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Version Date Authors Comments
1.0 20080618 Rosario !olaianni,
Enri"o #oren$oni,
%e&&a 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................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 !on-iguring t)e installation in single mo*e................................................................................../
2.0 Multiuser Environment................................................................................................................ 8
2.1 2igital Maps................................................................................................................................ 3
2., A*ministration -iles.................................................................................................................... 11
2.6 !al"ulate* results..................................................................................................................... 12
2./ E4port an* .mport -rom an* to %lanner.....................................................................................10
2./.1 E4port an* .mport -rom using %lanet -ormat...........................................................................10
2./.2 .mport -rom ot)er tools........................................................................................................... 10
2./.0 .mport using AS!.. -ormat...................................................................................................... 16
2.8 Atoll management !onsole....................................................................................................... 1/
2.3 !on"lusions on Atoll A*ministration.......................................................................................... 13
0. 5eneral %lanning .ssues in Atoll.................................................................20
0.1 Map Formats............................................................................................................................. 20
0.2 Antenna .mport......................................................................................................................... 22
0.0 %ropagation Mo*els.................................................................................................................. 22
0.0.1 6sage o- T7o %ropagation Mo*els per !ell...........................................................................21
0.0.2 Appro4imation o- 8etA"t %lanner9s 8o&ia %ropagation Mo*el in Atoll.....................................26
0.0.0 Appro4imation o- %lanner9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0 in Atoll............................................2/
0.0.1 %ropagation Mo*el Tuning..................................................................................................... 01
0.1 %re*i"tion !al"ulation............................................................................................................... 01
1. 25 Ra*io %lanning in Atoll..........................................................................02
1.1 5eneral issues a:out 25 ra*io planning in Atoll........................................................................02
1.2 25 !overage planning.............................................................................................................. 00
1.2.1 Simulation vs. stati" "al"ulation :ase* "al"ulation.................................................................00
1.2.2 Stati" !overage "al"ulation -or ;est server............................................................................01
1.2.0 Summar+ on 25 "overage planning.......................................................................................0,
1.0 25 8eig):our planning............................................................................................................. 06
1.0.1 Manual neig):our planning.................................................................................................... 03
1.0.2 <isual anal+sis o- neig):our plan........................................................................................... 03
1.0.0 Summar+ o- neig):our planning in Atoll in "omparison 7it) 8A%..........................................10
1.1 25 !apa"it+ planning................................................................................................................ 10
1.1.1 5eneral a:out 25 !apa"it+ planning..................................................................................... 10
1.1.2 TR= re>uirement *e-inition met)o*s an* t)eir appli"a:ilit+....................................................10
1.1.0 !arrier re>uirement *e-inition in Atoll..................................................................................... 11
1.1.1 Fre>uen"+ )opping planning.................................................................................................. 11
1.1., .nter-eren"e matri4................................................................................................................. 11
1.1.6 Timeslot "on-iguration planning..............................................................................................10
1.1./ TR= Re>uirement "ount "al"ulation....................................................................................... 10
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1., 5SM Fre>uen"+ planning......................................................................................................... 11
1.,.1 Automati" -re>uen"+ planning................................................................................................ 11
1.,.2 Manual 5SM -re>uen"+ planning...........................................................................................1/
1.,.0 Summar+ a:out 5SM Fre>uen"+ planning............................................................................1/
1.6 !o*e an* .2 planning............................................................................................................... 18
1.6.1 %lanning an* management o- "o*es......................................................................................18
1./ Reporting.................................................................................................................................. 18
1.8 !on"lusions on 25 ra*io planning 7it) Atoll.............................................................................,0
,. 6MTS %lanning in Atoll...............................................................................,1
,.1 Test Environment...................................................................................................................... ,1
,.2 6MTS %arameters.................................................................................................................... ,2
,.2.1 !lutter %arameters................................................................................................................. ,2
,.2.2 8et7or& !on-iguration........................................................................................................... ,0
,.2.0 !on-iguration o- ;earers, Servi"es an* Terminals..................................................................,,
,.0 .mport -rom a 8etA"t %lanner %lan...........................................................................................,8
,.1 %ilot !overage %lanning........................................................................................................... 60
,., 6MTS Tra--i" Mo*elling............................................................................................................. 62
,.6 Monte !arlo Simulation............................................................................................................. 60
,.6.1 Su--i"ient 8um:er o- Simulation Snaps)ots...........................................................................61
,.6.2 2e-ining ?E>uivalent? Simulations in %lanner an* Atoll...........................................................68
,./ @S2%A...................................................................................................................................... /2
,./.1 @S2%A Transport Formats..................................................................................................... /0
,./.2 @S2%A Terminals................................................................................................................... /6
,./.0 @S2%A Support in Transmitters an* !ells.............................................................................//
,./.1 @S2%A S")e*uling................................................................................................................ //
,./., @S2%A %re*i"tion Stu*ies..................................................................................................... /8
,.8 @S6%A...................................................................................................................................... 80
,.3 8eig):our %lanning.................................................................................................................. 80
,.10 S"ram:ling !o*e %lanning...................................................................................................... 80
,.11 !on"lusions on 6MTS %lanning..............................................................................................81
6. AiMA= %lanning.........................................................................................8,
6.1 5eneral .ssues A:out AiMA= Ra*io %lanning in Atoll..............................................................8,
6.2 S"ope o- A.MA= Support......................................................................................................... 8,
6.2.1 Test !ase 2es"ription............................................................................................................ 8,
6.2.2 5eneral %arameters .............................................................................................................. 8/
6.0 Results o- A.MA= 8et7or& Anal+sis ........................................................................................ 32
6.0.1 ;asi" Anal+sis........................................................................................................................ 32
6.0.2 A*van"e* Anal+sis................................................................................................................. 38
6.0.0 Bptional Anal+sis................................................................................................................... 33
6.1 2ire"tional terminal antennas CFi4e* !%Es !aseD..................................................................101
6.1.1 @o7 !.8R 2istri:ution 7it) *ire"tional SS antenna "an :e "al"ulate*.................................101
6., AiMA= Fre>uen"+ %lanning................................................................................................... 10,
6.,.1 .s AiMA= Fre>uen"+ %lanning Supporte*...........................................................................10,
6.,.2 Atoll AiMA= Roa*map......................................................................................................... 10,
6.6 !on"lusions on AiMA= Ra*io %lanning 7it) Atoll..................................................................106
/. Atoll Roa*map an* Future 2evelopment..................................................10/
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8. !on"lusions an* Bpen Euestions............................................................108
3. Appen*i4F AiMA= 8et7or& !on-iguration................................................110
3.1 AiMA= Frame !on-iguration Settings.....................................................................................110
3.2 ;earer .2 Mapping.................................................................................................................. 110
3.0 %ropagation Mo*el.................................................................................................................. 110
3.1 %ream:le RSS Arra+ Fin*ing.................................................................................................. 111
3., Antennas an* E>uipment........................................................................................................ 116
3.6 %o7er Settings........................................................................................................................ 11/
3./ Settings -or ;asi" Anal+sis...................................................................................................... 11/
3.8 Settings -or A*van"e* Anal+sis............................................................................................... 113
3.3 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*io
a""ess net7or&s are evaluate*. T)e 7or& 7as "arrie* out in t)e 5S MS 8%B Tools Management
& Support team *uring Ma+Gune 2008.
T)e 7or& 7as *ivi*e* into separate evaluation o- planning o- 5SM, 6MTS an* AiMA= ra*io
net7or&s as 7ell as evaluation o- Atoll a*ministration. %lanning o- 5SM an* 6MTS net7or&s 7as
stu*ie* :+ %etri Sepp(l( an* 'immo M(&el(inen, respe"tivel+. Atoll a*ministration 7as t)e
responsi:ilit+ o- %e&&a Matilainen, an* planning o- AiMA= net7or&s 7as stu*ie* :+ Rosario
!olaianni C-rom !MB ASE Aest & 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& planning
or transmission net7or&s 7ere not stu*ie*. Atoll supports also !2MA2000 Cin"l. E<2BD an* T2
S!2MA te")nologies, :ut net7or& planning -or t)ese te")nologies 7as :een teste*.
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2. A*ministration o- Atoll
2.1 .nstallation
Atoll <ersion an* mo*ulesF
Server/7or&station .nstallationF
@ar*7areF 2ell %re"ision ,00
!%6 =eon 2 5@$
RAM 0., 5;
BSF Ain*o7s =%, S%2, 02 :it
MS A""ess 2000, S%2
Bra"le 10.2.0.2 EE
.nstallation pro"ess
Full installation
!lient/7or&station .nstallation
@ar*7areF .;M T10%
!%6 .ntel 2 5@$
RAM 2 5;
BSF 1.ma")ine Ain*o7s =%, S%2, 02 :it
2.ma")ine Ain*o7s <ista, 02 :in
MS A""ess 2000, S%2
Bra"le 10.2.0.2 !lient
.nstallation pro"ess
Ait)out Atoll !al"ulation server
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!omman* line installation not teste*. %ersonal li"enses use* in t)is test. 8o A**in mo*ules 7ere
availa:le -or t)e test.
Conclusion: .nstallation goes along t)e manual. Bnl+ un*er <ista BS t)e *ongle *river 7as not
"ompati:le 7it) operating s+stem. B'
2.2 !on-iguring t)e installation in single mo*e.
T)ere are man+ 7a+s )o7 t)e *ata "an :e store*
1. in a single -ileF planning *ata an* *igital maps as em:e**e*
2. *ata in a single -ile an* *igital maps in separate -ol*ers
0. *ata in a MS A""ess *ata:ase an* *igital maps in separate -ol*ers
1. *ata in a *ata:ase CBra"le/msSE#D an* *igital maps in *i--erent -ol*ers as lin&e* or
em:e**e*
,. a"tive 8et7or& *ata is lo"ate* in lo"al -ile, an* it "an :e manuall+ ar")ive* to t)e
lo"al MS A""ess *ata:ase an* to t)e proHe"t *ata:ase . A*ministrator ta&es "are o-
s+n")roni$ation o- all proHe"t *ata to t)e Master *ata:ase
MsSE# *ata:ase option not teste*.
Conclusion: .n a single user mo*e, *ata "an :e opene* in one met)o* an* save* in an ot)er 7a+
>ui"&l+ an* easil+. M+ re"ommen*ation is t)at Bra"le is not use* in single user mo*e. E4port to
MS A""ess gives eas+ a""ess to mass manipulation o- t)e *ata. All met)o*s are B'.
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2.0 Multiuser Environment
Master DocumentF
T)e Master 2o"ument is t)e "ore o- t)e proHe"t. .t )ol*s t)e in-ormation o- t)e *igital maps an* t)e
initial net7or& *esign. T)e master *o"ument is a""esse* onl+ :+ a*ministrator an* 7)en rea*+,
A*min 7ill e4port it to t)e *ata:ase.
Share !ath "oss Matrices:
T)ese -iles are generate* :+ a*ministrator, or t)e "al"ulation servi"e. Files are rea* onl+ -or all
users.
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Client sie files:
Single -ile s+stem saves t)e in-ormation a:out t)e map *ata, :ut in "ase a *ata:ase is use*, t)e
-ile in-ormation is passe* to t)e appli"ation 7it) parameter ?!FI%rogram FilesIFors&IAtollIAtoll.e4e?
"-g ?@FIAtollIMaster."-g?. !onne"tion to t)e rig)t *ata:ase 7it) a""ount in-ormation "an :e
in"lu*e* in t)e parameter. %re*i"tion -iles an* "op+ o- t)e *ata:ase s)oul* :e lo"ate* in a lo"al
*rive. T)e ")ange* o:He"ts are save* to t)e *ata:ase using -un"tion JFileKJ2ata:aseKJAr")iveK.
To retrieve t)e up*ate* *ata -rom *ata:ase is *one 7it) -un"tion JFileKJ2ata:aseKJRe-res)K.
Most "onvenient 7a+ to use multi user environment is to save t)e proHe"t lo"all+ an* ever+ no7
an* t)en to up*ate t)e *ata eit)er or *ire"tion.
#ser rights:
6ser rig)ts "an :e )an*le* in various met)o*s, t)e tool itsel- )as limite* support in t)is area.
site lists
Ea") proHe"t is store* un*er *i--erent username, s")ema or in a separate *ata:ase.
Ea") ta:le in one proHe"t "an :e provi*e* 7it) *i--erent a""ess rig)ts -or ea") user
Master *ata:ase an* regional *ata:ases "an :e s+n")roni$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 ma&e t)e planning reall+ interesting Ho:F 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:le
opinion is t)e tool is ni"e an* eas+ to use 7)en 7e )ave -e7 proHe"ts an* less t)an 10 planners to
manipulate t)e same *ata.
.
2.1 2igital Maps
Atoll "an use *igital maps in various -ormats an* t)e natural -ormat is ;.#-ormat.
6. geo *ata set
/. Ae: Map servi"e maps
8. Auto"a* *4--iles
3. Atoll geograp)i" *ata -iles
10. Ar") vie7 an* gri* -iles , s)p, t4t
11. Map.n-o mi- or ta: -iles
12. Multiimport -iles
10. %lanet -ormat , *ata:ase or in*e4-iles
11. ;itMap -iles in Ti-- an* ;mp -ormats
1,. Er*as -iles
16. E!A -iles
1/. ;il Format
18. <erti"al mapper -iles
13. 5oogle eart) maps C in ne4t releaseD
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Also tool support *ire"tl+ "onversion to a *i--erent -ormat, e.g.
20. Mapin-o K Atoll geograp)i" *ata -iles, Ar") vie7 -iles , s)p
21. 8etA"t %lanner K ;.#, Ar") vie7 gri* -iles t4t, Ti-, ;mp
E4ample using 8etA"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 8etA"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. AMS 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 -iles
T)e :e)aviour o- t)e tool "an :e mo*i-ie* :+ e*iting t)ese 0 t+pes o- "on-iguration -iles.
L T)e user "on-iguration -ile C."-gD
T)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 setF
2e-initions o- t)e "omputation an* -o"us $ones
#ist o- "overage pre*i"tion stu*iesF
Automati" neig):our allo"ation parametersF
AF% "on-iguration C5SM 5%RS E5%RS proHe"tsDF
Automati" s"ram:ling "o*e allo"ation parameters C6MTS @S%A an* T2S!2MA proHe"tsDF
Automati" %8 o--set allo"ation parameters C.S3, "*maBne an* !2MA2000 14RTT 14E<2B
proHe"ts
Mi"ro7ave Ra*io #in&s parameters
%at)s to -iles "ontaining ma"ros
L T)e Atoll initiali$ation -ile C.iniD
T)is -ile "an "ontain site an* transmitter naming "onventions, "al"ulation settings Cmo*elling
met)o* o- antenna patternsD an* ot)er options Clist o- "al"ulation servers, et".D. File is lo"ate* in
t)e appli"ation -ol*er, so it is -or ea") "lient.
5eneral Bptions, li&e naming o- ne7 sites,
!al"ulation Bptions, e.g. !ell e*ge "overage pro:a:ilit+, saving met)o* -or pre*i"tion -iles,
*ispla+ resolution -or "overage arra+s et".
56. Bptions li&e *ispla+ settings
2istri:ute* "al"ulation server options, li&e serving servers, priorit+ o- servi"e
#i"ense options, to limit t)e mo*ules to loa*
2ata:ase Bptions, li&e *ata:ase "onne"tion time out, automati" integrit+ ")e"&s
5SM/5%RS/E5%RS/!2MA planning options
Measurement options
L An .4ml stu*+ -ile
T)is -ile C*e-ault nameF Stu*ies.4mlD *es"ri:es pre*i"tion stu*ies 7it) "ustomi$e* settings.
T)e -irst step is to "al"ulate an* vie7 a "overage or an+ ot)er arra+ plot an* t)e -rom e4plorer
7in*o7 to sele"t MSave as a templateN. =M# -ile "an :e e*ite* an* importe* :a"& -or a ne7
anal+sis
T)ere is limitation o- onl+ one stu*+ "an :e a"tive at t)e same time.
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Conclusion: T)ese -un"tions 7or& as promise*. =M# stu*+ "oul* :e easil+ e4pan*e* to t)e
stan*ar*i$ation o- t)res)ol* settings.
2.6 !al"ulate* results
2epen*ing on t)e arra+s, t)e results "an :e vie7e* on t)e map, e4porte* to ot)er -ormats Cmost
important 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+ to
s)o7 t)e result pi4el :+ pi4el.
Conclusion: T)ere are a lot o- output options an* t)e+ are eas+ to -in*. 8o pro:lems "overe*.
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2./ E4port an* .mport -rom an* to %lanner
2./.1 E4port an* .mport -rom using %lanet -ormat
.n Atoll t)ere is 2 t+pe o- net7or& planning *ata importsF
1. in =M# -ormat
2. %lanet 2.8 2ata:ase import
Conclusion: ;ot) o- t)ese are not t)e same 8etA"t %lanner "an pro*u"e, an* t)ere-ore not
suita:le solution in 8S8.
2./.2 .mport -rom ot)er tools
Fors& )as intro*u"e* a**itional mo*ule to import *ata -rom ot)er tools
Setup.!%T.mport2.,.2.1/01.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
A)en importing 6MTS sites an* "ells, onl+ antennas an* sites 7ere importe*
8etA"t %lanner Atoll
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#arge %roHe"t 280 sites
T)e *etails o- proper use o- t)e import mo*ule -or 8etA"t %lanner plans )as :een *is"usse* in t)e
Se"tion ,.0.
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2./.0 .mport using AS!.. -ormat
E4ample o- "sv-ile import
A)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 in
8etA"t %lanner O user a""ount in ora"leD must up*ate*.
6p*ate pro"ess B'
%roHe"t *ata:ase "reationF B'. %roHe"t *ata:ase is a "lone -rom a master, a "omplete o- partial
limite* :+ 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$ing o- master an* proHe"t *ata:ase 7as not teste*. T)e -un"tions
to ar")ive t)e master an* re-res) t)e proHe"t *ata, itsel- seam to :e B'.
8e7 *ata:ase "reation -aile*, reason un&no7n.
!on"ept o- Master an* %roHe"t *ata:ase
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Conclusion: T)e "on"ept o- splitting t)e *ata into smaller groups is interesting. .t :rings some
a*min 7or& an* m+ opinion it suits 7ell in one or in -e7 net7or& planning proHe"ts. !entrali$e* *ata
"an :e utili$e* in ot)er -un"tions o- t)e "ompan+. Bn t)e ot)er )an*, t)e "omplete stru"ture o- *ata
Cmaps, tra--i" la+ers, lo"al "opiesD is prett+ "ompli"ate* an* it nee*s goo* &no7le*ge an* proper
*is"ipline -rom all parties involve*. T)e pro:lems in t)e test 7ere not "ru"ial. .n a smaller proHe"t
MS A""ess *ata:ase is su--i"ient solution. Man+ tas&s 7)i") :elongs to users, are "arrie* out :+
a*ministrator, e.g. t)e s+n")roni$ing antenna *ata in 6MTS 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*s
o- proHe"ts an* 7e tr+ to &eep t)em "entrali$e* Cit is not even e--i"ient in 8etA"t %lannerD. T)e
s+n")roni$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 8etA"t %lanner user "an easier
sele"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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0. 5eneral %lanning .ssues in Atoll
T)e 56. o- Atoll is )eavil+ :ase* on rig)t"li"&ing. T)e general prin"iple is t)at onl+ glo:al settings
are -oun* in menus, an* all parameter settings are ma*e in *ialogs t)at are -oun* :+ rig)t"li"&ing
on 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- a
plan C7)i") is "alle* a *o"ument in AtollD, arrange* )ierar")i"all+ into -ol*ers. T)is is >uite intuitive
in a sense t)at parameters o- an o:He"t "an -oun* :+ rig)t"li"&ing t)e o:He"t itsel-. @o7ever, sin"e
t)e rig)t"li"&ing menus are o-ten 1, 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* computation
zone. 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 stations
t)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 are
insi*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 operationsF
-iltering $one restri"ts t)e o:He"ts *ispla+e* on t)e map an* on t)e 2ata 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.
0.1 Map Formats
2igital maps t)at are in t)e 8etA"t %lanner -ormat C7)i") is a"tuall+ t)e %lanet -ormatD "an :e
importe* 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 R .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 set
separatel+ un*er Tools | Options | Coordinates. T)e list o- supporte* "oor*inate s+stems seems to
:e >uite "ompre)ensive.
<e"tors "an also :e importe* in t)e same 7a+. T)e ol* %lanner ve"tor -ormat Co- %lanner ,.0D
"orrespon*s to t)e %lanet -ormat, an* t)e "omplete set o- map ve"tors "an :e importe* :+
sele"ting t)e in*e4.t4t -ile. Su") a "omplete import is not possi:le -or t)e ne7 %lanner ve"tor -ormat
CMap.n-o -ormat ve"tors 7it) in*e4.4ml -ile in %lanner ,.1 an* ne7erD, :ut it is possi:le to import
in*ivi*ual Map.n-o -ormat C.mi- or .ta:D ve"tors one :+ one.
T)e -ollo7ing -igures s)o7 s"reens)ots o- t)e "lutter la+er o- t)e @elsin&i 2emo Map C-or t)e 6TM
$one 0,8D in 8etA"t %lanner an* in Atoll Ca-ter t)e "olour s")emes 7ere manuall+ set to :e
appro4imatel+ e>ualD.
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Figure 1. !lutter la+er o- t)e @elsin&i 2emo Map in 8etA"t %lanner.

Figure 2. !lutter la+er o- t)e @elsin&i 2emo Map in Atoll.
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A-ter import o- a )eig)t or "lutter la+er o- a 8etA"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 resolutionD
o- %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+er
instea* o- large num:er o- :lo"&s.
A)en using maps 7it) la+ers o- multiple resolutions, t)e )ig)est resolution map must :e on top on
t)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 :e
sent -rom one Cstan*aloneD Atoll user to anot)er.
0.2 Antenna .mport
%lanet-ormat antennas "an importe* to Atoll, :ut t)e in*ivi*ual .msi -iles "annot :e sele"te* -or
import as su"). .nstea*, it is ne"essar+ to "reate an in*e4 -ile t)at lists t)e names o- in*ivi*ual
antenna -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 tilt
t)at )as :een rea* -rom t)e antenna import -ile is not *ispla+e* at all in an Atoll transmitter. .n
stea*, all transmitters )ave a parameter additional electrical tilt. T)is parameter Hust intro*u"es an
a**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. A)en a$imut) or tilt o- one antenna is ")ange*, t)e ")ange )as
to :e repeate* in t)e same 7a+ in t)e ot)er transmitters t)at are using t)e same p)+si"al antenna.
0.0 %ropagation Mo*els
.n Atoll, t)ere are t7o *istin"t implementations o- t)e B&umura@ata propagation mo*elF t)e
Okumura-Hata mo*el -or 1,01,00 M@$ an* t)e Cost-Hata mo*el -or 1,002000 M@$. Atoll users
)ave to e4pli"itl+ sele"t, 7)i") mo*el to use. T)e sele"tion o- t)e "orre"t -ormula *oes not ta&e
pla"e automati"all+ a""or*ing to t)e "arrier -re>uen"+ li&e in 8etA"t %lanner.
T)e B&umura@ata an* !ost@ata mo*el are Hust *ire"t implementations o- t)e @ata e>uations. .n
:ot) o- t)em, a so"alle* ?"lutter -ormula? "an :e assigne* -or ea") "lutter t+pe. T)e ?"lutter -or
mula? is Hust one o- t)e stan*ar* @ata e>uations -or open, >uasi open, su:ur:an or ur:an Csmall or
large "it+D areas.
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T)e B&umura@ata an* !ost@ata mo*el :ot) ta&e into a""ount loss *ue to C&ni-ee*geD *i--ra"
tion, :ut onl+ -or one o:sta"le in t)e ra*io pat). @o7ever, neit)er B&umura@ata nor !ost@ata
mo*el ta&e into a""ount e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tions *ue to *i--eren"es in terrain )eig)t at
lo"ation o- :ase station an* terminal. T)e B&umura@ata an* !ost@ata mo*el "annot :e tune*
-rom measurements. T)e+ "oul* :e possi:l+ use* -or some nominal planning "ases, :ut t)e+ are
useless in real *etaile* planning.
@o7ever, in a**ition to t)ese t7o mo*els, t)ere is also t)e Standard Propagation Model, 7)i") is a
propagation mo*el :ase* on generali$ation o- @ata -ormulas 7it) si4 ' "oe--i"ients t)at "an :e
e*ite* :+ a user. T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el o- Atoll is similar to t)e Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell
Mo*el o- Air"om, an* )en"e it9s pre*i"tion an* tuning "apa:ilities s)oul* also :e similar to Air"om9s
mo*el. @o7ever, t)ese t7o mo*els are not e4a"tl+ e>ual, an* setting t)eir parameters to "orre
spon* 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 areF
)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 areF 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* Mspot @tN is
e>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 ta&es into a""ount loss *ue to C&ni-ee*geD *i--ra"tion -rom
multiple o:sta"les in t)e ra*io pat). 2i--ra"tion losses "an :e "al"ulate* :+ using t)e met)o*sF
2e+gout
Epstein%eterson
2e+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, :ut
t)ere is met)o* MGapanese AtlasN, 7)i") is similar to t)e Epstein%eterson met)o*.
T)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el also ta&es into a""ount e--e"tive antenna )eig)t "orre"tions *ue
to *i--eren"es in terrain )eig)t pro-ile :et7een t)e :ase station an* terminal :+ using various
met)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.
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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 nearest
pro-ile to ma&e 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+ less
a""urate, :ut as long as t)e resolution o- "omputation is )ig) enoug), t)e a""ura"+ s)oul* not :e a
serious pro:lem.
T)e ot)er stan*ar* propagation mo*els o- Atoll areF
.T6 ,230 %ropagation Mo*el
.T6 0/0/ %ropagation Mo*el
Er"eg5reenstein %ropagation Mo*el
.T6 ,26, %ropagation Mo*el
A## %ropagation Mo*el
#ongle+Ri"e %ropagation Mo*el
.T6 1,16 %ropagation Mo*el
An inter-a"e -or 0r* part+ propagation mo*els li&e t)e <ol"ano mo*els o- Sira*el is also availa:le
in Atoll. Atoll re"ommen*s t)at ra+tra"ing mo*els s)oul* :e use* -or planning o- AiMA= net7or&s
in ur:an areasQ t)e a""ura"+ o- Atoll9s Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el at AiMA= -re>uen"ies is onl+
satis-a"tor+ -or planning o- rural areas, sin"e t)e )ig) -re>uen"ies o- AiMA= "ompli"ate t)e
propagation pre*i"tion.
.n Atoll, it is possi:le to assign t7o propagation mo*els to a single "ell Cto a single transmitter in
Atoll vo"a:ular+DF t)e main an* e4ten*e* propagation mo*el. For :ot) o- t)em user "an *e-ine
separatel+ t)e propagation mo*el, "al"ulation ra*ius an* resolution. T7o separate pat) loss
matri"es Cpat) loss pre*i"tion -ilesD o- *i--erent resolutions s)all :e "al"ulate* -or t)e t7o mo*els.
0.0.1 6sage o- T7o %ropagation Mo*els per !ell
Atoll supports -ree sele"tion on propagation mo*el an* "overage arra+ resolutions. Also t7o
propagation mo*els per transmitter "an :e use*. T)e i*ea o- spe"i-+ing t7o propagation mo*els is
to a")ieve -aster "omputation times. T)e resolution o- a "overage arra+ Cpre*i"tion stu*+D "al"ula
tion is in*epen*ent o- t)e resolutions use* in pat) loss matri"es "al"ulation. T)e -ollo7ing Figure
illustrates a pre*i"tion stu*+ ma*e in Atoll. T)e pre*i"tion mo*el resolution 7as 10 m -or up to 0000
m *istan"e, an* 100 m :e+on* 0000 m. %oint anal+sis *ispla+ s)o7s t)e *istan"e o- 0000 m -rom
site. 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 0. A pre*i"tion stu*+ in Atoll -or a pre*i"tion mo*el 7it) resolution 10 m until 0000 m an* 100 m
:e+on* 0000 m.
A)en primar+ an* se"on*ar+ pre*i"tion mo*els 7it) *i--erent resolutions are use* in 8etA"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 10
m resolution -or up to 0000 m, an* 100 m resolution :e+on* 0000 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)ere
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Figure 1. Multiresolution "overage arra+ in 8etA"t %lanner.
;ot) Atoll an* 8etA"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. A)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. A)at is
goo* 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*.
0.0.2 Appro4imation o- 8etA"t %lanner9s 8o&ia %ropagation Mo*el in Atoll
At 2100 M@$ t)e 8o&ia %ropagation mo*el o- 8etA"t %lanner implements t)e @ata pat) loss
e>uation
# O 16.0 S 00.3 logC2100D T 10.82 logC);D S U11.3 T 6.,, logC);DV logC*/1000D
7)ere
L - is t)e propagation -re>uen"+ in M@$,
L ); is t)e )eig)t o- t)e :ase station antenna in m,
L )M is t)e )eig)t o- t)e mo:ile station antenna in m,
L * is t)e *istan"e :et7een :ase station an* mo:ile station in m.
T)e same pat) losses "an :e "al"ulate* -rom t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el o- Atoll
# O '1 S '2 logC*D S '0 logC);D S ', logC);D logC*D S '6C)MD
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7)en it9s "oe--i"ients are set to
'1 O 16.0 S 00.3 logC2100D T 011.3 O 21.22,
'2 O 11.3,
'0 O 10.82 S 06.,, O ,.80,
', O 6.,,,
'6 O 0.
Fre>uen"+ *oes not appear in t)e -ormula o- t)e Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el. T)is mo*el "an :e
"on-igure* to onl+ one -re>uen"+ at a time :+ setting t)e '1 "oe--i"ient. For -re>uen"ies :elo7
1,00 M@$ *i--erent -orm o- t)e @ata pat) loss e>uation must :e use*, an* t)e "orrespon*ing Atoll
mo*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 8o&ia %ropagation mo*el are Method A
an* i!!raction, an* t)e re"ommen*e* "on-iguration o- *i--ra"tion "al"ulation is "eight #actor 6/W
an* met)o* e$gout %& '( )*. .n Atoll, t)e "orrespon*ing antenna )eig)t "orre"tion is Spot Ht, an*
t)e "orrespon*ing *i--ra"tion loss algorit)m is e$gout 7it) '1 "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 8etA"t %lanner an* Atoll
are ver+ "lose to ea") ot)er, an* t)e -ollo7ing net7or& anal+sis s)oul* give similar results in :ot)
so-t7are.
0.0.0 Appro4imation o- %lanner9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0 in Atoll
T)e pat) loss e>uation -or Air"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0 is
# O &1 S &2 logC*/1000D S &0C)MD S &1 logC)MD S &, logC);D S &6 logC);D logC*/1000D S &/C*i--nD
7)ere
L * *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 S '2 logC*D S '0 logC);D S '1C*i--nD S ', logC);D logC*D S '6C)M2D
7)ere
L * *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.
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T)e -ollo7ing ta:le s)o7s t)e *e-ault & "oe--i"ients o- t)e Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0 at 2000
M@$, an* t)e "orrespon*ing ' "oe--i"ients o- t)e Atoll9s Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el.
!oe--i"ients o- *e-ault Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell
Mo*el 0 at 2000 M@$
!orrespon*ing !oe--i"ients o- Atoll9s Stan*ar*
%ropagation Mo*el
&1 O 162., '1 O &1 T 0&2 S )M&0 O 20.38
&2 O 11.3 '2 O &2 O 11.3
&0 O 2.,, '0 O &, T 0&6 O ,.80
&1 O 0 '1 O &/ O 0.8
&, O 10.82 ', O &6 O 6.,,
&6 O 6.,, '6 O 0
&/ O 0.8
)M O 1.,
Fors& )as a *o"ument Con+ertMacroCellAssetToSPMAtoll.doc t)at *is"usses t)e "onversion o-
t)e Air"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0 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 0 in 8etA"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 loss
algorit)m is -pstein-Peterson.
A-ter su") "on-iguration o- propagation mo*els, t)e pre*i"tion results in 8etA"t %lanner an* Atoll
are ver+ "lose to ea") ot)er. T)e -ollo7ing -igures s)o7 t)e 6MTS %ilot !overage -rom %lanner
an* 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 8etA"t %lanner.
Figure 6. !overage :+ signal level in Atoll.
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Figure /. ;est *o7nlin& "ell :+ RS!% Cpilot "overageD arra+ -rom 8etA"t %lanner.

Figure 8. !overage :+ transmitter in Atoll.
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0.0.1 %ropagation Mo*el Tuning
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*el
tuning 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.
8o tests on mo*el tuning 7ere "arrie* out, :ut Fors& *emonstrate* t)e tuning pro"ess. T)ere are
no reasons to e4pe"t t)at mo*el tuning 7oul* "ause an+ serious pro:lems in Atoll.
0.1 %re*i"tion !al"ulation
A)en "reating "overage pre*i"tions Cpre*i"tion stu*iesD, an user "an *e-ine an+ "overage reso
lution -or "al"ulation. T)e resolution *oes not )ave to :e t)e resolution o- t)e pat) loss matri"es or
it9s 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.
#i&e 8etA"t %lanner, also Atoll supports use o- measure* *ata to "orre"t t)e pre*i"tion result Cover
an ellipti"al areaD aroun* t)e measurement point.
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1. 25 Ra*io %lanning in Atoll
1.1 5eneral issues a:out 25 ra*io planning in Atoll
T)e evaluate* version o- Atoll 7as 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D. Atoll )as :een previousl+ evaluate* -or 25
planning :+ Siemens in autumn 2006. T)e version use* in t)at evaluation 7as 2.,. T)e evaluation
7as *one :+ "omparing &e+ *imensioning an* planning relate* "al"ulations in Atoll vs. Torna*o8,
7)i") is in pra"ti"e same tool as 8etA"t %lanner. Report o- t)e previous evaluation :+ Siemens is
store* in .MSF
)ttpsF//s)arenetims.insi*e.no&iasiemensnet7or&s."om/Bpen/08/100131
T)e version use* in Torna*o8 7as not mentione* in t)e evaluation report, :ut it is e4pe"te* t)at it
7as ,.0.
;asi" 25 ra*io planning -un"tionalit+ )as not mu") ")ange* -rom Atoll version 2., to 2./. @en"e
t)e -in*ings in t)e previous evaluation :+ Siemens s)oul* :e still vali* an* similar "omparisons
7ere not "arrie* out in t)is evaluation -or Atoll -or 25 even t)oug) some overlapping o- "ourse
t)ere inevita:l+ is. T)e result o- t)e previous evaluation 7as t)at *i--eren"es in "al"ulations in Atoll
an* Torna*o8 in terms o- pre*i"tion, *imensioning results, inter-eren"e anal+ses et". 7ere rat)er
small 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 tas&s 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") 8etA"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 8etA"t %lanner is :etter t)an Atoll. For e4ample automati" neig):our
planning algorit)m is :etter in 8A%, even t)oug) reasona:le neig):our plan "an :e "reate* 7it)
Atoll as 7ell. .n 8etA"t %lanner also simulations "an :e use* -or 25 planning, even t)oug) t)ere
are some issues *ue to 7)i") simulation ma+ not :e ver+ goo* i*ea -or 25 planning in 8etA"t
%lanner Csee )ttpsF//s)arenetims.insi*e.no&iasiemensnet7or&s."om/Bpen/0/1880032D.
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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1.2 25 !overage planning
1.2.1 Simulation vs. stati" "al"ulation :ase* "al"ulation
Monte !arlo simulations are in Atoll availa:le onl+ -or 6MTS/@S%A, T2S!2MA an* AiMA=
net7or& te")nologies. 25 planning is :ase* on M:asi" pre*i"tionsN, 7)i") ta&es pat) losses an* 2#
po7ers into a""ount. 8o terminal parameters are "onsi*ere* an* no snaps)ots are run -or ana
l+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+ to
use, t)ere still are man+ t)ings user nee* to "onsi*er 7)en ma&ing planning *e"isions :ase* on
tool "al"ulation results.
1.2.1.1 Result anal+sis per pi4el
Atoll )as Mpoint anal+sis toolN, 7it) 7)i") man+ pre*i"tion :ase* "al"ulation results an* net7or&
environment "an :e anal+$e* per point. T)ere are *i--erent options availa:le in %oint Anal+sis tool
-or 25 an* 05. For 25 planning, -ollo7ing are availa:leF
- !rofile ta: -or anal+$ing pro-iles :et7een transmitter an* re"eiver. Re"eive* levels
"al"ulate* in real time
- Reception ta: -or anal+$ing pre*i"te* signal levels -rom num:er o- servers.
!al"ulations are :ase* on pat) loss matri"es.
- $nterference ta: -or anal+$ing inter-eren"es :et7een sele"te* server an* potential
inter-erers
- Results ta: -or anal+$ing serving an* inter-ering C"o an* a*H ")annelD levels in a point
.n 8A% similar -un"tionalit+ "an :e a""esse* via Map <ie7 5a*gets, @eig)t %ro-ile Ain*o7 an*
%i4el Anal+$er. T)ere are >uite :ig *i--eren"es in )o7 all *ata is availa:le an* in 7)i") -orm. 2ue to
t)e :ig *i--eren"es in )o7 t)ese are *one in Atoll an* 8A%, it is *i--i"ult to "ompare t)ese solutions.
;ot) are provi*ing use-ul in-ormation -or t)e planning pro"ess. A)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. A)at is goo*
in 8A% is t)at user "an ")oose 7)i") *ata is s)o7n an* 7)i") is not an* all *ata availa:le -rom
simulations "an :e anal+$e* in %i4el Anal+$er.
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1.2.2 Stati" !overage "al"ulation -or ;est server
1.2.2.1 !overage visualisation
!overage visualisation "apa:ilities in Atoll are at least at t)e same level as is in 8A%. .n 8A%
per)aps t)e visualisation -un"tionalit+ -or t)e Arra+s t)at are :ase* on simulations are a :it more
a*van"e*Q t)e palette step vs. "olour :len* options, automati" step "al"ulation an* !overage
S")ema saving -eatures o--er :etter -un"tionalit+ -or managing "overage visualisation in 8A%.
Situation is *i--erent in 8onSim arra+s in 8A%. T)e -eatures are *i--erent -or visualisation o- 8onSim
!overage/.nter-eren"e arra+s. T)is ma&es t)e "omparison :et7een Atoll an* 8A% *i--i"ult. %er)aps
it 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.
1.2.2.2 !overage Statisti"s
!overage statisti"s generation -un"tionalit+ is in Atoll some7)at more grap)i"al t)an in 8A%. 2ata
is s)o7n in )istograms Cas s)o7n in t)e -ollo7ing -igureD or !2F. !overage areas "an :e reporte*
in area per"entages or &m
2
. .n 8A% t)e "overage statisti" -un"tionalities are less grap)i"al :ut
more versatile. .n 8A% t)e "overage statisti"s are automati"all+ "reate* in E4"el an* t)ere are
several options -or generation o- t)e "overage statisti"s. .t is t)en up to t)e user to "reate t)e
nee*e* grap)s in E4"el.
Figure 3. !overage Statisti"s 2ialog Ain*o7 in Atoll.
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1.2.2.0 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) 05 ra*io planning.
1.2.2.1 8t) ;est Server !al"ulation
.n Atoll, 8t) ;est Server stu*+ is limite* to 2
n*
;est Server onl+. 0
r*
or more "annot :e *one in Atoll
at all. A)at is :etter in 2
n*
;est Server stu*+ in Atoll is t)at 2
n*
;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.
1.2.0 Summar+ on 25 "overage planning
T)ere are rat)er :ig *i--eren"es :et7een Atoll an* 8A% 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 8A% 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 05D or Stati"
!overage/.nter-eren"e "al"ulations. .n Atoll t)ere are mu") less possi:ilities in t)is area, :ut t)en
again, t)e possi:ilities t)at t)ere are, are easier to :e use*.
Some notes on 25 !overage planning in Atoll an* 8A%F
.n Atoll
- .t is eas+ an* >ui"& to ma&e *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+$ing t)e results per point
.n 8A%
- 25 "overage planning "an :e :ase* on Monte !arlo Simulations or Stati"
!overage/.nter-eren"e "al"ulations
- More t)an one map vie7 "an :e visuali$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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1.0 25 8eig):our planning
AtollPs -le4i:ilit+ in "omparison 7it) 8A% :e"omes apparent also in *i--erent aspe"ts in automati"
neig):our planning. T)is )as pros an* "ons. A)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 ma&e a ne7 neig):our plan.
Also *i--erent results "an :e evaluate* an* "ommitte* easil+. A)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) 8A%.
2ra7:a"& in 8A% is t)en t)at t)e rigi*it+ o- 8A% an* its *ata:ase ma&es it rat)er *i--i"ult to ")ange
t)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 8A%.
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Figure 11. Main neig):our planning *ialog o- Atoll.
T)e pre"e*ing -igures illustrate t)e main 56. *ialog 7in*o7s -or neig):our planning in 8A% 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 "ells
an* :+ t)is 7a+ ")oose "an*i*ates to :e ")osen as neig):ours -or t)e target "ell. Main *i--eren"e
in t)is Moverlapping "overage *eterminationN is t)e -a"t t)at 8A% )as parameter M8eig):our plan
ning margin C*;DN, 7)i") is not e4isting in Atoll. ;+ t)is parameter in 8A%, user "an spe"i-+ )o7
mu") lo7er t)e "an*i*ate "ellPs signal level "an :e in a pi4el in or*er -or t)at pi4el to :e "ounte* as
overlapping "overage. .n Atoll overlapping "overage is onl+ "onsi*ere* in a target !ellPs ;est
Server area Ci.e. t)e "overage area 7)ere t)e target !ell )as t)e )ig)est signal levelD added .ith a
se"on* :est serving area 7)i") is *e-ine* :+ M@an*over StartN an* M@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 M@an*over En*N parameter value in !overage !on*ition
parameters. ;+ *e-ault t)is value 7as 12 *;, 7)i") "an :e "onsi*ere* as rat)er large. 2ue 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 MFor"e "osite transmitters as
neig):oursN an* MFor"e a*Ha"ent transmitters as neig):oursN. T)e -irst one is o:vious ")oi"e in
normal 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 Ma*Ha"ent
transmitterN 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)is
MFor"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 AtollF
Anot)er matter t)at is *i--erent in Automati" 8eig):our %lanning in Atoll an* 8A%, is )o7 Ma4 8o o-
8eig):our limit is a--e"ting. .n 8A%, 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 MmutualN in
8A% 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 8o o- 8eig):ours is a )ar*
limitQ even 7it) t)e MFor"e 8eig):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)at
neig):our)oo* s+mmetr+ 7as impossi:le.
"ith de!ault parameter +alues %/ Min Co+ered Area ( 01/* the o+erlapping
co+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#orce
ad2acent transmitters as neigh3ors8 .ill result in large num3er o! neigh3or per
Transmitter %Cell*
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1.0.1 Manual neig):our planning
.n :ot) tools neig):our plans "an :e manuall+ "omplete* :+ a**ing or *eleting neig):our relations
manuall+. .n 8A%, t)e manual a**ition o- neig):our relations is easier, as it "an :e *one in 22 Map
<ie7 :+ pressing t)e MA** 8eig):oursN :utton in 22 Map <ie7 an* t)en sele"ting t)e neig):ouring
"ell. .n Atoll, similar neig):our relation a**ition is also possi:le, :ut it is mu") less user-rien*l+Q
user "an a** neig):our relations in Map <ie7 :+ pressing s)i-t &e+ an* "li"&ing ne7 "ells to :e
a**e* as neig):ours. T)is met)o* "an never :e -igure* out :+ user unless )e rea*s t)e 6ser
Manual. B- "ourse, on"e t)e i*ea is re"ogni$e*, it is ver+ eas+ to a** neig):our relations in Map
vie7 manuall+.
1.0.2 <isual anal+sis o- neig):our plan
;asi" neig):or relation visuali$ation in terms o- lines in*i"ating neig):or relations, are availa:le in
Atoll t)e same 7a+ as in 8A%. T)ere are no :ig *i--eren"es in t)is -un"tionalit+. .n a**ition to t)e
:asi" visuali$ation, Atoll also -eatures possi:ilities in visuali$ation o- "overage areas o- neig):ors
an* reason -or neig):or)oo*. T)e -ollo7ing -igure illustrates one e4ample o- neig):our)oo*
visualisation 7it) neig):oring "ell servi"e areas an* neig):or relation "auses. 5reen "olour
in*i"ates neig):or relation *ue to "osite "ells, re* "olour in*i"ates neig):or relations *ue to
a*Ha"en"ies COtarget "ell )as "overage in ot)er re* "ellsD.
Ait) neig):oring "ell "overage an* neig):or)oo* "ause visualisation, Atoll "an :e "on"lu*e* to :e
some7)at more versatile in visual neig):or)oo* planning. @o7ever, t)e usa:ilit+ in t)is &in* o-
anal+sis is some7)at lo7, i.e. it is *i--i"ult to "reate su") map, an* t)e true value o- su")
visualisation ma+ :e rat)er lo7.
Figure 10. 8eig):our relation visualisation 7it) "overage areas an* neig):our)oo* reason.
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1.0.0 Summar+ o- neig):our planning in Atoll in "omparison 7it) 8A%
.n Atoll, t)e automati" neig):our planning is a lot >ui"&er an* mu") more -le4i:le t)an in 8A%. T)en
again, t)e neig):our)oo* *etermination algorit)m is more a*van"e* in 8A% C7)i") is pro:a:l+ t)e
main reason -or slo7er neig):our allo"ation pro"ess in 8A%D. B- "ourse a reasona:le initial
neig):our plan "an :e 7ell "reate* 7it) Atoll, an* t)at neig):our plan "an t)en later :e "omplete*
7it) optimi$ation tools su") as 8etA"t Bptimi$er.
Also t)e neig):our plan management is some7)at :etter in 8A%, *ue to its Bra"le *ata:ase *ata
management. .n neig):our plan anal+sis 8A% )as per)aps more an* :etter "apa:ilities, even
t)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. 8A% is in t)is sense a
:it :etter as neig):our relations a**ition in 22 Map <ie7 is "learer as no spe"ial s)ort"ut &e+s are
nee*e*. 8A% also in"orporates Msemi automati"N manual neig):our planning -eatures t)at are >uite
)an*+.
1.1 25 !apa"it+ planning
1.1.1 5eneral a:out 25 !apa"it+ planning
!apa"it+ planning ma+ not :e :ig issue in most o- t)e 5SM net7or&s no7a*a+s. Almost all net
7or&s are in a mature p)ase, 7)ere t)e :iggest in"rease in tra--i" )as :een alrea*+ long ago
e4perien"e*, at least -or !S tra--i". .n %S tra--i" t)ere "oul* :e more in"rease in tra--i" still to "ome.
For t)is reason t)ere ma+ not :e mu") nee* -or tra--i" planning -or 25 tra--i" 7it) a planning tool.
For 25 t)e *e-inition o- tra--i" in a planning tool is use* onl+ -or *etermination o- )ar*7are
re>uirements. T)is is *i--erent in 05 planning, 7)ere amount o- tra--i" )as *ire"t impa"t on simu
lation results. .n general it "oul* :e argue* t)at tra--i" *e-inition in Atoll is rat)er "ompli"ate*. Atoll
also la"&s "lear 7a+s to ")e"& t)e amount o- tra--i" :ase* on 7)i") t)e planning is "urrentl+ *one.
1.1.2 TR= re>uirement *e-inition met)o*s an* t)eir appli"a:ilit+
1.1.2.1 2e-inition o- tra--i" in Atoll
Atoll supports versatile 7a+s to *e-ine tra--i". Tra--i" *e-inition is nee*e* as :asis -or net7or&
"apa"it+ anal+sis. Follo7ing 7a+s -or *e-ining tra--i" are supporte* :+ AtollF
- #ive tra--i" -rom net7or& management s+stem
- Mar&eting :ase* tra--i" *ata
- %opulation :ase* tra--i" *ata
- 25 net7or& statisti"s
1.1.2.2 Some notes on *i--erent met)o*s -or tra--i" planning
#ive tra--i" -rom net7or& management s+stem
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T)is met)o* o- tra--i" *etermination 7as not teste* *uring t)is evaluation. @o7ever, :ase* on in
-ormation -rom 6ser Manual, 7e "an "on"lu*e as -ollo7s. 1D #ive tra--i" import -un"tionalit+ e4ists,
2D Tra--i" "an :e in units o- Erlang or t)roug)puts -or %S tra--i". 0D Tra--i" "an also :e importe* as a
-ile -rom anot)er Atoll *o"ument. 1D Terminal per"entages, mo:ilities an* !lutter *istri:utions "an
:e *e-ine* an* ,D Tra--i" map "an :e up*ate* in "ase o- e.g. a**e* site.
Mar&eting :ase* tra--i" *ata
Atoll supports planning :ase* on MMar&eting :ase* Tra--i" 2ataN, 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 mar&eting *epartment "an
spe"i-+ "ertain environment maps :ase* on 7)i") tra--i" amounts "an :e spe"i-ie*. T)is means in
pra"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)er
ur:an !lutter !lass area.
T)is mar&eting :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 7or&s 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 8A%.
%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.
1.1.0 !arrier re>uirement *e-inition in Atoll
A)ere in 8A% it is *is"usse* a:out M!arrier re>uirementN, in Atoll "orrespon*ing "on"ept is MTR=
Re>uirementN. T)e pro"ess is in prin"iple similar in :ot) toolsF 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 8A%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". 56.s relate* 7it) tra--i"
"apture an* pra"ti"al pro"esses are a lot *i--erent
1.1.1 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) 8A%. 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. Follo7ing
notes on -re>uen"+ )opping planning in Atoll "an :e liste*F 1D Fre>uen"+ )opping planning is
supporte*. 2D Ait) Atoll, @S8, MA.B an* MA# "an :e planne* CMA.BStep planning missingD. 0D 8ot
all possi:le RF )opping planning strategies are supporte* :+ Atoll.
1.1., .nter-eren"e matri4
T)ere is some7)at "on-using in-ormation o- inter-eren"e matri4 in 6ser Manual o- Atoll. Euotation
o- 6ser Manual !)apter /.1.2.2.1F
;e-ore +ou "an use t)e Atoll AF% mo*ule to allo"ate -re>uen"ies an* ;S.!s, +ou must )ave "reate* an* "al"ulate* an
inter-eren"e matri4.
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Else7)ere in Atoll 6ser Manual, it is sai* t)at inter-eren"e matri4 is not man*ator+, e.g. in !)apter
/.1.2.1F
A vali* inter-eren"e matri4 s)oul* also :e generate* Csee ?.nter-eren"e Matri"es? on page 26,D. Alt)oug) it is possi:le
to run t)e AF% 7it)out an inter-eren"e matri4, allo"ation 7ill :e "al"ulate* 7it)out ta&ing inter-eren"e into
"onsi*eration, i.e., 7it)out "onsi*ering one o- t)e t7o important "onstraints.
.n 8A%, 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*s
on 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$ation a-ter "o"ell, "osite an*
neig):our separation re>uirements are met. An* even i- t)ere still 7oul* :e room -or inter-eren"e
minimi$ation, t)is s)oul* :e *one :ase* on net7or& measurements using e.g. 8etA"t Bptimi$er
rat)er t)an pat) loss pre*i"tions.
.n Atoll, inter-eren"e matri4 "omprises pro:a:ilities -or a")ieving *i--erent !/. ratios. .n 8A%,
inter-eren"e matri4 "omprises amounts o- inter-eren"es in Erlang or &m
2
. .n 8A%, pro:a:ilities vs.
!/. levels are )an*le* separatel+ in inter-eren"e 7eig)ts ta:le. T)e approa") use* in 8A% is gives
"learer in-ormation to planner a:out amounts o- inter-eren"es in "ase o- "o")annel allo"ation.
6ser "an anal+$e :etter t)e results o- inter-eren"e matri4 in 8A% :+ e.g. Sorting inter-erers
a""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 8A% an* AtollF
8A%F
- @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
AtollF
- @as more versatile options in inter-eren"e matri4 :aseF inter-eren"e matri"es "an :e
:ase* on several BM! Statisti"s, test mo:ile *ata, !A measurements, et".
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1.1.6 Timeslot "on-iguration planning
%ossi:ilities -or timeslot "on-iguration planning are >uite at t)e same level in Atoll as in 8A%. .n Atoll
timeslot "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 in
signalling "apa"it+ planning are totall+ missing in Atoll as is t)e "ase 7it) 8A% 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" timeslots
vs. t)e re>uire* tra--i". T)is, :eing at t)e same level as in 8A%, "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) 8A%, :ut t)is is not ver+ maHor issue.
1.1./ 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 to
&eep "ontrol on t)e amount o- tra--i" a""or*ing to 7)i") planning is to :e per-orme*. At t)e same
time 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)is
re>uires a lot o- training -or t)e users.
TR= re>uirement "ount "al"ulation "an :e *one 7it) Atoll an* it ta&es into "onsi*eration all nee*e*
in-ormationF 6se* servi"es, 6ser 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 ta&ing 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 *imen
sioning. %roportion o- @R is *e-ine* in Su:"ells. ;+ *e-ault t)is value 7as 10W. .t 7as teste* an*
note* t)at timeslot re>uirement an* TR= "ount re>uirement "al"ulations 7ere "orre"tl+ ta&ing @R
amount 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 proportion
nee* 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 a
little pro:lem, i- -arsig)te* tra--i" planning is to :e *one. T)is s)oul* not :e ver+ t+pi"al "ase. .- @R
portion 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.
2imensioning -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>uire
e4tensive training -or users in "ase Atoll is ")osen as t)e tool to :e use*.
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1., 5SM Fre>uen"+ planning
1.,.1 Automati" -re>uen"+ planning
.n 8A%, automati" -re>uen"+ planning is 7i*el+ "onsi*ere* to :e rat)er *i--i"ult pro"ess an* *ue to
t)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)at
t)e -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess in Atoll is ver+ *i--erent -rom t)e "orrespon*ing in 8A%, e4tensive
user training 7oul* :e re>uire* -or users -amiliar 7it) 5SM -re>uen"+ planning pro"ess in 8A%.
Figure 11. 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* 8A% is t)e spee* at 7)i") -re>uen"+ iterations are per-orme*,
in tests *one in t)is evaluation proHe"t iterations in 8A% 7ere 60 times -aster t)an t)e solutions in
Atoll. T)is is o- "ourse *ue to t)e *i--erent nature o- algorit)ms use* -or t)ese iterations or solutions
an* 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, MFo"us AreaN is use* to *etermine t)e area to 7)i") -re>uen"+ planning is to :e ma*e.
M!al"ulation areaN is t)e area "overing -o"us area an* surroun*ingsQ "ells outsi*e -o"us area :ut
7it)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 8A%, it is possi:le to spe"i-+ planning areas
in more versatile 7a+s. T)e -ollo7ing -igure illustrates )o7 planning areas 7oul* :e *e-ine* in 8A%
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 li&el+ t)at some ")anges are nee*e* in t)e surroun*ing
vi"init+ o- t)is area C:lue pol+gonD. T)en again, "urrent "arrier assignments in :lue pol+gon area
are nee*e* not to :e ")ange* unless t)e+ )ave to :e ")ange*. For t)is reason it is goo* to :e a:le
to 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 ta&en into a""ount in planning :ut not ")ange* at
all.
Figure 1,. .llustration o- -re>uen"+ planning area *e-inition possi:ilities in 8A%.
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* 8A% in t)is -un"tionalit+.
Area 7)ere -re>uen"+
replanning ma+
o""ur 7it) "ertain
"ost.
Area 7)ere -re>uen"+
replanning is to :e
*one
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T)e -ollo7ing -igure s)o7s t)e -re>uen"+ plan result 7in*o7 in Atoll. T)is 7in*o7 appears rig)t
a-ter t)e automati" allo"ation pro"ess )as run -or t)e user spe"i-ie* perio* o- time. A)at is
e4tremel+ goo* a:out t)is 7in*o7 is t)at it gives instant in-ormation on separation violations in a
7a+ t)at a user "annot -ail noti"ing itX .n 8A%, t)e pro"ess o- ")e"&ing separation violations a-ter
automati" -re>uen"+ planning )as :een run, is as -ollo7sF
1. Appl+ t)e "reate* plan into *ata:ase
2. Start Fre>uen"+ %lanning Reporter
0. Spe"i-+ t)e t+pe o- report +ou nee* an* separation "onstraints against 7)i") +ou 7ant to
")e"& t)e plan
1. !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 8A% it is some7)at la:orious pro"ess.
T)e Fre>uen"+ %lanning Report -un"tionalit+ in 8A% gives -ree*om -or user to spe"i-+ t)e sepa
rations against 7)i") t)e anal+sis is *one, an* also some ot)er means -or anal+$ing t)e >ualit+ o-
t)e resulte* -re>uen"+ plan. Also in Atoll t)e -re>uen"+ plan "an :e a-ter7ar*s anal+se* :+ MAu*itN
-un"tionalit+ 7)ere separations, ;S.!s, @S8s et" "an :e anal+$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 sameF neig):our *e-initions 7ere
a :it *i--erent. T)is is :e"ause neig):ours 7ere generate* in 8A% :+ 8A% an* in Atoll :+ Atoll.
@en"e t)e neig):our assignments 7ere not e4a"tl+ t)e same Ceven t)oug) >uite "loseD ma&ing t)e
"riti"al issue o- neig):our separation re>uirements *i--erent :et7een t)ese t7o tools. T)ere-ore t)e
5SM -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* 8A%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- auto
mati" 5SM -re>uen"+ planning seeme* to :e at t)e same level in :ot) tools in terms o- planning
spee* an* >ualit+ o- t)e resulte* plan.
1.,.2 Manual 5SM -re>uen"+ planning
;+ Mmanual 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 8A% t)is t+pe o- "ase is su") t)at *e-initel+ s)oul* :e "alle*
Mmanual -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 8A%, as usage o- .#SA in su") "ase is not -easi:le in pra"ti"e.
Atoll is :etter t)an 8A% 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!8 manuall+Q )e "an easil+ use t)e tool -or t)is
purpose. For t)is reason t)e term Mmanual -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*o7
s)o7e* ni"el+ M8e7 <alueN -or t)e !)annel Assignment t)at Hust )a* :een *one. T)is met)o* is
ver+ use-ul -un"tionalit+ t)at a"tuall+ is "ompletel+ missing in 8A%.
1.,.0 Summar+ a:out 5SM Fre>uen"+ planning
5SM planning -un"tionalities in Atoll 7ere not "ompre)ensivel+ evaluate* against 8A% in t)is
evaluation testing proHe"t. E4)austive anal+sis 7oul* re>uire mu") :igger e--ort. @o7ever, t)e AF%
-un"tionalit+ 7as teste* in t)e e4ten* t)at -ollo7ing "on"lusions "an :e ma*eF
8A% )as :etter "apa:ilities in ma&ing a "ompletel+ ne7 -re>uen"+ plan in a limite* area ma&ing
limite* :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
Eualit+ o- -re>uen"+ plan results seeme* to :e at t)e same level in :ot) Atoll an* 8A%, :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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1.6 !o*e an* .2 planning
1.6.1 %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 are
num:er o- issues to :e "onsi*ere* 7)en *etermining appli"a:ilit+ o- Atoll -or 8S8 usage ta&ing into
a""ount aspe"ts relate* 7it) issues )o7 plan *ata trans-erring "oul* :e "arrie* out in pra"ti"e.
2etaile* 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 8et7or&
management s+stem 8etA"t an* a planning toolF
- ;TS .2, ;!F .2, !ell .2, TR= .2, #A!, RA!, ;!!, 8!!
B- t)ese i*enti-iers ;TS .2, ;!F .2, !ell .2, #A! an* RA! are "ompletel+ missing -rom Atoll. TR=
.2 as su") *oes not e4ist in Atoll, :ut "orrespon*ing o:He"t TR= in*e4 e4ists. For ;S.! planning
C;!! an* 8!!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. 6ser "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 8A%, t)ere is automate*
-un"tionalit+ -or ;TS .2 generation 7)i") )as :een implemente* -or 8o&iaPs purposes earlier.
T)ere are num:er o- 7a+s t)e net7or& plan *ata trans-er :et7een planning tool an* net7or&
management s+stem is "arrie* out. T)ere-ore it is not "lear )o7 appli"a:le Atoll as a planning tool
is in "omparison 7it) 8A%, *etaile* anal+sis o- t)ese >uestions are le-t as open issue at t)is point
o- time.
1./ Reporting
Reporting "apa:ilities o- Atoll an* 8A% are *i--i"ult to :e "ompare* against one an* anot)er as
t)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 8A% )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*s
normall+ availa:le in t)e transmitter ta:le. .n "ase some nee*e* *ata is missing Ce.g. #A!D, it "an
al7a+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 Ma*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$e ;S.!
2= CmD
Transmission Fee*er #engt)
CmD Free$e @S8
2Y CmD
Mis"ellaneous transmission
losses C*;D 5%RS/E5%RS
Antenna TMA E>uipment 5%RS/E5%RS E>uipment
@eig)t CmD ;TS E>uipment
Ma4 num:er o- "o*ing
s")emes Cunuse*D
A$imut) CZD Main propagation mo*el !o*e" E>uipment
Me")ani"al 2o7ntilt CZD Main "al"ulation ra*ius CmD F8 B--set
A**itional Ele"tri"al 2o7ntilt CZD Main resolution CmD AF% Aeig)t
!ell t+pe E4ten*e* propagation mo*el @e4agon groups
Re"eption B--set C*;D E4ten*e* "al"ulation ra*ius CmD @e4agon ra*ius CmD
Fre>uen"+ :an* E4ten*e* resolution CmD
Ma4 num:er o- intrate")nolog+
neig):ours
@opping mo*e Ma4 num:er o- TR=s
Ma4 num:er o- interte")nolog+
neig):ours
@!S la+er Re>uire* TR=s !omments
#a+er Re"eption T)res)ol* 8um:er o- TR=s %;!!@ Supporte*
Min range CmD !)annels %;!!@ Re"eption T)res)ol*
Ma4 range CmD ;!!@
%;!!@ B--set For !ell
Resele"tion C*;D
E.R% C*;mD Free$e ")annels an* MA.B
Ta:le 1. 2e-ault -iel*s in transmitter ta:le o- Atoll.
8et7or& per-orman"e t+pe o- reporting "an :e pro*u"e* in Atoll >uite at t)e same level as in 8A%,
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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1.8 !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 implemen
tation o- man+ :asi" -eatures nee*e* in 25 ra*io planning are >uite *i--erent -rom t)e "orrespon*
ing ones in 8A%. 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 -or
most planning tas&s >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 8A% *oes t)e "orrespon*ing "al"ulations. Atoll also )as
versatile 7a+s to *e-ine *i--erent "riteria -or man+ "overage an*/or inter-eren"e stu*ies )en"e
ma&ing it possi:le to pro*u"e man+ t+pes o- anal+sis >uite easil+.
Eualit+ o- t)e 5SM -re>uen"+ plan pro*u"e* :+ Atoll 7as not :en")mar&e* against t)e "orre
spon*ing 7it) 8A%. 2etaile* anal+sis o- -re>uen"+ plan result 7oul* :e ver+ la:orious tas& as
several t+pes o- "ases 7oul* nee* to :e stu*ie* "are-ull+ an* t)e "omparison s)oul* :e :ase* on
rat)er large plan. 8evert)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"+ plan
ning is :etter t)an 8A%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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,.1 Test Environment
T)e 6MTS tests )ave :een "arrie* out on an #enovo T61p note:oo& 7it) 0 5; memor+. T)e
-ollo7ing so-t7are environment )as :een utili$e*.
So-t7are <ersion
Atoll 2./.0, :uil* 2102
Bperating s+stem Ain*o7s =% %ro-essional S%2 Cver. ,.1.2600D
T)e e4a"t Atoll mo*ule "on-iguration 7asF
Mo*ule <ersion File
Appli"ation 'ernel 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Atoll.e4e
!overage mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D !overage.at4
.mport o- 2=F -ilter mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D 24-.mport.at4
Measurements mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Measures.at4
Mi"ro7aveR#in& Mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Mi"ro7aveR#in&.at4
.mport -ilter o- %la8et *ata:ase mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D %lanet.mport.at4
6MTS mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D 6MTS.at4
Mo*ule Aima4 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Aima4.at4
Atoll %ropagation Mo*els 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Fs&%pag.*ll
5.S "omponents mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Fs&5.S.*ll
Smart Antenna Mo*ule 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D Fs&SA.*ll
Atoll Automati" Fre>uen"+ %lanning Mo*el 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D St*A-p.*ll
Atoll )as :een use* in stan*alone singleuser "on-iguration on a single note:oo& %! 7it)out an+
e4ternal *ata:ase.
.nstallation o- Atoll is ver+ -ast, sin"e it *oes not re>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)e
Sentinel *ongleD separatel+ again.
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,.2 6MTS %arameters
!on-iguration o- an 6MTS net7or& re>uires setting o- a )uge num:er o- parameters in various
net7or& 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 tool
re>uires setting a large num:er o- parameters -or various servi"es as 7ell as setting glo:al
parameters 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 set
o- parameters is ri") enoug) to realisti"all+ mo*el t)e important aspe"ts o- a real 6MTS net7or&.
,.2.1 !lutter %arameters
.n Atoll, t)e glo:al parameters -or ea") "lutter t+pe C-or an 6MTS plan un*er 9eo | Clutter Classes
| PropertiesD areF
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:/8t stan*ar* *eviation 2# o- s)a*o7ing loss on t)e E:/8t values,
E:/8t stan*ar* *eviation 6# o- s)a*o7ing loss on t)e E:/8t values,
in*oor loss,
ort)ogonalit+ -a"tor,
W pilot -inger Cper"entage o- energ+ re"eive* :+ one mo:ile pilot -ingerD.
T)e shado.ing loss on path loss *e-ines t)e ran*om errors t)at are use* in Monte !arlo simulation
7)ile testing "onne"tions o- terminals. T)e shado.ing 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*ies
at *i--erent s)a*o7ing margins to :e "reate* in*epen*entl+ o- t)e s)a*o7ing t)at )as :een use* in
simulations.
T)e *esire* "ell e*ge "overage pro:a:ilit+ "an :e set un*er ata | Predictions | Shado.ing
Margins and 9ains. T)e *e-ault value is /,W, 7)i") "orrespon*s to area relia:ilit+ 30W C-or pat)
loss e4ponent 0.1 an* stan*ar* *eviation 10 *; o- s)a*o7ingD.
Fors& uses t)e a::reviation E:/8t in *o"umentation instea* o- E:/8o Ca"tuall+ E:/80D to emp)asi$e
t)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 in
simulation, an* t)e onl+ *i--eren"e :et7een in*oor an* out*oor terminals is t)e a**itional in*oor
loss.
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T)e ?W pilot -inger? -a"tor mo*els t)e p)enomenon t)at t)e Ra&e re"eiver o- an 6MTS 6E uses
onl+ 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.
#i&e in 8etA"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-rom
t)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 8etA"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 :e
mo*elle* as a""uratel+ in Atoll as in 8etA"t %lanner.
,.2.2 8et7or& !on-iguration
A)ile 6MTS net7or& "on-iguration in %lanner is :ase* on *e-ining properties, 8o*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 Atoll
transmitter mo*els one antenna se"tor in"lu*ing t)e :ase station )ar*7are -or t)e se"tor, :ut it9s
parameters "orrespon* ni"el+ to parameters o- a "omplete 8o*e ; in %lanner. T)e transmitterlevel
parameters in Atoll in"lu*eF
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*eF
"ell name,
transmitter,
"arrier,
a"tivit+,
ma4 po7er,
pilot po7er,
S!@ po7er,
ot)er !!@ po7er,
6# loa* -a"tor,
ma4 6# loa* -a"tor,
ma4 2# loa*,
@S2%A ena:le*,
availa:le @S2%A po7er,
po7er )ea*room,
min num:er o- @S%2S!@ "o*es per 2# TS,
ma4 num:er o- @S%2S!@ "o*es per 2# TS,
@S2%A *+nami" po7er allo"ation,
@SS!!@ *+nami" po7er allo"ation,
@SS!!@ po7er per 2# TS,
num:er o- @SS!!@ ")annels,
ma4 num:er o- @S2%A users,
@S2%A s")e*uler algorit)m,
@S6%A ena:le*,
2# @S6%A po7er,
ma4 num:er o- @S6%A users,
6# loa* -a"tor *ue to @S6%A,
num:er o- @S6%A users.
T)e pre"e*ing parameter lists are not e4)austive, :ut t)e+ alrea*+ s)o7 t)at an 6MTS net7or&
"on-iguration in Atoll "an :e as *etaile* as in %lanner. Bne minor e4"eption to t)is is t)at t)e "ell
parameters o- Atoll *o not in"lu*e po7ers an* a"tivities o- all in*ivi*ual *o7nlin& "ommon "ontrol
")annels Cli&e in 8etA"t %lannerD, :ut t)e po7ers o- "ommon "ontrol ")annels are )an*le* :+ onl+
t)ree parametersF pilot po7er, S!@ po7er Co- :ot) s+n")ronisation ")annels, %S!@ an* SS!@D
an* 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 are
assume* 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)e
nominal po7ers t)at are use* *uring a"tive transmission.
Atoll "an ta&e also t)e !2MA sel- inter-eren"e into a""ount in simulation. Ea") 6MTS transmitter
Ca"tuall+ t)e ;TS E>uipment o- t)e transmitterD an* terminal in Atoll )as a rho !actor parameter,
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)e
opposite en* o- t)e transmission lin&D. T)e remaining per"entage o- po7er 7ill :e "onsi*ere* as
sel- inter-eren"e. Mo*elling !2MA transmission at t)is *etail ma+ :e an over&ill, :ut t)is "oul*
pro:a:l+ :e more use-ul -or 6MTS terminals Ci.e. -or uplin&D, 7)ere t)is sel- inter-eren"e "an mo*el
t)e nonlinear *istortion pro*u"ts o- t)e terminal9s po7er ampli-ier.
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Bnl+ one :ase station resour"e "an :e mo*elle* in Atoll. .t is pre*e-ine* as channel elements, an*
it is al7a+s poole* at :ase station CsiteD level. T)e limits -or ")annel elements are *e-ine* sepa
ratel+ -or uplin& an* *o7nlin&. T)e ")annel element "onsumption Cin simulationD in uplin& an*
*o7nlin& "an :e *e-ine* -or ea") R33 :earer. @o7ever, t)ese settings "annot :e -oun* at t)e
:earer *ialogs, :ut t)e+ are )i**en un*er ata | Sites | -<uipment | Channel -lement Consump-
tion.
.n t)e E>uipment o- t)e sites, it is also possi:le to *e-ine t)e num:er o- over)ea* uplin& an*
*o7nlin& !Es, 7)i") are t)e num:ers o- ")annel elements t)at are use* -or "ommon ")annels in a
"ell Cnot siteXD. T)is setting is also use* -or B<SF "o*e allo"ation, 7)ere it in*i"ates t)e num:er o-
B<SF "o*es to :e allo"ate* to "ontrol ")annels in ea") "ell.
.n Atoll, t)ere is no 6MTS :ase station o:He"t, :ut t)e "om:ination o- t)e transmitters in a single
site "orrespon*s >uite 7ell to *e-inition o- a 8o*e ; o:He"t in 8etA"t %lanner. @o7ever, in Atoll
t)ere still "an :e a template -or a ?:ase station?, 7)i") is *e-ine* as a site 7it) one or more
transmitters. T)e station templates "an :e use* -or pla"ing multiple i*enti"al stations on a map.
.t is possi:le to *e-ine 6MTS net7or& "on-iguration in Atoll up to t)e same pre"ision or even more
pre"isel+ as in 8etA"t %lanner. T)e onl+ nota:le e4"eption is t)e mo*elling o- onl+ a single
resour"e, :ut t)e :asi" mo*elling o- ")annel elements in Atoll s)oul* :e su--i"ient -or normal
net7or& simulation.
,.2.0 !on-iguration o- ;earers, Servi"es an* Terminals
#i&e in 8etA"t %lanner, also in Atoll simulations are :ase* on glo:all+ *e-ine* :earers, servi"es an*
terminals.
,.2.0.1 !on-iguration o- ;earers
T)e parameters o- a :earer in Atoll in"lu*eF
:earer name
nominal rates C6#/2#D
t+pe Cintera"tive/"onversational/:a"&groun*/streamingD
2%!!@/2%!@ po7er ratio C6#/2#D
min an* ma4 T!@ po7er
2# sprea*ing -a"tor C-or a"tive an* ina"tive usersD
As "an :e noti"e* on separate *e-initions -or 6# an* 2#, one :earer in Atoll *e-ines a pair o- uplin&
an* *o7nlin& ")annels, 7)ile one :earer in %lanner *e-ines one*ire"tional ")annel eit)er -or up
lin& or -or *o7nlin&.
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T)e target E:/8os an* E:/8o *iversit+ gains Ci.e. E:/8o re>uirementsD o- ea") :earer "an :e
*e-ine* -or t)ree mo:ilit+ "lassesF pe*estrian, ,0 &m/) an* 30 &m/). T)e E:/8o parameters in Atoll
areF
6# E:/8o target,
2# E:/8o target,
6# 2R= *iversit+ gain,
6# 1R= *iversit+ gain,
2# openloop *iversit+ gain,
2# "lose*loop *iversit+ gain.
T)e 2# "lose*loop *iversit+ gain re-ers to *iversit+, 7)ere 6E transmits -ee*:a"& in-ormation :a"&
to t)e ;S, an* 7)ere p)ase an* relative transmit po7er o- signals o- t)e *iversit+ antennas are
a*Huste* a""or*ing to t)e -ee*:a"& in-ormation. !lose*loop *iversit+ gain is not ver+ "ommonl+
use* in 6MTS net7or&s.
@o7ever, ?6# 2R= *iversit+ gain?, ?6# 1R= *iversit+ gain?, ?2# openloop *iversit+ gain? an* ?2#
"lose*loop *iversit+ gain? are reall+ Hust la:els t)at allo7 one o- t7o 6# *iversit+ t+pes an* one o-
t7o 2# *iversit+ "on-igurations 7it) separate *iversit+ gains Cor no *iversit+D to :e sele"te* in ea")
transmitter.
T)e *e-inition o- :earers in 8etA"t %lanner "ontains multiple parameters relate* to po7er "ontrol
an* )an*overF so-t )an*over gain -or 2# :earers as 7ell as po7er "ontrol )ea*room, average
po7er rise, so-t )an*over gain, gain against average po7er rise an* gain against po7er "ontrol
)ea*room in a so-t )an*over -or 6# :earers.
Atoll )as onl+ glo:al Cnot per :earerD parameters -or mo*elling uplin& )an*over. 6n*er ata |
Transmitters | Properties | 9lo3al Parameters it is possi:le to *e-ine t)e *e-ault 6# ma"ro*iversit+
gain, 7)i") "orrespon*s to t)e 6# so-t )an*over gain o- 8etA"t %lanner. T)ere is onl+ one glo:al
gain parameter, t)e gain "annot :e *e-ine* separatel+ -or *i--erent mo:ile spee*s or ratios :et7een
t)e re"eive* uplin& signal po7ers. T)ere is also a separate ")e"&:o4 -or ?SMR! in So-ter/So-t?,
7)i") mo*els t)e so-ter )an*over :et7een "osite transmitters.
T)e 2# so-t )an*over gain in Atoll is not a user*e-ina:le parameter. .nstea* t)e 2# so-t )an*over
gain is automati"all+ "al"ulate* in simulation :+ ta&ing into a""ount all transmitters o- t)e a"tive set.
6plin& po7er "ontrol )ea*room an* average po7er rise are not mo*elle* in Atoll. T)e po7er
"ontrol )ea*room "an :e ta&en into a""ount 7it) a 7or&aroun*, 7)ere t)e ma4imum transmit
po7er o- t)e terminal is re*u"e*, :ut t)ere is no pra"ti"al 7or&aroun* -or mo*elling t)e average
po7er rise.
;earers "annot :e *e-ine* in Atoll >uite as pre"isel+ as in 8etA"t %lanner. @o7ever, t)e level o-
*etail in Atoll s)oul* :e su--i"ient -or realisti" estimation o- net7or& per-orman"e.
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,.2.0.2 !on-iguration o- Servi"es
T)e parameters o- a servi"e in Atoll in"lu*eF
servi"e name
pa"&et/"ir"uit mo*e
"arrier
a"tivit+ -a"tor C6#/2#D
pa"&et e--i"ien"+ C6#/2#D
priorit+
)an*over supporte*
:o*+ loss
t)roug)put s"ale -a"tor
R33 ra*io :earer
re>ueste* average rate C6#/2#D
rate *o7ngra*ing supporte*
@S2%A
@S6%A
.n Atoll, one servi"e "an use onl+ one :earer. .t is not possi:le to *e-ine a servi"e t)at 7oul* pro
vi*e multiple :earers t)at 7oul* :e su""essivel+ trie* -or "onne"tion in simulation Cli&e in 8etA"t
%lannerD. @o7ever, some7)at similar -un"tionalit+ is provi*e* in Atoll :+ t)e rate do.ngrading. .-
t)e rate *o7ngra*ing is ena:le* in a servi"e, an* t)e E:/8o re>uirements o- a R33 :earer are not
-ul-ille* in simulation, t)e :earer 7ill :e *o7ngra*e* to a R33 :earer o- t)e same t+pe an* a lo7er
nominal rate.
Ea") "ir"uits7it")e* servi"e "ontains a t)roug)put s"aling -a"tor, 7)i") "an :e use* -or mo*elling
proto"ol over)ea*s C-raming :its, !R!, et".D. A-ter simulation, it is possi:le to investigate eit)er
MA! t)roug)put or appli"ation level t)roug)put. T)e appli"ation level t)roug)put s)all :e "al"u
late* as t)e MA! t)roug)put multiplie* :+ t)e t)roug)put s"aling -a"tor.
;+ *e-ault :ot) Atoll an* %lanner "al"ulate a"tivities o- pa"&et servi"es Cseparatel+ -or 6# an* 2#D
-rom t)e 777 mo*el o- 05%%, 7)i") is using t)e parameters
average num:er o- pa"&et "alls per session,
rea*ing time :et7een t7o pa"&et "alls,
pa"&et interarrival time,
pa"&et si$e,
min an* ma4 lengt) o- a pa"&et streamQ
:ut it %lanner it is possi:le to *isa:le t)is "omputation an* *e-ine t)e a"tivit+ e4a"tl+ manuall+. .n
Atoll, same result "an :e a")ieve* onl+ :e reverse engineering t)e *esire* a"tivit+ :a"& into
parameters o- t)e 777 mo*el. .n t)e *e-ault 777 mo*el settings -or pa"&et servi"es, :ot) t)e
average time :et7een t7o pa"&et "alls an* average time :et7een t7o pa"&ets are set to 0 ms,
7)i") pro*u"es 100W a"tivit+.
Bne minor *i--eren"e :et7een %lanner an* Atoll is also t)at in Atoll t)e :o*+ loss is *e-ine* -or t)e
servi"e not -or terminal. T)is is a"tuall+ ver+ sensi:le, sin"e position o- t)e "ellular p)one eit)er
on user9s ear or Con a ta:leD in -ront o- t)e user mainl+ *epen*s on t)e use* servi"e.
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T)e Atoll servi"es are also some7)at more limite* t)an t)e %lanner servi"es. @o7ever, t)e level o-
*etail in Atoll s)oul* again :e a*e>uate -or realisti" estimation o- net7or& per-orman"e.
,.2.0.0 !on-iguration o- Terminals
.n Atoll, t)e -ollo7ing terminal parameters are use* in pre*i"tionsF
re"eiver e>uipment,
main an* se"on*ar+ :an*s,
ma4imum terminal po7er,
gain an* losses,
noise -igures,
a"tive set si$e,
2# ra&e -a"tor,
r)o -a"tor,
"ompresse* mo*e "apa:ilit+,
@S%A "apa:ilit+ an* @S%Aspe"i-i" "ategories.
@en"e, t)ere are no parameters t)at are relate* to tra--i" sprea*ing, spee* *istri:ution or servi"es
Cli&e in 8etA"t %lannerD. T)e terminal parameters onl+ ")ara"teri$e t)e )ar*7are "apa:ilities o- t)e
terminal t+pe.
.n 8etA"t %lanner a servi"e Cor multiple servi"esD is allo"ate* to ea") terminal t+pe. .n Atoll, termi
nals are relate* to servi"es via user pro-iles. A user pro-ile tries to mo*el :e)aviour o- a t+pi"al user
in t)e net7or&. Ea") user pro-ile "ontains ro7s t)e *e-ine t)e average num:er o- "alls per )our -or
a spe"i-i" servi"e using a spe"i-i" terminal t+pe. 6ser pro-iles are t)en assigne* to environment
"lasses, 7)i") are use* -or *e-ining environment maps Csee Se"tion ,.,D. A-ter all o- t)ese rela
tivel+ "ompli"ate* *e-initions )ave :een "arrie* out, t)e result is a tra--i" map "ontaining tra--i" -or
spe"i-i" servi"es over spe"i-i" terminals Cat spe"i-i" spee* *istri:utionsD.
T)e )ar*7are "apa:ilities o- terminal t+pes "an :e spe"i-ie* in Atoll as a""uratel+ or even :etter
t)an in 8etA"t %lanner. T)e "ompli"ations o- tra--i" *istri:ution in Atoll 7ill :e *is"usse* in later
se"tions.
,.0 .mport -rom a 8etA"t %lanner %lan
T)ere is an import mo*ule -or 8etA"t %lanner plans in Atoll, :ut it is not a part o- t)e stan*ar* Atoll
*istri:ution. .t is a separate a**in t)at is "alle* CPT ;mport. Fors& )as *evelope* it -or !ingular to
support import o- 6MTS net7or&s C-rom %lanner ,.2D an* )ar*7ire* into t)e import t)e 8etA"t
%lanner =M# -iles t)at must :e in"lu*e* into an importF
A8TE88A#.ST001.4ml
!ARR.ER6MTS#.ST001.4ml
FEE2ER#.ST001.4ml
MAST@EA2AM%#.F.ER#.ST001.4ml
MB2E##.ST001.4ml
8B2E;#.ST001.4ml
8B2E;TY%E#.ST001.4ml
%RB%ERTY#.ST001.4ml
6MTS!E###.ST001.4ml
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T)is list o- =M# -iles means t)at onl+ t)e net7or&si*e "on-iguration Can* propagation mo*elsD is
importe*. 2e-initions o- :earers, servi"es, terminal t+pes or glo:al parameters are not importe*
-rom 8etA"t %lanner. .mport o- 25 net7or&s is not supporte*.
Atoll )as implemente* a )i**en un*o"umente* propagation mo*el t+pe Atoll.SPMA.0 t)at
"orrespon*s to t)e Air"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0. T)e *ialog o- t)is propagation mo*el )as
e4a"tl+ t)e same parameters an* settings as Air"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0 in 8etA"t
%lanner Cin"lu*ing t)e T)roug) !lutter "orre"tionsD. 2uring import o- 8eA"t %lanner =M# -iles,
propagation mo*els 7ill :e also automati"all+ "onverte*. T)is "onversion 7or&s "orre"tl+ -or
Air"om9s Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell Mo*el 0.
As *is"usse* in t)e Se"tion 0.0.0, a propagation mo*el t)at is e>uivalent to an Air"om9s Ma"ro"ell
0 mo*el "an :e "reate* also :+ "on-iguring manuall+ t)e ' "oe--i"ients o- t)e Stan*ar* %ropaga
tion Mo*el o- Atoll.
.- t)e 8o&ia %ropagation Mo*el )as :een use* in t)e %lanner proHe"t, it 7ill appear in t)e 8etA"t
%lanner =M# -iles as a Ma"ro"ell mo*el, an* Atoll 7ill tr+ to import it also. T)e "onversion *oes not
7or& "orre"tl+ -or t)e 8o&ia %ropagation Mo*el, an* t)e "oe--i"ients o- t)e importe* mo*el 7ill :e
useless.
A small arti-i"ial net7or& o- 8 :ase stations 7as su""essivel+ importe* -rom %lanner ,.2 to Atoll
using t)e CPT ;mport a**in. 8o errors in import 7ere noti"e*, e4"ept -or t)e small pro:lem in
po7ers o- *o7nlin& "ommon "ontrol ")annels t)at is *is"usse* :elo7. T)is net7or& 7as su:
se>uentl+ use* in various tests o- t)is se"tion.
T)e %lanner =M# -iles are :a"&7ar* "ompati:le in su") 7a+ t)at %lanner ,.2 =M# -iles "an :e
importe* into %lanner 6.0. @o7ever, it 7as not teste* 7)et)er t)e CPT ;mport a**in o- Atoll "an
su""ess-ull+ rea* %lanner 6.0 =M# -iles. 2epen*ing on t)e Atoll implementation, t)ere "oul* :e
some "ompli"ations 7it) t)e %lanner 6.0 =M# -iles.
.mporting o- t)e po7ers o- *o7nlin& "ommon "ontrol ")annels o- "ells is "ompli"ate* :+ t)e -a"t
t)at t)e "ell parameters in %lanner an* Atoll are *i--erent. T)e !ell %arameters o- %lanner in"lu*e
t)e nominal po7ers an* a"tivities o- all "ommon "ontrol ")annels %!!%!@, S!!%!@, %S!@,
SS!@, A.!@ an* %.!@. For e4ample
%ilot po7er U*;mV 00
Ma4 T4 po7er U*;mV 10
%!!%!@ po7er o--set U*;V ,
%!!%!@ a"tivit+ 0.3
S!!%!@ po7er o--set U*;V 0
S!!%!@ a"tivit+ 0.2,
%S!@ po7er o--set U*;V 0
%S!@ a"tivit+ 0.1
SS!@ po7er o--set U*;V 0
SS!@ a"tivit+ 0.1
A.!@ po7er o--set U*;V 8
A.!@ a"tivit+ 0.8
%.!@ po7er o--set U*;V 8
%.!@ a"tivit+ 0.36
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2uring import o- =M# -iles t)ese parameters s)oul* :e "onverte* into e--e"tive po7ers o- "ommon
"ontrol ")annels in Atoll. For t)e a:ove ta:le t)e result s)oul* :e
Ma4 %o7er U*;mV 10
%ilot %o7er U*;mV 00
S!@ %o7er U*;mV 00S10[logC0.1[10
0/10
S0.1[10
0/10
D O 20.0
Bt)er !!@ %o7er U*;mV 00S10[logC0.3[10
,/10
S0.2,[10
0/10
S0.8[10
8/10
S0.36[10
8/10
D O 02.1
@o7ever, even t)oug) t)e Ma4 %o7er, %ilot %o7er an* S!@ %o7er 7ere "orre"tl+ importe*, t)e
Bt)er !!@ %o7er 7as in"orre"tl+ "al"ulate* to "ontain onl+ t)e po7ers o- A.!@ an* %.!@ as
00S10[logC0.8[10
8/10
S0.36[10
8/10
D O 2/., *;m.
Atoll stores internall+ o:He"t *ata Csites, transmitters, repeaters, antennas, 6MTS !ells, 6MTS
parameters, et".D into ta:les. 2ata o- t)ese ta:les "an :e e4porte* an importe* in proprietar+
-ormat =M# -iles. T)ese -iles s)oul* not :e "on-use* to t)e 8etA"t %lanner =M# -iles. T)e -ormat o-
t)e Atoll =M# -iles *epen*s on t)e version o- Atoll, an* *ata "an :e "orre"tl+ importe* -rom t)ese
=M# -iles onl+ i- t)e+ )ave :een "reate* un*er t)e same Atoll version.
,.1 %ilot !overage %lanning
Results o- "al"ulation o- re"eive* signal levels in Atoll, 7)i") "orrespon*s to "al"ulation o- 6MTS
%ilot !overage in %lanner, )ave :een alrea*+ s)o7n in Se"tion 0.0.0. Eit)er !overage :+ signal
level or !overage :+ transmitter Ci.e. *ominan"e areasD "an :e plotte* in Atoll. T)e "overage
results are in*epen*ent o- tra--i" an* t)e+ *o not re>uire Monte !arlo simulations. T)e re"eive*
signal levels in Atoll *o not "ontain terminal parameters, 7)ile t)e 6MTS pilot "overage arra+ in
%lanner in"lu*es t)e terminal antenna gain an* :o*+ loss.
.n 8etA"t %lanner, t)e pilot "overage "an :e "al"ulate* 7it)out *e-ining tra--i" or running simula
tion, :ut t)e a"tual simulation arra+s are lin&e* to Monte !arlo simulations. A simulation arra+ "an
:e "al"ulate* an* *ispla+e* onl+ a-ter a simulation )as :een run.
.n Atoll, t)e sele"tion o- *ispla+a:le arra+s is in*epen*ent o- simulations. An+ o- t)e Atoll arra+s Cor
pre*i"tion stu*ies as t)e+ are "alle* in AtollD t)at *epen*s on "ell loa*ing "an :e plotte* on :asis o-
simulation Ceit)er one simulation snaps)ot or a "omplete simulation "ontaining multiple snaps)otsD
or on :asis o- stati" loa* assumptions o- "ells. T)e onl+ in-ormation t)at is use* -or arra+s is t)e
uplin& "ell loa*s an* t)e *o7nlin& transmit po7ers -or ea") "ell o- t)e net7or&. T)e sele"tion o- a
simulation snaps)ot or a "omplete simulation as t)e "on*ition -or t)e arra+ simpl+ means t)at t)e
"ell loa*s an* *o7nlin& transmit po7ers are e4tra"te* -rom simulation. @en"e, t)e same sele"tion
o- arra+s is al7a+s availa:le irrespe"tive o- t)e simulations.
T)e e4a"t values t)at "an :e up*ate* in ea") "ell -rom simulation areF
total transmitte* po7er,
6# loa* -a"tor,
6# reuse -a"tor,
availa:le @S2%A po7er,
num:er o- @S2%A users,
6# loa* -a"tor *ue to @S6%A,
num:er o- @S6%A users.
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T)ese values "an naturall+ also :e e*ite* manuall+ in t)e "ells. Sin"e onl+ "ell loa*ing t+pe o-
results are ta&en -rom simulation, t)e sele"tion o- Atoll arra+s *oes not in"lu*e :lo"&ing pro:a:ilit+
t+pe o- arra+s. For t)e same reason, s)a*o7ing is mo*elle* separatel+ in simulation an* in "om
putation o- arra+s Csee Se"tion ,.2.1D. A)en a ne7 arra+ is "reate*, t)ere is a ")e"&:o4 -or in
"lu*ing or e4"lu*ing t)e s)a*o7ing margin.
An Atoll arra+ Ca pre*i"tion stu*+D is "reate* :+ pla"ing a ?pro:e mo:ile? on ea") pi4el o- t)e ana
l+$e* area. T)e pro:e mo:ile ")ara"teristi"s Cterminal t+pe, mo:ilit+ t+pe, servi"e t+pe an* "arrier
-re>uen"+D a--e"t t)e pre*i"tion stu*+ results. T)e po7er "ontrol algorit)m is t)en per-orme* -or t)e
pro:e mo:ile in or*er to "al"ulate t)e uplin& po7er an* a"tive set. T)e pro:e mo:ile is not "ontri:
uting to inter-eren"e in t)e net7or&.
T)e stan*ar* pre*i"tion stu*ies o- Atoll areF
!overage :+ Transmitter
!overage :+ Signal #evel
Bverlapping \ones
2o7nlin& Total 8oise
%ilot Re"eption Anal+sis CE"/.oD
Servi"e Area CE:/8tD 2o7nlin&
Servi"e Area CE:/8tD 6plin&
E--e"tive Servi"e Area
@an*o-- Status
%ilot %ollution
@S2%A !overage
@S6%A !overage
S"ram:ling !o*e .nter-eren"e \ones
Ea") o- t)ese stu*ies "ontain sele"tion o- several *i--erent >uantities -or *ispla+. For e4ample, t)e
2o7nlin& Total 8oise arra+ "an s)o7 minimum, ma4imum or average noise level or minimum,
ma4imum or average noise rise. As a "onse>uen"e, t)e visuali$ation "apa:ilities o- Atoll "an more
or less mat") t)e long list o- simulation arra+s in %lanner. .t s)oul* also :e possi:le to *e-ine ne7
pre*i"tions as =M# templates, :ut t)is -eature )as not :een teste*.
Bne o- t)e arra+s t)at "an :e *ispla+e* is @an*over Status. .n it Atoll *ivi*es 2lin& )an*overs in
t)e normal 7a+ into so-t an* so-ter )an*overs, :ut Atoll also re"ogni$es separatel+ t)e 0lin& )an*
overs as so!ter-so!ter= so!ter-so!t or so!t-so!t hando+ers. .n a so-terso-ter )an*over all 0 "ells o- t)e
a"tive set :elong to t)e same 8o*e ;Q in a so-terso-t )an*over 2 "ells :elong to t)e same 8o*e ;
an* t)e 0r* "ell :elongs to anot)er 8o*e ;Q an* in a so-tso-t )an*over all 0 "ells :elong to *i--er
ent 8o*e ;s.
Resolution o- a pre*i"tion stu*+ "an :e sele"te* -reel+. .t *oes not )ave :e e>ual or multiple o- t)e
resolution o- t)e pat) loss matri"es. Atoll s)all utili$e :ot) )eig)t an* "lutter in-ormation o- t)e
*igital map -or pre*i"tion stu*ies -or an+ ")osen resolution.
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,., 6MTS Tra--i" Mo*elling
.n Atoll, it is not possi:le to use t)e "lutter la+er o- t)e *igital map *ire"tl+ -or *istri:uting tra--i". .t is
possi:le to a")ieve t)e same result, :ut t)is is ver+ "ompli"ate* pro"ess t)at re>uires multiple
steps. T)e -irst step is to import t)e "lutter la+er o- t)e *igital map again into a separate -n+iron-
ment map C-rom 9eo | Tra!!ic | &e. Map | Map 3ased on -n+ironments %,aster* | ;mport a #ile :+
sele"ting t)e index.txt -ile in t)e "lutter *ire"tor+ o- t)e *igital mapD. T)e "lutter t+pes o- t)e map
t)en :e"ome Environments in t)e Environment map.
To get a real tra--i" la+er -or simulation, it is ne"essar+ to -irst "reate Cat least oneD >ser Pro!ile t)at
*e-ines t)e average num:er o- "alls per )our Cper userD -or a servi"e using a spe"i-i" terminal t+pe.
T)en, it is ne"essar+ to "reate a ne7 -n+ironment class -or ea") "lutter t+pe o- t)e map Cun*er
ata | >MTS Parameters | -n+ironments, 7it) e4a"tl+ t)e same name as t)e "lutter t+peD. T)e
tra--i" *ensit+ Cnum:er o- su:s"ri:ers per &m]D -or ea") terminal spee* "lass Cmo:ilit+ t+peD an* t)e
per"entage o- in*oor su:s"ri:ers must t)en :e *e-ine* separatel+ -or ea") Environment "lass. T)e
Environment "lass use t)e *e-ine* user pro-ileCsD.
T)is pro"ess s)oul* "reate a tra--i" *istri:ution t)at is :ase* on t)e "lutter la+er o- t)e *igital map,
:ut t)e -inal result "annot :e plotte* -or visual investigation. 8o tra--i" :ase* on "lutter t+pes )as
:een use* in t)e tests o- t)is se"tion.
Bn t)e ot)er )an*, in Atoll it is relativel+ eas+ to "reate a !ell Tra--i" Map, 7)ere a *esire* num:er
o- terminals is assigne* to ea") transmitter Ci.e. to a se"torD, separatel+ -or 6# an* 2# -rom 9eo |
Tra!!ic | &e. Map | Map 3ased on Transmitters and Ser+ices %? Acti+e >sers*. 8um:er o- users -or
ea") servi"e on 6# an* 2# -or ea") transmitter "an :e simpl+ 7ritten into a ta:le. T)e ta:le
"ontaining num:ers o- terminals "an also :e importe* in a "omma or ta: separate* te4t -ile.
Simulation o- tra--i" *epen*s on a"tivities o- servi"es, :ut t)e met)o* -or using a"tivities in Atoll is
>uite *i--erent -rom t)e one in %lanner. .n Atoll, users are *ivi*e* into -our a"tivit+ status "lasses
ina"tive, a"tive on 6#, a"tive on 2# or a"tive on 6# an* 2# a""or*ing to t)e a"tivit+ -a"tor o- t)e
servi"e. For e4ample, i- voi"e servi"e )as t)e a"tivit+ -a"tor 0., Cin :ot) 6# an* 2#D, 2,W o- users
7ill :e assigne* into ea") o- t)e -our a"tivit+ status "lasses. T)is means t)at no more t)an 2,W o-
users "an ever :e "onne"te* :ot) on 6# an* 2#, even i- t)e "overage an* "apa"it+ o- t)e net7or&
7oul* allo7 more users to :e "onne"te*. T)is means also t)at 7)en 20 users are *e-ine* -or up
lin& an* 20 users are *e-ine* -or *o7nlin&, t)e total num:er o- users is not 20, :ut 10.
T)e user*e-ine* a"tivities are availa:le -or "ir"uits7it")e* servi"es. All users o- pa"&ets7it")e*
servi"es on a tra--i" map C:ase* on num:er o- a"tive usersD are "onsi*ere* as a"tive in simulation.
T)is met)o*olog+ is totall+ *i--erent t)an t)e met)o* -or using a"tivities in %lanner, 7)ere as man+
users are "onne"te* as possi:le C7it)in loa*ing an* po7er limitationsD, :ut po7er o- ever+ "on
ne"te* user is 7eig)te* :+ t)e a"tivit+ -a"tor o- t)e servi"e. T)e met)o*olog+ o- %lanner mo*els
more a""uratel+ t)e -ull*uple4 "onne"tions o- "ir"uits7it")e* servi"es in real net7or&s, an* it
provi*es results t)at are more intuitive to interpret.
.n 8etA"t %lanner servi"es are allo"ate* to spe"i-i" "arriers, an* ea") "ell is operating on a spe"i-i"
"arrier. T)is ena:les, -or e4ample, allo"ation o- @S2%A tra--i" to one "arrier an* R33 tra--i" to an
ot)er "arrier in a net7or&. .n Atoll, servi"es or terminals are not asso"iate* 7it) "arriers, an* it is
not possi:le to assign a spe"i-i" servi"e to *esire* "arriers onl+.
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Atoll transmitters are asso"iate* 7it) one -re>uen"+ :an* ea"), an* Atoll terminals are asso"iate*
7it) one or t7o -re>uen"+ :an*s. T)e "on"ept o- -re>uen"+ :an* "an t)us :e use* -or mo*elling
*ual:an* terminals in a multi:an* 6MTS net7or&, :ut it "annot :e use* -or mo*elling o- *ivision o-
tra--i" to *i--erent "arriers, sin"e one transmitters "an onl+ operate on one -re>uen"+ :an*.
T)e "omple4it+ o- "reation o- tra--i" maps an* limitations in t)eir visuali$ation are maHor *ra7:a"&s
o- Atoll. Ever+ Monte !arlo simulation re>uires a tra--i" map, an* eas+ "reation o- tra--i" maps is
one o- t)e -un*amental re>uirements -or a planning tool. 8etA"t %lanner is :+ no means per-e"t in
)an*ling o- tra--i" maps, :ut Atoll is still -ar :e)in* 8etA"t %lanner in t)is area.
,.6 Monte !arlo Simulation
As *is"usse* in Se"tion ,.1, t)e sele"tion o- *ispla+a:le arra+s in Atoll is in*epen*ent o- simu
lations. @o7ever, in Atoll it is possi:le to visuali$e t)e results o- simulations t)emselves. T)e
lo"ations o- terminals o- ea") "lass "an :e separatel+ *ispla+e* on t)e map. T)e -ollo7ing -igure
s)o7s an e4ample o- t)e ?E"/.o J CE"/.oDmin? terminals Ct)e re**is) "ir"lesD t)at are s)o7n on top
o- t)e %ilot E"/.o arra+.
Figure 1/. #o"ations o- t)e ?E"/.o J CE"/.oDmin? terminals *ispla+e* over t)e pilot E"/.o arra+.
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.n t)is "ase, t)e E"/.o t)res)ol* 7as 11 *; -or all mo:ilit+ t+pes, an* t)e s)a*o7ing margin in
simulation 7as slig)tl+ :elo7 , *;. @en"e, all terminals )aving E"/.o a:out 10 *; or less )ave
:een reHe"te* in simulation. T)e visuali$ation o- simulate* terminals -rom ea") in*ivi*ual simulation
snaps)ot ma&es it possi:le to investigate in great *etail, 7)at )as a"tuall+ )appene* in in*ivi*ual
simulation snaps)ots.
T)e simulate* terminals are "lassi-ie* in ea") simulation snaps)ot into *i--erent "lassesF
!onne"t 2#S6#
!onne"t 6#
!onne"t 2#
.na"tive
%mo: K %mo:Ma4
%t") K %t")Ma4
A*mission reHe"tion
6# #oa* Saturation
!). Elts saturation
2# #oa* Saturation
Multiple "auses
!o*e saturation
E"/.o J CE"/.oDmin
@S2%A 2ela+e*
@S2%A S")e*uler Saturation
T)e "onne"tion -ailure "lasses *o not in"lu*e an+ la:els relate* to E:/8o re>uirements, :ut t)e lo7
po7er "ases ?%mo: K %mo:Ma4? an* ?%t") K %t")Ma4? o:viousl+ represent insu--i"ient E:/8o.
.n Atoll, Monte !arlo simulation mo*els also internall+ t)e B<SF "o*e tree an* "onsumption o-
"o*es :+ "onne"tions. @en"e, "onne"tion to a terminal ma+ -ail also *ue to la"& o- "o*es.
,.6.1 Su--i"ient 8um:er o- Simulation Snaps)ots
T)e su--i"ient num:er o- simulation snaps)ots 7as investigate* :+ running si4 in*epen*ent
simulation runsF t7o simulations 7it) , simulation snaps)ots, t7o simulations 7it) 20 snaps)ots
an* t7o simulations 7it) ,0 snaps)ots. E4"ept -or t)e num:er o- snaps)ots, t)e simulation
"on*itions 7ere un")ange*. T)e simulations 7ere run -or mi4e* voi"e an* @S2%A tra--i".
T)e -ollo7ing ta:les s)o7 average "ell:+"ell simulation results -or num:er o- voi"e users, 6# loa*
-a"tor an* @S2%A rate as 7ell as rootmeans>uare *i--eren"es :et7een runs )aving t)e same
num:er o- snaps)ots.
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8o. o- snaps)ots , 20 ,0
Simulation run A ; A ; A ;
8o*e01 8 8.2 8.3 6.6/ 8.6 8.68
8o*e02 /.2 /.6 8.2, 8.6/ /./1 /.21
8o*e00 1,.2 12.2 1,./ 10.6/ 11.66 11.21
8o*e11 28.1 28.1 23.0, 28.6/ 2/.68 28.68
8o*e12 1/.6 18.2 18 20.6/ 1/.88 1/.3
8o*e10 26.6 20.1 22.6, 21.00 20.,1 21.68
8o*e21 12 8.1 3.3 12.6/ 10.18 3.06
8o*e22 8.2 3.8 8.6 8.00 3.6 8./1
8o*e20 22.8 21 2,.0, 13 21.6 20.36
8o*e01 22.1 26.1 20.6 20.00 20.1 21.66
8o*e02 16.1 16.6 16.0, 18.00 1/., 18.12
8o*e00 10.1 11.2 11.0, 10 11.,2 11.02
8o*e11 26.1 28.2 28.1 20.6/ 26.82 2/.0
8o*e12 3.1 /.2 8.1, 3.6/ 8./ 8.16
8o*e10 10.8 10 10.3, 10.6/ 12.38 12.1
8o*e,1 10.2 11 1,.0 11.00 11.6 1,.08
8o*e,2 21 2, 20.3, 20.00 20.88 21.18
8o*e,0 18.1 18.1 1/.6 20.00 1/.3 18.28
8o*e62 20 20.2 21.1 18.6/ 20.01 20.08
8o*e60 6.8 6.1 ,.2 ,.6/ ,.38 6.16
8o*e61 ,.2 1.6 ,.1, /.00 1.68 ,.01
8o*e/0 0.8 2.1 0.3, 0.00 0.26 0.16
8o*e/1 10.6 11.1 12.1 10.00 11.62 11./6
8o*e/2 1.2 , 6.1 ,.00 ,.6 ,.3
rms *i--eren"e 2.1 2., 0.6
Ta:le 2. Average num:ers o- voi"e users in *i--erent simulation runs.
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8o. o- snaps)ots , 20 ,0
Simulation run A ; A ; A ;
8o*e01 11.1, 12.,1 10.18 10.61 12.,8 12.8
8o*e02 20.60 1/.31 21./0 28.10 22.1 20.6
8o*e00 06.66 2/.63 00.11 02.01 00.23 00
8o*e11 11.0 06./2 10.81 03.3/ 03.00 03.36
8o*e12 26.2/ 2/.3, 23.,1 02.8/ 00.23 01.11
8o*e10 11.16 06.2/ 00.0, 01.66 06.2 0,./,
8o*e21 13.8, 12./3 1,./8 13.60 16.02 11.06
8o*e22 11.18 10.8/ 11.6/ 20.01 1,.,1 11.,3
8o*e20 06.38 0,.86 08.66 00.,/ 08.62 06.1,
8o*e01 0, 12.36 02.01 21.,0 23.1/ 01.12
8o*e02 28.13 20.80 2,.66 21.,1 2,.31 2/.02
8o*e00 13.12 18.16 18.0 16.01 1/./8 1/./0
8o*e11 08.,3 11.6, 11.23 16.66 08./, 03.0/
8o*e12 11.1/ 12.88 10./3 18.2/ 11.68 10.36
8o*e10 1/.3, 21., 20.20 22.0/ 21.12 22.2,
8o*e,1 13.30 18./3 21.08 20.,8 20.2, 21.32
8o*e,2 01.8/ 01.36 08.0, 0,.00 06.2/ 06.66
8o*e,0 20.01 2,.03 2,.88 01.1 2,.10 2/.16
8o*e62 01.21 2/.11 00.,, 21.00 01.16 00.,,
8o*e60 10.01 3.13 3.23 3., 10.,6 3.,0
8o*e61 10.01 6.11 8.,3 3.0, 8.8/ 3.,2
8o*e/0 ,.82 0.20 ,.// ,.3, ,.03 ,.08
8o*e/1 20.12 10./1 18.2/ 1,.8, 1/./6 1/.6
8o*e/2 /.3 /.0 3./ 3./1 3.8 3.21
rms *i--eren"e 1.0 1., 1.2
Ta:le 0. Average 6# loa* -a"tors Cin WD in *i--erent simulation runs.
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8o. o- snaps)ots , 20 ,0
Simulation run A ; A ; A ;
8o*e01 610 1011 1208 1010.00 10/,.2 11,8.1
8o*e02 118 /68 602 ,00.00 1/0.1 6/8.1
8o*e00 1120 1181 1068 1086.6/ 118/.2 1001.8
8o*e11 1661 1280 1060 16,0.00 1261 1208.1
8o*e12 11,2 360 1160 1086.6/ 12,1.1 1130.6
8o*e10 10/6 328 1061 1066.6/ 12/0.6 366.1
8o*e21 ,12 328 1221 1280 1106 122,.6
8o*e22 861 836 /06 ,00.00 /8/.2 82,.6
8o*e20 1636 10/6 1102 16,0.00 1,10.1 116,.6
8o*e01 ,/6 328 810 0 ,0/.6 ,1/.2
8o*e02 332 10,6 1002 ,00.00 1000.6 1011.2
8o*e00 1602 1181 1208 11/0.00 1081.8 1000.6
8o*e11 1011 1216 1100 1226.6/ 11,,.2 1202
8o*e12 328 ,12 /20 1000.00 /20 631.1
8o*e10 1088 1110 /60 0/0.00 388.8 301.1
8o*e,1 1011 360 1088 11/0.00 1126.1 1110.6
8o*e,2 11,2 1280 1001 1110 1100.6 103,.2
8o*e,0 ,12 328 1120 1280 1010 1013.6
8o*e62 1021 360 1068 610 1280 120,.2
8o*e60 836 1088 060 800 ,66.1 620.8
8o*e61 1216 1088 //6 ,00.00 080.8 360
8o*e/0 328 800 821 0 ,/3.2 030.6
8o*e/1 1218 1021 1108 1280 1130.6 1260.8
8o*e/2 0 608 /06 306.6/ /18.8 321.6
rms *i--eren"e 00/.6 0/0., 160.1
Ta:le 1. Average @S2%A rates Cin &:it/sD in *i--erent simulation runs.
T)is simple "omparison is a not a proper statisti"al anal+sis o- t)e "onvergen"e o- t)e simulation,
:ut an+)o7 it s)o7s t)at using less t)at ,0 simulation snaps)ots in Atoll "an result in large varia
tion o- simulation results. For t)e @S2%A rate, variation o- simulation results seems to :e >uite
large even -or ,0 simulation snaps)ots.
T)is result *i--ers signi-i"antl+ -rom t)e Fors& re"ommen*ations, a""or*ing to 7)i") ,10 simulation
snaps)ots s)oul* :e su--i"ient -or lo7 tra--i" simulations, 7)ile 20 snaps)ots s)oul* almost al7a+s
:e enoug). Earlier e4periments an* "ommuni"ation -rom Air"om in*i"ate t)at a:out 20 simulation
snaps)ots are normall+ su--i"ient in 8etA"t %lanner simulations.
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,.6.2 2e-ining ?E>uivalent? Simulations in %lanner an* Atoll
2e-ining e>uivalent simulation "on*itions -or %lanner an* Atoll is a ver+ "omple4 tas&. Bne s)oul*
*e-ine e>uivalent parameters -or all :earers, servi"es, terminals, :ase stations, "ells, et". .n man+
"ases Ce.g. -or t)e E:/8o re>uirementsD t)is *oes not mean e>ual parameter values, :ut an appro
priate "onversion :et7een t)e numeri"al values. Bne s)oul* also :e a:le to *e-ine e4a"tl+ e>ual
tra--i" over e4a"tl+ e>ual area in :ot) so-t7are.
Sin"e t)e met)o* -or using a"tivities in Atoll is >uite *i--erent -rom t)e one in %lanner Csee t)e
se"tion ,.,D, even appro4imatel+ e>uivalent simulations are onl+ possi:le 7)en 100W a"tivities are
use* -or all simulate* servi"es.
A simulation o- voi"e servi"e on t)e small arti-i"ial net7or& o- 8 :ase stations 7as trie* as an
e4ample. T)e tra--i" arra+ 7as "reate* :+ assigning 20 users -or ea") "ell in t)e "overage area
C7it)out an+ "lutter 7eig)tingD. @o7ever, t)e a"tual simulation area 7as slig)tl+ smaller t)an t)e
"om:ine* "overage area o- "ells, so t)at onl+ a:out 000 o- t)e 180 users 7ere in"lu*e* in t)e
simulation area. T)e -ollo7ing -igures an* simulation reports s)o7 t)e results o- simulations in Atoll
an* %lanner.
Figure 18. %ilot E"/.o arra+ -rom %lanner simulation.
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Figure 13. %ilot E"/.o arra+ -rom Atoll simulation an* t)e "onne"te* terminals.
T)e pilot "overage is "learl+ :etter in %lanner t)an in Atoll, 7)i") in*i"ates t)at t)e inter-eren"e
levels )ave :een )ig)er in t)e Atoll simulation. T)ere is no o:vious reason -or t)e lo7er pilot E"/.o
level in Atoll. T)e propagation mo*els an* pilot po7ers 7ere e>uivalent in t)e t7o so-t7are.
T)e average* %lanner simulation results -rom simulation reports areF
Mean Attempte* 238./
Mean Serve* 200.1 C/8.00WD
Mean Faile* 6,.6 C21.3/WD
Mean .n So-t or So-ter @an*over 8/.3 C0/./1WD
Mean .n So-ter @an*over 13.8 C8.13WD
!ontri:utions to FailureF
8o 6# RAS^!E %rimar+ !)annel 0.00W
8o 2# RAS^!E %rimar+ !)annel 0.00W
6# RAS^!E !)annel #imit Rea")e* 0.00W
2# RAS^!E !)annel #imit Rea")e* 0.00W
8o 6# @S2%A^"o*es %rimar+ !)annel 0.00W
8o 2# @S2%A^"o*es %rimar+ !)annel 0.00W
6# @S2%A^"o*es !)annel #imit Rea")e* 0.00W
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2# @S2%A^"o*es !)annel #imit Rea")e* 0.00W
#o7 %ilot 66.00W
2o7nlin& E:/8o CRangeD 18.60W
2o7nlin& E:/8o C!apa"it+D 0.00W
6plin& E:/8o 33.,8W
8oise Rise 0.00W
8o !arrier 0.00W
E4"essive %at)loss 0.00W
!ell 8o. o- serve*
users
6# #oa* UWV Total 2# T4
%o7er U*;mV
Fre>uen"+
Reuse
E--i"ien"+ UWV
Terminals in
)an*over UWV
8o*e0A 8.0 3.6 06.8 6/.3 20.8
8o*e0; 11.0 20.6 0/./ ,2.2 ,,.2
8o*e0! 10.3 20., 0/.0 11.0 68.0
8o*e1A 11.2 11.2 06.6 60.3 01.2
8o*e1; 12.1 1/.1 0/.0 ,8.3 06.6
8o*e1! 11.2 16., 06.8 ,0.8 1,.0
8o*e2A 6.3 10.0 06./ ,6., 60./
8o*e2; 8.1 11.0 06.8 61.1 10.1
8o*e2! 11.1 1,.6 06.6 ,8.6 10.,
8o*e0A 11.8 1,.2 06.8 61.2 08.,
8o*e0; 10.0 11.2 06.3 ,6.1 11.1
8o*e0! 3.2 11.0 06.3 6/., 21.8
8o*e1A 11.6 1,.0 06.6 62.0 01.1
8o*e1; /.2 3.3 06.3 ,8.0 ,1.,
8o*e1! 8.6 12.0 06.3 ,8.1 11.,
8o*e,A 3.2 10.3 06.8 /0.6 20.0
8o*e,; 11.8 1/.2 06.6 ,,.8 01.6
8o*e,! 3.3 10./ 0/.1 ,8., 11.0
8o*e6A 1.3 6.8 06.6 ,8.0 03.8
8o*e6; 11.3 11.2 06.3 68.1 2,.1
8o*e6! 3.1 10.6 06./ /0.2 00.,
8o*e/A 10.1 11./ 06.8 63.1 28.2
8o*e/; 6.8 8., 06./ 66.2 01.1
8o*e/! 6./ /., 06.6 /6.0 13.0
Average 3./ 10.1 06.8 61.0 08.0
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T)e average* Atoll simulation results -rom t)e summar+ o- an average simulation areF
Total num:er o- users tr+ing to "onne"tF 231.0 Cstan*ar* *eviation 18.61D
A"tive 2o7nlin& S 6plin&F 231.0
Total num:er o- users not "onne"te*F 61.3, C22.1WD
%mo: K %mo:Ma4F 0
%t") K %t")Ma4F 0
E"/.o J CE"/.oDminF 61.3,
6# #oa* SaturationF 0
!). Elts saturationF 0
2# #oa* SaturationF 0
Multiple "ausesF 0
!o*e saturationF 0
A*mission reHe"tionF 0
@S2%A 2ela+e*F 0
@S2%A S")e*uler SaturationF 0
@S6%A S")e*uler SaturationF 0
Transmitter 8um:er o-
Ra*io #in&s
6# #oa* Fa"tor
UWV
Total
Transmitte*
%o7er U*;mV
6# Reuse
E--i"ien"+
Fa"tor
W @an*o--
8o*e01 /.0 6., 0/.1 82 01.1
8o*e02 3., 10.0 0/.1 ,/ 88.8
8o*e00 1,.0 1/.0 0/.1 ,3 6/.0
8o*e11 20.3 21.0 0/.6 88 11.0
8o*e12 10.3 11.1 0/.0 // 13.8
8o*e10 21.0 21./ 0/.3 82 ,8.1
8o*e21 /./ 6.3 06.3 83 ,8.8
8o*e22 8.1 6.3 06.3 88 ,6.,
8o*e20 13.3 1/./ 0/.0 8, ,0.2
8o*e01 21.3 21./ 08.0 88 ,2.6
8o*e02 1,.6 10.6 0/.6 8, 16.0
8o*e00 10.3 3.0 0/./ 80 ,1.,
8o*e11 22./ 13./ 0/.1 30 1,.0
8o*e12 8.1 /.1 0/.2 82 ,/.2
8o*e10 10.2 3./ 0/.1 /3 16.8
8o*e,1 11.2 3.8 0/./ 88 00.,
8o*e,2 13.1 13.1 0/., /3 10.0
8o*e,0 1,./ 1,.0 08.2 82 10.0
8o*e62 13.3 1/.1 08., 30 01.,
8o*e60 1.6 1.1 06.6 /3 ,0.8
8o*e61 ,./ 1.8 0/.2 // 1/.0
8o*e/0 2.6 2.2 06.1 // 10.3
8o*e/1 8., /.8 0/.2 80 16.2
8o*e/2 1., 1.2 06./ /0 ,0.0
Average 10.1 12.0 0/.1 81 13./
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T)e num:er o- reHe"te* terminals is over 20W :ot) in %lanner an* Atoll, :ut t)is )appens onl+
:e"ause t)e simulate* area is "learl+ larger t)an t)e "overage area o- t)e "ells. Su") a )ig)
reHe"tion per"entage "oul* naturall+ not :e a""epte* in an+ real net7or&, :ut t)is is an arti-i"ial
net7or& 7it) onl+ -e7 sites, 7)i") are >uite -ar -rom ea") ot)er, an* 7)i") "annot properl+ "over
t)e 7)ole simulation area. @o7ever, t)e total num:er o- attempte* "alls an* t)e total num:er o-
serve* "alls are ver+ "lose to ea") ot)er in %lanner an* Atoll.
T)e la"& o- "overage is reporte* >uite *i--erentl+ in %lanner an* Atoll. .n Atoll, t)e missing "overage
is reporte* as too lo7 E"/.o -or all reHe"te* terminalsQ 7)ile in %lanner t)e missing "overage is
reporte* as lo7 E"/.o or as too lo7 uplin& or *o7nlin& E:/8o. .t is not "lear, 7)+ Atoll seems to
en"ounter onl+ E"/.o "riterion, 7)ile %lanner is reHe"ting some terminals onl+ -or E:/8o "riterion.
T)e E:/8o re>uirements 7ere mat")e* to ea") ot)er in t)e t7o so-t7are.
T)e average "ell loa*ing is >uite lo7, an* none o- t)e "ells is "lose to it9s loa*ing limit. T)e average
"ell loa*ings are "lose to ea") ot)er in Atoll an* %lanner, :ut loa*ings o- in*ivi*ual "ells var+ a lot.
T)e *i--eren"es :et7een loa*ings o- in*ivi*ual "ells are also "learl+ visi:le in t)e t7o pilot E"/.o
arra+s.
T)e variations in *o7nlin& po7er :et7een "ells are ver+ small in :ot) %lanner an* Atoll. T)e
reason -or t)is is t)at -or small num:ers o- users in all "ells t)e *o7nlin& po7er is *ominate* :+ t)e
po7er o- "ommon "ontrol ")annels, 7)i") is almost 06 *;m.
T)e per"entage o- )an*over terminals is "learl+ larger in Atoll t)an in %lanner. T)e parameters
relate* to )an*over in t)e t7o so-t7are 7ere not mat")e* e4a"tl+, 7)i") ma+ e4plain at least
partl+ t)e *i--eren"es in results. T)e reuse e--i"ien"ies are also larger in Atoll t)an in %lanner.
Simulation is o:viousl+ a ran*omise* pro"ess, an* in*ivi*ual simulation runs s)all al7a+s give
slig)tl+ *i--erent results. @o7ever, t)e *i--eren"es :et7een simulation runs in one planning tool are
relativel+ small C7)en t)e num:er o- simulation snaps)ots is large enoug)D, an* t)e+ are "learl+
smaller t)an t)e *i--eren"es :et7een simulation results in %lanner an* Atoll.
,./ @S2%A
T)e mo*elling o- @S2%A in 8etA"t %lanner is :ase* on *e-ining a separate :earer -or ea") @S2%A
transport -ormat. .n simulation, "onne"tions on t)ese terminals 7ill :e trie* one a-ter anot)er until a
"onne"tion "an :e ma*e. T)is is ver+ -le4i:le met)o*olog+, :ut it is also >uite slo7 7)en t)e
num:er o- @S2%A :earers is large. .n Atoll, t)e simulation o- @S2%A "onne"tions *i--ers >uite a lot
-rom simulation o- normal R33 6MTS "onne"tions.
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,./.1 @S2%A Transport Formats
.n Atoll, t)e @S2%A :earers are not *e-ine* in t)e same 7a+ as normal 6MTS :earers, :ut t)e+
)ave a separate *ialog un*er ata | >MTS Parameters | Ser+ices | HSPA ,adio 5earers. T)e
*e-ault @S2%A :earer "on-iguration uses e4a"tl+ t)e same 00 transport -ormats Co- 05%% 2,.211D
t)at are "urrentl+ re"ommen*e* -or 8etA"t %lanner.
Ra*io ;earer
.n*e4
Transport ;lo"&
Si$e U:itV
8um:er o- 6se* @S
%2S!@ !)annels
Mo*ulation R#! %ea& Rate
U:it/sV
1 10/ 1 E%S' 0
2 1/0 1 E%S' 0
0 200 1 E%S' 0
1 01/ 1 E%S' 0
, 0// 1 E%S' 160000
6 161 1 E%S' 160000
/ 6,0 2 E%S' 160000
8 /32 2 E%S' 020000
3 301 2 E%S' 020000
10 1262 0 E%S' 180000
11 1180 0 E%S' 610000
12 1/12 0 E%S' 800000
10 22/3 1 E%S' 360000
11 2,80 1 E%S' 1120000
1, 0013 , E%S' 1110000
16 0,6, , E%S' 1600000
1/ 1183 , 16EAM 1320000
18 1661 , 16EAM 2080000
13 ,28/ , 16EAM 2100000
20 ,88/ , 16EAM 2880000
21 6,,1 , 16EAM 0010000
22 /168 , 16EAM 0060000
20 3/13 / 16EAM 1180000
21 11118 8 16EAM ,280000
2, 11111 10 16EAM 6/20000
26 1/20/ 12 16EAM 8020000
2/ 21/,1 1, 16EAM 10210000
28 200/0 1, 16EAM 11010000
23 21222 1, 16EAM 11,20000
00 2,,,8 1, 16EAM 12160000
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Atoll utili$es internall+ :ot) MA! rates an* t)e R#! pea& rates o- t)e @S2%A :earers. T)e MA!
rates are *etermine* :+ t)e transport :lo"& si$es, an* t)e+ "orrespon* to t)e user *ata rates t)at
)ave :een use* in 8etA"t %lanner. T)e *e-ault R#! pea& rates are a:out ,W lo7er, an* t)e+ )ave
:een trun"ate* to multiples o- 160 &:it/s. T)e R#! pea& rates o- t)e -our :earers 7it) smallest
transport :lo"& si$es )ave :een appro4imate* as e4a"tl+ $ero.
T)e @S2%A Ra*io ;earers *ialog *oes not "ontain E:/8o re>uirements o- @S2%A :earers. T)e
@S2%A E:/8o re>uirements a"tuall+ E"/8o re>uirements are )i**en into separate loo&up ta:les
un*er ata | >MTS Parameters | Terminals | ,eception -<uipment. T)ere are t7o loo&up ta:lesF
mapping -rom pilot E"/8o to !E. an* -rom @S%2S!@ !E. to @S2%A :earer. .t is possi:le to
*e-ine separatel+ t)e E"/8o re>uirements Cloo&up ta:lesD -or pe*estrian users an* -or spee*s ,0
&m/) an* 30 &m/). @o7ever, t)e *e-ault settings are t)e same -or all t)ree spee*s.
@S%2S!@ E"/8o U*;V !E. @S%2S!@ E"/8o U*;V !E.
1/., 0 0., 16
16., 0 0., 1/
1,., 1 1., 18
11., 2 2., 13
10., 0 0., 20
12., 1 1., 21
11., , ,., 22
10., 6 6., 20
3., / /., 21
8., 8 8., 2,
/., 3 3., 26
6., 10 10., 2/
,., 11 11., 28
1., 12 12., 23
0., 10 10., 00
2., 11 11., 01
1., 1, 1,., 01
0., 16
Ta:le ,. T)e *e-ault !E. mapping -or @S2%A.
T)is *e-ault !E. mapping means t)at E"/8o values in t)e range 1/., ... 16., *; are mappe* to
!E. 0, E"/8o range 16., ... 1,., *; is mappe* to !E. 1, an* so on until E"/8o range 11., ... 1,.,
*; t)at are mappe* to !E. 01. T)e *e-ault mapping simpl+ steps in 1 *; intervals t)roug) t)e
E"/8o 1/., ... 1,., *;.
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@S%2S!@ !E. ;est @S2%A Ra*io ;earer @S%2S!@ !E. ;est @S2%A Ra*io ;earer
1 1 13 13
, , 20 20
8 8 21 21
10 10 22 22
11 11 20 20
12 12 21 21
10 10 2, 2,
11 11 26 26
1, 1, 2/ 2/
16 16 28 28
1/ 1/ 23 23
18 18 00 00
Ta:le 6. T)e *e-ault :est :earer mapping -or @S2%A.
T)is *e-ault mapping means t)at -or !E. 10 an* a:ove !E. num:er is e>ual to t)e num:er o-
@S2%A :earer. !E. num:ers 2, are all mappe* to t)e @S2%A :earer ,, !E. num:ers 68 are all
mappe* to t)e @S2%A :earer 8, an* !E. num:ers 310 are mappe* to t)e @S2%A :earer 10.
6se o- loo&up ta:les -or sele"tion o- @S2%A transport -ormat s)oul* :e "learl+ -aster in Monte
!arlo simulation t)an t)e use o- real :earer "onne"tion trials in 8etA"t %lanner, :ut t)e simulation
times in large net7or&s )ave not :een teste* *uring t)is evaluation.
.n 8etA"t %lanner, t)e per-orman"e re>uirements -or @S2%A :earers are *e-ine* as E:/8o
re>uirements at user *ata rate, an* t)e+ "annot :e *ire"tl+ "ompare* to t)e E"/8o re>uirements o-
Atoll. @o7ever, i- t)e per-orman"e re>uirements are "ompare* as S.8R re>uirements, t)e *e-ault
re>uirements in Atoll -or transport -ormats o- E%S' mo*ulation are a:out 0.,1., *; lo7er t)an t)e
re"ommen*e* 8S8 values in 8etA"t %lanner. For transport -ormats o- 16EAM mo*ulation, t)e
S.8R re>uirements are a:out 810 *; lo7er in Atoll.
All @S2%A transport -ormats 7ill :e automati"all+ use* in all "ells t)at are supporting @S2%A.
T)ere is no sele"tion -or @S2%A transport -ormats in Atoll transmitters or "ells, an* it is not possi:le
to *e-ine *i--erent support -or *i--erent :ase stations. All @S2%A transport -ormats 7ill also :e
automati"all+ use* in t)e @S2%A servi"e, t)e+ "annot :e e4pli"itl+ sele"te* in t)e servi"e. Bn t)e
ot)er )an*, user must sele"t an appropriate asso"iate* R33 2%!@ CA2%!@D ra*io :earer -or t)e
@S2%A servi"e. .n simulation, po7er "ontrol -or t)e A2%!@ is -irst "arrie* our on 6# an* 2#, lin&
a*aptation on 2# is t)en "arrie* out to sele"t a @S2%A ra*io :earer.
Atoll mo*els @S2%A "onne"tions in ver+ *etaile* manner "onsi*ering separatel+ t)e A2%!@, @S
%2S!@ an* @SS!!@ ")annels. !onne"tion to a @S2%A terminal "an :e ma*e in simulation onl+
i- t)e "on*itions
su--i"ient @SS!!@ po7er,
enoug) B<SF "o*es -or a @S2%A :earer C@S%2S!@D,
su--i"ient po7er -or a @S2%A :earer C@S%2S!@D
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are all met simultaneousl+. Atoll is mo*elling man+ aspe"ts o- @S2%A more a""uratel+ t)an 8etA"t
%lanner.
.n simulation, a @S2%A terminal "an :e"ome "onne"te* or reHe"te*, :ut it "an also get t)e status
dela$ed, 7)i") means t)at it is onl+ "onne"te* to an R33 :earer :ut not to a @S2%A :earer. T)e
*ela+e* terminals are "onsuming "o*e an* po7er resour"es in "ells, even t)oug) t)e+ *o not )ave
real @S2%A "onne"tion. .n simulation reports, t)e non"onne"te* users in"lu*e :ot) *ela+e* an*
reHe"te* users
Sin"e t)e @S2%A transport )ave :een implemente* :+ loo&up ta:les, it is not possi:le to assign
a"tivities to in*ivi*ual @S2%A :earers. @en"e, it is not possi:le to mo*el "onstant appli"ation *ata
rate over a @S2%A "onne"tion :+ *e-ining *e"reasing a"tivities -or in"reasing @S2%A *ata rate, as
in %lanner.
,./.2 @S2%A Terminals
Atoll uses @S2%A 6E "ategories t)at "orrespon* e4a"tl+ to t)e 12 @S2%A 6E "ategories o- 05%%.
T)e @S2%A 6E "ategories are *e-ine* un*er ata | >MTS Parameters | Terminals | HSPA >ser
-<uipment Categories.
!ategor+ Ma4 no. o- @S
%2S!@ ")annels
Min no. o- TT.s
:et7. 2 use* TT.s
Ma4 transport
:lo"& si$e U:itV
Mo*ulation
1 , 0 /238
2 , 0 /238
0 , 2 /238
1 , 2 /238
, , 1 /238
6 , 1 /238
/ 10 1 11111
8 10 1 11111
3 1, 1 202,1
10 1, 1 2/3,2
11 , 2 0600 E%S' onl+
12 , 1 0600 E%S' onl+
T)e restri"tions in ma4imum num:er o- @S%2S!@ ")annels, ma4imum transport :lo"& si$e an*
mo*ulation e--e"tivel+ *isa:le some o- t)e *e-ine* @S2%A transport -ormats -rom man+ terminal
"ategories. T)e min num:er o- TT.s :et7een t7o use* TT.s s)all a--e"t t)e :it rates t)at "an :e
a")ieve* in simulation.
T)e tests in t)e @S2%A se"tion )ave :een run -or @S2%A 6E o- "ategor+ 10, 7)i") supports all
possi:le @S2%A transport -ormats at ma4imal rates.
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T)ere are man+ "elllevel @S2%A parameters in AtollF
@S2%A ena:le*
@S2%A 2+nami" %o7er Allo"ation
Availa:le @S2%A %o7er
%o7er @ea*room
@SS!!@ 2+nami" %o7er Allo"ation
@SS!!@ %o7er
8um:er o- @SS!!@ !)annels
Min. 8um:er o- @S%2S!@ !o*es
Ma4 8um:er o- @S%2S!@ !o*es
Ma4 8um:er o- @S2%A 6sers
@S2%A S")e*uler Algorit)m
.- t)e ?@SS!!@ 2+nami" %o7er Allo"ation? ")e"&:o4 )as not :een ")e"&e*, stati" @S2%A po7er
allo"ation is mo*elle*, an* t)e ?Availa:le @S2%A %o7er? parameter *e-ines t)e po7er C-or t)e @S
%2S!@ an* @SS!!@D o- @S2%A users. A)en t)e ?@SS!!@ 2+nami" %o7er Allo"ation? ")e"&
:o4 )as :een ")e"&e*, Atoll allo"ates t)e remaining po7er in t)e "ell C7)i") )as not :een alrea*+
allo"ate* to R33 users an* 7)i") is :elo7 "ell loa*ing limitD to @S2%A users.
T)is is >uite *i--erent -rom t)e *+nami" @S2%A po7er allo"ation support o- 8etA"t %lanner, 7)ere
@S2%A users never use )ig)er po7er t)an t)e @S2%A #in& po7er C7)i") is a "ell parameterD, :ut
t)e+ ma+ use t)e remaining availa:le po7er on t)e "ell, 7)en it is lo7er t)an t)e @S2%A #in&
po7er.
T)e large num:er o- "elllevel @S2%A parameters ena:les more a""urate mo*elling t)an 7)at is
possi:le in 8etA"t %lanner.
,./.1 @S2%A S")e*uling
.n Atoll, t)e @S2%A S")e*uler Algorit)m "an :e sele"te* in ea") "ell asF
Ma4 !/. C*es"en*ing or*er :+ !E.D,
Roun* Ro:in Cran*om or*erD, or
%roportional Fair.
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T)e mo*elling o- Roun* Ro:in s")e*uling as ran*om sele"tion o- terminals an* Ma4 !/. as sorting
terminals a""or*ing to E"/.o in Atoll "orrespon* to t)e mo*elling o- t)e t7o s")e*uling algorit)ms in
8etA"t %lanner.
@o7ever, Atoll provi*es also a t)ir* optionF %roportional Fair s")e*uling. A""urate :e)aviour o-
%roportional Fair s")e*uling "annot :e e4a"tl+ mo*elle* in a memor+less stati" simulator, it 7oul*
onl+ :e possi:le in a *+nami" simulator. .n Atoll, %roportional Fair s")e*uling is mo*elle* appro4i
matel+ as a C,0W/,0WD mi4 o- t)e ran&ing o- Ma4 !/. an* Roun* Ro:in ran&ings. T)is appro4ima
tion 7or&s "orre"tl+ in a sense t)at it 7ill provi*e t)roug)put t)at is :et7een t)e t)roug)puts o- Ma4
!/. an* Roun* Ro:in s")e*uling, :ut it is not "lear )o7 "lose t)e results 7ill :e to t)e t)roug)puts
o- real proportional -air s")e*uling. T)e 7eig)ting in t)e mi4 o- t)e ran&ing o- Ma4 !/. an* Roun*
Ro:in ran&ings "an :e ")ange* in Atoll "on-iguration -iles.
.n Atoll @S2%A s")e*uling is al7a+s assume* to )appen at "ell level. .t is not possi:le to mo*el a
s)are* s")e*uler at a :ase station.
,./., @S2%A %re*i"tion Stu*ies
T)e pre*e-ine* @S2%A pre*i"tion stu*ies Carra+sD areF
Ma4 2# A2%!@ E:/8t C*;D
Ma4 6# A2%!@ E:/8t C*;D
@SS!!@ %o7er C*;mD
@SS!!@ E"/8t C*;D
@S%2S!@ E"/8t C*;D
!E.
MA! Rate C&:psD
MA! T)roug)put C&:psD
MA! T)roug)put per Mo:ile C&:psD
R#! %ea& Rate C&:psD
R#! %ea& T)roug)put C&:psD
R#! T)roug)put per Mo:ile C&:psD
Average R#! T)roug)put C&:psD
Appli"ation T)roug)put C&:psD
Appli"ation T)roug)put per Mo:ile C&:psD
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T)e -ollo7ing -igure s)o7s, as an e4ample, t)e a")ieva:le @S2%A MA! rate -rom Atoll -or t)e test
net7or&.
Figure 20. A")ieva:le @S2%A MA! rate arra+ -rom Atoll.
T)e ma4imum a")ieva:le @S2%A MA! rate in t)is net7or& is over 0., M:it/s. .n %lanner, simu
lation o- t)e same net7or& gives t)e ma4imum a")ieva:le :it rate as onl+ a:out ,00 &:it/s. T)is
*i--eren"e results primaril+ -rom E:/8o re>uirements, 7)i") are CtooD lo7 in %lanner an* >uite )ig)
in Atoll.
.n most aspe"ts t)e @S2%A mo*elling in Atoll is more *etaile* t)an in 8etA"t %lanner, 7)i")
s)oul* also result in more a""urate per-orman"e estimation. T)e onl+ important e4"eption is t)e
glo:al nature o- @S2%A transport -ormats in Atoll. .n 8etA"t %lanner, it is possi:le e4a"tl+ "ontrol,
7)i") @S2%A transport -ormats are sele"te* -or servi"es, terminals an* "ells. Su") "ontrol is not
possi:le in Atoll.
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,.8 @S6%A
Mo*elling o- @S6%A in Atoll resem:les in man+ aspe"ts t)e mo*elling o- @S2%A. .t is also
assume* in Atoll t)at @S6%A is onl+ use* in uplin& in su") "onne"tions 7)ere also @S2%A is use*
in *o7nlin&, 7)i") is a ver+ reasona:le assumption.
#i&e @S2%A transport -ormats, also @S2%A transport -ormats are not *e-ine* as normal :earers,
:ut t)e+ )ave a separate *ialog un*er ata | >MTS Parameters | Ser+ices | HS>PA ,adio
5earers. T)e *e-ault @S6%A transport -ormat "on-iguration is
Ra*io :earer
in*e4
TT. *uration
UmsV
Transport
:lo"& si$e U:itV
8o. o- E
2%2!@ "o*es
Min sprea*ing
-a"tor
R#! pea& rate
U:it/sV
1 10 020 1 1 02000
2 10 610 1 1 61000
0 10 1280 1 1 128000
1 10 1320 1 1 132000
, 10 2,60 1 1 2,6000
6 10 ,120 2 1 ,12000
/ 10 /680 2 1 /68000
8 10 10210 0 1 1021000
3 10 12800 0 2 1280000
10 10 1,060 1 2 1,06000
11 10 1/320 1 2 1/32000
12 10 20180 , 2 2018000
10 2 128 1 1 61000
11 2 2,6 1 1 128000
1, 2 ,12 1 1 2,6000
16 2 /68 1 1 081000
1/ 2 1021 1 1 ,12000
18 2 2018 1 1 1021000
13 2 00/2 1 2 1,06000
20 2 1036 1 2 2018000
21 2 ,120 2 2 2,60000
22 2 6111 2 2 00/2000
20 2 /168 2 2 0,81000
21 2 8132 2 2 1036000
As -or @S2%A :earers, Atoll utili$es internall+ :ot) MA! rates an* t)e R#! pea& rates also -or t)e
@S2%A :earers. T)e MA! rates are *etermine* :+ t)e transport :lo"& si$es, an* t)e *e-ault R#!
pea& rates are some7)at lo7er.
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T)e *e-ault transport -ormat o- t)e pre"e*ing ta:le loo& rat)er "urious. .t seems t)at Fors& )as
:ase* t)ese *e-initions on t)e ol* 05%% TR 2,.836 <6.0.0 -rom t)e +ear 2001. An+)o7, t)is *ialog
o- Atoll ena:les *e-inition o- appropriate @S6%A transport -ormats.
#i&e t)e E:/8o re>uirements o- @S2%A :earers, also t)e E:/8o re>uirements o- @S6%A :earers
are )i**en into a separate loo&up ta:le un*er ata | >MTS Parameters | Terminals | ,eception
-<uipment.
Ra*io ;earer .n*e4 8o. o- Retransmissions Re>uire* E"/8o
1 2 21./
2 2 13.0
0 2 16.1
1 2 10.3
, 2 10.0
6 2 10.1
/ 2 8.0
8 2 /.0
3 2 6.0
10 2 ,.0
11 2 1.0
12 2 0.0
10 1 20.3
11 1 1/.3
1, 1 16.1
16 1 10.3
1/ 1 10.3
18 1 3.1
13 1 8.0
20 1 6.0
21 1 6.8
22 1 ,./
20 1 1.8
21 1 0.8
#i&e @S2%A servi"es, also @S6%A servi"es al7a+s "ontain an asso"iate* CR33D 2%!@ CA2%!@D
ra*io :earer.
Atoll uses @S6%A 6E "ategories t)at "orrespon* e4a"tl+ to t)e si4 @S6%A 6E "ategories o- 05%%,
7)i") are *e-ine* a""or*ing to t)eir ra*io a""ess "apa:ilitiesF
ma4imum num:er o- E 2%2!@ "o*es transmitte*,
minimum sprea*ing -a"tor, an*
support -or 2 ms TT..
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T)e @S2%A 6E "ategories are *e-ine* un*er ata | >MTS Parameters | Terminals | HS>PA >ser
-<uipment Categories.
!ategor+ Ma4 no. o- E
2%2!@ "o*es
Support -or
TT.
Min sprea*ing
-a"tor
Ma4 :lo"&
si$e -or 2 ms
TT.
Ma4 :lo"&
si$e -or 10 ms
TT.
1 1 10 ms 1 /110
2 2 2/10 ms 1 2/38 11181
0 2 10 ms 1 11181
1 2 2/10 ms 2 ,//2 20000
, 2 10 ms 2 20000
6 1 2/10 ms 2 11181 20000
;e-ore @S6%A "an :e use* in an Atoll net7or&, it must :e ena:le* separatel+ in ever+ 6MTS "ell.
A)en t)e @S6%A ")e"& :o4 )as :een sele"te*, user "an also *e-ine t)e 2# @S6%A %o7er, 7)i")
is t)e po7er allo"ate* to @S6%A 2# ")annels EA5!@, ER5!@, an* E@.!@, an* t)e Ma4
8um:er o- @S6%A 6sers t)at t)e "ell "an support at an+ given time.
As a result o- Monte !arlo simulation, ea") "ell gets t)e 6# #oa* Fa"tor 2ue to @S6%A an* t)e
Caverage D 8um:er o- @S6%A 6sers. 6ser "an also enter t)ese parameters manuall+ into "ells.
T)e+ 7ill :e use* as input to @S6%A pre*i"tion stu*ies.
Atoll *oes not tr+ to mo*el an+ spe"i-i" @S6%A s")e*uling algorit)ms. A)ile "onne"ting @S6%A
terminals to "ells in Monte !arlo simulation, Atoll uses t)e so"alle* noise rise s")e*uling, 7)i")
attempts to evenl+ s)are t)e remaining "ell loa* C*i--eren"e o- ma4imum allo7e* uplin& loa* an*
t)e loa* pro*u"e* :+ t)e serve* R33 tra--i"D :et7een @S6%A users. Atoll pro"esses all @S6%A
users t)at are "onne"te* or *ela+e* on a @S2%A :earer an* )ave enoug) transmit po7er -or a
@S6%A :earer. T)e assigne* loa* t)en *e-ines t)e E"/8o -or ea") @S6%A user, 7)i") Ctoget)er
7it) t)e ma4imum transmit po7er o- t)e terminalD *etermines t)e @S6%A :earer t)at "an :e use*.
#i&e @S2%A s")e*uling, also t)e @S6%A noise rise s")e*uling is al7a+s assume* to )appen at
"ell level.
@S6%A support in Atoll is >uite goo*, an* it is in-initel+ :etter t)an t)e @S6%A support in 8etA"t
%lanner, 7)i") *oes not e4ist.
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,.3 8eig):our %lanning
Atoll supports automati" allo"ation o- Cintra an* inter"arrierD neig):ours in a 6MTS net7or&. T)e
"ells -or allo"ation are sele"te* :+ using t)e -o"us an* "omputation $ones. Atoll allo"ates
neig):ours onl+ to t)e "ells 7it)in t)e -o"us $one an* "onsi*ers as possi:le neig):ours all t)e
a"tive an* -iltere* "ells 7)ose propagation $one interse"ts a re"tangle "ontaining t)e "omputation
$one.
8eig):our allo"ation is "ontrolle* :+ t)e -ollo7ing parametersF
ma4imum intersite *istan"e
ma4imum num:er o- neig):ours
W min. "overe* area
"overage "on*itions Cmin. pilot signal level, min. E"/.o, E"/.o margin, po7er "ontri:ution to .o,
s)a*o7ingD
T)e relative importan"e o- "overage, a*Ha"en"+ an* "osite lo"ation "an :e 7eig)te* :+ user.
8eig):our planning )as :een e4tensivel+ teste* *uring 25 testing, 7)ere t)e >ualit+ o- neig):our
planning in Atoll 7as -oun* to :e lo7er t)an t)e >ualit+ in %lanner. Similar tests )ave not :een
repeate* -or 6MTS net7or&s.
,.10 S"ram:ling !o*e %lanning
Atoll supports also planning o- Cprimar+D s"ram:ling "o*es -or 6MTS *o7nlin&. T)e possi:le
"onstraints on t)e automati" s"ram:ling "o*e allo"ation areF
neig):ours Ceit)er 1st, 2n* or 0r* or*erD,
E"/.o "on*itions Cmin. E"/.o an* E"/.o marginD,
Cmin.D reuse *istan"e :et7een t7o "ells using t)e same s"ram:ling "o*e Ca "ell parameterD.
.n a**ition to t)ese "onstraints, it is also possi:le to *e-ine in Atoll ?e4"eptional pairs?, 7)i") are
pairs o- "ells t)at are not allo7e* to )ave t)e same primar+ s"ram:ling "o*e.
T)e automati" allo"ation strateg+ "an :e sele"te* asF
"lustere* C"o*es pre-erentiall+ -rom t)e same "luster.D
*istri:ute* per "ell C"o*es pre-erentiall+ -rom *i--erent "lustersD
one "luster per site Cpre-erentiall+ one "luster to ea") :ase station, t)en one "o*e o- t)e "luster
to ea") "ellD
*istri:ute* per site Cgroup o- a*Ha"ent "lusters to ea") :ase station, t)en one "luster to ea")
"ellD
T)ere are ,12 primar+ "o*es t)at are *ivi*e* into 61 "o*e groups o- 8 "o*es. @o7ever, Atoll uses
t)e term group -or re-erring to user*e-ine* sets o- s"ram:ling "o*es C7)i") are "alle* s"ram:ling
"o*e s")emas in 8etA"t %lannerD, an* )en"e t)e "o*e groups are re-erre* to as ?"lusters? in Atoll.
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!ells are in"lu*e* into automati" s"ram:ling "o*e planning :+ using t)e -o"us $one an* "ompu
tation $oneF t)e s"ram:ling "o*es -or "ells 7it)in t)e "omputation $one are CreDplanne*, an* t)e
s"ram:ling "o*es -or "ells 7it)in t)e -o"us $one are un")ange* :ut ta&en into a""ount as "on
straints.
;ot) Atoll an* %lanner support planning o- s"ram:ling "o*es an* visuali$ation o- "o*es on map,
:ut t)e terminolog+ an* pra"ti"al steps o- "o*e planning are >uite *i--erent. %lanning o- s"ram:ling
"o*es -or a large net7or& "oul* reveal *i--eren"es in t)e per-orman"e o- s"ram:ling "o*e allo"ation
algorit)ms, :ut t)e small test net7or& t)at )as :een use* in t)is se"tion "annot reall+ test t)e allo
"ations.
,.11 !on"lusions on 6MTS %lanning
.n man+ aspe"ts CB<SF "o*e "onsumption, multiple parallel ")annels an* parameters -or @S2%A
an* @S6%A, et".D Atoll mo*els 6MTS net7or&s more a""uratel+ t)an %lanner, :ut in some aspe"ts
Cnum:er o- simulation arra+s, resour"es, et".D %lanner seems to :e more "omplete. .- all parame
ters are appropriatel+ set in Atoll, net7or& per-orman"e estimation in Atoll s)oul* :e as a""urate or
even :etter t)an in 8etA"t %lanner.
For man+ aspe"ts o- 6MTS net7or&s Atoll provi*es pre"on-igure* *e-ault support, 7)i") is not as
easil+ availa:le in %lanner. For e4ample, t)e @S2%A :earers an* t)eir parameters -or all mo*elle*
@S2%A transport -ormats )ave to *e-ine* -rom s"rat") :+ t)e user in %lanner.
Bne o:vious a*vantage o- Atoll is t)at it alrea*+ )as >uite goo* @S6%A support, 7)i") is still
missing -rom 8etA"t %lanner.
Sin"e simulation snaps)ots are statisti"all+ in*epen*ent -rom ea") ot)er, a"tivities o- 6MTS
servi"es )ave to :e e4pli"itl+ *e-ine* in planning tools. @o7ever, t)e met)o*olog+ -or using t)e
a"tivities in simulation is >uite *i--erent in Atoll an* in %lanner. .n %lanner, po7er an* resour"e
"onsumption o- a servi"e is 7eig)te* :+ it9s a"tivit+ -a"tor. .n Atoll, users are *ivi*e* into -our
a"tivit+ status "lasses ina"tive, a"tive on 6#, a"tive on 2# or a"tive on 6# an* 2# a""or*ing to
t)e a"tivit+ -a"tor o- t)e servi"e. Even t)oug) our Hu*gement ma+ :e slig)tl+ :iase* :+ our -amili
arit+ 7it) 8etA"t %lanner, 7e -in* t)at t)e met)o*olog+ o- %lanner mo*els more naturall+ -ull
*uple4 "onne"tions o- "ir"uits7it")e* servi"es in real net7or&s, an* it also provi*es results t)at
are more intuitive to interpret.
T)e greatest 7ea&ness o- Atoll in 6MTS planning are t)e tra--i" maps. Ever+ Monte !arlo simu
lation re>uires a tra--i" map as it9s input, an* eas+ "reation an* visuali$ation o- tra--i" maps are
-un*amental re>uirements -or a planning tool. T+pi"all+, tra--i" maps t)at are use* in simulation are
"reate* :+ *istri:uting tra--i" in relation to t)e "lutter la+er o- t)e *igital map. !reation o- su") map
re>uires -ar too man+ steps in -ar too man+ *ialogs in Atoll, an* t)e -inal result "annot even :e
visuali$e* on t)e map vie7.
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6. AiMA= %lanning
6.1 5eneral .ssues A:out AiMA= Ra*io %lanning in Atoll
T)e evaluate* version o- Atoll 7as 2./.0 C;uil* 2102D. As in 8etA"t %lanner AiMA= CAireless
.nteropera:ilit+ -or Mi"ro7ave A""essD .EEE 802.16* an* t)e .EEE 802.16e stan*ar*s are )an*le*
as separatel+ te")nolog+.
.n Atoll t7o separate *o"ument templates, name* AiMA= 802.16* an* AiMA= 802.16e, are
availa:le -or *esigning an* planning t)ese net7or&s.
.n %lanner AiMA= 802.16* is supporte* sin"e <ersion ,.2.1 mean7)ile AiMA= 802.16e starts to
:e supporte* in t)e !urrent <ersion 6.0.
.t "an :e 7ell argue* t)at t)e ;roa*:an* Mo*ule Atoll is *esigne* :etter t)an in %lanner even i-
t)ere are -e7 limitation t)at 7ill :e *is"usse* later on. T)e "urrent version o- Atoll support alrea*+
AAS :+ mo*elling Smart Antenna e>uipment, mean7)ile ot)er ;asi" %lanning -un"tionalit+ are not
present as in %lanner Ce.g. %ream:le in*e4 %lanning, Automati" Fre>uen"+ %lanningD.
As a s)ort summar+ it "an :e "on"lu*e* t)at Atoll -or AiMA= 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. @o7ever t)e !urrent <ersion o- Atoll is still missing o- one :asi" Arra+F T)e
%ream:le !.8R t)at is one o- t)e '%.Ps t)at re-le"ts t)e >ualit+ o- t)e AiMA= ra*io net7or&.
6.2 S"ope o- A.MA= Support
6.2.1 Test !ase 2es"ription
T)e Test o- t)e AiMA= 802.16e template 7ill :e *one in a small net7or& o- 12 Sites as s)o7n in
t)e pi"ture :elo7F
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Figure 21. Mo*el 8et7or& -or Test !ases.
T)e anal+sis 7ill :e per-orme* a""or*ing to t)e -ollo7ing "asesF
%asic: 6sing Stati" #oa* /0W -or 2o7nlin&, ,0W -or 6plin& an* 0*; o- 6# 8oise Rise
Figure 22. ;asi" Test !ases.
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Avance :Tra--i" Simulation an* M.MB using t)e -ollo7ing s"enarioF
Figure 20. A*van"e* Test !ases.
T)e AAS 7ill not :e teste* sin"e not present in 8S8 Roa*map.
&ptional: %ream:le !.8R Aor&aroun* "omparison 7it) 8A%, ;#ER Mo*elling in Eualit+
.n*i"ator
6.2.2 5eneral %arameters
;e-ore start %lanning in Atoll -or ;asi" S"enarios *i--erent parameters an* options are availa:le. .n
t)e AiMA= mo*ule t)at are use* in "overage pre*i"tions as 7ell as Monte !arlo simulations. .n
t)is ")apter 7e 7ill go t)roug) t)ose settingsF
?2e-ining Fre>uen"+ ;an*s?
?T)e 5lo:al Transmitter %arameters?
?2e-ining Frame !on-igurations?
?2e-ining AiMA= Ra*io ;earers?
?2e-ining AiMA= Eualit+ .n*i"ators?
?2e-ining AiMA= Re"eption E>uipment?
6.2.2.1 Fre>uen"+ ;an*s
Fre>uen"+ ;an*s in Atoll represent 7)at in %lanner is t)e Mo:ile AiMA= !arrier "on-iguration ta:.
%lanner *e-ine "arrier :+ "arrier C0, 1, 2, et"..D t)e !entre Fre>uen"+, ;an*7i*t), 2uple4 Mo*e an*
6#/2# A*H. !)annel Attenuation plus t)e BF2MA :asi" parameters su") !+"li" %re-i4, Frame
2uration, Transition 5ap, _ o- BF2MA s+m:ols an* t)e 6#/2# Bver)ea* in W. Atoll *e-ine t)e
;an* 7it) t)e starting Fre>uen"+, t)e !)annel ;an*7i*t), t)e -irst an* t)e last ")annel an* t)e
A*H. !)annel Suppression Fa"tor mean7)ile t)e BF2MA parameters are move* on 5lo:al
Transmitters %arameters.
.n t)e templates -or AiMA= 802.16e are alrea*+ *e-ine* several Fre>uen"+ ;an*s #i"ense* an*
6nli"ense* :+ *e-ault, -or our Test !ases 7e "reate t)ree ne7 Fre>uen"+ ;an* a""or*ing to t)e
0A %ro-ile t)at allo7 t)e *eplo+ment o- unpaire* net7or& assuming t)e starting 2# Fre>uen"+ at
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Figure 21. Fre>uen"+ ;an* 2ialog Ain*o7 in Atoll.
6.2.2.2 5lo:al Transmitter %arameters
As alrea*+ mentione* :e-ore Atoll spe"i-+ all t)e BF2MA parameters in t)e glo:al AiMA=
parameters ta:. AiMA= !ontrol !)annel "an :e )an*le :+ -i4e* an* varia:le over)ea*. 6suall+
Fi4e* Bver)ea* "an :e use* to Mo*el %ream:le sin"e t)e unit is s+m:ol *uration an* %ream:le
s+m:ol lengt) is -i4e* C1 s+m:ol in t)e FrameD. T)e varia:le over)ea*s "an :e use* to mo*el ot)er
time*omain over)ea*s su") as :roa*"ast messages in"lu*ing 2#MA%, 6#MA%, F!@, MA!
Bver)ea* Cin *o7nlin&D an* MA! Bver)ea*, Ranging, ;an*7i*t) Re>uest messages Cin uplin&D.
Figure 2,. Transmitter 2ialog Ain*o7 in Atoll.
A**itional "onsi*eration "an :e -urnis)e* in Atoll AiMA= Frame !on-igurationF
T22 RatioF in Atoll is t)e per"entage o- t)e entire -rame *uration 7)i") "orrespon*s to t)e
*o7nlin& su:-rame an* must :e "al"ulate* mean7)ile in %lanner "an :e easil+ spe"i-ie*
as num:er o- S+m:ol.
Transmission an* re"eption time guar*sF in Atoll TT5 & RT5 times UmsV are spe"i-ie*
separatel+, mean7)ile in %lanner is "alle* Transition 5ap UusV an* in"lu*es :ot).
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.n summar+ t)e splitting in Atoll o- t)e Bver)ea* :et7een Fi4e* an* <aria:le, re-le"t :etter t)e
over)ea* mo*elle* in #in& ;u*get !al"ulation mean7)ile in %lanner "an :e *e-ine* onl+ as a
per"entage. As a "onstraint t)e AiMA= -rame "on-iguration is not totall+ transparent, t)e total
num:er o- s+m:ol in t)e -rame is "al"ulate* internall+ an* never s)o7 Ceven in gre+, as "ompute*D
even t)e T22 Ratio t)at is *e-ine* as a per"entage "oul* :e :etter to *e-ine *ire"tl+ t)e num:er o-
2# s+m:ols sin"e t)e num:er o- s+m:ols in t)e Frame is spe"i-ie* :+ .EEE as is it implemente* in
%lanner.
'ining:
A""or*ing to M!)apter 8.1., o- t)e Atoll Te")ni"al Re-eren"e 5ui*eN t)e num:er o- s+m:ol on t)e
-rame are "al"ulate* as in t)e atta")e* -ileF
S+m:ol
!al"ulat ion. 4ls
T)e possi:ilit+ to spe"i-+ onl+ t)e 0r* *e"imal in TT5 "an intro*u"e an error -or , an* 10M@$
"ases "onsi*ering 16 s+m:ol instea* 1/ in t)e -rame. !urrentl+ t)e same pro:lem "an appear in
%lanner :ut in %lanner Transition 5A% in mi"rose"on* an* t)e num:er o- s+m:ol in t)e -rame are
visi:le in gre+.
('ors) Ans*er+: T)e num:er o- s+m:ols :eing roun*e* to t)e lo7est integer value Can* not to t)e
nearestD, 7e nee* to use a TT5 or RT5 roun*e* to t)e lo7est integer value, an* not to t)e nearest
integer value. Means t)at in our "ase is TT5 O0.10,ms
T)e *e-inition o- t)e BF2MA parameters in t)e 5lo:al Transmitter %arameter Ta: means t)at t)ose
setting 7ill :e "ommon -or t)e 7)ole net7or& in Atoll mean7)ile t)eoreti"all+ in %lanner sin"e is it
at !arrier level t)ere is t)e possi:ilit+ to )an*le "ells 7it) *i--erent T22 ratio C!apa"it+ issueD.;ot)
tool are a:le to )an*le "on-iguration 7it) uneven :an*7i*t) :et7een se"tors.
6.2.2.0 Frame !on-igurations
A -rame "on-iguration is t)e *es"ription o- a -rame in t)e -re>uen"+ as 7ell as in t)e time *imen
sion. .n t)e -re>uen"+ *omain, it *e-ines )o7 man+ su:"arriers e4ist in t)e ")annel 7i*t) use*, an*
)o7 man+ o- t)ese su:"arriers are use* an* -or 7)i") purpose, i.e., pilot, *ata, 2!, guar*. .n t)e
time *omain, it *e-ines )o7 long t)e -rame is, an* its "omposition.
.n t)e Frame !on-iguration "an :e spe"i-ie* up to 8 -or 2# an* up to 0 -or 6# *i--erent %ermutation
$one a""or*ing to t)e .EEE spe"i-i"ation an* i- t)e segmentation is supporte*. T)e s7it")ing point
is *e-ine* at "ell level in t)e segmentation usage %arameter.
.n summar+ a *etaile* Frame "on-iguration is availa:le in Atoll mean7)ile in %lanner t)ere is t)e
possi:ilit+ onl+ to spe"i-+ t)e _ o- s+m:ol :et7een 2# %6S! or 2# F6S!. T)is "urrent *e-inition in
Atoll allo7s t)e mo*elling o- %ermutation in a proper 7a+ a""or*ing to .EEE stan*ar*s. For e4am
ple Fra"tional Fre>uen"+ Reuse is alrea*+ supporte* :+ Atoll mean7)ile is not "lear )o7 "an :e
)an*le* :+ %lanner.
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%lease, see t)e Se"tion MAiMA= Frame !on-iguration SettingsN in Appen*i4 -or t)e -rame
"on-iguration an* "ells settings use* in or*er to per-orm our test "ases.
6.2.2.1 AiMA= Ra*io ;earers
T)e *e-inition o- AiMA= ra*io :earers in Atoll *i--er a little :it -rom %lanner, :e"ause is ne"essar+
to "on-igure t)ree ta:s CAiMA= ;earer, Eualit+ .n*i"ator an* Re"eption E>uipmentD mean7)ile in
%lanner is per-orme* :+ t)e ;earer !on-iguration ta:. A""or*ing to 8S8 Fle4i AiMA= ;TS %ro*u"t
2es"ription t)e Mo*ulation an* !o*e S")eme supporte* are present in t)e -ollo7ing -igureF
Figure 26. AiMA= ;earer 2ialog Ain*o7 in Atoll.
T)e in-ormation use* in t)roug)put "al"ulations is onl+F ;earer E--i"ien"+ C:its/s+m:olD. For
in-ormation regar*ing ;earer E--i"ien"+ Formula please re-er to MRelation :et7een :earer e--i"ien"+
an* spe"tral e--i"ien"+N in AiMA= 6ser Manual.
.n Summar+ in %lanner t)e ;earer *e-inition is per-orme* using Mo*ulation, !o*ing Rate C6se*
also in "ase o- *e-inition o- ;earer 7it) *i--erent ;#ERD an* Repetition C.n "ase o- E%S' onl+D so
;earer e--i"ien"+ is alrea*+ "al"ulate* *uring t)e 6ser Rate !al"ulation mean7)ile in Atoll s)oul*
:e inserte* :+ )an*. !)annel !o*ing Rate is onl+ -or .n-ormation an* is not use* at all.
.n a**ition %lanner )as t)e possi:ilit+ to *e-ine in t)e ;earer ta:le t)e support o- M.MB :earer :+
;earer mean7)ile M.MB mo*elling in Atoll *oesnPt impa"t t)e ;earer ta:le.
6.2.2., AiMA= Eualit+ .n*i"ators
Eualit+ in*i"ators *epi"t t)e "overage >ualit+ at *i--erent lo"ations. A""or*ing to 8S8 lin& level
simulation )ere t)e supporte* E.F
Figure 2/. Eualit+ .n*i"ators 2ialog Ain*o7 in Atoll.
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T)e Mo*elling o- Eualit+ in*i"ators allo7s -urt)er anal+sis in t)e ne4t version o- Atoll 7)en 7ill :e
availa:le E. Maps. For -urt)er in-ormation se t)e Bptional``
.n Summar+ in Atoll t)e possi:ilit+ to mo*el E. gives some)o7 t)e :e)aviour o- @ARE/ARE
algorit)ms t)at in %lanner "an :e per-orme* onl+ 7it) several :earers per several ;#ER target.
6.2.2.6 AiMA= Re"eption E>uipment
AiMA= re"eption e>uipment mo*els t)e re"eption ")ara"teristi"s o- "ells an* user terminals.
;earer sele"tion t)res)ol*s an* ")annel >ualit+ in*i"ator grap)s are *e-ine* in re"eption
e>uipment.
8S8 lin& level simulations are availa:le onl+ -or %e*estrian 0'm/)..n Atoll t)e S.8R ;earer
Sele"tion T)res)ol* use* are -or 20W o- ;#ER Cin *o7nlin& t)e M;earer i*N / is not use* sin"e t)e
Mo*ulation re>uire* 7orst S.8R t)at t)e a:ove onesD.
T)e Eualit+ 5rap) is use* to spe"i-+ S.8R T)res)ol* :earer :+ :earer at *i--erent ;#ER C20W,
10W,1WD.
Figure 28. ;earer T)res)ol* an* Eualit+ 5rap) 2ialogs Ain*o7 in Atoll.
For all t)e value use* please see t)e Se"tion M;earer i* MappingN in Appen*i4.
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6.0 Results o- A.MA= 8et7or& Anal+sis
T7o t+pes o- AiMA= "overage pre*i"tions are availa:le in AtollF "overage pre*i"tions use* to
anal+se signal >ualit+, an* "overage pre*i"tions use* to anal+se t)e net7or& response to tra--i".
Signal >ualit+ "overage pre*i"tions "an :e use* to anal+se *i--erent signals Cpream:le, tra--i", et".D
in t)e *o7nlin& as 7ell as in t)e uplin&. T)ese "overage pre*i"tions *o not *epen* on t)e net7or&
loa* "on*itions. You "an stu*+ t)e net7or& :e)aviour un*er tra--i" "on*itions :+ ma&ing "overage
pre*i"tions use* to anal+se t)e net7or& response to tra--i". 6sing t)ese "overage pre*i"tions +ou
"an stu*+ t)e e--e"tive servi"e "overage area an* "apa"it+ o- ea") "ell in t)e net7or&. T)ese "ov
erage pre*i"tions *epen* on t)e inter-eren"e in t)e net7or& an* t)e "ell loa* "on*itions. For t)is
reason, t)e net7or& loa* must :e *e-ine* in or*er to "al"ulate t)ese "overage pre*i"tions. For t)e
purposes o- t)ese "overage pre*i"tions, ea") pi4el is "onsi*ere* a noninter-ering user 7it) a
*e-ine* servi"e, mo:ilit+ t+pe an* terminal. T)e tool "an :e easil+ generate* %ream:le RSS, 2ata
S+m:ol !.8R Arra+, 2#/6# M!S !overage an* t)roug)put arra+s. 2istri:ution over t)e sele"te*
area "an :e e4porte* into E4"el an* "an :e alrea*+ visuali$e in @istograms.
6.0.1 ;asi" Anal+sis
Atoll "an :ase its >ualit+ stu*ies on t)e 6# an* 2# tra--i" loa* an* on t)e 6# noise rise entere* in
t)e !ells ta:le as state* in t)e Test !ase 2es"ription 7e 7ill useF
6# tra--i" loa* O ,0W
2# tra--i" loa* O /0W
6# noise rise O 0*;
For t)e setting use* please see t)e Se"tion MSettings -or ;AS.! Anal+sisN in Appen*i4.
.n our anal+sis no S)a*o7ing Margin an* %enetration #oss 7ill :e ta&en into a""ount.
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Figure 23. !overage :+ !/C.S8D #evel C2#DF !omparison S"enario aD, :D an* "D.
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Figure 00. !overage :+ T)roug)put C2#DF !omparison S"enario aD, :D an* "D.
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Figure 01. !overage :+ !/C.S8D #evel C2#DF !omparison S"enario aD, *D, eD an* -.
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Figure 02. !overage :+ T)roug)put C2#DF !omparison S"enario aD, *D, eD an* -D.
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T)e aim o- t)e ;asi" Anal+sis is to un*erstan* t)e :e)aviour o- Atoll 7it) *i--erent net7or&
"on-iguration, 7it) parti"ular -o"us into t)e 2# !/C.S8D an* t)roug)put "al"ulation.
.n t)e present Atoll <ersion t)e %ream:le !C.S8D is not availa:le a""or*ing to Fors& roa*map 7ill
:e availa:le in ne4t release 2./.1. A"tuall+ also in %lanner t)e !/. !al"ulation is not properl+ sup
porte*.
Comparison bet*een Scenario a,- b, an c,
.n t)e Tra--i" !.8R "al"ulation 7e "an see slig)t *i--eren"es *ue to t)e -a"t t)at t)e Tra--i"
#oa* is -i4e* -or all t)e s"enarios mean7)ile t)e 8oise !al"ulation is ")anging *ue to
*i--erent !)annel ;an*7i*t). T)e results are in line 7it) t)e e4pe"tation.
.n t)e T)roug)put !al"ulation 7e "an see t)e "apa:ilit+ o- t)e tool to support uneven
!)annel ;an*7i*t) an* t)e "al"ulation in a proper manner o- t)e 2o7nlin& T)roug)put.
;asi"all+ t)e "apa"it+ o- ,M@$ o- !)annel is )al- o- 10M@$ !)annel as e4pe"te*.
Comparison bet*een Scenario a, an ,
.n t)e Tra--i" !.8R "al"ulation 7e "an see -e7 *i--eren"es *ue to t)e -a"t t)at t)e Tra--i"
#oa* is -i4e* -or :ot) s"enarios, t)an using t)e same %ream:le in*e4 s")ema Cin S"enario
*DD t)e "arrier "al"ulation an* inter-eren"e "al"ulation are :ot) average* :+ 1/0 in t)e pi4el.
T)e slig)t *i--eren"e is o- "ourse in t)e 8oise !al"ulation sin"e t)e Total ;A o- t)e Site in
S"enario aD is 00M@$ mean7)ile in S"enario *D is 10M@$. T)e results are in line 7it) t)e
e4pe"tation.
.n t)e T)roug)put !al"ulation 7e "an see o- "ourse t)e *i--eren"e sin"e t)e total ;an*7i*t)
o- t)e site is *i--erent as mentione* :e-ore.
Comparison bet*een Scenario , an e,
.n t)e Tra--i" !.8R "al"ulation 7e "an see t)e *i--eren"es *ue to t)e -a"t t)at t)e S"enario
eD is a M%ureN %6S! 1/0 C8O1D in t)is s"enario o- "ourse t)e .nter"ell .nter-eren"e is ta&en
into a""ount. T)is is not a suita:le s"enario -or AiMA= 8et7or& 2esign sin"e even i- t)e
"ell T)roug)put is :igger C!lose to t)e antennaD :igger outage $one are *is"overe*
espe"iall+ :et7een se"tor an* sites. T)e results are in line 7it) t)e e4pe"tation.
Comparison bet*een Scenario e, an f,
As alrea*+ *es"ri:e* :e-ore t)e s"enario eD is not suita:le -or AiMA= *esign nevert)eless
*ue to spe"trum restri"tion in *i--erent "ountr+ "an :e t)e onl+ solution -or an Bperator. .n
t)ose "ases t)e Fra"tional Fre>uen"+ Reuse "an re*u"e t)e Butage $ones. .n our test "ase
7e "an see t)at t)ere are -e7 improvement -rom t)is "on-igurationF !.8R an* T)roug)put
gain "an :e -oun* onl+ at "ell e*ge -ar a7a+ -rom Transmitter CAreas @ig)lig)te* in t)e
pi"tureD.
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6.0.2 A*van"e* Anal+sis
T)e aim o- t)e A*van"e* Anal+sis is to veri-+ Monte !arlo Simulation an* t)e .mpa"t M.MB on
!.8R *istri:ution. For all t)e setting use* please see Se"tion MSettings -or A*van"e* Anal+sisN in
Appen*i4.
6.0.2.1 @o7 M.MB transmission is mo*elle*
T)e "urrent <ersion o- Atoll allo7s t)e mo*elling o- *i--erent *iversit+ te")ni>ues as M.MB an*
Smart Antenna S+stem as 7ell. MMatri4 AN t)at in Atoll "alle* STT2 CSpa"eTime Transmit 2iversit+D
an* MMatri4 ;N t)at in Atoll is "alle* SM CSpatial Multiple4ingD. .n a**ition AMS CA*aptive M.MB
S7it")D "an :e use* in "ase o- ;TS e>uipment "an s7it") :et7een MMatri4 ;N to MMatri4 AN i- !.8R
is getting 7orsen. T)is :e)aviour s)oul* :e 7)at is a"tuall+ mo*elle* in 8S8 Fle4i AiMA= ;TSs.
T)e e4ample :elo7 s)o7 t)e 5ain on 2# Tra--i" !.8R *istri:ution in "ase o- onl+ STT2.
Figure 00. !overage :+ !/C.S8DF M.MB 5ain.
.n summar+ %lanner support STT2 an* SM using a !.8R a*Hustment :ase* on t)e num:er o- T=
or R= antenna elements. T)e M.MB supporting is spe"i-ie* in ;TS, terminal t+pe an* ;earer. .n
Atoll STT2 5ain an* SM gain is mo*elle* in more a""urate 7a+ C-or -urt)er "lari-i"ation please
re-er to MAtoll2./.0^AiMA= A*van"e*N Training MaterialD an* M.MB supporting is spe"i-ie* at ;TS
an* terminal t+pe level as in %lanner an* in t)e %ermutation $one in t)e Frame "on-iguration ta:.
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6.0.2.2 Tra--i" Simulation
Atoll supports versatile 7a+s to *e-ine tra--i". Tra--i" *e-inition is nee*e* as :asis -or A*van"e*
net7or& "apa"it+ anal+sis. Follo7ing 7a+s -or *e-ining tra--i" are supporte* :+ AtollF
- #ive tra--i" -rom net7or& management s+stem
- Mar&eting :ase* tra--i" *ata
- %opulation :ase* tra--i" *ata
For t)is test t)e Mar&eting :ase* Tra--i" 2ata :ase* on environment 7as sele"te* an* :rie-l+
teste*.
;asi"all+ running Monte !arlo Simulation 6#, 2# Tra--i" #oa* an* 6# noise Rise as 7ell is "om
pute* t)an is possi:le to pro*u"e t)e same "overage plots present on ;asi" anal+sis :ut :ase* on
Simulation results -or a**itional stu*+.
T)e implementation o- Tra--i" Mo*el in Atoll nee*s -urt)er !lari-i"ation sin"e -rom en* user pro
spe"tive *i--ers -rom %lanner nevert)eless t)e session Mtips an* tri"&sN o- 6ser Manual provi*e
some suggestion espe"iall+ -or <o.% mo*elling.
Bne o- t)e main *i--eren"e 7it) %lanner is t)at Atoll presents *i--erent s")e*uling met)o*s t)at are
use* :+ t)e Simulation Algorit)m *uring Resour"e Allo"ation an* "an re-le"t :etter t)e :e)aviour o-
t)e s")e*uler in t)e ;TS sin"e )as an impa"t on user t)roug)put "al"ulation.
6.0.0 Bptional Anal+sis
6.0.0.1 %ream:le !.8R in %6S! Reuse 1
T)e -irst Test !ase sele"te* is t)e 7or&aroun* "al"ulation -or %ream:le !.8R in %6S! Reuse 1
MS"enario aDN. Sin"e Atoll is not +et supporting t)is Anal+sis an* 8A% *oesnPt support t)is "ase in a
proper manner -or t)is test 7e 7oul* per-orm a :en")mar&ing o- t)e result o- :ot) tools.
As alrea*+ *es"ri:e* in t)e %ropagation Mo*el ")apter, t)ere are *i--eren"es in t)e %ream:le RSS
Arra+, -or t)is reason 7e 7ill use in Atoll a %ream:le %o7er o- 1/,,*;m instea* 06*;m as *e-ault
setting in 8A%.
Follo7ing t)e Arra+ results -or %ream:le RSS an* !.8R -rom 8A% an* AtollF
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Figure 01. %ream:le RSS C8A%Total T4 %o7er 06 *;mD.
Figure 0,. %ream:le RSS CAtoll%ream:le %o7er 1/,,*;mD.
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Figure 06. %ream:le RSS CAtoll%ream:le %o7er 06 *;mD.
Figure 0/. %ream:le RSS Statisti"s.
T)e statisti"s results s)o7 )o7 t)e *elta in %o7er :rings t)e results ver+ "lose.
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Figure 08. %ream:le !.8R C8A%D.
Figure 03. %ream:le !.8R CAtoll 1/.,*;mD.
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Figure 10. %ream:le !.8R Statisti"s.
T)e Statisti"s Results s)o7n *i--eren"es espe"iall+ -or areas 7it) )ig)er !.8R, 8A% s)o7 more
optimisti" results mean7)ile in Atoll t)ere is a strange :e)aviour :et7een se"tors -or all t)e "ells
7it) a$imut) going out o- t)e sele"te* %lanning Area ma+:e t)is p)enomenon "oul* :e relate* to
t)e "ell ra*ius use* -or t)e pre*i"tions even i- t)e setting -or :ot) tools is t)e same C20'mD. t)is
%)enomenon s)oul* :e ")e"&e* :etter 7it) Fors&.
6.0.0.2 ;#ER Mo*elling in Eualit+ .n*i"ator
As alrea*+ *es"ri:e* in !)apter MAiMA= Re"eption E>uipmentN t)e ;earer sele"tion T)res)ol*
use* in ;earer vs. !.8R ta:le represent t)e 20W o- ;#ER, t)an using E. is possi:le to Mo*el t)e
Msmoot)ingN o- t)e "urve using a Eualit+ 5rap) t)at re>uire t)e !.8R re>uire* at *i--erent ;lo"&ing
Error Rate.
.n t)e "urrent version o- Atoll t)ere are no Map availa:le -or Eualit+ .n*i"ator nevert)eless t)is
in-ormation is alrea*+ availa:le in t)e Monte !arlo Simulation Report. ;asi"all+ t)e ;earer 2eter
mination is per-orme* assigning to t)e pi4el, su:s"ri:er or mo:ile t)e lo7est ;earer a""or*ing to
t)e Tra--i" !.8R t)res)ol* "al"ulate*.
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Figure 11. Su:s"ri:er %roperties.
T)e a:ove e4ample s)o7nF
1 For t)e mo:ile sele"te* t)e 2# Tra--i" !.8R !al"ulate* is 10.01*;
2 A""or*ing 7it) t)e ;earer Ta:le t)is t)res)ol* allo7 t)e sele"tion o- ;earer i* 8
0 A""or*ing 7it) t)e Eualit+ .n*i"ator 5rap) 10.01 is a !.8R value ver+ "lose to 1W o- ;#ER
1 T)e ;#ER interpolate* value is 1W C0.01D assigne* to t)is su:s"ri:er.
, T)an t)is ;#ER 7ill :e use* -or t)e E--e"tive MA! !)annel t)roug)put -rom t)e %ea& <alue
6.1 2ire"tional terminal antennas CFi4e* !%Es !aseD
6.1.1 @o7 !.8R 2istri:ution 7it) *ire"tional SS antenna "an :e "al"ulate*
T)e !urrent version o- Atoll "an )an*le Mo:ile Terminal t+pe as 7ell Roo-top Terminal simultane
ousl+. .n Atoll t)e R= antenna pattern o- t)e !%E "an :e easil+ loa*e* -or :ot) terminal t+pe. Bne
o- t)e main :ene-it o- Atoll is t)e ;ene-it to )an*le a list o- -i4e* su:s"ri:er mean7)ile in %lanner
nee* a 7or&aroun* C*istri:ution o- user in pointsD.
.n a**ition Atoll using t)e MAutomati" Server Allo"ationN -eature 7)i") re"al"ulates t)e pat) loss,
re"eive* po7er, an* ot)er output -or ea") su:s"ri:er -urnis) a list o- output t)at usuall+ are re
>uire* :+ !ustomer in "ase o- Fi4e* !%E *eplo+ment Ce.g. to 7)i") ;S t)e su:s"ri:er is :elongs
to, !%E a$imut) an* Tilt, et"..D
T)e utili$ation o- R4 2ire"tional Antenna instea* an Bmni Re"eiver CMo:ile usersD impl+ *i--eren"es
in t)e 2#/6# !.8R 2istri:ution.
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T)e e4ample :elo7 s)o7 t)e 2# Tra--i" !.8R *istri:ution in "ase o- isotropi" or *ire"tional
antenna.

Figure 12. !overage :+ !/C.S8DF isotropi" vs. *ire"tional.
6., AiMA= Fre>uen"+ %lanning
6.,.1 .s AiMA= Fre>uen"+ %lanning Supporte*
T)e !urrent version o- Atoll *oesnPt support Automati" Fre>uen"+ %lanning an* %ream:le in*e4
allo"ation even t)e 8eig):our allo"ation "annot :e per-orme* in automati" 7a+.
6neven ;an*7i*t), %ream:le Segment an* Su:")annel group are alrea*+ supporte* as
some)o7 teste* *uring our ;asi" test "ases. T)e main *i--eren"e 7it) %lanner is t)e supporting o-
%ream:le .n*e4 %arameters mean7)ile in %lanner is e4pe"te* in <ersion 6.1, @o7 ever sin"e
%ream:le !.8R arra+ is not +et "ompute* 7e "annot appre"iate t)e :ene-it o- t)is -eature.
6.,.2 Atoll AiMA= Roa*map
;elo7 t)e list o- t)e ne4t -eature e4pe"te* in Atoll a""or*ing to t)e :iggest *eliver+ milestoneF
./0/1
Automati" 8eig):our Allo"ation
Automati" %ream:le .n*e4 Allo"ation
%ossi:ilit+ to Mo*el E4ternal .nter-eren"e
8e7 !overage :ase* on %ream:le !C.S8D
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8e7 %ropagation Mo*elF Sa&agami E4ten*e* %ropagation Mo*el
./2/3
Automati" Fre>uen"+ %lanning
Eualit+ .n*i"ator !overage Map C;#ER, ;ER, %ER, et"`D
6.6 !on"lusions on AiMA= Ra*io %lanning 7it) Atoll
Atoll in"lu*es in prin"iple all -un"tionalit+ nee*e* -or AiMA= ra*io planning, leaving out t)e %re
am:le !.8R "al"ulation t)at is e4pe"te* in version 2./.1. Atoll is a goo* tool, it )as goo* -eatures
an* it is -or most planning tas&s >uite eas+ an* -ast on"e t)e user &no7s )o7 to use t)e tool.
T)e "urrent version release* presents almost t)e same -un"tionalit+ o- %lanner. .s important to
point out some &e+ -a"tor in AtollF
AiMA= !ontrol !)annel "an :e mo*elle* in a *etaile* 7a+
Frame "on-iguration is 7ell mo*elle* a""or*ing to .EEE stan*ar* espe"iall+
regar*ing %ermutation \one an* Segmentation. Small improvement "oul* :e
ne"essar+ in or*er to ma&e it more transparent to en* user
Fi4e* !%Es "ases "an :e easil+ )an*le* :ase* on su:s"ri:er list. T)e R4 Antenna
pattern "an :e mo*elle* an* !%E a$imut) )as "orre"tl+ impa"t on !.8R 2istri:ution
!al"ulation
%ream:le .n*e4 %arameter is alrea*+ present, )is automati" allo"ation 7ill :e
availa:le in t)e ne4t release as 7ell as %ream:le !.8R Arra+ mean7)ile Automati"
Fre>uen"+ %lanning 7ill :e availa:le later on.
M.MB "oul* :e mo*elle* in a *etaile* 7a+ Ceven on "lutter :asisD
Smart Antenna S+stem is alrea*+ supporte*
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/. Atoll Roa*map an* Future 2evelopment
T)e Fors& roa*map -or t)e Atoll 2.8.0 version Cto :e release* in 2e"em:er 2008D or -or 2./.4
versions :e-ore t)is in"lu*es t)e -ollo7ing maHor -eaturesF
AiMA= automati" -re>uen"+ planning,
mo*elling o- inter-eren"e :et7een 5SM300 an* 6MTS300 net7or&s,
ne7 integrate* A!% mo*ule C-irst onl+ -or 6MTS, later also -or 5SM or 5SM/6MTSD,
Sa&agami E4ten*e* propagation mo*el -or C-i4e*D AiMA=,
intera"tive -re>uen"+ planning mo*ule -or 5SM C"ost o- sele"tion o- one -re>uen"+ -or one "ell
"an :e intera"tivel+ investigate*D.
Support -or #ong Term Evolution C#TED o- 6MTS s)all pro:a:l+ not :e availa:le :e-ore E203, :ut a
mini #TE mo*ule 7ill :e provi*e* -or sele"te* "ustomers alrea*+ in Gune/Gul+ 2008.
T)e Atoll AiMA= roa*map )as :een *is"usse* in t)e Se"tion 6.,.2.
T)e version 2./.1 o- Atoll 7ill in"lu*e an integrate* A!% tool C-or 6MTSD. Su") a mo*ule mig)t
provi*e an interesting A!% solution, sin"e integration :et7een t)e planning tool an* t)e A!% tool
ma&es planning easier an* more a""urate.
A)en 7e ta&e into a""ount t)e @S6%A support in Atoll an* t)e "ompre)ensive implementation o-
Mo:ile AiMA=, Fors& seems to :e -ar a)ea* o- Air"om in intro*u"tion o- support -or ne7 ra*io
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8. !on"lusions an* Bpen Euestions
Atoll 7as teste* in ra*io a""ess net7or& planning o- 5SM, 6MTS an* Mo:ile AiMA= net7or&s. .n
all &in* o- net7or&s, it 7as noti"e* t)at man+ "al"ulations are -aster in Atoll t)an in 8etA"t %lanner.
.t 7as also -oun* t)at terminolog+, *ialogs an* overall logi" o- most planning tas&s are >uite *i--er
ent -rom t)e "orrespon*ing ones in 8etA"t %lanner. T)is means t)at a s7it") -rom Atoll to 8etA"t
%lanner 7oul* re>uire e4tensive "ompeten"e *evelopment among planners. Bn t)e ot)er )an*, it
7as o:serve* t)at most planning tas&s are relativel+ eas+ an* -ast, on"e t)e user learns )o7 to
use t)e tool.
.n 5SM planning, -re>uen"+ planning is a "riti"al planning tas&. .t 7as -oun* t)at t)e >ualit+ o- t)e
5SM -re>uen"+ plan in Atoll is more or less at t)e same level as t)e >ualit+ o- t)e plan in 8etA"t
%lanner.
Man+ aspe"ts o- 6MTS net7or&s are mo*elle* an* pre"on-igure* more a""uratel+ in Atoll t)an in
8etA"t %lanner. @o7ever, t)ere are still some aspe"ts e.g. simulation arra+s an* resour"es
7)ere 8etA"t %lanner is more "on-igura:le an* -le4i:le. Bne o:vious a*vantage o- Atoll is also t)at
it alrea*+ )as >uite goo* @S6%A support, 7)i") is still missing -rom 8etA"t %lanner.
T)e greatest 7ea&ness o- Atoll in 6MTS planning are t)e tra--i" maps, t)e "reation o- 7)i") is -ar
too "ompli"ate* in Atoll. T)e mo*elling o- a"tivities o- 6MTS servi"es in Atoll is also less realisti"
t)an in 8etA"t %lanner.
Atoll 7as -oun* to in"lu*e all essential -un"tionalit+ t)at is nee*e* -or AiMA= ra*io planning, e4
"ept t)e pream:le !.8R "al"ulation t)at s)oul* :e availa:le in t)e ne4t version C2./.1D. Mo*elling
o- man+ aspe"ts o- AiMA= net7or&s AiMA= "ontrol ")annels, -rame "on-igurations, -i4e* !%Es,
M.MB, smart antenna s+stems, et". is more *etaile* in Atoll t)an in 8etA"t %lanner.
T)e tests 7ere "arrie* out using a -airl+ ne7 version o- t)e so-t7are, :ut no signi-i"ant :ugs 7ere
-oun* *uring testing. T)e onl+ maHor pro:lem 7as en"ountere*, 7)en Fors& provi*e* us some
*emo net7or&s, 7)i") "oul* :e not opene* 7it) t)e teste* so-t7are version.
Atoll )as :een originall+ *esigne* to :e use* 7it) it9s internal *ata:ase, an* t)at t)e use o- an e4
ternal *ata:ase in multiuser environment is an a-tert)oug)t. T)e amount o- a*ministration 7or& in a
multiuser environment 7it) an e4ternal *ata:ase is going to :e mu") larger -or Atoll t)an -or 8etA"t
%lanner. T)is is an important *ra7:a"& in 8S8 environment.
2etaile* net7or& planning is t)e most *eman*ing appli"ation o- a planning tool, an* t)is appli"ation
*e-ines t)e main "riteria -or a planning tool. @o7ever, t)ere are man+ ot)er &in*s o- small tests t)at
"an :e "on*u"te* 7it) a planning tool. Atoll is ver+ 7ell suite* -or su") tests, sin"e it is -ast to in
stall, an* sin"e it is ver+ eas+ to sen* a "omplete plan -rom one Atoll user to anot)er.
2ata trans-er an* inter-a"es to a net7or& management s+stem C8etA"tD are going to :e maHor
pro:lem areas, i- a ne7 planning tool 7ill :e intro*u"e* into 8S8 environment. 8o e4ternal plan
ning tool 7ill "ontain an o:He"t mo*el t)at 7oul* :e *ire"tl+ "ompati:le 7it) 8etA"t, an* "onver
sions :et7een *ata -ormats are going to re>uire lot o- 7or& -or an+ ne7 planning tool.
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2ata trans-er "apa:ilities o- Atoll 7ere not teste* in t)is evaluation. @o7ever, t)e results o- t)is
report s)o7 t)at t)e *ata:ase o- Atoll is ri") enoug) to a""uratel+ mo*el essential parameters o-
25 an* 05 net7or&s. .t s)oul* also :e >uite eas+ to e4ten* t)e *ata:ase o- Atoll, i- spe"i-i" .2s
an* -iel*s are re>uire* -or *ata e4port purposes. @en"e, t)ere is no reason to assume t)at Atoll
7oul* :e espe"iall+ pro:lemati" in "onne"tion to a net7or& management s+stem.
.t s)oul* :e possi:le to automate e4e"ution o- planning tas&s in Atoll :+ 7riting s"ripts using
<;S"ript. T)is -eature 7as not teste*, :ut it "oul* :e a ver+ po7er-ul -eature in 8S8 environment.
As a "ompan+, Fors& is "on"entrating on t)e planning tool :usiness, an* t)e+ seem to :e relativel+
-ast in intro*u"tion o- ne7 te")nologies. Atoll is alrea*+ no7 supporting @S6%A an* Mo:ile
AiMA=, an* Fors& is 7or&ing on #TE support. Sin"e planning tool is onl+ one among t)e :usiness
areas o- Air"om, it is reasona:le to e4pe"t t)at support -or ne7 te")nologies 7ill :e rea*+ earlier in
Atoll t)an in 8etA"t %lanner, an* t)e support is pro:a:l+ also going to :e more e4tensive.
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3. Appen*i4F AiMA= 8et7or& !on-iguration
3.1 AiMA= Frame !on-iguration Settings
Follo7ing t)e settings -or our Test "asesF
Scenario a,: T)ree 10 M@$ ")annel, 7it) ")annel num:er 0,1 an* 2, *e-ine* in t)e
-re>uen"+ :an*, t)at "an :e allo"ate* to se"tors. T)e -rame "on-iguration t)at "an :e use*
is FFT Si$e 1021.
a. Set up t)e -rame "on-igurationF
i. Bpen t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:le
ii. <eri-+ t)at t)e Segmentation Support ")e"& :o4 is not sele"te*.
iii. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT 1021 %6S! 80. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
iv. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
v. !li"& B'.
vi. !lose t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:les.
:. Set up t)e "ellsF
i. Rig)t"li"& t)e Transmitters -ol*er. T)e "onte4t menu appears.
ii. Sele"t !ells K Bpen Ta:le -rom t)e "onte4t menu. T)e !ells ta:le appears.
iii. .n t)e !ells ta:le, enterF
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ 10 M@$ -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor1, 1 -or Se"tor2 an* 2 -or Se"tor0
Frame !on-igurationF FFT 1021 %6S! 80
iv. !lose t)e !ells ta:le.
Scenario b,:F T7o 10 M@$ ")annel , 7it) ")annel num:er 0,1 an* one ,M@$ !)annel, 7it)
")annel num:er 0 *e-ine* in t)e -re>uen"+ :an*, t)at "an :e allo"ate* to se"tors. T)e
-rame "on-iguration t)at "an :e use* is FFT Si$e 1021 an* ,12.
a. Set up t)e -rame "on-igurationF
i. Bpen t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:le
ii. <eri-+ t)at t)e Segmentation Support ")e"& :o4 is not sele"te*.
iii. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT 1021 %6S! 80. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
iv. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
vi. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT ,12 %6S! 80. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
vii. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
viii. !li"& B'.
i4. !lose t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:les.
:. Set up t)e "ellsF
i. Rig)t"li"& t)e Transmitters -ol*er. T)e "onte4t menu appears.
ii. Sele"t !ells K Bpen Ta:le -rom t)e "onte4t menu. T)e !ells ta:le appears.
iii. .n t)e !ells ta:le, enterF
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ 10 M@$ -or Se"tor1, 1 -or Se"tor2
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor1, 1 -or Se"tor2
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Frame !on-igurationF FFT 1021 %6S! 80
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ , M@$ Mi4e* -or Se"tor0
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor0
Frame !on-igurationF FFT ,12 %6S! 80
iv. !lose t)e !ells ta:le.
Scenario c,: T)ree , M@$ ")annel, 7it) ")annel num:er 0,1 an* 2, *e-ine* in t)e
-re>uen"+ :an*, t)at "an :e allo"ate* to se"tors. T)e -rame "on-iguration t)at "an :e use*
is FFT Si$e ,12.
a. Set up t)e -rame "on-igurationF
i. Bpen t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:le
ii. <eri-+ t)at t)e Segmentation Support ")e"& :o4 is not sele"te*.
iii. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT ,12 %6S! 80. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
iv. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
v. !li"& B'.
vi. !lose t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:les.
:. Set up t)e "ellsF
i. Rig)t"li"& t)e Transmitters -ol*er. T)e "onte4t menu appears.
ii. Sele"t !ells K Bpen Ta:le -rom t)e "onte4t menu. T)e !ells ta:le appears.
iii. .n t)e !ells ta:le, enterF
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ , M@$ -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor1, 1 -or Se"tor2 an* 2 -or Se"tor0
Frame !on-igurationF FFT ,12 %6S! 80
iv. !lose t)e !ells ta:le.
Scenario ,: Bne 10 M@$ ")annel, 7it) ")annel num:er 0, t)at "an :e allo"ate* to all t)e
t)ree se"tors. T)e -rame "on-iguration t)at "an :e use* is FFT Si$e 1021.
a. Set up t)e -rame "on-igurationF
i. Bpen t)e Frame !on-igurations
ii. Sele"t t)e Segmentation Support ")e"& :o4 -or FFT 1021 %6S! 81.
iii. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT 1021 %6S! 80. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
iv. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
v. !li"& B'.
vi. !lose t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:les.
:. Set up t)e "ellsF
i. Rig)t"li"& t)e Transmitters -ol*er. T)e "onte4t menu appears.
ii. Sele"t !ells K Bpen Ta:le -rom t)e "onte4t menu. T)e !ells ta:le appears.
iii. .n t)e !ells ta:le, enterF
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ 10 M@$ -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
Frame !on-igurationF FFT 1021 %6S! 81
%ream:le .n*e4F 0 -or t)e 1st se"tor, 02 -or t)e 2n* se"tor, an* 61 -or t)e 0r* se"tor o-
ea") 0se"tor site.
Segmentation 6sage C2#D CWDF 100W
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iv. !lose t)e !ells ta:le.
Scenario e,: Bne 10 M@$ ")annel, 7it) ")annel num:er 0, *e-ine* in t)e -re>uen"+ :an*,
t)at "an :e allo"ate* to all t)e se"tors. T)e -rame "on-iguration t)at "an :e use* is FFT
Si$e 1021.
a. Set up t)e -rame "on-igurationF
i. Bpen t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:le
ii. <eri-+ t)at t)e Segmentation Support ")e"& :o4 is not sele"te*.
iii. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT 1021 %6S! 81. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
iv. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
v. !li"& B'.
vi. !lose t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:les.
:. Set up t)e "ellsF
i. Rig)t"li"& t)e Transmitters -ol*er. T)e "onte4t menu appears.
ii. Sele"t !ells K Bpen Ta:le -rom t)e "onte4t menu. T)e !ells ta:le appears.
iii. .n t)e !ells ta:le, enterF
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ 10 M@$ -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
Frame !on-igurationF FFT 1021 %6S! 81
iv. !lose t)e !ells ta:le.
Scenario f,:F Bne 10 M@$ ")annel, 7it) ")annel num:er 0, *e-ine* in t)e -re>uen"+ :an*,
t)at "an :e allo"ate* to all t)e se"tors. T)e -rame "on-iguration t)at "an :e use* is FFT
Si$e 1021.
a. Set up t)e -rame "on-igurationF
i. Bpen t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:le
ii. Sele"t t)e Segmentation Support ")e"& :o4 -or FFT 1021 %6S! 81.
iii. 2ou:le"li"& t)e -rame "on-iguration FFT 1021 %6S! 81. T)e %ermutation \ones
ta:le appears.
iv. A"tivate t)e permutation $ones 0 C%6S! 2#D, 1 C%6S!D an* 8 C%6S! 6#D.
v. !li"& B'.
vi. !lose t)e Frame !on-igurations ta:les.
:. Set up t)e "ellsF
i. Rig)t"li"& t)e Transmitters -ol*er. T)e "onte4t menu appears.
ii. Sele"t !ells K Bpen Ta:le -rom t)e "onte4t menu. T)e !ells ta:le appears.
iii. .n t)e !ells ta:le, enterF
;an*F 0A 2., 5@$ 10 M@$ -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
!)annel 8um:erF 0 -or Se"tor1, 2 an* 0
Frame !on-igurationF FFT 1021 %6S! 81
%ream:le .n*e4F 0 -or t)e 1st se"tor, 02 -or t)e 2n* se"tor, an* 61 -or t)e 0r* se"tor o-
ea") 0se"tor site.
Segmentation 6sage C2#D CWDF 60W
iv. !lose t)e !ells ta:le.
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3.2 ;earer .2 Mapping
'igure 1/ %earer i Mapping
(!lease 4ote+ .n AiMA= Re"eption E>uipment K 6# ;earer an*
in !%E Re"eption E>uipment K 2# ;earer
3.0 %ropagation Mo*el
T)e Atoll Stan*ar* %ropagation Mo*el *i--ers -rom T)e Stan*ar* Ma"ro"ell 0 o- %lanner :elo7
t)ere is t)e MAssetAtoll "orrespon*en"e ta:leN
Asset Atoll
&1 '1O &1 0.&2 S 1., &0
&2 '2O&2
&0 '0O&, 0.&6
&, '1O&/
&6 ',O&6
&/ '6O0
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Follo7ing t)ere is t)e snaps)ot o- t)e Mo*el use*F
'igure ./ !ropagation Moel Setting
3.1 %ream:le RSS Arra+ Fin*ing
6sing same antenna %attern an* 5ain, Fee*er #osses an* T4 %o7er T)e results are ver+ *i--erent,
as in t)e pi"ture :elo7F
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'igure 5/ !reamble RSS in !lanner 6/3
'igure 7/ !reamble RSS in Atoll ./0/3
.n or*er to get t)e same result 7e must :oost t)e %ream:le %o7er o- 11.,*; in Atoll in or*er to get
t)e same "overage -rom %lanner.
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'igure 8/ !reamble RSS in Atoll ./0/3 9*ith !reamble boost,
T)is issue is un*er investigation 7it) Air"om.
8et A"t an* At oll
"overages^AiMA=. ppt
3., Antennas an* E>uipment
For our Mo*el 8et7or& 7e *e"i*e to use Fle4i S+stem Mo*ule an* RF @ea* at 2., 5@$, -ollo7ing
are *es"ri:e* t)e environment use* in or*er to evaluate t)e net7or& per-orman"e.
Antenna: 'at)rein^!S^/2/6301^^22002/00^M@$ 7it) 18., *;i o- 5ain
TMA: not use*
'eeer: A 2umm+ -ee*er -or t)e RF @ea* Gumper 7ill :e use* assuming 0., *; o- #osses
per meter. All sites 7ill :e e>uippe* 7it) 1meter o- Fee*er lengt) in T4 an* R4.
%TS: Fle4i AiMA= 7it) 2., *; o- 8oise Figure.
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3.6 %o7er Settings
Follo7ing t)e setting use* *uring our TestF
!reamble !o*er 9%m,: 06 K Assuming C1A RF @ea*D
$le !ilot &ffset 9%,: 200 K not use* sin"e no su") implementation in "urrent s")e*uler
FFT si$e is *i--erent :et7een , an* 10 M@$ means t)at *i--erent num:er o- su:"arrier -or %ilot an*
2ata are use*. .n t)is "ases e4a"tl+ t)e *ou:le a""or*ing to .EEE.
'igure 6/ Traffic !ilot Calculation
As +ou "an se t)e Tra--i" an* %ilot B--set is t)e same sin"e t)e %o7er per su:"arrier is *ou:le in
"ase o- ,M@$ :ut 7e )ave )al- su:"arrier -or 2ata an* %ilot.
Traffic !ilot &ffset 9%,: 1.10/
!ilot !o*er &ffset 9%,: 6.088
3./ Settings -or ;asi" Anal+sis
'igure 0/ Mobility Dialog :ino* in Atoll
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'igure 2/ Terminal Dialog :ino* in Atoll
'igure ;/ Service Dialog :ino* in Atoll
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3.8 Settings -or A*van"e* Anal+sis
'igure 13/ M$M& configuration Dialog :ino* in Atoll
'igure 11/ Terminal configuration Dialog :ino* in Atoll
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'igure 1./ Traffic Map
'igure 15/ #sers istribution

'igure 17/ Service Dialog :ino* in Atoll
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3.3 Settings -or Bptional Anal+sis
4A! Settings
2# %6S!, 6# %6S! O Se"tor
T4 %o7er O 06*;m
%ilot po7er O 100*;m, as t)ere are no pilots on pream:le s+m:ol
2o7nlin& Tra--i" #oa* O 100W, as t)e 2# %6S! !.8R arra+ Crepresents %ream:le
!.8R in t)is "aseD
'igure 18/ 4A! Transmitter Setting
Atoll Settings
%ream:le %o7er O 1/,,*;m
Tra--i" %o7er B--set O 0*;, as all su:"arrier are transmitte* on pream:le s+m:ol
%ilot %o7er B--set O 200*;m, as t)ere are no pilots on pream:le s+m:ol
.*le %ilot %o7er B--set O 200*;m, as t)ere are no i*le pilots on pream:le s+m:ol
2o7nlin& Tra--i" #oa* O 100W, as t)e !overage :+ !C.S8D #evel C2#D arra+
Crepresents %ream:le !.8R in t)is "aseD
'igure 16/ Atoll Transmitter Setting