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Radio Network Optimization

Applications
FAS FOX
NCS NOX
MRR
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RNO – Radio Network Optimization applications
FOX NOX TET
FAS NCS MRR
FAS – Frequency Allocation Support

NCS – Neighbouring Cell Support
FOX – Frequency Optimization eXpert
NOX – Neighbouring Cell List Optimization eXpert
MRR – Measurement Result Recording
TET – Traffic Estimation Tool
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Frequency Allocation Support (FAS)
Objectives
• Improve quality of the frequency plan
• Find suitable frequencies for new

cells/TRXs
• Uplink interference statistics
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FAS
Faster frequency planning Less effort for frequency planning
Shorter time to market

Higher C/I rate
Less dropped calls Better speech quality
Customer satisfaction
Increased revenue Lower O&M cost
Work Flow using FAS
100 East
West
0
1s 3r North
4 different reports Presentation on map
OSS suggests
suitable change
Collects data and sends it
to OSS
Initiates recording
RADIO NETWORK
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FAS is Operated from OSS
OSS initiates the BSC function Radio Interference

Recording (RIR)
The activities in FAS can be divided into four parts:

- The recording configuration
- The recording procedure
- The recording evaluation
- Sending data to CNA with the FAS change order.
Recording Configuration
The recording configuration consists of:
• The cell set, defining in which cells to record. • The recording session defined by a time
schedule.
• One or more frequency sets specifying which
frequencies to measure. • A yes/no indicator if intermediate results shall be
reported after each recording period.
• A percentile value that specifies which RXLEV
value to report from the recorded interference
distribution.
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Recording Procedure
• The measurements are made with the same • Maximum four bursts on the same channel
resolution and range as normal RXLEV during one SACCH period (480ms) are used
measurements for FAS measurements, irrespective of whether
• For each frequency a sample is taken once the channel is idle or not.
every 15 seconds. • During the 15 second cycle, the first 10
• One sample represents the signal strength seconds are used for measurements on idle
during one burst. channels only.
• Each frequency will be sampled on a randomly • If the measurements are not completed after
chosen (possible) channel. that, busy channels will also be used the
• Samples will only be taken on the following remaining 5 seconds. The measurements are
logical channel combinations: not distributed uniformly in time, but performed
as fast as possible.
1TCH/F + FACCH/F + SACCH/TF
2TCH/H(0.1) + FACCH/H(0.1) +
SACCH/TH(0,1)
Recording Evaluation
The results will contain:
• The number of samples per measured frequency
• The median interference, in RXLEV, per measured

frequency
• The Xth percentile value (in RXLEV) of the interference

distribution per measured frequency, where X is given
in the recording configuration
If traffic load statistics are fetched, there will be two

validity counters per cell:
• The average traffic load during the recording periods.
• The lowest quotient between the traffic load of an two

recording periods.
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Recording configuration Parameters
Parameter Default Recommended

Value range Unit
name value value
Percentile Value 90 90 1-100 per cent
Start Date - - - YYMMDD
Hours - - 00.00 - 23.59 (Maximum
hh.mm
four intervals)
Repeat Start Date Only - Start Date Only / Daily /
Weekly / Every Two Weeks
Days All - Sun - Sat -
Result Get Result After - After each Recording Period -
each Recording / When the Recording is
Period Finished
Cell Set - - May include cell names and/ -
or BSC names
Frequencies Operator's Full Set - Operator’s Full Set / Cell’s -
Configured Freqs. /
Frequency Set
Interaction with other functions

- MRR & NCS
Useful information
- Finding a new frequency
- The cell set
- Troubleshooting of a cell
- Statistics
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Recording Capacity
Resource Capacity Description

Number of simultaneous recordings under one OSS 10/BSC Recordings are simultaneous if
their recording Sessions overlap
Number of simultaneous recordings in one BSC 10
Number of cells in one Cell Set 2000
Number of frequencies in one recording 150
Number of stored recording results per OSS 100
Number of frequencies in a Frequency Set 150
Number of Cell Sets that can be defined 100
Number of Frequency Sets that can be defined 100
Length of one recording 273 After 273 hours overflow will occur
hours for certain counters
FAS, Enhancements
• Downlink measurements
Inter Cell Dependency Matrix, ICDM
• Percentage Interfered Traffic, PIT
• Cell Frequency Interference Report
• Two new reports for checking the validity of the measurements.

One for ICDM and one for uplink measurements.
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FAS - Recording Activities
FAS - Recording Result
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New Concepts
• ICDM - Inter Cell Dependency Matrix

– Interference matrix
– Shows how much one specific cell interferes other cells
– Adjacent and co-channel interference
• PIT - Percentage Interfered Traffic
– Estimate of downlink interference
– Calculated for all frequencies in all cells
FAS - ICDM Settings
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FAS - ICDM Report
FAS - PIT Settings
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FAS - System Parameters (1/3)
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FAS - Validity Reports
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Frequency Optimization Expert (FOX)
Objectives
• Improve quality of the frequency plan

• Find suitable frequencies for new
cells/TRXs
• Uplink interference statistics
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FOX
Faster frequency planning Less effort for frequency planning
Shorter time to market

Higher C/I rate
Increased revenue Lower O&M cost
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FOX can be run in Three Different Modes
• Recording Mode
Uplink and Downlink recordings, the result is presented to
the user. This mode is called FAS.
• Recommendation Mode
FOX suggest a number of frequency reallocations, the
suggestions must be accepted or discarded by the user.
• Automatic Mode
The reallocations will be carried out without confirmation
by the user.
FOX Main Activities
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A recording configuration consists of:
• A cell set
• A frequency set
• A time schedule
• A specification if the recording should be performed on
UL/DL/BL
For the Uplink measurements:
• A percentile value that specifies which RXLEV to report.
For the Downlink measurements:
• A relative signal strength threshold for C/I.
• A relative signal strength threshold for C/A.
• The maximum number of test frequencies that may be
added to the active mode BA lists at one time.
• BA list change interval, i.e. how often the test frequencies
should be changed in the active BA list.
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Recording Procedure, Uplink

• The measurements are made with the same • Maximum four bursts on the same channel
resolution and range as normal RXLEV during one SACCH period (480ms) are used
measurements for FAS measurements, irrespective of whether
• For each frequency a sample is taken once the channel is idle or not.
every 15 seconds. • During the 15 second cycle, the first 10
• One sample represents the signal strength seconds are used for measurements on idle
during one burst. channels only.
• Each frequency will be sampled on a randomly • If the measurements are not completed after
chosen (possible) channel. that, busy channels will also be used the
• Samples will only be taken on the following remaining 5 seconds. The measurements are
logical channel combinations: not distributed uniformly in time, but performed
as fast as possible.
1TCH/F + FACCH/F + SACCH/TF
2TCH/H(0.1) + FACCH/H(0.1) +
SACCH/TH(0,1)
Recording Procedure, Downlink

The Downlink recording result is produced by the BSC
function BA-list recording (BAR)
A counter is incremented every time

SS f,BSIC > SSserv + Relative SS Threshold for C/I (1)
Another counter is incremented every time
SS f,BSIC > SSserv + Relative SS Threshold for C/A (2)
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ARFCN/BSIC
50/41
Serving
Cell
“C” “I”
Cell B
Measurement Parameters
Cell A Report
Relative SS Threshold for C/I = -9
ARFCN/BSIC rxlev Relative SS Threshold for C/A = 3
- Serving Cell 60
- 50/41 54
Check equation (1) and (2):
(1): SSBSIC = 54 > SSserv + Relative SS Threshold for C/I = 60 + (-9) = 51 =>
true, increment C/I counter
(2): SSBSIC = 54 > SSserv + Relative SS Threshold for C/A = 60 + 3 = 63 =>
not true, do not increment C/A counter
Probable Cell Name

When OSS receives the recorded ARFCN/BSIC combinations
FOX tries to interpret them to probable cell names.
The area for which FOX searches for Probable Cell names is set
by the parameter Bounding Box
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Inter Cell Dependency Matrix (ICDM)
The result of the Downlink Recording is logically two ICDMs.
Interfering Cells
Cell A Cell B .... Cell X
Cell A
Cell Set Element (C, B)
Cell B contains three values:
- Ne/Ntot
Cell C - Na/Ntot
- Ntot
Percentage Interfered Traffic (PIT)

For a given frequency f in a given cell A, PIT is estimated by adding:
a) The sum of all (non-zero) ICDM-C (A,X) matrix elements, for all
cells X where f is used, where X is a cell within the same OSS as A and
for which the number of counts indication is equal to or larger than
Minimum number of DL samples.
b) Plus the sum of all (non-zero) ICDM-A (A,X) matrix elements,

multiplied with a factor, Adjacent Frequency Interference Contribution,
for all cells X where an adjacent frequency to f is used, where X is a cell
within the same OSS as A and for which the number of counts indication
is equal to or larger than Minimum number of DL samples.
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Percentage Interfered Traffic, Compensated

The ICDM element should be reduced to cater for:
a) Lower traffic load in the interfering cells.
b) DTX (downlink) usage in the interfering cells.
c) BTS Power Control usage in the interfering cells.
d) Frequency load, when synthesizer frequency hopping is used the

interfering cells.
Percentage of Interfered Traffic
Cell A Cell B
f1 f1
Cell C
ICDM(C,A) = 5% ICDM(C,B) = 7%
PIT for f1 in C = 5 + 7 = 12%
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In FAS recording mode In FOX Recommendation /

•FAS Overview Report Automatic mode
•FAS Cell Report • FOX Change Order Evaluation
•FAS Cell Report Chart • FOX Change Order
•FAS Overview Comparison Report Recommendation
•FAS Cell Comparison Report • FOX Reallocation Log
•FAS UL Data Validity Report
•FAS Interference Report
•FAS ICDM Probable Interfering
Cell Report
•FAS ICDM Report
•FAS ICDM Validity Report
•FAS Change Order
Reallocation Search
• Find tentative Reallocation Suggestions
• Reduce the set of tentative Reallocation Suggestions
by removing those for which the uplink interference
estimate for the candidate frequency, or the
reallocating frequency, is not based on enough
samples.
by removing those for which the candidate frequency
does not belong to the correct Frequency Set.
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Reallocation Search (2)

by removing those for which the measured uplink
interference is affected by halted cells.
• Prioritize the remaining Reallocation Suggestions.
• Compile the Recommendation List.
Find Tentative Reallocation suggestions
• Improve Own Uplink
• Improve Own Downlink
• Change Interferer
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RNO - What does FOX do?
• Gives recommendation on suitable frequency

reallocations (optimization)
• Can automatically update the network (implementation)
RNO - Relation between FOX and other appl.

FOX
Cellular
FAS
network FOX
Algorithm
Export FAS
Recording Result
Definition FOX
Result
FAS
Data Reports FOX
Collection Reports
Change
Order
CNA
CNA CNA
Implementation Update Job Planned Area
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RNO - FOX Overview
Result
Uplink + Downlink
Measurements in FOX
live network Reallocation
search
Automatic mode
Suggested frequency
Implementation
changes
Recommendation mode
FOX - Reallocation Search
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FOX -
New Recording
ICDM
When
Type
Frequencies
FOX - Change Order Recommendation
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FOX - Change Order Evaluation
Table 1 Recording configuration parameters
Parameter name Default value Recommended value Value range Unit

BA List Change 10 - 10 to 1440 (24h) Minutes
Interval (minutes)
No. of Test Freqs. to 5 - 1 to 32 -
Add at Each Interval
Repeat Start Date - Start Date Only / Daily -
Only / Weekly / Every Two
Weeks
Times - - - -
Days All - Mon-Sun -
Hours - - 00.00-23.59 (Maximum hh.mm
four intervals)
Type - - FOX Recommendation -
/ FOX Automatic
Evaluation Period - - After Each Day / Each -
recorded Week / When
Recording Ready
Cell Set - - Cell names -
Frequencies user’s Full Set - user’s Full Set / Cell’s -
Configured Freqs. /
Frequency Set
Percentile 90 - 1 to 100 percent
Relative SS -9 - - dB
Threshold for C/I
Relative SS 3 - - dB
Threshold for C/A
Co-Freq. 1st and 2nd - 1st Order Neighbours, -
Interference Order 1st and 2nd Order
contributors Neighbours Neighbours
Adjacent-Freq. 1st Order - None, 1st Order -
Interference Neighbours Neighbours
contributors
Do not Require PIT NO - YES, NO -
Contrib…
Average Traffic Load - - 0 to 100 percent
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Table 2 System parameters
Parameter name Default Recommended value Value range Unit

value
Spacing Matrix - - 0, 1, 2, Comb-space -
Adjacent Frequency 100 - 0 to 100 percent
Interference Contribution
Base Station Power Control 100 - 0 to 100 percent
Reduction
DTX Interference Reduction 50 - 0 to 100 percent
Minimum number of UL 500 - - samples
samples
Minimum number of DL 10000 - - samples
samples
Min. Considered ICDM 0.1 - - percent
element
Bounding Box 30 - - km
Path loss Per Dist Decade 31 - - dB/decade
Sector Antenna Gain Offset -5 - - dB
Sector Antenna Gain 14 - - dB
Amplitude
Table 3 Reallocation Search parameters
Parameter name Default Recommended Value range Unit

value value
Reallocation Set - - Cell names that are -
included in the Cell Set
Maximum Accepted DL 5.0 - 0 to 100 percent
PIT
Minimum Required DL PIT 2.0 - 0 to 100 percent
Improvement
Maximum Accepted DL 1.0 - 0 to 100 percent
PIT Impairment
Minimum Required UL 5.0 - - dB
Interference Improvement
Maximum Accepted UL 2.0 - - dB
Interference Impairment
Minimum Required UL 7.0 - - dB
when DL PIT Estimate is
Incomplete
Exclude BCCH YES - YES, NO -
Frequencies from the
Reallocation Search
Give Priority to UL - UL Interference -
Reallocation Candidates Interference Improvement, UL
on: Interference, DL
first and UL Interference
Improvement second, UL
Interference
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Neighboring Cell Support (NCS).
BA-list
Background
• Handover decisions are based to measurements on
neighboring cells, performed by the Mobile Station (MS) in active
mode.
• A list of frequencies, the active mode BCCH Allocation (BA) list, is
throughout a call repeatedly sent to the MSs on the Slow Associated
Control Channel (SACCH).
• The MS measures signal strength and tries to decode the Base Station
Identity Code (BSIC) on each frequency in the list.
• The six strongest of the frequencies for which the BSIC was decoded
successfully are reported back to the system in a Measurement Report.
• Such a report is sent on the SACCH (uplink) once every 480 ms.
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Why NCS?
• Gives the operator the support needed for optimizing cell

relation data in the network in minim effort.
– Needs for improvements can easily be identified
– Decision support is given
– Cells can be removed/added from/to the BA-list easily
– Cell relation data is optimized
NCS Benefits
High successful HO rate Less effort to determine optimal

cell relation data
Increased revenues Lower O&M cost
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Work Flow using NCS
• NCS is operated via OSS
• Analyzes measurement reports

and handover statistics
• Can add BCCHs to BA list
Neighboring Cell Support is operated from OSS. OSS initiates the

Base Station Controller (BSC) function Active BA List Recording
according to the user's settings.
The activities in Neighboring Cell Support can be divided into four
parts:
1 the recording configuration, when the user schedules a
recording,
2 the recording procedure, when the system carries out the
activities specified in the recording configuration,
3 the recording evaluation, when the user requests a
presentation of recording data.
4 the creation of change orders, when the user exports a change
order to a planned area in CNA.
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The recording configuration consists of:
• A cell set, defining where to record. A cell set may contain cells
from more than one BSC.
• A list of test frequencies, called a frequency set, specifying what
frequencies to add to the active mode BA lists.
• A time schedule that defines when recordings should be made.
• A relative signal strength threshold.
• An absolute signal strength threshold.
• The length of recording segments
• The maximum number of test frequencies that may be added to
the active mode BA lists at one time.
The relative signal strength threshold is related to a counter that is

incremented every time SSf,BSIC > SSserv + Θrel is fulfilled.
The absolute signal strength threshold is related to a counter that

during the recording is incremented every time SSf,BSIC > Θabs is
fulfilled.
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Recording Procedure
During a recording, some general data is logged:
• total recording time

• total number of Measurement Reports received
• average signal strength of serving cell (downlink)
Recording Procedure
The following data is recorded for each combination of

frequency and BSIC:
• number of times the combination occurred in Measurement
Reports
• average signal strength of all occurrences
• number of times it was reported above the signal strength of
serving cell plus the relative signal strength threshold
• number of times it was reported above the absolute threshold
• number of times it was the only one in the Measurement Report
• number of times it was reported as the strongest, second
strongest, etc. up to sixth strongest frequency/BSIC
• average signal strength when reported as strongest, second
strongest, etc. up to sixth strongest frequency/BSIC
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In addition, the following is recorded for each

test frequency:
• Total recording time with this frequency in the active
mode BA list (This may differ from total recording
time, because of the segmentation of the recording).
• Total number of Measurement Reports with this
frequency in the active mode BA list.
Overview report Detailed cell report

• Highest percentage of undefined • All data from recording
• Lowest percentage of defined
Cell report Cell report chart

• Cell names • Displays a group of the
• # reports above relative threshold occurence of the ordinary BA
• # of reports as strongest list frequencies (or test
frequencies) for a selected
• Average SS when strongest
cell.
• handover statistics (defined
neighbors only)
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Recording Configuration Parameters

Parameter Default Recommended
Value range Unit
name value value
Relative Signal 3 - -63 to 63 dB
Strength
Absolute Signal -75 - -110 to -48 dBm
Strength
Number of test 5 - 1 to 32 -
freq. to add
How often BA 10 - 10 to 1440 (24 h) minutes
list shall change
Hours - - 00.00 - 23.59 (Maximum
hh.mm
four intervals)
Repeat Daily - Start Date Only / Daily /
Weekly / Every Two Weeks
Days All - Sun - Sat -
Call Set - - May include cell names and/ -
or BSC names
Frequencies All BCCH - All BCCH -
frequencies Frequencies / Each cell
using its BA-list freq. +
Neighbors Neighbors freq. /
BA-list freq. + free Selection
Recording Capacity
Number of simultaneous recordings under 64 /BSC -
one OSS
Number of simultaneous recordings in one BSC 64 -
Number of cells in one Cell Set 2000 -
Number of frequencies in one recording No limit It is possible to include all ARFCNs
in the system
Number of Cell Sets that can be defined 100 -
Number of Frequency Sets that can be defined 100 -
Number of stored results 100 -
Duration of one recording 31 days The time schedule in one recording
configuration may be 31 days long.
The recording in the BSC can not
be longer than one day, which
means that new BSC recordings are
started each day.
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NCS Detailed Cell Report (example) (R7)
Neighboring Cell List Optimization Expert (NOX)
BA-list
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NOX - What can it be used for

To find neighboring cell relations to add and
remove (Optimization)
To see how good the test frequency is (Supervision)
To automatically update the network (Implementation)
NOX - Function modes
• Recording level
Present result in reports (NCS)
• Recommendation level
Give recommendations on neighboring cell relations
based on the recording result
• Automatic level
Based on the recordings, NOX will decide about neighbor
cell relations and implement the changes automatic
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Algorithm
• Active BA list recordings

• Handover statistics
• Network configuration data
• Control parameters
• Inputs specified by the user
Active BA list recordings
• The minimum required measurement reports for a cell in

order for it to be regarded as a candidate for evaluation of
additions, MinCountsDL.
• The total number of measurement reports received in a
cell when a certain frequency was included in the BA list,
MRtot.
• The number of measurement reports received when a
certain frequency/BSIC combination was reported stronger
than the sum of the serving cell signal strength and the
relative signal strength threshold. This is denoted MRrel
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Statistics (1)
• The number of handover attempts from one cell to

another, HOVERCNT.
• The number of successful handovers, HOVERSUC .
• The number of reversed handovers. This indicates the
number of times the MS has been put back on the old
channel during the recording period, HORTTOCH.
Statistics (2)
• The number of dropped TCH/fullrate connections,

TFNDROP.
• The number of dropped TCH/halfrate connections,
THNDROP.
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Network Configuration Data
• Current contents of the active mode BA list and

neighboring cell relations.
• The BSIC of each cell.
• The system type of cells within the network (GSM
900, GSM 1800 or GSM 1900).
• The cell type, either omni cell or sector cell.
• The geographical location of the base station.
• The output power of the base station.
Control Parameters
• Thresholds in the algorithm

• Limitations of the maximum number of frequencies in
the BA list.
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Inputs Specified by the user
• The user can specify whether removals, additions or

both shall be allowed.
• The barring matrix. The user can specify which cell
relations that are allowed to be modified in the
network.
Algorithm Output
• Change Order Recommendation

• Change Order Evaluation
• Reallocation Log
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Recording Mode
• The recording configuration, when the user schedules a

recording.
• The recording procedure, when the system carries out the
activities specified in the recording configuration.
• The recording evaluation, when the user requests a
presentation of recording data.
• The creation of change orders, when the user exports a
change order to a planned area in CNA.
NOX, Recommendation Report
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NOX, Reallocation Log
Main Controlling Parameters
Parameter name Installation Unit

default
stsCollectionPeriod 15 days
pathLossPerDistDecade 31 dB/decade
sectorAntennaGainOffset -5 dB
sectorAntennaGainAmplitude 14 dB
networkUpdateTime 00:45 hh:mm
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Recording Configuration Parameters

Parameter name Default Value Value Range Unit
Relative Signal 3 -63 to 63 dB
Strength
Absolute Signal -75 -110 to –48 dBm
Strength
Number of test 5 1 to 32 -
freq. to add
Change intervall of 10 10 to 1440 minutes
BA list
Start date - - yymmdd
Hours - 00.00 – 23.59 hh.m
Repeat Start date only Start Date -
Only/Daily/Weekly/
Every Two weeks
Days All Mon-Sun
Cell Set - May include cell
names and/or BSC
names
Frequencies All BCCH All BCCH
frequencies frequencies/Each
Cell using its BA-
list freq./ BA-list
freq + Neighbours
Neighbours
freq./BA-list
frequency+ free
Selection
Algorithm Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Value Range
AddShort 500 0-100.000 per 100.000
AddLong 1000 0-100.000 per 100.000
AddShortDB 100 0-100.000 per 100.000
AddLongDB 200 0-100.000 per 100.000
RmvShort 10 0-100.000 per 100.000
RmvLong 100 0-100.000 per 100.000
RmvShortDB 5 0-100.000 per 100.000
RmvLongDB 50 0-100.000 per 100.000
Length 15 0-32
LengthDB 5 0-32
MaxBAList 32 32
MinCoutsDL 10000 0-100.000 per 100.000
CellHOVERCNT 1000 0-100.000 per 100.000
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Measurement Result Recording (MRR)
Purpose of MRR
• Supervision of the network performance

• Troubleshooting of the network
• Comparison of the network performance before and after a
change is made to the network
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The measured radio characteristics are:
• Signal strength in both Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL).

• Signal Quality in both UL and DL.
• Timing Advance (TA).
• Power level used by the MS and Power reduction of the
BTS.
• UL and DL Pathloss.
Recordings can be controlled in the BSC

or in OSS.
• In BSC MRR is operated directly by BSC commands.
• In OSS MRR is an application in the Radio Network
Optimization (RNO) framework. Cell names and cell data
are fetched from Cellular Network Administration (CNA)
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MRR collects data from Measurement Results
• UL RxLev (0,...,63 GSM or -110,...,-47dBm).

• DL RxLev (0,...,63 GSM or -110,...,-47dBm).
• UL RxQual (0,...,7 GSM).
• DL RxQual (0,...,7 GSM).
• TA (0,...,219 GSM).
• MS Power level (0,...,39 dBm).
• BTS Power reduction (0,-2,...,-28,-30 dB).
MRR separately calculates and accumulates

counters for two other radio characteristics
• UL Pathloss in dB (30,...,153 dB)
• DL Pathloss in dB(30,...,190 dB)
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MRR Reports
• Overview Report
• Top Ten Chart
• Overview Histogram
• Cell Histogram
• Comparison Report
• Comparison Chart
• Cell Comparison Histograms
• Trend Report
GPRS Impact
The introduction of GPRS in a network has no effect

on MRR. MRR records Measurement Results
received from conventional circuit switched MS
connections only.
No data are recorded for GPRS connections.
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Flow start
Creating a cell set
Performing an MRR
recording
Map
Overview Report
Analyzing the result
Top Ten Chart
using MRR reports
Overview Histogram
Cell Histogram
Changing something in
the Network (not
performed by MRR)
Performing an MRR
recording
Map
Verifying that the Comparison Report
change increased the Comparison Chart
quality Cell Comp. Histogram
Perform regular recordings for a part of the

network that includes up to 200 cells, and run the
recordings during busy hour everyday for a few
days. Get the results after the recording is done.
General Detailed
Overview Analysis
Open an MRR Overview Open an MRR Overview

Histogram to get a Report to show the UL
general overview of and DL quality in the
speech quality. cells.
Open an MRR Top Ten

Chart to show the 10 best
or 10 worst cells.
Open an MRR Cell

Histogram for cells that
require further
investigation
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Value ranges and default values

Parameter Default value Value Range Unit
name
Start date - - yymmdd
Repeat Start day only Start Date Only / Daily / Weekly / -
Every Two Weeks
Record Times - 1 to 9999 -
Days - Free selection Mon-Sun / -
Weekends / Working days
Hours - 00.00-23.59 (Maximum four hh.mm
intervals)
Cell Set - May include cell names and /or -
BSC names
Getting When all When all periods are done / After -
Results periods are each period, Save results
done separately / After each period,
Accumulate Results
Recording None None / Rxqual UL 0-7 / Rxqual GSM
Thresholds DL 0-7 / Rxlev UL – 110 to – 47 / and / or
Rxlev DL –110 to –47 / TA / Type dBm
1 / Type 2 / Type 3
Recording Capacity
Resource Capacity
Number of simultaneous Recordings under one OSS 10/BSC
Number of simultaneous Recording Individuals in one 10
BSC
Number of cells per Recording Individual 512
Number of Recording Individuals active in 1 cell 1
Number of cells in one cell set 2000
Number of cell sets defined 100
Number of cells per Recording Activity 2000
Number of cell sets per Recording Activity 1
Number of stored results 100 at least
Number of Recording Periods per day 4
Minimum separation between adjacent Recording 15 min
Periods
Duration of one Recording Period 24 hours
Duration of one Recording Individual in BSC from 1 min to
168 hours (1
week)
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MRR - Data correlation
• Two recording thresholds - to achieve correlation of radio

characteristics
• Examples:
– RxLev_DL > -85 dBm and RxQual_DL > 5
– Find at which distance from the BTS interference occurs
– Detection of too high BS power
– Poor coverage (shadowing)
MRR - Correlation (1/4)
UL, DL, UL/DL
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UL, DL, UL/DL

<=, >=, =
UL, DL, UL/DL <=, >=, =
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Table 4 Recording capacity

Number of simultaneous Recordings under 10/BSC Recordings are simultaneous if their
one OSS Recording Sessions overlap
Number of simultaneous Recordings in 10
one BSC
Number of cells in one Cell Set 2000
Number of frequencies in one Recording 150
Number of stored Recording results per 100
OSS
Number of frequencies in one Cell Set 150
Number of Cell Sets that can be defined 100
Number of Frequency Sets that can be 100
defined
Length of one Recording 273 hours After 273 hours overflow may occur
for certain counters
Length of an Evaluation Period 31 days
Number of rows in an ICDM 2000
Number of elements in a given row of an 2000
ICDM
Number of stored ICDM 5
Number of possible elements in a Barring 1000
Matrix
Number of simultaneous FAS/FOX 1
Recordings in a cell
(1) Note that if NCS, NOX or TET is used in a cell, it is not possible to run FAS/FOX at the same
time
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Radio Network Optimization

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RNO – Radio Network Optimization applications

FOX NOX TET

FAS NCS MRR

FAS – Frequency Allocation Support

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Frequency Allocation Support (FAS)

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• Improve quality of the frequency plan

• Find suitable frequencies for new

• Uplink interference statistics

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Shorter time to market

Less dropped calls Better speech quality

Increased revenue Lower O&M cost

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Work Flow using FAS

4 different reports Presentation on map

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FAS is Operated from OSS

OSS initiates the BSC function Radio Interference

The activities in FAS can be divided into four parts:

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The recording configuration consists of:

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• The number of samples per measured frequency

• The median interference, in RXLEV, per measured

• The Xth percentile value (in RXLEV) of the interference

If traffic load statistics are fetched, there will be two

• The average traffic load during the recording periods.

• The lowest quotient between the traffic load of an two

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Recording configuration Parameters

Parameter Default Recommended

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Interaction with other functions

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Resource Capacity Description

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• Percentage Interfered Traffic, PIT

• Cell Frequency Interference Report

• Two new reports for checking the validity of the measurements.

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FAS - Recording Activities

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FAS - Recording Result

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• ICDM - Inter Cell Dependency Matrix

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FAS - ICDM Settings

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