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Huawei Radio Network Optimization

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Brief Introduction ............................................................................................... Scope of Huawei Radio Network Optimization Services .................................. Radio Network Assessment ................................................................................ Overall Network Optimization ........................................................................... Network Development Consultation ................................................................... Radio Network Planning/Optimization Training ............................................... Technical Service Architecture of Huawei Radio Network Optimization ....... Well-developed Technical Team ........................................................................ Perfect and Complete Equipments ................................................................. Rich Network Optimization Experience and Solid Foundation Research..... High-quality and standardized Services........,..................................................

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Brief Introduction

In recent years, China's construction of mobile communication network has been keeping the tendency of stable and high-speed development. In less than 10 years, China's subscribers of mobile communication have exceeded 100 millions in number. With the successful entry to WTO, China's communication industry has been provided with huge opportunities of development, including, to higher degree and greater extent, the integration into the development system of the global information industry and import of foreign investment and international first-class technological & management experience, and the international cooperation in a more extensive market. As the backbone industry and increasing point of China's economy, China's communications industry still has extremely large space of development.

In the mobile communication industry, only the expandable network can hold on the leadership in a market competition which is capable of satisfying the ever increasing subscribers, expanding coverage area, and enhancing service quality. And this developing network need continuous optimization for better service. The performance of the mobile communications network varies from time to time as the external surroundings change. Problems, such as bad signal, low access rate, bad quality and many call drops , happen frequently. The mobile communication carriers are often disturbed with the bad network indices, complaints, loss of customers, tainted business reputation and dropped operation earnings. Network optimization is to enhance overall network quality and achieve the 3 wins - wins of the network carrier, the equipment supplier and the mobile communication

Meanwhile, the extraordinarily intensive international competition will still challenge China's information industry. As the policy restriction is being removed step by step and the investment environment keeps improving, the market capacity has been enlarged. More and more multi-national companies have entered the market and launched the competition & cooperation at higher level. At this moment, it is particularly important to innovate the business model, exploit the potential advantages, control the costs and enhance the customer's satisfaction.

subscribers.

Huawei's team of network optimization, by relying on Huawei's well-developed services system, clear strategy of optimization, extraordinary strength and excellent services, have kept Huawei's leading position in the radio network optimization services industry and will guarantee your leading position in the competition.

choose Huawei Network Optimization choose high-quality network.

Scope of Huawei Radio Network Optimization Services

The ability to provide comprehensive and cover-all services is an important symbol of a company's ability to compete. Huawei strives to provide the totally excellent and reliable services. More transparent and controllable expenditure, and the accomplishment of high ratio of benefit to investment. Consultation services for your network development direction and the resulting optimization of operation Holding on to the values, Huawei Network Optimization offers you a wide variety of professional services: Radio Network Assessment Overall Network Optimization Network Development Consultation Radio Network Planning/Optimization Training efficiency. Development of your human resources and establishment of your high-quality technical team.

The services will bring you the service quality beyond the conventional equipment maintenance, including the overall assessment and optimization solution of your radio network. In the mean time, Huawei, in the process of providing services, will share with you Huawei's technical experience in network planning and optimization and thus ensure your competition advantage.

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Benefits that Huawei Network Optimization will bring to you: Your in-depth understanding of the network at present and trend of the network in the future. Effective solution of your problems existing in the network, improvement of your network operation indices, and total optimization of your network quality. Sharing Huawei's technical resources and practical experience.

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Radio Network Assessment

You will be fully informed of the network operation status through the thorough analysis and assessment based on the network test, the traffic statistics analysis, the signaling analysis and analysis of customer complaint records.

Handover Performance Assessment Dual-band Network Performance Assessment Worst Cells Assessment Network Layout Assessment

Coverage Assessment Scope of Network Assessment:

The results and effects of the network coverage is assessed according to the factors including layout of base Coverage Assessment Frequency Planning Assessment Call Quality Assessment Network Congestion Assessment Call Set-up Assessment Radio Access Rate Assessment NSS Performance Assessment Traffic Volume and Balance Assessment Network Interference Assessment Call Drop Assessment stations, type of antenna/down tilt/ height design, antenna feeder combination, and transmission power of base station.

Traffic Volume and Balance Assessment

The traffic distribution and the rationality of the cell layout are assessed by combining the factors such as traffic distribution density, site configuration, balancing measures of traffic volume and statistics of exceeding busy & idle cells.

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Frequency Planning Assessment:

The frequency planning is assessed by combining the factors such as site configuration, available frequency resources, frequency multiplex modes, anti-interference applications, drive tests and subjective feelings of the mobile communications subscribers.

Handover Performance Assessment:

The handover performance of the entire network is assessed according to the handover performance measurement of the traffic statistics and the handover points statistical analysis of the drive tests.

Call Set-up Assessment: Network Interference Assessment:

The network interference is assessed through the analysis of traffic statistics & customer complaints and the verification of drive test data. The call set-up assessment is derived from lots of CQT & DT test data and signaling data analysis.

Dual-band Network Performance Assessment:

The operation status and quality of the dual-band net-

Call Quality Assessment:

The call quality is assessed through CQT and DT tests, which may present such problems as disconnection of call, calling in one-way or no-voice, cross calling, echo and background noise:

work are assessed through the combined factors of different network combinations and configurations (MSC/ BSC), the traffic absorption strategy, the handover & location update of dual-band network, and the signaling load.

Call Drop Assessment:

The call drop assessment is assessed by the traffic statistics, subscribers' complaints and drive test result.

Radio Access Rate Assessment:

The radio access rate is assessed through the analysis of TCH &SDCCH congestion performance measurements of the traffic statistics.

Network Congestion Assessment:

The network congestion is learnt about and assessed from the traffic statistics data and the results of a large number of dialing tests.

Worst Cells Assessment:

Worst cells are analyzed and assessed on the basis of the statistics of congestion and call drop of the cells in the network. 4

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NSS Performance Assessment:

The network NSS performance is assessed through the analysis of the traffic data of different offices.

Network Layout Assessment:

The rationality of the base station layout is assessed by taking into consideration such factors as the network scale, terrains of the coverage area (city, suburbs, major traffic roads, sea etc.), topographical conditions (mountains & rivers, high-rise buildings etc.), design parameters of the service areas (edge level, C/I, etc), network architecture (with/without layers), site location and density of traffic loading and indoor coverage strategies:

BSC Database: Contains the information about the current network frequency planning, planning of adjacent cells and cell parameters.

Engineering Data of Network Planning

Contains information about the parameter design of antennas feeders and the utilization of equipment.

DT Test: Network Assessment Methods:

The call drop rate, handover success rate, access rate (paging success rate) analysis, interference analysis,

Traffic Statistics Data of OMC and Switch:

Contain the service quality information about the entire network and the each single cell.

coverage analysis, rationality analysis for function control parameters of the network handover, analysis of adjacent cells, signal level graph and quality graph, are assessment through a substantial number of tests in the city and major traffic roads (including auto dialing test, call connection test, free status test of the mobile phone, test of different networks etc.).

CQT Dialing Test:

The indoor dialing tests are made in the hot areas, such as government offices, press centers, airport, railway and subway, supermarkets and office buildings, and the test results of different networks are recorded.

Based on the total network optimization, we come up with our planning, analysis and recommendations of you future network development. In this way, you will get a clear trend of the network development, and thus with the aid of timely network adjustment and expansion, keep away in advance from the potential problems the net-

Interface Signaling Data:

Provides the diagnosis information for the different interfaces of the network.

work may face in the future and grasp the opportunities to enhance the image of your network .

The radio network optimization includes but is not

Complaints of Mobile Subscribers: Statistics are conducted for the subscribers' complaints, and the solutions are provided in the network optimization adjustment proposal. Network coverage optimization Frequency planning optimization Call quality optimization

limited to the items as follows:

Overall Network Optimization

Call channel congestion rate optimization Radio access rate optimization

The overall network optimization is to achieve your desired network operation quality by, on the basis of network assessment, thoroughly analyzing the problems existing in the network operation, localizing the causes of the problems, presenting the detailed total solution, doing the assessment of the results after the solution is implemented, and finally solving the currently existing customers' complaints and network operation problems.

Worst cells optimization Switch performance optimization

Traffic load optimization External interference optimization Call drop rate optimization Handover success rate optimization Signaling load optimization Dual-band performance optimization

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Network Coverage Optimization:

The optimization is conducted by the complete antenna feeder adjustment technology (including the component selection of antenna feeder system, antenna electricity/ mechanical downtilt, azimuth and height), the transmission power of the base station and the three-dimensional coverage technology (including the microcell technology, the distributed antenna feeder system, the adjustment of the base station equipment etc.).

External Interference Optimization:

The interference is reduced by quick location of the causes of interference, identification & location of the interference inside/outside the network, along with adjustment of the antenna feeder, adjustment of the transmission power of base stations, optimization of frequency and a variety of anti-interference measures (i.e. frequency hopping and power control). The interference to the network is eliminated through the test and location of the external interference sources.

Traffic Load Optimization:

Including the carrier adjustment, handover threshold, reselection parameters and cell level adjustment, the load handover/directional retrial function, antenna feeder adjustment, dual-band optimization etc..

Call Quality Optimization:

The call quality is optimized mainly through improvement of the co-channel and ad-channel C/I ratio, and problems location of transmission and clock

Frequency Planning Optimization:

Decreasing the frequency pressure and avoid the interference by adjacent-frequency collision test and frequency adjustment, the adjustment of tight frequency multiplex (multi-layer tight multiplex, 1 x 3, 1 x 1 etc.) and the cell break-up and micro-cell.

Call Drop Optimization:

The optimization is conducted by combining the factors of coverage, traffic volume, interference, equipment stability, transmission, clock etc..

Call Channel Congestion Rate Optimization:

The optimization is done by taking into consideration the engineering quality, interference, transmission, capacity expansion or adjustment of carriers , and adjustment of radio parameters.

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Radio Access Rate Optimization:

The radio access rate is optimized and enhanced by adjusting the radio parameters and reducing the congestion of SDCCH and TCH.

Dual-band Network Optimization:

Huawei has set up many dual-band networks with many companies of the industry and have accumulated rich experience in the cooperation of the dual-band network. Huawei is well experienced in providing the solutions for

Handover Success Rate Optimization:

The optimization is conducted through analyzing & testing the clocks at all levels, and adjusting the radio parameters.

the problems frequently happening to the dual-band network, such as frequent handovers, bad indices, and difficult cooperation.

Switch Performance Optimization: Radio Parameters Optimization:

The network calling performance, connection performance and system safety are improved through the adjustment and optimization of BSC and MSC parameters, such as handover, power control, access control parameters, cell layer setting, etc.. The performance of network switch is assessed by analyzing the traffic statistics from the offices. Through the analysis of the incoming trunk call, one-way access and loads, the problems present in the switch are found out and the solutions are offered.

Signaling Load Optimization:

The signaling load optimization is achieved through network design and radio parameters adjustment.

Worst Cells Optimization:

Worst cells can be solved through parameter adjustment .

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Network Development Consultation

Network consultation is, on the basis of thorough research of current network, to find out different problems in the network, and conduct the in-depth analysis of the weak links and key factors of the network to find out common problems and potential weakness, describe the medium-& short-term trends of development and change and put forward the relevant planning analysis and proposals. The consultation will enable you to get more opportunities and improve the business reputation.

User Group Analysis:

Analysis is given for the current status and future development of the user group based on the city construction planning, economic development features, potential user distribution, traffic volume distribution and features of users' mobile expense in the area.

NE (Network Elements) Architecture Analysis:

Based on the area's traffic volume distribution and trend of change, the NE analysis architecture analysis is con-

We will try our best to provide our consultation services of all your questions about the radio network.

ducted for the current network and the proposal is made for the future radio networking planning.

The radio network development consultation includes but is not limited to the services as follows:

Network Coverage Development:

Through the coverage prediction and lots of DT & CQT tests and analysis, the analysis is done for the current

User Group Analysis Network Coverage Development Network Capacity Planning Network Quality Assurance NE Architecture Analysis Network Services Development Investment Proposal Analysis Development Risk Prediction

network coverage. Proposals are made based on the combination of such information as planning & construction, environmental variations and capacity expansion of different areas:

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Network Services Development: Through the research on the development trends of different technologies at home and abroad, and the substantial investigation and study of the current market requirements, the proposals for network services development are made to ensure the value-added performance of the network.

the network and the actual features of the network. The analysis of advantages and disadvantages are conducted to enable users to make the choice according to their own needs and the features of the solutions.

Network Quality Assurance: Take into full consideration unpredictable factors

Network Capacity Planning: The development planning strategy of future network capacity is formulated according to the area's economic construction & development planning, distribution features of mobile communication subscribers, and the present network capacity bottleneck:

that may affect the radio network quality, such as city construction, imbalance of traffic distribution and growth, and put forward solutions that predict all the unexpected factors.

Development Risk Forecast: The risk forecast is made for the possible risks in the network development, such as unexpected big

Investment Proposal Analysis: A variety of development planning solutions are made based on the problems currently existing in

traffic increase in a certain part of the area, signaling channel congestion, and contradiction between the location area and city construction.

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Relevant Courses and Description

Radio network planning/optimization training includes but are not limited to the following contents:

GSM Basic Theory Radio Propagation Theory Frequency Planning Design of Network Control Parameters

Radio Network Planning/Optimization Training

Devoted to the R&D of mobile communication equipments for a long time, Huawei has acquired in-depth understanding of different specifications of mobile communication and technology of equipment. With the extensive network applications of Huawei's GSM equipments in more than 30 provinces and cities of China and over 20 overseas countries, Huawei has accumulated abundant experience in radio network planning and optimization and gathered a large number of network cases. In the mean time, Huawei network optimization has maintained good cooperative relations with many prestigious companies of the industry. Huawei has benefit a lot from joint research with those companies on the basic technology of radio networking. Huawei is happy to share with you the precious technology and experience. 11

Handover and Power Control DT &CQT Test Signaling Analysis Development of Network Planning & Optimization Technology General Principles of Network Planning Antenna Theory and Installation Specifications Design of System Parameters Design of Network Function Parameters Usage of Network Optimization Equipments Traffic Statistics Collection of Network Optimization Cases

GSM Basic Theory

Includes GSM system architecture, basic theory, interface and protocol, GSM air interface, voice signal processing etc..

General Principles of Network Planning:

Cover the topics about radio network planning, from network pre-planning to network layout, base station survey, link budget, capacity planning, frequency/adjacent planning and design of cell parameters.

Frequency Planning:
Introduces different kinds of basic frequency multiplex and tight frequency multiplex modes, and introduces frequency planning theory and the anti-interference technologies such as frequency hopping, power control and DTX.

Radio Propagation Theory:

Includes radio propagation basic theory, radio propagation environment, radio propagation model and model correction, Dupler Effects.

Design of System Parameters/Design of Network Function Parameters/Design of Network Control Parameters:

Introduces system information, parameters of handover,

Antenna Theory and Installation Specifications:

Includes introduction to antenna, antenna design index, antenna new technology, selection and application principles of antenna, planning of antenna's down tilt, basic theories of combining distribution unit, antenna feeder system (tower amplifier, feeder line etc.), networking design of distributed antenna system.

power control etc., and the effects cause by different parameters on cell coverage, distribution of signaling volume and network services performance.

Hand over and Power Control:

Introduces the handover/power control algorithm of both protocol and Huawei's .

Applications of Network Optimization Equipments

Covers introduction to different kinds of optimization instruments and the operation methods of the frequentlyused equipment (i.e.MA10 signaling analyzer, ANT road test equipment, ASSET planning software, HP frequency spectrum etc..

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DT & CQT Test: Introduces the often used drive test methods (continuous call test, idle mode test, frequency scanning test and auto dialing call test) and the purposes of different test methods:

Signaling Analysis: Through the training on different interface signaling analysis, learn about the information process of location update, call access, handover etc and learn to use signaling to analyze the location.

Traffic Statistics: On the basis of different calling processes, introduce and analyze the key indices of traffic statistics (i.e. TCH/ SDCCH call drop rate, congestion rate, radio access rate, incoming and outgoing BSC handover success rate etc.), and introduces the frequently-used network problem location methods by index.

Collection of Network Optimization Cases: Introduces the common network problems (signal variations, insufficient coverage, voice prompt, congestion, one-way calling, low-speed connection etc.) and their causes, and provides the solutions corresponding to actual network cases.

Network Planning Technology Development: Introduces the trends of network development and the planning of GPRS and CDMA systems.

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Phased Courses Design

Huawei has designed for you Radio Network Planning/ Optimization Phased Theory/On-Site Training. At present, the training includes two phases, intermediate phase and advanced phase:

Advanced Phase
Aim: Theory training as main part with the integration of theory and practice achieved through the practical planning and optimization of a specific area on the basis of the theory training. The understanding of the core radio

Intermediate Phase
Aim: Theory training designed to get you acquainted, on the basis of the understanding of mobile communications system, with the theories and basic methods of network planning/optimization, analysis of network planning optimization and the use of related test tools, and the effects caused by different radio parameter configurations on the network operation quality.

planning/optimization technologies is therefore deepened, which will help applying the technologies in the future actual network planning/optimization work, improving the skills of carriers' engineers.

For the Radio Network Planning/Optimization Training, Huawei will customize the training courses to your needs, and update & enhance the relevant contents as the technology advances. We hope the technology and experience will bring you benefits in the long term, push the improvement of your staff's technology and help build up your stronger core competition strength.

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Technical Service Architecture of Huawei Radio Network Optimization

Well-developed Technical Team

Since 1996, Huawei has been devoted to the research & practice of radio network planning/optimization technology. By now, there are nearly 300 specialists dealing with that area in Huawei. They are working in the three departments of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, 29 domestic technical support centers and over 40 overseas technical support centers. Through a set of strict technical qualifications certification systems, Huawei has turned out a team of senior network planning & optimization specialists. Their hard work will provide you with the fast and effective network optimization.

Perfect and Complete Equipment

For your different requirements, we have high-class equipment to provide you professional services, helping you plan, design, optimize and manage & maintain your radio network.

Planning Tool: ASSET

Provide the RF modeling function that has adopted various of technologies and the terrain-based propagation model analysis, capable of accomplishing dynamic frequency planning, adjacent cell planning and the f traffic distribution, coverage prediction and interference analysis.

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Road Test Tools: TEMS, RS9951, ANT, SAFCO, AGILENT, NEPTUNE

Provide the test data acquisition & analysis function under the circumstances of driving car or walking and the analysis report output function. The functions will help you diagnose the faults hard to detect in the traffic statistics, such as coverage, hand over, call quality, installation etc., and ensure the optimal performance of the network. The frequently-used methods include: continuous call test, idle mode test, frequency scanning test and auto dial calling test.

RF Instruments: HP spectrum analyzer, CMD radio multi-purpose tester etc.

HP spectrum analyzer provides the functions of interference detection and elimination, RF power test, adjacent channel power testspurious power test. CMD057 radio multi-purpose tester provides a range of test functions for GSM base station transmitter and the radio indices in the receiver (i.e. emission frequency error, phase error, continuity spectrum, hand over spectrum etc.). The utilization of those instruments has made easy the failure removal and maintenance of the equipment.

Signaling Analysis Instrument: MA10 mobile communication protocol analyzer, TEK 1205
MA10 can test the interface signaling information of Abis, A-G and No.7 of ISUP, TUP and INAP, and errors of transmission line. It also has the analysis function to locate equipment problems to greater extent.

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Rich Network Optimization Experience and Solid Foundation Research

Rich Network Optimization Experience

Huawei holds on to "practice under the guidance of theory" in the radio network planning and optimization, and enriches & enhances theory through practices. As of November 2001, Huawei's network planning/optimization engineers have successfully completed the planning & optimization of over one hundred local networks in the provinces and municipality of Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Inne-Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Xinjiang and Gansu. Outside China, Huawei has completed the network planning/ behaviors, user's sensitive points, which will provide optimization in Russia, guidance for the network optimization. Gathered the important data to achieve the network optimization in different terrains, traffic models, user's Acquired the radio signal propagation data in different terrains and topographical conditions, which will make a good foundation for the modification of the propagation model and guarantee the investment returns of the future network construction.

Accumulated overseas network optimization Accumulate the network optimization experience under different environmental conditions such as dense urban area, suburbs, countryside, villages & towns, river & lake, sea, traffic road (express highway, railway, highway along the mountains), mountainous areas, and tunnels etc.. Deepen the understanding of the core network contradiction and command the cost and benefits of the network development in a better way. experience, which will serve as reference of the domestic network development & analysis.

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Basic Research

It will provide reliable and feasible reference for the planning and optimization of frequency band, largely reduc-

While building up our network experience extensively, we actively push our in-depth research on the basic technology. We have acquired a large number of test data in frequency hopping gains, radio coverage, signal variation, diversity reception, special coverage (tunnel, sea surface etc.), propagation model, penetrating loss, up/down balance, power control, hand over, channel allocation etc.., and have written the special topic reports.

ing the difficulty of network adjustment. This technology has accomplished network auto-test function and will not cause any external influences to the radio network services.

Each cell scans the interference of designated frequency group and generates a report to BSC.

The interference statistics is made in a designated period. Thanks to our profound understanding of radio technology, our radio network planning/optimization technology has led in rapidly pushing the product improvement and equipment function enhancement. For the past 5 years, we have maintained the inter-promotion relations with the product development. Today, we have possessed quite a few patented technologies, including up frequency band scanning, channel allocation algorithm, service-based resources allocation algorithm. We now take the following up frequency band scanning as an example. Huawei Network Optimization Department has written the book <<Radio Network Planning>> after summarizing years of research and practice. The book covers radio propagation, network pre-planning, knowledge about antenna feeder system, BSC algorithm thoughts, frequency planning, traffic statistics, optimization and topic analysis, and planning & optimization of future mobile Up frequency band scanning: In the cell, there are possible interferences from adjacent cells and illegal radio equipment that have led to effects on the service quality. Through the periodic interference scanning and testing, a database of frequency band resources can be set up. communications system. It is suitable to installation & maintenance engineer, engineering and technical staff, telecommunication management staff and people interest in mobile communications. The test results are thereby acquired.

Compilation of

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High-quality and Standardized Services

"The services provider - Huawei", by holding on to the principles of user's requirements above everything, provides and relying on the rich network optimization experience, provides for you the optimization services and technical support customized to your needs. The standardized services of Huawei will also offer you the services of highest quality.

Test & analyze, prepare <<Optimization Proposal>> and submit <<Optimization Application>>

Analyze and adjust carefully and submit the <<Project Weekly Report>> periodically

Achieve good quality, make <<Network Optimization Report>> and submit <<Network Development Pro-

Understand your requirements for the network, and complete <<project possibility analysis report>> for the network assessment/optimization

posal and Planning>>

Hold on-site training and practice, and make <<Training Report>>

Acquire the information and data, and make <<Network Assessment Report>> Have you fully informed of each progress

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