LTE Design Optimization Process by AT&T

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1. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ........... 5
1.1 Purpose ....... 5
1.2 Scope .......5
1.3 Audience ....... 5
1.4 Acronyms and Terms ..... 5
1.5 Related Documentation .. 6
1.6 RACI ........6
1.7 HQ Contact .... 6
2. OVERVIEW OF LTE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION PROCESS .... 7
2.1 Guiding Principles ......... 7
2.2 LTE Design Optimization Process Flow Chart ......... 8
2.3 LTE Design Optimization Flow Summary ....... 10
2.3.1 Project Preparation ...................... 11
2.3.2 Initial Condition for ACP Project ........ 11
2.3.3 High Level Analysis .......... 12
2.3.4 Problem Area Definition ............. 13
2.3.5 Problem Area Cluster Optimization ............ 13
2.3.6 Design KPI Review and Manual Tuning ........ 14
2.3.7 Finalize LTE Design ............... 14
2.3.8 Collect C&E Feedback After PICD, Begin DFCD (Constructible Design) ......... 14
3. ATOLL PROJECT PREPARATION FOR ACP ........ 15
3.1 Overview ....... 15
3.2 Verification of ATOLL Configuration ........... 15
3.2.1 Recalculation of Losses & Noise Figure ...... 15
3.2.2 Antenna Table ..... 15
3.2.3 Propagation Prediction ........... 16
3.2.4 Traffic Map Export ................ 18
3.2.5 Setting Up Antenna Family ............. 19
3.2.6 Computation Zone ............. 19
4. ATOLL PROJECT EXPORT TO ACP .......... 21
4.1 Overview ..... 21
4.2 Create Brand New Project ....... 21
4.3 Save Existing Project as New Project ............. 26
4.4 Create Template Project .......... 27
4.5.1 Import Polygon .............. 30
4.5.2 Create Polygon in ACP’s Map View ... 31
5. COMMON ACP PROJECT SETTINGS ....... 32
5.1 Overview ................... 32
5.2 Resolution ................. 32
5.3 Creating Antenna Type .........32
5.4 Creating Antenna Set ........ 33
5.5 Import Traffic Map ............ 35
5.6 Configure Services ............ 35
6. OPTIMIZER PARAMETER SETTINGS ..... 38
6.1 Scenario File Loading .......... 38
6.2 Key Performance Indicator Setting .........39
6.3 Optimization Parameters .............. 42
6.3.1 Scenario 1 (Macro-level Optimization without Site Selection & with Current Baseline) ............ 42
6.3.2 Scenario-2 (Macro-level Optimization with Homogeneous Baseline) ......... 43
6.3.3 Scenario 3 (Problem Area Cluster Optimization) ............................ 43
6.3.4 Scenario 4 (Final Problem Area Optimization for Specific Clusters) ........... 44
6.4 RF Parameters .......... 44
6.5 Algorithm Behavior ......... 45
6.6 High-Speed Packet Parameter ..........46
6.7 Traffic & Simulation ............... 46
6.8 Multi-Layer Parameter ........ 47
7. HIGH-LEVEL ANALYSIS .......... 49
7.1 Overview .................. 49
7.2 Scenario-1 (Macro-level Optimization without Site Selection and with Current Baseline) ...... 49
7.2.1 How To Setup The Optimizer ........................ 49
7.3 Scenario-2 (Macro-level Optimization without Site Selection & with Homogeneous Baseline) .......... 50
7.3.1 How To Setup The Optimizer ........................ 51
7.4 Determine Site Locations and Antenna Heights ....... 53
8. PROBLEM AREA DEFINITION ........... 55
9. PROBLEM AREA CLUSTER OPTIMIZATION ....... 57
9.1 Overview ........ 57
9.2 Cluster-Level Design Optimization Flow ...... 58
9.3 RSRP Analysis Process ......... 59
9.4 RSRQ Analysis Process .... 62
9.5 Throughput Analysis Process .........65
9.6 Scenario-3 (Initial Problem Area Optimization per Cluster) .....66
9.6.1 How To Setup The Optimizer ........... 67
9.7 Scenario-4 (Final Problem Area Optimization for Specific Clusters) ......... 67
9.7.1 How To Setup The Optimizer ........... 68
9.8 Constructible Design (With C&E Constraints) ....... 68
9.8.1 Transmitter Table ............................ 71
9.8.2 Sector Level Optimization Limits ..... 71
10. REVIEW OPTIMIZATION .......... 74
10.1 Overview .......... 74
10.2 Begin Optimization .......74
10.3 Review Results While Optimization In Progress ........ 75
10.4 Viewing Results After Optimization .......... 76
10.5 Finalizing ACP Results ...... 77
10.6 Save Input Parameter Files ............ 77
10.7 Evaluation of New Design Solution ... 79


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[AlexSSS]

Your doc is Rev 0.2 Date 5/27/2010
on this thread http://www.finetopix.com/showthread....ust-2011/page2 version Rev 0.3 Date 6/9/2010 was posted

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[Fory365]

Just wanna to read something about LTE