Digitel GSM 1800 Network

Frequency Plan
Commercial Launch

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DIGITEL SPECTRUM (10MHz)

761 811 761 811

1760 MHz 1770.0 MHz 1855.0 MHz 1865.0 MHz

SPECTRUM : 10.0 MHz

CHANNELS : 50 Channels

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FREQUENCY REUSE
 What is Frequency Reuse?

 As the spectrum is limited,

frequencies have to be re-used
to provide enough capacity.

 The more often a frequency is

reused within a certain amount
of group of cells, the smaller
the frequency re-use.

 REUSE CLUSTER:
Area including cells which do
not reuse the same frequency
(or frequency group)

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RCS (1)

 RCS (Reuse Cluster Size)

 If all cells within the reuse cluster, have the same

amount of TRX. RCS is defined by the formula

RCS = Total Available Freq

No. of TRX per cell

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RCS (2)

 Using DIGITEL Spectrum

RCS = 50 channels / 4 TRX

RCS = 12 reuse pattern

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 Interferer Probability, Pint
 In general, there is a functional dependence between the
Interferer Probability and Cluster Size Pint=f(RCS).
 Table below shows some simulated values of existing radio
networks.

 The higher the REUSE CLUSTER SIZE, the lesser the

Interferer Probability in a network.

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Multiple Reuse Pattern (MRP)

 Different types of carriers, different interference

potential is expected.

 As the BCCH carrier has the highest interferer potential

because of being on air all the time, the REUSE on the
BCCH layer is higher than the other layers.

 TCH layer can be planned with smaller REUSE.

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GSM Restriction

 Intra site minimum channel spacing - 2

 Intra cell minimum channel spacing - 3

Neighbour Cells

 Cells not declared as adjacency but are in the

neighbourhood may use ADJACENT FREQUENCIES if it
is not avoidable, but not co-channel frequencies.
 Cells that are neighbours, thus have HO relationship, must
not have CO or ADJACENT FREQUENCIES.
 If ADJACENT CHANNEL is used, HO will be risky and poor
quality perceived by user.

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Current Scenario Versus Planned MRP

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Current Scenario

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Frequency Plan using 4/12 – current scenario (1)

BCCH : 12 Channels
TCH 1 : 12 Channels
TCH 2 : 12 Channels
TCH 3 : 12 Channels

 Cluster :4
 RCS : 12
 Total : 48 Channels
 Guardband: 2 Channels (can be used for IBS)

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Frequency Plan using RCS 12 (2)

TRX A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3
BCCH 762 766 770 763 767 771
TCH 1 775 779 783 776 780 784
TCH 2 787 791 795 788 792 796
TCH 3 799 803 807 800 804 808

TRX C1 C2 C3 D1 D2 D3
BCCH 764 768 772 765 769 773
TCH 1 777 781 785 778 782 786
TCH 2 789 793 797 790 794 798
TCH 3 801 805 809 802 806 810

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Frequency Plan using RCS 12 (3)

No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX

761 1760 1855 13 774 1762.6 1857.6
1 762 1760.2 1855.2 14 775 1762.8 1857.8
2 763 1760.4 1855.4 15 776 1763 1858
3 764 1760.6 1855.6 16 777 1763.2 1858.2
4 765 1760.8 1855.8 17 778 1763.4 1858.4
5 766 1761 1856 18 779 1763.6 1858.6
6 767 1761.2 1856.2 19 780 1763.8 1858.8
7 768 1761.4 1856.4 20 781 1764 1859
8 769 1761.6 1856.6 21 782 1764.2 1859.2
9 770 1761.8 1856.8 22 783 1764.4 1859.4
10 771 1762 1857 23 784 1764.6 1859.6
11 772 1762.2 1857.2 24 785 1764.8 1859.8
12 773 1762.4 1857.4 25 786 1765 1860

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Frequency Plan using RCS 12 (4)

No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX

26 787 1765.2 1860.2 38 799 1767.6 1862.6
27 788 1765.4 1860.4 39 800 1767.8 1862.8
28 789 1765.6 1860.6 40 801 1768 1863
29 790 1765.8 1860.8 41 802 1768.2 1863.2
30 791 1766 1861 42 803 1768.4 1863.4
31 792 1766.2 1861.2 43 804 1768.6 1863.6
32 793 1766.4 1861.4 44 805 1768.8 1863.8
33 794 1766.6 1861.6 45 806 1769 1864
34 795 1766.8 1861.8 46 807 1769.2 1864.2
35 796 1767 1862 47 808 1769.4 1864.4
36 797 1767.2 1862.2 48 809 1769.6 1864.6
37 798 1767.4 1862.4 49 810 1769.8 1864.8
50 811 1770 1865

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Multiple Re-use Pattern

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Frequency Plan using MRP (1)

BCCH : 18 Channels 6/18 Reuse

TCH 1 : 9 Channels 3/9 Reuse
TCH 2 : 9 Channels 3/9 Reuse
TCH 3 : 9 Channels 3/9 Reuse

 Total : 45 Channels
 IBS BCCH : 2 Channels
 Guardband: 3 Channels (can be used for IBS)

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 Frequency Plan using MRP (2)

BCCH GROUP A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3
BCCH 762 768 774 763 769 775 764 770 776
TCH 1 781 784 787 782 785 788 783 786 789
TCH 2 790 793 796 791 794 797 792 795 798
TCH 3 799 802 805 800 803 806 801 804 807

BCCH Group D1 D2 D3 E1 E2 E3 F1 F2 F3
BCCH 765 771 777 766 772 778 767 773 779
TCH 1 799 802 805 800 803 806 801 804 807
TCH 2 790 793 796 791 794 797 792 795 798
TCH 3 781 784 787 782 785 788 783 786 789

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Frequency Plan using MRP (3)

BCCH GROUP A B C D E F
TCH GROUP 1 2 3 1 2 3

 BCCH reuse: 6/18

 TCH reuse: 3/9
 Loose reuse on BCCH for better interference probability.
 Tighter reuse on TCH due to limited spectrum.
 TCH Group repeats for BCCH Groups D, E and F.

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Frequency Plan using MRP (4)

No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX

761 1760.0 1855.0 13 774 1762.6 1857.6
1 762 1760.2 1855.2 14 775 1762.8 1857.8
2 763 1760.4 1855.4 15 776 1763.0 1858.0
3 764 1760.6 1855.6 16 777 1763.2 1858.2
4 765 1760.8 1855.8 17 778 1763.4 1858.4
5 766 1761.0 1856.0 18 779 1763.6 1858.6
6 767 1761.2 1856.2 19 780 1763.8 1858.8
7 768 1761.4 1856.4 20 781 1764.0 1859.0
8 769 1761.6 1856.6 21 782 1764.2 1859.2
9 770 1761.8 1856.8 22 783 1764.4 1859.4
10 771 1762.0 1857.0 23 784 1764.6 1859.6
11 772 1762.2 1857.2 24 785 1764.8 1859.8
12 773 1762.4 1857.4 25 786 1765.0 1860.0

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Frequency Plan using MRP (4)

No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX No. ARFCN Base RX Base TX

26 787 1765.2 1860.2 38 799 1767.6 1862.6
27 788 1765.4 1860.4 39 800 1767.8 1862.8
28 789 1765.6 1860.6 40 801 1768.0 1863.0
29 790 1765.8 1860.8 41 802 1768.2 1863.2
30 791 1766.0 1861.0 42 803 1768.4 1863.4
31 792 1766.2 1861.2 43 804 1768.6 1863.6
32 793 1766.4 1861.4 44 805 1768.8 1863.8
33 794 1766.6 1861.6 45 806 1769.0 1864.0
34 795 1766.8 1861.8 46 807 1769.2 1864.2
35 796 1767.0 1862.0 47 808 1769.4 1864.4
36 797 1767.2 1862.2 48 809 1769.6 1864.6
37 798 1767.4 1862.4 49 810 1769.8 1864.8
50 811 1770.0 1865.0

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SUMMARY

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SUMMARY
4/12 MRP
BCCH : 12 Channels 18 Channels
TCH 1 : 12 Channels 9 Channels
TCH 2 : 12 Channels 9 Channels
TCH 3 : 12 Channels 9 Channels

 Total : 48 Channels 45 Channels

 IBS BCCH : None 2 Channels
 Guardband: 2 Channels 3 Channels

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NCR Network Retune
25 January 2003

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Reasons for Retune

 As more sites are added to a network, frequency

planning becomes a tedious task. For manual
planning, groupings will be tighter and tighter.
Interference will be increasing as channel collisions
are higher.

 There will always be a need to plan frequencies for all

sites at a time. This will result in an even distribution
of channel allocation and better frequency
management for the upcoming sites. Also, a good
plan directly relates to a good quality network.

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Scope of Work (1)

 Schedule: January 25-26, 2003 (Saturday - Sunday).

 Affected sites: All on-air sites and forecasted sites
that will be up by scheduled date.
 Region: NCR network only and border sites.
 Number of sites: 170 including Temporary sites.

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Scope of Work (2)

 Drivetest will follow directly after re-tune activities.

This verification procedure will give an actual feel of
the network and will determine if some minor retunes
are required, until the network stabilizes. Also
statistics both before and after retune will be gathered
for comparison purposes.

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