Guideline

Neighbor Optimization and Pilot Pollution

Cleaning
Version 1.1

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Objective
To have the optimum number of ADJS/ ADJI/ ADJG of 3G
network both in F1 and F2.
To optimize the 3G coverage in both layers. This can help to

Clean up Pilot Pollution,

Reduce Overshooting
Increase Cell Capacity
Reduce the possibility of SC conflict.

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Scope
Optimisation will be done for 2nd carrier cluster only. This may
have to include sites outside the cluster that affect the
performance of sites in the cluster.

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Network Design Scenario

Connected Mode Strategy (Macro)
Inter frequency handover adjacency is defined oneway F2 -> F1 to

ensure mobility (except for colocated site, IFHO F1 -> F2 must be

defined only for HSDPA to make sure HSPA Capability Handover)
ADJG from F2 on 3G-2G border to ensure mobility. One-Way
From F2 2G Only
F2 Border
F2:
HSDPA+R99

F1: R99

HS+R99

2G

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Network Design Scenario

Connected Mode Strategy (Site-Level) Zoom In
Below ADJI Strategic is ideally used for Capability Based Handover.
Figure shows How to define ADJI in one site.

F2:
HSDPA+R99

F1: R99

S1

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S2

S3

Methodology
Neighbour Optimisation
Deletion
Addition

Coverage Optimisaton (Tilting)

Data and Tools

OSS Data
Autodef (RSRAN044/ RSRAN045/ RSRAN046)
PRACH Delay Class 0-20 (M1006C128 C148)
SHO Overhead (RSRAN028) (optional)

PE Dump ( To get actual ADJx)

Site Location Info ( To get Latitude/ Longitude)
MapInfo ( To have visualize for neighbor planning)
Planning Tool to calculate Antenna Tilting

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Propagation Distance Mapping Table

Our Parameter Setting for Propagation Cell Range is:

PRACHDelayRange = 3 (20 km)
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Propagation Distance Distribution

Value can be
changed
depend on
cluster
environment

205 Cells in UPD3 is having propagation distance farer than 7 km.

Need to carefully visualize on Mapinfo for downtilt decisions.

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Propagation Distance list

This is an example PRACH Delay Class from OSS.
(7 days data)

This could be used as an indicator for cells with having

improper coverage footprint (Overshoot).
We may plot the MAX PRACH Delay Class on Mapinfo for better
visualization of coverage footprint of cells in our cluster. (See
Next Slide)

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Propagation Delay Plot on MapInfo

Missing ADJS
detected by Autodef

Overshooting
detected by
Autodef+ PRACH
Delay
From Propagation Delay on Mapinfo, we can get an
insight of How coverage propagation look like.
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Neighbour Deletion Diagram

Distance can be
changed according
to environment

Data from
Autodef

Yes

HO Attempts < 20/10/10

or
HO Share <0.01%

No

Adj Distance > 5

km.

No

Yes

Value can be
changed depend on
traffic density in
each cluster.
Adjs/Adji/Adjg
respectively

Double Compare to
Propagation List

No

Visualise on
Mapinfo
required

Yes
Downtilt required?

In line with the list

No

Yes
Deletion ADJ

Delete Adj after

Downtilting done

Keep the Adj

(Use for Preventive
Or Low att due to
Capacity issue)

Use Autodef Data for last 7 days, Aggregate Whole Period

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Neighbour Addition Diagram

Value can be
changed depend on
traffic density in
each cluster.
Adjs/Adji/Adjg
respectively

Data from
Autodef

Yes

HO Attempts > 50/15/15

Yes

Adj Distance < 2

km.

No

Double Compare to
Propagation List

No

Visualise on
Mapinfo
required

Downtilt
Required?

No

Yes

In line with the list

Addition ADJ

Add Adj until

Downtilting done

Yes

Add Adj
If Nbr of all adjx < 36

Use Autodef Data for last 7 days, Aggregate Whole Period

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Optimisation Sequence
1. Start with ADJx Deletion. F1 and F2 (Autodef 7-days Data)
2. Delete ADJI F1 F2 for Non-Collocated Site, if any
3. Create ADJI F1<--> F2 for Collocated Site (like Page 5)

1/2/3 can be
executed at the
same night.

4. ADJS Addition in each Layer.(Autodef 7-days Data)

F1 <-> F1
F2 <-> F2
ADJS addition MUST be done before ADJI and ADJG addition. Good ADJS planning can
significantly reduce interference, as a result number of required ADJG and AGJI will also decrease.

5. ADJI Addition. (Autodef 3-5 days Data)

F1 <-> F2
F2 <-> F1
Again, well planned for ADJI will reduce Number of ADJG neighbors

6. ADJG Addition (Autodef 3-5 days Data)

F2 2G
F1 2G

At the end, we also expect to see number of ADJG from:

F2 GSM
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<

**F2 GSM (for F2 Border)

F1 GSM

SIB11 Planning

IF ADJS+ADJG+ADJI <= 47, Set ADJx = SIB11(1) for all ADJx

IF ADJS+ADJG+ADJI > 47,
For F1
Set ADJx = SIB11(1) for (all ADJS + main ADJI + main ADJG) <= 47
Set ADJx = SIBbis(2) for the Remaining ADJI and ADJG.
For F2
Set ADJx = SIB11(1) for (main ADJS + all ADJI + main ADJG) <= 47
Set ADJx = SIBbis(2) for the Remaining ADJG and ADJS.

IF Overshooting case,
Set ADJx = Not Broadcast (0).
[This is not to allow UE camping on cells that very far away and later the
ADJx will be deleted anyway, when downtilt done]

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End Results
In general case, Final combined Neighbour (Adjs+Adjg+Adji)
<= 36 Neighbours
Try NOT to use SIB11bis, or use it as less as possible.
No Cell blocking Alarm due to Too many neighbors (Alarm
ID_7771)
Provide Antenna Downtilting List to Customer.

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Thank You
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