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Customer demand :
• GOS 2%
• 95 % Indoor coverage
• (C/I > 12 db) > 95%
Nominal Cell Plan - Dimensioning (1)
Geography and Demography data taken from sragen.go.id
Target subscriber
• After the data available, we need to divided the region into
smaller cluster, then classify the subdistrict into cluster
depend on traffic, contour area, and etc.
• From the demographic data (Table 2) , we able to calculate
% growth of population.
Pt Po (1 r ) n
573333 = 437556 x (1+r)6
r = 0.046
• Assume that, in 2010 the operator want to cover 10 %
subscriber in the region, so the number of subscribers to be
covered :
Pt = 10 % x 57333 x (1+0.046)3
Pt = 65629
• If traffic allocation per subscriber equal to 60mE then total
traffic in Sragen area = 65629 x 60 mE = 3937.74 E
Wide of area which will be covered
Nominal Cell Plan - Dimensioning (2)
From the geographic data we can determine Erlang distribution by density in
each cluster.
The next step, we can calculate the number of required sites depend on traffic.
Using erlang B table we can count number of sites for cluster sragen tengah (GOS 2%,
1585.85 Erlang) 1586 TS ~ 227 TRX
Sragen tengah locate in center of town and has high traffic we use configuration 5/5/5
so the number of sites required in this cluster :
227/15 TRX = 15 Sites
With the same way we can calculate number of sites for the others cluster:
Sragen Timur = 9 sites (Config 4/4/4)
Sragen Barat = 12 sites (Config 4/4/4)
Sragen Utara = 9 sites (Config 4/4/4)
Nominal Cell Plan – Link Budget
Link Budget Calculation is required to achieve system balance between uplink and
downlink signal.
Output from system balance is a cell size in every sites.
Link Budget
We can calculate coverage area per sites in suburban and rural cluster by equation L
= k x R2
Lsite suburban = 1.95 x (1.865)2 = 6.78 km2
L site rural = 1.95 x (2.67)2 = 13.90 km2
The next step, calculating number of sites related to coverage.
Sragen Utara
Sragen Timur
Sragen Tengah
Sragen Barat
CW Test / Model Tuning
In order to find out appropriate
propagation model, RF Engineer
should perform CW Test.
Drivetesting should be performed
encircle the route and represent all of
azimuth.
Input all of drivetesting result to the
planning tools then conducting
calibration to get appropriate
propagation model.
Survey
Survey is required to ensure whether the nominal cell
position can be realized or not ?
In general, The RF Team should give alternative nominal or
informed SAR ( ± 300m) to survey team, in case the nominal
cannot be realized.
The survey team should take the panoramic photo around the
nominal (0-360 degree), and report to the RF team if appear
obstacle around the nominal.
Panoramic photo used to determine coverage target/azimuth
Survey team also need to survey : road to nominal,
electricity, space for equipment.
Detail Planning
All of nominal coordinates must be fixed in detail planning
phase.
Scope of works in Detail Planning :
Frequency Planning
Parameter Planning (BSIC, MAList, MAIO, HSN, etc)
Adjacency planning
The main key in conducting frequency planning is avoiding co-
channel and adjacent interference.
For TCH Frequency planning, we able to apply SFH or Baseband
hopping in order to reduce the interference.
Detail Planning – Frequencies Allocation
NTRX
FL = X 100%
# Hoppers
MAIO = 0 8 16
MAIO Step = 2
Detail Planning – HSN Planning
HSN used to the parameter that differentiates the hopping
algorithm between two cells having the same MAList.
We can choose best pairs HSN to reduce collision
frequencies between server and adjacent.
NCC = 4,5
NCC = 5,6
NCC = 0,1
NCC = 2,3
Is it a BCCH No
C1 = (A - Max(B,0))
carrier? A = Received Level Average -
Yes p1
Try to synchronize to the carrier and read B = p2 - Maximum RF Output
the BCCH data. Power of the Mobile Station
p1 = rxLevelAccessMin
Min. received level at the
Is it a correct No
MS required for access to
PLMN ? the system
Yes p2 = msTxPowerMaxCCH Max.
Yes Tx power level an MS
Is the cell barred? may
use when accessing the
No system
No
Is C1>0
Yes
Camp on the cell
Cell Reselection
C1 + cellReselectOffset - temporaryOffset*H(penaltyTime-T) T < = penaltyTime
C2 =
C1 + cellReselectOffset …………………………………………. T > penaltyTime
1 when T < = penaltyTime
H(x) =
0 when T > penaltyTime
Cell Reselection Histerysis
BSS Parameter
BTS Parameter
RxLevAMI (0-63) Minimum signal strength for access the BTS in idle mode.
CRESOFF (Cell Reselection Offset) (0-25) used for C2 Calculation, normally used in dual band network
(GSM<>DCS)
RACHBT (RACH Busy Threshold) (0-127) defines a threshold for the signal level on the RACH
HRACTT1 (0-100) Half Rate Activation Threshold
T3212 (0-255) Parameter LUP Periodically
MAXRETR (1,2,4,7) Maximum Retransmission on RACH
SDCCHCONGTH (0-100) SDCCH Congestion threshold
RDLNKTO (0-15) Timer for Radiolink timeout
Adjacent Parameter
RXLEVMIN the minimum received signal level the adjacent cell must provide to be regarded as
a suitable target cell for handover
HOM Handover margin for better cell
LEVHOM parameter defines the handover margin for handovers due to uplink level or downlink
level
QUALLEVHOM this parameter defines the handover margin for handovers due to uplink
quality or downlink quality
RF Optimization Flow Chart
Check Check Check
Start SDCCH TCH TRX
Blocking Blocking Quality
Check Alarm
Identify KPI Check Check Alarm
Formula TRX
Quality
Check co-
Check co- channel and
channel and co-BSIC
Identify the problems Check co-BSIC
Alarm
Check Check
Y Check Interference Interference
problems
SDSR Interference
Problems ?
Check TA
Check all others Check Malist,
cause (Radio link MAIO and
Failure, T200, HSN
Check
Y Transcoder) from Neighbor
HOSR statistics Relation
Problems ? Check
measurement
from statistics
Check
Handover
DCR Problems Failure Per
Take Action
Cause
list
Check
Handover
Parameter
Conclusion
Every New Network need good plan for avoid
problems that will be arise.
Commonly there are six step in conducting planning.
The most critical problems in performing cell planning
process is interference.
the New Sites onair need to be optimized to achieve
the KPI
Pre Launch Optimization is done for new sites on air
or expansion sites.