3G Cluster Drive Test Report- RF Optimization

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3G Cluster Drive Test Report

Table of Contents

1 Drive Test Information 3
1.1 Site Information 3
1.2 City – Drive Route  – RWP Cluster 04 4
1.3 Drive Test Configuration: 4
2 DT Results 5
∙ DT RSCP Plots 5
∙ DT RSCP Histogram 6
∙ DT EcNo Plots 7
➢ DT Ec/No Histogram 8
∙ DT RLC DL Throughput Plot 9
➢ DT RLC DL Throughput Histogram 10
➢ DT KPI’s 10
➢ Blocked Call Analysis 11
∙ Blocked Call Analysis 12
➢ Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch Analysis 12
∙ Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-1 13
∙ Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-2 13
∙ Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-3 14
∙ Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-4 15
∙ Bad Ec/No Patch-5 16
  1. Drive Test Information

In this report the performance status is shown for Rawalpindi Cluster 04
Drive test commenced on 14-July-2015 to 16-July-2015.
Site Information
Rawalpindi Cluster 04 consists of the following sites and routes.
Name
RNC(*)
Logical RNC ID
LAC
RAC
NODEBNAME
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9479H
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30204
172
RWP9481H_KHAYABNSIRSYED
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9997H_KARTARPURA
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9435H_MOHMEERABAD
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9451H_DEGRECOLAGECHOWK
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8141H_ASGHARMALLROAD
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30204
172
RWP8403H_DHOKSAFFU
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8791H_GANJMANDIMORH
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8813H_TONOLIMARKETRANGERD
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8829H_KALIAMABADWESTRIDGE2
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8830H_AALAMABADDHOKEHASSUE
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP3109H
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8035H_KHAYABANSIRSYED
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8125H_KALAKHANCHOWK
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8129H_DHOKMATKAL
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9569H_DHOKMANGTAL
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9936H_PURANAQILACHWK
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9993H
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30204
172
RWP9434H_MOHRAJASULTAN
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9442H_CITYMRGHALL
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9450H_AMARPURA
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8558H_KHAYABANIQBAL
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9570H_BAGHSARDARAN
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9447H_MOHSAFDARABAD
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9455H_BABBARABZR
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30204
172
RWP8166H_SAIDPURROAD
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP8866H_MOHALLACHHUKAMDADA
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP3142H_PURANIABADIDHOKHASSU
RWP_CL_04_NPM
RNC-ISB-802
2
30208
252
RWP9937H
    1. City – Drive Route  – RWP Cluster 04

 

Drive Test Configuration:

We connected 2 Mobiles for coverage/quality test and the testing procedure for UMTS drive is as follows:
  1. MS1: UMTS Lock (30sec call 10sec idle).
  2. MS2: Auto Mode (180sec call 10sec idle).
  3. MS1: UMTS Lock – continuous download through FTP/Internet

DT Results

DT RSCP Plots
  • DT RSCP Histogram

3G Mobile (UMTS locked)
 

3G Mobile (Auto Mode)

DT EcNo Plots

 

DT Ec/No Histogram

3G Mobile (UMTS locked)
3G Mobile (Auto Mode)

3G Cluster Drive Test Report

DT RLC DL Throughput Plot

DT RLC DL Throughput Histogram

DT KPI’s

Drive Test KPIs
Results
S. No.
KPI
1
Speech Call Setup Success Rate
99.71%
2
Speech Drop Call Rate/drops
0.00%
3
Soft Handover Success Rate
100%
4
IRAT Handover Success Rate
100%
(If Failures were less than 3 in the cluster, KPI will be neglected)
5
Inter Frequency HO Success Rate
95%
(If Failures were less than 3 in the cluster, KPI will be neglected)
6
Coverage Rate (RSCP) (RSCP>-95)
99.57%
7
Ec/Io Rate (EcNo > -9)
94.85%
8
Average RLC DL Throughput (kbps)
4400.95

Blocked Call Analysis

3G Cluster Drive Test Report

Analysis

Call is blocked with “No radio bearer setup complete, unspecified” message under acceptable radio condition.
Call flow in drive test shows that after the event occured and after the call proceeding message with RAB assignment
request not yet generated, DL disconnect message was sent by the network. No CS RAB blocking is reported in OSS
KPIs on this cell which is understandable as request was not yet generated.
  • Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch Analysis
  • Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-1


Analysis and Recommendations

Coverage is weak due to the no dominant server here. Redesign requried on 1st sector of 9434 & 3rd sector of 8166.

Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-2

Analysis and Recommendations

Weak coverage and bad Ec/No patch observed due to the call dragging on carrier F3 10712. UE was camped
on 10712 before start of DT and due to frequent cell updates, inter-frequency HO could not be triggered.

Issue in this area is because of no dominancy and because of that EcNo is affected on 10587/10562 as number
of nearby cells try to fill in this null zone. This in return effects EcNo and due to very bad EcNo UE goes into no
service mode and UE when returning to UMTS camped on cleaner freuency 10712 with better EcNo.

In Patch 2A→ Also Inter Frequency handover failures observed due to the same PSC of neighboring cell and
overshooting cell is same, and due to PSC conflict handover could not be triggered properly and failure observed.

Following actions will be taken for improvement for Both Patch 2A & 2B.

  • Planned site 9274 need to be on-air for dominant server.
  • Physical redesign possiblity on nearby sites to improve QoS as much possible.
  • Power Reduction/physical redesign on overshooting cells of F3 10712.


Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-3

3G Cluster Drive Test Report

Analysis and Recommendations

Weak coverage and bad Ec/No patch observed due to the call dragging on carrier F3 10712.
Cells are overshooting over a distance of more than 10km. UE was camped on 10712 as it was
switched on in this patch and after inter-frequency QoS was improved.

Following actions will be taken for improvement

  • Physical redesign possiblity on overshooting 10712 cell i.e 25542,25559.
  • Power Reduction of F3

Bad Coverage & Ec/No Patch-4

3G Cluster Drive Test Report

Analysis

Weak coverage patch observed on this road due to the no dominancy issue when UE is in locked mode and UE
was camped on 10562 whereas when UE is in auto mode then coverage is fine because UE Camped on carrier
10587 but Ec/No is degraded due to the overshooting of one cell 34841.

Redesign required on 34841 & 24813.

Bad Ec/No Patch-5

3G Cluster Drive Test Report

Analysis

Coverage is fine but Ec/No is degraded on above highlighted patch after the addition of strong server 4403 in monitered
set and soft handover was not performed from 54403 to strongest server i.e. 44403.

CIO needed to be relaxed [0 to 4] from 54403 to 44403 so that the soft handover will trigger timely.

  • Low Throughput Patch Analysis
Low throughput was observed in this patch because UE reselceted on carrier 10712 with weak RSCP.
Issue in this area is because of no dominancy and EcNo is affected on 10587/10562 as number of nearby cells
try to fill in the weak coverage patch. This in return effects EcNo and due to very bad EcNo UE goes into no
service mode as UE is locked on UMTS and UE when returning to UMTS camped on cleaner freuency 10712.

Site 9274 is planned in the area and once on-air will provide dominant server and will resolve this issue.
Neverthless as communicated in bad patch analysis, redesign on neighboring sites will be attemped to improve EcNo in this patch.

3G Cluster Drive Test Report

Changes Summary:

Patch
Cell ID
Site Name
Cluster
Action Taken
Soft Changes Details
Comment
Change Reason
Patch 1
15434
9434
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Lack of dominancy
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 1
34166
8166
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Lack of dominancy
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 2
25542
9542
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Call dragging on overshooting cell with 10712 carrier
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 2
25559
9559
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Call dragging on overshooting cell with 10712 carrier
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 3
25542
9542
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Call dragging on overshooting cell with 10712 carrier
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 4
34841
8841
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Over shooter Degrading EcNo
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 4
24813
8813
RWP_CL4
Physical Redesign
Lack of dominancy
RSCP/ EcNo
Patch 5
54403
8403
RWP_CL4
Soft Change
Neighbor CIO relaxed
CIO relaxed for earlier SHO triggering with 44403
EcNo
Please read also: 3G KPI Performance Report

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