Abbas Haider: 3G RF Optimization Consultant at ERICSSON USA
Abbas Haider: 3G RF Optimization Consultant at ERICSSON USA
Abbas Haider: 3G RF Optimization Consultant at ERICSSON USA
WORK EXPERIENCE
3G RF Optimization Consultant
ERICSSON USA - December 2010 to Present VALTECH USA) Performing as Team Lead for Post Launch activities for AT&T New England market expansion project. Part of Ericsson's Network Performance Improvement (NPI) group. Performing following main tasks Assigning tasks to team for post launch checks after new carrier launches. Conducting complete parameter audits after new UMTS carrier launches for AT&T 3G network. Preparing recommendations (Layer Management, Tilts, CPICH Adjustments, Neighbors Strategy, Parameter value changes) to improve newly launched UMTS carriers KPI's. Adding crucial missing INTRA, INTER & IRAT Neighbors identified after WNCS analysis. Monitoring R-99 & HS traffic KPI's Use different strategies to balance CS & PS Traffic amongst multiple carriers. Maintaining CS + PS Accessibility & Retain ability for newly launched 3G Cells & Clusters by doing Ericsson's UMTS parameter optimization on cells & cluster level. Generating Variety of KPI's report by using Business object tool. Conduct Weekly Meeting with customer (AT&T) to update on network performance after new cells & cluster launches. Utilizing Ericsson WCDMA OSS, TEMS Visualization, ACTIX, SCHEMA, Business Object & various other tools for analysis & troubleshooting purpose. Preparing strategy for 4th UMTS carrier launch on some of the AT&T US Markets. Coordinating with Pre Launch & RF Design teams for smooth project completion. Identifying the interference & Scrambling code collisions & report back to design team to review design. Working Knowledge of LTE Pre-Launch & Post-Launch Optimization work flow.
ETISALAT - Abu Dhabi - August 2005 to November 2010 RF Planning & Optimization (Etisalat UAE): Involved in all aspects of design, implementation & optimization of GSM & UMTS Network with expertise in various fields involving the following: Remained involved in planning & optimization activities of ERICSSON's GSM & HUAWEI UMTS Networks. Planning for new cell sites based on coverage/capacity, keeping in view & take feedback from Traffic distribution, trends, Daily stats, Network Health reports, Signal Strength plots, Customer complaints & Quality reports. RF Cell designing for optimal performance of GSM & UMTS cell sites with emphasis on appropriate antenna type, antenna beam width, and azimuth, tilts, EIRP, TX Power, ARFCN selections, PSC Selection & Neighbors cells selections. Day to day parameters Optimizations for the ERICSSON GSM & HUAWEI UMTS network by altering key controlling parameters for implemented features for smooth operation of networks. Indoor Network Design for Malls, Hotels, Palaces, Commercial/Residential buildings to provide GSM & UMTS services via same path by using Multi way splitters, Diplexers, Combiners & Wide Band Antennas. Prepared and carried out expansion plans for the BTS cell sites for Macro, Micro, Outdoor & indoor cells by selecting the appropriate equipment from available Ericsson's RBS & Huawei Node B's. Prepared & implemented Primary Scrambling Code Plan for more than 300 UMTS Macro sites. Involved in 3G Network optimization to maintain & improve R99 & HSPA services KPI's at desired GOS. Analyzing areas of poor RF performance - Pilot Pollution, Signal overshoot, Poor Ec, Ec/Io and BLER, Site issue, Network issues, Site configuration, Poor uplink, Neighbour List Inconsistency, SC Inconsistency, IuR links, and others. Studying RNC loads & plan for expansion & migrations accordingly. Involved in the Acceptance testing procedures (ATP's) for Ericsson's & HUAWEI New Features by performing the related field tests. Activating & optimizing Multi Carrier for congested UMTS cells & make plans for events. Prepare Complete Cell Data Base & Neighbor lists require to activating new GSM/UMTS cell sites. Perform extensive Site Surveys along with different teams in order to propose new Outdoor/Indoor, Macro/ Micro, GSM & UMTS cell sites according to specific requirements. Hands on data collection & post processing experience using TEMS Investigation, MapInfo, ACTIX, HUAWEI PROBE & ASSISTANT. Good experience of TEMS CELL PLANNER for Coverage predictions & planning new areas. Time to time coordination with TRA (Telecomm Regulatory Authority) for various issues mainly to deal External Interference issues in ETISALAT Network. Statistics Monitoring & Reports Analysis via OSS, RNO & BO: Monitoring Cell & Carrier stats such as Call Setup Success rate, TCH Congestion, SDCCH Congestion, Drop Call Rate, HSR, UL/DL interference from OASIS Tool for Monitoring ERICSSON GSM Network. Activating & Analyzing various recordings from ERICSSON OSS like FAS, NCS, MRR & MTR to cope up with the Interference issues & for fine tuning of GSM Network. Monitoring stats from HUAWEI NASTAR & M2000 Client for UMTS network like: * QoS Analysis: Including Call setup CS, PS, call drop AMR, Video CS64k. * Handover Analysis and recommendations for improving 2G-2G, 3G-3G, 3G-2G handovers. * Traffic & Congestion stats, HSDPA stats. Analyzing Traffic reports & Network Performance reports, try to optimized the network at the desire GOS. Experienced to analyze RAW COUNTERS, RNC Dumps, Working Knowledge of BUSSINESS OBJECT tool for network stats analysis. HUAWEI & ERICSSON Database: Prepare complete database for activation of new cell sites. Preparing complete data base & sent to OMC for integrating New UMTS sites. Check & remove DB Inconsistencies.
Plan & perform regular Audits for the UMTS & GSM RF parameters.
1596A BSCe3 & TCUe3 Local Maintenance, held in Paris, France by Nortel Networks GP022 PCUSN Advance Description Configuration & Fault Management, held in Paris, France by Nortel NW. GP01: GPRS Technical Description held in Islamabad from NORTEL Networks NEC microwave & ADMs training (understanding of SDH technology) held in Karachi by NEC Japan. ELTEK Power Management Training held in Islamabad by Eltek Singapore. TEMS Visualization by Ericsson. TEMS Discovery by ASCOM.
EDUCATION
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OTHER SKILLS Knowledge of EDGE, TETRA, Wimax, Studying LTE. Comparative study of BSS parameters of different Vendors like Nortel, Ericsson, NSN & Huawei. Member of Pakistan engineering council. Excellent Computer skills. Involve in Sports like Cricket, Tennis, Swimming, Computer games. Remain Involve in various social activities.