Frequency Redesign(900 MHz)

1. Preface
Outside Kampala, all sites are on Baseband hopping. To increase frequency gain and
site capacity to S555, Customer has requested for SFH 1 X 1.
This includes, BCCH tightening, TCH frequency retune and associated parameter
adjustments.
Following details will cover technical details, coverage predictions and procedures
related to its execution.

2. Current Configuration
PGSM-900 is divided in 2 groups:
BCCH Band
TCH Band
Total ARFCN :40 - 7.8 MHz
ARFCN BCCH: 18 - 3.6 MHz
ARFCN TCH:20 - 4.2 MHz

Frequency Hopping: Base Band

BCCH
Band

Guard
Frequency

TCH Band

1--18

19

20--39

3. Proposed Configuration
Frequency Hopping:
Frequency reuse:

Synthesizer Frequency Hopping

1x1

BCCH
Band

Guard
Frequency

TCH Band

115

16

17--39

New frequency plan:

BSC-5-FREQUENCIE
S.xls

4. MAIO Management
With proposed configuration we will have MAIO range from 0 22.
Blocked MAIO plan will be implemented:
Sector

MAIO

0 6 12 18

2 8 14 20

4 10 16 22

4 MAIOs per sector mean we can implement S444 for 900 MHz TCH TRX.
MAIO plan is attached:

MAIO plan
BSC2,3,4,5.xlsx

5. Channel Group Modifications

In order to implement SFH on 900, CHGP 0 and CHGP 1 should be defined. BCCH
defined on CHGP 0 and HOP as OFF.
For CHGP 1 SFH will be implemented on separate TG.

CHGP definitions
BSc2-3-4-5.xls

6. C/I PLOTS FOR THE CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN (BSC

5)

FIGURE 1: C/I PLOT WITH THE CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN (BSC5)

7. C/I PLOTS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN (BSC 5)

FIGURE 2: C/I PLOTS FOR THE NEW FREQUENCY PLAN (BSC5)

8. Total C/I statistics BSC 5 - BEFORE

Ranges
0 ~ 15
15 ~ 100

Percentage Sub
Percentage Total
Area
Area
1467.29
2.0921856
2.0921856
41299.87
42.56145
42.56145

Area (km)

9. Total C/I statistics BSC 5 AFTER

Rang
es
0~
15
15 ~
100

Area
(km)

Percentage
Sub Area

Percentage Total Area

%
samples

215.67

0.2222581

0.2222581

0.5%

41616.01

42.88725

42.88725

99.5%

PERCENTAGE OF SAMPLES WITH C TO I GREATER

THAN 15 IS 99.5%

10.

C/A PLOTS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN (BSC 5)

11.

Ranges
-3.1419 ~ 0
0 ~ 100

Total C/A statistics BSC 5 AFTER

Percentage Sub Percentage Total
Area (km) Area
Area
25.62
0.02640261
0.02640261
41806.06
43.08311
43.08311

PERCENTAGE OF SAMPLES GREATER THAN 0dB is 99.99%

12.
C/I PLOTS FOR CURRENT FREQQUENCY PLANBSC3

FIGURE 3: C/I PLOT FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN (BSC3)

13.

TOTAL C/I PLOT FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN BSC3

FIGURE 4: C/I PLOTS WITH THE NEW FREQUENCY PLAN ON BSC3

14.
Ranges
-4.7716 ~
0
0 ~ 100

15.

Ranges

TOTAL C/I PLOTS BSC3-BEFORE

Area (km)
11.34
165290.73

Percentage Sub
Area

Percentage Total
Area

0.006860168
99.99314

0.006860168
99.99314

TOTAL C/I STATS BSC3 AFTER

Area (km)

Percentage Sub
Area

Percentage Total
Area

-2.0432 ~
0
15 ~ 100

16.

0.36
98548.34

0.000217783
59.6171248

0.000217783
59.6171248

C/A PLOTS FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC3

FIGURE 5: C/A PLOT FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC3

17.

C/A PLOT FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN BSC3

FIGURE 6: C/A PLOTS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN -BSC3

18.

TOTAL C/A STATS

Ranges
-6.1518
~0

Area (km)
236.79

BSC3-BEFORE

Percentage Sub
Area
0.1432468

Percentage Total
Area
0.1432468

0 ~ 100

19.

99.85675

99.85675

TOTAL C/A STATS BSC3-AFTER

Ranges
-3.2746
~0
0 ~ 100

20.

165065.28

Area (km)

Percentage Sub
Area

12.67
165289.4

0.007664756
99.99234

Percentage Total
Area
0.007664756
99.99234

C/I PLOT FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

FIGURE 7: C/I PLOT FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN

21.

C/I PLOT FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

FIGURE 8: C/I PLOT FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

22.

Ranges
-2.3041 ~
0
0 ~ 12
12 ~ 15
15 ~ 100

C/I STATS FOR CURRENT FREQUENCYPLAN-BSC2

Area (km)
0.88
788.85
386.5
11096.06

Percentage Sub
Area
0.004681511
4.196602
2.056141
59.02991

Percentage Total
Area
0.004681511
4.196602
2.056141
59.02991

23.

Ranges
-2.7848 ~
0
0 ~ 12
12 ~ 15
15 ~ 100

24.

C/I STATS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

Area (km)
6.56
564.56
254.7
10369.33

Percentage Sub
Area

Percentage Total
Area

0.03489853
3.003402
1.354978
55.16379

0.03489853
3.003402
1.354978
55.16379

C/A PLOT FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

FIGURE 9: C/A PLOTS FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

25.

C/A PLOTS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

FIGURE 10: C/A PLOTS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

26.

C/A STATS FOR CURRENT FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

Ranges
-4.8677
~0
0 ~ 100

Area (km)
58.8
18738.55

Percentage Sub
Area
0.3128101
99.68719

Percentage Total
Area
0.3128101
99.68719

27.

C/A STATS FOR NEW FREQUENCY PLAN-BSC2

Ranges
-3.0801
~0
0 ~ 100

28.

Area (km)
2.99
12271.51

Percentage Sub
Area

Percentage Total
Area

0.0159065
65.28319

0.0159065
99.98409

Procedure for Implementation

Drive tests will be carried throughout BSC5 to bench mark after the new plan is
implemented. The existing plan should be treated as a fall back plan. This frequency plan
needs to be implemented in two steps. In the first step, new BCCH and SFH plan for BSC5
will be implemented. Optimization drives will commence immediately after the
implementation of this plan. In the second step, remaining upcountry BSCs will be done
with cluster approach. After implementation of SFH, optimization drives should commence
immediately to ensure call setup and quality. Daily KPI statistics will be closely monitored
in the following days to ensure performance.
Implementation on second cluster can commence once required results have been achieved from
the first cluster.