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RAT - Radio Analyzing ToolBoosting Network Performance

Peter Dahlberg, Bo Wisenfelt


RAT is an advanced post-processing and analysis system for drive-test data of cellular networks.

RAT is a GIS supported, feature rich, 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G (LTE) post-processing tool.

RAT allows RF engineers to easily Analyze, View and Solve Network- and Service-performance problems.

Developed by RF-engineers for RF-engineers!

RAT - Radio Analyzing Tool


Introduction of RAT

RAT • improves your service performance• improves organizational efficiency• lower your OPEX and CAPEX• enables enterprise wide visibility of drive test data

RAT providing a cost-effective RF optimization of RAN in cellular networks. It also provides automated KPI report generation and auto fault identification


Architecture

Multi vendor - data gatheringUE and Scanner

Customer’s Network configuration dB

Drive test equipment RAT system

RAT Server

Network Configuration

RAT Clients

Local client and Client-Server based Solution


Desktop applicationMicrosoft XP or Vista

SQL ServerMS SQL Server 2005/2008

Windows 2003/2008 Server

Windows XP/Vista

Architecture


RAT - product family

• RAT Client ‐ User application– User interface for Analyzing, Reporting and Managing drive tests

• RAT‐Central File Storage Area – File Archive– central file storage area

• RAT‐Database Server ‐ Data Management Platform– Client-server application for drive test data and statistical recourses

• RAT‐UE ‐ Handheld drive test devices– RAT-UE and RAT-UE professional, outdoor and indoor measurements

• RAT‐UE ‐ Manager– Administration and monitoring of multiple RAT-UE’s

• RAT‐Mon and RAT‐Mon indoor– Suitable for Sales departments, Customer care and Professional end-users


Key features

• Radio Network Analysis– Automated report generation and auto fault identification for missing neighbors,

interfering cell ranking, KPI’s and other professional quality reports.– Technologies supported, GSM , WCDMA, HSPA and LTE. Future support will

include CDMA2000, WiFi, etc… – Generates detailed performance and neighbor analysis for optimization engineers

• GIS user interface – Stored data presented in GIS view and able to be searched by geo reference

• Enterprise wide data sharing

– All users have direct access to all drive test data

• Network Configuration Data Sources

– Automated import of network data – RAT track all network changes over time


Radio Network Analysis

• Network performance analysis suite – Covers both 2G, 3G and also LTE/4G, allowing the user to simultaneously access the

quality of both networks individually and combined.

• Analysis with cell prioritization– Coverage– Quality– Overspill analysis, – Pilot pollution– Data GPRS/HSPA performance

• Report generator, Integrated professional quality reports – Advanced Performance-Report Generator – Advanced Fault-Report Generator– Powerful BI/OLAP analysis of drive-test data


Typical work flow


RAT‐UE – Handheld drive‐test terminalDrive-test terminal based on Symbian S60, supporting out-door and in-door measurements, with GPS support.

RAT-UE - Drive-test terminal

RAT‐UE and RAT‐UE professional– support GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA and future LTE– GPS– easy to use and very cost-effective– detailed data with coverage, quality, cell, neighbors, etc– automatically record the test log files– automatically export the test log files to RAT and RAT-Server– enables network analysis and benchmarking – Indoor measurements together with the RAT-indoor application


Roadmap of 2009/2010

• Technology support– Support of CDMA2000, TETRA and WiFi– Support of NEMO and other drive test terminals

• RAT‐Mon– Enchased functionality for coverage maps based on real measurements– Enchased functionality for customer complaints with GIS visualization

• Network performance– Integration of service performance metrics from RAN and Core network– Enchased data-correlation and calculated impact of theoretical network changes

• Datamining– Enchased OLAP analysis of drive-test data

• RAT‐UE– Enchased functionality in RAT-UE professional


Summary

• Radio Network Analysis– Display signal strength, interference, handover, dropped calls, quality, pilot

pollution, neighbour validation and much more – Coverage & overspill analysis, pilot pollution with cell prioritization– Multiple technologies, i.e. GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA and LTE– Powerful report tool and management reports

• Centrally Shared Database– Centralized data management for fast and easy access– All data available and visible for the whole organization– Improves performance visibility and reduces unnecessary re-drives– Automated management reports based on real drive-test data

• Licensing models– "Right-To-Use License" (RTU) or “End-User License Agreement” (EULA).


Benefits

You will• improve your service performance• improve organizational efficiency• lower your operating costs• enables enterprise wide visibility of drive test data


Thank You!

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