ASSET Product Overview

ASSET - Part of the ENTERPRISE Suite

Radio Planning for 2G & 2.5G
ASSET is a feature rich radio network planning tool, designed to engineer the air
interface of 2G and 2.5G cellular networks. It is a versatile solution that provides the
capability to plan and optimise GSM (all frequency bands including PCS), GPRS, HSCSD,
EDGE (EGPRS and ECSD), AMPS, TDMA and TETRA technologies.

How can I justify the risk of changing my existing

planning tool?
• Does your existing tool integrate fully with a suite
including performance and configuration management,
process management and core network planning?
• Does your existing tool supplier develop functionality to
plan new technology before you need it?
• Does your current supplier provide world class support
and training across all time zones?
• Is your present tool supplier financially stable? Are they
‘phasing out‘ your existing tools for a new unproven
solution? Are they looking to de-merge ‘non-core’
activities?
Key Benefits of ASSET include:
• Multi-user environment giving all planners access
to the same data
• PC based solution reduces overall IT infrastructure
and administration costs
• Full 2G & 2.5G integration including support and
planning capabilities for GSM, GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE,
AMPS, TDMA and TETRA technologies
• Selection of in-house and 3rd party Macrocell and
Microcell Models
• Automatic Frequency and Colour Code Planners

• Does your existing tools supplier partner with the

world’s three largest infrastructure vendors in the
development of planning tools?
• Is your current tool fully integrated with a tool for 3rd
generation planning, providing multi technology
planning capabilities?
• Was your existing tool developed specifically to take
advantage of PC Windows and Oracle, or ‘ported’ as an
afterthought?
• Is your current tool capable of supporting in excess of
100,000 sites planned by 100’s of engineers?
Can you justify the risk of not changing your
planning tool?
• Powerful multi-timeslot traffic and multi-
technology/cell layer neighbour planning
• Advanced cell layer analysis, supporting multi-
band and HCS
• LMU planning for location based services (LCS)
• Sophisticated coverage statistics generation and
database reporting
• Synchronisation facility which allows users to work
out of the office and re-integrate project changes
on their return
• ‘Best in class’ support, installation and training
offered across all time zones
Key Areas of ASSET:
Advanced Multiple Cell Layer
Capabilities
ASSET is designed to plan for networks
using multiple cell layers. There is
comprehensive support for the
management of carriers into carrier layers
and then cell layers, multi-band
propagation and antenna modelling
within the same sector, and sophisticated
traffic analysis between layers based on
cell selection parameters. All coverage and
interference analyses may be carried out
on individual cell layers or any
combination the user selects.
Frequency Planning
Frequency planning is an important but
tedious process that can take planners a
lengthy time to perfect. ASSET optionally
incorporates a powerful automated
frequency planner, ILSA, to carry out this
process. ILSA incorporates many features
to account for different network
configurations and technologies,
including support for multiple cell layers,
frequency hopping, discontinuous
transmission, group planning and
consideration of intermodulation and
harmonics between frequency bands.
LMU
LMU planning is an inherent feature in
ASSET to assist engineers in designing the
location of measurement units for E911
and location based services in their GSM
networks. ASSET allows the user to create
arrays which show the network’s ability to
locate a mobile station by triangulation.
LMU planning functionality in ASSET
includes:
• Ability to manually define LMUs and
Measured Cells
• Automatic LMU Site Selection
Algorithm
• User friendly LMU Planning Wizard
• Ability to automatically update the LMU
status of Properties in the site database
• Mobile Station Measured Cells and
Mobile Station Measured Cells C/I array
calculations
ENTERPRISE Suite
• Ability to create Coverage Statistics
reports based on user defined
thresholds
Coverage Analysis and Reporting
Best Server Array
Tools
ASSET performs a wide variety of
coverage and interference calculations.
Generic calculations include:
• Best Server
• Nth Best Server
• Worst Interferer
• Total Interference
• Total Received Power
• Service Area
Reporting functions allow the user to
quickly extract statistical information
relating to the generated analysis, and
create reports directly in Excel. This
output can be easily used to indicate
where operational requirements and
company objectives have been fulfilled,
and can be imported directly into
Worst Interferer Array
company wide support systems through
an integrated MapInfo export function.
For automated coverage predictions and
best server array creation, AIRCOM has
developed HOMEZONE. HOMEZONE is an
add-on to ASSET. It automatically
regenerates coverage predictions and
arrays, giving you an instantaneous and
permanently up to date display of
coverage and interference information.
You will never have to generate coverage
manually again.
Flexible and Accurate Propagation
Modelling
As standard, ASSET comes with a selection
of microcell and macrocell propagation
models which typically offer a degree of
accuracy better than 8dB when calibrated.
For those with more specific
requirements, AIRCOM has interfaces to
the latest deterministic models from
leading producers Wavecall and Siradel.
Well Organised Database
The site database is organised in a
hierarchical structure of Network
Elements. The key information at each
layer is readily available in a simple and
effective manner. At each level the key
parameters can be easily displayed and
modified. The user can then locate which
element he/she requires and simply
expand each layer until the desired
destination is reached. ASSET allows for
the full definition of all equipment from
radio units, feeders and antennas from
any vendor. Complex filters can be easily
designed using a wizard based interface,
allowing the user to rapidly section the
network into areas of particular interest.
Furthermore, site status can be assigned
by fully user defined flags – e.g. planned,
installed, phase one, etc.. Sophisticated
user/group management and security
features allow strict management of the
data held within the ASSET database.
Wizard Based Functionality in Key
Areas
As a native Windows application, ASSET
makes use of wizards to simplify its most
complex functions. A step by step
process for creating Coverage/
Interference arrays, traffic rasters and
neighbours reduce the chance for user
error and empower the user with greater
control over the processes.
GSM
Logical Design
When planning a GSM network, ASSET
enables the user to place all necessary
equipment into the network hierarchy,
thus allowing the user to carry out
location area planning, intelligent
parenting of sites and filtering based on
MSCs and BSCs.
2.5G Support
ASSET provides the user with the ability to
plan for 2.5G networks. These can be
incorporated with existing GSM sites or as
completely new sites.
Specific arrays for the analysis of 2.5G GSM
networks include:
• 2.5G best server
• Service Area Data Rates
• Average Data Rate/Timeslot
• Data Rate
Graph showing EGPRS average
throughput
Sophisticated traffic modelling allows the AMPS/TDMA
dimensioning of networks supporting a
combination of GSM voice, HSCSD, GPRS ASSET provides support for AMPS/TDMA
and EDGE subscribers. Customisable networks allowing users to create the
channel-to-transceiver maps may be set entire network.
up by users, describing utilisation of time
ASSET can support AMPS/TDMA planning,
slots. Live traffic for different technologies
including:
may be imported and spread into a raster.
• AVC, ACC, DVC, DCCH planning
Hopping • SAT, DCC and DVCC colour code
ASSET includes the functionality to plan planning
Frequency Hopping. Planners can create • AMPS/TDMA channel-to-transceiver
a network-wide or region-based hopping mappings
strategy allowing the operator to visualise • Adjustable interference weights table
the effects of using site, synthesised and to allow users to define a different
baseband hopping. Interference arrays in Interference Prob vs C/I curve for
ASSET may be generated to investigate AMPS/TDMA
the impact of frequency hopping on • Adjustable C/I to C/A offset value
interference, including:
• Neighbour planning
• Average connection array
• Frequency planning
• Worst connection array
• Interference wizard
Tools within ASSET which are available to
assist in the parameter planning process
for frequency hopping include:
• MAIO Planner
• HSN Planner
TETRA
ASSET provides support for TETRA
networks allowing users to create the
entire network. The TETRA planning
functionality provides all of the necessary
fields for entry of technology specific data
such as country codes.
ASSET can support advanced TETRA
planning, including:
• TETRA channel-to-transceiver mappings AIRCOM ENTERPRISE
• TETRA Colour Codes stored for each cell
is a fully integrated planning,
provisioning and operation
• TETRA Colour Code planner management tool suite, with
• Adjustable interference weights table common user interface, map
to allow users to define a different view, database, security and
Interference Prob vs C/I curve for administration facilities. The
TETRA ENTERPRISE tool suite supports
field based laptop users and web
• Adjustable C/I to C/A offset value
access. See the ENTERPRISE Suite
• Neighbour planning Overview for further details
• Frequency planning about ENTERPRISE.
• Interference wizard
ASSET
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software tools, consulting services and training courses. We are experts in Radio Network Planning, Access and Core
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