Exercises

3G RAN Optimization Fundamentals [WCDMA16]

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Exercises based on Excel
- Exercise 1: Accessibility
- Exercise 2: Retainability
- Exercise 3: Usage
- Exercise 4: Mobility
Exercise 1: Accessibility
Introduction
1. RRC connection setup success rate
- What is KPI value ?
- Resource problems ?

2. RRC connection setup and access success rate

- What is KPI value ?
- Problems during RRC access phase ?
Exercise 1: Accessibility (RAB)
1. RAB setup and access success rate
- What is KPI value for AMR voice / Video Call / PS call?
- Problems during RAB access phase?
Exercise 1: Accessibility
Visualize the Call Setup Success Rates for Voice, PS call, (optional: Video call) in your RNC/data
during the measurement period (or a shorter time span).

If necessary refer to the RAN theory and tool theory parts for this.

Evaluate your result:

Do the KPIs look good? (What is good? Do you have a target for these KPIs?)

Compare your values to those of the other groups in the course.

Do you see any peculiarities or prominent features in the reports?

What further investigations would you think of?

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Exercises based on Excel

- Exercise 1: Accessibility
- Exercise 2: Retainability
- Exercise 3: Usage
- Exercise 4: Mobility
Exercise 2: Retainability (RAB)
Introduction
1. RAB success rate (RAB completion success rate)
- What is KPI value for AMR voice / Video Call / PS Rel99 call /HSDPA call?
Exercise 2: Retainability
Visualize the Call Completion Success Rates for Voice in your RNC during the measurement
period (or a shorter time span).

Do you see any noticeable differences between the KPIs?

If so, what is the explanation?

Also compare the voice KPI to the respective KPI for NRT service.

What are your observations?

Discuss your findings with the other groups.

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Exercises based on Excel

- Exercise 1: Accessibility
- Exercise 2: Retainability
- Exercise 3: Usage
- Exercise 4: Mobility
Exercise 3: Traffic analysis

Investigate the number of users in the RNC visualizing the fraction of call attempts in each service
type (Voice, Video, R99 PS, HSDPA, HSPA) in adequate format.

When is the Busy Hour for Voice traffic?

What can we say about PS traffic (Busy Hour)?

Compare your results with those of the other groups. What are your observations?

Use following measurements:

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Exercises based on Excel

- Exercise 1: Accessibility
- Exercise 2: Retainability
- Exercise 3: Usage
- Exercise 4: Mobility
Exercise 4: Mobility
1. Mobility Success Rate
- What is RT / NRT Soft handover success rate KPI?
- What is RT / NRT Inter-System hand over success rate KPI?
Exercise 4: Mobility
Visualize the Soft Handover Success Rates for Voice and NRT call in your RNC during the
measurement period (or shorter time span).

Do you see any noticeable differences between the services?

If so, what could be an explanation?

Exercise 4: Mobility
Task 4
Visualize the Intersystem Handover Success Rates for Voice call in your RNC during the
measurement period (or shorter time span).

Does the KPI look good? (What is good? Do you have a target for this KPI?)

Compare your values to those of the other groups in the course.

Do you see any peculiarities or prominent features in the report?

What further investigations would you think of?

How can you judge, if ISHO is an important feature for your network?