MTN GSM NPM PROJECT

New Banex- Kado Bridge July 2013

POST-OPTIMIZATION DRIVE TEST REPORT

Presentation Confidential between MTN ad Audience

Introduction
The data collection was conducted on 14th July,2013 for
the post-optimization
The test was an optimization check
The drive test covers New Banex-Kado Bridge, FCT,
Abuja
Drive test procedure involves two mobile stations; MS1
initiating short calls and MS2 initiating long calls.

Complaint Area and Test Route

COMPLAINT:

Subscribers complained of network problems

Serving Cells of the Complaint Area

Call Statistical Data

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

MTN_July
Pre-Optimization
Post-Optimization
6
3
5
3
1
0
1
0
4
3
5
3
23
27
3
0
2
2

1
1

0
83.33%
16.67%
20.00%
83.33%
80.00%
88.46%
11.54%

0
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%

Coverage, Quality & Interference

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

GSM Voice Coverage

Reliability

% Coverage Reliability
% RxSignal Level > (95dbm)

MTN_July
Pre-Optimization
Post-Optimization
0.01%
0.00%
0.13%
0.00%
1.24%
2.27%
6.15%
8.09%
32.77%
42.71%
34.09%
28.80%
25.59%
18.13%

99.85%
100.00%

Coverage, Quality & Interference

Downlink Rx Quality Level_Sub
Performance Indicator
% Probability Density
Functon (PDF)
Ranges
[0, 4)
[4, 5)
[5, 6)
[6, 7)

MTN_July
Pre-Optimization
Post-Optimization
70.25%
72.75%
5.62%
4.25%
7.61%
8.02%
16.52%
14.98%

24.13%

RxQual > 5

Overall Received Signal

Quality Value : RxQual < 5
Downlink Rx Quality Level
Performance Indicator

23.00%

75.87%

77.00%

KPI Statistics & Network Performance

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

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

Total Score

Network Quality Score

MTN_July
Pre-Optimization
Post-Optimization
83.33%
100.00%
88.46%
100.00%
75.87%
77.00%
88.46%
100.00%
99.85%

MTN_July
5.83
7.12
3.97
7.12

100.00%

MTN_July
10.00
10.00
4.25
10.00

9.96

4.18

2.45

10.00

6.41

2.64

RxLevSub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Coverage is good and okay along New

Banex-Kado bridge but poor at some
areas along the bridge as seen here

Coverage is now generally better and

okay along New Banex-Kado bridge

RxLevSub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Rxqual Sub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

The Rx quality is very bad at some areas as

seen above along the bridge

The Rx quality is now generally better

along the bridge

Rxqual Sub
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

SQI
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

SQI
Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

SUMMARY Call Drop and HOF

Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

Call Drop
OCCU
S/
RREN
N CELL
CE

119A

1222B

No dropped call after optimization.

REASON

COMMENT

The poor quality of

speech caused 119A to
interfere thereby
Poor quality
causing call
and dragged
drop.1222C is
handover
overshooting
Overshooting
and poor
1222B needs to be
quality
down tilted

HOF
OCCU
S/
RREN
N CELL
CE

5848DA

5848A

No handover failure after optimization.

REASON

COMMENT

Correct neighboured
configured but has Parameter change is
KPI parameter
neded for
effeects
optimization
Correct neighboured
configured but has Parameter change is
KPI parameter
neded for
effeects
optimization
.

SUMMARY Blocked Call and Interference

Pre-Optimization
OCCU
S/
RREN
N CELL
CE
1

119DA

Post-Optimization

Blocked Call
No blocked call after optimization.
REASON

COMMENT

Interfering cells This cell needs to be down

and
tilted and some parameter
overshooting
change.

Interference
OCCU
S/
RREN
N CELL
CE

REASON

COMMENT

5858B

Poor quality and

coverage

Frequency retune needed

1222C

Bad quality and

handover failure

Frequency retune needed

FC0131A

Poor quality

Frequency retune needed

4 FC2073C

1502A

Poor quality and

coverage
Poor quality and
coverage

Frequency retune needed

Frequency retune needed

Dropped Call

Network Issue: Case 1

Pre-Optimization

Post-Optimization

PROBLEM: Dropped call occurred on the cell

119A.
OBSERVATION: The dragged HO by 1222B
caused poor speech quality and the cell 1222C is
overshooting. The cell 119A interfered into the
area and caused call drop due to the poor quality
RECOMMENDATION:
Down tilt the antenna 1222C electrically by two
degrees. Change the parameter Edge HO DL
RX_LEV Threshold value from 20 to 15.

No dropped call after optimization.

Handover Failure

Network Issue: Case 1

Pre-Optimization

PROBLEM: Intra-cell Handover failure on 5848DA

OBSERVATION:
All the configured neighbours are okay and correct.
See the handover parameter below in the
recommendation have issues.
RECOMMENDATION: Change the inter-layer HO
threshold of 5848A from 28 to 10,inter-layer HO
Hysteresis from 5 to 4 to improve the HO and poor
speech quality

Post-Optimization

No handover failure after optimization.

Blocked Call

Network Issue: Case 1

Pre-Optimization

PROBLEM: Blocked call occurred on 119DA

OBSERVATION:
The
has an average CSSR of 94.9%,Pcfail of
3.8%,HOSR of 95.04%.Max TA of 8.Rx lev access
min of 10.Random access error threshold of 255.
Congestion of 0.006%.No alarm
RECOMMENDATION: Reduce MaxTA from 8 to 5
and down tilted the antenna of the cell by two
degrees mechanically.

Post-Optimization

No blocked call after optimization.

Other Network Issues

Network Issue: Case 1

Pre-Optimization

PROBLEM: Poor speech quality

OBSERVATION:
The poor quality of speech occurred due to the
delayed handover and the overshooting status of
1222C
RECOMMENDATION: See the recommendations
for the case 1 of the network issue analysis for
Dropped Call.

Post-Optimization

Quality is now better at the specified area

after optimization.

Other Network Issues

Network Issue: Case 2

Pre-Optimization

PROBLEM: Poor speech quality

OBSERVATION:
The cell FC0131D is overshooting. MaxTA is 8
which is still okay considering geographical
location of the site.
RECOMMENDATION: Down tilt the mechanical
tilt of the cell FC0131D by two degrees to improve
the speech quality at this area and enhance
handover

Post-Optimization

Quality is now better at the specified area

after optimization.

CONCLUSION

The network performance is now generally better and okay

along the New Banex-Kado Bridge in terms of coverage
and quality

THANK
YOU