What Is RTWP?: Statistics Categories
What Is RTWP?: Statistics Categories
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The first thing to do is check if there is a configuration issue with the RNC or NodeB. This is the
most common case, especially in cases of new activations.
Once verified the parameter settings, the next step is the physical examination, especially jumpers
and cables, often partially reversed. It also should be checked if there is faulty transmitters, or any
other problem that could generate intermodulation between the NodeB and the antenna.
If the parameter settings and hardware are ok, the chance is very high that we have external
interference, such as a Interferer Repeater.
In cases where there may be external interference, we must begin to act after such a
prioritization based on how much this is affecting the cell KPI's across the network, if it
carry high traffic, major subscribers, etc..
Note: There are many forms of interference in the uplink, both internal and external. Only a
few are listed above. The deepening of all possibilities is beyond the goal of being simple to
teach the concepts, but this is a suggestion for whoever wants to deepen the study,
identification and elimination of interference.
In practice
to find - and eliminate - problems of interference is one of the biggest challenges in our
area. For being such a complex problem, we recommend that be collected enough data for
each investigation. Insufficient data collected can lead to erroneous conclusions, further
worsening the problem.
The uplink interference may appear only in specific periods. Thus, it is recommended that
data be collected from at least one week (7 days) for every 24 hours. Usually this amount of
data is sufficient. In the figure below, we see different days and times - colorful - a fictional
example where the interference occurred.
Data should be collected for the suspicious cell, but also for its adjacent cells, allowing it to
make a triangulation increasing the chances of locating the source of interference.
Another way to locate the source of interference is to do a test in field. An antenna guy
must gradually change the azimuth of the antenna, while another professional do RTWP
measurements. That is, through the information directing the antenna and the respective
values of RTWP, you can draw conclusions very good.
It is obvious that changing the online system may not be a good practice, and tests can be
made with a Yagi antenna and a Spectrum Analyzer.
Vendors offer several ways to measure RTWP, using the OSS, performance counters and
logs.
Conclusion
In this brief tutorial, we learn what is RTWP, and that the ideal typical value is about -104.5
dBm and -105.5 dBm.
As the RTWP is directly related to Uplink Interference - and we know that interference is the
main cause of performance degradation - have concluded that improving RTWP, ie making
is as close as possible to -105 dBm, improving the Call Drop Rate!
IMPORTANT : Seizing the opportunity, see what was stated at the start of this tutorial -
dictionary - by describing RTWP. Remember that this site has been the subject of a very
interesting tutorial in the TipsSection. If you have not visited this section of the portal yet , I
strongly recommend, because it has many issues that help in our growth in telecom and IT
area.