HSPA+

Optimization
Process

Summary

Pre-opt start list

RET report

Feeder Loss values audit

Commissioning/SCF/FTM config audits

BFD/AAV audit

Capacity audits and report from capacity team

Cluster Identification process (planning and performance) including

asset analysis, liberty server CQI reports etc
Optimization process using KPI and drivetest.

Explain the flowchart for KPI analysis

New actix process

Using actix for KPI and drivetest analysis

OPTpcs

Change requests
1.

Process for identifying and approving the requests needs to be worked out between the local
market engineers and HSPA+ assigned resources
1.

To be approved by t-mobile employee

Result verification against the reported CQI

1.

Exit criteria

Flow of Optimization work

Flow of Optimization work contd.

Responsibilities
Region
Market
Market to submit & Region to
validate/approve

Detailed Optimization flow

Parameter Audit( If HSPA+ is

enabled)

Audit on all Parameters on RNC and Node B Level.

To make sure they are consistent with the HSPA+ MOP.

Regional tool/script can be used for Parameter Audit

RNC/OSS SME

Verification of all HSPA+ and HSUPA features

To make sure if all the required features in all sites and RNCs
implemented as planned.

List out the Parameter and Feature inconsistencies and

correct them

This step is required first before proceeding with any Optimization

activities.

Basic Capacity Check

Address the following baseband requirement based on the

national capacity guidelines
FSMx
Additional T1 or AAV
HS scheduler

RET Verification

Ensure RET commissioning is complete

RET/Actuator information are in place

Feeder Loss

Feeder Loss is an important design aspect maintain coverage, capacity & performance

Large feeder losses will reduce CPICH and the effective coverage area of the cell
- Other inconsistent values may affect Power Control & RTWP

Identify sites with more than 3dB loss, using the Feeder
Loss Dashboard link given below

On high feeder loss sites, Utilize latest sweep values, if available to

adjust OSS parameters.

If high feeder loss is accurate, identify site for possible mitigation for a
long solution as below

Feeder modification

RRU implementation

Note: These long term solutions will not be implemented during this period of optimization.

Feeder Loss Dashboard

Prioritize clusters
Prioritize clusters = (% of bad CQI) * ( HS traffic)
-1st priority = quality clusters From high to low traffic
-2nd priority = RSCP clusters From high to low traffic
Note: All problem areas in the cluster even with planned
new
sites will still need to be analyzed and optimized to its
full potential

Exceptions
- Bad CQI Sites at coverage edges

For Regions
Only

2nd Priority

1st
Priority

Define Problem Areas

Problem Area Major KPI CQI

EXIT Criteria To meet Baseline KPI

Sl.
No.
1

KPIs
CQI

Exit Threshold (Market wise)

Number of Cells with >5% in CQI 0 to
10, to reduce by 80% AND Market wise
CQI above 10 > 98%

TPIM KPIs
1
Voice Access Failure rate (%)
<= previous round value
2
PS Access Failure rate (%)
<= previous round value
3
Voice Drop Rate (%)
<= previous round value
4
PS Drop Rate (%)
<= previous round value
5
Actual MAC-HS Cell Thpt (Mbps)
>= previous round value
6
Voice Traffic in Erlangs
>= previous round value
7
HSDPA Pay Load-RLC layer (MB)
>= previous round value
8
3G Leakage (% of 3G calls ending on 2G)
<= previous round value
9
% of 3G initiating calls on 2G (CDR Based)
<= previous round value
Note: These KPIs(1-8) are available in TPIM under the content browser by running the report NSN
HSPA KPIs. TPIM (9) can be found: http://dev.reportcenter.internal.t-mobile.com/Reports/Pages/Folder.aspx
under National Performance Reports E2E 3G Leakage Reports

All entry & exit criteria should be measured on a one week average for comparison
The same criteria will be used to monitor the cluster performance during optimization
Above listed TPIM KPIs are expected to be maintained or improved
Justification needed for 8&9 if value degraded by 2% ( to be validated from trial)

Optimization KPI Reporting Only

Sl. No.

KPIs

Boomer Index - 3G coverage vs Co-loc 2G

Coverage =>1.5

DL Capacity Index - Power per User, SHO Overhead

, 500mwatts

UL Capacity Index RTWP, =>3dB @ busy hour

Boomer Index: The UMTS PRACH Delay propagation measurements are compared against the
co-located GSM cell radius. A calculation is then performed based on a weighted average
Of HHO distances between the cell and its neighbors. Any instance where the 3G cells radius
exceeds the 2G cells radius >= 1.5 is flagged
DL Capacity Index: The Average Power per user is calculated taking into account Voice
Power/RL, RT SHO & Cable loss. Any cell where the Avg Power/User is > 27dBm is flagged
UL Capacity :uplink noise rise. Busy hour minus least busy hour

Cluster/problem area Drive KPIs

Reporting Only
All KPIs below are only for Optimization purposes

1
2
3
4
5
6

HSDPA Application Throughput

HSUPA Application Throughput
HSDPA Access Failure Rate
HSDPA Drop Rate
HSUPA Access Failure Rate
HSUPA Drop Rate
% of time HS UE was served on R99 data
7 (DCH)
8 64 QAM Modulation Rate
9 UE Reported CQI
10 No. of HS Cell Changes
11 HS-PDSCH Code Usage
12 Scanner Based - Too Many Servers

Data / KPI Collection

TPIM Report / KPI Collection

Propagation Delay reports (from Liberty Server or TPIM

content browser) can be used to identify the proximity of
mobiles and cell

Utilize liberty report for optimization and analysis

SHO

PRACH

Power/user

Boomer Index

RTWP

All other KPIs (including EXIT KPIs) need to be collected and

stored for bench marking purpose.

From the content browser in TPIM use and run the

report NSN HSPA KPIs

Detailed Drive In Problem Areas

Detailed Street level Drive Test is for the optimization

purpose in the Problem Areas

Following is the drive test setup for the Problem Area

Detailed Drive

Scanner Analysis is mandatory

Device
HSPA+
Problem
Area Drive
S14

Mode

Priority

Configuration
Details

Function

Scanner (MS1)

Dual

Mandatory

Dual-mode scanner

Dual-mode scanner

Voice Long
(MS2)

UMTS

Additional

1800 sec duration & 10

sec gap

DCR, Quality

HSPA (Rocket)
(MS3)

UMTS

Additional

HSDPA FTP DL - 30MB &

HSUPA UL - 3MB

AFR, DCR, Throughput,

CST

ACTIX ONE/OptPCS Analysis

Using the drive data from the detailed drive in problem

areas, following analysis can be done.

DL and UL Coverage Analysis using Scanners RSCP, Ec/Io and UEs TX Power and
BLER. Identify weaker coverage areas and provide solutions to improve

Pilot Pollution Analysis using Scanner data Identify areas of where there is no
single dominant pilot. Improve the servers coverage and reduce the interferers.
Identify the boomer cells and control them. Identify areas with high SHO overhead and
provide solutions to reduce it

Pilot pollution analysis for data should be done little more aggressively than for voice. Voice
can manage with multiple servers, but for the best data performance it needs only one dominant
server.

DL and UL Data Throughput Analysis In the areas of weaker throughput, correlate it

with coverage, and cell capacity KPIs. Identify if it is a coverage / quality issue or a
capacity issue. Provide solutions as needed to improve the throughput.

CQI target for areas of higher throughput requirement For hotspot areas to achieve
better data performance a higher CQI should be targeted (say, => 25).

HSPA Cell Change Analysis Correlate the cell change locations with Too Many
Server locations. Try to find solutions to reduce the number of cell changes in the
driven area.

Event Failure Analysis Identify and resolve any drops, blocks, IRAT failures, etc that
may have happened in the drive.

Actix One Analysis Flow

OptPCS Analysis Flow

Drive Test naming convention

S14 mobility name

Sample:
For Dallas= SODA_C01a_S14_K01_D01_05252010_001.log

Sample Process & Asset Set-up

Asset set-up &
procedue

Asset Set-up & procedure

Sample Proble
area procedure

Sample problem area

procedure
HSPA+ Tracker

Problem area log tracker

Performance Improvements via

Capacity Enhancements

Performance Improvements via Capacity Enhancements

document link: http://docs.eng.tmobile.com/InfoRouter/docs/~D2271915

Progress Reporting

Optimization Status Update

Week
HSPA+ Project Progress
Ending
July 1st 2010
CQI Optimization Progress Tracking

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Optimization Status Update

Week
Data Source: CQI Dashboard from Liberty Report
HSPA+ Project Progress
Ending
Center
July 1st 2010
re CQI samples (Range 0-10) Total More Than 5% Of A

Optimization Status Update

Week
Data Source: CQI Dashboard from Liberty Report
HSPA+ Project Progress
Ending
Center
July 1st 2010
Trending Cells Where CQI (Range Of 0-10) Total >5%

T-PIM KPI Reporting

Reports now available in T-PIM for KPIs to be
monitored

CQI distribution reporting per

cluster
Cluster
DA00

Cluster
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CQI distribution
reporting based
upon Asset
clusterdefinition.
Begin vs End of
project comparison
in terms of CQI
distribution (graph
2)

Modulation Distribution
Similar
reporting based
upon the used
modulation
technique in
the cluster.
FSC reported
WoW report for
CQI

Program Tracker

Regional Level

Market Level

Activities List

Preliminary Justification Package

Carolina
8CO0517C
Cluster: CR_01

HSPA+
Before

High Cost Site Mod Package

Solution Type

RSCP >= -92dBm

RSCP >= -97dBm
RSCP >= -104dBm
Traffic Loading at: 50 %

Fiber on Tower Conversion

Antenna Relocation
Antenna Change
Antenna Height Change
3G Macro Site Addition
3G Micro/Pico Site Addition

Priority

Critical
Important
Needed

Expected Cost

Other
$

Optimization Efforts Completed to Date

After

Antenna Tilts
< 30 Days
30-60 Days

Parameters

Other

Implementation Time
60 90 Days
90 180 Days

Before Stats

POPS:
R99 Traffic:
HS Traffic:
CQI AVG:
Ec/Io AVG:
RSCP AVG:

Neighbors

6-12 months
12-24 months

After Stats

POPS:
R99 Traffic:
HS Traffic:
CQI AVG:
Ec/Io AVG:
RSCP AVG:

Drive Test
Other notes of interest:

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HSPA+
High Cost Site Mod Package
Before
After Maps
Three
RSCP and
levels compound
array at Ec/Io =12db
-92 dBm indoor RSCP
-97 dBm indoor RSCP
-105 dBm indoor RSCP
50% loading/or preferably TPIM traffic
Other information on Map
Store Locations
BANS
POPS

Solution Type
This box lists the most common
solutions that would fall into the
high cost site mod category.
Other Solutions can be written in
under the other category

Cluster ID can be alternated

with sub-market

Priority
Priority is based on customer
impact against other sites that
need modifications.

Expected Cost

On Air Sites

Include all costs associated with

planning and implementing this
solution

Planned or Proposed Sites or

sector
GSM only on-air site

Carolina
8CO0517C
Cluster: CR_01

Optimization Efforts Completed to Date

Answers the question of what has been completed to date to improve the
performance of the area in question

Drive Test Maps

At a minimum this map needs to contain RSCP and
Ec/No drive test of the area question
Use offset feature to display both features on the
same map
Display 3G and 2G sites. Each colored differently
preferably using the above legend
Overlay RSCP and Ec/No legend

Implementation Time

The forecasted amount of time it will take to implement this solution from the
date of approval

Before Stats
Lists basic KPIs before any
optimization had been performed
on the area in question

After Stats
Lists basic KPIs after the low
cost optimization changes had
been completed.
This is NOT a prediction of
performance after this package
is implemented