ChandraShekhar Jha

LTE/VoLTE/WCDMA RAN SME

+91-9824104646
Shekhar.ec21@gmail.com
D-7, Sukh Shanti APartment,
Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015
www.linkedin.com/in/chandra
shekhar-Jha
PROFILE
 A telecommunication professional with 9+ years of experience, offering a
strong background in RF planning and Optimization methods and
processes related to WCDMA, LTE, VoLTE.
 Thorough understanding on LTE/VoLTE/WCDMA protocol & procedures
and call flow.
 Proficient in automation using VBA macros and have experience working
on SQL database.
 Presently working with Vodafone Idea Limited. As part of central team in
Gujarat circle.
 Previously worked as an RF Network Engineer with Ericsson India
Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (Noida, India) and served many global operators.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EDUCATION

B.Tech/ Electronics & Comm. Engg
Uttar Pradesh Technical University Noida
2006 - 2010

KEY SKILLS
Organization :Vodafone Idea Ltd (Erst. Idea Cellular Ltd.), Gujarat
VoLTE
Designation :Manager – Quality and Optimization
Project :WCDMA and LTE/VoLTE RF Quality & Optimization, LTE
Network Consolidation
Duration :Apr’16 till date
WCDMA

Organization :Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida VBA

Designation :RF Engineer
Project :WCDMA, LTE/VoLTE RF Planning & Optimization for
SQL
LIME, Caribbean Islands
Duration :Nov’14 to Mar’16
AWARDS
 RAN Associate /2015/Ericsson
Organization :Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida  BUGS/2015/Ericsson
Designation :RF Engineer  ACE/2012,13&15/Ericsson
Project :WCDMA and LTE RF Optimization for Telcel,Mexico  Black Belt/2017/VIL
(On-site project)  Excellence/2017/VIL
Duration :May’14 to Oct’14
TOOLS/SOFTWARES
 Post processing tools
Organization :Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida TEMS/MapInfo/Gladiator/Actix
Designation :RF Engineer  Performance analysis tools
Project :WCDMA RF Optimization for AT&T, Oi Brazil & Entel WinFIOL/OSS-RC/Putty/SQL2008
Bolivia BO/ITK/SMART/ESPA/MYCOM/
Duration :Aug’11 to Apr’14 ERA/NetQB/Mentor/BI/ENIQ/VBA/SQL
 Planning tools
Atoll/MCOM/Mentor
Organization :Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida
Designation :RF Engineer
Project :GSM/WCDMA KPI Benchmarking
PERSONAL DETAILS
Duration :Jan’11 to Jul’11  Father’s name: Prakash Narayan Jha
 Mother’s name: Neeta Jha
 DOB : Sep-1987
 Sex : Male
 Nationality : Indian
Manager, Quality & Optimization
Technology- WCDMA/LTE/VoLTE
Vodafone Idea Ltd. /Gujarat, India / Apr-2016 - Present

 Optimized layering strategy (mobility strategy) for VoLTE, FDD+TDD layer with WCDMA and GSM
as legacy network.
 Optimization of SRVCC, layer parameters for improvement of VoLTE drop rate and call muting
 Capacity forecasting and augmentation planning for LTE/WCDMA sites.
 WCDMA and LTE new feature deployment.
 Thorough understanding on LTE/VoLTE/WCDMA protocol & procedures and call flow.
 Supported regional teams to resolve customer complaints.
 Load balancing parameter tuning between different carriers of LTE.
 Feature implementation like, Carrier aggregation, COMP, TTI bundling, SP-IFHO, IFLB, SRVCC etc.
 As a part of central team performed network level KPI analysis (LTE/VoLTE/WCDMA) for
accessibility, retainability and Integrity KPIs on weekly basis and providing plans for optimization.
 Responsible for performing network wide Parameter/feature audits and tuning.
 E2E Trace analysis for resolution of LTE/VoLTE call drop and call connectivity, call muting issues.
 Analysis of drive test data (Layer 3 Msgs) to identify the RCA for specific issues during network
consolidation phase.
 Analysis of SIP messages to find the root cause of session failures.
 Implementation of subscriber based mobility (SPID) in LTE network to facilitate ICR for other opco
user.
 Highly involved in Vodafone-Idea 2G/3G/4G/VoLTE network consolidation activities.
 RNC capacity augmentation to facilitate smooth consolidation of 3G networks for Vodafone and Idea
Gujarat.
 3G 2nd carrier planning and implementation in VIL Gujarat network.
 Definition and optimization of layer thresholds for 3G multi carrier. Parameter fine tuning for Load
balancing between carriers.
 Use of Excel VBA macros to automate repetitive tasks and to work efficiently.

RF Engineer, GSM/WCDMA/LTE Optimization

Ericsson India GSC /Noida, India / Nov-2014 to Mar-2016
Customer – LIME, Caribbean Islands

 Capacity augmentation in terms of power, code, CE, HS-EUL user augmentation,2nd Carrier
proposal, capacity feature proposal for optimal performance of network kpi’s to meet agreed
threshold.
 HSDPA analysis with respect to CQI in order to obtain the best possible mobility throughput and
optimizing the sites as per the Hotspots agreed by the end customer, Comparative study of R’99 and
HSDPA throughput
 Feature implementation: Fast dormancy , URA Implementation, Call re-establishment ,UE
enhanced fast dormancy ,downlink 64 QAM, dual carrier, HSUPA 2ms TTI, HS/DCH-IFLS, Interference
Suppression etc.
 W14 feature proposal and implementation RWR to LTE, paging priority for overload control, SRVCC
for voice & data, data acceleration, ANR mobility, HSDPA dynamic sharing, HSDPA multi carrier etc.
 Load balancing to mitigate capacity crunch on particular carrier.
 Improving 3G PSR by tuning RAN parameters and implementation of URA/LAC/RAC split to reduce
paging load.
 Regularly Performed parameter/feature audits/tuning of 4G/3G network.
 Responsible for maintaining network LTE KPI’s within SLA. for KPIs DSSR, SSSR,E-RAB Drop rate,
HOSR, throughput, latency etc.
 Tuning of DL and UL power control strategy parameters to balance coverage and capacity aspects.
 Past projects in Ericsson:

Project-1: RF Engineer, WCDMA KPI Optimization

Ericsson India GSC /Chihuahua, Mexico/May-2014 to Oct-2014
Customer – Telcel, Mexico (Onsite project)

 Responsible for analyzing daily worst cells and preparing weekly report for assigned markets of the
region, and providing the future plan for KPI improvement.
 Accessibility & Retainability analysis to improve the network Key performance indicators (KPI) with the
help of BO tool, Moshell, WinFIOL, MapInfo, WNCS, WMRR reports.
 Audit and tuning of 3G parameter to improve Network performance on bi-weekly basis.
 Responsible for analyzing KPI trends and providing the future plan for KPI improvement.
 To find the causes of the call drops, blocked calls, handover failures, excessive handovers, poor quality,
poor C/I, interferences etc.
 Capacity augmentation in terms of power, code, CE, HS-EUL users.
 Troubleshooting call drops, access failures, handover failures and suggesting changes to improve the
network KPI.
 Load balancing between carriers to mitigate blocking on particular carrier.
 Improving 3G PSR by tuning RAN parameters and implementation of URA/LAC/RAC split to reduce
paging load.
 AT Report preparation and submission to end Customer with the KPI Acceptance targets.
 Monitoring and notifying concerned team for IUB limiting scenarios.
 Identifying RNC IUB capacity regulations and proposing IUB capacity augmentation.

Project-2&3: RF Engineer, LTE/WCDMA KPI Optimization

Ericsson India GSC /Noida, India/Aug-2011 to Apr-2014
Customer – AT&T, Entel Bolivia/Oi Brazil

 Responsible to maintain the Network LTE KPI’s within SLA threshold.

 Responsible for meeting the target DT parameters like RSRP, CINR, CQI, Packet loss and DL Latency.
 Cluster optimization by identifying week area on the basis of SINR, handover , failure, call drops,
RSRP, low throughput and optimize it by tilt, orientation, dump analyses, checking Handover parameters
and definition.
 Find out any major coverage problem area and take corrective steps.
 Call drop analysis based on High UL RSSI, SINR, RSRP.
 IRAT & IFHO enabled Cells call drop analysis, Time on LTE analysis in Inter Technology System.
 Pre-launch Optimization: PCI, Neighbor, SSV and cluster optimization through DT and verification of KPI
targets.
 Analyzing Zero-traffic cells and providing necessary inputs to improve network performance.
 Analysis of drive test data (Layer 3 Msgs), identify weak coverage/quality areas, call related issues
(CS/PS setup time, Pilot pollution , interference Ec/No , missing neighbor , call drops, RAB Drops , RRC
Setup Failure Issues , RAB establishment issues, IRAT Handover Problems ,less throughput,
rectification) of the same.
 Identifying coverage holes and pilot pollution areas and recommend physical optimization to overcome
the same.
 Accessibility & Retainability analysis to improve the network Key performance indicators (KPI) with
the help of BO tool, Moshell, WinFIOL, MapInfo, WNCS, WMRR reports.
 PSC/PCI collision audit and planning of new PSC/PCI plan for the culprit cells.
 Regular use of MYSQL queries to fetch KPIs from ENIQ server. Which required to link multiple
databases and join multiple SQL tables.
 During my tenure in Ericsson I was part of Automation team which automated tasks for other projects,
Developed many automations while working on my day to day activities.
Project-4: RF Engineer, GSM & WCDMA KPI Benchmarking
Ericsson India GSC /Noida, India/Jan-2011 to Jul-2011
Customers – Wataniya Algeria, Etisalat UAE, Nawras Oman, Singtel, MTS Russia, TDC Denmark, Bharti
India, Rogers & Wireless Canada, Softbank Japan, Idea India, Orange France, STC, MOBILY, Entel Chile.

 Generated Performance Reports including Standard and Customized Reports which included analysis
of WCDMA KPIs and Counters for various Ericsson Customers (Operators) across the Globe.
 Performed Quality Benchmarking based on the Input provided by the Customers.
 Handled and maintained the NetQB Database with SQL Server 2008.
 Root cause analysis of the KPI such as CSSR, SDCCH drop and TCH drop for different projects like T-
Mobile USA, Nawras Oman and Etisalat UAE.
 Special report analysis using individual counters for different events for Wataniya Algeria.
 Solution oriented analysis for the different parameters as per the customer requirement.
 NetQB Consultant - Responsible to provide support for customer queries.
 Prepared Customized reports by automation using VBA for RASO region /SOFTBANK.
 Regular use of SQL server 2008 to fetch KPI reports from NetQB database.

Declaration

I solemnly declare that the above furnished information made by me is correct to the best of my knowledge & belief.

Place: Ahmedabad, Gujarat Chandra Shekhar Jha