DRIVE TEST

Contents
NETWORK PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR DRIVE TESTING DRIVE TEST PROCESS DRIVE TEST OUTPUTS MEASUREMENT METRICS DRIVE TEST ANALYSIS NEPTUNE AND PROBE

Network Problem Identification

Drive Test OMC Statistics Customer feedback

Requirement for Drive testing

Test the network from the subscribers point of view Test the complete system, end-to-end (mobile-to-land) Benchmark performance against competitor networks Test specific important routes and areas Test in-building coverage for specific buildings (walk test)

Drive Test Process

Drive Test Equipments

Data collected to find and analyze problems in the network Equipment Necessary for Drive testing Vehicle Drive test mobile phone External vehicle mounted GPS Laptop with drive test software and GPS connection capability

Drive Test Setup

General Consideration
Routes chosen to be representative of the part of the network under study If possible simultaneously collect GSM speech and GPRS drive test data Drive test to be carried out during normal daylight hours Calls to be made preferably mobile-to-PSTN Call duration to be equal to the average call duration for the network At least 1000 calls required for good statistical confidence

Drive Test Types

Routine drive test Problem specific drive test Cell coverage analysis drive test

Routine Drive Test

Network to be monitored on a daily basis Drive test routes to include all the major roads, important locations, etc Routes regularly drive tested and problems further analyzed and solved May require removing interfering carrier, Power Change to BTS, Frequency Plan change, Neighbor addition , etc.

Problem Drive Testing

Problems reported by statistical analysis, routine drive testing, customer care centre , alarms,etc Requires problem specific drive testing List of problematic cells identified and drive tested thoroughly to analyze the problem Data collection and analysis done simultaneously

Cell Coverage Analysis Drive Test

Usually carried out for new planned sites in the network New cells to come on air are thoroughly drive tested to determine their server and coverage areas Optimisation to be carried out for any major deviation from the initially planned design

Optional Features
Walk test support On line map display of the route Scan feature

Drive Test Outputs

Display
Using the drive test equipment we can monitor the following Status Information Error reports Layer 2 messages Layer 3 messages

Display..
Status Information General Information: Includes Latitude ,longitude data, server call name, Marker ,data, time , log file name etc Serving cell: Includes Cell Identity, BSIC, ARFCN ,MCC, MNC, LAC Serving + Neighbor cell data: Includes CI, BSIC, ARFCN, Rxlev Dedicated channel:Includes Channel number, Timeslot number, Channel type,hopping information Radio Environment: Includes serving cell, Rxlev, Rxqual, TA, DTX and RL Timeout counter information

Display..
Error reports Errors reported during a call can be analyzed from this report Layer 2 messages Layer 2 messages can be analyzed Layer 3 messages Layer 3 messages can be analyzed

Measurement Metrics

GSM Drive Test Metrics

Route Plots RxLev Full RxLev Sub RxQual Full RxQual Sub FER MS TX Power SQI Events Call Drops Setup Failures HO Failures HO Success

GPRS Drive Test Metrics

Route Plot UL/DL RLC Throughput: Radio Link Layer data throughput UL/DL LLC Throughput: Logical Link Layer throughput (user data) UL/DL RLC Block Error Rate (BLER): Radio Link Block Error Rate UL/DL RLC Retransmission Rate: Radio Link Retransmission Rate UL/DL Coding scheme used (CS1-4): Allocated Coding Scheme UL/DL Number of timeslots used: Allocated timeslots Events PDP Context Activation Failure: Failure to activate PDP Context (Packet Data Protocol) PDP Context Loss: Loss of PDP Context (GPRS Call Drop)

Drive Test Analysis

Analysis Types
Coverage Analysis: Level Analysis Quality Analysis Interference Analysis: Co-channel and adjacent channel interference Handover Analysis: HSR and HFR Neighbor Analysis: Missing neighbors Call Analysis: DCR,CSSR,CSR,Call Setup time,Call hold time etc. Layer 2 Analysis Layer 3 Analysis

Level Analysis
The level statistics refer to the received signal level for a mobile: Level (Full) Distribution (between -47 and -110) Level (Sub) Distribution (between -47 and -110) Cumulative Level Distribution Level Banding

RxLev Distribution

RxQual
-Quality full and Sub distribution for both hopping and non- hopping samples -Cumulative Quality Distribution -Interference

Handover Analysis
Problem areas are automatically identified Handover success/failure is shown on route Position failure is located on XY graph Cause/solution proposed for each failure Step-by-step replay control allows every stage of handover to be broken down for detailed analysis Forced Handover

Handover Stats
Handover Distribution - The
number of Inter and intra cell handovers attempted, completed and failed

Handover Performance - Inter

and intra cell success rate and the total HO success rate

Number of Handovers per call - The number of handovers that

occurred per call within the testmobile survey.

Neighbour Analysis
The serving cells ID and full geographic location The ID and full geographic location of the Neighbour cells that are either missing or have not been measured Problem areas are separately displayed on the 2D map view

Call Analysis
Analysis of live calls, call success, signal levels and call quality can be done Mean and worst call levels, quality, detailed comparative summary of cells signal strengths, analysis of sites

Call Statistics
Call Distribution - Evaluates every call and categorizes it as a Good Call or a No setup call Call Holding Time - Displays the duration of each call. Call Performance - Details for the Setup rate, Failure rate and Release rate. Call Setup - Time Distribution Call Timers

Call Performance

Cell Statistics
Cell Domination Cell poor Quality Distribution Cell Average Quality Distribution Cell Average Level Distribution Cell Mean Call Holding Time Cell average TA Distribution

Layer2 &Layer 3 Messages

Layer3 Information During Drive Test

DL RLC Throughput Vs DL RLC BLER

DL LLC Throughput (bytes/sec) vs DL RLC BLER

NEPTUNE AND PROBE

Neptune Features
State-of- the-art PC based optimization tool delivering real time analysis capabilities User friendly with intuitive menu structure making it ideal for both real-time and post measurement analysis Automatic fault finding and problem solving diagnostic capabilities Live call analysis Statistical and graphical display Long and short term cost savings due to competitive pricing and the substantial shortening of the optimization process. Supports additional testmobile formats, which can be loaded and analyzed

Test Mobile Import Facility

TEMS Investigator TOM Measurement System GPRS and HSCSD, Nemo technologies GSM log files from X-PLOR ANT units

Probe
Has ability to perform time-based, operator based and distance based analysis Statistics generated show the system s problems as a whole rather than pinpointing each and every problem

Features
Ideal for both real-time and post measurement analysis Displays a networks Key Performance Indicators Key Performance Indicators are combined to produce the Network Quality and Efficiency Factor Statistical and graphical display Long and short term cost savings due to competitive pricing and the substantial shortening of the optimization process Flexible hardware option