CPICH Optimization

EUGAP, Singapore, Nov 2011 Presentation by: David Thayalan

Agenda

Objective Technical Background Deployment Area Performance Results

Traffic Results
Capacity Results Summary

CPICH Optimization Drivers

Deployment of CPICH optimization is driven by:
Improving current 3G coverage and increase 3G traffic Improve in-building penetration for 3G Reduce IRAT HO to 2G Offload traffic from 2G layer

Technical Background
To expand current 3G network coverage, the CPICH power was increase on all sites by 1.7dBm, hence the RBS will be using 10% of the total MCPA power instead of 6.7% previously. To avoid power limitation, admission for power was also increased by 4%.

dBm %

30

44.7

99

Congestion Control kicks in

Available Power
25

User Traffic

7.5

38.8 34.7

Common Channel
3

10

CPICH Increase

primaryCpich Power

CPICH + Common Channel

Deployment Area
CPICH power was increased (22/06/2011) in Penang Island where it has a dense urban topology with a mixture of high rise buildings, condominiums, residential and factory areas. Malaysia Penang Island

3G Sites

Performance - CSSR

Speech & PS CSSR is maintained

Performance Retainability

Speech DCR is maintained

Traffic Speech Erlang

~10% increase in total speech Erlang,

Traffic - Data

Slight increase in overall PS traffic ~8 % Slight degradation in HSDPA throughput ~6 %

Traffic - IRAT

IRAT HO Activity has reduced by 2% as more deep indoor users can be served by 3G network Slight increase in IRAT HO Success Rate

Capacity Admission Failures

Increase in admission failures due to Power, Channel Element

Capacity Power & Channel Element

Power Utilization

% of Max Power Distribution Used Increased by 10%

CE Utilization

Avg CE Increased by 8%

CPICH Optimization - Summary

. Significant increase in 3G Traffic - Speech Erlang increased by 10% - Data Traffic increased by 8% Decrease in IRAT HO Activity - 2% decrease in IRAT HO Activity - In lower CPICH setting, possible of areas where 3G coverage was poor hence IRAT HO was required. - With higher CPICH power setting hence enhance coverage, UE will be served by 3G network and avoid IRAT HO to GSM network

CSSR, DCR, HO SR KPI are maintained.

Power & Channel Element utilization increased 10% and 8% respectively

Slight degradation in HS Throughput by 6%

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Backup

Capacity Power & Channel Element

Power Utilization

% of Max Power Distribution Used Increased by 10%

CE Utilization

Avg CE Increased by 8%