LTE, WCDMA, UTRAN, BO Support, RNC3810, RNC3820, RBS6000
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Summary
Highly developed troubleshooting and integration skills for eNodB, RNC 3820, RNC 3810, RBS 6000 series, RBS 3000 series and IPRAN gained by extensive hands on experience for more than 8 years on UTRAN networks.
Expert in isolating and fixing UTRAN/E-UTRAN faults in multivendor environment.
Implemented LTE trial for STC, IPRAN migration, SGSN migration, RNC 3810 to RNC 3820 migration, MSC Pool, 42 Mbps upgrade, 3rd carrier implementation, FF2, multirab, E-NodeB integration for STC network.
Received outstanding contribution award from Ericsson Regional Head (RMEA).
Ericsson Certified Senior Engineer.
Professional Experience
Senior BO LTE/WCDMA UTRAN engineer Ericsson STC MS Saudi Arabia (August 2009 to date)
BO support for E-NodeB.
Integration of E-Node
Testing of E-Node for throughput issues.
Activating and analyzing flow fox traces.
ATM to IPRAN migration and troubleshooting.
Activating and analysis of UETR, GPEH and CTR traces for troubleshooting.
Responsible for O&M of 25 RNCs and 2300 node Bs.
Implementation of major network cut-overs and software upgrades.
Investigation of drop calls and slow data rates.
Tracing live calls to resolve performance related issues.
Moshell and XML scripting.
Conducting network audit on regular basis.
Implemented cut-over from ATM to IP and RNC 3810 to 3820.
Integration of COWs.
Assisting front office and filed staff in troubleshooting
E-Utran Procedures, Protocol stacks and interface Architectures
E-NodeB SW upgrades and Re-Integrations
E-NodeB troubleshooting including Cell tracing, UE selective tracing, Monitors, Mobatch, PMD logs decoding, Wire sharks and Traces, logs and dumps
UEH Exceptions, E-NodeB recovery, S1-MME (Term pointtoMME), SCTP, S1-AP & traffic status, RA and RRC establishments, E-RABs, EPS bearers, ANR concepts
LTEflowfox, LTEdecoder, T&E Viewer/Router, LTE trace error groups, TET, CDAE
Sound understanding of IP, Ethernet, UDP, SCTP, TCP, S1-AP, X2-AP, Mul, network synch over IP and GTP-U
EUtranCellFDD, S1 interface setup and UE attach issues
WCDMA 3.75G - RNC 3810/3820 comprehensive troubleshooting and fault investigative analysis along with rectifications
LTE Excellent knowledge in LTE/EPS/SAE space including E-Utran, EPC, LTE dimensioning, interfacing and adapting with existing 3Gs networks, suitability for scalable bandwidths, OFDMA, SCFDMA, MIMO configurations, E-NodeBs (RBS6000)
RNC Remodulling, scripting, tracing and post trace analysis
Conducting network wide audits for proactive fault management and analysis
3G Switch Engineer (July2006-July 2009)
Working as the 3G Engineer my responsibility includes
Providing O&M services on live network.
Troubleshooting of Black Diamond Switches.
Fault diagnosis and trouble shooting of RNC, MGW, MSC-Server, RXI and RBS.
Conducting preventive maintenance routines to minimize outages.
Assisting field staff and NMC in fault diagnosis.
Fault diagnosis and trouble shooting of RBS 3206, 3202 and 3201 etc.
Creation of network performance reports for customer and Ericsson top management.
Conduction of series of training sessions for the transfer of knowledge and improvement of skill set.
Monitoring of traffic trends to provide recommendation for the future network expansion.
To provide onsite support for hardware replacement and fault diagnosis in the 3G switch room.
Training of new technical staff
Network Surveillance Engineer (Aug 2004 July 2006)
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd.
In this role my key responsibility is to supervise all technical operations of Hutchison 3G and Orange networks. Central point of contact between Hutchison management and Ericsson management regarding operations. To keep customer (Hutchison Australia) and Management (Ericsson Australia) updated on all major activities on network.
To supervise and manage critical/major faults of Hutchison 3G on content platform.
To monitor and Troubleshoot RBS 3202, 3206 and RNC 3810.
To monitor Samsung CDMA network.
Monitoring and troubleshooting of Siemens and Harris MW links.
Monitoring and troubleshooting for AXD and RXI.
To supervise and manage critical/major faults of Hutchison 3G on provisioning platform. This includes provisioning through all the 3G stores and dealers across Australia.
To supervise and manage critical/major faults of Hutchison 3G on billing platform
Teaching Assistant UNSW Australia (July2002 - December 2003)
Achieved valuable professional experience by working as a Teaching Assistant at UNSW with Dr. Predrag Rapajic and conducting tutorials and laboratory demonstrations for the students of Satellite & Mobile Communications.
Responsibilities
Diligently worked as a teaching assistant, where I conducted tutorials and laboratory demonstrations in the following areas of wireless communications
Wireless Systems and Standards
Modulation and coding techniques used for wireless transmission
Frequency Reuse, Channel Assignment Strategies
Handoff Strategies Prioritizing Handoffs and Practical Handoff considerations
Interference and System Capacity (Co-channel Interference, Channel Planning for Wireless Systems, Power Control for reducing Interference)
Large-Scale path loss
Free Space Propagation Model, Relating Power to Electric Field
Basic Propagation Mechanisms (Reflection, Diffraction and Scattering),
Practical Link Budget Design Using Path Loss Models (Log-distance Path Loss Models, Log-normal Shadowing, Determination of Percentage Coverage Area)
Small Scale Fading and Multipath Fading
Senior Engineer Operations Telecom Foundation (TF) Pay Phones Limited March 2001 - February 2002)
Worked as Senior Engineer Operations in Telecom Foundation Pay Phones Limited a semi-government organization working under the ministry of communication Govt. of Pakistan. TF is pioneer in Pay Phones and Data Communication in Pakistan
As a Senior Engineer Operations I worked as a Team Leader of the team responsible to support, design, implement, monitor and troubleshoot the country wide telecom network of Telecom Foundation Pay Phones.
My key responsibility is complete monitoring of the whole network on NMS (Network Management System) and ensuring remedial actions to restore service.
To access the databases of regional Network Management System through Master NMS for troubleshooting and software upgrade purposes.
Qualifications
Master of Engineering Science in Telecommunications, from UNSW Australia (2002-2003).
B. Sc. Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Pakistan (1996-2001)
Professional Training
Successfully completed the following training courses conducted by Ericsson Education.
LTE System Overview
RBS 6000 Overview
Strategic people management
APG-40 Operation and Maintenance.
CPP Node Features.
WCDMA System Overview.
RAN fault analysis.
WCDMA RAN Operation
Signaling in the Core Network.
RXI Operation and Configuration
Transport Network Design
IP Transport Network Design
Smart Edge Survey
Citizenship Australian
Employer:
Ericsson STC MS Saudi Arabia
Job Title:
Senior BO LTE/WCDMA UTRAN engineer
Start Month/Year:
08/2009
End Month/Year:
Current
City:
Riyadh
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Description:
• BO support for E-NodeB.
• Integration of E-Node
• Testing of E-Node for throughput issues.
• Activating and analyzing flow fox traces.
• ATM to IPRAN migration and troubleshooting.
• Activating and analysis of UETR, GPEH and CTR traces for troubleshooting.
• Responsible for O&M of 25 RNCs and 2300 node Bs.
• Implementation of major network cut-overs and software upgrades.
• Investigation of drop calls and slow data rates.
• Tracing live calls to resolve performance related issues.
• Moshell and XML scripting.
• Conducting network audit on regular basis.
• Implemented cut-over from ATM to IP and RNC 3810 to 3820.
• Integration of COWs.
• Assisting front office and filed staff in troubleshooting
• E-Utran Procedures, Protocol stacks and interface Architectures
• E-NodeB SW upgrades and Re-Integrations
• E-NodeB troubleshooting including Cell tracing, UE selective tracing, Monitors, Mobatch, PMD logs decoding, Wire sharks and Traces, logs and dumps
• UEH Exceptions, E-NodeB recovery, S1-MME (Term pointtoMME), SCTP, S1-AP & traffic status, RA and RRC establishments, E-RABs, EPS bearers, ANR concepts
• LTEflowfox, LTEdecoder, T&E Viewer/Router, LTE trace error groups, TET, CDAE
• Sound understanding of IP, Ethernet, UDP, SCTP, TCP, S1-AP, X2-AP, Mul, network synch over IP and GTP-U
• EUtranCellFDD, S1 interface setup and UE attach issues
• WCDMA 3.75G - RNC 3810/3820 comprehensive troubleshooting and fault investigative analysis along with rectifications
• LTE – Excellent knowledge in LTE/EPS/SAE space including E-Utran, EPC, LTE dimensioning, interfacing and adapting with existing 3Gs networks, suitability for scalable bandwidths, OFDMA, SCFDMA, MIMO configurations, E-NodeBs (RBS6000)
• RNC Remodulling, scripting, tracing and post trace analysis
• Conducting network wide audits for proactive fault management and analysis
Employer:
Ericsson
Job Title:
3G Switch Engineer
Start Month/Year:
07/2006
End Month/Year:
07/2009
City:
Riyadh
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Description:
Working as the 3G Engineer my responsibility includes:
• Providing O&M services on live network.
• Troubleshooting of Black Diamond Switches.
• Fault diagnosis and trouble shooting of RNC, MGW, MSC-Server, RXI and RBS.
• Conducting preventive maintenance routines to minimize outages.
• Assisting field staff and NMC in fault diagnosis.
• Fault diagnosis and trouble shooting of RBS 3206, 3202 and 3201 etc.
• Creation of network performance reports for customer and Ericsson top management.
• Conduction of series of training sessions for the transfer of knowledge and improvement of skill set.
• Monitoring of traffic trends to provide recommendation for the future network expansion.
• To provide onsite support for hardware replacement and fault diagnosis in the 3G switch room.
• Training of new technical staff
