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WCDMA Ra dio

Fre que ncy Optimiza tion

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Fore word
 RF (Radio Frequency) optimization is the most important
step to ensure the quality of the network.
 RF optimization will solve network problems related to
neighbor cell list, coverage and interference.

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Obje ctive s
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Know the steps of RF optimization

Know how to solve the RF problems caused by neighbor cell
list, poor coverage and interference

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Conte nts
 RF Optimization Workflow
 Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

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RF Optimiza tion Workflow
Start

Preparation:
 Set the optimization target
 Divide the optimization cluster
 Draw out the test route line
 Prepare the DT tools

Data Collection:
 DT test Adjustment:
 Indoor DT test  Engineering parameters adjust
 RNC configuration data  Neighbor cell list adjust

The DT result is satisfied N


Problem Analysis
with optimization target?  neighbor cell list
 poor coverage
Y  pilot pollution
 handover
RF optimization  interference
finished

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RF Optimiza tion Workflow
 Set RF optimization target, for example:
Reference
Target Item Remark
Value
CPICH Ec/Io ≥ -12dB & RSCP ≥
Coverage Probability ≥95%
-95dBm
CPICH Ec/Io ≥ -12dB ≥95% Scanner result
CPICH RSCP ≥
≥95% Scanner result
-95dBm

SHO Percentage 30%-40%

Pilot pollution
≤5%
Percentage

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RF Optimiza tion Workflow
 RF optimization clusters division

Cluster is the area for one time drive test

One cluster should contains 15 to 25 sites

Cluster division should consider the following factor, such
as:
 Ter
rain
 Tr
aff
ic
 Rout
eline

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RF Optimiza tion Workflow
 Preparation for DT (drive test)

Hardware
 Tes
tphone

S
canner
 GPS

Software
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Conte nts
 Preparation of RF Optimization

 Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

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Conte nts
 Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

RF case related to neighbor cell list

RF case related to bad coverage
 RF case related to interference

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Ca s e 1
 Description

In DT, call drop happened

Check the signaling trace at UE side

Call Drop
After call drop, begin
to read
system information

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Ca s e 1
 Data analysis
 Check cell information from UE active set and cell information
from scanner at call drop points.
From UE From Scanner

No SC
170 cell!!
Why?

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Ca s e 1
 Data analysis
 Checking monitor set
Check monitor set for
the scramble measured
by scanner

SC 170 is not in monitor set


Missing neighbor cell
 Delayed handover

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Ca s e 1
 Data analysis

Check the latest measurement control

Search for the latest intra-


frequency measurement control

Call drop
point

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Ca s e 1

Measurement ID is 1. It is Intra-
frequency measurement control

The primary scramble


of the cell is 6

Check the list of intra-frequency


neighbor cell in measurement
control and no SC 170

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Ca s e 1

 Solution

Add neighbor cells in neighbor cell list
 Summary
 In the beginning stage of network, it is very common that
missing neighbor cell cased cause call drop.

Analysis with signaling procedure is the common way to find
and solve the problem

Some problems can be avoided if the Combined Neighbor Cell
Algorithm is switched on.

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Ca s e 2

 Phenomenon description
 In DT, call drop

happened at cell A

Cell B (PSC277)

Cell A
(PSC58)

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Ca s e 2

 Phenomenon description

In Cell A, UE keeps reporting PSC 277 1A event.

RNC received this event and send Active Set Update to UE
according to the signaling trace record
 UE send Active Set Update complete to RNC

Then, RNC send Active Set Update to delete PSC 277 from
active set

Finally call drop happened due to RL failure

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Ca s e 2
 Problem Analysis

From the signaling trace of DT, it looks like the handover is
complete successfully.

But, according to the signaling trace from CDT, the handover
failed actually.

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Ca s e 2
 Problem Analysis

Signaling trace from CDT shows:
UE NodeB RNC

Measurement control (1A Event for PSC 227)

Radio Link Setup

Radio Link Setup Response

Active set update

Active set update complete

Radio Link Failure

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Ca s e 2
 Problem Analysis
Cell C (PSC277)

After checking the
neighbor cell list, the
following problem is
found
Cell B (PSC277)

Cell C has the same
PSC as Cell B

Cell A (PSC58)

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Ca s e 2
 Problem Analysis

The neighbor cell list shows
Cell ID PSC Cell ID NCell ID
A 58 A C
B 277 C A
C 277

Missing Cell A
configuring Mistake for
(PSC58)
NCell configuring
NCell

Cell B Cell C
(PSC277) (PSC277)

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Ca s e 2
 Problem Analysis

Based on the analysis above, the new NodeB is not the one of
cell B, but the one of cell C

Even the cell C prepared resource for UE according to the RNC
command of “Radio Link Setup”, it can not find the UE uplink
signal.
 That does why the “Radio Link Failure” is sent by NodeB

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Ca s e 2
 Solution

Change the wrong neighbor cell list

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Ca s e 2
 Summary
 Phenomenon for wrong neighbor cell list
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Ca s e 2
 Summary

About SHO event, UE will only report PSC to RNC in
Measurement Report

RNC will find the right cell according to the neighbor cell list
between cell ID and PSC

This problem is mainly happened in dense urban when is PSC
is reused a lot

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Ca s e 3
 Description

14605 (Frequency C)
Call drop rate high
14603 (Frequency A)

14602 (Frequency B) 14031 (Frequency B)

Inter-frequency handover based on capacity

Inter-RAT handover based on coverage

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Ca s e 3
 Description

UE is in Cell 14602 with frequency B

When 14602 is in high load level, UE will be handed over to
14603 with another frequency A

When 14603 is in high load level, UE will be handed over to
14605 with frequency C

Because frequency A and C are not used continuously at this
area, UE has to be handed over to Cell 14031 with frequency
B

14603 and 14605 can share the load level, but the call drop
rate in 14603 is very high.
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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

Because it’s difficult to do drive test for collecting signaling
trace, the IOS (Information of Subscriber) trace is used.

Based on the analysis for the call dropped UE, there is one
thing is common:
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iat
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ands
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all
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handoverisnott
rigger
ed.

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis
2D Event

Compress
mode
Inter-frequency
measurement
control

Inter-frequency
Measurement
report

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

Open “Inter-frequency Measurement Control”, the Cell 14605
with frequency C is put in the first place

And in the following measurement report, UE only report Cell
14605
 But the cell 14605 cell signal level is lower than -90dBm, which
can not trigger handover, till call drop.

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis Cell 14605 with
Frequency C

Measurement Control

Cell 14031 with


Frequency B

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

Measurement Report
Cell 14605 with
Frequency C

Cell 14605 CPICH


& Ec/Io

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Ca s e 3
 Question

Why the handover can not be triggered?

Since the network give UE the information of cell 14605 and
cell 14031, Why UE only report cell 14605?

Did UE measure cell 14301, just not report it?
 Or, UE never measure cell 14301, just 14605?

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

UE report cell 14605 CPICH RSCP is 19, which is -96dBm.

After checking the RNC configuration file, this CPICH RSCP
level can not trigger inter-frequency handover

Actually, because cell 14605 and 14603 are in one sector, their
signal level should be same.

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

If UE can report cell 14031, the handover may be triggered

After analyze the compress mode principle, it is found that UE
can only monitor 1 WCDMA frequency in the gap of compress
mode.

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

Because UE can not measure cell 14301 with frequency B,
only monitor cell 14605 with frequency C, and meanwhile cell
14605 and 14603 signal level are same, the call dropped due
to the poor signal of 14605 and 14603

How to make UE monitor cell 14301 with frequency B instead
of 14605 with frequency C?

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Ca s e 3
 Solution

Delete the neighbor relation from 14603 with frequency A to
14605 with frequency C

Add the neighbor relation from 14602 with frequency B to
14605 with frequency C

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Ca s e 3
 Solution

14605 (Frequency C)

14603 (Frequency A)

14602 (Frequency B) 14031 (Frequency B)

Inter-frequency handover based on capacity

Inter-RAT handover based on coverage

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Ca s e 3
 Summary

Do not configure two different frequency neighbor cells in
WCDMA system

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Conte nts
 Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

RF case related to neighbor cell list


RF case related to bad coverage
 RF case related to interference

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Ca s e 1
 Description

In drive test for RF optimization, call drop happened in the
circle area

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Ca s e 1
 Analysis

After analyze the signal level of this area, the call drop is
caused by discontinuous coverage of the cell with PSC 442

Problem Zone

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Ca s e 1
 Analysis

After checking the RF
transmission Antenna

environment, the signal


is blocked by the glass
Call drop
wall

The Wall

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Ca s e 1
 Solution

Solution 1: Decrease the downtilt to increase the signal level
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Ca s e 1
 Solution

Solution 3:
 Movet
heant
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sibl
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Movet dir
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Wall

New
Original Position
Position

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Ca s e 1
 Solution

Solution 3:
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heant
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t,t
wos
trat
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igned.
 Fir
st, 10degr
ees
10 Degree

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Ca s e 1
 Solution

Solution 3:
 S
econd, 5degr
ees

5 Degree

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Ca s e 1
 Summary

Before RF adjustment, site survey should be done.

Find the problem and the reason, design several strategies for
the adjustment

One time adjustment, and check the performance at the same
time. Adjustment and performance checking should be done at
the same to improve the work efficiency.

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Ca s e 2
 Description

In drive test for RF optimization, the area Ec/Io is bad

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Ca s e 2
 Analysis

Checking the cell distribution at this area

PSC186 PSC184

PSC185

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Ca s e 2
 Analysis

One site with 3 cells, PSC184, 185 and 186 cover this area

Two cells, PSC 184 and 185, are separated to two sectors to
cover different direction

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Ca s e 2
 Analysis

The area is covered by different cell – PSC 184 and 185

No dominant cell – PSC 184 and 185 is the best cell crossly in
this area

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Ca s e 2
 Solution

Change the sector PSC, or combine some sector

Previously, 3 cells
 PS
C184: s
ect
or1&s
ect
or3
 PS
C185: s
ect
or2&s
ect
or4
 PS
C186: s
ect
or5

After adjustment, 2 cells:
 PS
C184: s
ect
or1&s
ect
or3
 PS
C185: s
ect
or4&s
ect
or5
 Del
etes
ect
or2
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Ca s e 2
 After adjustment, the drive test for PSC 184 and 185

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Ca s e 2
 The comparison result for scanner Ec/Io

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Ca s e 2
 The comparison result for UE Ec/Io

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Ca s e 2
 Summary

In order to get better coverage performance at the place with
complicated transmission environment, splitter is used to
separate one cell into different sectors to cover different area.

In this case, the sector should be designed reasonably to
control the interference

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Ca s e 3
 Description

In drive test for RF optimization, bad Ec/Io is found on the
bridge

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

Check the RSCP value of scanner, the result shows the RSCP
value is good.

Based on this, pilot pollution need be considered in this area.

Check the top N pilot RSCP and Ec/Io in scanner result

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

From the DT result, it shows the RSCP value is strong, but the
Ec/Io is bad.

And the signal level of different cell are very similar.

Find the cells which cover this area

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis Site 2 Cell C Site 3 Cell C

Site 1 Cell A

Site 4 Cell C

Site 5 Cell C

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis

On the bridge, the signal from different cell can cover this area
due to reflection of the river and no building.

From DT, following cell cover this area:
 S
ite1c
ellA
 S
ite2c
ellC
 S
ite3c
ellC
 S
ite4c
ellC
 S
ite5c
ellC

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis Site 2 Cell C Site 3 Cell C


Need to find the
best cell
Site 1 Cell A

Check the map, Site 6
the site 6 is very
near to the
bridge.

Site 4 Cell C

Site 5 Cell C

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis
The residence buildings

After checking site 6 RF are much higher than
antenna, which block
environment, it is difficult to the signal of site 6

increase the antenna height or


move site 6 position to avoid
the blocking caused by the
building

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis Site 2 Cell C Site 3 Cell C


Then, site 1 cell
A can be the
best cell to Site 1 Cell A

cover this area

Site 4 Cell C

Site 5 Cell C

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Ca s e 3
 Analysis Site 2 Cell C Site 3 Cell C


Then, try to
increase the
signal of site 1 Site 1 Cell A

cell A, and
decrease other
cells
 To confirm this, Site 4 Cell C
DT for site 1 cell Site 5 Cell C

A needs to be
done
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Ca s e 3
 Solution

Increase the signal of site 1 cell A
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heant
ennadownt
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tfr
om10t
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ncr
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eCPI
CH Txpower1.5dBhigher

Decrease other cell signal – change the antenna downtilt
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 Fr
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ite5c
ellC

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Ca s e 3
 Confirmation

After the modification, the DT shows the pilot pollution area
as below

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Ca s e 3
 Confirmation

The Ec/Io comparison

After

Before

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Ca s e 3
 Summary

To solve the pilot pollution, the following issues has be
considered
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her
eas
onc
aus
edpil
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lut
ion
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– Due to too much s trong s igna l

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tert
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emappear
ed

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Ca s e 4
 Description
 In DT, video call quality is decreased at the problem
area. Also, the PS call drop happened several times

Problem Area

3G Antenna

2G Antenna

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Ca s e 4
 Analysis
 RSCP distribution in DT

Problem
area

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Ca s e 4
 Analysis

Ec/Io distribution in DT

Problem
Problem
area
area

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Ca s e 4
 Analysis

Checking the RF environment, the antenna is installed on 10-
meter platform

2G and 3G antenna are installed at one platform, but 3G
antenna is a little bit inner than 2G antenna.
 After finishing DT in 2G, signal level is very stable

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Ca s e 4
 Analysis

If 3G and 2G antenna are installed at the same place, the
problem may be solved.

The short wall of this platform may block the signal of 3G

Since 2G antenna is near to the border, the wall influence 2G little

Problem Area

3G Antenna Wall

2G Antenna

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Ca s e 4
 Solution

Solution 1
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ncr
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etheant
ennaheightc
ans
olvet
hispr
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Solution 2
 Movet
heins
tal
lat
ionpl
aceneart
othebor
der

Solution 3
 3Gand2Gus
ethes
amepl
ace

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Ca s e 4
 Solution
 Solution 3 is adopted

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Ca s e 4
 Question

Do you have other methods?

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Ca s e 4
 Summary

Sharing the same installation place for 3G and 2G is
very common, and several strategies can solve the
problem

In this situation, 3G and 2G can share the feeder
system, or can only share the installation platform.

Considering the factors of the installation and related
resource, a easiest and simplest method should be
adopted

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Ca s e 5
 Description

In DT, call drop happened a lot in the area

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Ca s e 5
 Description

Check the DT information, SC304 is in active set with
the signal level – RSCP -76dBm and Ec/Io -18

 Analysis
 Consider the pilot pollution
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tives
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linmonit
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 Consider the missing neighbor cell



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ethasver
ygoodqual
it
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RS
CP-65dBmandEc
/Io-6
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 Analysis

Check the signaling trace at UE side
Before call drop, UE
sends measurement
report to RNC with 1A
event for cell 298

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Ca s e 5
 Analysis

Check the signaling trace at RNC side

RNC sent Active Set Update to


UE, but no response. Then, RNC
send release RRC connection –
Call Drop

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Ca s e 5
 Analysis

Based on the DT and signaling trace, this call drop
can be take as handover failure
 For example

cel l 56 vs cel l 041

- 10
EcNo

cel l 56
- 20 cel l 041

- 30
t i me

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Ca s e 5
 Analysis

Around the corner, the original cell 304 signal level
drop very quickly because of the building
shadowing, and the neighbor cell 298 increase
very quickly.

After UE sent measurement report to RNC, cell
304 has become very bad when RNC sent active
set update.

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 Adjustment

Since cell 298 has better coverage at this area,
handover can happen earlier

Decrease the coverage performance at this area
– Increase the downtilt from 5 to 9

– Adjust the direction from 0 to 310

 Increase the coverage performance at this area


– Decrease the downtilt from 5 to 4

– Adjust the direction from 300 to 270

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 Adjustment

Result after adjustment

Handover
area

Handover
Before area After

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Ca s e 5
 Adjustment

Comparison of Ec/Io of UE

Before After

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Ca s e 5
 Summary

Confirm the corner effect by analyzing signaling
trace at UE and RNC
 About corner effect, Taking the method make the
handover happen earlier, such as RF optimization
 Other method can also adopted

Modify 1A event

Modify CIO (Cell Individual Offset)

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Conte nts
 Typical Problems Analysis in RF optimization

RF case related to neighbor cell list
 RF case related to bad coverage

 RF case related to interference

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 Description
 From traffic statistic, the following RTWP problem is found
RNCI VS.MaxRTW VS.MeanRTW
CellId CellName Time(As hour) VS.MinRTWP
d P P
6250 2005-5-16
1 KwongYu1 -74.5 -102.34 -105.3
1 17:00
6250 2006-5-16
1 KwongYu2 -74.3 -94.89 -105.5
2 17:00
6250 2006-5-16
1 KwongYu3 -82 -101.6 -105.4
3 17:00

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 Analysis

Connect to the problem NodeB, and monitor the RTWP
 Cell 62501 RTWP

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 Analysis

Cell 62502 RTWP

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 Analysis

Cell 62503 RTWP

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 Analysis

The main diversity antenna is interfered seriously
 Can not find any relation between interference and time,
and the interference appears randomly

Check the neighbor site, no interference
 Deduction
 Inter-modulation cause the interference, could be
 I
nter
-modul
ationc
aus
edbybadc
onnec
tor
s
 I
nter
-modul
ationbyGS
M

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 Analysis

Check the RF environment

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 Analysis

Check the RF environment
 No blocking or any reflection due to the glass wall
 The site RF condition is very good

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 Analysis

2G and 3G share the feeder system

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 Analysis

Check 2G frequency planning
 Sector 1 – 544 with hopping frequency 821
– 544 – 1811.6MHz & 821 – 1867MHz
 Sector 2 – 538 with hopping frequency 821
– 538 – 1808.6MHz & 821 – 1867MHz
 Sector 3 – 858 with hopping frequency 821
– 858 – 1874.4MHz & 821 – 1867MHz

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 Analysis

Calculate the third order intermodulation
 Cell 1 – 1922.4MHz
 Cell 2 – 1925.4MHz
 Cell 3 – 1859.6MHz


Check cell 2 uplink interference
 The interval of 2 interference is

821-544

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 Analysis

Conclusion
 The third intermodulation of cell 1 and cell 2 is just in WCDMA
uplink band

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 Solution

Change the hopping frequency of DSC

 Confirmation
 Check the RTWP again, the values are normal

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 Summary

Characteristics of inner system interference
 The RTWP result are not same at the main and diversity antenna
 The amplitude of interference is big, and the difference is more than 10
dB
 High RTWP will appear in a duration, and will not change so frequently
 High RTWP will not show in a certain time each day, but randomly

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 Description

In a commercial network of country U, the following RTWP
problem is found from traffic statistic
RNCI RTWP_MEA RTWP_MA RTWP_MI
CellId CellName Time(As hour)
d N X N

201 11912 Aguada_C 2005-11-15 4:00 -93.94 -88.65 -105.66

201 11942 Centenario_C 2005-11-15 4:00 -95.86 -87.65 -105.66

2005-11-15
201 11932 Centro_C -96.62 -93.65 -97.65
17:00

201 11623 Ciudad Vieja_C 2005-11-15 0:00 -96.74 -91 -105.65

2005-11-15
201 11461 Palacio_C -97.1 -96 -104.65
20:00

201 11643 Pocitos_C 2005-11-15 2:00 -97.72 -92.65 -105.65

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 Analysis

Connect to the problem NodeB, and monitor the RTWP
 Take one site as example

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 Analysis

The main and diversity antenna have the same
interference trend

The different between main and diversity is less than
10dB

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 Analysis

Check the location of the sites with high RTWP

High

Medium

Low

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 Analysis

All the problem cells are in the third sector of the
NodeB, and the direction is to the northwest

Many cells at this area show high interference, and the
cells with low RTWP are at low place

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 Analysis

Analyze the RTWP in the nearly one month, the
interference shows randomly, but if appears, usually one
whole day, or several days

The interference shows with high traffic, and also with
low traffic. No evidence shows it is related to the traffic

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 Analysis

Maybe the interference comes from outside and the
northwest direction

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 Analysis

Use YBT250 to do the interference checking

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 Analysis

All the test results show the interference comes from the
same direction – to the country A

But the distance to country A from the test place is
around 50Km to 200Km

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 Analysis

Frequency analysis
 UCount
ryUMTSf
requenc
y
– 1900MHz
 Ac
ount
ryGS
Mfr
equenc
y
– 1900MHz

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 Analysis

Maybe the interference comes from A country, but looks
like impossible because the distance (50 to 200Km) is
beyond the transmission

To confirm this problem, use A country cell phone at the
area with high RTWP

The result shows the phone does receive the A country
DSC

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 Conclusion

The interference comes from A country GSM
 Even the distance is very far, the area between the
border is covered by a large water area

Due to reflection the water, the signal can be transmitted
far away

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 Conclusion

After known the reason, the following character of this
kind of interference is found
 Rel
atedt
otheweat
her
– Ra in da y, no inte rfe re nce
– Cloudy da y, le s s inte rfe re nce
– S unny da y, high inte rfe re nce
 Rel
atedt
othes
eas
onsal
so
– P roble ms s how a t S umme r more tha n Winte r

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 Summary

Characteristics of external interference
 The RTWP result are same at the main and diversity antenna
 The amplitude of interference is small, and the difference is less than 10
dB
 The interference exists at large area, not just one cell, also including
neighbor cells
 The direction of external interference is obvious
 The cell with high antenna is easier to be interferenced

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S umma ry
 RF optimization

Neighbor cell list optimization

Coverage performance optimization
 Interference optimization

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