RANOP Radio Network Optimization Principles

Introduction to Optimization

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RANOP Time Schedule

DAY1
9.00 - 10.30

10.45 - 12.00

12.00 - 13.00

13.00 - 14.30

14.45 - 16.30

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Introduction

Configuration/
Parameter
Assessments

LUNCH
Performance
Assessment +
Tools/Alarms

KPI and Measurements /

Theory

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DAY2
KPI and Measurements/
Tables & KPIs

DAY3
Neighbor & HO
Optimization

Traffic and Capacity

Optimization

(E)GPRS Optimization

LUNCH

LUNCH

Performance
Optimization

Coverage & Frequency

Optimization

Alarms +
documentation +
Monitoring +
verification + tools
Features to be
considered

Objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to

understand process of optimization

understand the quality definition
perform network assessment
use BSS counters and KPIs in daily work
perform basic optimization tasks
know which features can be used in optimization process
identify tools needed in optimization project
BSSPAR is a training related to parameters
3G RANOP is a optimization training course related to 3G

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Contents of RANOP
Introduction to Optimization
What is network optimization?
What should be taken into account when starting Network
Optimization?

Assessment
Situation at the moment

KPIs and Measurements

Measurement tables + KPIs

Solution findings (optimization) and verification

Traffic and
Maximum gain in limited time and investments

Recommended features
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Introduction to Optimization table of contents

Optimization Process flow

Optimization As a Technical Project
What is Network Optimization?
How Network Optimization can be done?
What is Network Quality?
How Network Quality can be measured?
Investments vs. Benefit
Optimization Project - Risks
Target definitions
Examples from real network

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Optimization Process Flow

More detailed inputs
(if necessary) based
on assessment

INPUTS

Project
Starts

Performance
Problems

Solution
Verification

Are Criterias
Fulfilled

Implementations

No

Yes

Monitoring /
Data collection

Project
report

Project
Ends
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Assessments &
Analysis

Work orders

Analysis

Solutions

Priorization

Solutions

Optimization Process box explanation

Project
Starts

Performance
Problems

Solution
Verification

Implementations

Are Criterias
Fulfilled

Performance problem

Monitoring /
Data collection

Project
report

Project
Ends

Customer complaints, performance monitoring, be number 1 operator etc

Different kind of definitions and targets

Input

Performance data etc

Assessment and analysis
Network status based on inputs
Network analysis for preliminary solutions
More detailed input
If target etc must be specified based on assessment / analysis phase
Solutions
Preliminary solutions based on assessment / analysis
Priorization
Task order based on inputs/limitations (,

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, etc )

More detailed inputs

(if necessary) based
on assessment

INPUTS

Assessments &
Analysis

Work orders

Analysis

Solutions

Priorization

Solutions

More detailed inputs

(if necessary) based
on assessment

INPUTS

Optimization Process box explanation

Project
Starts

Performance
Problems

Solution
Verification

Implementations

Are Criterias
Fulfilled

Work Order

Project
report

Project
Ends

Official work order (WO) for optimization tasks

Implementation
Implementation of the optimization task (based on WO)
Solution verification
Verification, that ordered tasks have been done properly
Criteria Check
Is network performance fulfilling accepted criteria
Monitoring / data collection
Performance data collection
Deeper performance monitoring

Analysis

Deeper performance data analysis

Solutions

Primary solutions based on analysis

Project report
Final project report
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Monitoring /
Data collection

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Assessments &
Analysis

Work orders

Analysis

Solutions

Priorization

Solutions

Target Definitions

Time
Money

Resource

Target
Assessment

Performance
Data (KPI) +
priorization

Customer
complaints

Other Inputs

Target is always a compromise between inputs

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Target Definitions - Solutions

After assessment what can be done with
Certain money with certain time with certain resources

Bad frequency plan but projects lasts only 2 weeks

No time to do totally new frequency plan

Biggest bottleneck is lack of transmission capacity

Should be optimize air interface if more gain will be get from transmission
network

UL / DL coverage limitations
If UL limited, there is no need to built new sites. UL should be improved
instead of DL

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Optimization As a Technical Project

TIMELINE
INPUT Data

INPUTS &
DEFINITIONS

time
money
resources
Reports

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P
R
O
J
E
C
T

OSS
Benchmarking
Regulator
Drive Test
Customer
complaints

S
T
A
R
T
S

A
S
S
E
S
S
M
E
N
T
S

Situation at
the
moment
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Optimization
tasks
&
Monitoring
&
Criteria Checks

P
R
O
J
E
C
T
E
N
D
S

Final
Project
Report

What is Network Optimization?

Maximize network quality :
as perceived by the subscriber
as perceived by the operator within the given scope
Balance investment versus achieved quality

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How Network Optimization can be done?

Case1:
quality

Optimization projects to improve quality

Quality trend

Optimization projects
=> quality is improved after projects

time

Case2:
Monitoring =>all time optimization (part of
network planning)
Quality trend

Note!

Case 1 and 2, Same quality improvements over the period

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What is Network Quality?

Network quality can be measure
Interference level
Coverage
Drops
Drops / Erlang
MOS
Customer complaints

There are many different ways to measure

the quality of the network

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What is Network Quality?

HW/SW Failures

Network Configuration
Network Traffic
Spectrum Efficiency

O
P
E
R
A
T
O
R

C
U
S
T
O
M
E
R

NETWORK

Coverage yes/no
Service Probability
Quality
Call Set Up Time
Call Setup Success Rate
Call Completion Rate

SERVICES

Mail Box, Data, Fax

HSCSD, GPRS, WAP
Customer Care

MOBILE

Main focus
Faulty H/W or S/W
on Network
Mobile Quality

Misuse of Equipment
H/W Costs

COST

Subscription/Airtime costs
Additional Services Costs
Network Equipment Costs
Maintenance Costs
Site Leasing Costs
Transmission Link Costs

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How Network Quality can be measured?

Three main forms to monitor and detect the needs of
optimization:
Customer complaints
CanField
detectTests
problems in
certain regions that are
Geographically
locate
Frommasked
NetworkbyData
statistics.
problems
Allows
centralized
A bit too data
late!!
Typically
downlink
collection
These are consequences,
Snapshot
A cost
efficient
way to monitor
not reasons
network
quality and time
Expensive
consuming!
Problems
can be found very
quickly, before customer
complaints

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Investments vs. Benefit

Weight of quality targets changes in time
In green field the coverage is most important
Later capacity / quality / coverage are all most important

Same with optimization, how to optimize to get the biggest

benefit
Which are the biggest bottlenecks in project
Coverage, capacity or quality

Capacity

Quality
Coverage

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Optimization Project - Risks

Scope is not defined well
For example air interface optimization => biggest bottlenecks are in
Core or in transmission

Unrealistic target definitions

KPI risks
Triggering points (multi vendor KPIs)

Resources. For example no transmission engineers available

Time and money. 2 weeks time to re-plan transmission network

Processes are not supporting time schedule

For example due to the internal processes it will take 4 weeks to
implement parameter change

Used tools
Excel macros are replacing post processing / planning / monitoring
tools
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Target Definitions
Target Area:
Geographical area included in the project, number of BSCs and sites

Timeframe:
Timeframe for the completion of the project

Methodology:

Arranging the reporting

The process to implement the change requests (CR)
Drive test, used or not
Implementation who will implement changes?

Tools:
Choice and preparation of all the necessary tools to develop the
optimisation process

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Target definitions
Share Of Responsibilities;
Agreeing who (NSN or the Operator) is responsible for every task

Project Organization:
Organisation of the whole project team, resource dimensioning

Features and Strategies:

Features that are currently in use, and what others can be implemented
if needed in order to improve the target indicators (E.g. Half Rate,
Dynamic SDCCH etc.)
Operator HO/Adjacency, Traffic, GPRS strategy in order to check if the
parameters are correctly set for that purpose

Software or hardware upgrades:

How to deal with SW/HW upgrades

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Examples from real network

Automated network performance optimization
Customer challenge
To ensure good performing GSM network to minimize churn

Our solution
Automated measurement based optimization process :
Analyze the current performance in network
(mobility and interference)
Identify actions necessary to improve performance
Optimize accurately by using knowledge on current network configuration and network
performance and traffic measurements

Customer benefits
Accurate and repeatable optimization (automation)
Optimized usage of network resources
Minimized usage of available frequency spectrum

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