Intelligent Frequency

Optimization System
Huawei Technologies

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

 Difficulties in Planning by Simulation
Indoor Sites
•Indoor sites is more important
in some areas. Difficult to make
•It is very difficult to make frequency plan by
simulation for a
frequency plan by simulation for developing network.
indoor sites.

Parameters Propagation Model

•It should be corrected by
Configuration
•Various parameters every city and scenario.
•There is theoretic 8dB error
configuration, any
improper setting will even all propagation models
lead to low quality have been corrected rightly.
frequency plan.

Traffic Model
•Subscriber activity is
Digital Map
different of each user, cell,
•New buildings appear every day in
area, city.
some cities.
•Traffic Model cannot
•It is impossible to obtain a digital
describe the activity of
map same with the city completely.
subscriber of real network
completely.

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 Frequency Planning Through MR Data Collection

Needn’t
Propagation Model

Needn’t
Digital Map

Needn’t
Traffic Model

MR MR MR
Needn’t BTS
Consider of Indoor BSC iManager M2000
Sites BSC

No
Theoretic Error

Real
Subscriber Feeling

MRs
MRsdata
datacollected
collectedbased
basedfrequency
frequencyplanning
planningleads
leadstotocost
costaffective
affective&&more
moreaccurate
accurate
solution.
solution.

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 Huawei- AFP Solution…IFOS
 IFOS (Intelligent Frequency Optimization System) is Huawei developed tool which worked on the
basis of AFP (Automatic Frequency Planning), Takes the network real time MRs data as input to
generate the most affective Frequency plan.
 Huawei IFOS frequency re-planning service is based on the MR data collection and analysis of the
subscribers from the existing network. The interference matrix is used to generate a network model,
which is best for the existing network for the entire network frequency optimization. This service can
reduce the intra-network interference and improve the voice quality and customer experience
Advantages
• Effectively improve the utilization of network frequency resources to support sustainable network
development.
• Reduce intra-network interferences and improve voice quality by re-planning frequencies to
enhance the brand competitiveness.
• Improve the efficiency of frequency optimization and enhance the accuracy and rationality of
frequency planning through MR data analysis and IFOS Platform.
• Resolve the intra-network interference caused by improper frequency planning or strategy, improve
the voice quality and increase subscriber satisfaction.

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 IFOS Work Flow

Microsoft Office
Excel Worksheet

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 Network Evaluation

Network RF
Network Network MR Frequency Network
Parameters optimization
Evaluation Data Collection Re-planning Verification
Collection

Goal:
DT test evaluation Goal:
•The evaluation data can be used as the basis and reference
•The evaluation data can be used as the basis and reference
for re planning frequencies service.
for re planning frequencies service. RF Optimization
RxQual analysis

Traffic statistics RQI

analysis
Attention:
Attention:
•All the test method and KPI formula adopted during
•All the test method and KPI formula adopted during
Complaint analysis Network Verification period should be the same with this
Network Verification period should be the same with this
period.
period.
C/I and coverage
simulation evaluation

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 Network Parameters Collection

Network
Network RF Network MR Frequency Network
Parameters
Evaluation Optimization Data Collection Re-planning Verification
Collection

Available Resource
Information

Network
Configuration
Engineering
Parameters
Neighbor Cell
Information

Goal: Attention:
Goal: Attention:
•Check •Make
•Checkthe
theavailable
availablefrequency
frequencyand
andsite
site •Makesure
surethe
theEngineering
EngineeringParameters
Parametersare
are
configuration. consistent with the existing network.
configuration. consistent with the existing network.

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 RF Optimization

Network Frequency
Network RF Network MR Network
Parameters Re-planning
Evaluation Optimizatio Data Collection Verification
Collection
n

Co-BSIC & Co-

BCCH
optimization

Overshooting
optimization

Neighbor list
optimization

Goal: Attention:
Goal: Attention:
••Distance the Co-BCCH & Co-BSIC cells •Collect
•CollectMR
Distance the Co-BCCH & Co-BSIC cells MRdata
dataafter
afterthe
theoptimization
optimizationofof
from each other Co-BSIC
from each other Co-BSIC&Co-BCCH
&Co-BCCH
• •Resolve the overshooting issue
Resolve the overshooting issue
•Optimize the neighbor list
•Optimize the neighbor list

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 Network MR Data Collection
Network
Network Network MR Frequency Network
Parameters RF
Evaluation Data Collection Re-planning Verification
Collection Optimization

Freeze Network Goal:

Goal:
•Get
•Getimportant
importantinput
inputdata
datafor
for
Set Measurement Frequency Re-planning.
Frequency Re-planning.
configuration and
start
measurement
Attention:
Attention:
•BSC
Generation of MR •BSCcollects MR data from the
collects MR data from the
UE.
interference UE.MRMRdata,
data,includes
includesuplink
uplinkandand
matrixes downlink signal levels, uplink and
downlink signal levels, uplink and
downlink signal quality, TA,
downlink signal quality, TA,
Generate neighbor
neighborcell
celllevels,
levels,neighbor
neighborcell
cell
interference matrix frequencies, neighbor cell BSIC,
of new sites by U- frequencies, neighbor cell BSIC,
MS transmit power, BTS transmit
net MS transmit power, BTS transmit
power,
power,and
andDTX
DTXinformation.
information.
•After
Generate Final •After input MR datatotoCellOpt,
input MR data CellOpt,
interference
interference Matrix as outputcan
Interference Matrix as output can
Matrix bebeacquired.
acquired.

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 Frequency Re planning

Network RF
Network Network MR Frequency Network
Parameters
Evaluation Optimization Data Collection Re-planning Verification
Collection

Goal:
Goal:
• Developing the usage of Frequency Resource. Input Final Interference Matrix
• Developing the usage of Frequency Resource.

Generate New Frequency Plan

by IFOS Center

Attention: New frequency audit by expert

Attention:
•This and U-net
•Thisisisthe
themost
mostimportant
importantphase
phasefor
forthe
the
frequency
frequency planning, seasoned experts mustbe
planning, seasoned experts must be
involved.
involved.
•Make
•Makesuresureall
allthe
theengineering
engineeringparameters
parametersand
and
MR report actually reflect the existing network,
MR report actually reflect the existing network,
that
thatmeans
meansthe theengineering
engineeringimplementation
implementation
quality is good.
quality is good.
•It’s
•It’sbest
besttotokeep
keepsome
someredundancy
redundancyFrequency
Frequency
Resource.
Resource.

Afri Chi
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ca na
 Network Verification

Network
Network RF Network MR Frequency Network
Parameters
Evaluation Optimization Data Collection Re-planning Verification
Collection

DT/CQT test
analysis

KPI monitoring
analysis

Treatment of some
problems

Goal: Attention:
Goal: Attention:
•All
•To
•Toverification •Allthe
thetest
testmethod
methodand
andKPI
KPIformula
formulaadopted
verificationnetwork
networkperformance
performanceafter
after during
adopted
during Network Verification period shouldbe
Network Verification period should
Frequency
Frequency Re-planning with the evaluationresult
Re-planning with the evaluation result bethe
the
before Frequency Re-planning . same with Network Evaluation period.
before Frequency Re-planning . same with Network Evaluation period.

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 IFOS Freeze Activities & their Impact

Priority Activities Activities impact

insufficient MR data \ imprecise
1 new sites\cell on air
IM(interference matrix)
2 BCCH modification imprecise IM(interference matrix)
3 BSIC modification imprecise IM(interference matrix)
4 TRX Power modification imprecise IM(interference matrix)
insufficient MR data \ imprecise
5 Sites\Cells out of service
IM(interference matrix)
6 Cell Azimuth imprecise IM(interference matrix)
7 Antenna Tilt imprecise IM(interference matrix)
Parameters involved in coverage
8 imprecise IM(interference matrix)
\access\handover Rx lev threshold
insufficient MR data \ imprecise
9 Cell expansion
IM(interference matrix)
10 Add\Delete neighbor cell Relationships imprecise IM(interference matrix)

Above
Abovementioned
mentionedactivities
activitieshave
haveadverse
adverseaffect
affecton
onIM IMgeneration.
generation.Service
Serviceaffecting
affectingAlarms
Alarms&&
site/cell
site/celllevel
leveloutages
outageswill
willaffect
affectthe
thegenuine
genuinecell
celltotocell
celloverlaps
overlaps&&C/I
C/Irelation.
relation.

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 Thanks!

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