OptiMon

Detailed Presentation

Danaher
Test and Measurement Platform

Tektronix is part of
Environmental Hand Tools Motion Test & Measurement Medical Product ID

2 leading brands (Sales ~$2.4B) Tektronix > $1B Market Leaders to Broad Spectrum of End Users: From the R&D engineer to the service, installation and maintenance professional From the network/telecom manager to the cable installer

Trusted Brand Innovative Technology Global Customer Reach

Financial Health
Exceptional People

Core Strengths

Tektronix Communications

Markets and Products

Tektronix Communications Markets Served
Network Diagnostics Network Optimization Network Management

Functional & Load Test

Wireless Field Test

Portable Monitoring

Stationary/Passive Monitoring

Communications Business Sectors

Focus on High Growth Areas
Wireless Broadband Fixed Mobile Convergence
3G+, WiMax, LTE/UWB, UMA

Triple Play
Voice over IP Video over IP Data over IP

PSTN
Legacy GSM & SS7

2.5G, GPRS

3G, UMTS, UTRAN, TD-SCDMA

IMS

Market Drivers Wireless anytime, anywhere

IP-ization

OptiMons focus = Optimization of 2G/3G Radio Networks and Services

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Tektronix Communications

Unique Business Portfolio

Product Lines Network Diagnostics
Network Management
3G

Voice Video Data

UMA Mobile VoIP IMS WiMax
Network Operations

Business Network Operations Operations

2.5G/ EDGE

HSDPA

Local Operations

Local Operations

Consumer VoIP

Business VoIP

HSUPA

Pico Femto 4G/LTE Mobile TV

UMTS R7 IPTV MIMO

Communications Customer Type Network Performance/ Optimization

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NEM
Functional Test Load Test

Operator Lab
Functional Test Load Test Portable Monitoring

Pilot, Deployment
Portable Monitoring Stationary Monitoring

Deployment, Operation & Optimization

Portable Monitoring Stationary Monitoring

Network Management + OptiMon

are complementary solutions Tektronix Monitoring Solutions

OptiMon / NSA
Network Optimization + Trouble Shooting

Nwk Management
Network wide 24x7 Monitoring

OptiMon adds:
1000s of radio KPIs User Plane KPIs Flexible KPIs HSPA performance Radio / Services correlation Deep troubleshooting

Positioning of OptiMon in the Tektronix Portfolio

Frame-, Call-, Cell-, Domain Level Contextual drill down capabilities Correlation of different KPIs Consulting and support services

Optimize It (OptiMon)

Populated in real time via auto configuration Intuitive and flexible GUI Network + service level KPIs, voice & data Applications: from entry level to expert level

Analyze It (NSA)

Broad set of interfaces Support all relevant protocols Integration with Network Management Open interfaces for drive tests, counters,

Monitor It (K15/K18)

Objectives of Radio Network Optimization

OptiMon: Summary and Key Benefits

Optimizations Activities: Definitions Optimization Challenges

RAN Optimization

OptiMon Summary
Goal of OptiMon................ Improving the performance,
of the Radio Network (QoS) and the mobile services (QoE) and make sure that it remains optimized

While................................. Cutting the costs of the Network Engineering

by reducing Drive Test by improving the problem assessment process

Who should use OptiMon... Optimization departments + Professional Services

Operators optimization teams Manufacturers professional services

Organizations involved....... Optimization dept.,

doing the RAN Optimization in two steps, known as Level 1 and Level 2

Operations dept.,
doing the RAN monitoring and troubleshooting.

Key values of OptiMon... based on the analysis of the CP and UP data from all the subscribers
Independent from Network Equipment vendors
not all NE issues are triggering OMC alarms (sleeping cells) not all vendors communicate the exact definition of their KPIs

Streamlined suite of tools (all compatible)

Can share information between departments

Aggregates data from different sources (DT, CP/UP data, NM system) Scalable architecture:

can add more processing units when the traffic increases

RAN Optimization

OptiMon Key Benefits

No Need to permanently watch
Automatic alarming

Geographical localization of problems Automatic reporting

Provides performance indicators in user-defined reports

Instant and seamless drill-down

From KPIs to call and message details (radio charts, frame protocol decoding)

Reduce the need for drive testing

In-depth radio analysis combined with geographic position Statistically relevant results

Improve QoE
By identifying degradations early

Future proof
Scalable IP-RAN available today LTE leadership

RAN Optimization

Level 1 & 2 optimization activities: Definitions [1/4]

Performance monitoring and troubleshooting:
QoS monitoring and troubleshooting (Operations department). Centered mainly on fixing NE hardware or software failures to restore service.

Level 1 optimization:
radio network or cluster optimization. It consists of radio network dimensioning, planning and verification
analysis, prediction and optimization of uplink/downlink capacity

Level 2 optimization:
End to End optimization. Focused on analyzing and improving end customer perceived quality
User Plane level application level such as ICMP, WAP, HTTP, FTP, Video Streaming, voice and video quality

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RAN Optimization

Optimization activities: Definitions [2/4]

Performance monitoring and troubleshooting typical day to day tasks:
Generation and analysis of worst cell list per KPI type on a daily basis:
call drop rate, call setup failure rate, SHO failures congestion (radio interface, transmission links, spreading codes) hardware resources shortage (nodeB channel cards, RNC/SGSN GTP unit)

Tools used:
OSS counters Alarms Drive-tests Network monitoring solutions

Parameters:
no parameters are modified / optimized directly at this stage

Root cause analysis

discrimination between network elements

Analysis on a call basis

using call trace capabilities
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RAN Optimization

Optimization activities: Definitions [3/4]

Level 1 optimization typical day to day tasks:
Drive test monitoring Pilot pollution improvement Detection of external interferers Identification of holes in radio coverage Detection of missing neighbours Neighbour cell list optimisation:
deleting un-needed relations tuning handover parameters improving average Active Set Size per Cell

Tools used:
radio planning tool, drive-test campaigns, OSS counters, protocol analysers (call trace capabilities, uplink and downlink measurements) handover settings, Pilot Channel Power, Maximum Power per User, Common Channel Powers

Parameters:

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RAN Optimization

Optimization activities: Definitions [4/4]

Level 2 optimization typical day to day tasks:
Voice quality issues Video call quality issues
pixelisation issues, audio/video de-synchronisation correlation between video issues and radio parameters

Tools used:
protocol analysers (extended captured interfaces, user plane included)

Parameters:
RLC and TCP parameters, call admission, measurement power offset

Video streaming performance improvement Call setup time improvement Service access time optimisation (WAP portal) HTTP page download time optimisation End-to-End throughput improvement (RLC/MAC, TCP/IP, ftp layers config)
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RAN Optimization

Optimization Challenges [1/2]

The need for UTRAN parameters optimization (Level2) is much more important compared to the 2G
Due to the complexity of the UTRAN technology and 3G pushing the resource management to the access network

More time must be spent on L2 optimization while the other tasks are not disappearing. As a consequence, operation organizations are overloaded and dont address proactively L2, the most challenging task.
Work Load (Base 100 in 2G) Perf NE L1 Opt L2 Opt Mngmt issues 20 25 20 5 20 25 20 10 20 25 20 20

Domain 2G 3G 3G+

Radio Planning 30 30 30

Total 100 105 115

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RAN Optimization

Optimization Challenges [2/2]

The number of trouble tickets resulting from a lack of L2 optimization is significantly growing, representing at least 50% of the 3G+ customer complaints
Domain 2G 3G moderate traffic 3G high traffic 3G+ # of Troubletickets (Base 100 in 2G) NE L1 Opt L2 Opt Total issues 50 50 0 100 50 50 30 130 50 50 50 150 50 50 100 200

Without proactively addressing L2 issues, operators take the risk to Have increasing customer satisfaction issues Lose market share to the competition Waste radio resources Over invest in radio network due to poor efficiency
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RAN Optimization

The bandwidth race is not over

With HSPA evolving to Ultra High Speed in 2008, the L2 optimization will become vital

(source: Ericsson)

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Optimization Tools at Mobile Network Operators

NE Counters / OSS Systems

Probe-Based Optimization Solutions

Drive Test Analysis Platforms

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Optimization Tools

Network Element Counters / OSS

Advantages
Inexpensive Statistical relevance of data Network-wide aggregated possible

Disadvantages
No drill-down to individual calls
Counter definitions not transparent and subject to change Performance burden on network elements Results are often colored (DUT-generated measurements) Min. granularity is 15 minutes
MSC-S

Lagging behind new technologies

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Optimization Tools

Drive Test
Advantages
Ease of deployment: No need to access network infrastructure Data are geographically referenced

Disadvantages
No access to in-door locations where most traffic is generated
Monitors only one interface Uu Not statistically relevant

Information on Uu interface
Direct control over placed calls Assess user experience Possible to perform competitive benchmarking

No visibility on UL
Only onefour mobile types Very expensive

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Optimization Tools

Probe-Based Optimization Solutions

Advantages
Statistical relevance of data Monitors large geographical areas Covers multiple different interfaces Once installed, little resource and time demanding Geographical localization of problems

Disadvantages
No control over how calls are placed
Limited visibility on Uu interface

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OptiMon Network Optimization Suite

Needed functionality and tools

Easy to configure (e.g. automated topology detection) Un-attended operation of tools Automated issue detection & reporting
KPI violations Sleeping Cells Ping-pong handovers Pilot pollution

Geographical mapping of problems/potential issues Drill down from high level to details Drive Test and OSS counter correlation

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Introduction to OptiMon

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UTRAN Optimization

3G Optimization Processes and Tools

Data Indicators Trouble Ticket Alarm KPI Violation Audit Scheduled Optimization Campaign

Investigation and Discovery Phase

OSS & NE Stats Drive Test Network Management (Unified Assurance) Protocol Analysis (NSA / TrendNavigate)

Root Cause Analysis Phase Step 1: Quantify Problem Step 2: Identify Affected Areas Step 3: Identify Root Cause
Is this a systematic issue or a one-off?

Is the problem a location, handset type, service etc?

Is the problem Core or RAN? What is the cause?

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Bridging the Gap

RF Analysis Combined Analysis Service & Network Analysis

OptiMon
Drive Test OMC/OSS Counters

Iub

OptiMon bridges the gap between Network Management and RF Performance OptiMon obtains data from Iub/Iu/Iur links OptiMon provides independent RF, Service and Subscriber analysis
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OptiMon Network Optimization Suite

User Benefits
Independent benchmark
Establish baseline values Compare benchmarks before and after events Recognize trends and changes

Google-Earth approach to network analysis

Focus on most important indicators Provides entry point and drill-down for Troubleshooting or Optimization

Superior Radio Analysis

Call and cell level analysis

Several Possible Use Models

Stationary: permanently optimize a Cluster of NodeBs
The OptiMon systems monitors a subset of an RNC Possible radar mode: regularly switching the Iub links / clusters

Itinerant: campaign based optimization (Audit, problem solving)

The OptiMon system is moved on demand on several RNC sites

Mixed (a.k.a. Golden Cluster approach)

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Tektronix Optimization Platform

TrendNavigate
Dashboards

Network Analysis

Independent benchmarks Trending Dashboards Seamless drill-down to calls GIS maps

Root Cause Analysis Data Integration

Single Call Analysis

Drive Test Analysis

Superior single call analysis Radio charts Aggregation server and central data base

MSC-S

Iu CS/PS
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NSA

Protocol Capturing and Processing

Iub
Drive Test system

NSA Architecture: Stream Store Analyze

Iub, Iur, IuPS, IuCS Single or multiple acquisition probes
RNC

Storage

UTRAN

Capture

MSC MSC Server

Mc, Nc, ISUP

GMSC Server

CORE

Analysis
MGW

Open DB
MGW

View Results from Database

SGSN

Convert Decode Reassembly Analyse

Gb, A, Gr, D, Gn, GSM Abis

GERAN

BSC

Raw Data CDR KPIs

(e.g. TrendNavigate)

Applications

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Processing Unit: Concept and System Architecture

Based on NSA
(Network Service Analyzer)

Stream-Store-Analyze Architecture Automatic Network Topology discovery Fully Automatic Configuration Multi-vendor compatible (Iub) Customizable KPI engine

Interface Probes
STM-1, E1, GbE probes (K18) Filtering at full line rate Streaming up to 400 Mbps

Rack-mounted
NSA server Probes GbE Switch Power switch

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Network Optimization and Performance Monitoring Suite

1. NSA + KPI module
Data acquisition up to 400Mb/s KPI analysis Scalable, independent analysis of network and service performance Network based RF and performance analysis High level trending analysis with seamless root-cause analysis Drive Test Correlation Module Call correlation: Drive Test NSA data Analyze Protocol signalling, Radio KPIs, and DT KPIs concurrently Part of TrendNavigate Call table Message Sequence Chart

2.

TrendNavigate

3.

DT-Synergy

NSA

PAS (KPI)

Trend Navigate

DTSynergy

4.

Call Trace Analysis

Database Queries

Drive Test system

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Summary of Functions
Assess network performance at a glance GeoLocalization
Identify spot with Visualize worst cells, areas and handsets Map worst cells to geographic map (GoogleMap) In the next release it will also position the events on a map Aggregation of data from multiple RNCs, multiple sessions, over days, weeks and months

User Plane QoE Analysis Trend & Comparison Analysis:

Dashboards display trends over time Identify even minor performance degradations by analyzing trends over time Compare performance/quality of different SW builds Narrow down root causes to areas, cells, services, handsets and individual calls Indicate the top worst cells, areas or handsets Cause value distribution Automatic reporting and alarming customizable

Direct drill-down:

Top Cell and Cause Value Reports

Reporting

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Key-enabler for drive test reduction

OptiMon Geo-Localization
Zoom into details

Seamless drill-down

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Use Case:
Areas served by the sector outside of intended coverage

GeoLocalization: coverage analysis

Best Server Areas of Reference Cell 2nd Best Server Areas of Reference Cell 800m

Even though the cell spacing is very dense, significant coverage spots reach out >1000m

Predicted cell coverage using advanced Ray-Tracing Model and 3D building maps

Reference Cell

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Use Case:

Geo-localization of problems
Area with high number of call drops

240m
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Use Case:

Geo-localization of network problems

Drill-Down: Dropped calls were served from far away cell

240m
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The drill-down capabilities of OptiMon were essential to understand the rootcause of the problem.

Use Case:

Geo-localization of network problems

Distance between sites is not a good indicator for the actual cell coverage area QoE problems occur most likely in coverage spots far away from sites
0.4 0.35

Probability

0.3 0.25 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 0 600 1200 1800 2400 3000

Analysis for Reference Cell: Cell spacing: 300400m Call setup distance: approx. 11% of call setups occur from >/= 600m (and 4% >/= 1000m)
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Reported PD (m)

240m

Use Case:

Geo-localization of network problems

Recommended actions:
1. Consider tilting down antenna of cell A
Check for canyon effect due to long straight road with buildings

C B

2. Verify that cell B and C are in the neighbor list of cell A

In this case, a significant quality improvement was achieved without any drive test.

A
Dramatically reduced MTTR Substantial OPEX Savings

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Geolocation of Radio Events

Handover to 2G IRAT Measurement Reports
Inter-frequency (2D; [RSCP</=112dBm]) Intra-frequency (1B, 1C, 1D)

Pilot Pollution
RAN Accessability Failures RAN Call Drops
Circuit Switched Packet Switched

RRC Failures
Radio Link Failures Unrecoverable Errors

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Aggregation and Trending: Dashboards with Drill-down

Drill-down to KPI details List of 20 most impacted Cells Detailed Cause break-down

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Map KPIs to GIS Data

Show the position of the cells on a MAP, with an indication of the KPI values It supports MapInfo and Google Map as background
GIS KPI Mapping Map individual KPIs to geographical overview Easy hot spot identification Color behavior can be changed individually for problems, load etc.

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Narrow down the potential root causes

Ranking of the KPI results per
Top Cells Top Handset Types Top Roamers Types of handset

Home PLMN of Roamer

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Drill-Down: Call Details

Call Table

Radio Charts

Message Sequence

Call Details and Decoding

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Radio Measurement Charts

Radio Quality Parameters extracted from RRC/NBAP Measurement Reports and FP CTRL messages User Plane QoS KPIs Selected Signaling Events (RRC and NBAP) at time of occurrence

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Automatic Reporting
Automatic Report Generation
A ranked list of the top-10 impacted cells Reports for most important radio-related topics:
Sleeping Cells, Pilot Pollution, Ping-Pong Handovers, KPI violations, etc.
Total Threshold Events 519 >=24 14252 >=24 913 >=24 680 >=24 2837 >=24 1255 >=24 603 >=24 353 >=24 1259 >=24 959 >=24

Cell

Criteria

KPI Values

Failure Events 519 13632 866 640

Unit Type 2667 1120 dB 530 dB 310 dB 1091 dB 829 dB dB dB dB dB dB

32801 Samples with high Propagation Delay 32632 Samples with high Propagation Delay 32273 Samples with high Propagation Delay 32781 Samples with high Propagation Delay
Cell Criteria

32802

32782 31083 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 32772 31013 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 32771 30922 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 31983 30702 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 31981 33533 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes)
32222 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 30403 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 32782 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 32102 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes) 32632 Samples with Ec/N0 in RrcConnReqs (all causes)

Samples with high Failure EventsDelay Propagation Total KPI Values Events Samples with high Propagation Delay 42% 743 Samples with high Propagation Delay 37% 1066 Samples with high Propagation Delay 37% 771 Samples with high Propagation Delay 34% 1414 Samples with high Propagation Delay 32% 2310
30% 29% 28% 28% 27% 741 1538 293 2606 3645

1781 2861 2071 4148 7122 2463 5232 1030 9272 13643

100% 96% 95% 94% 94% Threshold 89% <=-10 88% <=-10 88% <=-10 87% <=-10 86% <=-10
<=-10 <=-10 <=-10 <=-10 <=-10

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Ping-Pong Handover Report

Ping-Pong Handover Detection:
Radio Link addition & deletion within 3 sec. Reporting of all calls Ranked list of impacted cells Waste of radio resources Strong indicator for pilot pollution Significant impact on HSDPA throughput

Drill-down to call details

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Pilot Pollution Report

Pilot Pollution Detection
Identify areas & cells with high degree of interference Report with ranked list of impacted cells Waste of radio resources Source of QoE problems Cell breathing

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Automatic Alarming
OptiMon will generate automatic alarms that are submitted to configurable users by email or SMS.
Users will have the possibility to define thresholds:
absolute thresholds, e.g. call drop rate exceeds 2% relative thresholds, e.g. a change in call drop rate of 0.5% compared to previous value

Thus, users do not have to observe OptiMon continuously, but will be notified if any configured threshold has been exceeded.

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Portable OptiMon System

OptiMon solution is offered as a portable turn-key solution
Campaign-based radio optimization projects Allows to move the system from one location to another

Share the cost for optimization system amongst different RNCs and Sites Enable more extensive use of system Less administrative overhead for system Significantly improved ROI Shorter time to break-even

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Portable OptiMon System

Custom-tailored and Scalable
Flexible quantity and types of physical interfaces Scalable processing performance (servers)

Lightest solution in the market

Auto-Configuration of system
Significantly reduces the overhead to get a system up-&-running in a new location

Easily manage separate projects for different RNCs or areas

Easy set-up and handling of separate projects

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Drive Test Correlation

DT-Synergy
TrendNavigate
Dashboards

Automatic correlation with Iub/Iu Integrated call analysis Import of Drive Test data (TEMS, Nemo, Nitro, Romes)

Single Call Analysis

Drive Test Analysis

MSC-S

Iu CS/PS
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NSA

Protocol Capturing and Processing

Iub
Drive Test system

Drive Test Correlation

DT-Synergy
Correlate Drive Test Data with Iu/Iub Monitoring Import Drive Test and Cell Planning data into DTSynergy

Automatic Call Correlation

Combined analysis of Drive Test and Protocol Data

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Drive Test Correlation

DT-Synergy
Correlates protocol analysis sessions with drive test log files and network planning data (GIS)
Perform correlated call analysis of Uu, Iub and Iu interfaces Correlation of calls is done automatically Call data are plotted on geographical maps Radio and measurement parameters are graphically displayed

Supported DT log formats

NEMO, Agilent (Nitro), TEMS, and R&S

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Drive Test Correlation

DT-Synergy
Strategy:
entry-point into optimization
optimizers: are often not used protocol testing, while other peer departments have NSA already

Inexpensive up-sell opportunity for NSA customers

get foot into the door dont need TrendNavigate

Positioning compared to Actix & Co.:

we are not replacing DT post-processing platforms only indirectly competing: price & features

Key Values:
access to the entire chain: Uu - Iub - Iur - Iu
DT is blind on anything else beside Uu!!!

See all calls in RNC + KPIs

---> paving the road for TrendNavigate

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Drive Test Correlation

DT-Synergy
DT-Synergy supports four DT vendors
R&S Romes Agilent Nitro E/// TEMS Investigation Anite Nemo

Each vendor has been field-tested (VFD2, SFR, NSN, MKA, )

How to get support for additional DT tools?

Opportunity bring us friendly customers Approx. 15 different drive test systems are used in the market
TEMS, Romes, Nitro and Nemo have a market share together of >66%

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Use Case Example: Signaling on Uu, Iub and IuCS

RNC Does Not Respond Call Drop

In this period SC 405 is fading out but the red Color is indicating that it is still the serving cell

In this period SC 95 is red because it is serving the call but there was no SHO before

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Use Case Example: Signaling on Uu, Iub and IuCS

RNC Does Not Respond Call Drop

From this picture you can see that mobile behaves correctly. It sends event 1a with SC96 towards the RNC. But RNC does not react. Either the neighbor is not defined or the RNC is in overload. RNC is the root cause for missing handover

There are red dots that identify Measurement reports from the mobile. But there is no blue icon that identifies RNC actions e.g. Active set update

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Drive Test Correlation

DT-Synergy

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Thank you for choosing Tektronix

More information at :
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Network Diagnostics
OptiMon Software

Femto Cell: Network Topology

without Iu-h support

NSA can monitor simultaneously the Iub, IuCS, and IuPS interfaces at the RNC and HNB GW
Both ATM and IP transport are supported 3GPP R6 is fully supported, R7 will be available in Q12009 LTE is also supported

K18 STM1 K18 E1 K18 GbE

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All the interfaces in the Mobile Core are also supported

Femto Access
Plan: implement Iu-h
DSL Modem / Router DSLAM
IuCS IuPS

K18 STM1 K18 E1 K18 GbE

With the Iu-h protocol stacks implemented, NSA will be able to trace the calls end-to-end:
until IPsec is implemented, the vendor must configure the HNB/HNB-GW without IPsec encapsulation
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