3g basic drive test steps

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Radio Network Tunning and Optimization for

UMTS


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AGENDA

Motivation

2G-3G, What is different

Tuning Process Flow

Tools used for Tuning Activity

Equipments Configuration

Pilot Tuning

UE Tuning

Final Words


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MOTIVATION

3G networks are becoming commercially available all over

the world

To check the functionality of the networks beforecommercial launch

Network designs are based on propagations models and

simulations (coverage verification)

3G technology (WCDMA) is different from 2G

Tools and methods for 3G Networks


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Differences compared to 2G

In General

- The Technology is more complicated (Overlapping cells,

soft hand over, power control, cell breathing etc)

- High performance requirements on products (UE & Networknodes)

- In Particular for Tuning & Optimzation

- Process & tools are under development

- Co-located GSM/3G sites- Shared Antenna System

- Inter-working with GSM


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Tuning or Optimization, What is the difference

During Tuning

No traffic in the network, No subscribers

Network tuned only based on drive test data

Labour intensive with repeated drive testAll is about Pre-launch activities

During Optimization

Commercial traffic, subscribers using the network

Statistics used widely to monitor network performance

Drive testing just in case

All is about Postlaunch activities


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Tuning Process Flow

Radio Network Ini t ia l Tuningfor WCDMA

Preparations Parameter

Audit

CommercialLaunch

Drive Testing &Post

Processing

ChangeVerification& Reporting

Analysis &Change

Proposals


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Tuning Process Flowchart


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Tools For Tuning/Optimization & Data Post

ProcessingActive measurement needed due to lack of statistics

TEMS Investigation for WCDMA (Software)

TEMS Scanner (Software + HW)

External GPS

User Equipment (UE)

TEMS DeskCat for post processing MCOM3g/Mapinfo

MS Access/Excel based tools


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USB2USB1

Com 1

scanner

Short call Long Call

USB1

CS64

GPS

USB1

PS

Drive Test Equipments for Voice, CS64 & PS call

Drive test tools configuration


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Drive Test Routes


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PILOT TUNING

The basic measurements of scanner are

CPICH_RSCP (received signal code power)

CPICH_Ec/No(received energy per chip divided by the

power density in the band)

RSSI(received signal strength indicator)

What can you achieve with scanner?

Crossed feeder issues (DL)

Coverage verification

Interference problems (overshooting cell, pilot pollution)

Missing neighbours


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COVERAGE VERIFICATION - Primary Common

Pilot Channel

Verify P-CPICH detection to minimize coverage holes

P-CPICH RSCP

P-CPICH Ec/No

Coverage level RSCP[dBm] Ec/N

0[dB]

Sufficient RSCP100 Ec/N

014

Poor 115 RSCP


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Best Server Signal Strength (RSCP)

Yellow is

good

Blue can

generateproblems

Grey is bad


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Pilot Ec/No Measurements

Green is

good

Blue cangenerate

problems

Orange is

bad


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INTERFERNECE

-100

-90

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5

Ec/Io [dB]

RSCP[dBm]

High interference

By correlating low Ec/No with high RSCP, areas with high

interference can be detected


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INTERFERENCE (RSCP > -90 dBm AND Ec/No < -9 dB)


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Primary Common Pilot Channel (P-CPICH)

OVERSHOOTING


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OVERSHOOTINGChange Proposal: Site-D, Sector-1, Antenna Down-tilt 8 Degrees


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Primary Common Pilot Channel (P-CPICH)

PILOT POLLUTION

P-CPICH RSCP

P-CPICH Ec/No

High CPICH reception levels from many

Cells, (more than MAX_ACTIVE_SET)

size

serving

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PILOT POLLUTION


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PILOT POLLUTION


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PILOT POLLUTION

Change Proposals

Site

Name

Sector

Number

SC of

Pilot

Height of

Antenna

(meters)

Antenna

Tilts

(degree)

Proposed

Antenna

Tilts

(degree)

A 1 173 38 2 5

A 2 76 38 2 4

D1

485 47.3 2 8

C 2 24 39.2 3 5

B 3 79 27 2 3


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10

15

20

25

30

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Numbers of

Samples

173 76 485 79 24

SC of Pilots

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Number ofSamples

173 76 79 24

SC of Pilots

PILOT POLLUTION

Initial Drive Test (before tuning)

Verification Drive Test (after tuning)


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UE TUNING

Voice /Video/PS calls

Long calls

short calls

Identify problem areas

Blocked calls

Dropped calls

Delay/Throughput


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Short Calls Analysis

Set-up a call and maintain it for a pre-defined time duration

(for 15-60 s)

Call set-up failure and drops during short calls can be mainly

used to analysis Accessibility failure due to:

UE Failure

Unsuitable Parameters Setting

Coverage Problem

Interference

Others


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Long Calls Analysis

Drops during long call can be used to identify:

Missing Neighbor Relation

Coverage Problem

UE Problems

Network Characteristics

Best Parameter Setting

Others

Set-up a call and maintain it until it is drop (used for

the analysis of Retainability performace)


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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Accessability (Call set-up success rate)

Retainability (Dropped calls)

Mobility (Handover success rate)

Integrity (BLER and throughput)


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Case 1: Drop due to missing neighbor

Problem: Detected Nighbor (DN)

UE sends a Measurement Report that contains an event1a

means adding a new RL (cell) to Active Set If the reported cell is not in the current neighbor cell list

and the reported Ec/No is better than the best serving cell

Ec/No in AS by some dBs (set by a RNC parameter)

If for any reason the new cell can not be added to AS, callwill be released


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Case 1: Drop due to missing neighbor

DN cell better than the serving cell

DL BLER gets worse

DN cell better than the serving cell

DL BLER gets worse


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Case 2: Drop due to Poor Coverage (low RSCP)

Problem: Poor DL coverage

When UE gets to an area with low RSCP ( < -105 dBm)

regardless Ec/No values there is high risk for drop.

UE will likely ramp up the transmitted power and reach its

max power. The DL BLER will probably increase and SIR

target cannot maintain anymore, finally the call drops.


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Case 2: Drop due to DL Poor Coverage

Very bad RSCP

UE max Tx power

and

high DL BLERVery bad RSCP

UE max Tx power

and

high DL BLER


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Case 3:

PS: Session Error due to Poor DL CoverageUE enters a very low coverage area (RSCP < 105 dBm).

The packet connection is carried on a 64/64 DCH Channel

as consequence of the low coverage conditions.

The UE will likely ramp up its power to the maximum, goes

to Idle Mode and the Application and RLC throughputs go

to zero.

At this point the RAS application will start the SessionTimeout timer, if the throughput is not resumed the Session

Error event is triggered with cause sessiontimeout.


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PS: Session Error due to Poor DL Coverage

App throughput ~64kbps

Very low RSCP

App throughput ~64kbps

Very low RSCP


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FINAL WORDS

For network tuning, we need to relay on field measurements whichrequire extensive drive tests

Finding the best possible configuration for antenna heights, tilts,azimuths and parameter setting for all the present cells/sectors in thenetwork and also for any new sites that might be needed to improvecoverage

Power adjustment can also be used for network tuning but can becomecomplicated and result in poor network performance

Use of Remote Electrical Tilt (RET) Antenna is preferred over mechanicaltilt antenna

Neighbour definition is of prime importance in UMTS network (Softhandover gain and interference reduction). Keep neighbour list upto 20.

Automated tools are needed that could suggest the best possibleneighbour relations, antenna heights and tilts by using both the fieldmeasurements and the propagation models & simulations

Skilled people, right methods and advanced tools are needed to perform3G tuning and optimisation


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Comparison of Mechanical and Electrical Down-tilts

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