Steps followed to perform Drive Test

Physical Verification
Alarm Checking
Frequency Plan Verification
Hardware Configuration Verification

Physical Verification
Physical Verification is carried out by verifying physical parameter of the
New Site with the TSSR (Technical Site Survey Report) such as Address, Lat,
Long, Building Height, Antenna Height, Antenna Type, Orientation, Tilt.
Alarm Verification
Alarms are generated mainly due to number of reasons, and these needs to
checked before Drive is being carried out for the Site. Alarms are checked from
the NOC (Network Operating Centre) and if found needs to be verified before
drive being carried out.
Frequency Plan Verification
Frequency Plan can be verified from the NOC (Network Operating Centre)
for BCCH and TCH frequencies being implemented as per the Site Integration
Sheet sent to NOC (Network Operating Centre).
Hardware Configuration Verification
Hardware verification is performed to know the Site type, BTS Type, TRX
Configuration, VSWR checking , Power measurement for each TRX.

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Parameter Verification for Drive test

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Following is the procedure and parameters that need to

checked while performing Drive Test for a New Site.
CPC (Cell Parameter Check)
MOC (Mobile Originated Calls)
MTC (Mobile Terminated Calls Prepaid to Postpaid)
SMS (Short Messaging Service)
GPRS
Intra Site Handover
Inter Site Handover
TRX Test
Idle Drive (Normal Drive & Frequency Lock Drive)
Dedicated Drive

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CPC (Cell Parameter Check)

Given are the parameters that need to be checked while performing CPC.
CGI (Cell Global Identity) consists if MCC+NCC+LAC+CI
BCCH Frequency
BSIC
GSM Band

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MOC and MTC

Given are parameter need to be checked while performing MOC and MTC
RX Level (-47 dbm to -110dbm)
RX Quality (0 to 7)
SQI (20 to 30)
DTX
HSN (Hopping Sequence Number) (0 to 63)
MAIO
Hopping Frequency
C/ I Ratio (>15 dbm)
C/ A Ratio (>12 dbm)

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GPRS (General Packet Radio System)

This is performed to check whether GPRS is working on the Site. This is done
by browsing a web page in browser of the phone. For GPRS to be checked it is
necessary to see that the handset is WAP, GPRS enabled.

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Inter Site Handover

Intra Site Handover

Intra Handover is performed to check whether handover is taking place both ways
on the Site.
Handover is performed among all the Sectors of the Site.

Inter Handover is performed to check whether handover is taking place both ways
on the Site with its adjacent neighbor. Handover needs to checked mandatorarily
for primary neighbor.
Handover is performed with all the defined neighbor's in the integration sheet.
Handover is performed for
only those cells whose BCCH
and BSIC is decoded in the
window shown aside

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TRX Test
TRX Test is done to check whether calls originated are being handled by all the TRXs.
Call made during the process is tracked by the MAIO number displayed on the screen
for all the TRXs.
e.g. for Site of configuration 6 TRX per sector the MAIO values for TRX test shall be
0,1,2,3,4. Call can be originated on the BCCH or the TCH frequencies. Hence MAIO
values will be reflected only for calls on TCH frequency and not on BCCH frequency.

Call on BCCH Frequency

Call on TCH Frequency

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Idle Drive is performed in two fashion

Normal Drive
Frequency Lock Drive
Normal Drive
This is done to frame the potential area of the new site planned. It also helps us
to
get to know the important neighboring sites for which the handover has to take
place.
Frequency Lock Drive
This is done by locking the BCCH frequency of the serving cell and performing
the
drive for the same cell unless the mobile enters into No Service Mode. This is
useful for making decision related to GSM antenna height, tilt, and orientation.

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Dedicated Drive
Dedicated drive is an important part of Drive Test. Here call is made to a
test number and drive is done for the potential areas of the Site. During
drive being carried out one has constantly monitor parameters such as
RX Level, RX Quality, SQI, DTX, C/I Ratio, Hopping Channel, Neighbor
list, TA (Timing Advance).

Constant changes in these parameter are helpful for post Optimization of

the site.

Thank You!

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