M a g i c R a d i o – Tr i a l U p d a t e

Network Engineering Department September 06, 2016

Contents
 Magic Radio – LTE DBE Functionality Overview
3MHz --- 5MHz Extension

GSM LTE 3M GSM GSM LTE 5M GSM

Day time GSM/LTE Night time

Voice Focus Dynamic Data Focus
Sharing

LTE 3M LTE 5M

GSM LTE GSM GSM LTE GSM

Voice Busy Hours Data Busy Hours

• Standard 3MHz re-farm cannot be extended for DBE (3-5MHz).

• Requires meticulous planning to support 5 MHz operations without degradation in 2G

quality (step-by-step procedures explained in following slides)
 Recap – Test-bed Results

Throughput (DL/UL)testing Results for 1.4MHz , 3MHz & 5MHz

Downlink Throughput(Mbps)
Original Cell Extended Cell after DBE
Bandwidth Throughput Bandwidth Throughput
3MHz 17.8 5MHz 35.5
1.4MHz 5.8 3MHz 16.8

Uplink Throughput(Mbps)
Original Cell Extended Cell after DBE
Bandwidth Throughput Bandwidth Throughput
3MHz 7.95 5MHz 12.1
1.4MHz 3.11 3MHz 7.95
 Recap – Test-bed Results

o Magic Radio DBE functionality checked based on Load and Time triggers

o No Quality/Availibility Impact on 2G during spectrum re-configurations

o 15-20 seconds Outage on LTE cell during re-configurations

o During re-configurations, LTE PS traffic shifted to:

o Other LTE Cells – F1 -> F2 Handover
o UMTS Layer redirection
o 2G Layer redirection
o During re-configurations, GSM CS traffic shifted to:
o Other GSM TRXs (intra cell handover)
o Other GSM Cells (inter cell handover)
o Frequency buffer zone required to ensure frequency isolation
 Magic Radio – Islamabad City

Geographical Scope

• 3 – 5 MHz LTE DBE (Dynamic Bandwidth

Extension) Functionality Testing in Field

• 4 Sites have been identified for field testing of

Magic Radio – Shown as red (F11 Markaz)

• 25 Site buffer is identified for CSON

connectivity and TRX locking before LTE
switching to 5 MHz – Shown as blue (F11 and Buffer)
 Spectral Readiness for DBE (1/2)
TP DCS 1800 MHz Spectrum

8.8 MHz

LTE 3MHz

Static GSM
LTE 5MHz
Domain Shared between
GSM and LTE

• Orange Color represents 3MHz LTE spectrum re-farmed using sandwich approach

• Blue Color represents Frequencies fixed for GSM use

• Green Color represents Frequencies dynamically shared between GSM and LTE
 Spectral Readiness for DBE (2/2)
Step 1: Create separate groups for GSM frequencies [Static (3.8 Mhz) and Dynamic (2 Mhz)]

Attempt 1: Divide 5.8 MHz into static and dynamic groups; create separate hopping lists for Static and Dynamic TRXs

Observation: 100+ min MPD Degradation after segregation of hopping lists – due to manual planning

Attempt 2: MR based frequency retune of 29 Sites; including 4 Field Testing sites and 25 buffer sites

Observation: No degradation in quality KPIs observed

Step 2: Schedule-selection for extended LTE (5MHz) operation [switching off GSM operations on 2MHz Dynamic group]
Attempt 1: Emulate CSON actions by manually locking Dynamic TRXs in high traffic hours (Non-BH) [10:00 am to 04:00 pm]

Observation*: MPD decrease of up to 50 mins (~14% degradation) and slight increase in TCH blocking from 0% to 0.37%

Attempt 2: Emulate CSON actions by manually locking Dynamic TRXs in low traffic hours [11:00 pm to 10:00 am]

Observation: No noticeable degradation in GSM KPIs. Ready to test DBE functionality with time-based trigger

* MPD decrease due to increased frequency clashes at traffic loaded hours

 Field Testing Results – LTE NB

3MHZ 5MHz

DOWNLINK THROUGHPUT DOWNLINK THROUGHPUT

45.00% 35.00%
40.00% 30.00%
35.00%
25.00%
30.00%
25.00% 20.00%
20.00% 15.00%
15.00%
10.00%
10.00%
5.00% 5.00%

0.00% 0.00%
0 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 100 0 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 100
CSON DBE Trigger
Start
2G Statistics and KPIs [4 Magic Radio Sites + 25 Buffer Sites]

• All Cells carrying normal traffic

• No cell level degradations observed

 DBE Functionality in Action

DBE configuration
Time and Load Based Trigger

Spectrum Sharing
revoke because of
GSM load

DBE Message History

 Trial Status

• Site level hardware/software upgrades – Completed

• Transport and IP connectivity to test-bed EPC & EMS – Completed
• eNodeB definitions at test-bed EPC level – Completed
• CSON integration with test-bed EMS and EMS1 – Completed
• Dynamic and Static TRX hopping list segregation – Completed
• Schedule identified for time-based DBE testing (2300 hrs to 1000 hrs)
– Completed
• USIM definition on test-bed EPC and test CBS – Completed
• Field testing for DBE (3 – 5 MHz) – Completed Successfully
• CSFB and PS IRAT functionality – Completed after Live EMS/EPC
integrations
Thank you
Subsidiary Reports