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GSM OSS Network Optimizers

RNO - Radio Network Optimization


INTRODUCTION:
GSM OSS Network Optimizers, LZU 108 5963, is a task-
oriented course with instructor support. It is intended for people
who will use RNO, R-PMO and PMR. This document contains
exercises for the R-PMO.
The Learning Product is task-oriented and consists of 7 cases.
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the Learning Product the student will be
able to:
Handle Recording Activities for all RNO applications
Handle Recording Results for all RNO applications




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Topic Page


CASE 1: RNO COMMON FUNCTIONS.................................................1
EVENT 1.1 RNO ON-LINE HELP.................................................................................. 2
EVENT 1.2 RNO MAIN WINDOW................................................................................. 2
EVENT 1.3 RNO SYSTEM PARAMETERS .................................................................. 2
EVENT 1.4 SORT AND FILTER.................................................................................... 3
EVENT 1.5 CREATE A NEW CELL SET....................................................................... 3
EVENT 1.6 CREATE A NEW FREQUENCY SET......................................................... 4
CASE 2: MRR - MEASUREMENT RESULT RECORDING...................5
EVENT 2.1 CREATE NEW MRR RECORDING............................................................ 6
EVENT 2.2 SETTING MRR REPORTS PREFERENCES............................................. 6
EVENT 2.3 THE OVERVIEW REPORT ........................................................................ 7
EVENT 2.4 OTHER REPORTS..................................................................................... 7
EVENT 2.5 SIGNAL QUALITY SURVEILLANCE.......................................................... 8
EVENT 2.6 A STRATEGY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING............................................... 9
CASE 3: NCS - NEIGHBOURING CELL SUPPORT...........................10
EVENT 3.1 CREATE AND SCHEDULE A NEW NCS RECORDING ......................... 11
EVENT 3.2 SETTING NCS REPORT PREFERENCES/OPTIONS ............................ 11
EVENT 3.3 FIND NEW POSSIBLE NEIGHBOURS.................................................... 12
EVENT 3.4 REMOVE POOR NEIGBHOUR RELATIONS .......................................... 12
EVENT 3.5 PROBABLE NEIGHBOURING CELL REPORT....................................... 13
EVENT 3.6 UPDATE NETWORK USING NCS CHANGE ORDER............................ 13
CASE 4: NOX - NEIGHBOURING CELL LIST OPTIMIZATION
EXPERT...............................................................................................14
EVENT 4.1 CREATE A NEW NOX RECORDING FROM AN EXISTING ONE.......... 15
EVENT 4.2 HANDLING THE CHANGE ORDER RECOMMENDATION .................... 15
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EVENT 4.3 GENERATE A NOX RECORDING RESULT FROM AN EXISTING
NCS RECORDING....................................................................................................... 15
EVENT 4.4 THE BARRING MATRIX........................................................................... 16
CASE 5: FAS - FREQUENCY ALLOCATION SUPPORT...................17
EVENT 5.1 CREATE AND SCHEDULE A FAS NEW RECORDING.......................... 18
EVENT 5.2 IMPROVE FREQUENCY ALLOCATION IN CELLS................................. 18
EVENT 5.3 COMPARING INTERFERENCE BEFORE AND AFTER
REALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES........................................................................ 19
EVENT 5.4 USING ICDM TO GET A GOOD BASE FOR FREQUENCY
PLANNING................................................................................................................... 19
CASE 6: FOX - FREQUENCY ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION
EXPERT...............................................................................................20
EVENT 6.1 HANDLING AN UPLINK FOX RECOMMENDATION
RECORDING............................................................................................................... 21
EVENT 6.2 HANDLING AN UPLINK AND DOWNLINK FOX AUTOMATIC
RECORDING............................................................................................................... 21
CASE 7: TET - TRAFFIC ESTIMATION TOOL ...................................22
EVENT 7.1 CREATE A TET RECORDING AND SELECT TEST
FREQUENCIES........................................................................................................... 23
EVENT 7.2 THE OVERVIEW REPORT ...................................................................... 23
EVENT 7.3 THE TET TRAFFIC LEVEL AND OFF-LOAD REPORT .......................... 24
EVENT 7.4 THE TRAFFIC LEVEL CHART OF SURROUNDING CELLS.................. 24

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CASE 1: RNO COMMON FUNCTIONS

Objectives
The objective of this case is to become familiar with the RNO On-line
Help and use it to learn about common functions for all RNO applications.
Description
This case will instruct in how to:
- Use RNO On-line Help
- Handling system parameters
- Handle Recording Activities
- Handle Recording Results
- Create new Cell and Frequency Sets
Resources
During the case you may have use of the following resource:
RNO On-line Help
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EVENT 1.1 RNO ON-LINE HELP
Examine how to use the RNO On-line Help.
Guidance:
Start the RNO application
Select the Help menu (in the upper right corner)
Select Using Help


EVENT 1.2 RNO MAIN WINDOW
The RNO main window is divided into two sections, one for
Recording Activities and one for Recording Results. For all
RNO applications new Recordings are started and Results are
edited from this main window.
Answer the following questions:
Which are the different statuses for Recording Activities and
Recording Results?
What is the difference between a terminated and a stopped
recording?
Which information is to be found in the Recording Log?
From the Option menu it is possible to set preferences for all
RNO applications. What is controlled by the settings in the
preferences?
Guidance:
Use the RNO On-line Help


EVENT 1.3 RNO SYSTEM PARAMETERS
MRR uses a number of RNO System Parameters in order to
determine how the application will work.
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The RNO System Parameters dialogue box is opened by
selecting the corresponding menu item, in the Options menu in
the RNO main window.
Examine which parameters that are common for all RNO
applications
Guidance:
Use RNO On-line Help


EVENT 1.4 SORT AND FILTER
Recording Activities and Recording Results can be filtered to
show a limited number of files.
Use the sort and filter function to produce a list containing only
MRR Recordings and Results sorted according to start time.
Guidance:
View menu
Select Sort and Filter
(Press Help button)


EVENT 1.5 CREATE A NEW CELL SET
A Cell Set is a group of cells used during a recording. The Cell
Sets are common for all RNO applications.
Create a new cell set.
Guidance:
Options menu
Select Cell Sets
(Press Help button)
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EVENT 1.6 CREATE A NEW FREQUENCY SET
It is also possible to create common sets of frequencies for the
RNO applications.
Create a new frequency set.
Guidance:
Options menu
Select Frequency Sets
(Press Help button)

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CASE 2: MRR - MEASUREMENT RESULT RECORDING
Objectives:
Be able to use MRR as a tool for tuning and troubleshooting of
the GSM Network.
Description
This case will help you to learn how to:
- Create and schedule a new MRR recording
- Generate and manage reports
- Use reports for tuning Network Performance
- Use reports for troubleshooting

Resources
OSS R9.1 Active Library Explorer.
[1] Measurement Result Recording (MRR), User Guide
1553-CRA 114 28 Uen J1
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EVENT 2.1 CREATE NEW MRR RECORDING
Create and schedule a new MRR recording for at least two time
periods.
Select an existing Cell Set or create your own.
Explain the difference between the options in the Get Result
field.
What is the difference between recordings with and without
Recording Thresholds?
How will Recording Thresholds affect the Recording Result.
It is possible to export an RNO Recording Results into a tab
separated format. How can this be done and where is the export
file stored?

Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [1], section 4.2


EVENT 2.2 SETTING MRR REPORTS PREFERENCES

An MRR recording generates eight different reports. The layout
of the reports is controlled by the default settings in the
preferences. But the reports can later be reconfigured and
customized to show desired Radio Characteristics.
View the preferences for the eight reports.
In the preferences window there is a ninth tab (Stat.
Calculations). What is its purpose?
Customize the preferences (in your own way) for the Overview
report:
Apply some statistical criteria (Stat. Calculation tab) and
examine how this affects the possibilities to customize the
overview report.
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Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [1], section 5.1.
Use RNO On-line Help to find out about acceptable values.


EVENT 2.3 THE OVERVIEW REPORT
The Overview Report shows the statistics of the measured Radio
Characteristics. It is mainly used to identify cells for further
investigations.
Open the results of an existing MRR recording.
Is it corresponding to the default settings defined in the previous
event?
Customize the report to show the following information:

Number of measurement reports
RXQUAL UL
RXQUAL DL
Traffic level average
Use the View menu (options) to rearrange your data and create
other Overview reports.
Which reports can be opened from the inside of the Overview
report window?

Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [1], section 5.7


EVENT 2.4 OTHER REPORTS
There exist seven MRR reports, each with its own layout. From
inside the report it is possible to view different Radio
Characteristics. Use the view menu for this purpose. Notice that
the dialog box is not the same for all reports.
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Examine one by one the other (seven) reports.
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [1], for the MRR:
- Overview Histogram section 5.9
- Top Ten Chart section 5.8
- Cell Histogram section 5.10
- Comparison Report section 5.11
- Comparison Chart section 5.12
- Cell Comparison Histogram section 5.13
- Trend Report section 5.14


EVENT 2.5 SIGNAL QUALITY SURVEILLANCE
MRR is a multipurpose tool and it is always up the user to
decide how to use it for tuning and troubleshooting. The
intention of this event is to give an example of how MRR can be
used for Signal Quality surveillance.
Guidance:
Perform a regular recording for a part of the
network that includes up to 2000 cells, and run the
recording during busy hour every day for a few
days. Get the results after the recording is done.
Open an MRR Histogram for cells that require
further investigations.
Open an MRR Overview Report to show the UL
and DL quality in the cells.
Open an MRR Top Ten Chart to show the 10 best
or the 10 worst cells.
Open an MRR Overview Histogram to get a
general overview of the speech quality in
the network.
For company management
For Cell planners or
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Use resource [1] for detailed instructions of:
MRR Overview Report, section 5.9
MRR Top Ten Chart, section 5.8
MRR Overview Report, section 5.7
MRR Cell Histogram, section 5.10


EVENT 2.6 A STRATEGY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING
The real benefits of MRR become obvious when it is used to
determine correlation between different Radio Characteristics.
The purpose of this event is to illustrate a strategy for
troubleshooting.
Identify a Cell with a problem and find the probable cause to the
problem

Guidance:
Make several recordings on the same Cell or Cell set.
Open a Trend report to se whether Signal Quality and/or Signal
Strength is getting worse.
If necessary do another recording using one or two thresholds
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CASE 3: NCS - NEIGHBOURING CELL SUPPORT
Objectives:
Be able to use the NCS tool to optimize neighbouring cell
relations.
Description
This case will help you learn how to:
- Create and schedule a new NCS recording
- Generate and manage reports
- Find new possible Neighbours
- Remove unnecessary Neighbours
- Update Network with new Neigbour Relations

Resources
OSS R9.1 Active Library Explorer.
[2] Neighbouring Cell Support (NCS), User Guide
1553-CRA 114 13 Uen N2
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EVENT 3.1 CREATE AND SCHEDULE A NEW NCS RECORDING

Create a new NCS recording scheduled to run every day
between 07.00-09.00 and 16.00-18.00.
Convince yourself of how the setting of the following
parameters affects the recording:
- Relative SS
- Absolute SS
- BA-list change interval (minutes)
- Number of Test frequencies to add at each interval

Select an existing Cell Set or create your own.
Select frequencies from the first order neighbouring cells and
add to them some extra test frequencies.
Check NCS system parameters.
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [2], section 4.1


EVENT 3.2 SETTING NCS REPORT PREFERENCES/OPTIONS
Select an NCS recording. Use the preferences to create a layout
you find suitable for the Overview and Cell Report.
What is the difference between preferences and options?
Guidance:
use resource [2], section 5.6 and 5.7



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EVENT 3.3 FIND NEW POSSIBLE NEIGHBOURS
The Results from a recording are presented in the:
- Overview Report
- Cell Report
- Cell Report Chart
- Detailed Cell Report

a, Study and try to understand the contents of these reports.
b, Investigate which Reports and data that can be helpful if you
want to identify new neighbours.
Guidance:
a, Use resource [2], section 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4
b, Open the Overview Report find a cell with a high value in
the column Time Best Undefined Neighb. was Reported.
Open the Cell Report compare column Reports above Rel. SS
Threshold (%), Reports Ranked as no 1 (%) and average SS
when no 1
Open the Detailed Cell Report check e.g. Ranking.


EVENT 3.4 REMOVE POOR NEIGBHOUR RELATIONS
Open a NCS Cell Report and see if there are any Neighbour
Relations to remove.
Guidance:
If the number of Handover attempts and the success rate is low
for a Neighbour Relation, than it can be a candidate for removal.



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EVENT 3.5 PROBABLE NEIGHBOURING CELL REPORT
The measurement results that are received from the mobile
stations contain the BCCH and BSIC from neighbouring cells.
The names of the most likely neighbours that have been
recorded are listed in the Probable Cell column. Often there are
duplicates of the BCCH/BSIC combination.
Select the report used in event 3.3 (where new Neighbour
Relations were identified). Use the Probable Cell Report to
check if the suggested Probable Cell is thrust worthy.
Which are the most in important parameters in the algorithm
used to find the Probable cell?

Guidance:
Use resource [2] section 5.5


EVENT 3.6 UPDATE NETWORK USING NCS CHANGE ORDER

When a Handover Candidate is identified in The NCS Cell
Report it can be added to the NCS Change Order. The
implementation of the Change Order is carried out by CNA
(Cellular Network Administrator).
Select from a NCS Cell Report some of cells suggested as new
neighbours and export them to CNA.
Guidance:
Use resource [2], section 8.1



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CASE 4: NOX - NEIGHBOURING CELL LIST OPTIMIZATION
EXPERT

Objectives:
Be able to use the NOX tool for optimization of Cell Neighbour
Relations in recommendation or automatic mode.
Description
This case will help you to learn how to:
- Create and schedule a new NOX recording
- Handle the change order recommendation

Resources
OSS R9.1 Active Library Explorer.
[2] Neighbouring Cell Support (NCS), User Guide
1553-CRA 114 13 Uen N2

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EVENT 4.1 CREATE A NEW NOX RECORDING FROM AN EXISTING
ONE
Use the copy function to create a new NOX recording from an
existing one.
The NOX new recording window slightly differs from the NCS.
Investigate how the setting of the parameters in the input fields:
Type, Algorithm Options and Evaluation Period affects the
recording.
Check NOX system parameters.
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [2], section 6.1 and 6.0.


EVENT 4.2 HANDLING THE CHANGE ORDER RECOMMENDATION
The result from a NOX recommendation recording is a list
containing suggestions for addition of new or removal of old
Neighbour Relations.
Open the result of a NOX Recommendation recording and study
the Change Order Recommendation. Do not forget to examine
the Change Order Evaluation report.
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [2], section 7.1 and 7.2


EVENT 4.3 GENERATE A NOX RECORDING RESULT FROM AN
EXISTING NCS RECORDING
Use an existing NCS recording to generate a NOX change order
recommendation
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [2], section 3.6
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EVENT 4.4 THE BARRING MATRIX
It is possible, for various reasons, that NOX recommendations
cannot be accepted. For this purpose there exists a file (the
Barring Matrix) containing information about Neighbour
Relations that should be mandatory or barred.
Edit the Barring Matrix files and investigate if there are any
restrictions specified.
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [2], section 7.5



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CASE 5: FAS - FREQUENCY ALLOCATION SUPPORT
Objectives:
To be able to use the FAS tool for optimiztion of the frequency
plan on both Uplink and Downlink.
Description
This case will help you to learn how to
- Create and schedule a new FAS recording
- Improve frequency allocation in cells
- Compare interference before and after reallocation of
frequencies
- Use ICDM to get a good base for frequency planning
Resources
OSS R9.1 Active Library Explorer.
[3] Frequency Allocation Support, User Guide
1553-CRA 114 12 Uen J2
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EVENT 5.1 CREATE AND SCHEDULE A FAS NEW RECORDING
Create a FAS new recording to generate a new FAS result and a
new ICDM and estimated PIT with a new cell set and a new
frequency set. Schedule the recording to start in 10 minutes.
Check FAS system parameters.

Guidance:
Use resource [3], section 4.1


EVENT 5.2 IMPROVE FREQUENCY ALLOCATION IN CELLS
Practice how to improve network performance by analyzing the
recording results and ordering frequency changes in the CNA
application.
Guidance:
Use resource [3], section 5.5, 5.6, 5.12, 9.1
Select the Recording Results tab in the RNO main window and
choose a recording result with Type: FAS and Status: complete
Open a FAS Overview report to see if there are needs for
frequency changes in the cells
If there are, select the cells and open a FAS Cell Report/Chart
Check if recorded data are reliable in FAS Uplink Validity
Report
Select the frequencies to be reallocated and add changes to
Change Order
Export to Planned Area in CNA


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EVENT 5.3 COMPARING INTERFERENCE BEFORE AND AFTER
REALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES
After frequency changes, verification of the changes is needed
by means of comparing two recordings made before and after
the frequency reallocation. Note that the recordings to be
compared must use the same cell set and frequency set. It is
recommended to use the same periods of time as well.
Guidance:
Use resource [3], Section 5.10, 5.11
Select the Recording Results tab in the RNO main window and
select two completed FAS recordings to be compared
Open a FAS Overview Comparison report
Select the cells, one at a time, to open a FAS Cell Comparison
report
Check the improvements


EVENT 5.4 USING ICDM TO GET A GOOD BASE FOR FREQUENCY
PLANNING
Practice how to record measurements to build up an ICDM to
see which cells interfere each other the most. The result can be
exported to a cell-planning tool as a good base for frequency
planning.
Explain the difference between setting up a new ICDM
recording and use an Existing ICDM.
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [3], Section 4.1,
Define a new FAS recording to create an initial ICDM or use an
existing one to improve quality
Analyze the FAS ICDM report
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CASE 6: FOX - FREQUENCY ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION
EXPERT
Objectives
To be able to use the FOX tool for optimization of frequency
plan in recommended or automatic mode.
Description
This case will help you to learn how to
Use an uplink FOX recommendation recording
Use an uplink and downlink FOX automatic recording
Resources
OSS R9.1 Active Library Explorer.
[3] Frequency Allocation Support, User Guide
1553-CRA 114 12 Uen J2
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EVENT 6.1 HANDLING AN UPLINK FOX RECOMMENDATION
RECORDING
Practice how to use FOX recommendation mode to optimize
frequency allocation.
Check FOX system parameters.

Guidance:
Use resource [3]
Important steps:
Create an uplink FOX recommendation recording chapter 7
Reallocation search settings dialog box section 7.1
Using FOX Change Order Recommendation section 8.1
Use CNA to update frequency changes
into network section 9.1


EVENT 6.2 HANDLING AN UPLINK AND DOWNLINK FOX AUTOMATIC
RECORDING
Practice how to use FOX automatic mode to optimize frequency
allocation.
Guidance:
Use resource 3
Important steps:
Define and schedule an uplink and downlink FOX automatic
recording, section 7 (what is different compared to previous
event)
Using the Evaluation Period section 7.3
Using the FOX Change Order Evaluation section 8.2
Using the Reallocation Log section 8.3
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CASE 7: TET - TRAFFIC ESTIMATION TOOL
Objectives:
Be able to use TET tool to find the best spot for a new site.
Description
This case will help you to learn how to:
- Create and schedule a TET recording
- Select test frequencies
- Use TET reports

Resources
OSS R9.1 Active Library Explorer.
[4] Traffic Estimation Tool (TET), 1553-CRA 114 57 Uen G1

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EVENT 7.1 CREATE A TET RECORDING AND SELECT TEST
FREQUENCIES
Create a new TET recording scheduled for three time periods.
Define at least two different test locations including BCCH and
BSIC.
Check FOX system parameters.

Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [4], section 4.1


EVENT 7.2 THE OVERVIEW REPORT
The Overview Report contains only information pertaining to
one Test Transmitter, which is selected in the Open Report
window. This window is opened automatically when an
Overview Report is opened.
Select any TET Recording Result and open the Overview report.
Explain how the information in each column should be
interpreted.
Is any available information filtered in the TET preferences?
Is there any possibility to filter the amount of information
further, for example, if the number of investigated cells is high?

Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [4], section 5.1
Use the RNO On-line Help


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EVENT 7.3 THE TET TRAFFIC LEVEL AND OFF-LOAD REPORT
This Report is used to analyse how the Test Transmitter affects
the traffic situation in one single cell for each recording period.
Study the Traffic and Off-Load Level Report for a cell that
looks interesting.
The report is based on either the Absolute SS or Relative SS.
What is the case in this report?
How is the report base changed from Absolute SS to Relative
SS or vice versa?
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [4], section 5.2
Make sure that a recording containing several recording periods
is selected and that the box for Whole Recording is ticked in the
Open Report window.


EVENT 7.4 THE TRAFFIC LEVEL CHART OF SURROUNDING CELLS
This report is used to illustrate the traffic level and off-load for
the surrounding cells using charts.
Open the Traffic Level of Surrounding Cells report.
Sort the chart with the most off-loaded cell to the left.
For what purpose is the duplicate function used?
Guidance:
Follow the instructions in resource [4], section 5.3

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