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WCDMA Radio Frequency Optimization

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Foreword
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RF (Radio Frequency) optimization is the most important step to ensure the quality of the network.

RF optimization will solve network problems related to neighbor cell list, coverage and interference.

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Objectives
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Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:


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Know the steps of RF optimization Know how to solve the RF problems cased by neighbor cell list, poor coverage and interference

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Contents
l RF Optimization Workflow
l Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

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RF Optimization Workflow
Start Preparation: l Set the optimization target l Divide the optimization cluster l Draw out the test route line l Prepare the DT tools

Data Collection: l DT test l Indoor DT test l RNC configuration data

Adjustment: l Engineering parameters adjust l Neighbor cell list adjust

The DT result is satisfied with optimization target?

Y
RF optimization finished

Problem Analysis l neighbor cell list l poor coverage l pilot pollution l handover l interference

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RF Optimization Workflow
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Set RF optimization target, for example:


Target Item Coverage Probability CPICH Ec/Io ! -12dB CPICH RSCP ! -95dBm SHO Percentage Pilot pollution Percentage Reference Value !95% !95% !95% 30%-40% 5% Remark CPICH Ec/Io ! -12dB & RSCP ! -95dBm Scanner result Scanner result

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RF Optimization Workflow
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RF optimization clusters division


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Cluster is the area for one time drive test One cluster should contains 15 to 25 sites Cluster division should consider the following factor, such as:
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Terrain Traffic Route line

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RF Optimization Workflow
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Preparation for DT (drive test)


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Hardware
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Test phone Scanner GPS Drive test software, for example, GENEX Probe Drive test post process software, for example, GENEX Assistant

Software
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Contents
l Preparation of RF Optimization

l Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

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Contents
l Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization
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RF case related to neighbor cell list


RF case related to bad coverage RF case related to interference

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Case 1
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Description
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In DT, call drop happened Check the signaling trace at UE side

Call Drop

After call drop, begin to read system information

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Case 1
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Data analysis
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Check cell information from UE active set and cell information from scanner at call drop points.
From UE From Scanner

No SC 170 cell!! Why?

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Case 1
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Data analysis
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Checking monitor set


Check monitor set for the scramble measured by scanner SC 170 is not in monitor set

Missing neighbor cell Delayed handover

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Case 1
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Data analysis
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Check the latest measurement control

Search for the latest intrafrequency measurement control

Call drop point

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Case 1
Measurement ID is 1. It is Intrafrequency measurement control

The primary scramble of the cell is 6

Check the list of intra-frequency neighbor cell in measurement control and no SC 170

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Case 1
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Solution
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Add neighbor cells in neighbor cell list

Summary
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In the beginning stage of network, it is very common that missing neighbor cell cased cause call drop.

Analysis with signaling procedure is the common way to find and solve the problem

Some problems can be avoided if the Combined Neighbor Cell Algorithm is switched on.

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Case 2
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Phenomenon description
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In DT, call drop

happened at cell A
Cell B (PSC277)

Cell A (PSC58)

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Case 2
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Phenomenon description
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In Cell A, UE keeps reporting PSC 277 1A event. RNC received this event and send Active Set Update to UE according to the signaling trace record

UE send Active Set Update complete to RNC Then, RNC send Active Set Update to delete PSC 277 from active set

Finally call drop happened due to RL failure

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Case 2
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Problem Analysis
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From the signaling trace of DT, it looks like the handover is complete successfully.

But, according to the signaling trace from CDT, the handover failed actually.

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Case 2
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Problem Analysis
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Signaling trace from CDT shows:


UE NodeB Measurement control (1A Event for PSC 227) Radio Link Setup Radio Link Setup Response Active set update Active set update complete Radio Link Failure RNC

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Case 2
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Problem Analysis
Cell C (PSC277)
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After checking the neighbor cell list, the following problem is found

Cell C has the same PSC as Cell B

Cell B (PSC277)

Cell A (PSC58)

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Case 2
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Problem Analysis
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The neighbor cell list shows


Cell ID A B C
Missing configuring NCell

PSC 58 277 277


Cell A (PSC58)

Cell ID A C

NCell ID C A

Mistake for configuring NCell

Cell B (PSC277)
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Cell C (PSC277)
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Case 2
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Problem Analysis
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Based on the analysis above, the new NodeB is not the one of cell B, but the one of cell C

Even the cell C prepared resource for UE according to the RNC command of Radio Link Setup!, it can not find the UE uplink signal.

That is why the Radio Link Failure! is sent by NodeB

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Case 2
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Solution
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Change the wrong neighbor cell list

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Case 2
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Summary
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Phenomenon for wrong neighbor cell list


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From DT, radio link branch is added into active set, then deleted from active set repeatedly.

SHO success rate is low Radio link failure is low in the wrong neighbor cell, for example, cell C in case 2

Call drop is high in the cell with wrong neighbor cell, for example, cell A in case 2

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Case 2
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Summary
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About SHO event, UE will only report PSC to RNC in Measurement Report

RNC will find the right cell according to the neighbor cell list between cell ID and PSC

This problem is mainly happened in dense urban when is PSC is reused a lot

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Case 3
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Description
14605 (Frequency C)

Call drop rate high


14603 (Frequency A) 14602 (Frequency B) 14031 (Frequency B)

Inter-frequency handover based on capacity SHO handover

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Case 3
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Description
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UE is in Cell 14602 with frequency B When 14602 is in high load level, UE will be handed over to 14603 with another frequency A

When 14603 is in high load level, UE will be handed over to 14605 with frequency C

Because frequency A and C are not used continuously at this area, UE has to be handed over to Cell 14031 with frequency B

14603 and 14605 can share the load level, but the call drop rate in 14603 is very high.

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Because it"s difficult to do drive test for collecting signaling trace, the IOS (Information of Subscriber) trace is used.

Based on the analysis for the call dropped UE, there is one thing is common:
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Before call drop in 24603, all UEs initiated compress mode, and send Measurement Report to RNC periodically, but handover is not triggered.

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Case 3
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Analysis
2D Event

Compress mode Inter-frequency measurement control

Inter-frequency Measurement report

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Open Inter-frequency Measurement Control!, the Cell 14605 with frequency C is put in the first place

And in the following measurement report, UE only report Cell 14605

But the cell 14605 cell signal level is lower than -90dBm, which can not trigger handover, till call drop.

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Cell 14605 with Frequency C

Measurement Control

Cell 14031 with Frequency B

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Measurement Report
Cell 14605 with Frequency C

Cell 14605 CPICH & Ec/Io

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Case 3
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Question
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Why the handover can not be triggered? Since the network give UE the information of cell 14605 and cell 14031, Why UE only report cell 14605?

Did UE measure cell 14031, just not report it? Or, UE never measure cell 14031, just 14605?

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Case 3
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Analysis
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UE report cell 14605 CPICH RSCP is 19, which is -96dBm. After checking the RNC configuration file, this CPICH RSCP level can not trigger inter-frequency handover

Actually, because cell 14605 and 14603 are in one sector, their signal level should be same.

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Case 3
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Analysis
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If UE can report cell 14031, the handover may be triggered After analyze the compress mode principle, it is found that UE can only monitor 1 WCDMA frequency in the gap of compress mode.

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Because UE can not measure cell 14031 with frequency B, only monitor cell 14605 with frequency C, and meanwhile cell 14605 and 14603 signal level are same, the call dropped due to the poor signal of 14605 and 14603

How to make UE monitor cell 14031 with frequency B instead of 14605 with frequency C?

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Case 3
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Solution
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Delete the neighbor relation from 14603 with frequency A to 14605 with frequency C

Add the neighbor relation from 14602 with frequency B to 14605 with frequency C

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Case 3
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Solution
14605 (Frequency C) 14603 (Frequency A) 14602 (Frequency B) 14031 (Frequency B)

Inter-frequency handover based on capacity SHO handover based on coverage

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Case 3
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Summary
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Do not configure two different frequency neighbor cells in WCDMA system

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Contents
l Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization
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RF case related to neighbor cell list

RF case related to bad coverage


RF case related to interference

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Case 1
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Description
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In drive test for RF optimization, call drop happened in the circle area

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Case 1
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Analysis
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After analyze the signal level of this area, the call drop is caused by discontinuous coverage of the cell with PSC 442

Problem Zone

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Case 1
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Analysis
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After checking the RF transmission environment, the signal is blocked by the glass wall
Call drop Antenna

The Wall

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Case 1
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Solution
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Solution 1: Decrease the downtilt to increase the signal level


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Maybe the problem area will become better, but due to the wall, this problem may still exist nearby.

Solution 2:Increase the antenna height


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After checking the installation condition, it"s very hard to increase the height

Even increased the height, the problem may still exist due to the wall.

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Case 1
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Solution
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Solution 3:
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Move the antenna position if possible, and the main direction antenna is parallel with the side of the wall
Wall

Move the antenna position to right about 15 meters considering the installation condition
Original Position

New Position

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Case 1
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Solution
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Solution 3:
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About the antenna downtilt, two strategies are designed. First, 10 degrees
10 Degree

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Case 1
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Solution
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Solution 3:
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Second, 5 degrees
5 Degree

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Case 1
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Summary
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Before RF adjustment, site survey should be done. Find the problem and the reason, design several strategies for the adjustment

One time adjustment, and check the performance at the same time. Adjustment and performance checking should be done at the same to improve the work efficiency.

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Case 2
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Description
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In drive test for RF optimization, the area Ec/Io is bad

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Case 2
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Analysis
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Checking the cell distribution at this area


PSC186 PSC184

PSC185

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Case 2
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Analysis
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One site with 3 cells, PSC184, 185 and 186 cover this area Two cells, PSC 184 and 185, are separated to two sectors to cover different direction

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Case 2
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Analysis
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The area is covered by different cell # PSC 184 and 185 No dominant cell # PSC 184 and 185 is the best cell crossly in this area

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Case 2
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Solution
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Change the sector PSC, or combine some sector Previously, 3 cells


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PSC 184: sector 1 & sector 3 PSC 185: sector 2 & sector 4 PSC 186: sector 5

After adjustment, 2 cells:


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PSC184: sector1 & sector3 PSC185: sector4 & sector5 Delete sector 2
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Case 2
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After adjustment, the drive test for PSC 184 and 185

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Case 2
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The comparison result for scanner Ec/Io

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Case 2
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The comparison result for UE Ec/Io

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Case 2
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Summary
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In order to get better coverage performance at the place with complicated transmission environment, splitter is used to separate one cell into different sectors to cover different area.

In this case, the sector should be designed reasonably to control the interference

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Case 3
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Description
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In drive test for RF optimization, bad Ec/Io is found on the bridge

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Check the RSCP value of scanner, the result shows the RSCP value is good. Based on this, pilot pollution need be considered in this area.

Check the top N pilot RSCP and Ec/Io in scanner result

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Case 3
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Analysis
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From the DT result, it shows the RSCP value is strong, but the Ec/Io is bad.

And the signal level of different cell are very similar. Find the cells which cover this area

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Case 3
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Analysis

Site 2 Cell C

Site 3 Cell C

Site 1 Cell A

Site 4 Cell C Site 5 Cell C

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Case 3
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Analysis
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On the bridge, the signal from different cell can cover this area due to reflection of the river and no building.

From DT, following cell cover this area:


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Site 1 cell A Site 2 cell C Site 3 cell C Site 4 cell C Site 5 cell C

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Site 2 Cell C

Site 3 Cell C

Need to find the best cell

Check the map, the site 6 is very near to the bridge.

Site 1 Cell A

Site 6

Site 4 Cell C Site 5 Cell C

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Case 3
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Analysis
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After checking site 6 RF environment, it is difficult to increase the antenna height or move site 6 position to avoid the blocking caused by the building

The residence buildings are much higher than antenna, which block the signal of site 6

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Site 2 Cell C

Site 3 Cell C

Then, site 1 cell A can be the best cell to cover this area
Site 1 Cell A

Site 4 Cell C Site 5 Cell C

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Case 3
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Analysis
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Site 2 Cell C

Site 3 Cell C

Then, try to increase the signal of site 1 cell A, and decrease other cells
Site 1 Cell A

To confirm this, DT for site 1 cell A needs to be done


Site 5 Cell C

Site 4 Cell C

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Case 3
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Solution
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Increase the signal of site 1 cell A


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Change the antenna downtilt from 10 to 7 Increase CPICH Tx power 1.5 dB higher

Decrease other cell signal # change the antenna downtilt


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From 7 to 10 for site 2 cell C From 5 to 8 for Site 3 cell C From 9 to 11 for site 4 cell C From 9 to 11 for site 5 cell C

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Case 3
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Confirmation
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After the modification, the DT shows the pilot pollution area as below

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Case 3
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Confirmation
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The Ec/Io comparison

After

Before

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Summary
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To solve the pilot pollution, the following issues has be considered


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Find the reason caused pilot pollution


# # Due to no strong signal Due to too much strong signal

After the adjustment, the DT has to be done at this cluster to confirm that no new problem appeared

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Case 4
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Description
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In DT, video call quality is decreased at the problem area. Also, the PS call drop happened several times
Problem Area

3G Antenna

2G Antenna

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Case 4
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Analysis
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RSCP distribution in DT

Problem area

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Case 4
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Analysis
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Ec/Io distribution in DT

Problem Problem area area

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Case 4
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Analysis
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Checking the RF environment, the antenna is installed on 10meter platform

2G and 3G antenna are installed at one platform, but 3G antenna is a little bit inner than 2G antenna.

After finishing DT in 2G, signal level is very stable

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Case 4
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Analysis
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If 3G and 2G antenna are installed at the same place, the problem may be solved.

The short wall of this platform may block the signal of 3G


3G Antenna Problem Area

Wall

Since 2G antenna is near to the border, the wall influence 2G little


2G Antenna

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Case 4
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Solution
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Solution 1
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Increase the antenna height can solve this problem

Solution 2
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Move the installation place near to the border

Solution 3
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3G and 2G use the same place

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Case 4
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Solution
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Solution 3 is adopted
Road

T X / R R X X

T X / R R X X

2G BTS

3G NodeB

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Case 4
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Question
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Do you have other methods?

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Case 4
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Summary
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Sharing the same installation place for 3G and 2G is very common, and several strategies can solve the problem

In this situation, 3G and 2G can share the feeder system, or can only share the installation platform.

Considering the factors of the installation and related resource, a easiest and simplest method should be adopted

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Case 5
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Description
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In DT, call drop happened a lot in the area

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Case 5
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Description
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Check the DT information, SC304 is in active set with the signal level # RSCP -76dBm and Ec/Io -18

Analysis
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Consider the pilot pollution


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But only 1 cell in active set and 1 Cell in monitor set

Consider the missing neighbor cell


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But the cell in monitor set has very good quality # RSCP -65dBm and Ec/Io -6

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Case 5
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Analysis
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Check the signaling trace at UE side


Before call drop, UE sends measurement report to RNC with 1A event for cell 298

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Case 5
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Analysis
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Check the signaling trace at RNC side

RNC sent Active Set Update to UE, but no response. Then, RNC send release RRC connection Call Drop

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Case 5
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Analysis
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Based on the DT and signaling trace, this call drop can be take as handover failure

For example
cell56 vs cell041 0 EcNo -10 -20 -30 time cell56 cell041

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Case 5
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Analysis
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Around the corner, the original cell 304 signal level drop very quickly because of the building shadowing, and the neighbor cell 298 increase very quickly.

After UE sent measurement report to RNC, cell 304 has become very bad when RNC sent active set update.

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Adjustment
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Since cell 298 has better coverage at this area, handover can happen earlier
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Decrease the coverage performance at this area


# # Increase the downtilt from 5 to 9 Adjust the direction from 0 to 310

Increase the coverage performance at this area


# # Decrease the downtilt from 5 to 4 Adjust the direction from 300 to 270

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Adjustment
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Result after adjustment

Handover area

Before

Handover area

After

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Adjustment
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Comparison of Ec/Io of UE

Before

After

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Summary
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Confirm the corner effect by analyzing signaling trace at UE and RNC

About corner effect, Taking the method make the handover happen earlier, such as RF optimization

Other method can also adopted


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Modify 1A event Modify CIO (Cell Individual Offset)

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Contents
l Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization
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RF case related to neighbor cell list RF case related to bad coverage

RF case related to interference

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Case 1
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Description
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From traffic statistic, the following RTWP problem is found


CellId 62501 62502 62503 CellName KwongYu1 KwongYu2 KwongYu3 Time(As hour) 2006-5-16 17:00 2006-5-16 17:00 2006-5-16 17:00 VS.MaxRTWP -74.5 -74.3 -82 VS.MeanRTWP -102.34 -94.89 -101.6 VS.MinRTWP -105.3 -105.5 -105.4

RNCId 1 1 1

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Analysis
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Connect to the problem NodeB, and monitor the RTWP Cell 62501 RTWP

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Analysis
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Cell 62502 RTWP

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Analysis
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Cell 62503 RTWP

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Analysis
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The main diversity antenna is interfered seriously Can not find any relation between interference and time, and the interference appears randomly

Check the neighbor site, no interference

Deduction
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Inter-modulation cause the interference, could be


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Inter-modulation caused by bad connectors Inter-modulation by GSM

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Analysis
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Check the RF environment

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Analysis
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Check the RF environment


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No blocking or any reflection due to the glass wall The site RF condition is very good

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Analysis
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2G and 3G share the feeder system

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Analysis
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Check 2G frequency planning


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Sector 1 # 544 with hopping frequency 821


# 544 # 1811.6MHz & 821 # 1867MHz

Sector 2 # 538 with hopping frequency 821


# 538 # 1808.6MHz & 821 # 1867MHz

Sector 3 # 858 with hopping frequency 821


# 858 # 1874.4MHz & 821 # 1867MHz

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Case 1
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Analysis
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Calculate the third order intermodulation


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Cell 1 # 1922.4MHz Cell 2 # 1925.4MHz Cell 3 # 1859.6MHz

Check cell 2 uplink interference


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The interval of 2 interference is 821-544

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Case 1
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Analysis
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Conclusion
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The third intermodulation of cell 1 and cell 2 is just in WCDMA uplink band

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Case 1
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Solution
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Change the hopping frequency of DSC

Confirmation
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Check the RTWP again, the values are normal

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Summary
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Characteristics of inner system interference


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The RTWP result are not same at the main and diversity antenna The amplitude of interference is big, and the difference is more than 10 dB

High RTWP will appear in a duration, and will not change so frequently High RTWP will not show in a certain time each day, but randomly

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Case 2
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Description
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In a commercial network of country U, the following RTWP problem is found from traffic statistic
CellId 11912 11942 11932 11623 11461 11643 CellName Aguada_C Centenario_C
Centro_C Ciudad Vieja_C Palacio_C Pocitos_C

RNCId 201 201 201 201 201 201

Time(As hour) 2005-11-15 4:00 2005-11-15 4:00 2005-11-15 17:00 2005-11-15 0:00 2005-11-15 20:00 2005-11-15 2:00

RTWP_MEAN -93.94 -95.86 -96.62 -96.74 -97.1 -97.72

RTWP_MAX -88.65 -87.65 -93.65 -91 -96 -92.65

RTWP_MIN -105.66 -105.66 -97.65 -105.65 -104.65 -105.65

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Analysis
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Connect to the problem NodeB, and monitor the RTWP Take one site as example

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Analysis
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The main and diversity antenna have the same interference trend

The different between main and diversity is less than 10dB

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Analysis
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Check the location of the sites with high RTWP

High Medium Low

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Analysis
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All the problem cells are in the third sector of the NodeB, and the direction is to the northwest

Many cells at this area show high interference, and the cells with low RTWP are at low place

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Analyze the RTWP in the nearly one month, the interference shows randomly, but if appears, usually one whole day, or several days

The interference shows with high traffic, and also with low traffic. No evidence shows it is related to the traffic

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Analysis
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Maybe the interference comes from outside and the northwest direction

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Analysis
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Use YBT250 to do the interference checking

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Analysis
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All the test results show the interference comes from the same direction # to the country A

But the distance to country A from the test place is around 50Km to 200Km

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Frequency analysis
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U Country UMTS frequency


# 1900MHz

A country GSM frequency


# 1900MHz

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Analysis
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Maybe the interference comes from A country, but looks like impossible because the distance (50 to 200Km) is beyond the transmission

To confirm this problem, use A country cell phone at the area with high RTWP

The result shows the phone does receive the A country DSC

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Conclusion
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The interference comes from A country GSM Even the distance is very far, the area between the border is covered by a large water area

Due to reflection the water, the signal can be transmitted far away

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After known the reason, the following character of this kind of interference is found
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Related to the weather


# # # Rain day, no interference Cloudy day, less interference Sunny day, high interference

Related to the seasons also


# Problems show at Summer more than Winter

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Summary
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Characteristics of external interference


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The RTWP result are same at the main and diversity antenna The amplitude of interference is small, and the difference is less than 10 dB

The interference exists at large area, not just one cell, also including neighbor cells

The direction of external interference is obvious The cell with high antenna is easier to be interferenced

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RF optimization
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Neighbor cell list optimization Coverage performance optimization Interference optimization

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