Technical Training on 3G RF Optimization

Optimization is to
Keep track of network
Improve quality of network
To provie !est network quality using any availa!le spectrum analyzer
"ccessi!ility# Retaina!ility# $o!ility

CS Circuit switch voice
PS- Packet switch Data services faster than 2G data service
Video = CS + PS
RSCP- Receive signal level of a articular CP!C" #d$%&
'c(!o )he CP!C" *ualit+
CP!C"- Co%%on Pilot indication channel it is a $roadcast for ever+ cell
!R,)- "andover fro% -G to 2G !nter Radio ,ccess technolog+
Softer handover Softer ". occur $tw sector of the sa%e site
Soft ".- .ccur $tw sectors of the different sites
-G .ti%i/ation
)o asects of -G oti%i/ation
%overage Optimization
%all &rop Optimization
'anover ( )eigh!ors Optimization
*uality +Interference ( ,ilot ,ollution Optimization
01 Coverage
-G RSCP level
Goo- R.%, / +01 2m
Fair- +31 2m 4 R.%, 5 +01 2m
,oor- R.%, 5 + 31 2m
R.%,
+61
+71
Goo
Raio
Ok
Interference
+01
+31
+891
+8:1
+6 +89 +8; +80 <c= )o
%overage
>imite
%overage limite
w= interference
-G Coverage-2ualit+ RSCP 'c( !o
Goo ? +31 2m ?@ +6 2
Raio OK ? +31 2m +6 ?A?@ +89 2
Interference ? +31 2m 5 + 89 2
%overage >imite 5 +31 2m ?@ +89 2
%overage >imite 5 +31 2m 5 +89 2
w= interference

Coverage
Causes Poor Coverage
01 Poor coverage due to $ad RSCP- Receive signal level 3 -45d$%
21 Poor Coverage due to 6issing neigh$ors 7 handover failure
-1 8ault+ hardware1
91 !nterference
8B %overage Optimization
Cays to improve coverage in a network if any of the following issue occurs
Cays to improve coverage in a network if any of the following issue occurs
IB ,oor coverage + R.%,
Cays to improve poor coverage
"ntenna tilt
"ntenna azimuth
"ntenna location
"ntenna height
"ntenna type
.ite location
)ew site
IIB 'igh interference an hence poor <c=Io D 'igh RTC,
Cays to resolve high interference in other to improve coverage
Resolve 'igh RTC, DReceive total wie!an power
%hange antenna azimuth
%heck Feeer connector
%heck eAternal interference
IIIB ,oor %overage ue to $issing neigh!ors
Cays to resolve missing neigh!ors in other to improve coverage
" missing neigh!or cells
%heck neigh!or list from 2.. engineerB
IEB ,oor %overage ue to ,ilot ,ollution Ftoo many cells present G
Cays to resolve pilot pollution in other to improve coverage
"ntenna "Hustment + "zimuth
"ntenna own tilt
>ower pilot %,I%' power
EB %heck harware alarm# >oss of attenuation check D Feeers # connectors ( Iumper
21 Call Dro
Causes of call dro
01 Poor coverage :ow signal strength
21 "andover failure
-1 6issing ;eigh$ors
91 !nterference
51 "ardware 8ault+
<1 Pilot ollution
=1 Signalling
21 .ti%i/ation of Call Dro
IB %all rop ue to ,oor coverage+ >ow signal strength
Cays to Optimize
"ntenna tilt
"ntenna azimuth
"ntenna height
"ntenna type
"ntenna location
.ite location
)ew site
II %all rop ue to 'anover failure
Cays to optimize hanover failure
Jnavaila!le time slots !ecause of high traffic D Increase time slot
%ongestion D Increase %apacity
>ow signal strength an !a quality
%heck hanover margin
'arware pro!lem like TRK or time slot pro!lem
III %all rop ue to $issing neigh!or
Cays to optimize hanover pro!lem
%heck neigh!or list from 2.. engineer
" missing neigh!or cells
Remove unnecessary neigh!or cells
IE %all rop ue to InterferenceB
Cays to resolve interference issue# in other to reuce call rop in a network an
improve performanceB
Resolve 'igh RTC, DReceive total wie!an power
%hange antenna azimuth in the affecte areaB
%heck Feeer connector
%heck eAternal interference if any
E %all rop ue to ,ilot ,ollution Ftoo many cells presentG
Cays to resolve pilot pollution issue# in other to reuce call rop in a network an
improve performance
%hange "ntenna "zimuth in the affecte area
"ntenna own tilt
>ower pilot %,I%' power
EI %heck harware "larm# Raio failure an )oe 2 failure
EB .ignaling + Run a Trace in the affecte area
-1 ;eigh$or .ti%i/ation
IB )eigh!or relation shoul !e well efine to avoi call rop
3G to 3G D on 3G network R)%
3G to :G D on 3G network R)%
:G to 3G D on :G network 2.%
IIB %heck neigh!or list from 2.. engineer
IIIB " missing neigh!or cells
IE Remove unnecessary neigh!or cellsB

-$ "andover .ti%i/ation -
%heck 'anover margin
91 2ualit+ -!nterference 7 Pilot Pollution .ti%i/ation
01 !dentification and .ti%i/ation of ilot ollution
2elow are the process or conition to ientification ,ilot pollution in a network
$ore than 3 "ctive set in a cluster
"ll active set %,I%'LR.%, ? +31!m
The ifference !etween first ( last active set 5 1!m
,ilot .cram!ling coe contri!ution more than 0M of pilot pollution in a cluster
2elow are the process to resolve or optimize pilot pollution
"ntenna "Hustment + "zimuth
"ntenna own tilt + 2y aHusting tilts on the !est servers# or worst interference# pilot
pollution can !e remove or reuce in a network
>ower pilot power