CONTENTS

 Introduction
 Background
 Literature Review
 Optimization Objectives
 Proposed Methodology
 Expected Outcomes
 Discussion on Results
 Conclusion
 Reference
SYNOPSIS
 In this presentation, you will learn how the GSM
network planning is done.

 Drive testing to gather radio statistics

 Analyze the network performance

 Proposed solutions to resolve issue or meet KPI

benchmark
MOTIVATION

 Challenging area of research

 Comprehensive knowledge on the subject

 Day-to-day learning
LITERATURE REVIEW
PLANNING & OPTIMIZATION RELATIONSHIP

Planning Optimization
Implementation
Site survey

Capacity
Evaluate
Coverage
Frequency
interference Optimization

Parameter
design
PLANNING NETWORK EVALUATION PATH
1. Basic coverage deployment

2. The first capacity extensions

and coverage enhancement
deployment (indoor coverage)

3. Intelligent capacity
enhancement deployment
with strong indoor coverage
improvement

4. Base station coverage area

splitting/microcellular/dual
band deployment, to further
improve
coverage/capacity/quality
PLANNING STEPS

Frequency

Coverage LAC
Interference

Propagation
Capacity Channel
Neighbor cell
Site survey
Coverage Parameter

E-map
DATA COLLECTION
 Data of network plan
 Network basic information collection

Let’s begin!  The base of network plan and optimization

 The engineering survey data of new sites

 Confirm the network plan information.

 The Engineering data of the current network

 Understand the current network .

 The configuration NMS data.

 Understand the current network configuration.

Collection of various performance reports of the
currently deployed network.
 Subscribers’ complain

 The supplement information showing the

network quality.
 RF OPTIMIZATION
Quality

Optimizatio
n

Cost Resources
OPTIMIZATION OBJECTIVES
 Finding and correcting any existing problems after site
implementation and integration.

 Meeting the network quality criteria agreed in the contract.

 Optimization will be continuous and iterative process of

improving overall network quality.

 Optimization can not reduce the performance of the rest

of the network.

 Area of interest is divided in smaller areas called clusters

to make optimization and follow up processes easier to
handle.
PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
 Problem Analysis
 Conduct Drive testing
 Gather statistics
 Subject to investigage (Faulty TRX, Coverage
overlaps, drop calls, capacity & interference
issues)
 Simulate real-time scenario on TEMS (after
DT)
 Export into MAPInfo to check cell overshoot
coverage, etc
 Propose solution
EXPECTED OUTCOMES

 Good signal coverage at macro and micro

sites

 Rx Quality level should be good

 No interference issue
DISCUSSION ON RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL LOUNGE RXLEVEL IDLE
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL LOUNGE CELL ID IDLE MODE
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL LOUNGE RX-QUALITY
AVARI RXLEVEL IDLE
AVARI CELL ID IDLE MODE
AVARI RX-QUALITY
MOBILE MARKET SADDAR (9574) RXLEVEL IDLE
MOBILE MARKET SADDAR (9574) CELL ID IDLE MODE
MOBILE MARKET SADDAR (9574) RX QUALITY
MAPINFO SNAPSHOTS
MAPINFO SNAPSHOTS
CONCLUSION

• Satisfactory coverage and quality were found

• In most of the location, additional walk test

has been carried out where Operator hasn’t
deployed micro layer

• Macro sites should provide coverage to

mobile users located in open environment