UMTS Radio Network

Dimensioning

Agenda

Part 1. Concept of RND

Part 2. Introduction to Huawei RND
tool
Part 3. RND tool: Example and
Exercise

Basic Concepts

Coverage analysis
The major activity is RLB (radio link budget) that
calculates the maximum allowed pathloss, and thus cell
range can be derived using a proper propagation model

Capacity Dimensioning
Translate traffic model, subscriber density and
behaviours into capacity requirements

Coverage and Capacity: a trade-off

WCDMA system: an intrinsically interference-limited

1. scenarios of analysis in RND

Scenarios of analysis

Environments
Generally, planned areas are classified into five types:

Dense Urban
Urban
Suburban
Rural Area
Highway

The parameters that based on environments types:

Mean penetration loss

Standard deviation of log-normal fading
Path loss exponent and other factors in propagation model
Etc.

Scenarios of analysis (2)

Environment (contd)
Planning strategies need to be customized for different type of
area. It is necessary to configure following parameters
accordingly:
Channel model
Sectorization
Indoor coverage
Target service (seamless coverage)
TMA and Diversity mode
Cell loading is assumed during the Link
Budget.
Average antenna height
Average Cable loss

Scenarios of analysis (3)

Channel model
The channel model defines the number of signal path,
relative path loss and delay variance to abstract the wireless
channel.
According to specifications of 3GPP R4(TR25.943 V4.0.0),
typical channel models are used as following:
Static: no multipath
TU3: typical urban area, pedestrian,
3km/h
TU50: typical urban area, vehicle, 50km/h
TU120: typical urban area, vehicle,
120km/h
RA120: rural area, vehicle, 120km/h
RA250: rural area, vehicle, 250km/h
HT120: high terrain, vehicle, 120km/h

Scenarios of analysis (4)

Channel model (Cont.)
Values of some parameters vary with the channel in the
wireless environment. The variances are acquired
generally by the link simulation.
Link performance: required Eb/No in both channels
Downlink interference margin: due to the variance of
orthogonal factor in different channel environments
Fast fading margin (Power control headroom): due to
different link performance
Soft handover gain over fast fading margin: due to
different link performance

Scenarios of analysis (5)

Indoor coverage
Whether indoor coverage is available depends on the
intention of the operator.
The penetration loss and the standard deviation of lognormal fading are subject to the requirement for indoor
coverage.

Targeted service (for seamless coverage)

To identify the kind of service for seamless coverage, the
coverage planning strategy needs to be aligned with the
operators business strategy.
Sometimes CS64 had good coverage than AMR because
the last had body loss of 3dB.

4. Iterative coverage and capacity planning

Iterative nature of Dimensioning

Service-specific Information
Service Type, Proportion
Service Density
Service Forecast

Applicable Propagation Model

COST231-HATA,
...
COST231-HATA,.. .

UL cell range
with
specific

UL
loading

DL Loading
in specific

circumstances

Cell Range

Geographical information
DU
km2
DU
2
U
km??km^2
2
km^2
SUU
km??
2
RASU
km??km^2
RA
HW
km??km^2
HW
??km

Number of Site

Shrink the Cell

Y (Capacity-limited)
Cell Range
Add the amount of configuration
(sectorization, carriers,...)
Adjust
UL loading

Downwards

If the upper limit

of configuration

be reached

Equal to
Cell Loading vs.
Maximum Allowable Value

Large than
Less than (Coverage-limited)

SiteConfiguration

Agenda

Part 1. Context, Concepts and

Rationale
Part 2. Introduction to Huawei
RND tool
Part 3. RND tool: Example and
Exercise

Basic functions of RND tool

Basic functions provided by Huawei RND tool

Radio link budget (UL/DL)

Capacity dimensioning (UL/DL)

Iterative capacity and coverage planning

CE dimensioning

The input and output of RND tool

Input
Coverage related:
Target Area to be covered
Propagation model

Capacity related:
Traffic type/model
Traffic distribution
Forecast of growth

GoS & QoS

Coverage probability
Blocking rate

Equipment related
TMA
Three sector
Others

Output
Scale of network
Number of sites

Site configuration
Sectorisation
Carrier number

Cost
Cost of Node B &
RNC equipment

Three windows: A look at RND tool

Input window 1:
common
parameters

Input window 2:
Advanced
parameters

Output
window:
Dimensioning
result

Common parameter window

Input window the common parameters (which
change according to specific project)

Please group the common parameters into:

Coverage related parameters

Capacity related parameters
Quality related parameters
Equipment related parameters

Advanced parameter window

Input window the advanced parameters (which are
Huawei default parameters and change less often.)

Advanced parameter: the

propagation model selection
Options of Propagation Model:

COST231-HATA
SPM model
ASSET Standard Macrocell

Setting the coefficients

of SPM model:

These coefficients derive

from propagation model
calibration.
Any input should be
based on model
calibration value.

Dimensioning output
Making sense of the dimensioning results
the output window includes results of:
Link budget result
Network coverage dimension
Network iteration dimension

Link budget result

Link budget
result:
Path loss and cell
radius

Network coverage dimension

Network coverage
dimension result

Network iteration dimension

Network iteration
dimension result

Agenda

Part 1. Context, Concepts and

Rationale
Part 2. Introduction to Huawei RND
tool
Part 3. RND tool: Example and
Exercise

Example
Our customer specifies the coverage and
capacity requirements in the following
document.

coverage and
capacity requirements

Interpret the requirements

Coverage related
requirements

1.
2.
3.
4.

Continuous coverage service is?

Coverage area is?
Propagation model specified?
Other information?

Capacity related requirements

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Subscriber number?
Service penetration rate?
Service model?
Traffic distribution and throughput per user?
Other information?

Quality related requirements

1.
2.
3.
4.

Coverage probability
GOS?
Indoor coverage required?
Other information?

Interpret the requirements (2)

Raw data of customer requirements need to be
translated into RND-readable parameters.
Coverage related
requirements

Already understood by RND

Capacity related
requirements

Traffic modeling data needs translation in order for

RND to understand.

Quality related
requirements

Already understood by RND

Dimensioning results

Cell range (radius)

Site number
Site configuration
CE number (UL/DL)

Exercise
Operator name: Brilliant Mobility
Brilliant Mobilitys coverage and capacity requirements

RND exercise