assisted radio ion - telcofan lieven vanthomme
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Assisted Radio Optimisation
“Improve operational excellence now and in the future”
27/04/2010
Lieven Vanthomme
Mobile Network Performance, London
Mobile Telecoms Services & Software Solutions
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Telcofan introduction
� Independent company founded in 2004, based in Belgium
� Services� Business Process Consultancy
� Observation, Analysis, Re-engineering
� Business Process Software Automation� Customisation, Integration, Implementation and Support
� Other Services� Reorganisation, strategy, outsourcing, …� Smart services: radio planning, optimisation, network benchmarking, …
� Software Solutions� Radio Network Data Analyzer
� Automated correlation of different data sources
� Creates KPI’s, notifications and tickets� Prioritizes the radio network problems
� Customization to your needs
� Allows workflow management
� Proven solution to increase efficiency � Ensures a Customer centric focus
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Agenda
� Analysing the optimisation processes
� Introducing Assisted optimisation
� Requirements for tooling
� Benefits
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Analysing optimisation processesObjective & Methodology
� Objective: “Investigate current ongoing projects how money could be saved while maintaining or improving on the quality of the existing processes”
� Shadowing ‘day to day’ tasks
� Different engineering levels and regions� Use of industry experts
� Check existing processes, targets and challenges� Check Process Interfaces
� Note all tools used
� (‘Real’) Timeline of activities� Identification of potential bottlenecks
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Analysing optimisation processesResults
� Lots of manual operations� visual correlation of alarms, triggers, bad KPI’s
� check Top 10-30 for XX KPI’s without prioritisation
� manual report creation
� protocol or call trace export and scrolling
� loading drive test data for replay one by one
� typing results from one tool to the other
� …
� Lots of network data collected but mainly unused
� Not enough time/resources to solve all the issues
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Analysing optimisation processesResults
� Management unable to get insight and control
� Processes not known
� No uniform approach or lack of methodology
� Commercial tools not properly used to the full capabilities� bad implementation, not known, not customised, bad performance,
…
� Lots of isolated internal build sheets, Access queries and desktop tools
� Number of tools found typical 50-100 in Radio teams only
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Analysing optimisation processesResults
� Several isolated systems processing the same data for similar or other purposes
� Each with their own GUI
� No correlation of data
� No prioritisation of network problems
Radio Planning
tools
DatabasesTest tools2G, 3G, 4G
voice/dataVisualtools
Analysistools
Processdocuments
Parameterconfiguration
CountersKPI's
Detailed
data
Tasks &
Projects
Trouble
ticketsPerformance
objectives
Automationtools
Reportingtools
What is the most important problem in the network today?
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Assisted optimisationDefinition
“Efficient optimisation using future-proof automated
solutions that provide relevant prioritised issues
including all required diagnostic information for quick
resolution”
≠ SON: Self-Optimising Networks
(3GPP 32.500)
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Assisted OptimisationSteps to Self Optimisation
Time
Systems
Automation
Data Sources
Intelligence
Desktop
Workgroup
EnterpriseCloud Computing
Automated reportingExcel/MSAccess
ACP
Auto-loadingSharing data
FilteringCorrelationPrioritisationWorkflow
AssistedOptimisation
SelfOptimisation ?
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Assisted optimisationWhy now?
� Revenues growth is slowing or non-existent
� Costs <> Workload� Budget cuts
� Headcount cuts
� Workload doesn‘t just go away
� Technology is increasingly complex� 2G+3G+4G+…
� Outsourcing� Vendor management
� First automate then think about outsourcing
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Assisted optimisationExample-Radio Network Performance Analysis
� Traditional� Manual
� No prioritisation
� Lots of KPI’s/bad cells...
Next KPI / Bad Cell
Known
problem?
Create Trouble
Ticket
Check Site/Cell
Open Trouble
Tickets
Take Corrective
actions
Problem for
RF to Solve?
Check related
Cell KPI’s
Check
Configuration
Parameters
Check SITE
location
Check Alarms
Check site
installed HW &
plans
Yes
No
Yes
No
Check Other
data (coverage,
CDR’s, …)
Daily
Performance
Checks
TOP X KPI’s
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Assisted optimisationExample-Radio Network Performance Analysis
� Automated� Prioritised issues
� Reduced steps
� Possible today with
Radio Network Data Analyzer
Next Ticket/Task
Take Ticket
Create Trouble
Ticket
Take Corrective
actions
Problem for
RF to Solve?
Analyse
Ticket Info
No
No
Yes
Yes
Receive
Prioritised
Ticket/Task
Ticket / Task
Close/Assign/
On-Hold
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Assisted OptimisationRequirements for Tooling
� Correlate data to automate issue finding� Input data: any open data source
� Correlation allows prioritisation and better diagnostics� Most important issues are addressed first
� Filter to only relevant issues� Reduced overhead of data
� Extreme data processing performance� Multi-processing, Cloud computing
� Distribute network issues as tickets� allows workflow management
� Reporting on ticket status, type of issues, per Engineer….� One combined data warehouse bringing all data together
� Cross-platform and ‘open’
� Easy to use GUI� Future proof and easy adaptable ->Customisable
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Assisted OptimisationRequirements for Tooling
Alarms
Perf.
Data
Configdata
Trouble
Tickets
Alarms
WorkOrders
Probe
data
Drive
Tests
MobileAgent
Filter
Data
Warehouse
Correlate
Prioritise
Diagnosticinfo
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How to quantify possible benefits
� Quantitative benefits:
� Labour
� Time spend optimisation resources on daily process-> Productivity
� Cost of external resources: contractors, drive test, managed services,…
� Alternative for outsourcing
� Maintenance of tools
� Less tools less opex
� Including internal tools !
� Process Cycle time improvements
� Faster time to market or launch
� Better MTTR
� Calculate savings and include in ROI
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How to quantify possible benefits Example results
ROI Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total Payback
(months)
NPV
Solution investment € 400.000 € 80.000 € 80.000 € 80.000 € 640.000
Benefits € 1.250.000 € 1.250.000 € 250.000 € 2.750.000
Net Cash flow -€ 400.000 € 1.170.000 € 1.170.000 € 170.000 € 2.110.000 3,84 € 1.698.362
Processes
Analysis
%
Process
%
Productivity
%
Mandays
savings
€
Drive test
savings
€
Other
OPEX
€
TOTAL
€
3G Site Verification 36,00% 6,00% 0,5% 31.680 € 0 € NA 31.680 €
3G Pre-Launch Tuning 75,00% 30,00% 15,0% 456.000 € 100.000 € NA 556.000 €
3G Post-Launch Tuning 75,00% 30,00% 12,0% 300.890 € 80.000 € 400.000 € 780.890 €
2G Pro-Active Optimisation 43,11% 7,92% 0,3% 18.969 € 0 € NA 18.969 €
Daily Performance Management 50,00% 25,00% 9,4% 660.000 € 0 € NA 660.000 €
TOTALS 1.529.720 € 180.000 € 400.000 €
2.109.720 €
EFFICIENCY GAINS POTENTIAL BENEFITS
GRAND TOTAL BENEFITS:
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How to quantify possible benefits
� Qualitative benefits: � Alignment of business goals and priorities
� Faster implementation of new technology, guidelines, …
� Can lead to increase in ARPU
� Improvements in call-setup success rate
� Reduction in dropped calls
� Customer satisfaction improvement -> reduced churn
� Extra arguments not included in ROI
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Questions ?
Thank You for your attention !
� For more information:Tel. : +32 (0)486 50.70.25
www.telcofan.be