Radio network planning process

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Module 3 Radio network planning process

Objectives
After this module the participant shall be able to: Understand basic radio network planning process
Understand main approaches to 3G planning

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Module Contents
Network Planning Process
Approaches to 3G Radio Network Planning

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Module Contents
Network Planning Process
Approaches to 3G Radio Network Planning

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Network Planning Process

PREPLANNING
Dimensioni
ng

Configuration
Planning

Coverage and Capacity

Planning

Parameter
Planning

Post-launch
optimisation

Requiremen
ts and
strategy for
coverage,
capacity
and quality

Node-B
Configurati
on

Propagation
measurements
Coverage prediction

Area/cell
specific

Measuremen
t surveys

Handover
strategies

Statistical
performance
analysis

PER
SERVICE
Network
configuratio
n

POSTPLANNING

DETAILED PLANNING

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Antenna
line
configuratio
n

Load estimation
Traffic distribution
Planned Service and QoS
definition

Power
budget

Site selection and planning

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SERVICE

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Site acquisition

Other RRM

Pre-launch
optimisation
Measuremen
ts

Quality
Efficiency

Availability

Radio network planning tasks

Dimensioning
Include preliminary configuration and coverage & capacity planning
Network configuration (#sites/cells) for coverage and capacity
Default antenna height for planning area

Configuration planning
Planning of Node-B and antenna line configuration
Calculation of power budget for selected configuration and planned services
Configuration plan
Power budget

Coverage and capacity planning

Cell coverage and load predictions
Planning of site locations
Target site locations
Cell configurations (antenna heights, azimuths, tilts)

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Radio network planning tasks

Site selection and planning
Practical site selection based on target site locations and available sites
Site implementation plan
Actual site locations and implementation plans

Parameter planning
Initial parameter configuration
Scrambling code plan, neighbour plan
Detailed parameter planning
Optimised/verified parameter plan

Pre-launch optimisation
Verification of site coverage and functionality after implementation

Post-launch optimisation
Continuous monitoring and optimisation task

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Module Contents
Network Planning Process
Approaches to 3G Radio Network Planning

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Approaches to 3G Radio Network Planning

There are two fundamental approaches to 3G radio network planning
Path loss based approach
Can be done by 2G planning tools
Results easy to interpret

3G simulation based approach

Requires 3G planning tool
Requires detailed input information

Results large range of network performance information

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Path loss based 3G planning

Path loss based 3G planning is based on
Path loss predictions
Planning margin and threshold definitions

Path loss predictions can be done on 2G or 3G planning tool with

3G site candidate locations
3G site configuration (antenna type, antenna height, antenna tilt, antenna azimuth,
feeder type and feeder length )

Propagation model
Digital terrain map

Planning thresholds are based on

Planned services and link budgets

Planned coverage quality

Area type information (buildings etc.)

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Path loss based 3G planning Results

The result of path loss based 3G planning is
Coverage maps per service and per area type
Cell dominance areas
Interference levels

Coverage
Dense Urban
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Specific service

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Simulation based 3G planning

The planned 3G network configuration can be alalysed by simulation
Static (Monte-Carlo) simulations Supported by most 3G planning tools (Netact
Planner)

In static simulations users are placed randomly on the planning area based on
traffic distribution information (traffic layer) for each planned service
The radio link conditions are analysed for each user
Required TX power (UL/DL) based in path loss predictions and interference level
Coverage limitation?
Radio interface load (UL/DL) is estimated for each cell Capacity limitation?

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Simulation based 3G planning Results

Main benefit of 3G simulations is the relatively large quantity of information which
is generated
Information is beneficial only if it is interpreted correctly

The main results from a 3G simulation are typically

Service coverage
Service probability
Failure probability by failure causes

System capacity
Intercell interference
Uplink and downlink transmit powers
Uplink and downlink interference floors

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Simulation based 3G planning Video call coverage

probability

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Simulation based 3G planning UL load

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Module 3 Radio network planning process

Summary
Radio network planning contains typically Pre-Planning,

Detailed Planning and Post-Planning phases

Dimensioning task includes preliminary configuration
planning and coverage & capacity planning tasks

There are two main 3G planning approaches

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Course contents Network Planning Process

3GRPLS
PREPLANNING

DETAILED PLANNING

M04-06

M07

M08

M11

RANPAR

M12

POSTPLANNING

Dimensioni
ng

Configuration
Planning

Coverage and Capacity

Planning

Parameter
Planning

Post-launch
optimisation

Requiremen
ts and
strategy for
coverage,
capacity
and quality

Node-B
Configurati
on

Propagation
measurements
Coverage prediction

Area/cell
specific

Measuremen
t surveys

Handover
strategies

Statistical
performance
analysis

PER
SERVICE
Network
configuratio
n M09

Antenna
line
configuratio
n

Load estimation
Traffic distribution
Planned Service and QoS
definition

Power
budget

Site selection and planning

PER
SERVICE

M10Site acquisition

Other RRM

Pre-launch
optimisation

Quality
Efficiency

Availability

Measuremen
ts

M13

3GRANO
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3GRANOP2