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Cell Planning Forum 2005 Day One: Tuesday 14 June 2005
09.00 Registration and refreshments 14.10 Maximising Efficiency And Minimising Interference
On Your Multi-Technology Antennas
09.25 Welcoming address ● Investigating the effect of multi-technology antennas on
Alex Lawrence, Conference Producer, IIR Telecoms & Technology - Cell capacity for 2G and 3G services
- Service delivery and data rates
09.30 Introductory address from the Chair ● Reducing the effects of interference to improve capacity and speed of service
● Employing different types of antenna to improve performance
- How can MIMO help?
Multi-Technology Cell Planning - Implementing MIMO over normal antennas
09.40 Telenor Mobil Case Study: Planning Complementary Speaker to be confirmed,
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Networks Running On EDGE And UMTS To Provide
O P E R AT O R
Universal High-Speed Data Coverage 14.50 Automated Planning And Optimisation For Dual
● Developing a strategy for coverage of GSM, EDGE and UMTS GSM/UMTS Networks
- Is there a good business case for rolling out both EDGE and UMTS in ● Explaining the need for joint planning, operation and optimisation of 2G and
the same areas? 3G networks
- Outlining key factors to decide where UMTS should be deployed - Shared infrastructure
● Do the customers need to know if there is EDGE, UMTS or both in a - Smart inter-working as part of a global network operation strategy
given area? - Potential problems due to the overlay of GSM and UMTS networks
- What can we learn from publicly advertised WLAN hotspots? ● Optimising the RF design of a dual network
● To what extent is the rollout driven by the market or by the regulator? - Different levels of shared infrastructure
- Site location: accounting for partial and total overlay between GSM and
● Can 3G coverage ever be as good as 2G?
UMTS networks
Bjorn Amundsen, Director of Coverage, Telenor Mobil - Analysing the impact of the operator’s network management policy on
multi-technology design
10.20 Cell Planning For WCDMA And Optimising Your ● Automating the optimisation of the RRM and MM parameters
GSM/WCDMA Network Interactions - Dynamic multi-technology network operation principles
● Building out your WCDMA network - Exploiting key synergies from having a unified platform for multi-technology
- Establishing your company’s service offerings network optimisation
- Developing traffic prediction models for WCDMA service uptake ● Outlining practical examples of multi-technology planning
- Mapping out the areas for your WCDMA cell deployment ● Summary and conclusions
● Managing handover between network technologies - Addressing the current needs and being prepared for the short and mid
- Optimising the transition from GSM to WCDMA term future
● Planning and optimising shared sites and antennas to support both Juan Ramiro, Principal Engineer, Optimi
technologies
15.30 Afternoon refreshments
● Optimising your GSM network to facilitate hard handovers and to support
services available on WCDMA
16.00 Cell Planning And Dimensioning To Meet Users’
Shirin Dehghan, CEO, Arieso Requirements For High Quality End-To-End Services
● End-to-end 2G/2.5G/3G network dimensioning, capacity planning and
O P E R AT O R
● Differentiating between 2G/3G border cells and non border cells ● Optimising GPRS/EDGE networks to maintain quality and throughput while
- Definition of border cells or non border cells delivering data services in multi-vendor networks
- Managing border cells
● Taking and analysing network measurements and KPI s to enhance 2G/2.5G
- Parameter set definition
network utilisation and benefit for capacity planning
● Establishing criteria for cell reselection between 2G and 3G
● Propagation models in urban environments and the challenges involved in
● Finding a secure way to make IRAT handovers obtaining adequate predictions - an operator point of view
● Insights: parameter settings ● Drive testing an (E)GPRS network, and determining how to improve your
- Drive test results for different parameter sets network supervision and problem detection procedures
● Analysing the pros and cons of border cell differentiation
Ahmad Abdullah, Engineering Manager, Spacetel Syria
Erich Manzer, Senior Radio Optimisation Engineer, ONE
16.40 Applying Spatial Traffic Analysis To Improve Your
12.10 Selecting And Optimising 3G Base Station Sites And Radio Network Planning
Antennas In Accordance With Your 3G Customer ● Describing the effect of 3G networks’ sensitivity to traffic location on user
Migration Strategy experience and network performance
● Assessing how your company’s plans for migrating customers to 3G ● Outlining the effect of traffic analysis assumptions on predicted KPI's
will affect the scale of your initial cell planning and your base station ● Examining the changes in the planning process required to deploy
site selections advanced spatial traffic analysis
● Planning your network to meet the coverage and demand expected ● Anticipating what effect spatial traffic distribution will have on HSDPA
- Locating and configuring your Node Bs to support the initial traffic planning and performance
load and combinations anticipated
- Developing strategies and contingency plans to cost effectively Stefan Verwijmeren, Network Planning and Optimisation Expert,
meet demand TNO ICT
● Optimising link budgets, capacity and cell planning to support your planned
3G service offerings 17.20 Open Forum Session
- Building flexibility into your planning This is your opportunity to discuss issues not otherwise addressed during
● Balancing speed of deployment against poor site locations for early 3G the day; to offer insights from your own experience; and to gain advice on
network rollout questions relevant to you.
- Optimising shared sites to compensate for suboptimal site locations
- Examining the impact of different antenna types and tilts on cell 17.50 Closing address by the Chair and end of day one
capacity and range Drinks Reception
Thomas Neubauer, Managing Director, Symena Please join us to meet your fellow delegates and speakers in an
12.50 Lunch informal environment. A great chance to make new contacts and
relax after a busy day!
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Day Two: Wednesday 15 June 2005
network performance
VimpelCom’s Trials Of HSDPA And The Lessons
Learnt So Far
O P E R AT O R
● Analysing the impact of these changes upon the role of coverage, signal strength
interference and capacity as KPIs in cell planning ● Specifying performance targets for HSDPA
- How does this relate to the technical differences between WCDMA and ● Describing the process of vendor selection to run the trials
GSM networks? - Who was considered?
● Measurement based vs. automatic network optimisation - How did their specifications differ?
● Investigating how to evaluate the performance of your WCDMA network ● Achieving compatibility between the HSDPA solution and existing infrastructure
based upon ● Measuring performance at delivering voice and data services
- Efficiency - How far did these meet original performance targets?
- Cost - What progress is envisioned and what key findings have emerged?
- Customer satisfaction ● Examining the state of the technology and the market to determine if and
Dr Wolf Mende, Head of New Technologies & Process Optimisation, when to proceed to full-scale deployment
T-Mobile International Alexey Potryakhaev, Senior Engineer, VimpelCom
11.00 Morning refreshments 15.30 Afternoon refreshments
11.30 Maximising Network Capacity Using Distributed Cell 16.00 Comparing And Trialing Next-Generation Radio
Site Architecture Technologies To Establish A Network Evolution Path
● Investigating key difficulties in deploying 3G networks ● Outlining Optimus’ technical requirements for a next-generation network
O P E R AT O R
their locations
- How much should you take them into account for initial network deployments? - Efficiency - Capacity - Flexibility - Viable cell sizes
- Incorporating handset replacement strategies into your forecasts of service ● Investigating the impact of TDD’s non line of sight properties upon coverage
uptake and usage planning
● Locating key targets for customer acquisition based upon your 3G roll-out ● Forecasting the services you need to support and dimensioning your network
- Is it cost effective to increase cell coverage to include them? using an appropriate reference service
● Optimising your cell sites and antenna to maximise cell coverage in the ● Optimising your uplink and downlink budgets to manage voice and
short term data services
● Planning to accommodate cell shrinkage in the longer term ● Tracking service usage to optimise your systems post-launch
Daniel Dribinski, Technology Director, Schema Cristian Irmler, CTO, Airdata
12.50 Lunch 17.20 Open Forum Session
This is your opportunity to discuss issues not otherwise addressed during the
day; to offer insights from your own experience; and to gain advice on
questions relevant to you.
09.00 Registration and refreshments 14.10 T-Mobile Case Study: Evaluating Different 3G
Network Topologies In A Hilly Urban Environment
09.30 Introductory address from the Chair
C A S E S T U DY
● Describing the environment/scenario with commercially available databases
and defining requirements for accuracy of databases
09.40 Maximising Cell Capacity And Coverage To Minimise ● Selecting the appropriate propagation models
New Base Station Deployment In Rural Areas - Empirical and statistical models
● Key arguments for minimising network rollout in rural areas
O P E R AT O R
- Effects of applying the algorithm and lessons for the future ● Describing the principal in-house optimisation tool - ORNA (Orange Radio
Network Analyzer)
Grant O’Reilly, Software Engineer, MTN
● Gathering data from multiple sources; drive tests, counters and probes
with acknowledgements to Dr E.M. Ehlers, Professor of Computer
- Presenting the data in an efficient manner for easy analysis
Science, University of Johannesburg
● Integrating new sites into your network smoothly and quickly, including
managing your scrambling code definition and neighbour list
Cost Effective Urban Cell Planning ● Utilising your probes to support neighbouring cell addition/deletion tools
● Building, assessing and using an interference matrix based on measurement
12.10 Managing Three Dimensional Cell Planning To reports
Achieve Superior Network Coverage And Quality Yigal Amoyal, Regional Manager, Cell Planning & Optimisation
In Urban Environments Ehud Riesenberg, Optimisation Department Manager,
● Outlining the flaws in typical urban cell planning methods that optimise Orange Israel
reception above ground level
- Examining how this impacts high-rise urban areas 16.40 Analysing The Impact Of Software Defined Radio
● Understanding indoor vs. outdoor traffic patterns to better forecast and And Cognitive Radio On Future Cell Planning
model traffic distributions ● Comparing the reality and hype of SDR; is it a disruptive technology or a
● Modelling voice and data, indoor and outdoor traffic in three dimensions to technical trend?
provide an accurate input for cell optimisation ● Investigating key drivers for SDR and Cognitive Radio
● Examining propagation modelling strategies for high-rise urban ● Analysing the benefits and limitations of Cognitive Radio
environments - Frequency re-use
● Case study: employing 3D cell planning in Manhattan - Spectral efficiency
Yann Le Helloco, Technology Director, Marconi Wireless - Impact on cellular networks
● Analysing the impact of Cognitive Radio on spectrum allocation
12.50 Lunch Hans-Otto Scheck, Principal Engineer, Radio Architectures, Nokia
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Cell Planning Forum 2005
Crowne Plaza, Vienna, 13-16 June 2005
Pre-Conference Masterclass Day - Monday 13 June 2005
Schema’s one-day masterclass is aimed at all those who are planning to deploy, or are deploying, a WCDMA network.
Learn valuable techniques and strategies to deploy most efficiently, swiftly and with a high quality of service
Optimising shared WCDMA/GSM antennas to maximise 3G Addressing the challenges of measuring WCDMA
coverage without compromising 2G quality and capacity network quality improvements with a rapidly growing
1. What topographical features can be leveraged to improve 3G coverage in typical subscriber base
antenna sharing scenarios? 1. The importance of traffic forecasting in designing a new 3G network
2. How can operators minimise the effects of interference between WCDMA and GSM on 2. Evaluating the different forecasting approaches
the same antenna?
3. How to best utilise the selected forecasting methodology
3. Effectively maintaining the GSM quality at low cost and with less engineering resources
4. Discussion
4. Discussion
Maximising the benefit of rolling out Remote Electrical Tilt
Using 3G usage forecasts to effectively dimension network Antennas in an ever-growing WCDMA network
traffic and provision the network accordingly
1. The joint value of Optimal Cell Planning and RET antennas
1. What are the most important measurable quality parameters and how should they
2. How to provision effectively with RET antennas to accommodate substantial growth
be measured?
3. Discussion
2. Comparing network performance under different loads
3. Discussion
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