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Huawei Cluster

Summary of
Observations

Huawei Clusters
Summary of Observations
RACH parameters template with sub optimal settings, call setup with maximum
RACH attempts failure detected.
Cases of RRC rejection due to congestion detected.
Cases of failure due to reaching Max allowed RRC connection request seen.
Some access fails detected with missing CC Alert or CC Connect (bad MT call).
Different call setup time seen between RNC1 and RNC4, caused by different
SRB channel type selected (FACH vs. DCH).
Different SRB mapping is seen between both RNC in RRC phase (HSPA vs.
DCH).
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Huawei Clusters
Summary of Observations
Many cases of Radio Link Failure detected, and sub optimal settings for Radio
Link parameters in both UL and DL.
Call Re-establishment is not activated on RNC-4
Some drops were caused by missing neighbors.
LAC ping pong detected in several areas.
High UL interference seen in some areas reaching ~-70dBm
Some Intra-frequency Mobility parameters needs fine tuning.
Some IDLE parameters needs fine tuning

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Short Voice Calls

RACH
Performance

RACH Parameters
Preamble Initial Power
Initial PRACH transmit power depends on the open loop estimate:

Preamble_Initial_Power = Primary CPICH Tx power CPICH_RSCP + UL_Interference +


Constant Value
Where:

[Primary CPICH Tx power CPICH_RSCP]

UL Interference

Downlink path loss from the NodeB to the UE


Primary CPICH Tx power is sent in SIB5
Interference seen on the UL. Higher the interference, the more transmit power needed to overcome it.
Sent in SIB7

Constant Value

Can account for any difference between Uplink and Downlink propagation and/or transmit-receive chain
Sent in SIB 5

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RACH Parameters
Sib 5 RACH Parameters
Preamble Retransmission Max
Setting Tradeoff: If set large, the uplink interference increases especially in areas requiring more RACH
re-transmissions (edge of coverage)

Mmax
Setting Tradeoff: If set large, the uplink capacity consumption may unnecessarily increase

Constant Value
Setting Tradeoff: If set too large, the preamble initial transmit power may be larger than needed for
reliable detection at the Node B. This causes unnecessary uplink interference

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RACH Parameters
Power Offset P p-m

P p-m

Power Offset: Power offset of control part of RACH message relative to last transmitted preamble

Preamble

RACH Message
control part

RACH Message
data part

The Preamble is used to synchronize the physical layers of the UE (Tx) and the NodeB (Rx).
Physical layer synchronization means that the NodeB has detected the location (time and
frequency) of the UEs signal and demodulated it.
After synchronization, the NodeB sends an acknowledgment on the AICH channel and the UE
then transmits the message part of the RACH message. This can be the RRC Connection Request
and is decoded by the RRC layer.
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RACH Performance
RACH Simulation
RACH parameters were extracted for each vendor from the filed test logs.
To simulate RACH performance, fixed Radio condition will be assumed and cell
edge conditions will be chosen to demonstrate the performance in poor radio
conditions.
Moderately high UL load will be assumed to consider Busy hour performance.

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Huawei RACH Simulation


Cell Edge Conditions

Considering average busy hour UL interference of -98dBm, as observed in the test logs and under cell edge
conditions (e.g. Ec/No = -14dB and RSCP = -104 dBm)

Preamble Initial Power starts at 19dBm and flats out at 24dBm after 4th RACH retransmissions, and for the next 16 retransmissions.
This may increase the UL interference

Lowering Constant value, may reduce the initial Preamble Power


Lowering preambleRetransMax
may reduce UL interference
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RACH Simulation - Recommended


Cell Edge Conditions

Keeping UL interference value of -98dBm, at the edge of coverage (RSCP = -104dBm, Ec/No = -14 dB):

Recommended RACH parameters yield to Initial RACH power of 12dBm, and then flats out to max UE Tx Power
after 7th RACH re-transmissions

The recommended parameters will reduce the overall UL interference, however monitoring is required to
determine any negative impact.
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Access & Paging Parameters [1/2]


Huawei

Qualcomm
Recom.

DRXCYCLELENCOEF
CN-specific DRX cycle length
coefficient

7 to 8
[1.28 to 2.56 s]

DRXCYCLELENCOEF
UTRAN-specific DRX cycle length
coefficient

6 to 7
[0.64 to 1.28 s]

AICHPOWEROFFSET

-6

-7 to -5 dB

PICHPOWEROFFSET

-7

-7 to -6 dB

POWERRAMPSTEP

2 to 3 dB

20

6 to 10

If parameter is too large, the uplink interference increases

3 to 6

If parameter is too large, the uplink capacity consumption


may unnecessarily increase

24

24

Parameter

PREAMBLERETRANSMAX
Mmax

Max Allowed UE UL TX power (Sib 3)

Comments

NSN is limiting the UE from using its Maximum power


which decrease the UL coverage

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Access & Paging Parameters [2/2]


Huawei

Qualcomm
Recom.

Comments

NB01min

10 ms

The shortest period of time after which a UE can reinitiate a


random access attempt incase a negative AICH Ack. is received

NB01max

10 ms

This IE shall be set larger or equal to NB01min

c = 13

10

d = 15

15

-3

0 to 2dB

c = 10

10

d = 15

15

-2

0 to 2dB

Parameter

Gain Factor c (PRACH) ctfc2: 0


Gain Factor d (PRACH) ctfc2: 0
PowerOffsetPpm ctfc2: 0

Gain Factor c (PRACH) ctfc2: 1


Gain Factor d (PRACH) ctfc2: 1
PowerOffsetPpm ctfc2: 1

-20

-27 to -24 dB

T300

2000

1200

N300

CONSTANTVALUE

If parameter is too small, decoding of the RACH message part


may be unreliable

If parameter is too small, decoding of the RACH message part


may be unreliable
With large value, the preamble initial transmit power may be
larger than needed for reliable detection at the Node-B, causing
unnecessary uplink interference.
RRC Conn. Req. to RRC Conn. Setup
The RRC connection might fail due to temporarily insufficient
RF conditions

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Short CS Calls

Introduction
Short Calls Test
Data was collected to test the performance of AMR Call setup
The Drive test route duration:
Duration of the route was <1> hours and <36> minutes

Four RF carriers were observed during all idle testing rounds

F1 DL UARFCN 10713
F2 DL UARFCN 10738
F3 DL UARFCN 10763
F4 DL UARFCN 3024 - UMTS900 channel

Tests completed in forced UMTS only mode (3G)


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M-to-M Short Calls Drive Test Route


Mobile Originated

Mobile Terminated
short_MO_Calls_DownlinkUARFCN

Short_MT_Calls-Uu_DownlinkUARFCN

3024 (511) 14.1%

3024 (490) 10.3%

10713 (2146) 59.2%

10713 (1621) 34.1%

10738 (832) 23.0%

10738 (2596) 54.7%

10763 (114) 3.1%

3087 (19) 0.4%

3087 (10) 0.3%

10613 (12) 0.3%

10613 (12) 0.3%

2959 (11) 0.2%

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Short Call Analysis


AMR Short MO Call Statistics
Metrics

RF Statistics

KPI
ASET Size [#]

1.45

Combined Ec/No [dB]

-12.7

RSCP [dBm]

-87.7

UE Tx. Power [dBm]

-15.25

# MO Call Attempts

239 MO Calls

# RRC Connection Attempts

MO Call Statistics

Random Access (RACH)


Statistics

Average Value

258 RRC connection request

MO Failure / RRC Connection Failure [#]

21 / 24

MO Call Setup Success Rate [%]

91.2%

RRC Connection Setup Success Rate [%]

90.7 %

Reason of failure

# of failures

No ALERT Message: Bad MT


Call
NO CONNECT after ALERT:
Bad MT call

3
3

RLF during Call Setup

max preamble. RACH Failure


RBS Failure due to
physicalChannelFailure. Blind
IFHO

2
1

DISCONNECT with unspecified


reason after 25 seconds from
CALL_PROCEEDING. No
RadioBearerSetup Message.

Call Setup Latency [sec]

6.5

Call 1: RLF after Alert and then


Call 2: CM_SERVICE_REJECT

RRC Connection Setup Time [msec]

320

UE Not camped on a cell

# of Preambles / RRC Connection Request

1.78

Power of the Last Preamble [dBm]

3.49

# RRC Connection Requests / Successful Call


Attempt

1.15

Mobile Terminated side


issue

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Short Call Analysis


AMR Short MT Call Statistics
Metrics

KPI

Average Value

ASET Size [#]

1.24

Combined Ec/No [dB]

-13.2

RF Statistics
RSCP [dBm]

-86.9

UE Tx. Power [dBm]

-13.6

Sample Size [#]

MT Call Statistics

Call Setup Failures [#]


Call Setup Success Rate [%]
RRC Connection Setup Time [msec]

Reason of failure

# of failures

Call drop during call setup due


to bad RF

Maximum # of RRC Connection


Request attempt due to bad RF

RRC Connection Reject with


cause Congestion

221 MT calls attempt


6
97.3 %
360

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Call Setup Time vs RNC


Call setup time for RNC-4
is ~2 seconds higher than
call setup time for RNC-1

See next slide for call flow


comparison from both
RNCs

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Call Flow comparison between RNC 1 & RNC 4

4.38ms

2.87ms

6.28ms

4.44ms

RNC 1

RNC 4

Although both RNCs have the same call flow, In this example RNC1 had 1.84 sec less overall call setup time compared to RNC4

In RNC1 RRC Connection Setup message maps SRB on EUL where in RNC4 it maps SRB on DCH
Radio Bearer message maps SRB on DCH in both RNCs

1.5 seconds difference was measured between RRC Connection Setup message and Radio Bearer Setup message
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Call Flow comparison between RNC 1 & RNC 4


RRC Establishment causes vs. SigChType
Comparing the 2 RNCs
SIGCHTYPE for different
RRC establishment
causes 2 difference were
found:

Originating Conv. Call


Registration

For Originating Conv. Call


SRB 13.6 kbps is
recommended for shorter
call setup time.
For Registration, SRB 3.4
Kbps is recommended for
better coverage, since
registration occurs in
mobility at cell edge.

RNC 1

RNC 4

RRCCAUSE=ORIGCONVCALLEST

RRC Establishment Cause

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=ORIGSTREAMCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=ORIGINTERCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=ORIGBKGCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=ORIGSUBSTRAFFCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=TERMCONVCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=TERMSTREAMCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=TERMINTERCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=TERMBKGCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=EMERGCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=INTERRATCELLRESELEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=INTERRATCELLCHGORDEREST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=REGISTEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

RRCCAUSE=DETACHEST

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

RRCCAUSE=ORIGHIGHPRIORSIGEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=ORIGLOWPRIORSIGEST

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

RRCCAUSE=CALLREEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=TERMHIGHPRIORSIGEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_13.6K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=TERMLOWPRIORSIGEST

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

RRCCAUSE=TERMCAUSEUNKNOWN

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

SIGCHTYPE=FACH

RRCCAUSE=MBMSCALLEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

RRCCAUSE=DEFAULTEST

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

SIGCHTYPE=DCH_3.4K_SIGNALLING

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Call Flow comparison between RNC 1 & RNC 4


SRB Mapping
Parameters

RNC 1

RNC 4

SrbChlType

HSPA

HSPA

SrbChlTypeRrcEffectFlag

TRUE

FALSE

Parameters Description:
SrbChlTypeRrcEffectFlag : Whether the configured type of channel that preferably carries the signaling
RB is effective in the case of RRC connection establishment.
SrbChlType : Type of channel that preferably carries the signaling RB. - DCH: Both uplink and downlink are
preferably carried on DCH. - HSDPA: Uplink is preferably carried on DCH, and downlink is preferably
carried on HS-DSCH. - HSUPA: Uplink is preferably carried on E-DCH, and downlink is preferably carried
on DCH. - HSPA: Uplink is preferably carried on E-DCH, and downlink is preferably carried on HS-DSCH.
Further investigation about SRB performance in both cases will be done in the HSDPA/HSUPA project.

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Huawei Short Call Analysis


RRC Setup / Call Setup Time Distribution (MO)
For RRC Setup time:

PDF/CDF

RRC Connection Setup Time


60%

120%

50%

100%

40%

80%

30%

60%

20%

40%

10%

20%

0%

PDF
CDF

0%
0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4
0.45
0.5
Time [seconds]

0.55

0.6

0.65

0.7

0.75 > 0.75

For Call Setup Time:

Call Setup Time


PDF/CDF

Most of the samples are


showing values below
350 ms with few samples
above 750 ms !

50%

120%

40%

100%
80%

30%

60%
20%

40%

10%

20%

0%

Samples distributed
around 7 Seconds with
few samples showing
CST > 15 seconds

PDF
CDF

0%
3

9
10
11
Time [seconds]

12

13

14

15

More

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Huawei Short Call Analysis


RACH Preamble Count and Power
For Preamble Count:

RACH Preamble Count


PDF/CDF

80%
60%

120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%

72%

40%
20%
0%
1

5
Preamble count

PDF
CDF

RACH Last Preamble Power


PDF/CDF

28% of the samples


required more than 1
preambles until an
acknowledgement is
received.

25%

120%

20%

100%

For last Preamble power:

80%

15%

60%
10%

40%

5%

20%

0%

PDF
CDF

High sample of RACH


attempts sending
Preamble with power >
20 dBm

0%
< -25.0

-10.0

-5.0

0
5
10
Preamble Power [dBm]

15

20

> 20.0

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UL Interference as reported by Cell in SIB-7


UL Interference
25%

120%
96%
100%

PDF/CDF

20%

80%
15%

PDF
CDF

10%

60%
40%

5%

20%
0%
-109
-108
-107
-106
-105
-104
-103
-102
-101
-100
-99
-98
-97
-96
-95
-94
-93
-92
-91
-90
-89
-88
-87
-86
-76
-75

0%

UL Interference [dBm]

4% of samples had UL Interference > -95 dBm


Some samples measured UL Interference = -75dBm
Audit of UL Interference is crucial in CDMA NW. This
can be captured from NW counters for all Cells
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Huawei Short Call Analysis


Access Failure due to failure on the MT side

UE receives DISCONNECT
message after PROGRESS
Message
No Alert Message
Failure at Mobile Terminated
side for different reasons
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Huawei Short Call Analysis


Access Failure due to No RB Setup message from the NW side

UE never received RB Setup message which


lead to setup failure
DISCONNECT message is received after 25
seconds from CALL_PROCEEDING
As UE never received RB Setup Message.
This could be related to Radio resources
congestion or other reasons.

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Huawei Short Call Analysis


2 back to back Access Failure due to Bad RF & NW timers

Call 2

UE Never received CONNECT message after ALERTING


message.

UE was in very bad RF and attempted the IFHO, but no good


neighbors
UE Turned off its Power Amplifier at 12:56:11
As call setup took long after alerting, user hit DISCONNECT
but without going over the air

Second Call Attempt failed with CM_SERVICE_REJECT


Cause 101 (Message Not Compatible With The Protocol
State)

This is an indication that the NW never released the first call


resources

Call 1

This could be due to NW RLF Failure procedure timers

20 seconds between attempt 1 ALERTING message and


attempt 2 CM_SERVICE_REQUEST message.
19 seconds between UE Turing off TX power and second
attempts.

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Huawei Short Call Analysis


Access Failure with RB Setup Failure and no Re-establishment

During call setup the NW sent Radio Bear Setup


message with Blind HO to U900
UE attempted setup on the U900 cell but failed and
returned back to original cell
UE sent RB Setup failure but NW never ACKed the
RLC message which lead to RLC Reset.
UE attempted re-establishment but NW sent RRC
Connection Release
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Huawei Short Call Analysis


Long LAU/RAU Procedure in FACH state impacts UE Pageability
UE initiated LAU/RAU procedure
NW setup the call on FACH state
UE did Cell reselection and Cell Update
procedure
Due to some sub-optimal RF condition
Procedure took 13 seconds in which the
UE will not be pageable.
It is recommended to implement LAU/RAU
procedure on Cell_DCH instead of
Cell_FACH state
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Huawei Performance
Call Setup timers Flow from Idle
aside is the nominal call flow showing
possible repetitions within call setup.

RNC

UE
RRC Connection Request
T300

RRC Connection Request

The UE sends RRC connection request and


in case of no replay it waits T300 before
repetition, and until N300 times.

RRC Connection Setup

RRC Connection Setup

RRC Connection Setup complete

T381
T381

RRCUERSPTMR

RRC Connection Setup

Upon reception of the UE request, the RNC


will Send RRC connection Setup, N381
times with T381 ms in between repetitions.
The RNC waits to receive RRC connection
setup complete within RRCUERSPTMR, in
case it wasnt received the RRC fails with
cause no replay

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Huawei Performance
Parameters Review
Parameter

RNC Dump / from


Logs

Qualcomm
Recomm.

Comments

T300

2000

1200

Maximum time from transmission of RRC Connection Request message to reception of


RRC Connection Setup message
If T300 is chosen long, the call set-up delay increases unnecessarily

N300

T381

D600 [0.6 sec]

D600 [0.6 sec]

N381

D1

D2 - D3

RRCUERSPTMR

5000 [5 Sec]

10000 [10 Sec]

Maximum number of retransmissions of the RRC Connection Request message


If N300 is set low, the RRC connection might fail due to temporarily insufficient RF
conditions
T381 is started after the RNC send message "RRC CONNECTION SETUP"(or "CELL
UPDATE CONFIRM"). If T381 expire and RNC does not receive "RRC CONNECTION
SETUP COMPLETE"(or the response of "CELL UPDATE CONFIRM") and V381 is
smaller than N381, RNC resend "RRC CONNECTION SETUP"(or "CELL UPDATE
CONFIRM") and restart timer T381 and increase V381. If RNC receive "RRC
CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE"(or the response of "CELL UPDATE CONFIRM"),
T381 will be stopped

Allowing more time to wait for response from the UE helps increase the probability of
success of the RRC connection.

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Call Setup Performance Recommendations


RF optimization:

This step should be completed before the parameter optimization is applied.


Improve idle mode Ec/No and RSCP in highlighted areas where poor Ec/No and RSCP is observed.

SRB mapped to EUL in RRC Connection Setup message lead to 2 second faster call setup time

Trial of SRB over EUL in RRC Connection Setup is recommended


Review of NW Counters related to establishment success rate and call DCR

LAU/RAU procedure in Cell_FACH state impacted Mobile Terminated Call

LAU/RAU in Cell_FACH procedure takes longer time than Cell_DCH state. This might lead to missed
page at the Mobile terminated call side.
Implementing LAU/RAU procedure in Cell_DCH is recommended
Review the impact on Code/Power utilization from NW counters before implementation at NW level

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Huawei Long CS Calls

Huawei Long Call Analysis


UARFCN
The drive test was done
between xx and xx October.
The call was on 37.1% on F1
(10713), 46.6% on F2 (10738),
2.8% on F3 (10763), and 9.9%
on F4 (3024).
The UE was locked on 3G.

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Huawei Long Call Analysis


EcNo - Distribution
Long CS Calls_3G_Locked_ActiveSet_EcNo (dB)

Low overall EcNo distribution.


22.8% of the samples below -15 dB.

Below -18.00 (28635) 11.0%


>= -18.00 to < -15.00 (30530) 11.8%
>= -15.00 to < -12.00 (61120) 23.6%
>= -12.00 to < -9.00 (76775) 29.6%
>= -9.00 to < -6.00 (38306) 14.8%

Above -6.00 (23804) 9.2%

This offers weak UMTS coverage.


Further RF optimization is recommeded

Below is EcNo Distribution per carrier,

F4 (3024) is showing higher samples in the lower ranges.


See next slide for RSCP distribution.

Best server EcNo Distribution


40%
35%
30%
25%

UARFCN: 3024

20%

UARFCN: 10713

15%

UARFCN: 10738

10%

UARFCN: 10763

5%
0%

-18

-15

-12

-9

-6

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RSCP - Distribution
Below -115.00 (4984) 1.9%
>= -115.00 to < -105.00 (12510) 4.8%
>= -105.00 to < -95.00 (49497) 19.1%
>= -95.00 to < -85.00 (79496) 30.7%
>= -85.00 to < -75.00 (61236) 23.6%
>= -75.00 to < -60.00 (45709) 17.6%
Above -60.00 (5738) 2.2%

RSCP Distribution shows good sample percentage in


the low ranges which could indicate a poor indoor
coverage.

Distributing RSCP per carrier, F4 (3024) is showing the


lowest RSCP distribution

This might explain the low Ec/Io seen for this layer
Not expected RSCP distribution for U900
Investigation is recommended.

Best server RSCP Distribution


0.7
0.6
0.5
PDF [%]

ActiveSet_CalculatedRSCP_0 (dBm)

0.4

UARFCN: 3024

0.3

UARFCN: 10713

0.2

UARFCN: 10738

0.1

UARFCN: 10763

0
-115

-105

-95

-85
RSCP [dBm]

-75

-60

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UE Coverage

Uu_Ue_Coverage

Assuming EcNo and RSCP thresholds for DL


coverage evaluation:

GoodEcIo_GoodRSCP (179281) 69.2%

GoodEcIo_PoorRSCP (20914) 8.1%

PoorEcIo_GoodRSCP (13033) 5.0%

PoorEcIo_PoorRSCP (45942) 17.7%

Good EcNo Threshold Up to -14 dB


Good RSCP threshold Up to -95 dBm

Summary:

In general around 69.2% of the samples had Good


EcNo and RSCP,
8.1% Good EcNo and Poor RSCP for these
areas we have few number of sites but no high
load.
5% Poor EcNo and Good RSCP this could
indicates pilot pollution or high load areas
17.7% Poor EcNo and RSCP coverage
problems/ edge of coverage/ pilot pollution

Further investigation is recommended in these areas


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Active Set Count

UARFCN: 3024

UARFCN: 10713

UARFCN:10738

UARFCN: 10763

4.4%
12.7%

Uu_ActiveSet_Count (Count)

3 (31745) 12.2%
2 (73486) 28.4%
1 (153940) 59.4%

15.7%
21.1%

17.0%

33.1%

54.1%

52.8%
31.4%

17.3%

61.5%

78.6%

AS # 1

AS # 2

AS # 3

For Active Set count, 59.4% of the samples showed 1 cell in


the active set and 12.2% showed a full Active Set (3 cells)

Distributing the Active Set count per carrier shows that U900
Layer has higher percentage of 1 active set.
This is inline with the Low RSCP, low EcNo detected for the
U900 layer in the previous distributions.

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Huawei Long Call Analysis Tunis


UE Tx Power
UE_TxPow (dBm)

Below -25.0 (3803) 29.4%


>= -25.0 to < 0.0 (6859) 53.1%
>= 0.0 to < 10.0 (1318) 10.2%
>= 10.0 to < 15.0 (411) 3.2%
>= 15.0 to < 20.0 (228) 1.8%
Above 20.0 (295) 2.3%

UE Tx Power shows good values in general with


93.7% of the samples below 10 dBm.
High UE TX power is localized to certain location
Distributing the UE TX power per carrier shows:

UE sends higher power on F4(3024)

This is in line with low RSCP for U900

Ul Tx Power Distribution
100.0%
80.0%
UARFCN: 3024

60.0%

UARFCN: 10713
40.0%

UARFCN: 10738

20.0%

UARFCN: 10763

0.0%
-25

10

15

20

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Failures / Drops
5 radio link failures occurred during
the drive test route

Bad RF &
Re-established

Case 2
Sudden UE Max Tx
Power in good RF &
Re-established

3 RRC drops were detected, but they


didnt lead to call drops due to the
RRC re-establishment.
2 call drops without reestablishment
due to bad & missing neighbors then
bad RF

Case 1

Bad RF &
No Re-establishment
Case3: Missing
Neighbor
No re-establishment

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Huawei Long Call Analysis - Case 1


Sudden Max TX power in Good DL RF condition [1/2]

In good DL Ec/Io & RSCP, UE TX Power suddenly increased to Maximum and lost UL
synchronization call dropped
The UE sent Cell_Update to re-establish the call with cause radiolinkFailure.
The call was re-established successfully
See next slide for more analysis
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Huawei Long Call Analysis - Case 1


Sudden Max TX power in Good DL RF condition [2/2]

UE was SHO with PSC 390 & 391


NW removed PSC 991 through MCM

PSC 390 Still very strong

UL Power control suddenly lead UE TX Power to


Maximum
NW sent UL Out of sync power control pattern
NW sent intra frequency MCM
UE RLC ACKed the message but NW never received the
RLC PDU due to bad UL
NW re-transmitted the RLC PDU multiple times till Max
DAT occurred and NW turned off DL which lead to UE
RLF
Investigation is recommended with Vendor
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Huawei Long Call Analysis - Case 2


Sudden Max TX power in Good DL RF condition [1/2]

RL Failure

Reestablishment

In good DL Ec/Io & RSCP, UE TX Power suddenly increased to Maximum and lost UL
synchronization call dropped
The UE sent Cell_Update to re-establish the call with cause radiolinkFailure.
The call was re-established successfully
See next slide for more analysis
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Huawei Long Call Analysis - Case 2


Sudden Max TX power in Good DL RF condition [2/2]
While UE in CM it sent InterFreq MCM
Network Acked the UE RLC
with DL RLC PDU
While in relatively good RF
condition Sudden increase in UL
Tx Power all 1s sent by the UE
for DL PC.
And then UL TPC went to Out of
sync pattern
This is an indication that the NW
turned off DL for some reason
Call dropped and then reestablished
Investigation is recommended
with Vendor
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Huawei Long Call Analysis - Case 3


Call drop due to missing Neighbor
Due to missing neighbor
PSC 72 UE could not add
the cell to Active Set
This caused high DL
interference as it shows
in Power control pattern
UE request all 1s for DL
TPC
NW is fluctuating 0s/1s
UE Tx power -4.17dBm

Review location for


missing Neighbor
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DL Radio Link Failure


Radio Link Failure is based on the Layer 1 Out-of-Sync Condition:
RNC
Voice/Data Interruption
Cell Update Confirm
N313

T313 Timer

N302 Counter ++
T302 = 2 sec

UE
N313 DPCCH OoSync (UE
Tx-off)

UE declares RLF
And sends 1st Cell Update (T-314 is
started)

Cell Update

UE can send up to N302 CU, at least every


T302 sec.
(after UE acquires a suitable cell and before
T314/T315 (12 sec/180sec) expires)

T-313 started

DL failure is based on N [N313] consecutive out-of-sync failures.


After M or N out-of-sync indicators are received (by upper layers), a timer is started [T313].
If the timer expires before a specified number of successive in-sync indicators are received
[N312], radio link failure is declared.
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RL Failure Timers OTA RRC Parameters


DL RLF Declaration and Recovery Counters
Parameter

Type

Tunisie

QC
Recommendation

Comments

N313

UCONNMODETIMER

50

50

Maximum number of successive out of sync indications from L1 to trigger


T313 timer begin and monitor/declare physical channel radio link failure

T313

UCONNMODETIMER

3 Sec

5 Sec

Maximum time for UE to receive N315 in-sync indications from L1 before


declaring radio link failure

Number of successive "in sync" indication required from L1 to stop the


T313 timer. If N315 is chosen too small, the low number of in- sync
indications may unnecessarily prevent expiry of the T313 in cases of only
short improvements in link quality delaying declaration of radio link failure.
If N315 is chosen too large the radio link may improve significantly though
T313 may expire leading to declaration of radio link failure before N315 is
reached

N315

UCONNMODETIMER

Call retention relies on delaying RLF declaration on DL, in hope that RF conditions would
improve and the call would be maintained
Increasing T313 may improve call drop rate due to RLF
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RRC Timers Vendors Parameters


UL Radio Link Recovery
Parameter

NoutsyncInd

NInsyncInd

TRLFailure

Type

UCELL

UCELL

UCELL

Tunisie

20

50 [5 Sec]

QC
Recommendation

Comments

50

Maximum number of successive out of sync indications to


trigger TRIFailure timer begin and monitor/declare physical
channel radio link failure

times of successive in-sync indications required for the NodeB to


trigger the radio link recovery process. If NInsyncInd is chosen
too small, the low number of in- sync indications may
unnecessarily prevent expiry of the TRIFailure in cases of only
short improvements in link quality delaying declaration of radio
link failure. If NInsyncInd is chosen too large the radio link may
improve significantly though TRIFailure may expire leading to
declaration of radio link failure before NInsyncInd is reached

5 sec

Maximum time for UE to receive NInsyncInd in-sync indications


before declaring radio link failure. If TRIFailure is chosen short,
NInsyncInd in-sync indications may not be received within this
time-frame resulting in the UE declaring radio link failure
prematurely

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RRC Timers Vendors Parameters


RRC Message Timeouts
Parameter

Description

Tunisie

QC
Recommendation

HoAsuTmr

HO active set update response timer

10000 ms

10000 ms

A timer for RNC to wait for the response to active set


update in soft handover procedure

HoPhychRecfgTmr

HO PhyCh reconfiguration timer

10000 ms

10000 ms

A timer for RNC to wait for the response to physical


channel reconfiguration in hard handover procedure

RbSetupRspTmr

Wait RB setup response timer

10000 ms

10000 ms

A timer for RNC to wait for the RB setup response from


UE in the RB procedure

RbRecfgRspTmr

Wait RB reconfig response timer

10000 ms

10000 ms

A timer used to wait for the RB reconfiguration response


from UE in the RB procedure

Comments

Maintaining the call longer also depends on the internal timers used for the RRC procedures to be completed (i.e. RRC
Messages sent on DL with required RRC UL Complete)
These procedures mainly are: Active Set Update (ASU), Physical Channel Reconfiguration, and Radio Bearer
Reconfiguration
Current settings in line with QC recommendations
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Radio Link Timers & Constants I
Parameter

T300

N300

Type
UETIMERCONST

UETIMERCONST

Tunisie

QC
Recomm.

Comments
Maximum time from transmission of RRC Connection Request message to reception of RRC
Connection Setup message. If T300 is chosen long, the call set-up delay increases
unnecessarily

2000

1200 ms

Maximum number of retransmissions of the RRC Connection Request message. If N300 is set
low, the RRC connection might fail due to temporarily insufficient RF conditions
Max. time for UE to receive N312 in-sync indications from L1 to confirm establishment of
physical channels. If T312 is chosen too long the UE may take too long to declare physical
channel establishment failure, delay the re-try mechanism leading to a longer physical channel
establishment period.

T312

UCONNMODETIM
ER

6 sec

1 Sec

N312

UCONNMODETIM
ER

Max. number of in-sync indications from L1 to confirm establishment of physical channels

50

Maximum number of successive out of sync indications from L1 to trigger T313 timer begin
and monitor/declare physical channel radio link failure. If N313 is chosen too small, the low
number of out of sync indications may unnecessarily trigger T313 in cases of small
fluctuations in link quality leading possibly to early declaration of radio link failure

N313

UCONNMODETIM
ER

T313

UCONNMODETIM
ER

20

5 Sec

5 Sec

Maximum time for UE to receive N315 in-sync indications from L1 before declaring radio link
failure, If T313 is chosen short, N315 in-sync indications may not be received within this timeframe resulting in the UE declaring radio link failure prematurely

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Radio Link Timers & Constants II
Parameter

Type

Tunisie

QC
Recomm.

T314

UCONNMODETIM
12
ER
0 RNC 4

12 Sec

T315

UCONNMODETIM
30
ER
0 RNC 4

180 Sec

T302

UCONNMODETIM
ER

2000/
1600

1200 ms

N302

UCONNMODETIM
ER

Comments
Maximum time for UE in which it must successfully complete Cell Update
procedure for CS domain due to radio link failure following which UE should
locally release the RRC connection For a CS call a high value has limited benefit,
as it is unlikely that a user will wait so long. Could be gradually increased.
Maximum time for UE in which it must successfully complete Cell Update
procedure for PS domain due to radio link failure following which UE should
locally release the RABs. 180 Sec allows for a longer period to recover the call
without requesting for user-intervention and is beneficial for PS service. Could be
gradually increased with assessment of end user behavior.
Maximum time for UE from transmission of Cell Update to receive Cell Update
Confirm before it re-attempts Cell Update/ URA Update procedure as long as
N302 is not exceeded. The T302 value is chosen similar to T300
Maximum number of re-transmissions of Cell Update/ URA Update message. If
N302 is chosen too small, few re-tries of the Cell Update procedure will be
possible within the T314/T315 before local release of the RRC

Call Re-establishment Feature is NOT activated on RNC4! recommendation to activate it


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Intra-frequency Mobility
Parameter

Tunisie

QC Recomm.

Filter Coefficient (FC)

Fc3

Fc3

E1A Reporting Range

6 [3dB]

E1A Time To Trigger (TTT)

E1B Reporting Range


E1B Time To Trigger (TTT)
E1C Hysteresis

E1C Time to trigger


E1D Hysteresis
E1D Time to trigger
Reporting Range E1A/E1C

Comments

320

100

If parameter is too large, the UE will delay transmission of MEASUREMENT


REPORT message corresponding to monitored or detected cells of relatively
good quality.

12 [6dB]

9 [4.5dB]

If parameter is set to a value too large, cells of relatively poor quality may not
trigger an Event 1b and capacity will be degraded.

640

640

640

100

640

640

4000 ms

500-1000 ms

If parameter is set to a value too large, cells of relatively good quality may not
trigger an Event 1c and will not replace cells of relatively poor quality, therefore
degrading downlink capacity.
If parameter is too large, the UE will delay transmission of MEASUREMENT
REPORT message corresponding to monitored cells of relatively better quality

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Connected Mode Performance Recommendations


RF optimization:

This step should be completed before the parameter optimization is applied.


Improve idle mode Ec/No and RSCP in highlighted areas where poor Ec/No and RSCP is observed.

Mobility Intra-Frequency Events setting review

Review of Events 1a, 1b, & 1c thresholds and timers.

Neighbor Lists review


Call drop was observed due to missing Neighbor.
Regular audit of Neighbor list relationship is recommended

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IRAT
Performance

Inter-RAT Handover - Configuration


IRAT HO configuration in the test clusters RRC signaling
UE

RNC

Measurement Control
UE takes WCDMA
measurements

Event 2d triggered

Measurement Report

Phy. Channel Reconfig.


UE takes GSM
measurements

Periodic measurement
Report

Measurement Control

RNC activates Compressed Mode


RNC sets up GSM measurements
periodic reporting & GSM NL

Periodic Meas. Report

Handover from UTRAN


UE performs IRAT
handover

UTRAN configures
Event 2d and Event 2f
Using same thresholds as
Interfrequency HO

Handover complete

UTRAN completes IRAT


Handover preparation phase
BSC

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Inter-RAT Handover
Definitions
IRAT Compressed Mode and Handover Categories
Compressed Mode

Successful CM
Compressed mode ending in IRAT Handover (no deactivation)

Unsuccessful CM
Compressed mode ending in CM deactivation

IRAT Interruption time

Duration of interruption to packet data service during Hard Handover from 3G to 2G. Calculated from the difference
between the timestamp when the UE receives the DL DCCH CellChangeOrderFromUTRAN from the RNC and the
timestamp when the UE sends the L3 UL GPRS MM Routing Area Update Complete to the SGSN.

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Tunis IRAT
W2G - CS IRAT
22 IRAT HHO were performed successfully within the drive
test.
Average CM Duration for successful cases = 1.36 Sec
Average Handover Duration = 326 msec
Average G2W reselection time = 1.33 seconds

Handover Duration
100.00%

100.00%

80.00%

80.00%

60.00%

60.00%

40.00%

40.00%

20.00%

20.00%

PDF

0.00%

CDF

0.00%
350

400

450

500

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Tunis IRAT
CS IRAT Efficiency
IRAT Stats:

25 Event 2d reported
25 times Compressed Mode Activated
22 IRAT execution
0 Failures

Compressed Mode efficiency (CM leading to HO) =


22/25 = 88%

CM showing good efficiency

IRAT Success rate = 100%

CM thresholds are conservative, so the IRAT is done mostly in


good RF decreasing the probability of failure.

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Tunis - IRAT
W2G - PS R99 CCO
2 CCO were sent to UE during the test, with an average
IRAT Interruption time of 8.15 Sec.
Events Stats:

9 Event 2d reported
8 times Compressed Mode Activated
2 CCO executions
0 Failures

CM Efficiency = 2/8 = 25%

Low number of samples due to the extended triggering thresholds

G2W average time = 1.5 sec


Type
Routing Area Update

Request Success No response Failure Success Rate [%]


8

75%

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Parameter Recommendations
CS IRAT Param.
Event ID
Threshold

2d

2f

Current Settings

For CS
QC Recom.
3G Core
3G Border

Comment

(-100 | -95 ) /-14


4 [2dB]

-107/-16

-105/-14

2 dB

2 dB

TTT

320 - 640 ms

320 - 640 ms

320 - 640 ms

Majority of the cells have TTT = 640ms

Threshold

(-97 | -92) /-12

-104/-13

-102/-11

Few cells with -92 threshold

Hysteresis

4 [2dB]

2 dB

2 dB

1280 ms
3

1280 ms

1280 ms

Hysteresis
W

TTT
Filter Coefficient

Few cells with -95 threshold

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Parameter Recommendations
PS R99 IRAT Param.
Event ID

2d

Threshold

-105/[-14,-16]

-110/-18

-110/-16

Hysteresis

2dB

2 dB

2 dB

TTT

320 - 640 ms

320 - 640 ms

320 - 640 ms

Threshold

-102/[-12,-14]

-106/-16

-106/-14

Hysteresis

2dB

2 dB

2 dB

1280 ms

640 -1280 ms

640 -1280 ms

2f

For PS R99
QC Recom.
Current Settings
3G Core
3G Border

W
TTT
Filter Coefficient

Comment
Majority of cells -16 dB

Majority of cell 640 ms

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Parameter Recommendations
GSM-to-WCDMA Reselection
Parameter
Q_Search_I/
Q_Search_P
FDD_Qmin

FDD_Qoffset
FDD_RSCPmin

Tunis

QC Recomm.

Comment

7 / 7 (always)

For some cells with a setting of 15, searching on 3G is not


allowed. If UE is to return to 3G the setting needs to be changed
to 7.

-12 dB

-12 dB

With Qqualmin = -18 dB and SsearchRAT= 2dB, UE would likely


trigger GSM reselection at CPICH Ec/No < -16 dB and reselect
back to WCDMA at -12 dB

0 (-infinite)

Setting this value to 0 would imply that always select a cell if the
quality is acceptable to maximize time on 3G.

-102

-104 dB

Use a setting of -104 dBm to ensure return to 3G cell with good


coverage.

7/ 7
(always)

Current settings are in line with recommendations, except for FDD_RSCPmin which could be further
stretched to allow for faster return to 3G.
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Fast Return to 3G from GSM


Proposed trial

After UE releases the CS call while in GSM, network can send Channel Release in GSM with
redirection information about WCDMA cell/freq

This will trigger the UE to directly move to WCDMA after the CS call release
No Location Area Updating needed Reduced Signaling Overhead

For the feature to function well, the WCDMA neighbor list defined in GSM needs to be
configured well measurement-based FR2W

FR2W will mainly work when UE reports WCDMA Cell in the last Measurement Repot before the Channel Release
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IDLE
Performance

Idle Mode Performance


Huawei

Introduction
Idle Test
Data was collected to test the performance of UEs in the idle mode
The Drive test route duration:
Duration of the route was <1> hours and <53> minutes

Four RF carriers were observed during all idle testing rounds

F1 DL UARFCN 10713
F2 DL UARFCN 10738
F3 DL UARFCN 10763
F4 DL UARFCN 3087 - UMTS900 channel

Tests completed in Auto mode (3G/2G)


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Idle State Drive Test Route Technology & Frequency


Technology_Mode

DownlinkUARFCN

Unknown (887) 0.9%


UMTS Mode (84761) 88.8%

3024 (937) 21.9%

10713 (1484) 34.6%

GSM mode (9824) 10.3%

10738 (1675) 39.1%

10763 (192) 4.5%

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UE Aggregate Ec/No Map


Areas with poor Ec/No, due
to lack of dominant pilot or
distant cells over-shooting.

Ec/No

(dB)

Average

-13.5

STDEV

5.3

Low overall Ec/Io Distribution


(43.1% of drive route samples > 12 dB)
Aggregate Ec/No is all CPICH
power over noise measured for a
single PSC. It is what the UE
detects in idle mode.
It is the metric used in cell
reselection decision
For a loaded system, any area
below 18 dB should be
investigated.

Recommended
Ec/Io signal
level
distribution

For each cluster and for the market :


> -11 dB for 50% of the area
> -13 dB for 80% of the area
> -15dB for 95% of the area

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Camping Cell RSCP (dBm)


ActiveSet_CalculatedRSCP_0 (dBm)

Below -115.00 (1) 0.0%


>= -115.00 to < -105.00 (417) 0.7%
>= -105.00 to < -95.00 (6539) 11.0%
>= -95.00 to < -85.00 (18022) 30.3%
>= -85.00 to < -75.00 (16857) 28.3%
>= -75.00 to < -60.00 (13025) 21.9%
Above -60.00 (4651) 7.8%

Areas where there is


coincidence between poor
Ec/No and poor RSCP.
An implication that Ec/No is
a result of shortage in
RSCP coverage.
Addition of sites maybe
needed.

RSCP

(dBm)

Average

-80.8

STDEV

12.7

Recommended
RSCP signal
level
distribution

RSCP is the other indicator


for evaluating network
coverage.
Low overall RSCP
Distribution

88.3% of samples >


95dBm

For indoor coverage > 80dBm should be targeted

For each cluster and for the market :


> -70 dBm for 95% of dense urban area
> -75 dBm for 95% of urban area
> -83 dBm for 95% of suburban area
> -91 dBm for 95% of rural area

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UL Interference from SIB7 for different Cells


SIB7_ul_Interference
-75

Some cells in the


drive route
measured high UL
Interference

-80

-85

-90

-95

-100

-105

-110

F1

F2

F3

U900

Audit Network
counters for cells
with high UL
Interference is
recommended

-115

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Location Area Updates


Circled areas experienced multiple
Location Area Updates.

Location 1.
See details next
slide

Location Area boundaries should be


cleaner and has dominant cells to
avoid LAU/RAU ping pong

During LAR/RAU the UE will be


unreachable and will experience
Paging & Mobile Terminated call
failures
Cell reselection parameters in these
areas need to be more stringent to
reduce cell reselection.

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Summary of Location Area update ping pong (location 1)


Call

Start Time

End Time

Duration

RNC

STATE

LAC

Flow Summary

10:01:13.617

10:01:16.372

2.76

FACH

10001011

10:01:35.684

10:01:36.981

1.30

DCH

10001001

10:01:48.320

10:01:49.682

1.36

DCH

10001011

10:01:51.457

FACH

10000110

10:02:05.660

10:02:07.227

1.57

DCH

10001001

10:02:50.621

10:02:53.866

3.25

FACH

10000111

10:03:02.204

10:03:06.160

3.96

DCH

10001001 2 RRC Connection Requests which increased the procedure time

10:03:08.063

10:03:11.393

3.33

DCH

10000111 2 RRC Connection Requests which increased the procedure time

10:03:21.484

10:03:23.929

2.45

FACH

10000111

10

10:03:36.971

10:03:38.278

1.31

DCH

10001001

11

10:03:41.901

FACH

10000111

12

10:03:43.931

2.68
10:03:46.606 (4.7 seconds rom
start of call 11)

FACH

10000111

13

10:03:54.421

10:03:55.832

1.41

DCH

10001001

14

10:04:12.687

10:04:14.908

2.22

FACH

10000111

15

10:04:19.649

10:04:25.999

6.35

FACH

10001001

16

10:04:39.859

10:04:43.179

3.32
(23.5 seconds
from start of call
15)

FACH

10001001 After LAU UE initiated attach procedure

UE did Cell Reselection & Cell Update procedure. Bud due to RF,
CU procedure failed and registration failed

Cell update in middle of LAU followed by


directedsignallingconnectionre-establishment

Average LAU Procedure while in


DCH
= 1.39 seconds
Average LAU Procedure without
issues or Cell Reselection and while
in FACH state = 2.67 seconds.
LAU in Cell FACH had few incidents
where Cell Reselection caused
longer procedure
Cell Reselection to new LAC while in
LAU procedure caused procedure to
fail and restart in the new LAC
Some cases LAU procedures took
long time
Up to 6.35 Seconds
In worst case 23.5 seconds

Back to back CU lead to GMM_ROUTING_AREA_UPDATE_REJECT


with "implicitly Detached cause

Overall, in this location the UE was back


to back in multiple LAU procedures for 3
minutes & 30 seconds where the UE is
expected to have paging & MT Call issue

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Cell Reselection Thresholds Graphical Presentation


Thresholds shown on the figure
demonstrate the levels where the UE
starts different Cell Reselection
procedure
These thresholds can be modified as
per traffic distribution strategy
requirement.
Thresholds can be set differently on
each frequency.

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System Parameters
WCDMA Reselection and WCDMA-to-GSM Reselection
Parameter

Tunisie Eng. Value

QC Rec.

Qqualmin

-18 dB

-18 dB

Qrxlevmin

-115 dBm

-111 dBm

Sintrasearch

10 dB

10 dB

Sintersearch

8 dB & 14 dB

Comment
To maximize WCDMA coverage.

OTA value is low, increasing the risk of camping on a cell with poor
coverage quality and inability to reliably receive system information.

In all frequencies, 14dB was configured in some cells. Use a


consistent value of 8 dB to allow for the UE to search for cells on the
current frequency carrier then search for cells on the other frequency
carriers. On cells with a setting of 14 dB, the UE will search for a better
cell on the other frequency before searching on the current frequency.
14dB setting forces the UE to start searching for inter-frequency at
Ec/Io =-4dBm which leads to major battery consumption in certain
locations. This is acceptable on frequencies that dont allow idle
camping.

SsearchRAT

4 dB

2 dB

Tunisie setting will lead to early 3G-> 2G Cell reselection

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System Parameters
WCDMA Reselection and WCDMA-to-GSM Reselection
Parameter

Tunisie Eng. Value

QC Rec.

FDD quality measure

Ec/No

Ec/No

Qhyst1 (RSCP)

4 dB

2 dB

Use a value of 2 dB consistently across cells in the network

Qhyst2 (Ec/No)

2 dB

2 dB

Use a value of 2 dB consistently across cells in the network

1 sec

Use a consistent value of 1 second. Higher value would


increase the risk of loosing coverage while loosing the
opportunity to camp on a good cell

Treselection

CN DRX cycle length


(CS/PS)

1 sec

0.64 sec

1.28 sec

Comment
Ensures that loading of the cell is factor in the cell reselection
decision

1.28 seconds can help improve UE battery time. Higher value,


in certain networks, might impact paging performance. Trail is
recommended on small cluster before implement it on network
level.

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Idle Mode Performance Recommendations


RF optimization:

This step should be completed before the parameter optimization is applied.


Improve idle mode Ec/No and RSCP in highlighted areas where poor Ec/No and RSCP is observed.

High UL interference reported in the SIB7.

A few cells reported high UL interference above -97 dBm multiple times.
This UL interference could be caused by excessive traffic or initial call setup or RAB setup parameters
in which case an audit of the initial RAB and call setup / admission control configuration parameters is
recommended.
It may also be caused by external sources and in this case the following is recommended:

UL frequency sweep test on related PSCs might be necessary


Test using external equipment such as a Spectrum Analyzer could also provide insight

Intra-frequency and Inter-frequency Search priority


Adjust S-Intersearch value of 14 to 8 in order to avoid the situation where the UE would search for better
cells on other frequency carriers before searching on the current
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Idle Mode Performance Recommendations


LAU/RAU Procedures:

It is recommended to implement LAU/RAU procedure in Cell_DCH state instead of Cell_FACH state


Consider re-planning the RNC (LAC) boundary according to the traffic distribution in the areas with ping
pong cases
Avoid placing the boundary in high traffic areas.

Trial of DRX 1.28 second

Increasing the DRX from 0.64 to 1.28 second will help UE battery time in the NW.
Small cluster to be evaluated before deploying change at NW level
Paging related counters should be evaluated before & after change

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