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Introduction and Roadmaps

LTE Radio Planning Essentials Course

RA4120 FL16A/TL16A

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Module Objectives

After completing this module, the participant will be able to:

• List the course contents

• List the main steps of the radio planning process
• Review the LTE RAN roadmaps

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Module Contents

• RA4120 Learning Elements list

• Introduction to the planning process
• FL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview
• TL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview

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Module Contents

• RA4120 Learning Elements list

• Introduction to the planning process
• FL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview
• TL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview

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RA4120 – Learning Elements list

Introduction & Roadmaps

LTE/EPS Overview
LTE Air Interface
Air Interface Overheads
RRM overview
LTE Link Budget
Cell Range (Coverage Planning)
Radio Capacity Planning
Nokia eNodeB LTE Solution
Initial Parameters Planning
LTE Performance Simulations

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Module Contents

• RA4120 Learning Elements list

• Introduction to the planning process
• FL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview
• TL16A– New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview

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Inputs and course of dimensioning process

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An air interface dimensioning campaign consists of numerous successive steps in the link budget calculation,
which in turn is based on a set of input parameters that can be categorized/grouped as follows:
General parameters - define possible center frequencies (operating bands), channel bandwidhts, clutter types,
simulation cases, etc.
Equipment parameters - provide equipment specifications, antenna configurations, gains and losses etc.
Radio propagation parameters - consist of parameters which describe wave propagation in a specific radio
environment, for example channel models, mobility, etc.
Capacity dimensioning - parameters of this group are necessary in E-UTRAN for a correct definition of power
and resource sharing among users.
Interferences - represents the group of parameters related to interference calculation for example cell loads,
G-factor, etc.
Radio propagation prediction - represents the group of parameters related to propagation models for
example intercept points, propagation model slopes, eNodeB antenna and UE heights
Radio Network Configuration - represents the group of parameters that specify cell layout and sectorization

The output of an air interface dimensioning campaign is the following:

Maximum Allowable Path Loss
Cell ranges based on propagation models' formulas
Site-to-Site distance and site areas for different site layouts, which finally yields an estimation of the number
of sites and site density required to cover the given area.

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Radio Planning Process Overview

• computation of number of sites required to serve

Dimensioning certain area while fulfilling the coverage & capacity
requirements (RAN_Dim Tool)

• Nominal Coverage Planning (Planning Tool i.e. Atoll,

Nominal Planning NetAct Planner, Mentum Planet)

• detailed Coverage & Capacity Analysis

Detailed Planning
• getting Sites

Pre-launch
Optimization

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Radio Planning Process Overview

- Similar process to any other wireless network

- Differences:
• Parameters
• KPIs

Pre-planning Detailed planning Optimisation

Model tuning
Pre-planning
information
Pre-launch
Site selection
optimisation

Coverage and
capacity planning

Dimensioning Configuration
planning Pre-launch
Post-launch
optimisation
optimsation
Parameter
planning

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LTE radio planning involves a number of steps such as dimensioning, planning tool setup,
nominal plan creation and site survey. The process is similar in any wireless network.
Slide shows the general planning process for mobile LTE.
What differentiates LTE from other technologies are the parameters, PIs, KPIs. Coverage and
capacity planning have some LTE-specific items but generally it is quite similar to HSPA
planning. Both LTE and UMTS/HSPA use similar services, coverage targets, similar mobility
algorithms, and similar performance specifications.
The main emphasis is to ensure good enough SINR in the network area along with good
coverage measured either by RSSI or as per 3GPP [TS36.214] by Reference Signal Received
Power (RSRP)

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Nominal planning

• Create a nominal plan

• Typical actions:
– Propagation model tuning
– Nominal coverage planning with Link budget & capacity
planning tool dimensioning
 Based on coverage thresholds:
RSRP & CINR
– Capacity analysis Define thresholds from LiBu (*)
– Site surveys
– Site pre-validation Create detailed network plan (cells, antennas,
• (*) still open what will be the LiBu carriers) using LiBu thresholds
thresholds used. Atoll uses wideband
received power but it is possible to
Perform capacity analysis to check network capacity
convert it to RSRP. against more detailed traffic estimates

RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power

CINR: Carrier to Interference + Noise Ratio
LiBu: Link Budget

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LTE Detailed Radio Planning Process

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The aim of radio planning is to define a set of site locations and their respective
configurations that addresses the coverage and capacity requirements derived from the
dimensioning.
The radio planning task is based on the outputs from the dimensioning, especially the
calculated site densities in each clutter type. Network planning works with a high level of
detail. The site count derived from radio planning can sometimes be significantly different
from the site count derived from dimensioning since the actual site coverage may differ
significantly from the assumed empirical model(s) along with network and earth surface
irregularities.
There is always a risk that the planned site count may exceed the estimated site count from
dimensioning. As a result, several planning iterations are needed to reach a reliable figure as
per clutter and design requirements.

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Module Contents

• RA4120 Learning Elements list

• Introduction to the planning process
• FL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview
• TL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview

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FL16A New Features

User Experience & Radio Efficiency

LTE2531 FDD downlink Carrier Aggregation 4CC
LTE2276 Measurement based Scell selection
LTE1723 S1-Based Handover towards Home eNode B Operational Excellence
LTE2445 Combined Supercell LTE2766 Flexible QCI/ARP PM Counter Profiles
LTE1092 Uplink carrier aggregation - 2 CC LTE678 MDT UE RLF report evaluation
LTE2479 256 QAM in downlink LTE2591 UE level Mobility Robustness Optimization
LTE1130 Dynamic PUCCH allocation LTE2828 LNBTS & LNCEL refactoring
LTE2551 RSRQ based A5
Transport
Site Solutions LTE563 Synchronous Ethernet Generation
LTE180 Cell Radius max 100 Km LTE2763 Fronthaul Passive WDM
LTE2508 Embedded Power Meter for Energy Efficiency LTE1980 IPv4/IPv6 Concurrent IPsec Tunnels
Monitoring LTE1981 IPv6 for S-plane
Flexi RRH 4-pipe 1700/2100 160W J LTE2417 IP Traffic Capacity
LTE2650 FRSA Flexi RFM 6-pipe 1450 360W A
LTE2767 FXEF Flexi RFM 3-pipe 1800 240W
LTE2605 4RX diversity 20MHz optimized configurations
LTE2114 AirScale System Module Indoor
LTE2722 Basic FDD Configurations for AirScale
LTE2516 AirScale RRH 4T4R B66 160W FRIJ

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LTE (FDD) RRM & Telecom Roadmap
FDD-LTE16
User Experience & Radio Efficiency
Inter eNodeB carrier aggregation
TDD-FDD downlink carrier aggregation
3CC TDD-FDD downlink carrier aggregation I
N out of M carrier aggregation
DL Single User MIMO 4x4
Uplink 64 QAM
Site Solutions
Flexi RF Module 6TX 2100 360W U
Flexi RF Module 6TX 800 360W F
Flexi RRH 4TX 1800 160W D
Flexi RRH 2TX 450 80W A
Flexi Metro RRH 2-pipe 1800 10W E
Power saving – Micro DTX
Power saving - MIMO switch off
Operational Excellence
Multiple Read Sessions for BTS Site Manager
Add new frequency or cell without reset
MDT with GPS info
Flexi HW replacement – Detect and Restore
Mobility Robustness Optimization Inter-RAT
Optimization of PRACH/RACH power
IPv6 for M-plane
Transport
Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6
Flexible Input Sync Priority
S1/X2 Satellite connection
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FDD-LTE16A FDD-LTE17
User Experience & Radio Efficiency User Experience & Radio Efficiency
FDD downlink Carrier Aggregation 4CC LTE-M
Measurement based Scell selection NB-IoT
S1-Based Handover towards Home eNode B FDD-TDD downlink carrier aggregation 4CC
Combined Supercell DL 4x4 MIMO with Carrier Aggregation
Uplink carrier aggregation - 2 CC Load Based PUCCH region
256 QAM in downlink LTE MBMS Service Continuity
Dynamic PUCCH Site Solutions
RSRQ based A5
Extended AirScale configurations
Site Solutions Multi Carrier Configurations with AirScale
Embedded Power Meter for Energy Eff. Mon. System Module
Flexi RRH 4-pipe 1700/2100 160W J Classical WCDMA/LTE RF-sharing on AirScale
SM Indoor
Flexi RFM 6-pipe 1450 360W A
AirScale RRH 4T4R B5 160W AHCA
Flexi RFM 3-pipe 1800 240W F
LTE2784 AirScale RRH 4T4R B3 160W AHEB
4RX diversity 20MHz optimized configurations Operational Excellence
LTE2682 AirScale Dual RRH 2T4R B1/B3
Operational Excellence Role based
200W FREG BTS user accounts
Flexible QCI/ARP PM Counter Profiles Per Call Measurement Data
Counter profiling per service (QCI) Enhanced VoLTE, CA and RF Quality
Monitoring
MDT UE RLF evaluation
UE level Mobility Robustness Optimization Transport
LNCEL & LNBTS refactoring Front haul active WDM
Transport Stateful reflector for TWAMP
IPv6 for M1&M3 interfaces
Synchronous Ethernet Generation
Fronthaul Passive WDM
IPv4/IPv6 Concurrent IPsec Tunnels
IPv6 for S-plane
IP Traffic Capacity
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Module Contents

• RA4120 Learning Elements list

• Introduction to the planning process
• FL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview
• TL16A – New Features Overview & Roadmap Overview

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TD-LTE 16A New Features

User Experience & Radio Efficiency Operational Excellence

LTE2276 Measurement based Scell selection LTE2766 Flexible QCI/ARP PM Counter Profiles
LTE1723 S1-Based Handover towards Home eNode B LTE678 MDT UE RLF report evaluation
LTE2479 256 QAM in DL LTE2591 UE level Mobility Robustness
LTE2244 Inter eNode B TDD CA Optimization
LTE2416 TDD Uplink CA 2 CC Extensions LTE2828 LNBTS & LNCEL refactoring
LTE1130 Dynamic PUCCH allocation
LTE2551 RSRQ based A5 Transport
LTE563 Synchronous Ethernet Generation
LTE2763 Fronthaul Passive WDM
Site Solutions LTE1980 IPv4/IPv6 Concurrent IPsec Tunnels
LTE2552 FZHN Flexi RRH 8-pipe 2600 160W N
LTE1981 IPv6 for S-plane
LTE2608 FZFI Flexi RRH 8-pipe 1900+2600 Dual-Band LTE2417 IP Traffic Capacity
240W
LTE2758 FZNE Flexi RRH 2T2R 2300 2x60W
LTE3323 FZNJ Flexi RRH 4-pipe 2300 120 W
LTE2114 Airscale system module indoor
LTE3044 Airscale Compact 8Tx8Rx Site
Configurations

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LTE (TDD) RRM & Telecom Roadmap

TDD-LTE16 TDD-LTE16A TDD-LTE17

User Experience & Radio Efficiency
Inter eNode B TDD carrier aggregation
FDD-TDD downlink carrier aggregation – 2CC
N out of M carrier aggregation
4x4 DL SU MIMO with TM9*
8x4 DL SU MIMO with TM9 *
FDD-TDD downlink carrier aggregation - 3CC I*
Coordinate scheduling for beamforming
interference avoidance
TDD UL intra-band carrier aggregation - 2 CC
Site Solutions
LTE TDD+FDD Joint Site Configuration
FZQB Flexi RRH 4-pipe 3500 8W B **
FZQC Flexi RRH 8-pipe 3500 160W C **
FZQE Flexi RRH 8-pipe 3500 160W E **
Operational Excellence
Add new frequency or cell without reset*
Multiple read sessions for BTS Site Manager
eNB power saving extension
MDT with GPS info
Mobility Robustness Optimization Inter-RAT
Optimization of PRACH/RACH power
User Experience & Radio Efficiency
Measurement based Scell selection
S1-Based Handover towards Home
eNode B
256 QAM in DL
Inter eNode B TDD CA
TDD Uplink CA 2 CC Extensions
Dynamic PUCCH allocation
RSRQ based A5
Site Solutions
FZHN Flexi RRH 8-pipe 2600 160W N
FZFI Flexi RRH 8-pipe 1900+2600
Dual-Band 240W
FZNE Flexi RRH 2T2R 2300 2x60W
FZNJ Flexi RRH 4-pipe 2300 120 W
Operational Excellence
Flexible QCI/ARP PM Counter Profiles
MDT UE RLF report evaluation
UE level Mobility Robustness
Optimization
LNBTS & LNCEL refactoring
User Experience & Radio Efficiency
FDD-TDD downlink carrier aggregate
LTE MBMS Service Continuity
Load Based PUCCH region
TDD downlink carrier aggregation with
4 layers MIMO
Site Solutions
AirScale TDD 4T4R Configurations
Flexi RRH 8T8R 2600 160W N FZHN
Operational Excellence
Role based BTS user accounts
BICD ? Upgrade time-newly added
Enhanced VoLTE, CA and RF Quality
Monitoring
Transport
Front haul active WDM
Stateful reflector for TWAMP
IPv6 for M1&M3 interfaces

Transport Transport
Flexible Sync Input Priority LTE563 Synchronous Ethernet
Dual Stack IPv4 / IPv6 Generation
LTE2763 Fronthaul Passive WDM
LTE1980 IPv4/IPv6 Concurrent IPsec
Tunnels
LTE1981 IPv6 for S-plane
LTE2417 IP Traffic Capacity

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