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2 / Intucell SON in a Nutshell
Data Collection Analysis Implementation
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3 / What is important to Operators?
QoS and End User Experience
Performance KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
- Drop Call Rate (DCR) (0.3 to 1%)
- Accessibility (98% to 99.8%)
OPEX Expenses
- Number of Engineers
- Drive Tests
• Network Capacity
- RAN = capacity bottleneck
- Maximizing the utilization of RAN resources
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4 / Intucell SON & AT&T Success Story
Intucell selected in December 2011 as sole provider for SON solutions for
AT&T, nationwide (350,000 cells)
Phase 1 project: ANR, DLB and APO SON modules on 3G
◦ On Ericsson & ALU RAN
◦ Phase 2 signed: introduction to new SON modules
◦ Excellent relationship with AT&T at all levels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSlidv-Pdy0
http://www.attinnovationspace.com/innovation/story/a7781187
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5 / How SON Enables the Heterogeneous Network
1. Self-configures
2. Integrates small
new equipment
cells into Macro
Macro
6. Provides
superior data &
voice experience UE
Femto
SON
Metro WiFi
5. Reduces
interference &
improves mobility 4. Facilitates 3. Plugs indoor
Pico
MVMT coverage holes
environment
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6 / Dynamic SON: a closed loop
Real-time diagnosis
Faulty and
underperforming cells
and clusters identified
Automatic
adjustment
Algorithmic applications
tweak the network
without engineer
Instant feedback involvement
Results captured, analyzed -
and lead to new adjustments
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7 / Intucell 3G SON Portfolio
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9 / Why does the Neighbor List Change?
Coverage
◦ Introduction of new sites
◦ Change in Traffic/User Behavior/Events
◦ Optimization changes – RET, CPICH, Azimuth
◦ Sites issues – Site down
Configuration Changes
◦ Rehoming – NRNC, Cell change
◦ Change in HO parameters – e.g. 1a,1b,1c,1d Event Thresholds
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10 / ANR Cycle
Configure cell
parameters
Identify Action Add or delete
sectors with
neighbors
high dropped
call rates
Generate a
suggested
neighbor list
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11 / Policy Settings
Action
Snapshot
Feedback
When do we add?
◦ DCR>DCR threshold, met min requirements, calls, missing events
When do we delete?
◦ When the neighbor list is full
When do we revert?
◦ DCR is worst, min weight not met
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12 / Optimized Neighbor Relations is Critical
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13 /ANR Optimizes Neighbor Relations Automatically
Cell the ANR
worked on
Cell xxx –ANR added 3 neighbor
cells automatically
Neighbor cells
added SON added neighbor relations with
> 17% usage weight (significant)
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14 / ANR Saves Time and Improves DCR
> 5000 actions performed in 1 week in 35 RNCs
12% Call Drop Rate Reduction
Call Drop Rate (%) 12 Full Market # Calls
RNCs
1.00 23,000,000
21,000,000
0.90
19,000,000
0.80 17,000,000
15,000,000
0.70
Avg Drop Rate = 0.75
13,000,000
%
Avg Drop Rate = 0.67
%
0.60 11,000,000
Thanksgivin 9,000,000
g
0.50
7,000,000
0.40 5,000,000
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15 / KRNAE13 Optimized using ANR GUI
Before After
Cell we
work
on
Over 60 cells
Affected by
overshooting
Cell
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17 / Sandy route: Intucell SON monitoring
Sandy
Sandy
map
Map
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18 / Sandy effect in New England
Sandy Storm: Massive
Network Outage
>x7 increase in Downtime
>50% increase in missing Neighbor events
Sudden Cell
Outage increase
Missing Neighbor
Events
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Intucell SON ANR Self Heals the
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• x 3 increase in ANR actions !
Intucell ANR :
Increase in # Actions
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20 / Adapts Rapidly to Network Changes
Intucell ANR module detected a high drop rate, and got into crisis mode.
To compensate the missing cell, ANR automatically added 8 cells in 24hours
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22 / RF Shaping: Traffic Balance in Cluster
RF shaping to push UEs to neighboring cells
Increase the size of neighboring cells
Decrease the apparent size of current cell
Immediate Improvements
Lower the maximal peak in loaded cell, More Calls
Improved KPIs & user experience
Lower the need for sites expansions
Loaded cell
Modified neighbor
Unaffected neighbor
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23 / LB Triggers
Power
HW Load Admission
Trigger Rejections
Trigger
Code
Code Load Admission
Trigger Rejections
Trigger
HW
Power Load Start Admission
Trigger Snapshot Rejections
Trigger
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24 / Snapshot
• Min No of Neighbors
Candidate • Max no of Neighbors
Neighbor • Min Weight of Each Neighbor
Requirement • Min Total Weight of
Neighbors
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25 / Cell 32 Loaded: Looking at Best Neighbors
Color-coded
display of LB:
Selected cell
Unaffected
Neighbor
LB activated
Cell 32:
Overloaded
Cell 32 will now share its traffic with its best neighbors (circled)
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26 / Load Balancing shares network resources
Before Load Balancing
Overloaded cell
Admission Rejects = 0
Load is balanced in RT
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300
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20000000
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Baseline Week cSON Week
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PnP: Intucell SON Self Organization
29 / Module
Plug & Play Module Automatic Neighbor Relations
Self Organization Self Optimization
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30 / Comparison
Obtain Cell Manual neighbor Manual Script Manual neighbor
info planning Loading verification
Time consuming
& possible human mistake
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31 / Smoother expansion with Plug & Play
Results from a live network
Site added Site added Site added
manually manually with SON
2.0
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
Drop rate Drop NBR
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Next Steps
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33 / Intucell 3G SON Portfolio
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34 / Simple & Fast Deployment
Simple connection & integration to core Intucell Admin
(Web access)
Sw-only solution, standard carrier grade HW
Full network coverage in few weeks only
Intucell
Vendor agnostic Server
OSS
Ericsson OSS Huawei
RNC
Radio Access
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Thank you.