Custom Modules Factory

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Custom Modules Factory

Update 13-04-2017
Agenda

 CSON Custom Modules Factory status

 Selected modules presentation

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Factory info (1) – basic data
Mission: Efficiently help Orange affiliates to optimize their networks
in a standardized way taking all the benefits of CSON custom modules functionality

Activities:
 Modules development and maintenance

 Corporate KPIs implementation

 Custom modules development trainings

Resources: core unit constituted by RES members, Orange Person Role

Poland contributing
Konrad LIPIEC POC, coordinator
activities

Vincent DIASCORN, Abdoulaye Developers

TALL, Konrad LIPIEC, Łukasz
FILIPIUK , Jacek DOBRZYŃSKI,
Rafał SZPILA

Any RES team member, Łukasz Analyst

Filipiuk (OPL)
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Factory info(2) – development process

Countries are given a clear message: „you invent, we code” Simple, formalities-free delivery process with a significant
involvement of interested countries

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Factory info(3) – working environment

Development server – offline but fully functional system with Factory web-page
real-life data to safely develop and debug custom modules • Scripts repository, roadmap follow-up, news corner,
contact form and FAQs to facilitate usage and work

modules searching
engine

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Factory info -portfolio

Automatic RET RANDim densification

mapping Relations CleanUp
Energy Save Features RET Testing
Optimization Mass Event Fine Tuning
Planning Tool Database
Detection Grids Updater Constellation
Cell Plan Audit
Online Tuning BCCH Conflict Detection
CN vs RAN
Dashboard inconsistencies

Already 19 modules commercial or trial-ready in Factory’s portfolio!

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Factory’s portfolio - modules list (1)
Vendor and
Module name Status Description
technology
Huawei 3G Official
E// 3G Official
Energy save feature Optimization of vendor-provided energy save mechanisms to get additional
Huawei 4G Official
optimization gains
Extension Ready for
Huawei 2G
trial
Under trial (Orange Radio Parameters Optimization during high traffic events. The module optimizes
Mass Events Optimization Huawei all tech
Belgium) online the radio network parameters in a special environment of high traffic

Multi purpose optimization module (optimization without programming). It

permits to tune CM parameters depending on KPI values and cell configuration
Online Tuning All technologies Under trial (OFR) conditions. The module takes as input an excel file created by a user where all
the rules are defined. Therefore no programming skills are needed to test and
apply an optimization idea.

Under trial LA/TA Optimization. The phase 1 module generates a file feeding current
Constellation (LA/TA All vendors and
Ph1: Q2 2018 Constellation application and in this way automates the process of input data
optimization) technologies
Ph2: Q4 2018 creation.

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Orange Group restricted
Factory’s portfolio - modules list (2)
Vendor and
Module name Status Description
technology

Update of Asset DB. The module permits to update in a convenient way

All vendors and the planning tool data based on list of changes specified in Excel file. It rids
Update of Asset Official (OTN version)
technologies the user of the need to edit manually many files which is time consuming
and error-prone.

Dashboard report with main corporate KPIs corresponding to Morpheus

Dashboard report All Under trial
definitions.

Verification of Cell Plan data both in OSS and Cell Plan import file with
Cell Plan Audit All Official consistency check. Error detection includes: coordinates, azimuths,
duplicates of cell id etc.

RAN vs. CORE consistency NOKIA/ALU 2G/3G, Detection of inconsistencies between RAN and Core Network
Official
check Huawei CORE configurations

BCCH conflict detection 2G Official Detection of errors in BCCH configuration in 2G

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Orange Group restricted
Factory’s portfolio - modules list (3)
Vendor and
Module name Status Description
technology

Official (Huawei, NOKIA

Quick detection of congestion or maintenance issues based on corpo
RAN detection grid All 3G/4G congestion, ALU
and MCO’s defined alert definition
trialed)

Backhaul congestion
Official Detection of backhaul congestion based on RAN KPis
detection

Detection of inconsistencies between external and target cells

Relations Clean-Up Huawei 2G, 3G Official
parameters and it correction
RET mechanism The module checks the correct functioning of Remote Electrical Tilt
NOKIA Official
verification mechanism.

The module creates a link between cells and RETs based on local
Automatic RET mapping Huawei 4G Official
naming conventions for other regular modules to proceed

UL interference report Huawei, all Identification of sites with uplink interference problems and their
Official for OTN
(OTN) technos classification depending on source (internal, external)

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Orange Group restricted
 Factory portfolio - selected
modules presentation

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France Telecom Group restricted
Portfolio – Energy Save Features Optimization
Role: Parametrization of existing vendor delivered energy saving features

Advantage: additional gains to be achieved comparing to features activation with default

Results: globally 5% more efficient functioning of energy feature was seen during the first trial in Morocco (3G). The
benefits may however vary from network to network and should be evaluated during trial.

In some cases difference in shutdown time

Example of one NodeB level
huge at NodeB level
benefits
(11hours vs 5.5 hours during one day!)

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Portfolio – Audit Cell Plan
Role: Verification of Cell Plan data both in Edenet and Cell Plan import file with
consistency check.

Advantage: Possibility to detect cell plan errors that may results in not correct
functioning of other modules (CCO, dynamicCellshutdown etc.)

Error types:

Error1 No azimuth.
Error2 Incorrect same azimuth.
Error3 Too small azimuth difference.
Error4 Out of boundaries.
Error5 Duplicates.
Error6 Different coordinates under same site.
Error7 Cell Plan File - OSS inconsistencies.

Potential errors listed in Excel file

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Portfolio - Dashboard module
Role : automatic generation of a report with corporate KPIs to follow up
performance and network infrastructure changes

Advantages: vendor comparison capability

Corpo KPI report Performance graphs

We can follow the … as well as the

evolution of KPIs performance

We can compare
different vendors on one
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chart to see the effect of
a swap on QoS
Portfolio - RAN vs. CORE consistency check
Role : Detect inconsistencies between RAN and Core Network
configurations

Advantages:
 Speeding-up operations when
synchronizing
 Quick detection and correction of
issues – limiting negative swap
impact on user experience

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Portfolio– Detection Grids (1)
Role: Quick detection of congestion or maintenance issues
Advantages: Simplicity of use and customization
(grid configuration and own grids)

Blue shows an alert associated to

GP(s)

Red shows an alert

associated to at least one BP

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Portfolio– Detection Grids (2)

Grey Point Black Point

24 > Number of HSDPA Users > Number of HSDPA Users > 24 at

16 at least once per day and 3 least once per day and 3 days per
days per week on 1 week week on 1 week

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 Portfolio– RET mechanism verification
Role: Automatic testing of RET antennas installed during swap projects

to check their good configuration

Advantages:

 Newly integrated antennas can be quickly tested before acceptance

 Save of time and efforts comparing to manual testing of RET changing
 RET integration issues detected early before actual usage

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Portfolio - Relations CleanUp (1)
Role: Cleaning of external relations inconsistencies before launching standard
ANR modules

External cell definition: „virtual” cell object in one controller pointing at a target cell in
another controller to enable inter-controller and inter-RAT HOs

External Cell Target Cell

GEXT2GCELL GCELL
UEXT2GCELL

GEXT3GCELL UCELL
UEXT3GCELL

Potential inconsistencies: parameters like cell id, lac, rac, bcch etc. existing in both
objects

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Portfolio - Relations CleanUp (2)
Comparison tables. Cell name was used as a key for linking.

Tunisia specific rule

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Portfolio - Relations CleanUp (2)
Comparison tables. Cell name was used as a key for linking.

Tunisia specific rule

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Portfolio – Automatic RET mapping
Role: Matching 4G cells with RETs based on local naming conventions
to permit full functioning of other regular modules (CCO)

Advantage: automatic match instead of manual and paid work of NOKIA

Logic: Based on local naming rules for each 4G cell module finds corresponding
RETs and adds its id to Cell Plan file

Modules updates Cell Plan csv file but also generates human-friendly report of matching

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Portfolio – Mass Event Fine Tuning
Role: Push Special Event parameters configuration at beginning of special event and
rollback at the end, optimize parameters during special event according to KPI
evolution.

Advantage: automatic management of special events to avoid paid services from

MSP or ease work for RAN engineers

Logic: Special Event configuration and optimization logic is input as excel

configuration file to the module which will run every 15min and take necessary
actions to improve quality during special event.
To
MO MO Initial Min Max KPI Reverse KPI Rollback
Parameter name tune Step
name Type value Value value Condition condition Condition
?
cond_1 and cond_1 and cond_4 and
UPCPICH Cell IdleQoffset2sn Yes 2 2 6 1
cond_2 cond_3 cond_5
UFRC RNC ULBETRAFFINITBITRATE No D16
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Sample rules
Portfolio – OnLiNeTuning
Role: Optimize parameters based on KPI conditions.

Advantage: automatic adaptation of network configuration to improve quality of

service (always on optimization)

Logic: Optimization logic is input as excel configuration file to the module which will
run every 15min and take necessary actions to improve quality.

Sample Use Case:

Call Admission Control Optimization: increase CAC admission thresholds when RAB
success is low and roll them back when RAB success rate becomes good again.

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Portfolio – BCCH Conflict Detection
Role: Audit GSM network to detect potential conflicts of BCCH

Advantage: audit GSM network to detect areas of poor accessibility due to BCCH
conflicts.

Logic: Detects neighbors (declared or not) with same/close BCCH.

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Thank you!
CSON Factory contact:
konrad.lipiec@orange.com