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GU900, Refarming, Proposal, MRFSSP 00043
Abstract
This document describes the service proposal of GU900 Refarming solution
including following information based on Operators requirements:
Overview of network swap process
Service process workflow and deliverables
Service Proposal
Project Responsibility Matrix
Revision Record
Date Version Description Review Author
2011-6-28 1.0 v1 Release Wang Qi Li Leifeng
Content
Content ...................................................................................................................... 5
1 Refarming Introduction ...................................................................................... 9
1.1 Motivation for Refarming................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Highlights & Chanllenges .................................................................................................. 9
Figures
Tables
Table 3-8 Advantage and Disadvantage of Frequency Reuse after Refarming ...................... 35
1 Refarming Introduction
Refarming is a strategy that telecom operators reuse their frequency resources and
introduce new radio communication technologies to improve the spectrum
efficiency and data throughput.
Suppress Interference
Mutual interference between U900 and G900 in refarmed areas will impact
network performance, it includes co-channel guard band between refarmed
area and un-refarmed area, adjacent frequency interference between GSM and
UMTS, internal inference within GSM. How to mitigate and suppress
interference to ensure network performance?
Balance Capacity
After refarming, GSM frequency resources are significantly reduced, but in
the near term, quantities of GSM user will be unchanged or may even slightly
increase. Necessary capacities improve method like AMR HR and G1800
expansion / overbuild etc. need to be adopted to bear traffic. How to balance
G900/G1800, U2100 and U900 capacity?
Legacy Reuse
What would G900 antennas system, coordinate, space and hardware of
equipment be shared with U900, in order to help further save costs?
Otherwise, limited G1800 coverage and technology obsolescence will
requires prudent investment options to relief G900 traffic.
Multi-network Cooperation
U900 will coexist with G900/G1800, U2100, the traditional inter-RAT
operation cannot meet demands of multi-network cooperation, and it will
bring new challenges. Such as:
Inter-RAT operation between GSM and UMTS
Multi-carrier strategy between U900 and U2100
Double band network strategy between G900 and G1800
2 Service Overview
incorporate U900 and G900 on the same spectrum. For smoother operation in
GSM, refarming and retuning for GSM1800 should also be conducted to be able to
accommodate the users migrating from GSM900 due to reduction in resource.
Huawei GU900 refarming solution is based on an advanced radio technology
which supports the coexistence or mixing of multiple frequency bands and
wireless standards. A successful Radio Network Design is one of key factors for
Operator. A high-quality Radio Network Design realizes Operators business
plans in the 2G/3G modernization solutions.
Mobile Backhaul
Network Redesign
(optional)
3 Service Description
2. Service Description
Through assessment current network, the weak coverage and service distribution
of the current network can be dig out, so that we can define the valuable business
spot, provide reasonable advice to the deployment of U900. At the same time, we
can master the performance, feature and feeder and antenna solution of the current
network thus provide the exact input value for the latter refarming design solution.
If the DT KPI should be needed after refarming, the benchmark criterion can be
provided by current network assessment.
Coverage and Service Assessment
The aim of refarming is introducing the U900 network construction. How to
deployment the most reasonable site situation for the continuous or layered
coverage? Base on the MR data, Huawei will evaluate coverage, define service
distribution and high traffic area, and guide follow-up U900 site planning.
Benchmark DT Assessment (optional)
In order to provide the benchmark criterion after refarming, we should evaluate
DT data before refarming. The DT data may serve as the basis for optimization.
Control the interference area by RF optimization will offer the prerequisite for
collecting MR data accurately during frequency redesign.
Antenna, Feature and Transmission Assessment
The feeder and antenna system occupies considerable proportion in network
construction costs, if the current feeder and antenna system sharing with the new
U900 system will save the network construction costs. At the same time, The
BSS/RAN feature and transmission bandwidth resource have been commissioned
will impact on designing refarming solution also. These items should be evaluation
before designing refarming solution.
3. Deliverables
2. Service Description
The design of the GU900 refarming solution is one of the most important elements
in enabling Operator to provide a high-quality service to end-users at a
competitive cost level. It contains the following content.
Spectrum Traffic
Allocation Antenna Solution Feature Design Frequency
Migration
Design Design Strategies
Design
Design
loose frequency reuse, it should consider traffic migration and GSM offload based
on network configuration and traffic.
Re-allocate a part of frequency band to new radio technical standard based on
Operators spectrum resource. Usually there are two distribution ways, edge
allocation or sandwich allocation.
Note
The content should be customized and modified according to different project and provided
recommended advice.
Frequency gap f2 of
Facilitate GSM frequency planning 2.6MHz should be
and expanding to second UMTS reserved between
Edge
Only one side GU interference needs UMTScarrier and the
to be considered adjacent GSM carrier of
other operator.
Roof space usage is reduced. There is no need for additional radio towers or
lifting poles, and thus costs related to space rental, radio towers, and lifting
poles are lower.
The reduced number of antennas avoids public opposition to the construction
of new antennas.
Traffic Migration Design
GSM frequency resources are substantially reduced after UMTS900 refarming. In
order to guarantee that the tightness of frequency reuse does not increase
unacceptably, the GSM900 carrier configuration must be lowered. GSM traffic
will not fall in the short term, however, and in some areas may even increase
slightly. This may result in the occurrence of blockage. This issue may be
addressed through traffic migration and tight frequency reuse.
There are three trends in traffic migration, include terminal proportion, current
GSM spectrum resource and users number, high speed data service development
strategy. According to the different trend, Huawei will design different traffic
migration strategy. The following measures are available:
AMR-HR
AMR-HR offers the same voice quality as that of FR channels but uses only
half of the air interface bandwidth. If AMR-HR is not enabled in the existing
network of Operator, the Operator is advised to adopt the AMR-HR function
as well as lowered configuration and loose frequency reuse. If AMR-HR is
enabled in the existing network, the AMR-HR load can be increased to enable
the network to support more HR channels.
GSM900 traffic migration to the DCS1800
Most current UEs support both GSM900 and G1800, so GSM900 traffic can
be migrated to the G1800. If conditions are met, Co-BCCH networking or
dual-frequency networking can be adopted to migrate traffic from GSM900 to
G1800. Cell reselection and handover parameters may also be configured to
give priority to G1800 in absorbing 2G traffic. Otherwise, if the coverage and
capacity of G1800 is limited, the expansion is necessary.
GSM900 traffic migration to the UMTS2100
When GSM900 traffic cannot be shared by the DSC1800, 2G/3G
interoperability can be used to migrate GSM900 traffic to the UMTS. This
strategy depends on the penetration of GSM900+UMTS2100 or
GSM900+UMTS900+UMTS2100 dual-mode UEs.
Feature Design
After the feature of flexible bandwidth or tight frequency reuse is used, in order to
minimize the influence on GSM as far as possible will bring the interference
problem between G900 and U900, the necessary interference mitigation methods
should be taken in the network planning phase. And then the feature license should
be purchased by Operator.
Interference Suppression and Anti-interference Feature Design
The 1x1 or 1x3 RF hopping solution can be adopted for tighter frequency
reuse. In this case, anti-interference technology including ICC, EICC, and
SAIC should be applied in conjunction with conventional power control and
DTX interference suppression functions. Tight frequency reuse sacrifices
network quality for capacity, and thus network KPIs and user experience are
noticeably degraded.
Non-standard Bandwidth Feature Design (optional)
Flexible bandwidth feature can improve the spectrum efficiency which means
applied the non-standard bandwidth (3.8M/4.2M) in UMTS900 network, if the
flexible bandwidth feature is adopted by Operator, the following optional
GSM feature is recommend to be applied together for reduce inference to the
GSM.
GBFD-117602 Active Power Control
GBFD-117601 HUAWEI III Power Control Algorithm
GBFD-114801 Discontinuous Transmission (DTX)-Downlink
GBFD-114803 Discontinuous Transmission (DTX)-Uplink
Frequency Strategies Design
Some frequency redesign principle from the angle of decreasing the
interference between G900 and U900 should be taken in the frequency
redesign phase. Such as the following content:
The GSM ARFCN adjacent to the UMTS carrier should not be
configured as a BCCH carrier. Instead, the BCCH should be deployed at
a GSM ARFCN that is at least 2.6 MHz away from the UMTS ARFCN.
Avoiding Non-Standard-GU-Separation ARFCNs in the same GSM cell
if the sandwich frequency allocation mode is adopted.
Design different frequency redesign strategies according to the following
scenarios: co-site deployment and separate site deployment of
UMTS900 and GSM900.
To avoid the serious impacts, it is recommended that frequencies with
non-standard separation not be used in indoor GSM cells etc..
3. Deliverables
1. Input
The Propagation Model has been tuned or agreement on similar model from
propagation model library.
Nominal site list with site configuration (Site Size, Antenna Type).
Search ring specifications.
Maps.
2. Service Description
General, for new site, the site locations are preplanned according to building
information on the map. They may not suitable for deploying an actual site. During
site selection, you can select several candidate sites around the site locations
suggested in the preplanning. After detailed survey and simulation evaluation,
determine the final sites the most suitable for radio network coverage according to
the priorities and availability of candidate sites. You need to determine a
responsibility matrix with the Operator according to different scenarios and
delivery modes. Generally, site selection is completed in the following steps: site
search, site survey, and site evaluation.
After site survey, evaluation, and acquisition, determines a final list of sites which
will be designed in detail in the next phase. The final site list must be approved by
the Operator and the engineering team. In addition, the site selection team must
carefully check site data and provide accurate input data for the detailed design of
a radio network.
Site searching
Obtain an initial site list from the preplanning result. Set a search scope on the map
based on the initial site locations. Determine several candidate sites and perform a
simulation evaluation. Determine the priorities of the candidate sites according to
the simulated coverage performance and interference situation. If no candidate
sites can be determined, Huawei proposes a feasible solution to the Operator for
future discussion.
RF site survey
Carefully survey the candidate sites with determined priorities to decide the
feasibility of site construction. Successful site acquisition requires rich experience
and in-depth understanding. In addition, you must pay special attention to the local
electromagnetic background to work out a preliminary solution to the co-site
antenna system, isolation, transmission, and power supply. Finally, you need to
submit a survey report to the Operator. The report must contain radio environment
photos around the sites, and relevant information about concrete obstacles in the
coverage areas and antenna installation locations.
Site evaluation
After the site survey, you need to determine the optimal candidate sites that can
achieve the planned coverage target. First, evaluate the candidate sites based on the
survey result. Then use Huawei Genex tool to perform a simulation evaluation. If
none of the candidate sites can meet the requirements, perform a new site search
within the search scope until the requirements are met. Before the simulation,
verify the validity and accuracy of the digital map. You must use a calibrated
propagation model or a similar one for site evaluation to ensure that the selected
sites can meet the requirements in the planning.
For co-site with GSM or UMTS site, they may not suitable for deploying an actual
site caused by roof space and antenna isolation etc. limited. Huawei will do a
detailed survey in field and not need do the above task of site searching, and
produce report which presents the roof space, antenna isolation and coverage
prediction by simulation to Operator.
3. Deliverables
2. Service Description
After refarming, GSM frequency resources are significantly reduced to deploy
U900. If the refarming is implemented not in entire network, it will bring
co-channel interference between refarmed area and un-refarmed area, and it cannot
The buffer zone will be planned based on GSM site which have been impact on the
same frequency through joint coverage prediction between GSM and UMTS. This
method is applied to the early period of buffer zone planning.
Legend
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Huawei
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Huawei &
Operator
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NOC
Predicting UMTS
Coverage
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Predicting GSM
Coverage
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3. Deliverables
1. Input
Network information collection, including:
Customer and contract requirement
Customer network development requirement
Frequency planning principle in the contract
Network structure information
Engineering parameter table
Digital maps
Network data collection, including:
Data configuration
Traffic statistics
DT/CQT data
2. Service Description
Intelligent Frequency Optimization Principle
GSM handsets can measure the frequencies in the serving cells BA2 table in the
dedicate mode, and it is used for the frequency re-planning based on MR. The
difference of the RX_Level between the serving cell and neighboring cells are
calculated during the subscribers call process. The relationship between a pair of
cells can be evaluated by a great deal of the MR statistics, which is gained by
counting all RX_Level difference between serving cell and each neighboring cell.
The interference matrix can be generated by supposing each associate two cells
have the same BCCH, and estimating the interference of all the pairs of cells in the
network. Finally, the co-channel and adjacent-channel can be distributed to the pair
of cells which shows low interference probability in the interference matrix. This
can minimize the amount of interference in the network.
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Data Loading
Roll Back
Successful?
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RF Optimization Doc-Out-001
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RD
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012
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KPI Accept
Optimize Frequency
Collect MR Data For Successful?
Frequency Redesign
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A
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Predict Gain
Legend
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Operator
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Huawei &
Prepare Loading Plan Operator
NOC
The table below includes, but not limited to main activities during the entire
process of frequency redesign.
1.Make frequency scheme by IFOS both for Huawei and Nokia network
3. Deliverables
1. Input
Existing Network information
Refarming solution report
2. Service Description
Scenario 1: CBD Where the majority of UMTS2100 sites will be using F3 &
F4
In this scenario there will be 4 access layers: GSM900, GSM1800, UMTS2100
F1&F2. UMTS900 will be introduced as Coverage layer and UMTS2100 F3&F4
are Capacity layers.
UE and network behavior towards the multilayer management will be as follows:
UEs will camp on UMTS2100 F1 and F2 in idle mode (i.e. Access Layer).
These 2 layers will also be the preferred layer for R99 (CS + PS).
F3 and F4 will be the Non-Access and HS-preferred layers UEs will be
service-steered to these 2 layers for HS services (if the layers are not loaded).
UMTS900 layer will be considered as the coverage layer only way for UE
to go to this layer from all UMTS2100 layers is due to coverage problem in
UMTS2100 band (Coverage-based IFHO/ISHO).
Re-selections to the GSM1800 layer are only possible via the GSM900 layer.
PUC (Potential User Control) feature will be used to balance the load
between F1 and F2 through idle mode re-selection.
Calls terminated on UMTS900 and UMTS2100 F3/4 will be forced to
re-select to access layers immediately.
Combined services will stay at the cell, from which UE accessed the network
(e.g. UMTS2100 F1 or F2).
Bi-directional LDR (Load Re-shuffling) and RAB DRD (Directed Retry
Decision) will be permitted among all UMTS2100 layers.
LDR from all 3G layers to GSM900 will be permitted (as the last option for
LDR).
Figure below demonstrated this layer strategy:
Combined services will stay at the cell, from which UE accessed the network
(e.g. UMTS2100 F1 or F2).
Due to inconsistency in the presence of UMTS2100 F3, due to coverage
restrictions for F3, Coverage-based IFHO from UMTS2100 F3 to UMTS2100
F1 or F2 is permitted.
Bi-directional LDR (Load Re-shuffling) and RAB DRD (Directed Retry
Decision) will be possible between U2100 F1 and F2.
Uni-directional LDR and RAB DRD will be enabled for F1/F2 to F3 layer (if
F3 layer is available).
LDR from all 3G layers to GSM900 will be permitted (as the last option for
LDR).
Figure below demonstrated this layer strategy:
Both the U900 and U2100 F1 layer will be Access Layers as well as GSM900
and GSM1800.
Re-selections to the GSM1800 layer is only possible via the GSM900 layer.
Calls terminated on UMTS900 layer will only re-select to U2100 F1 only if
UMTS900 coverage quality is poor (i.e. low Ec/Io) or when UMTS2100 F1 is
less loaded than U900.
Combined services will stay at the cell, from which UE accessed the network
(e.g. UMTS2100 F1 or UMTS900).
Uni-directional Load Balancing (i.e. LDR and RAB DRD) will be enabled
from U2100 F1 to U900.
LDR from all 3G layers to GSM900 will be permitted (as the last option for
LDR).
Figure below demonstrated this layer strategy:
In all the scenarios, LDR and DRD are carried out based on Blind Handover,
which is only recommended when the blind handover target layer has the
same or larger coverage footprint than the current layer that the UE is on.
3. Deliverables
2. Service Description
After the final site list was approved by Operator, we can design the UMTS900
cell parameter. The radio network detailed design is very important, the quality of
detail design will affect the KPI acceptance and devoted resource of initial tuning,
so this service should be imperative in Huawei service package. The
comprehensive analysis should be approved by customer, and the report should be
approved by the customer also.
The Radio Network Design service provides a complete radio design solution for a
new UMTS radio network and/or site expansion, including the RF configuration
and cell parameter design. Since in the UMTS radio network, power is the
common resource, Huawei Radio Network Design service will assure efficient use
of the flexibility between coverage and capacity providing mixed service design
(voice, circuit and packet data) according to the Operator requirements.
RF configuration design
According to the selected sites and updated survey information, adjust the
simulation result of the preplanned network. In addition, according to coverage
requirements perform a new evaluation, adjustment, and optimization for the areas
with poor coverage or pilot pollution. You may also need to accordingly adjust the
antenna related configurations (such as the antenna type, azimuth, downtilt angle,
and altitude) for new sites and output power of the concerned NodeB so as to
better meet the coverage requirements of a radio network.
After all the detailed design parameters of RF configuration are finally determined,
update the site database. The coverage and interference prediction results outputted
during simulation serve as references for the design of scrambling codes and
neighboring cells.
Cell parameter design
The cell parameter design includes the RNC area design, paging area
(LAC/RAC/SAC) design, scrambling code design, neighboring cell design,
performance parameter and power design.
RNC Area Design
The RNC area design is to plan the number of RNCs in the coverage range, the
number of cells under an RNC and its coverage range.
Paging Area Design
Paging area design concerns LA/RA/URA configuration, it also plans the page
type 1 capacity of whole network. If Operator with a 2G network wants the 2G
network and the 3G network to supplement each other, or the Operator wants the
two networks to share load or wants subscribers can hand over from the two
networks, the LA and RA configuration must be consistent or in special
consideration.
Scrambling Code Design
A scrambling code design is produced, which details the code group planning as
well as prediction of Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor (OVSF) utilization, i.e.,
defining the number of scrambling codes for each cell and the code re-use factor.
Neighbor Relation Design
Define the neighbor relations. Both the Intra RAT neighbors and the Inter RAT
neighbors should be considered. Designing should be performed in the planning
tool, to minimize the pilot pollution when cell parameter data is implemented in
the real network.
Performance Parameter Design
The performance parameters design includes the service differentiation policy, user
camp-on policy, mobility management policy, load control policy and relevant
algorithms. Also includes Inter-RAT hangover and cell reselection policy. The
3. Deliverables
Each step of network operation is The quality of third part frequency redesign
Refarming before
measurable, few risk for the may be impacted due to situation
swap
network performance uncontrolled by Huawei
Few steps for network operation The root cause of network issue is hard to
Refarming during
be distinguished, high risk for network
swap
performance
3.3.1 Expansion&Overbuild
1. Input
Refarming solution report
Traffic migration report
2. Service Description
Traffic migration may be need toward to G1800 or U2100. In case G1800
coverage is not continuous or current G1800 and U2100 coverage or capacity cant
bear the traffic migrated from G900, the expansion or overbuild is needed. It
includes expansion TRX number and carriers, PDCP channel number and new site
added. Considering congestion rate, prepare 20% redundancy TRXs for G1800 is
recommended.
3. Deliverables
2. Service Description
The effect of traffic migration decides the performance of GSM network. It is the
most important key factor guarantee the success of Refarming. On the premise that
agreement mutually with refarming solution design, Huawei will design detailed
traffic migration solution. Mainly include following steps:
3. Deliverables
Needed offload cell list and TRX list The contents could be
Traffic
changed according to
1 Migration Traffic load balance parameters
different projects and
Report Monitor report around migration different contracts.
3.4 Optimization
3.4.1 GSM RF Optimization
1. Input
Network Evaluation Report
Refarming Solution Design Report
Buffer Zone Planning Report
Frequency Redesign Report
Engineering parameter
Maps
2. Service Description
During deploying U900, in order to save construction costs, the feeder and antenna
maybe need to be reused and co-antenna deployed. After traffic migration and
frequency redesign, network coverage, capacity and interference will change, to
ensure network performance on best condition RF tuning is needed.
In the situation of refarming not deploy the entire network, we need planning
buffer zone outside the UMTS900 sites area, and do RF optimization for the
intra-frequency GSM sites outside the buffer zone to prevent cross coverage to
avoid GU co-channel interference.
Before Refarming, cross coverage may exist in the network. Since frequency
resources are sufficient, the cross coverage does not cause serious interference.
After Refarming 5MHz, tight frequency reuse highlights the interference in the
cross-coverage area. So, the RF optimization should be considered before and after
refarming.
The RF optimization includes overshooting coverage optimization, intra-frequency
interference optimization, co-BCCH and co-BSIC optimization, neighboring cell
optimization, antenna azimuth and down tilt optimization etc.
3. Deliverables
2. Input
After the cell parameter design finished and load the existing network, we need
ensure that the coverage performance of radio network is satisfactory prior to
commercial launch, which mean is to ensure good quality for the end-users, so this
service should be imperative in Huawei service package.
According to the both agreed cluster division with customer, make detailed test
schedule, design test route, and update sites information. Using DT tool to record
radio air interface data, and save the log file, then analyse the network problem
such as coverage, handover and call drop, etc.
The most important items for log file analysis are as below:
Pilot coverage is very important to the radio network performance. According
to scanners measurement results to find out the coverage gap, week coverage,
over shooting and pilot pollution problem, etc. Tune and optimize the project
parameter such as azimuth, tilt and height to improve the coverage.
Interference will affect the voice quality or cause call drop if it is too high.
Down link and uplink interference problem should be analyzed during the RF
optimization phase to avoid the effect of the network performance.
Handover failure can cause the call drop. Handover area should be controlled
to improve the handover success rate. Missing and redundant neighbors
analysis also should be considered during the RF optimization phase.
The target of radio network design is to keep the service connection after the
access, so the coverage, accessibility, mobility, retainability and time delay
KPI for CS and PS services should match the design target after the
optimization.
During the radio network initial tuning, based on the above analysis result and
network real situation, provide short term and long term optimization proposal
including necessary radio parameter tuning and new sites addition, to improve the
radio network coverage and quality. Verification should be implemented after the
RF tuning to ensure the optimization was achieved and update the radio parameter
database.
More analysis and tuning should be executed if the DT KPI cannot be achieved
until the all the KPI fulfil acceptance criteria, then make the RF initial tuning
report and submit it to the customer for approval.
3. Deliverables
2. Service Description
Usually, the frequency bandwidth of UMTS must be 5MHz. With the development
of 3G service, the frequency resource is become more and more rare. The conflict
is evident on the high quality frequency band. Many operators cant refarm 5MHz
for the limited frequency resource, but they want to deploy the new services on
850/900MHz for the competition pressure. Through algorithm enhancement,
Huawei can support frequency bandwidth less than 5MHz. The feature only can be
used in GU or UU co-site scenario.
However, KPI is impacted even with carefully network planning and optimization
when frequency bandwidth is less than 5MHz. The impact on the KPI can be
reduced with buffer zone planning, but it cant get rid of the impact thoroughly.
Thus, Huawei will provide the report which presents the impact after flexible
frequency bandwidth of UMTS carrier introduced to Operator, and Operator must
balance between the KPI and bandwidth utilization.
Due to the sensitivity of the KPIs when adopting this feature, Huawei recommends
to operators to use Huawei 's New Feature Introduction services to ensure accurate
setting and fine tuning of the different parameters in order to obtain the optimum
KPIs after new feature launched.
The following optional UMTS feature is recommend to be applied for reduce
interference to the UMTS after flexible frequency bandwidth of UMTS carrier
feature launched.
WRFD-020136 Anti-Interference Scheduling for HSUPA
3. Deliverables
2. Service Description
During the implementation traffic migration and frequency optimization, network
performance maybe degrades or fluctuates. Therefore need to monitor network
performance, network load and VIP subscribers during frequency re-planning and
RF optimization. Do the troubleshooting in time to weaken the impact to current
network users. Meanwhile by routine parameter check, ensure parameter
consistency. It could isolate basic configuration problem fast avoid long time and
low efficiency optimization.
General in the refarming scenario, a certain U900 terminal proportion, that is
after re-farming some G900 subscribers will transfer to U900 network, thus after
sites on air, real-time performance safeguard will deploy to ensure subscribers
sensitivity no degrade.
Professional tools include PRS etc. will help Huawei to understand current
network situation conveniently and timely. Through checking and monitor, find
related problems about performance and load and solve in time, avoid network
performance worsen.
When network traffic KPIs meets acceptance standards, submit acceptance request
to Operator.
However, if can not meet the criteria of acceptance KPIs still, then re-analysis,
suggestion and tuning will be done until meet the acceptance requirements. At the
end of the radio network performance assurance, produce report which presents
performance before and after refarming to Operator.
Radio Network Performance Monitoring
Radio network performance monitoring that means initiative to understand the
state of radio network performance and detect radio network performance issues
closely. Huawei will produce customized report which presents radio network
performance KPI before and after refarming to Operator.
Wireless Network Load Monitoring (optional)
Wireless network load monitoring that means monitor the traffic trends, resource
utilization rate and congestion in time. The resource includes RF and BSS resource.
Huawei will produce customized report which presents dynamic network load
before and after refarming to Operator.
VIP Monitoring (optional)
Base on the VIP subscribers, cells, area and route determined by operator, we need
to route monitor and analysis every day and week, find potential network risk,
initiative care for key subscribers, promote VIP subscribes perception to network
quality and output monitor report to operator .
Radio Network Routine Audit (optional)
Radio network routine audit that means find and exclude network performance
fluctuation caused by hardware fault and basic configuration problems, such as
alarm, antenna system problem, missing & redundancy neighbor, frequency
conflict and parameter configuration error etc. It will to ensure the radio network
status health.
Radio Network Performance Troubleshooting
Radio network performance troubleshooting that means solved the discoverable
network problems from the monitoring and routine audit. It includes the following
contents:
Collect related data of problem handling, including configuration data, alarm
data, traffic measurement data, PCHR data, single user tracing data, MR data,
and DT/CQT data.
Perform deep analysis on problems according to related data, including call
drop analysis, access analysis, handover analysis, coverage analysis, delay
analysis, throughput analysis, voice quality analysis, and interference
analysis.
3. Deliverables
3.5 Acceptance
General during the Refarming process, GU network swapping, expansion or
network performance promoting are existing meanwhile. Related service solution
content needs to add in these cases. When these service content need to be
implemented under sorts of scenario, any operation will affect current network
performance. It is very difficult to determine question, to avoid network
performance drop and subscribers perception down, Huawei advice to avoid
refarming implementation with other solution at the same time.
KPI Acceptance
General, the acceptance process is divided into 2 key phases:
The purpose of the GSM KPI acceptance is to ensure that is an agreed KPI by all
parties after refarming. The network performance statistic KPIs is recommended
and drive testing KPI should be customized according to the demands of Operator.
The purpose of UMTS KPI acceptance is to ensure that is achieved target for
deploy U900 network. It includes network performance statistic and drive testing
KPI.
If the swap is parallel with refarming, the swap acceptance firstly and using OSS
counters to compare the pre-swap & post-swap network performance is
recommended to avoid influence each other. It shall be collected 4 weeks prior to
the network swap.
Network KPI Commitments
Huawei propose to use a weightage system to ensure that the optimization strategy
is focused on key KPI impacting user experience. In large-scale deployment,
there would be network variables influencing the network performance including
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traffic load variance, user behaviors, site configuration, transmission capacity and
terminal performance.
In principle, KPIs that critically impact the user experience shall carry more
weightage than other traffic related KPIs. Each KPI will have a value. However,
greater emphasis shall be placed on 3g.
Huawei propose to consider network acceptance based on 80% acceptance criteria.
An acceptance matrix has been proposed to priorities the optimization strategy to
meet these KPI, please refer to below:
2g 25% 20%
3g 75% 60%
4 Project Implementation
Refarming Project
Technical
Director
Simulation Team
Terminal Team
On-Site Team
RAN Team
Core Team
OSS Team
5 Network Monitor Monitoring network alarm, performance, load and VIP etc. on
Team OSS, Support data modification and check during optimization.
Generate KPI report
4.2 Schedule
The estimated time duration for this service proposal is about [x weeks] in total
with the assumption of immediate kick-off and duration of refarming. The cost is
supposed to be changed if the assumption is deviant from the fact. [Put the time
line for the project]
Note
The schedule should be added according to bidding and discussed with Operator
8 Site survey R
11 RF cell planning
12 BSS/RAN HLD and LLD R
17 BTS/NodeB Integration R
18 BSS/RNC Commissioning R
27 Antenna tuning R
28 Network Inter-RAT operation optimization R
30 KPI report R
31 Network benchmark test (if applicable) R
32 Site acceptance R R
33 GSM KPI acceptance R R
Note
Responsibility matrix should be modified depend on the scope of work in preparation phase.
5 Huawei Experience
6 Conditions
Note
The conditions must be reviewed and added according to different project and contract.
HR Half Rate
PS Packet Switch
RF Radio Frequency
RND Radio Network Design
RAN Radio Access Network
RNC Radio Network Control
RAC Route area code
RSCP Received Signal Code Power
SC Scramble Code
USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module
UL Uplink
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
VIP Very Important