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Subject: Alcatel-Lucent KPI Optimization Test Plan
for LTE
Date: April 22, 2010
Version 1.0
ABSTRACT
This document provides a detailed test plan for KPI Optimization of the LTE field
technology deployment as detailed in the Verizon High Level Test Plan. The tests ill !e
e"ecuted in #oston$ %& and surrounding areas. The primary o!'ective of the
Optimization is to validate !asic KPI functionality$ evaluate performance of LTE &ir( Interface functionalities. The scope of test cases included in this KPI Test Plan spans
several areas including access$ latency$ coverage and )apacity
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e!ision "istory
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1.0 Initial version of test plan that will be executed for
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'lossary of Terms
D,,S Down-,in ,oad Siulator
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1 Intro:uction
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)1 Trial *ystem Arc=itecture
his section provides a hi+h level description of the ,/ sste architecture and a
description of all involved entities and interfaces between entities. )s shown in ;i+ure 1(
the ,/ architecture networ is coposed of:
• 4ultiple e5odes
• )n eP2 encopassin+ two functions: 44/ and S)/ 3atewa
• 4etro /thernet achaul
• )pplications servers
)s shown in the fi+ure( the cluster of e5odes will be connected via the AA0? and AA?0
routers to the other networ eleents such as the eP2 and application servers. /ach
e5ode will consist of a D$= and three 6D=s. /ach D$= will consist of a u224s
Gcontroller with interface to bachaulH and three e2/4s Godes one for each sectorH.
/ach e2/4 will be connected via fiber optic cable to the 6D=.
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i;ure 1& LTE $eployment +etor9 Arc=itecture
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he inforation below details the hardware description and the associated O)4
eJuipent list for the rial networ:
• e+o:e7
o D$= '$ G1 u224 8 e2/4H
o 6D= Greote-radio-heads coprisin+ of aplifiers and filtersH( "0* x power
• 7ac9=aul
o AA?0 S6 Gservice routerH
o AA0? S)6 Gservice a++re+ation routerH
• Transport ser!ices
o 2isco ,S /'2
• eP(
o PD5#44/#S)/3* - IPD )2)
• *ecurity
o 2isco PI
• LA+ sitc=in;o 4odule fro AA?0
• emote supporto 6)4S/S
In order to ana+e the e5odes( a coplete O)4 sste has to be desi+ned to host the
followin+ functions:
• 2onfi+uration ana+eent
• ;ault ana+eent
• Perforance ana+eent
• races
)dditional O)4 sstes include:
• ,4 to confi+ure and set up the D$= platfor to coission IP addresses(
D,2P server( and default +atewa. he ,4 connects locall to console port
• ,4 to confi+ure the eP2 coplex G44/( S-3* and PD5 3*H Gconnects
locall to console portH
• 4ana+eent Server G4SH to confi+ure the e5 and displa e5 status and fault
inforation
• 5etwor Perforance Optii!ation G5POH to collect perforance counts and
easureents. he 4S and the 5PO are to+ether referred to as the ,/
4ana+eent Sste Server • 4S and 5PO clients to interface to 4S and 5PO servers
• 5etscreen firewall to protect the ,/ networ eleents fro intrusion
• 5etscreen 3ate firewall to filter access to the 6)4S/S 4ediation sste
• 6)4S/S 6eote )ccess and 6)4S/S 4ediation P2 to provide access control
and authentication on reote access to the ,/ networ eleents
• ?@$0 S#* product ana+in+ the onitorin+ aspects on AA?0
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)2 Air Interface O!er!ie
4ain inputs to setup ,/ air interface durin+ the Optii!ation are:
• 10 47! spectru bandwidth in the =pper and 2 GA00 L AA0 47!H
• 5uber of freJuenc carriers: 1
• 8 sectors per e5 site
• 8 6D=s per e5 site
• S;2#4I4O in D, and SI4O in =,
• 2ross pole and 'ertical pole antennas
) Access terminals
,3/ 3 Series =/s will be used durin+ the Optii!ation
)4 LTE e+o:e7 functions
he e5ode hosts the followin+ functions:
• ;unctions for 6adio 6esource 4ana+eent: 6adio earer 2ontrol( 6adio
)dission 2ontrol( 2onnection 4obilit 2ontrol( Dnaic allocation of
resources to =/s in both =plin and Downlin Gschedulin+H
• 6outin+ of user plane data towards S)/ +atewa
• Schedulin+ and transission of pa+in+ essa+es Gori+inated fro the 44/H
• Schedulin+ and transission of broadcast inforation Gori+inated fro the 44/
or O)4H.
• 4easureent and easureent reportin+ confi+uration for obilit and schedulin+
functions
)8 AL. //80 *er!ice outer unctions
he S6AA?0 is an ed+e router that will host the followin+ functions:
• ,in a++re+ation
• DS2P appin+
• ',)5 and ,)5 switchin+
• IP router to reach different )pplication servers
) AL. //08 *er!ice A;;re;ation outer unctions
he ),= AA0? is a Service )++re+ation 6outer GS)6H that offers:
•) service-oriented capabilit to the 6)5
• IP#4P,S 6)5 transport solution
)/ LTE E unctions
he 44/ hosts the followin+ functions:
• Idle ode obilit
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o S1 connection establishent
o Idle to active ode transition
o )ctive to idle ode transition
• Session ana+eent
o EoS control
• S1 handlin+ durin+ 7O
)3 LTE *AE unctions
he S)/ 3atewa hosts the followin+ functions:
• 4ultiple bearer support Gone default and one dedicatedH
• S1 3P-= bearer endpoint
• Idle ode handlin+: bearer suspension with pa+in+ reJuest
• S1 path switch durin+ handover
)F $ata Laptop (onfi;urationhe access terinal will interface with a data laptop to support Pin+s( ;P( =DP( and
7P data transfers. he laptop should be confi+ured per the recoended paraetersto optii!e perforance and provide an appropriate coparison to existin+ data. hese
recoendations include:
• *indows $000 Professional or *indows P edition
• IP header copression G'M copressionH turned O;;
• PPP software copression O;; except for 7P data transfer
• 1$>Kbtes 2P window si!e
• 4= of 1?00 btes
)10 Application *er!ers
)pplication servers will be used durin+ the rial to provide the data content for the
various tests. hese servers will be provided b )lcatel-,ucent and the need to be easil
accessible and not bloced or restricted b low bandwidth pipes.
*indows $000 Server /dition will be used as a data server( which should reside as close
to the PD5 +atewa as possible. his will eliinate perforance uncertaint due to an
external networ dela. Data applications available throu+h this server will be:
• =DP
• DOS ;P - 2P#IP
• Pin+
)11 Test tools
In order to validate functionalit and Juantif perforance( a variet of test tools will be
used.
raffic 3eneration ools:
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• DOS-;P( *I5DS( Pin+ L o +enerate 2P#IP and =DP based traffic data for
easurin+ data capacit and networ latenc
• Pin+ scripts for access tests
,o++in+ tools
• )+ilent is a Dia+nostic 4onitor for lo++in+ and anal!in+ over-the-air 5etwor
sste perforance and paraeters• /nhanced )nalsis ool G/)H: to collect internal traces +enerated b the e5
)nalsis tools
• )+ilent Protocol anal!er
• KPI collector and +enerator
• Pacet Data 4onitorin+ GPD4H tool: a distributed data perforance( analsis and
troubleshootin+ service
)11)1 P$ Tool
PD4 is a distributed data perforance analsis and troubleshootin+ service for pacet
data( providin+ end-to-end and per-lin data Jualit analsis. It can be used for thefollowin+ functions:
• 'endor independent Pacet data networ onitorin+ capabilities
• 2onsistent and autoated testin+ and analsis of pacet networs
• 2haracteri!ation of end-user perceived perforance in ters of throu+hput(
latenc( dropped pacets( etc.
• )bilit to onitor # test pacet networ to support tie sensitive applications(
such as 'oIP
• Identification of lins#coponents reJuirin+ aintenance and optii!ation( and
onitorin+ of lin and end-to-end perforance
•
/nables precise data correlation across the entire networ • 6educes resource reJuireents with an autoated and reote controlled sniffer
sste
)11)2 En=ance: Analysis Tool CEATD
he /) stores internal traces of up to 1? e5odes. /) runs on a ,inux P2 which is
connected to one or several e5odes via /thernet G;i+ure $H. It connects to each e5ode
and confi+ures the trace service b providin+ a destination IP address Gi.e. its own IP
addressH and which traces to activate. /) does not now the exact oent the traces
start( so it has to listen via a socet server. races are received via =DP.
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i;ure 2& EAT confi;uration in LTE Trial
)11) A;ilent tool
he )+ilent D5) is a protocol anal!er and can be used for user-plane analsis. It offersa scaleable( distributed probin+ architecture and the raw data is collected at the S1 level.Owin+ to the true client-server architecture( each user client is able to test independentl.o enable detailed protocol analsis( 7ardware Intelli+ent Pacet Processin+ G7I-PI$H atline rate will be reJuired. )t the user-plane( the analsis will also reJuire a separation of
the si+nallin+ and paload pacets to be able to correlate and anal!e events at bothlevels.
)11)4 5ires=ar9
*ireshar is a networ protocol anal!er. *ireshar offers the capabilities to capture
networ data eleents and provide soe etrics on the data snoopin+.
)11)8 *yncroTest
Sncroest is an autoated test tool to control test obiles Gcalled NProbesH reotel usin+ a
central N4aster 2ontroller console. GSee ;i+ure 8: Sncroest )rchitecture belowH Sncroest
probes control the functionalit of ,,D4#)+ilent( *I5DS and ;P to +enerate traffic andonitor the connections fro the probes point-of-view. he lo+ data is then sent bac to the
aster control for analsis. Probes have also been developed to support reote control of /)
so that testin+ and data collection can be snchroni!ed.
) sin+le Sncroest aster controller can control at least > )+ilent#,,D4#*I5DS probes and
an /) probe siultaneousl eliinatin+ the need for an 6; en+ineer in each drive test vehicle.
Sncroest uses self healin+ 2P connections with each probe to direct the probe and it receives
periodic heartbeats fro the probe to update the probes status.
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i;ure & *yncroTest Arc=itecture
)11) $ata Analysis Tool Ce$ATD
eDAT is a post-processing tool that allows a user to analyze RF performance KPIs.
eDAT takes input from oth !" logs an# e$o#e% logs. eDAT pro&i#es a stan#ar#ize#
approach to analyze metrics in the Ra#io Access $etwork. eDAT uses the !" 'ogs
generate# y Agilent(''D) as input from the !" perspecti&e. The e$o#e% logs are
generate# y "AT an# pro&i#e an a##itional input to eDAT to analyze KPIs from the
e$o#e% perspecti&e. The following #iagram illustrates the eDAT configuration for the
'T" Deployment.
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i;ure 4& e$AT LTE Trial (onfi;uration
Once the data has been collected( eD) post-processes the =/ and e5ode lo+ files to
+enerate the analses of the KPIs. eD) is a standalone tool that does not need to beconnected to the fixed infrastructure. he output includes aps( +raphs( plots( reports
and essa+e decodin+. )ll these can be used to evaluate the 6; perforance of the ,/
rial networ. eD) aes use of event tiestaps and locations of the =/s to+eo+raphicall plot out the data)
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4 Process O!er!ie
4)1 $eployment *ite Locations
maps
4)2 *ite ea:iness
he Site 6eadiness are health checs that ensure all cells are operatin+ as reJuired. hese
procedures are usuall perfored after deploin+ a new networ or when introducin+
new cell sites reJuired for a professional service. Once these health checs have been
perfored and it a satisfactor perforance of all cells can be +uaranteed( these healthchecs are no lon+er a prereJuisite of the 6; Optii!ation.
4)2)1 *pectrum (learance #erification
he spectru clearance assures that no external interference is present and sufficient+uard bands are obeed.
he detection of the interferences can be a ver tie consuin+ and difficult tas oncethe ,/ sste is up and runnin+. It is desirable to have a ver hi+h de+ree of confidencethat the spectru is cleared prior to an testin+.
4)2)2 Antenna Au:it
his phase involves a series of Jualit checs to ensure proper installation of the antennasste. he nuber of audited cell sites will depend on the custoer contract. here is a
recoended audit iniu of $?F of cell sites in a cluster. he selection of cell sites
ust be done with input fro the custoer.If ore than ?0F of the audited antennas uncover installation errors( the reainin+
antennas in the cluster ust also be audited. ased on the results and the confidence level
of the antenna installations( the percenta+e of cell sites to be audited a var forsuccessive clusters. he audit process consist of various inspections on antenna hei+ht(antenna a!iuth( antenna tpe( antenna echanical down-tilt( cable len+th( etc.
4)2) *ector #erification
he sector tests include verification of basic call processin+ functions includin+ori+ination( terination and handover tests. 4easureents are ade on ,/ si+nal levels
to verif that each sector is transittin+ with the appropriate power levels and the 2ell id.
hese basic functions tests are intended to detect hardware -( software-( confi+uration Land paraeter errors for each cell site in the cluster prior to further drive testin+. Sector
drives should be executed for each sector in the sste or accordin+ to contractual
obli+ations. Due to the siple nature of the drives( sector drives do not reJuire custoerapproval.
4)2)4 7aseline E?istin; *ystem
he objective for the aseline /xistin+ Sste is to collect the 6; perforance etricsof the existin+ ,/ sste eJuipent. aseline drivin+ should be perfored prior to an
6; Optii!ation activit and contains easurin+ of the Ke Perforance Indicators.
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Drive routes and Ke Perforance Indicators will be the sae as the ones used later for
Sste 'erification. It is iportant to eep the drive routes and KPIs identical for
perforance validation and coparison purposes. Drive routes and KPIs ust be a+reedupon with the custoer.
4) Optimization Plannin;he Optii!ation plannin+ phase ensures sste and tool readiness for 6; Optii!ation before be+innin+ the actual drive testin+.
4))1 Perform Parameter Au:it
6; paraeters ust be inspected for consistenc with the ,/ paraeter catalo+ue.he 6; paraeter settin+s used in the networ can be obtained fro the 5DP project
database. hese settin+s are then audited usin+ the ,/ paraeter catalo+ue *PS
4))2 #ali:ate Initial +ei;=%or Lists
)n iportant step within the 6; Optii!ation preparation phase is associated with thenei+hbor list verification. he coplete nei+hbor lists in the ,/ networ are reJuired to
copare the nei+hbor relations with networ desi+n plots. 5ei+hbor relations need to beverified for recent updates( validit and appropriateness. he recoended strate+ is to
have a iniu nuber of nei+hbor relations in the nei+hbor lists. he nei+hbor lists
used in the networ can also be obtained fro the *PS project database.
4)) Tool ea:iness
)ppropriate drive test tools and post-processin+ tools( need to be prepared for
optii!ation.
4))4 $efine (lusters
)pproxiatel 1?-1B e5odes should be cobined into one cluster. he actual nuber
used is based on the networ expansion as well on topo+raphical environent. heclusters are selected to provide a center e5ode with tow rin+s of surroundin+ e5odes .
4))8 $ri!e oute Plannin;
Drive routes need to be defined for Sector 'erification( 2luster Optii!ation and Sste
'erification. 2overa+e prediction plots( orpholo+ and clusters can define all drive testroutes.
he drive route should aintain a distance eJual to Q of the cell site radius for sector
verification.
he routes for 2luster Optii!ation shall consist of ajor roads( hi+hwas and hotspots.otal tie to drive all routes in atpical cluster should be approxiatel @ to > hours.
)dditional border route is chosen b the wa it crosses the cluster borders witout +oin+
into the cluster areas.he Sste 'erification drive route are used to collect the etrics for the /xit 2riteria.
he routes are a cobination of individual clusters.
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4)4 Optimization E?ecution
he 6; Optii!ation /xecution consists of drive tests( proble area identification(
verification drives( and final drives to ensure copletion of /xit 2riteria. he coreactivit is to provide sste tunin+( as well as data collection and reportin+. ,/
networ optii!ation would be perfored under loaded networ conditions.
4)4)1 (luster Optimization
he 2luster Optii!ation consists of three phrases:
• =nloaded 2luster Optii!ation
• ,oaded 2luster Optii!ation
• 2luster Perforance 'erification
Durin+ the first 2luster Optii!ation phase( a easureent drive is perfored under
unloaded networ conditions usin+ the optii!ation route. Once the data fro the first
phase are collected( proble spots are identified and optii!ed. he unloaded drive test
identifies covera+e holes( handover re+ions and ultiple pilot covera+e areas. It also
spots eventual overshootin+ sites Gas interferences is inialH fro areas belon+in+ tonei+hbor clusters. he first pass i+ht lead to correction of nei+hbor lists and
adjustents of the fundaental 6; paraeters such as transit powers and#or antennaa!iuths and antenna tilts. he drive test inforation hi+hli+hts fundaental flaws in the
6; desi+n under best-case conditions
he second 2luster Optii!ation phase is perfored under loaded conditions. he drive
routes for the loaded 2luster Optii!ation will be exactl the sae routes as those used
for the unloaded easureents drives. ,oadin+ the cell will cause an increase of ne+ativeS56 valuses( identif potential covera+e holes( result in hi+her ,/6( result in lower
obilit throu+hput( and ore dropped calls. he objective is to fix the probles
observed b the field teas. his involves the fine-tunin+ of 6; paraeters such as thetransit power or handover paraeters. )ntenna re-adjustents Ge.+. down-tilts(a!iuths( patterns#tpes or hei+htsH are also occasional perfored.
he 2luster perforance is easured a+ainst the cluster /xit 2riteria. he exit drives purpose is to verif and to confir specific /xit 2riteria deanded b the custoer.
he final statistics fro the cluster exit drive are presented to the custoer for approval.
hese statistics contain plots as well as data in tabular for.
4)4)2 *ystem #erification
Sste 'erification is the final phase of the 6; Drive est ased Optii!ation activit
and it focuses specificall on collectin+ overall perforance statistics. It is perforedunder loaded conditions with all cells activated. Sste 'erification involves fusion of
the previousl optii!ed clusters and once a+ain is reJuired to deonstrate that /xit
2riteria are et sste-wide.
he final statistics fro the Sste 'erification are presented to the custoer forapproval.
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4)8 Test (ases
he default test ode in the D, will be the open loop spatial ultiplexin+ GO,S4H and
for the =, it will be SI4O.
D,,S Gdown-lin load siulatorH will be used to +enerate interference on the D, of the
nei+hborin+ cells for loadin+ purposes.
4) *in;le .ser T=rou;=put Test Pea9
4))1 *in;le .ser $onlin9 Airlin9 T=rou;=put Pea9 Test
Test O%Jecti!es& est 'alidate the perforance b conductin+ sin+le-user stationar and
liited obilit tests on pre-selected locations in an ebedded sector and in a liiteddrive route within the sae sector( respectivel. he tests shall be perfored usin+ both
=DP applications for perforance coparison( and under ?0F cell loadin+ conditions.
Test $escription&
ests will be executed in 2lose-,oop Spatial 4ultiplexin+ G2,S4H.
;or the stationar tests( the test =/ will be located at selected locations in an ebeddedsector correspondin+ to the appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H. See for S56
ran+es. ;or the obilit tests( the test =/ will be driven accordin+ to the predefined drive
route.
D,,S will be used to load the D, of the cells nei+hborin+ the tar+et cell. ,oadin+ will be
+enerated b occupin+ portions of the 6esource locs G6H. ;or exaple( to +enerate a
cell loadin+ of ?0F( ?0F of the total D, 6s will be occupied.
)+ilent ool( achual andwidth: 100 4bps( SI56: 1A to $1 d( ,oaded 2onditions:?0F
.
est 6outes: 5ear 2ell( S561Ad L $1 d
erinal Speeds:
Stationar( ,iited 4obilit G$?-80H#hr
est Set =p:
) drive test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas1. /nsure that ?004 file is available at the servers for downloads
$. /nsure that x#6x )ntenna 2orrection is below $0F
8. /nsure that =/ is reportin+ 6an of $
". /nsure that antenna on the est van are cross polari!ed
?. /nsure that 2P *indow si!e of client laptop is set to ?1$btes
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Proce:ure&
Action esponse
1 Par test 'an at predeterined location on 52route.
$ Open )+ilent and connect =/ to the )+ilenttool.
8 Power the =/ and ensure that the ri+ht port is
assi+ned to the =/. 2hec that 3PS is worin+
on )+ilent and *inds
" Open ,3/ ,/ 24 and clic on N2onnect =/ would start the attach process
? Pin+ the )pplication Server to ae sure =/
has acJuired an IP address
IP address verified
@ Open *inds =DP and confi+ure the ri+ht
adapter. Populate the fields with ri+ht values
A Start lo++in+ )+ilent and clic N6eJuest on*inds
> ,o+ Data for 8 ins. =/ lo+ files collected
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B Stop the *inds =DP sessions. Stop lo++in+ on
)+ilent
10 6epeat Steps A -B for two ore runs
11 Save the =/ and *inds files
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer Downlin )irlin hrou+hput Pea $. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
8. Initial loc /rror 6ates
". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
E?pecte: esult& Pea put should be @04bps
E?pecte: Test $uration& 0.? da
4))2 *in;le .ser .plin9 Airlin9 T=rou;=put Pea9 TestTest O%Jecti!es& est 'alidate the perforance b conductin+ sin+le-user stationar andliited obilit tests on pre-selected locations in an ebedded sector and in a liited
drive route within the sae sector( respectivel. he tests shall be perfored usin+ both
=DP applications for perforance coparison( and under no loadin+.
Test $escription&
ests will be executed in 2lose-,oop Spatial 4ultiplexin+ G2,S4H.
;or the stationar tests( the test =/ will be located at selected locations in an ebedded
sector correspondin+ to the appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H. See for S56ran+es. ;or the obilit tests( the test =/ will be driven accordin+ to the predefined driveroute.
)+ilent ool( achual andwidth: 100 4bps.
est 6outes:
5ear 2ell( S561Ad L $1 d
erinal Speeds:Stationar( ,iited 4obilit G$?-80H#hr
est Set =p:
) drive test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas1./nsure that ?004 file is available at the client laptop for uploads
$./nsure that SI6 tar+et is set to 1>d at the e5ode
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Proce:ure&
Action esponse
1 Par test 'an at predeterined location on 52route.
$ Open )+ilent and connect =/ to the )+ilenttool.
8 Power the =/ and ensure that the ri+ht port is
assi+ned to the =/. 2hec that 3PS is worin+
on )+ilent and *inds
" Open ,3/ ,/ 24 and clic on N2onnect =/ would start the attach process
? Pin+ the )pplication Server to ae sure =/
has acJuired an IP address
IP address verified
@ Open *inds =DP and confi+ure the ri+ht
adapter. Populate the fields with ri+ht values
A Start lo++in+ )+ilent and clic NSend on *inds> ,o+ Data for 8 ins. =/ lo+ files collected
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B Stop the *inds =DP sessions. Stop lo++in+ on
)+ilent
10 6epeat Steps A -B for two ore runs
11 Save the =/ and *inds files
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer =plin )irlin hrou+hput Pea $. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
8. SI6 tar+et
". Initial loc /rror 6ates
?. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates@. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
Output&Phsical ,aer =plin )irlin hrou+hput Pea should be recorded.
E?pecte: esult&
Pea put should be $04bps
E?pecte: Test $uration& 0.? da
4)) *in;le .ser $onlin9 L( T=rou;=put Pea9 Test
Test O%Jecti!es& est 'alidate the perforance b conductin+ sin+le-user stationar andliited obilit tests on pre-selected locations in an ebedded sector and in a liited
drive route within the sae sector( respectivel. he tests shall be perfored usin+ both
=DP applications for perforance coparison( and under ?0F cell loadin+ conditions.
Test $escription&
ests will be executed in 2lose-,oop Spatial 4ultiplexin+ G2,S4H.
;or the stationar tests( the test =/ will be located at selected locations in an ebedded
sector correspondin+ to the appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H. See for S56
ran+es. ;or the obilit tests( the test =/ will be driven accordin+ to the predefined driveroute.
D,,S will be used to load the D, of the cells nei+hborin+ the tar+et cell. ,oadin+ will be+enerated b occupin+ portions of the 6esource locs G6H. ;or exaple( to +enerate a
cell loadin+ of ?0F( ?0F of the total D, 6s will be occupied.
)+ilent ool( achaull andwidth: 100 4bps( SI56: 1A to $1 d( ,oaded 2onditions:?0F
.
est 6outes:
5ear 2ell( S561Ad L $1 d
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erinal Speeds:
Stationar( ,iited 4obilit G$?-80H #hr
est Set =p:
) drive test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas1. /nsure that ?004 file is available at the servers for downloads
$. /nsure that x#6x )ntenna 2orrection is below $0F
8. /nsure that =/ is reportin+ 6an of $
". /nsure that antenna on the est van are cross polari!ed
?. /nsure that 2P *indow si!e of client laptop is set to ?1$btes
Proce:ure&
Action esponse
1 Par test 'an at predeterined location on 52
route.
$ Open )+ilent and connect =/ to the )+ilenttool.
8 Power the =/ and ensure that the ri+ht port is
assi+ned to the =/. 2hec that 3PS is worin+on )+ilent and *inds
" Open ,3/ ,/ 24 and clic on N2onnect =/ would start the attach process
? Pin+ the )pplication Server to ae sure =/
has acJuired an IP address
IP address verified
@ Open *inds =DP and confi+ure the ri+ht
adapter. Populate the fields with ri+ht values
A Start lo++in+ )+ilent and clic N6eJuest on*inds
> ,o+ Data for 8 ins. =/ lo+ files collected
B Stop the *inds =DP sessions. Stop lo++in+ on
)+ilent
10 6epeat Steps A -B for two ore runs
11 Save the =/ and *inds files
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer Downlin 6,2 hrou+hput Pea $. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
8. Initial loc /rror 6ates
". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
Output&Pea Downlin 6,2 laer throu+hput should be recorded.
E?pecte: esult& Pea put should be ??4bps
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E?pecte: Test $uration& 0.? da
4))4 *in;le .ser .plin9 L( T=rou;=put Pea9 Test
Test O%Jecti!es& est 'alidate the perforance b conductin+ sin+le-user stationar and
liited obilit tests on pre-selected locations in an ebedded sector and in a liited
drive route within the sae sector( respectivel. he tests shall be perfored usin+ both=DP applications for perforance coparison( and under no loadin+.
Test $escription& ests will be executed in 2lose-,oop Spatial 4ultiplexin+ G2,S4H.
;or the stationar tests( the test =/ will be located at selected locations in an ebedded
sector correspondin+ to the appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H. See for S56ran+es. ;or the obilit tests( the test =/ will be driven accordin+ to the predefined drive
route.
)+ilent ool( achaul andwidth: 100 4bps
.
est 6outes:
5ear 2ell( S561Ad L $1 d
erinal Speeds:
Stationar( liited 4obilit G$?-80H #hr
est Set =p:) drive test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
1./nsure that ?004 file is available at the client laptop for uploads
$./nsure that SI6 tar+et is set to 1>d at the e5ode
Proce:ure&
Action esponse
1 Par test 'an at predeterined location on 52
route.
$ Open )+ilent and connect =/ to the )+ilent
tool.
8 Power the =/ and ensure that the ri+ht port is
assi+ned to the =/. 2hec that 3PS is worin+
on )+ilent and *inds
" Open ,3/ ,/ 24 and clic on N2onnect =/ would start the attach process
? Pin+ the )pplication Server to ae sure =/
has acJuired an IP address
IP address verified
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@ Open *inds =DP and confi+ure the ri+ht
adapter. Populate the fields with ri+ht values
A Start lo++in+ )+ilent and clic NSend on *inds
> ,o+ Data for 8 ins. =/ lo+ files collected
B Stop the *inds =DP sessions. Stop lo++in+ on
)+ilent
10 6epeat Steps A -B for two ore runs
11 Save the =/ and *inds files
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer =plin 6,2 hrou+hput Pea $. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
8. SI6 tar+et
". Initial loc /rror 6ates?. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
@. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
Output&
Pea =plin 6,2 laer throu+hput should be recorded
E?pecte: esult&Pea put should be 1>4bps
E?pecte: Test $uration& 0.? da
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4))8 *in;le .ser $onlin9 P=ysical Layer T=rou;=put ean
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate the )vera+e Downlin Phsical ,aer hrou+hput in a cluster
of 1? L $0 e5odes
Test $escription& ests will be executed in 2lose-,oop Spatial 4ultiplexin+ G2,S4H.
;or the cluster test( the test =/ will be driven accordin+ to the predefined drive route.
he route definition would cover S56 distribution that reflect 52( 42( 2/.
D,,S will be used to load the D, of the cells nei+hborin+ the tar+et cell. ,oadin+ will be
+enerated b occupin+ portions of the 6esource locs G6H. ;or exaple( to +enerate acell loadin+ of ?0F( ?0F of the total D, 6s will be occupied.
)+ilent ool( achaul andwidth: ?0 4bps achual
Test *etup&
) drive test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
1. /nsure that ?004 file
est 6outes:
5ear 2ell( S561Ad L $1 d
erinal Speeds:
Stationar( liited 4obilit G$?-80H #hr
est Set =p:
) drive test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas1./nsure that ?004 file is available at the client laptop for uploads
$./nsure that SI6 tar+et is set to 1>d at the e5ode
Proce:ure&
Action esponse
1 Par test 'an at predeterined location on 52
route.
$ Open )+ilent and connect =/ to the )+ilenttool.
8 Power the =/ and ensure that the ri+ht port is
assi+ned to the =/. 2hec that 3PS is worin+on )+ilent and *inds
" Open ,3/ ,/ 24 and clic on N2onnect =/ would start the attach process
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? Pin+ the )pplication Server to ae sure =/
has acJuired an IP address
IP address verified
@ Open *inds =DP and confi+ure the ri+ht
adapter. Populate the fields with ri+ht values
A Start lo++in+ )+ilent and clic NSend on *inds
> ,o+ Data for 8 ins. =/ lo+ files collected
B Stop the *inds =DP sessions. Stop lo++in+ on
)+ilent
10 6epeat Steps A -B for two ore runs
11 Save the =/ and *inds files
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer =plin 6,2 hrou+hput Pea
A. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput>. SI6 tar+et
B. Initial loc /rror 6ates
10. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
11. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
Output&
Pea =plin 6,2 laer throu+hput should be recorded
E?pecte: esult&Pea put should be 1>4bps
E?pecte: Test $uration& 0.? da
Key etrics&
A. Phsical ,aer Downlin hrou+hput 4ean>. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
B. Initial loc /rror 6ates
10. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates11. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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4)/ 7est Effort *ector T=rou;=put Tests
4)/)1 $onlin9 7est Effort *ector T=rou;=put
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate the sector throu+hput for ultiple =/s at stationar locations
and for liited obilit drive tests within the sae sector. ests will be conducted under
unloaded and loaded conditions( and for =DP and ;P applications.
Test $escription&
hree different scenarios will be tested: Open-,oop Spatial 4ultiplexin+ GO,S4H( S;2
and SI4O
;or the stationar tests( > test =/s will be placed at selected locations correspondin+ to the
appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H( 4id 2ell G42H( and 2ell /d+e G2/H locations.
he > =/s will be placed in a G$( "( $H confi+uration: $ =/s at 52( " =/s at 42 and $ =/sat 2/ locations Gshown as $"$ in ables belowH. he > =/s will be placed in four different
vans G'1-'" in ables belowH with $ =/s in each van. See /rror: 6eference source not
found for S56 ran+es. ;our different sets of G$( "( $H confi+urations will be tested G,oc1-"in ables belowH.
;or the obilit tests the test =/s will be driven accordin+ to a predefined liited obilitGsin+le sectorH drive route.
D,,S will be used to load the D, of the cells nei+hborin+ the tar+et cell. ,oadin+ will be+enerated b occupin+ portions of the 6esource locs G6H. ;or exaple( to +enerate a
cell loadin+ of F G2, in ables belowH( F of the total D, 6s will be occupied.
hree different loadin+ conditions will be used: 0F( ?0F and 100F.
hree different scenarios of active Sectors will be tested: onl tar+et sector active G1S inables belowH( all three sectors of tar+et cell active G8SH( and all cells in the cluster active
)ll tests will be conducted usin+ the default scheduler settin+.
Test *etup&
1. One or ore drive test vans will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput$. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput G=DP#;PH
8. Initial loc /rror 6ates". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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4)/)2 .plin9 7est Effort *ector T=rou;=put
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate the sector throu+hput for ultiple =/s at stationar locations
in an ebedded sector and for liited obilit drive tests within the sae sector. ests
will be conducted under unloaded and loaded conditions( and for =DP and ;Papplications.
Test $escription& ;or the stationar tests the test =/s will be located at selected
locations correspondin+ to the appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H( 4id 2ellG42H( and 2ell /d+e G2/H. See /rror: 6eference source not found for S56 ran+es. ;or
the obilit tests the test =/s will be driven accordin+ to a predefined liited obilit
Gsin+le sectorH drive route
,oadin+ is +enerated b placin+ loadin+ =/s in nei+hborin+ cells at pre-selected
locations. ,oadin+ of 100F will result in an Io of D d in the tar+et cell( while a
loadin+ of ?0F will result in an Io of D d in the tar+et cell.
)ll tests will be conducted with the default scheduler settin+.
Test *etup&
1. One or ore drive test vans will be used with rooftop ounted antennas$. /ach stationar location consists of a uniJue set of G52(42(2/H locations
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
$. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput G=DP#;PH8. Initial loc /rror 6ates
". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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4)/) .plin9 .-IO *ector T=rou;=put
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate the sector throu+hput with 4=-4I4O at stationar locations
and for liited obilit drive tests. ests will be conducted under unloaded and loaded
conditions( and for =DP and ;P applications.
Test $escription& ;or the stationar tests the test =/s will be located at selected
locations correspondin+ to the appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H( 4id 2ell
G42H( and 2ell /d+e G2/H. See /rror: 6eference source not found for S56 ran+es. ;orthe obilit tests the test =/s will be driven accordin+ to a predefined liited obilit
Gsin+le sectorH drive route.
,oadin+ is +enerated b placin+ loadin+ =/s in nei+hborin+ cells at pre-selected
locations. ,oadin+ of 100F will result in an Io of D d in the tar+et cell( while a
loadin+ of ?0F will result in an Io of D d in the tar+et cell.)ll tests will be conducted usin+ the default scheduler settin+.
4=-4I4O ipleentation allows for up to " =/s paired G$ pairsH.
Test *etup&
1. One or ore drive test vans will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
$. /ach stationar location consists of a uniJue set of G52(42(2/H locations
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
$. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput G=DP#;PH8. Initial loc /rror 6ates". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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4)3 $onlin9 *c=e:uler
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate the Scheduler perforance for ultiple =/s at stationar locations
and for liited obilit drive tests within the sae sector. ests will be conducted under loaded
conditions with =DP and ;P applications. hree Scheduler settin+s will be tested: proportional-fair GP;H( conservative G2OH( and a++ressive G)3H.
Test $escription&
Settin+s coon to all tests:
- Open-,oop Spatial ultiplexin+ GO,S4H ode- 100F loadin+ on D, of nei+hbor cells
;or the stationar tests( > test =/s will be placed at selected locations correspondin+ to the
appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H( 4id 2ell G42H( and 2ell /d+e G2/H locations. he >
=/s will be placed in four different vans with $ =/s in each van. he nuber of active =/s will be increased increentall to illustrate the schedulin+ +ain. ;or the stationar cases( each
cobination of a subset of the > =/s will be depicted as a triplet Gx( ( !H in the tables below to
represent the nuber of active =/s at each of the three locations. ;or the cases with a ix of
stationar and obilit =/s( each cobination of a subset of the > =/s will be depicted as a
Juartet Gx( ( !( H where will denote the nuber of obilit =/s. See /rror: 6eference source
not found for S56 ran+es.
;or the obilit tests the test =/s will be driven accordin+ to a pre defined liited obilit
Gsin+le sectorH drive route.
D,,S will be used to load the D, of the cells nei+hborin+ the tar+et cell. ,oadin+ of 100F will
be used for the tests.
Test *etup&
1. One or ore drive test vans will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
$. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
8. Initial loc /rror 6ates
". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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4)F .plin9 *c=e:uler
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate the uplin scheduler perforance for ultiple =/s at stationar
locations and for liited obilit drive tests within the sae sector. ests will be conducted
under loaded conditions with =DP and ;P applications. hree Scheduler settin+s will be tested: proportional-fair GP;H( conservative G2OH( and a++ressive G)3H.
Test $escription&
;or the stationar tests( > test =/s will be placed at selected locations correspondin+ to the
appropriate S56 ran+es for 5ear 2ell G52H( 4id 2ell G42H( and 2ell /d+e G2/H locations. he >
=/s will be placed in four different vans with $ =/s in each van. he nuber of active =/s will be increased increentall to illustrate the schedulin+ +ain. ;or the stationar cases( each
cobination of a subset of the > =/s will be depicted as a triplet Gx( ( !H in the tables below to
represent the nuber of active =/s at each of the three locations. ;or the cases with a ix of
stationar and obilit =/s( each cobination of a subset of the > =/s will be depicted as a
Juartet Gx( ( !( H where will denote the nuber of obilit =/s. See /rror: 6eference sourcenot found for S56 ran+es.
;or the obilit tests the test =/s will be driven accordin+ to a pre-defined liited obilit
Gsin+le sectorH drive route.
)ll tests will be executed with 100F =, loadin+. he uplin loadin+ will be +enerated b placin+
loadin+ =/s in the nei+hborin+ cells to +enerate an Io correspondin+ to 100F loadin+ in the
tar+et sector.
Test *etup&
1. One or ore drive test vans will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
$. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
8. Initial loc /rror 6ates
". 6esidual loc /rror 6ates?. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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4)10 Latency (-plane
Test O%Jecti!es& o assess the control plane latenc associated with call setup events
Test $escription&his test will deterine the call setup tie. he dela will be easured fro the first6)27 attept to the tie the =/ copletes traffic channel setup. his test will be
executed with =/ in / and 36 odes.
ests will also be executed to easure obile terinated connection setup tie. hese
tests will also be executed with =/ in / and 36 odes.
8)8)1 (-Plane LatencyTest (ase Priority Test (ase $escription (all *etup Bo* of t=e Test
.E
+um%er
of .Es
?.?.1.1 7 =/RInitR52R/ =/ Initiated / 1
?.?.1.$ 7 =/-InitR52REoS =/ Initiated 36 1
?.?.1.8 7 =/RerR52R/ =/ erinated / 1
?.?.1." 7 =/RerR52REoS =/ erinated 36 1
Proce:ure&
7E (-Plane Latency
1. Set the lo+ as for the D4 tool to include the debu+ essa+es.
$. Initiate a call fro the test =/ with the =/ in / ode
8. Initiate a call fro the networ side to the =/ with =/ in / ode
". 6epeat 100 ties each
Bo* (-Plane Latency
?. Initiate a call fro the test =/ with =/ in 36 EoS ode
@. Initiate a call fro the networ side to the =/ with =/ in 36 EoS ode
A. 6epeat 100 ties each
Key etrics Cper .ED&
1. 2all Setup ie
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4)11 Latency .-plane
Test O%Jecti!es& o assess the end user experienced latenc. o easure the round trip
dela fro the tie a pacet is +enerated at the IP level to the tie a response is received.
Test $escription&his test will be conducted with a total of > =/s placed at different sector locations G52(42( /2H. Pin+ tests with 8$ btes#1"@$ btes will be executed on the test =/ G/#36
EoS odesH while bi-directional IP traffic will be run on the other =/s to +enerate D,
and =, loadin+. he nuber of loadin+ =/s will be varied in the tests.
Proce:ure&
.-Plane Latency
1. /xecute 8$ bte Pin+ tests on the > =/s one at a tie for 80 seconds each.
$. /xecute 8$ bte Pin+ tests on the test =/1 with bi-direction IP traffic runnin+ on theother loadin+ =/s G8 =/s( ? =/s and A =/sH
8. 6epeat steps 1 and $ the test with a pin+ paload si!e of 1"@$ tes.
". 6epeat steps 1-8 with =/ in 36 ode
Key etrics Cper .ED&
1. 6esource =tili!ation
$. ransport ;orat Distribution8. ,atenc
". Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
?. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput =DPT@. Initial loc /rror 6ates
A. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
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4)12 Buality of *er!ice
Test O%Jecti!es& o assess the EoS perforance of an ,/ =/ with 'oIP and 7P
applications in various ulti-=/ loadin+ scenarios
Test $escription&
#oIP Bo* Test&
his test will be executed with the test =/ in 'oIP ode. ests will be executed under
different loadin+ conditions. he loadin+ =/s will be executin+ / traffic. he nuber ofloadin+ =/s will be varied fro 8 to A and the will be placed at a 5ear 2ell location.
"TTP Bo* Test&
his test will be executed with the test =/ in 36 ode runnin+ 7P application. estswill be executed under different loadin+ conditions. he loadin+ =/s will be executin+ /
traffic. he nuber of loadin+ =/s will be varied fro 8 to A and the will be placed at a
5ear 2ell location.
Proce:ure&
'7 #OIP Bo* Test
1. 2onfi+ure test =/s 4)2 Downlin Scheduler with the followin+ settin+s:
a. 'oIP ;la+ U rue b. Initial 42S: ? GEPSK( 2ode 6ate 0."8>H
c. 7)6E 4ax 5uber of ransissions: 1
$. 2onfi+ure test =/ with the followin+ =,#D, ; inforation:
a. 6eote IP address#subnet as
b. Port 6an+e for 6P#62P: 10000 L 10010
c. Protocol: =DP
8. 2onfi+ure test =/ with the followin+ EoS Inforation:
a. EoS 2lass Identifier GE2IH: 1 b. =,#D, 46: Gnot usedH
c. =,#D, 36: Gnot usedH
". Initiate a call fro =/1 to Ix2hariot to siulate voice traffic. Increentall add =/s
with best effort IP transfers until ou have A active =/s.
?. 6epeat steps 1 L " for the 4id 2ell and the 2ell /d+e +eoetries
'7 "TTP Bo* Test@. 6epeat steps 1-8 and activate Ix2hariot. Initiate an 7P session at the 5ear 2elllocation. Increentall add =/s with best effort IP transfers until ou have A active
=/s. 6epeat the tests for both the 4id 2ell and the 2ell /d+e locations
Key etrics Cper .ED&
1. 6esource =tili!ation$. ransport ;orat Distribution
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8. ,atenc
". 4ean Opinion Score?. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
@. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput =DPT
A. Initial loc /rror 6ates
>. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
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4)1 (o!era;e Testin;
Test O%Jecti!es& 'alidate the covera+e for sin+le-=/ tests on the pre-selected drive route.ests will be conducted under interfered and non-interfered conditions for =DP application.
Test $escription& est =/ will be driven accordin+ to the pre-selected drive route fro 5ear
2ell G52H to 2ell /d+e G2/H until call drops. =plin G=,H interference is +enerated b placin+ loadin+ =/s in nei+hborin+ cells at pre-selected locations. D,,S will be used to+enerate D, interference in the nei+hborin+ cells.
Interference of 100F will result in an Interference over heral GIoH of D d in the
tar+et device Gi.e.( cell for =, and =/ for D,H( while interference of ?0F will result in anIo of D d in the tar+et device. oth =, and D, phsical-laer data rate and Si+nal to
Interference plus 5oise 6atio GSI56H will be easured and si+nalin+ will be recorded in the
tests.
Proce:ure&
.L Tests
1. Set SI56 tar+et in nei+hborin+ cells to control the power of loadin+ =/s
$. Place loadin+ =/s in nei+hborin+ cells at pre-selected locations to +enerate desired Io in the
tar+et cell
8. 4ae a =DP est /ffort G/H call to the tar+et cell on the test =/ and easure both =, and D,
phsical-laer data rates( SI56( and record the si+nalin+ essa+es
". Place the test =/ in a van and drive on a pre-selected route fro 52 to 2/ of the tar+et cell until
the call drops
?. 6epeat steps 1 to " for each interference condition
$L Tests
1. Set D,,S in nei+hborin+ cells to +enerate desired D, interference levels
$. 4ae a =DP / call on the test =/ fro the tar+et cell and easure both =, and D, phsical-
laer data rates( SI56( and record the si+nalin+ essa+es
8. Place the test =/ in a van and drive on a pre-selected route fro 52 to 2/ of the tar+et cell until
the call drops
". 6epeat steps 1 to 8 for each interference condition
Key etrics&1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
$. SI56 8. PD227 error rate
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4)14 "an:o!er
Test O%Jecti!es& /valuate handover perforance in followin+ scenarios:
- Intra-Site Gdifferent sectors within one e5odeH
- Inter-Site Gdifferent e5odesH
- ,oaded and =nloaded Destination e5odes
Test $escription&
est =/ will be driven alon+ two routes:
• 7andover 6oute coprisin+ of intra and inter e5ode handovers between 8-"
sectors. On this route( additional =/s will be stationed in each sector alon+ the
drive route. hese =/s will load both downlin and uplin of their respectivesectors with / traffic.
• 2luster 6oute coprisin+ of intra and inter e5ode handovers in the entire 10
e5ode 2luster. Onl D, loadin+ will be +enerated via D,,S on this route.
5on-+uaranteed and +uaranteed Eualit of Service GEoSH tests will be conducted via est
/ffort G/H and 3uaranteed it 6ate G36H EoS classes( respectivel.
)pplication perforance will be easured Juantitativel and subjectivel. *hile
Juantitative easureents are throu+hput Gphsical-laer data rateH and latenc(
subjective perforance will be based on users perception of the application. ;orexaple( Jualit of a 'oice over IP G'oIPH call can be either Nclear( Nchopp but
audible( or Nnot audible.
oth =, and D, SI56 GSi+nal to Interference plus 5oise 6atioH will be easured andSi+nalin+ essa+es will be recorded in the tests.
Key etrics&
1. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput$. SI56
8. ,atenc
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4)18 #-Pol !s) (ross-Pol
Test O%Jecti!es& 2opare the perforance of 'erticall and 2ross polari!ed antenna
confi+urations
Test $escription&
Settin+s coon to all tests:
- Open-,oop Spatial ultiplexin+ GO,S4H ode
- 100F loadin+ on D, of nei+hbor cells
- Stationar
) sin+le =/ will be used for all the tests. ests will be executed in 52( 42 and /2 locations with
=DP and ;P applications on both D, and =,.
;or the '-pol Gverticall polari!edH tests( both the e5ode and =/ antennas will be set to the '-
pol confi+urations. Siilarl( for the -pol Gcross polari!edH tests( both the e5ode and =/antennas will be set to the -pol confi+urations.
D,,S will be used to load the D, of the cells nei+hborin+ the tar+et cell. ,oadin+ of 100F will
be used for all the tests.
Test *etup&
1. One test van will be used with rooftop ounted antennas
Proce:ure&
1. Set the e5 and =/ to '-pol confi+uration
$. 6un D,#=, =DP#;P tests in each of 52( 42 and /2 locations
8. 6epeat for -pol confi+uration settin+
Key etrics&
1. 2hannel 2orrelation Statistics at =/ for D, tests
$. Phsical ,aer hrou+hput
8. )pplication ,aer hrou+hput
". Initial loc /rror 6ates
?. 6esidual loc /rror 6ates
@. Scheduled ransport ;orat distribution
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Appen:i? A& Perforance 4etrics
he followin+ etrics will be collected durin+ the trial execution phase. he list shall
include Gbut not necessaril liited toH:
• )ir Interface
o =/ x power
o 6SSI
o SI56
o ,/6
o 6etransission statistics G7)6E and 6,2H
o ransport ;orat
o 5uber of resource blocs GD,#=,H
o 2hannel ran statistics
o 4I4O ode Gx diversit or Spatial 4ultiplexin+Ho Servin+ sector
o ,ocation G3PSH
o =/ 'elocit
• hrou+hput
o Individual user throu+hput and a++re+ated sector throu+hput
o =DP individual user throu+hput and a++re+ated sector throu+hput
o 2P individual user throu+hput and a++re+ated sector throu+hput
o =ser statistics Gpea rates( avera+e rates( standard deviationsH
• ,atenc
o =-plane latenc
o 2onnection set up ties
o 7andover interruption tie within the sae site and across different sites