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3G Drive Test Overview

The document provides an overview of 3G drive testing. It discusses different types of drive tests including SSV, SSA, cluster and optimization drive tests. It also describes common radio parameters measured in drive tests like RSCP, Ec/No, Ec/Io, cell IDs and scrambling codes. Handover types like intra-frequency soft, soft and inter-frequency hard handovers are defined. Key aspects that can cause call drops like missing neighbors are explained with an example case. Common issues are identified through quiz questions on topics covered.

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3G Drive Test Overview

The document provides an overview of 3G drive testing. It discusses different types of drive tests including SSV, SSA, cluster and optimization drive tests. It also describes common radio parameters measured in drive tests like RSCP, Ec/No, Ec/Io, cell IDs and scrambling codes. Handover types like intra-frequency soft, soft and inter-frequency hard handovers are defined. Key aspects that can cause call drops like missing neighbors are explained with an example case. Common issues are identified through quiz questions on topics covered.

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3G Drive Test Overview

October 17th, 2015

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.


Drive Test Overview
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4 When the drive test ??
Drive Test purposed :
1. Reference for model tuning activity.
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2. Site functionality test verification.
3. Verify site/cluster KPI performance after
tuning activity.
2 4. Cluster performance optimization.

Common project process


APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Drive Test Type
Optimization Drive Benchmarking VIP complaint /
SSV Drive Test SSA Drive Test Cluster Drive Test
Test Drive Test Route

• Functionality test • Site performance • cluster • Verification before • Comparison • Field


measurement performance & after performance measurement &
(accessibility, measurement optimization quality inter troubleshooting
retainability, (accessibility, activity (physical operator VIP complaint
mobility, integrity) retainability, tuning, parameter • Regularly data
mobility, integrity) tuning) collection at VIP
• Troubleshooting route
Radio Parameter
• Cell I.D – This is the identity or name given to a particular Node B and its cell by the
operator.
• UARFCN – It is the frequency band allocated to the operator. One spectrum bandwidth
is of 5MHz in WCDMA or 3G.This window shows us the centre frequency of the
bandwidth allotted to the operator.
• Cell Name – It is the name given to particular Node B’s by the operator generally along
the lines of the name of the area the Node B is located in.
• Scrambling Code – Scrambling code is a code assigned to a particular cell. There are 512
such codes for the network to differentiate among different Node B’s and these codes
can be repetitive.
Radio Parameter (2)
• CPICH RSCP – Received Signal Code Power is the level of the signal received by the U.E from a
particular pilot.
• CPICH Ec/No – Common Pilot channel Ec/No is the ratio of energy of the chip (Ec) and the surrounding
cell interference + noise density (No)
• CPICH Ec/Io – Common Pilot channel Ec/Io is the ratio of energy of the chip (Ec) and the own cell
interference + surrounding cell interference + noise density (Io)

RSCP = RSSI + EcNo


• RSSI - It is the Received Signal Strength Indicator of the Mobile Station or the U.E. It tells us the total
Power Received by the Mobile Station from all the Pilots including itself at that particular location.
Serving/Active Set + Neighbors
• AS – This stands for Active Set. Active Set is the set of Scrambling Code which the U.E is
currently attached on and there can be a maximum of 3 Scrambling codes in Active Set.
• MN – MN Stands for monitored neighbor i.e. the neighbor cell that is detected by the U.E as
a neighbor and is also defined as a neighbor in the network. U.E will initiate a Handover onto
the monitored neighbor in case the monitored neighbor has a stronger RSCP or EcNo than
the AS.
• DN - DN stands for Detected Neighbor and as the name suggests it is the neighbor detected
by the UE but, is not defined in our network . Hence, the U.E does not handover to the
detected neighbor. It can be because of Overshooting of a site, incomplete neighbor list or in
case of a new site. It is very important to optimize and have no DN’s as they are one of the
major reasons of Call drops in 3G.
Serving/Active Set + Neighbors
Handover
In UMTS there are the following type of
Handovers :
Intra Frequency Handovers
• Softer Handover – The HO’s that take place
between any sectors of the same node B come
under this category.
• Soft Handover – The HO’s that take place
between different Node Bs running on same
frequency are called soft HOs.

Inter Frequency Handover-


• Hard Handover – The HO’s that take place
between Node Bs running on different
frequencies.
Case : Speech drop due to Missing Neighbor

DL BLER gets worse

“DN” cell better than the serving cell


Quiz
1.What is purpose of benchmarking drive test?
2.What’s difference between Ec/Io and Ec/No?
3.Which is better value for Ec/No :
A. Ec/No = -18 dB
B. Ec/No = -8 dB
4.How many maximum active set in 3G Network?
5.What’s difference between Softer and soft handover?
Thank You

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.

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