Fast LTE Refarming Solution PDF

Fast LTE Refarming Solution
Issue Chengfangyuan
Date 2014-04-14

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About This Document
With the LTE technology develop, more and more users use LTE network, LTE band width
cannot satisfy user requirement, the operator need to release part of 2G/3G frequency used for
LTE, LTE band width become wider. This solution is LTE Refarming.
The normal LTE Refarming method is to remove cells neighbor relationship, remove external
neighbors, and remove inter-frequency, then change cells LTE central frequency and band
width. If whole network has more than 3000 sites, one time Refarming 100 sites, in this way
you need to execute about 70,000 commands and it will take about 10 hours. And if its a
commercial network, the operator wont satisfy so long time site disconnect.
Even choose CME to generate incremental scripts, there is another problem is plan area build.
If whole network has more than 3000 sites, and take whole network as a plan area, it will take
a very long time to create this plan area. If just choose tier 3 sites, it will take a very long time
to plan these sites, also select these sites in the plan area of M2000 CME is a big work,
because CME cannot support sites list important, and you should select these sites one by one.
In this document, it will introduce a very fast way for LTE Refarming, which will great
improve the LTE Refarming efficiency. Its basic principle is: use offline CME to delete all
the Refarming cells neighbor and external neighbor, then use this site configure to instead the
current site configure, and use ANR to build all the external neighbors and neighbor
relationship.

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Contents
1 Refarming Workflow ................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1 Fast LTE Refarming Solution ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Work flaw for LTE Refarming..................................................................................................................................... 1-1
2 The Operation Deatils............................................................................................................... 2-3
2.1 Check Cells Status ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.2 Check Alarms ................................................................................................................................................................. 2-3
2.3 Backup XML File from M2000................................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.4 New XML Generate ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.4.1 Frenquency Change with CME ......................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.4.2 Bulk Modify Configure Data............................................................................................................................. 2-3
2.4.3 Check Modify Result .......................................................................................................................................... 2-6
2.4.4 Export New XML File ........................................................................................................................................ 2-7
2.5 Batch Commands Generate.......................................................................................................................................... 2-9
2.6 Upload Scripts to M2000 Ftp Server........................................................................................................................ 2-10
2.7 Batch Commands Execute ......................................................................................................................................... 2-10
3 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 3-13
3.1 KPI Compare Before and After Refarming ............................................................................................................. 3-13
3.2 F&Q................................................................................................................................................................................ 3-14
3.2.1 SET Frequency Failed ...................................................................................................................................... 3-14
3.2.2 Cell power exceeding RRU's capability ........................................................................................................ 3-15
3.2.3 No Information................................................................................................................................................... 3-16
3.2.4 The system is processing a batch configuration command ........................................................................ 3-16
3.2.5 Reasonable Power Setting Checking ............................................................................................................. 3-17


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1 Refarming Workflow
1.1 Fast LTE Refarming Solution
Fast LTE Refarming solution is faster than normal Refarming solution, because all the
neighbor relative scripts delete will be down offline, and neighbor relationship add base on
ANR. The solution as follows:
Check the site status and alarms, make sure all Refarming sites are connected to
M2000 and there is no big alarm issue.
Backup the latest XML configure of LTE sites from M2000.
Import these XML configures in CME, export the Radio data and Bulk modify
configure data from CME, save as xlsx format.
Modify these parameters in xlsx file, import xlsx file to CME, and delete neighbors
and external cells during xlsx file import.
Check the modify result and export the new XML file.
Upload the new XML to site, and activate the site.
Check the sites status, bandwidth, frequency and relative parameters, finish LTE
Refarming work.
1.2 Work flaw for LTE Refarming
Fast LTE Refarming work flaw as follows:

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Site Status/Alarms
Check
Configure Data
Backup
Site Status Check
New XML Load and
Site Activate
Current Frequency
and Configure Audit
Configure Data
Import CME
Frequency/Configur
e Modify Resutlt
Audit
Radio Parameters
and Bulk Modify
Parameters Export
Y
N
All Parameters
Changed
Frequency/Bandwidt
h/Bulk Modify
Parameters Change
End
New XML Export
Start
Neighbors Relative
Parameters Delete
Modified File Import
CME


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2 The Operation Deatils
2.1 Check Cells Status
Before start LTE Refarming, should check the sites status, to confirm all the sites status works
normal, especially for the disconnect site, should resolve before Refarming, all it will affect
Refarming failure.
Because one time there are many sites to Refarming, so its difficult to check one by one, you
do better to use Batch command to export all cells status.
The following is one sites cell status check, for Batch command execute, please reference
2.7 Batch Commands Execute.
DSP CELL:; {13811}

2.2 Check Alarms
Before start LTE Refarming, should check the sites alarms, to confirm there is no alarm that
will affect the site restart.
Because one time there are many sites to Refarming, so its difficult to check one by one, you
do better to use Batch command to export all the Current, Critical alarms.
The following is one sites alarm check example, for Batch command execute, please
reference 2.7 Batch Commands Execute.

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LST
ALMLOG:ALMTP=ALL,CLRFLG=CLEARED-0&UNCLEARED-1, ALVL=CRITICAL-1&
MAJOR-0&MINOR-0&WARNING-0; {13811}

2.3 Backup XML File from M2000
In the traditional way XML backup, we will search Site name in M2000, then backup it; or we
backup the entire XML file together, and then choose the XML that you want. But if there are
hundred sites, it will take a lot of time, the following method, give you a fast way to collect
the exactly sites XML files that you want.
1. Export the NE XML file path.

2. Open the file, and lookup NE XML file path which you want to export.

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3. Import this file to M2000 to choose the NEs, and backup the XML files.


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4. Download NEs XML files.


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2.4 New XML Generate
2.4.1 Frenquency Change with CME
1. Import the cfg file to CME.

2. Export the Radio data and change the earfcn and bandwidth:

3. Select the following 5 items, and then specify the path of the exporting radio data.

4. Open the file exported by last step and change the earfcn and bandwidth in the cell sheet.

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5. Save the change and import to CME to update the Radio data.

Here there is a difference, for normal cells, you should delete all the neighbors and external
neighbors; for CA cells, you cannot delete the Co-sector CA bind neighbors.
I. For Normal Cells
Select Cell and the 4 items. Select delete, un-select create X2eNodeB, then next.

II. For CA Cells
For CA Cells, delete neighbor operation should be change, because Co-sector cells cannot
remove neighbors in CA situation. Operation as follows:
Open the Radio data, manually delete all the inter-freq and intra-freq neighbors excluding
co-site neighbors in EutranIntraFreqNCell and EutranInterFreqNCell; delete all the
EutranExternalCell and EutranInterNFreq.
Select Cell and the 4 items. Select Update, un-select create X2eNodeB, then next

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2.4.2 Bulk Modify Configure Data
According to customer requirement, choose the parameters that you need to change during
LTE Refarming. Here take PDCCH Intial Symbol Number modify as an example.
1. Export base station bulk configuration data.

2. Select cells that you need to change.

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3. Click Custom MOC, Search Cellpdcchalgo, then select save path.


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4. Open file, and load the Macro.

5. Set PDCCH Intial Symbol Number to 1.

6. Import changed Macro data.

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7. Select the sites that need to update.

2.4.3 Check Modify Result
After all the above finish, you can check your modify result.
1. Check the Earfcn and Bandwidth to confirm whether already change.

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2. Confirm neighbor cell has been deleted (Red Cross means delete).

3. Check parameters that need to change by customer required.

2.4.4 Export New XML File
1. All above job done, you can export the final cfg file then rename them.

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2. Specify the output path, select all the sites, and select all the checks, then next.


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3. Then you can find the final cfg file, un-compress them and open one site by notepad to
verify the earfcn.

2.5 Batch Commands Generate
If execute site one by one, it will waste a lot of time, use batch commands can improve
execute efficient. Follow the operation sequence, 8 batch scripts need to be loaded for the
Refarming.
DSP CELL: double check the site status before Refarming;
DLD CFGFILE: down the new XML file from M2000 to site;
LST CFGFILE: check the XML files date in site, to confirm the XML is the new file
that already be modified;
ACT CFG: activate the site, this should be done in mid-night;
DSP CELL: check the cells status, make sure all cells are on air;
LST CELL: check the cells frequency and bandwidth, to confirm the cells already
Refarming;
ADD Interfreq: because around LTE Refarming cells, which may have not be
Refarming, so Refarming cells should add these cells frequency, then ANR can add
these cells as neighbor;
Modify PDSCH: because after Refarming, the bandwidth will change, if keep the
same PDSCH, the cells Max transmit power will change, it maybe exceed the RRU
power limitation, and lead to cells cannot activate.


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Following Script Maker is used for scripts generate, you just need to input the sites name in
the first sheet and file path in 2-DLD CFGFILE_WestBrom, you can get the above scripts.

S c r i p t Ma k e r . r a r

2.6 Upload Scripts to M2000 Ftp Server
Upload Scripts to M2000 Ftp Server, the file path should be same as batch 2 DLD
CFGFILE, such as /export/home/sysm/Refarming/20140226

2.7 Batch Commands Execute
1. Login in M2000, and open Task Management.


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2. Create MML Script task.

3. Select Run now.

4. Choose your MML script, select script run result, from the result you can get whether
your script execute successfully or not.

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5. Check the run result, you can get how many success and how many failures.


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3 Summary
Fast LTE Refarming can greatly improve efficiency. We take EE as an example, use the
traditional method, one nightly can only Refarming 50 sites, while use fast LTE Refarming,
one night can active 200 sites.
After Refarming (from 10M to 20M), the LTE performance is stable, and DL throughput has a
great improve.
3.1 KPI Compare Before and After Refarming

Session Drop Rate

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Average Downlink Throughput

Inter-frequency handover success rate
3.2 F&Q
In this chapter, summarize several problems that we frequently meet during our Refarming,
which may useful for other projects.
All the following examples happened 2G and LTE share MRFU situation.
3.2.1 SET Frequency Failed
Issue Description
After execute ACT CFGFILE, and find cell instance state is Uninstall and Reason for
Latest state change is SET Frequency Failed.

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Root Cause
This problem caused by our RRU 35M bandwidth limitations, 2G frequency and LTE
frequency span more 35M, it will affect LTE cell cannot activate.

Problem Check Method
1) 4G:
Check 4G MRFU version, if MRFUe, every cell should have 2 MRFUs, if MRFUd, each cell
has 1 MRFU.
a. DSP BRD:;
b. DSP BRDMFRINFO;
2) 2G:
Check 2G frequency setting, if 2G frequency and LTE frequency span more than 35M, it will
have issue.
a. Select co-site 2G cells BSC;
b. LST GTRX;--------in put 4G Co-site site name.
Be careful, each MRFU cannot support more than 35M (2G+4G), all it will have set
frequency failed issue.

3.2.2 Cell power exceeding RRU's capability
Issue Description
Latest state change is Cell power exceeding RRU's capability.
Root Cause
This is because after Refarming, if LTEs bandwidth increases, LTE power will increase too,
and it may exceed the RRU production specification.

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1) MOD PDSCHCFG; ---------to 152 or 170;
2) DSP CELL;
If after you change PDSCHCFG to 152, the cell instance state still Uninstall, you should
check 2G Power, need to modify the 2G TRXs port setting.
3.2.3 No Information

Issue Description
Latest state change is No Information.

Root Cause
This is because after Refarming, if LTEs bandwidth increases, LTE power will increase too,
and it may exceed the RRU production specification.
1) MOD PDSCHCFG; ---------to 152 or 170;
2) UBL CELL;
3) ACT CELL(if DSP CELL, you see the site still uninstall);
4) DSP CELL;
If after you change PDSCHCFG to 152, the cell instance state still Uninstall, you should
check 2G Power, need to modify the 2G TRXs port setting.
3.2.4 The system is processing a batch configuration command
Issue Description
After execute ACT CFGFILE, and find The system is processing a batch configuration
command and leads to ACT CFGFILE failure.

Root Cause
This is because the site starts Batchfile command, you should stop it this command.

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1) LST BATCHFILESN:;
2) END BATCHFILESN:
Found the Batchfile session ID, and stop it, then you can execute this site.

3.2.5 Reasonable Power Setting Checking
Most of sites activate failure is caused by RRU power setting exceed the RRU product
specification. GSM and LTE share the MRFU, so you should check GSM and LTE two areas
to confirm the power setting is reasonable.
I. LTE Power Setting Check
1) LST PDSCHCFG:;---------Check the PDSCH and PB;
2) LST CELLDLPCPDSCHPA:;----------Check PA;
3) Check the current cells' power value from the following configuration;
From these steps, you can get the current LTE cells power setting.

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4) DSP BRD:;-------- To get the MRFUs slot information. And also you can confirm this
cell configured as MRFUd or MRFUe, if it's MRFUe every cell need 2 MRFUs, if it's
MRFUd every cell only need 1 MRFU.

5) DSP BRDMFRINFO;--------To get the Boards serial number.
From Board serial number, you can exactly confirm GSM cell and LTE cell share which
board.

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6) LST SECTOR:;-------Check the cells' port setting(For eRan6.0, you need to input the
Sector ID, or it wont export the useful information).
Eran3.0

Eran6.0

From up steps, you can get exactly each cells power setting on each MRFU board; if it's
MRFUd, also you can get each port power used in 4G parts.
II. GSM Power Setting Check
1) LST GTRX--------Check GSM Cells' TRX Subrack, Slot, and TRX antenna port (If it's
MRFUe, there is no TRX antenna port).

2) LST GTRXDEV--------Check each TRX's power;
Compare with step1), you can get each MRFU power setting in 2G parts; if it's MRFUd,
also you can get each ports power in 2G parts.

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3) DSP BTSELABEL;------To get the BarCode, in put the same slots information.(Optional,
if you cannot confirm 2G and 4G share which board, you can check by this way)
From this step, you can get exactly board information, compare 4G board inform, if they
have the same BardCode, which mean these 2G and 4G cells share the same board.

III. Conclusion
From the production, the power limitation as follows,
For MRFUd, it has two antenna ports, each ports can support 80W,whole MRFUd can
support 160W;
For MRFUe, , it only have one antenna ports, one port can support 120W,whole MRFUd
can support 120W;
Plus the 2G AND 4G power, to check whether power exceeds the MRFU limitation. And if
it's MRFUd, also should check whether exceed each port limitation.

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