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Supplement the task of RNO leader, on-site test
personnel, data analysis personnel;
Supplement the working instruction
The equipment function test consists of core
equipment room test and cluster optimization
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Table of Content
1 Overview of Radio Network Optimization Work Flow..............................................................6
1.1
Roles and Responsibility...................................................................................................6
1.1.1
Role of the Regional Team Leader..............................................................................6
1.1.2
Role of the RNO Manager...........................................................................................6
1.1.3
Role of the RNO Project Leader..................................................................................6
1.1.4
Role of the Drive Tester................................................................................................7
1.1.5
Role of the Post Processing Engineer.........................................................................7
1.1.6
Role of the Driver.........................................................................................................7
1.1.7
Role of the Product Support Engineers.......................................................................8
1.2
Work Flow chart.................................................................................................................8
1.3
Output Document List......................................................................................................10
1.3.1
Customized Document...............................................................................................10
1.3.2
Process Document and Data.....................................................................................10
2 Project Preparation and Startup............................................................................................10
2.1
Understanding of the Existing Network............................................................................10
2.2
Cluster Division and Optimization Team Establishment..................................................10
2.3
Optimization Tools and Software......................................................................................11
2.3.1
Optimization Tool........................................................................................................11
2.3.2
Optimization Software................................................................................................12
3 Single Site Verification...........................................................................................................12
3.1
Objectives........................................................................................................................12
3.2
Preparation......................................................................................................................12
3.2.1
Alarm Check...............................................................................................................12
3.2.2
Cell State Check........................................................................................................12
3.2.3
Radio Part Parameters Check...................................................................................12
3.3
Site Verification................................................................................................................12
4 RF Optimization.....................................................................................................................13
4.1
Objectives........................................................................................................................13
4.2
Drive Survey....................................................................................................................13
4.2.1
Preparation.................................................................................................................13
4.2.2
Data Analysis.............................................................................................................14
4.2.3
Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation...................................................14
4.3
Summary..........................................................................................................................15
5 Parameter Optimization.........................................................................................................15
5.1
Objectives........................................................................................................................16
5.2
Drive Survey....................................................................................................................16
5.2.1
Preparation.................................................................................................................16
5.2.2
Data Analysis.............................................................................................................16
5.2.3
Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation...................................................16
5.3
Test for Special Areas......................................................................................................17
5.3.1
Preparation.................................................................................................................17
5.3.2
Data analysis..............................................................................................................17
5.3.3
Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation...................................................17
5.4
Statistics Analysis............................................................................................................17
5.4.1
Preparation.................................................................................................................18
5.4.2
Analysis......................................................................................................................18
5.4.3
Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation...................................................18
5.5
Summary..........................................................................................................................18
6 Customer Acceptance and Report Output.............................................................................18
6.1
Customer Acceptance......................................................................................................18
6.2
Optimization Report Output.............................................................................................18
6.3
Presentations and Customer Communication.................................................................19

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List of Figure
Figure 1 Radio network optimization flow chart.............................................................................9
Figure 2 organization of RNO team.............................................................................................11
Figure 3 work flow for parameter change....................................................................................15

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WCDMA RNO Radio Network Optimization Operation


Guidance
Keyword: WCDMA, radio network optimization, work flow
Abstract: The document is to provide RNO engineers with work flow, roles and
Responsibilities, reference document list, and steps to follow when optimizing a
WCDMA network.
Abbreviations:
Abbreviations
KPI
RNO
MOC
MTC

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Key Performance Indicator
Radio Network Optimization
Mobile Originated Call
Mobile Terminated Call

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1 Overview of Radio Network Optimization Work


Flow
1.1

Roles and Responsibility

Through the network optimization, there are many roles involved, it is possible that more
than one role could be performed by an engineer. The roles and responsibility are as follows:

1.1.1 Role of the Regional Team Leader


Role name: Regional Team Leader
From: HUAWEI Engineering Department
ID: ENG TL
Description: To supervise the regional network installation, commissioning and daily running

1.1.2 Role of the RNO Manager


Role name: RNO manager
From: HUAWEI Radio Network Planning Department
ID: NO_PM
Description: To organize the general work of network optimization and to be responsible for
the optimized network quality and the optimization report.
Responsibility:
1. Collect network information
2. Make optimization working plan
3. The cluster division and team establishment
4. Ensure optimization tools are enough

1.1.3 Role of the RNO Project Leader


Role name: RNO Project Leader
From: HUAWEI Radio Network Planning Department
ID: NO_PL
Description: To be responsible for sub-project network optimization. In a small project, the
RNO manager (NO_PM) may take the post.
Responsibility:
1. To determine the priority of problems to be solved,
2. To make daily and weekly summary and to make schedule for next week,
3. To maintain the log of all parameter changes
4. To be the decision point for all activity concerning the single site verification, RF

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optimization, parameter optimization


5. To analyze the plots of the OMC statistic data and the filed test data
6. To provide resolutions to performance problems such as coverage, drop or access.

1.1.4 Role of the Drive Tester


Role name: Drive tester
From: HUAWEI Network Planning Department or OPERATOR Planning department
ID: NODRV
Description: To collect the drive test data.
Responsibility:
1. To prepare for filed test
2. To run the field test tools
2. To perform the single site verification

1.1.5 Role of the Post Processing Engineer


Role name: Post Processing Engineer
From: HUAWEI Network Planning Department or OPERATOR Planning department
ID: NODPP
Description: To post-process and analyze the collected data and to locate the performance
problem
Responsibility:
1. To determine the drive test area and route,
2. To check the preparation for OMC statistics analysis
3. To process the OMC statistics data and then produce the figures daily,
4. To process and analyze the field test data and OMC statistics data,
5. To analyze the consistency of the results of OMC statistics data and field test data,
6. To provide resolutions to performance problems such as coverage, drop or access.
7. To maintain the field test data and the OMC statistics data.
8. To perform weekly work: parameter audit

1.1.6 Role of the Driver


Role name: Driver
From: Temporary
ID: DRIVER
Description: To help to determine the drive test route and safely drive a predetermined route
based on general maps for the area.

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1.1.7 Role of the Product Support Engineers


Role name: Product support engineers
From: HUAWEI R&D and OPERATOR OMC department
ID: RDSPT
Description: To maintain the equipment and help optimization engineer to locate the
performance problem
Responsibility:
1. To check and resolve all related alarms
2. To check cell state
3. To run the OCNS function
4. To activate all needed counters
5. To trace signaling if needed
6. To modify parameters if needed to help optimization engineer to find out the cause of the
performance problem

1.2

Work Flow chart

For the live network, there are OMC statistic data that can be used to reveal the network
performance. On the other side, the influence to the network should be taken into
consideration for any adjustment. That is the reason that the adding of the simulated loading
and the changes of the parameter must be done at night if necessary.
The optimization process is divided into the following parts:
Project preparation and startup
Single site verification
RF optimization
Parameter Optimization
Customer acceptance
Optimization report output

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Project
contract

Project
Preparation and
Startup

Single site
verification

RF
optimization

Parameter
optimization

Customer
acceptance

Optimization
report output
Figure 1 Radio network optimization flow chart

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Output Document List

1.3.1 Customized Document


1

Acceptance Report

Optimization Report

Site Configuration Parameter Table

Radio Part Parameter configuration Table

1.3.2 Process Document and Data


1

Site configuration Parameter Table

Radio part Parameter configuration Table

2 Project Preparation and Startup


2.1

Understanding of the Existing Network

Before the network optimization, the RNO manager (NO_PM) should be acquainted with the
existing network to make the working plan.
The information below is required:
Radio Network Planning report
Latest site configuration parameter table and radio part parameter configuration table
OMC statistic data and subscriber complaints of the existing network

2.2

Cluster Division and Optimization Team Establishment

The optimization manager needs to establish the optimization teams by estimating the
workload, deciding the human resource and tools requirements and making the time
schedule. The general organization is shown in the figure below:

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RNO Manager

NO_PM

RNO Leader - 1 - 1

NO_PL

Data
Analyzer

RNO Leader - N - N

NO_PL

Data
Analyzer

NODPP

NODPP

Drive Test

Operatorl
NODRV
NODRV

Drive Test

Operator
NODRV
NODRV

Driver

Driver

DRIVER

DRIVER

Figure 2 organization of RNO team

If the NODEBs involved are more than 20 or the test time of the target area exceeds 3
hours, we should divide the target area into parts before the optimization. Cluster refers to a
set of NODEBs in one part. An area of a cluster should contain a complete test route and the
time for one test should be less than three hours. In addition, the test time of each cluster
should be similar.

2.3

Optimization Tools and Software

2.3.1 Optimization Tool


Each team should be equipped with a set of drive test tools, including:
1.

UMTS Scanner: Agilent E6474A with E6455C(version upper 6.0) scanner

2.

UMTS Test UE: Qualcomm TM6200 (version upper 5.0)/or Motorola A835.

3.

GPS and data line: the E6455C has built-in GPS

4.

DTI

More than one set of equipment below is required and shared in a large project team:
1.

YBT250: For identifying the location of the interference

2.

Digital camera: Used to record special propagation environment

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2.3.2 Optimization Software


The following software is required for each team:
1.

Post processing tool: HUAWEI Assistant or ACTIX Analyzer RVS

2.

MapInfo: For some self-definition analysis of drive test data

3 Single Site Verification


3.1

Objectives

Use Scanner + UE to:


1. Verify Coverage (RSCP & Ec/Io)
2. Verify scrambling codes
3. Verify no installation faults
4. Make test calls

3.2

Preparation

Before the time-consuming drive test, we should only ensure the following conditions have
been met.

3.2.1 Alarm Check


Usually, the product support engineer will be responsible for checking and resolving all the
alarms, It is important for the optimization engineer prior to any field test to check with
product support engineer regarding any alarms especially intermittent alarms.

3.2.2 Cell State Check


Usually, the product support engineer will be responsible for checking and resolving all the
cell state problems. It is important for the optimization engineer prior to any field test to
confirm with product support engineer regarding cell state.

3.2.3 Radio Part Parameters Check


Check equipment version and radio part parameters configuration, for example: the
scrambling code, power setting, neighbor cell list, handover parameter. As for neighbor list,
the check must be done not only to intra-frequency neighbor list, but also inter-RAT neighbor
list.

3.3

Site Verification

Site verification needs to check the service function before the optimization to ensure the
basic service functions are normal for each site.
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The check consists of signal strength, feeder connection, LA/RA update, PS attach, PS
detach, voice service call setup, PDP activation , intra-frequency handover, 3G2G handover,
3G2G cell reselection.
If there is any suspect like the low signal strength and wrong feeder connection (maybe
Tx/Rx main antenna, maybe Rx diversity antenna), the optimization engineer needs to ask
installation engineer to do the RF check.

4 RF Optimization
Any RF issues at edge of cluster must be resolved in coordination with the adjacent cluster
as soon as possible.

4.1

Objectives

Use Scanner + UE to:


1. Optimize CPICH and service coverage & cell dominance
2. Minimize interference
3. Minimize pilot pollution
4. Optimize neighbor list
5. Resolve any RF-related drop call
6. Improve connected ratio, delayed time connected

4.2

Drive Survey

Drive survey includes both a scanner and a UE in a continuous AMR call. Drop calls should
be analyzed to determine if the cause is RF related or not.

4.2.1 Preparation
1. Alarm Check
Same as Alarm Check
2. Cell State Check
Same as Cell State Check
3. Test Route Selection
Usually, the customer can provide the test route based on GSM experience.
4. Load Simulator
Its not recommended to do the test with simulated load for a live network because the
simulated load will affect the users.

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4.2.2 Data Analysis


The drive test data analysis consists of:
1.

Poor Coverage

2.

Dominant Cell

3.

Pilot Pollution

4.

Neighbor List Missing

5.

Minimize interference

6.

Other any RF-related drop call

4.2.3 Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation


Changes will mainly include:
1. Engineering parameter adjustment
2. Neighbor list changes
1. Engineering Parameter Adjustment
Most of the problems of coverage or interference can be solved by adjusting the engineering
parameter. One side is to enhance the coverage to eliminate the blind area; the other hand
is to control coverage and interference. To be specifically, to use the combination of ways
below:

Antenna down tilt adjustment

Antenna azimuth adjustment

Antenna location adjustment

Antenna height adjustment

Antenna replacement

Site replacement

Add new cell

Before the implementation of the adjustment of the engineering parameters, its necessary to
carefully analyze the RSCP, dominant cell, Ec/Io of related cells.
Usually the optimization engineer only needs to provide installation engineer with the
engineering parameter change requirement.
2. Radio Part Parameters Adjustment
As for radio part parameter changes in RF optimization phase, usually only the Neighbor cell
list is needed to be done.
All parameter should be changed very carefully. The change of the parameters must follow
the following procedures agreed by OPERATOR and HUAWEI.

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HUAWEI Recommendation
Description & Reason

OPERATOR Planning
Department
OMC change form, signed by SE
OPERATOR OMC Department

OPERATOR & HUAWEI OMC


Engineer modify the parameter
Figure 3 work flow for parameter change

Huawei optimization engineer give out the recommendation of parameter change. If


accepted by engineer from OPERATOR planning department, then OPERATOR planning
department will deliver a formal OMC change form to OPERATOR OMC department after
the form signed by director of the OPERATOR planning department. Then OPERATOR
engineer from the OMC department together will HUAWEI OMC engineer will change the
parameter in the equipment.
3. Benchmark
Sometimes its hard to predict accurately the impact of the parameter changes. So its
necessary to benchmark before and after parameter changes. Its recommended to do the
benchmark together with the statistics analysis for live network.
Another benchmark needs to be mentioned is for different type of UE.

4.3

Summary

After the RF optimization, the team leader (NO_PL) should output :


1. Site Configuration Parameter Table
2. Radio Part Parameter Configuration Table

5 Parameter Optimization
Parameter optimization includes field test and statistics analysis.
The field test can be divided into two parts: drive test on main road and test for special
areas. Test for special areas is like walk survey for some indoor distributed cells.

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Objectives
Use scanner + UE log, RNC log, statistics counters and KPI, MSC & SGSN log (if
needed) to:

5.2

1.

Reduce access failure

2.

Reduce drop call

3.

Enhance service quality

Drive Survey

Drive test is to get information on the service coverage on the main road and to optimize the
problems as access failure, drop call, power control, handover and service quality. The test
includes (in priority):
1.

The call setup test for voice service

2.

The continuous call test for voice service

3.

Idle mode test

4.

The call setup test for video phone service

5.

The continuous call test for voice service

6.

The call setup test for PS service

7.

The continuous call test for PS service

The test should be performed repeatedly to the position with problems to make sure that the
problem is repeatable.
Unlike RF optimization drive test, for parameter optimization its not needed to do the service
test for all sites. So its not necessary to stick to the idea of cluster.

5.2.1 Preparation
Same as Preparation

5.2.2 Data Analysis


The data analysis consists of:
1.

Analyzing and finding out the solution for access failure (system bugs, power control
parameter, cell selection and reselection parameter etc.)

2.

Analyzing and finding out the solution for drop call (system bugs, power control
parameter, handover parameter etc.)

3.

Analyzing and finding out the solution for service quality related problems (system bugs,
power control parameter, RLC parameter etc.)

5.2.3 Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation


The adjustment recommendations for service optimization are mainly focus on the Radio
part parameters.
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1. Radio Part Parameter Adjustment


The parameters to be changed usually are:
1.

Common Control Channel Power Allocation parameters

2.

RL Maximum Power parameters

3.

Intra-frequency Handover parameters

4.

Inter-frequency Handover parameters

5.

Inter-RAT Handover parameters

6.

Power Control parameters

7.

Access parameters

8.

Other related parameters.

The influence caused by the cell parameters adjustment should be analyzed carefully by
optimization engineer.
The parameters adjustment to a live network should be performed when traffic is low (for
example: at midnight). It is essential to do the service functional test after adjustment.
2. Benchmark
Same as Benchmark

5.3

Test for Special Areas

Generally, special area refers to a small district or indoors environment, such as:
1. OPERATOR offices, residence of VIP
2. Key hotels or entertainment location
3. Government location
4. Locations of large company or group subscribers
5. Locations tend to be cared , such as railway station or airport

5.3.1 Preparation
Same as Preparation

5.3.2 Data analysis


Same as Data Analysis

5.3.3 Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation


Same as Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation

5.4

Statistics Analysis

As for the live network, during the parameter optimization in parallel with field test, we need
to optimize the cells whose performance indicators have not reached the acceptance

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requirements. For example, to optimize the cells with congestion problems in busy hours.

5.4.1 Preparation
Check with engineers from OPERATOR OMC department and OPERATOR QA department:
1.

All needed counters are activated

2.

The KPIs have been created

3.

Tools and scripts for KPI analysis are available.

5.4.2 Analysis
Statistics analysis includes:
1. Identify the poorly performing RNCs, sites and cells
2. Finding out the cause of the degrading together with other engineers (product support
engineer, transmission engineer, installation engineer)
3. Give information about the impact of the changes of the parameters for benchmark.

5.4.3 Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation


Usually it refers to the radio part parameter adjustment
Same as Adjustment Recommendation and Implementation

5.5

Summary

After the parameter optimization, the team leader (NO_PL) should output:
1. XXX Project Radio Part Parameter Table

6 Customer Acceptance and Report Output


6.1

Customer Acceptance

The acceptance should be performed with the participation of the customer, and the test
record table of each item should be checked and signed by test engineer from OPERATOR
side.

6.2

Optimization Report Output

The optimization report should be presented after the project passes the customer
acceptance. The optimization report should include:
1.

Project background introduction

2.

Existing network status

3.

Acceptance criteria

4.

Optimization process

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Problem analysis and adjustment recommendation, and the effect for the implemented
part

6.

Acceptance test and result

7.

Leftover problems and suggestions from the optimization point of view.

8.

Appendix

Besides the optimization report, the updated Site Configuration Parameter table and
Radio Part Parameters Table are required.

6.3

Presentations and Customer Communication

The optimization manager (NO_PM) should prepare slides based on the optimization report
to communicate with OPERATOR and to learn their ideas about this optimization or the
requirement for future optimization/expansion.

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List of references:

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