2008-11-3

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How to Analyze Quality Issue by DT

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Outline
Downlink RxQuality Issue
What is RxQuality Issue The problems raised by RxQuality issue

How to detect quality issue by DT

Bad Quality due to Signal Strength FER is Bad Bad Quality due to Signal Strength FER is OK Bad Quality due to C/A Interference Bad Quality due to Time Dispersion

The solution to RxQuality issue

What is RxQuality Issue

Bad RxQuality is one of the biggest problems in a Network. The RxQuality that a network operator can offer to customers mostly depends on the RxLevel and the interference of the network. There are two types of RxQuality problems, uplink RxQuality and downlink RxQuality. We can only detect downlink RxQuality problem by DT, however, if the downlink RxQuality is bad in one cell, there is a risk that there would be problems on the uplink as well.

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What is RxQuality Issue

Good RxQualit y

Bad RxQualit y

RxQuality is divided into eight levels which are from 0 to 7, the level 0 is the best and the level 7 is the worst.

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The problems raised by RxQuality issue

Bad RxQuality may raise many problems, such as:
Difficulty in accessing the network Dropped calls due to bad quality Poor handover success rate Low MOS value

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Bad Quality due to Signal Strength FER is Bad

As the signal strength drops down, the quality of the call becomes worse being effected by interference and/ or fading. Consequently the system becomes weaker to handle the interference. Drop calls and ping pong handovers usually happen in such environments. RxLev (Serving Cell and Neighbors) is not high enough (about less than -95dbm). Maybe there are interferences in this region for bad FER.

Bad RxLev Bad RxQual Bad FER

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Bad Quality due to Signal Strength FER is OK

This case is similar with the previous except for FER. Signal strength is also bad in this, but FER is still fine. FER is ok, it means that there is no obvious interference in the area. The coverage is usually the problem in this situation.

Bad RxLev Bad RxQual Fine FER

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Bad Quality due to C/A Interference

There is adjacent channel interference in this case and the RxQuality is not good. Bad Quality due to Adjacent Interference. Adjacent BCCH between best server and best neighbor.

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Bad Quality due to Time Dispersion

Site Reflecting object

MS Time dispersion is caused by the reflections. The MS uses all or most of the received power, instead of only the direct signal, there is a larger probability to decode the information. So the RxQuality will be very bad perhaps.

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Bad Quality due to Time Dispersion

The MS is near the cell, it is less than 1 mile far away. The RxQuality is very bad for the bad C/R, in which, R stands for reflected signal and C stands for original signal. The TA is too high. It is because that TA stands for the reflected signal but the original signal.

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The solution to RxQuality issue (1)

RxQuality Issue Solution
Find out the interference source or /and Bad Quality due to Signal Strength FER is Bad adjust the azimuth or downtilt of the antenna or /and adjust the power of the transmitter(s). There is no obvious interference in this Bad Quality due to Signal Strength FER is OK situation. Adjust the azimuth or downtilt of the antenna or /and adjust the power of the transmitter(s).

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The solution to RxQuality issue (2)

RxQuality Issue Solution

Bad Quality due to C/A Interference

Avoided adjacent frequencies in the same cell and preferably in neighboring cells as well.

Move the site to be placed near the reflecting Bad Quality due to Time Dispersion object to prevent time dispersion. Another efficient solution is to modify the antenna arrangement, either in azimuth (horizontally) or by tilt (vertically).

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