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DRIVETEST ACCEPTANCE REPORT

HAU GIANG PROVINCE
VMS4 MOBIFONE

Date: Dec-25-2012
ACCEPTED BY:



On behalf of VMS Center 4 On behalf of VTC


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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................5
1. DRIVE TEST PREPARATION .............................................................................................5
1.1. TEST EQUIPMENT SETUP ...............................................................................................5
1.2. DRIVE TEST ROUTES .................................................................................................... 10
2. NETWORK COVERAGE PREDICTION FOR 46 3G SITES IN HAU GIANG .................. 11
2.1. RSCP PLOT PREDICTION FOR HAU GIANG ..................................................................... 11
2.2. ECIO PLOT PREDICTION FOR HAU GIANG ..................................................................... 12
2.3. PILOT POLUTION PREDICTION FOR HAU GIANG ............................................................ 13
3. SITE AUDIT HARDWARE CHECK AND ALARM HANDLING........................................ 13
3.1. SITE DATABASE AUDIT ................................................................................................ 14
3.2. HARDWARE CHECK AND ALARM HANDLING................................................................. 14
3.3. ANTENNA TILT/AZIMUTH RECOMMENDATION CHANGE REQUEST ................................ 14
3.4. NEIGHBOR LIST ADD/DEL RECOMMENDATION: ............................................................ 15
4. DATABASE PARAMETERS CHECK AND OPTIMIZATION RECOMMENDED............. 17
4.1. PARAMETER GROUPS IN RNC DATABASE:..................................................................... 17
4.2. PARAMETER GROUPS IN CATEGORIZE.......................................................................... 18
4.3. IDLE MODE PARAMETERS............................................................................................ 18
4.3.1. Idle Mode WCDMA Parameters ................................................................................... 18
4.3.2. Idle Mode GSM Parameters ........................................................................................ 21
4.4. SHO PARAMETERS ...................................................................................................... 22
4.5. INTER-SYSTEM HANDOVER PARAMETERS .................................................................... 23
4.6. INTER-FREQUENCY HANDOVER PARAMETERS .............................................................. 26
4.7. POWER CONTROL PARAMETERS .................................................................................. 27
4.8. PACKAGE SCHEDULING PARAMETERS .......................................................................... 28
4.9. TELECOM PARAMETERS .............................................................................................. 30
4.10. OTHERS PARAMETERS................................................................................................. 32
4.11. HSPDA RELATED PARAMETERS .................................................................................... 33


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4.11.1. HSPDA Power Parameters ........................................................................................... 33
4.11.2. HSPDA Dynamic Code Allocation ................................................................................. 34
4.11.3. Other Recommended HSDPA Parameters .................................................................... 35
4.11.4. Recommended HSUPA Parameters .............................................................................. 38
5. NETWORK DRIVE TEST RESULT BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION.................. 39
5.1. NETWORK PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION.. 39
5.2. NETWORK COVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION FROM SCANNER
40
5.2.1. RSCP Scan distribution result before and after optimization .......................................... 40
5.2.2. RSCP Scan Coverage plot result before and after optimization....................................... 40
5.2.3. EcIo Scan distribution result before and after optimization ........................................... 41
5.2.4. EcIo Scan Coverage plot result before and after optimization ........................................ 42
5.2.5. Pilot Polution Scan distribution result before and after optimization ............................. 43
5.2.6. Pilot Polution Scan result before and after optimization................................................ 43
5.3. NETWORK COVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION FROM SHORT
CALL 44
5.3.1. RSCP shortcall distribution result before and after optimization .................................... 44
5.3.2. RSCP shortcall coverage plot result before and after optimization ................................. 45
5.3.3. EcIo shortcall distribution result before and after optimization ..................................... 46
5.3.4. EcIo shortcall coverage plot result before and after optimization .................................. 46
5.4. NETWORK COVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION FROM IDLE MODE
47
5.4.1. RSCP Idle distribution result before and after optimization ........................................... 47
5.4.2. RSCP Idle coverage plot result before and after optimization ........................................ 48
5.4.3. EcIo Idle distribution result before and after optimization............................................. 49
5.4.4. EcIo Idle coverage plot result before and after optimization.......................................... 49
5.5. NETWORK SPEECH QUALITY MOS BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION ......... 50
5.5.1. MOS distribution result before and after optimization .................................................. 50
5.5.2. MOS coverage plot result before and after optimization ............................................... 51
5.6. DATA THROUGHPUT BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION .................................. 52
5.6.1. HSDPA coverage plot result before and after optimization ............................................ 52
5.6.2. HSUPA coverage plot result before and after optimization ............................................ 53


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5.6.3. PING coverage plot result before and after optimization............................................... 54
6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ...................................................................... 55
7. APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................... 56




















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INTRODUCTION

This report is the result of the drive test optimization for 46 sites 3G in Hau Giang province to evaluate
network performance KPI.The drive test analysis provides the good information to establish key
requirements in terms of network coverage for the nominal design.
This report will show the detailed coverage analysis, network quality and network performance for the
agreed drive test routes.The network coverage (Scan Mode & Idle Mode ), Call Setup Success Rate
(CSSR), Drop Call Rate (DCR) speech voice quality (MOS) ,data through put both uplink & downlink for
HSDPA ,HSUPA and time delay (PING) are the main Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) during the test.
VTC had been assigned 46 sites in Hau Giang province with main scope of work includes
Pre-drivetest with 05 UEs (02 UEs for Idle & dedicated ) and 03 UEs for Data card cover all
accessible route with car,bike & boat
01 Scanner to verify Coverage and Pilot Polution for main road where car can accessible only
MOS speech quality test for main road where car can accessible only
OSS/OMC Statistics collection & Analysis for worse cell KPI
Evaluation of drive test logs
Site Audit & replacement of Faulty Hardware,VSWR
Physical antenna tilt/azimuth optimization recommendation & implementation of change request
Neighbor audit,Scrambling Code tuning,Parameters tunning recommended
Final report with comparasion pre & post drivetest performance



1. DRIVE TEST PREPARATION
1.1. TEST EQUIPMENT SETUP
The engineers will be able to monitor the performance of the network and provide solutions to
problems encountered. Therefore, main objectives of drive tests are to: check network coverage,Call
Setup Success Rate (CSSR), Drop Call Rate (DCR) speech voice quality (MOS) ,data through put


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both downlink & uplink for HSDPA ,HSUPA and time delay (PING), monitor if blocked ,call set up
failure or drop call exists, check if actual signal strength coverage in accordance to the planned,
check orientation/tilt/height of antennas, check engineering sites audit and parameters feature
defined in the CDD, check signal quality received and data throughput.
Prior to the actual drive testing of the network, there are some initial preparation tasks that need
to be accomplished.
Create Tems Cell File
Create digital map (e.g.. MapInfo tab file)
Drive Test Route (final routes in Hau Giang)
All major and accessible roads within the intended coverage areas of the concerned site
are required to drive tested.
All major and accessible roads in the area of the site being tested including neighbour cells
as defined in nemo/TEMS cell file.
Equipments Check & Setup (per team)
o 1 Laptop
o 1 GPS (Global Positioning System)
o 1 External antenna for the GPS
o 3 Tems Mobile Phones for short +Idle Call
o 2 Nemo Mobile Phone for MOS Mobile to Mobile Call
o 1 Scanner + External antenna for the GPS
o 3 Data card for HSDPA,HSUPA and PING
o 8 Test SIM Cards
o 1 Power Inverter
Starting


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Before opening the computer, make sure that all equipments are connected for them to be easily
detected
Engineers should ensure that the TEMS/NEMO Phone setting is always in WCDMA mode
(Except Idle mode must be set to DualMode GSM/WCDMA).
Engineers should ensure that the TEMS/NEMO phone is properly mounted in such a way that the
phone cable will not be disconnected.
Engineers should ensure that the GPS/SCANNER external antenna is properly mounted on top of
the drive test vehicle.
Engineers should ensure that the Command Sequence is ended before stopping the logfile
recording.
Engineers should ensure that during drive test, they cannot pause the recording of the logfile.
Following the command sequence settings for the TEMS mobile phones
MS1: Short call with call duration at 60s and 10s for idle duration between 2 calls.



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MS2: Idle to measure CPICH & BCCH Coverage
Following the command sequence settings for the NEMO mobile phones
MS1: Make call with call duration at 60s and 10s for idle duration between 2 calls
MS2: Receive Call
Following the command sequence settings for t he TEMS Data card
DC1: Data card Download
DC2: Data card Upload
DC3: Data card PING



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1.2. DRIVE TEST ROUTES
The drive test routes for Hau Giang Province have been agreed between VMS4 and VTC. The drive test
results ONLY cover for 46 cells of VMS4 provide to VTC in this area.

Hau Giang Drive Test Routes




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2. NETWORK COVERAGE PREDICTION FOR 46 3G SITES IN HAU GIANG
The following is network coverage base on prediction for 46 sites in Hau Giang in order to comapare with
real drive test result
2.1. RSCP PLOT PREDICTION FOR HAU GIANG



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2.2. ECIO PLOT PREDICTION FOR HAU GIANG



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2.3. PILOT POLUTION PREDICTION FOR HAU GIANG






3. SITE AUDIT HARDWARE CHECK AND ALARM HANDLING
The following information sites database was checked and action done before and during
optimization activites carried out by VTC


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Items #No Percent (%)
HW Check 21 15.22%
Antenna Tunning 25 18.12%
Cells Audit 138 100.00%
Total Cells 138
3.1. SITE DATABASE AUDIT
Data collected for sites audit includes
Sites Address ( Include details sites address,commune,district & Province)
Sites GPS Coordinate longtitude/Latitude
Antenna information (Antenna type/Height/Available Antenna Height,Antenna tilt&
Azimuth)

All 46 sites (138 cells) was checked & audited. Please refer to more details information in
APPENDIX
3.2. HARDWARE CHECK AND ALARM HANDLING
Total 21 cells was checked for worse cell KPI & HW issues.Please refer to more details information
in APPENDIX
3.3. ANTENNA TILT/AZIMUTH RECOMMENDATION CHANGE REQUEST
Total 25/138 cells was request to change antenna tilt & azimuth to improve coverage.Please refer
to more details information in APPENDIX


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3.4. NEIGHBOR LIST ADD/DEL RECOMMENDATION:
The following list is recommendation for Add/Del neighbor cells.
SourceCell_Name Source_CI Source_SC
NB
Cell_Name NB_CI N_SC Recommedation
KGGQ09A 46891 289 HGVT17A 18681 215 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09A 46891 289 HGVT17B 18682 213 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09A 46891 289 HGVT17C 18683 214 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09A 46891 289 HGVT12A 17211 336 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09A 46891 289 HGVT12C 17213 338 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09A 46891 289 HGVY06C 17793 275 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09B 46892 297 HGVT17B 18682 213 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09B 46892 297 HGVT17C 18683 214 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09B 46892 297 HGVT12A 17211 336 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ09B 46892 297 HGVT12C 17213 338 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ04A 46771 96 HGVT12A 17211 336 Add NB Both 2 way
KGGQ04A 46771 96 KGGQ09B 46892 297 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY06C 17793 275 HGVT04B 17532 377 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVT04B 17532 377 HGVT17B 18682 213 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY07A 17711 41 HGVY21B 18452 73 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY07A 17711 41 HGVY21C 18453 75 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY07B 17712 42 HGVY09C 17783 10 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVT03B 17392 379 HGVY06C 17793 275 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY03A 17771 16 HGVY15A 18551 290 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY03A 17771 16 HGVY15C 18553 291 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY03C 17773 18 HGVY09B 17782 9 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY15B 18552 291 HGLM02A 17271 323 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY15B 18552 291 HGPH03C 17133 87 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY15B 18552 291 HGLM05A 17231 61 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY15C 18553 293 HGVY03C 17773 18 Add NB Both 2 way
HGVY15C 18553 293 HGVY09B 17782 9 Add NB Both 2 way
HGLM05A 17231 61 HGVY15B 18552 291 Add NB Both 2 way
HGLM05C 17233 63 HGVY09C 17783 10 Add NB Both 2 way
HGLM02A 17271 323 HGVY15B 18552 291 Add NB Both 2 way
HGCA05A 17011 176 HGPH11C 18523 188 Add NB Both 2 way
HGCA05B 17012 176 HGPH11C 18523 188 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH08C 17623 319 CTPD15C 10973 314 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH08C 17623 319 HGCA01C 17063 22 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH17C 18623 415 HGCA16B 17932 328 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH17C 18623 415 HGCA16A 17931 320 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH15C 17343 431 HGPH17B 18622 414 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB04B 17612 237 HGNB10A 18251 35 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB04B 17612 237 HGNB10B 18252 36 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB04B 17612 237 HGNB06A 17831 23 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB04C 17613 238 HGNB10A 18251 35 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10A 18251 35 HGNB04B 17612 237 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10B 18252 36 HGNB04B 17612 237 Add NB Both 2 way


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HGNB06A 17831 23 HGNB04B 17612 237 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10A 18251 35 HGNB04C 17613 238 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10A 18251 35 HGNB03B 17462 329 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10A 18251 35 STKS10B 60512 37 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10A 18251 35 STKS07C 60013 47 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB10B 18252 36 STKS07C 60013 47 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB03B 17462 329 HGNB10A 18251 35 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB03B 17462 329 HGNB10B 18252 36 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB03B 17462 329 HGNB06A 17831 23 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB03B 17462 329 HGNB06C 17833 25 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB03C 17463 337 HGNB08A 18231 29 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB03C 17463 337 HGNB08C 18233 31 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB12A 18281 322 HGNB10C 18253 37 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB12B 18282 330 HGNB08A 18231 29 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB06A 17831 23 HGNB04B 17612 237 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB06A 17831 23 HGNB12A 18281 322 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB06A 17831 23 STKS07C 60013 47 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB06A 17831 23 STKS10B 60512 37 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB06C 17833 25 HGPH24A 17581 224 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH24A 17581 224 HGNB06C 17833 25 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08A 18231 29 HGNB12A 18281 322 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08A 18231 29 HGNB12B 18282 330 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08A 18231 29 HGNB12C 18283 338 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08A 18231 29 HGNB03B 17462 329 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08A 18231 29 HGNB03C 17463 337 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08A 18231 29 HGNB06C 17833 25 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08B 18232 30 HGPH01A 17041 500 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08B 18232 30 HGPH01B 17042 501 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08B 18232 30 HGPH01C 17043 502 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08B 18232 30 HGPH30A 18091 492 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08B 18232 30 HGPH30B 18092 493 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08C 18233 31 HGPH30A 18091 492 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08C 18233 31 HGPH30B 18092 493 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH30A 18091 492 HGNB08B 18232 30 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH30B 18092 493 HGNB08B 18232 30 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH30A 18091 492 HGNB08C 18233 31 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH30B 18092 493 HGNB08C 18233 31 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08C 18233 31 HGPH15B 17342 430 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08C 18233 31 HGNB05B 17512 287 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08C 18233 31 HGNB05C 17513 280 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB08C 18233 31 HGNB03C 17463 337 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH31B 18102 27 HGPH40B 18162 201 Add NB Both 2 way
HGPH31B 18102 27 HGPH05C 17453 390 Add NB Both 2 way
HGCT04C 17473 111 HGNB04A 17611 232 Add NB Both 2 way
HGNB04A 17611 232 HGCT04C 17473 111 Add NB Both 2 way



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4. DATABASE PARAMETERS CHECK AND OPTIMIZATION RECOMMENDED
This part of the document shows the main parameters for optimization purpose. Its also
recommended to check the lastest release of the WCDMA RAS_XX Parameter Dictionary from
system documentation.

Its also recommended to create a database change control procedure, including that, for any
parameter change, it has to be approved, documented and the effect verified afterwards.
Any parameters not described here should not be changed, and always follows the
recommended ones.
4.1. PARAMETER GROUPS IN RNC DATABASE:
All the parameters in the database are organized in groups. There are some specific effects in
changing parameters regarding this kind of organization. The groups and the effects are described
below:
RNC: these parameters controls all procedures in an RNC level, which means that all
cells, users, calls, NodeBs, etc. will be affected by change these kind of parameter.
COCO: these parameters refer to Connection Configuration in the RNC.
WANE and WGS: these parameters are related to IMSI based HO.
WLCSE and WSMLC: these parameters are related to Location Based Services.
WBTS: these parameters are related to the NodeB configuration. Changing parameters
in this group will affect all WCELs related to this WBTS.
WCEL: these parameters are related to the cells configuration in the NodeB.
FMCSF, MCI and FMCG: these parameters are related to Frequency Measurements for
Intra-System, Inter-Frequency and Inter-RAT (GSM) Handovers respectively. It
configures the UE to how /when do the measurements for RNC HO decision. These
parameters are sent to UE via BCCH SIB messages and DCH Measurement Control
Messages. FMCxs objects are created in the RNC and then associated to the WCELs,
which means that changing FMCxs parameters
Will affect all WCELs associated to them. There are 8 FMCxs defaults values created in the
database depending on service type and NodeB output power: RT_40W, NRT_40W,
HSDPA_40W, RT_HSDPA_40W, RT_20W, NRT_20W, HSDPA_20W and RT_HSDPA_20W. Its
possible to created new FMCxs, and the parameters have to be analyzed and approved by the
Parameter Experts.
ADJS, ADJI and ADJG: these are the neighbour relations between the NodeB cells for
Intra-System Handovers, Inter-Frequency Handovers and Inter-RAT Handovers (GSM)
respectively.
HOPS, HOPI and HOPG: these parameters are related to Handover Paths. They are
used for configuring the UE for Cell Reselection procedures and used by RNC for
Handover decisions for Intra-System, Inter-Frequency and Inter-RAT (GSM) neighbours
respectively. These parameters are sent to UE via BCCH SIB messages. HOPxs objects
are created in the RNC and then associated to the ADJxs, which means that changing
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will affect all ADJxs associated to them. There are 4 HOPxs defaults values created in the
database depending on service type: RT, NRT, HSDPA and RT_HSDPA. Its possible to created
new HOPxs, and the parameters have to be analyzed and approved by the Parameter Experts.
Pls be noted that each modification should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, taking into
account the local environnement and target network configuration

4.2. PARAMETER GROUPS IN CATEGORIZE
Idle more WCDMA/GSM parameters
Mobility
o Soft HO Parameters
o Inter-System handover parameters
o Inter-Frequency handover parameters
RRM
o Admission control parameters
o Packet Scheduling parameters
o Telecom Parameters
o Power Control parameters
HSDPA (RAS05 onwards) and HSUPA (RAS06 onwards) parameters
It is possible to view/modify all listed 3G parameters using RNC RNW Object Browser. There are
also some GSM parameters which have to be modified from BSC (MML commands).
3G network topology is varying a lot which means that the radio network optimization activities
will be needed anyway to improve the radio network performance. Thus these parameters are
only better defaults to start the optimization

4.3. IDLE MODE PARAMETERS
4.3.1. Idle Mode WCDMA Parameters
Idle mode parameters should be optimized to improve the call setup success rate.
Parameter Object Default
values
Optimized
values
Comments


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QqualMin WCEL -18dB -18dB The minimum required quality level in the cell
(Ec/No) for UE cell reselection. This parameter has
also impact to initial cell selection if its set with low
value. With high value unnecessary cell selection
can start. This parameter is sent to UE over the
BCCH SIB messages.
QrxlevMin WCEL -115dBm -115dBm The minimum required RX level in the cell (RSCP)
for UE cell reselection. This parameter is also used
to create value for the parameter DeltaQrxlevmin to
be sent in SIB3/4 when the used value is < -
115dBm. This parameter is sent to UE over the
BCCH SIB messages.
Qhyst2 (Cell
resection
hysteresis 2)
WCEL 2 dB

4 dB


2 dB



0 dB
4dB for WCDMA cells near different LA can be
used to avoide ping-pong effect and also for low
mobility UEs unless compensated by AdjsQoffset2
(per adj)

2 dB hysteresis between WCDMA cells can be
used in Urban environment to avoid ping pong.
2dB (or less) enables faster cell reselection, which
can contribute to improve HSDPA accessability.

0 dB hysteresis can be used in the area of high
mobility.

Cell reselection
triggering time
(Treselection)
WCEL 2 s

2 s


0 s
2s reselection time helps avoid too many cell
reselections between cells and hence LA/RA updates
when crossing LA/RA border. Thus there are less
signaling and less call failures at LA/RA border due to
LA/RA update.
0s can be used in areas having high mobility like in
highways.


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AdjsQoffset1 HOPS 0dB This parameter is used in the cell re-selection and
ranking between WCDMA cells. The value of this
parameter is subtracted from the measured CPICH
RSCP of the neighbour cell before the UE compares
the quality measure with the cell re-selection/ranking
criteria.
AdjsQoffset2 HOPS 0dB This parameter is used in the cell re-selection and
ranking between WCDMA cells. The value of this
parameter is subtracted from the measured CPICH
RSCP of the neighbour cell before the UE compares
the quality measure with the cell re-selection/ranking
criteria.
AdjsQqualMin HOPS -18dB Determines the minimum required CPICH Ec/No level
which must be exceeded by the measurement result of
the neighboring cell before the cell re-selection
becomes possible.
AdjsQrxlevMin HOPS -115dBm Determines the minimum required CPICH RSCP level
which must be exceeded by the measurement result of
the neighboring cell before the cell re-selection
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AdjgRxLevMinH
O
HOPG -95dBm This parameter determines the minimum required GSM
RSSI level which the averaged RSSI value of the GSM
neighbour cell must exceed before the coverage (or
quality) reason handover to GSM is possible
AdjgQrxlevMin HOPG -101dBm Determines the minimum required RSSI level which the
measurement result of the GSM neighbour cell must
exceed before the cell re-selection becomes possible
AdjgQoffset1 HOPG 0dB This parameter is used in the cell re-selection and
ranking between WCDMA and GSM cells. The value of
this parameter is subtracted from the measured GSM
carrier RSSI of the neighboring cell before the UE
compares the quality measure with the cell re-selection/
ranking criteria
AdjSSIB




AdjGSIB

AdjISIB
ADJS




ADJG

ADJI
1




1

1
0




0

0
All the neighbour cells are included into syst em
information block (SIB11/12) by default. The
parameters are set by the system to the default value 1
(yes). The value must be set to 0 for marginally used
adjacencies if the total amout of neighbours for a given
cell exceeds the SIB11 limit (typically 47 adjacencies).

It is preferable to avoid removing intra-frequency
adjancencies
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Parameter Object Default Recommended
value
Comments
MINIMUM FDD THRESHOLD
(Fdd_Qmin)

BTS 0 (-20 dB)

-6..-10 dB


Should be balanced with
QqualMin and SsearchRAT to
reduce ping-pong. 6-8 dB
hysteresis recommended (if
Qqualmin+ SsearchRAT=-16,
Fdd_Qmin= -8 dB,

Note: actual value based on
UE interpretation.
Non GPRS Multi RAT MS Qual
(QsearchI) (GSM), QSRI

GPRS Multi RAT MS Qual
(QsearchP) (GSM), QSRP
BTS 15 (no meas) 7 (=always) UE will measure always 3G
cells if they are defined
neighbours. On the other hand
this will have effect to the UE
battery life time.
Multi RAT MS Qual
(QsearchC), QSRC
HOC 15 (no meas) 7 (=always) If set to 15 Measurement
Information (MI) is send
anyway (even though UE
should not measure 3G
neighbours with that value 15),
if ISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC
or EMR_SUPPORT_IN_BSC
features are used.

Note: In case ISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC or EMR_SUPPORT_IN_BSC features are used the paramet er
values set with QSRI, QSRP or QSRC do not affect to the Measurement Info message and MI is always
send by Mobile. This is valid in S10.5, S10.5 ED and S11. Only if both features are not used, MI info is
not send.



4.4. SHO PARAMETERS
Note: From RAS05 onwards, the default system value for FMCS parameters is equivalent to the optimal
recommendation. However in there are some modifications needed.


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Several customers use 4 FMCS sets: for RT, NRT traffic, HSPA and AMR+ HSPA.
RT traffic uses default set of values of (4,6,2) dB for (Addition, Drop and Replacement Window) values,
respectively
NRT traffic uses default set of values of (2.5,4,2) dB for (Addition, Drop and Replacement Window) values,
respectively
Parameter Object Default
values
Recommended
values
Comments
DropreportingInterval FMCS 0.5s 1s This is to related to first observations about
SRB blocking -> decrease signaling with this
change
ReplacementReporting
Interval
FMCS 0.5s 1s This is to related to first observations about
SRB blocking -> decrease signaling with this
change
ReplacementWindow FMCS 2 dB 4-6 dB priorizes branch additions over branch
deletions to enable fast addition of new cell
and decrease call drop rate, Current default
trigger setting of SHO event 1C causes
plenty of events to be reported -> SRB
blocking
ReplacementTime FMCS 100ms 640ms SRB Blocking, see above.

4.5. INTER-SYSTEM HANDOVER PARAMETERS
Parameter Object Default values Recommended
values
Comments
GSM HO caused by CPICH
Ec/No

FMCG Disabled Enabled
GSM HO caused by CPICH
RSCP

FMCG Disabled Enabled
GSM HO caused by UE Tx
Power
FMCG Disabled Enabled


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UE TX Power Filter Coefficient FMCG 10 ms 60 ms In case GSM HO caused by
UE Tx Power is enabled.
10 ms, too short delay to
trigger ISHO.
Consider using longer period,
at least 60 ms.
GSM HO caused by DL DPCH
TX Power
FMCG Disabled Enabled Some Ues are performing
ISHO under good RF
conditions due to peaks of high
BLER, so DL power should be
enabled to avoid dropped call.

Maximum Measurement
Period
FMCG 6 measurement
reports
12
measurement
reports to 20
measurement
reports
ISHO delays of 5 s has been
measured, also the delay
depends on the length of
neighbour list.

Decreases the probability for
no cell found in ISHO.

6 is often too low in
environment where 2G BCCH
reuse is high.
It is recommended to use at
least 12.
Handover of NRT PS Service
to GSM
RNC/H
C&PC
No Yes In case PS ISHO is activated
FMCG needs to be added in
cell parameter window.


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Maximum Allowed UL User
Bitrate in HHO
WCEL 32 kbits/s


384 kbits/s

Used only with high UE TX
power level (RT&NRT) or bad
uplink DCH quality triggers.

In case of bad uplink DCH
quality, the bitrate threshold
concerns only RT data (CS or
PS) connections.

This parameter value should
be aligned with
MaxBitRateULPSNRT, which
is by default 384 kbits/s in
RAN04 / RAS05.

The RNC is not aware of which
TF the UE is using.
CPICH Ec/No HHO Threshold,
CPICH Ec/No HHO Cancel,
CPICH RSCP HHO Threshold,
CPICH RSCP HHO Cancel for
NRT Services
FMCS
NRT,
FMCS
HSDPA
-12dB,
-9dB,
-105dBm,
-102dBm
-16..-18 dB,
-12..-14 dB,
-115dBm,
-110dBm
Lower values for for NRT
services to increase the
coverage area, valid for
HSDPA also.

Due the signalling delays at
inter-system change caused
by LU and RAU, and due to
the low bit rate available in
GPRS network without EDGE,
it is beneficial to leave UMTS
as late as possible
CPICH Ec/No HHO Threshold,
CPICH Ec/No HHO Cancel,
CPICH RSCP HHO Threshold,
CPICH RSCP HHO Cancel for
NRT Services
FMCS
RT
-12dB,
-9dB,
-105dBm,
-102dBm
-14..-16 dB
-10..-12 dB
-108..-110 dBm
-105..-18 dBm
Lower values for RT to have
more coverage.
Absolute Isho number (and
ISHO) drops will be
decreased.


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DedicatedMeasReportPeri od WBTS 2.5 s 0.5 s This parameter determines the
reporting interval that Node B
should use (by default, when
initialized) for sending
dedicated measurement
reports to the RNC related the
power on DCH channel.
When ISHO Downlink Link
Power trigger is in use,
reducing this parameter to 0.5
seconds allows faster ISHO
and can help reduce drop rate.
Requires cell locking prior to
change.

4.6. INTER-FREQUENCY HANDOVER PARAMETERS
Parameter Object Default values Recommended
values
Comments
IFHO caused by CPICH Ec/No

FMCI Disabled Enabled
IFHO caused by CPICH RSCP

FMCI Disabled Enabled
IFHO caused by UE TxPower FMCI Disabled Enabled
UE TX Power Filter Coefficient FMCI 10 ms 60 ms In case IFHO caused by UE Tx
Power is enabled (see above).
10 ms, too short delay to
trigger IFHO.
Consider using longer period,
at least 60 ms.
Maximum Measurement
Period
FMCI 20 meas report

12 meas report This should be in line with
ISHO delay.




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4.7. POWER CONTROL PARAMETERS
Parameter Object Default Recommended
value
Comments
PtxPrimaryCPICH WCEL 33dB 20W
36dB -40W
This is the transmission power
of the primary common pilot
channel and its defined as
10% of the total NodeB Tx
Power. . For 20W NodeB is
configured as 33dBm, and for
40W NodeB is configured as
36dBm. The P-CPICH physical
channel carries the common
pilots of the cell, which is
defined in the cell setup. The
transmission power of the
CPICH physical channel
defines the actual cell size, so
for optimization purpose like
solving Pilot Pollution
problems and CPICH
Imbalance problems this
parameter could be changed
0-3dB maximum range. This
parameter is used, for
example, for neighbour
measurements, critical for the
network performance. All other
control and signaling channels
transmission power
parameters are related to
PtxPrimaryCPICH.
CPICHtoRefRABoffset (Offset
of the P-CPICH and reference
service powers)
WCEL 2 dB 0 dB

-1-2 dB (with
high HSDPA
traffic)
This change means that the
maximum link power for a
connection is increased by 2
dB to improve the DL
coverage. This change means
also that the minimum power is
increased as well (as the
minimum power is Max power
DL PC Range) which might
lead to the situation where too
high powers are allocated
even in the good coverage
conditions as a result power is
wasted.


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With high HSDPA traffic the
increased interference will
decrease the EcNo level,
which could mean increased
peak power for AMR, thus max
radio link power for AMR
should be increased also.
PcrangeDL (Radio link
downlink power control range)
RNC 15 dB 20 dB


This change is needed to
compesate the increase of
CPICHtoRefRABoffset
mentioned above.
21-22 dB can be used with
negative
CPICHtoRefRABOffset
Required received C/I on
PRACH at WCDMA BTS
WCEL -25 dB -20..-18 dB With increased traffic and the
fluctuation of noise levels the
default value -25 just leads to
unnecessary unanswered
RRC connections or pages i.e.
no response from BTS to RRC
Connection Request (i.e. no
AICH). This can be avoided by
adjusting the parameter to -
20dB. This has not any
negative impact such as
increased noise level or
spikes.

4.8. PACKAGE SCHEDULING PARAMETERS
Parameter Object Default Recommended
value
Comments
MSActivitySupervision (MS
activity supervision timer)

(Time supervision of user
inactivity (for NRT RBs))
RNC 29 min 15 min MSActivitySupervision timer is
used in Cell_PCH state for
supervising the inactivity of
NRT RAB(s). If the parameter
value is set to zero: state
transition to Cell_PCH is not
allowed when inactivity is
detected in Cell_FACH state
and the MS will be switched to
the Idle Mode.


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PtxDLabsMax (Planned
maximum downlink
transmission power of a radio
link)
WCEL 37 dBm 35-37 dBm This parameter is related to the
Dynamic Link Optimization
feature. It will limit the planned
maximum limit for the radio
link.

Bitrate downgrade due to DyLo
happens if the current link
power is 2 dB (fixed value) less
than maximum link power.
However with this parameter it
is possible to optimize the NRT
usage in different bitrates. The
optimised value for
PtxDLAbsMax is between 35-
37dBm based on the various
measurements.
Offset for activation time











StandAloneDCCHBitRate

RNC











RNC
300ms 500..700 ms























13.6kbps









The RB setup success is better
with longer time in bad
coverage areas. As Signalling
Delay Improvement is
implemented in RAS5, shorter
Activation Time Offset can
potentially be used.
Configuring to 300ms would
decrease the setup time by
400ms for each leg, but
declines the Call Setup
Success Rate of 0.2-0.4%. So
in case this parameter is
changed the effects to call
setup time and call setup
success rate has to be
observed from counters.

For full improvement in call
setup time the SRB size should
be set to 13.6 kbps. SRB 13.6
gives approximately 1-2 sec
faster call setup time and gives
30% faster GPRS attach time
and PDP activation time than
SRB 3.4, but also requires
more capacity on Iub during


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500 ms








the call setup phase

500 ms has been tested with
success in some cases. Needs
to be evaluated case-by-case
based on Ue mix in network.
Can impact Packet RAB drop
rate and AMR/Video RAB
setup success rate.
MinAllowedBitRateDL/UL
(Initial and minimum allowed
bit rate in DL/UL)
WCEL Uplink 8 kbit/s
Downlink 8
kbit/s

UL/DL 8..32
kbit/s

Optionally consider using
recommended values: UL/DL =
32/32 kbits/s. This is due to low
throughput on FTP type of
services by using TCP. If there
are some TCP re-
transmissions, these can cause
large queue of TCP frames
buffered in RLC and then
pushed to higher layer. Since
downlink TCP frames are
received faster than feedback
channel is able to transmits
TCP acks, throughput will
suffer.
Initial bit rate in downlink/uplink WCEL 64 kbits/s

8 or 16 kbits/s In loaded networks it may be
useful to use lower initial
bitrates
4.9. TELECOM PARAMETERS
Parameter Object Default Recommended
value
Comments
Cell range WCEL Default value is
not possible
10 km or 20 km

The maximum cell range can
be 20 km when using two
antennas and AICH
Transmission Timing has value
1. If AICH Transmission
Timing has value 0 or four
antennas are used the
maximum value can be 10 km.



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PRACH Preamble Retrans
Max
WCEL 8 7 These parameters makes
RACH procedure slightly
longer, giving the BTS more
time to catch the RACH, at the
same time decreasing the
maximum power used in
PRACH power ramping.
If this change is not made,
there may be a risk for
excessive peaks in the uplink
cell load when operating at a
high load (>40 AMR calls)
RACH maximum number of
preamble cycles
WCEL 8 16
Wait Time RRC registration RNC 1s 5s The time indicates the how
long UE shall wait before
sending the same RRC
connection request message
to the same cell.This change
means to decrease the
number of RRC pollution,
useful with high load cells also.
Wait Time RRC
interactive/background
RNC 5s 8s This is similar to above
indicating the RRC wait time
due to NRT blocking. When
AC has rejected call, PS is the
lowest priority with the most
consuming resource. Minimise
the chance for NRT call to
attempt is recommended.

T3212 RNC 0 decihours 6h The value depens how it is set
in VLR/CN. It is recommended
to be half of the value of
VLR/CN. Default value in VLR
is 12 h.
T313 WCEL 3s 6-8s In some case, can reduce NRT
call drop rate (in OSS KPI) by
allowing more time before Ue
sends Radio Link Failure
indication. Note that end user
experience is likely not
improved.


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N313 WCEL 20 50 In some case, can reduce NRT
call drop rate (in OSS KPI) by
allowing more time before Ue
sends Radio Link Failure
indication. Note that end user
experience is likely not
improved.
T315 WCEL 4 (180 s) 1 (10 s) It has been observed that a
few terminals were in some
case unable to perform a 2G
reselection before the expiry of
timer T315. Reducing timer to
10s minimizes the impact while
maintaining PS drop
performance.


4.10. OTHERS PARAMETERS
Parameter Object Default Recommended
value
Comments
StandAloneDC
CHBitRate
(Signalling
radio bearer
bit rate at RRC
connection
establishment)
RNC 34 (3.4 kbps), 136 (13.6 kbps) The parameter UsedSRBALCSet (Used SRB
ALC set) allows to use
StandAloneDCCHBitRate=13.6 kbit/s to
reduce call setup delays without impact on
Iub AAL capacity by defining an activity
factor. Default value for UsedSRBALCSet is
3, which corresponds to an activity factor of
7.5% for a StandAloneDCCHBitRate of 13.6
kbps.

Parameter Object Default Recommended
Value
Comments
DRRCprxMargin WCEL -0.5 dB 0 dB Directed RRC connection Setup parameter ;
based on field measurements, target cell
does not need to be at lower load in UL
DRRCptxMargin WCEL - 2 dB -0.5 dB Directed RRC connection Setup parameter ;
based on field measurements, easier access
to another frequency especially in the case
for 384 kbits/s service


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NbrofSCCPCHs WCEL 1 3 3 is the value if Service Area Broadcast
(SAB) is used
NforCTCH WCEL 2 4 This value should be used here if
NbrofSCCPCHs is 3.
ConfAreaLevel WSMLC 0100% 67 % This is related to LCS (=location based
services. There is no default value mentioned
for this, but 67 % is given value from product
line.
Note: All other LCS parameters should be
carefully set, for example all those Antenna
related parameters, to have accurate LCS
results.

4.11. HSPDA RELATED PARAMETERS
4.11.1. HSPDA Power Parameters
The most important BTS power related parameters are summarized in the table below for 8, 20 and 40W
PA per cell configuration. Target values are given with and without optional feature HSDPA Dynamic
Resource Allocation.
Default
PtxCellMax 43 43 46 39 43 46 39 dBm
20.0 20.0 39.8 7.9 20.0 39.8 7.9 W
PtxCPICH, dBm 33 33 36 29 33 36 29 dBm
PtxTarget 40 42 45 38 42 45 38 dBm
PtxTarget (in Watts) 10.0 15.8 31.6 6.3 15.8 31.6 6.3 W
PtxOffset 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 dBm
PtxTarget+PtxOffset (in Watts) 12.6 19.1 38.0 7.6 19.1 38.0 7.6 W
Dynamic resource allocation (RAS06)
PtxTargetPSMin 36 36 39 32 36 39 32 dBm
PtxTargetPSMin (in Watts) 4.0 4.0 7.9 1.6 4.0 7.9 1.6 W
PtxTargetPSMax 40 42 45 38 40 43 36 dBm
PtxTargetPSMax (in Watts) 10.0 15.8 31.6 6.3 10.0 20.0 4.0 W
Min. power available for HSDPA 10.0 4.1 8.2 1.6 10.0 19.9 4.0 W
PtxHighHSDPAPwr 42 42.5 45.5 38.5 42 45 38 dBm
PtxHighHSDPAPwr (in Watts) 15.8 17.8 35.5 7.1 15.8 31.6 6.3 W
Dynamic Power allocation (RAS5.1-RAS06)
PtxMaxHSDPA 38.5 42.0 45.0 38.0 42.0 45.0 38.0 dBm
PtxMaxHSDPA (in Watts) 7.1 15.8 31.6 6.3 15.8 31.6 6.3 W
PtxTargetHSDPA 37.8 40 43 37 40 43 37 dBm
PtxTargetHSDPA (in Watts) 6.0 10.0 20.0 5.0 10.0 20.0 5.0 W
PtxOffsetHSDPA 0.8 0.8 2 0.8 0.8 2 0.8 dBm
PtxTargetHSDPA+PtxOffsetHSDPA (in Watts) 7.2 12.0 31.6 6.0 12.0 31.6 6.0 W
Min. power available for HSDPA 7.1 7.9 8.2 1.9 7.9 8.2 1.9 W
Shared HSDPA carrier Dedicated HSDPA carrier

Figure 1: Recommended HSDPA power setting for different PA powers.



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Note 1. The full BTS Power Amplifier power can be allocated in downlink without margin, for optimal
capacity performance. However, some operators privilege more conservative allocation. Parameter
WCEL:PtxCellMax has a default value of 43 dBm, and it MUST be adapted to the BTS PAs. In case of
Metrosite BTS, the value MUST be set to 39dBm (or less), as it will not be set automatically by the
system. The same rule applies to Ultrasite and Flexi BTS with 40W PAs: the PtxCellMax value must be
set to 46dBm to benefit from the full PA power range. In RU10 BTS link adaptation reduces HS-PDSCH
power for low data rate users and users who are in good radio conditions.


Note2. PtxMaxHSDPA parameter in RAS06 does have an impact on Dynamic Resource allocation also,
so it should be set higher value or even equal to PtxCellMax, to allow all left over power for HSDPA with
DRA.
If Dynamic Resouce Allocation feature is activated, default values for parameter PSPtxTargetPSMin and
PSPtxTargetPSMax is 40dB and must be lowered in case of Metrosite BTS or Flexi 8W license to respect
the maximal value for these configurations (39dBm).
In case of Dedicated carrier configuration, RRC layering must be activated.
4.11.2. HSPDA Dynamic Code Allocation
Parameter Object Default Recommended
Value
Comments
HSPDSCHMarginSF128

WCEL 8 0-4












This parameter will be used only
with HSDPA 10 or 15 code
feature. The parameter defines
the required number of free
SF128 channelisation codes left
for DPCHs. The number of free
DPCH codes after the HS-
PDSCH code upgrade has to be
equal or higher than the
parameter value, otherwise the
HS-PDSCH code upgrade is not
allowed. Also, if the number of
free DPCH codes is lower than
the value of the parameter,
periodical HS-PDSCH code
downgrade can be initiated.

Minimum margin of 5 SF128
codes allows the allocation of up
to 14 HS-PDSCH codes.


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HSUPA + 15 codes is possible
with value 0 and with 2 HS-
SCCH. If HSPA with high
throughput is favoured instead
of PS NRT value 0 can be used.
DPCHOverHSPDSCHThreshold

WCEL 0 1-4 NRT DCH connections can pre-
empt codes allocated to HSDPA
but in this case, the pre-emption
can happen in case there is
room in codes: # HS-PDSCH
codes > Maximum code set-
DPCHOverHSPDSCHThreshold
parameter. This parameter is
applied if there are active
HSDPA connections in the cell.
If this is set to zero thre will be
more RRC setups with RT over
NRT pre-emption which causes
then BTS to be frozen and
during the pre-emption all new
requests to be queued which in
turn can cause some delays to
RRC setups and queue overflow
and therefore rejections.

HSPDSCHAdjustPeriod RNC 10s 5s Faster adjustement period
allows faster code allocation to
HSDPA users.

4.11.3. Other Recommended HSDPA Parameters
Parameter Object Default Recommended
Value
Comments
HSDPARRCdiversity
(SHO of HSDPA capable
UE)
RNC Allowed Not allowed Only if HSDPA Serving Cell Change is
disabled.
When Not Allowed, parameters
ReleaseMarginAverageEcNo and
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define threshold for neighbouring cell to
be added in to active set while having
only SRB
AdditionTime FMCS
(HSDPA
Id)
6 (100ms) 13 (1280ms) Only if HSDPA Serving Cell Change is
disabled.
AdditionWindow FMCS
(HSDPA
Id)


2.5 dB



0 dB



If HSDPA Serving Cell Change is
enabled, it is beneficial to delay the
measurement report in order to maintain
HSDPA service longer. Also due to
capacity reasons it is recommended to
set window as 0 dB to to save BTS
WSPC capacity in the target cell. This
does not have impact to the HSDPA
throughput degradation during SCC.
EnableRRCRelease HOPS
(HSDPA
Id)
0 (No) 1 (Yes) With this parameter (with HSDPA on
also) it is possible to see PS dropped
calls due to BTS: lack of WSPC CE.
ReleaseMarginAverageE
cNo
HOPS
(HSDPA
Id)
2.5dB 2dB This set will allow shorter time before
RRC release: WSPC CE savings.
DynUsageHSDPAReturn
Channel
RNC 0
(Disabled)
1 (Enabled) In case of high UL Channel Element
usage, it is recommended to allow the
use of ThroughputBasedOptimization for
the HSDPA UL return channel. Note that
both Throughput Based Optimization and
Flexible Uprade features need to be
enabled.
HSDPA16KBPSReturnCh
annel

RNC 0 (disabled) 1 (Enabled) This parameter change will improve
HSPDA accessibility and maintain the
RAB with lower throughput (RB
downgrade) without releasing it in case of
capacity problems.
Initial bitrate for HSDPA
associated UL DCH
RNC 64 kbits/s 16 kbits/s In loaded networks it is recommended to
use lower Initial bitrate in order to save
capacity.
HSDPAminAllowedBitrate
U
RNC 64 kbits/s 16 kbits/s In loaded networks it is recommended to
use lower Initial bitrate in order to save
capacity.
MaxBitRateNRTMACDFl
ow
RNC 3456 kbps 3456kbps For basic HSDPA 5 Codes
(QPSK/16QAM),


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6784kbps
9600 kbps
MaxBitRateNRTMACDFlow=3456kbps
For basic HSDPA 10/15 Codes,
MaxBitRateNRTMACDFlow=6784kbps
For HSDPA 10Mbps per User,
MaxBitRateNRTMACDFlow=9600 kbps.
Code Tree Usage WCEL 40 % 60 % This is the default without HSDPA
feature. With HSDPA enabled in the cell
the code tree usage is already about 38
%. The recommendation is to use 60 %.
AM RLC maxRST
transmissions for PS NRT
with HS-DSCH (the
amount of RESET PDUs)

RNC 12 24 This parameter defines the value of the
RLC protocol parameter MaxRST for the
AM RLC entity of the PS interactive and
background radio bearers when data is
transferred over HS-DSCH. It has been
hidden parameter before RAS06.
The change will have less RL failures and
improved HSDPA retainability.

RLC unrecoverable error with new
settings = 15*300ms+24*300ms = 11.7s
RLC unrecoverable error with old settings
= 15*200ms+12*200ms = 5.4s

The reason for increasing the timer
values for PS NRT is to reduce the
propability that the RLC does the
unrecoverable error due to the
retransmissions by reducing the RLC
polling frequency.


AM RLC status period
max for PS NRT with HS-
DSCH (periodic polling
and reset polling repeat
interval from 200 to
300ms)
RNC 133 % 300 % This parameter defines the maximum
status reporting period of the AM RLC in
relation to the RLC round trip time for the
PS interactive and background radio
bearers when the data is transferred over
HS-DSCH. It has been hidden parameter
before RAS06.


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The change will have less RL failures and
improved HSDPA retainability.
AM RLC status period
max for PS NRT with
DCH (periodic polling and
reset polling repeat
interval from 200-
>300/400/500 ms
depending on TTI length,
300ms in HSDPA return
channel case)

RNC 140 % 300 % This parameter defines the maximum AM
RLC status reporting period of the AM
RLC in relation to the RLC round trip time
for the PS interactive and background
radio bearers when data is transferred
with DCH. Hidden parameter before
RAS06.
AM RLC MaxRST
transmissions for PS NRT
with DCH (the amount of
RESET PDUs)

RNC 12 24 This parameter defines the value of the
RLC protocol parameter MaxRST for the
AM RLC entity of the PS interactive and
background radio bearers when data is
transferred with DCH. Hidden parameter
before RAS06.
AM RLC maxRST
transmissions for PS NRT
with E-DCH
RNC 12 24 RLC parameter for HSUPA
AM RLC status period
max for PS NRT with E-
DCH
RNC 133 % 300 % RLC parameter for HSUPA

4.11.4. Recommended HSUPA Parameters
Parameter Object Default Recommended
Value
Comments
MaxTotalUplinkSymbolRa
te
WCEL 1920 kbps 3840 kbps In case HSUPA2.0 is used
FactorEDCHMaxBitRate RNC 1.5 5 In case HSUPA2.0 is used, to avoid
having HLR as limiting factor in HSUPA
throughput
NumberEDCHReservedS
HOBranchAdditions
WCEL 2 0-1 With default of 2 used with 3 HSUPA
license only it is not possible to have
more than one HSUPA connection in the
cell in case of HSUPA SHO.


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Delay ThresholdMax RNC 8 ms 100 ms HSUPA cong. Control.
Delay ThresholdMid RNC 4 ms 70 ms HSUPA cong. Control.
Delay ThresholdMin RNC 1 ms 50 ms HSUPA cong. Control.
ProbabilityFactorMax RNC 0.8 0.1 HSUPA cong. Control.


5. NETWORK DRIVE TEST RESULT BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION
5.1. NETWORK PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION
Table below summarizes main drive test KPIs for Hau Giang province before and after optimization
activities
ITEMS BEFORE AFTER
STATISTICS DATA
#Call Attempts 2224 1467
#Call Setup Successes 2203 1463
#Dropped Calls 17 1
KPI BEFORE AFTER
CSSR(%) 99.06% 99.73%
DCR(%) 0.77% 0.07%
MOS 3.16 3.52
PILOT POLLUTION (COUNT >=4)
5.59%
5.52%
RSCP Scan (dBm) -85.69 -73.88
RSCP Shortcall (dBm)
-86.16 -84.00
EcIo Scan (dBm)
-7.11 -6.93
EcIo Shortcall (dBm)
-5.63 -5.77
HSDPA (Kbit/s)
3010 3002
HSUPA (Kbit/s)
619 916
PING (ms)
200 197



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5.2. NETWORK COVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION FROM SCANNER
5.2.1. RSCP Scan distribution result before and after optimization

Scan RSCP Before After
Average Coverage (dBm) -85.69 -72.65
5.2.2. RSCP Scan Coverage plot result before and after optimization

RSCP Scan before


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RSCP Scan After

5.2.3. EcIo Scan distribution result before and after optimization

Scan EcIo Before After
Average Coverage (dBm) -7.11 -6.9



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5.2.4. EcIo Scan Coverage plot result before and after optimization

EcIo Scan before

EcIo Scan After


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5.2.5. Pilot Polution Scan distribution result before and after optimization


Pilot Pollution Before After
Pilot Pollution count >=4 5.59% 5.52%


5.2.6. Pilot Polution Scan result before and after optimization



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Pilot Polution before

Pilot Polution After
5.3. NETWORK COVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION FROM SHORT CALL
5.3.1. RSCP shortcall distribution result before and after optimization


ShortCall RSCP Before After
Average Coverage (dBm) -86.16 -84



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5.3.2. RSCP shortcall coverage plot result before and after optimization

RSCP Shortcall before

RSCP Shortcall After


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5.3.3. EcIo shortcall distribution result before and after optimization


ShortCall EcIo Before After
Average Coverage (dBm) -5.63 -5.77

5.3.4. EcIo shortcall coverage plot result before and after optimization

EcIo Shortcall before


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EcIo Shortcall After
5.4. NETWORK COVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION FROM IDLE MODE
5.4.1. RSCP Idle distribution result before and after optimization


Idle RSCP Before After
Average Coverage (dBm) -86.21 -81.82


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5.4.2. RSCP Idle coverage plot result before and after optimization

RSCP Idle Before

RSCP Idle After


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5.4.3. EcIo Idle distribution result before and after optimization


Idle EcIo Before After
Average Coverage (dBm) -5.67 5.7

5.4.4. EcIo Idle coverage plot result before and after optimization

EcIo Idle Before


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EcIo Idle After

5.5. NETWORK SPEECH QUALITY MOS BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION
5.5.1. MOS distribution result before and after optimization


MOS Before After
Speech Quality 3.16 3.52


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5.5.2. MOS coverage plot result before and after optimization

Speech Quality MOS before

Speech Quality MOS After


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5.6. DATA THROUGHPUT BEFORE AND AFTER OPTIMIZATION
5.6.1. HSDPA coverage plot result before and after optimization

HSDPA Throughput Before

HSDPA Throughput After


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5.6.2. HSUPA coverage plot result before and after optimization

HSUPA Throughput Before

HSUPA Throughput After


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5.6.3. PING coverage plot result before and after optimization

PING Time delay Before

PING Time delay After


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6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
The result has indicated that network KPIs are improved significantly,however there are some areas need
to add more 3G sites to improve network coverage,capacity and data throughput.The detail sites name
and location is summarized in figure below.These areas had already 2G sites installed.
STT TN TRM ID TNH QUN/HUYN
X/PHN
G/TH TRN
LONG LAT
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
1 HG Ci Tc 3
HGCA03
Hu Giang
Chu Thnh
A Ci Tc
105.72584 9.92432
2 HG Chu Thnh A
HGCA04
Hu Giang
Chu Thnh
A Mt ngn
105.63409 9.92165
3 Hu Giang 87
HGCA15
Hu Giang
Chu Thnh
A
Tn Ph
Thnh
105.73108 9.94604
4 Hu Giang 95
HGCA16
Hu Giang
Chu Thnh
A
Tn Phc
Thnh
105.72021 9.92373
5 HG Long Bnh HGLM05 Hu Giang Long M
Long Bnh
105.57704 9.73863
6 HG Ng By 1 HGNB01 Hu Giang Ng By Li Hiu 105.81017 9.80585
7 Hu Giang 157 HGNB14 Hu Giang Ng By Hip Li 105.78732 9.84835
8 HG Tn Long 2 HGPH12 Hu Giang Phng Hip Tn Long 105.76601 9.88304
9 HG V Thanh 8 HGVT08 Hu Giang TP.V Thanh Phng 3 105.46001 9.77503
10
HG Hu Giang 97
HGCA17 Hu Giang
Chu Thnh
A
Tn Thun 105.60487 9.90286
11
HG Hu Giang 151
NGNB09 Hu Giang
TX Ng By
Phng Ng
By
105.82861 9.80847












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7. APPENDIX

SITES DATA BASE CHECKED AND AUDITED


VTC_Ket qua audit
46 tram TWH tai_HUG.xls

VTC HW Checked For
Worse Cells KPI.xls

VTC Antenna
Change Request 19122012.xlsx