DRIVE TEST

Contents

NETWORK PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

REQUIREMENT FOR DRIVE TESTING
DRIVE TEST PROCESS
DRIVE TEST OUTPUTS
MEASUREMENT METRICS
DRIVE TEST ANALYSIS
NEPTUNE AND PROBE
 Network Problem Identification

Drive Test

OMC Statistics

Customer feedback
 Requirement for Drive testing

Test the network from the subscribers point of view

Test the complete system, end-to-end (mobile-to-land)
Benchmark performance against competitor networks
Test specific important routes and areas
Test in-building coverage for specific buildings (walk test)
Drive Test Process
 Drive Test Equipments

Data collected to find and analyze problems in the network

Equipment Necessary for Drive testing

Vehicle
Drive test mobile phone
External vehicle mounted GPS
Laptop with drive test software and GPS connection capability
Drive Test Setup
 General Consideration

Routes chosen to be representative of the part of the network under study

If possible simultaneously collect GSM speech and GPRS drive test data

Drive test to be carried out during normal daylight hours

Calls to be made preferably mobile-to-PSTN

Call duration to be equal to the average call duration for the network

At least 1000 calls required for good statistical confidence

 Drive Test Types

Routine drive test

Problem specific drive test

Cell coverage analysis drive test

 Routine Drive Test

Network to be monitored on a daily basis

Drive test routes to include all the major roads, important locations, etc
Routes regularly drive tested and problems further analyzed and solved
May require removing interfering carrier, Power Change to
BTS, Frequency Plan change, Neighbor addition , etc.
 Problem Drive Testing

Problems reported by statistical analysis, routine drive testing, customer

care centre , alarms,etc

Requires problem specific drive testing

List of problematic cells identified and drive tested thoroughly to

analyze the problem

Data collection and analysis done simultaneously

 Cell Coverage Analysis Drive Test

Usually carried out for new planned sites in the network

New cells to come on air are thoroughly drive tested to determine their
server and coverage areas

Optimisation to be carried out for any major deviation from the initially
planned design
 Optional Features

Walk test support

On line map display of the route

Scan feature
Drive Test Outputs
 Display

Using the drive test equipment we can monitor the following

o Status Information
o Error reports
o Layer 2 messages
o Layer 3 messages
 Display..
Status Information
General Information: Includes Latitude ,longitude data, server call
name, Marker ,data, time , log file name etc
Serving cell: Includes Cell Identity, BSIC, ARFCN ,MCC, MNC, LAC
Serving + Neighbor cell data: Includes CI, BSIC, ARFCN, Rxlev
Dedicated channel:Includes Channel number, Timeslot number,
Channel type,hopping information
Radio Environment: Includes serving cell, Rxlev, Rxqual, TA, DTX and
RL Timeout counter information
 Display..

Error reports
Errors reported during a call can be analyzed from this report
Layer 2 messages
Layer 2 messages can be analyzed
Layer 3 messages
Layer 3 messages can be analyzed
Measurement Metrics
 GSM Drive Test Metrics

Route Plots
RxLev Full
RxLev Sub
RxQual Full
RxQual Sub
FER
MS TX Power
SQI
Events
Call Drops
Setup Failures
HO Failures
HO Success
 GPRS Drive Test Metrics

Route Plot
UL/DL RLC Throughput: Radio Link Layer data throughput
UL/DL LLC Throughput: Logical Link Layer throughput (user data)
UL/DL RLC Block Error Rate (BLER): Radio Link Block Error Rate
UL/DL RLC Retransmission Rate: Radio Link Retransmission Rate
UL/DL Coding scheme used (CS1-4): Allocated Coding Scheme
UL/DL Number of timeslots used: Allocated timeslots
Events
PDP Context Activation Failure: Failure to activate PDP Context (Packet
Data Protocol)
PDP Context Loss: Loss of PDP Context (GPRS Call Drop)
Drive Test Analysis
 Analysis Types

Coverage Analysis: Level Analysis

Quality Analysis

Interference Analysis: Co-channel and adjacent channel interference

Handover Analysis: HSR and HFR

Neighbor Analysis: Missing neighbors

Call Analysis: DCR,CSSR,CSR,Call Setup time,Call hold time etc.

Layer 2 Analysis

Layer 3 Analysis
 Level Analysis

The level statistics refer to the received signal level for a mobile:
Level (Full) Distribution (between -47 and -110)
Level (Sub) Distribution (between -47 and -110)
Cumulative Level Distribution
Level Banding
RxLev Distribution
 RxQual
-Quality full and Sub distribution
for both hopping and non- hopping
samples
-Cumulative Quality Distribution
-Interference
 Handover Analysis

Problem areas are automatically identified

Handover success/failure is shown on route
Position failure is located on XY graph
Cause/solution proposed for each failure
Step-by-step replay control allows every stage
of handover to be broken down for detailed
analysis
Forced Handover
 Handover Stats

Handover Distribution - The

number of Inter and intra cell handovers
attempted, completed and failed
Handover Performance - Inter
and intra cell success rate and the total HO
success rate
Number of Handovers per
call - The number of handovers that
occurred per call within the testmobile
survey.
 Neighbour Analysis

The serving cells ID and full geographic location

The ID and full geographic location of the Neighbour cells that are
either missing or have not been measured
Problem areas are separately displayed on the 2D map view
 Call Analysis
Analysis of live calls, call success, signal levels and call quality can be
done
Mean and worst call levels, quality, detailed comparative summary of
cells signal strengths, analysis of sites
 Call Statistics

Call Distribution - Evaluates every call and categorizes it

as a Good Call or a No setup call
Call Holding Time - Displays the duration of each call.
Call Performance - Details for the Setup rate, Failure rate
and Release rate.
Call Setup - Time Distribution Call Timers
Call Performance
 Cell Statistics

Cell Domination
Cell poor Quality Distribution
Cell Average Quality Distribution
Cell Average Level Distribution
Cell Mean Call Holding Time
Cell average TA Distribution
Layer2 &Layer 3 Messages
Layer3 Information During Drive Test
DL RLC Throughput Vs DL RLC BLER
DL LLC Throughput (bytes/sec) vs DL RLC BLER
NEPTUNE AND PROBE
 Neptune Features

State-of- the-art PC based optimization tool delivering real time

analysis capabilities
User friendly with intuitive menu structure making it ideal for both real-
time and post measurement analysis
Automatic fault finding and problem solving diagnostic capabilities
Live call analysis
Statistical and graphical display
Long and short term cost savings due to competitive pricing and the
substantial shortening of the optimization process.
Supports additional testmobile formats, which can be loaded and
analyzed
 Test Mobile Import Facility

TEMS Investigator
TOM Measurement System
GPRS and HSCSD, Nemo technologies
GSM log files from X-PLOR ANT units
 Probe

Has ability to perform time-based, operator

based and distance based analysis

Statistics generated show the system s

problems as a whole rather than pin-
pointing each and every problem
 Features

Ideal for both real-time and post measurement analysis

Displays a networks Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators are combined to produce the Network
Quality and Efficiency Factor
Statistical and graphical display
Long and short term cost savings due to competitive pricing and the
substantial shortening of the optimization process
Flexible hardware option