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1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 3
2. Support Arrangement .................................................................................... 4
3. Optimisation Team Structure ......................................................................... 5
4. Bad Perfromance FisH Bone diagram ........................................................... 6
5. Information Preparation ................................................................................. 7
6. General Optimisation Proceedure.................................................................. 8
7. Alarm Analysis ............................................................................................... 9
8. Statistics Investigation Procedure ................................................................ 10
9. Drive Test .................................................................................................... 12
9.1. Drive Test Reminder ................................................................................ 12
9.2. Drive Test Log Investigation Consideration .............................................. 12
10. Frequeny Planning....................................................................................... 13
10.1. BCCH and BSIC planning criteria ......................................................... 13
10.2. Frequency Assignment Criteria ............................................................ 13
10.3. Frequency Retune Procedure............................................................... 14
11. Add Neighbor Criteria .................................................................................. 14
12. High Rise Building Coverage ....................................................................... 15
13. Maximum System Configuration .................................................................. 15
14. HDPC Setting Template .............................................................................. 17
14.1. TX Power and Power Control ............................................................... 17
14.2. Handover .............................................................................................. 20
14.3. Multiband .............................................................................................. 22
14.4. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................... 22
15. Tools Available ............................................................................................. 24
16. Problem Root Cause ................................................................................... 25
16.1. High SDCCH Blocking .......................................................................... 25
16.2. High TCH Blocking ............................................................................... 26
16.3. SDCCH Access Failure Rate ................................................................ 27
16.4. Handover Failure & Loss ...................................................................... 28
16.5. MSC Connection Rate ......................................................................... 29
16.5. SDCCH and TCH RF Loss ................................................................... 30
16.6. Power Control ....................................................................................... 31
16.7. Handover Problem ................................................................................ 31
16.8. Others ................................................................................................... 32
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1. INTRODUCTION
Teamwork, “listen to order”, cycle time reduction and follow procedure are critical
to every successful optimisation.
Data Analysis
Satisfactory No Optimisation
Result?
Yes
Complete
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2. SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT
Optimisation Flow PEG Arrangement
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3. OPTIMISATION TEAM STRUCTURE
Team Leader
MONITORING ACTION
Job Function
BSS Controller
- Understand fully on BTS maintenance, BSS configuration
Alarm Monitoring,
- Monitor daily alarm
Statistics Monitoring
- Investigate problem from statistics
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4. BAD PERFROMANCE FISH BONE DIAGRAM
Bad Performance
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5. INFORMATION PREPARATION
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6. GENERAL OPTIMISATION PROCEEDURE
Data Collection & Check
Local Office NetPlan 1 day
Information
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7. ALARM ANALYSIS
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8. STATISTICS ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
BAD GOOD
Inter-BSS HO Loss
CONN Refused TCH Blocking
Intra-BSS HO Loss
SD RF Loss TCH Assignment Success
Intra-cell HO Loss
Cipher Mode Fail
(TSMI, IMSI)
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f. ALLOC_SDCCH, ALLOC_SDCCH_FAIL ,OK_ACC_PROC relationship (Weekly)
g. HO per call (Weekly)
6. per cell on paging
a. PCH_PAGE_Q_DISCARD (Weekly)
7. per cell for BCCH and BSIC planning
a. INV_EST_CAUSE_RACH and BAD_HO_REFNUM_MS (Weekly)
8. per cell inter-BSS HO monitoring
a. OUT_INTER_BSS_MS_FAIL + OUT_INTER_BSS_MS_LOST = HP_MSC_REQ_FAIL
(not include blocking) (Weekly)
b. OUT_INTER_BSS_MS_ATMPT = HO_MSC_REQ_FAIL + HO_MSC_REQ_OK (Weekly)
For hardware fix, it usually takes 3 days to fix, hence we suggest to review those statistics every
3 days. For system loading and usage, we will visit them once in a week.
Weekly and every 3 days statistics should be reviewed when that corrective action is done.
Special Request
For growth planning per cell on blocked call setup, we can use ALLOC_TCH_FAIL –
HO_FAIL_NO_RESUORCES_INTRA_BSS - HO_FAIL_NO_RESUORCES_INTER_BSS -
HO_FAIL_NO_RESUORCES_INTRA_CELL to estimate expanded network total calls.
For coverage analysis and improve MSC connection rate, we can use per LAC
ACCESS_PER_RACH – PAGING_RESPONSE. Difference tells us how many no page reponses.
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9. DRIVE TEST
9.1. Drive Test Reminder
Besides, be careful that when you see a decoded cell, that cell is not definitely a
neighbor of serving, it can be due to serving cell having a neighbor which has
same BCCH as decoded cell.
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10. FREQUENY PLANNING
10.1. BCCH and BSIC planning criteria
a. Cells have same BCCH and BSIC that increases TEMS log review
troublesome.
b. Nearby cells have same BCCH:BSIC with ARFCN:BSIC.
c. Nearby cells have adjacent BCCH with ARFCN and same BSIC.
Non-hopping Case
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10.3. Frequency Retune Procedure
Frequencies can be grouped into 5 types, they are:-
a. same site co- and adj-channel to BCCH
b. adjacent site co- and adj-channel to BCCH
c. adjacent site co-channel to ARFCN
d. same site co-channel to ARFCN
e. same site adj-channel to ARFCN
f. adjacent site adj-channel to ARFCN
g. others ARFCN
Priority of ARFCN retune is from g. to e. for fix and BBH, from g. to d. for SFH. If
no available ARFCN can be found, site planning need to be reviewed.
Besides, 400k separation is required for CCB.
58, 70 shouldn’t be used for BCCH.
MCell generates UL interference on channel 50 and 56.
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12. HIGH RISE BUILDING COVERAGE
Introduce high rise building coverage must make sure to have good street
coverage.
Macro
Micro
High Rise Building – provide high level (likely above 8th floor) high rise building
coverage
Macro – provide low floors and street level coverage
Micro – provide street level and indoor coverage
Phase 1: Only macro layer, antenna located at tower top with small downtilt.
Antenna uses large vertical beam-width.
Phase 2: Start to introduce micro layer, and increase macro cell downtilt and
lower macro cell height of macro antenna.
Phase 3: Introduce high rise building coverage to office building and hotel. Before
deploying this kind of coverage, street level coverage MUST be strong enough
(likely more than –75dBm) to protect interference from high rise building
coverage.
For a mature network which its system rxlevel has reach average –75dBm, it is
time for us to deploy SFH to expand system capacity.
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14. HDPC SETTING TEMPLATE
14.1. TX Power and Power Control
TX Power
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
max_tx_ms
max_tx_bts
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ms_p_con_interval
pow_inc_step_size
pow_red_step_size
rxlev_ul_pc, hreqave
rxlev_ul_pc, hreqt
decision_1_ul_rxlev_a
v_p
l_rxlev_ul_p
u_rxlev_ul_p
decision_1_n1
decision_1_p1
decision_1_n2
decision_1_p2
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Setting Setting
mspwr_alg
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14.2. Handover
Inter-cell Handover
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
inter_cell_handover_a
llowed
Intra-cell Handover
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
intra_cell_handover_a
llowed
ho_ack (TIMER)
hop_count
hop_count_ timer
Uplink Quality
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
ul_rxqual_ho_allowed
rxqual_ul_ho, hreqave
rxqual_ul_ho, hreqt
rxqual_ul_ho,
qual_weight
rxqual_ul_ho,
qual_pwr_flag
rxqual_ul_ho,
qual_margin
rxqual_ul_ho,
adj_qual_margin
decision_1_ul_rxqual_
av_h
l_rxqual_ul_h
u_rxqual_ul_h
decision_1_n6
decision_1_p6
w_qual
Uplink Interference
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
interfer_ho_allowed
rxlev_ul_ho, hreqave
rxlev_ul_ho, hreqt
rxlev_ul_ho,
qual_margin
rxlev_ul_ho,
adj_qual_margin
decision_1_ul_rxlev_
av_ih
u_rxlev_ul_ih
decision_1_n7
decision_1_p7
Downlink Quality
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
dl_rxqual_ho_allowed
rxqual_dl_ho, hreqave
rxqual_dl_ho, hreqt
rxqual_dl_ho,
qual_weight
rxqual_dl_ho,
qual_pwr_flag
rxqual_dl_ho,
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qual_margin
rxqual_dl_ho,
adj_qual_margin
decision_1_dl_rxqual_
av_h
l_rxqual_dl_h
u_rxqual_dl_h
decision_1_n6
decision_1_p6
w_qual
Downlink Interference
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
interfer_ho_allowed
rxlev_dl_ho, hreqave
rxlev_dl_ho, hreqt
rxlev_dl_ho,
qual_margin
rxlev_dl_ho,
adj_qual_margin
decision_1_dl_rxlev_
av_ih
u_rxlev_dl_ih
decision_1_n7
decision_1_p7
Uplink Level
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
ul_rxlev_ho_allowed
rxlev_ul_ho, hreqave
rxlev_ul_ho, hreqt
decision_1_ul_rxlev_
av_h
l_rxlev_ul_h
u_rxlev_ul_h
deicion_1_n5
decision_1_p5
Downlink Level
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
dl_rxlev_ho_allowed
rxlev_dl_ho, hreqave
rxlev_dl_ho, hreqt
decision_1_dl_rxlev_
av_h
l_rxlev_dl_h
u_rxlev_dl_h
decision_1_n5
decision_1_p5
Distance
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
ms_distance_allowed
rel_tim_adv, hreqave
rel_tim_adv, hreqt
decision_1_tim_adv_av_a
lg
ms_max_range
decision_1_n8
decision_1_p8
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poor_initial_assignment
timing_advance_period Define the interval between timing advance changes
(TIMER)
Power Budget
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
pwr_handover_allow
ed
rxlev_dl_ho, hreqave
rxlev_dl_ho, hreqt
surround_cell,
hreqave
decision_1_pbgt_rxl
ev_av_h
decision_1_ncell_rxl
ev_av_h_calc
max_tx_ms (serving
cell)
ms_tx_pwr_max_def
(internal neighbor
default)
ms_tx_pwr_max_cell
(external neighbor)
use_neighbor_pbgt_ 1
hreqave
14.3. Multiband
Multiband Handover
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
mb_preference
phase2_classmark_
allowed
early_classmark_sending
early_classmark_delay
interband_ho_allowed
band_preference
band_preference_mode
multiband_reporting
14.4. Miscellaneous
Criteria 1
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
rxlev_min_def 5 rxlev_min_def (internal neighbor default)
rxlev_min_cell 5 rxlev_min_cell (external neighbor)
Criteria 2
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
ho_margin_def 4,5
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Neighboring Cell Processing
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
ncell_pro 0
disuse_cnt_hreqave 0
ho_only_max_pwr 1
neighbor_journal 0
worse_neighbor_ho 0
Missing Report
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
missing_rpt 0 0 Waiting for the actual data
Handover Timer
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
handover_recongniz
ed_period
bssmap_t7
Link Disconnection
Current Suggest
Parameter Reason
Setting Setting
radio_link_timeout
rr_t3109
link_about_to_fail
link_fail
full_pwr_rfloss
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15. TOOLS AVAILABLE
COP – Event Counting Tool, Call Trace Product, Generic Look Up, Cell Analysis Tool 2
TEMS and Safco
K1103
Web Statisitcs
NetPlan
BSS Database
GEP
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16. PROBLEM ROOT CAUSE
16.1. High SDCCH Blocking
HIGH SD BLOCKING
N BUSY_SD_MAX
=MAX CONFIGUREDSD
Find faulty TS Y
from BER stats
or check alarm
SD_MEAN_HOCDING May due to Phantom RACH and HO access burst, check
Y any same ARFCN and BSIC
TIME CONVERGES to
T3101 Path Imbalance (SDCCH not on BCCH carrier)
Is out_INTRA_BSS_HO_RETURN AND
out_INTER_BSS_HO_RETURN A LOT? N
END
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16.2. High TCH Blocking
HIGH TCH BLOCKING
N BUSY_TCH_MAX
=MAX_CONFIGURED_TCH
1. Any neighbor´s BCCH 2. Missing Neighbor or 3. Its GCLK SHIFT causes 4. Long timer setting
interfered incorrect Neighbor BSIC neighbor´s bsic undecoded a. intra_BSS HO_rrt3103
b. channel release_rrt3109
N
11. Increase of single or dualband
MSs.
Site reconfiguration
12. Inappropriate congestion HO setting
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16.3. SDCCH Access Failure Rate
Note: SDCCH blocking is excluded.
LOW SDCCH ACCESS SUCCESS
RATE
1. Phantom RACH, check any 2. Path Balance, BCCH is OK bat 3. Link balance, DB power setting
same ARFCN and BSIC SD carrier not OK
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16.4. Handover Failure & Loss
1. Poor serving cell HDPC 2. Short rr_t3103 3. MSC Problem 4. Bad fp or external Interference -find %
setting of UL/DL Quality by out_ho_cause
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16.5. MSC Connection Rate
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SDCCH and TCH RF Loss
3. Neighbor Blocking
-check (OUT_INTRA_BSS_HO_REQ_OUT_INTRA_BSS_HO_ATTEMPT)
or (OUT_INTER_BSS_REQ_TO_MSC_OUT_TNETER_BSS_HO_ATTEMPT)
and check neighbors ALLOC_TCH_FAIL
9. Is out_intra_bss_ho_return
and out_inter_bss_ho_return N
a lot? END
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16.6. Power Control
Sudden Power Drop
1. Incorrect call clearing timer setting
2. Faulty hardware
Negative Handover
1. Neighbor journal
2. qual_margin_flag=0
3. Bad radio calibration between BCCH and non-BCCH
4. Turn on ho_magrin_rxqual feature with default value
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16.8. Others
Low Erlang Usage
1. Inappropriate C1, C2 and handover criteria
High Rxqual
1. Adjacent site interference
2. Same site MAIO assignment problem
3. High internal same site hit rate
4. External interference like cordless phone, alarm, BTS hardware
Undecode BSIC
1. GCLK shift
2. BCCH interfered
Spurious Coverage
1. Coverage optimization
2. TA control
Killed Paging
1. Too many access grant block reserved
2. Location area too large
No Call Setup
1. LACI is different between BSS and MSC
2. Cell BAR
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