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Use case
Detection of Cells with poor Coverage
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Objective

Detection of cells suffering from

poor coverage

Detection whether the coverage

problem exists in UL or DL

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Detection of Handover problems

due to poor coverage

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Problem descriptions

Poor coverage in uplink

Poor coverage in downlink
Handover problems due to poor
coverage

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this is additional KPI which allows the

confirmation of the final indication of
the cells with poor coverage
due tu technical ANATOM constrains
could not be included in final poor
coverage indicator
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Problem identification Poor coverage

The correlated received level to

received quality

OR

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The correlated received level to

timing advance

This can be analysed for both

directions (UL&DL) separately

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Poor coverage identification - CRXLVQU

Correlated
measurements for
RXLEV and RXQUAL
Low receive levels
RXLEV
7
with low RXQUAL

Correlated Power Quality

measurements

Downlink and uplink

can be analysed
separately

5
4
3
2

RXLEV ranges can be

defined through CM

Bad

Coverage
0

RXQUAL

Range 0 Range 1 Range 2 Range 3 Range 4 Range 5 Range 6 Range 7

<= -103
dBm

-104 ..
-95
dBm

-94 ..
-87
dBm

-86 ..
-79
dBm

-78 .. 71
dBm

- 70 .. 63
dBm

-62 .. 55
dBm

> -55
dBm

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Poor coverage identification - CRXLVTA

Correlated
measurements for
RXLEV and TA
Low receive levels
with low timing
advance

Correlated Power TA
measurements
RXLEV
7
6

Downlink and uplink

can be analysed
separately
RXLEV ranges can be
defined through CM

5
4
3
2
1

Bad

Coverage
0

TA

Range 0 Range 1 Range 2 Range 3 Range 4 Range 5 Range 6 Range 7

<= -103
dBm

-104 ..
-95
dBm

-94 ..
-87
dBm

-86 ..
-79
dBm

-78 .. 71
dBm

- 70 .. 63
dBm

-62 .. 55
dBm

> -55
dBm

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Problem identification HO problem due to poor

coverage

High rate of handover attempts due

to low RxLEV or long distance

AND

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High rate of Handover Indication

Rejection Rate due to Empty NB List

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High rate of HO attempts due to low RxLEV or long

distance
If the coverage is well planed and the
handover relations are optimised the main
part of the handovers should be invoked
due to power budget reason.

If a lot of so-called emergency handovers

due to low RXLEV or long distance are
performed something might be wrong with
the coverage.

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HO problem due to poor coverage is

indicated as existing if the rate of HO
attempts due to level or distance in relation
to all HO attempts is high and at the same
time the HO_IND_REJ_RATE_C1 is high

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High rate of HO indication rejection rate due to

empty NB list

If the cell suffers from poor

coverage it may have many rejected
HO indications due to empty NB list.

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HO problem due to poor coverage is

indicated as existing if the rate of
HO indications rejected due to
empty NB list in relation to all HO
attempts is high and at the same
time the rate of HO attempts due to
level or distance in relation to all HO
attempts is high

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Predefined reporting

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OR

OR

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Analysis in the GIS

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COV_DL

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Analysis in the GIS

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Visualization of
neighbour relations

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