lte rf planning

1. MALIK MD NURANI
+91-8375869572 https://www.linkedin.com/in/malik-md-nurani/
malik.1@outlook.com skype: live: malik.1_3.
RF Planning and Optimization Engineer
• Over 10 years of experience in 5G NSA, LTE/LTE-A, VoLTE, WCDMA & GSM technology.
• Experience in RF Planning, Optimization, Drive Test, Clusters, Sites Planning & Optimization activities.
• KPI Analysis & required Improvement Action points, Traffic Balancing, well proficient in Analysis of Key
Performance Indicators and Traffic Analysis. Multi-layer tuning, traffic forecasting, Parameter tuning.
• Demonstrated excellence in Optimization and daily monitoring of the worst performing cells through daily reports
based on Network Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Database parameter settings audit and analysis and creatively apply engineering Standard principles to make
appropriate database parameter changes/tuning.
Expertise in Tools:
• TEMS investigation 14, Mentum Cell-planner 10.1, Mentum Planet 5, ATOLL 3.1
• MCOM 12.0, TIPPL 2.4, Business Objects, MoShell, MapInfo 11.0, ACTIX, GENEX Probe, U-NET, NetAct, Python
Professional Experience
Senior Radio Frequency Engineer Apr 2020 – Jul 2022
Vodafone Idea, Bangalore
 Extensive use of ACTIX for identifying RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, Throughput problem areas from the cluster drives
 Achieve the RF contracted KPIs (Accessibility, Retainability, and Mobility & Service Integrity).
 Radio Optimization of NR Site to troubleshoot and improve KPIs using different optimization tools & Drive KPIs
analysis with investigation and improvement of network quality problems.
 Accessibility: (Alarms, Disabled Cells, Tilting, Soft Reset, Parameter & Feature etc.).
 Retainability: (Neighbor relations and Parameters with implementation of corrections, PCI Audit.
 Mobility (Neighbor Tuning, correction of definitions, & Parameter Tuning).
 Worked on troubleshooting Call drops, Blocks and throughput related KPIs.
 Using Citrix to check parameters, extracting dump from OSS to analyzing them using MOSHELL commands to
find any alarm/VSWR & hardware issues.
 Perform radio network audit for performance improvement, statistics analysis, and processing, KPI calculation,
parameters and make recommendation for future network development.
 Identify sites with Alarms and Hardware issues and get them resolved by raising trouble tickets.
 Making deep analysis for degraded 5G-NR/LTE KPIs and fine-tuning the related parameters to maintain the
network KPI’s in good shape.
 Monitoring and Optimization of Key LTE KPIs for daily worst cell of network occurring in terms of Accessibility,
Retainability, Mobility and Service Integrity.
 Preparing daily/weekly action plans for degrading cells in the network on major KPIs such as RACH Success Rate,
RRC SR, E-RAB SR, E-RAB Drop Rate, VOLTE Traffic, VOLTE CSSR, VOLTE DCR, SRVCC SR, Avg/Max PDCP DL/UL
Cell/User Throughputs, DL/UL PRB utilization and Intra/Inter/Inter RAT frequency HO Success rate, X2/S1HOSR,
Avg CQI, BLER-HARQ, PUSCH SINR, PUSCH RSSI and PDCCH Blocking Ratio etc.
 successful parameter implementation to enable 2CC and 3CC CA- (Carrier Aggregation) b/w FDD-TDD and can
solve all issue related to CA and achieving good user experience by increasing throughput levels.

2. Radio Frequency Consultant Feb 2017 – Mar 2020
Reliance Jio Infocomm Patna
 worked as a Senior RNPO Expert for the LTE & VoLTE Rollout leading the technical solution design, strategy.
and optimization of the project.
 Designed the Intra & Inter-RAT mobility strategy for Macro & Indoor Sites.
 Prepared the Acceptance criteria, Parameter & Feature Baseline.
 Deployment of 2CC & 3CC Carrier Aggregation throughout the network.
 Analysis of Carrier Aggregation Algorithm and throughput enhancement recommendation
 Reduction and Optimization in ERAB Setup Time.
 Introduction of Transport Congestion Approximation KPI set being used throughout the network.
 RACH SR optimization and 35% improvement in KPI using multiple parameters.
Worked on the following VoLTE aspects.
 Design of VoLTE & SRVCC baseline along with mobility strategy
 Rollout of VoLTE Plus features to improve Voice Quality
 Activation of DRX on VoLTE and benchmark of Apple DRX parameters
 TTI Bundling activation and optimization to increase the uplink robustness.
 Successful Root-Cause Analysis & Resolutions of following issues
 Increase in VoLTE DL Packet Loss via MAC & SCH TTI traces.
 Increase in UL Packet Loss & IBLER via PDCP TTI traces.
 B-SRVCC failure detection and work-around implementation
 Increase in DL Silent Calls via comparing RTP SNs & PDCP SNs
 Optimization of HoIT and measurement via QXDM
 Root Cause Analysis for degradation in Uplink Mute Call KPI
 Smart Work-around for partial band interference mitigating the VoLTE Uplink Packet Loss
Senior Radio Frequency Optimization Engineer Aug 2014 – Nov 2016
HUAWEI, Bangalore
 Performing RF Optimization activities to achieve and maintain KPI targets.
 Analysis of drive test log by measuring Throughput, SINR, RSRP, RSRQ, Attach delay, Handovers.
 Analysis of KPIs, drive test data, investigation and improvement of network coverage and quality Problems.
 Plotting the drive route using ACTIX Spotlight to show the coverage with the RSRP, SINR, and PCI, Downlink and
Uplink data as per the requirements.
 Troubleshooting the RRC, ERAB degradation, blind handover, inter/intra- frequency, and I-RAT Handover.
 Cluster & Area Optimization of LTE Sites – Defining neighbors for successful Handovers.
 Modifying the threshold and Cell parameter for better cell-reselection UMTS to LTE.
 Increase the Cell-specific reference signals power for Cluster to Improve the Coverage.
 PCI Overshooting analysis, Missing Neighbor detection.
 Parameter enhancement recommendation with data throughput increases.
 Dropped calls Analysis, Coverage analysis, Forward/Reverse link interference Analysis.
 L3 Message exchange analysis and Cause determination
 Checking the radio performance for the newly integrated LTE sites analyzing drive test logs &
reviewing SSV reports.
 Physical Parameters Verification of new sites as per the planning data.
LTE/4G Network Designing & Optimization Engineer Mar 2013 – Jun 2014
ZTE, Kolkata
 Setting up Atoll projects, run prediction RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, Dominance, Throughput and Monte Carlo simulation.
 Performed optimization on azimuth, tilts, antenna size and sparse site to meet target KPI.

3.  Calculate KPI; generate Cluster Certificates and presentations to Customer.
 Produced delta report to check azimuth, heights, tilts, and antenna type and sector changes.
 PCI planning, Neighbor planning, TA dimensioning by calculating MME paging capacity, paging capacity TAC
planning, LAC-TAC mapping with WCDMA sites.
 Performing site configuration checks, Power settings, Antenna configurations, implemented PCIs, PCI clashes ,
azimuth , Hand over parameters prior to the Drive test.
 Checking and rectify PCI swap, coverage, and handover related issue, RRU faults.
 Performing LTE Prelaunch and post launch network optimization for
 TEMS drive analysis, neighbor relation, and tilt and parameter optimization.
 LTE Network Launch & Cluster Optimization. Planning of RF parameter.
 Single site drive test, created site acceptance report format, drive test analysis.
 Ensuring KPIs to be met RSRP, RSRP statistics, DL/UL throughput, Latency.
 Analysis of KPIs Accessibility (RACH issues, multiple RRC connection request etc.), Retain ability (PS drops),
Integrity, Mobility.
 Providing Drive routes to DT engineer using MAPINFO and defining cluster boundaries.
3G Planning & Optimization engineer Jan 2012 – Feb 2013
Alcatel-Lucent Managed Services (ALUMS), Patna
 3G pre-planning stage for new operator
 Nominal cell planning and RAN network dimensioning.
 Link budget design (DL&UL) for different RAB services (CS, PS & HSDPA)
 Generate prediction plots of RSCP, Ec/No, Active set, Pilot pollution and HS Throughput
 PSC, LAC, RAC, Intra-freq neighbor and UMTS parameter planning
 Output no of sites estimation and final sites count to meet customer requirement
 RF site survey, site selection and validating TSSR for site acquisition.
 Finalized cell/master planning and output final design of engineering parameter.
 Daily report submission activity for the new site along with cluster acceptance and worst cell analysis
 Analysis of KPI like CS CSSR, PS CSSR, CS DCR, PS DCR, ISHOSR, SHOSR with other KPI
 Analysis for new site for coverage and quality wise.
 Analysis to reach the given threshold for all new sites coming in the network in terms of RSCP, Ec/No , CQI,
throughput UL / DL at the edge of the cell.
 Use of different profiles to check the UMTS to GSM & GSM to UMTS cell selection & HO.
 Daily monitoring of alarm and TT for the better improvement of KPI for submission
 Giving suggestion for implementing feature to improve the network.
RF Planning & Optimization Engineer Aug 2009 – Nov 2011
Ericsson Kolkata
Maintaining the Network performance KPI’s by analyzing DT log files
• Optimization of the network using KPI’s, DT logs & daily reports.
• Fixed Frequency & Frequency Hopping planning for new as well as existing sites
• BSIC & Neighbors planning.
• Analyzing the Call Drop Reports, Handover Reports. Checking of Call Drops due to Various Reasons, Blocking rate,
Traffic carried, outgoing/Incoming Handover success and Failure rate, call Setup success rate, TCH Drop and signaling
drop.
• To suggest parameter modifications for optimizing the network.
• Provided solutions for interference related problems & optimizing areas for the same
• Network Reports analysis. Analysis KPI report, Handover list optimization, Parametric Optimization.
• Work out on TCH drop, SDCCH drops, and poor coverage, add/remove neighbors, Co/ Adj –channel interference
and frequency retune
• Worked on Map info, M-COM 4.2, Google Earth & Coordinated 7 DT teams

4. 2G Optimization engineer July 2008 – Jun 2009
Aster Teleservices Pvt. Ltd
 Drive Test using TEMS.
• Prepare documentation and report for the entire site visited, and KPI report generation.
• Post Processing and Benchmark drive test using TEMS investigation, analyze log files and provide reports using
MapInfo.
• Make recommendations if needed to improve the network performance.
• Exporting Log files on to Map info and text formats for analyzing.
• Making Coverage Plot, Making new road Map- with Google Earth, Map Info and MCOM Tools.
• Parameters check and Health check of the new site.
• Analyze drive test log files for new site, swapped and new additional TRX on air site, by making sure frequency
were correctly assigned, site was absorbing traffic, all type of Handovers was in order etc.
• Checking and Analyzing the RF Quality, Coverage, Interference, Handover Behavior and Traffic Distribution aspects.
• Drive testing the area surrounding the site to determine the coverage and handover. Checking sites for any Drop
call and call congestion.
• Checking New Site, co-location site, Re-homing, Expansion, Low power, Cross Feeder, Cell Parameters, Trouble
Shooting and all kind of Hand over
• Coordinating and give on-site support for DT Teams.
B. TECH in Electronics and Communication Engineering
JIIT UNIVERSITY, NOIDA, INDIA
Technical Skills
•TEMS investigation 14, Mentum Cell-planner 10.1, Mentum Planet 5, ATOLL 3.1
• MCOM 12.0, TIPPL 2.4, Business Objects, MoShell, MapInfo 11.0,
•ACTIX, GENEX Probe, U-NET, NetAct, Python
Additional Information:
Nationality: Indian
Language: English, Urdu, Hindi
Education and Technical Proficiencies