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Network Topology
The Nastar is deployed on the distributed network in Client/Server mode and is connected to the network management system. ATAE servers together with the SAUs deployed on BSCs or RNCs can manage a maximum of 50,000 UMTS cells.
Function Solution
Coverage
Neighboring Cell
Frequency
Scenario
User assurance
Provides data service resource analysis and displays the results on maps.
Source data analyzed by the Nastar is as follows: Network performance data (such as MR data): used for coverage analysis, neighboring cell analysis, and pilot pollution analysis. RTWP data: used for uplink interference analysis. CHR data: used for complaint analysis support, VIP analysis, terminal analysis, cell performance analysis, and data service analysis. Network performance data and CHR data: used for geographic observation and data service analysis.
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Nastar Routine optimization functions introduction Coverage analysis Neighbor analysis Pilot Pollution analysis UL interference analysis Cell performance analysis
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Nastar Terminal analysis function introduction Nastar Geographic analysis function introduction
The Nastar provides the UMTS coverage analysis function. With this function, you can analyze the measurement reports (MRs) sent by UEs to check the coverage of test cells and detect cells affected by weak coverage, coverage overlapping, and poor service quality on the live network. An MR contains the downlink RSCP, Ec/No, and propagation delay (TP) when the UE accesses a cell. After the analysis conditions are set, the Nastar starts to analyze the coverage of selected cells and displays the analysis results in a 2-dimensional chart, 3dimensional chart, and table. The 2-dimensional displays the AMR, VP, BE, AMR+BE, and other services and the RSCP_DL, Ec/Io_DL, and TP counters. The 3-dimensional chart displays the PS and CS services and the RSCP_DL, Ec/Io_DL, and TP counters. The summarized analysis table lists the summary of all counters corresponding to the services in the 2-dimensional chart. Coverage analysis results can be exported as CSV or XLS files. You can optimize network coverage based on these analysis results.
ECNO is poor.
As shown in the figure, the network coverage is good. The ECNO is above -12 dB in 90% cases.
RSCP is poor.
Generally, the network coverage is about 1 km.
The network coverage can be assessed based on the thresholds of two counters.
A user complains that the network service is unavailable in an area, which is covered by the Weixing 31 cell. By analyzing the UMTS coverage data, you can see that the RSCP and ECNO of PS services in the cell are poor. If no neighboring cell of the cell is missing, check whether the antenna downtilt of the cell can be adjusted.
View the 2-dimensional chart of the BE service. UEs are averagely 600 m distant (TP = 3 in 70% cases). View the 3-dimensional chart (PS: ECNO VS TP, PS: RXCP VS TP). When TP is 3, both RSCP and ECNO are poor. The RSCP is averagely above -102 dBm, and the ECNO is about -11 dB.
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Case 1 of UMTS Intra-Frequency Neighboring 1. A neighboring cell is obviously missing. Cell Analysis 2. The antenna is blocked or the NodeB cannot function
normally. 3. The azimuth of the antenna is inappropriate or coverage overlapping occurs.
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Large quantities of tier-1 neighboring cells of the Yanqiao 12 cell are missing.
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The Zhongding 31 cell and Yanqiao 12 cells are obviously facing each other, but they are considered as redundant neighboring cells. Check whether the antenna of the Zhongding 31 is blocked or whether the Zhongding 31 cell functions normally.
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There is serious coverage overlapping: The NodeB of the No. 1 defined neighboring cell (Beiai 12) is 40 m high, and its antenna downtilt is only 1 degree. The Yanqiao site is 25 m high. As a result, the coverage of the Beiai 12 site is overlapping. You are advised to increase the downtilt of the Beiai 12 antenna to control its coverage.
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The directions of the Beiai 22 and 32 cells are opposite to that of the Yanqiao 12 cell, and therefore these neighboring cells are obviously redundant, as shown in the GIS window. The Zhongjiaquan 12 cell is a reverse tier-2 neighboring cell of the Yanqiao 12 cell, the activation times of this cell is 0, and this cell reports 0 1A1C event. Therefore, the neighboring relationship can be deleted.
Margin
-70 -75 -80 -85 -90 SC1 SC2 SC3 SC4 SC5 SC6 Not Pilot Pollution -62 -64
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-69 -81
Active Set
Pilot Pollution
Main - diversity
Normal
Abnormal
A one-time cell performance analysis task is created on the Nastar. Then, the SAU connected to the RNC retrieves abnormal call records occurring in the specified period and specified cell from mass call records and performs exception analysis on the abnormal cell.
Exception class analysis result
Bottom analysis: Exception type analysis result summarization area BottomN cell analysis BottomN user analysis BottomN terminal analysis
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Assesses a terminal supporting a capability on the network to provide basis for telecom operators to deploy a network supporting a feature.
Analyzes network problems caused by a certain type of terminals and helps telecom operators check the network performance of newly launched terminals.
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IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) An IMEI, which is globally unique, consists of 15 digits and maps to one mobile terminal.
TAC
Type approval code, sixdigit, indicating equipment type Final assembly code, two-digit, indicating vendors
FAC
SNR
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Check code, onedigit, which is spare currently
You can use only the first eight digits of an IMEI to identify the vendor and model of a mobile terminal. Nastar obtains IMEI information reported by the mobile equipment, measures and analyzes the number of terminals, traffic, and performance KPIs based on the terminal type, to solve terminal performance problems.
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Assess the penetration of each type of brand terminals on the live network to provide information for building network and making market strategies.
Terminal capabilities
Assess the proportion of terminals supporting a capability to provide basis for telecom operators to deploy a network supporting a certain feature.
Assess performance counters of terminals on the live network to identify terminals where problems occur on the network.
Event map
RNC
Data
Traffic map
M2000
Data
Coverage map
City map
Based on the radio link measurement information about actual users,
Nastar
1. Measurement information collection and position locating 2. Network assessment and geographic observation
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CHRs
MRs (Online users) Call logs
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If analysis results are displayed in GIS-based grid map layers, you can right-click a cell to view the grids covered by the cell on a certain layer. This helps network optimization engineers rapidly and easily perform coverage analysis on a single cell.
Note: Nastar can combine layers such as the coverage, quality, and traffic layer in multiple windows simultaneously as required. Multiple types of information about an area can be displayed by means of association based on its latitude and longitude. This facilitates problem analysis and improves work efficiency.
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Application Scenario 1: Routine VIP user or VIP group performance monitoring Periodically monitor the service usage of VIP users or VIP groups and identify active cells during routine network O&M to detect network problems, improve the experience of VIP users or VIP groups, and retain key user groups. Application Scenario 2: Analysis of service activity and experience trends
Analyze the release and service experience of calls of very important VIP users.
The Nastar provides a dedicated all-signaling analysis function.
Create a one-time or periodic VIP analysis task on the Nastar. After this task is started, the SAU that connects to the RNC will filter the large quantities of call history records (CHRs) of specific IMSIs within specific cells and periods based on the IMSIs of VIP users and obtain all CHRs of VIP users. CHRs of normal calls that occur before and after the abnormal call are also collected, which may be required in the analysis of certain abnormalities.
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Note: The all-signaling analysis capability depends on the equipment version. RAN10.0 to RAN12.0 Not supported RAN13.0 100 RAN14.0 100
VIP user information is very sensitive. To ensure the security of VIP user information, the Nastar provides integrated security management and control functions.
Sensitive VIP user information includes the IMSI of a VIP user, MSISDN/mobile phone number, VIP analysis results, and active cell information of the VIP user.
No VIP user information (such as SMS messages or call contents) can be captured on networks. A stricter scheme for fully encrypting IMSI and MSISDN is provided. A stricter scheme for partially encrypting the reserved IMEI-TAC is provided. Rights control is added for VIP group management and viewing, which is precise to the VIP user level.
Rights control is added for VIP analysis theme operations and viewing.
Sensitive VIP information (such as IMSI) is removed from the GUI that displays VIP analysis results. Rights control is added for automatic email sending of VIP analysis results. Rights can be authorized by VIP group or VIP user. In this way, different accounts can use the same VIP group or VIP user. Operation rights and viewing rights are under separate control.
Select the VIP object. Active cell analysis table of specified VIP groups or users Select the service type.
The display pattern of analysis results is improved: Analysis results are displayed in tables, which makes it more convenient for engineers to quickly detect abnormal VIP users based on counters. Analysis results can be filtered flexibly by VIP group, service type, and counter set. While retaining the function of in-depth analysis of a specified VIP user, Nastar V600R010 also provides the function of in-depth analysis of a specified VIP user based on specified abnormal counters.
Provides the function of analyzing active cells of abnormal VIP users by network level. Analysis results are displayed in tables, which makes it more convenient for engineers to quickly detect the active cells where VIP users are abnormal based on counters. Analysis results can be flexibly filtered by NE, service type, and counter set.
Tip: Click a signaling message. The associated signaling message data in the flowchart and table is displayed.
Trend
Set complicated conditions for filtering the VIP users that are constantly affected by small problems. Two analysis modes are supported.
Special function analysis area Mobility analysis Measurement report analysis Service usage analysis
User information analysis area Access/ release process analysis area Statistics information analysis area
Nastar V600R011 provides the following functions: Filtering and viewing analysis results based on a selected service type Analyzing exceptions for various types of services
Tip: Key measurement indicates the radio link environment before call release.
Tip: With the help of the neighboring cell, MR, frequency, and uplink interference analysis, complaints can be handled more efficiently.
Measurement information before call release is displayed in chart: Serving cell + neighboring cell: Ec/No Serving cell + neighboring cell: RSCP Serving cell: UE TX Power Inter-RAT neighboring cell GSM: RSSI Inter-RAT neighboring cell LTE: RSRP and RSRQ
For RAN14.0 and later versions, Nastar V600R011 provides the RAB-level service analysis function for engineers to: Quickly obtain the use of multiple RAB services during one RRC connection setup. Identify the setup and release of combined services to locate exceptions caused by combined services. Analyze service quality trend during RAB services.
UMTS Complaint Analysis Support Access Failure Analysis Case Signaling analysis:
2011-04-26 16:33:27 UE made a PS interactive call in cell 43481 2011-04-26 16:33:28 CN sent the RAB Assignment request to RNC, then RNC sent the RB setup message to UE 2011-04-26 16:33:33 UE failed to send the RB setup complete after 5 seconds (timer expired), so RNC sent the IU release command to release the resource.
MR analysis:
2011-04-26 16:33:27 At the time of accessing, the EcNO of the cell43481 is 8dB 2011-04-26 16:33:28 At the time of RB setup, the EcNo of the cell43481 is 15dB and the RSCP is -112. It is very week signal.
Conclusion:
UE failed to setup the RB when the coverage of the serving cell is very bad (EcIo is -15dB and RSCP is -112).
UE sometimes cannot browsing internet website, then after a short period (around 30s) user are able to browsing internet again.
Investigation by Nastar:
1. Checking the signaling flow, found that: UE send the service request but CN didnt send RAB request to RNC ; after waiting 30s, UE initiate PDP de-active. 2. During this waiting period, CN initiate PDP modify procedure and this procedure take around 8s which is abnormal, so because of this abnormal PDP Mod delay, CN didnt send RAB assignment.
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Many Update PDP Context Request/Response between SGSN and GGSN , We found sometime that GGSN does not send Update PDP Context Response to SGSN because the same Sequence Number for different TEID user are sent from SGSN nearly same time. 2. Huawei SGSN completely complies with the protocol 3GPP TS 29.060 , The Sequence Number value in the response message is copied from the request message. That is, the sequence number is assigned by the request transmitting Solution : side and the response transmitting side does not care 1. R&D to the optimize the SGSN implementation about Sequence Number value. for using different
sequence number to resolve the problem. The patch already release 20th May , TWA&CWDC1&SUK already upgraded and active DT function.
Solutions:
1. Split this site to 4 sectors to expand the capacity.
AIS BKK Plan new site in Phase 2 ( Total #688 Sites in Batch 6-10 )