Practical of Icm Case

ICM Feature Tuning, Practical Case study.
Mobilis
ICM
Table of Contents
Contents
1 Abstract.......................................................................................................3
2 Introduction................................................................................................3
3 Concept.......................................................................................................3
3.1 General description..........................................................................3
3.2 Main Controlling Parameters............................................................4
3.3 Benefit..............................................................................................6
4 Practical case.............................................................................................7
4.1 Network Information.........................................................................7
4.2 BSCTIZ1 Serving Area.....................................................................7
4.3 Cell Data..........................................................................................7
4.4 Setting before implementation..........................................................8
4.5 Work procedure................................................................................8
5 Test cases evaluation................................................................................9
5.1 15224C.............................................................................................9
5.2 15225C...........................................................................................10
5.3 15234A...........................................................................................11
5.4 15633A...........................................................................................12
12
5.5 15651C...........................................................................................13
5.6 15658A...........................................................................................14
6 Conclusion................................................................................................15
7 Abbreviation.............................................................................................16
8 Reference..................................................................................................16
Abstract
The aim of this report is to find the best parameters setting for ICM feature
and knows what is weight of each parameter (LIMIT, SAS,).
Introduction
Idle Channel Measurement is a function that gives the information about the
uplink interference on each idle channel (Traffic Channel (TCH) or Stand
Alone Dedicated Control Channel (SDCCH)). This information can then be
used during channel allocation to select the best suited channel for a
connection
It also generates statistics on interference, giving a general picture of the
quality of the channels in a cell.
Concept
3.1
General description
The quality of a channel depends on the ratio between the signal strength of
the carrier and that of interfering signals, C/I. The quality is reduced as
interference increases.
Therefore, one way to evaluate the general quality of the channels in a cell is
to monitor the signal level of the interferer in these channels.
When the Idle Channel Measurements feature is activated in a cell, The BTS
continuously performs uplink signal strength measurements as long as the
channel is idle. To determine a value for the interference on a channel, the
BTS takes the average of measurements over a number of SACCH periods.
This is done once every SACCH period, and the number of SACCH periods to
average over is determined by parameter INTAVE. The BTS only reports to
the BSC when the interference band for an idle channel has changed. The
channel is then moved to the appropriate interference band in the BSC.
Depending on the measured signal level of the interferer each channel is
placed in one of the five corresponding interference bands
The interference bands are disjunctive and together cover values in rile units
from 0 (low interference) up to 63 (high interference) as shown in the figure
below
Figure-1: ICM LIMIT
3.2
Main Controlling Parameters

When a channel becomes idle, the BSC places it in an interference band
according to the procedures described in sections Section 3.1
LIMIT
LIMIT1 is the most important parameter. This parameter divides the idle
channels into two main parts, the idle channels in interference band 1, which
are used at channel allocation in the first place, and the idle channels in
interference bands 2 to 5. Of course, if there are no idle channels in
interference band 1, the idle channels in interference bands 2 and then 3 etc.
are allocated. The default setting of LIMIT1 to LIMIT4 corresponds to the
following interference levels:
Default value
Recommende
d value
Value range
LIMIT1
SSDES+92
0 to 62
LIMIT2
SSDES+100
0 to 62
LIMIT3
12
SSDES+108
0 to 62
LIMIT4
22
SSDES+129
0 to 62
Parameter
name
F
Table-1: Limit Parameter setting.
SSDES
The recommended values for LIMIT1 to LIMIT4 are based on how the
Dynamic MS Power Control parameter SSDES is set
INTAVE
Is the number of SACCH periods that the BTS will use measurements from to
calculate the average uplink interference value for a channel. The parameter
is defined per cell.
ICMSTATE
Is a state variable in the BSC that sets the idle channel measurements to
ACTIVE, PASSIVE or NOALLOC. NOALLOC means that the idle channel
measurements are used for statistics only, and not for channel allocation.
3.3
Benefit
The aim with this feature is to enhance the quality for individual calls, by
means of "sorting out" idle channels with high interference (idle channels in
interference bands 2 to 5), which is performed by the Channel Administration
feature (see Reference [1]). This is especially important for connections with
low signal strength. A rule of thumb is to set LIMIT1 so that at least 5 to 10 %
of the most interfered idle channels are sorted out from interference band 1.
In networks with high interference level, it is benefice to distribute the idle
channels more evenly between the interference bands.
Practical case
4.1
Network Information
Country
Operator
City/Region
BSC
Algeria
Mobilis
Tizi Ouzou /Sub center
BSCTIZ1
Bsc Tizi1 was selected as test environment for ICM tuning, it has 140 site
served by frequency band 900[85-124].
4.2
BSCTIZ1 Serving Area

Figure-3 here below shows the geographical served area of BSCTIZ1.
BSCTIZ1 serving area is considered as Suburban area from radio point of
view; moreover one of the main characteristics of the area is that it has hilly
nature.
TIZI 1
Figure-2: BSC TIZI1 serving area.
4.3
Cell Data
The cells chosen for the test case are those which suffering from quality point
of view and need new setting of ICM limit.
BSC
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
BSCTIZ1
Cell Normal
15224C
15225C
15234A
15245A
15604C
15630C
15630A
15630B
15633A
15633B
15651C
15658A
ICMSTATE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
Table-2: Selected cells for test case.
4.4
Setting before implementation

Date
SSDESUL
LIMIT1
LIMIT2
LIMIT3
LIMIT4
SAS
Before 4 September
80
10
18
39
Quality
Table-3: Old ICM Settings.
4.5
Work procedure
Test cases time Plan.
Date
SSDESUL
LIMIT1
LIMIT2
LIMIT3
LIMIT4
SAS
4-5 September
80
12
22
MULTI
6-7-8 September
80
12
20
28
49
MULTI
9-10 September
80
12
20
28
49
QUALITY
11-12 September
90
12
22
MULTI
13-14-15 September
90
10
18
39
MULTI
16-17 September
90
10
18
39
QUALITY
Table-4: test cases time plan.
Test cases evaluation
5.1
15224C
1 20 .00
2 5.0 0
SAS=MULTI
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
1 00 .00
96.45
94.11
95.59
95.72
94.65
82.36
79.36
73.10
71.46
68.59
21.02
98.09
95.33
21.57
21.40
75.84
15.36
83.14
80.68
72.67
15.39
14.35
66.91
69.90
16.35
75.71
67.25
89.30
85.74
81.87
63.36
79.34
73.40
100.00
100.00
99.07
2 0.0 0
90.08
89.21
80.00
SAS=QUALITY
85.06
68.98
66.06
87.76
79.54
75.60
73.62
74.42
91.86
71.49
13.98
69.51
1 5.0 0
68.01
60.00
11.84
10.90
54.76
10.42
41.12
8.43
40.00
LIMIT=DEFL
LIMIT=DEF
7.36
52.00
42.27
38.63
7.43
7.23
50.90
6.74
5.21
6.59
6.58
5.92
5.00
4.12
5.12
LIMIT=RECOM
LIMIT=RECOM
LIMIT=DEF
LIMIT=DEFL
5 .0 0
3.09
2.77
1.81
1 0.0 0
40.16
7.05
5.86
20.00
10.10
2.35
2.08
2.21
Inco m in g HO Su cce s s Rate
SDC CH D rop
TCH D ropp ed Co nn ections Ra te
Percen tag e Goo d SQ
Figure-3: Cell 15224C Performance trend
18/09/200 6
17/09/2006
16/09/200 6
15/09/200 6
14/09/200 6
13/09/2006
12/09/200 6
11/09/200 6
10/09/200 6
09/09/200 6
08/09/200 6
07/09/200 6
06/09/200 6
04/09/200 6
03/09/200 6
05/09/200 6
TCH As sig nm ent Su cce ss Rate
152 24C
Normal02/09/200 6
0.54
0 .00
0 .0 0
5.2
100.00
15225C
99.82
99.88
99.83
93.75
94.61
94.26
83.11
84.66
84.54
99.76
99.92
99.82
94.11
94.28
94.26
82.90
84.06
99.86
95.97
99.95
87.45
88.07
99.92
94.90
92.93
83.95
83.47
99.82
94.90
85.32
99.83
95.60
100.00
94.44
91.00
99.90
96.40
99.90
99.96
93.93
94.93
99.91
95.95
100.00
10.00
91.57
84.59
80.76
80.00
77.62
SAS=QUALITY
8.00
77.17
71.62
SAS=MULTI
100.00
SAS=QUALITY
SAS=MULTI
60.00
6.00
50.00
40.00
4.00
LIMIT=DEFL
LIMIT=RECOM
LIMIT=DEFL
LIMIT=RECOM
20.00
2.00
TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incoming HO Succes s Rate

SDC CH D rop
Percentage Good SQ
TCH D ropped Connections Rate
Figure-4: Cell 15225C Performance trend.
0.57
0.25
0.57
16/09/2006
18/09/2006
0.25
17/09/2006
0.51
0.35
14/09/2006
0.55
0.47
13/09/2006
0.49
0.41
12/09/2006
0.69
0.50
11/09/2006
0.68
0.54
10/09/2006
0.63
0.38
09/09/2006
08/09/2006
0.55
0.43
07/09/2006
0.57
0.40
06/09/2006
0.59
0.47
05/09/2006
0.45
0.39
04/09/2006
0.64
0.43
03/09/2006
02/09/2006
0.60
0.57
15225C
0.00
Normal 01/09/2006
0.64
0.43
15/09/2006
1.41
0.88
0.51
0.00
5.3
100.00
99.07
98.65
96.66
15234A
99.83
99.44
95.82
99.97
99.47
95.46
99.81
99.64
96.29
100.00
99.05
96.78
99.96
99.22
95.20
99.84
99.82
94.43
99.95
99.59
95.52
99.72
98.56
96.04
99.80
99.17
96.74
100.00
95.02
100.00
94.62
99.83
98.09
94.94
99.91
98.54
95.21
100.00
99.78
95.89
100.00
99.89
96.54
100.00
95.59
99.84
99.64
97.10
80.00
10.00
8.00
60.00
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
6.00
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
40.00
4.00

SDC CH D rop
Percentage Goo d SQ
Figure-5: Cell 15234A Performance trend.
0.00
0.25
0.23
22/09/2006
0.52
0.13
18/09/2006
0.32
0.11
16/09/2006
0.40
0.32
15/09/2006
0.36
0.14
LIMIT=RECO
14/09/2006
0.09
0.06
13/09/2006
0.21
0.10
12/09/2006
0.37
0.14
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
11/09/2006
0.35
0.22
10/09/2006
0.37
0.19
08/09/2006
0.37
0.11
07/09/2006
0.34
0.19
06/09/2006
0.20
0.11
05/09/2006
0.51
0.44
04/09/2006
0.32
0.04
03/09/2006
0.28
02/09/2006
0.12
Normal 01/09/2006
-20.00
0.93
15234A
0.00
0.92
LIMIT=RECO
09/09/2006
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
20.00
2.00
0.00
-2.00
5.4
100.00
99.94
99.05
15633A
99.79
99.34
99.92
99.16
97.56
93.20
97.70
90.11
98.77
98.75
92.16
91.38
97.48
99.53
97.35
99.72
99.39
96.56
91.83
95.93
97.84
91.38
86.43
85.11
99.09
99.50
89.42
88.59
99.20
97.72
100.00
96.67
100.00
99.18
80.00
8.00
69.68
67.13
69.49
64.42
68.01
69.46
64.56
67.10
62.58
60.00
65.89
67.05
62.43
60.81
59.29
54.41
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
56.80
57.88
6.00
57.14
SAS=QUALITY
SAS=MULTI
40.00
4.00
20.00
1.39
Percentage Good SQ
Figure-6: Cell 15633A Performance trend.
LIMIT=RECO
2.00
1.30
1.33
0.80
0.51
0.22
1.38
0.96
0.73
0.44
0.79
18/09/2006
16/09/2006
15/09/2006
14/09/2006
0.00
12/09/2006
09/09/2006
08/09/2006
07/09/2006
06/09/2006
05/09/2006
04/09/2006
0.35
0.28
SDCCH D rop
2.00
1.46
1.00
0.93
11/09/2006
1.01
0.92
0.35
0.25
03/09/2006
02/09/2006
Normal 01/09/2006
0.50
0.26
1.65
15633A
-20.00
0.49
0.30
1.61
1.41
10/09/2006
1.50
1.01
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
2.43
0.49
0.12
22/09/2006
LIMIT=RECO
2.48
13/09/2006
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
0.00
10.00
0.00
-2.00
5.5
99.68
93.21
99.71
94.00
99.80
99.66
99.82
99.78
94.11
94.29
94.36
94.27
99.74
99.79
99.80
94.04
94.67
94.82
99.38
96.13
99.62
96.02
99.76
99.75
99.87
93.25
93.24
92.16
100.00
100.00
71.33
67.04
60.00
40.00
1.85
1.12
2.11
1.77
1.32
0.89
2.10
1.09
69.94
65.72
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
LIMIT=RECO
2.09
2.02
1.70
1.26
2.16
1.98
0.93
0.91
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
LIMIT=REC
O
2.04
Percentage Good SQ
TCH Dropped Connections Rate
Figure-7: Cell 15651C Performance trend.
1.79
6.00
4.00
2.00
1.71
1.40
0.84
11/09/2006
10/09/2006
09/09/20 06
08/09/2006
07/09/20 06
06/09/2006
05/09/2006
04/09/2006
02/09/2006
03/09/2006
SDC CH D rop
156 51C
Normal 01/09/2006
TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incomin g HO Succes s Rate
72.92
SAS=QUALIT
Y
0.82
0.49
70.57
SAS=MULTI
1.64
0.89
0.84
1.98
67.83
1.34
0.94
1.58
1.06
0.99
0.50
0.36
18/09/2006
67.92
17/09/2006
67.67
16/09/2006
68.60
15/09/2006
68.25
14/09/2006
68.72
8.00
13/09/2006
66.68
68.13
10.00
87.88
87.04
80.89
80.00
0.00
99.76
94.96
91.10
84.31
20.00
99.77
12/09/2006
100.00
15651C
0.00
5.6
100.00
99.62
99.25
91.54
15658A
99.80
98.35
90.99
99.85
98.91
92.69
100.00
98.79
99.42
98.38
99.67
98.71
91.71
93.16
91.58
99.61
96.82
91.76
99.41
98.54
99.69
99.27
91.97
99.94
99.01
93.90
99.61
99.72
99.57
98.18
92.05
92.10
88.04
99.94
98.33
99.29
97.76
85.17
86.35
99.88
98.79
100.00
89.11
100.00
100.00
99.88
92.31
92.55
80.00
1 0.00
8 .00
66.67
60.00
6 .00
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
SAS=MULTI
SAS=QUALITY
40.00
4 .00
08/09/2006
07/09/2006
06/09/2006
05/09/2006
04/09/2006
02/09/2006
03/09/2006
TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incoming HO Su cces s Rate

SDCCH D rop
Percentage Goo d SQ
15658A
-20.00
Normal 01/09/2006
0.00
0.46
0.14
Figure-8: Cell 15658A Performance trend
0.83
0.20
0.74
0.43
0.51
0.29
0.84
0.48
0.55
0.48
0.47
0.45
0.00
0.00
0 .00
22/09/2006
0.30
18/09/2006
0.34
17/09/2006
0.49
1.13
2 .00
16/09/2006
0.43
1.10
0.60
LIMIT=RECO
15/09/2006
1.19
14/09/2006
0.40
0.64
1.28
0.85
12/09/2006
1.00
1.53
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
11/09/2006
1.02
0.60
1.34
LIMIT=RECO
10/09/2006
LIMIT=DEF
L DEFL
1.89
09/09/2006
20.00
-2.00
Conclusion
ICM feature was found to be beneficial for Network accessibility, retainablity
and integrity. Main function is to help the system to assign the best time slot
to subscriber from quality point of view, which reflected on TCH assignment
success rate, good SQI, TCH/SDCCH drop call rate.
Best Parameter setting is listed here below:
SSDESUL=90.
LIMITS= Recommended value (LIMIT1=2, LIMIT2=10, LIMIT=18,

LIMIT=39).
INTAVE=25.
SAS= QUALITY means that at channel allocation we use ICM.
Abbreviation
BSC
Bas Station Controller
BTS
Radio Base Station
SACCH
Slow Associated Control Channel
SAS
Single slot Allocation Strategies
SDCCH
Stand alone Dedicated Control Channel
Reference
Reference [1] User description Channel Administration
Reference [2] User Idle Channel Measurements
Reference [3] User MS Power Control

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ICM Feature Tuning, Practical Case study.

Figure-1: ICM LIMIT

Main Controlling Parameters

BSCTIZ1 Serving Area

Figure-2: BSC TIZI1 serving area.

Table-2: Selected cells for test case.

Setting before implementation

Table-3: Old ICM Settings.

Table-4: test cases time plan.

Test cases evaluation

Inco m in g HO Su cce s s Rate

TCH D ropp ed Co nn ections Ra te

Percen tag e Goo d SQ

Figure-3: Cell 15224C Performance trend

TCH As sig nm ent Su cce ss Rate

TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incoming HO Succes s Rate

TCH D ropped Connections Rate

Figure-4: Cell 15225C Performance trend.

TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incoming HO Succes s Rate

TCH D ropped Connections Rate

Figure-5: Cell 15234A Performance trend.

TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incoming HO Succes s Rate

TCH D ropped Connections Rate

Figure-6: Cell 15633A Performance trend.

TCH Dropped Connections Rate

Figure-7: Cell 15651C Performance trend.

TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incomin g HO Succes s Rate

TCH As signm ent Success Rate Incoming HO Su cces s Rate

TCH D ropped Connections Rate

Figure-8: Cell 15658A Performance trend

LIMITS= Recommended value (LIMIT1=2, LIMIT2=10, LIMIT=18,

SAS= QUALITY means that at channel allocation we use ICM.

Bas Station Controller

Radio Base Station

Slow Associated Control Channel

Single slot Allocation Strategies

Stand alone Dedicated Control Channel

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