Maximizing Network Efficiency

GSM Optimization Project

Mobile Statistics Data

C/I Measurements
 C/I estimation between serving cell Rxlevel and
measured BCCH(Broadcast Control Channel)
Rxlevel of surrounding cells, received in each
measurement report
C Measurements
 RxLev measurements used to reflect traffic
behavior within the serving cell
Traffic
 Measurements over a multi-day period to diminish
the effect of traffic spikes
 Reflects all traffic behaviors i.e.
Indoor/Outdoor/Moving Pedestrian

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Mobile Statistics Data - Vendors
Ericsson
 BAR/NCS – BAL Recordings collects of C/I for defined/undefined cells
 MRR – Serving cell MR statistics

Nokia/Huawei
 DAC – Defined Adjacent Cell collects C/I for neighbor cells only
 CF – Channel Finder collects of C/I for non-neighbor cells only
 RxStatistics – Rxlevel vs RxQuality Serving cell MR statistics

Siemens
 SCA – Smart Carrier Allocation feature

Alcatel
 RMS – Radio Measurements Statistics feature

Motorola/Nortel
 CTR – Call Trace feature

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Mobile Statistics – Schema Offering

Infrastructure Vendor Support

 Ericsson SW releases 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Nokia SW releases 10.5, 11, 11.5
 Alcatel SW releases 7, 8, 9
 Siemens SW releases 6, 7, 8
 Nortel SW releases 14 and 15
 Motorola SW release 7 and 8
 Huawei SW release 13

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General Optimisation Workflow with MS

Start

MS Data Collection

MS Data Processing
Update & Shadowed
Relation Discover
Update Model

1-2 Weeks
New MS data arrived

Final Model

Optimisation Run

Implementation
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How to Collect Mobile Statistics?

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BA List

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Defined Neighbor BCCHs

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BA List Frequency Rotation

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Scanning frequency band 1-60
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ARFCN to scan

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Rotation 4
Rotation 3
Rotation 2
Rotation 1

Rotation 5
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GSM Optimisation Cycle

GSM Optimisation Options
Time consumption/expertise

RF Features

Neighbor Relations Narrow Band Luxury

Frequency plan can
compensate for bad Cell plan

Frequency Plan

Site/Cell/Antenna – Type/Azimuth/Tilt

Value for network performance

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GSM Optimisation Priorities

High

Frequency Plan

Value for mature network

Neighbor Relations with low OPEX
Priority

Only soft parameters

RF Features

Site/Cell/Antenna – Type/Azimuth/Tilt
Low

Value for network performance

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GSM optimisation Cycle

Frequency
Planning

Neighbor List
optimisation

RF Features
Tuning

Network
Expansion

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GSM RF Optimisation Principles
 Statistical
– Mobile Statistics available for major GSM Ericsson
vendors
 Accurate picture of live network behaviour Nokia
 Reflects network changes
 Short optimisation cycle Alcatel
 Full range of parametrical optimisation
 Traffic performance oriented
Siemens
 Geographical Nortel
– Predictions
 New network build plan Motorola
– Drive test
 Signal strength verification on roads
Huawei

Dozens of successful optimisation cycles prove that MS are the

most accurate and fastest source for optimising your live GSM network
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GSM Forté Optimisation Cycle

Importer

Radio Features
Spectrum Optimiser
Optimiser
Modeler

Neighbor List
Quality Evaluator
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Mobile Statistics
Mobile Statistics

 Each mobile in active mode measures the serving

cell and list of frequencies (BAL)
 Once per 480ms each MS sends a report of
serving cell data + up to 6 strongest measured
frequencies with decoded BSICs
 BSC uses MMR for HO and PC algorithms
 Most of the infrastructure vendors support
features that provide statistics based on MMR

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What is a Model?

– C/I distribution between all cell-pairs

– a true mathematical representation of the
cellular network
30%

I 25%

C 20%

% traffic
15%

10%

5%

0%
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C/I

– Model is defined by the current cell-plan and is

independent of frequency plan and traffic

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