21 recommended nsn parameters for 3g planning with multiradioplanner

2 © Nokia Siemens Networks NSN Parameters for 3G Planning / Kimmo Mäkeläinen / 9.10.2007For internal use

Recommended NSN Parameters for 3G Planning with MultiRadio PlannerKimmo Mäkeläinen (GS MS NPO Tools Mgmt & Support)

RU10 Dimensioning Workshop

21-25 April 2008, Jakarta

3 © Nokia Siemens Networks NSN Parameters for 3G Planning / Kimmo Mäkeläinen / 9.10.2007 For internal use

Parameter Set for 3G Planning

A set of recommended parameter values that should be used in planning of UMTS FDD networks with NetAct Planner (version 5.2.1 or later) has been prepared. Version 2.0 of parameter set is available in IMS at:https://sharenet-ims.inside.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/Open/372999100

Only UMTS FDD (at WCDMA 2100 band) are covered:

• UMTS TDD is not covered;

• other UMTS bands (e.g. 850 MHz) of UMTS FDD are also included into documentation – but not into XML import files.

Only radio network planning with MultiRadio Planner will be described; the parameter set does not cover Link Planner or Transmission Planner.


Which Parameters Are Included?

The complete database of Planner is not documented, and the list of described NetAct Planner parameters is by no means comprehensive.

Only parameters that are:

• required for Monte Carlo simulation, and

• included in XML import/export files of Planner

are included.

Hence, parameters:

• stored into Planner database just for the sake of export to the network, or

• related to neighbour planning or scrambling code planning

are not covered.


Parameters Provide a Recommended Starting Point

The parameters of NetAct Planner are user-editable on purpose:

►A single correct set of parameters that would be applicable to all projects does not exist.

In different networks and different conditions parameter values must be adjusted.

The recommended values provide only a starting point that should be carefully judged in each new planning project!


Modularity 1/2

The structure of the set of XML import files is modular. The set will consist of:

• a generic UMTS set,

• sets for new 3G technologies (e.g. HSDPA),

• BS-dependent set.

Other sets will be imported (or overlaid) on top of the generic UMTS package.

The generic UMTS import file set will always be used with any hardware configuration. BS-dependent parameters further add parameters for Node Bs and cells that depend on the type of base station.


Generic UMTS set

HSDPA set

set for BS1

HSUPA set

set for BS2

set for BS3

set for BSn

. . .

Modularity 2/2


Modularity at Level of XML Import Files

Division into generic parameters and BS-dependent parameters is made at the level of XML import files.

Generic UMTS set HSDPA-specific set BS-dependent set

BEARERS-LIST001.xml BEARERS-LIST001.xml ANTENNA-LIST001.xml

CARRIER-UMTS-LIST001.xml HSDPA-LIST001.xml CELLULAR-CONN-LIST001.xml

CLUTTER-PARAMETERS-LIST001.xml FEEDER-LIST001.xml

MODEL-LIST001.xml MAST-HEAD-AMPLIFIER-LIST001.xml

SERVICES-LIST001.xml SERVICES-LIST001.xml NETWORK-LIST001.xml

TERMINAL-TYPES-LIST001.xml TERMINAL-TYPES-LIST001.xml NODEB-LIST001.xml

UMTS-RESOURCE-LIST001.xml UMTS-RESOURCE-LIST001.xml NODEB-TYPE-LIST001.xml

PROPERTY-LIST001.xml

RNC-LIST001.xml

SGSN-LIST001.xml

UMTS-CELL-LIST001.xml

UMTS-RESOURCE-LIST001.xml

XML files are independent of Planner database version. The XML files have been prepared for Planner version 5.2.1, but they can be imported also to any newer version (e.g. to Planner 6.0).


Generic Parameters

Generic Parameters for 3G Planning (excluding HSDPA) Clutter Parameters (shadow fading, indoor loss and orthogonality) Propagation Model Carriers Resources Bearers

- bit rates- control overhead factors- Eb/No requirements- power control and soft handover parameters

Services Terminal Types

- traffic spreading- speed distribution- services- WCDMA parameters

Generic Parameters for HSDPA Planning Resources HSDPA Coding Rates Bearers Services Terminal Types


BS-dependent Parameters

• Antennas• Node B Types• Node Bs (Flexi and Ultra configurations)

– Antenna Configuration– Carriers– Resources

• UMTS Cells– General Parameters– Antenna Configuration (with dummy antenna)– Cell Parameters– Resources

• HSDPA Node B Configurations• ROC Configurations


9 Flexi and 4 Ultra BS Configurations 1/3

The recommended Node B and cell parameters contain 13 different (RU10) Node B configurations:

▪ Flexi 20 W 1+1+1

▪ Flexi 20 W 2+2+2

▪ Flexi 20 W 3+3+3

▪ Flexi 20 W 4+4+4

▪ Flexi 20 W 1+1+1+1+1+1

▪ Flexi 20 W 2+2+2+2+2+2

▪ Flexi 40 W 1+1+1

▪ Flexi 40 W 2+2+2

▪ Flexi 40 W 1+1+1+1+1+1

▪ Ultra 20 W 1+1+1

▪ Ultra 20 W 2+2+2

▪ Ultra 40 W 1+1+1

▪ Ultra 40 W 2+2+2

Max. transmit powers 8, 30 or 60 W of Flexi BSs are not covered.

No 1-cell or 2-cell configurations have been specified, but it is easy to modify one of the 3-cell Node Bs to use only one or two cells.



The different Node B configurations for Flexi and Ultra base stations differ in the maximum transmit power, number of sectors, number of carriers and noise figure. Otherwise the parameters of all Node Bs are identical.

Node B configuration Carriers Sectors Antenna azimuths [°]

Flexi 20 W 1+1+1 1 3 0:120:240

Flexi 20 W 2+2+2 2 3 0:120:240

Flexi 20 W 3+3+3 3 3 0:120:240

Flexi 20 W 4+4+4 4 3 0:120:240

Flexi 20 W 1+1+1+1+1+1 1 6 0:60:300

Flexi 20 W 2+2+2+2+2+2 2 6 0:60:300

Flexi 40 W 1+1+1 1 3 0:120:240

Flexi 40 W 2+2+2 2 3 0:120:240

Flexi 40 W 1+1+1+1+1+1 1 6 0:60:300

Ultra 20 W 1+1+1 1 3 0:120:240

Ultra 20 W 2+2+2 2 3 0:120:240

Ultra 40 W 1+1+1 1 3 0:120:240

Ultra 40 W 2+2+2 2 3 0:120:240



The only cell-level parameters that are differing between Node B configurations are the assigned carrier, max. Tx power, pilot power and noise figure.

Node B configuration Assigned carrier Max Tx power [dBm] Pilot power [dBm] Noise figure [dB]

Flexi 20 W 1+1+1 1 43 33 2.0

Flexi 20 W 2+2+2 1-2 43 33 2.0

Flexi 20 W 3+3+3 1-3 43 33 2.0

Flexi 20 W 4+4+4 1-4 43 33 2.0

Flexi 20 W 1+1+1+1+1+1 1 43 33 2.0

Flexi 20 W 2+2+2+2+2+2 1-2 43 33 2.0

Flexi 40 W 1+1+1 1 46 36 2.0

Flexi 40 W 2+2+2 1-2 46 36 2.0

Flexi 40 W 1+1+1+1+1+1 1 46 36 2.0

Ultra 20 W 1+1+1 1 43 33 3.0

Ultra 20 W 2+2+2 1-2 43 33 3.0

Ultra 40 W 1+1+1 1 46 36 3.0

Ultra 40 W 2+2+2 1-2 46 36 3.0


Usage of the XML Import Files

The document NSN Parameters for 3G Planning with NetAct Planner (5.2) also includes step-by-step instructions for importing the XML parameter sets:

...

2. Start NetAct Planner and add a completely new empty project. Set up appropriate coordinate system, map data directories, user data directories and map data extents for the new project according to guidelines and digital map of your local planning project. Then start the new project.

3. Import the complete generic XML set (by selecting the INDEX001.xml file) from File | Import | XML. Select all possible data to be imported under the Config tab of the import dialog. Select to replace data during import, and run Data¬base | Global Commit All after finishing import.

4.1. The XML import for HSDPA configuration is not working properly in NetAct Planner (ver. 5.2.1): It is not possible to import the complete HSDPA-specific XML set, if the HSDPA coding rates have not been defined before this.

Hence, if HSDPA support is required for the network, import first the single file HSDPA-LIST001.xml from the HSDPA-specific XML set, and run Database | Global Commit All after finishing import.

4.2. Then, import the complete HSDPA-specific XML set (by selecting the INDEX001.xml file). Select all possible data to be imported under the Config tab of the import dialog. Select again to replace data during import, and run Database | Global Commit All after finishing import.

Note that the Node B configurations in the XML import set are by default not supporting HSDPA, and that HSDPA must be enabled separately in each cell (see Section 6.5) before simulation.

5. Import the BS- dependent XML set (by selecting the INDEX001.xml file). Select all possible data to be imported under the Project and Config tabs of the import dialog. Select to replace data during import, and run Database | Global Commit All after finishing import.

6. Since the clutter types are different in each digital map, all dependencies of map clutter types have to edited manually to correspond to the clutter categories that are used in your digital map. The XML files do not contain any parameters that depend on clutter types. You can check the clutter types of your map by looking the file menu.txt in the clutter directory of the map. The clutter-dependent parameters are critical, and they absolutely must be edited before Monte Carlo simulation is possible.

Define manually the clutter parameters (under Configuration | Clutter Parameters | 3g menu), the clutter type corrections for Nokia Propagation Model (under Morpho tab in the Configuration | Propagation models | Models dialog), traffic spreading by clutter for all terminal types (under the Clutter tab of the Configuration | Terminal Types dialog), and speed distribution of all terminal types (under the Mobile Speed tab of the Configuration | Terminal Types dialog).

7. Change the assignment of carriers to services and the priorities among carriers according to the local project requirements.

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