UMTS RNP and RNO introduction

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Objectives

Upon completion of this course,you will be able to:

Have the general idea about the RNP and RNO; To know the typical RNP and RNO procedures;

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Course Contents

Brief Introduction

Dimensioning
Nominal planning Cell planning Optimization

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Brief Introduction

Importance of RNP and RNO

Radio Access network is more expensive than others

Different area has different radio environments and customized solution is needed

Relationship between RNP and RNO

RNP take responsible for pre-sale period RNO take responsible for post-sale period RNP is more important than RNO

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Target of RNP

Coverage Achieve the required radio coverage with specified probability Capacity Meet the capacity requirements with acceptable block/delay Quality Reach good QoS by linking the capacity and coverage Cost Minimized the overall cost of the network

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Typical Procedure of RNP and RNO (1)

Main Task maps (aero, digital, paper) Preparation environment character survey definition of coverage objectives Geo database acquisition Geo database check Geo database validation Geo database modification integration in the planning tool measurement sites definition (position, height, etc..) measurement sites acquisition CW measurements campaign definition of drive route Sub-task

Measurements (preparation, field test)

CW measurement post processing (filtering and averaging, report) Propagation model calibration CW indoor measurements propagation model calibration performance assessment CW indoor measurements

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Typical Procedure of RNP and RNO (2)

Main Task
definition of link budget set up of new project in planning tool

Sub-task

definition of coverage thresholds for each RB

detailed analysis of the planning zone dimensioning pre-engineering setup of the site naming convention availability of friendly sites integration of friendly sites in the project

Nominal planning
definition and issue of search rings site survey complete search document start of site acquisition first set of candidates returned from acquisition

RF Engineering

ranking of candidates
site visits check of drawings 3g simulation for clusters final RNP report export

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Typical Procedure of RNP and RNO (3)

Main Task
Parameter Planning SC planning

Sub-task

system and cell parameter planning, RNP related Scheme for Optimization Drive Test Drive Test Analysis External Interference Measurement Traffic Statistics Analysis Worst Cell Analysis

Optimization

Alarm Analysis CDD Analysis CDD Adjustment Subscriber Complaint Analysis H/W Configuration Changes Optimization Result Confirm Reports and Documentation

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Course Contents

Brief Introduction

Dimensioning
Nominal planning Cell planning Optimization

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Dimensioning

The purpose of dimensioning is basically to give an evaluation of the number of sites required in the planning zone in order to reach the performances and capacity objectives for each service to be deployed.

In this phase, the RF tool is usually not available, neither the terrain nor the clutter databases.

Dimensioning tools can help us to decide the location of sites, but not accurate enough comparing with RF planning tools.

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Assumptions for Dimensioning

The assumptions for dimensioning are usually:

The planning area is covered with a hexagonal grid for each environment.

For roads, there is no hexagonal grid, but the approach takes into account cells face to face. Usually the length of the roads is divided by twice the cell range to find the required number of cells.

The cell range is defined for each environment or for the roads by the link budget of the limiting service in this environment (service with the smallest cell range)

The different environments generally considered are dense urban, urban, suburban and rural.

Normally, no tuned propagation model being available in this phase, the standard propagation model or COST231 Hata model is generally used

The sites are not positioned, only a global number of sites is given
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Dimensioning Chart Flow

Apply the propagation model .
COST231-HATA,.. Information of DU U SU RA HW the area to be covered ??km^2 ?? km^2 ??km^2 ??km^2 ??km

Configure the service properly, such as service type, proportion, density, and trend prediction

Calculate the cell loading factor for a specific environment on the basis of the uplink load

Cell range

Uplink/downlink cell loading factor for the specific environment

Decide the number of sites

Yes: The capacity is No: Add configuration restricted. Reduce (sectorization, carriers, ) the cell range.

Decide the cell range

Preplan the cell loading factor

Reach the allowed maximal configuration?

Compare the cell loading factor and the preplanned cell loading factor Decide the NodeB configuration

Larger than the preplanned cell loading factor Smaller than the preplanned loading factor: The coverage is restricted. Reduce the preplanned cell loading factor.

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Course Contents

Brief Introduction

Dimensioning
Nominal planning Cell planning Optimization

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Nominal Planning

Nominal planning is more detailed planning based on dimensioning results.

In the nominal planning, all sites are positioned accurately in the RF planning tool. The output is the nominal plan and the

theoretical specification for each site. Nominal planning is also

called pre-engineering phase and pre-design phase.

From the specification of theoretical sites, a search zone will be defined and used as the input for site search.

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Nominal Planning Chart Flow

Bidding Document Contract

Radio Network Dimensioning

Dimensioning Report

Available sites information

Target Size Phase No.

Sites importing

Initial sites choosing

Propagation model

System simulation Y Site adjustment? N Nominal planning report (Including: search ring and Theoretical site specification)

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Initial site choice

Discuss between Operator and Vender Field Survey CW test and model tuning

Available site information

Field Survey Report

Model Tuning Report

Site Import

Region classification

Confirm inter-site distance

Candidate sites choosing/new sites adding

Coverage prediction

Site adjustment

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Constraints on site choice

Performances objectives

The performance objectives are issued by the marketing. Together with the terrain and clutter characteristics, they will determine the inter site distance and antenna height.

Antenna Height

For each clutter, the RF planners must have an idea of the average clutter height so that the nominal sites antenna heights can be fixed..

Collocated sites

These sites may be collocated with 2nd generation network sites, to decrease the deployment time (e.g. by signing frame agreements with large real estate holders).

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Search Zone Definition

Search

zone in dense urban, urban, sub-urban Sites are placed at the nodes of a hexagonal grid. The grid must be adapted to the terrain and clutter of the area. Theoretical search ring radius:

r
Where

R d 8 12

R is the cell range and d is the inter site distance as defined below:

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Theoretical site specification

The

theoretical site specification is output during or at the end of the preengineering phase. This, together with a search ring defined for each theoretical site, is the input to site acquisition. for the Theoretical site specification:

Examples

Date of creation of the theoretical site, name of RF planner Name of site (naming convention to be defined for the project)

Code of site (coding convention to be defined for the project)

Type of site: New site or Existing site (friendly site) Address of the site if any and Theoretical site coordinates

Antenna: Heights, theoretical azimuths, type of antenna, length, width, number of antenna per azimuth.

Coverage objective of the site in words: this, together with the map of coverage, will help site acquisition to understand the objectives of the site.

The required room for the equipment (height, area on the ground, etc)
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Course Contents

Brief Introduction

Dimensioning
Nominal planning Cell planning Optimization

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Cell Planning

The final RNP related cell engineering parameters and reports are the export of cell planning. To achieve this:

First, we have to do site survey according to the nominal planning results

(search ring and Theoretical site specification) and verify and rank for each sites.

Second, the confirmed sites should also be verified by simulation, to check

they satisfy the network targets or not.

Third, export the final report and results. This report will guide the

engineering construction.

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Cell Planning Chart Flow

Nominal Planning Report

Site Search

Candidate Ranking

Frequency clearance test

System Simulatio n

Satisfied target or not?

Frequency clearance Report

Site Validation

Cell Planning Report

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Site search
Once

a candidate site has been spot, the site acquisition should gather all the information that will be required for thorough evaluation of the candidate site and finally the ranking of the candidate.

The

criteria for evaluation are mainly: RF related (coverage & interference) Deployment (technical work required by the site, access to the site, lightning protection, etc..) Cost of the site Probability of obtaining all the required authorizations for the site

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Candidate ranking
The

following criteria will be taken into account: RF ranking: coverage and interference ranking is the most important. The site should cover the objective it is designed for and at the same time interfere as little as possible with the other sites. For example, contrarily to GSM, high-rise candidate sites for UTRAN will be systematically rejected in order not to impair the traffic capacity.
Deployment

ranking: several criteria linked to the practical sites deployment will have to be taken into account: Site sharing Room for equipment: BTS, antenna Availability of energy supply and leased line Negotiation aspect: what is the probability to obtain the lease for the site Environmental aspects: what is the probability to obtain the agreement from the environmental authorities Total cost of the site

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Site Validation
Choice

of candidate RF: ideally the best candidate should be chosen. Negotiation: the site chosen must be negotiable for an acceptable price lease or buyable for a reasonable price and this, in a delay compatible with the project. Final choice: the validation of the chosen candidate site will be final after the technical visit. Technical visit The purpose of the technical visit is to grant the final validation for the candidate site. During this visit, the conformity of the site will be checked and the work to be done on the site evaluated. This visit is the final step before the site is build, so it must be accurate. The output of this technical visit will be a technical document giving detailed information on the work to be carried out on the site. This document will be the base to prepare the work planning on the site.

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Course Contents

Brief Introduction

Dimensioning
Nominal planning Cell planning Optimization

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Optimization
New Sites Integrated

Single Site Verification

Cluster of sites ready? Yes

No

RF Optimisation
Services Testing &
Parameter Optimisation

Regular Reference Route Testing & Stats Analysis

Yes

Re-optimisation Needed?

No

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Optimization

Single site verification

The first phase of optimization involves functionality verification of

every new site.

The objectives of the single site verification are to ensure there are

no faults related to site installation or parameter settings.

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Optimization

RF optimization

Once all the sites in a given area are integrated and verified, RF

(or Cluster) optimization could begin.

This refers to the main phase of optimization which aims at

optimizing coverage while in the same time keeping interference

and pilot pollution under control over the target area.

This phase also includes the verification and optimization of the

3G neighbor lists.

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Optimization

Services Testing & Parameter Optimization

The different services should be field tested in order to assess the

performance and identify any need for specific parameter optimization.

This testing should normally be conducted in areas of good RF

conditions in order to exclude any coverage issues. Such testing does not need to be performed for each cell but the drive route

must include different clutter types and environments.

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Optimization

Regular Reference Route Testing & Stats Analysis:

Constant monitoring and evaluation of the network performance

will be required in order to identify any new issues that could arise, for example, as a result of increase in traffic or changes in the environment.

Such monitoring can be based on field testing as well as network

stats analysis. Stats analysis could include, among others, various triggers that indicate the need for network upgrade and expansion.

Results of the regular analysis may necessitate re-visits to the RF

optimisation and/or parameters tuning.

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