3G Drive Test

Objectives
After this presentation you shall be able to:

Drive Test equipment

Drive Test performance
UE Performance
Log file Example
RSCP
EcNo
Modulation and Code utilisation
Throughput

Drive Test Equipment

There could be many reason for poor Performance like
Radio Conditions
UE Category & Performance
Measurements tool & Settings
TCP/IP Settings in PC
Nemo Script (e.g. wait time related to PDP context activation)

Server location and settings

HLR QoS Profile
Network Configuration and Parameters

Drive test Performance

The Drive Test tool with multiple UEs, Scanner and GPS can be used
The Scanner measures all used carriers/cells and their corresponding DL
scrambling codes,
UE only measures SC signals from the cells that the system has informed/ordered
the UE through the BCH (neighbour list) or via the measurement control msg.
UE:
RSCP Active/Monitored Set
Carrier RSSI
Ec/No Active/Monitored Set
UL/DL Data Throughput
The BLER downlink
Pilot BER
Random Access Initial Tx Power
Random Access Preamble Count & Step
SIR target (UE dependent)
UE Tx Power
Call Statistic: AMR, CS and PS data calls

Scanner:
For low coverage areas
For Antenna Installation problems
For Missing neighbours
For Coverage optimisation
With Scanner you can get following info from
the surrounding cells:
Different Scrambling codes
CPICH RSCP value (dBm)
CPICH EcNo value (dBm)

UE Performance HSDPA
UE Category has impact for the
throughput performance
Terminal Examples
Nokia N95
HSDPA Cat 6 terminal
Non- HSUPA terminal

16QAM modulation
Support a max of 5 codes
Max theoretical throughput ~3.6
Mbps
Merlin X950D
HSDPA Cat 8 terminal

HSUPA Cat 5 terminal

16QAM modulation
Support a max of 10 codes
Max theoretical throughput
~7.2 Mbps

UE
Categor Max. number of HS- Modula MIMO,DUAL Max DATA Rate
y
DSCH codes
tion
CELL
(Mbit/s)
1
5 16-QAM
1.2
2
5 16-QAM
1.2
3
5 16-QAM
1.8
4
5 16-QAM
1.8
5
5 16-QAM
3.6
6
5 16-QAM
3.6
7
10 16-QAM
7.2
8
10 16-QAM
7.2
9
15 16-QAM
10.1
10
15 16-QAM
14
11 5
QPSK
0.9
12
5 QPSK
1.8
13
15 64-QAM
17.6
14
15 64-QAM
21.1
15
15 16-QAM MIMO
23.4
16
15 16-QAM MIMO
28
19
15 64-QAM MIMO
35.3
20
15 64-QAM MIMO
42.2
21
15 16-QAM Dual-Cell
23.4
22
15 16-QAM Dual-Cell
28
23
15 64-QAM Dual-Cell
35.3
24
15 64-QAM Dual-Cell
42.2

Log File Example

RSCP

(RX-LEV)

Log File Example

EcNo (RX-QUAL)

Log File Example

DATA

Active Set Update to add new

target cell to AS
Physical Channel Reconf. to
Reconfigure the HS-DPCCH in
the new target cell for UL
signaling- (not happening in case
Intra BTS-SCC)

After reserving resources in the

new target cell RNC sends the
Radio bearer reconfiguration
message to the UE

After receiving the first HS-DSCH

packet from the target cell the UE
send the Radio bearer
reconfiguration complete message to
the RNC, which can release
resources from the source cell

Log File Example

Modulation and Code Utilisation

Log File Example

DL throughput

Measurement Type: Intra-frequency measurements

Reporting events:
1A: A primary CPICH enters the reporting range
1B: A primary CPICH leaves the reporting range
1C: A non-active CPICH becomes better than an active
primary CPICH
Periodical reporting / event triggered
Measurement quantity: CPICH Ec/No
etc.

1A: A Primary CPICH Enters the Reporting Range

ActiveSetWeightingCoefficient

Ec/Io

FMCS; 0..2; 0.1; 0

Strongest CPICH in AS

P CPICH 1

P CPICH 2

AdditionWin

FMCS; 0..14.4; 0

1
2

P CPICH 3
time
3
AdditionTime

TS 25.331 RR
Event 1A:

AdditionTime
AdditionReportingInterval

Measurement
Report

no

FMCS; 0..5000; 100 ms

FMCS; 0..16; 0.5 s

Add to
the AS?

Event 1A reports:
all AS cells + 2 monitored cells

RNC

MaxActive
SetSize:
FMCS; 2..3; 3

M_new >
W * M_sum +
( 1 - W )* M_bes
AdditionWindo

1B: A Primary CPICH leaves the Reporting Range

Ec/Io

Strongest CPICH in AS
P CPICH 1
DropWindow

P CPICH 2

FMCS; 0..14.4; 0.5; 6 dB

2
1
P CPICH 3

Event 1B:
M_old <
W * M_sum +
( 1 - W )* M_best
DropWindow

Time
DropTime
FMCS; 0..5000; 640 ms

DropTime
Measurement
Report

Remove the
reported cell
from the AS

1C: A non-active CPICH becomes better than an active primary CPICH

AS has 3 cells

Ec/Io

P CPICH 1
P CPICH 2
P CPICH 4

MaxA
SetS
FMCS;

ReplacementWindow

P CPICH 3

weakest CPICH3 in AS

ReplacementW

FMCS; 0..14.4; 0.5

tim
Event 1C:

M_new > MlnAS +

ReplacementWindow/2

Replacement
ReportingInterval

ReplacementTime

no
ReplacementTime
FMCS; 0..5000; 640 ms

Measurement
Report

FMCS; 0..16; 0.5 s

AS
update?

RNC

Thanks