GSM NEIGHBOUR LIST OPTIMISATION - PROCESS AND PROCEDURE

Prepared by Grant Chivandire

Define a manageable cluster of cells to focus Pull out 3 months daily Handover per target
on cell for all the source cells in the Delta
Export

Have you
NO Have you pulled out 3 months NO
defined a
daily Handover statistics?
cluster?

YES YES

Perform physical downtilting of known over Analyse every cell relationship on basis of
shooting cells volume, success rate, reversion etc...

Have you
MAYBE
downtilted known NO Is this target cell worthy Check distance
overshooting adding/deleting? and terrain profile
cells?

YES YES

Delete/Add the
existing neighbour
Update Planning Tool database with existing
relation
neighbour relationships currently in operation

Generate change
Is the Planning Tool Database updated NO requests for the
with existing neighbour relations? proposed changes
and implement

YES

Perform a new Neighbour Planning for the

cluster? Was the
desired change NO
request
Adjust Neighbour Planning implemented?
parameters to suit your
requirements

Is the new Perfom Drive Test

NO
Neighbour Plan and monitor
satisfactor? statistics to
evaluate the
YES changes

Perform a Delta Export to

Microsoft Excel Missing YES Add missing
neighbour
neighbour
detected?

NO

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