NetAct Optimizer 3.

0 for GSM
GSM Frequency Optimisation

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Module Objectives
At the end of this module the trainee should be able to: Plan new frequencies for added TRXs Outline the steps of the measurement based frequency planning process Assign and modify frequency groups, forbidden channels, set manual separations and separation violation penalties Perform frequency and Base Station Identity Code (BSIC) allocation for non-hopping, baseband hopping, and synthesised (RF) hopping networks Compare different allocations, save and verify the results

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups and set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan

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Interference Analysis
Before starting the Frequency Optimisation it is useful to find the worst interferers that cause problems over a long distance These problem cells should be treated first and new measurements run See GSM Interference Matrix" for details

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Add frequencies to new TRXs

Optimizer can generate frequencies for new TRXs in BTSs No plan is needed (close plan before starting) Select BTSs, cells or sites on the Navigator, Map or Browser and use menu Tools->Frequency Optimisation->Add New Frequency... You can also use popup menus

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New Frequency: General Settings

New TRXs can be added to TCH or underlayer Only non-hopping or BBhopping TRXs Frequency selection can be based on Optimisation cost function Interference Assign Default Frequencies if frequency groups are not available or applicable Select Interference type and separation violation penalties in the Interference tab
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New Frequency: Interference Settings

Select Interference type Violation penalties are explained later in this module

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Select Target BTSs

In case of Master and Slave BTSs the user has to select the targets

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New Frequency Results

Channel selection can be edited manually Results are saved in the tool

To view and modify the results later select Tools->Frequency Optimisation->Cell Frequency Manager... The results disappear after the new TRXs become actual

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Exercise
Create new frequencies for one site Study the results when using different selection methods Incoming cost, outgoing interference, etc.

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Data Flow Example

Measuring

BSC
DX2 0 0

PM database Raw data

P DE CCMU C CCMU L S M

MMR every 480ms

OMU W D U C T U

OMU W D U

ST U

CHU

CM

ST U

CHU

CM

Optimizer
Configurato r Automatic Automatic Optimisation Optimisation

Interference matrix Configuration data Algorithm parameters User input

New Plan

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Exercise check measurements

1. Measurements need to be activated in the network elements 2. Check that all BCCHs have been measured:

Select an Interference Matrix View the Interference Matrix (Show Set command) Open one BTS in the Interference Matrix Select all BTSs under the selected BTS List these selected BTSs to Browser Check that all BCCHs are listed = have been measured

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Start the Frequency Optimization tool Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan

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Start Frequency Optimisation

Select the target object(s) from the Navigator, Map, or Browser or use the active scope

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Select Interference Type

Select Interference Type (CIP + ARP or FEP) CF and DAC measurements are needed for CIP and ARP External interference comes from cells that have not been identified (not found in the CM database)

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Frequency Optimisation Tabs

Navigator Optimisation Statistics and Results

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Statistics
Check the amount of elements Buffer area is automatically selected to include neighbor cells, second level neighbors and all measured cells

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Conflicts
ARP data: Tools->Network Statistics->Interference Matrices KPIs: Tools->Network Statistics->Key Performance Indicators Frequency Groups: Created in this tool CIP data: Tools->Network Statistics->Interference Matrices Site Data: Correct in Antenna Data Editor or CM Editor

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Iterations
Iteration 1 -> Original Keep a clean starting point in Original All parameters, settings, Frequency Groups and the allocation results are stored in the open iteration -> different allocation strategies Only one iteration can be saved to a plan

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Start the Frequency Optimization tool Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan

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Create Frequency Groups

Default Groups are based on the current actual allocation FGs are user specific and iteration specific FGs can also be created and assigned manually Frequency Groups are stored when the results are saved into the plan All user's plans will use the same (stored) FG settings
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Selecting Frequency Groups

Select a frequency group in navigator (frequency band, TRX layer) You can select all groups for editing and viewing by using Show menu

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Modifying Frequency Groups

Double click Channels column To add channels: choose from the left and click >> To remove channels: choose from the right and click << Bold face channels in the left already used Frequency Penalty is used to minimize changes when an actual frequency is changed by the allocation

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Start the Frequency Optimization tool Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan

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Separation Violation Penalties

Interference Scales multiply the values in the interference matrix

Outgoing adjacency target cells should not have the same BCCH channel

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Assign a Frequency Group to a Layer

The selected frequency group will be assigned to all BTSs under the selected layer

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Assign a Frequency Group to one BTS

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Manual Separations
In Navigator, open a pop-up menu and then select Edit Manual Separations

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Define Forbidden Channels

Select Show->Scope BTSs

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Import Forbidden Channels

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Frequency Hopping Settings

Select Show->Scope BTSs and check Hopping Modes and configurations Baseband or Synthesised hopping Cell hopping or Site hopping

If synthesised hopping is selected for the specific TRX layer Select Scope BSCs from the Navigator and check MAL Allocation Mode Allocate or Use Predefined

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MA List Settings
Select Show->Layers

Simple mode list length = #TRX / Frequency Load Complex mode traffic NTRX Nf = (1 blocking ) NTCH f load Select Show->MALs

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Allocation Parameters

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AFP Parameters
Optimisation == Fast with minimum changes (improvements only) ARP might be used in a good quality network (CIP ~ 0) Average interference divides interference over the TRXs of a cell Interference moved away from cells with high traffic or importance

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BSIC Parameters
TSC = Training Sequence Code (TRX parameter) Normally TSC = BSIC BCC Optimize TSC TSC != BSIC BCC if no BB hopping, BSC >= S10, TRX Channel 0 Type not MPBCCH or CPBCH TSC optimisation needed sometimes in 2G - 3G handover problems
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Allocation Progress

Close after allocation

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Results

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Interference Distribution
Average Interference Distribution Graph for the Scope

Number of TRXs

Interference Probability
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Channel Distribution
Even distribution theoretically the best Decimal numbers because of frequency hopping (see tooltip)

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Cell Level Interference Graph

Number of cells vs. Average Interference Probability (CIP) Read the interference level from the Y-axis X-axis then shows the number of cells that have higher interference than that
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Separation Violations

Note: It is not possible to reduce the number of violations by changing the violation penalties Frequencies need to be added or the separation requirements loosened

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Compare Allocations
Different allocations can be compared against each other or against the actual configuration

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Interference Analysis
Interference is the result of the allocation Choose Interference Analysis or Interference Delta for visualisation in Dominance or in Cell Icon Adjust the parameters to get what you want

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Interference Analysis
If a plan is open Interference Analysis shows the planned situation

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Interference Delta
Interference Delta = Interference(plan) Interference(actual)

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Frequency Visualisation
Cell icons or dominance area colored according to BTS quality indicator BCCH or BCCH-BSIC combination Select CELL parameter Frequency Channels for cell label

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Frequency Reuse Display

To find where a particular frequency or BCCH-BSIC combination is used RF hopping TRXs not taken into account

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Frequency Display

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Steps in Frequency Optimisation

Select the scope Add frequencies to new TRXs Check that you have measurements needed for frequency optimisation Create frequency groups Set violation penalties Assign frequency groups to BTSs Set manual separations Define forbidden channels Set hopping mode Define allocation targets and start allocation Check the results Save and provision the frequency plan
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Saving Results to Plan

Only one iteration can be saved to plan Frequency group settings saved also Only open iteration can be saved Save only to new plan or originally open plan

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Exercise
Create a new frequency plan for the selected BSC How much lower is the interference on BCCH layer, or is it?

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Exercise
Visualise Interference Analysis and Delta for visible cells Display the allocated frequencies in cell labels Color cell icons according to the BCCH frequencies. Use Frequency Reuse Visualisation to check your new plan

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Summary
Frequencies for new TRXs can be found with Optimizer To create a new frequency plan select scope and use popup menu Tools->Frequency Optimisation Check the conflicts and make corrections if needed Duplicate the first iteration, rename and open the duplicate Create Frequency Groups Modify the Separation Violation Penalties and define Manual Separations Select allocation target and strategy and define the settings accordingly Target BTSs, BSCs, Layers, MALs Perform Frequency Optimisation with selected options Compare iterations to each other and to actual Save one iteration into the plan Verify the results on the Map and in the Browser
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Document change history

Date Version Nam e Change comment

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First version for Optimizer 3.0

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