DRIVING TEST ANALYSIS

10rd Dec 2008

RNP-RNO
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Drive Test Procedure

Preparation Drive Test FICS Netplan VOT/GEP

Statistics Analysis Problem Finding

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Preparation

Parameter BTS table, Cell name file Software:TEMS, NEMO Hardware: TEMS, GPS, Portable PC Test Problem Sheet Route Digital Map

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Drive Test

For Benchmark
2 minutes per call 10 15 minutes a log files Force to appropriate band (GSM only, DCS only or Dual)

For Special Problem

Planning route No limitation
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TEMS .log file Analysis

Below lists common problems which can be observed from Drive Test Log.

Undecoded BCCH BSIC Undecode in Other Site No Handover Delay Handover Ping Pong Handover Negative Handover Overshooting High Overlapping No Dominant Server

Poor Coverage Unreasonable Serving Area Interference Handover Failure Handover Loss UL Drop Drop Call Sudden Power Drop MS Power Rapid Increase

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Undecoded BCCH Description:

BSICs cant be decoded in 5s Usually consider 3 strongest neighbors

Reason:
GCLK shift, only decode same site BSICs Channel interference Non-BCCH carrier, no dedicated spectrum for BCCH
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BSIC Undecode in Other Site

Description:
BSIC in same site can be decoded but not for other sites Handover can only happen in intra-site basis It is similar to former Undecoded BCCH case

Reason:
GCLK shift

GCLK recalibration is required No one monitors OMC-R alarms

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No Handover
Description:
Neighbor BSIC is decoded and COMMON handover requirement is fulfilled but there is never a handover

Reason:
Missing neighbor

No such neighbor in CM database Target cells LAC/BCCH/BSIC in add_neighbor is different from those in equip_rtf Engineer modifies external neighbor at MMI, not through GUI Never use OMC-R Proxy Cell to propagate external neighbor information

Incorrect external neighbor

N < hreqt. Great HO_MARGIN. Improper algorithm 1-7 setting Missing_rpt =1 Serving cell overshoots/covers too far away Refer to GSM BSS Statistics Analysis Handbook
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Delay Handover
Description:
Neighbor BSIC is decoded but handover occurs in much later time

Reason:
All possible neighbors suffer blocking Large hreqt * hreqave qual_power_flag is enabled, full BTS/MS power must be reached before handover Large handover_recognized_period and bssmap_t7 setting

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Ping Pong Handover

Description:
Lot of handovers between cells Time between Handover is around hreqt*hreqave of such HO cause

Reason:
Improper hardware calibration Hardware fault UL/DL interference Negative handover Different coverage footprint for antennas of a cell
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Negative Handover
Description:
Serving cell hands over to a weaker neighbor

Reason:
ho_only_max_power is enabled qual_margin_flag is disabled ho_margin_usage_flag is enabled with negative ho_margin_rxqual/rxlev Negative HO_MARGIN Micro-cellular algorithms are enabled, especially type 5
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Handover Failure
Description:
MS fails to reach target cell, so return to source cell MS sends HO FAILURE and UL-SABM to source cell and there is response

Reason:
Channel interference Poor coverage External interference at UL, like wideband repeator

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OverShooting Description:
Cell shoots at far distance but that location has closer cells around

Reason:
Overshooting cell has small downtilt, 0 degree! Overshooting cell has too high altitude Closer cells have overshooting as well BSIC of closer cells cant be decoded
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OverShooting

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High Overlapping

Description:
Cells have major rxlevel difference within 5dB

Reason:
Overshooting Too many cells in that area Poor antenna downtilt
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High Overlapping
-65dBm

Over Lapping Area

-65dBm

-65dBm

-65dBm
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Poor Coverage
Description:
Low rxlevel with rxquality In rural area, rxlevel is less than 15 (-95dBm) In city center, rxlevel is less than 35 (-85dBm) Different location has different threshold, noise level is the key point Lack of cell site BSIC of dominant server cant be decoded Dominant server has blocking or cell-bar Handover problem. E.g. missing & incorrect neighbor, negative handover, no & delay handover
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Reason:

Unreasonable Serving Area

Description:
Coverage area of the cell is incoherent to the antenna direction

Reason:
Wrong cable connection to antennas Incorrect record of antenna orientation Incorrect ANTENNA_SELECT
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Unreasonable Serving Area

Cell ID:101

BCCH: 35

Cell ID:102 BCCH: 40

Cell ID:103 BCCH: 45

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THANK YOU !

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