MTN GSM NPM PROJECT

Garki and Environs (Garki Modern

Market, Garki Village and Other Parts of Garki)
July 2013
PRE-OPTIMIZATION AND
POST-OPTIMIZATION COMPLAINT
DRIVE TEST REPORT

Presentation Confidential between MTN ad Audience

Introduction
The data collection was conducted on 18th July,2013 for
the pre-optimization and 19th July,2013 for the postoptimization respectively
The test was an optimization check
The drive test covers Garki and Environs (Garki Modern
Market, Garki Village and Other Parts of
Garki),FCT, Abuja
Drive test procedure involves two mobile stations; MS1
initiating short calls and MS2 initiating long calls.

Complaint Area and Test Route

COMPLAINT: Subscribers complained of inability or difficulty in making or

initiating calls .

Serving Cells of the Complaint Area

(Before Optimization)

Serving Cells of the Complaint Area

(After Optimization)

Call Statistical Data

Call Statistical Data
Call Attempts
Call Setup Success
Blocked Calls
Dropped Calls
Total Good Calls - /Call
End
Established Calls
Total Handover Success
Total Handover Failures
Total Location Update
Requests
Total Location Success
Total Location Update
Failures
% Call Setup Success
% Blocked Calls
% Dropped Calls
% Established Calls
% Good Calls
% Handover Success

AT GARKI INTERNATIONAL
MARKET
PrePostOptimization Optimization
111
9
2
9
109
0
0
0

AT GARKI VILLAGE AND OTHER

PARTS OF GARKI
PrePostOptimization
Optimization
233
13
2
13
230
0
0
0

1
2
21
3

9
9
21
1

0
2
16
0

13
13
94
1

1.80%
98.20%
0.00%
1.80%
50.00%
87.50%

100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
95.45%

0.86%
98.71%
0.00%
0.86%
0.00%
100.00%

100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
98.95%

Coverage, Quality & Interference

Signal Level
Downlink RxSignal Level
Performance Indicator
% Probability Density
Functon (PDF)
Ranges/ dbm
[120, -102)
[-102, -95)
[-95, -90)
[-90, -85)
[-85, -75)
[-75,-65)
[- 65,
0)

GARKI AND ENVIRONS

GSM Voice Coverage

Reliability

% Coverage Reliability
% RxSignal Level > (95dbm)

MTN_July
Pre-Optimization
Post-Optimization
0.01%
0.00%
0.06%
0.01%
0.38%
0.29%
1.16%
2.19%
9.27%
16.76%
23.90%
34.23%
65.23%
46.53%

99.94%
99.99%

Coverage, Quality & Interference

Downlink Rx Quality Level_Sub
Performance Indicator
% Probability Density
Functon (PDF)
Ranges

GARKI AND ENVIRONS

MTN_July
Pre-Optimization
Post-Optimization
72.31%
84.30%
3.40%
5.77%
11.51%
3.97%
12.78%
5.95%

[0, 4)
[4, 5)
[5, 6)
[6, 7)

24.29%

RxQual > 5

Overall Received Signal

Quality Value : RxQual < 5

9.92%

75.71%

90.08%

Downlink Rx Quality Level

Performance Indicator

KPI Statistics & Network Performance

KPI RAW
Accessibility
Retainability
Voice Quality (RxQual < 5)
Handover Success
Coverage Reliabilty (RxLev >
-95dBm)

KPI Score
Accessibility
Retainability
Voice Quality (RxQual < 5)
Handover Success
Coverage Reliabilty (RxLev >
-95dBm)

Total Score

Network Quality Score

GARKI AND ENVIRONS

Pre-Optimization
1.16%
92.50%
75.71%
92.50%

Post-Optimization
100.00%
98.29%
90.08%
98.29%

99.94%

MTN_July
-14.71
8.13
3.93
8.13

99.99%

MTN_July
10.00
9.57
6.70
9.57

9.98

-1.64

2.49

10.00

6.25

2.98

RxLevSub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

RxLevSub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Rxqual Sub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Rxqual Sub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

SQI
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

SQI
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

SUMMARY Blocked Call and Interference

Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Blocked Call

S/
N

OCCU
RREN
CELL
CE

1 FC0071E,D

S/
N

109

REASON

COMMENT

BSIC change and

Co-BCCH/BSIC Conflict
congestion
and High Congestion
reduction needed

HOF

OCC
URR
CELL ENCE REASON

COMMENT

Co-BCCH/BSIC
Conflict
1

FC0071E,D

FC2174A

S/
N
1
2

BSIC change needed

Missing
neighbours and
High Congestion Congestion reduction needed

Interference

OCC
URR
CELL ENCE REASON
1247C,1807
DB
FC0087D

1247DB

2
1

Poor coverage
and quality
Poor coverage
and quality
Poor coverage
and quality

COMMENT

No blocked call after Optimization

and the traffic was balanced and
reduced.

HOF

OCCU
S/
RREN
N CELL CE
REASON
1 FC0087A

Missing
neighbours

COMMENT
Configure 1247DB as
neighbour to FC0087A

Interference
OCC
URR
S/
ENC
N CELL
E
REASON
1

1247A

frequency retune needed

frequency retune needed

FC0087A

frequency retune needed

1807C

COMMENT

Poor quality and Change TCH Freq. from

interference
99 to 90
Poor quality and Change TCH Freq. from
interference
99 to 88
Poor quality and Change TCH Freq. from
interference
99 to 96
Poor quality and Change TCH Freq. from
interference
79 to 95

1807A

SUMMARYCo-BCCH/BSIC Conflict & Alarm

Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Co-BCCH/BSIC Conflict
S/
N

OCC
URR
CELL ENCE

REASON

COMMENT

The same BCBSIC change

needed
CH (680) and BSIC(01) as
FC0071E
1
2
3

FC2174D
FC0071E
FC2174E

FC0071D

FC0071F,F
C2174F

The same BCCH (680) and

BSIC(01) as FC2174D
The same BCCH (682) and
BSIC(01) as FC0071D

BSIC change
needed
BSIC change
needed
BSIC change
needed

The same BCCH (682) and

BSIC(01) as FC2174E
The same BCCH (684) and
BSIC(01)

1
1

OCC
URR
ENC
S/N CELL E

FC2174D

FC0071
E

BSIC change
needed

FC2174
E

BSIC change
needed

FC0071
D

FC0087

High
Temrperature

FC2174F

Change BSIC to 37
To improve
CSSR,Coverage
and quality
To improve
CSSR,Coverage
and quality
To improve CSSR,
Coverage and
quality
To improve CSSR,
Coverage and
quality

Retain BSIC as 01
Change BSIC to 37

Retain BSIC as 01

Change BSIC to 37

Alarm

Alarm

S/
N

OCC
URR
CELL ENCE REASON

COMMENT

To improve CSSR,
Coverage and
quality
1

REASON

COMMENT
Needed to be resolved to
improve CSSR

OCC
URR
S/
ENC
N CELL
E
REASON
High

COMMENT
Not yet resoled as at

Blocked Call
Pre-Optimization

Network Issue: Case1

PROBLEM: Blocked calls occurred on FC0071E that

appeared to be serving in the current channel (FC2174D)
OBSERVATION:
The cell FC0071E is serving the complaint area at a
distance 9.21km with good rxlev and rxqual whereas it
is FC2174D that is suppose to be serving being the
current channel and best server. The BCCH (680) and
BSIC(01) of FC0071E and FC2174D are the same, that
is Co-BCCH/BSIC conflict
RECOMMENDATION: Change the BSIC of FC2174D
from 01 to 37 ( Implemented)

Post-Optimization

OBSERVATION:
The BSIC of FC2174D is now 37. Handover failure
occurred from FC0087A to 1247DB. There is high
temperature alarm on FC0087
RECOMMENDATION: Configure 1247DB as
neighbour to FC0087A (Implemented).The alarm on
FC0087 should be cleared as soon as possible

Blocked Call
Pre-Optimization

Network Issue: Case2

PROBLEM: Blocked calls occurred on FC0071D that

appeared to be serving in the current channel (FC2174E)
OBSERVATION:
The cell FC0071D is serving the complaint area at a
distance 9.21km with good rxlev and rxqual whereas it
is FC2174E that is suppose to be serving being the
current channel and best server. The BCCH (682) and
BSIC(01) of FC0071D and FC2174E are the same, that
is Co-BCCH/BSIC conflict
RECOMMENDATION: Change the BSIC of FC2174E
from 01 to 37 ( Implemented)

Post-Optimization

OBSERVATION:
The BSIC of FC2174E is now 37 .There is still CoBCCH and BSIC conflict on FC0071F and FC2174F
RECOMMENDATION: Change the BSIC of
FC2174F from 01 to 37 (Implemented)

Handover Failure
Pre-Optimization

Network Issue: Case1

PROBLEM: Handover failures occurred FC0071E to

neighbouring cells in the current channel of FC2174D

OBSERVATION:
The cell FC2174D has a few neighbour list and there is a
very high congestion on the cell even before the arrival of
the subscribers at the market or complaint area
RECOMMENDATION: Configure more neighbours to
FC2174D and reduce the congestion by addition of more
TRXs on the cell. Also change the parameter
DLEDGETHRES to balance traffic. (All Implemented)

Post-Optimization

OBSERVATION:
The handover failures reduced and
FC2174D is now the best server with
reduced congestion. However, one handover
failure from FC0087A to 1247DB.
RECOMMENDATION: Configure 1247DB as
a neighbour to FC0087A (Implemented)

Poor Quality and Interference

Network Issue: Case1
OBSERVATION:
Poor quality due to interference
by 1807A ,1247DB,FC0087D and
1247B.

RECOMMENDATION: Check the

recommendation page for the
frequency retune

PROBLEM: Poor

quality due to interference

CONCLUSION
Pre-Optimization

There is a serious network

problem at Garki and
Environs of difficulty or
inability to make or initiate
calls as result of
consistent and prolong
blocked calls at the
complaint areas due to
Co-BCCH/BSIC Conflict,
High congestion and
alarm on cells.

Post-Optimization

The subscribers at Garki

and Environs can now
make and receive calls
after all the
recommendation have
been implemented as the
network coverage and
quality are now good and
okay at the complaint
area.

RECOMMENDATIONS
To resolve the network problem and improve the network performance
at Garki and Environs, the following recommendations should be
done:
(1) Change the BSIC of FC2174D from 01 to 37
(2) Change the BSIC of FC2174E from 01 to 37
(3) Configure more neighbours to FC2174D
(4) Reduce the congestion on the FC2174D by addition of more TRXs on the
cell and reduce also change the parameter DLEDGETHRES to balance
traffic on all the cells of FC2174.
(5) Configure 1247DB as neighbour to FC0087A.
(6) The alarm on FC0087 should be cleared as soon as possible
(7) Change the BSIC of FC2174F from 01 to 37
(8) Implement change in frequency for the following interfering cells to
improve the poor quality at the complaint area and prevent interference:
(a)Change the TCH Frequency of 1247A from 99 to 90
(b) Change the TCH Frequency of FC0087A from 99 to 88
(c) Change the TCH Frequency of 1807C from 99 to 96
(d) Change the TCH Frequency of 1807A from 79 to95

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