Nortel 18003G and 9003G 3G900 Only Nokia 18003G and 9003G 3G900 Only
Call setup on GSM900 primarily 4dB bias for GSM1800 => Reduce load on GSM900
Ho From 900 to 1800 (-15 PBGT Margin) Stay on 1800 (+ 15 PBGT Margin back to 900)
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Comparison of Hermitage_A and Hermitage_X_A Dualband X-Polar Antenna (ADC antenna type DFX_MN_70_13_0_0) Antenna for Each Band has
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Equal height & Same mounting Equivalent line-of-sight coverage areas Equal bearing and Tilt (mech. = 0 and elect. = 0)
GSM900 12dB stronger than corresponding GSM1800 (average) Standard Deviation: 5.5dB 10% of cases GSM1800 > GSM900
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Differences Due to Tx Pwr and Rx Sensitivity, Ref Point, etc. => May Still be Balanced => RxQual Evaluates UL and DL
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Quality HO Averaging Nortel: RxQual > 5, averaged over 8 Meas Reports Averaged in BER (Note: 7 out of 8 RxQual Measurements = 5 will not trigger a HO) Nokia: RxQual >= 5, for 4 out of 6 measurements, (px, nx) => Very easy to trigger a Qual HO in Nokia Also, Qual Margin = -2 dB => 900 - 900 handing over to something weaker! (~20% of Nokia 900 HO = UL & DL Qual)
Summary
Urban => Dualband 72 x GSM1800 Channels; 36 x GSM900 Channels Bias of 4dB for GSM1800 => Idle and Call Setup on GSM900 900->1800: -15 dB Margin => HO to 1800 immediately GSM1800 ~12dB weaker than GSM900 (average Co-Loc) Lower Path Loss => Serve on GSM1800 GSM1800 Congestion => TRHO DL - UL Levels inconsistent => Manage Traffic with DL Level Only Dublin: GSM900 MPD = ~170; GSM1800 MPD =~300 900->1800 HO: Best GSM900 Calls become Worst GSM1800 Calls
4dB Bias & -98dBm Access => 33 % Call Setups on GSM1800 8dB Bias & -92dBm Access => 60 - 80 % Call Setups on GSM1800 ?
Cell Reselect Hysterysis: Results showed too many LAC updates When Idle Serving 1800_RxLev dropped below -92dBm Reselection based on C2 1800 Cell on other LAC higher C2 than GSM900 on Same LAC Reselect the 1800 cell and do LAC update REMEDY: => Decrease Bias for GSM1800 cells => Increase CellReselectHysterysis for GSM1800 cells When Idle Serving 1800_RxLev dropped below -92dBm GSM900 on Same LAC selected more often 8 dB CRH for GSM1800 Cells ? ...6 dB CRH for GSM900 Cells ?
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM900
GSM1800
MPD decrease for GSM1800... UL Level Handover unnecessary => Disable GSM1800 - GSM900 RxLevMinCell(n) => Change from -95 to -100
Handover Profiles
RxLevel Balance (UL Level HO Threshold: -110dBm)
RxQual Thresholds
NORTEL
RxQual
NOKIA
RxQual
NORTEL 900
NORTEL1800
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM900: Swapped UL_Lev_HO for DL_Lev_HO GSM1800: Less Lev HO after change. More PBGT => removed unnecessary UL _Lev_HO from GSM1800
RxLevMinCell to GSM900 cell = -100 Therefore, increase HOMargin_Level to 2 RxQual Threshold for GSM1800 = 4 => Easier to hand off GSM1800 & Easier to Hand into GSM900
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM1800
Enable Fast Ave PC: Set to Enable For All Nokia: 900-900 hoMarginPBGT = 4
Nokia: Diversity
137 Cells with Diversity Disabled...? (Enabled Fri 18th Aug) Again, 30 cells with Diversity disabled !
Dedicated Mode
Idle Mode