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Field Measurement !nal"sis
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MR( RNO package $C%
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T+MS onl",,,
T+MS Cellplanner $C%& MCOM $)%
T+MS( Map)nfo $C%& MCOM $)%
Radio Network Growt- Flow
Model Tuning
Network Integration Test
Design & Rollout
Initial Tuning
Training
Operation & Improvement
Verification of Network Changes
Network Feature Optimization
Traditional Optimization
GP! Performance
Verification
#-ere does T+MS
)N.+ST)G!T)ON fit in
Network Integration Test
"hen a site is integrated to #!C it is tested
$ Call set up test
$ Timeslot test% forced call test
D+S)GN ' RO//O0T H!S+
1 T&M! Pocket is the preferred tool for Network Integration Test
Initial Tuning
$ Produce Co'erage Plot
$ Identif( Co'erage )oles
$ Identif( Interference *rea
$ Optimize Neigh+or elations
$ Find )ardware,Installation Pro+lems
$ Verif( Parameter !etting
D+S)GN ' RO//O0T H!S+
GP! Performance Verification
D+S)GN ' RO//O0T H!S+
$ *pplication Performance Test
$ """% FTP% "*P etc-
$ Mo+ilit( Test
$ Cell eselection% * .pdate
Traditional Optimization
$ In'estigate / Trou+le0shooting !pecific *reas
$ Neigh+or elation Optimization
$ Co'erage Issues
O+R!T)ON ' )MRO.+M+NT
H!S+
Network Feature Optimization
Parameter !ettings1
$ M!% #T! Power Control
$ )C!
$ Idle Mode #eha'ior
$ 2ocating *lgorithm
$ Fre3uenc( )opping
$ Intra0cell )ando'er
O+R!T)ON ' )MRO.+M+NT
H!S+
Verification of Network Changes
4id a certain change in the network gi'e desired results5
$ New co'erage area5
$ 2ess interference5
$ #etter speech 3ualit(5
$ Is hando'er possi+le5
O+R!T)ON ' )MRO.+M+NT
H!S+
?
Clear objective
Why should this
measurement be
done
Preparations Collect Data Analye
Chec! e"uipment
#et input $iles
Prepare route
%&ternal Antenna?
'ave log$ile
(a!e notes
)onitor
*ind problem
areas
*ind solutions
What should be
changed?
Report
#ive ans+er
to objective
Changes in
,et+or!
T+MS Measurement ' !nal"zing
rocess
?
Clear objective
Why should this
measurement be
done
Preparations
Chec! e"uipment
#et input $iles
Prepare route
%&ternal antenna?
Possible Objectives
$
Co'erage anal(sis
$
Trou+le shooting
$
!canning
$
Verif( network changes
Measurement #ill Depend on
O23ecti4e
Drive (est
$
2arge areas
$
!pecific areas
Wal! (est
'canning
erforming Measurements wit-
T+MS
INP.T
Plots & Report
- 'ignal 'trength
- .uality
(rouble Report /
Area $or $urther
investigation
Acceptance
,e+ sites on air
*re"uency Re-plan
0'C Re-homing
O.TP.T INP.T M&*!.&M&NT
Drive de$ined
route/area
Record 1og$ile
1ong / 'hort calls
Assure no data loss
Dri4e Test
- Large area
)anipulate
- *orced handover
- 1oc! on to *re"uency
- 1ayer 2 messages
Analysis on-spot
Recti$y & 3eri$y on-spot
O.TP.T INP.T
Measurement
'tatistics
Customer complain
1arge area drive test
(rouble Report
(rouble Report
- Identi$ied problem
- 'olution
Dri4e Test
- Specific area
'tatistics
Customer complain
)icro cell planning
Indoor cell planning
O.TP.T INP.T Measurement
Add $ile mar!s 4#P'5
'canning
(rouble Report
Planning Report
0 *ntenna location
0 Fre3uenc(
0 )C! setting
#alk Test
1 T&M! 2ight is the preferred tool for indoor cell planning
*inding a ne+
$re"uency
Area ,et+or!
'canning
O.TP.T INP.T Measurement
Received '' on
di$$erent AR*C,
plot
,e+ $re"uency
(%)' I,3 in
scanning mode
'et AR*C, to scan
Scanning
!nal"zing Measurements
ost5rocessing T+MS /ogfiles
T+MS
/ogfiles
!tatistics
eport
Geographical
Presentation
Analysis
/ow Signal Strengt-
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)nterference
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Hando4er
6
Call Setup Failure
6
Dropped Call
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Misc7
ro2lem Cases
Signal Strengt- Case

INP.T
2arge area 4T
!pecific area 4T
Post0Processing
*nal(sis
(%)'
1og$iles
$ Identif( areas with low signal strength e-g- !! 6 0788d#m 9outdoor:
$ 2ook at ;2e' distri+ution 9for acceptance:
$ Compare with design le'el or new re3uirements
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S-adowed !ntenna
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!ntenna Direction
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!ntenna Heig-t 8 down tilt
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Output ower
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Missing Neig-2or Relation
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Site /ocation
6
Fault" Hardware e7g7 antenna ' TM!
6
Cell is down
Signal Strengt- Case
Possible Reasons
'hado+ed Antenna *aulty 6ard+are
6eight/do+n (ilt
Output Po+er
Visit site
Check antenna installation
Is there a +etter antenna
position at same site5
*dd reduce down tilt5
Can antenna +e placed
lower or higher to gi'e
+etter co'erage5
Check output power
Parameters
0'PWR( - NON #CC) F&<
0'PWR0 - #CC) F&<
'ite 1ocation
Possi+le to mo'e site5
New antenna location at
same site5 Is it necessar( to
e;pand and +uild a new
site5
Check alarm / #T! &rror
log
Visit site

Signal Strengt- Case
Analysis
)issing ,eighbor
Is the call dragged5
Is low !! due to missing
neigh+or relations
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C-ange parameter *S#R ( *S#RT7
6
!dd neig-2or relation7
6
-"sical c-anges9
6
!ntenna direction
6
!ntenna -eig-t( tilt or position
6
New site as last option7
Signal Strengt- Case
Possible Solutions

INP.T
2arge area 4T
Identi$y areas +ith R&"ual 7 8
Identi$y source using )ap and '('
,e+ drive test around problem area?
!pecific area 4T
Post0Processing
*nal(sis
)nterference Case
(%)'
1og$iles
*rom log$ile & map1
"hat channel group suffer from interference5 )OP or Non )OP5
$ Check Current channel information in T&M! INV% hopping
channel and hopping fre3uenc(-
"here does the interference come from5 Cell name5
$ !tud( map and logfile% look for co0channel or ad=acent channel
interference-
4oes the interference lead to lower !<I5
$ 2ook at !<I measurement during high ;<ual-
.se !T! / NO to assist anal(sis-
)nterference Case
Logfile analysis
BCCH 590
BCCH 590
Hig- site
BCCH 590
BCCH 590
BCCH 595
BCCH 600
C*!& 7
C*!& >
T"pes of )nterference
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Co 5 C-annel interference
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!d3acent )nterference
$ Poor fre3uenc( plan
$ No dominant cell 00? low C,I 000? increased ;3ual
$ Fre3uenc( )opping is off
$ &;ternal interference e-g- =ammer
%&ample o$ high R&"ual
due to lo+ 'ignal 'trength
)nterference Case
Possible Reasons
)nterference Case
Possible solutions
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+na2le Fre:uenc" Hopping or add fre:uencies to
Hopping group7
6
+na2le *TS ower Control( MS power control and
make it less aggressi4e7
6
C-ange fre:uenc" of interferer or interfered cell9
;
ossi2le to find new fre:uenc" 2" using T+MS
Scanning7
6
Down tilt or c-ange antenna of interferer7
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Redo fre:uenc" plan7
6
!dd new site7
INP.T
2arge area 4T
!pecific area 4T
Post0Processing
*nal(sis
1oo! $or9
epeated hando'er 9Ping Pong:
epeated Intra0cell hando'er
)ando'er failure%
.nrealistic hando'er
Hando4er Case
Repeated Hando4er $ing ong%
- Examples
Repeated Hando4er $ing ong%
- Possible Reason 1
Merry-go-round Handover Offset <
H"sterisis
Repeated Hando4er $ing ong%
- Possible Reason !
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Offset onl" in one direction e7g !5* for )nter
*SC relation
#!C
#!C
C&22 *
C&22 #
! 5< * OFFS+T = 5>d*
0'C : 0'C ;
No * 5< ! OFFS+T
,o dominant 'erver
Repeated Hando4er $ing ong%
"t#er Possible Reasons
6
No dominant ser4er
6
/ocating penalt" settings
e7g7 SS*?( T)M*?
6
Too small -"sterisis
setting
*ntenna direction
*ntenna Tilts
Plan for new site
Change 2ocating Parameter e-g-
@)A!T or 2)A!T
Repeated Hando4er $ing ong%
Possible Solutions
Change Parameter% @)A!T or 2)A!T
)(sterisis
C&22 * C&22 #
)ando'er
From * to #
Repeated Hando4er $ing ong%
Possible Solution
Chec! layer 2 message
6andover command 0'C correct?
Chec! reason $or handover ''< R=.>A1
(arget cell?
Hando4er Case
Handover Reversion
4uplicates of #!IC #CC) com+inations in neigh+oring list
?;@A2;
?;@A2;
B78C7>
B8BCDD
B8ECD>
B8ECD>
Serving cell
Neighbor cell 1
Road
Neighbor cell 2
#!C
)ando'er command5
Hando4er Re4ersion
$ommon Reason
.plink interference in target cell
4ownlink interference at M!
'olutions
Interference In'estigation
$ M
$ !tatistics
$ !canning
Hando4er Re4ersion
"t#er Reasons
Possible Reasons
"rong intra0cell hando'er settings
&;ternal .plink Interference
Possible 'olutions
Consider to change parameters1
$ !!OFF!&T.2% !!OFF!&T42
$ <OFF!&T.2% <OFF!&T42
* wrong setting of parameters will cause Funnecessar(G I)O
Turn off Intra0cell )ando'er5
Hando4er Case
Repeated %ntra-cell Handover
Hando4er Case
&nrealistic Handover
Possible Reasons
"rong locating settings% in !er'ing or Target cell
Note1 Could +e on purpose e-g- 4ual #and network with )C!
'olution
$ Fi; locating settings e-g- M!H!.FF% #!H!.FF
0nrealistic Hando4er
Reason ' Solution
Call Setup Failure
Call Setup Failure
; %nput (ctivities %nitial )uning
Activities
Initial (uning
4Acceptance (est5
(roubleshooting
4Customer
complaint etcB5
)easurement (ype
$
2arge *rea 4ri'e Test
$
!hort Call !e3uences
Post-Processing Output
$
!tatistics eport
$
Geographical eport
showing failure positions
Call Setup Failure
; %nput (ctivities )roubles#ooting
Input Activities
Initial Tuning
9*cceptance Test:
(roubleshooting
4Customer
complaint etcB5
)easurement (ype
$!mall *rea 4ri'e Test
$2ock on pro+lem cellIs #CC)
$Force hando'er to the cell
Post-Processing Output
$Geographical eport 9if
necessar(:
Call Setup Failure !nal"sis
- %nitial )uning Scenario
6
C-eck t-e T+MS statistics report $*locked Call%
if t-ere is Call Setup Failure7
6
)f "es( identif" t-e pro2lem cells and w-ic-
logfile from geograp-ical report7
6
Repla" t-e logfile and 3ump to t-e *locked Call
e4ent7
6
C-eck if t-ere is an" successful call setup to t-e
pro2lem cell7
Call Setup Failure !nal"sis
- %nitial )uning Scenario cont*
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Re4iew t-e la"er @ messages to c-eck at w-ic-
se:uence t-e failure occur $random access(
SDCCH( TCH assignment etc7%7
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C-eck STS report on t-e pro2lem cell7 )s t-ere
an" traffic $SDCCH ' TCH% in t-e cell( SDCCH
' TCH seizures( congestion etc7
6
C-eck fault report ' CDD configuration7
Call Setup Failure !nal"sis
- )roubles#ooting Scenario
6
*efore performing dri4e test( c-eck STS report '
fault report7
6
)f can not identif" t-e pro2lem( perform dri4e
test7
6
During measurement( lock t-e *CCH of t-e
pro2lem cell7
6
Re4iew t-e la"er @ messages to c-eck at w-ic-
se:uence t-e failure occur $random access(
SDCCH( TCH assignment etc7%7
Call Setup Failure !nal"sis
- Possible reasons +it# ran,ing
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/ow Signal Strengt-
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)nterference
6
Hig- Congestion on SDCCH
6
Hig- Congestion on TCH
6
Transmission Fault
6
Fault" TR08Hardware
6
Central rocessor O4erload
6
Software File Congestion
6
Cell is not defined in MSC7
Call Setup Failure !nal"sis
- Possible solutions
6
/ow signal strengt- Signal strengt- anal"sis7
6
)nterference )nterference anal"sis7
6
Hig- Congestion on SDCCH9

Define more SDCCHs7

!cti4ate adapti4e configuration of logical c-annel

feature and immediate assignment to TCH7
6
Hig- Congestion on TCH9

!dd capacit"8Tune co4erage arra"7

!cti4ate assignment to worse cell7

Failed Call Setup $*locked Call%
+Aample
Multiple C-annel Re:uests7
Successful Random !ccess after t-e
t-ird tr"7
Congestion in SDCCH7
Dropped Call Case
- %nput
6
Statistics Report
6
Note from dri4e test7
Dropped Call Case
- (nalysis
6
From plot( identif" w-ic- ' w-ere in logfile
t-e dropped call occurs7
6
)n t-e log file( Bump t-e drop call e4ent7
6
C-eck if t-ere is a disrupt in t-e recording7 )f
"es could 2e a false drop due to T+MS
mo2ile disconnection during recording,,,
Dropped Call Case
- (nalysis -cont.
6
C-eck t-e Radio en4ironment 3ust 2efore drop9
;
)f Hig- RA:ual for a longer period of time and
R/)NCT eApire )nterference pro2lem7
;
)f /ow SS D/( SSD/ D MSS+NS $ 5EFGd*m% low
signal strengt- pro2lem7
;
)f T! < H@ too far from t-e cell7
6
)f D/ radio is good( c-eck t-e TI power7 )f
t-ere is MS power down regulation w-en t-e
MS is close to t-e cell7 )f full power suspect
uplink interference or antenna( TM! pro2lem7
6
.erif" or isolate t-e pro2lem using STS $Drop
call and reasons%7
*rom (%)' 1og$ile
$ Good !ignal strength 42% Good ;3ual 42
$ No call set up possi+le unless 'er( close to site J high !!
$ 4ropped call when !! 6 appro;- 0KLd#m
Analysis
$ !ince 42 !! / ;3ual is good
!uspect .2 pro+lems e-g- e;ternal uplink interference
Conclusion
TM* power turned off
Miscellaneous Case E
*rom (%)' 1og$ile
$ TC) has lower !ignal strength than #CC) 9Own #CC) included in
#*0list%
$ #T! power control J OFF
Miscellaneous Case J
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Conclusion
*ntenna ca+le for TC) is swapped +etween sectors 9C4.0*:
*rom (%)' 1og$ile
$ Fail to perform Call !etup
Analysis
$ Check if an( success call setup to the same cell No
$ Check if hando'er is possi+le Aes
$ !uspected wrong cell definition in M!C +ut Cell is properl(
defined in MC! and 2*
Conclusion
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Corrupted +lock in M!C
Miscellaneous Case @
GRS .erification '
Optimization
wit- T+MS )n4estigation
GRS Measurement !cti4ities
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GRS erformance rediction
6
GRS Field Measurement
GRS erformance rediction
- "vervie+
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GRS RN! Ser4ice uses T+MS )n4 to predict
following performance9
;
T-roug-put
;
Cell Reselection ' Routing !rea 0pdate
GRS T-roug-put rediction
6
erform T-roug-put prediction for eac-
coding sc-eme

Cell Reselection rediction
6
Dedicated mode dri4e
test
6O types
1A 6O 4;@5
6O intB 4::@5
1A 6O at 0. 4;5
6O intB at 0. 4;;5
0'C2 serving
Other 0'C
Cell Reselection rediction
6
*CCH Scanning
6
Simulate t-e cell update wit- different CRH
4alues
C) J M d# C) J E d#
C) N )O
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78 7MK
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GRS Field Measurement
- Procedure
Set up files
Cell definitions reparations
T+MS(
) Sniffers
M
Dig maps
+Acel
Mapinfo
Grap-ical
presentation of route
C-arts 8 Ta2les
Report
?
G)MS
GRS Field Measurement
- )ype of Measurements
6
!pplication erformance Test
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FT
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#!
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Mo2ilit" erformance )n4estigation
;
Cell Reselection
;
R! 0pdate
GRS Field Measurement
- (pplication Performance )est
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!ttac-ed performance
;
!ttac-ed Time = !ttac- Complete msg ; !ttac-
Re:uest msg
;
!ttac- Success Rate
6
D conteAt acti4ation performance
;
D conteAt acti4ation = !cti4ate D ConteAt
!ccept msg ; !cti4ate D conteAt re:uest
6
T-roug-put on R/C le4el
6
Dela"
6
Num2er of DCH allocated
GRS !pplication Test Tools
6
General
;
#indump( Comm4iew( +t-ereal( rotocol !nal"ser
for G2
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)NG
;
MS DOS ping command
6
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)+( Netscape
6
FT
;
DOS FT( #SNFT( T+MS 2uilt in se:uence
6
#!
;
#inwap
GRS Field Measurement
- Mobility Performance
%nvestigation
6
Num2er of Cell Reselection ' R! 0pdate
6
TC Outage Time
6
Cell Reselection Failure
Mo2ilit" test CRH = G( CRO = G
Cell Reselection Sample Report
Routing Area (ime Cell (arget
Cell
Reselection
time
Result Comments
0'C; ;?92@9C: D@:C;A D@:C;C : s OD ,A
0'C; ;?9229;E D@:C;0 D@:C:A : s OD ,A
0'C; ;?9289@C D@:C:A D@:CEC :; s OD (his cell reselection +as
made to a cell located "uite
$ar a+ay 4not the closest5<
thus the R&1ev +as "uite
badF
0'C; ;?92G9CC D@:CC0 D@:CEC -- ,A ,o throughput be$ore or
a$ter the cell reselectionB
(his is due to that the cell
D*@:C:0 +ere halted by
some reasonF
0'C; ;?92E9;; D@:CEC D@:CC0 -- *ailed (he through put +as never
resumed and the *(P
connection +as aborted by
the $tp-serverF

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