R Optimization

&

F Planning

By:
Mohammad Haris Khan
RF Optimization Engineer
Mobilink – South

Nov 20 ’2009
 • What is RF Planning?
 Coverage and Capacity.
 Calibration of Planning Tools.
 Frequency Planning.

• What is RF Optimization?
 Network Analysis.
 Parameter Tuning.
 Maintain and Improve KPI’s.

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GSM Bands:

• GSM – 900 (P-GSM)

• 890 – 915 MHz (Uplink)
• 935 – 960 MHz (Downlink)
• 124 : Number of Available ARFCNs.

• GSM – 1800 (DCS)

a) 1710 – 1785 MHz (Uplink)
b) 1805 – 1880 MHz (Downlink)
c) 374 : Number of Available ARFCNs.

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Types of Sites:
1. Single Site
• GSM – 900 / GSM – 1800 (DCS)
• Single BCCH

2. Dual Band / BCCH Site

• GSM – 900 + GSM – 1800
• Dual BCCH

3. Concentric Site
• GSM – 900 & GSM – 1800
• Single BCCH
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Coverage and Capacity:
• Coverage:
 Depends upon the area (e.g. Urban, Rural, Hilly, Highway)
 Frequency is inversely proportional to the Wave Length
 Which type of site should be proposed for highway (Considering
the long area but very low traffic) ???

• Capacity:
 Always comes with coverage area
 Capacity must be known properly before deciding for Coverage
 No. of radios must be finalized as per Capacity of the area

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Traffic Handling:
• Speech Codec's can be used to avoid initial
congestion

• Expansion is the final Solution

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Network Analysis
• Tools are used to extract raw counters in
statistical form (e.g.: Making Pivot Charts) to analyze the KPI’s.

• Log Files analysis using TEMS (RF Tool)

a) TEMS is an Ericsson propriety
b) Used for Air Interface Analysis
c) Provide information of all three functional layers of GSM

• Parameter Tuning to improve KPI’s as mentioned:

• CSSR (Call Setup Success Rate)
• DCR (Drop Call Rate)
• HoSR (Handover Success Rate)

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Traffic Balancing
• There should be a Preferred Band
a) Preferred Band is usually DCS (GSM – 1800)
b) DCS is comparatively cleaner (due to less no. of losses)
c) No Massive Overlapping as in GSM – 900 Band

• Another appropriate method for traffic balancing is Handover

a) Handovers can be InterCell or IntraCell
b) Different Algo’s are defined for both types of HO’s

• In Idle Mode, C2 is the method to distribute traffic

a) Forces the MS to camp over neighboring cell
b) On the basis of perceived level of MS and CRO

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Congestion and its Remedy
1. Congestion usually occurs when there are less no. of channels available
than offered traffic (in Erlang)

• How to Avoid Congestion???

a) General Capture HO ( Level Dependent )
b) Traffic HO ( Level and Availability dependent )
c) Directed Retry HO ( SD HO )

• Another way to relief Congestion is QUEING

• Final possible solution is Expansion

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Major KPI’s
1. CSSR
2. DCR
3. HoSR
4. Inc HoSR
5. IASR
6. Call Setup Blocking
7. SD Blocking

and many more….!!!

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R Optimization
&

F Planning
Presented To:
Usman Institute of Technology

Presented By:
Mohammad Haris Khan
Mobilink – RF Optimization

Dated:
Friday, Nov 20 ’2009