CPICH Optimization

EUGAP, Singapore, Nov 2011

Presentation by:
David Thayalan

Agenda

Objective
Technical Background
Deployment Area
Performance Results

Traffic Results
Capacity Results
Summary

CPICH Optimization Drivers

Deployment of CPICH optimization is driven by:
Improving current 3G coverage and increase 3G traffic
Improve in-building penetration for 3G
Reduce IRAT HO to 2G
Offload traffic from 2G layer

Technical Background
To expand current 3G network coverage, the CPICH power was increase on all
sites by 1.7dBm, hence the RBS will be using 10% of the total MCPA power
instead of 6.7% previously.
To avoid power limitation, admission for power was also increased by 4%.

dBm

%
30

44.7

99

Congestion Control kicks in

Available Power

User Traffic

7.5

38.8

Common Channel
3

CPICH Increase

34.7

25

10

primaryCpich
Power

CPICH +
Common
Channel

Deployment Area
CPICH power was increased (22/06/2011) in Penang Island where it has a dense
urban topology with a mixture of high rise buildings, condominiums, residential
and factory areas.
Malaysia
Penang Island

3G Sites

Performance - CSSR

Speech & PS CSSR is maintained

Performance Retainability

Speech DCR is maintained

Traffic Speech Erlang

~10% increase in total speech Erlang,

Traffic - Data

Slight increase in overall PS traffic ~8 %

Slight degradation in HSDPA throughput ~6 %

Traffic - IRAT

IRAT HO Activity has reduced by 2% as more deep indoor users

can be served by 3G network
Slight increase in IRAT HO Success Rate

Capacity Admission Failures

Increase in admission failures due to Power, Channel Element

Capacity Power & Channel Element

Power Utilization

% of Max Power
Distribution Used
Increased by 10%

CE Utilization

Avg CE Increased by 8%

CPICH Optimization - Summary

Significant increase in 3G Traffic

- Speech Erlang increased by 10%
- Data Traffic increased by 8%

Decrease in IRAT HO Activity

- 2% decrease in IRAT HO Activity
- In lower CPICH setting, possible of areas where 3G coverage was
poor hence IRAT HO was required.
- With higher CPICH power setting hence enhance coverage, UE will be served
by 3G network and avoid IRAT HO to GSM network

CSSR, DCR, HO SR KPI are maintained.

Power & Channel Element utilization increased 10% and 8% respectively

Slight degradation in HS Throughput by 6%

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Backup

Capacity Power & Channel Element

Power Utilization

% of Max Power
Distribution Used
Increased by 10%

CE Utilization

Avg CE Increased by 8%