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Radio Network Tuning and


Optimization for Universal
Mobile Telecommunications
System (UMTS
Dr. Hatem MOKHTAR
Senior Wireless Consultant
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AGENDA

Motivation

2G-3G W!at is "i##erent

Tunin$ %ro&ess 'lo(

Tools use" #or Tunin$ A&tivit)

*+ui,ments Con#i$uration

%ilot Tunin$

-* Tunin$

'inal Wor"s
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MOTIVATION

3G net(or.s are /e&omin$ &ommer&iall) availa/le all over


t!e (orl"

To &!e&. t!e #un&tionalit) o# t!e net(or.s /e#ore


&ommer&ial laun&!

0et(or. "esi$ns are /ase" on ,ro,a$ations mo"els an"


simulations 1&overa$e veri#i&ation2

3G te&!nolo$) 1WCDMA2 is "i##erent #rom 2G

Tools an" met!o"s #or 3G 0et(or.s


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Differences compared to 2G

In General
- T!e Te&!nolo$) is more &om,li&ate" 1Overla,,in$ &ells so#t
!an" over ,o(er &ontrol &ell /reat!in$ et&2
- Hi$! ,er#orman&e re+uirements on ,ro"u&ts 1-* 4 0et(or.
no"es2
- In Particular for Tuning & Optimzation
- %ro&ess 4 tools are un"er "evelo,ment
- Co-lo&ate" GSM53G sites
- S!are" Antenna S)stem
- 6nter-(or.in$ (it! GSM
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Tuning or Optimization !"at is t"e difference

During Tuning
0o tra##i& in t!e net(or. 0o su/s&ri/ers
0et(or. tune" onl) /ase" on "rive test "ata
8a/our intensive (it! re,eate" "rive test
All is a/out %re-laun&! a&tivities

During Optimization
Commer&ial tra##i& su/s&ri/ers usin$ t!e net(or.
Statisti&s use" (i"el) to monitor net(or. ,er#orman&e
Drive testin$ 9ust in &ase
All is a/out %ost:laun&! a&tivities
;
Tuning Process #lo$

Radio Network Initial Tuning for WCDMA
Preparations
Parameter
Audit
Commer&ial
8aun&!
Dri%e Testing &
Post
Processing
&"ange
Verification
& 'eporting
Anal(sis &
&"ange
Proposals
<
Tuning Process #lo$c"art
=
Tools #or Tuning)Optimization & Data Post
Processing
Acti%e measurement needed due to lac* of statistics

T*MS 6nvesti$ation #or WCDMA 1So#t(are2

T*MS S&anner 1So#t(are > HW2

*?ternal G%S

-ser *+ui,ment 1-*2

T*MS Des.Cat #or ,ost ,ro&essin$

MCOM3$5Ma,in#o

MS A&&ess5*?&el /ase" tools


@
USB2
USB1
Com 1
scanner
Short call Long Call
USB1
CS64
GPS
USB1
PS
Drive Test *+ui,ments #or Aoi&e CS;3 4 %S &all
Drive test tools &on#i$uration


1B
Drive Test Routes
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PI+OT T,NING
T"e -asic measurements of scanner are

C%6CHCRSC% 1re&eive" si$nal &o"e ,o(er2

C%6CHC*&50o 1re&eive" ener$) ,er &!i, "ivi"e" /) t!e


,o(er "ensit) in t!e /an"2

RSS6 1re&eive" si$nal stren$t! in"i&ator2


!"at can (ou ac"ie%e $it" scanner.

Crosse" #ee"er issues 1D82

Covera$e veri#i&ation

6nter#eren&e ,ro/lems 1overs!ootin$ &ell ,ilot ,ollution2

Missin$ nei$!/ours
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COA*RAG* A*R6'6CAT6O0 - %rimar) Common %ilot
C!annel
Aeri#) %-C%6CH "ete&tion to minimiDe &overa$e !oles
%-C%6CH RSC%
%-C%6CH *&50o
Coverage level RSCP [dBm] E
c
/N
0
[dB]
Sufficient RSCP 1 E
c
/N
0
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Poor 11! RSCP "1 16 E
c
/N
0
" 14
#o coverage RSCP " 11! E
c
/N
0
"16
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/est 0er%er 0ignal 0trengt" 1'0&P2

Eello( is
$oo"

Flue &an
$enerate
,ro/lems

Gre) is /a"
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Pilot Ec)No Measurements

Green is
$oo"

Flue &an
$enerate
,ro/lems

Oran$e is
/a"
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INTE'#E'NE&E
-1BB
-@B
-=B
-<B
-;B
-7B
-3B
-3B
-27 -2B -17 -1B -7 B 7
Ec)Io 3d/4
'
0
&
P

3
d
/
m
4
Hi$! inter#eren&e
F) &orrelatin$ lo( *&50o (it! !i$! RSC% areas (it! !i$!
inter#eren&e &an /e "ete&te"
1;
INTE'#E'EN&E 1'0&P 5 678 d/m AND Ec)No 9 67 d/2
1<
Primar( &ommon Pilot &"annel 1P6&PI&:2 ;
OVE'0:OOTING
1=
OA*RSHOOT60G
C!an$e %ro,osalG Site-D Se&tor-1 Antenna Do(n-tilt = De$rees
1@
%rimar) Common %ilot C!annel 1%-C%6CH2 : %68OT
%O88-T6O0
%-C%6CH RSC%
%-C%6CH *&50o

Hi$! C%6CH re&e,tion levels #rom man)
Cells 1more t!an MAHCACT6A*CS*T2
size
serving
c c
AS threshold
N
E
N
E
count Pilot > $ %

2B
PI+OT PO++,TION
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%68OT %O88-T6O0
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PI+OT PO++,TION
&"ange Proposals
Site
#ame
Sector
#um&er
SC of
Pilot
'eight of
(ntenna
%meters$
(ntenna
)ilts
%degree$
Pro*osed
(ntenna
)ilts
%degree$
( 1 1+, ,- 2 !
( 2 +6 ,- 2 4
.
1
4-! 4+/, 2 -
C 2 24 ,0/2 , !
B , +0 2+ 2 ,
23
B
7
1B
17
2B
27
3B
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Num-ers of
0amples
1<3 <; 3=7 <@ 23
0& of Pilots
B
7
1B
17
2B
27
3B
37
3B
Num-er of
0amples
1<3 <; <@ 23
0& of Pilots
%68OT %O88-T6O0
6nitial Drive Test 1/e#ore tunin$2
Aeri#i&ation Drive Test 1a#ter tunin$2
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,E T,NING

Aoi&e 5Ai"eo5%S &alls


: 8on$ &alls
: s!ort &alls

6"enti#) ,ro/lem areas


: Flo&.e" &alls
: Dro,,e" &alls
: Dela)5T!rou$!,ut
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0"ort &alls Anal(sis
Set-u, a &all an" maintain it #or a ,re-"e#ine" time "uration
1#or 17-;B s2
Call set-u, #ailure an" "ro,s "urin$ s!ort &alls &an /e mainl)
use" to anal)sis A&&essi/ilit) #ailure "ue toG

-* 'ailure

-nsuita/le %arameters Settin$

Covera$e %ro/lem

6nter#eren&e

Ot!ers
2;
+ong &alls Anal(sis
Dro,s "urin$ lon$ &all &an /e use" to i"enti#)G

Missin$ 0ei$!/or Relation

Covera$e %ro/lem

-* %ro/lems

0et(or. C!ara&teristi&s

Fest %arameter Settin$

Ot!ers
Set-u, a &all an" maintain it until it is "ro, 1use" #or
t!e anal)sis o# Retaina/ilit) ,er#orma&e2
2<
<E= PE'#O'MAN&E INDI&ATO'0

A&&essa/ilit) 1Call set-u, su&&ess rate2

Retaina/ilit) 1Dro,,e" &alls2

Mo/ilit) 1Han"over su&&ess rate2

6nte$rit) 1F8*R an" t!rou$!,ut2


2=
&ase >? Drop due to missing neig"-or
Pro-lem? Detected Nig"-or 1DN2

-* sen"s a Measurement Re,ort t!at &ontains an event1a


means a""in$ a ne( R8 1&ell2 to A&tive Set

6# t!e re,orte" &ell is not in t!e &urrent nei$!/or &ell list an"
t!e re,orte" *&50o is /etter t!an t!e /est servin$ &ell
*&50o in AS /) some "Fs 1set /) a R0C ,arameter2

6# #or an) reason t!e ne( &ell &an not /e a""e" to AS &all
(ill /e release"
2@
&ase >? Drop due to missing neig"-or
ID0J &ell /etter t!an t!e servin$ &ell
D8 F8*R$ets (orse
ID0J &ell /etter t!an t!e servin$ &ell
D8 F8*R$ets (orse
3B
&ase 2? Drop due to Poor &o%erage 1lo$ '0&P2
Pro-lem? Poor D+ co%erage
W!en -* $ets to an area (it! lo( RSC% 1 K -1B7 "Fm2
re$ar"less *&50o values t!ere is !i$! ris. #or "ro,.
-* (ill li.el) ram, u, t!e transmitte" ,o(er an" rea&! its
ma? ,o(er. T!e D8 F8*R (ill ,ro/a/l) in&rease an" S6R
tar$et &annot maintain an)more #inall) t!e &all "ro,s.
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&ase 2? Drop due to D+ Poor &o%erage
Aer) /a" RSC%
-* ma? T? ,o(er
an"
!i$! D8 F8*R
Aer) /a" RSC%
-* ma? T? ,o(er
an"
!i$! D8 F8*R
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&ase @?
P0? 0ession Error due to Poor D+ &o%erage
-* enters a ver) lo( &overa$e area 1RSC% K : 1B7 "Fm2.
T!e ,a&.et &onne&tion is &arrie" on a ;35;3 DCH C!annel
as &onse+uen&e o# t!e lo( &overa$e &on"itions.
T!e -* (ill li.el) ram, u, its ,o(er to t!e ma?imum $oes
to 6"le Mo"e an" t!e A,,li&ation an" R8C t!rou$!,uts $o
to Dero.
At t!is ,oint t!e RAS a,,li&ation (ill start t!e Session
Timeout timer i# t!e t!rou$!,ut is not resume" t!e Session
*rror event is tri$$ere" (it! &ause Isession timeoutJ.
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P0? 0ession Error due to Poor D+ &o%erage
(** through*ut 1642&*s
3er4 lo5 6SCP
(** through*ut 1642&*s
3er4 lo5 6SCP
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#INA+ !O'D0
#or net$or* tuning $e need to rela( on field measurements $"ic"
reAuire eBtensi%e dri%e tests
#inding t"e -est possi-le configuration for antenna "eig"ts tilts
azimut"s and parameter setting for all t"e present cells)sectors in t"e
net$or* and also for an( ne$ sites t"at mig"t -e needed to impro%e
co%erage
Po$er adCustment can also -e used for net$or* tuning -ut can -ecome
complicated and result in poor net$or* performance
,se of 'emote Electrical Tilt 1'ET2 Antenna is preferred o%er mec"anical
tilt antenna
Neig"-our definition is of prime importance in ,MT0 net$or* 10oft
"ando%er gain and interference reduction2D <eep neig"-our list upto 28D
Automated tools are needed t"at could suggest t"e -est possi-le
neig"-our relations antenna "eig"ts and tilts -( using -ot" t"e field
measurements and t"e propagation models & simulations
0*illed people rig"t met"ods and ad%anced tools are needed to perform
@G tuning and optimisation
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&omparison of Mec"anical and Electrical Do$n6tilts

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