GERAN/RAN/eRAN

Optimization and Troubleshooting

Tools Set

Egor Martiniuc

How to maintenance and improve network quality

Level 3
Network
development

Evaluation
& expansion
10 % of all
Engineering Time

Troubleshooting
& assurance

Level 2
Troubleshooting

30 % of all
Engineering Time

Monitoring & Audit

Level 1
Foundational Audit

1. Network E2E evaluation

2. Expansion proposal
3. New feature introduction

60 % of all
Engineering Time

1. Worst cell analyze and

troubleshooting
2. VIP zone, VIP user care
3. User analyze and troubleshooting
4. QoE improvement
5. Key event assurance

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Coverage optimization
Parameter routine audit
Alarm monitoring and resolved
Capacity monitoring and audit
KPI monitoring and report
Neighbor cell/PSC audit & optimization
Interference monitoring and test

Tools
Tool Name

Level

LTE Configuration Control

1, 2

3G Handover Optimization - SON

MapInfo Application For Optimization

1,2,3

Optimization GIS Calculator ( Coverage, Distance, Azimuth Intersection)

Cell Propagation Delay

Redirect To Table

1,2

Counter View

Oracle/MSSQL Based server for M2000 Counters History Collection

2,3

Dimensioning Reporter (HUAWEI, M2000 Base)

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (Mail, Client Application)

1,2

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control and Compare (Global, Unit Level)

RNC Parameters Change History

1,2

NodeB Synchronization control

Microwave Monitoring Tool

LTE Configuration Control (1/4)

Features :
1.

Bulk of eNodeB System Configuration

Easy full Network configuration control
Export single eNodeB (all Network) in MML Format
Parameters Comparison between network elements

2.

Inventory Configuration
Export Element BarCodes, System Boards

3.

Report generation
Mismatch configuration find (PCI, TAC, One way HO, Empty HO, Missing HO, Missing X2, Extra X2 )
Integration with MapInfo tool set
Mismatch configuration parameters UMTS Vs LTE

Coming soon:
LTE Template Configuration Check

Description:
Application has several options to update self database. Also use CFGMML from UMTS RNC and inventory Export
from M2000. You can use M2000 connection to have update the system data. Base on this data application
prepared to make reports. Friendly user Interface.

LTE Configuration Control (2/4)

Bulk of eNodeB System Configuration

LTE Configuration Control (3/4)

Parameters Comparison

LTE Configuration Control (4/4)

Inventory

3G Handover Optimization - SON (1/4)

Features :
1. Report generation
Missing IntraFrequency Handover detection (based on M2000 hidden counters).
Useless IntraFrequency Handover detection (based on M2000 hidden counters).
One way IntraFrequency Handover detection.
2. RNC Batch command execution
Automatic RNC Batch command generation for selected Handover relations.
Handover relation ranking.
Automatic Troubleshooting of batch execution conflicts.

Coming soon:
3G -> 2G Handover Optimization Features.

Description:
Application uses odbc driver for M2000 database direct connection. All necessary counters are
copied to local database for further post processing in order to not load M2000 server. RNC
configuration file (INNERCFGMML) and 3G cells file (GEO data) are imported to local database
through the same application. After all inputs processing the handover report is generated base on
user defined statistic period.

3G Handover Optimization - SON (2/4)

Report Generator GUI

3G Handover Optimization - SON (3/4)

Report Example Missing IntraFrequency

3G Handover Optimization - SON (4/4)

Batch command generator
1. HO relation input (EXCEL File)
2. Status of progress
3. Final report and Batch Commands

MapInfo App For Optimization (1/3)

Features :
Main concept - Centralized Control System (CCS)
Display 4G/3G/2G cells on map base on Radio Design data ( Long, Lat, Beamwidth, Azimuth,
Frequency )
Display on Map INTRA/INTER/INTERRAT Neighbor relations ( based on RNC configuration File
[INNERCFGMML] )
Get KPI Data directly from M2000/Nastar/PRS/Other Servers.
Display KPI Data Creating Thematic Maps
Quick Cell/Site search base on user defined parameter
Quick Tool optimization according to user preferences

Coming soon:
Automatic batch command generation for new user defined handover relation.
Description :
MapBasic based Application uses Radio Design and BSC/RNC/eNodeB configuration data. Allows
quick troubleshooting of worst KPI cells, Neighbor Relations through friendly user interface

MapInfo App For Optimization (2/3)

MapInfo application GUI

App buttons

MapInfo App For Optimization (3/3)

Intra Frequency Handover Relation View

Optimization GIS Calculator (1/3)

Features :
GEO Data based Handover analysis.
Useless handover relation detection.
Missing handover relation
BCCH/PSC/PCI collision detection.
Terrain GEO data automatic download from Google Map Server.
Coming soon:
Map Info Integration.
Description :
The application uses GEO information of GERAN/RNC/eRAN cells. Base on imported data tool
calculates predefined coefficients in order to detect missing or useless handover relations, and
BCCH/PSC/PCI collisions . All estimation are base on geometrical calculation without tacking into
account radio propagation model.
calculated coefficients are:
Main Beam intersection Point.
Ratio of coverage overlap.
Inter cell distance.
Cell Radius.
Number of sites between Neighbors.

Optimization GIS Calculator (2/3)

Example PSC collision report

Optimization GIS Calculator (3/3)

Example of report

Cell Propagation Delay (1/2)

Features :
Paint User distribution per Propagation Delay on GUI
Paint Ec/No per Propagation Delay on GUI
Good for User complains troubleshoot
Cell coverage optimization

Coming soon:
LTE propagation delay

Description :
The application is directly connecting to M2000 server. Get statistic by selected counter and put it
in the chart.

Cell Propagation Delay (2/2)

GUI

Redirect To Table (1/2)

Features :
Reading M2000 Redirection/ Task Files
Dump for readable format
Mismatch LTE configuration report from M2000 task file.
Export to Excel, CSV file
Quite useful tool for quickly troubleshooting the network configuration and parameters
inconsistency
Coming soon:
None

Description :
The Application work with Huawei Files that was Redirected by M2000 from NodeBs, eNodeBs
and parse it to Excel format.

Redirect To Table (2/2)

Source File and GUI After Parsing

Counter View (1/6)

Features :
M2000 single counter Chart view without element limitation (current Huawei limit 10
elements).
Hidden M2000 counter View
Element Filter base on user defined counter and threshold.
Approximation Function by Selected Units
Zoom In (X,Y axis)
Chart Export (CSV,Excel,TXT)
Daily/Hourly data aggregation base on M2000 raw counters (30/15/5 min)
Direct M2000 connection
Multiple Counters on Chart
Formula on Chart
User Aggregation Selection
Coming soon:
Interpolation Line by Selected Units (Trend)
Description :
The application is directly connecting to M2000 server. Get statistic by selected counter and put it
in the chart without Huawei limitation. There is local PC overload protection based on raw data
volume.

Counter View (2/6)

Connection\Selection Tab View

Counter View (3/6)

Multiple Element Chart

Counter View (4/6)

Multiple Element Chart with Filter Conditions : RTWP > -98 and COUNT(Points) > 5

Counter View (5/6)

Formula Filter

Counter View (6/6)

Multiple Counter Selection

M2000 Counters History Collection (1/2)

Features :

Minimal engineering time resources consuption, fully automated.

On demand import of user selected counter groups to defined database server
History counter data collection
Hidden counter data collection
Automatic periodical data collection
Task Network Report Dimensioning

Coming soon:
None

Description:
Application is connecting to M2000 database and copy raw counters data to user defined database
server.

M2000 Counters History Collection (2/2)

M2000 Counters History Collection Tool GUI

Dimensioning Reporter (1/3)

Features :

Automatic periodical build predefined reports

Send by Mail
RADIO reports (UL_DL_CE_Usage, ATM_IP_IuB_Usage, TCP_RTWP_report, HSDPA_Codes)
BOARD reports (XPU_board, DPU_Usage, MPU_throughput, INT_traf_CPU, INT_CPU)
Possible to adding extended report

Coming soon:
Completely Board dimensioning

Description:
Application is connecting to M2000 database and copy raw counters and build the reports.

Dimensioning Reporter (2/3)

GUI

Dimensioning Reporter (3/3)

Reports

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (1/6)

Features :
Useful for supervision and performance activity
Client/Server Application
User predefined KPI periodical tracking.
KPI thresholds customization.
User defined receivers mail list for KPI alerting
Low PC Hardware requirement
Embedded pre analysis provides the TOP 3 raw counters which are mainly affecting KPI
Notification each 30 Minutes (Settable)
Easy configurable alerting thresholds based on KPI or/and Failure number!
Possibility to define custom clusters and receive dedicated alerts only for clusters cells
Enhanced administration GUI.

Coming soon:
For LTE

Description :
The application is running on any PC connected to M2000 Server. Periodically it is checking
network element KPIs (30/60 min). In case if KPI exceeds user defined thresholds tool sends alert
message with attached explicit problem report to receivers mail list.

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (2/6)

Received alert & GUI

For real time 3G KPI monitoring OSE mainly uses PRS. PRS has a delay of 2 hours in displaying data. In
order to improve team reactivity the mail KPI alerter was implemented.
Main characteristics:
Hard coded KPIs:
UMTS_KPI_3GSuccessRateR99Data_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GSuccessRateHSDPAData_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GSuccessRateHSUPAData_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GSuccessRateSpeech_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GDropRateR99Data_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GDropRateHSDPAData_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GDropRateHSUPAData_R012
UMTS_KPI_3GDropRateSpeech_R012
UMTS_KPI_3G2GHOSUCCRateR99Data_R012
UMTS_KPI_3G2GHOSUCCRateSpeech_R012

Easy configurable alerting thresholds based on KPI or/and Failure number!

Notification each 30 Minutes
Possibility to define custom clusters and receive dedicated alerts only for clusters cells
Embedded pre analysis provides the TOP 3 raw counters which are mainly affecting KPI

Alert received by Email

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (3/6)

Enhanced Client GUI

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (4/6)

Single Cell Trouble Report

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (5/6)

Analyze of Unit Fails

M2000 KPI/Counter Trouble Alerter (6/6)

Root Cause Analyze

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (1/7)

Features :
Import GERAN/RNC/eRAN Configuration.
Controlling of user defined Templates (Features Implementation Check)
Mismatch detection between GERAN/RNC/eRAN Configuration.
Aligning GERAN/RNC/eRAN configuration based on user defined template.
Control Global RNC Parameters Between 2 configurations.
Export dumped GERAN/RNC/eRAN Configuration to (excel, csv, txt) .
User friendly display of Huawei RNC board configuration and NodeB, Cell Mapping.
Special Feature : Generate customize cells kmz file for google earth.
Description :
The application is based on local sqlite database. Tool is importing and dumping RNC configuration
files (INNERCFGMML) for all kind of preprocessing.
Google earth module is using radio design cells file.

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (2/7)

Because of often modifications in 2G

network linked with BTS migration from one
BSC to another, changing the frequency
plan, LAC modifications etc. it is important to
keep 3G database of external cells up to
date.

In order to simplify this task was decided to

implement a Data Base inconsistency
checking tool. The application is installed on
local PC. It is also automatically generating
batch scripts in order to correct all detected
mismatches. Engineer has just to execute
the batch command

SW is using 2 types of files as data input:

CFG_MML RNC DB export file
ftp:\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/bam/version_x/ftp/export_cfgmml/CFGMML-xxxxxx.txt

OMCR Cell Info file export file

ftp:\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ACIE/ACIE_NLexport_Dir1/cell.xls

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (3/7)

Global Parameter Comparison between 2 different RNC

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (4/7)

Template check report

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (5/7)

Parameter History Evolution

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (6/7)

Board, NodeB, Cell Distribution View

GERAN/RAN/eRAN Parameter Control (7/7)

Example of generated 3G multilayer KMZ file

RNC Parameters Change History (1/5)

Features :
Client/Server Application
Historical RNC Configuration File (INNERCFGMML) data collection.
Automatically Parameter Change Record
Unit (CellId, NodeBId, ANI) parameters Evaluation
Single Parameter Evaluation
Template Control

Coming soon:
MML Command changes History
Description :
The application is running on any PC connected to RNC. Periodically (user defined) tool gets
Configuration File (INNERCFGMML) and uploads it to local database. User friendly GUI is
displaying time evolution of the selected parameter.

RNC Parameters Change History (2/5)

GUI of Server Part

RNC Parameters Change History (3/5)

GUI of Client

RNC Parameters Change History (4/5)

GUI of Client Parameters Evaluation for Unit - CellId

RNC Parameters Change History (5/5)

GUI of Client Single Parameter Evaluation

NodeB Synchronization control (1/3)

Features :
Control synchronization on NodeB
E1/T1 status
Approximately time for checking all NodeBs (500 Elements) ~ 3 Min
Impossible to do manually, use just human resources
Coming soon:
NodeB configuration

Description :
This is multi-thread application. The application connect to NodeB through telnet protocol and
collects data, from specific command, during the user defined time. After make clearly
understanding report with synchronization problems.

NodeB Synchronization control (2/3)

Example of GUI

NodeB Synchronization control (3/3)

Example of Report

Microwave Monitoring Tool (1/4)

Features :
SNMP MIBs Loader
SNMP OIDs data collection
Alarm generator
Prediction of device traffic collapse
Main KPI Monitoring

Coming soon:
Extrapolation of capacity expansion
Description :
This is multi-thread application. The application connect to the traffic Node (this case NEC)
through SNMP protocol and collects data, from specific OIDs , during the user defined time. After
make clearly understanding report with problems.

Microwave Monitoring Tool (2/4)

Example of GUI

Microwave Monitoring Tool (3/4)

Example of GUI

Microwave Monitoring Tool (4/4)

Example of GUI