AIRTEL-LAGOS VOICE

AND GPRS/EDGE DRIVE

TEST REPORT

(SATELITE TOWN AND

TRADE FAIR)
DATE:

15/11/2010

 Drive Test summary

Contents

2G Rx Level Plot (UE) 2G Rx Quality Plot (UE)

2G SQI Plot (UE) Best Server Plot
2.5G RLC Throughput DL Plot
2.5G LLC Throughput DL Plot
Events
Events Charts
2G Coverage-Quality Statistic2G In-Call KPI
Network Issues Analysis
2.5G Events Statistics
Optimization Tracker

Drive Test summary

Drive Test was carried on Airtel Nigeria GSM network in SATELITE
TOWN AND TRADE FAIR with the following details;
DT tools: 2 UEs ( TEMS inv. V 9.0), 1 GPS, 1 power inverter and 1 high
capability laptop
Test time: 8:30AM
City: LAGOS
DT date: 15/11/2010
Resource: 1 DT engineer, 1 vehicle and 1 driver
DT engineer: Tosin Odeyemi
Analysis engineer: Eze Kingsley.O

2G RX LEVEL PLOT (UE)

2G RX QUALITY PLOT (UE)

2G SQI PLOT (UE)

BEST SERVER PLOT

CALL DROP PLOT

CALL SETUP FAILURE

PLOT

HO FAILURE PLOT

RLC Throughput_DL Plot

LLC Throughput_DL Plot

Area of RAU Failure Event

EVENTS
Metric

Target

Pass/Fail

Value

Overall Call Success Rate (End to End)

98%

Fail

76.8%

Dropped Rate

2.5%

Fail

2.7%

Handover Success Rate

98.5%

Fail

95.0%

Location Update Success Rate

97.5%

Pass

100.0%

Metric

Target

Pass/Fail

Value

Good RxQual - Good RxLev

90%

Fail

47.4%

95% Percentile of RxQual

Pass

95% Percentile of RxLev

-98

Pass

-93

Call Setup Failure Rate

21.1%

Number of Calls

142

Call Drop Rate

2.7%

Number of Drops

Overall Call Success Rate (End to

End)

Number of Call Setup Failures

30

76.8%
Network Performance

EVENT CHARTS

EVENT CHARTS

2G COVERAGE-QUALITY
STATISTIC
Cause

Definition

Interference

Quality >
3

Level >=
-85 dBm

Server is
dominant

Poor Level

Quality <=
3

Level <
-85 dBm

Server is
dominant

Poor Quality and

Poor Level

Quality >
3

Level <
-85 dBm

Server is
dominant

No Dominance

Quality <=
3

Level >=
-85 dBm

Server is not
dominant

Interference and
No Dominance

Quality >
3

Level >=
-85 dBm

Server is not
dominant

Poor Level and

No Dominance

Quality <=
3

Level <
-85 dBm

Server is not
dominant

Poor Quality,
Poor Level and
No Dominance

Quality >
3

Level <
-85 dBm

Server is not
dominant

2G Statistics

Analysis Thresholds
Dropped calls
Call Setup Failures
HO Failures
Cells With Stronger Neighbors: >=50% Stronger Neighbors
Excessive Path Loss Difference: >= 25dB ULDL Path Loss Difference and
>=50 Samples Collected
Overshooting Cells: >= 30% Samples Outside Server Distance and >=50
Samples Collected
Swapped Sectors/Cross Cable: >=40% Samples Outside Beam width, >=25%
Samples Outside 180Beamwidth, >=50% Samples of Average Server Distance,
and >=100 Samples Collected

Network Issues
Analysis

Network Issues
Analysis

DROPPED CALL #1

EventTime

Diagnosi
s Sector
ID

BCCH

BSIC

Cause

RxQual
at_Even
t

Rxlev
at_Even
t

Due to Coverage

TA

Tx
Pwr

Serv
Dist

Latitud
e

Longitud
e

22:48:43:
460

LG0130C

111

33

Handover
Problem

-99

No Dominance, Poor
Quality and Poor
Level

33

953

6.4430
1

3.26936

KPI: 1 Dropped Call due to Handover Problem Caused by Poor Coverage

Analysis: Serving Cell LG0130B BCCH 111 RxLev -99dBm & RxQual of 7( probably caused by interference from LG0600C
BCCH at 1Km away) failed to do handover attempt until call dropped.
Solution: Check serving cell handover margin and handover threshold for neighbour cell LG0434B. Make LG0434B
dominant server within the region.

Network Issues
Analysis
CALL SETUP FAILURE
#1

EventTime

Diagnosis
Sector ID

BCCH

BSIC

ServDi
st

RxQual
at_Event

Rxlev
at_Event

Latitude

Longitude

20:26:50:780

LG1760F

758

54

505.98

-66

6.4574

3.24646

KPI: 15 Call Setup Failure due to Abnormal Network Release

Analysis: The core network released the call after sending signal to MS to proceed with call proceeding but call was
disconnected via disconnect.
Solution: Check OMC data to confirm the reason for the abnormal call release on cell LG1760F BCCH 758

Network Issues
Analysis
CALL SETUP FAILURE
#2

Sector
Name

Sector
BCCH

Num
Samples

Av
Server
Dist

Av RxLev

ULDL
Pathloss diff

Diagnosis

LG0053C

107

193

414.77

-67

38.295288

Suspected Excessive UL DL
Pathloss Difference

KPI: 12 Call Setup Failure due to Excessive UL DL Pathloss Difference

Analysis: Excessive UL DL Pathloss Difference detected on cell LG0053C BCCH 107 might be the reason for the call
setup failure
Solution: Check LG0053C BCCH 107 for hardware fault.

Network Issues
Analysis
HO FAILURE #1

EventTime

Diagnosis
Sector ID

BCC
H

BSIC

ServD
ist

RxQual
at_Event

Rxlev
at_Event

Target cell
Name

Target Cell
BCCH

Interfering
Cell NAME

Interfering
Cell BCCH

Latitude

Longitud
e

21:29:41
:450

LG1649B

101

14

1036

-93

LG1648C

112

LG0996C

113

6.4417
1

3.2384
4

KPI: HO Failure due to Poor Coverage and Interference

Analysis: MS attempted to HO from Source cell LG1649B BCCH 101 to Target cell LG1648C BCCH 112 but it failed due
to interference from LG0996C BCCH 113 at 650m from Target cell and all measured NBRs have poor RxLev which give
no better alternative.
Solution: Tune the frequency of the interfering cell LG0996C BCCH 113.

Network Issues
Analysis
HO FAILURE #2

EventTime

Diagnosis
Sector ID

BCCH

BSIC

ServDis
t

RxQual
at_Event

Rxlev
at_Event

Target
cell
Name

Target Cell
BCCH

Latitude

Longitude

22:40:39:0
60

LG0434B

109

54

701

-90

LG0130A

102

6.44914

3.27061

KPI: HO Failure due to Poor Coverage

Analysis: MS attempted to HO from Source cell LG0434B BCCH 109 to Target cell LG0130A BCCH 102 but failed due to
poor coverage
Solution: Improve the coverage of LG1666C BCCH 107 to become the dominant server.

Network Issues
Analysis
HO FAILURE #3

EventTime

Diagnosi
s Sector
ID

BCCH

BSIC

Ser
vDis
t

RxQual
at_Event

Rxlev
at_Event

Target cell
Name

Target
Cell BCCH

ROOT CAUSE

Latitud
e

Longitud
e

22:55:25:
430

LG1666C

107

43

349

-78

LG1666B

101

Suspected
Cross Cabling
Fault

6.4491
5

3.27166

KPI: 7 HO Failure due to Suspected Cross Cabling Fault

Analysis: All the sectors of LG1666 were measured at the point of HO failure with sector A at a good RxLev of -74dBm
Solution: Use statistical OMVC data to check the handover threshold of LG1666B.

List of Cells with above 50% Stronger

Neighbors
Site Name
Sector ID
BCCH
# Sample
Av Rxqual
Av RxLev
% Strong NBR
LG0053D

LG0053D

739

777

-71

90.9

LG0053E

LG0053E

747

146

-79

94.5

LG0053F

LG0053F

755

288

-76

85.4

LG1648A

LG1648A

105

6854

-83

83.8

LG1652E

LG1652E

747

105

-87

86.3

LG1666C

LG1666C

107

191

-73

60.7

LG1760D

LG1760D

742

6327

-85

56.8

LG1760E

LG1760E

750

829

-75

54.2

LG1760F

LG1760F

758

1977

-80

79.5

Solution: Investigate the cells for coverage related issues

Suspected Cells with Excessive Path

Loss Difference

Sector
Name

Sector
BCCH

Num
Samples

Av
Server
Dist

Av RxLev

ULDL
Pathloss diff

Diagnosis

LG0053C

107

193

414.77

-67

38.295288

Suspected Excessive UL DL Pathloss

Difference

LG1666C

107

191

303.28

-73

31.630366

Suspected Excessive UL DL Pathloss

Difference

Solution: Check for hardware fault, Install TMA, if TMA is already installed, check TMA for hardware fault

Suspected Swapped
Sectors

Sector
Name

Sector
BCCH

Num
Samples

Av
ServerDi
st

%Num Outside
Beamwidth

%Num
Outside 180
beamwidth

Diagnosis

LG0984A

104

3420

434.68

100.00

33.25

Suspected Swapped
Sector/Cross Cabling fault

Solution: Visit site to confirm co-ordinate, then run a Jumper/Feeder cable visual check to confirm swap.

Suspected Overshooting Cells

Sector
Name

Sector
BCCH

Num
Samples

%Num Samples
outside Server
Distance

Max Sector
Server
Distance

Av
Server
Dist

Av
RxLev

Diagnosis

LG1648C

112

2110

34.93

1500

1189.28

-87

OVERSHOOTING CELL

LG1652B

107

89

52.81

1500

1764.53

-87

OVERSHOOTING CELL

Solution: Control the coverage of the cells by antenna down tilt or antenna height reduction

RAU Statistics

EventTim
e

Diagnosi
s Sector
ID

21:39:37
:600

LG1648A

22:48:49
:700

LG0996B

MFU
TECH

Coverag
e
Related
Issue

Caus
e

GPRS

NIL

NIL

GPRS

BSIC

Ser
vDis
t

Poor
Coverag
e
Threshol
d

Latitud
e

Longitu
de

Occuren
ces

105

63

337

-85

6.4499
1

3.25297

79

105

16

114
3

-85

6.4429
9

3.26925

93

RAU
Failure

Rxle
vIdl
e

BCCH

T333
0
Timeout

GPRS
RAU
Failurel

RAU
Rejec
t

GPRS
RAU
Rejecte
d

-84

2.5G Events Statistics

SECTOR
NAME

MFU
TEC
H

LG0053A

EDG
E

LG0053C

Coverage
Related
Issue

PDP
Errors

PDP
Succe
ss

RAU
Errors

RAU
Succe
ss

Attach
Errors

Attach
Success

Attach
Requests

DL RLC
Throughput

Occurences

NIL

10

6771

GPR
S

Suspec
ted
Excessi
ve UL
DL
Pathlo
ss
Differe
nce

16

5344

LG0053E

GPR
S

NIL

13

5535

LG0130A

GPR
S

NIL

20

12008

LG0130C

GPR
S

NIL

23

7826

LG0434A

GPR
S

NIL

13

10466

LG0434B

GPR
S

NIL

25

104007

LG0434C

GPR
S

NIL

16

13267

LG0600C

EDG
E

NIL

3345

2.5G Events Statistics

MFU
TECH

Cover
age
Relate
d
Issue

PDP
Errors

PDP
Succe
ss

RAU
Errors

RAU
Succe
ss

Attach
Errors

Attach
Success

Attach
Requests

DL RLC
Throughput

Occurences

LG0984A

EDGE

Suspe
cted
Swap
ped
Sector
/Cross
Cablin
g fault

16

25319

LG0984B

EDGE

NIL

41732

LG0984C

EDGE

NIL

18

14759

LG0996A

EDGE

NIL

22

39378

LG1648A

GPRS

NIL

11

59591

LG1648C

GPRS

OVER
SHOO
TING
CELL

11296

LG1649A

GPRS

NIL

15

11676

LG1649B

GPRS

NIL

19

38648

LG1666A

GPRS

NIL

15

2346

SECTOR
NAME

2.5G Events Statistics

SECTOR
NAME

MFU
TECH

Cover
age
Relat
ed
Issue

LG1666B

GPRS

NIL

17

12238

LG1666C

GPRS

Susp
ected
Exces
sive
UL DL
Pathl
oss
Differ
ence

1238

LG1760A

EDGE

NIL

9003

LG1760B

EDGE

NIL

2102

LG1760D

GPRS

NIL

18

38084

LG1760E

GPRS

NIL

12

4950

LG1760F

GPRS

NIL

10406

PDP
Errors

PDP
Succ
ess

RAU
Errors

RAU
Succe
ss

Attach
Errors

Attach
Success

Attach
Requests

DL RLC
Throughput

Occurence
s

Event

DROPP
ED
CALL

CLUSTER/
AREA
DRIVEN

SATELIT
E TOWN
AND
TRADE
FAIR

REGI
ON

LAGO
S

Optimization
Tracker

CELL
NAME

LG013
0C

ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS

Dropped
Call due
to
Handover
Problem
Caused
by Poor
Coverage

RECOMMENDA
TION

Re-plan the
frequencies
of LG1648,
LG0434,
LG1666,
LG0600,
LG0300 and
LG0996 to
avoid coand adjacent
channel
interference.

Log File
name and
Time
Stamp Of
Event

Type of
Recomm
endation
(Configur
ation/Sit
e Visit)

Type
of
Driv
e
(VIP/
Citydriv
e)

BLP
Site
(Y/
N)

NOVEMBE
R\WK46\L
AGOS\TEA
M B\
SATELITE
TOWN
AND
TRADE
FAIR\
22:48:43:
460

Configur
ation

City

STA
TUS:
OPE
N/CL
OSE

OPE
N

DATE
OF DT

1511
2010

Event

CALL
SETUP
FAILURE

CLUSTER/
AREA
DRIVEN

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

REGI
ON

Optimization
Tracker

CELL
NAME

ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS

RECOMMENDA
TION

Log File
name and
Time
Stamp Of
Event

LG1760
F

15 Call
Setup
Failure due
to
Abnormal
Network
Release

Check OMC data

to confirm the
reason for the
abnormal call
release on cell
LG1760F BCCH
758

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGO
S\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
20:26:50:78
0

LG0053
C

12 Call
Setup
Failure due
to
Excessive
UL DL
Pathloss
Difference

Check LG0053C
BCCH 107 for
hardware fault.

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGO
S\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
20:29:50:28
0

LAGOS

Type of
Recomm
endation
(Configur
ation/Sit
e Visit)

Configurat
ion

Type
of
Driv
e
(VIP/
Citydrive
)

BLP
Site
(Y/
N)

OPE
N/CL
OSE

DATE
OF DT

OPE
N

City

Site Visit

STAT
US:

15112
010

Event

CLUSTER/A
REA
DRIVEN

Optimization
Tracker
REGIO
N

CELL
NAME

LG1649B

LG0434B
HANDOV
ER
FAILURE

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS

HO Failure
due to Poor
Coverage
and
Interference

HO Failure
due to Poor
Coverage

LAGOS

LG1666C

7 HO Failure
due to
Suspected
Cross
Cabling
Fault

Type
of
Drive
(VIP/
Citydrive
)

RECOMMENDATI
ON

Log File
name and
Time Stamp
Of Event

Type of
Recommen
dation
(Configura
tion/Site
Visit)

Tune the
frequency of the
interfering cell
LG0996C BCCH
113.

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
21:29:41:450

Configurat
ion

Improve the
coverage of
LG1666C BCCH
107 to become
the dominant
server.

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
22:40:39:060

Site Visit

Use statistical
OMVC data to
check the
handover
threshold of
LG1666B

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
22:55:25:430

Site Visit

BLP
Site
(Y/N
)

STAT
US:
OPE
N/CL
OSE

OPE
N

City

DATE
OF DT

15112
010

Optimization
Tracker
Event

RAU
FAILURE

RAU
FAILURE

EXCESSI
VE
PATHLOS
S

CLUSTER/
AREA
DRIVEN

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

REGI
ON

LAGOS

LAGOS

LAGOS

Log File
name and
Time
Stamp Of
Event

CELL
NAM
E

ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS

RECOMMENDA
TION

LG164
8A

Swapped
Sector /
Cross
Cabling
Fault
Suspected
on sector A
(LG1648A)

Perform
Jumper/Feeder
cable visual
cable trace to
confirm
swapped
sector / cross
cabling fault on
LG1648B

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGO
S\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
21:39:37:60
0

LG099
6B

Swapped
Sector /
Cross
Cabling
Fault
Suspected
on sector A
(LG1648A)

Perform
Jumper/Feeder
cable visual
cable trace to
confirm
swapped
sector / cross
cabling fault on
LG1648B

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGO
S\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\
22:48:49:70
0

Suspected
Excessive
UL DL
Pathloss
Difference

Check for
hardware fault,
Install TMA, if
TMA is already
installed, check
TMA for
hardware fault

LG005
3C

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGO
S\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\

Type of
Recomm
endation
(Configur
ation/Sit
e Visit)

Type
of
Driv
e
(VIP/
Citydrive
)

BLP
Site
(Y/
N)

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

STAT
US:
OPE
N/CL
OSE

DATE
OF DT

Event

EXCESSI
VE
PATHLOS
S

SWAPPE
D
SECTOR

OVERSH
OOTING

OVERSH
OOTING

CLUSTER/
AREA
DRIVEN

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE
FAIR

REGIO
N

LAGOS

LAGOS

LAGOS

LAGOS

Optimization
Tracker
ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS

RECOMMENDA
TION

LG1666
C

Suspected
Excessive
UL DL
Pathloss
Difference

Check for
hardware fault,
Install TMA, if
TMA is already
installed, check
TMA for
hardware fault

LG0984
A

Suspected
Swapped
Sector/Cros
s Cabling
fault

Visit site to
confirm coordinate, then
run a
Jumper/Feeder
cable visual
check to confirm
swap.

OVERSHOO
TING CELL

Control the
coverage of the
cells by antenna
down tilt or
antenna height
reduction

CELL
NAME

LG1648
C

LG1652
B

OVERSHOO
TING CELL

Control the
coverage of the
cells by antenna
down tilt or
antenna height
reduction

Log File
name and
Time
Stamp Of
Event

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\

NOVEMBER\
WK46\LAGOS
\TEAM B\
SATELITE
TOWN AND
TRADE FAIR\

Type of
Recomme
ndation
(Configur
ation/Site
Visit)

Type
of
Driv
e
(VIP/
Citydrive
)

BLP
Site
(Y/
N)

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

Site Visit

City

OPE
N

15112
010

STAT
US:
OPE
N/CL
OSE

DATE
OF DT

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