Technical Training on 3G RF Optimization

Optimization is to
Keep track of network
Improve quality of network
To provie !est network quality using any availa!le spectrum analyzer
"ccessi!ility# Retaina!ility# $o!ility

CS Circuit switch voice
PS- Packet switch Data services faster than 2G data service
Video = CS + PS
RSCP- Receive signal level of a articular CP!C" #d$%&
'c(!o )he CP!C" *ualit+
CP!C"- Co%%on Pilot indication channel it is a $roadcast for ever+ cell
!R,)- "andover fro% -G to 2G !nter Radio ,ccess technolog+
Softer handover Softer ". occur $tw sector of the sa%e site
Soft ".- .ccur $tw sectors of the different sites
-G .ti%i/ation
)o asects of -G oti%i/ation
%overage Optimization
%all &rop Optimization
'anover ( )eigh!ors Optimization
*uality +Interference ( ,ilot ,ollution Optimization
-. Coverage
-G RSCP level
Goo/ R0%, 1 +23 4m
Fair/ +53 4m 6 R0%, 7 +23 4m
,oor/ R0%, 7 + 53 4m
R0%,
+83
+93
Goo
Raio
Ok
Interference
+23
+53
+-:3
+-;3
+8 +-: +-< +-2 =c>)o
%overage
?imite
%overage limite
w> interference
-G Coverage-0ualit+ RSCP 'c(!o
Goo @+53 4m @A+8 4
Raio OK @+53 4m +8 @B@A+-: 4
Interference @+53 4m 7+ -: 4
%overage ?imite 7+53 4m @A+-: 4
%overage ?imite 7+53 4m 7+-: 4
w> interference

Coverage
Causes Poor Coverage
12 Poor coverage due to $ad RSCP- Receive signal level 3
-45d$%
22 Poor Coverage due to 6issing neigh$ors 7 handover
failure
-2 8ault+ hardware2
92 !nterference
-. %overage Optimization
Cays to improve coverage in a network if any of the following issue occurs
Cays to improve coverage in a network if any of the following issue occurs
I. ,oor coverage + R0%,
Cays to improve poor coverage
"ntenna tilt
"ntenna azimuth
"ntenna location
"ntenna height
"ntenna type
0ite location
)ew site
II. 'igh interference an hence poor =c>Io D 'igh RTC,
Cays to resolve high interference in other to improve coverage
Resolve 'igh RTC, DReceive total wie!an power
%hange antenna azimuth
%heck Feeer connector
%heck eBternal interference
III. ,oor %overage ue to $issing neigh!ors
Cays to resolve missing neigh!ors in other to improve coverage
" missing neigh!or cells
%heck neigh!or list from 400 engineer.
IE. ,oor %overage ue to ,ilot ,ollution Ftoo many cells present G
Cays to resolve pilot pollution in other to improve coverage
"ntenna "Hustment + "zimuth
"ntenna own tilt
?ower pilot %,I%' power
E. %heck harware alarm# ?oss of attenuation check D Feeers # connectors (
Iumper
22 Call Dro
Causes of call dro
-. Poor coverage :ow signal strength
22 "andover failure
-2 6issing ;eigh$ors
92 !nterference
52 "ardware 8ault+
8. Pilot ollution
9. Signalling
22 .ti%i/ation of Call Dro
I. %all rop ue to ,oor coverage+ ?ow signal strength
Cays to Optimize
"ntenna tilt
"ntenna azimuth
"ntenna height
"ntenna type
"ntenna location
0ite location
)ew site
II %all rop ue to 'anover failure
Cays to optimize hanover failure
Jnavaila!le time slots !ecause of high traffic D Increase time slot
%ongestion D Increase %apacity
?ow signal strength an !a quality
%heck hanover margin
'arware pro!lem like TRK or time slot pro!lem
III %all rop ue to $issing neigh!or
Cays to optimize hanover pro!lem
%heck neigh!or list from 400 engineer
" missing neigh!or cells
Remove unnecessary neigh!or cells
IE %all rop ue to Interference.
Cays to resolve interference issue# in other to reuce call rop in a
network an improve performance.
Resolve 'igh RTC, DReceive total wie!an power
%hange antenna azimuth in the affecte area.
%heck Feeer connector
%heck eBternal interference if any
E %all rop ue to ,ilot ,ollution Ftoo many cells presentG
Cays to resolve pilot pollution issue# in other to reuce call rop in a
network an improve performance
%hange "ntenna "zimuth in the affecte area
"ntenna own tilt
?ower pilot %,I%' power
EI %heck harware "larm# Raio failure an )oe 4 failure
E. 0ignaling + Run a Trace in the affecte area
-2 ;eigh$or .ti%i/ation
I. )eigh!or relation shoul !e well efine to avoi call rop
3G to 3G D on 3G network R)%
3G to ;G D on 3G network R)%
;G to 3G D on ;G network 40%
II. %heck neigh!or list from 400 engineer
III. " missing neigh!or cells
IE Remove unnecessary neigh!or cells.

-$ "andover .ti%i/ation -
%heck 'anover margin
92 0ualit+ -!nterference 7 Pilot Pollution .ti%i/ation
-. !dentification and .ti%i/ation of ilot ollution
4elow are the process or conition to ientification ,ilot pollution in a network
$ore than 3 "ctive set in a cluster
"ll active set %,I%'LR0%, @ +53!m
The ifference !etween first ( last active set 7 3!m
,ilot 0cram!ling coe contri!ution more than 2M of pilot pollution in a cluster
4elow are the process to resolve or optimize pilot pollution
"ntenna "Hustment + "zimuth
"ntenna own tilt + 4y aHusting tilts on the !est servers# or worst
interference# pilot pollution can !e remove or reuce in a network
?ower pilot power