Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Topics What is ACP & Key Features How ACP fits in Radio Process Using ACP

Slide title In CAPITALS 50 pt Slide subtitle 32 pt ACP Radio Plan UMTS Seminar

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential What is an Automatic Cell Planning Tool?  Automatically tunes the physical configuration of a cellular radio network based on prediction and measurement data. –Site Selection –Antenna Configuration  Height  Tilt  Antenna Direction  Antenna Type  Pilot Power Does not replace planning tool, but complements no propagation model Also useful for post processing and analysing drivetest data RSCP, Ec/Io, Pilot Pollution, Active Set Size Key Performance Indicators for events

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential How ACP Algorithm Works  Based on Powell’s Algorithm –Evaluate one parameter after another –Start from red combination, test combinations and change configuration until best (green) combination reached –+ Heuristics: eg. Cells & parameters in order of relevance Parameter2 (eg azimuth) Parameter1 (eg tilt)

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential What are the advantages of ACP? Network improvement Improves radio environment with secured coverage and maximized network quality and capacity. Efficiency Gains Speed – runs faster than manual process. Depends on a few factors: PC performance, Size of area to optimise, Resolution of data and number of changes Minimal user input – lower cost of service, focus on high margin work Accurate Modelling Predictions are more realistic than planning tool because based on real drivedata.

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential What are the disadvantages of ACP? Garbage in, Garbage out Poor propagation model will be a problem in design phase Key: Input data needs to be accurate and complete Drive data should be thorough for higher accuracy Need to control changes Eg don’t uptilt boomer sites Need to review changes some can be aggressive

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential ACP Features Path Loss Tuning Process of using drivetest data to adjust the path loss predictions for higher accuracy Neighbour List Optimisation User Levels –Administrator can lock certain parameters to ensure consistent settings Post Processing capabilities Useful for many technologies: GSM, UMTS/HSDPA, CDMA/EVDO, Indoor Compatible with most popular tools Planning: Asset, Atoll, CellPlanner, Odyssey Measurement: TEMS, Agilent, Panasonic

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Topics What is ACP & Key Features How ACP fits in Radio Process Using ACP

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential How ACP fits the radio process Nominal Cell Plan Detailed Design InFill and Optimisation Initial Tuning ACP

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential ACP Workflow Input DataPathloss Tuning Network Optimization Results Evaluation ValidationData Validation

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Topics What is ACP & Key Features How ACP fits in Radio Process Using ACP

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Inputs  Planning Tool –Site configuration files –Path Loss predictions –Map data  terrain  clutter –Traffic Matrix  Cluster/Market Polygons –Eg Tab/mif format  Drive Test Measurements –Optional, but recommended –Eg TEMS FMT files

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Drive Route Definition Only scanner required Cover every cell in the cluster thoroughly The more drive test data used, the more accurate the tuning. Density depends on Terrain Clutter Time

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Measurement Data Display

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Comparing Cell Coverage Can also use to identify swapped feeders

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Path Loss Tuning Concept Pathloss tuning corrects the predicted pathloss maps directly according to the pilot RSCP measurements from drive tests. Two types of tuning Local: those pixels with drive test data Global: those pixels without drive test data Ensure the Scrambling Codes and Cell_IDs in the planning tool and ACP match the real network

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Path Loss Tuning Process Error before:4.1dB Error after:0.7dB

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Path Loss Tuning Results

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Settings for Optimisation (1) Site Constraints Depending on real world constraints Done on a site by site or global basis Types: Electrical Tilt, Mechanical Tilt, Pilot Power, Antenna Direction, Antenna Type Antenna Families Each antenna has a set of electrical tilts = “family” During optimisation, ACP will choose best pattern in family Important: Planning Tool should be loaded with all antennas and patterns before using ACP Antenna Groups For antenna type optimisation, each antenna is assigned a group During optimisation, ACP can select the best antenna within the group Site Candidate Groups During planning or expansion programs, ACP can assign the best candidate amongst a group of defined sites It can also choose the best height of the candidates

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Settings for Optimisation (2) Optimisation Type RSCP or Ec/Io RF Requirements RSCP Target RSCP Coverage Area % Ec/Io Target Clutter constraints Traffic/Load can be loaded from planning tool, or load based Includes HSDPA if required Cost Control Can add cost metrics to each type of change to calculate cost and try to manage budgets Number of Changes Number of runs Size of changes Priority of changes

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Example Report

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Example Statistics

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential Example Plots – Ec/Io beforeafter

Top right corner for field-mark, customer or partner logotypes. See Best practice for example. Slide title 40 pt Slide subtitle 24 pt Text 24 pt Bullets level pt Ericsson Confidential