighbor Cells Problem
 Missing Neighbor Cells Problem
 One-Way Neighbor Problem
 Inter-System Neighbor Problem
Abnormality Analysis
 CDR caused by multi-carrier setting Handover Problem
 CDR caused by Alarm Unsuitable Handover Parameter can cause the following
 CDR caused by abnormal UE. problem
 CDR caused by RNC inner abnormal flow.  Ping-pong handover 18
 Delayed handover

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you!
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