Radio Network Planning & Optimization

Content

Introduction of Huawei RNP

service
Radio network planning (RNP)
Radio network optimization (RNO)

Introduction of Huawei RNP Service

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Introduction of Huawei RNP Service

In china, HUAWEIs GSM products have covered 180 districts of 30 provinces.
We supply radio network planning&optimization service for both of the two
mobile operators. Country-wide technical support centre supply timely and high
quality service.
On 3G field , Huawei WCDMA commercial networks is put into service and
several trial networks are also working in China and the world.

Introduction of Huawei RNP Service

GSM: more than 60K TRX serving for 30 operators in 24 countries;
CDMA: serving for 3,000,000 subscribers in 14 countries.
WCDMA: commercial and trial networks in China, Russia, UAE,
Hong Kong.

NTC
DPC

Introduction of Huawei RNP Service

Advanced Planning Tools
With Unet simulation tool to do
Coverage Predication
Traffic Load Analysis
Neighbor Cell Plan
Preamble Code Plan
Interference Analysis
Propagation Model Tuning

Introduction of Huawei RNP Service

Advanced Optimization Tools

Drive test tool

Signaling
analyzer

Spectrum analyzer

Content

Introduction of Huawei RNP service

Radio network planning (RNP)
Radio network optimization (RNO)

Radio Network Planning

Radio Network Planning (RNP) (Node
B/RNC)
Tools of RNP/Radio Network
Optimization (RNO)
Transmission Network Planning
(Iu/Iur/Iub)
Node B

PSTN
Core Network Planning (CS/PS Domain)
RAN

RNP
UE

RNC

TNP/CNP

CN

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Quality

Capacity

Profit
-investment
ratio

Radio Network Planning

Customers requirements for the network:
GoS: 2%
Coverage area : 1000 (Km)2
Quantity of subscriber: 100K
Quantity for the future: 200K
Frequency band resource : 10MHz

Cost

NodeB1

NodeB3

NodeB4

NodeB2

We need a network
like this:
satisfied coverage,
lower cost,
larger capacity,
better quality.

Radio Network Planning

Engineering
RNP
Nominal Plan
Interference Test

RNO
Equipment
Installation
Initial Test

Network
Performance
Evaluation

Site Survey
Network
Preamble Code Plan

Adjustment

Suggestions

Radio Network Planning

Steps of WCDMA RNP
Interference Analysis

LAC Plan

Capacity Plan

Neighbor List Plan

Site Survey

Coverage Prediction
Propagation Model

3-D Digital Map

Coverage Plan

NodeB
NodeB Database
Database
Recourse
Recourse Configuration
Configuration
Parameters
Parameters Plan
Plan

Radio Network Planning

Workflow of RNP

Start
Information collection
Preparation of RNP
Nominal planning
Interference measurement
Propagation mode tuning
Site survey
Capacity planning
Parameters planning
Data configuration
Initial tuning
RNP acceptance
End

Radio Network Planning

Content of information collection
Grade of service: GoS
Coverage area conform
Quantity of subscriber
Planning for the future
Radio propagation

coverage

capacity

quality

You can get a perfect

balance network

cost

Radio Network Planning

Preparation for planning
Population distribution in service area
Road conditions and maps
Digital map
Service area visit
Link budget calculation
Traffic distribution analysis

Radio Network Planning

Nominal plan
Presume site location
Coverage predication
Parameters planning
Interference test
Traffic prediction

Radio Network Planning

Interference test
Scanning the environment of desired NodeB
location to identify potential interference
resources by RF instruments.

Radio Network Planning

Propagation mode tuning
To make a more accurate coverage
planning, propagation model tuning is
necessary.

Model Error Distribution

6000

Number of Bins

5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
-48-44-40-36-32-28-24-20-16-12 -8 -4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
-1000
Error (dB)
tuned

Non-tuned

GPS

Radio Network Planning

Site survey
Site location selection
Cell capacity planning
Antenna position selection
Antenna installation
position
Antenna height, azimuth,
downtilt

Radio Network Planning

Drive test and analysis
Confirm the coverage RSCP, Ec/Io
Handover Success Rate
Call quality

Test
mobile

Radio Network Planning

Initial tuning

Adjust the parameters when there is some problem for si

I am doing
initial tuning

Hello!
Hello?
?

Radio Network Planning

RNP acceptance
Planning report
Cell database
Acceptance report

You did
a good
job!

Radio Network Planning

Example for RNP work
Coverage planning
Capacity planning
Cell layer planning
LAC planning
Cell Parameter planning
Antenna selection
Channel configuration
Logical channel distribution

Can you explain

what RNP team
will do before
system cutover?

Radio Network Planning

Coverage prediction
digital
digital map
map
propagation
propagation
model
model
NodeB
NodeB engineering
engineering
parameters
parameters
Coverage
Coverage
prediction
prediction

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Capacity Analysis
Estimate number of subscribers over time
long-term predictions
numbers available from marketing people

Expected traffic load per subscriber

different subscriber segments
expected behaviour of user segments

Particular phone habits of subscribers

e.g. mainly heavy indoor usage
phoning while in traffic jams

Busy hour conditions

time of day
traffic patterns

Chengdus Traffic distribute

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Cell layer design

High layer station

Middle layer station

Middle layer station

Low layer station

Low layer station

Low layer station

Indoor station

Indoors station

Indoors station

Low layer station

Indoors station

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Location area planning

LAC3

LAC1
LAC2
Major street
LAC dividing line

Related

parameter

Paging capacity

Location update

Macro cell

Radio Network Planning

Parameter design

Plan of Location Area

Channel Configuration

Cell Data Design

Radio Network Planning

Antenna Selection
Huawei has rich antenna selection
experiences in the light of various
environments:
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Highway Railway
Tunnel

Radio Network Planning

Antenna Selection
According to lots of
research&practice
Rich radio propagation theory
Deep comprehension with antenna
system of WCDMA
Abundant practices of radio
network engineering, planning,
optimization

Radio Network Planning

Vertical polarize antenna beam
diagram

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Introduction of Huawei RNP

service
Radio network planning (RNP)
Radio network optimization (RNO)

Radio Network Optimization

Start

Target of RNO
Network status analysis
Data collection
Data analysis
RNO scheme and carry out

Problem solved

Y
Evaluate (OMC, DT)

Reach the target

RNO acceptance
End

Radio Network Optimization

Target of KPI
Traffic
Statistics
indices

RRC Success Rate

CS RAB Setup Success Rate
PS RAB Setup Success Rate
CS Signaling Call Drop Rate
PS Signaling Call Drop Rate
3G - 2G Handover Success
Rate
CS RAB Setup Success Rate
PS RAB Setup Success Rate
CS Signaling Call Drop Rate
PS Signaling Call Drop Rate
CS User Plan Call Drop Rate
PS User Plan Call Drop Rate

We should
confirm the
target of RNO
within this
week!

Radio Network Optimization

Network status analysis

Network structure
information
Database of BTS
Service area visit
Network quality evaluation
Utilization of the cells
Hot spot traffic distribution
NodeB1

NodeB3

NodeB4

NodeB2

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Data collection

Traffic statistics on
OMC

Subscriber
complaints
Alarm! Alarm!!!

Drive
test

Alarm list

Radio Network Optimization

Data analysis
Lampang

Statistics analysis
Parameter analysis
Alarm list analysis
Drive test analysis
Subscriber complaints analysis and trouble
shooting

Radio Network Optimization

RNO scheme and carry out
Hardware examination and reparation
Software upgrade
Antenna adjustment
NodeB reconfiguration

Radio Network Optimization

Drive test and analysis
Network evaluation
Confirm the problem solved

Test
mobile

Radio Network Optimization

RNO acceptance
RNO report
Problem solved
KPI reach the target
Subscriber satisfaction
Cost deceased
Suggestion for future

Radio Network Optimization

Example for RNO work

Coverage

optimization

Capacity

optimization

optimization

Call quality

HO success
optimization

Worst cell
optimization

Traffic load
optimization

optimization

Utilization

Call trop
optimization

Congestion
optimization

Radio Network Optimization

Coverage optimization

880

Before optimization

500

After optimization

Adjust the antenna system,parameters of cells,we

can get the perfect coverage as we want.

Radio Network Optimization

Utilization rate optimization
Adjust the parameters
Reconfiguration Network
We want our
equipment
use fully but
not
congestion

G1800
0

36

109

20

67

33

100%
80%
40%

0
No G1800

40%
88

80%
392

100%
40

G900
11

: extension urgent

:no need adjust

:extension needed

:TRX remove

:parameter adjust

Radio Network Optimization

Traffic load optimization

Try our best to give a balanceable traffic load to each

Radio Network Optimization

Call quality optimization
Avoid interference,
improve the coverage
area.
we can get a better
call quality

Radio Network Optimization

RSCP Map

> - 95.0

- 95.0
to - 85.0

- 85.0
to - 75.0

- 75.0
to - 65.0

> - 65.0

0%

2%

16%

29%

53%

Adjust parameters, reduce interference, improve han

success rate. You can get a lower call drop rate .

Radio Network Optimization

Ec/Io Map

< -14.0

-14.0
to - 12.0

-12.0
to - 10.0

-10.0
to - 8.0

-8.0
to - 6.0

> -6.0

0.16%

0.63%

2.41%

7.46%

17.40%

71.94%

Adjust parameters,reduce interference,improve hand

success rate. You can get a lower drop call rate.

Thank you very

much!

Lets Shoot the Target

Together!