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Guidelines followed while performing Drive test
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Steps followed to perform Drive Test

Physical Verification
Alarm Checking
Frequency Plan Verification
Hardware Configuration Verification
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Physical Verification
Physical Verification is carried out by verifying physical parameter of the New Site with the TSSR
(Technical Site Survey Report) such as Address, Lat, Long, Building Height, Antenna Height,
Antenna Type, Orientation, Tilt.
Alarm Verification
Alarms are generated mainly due to number of reasons, and these needs to checked before Drive
is being carried out for the Site. Alarms are checked from the NOC (Network Operating Centre)
and if found needs to be verified before drive being carried out.
Frequency Plan Verification
Frequency Plan can be verified from the NOC (Network Operating Centre) for BCCH and TCH
frequencies being implemented as per the Site Integration Sheet sent to NOC (Network Operating
Centre).
Hardware Configuration Verification
Hardware verification is performed to know the Site type, BTS Type, TRX Configuration, VSWR
checking , Power measurement for each TRX.

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Parameter Verification for Drive test
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Following is the procedure and parameters
that need to checked while performing
Drive Test for a New Site.

CPC (Cell Parameter Check)
MOC (Mobile Originated Calls)
MTC (Mobile Terminated Calls Prepaid to Postpaid)
SMS (Short Messaging Service)
GPRS
Intra Site Handover
Inter Site Handover
TRX Test
Idle Drive (Normal Drive & Frequency Lock Drive)
Dedicated Drive
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CPC (Cell Parameter Check)
Given are the parameters that need to be checked while performing CPC.
CGI (Cell Global Identity) consists if MCC+NCC+LAC+CI
BCCH Frequency
BSIC
GSM Band
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MOC and MTC
Given are parameter need to be checked while performing MOC and MTC
RX Level (-47 dbm to -110dbm)
RX Quality (0 to 7)
SQI (20 to 30)
DTX
HSN (Hopping Sequence Number) (0 to 63)
MAIO
Hopping Frequency
C/ I Ratio (>15 dbm)
C/ A Ratio (>12 dbm)
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GPRS (General Packet Radio System)
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This is performed to check whether GPRS is working on the Site. This is done
by browsing a web page in browser of the phone. For GPRS to be checked it is
necessary to see that the handset is WAP, GPRS enabled.
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Intra Site Handover
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Intra Handover is performed to check whether handover is taking place both ways
on the Site.
Handover is performed among all the Sectors of the Site.
Inter Site Handover
Inter Handover is performed to check whether handover is taking place both ways
on the Site with its adjacent neighbor. Handover needs to checked mandatorarily
for primary neighbor.
Handover is performed with all the defined neighbor's in the integration sheet.
Handover is performed for
only those cells whose
BCCH and BSIC is
decoded in the window
shown aside
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TRX Test
TRX Test is done to check whether calls originated are being handled by all the TRXs.
Call made during the process is tracked by the MAIO number displayed on the
screen for all the TRXs.
e.g. for Site of configuration 6 TRX per sector the MAIO values for TRX test shall be
0,1,2,3,4. Call can be originated on the BCCH or the TCH frequencies. Hence MAIO
values will be reflected only for calls on TCH frequency and not on BCCH frequency.
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Call on TCH Frequency Call on BCCH Frequency
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Idle Drive
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Idle Drive is performed in two fashion
Normal Drive
Frequency Lock Drive

Normal Drive
This is done to frame the potential area of the new site planned. It also helps us to
get to know the important neighboring sites for which the handover has to take place.

Frequency Lock Drive
This is done by locking the BCCH frequency of the serving cell and performing the
drive for the same cell unless the mobile enters into No Service Mode. This is use-
ful for making decision related to GSM antenna height, tilt, and orientation.
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Dedicated Drive
Dedicated drive is an important part of Drive Test. Here call is made to a test number and
drive is done for the potential areas of the Site. During drive being carried out one has
constantly monitor parameters such as RX Level, RX Quality, SQI, DTX, C/I Ratio, Hopping
Channel, Neighbor list, TA (Timing Advance).

Constant changes in these parameter are helpful for post Optimization of the site.
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