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Ncell-Axiata Refarming Proposal
Ncell-Axiata Refarming Proposal
For Ncell-Axiata(Nepal)
July, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overview....................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 3
2 Ncell-Axiata Current Situation and Challenges ........................................ 3
2.1 Current Situation for Ncell-Axiata Network ....................................................... 3
2.1.1 DCS1800 Frequency Spectrum and Site configuration ..........................................3
2.1.2 DCS1800 Site Traffic and HR rate ..........................................................................4
2.2 Challenges for Refarming 5M to LTE in DSC system ...................................... 5
2.2.1 Refarming Challenges - Interference ...................................................................5
2.2.2 Refarming Challenges - Capacity ........................................................................5
2.2.3 Refarming Challenges Repeater and IBC sites ...............................................6
3 Ncell-Axiata 1800M Refarming Huawei Solution ....................................... 6
3.1 Frequency and Interference Solution ............................................................... 6
3.1.1 Frequency Planning after refarming ....................................................................6
3.1.2 Interference reduction solution ............................................................................7
3.2 Traffic transfer and Capacity Expansion Solution ............................................. 7
3.3 Repeater sites solution .................................................................................... 8
3.3.1 Repeater solution.....................................................................................................8
4 Features for Performance Improvement.................................................... 8
4.1 Speech/ signaling Anti-Interference ................................................................. 8
4.1.1 Full Rate (FR) and Enhanced Full Rate (EFR) ........................................................9
4.1.2 AMR (AMR FR, AMR HR) .......................................................................................9
4.1.3 Robust Air Interface Signaling ...............................................................................10
4.2 Interference Pre-elimination Technique.......................................................... 10
4.2.1 Power Control/ Huawei Power Control III ..............................................................10
4.2.2 Flex MAIO ..............................................................................................................11
4.3 Interference Impact Elimination Technique .................................................... 11
4.3.1 Interference Counteract Combine (ICC) ................................................................11
4.3.2 Enhanced Interference Counteract Combine (EICC) ............................................12
5 Refarming Delivery .................................................................................... 13
5.1 Refarming Delivery Process........................................................................... 13
5.1.1 Information Collection ............................................................................................13
5.1.2 Performance Evaluation ........................................................................................14
5.1.3 RF tuning to control the overooting coverage .......................................................14
5.1.4 Performance Optimization .....................................................................................14
5.1.5 Traffic Migration .....................................................................................................16
5.1.6 Frequency re-plan..................................................................................................17
5.1.7 Implementation ......................................................................................................17
5.1.8 Verification .............................................................................................................18
5.2 Tools .............................................................................................................. 18
5.3 KPI forecast and analysis after refarming .................................................. 19
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The main cell configuration is S2 to S6, Most of the cells with more than 8 TRX are
Here listed the HR Traffic Rate in whole cells, more than 90% cell no HR traffic.
671 1837 1742
674 1837.6 674 1837.6 670 1836.8 1741.8
673 1837.4 673 1837.4 669 1836.6 1741.6
672 1837.2 672 1837.2
TCH
91.08%
Weight
5.24%
2.84%
0.84%
662 1835.2 662 1835.2 659 1834.6 1739.6
661 1835 661 1835 658 1834.4 1739.4
660 1834.8 660 1834.8 657 1834.2 1739.2
Final DCS1800 Resources after Refarming
Commercial in Confidence
655 1833.8 655 1833.8
654 1833.6 654 1833.6 652 1833.2 1738.2
653 1833.4 653 1833.4 651 1833 1738
UL EARFCN: 19470
DL EARFCN: 1470
Cell Quantity
651 1833 651 1833
650 1832.8 650 1832.8 648 1832.4 1737.4
649 1832.6 649 1832.6 647 1832.2 1737.2
LTE
236
128
250
647 1832.2 647 1832.2 645 1831.8 1736.8
38
LTE
50%~80%
20%~50%
631 1829 631 1829 630 1828.8 1733.8
HR Rate Range
630 1828.8 630 1828.8 629 1828.6 1733.6
BCCH
>80%
BCCH
0%
BCCH
DL Frequency
UL frequency
Channel type
IBC sites.
Channel type
Channel type
Frequency
Frequency
ARFCN
ARFCN
ARFCN
2.1.2
676 1838 1743
Assume no traffic keep same before and after refarming, the capacity will be limited
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After The DCS1800M frequency spectrum reduce from 11M to 6M, base on thenew
TCH
668 1836.4 1741.4
667 1836.2 1741.2
666 1836 1741
665 1835.8 1740.8
664 1835.6 1740.6
663 1835.4 1740.4
662 1835.2 1740.2
661 1835 1740 103 955.6
660 1834.8 1739.8 102 955.4
Challenges for Refarming 5M to LTE in DSC system
Commercial in Confidence
in the cells which existing configuration more than S4.
653 1833.4 1738.4 95 954
652 1833.2 1738.2 94 953.8
UL EARFCN: 19470
DL EARFCN: 1470
649 1832.6 1737.6 91 953.2
Figure 2-1: FAR Caculation
TCH
648 1832.4 1737.4 90 953
frequency collision probability and worsen C/I.
LTE
646 1832 1737 88 952.6
645 1831.8 1736.8 87 952.4
644 1831.6 1736.6 86 952.2
Refarming Challenges - Interference
BCCH
BCCH
628 1828.4 1733.4 70 949
DL Frequency
UL frequency
Channel type
Channel type
Frequency
ARFCN
ARFCN
activity,
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2
2.2.3 Refarming Challenges Repeater and IBC sites
2G already has more than 15 years development, At the beginning of network
deployed. we have to use a lot of Repeater to enhance the coverage in the basement,
parking area and other poor signal area. Furthermore, most of these Repeaters are
bandwidth type. if the frequency spectrum changed, the reduced spectrum still can be
amplified by the Repeater, and this part of amplified power will create interference for
the LTE Macro sites.
.
After Refarming, only few channel can be dedicate to IBC sites. So, it is a huge
challenge to the IBC site Capacity and Frequency planning.
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
DL Frequency
1732.2
1732.4
1732.6
1732.8
1733.2
1733.4
1733.6
1733.8
1734.2
1734.4
1734.6
1734.8
1735.2
1735.4
1735.6
1735.8
1736.2
1736.4
1736.6
1736.8
1737.2
1737.4
1737.6
1737.8
1738.2
1738.4
1738.6
1738.8
1739.2
1739.4
1739.6
1739.8
1740.2
1740.4
1740.6
1740.8
1741.2
1741.4
1741.6
1741.8
1742.2
1742.4
1742.6
1742.8
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
UL frequency
Consider there still low half rate utilization rate in existing 1800M network. We
propose active more HR/AMR after refarming to absorb the traffic if the GSM traffic still
keep in raise.
Analyzed the traffic in high configuration cells. Most of these cells already with high
HR utilization rate, so, it is only can transfer the traffic to idle G1800 neighbors and other
systems.
Below is Huawei general Traffic balancing rules in multi-layer conditions.
Under the same radio environment, AMR is by far stronger in anti-interference than
FR, EFR, and HR. Therefore AMR can provide better speech quality and improve
user experience. On the basis of the strong anti-interference of AMR, a bigger ratio
of AMR subscribers in network means more improvement space in network capacity
in the future.
Tight Frequency Reuse Solution and the popularity of AMR-supporting terminals
can increase spectrum utilization of GSM system, effectively expand network
capacity and improve network quality.
5 Refarming Delivery
5.1 Refarming Delivery Process
The following figure ows the frequency re-farming solution process.
AISS+IBCA
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1) Description
Traffic migration is necessary for those ee cells or sectors where original setting is more
than S7 configuration. Those cells or sectors will be reduced to S6. To ensure it could
handle the desire traffic after reduction, traffic require to transfer to nearest or available
site.
2) Work Flow
Step1: Collection Peak Traffic data
2) Work flow
Step 1: Freeze network and MR collection
Enable MR collection from the GSM BSC to collect the MR data at least 2 weeks,
to collect sufficient MR data for the interference matrix generation.
Step 2: Frequency planning
Conduct frequency re-farming for the defined area to meet the requirements for
LTE1800 frequency resource requirements and network configuration in the
future.
The frequencies re-plan in for refarming will be conducted by Huawei Global
Frequency Re-tuning Center, a dedicated department absorbed in high quality
frequency re-tuning. Cost will be introduced to calculate the network interference
till get a minimum cost value.
Step 3: Simulation and verification
Import the reviewed results into the simulation database for simulation and
prediction, to double check the new frequency re-tuning result.
Module Input Deliverable
intelligence IM Frequency re-planning
Frequency auto report
replan Engineering Parameter
5.1.7 Implementation
1) Description
5.1.8 Verification
1.1 Description
After frequency pattern for the re-farming implemented, test the interference in
the current network along the same route as that for testing the interference in
the original network. Then, compare the interference levels, KPIs, and
interference band in traffic statistics of the current network and those of the
original network to verify the results of frequency re-farming.
1.2 Work Flow
Step1: Network performance verification
After frequency re-farming, test the interference in the current network along the
same route as that for testing the interference in the original network. Compare
the interference levels, KPIs, and interference band in traffic statistics of the
network before and after frequency re-farming, and then monitor the KPIs for a
week to verify the results of frequency re-farming.
1.3 Preparations and Deliverables
Module Input Deliverable
GSM1800 network DT/CQT for GSM1800 performance
performance verification GSM1800 network verification report
and analysis
5.2 Tools
Huawei has developed a suite of Radio Network Planning and Optimization tools
throughout the entire life cycle of GSM and LTE network. Huawei tools are branded
under a uniform name GENEX which implies GENerating EXcellence. An overview of
these tools is given as follows:
Huawei GENEX Radio Network Planning and Optimization Tools Family
U-Net Professional Radio Planning Tool
6 Assumption
1) Interference from other nation such as Malaysia or Indonesia which impact to cell level KPI will
be excluded from KPI acceptance.
2) Those cell which not able to fulfill traffic migration proposal such as add TRX, add hardware,
add new sites, etc will be excluded from KPI acceptance.
3) Repeater ould meet requirement of Reframing optimal goal.