Making Wireless Better

Introduction to Optimization
Tools
Pankaj Ogale
Technical Support Engineer
TEMS Real-time Diagnostic Tools

TEMS Investigation
Based on log-files collected during drive test

TEMS Visualization
Based on GPEH data from Ericsson OSS

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TEMS INVESTIGATION- OVERVIEW

Complete solution- collect, analyze and post-process

network data

GSM, GPRS, EDGE & UMTS support

Supports UEs from different vendors

Post-processing functionality Route Analysis module

Reports UMTS RAN Tuning report

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TEMS Capabilities
Verify
- UMTS & GSM inter-system handover and cell-reselection
- Compressed mode behavior
- UMTS & GSM system accessibility

Optimize
- UMTS & GSM coverage and performance
- Soft handovers

Trouble-shoot
- Drop Calls, coverage imbalance
- Pilot Pollution
- Missing Neighbors

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TEMS Capabilities IRAT Handover
Verify
- UMTS & GSM inter-system handover and cell-reselection
- Compressed mode behavior
- UMTS & GSM system accessibility

Optimize
- UMTS & GSM coverage and performance
- Soft handovers

Trouble-shoot
- Drop Calls, coverage imbalance
- Pilot Pollution
- Missing Neighbors

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Troubleshooting with TEMS
Problems Symptoms
Pilot channel failure - high Pilot Ec/No <-16dB
downlink interference Pilot RSCP better than 100dBm
High DL RSSI
Drop Call

Pilot channel failure - out of pilot Pilot Ec/No <-16dB

coverage Pilot RSCP < -100dBm
Low DL RSSI
Drop Call

Pilot pollution In idle or Cell_FACH mode, UE is

unable to camp on a cell
In Cell_DCH mode, UE has high
Active Set update rate

Uplink and pilot coverage Pilot Ec/No >-16dB

imbalance UE transmit power at maximum
Drop call

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Troubleshooting Missing Neighbor I

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Troubleshooting Missing Neighbor II

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Troubleshooting Missing Neighbor III

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Troubleshooting - Pilot Pollution

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Post-processing functionality

New Route Analysis module which supports multiple log-

files simultaneously

Data selector for choosing views and tasks

Map views to display routes and binning

Pre-defined tasks include analysis of coverage,

handover
and calls

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Route Analysis Missing Neighbor

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Route Analysis Pilot Pollution

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Route Analysis Pilot Coverage

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Route Analysis Data Selector

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Route Analysis Synchronized View
In the Project view, select a specific event and utilize
the full synchronization in workspace.

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Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report - Highlights

Fast, easy creation of WCDMA tuning report in Word

format
Produces plots in MIF format
Provides flexibility to customize the report template
Supports both TEMS Investigation scanner and UE
measurements
Supports long call (Retainability) and short call
(Accessibility) categorization
Provides close to 40 charts/tables and 140 text objects
Potential Neighbor Candidate table to find missing neighbor
Pilot coverage information
Voice, CS and PS KPI statistics

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 Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

Supports both Scanner and CS/PS UE Measurement

Pilot Coverage Chart Ec/No vs RSCP (Scanner)

-25

-20

Distribution chart of Access Failures

Ec/No (dB)

-15

-10

-5 3.2% 3.2%
1.6%
1.6% 3.2%
0

RSCP (dBm)
14.3%

73.0%

Random Access Failure RRC Connection Setup not received RRC Connection Reject
RRC Connection Complete not sent Call Proceeding not received Radio Bearer Setup not received
Alert or Connect not received

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Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

Provides Key Performance tables & charts

RSCP >= - -92> RSCP >= -95> RSCP >= - RSCP < - Any Coverage
Cluster Percentage
92 -95 107 107 RSCP Class
Ec/No >= -9.7 91.60 0.54 0.61 5.95 98.70 Level 1 91.60
-9.7 > Ec / No >=
0.79 0.11 0.11 0.00 1.01 Level 2 1.44
-12
-12 > Ec / No >= -
0.04 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.22 Level 3 0.94
16
Ec/No < -16 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.08 Level 4 6.03
Any Ec/No 92.47 0.65 0.90 5.99 100 Total 100

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 Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

Provides engineering-level call classification and coverage

analysis on a cell level for verification and troubleshooting
Ca ll Se tup Failure Distribution

14 45

40
12
T o t a l C a ll S e t u p Fa ilu r e

35

10
30

T o t a l C a ll A t t e m p t s
8
25

20
6

15
4

10

2
5
K o k u b u n ty o u N is i_ 2
S e n d a ih o n ty o u _ 2

S e n d a ih o n ty o u _ 1
S e n d a ic h u o _ 2
S e n d a ic h u o _ 3
Itib a n ty o u _ 1

Itib a n ty o u _ 2
M is s in g S C
S e n d a i_ 3

S e n d a i_ 1

0 0
SC122

Cell Name (SC)

Alert or Connect not received Call Proceeding not received Measurement Control not received
Radio Bearer Setup not received Random A ccess Failure RRC Connection Complete not sent
RRC Connection Reject RRC Connection Setup not received Total A ttempt

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Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

Plots (Binned Scanner, Binned UE and Event)

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 Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

Potential neighbor candidates

TEMS Cell File

55 TEMS_-_Cell_names
Cell UARFCN SC CI CI_N_1 CI_N_2 CI_N_3 CI_N_4 CI_N_5
IMT-SANGUUBASHI1 96 1 2 3 4 5 6
IMT-SANGUUBASHI2 104 2 1 3 4 5 6
IMT-SANGUUBASHI3 112 3 1 2 4 5 6
IMT-SHINJUKUSAMON1 293 4 1 2 3 5 6
IMT-SHINJUKUSAMON2 301 5 1 2 3 4 6
IMT-SHINJUKUSAMON3 309 6 1 2 3 4 5

Compare scanner data with existing cell file

Condition: Cell SC CI SC1

IMT-SHINJUKUSAMON3 309 6
301
SC2
293
SC3
106
SC4
90
SC5
236
SC6
220
SC7
104
SC8
112
SC9 SC10 SC11 SC12 SC13 SC14 SC15
120 128 136 150 158
(68) (14) (14) (1) (1) (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
309 293 220 228 173 104 112 120 128 136 150 158
Ec/NoNth cell SC >= Ec/NoBest Serving cell SC NeighHyst dB
IMT-SHINJUKUSAMON2 301 5
(35) (11) (3) (8) (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
309 301 82 90 58 74 173 106 104 112 120 128 136 150 158
IMT-SHINJUKUSAMON1 293 4
(9) (7) (3) (7) (4) (1) (1) (11) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
104 293 301 309 120 128 136 150 158
IMT-SANGUUBASHI3 112 3
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
96 112 293 301 309 120 128 136 150 158
IMT-SANGUUBASHI2 104 2
(3) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
104 88 128 112 293 301 309 120 136 150 158
IMT-SANGUUBASHI1 96 1
(3) (2) (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
IMT- 293 90 74 173 301
82 32
SHINJUKUSUMIYOSHI2 (3) (3) (7) (3) (1)

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Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

Potential neighbor candidates

Potential Neighbor Scrambling Code (Sample Count)

Cell SC CI SC1 SC2 SC3 SC4 SC5 SC6 SC7 SC8 SC9 SC10 SC11 SC12 SC13 SC14 SC15
301 293 106 90 236 220 104 112 120 128 136 150 158
Cell1 309 6
(68) (14) (14) (1) (1) (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
309 293 220 228 173 104 112 120 128 136 150 158
Cell2 301 5
(35) (11) (3) (8) (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
309 301 90 58 74 173 106 104 112 120 128 136 150 158
Cell3 293 4 82 (3)
(9) (7) (7) (4) (1) (1) (11) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
104 293 301 309 120 128 136 150 158
Cell4 112 3
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
112 293 301 309 120 128 136 150 158
Cell5 104 2
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
112 293 301 309 120 128 136 150 158
Cell6 96 1
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)

Neighbor OK! Not in the Neighbor List In the Neighbor List but Not Measured
Potential to be added Potential to be removed

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Post-Processing
WCDMA RAN Tuning Report Example charts

KPI information and call statistics

Dropped Call Classification

Occurrences
Key Performance Indicator Cluster Table
2

Cluster Level Key Performance Indicators Result

1
CS Call Set-up Success rate 86.7%
Total Dropped Calls 8 0

Call Time between Drop (s)

CELL122
60.8 min

CELL324

CELL301

CELL72

CELL48

CELL40

CELL16

CELL0
Total Cluster Retainability 97.9% Cell

Handover Success Rate 99.8% DL Poor Coverage DL Poor Coverage (Next Event:Registration) High DL BLER

Distribution chart of Access Failures

Key Performance Indicator Cell Table 0.5% 4.3% 0.5%

2.1%2.1%
0.5%
8.6%
Total Call Total Call Setup Total Dropped Total SHO SHO Success 0.5%
Cell SC
Attempt Failure Call Attempt Rate
CELL11 0 16 1 1 36 100%
CELL104 104 8 0 0 15 100% 13.4%

CELL106 106 18 2 0 52 100% 67.4%

CELL112 112 57 4 0 81 100%

CELL114 114 22 18 0 22 100%
CELL120 120 43 1 0 145 100%
Random Access Failure RRC Connection Setup not received
CELL122 122 0 0 1 22 95.5% RRC Connection Reject RRC Connection Complete not sent
CELL123 123 6 0 0 32 96.9% Measurement Control not received Call Proceeding not received
Radio Bearer Setup not received Radio Bearer Setup not received (Next Event:Registration)
Alert or Connect not received Connect Acknow ledge not sent

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RAN Tuning Report Pilot
Pollution

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RAN Tuning Report PS Data
Performance

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TEMS Visualization Overview

PC-based, single-user data analysis tool

Revolutionary new optimization capabilities for both
GSM and WCDMA
Analyzes statistics at the regional level; performs detailed
analysis down to individual call level
Solves problems that were impossible to solve before
Sequence problems
Problems related to particular phones
Uses data collected by the Ericsson OSS

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TEMS Visualization Data Flow

PC with
TEMS Visualization
WCDMA

OSS RC
Application server

RNC GPEH GPEH GSM Module

Main window
Parser

WCDMA Module
File system R-PMO
R-PMO Parser
Main window
GSM

BSC

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Highlights of TEMS Visualization
WCDMA Module

Shows full details of all calls on an Ericsson WCDMA

network based on GPEH output
Provides a unique opportunity to identify missing
neighbors and pilot polluters
Key Features
Call Event Analyzer
Missing Neighbor Locator
Pilot Pollution Detector

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WCDMA Call Event Analyzer

Analyzes all calls

in your network
Dropped calls
SHO problems
Call-flow problems
Interference
problems
RAB usage

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WCDMA Call Event Analyzer

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WCDMA Missing Neighbor
Locator

Optimizes the WCDMA

neighbor plan
Suggests missing
neighbors per cell as
reported by the mobile
Drills down for analysis of
each missing relation
Graphically displays all
information on a map for
easy analysis
Exports to Excel

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WCDMA Missing Neighbor Locator

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WCDMA Pilot Pollution Detector
Finds the most polluted cells
Detects which cells are suffering from pilot pollution
Detects cells causing pilot pollution
Drills down for detailed analysis of possible polluting cells
Displays information graphically as well as in list views
Exports to Excel

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WCDMA Pilot Pollution Detector

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WCDMA Pilot Pollution Detector

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