x-AFP Training

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 Agenda (day 1)
• Tool Installation
– License Request
– Install full installation
– Install upgrades
– Installing multiple versions (optional)
• The Optimi X environment
– Map view
– Layers manager
– Pivot table
– Edit sector, edit network
– Task flow manager
• OptimiX Project Creation from RAW Data
– Optimi X Project Creation Summary
– Physical, network, traffic, HO, RXQUAL, RXLEV importation
– Database Cross Validation
– BSIC Audit and mobile measurements collection

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 Agenda (day 2)
• IM generation
– Scan List generation
– MMR importation
– Multiple IM management
• IM validation
– Database Cross Validation
– IM relationships
– IM normalization
– Additional Interference Constraints Support
– Predicted RXQUAL vs Measured RXQUAL
• QoS simulator
– Settings
– Correlation reports
– Results analysis
• IM update
– Interferers insertion
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 Agenda (day 3)
• Optimization
– Network parameters
– AFP settings (explanation of constraints)
– Optimizable parameters
– Optimization costs
• Default Settings for Ad-Hoc Optimizer
• Costs Per Sector/Freq Report
– HSN/MAIO Planning
– BCCH and TCH Plan Review
– Global Frequency Plan Review
– Simulation with the Optimized Freq Plan
– Scoring and comparing frequency plans
• OptimiX Additional Features
• OptimiX Displays and Reports
• TCH Retune Methodology Key Points
• Support Information

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 Tool Installation and License Info
• Send e-mail to license@optimi.com, to request a license
• Install OptimiX
• Full Installation
• Upgrade to a new version if you already have OptimiX installed
• Copy license file, .lic, to the …\Optimi\Optimi X\ folder
• Run OptimiX
• Double click on OptimiX.exe
• Create a shortcut for OptimiX.exe on the desktop
• Send e-mail to Optimi License to get an activation code
• Do not hit CANCEL on the activation window
• Copy and paste (or type) the activation code
• OptimiX is running on your local machine
• If license expires send an e-mail to Optimi License to request a new
license:
• You will need to attach your license file, .lic
• Optimi will send you a new .lic file to install

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The OPTIMI X Environment

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 The Optimi X Environment

Four Main Windows to view, edit, and

modify data.
• Spatial view (map view)
• Tools/View (layers manager)
• Olap view (pivot table)
• Edit sector, and network view
(forms)

Spatial view, layers, forms, and pivot

tables are synchronized

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 The Optimi X Environment
Main Menu
& Toolbar

Spatial View

Runs on all Windows Platforms

Menu Driven Application
Tool Bar Available for major
operations

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 The Optimi X Environment

Network Manager

Layer Manager Menu Items

• Layer Manager  It allows users to enable/disable layers for display such as Polygons,
rasters, maps, and project specific physical, network, RF, QoS and Traffic data.
• Network Manager  It allows users to view and access Project Network Information in a
tree like format like that of Windows Explorer.
• Menu items  It allows uses access all Menu through tree like format

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 The Optimi X Environment

• Dockable Tools/Views User Messages are presented

in different colors depending on
• Customizable toolbars the importance of the message

• Colored and dockable message Log

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 The Optimi X Environment
• Records error and warning messages
• Limited display length:
– Open general.log in C:\Documents and Settings\
<user_name>\Application Data\Optimi\user
• View  Message Log (CTRL+M)

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 The Optimi X Environment
View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  BCCH distribution OR
Menu Items Layer  View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  BCCH distribution
Export to… CSV, Excel and HTML

Display Only… Grid, Graph or Both.

Olap View (Pivot Table)

• Convenient way to select and filter
sectors based on parameter values

• Allows user to analyze

• Physical
• Network
• RF
• Traffic
• QoS

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 The Optimi X Environment
Edit  Sector … or Menu Item Layer  Edit Sector..

Groups

List of
sectors

Edit Sector View

• Displays the hard and soft
parameters for every sector
in the network
Name • Tab Driven Form
Query • Editing of Multiple sites
supported

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 The Optimi X Environment
• Frequency Allocations Edit  Network … or
• BCCH/TCH Menu Item Layer  Edit Network …
• Add/Remove Frequencies
• MA Lists
• View/Edit Hopping Lists
• System Parameters
• Edit System Properties
• Access Method
• Channel Allocation
• Spatial View Settings
• Adjust Spatial View C/I
• Pivot Table
• Adjust/Edit Pivot table View
Settings

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 Task Flow Manager
• The Task Flow Manager (TFM) is designed to simplify the
navigation of the tool menu and to assist in the creation of
reproducible engineering processes
– Once a Task Flow is defined, it can be distributed to other engineers
• 2 modes of operation
– Manager  ability to define the steps needed to reproduce a process
– User  follow the steps defined by the manager

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 Task Flow Manager

• Creating a process is
as simple as dragging
and dropping a menu
item from the right side
of the screen to the left

• All menu items in the

application are
available in the TFM,
including Pivot Tables
and Spatial views

• Each Task Flow that

you create is stored in
an xml file in
[inst_folder]\Optimi X\
system\task-templates

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Default Parameters importation

• Optimi X presents a grand variety of parameters

that can be tuned to adapt x-AFP to a great
variety of networks and situations.
• Optimization and/or simulation parameters can be
imported (default.sim, default.gop)
• Importation to current project and/or default
directory
• Great advantage: company specific default
parameters can be distributed to its engineers

Default.SIM Default.GOP

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OPTIMI x-AFP project
creation from RAW data

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 File and Folder Structure

• Program files
– Default

• Projects
– Recommendation:
• Keep well organized
• One project per significant change

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Copying & Organizing data into folders

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 Optimi X Project Creation Summary

• Import Physical database

– File  Import  Physical  Planet …
• Import Group file or group files
– File  Import  Groups …
• <any name>.csv
• Import Network Configuration
– File  Import  Network  GSM  All 
Alcatel…/Ericsson… /Huawei… /Motorola… /Nokia…
/Nortel… /Siemens
• Import Measured RXQUAL Data
– File  Import  QoS  Measured  GSM  RXQUAL 
Ericsson MRR/Optimi Alternate
– Use Joint RXLEV/RXQUAL files <any name>.csv

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 Optimi X Project Creation Summary
• Importing HO stats in Optimi Format
– File  Import  Network  GSM  HO Counts  Optimi …
• Use input file <any name>. network.gsm.ho.csv

• Import Traffic Data in Optimi X Format

– File  Import  Traffic  Voice  GSM  Optimi …
• Use <any name>. traffic.voice.gsm.csv

• Import TCH TRU Demand

– File  Import  Network  GSM  TCH Demand  Optimi …
– Use file <any name>.network.gsm.tch_demand.csv

• Import Mapinfo Polygons/Roads

– Select View Menu Layer Manager to display the Layer Manager
– Import file
– Check the Polygon check box
– Check the Wold/MapPoint check box

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 Optimi X Project Creation Summary

• Run BSIC audit

• Import Interference Matrix (Mobile Measurements) Data

– File  Import  RF  Mobile Measurements 
Ericsson… / Nokia … Others
– Import Optimi Format File  Import  RF  All 
Optimi
• Use <any name>.cid file (IM in Optimi X format)

• Generating IM from Mobile Measurements (if using Mobile

Measurements)
– x-AFP Interference Matrix Tools Generate IM 
From Mobile Measurements…

Note: All Imports can be done through the Menu Items Layers also.

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 Import Physical database
• File  Import  Physical  Planet …

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 Import Physical database

• As a result of the importation the following Optimi files are created:

• <project-name>.physical.sector.csv
• <project-name>.physical.site.csv

• The list of cells in the physical database will decide the set of cells we
will be working with.

• Other ways to import physical database in Optimi X project:

• File  Import  Physical  Optimi …
• File  Import  Physical  Generic Importer …

• How to create OptimiX physical files

• Using XLS
• From Wizard
• From Planet EV
• Pegaplan…

Physical.site.csv Physical.sector.csv

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Importing Physical Database

Generic Importer
• Allows user to specify the
Physical database format
through the Data Format
Tab

• Allows to Mapped physical

database fields to Optimi x-
AFP format through the Field
Mapping Tab.

• It also allows to save a

template for future use.

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 Create Alternative name for Sectors

Besides alternative site names, users are now also able to add alternative
names on sector levels.
The list of alternative names can be imported from the Import Menu:
(FileImportPhysicalAlternative Name Map...)
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 Creation of Groups
• Objective/Comments
– Classify sectors in various groups (Create .csv file, see sample file format)
– You may use any groups you would like. Examples include:
• TCH_Frequency_Group
• BCCH_Frequency_Group
• BSC
• # TRXs
• Cell Status (ON-AIR or New)
• Import groups
– File  Import  Groups …
• Ensure all sectors belong to a group
– Use View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  All …
– Ensure no group has the option “Unassigned”
• Practice how to select sectors from various groups
– For example, sectors with Status=On-Air
• Create groups within the tool (Edit Group…)

Sample Groups File

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 Import of Network Configuration (I)
• Import network configuration in
Optimi X
– File  Import  Network  GSM  All  Ericsson
CNA…/Nokia XML../Siemens /Motorola /Pegaplan
• Parameter Filter
• Sectors Filters by Group
• Input Data Filter

• Main Optimi X files

– <project-name>.network.gsm.sector.csv
(BCCH,BSIC,MAL,UL/OL)
– <project-name>.network.gsm.trx.csv (TCH TRX per cell,
MAIO, TCH channel, hopping type)
– <project-name>.network.gsm.mal.csv (frequencies in each
MAL)
– <project-name>.network.gsm.neighbor.csv (neighbor list)
• External neighbors can also be imported from
Pegaplan
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 Import of Network Configuration (II)
Import Options

• Merge into Current Configuration – Updates

network data for the sectors being imported

• Update Halted Sectors – Imports data for Halted

Sectors

• Preserve existing neighbor relationships – Keeps

current neighbor relationships in the project
otherwise all neighbor relationships are removed

• Always Create _CHGR_1 Sectors – Channel

Groups

• Preserve unique mal definition – Preserves OSS

MA Lists names.

• Output Reconciliation Data – Compares Physical

Data with Network Data and provides files with
differences between the two

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 Import of Network Configuration (III)

Network Data (GSM) Contains:

Project Frequency Band
Sector BCCH Frequencies
Sector BSIC
Sector TRX Information
Sector MA List
Sector HSN #

Network Data (Neighbors) Contains:

Neighbor Relations
HO Count and HO Success %
BCCH/BSIC pair of Neighbor
External Neighbor Info can also be viewed

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 Traffic data creation for AFP and QoS
• Objective
– Import Individual Sector Busy Hour (ISBH) traffic data to use for AFP.
– Import traffic for the Joint RXQUAL/RXLEV recording period for IM
validation.
– Create the Optimi X format
• Multiple traffic values per cell.
• Tool average out traffic values and assigns it per cell.

• Importing Optimi X traffic file

– File  Import  Traffic  Voice  GSM  Optimi … Sample Traffic File

• Main Optimi X files created

• <project-name>. traffic.voice.gsm.csv

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 Generating Traffic from SACCH Reports
• Objective/Comments
– Create traffic data in Optimi X format from Joint RXLEV/RXQUAL
– Compare estimated traffic from Joint RXLEV/RXQUAL with traffic from switch
• How to calculate Erlangs from Joint RXLEV/RXQUAL report
– Every measurement report has a duration of 480 msec (GSM SACCH period)
– If we have 1,000,000 reports received by the cell site it means that the cell was utilized for
1,000,000*480 msec=480,000 secs = 8,000 minutes or 8,000 MoUs
If these reports were recorded during the entire day, i. 24 hrs then
Traffic in Erlangs = 8,000 MoUs/(24*60 minutes) = 5.55 erlangs
– Converting # of SACCH Measurement Reports to Subscriber Erlangs
MoUs= (# of SACCH Reports)*(0.48/60) minutes
Traffic(E) =MoUs/(60*# of Hours of Recording)
– Note that Traffic (E) represents Subscriber Erlangs, i.e. does not account for HR traffic

X-AFPSpecial utilities…

Number of total hours

or MRR/RxQual
recordings

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 Database Cross Validation
• How to identify inconsistencies
– Reconciliation files
– Check pivot tables: Trx Diagnostic, Sector diagnostic
– Review sectors with no BCCH, no neighbors… (Spatial Views)
– Review the Optimi X messages in Msg Log Window
– Run Consistency Check Options tool

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 Database Cross Validation
• Objectives
– Identify database inconsistencies amongst:
• ON-AIR cells
• Traffic report
• Switch file
• Typical database inconsistencies/flags
– Physical Database cells not On-Air
– On-Air cells not in Physical Database
– On-Air cells not present in the traffic report
– On-Air cells in traffic report but have 0 traffic
– Cells in traffic report carrying traffic but not in physical
(i.e. on-air cells not flagged as on-air)
– All on-air cells need to have a BCCH/BSIC defined

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 Reconciliation files

• Import data reconciliation

– Difference between project and network files

Review!!

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Database Cross Validation

Severity and suggestion to fix

each inconsistency are logged

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 Measured RXQUAL and RXLEV Data

• Objective/Comments
– Import Measured RXQUAL data per cell
– Import Measured RXLEV data per cell
– Compare Measured RXQUAL with Predicted RXQUAL
– The comparison will tell us how accurately we can predict RXQUAL

• Importing MRR data

– File  Import  QoS  Measured  GSM  RXQUAL  Ericsson
MRR…/Nokia…/Optimi Alternate …others

• Main Optimi X files created

• <project-name>.gsm.qos.measured.csv
• <project-name>. .gsm.qos.measured.rx.joint.csv

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 Traffic spreading on channel groups and UL/OL

• Use Optimi X “Special Utilities”

– x-AFP  Special Utilities  Split Traffic Between Underlays/Overlays …
• Objective
– Spread traffic on channel groups

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 HO attempts data creation
• Objective
– Convert a report of Daily # of HO attempts to an Optimi X format
– Output is the average daily of # of HO attempts for each nbr relationship
• Optimi X file created
– <project-name>. network.gsm.ho.csv
• Importing HO stats in Optimi X
Sample HO File
– File  Import  Network  GSM  HO Counts  Optimi …
• Spreading # of HO attempts in the UL/OL
– x-AFP  Special Utilities  Split Handoff Statistics Between Underlay/Overlay

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 Import # of TCH TRUs per cell
• Objective
– Show a sample file that can be used to import the # of TCH TRUs in
Optimi X
• Optimi X file modified
– <project-name>. network.gsm.trx.csv
• Optimi X file to be imported
TCH Demand File
– <any name>.network.gsm.tch_demand.csv
• Importing TCH TRU demand
– File  Import  Network  GSM  TCH Demand  Optimi …
– Two Options  Merge and Append
– Note that if # of TCH TRUs is LESS than current configuration then
#TRX is NOT updated!!!!

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 BSIC Audit (Before running Recordings)
• Objective
– Identify a list of cells with close Co-BCCH-BSIC reuse (< 15
miles/24 Km)
– Retune the BSIC for this set of cells
• Use BSIC Report in Optimi X to determine the cells with Co-
BCCH-BSIC reuse:
– View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  CO-BCCH/BSIC
Conflict Report …
– Distance is specified in Km ( Dist(miles) = Dist(Km)/1.6 )
• Select to optimize the BSIC ONLY for cells with Co-BCCH-BSIC
reuse < 15 miles
• Optimize BSIC for cells with Co-BCCH-BSIC reuse < 15 miles
– x-AFP Optimization
– Select BSIC to optimizate

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BSIC Audit (Sample BSIC Report)

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 BSIC Optimization Default Settings

•Interference Matrix can be used as interference source (if IM is available)

•If previous option is used while calculating the interference signal levels, the
optimizer will consider the C/I values from the project IM

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 BSIC Optimization Default Settings

Additional costs for second order relations:

• Neighbor-Neighbor
• Neighbor-Interferer
• External neighbor-External Neighbor

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 BCCH & BSIC conflict resolution
• BCCH & BSIC conflict report improved to perform consistency checks on
external neighbors and 2nd order neighbors:
• "2nd Order Ext Nbrs" checks the conflicts if two sectors that are neighbor to same
external cell share the same BCCH-BSIC combination
• "2nd Order Nbr-Interf" column checks if the "sector" is a neighbor of a common cell while
"sector2" is the interferer of that cell.

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Interference Matrix
(IM)

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 IM Sources of Generation
• Drive test IM
• Useful in performing what-if scenarios, i.e., RF changes can
be drive tested to generate new IM matrix
• Time intensive to collect
• Require several scanners running simultaneously
• Switch based IM
• Provides interference picture exactly where mobile calls are
placed
• Takes some time to collect (Approx 2 Weeks)
• Propagation model IM
• Fastest way to generate IM
• IM can be modified immediately based on RF changes
• Heavily dependent on the accuracy of the propagation model

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 Drive Test IM
• Pros:
– Accurate RSSI measurements
– Provides a very accurate C/I description at every measured location
– Serving area of the victim cell
• Independent of the frequency assignment
• Based on the strongest RSSI and hysteresis value
• Cons:
– Very expensive and time consuming
– RSSI measured on street level only
• Does not take in-building measurements
• Subscriber traffic distribution is uniform along roads
– Actual traffic not represented
– Older drive test equipment cannot always differentiate between
interferers
– Incorrect BSIC or readings are likely to occur

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 Switched Based IM
•Pros:
– High accuracy (based on RSSI measurements on the phone)
– Takes into account EXACT traffic distribution of subscribers
• C/I calculated exactly where calls are placed
• Accounts for subscribers in buildings
– Less time and money
– No need to define actual cell serving areas
– Takes into account
• HCS, Underlay / Overlay, Handovers, Neighbor relations
•Cons:
– No location information, i.e. coordinates
– Interferer is identified by BCCH-BSIC
– Blind Spots often occur
• Interference form sectors with same BCCH
• Error decoding BSIC if Victim-Interferer ΔRSL is small
• Accuracy of the IM is somewhat dependent on the BSIC plan
• BCCH-BSIC reuse needs to be optimized
• Serving areas dependent on frequency plan
– A mapping of BCCH/BSIC to cell ID is required
– Missing neighbors and interferers
• Only the 6 strongest interferers are reported (neighbors are a priority)
• Max # of interferers per victim cell is 64

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 Propagation Model IM
• Pros:
– If you don’t model tune, can be fast and cheap.
– Most complete IM (unlimited # of relationships)
– Serving area of the victim cell is independent of the frequency plan
– Based on the strongest server RSL [dBm] and hysteresis margin
– Can be used to fill in missing data in other types of IM

• Cons:
– Model tuning can take time and money due to required drive
measurements
– C/I calculated levels on the ground (does not account for subs in
buildings)
– Subscriber traffic distribution is a best guess
• Roads
• Clutter database
– Low accuracy (dependent on the accuracy of propagation model)
• Standard deviation = 6 to 12 dB
– Serving area boundaries are inaccurate
– Relies on the accuracy of the site database, clutter file, terrain file and
propagation model

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 Switched Based IM

• Steps required to get a valid IM:

1. Generate scan lists within x-AFP

2. Generate and activate switch commands to collect

measurements

3. Import MMR files into x-AFP

4. Generate IM within the tool

5. Validate accuracy of IM

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 Generate Scan Lists
x-AFP  Scan List Generator…

x-AFP predictions
Reliable 1st cut IM:
- propagation tool
- old measurement-based IM

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Generate Scan Lists

• Multiband
networks:
– BA lists will
contain
frequencies for
both bands

• Activate ‘Rotating
BALs’
– when number of
BCCH channels
is greater than 32

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 Generate Scan Lists

One folder
per rotation

Sample: Scan List SimensBAL_0.csv file

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 Switch commands to collect measurements

• External utilities can be used.

• Practically same approach for different vendors.
• Basically, commands are in charge of:
– Dummy neighbors creation
– Collection period definition (on a cell basis)
– Different approaches to avoid overflow (Siemens)
– Stop measurements after each rotation
– Delete dummy neighbors and prepare for next
rotation

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 Example: Siemens
IMPLEMENTATION OF CLI SCRIPTS
– To Create an MMR collection rotation

1. Run *_prepare.cli scripts on each Radio Commander

2. Run *_scaset.cli scripts on each Radio Commander

– To Reset SCA objects during a rotation

1. Run *_scareset.cli scripts on each Radio Commander

2. Run *_scaset.cli scripts on each Radio commander

– To Delete an MMR collection rotation

1.Run *_scarest.cli scripts on each Radio Commander

2. Run *_delete.cli scripts on each Radio Commander

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 Import MMR files into x-AFP
• Objective
– Match Mobile Measurements (Ericsson BAR, Nokia DAC/CF, Siemens
SCA) with switch files
– Import Mobile Measurements File
– Generate IM from MM file
• Optimi X file created
– <project-name>.rf.mm.gsm.csv (MM file)
– <project-name>.cid (OptimiX IM)
• Importing MM file
– File  Import  RF  Mobile Measurements  GSM  …
• Generating IM from Mobile Measurements
– x-AFP  Interference Matrix Tools  Generate IM  From Mobile
Measurements …

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 Mobile Measurements Import
File  Import  RF  Mobile Measurements  GSM 
Ericsson… /Motorola… /Nokia… /Siemens… /others

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Siemens MMR overflow

Detection and correction

algorithm has been introduced
to Siemens MMR importer to
handle the overflow issues
whilst loading siemens MMR
files.
"Overflow Correction“ check
box introduced on the Siemens
MMR importer dialog
It is recommended to activate this
option to correct the overflow in the
CIR distribution counts if they
exceed the maximum value
supported in Siemens BSC SW
(65536).

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 BCCH-BSIC Matching rules

Rule 1:
• Maximum distance to
A
resolve BCCH/BSIC pairs
B Rule 2:
C
• If beyond distance in Rule
1, apply antenna
R1
beamwidth to decide

R2 Rules can be extended to

discard unique matches.
D

E
F

Does not account for power:

- Propagation recommended

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 Import Antenna Data

Importing Antennas
• File  Import  Antenna Antennas Wizard…
Tool Imports
• Optimi
• Wizard
• PlaNet
• PlaNet EV
• CelPlan
Used For R1 and R2 Rules when importing Mobile Measurements
If antennas not available
• Tool default is 120° beamwidth
Antenna are stored in the
• \system\antenna-files\subfolder

Horizontal plane Vertical plane

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 Mobile Measurements Import Log

• Message log
– Verify that all relationships have been created and all
interferers have been resolved

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 MMR Diagnostics (I)

This functionality allows the users to analyze automatically imported measurements

based on.:
• The HO Percentage represented by the IM relations.
• Number of collection days
• The amount of traffic per sector
.
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 MMR Diagnostics (II)
Analyzing each of the point mentioned in previous slide, this functionality
estimates the number and the quality of MMR Measurements and scores
them as Poor, Good or Excellent

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 Mobile Measurement Files

Victim Total BCCH/BSIC Threshold 1 Threshold 2

Measurements

DS100A 39000 233/23 1234 234

DS100A 23000 235/46 2341 1345

DS100B 10045 212/34 3908 2789

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 Switched Based IM using Optimi X
• Two thresholds are set, e.g. -3dB and 12dB
– Assume Gaussian distribution of values
– The user specifies the relative thresholds of signal strength between the serving and
measured BTS.
– When a measurement reports includes a C/I < -3dB, counter 1 is incremented and if it
is also below 12dB, counter 2 increments together with counter 1.
– With these two thresholds, it is easy to fit a Gaussian curve and calculate the Mean
and Standard Deviation C/I. Pr{X<-3dB} and Pr{X<12dB}

Gaussian Cumulative Distribution

120 120

100 100

80 80
P ro b . %

60 60

Pr {X < C/I}
40 40

20 20

0 0
-15 -12 -9 -6 -3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 75 78 81

C/I
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 Generate IM

x-AFP  Interference Matrix Tools Generate IM From

Mobile Measurements

IM can also be imported from different sources: Siemens, Ericsson,

Pegaplan,…

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 Multiple IM management

• Tool allows to store

1
/manage several IM files
in the same project.
• Manage IM functionality
is available from:
1. xAFP – Interference Matrix
Tools – Manage IMs…
2. GSM Simulation Parameters
dialog
3. GSM Optimization Parameters
dialog
2
3

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 View IM Relationships

From Edit Sector Dialog “RF Tab” OR Olap View OR Spatial view
The ‘Source’ parameter represents the source of the interference and it can
have values such as: ADDED (copied from others or added in edit sector),
MEASUREMENT (from MMR), PREDICTION (insert interferers feature),
MEASUREMENT + AIC, PEGAPLAN, UNKNOWN ,…

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 IM validation

• Critical part of retuning process

• Validation Tests
• Additional Audits
• How to improve IM
• Generate a more complete IM

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 IM validation tests

• Validation Tests
– Cells with 0 IM relationships
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM
Statistics …
– Cells with very few IM relationships (< 5: rural cells, indoor,
pico cells are explained)
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM
Statistics …
– IM relationships with very few counts (< 500)
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM
Statistics …
– Identify cells with ISBH outside the recording period
– Neighbors with missing IM relationships
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM
Neighbor (GSM) …
– Consistency Check Report
• x-AFP  Consistency Check or F6

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 Cells with 0 or few (<5) IM relationships
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM Statistics …

• Sort by “# of Interferers”

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 IM relationships with few IM counts (<500)
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM Detail…
• Sort by “Min IM Count”

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 Neighbors with missing IM relationships
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM Neighbor (GSM) …
• Sort by “HO Count”

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 Cells missing HO data
• Identify cells with 0 # of OUTGOING HO attempts
– View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  Neighbors …
– Sort by “HO counts”

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 Consistency Check Report

• Sectors Tests
• Identify cell Not in Interference Matrix and Sectors with < 5 Interferers
– x-AFP  Consistency Check or F6

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 Consistency Check Report

• Relationship Tests
• Identify cells in Interference Matrix but with < 100 IM counts
– x-AFP  Consistency Check or F6

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 IM Validation

• Additional Audits
– IM validation via RXQUAL comparison
– IM Normalization
– Additional Interference Constraints Report

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 IM validation via RXQUAL comparison
• Use spreadsheet PrVsMrCorrelationTemplate.xls
Comes with OPTIMI x installation […]\Optimi\Optimi X\support

• Import Measured RXQUAL for the date you want to compare

• Import network configuration for the same date in On-Air project
• Use traffic data for the same recording period as the measured
RXQUAL
• Run QoS simulation to obtained predicted RXQUAL.
– x-Simulator GSM Simulation …
– See next slides for recommended settings
• Overview of QoS Simulator (while simulation is running)
• Export to the Predicted vs Measured RXQUAL to use in
PrVsMrCorrelationTemplate.xls
– View  Pivot Table  QoS  RXQUAL  Predicted vs Measured
…

PRvMR Correlation
Template

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 IM Normalization
• New menu:
• x-AFP > Interference Matrix Tools > Normalize IM

• Normalization parameters:
• Max Std. Deviation:
Any relationship that has higher value than this
value will be normalized.
• C/I Comparison level:
Used to compute a new mean value for victim-
interferer relationships that has STD value above
the maximum defined in Max Std. Deviation.
• IM Destination
Users can select to store the normalized IM in the
current project IM or as an external IM file.

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 IM Validation

• How to improve IM
– Identify cells with BH outside the recording period
• IM based on those recordings might not be significant out of the ISBH
– Before the start of measurements collection process:
• BSIC audit and BSIC optimization
• Would reduce BCCH-NCC-BCC reuse and improve import MMR
– Run additional recordings for 1-3 days
– Extend to recording period and try to capture cell BH
• Generate more complete IM
– Import ALL recordings and perform IM validation again
– Identify cells with no or few IM relationships
• Use older IM data to fill in such holes
– Blind spots
• Use older IM data to fill in such holes

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 QoS Simulator
• Generates users for each cell based on the
Poisson distribution (offered erlangs)
• Chooses the ones that are not blocked
• Assigns users on TRXs based on the channel
allocation and access methods.
• Generates frequencies for each TRX based
on the GSM FH algorithm (HSN, MAIO, FN) Interfering Sector
• For each user in each cell it identifies all
sectors that cause co and adj. interference.
• Generates a C/I sample from int. cell to
Interfering Sector
serving cell distribution.
• Computes the total/composite C/I
• Maps the C/I to a BER/RXQUAL and FER
• If the FER > FER DCR threshold the user is Victim Station
dropped and its quality not recorded. Probe Mobile
• Repeats that for each simulated user
• Then goes to the 2nd simulation run.
• Collects statistics for C/I, RXQUAL, FER for
BCCH, TCH and both combined.

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 QoS Simulator
Mobile distribution

Simulations
• For every sector Resource allocation
• For every mobile
C/I predictions per
# of Iterations mobile

• User defined
Mapping of C/I
Other parameters
• Adjacent Channel Store temporary results

Rejection
• Call drop %FER target
More iterations
• DPC gain UL and DL
• DTX UL and DL
• Minimum RSL threshold Results

QoS Predictions Hardware Fractional Loading

Erlang Fractional Loading
Offered Traffic
Carried Traffic
Dropped Calls
Blocked Calls

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 Curves Data

Mapping
• C/I to BER
• C/I to FER
• Relation C/I to a QoS Metric
• Assigned to sector
• curve.gsm.sector file
Mapping function of :
• Speech codec
• Mobile speed
• Radio channel

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 QoS Simulator Settings

Call Drop FER: This value

specifies the FER value at
which calls are considered
dropped
Power Control Gain
supplies the parameters
If this option is checked needed to account for
the correlation results power control on TCH
channels
are presented on
separate spreadsheet.
DTX Factor specifies the
time that a call is
transmitting

Manage IM allows
the user to specify
which IM will be
used when running
the simulator.

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 QoS Simulator Settings

Use RXLEV – If
checked the
simulator will take
into account poor
quality due to low
signal strength

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 QoS Simulator Settings

Specifies which KPIs

will be calculated by
the simulator. If a
box is checked the
simulator will
compile stats for the
given KPI for all
sectors.

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 QoS Simulator Settings

The software will estimate

the number of Monte
Carlo runs needed to
meet the convergence
parameters specified in
the Edit Network
parameters. Typically this
corresponds to a
confidence level of 95%
that your simulation
results are within +/- 1%.

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 Correlation Report Analysis
• RXQual Predicted Vs. Measured Correlation
– Refine the Report to view Predicted, Measured, Pr- Mr, and |Pr-Mr|,
Total Erlang
– Refine Report to view RxQual 5-7

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 Correlation Report Analysis

• How to Evaluate Results:

• Review RMSE Thresholds
• Review Scatter Charts
• Review Bar Charts

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 Correlation Report Analysis

RMSE 3.69
Er*RMSE 2.16
Correlation 0.71
Linear Regression
Slope -- Constant 0.71 1.95
Prediction is SLIGHTLY UNDER PREDICTING

Error Statistics [Pr-Mr] Er*[Pr-Mr] [Er*(Pr-Mr)] |Pr-Mr|

Mean -0.21 0.17 1.93 1.98
Standard Devation 3.68 2.19 33.32 3.11
Median 0.03 0.08 0.08 1.11
Root Mean Square 3.69 2.16 33.38 3.69

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Correlation Report Analysis

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 Predicted vs Measured Plot
Predicted Vs. Measured

80.00
y = 0.895x

70.00

60.00

50.00

Predicted Vs. Measured

Predicted

Ideal
40.00
Linear Regression
Linear (Predicted Vs. Measured)

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00
0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00
Measured

Use excel template OR

ViewPivot Table QoS  RxQual  Predicted vs. Measured Chart
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Correlation Report Analysis

Look at both % sectors and %

Erlangs. Both of these will give
you a good indication of how the
simulator is predicting quality in
your network

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 What is a good range of results?

• For Simulation using C/I Only (RXLEV NOT checked)

– Er*RMSE ~ 6%
– RMSE ~ 7%
– Correlation ~ 0.3 – 0.4
– 70% of cells within 5% Error, 90% of cells within 10% Error
– Yellow line Regression slope (underpredicting)
• For Simulation using C/I and C/N (RXLEV checked)
– Er*RMSE ~ 3% to 4%
– RMSE ~ 3% to 5%
– Correlation ~ 0.6 – 0.8
– 85% of cells within 5% Error, 95% of cells within 10% Error
– Regression Slope close to 1.00 (0.9 to 1.1)

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 Correlation Report Analysis
• What to do for Poor Correlation?
– Measured RxQual
• Review Sectors with no measured data
• Load single day of Mobile Measurements and review qos.measured file
with the raw measured data file randomly for a few sectors
• Load each day at a time an correlate
• Aggregate good individual days into a composite IM
– Traffic Data
• Check Traffic is accurate for the period of the recording. This is critical and
accounts for many correlation problems.
– Network Data
• Check Network configuration after importing RAW data
– Physical Data
– Check curves
• Always check the curves database and make sure that the maximum C/I of
26 with a corresponding BER of 0.001 is present
– Import at least 1 to 2 weeks of Mobile Measurements
– Verify data was collected for the same periods. (i.e., 3PM to 7 PM)
Check, Check, and Check Again…..

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 View QoS Predictions Results
• Examine results using Spatial View
• Spatial View (GUI)
– Predicted RxQual
– C/I
– FER
– TCH
– BCCH
– Combined

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 Update IM For Optimization

• Update IM
– Insert Blind Spots
• Previous IM
• Predictions
– Insert relations for cells with missing or few IM
relationships
• Previous IM
– Insert Interferers for new cells
• Predictions

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 Blind Spots

Site 600
Neighbor C

Non - B
212
Neighbor

Site 300 A
C
C Site 400
223
B
B

209
Site 200
A
214
C

B
212

B
Site 100

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 Insert Blind Spots From Old IM
Insert  Interferers… or Menu Item Layer  Insert  Interferers

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 Insert interferers
Insert IM relationships for sectors with few IM relationships
from OLD IM
Insert  Interferers… or Menu Item Layer  Insert  Interferers

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 Insert Interferers
Creating IM for new sectors
Insert  Interferers… or Menu Item Layer  Insert  Interferers

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Optimization

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 Setup Network Parameters
Edit  Network … or
Menu Item Layer  Edit Network …

• Configure BCCH/TCH
Channels
• Configure MA Lists
• Configure System
Settings

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 Setup Network Parameters

• Configure BCCH/TCH Channels

• Configure MA Lists
• Configure System Settings

Create a New MA list

that contains all the
available frequencies
in TCH

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 Setup Network Parameters

• Configure BCCH/TCH Channels

• Configure MA Lists
• Configure System Settings

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Edit Sector  AFP settings

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 Optimizable Parameters

Edit  Sector … or Menu Item Layer  Edit Sector …

Optimizable
Parameters

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 Optimizable Parameters
Edit  Sector … or Menu Item Layer  Edit Sector …
TRX Override

Enables users to globally change the TCH TRX type between BB

Hopping, BB Hopping on BCCH, SY Hopping and Fixed
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 Optimizable Parameters (cont.)

User selects which variables

to optimize…
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 Optimizable Parameters (cont.)

User selects which variable

to optimize …
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 Import/export BCCH and TCH optimization channels

It allows the user to export/import the current configuration

channels to be used in the BCCH an TCH optimization
• BCCH Channels…
• TCH Channels…

File Import  Network  GSM  Valid Optimizable channels

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 Optimization Parameters (I)
Optimization Parameters
• x-AFP Optimization …
• Go to GSM Tab

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 Optimization Parameters (II)
Optimization Parameters
• x-AFP Optimization …
• Go to Objective Tab

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 Optimization Parameters (III)
Optimization Parameters
• x-AFP Optimization …
• Go to Optimizer Tab

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 Optimization Parameters (IV)
Optimization Parameters
• x-AFP Optimization …
• Go to BCCH/TCH Tab

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 Optimization Costs

• Sector Weight * [ Constraints + RF Costs + Handoff costs ]

• Sector Weight = User setting in the AFP tab of Edit Sector

• Constraints = User settings in the Optimizer Tab
• RF Costs = 100 * Probability of Interference * Traffic (If Specified)
• Hand Off Costs = [ Number of HO between Vict_Int pair / Avg # of HO between Vict_Int
pair in project ] * Specified Cost

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 Default Settings for Ad-Hoc Optimizer
• Optimization Parameters
– x-AFP Optimization …
– Go to BCCH/TCH Evaluation Tab
– Go to the BCCH/TCH Costs
– Press Advanced Settings Button

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 Default Settings for Ad-Hoc Optimizer
• Optimization Parameters
– x-AFP Optimization …
– Go to BCCH/TCH Evaluation Tab
– Go to the Additional Costs
– Press Advanced Settings Button

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 Ad Hoc optimization cost function visualization

The initial, current and best costs for the Ad Hoc

optimizer are graphically presented during optimization
process

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 Costs Per Sector/Freq Report

Pivot table reports that represents the Ad hoc Optimizer costs on sector basis:
View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM
•Ad Hoc Frequency Cost PT
• Ad Hoc Detailed Cost PT

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Hopping layer optimizer

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 HSN/MAIO Planning

HSN planning
• Maximize distance between Co-MAL Co-HSN
MAIO planning (Optimize Option)
• Avoid Co-channel TCH between TCH TRXs
within the sector
• Avoid Co-channel TCH between TCH TRXs
within sectors of same site
• Avoid Adj-channel TCH between TCH TRXs
within the sector
• Avoid Adj-channel TCH between TCH TRXs
within sectors of same site
• If interference cannot be avoided, interference
is pushed on higher TRX numbers
• Produces random MAIO assignments
MAIO planning (Plan Option)
• Avoids co-channel and adjacent within TRXs
of same sector and same site
• If not possible then makes no effort.
• Assigns MAIOs using a pattern
• Use this only if you are certain that co and
adjacent can be avoided.

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 BCCH and TCH Plan Review
• Generate Channel reuse report
– View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  Channel Reuse … OR
– File  Export  Network  GSM  Detailed Channel Reuse …
– Use File  Export for a large project when TCH plan present (much faster)
• BCCH Plan Review
– Identify worst CO-BCCH-BCCH reuse relationships
• Sort by worst RXQUAL5-7
• Ignore reuse with RXQUAL5-7 < 0.1%
– Identify closest CO-BCCH-BCCH reuse relationships
• Sort by closest distance
• Pay attention to relationships with NO IM data (Mean = 777)
– Perform visual spot checks of the CO-BCCH-BCCH reuse
• View  Spatial  Layers  Sector  Network  GSM  BCCH Co
• View  Spatial  Layers  Sector  RF  Interference Matrix DL Interferers 
Potential Co  DL Co-Channel Interferer Mean
– BCCH-BCCH-CO displays interferers that have CO-BCCH-BCCH reuse
• TCH Plan Review
– Identify worst CO-TCH-TCH reuse relationships
• Sort by worst RXQUAL5-7
• Ignore reuse with RXQUAL5-7 < 0.1%
– Identify worst CO-TCH-TCH Neighbors
• Sort by highest HO Severity (Collision Probability in %)
– Perform visual spot checks of the CO-TCH-TCH reuse
• View  Spatial  Layers  Sector  Network  GSM  MAL Reuse
• View  Spatial  Layers  Sector  Network  GSM  C/I during HO (dB)

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 Network Frequency Retunes
• Scoring Frequency Plans
– File  Export  Network  GSM  Frequency Plan Global Metrics …

• Consultsample IMPORTANT_FrequencyPlanGlobalMetrics.xls
• Consult file Frequency Plan Comparison Metrics.xls
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 Global Frequency Plan Review
This is way to quantify and quality distinct frequency plans
• Optimi x-AFP allows to compare two frequency plans using the Compare FPGM option

• Tools  Options
Set the location of the • Tools  Reports  AFP  Compare FPGM…
project with the actual
frequency plan

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 Simulation with the Optimized Freq Plan
• As the IM has been
changed after introducing
interference from
Blindspots and for the new
cells

• Export the pivot table QoS

> RxQual > Predicted
– Filtered out by ‘RxQual 5-7’
– Show only ‘Predicted’ and
‘Total Erlangs’

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 Comparison Template
• Simulations of up to 6 different freq plans can be
compared in the template ‘MultiplanComparitiveScoring.xls’
([…]\Optimi\Optimi X\support)

Data to be pasted from

the pivot table QoS >
RxQual > Predicted

Each freq plan simulation

must be pasted in
PredQoS tabs

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 Comparison Template
• Different tabs to score the frequency plans

Percentage of
cells

Percentage of samples with RxQual

5-7

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 Exports

• Delta reports
• Used to compare 2 projects when it comes to the physical and
network information
• Network
• Wizard Channel Plan
• Detailed Channel Reuse
• Missing Neighbors
• Next Best Channels
• Ericsson CNA
• Siemens ASC
• Nokia Channel Plan
• Frequency Plan Global Metrics
• Neighbor Diagnostics
• Siemens Channel Plan
• Map Info Table
• Pegaplan Channel Plan
• Optimizable Channels
•QOS
• Predicted Quality
• Predicted vs. Measured Quality
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 Exports: Delta reports

• File  Export  Delta reports …

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 Exports: Ericsson CNA update

• File  Export  Network  GSM  Ericsson CNA update …

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 OptimiX Additional Features

• BCCH retunes
– IM Overrides (Local Knowledge IM)
• Edit  Sector  RF  DL Overrides …
– Next Best BCCH Channel
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  Next Best BCCH…
• Adding new sectors and sites
– Add one by one
• Insert  Sectors …
– Add multiple ones via single import
• File  Import  Physical  Optimi …
• Neighbor Audit Database Filtering
• x-AFP  Neighbor List Audit…

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 IM Overrides

• Use for Local

Market
Knowledge of
Interference

• RF Tab under
Edit Sector

• Maximum Value
= 100

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 Insert Site/Sectors

• Insert  Sectors…
Click Add Sites to insert site level
data

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 Neighbor List Audit (I)
• x-AFP  Neighbor List Audit Tool…

Filter Based on:

Handoff Counts
Distance
IM Relationships
Channel Reuse

Add relationships:
Enforce Symmetry
Co-Sites
All Possible
Neighbors

Set Filtering
Options

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 Neighbor List Audit (II)

NOTE: Audit results will be overwritten if another audit is executed and the results will
be cleared if a new neighbor import is performed

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 Retune Process – Summary/Big Picture (I)
• Develop a Project Plan
Identify all tasks that need to be done
Amount of time retune activities will take in order to understand deadlines
• Data Integrity Tests
Database Cross Validation Tests (Identify correct list of On-Air cells)
• BSIC Audit
Check for BCCH:BSIC reuse distance. Retune BSICs with “close” reuse (<15 miles)
Interferer CELLID matching with BCCH:BSIC depends highly on BSIC plan
• Mobile Measurement Recordings and IM generation
Collect for 2 weeks (make sure to include the BH traffic)
Perform IM validation, run additional recordings, use older IM data to fill missing IM data
• HO stats
Collect Daily HO attempts 2-4 weeks before retune
Ensure HO data is complete (HO data validation)
Ensure the data used is up to date. Plan performance is degraded with out of date data!!!
• Traffic Data
Collect traffic data for the time period as measured RXQUAL (for RXQUAL prediction)
Collect ISBH traffic for the last 2-4 weeks (For Frequency Planning)
Traffic for AFP = Average of 4 Peak ISBH values for each cell
• Measured RXQUAL Recordings
Collect measured RXQUAL recordings (preferable for BH traffic, busiest days)
• Obtain TRU growth
• Neighbor-List Optimization
Neighbor Deletions
Neighbor Additions
 
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 Retune Process – Summary/Big Picture (II)

• Create Projects for AFP

On-Air project with current frequency plan (BASELINE CURRENT)
On-Air project to be used to optimize current plan (BASELINE NEW)
FORECAST project (On-Air plan + New sites) to plan for new sectors/sites (FORECAST)
• Run Optimizer, obtain various frequency plan scenarios, decide on the final plan
 
• Review plan
Generate reports and identify cells with potential problems (Channel Reuse Report)
Feedback from engineers, visual checks
• Export final plan for implementation
• Post retune activities
Monitor KPIs
Compare Designed plan vs Implemented plan
Compare Nbr-List used in plan vs Implemented Nbr-List

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Retune Process – Summary/Big Picture (III)

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 OptimiX Displays and Reports

• OptimiX most commonly used displays

and reports

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BCCH reuse

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BCCH reuse (Numerical display)

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Channel reuse (for BCCH and TCH)

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MAL channel reuse (for TCH reuse)

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Neighbor List

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# of HO attempts from serving cell to nbr

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Optimizable parameters

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 IM displays

• Probability of Interference
– Prob{ C/I < Target C/I }
– Assumes that both server and interferer are have a co-channel
BCCH (full power)
• 5th percentile C/I in dB
– 5% of the time the C/I goes below the 5th percentile C/I
– Think of it as the “Lowest” C/I victim experiences
– User defined, i.e. you can use 2nd, 5th, 10th , etc. percentile
• Target C/I and C/I Percentile Settings
– Edit  Network  System
– See GUI on the next slide

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Target C/I and C/I Percentile Settings

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Probability of Interference in %

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5th Percentile C/I (dB)

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 BCCH distribution
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  BCCH Distribution

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 Site Diagnostics
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  Site Diagnostic

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 Sector Diagnostics
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  Sector Diagnostic

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 TRX Diagnostics
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  TRX Diagnostic

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 BSIC Report
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  CO-BCCH-BSIC and CO-BCCH-BCC Conflict Reports

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 Optimizable Attributes
• View  Pivot Table  Network  GSM  Optimizable Attributes

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 IM statistics
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM Statistics

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 IM Nbr Analysis
• View  Pivot Table  RF  Interference Matrix  IM Neighbor (GSM)

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 QoS (Predicted vs Measured)
• View  Pivot Table  QoS  RXQUAL  Predicted vs Measured

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 QoS (Predicted RXQUAL)
• View  Pivot Table  QoS  RXQUAL  Predicted

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 Frequency Planning Strategies – Pros & Cons
• 1x1 REUSE (BCCH, TCH separate)
No need to do TCH planning
Need to do MAIO planning to avoid MAIO collisions between co-sited sectors
All cells have same REUSE (cannot avoid bad REUSE)
• 1x3 REUSE (BCCH, TCH separate)
No need to do TCH planning (secA=MAL1, secB=MAL2, secC=MAL3)
No need to do MAIO planning. Typically, better performance than 1x1 REUSE
• Mixed BCCH/TCH Ad-Hoc
Improves REUSE for the BCCH (more channels to plan the BCCH)
Better switch IM recordings (since co-BCCH reuse is loose)
TCH degrades since it has interference from BCCH
Requires planning of TCH layer. Need to use an AFP tool.
Need to check for interference from BCCH to TCH, TCH to BCCH in addition
• Ad-Hoc TCH (BCCH, TCH separate)
Improves the reuse of TCH since no need to have the constraint of too few MALs
Allows assignment of low Pc between bad reuse and high Pc between good reuse
Easier to manage than Mixed BCCH/TCH. Needs AFP tool for planning.
• Ad-Hoc TCH, 1x1 REUSE within Site (BCCH, TCH separate)
Same as above; allows looser reuse between sites in networks with small spectrum
• Staggered BCCH
BCCH is interleaved in between TCH channels. Avoids Adj-BCCH/BCCH reuse.
In small spectrum improves BCCH performance but introduces Adj-BCCH/TCH reuse
• TCH/BCCH/TCH
Increases frequency diversity since TCH frequencies are spaced farther apart.
Lower probability of RXLEV fading.
Introduces Adj-BCCH/TCH interference.

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 BCCH Retune Methodology Key Points
• Optimization Objectives
– No Co BCCH/BCCH 1st order nbrs allowed (Hard Constraint)
– Minimize BCCH QoS (% of erlangs with BCCH RXQUAL5-7)
– Avoid interferers with Prob{C/I<12 dB} > 10% (AFP setting)
– Minimize 2nd order nbrs that
• Have high # of HO attempts
• Are close in distance
• Have orientations that shoot into each other
• Use metric “% of HO affected by CO BCCH/BCCH 2nd order Nbr
reuse Optimizer”
– No penalty for Adj BCCH/BCCH nbrs (at C/I=-3 dB, HO occurs)
• Set the Adj Rej Factor from 18 dB to 100 dB
– Account for Adj BCCH/TCH since TCH powers down
– Balance BCCH QoS and # of HO affected by 2nd order nbr reuse

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 BCCH Retune Methodology Key Points cont’d

• Nbr list optimization before BCCH retune

– Delete a nbr if
•# of daily HOs <= 1 AND
•Its 2-way nbr has # of daily HOs <= 1 AND
•% of daily HO relative to victim cell <= 5% AND
•NOT a Co-Sited nbr
– ~1% to 4% of the nbrs could be deleted
• Use OptimiX Neighbor List Audit Tool
– x-AFP  Neighbor List Audit

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 TCH Retune Methodology Key Points

• 1 MAL per sector

– No adjacent channels in MAL to avoid same sector adjacent TCH/TCH interference
• Min MAL size = 3
– Increasing MAL size causes QoS to degrade exponentially
– Increasing MAL size from 3 to 4 channels improves frequency diversity gain only
by 0.5 dB in interference and 0.5 dB in coverage
• HSN Planning
– Plan HSN per sector
– Randomize adj TCH/TCH between sectors of the same site that reduces
interference
– No need to plan MAIOs
• MAIO Planning
– Set MAIO to default
• Other Options
– MAL per site for sites with few TCH TRUs
– Can do a combination of MAL/site and MAL/sector.
– Sites with low # of TRUs use MAL/site otherwise use MAL/sector
– HSN per site with MAIO planning if # of TCH TRXs<= MALSize/2

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 TCH Retune Methodology Key Points

• Frequency Diversity
– Min Chan Sep = 3 channels/600 kHz between TCH
channels whenever possible
– Spectrum allocation: TCH-BCCH-TCH
• Hard Constraints
– No Co TCH/TCH on sectors of same site
– No Adj BCCH/TCH on sectors of same site
– No Adj BCCH/TCH on same sector
– No penalty for Same Site Adj TCH/TCH

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 TCH Retune Methodology Key Points cont’d

• Blind spots
– No blind spots added from predictions
– Adding predicted IM decreases QoS prediction
reliability
– Assumption: If Co BCCH exists and is acceptable
then Co TCH can exist as well with acceptable
performance
– Fill in Blind Spots from older IM data

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