Radio Network

Integration of new
sites into an existing
mobile network
Business Unit
Communication on Air
SIEMENS Information and Communication Networks
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Table of Content
1 INTRODUCTION
2 PROCEDURE NETWORK EXPANSION
2! "ro#ision of Network $ata
2.1.1 Database of Radio Planning Tool
2.1.2 Data Conversion Radio Planning Tool
2.1.3 Additional Site Data
2.1.4 Model Tuning
22 Re%uirement Anal&sis
2' Initial Cell "lan
2.3.1.1 Accetance of !o"inal Cell Plan
2.3.1.2 #ssue of Searc$ Area Mas
2.3.1.3 R% Site &valuation
2.3.1.4 %inal Cell Planning
2( Initial )uning and Acce*tance
3 INITIAL TUNING
'! $efinitions
3.1.1 Configuration c$ec'
3.1.2 Drive test
3.1.3 Data anal(sis
3.1.4 Configuration c$anges
3.1.) *erification
'2 +*erati#e met,od
3.2.1 Ti"e fra"e
3.2.2 #nitial Tuning Procedure %lo+c$art
3.2.3 Process descrition
3.2.3.1 Drive Test route design
3.2.3.2 Drive Test , Data Anal(sis descrition
3.2.3.3 #"le"entation of c$anges and verification
4 ACCEPTANCE OF NETWORK INTEGRATION OF A SITE
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! Introduction
T$is docu"ent describes t$e S#&M&!S radio lanning rocedure to tune and to integrate ne+
sites into an e-isting radio net+or'.
T$is docu"ent assu"es t$at S#&M&!S A. $as erfor"ed t$e radio lanning according to t$e
rocess
Re/uire"ent anal(sis
#nitial net+or' design and accetance of t$e !o"inal Cell Plan b( t$e oerator
#ssue of searc$ area "as
R% site evaluation
%inal Cell Planning including fre/uenc( lanning
for t$e sites0areas to be lanned0to be e-tended.
T$is docu"ent also assu"es t$at t$e radio lanning grou $as full access to "as1 digital
terrain data1 oerator2s radio lanning tool and a tuned roagation "odel +$ic$ $as been
acceted b( S#&M&!S A..
T$is docu"ent assu"es as +ell t$at t$e radio lanning grou $as full access to databases and
ra+ and ost3rocessed erfor"ance "easure"ent data of t$e s(ste".
2 "rocedure Network Ex*ansion
2! "ro#ision of Network $ata
T$e oerator +ill rovide net+or' configuration data including all relevant 4SS data t$at are
re/uired b( S#&M&!S A. and described belo+. T$e data +ill be rovided rior t$e ro5ect
start.
2!! $atabase of Radio "lanning )ool
T$e S#&M&!S A. radio3lanning tool T6R!AD6 +ill be used for t$e rearation and
integration of t$e S4S e/ui"ent. #f t$e oerator uses T6R!AD6 7or MS#3Planet8 for t$e
radio net+or' lanning1 t$e data files $ave to be sulied to S#&M&!S A.. T$e considered
area $as not onl( to include t$e sites of t$e area to be lanned1 but all sites +it$ ossible
i"act to t$e fre/uenc( lan and neig$bor relations.
#f t$e oerator uses anot$er tool for radio lanning1 data +ill $ave to be converted to Tornado3
for"at1 in order to set u a Tornado ro5ect. All data "ust be accurate and u3to3date.
2!2 $ata Con#ersion - Radio "lanning )ool
#f t$e oerator uses a different radio lanning tool t$an Tornado 7MS#3Planet81 t$e cell0site3
database and t$e terrain database $ave to be converted. T$is conversion can be suorted b(
Tornado39otline. %ollo+ing lanning data $ave to be delivered in ASC## for"at:
site location data
radio related cell data
$andover data
fre/uenc( lan
carrier restrictions 7int. border1 etc8
rediction "odel
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%ollo+ing data $ave to be delivered in binar( for"at:
$eig$t data 7toolog(8
clutter data 7"or$olog(8
2!' Additional Site $ata
T$e oerator rovides S#&M&!S A. +it$ all necessar( ad"inistrational and tec$nical details
of t$e sites in t$e area to be e-tended. #t $as to be guaranteed b( t$e oerator t$at t$e
infor"ation $anded over are accurate and u3to date. Docu"entation "a( consist of revious
site surve( reorts and records of configuration c$anges 7e.g. Action Re/uests81 site
ad"inistration files1 etc.
2!( Model )uning
S#&M&!S A. can erfor" detailed radio "easure"ents using secial e/ui"ent and t$e
results of t$ese "easure"ents can be anal(sed and co"ared directl( +it$ t$e rediction of
t$e lanning tool co"uter run.
T$e calibration of t$e rediction "odel is re/uired for rediction accurac( to be able to lan a
$ig$ /ualit( net+or'. T$erefore t$e e-isting roagation "odel +ill $ave to be c$ec'ed and
acceted b( Sie"ens radio lanners. 6t$er+ise an oti"i;ation of t$e roagation +ill $ave
to be done or even a ne+ "odel tuning ca"aign +ill $ave to be started.
22 Re%uirement Anal&sis
A re/uire"ent anal(sis s$all tell t$e radio lanner +$ere and $o+ net+or' e-ansions s$all
be carried out. #t is also i"ortant to identif( t$e goal of t$e net+or' e-ansion i.e. coverage
i"rove"ents1 increase of t$e net+or' caacit( or i"rove"ents of t$e net+or' /ualit(. #n
accordance to t$e roosed solutions t$e "easure"ent criteria +ill $ave to be defined.
2' Initial Cell "lan
T$e !o"inal Cell Plan is t$e cell design of a net+or' ad5usted to local conditions. #t disla(s
t$e delo("ent of t$e sites on a lot drafted +it$ t$e si"ulation tool and it includes general
ara"eters for eac$ of t$e sites.
2'!! Acce*tance of Nominal Cell "lan
T$e agree"ent bet+een bot$ arties t$e oerator and S#&M&!S A. 3 concerning lanning
assu"tions and t$e no"inal lanning is an i"erative "ilestone.
2'!2 Issue of Searc, Area Ma*s
4ased on t$e !o"inal cell lan searc$ areas +ill be defined b( t$e radio lanning grou. T$e
site ac/uisition rocess +ill be started on defined searc$ areas.
2'!' R. Site E#aluation
<on selection of a candidate 4TS site1 a site ac/uisition tea" returns a site ac/uisition reort
to t$e radio lanning engineer. #ncluded +it$in t$is site ac/uisition reort are details of t$e
candidate suc$ as: address of o+ner1 ossible antenna $eig$t1 $oto ta'en of t$e candidate
and1 if it is an e-isting structure +it$ access to t$e roof1 $otos ta'en of t$e roof and
anora"ic $oto ta'en fro" t$e roof.
T$e radio lanning engineer +ill t$en arove or re5ect t$e site candidate b( anal(;ing t$e
candidate site +it$ T6R!AD61 t$e radio lanning tool. During t$e site candidate aroval
t$e final antenna configuration +ill be defined.
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2'!( .inal Cell "lanning
T$e %inal Cell Plan consists of t$e actual sites of a articular roll3out $ase. %re/uenc(
lanning and ara"eter definition +ill be based on t$e %inal Cell Plan.
T$e %inal Cell Plan includes all aroved sites1 +$ic$ $ave been delivered b( Site Ac/uisition
+it$in t$e aointed ti"e for ac/uisition. T$e %inal Cell Plan includes all ara"eters alread(
given in t$e no"inal cell lan +it$ an( final c$anges resulting fro" Site Ac/uisition.
#n "ost of t$e cases a ne+ fre/uenc( lan +ill $ave to be carried out and also ertinent
c$anges in t$e database ara"eter lanning +ill $ave to be e-ecuted.
2( Initial )uning and Acce*tance
T$e urose of #nitial Tuning is to test t$e correct interaction of t$e cells. C$ec' of neig$bor
relations and $andovers +ill be included. Drive tests +ill be carried out toget$er +it$
corrective actions t(icall( including c$anges to database ara"eters and ad5ust"ent or tilting
of antennas.
T$e accetance test is t$e final test of t$e net+or' according to a defined Accetance Test
Procedure.
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' Initial )uning
#n t$is aragra$ t$e actual tuning rocedure is described in "ore detail.
!et+or' verification including test "obile "easure"ents +ill be erfor"ed to arove
coverage1 neig$bors and fre/uenc( lanning to ensure t$e net+or' /ualit(. T$e necessar(
ad5ust"ents 7antenna configuration and ara"eters8 +ill be e-ecuted and reorted.
T$e area +$ere t$e initial tuning rocedure +ill be erfor"ed +ill $ave to be deter"ined in
advance.
'! $efinitions
Drive test routes for initial tuning rocedure +ill $ave to be defined er site to be integrated in
advance t$at "eans in t$e beginning of t$e e-tension ro5ect. T$e drive test routes s$ould be
reresentative of t$e coverage ob5ectives of t$e sites 7$ig$+a(s1 i"ortant sots8. T$e radio
lanners s$ould "a'e sure t$at t$ose routes could be "easured constantl( and +it$ "ini"u"
c$anges so t$e ro5ect can $ave accurate and co"arable results t$roug$ out t$e rocess. T$e
drive tests s$all be carried out +it$in t$e cell areas of t$e ne+ site and it s$all be ossible to
test t$e inter+or'ing +it$ t$e closest neig$bor cells.
'!! Configuration c,eck
T$e ne+ site or a cluster of ne+ sites s$ould be tested according to correct configuration
7installation1 radio ara"eters1 oeration status81 before t$e drive test +ill be e-ecuted. #t
s$ould be ensured1 t$at onl( a "ini"al nu"ber of c$anges of t$e relevant ara"eters are
carried out during t$e test eriod. C$anges $ave to be "utuall( agreed b( S#&M&!S2 Radio
Planning and 6erators2 oeration tea".
'!2 $ri#e test
T$e drive tests s$ould be erfor"ed in a standard +a( t$roug$ out t$e rocess to ensure t$e
accurate and consistent data collection. At t$e ti"e of t$e drive test1 co3ordination bet+een t$e
oeration and "aintenance deart"ent and t$e drive test tea" is needed.
'!' $ata anal&sis
Data anal(sis +ill follo+ t$e drive tests. T$e Tornado tool +ill be used for t$e anal(sis and
t$e results roduced +ill trigger configuration c$anges1 soft+are or $ard+are.
'!( Configuration c,anges
T$e anal(sis $ase +ill initiate configuration c$anges1 soft+are or $ard+are.
'!/ 0erification
=$en t$e c$anges are i"le"ented1 an additional drive test +ill be "ade in order to verif(
t$e areas t$at +ere c$anged. #f t$e re/uired t$res$olds are reac$ed for t$e ne+ site1 t$e initial
tuning rocedure +ill be considered as finis$ed b( t$e aroval of t$e regional S#&M&!S
radio lanning "anager.
'2 +*erati#e met,od
'2! )ime frame
T$e initial tuning rocedure s$ould be initiated in ever( region +$ere t$e regional ro5ect
tea" $as defined t$e drive test route and t$e site7s8 to be integrated is read( to go on air.
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T$e net+or' integration of a site +ill be considered as finis$ed +$en t$e defined area +ill
"eet t$e rearranged and agreed overall /ualit( level and t$en effectivel( t$e site +ill be
considered read( for t$e radio net+or' accetance b( t$e oerator.
'22 Initial )uning "rocedure .lowc,art
'2' "rocess descri*tion
T$e initial tuning rocedure consists of t$ree "a5or $ases:
Drive test routes design
Drive test and data anal(sis
#"le"entation of c$anges and verification rocess
'2'! $ri#e )est route design
T$e initial tuning rocedure +ill be erfor"ed in s"all sections of t$e net+or'. T$e area
s$ould be agreed +it$ t$e oerator. &ac$ area +ill be rocessed individuall(.
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Drive test route
design
Drive test route
design
Site configuration
tests
Site configuration
tests
Anal(sis

Anal(sis

Drive Tests
Drive Tests
C$ange 0 Action
Re/uests
C$ange 0 Action
Re/uests
Aroval of C$anges
, #"le"entation
Aroval of C$anges
, #"le"entation
*erification
*erification
Reeat rocess until
t$e results are agreed
and aroved
Reeat rocess until
t$e results are agreed
and aroved
T$e radio lanning tea" s$ould consider a site read( for initial tuning +$en t$e site is full(
installed and in +or'ing order. T$e regional S#&M&!S radio lanning "anager +ill define
t$e sites t$at are read( for testing and ran' t$e".
T$e drive test routes +ill be designed +it$ t$e 'e( guidelines in "ind1 reeatabilit(1
accetable coverage of t$e geogra$ical area1 testing of t$e sites involved. 4asicall( t$e drive
routes s$ould cover "a5or roads and areas t$at +ill roduce considerable traffic.
#t is i"ortant to 'ee t$e drive test routes to a reasonable si;e t$at "eans covering t$e cell
area of t$e site to be integrated.
&ver( site t$at is read( for initial tuning s$ould ass a verification session1 a coule of da(s1
before t$e drive test. T$e configuration ara"eters s$ould be c$ec'ed1 $ard+are and soft+are.
'2'2 $ri#e )est 1 $ata Anal&sis descri*tion
A tea" of driver and oerator is necessar( er region. T$e $ard+are set3u for t$e
"easure"ents 7drive test tool 0 .PS8 $as to be t$e sa"e for t$e "easure"ents in one region.
All calls +ill be directed to a fi-ed nu"ber at t$e MSC e/uied +it$ a tone or sound
se/uence.
Drive test seed s$ould be relativel( lo+ 7>>1?? '"0$8 in order to obtain an accurate a"ount
of data.
@og files s$all not e-ceed ?1) M4 in order to be convenient to transfer and anal(;e.
%irst +ill be a continuous call drive test. 6ne continuous call +ill be initiated and +ill not be
interruted until it dros. =it$ t$is t(e of "easure"ent t$e radio lanner +ill be able to
identif( coverage roble"s1 "issing $andover relations1 interference and areas +it$ bad
/ualit(.
Second a "ulti call test +ill be erfor"ed1 referabl( at t$e sa"e ti"e +it$ t$e continuous
call1 deending on t$e $ard+are resources t$at are available 7drive test tool 0.PS units1
latos8. T$e auto call feature +ill be used to setu calls for a duration of A? seconds1
follo+ed b( a 1) seconds idle eriod. =it$ t$is t(e of "easure"ent t$e radio lanners +ill
be able to identif(1 initiall(1 t$e call success rate1 call set3u rate1 idle "ode locating be$avior
etc.
T$ird so"e secial test scenarios +ill be arranged1 in case t$e radio lanner cannot identif( a
clear definition of a roble". T$is +ill $el collecting secial t(es of data t$at t$e radio
lanner +ill be able to evaluate furt$er.

Drive test data +ill be anal(;ed using T6R!AD6.
T$e results s$ould be co"ared fro" eac$ $ase of t$e anal(sis +it$ t$e contractual
re/uire"ents for t$e accetance tests.
'2'' Im*lementation of c,anges and #erification
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T$e outco"e of t$e anal(sis rocess +ill trigger t$e need for $ard+are 0 soft+are c$anges.
T$e radio lanner can issue t$e aroriate Action Re/uests BAR2sC 7$ard+are c$anges8 or
C$ange Re/uests BCR2sC 7soft+are c$anges8. C$ange re/uests and action re/uests +ill $ave
to be signed b( oerators resonsible if t$e net+or' is in co""ercial service.

After an( c$ange is e-ecuted1 a signed c$ange re/uest or action re/uest "ust be returned to
t$e resonsible radio lanner.
=$en t$e c$anges are i"le"ented for a articular site t$e verification rocess +ill be
initiated. T$e urose is to verif( t$e i"le"entation of t$e c$anges and reort t$e final
results of t$e initial tuning rocedure for t$e articular site.
An additional drive test s$ould be erfor"ed in t$at $ase. 6f course t$e "easure"ent tea"
s$ould e-clude roads and 0 or areas +$ere no c$anges $ad been "ade.
T$e data obtained +ill be anal(;ed using t$e sa"e rocedure as t$e anal(sis of t$e initial
drive test.
T$e net+or' integration of a site is finis$ed after reorting of t$e results in t$e Site Tuning
Reort. T$is reort +ill be aroved b( t$e regional radio "anager. T$e articular site is in
t$e status of DRead( for Accetance2.
( Acce*tance of network integration of a site
=it$in one +ee' after S#&M&!S A. $as sub"itted a Site Tuning Reort to t$e oerator t$e
oerator +ill eit$er accet t$e integration of t$e site into t$e net+or' or state in detail +$( t$e
integration $as not been acceted. 6t$er+ise t$e integration of t$e site $as been acceted b(
t$e oerator auto"aticall(.
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