WCDMA Radio Network Optimisation

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WCDMA Radio Network Optimisation

ELP 0607  ★★★★

The success of optimisation process depends a lot on the understanding of the coverage and capacity requirements, the use of different functionalities as well as a clear understanding of KPIs to evaluate network performance. The course discusses important WCDMA functionalities with emphasis on relevant parameters. The course also discusses counters and KPIs used in the network performance analysis. To support general troubleshooting, the course also presents important parameter setting and typical optimisation cases.

Target audience – Who should attend and benefit

The course is addressed to network engineers involved in optimisation process.

Prerequisites – What you are supposed to know prior to the course

Participants are recommended to have prior knowledge on existing 2G and 3G systems. The course does not discuss WCDMA network basics.

Course content – What you will learn

  • UMTS network architecture
  • Performance management
    • Quality of Service (QoS)
    • Optimisation process
  • Coverage predictions
    • Uplink coverage
    • Downlink coverage
    • Coverage improvements
  • Capacity predictions
    • Uplink capacity
    • Downlink capacity
    • Capacity vs coverage
    • Capacity limitations
    • Capacity improvements
    • Network growth
  • Idle mode and common channels behaviour
    • RRC states and state transitions
    • Service types in idle and connected mode
    • Idle mode procedures (PLMN selection, cell selection and reselection, location area and routing area updating, paging, system information)
  • Admission control
    • QoS based admission control
    • Load based admission control
    • Other possibilities
  • Congestion control
    • Trigger of congestion control
    • Impact of congestion control
    • Congestion control algorithm
    • Setting of congestion control parameters
  • Measurements handling
    • Physical layer measurements
    • Layer 3 filtering
    • UE measurements
    • UTRAN measurements
    • Compressed mode
  • Handover
    • Handover procedure
    • Soft/softer handover
    • Inter-Frequency handover
    • Inter Radio Access Technology (inter-RAT) handover
  • Power control
    • Power control mechanisms
    • Open-loop power control
    • Power control in downlink common channels
    • Closed loop power control
    • Inner loop power control
    • Outer loop power control
  • Radio bearer control
    • Radio bearer control procedures
    • Radio bearer control configuration
    • Transport channel reconfiguration
    • Physical channel reconfiguration
    • Transport Format Combination (TFC) control
    • Dynamic Resource Allocation Control (DRAC) of uplink DCHs
    • Variable rate transmission of uplink DCHs
  • Traffic management
    • Traffic distribution
    • Inter Radio Access Technology (inter-RAT) handover and cell change
    • Inter-Frequency handover
    • Hierarchical Cell Structure
  • Performance measurements and KPIs
    • Performance management functionalities and requirements
    • Measurement administration
    • RAB management
    • Signalling connection establishment
    • RRC connection establishment
    • RRC connection release
    • RLC connection
    • Soft handover
    • Hard handover
    • CS and PS inter-RAT handover
    • Iu connection release
    • Paging performance
    • KPIs
  • WCDMA RAN parameters setting and optimisation
    • Parameter setting guideline
    • Improving important KPIs
    • Conclusion

Duration – How long it takes

5 days which is equivalent to 30 hours of lecture.