1 INTRODUCTION TO UMTS NETWORKS
1.1 UMTS NETWORK TOPOLOGY
1.1.1 GSM Network Architecture
1.1.2 UMTS Overlay, Release 99
1.1.3 UMTS Network Architecture beyond Release 99
1.2 WCDMA CONCEPTS
1.2.1 WCDMA Physical Layer Procedures
1.2.2 UMTS Signaling Concepts
1.2.3 Physical, Logical, and Transport Channels
1.3 WCDMA NETWORK DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
1.4 THE EFFECTS OF VENDOR IMPLEMENTATION

2 RF PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE NETWORK DEPLOYMENT PROCESS
2.2.1 Network Planning
2.2.2 Initial Optimization
2.2.3 Continuous Optimization
2.3 LINK BUDGETS
2.3.1 Uplink Link Budgets
2.3.2 Downlink Link Budget for CPICH
2.3.3 Downlink Link Budget for Various Services (Connected Mode)
2.3.4 Uplink and Downlink and Service Comparison
2.4 NETWORK PLANNING TOOLS
2.4.1 Network Planning Tool Input
2.4.2 Coverage Considerations during Network Planning
2.5 INTERFERENCE CONSIDERATIONS DURING NETWORK PLANNING
2.6 TOPOLOGY PLANNING
2.7 PARAMETER SETTINGS AND OPTIMIZATION DURING NETWORK
PLANNING
2.8 RF OPTIMIZATION
2.8.1 Quantitative Optimization
2.8.2 Qualitative Optimization
2.8.3 Idle Mode Optimization

3 CAPACITY PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION
3.1 BASIC UMTS TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
3.1.1 Capacity Requirements
3.1.2 Uplink Capacity Estimation
3.1.3 Estimating Downlink Capacity
3.2 EFFECT OF VIDEO-TELEPHONY AND PS DATA ON TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING
3.2.1 WCDMA Traffic Engineering and Video-Telephony
3.2.2 WCDMA Traffic Engineering and PS Data
3.3 MULTI-SERVICE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
3.3.1 Multi-Service Capacity
3.3.2 Uplink and Downlink Capacity Comparison
3.4 CAPACITY PLANNING
3.4.1 Input for Capacity Planning
3.4.2 Capacity Planning for the CS Domain
3.4.3 Capacity Planning for the PS Domain
3.4.4 Capacity Planning with a Network Planning Tool
3.4.5 Microcell Issues
3.5 OPTIMIZING FOR CAPACITY
3.5.1 Coverage and Capacity Tradeoffs
3.5.2 Capacity Estimation in a Deployed Network
3.5.3 Capacity Monitoring for a Deployed Network

4 INITIAL PARAMETER SETTINGS
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Broadcast of System Information
4.1.2 Translation between Information Element Values and Engineering Values
4.1.3 Over-the-Air Parameter Verification
4.2 Physical Layer Parameters
4.2.1 Frequency Selection and Management
4.2.2 PSC Planning
4.2.3 Power Allocation
4.3 Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Parameters
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Overview of the Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Procedure
4.3.3 List of Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Parameters
4.3.4 Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Metrics
4.3.5 Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Trade-offs in Idle Mode
4.3.6 Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection Parameter Recommendations for Idle Mode
4.3.7 Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection in CELL_FACH State
4.3.8 Inter-Frequency Cell Reselection Considerations
4.4 Access Parameter Recommendations
4.5 Intra-Frequency Handover Parameters
4.5.1 Introduction
4.5.2 Intra-Frequency Handover Procedure
4.5.3 Intra-Frequency Handover Parameters
4.5.4 Intra-Frequency Handover Metrics
4.5.5 Intra-Frequency Handover Trade-offs
4.5.6 Intra-Frequency Handover Parameter Recommendations
4.5.7 Inter-Frequency Handover Considerations

5 SERVICE OPTIMIZATION
5.1 KPI AND LAYERED OPTIMIZATION APPROACH
5.1.1 Main KPI Definitions
5.2 VOICE SERVICE OPTIMIZATION
5.2.1 Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Codec
5.2.2 AMR Service
5.2.3 Call Setup, Events, and Signaling
5.2.4 Call Retention Event and Signaling
5.2.5 Connection Supervision and Link Quality Indicators
5.2.6 Troubleshooting AMR Failures
5.2.7 Parameter Optimization
5.2.8 Call Quality Metrics and Test Process
5.3 VIDEO TELEPHONY SERVICE OPTIMIZATION
5.3.1 Video Telephony and Voice Comparison
5.3.2 Video Telephony Test Process and Metrics
5.3.3 VT ver