2G/3G/LTE Post Processing & Optimization Engineer
Advacomm Associates
Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months
• • Managing the LTE Part of Project. Tracking Integrated, Completed and Acceptance of Sites.
• Managing Invoicing Tracker of LTE Part of Project.
• Fully supporting 2G/3G Part of Project as Post Processing & Optimization Engineer.
• Post Processing and analyzing 2G/3G logfiles using Actix Analyzer and TEMS Investigation
• Post Processing and analyzing LTE Logfiles using Genex Assistant
• Performing optimization for coverage/quality/overshooting/missing neighbor/co-bcch issues. Improving EcNo by controlling serving cells or by neighbor optimization (depending on cause of bad EcNo)
• Preparing 2G/3G HSPA+, LTE SOARs, SSV Reports & Customer Complaint Reports.
• Performed Network Parameter Audit for all RNC Level Parameters and Major Cell Level Parameters. The comparison was made after extracting Parameter Information from Huawei DUMP using AEXIO Xues.
• Analysis of CS/PS Drop and Block calls from PCHR, comparison with Huawei KPIs. Calculations of Distributions for Major Cause of Call Drop and Blocked Call.
• Smartphone analysis from PCHR, identifying worse Handsets in terms of Accessibility and Retainablity issues in both CS and PS. Also identifying the major cause of Drop call and Block call.
• Analysis of 3G-2G HO % of Calls from PCHR Logs.
TOOLS: Aexio Xeus, Mapinfo Professional 11, Excel for KPI and PCHR Calculations
• Preparing 2G/3G CS Traffic Delta Reports for Special Holidays and Eids. Simulating 2G as well as 3G CS Traffic increase areas on map. Using UNET 2.3 and embedding 2G/3G CS Traffic Data.
• Planning Neighbors for New Sites, 2G and 3G (F1, F2 & IRAT) for both Outdoor and IBS.
• Performing PSC Planning for Outdoor and IBS Sites.
• Making 2G and 3G Datafills for new sites. Making F1, F2 and IRAT Neighbor Scripts for creation in RNC. Creating External Cells in BSC/RNC.
• Actively performing Neighbor Audit F1, F2, 3G-2G, 2G-2G and 2G-3G for degraded cells. Recommending Additions/Removals, pointing out one-way defined neighbors.
• Performing Neighbor Optimization, Hard Optimization, frequency changes to get SOAR Acceptance for new sites.
• Performing Frequency/PSC Planning for new sites
• Generating 2G/3G KPI’s from iManage M2000.
• Analyzing 2G or 3G Dump for extraction of required information. IRAT Neighbors, IntraFreq, Inter Freq neighbor relations, For Optimizing and Correcting MA Lists for 900 & 1800. etc
• Generating 2G and 3G Coverage predictions using already tuned Propagation Models.
• Post Processing logfiles using Actix Analyzer, Actix Spotlight, TEMS Investigation etc.
• Preparing 2G/3G HSPA+ SOARs, SSV Reports & Customer Complaint Reports.
• Responsible for planning new Nominals, planning new sites. Generating Coverage Predictions and Survey Reports.
• Preparing SARFs and Call Offs.
• Conducting TSS, Nominal Surveys and Area Profiling.
• Preparing RF Data and validating TSSRs/DDDs
• Making Nominal Survey Report, Area Profiling Reports, Customer complaint reports-Survey Based.
TOOLS: Genex UNET 2.3, Genex Nastar, iManger M2000, Actix Analyzer, TEMS Investigation, MapInfo Professional, MCOM, Google Earth
• Identify and resolve Du Spillage inside Oman Borders, according to TRA Regulations.
• Collecting data using TEMS Investigation and identifying problematic areas.
• Identifying problematic cells and cause of the spillage.
• Rectifying issues by Downtilting, Azimuth Changes, Power Reductions, neighbor deletions, TA Restrictions, 3G Cell Radius Restrictions etc.
• Verifying results after Re Drive.
• Preparing Reports using Actix Analyzer and TEMS Investigation.
TOOLS: Actix Analyzer, iManager M2000, TEMS Investigation, Nemo Outdoor, MapInfo Professional
• Post Processing logfiles using Actix Analyzer, Actix Spotlight and TEMS Investigation.
• Preparing 2G/3G HSPA SOARs, SSV Reports & Customer Complaint Reports.
• Operating M2000 for generating KPIs and stats.
• Operating Huawei BSC6000 LMT for analyzing Dump.
• Conducting TSS and Nominal Surveys. Planning Antenna Heights, Azimuths, Antenna Type, Feeder Type, Planning EIRP. Keeping in view Fading, Overshooting, Reflection factors.
• Running Coverage predictions on UNET
• Planning RF Data and validating TSSRs/DDDs
• Preparing Nominal Survey Reports, Call OFFs
• Planning new Nominal keeping in view coverage, capacity and quality requirements
• Performing Frequency/PSC Planning for new sites
TOOLS: Genex UNET, iManger M2000, BSC6000 LMT, Actix Analyzer, TEMS Investigation, Nemo Outdoor, MapInfo Professional, MCOM, Google Earth
• Post Processing logfiles using Actix Analyzer, Actix Spotlight and TEMS Investigation.
• Preparing 2G/3G HSPA SOARs, SSV Reports, Quarterly Cluster & Customer Complaint Reports.
• Troubleshooting 2G/3G Call Drops, Failed or delayed HOs, IRAT HOs, IRAT Cell Reselections, Pilot pollution, Co Channel, Adjacent Channel and coverage issues
• Identifying missing or one-way defined neighbors.
• Identifying Low Power/Faulty Trx, Sector/Partial Swap from logfiles
• Troubleshooting overshooting cells and proposing downtilts
• Identification of TCH/SDCCH, RRC/RAB Setup failures from Logfiles
• Performing EDGE/R99/HSPA+ data tests
• Used Spectrum Analyzer to scan area for any EGSM Frequency already been used, when DU launched EGSM Frequencies.
TOOLS: Actix Analyzer, TEMS Investigation, Nemo Outdoor, MapInfo Professional, MCOM, Willtek Spectrum Analyzer
• BCCH/TCH Carrier optimization using MCOM
• Post Processing using TEMS Investigation
• Preparing Cluster Acceptance Reports
• Conducting pre and post swap cluster drive tests
• Identifying RF issues, Co Channel, Adjacent Channel interference issues
• Identifying Missing/One way defined neighbors
• Troubleshooting Inter BSC/Inter MSC HOs, coordination with NOC to check external cell creations
• Identifying Low Power/Faulty Trx, Sector/Partial Swap during Site Swap
• Troubleshooting overshooting cells and proposing downtilts
Conducting SOAR Drive Test and Preparing Report.
• Managing Drive Test Teams, providing technical support to teams in field
• Responsible for achieving SOAR targets
• Coordinating with NOC and BSS engineers for troubleshooting issues faced by drive test engineers
• Responsible for site acceptance
• Preparing site acceptance reports
• Planning Drive test procedure for Quetta SWAP project
• Planning Drive Test Routes and Cluster definitions
• Conducting meetings with Huawei and Warid for acceptance criteria
• Preparing pre Swap drive test cluster reports
• Preparing Cell files and MapInfo Tab files.
Before Team Lead, I was working as Drive Test Engineer. My responsibilities were to Conduct Drive Tests for Newly Integrated sites and Submit SOAR. To conduct Drive Test during BSC/MSC Rehomings.
