RADIO NETWORK ENGINEERING PROCESS

Alcatel Mobile Communication Radio Network Engineering

Mobile Communication Division

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GSM NETWORK LIFE CYCLE

t GSM network life cycle t GSM network life cycle
Mobile Network Design (MND) Radio Network Planning (RNP) Radio Network Operation & Optimisation (RNO)

Operator Application

Supplier Selection

Network Planning

Equipment Installation

Verif Tuning (RNT) Accept. & Management (RNM) Commercial launch

Time

Commercial

To

Project

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MOBILE NETWORK DESIGN (MND)

Customer requirements - Traffic forecast - Coverage objectives - Quality of Service objectives Country data - Fixed network architecture - Frequency availability - Cartography data

MND

Preliminary Network Design (PND) Mobile Communication Division

Number and configuration of BTS Frequency requirement Expected quality of service BSS topology NSS topology Transmission network Network evolution plan
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RADIO NETWORK PLANNING (RNP) - Step 1

Customer answer to RNP questionaire - Traffic forecast - Coverage objectives maps - Available frequency bands - Quality of Service objectives - Fixed network architecture - Recommended cell sites - Scheduling requirements Preliminary Network Design

Preliminary Network Survey

RNP : Step 1
Analog Field Measurements Radio Model Calibration Initial Network Design (IND) Mobile Communication Division

Terrain data base - Topography - Morphostructure - Building database

BSS architecture : BSC, BTS, transmission Configuration of BTS and antenna system Identification of site search area Preliminary frequency allocation Predicted quality of service BSS evolution plan
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RADIO NETWORK PLANNING (RNP) - Step 2

Initial Network Design

RNP : Step 2
Analog Field Measurements Specific Sites validation

Sites evaluation

Detailed BSS Plan - Radio site and BTS details - BSC and transmission details - Initial frequency plan - Neighbouring cell relationship - Initial system parameters - Coverage maps - Interference probability
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Installation & Commissioning requirements

BSS data population (DLS)

Predicted quality of service

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RADIO NETWORK PLANNING (RNP) - Step 3

Detailed BSS Plan

Digital Field Measurements (trace mobile)

Installation & Installation & Commissioning Commissioning

A & Abis interface data

RNP : Step 3
OMC-R information

Radio Network Verification

- Cellular verification & parameter tuning - Preparation of network acceptance

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RADIO NW OPERATION & OPTIMISATION (RNO)

Radio Network Verification Digital Field Measurements - Mobile trace data OMC-R information - BSS configuration data - BSS fault management data

RNO
Radio Network Management (RNM)

Network performance data - Traffic counters = BSS, NSS - Performance indicators

Quality of Service Monitoring

Network Evaluation (Audit)

Radio Network Tuning (RNT)

- Quality of Service Performance Report - Quality of Service Performance Reports - BSS configuration optimisation (parameters, frequency plan, - Network Evaluation Reports extension requirements, ...)
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RADIO NETWORK TUNING (RNT)

Digital Field Measurements (trace mobile) A & Abis interface data Plan Detailed BSS Customers OMC-R information

Quality of Service Performancce Report

NSS Counters

- Evaluation of the Quality of Service (Call Drop, Call Establishment success rate, Handover Failure rate ...) - Establishment of the list of Radio Problems - Analysis of measurements of traffic and event rates (e.g Handover, Location Update ...) - Analysis of Call Mix, Congestion

BSS Performance Optimisation BSS Performance Optimisation

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RADIO NETWORK TUNING (RNT)

Quality Of Service Performance ReportBSS Plan Detailed

BSS Performance BSS Performance Optimisation Optimisation

- Modification of antenna positionning: azimuth, downtilt

- Modification of frequency plan - Tuning of BSS parameters: power, timers ... - Optimisation of the BSS configuration - Hardware extensions (transmission links, DTC ...) - Introduce GSM facilities : Power Control, DTX, Frequency Hopping, Handover stategy ...

OMC : :Operation Team OMC Operation Team Modification of BSS Parameters

Installation Team Installation Team Hardware Extension Antenna Positionning

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RNP Team RNP Team Antenna Positionning Interferers

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RNP/RNO MILESTONES & DELIVERABLES

MND MND RNP RNP RNO RNO
= RNT + RNM

time PND PND IND IND DBP DBP RNV RNV QSP QSP RNS RNS BCO BCO

CONTRACT PHASES Offer Offer TRANSFER TRANSFER INITIALISATION INITIALISATION REALISATION CLOSING REALISATION CLOSING After Sales After Sales

To
PND IND DBP RNV QSP RNS BCO = = = = = = =

TRANSFER TRANSFER REVIEW REVIEW

PROJECT PROJECT LAUNCH LAUNCH REVIEW REVIEW

(Report) (Report + data file) (Report) (Report) (Report) (Report + data file)

CLOSING CLOSING REVIEW REVIEW

Preliminary Network Design Initial Network Design Detailed BSS Plan Radio Network Verification Quality of Service Performance Radio Network Status BSS Configuration Optimisation

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RADIO NETWORK ENGINEERING (RNE)

RNE

RNP Projects RNO Make propagation Expertise Cellular system Prediction Tools (A955 RNP) CS Developments

Measurements(A954 WA WD ...) Optimisation (A956 RNO) Operation (OMC-R, Peri -OMC)

ITD Developments

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RNE ACTIVITIES

Projects Projects RNP RNP Stuttgart Stuttgart RNO RNO

Expertise Expertise Radio GSM Radio GSM RNP Methodology RNP Methodology Radio PMR, DECT Radio PMR, DECT RNO Methodology RNO Methodology

Tools Tools Development Development A955 RNP A955 RNP A954 Measures A954 Measures A956 RNO A956 RNO

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Local (export) Local (export)

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