Radio Network Optimization

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Radio Optimization procedure

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Concept of radio optimization

Evaluation of network Common procedure of

optimization
Parameter adjustment Common questions

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Concept of optimization
To work out various network problems after the the network put into service through different technical method to keep the system running in a good state. Adjust different type of parameters MSS parameters Trunk circuit parameters Radio cell engineering parameters Radio resource parameters

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Concept of optimization
The following cases need to optimize the network
After the network was put into service or just finish expansion The quality decrease greatly or too much customer complaints When subscribers changed and affect the network quality significantly Unexpected events decrease the network quality

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Focus on

Capacity

Coverage

Quality

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Radio Optimization procedure

Lets Begin!

Concept of radio optimization

Evaluation of network Common procedure of optimization Parameter adjustment Common questions

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Evaluation of Network

Main radio network indices

Voice quality Call drop rate Congestion rate Channel assign,allocate,seizure success rate Coverage rate Call success rate

Handover success rate

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Radio Optimization procedure

Lets Begin!
Concept of radio optimization Evaluation of network Common procedure of optimization Parameter adjustment Common questions

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Common procedure of optimization

Network data collection Analyze traffic data Collect DT data

Integrated analysis Make optimization plan Evaluate OMC&DT

Optimization report

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Radio Optimization procedure

Concept of radio optimization

Lets Begin!

Evaluation of network
Common procedure of optimization Parameter adjustment Common questions

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Adjust radio parameters

Radio engineering parameters optimization Radio resource parameters optimization

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Radio engineering parameters

Antenna para: Gain, Diversity mode, 3dB bandwidth Cell physical para: Height, Downtilt, Azimuth Frequency plan adjustment: Frequency reuse mode, BCCH\TCH carrier frequency Others: Propagation model,output power of BTS

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Radio resource parameters

Network identification parameters:(Id) CGI,BSIC,LAI System control parameters (Traffic) CBA.CBQ,RLT Cell selection parameters(Access) C1,C2

Network function parameters(HF,DTX) LIMIT,INTAVE

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Data Collection

Data collection of current network Performance data and traffic from OMC-R Driving test data CQT:Test data in special place Feedback from the subscribers A-interface and A-bis interface signaling data

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Collection of performance data

The performance data got from OMCR

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Driving test
DT test: the quality evaluation of the whole network; Frequency scanning test: checking external interference ; CW test: propagation model correction test; Cell reselection border test; Cell handover border test; Interference source confirmation;
Macrocell

Microcell

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CQT Test
The special place Indoor test

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Feedback from the subscribers

The time
The place The problem description The solution The contact of the describer

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A_Interface Data
The handover data of each cell
The information of location update The information of call drop The traffic

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A-bis data
The main information you can get
The whole signal procedure The uplink signal between MS and Network From the analysis of measure reportthe distributing information of RXLEVquality and number of measure report TA distributing informationthe information of balance between uplink and downlink All of the signal information between BTS and BSC

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Radio Optimization procedure

Lets Begin!

Concept of radio optimization

Evaluation of network Common procedure of optimization Parameter adjustment Common questions

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Common questions

Coverage Interference Congestion Handover Call drop

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Coverage
Factor of coverage:
BTS Output The loss of ant_feeder System

The antenna type

The engineering parametersAzimuthDown tilt

Path Loss

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The Reason of weak signal

1. 2. 3.

BTS Output Power The loss of Feeder_AntennaAlarm of VSWR

WHY No signal

Between the Directional antennas Outside of Horizontal 3dB Beam width

4.
5. 6.

The tilt of Omni_Antenna

The height of antenna The antenna typeFor example :the gain is too small

7.
8.

The Path Loss is big Landform or forest

The Mistake mount of antenna

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Lonely Island
1. PhenomenonThe coverage area of one cell is divided into two or more parts.

2. ReasonThe coverage is overshooting.

3. Result bring call drops if the some neighbor relations are not defined. frequent handover The congestion because of the big coverageThe island area often have interferences 4. SolutionReduce the coverage,adjust the down tilt of the cell etc.

ISLAND CELL A
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Coverage Overlap
1. Some area covered by two or more cells is needed The area can provide coverage area continuously and handover well 2. The Overlap Area is Suitable for 20%~30% to the whole coverage area. If the overlap coverage area is big, the error handovers and call drops appear possibly. 3. Solution Adjust the Radio parametersplan coverage area for each cell carefully .Just like adjust the down tilt of antenna and output power of BTS

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The interference problems

The Problems brought by the interference
1. 2. 3. 4. Noise Call Drop Low Handover Success Rate Unsuccessful Paging information increase

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Reduce the interference

ObjectIncrease the signal of main service cell ,reduce the signal strength of interference
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Increase the signal of BTS Reduce the coverage area of the main cell Good frequency Plan. Select the suitable antenna Adjust Down tilt of the interference cell Adjust the height of antenna DPC,FH,DTX

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Down tilt

Unsuitable big direct down tilt can bring big problems through the alternant coverage. We suggest that we use direct and electro-down tilt together if the down tilt is too much.
electro- down tilt

No down tilt

Down tilt too much

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Frequency Planning
The problems solved by Frequency optimization 1. Solve the co-channel problem 2. Solve the adjacent channel problem Main point of frequency optimization 1. The regular BCCH Reuse :at least 4*3 better 5*3. 2. The continuous frequency used by BCCH only. 3. BCCH not frequency hopping.

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TCH Congestion
1. MORE TRXCalculate by Erl_B 2. Reduce the coverage Area 3. Adjust the Selection Parameters for example :RxAM 4. Adjust the reselection Parameters for example: CRO

5. Adjust the Handover Parameters for example: UPLEV

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SDCCH Congestion
The Reason of SDCCH Congestion 1. Location update frequently 2. High traffic SDCCH Congestion Cell Features 1. At the border of location 2. Alone cell 3. High traffic The solution to solve SDCCH congestion Increase the SDCCH channel number

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Adjacent cell
The neighbor relation
1. At MOST :32 2. Enough is OK ,At first,you can define many ,and reduce some 3. If some adjacent cell is left, maybe cause the handover success rate is low,and if the adjacent cell is important, call drop increase

Define the neighbor relation

1. The map 2. Drive test

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Call drop
The reason of call drop
1. Field intensity 2. interference 3. Wrong parameters

Important parameter related to call drop

1. RLT timer

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