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Atoll Evaluation Test18.6.2008, ver. 1.0For internal use

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Change History

Version Date Authors Comments1.0 20080618 Rosario !olaianni,

Enri"o #oren$oni,%ea Matilainen,'immo M(el(inen,%etri Sepp(l(

t)e one an* onl+ version


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Table of Contents

1. %urpose an* S"ope....................................................................................

2. A*ministration o- Atoll.................................................................................6

2.1 nstallation................................................................................................................................62.2 !on-iguring t)e installation in single mo*e...............................................................................2. Multiuser Environment..............................................................................................................82. igital Maps..............................................................................................................................3

2. A*ministration -iles..................................................................................................................112.6 !al"ulate* results................................................................................................................... 122. E4port an* mport -rom an* to %lanner...................................................................................12..1 E4port an* mport -rom using %lanet -ormat........................................................................12..2 mport -rom ot)er tools........................................................................................................ 12.. mport using AS! -ormat....................................................................................................162.8 Atoll management !onsole.....................................................................................................12.3 !on"lusions on Atoll A*ministration........................................................................................13

. 5eneral %lanning ssues in Atoll...............................................................20

.1 Map Formats.......................................................................................................................... 20

.2 Antenna mport.......................................................................................................................22. %ropagation Mo*els................................................................................................................22..1 sage o- T7o %ropagation Mo*els per !ell.........................................................................2..2 Appro4imation o- etA"t %lanner9s oia %ropagation Mo*el in Atoll..................................26.. Appro4imation o- %lanner9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el in Atoll.........................................2.. %ropagation Mo*el Tuning...................................................................................................1. %re*i"tion !al"ulation.............................................................................................................1

. 25 Ra*io %lanning in Atoll........................................................................2

.1 5eneral issues a:out 25 ra*io planning in Atoll.....................................................................2.2 25 !overage planning............................................................................................................

.2.1 Simulation vs. stati" "al"ulation :ase* "al"ulation................................................................2.2 Stati" !overage "al"ulation -or ;est server..........................................................................2. Summar+ on 25 "overage planning..................................................................................... 25 eig):our planning...........................................................................................................6..1 Manual neig):our planning.................................................................................................3..2 uirement *e-inition in Atoll...................................................................................1.. Fre>uen"+ )opping planning............................................................................................... 1

.. nter-eren"e matri4...............................................................................................................1..6 Timeslot "on-iguration planning............................................................................................. TR= Re>uirement "ount "al"ulation..................................................................................... 5SM Fre>uen"+ planning.........................................................................................................1 Automati" -re>uen"+ planning.............................................................................................


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..2 Manual 5SM -re>uen"+ planning.........................................................................................

.. Summar+ a:out 5SM Fre>uen"+ planning...........................................................................6 !o*e an* planning.............................................................................................................8.6.1 %lanning an* management o- "o*es...................................................................................8. Reporting................................................................................................................................8.8 !on"lusions on 25 ra*io planning 7it) Atoll...........................................................................0

. MTS %lanning in Atoll.............................................................................1

.1 Test Environment....................................................................................................................1.2 MTS %arameters..................................................................................................................2.2.1 !lutter %arameters.............................................................................................................. 2.2.2 et7or !on-iguration.........................................................................................................

.2. !on-iguration o- ;earers, Servi"es an* Terminals................................................................ mport -rom a etA"t %lanner %lan.........................................................................................8. %ilot !overage %lanning.........................................................................................................60. MTS Tra--i" Mo*elling..........................................................................................................62.6 Monte !arlo Simulation.......................................................................................................... 6.6.1 Su--i"ient um:er o- Simulation Snaps)ots.........................................................................6.6.2 e-ining ?E>uivalent? Simulations in %lanner an* Atoll........................................................68. @S%A................................................................................................................................... 2..1 @S%A Transport Formats.................................................................................................. ..2 @S%A Terminals................................................................................................................6.. @S%A Support in Transmitters an* !ells............................................................................. @S%A S")e*uling................................................................................................................ @S%A %re*i"tion Stu*ies...................................................................................................8.8 @S%A................................................................................................................................... 80.3 eig):our %lanning................................................................................................................8.10 S"ram:ling !o*e %lanning...................................................................................................8.11 !on"lusions on MTS %lanning...........................................................................................8

6. iMA= %lanning.......................................................................................8

6.1 5eneral ssues A:out iMA= Ra*io %lanning in Atoll............................................................86.2 S"ope o- MA= Support.......................................................................................................86.2.1 Test !ase es"ription..........................................................................................................86.2.2 5eneral %arameters............................................................................................................86. Results o- MA= et7or Anal+sis......................................................................................326..1 ;asi" Anal+sis......................................................................................................................326..2 A*van"e* Anal+sis.............................................................................................................. 386.. Bptional Anal+sis.................................................................................................................336. ire"tional terminal antennas CFi4e* !%Es !aseD................................................................106..1 @o7 !R istri:ution 7it) *ire"tional SS antenna "an :e "al"ulate*..............................106. iMA= Fre>uen"+ %lanning.................................................................................................106..1 s iMA= Fre>uen"+ %lanning Supporte*.........................................................................106..2 Atoll iMA= Roa*map......................................................................................................106.6 !on"lusions on iMA= Ra*io %lanning 7it) Atoll................................................................106

. Atoll Roa*map an* Future evelopment................................................10

8. !on"lusions an* Bpen uestions..........................................................108

3. Appen*i4 iMA= et7or !on-iguration...............................................110


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3.1 iMA= Frame !on-iguration Settings..................................................................................110

3.2 ;earer Mapping................................................................................................................113. %ropagation Mo*el................................................................................................................113. %ream:le RSS Arra+ Fin*ing................................................................................................113. Antennas an* E>uipment......................................................................................................1163.6 %o7er Settings......................................................................................................................113. Settings -or ;asi" Anal+sis....................................................................................................113.8 Settings -or A*van"e* Anal+sis.............................................................................................1133.3 Settings -or Bptional Anal+sis...............................................................................................121


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1. %urpose an* S"ope

n t)is *o"ument t)e "apa:ilities o- Atoll Cver. 2..0 :+ Fors, 777.-ors."omD in planning o- ra*ioa""ess net7ors are evaluate*. T)e 7or 7as "arrie* out in t)e 5S MS %B Tools Management& Support team *uring Ma+Gune 2008.

T)e 7or 7as *ivi*e* into separate evaluation o- planning o- 5SM, MTS an* iMA= ra*ionet7ors as 7ell as evaluation o- Atoll a*ministration. %lanning o- 5SM an* MTS net7ors 7asstu*ie* :+ %etri Sepp(l( an* 'immo M(el(inen, respe"tivel+. Atoll a*ministration 7as t)eresponsi:ilit+ o- %ea Matilainen, an* planning o- iMA= net7ors 7as stu*ie* :+ Rosario

!olaianni C-rom !MB SE est & Sout) EuropeD an* Enri"o #oren$oni C-rom 5S MS Manage*Servi"esD.

Bnl+ ra*io a""ess net7or planning 7as investigate* in evaluation. Aspe"ts relate* to lin planningor transmission net7ors 7ere not stu*ie*. Atoll supports also !MA2000 Cin"l. E


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2. A*ministration o- Atoll2.1 nstallation

Atoll


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!omman* line installation not teste*. %ersonal li"enses use* in t)is test. o A**in mo*ules 7ereavaila:le -or t)e test.

Conclusion:nstallation goes along t)e manual. Bnl+ un*er ui"l+ an* easil+. M+ re"ommen*ation is t)at Bra"le is not use* in single user mo*e. E4port toMS A""ess gives eas+ a""ess to mass manipulation o- t)e *ata. All met)o*s are B'.


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2. Multiuser Environment

Master Document

T)e Master o"ument is t)e "ore o- t)e proHe"t. t )ol*s t)e in-ormation o- t)e *igital maps an* t)einitial net7or *esign. T)e master *o"ument is a""esse* onl+ :+ a*ministrator an* 7)en rea*+,A*min 7ill e4port it to t)e *ata:ase.

Share !ath "oss Matrices:

T)ese -iles are generate* :+ a*ministrator, or t)e "al"ulation servi"e. Files are rea* onl+ -or allusers.


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Client sie files:

Single -ile s+stem saves t)e in-ormation a:out t)e map *ata, :ut in "ase a *ata:ase is use*, t)e-ile in-ormation is passe* to t)e appli"ation 7it) parameter ?!I%rogram FilesIForsIAtollIAtoll.e4e?"-g ?@IAtollIMaster."-g?. !onne"tion to t)e rig)t *ata:ase 7it) a""ount in-ormation "an :ein"lu*e* in t)e parameter. %re*i"tion -iles an* "op+ o- t)e *ata:ase s)oul* :e lo"ate* in a lo"al*rive. T)e ")ange* o:He"ts are save* to t)e *ata:ase using -un"tion JFileKJata:aseKJAr")iveK.To retrieve t)e up*ate* *ata -rom *ata:ase is *one 7it) -un"tion JFileKJata:aseKJRe-res)K.Most "onvenient 7a+ to use multi user environment is to save t)e proHe"t lo"all+ an* ever+ no7an* t)en to up*ate t)e *ata eit)er or *ire"tion.

#ser rights:

ser rig)ts "an :e )an*le* in various met)o*s, t)e tool itsel- )as limite* support in t)is area.

site lists Ea") proHe"t is store* un*er *i--erent username, s")ema or in a separate *ata:ase. Ea") ta:le in one proHe"t "an :e provi*e* 7it) *i--erent a""ess rig)ts -or ea") user Master *ata:ase an* regional *ata:ases "an :e s+n")roni$e* Cstati" regionali$ationD Bra"le Spatial "an :e use* in *+nami" regionali$ation Fors "an provi*e master *ata:ase an* set o- s"ripts to maintain user a""ounts, a""ess

rig)ts an* )o7 to regionali$e t)e proHe"t.

Conclusion:To setup man+ proHe"ts -or multiple users is time "onsuming. Also man+ met)o*s o-storing *ata 7it) t)e easiness mae t)e planning reall+ interesting Ho: proper version )an*ling,"orrupte* *ata, overlapping net7or o:He"ts, Hust some o- t)ose *ar "lou*s in t)e s+. M+ )um:leopinion is t)e tool is ni"e an* eas+ to use 7)en 7e )ave -e7 proHe"ts an* less t)an 10 planners tomanipulate t)e same *ata.

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2. igital Maps

Atoll "an use *igital maps in various -ormats an* t)e natural -ormat is ;#-ormat.

6. geo *ata set. e: Map servi"e maps8. Auto"a* *4--iles3. Atoll geograp)i" *ata -iles10. Ar") vie7 an* gri* -iles , s)p, t4t11. Mapn-o mi- or ta: -iles12. Multiimport -iles1. %lanet -ormat , *ata:ase or in*e4-iles1. ;itMap -iles in Ti-- an* ;mp -ormats1. Er*as -iles16. E! -iles1. ;il Format

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20. Mapin-o K Atoll geograp)i" *ata -iles, Ar") vie7 -iles , s)p

21. etA"t %lanner K ;#, Ar") vie7 gri* -iles t4t, Ti-, ;mp

E4ample using etA"t %lanner map -ormat. T)e *ata in"lu*es )eig)t an* "lutter in m an*:uil*ing *ata in Mapin-o -ormat "onverte* -rom etA"t %lanner ve"tor -ormat.

Conclusion:T)e *igital map -ormats an* t)e 7a+ Atoll )an*les t)e *igital map *ata, is suita:le -or

our nee*s. MS C7e: map servi"eD 7oul* :e a ni"e met)o* to s)are *igital maps in our intranet.


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2. A*ministration -ilesT)e :e)aviour o- t)e tool "an :e mo*i-ie* :+ e*iting t)ese t+pes o- "on-iguration -iles.

L T)e user "on-iguration -ile C."-gDT)is -ile "an "ontain pat)s an* *es"ription o- geograp)i" *ata, "omputation $one *e-inition,-ilter/sort/group "riteria applie* to -ol*ers, *ispla+ settings o- o:He"ts, pre*i"tion stu*+ list,"ustomi$e* stu*ies, pat) to a""ess ma"ros an* AF% settings. T)e -ile "an :e loa*e* automati"all+or manuall+ :+ t)e user. Ea") user an* proHe"t "an )ave o7n "on-iguration -ile. 5eograp)i" *ata set e-initions o- t)e "omputation an* -o"us $ones #ist o- "overage pre*i"tion stu*ies

Automati" neig):our allo"ation parameters AF% "on-iguration C5SM 5%RS E5%RS proHe"tsD Automati" s"ram:ling "o*e allo"ation parameters CMTS @S%A an* TS!MA proHe"tsD Automati" % o--set allo"ation parameters CS3 "*maBne an* !MA2000 14RTT 14E


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2.6 !al"ulate* results

epen*ing on t)e arra+s, t)e results "an :e vie7e* on t)e map, e4porte* to ot)er -ormats Cmostimportant ones Mapin-o an* ;ilD , as )istogram an* generate* a report.

T)e report is eas+ to move to E4"el using "op+an* paste met)o*.

E4ample o- a simulation an* %ilot%ollution. %opup 7in*o7 is a ni"e 7a+ tos)o7 t)e result pi4el :+ pi4el.

Conclusion:T)ere are a lot o- output options an* t)e+ are eas+ to -in*. o pro:lems "overe*.

2. E4port an* mport -rom an* to %lanner


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2..1 E4port an* mport -rom using %lanet -ormatn Atoll t)ere is 2 t+pe o- net7or planning *ata imports

1. in =M# -ormat2. %lanet 2.8 ata:ase import

Conclusion: ;ot) o- t)ese are not t)e same etA"t %lanner "an pro*u"e, an* t)ere-ore notsuita:le solution in S.

2..2 mport -rom ot)er toolsFors )as intro*u"e* a**itional mo*ule to import *ata -rom ot)er tools

Setup.!%Tmport2..2.10.e4e


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Results

%ropagation mo*els 7ere not importe*. n "urrent version 5SM sites an* "ells 7ere not possi:le to import, an* 7)en tr+ing to

import 5SM "ells to 5SM proHe"t, t)e error message s)o7s

)en importing MTS sites an* "ells, onl+ antennas an* sites 7ere importe*

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#arge %roHe"t 28 sites

T)e *etails o- proper use o- t)e import mo*ule -or etA"t %lanner plans )as :een *is"usse* in t)eSe"tion ..


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2.. mport using AS! -ormat

E4ample o- "sv-ile import

)ile importing t)e 7rong values "an :e "orre"te* :e-ore a""epting t)e results.


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2.8 Atoll management !onsole

;e-ore t)e management "onsole is rea*+, all *ata:ases Cin our terminolog+ *ata:ase O proHe"t inetA"t %lanner O user a""ount in ora"leD must up*ate*.

p*ate pro"ess B'

%roHe"t *ata:ase "reation B'. %roHe"t *ata:ase is a "lone -rom a master, a "omplete o- partiallimite* :+ a pol+gon or simple site -ilter.


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Bpening a proHe"t *ata:ase -aile*.

;e"ause o- t)e -ailure s+n")roni$ing o- master an* proHe"t *ata:ase 7as not teste*. T)e -un"tions

to ar")ive t)e master an* re-res) t)e proHe"t *ata, itsel- seam to :e B'.

e7 *ata:ase "reation -aile*, reason unno7n.

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Conclusion:T)e "on"ept o- splitting t)e *ata into smaller groups is interesting. t :rings some

a*min 7or an* m+ opinion it suits 7ell in one or in -e7 net7or planning proHe"ts. !entrali$e* *ata"an :e utili$e* in ot)er -un"tions o- t)e "ompan+. Bn t)e ot)er )an*, t)e "omplete stru"ture o- *ataCmaps, tra--i" la+ers, lo"al "opiesD is prett+ "ompli"ate* an* it nee*s goo* no7le*ge an* proper*is"ipline -rom all parties involve*. T)e pro:lems in t)e test 7ere not "ru"ial. n a smaller proHe"tMS A""ess *ata:ase is su--i"ient solution. Man+ tass 7)i") :elongs to users, are "arrie* out :+a*ministrator, e.g. t)e s+n")roni$ing antenna *ata in MTS an* 5SM proHe"ts

2.3 !on"lusions on Atoll A*ministration

Atoll is in itPs :est 7)en one user )an*les t)e "omplete *ata. t is also -le4i:le i- 7e nee* to "om:ine small pie"es o- planning *ata to a "ountr+7i*e proHe"t. ;ut it not e--i"ient i- 7e )ave )un*re*so- proHe"ts an* 7e tr+ to eep t)em "entrali$e* Cit is not even e--i"ient in etA"t %lannerD. T)es+n")roni$ation o- master, regional an* lo"al *ata is >uite interesting i*ea.

T)e variet+ o- storage met)o*s gives also possi:ilities to manipulate *ata in man+ 7a+s. t is eas+sen* a "omplete plan to a "olleague 7it) em:e**e* *igital map. T)e *ra7:a" is )o7 7e "an)an*le versions.

T)ere seems not to :e a :ig *i--eren"e in t)e pro"essing po7er, in etA"t %lanner user "an easiersele"t t)ose *ata la+ers nee*e*. T)e loa*ing time o- ve"tori$e* :uil*ing *ata is longer in Atoll.


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. 5eneral %lanning ssues in AtollT)e 5 o- Atoll is )eavil+ :ase* on rig)t"li"ing. T)e general prin"iple is t)at onl+ glo:al settingsare -oun* in menus, an* all parameter settings are ma*e in *ialogs t)at are -oun* :+ rig)t"li"ingon various o:He"ts in t)e trees at t)e E4plorer 7in*o7, 7)i") "ontains t)e *ata an* o:He"ts o- aplan C7)i") is "alle* a *o"ument in AtollD, arrange* )ierar")i"all+ into -ol*ers. T)is is >uite intuitivein a sense t)at parameters o- an o:He"t "an -oun* :+ rig)t"li"ing t)e o:He"t itsel-. @o7ever, sin"et)e rig)t"li"ing menus are o-ten levels *eep, it "an :e *i--i"ult to guess, 7)ere to start rig)t"li"ing.

Atoll "omputes pre*i"tion stu*ies, Monte !arlo simulations, et". 7it)in a user*e-ine* computationzone. T)e "omputation $one is un*e-ine* :+ *e-ault, an* not)ing "an :e "ompute* in Atoll :e-ore it

is *e-ine*. T)e easiest 7a+ to *e-ine t)e "omputation $one is to $oom to large enoug) area an*sele"t to -it t)e $one to t)e map 7in*o7.

A-ter t)e "omputation $one )as :een *e-ine*, Atoll "arries out t)e "al"ulation -or all :ase stationst)at are a"tive Cvia a ")e":o4D, sele"te* :+ t)e "urrent -ilter parameters, an* 7)ose propagation$one interse"ts a re"tangle "ontaining t)e "omputation $one C7)et)er t)e a"tual :ase stations areinsi*e or outsi*e t)e "omputation $oneD.

n a**ition to t)e "omputation $one, t)ere are also ot)er Atoll $ones t)at a--e"t operations

-iltering $one restri"ts t)e o:He"ts *ispla+e* on t)e map an* on t)e ata ta: o- t)e E4plorer

7in*o7Q it also restri"ts 7)i") o:He"ts are use* in "overage pre*i"tions, et".Q -o"us $one sele"ts t)e area on 7)i") reports an* results are generate*Q printing $one *e-ines t)e area to :e printe*Q "overage e4port $one *e-ines part o- t)e "overage pre*i"tion to :e e4porte* as a :itmap.

.1 Map Formats

igital maps t)at are in t)e etA"t %lanner -ormat C7)i") is a"tuall+ t)e %lanet -ormatD "an :eimporte* to Atoll la+er :+ la+er simpl+ :+ sele"ting separatel+ t)e index.txt-iles in t)e )eig)t an*"lutter *ire"tories o- t)e map -or import C-rom File mportD. A-ter import o- "lutter, also t)e names o-

t)e "lutter t+pes s)all :e "orre"tl+ set in t)e map. T)e "oor*inate s+stem o- t)e map )as to :e setseparatel+ un*er Tools | Options | Coordinates. T)e list o- supporte* "oor*inate s+stems seems to:e >uite "ompre)ensive.

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Figure 1. !lutter la+er o- t)e @elsini emo Map in etA"t %lanner.

Figure 2. !lutter la+er o- t)e @elsini emo Map in Atoll.


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A-ter import o- a )eig)t or "lutter la+er o- a etA"t %lanner map, t)e in*ivi*ual map :lo"s 7ill :e

s)o7n as separate :ran")es in t)e 5eo tree o- Atoll. T)e in*ivi*ual map :lo"s Co- one resolutionDo- %lanner "an :e "om:ine* into one single map -ile Cinto a single .:il -ile an* t)e asso"iate* .)*r-ileD Hust :+ sele"ting Save As in Atoll. Fors re"ommen*s using su") single -ile -or ea") map la+erinstea* o- large num:er o- :lo"s.

)en using maps 7it) la+ers o- multiple resolutions, t)e )ig)est resolution map must :e on top ont)e tree. Atoll 7ill tr+ to use t)e maps in t)e or*er t)at t)e+ appear in t)e tree. Maps "an :e em:e**e* into proHe"t "on-iguration -iles Ct)e .A#T -ilesD so t)at a "omplete planning proHe"t "an :esent -rom one Cstan*aloneD Atoll user to anot)er.

.2 Antenna mport

%lanet-ormat antennas "an importe* to Atoll, :ut t)e in*ivi*ual .msi -iles "annot :e sele"te* -orimport as su"). nstea*, it is ne"essar+ to "reate an in*e4 -ile t)at lists t)e names o- in*ivi*ualantenna -iles to :e importe*, an* to import t)is in*e4 -ile.

For an ele"tri"al tilt antennas, ra*iation patterns o- *i--erent ele"tri"al tilts )ave to :e importe*separatel+, an* t)e+ "annot :e "om:ine* toget)er into a single antenna stru"ture in Atoll.

T)e ele"tri"al tilt o- an antenna is presente* to user in some7)at "on-using 7a+. T)e ele"tri"al tiltt)at )as :een rea* -rom t)e antenna import -ile is not *ispla+e* at all in an Atoll transmitter. nstea*, all transmitters )ave a parameter additional electrical tilt. T)is parameter Hust intro*u"es ana**itional verti"al rotation to t)e "urrent antenna pattern. ;+ using t)is parameter, ele"tri"al tilt "an:e appro4imatel+ mo*elle*, 7)en t)e e4a"t antenna ra*iation patterns are not availa:le.

T)ere are no s)are* antennas in Atoll. Ea") transmitter must )ave it9s o7n antenna, even i- t)e+mo*el t)e same p)+si"al antenna. )en a$imut) or tilt o- one antenna is ")ange*, t)e ")ange )asto :e repeate* in t)e same 7a+ in t)e ot)er transmitters t)at are using t)e same p)+si"al antenna.

. %ropagation Mo*els

n Atoll, t)ere are t7o *istin"t implementations o- t)e Bumura@ata propagation mo*el t)eOkumura-Hatamo*el -or 10100 M@$ an* t)e Cost-Hatamo*el -or 1002000 M@$. Atoll users)ave to e4pli"itl+ sele"t, 7)i") mo*el to use. T)e sele"tion o- t)e "orre"t -ormula *oes not taepla"e automati"all+ a""or*ing to t)e "arrier -re>uen"+ lie in etA"t %lanner.

T)e Bumura@ata an* !ost@ata mo*el are Hust *ire"t implementations o- t)e @ata e>uations. n:ot) o- t)em, a so"alle* ?"lutter -ormula? "an :e assigne* -or ea") "lutter t+pe. T)e ?"lutter -ormula? is Hust one o- t)e stan*ar* @ata e>uations -or open, >uasi open, su:ur:an or ur:an Csmall orlarge "it+D areas.

T)e Bumura@ata an* !ost@ata mo*el :ot) tae into a""ount loss *ue to Cni-ee*geD *i--ra"tion, :ut onl+ -or one o:sta"le in t)e ra*io pat). @o7ever, neit)er Bumura@ata nor !ost@atamo*el tae into a""ount e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tions *ue to *i--eren"es in terrain )eig)t atlo"ation o- :ase station an* terminal. T)e Bumura@ata an* !ost@ata mo*el "annot :e tune*-rom measurements. T)e+ "oul* :e possi:l+ use* -or some nominal planning "ases, :ut t)e+ areuseless in real *etaile* planning.


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@o7ever, in a**ition to t)ese t7o mo*els, t)ere is also t)e Standard Propagation Model, 7)i") is a

propagation mo*el :ase* on generali$ation o- @ata -ormulas 7it) si4 ' "oe--i"ients t)at "an :ee*ite* :+ a user. T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el o- Atoll is similar to t)e Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ellMo*el o- Air"om, an* )en"e it9s pre*i"tion an* tuning "apa:ilities s)oul* also :e similar to Air"om9smo*el. @o7ever, t)ese t7o mo*els are not e4a"tl+ e>ual, an* setting t)eir parameters to "orrespon* ea") ot)er re>uires "are-ul "onsi*eration.

T)e e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tion options o- t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el in Atoll are

)eig)t a:ove groun*, )eig)t a:ove average pro-ile, slope at re"eiver,

spot @t, a:solute spot @t, en)an"e* slope at re"eiverQ

7)ile t)e e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tion options in %lanner are a:solute, average, relative an*slope, o- 7)i") t)e met)o* relative is re"ommen*e* :+ Air"om. T)e Atoll9s met)o* spot @tN ise>uivalent to t)e met)o* relative in %lanner. Atoll supports automati" sele"tion o- :est antenna)eig)t "orre"tion option in mo*el tuning.

T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el taes into a""ount loss *ue to Cni-ee*geD *i--ra"tion -rommultiple o:sta"les in t)e ra*io pat). i--ra"tion losses "an :e "al"ulate* :+ using t)e met)o*s e+gout

Epstein%eterson e+gout 7it) "orre"tion Millington

T)e *i--ra"tion met)o*s in %lanner are almost t)e same. T)e Millington met)o* is not availa:le, :utt)ere is met)o* Gapanese AtlasN, 7)i") is similar to t)e Epstein%eterson met)o*.

T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el also taes into a""ount e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tions *ueto *i--eren"es in terrain )eig)t pro-ile :et7een t)e :ase station an* terminal :+ using variousmet)o*s. T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el is also a *ualslope mo*el, 7)ere *i--erent '1 an* '2"oe--i"ients "an :e *e-ine* -or s)ort an* long *istan"es.

T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el "an :e "on-igure* to use eit)er a s+stemati" or ra*ial pro-ile. T)e?s+stemati" pro-ile? means t)at Atoll *etermines a separate pro-ile Ci.e. ra*io pat)D :et7een ea")transmitter an* ea") pi4el in its "al"ulation area, 7)ile t)e ?ra*ial pro-ile? means t)at Atoll esta:lis)es pro-iles -rom transmitters to ea") pi4el on its "al"ulation perimeter an* uses t)e nearestpro-ile to mae a pre*i"tion -or pi4els insi*e t)e "al"ulation perimeter. Ra*ial "omputation "an :e"arrie* out in mu") s)orter "al"ulation time. T)e results o- ra*ial "omputation 7ill :e slig)tl+ lessa""urate, :ut as long as t)e resolution o- "omputation is )ig) enoug), t)e a""ura"+ s)oul* not :e aserious pro:lem.

T)e ot)er stan*ar* propagation mo*els o- Atoll are T 23 %ropagation Mo*el

T 0 %ropagation Mo*el Er"eg5reenstein %ropagation Mo*el T 26 %ropagation Mo*el ## %ropagation Mo*el #ongle+Ri"e %ropagation Mo*el


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T 16 %ropagation Mo*el

An inter-a"e -or r* part+ propagation mo*els lie t)e uen"ies is onl+satis-a"tor+ -or planning o- rural areas, sin"e t)e )ig) -re>uen"ies o- iMA= "ompli"ate t)epropagation pre*i"tion.

n Atoll, it is possi:le to assign t7o propagation mo*els to a single "ell Cto a single transmitter inAtoll vo"a:ular+D t)e main an* e4ten*e* propagation mo*el. For :ot) o- t)em user "an *e-ineseparatel+ t)e propagation mo*el, "al"ulation ra*ius an* resolution. T7o separate pat) lossmatri"es Cpat) loss pre*i"tion -ilesD o- *i--erent resolutions s)all :e "al"ulate* -or t)e t7o mo*els.

..1 sage o- T7o %ropagation Mo*els per !ell

Atoll supports -ree sele"tion on propagation mo*el an* "overage arra+ resolutions. Also t7opropagation mo*els per transmitter "an :e use*. T)e i*ea o- spe"i-+ing t7o propagation mo*els isto a")ieve -aster "omputation times. T)e resolution o- a "overage arra+ Cpre*i"tion stu*+D "al"ulation is in*epen*ent o- t)e resolutions use* in pat) loss matri"es "al"ulation. T)e -ollo7ing Figureillustrates a pre*i"tion stu*+ ma*e in Atoll. T)e pre*i"tion mo*el resolution 7as 10 m -or up to 000m *istan"e, an* 100 m :e+on* 000 m. %oint anal+sis *ispla+ s)o7s t)e *istan"e o- 000 m -romsite. T)e "overage stu*+ is s)o7n on map 7it) sele"te* 10 m resolution regar*less o- t)e resolu

tion use* in pat) loss matri"es.


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Figure . A pre*i"tion stu*+ in Atoll -or a pre*i"tion mo*el 7it) resolution 10 m until 000 m an* 100 m:e+on* 000 m.

)en primar+ an* se"on*ar+ pre*i"tion mo*els 7it) *i--erent resolutions are use* in etA"t%lanner 6.0, t)e "overage arra+ resolution is limite* :+ t)e pre*i"tion resolution. T)e -ollo7ing

Figure illustrates an e4ample o- "overage arra+ in %lanner. %at) loss pre*i"tion is "al"ulate* on 10m resolution -or up to 000 m, an* 100 m resolution :e+on* 000 m. !overage arra+ is "al"ulate*7it) 10 m resolution. T)e resulting arra+ s)o7s "overage 7it) 10 m resolution onl+ in areas 7)ere10 m resolution pat) loss pre*i"tion is availa:le.


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Figure . Multiresolution "overage arra+ in etA"t %lanner.

;ot) Atoll an* etA"t %lanner 6.0 support use o- t7o propagation mo*els per "ell or transmitter,an* t)e resolution o- "overage arra+ "al"ulation arra+ is in*epen*ent on resolution o- pre*i"tion-iles or pat) loss matri"es. )at is *i--erent in Atoll, is t)e -a"t t)at pre*i"tion stu*+ resolution"al"ulation "an a"tuall+ :e interpolate* to a -iner resolution t)an t)e pat) loss matri"es. )at isgoo* in t)e %lanner approa") is t)at it "an :e "learl+ seen 7)ere t)e poorer pre*i"tion resolution)as :een use*.

..2 Appro4imation o- etA"t %lanner9s oia %ropagation Mo*el in Atoll

At 2100 M@$ t)e oia %ropagation mo*el o- etA"t %lanner implements t)e @ata pat) loss

e>uation

# O 6. .3 logC2100D 1.82 logC);D U.3 6. logC);DV logC*/1000D

7)ereL - is t)e propagation -re>uen"+ in M@$,L ); is t)e )eig)t o- t)e :ase station antenna in m,L )M is t)e )eig)t o- t)e mo:ile station antenna in m,L * is t)e *istan"e :et7een :ase station an* mo:ile station in m.

T)e same pat) losses "an :e "al"ulate* -rom t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el o- Atoll

# O '1 '2 logC*D ' logC);D ' logC);D logC*D '6C)MD

7)en it9s "oe--i"ients are set to


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'1 O 6. .3 logC2100D .3 O 2.22,

'2 O .3,

' O 1.82 6. O .8,

' O 6.,'6 O 0.

Fre>uen"+ *oes not appear in t)e -ormula o- t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el. T)is mo*el "an :e"on-igure* to onl+ one -re>uen"+ at a time :+ setting t)e '1 "oe--i"ient. For -re>uen"ies :elo7100 M@$ *i--erent -orm o- t)e @ata pat) loss e>uation must :e use*, an* t)e "orrespon*ing Atollmo*el 7ill also :e *i--erent.

n a**ition to sele"ting t)e ' "oe--i"ients, it is also ne"essar+ to "on-igure t)e e--e"tive antenna

)eig)t "orre"tion an* *i--ra"tion "orre"tion in e>uivalent 7a+ in :ot) mo*els. T)e re"ommen*e*e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tion an* topo "orre"tion -or oia %ropagation mo*el are Method Aan* i!!raction, an* t)e re"ommen*e* "on-iguration o- *i--ra"tion "al"ulation is "eight #actor6Wan* met)o* e$gout %& '( )*. n Atoll, t)e "orrespon*ing antenna )eig)t "orre"tion is Spot Ht, an*t)e "orrespon*ing *i--ra"tion loss algorit)m is e$gout7it) ' "oe--i"ient set to 0.6.

#ine o- sig)t "al"ulation is re"ommen*e* to :e *isa:le* in %lanner, an* )en"e it s)oul* :e also*isa:le* in Atoll. T)e re"ommen*e* morp)o "orre"tion in %lanner is #unction, an* t)e same "lutter"orre"tion -a"tors t)at )ave :een *e-ine* )ere -or ea") "lutter t+pe s)oul* :e *e-ine* also is Atoll.

A-ter su") "on-iguration o- propagation mo*els, t)e pre*i"tion results in etA"t %lanner an* Atollare ver+ "lose to ea") ot)er, an* t)e -ollo7ing net7or anal+sis s)oul* give similar results in :ot)so-t7are.

.. Appro4imation o- %lanner9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el in Atoll

T)e pat) loss e>uation -or Air"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el is

# O 1 2 logC*/1000D C)MD logC)MD logC);D 6 logC);D logC*/1000D C*i--nD

7)ereL * *istan"e -rom t)e :ase station to t)e mo:ile station CmD,L )M )eig)t o- t)e mo:ile station a:ove groun* CmD,

L ); e--e"tive :ase station antenna )eig)t CmD,L *i--n *i--ra"tion lossQ

an* t)e pat) loss e>uation -or t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el o- Atoll is

# O '1 '2 logC*D ' logC);D 'C*i--nD ' logC);D logC*D '6C)M2D

7)ereL * *istan"e -rom t)e :ase station to t)e mo:ile station CmD,L ); e--e"tive :ase station antenna )eig)t CmD,L )M2 e--e"tive mo:ile antenna )eig)t CmD,L *i--n *i--ra"tion loss.

T)e -ollo7ing ta:le s)o7s t)e *e-ault "oe--i"ients o- t)e Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el at 2000M@$, an* t)e "orrespon*ing ' "oe--i"ients o- t)e Atoll9s Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el.


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!oe--i"ients o- *e-ault Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ellMo*el at 2000 M@$

!orrespon*ing !oe--i"ients o- Atoll9s Stan*ar*%ropagation Mo*el

1 O 162. '1 O 1 2 )M O 2.38

2 O .3 '2 O 2 O .3

O 2. ' O 6 O .8

O 0 ' O O 0.8

O 1.82 ' O 6 O 6.

6 O 6. '6 O 0

O 0.8

)M O 1.

Fors )as a *o"ument Con+ertMacroCellAssetToSPMAtoll.doct)at *is"usses t)e "onversion o- t)eAir"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el into t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el o- Atoll.

T)e *e-ault e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tion o- t)e Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el in etA"t%lanner is ,elati+e, an* t)e *e-ault *i--ra"tion loss algorit)m is pstein Peterson. n Atoll, t)e"orrespon*ing antenna )eig)t "orre"tion is Spot Ht, an* t)e "orrespon*ing *i--ra"tion lossalgorit)m is pstein-Peterson.

A-ter su") "on-iguration o- propagation mo*els, t)e pre*i"tion results in etA"t %lanner an* Atollare ver+ "lose to ea") ot)er. T)e -ollo7ing -igures s)o7 t)e MTS %ilot !overage -rom %lanneran* re"eive* signal levels in Atoll C7it)out -a*ing marginD -or a small arti-i"ial net7or o- 8 :ase

stations, 7)en "orrespon*ing propagation mo*els )ave :een use*.

T)e "overage pre*i"tion results in t)e t7o tools are ver+ "lose to ea") ot)er.


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Figure . ;est RS!% Cpilot "overageD arra+ -rom etA"t %lanner.

Figure 6. !overage :+ signal level in Atoll.


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Figure . ;est *o7nlin "ell :+ RS!% Cpilot "overageD arra+ -rom etA"t %lanner.

Figure 8. !overage :+ transmitter in Atoll.

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Among t)e stan*ar* propagation mo*els o- Atoll, onl+ t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el "an :e

tune*. n tuning o- propagation mo*el, Atoll supports normal -iltering o- measurement *ata :+*istan"e, signal level, a$imut) an* "lutter "lass.

Measurements -or mo*el tuning "an :e importe* into Atoll in te4t -ormat -iles Cin .*at, .t4t or ."sv-ilesD. T)e :inar+ -ormats o- measurement -iles are not supporte*.

n a"tual tuning, it is possi:le to in*ivi*uall+ in"lu*e or e4"lu*e an+ o- t)e ' "oe--i"ients, "lutter"orre"tions, antenna )eig)t "orre"tion an* *i--ra"tion "orre"tion -rom tuning. T)is ena:les mo*eltuning in multiple su""essive stages, 7)i") s)oul* -a"ilitate ro:ust tuning. Atoll )as a separate?Measurements an* Mo*el !ali:ration 5ui*e? t)at *es"ri:es in *etail t)e mo*el tuning pro"ess.

o tests on mo*el tuning 7ere "arrie* out, :ut Fors *emonstrate* t)e tuning pro"ess. T)ere areno reasons to e4pe"t t)at mo*el tuning 7oul* "ause an+ serious pro:lems in Atoll.

. %re*i"tion !al"ulation

)en "reating "overage pre*i"tions Cpre*i"tion stu*iesD, an user "an *e-ine an+ "overage resolution -or "al"ulation. T)e resolution *oes not )ave to :e t)e resolution o- t)e pat) loss matri"es orit9s multiple. Atoll "an *e"imate or interpolate t)e results into an+ given resolution, an* it 7ill use t)e"lutter in-ormation o- t)e pat) loss matri"es irrespe"tive o- t)e "al"ulation resolution.

#ie etA"t %lanner, also Atoll supports use o- measure* *ata to "orre"t t)e pre*i"tion result Coveran ellipti"al areaD aroun* t)e measurement point.


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.1 5eneral issues a:out 25 ra*io planning in Atoll

T)e evaluate* version o- Atoll 7as 2..0 C;uil* 22D. Atoll )as :een previousl+ evaluate* -or 25planning :+ Siemens in autumn 2006. T)e version use* in t)at evaluation 7as 2.. T)e evaluation7as *one :+ "omparing e+ *imensioning an* planning relate* "al"ulations in Atoll vs. Torna*o,7)i") is in pra"ti"e same tool as etA"t %lanner. Report o- t)e previous evaluation :+ Siemens isstore* in MS

)ttps//s)arenetims.insi*e.noiasiemensnet7ors."om/Bpen/810131

T)e version use* in Torna*o 7as not mentione* in t)e evaluation report, :ut it is e4pe"te* t)at it7as .0.

;asi" 25 ra*io planning -un"tionalit+ )as not mu") ")ange* -rom Atoll version 2. to 2.. @en"et)e -in*ings in t)e previous evaluation :+ Siemens s)oul* :e still vali* an* similar "omparisons7ere not "arrie* out in t)is evaluation -or Atoll -or 25 even t)oug) some overlapping o- "ourset)ere inevita:l+ is. T)e result o- t)e previous evaluation 7as t)at *i--eren"es in "al"ulations in Atollan* Torna*o in terms o- pre*i"tion, *imensioning results, inter-eren"e anal+ses et". 7ere rat)ersmall an* :ot) tolls 7ere "on"lu*e* to *eliver "orre"t results -or planning. Moreover, it 7as

"on"lu*e* t)at *ue to :etter -le4i:ilit+ an* ease o- use, Atoll 7as seen as pre-erre* tool.

t "an :e 7ell argue* t)at -or man+ normal ra*io planning tass Atoll is easier to :e use*. Also, 7it)Atoll *i--erent t+pes o- anal+sis 7it) *i--erent "riteria an* parameter values are mu") easier to :e"al"ulate* an* in -a"t Atoll "an pro*u"e man+ t+pes o- results 7)i") etA"t %lanner "annot. t is o-"ourse some7)at >uestion o- opinion )o7 relevant t)ese *i--erent pre*i"tion results are.

T)ere are also areas 7)ere etA"t %lanner is :etter t)an Atoll. For e4ample automati" neig):ourplanning algorit)m is :etter in A%, even t)oug) reasona:le neig):our plan "an :e "reate* 7it)Atoll as 7ell. n etA"t %lanner also simulations "an :e use* -or 25 planning, even t)oug) t)ereare some issues *ue to 7)i") simulation ma+ not :e ver+ goo* i*ea -or 25 planning in etA"t%lanner Csee )ttps//s)arenetims.insi*e.noiasiemensnet7ors."om/Bpen/18832D.

As a s)ort summar+ it "an :e "on"lu*e* t)at Atoll -or 25 ra*io planning is ver+ -le4i:le an* user-rien*l+ tool t)at -eatures ver+ :roa* "apa:ilities -or anal+sing e4pe"te* net7or :e)aviour an*per-orman"e :ase* on pat) loss pre*i"tions.
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.2 25 !overage planning

.2.1 Simulation vs. stati" "al"ulation :ase* "al"ulation

Monte !arlo simulations are in Atoll availa:le onl+ -or MTS/@S%A, TS!MA an* iMA=net7or te")nologies. 25 planning is :ase* on :asi" pre*i"tionsN, 7)i") taes pat) losses an* #po7ers into a""ount. o terminal parameters are "onsi*ere* an* no snaps)ots are run -or anal+sing e--e"t o- tra--i" amounts.

T)e la" o- simulation "apa:ilities is not maHor *e-i"ien"+ in AtollQ in -a"t, alrea*+ "urrent "apa:ili

ties -or net7or anal+sis "an :e seen as more t)an a*e>uate. Even i- Atoll is in prin"iple eas+ touse, t)ere still are man+ t)ings user nee* to "onsi*er 7)en maing planning *e"isions :ase* ontool "al"ulation results.

.2.1.1 Result anal+sis per pi4elAtoll )as point anal+sis toolN, 7it) 7)i") man+ pre*i"tion :ase* "al"ulation results an* net7orenvironment "an :e anal+$e* per point. T)ere are *i--erent options availa:le in %oint Anal+sis tool-or 25 an* 5. For 25 planning, -ollo7ing are availa:le

- !rofileta: -or anal+$ing pro-iles :et7een transmitter an* re"eiver. Re"eive* levels

"al"ulate* in real time- Receptionta: -or anal+$ing pre*i"te* signal levels -rom num:er o- servers.

!al"ulations are :ase* on pat) loss matri"es.- $nterferenceta: -or anal+$ing inter-eren"es :et7een sele"te* server an* potential

inter-erers- Results ta: -or anal+$ingserving an* inter-ering C"o an* a*H ")annelD levels in a point

n A% similar -un"tionalit+ "an :e a""esse* via Map uite :ig *i--eren"es in )o7 all *ata is availa:le an* in 7)i") -orm. ue tot)e :ig *i--eren"es in )o7 t)ese are *one in Atoll an* A%, it is *i--i"ult to "ompare t)ese solutions.;ot) are provi*ing use-ul in-ormation -or t)e planning pro"ess. )at is goo* in Atoll is t)e -a"t t)at

man+ t+pes o- *ata are ni"el+ an* easil+ a""essi:le in one 7in*o7 7it) several ta:s. )at is goo*in A% is t)at user "an ")oose 7)i") *ata is s)o7n an* 7)i") is not an* all *ata availa:le -romsimulations "an :e anal+$e* in %i4el Anal+$er.


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.2.2.1 !overage visualisation!overage visualisation "apa:ilities in Atoll are at least at t)e same level as is in A%. n A%per)aps t)e visualisation -un"tionalit+ -or t)e Arra+s t)at are :ase* on simulations are a :it morea*van"e*Q t)e palette step vs. "olour :len* options, automati" step "al"ulation an* !overageS")ema saving -eatures o--er :etter -un"tionalit+ -or managing "overage visualisation in A%.Situation is *i--erent in onSim arra+s in A%. T)e -eatures are *i--erent -or visualisation o- onSim!overage/nter-eren"e arra+s. T)is maes t)e "omparison :et7een Atoll an* A% *i--i"ult. %er)apsit is "orre"t to "on"lu*e t)at :ot) tools )ave a*e>uate "apa:ilities in "overage visualisation"apa:ilities an* -or 25 "overage visualisation it "annot :e sai* 7)i") tool 7oul* :e :etter.

.2.2.2 !overage Statisti"s!overage statisti"s generation -un"tionalit+ is in Atoll some7)at more grap)i"al t)an in A%. atais s)o7n in )istograms Cas s)o7n in t)e -ollo7ing -igureD or !F. !overage areas "an :e reporte*in area per"entages or m2. n A% t)e "overage statisti" -un"tionalities are less grap)i"al :utmore versatile. n A% t)e "overage statisti"s are automati"all+ "reate* in E4"el an* t)ere areseveral options -or generation o- t)e "overage statisti"s. t is t)en up to t)e user to "reate t)enee*e* grap)s in E4"el.

Figure 3. !overage Statisti"s ialog in*o7 in Atoll.


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.2.2. Simulation :ase* 25 "overage planning

Simulation is not possi:le in Atoll -or 25 "overage planning. T)ere-ore t)ere is not)ing to report)ere. T)e la" o- simulator -or 25 %lanning is not maHor *e-e"t as 25 planning is tra*itionall+*o7nlin planning onl+ an* in 5SM "overage an* "apa"it+ are in*epen*ent -rom one an* anot)er.T)ere-ore t)ere is less *eman* -or simulation -or 25 as is t)e "ase 7it) 5 ra*io planning.

.2.2. t) ;est Server !al"ulationn Atoll, t) ;est Server stu*+ is limite* to 2n*;est Server onl+. r*or more "annot :e *one in Atollat all. )at is :etter in 2n*;est Server stu*+ in Atoll is t)at 2n*;est Server stu*+ "an :e *ispla+e*per Transmitter or per Signal #evel an* also num:er o- "riteria "an :e set -or *ispla+ing t)e result.

.2. Summar+ on 25 "overage planning

T)ere are rat)er :ig *i--eren"es :et7een Atoll an* A% in :asi" "overage planning "apa:ilities an*-eatures availa:le. ;ot) tools o--er -eature t)at are missing -rom t)e ot)er. t is impossi:le to sa+7)i") "oul* :e :etter as :ot) *o )ave versatile "apa:ilities. E.g. in A% t)ere is t)e !ompoun*Arra+ 5enerator t)at o--ers ver+ large possi:ilities in "om:ining results o- one or more arra+s 7it)"ertain "riteria an* t)ese arra+s "an :e :ase* on simulations C25 or 5D or Stati"!overage/nter-eren"e "al"ulations. n Atoll t)ere are mu") less possi:ilities in t)is area, :ut t)enagain, t)e possi:ilities t)at t)ere are, are easier to :e use*.

Some notes on 25 !overage planning in Atoll an* A%

n Atoll

- t is eas+ an* >ui" to mae *i--erent "overage stu*ies 7it) *i--erent "riteria- Bn"e *i--erent stu*ies are "reate* it is eas+ to s7it") -rom one stu*+ to anot)er- Bnl+ one "overage map "an :e vie7e* at a time C2 map vies "annot :e s)o7n si*e :+

si*eD- 5rap)i"al illustration on "overage statisti"s "an :e "reate* easil+- Simulation "annot :e use* -or 25 planning- %oint anal+sis tool o--ers ni"e possi:ilities in anal+$ing t)e results per point

n A%

- 25 "overage planning "an :e :ase* on Monte !arlo Simulations or Stati"!overage/nter-eren"e "al"ulations

- More t)an one map vie7 "an :e visuali$e* si*e :+ si*e- @as more versatile "apa:ilities in "om:ining results o- *i--erent arra+s 7it) "ertain

"riteria, :ut t)ese are *i--i"ult to :e use*- @as more versatile "overage statisti"s reporting


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. 25 eig):our planningAtollPs -le4i:ilit+ in "omparison 7it) A% :e"omes apparent also in *i--erent aspe"ts in automati"neig):our planning. T)is )as pros an* "ons. )at is goo* in AtollPs -le4i:ilit+ is t)at it is eas+ an*>ui" to alter t)e neig):our plan "ompletel+ an* it is also ver+ >ui" to mae a ne7 neig):our plan.Also *i--erent results "an :e evaluate* an* "ommitte* easil+. )at is less goo* in AtollPs -le4i:ilit+is t)at in pra"ti"e neig):our plan "annot :e *one so 7ell in *i--erent steps as is t)e "ase 7it) A%.ra7:a" in A% is t)en t)at t)e rigi*it+ o- A% an* its *ata:ase maes it rat)er *i--i"ult to ")anget)e neig):our plan "ompletel+, 7)i") 7oul* in man+ "ases :e nee*e* in pra"ti"e.

Figure 10. Main neig):our planning *ialog 7in*o7 in A%.


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Figure 11. Main neig):our planning *ialog o- Atoll.

T)e pre"e*ing -igures illustrate t)e main 5 *ialog 7in*o7s -or neig):our planning in A% an*Atoll respe"tivel+. Even t)oug) t)e :asi" i*ea in neig):our planning is >uite similar in :ot) tools,t)e main *i--eren"e "an :e o:serve* in t)ese t7o *ialogs. ;asi" i*ea in neig):our planning is to

*etermine i- t)ere is a*e>uate amount o- overlapping "overage :et7een target an* "an*i*ate "ellsan* :+ t)is 7a+ ")oose "an*i*ates to :e ")osen as neig):ours -or t)e target "ell. Main *i--eren"ein t)is overlapping "overage *eterminationN is t)e -a"t t)at A% )as parameter eig):our planning margin C*;DN, 7)i") is not e4isting in Atoll. ;+ t)is parameter in A%, user "an spe"i-+ )o7mu") lo7er t)e "an*i*ate "ellPs signal level "an :e in a pi4el in or*er -or t)at pi4el to :e "ounte* asoverlapping "overage. n Atoll overlapping "overage is onl+ "onsi*ere* in a target !ellPs ;estServer area Ci.e. t)e "overage area 7)ere t)e target !ell )as t)e )ig)est signal levelD added ithase"on* :est serving area 7)i") is *e-ine* :+ @an*over StartN an* @an*over en*N parameters in!overage "on*ition *ialog Csee t)e -igure :elo7D.

Figure 12. !overage "on*ition *ialog in Atoll.


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t seems o:vious, t)at using overlapping "overage onl+ in automati" neig):our planning, 7ill result

in pra"ti"e in man+ neig):our relations missing. Bne 7a+ to in"rease t)e num:er o- neig):ours-oun* 7it) t)is "riteria is to use ver+ large @an*over En*N parameter value in !overage !on*itionparameters. ;+ *e-ault t)is value 7as 12 *;, 7)i") "an :e "onsi*ere* as rat)er large. ue to t)e-a"t t)at 7it) overlapping "overage "riteria onl+, 7e 7ill not get all t)e neig):our relations 7eP*nee*, some -eatures in neig):our planning )as :een a**e* in Atoll.

T)e main sele"tions in t)e automati" neig):our allo"ation *ialog are For"e "osite transmitters asneig):oursN an* For"e a*Ha"ent transmitters as neig):oursN. T)e -irst one is o:vious ")oi"e innormal neig):our planning pro"ess an* 7ill result in t)e e4pe"te*Q "osite transmitters CO!ellsD 7ill:e *e-ine* as neig):ours automati"all+. T)e latter is less straig)t -or7ar*. n t)is "ase a*Ha"enttransmitterN means a target "ell )as "overage in a "an*i*ate transmitters ;est Serving area -ul-illing

t)e Min ;!!@ Signal #evel "riteria at least in one pi4el. T)is means in pra"ti"e t)at using t)isFor"e a*Ha"ent transmitters as neig):oursN sele"tion 7ill t+pi"all+ result in rat)er large amount o-neig):our relations.

n Atoll

Anot)er matter t)at is *i--erent in Automati" eig):our %lanning in Atoll an* A%, is )o7 Ma4 o o-eig):our limit is a--e"ting. n A%, t)e ma4 no o- neig):our limit limits onl+ t)e num:er o-

neig):ours *etermine* :+ sele"te* "riteria -or a "ell. - all neig):our relations are ma*e mutualN inA% Ct)is is *one a-ter t)e automati" neig):our allo"ation is runD, t)e mutualit+ 7ill in"rease t)e-inal num:er o- neig):our relations resulting in larger num:er o- neig):our relations -or man+ "ells"ompare* 7it) t)e ma4 num:er o- neig):ours "riteria. n Atoll, t)e Ma4 o o- eig):ours is a )ar*limitQ even 7it) t)e For"e eig):our S+mmetr+N sele"tion t)e num:er o- neig):our relation 7ill not:e e4"ee*e* -or an+ transmitter. n -a"t, user 7ill t+pi"all+ re"eive error messages stating t)atneig):our)oo* s+mmetr+ 7as impossi:le.

"ith de!ault parameter +alues %/ Min Co+ered Area ( 01/* the o+erlappingco+erage criteria ill result in 2ust a !e neigh3ors per Transmitter %Cell*.

"ith de!ault parameter +alues %Signal 4e+el %5CCH* '016 d5m* the 7#orcead2acent transmitters as neigh3ors8 ill result in large num3er o! neigh3or perTransmitter %Cell*


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..1 Manual neig):our planningn :ot) tools neig):our plans "an :e manuall+ "omplete* :+ a**ing or *eleting neig):our relationsmanuall+. n A%, t)e manual a**ition o- neig):our relations is easier, as it "an :e *one in 2 Map


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n Atoll, t)e automati" neig):our planning is a lot >ui"er an* mu") more -le4i:le t)an in A%. T)en

again, t)e neig):our)oo* *etermination algorit)m is more a*van"e* in A% C7)i") is pro:a:l+ t)emain reason -or slo7er neig):our allo"ation pro"ess in A%D. B- "ourse a reasona:le initialneig):our plan "an :e 7ell "reate* 7it) Atoll, an* t)at neig):our plan "an t)en later :e "omplete*7it) optimi$ation tools su") as etA"t Bptimi$er.

Also t)e neig):our plan management is some7)at :etter in A%, *ue to its Bra"le *ata:ase *atamanagement. n neig):our plan anal+sis A% )as per)aps more an* :etter "apa:ilities, event)oug) Atoll )as ni"e -eatures in visual illustration o- neig):our relations, "auses an* servi"e areas.

n :ot) tools t)e automati" neig):our plan "an :e manuall+ -ul-ille* :+ user. A% is in t)is sense a:it :etter as neig):our relations a**ition in 2 Map


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Atoll supports planning :ase* on Mareting :ase* Tra--i" ataN, 7)i") "an :e :ase* on user

pro-iles an*/or environment *ata. T)e i*ea in user pro-iles is to mo*el variations in user :e)aviours*uring e.g. *i--erent times o- *a+. T)e i*ea in environment maps is t)at mareting *epartment "anspe"i-+ "ertain environment maps :ase* on 7)i") tra--i" amounts "an :e spe"i-ie*. T)is means inpra"ti"e t)at in e.g. ur:an "lutter "lass in one "it+ area t)ere "an :e *i--erent tra--i" t)an in anot)erur:an !lutter !lass area.

T)is mareting :ase* tra--i" *ata *e-inition 7as onl+ :rie-l+ teste* in t)is evaluation test proHe"t.;ase* on t)e tests it "an :e "on"lu*e* t)at t)e environment *e-inition 7ors as *o"umente* an* it"oul* :e use-ul in "ase use* properl+. Environment :ase* tra--i" map "an :e "reate* or importe*.T)ese in* o- tra--i" *e-inition possi:ilities are not e4isting in A%.

%opulation :ase* tra--i" *ata

%opulation:ase* tra--i" *ata "an :e :ase* on population statisti"s an* user *ensities "an :e"al"ulate* -rom t)e *ensit+ o- in)a:itants. Tra--i" *ensit+ map "an :e "reate* in Atoll or importe*.T)is tra--i" *e-inition 7as not teste* *uring t)is evaluation test proHe"t.

.. !arrier re>uirement *e-inition in Atoll

)ere in A% it is *is"usse* a:out !arrier re>uirementN, in Atoll "orrespon*ing "on"ept is TR=Re>uirementN. T)e pro"ess is in prin"iple similar in :ot) tools a-ter tra--i" raster )as :een *e-ine*,tra--i" per Transmitter is "apture* :+ t)e tool )en"e "oming up 7it) a num:er *es"ri:ing t)e num:er o- TR= Cin AtollD or !arriers Cin A%D re>uire* -or ea") Transmitter or Su:"ell. Also :ot) tools

)ave t)e possi:ilit+ to s"ale t)e tra--i" to plan easil+ -or in"rease* tra--i". 5s relate* 7it) tra--i""apture an* pra"ti"al pro"esses are a lot *i--erent

.. Fre>uen"+ )opping planning

Atoll supports -re>uen"+ )opping planning. T)e approa") in Fre>uen"+ @opping planning is ver+*i--erent in Atoll in "omparison 7it) A%. T)ere-ore it is *i--i"ult to "ompare t)ese an* *etaile*-re>uen"+ )opping planning vali*ation 7as outsi*e t)e s"ope o- t)is evaluation test. Follo7ingnotes on -re>uen"+ )opping planning in Atoll "an :e liste* 1D Fre>uen"+ )opping planning issupporte*. 2D it) Atoll, @S, MAB an* MA# "an :e planne* CMABStepplanning missingD. D otall possi:le RF )opping planning strategies are supporte* :+ Atoll.

.. nter-eren"e matri4

T)ere is some7)at "on-using in-ormation o- inter-eren"e matri4 in ser Manual o- Atoll. uotationo- ser Manual !)apter ..2.2.1

;e-ore +ou "an use t)e AtollAF% mo*ule to allo"ate -re>uen"ies an* ;S!s, +ou must )ave "reate* an* "al"ulate* aninter-eren"e matri4.

Else7)ere in Atoll ser Manual, it is sai* t)at inter-eren"e matri4 is not man*ator+, e.g. in !)apter..2.1

A vali* inter-eren"e matri4 s)oul* also :e generate* Csee ?nter-eren"e Matri"es? on page 26D. Alt)oug) it is possi:leto run t)e AF% 7it)out an inter-eren"e matri4, allo"ation 7ill :e "al"ulate* 7it)out taing inter-eren"e into"onsi*eration, i.e., 7it)out "onsi*ering one o- t)e t7o important "onstraints.


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n A%, inter-eren"e matri4 Cta:leD is not man*ator+ -or 5SM -re>uen"+ planning. A"tuall+ it "oul*

:e argue* t)at in -re>uen"+ planning 7it) planning tools inter-eren"e matri4 is not ver+ important-a"tor in -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess. T)e nee* -or Cpre*i"tion :ase*D inter-eren"e matri4 *epen*son t)e neig):our plan, separation re>uirements an* no o- "arriers availa:le vs. TR= re>uirement.T+pi"all+ t)ere s)oul* not :e mu") room -or inter-eren"e minimi$ation a-ter "o"ell, "osite an*neig):our separation re>uirements are met. An* even i- t)ere still 7oul* :e room -or inter-eren"eminimi$ation, t)is s)oul* :e *one :ase* on net7or measurements using e.g. etA"t Bptimi$errat)er t)an pat) loss pre*i"tions.

n Atoll, inter-eren"e matri4 "omprises pro:a:ilities -or a")ieving *i--erent !/ ratios. n A%,inter-eren"e matri4 "omprises amounts o- inter-eren"es in Erlang or m2. n A%, pro:a:ilities vs.!/ levels are )an*le* separatel+ in inter-eren"e 7eig)ts ta:le. T)e approa") use* in A% is gives

"learer in-ormation to planner a:out amounts o- inter-eren"es in "ase o- "o")annel allo"ation.ser "an anal+$e :etter t)e results o- inter-eren"e matri4 in A% :+ e.g. Sorting inter-erersa""or*ing to amounts o- inter-eren"es -or a sele"te* "ell in or*er to -in* out t)e most inter-ering"ells in "ase o- "o")annel allo"ation.

Some notes on inter-eren"e matri4 "reation in A% an* Atoll

A%

- @as more versatile options -or pre*i"tion :ase* inter-eren"e matri4 Cta:leD "reation- @as :etter "apa:ilities -or user to anal+se Cvie7D "ontents o- inter-eren"e matri4 to

evaluate an* ")e" t)at t)e inter-eren"e matri4 to :e use* seem rational

Atoll

- @as more versatile options in inter-eren"e matri4 :ase inter-eren"e matri"es "an :e:ase* on several BM! Statisti"s, test mo:ile *ata, ! measurements, et".


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..6 Timeslot "on-iguration planning%ossi:ilities -or timeslot "on-iguration planning are >uite at t)e same level in Atoll as in A%. n Atolltimeslot "on-igurations are *e-ine* :+ TR= t+pe. T)ere user is a:le to spe"i-+ num:er o- s)are*timeslots as 7ell as num:er o- !ir"uit an* %a"et timeslots. T)is means t)at "apa:ilities insignalling "apa"it+ planning are totall+ missing in Atoll as is t)e "ase 7it) A% as 7ell.

!al"ulation o- t)e num:er o- TR=s re>uire* is :ase* on t)e num:er o- !S an* %S tra--i" timeslotsvs. t)e re>uire* tra--i". T)is, :eing at t)e same level as in A%, "an :e seen as a*e>uate planning"apa:ilities even t)oug) it 7oul* :e eas+ to -igure out en)an"ements in t)is area.

n pra"ti"e t)e timeslot "on-iguration *e-inition Cnum:er o- !S an* %S tra--i" timeslots vs. TR=

"ountD is mu") easier in Atoll t)an is t)e "ase 7it) A%, :ut t)is is not ver+ maHor issue.

.. TR= Re>uirement "ount "al"ulation

As note* :e-ore, tra--i" *e-inition in Atoll is rat)er "ompli"ate* an* it is some7)at ")allenging toeep "ontrol on t)e amount o- tra--i" a""or*ing to 7)i") planning is to :e per-orme*. At t)e sametime it s)oul* :e note*, t)at Atoll -eatures ver+ versatile 7a+s to spe"i-+ t)e tra--i". Bn"e user is-amiliar 7it) all aspe"ts o- tra--i" *e-inition, Atoll o--ers goo* 7a+s -or planning 7or, :ut t)isre>uires a lot o- training -or t)e users.

TR= re>uirement "ount "al"ulation "an :e *one 7it) Atoll an* it taes into "onsi*eration all nee*e*in-ormation se* servi"es, ser pro-iles, Terminal "apa:ilities, TR= t+pes an* amounts. T)e result

o- TR= "ount "al"ulation is num:er o- re>uire* TR=s taing into "onsi*eration :ot) !ir"uit an*%a"et S7it")e* tra--i". Atoll also -eatures possi:ilities to *etermine "o*e" "apa:ilities o- terminals,:ut t)ese sele"tions are not "onsi*ere* in *imensioning "al"ulations o- Atoll Ce.g. i- )al- rate per"entage o- tra--i" is 0W, 0W o- tra--i" is "al"ulate* to :e )al- rate even t)oug) t)e terminals 7oul*not support )al- rateD.

For !S tra--i" t)e proportion o- @R tra--i" a--e"ts on t)e timeslot / TR= "ount "al"ulations in *imensioning. %roportion o- @R is *e-ine* in Su:"ells. ;+ *e-ault t)is value 7as 0W. t 7as teste* an*note* t)at timeslot re>uirement an* TR= "ount re>uirement "al"ulations 7ere "orre"tl+ taing @Ramount into a""ount in *imensioning -or !S tra--i". T)e proportion o- @R tra--i" "an :e mass e*ite*in su:"ells :+ spe"i-+ing t)e value in !ell t+pe *ialog. T)is means in pra"ti"e t)at same proportionnee* to :e use* in all su:"ells using "ertain !ell t+peQ 7e "annot easil+ e*it t)ese values per e.g.

"ertain area unless spe"i-+ing a ne7 !ell t+pe an* use t)at in t)e nee*e* area. T)is "oul* :e alittle pro:lem, i- -arsig)te* tra--i" planning is to :e *one. T)is s)oul* not :e ver+ t+pi"al "ase. - @Rportion is ")ange* an* ne7 *imensioning is )en"e nee*e*, ne7 tra--i" "apture must :e "al"ulate*:e-ore *imensioning "al"ulation in or*er -or t)e ne7 @R portion to :e "onsi*ere* in *imensioning.

imensioning -or %S tra--i" 7as not a"tuall+ teste*. t 7as onl+ note* t)at all nee*e* -un"tionalit+-or *imensioning -or %S tra--i" seem to :e availa:le in Atoll. Multi timeslot "apa:ilit+ in terminals "an:e mo*elle*, num:er o- %S, !S an* s)are* timeslots -or TR= t+pes "an :e mo*elle* et". So:asi"all+ all -eatures -or %S *imensioning an* tra--i" planning are in pla"e, o--ering nee*e* "apa:ilities. %ra"ti"al e4e"ution -or planning 7ill "omprise "ertain ")allenges 7)i") 7oul* re>uiree4tensive training -or users in "ase Atoll is ")osen as t)e tool to :e use*.

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..1 Automati" -re>uen"+ planningn A%, automati" -re>uen"+ planning is 7i*el+ "onsi*ere* to :e rat)er *i--i"ult pro"ess an* *ue tot)is reason it is not ver+ 7i*el+ use* -or -re>uen"+ planning. n Atoll, t)e situation is not ver+ mu")*i--erent. Also in Atoll t)e pro"ess is not ver+ simple an* straig)t-or7ar* pro"ess. Also t)e -a"t t)att)e -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess in Atoll is ver+ *i--erent -rom t)e "orrespon*ing in A%, e4tensiveuser training 7oul* :e re>uire* -or users -amiliar 7it) 5SM -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess in A%.

Figure 1. Fre>uen"+ allo"ation progress 7in*o7 in Atoll.

T)e pre"e*ing -igure illustrates t)e main automati" -re>uen"+ allo"ation *ialog 7in*o7 in Atoll.MaHor *i--eren"e :et7een Atoll an* A% is t)e spee* at 7)i") -re>uen"+ iterations are per-orme*,in tests *one in t)is evaluation proHe"t iterations in A% 7ere 60 times -aster t)an t)e solutions inAtoll. T)is is o- "ourse *ue to t)e *i--erent nature o- algorit)ms use* -or t)ese iterations or solutionsan* 7it)out more *etaile* in-ormation a:out t)ese algorit)ms, 7e "annot sa+ an+t)ing 7)i") 7oul*:e :etter.


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n Atoll, Fo"us AreaN is use* to *etermine t)e area to 7)i") -re>uen"+ planning is to :e ma*e.

!al"ulation areaN is t)e area "overing -o"us area an* surroun*ingsQ "ells outsi*e -o"us area :ut7it)in "al"ulation area are "onsi*ere* in automati" -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess :ut t)e -re>uen"+allo"ations are not altere* in t)e allo"ation pro"ess. n A%, it is possi:le to spe"i-+ planning areasin more versatile 7a+s. T)e -ollo7ing -igure illustrates )o7 planning areas 7oul* :e *e-ine* in A%in "ase -re>uen"+ replanning is nee*e* in a "ertain area i- sites. As -re>uen"ies are to :e ")ange*in t)is area *elimite* :+ re* pol+gon, it is liel+ t)at some ")anges are nee*e* in t)e surroun*ingvi"init+ o- t)is area C:lue pol+gonD. T)en again, "urrent "arrier assignments in :lue pol+gon areaare nee*e* not to :e ")ange* unless t)e+ )ave to :e ")ange*. For t)is reason it is goo* to :e a:leto spe"i-+ -re>uen"+ planning a"tions so t)at "arriers "an :e replanne* in t)is area 7it) a "ertain"ost. !ells outsi*e :lue pol+gon area 7oul* :e taen into a""ount in planning :ut not ")ange* atall.

Figure 1. llustration o- -re>uen"+ planning area *e-inition possi:ilities in A%.

Su") *e-inition o- planning areas as illustrate* in t)e pre"e*ing -igure "annot :e *one )en"e it"oul* :e argue* t)at Atoll is a :it :e)in* A% in t)is -un"tionalit+.

T)e -ollo7ing -igure s)o7s t)e -re>uen"+ plan result 7in*o7 in Atoll. T)is 7in*o7 appears rig)ta-ter t)e automati" allo"ation pro"ess )as run -or t)e user spe"i-ie* perio* o- time. )at ise4tremel+ goo* a:out t)is 7in*o7 is t)at it gives instant in-ormation on separation violations in a7a+ t)at a user "annot -ail noti"ing itX n A%, t)e pro"ess o- ")e"ing separation violations a-terautomati" -re>uen"+ planning )as :een run, is as -ollo7s

Area 7)ere -re>uen"+replanning ma+

o""ur 7it) "ertain"ost.

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1. Appl+ t)e "reate* plan into *ata:ase

2. Start Fre>uen"+ %lanning Reporter. Spe"i-+ t)e t+pe o- report +ou nee* an* separation "onstraints against 7)i") +ou 7ant to

")e" t)e plan. !reate t)e report in E4"el an* anal+se results

Figure 16. Fre>uen"+ plan result 7in*o7 in Atoll.

So t)e pro"ess to -in* out a:out t)e possi:le separation violations is mu") easier an* a"tuall+automati" in Atoll 7)ereas in A% it is some7)at la:orious pro"ess.

T)e Fre>uen"+ %lanning Report -un"tionalit+ in A% gives -ree*om -or user to spe"i-+ t)e separations against 7)i") t)e anal+sis is *one, an* also some ot)er means -or anal+$ing t)e >ualit+ o-t)e resulte* -re>uen"+ plan. Also in Atoll t)e -re>uen"+ plan "an :e a-ter7ar*s anal+se* :+ Au*itN-un"tionalit+ 7)ere separations, ;S!s, @Ss et" "an :e anal+$e*.


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n t)is tool evaluation proHe"t automati" 5SM -re>uen"+ plan 7as ma*e -or :asi"all+ t)e same

net7or plan. T)e plan use* in t)is e4er"ise 7as not e4a"tl+ t)e same neig):our *e-initions 7erea :it *i--erent. T)is is :e"ause neig):ours 7ere generate* in A% :+ A% an* in Atoll :+ Atoll.@en"e t)e neig):our assignments 7ere not e4a"tl+ t)e same Ceven t)oug) >uite "loseD maing t)e"riti"al issue o- neig):our separation re>uirements *i--erent :et7een t)ese t7o tools. T)ere-ore t)e5SM -re>uen"+ planning "ases 7ere not e4a"tl+ t)e same an* )en"e *ire"t "omparisons o- t)e>ualit+ o- 5SM -re>uen"+ plan 7as not possi:le to :e ma*e. @o7ever, it 7as note* in t)e tests t)at:ot) tools CAtoll an* A%D seeme* to pro*u"e rat)er similar 5SM -re>uen"+ plans in terms o-separation violations an* inter-eren"e results in plan. T)is means t)at t)e per-orman"e o- automati" 5SM -re>uen"+ planning seeme* to :e at t)e same level in :ot) tools in terms o- planningspee* an* >ualit+ o- t)e resulte* plan.

..2 Manual 5SM -re>uen"+ planning;+ manual 5SM -re>uen"+ planningN 7e mean )ere a "ase 7)ere one or several "arriers nee* to:e allo"ate* to one or -e7 "ells. n A% t)is t+pe o- "ase is su") t)at *e-initel+ s)oul* :e "alle*manual -re>uen"+ planningN, i.e. -re>uen"ies are sele"te* an* allo"ate* manuall+. T)is is t)e 7a+t)at su") "ase )as to :e )an*le* in A%, as usage o- #SA in su") "ase is not -easi:le in pra"ti"e.

Atoll is :etter t)an A% in t)is t+pe o- "aseQ i.e. "ase 7)ere one or a -e7 "arriers nee* to :e allo"ate*. n Atoll user *oes not )ave to -in* t)e ARF! manuall+Q )e "an easil+ use t)e tool -or t)ispurpose. For t)is reason t)e term manual -re>uen"+ planningN is a :it mislea*ing.

T)e pro"ess o- -in*ing one ne7 -re>uen"+ -or a transmitter seeme* to 7or 7ell in Atoll. A

satis-a"tor+ result 7as pro*u"e* >ui"l+ an* t)e automati" -re>uen"+ plan Result *ialog 7in*o7s)o7e* ni"el+ e7 uen"+ plan in a limite* area mainglimite* :ut ne"essar+ ")anges in -re>uen"+ allo"ations outsi*e t)is replanning area

Atoll )as ni"e -eature -or -in*ing automati"all+ one or -e7 ne7 "arriers in one or -e7 "ells ualit+ o- -re>uen"+ plan results seeme* to :e at t)e same level in :ot) Atoll an* A%, :ut t)is

7as not "ompre)ensivel+ evaluate* 5SM -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess as 7)ole is in :ot) tools rat)er "omple4 matter. T)is is per

)aps unavoi*a:le sin"e t)ere are so man+ issues to :e "onsi*ere* in 5SM -re>uen"+ planning


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.6 !o*e an* planning.6.1 %lanning an* management o- "o*es

T)ere are num:er o- i*enti-iers use* to i*enti-+ net7or elements. T)ese are nee*e* espe"iall+7)en trans-erring plan *ata :et7een planning tool an* net7or management s+stem. T)ere arenum:er o- issues to :e "onsi*ere* 7)en *etermining appli"a:ilit+ o- Atoll -or S usage taing intoa""ount aspe"ts relate* 7it) issues )o7 plan *ata trans-erring "oul* :e "arrie* out in pra"ti"e.etaile* anal+sis on t)ese >uestions 7ere out o- s"ope in t)is evaluation proHe"t.

Follo7ing "o*es are relevant 7)en trans-erring 5SM net7or plan *ata :et7een et7ormanagement s+stem etA"t an* a planning tool

- ;TS , ;!F , !ell , TR= , #A!, RA!, ;!!, !!

B- t)ese i*enti-iers ;TS , ;!F , !ell , #A! an* RA! are "ompletel+ missing -rom Atoll. TR= as su") *oes not e4ist in Atoll, :ut "orrespon*ing o:He"t TR= in*e4 e4ists. For ;S! planningC;!! an* !!D AtollPs AF% tool )as nee*e* planning "apa:ilit+.

T)e a:sen"e o- t)e a:ove mentione* o:He"ts are not ne"essaril+ a :ig pro:lem. ser "an a**-iel*s in transmitter ta:le an* :+ t)is 7a+ pro*u"e t)e nee*e* i*enti-iers. @o7ever, automate*planning "apa:ilit+ -or t)ese in*i"ators o- "ourse *oes not e4ist. n A%, t)ere is automate*-un"tionalit+ -or ;TS generation 7)i") )as :een implemente* -or oiaPs purposes earlier.

T)ere are num:er o- 7a+s t)e net7or plan *ata trans-er :et7een planning tool an* net7ormanagement s+stem is "arrie* out. T)ere-ore it is not "lear )o7 appli"a:le Atoll as a planning toolis in "omparison 7it) A%, *etaile* anal+sis o- t)ese >uestions are le-t as open issue at t)is pointo- time.

. Reporting

Reporting "apa:ilities o- Atoll an* A% are *i--i"ult to :e "ompare* against one an* anot)er ast)e+ are rat)er *i--erentl+ implemente*. ;ot) tools -eatures 7i*e possi:ilities in reporting o- plan

*ata an* pre*i"te* net7or per-orman"e statisti"s. t seems t)at A% )as even larger reporting"apa:ilities, :ut 7e "annot -in* an+ maHor *e-i"ien"ies in reporting "apa:ilities o- Atoll.

Transmitter ta:le "ontains most o- t)e relevant plan *ata in Atoll. T)e Ta:le 1 "ontains t)e -iel*snormall+ availa:le in t)e transmitter ta:le. n "ase some nee*e* *ata is missing Ce.g. #A!D, it "anal7a+s :e a**e* in t)e appropriate ta:le. T)e *ata in t)e ta:le "an :e easil+ "opie* to E4"el. n"ase tailore* *ata ta:les are use*, it ma+ o- "ourse turn out to :e an a*ministrative ")allengeN,)o7 to eep un*er "ontrol 7)at *ata t)ere are in *ata ta:les.


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Site %o7er C*;mD ;S! *omain

Transmitter #osses C*;D ;S!

A"tive Fee*er E>uipment Free$e ;S!

= CmDTransmission Fee*er #engt)CmD Free$e @S

Y CmDMis"ellaneous transmissionlosses C*;D 5%RS/E5%RS

Antenna TMA E>uipment 5%RS/E5%RS E>uipment

@eig)t CmD ;TS E>uipmentMa4 num:er o- "o*ings")emes Cunuse*D

A$imut) CZD Main propagation mo*el !o*e" E>uipment

Me")ani"al o7ntilt CZD Main "al"ulation ra*ius CmD F B--set

A**itional Ele"tri"al o7ntilt CZD Main resolution CmD AF% eig)t

!ell t+pe E4ten*e* propagation mo*el @e4agon groups

Re"eption B--set C*;D E4ten*e* "al"ulation ra*ius CmD @e4agon ra*ius CmD

Fre>uen"+ :an* E4ten*e* resolution CmDMa4 num:er o- intrate")nolog+neig):ours

@opping mo*e Ma4 num:er o- TR=sMa4 num:er o- interte")nolog+neig):ours

@!S la+er Re>uire* TR=s !omments

#a+er Re"eption T)res)ol* um:er o- TR=s %;!!@ Supporte*

Min range CmD !)annels %;!!@ Re"eption T)res)ol*

Ma4 range CmD ;!!@%;!!@ B--set For !ellResele"tion C*;D

ER% C*;mD Free$e ")annels an* MAB

Ta:le 1. e-ault -iel*s in transmitter ta:le o- Atoll.

et7or per-orman"e t+pe o- reporting "an :e pro*u"e* in Atoll >uite at t)e same level as in A%,even t)oug) t)e implementation is ver+ *i--erent. T)ese are e.g.

- Fre>uen"+ allo"ation statisti"s- !overage an*/or inter-eren"e statisti"s- T)roug)put statisti"s


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.8 !on"lusions on 25 ra*io planning 7it) Atoll

Atoll in"lu*es in prin"iple all -un"tionalit+ nee*e* -or 25 ra*io planning. T)e pra"ti"al implementation o- man+ :asi" -eatures nee*e* in 25 ra*io planning are >uite *i--erent -rom t)e "orrespon*ing ones in A%. T)is means t)at i- Atoll is ")osen as planning tool, >uite e4tensive "ompeten"e*evelopment a"tivities s)oul* :e "arrie* out. Atoll is a goo* tool, it )as goo* -eatures an* it is -ormost planning tass >uite eas+ an* -ast on"e t)e user no7s )o7 to use t)e tool. Atoll a"tuall+per-orms man+ "al"ulations -aster t)an A% *oes t)e "orrespon*ing "al"ulations. Atoll also )asversatile 7a+s to *e-ine *i--erent "riteria -or man+ "overage an*/or inter-eren"e stu*ies )en"emaing it possi:le to pro*u"e man+ t+pes o- anal+sis >uite easil+.

ualit+ o- t)e 5SM -re>uen"+ plan pro*u"e* :+ Atoll 7as not :en")mare* against t)e "orrespon*ing 7it) A%. etaile* anal+sis o- -re>uen"+ plan result 7oul* :e ver+ la:orious tas asseveral t+pes o- "ases 7oul* nee* to :e stu*ie* "are-ull+ an* t)e "omparison s)oul* :e :ase* onrat)er large plan. evert)eless, :ase* on t)e tests *one *uring t)is evaluation, it seeme* t)at t)e-re>uen"+ plan >ualit+ is >uite at t)e same level. T)ere are aspe"t at 7)i") AtollPs -re>uen"+ planning is :etter t)an A%Ps :ut also vi"e versa.

Atoll is ver+ -le4i:le tool. T)is -le4i:ilit+ ma+ :e goo* or :a*, *epen*ing on t)e t+pe o- usage.Mostl+ t)is -le4i:ilit+ is :ene-i"ial, :ut it re>uires rat)er *is"ipline* usage an* a*ministration, :ut i-t)is is not a pro:lem, t)e -le4i:ilit+ is ver+ goo*.


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. MTS %lanning in Atoll

.1 Test Environment

T)e MTS tests )ave :een "arrie* out on an #enovo T61p note:oo 7it) 5; memor+. T)e-ollo7ing so-t7are environment )as :een utili$e*.

So-t7are uire an+ e4ternal *ata:ase. @en"e, Atoll is ver+7ell suite* to *i--erent in*s o- rapi* tests an* e4periments. @o7ever, t)e stan*ar* installation o-Atoll *i* not 7or properl+ in t)e test %!, :ut it 7as ne"essar+ to install t)e Sentinel *river C-or t)eSentinel *ongleD separatel+ again.


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.2 MTS %arameters!on-iguration o- an MTS net7or re>uires setting o- a )uge num:er o- parameters in variousnet7or elements. Bnl+ a su:set o- t)em is ne"essar+ -or net7or planning, :ut still t)e re>uire*num:er o- parameters in :ase stations an* "ells in a planning tool is ver+ large.

n a**ition to t)e parameters o- :ase stations an* "ells, per-orman"e anal+sis in a planning toolre>uires setting a large num:er o- parameters -or various servi"es as 7ell as setting glo:alparameters relate* to ra*io propagation.

T)e per-orman"e anal+sis :+ Monte !arlo simulation "an provi*e a""urate estimates onl+ i- t)e seto- parameters is ri") enoug) to realisti"all+ mo*el t)e important aspe"ts o- a real MTS net7or.

.2.1 !lutter %arameters

n Atoll, t)e glo:al parameters -or ea") "lutter t+pe C-or an MTS plan un*er 9eo | Clutter Classes| PropertiesD are

mo*el stan*ar* *eviation o- s)a*o7ing loss on t)e pat) loss, E"/o stan*ar* *eviation o- s)a*o7ing loss on t)e E"/o values, E:/t stan*ar* *eviation # o- s)a*o7ing loss on t)e E:/t values, E:/t stan*ar* *eviation # o- s)a*o7ing loss on t)e E:/t values,

in*oor loss, ort)ogonalit+ -a"tor, W pilot -inger Cper"entage o- energ+ re"eive* :+ one mo:ile pilot -ingerD.

T)e shadoing loss on path loss*e-ines t)e ran*om errors t)at are use* in Monte !arlo simulation7)ile testing "onne"tions o- terminals. T)e shadoing losses on c:;o and 3:&o +alues an* t)e*esire* "ell e*ge "overage pro:a:ilit+ *e-ine t)e s)a*o7ing margins t)at "an :e optionall+ C:+ a")e" :o4D a**e* *uring "al"ulation o- pre*i"tion stu*ies. T)ese *e-initions allo7 pre*i"tion stu*iesat *i--erent s)a*o7ing margins to :e "reate* in*epen*entl+ o- t)e s)a*o7ing t)at )as :een use* insimulations.

T)e *esire* "ell e*ge "overage pro:a:ilit+ "an :e set un*er ata | Predictions | ShadoingMargins and 9ains. T)e *e-ault value is W, 7)i") "orrespon*s to area relia:ilit+ 30W C-or pat)loss e4ponent . an* stan*ar* *eviation 10 *; o- s)a*o7ingD.

Fors uses t)e a::reviation E:/t in *o"umentation instea* o- E:/o Ca"tuall+ E:/0D to emp)asi$et)e point t)at t)e spe"tral *ensit+ o- noise is -or total noise t)at "ontains all noise an* inter-eren"e"omponents.

Atoll *oes not support separate stan*ar* *eviations o- s)a*o7ing -or in*oor an* out*oor. ;ot)in*oor an* out*oor terminals en"ounter t)e same s)a*o7ing error C-or a given "lutter t+peD insimulation, an* t)e onl+ *i--eren"e :et7een in*oor an* out*oor terminals is t)e a**itional in*oorloss.

T)e ?W pilot -inger? -a"tor mo*els t)e p)enomenon t)at t)e Rae re"eiver o- an MTS E usesonl+ one sear")er -inger -or pilot re"eption. T)e sear")er -inger sele"ts one pat) an* onl+ energ+-rom t)is pat) is "onsi*ere* as signalQ energ+ -rom ot)er multipat)s is "onsi*ere* as inter-eren"e.T)e ?W pilot -inger? -a"tor a--e"ts t)e E"/o "al"ulations.


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#ie in etA"t %lanner, also in Atoll it is possi:le to *e-ine ort)ogonalit+ -a"tors per "lutter. - t)e

ort)ogonalit+ -a"tor -iel*s o- "lutter t+pes are le-t :lan in Atoll, t)e *e-ault ort)ogonalit+ -a"tor C-romt)e 5lo:al Transmitters ta: o- t)e Transmitters %roperties *ialogueD 7ill :e use*.

T)e sele"tion o- "lutter parameters in Atoll is more e4tensive t)an t)e one in etA"t %lanner e4"ept -or t)e missing stan*ar* *eviation -or in*oor s)a*o7ing. T)e e--e"ts o- "lutter "an :emo*elle* as a""uratel+ in Atoll as in etA"t %lanner.

.2.2 et7or !on-iguration

)ile MTS net7or "on-iguration in %lanner is :ase* on *e-ining properties, o*e ;s an* "ells,net7or "on-iguration in Atoll is :ase* on sites, transmitters an* "ells. !ell o:He"ts in :ot) so-t7are"orrespon* 7ell to ea") ot)er, an* t)e %lanner properties "orrespon* to t)e Atoll sites. An Atolltransmitter mo*els one antenna se"tor in"lu*ing t)e :ase station )ar*7are -or t)e se"tor, :ut it9sparameters "orrespon* ni"el+ to parameters o- a "omplete o*e ; in %lanner. T)e transmitterlevelparameters in Atoll in"lu*e

transmitter i*entit+, site, a"tivit+,

antenna, antenna )eig)t, antenna a$imut), me")ani"al *o7ntilt, a**itional ele"tri"al *o7ntilt, main propagation mo*el, main "al"ulation ra*ius, e4ten*e* propagation mo*el, e4ten*e* "al"ulation ra*ius, noise -igure, TMA e>uipment, -ee*er e>uipment, re"eption *iversit+, transmission *iversit+Q


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an* t)e "elllevel parameters in"lu*e

"ell name, transmitter, "arrier, a"tivit+, ma4 po7er, pilot po7er, S!@ po7er, ot)er !!@ po7er, # loa* -a"tor, ma4 # loa* -a"tor,

ma4 # loa*, @S%A ena:le*, availa:le @S%A po7er, po7er )ea*room, min num:er o- @S%S!@ "o*es per # TS, ma4 num:er o- @S%S!@ "o*es per # TS, @S%A *+nami" po7er allo"ation, @SS!!@ *+nami" po7er allo"ation, @SS!!@ po7er per # TS, num:er o- @SS!!@ ")annels, ma4 num:er o- @S%A users, @S%A s")e*uler algorit)m,

@S%A ena:le*, # @S%A po7er, ma4 num:er o- @S%A users, # loa* -a"tor *ue to @S%A, num:er o- @S%A users.

T)e pre"e*ing parameter lists are not e4)austive, :ut t)e+ alrea*+ s)o7 t)at an MTS net7or"on-iguration in Atoll "an :e as *etaile* as in %lanner. Bne minor e4"eption to t)is is t)at t)e "ellparameters o- Atoll *o not in"lu*e po7ers an* a"tivities o- all in*ivi*ual *o7nlin "ommon "ontrol")annels Clie in etA"t %lannerD, :ut t)e po7ers o- "ommon "ontrol ")annels are )an*le* :+ onl+t)ree parameters pilot po7er, S!@ po7er Co- :ot) s+n")ronisation ")annels, %S!@ an* SS!@Dan* ot)er !!@ po7er Co- t)e ot)er "ommon ")annels %!!%!@, S!!%!@, A!@ an* %!@D.

T)ere are no a"tivities -or *o7nlin "ommon "ontrol ")annels, an* )en"e "ontrol ")annels areassume* to :e transmitte* "ontinuousl+. As a "onse>uen"e, t)e po7ers *e-ine* -or t)e "ontrol")annels in Atoll s)oul* :e t)e average po7ers t)at in"lu*e e--e"t o- t)e a"tivit+ "+"le not t)enominal po7ers t)at are use* *uring a"tive transmission.

Atoll "an tae also t)e !MA sel- inter-eren"e into a""ount in simulation. Ea") MTS transmitterCa"tuall+ t)e ;TS E>uipment o- t)e transmitterD an* terminal in Atoll )as a rho !actorparameter,7)i") *e-ines t)e per"entage o- t)e re"eive* po7er t)at "an :e utili$e* in signal re"eption Cat t)eopposite en* o- t)e transmission linD. T)e remaining per"entage o- po7er 7ill :e "onsi*ere* assel- inter-eren"e. Mo*elling !MA transmission at t)is *etail ma+ :e an overill, :ut t)is "oul*

pro:a:l+ :e more use-ul -or MTS terminals Ci.e. -or uplinD, 7)ere t)is sel- inter-eren"e "an mo*elt)e nonlinear *istortion pro*u"ts o- t)e terminal9s po7er ampli-ier.

Bnl+ one :ase station resour"e "an :e mo*elle* in Atoll. t is pre*e-ine* as channel elements, an*it is al7a+

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